Final Jeopardy: 1950s Fiction (3-13-18)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/13/2018) in the category “1950s Fiction” was:
The N.Y. Times called this 1,000-page novel by a woman “one of the most influential business books ever written”
New champ Zach Dark, won $29,000 yesterday. In his second game, his opponents are: McKayle Bruce, from Washington, D.C.; and Paris Themmen, from No. Hollywood, CA.
Round 1 Categories: “P” + 3 – Constellation Names – It’s Trademarked – Literary Geography – Easter – Ben-Hur
Paris found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Ben-Hur” under the $600 clue, with 2 clues worth $1,800 left after it. He was in second place with $4,000, $1,600 less than McKayle’s lead. He bet it all and he was RIGHT.
After an act of heroism, Ben-Hur appears before this emperor whose name relates to the river of Rome. show
Paris finished in the lead with $8,800. McKayle was second with $5,600 and Zach was last with $3,600.
Round 2 Categories: Historic Women – Entertainment 2017 – The Human Body – Strait Away – Political Philosophy – Acronyms Made Redundant
McKayle found the first Daily Double in “Entertainment 2017” under the $1,600 clue on the 19th pick. She was in second place with $8,400 at this point, $1,600 less than Zach’s lead. She bet $2,000 and thought it was Hamilton. That was WRONG.
In 2017 Bill Murray made news when he attended this Broadway musical & then, of course, came back the next night. show
Paris found the last Daily Double in “Strait Away” under the $1,600 clue, with just one $1,200 clue left after it. In third place with $7,200, he had $6,200 less than Zach’s lead. He bet $5,000 and said Hainan (we think). That was WRONG.
The south end of the East China Sea is the strait named for this island. show
Zach finished in the lead with $13,600. McKayle was next with $9,600 and Paris was in third place with $3,400.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
In a 9/15/2007 NYT article, Harriet Rubin wrote the tribute to Ayn Rand that is in the clue, along with some info on the novel and biographical info on the author. There are testimonials from highly successful folks who were greatly influenced by “Ayn Rand’s glorification of the right of individuals to live entirely for their own interest,” including Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, who knew the author personally; Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks’ owner; and John P. Mackey, chief executive of Whole Foods. Rubin also mention a couple of companies named in honor of John Galt, the book’s iconic character. Oh, and she said the book has 1,200 pages but let’s not quibble over that.
Regular Jeopardy! viewers will ace this 1950s Literature Sporcle quiz. Two from today’s show are in there and one from yesterday!
Paris got it right. He bet it all and finished with $6,800.
McKayle went with “The Feminine Mystique,” published in 1963. (It would have been perfect if she wrote “Guatemala”). She bet and lost it all.
Zach got it right, too. He bet $5,601 and won this one with $19,201. Zach’s 2-day total is $48,201.
A triple stumper from each round:
BEN-HUR ($1000) The first person whose first & last names appear onscreen is this author of the original novel
HISTORIC WOMEN ($1600) 19th c. editor of Ladies’ Magazine Sarah J. Hale guided U.S. tastes & even convinced Lincoln to enact this holiday
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Business News 2015” — Philip Tui’s BIG DD DAY.
In July it replaced Toyota as the world’s largest automaker; in September its stock price fell by one-third. show
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@Cece thanks. Had not heard that news. Was watching old movies late into the night on Cable TV. Such a tragic loss to science & society.
You’re welcome. Agree with your statement, tragic loss indeed. We need more real ‘stable geniuses’ like him.
At least Frederick Douglas is doing some very good things these days, Cece.
Off topic, Stephen Hawking is no more— I’m glad his time on earth wasn’t as brief as doctors surmised decades ago. IIRC, just last month (?) his book “A brief history of time” was a response to a clue on J! RIP, Sir.
This show would have aired on 3/27, but Alex’s surgery pushed the College championship that would have aired in February to April and two months worth of shows already taped before Alex’s surgery were pushed back two weeks.
Congrats to Zach once again. VJ, do you still have a copy of the book atlas shrugged? Also Hainan is an island and not a strait. So how Paris missed that I have no idea. That daily double wasn’t that hard as long as you know geography. I guess some contestants need to work on their geographical bodies of water before going into jeopardy don’t you agree VJ?
@Lou, the clue asked for the name of the island that the strait is named for, so naming an island wasn’t the problem. As he indicated in the chat, Paris has been around the world and back, so I’m sure he knows his geographical stuff and just mixed up east with south there.
What blew my mind today was the Old Man and the Sea clue and the Molly Pitcher one. I was rooting for Zach after he said his anniversary was on Pi Day so he could play tomorrow. If his wife is with him, maybe they can find a $3.14 pizza. 😀
LINK: 9 more clues from the match
P.S. about books, I don’t have that many books anymore. It is easier for me to read a book on Kindle or online because I can zoom up and see it better.
Paris Themmen won on Trivial Pursuit in 1993 on the Family Channel, lost on WIn Ben Stein’s Money, and was on Duel in 2008.
Also, you know, he’s one of the kids from Charlie and Chocolate Factory…