Final Jeopardy: From the Desk of the Pope (3-2-20)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/2/2020) in the category “From the Desk of the Pope” was:
A 1919 letter quotes Jesus, “Go into the whole world and preach the gospel” & notes the vigilance, energy & hardships of these workers
2x champ Aaron Goetsch, a law student from Macomb, MI, won $41,801 last week. In Game 3, he is up against: Bruce Lou, a software engineer from San Francisco, CA; and Mandy DeLucia, a restaurant consultant from Newport Beach, CA.
Round 1 Categories: X-Men: Young & Not as Young – The 20th Century – Novel Characters – Stay Protected – Words From the Map – Rubric Cues
Bruce found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Word from the Map” under the $400 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $2,400, $1,800 more than Aaron in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and guessed “stream.” That was WRONG.
Referencing famous falls, a 1912 book complains that a this “of nonsense is continually roaring from the press” show
Aaron finished in the lead with $4,200. Mandy was second with $2,600 and Bruce was last with $2,400.
Round 2 Categories: Music – The Toolshed – Micronesia – Cranky TV Characters – Moon Me – Just “No”
Bruce found the first Daily Double in “Music” under the $2,000 clue on the 10th pick. He was in the lead with $9,600 now, $6,200 more than Aaron in second place. He bet $3,000 and thought it was “Clair de Lune.” That was WRONG.
A trip to Cannes on the Mediterranean at age 8 helped influence Paris boy Claude Debussy to compose this 1905 orchestral work. show
3 clues later, Bruce landed on the last Daily Double in “Moon Me” under the $1,200 clue. In the lead with $7,800, he had $4,400 more than Aaron in second place. He bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
This nickname is given to the full moon occurring nearest to the time of the autumnal equinox. show
Bruce finished in the lead with a runaway $18,800. Aaron and Mandy both had $6,200.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT ARE MISSIONARIES?
“Maximum Illud”, the letter referred to in the clue, came from the desk of Pope Benedict XV on 11/30/1919. As World War I came to an end, the Pope was concerned about how mission work was organized. He particularly wanted missionaries to work with local clergy so that “one day they will be able to take up the spiritual leadership of their people.” These aims led to the ordination of bishops from Asia and Africa by Benedict’s successor, Pius XI.
Catholic Mission has the full scoop on the importance of Benedict XV’s letter, including the role that Angelo Roncali, the future Pope John XXIII, played in reorganizing mission work.
Mandy wrote down “thank you.” She didn’t bet anything and remained at $6,200.
Aaron went with disciples. He bet and lost it all.
Bruce thought it was soldiers. He lost his $5,555 bet but won the game with the $13,245 he had left. Bruce Lou is the new Jeopardy! champ.
2 triple stumpers from NOVEL CHARACTERS:
($800) Aunt Chloe is married to the title character of this 1852 novel
($1000) This character begins his story with his own conception, so his father, Walter Shandy, is an important figure
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Oscar History”
In the 1940s he became the first person to receive nominations as actor, director & writer for the same film show
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I cannot understand how not even one of 3 smart people could not come up with the obvious choice of missionaries. Who else goes out and preaches the gospel?
Well, there’s the Jehovahs and the Mormons. Of course, one would not connect them to the Pope but I was undecided myself between apostles and the correct response until I saw klm’s clever hint on Spoiler Talk this morning — also a common “position”! That clarified things. LOL!!
Bruce’s road to that runaway was, for sure, bumpy.
We start the week with a triple stumper as it was a tough Final Jeopardy clue.
Since the clue referred to the bible, I knew it right away but I think Bruce might be able to run a streak despite missing the daily doubles just like Alan lin did previously. But soldiers? That’s not even remotely close. VJ do you know anyone close to where you are doing missionary work for the church?
How do you figure soldiers isn’t remotely close? Didn’t you ever hear the song “Onward, Christian Soldiers”?
Yes, I know a lot of folks who do missionary work.
When I first saw the clue very early this morning, I was confused, thinking everything after the quote, including the response they were looking for, was referring to the same quoted Bible passage. When I checked it again later in the morning when I was actually awake, the correct response came to mind.