Final Jeopardy: 1960s No. 1 Songs (3-27-18)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (3/27/2018) in the category “1960s No. 1 Songs” was:

Complaints about heavy workloads inspired the titles of 2 songs by this group, No. 1 hits 7 months apart.

New champ Johnny Trutor, won $14,000 yesterday. In his second game, he takes on these two players: Robert Dimitri, from Los Angeles, CA, who is going by his last name; and Katy Rosati, from New York, NY.

Round 1 Categories: Alternative Agriculture at Bowery Farms – French First Name’s the Same – Television – A Blank Expression – Buying Alaska – Literary Crossword Clues “M”

Dimitri found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Literary Crossword” under the $1,000 clue on the 5th pick of the round. At $1,000, he was the only one with anything to bet. He went with a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Corruption exposers, like Ida Tarbell & Upton Sinclair (10) show

WHAT ARE MUCKRAKERS?

Johnny finished in the lead with $6,600. Dimitri was second with $5,800 and Katy was last with $4,400.

Round 2 Categories: On With the Show – Islands – A Little Birdie Told Me… – The History Bookshelf – Movie Titles Get Religion – Silent G

Katy found the first Daily Double in “A Little Birdie” under the $2,000 clue, with 2 clues left after it, including the other DD. She was in third place with $10,800 now, $3,000 less than Johnny’s lead. She bet $1,500 and she was RIGHT.

In Rossini’s opera “La Gazza Ladra”, a maid is accused of stealing silver, but the real thief turns out to be this title bird. show

WHAT IS A MAGPIE?

Katy landed on the last Daily Double in “History Bookshelf” under the $1,600 clue on her very next pick. At $12,300, she now had $1,500 less than Johnny. She bet $2,000 this time and she was RIGHT.

A shelf essential is Thucydides’ class on this war. show

WHAT IS THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR?

Katy got the rebound from Johnny on the last $2,000 clue and finished in the lead with $16,800. Dimitri was next with $12,600 and Johnny was in third place with $11,800.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO ARE THE BEATLES?

“A Hard Day’s Night” was first released in the USA as a track on the Beatles’ album by the same name in June 1964, and released as a single a month later. The title was inspired by an observation by Ringo Starr after a hard day’s work that didn’t end until night. “Eight Days a Week” was released in the USA in February 1965. Paul McCartney has named two sources for the song: an overworked chauffeur or Ringo Starr, sounding like an overworked chauffeur. John Lennon remembered both titles as what he called “Ringo-isms.”

“A Hard Day’s Night” was also the title of the Beatles’ first film from 1964. A documentary called “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years” came out in 2016.

Johnny picked the Rolling Stones. He didn’t get no Satisfaction: he bet and lost it all.

Dimitri got it right. He bet $11,001, bringing him up to $23,601.

Katy got it right, too. She bet $3,000, bringing her score up to $19,300 and earning a “boo, hiss” from Trebek. That made Robert Dimitri the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from the second round:

ON WITH THE SHOW ($1200) 2-word term for the equestrian event that involves a series of obstacles in an arena that must be leapt over

MOVIE TITLES GET RELIGION ($400) In the title of a 1957 movie that reworks G.B. Shaw’s original text, this word precedes “Joan”

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “State Capital Geography”

Of the 5 U.S. State capitals that begin with the letter “A”, the one that is farthest north. show

WHAT IS AUGUSTA (MAINE)?

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