Final Jeopardy: Astronomy (4-13-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/13/2021) in the category “Astronomy” was:

As Huygens observed in 1656, a weapon in this constellation contains a nebula, one of a few that can be seen with the naked eye

2x champ Dennis Chase, a biotech project manager orig. from Cathedral City, won $48,400 over the last couple days. In Game 3, his opponents are: Norah Webster, a meeting planner from Chicago, IL; and Erick Loh, a pastor from Northridge, CA.

Round 1 Categories: Battery Life – Western U.S. Cities – Going Stir Crazy – Title Waves – Fostering “Unity”

Dennis found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Western U.S. Cities” under the $600 clue on the 8th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $2,400 and the only one with anything to bet. He bet $1,200 and he was RIGHT.

Take the 580 from Reno to the 431 and you’ll see the majesty that is this body of water. show

WHAT IS LAKE TAHOE?

Dennis finished in the lead with $6,800. Erick was second with $5,400 and Norah was last with $1,200. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: England – Scott Land – Wails – Literary Characters – Movie Musicals – Animal Words & Phrases

Norah found the first Daily Double in “Animal Words & Phrases” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick. She was in third place with $2,000 now, $4,800 less than Dennis’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

It’s an umbrella-shaped mushroom. show

WHAT IS A TOADSTOOL?

Norah also got the last Daily Double in “Wails” under the $1,200 clue, with 2 clues left after it. In third place with $9,600, she had $8,600 less than Erick’s lead. She bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.

This synonym for a mournful cry is the title of a landmark Beat poem from 1956. show

WHAT IS HOWL?

Erick finished in the lead with $18,200. Dennis was next with $16,800 and Norah was in third place with $13,600. No clues went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

 
WHAT IS ORION?

Orion’s nebula sits in the Milky Way and is one of the brightest nebulae allowing the human eye to see it as it shines visibly in the night sky. It’s one of the closest regions of massive star formation to the Earth but has a mass of 2,000 times that of the sun. Through a telescope, its features look even more spectacular. What else is up there that can be seen with the naked eye? Visit Sky and Telescope to check out DSOs (Deep Sky Objects), including star clusters, bright and dark nebulae and galaxies.

Now that you’ve got a headstart, try this Sporcle quiz: Name the constellations for every applicable letter in the alphabet

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Norah crossed out the correct response and went with Sagittarius. That cost her $13,200 and she finished with $400.

Dennis also came up with Sagittarius. He lost $10,401 and ended up with $6,399.

Erick got it right. He bet $2,800 and won the game with $21,000. Erick Loh is the new Jeopardy! champion.

A triple stumper from each round:

VICE PRESIDENTS ($800) Daniel Tompkins, his Vice President during the Era of Good Feelings, was very often absent from his duties

ENGLAND ($1,200) Viewers of TV’s “Broadchurch” may know West Bay in Dorset is part of the coast named for this geological period

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Physics Terms”

Ironically, it’s a metaphor meaning a huge step forward, but this 2-word process only occurs on a subatomic scale show

WHAT IS A QUANTUM LEAP?

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