Final Jeopardy: Historic Groups (4-21-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/21/2023) in the category “Historic Groups” was:

Originally a term for security escorts for commanders, in 27 B.C. this group was designated an official imperial force

New champ Emma Hill Kepron, a librarian from Winnipeg, Manitoba, won $11,400 yesterday. In Game 2, her competitors are: Anjali Salvador, a lawyer from Houston, TX; and Igor Petrovich, an attorney from Ashburn, VA.

Round 1 Categories: Basketball Greats – The California Missions – Sliding Into Your “D.M.”S – Rhyme Time – You Drive – A Hard Bargain

Anjali found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Sliding into your ‘D.M.’s” under the $400 clue on the 6th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $1,800, $1,600 more than Emma in second place. Anjali made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

The dome on the capitol building in this Midwest city is gilded with 23-karat gold leaf show

WHAT IS DES MOINES?

Igor finished in the lead with $4,800. Anjali was second with $4,600. Emma was last with $600. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Speak of the Dickens – Go Jump in a Lake – Scientific Numbers – Foreign Political Parties – “F”Ive Letter Words – Cutting in Line at the Movies

Emma found the first Daily Double in “‘F’ive Letter Words” under the $1,600 clue on the 8th pick of the round. She was in third place with $2,200, $4,400 less than Anjali’s lead. Emma bet $1,500 and she was RIGHT.

In its simplest form it’s a sheet of paper folded in half to make 2 leaves or 4 pages; Shakespeare’s had a lot more show

WHAT IS A FOLIO?

Igor got the last Daily Double in “Foreign Political Parties” under the $1,600 clue on the 12th pick of the round. In second place with $6,800, he had $1,800 less than Anjali’s lead. Igor bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

Banned from 1960 to 1990 by the South African government, this party led the fight to destroy apartheid show

WHAT IS THE ANC?

Emma finished in the lead with $12,100. Igor was right behind her with $12,000. Anjali was last with $9,400. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE PRAETORIAN GUARD?

According to Arnold Blumberg’s 2009 article on War History Network, “The Praetorian Guard” was originally formed by Augustus, Rome’s first emperor, to protect him and his family. They became, however, “the most famous and controversial unit in the Imperial Army” leaving behind a legacy of “intrigue, conspiracy, betrayal, and assassination.” The Guard was the force behind dethroning 15 out of 48 Roman Emperors by various means (including murder!) between 27 BC and AD 305. Learn more, including how they were chosen and their special privileges.

The practice of recruiting bodyguards went back much earlier with Roman generals on campaign. These soldiers got their name because they were assigned to protect the general’s headquarters tent (praetoria).

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Anjali got it right. She bet $2,500 and finished with $11,900.

Igor went with the centurions. That cost him $11,000 and left him with $1,000.

Emma got it right, too. She bet $2,500 and won the game with $14,600. Emma’s 2-day total is $26,000.

2 triple stumpers from SPEAK OF THE DICKENS:

($1200) Dickens wrote several holiday books besides “A Christmas Carol”, including the tale of this insect “on the Hearth”

($2000) “The Life and Adventures of” this alliterative character inspired an 8 1/2 hour long drama that premiered on Broadway in 1981

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “American Names”

One of the luminaries who drove the “Golden Spike” in Utah in 1869 was this man who later founded a university. show

WHO IS LELAND STANFORD?

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