Final Jeopardy: Historic Groups (4-21-23)
Here are some more clues from the 4/21/2023 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.
THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS ($400) Founded in 1791, the mission in this central coast U.C. city is the only one named not for a saint, but for the cross
($600) Not far from Los Angeles, Mission San Fernando was a popular stopping-off point for travelers on this royal road
($800) A mission could include a pueblo, a town & one of these, a fort for protection; San Francisco has one
($1000) Native Americans who converted to Christianity at the missions were called these, from Greek for “newly planted”
SLIDING INTO YOUR “D.M.”S ($600) First name Klaus, the namesake of this boot brand was a physician in the German army
($1000) In writing, examples of these include the breve & macron
RHYME TIME ($1000) To pigeonhole a dozen
ANSWERS: show
SCIENTIFIC NUMBERS ($1200) Rounded to 1.618, an irrational number mentioned by Euclid is known as this divine proportion
($1600) Sure, you all know pi approximated to 3.14, but it’s also approximated by this fraction
($2000) The speed of light clocks in at 186,282 of this unit of speed
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Sneak Peek clues — A HARD BARGAIN
($200) In 1867 the U.S. agreed to give the Czar $7.2 million in gold; the cost to him? This territory
($400) The harsh terms imposed on Germany by the 1919 treaty of this are often cited as a cause of World War II
($600) It took 2 months, 133 ballots & a lot of negotiating for Massachusetts Rep. Nathaniel Banks to land this job in 1856
($800) China ceded the island of Hong Kong to Britain in 1842 as one of many concessions to end the first of these wars
($1000) In 1962 the Berlin Hilton bar was a headquarters for James B. Donovan in tough negotiations to get this American pilot released
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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I really like it when a librarian beats two lawyers on Jeopardy. Usually lawyers are overconfident in their abilities on Jeopardy.
Missed all of DJ but came back in time to confidently guess “centurions” for FJ. That must have been some comeback by Emma who began the round with a mere $600. The other two (interestingly, an attorney and a lawyer) dominated the first round.
The “Nathaniel Banks” clue was a major news story just 3 months ago and even closer to when this show was taped (Ken alluded to that). Someone should have known the Chinese-British wars. The Pi fraction and the speed of light were also relatively simple.
Could be because I lived in California in the 70s and 80s, but I was stunned how no one could put “saint” and “cross” together to name a very major central CA city. The royal road and the SF fort were more difficult for sure, but these folks are all from faraway places. In San Clemente, very close to where I once lived, Pacific Coast Hwy 1 is known by the name of today’s stumper. A good knowledge of Spanish might have led someone to it today because it’s a literal translation.
No, the “centurions” wouldn’t have cut it for FJ; it would have to be the ‘Praetorian Guard’.
Hmmmm….I had to settle with the ‘Roman Guard’ for FJ, but I knew that name of the Guard in question began with the letter P. Actually, the FJ was a slam dunk, but I simply blew it on that one.
Another Canadian champ, Ray Lalonde, also got a clue about Rome. Only it was a Daily Double and he missed it: “C” is for this word, once one of the divisions of a Roman legion; it now can mean a colleague or a person born in the same year
VJ, On December 28, 2022 Ray also got a Daily Double clue about Praetorian Guards in “Here Comes the Bribe” category. He got it correct. It’s on your website as a recap. That was only 4 months ago.
Last month on Master Minds Ryan got a clue about Praetorian in Round 3 on March 14, 2023. This is definitely a trivia favorite.
Wow, Jacob! That’s amazing esp that Ray got 2 of them in such a short time. And you have an amazing memory! Thanks for the additional info.
I was reminded of that 1/2/23 DD because of the article I linked to. It referred to a “praetorian cohort” several times.
VJ, I was serious when I posted a few months ago that I study from reading Fikkle Fame more than J! Archive. Actually I read both websites but I remembered Ryan getting this clue on Master Minds last month. It frequently pops up. Amy Schneider got it too when she was on Jeopardy last year. Of course, she got it correct. Don’t forget I also took Latin in school. So something like this I would remember as a clue. 🤔