Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Authors (4-22-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/22/2024) in the category “20th Century Authors” was:
Best known for a novel, she wrote at least 6 full-length plays & collaborated with Moms Mabley on a 1931 Broadway revue
2x champ Marko Saric, math professor from Chapel Hill, NC, won $26,600 last week. In Game 3, he is up against: Nam Nguyen, playwright from Mississauga, Ontario; and Elly Trickett, blog & podcast editor from Danbury, CT.
Round 1 Categories: Take Me to the Bridge! – Booked in Books – Last Name’s the Same – An Emmy-Winning Role – Also a Basketball Term – The Sunday Scaries
Marko found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Take Me to the Bridge” under the $600 clue on the 7th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,600, $3,000 more than Nam and Elly tied in second place. Marko bet it all and he was RIGHT.
The world’s longest rotating metal bridge, El Ferdan, spans the Western shipping lane of this Egyptian waterway, dating to 1869 show
Marko finished in the lead with $12,800. Nam was in second place with $5,200. Elly was last with negative $400. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Secrets of the Octopus – Historical Figures – Zimbabwe – Libraries – And the Role Almost Goes to… – 6-Syllable Words
Nam found the first Daily Double in “Historical Figures” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick of the round. He was in second place with $8,000, $4,800 less than Marko’s lead. Nam bet $5,000 and he was RIGHT.
In the 1850s Congress awarded this man $20,000 for negotiating the Kanagawa Treaty show
Marko found the last Daily Double in “6-Syllable Words” under the $800 clue on the 10th pick of the round. He was in second place with $16,400, $600 less than Nam’s lead. Marko bet $3,300 and tried conquistador as time ran out. That was WRONG.
19th c. liberation fighter Jose de San Martin got about as high in the military as possible, named this of the Republic of Peru show
Nam finished in the lead $28,200. Marko was in second place with $14,700. Elly was last with negative $800 and out of the game at this point. All clues were shown.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS ZORA NEALE HURSTON?
Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American writer, folklorist and anthropologist. Her talent first manifested itself during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. The 1931 Broadway show “Fast and Furious: A Colored Revue in 37 Scenes” is the musical revue that Hurston worked on with Jackie “Moms” Mabley, a popular comedian and actress. Hurston’s most famous novel is “Their Eyes Were Watching God”, which was published in 1937 when she was 46 years old.
By the 1950s, Hurston’s career was on the wane. She died in poverty and obscurity in 1960 at age 69 and was buried in an unmarked grave. In 1975, Alice Walker (author of “The Color Purple”) published “In Search of Zora Neale Hurston,” an essay that helped restore public interest in Hurston’s life and works. Learn more here.
Marko came up with Sylvia Plath (born in 1932). He lost his $13,501 bet and finished with $1,199.
Nam went with Lorraine Hansberry (born in 1930– how is that close, Ken?). Nam lost a mere $1,201 and won the game with the remaining $26,999. Nam Nguyen is the new Jeopardy! champ.
A triple stumper from each round:
AN EMMY-WINNING ROLE ($1000) Winning an Emmy for being one of “Two & a Half Men” as Alan Harper must have been just Duckie for him
AND THE ROLE ALMOST GOES TO… ($2000) Akira Kurosawa’s “The Hidden Fortress” helped inspire “Star Wars” amd the role of Obi Wan was reportedly offered to this star
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “World Literature”
Befitting the title, Antoine Galland, the first Western translator of this collection, worked on it only “after dinner” show
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Haha, good on y’all!! I was “all in’ on Margaret Mitchell, myself! Great minds, and all that!
Nam acquitted himself well. He did the thing of grinding out the responses to build up his money. That’s a good trait, versus gambling on hitting DDs.
Tough FJ. Plath was a terrible choice. I first heard of Moms Mabley in the 1960s, but had no good guess. Briefly thought of Margaret Mitchell and Alice Walker, but discounted them quickly.
Knew several stumpers. 2.5 Men actor (I watched it for 12 years); the non-Obi Wan actor; the Ivy League university; the “tireless” 6-syllable ship.
Plath was certainly no worse than Hansberry. Aside from the fact that they were both kids in the 30s; Hansberry’s most famous work, A Raisin in the Sun, is a play.
After Ken told Nam he was very close, he said “Moms Mabley was a famous African-American comedian” so Ken must have thought Hansberry was “very close” because Hansberry was African-American.
omg! I forgot he said that. How ignorant.
All I could come up with in FJ was Margaret Mitchell, and Moms Mabley didn’t ring a bell.
And we start the week with a double stumper as today’s final was a tough one.
A double stumper to start off the week. After the 1st half of the J! Rd, Elly fell apart & didn’t have too many opportunities to buzz in, so she automatically has to leave w/ $2K.