Final Jeopardy: Historic Works’ First Lines (4-28-17)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/28/2017) in the category “Historic Works’ First Lines” was:

“The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life.”

4x champ Alan Lin has racked up $84,400 so far this week. This season, Game 5 has been tough on players who made it this far. Let’s see how Alan makes out against today’s challengers: Kevin McCarthy, from Lincoln, RI; and Rachel Snyder, from Grand Rapids, MI.

Round 1 Categories: Celebrity Fragrances – Lit-pourri – The Wide World of Spots – What Color is Your Business? – First & “Ten” – We’re Going Long

Alan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Lit-pourri” under the $1,000 clue on the 14th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $4,400, $3,200 ahead of Kevin in second place. He bet $4,000 and tried “the slavemaster.” Alex asked for a name so he tried “Slavemaster Smith.” That was WRONG.

In a Stowe novel, he tells Uncle Tom, “I’m your church now… You’ve got to be as I say.” show

WHO IS SIMON LEGREE?

Alan finished in the lead with $4,000. Kevin and Rachel were tied in second place at $3,400.

Round 2 Categories: Little Myth Sunshine – Annual Events – I Am a Category – Clues Across Ohio – The Spanish-American War – In Communicado

Rachel found the first Daily Double in “Annual Events” under the $1,200 clue on the 15th pick. She was in second place with $7,400 at this point, $2,800 less than Kevin’s lead. She bet $2,000 and said she could see them but couldn’t come up with the word so she got that WRONG.

Each year on Easter, Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue is host to a festival honoring these head coverings. show

WHAT ARE BONNETS?

Alan found the last Daily Double in “Spanish-American War” under the $1,600 clue, with 8 clues to go after it. In the lead with $13,200, he had $5,000 more than Kevin in second place. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

When the U.S. captured this Pacific Island, the Spanish marines stationed there were unaware they were at war. show

WHAT IS GUAM?

Alan finished in the lead with a runaway $21,400. Rachel was next with $9,000 and Kevin was last with $7,800.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “THE WEALTH OF NATIONS”?

Adam Smith was a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment Era. His 1776 work, “An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,” (commonly known as “The Wealth of Nations,”) “documented industrial development in Europe. While critics note that Smith didn’t invent many of the ideas that he wrote about, he was the first person to compile and publish them in a format designed to explain them to the average reader of the day. As a result, he is responsible for popularizing many of the ideas that underpin the school of thought that became known as classical economics.” (Investopedia)

Read more about the author on Adam Smith Institute’s website.

Kevin got it right. He bet $1,201 and that brought him up to $9,001.

Rachel thought it was “Das Kapital.” She lost her $7,000 bet and was left with $2,000.

Alan also got it and added $3,000 to his runaway. That brought his win today up to $24,400 and gave him a 5-day total of $108,800. Kudos to Alan for going over the $100K mark on his 5th win. We bet it brought a smile to Dalton’s face to see the leader get FJ right on Friday.

A triple stumper from each round

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BUSINESS? ($800) Helping home chefs: ____ Apron

I AM A CATEGORY ($2000) This classic young adult novel by Robert Cormier gets its title from an allusion to the song “The Farmer in the Dell”

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Vice Presidents”

Of the 5 former Vice Presidents still living, he held the office the earliest. show

WHO IS WALTER MONDALE?

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