Final Jeopardy: Books of the 1970s (4-28-22)
Here are some more triple stumpers from the 4/28/2022 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.
OLD YORK ($600) York came to be when members of Rome’s Ninth this set up camp & called it Eboracum
LANDMARKS ($800) For a great view of Rio & Guanabara Bay, take a cable car to the summit of this Brazilian peak
PHILOSOPHY ($800) Medieval questions about these: not how many fit on a pin but do they have free will? & with no bodies, can they have knowledge?
CELEBRITY SIBLING SURNAMES ($1200) Of the sisters seen here (image)
NORTH AMERICA ($2000) Unique to North America is this large moth that only lives for a week or two after leaving the cocoon (image)
CATCHING YOU SHORT ($1600) You might only need a 500-foot-long runway to land an aircraft with STOL short for this
($2000) Charlemagne’s dad, this man III was called “the Short”; Charlemagne’s kid also got the name
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Sneak Peek clues — POETS & POETRY
($200) Joy Haro’s “When the World As We Knew It Ended” refers to this date when “two towers…went down, swallowed by a fire dragon”
($400) In an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem this “burns at both ends; it will not last the night”
($600) Poems by him include “Harlem”, “Crossing Jordan” & The Weary Blues
($800) One of Joseph Brodsky’s best-known poems is “Elegy for” this “Death Be Not Proud” poet
($1000) A poem by Stevie Smith says, “I was much further out than you thought and not waving but” doing this
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@Jason, I learned on the GMA clip this morning that Mattea went to Catholic high school and says a Hail Mary before the game starts. That and watching her reaction after her big bet convinced me more than ever that my assessment of her betting habits is correct. To me it came off like she took an educated guess on the Toni Morrison book and she was fully expecting fate to show up and clobber her because of the big bet. As she confirmed to Ken, she couldn’t believe it! 🤣🤣🤣
Whereas, I don’t see it as a big bet, but, just like the $1 bet, she bet whatever was needed plus one. It’s just that Renée wasn’t as inept as many of the prior challengers. It brings to my mind the early game where the player in 3rd place was the only one to get FJ correct, but made the wrong call as the amount to wager, and Mattea slid by.
Louis, thanks for your comments! I was proud to make Mattea sweat!!!
I was particularly impressed with your getting the “Death Be Not Proud” poet, Renée. Bravo! Thanks for making the match so much better
I got all the TS on page 2, except the North America one. Irony? I saw one of those a few years ago, and took a picture of it! Just couldn’t remember the name!
I didn’t know FJ, so, got it wrong. Mattea made the right bet. Renée didn’t. Maybe, although I certainly don’t expect it, she’ll get a feeling for exciting bets. And, I’m hoping strong challengers continue.
Very impressive. I knew the Brazilian mountain, guessed the runway STOL, and Charlemagne’s dad. Was clueless on the final.
I agree with what you said about Renee’s FJ wager. $1601 would have been enough, as Mattea had to be wrong for her to win, and it was certain she’d bet $19401. Renee guaranteed herself 2nd place with $1201 with her wager which locked out Manav from second if he’d wagered $600 and been correct. But a $1600 wager would have won her the game if both women were wrong, whereas her $19799 wager guaranteed Mattea the win if both were wrong.
All that said, Renee put up a hell of a fight.
Mattea found the first DJ Daily Double under the 1600 clue, not the 1200.
As always, thanks for a great job!
A big win once again for mattea with that big bet. Renee definitely made our champion work for it. So there is a chance she could be in the second chance tournament.
This was a close call and another scare survival for our champ. Congrats to her. Pretty soon mattea will surpass Julia Collins. Both mattea and Renee were fast on the buzzer finger.