Final Jeopardy: Musical Inspirations (4-29-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/29/2022) in the category “Musical Inspirations” was:

“Tuileries” & “The Great Gate of Kiev” were 2 of the artworks that inspired this classical work completed in 1874

18x champ Mattea Roach, a tutor from Toronto, Ontario, has won $438,183 so far. In Game 19, the competitors are : Julian Glander, an animator from Pittsburgh, PA; and Terri Huggins, an associate director of admissions from New York, NY.

Round 1 Categories: States’ Most Populous Cities – Sitcoms – Newspapers & Magazines – The Language of Sport – The Atmosphere – Waits & Measures

Julian found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Waits and Measures” under the $1,000 clue on the 11th pick of the round. He was in first place with $2,000, $800 more than Mattea in second place. Julian made it a true Daily Double and took a shot at it with bullion. That was WRONG.

This name for a type of ounce used to measure gold comes from a city in medieval France, not ancient Turkey show

WHAT IS A TROY OUNCE?

Julian finished in the lead with $4,200. Mattea was second with $3,400 and Terri was last with $1,200. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Politicians in Their School Days – Entertainment Awards – Fun with Cooking Terms – The 18th Century – Felines in Fiction – Middle P

Mattea found the first Daily Double in “The 18th Century” under the $1,200 clue on the fourth clue of the round. She was in the lead with $5,800, $1,600 more than Julian in second place. Mattea bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

The 2 dynasties vying for power in the War of the Spanish Succession were the Habsburg & this French one show

WHO ARE THE BOURBONS?

Mattea got the last Daily Double in “Middle P” under the $2,000 clue with 6 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $17,800, $9,200 more than Julian in second place. Mattea bet $4,000 and came up with anapest. That was WRONG.

2 linked lines of verse show

WHAT IS A COUPLET?

Mattea finished in the lead with $17,000. Julian was second with $11,000 and Terri was last with $800. All clues were shown.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION”?

The Abstracted Reality website has a fantastic article by Jane Trotter on Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky’s 1874 composition “Pictures at an Exhibition”. The suite of 10 piano pieces was written as a tribute to Mussorgsky’s friend, Viktor Hartmann, whose sudden death in 1873 at age 39 deeply grieved the composer. The article points out that the complete title of the work is “Pictures at an Exhibition – A Remembrance of Viktor Hartmann” and says it is “one of the finest examples of the link between art and music.”

The article also has depictions of each part of the suite, including the Tuileries and The Great Gate of Kiev, with links to YouTube piano recitals by Evgeny Kissin and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for each section. (The links work– I checked.)

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Terri didn’t have a response. She lost $799 and finished with one dollar.

Julian tried “Swan Lake”. That cost him $6,001 and left him with $4,999.

Mattea got it right. She bet $5,001 and won the game with $22,001. Her 19-day total is $460,184.

2 triple stumpers from the last round:

POLITICIANS IN THEIR SCHOOL DAYS ($1600) After high school (image), he became a Navy SEAL; he’d grapple with some bodywork, act a bit, & get to governing after that

ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS ($1600) At the 2019 People’s Choice Awards, the Competition Contestant winner was Hannah Brown, the title personage of this TV show

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Men & Machines”

John Moore-Brabazon, the first pilot licensed by England, had learned about engines working for this man, first half of a famous pair show

WHO IS CHARLES ROLLS?

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