Final Jeopardy: Books & Authors (4-30-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/30/2021) in the category “Books and Authors” was:

In books by him, the Kingdom of Noland, ruled by an orphan named Bud, borders a country called Ix, where Queen Zixi reigns

New champ Emily Sands, a Vice President Of Operations from Chanhassen, MN., won $36,600 yesterday. In Game 2, she is up against: Sheila O’Donnell, an attorney from Euclid, OH; and Andy Goldstein, a customer support manager orig. from Teaneck, NJ.

Round 1 Categories: Alphabetically First – 2020 Vision – 7-Letter Animals – African American Memoirs – Time Travelin’ Movies – Around Los Angeles

Emily found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “African American Memoirs” under the $400 clue on the 8th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $1,800, $400 more than Andy in second place. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

He writes about the depression he faced during his 1991 confirmation hearings in “My Grandfather’s Son” show

WHAT IS CLARENCE THOMAS?

Emily finished in the lead with $7,800. Sheila was second with $2,800 and Andy was last with negative $600. One clue went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Gladiators – Lighthouses – Sacred Books – Ranks & Titles – Rock, Paper, Scissors – See 3 “P”, “O”

Emily found the first Daily Double in “Sacred Books” under the $800 clue on the 14th pick. She was in the lead with $14,200 now, $9,000 more than Sheila in second place. She bet $8,000 and guessed “Methuselah” right on the buzzer. That was WRONG anyway.

Isa ibn Maryam, a prophet in the Koran, is better known as him show

WHO IS JESUS, SON OF MARY?

Emily also got the last Daily Double in “Lighthouses” under the $1,600 clue, with 8 clues left after it. In the lead with $7,800, she had $1,400 more than Sheila in second. She bet $4,000 and she was RIGHT.

Today this Egyptian city is home to Al-Muntazah lighthouse show

WHAT IS ALEXANDRIA?

Emily finished in the lead with $15,400. Sheila was next with $8,400 and Andy was in third place with $3,400. One clue went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS L. FRANK BAUM?

“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was so popular after its publication in 1900 that author L. Frank Baum began expanding on the concept with more books about the Land of Oz and lands surrounding the desert surrounding Oz. Noland and Ix lie outside the Impassable Desert.

As for King Bud, according to Oz Fandom, his real name was Timothy. He became the King of Noland by virtue of being the 47th person to enter the eastern gate of the capital city of Nole after dawn on the day the former king died. How cool is that?

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Andy couldn’t figure it out and just wrote down “And”. That cost him $3,400 and he finished with nothing.

Sheila went with Roald Dahl. That cost her $1,500 and left her with $6,900.

Emily got it right. She bet $1,401 and won the game with $16,801. Emily’s 2-day total is $53,401.

A triple stumper from each round:

AFRICAN AMERICAN MEMOIRS ($800) “Vernon Can Read!”, the title of a memoir by this civil rights activist & advisor to Bill Clinton, was a quote from an old boss

AROUND LOS ANGELES ($400) When Quincy Jones came to L.A., he didn’t know Sunset but knew of Central Ave., hub of this music style & now of a festival for it

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “19th Century Novels”

The title character of this 1841 novel says he got his name because he kills bucks & does, but not people show

WHAT IS “THE DEERSLAYER”?

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