Final Jeopardy: Reference Works (4-9-15)

The Final Jeopardy question (4/9/2015), in the category “Reference Works” was:

Now in its fourth edition, the book with this title first appeared in 1918 as a 43-page guide for Cornell English students.

6x champ Kerry Greene’s winnings now total $146,598. Today her opponents are: Chris Hurt, from New York, NY; and Lindsey Love, originally from Eden, NY.

Round 1: Kerry found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double on her third pick in “Bartending Glossary” under the $600 clue. It was the first category of the game and she was the only one with any money — $600. She bet the $1,000 allowance she was RIGHT.

Neopolitan for “a measure of liquids” gives us the name of this glass container that holds 2-4 glasses of wine. show

WHAT IS A CARAFE?

Kerry finished in the lead with $8,200. Chris was second with $6,800 and Lindsey was last with $1,800.

Round 2: Chris found the first Daily Double in “American Artists” under the $2,000 clue. He was in the lead with $8,400, $200 more than Kerry in second place. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

His 1885 work “The Fog Warning” shows a lone New England fisherman rowing a dory. show

WHO IS WINSLOW HOMER?

Chris found the last Daily Double in “13th Century Highlights” under the $1,200 clue. In the lead with $16,000, he was $3,000 ahead of Kerry in second place. He bet $2,500 and he was RIGHT.

In 1296 the Scottish coronation stone was moved to Westminster from here. show

WHAT IS SCONE?

Chris finished in the lead with $18,500. Kerry was next with $15,400 and Lindsey was in third place with $10,200.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”?

Cornell University English professor William Strunk, Jr., wrote The Elements of Style in 1918 and privately published it in 1919. He first revised it in 1935 with editor Edward A. Tenney. In 1957, at The New Yorker magazine, the style guide came to the attention of writer E. B. White, who had studied writing under Strunk in 1919. White wrote a feature story soon thereafter, praising Strunk’s devotion to lucid written English prose. Macmillan and Company commissioned White to revise “The Elements of Style,” then 41 years old, for a 1959 edition. Strunk had already passed away 13 years earlier, on September 26, 1946.

Lindsey got it right. She bet $8,501 and finished with $18,701.

Kerry thought it was “The Style Guide.” That cost her $15,399 and she finished with $1.

Chris also got it right. His $12,301 bet brought him up to today’s winning total of $30,801. And we have a new champ!

We will be seeing Kerry in the next Tournament of Champions. After Kerry defeated Michael Bilow on April 1st, Alex called her a giant-killer because Michael Bilow won $96K over 3 games. Let’s see what Alex has to say about Chris defeating a super-champ tomorrow.

During the chat, Chris told Alex about the time that Katie Couric borrowed a joke from him that made the New York Post when Katie delivered it. Unfortunately, he didn’t tell us the joke!

2 years ago:: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Physicists”

On Oct. 14, 1992 particle detector inventor Georges Charpak became the last man in physics to achieve this honor alone. show

WHAT IS THE NOBEL PRIZE?

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