Final Jeopardy: American Literature (4-9-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (4/9/2021) in the category “American Literature” was:

One edition of this 1930s novella shows a farm within the silhouette of a rabbit

New champ Pasquale Palumbo, a financial services professional from Hawthorne, NY, won $6,799 yesterday. In Game 3, he is up against: Jennifer Leong Evans, a stay-at-home mom from Camas, WA; and Dennis Chase, a biotech project manager orig. from Hyannis, MA

Round 1 Categories: Literary First Lines – “Go”Ing Places – Car Culture – Flag-Pourri – Connecting with Conjunctions – Action Figures

Jennifer found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “‘Go’ing Places” under the $1,000 clue with 8 clues left after it. She was in third place with $2,400, $2,000 less than Dennis’ lead. She made it a true Daily Double but was unable to respond in time so she was WRONG.

The Zona Colonial of this city on Hispaniola contains some of the oldest New World structures built by Europeans. show

WHAT IS SANTO DOMINGO?

Pasquale finished in the lead with $5,400. Dennis was second with $5,000 and Jennifer was last with $1,000. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Historic People – Mythological Trios – Acids – Musical Godfathers – We “Urge” Your Response – Still Figures

Dennis found the first Daily Double in “Acids” under the $1,200 clue on the 18th pick. He was in the lead with $16,600 now, $7,600 more than Pasquale in second place. He bet $3,500 and he was RIGHT.

Feel the burn! This acid is produced by our bodies during strenuous exercise. show

WHAT IS LACTIC ACID?

Dennis got the last Daily Double in “Historic People” under the $1,200 clue, with 2 clues left after it. In the lead with $21,700, he had $9,500 more than Pasquale in second place. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

Florence Nightingale pioneered modern nursing while tending to wounded soldiers during this 19th century war. show

WHAT IS THE CRIMEAN WAR?

Dennis finished in the lead with a runaway $26,700. Pasquale was next with $12,200 and Jennifer was in third place with $3,800. No clues went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

 
WHAT IS “OF MICE AND MEN”

In John Steinbeck’s 1937 novella “Of Mice and Men”, the main characters, George and Lennie, dream of owning their own farm in order to escape the hopelessness of the migrant worker’s life. This is their American Dream and rabbits are a significant part of it. Find out why in San Jose State University’s article, “Of Mice and Men – Key Terms and Concepts”.

Word Count Notes: Per masterclass.com, a novella is anywhere from 10,000 to 40,000 words; a novelette has between 7,500 and 17,000 words.

Eric Zorn found this out: “In the approximately 29,800-word novel, Steinbeck uses ‘rabbit’ or ‘rabbits’ 74 times according to the search function I used on a plain-text version of “Of Mice and Men” I downloaded. Fewer than I expected, actually, though it is about 1 in every 400 words.

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Jennifer thought it was 1945’s “Animal Farm” She didn’t even bet a buck so she remained at $3,800.

Pasquale got it right. He bet $4,000, bringing him up to $16,200.

Dennis came up with “Animal Farm”, too, after crossing out “Harvey” (a play). He lost his $800 bet but still had $25,900 left to lay claim to the Jeopardy! champ title.

A triple stumper from each round:

LITERARY FIRST LINES ($600) “Buck did not read… or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not… for himself, but for every tide-water dog”

STILL FIGURES ($1600) It’s a type of brandy named for a town in France; ABK6 is a fine example

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “European Capitals ”

Remove 2 letters from within the 6-letter name of this capital & you get the name of a capital from a neighboring country show

WHAT IS BERLIN?

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