Final Jeopardy: 19th Century American History (5-22-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/22/2019) in the category “19th Century American History” was:

In 1832, by a narrow margin, this state’s legislature rejected considering abolition; a split was completed in 1863

24x champ James Holzhauer, a pro sports gambler from Las Vegas, NV, has $1,864,142 under his belt now. In Game 25, his opponents are: Mary Peace, a high school teacher from Ottawa, Ontario; and Liz Levin, an attorney from Los Angeles, CA.

Round 1 Categories: Long Ago, in the 20th Century – Musical State Symbols – Starts With 2 Vowels, Ends With One – Jolly Holiday – Let’s Go Fly a Kite – Mary Poppins

James found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “20th Century” under the $1,000 clue on the 6th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $2,000, $800 more than Mary in second place. He bet “2 dimes”, or the whole shebang, and he was RIGHT.

On Sept. 1, 1969, King Idris suddenly became ex-royalty in this African country & a colonel took power. show

WHAT IS LIBYA?

James finished in the lead with $11,800. Mary was second with $2,400 and Liz was last at negative $400.

Round 2 Categories: Their Third Spouse – Geography – Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – Test Your Muscle Memory – Complete the Book Title – Words From Mythology

Liz found the first Daily Double in “Mythology” under the $2,000 clue on the very first pick. The scores were the same as above. She bet the $2,000 allowance but didn’t have a response so she was WRONG.

This term for a cure-all bears the name of a daughter of Asclepius. show

WHAT IS PANACEA?

3 clues later, James found the last Daily Double in “Geography” under the $1,200 clue. In the lead with $15,400, he had $13,000 more than Mary in second place. He bet $11,914 and he was RIGHT.

The southern border of Argentina’s Pampas is this region that’s about the size of Texas. show

WHAT IS PATAGONIA?

James finished in the lead with $43,314. Mary was next with $7,200. At negative $2,400, Liz was out of the game.

BOTH contestants left in Final Jeopardy! got it right.

WHAT IS VIRGINIA?

The Virginia Slavery Debate of 1831-1832 was a reaction to the bloody slave rebellion led by Nat Turner. The western part of the state was mostly for emancipation because they did not rely upon slavery to the same extent that the eastern part of the state did. The legislature ultimately decided against emancipation and for more specific restrictions on both free and enslaved African Americans. However, the sectional divisions continued to fester and in 1861, the western part of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia. West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863

More from Encyclopedia Virginia: The Abolition of Slavery in Virginia from 1861 to 1865. (Note: all these articles have timelines at the bottom).

Mary didn’t bet anything so she remained at $7,200.

James bet $28,571 and won the game with $71,885. His 25-day total is $1,939,027. James is just $60,973 away from the $2 million mark. Even then, he’ll have to win a bit over half a million more to top Ken Jenning’s $2,520,700.

2 triple stumpers from the last round:

COMPLETE THE BOOK TITLE ($1600) Ruth Ware’s thriller set on a cruise ship “The Woman in” this room

DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK ($2000) Preserved in Jerusalem, “The War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness” is one of the 7 original these

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “Dog Breeds”

This popular small dog breed is named for the man who was the Vicar of Swimbridge for almost 50 years, beginning in 1832. show

WHAT IS THE JACK RUSSELL TERRIER?

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