Final Jeopardy: American Literature (5-28-15)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/28/2015), in the category “American Literature” was:

Published a year later, “Good Wives” was a follow-up to this 1868 novel.

2x champ Dan Feitel has won $45,599 so far. Today he takes on these two players: Adrienne Onofri, from Queens, NY; and Ivan Tan, originally from Lexington, MA.

Round 1: Adrienne found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Islands in the ‘C'” under the $1,000 clue. She was in third place with $1,000, $3,200 less than Dan’s lead. She made it a true Daily Double and she was RIGHT.

These islands, Grand and Little are named for the alligators reported to be there. show

WHAT ARE THE CAYMAN ISLANDS?

Dan finished in the lead with $5,600. Ivan was second with $4,800 and Adrienne was last with $3,400.

Round 2: Adrienne found the first Daily Double in “1990s – 25 Years Ago” under the $800 clue. She was in third place with $5,000, $7,000 less than Dan’s lead. She bet $3,500 and she was RIGHT.

This city, capital of the same-named country, was overun by Iraqi forces. show

WHAT IS KUWAIT?

Adrienne found the last Daily Double in “Performers’ Autobiographies” under the $2,000 clue. Still in third place, she now had $12,500, just $3,900 less than Dan’s lead. She bet $3,200, and she was RIGHT.

“This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection” (2010) show

WHO IS CAROL BURNETT?

Dan finished in the lead with $20,000. Adrienne was next with $15,700 and Ivan was in third place with $15,200.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “LITTLE WOMEN”?

“Little Women is a classic – if not the classic – girls’ book. Written just after the Civil War in response to a publisher’s demand for a novel that could appeal to young female readers, it was originally published as two books: Chapters 1-23 were issued in 1868 with the title Little Women, and, after the book became a sensational success, Chapters 24-47 were issued in 1869 with the title Good Wives. Today we read both sections together as Little Women, but it’s important to know that the book began in two pieces, because there’s more separating them than time. ” (Shmoop.com)

Ivan wrote down “The House of Seven Gables.” He bet and lost everything.

Adrienne got it right. She bet $14,701 and finished with $30,401.

Dan also got it right. His $19,999 bet brought him up to a whopping $39,999 as he won his third game. His 3-day total is $85,598.

During the chat, Dan talked about playing football on the ellipse near south entrance of the White House and having a couple of run-ins with somber members of the Secret Service when the President was using that entrance.

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

In his will, this title guy tells his niece Antonia she should marry a man who knows not “about… chivalry”. show

WHO IS DON QUIXOTE?

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