Final Jeopardy: Presidential Libraries & Museums (5-29-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/29/2020) in the category “Presidential Libraries & Museums” was:

Of the 15 U.S. presidential libraries or museums, 3 are in this state, more than any other

It’s the last quarterfinal of the 2020 Teachers Tournament. Competing today: Jong Ho Kim, a H.S. math teacher from Lombard, IL; Anne Pulju, a H.S. English teacher from Sandy Spring, MD; and Allison Thomas, a 7th grade civics teacher from Port St. Lucie, FL.

Round 1 Categories: Picture the Movie – Cool News – Lab Partners – I Have My Doubts – Musical Theatre – Multiple “Choice” Quiz

Jong Ho found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Lab Partners” under the $1,000 clue, with 9 clues to go after it. He was in the lead with $6,600, $4,200 more than Allison in second place. He bet $3,456 and he was RIGHT.

In 1942 at the University of Chicago, Leo Szilard helped this Italian create the first nuclear reactor. show

WHO IS ENRICO FERMI?

Jong Ho finished in the lead with $9,656. Anne was second with $3,400 and Allison was last with $1,600.

Round 2 Categories: Russian to the Bookshelf – Describing the Adjective – American History – Athletes Who Teach – Sailing the 5 Seas – “Mc”People

Allison found the first Daily Double in “Sailing the 5 Seas” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick. She was in third place with $2,800 now, $6,856 less than Jong Ho’s lead. She bet $2,000 and thought it was the North Sea. That was WRONG.

The Germans call this bordering sea Ostsee; the Swedes, Ostersjon. show

WHAT IS THE BALTIC SEA?

Jong Ho got the last Daily Double in “Describing the Adjective” under the $1,200 clue, with 10 clues left after it. In the lead with $20,456, he had $11,856 more than Anne in second place. He bet $3,456 again and he was RIGHT again.

Desolate & raw, or a title description of a novel “House” with Ada Clare. show

WHAT IS “BLEAK”?

Jong Ho finished in the lead with $25,512. Anne was next with $13,800 and Allison was in third place with $3,200.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS TEXAS?

Lyndon B. Johnson was the first son of Texas to get his presidential library. That was in 1971. George H.W. Bush got his 1997. His son, George W. Bush, was next in 2013. California is home to two presidential libraries: Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. The main page of the presidential libraries section of the National Archives website shows the Presidents from Hoover to Obama and their libraries. Barack Obama’s library was scheduled to open sometime this year, but that seems unlikely under the present circumstances. You can see what they’ve got online from there.

The National Archives website also has the history of how the tradition of presidential libraries began with Franklin D. Roosevelt in the early 20th century.

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Allison went with Virginia. She bet and lost it all.

Anne had Virginia, too. She lost $2,201 and was left with $11,599.

Jong Ho crossed out Ohio and went with California. He lost $2,142 and won the last semi-final spot with $23,370.

Thanks to Richard for posting the semi-finalist and wild card results each day.

2 triple stumper from “Mc”PEOPLE:

($1200) In February 2020 the Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to this designer on the 10th anniversary of his death, wearing one of his outfits

($2000) After his 1960s gig as Secretary of Defense, he became president of the World Bank

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “Presidents: Born & Died”

Born the farthest west in the continental U.S. of any president, he would later die farthest from his birthplace show

WHO IS RICHARD NIXON?

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