Final Jeopardy: Historic People (5-31-24)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/31/2024) in the category “Historic People” was:
An island near Cebu City has a statue of Lapulapu & a monument to this man that Lapulapu is said to have killed in 1521
2x champ Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, IN, has now won $46,200. In Game 3, she competes against: Amy Yao, a plastic surgery resident from New York, NY; and Josh Moss, a new small business owner from Boston, MA.
Round 1 Categories: It Was the ’60s, Man – To the Ballet! – Fair & Square – In the Fruit Basket – Role With the Punches – ____ & ____
Josh found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “It was the ‘60s, Man” under the $600 clue on the 13th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $3,200, $600 more than Adriana in second place. Josh made it a true Daily Double and thought it was the American flag. That was WRONG.
In 1965 it became a criminal offense to burn, destroy or mutilate one of these show
Amy finished in the lead with $5,200. Adriana was second with $4,000 and Josh was last with $1,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: The Hill You Say – Science-y Books – Did You Study the “J” Archive? – Notable Black Americans – Producer Tags – Starts With a Color
Adriana found the first Daily Double in “Science-y Books” under the $2,000 clue on the 11th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $14,000 now, $7,400 more than Amy in second place. Adriana bet $2,000 and tried mentalist. That was WRONG.
A 19th c. word for psychiatrist is the title of this Caleb Carr novel in which Dr. Laszlo Kreizler investigates a murder show
Josh found the last Daily Double in “Notable Black Americans” under the $1,200 clue on the 17th pick of the round. In last place with $4,200, he had $9,400 less than Adriana’s lead. Josh bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
In 1936 he became the first male African-Am. athlete with a sponsorship when Adolf Dassler convinced him to wear his shoes show
Adriana finished in the lead with $14,400. Josh was second with $12,200 and Amy was last with $6,200. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHO IS FERDINAND MAGELLAN?
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who, in 1519, led a Spanish expedition in search of favorable trade routes. They sailed west across the Atlantic, rounding South America in 1520 via the strait now bearing Magellan’s name. Magellan reached the Philippines in 1521, where he set about trading with the natives and converting them to Christianity.
Lapulapu, chief of Mactan island, was not on board with Magellan’s agenda. An angry Magellan ordered an attack on the natives. That went badly, especially for Magellan who died on the beach, while his crew ran back to the ships. João Lopes de Carvalho took over for Magellan but was replaced with Juan Sebastian Elcano who took what was left of the expedition back to Spain.
Here’s a link to a very creative song about Magellan produced by the Kto12 YouTube channel to help teachers in the Philippines. There are also some videos that recreate the Battle of Mactan.
Amy thought it was Attila the Hun who died in Hungary in 453. She lost $2,500 and finished with $3,700.
Josh went with Cook, who was killed in Hawaii on Valentine’s Day in 1779. Josh lost $2,201, hanging on to $9,999.
Adriana started out with Cook, but switched to Magellan. (Whew!) She added $11,000, winning the game with $25,400. Adriana’s 3-day total is $71,600.
2 triple stumpers from each round:
THE HILL YOU SAY ($1600) The first cemetery called this was located on a hill in 1867 north of Hays, Kansas, not Dodge City
NOTABLE BLACK AMERICANS ($2000) Jones Morgan, a member of this black cavalry unit & the last surviving U.S. Spanish-American War vet, died in 1993 at 110
2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT”
In 2021 this Hall of Fame athlete launched Omaha Productions show
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I got all 3 DD and FJ., and about half the TS. Hey, I’ll take it!
It’s kinda funny that the last time James Cook was the Final Jeopardy! response (November 8, 2023), Magellan was one of the wrong replies, even though the clue had 1774 in it. People seemingly mix those two up more than you might think despite the 2 century difference. 😲
Impressive finish, and worthy challengers. I felt confident it was Cook.
Adriana a very strong player. I loved that sixties category! That DD about burning the object was tricky. I do remember some people doing that. When I turned 18, my dorm director registered me for the draft. Second DD was a mystery to me. 1936 was key on the third, and Josh barely got it in. Same with Adriana on “J’accuse.”
Disappointed no one knew the black cavalry unit. The noisy outburst blank and blank was tough, but I remembered the synonym for color, and the rest was easy. The $1000 fruit clue was fairly obvious.
I place the blame on the media for contestants not knowing about the black cavalry unit. All of the attention focuses on the Tuskegee Airmen which is certainly deserving but little attention is given to the black cavalry unit. I like it when “J’accuse” pops up as a clue which isn’t frequently enough imo.
Very good points.
I also went with Captain James Cook in FJ, but I don’t think it was a bad guess at all. Anyways, it was another great game!
I wasn’t surprised that none of them got the cemetery reference to Dodge, although watching a few episodes of Gunsmoke would have taken care of that. 🤣🤣🤣
It looked like Adriana was headed for another runaway but Josh sure put his foot on the gas pedal in Round 2. I can understand how he felt the need for caution on the second DD that he got. Ultimately, it made no difference since he didn’t know the FJ! answer.
Yes, the reference to Dodge was a dead giveaway.