Final Jeopardy: U.S. Cities (5-7-18)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/7/2018) in the category “U.S. Cities” was:

This city, also the title of a film that won 2 Oscars, was named for a businessman known for 19th century transportation.

The 2018 Teachers Tournament begins today. In the first quarter-final match, these 3 teachers are kicking it off: Claire Bishop, from Kentucky (High School Latin); Lee DiGeorge from New York, (Middle School English & Technology); and Larry Martin, from Missouri, (2nd Grade).

Round 1 Categories: The Shape of Water – Antiques – Short Answer Test – Stock Market Indexes – Presidential Possessives – Wrecking the Curve

Claire found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Stock Market Indexes” under the $800 clue, with 4 clues worth $1,800 left after it. She was in third place with $2,800, $3,400 less than Larry’s lead. She bet $2,000 and she was RIGHT.

The Sofix tracks the 15 biggest stocks on this Eastern European country’s exchange. show

WHAT IS BULGARIA?

Larry finished in the lead with $6,200. Claire was second with $5,200 and Lee was last with $4,800.

Round 2 Categories: Sounds Criminal, but Isn’t – Movies in the Sky – Colleges of Oxford – Empires – Aca”D”Mia – Literary Mashups

Larry found the first Daily Double in “Empires” under the $1,200 clue on the 3rd pick. He was in the lead with $6,600 now, $200 more than Claire in second place. He bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.

France’s 1852 to 1870 Second Empire was ruled by the third of this name, known as “the Sphinx” for his enigmatic nature. show

WHO IS NAPOLEON?

Larry found the last Daily Double in “Colleges of Oxford” under the $800 clue on the 18th pick. In the lead with $15,200, he had $1,600 more than Claire in second place. He bet $3,000 and took a guess with Greene. That was WRONG.

This author attended Lincoln college & based spy George Smiley in part on Rector Vivian Green. show

WHO IS JOHN LE CARRE?

Larry finished in the lead with $20,600. Claire was next with $14,400 and Lee was in third place with $5,200.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS FARGO?

Frances McDormand picked up the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Police Chief Marge Gunderson in the 1996 Coen Brothers film “Fargo.” The film also won the Oscar for Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen).

William Fargo was a 19th century business mogul, who with Henry Wells and John Butterfield formed the American Express Company in 1850. Two years later, Wells and Fargo co-founded Wells Fargo. In the 1870s, Fargo was an officer with the Northern Pacific Railroad, instrumental in bringing rail to Centralia, North Dakota. The grateful town renamed itself after him. During the Civil War, Fargo was also the mayor of Buffalo, NY, where an avenue still bears his name.

Lee wrote down San Francisco. He bet and lost it all.

Claire went with San Antonio. She lost her $600 bet, leaving her with $13,800.

Larry wrote down “KC.” He lost $2,500 but won the first semi-final spot with the remaining $18,100.

A triple stumper from each round:

SHORT ANSWER TEST ($400) Britain’s oldest type of noble title is this, like Lord Snowdon

EMPIRES ($1600) The empire of this leader who fought Jamestown’s colonists was a confederacy of Algonquian tribes

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “Legislation”

The original law called this was passed in 1944; today there’s a “Post-9/11” version that also pays for 36 months of university education. show

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