Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Novels (6-22-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question in the category “20th Century Novels” was:

“I’ve killed my brother” is said near the end of this 1952 book with a biblical title & a plot echoing a biblical story.

Today’s players: 3x champ Kyle Jones from Aurora, CO; Christine O’Donnell, from Elmwood Park, NJ; and Reese Wallace, from Orlando, FL.

This is a rerun from 9/17/2018. The full recap is over here

Here is a link to the weekly recap with all the FJ! clues from that week

Here are some more clues from other Kyle Jones games:

I LEARNED IT FROM MENTAL FLOSS ($600) On New Year’s Eve Bethlehem, Penn. drops a giant chick, a replica of these marshmallow candies that are made there

MOVIE ROLE, TV ROLE ($2000) Henry Hill in “Goodfellas”; Matt Wozniak on “Shades of Blue”

THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION ($600) The “Nation” has learned that this, aka fluoxetine, can be used to treat OCD & panic attacks

NOVEL ACTORS ($1200) You know him as Dr. Gregory House, but he’s also the author of the comic spy novel “The Gun Seller”

FOREIGN PHRASEBOOK ($1000) We “make mincemeat” of someone, Italians “fare polpette”–make these of him

MARK TWAIN REALLY SAID IT ($2000) Of this “Devil’s Dictionary” author, Twain wrote, “For every laugh, there are 5 blushes & 10 shudders”

WHAT’S THAT ON YOUR SHELF? ($1000) A bobblehead of this chocolatier & philanthropist–cool giveaway from a Lancaster Barnstormers game

TOMB RAIDER ($2000) In the 1100s B.C. robbing of royal tombs in this ancient Upper Egyptian capital was already a problem

THIS & THAT ($600) In 1868 the prestigious winemaking Chateau Lafite was bought by a member of this family

LEONARD BERNSTEIN AT 100 ($1600) Conducting Maria Callas in “Medea” in 1953, Lenny triumphed as the first American to conduct at this Milan venue