Final Jeopardy: Famous Russians (6-23-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question in the category “Famous Russians” was:

In November 1836 this writer got a letter naming him to the Most Serene Order of Cuckolds; in February 1837 he was dead.

Today’s players: 4x champ Josh Hill, from North Little Rock, AR; Hermine Vermeij, from Tarzana, CA; and Andrew Lai, from East Lansing, MI.

This is a rerun from 5/22/2018. 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 Josh Hill games:

NEWER TECHNOLOGY ($800) Using satellites, a lab named for this Frenchman, good with coordinates, made an atlas that updates in real time

FLIPPING CHANNELS ($1200) On MeTV, it’s this Steve McQueen western that shares its title with a Bon Jovi song

AUTHORS USE NEW WORDS ($400) Stephen King’s “Christine” is the first novel to use “shut your” this pastry orifice

CINCO DE MAYO ($1200) This mayo-based sauce was named due to its earlier function of being paired with bits of raw steak

THE CELEBRITY OPINES ($1000) This actress who played April in many “Sharknado” movies said, “I make Jessica Simpson look like a rock scientist”

THANKS FOR THE MEMOIRS ($1200) Peter Falk’s memoir takes this title from the 4-word phrase with which Columbo would annoy the guilty

JEFF BRIDGES ($400) The Abiders, Jeff’s backing band on a recent album, take their name from a line in this Coen Brothers film

OLD NAMES FOR CHEMICAL ELEMENTS: ($1600) The name of this profession that spends time with pipes might lead you to this old name for lead

AS YOU GO DOWN ($400) He lost a power battle to fellow Communists & dealt with the wrong side of an ice axe in Mexico

HISTORICAL FICTION ($400) In “Cloudsplitter” by Russell Banks, the son of this martyred abolitionist recalls his father