Final Jeopardy: Rivers (7-1-21)
Here are some more clues from the 7/1/2021 Jeopardy! game:
NONFICTION ($400) In her book about this punctuation mark, Cecelia Watson wrote, “Big ideas are distilled down to a few winking drops of ink”
($800)”The Monk of Mokha” tells of a man hoping to revive this country’s art of coffee making
LANDFORMS ($600) Waves force water & air to spout through a rock fissure with this 8-letter name; here’s one in Hawaii
14-LETTER WORDS ($600) In the 1950s, the RF-101 was the first supersonic aircraft built for this observation purpose
“C” AS IN CAT ($1000) Neofelis nebulosa is the scientific name of this leopard with a strikingly marked coat
TRYING ON SOME GENES ($800) This “re” adjective for a molecule of genetic material means it’s been spliced together using DNA from different sources
($1200) Later suspected in doping, the gene therapy repoxygen was developed to treat this disease by increasing the red blood cell count
($2000) It’s the “T” in the representation G-C-A-T of the 4 nucleic acid building blocks of DNA
INNOVATING WOMEN ($1600) Helping to develop medicines for gout, leukemia & malaria, Gertrude Elion was a pioneer in this 12-letter-ology
Sneak Peek clues — THE THREE Rs
($400) “The Turn of the Screw” has an “unreliable” one of these
($800) An adjective for a legal judgment made without basis in law
($1200) Framboise is the French name for this fruit
($1600) A transparent container for keeping reptiles indoors
($2000) The blood-brain this is made of tight capillary walls & reduces the danger of mercury poisoning
ANSWERS: show
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I’m late to the scene here–but the answer and question has been bugging me–this is the first time I had a chance to do some research–
Yes it appears Jefferson did write that–but I have found NO evidence he ever actually saw the Ohio–
From researching Jeffersons travels -a web page sites a book indicating the furthest west he ever got was Falling Springs Falls in Virginia–still more than 100 miles from the Ohio River–That said he could have easily seen the Monongahela–giving credence to one of the answers.
Plus I’m a bit amazed that Gupta didn’t know how to pronounce Monongahela–really? I would think these guest hosts are briefed on possible answers and that should have been one–Really –the Mon is half of what makes the Ohio!
seriously…“sister sledge”…are you kidding??
Maybe it’s just me but, the 2nd DD practically contained the answer (question)—Melitta, blotting paper…Perhaps the writers could’ve made it even easier by adding “so you could brew your java.” 🙂
I just saw that Howard beat me to t.
I was stunned to learn a few weeks ago that the Potomac River belongs wholly to Maryland and DC. And that significant portions of the Virginia side of the river also belong to Md/DC!! Blinded by this knowledge, I was shouting, “It’s the Potomac, you idiots!!” Nothing like being wrong at the top of your lungs.
lol, Hugh, I know the feeling. I am always humbly reminded of the immortal words of Alexander Pope: A little learning is a dangerous thing
VJ, thank you so much for excellent research. One thing I have learned watching game shows focusing on trivia is the factoid about the most populous state around the 1800’s. Virginia is never mentioned but ends up being the correct response. Contestants seem to forget that the first settlement was in Virginia as your research verifies. If contestants remembered that West Virginia seceded from Virginia perhaps, or maybe not, they may have come up with the Ohio river. I liked the fj clue. It required knowing the history of Virginia.
Disappointed episode as all 3 DDs were missed and a triple stumper in Final Jeopardy.
The first two DDs were extremely difficult.
Albert, the first daily double wasn’t that hard. Have you ever played solitaire, blackjack or hearts? If you have I suggest you purchase hoyle classic card games if you can find it on Amazon.
“According to Hoyle” is a very old and well-known expression. And I’ve never drunk coffee, but the name Melitta was a dead giveaway. The last DD and the Final clue were my undoing.
At last we got a four time champ and the long four month dry spell is broken. That daily double on nonfiction about hoyle was pretty easy if marciano know about hoyle solitaire, blackjack and so forth. The monogahela is in.west Virginia and enters Pennsylvania so it is too far north. A big skunking in daily doubles and final jeopardy.
That’s right, the DDs and FJ were not nice to anybody today. I am sure Richard Corliss will say darn those daily doubles.
Lou, wasn’t West Virginia part of Virginia when Jefferson wrote about rivers? Is it correct that it didn’t become West Virginia until it seceded from Virginia in the 1800’s?
It was the Ohio river. Besides, nobody knows about geography.
For the first time since February, we finally have a 4 day champ. Congrats to Courtney! If she wins tomorrow’s game, she will be the first contestant this season to sweep the week.