Final Jeopardy: Old Testament Books (7-16-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question in the category “Old Testament Books” was:

By Hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to a word for a long complaint or rant

Today’s players: Francois Barcomb from New Paltz, NY, James Holzhauer from Las Vegas, NV, and Emma Boettcher from Chicago, IL.

This is a rerun from 11/14/2019. The full recap is over here

Here are two categories from the first final of the 2017 Tournament of Champions (with Buzzy Cohen, Alan Lin and Austin Rogers):

CELEBRITY MEMOIRS ($200) In “The Soul of a Butterfly”, he talked about his conversion to Islam & living with Parkinson’s disease

($400) In a memoir called “Wildflower”, she thanks Steven Spielberg, calling the making of “E.T.” magical

($600) “The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss” is by Anderson Cooper & her

($800) Chapters in her “My Life So Far” include “Vadim”, “Leaving My Father’s House” & “Coming Home”

($1000) It is the title of Loretta Lynn’s 1976 autobiography & of her best known song

PLACE “MAT”S ($400) This word for a bullfighter is also a town in northwest Texas

($800) This Bay Area hometown of Tom Brady was named for Spanish explorers for a Gospel writer

($1200) John Sayles titled a movie about a violent labor dispute after this coal-mining town

($1600 DD $4800) Olive you should know that this capital of the Greek department of Messenia is a major fruit market

($2000) The name of this state of central Brazil is Portuguese for “thick forest”