Final Jeopardy: Literary Characters (7-23-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/23/2021) in the category “Literary Characters” was:

This owner of a large estate in Derbyshire is described as “proud” at least half a dozen times

2x champ Matt Amodio, a Ph.D student from New Haven, CT has won $81,400 so far. In Game 3, he takes on these two players: John Roberson, a medical coder from Apple Valley, MN; and Rachel Vanarsdall, a translator from Silver Spring, MD.

Round 1 Categories: Jimmy Carter – Nonsense Words – Literary Geography – Doing the Safety Dance – Cop Shows by Characters – 20-Something

Matt found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Literary Geography” under the $1,000 clue on the 18th pick of the round. He was in the lead with $4,000, $3,200 more than John in second place. He made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.

Part of Act 3 of this Shakespeare tragedy unfolds at Actium show

WHAT IS “ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA”?

Matt finished in the lead with $10,200. Rachel was second with $1,800 and John was last with $1,400. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Military Emblems of Belief – Historical Nonfiction – Animals in Art – Butte of Course – Lost Voices – The OED, from Dvandva to Follis

Matt found the first Daily Double in “Animals in Art” under the $1,600 clue on the 3rd pick. He was in the lead with $12,200 now, $10,400 more than Rachel in second. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

A highlight at the Musee d’Orsay is “Ours Blanc”, a sculpture of this predator of the north show

WHAT IS THE POLAR BEAR?

Matt also got the last Daily Double in “Historical Nonfiction” under the $2,000 clue, with 7 clues left after it. In the lead with $23,000, he had $17,200 more than Rachel in second place. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

Fact is sifted out of legend in Richard Fletcher’s “The Quest for” this 11th century Spaniard who fought against the Moors show

WHO IS EL CID?

Matt finished in the lead with a runaway $28,000. John was next with $9,400 and Rachel was in third place with $6,600. 3 clues went uncovered.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS MR.DARCY?

In Jane Austen’s 1813 novel “Pride and Prejudice”, Fitzwilliam Darcy is the owner of the Derbyshire estate, Pemberly. Darcy represents the “Pride” part of the novel’s title, while Elizabeth Bennet, the woman he falls in love with, represents the “Prejudice” part. These are the two flaws the pair must overcome in order to fulfill that famous “happily ever after” cliché of true romance. Here’s one of the “proud” quotes about Mr. Darcy from Elizabeth’s father: Mr. Bennet: “We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.”

Also see Ranking the 10 Best Mr. Darcy’s on The Silver Petticoat Review for actors who have portrayed this “fine, tall person” with “handsome features, noble mien and the report… of his having ten thousand a year.”

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Rachel thought it was Mr. Bennet. That cost her $3,000 and left her with $3,600.

John came up with Prudence. He lost his $4,000 bet and finished with $5,400.

Matt wrote down Rochester. He lost $8,000 but won the game with the remaining $20,000. Matt Amodio’s 3-day total is $101,400.

A triple stumper from each round:

NONSENSE WORDS ($800) Seen here (image), it is the logo for this candy treat

MILITARY EMBLEMS OF BELIEF ($1600) The Faravahar (image) signifies this Persian religion

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: Only ONE of the players got this FJ in “State Governors”

It’s the only state to have had 4 female governors, 3 of whom served consecutively between 1997 & 2015 show

WHAT IS ARIZONA?

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