Final Jeopardy: Children’s Authors (7-24-19)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/24/2019) in the category “Children’s Authors” was:

This author & illustrator who won the 1964 Caldecott Medal was dubbed the “Picasso of Children’s Books”

3x champ Jason Zuffranieri, a math teacher from Albuquerque, NM, has now won $75,300. In Game 4, his challengers are: Michelle Bruck, an attorney from Levittown, PA; and Corin Purifoy, a fiber artist from Milwaukee, WI.

Round 1 Categories: King James Bible Birdwatching – “Un”Category – New Musical Supergroups – Go, Go, Gadget… – Seas – Farewells

Jason found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Seas” under the $400 clue, with 9 clues to go after it. He was in second place with $5,200, $400 less than Corin’s lead. He bet it all and took a shot at it with the Red Sea. That was WRONG.

The Ruins of Qumran, including some notable caves, overlook its northwest shore. show

WHAT IS THE DEAD SEA?

Corin finished in the lead with $5,800. Jason was second with $3,600 and Michelle was last with $600.

Round 2 Categories: Infamous Women – Canadian Provincial Symbols – Pop-pourri – History Books – “P” is for Science – Letter Imperfect

Michelle found the first Daily Double in “History Books” under the $2,000 clue, with 11 clues left after it. She was in third place with $4,200 at this point, $8,000 less than Corin’s lead. She bet $2,000 and guessed “the Battle of Troy.” That was WRONG.

A look at great historic clashes, Philip Sabin’s “Lost Battles” includes this 490 B.C. battle the Persians lost to the Greeks. show

WHAT IS THE BATTLE OF MARATHON?

3 clues later, Jason found the last Daily Double in “Canadian Provincial Symbols” under the $1,600 clue. In second place with $11,600, he had $600 less than Corin’s lead. He bet $4,000 and he was RIGHT.

Of course this province’s flag is basically the Cross of St. Andrew with reversed colors. show

WHAT IS NOVA SCOTIA?

Jason finished in the lead with $18,400. Corin was next with $14,200 and Michelle was in third place with $3,000.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS MAURICE SENDAK?

Maurice Sendak won the 1964 Caldecott Award for “Where the Wild Things Are.” However, it was in 1962 that he was dubbed “The Picasso of children’s books” in a review of Sendak’s “The Nutshell Collection.” Sendak was 34 years old at the time and had already illustrated some 50 children’s books for other authors, most notably, the “Little Bear” series.

Upon his 5/8/2012 passing, March of Time Books published a tribute to Maurice Sendak with some of their favorite illustrations.

Michelle thought it was Eric Carle (minus the first name and “e”). She didn’t bet anything so she remained at $3,000.

Corin also thought it was Carle. That cost her $8,100 and left her $6,100.

Jason got it right. He bet $11,600 to win the game with an even $30,000. His 4-day total is $105,300.

2 triple stumpers from the last round:

POP-POURRI ($1600) It’s the 3 word punning title of the political podcast hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer & Tommy Vietor

CANADIAN PROVINCIAL SYMBOLS ($2000) Alberta picked the lodgepole this as its provincial tree, as it supplied ties for the railroad

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “Novels”

“A man can be destroyed but not defeated” is a line from this 1952 book, later a Spencer Tracy film. show

WHAT IS “THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA”?

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