Final Jeopardy: Countries of Europe (7-28-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/28/2022) in the category “Countries of Europe” was:

It’s the only independent survivor of the Spanish March, buffer states created to protect Christian Europe from the Moors

New champ Brianne Barker, a biology professor from Madison, NJ, won $11,700 yesterday. In Game 2, her opponents are: Heidi Reese, a patent examiner orig. from Bay City, MI; and Katrina Hill, a non-profit professional from Alexandria, VA.

Round 1 Categories: The Industrial Revolution – You Call Yourself a Fan? – A Fashionable Category – 40 Years of USA Today – Team Rhymes – West Virginia & Regular Virginia

Brianne found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Industrial Revolution” under the $1,000 clue with 5 clues left after it. She was in the lead with $7,000, $3,000 more than Katrina in second place. Brianne bet $2,000 and tried sewing machines. That was WRONG.

A mass trial in 1813 resulted in many hangings for these machine-smashing foes of the changes the Industrial Revolution brought show

WHO ARE THE LUDDITES?

Brianne finished in the lead with $7,400. Katrina was second with $3,000 and Heidi was last with $2,800. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Authors – Go IVth & Rule – Plant Parts – Loco for Logos – Starts with 2 Vowels – What’s the Name of that Song?

Heidi found the first Daily Double in “Authors” under the $800 clue on the 7th pick of the round. She was in third place with $3,200, $5,400 less than Brianne’s lead. Heidi bet $2,500 and she was RIGHT.

A 1903 courthouse in this state is preserved as a museum because as a young girl, Harper Lee watched her dad argue cases there show

WHAT IS ALABAMA?

Katrina got the last Daily Double in “Plant Parts” under the $2,000 clue on the 15th pick of the round. In second place with $10,200, she had $1,600 less than Brianne’s lead. Not liking the category, Katrina only bet $2,000 but, as it happened, she was RIGHT.

The business part of this plant, dionaea muscipula, consists of 2 hinged lobes triggered by hair-like sensors show

WHAT IS A VENUS FLY TRAP?

Katrina finished in the lead with $20,200. Brianne was next with $13,800 and Heidi was in third place with $7,300. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS ANDORRA?

According to Wikipedia’s Co-Princes of Andorra article “Tradition holds that Charlemagne granted a charter to the Andorran people in return for their fighting against the Moors,” and that was what was known as a buffer state of which there were others. The Count of Urgell was Andorra’s original overlord but in 988, Count Borrell II traded Andorra to the Diocese of Urgell for land in Cerdanya. In 1607, King Henry IV of France officially made the King of France co-prince with the Bishop of Urgell. Over time, all the other buffer states were absorbed into Spain or France. Andorra is the only one that survived. The “Recent History” part of that article is particularly interesting. I wonder if the Bishop of Urgell misses the ham and cheese he got as tribute until 1993.

The last time Andorra was the Final Jeopardy! response was on May 6, 2021, in the category Countries’ National Anthems

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Heidi got it right. She bet $7,200 and finished with $14,500.

Brianne went with Portugal. She bet $13,795 and was left with $5.00.

Katrina got it right, too. She bet $7,401 and won the game with $27,601. Katrina Hill is the new Jeopardy! champ.

2 triple stumpers from the last round:

LOCO FOR LOGOS ($800) The logo of this Japanese car brand is a caliper that resembles the letter “A”

STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS ($2000) In mythology this Trojan warrior was second only to Hector in bravery

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “U.S. Presidents”

Of the 1st 7 presidents, only these 2 were not re-elected show

WHO ARE JOHN ADAMS & JOHN QUINCY ADAMS?

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