Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Best-Selling Authors (7-3-20)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question in the category “20th Century Best-Selling Authors” was:

He once said, “In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage…who we are and where we have come from”

Today’s players: Conor Quinn from Albany, NY, Francois Barcomb from New Paltz, NY, and Sara DelVillano from Lanham, Maryland

This is a rerun from 5/16/2019. The full recap is over here

Here is a link to the weekly recap with all the FJ! clues from that week

Here are some more clues from other Francois Barcomb games:

EDUCATIONAL GAMES ($1000) Mavis Beacon, who has taught this life skill to millions, is not a real person

I NEED A SUPERHERO ($800) Helen Slater certainly has the resume to play the mom of Kara Zor-El, this title CW heroine

“C” WHO SALUTES ($2000) This veteran of the Revolutionary War went on to be the first governor of New York state & VP under Jefferson & Madison

CANADIANA ($400) Some say the name of this beloved dish is from Quebecois slang for a mess

LET’S PUT ON A MUSICAL ($1600) “Kismet” is set in this world capital, so we’ll need people to play mosque worshippers

($2000) Struck by the appearance of his cousin in a spangled mourning dress, he wrote, “She walks in beauty, like the night”

AND A BOOK ($1000) His 1913 novel “Sons and Lovers” was daring but not banned like a later work (Francois won $1000 on a Daily Double)

CELEBS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ($800) Despite passing away in 1981, this reggae legend is quite active on Twitter, blue check & all (his estate manages the account)

THE WAR ON BACTERIA ($1600) Sulfa drugs kill bacteria by preventing the production of this B vitamin acid that’s crucial to life