Final Jeopardy: 1980s Bestsellers (7-9-21)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/9/2021) in the category “1980s Bestsellers” was:

The title of this 1985 novel by a Canadian author partly alludes to the similarly named stories in a 14th century work

New champ Jen Jazwinski, an early literacy librarian from Algonquin, IL won $42,001 yesterday. In Game 2, she takes on these two players: Tom Tipps, a software product manager from San Diego, CA; and Kathryn Derfler, an executive assistant office manager from Brooklyn, NY.

Round 1 Categories: Literary Girl, Interrupted – July – Keep ‘Em Separated – Eponymous Food – They Played 2 Comic Book Characters – Beach-Y Keen

Jen found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Eponymous Food” under the $400 clue on the 14th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $4,400, $3,400 more than Tom in second place. She bet $3,000 and came up with “pot belly”. Very funny 🤣🤣, but WRONG.

John Montagu, 11th Earl of this, has opened restaurants in the U.S. bearing his yummy hereditary title show

WHAT IS EARL OF SANDWICH?

Kathryn finished in the lead with $4,200. Tom was second with $3,600 and Jen was last with $3,200. No clues went uncovered.

Round 2 Categories: Broadway Musicals by Opening Numbers – Hair’s the Thing – Lost & Found – Rejected Element Names – N.E. Port – In a Storm

Kathryn found the first Daily Double in “Lost & Found” under the $800 clue on the 9th pick. She was in second place with $5,400 now, $2,600 less than Jen’s lead. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.

A center of worship for this Greek god, the city of Helike, found in 2001, has been called “the real Atlantis” show

WHO IS POSEIDON?

Jen got the last Daily Double in “Rejected Element Names” under the $1,600 clue, with 10 clues left after it. In second place with $9,200, she had $1,600 less than Tom’s lead. She bet $3,000 and thought it was helium. That was WRONG.

William Ramsey’s son suggested Novum for this noble gas, but William wanted a Greek name and called it this show

WHAT IS NEON?

Kathryn finished in the lead with $11,200. Tom was next with $10,400 and Jen was in third place with $8,600. No clues went uncovered.

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “THE HANDMAID’S TALE”?

Many students first become acquainted with “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer in high school. Various characters traveling a pilgrimage tell their “Tales” in chapters such as The Knight’s Tale, The Monk’s Tale, The Cook’s Tale, etc. That’s why Margaret Atwood’s 1985 title “The Handmaid’s Tale” is naturally going to remind one of Chaucer. That’s where the similarity ends, as Atwood is writing about a dystopian society where women are property and classified by groups. Women designated as “handmaids” are forced to have children for the ruling class of men, the “commanders”. The novel was adapted to a TV series by Bruce Miller that has been streaming on Hulu. Fans are currently awaiting a 5th season that may be its last.

An old clue from 1995 that was the second clue ever on the novel: FICTIONAL WOMEN ($1000) Offred is the title character of this Margaret Atwood tale

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Jen got it right. She bet $8,600 and finished with $17,200.

Tom didn’t write anything down in time. That cost him $10,000 and left him with $400.

Kathryn’s response was illegible (it sort of looked like she was beginning to write down “the canterbury”). She lost her $10,000 bet and finished with $1,200. That made Jen Jazwinski a 2x champ with winnings of $59,201.

2 triple stumpers from the last round:

IN A STORM ($800) This sign of the zodiac can be spelled using letters from “blizzard”

HAIR’S THE THING ($1600) It was the two-word title of a 1931 film starring Jean Harlow, as well as her hair color

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: ALL of the players got this FJ in “16th Century Names”

Hoping to stop Dominican friar Johannes Tetzel from preaching for indulgences, in 1517 he wrote a series of debate topics show

WHO IS MARTIN LUTHER?

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