Final Jeopardy: Poets (8-15-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8/15/2023) in the category “Poets” was:

Inspired by stories from his grandfather, his “Battle of Lovell’s Pond” appeared in the Portland Gazette in 1820 when he was 13

In the second quarterfinal match in the 2022 Tournament of Champions, the contestants are: Jonathan Fisher, an actor orig. from Coral Gables, FL, Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, CA; and Christine Whelchel, a graduate assistant from Spring Hill, TN.

TODAY’S RERUN: 2022 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, QUARTER-FINAL NO. 2. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GAME RECAP AND TRIPLE STUMPERS.

This HE DIRECTED THAT? category is from Double Jeopardy!

$400: Anjelica’s dad, he directed the screen adaptation of “Annie”, one of his final films
$800: Sylvester Stallone directed this ah, ha, ha, ha sequel to “Saturday Night Fever”, featuring music by his brother Frank
$1200: A far cry from Shakespeare, he directed 2011’s “Thor” & 2015’s “Cinderella”
$1600: This actor who starred in “Bird” & “Lee Daniels’ the Butler” took a breath & sat in the director’s chair for “Waiting to Exhale”
$2000: Oscar-nominated for films like “12 Angry Men” & “Network”, in the late ’70s he was tapped to direct “The Wiz”

Answers: show

Here is the highlights video from the game, which includes the Final Jeopardy! round