Final Jeopardy: Novel Locales (8/17/23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8/17/2023) in the category “Novel Locales” was:

This place from a 1933 novel lies in the valley of Blue Moon, below a peak called Karakal

In the fourth quarterfinal match in the 2022 Tournament of Champions, the contestants are:Courtney Shah, a community college instructor from Portland, OR; Rowan Ward, a chart caller, writer, and editor from Chicago, IL; and John Focht, a software team lead orig. from El Paso, TX.

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This BIBLICAL PEOPLE category is from Double Jeopardy!

$400: This apostle got his famous nickname from refusing to believe in Jesus’ resurrection without physical evidence
$800: Zipporah was the daughter of Jethro the Midianite & the wife of him, a big name in the book of Exodus
$1200: The elder daughter of Laban, she bore Jacob 7 children, including Dinah
$1600: A trio of good friends of Daniel in Babylon were Abednego, Shadrach & him
$2000: In custody on a charge of murder, he was chosen by the crowd over Jesus & freed by Pontius Pilate

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