Final Jeopardy: Phrases from the Ancient World (8-21-23)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (8/21/2023) in the category “Phrases From the Ancient World” was:

Cicero wrote that a tyrant ordered this to be hung from the ceiling “by a horse-hair”; his guest begged to leave

In the last quarterfinal match of the 2022 Tournament of Champions the players are: Zach Newkirk, an attorney from Arlington, VA; Jessica Stephens, a statistical research specialist from Nashville, TN; and Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the naval postgraduate school from Pacific Grove, CA.

TODAY’S RERUN: 2022 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, QUARTER-FINAL NO. 6. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GAME RECAP AND TRIPLE STUMPERS.

This CRASH OF SYMBOLS category is from Double Jeopardy!

$400: In 1851 this rodent, symbol of its nation, was featured on Canada’s first postage stamp
$800: In chess notation, put this punctuation mark after a really good move
$1200: This gospel writer is represented by a lion
$1600: Similar to one in math, in music, the symbol here means this gradual lessening in loudness
$2000: Found throughout the Middle East, the Hamsa symbol of protection is also called the Hand of Her, a daughter of the Prophet

Answers: show

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