Final Jeopardy: Art & Artists (8-28-25)

TODAY’S JEOPARDY! RERUN: The 9th quarterfinal in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament that originally aired on 2/27/2025.

The Final Jeopardy question in the category “Art & Artists” was:

Born in 1872, he helped found a Dutch art movement characterized by the use of straight lines and primary colors

The players in QF#9 of the 2025 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament are: 12x champ Seth Wilson, an editor & adjunct professor from Oak Park, IL; 2023 HS Reunion 1st runner-up Jackson Jones, a conflicts analyst asst. from Louisville, KY; and 2024 CWC winner Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario.

Round 1 Categories: The 15th Century – Of (Greek) Mythical Proportions – “X” Marks the Brand – State the Facts – Pop Culture 2000 – Look & See the Double Vowels

Juveria found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “The 15th Century” under the $1,000 clue on the 6th pick of the round. She was in second place with $1,400, $200 less than Jackson’s lead. Juveria bet it all and she almost got it, but almost is WRONG.

The structure called this, after the old city of Tokyo, was built; over centuries, it expanded greatly, then contracted show

WHAT IS EDO CASTLE?
Ken wouldn’t accept just Edo

Jackson finished in the lead with $5,200. Seth was second with $4,200 and Juveria was last with $2,600. All clues were shown.

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Here are the triple stumpers:

OF (GREEK) MYTHICAL PROPORTIONS ($1000) Half woman, half serpent but 100% dangerous, this monster whose name is also that of an Aussie mammal was the Sphinx’ mom

“X” MARKS THE BRAND ($600) This gum brand makes Refreshers, gum that’s coated in tiny crystals with a chewy center

BRITISH ISLES GEOGRAPHY: ($1200) The garden of England, the county of Kent in the southeast is also home to Folkestone, a terminal of this 31-mile marvel

($2000) Also a first name, this 5-letter county is one of England’s largest & is one east of Cornwall

TALES OF ADVENTURE ($2000) As a teen in Montana, he camped, fletched arrows and forged knives to create the adventurous world of Eragon

BODY HUMAN ($1600) The meninges, the protective sheaths around the brain & spinal column, are the arachnoid & the dura mater & this other mater

ONE-WORD ANAGRAMS ($1200) This indicatory volume: indicatory

($1600) These may reduce your liability: discounted

($2000) This adjective that might apply to a nonscientist’s way of thinking: nonscientist