Final Jeopardy: Historic Names (9-12-24)

Today’s Final Jeopardy question (9/12/2024) in the category “Historic Names” was:

In 1824, President Monroe invited him back to the adopted country of his youth, which has always cherished his “important services”

2x champ Will Weiss, a technical program manager from Islip, NY, has won $27,600 so far. In Game 3, his opponents are: Mark Palmere, an energy analyst from Sacramento, CA; and Bethany Korp, a Spanish interpreter from Laurence Harbor, NJ.

Round 1 Categories: A Self-Helping of Books – Bear With Us – Sporty Idioms – Animated Films in Other Words – The Clash – London Calling

Will found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Sport Idioms” under the $600 on the 2nd pick of the round. Nobody had any money because no one tried the first clue. Will bet $600 on this one and he was RIGHT.

When you’re going all out in any effort, you’re employing this basketball defense show

WHAT IS FULL COURT PRESS?

Will finished in the lead with $5,200. Mark was second with $2,600 and Bethany was last with $2,400. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Biblical Fathers & Sons – Starts With “K” – A Short Course in Chemistry – Tv Characters – Mountains – Job-pourri

Mark found the first Daily Double in “Mountains” under the $1,600 clue on the 4th pick of the round. He was in second place with $4,200, $1,000 less than Will’s lead. Mark bet $2,000 but had no guess so he was WRONG.

This mountain range forms an arc from the Danube Gap near Bratislava to the Iron Gate near Orsova, Romania show

WHAT ARE THE CARPATHIANS?

Will found the last Daily Double in “A Short Course in Chemistry” under the $1,200 clue with 6 clues left after it. He was in the lead with $15,600, $7,400 more than Mark in second place. Will bet $1,200 but said he didn’t have it so he was WRONG.

In 1869 Dimitri Mendeleyev wrote that when arranged via his method, the elements showed this kind of “change of properties” show

WHAT IS PERIODIC?

Will finished in the lead with $14,400. Mark was second with $8,200 and Bethany was last with $7,600. All clues were shown.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE?

Just a few months shy of his 20th birthday, the Marquis de Lafayette arrived in America in 1777 to support the Americans in their fight for independence and was commissioned a volunteer Major General on George Washington’s staff. The French nobleman became widely revered for his contributions to American independence, including securing aid from France. By 1824, Lafayette was the war’s last living general. President Monroe invited him to back to America to help inspire patriotism for the upcoming 50th anniversary of independence. Colonial Williamsburg is commemorating Lafayette’s return with recreations of his return to America. See the places and dates here.

Fascinating facts: Lafayette was known as Washington’s adopted son. He named one of his own sons Georges Washington. In addition to many other gifts from his 1824-25 tour of America, Lafayette brought back a bag of dirt from Bunker Hill which was scattered over his coffin when he died in 1834.

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Bethany got it right. She bet $6,801 and finished with $14,401.

Mark got it, too. He bet $7,999 and finished with $16,199.

Will came up with Alexander Hamilton, who died in that 1804 duel. (Maybe the 4 in 1824 triggered that.) Will lost $2,001, leaving him with $12,399. That admitted “bad call” handed the game to Mark who is now our new Jeopardy! champ.

Reversal: LONDON CALLING ($200) Hate to break it to you but the beloved statue in London’s Piccadilly Circus – Ken didn’t accept “Eye of London” from Mark. Bethany got it with “London Eye”. The judges gave Mark a thumbs up and $400.

A triple stumper from each round. (Please don’t put the answers in the comments)

A SELF-HELPING OF BOOKS ($600) A William McRaven title advises you to do this 3-word daily task upon waking as a little thing that could change your life

STARTS WITH “K” ($1600) A Japanese writing system using ideograms adapted from Chinese

More clues on Page 2

2 years ago: NONE of the players got this FJ in “U.S. COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES”

Founded as a technical institute in 1900, its sports teams are the Tartans & its official mascot is a Scottish Terrier show

WHAT IS CARNEGIE MELLON?

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