Final Jeopardy: Alliteration (9-24-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (9/24/2014), in the category “Alliteration’ was:
This metaphor used by Shakespeare & Coleridge to denote an ending is based on a legend that never really happens in nature.
New champ Catherine Hardee won $12,401 yesterday and was the only one to get FJ right. Today she faces these two challengers: Irv Murray, from Hartsdale, NY; and Laura Dziorny, from Charleston, MA.
Round 1: Irv found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “2 Presidents, Same Last Name” under the $400 clue. It was the second clue picked and he was the only won with any money — $200. He bet the $1,000 allowance and he was RIGHT.
They were separated by only one other president. show
Catherine finished in the lead with $7,400. Laura was second with $6,000 and Irv was last with $4,400.
Round 2: Irv found the first Daily Double in “Play Bill” under the $2,000 clue. He was in third place with $6,400, $9,400 less than Catherine’s lead. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.
This former Education Secretary & drug czar often speaks out for traditional values. show
Catherine found the last Daily Double in “American Literature” under the $1,600 clue. She was now in the lead with $17,000, $7,200 more than Irv in second place. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
In 1830 he had 5 tales & sketches published in the Salem Gazette. show
Catherine finished in the lead with $17,600. Irv was next with $9,800 and Laura was right behind him with $9,600.
NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
“The first ‘swan song’ can be traced back to the days of Socrates. Specifically, Plato’s Phaedo in the 4th century B.C. Condemned to death on charges of immorality and heresy, Socrates welcomed his impending doom because he believed it would draw him closer to a meeting with the god Apollo. The swan was one of Apollo’s favored creatures, and men had observed that the swan would cry loudly and long. Socrates believed that swans ‘having sung all their life long, do then sing more, and more sweetly than ever, rejoicing in the thought that they are about to go away to Apollo, whose ministers they are.'” (Weird Facts)
Wikipedia has a list of “swan song” appearances in literature and music, including one from Shakespeare and one from Coleridge.
Laura wrote down “happy h_____”. She lost her $7,000 bet and finished with $2,600.
Irv couldn’t think of a response. He lost his $9,000 bet and finished with $800.
Catherine drew a blank as well. She only bet $2,001 so she won her second match with $15,599. Her 2-day total is $28,000.
2 years ago:: NONE of the players got this FJ in “TV Animation”
This teen duo debuted in a 1992 animated short in which they played baseball with a frog. show
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Neither Shakespeare nor Coleridge used the term “swan song”. They referred to the death of a swan but did not use that term. Misleading question and answer.
Yup, totally agree. I thought that was quite a stretch — (Shakespeare 2 refs, Coleridge 1). Lame.
I believe the swan song is more well-known in music than literature.