Final Jeopardy Clues: 10-2-23 to 10-6-23

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of October 2 through 6, 2023.

Mon, October 2 – Correct answers: 0
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS: Both issued in April, 80 years apart, the first proclamations by these 2 presidents each declared national days of mourning show

Tue, October 3 – Correct answers: 1
THE 1500s: In the early 1500s he produced a codex in words & pictures on the flight of birds, one of many subjects that interested him show

Wed, October 4 – Correct answers: 1
GLOBAL GEOLOGY: In this nation of 360,000 people, you can walk along the boundaries of the Eurasian & North American tectonic plates show

Thu, October 5 – Correct answers: 1
AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS: His 1904 will stipulated that “all the sums hereinbefore specified for prizes shall be used for prizes only” show

Fri, October 6 – Correct answers: 1
COMPOSERS: He was given piano lessons by Madame Mauté de Fleurville, the mother-in-law of Paul Verlaine, whose poetry he would later set to music show

The FJ! results this week were certainly nothing to write home about. Except for Monday, all the clues got one correct response. On Monday, there were no correct responses. Apparently, everyone misunderstood the clue. Wednesday’s “Geology” clue was the hardest for me. Tuesday’s “1500s” was the easiest. To the best of my recollection, I learned that one in an art class.

The first Champion Wild Card Tournament began this week with the 5 quarter-final matches featuring 15 former Jeopardy! champs. The 5 semi-finalists and their winning scores are as follows:

Mon 10-2-23 Dane Reighard $5,800
Tue 10-3-23 Lawrence Long $16,800
Wed 10-4-23 Kendra Blanchette $17,999
Thu 10-5-23 Joe Feldmann $22,800
Fri 10-6-23 Daniel Nguyen $20,800

Next week, there will be 4 more quarter-final matches.

Here is the “Looney Tunes” category from Wednesday’s game.