Final Jeopardy Clues: 11-7 to 11-11-22

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of November 7 through 11, 2022.

Mon, November 7 – Correct answers: 2 (out of 2 left in FJ!)
PHRASES FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD: Cicero wrote that a tyrant ordered this to be hung from the ceiling “by a horse-hair”; his guest begged to leave show

Tue, November 8 – Correct answers: 1
CHEMICAL ELEMENT NAMES: The 3 elements whose names begin with 2 vowels are iodine & these 2, one synthetic & one natural show

Wed, November 9 – Correct answers: 2
CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS: A trip to El Paso with his young son & wondering what the city might look like years in the future inspired a novel by this author show

Thu, November 10 – Correct answers: 3
GEOGRAPHIC PAIRS: By ferry, the distance between these 2 paired Mediterranean islands is about 40 miles from Alcudia to Ciutadella show

Fri, November 11 – Correct answers: 0
LONDON LOCALES: To fight malaria, this former royal estate helped move quinine-producing cinchona plants from South America to India show

That triple stumper on Friday had to be the hardest clue of the week. It required more than a superficial knowledge of the locale in question. I thought Monday’s clue was the easiest of the week. Thursday’s clue played well but this was the ToC. In regular play, we might have seen a different pair of islands.

This week, we finished up the quarterfinals and the semifinals. These three finalists emerged victorious: Andrew He, Sam Buttrey and Amy Schneider. Beginning on Monday (11-14-22), they will compete in the finals when the first champ to win 3 games will be crowned the winner of the 2022 Tournament of Champions.

Here is the CELEBS category from Wednesday’s game: