Final Jeopardy Clues: 7-12 to 7-16-21

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of July 12th through July 16, 2021:

Mon, July 12 – Correct answers: 2
COLLEGE LIFE: This dish associated with Harvard goes back to the start of the school; the wife of the first headmaster made an awful version show

Tue, July 13 – Correct answers: 2
INVENTORS & INVENTIONS: In 1899 James Atkinson patented his new & improved one of these, including its spring-powered snapping action show

Wed, July 14 – Correct answers: 2
ANIMATION: These characters first seen onscreen in a 1938 film are known in Spain as Juanito, Jorgito & Jaimito show

Thu, July 15 – Correct answers: 0
BOOK CHARACTERS: Trying to emulate the title character, he fails & is told “You lack a set of spinnerets, & you lack know-how” show

Fri, July 16 – Correct answers: 1
HISTORY: Completed around 1455, it sometimes gets another name because a famous copy was found in the library of Cardinal Mazarin show

Most of the FJ’s this week went 2 out of 3. A triple stumper came along on Thursday. That was one of those “either you know it or you don’t type of clues”. If you did not know what a spinneret is, you were sunk. Moreover, the category was no help in narrowing down the literary genre. On Friday, only one person came up with the solution. For me, Monday and Wednesday were the easiest of the bunch and Friday was a bust.

2x champ Jen Jazwinski returned on Monday but lost her 3rd game to Tim Moon. Tim won another game on Tuesday, then lost to Tyler Vandenberg on Wednesday. Tyler won again on Thursday but Josh Saak sent him home on Friday. Tim had the highest payday of the week: $44,401. That tied him for the season’s highest payout with Ben Lewis who also won $44,401 on 11/9/2020.

From Jeopardy!’s YouTube channel: Here is the World War II in Europe category from Friday’s game: