Final Jeopardy: 10-9 to 10-13-17

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of October 9 through October 13, 2017.

Mon, October 9 – Correct answers: 1
An ancient quote mentions this area & 3 population groups, the Belgae, Aquitani & Celts show

Tue, October 10 – Correct answers: 2
The protagonist of this novel “was fairly sure that his age was 39, and he believed that he had been born in 1944 or 1945” show

Wed, October 11 – Correct answers: 3
A Latin word for a sea creature in photography, it’s a color that conveys nostalgia. show

Thu, October 12 – Correct answers: 2
A 1947 FBI report chided this holiday film’s “attempt to discredit bankers… a common trick used by Communists” show

Fri, October 13 – Correct answers: 1
The flag of Laos shows the white circle of the moon over the blue band, representing this river. show

If you missed any of the games, click on the date for the recap with the Daily Doubles and a triple stumper or two. More clues from this week’s games are on Fikkle Fame’s archive.

There weren’t any triple stumpers in the batch this week and only 2 single solves. Geography is tough for some and those two single solves more or less had something to do with that. We think Monday’s was easier than Friday’s if you were able to associate one area with where Richard the Lionheart’s mother, Eleanor, was hanging out back in the day. Then you could go back further to the solution. Friday, you were just sunk if you didn’t know the main rivers in that region of Asia.

Austin Rogers returned for his 10th game on Monday. He hung in there till Wednesday, when his winnings reached $411,000, but Scarlett Sims slew the giant on Thursday. Manny Abell won on Friday, with the only right answer in Final Jeopardy! He’s the one coming back on Monday.

Here is “The Rise of Austin Rogers,” showing the records he achieved: ‘

Click here for a game-by-game look at Austin’s winning streak, with his Daily Double and Final bets in each game. The Top 10 Daily Payouts as of this date are on the next page.