Final Jeopardy: 3-22 to 3-26-21

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of March 22nd through March 26, 2021:

Mon, Mar 22 – Correct answers: 1
SHAKESPEAREAN REFERENCES: This name given to U.K. labor strife in December 1978 & January 1979 was taken from the first line of a Shakespeare history play show

Tue, Mar 23 – Correct answers: 0
THE OLYMPICS: The “City of Angels” hosted the Olympics twice, the second time this many years after the first show

Wed, Mar 24 – Correct answers: 2
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: The “Effect” named for this company founded in 1943 refers to increased value of a product to a consumer whose own labor is needed show

Thu, Mar 25 – Correct answers: 2
LITERARY INSPIRATION: The now-debunked theories of Luigi Galvani influenced the science in this 1818 novel show

Fri, Mar 26 – Correct answers: 1
19th CENTURY AMERICANS: In 1869 he moved to Yosemite Valley & was the first to say the area was formed by glacial erosion, a theory generally accepted today show

This week, we only had one triple stumper and that was probably the hardest clue of the whole month. More than half the people actually living in Los Angeles who watched the show probably didn’t get it. The literary categories were the easiest for me. They usually are.

Returning champ Nick Cascone was defeated on Monday by Kathryn Peters. She lost on Tuesday to Amal Dorai. He won a second game on Wednesday but went home when Lisa O’Brien won on Thursday. Lisa lost Friday’s game to Susan McMillan, who had the top payday of the week. .

This week’s contestants won $129,901, including consolation prizes. Jeopardy! will donate that amount to Dr. Oz’s charity, Healthcorps.

Blast from the Past: Here’s a Song Lyrics video from an October 2014 game: