Final Jeopardy: 6-8-15 to 6-12-15

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of June 8, 2015 with links to the full recaps.

Mon, June 8 – Correct answers: 2
This name made famous in a 17th century novel is derived from the Spanish for “sweet”. show

Tue, June 9 – Correct answers: 2
Echoing the Morse Code for V. in WWII the BBC’s “V for Victory” campaign used this classical work as a theme. show

Wed, June 10 – Correct answers: 2
During the 1976 Pres. campaign, Ronald Reagan said of this: We built it, we paid for it, it’s ours and we are going to keep it.” show

Thurs, June 11 – Correct answers: 1
A statue of St. Paul is located on this island where he took refuge after a shipwreck. show

Fri, June 12 – Correct answers: 0
In 2012 Nature Magazine ran an obituary for this ship which “died after a long struggle with bad publicity.” show

Only one triple stumper this week but at least everyone made it to FJ. Chris Wonderly won a second game on Monday, but was defeated by Phil Arevalo on Tuesday. Darren Harris-Fain took over on Wednesday and was a 3x champ on Friday, with runaways in every game.

Here is “The Simpsons” Supporting Cast category from the first round in Thursday’s game.

Finally, if you don’t read Spoiler Talk, you may have missed the link to this very funny Jeopardy!-related article on Vanity Fair: The Art of Losing on Jeopardy