Final Jeopardy: 7-25-16 to 7-29-16

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of July 25 through July 29, 2016.

Mon, July 25 – Correct answers: 2 (out of 2 left in FJ)
Tuskegee Institute President Robert Moton couldn’t sit with the other speakers at its 1922 dedication. show

Tue, July 26 – Correct answers: 1
On his 1849 death, it was said he was “regarded rather with curiosity than admiration” & “few will be grieved” show

Wed, July 27 – Correct answers: 0
In Africa on Nov. 26, 1922, he anxiously asked Howard Carter, “Can you see anything?” show

Thurs, July 28 – Correct answers: 1
This 52-year-old went through a temporary growth spurt, growing 2 inches in less than a year, as revealed by a 2016 physical. show

Fri, July 29 – Correct answers: 1
This Catholic university gets its name from the Latin for “new” & “house” & was in the news in Spring 2016. 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. There are more clues on Fikkle Fame’s archive, too.

On Monday, Pranjal Vachaspati returned with 4 games to his credit. He won Monday and again on Tuesday, but was defeated on Wednesday by Barbra Resnick when no one got FJ. Barbra won the next day in a startling finale. On Friday, Courtney Paulson won and she will be the returning champ in September.

Jeopardy is now part of Americana: Here is a link to a video from The Today Show featuring Alex Trebek saying just that. Pranjal is in the video, too.

Time Magazine devoted an article to showing the covers of the people in Wednesday’s “Time Magazine Person of the Year” category. Also, check out “Person of the Year” clues on J-Archive