Final Jeopardy: 9-2 to 9-6-19

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of September 2 through September 6, 2019, a rerun of the last 5 matches of the 2019 All Stars Tournament that originally began in February 2019.

The last 5 matches of the All Star Tournament were shown in 2 different weeks when they originally aired, with the Finals on a Monday and Tuesday. This time around, the last game of the set between Teams Ken, Austin and Julia was on Monday, followed by two Wild Card games between Teams Buzzy, Colby and Austin. The Final games were between Teams Brad, Ken and Colby.

Mon, Sept 2 – Correct answers: 2
20TH CENTURY HISTORY: Interpreting for Vaclav Havel, future ambassador Rita Klimova gave us this phrase for a smooth change of government show

Tue, Sept 3 – Correct answers: 0
BRITISH LITERATURE: A chapter of “The Jungle Book” has this double-talk title, echoing the opening line of a Brit’s poem some 100 years earlier show

Wed, Sept 4 – Correct answers: 0
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEARS: Prior to 2016 it was the last election year in which the winning candidate had never held public elected office show

Thu, Sept 5 – Correct answers: 3
ANCIENT WRITINGS: Its principles still used today, this treatise has chapters called “Weak Points & Strong” & “Tactical Dispositions” show

Fri, Sept 6 – Correct answers: 3
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT MATH: Total of the numbers of the amendments banning state-sponsored official religion, ending slavery & repealing Prohibition show

The FJs in the final matches ended up being the easiest of all! The top prize went to Team Brad

And that wraps up Season 35. Here is a video from Jeopardy! of the season’s highlights.

Season 36 starts on Monday. In November, we’ll be seeing many of the players featured in the highlights video when the 2019 Tournament of Champions rolls around.