Final Jeopardy Clues: 9-30 to 10-4-19

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of September 30 through October 4, 2019

Mon, Sept 30 – Correct answers: 2
SYMBOLIC OBJECTS: To complete one of its regular trips, in 1948 it took a boat across the English Channel; in 1952 it took a plane en route to Finland show

Tue, Oct 1 – Correct answers: 1
MOUNTAIN RANGES: A chain of volcanoes is named for this mountain range where the continental USA’s deadliest eruption took place show

Wed, Oct 2 – Correct answers: 2
ANIMAL AKAs: It’s also called the czar fish show

Thu, Oct 3 – Correct answers: 2
PHRASE ORIGINS: The OED’s first citation for this phrase referring to a region of the U.S. is from a Durant, Oklahoma newspaper in 1936 show

Fri, Oct 4 – Correct answers: 2
WORLD LITERATURE: Some parts were translated from a 15th century Syrian manuscript when this work was introduced to Europe around 1700 show

We didn’t see a triple solve this week but it wasn’t such a bad week when 4 out of 5 FJ’s clues got 2 solves. So that makes Tuesday’s clue the hardest. Thursday’s clue was the easiest, if you ask us.

Jeopardy! champ, week of September 30, 2019

Returning champ Laurel Lathrop won her second game on Monday. She was defeated on Tuesday by Kevin Boettcher who won 3 games, $59,402 and a spot on the new Tournament of Champions list. Kara Skinner sent Kevin home on Friday.

Here is ’90s No. 1 Hits category from Friday’s game: