“JEOPARDY!” 4/19/24

Challengers:
Molly Fitzpatrick (Queens): Writer
Scott Nations (CHI): Financial engineer & option trader

JR:
ANATOMY A TO Z
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
FUN FACTS
ORDINAL PHRASES
BOWLING
SILENCE!

$600 Anatomy:

O: they’re the major source of estrogen.

Molly: “What are ovaries?” 

$800 U.S. Geography:

This DD’s found too soon.

Leapin’ lizards! This river flows 630 miles before joining the Colorado River at Yuma, AZ.

“What is, uh…the Rio Grande?”…down to -$400 she goes- what is the Gila River?

$1K U.S. Geography:

Located in a caldera near the Cascade Mountains it’s the USA’s deepest lake.

Marko: “What is Crater Lake?”

$800 Anatomy:

T: adenoids are a type of these.

Marko: “What are tonsils?” ($1800)

$1K Anatomy:

P: part of the alimentary canal, this passageway’s between the esophagus & mouth.

Molly: “What is the pharynx?” ($600)

$800 Ordinal Phrase:

Addressing the audience directly in a play’s an example of doing this.

Marko: “What is breaking the fourth wall?” ($2600)

$400 Bowling:

Usually the central #5 pin, it has this “regal” name.

Scott: “What is the kingpin?” 

$1K Ordinal Phrase:

Ask the bard, it’s the eve of Epiphany.

TS: Twelfth Night

$600 Ordinal Phrase:

In the “Hair” song “Aquarius” the Moon was here, ruled in part by Libra.

Molly: “What is the seventh house?” ($1200)

$800 Bowling:

So this form where you knock down slenderer items is popular in New England & eastern Canada? Most illuminating.

Molly: “What is candlepin bowling?” ($2K)

$1K Bowling:

In 1895 the son-in-law of this “Br”and’s founder organized the 1st American Bowling Congress.

Scott: “Who is (John) Brunswick?” ($1400)

$400 Anatomy:

J: the upper 1’s also known as the maxilla.

Marko: “What is your jaw?” ($3K)

$600 Fun Fact:

Mei Xiang, Tian Tian & their cub flew from Dulles to China on a flight nicknamed this like an American Chinese restaurant chain.

Marko: “What is Panda Express?” ($3600)

$800 Fun Fact:

During a yacht trip a captain told Ringo Starr about the creatures beneath the waves, inspiring Ringo to write this Beatles song.

Marko: “What is…’I Am the Walrus’?” ($2800)
Molly: “What is ‘Octopus’s Garden’?” ($2800)

$1K Fun Fact:

Inspired by Viking history Klaus Teuber created this board game that debuted in 1995.

Molly: “What is Settlers of Catan?” ($3800)

$600 U.S. Geography:

The Catskill Mountains in New York are part of this much larger mountain system.

Molly: “What are the Adirondacks?” ($3200)
Marko: “What are the Appalachians?” ($3400)

$400 Silence:

Heavier bells were silenced in this 185ft landmark in the 1900s to make sure their movement didn’t worsen its classic feature.

Marko: “What is, uh…Big Ben?” ($3K)
Molly: “What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?” ($3600)

$800 Silence:

“There’s a weapon that we must use in our defense– silence” in this song by Jane Wiedlin & Terry Hall about their secret romance.

Molly: “What is “Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About’?” ($2800)

TS #2: “Our Lips Are Sealed”

SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $800 (Silence!)
SOLE UNATTEMPTED TS: $1K (Ordinal Phrases)

CS:
Marko: $4800/Scott: $2400/Molly: $4K

DJ!:
AFRICAN HISTORY
NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS
ON GUITAR
POETS OF LOVE
PLUMBING 
THE DEPTHS

$1600 On Guitar:

A 1961 Stratocaster helped this guitarist & singer make the solos on “Sultans of Swing” immortal.

Marko: “Who is (Mark) Knopfler?” ($6400)

$1200 Poet of Love:

There’s a DD– $4.5K will be his wager.

Percy Shelley wrote “Nothing in the world is single/All things by a law divine/In one…spirit meet &” this like at a mixer.

“What is ‘intertwine’?”…no- what is “mingle”?

$1600 Poet of Love:

This Roman poet got sappy w/ it in “Eclogues”- “Love conquers all: let us too yield to love”.

Molly: “Who is Horace?” ($2400)

TS: Virgil

$800 African History:

W/ uses in the 19th c. compared to plastics in the 20th, trade in this material led to exploitation of Africans & animals.

Scott: “What is ivory?” ($3200)

$1600 Not Your Everyday Words:

Lovely day, nothing to do, I’ll go apricate in the Sun, though I don’t know why when this 4-letter synonym will do fine.

Marko: “What is bask?” ($3.5K)

$1200 African History:

Long-time human rights abuses in this region are attributed to Sudanese fighters called the Rapid Support Forces.

Marko: “What is Darfur?” ($4700)

$1600 African History:

After a pilgrimage in 1324 Mali emperor Mansa Musa built the Great Mosque in this trading post.

Marko: “What is Timbuktu?” ($6300)

$2K African History:

This double-talk anti-colonial movement of the 1950s originated among the Kikuyu people of Kenya.

Marko: “What is Mau Mau?” ($8300)

$1200 Not Your Everyday Words:

In south Asia you might give your dhoti to a dhoby, a person w/ this job.

Scott: “What is laundry?” (washing clothes)($4400)

$2K Not Your Everyday Words:

Right there’s your final DD of the wk- he’s risking all but $200 & therefore could take the lead.

Below the line on ancient coins the exergue is the space w/ the alliteratively named this mark, here for the city of Siscia.

“What is mint mark?”…1st place is his for the time being.

ATTEMPTED LT: $2800
UNATTEMPTED LT: $4800
TOTAL DJ! LT: $7600

Pre-Final S:
Marko: $15,900/Scott: $11,400/Molly: $4800

CORYAT SCORES:
Marko: $20,400/Scott: $9200/Molly: $5800

FJ!: COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS

Feat. in a 2020 film she got her name from a 16th c. Italian stock character who often wore diamond-patterned outfits.

MOLLY: “Who is Harley Quinn“ ($4798) = $9598
SCOTT: “Who is Wonder Woman?” ($6901) = $4499
MARKO: “Who is Harley Quinn? ♥ ♦” = $22,801