Show #8491 - Monday, October 18, 2021

Jonathan Fisher game 6.

Contestants

[<< previous game]

Anna Wright, a barista from Denton, Texas

Adam George, a law clerk from Brooklyn, New York

Jonathan Fisher, an actor originally from Coral Gables, Florida (whose 5-day cash winnings total $117,700)

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHIC STUPID ANSWERS
BIRD BRAINS
BLACKSMITHING
DISNEY SONGS
A FORD FIESTA
THAT'S A CAR MODEL
    $200 7
St. Louis, Missouri's sister cities include this city in Senegal
    $200 6
Some birds wield twigs & sticks to accomplish tasks, making them among the handful of animals known to use these
    $200 16
The job takes its name from this element once called "black metal"
    $200 5
This song says, "I can open your eyes, take you wonder by wonder"
    $200 30
Kevin Costner was going to play the president in "Air Force One" but had to leave the film, so the role went to this star
    $200 15
A Volkswagen hatchback: a sport you can literally take a whack at
    $400 8
To get from Edinburgh to Gothenburg, go north & east across this sea
    $400 21
On a "Nova" special, a bird easily beat 2 of these "French" dogs in a race to get food from a puzzle box
    $400 17
Using this device with a plural name to blow air through coals, smiths could raise their fire to 3000 degrees above iron’s melting point
    $400 4
"Life Is A Highway", according to Rascal Flatts in a song used in this animated film
    $400 26
In 1982 she co-founded her center to treat drug addiction & chaired the board until 2005
    $400 12
A Chevy SUV:
it can be vernal or autumnal
    $600 9
Indigenous Nicaraguans call this lake Cocibolca; the Spanish called it Mar Dulce, both names meaning "sweet sea"
    $600 22
Grackles have used pebbles to raise water levels & access floating food, passing a test named for one of this man's fables
    $600 18
In an earlier era, farriers were important blacksmiths who specialized in making these
    $600 3
Sung by Troy & the gang, a song from this TV movie says, "We're all in this together, once we know that we are we're all stars..."
    $600 23
Robert Ford met with Missouri's governor to plan the 1882 murder of this outlaw & the gov gave Bob a quick pardon for it
    $600 13
A classic Lincoln:
relating to U.S. states or Euro cuisine
    $800 10
This port on the Gulf of Tadjoura is the biggest city in Djibouti
    DD: $1,000 28
Scientists think the corvids, including the American & carrion this, are the smartest of all birds
    $800 19
“The smith, a mighty man is he” is from this man’s poem, “The Mighty Blacksmith”, illustrated here
    $800 1
This song from "Toy Story" earned Randy Newman an Oscar nomination
    $800 24
Rob Ford in 2013, unwittingly writing a clue: "I don't want to toot my own horn... but I'm the best mayor this city has ever had"
    $800 14
A Toyota truck:
a level, treeless Arctic plain
    $1000 11
This port on the Gulf of Mexico was founded by Captain Hardy & is co-seat with Biloxi of Harrison County
    $1000 29
The parrot called the African this color is renowned for its ability to communicate via human speech
    $1000 20
In Illinois, there's a replica of the shop where this blacksmith & company founder forged the first successful steel plow
    $1000 2
"Feed The Birds" from this film was said to be one of Walt Disney's personal favorites
    $1000 25
Born in Texas, this one-time Gucci fashion designer has also directed movies, & appeared on many magazine covers himself
    $1000 27
A Hyundai sedan:
a flavor enhancer that's basically MSG

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Jonathan Adam! Anna
$2,800 $3,400 -$400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Jonathan Adam! Anna
$4,400 $4,400 $800

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY'S MYSTERIES
SWEDISH WRITERS
THEATER COMPANIES
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NAME
FICTIONAL AFRICA
VERBI"AGE"
(Mayim: Each response is a word that ends in “A-G-E”.)
    $400 15
Despite reporting no problems, the USS Cyclops went missing in 1918 & is thought to be lost in this mysterious region
    $400 16
In "Return to Ithaca", Nobel Prize winner Eyvind Johnson retold this ancient epic & set it in the 20th century
    $400 7
With members like Randall Park & Ali Wong, LCC is an Asian-American Theater Company at this SoCal university
    $400 26
The Italian phrase "che" this feminine name means "how beautiful!"
    $400 25
In a 1938 tale the fictional cities of Thobos & Ashair are at war & this "ape man" is caught in the middle
    $400 1
To wrap a wound
    $800 8
Dead by her own hand in 30 B.C., she was thought to have been buried in Alexandria, but her tomb has never been found
    $800 17
Seen here, Astrid Lindgren appears on a 20-krona note along with this girl, her most famous creation
    $800 6
Many of Sam Shepard's shows began at the Magic Theatre Company, which now operates near Fisherman's Wharf in this city
    $800 27
Change the 2 middle letters of "Carrie" to get this name from the Greek for "beautiful"
    DD: $2,000 24
Also known as the Golden City, Birnin Zana is the capital of this futuristic African nation
    $800 2
To play a practice game against members of your own team
    $1200 9
Historians have been confounded by the disappearance of Rome's ninth this, lost in the 2nd century A.D.
    $1200 18
This author's estate chose journalist David Lagercrantz to continue the "Millennium" series
    $1200 5
This Oscar winner is a co-founder & artistic director of The Actor’s Gang, which puts on shows right here in Culver City
    $1200 28
It's a first name & a synonym for "beautiful" often heard before "Scotland"
    $1200 21
This character had just 2 hours to deal with a coup in Sangala in the TV movie
"24: Redemption"
    $1200 10
To roam in search of food
    $1600 13
The first English child born in the Americas, she disappeared with the rest of the Roanoke colonists
    $1600 19
"Mitt liv som hund" by author Reidar Jönsson became this movie
    $1600 4
The Atlantic Theater Company was founded by William H. Macy & this "Glengarry Glen Ross" playwright
    $1600 29
This last name of the actor seen here is a Spanish word for “beautiful”
    $1600 22
Aaron Sorkin used Equatorial Kundu on this TV series & then again on "The Newsroom"
    $1600 11
To pledge property as collateral for a loan
    DD: $2,000 14
A real-life drama: this Shakespeare contemporary was killed under mysterious circumstances May 30, 1593
    $2000 20
Bestsellers by this contemporary author include "Bear Town" & "A Man Called Ove"
    $2000 3
Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich & Gary Sinise can howl with delight about this Chicago theater company they've long been associated with
    $2000 30
Checking multiple cultural boxes, this name signifying beauty in Japanese also belonged to a Muslim mystic poet
    $2000 23
In the first movie allowed to shoot inside the U.N., Nicole Kidman had this title job, playing a character from Matobo
    $2000 12
To carry a boat overland from one body of water to another

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Jonathan Adam! Anna
$27,600 $6,800 $6,800
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

NAMES ON THE MAP
From 1824 to 1825 this hero toured all 24 states & an Indiana city was named for him

Final scores:

Jonathan Adam! Anna
$25,200 $13,600 $1
6-day champion: $142,900 2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Jonathan Adam! Anna
$26,200 $6,800 $6,800
28 R
(including 3 DDs),
2 W		 12 R,
0 W		 10 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $39,800

>" rel="external">[game responses] >" rel="external">[game scores] [suggest correction]

Game tape date: 2021-09-10
The J! Archive is created by fans, for fans. Scraping, republication, monetization, and malicious use prohibited; this site may use cookies and collect identifying information. See terms. The Jeopardy! game show and all elements thereof, including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto, are the property of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. and are protected under law. This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Join the discussion at JBoard.tv.