Finally ‘Jeopardy!’ Questions for this year’s top contestants

Give much Risk! For fans, few things can be more humbling than watching the show’s champion trample the competition with their encyclopedic knowledge of national marine reserves and the British Industrial Revolution.

That feeling is soon replaced by fear when a super champ emerges and wins multiple victories, giving them the opportunity to show the true breadth of their trivia prowess.

Throughout the year, there have been many prominent stars that have delighted fans with the approach of 2022. Tournament of Champions, where the best of 2021 face off against each other in the battle of the elite.

And while we can sit and marvel at the sheer mastery of these contestants, it’s remarkable that they, like us, are frequently baffled when faced with the ultimate clue of the game. played in the Jeopardy Finals.

In fact, there are many people who have won many games although got the last question wrong (if they’ve made enough in previous rounds, there will always be a piece of that precious cash).

So as we wrap up 2021, celebrate the greatness of the brightest star of the year Risk! star, Newsweek are also looking back at some of the Final Jeopardy clues that confuse them. How many can you guess correctly?

Matt Amodio (38 Wins)

Ph.D. The Yale student, from Ohio, proved to be the best performer of the year, posting an impressive 38 straight wins, second behind all-time champion Ken Jennings. Here are Jeopardy’s last clues to which he failed to give an accurate response.

CATEGORY: Literary character

CLUE: The owner of this large Derbyshire estate has been described as “proud” at least half a dozen times.

AMODIO’S RESPONSE: Who is Rochester?

RIGHT ANSWER: Who is Mr. Darcy?

CATEGORY: Historical businessman

CLUE: Born in the village of Waldorf, Germany in 1763, came to America in 1784.

AMODIO’S RESPONSE: Who is Morris?

RIGHT ANSWER: Who is John Jacob Astor?

CATEGORY: Declares independence

CLUE: The first public notice of the Declaration was by a Philadelphia newspaper that reported it in this foreign language.

AMODIO’S RESPONSE: What is French?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is German?

CATEGORY: Abbreviation for Beastly

CLUE: A species of penguin found in southern South America is named for this 16th-century man whose crew were the first to see them from Europe.

AMODIO’S RESPONSE: Who is Drake Magellan?

RIGHT ANSWER: Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

CATEGORY: World flag

CLUE: The use of red, yellow and green as the colors of the Federation of Africa begins with the flag of this country, the oldest independent nation of the continent.

AMODIO’S RESPONSE: What is Egypt? (He guessed and crossed out Ethiopia)

RIGHT ANSWER: What is Ethiopia?

CATEGORY: Movies of the 1980s

CLUE: The Dip used to kill the characters in this 1988 film includes acetone, benzene, and turpentine, components of paint thinner.

AMODIO’S RESPONSE: What is that Raiders of the Lost Ark?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is that Who framed Roger Rabbit?

CATEGORY: Biblical Food & Drink

CLUE: In the King James Version, these creatures were a plague in Exodus 10, but were said to be edible in Leviticus 11.

AMODIO’S RESPONSE: What is a frog? (He guessed and crossed out the locusts)

RIGHT ANSWER: What is a locust?

CATEGORY: History

CLUE: Following Messidor, this summer month in the 18th-century French Revolution calendar has a name that means “heat gift”.

AMODIO’S RESPONSE: What is August?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is Thermidor?

CATEGORY: Countries in the world

CLUE: Nazi Germany annexed the country and divided it into regions of the Alps and the Danube; The Allies then divided it into four zones.

AMODIO’S RESPONSE: What is Poland?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is Austria?

Amy Schneider (18 Wins)

As it is now Risk! champion, Amy Schneider has deftly cemented her status as the one to fear on the show, with her whistle speed and lifelong passion for learning sending her competition to ashes. However, she tripped twice in Final Jeopardy. Here are the clues she struggled with.

CATEGORY: World capital

CLUE: An annual event called Winterlude includes skating on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the city.

SCHNEIDER’S RESPONSE: What is Amsterdam?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is Ottawa?

CATEGORY: Sports event

CLUE: In 1752, one of the first races in the sport was run — four miles from Buttevant Cathedral to St. Mary’s Doneraile.

SCHNEIDER’S RESPONSE: What is (Nothing else added to her answer)

RIGHT ANSWER: What is a bell tower?

CATEGORY: International attractions

CLUE: In December 2020, an international agreement added nearly 3 feet to this; One surveyor lost half a toe in this attempt.

SCHNEIDER’S RESPONSE: What is DMZ?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is Mount Everest?

Jonathan Fisher (11 Wins)

Actor Fisher had a rather memorable appearance when he defeated Amodio. And by the second day of his championship, the Florida-born guy also counted on the force of the Final Jeopardy clues. This is the clue that confused him.

CATEGORY: Publish

CLUE: Last name of brothers James, John, Joseph & Fletcher, have colleagues. publish magazines with their names as well as books.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: What is Penguin?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is Harper?

CATEGORY: Literature for children

CLUE: These stories have a common title because little Josephine Kipling insists they are told exactly the same way every time.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: What is Twice Told Tales?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is that The Story of Just So?

CATEGORY: Name on the map

CLUE: From 1824 to 1825, this hero traveled all 24 states and a city in Indiana was named for him.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Who is Gary?

RIGHT ANSWER: (Marquis de) Who is Lafayette?

CATEGORY: Top 40 hits of the 1970s

CLUE: Saw a poster for a production of Cyrano de Bergerac in a lavish Parisian hotel and the evening ladies nearby inspired this hit.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: What is “Honky Tonk Women”?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is “Roxanne” (by The Police)?

Brian Chang (7 Wins)

Chicago attorney Brian Chang was another force counted on the show, hitting a seven-fight winning streak, more than likely he’d qualify for the next one. Tournament of Champions. Interestingly enough, the first Final Jeopardy clue he answered incorrectly was in his first episode.

CATEGORY: Business Travel

CLUE: Adjusted for inflation, the nightly rate this company named in 1962 is now $51.

CHANG’s Response: What is H&R Block?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is Motel 6?

CATEGORY: English writer

CLUE: When Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926, this British writer tried to find her with the help of a psychic medium.

CHANG’s Response: Who is Shaw?

RIGHT ANSWER: Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

CATEGORY: Wild West

CLUE: These two legends, both famous for their deerskin clothes and long flowing hair, met violent ends 38 days apart, in Montana and South Dakota.

CHANGE’S RESPONSE: Who is Hickok + Crockett?

RIGHT ANSWER: Who are (George Armstrong) Custer and (Wild Bill) Hickok?

Courtney Shah (7 Wins)

A community college lecturer from Portland, Oregon, Courtney Shah is also one of the prominent stars on Risk! This year. Her stellar streak of seven consecutive wins saw her give two incorrect answers during the Final Jeopardy rounds.

CATEGORY: River

CLUE: In “Notes on the State of Virginia,” Thomas Jefferson said the most beautiful river on Earth is this one that is no longer in Virginia.

SHAH ANSWER: What is Shenandoah?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is the Ohio River?

CATEGORY: Hit song

CLUE: Written in 1930, the song was a #1 hit in 1960 and was covered by The Band in support of a 1976 presidential candidate.

SHAH ANSWER: “Happy Days Are Here Again?” What is that?

RIGHT ANSWER: “What is Georgia in my mind?”

Zach Newkirk (6 Wins)

Zach Newkirk is an unusual entry on this year’s list, as his lap was split between Season 37 and the previous one. However, he remained a strong motivator as he finally returned to the show to defend his title. Seeing the clue made him scratch his head.

CATEGORY: British military history

CLUE: The Army’s longest continuous campaign, 1969-2007, began in this Northern Irish city known by one of two different names.

NEWKIRK’S RESPONSE: What is Belfast?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is Derry/Londonderry?

CATEGORY: From Science

CLUE: The word used to denote an irreversible dispersion of energy was coined in the 1860s to sound like “energy”.

NEWKIRK’S RESPONSE: What is synergy?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is entropy?

Andrew He (5 Wins)

Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, is the most recent of the champions to qualify for Tournament of Champions—Before Amy Schneider went into town and untied him.

CATEGORY: Priceless Objects

CLUE: It dates from the “French Blue” era, inlaid with gold and hung from a ribbon around the neck when King Louis XIV wore it on ceremonial occasions.

HE ANSWERS: What is Ellis Island?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is the Hope Diamond?

CATEGORY: Movie quote

CLUE: This three-word phrase was the protagonist’s second line in a 1962 film, the first in a series of 25 films.

HE ANSWERS: I am what is Batman. [He said he had intended to write Batman]

RIGHT ANSWER: “Bond. James Bond.”

CATEGORY: The final resting place

CLUE: A cemetery on the island contains the graves of Robert Fulton and two of the first four treasury secretaries.

HE ANSWERS: What is Ellis Island?

RIGHT ANSWER: What is Manhattan?

Tyler Rhode (5 Wins)

Tyler Rhode, a healthcare data specialist from New York, has also been eligible to return Risk! fold for Tournament of Champions. Watch for clues that he can’t answer correctly during the run of the program.

CATEGORY: Pictures

CLUE: In 2021, experts in Oslo concluded that the artist himself wrote on this painting, “Can only be painted by a madman.”

RHODE’S RESPONSE: What is a worldly zoo?

RIGHT ANSWER: “What is the Scream?”