JAQR - December 17, 2023
Stravinsky ballets, Best Picture musicals, Teddy Roosevelt, Canadian rockers, Black lawmen of the Wild West, Henrik Ibsen dramas, Jack Palance, and more...
Thank you for reading another issue of the Jeopardy Answer & Question Recap, or JAQR [“jacker”] for short. This recap includes two clues from each episode of Jeopardy! between Monday 12/11 and Friday 12/15. The recap will include Daily Doubles, Final Jeopardy clues, and Triple Stumpers. The first half of the recap will include just the clues so you can quiz yourself if you want. The second half will give you some (hopefully) interesting information about the clues and/or some related info.
DAILY DOUBLE #1
ART
The full title of this modernist Stravinsky ballet includes "Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts"
DAILY DOUBLE #2
McPEOPLE
Today an asteroid bears the name of this New Hampshire teacher
DAILY DOUBLE #3
BROWNIAN NOTIONS
She ran Vanity Fair & the Daily Beast but said, "I didn't see myself as an editor. I wanted to be a playwright"
FINAL JEOPARDY #1
AMERICAN LITERATURE
Chapter 100 of this novel introduces the one-armed Captain Boomer of the Samuel Enderby
FINAL JEOPARDY #2
MOVIE MUSICALS
Of the musicals to win an Oscar for Best Picture, 1 of the 2 with one-word titles based on & named for literary characters
FINAL JEOPARDY #3
THE WILD WEST
In 1888's "Ranch Life & the Hunting-Trail" Teddy Roosevelt wrote his 2 ranch hands were "able to travel" like this animal
TRIPLES STUMPER #1
THE MUSIC OF CANADA
This Ontario rocker ruled the '80s with hits like "Cuts Like A Knife"
TRIPLE STUMPER #2
A Paramount+ series follows this Black lawman of the Wild West who in real life apprehended more than 3,000 outlaws, including his son
TRIPLE STUMPER #3
LITERATURE
For telling the truth about a town's contaminated water supply in an Ibsen play, Dr. Thomas Stockmann becomes this title foe
TRIPLE STUMPER #4
WISH I'D SAID THAT!
When asked what his favorite one of these was, Jack Palance joked, "Poppy seed"
DAILY DOUBLE #1
ART
The full title of this modernist Stravinsky ballet includes "Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts"
***THE RITE OF SPRING***
The modern ballet The Rite of Spring (or Le sacre du printemps in French) premiered in Paris in 1913. The ballet’s music was by Igor Stravinsky and the choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky. The ballet was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev, who was the founder of the Ballets Russes [ROOS]. The ballet’s sets and costumes were designed by Nicholas Roerich [REH-rik]. The ballet is divided into two parts: “Adoration of the Earth” and “The Sacrifice.” The ballet’s premiere caused such a riot that the dancers could not hear the orchestra. The ballet’s opening melody is played by a bassoon in a very high register.
DAILY DOUBLE #2
McPEOPLE
Today an asteroid bears the name of this New Hampshire teacher