JAQR - January 14, 2024
Texas cities, International organizations, Sitcoms, American women, State capitals, European rivers, the play Equus, Parliaments, 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 Jeopardy! episode between Monday 1/8 and Friday 1/12. 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
TEX & THE CITY
This city of over one million is named for a man born in 1195
DAILY DOUBLE #2
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
The 5 founding members of this organization in 1960 included Saudi Arabia, Iran & Venezuela
DAILY DOUBLE #3
EPISODES OF THE SITCOM
"The Two Mrs. Sheffields" & "Where's Fran?"
DAILY DOUBLE #4
HISTORIC AMERICAN WOMEN
She was the star of a 1903 vaudeville play titled "Hatchetation"
FINAL JEOPARDY #1
STATE CAPITALS
The 2 closest state capitals, at about 40 miles apart, one was founded by someone no longer allowed in the other
FINAL JEOPARDY #2
THE ANCIENT WORLD
This text helped the soul, or ka, navigate a journey into a region called Amenti
FINAL JEOPARDY #3
BRAND NAMES
Originally called Fruit Scones, the name of this food brand introduced in 1964 was influenced by an art movement of that time
FINAL JEOPARDY #4
RIVERS
A European capital got its name as a consequence of flooding on this river
TRIPLE STUMPER #1
THE ANNALS OF HISTORY
To link the Yangtze & Yellow Rivers, this was rebuilt during the Sui Dynasty
TRIPLE STUMPER #2
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS' OCCUPATIONS
Martin Dysart in "Equus"
BONUS CLUE #1
THE ANNALS OF HISTORY
Around 1,000 years ago, this island's parliament, the Althing, said everyone is getting baptized
BONUS CLUE #2
A SEASONED FILM
Vanessa Hudgens & Selena Gomez are college girls headed to sunny Florida in this 2013 film
DAILY DOUBLE #1
TEX & THE CITY
This city of over one million is named for a man born in 1195
***SAN ANTONIO***
San Antonio is located in Bexar County and is the second-most populous city in Texas (behind only Houston) and the seventh-most populous in the entire U.S. The city was stumbled upon by some Spanish explorers on June 13, 1691, and was named for the Lisbon-born Franciscan friar and patron saint of lost things St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) since that was his feast day. The city contains a famous mission called the Alamo (Spanish for "cottonwood"). The Alamo, pictured below, was the site of an 1836 battle during the Texas Revolution. Davy Crockett and around 200 other Texan forces were killed by Mexican forces led by Santa Anna following a 13-day siege. One month later, Sam Houston led Texas to victory over the Mexican army at the final battle of the Texas Revolution, the Battle of San Jacinto, where Texan forces exclaimed "Remember the Alamo!"
Former mayors of the city include Julián Castro, who was later Obama’s second Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. San Antonio is home to an NBA team called the Spurs, who play home games in Frost Bank Center, are coached by Gregg Popovich (most wins in NBA history), and feature the 7’4’’ French player Victor Wembanyama (#1 pick in the 2023 draft). The city was the setting of the NBC medical drama The Night Shift (2014-2017). Attractions in the city include the River Walk, a SeaWorld, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
Other cities in Texas and their namesakes include:
Houston - named for Sam Houston, the the only person to be elected governor of two different states (Tennessee and Texas)
Dallas - possibly named for George Mifflin Dallas, who was James K. Polk’s vice president from 1845–1849
Austin - named for Stephen F. Austin, the “Father of Texas,” who led the colonization of the Tejas region of Mexico in the 1820s
DAILY DOUBLE #2
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
The 5 founding members of this organization in 1960 included Saudi Arabia, Iran & Venezuela