JAQR - September 22, 2024
Geography, Prussia, New York movies, Pacific island chains, Nashville Skyline, Political prisoners, TV theme songs, 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 9/16 and Friday 9/20. The recap includes Daily Doubles, Final Jeopardy clues, and Triple Stumpers. The first half of the recap includes just the clues so you can quiz yourself if you want. The second half gives you some (hopefully) interesting information about the clues and/or some related info.
DAILY DOUBLE #1
EXITS & ENTRANCES
This endower of a NYC school for performing arts was born at sea in 1836 as his parents emigrated from France to America
DAILY DOUBLE #2
PLACING SOME GEOGRAPHY
"Walking the Length of" this country "in a Weekend" took a journalist along the Rhine to its southern border with Switzerland
DAILY DOUBLE #3
VANCOUVER, B.C.
The first sea voyage by this group set sail from Vancouver in 1971 in protest of nuclear testing in Alaska
DAILY DOUBLE #4
SPOKE
In an 1863 speech before the Prussian parliament, he claimed, "Politics is not an exact science"
FINAL JEOPARDY #1
CHARACTERS IN BOOK SERIES
This 12-year-old began his first book saying, "Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood"
FINAL JEOPARDY #2
NEW YORK MOVIES
Frank Sinatra got upset that a photo of him caught fire in a Brooklyn pizzeria in this film
FINAL JEOPARDY #3
ISLAND CHAINS
Named for a Spanish queen, this Pacific island chain was a starting point for famous explorations of 1960 & 2012
TRIPLE STUMPER #1
GONE COUNTRY
In 1969 he released his "Nashville Skyline" album that featured the hit "Lay Lady Lay" & a duet with Johnny Cash.
TRIPLE STUMPER #2
THE HISTORICAL HOOSEGOW
The political prisoner known by this name was sent to many prisons, but died at the Bastille on November 19, 1703
TRIPLE STUMPER #3
FROM THE TV SHOW'S THEME SONG (name the show)
"Sing me a song of a lass that is gone; say, could that lass be I?"
LAST WEEK REVIEW #1
What country lost its access to the Pacific Ocean as a result of a 1879-1883 war against Chile?
LAST WEEK REIVEW #2
According to the title of a Noël Coward song, what two groups "go out in the midday sun"?
BONUS CLUE #1
BIRTHSTONES
An '80s song rhymed, "Take your baby by the wrist, & in her mouth" this February stone
DAILY DOUBLE #1
EXITS & ENTRANCES
This endower of a NYC school for performing arts was born at sea in 1836 as his parents emigrated from France to America
**AUGUSTUS JUILLIARD***
American industrialist Augustus Juilliard [JOO-lee-ard] (1836-1919) was a textile merchant who bequeathed most of his fortune to the advancement of music education. The Juilliard School opened in 1924 and now offers degrees in music, dance, and drama. For the drama division of the school, each year's class is identified by a group number. Group 1 graduated in 1972 and included Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone. Group 6 included Robin Williams, who names a scholarship that supports the tuition cost of a student each year. Jessica Chastain was the second recipient of that award.
The school's presidents have include American composer William Schuman, who led the school after winning the very first Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1943. The piano duo Ferrante & Teicher, who were one of the biggest easy listening acts of the 1960s, met while attending Juilliard. Perhaps surprisingly, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan studied the clarinet at Juilliard and worked as a professional musician before pivoting to economics. In the 2001 movie Save the Last Dance, the high schooler played by Julia Stiles is training for a dance audition at Juilliard. In the 2009 Gayle Forman YA novel If I Stay, the main character (the cellist Mia, who has an out-of-body experience while in a coma) deliberates between attending Juilliard or staying in Oregon with her boyfriend.
DAILY DOUBLE #2
PLACING SOME GEOGRAPHY
"Walking the Length of" this country "in a Weekend" took a journalist along the Rhine to its southern border with Switzerland
***LIECHTENSTEIN***
Liechtenstein is a small principality located between Switzerland and Austria. The western portion of Liechtenstein contains the Rhine River floodplain, while the eastern portion contains the Alps. It's about 60 square miles in size and has a population of around 40,000. It's the fourth-smallest country in Europe, behind San Marino, Monaco, and Vatican City. It is one of the world’s two doubly landlocked countries, along with Uzbekistan. Its currency is the Swiss franc and its official language is German. The country’s national anthem, "Oben am jungen Rhein" (meaning “High on the Young Rhine”), has the same melody as "God Save the King." Its weather is affected by a warm southerly wind called the foehn. Its capital is Vaduz, but its most populous municipality is Schaan. The country is part of the European Free Trade Association, along with Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.
Liechtenstein was formerly part of the German Confederation, but became independent in 1866. The country abolished its army in 1868 so it relies on Switzerland for its defense. Liechtenstein participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where it learned that Haiti had the same blue and red flag. The following year, a gold crown was added to the flag. Speaking of the Olympics, the country has won a total of ten medals, all of which were in surfing alpine skiing. Hanni Wenzel won four medals total for the country (including its only two gold medals), while her little brother Andreas won a silver and bronze as well.
Arguably the country’s most famous prince is Francis Joseph II, who reigned from 1938-1989. He sold the painting Ginevra de' Benci (the only Leonardo da Vinci painting on public view in the U.S.) to D.C.'s National Gallery of Art. Francis Joseph II was succeeded by his son Hans-Adam II, who is still the current prince. The country’s longest serving prince was Johann II, who ruled from 1858-1929, making him the third-longest serving European leader ever (behind only King Louis XIV and Queen Elizabeth II).
DAILY DOUBLE #3
VANCOUVER, B.C.
The first sea voyage by this group set sail from Vancouver in 1971 in protest of nuclear testing in Alaska