Final Jeopardy: Presidential Campaigns (6-25-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/25/2012) in the category “Presidential Campaigns” was:
Though shot in the chest, Teddy Roosevelt gave a 1912 speech saying, “it takes more than that to kill” one of these animals.
2-day champ Margaret Swanson returned today to try to add to her winnings of $17,199. These two new players start out the week with the hope of winning today’s match: Melissa Rabey, from Germantown, MD and Deniz Cordell, from West Chesterfield, NH.
Jeopardy! Weekend News: Alex Trebek Has Second Heart Attack. You know the shows we’re watching were taped a few months ago, right?
Margaret found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Queues.” She was in a tie for the lead with Deniz at $5,000. They both had $1,600 more than Melissa. She bet $3,000 and she was RIGHT.
He abdicated shortly after Petrograd police opened fire on a group lined up for bread. show
Margaret finished in the lead with $9,000. Deniz was second with $6,800 and Melissa was last with $3,400.
Deniz found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “‘D’ in Science.” He was in second place with $12,000, $1,800 less than Margaret. He bet $3,000 and thought it was a diploid or even a duploid but both were WRONG.
It’s either of the 2 cells formed when a cell divides — each one is a genetic duplicate of the parent cell. show
Melissa found the last Daily Double in “Spiritual Autobiographies” She was now in second place with $9,400, $4,400 less than Margaret. She bet $2,000. She got the number right, but said Paul for the name so she was WRONG.
This Pope’s “Journal of a Soul” from adolescence to the Vatican was published after he died in 1963. show
Margaret finished in the lead with $16,200. Deniz was next with $15,400 and Melissa was in third place with $8,600.
TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
As Alex mentioned, Roosevelt represented the Bull Moose Party — actually the Progressive party, but it got that nickname when someone asked him if he felt he was fit to run for President. He replied he was fit as a bull moose.
On the shooting: “One little-known facet of Milwaukee history, and one that would be extraordinarily well-known had it been successful, is that of the assassination attempt on Theodore Roosevelt here on October 14, 1912…. As he was getting into his vehicle, Roosevelt paused on the floorboards to turn and wave goodbye to well-wishers. Unfortunately, this moment cleared the way for would-be assassin, John Schrank, to take the shot he had been plotting for more than three weeks…. Schrank fired his .38 revolver from close range, hitting Roosevelt in the chest…. (Milwaukee: About.com)
Roosevelt then insisted on either giving his speech or dying. This is the beginning of his 80-minute speech: “Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.” (Bull Moose Speech)
Melissa got it and doubled her money to finish with $17,200.
Deniz thought it was a bear. That cost him $9,500. He finished with $5,900.
Margaret also got it and bet $14,601 so she won her third game with $30,801. That brought her 3-day total up to $48,000.
Major kudos to both ladies on their knowledge and their gutsy bets!
