Final Jeopardy: Opera Characters (7-6-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/6/2012) in the category “Opera Characters” was:
In a play subtitle she’s called ‘The Chinese Sphinx’; in a later opera her suitor calls her ‘Principessa di Morte.’
Stephanie Fontaine is our new champ with winnings of $12,700. Today she faces competition from these two players: Susan Cohen, from Belmont, MA and Henry Doering, from Palm Springs, CA.
Stephanie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Starting Words.” It was the second clue picked. No one answered the first clue so no one had any money. Stephanie bet $800 of the $1,000 allowance. She thought it was ‘rush’ and that was WRONG.
To begin a process, or to admit a pledge into a college fraternity. show
Susan finished in the lead with $3,600. Stephanie was not far behind with $3,200 and Henry was last with $1,800.
Henry found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “News of the 2010s.” He was now in the lead with $10,000. He bet $2,000, picked Qaddafi, who died in October 2011, so that was WRONG.
In January of 2012 this mid-Eastern president vowed ‘an iron hand against protests’. show
Susan found the last Daily Double in “If It Ain’t Baroque…” She was in third place with $6,800. $4,600 less than Henry’s lead. She bet $2,000, and she was RIGHT.
Edward Hopper captured the isolation of urban life in this 1942 masterpiece depicting a diner that’s open late. show
Stephanie and Susan finished in a tie for the lead with $11,200. Henry would have been first but he lost $2,000 by blanking out on the very last clue so he was now in third place with $9,400.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
Opera101.com can explain why Turandot is called the Chinese Sphinx (that 3 riddles thing) and also “Principessa di morte (Princess of Death). (What happens if you get the riddles wrong)
An ebook of Friedrich Schiller’s “Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx” can be downloaded for free from Project Gutenberg.
Henry started to write down “Aida.” He lost his $5,000 bet and finished with $4,400.
Susan thought it was “Cleopatra.” She lost $5,000, too, and wound up with $6,200.
Stephanie got it right and bet every penny she had so she won the game with a total of $22,400 today. Her 2-day total is $35,100.
