Bodies of Water (4-9-24) – Fikkle Fame (2024)

The Final Jeopardy question (4/9/2024) in the category “Bodies of Water” was:

The smallest inland sea in the world, it’s completely within the territory of a single country & connects 2 other larger seas

Today is Game 3 in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, featuring: Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, CA; Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, PA; and Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, CA.

Amy and Victoria have each won a game. If either of them wins today, the tournament is over. If Andrew wins, there will be one more game.

Round 1 Categories: World Cities – Van Life – Words that Go up to 11 – Looks like We’re in Business – Musical Genre Masters – Literary Lines

Victoria found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Literary Lines” under the $800 clue on the 6th pick of the round. She was in the lead with $2,800, $2,200 more than Amy in second place. Victoria bet it all and thought it was “The rest is silence”. That was WRONG.

From “Hamlet”, “This above all:” this phrase show

Victoria finished in the lead with $5,800. Amy was in second place with $4,200. Andrew was last with $3,200. All clues were shown.

Round 2 Categories: Ancient History – Reboots & Remakes – Nobel Prizes – The Measure of a Man – Opera Settings – Kneel before Zed

Amy found the first Daily Double in “Opera Settings” under the $1,200 clue on the 9th pick of the round. She was in second place with $6,200, $4,400 less than Victoria’s lead. Amy bet it all and cam up with Southwick. That was WRONG.

Verdi’s “Falstaff” is set in this town during the reign of Henry IV show

Victoria found the last Daily Double in “The Measure of a Man” under the $1,600 clue on the 16th pick. She was in the lead with $15,800, $8,200 more than Andrew in second place. Victoria bet $6,000 and guessed Henry. The H and Y are on the right side so that was WRONG.

You only need letters on the left side of the keyboard to type this unit of capacitance that’s named for an English chap show

Victoria finished in the lead with $11,400. Andrew was in second place with $10,000. Amy was last with $7,200. All clues were shown.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS THE SEA OF MARMARA?

The Sea of Marmara is a small inland sea that lies completely within the transcontinental nation of Turkey. It separates Asian Turkey from European Turkey. On the Asian side, the Sea of Marmara connects to the Black Sea through the Bosphorus Strait. On the European side, it connects to the Aegean Sea through the Dardanelles Strait. It is named after Marmara, the largest island in the Sea of Marmara. The name is derived from a Greek word having to do with white marble, which is still exported from Marmara island. Learn more.

Bodies of Water (4-9-24) – Fikkle Fame (2024)

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