Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “20th Century English Nobility.”
“In Africa on November 26, 1922, he anxiously asked Howard Carter, ‘Can you see anything?’”
Last night’s edition of “Jeopardy!” featured the category “Baseball.” Host Alex Trebek noted the “video clues were recorded at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where they were having a very special baseball exhibition.”
For $200: “In San Diego on August 4, 2007, Barry Bonds hit this ball 382 feet to tie the all-time home run record of this man, technically.”
For $400: “Here's the ball hit by this Yankee legend who broke a 44-game hitting streak record held by ‘Wee Willie’ Keeler.”
For $600: “No major leaguer will ever again be permanently assigned the number of the jersey worn by this man.”
For $800: “Here's the 1957 MVP Award for this Yankee. But that was a bit of an off year for him. He'd won the Triple Crown the previous year with 18 more home runs and 36 more RBIs.”
For $1,000: “Check out the incredibly rare 1909-11 T206 card of this ‘Flying Dutchman.’ In 2013, one went at auction for $2.1 million.”
