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Answer: From 1968 to 1973, episodes of this kids show ended with the song “Tomorrow.”

Question: >!What is Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood?!<

$400: (Daily Double) This theme was created by John Tesh while he was covering the Tour de France. >!What is the NBA on NBC/Roundball Rock?!<

$800: The college football theme for this TV network was created for Super Bowl 21. >!What is CBS?!<

$1200: To mark its 30th season of NFL coverage in 2023, this TV network put its NFL theme on YouTube. >!What is Fox?!<

$1600: John Colby came up with the six-note theme for this TV sports news program in 1989. >!What is SportsCenter?!<

$2000: This baseball highlight show ended its episodes with a theme called “Gathering Crowds.” >!What is This Week in Baseball?!<

$200: The theme Mike Post originally wrote for this cop and legal drama was 81 seconds long. >!What is Law & Order?!<

$400: The theme that Post did for this private eye drama includes a Moog synthesizer and a blues harmonica. >!What is The Rockford Files?!<

$600: The theme Post did for this action show mixes a military marching band with hard rock. >!What is The A-Team?!<

$800: (Daily Double) Mike Post said the theme of this cop drama reflects the war-weariness of the cops. >!What is Hill Street Blues?!<

$1000: The theme Post wrote for this drama mimics the sound of a New York City subway train. >!What is NYPD Blue?!<

Answer: A 2011 BBC News story said this nation has a rich oil supply but high child mortality.

Question: >!What is South Sudan?!<

$400: This ice cream brand was founded by two lifelong friends from Merrick, New York. >!What is Ben & Jerry’s?!<

$800: (Daily Double) This ice cream brand was launched by brothers-in-law from Glendale, California. >!What is Baskin-Robbins?!<

$1200: This ice cream brand began after its truck broke down and their ice cream melted. >!What is Carvel?!<

$1600: This ice cream brand uses a leaf in its logo to represent the name of its founders. >!What is Breyers?!<

$2000: This ice cream brand honors Denmark’s work to protect Jews during the Holocaust. >!What is Häagen-Dazs?!<

$200: The name of this Great Lake is Iroquoian for “Long Tail.” >!What is Lake Erie?!<

$400: (Daily Double) It’s the only Great Lake that is located fully within the United States. >!What is Lake Michigan?!<

$600: Ten percent of the Earth’s freshwater can be found in this Great Lake. >!What is Lake Superior?!<

$800: This Great Lake is home to over 30,000 islands. >!What is Lake Huron?!<

$1000: This Great Lake connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River. >!What is Lake Ontario?!<

Answer: The title of this 2006 book was inspired by words said in a 1990 sermon by Jeremiah Wright.

Question: >!What is The Audacity of Hope?!<

$400: This book tells the story of Winston Smith, after he rebels against a top-down regime. >!What is Nineteen Eighty-Four?!<

$800: This book tells the story of Atticus Finch seeking to save a black man from injustice. >!What is To Kill a Mockingbird?!<

$1200: This book tells the story of the two sons of fraudulent Civil War hero Cyrus Trask. >!What is East of Eden?!<

$1600: This book tells the story of Robert Jordan as he fights in the Spanish Civil War. >!What is For Whom the Bell Tolls?!<

$2000: (Daily Double) This book tells the story of Sethe after she kills her baby to protect her from slavery. >!What is Beloved?!<

$200: This book tells the story of the ill-fated mission of the Pequod. >!What is Moby-Dick?!<

$400: This book tells the story of how Elizabeth Bennet got married to Mr. Darcy. >!What is Pride and Prejudice?!<

$600: This book tells the story of two slaves: one escaped; the other staying in the south. >!What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin?!<

$800: (Daily Double) This book tells the story of Charles Darnay in late 18th Century France. >!What is A Tale of Two Cities?!<

$1000: This book tells the story of a lady working as a governess after her dad goes broke. >!What is Agnes Grey?!<

Answer: The Senators, elected in 1986, 1988, and 2002, known as “The Three Amigos.”

Question: >!Who are John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham?!<

A quiz on TV’s biggest villains.

$400: This TV villain was shot on March 21, 1980 by an ex-mistress. >!Who is J.R. Ewing?!<

$800: This TV villain kills a mob rat after touring colleges with his daughter. >!Who is Tony Soprano?!<

$1200: (Daily Double) This TV villain got his alias from a German theoretical physicist. >!Who is Walter White/Heisenberg?!<

$1600: This TV villain was killed off by his Chief of Staff Doug Stamper. >!Who is Frank Underwood?!<

$2000: This TV villain is a dark parody of Superman. >!Who is Homelander?!<

Each correct response is a Hall of Fame running back.

$200: He led the Browns to an NFL Title in 1964. >!Who is Jim Brown?!<

$400: His “Immaculate Reception” gave the Steelers their first playoff win. >!Who is Franco Harris?!<

$600: (Daily Double) This Bears icon led the NFL in rushing touchdowns in 1977. >!Who is Walter Payton?!<

$800: This Lions GOAT led the NFL in rushing in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. >!Who is Barry Sanders?!<

$1000: This Cowboys great is the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing yards. >!Who is Emmitt Smith?!<

Welcome back, folks! This is it. Final Jeopardy for the championship. The wagers have been made in secret. Players, in a moment, I’m gonna give you the Final Jeopardy answer. You’ll have 30 seconds in which to write down the question. Be sure it is in the form of a question.

Here we go. The category is “Old School Coaches.” The Final Jeopardy answer is:

Answer: A 2014 ESPN obituary said this NFL coach changed the fortunes of a “doormat” franchise.

Good luck!

Question: >!Who is Chuck Noll?!<

…and the answer is:

$200: His first hit, “Heartbreak Hotel,” came out on January 27, 1956. >!Who is Elvis Presley?!<

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$400: His “Johnny B. Goode” is on the Golden Records inside the Voyager probes. >!Who is Chuck Berry?!<

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$600: His 1955 hit “Tutti Frutti” helped to establish the sound of rock and roll. >!Who is Little Richard?!<

…and the answer is…a Daily Double!

$800: (Daily Double) Early episodes of “Happy Days” opened with this band’s “Rock Around the Clock.” >!Who are Bill Haley & His Comets?!<

…and the answer is:

$1000: This man’s 1958 debut album has a rare photo of him without his horn-rimmed glasses. >!Who is Buddy Holly?!<

…and the answer is:

$100: This university, founded in 1096, hands out the Rhodes Scholarship. >!What is the University of Oxford?!<

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$200: This university, founded around 1209, publishes the King James Bible. >!What is the University of Cambridge?!<

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$300: This university, founded in 1636, is the oldest of the Ivy League schools. >!What is Harvard University?!<

…and the answer is…a Daily Double!

$400: (Daily Double) This university, founded in 1693, was established under a royal charter. >!What is the College of William and Mary?!<

…and the answer is:

$500: This university, founded in 1701, opened as the Collegiate School. >!What is Yale University?!<

Answer: A 1987 article called this man “an unknown British Shakespearean actor.”

Question: >!Who is Patrick Stewart?!<

Name the beloved game show host that lady married.

$400: We can be sure that this man’s proposal to Jean Currivan was in the form of a question. >!Who is Alex Trebek?!<

$800: This man took Kari Wigton to the Winner’s Circle in 1977. >!Who is Dick Clark?!<

$1200: The actual retail price of the ring that Dorothy Jo Gideon got from this man in 1945 is… >!Who is Bob Barker?!<

$1600: On June 14, 1963, the password that this man had for Betty White was yes. >!Who is Allen Ludden?!<

$2000: (Daily Double) It was a good 1940 for Helen Ticknor, after she became Mrs. Blank. >!Who is Gene Rayburn?!<

Each correct response is a current Senator.

$200: The Senator that replaced New York’s Al D’Amato in 1999. >!Who is Chuck Schumer?!<

$400: The Senator that replaced Massachusetts’s Scott Brown in 2013. >!Who is Elizabeth Warren?!<

$600: (Daily Double) The Senator that replaced Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey in 2023. >!Who is John Fetterman?!<

$800: The Senator that replaced Iowa’s John Culver in 1981. >!Who is Chuck Grassley?!<

$1000: The Senator that replaced South Dakota’s Tom Daschle in 2005. >!Who is John Thune?!<