Final Jeopardy: World Geography (1-13-21)

Here are 6 more triple stumpers from the 1/13/2021 Jeopardy! game:

FLAG TALK ($800) This male first name is used for a flag flown on a short pole at the bow of a ship

($1000) The upper rectangle on a flag is called this, also the name of an Ohio city; seen here is the one on Malaysia’s flag (image)

SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES ($800) Alfred Nobel made the dynamite discovery that this volatile liquid can be made safer if mixed with a certain type of dirt

PROS & CONS ($1000) An act of incitement & a gathering of clergy

CHOREOGRAPHER ($800) This choreographer of “La La Land” & “So You Think You Can Dance” has the same name as a “This is Us” actress

BEFORE & AFTER ($800) Ordinal synonym for E.S.P. that’s also a healthy ability to appreciate a joke (see answer in the spoiler below)

Sneak Peek clues — POSSESSIVE HISTORY
($400) The Alaska purchase was known as this Secretary of State’s “Folly”, but the deal wasn’t popular in Russia, either
($800) December 1839 saw many of these catastrophes in New England, including the loss of the schooner Favorite on Norman’s Woe
($1200) What’s called this monument stands on Breed’s Hill, the actual site of the first major battle of the American Revolution
($1600) Nine Men’s Misery was an incident in the 17th century conflict called this Wampanoag chief or “King”‘s War
($2000) This Roman Emperor’s 125-foot column, built after he conquered Dacia, stands in the forum that also bears his name

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