Final Jeopardy: U.S. Geography (1-15-26)

Here are some more clues from the 1/15/2026 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.

KEEPING A GOOD LATITUDE ($1000) It may be the opposite of hell temp-wise, but this line of demarcation is found at 66.6 degrees south latitude

WHAT IS THAT TEAM NAME CREATURE? ($200) The University of Oregon has the Ducks; to the north, Evergreen State College has the Geoducks, a type of this animal this

($1000) Southern Illinois teams are named for these elegant dogs whose lineage traces back to ancient Egypt this

CENSUS WORKING OVERTIME ($1600) The Census Bureau was part of the Interior Department until 1903, when it moved to this other cabinet department

THE ECSTASY OF “X-T-C” ($800) self-evident or unquestionable, like a universally regarded truth

($2000) The area of southern Mexico seen here is the home of this indigenous people, also the name of their language

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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES
($200) Released in the U.K. in 1966, Action Man was a British version of this toy figure
($400) These large plastic rings from Wham-O were banned for a time in Japan for promoting indecent behavior
($600) The original version of this board game was called Murder, had 10 suspects & poison was one of the weapons
($800) When Monopoly was introduced in the 1930s, the original 6 tokens included a boot, a thimble & this other item you can wear
($1000) From Bandai, these gadgets allow you to take care of a digital pet; hope you don’t forget to feed it & play with it

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