Final Jeopardy: American Novelists (1-16-26)

Here are some more clues from the 1/16/2026 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.

ADULTS IN CHILDREN’S LIT ($1000) The novel this girl “Sometimes”, whose changes in name & time inspired a song by the Cure, has a headmistress called Miss Bite

I’M IN SEPHORA WITHOUT MY GLASSES ($600) I hope my biodance collagen mask is on properly; I’ll peel off the mask when I wake up tomorror & be part of this 2-word TikTok trend

($1000) All the lipsticks look alike; someone point me toward the viral black honey shade from this brand developed in 1968 by a skin doc

MAKING CONSERVATION ($2000) A zone of undeveloped land, or a movement founded by Wangari Maathai to fight deforestation by planting trees

IMPRACTICAL FINERY OF YORE ($800) Chopines had a big moment in the 16th century in this European city, where women used the high soles to teeter above wet streets

($1200) Popularized in 1910, this long, tight skirt was named for a practice of tying together horses’ legs

WE LOVE A LOVE TRIANGLE ($1200) In “Casablanca” the 3 little people whose problems don’t amount to a hill of beans are Rick, Ilsa & this hubby of Ilsa’s

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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: USE YOUR SIXTH SENSE
($200) The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution says the accused has the right to a trial that both public & this
($400) The “sixth barrel” type of this container holds aout 5 galls, or about 55 12-ounce servings
($600) This sixth planet from the sun was the farthest of the planets known to the ancients & takes almost 30 years to make one orbit
($800) In Revelation, when this non-movie-title item was opened, “there was a great earthquake” & the sun turned black
($1000) The sixth president of the U.S. was nicknamed “Old Man Eloquent” but was denied a second term in office

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