Final Jeopardy: U.S. Business Founders (1-23-24)

Here are some more clues from the 1/23/2024 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.

U.S. CITIES ($2000) Most city founders have been gone a while, but the man for whom this Nevada casino town is named passed away in 2023

POETS & POETRY ($1200) The entire poem by Strickland Gillilan titled “On the Antiquity of Microbes” consists of these 3 words

GO IVth & RULE ($800) 11th century Count Baldwin IV of this historic principality, now a Belgian region, expanded it at the expense of France

($1600) Elector Frederick IV’s efforts to unite Protestants against Catholics in Germany helped set the stage for this 17th c. war

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Sneak Peek clues — A “FAST” CATEGORY
($200) Reggie Jackson said, “Every hitter likes” these pitches “just like everybody likes ice cream”
($400) Founded in 1995, this media brand says it’s “written for & about the most progressive business leaders”
($600) This phrase precedes “more powerful than a locomotive!” in a 1941 cartoon where our hero fights “The Mad Scientist”
($800) This nonfiction work by Eric Schlosser is subtitled “The Dark Side of the All-American Meal”
($1000) Epithets for the 16th century Sultan Selim I included “The Grim” from his haters & “The” this word for loyal from his day ones

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