Final Jeopardy: 18th Century Names (1-27-22)

Here are some more triple stumpers from the 1/27/2022 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.

MOTHERS OF INVENTION ($400) In 1938, using a film made of layers of soap, Katharine Burr Blodgett made glass non-this

U.S. PLACE NAMES ($800) This city in Westchester County, New York gets its name from a Dutch title basically meaning “squire”

($1000) 2 1/2 hours south of Indianapolis is this town named for an ethnicity & for the salt deposits that deer & buffalo once enjoyed

TRANSPORTATION ($1000) In Venice, before a mandate made them black, these were lavishly decorated by their wealthy owners

A LITTLE 5-NOTE MELODY ($600) “C” sharp: they have sharp serrations & you can get delicious ones from Phillips Seafood in Baltimore

MOVIES & GEOGRAPHY ($1200) As the “Stanley”, Henry Stanley, in part of a 1939 movie title, Spencer Tracy explores Sub-Saharan Africa seeking this doctor

THANKS VERMILION ($1200) A Vermilion line called sindoor in the part of a Hindu woman’s hair signifies this

($1600) A bird name that seems redundant, the vermilion this is found in the drier northern parts of Venezuela & Colombia

Sneak Peek clues — THE W.H.O. SAYS…
($400) hormonal influences make this headache disorder twice as common in women as in men
($800) this inflammation & narrowing of airways is the most common chronic disease of children
($1200) you can reduce your risk of stroke, heart disease & this, also called high blood pressure, by limiting your salt intake
($1600) Often found in home-canned food, the bacterial toxins that cause this illness are among the most lethal substances known
($2000) early supportive care & rehydration improve survival of this viral hemorrhagic fever named for a Central African river

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