Final Jeopardy: Famous Trials (10-31-25)
Here are some more clues from the 10/31/2025 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.
ALL KINDS OF SCARY BOOKS ($400) In this Robert Bloch novel, a young woman who has committed a crime attempts to hide at an isolated motel, relax & take a shower
($600) In this Nordic horror tale, a boy befriends a vampire who helps him defeat a group of punks who’ve been bullying him
($1000) 1997’s “The Bone Collector” introduced this brilliant quadriplegic detective matching wits with a killer
BRAAAAAAINS ($800) Highlighted here, this part of the brain plays a big role in controlling respiration
THE 1980s ($2000) In the 1980s this California Air Force base saw action as a landing spot for space shuttles
PAINT & SIP ($400) Edward Ladell painted a still life with a pheasant, hazelnuts & a glass of this alliterative stuff often at gallery openings
($1600) The wines of this this Rothschild estate have had the work of artists from Kandinsky to Koons on their labels
($2000) This Dutchman’s “vrolijke drinker” has had the English titles “Jolly Toper” & “Merry Drinker”; for sure, he’s enjoying himself
WOMEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC ($1600) No big stretch–she played aspiring country musician Abby on Season 5 of “Yellowstone”
($2000) This younger sister of Loretta Lynn was the first female country artist to have a platinum album
2-LETTER RESPONSES ($1200) Radio frequency spectrum allocated for short-distance use by hobbyists in 1975
($2000) A temple to the moon god Nanna was there around 2000 B.C.
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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: “TRICK” OR “TREAT”
($200) This proverb in other words might read “A pooch past its prime isn’t educatable”
($400) This verb mean to use a cleaning solution on a stain before you put a clothing item in the wash
($600) Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL record with 50 of these 1-game goal-scoring feats
($800) This economic theory posits that granting breaks to the rich will eventually benefit lower social ranks as well
($1000) “Giving” this to someone is maintaining an aloof muteness as an expression of anger or disapproval
ANSWERS: show
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I was 2/3 on DD but missed FJ. Diana Nyad was the keynote speaker at my work conference one year, and was just horrible. It was the worst, until Bob Woodward userped the title.
As to Final, I didn’t have a good answer, so I said “Atlas Shrugged”. Only thing from Joyce I’ve read is “Dubliners”, and, at that, almost 40 years ago.
And, belated Happy Birthday, buddy!!
Correction: The Little Review serialized Ulysses from 1918-1920, ending in August 1920.
just for the record, I didn’t make that up. The source, which I linked to, is the Library of Congress.
Here’s another 1921 reference from Wikipedia: “The Little Review continued to publish Ulysses until 1921 when the Post Office seized copies of the magazine and refused to distribute them on the grounds that Ulysses constituted obscene material.”
Missed the whole show again. Got 1st/3rd DDs, didn’t know the 2nd, said Brazzaville, Congo for some reason. Wrong, but closer than Siobhan’s stab. The year and difficulty of the novel led me immediately to “Ulysses.” Someone should have known that. At least 2 of their guesses were weak. (No, I’d never deign to read it.) No one knew the story of the woman in the shower? Cal AF base pretty well known. Alliterative drink not difficult. Definitely remembered Loretta’s kid sis.
From what I can infer from the recap, this wasn’t much of a sharp crew.
I think some of the material is great for older viewers, but it’s definitely before the players’ time, as Alex used to say
I try to see some of these stumpers through the eyes of my kids. My oldest was born in the mid 70s. My youngest in the early 90s. The oldest definitely would’ve known the woman in the shower title, but not the youngest. The oldest might have known the famous song by Loretta’s sister but not her name. The youngest wouldn’t know the song or her name.
Same here: born between 1977 and 1992. (And I turned 75 Friday). Truth be told, 4 of the 5 are not well-educated, and none of them is especially proficient at trivia and facts. My eldest does know a lot about different genres of music from 80s onward, a sore spot for me.
Happy belated birthday, Howard. I asked Nikki about Loretta Lynn’s sister and she said she doesn’t even know who Loretta Lynn is. But actually, she doesn’t know she knows because she’s seen the Loretta/Conway duet “You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly”
Happy Halloween VJ! This has been a great Halloween for Christopher. So far in every game, he has won without finding any of the daily doubles.
Happy Halloween Kevin!! I hope you and everyone has a boo-tiful time and a great costume.👻
I’m not going trick or treating but I’m sure 2 of my descendants will share their goodies with me 🍭