Final Jeopardy: 1960s History (11-1-21)

Here are some more triple stumpers from the 11/1/2021 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.

KANSAS CITY: NEWS CLUES ($1000) Christel Bell: “In 1997, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum opened its new permanent home under the leadership of Buck O’Neill, who had been a star for this Kansas City Negro Leagues team, as had greats like Satchel Paige & Jackie Robinson”

THE MAN’S PEN NAME ($400) Mathematician & photographer Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (image) is better known to readers young & old by this pen name

ONCE UPON A NOVEMBER ($800) After 10 years of construction, this waterway officially opened November 17, 1869

($2000) On November 1, 1957 this 5-mile-long bridge opened to traffic, linking Michigan’s Upper & Lower Peninsulas

LET’S TAKE A TRIP ($400) Shoot a selfie at this state’s Rainbow Bridge, a natural stone arch with a 275-foot span & a height of 290 feet

($1600) Enjoy a performance by North America’s longest-running ballet company, the Royal Ballet in this Manitoba city

FAMILY IS EVERYTHING ($1600) The black & yellow panels in the state flag seen here (image) are a heraldic symbol of this family that founded Maryland

Sneak Peek clues — TV CATCHPHRASES
($200) “The truth is out there”
($400) “Suit up!”
($600) “Wubba lubba dub dub”
($800) “This tape will self-destruct in five seconds”
($1000) “Homey don’t play that”

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