Final Jeopardy: National Historical Parks (12-11-19)

4 more triple stumpers from the 12-11-19 Jeopardy! game:

A HAT TIP TO YOU ($1000) In the U.S., we call one hat a derby; the Brits stay in their lane & get sportier by calling it this

TAKING A VOWEL OF SILENCE ($400) U: in this basketball backcourt position

($1000) I: In this type of school, like UC Berkeley’s Haas

ITALIAN AUTHORS ($2000) With works like 1877’s “Studies of Women”, Luigi Capuana was a leader of this movement, Italian for “realism”

Answers to the Sneak Peek clues – THERE ONCE WAS THIS MAN FROM…

($200) …Brazil / who kicked a ball with some skill / finding the holes / scored 1,200-plus goals / & gave us 2 decades of thrill
($400) …Chicago / his Sen. seat, “golden” said Blago / won a Nobel for peace / his term did cease / don’t think he’ll stay at Mar-a-Lago
($600) …Maine / who made shoes to fight off the rain / his catalog mailed / & clothing detailed / outdoors would be his domain
($800) …Iran / who ruled with too firm a hand / according to text / Khomeini was next / he was no longer the king of his land
($1000) …St. Louis / the Ragtime King, I can prove this / wrote “Maple Leaf Rag” / with hardly a snag / now say his name, c’mon do this!

ANSWERS: show