Final Jeopardy: Authors (12-13-24)

Here are some more clues from the 12/13/2024 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.

PEOPLE IN HISTORY ($400) An 1806 duel involving this future president resulted in the death of Charles Dickinson

TECHNOLOGY ($1000) Used to carry high frequency signals for TV & Internet connections, it’s the type of cable seen here

IT’S SMALL, WHIRLED ($200) Word found in front of a type of golf: UM INERTIA

($400) A prefix for “one-billionth” gives these uber-tiny machines their name: NOT A SNOB

WALTZES & SONATAS ($000) This alliterative composer wrote 2 violin sonatas for fellow Hungarian Jelly d’Aranyi

ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MINERAL ($800) Used as a decorative stone, malachite get its green color from this element

($1600) The 2 main minerals that make up granite are feldspar & this

($2000) The pygmy type of this small monkey lives in rain forests of South America

“T-W-A” ($1600) There’s no wiggle room in this word for a miser

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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: WORD ADDITION
($200) Short word for a commercial + politician J.D. = this jump forward
($400) A kitchen or bathroom essential + 1/18 of a golf round = this natural pit
($600) First name of Ms. Bareilles + Roman fashion = this 1977 battle site
($800) To rotate + a freshwater bony fish = this road with tolls
($1000) Dubble Bubble or Juicy Fruit + Oxford or Brogues = this slang word for a private eye

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