Final Jeopardy: Historic Lists (12-2-19)

It was a bit unusual to have 3 reversals in one game. Here they are:

THE 2019 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVEL PHOTO CONTEST ($800) Vultures can soar gracefully for hours and are classified, along with hawks & eagles, as these from the Latin for “to seize” – Mohammed’s “birds of prey” was rejected and so was Alex’s “predators.” They were looking for “raptors” The judges gave Alex $1600 and Alex got her $800 back (because accepting the first right answer made her response moot).

SPECIAL “OP”S ($800) A musical work not as serious as “Rigoletto”; “Babes in Toyland”, for example – They wanted “operetta.” Alex’s response of “light opera” was accepted by the judges

I WON’T BE IN TODAY ($200) To her teachers in Stockholm: I’m starting a strike to protest climate change, then sailing to New York; try me on sat phone – Joanna got dinged for $400 when the judges realized she said “Greta ThuRnberg,” not Greta Thunberg.

Here are 13 triple stumpers from the 12/2/2019 Jeopardy game:

I WON’T BE IN TODAY ($600) From Billy Clanton, October 26, 1881: got a dental appointment… with this killer dentist

THE 2019 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVEL PHOTO CONTEST ($400) The giant wave here was captured on the east side of this island of about a million people, where big waves are a way of life

MILITARY JARGON & SLANG ($600) Onboard a U.S. navy ship, “pollywogs” turn into “shellbacks” when they crossed this geographic line

($1000) Ejecting from an aircraft & using a parachute is called “hitting” this fabric

5 CLICKS ($600) Ray & Tom Magliozzi were known as Click & Clack, the Tappet Brothers when they hosted this long-running NPR radio show

LAFAYETTE, IT IS THERE ($1200) Lafayette, Louisiana is home to the Live this Society, whose members are trees with girths of 8 feet or more

POP QUIZ ($1600) Real name Melissa, with albums like “Supa Dupa Fly” she’s the 1st female hip-hop artist in the Songwriters Hall of Fame

($2000) Nirvana was Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & this bassist

LITERARY WORKS OF THE 1820s ($2000) “Konrad Wallenrod” from 1828 is an epic poem about a Lithuanian prince fighting this invading German crusading order

WHAT A DISASTER! ($1200) The book series about this “Scenario” includes “Retirement” & “Politics”

($1600) Before it described an accident, “contretemps” was a word for a false thrust or pass in this sport

LINGUISTICS ($2000) How bad can this Italian word be if it describes a bottle of chianti

THE ELECTORAL COLLAGE ($1600) This word for a voting district is from Latin for “surrounding area”

Answers to the Sneak Peek clues: TV PEOPLE:

($200) Jenna Bush Hager has a big wine glass to fill replacing Kathie Lee Gifford as co-host of this show’s 4th Hour
($400) On “Dead To Me”, Linda Cardellini befriends this “Married…with Children” actress at a grief support group
($600) This children’s character played by Bob Keeshan wasn’t Australian; he was named for the large pouches in his coat
($800) As a series creator and actor, he has cast himself as the righteous Jesse Gemstone, as well as the crass Kenny Powers
($1000) The alla prima art technique allowed this man who passed away in 1995 to complete a painting in 30 minutes on PBS

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