Final Jeopardy: Movies & the Law (12-20-24)

Here are some more clues from the 12/20/2024 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.

FOUNTAINS ($1000) A foliage-covered giant spews water at the entrance of this crystal company’s theme park in Austria

SMOOTH AS SILK ($400) Used at least since the 1930s, to “hit the silk” is slang for using this, once made of silk

HISTORIC SONGS OF THE BRITS ($2000) The “azure main” (that’s the ocean) is in this patriotic song traditionally played at the Last Night of the Proms at Royal Albert Hall

“HOG” CALLING ($1200) Big party planned? Get one of these, a large barrel or cask of wine equal to 63 gallons

($1600) From the Greek for “straight writing”, it’s the study of the principles of correct spelling in a language

($2000) Aye, laddie, it’s what the Scottish call New Year’s Eve

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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: NUMERIC PHRASES
($200) The usual number in this nautical phrase for being very drunk is 3, but feel free to get as high as you want
($400) Aussies & Kiwis often flip our term for a standard piece of construction lumber & call it this
($600) It precedes “exercise” to mean a piano practice piece, or “discount” to mean an act of shoplifting
($800) Debunked theories about the origin of this phrase meaning all the way: cement truck cubic volume, ammunition belt length & many more
($1000) Dice gambling lingo gave us this doubly numerical phrase meaning in a state of disorder or confusion

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