Final Jeopardy: 18th Century Lit (12-25-25)
Here are some more clues from the 12/25/2025 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.
THE KAISER’S COLLEGE OF MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE ($1200) Near where the Main & the Rhine combine is this city, where Wilhelm I enjoyed “Don Giovanni”
SCIENCE & NATURE ($2000) It’s the last phase of both mitosis & meiosis
PLAYING THE NUMBERS ($1200) Counting up from 1, it’s the first prime number made up of consecutive digits
($2000) In newspaper production-speak, this number was used to indicate the end of an article
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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: HOMONYMBLY YOURS
($200) As a verb, it means to grow weary; as a noun, it refers to a part of your car
($400) As a noun, it’s a breed of cold-weather pooch; as an adjective, it can refer to one’s burly physique
($600) A great result after a horseshoe throw, it can also refer to someone sneakily brought into a game who’s way better than most
($800) In one sense, it means to squander; in another, it’s a deep-fried corn treat familiar to Southern cuisine
($1000) It can refer to cutting something into 2 parts, say with an axe, or to cling together
ANSWERS: show
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Terrific game, Michelle really benefited from those DDs, as did comedian Guy from the comedy on TV category. I find these players to be very smart and likable. Overall I did pretty well. Knew the first DD but spouted out “Leatherneck” in error. 2nd was easy for me, 3rd left me cold.
Had no clue on Final so I said “Gulliver’s Travels” just to have an answer. I was surprised no one knew what event happened during the 1989 World Series. The prime # was gettable, the end of an article number a toughie, but I knew that one because many decades ago I was a newspaper journalism student and reporter. It’s also the name of a ‘corny movie starring Jack Webb.
The show didn’t come on till 1230 am, so I just watched it midday Friday.
Thanks, guys. I thought it was pretty funny in this game when Ken told writer & comedian Guy “You found your category!” while Guy was running through the clues in the Comedian category. Duh! 🤣🤣
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you, VJ. Thanks again for all you do!
Merry Christmas to you VJ! This week’s Second Chance is certainly feeling like the holiday spirit and so far all three players are certainly feeling the holiday spirit. It is very close heading into Day 2 tomorrow.