Final Jeopardy: Famous Names (12-6-23)

Here are some more clues from the 12/6/2023 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.

HOUSE PARTY ($200) This house in Massachusetts is actually on Turner Street, not Pyncheon Street as in the 1851 novel

($1000) In 1899 the first juvenile court in the nation was organized at this Chicago house co-founded by Jane Addams

DOUBLE TALK ($2000) In 2015, a new member of the panda family was born at the Smithsonian National Zoo & given this name— not “Newborn”

AFRICAN CUISINE ($400) Mealie is the name for this cereal plant that is used to make mush & batters

DECIMALS ($1200) Though not required, “trailing” these to the right of a decimal point are often used to show levels of accuracy

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Sneak Peek clues — WATERY SONGS
($200) Arthur Freed published the lyrics to this in the 1920s but it took another 2 decades plus for Gene Kelly to immortalize it
($400) In 1984 Prince “never meant 2 cause u any sorrow” with this colorful tune
($600) In 1970 this “travelin’ band” wondered “Who’ll Stop the Rain”
($800) “I Go Swimming” appeared on the album this British singer plays live
($1000) The 2 title items in this Carpenters tune, No. 2 in ’71, “always get me down”

SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show