Final Jeopardy: 1950s Public Works (12-9-21)

Here are some more triple stumpers from the 12/9/2021 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.

LIT CHARACTERS’ BAD CHOICES ($1000) True love wins out, but he wasn’t smart to let his friend Mr. Darcy talk him into leaving Jane Bennet in the lurch

SCIENCE VOCABULARY ($1600) In physics, a body at rest is in “static” this if all forces acting on it cancel each other out

($2000) This slow wobbling of the earth’s axis of rotation completes a cycle every 26,000 years or so

STATE SONGS ($2000) One of Colorado’s state songs is where these wildflowers grow

DESCRIBING THE TV DRAMA ($1200) Simon & Daphne streaming steamily; episodes included “The Duke & I” & “Art of the Swoon”

($1600) Catherine, dressing to empress; we’re stanning Fanning

SHOW ME YOUR P-H-D ($2000) These sacred writings of Hinduism explain the fundamental tenets of the religion

Here are 5 clues about the St. Lawrence Seaway that mention specific cities:

02-22-2017 ALL ABOOT CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY ($1600) On the Canadian-U.S. border, this seaway serving Thunder Bay & Hamilton, among others, took 5 years to build
12-28-2005 CLEVELAND ROCKS! ($1600) The opening of this in 1959 made Cleveland an international seaport
02-03-1997 U.S. STATES ($100) This state’s port of Duluth greatly increased ocean traffic when the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959
07-02-1996 AMERICAN HISTORY ($600) In 1959 a Dutch ship became the first oceangoing vessel to reach Chicago via this waterway
05-09-1996 LAKES & RIVERS $200: This river was “locked up” to form a seaway between Montreal & Lake Ontario

Sneak Peek clues – WHAT DOES IT PREVENT?
($200) Higher octane gasoline: this “kn”oise, partner of the dreaded pinging
($400) Bounce dryer sheets, symbolized by a tee shirt & a lightning bolt
($600) the compound levonorgesrel, in products like Mirena
($800) A living trust: this court procedure to carry out the terms of a Will
($1000) Ladybugs & ladywings: these garden menaces also known as plant lice

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