Final Jeopardy: African Geography (2-18-20)

Here are 7 more triple stumpers from the 2/18/2020 Jeopardy! game:

3-WORD CITIES ($600) This city was named in 1565 by the Portuguese, who mistook its bay for the entrance to a river

CONTRONYMS ($1000) As a verb, this piece of hardware can mean to affix something to the floor or to speed away, like in a race

CHEMISTRY ($1200) Another word for a state of matter, it precedes “transition” to describe a change of a substance such as from liquid to gas

TV-POURRI ($400) “A Million Little Pieces” is a tale of addiction & recovery; this ABC show is a drama featuring the Saville family

($2000) From 1984 to 1989, she (image) was the Allie of “Kate & Allie”, and we bet she could give you contestants a run for your money, too

THAT USED TO HAPPEN? ($1600) With smoke-filled rooms & favorite sons, these used to be dramatic affairs but the last multi-ballot one was in 1952

($2000) Big offices used to have pools of mostly female workers to do typing & this job of taking dictation in shorthand

Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — BUCKETS:
($200) In 1957 the first KFC bucket was designed by this founder’s first franchisee, Pete Harman
($400) In 1785 “Grose’s Diction of the Vulgar Tongue” defined this phrase as “to die”
($600) “The Bucket List” starred these 2 Oscar winners, known for playing God & Satan in other films
($800) Orchid bees fly into bucket orchids & deliver the materials that help in this reproductive process
($1000) The BWE, or bucket-wheel this, is capable of moving 12,000 cubic meters of soil per hour

ANSWERS: show