Final Jeopardy: International Sports (2-19-20)

Here are 6 more triple stumpers from the 2/19/2020 Jeopardy! game:

OFFBEAT HISTORY ($800) Cheers to this pirate captain, arrested in 1672 but later knighted by Charles II & made Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica

WEIGHTS & MEASURES ($800) The unit of measure known as “a hand” once represented the span of the palm, including the thumb, but it was standardized to four inches in accordance with the 1541 statute from this British king

A DISASTER AREA ($1200) The worst nuclear disaster until Chernobyl, 1957’s Kyshtym explosion in this nation contaminated 9,000 square miles

SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER ($1200) 4-letter word for a piece of land granted to a feudal vassal by a lord

($1600) It can mean a priest of the Anglican Church, or a person in charge of a school

($2000) The horizontal beam above a door or a window

Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — ANIMATED TV CHARACTERS
($200) Homer Simpson says this man is “the richest guy I know”; he replies, “Ah yes, but I’d trade it all for a little more”
($400) Ruh roh! Turns out corporations are dogs, my friend, as this title pooch & pals were “Mystery Incorporated” on the Cartoon Network
($600) Trying to steal a secret formula, Plankton tells him to “Join me! & we’ll be rich & powerful, until I eventually betray you!”
($800) This Netflix series centers on the most beloved sitcom horse of the 1990s
($1000) After Brian “kills” Rupert, this diabolical baby’s teddy bear, he gets even by unfollowing Brian on Twitter & Instagram

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