Final Jeopardy: Movie Directors (2-23-21)

Here are 8 more triple stumpers from the 2/23/2021 Jeopardy! game:

ROMAN TIMES ($600) The thermae, or these, of Trajan were designed by Apollodorus of Damascus

($1000) Following a trend, Caligula ordered this month to be renamed Germanicus; the new name failed to catch on

SWORDS ($600) In a fantasy saga by Michael Moorcock, this emperor of Melnibone wields a sword called Stormbringer

($1000) Glamdring is this wizard’s sword of choice

DUNCAN ($1600) Artist Duncan Grant was a member of this London-named group of the 20th century writers & artists of whom he painted portraits

($2000) The gilded armchair seen here (image) is attributed to this 19th century furniture maker, a leader of neoclassicism

PHYSICS ($1200) This common 4-letter word has a more specific meaning in physics: change in kinetic energy

($2000) “C” can stand for this unit of charge named for French physicist Charles

Sneak Peek clues — 4 LETTERS, 3 SYLLABLES
($200) To calculate this for a circle, multiply Pi by the square of the radius
($400) In 2015 this brand went meta with cookies & creme flavored cookies
($600) This Hawaiian island is known as “The Gathering Place”
($800) It’s a unit of output for a brainstorming session
($1000) It’s the only Greek letter that fits the category

ANSWERS: show