Final Jeopardy: American Cities (2-9-22)

Here are some more triple stumpers from the 2/9/2022 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.

SPORTY LINGO ($800) In 2021 the U.S. Secretary of State used this tennis expression to say it’s North Korea’s turn to make a move on nuclear talks

ISLE “B” ($800) About 4.6 million people every year take the 35-minute ride from Seattle to this island in Puget Sound

($1000) Drop an “A” from a colorful plant to get this Frenchman who also gave his name to an island in the Solomon Sea

THE JUDGE OF THAT ($1000) Makes sense that Texas leads the nation with more than 100 judges assigned to its 11 courts of this; California is second

3-LETTER ANIMALS ($2000) Native to the southern U.S., the “alligator” this can grow 10′ long, making it one of the largest freshwater fish

IN AUTHORS’ FOOTSTEPS ($1600) Seen as a dangerous atheist, Voltaire bought a chateau near the border of these two countries so he could hop over the border as needed

($2000) Pay your respects to the bronze Gerald & Lawrence Durrell on this Greek island where they spent much of their youth

IT’S TIME FOR A WORD ($1600) It’s not a special pet accessory; it’s naval duty from 4 to 6 or 6 to 8

($2000) “Back in a” this 5-letter word! Here’s a flash– it’s how long light takes to go 1 femtometer, a millionth of a millionth of a mm

Sneak Peek clues — ALPHABETICALLY FIRST
($200) of the days of the week
($400) of chess pieces
($600) of the 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
($800) of the New England states
($1000) of U.S. First Ladies’ first names

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