Final Jeopardy: Laws in U.S. History (3-1-23)
Here are some more clues from the 3/1/2023 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.
ONOMATOPOEIA ($800) These 2 words that differ by one vowel combine to mean a change of heart
($1000) This loud disturbance arose “out on the lawn” in “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”
CARPE DIEM ($600) In 1916 Congress moved the start of the Supreme Court’s term from the 2nd this day in October to the first, where it has remained
BRIDGES ($1600) Though its name means “new bridge”, it’s the oldest existing bridge across the Seine
POP MUSICIANS ($2000) “Expensive Pain” by this Philly rapper debuted at No. 3 in 2021
ENERGY GLOSSARY ($2000) CFLs, compact fluorescent lamps, light up by exciting atoms of this silver-colored element
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Sneak Peek clues — MIDDLE “RTH”
($400) A greater distance away
($800) A prefix meaning “straight”, it comes before “-dox” & “-pedist”
($1200) To toss a ball out of a receiver’s reach, or to toss out a monarch
($1600) Nelson Mandela fought this policy for decades (& triumphed)
($2000) Named for a 1950s senator, it became synonymous with making unfair accusations to restrict dissent
SNEAK PEEK ANSWERS: show
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I cry foul! “………..a new version was passed 81 years later” From which time? From 1875 when the Civil Rights Bill was first made into law? I mean, that was the way which I naturally took it, and I then drew a blank. Dan also drew a blank, and I could understand why considering that the clue was so ambiguous.
At least, Dan Oxman made it to Final Jeopardy! this time, but Dan, darn those Daily Doubles. Congratulations to you, Tim!
At least he didn’t ring in a tad early.
No, he didn’t, but still, things didn’t work out for him.
At least he didn’t wager big on those Daily Doubles.