Final Jeopardy: American Poets (3-24-20)

Here are 8 more triple stumpers from the 3/24/2020 Jeopardy! game:

CAR “MA” ($800) In 1969 Ford saddled up this Mustang stablemate

FOREIGN GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS ($1000) In Norwegian: regnskog (it’s full of life)

SHINY THINGS ($600) This 9-letter adjective can mean both showing great intelligence or shining brightly

($1000) Headlights using this noble gas, atomic number 54, are said to shine brighter than those using halogen

GET-TOGETHERS ($400) In military life one excuse for a party is this career event; a family member may get to do the pinning of the new insignia

COLONIAL AMERICA ($800) 13-letter profession of Ichabod Crane in “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

($2000) Claims that the authorities had not done enough to protect against Indian attacks encouraged this 1676 rebellion

“CH” SQUARED ($1600) A staple in Mexico City, they’re crunchy pieces of deep-fried pork skin

Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — WHAT AN IDIOM!
($200) It doesn’t affect me adversely, so it’s “no skin” from here
($400) To do or say the most fitting thing is to do this construction task with a tool to a fastener
($600) A wartime idiom & song says “Praise the Lord & pass” this
($800) I’m going to expose a scandal! So I’ll be doing this action involving a device that emits a high-pitched sound
($1000) 19th century British PM Lord John Russell was jeered for writing nonsense when he coined “conspicuous by its” this

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