Final Jeopardy: Classic American Novels (4-2-20)

Here are 8 more triple stumpers from the 4/2/2020 Jeopardy! game:

FAMOUS NAMES ($400) When the Federal capital moved to this city in 1790, Pres. Washington used a legal loophole to avoid freeing his slaves

($800) This 20th century president & his wife (link to her page) are both enshrined in the National Mining Hall of Fame

LET’S SKIRT THE ISSUE ($1000) This old-timey skirt gets its name because of the extreme tapering at the ankle that makes it hard to walk in

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ($1600) North Dakota law says a witness must be asked, “Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth…”, but this word may replace “swear”

($2000) An early quiz show, “Doctor I.Q.”. gave these, perhaps the Morgan or Peace types, to audience members who answered correctly

OLD NAMES ON THE MAP ($1200) What was once called Newark in Ontario, Canada became this town-on-the-Lake

($2000) In 1759 Samuel Johnson wrote a tale about a “Prince of” this place, the old name for Ethiopia

IT HAS THREE “I”S ($1600) Synthetic vasodilator developed in the 1960s & later used to promote hair growth

Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — KIDS BOOKS EN ESPAÑOL:
($200) “El gato ensombrerado”
($400) “Buenos noches, luna”
($600) “La telaraña de Carlota”
($800) “La oruga muy hambrienta”
($1000) By Ezra Jack Keats: “Un día de nieve”

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