Final Jeopardy: American History (4-7-20)

Here are 3 more triple stumpers from the 4/7/2020 Jeopardy! game:

SILENT LETTER WORDS ($800) Claymores & scimitars are types of these

CLICHES ($800) This phrase meaning to try something out is often followed by “& see who salutes”

($1200) Thomas Paine used a variation of the cliche “from the sublime to” this

Who exclaimed out loud when they saw this clue today?

HEALTH & MEDICINE ($800) From a Greek word for “people”, it describes a disease that affects many people at one time

The response Alex was anticipating must have been “epidemic” because he hesitated a bit before accepting “pandemic” from Nathaniel. OMG, either way!

The players got all the clues in COUNTRIES’ LOWEST POINTS:

($400) For Fiji: this ocean
($800) For the United States: this hot spot that can get into the 120s & beyond
($1200) For Israel: this body of water
($1600) For Iraq & Saudi Arabia: this body of water
($2000) For Albania & Croatia: this sea

ANSWERS: show

Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — FILM CHARACTERS:
($400) In 2019 Arthur Fleck ended up putting on a happy face, becoming this title guy
($800) This character sings “Do you want to build a snowman? Come on, let’s go and play”
($1200) This mercenary aka Wade Wilson: “You may be wondering ‘why the red suit?’ Well, that’s so bad guys can’t see me bleed”
($1600) Peter Cullen provided the voice of this leader in 2007’s “Transformers”; now…Autobots, roll out!
($2000) Southern detective Benoit Blanc detects the facts behind the death of Harlan Thrombey in this “sharp” 2019 all-star film

ANSWERS: show