Final Jeopardy: 19th Century America (6-14-21)

Here are some more clues from the 6/14/2021 Jeopardy! game:

THAT’S HEAVY, MAN ($600) A Nimitz-class this type of ship can weigh more than 100,000 tons

THE MAIN LIQUOR ($600) In a Gorky Park

($1000) In a Caruso, a confirmed bachelor or a Ramos Fizz

A MESSY CATEGORY ($800) This 8-letter word for shabby originally described people wearing loose shoes

PLAY TIME IS OVER ($400) An MLB rule change eliminated the “neighborhood play”; fielders now have to touch this base to record an out there

($1000) After the Raiders won a 1978 game on a play called “The Holy Roller”, the NFL cracked down on offensive advances via these

CITY FILL IN ($400) ____ Rock: It became a symbol of freedom after it split in two in 1774

($2000) ____ jar: A Dutchman stored electricity in it

ASIAN LITERATURE & DRAMA ($400) The traditional Korean form of drama known as talchum involves singing, dancing & the donning of these

($1600) A collection of verses first translated into English in the 19th century, “The Rubaiyat” is by this Persian poet

($2000) Also called “Lunyu”, this work is a collection of the sayings & teaching of the philosopher Confucius

TIME LINES ($800) “The time has come” this character says, “to talk of many things: of shoes–and ships–and sealing wax–of cabbages–and kings”

($2000) At a commencement speech at Stanford in 2005, he said, “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life”

U.N. ANNIVERSARIES ($1200) The 20th anniversary celebration of the statute creating the ICC, this agency, included a mock trial

Sneak Peek clues — MUSICAL SEQUELS
($400) The sequel to this Broadway hit was once subtitled “Miss Hannigan’s Revenge”
($800) In the 1982 musical sequel to this movie, the Rydell High exchange student is from Britain, not Australia
($1200) Zac, Vanessa & the gang spend a summer vacation working at Lava Springs Country Club in 2007’s this movie “2”
($1600) 20 years after “Bye, Bye” this guy, “Bring Back” this guy didn’t fare so well, closing after 4 performances
($2000) “Of Thee I Sing” was such a big hit for these brothers, George & Ira, that they came up with “Let ‘Em Eat Cake” (which bombed)

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