Final Jeopardy: Newspaper Names (6-2-21)

Here are some more clues from the 6/2/2021 Jeopardy! game:

EUROPEAN HISTORY ($400) The 2nd tsar of this name freed the serfs in Russia in 1861

I’D LIKE TO BUY ($400) Got some caped crusading to do, so I’ll need one of these head coverings, from Latin for “hood”

ART MOVEMENTS ($1200) Named for Orpheus, Orphism was an offshoot of this other “-ism” of Georges Braque

($2000) Led by Robert Henri, “The Eight” were a group of artists who tried to show a grittier side of city life in this “rubbish” movement

POTPOURRI ($2000) To keyboard players a “smear” is this finger-sweeping action, from a word meaning to slide

Sneak Peek clues — NEW TO THE OED
($400) Chickens don’t have these digits, but in 2020 the OED acknowledged their existence in a popular fried food product
($800) Even better than awesome is “awesome” followed by this 5-letter liquid
($1200) Chichimec refers to an indigenous people of this country
($1600) The last 4 months of the year are called these 5-letter “months”, like the last piece of wood in a fire
($2000) The Henriad refers to 4 plays by this man

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12 Responses

  1. Darius Doom Scott! says:

    When is Jeopardy! gonna post this year’s tournament of champions into the past tournaments page? I still don’t see it there…

    • Darius Doom Scott! says:

      I really want to know. Please tell me they are gonna post it sometime tonight or tomorrow!

      • Jeopardy! lover says:

        You go to contestant zone and select view all champions and tap the number 5 and you should see it.

    • VJ says:

      Darius, I really don’t know the answer to your question and don’t know if anyone else here knows. You could try emailing Jeopardy! directly. there’s a link to their contact page at the bottom of this recap.

  2. Jeopardy! lover says:

    Today just so happens to be the 17th anniversary of Ken Jennings’ first episode.

  3. Carol Miller says:

    How is October an ember month ?

    • JP says:

      It’s an “Ember month” by definition (although not an “ember” month), given the definition is just the last four months of the year.

      I guess 3/4 matching was enough for the name to stick. Although it’s seems pretty obscure and not a very good clue in my opinion.

  4. Lou says:

    Robin probably meant to say the sentinel paper from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, there are a few other newspapers like the sun sentinel from Florida, or perhaps that Alaska sentinel paper. Anyway the senator response will come back to haunt her. Anyone here agree with me? Good game by John today. I visited Chicago when I was younger and read the Chicago Tribune a few times online.

  5. Abby says:

    Thank you for posting this daily.