Final Jeopardy: 20th Century Novels (6-2-26)

Here are some more clues from the 6/2/2026 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.

GREAT ROAD TRIP CONVERSATION STARTERS ($1000) Those reflective road studs that improve nighttime visibility, they can have this beastly name, just like some semi-precious gems

HOLD EVERYTHING! ($400) Airplane holds have a temperature- & pressure-regulated area & please don’t do this to your pet or fluffy can’t self-regulate

($800) A message from General Sherman to commanders at Allatoona Pass inspired a hymn titled this— without “Down”

MOVIE RULES ($400) “Step Brothers”: “The one rule of the house, don’t ever, ever, ever touch this

SHAKESPEARE GOES POP! ($400) “Kiki, dost though possess passion towards mine person? Art thou horsed?

($1200) “I am ever thus victorious, victorious, victorious, regardless of the situation (situation)

ALL SCIENCE ($800) Often at the tips of the flower’s filaments, it’s the part of the stamen that contains pollen

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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: FRENCH PHRASES
($400) I could swear I already heard a clue about this phenomenon, “already seen” in French
($800) It’s just a fancy way to say appetizers
($1200) A great piece of art may be described with this 3-word phrase; The New York Times used it reviewing the film “Dunkirk”
($1600) It just sounds fancier to justify one’s existence in French with this phrase that means “reason for being”
($2000) This phrase usually means the end of the 19th century but can also convey world-weariness or decadence

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