Final Jeopardy: 20th Century America (6-8-20)

Here are 11 more triple stumpers from the 6/8/2020 Jeopardy! game:

NAME, RANK, NO SERIAL NUMBER ($1000) Robert Gould Shaw, who found “Glory” leading the 54th infantry of this state, was a colonel when he died in battle in 1863

3 TO GET READY ($400) The hop & the step are the first parts of this track & field event

($600) On Columbus’ first voyage, this one of a trio didn’t make it back to Spain, having run aground off Hispaniola

($1000) In England the only 3 kings of this name ascended in the 1100s, 1300s & 1400s

FOR GOOD MEASURE ($400) 1,728 cubic inches is equal to one of these

($1000) One of these “porcine” measures is equal to 63 gallons of liquid

AMERICAN PLAYS ($1600) These are the last names of Felix & Oscar, the 2 mismatched roommates of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple”

($2000) The 1980 Tony winner for Best Play, this drama was specially written for deaf actress Phyllis Frelich

THIS IS LEOPARDY! ($1600) Leopards’ spots are called these due to their resemblance to a certain flower

($2000) A leopard conservation success story, Akagera National Park is a 2 1/2-hour drive from Kigali in this country

TRANSCENDENTAL WORDS ($1600) Mother-of-pearl! It’s aka mother-of-pearl!

Answers to the Sneak Peek clues — COLORS:
($200) It can mean melancholy or refer to indecent material
($400) Amy Ray & Emily Saliers perform as these girls
($600) “To scorch slightly in cooking” is one Random House dictionary definition
($800) Close to russet, it’s also a policeman, in old-timey slang
($1000) A color, or a princely dynasty important in the Netherlands

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