Final Jeopardy: Food & Drink in the Bible (8-2-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy clue in the category “Food & Drink in the Bible” was:

In the King James version, these creatures are a plague in Exodus 10, but deemed okay to eat in Leviticus 11

26x champ Matt Amodio, a PhD student from New Haven, CT has won $929,401, as he approaches the million dollar mark. In Game 27, he is up against: Caroline Minkus, an ophthalmologist from Minneapolis, MN; and Guhan Venkatesan, an undergrad student and EMT from New Providence, NJ.

THIS GAME IS A RERUN FROM SEPTEMBER 23, 2021. CLICK HERE FOR THE ORIGINAL RECAP.

JEOPARDY! ROUND – How many of these $800 clues do you know or remember?

LITERARY TERMS: Juliet’s “Good night, good night!” is followed by these 5 words that include an oxymoron
SPORTS VENUE NICKNAMES: The centerpiece of the 2008 Olympics, the National Stadium seen here, has this avian nickname
WORLD WAR II NAVAJO CODE TALKERS’ DICTIONARY: A fighter plane was da-he-tih-hi, one of these hovering avians
MONEY IDIOMS: Makes cents! These 2 words begin the idiom that ends “pound foolish”
PEAK: An extinct volcano, Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus mountains is located in this country
MY INTEREST: A phillumenist likes to collect these books; the reading, though minimal, can lead to enlightenment

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DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND – How many of these $400 clues do you know or remember?

HISTORIC WOMEN: This First Lady’s last words, in 1818: “Do not grieve, my friend, my dearest friend. I am ready to go. & John, it will not be long”
SUPERLATIVES: Since 1985 People magazine has been pointing out this person, including Sean Connery & Michael B. Jordan
WELCOME TO COMET-CON!: Here’s a 1986 shot of this regular visitor that got its name in 1759
REVIVAL: Nationality name for the literary revival that included writers like Yeats & O’Casey
ROLE PLAYERS: Jane Foster & Padme Amidala, in 2 very, very different universes
“DEF”INITIONS: It’s a 4-letter synonym for adroit or skillful

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