Final Jeopardy: Old Words (8-26-24)

Here are some more clues from the 3/xx/2024 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.

EQUINE WORDS ($1000) Asked by Herod what she wanted, the daughter of Herodias replied, “Give me here John Baptist’s head in” one of these platters

PORTS OF CALL ($800) The light over this river’s estuary at Le Havre was one reason the city calls itself the Cradle of Impressionism

DURING JAMES BUCHANAN’S PRESIDENCY ($2000) Regular mail across the continent began with this stage line & antonymically communication went under water via the transatlantic cable

MUSIC COLLABS ($800) This country singer collaborated with Leon Bridges on the song “If You Were Mine”

($2000) Billie Holiday & this sax player first linked up in 1934; soon enough they gave each other nicknames, Lady Day & Prez

I’VE GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU ($2000) Overproduction of the hormone somatotropin causes this form of gigantism marked by increased bone size

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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: AUTO PARTS 101
($200) When driving a pal’s treasured 1964 Pontiac GTO, go easy on this pedal that releases the crankshaft
($400) The star method is used to tighten these fasteners; follow each with the one diagonally opposite
($600) The belt that drives your alternator, water pump & other important components is known by this snaky adjective
($800) It’s what Tesla calls the place you stick the charger into; Ford & GM have agreed to use Tesla charging teach in in their EVs
($1000) A seal between 2 mechanisms, the “head” one seals the combustion part of an engine to allow oil & coolant to circulate properly

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