Final Jeopardy: Theater (9-1-22)

Today’s Final Jeopardy clue in the category “Theater” was:

In November 1864 John Wilkes Booth & his brothers were fittingly part of a performance of this Shakespeare play

19x champ Mattea Roach, a tutor from Toronto, Ontario won $460,184 so far. In Game 20, she is up against: Adam Ilgin, a ferryboat deckhand from Lewes, DE; and Becky Benninghoff, a church organist from Woodbridge, VA.

THIS GAME IS A RERUN FROM MAY 2, 2022. CLICK HERE FOR THE ORIGINAL RECAP.

Here are two categories, one from each round of this game:

JEOPARDY! ROUND: The contestants got all the clues in “A.T.”
($200) Something not initially liked & that takes a while to appreciate is one of these
($400) Designed for harsh climates, the Hagglunds Bandvagn is an ATV, one of these vehicles
($600) It’s a system of gear shifting in a car
($800) It runs from the heel to the calf muscles
($1000) In legend the village of St. Calais, France was once saved from hunger by these pastries, basically flour & fruit

ANSWERS: show

DOUBLE JEOPARDY! ROUND: The contestants also got all the clues in CONGRESS IN THE 19th CENTURY
($400) A 24-7 Senate vote on Oct. 20, 1803 okayed ratification of a treaty that doubled the size of the nation by adding this territory
($800) In 1820 the North & South came to a compromise that enabled this to become our 24th state
($1200) This Illinois debate master was elected to the Senate in 1846 & served until he died in 1861
($1600) In 1864 Congress repealed these acts from 1793 & 1850 providing for the seizure & return of those who ran away from bondage
($2000) Latin for “force of the county”, these 2 words titled an 1878 act that prevented the use of the army to enforce law in the South

ANSWERS: show