Final Jeopardy: Famous Buildings (9-12-25)
Here are some more clues from the 9/12/2025 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.
WHERE IN THE WORLD…?($600) You can see the McKinley National Memorial in this city, along with Jerry Rice’s head (his Hall of Hame bust, to be precise)
($800) The East Australian Current (or the EAC, dude!) is a section of the counter-clockwise flow of this sea, just below the Coral Sea
JUST ONE TEAM ($200) This reliever — 19 seasons as a Yankee
($400) Michael Strahan — 15 seasons with this team
($600) This Navy lieutenant, 14 seasons with the NBA’s Spurs
($1000) 21 seasons as a Royal hitting 390 in one of them
BIG PILES ($200) This menu adjective for the portion seen here is heard in “The Beverly Hillbillies” closing theme song
($600) In gambling, it’s a four-letter verb meaning to pull in a big pile of chips, or a four-letter noun for part of each pot taken by a casino
ACID TEST ($400) Oil of vitriol & battery acid are other names for this corrosive stuff
NON-GEOGRAPHICAL FLAGS ($1600) In the 1880s French militant Louise Michel (who wasn’t in a punk band) popularized a flag linked to this radical movement
($2000) The colors of the Buddhist flag signify this radiant energy, said to have emanated from the Buddha upon enlightenment
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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: 12-LETTER WORDS
($400) On a school progress report, it often comes between good & needs improvement
($800) The muscular part of a horse that includes the pelvis & rear legs is referred to by this plural word
($1200) Developed from waterskiing & later skurfing, it’s the sport being enjoyed here
($1600) It’s the proper term for a mapmaker
($2000) It’s the scientific study of how drugs work & their therapeutic effects
ANSWERS: show
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The Secretary of State is next in line after the President Pro Tempore
Order of presidential succession
Yes, the President Pro Tempore is next in line from the Speaker of the House, and then comes the Secretary of State.
Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore, Secretary of State
Remember the time when Secretary of State Alexander Haig told the press: “I’m in charge of the White House…..”? That was soon after President Reagan was shot in 1981. Well, this occurred during the height Cold War, and in actual fact, the former 4 star general may have been temporarily in charge for all intents and purposes. Of course, the press pounced on that remark for all that it was worth.
2/3 on DD and missed FJ. I said “the Kremlin”. I thought Sec of State was next in line!
I am happy that Paolo won again. I thought the bow tie was the “kiss of death”!
Ken was hilarious when he said, “Now I get to say it”! It certainly wasn’t “a hoe”!
Yes, I thought that the Secretary of State was next in line too. You know, this certainly wasn’t the first time that something like that came up, and probably won’t be the last. I mean, just about every contestant misses it
Missed the show tonight. Was thinking Russia for FJ but guessed St. Peter’s. Definitely got the 3rd DD, changed from right to wrong answer for the first. Cleaned up on a lot of the stumpers: Mitch Albom title; McKinley city (I was there in April); all 4 in Just One Team; menu adjective; 4-letter gambling term; radiant energy.
It was another great game, and I performed slightly above average. Regarding the FJ, I went with St. Peters Cathedral in St. Peters Square. Yeah, I know, it’s referred to as St. Peters Basilica. In any case, I missed the FJ.