Final Jeopardy: Brand Names (10-7-24)

Here are some more clues from the 10/7/2024 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.

STUNTING AT THE GYM ($800) These adjustable weights are one letter longer than the name for catfish “whiskers”

OPERA ($800) Pavarotti rose to fame singing the role of Rodolfo the poet in this Puccini opera

PLURAL-ONLY NOUNS ($600) “I think of my life as vintage wine from fine old kegs / From the brim to” these

COOKING TERMS ($400) Use kitchen twine for this technique of sewing up a chicken’s legs & wings before roasting; it helps cook the bird evenly

($1200) Poached eggs are cooked directly in hot water; eggs gently cooked in a dish place in a hot water bath are this “pampered” kind

($1600) Giada De Laurentiis: “My Great Aunt Raffy taught me to cook a wonderful dish called ziti stufati that’s baked in the oven, or as we say in Italian, this style

($2000) This French term for parsley, thyme, & bay leaf bound in cheesecloth & used for seasoning is tres magnifique

SPY NOVELS ($800) In a Tom Clancy novel, it’s the code name of Col. Mikhail Filitov, the CIA’s highest agent in the Kremlin, whom Jack Ryan must rescue

($2000) Due to a financial crisis, his car broke down; he began writing fiction–his 11th novel, “Eye of the Needle”, became his first bestseller

LAW ($1200) In felony cases, a sentence to this instead of jail requires the convicted person to be supervised by an officer

The players missed 3 clues in DIMINISHING RETURNS:
($400) All 7 letters: actresses Kathleen, Janine & Lana are these
($800) 6 letters: turmoil or disturbance often following “campus” in 2024 news reports
($1200) 5 letters: to care for the sick or to feed at the breast
($1600) 4 letters: this hard fatty item from livestock organs is processed to yield tallow
($2000) 3 letters: this herb is a symbol of regret & sorrow

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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: NFL TEAM ADDRESSES
($200) 1265 Lombardi Avenue
($400) One Arrowhead Drive
($600) 347 Don Shula Drive
($800) 100 Art Rooney Avenue
($1000) 3333 Al Davis Way

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