Jeopardy #8226

Episode broadcast Monday, June 1, 2020
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KINDER GARDEN
$200
The chocolate is an appropriately tanned version of this flower that will make your garden shine
a sunflower
$400
"Z" is for this zesty flower that's hardy and stands up well to drought
zinnia
$600
This flower with a precious metal in its name is sure to bring joy to all who behold one
a marigold
$800
As the name implies, these flowers are so happy to propagate that their seeds burst out with great alacrity
impatiens
$1000
Yes, Iggy, this rhododendron variety is the pride of the South
azalea
 
 
 
GENERATIONS OF LITTLE WOMEN
$200
The 2019 film of "Little Women" replicated Orchard House, where this author wrote & set the novel
(Louisa May) Alcott
$400
As this March sister in the 1949 version of "Little Women", Elizabeth Taylor marries Laurie, played by Peter Lawford
Amy
$600
In 1994, this actress made her feature film debut as Beth
Claire Danes
$800
Before George Cukor directed her in "Adam's Rib" & "The Philadelphia Story", he cast this actress as Jo for the 1933 film adaptation
(Katharine) Hepburn
$1000
The 2019 film of "Little Women" was written & directed by this woman
Greta Gerwig
 
 
 
CONSTELLATIONS
$200
The Whirlpool Galaxy is in Canes Venatici, "the hunting" these
dogs
$400
In the 18th century a big constellation named for this ship in which Jason & his "nauts" sailed was broken up into smaller ones
Argo
$600
The star Arcturus is in Boötes , but its name is Greek for "bear guard"; it's right on the tail of this other constellation
Ursa Major
$800
Lepus, "the hare", is the quarry of this nearby constellation
Orion
$1000
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Appearing overhead in northern summer months, the Summer Triangle is formed by the brightest stars of Aquila the eagle, Lyra the harp and this swan-shaped constellation
Cygnus
 
 
 
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
$200
A story about a beastly appendage
a tail tale
$400
To wander through the land of the Caesars
roam Rome
$600
The right moment for a pungent herb of the mint family
thyme time
$800
The 60 minutes that belong to you & me
our hour
$1000
A scratchy & hard-to-wear elaborate starched collar
a rough ruff
 
 
 
CHECK YOUR CALENDAR
$200
Colorful nickname for November 27, 2020, knowing that Thanksgiving is November 26
Black Friday
$400
You are this sign of the zodiac if your birthday falls between December 22 & January 19
Capricorn
$600
Bastille Day, Parents' Day & Nelson Mandela Day are all observed during this month
July
$800
Place your bets--this sporting event established in 1875 takes place the first Saturday in May
the Kentucky Derby
$1000
Commemorating an event from 1777, June 14 is this holiday
Flag Day
 
 
 
IN THE YEAR 2000
$200
Defeating Rick Lazio, Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate to represent this state
New York
$400
Following the death of Charles Schulz, the final original strip of this comic was published in February
Peanuts
$600
A rise in this fatal bovine ailment sparked alarm in several European countries
mad cow disease
$800
The 2000 Summer Olympics were held in this city with Governor-General Sir William Deane opening the games
Sydney
$1000
After 136 years underwater, this Confederate submarine was raised intact to the surface in August
the Hunley
 
 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT
$400
The prosecutors in a Senate impeachment trial are called the "House" these
managers
$800
The person in this job, currently Gretchen Whitmer, has an official summer residence overlooking the Straits of Mackinac
the governor of Michigan
$1200
Lucile Lomen, daughter of a reindeer meat salesman, was the first female one of these, helping Justice Douglas
a (Supreme Court) clerk
$1600
One task of this government commission opened in 1915 is to protect consumers from con games
the FTC (Federal Trade Commission)
$2000
In the wake of WWI, it was organized as a bureau; then it was an administration & in 1989 got a new name & cabinet status
Veterans Affairs
 
 
 
THE A.V. CLUB
$400
As a child in 1450s Florence, he probably didn't expect to have 2 continents named for him
Amerigo Vespucci
$800
Andreas Vesalius' 1543 "De humani corporis fabrica libri septem" pioneered this study of human body structures
anatomy
$1200
Almost 500 concerti from this Venetian survive today
Vivaldi
$1600
Last name of Alessandro, for whom a unit of electricity is named
Volta
$2000
Senator Arthur Vandenberg wrote, "For any realist" Pearl Harbor ended this policy of avoiding foreign entanglements
isolation
 
 
 
POP MUSIC
$400
The hive was buzzing in 2019 when she released her live album "Homecoming"
Beyoncé
$800
It wasn't so long ago that this singer's "Gangnam Style" was everywhere
Psy
$1200
This French pop duo were right at home in their "Tron: Legacy" cameos--lots of people were wearing futuristic headgear
Daft Punk
$1600
This "Use Somebody" group sounds like a long line of Spanish royalty, but it actually formed in Nashville
Kings of Leon
$2000
Ufologists took notice of Nicki Minaj's song about these title objects that were "meant to fly"
starships
 
 
 
A CONTAINER FULL OF WORDS
$400
A woven container, or the structure under a hot air balloon for the crew & equipment
a basket
$800
A handbag; it can also refer to the prize money in a boxing match
a purse
$1200
Wearable term for the box from which cards are dealt for blackjack in a casino
a shoe
$1600
This small glass container can begin with "v" or with "ph"
a vial (phial)
$2000
From the Latin for "box", it's an underground reservoir for collecting rainwater
a cistern
 
 
 
19th CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE
$400
Lewis Carroll mirrored the success of his "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" with this 1872 sequel
Through the Looking-Glass
$800
The painting seen here, depicts a scene from this Charles Dickens novel
The Old Curiosity Shop
$1200
"Agnes Grey" is a novel by this lesser-known sister
Anne Bronte
$1600
He wrote a critique of prison life, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol", after spending time in the prison; it was his last published work
Oscar Wilde
$2000
The title gem in this Wilkie Collins novel was originally stolen from an Indian shrine
The Moonstone
 
 
 
NATIONS' SECOND-LARGEST CITIES
$400
Put a stopper in this second city of Ireland, found on an island in the River Lee
Cork
$800
Italy's financial capital, this second city of the nation is also the center of its fashion & publishing industries
Milan
$1200
Its second city of Pusan is located at the southeast tip of this nation's peninsula
South Korea
$1600
Barcelona is Spain's second-largest city & has about a fifth of the population of this region it's in
Catalonia
$2000
At one time a major Byzantine city, Split is today the second-largest city in this country that split from Yugoslavia in 1991
Croatia
 
 
 
EUROPEAN HISTORY
N/A
Once Europe's leading military power & later the largest state in Germany, it was abolished by the Allies in 1947
Prussia
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Level 67
Jun 1, 2020
You need way more time for this quiz.