Jeopardy #8421

Episode broadcast Monday, June 14, 2021
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THAT'S HEAVY, MAN
$200
She's 111'1" tall heel to head & her copper alone weighs 31 tons
the Statue of Liberty
$400
Lolong, a 2,400-pound saltwater one of these reptiles with at least one human death pinned on him, died in 2013
a crocodile
$600
A Nimitz-class this type of ship can weigh more than 100,000 tons
aircraft carrier
$800
A 4-year restoration plan begun in 2017 stopped this 15.1-ton great hour bell from chiming, save for special occasions
Big Ben
$1000
Named for a Civil War general, this World War II tank weighed 33 tons & was powered by a 425-hp engine
a Sherman tank
 
 
 
BODIES OF WATER
$200
This largest lake in Africa is named for a British queen
Victoria
$400
This body of water is centered on the North Pole
the Arctic Ocean
$600
Accessible only by ferry, Vashon Island is in this body of water, between Seattle & Tacoma
Puget Sound
$800
Catumbo lightning is a phenomenon regularly seen over this huge Venezuelan lake
Lake Maracaibo
$1000
Saudi Arabia lies between the Red Sea & this 93,000-square-mile gulf
the Gulf or Persia (the Persian Gulf)
 
 
 
THE MAIN LIQUOR
$200
In a Highland Fling
Scotch whiskey
$400
In a strawberry margarita
tequila
$600
In a Gorky Park
vodka
$800
In a Planter's Punch
rum
$1000
In a Caruso, a confirmed bachelor or a Ramos Fizz
gin
 
 
 
A MESSY CATEGORY
$200
This newspaper word game with mixed-up letters is also a word meaning a disorderly mixture
a Jumble
$400
This "Peanuts" character fits the category
Pig-Pen
$600
I'd invite you in, but my place is in total this, the primeval formlessness of the ancient Greek cosmos
chaos
$800
This 8-letter word for shabby originally described people wearing loose shoes
slipshod
$1000
Shambles is an old word for one of these workplaces, a literal scene of carnage
a slaughter house
 
 
 
PLAY TIME IS OVER
$200
In 1967, killjoys at the NCAA banned this crowd-pleasing basketball shot; they unbanned it in 1976
a slam dunk
$400
An MLB rule change eliminated the "neighborhood play"; fielders now have to touch this base to record an out there
second base
$600
In 1992 the NHL began calling this "elevated" penalty above waist level, not just shoulder height
high sticking
$800
In college hoops this play used to happen after every basket, but the possession arrow took over decades ago
a jump ball
$1000
After the Raiders won a 1978 game on a play called "The Holy Roller", the NFL cracked down on offensive advances via these
fumbles
 
 
 
MOBITUARIES WITH MO ROCCA
$200
(Mo Rocca presents the clue.) I explore these early humans, the archetypal cavemen portrayed as uncivilized & primitive, but who actually exhibited intelligent behavior; and though they've long disappeared, they remain a part of us, showing up today in our DNA tests
Neanderthals
$400
(Mo Rocca presents the clue.) Audrey Hepburn suffered hunger & loss as a teen in Nazi-occupied Netherlands & felt a special bond with this girl born in the same year; the girl's diary evoked such painful wartime memories the Hepburn declined to play her on film, even at the request of the girl's father
Anne Frank
$600
(Mo Rocca presents the clue.) If places had obituaries, the one for this once powerful territory might have mentioned its spiky hats & its extravagantly mustachioed Kaisers named Wilhelm
Prussia
$800
(Mo Rocca presents the clue.) "He had lived long, did some good and much harm, said one obituary of this "Common Sense" pamphleteer who had only a handful of people show up to his funeral in 1809
Thomas Paine
$1000
(Mo Rocca presents the clue.) This English dandy with an alliterative name, was an influencer of men's fashion in the 1800s, counting Lord Byron among his fans; today his name is an old-fashioned term for a fashion plate
Beau Brummell
 
 
 
CITY FILL IN
$400
____ Rock: It became a symbol of freedom after it split in two in 1774
Plymouth
$800
____ Slugger: It's used to hit in the big leagues
Louisville
$1200
____ Ward: Since 1872, great deals for those from Chicago & Alabama alike
Montgomery
$1600
____ sausage: Oddly, in Austria it's called a frankfurter
Vienna
$2000
____ jar: A Dutchman stored electricity in it
Leyden
 
 
 
ASIAN LITERATURE & DRAMA
$400
The traditional Korean form of drama known as talchum involves singing, dancing & the donning of these
masks
$800
1913 Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore wrote the words & music to this country's national anthem
India
$1200
This acclaimed 1950 multi-perspective film is based on 2 Japanese short stories
Rashomon
$1600
A collection of verses first translated into English in the 19th century, "The Rubaiyat" is by this Persian poet
Omar Khayyam
$2000
Also called "Lunyu", this work is a collection of the sayings & teachings of the philosopher Confucius
the Analects
 
 
 
TIME LINES
$400
In his "Advice to a Young Tradesman", he said, "Remember that time is money"
Franklin
$800
"The time has come", this character says, "to talk of many things: of shoes--and ships--and sealing wax--of cabbages--and kings"
the Walrus
$1200
"You must remember" this song that says, "A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh"
"As Time Goes By"
$1600
This book of the Bible mentions "a time to weep, a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance"
Ecclesiastes
$2000
At a commencement speech at Stanford in 2005, he said, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life"
Steve Jobs
 
 
 
U.N. ANNIVERSARIES
$400
In 2020 the U.N. celebrated the 75th anniversary of its October 1945 founding in this U.S. West Coast city
San Francisco
$800
2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization, once part of this U.N. predecessor
the League of Nations
$1200
The 20th anniversary celebration of the statute creating the ICC, this agency, included a mock trial
the International Criminal Court
$1600
2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the U.N.'s first deployment of these blue-helmeted folks, during a 1948 Mideast crisis
peacekeepers
$2000
In 2011 the U.N. solemnly marked the 50th anniversary of the death of this beloved Swedish secretary-general in a plane crash
Dag Hammarskjöld
 
 
 
MUSICAL SEQUELS
$400
The sequel to this Broadway hit was once subtitled "Miss Hannigan's Revenge"
Annie
$800
In the 1982 musical sequel to this movie, the Rydell High exchange student is from Britain, not Australia
Grease
$1200
Zac, Vanessa & the gang spend a summer vacation working at Lava Springs Country Club in 2007's this movie "2"
High School Musical
$1600
20 years after "Bye, Bye" this guy, "Bring Back" this guy didn't fare so well, closing after 4 performances
Birdie
$2000
"Of Thee I Sing" was such a big hit for these brothers, George & Ira, that they came up with "Let 'Em Eat Cake" (which bombed)
the Gershwins
 
 
 
ENDS IN "GH"
$400
It's a 12-letter word for a sudden advancement or development, especially in science
a breakthrough
$800
A depression in the ocean floor, or what a horse drinks from
a trough
$1200
We salute you if you know it's the service song heard here
"Anchors Aweigh"
$1600
It's a leave of absence in the military, or mandatory unpaid time off for an employee
a furlough
$2000
It's a synonym for molt
slough
 
 
 
19th CENTURY AMERICA
N/A
2-word term for the statement saying U.S. policy is "to leave the parties to themselves, in the hope... other powers will (do) the same"
the Monroe Doctrine
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