Jeopardy #8458

Episode broadcast Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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AUDIBLE
$200
She gives her life in lyrics in "Songteller":"Well, I've often said that my songs are my children and I expect them to support me when I'm old. Well, I am old and they are!"
Parton
$400
Known for nothing, this funny guy narrates his memoir called "Is This Anything?": "I was a very, very nervous performer when I first began going onstage. But I was encouraged by my college friends Jesse Michnik, Joe Bacino and Mike Costanza."
(Jerry) Seinfeld
$600
Feel your pulse pound with a 1988 bestseller by this action novelist: "Look, Dr. Ryan," the general started to say. Jack cut him off. "General, I am cleared for Tea Clipper. You know that, so let's stop screwing around."
(Tom) Clancy
$800
Johnny Depp got the honor of bringing this guitar legend's memoir to life: "Mick and I knew each other just because we happened to live very close, just a few door away, with a bit of schooling thrown in."
Keith Richards
$1000
This actor bares all in his memoir "Greenlights": "I've had four concussions from falling out of four trees, three of them on a full moon. I have bongoed naked until the cops arrested me."
(Matthew) McConaughey
 
 
 
THE 16th CENTURY
$200
Some were suspicious in 1560 when Amy Robsart died at 28 just when her husband the Earl of Leicester was hoping to marry this queen
Elizabeth
$400
In 1593 a Thai king & a Burmese prince settled a battle one-on-one, riding on these; the king won
elephants
$600
A landmark of mannerism inside & out, the Palazzo Te was built for this ruling family of Mantua, not of Spokane
Gonzaga
$800
Launched in 1536, the Portuguese version of this focused largely on pretend converts
the Inquisition
$1000
This Ottoman sultan promised he'd eat breakfast in Vienna; after a few days of siege, he got a note saying his food was getting cold
Suleiman
 
 
 
AUTOMOBILES... ASSEMBLE!
$200
I'm leavin' on a Jetta non-plane
Volkswagen
$400
It's always the Sentra of attention
Nissan
$600
The 2021 XF is quick as a cat... starting at 44 grand
Jaguar
$800
Its Roadster can top 250 mph & has a 620-mile range, sans gas
Tesla
$1000
Its Legacy is on the line every day
Subaru
 
 
 
TALK TO THE HAND
$200
This digit only has 2 phalanges
the thumb
$400
Useful when performing magic, this 3-word skill refers to manual dexterity employed in doing tricks
sleight of hand
$600
This twisting action done out of grief or concern can also mean showing an exaggerated amount of those emotions
wringing your hands
$800
Ambrose Bierce defined this divination practice as "the 947th method... of obtaining money by false pretences"
palmistry
$1000
The nerves providing sensation to the hand are the median, radial & this one that enters the hand via Guyon's canal
ulnar
 
 
 
5, MOUNTAIN TIME
$200
Notable in Japanese art, a series of woodblock prints called "Thirty-Six Views of" this mountain were made in the 1800s
Mount Fuji
$400
Billed as the world's smallest mountain, Mount Wycheproof rises a majestic 141 feet in this Aussie state fit for a queen
Victoria
$600
At 8,100 feet, Galdhopiggen, northeast of Bergen, is this country's highest peak
Norway
$800
You can enjoy "The Snows of" this Tanzanian massif on its central cone, Kibo, a dormant volcano
(Mount) Kilimanjaro
$1000
There's great skiing at places like Tremblant in these mountains, the Quebec portion of the Canadian Shield
the Laurentians
 
 
 
LET'S "EET"
$200
Precipitation coming down as a mixture of snow & rain
sleet
$400
Adjective meaning careful & circumspect in what one says or does
discreet
$600
Botox alert! These tiny wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes are the result of age & squinting
crow\'s feet
$800
In this "speak" used in Internet chat rooms, letters are replaced by numbers or other symbols
leet
$1000
Term for a newspaper published in a large format, regarded as more serious & less sensational than tabloids
a broadsheet
 
 
 
ANTON CHEKHOV
$400
In an 1889 letter Chekhov laid down a famous principle, saying if you show one of these, it must be used
a gun
$800
In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", an albatross gets killed; in an 1896 Chekhov play, it's one of these birds
seagull
$1200
The title siblings in this Chekhov play are named Olga, Irina & Masha
Three Sisters
$1600
Chekhov's last play is about a woman who must decide if she wants to allow houses to be built on this title plot of land
The Cherry Orchard
$2000
Several Chekhov plays were staged in the Moscow Art Theatre, founded by this man known for his acting "method"
(Konstantin) Stanislavski
 
 
 
3-LETTER WORDS
$400
This verb means to handle something roughly, like an animal would
paw
$800
Portugal's national dish is salted this fish
cod
$1200
The British use this booze to mean "strange"
rum
$1600
This term for flax fiber goes before "headed" to describe kids with very light blond hair
tow
$2000
Term for a day on Mars--24 hours & nearly 40 minutes, so you can hit snooze a little longer there
sol
 
 
 
HOWDY, SHERIFF
$400
Sheriff Johnny Behan arrested 3 Earp brothers, also lawmen, after a shootout at this place; the 3 were exonerated
the O.K. Corral
$800
Nucky Johnson, who inspired Steve Buscemi's character on this HBO show, was a corrupt sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey
Boardwalk Empire
$1200
As a sheriff, this man found Billy the Kid twice & killed him once; he'd later get a sweet new gig thanks to Lew Wallace
(Pat) Garrett
$1600
More slender as a sheriff than as a politician, Grover Cleveland was once known as the hangman of this city in New York
Buffalo
$2000
Daughter of migrant farmworkers, Sheriff Lupe Valdez ran in 2018 to become this state's governor, losing to Greg Abbott
Texas
 
 
 
"C" IN SCIENCE
$400
The Earth's mantle is sandwiched between these two layers
core & crust
$800
This insoluble plant fiber is found in paper pulp & in the fruits & vegetables that we eat
cellulose
$1200
This field concerned with the effects of low temperatures on organisms derives its name from words meaning "icy life study"
cryobiology
$1600
In 1970 these artificial sweeteners were banned for good after they were linked to cancer in rats
cyclamates
$2000
Numbers 55 & 58 on the periodic table are these 2 elements that differ by a letter
cesium & cerium
 
 
 
THE CHOSEN FEW
$400
British Airways in 1996 was the first airline in modern times to offer its first class flyers this feature for a comfy snooze
a lie-flat bed
$800
Anyone is allowed to book time to use this space telescope first launched in 1990, but competition is fierce
the Hubble
$1200
Latin for "with a key" gives us this select group of holy men responsible for picking a new pope
conclave
$1600
Ken Kesey led a close-knit group called the "Merry" these
Pranksters
$2000
This "twinkly" tribunal that persecuted Puritans was abolished by Parliament in 1641
the Star Chamber
 
 
 
THE FAMOUS MOM
$400
Of Sean Lennon
(Yoko) Ono
$800
Of Zoe Kravitz
(Lisa) Bonet
$1200
Of Dakota Johnson
Melanie Griffith
$1600
Of Alexa Ray Joel
(Christie) Brinkley
$2000
Of Gwyneth Paltrow
(Blythe) Danner
 
 
 
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
N/A
The first published announcement of the Declaration was by a Philadelphia paper that reported it in this foreign language
German
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