14 Jeopardy! Clues June 1, 2016

Here are 9 triple stumpers from the 6-1-2016 Jeopardy! match.

“UCK”Y STUFF ($400) In 1719 James Figg became the first English boxing champion, fighting in this hyphenated style

GEOGRAPHY IN RHYME ($400) Oran on the sea / Then off to Adrar for me / Farther east you got Syria / But we’re staying here in

WORLD OF POETRY ($800) Written by a Persian poet, “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” is a collection of Rubai, these 4-line verses

LEFTOVERS ($2000) After nearly 28 years in a coma, this heiress & “Reversal of Fortune” subject finally succumbed on Dec. 6, 2008

THE 2015 IG NOBEL PRIZES ($1200) Chemistry: for “Shear-stress-mediated refolding of proteins from aggregates and inclusion bodies”, or unboiling this

($1600) Medicine: Studying “The biomedical benefits or… consequences of intense” this activity, aka osculation

EPONYMS ($400) A Greek Titan, a geographic volume

($2000) A Russian Scientist, a ”The Day the Earth Stood Still” musical instrument

“CL”ASSICAL MUSIC ($1200) The metronomic strains in this Haydn symphony might help you with its “timely” title

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Kelly ran the TELE-NOVELAS category. Try your brain on it:

($400) HBO’S “The Leftover” is based on a novel about the aftermath of one of these apocalyptic disappearing acts

($800) This prolific author’s novel “Zoo”, about animals attacking humans, was turned into a TV series in 2015

($1200) Based on books by James S.A. Corey, It’s Mars v. Earth & more on “The Expanse”, on this cable channel

($1600) Sally Field soared as Sister Bertrille on this sitcom based on a book by Tere Rios

($2000) “Dragonfly in Amber”,the second novel in this series, is Season 2 of the TV show as Claire & Jamie flee Scotland

Today’s Daily Doubles and more information on Final Jeopardy! on Fikkle Fame’s full Daily Jeopardy! Recap

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