10 Jeopardy! Clues October 8, 2019
Here are 5 triple stumpers from the 10-8-2019 Jeopardy! match.
MAKE LIGHT WORK ($1000) John Alcott & Emmanuel Lubezki, people in this profession, are noted for creative use of natural light
1890S LITERATURE ($2000) Dubbed “The Jewish Mark Twain” (image) for his poignant tales, this author published “Tevye the Dairyman” in 1894
THESE TV SHOWS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO DRINK ($2000) To some longtime viewers, he was the new guy (image), but the 2018-19 season was his 30th and last on “60 Minutes”
WE NEED SOME HELP ($1600) A weight-bearing structure, or help & encouragement found in many book acknowledgments
MUNICIPAL BEFORE & AFTER ($2000) Alliterative Virginia city that is one period of current events reporting (see spoiler below for answer)
The players got all the clues in MANY HANDS:
($200) In 1964 the Beatles snagged their first U.S. No. 1 hit with this tune
($400) The top hand symbolizes enlightenment, and the bottom, the world of appearances, in the Dhyana Mudra gesture of this religion
($600) Mano Nera, translated as this, was a turn-of-the-20th century Sicilian extortion ring
($800) In 1950 an Allstate general sales manager came up with this classic slogan
($1000) During this 1986 event, people all around the country held hands to help the homeless
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