Here are 8 triple stumpers from the 11-28-2018 Jeopardy! match.

ACCIDENTS OF HISTORY ($800) Patsy Sherman invented this 3M protective stuff when a spill showed that a mixture repelled oil & water

RIVERS OF CALIFORNIA ($400) The only undammed major river system in Calif., the Smith River abounds with Class IV & V option in this activity

HERE COMES THE CAVALRY! ($1200) It’s the name of the Marshal who led Napoleon’s cavalry at Waterloo, or the sound his horse might have made

($2000) When well-turned out, the cavalryman called a hussar sported a tall cylindrical hat called this

INVENTORS & INVENTIONS ($400) In the 1590s Galileo invented an early one of these using a long glass tube with a sphere of liquid at the bottom

FICTION OF THE 20-TEENS ($800) “The Rooster Bar” by John Grisham features 3 of these (naturally) who find out about a criminal scam at their own school

THE SOUND OF MUSIC ($1200) Ubiquitous in the music industry, the Avid software called this “Tools” puts a studio’s worth of effects into a laptop

($1600) This soul man said he found his signature voice for “What’s Going On” after he realized, “I’d been singing too loud”

The players got all the clues in 5-LETTER WORDS, except the 2 marked with an asterisk (*)

*($200) In the sport of fencing, it’s the term for a sudden thrusting attack forward
($400) One breed in this class of hunting dog is trained to pursue foxes
($600) It has meant a tantrum since around 1930; decades later, people started adding “fit”
($800) Kids like to shoot down this 5-letter summertime delight seen here
*($1000) A masterless samurai often forced to roam from town to town

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