Here are 9 triple stumpers from the 12-23-2016 Jeopardy! match.

PLACES THAT BECAME WORDS ($800) Named for a town in China, it’s a glossy fabric, typically silk, used to make fine garments like pajamas

BEASTLY STATE SYMBOLS ($1000) The shell with radiating ribs identifies cockles, part of this vast group that also includes snails & squid

GLORY TO GOD ($2000) Bob Marley expanded on Rastafarian teachings in this song that pleads, “Don’t give up the fight”

IN THE HIGHEST ($1600) “For the highest achievement of an American of African descent”, the NAACP awards this medal annually

PIECE ($1600) Wagner’s Siegfried forges Nothung, one of these, from the pieces of his father’s

($2000) P.S.: It’s the 2 syllable archaeological word for a piece of broken earthenware

ON EARTH ($1600) This capital of Australia’s Victoria State was founded in 1835 by John Fawkner & Batman… John Batman, that is

TOWARD “MEN” ($1600) Unit used to measure an amount of light

($2000) Fancy Latinate synonym for “nickname”

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