15 Jeopardy! Clues December 27, 2016
Here are 15 triple stumpers from the 12-27-2016 Jeopardy! match.
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD ($600) In the 19th century it was a railroad laborer who fed the furnace on a coal-fired train
($800) AKA a turnout, it’s a short piece of track for bypassing or unloading
($1000) A “tank town” was a spot on a railroad route often stopped in only to do this
GIVE A FIG ($800) Some Roman historians wrote that wife Livia killed this first emperor with poisoned figs
THE 1700S ($400) Found guilty of piracy and murder, this captain was hanged in 1701
($1000) Siraj al-Dawlah, Nawab of Bengal, has been blamed for the 1756 stuffy space known as this
PHYSICS ($1200) eV for short, this unit of energy used in nuclear physics is so small a trillion of them equals the motion of a mosquito
($2000) A 9-letter process or type of coil that produces high-voltage current from low-voltage
FROM “S” TO “W” ($2000) This flat-bottomed boat has square ends & transports all types of freight, including garbage
SCULPTURE ($400) For his statue of Balzac, he contacted Balzac’s former tailor to get exact measurements
($1600) This British sculptor said: “The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation”
($2000) The Lincoln statue seen here is by this saintly sculptor, also known for his designs of the $10 and $20 gold coins
SCANDINAVIAN CITIES ($1600) Each August productions of “Hamlet” take place at Kronborg castle in this Danish town
A FOND FAREWELL TO THE 114TH CONGRESS ($1200) “We are actually governing”, said Rep. Renee Ellmers about the “Doc Fix” bill that raises reimbursements under this program
($2000) Chief Deputy whip in the 114th, this representative from Florida lost a Democratic Party leadership post in July of 2016
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