Here are 7 triple stumpers from the 12-31-2018 Jeopardy! match.

RECENT BALLOT MEASURES ($1000) In 2018, 6 states adopted this victims’ rights law named for the late Ms. Nicholas

A FISTFUL OF HEROES ($200) Of course this hero returned from the dead in “Justice League”; he even has a race with the Flash at the end

ENDS IN “ITE” ($1000) Ruth, of the Old Testament, is this type of woman, after the land from which she came

CLOSE THE CASE ($2000) 2015, upholding marriage equality: Obergefell vs. this man

SYMBOLS ($800) In intellectual property law, the R in the “circle R” symbol stands for this

GOING TO SEE AMMAN ($1600) I’ll visit a bird garden to see the national bird, a rosefinch named for its habitat on this biblical peak

($2000) I’ll enjoy a leisurely walk & take in the sights at the 12-acre plaza named for this House of the royal family

The players got all these clues in NEW TO THE OED, except the $1200 one (*). Here’s a link to the entire list of new additions for June 2018.

($400) It’s an informal word for a vehicle from Bavarian Motor Works
($800) 2-word term for a scientist who spends long hours experimenting, or the rodent that might get experimented on
*($1200) It’s a 4-letter abbreviation for the “dismal science”
($1600) This ordinal adjective means the initial tide of a movement, like the feminism of 1900
($2000) “The Simpson” nobly reinvented & popularized this once-obscure verb meaning to enlarge

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