10 Jeopardy! Clues March 16, 2018
Here are 10 triple stumpers from the 3-16-2018 Jeopardy! match.
COMPOSERS’ COUNTRY OF BIRTH ($800) Gustav Holst
($1000) Ferde Grofé
FRUITS & VEGETABLES ($400) Smooth cayenne, once the principal variety of this fruit grown in Hawaii, has been replaced by the hybrid MD2
THE FABERGÉ MUSEUM ($200) Peter Carl Fabergé was commissioned to create an easter egg for Tsarina Maria Feodorovna by her husband, the 3rd Tsar of this name. The hen Easter egg was such a hit with the Tsarina that Imperial Easter eggs became an annual tradition.
($800) The 15th Anniversary Easter Egg pictures events from the reign of this Tsar, as well as miniature portraits of him and his family
($1000) Fabergé used pearls & diamonds to evoke the Empress’ favorite flowers, lilies of the valley, in a 1898 Easter Egg in this ornamental style that was popular at the time
AFTER THE VICE PRESIDENCY ($1600) A supporter of westward expansion as Vice-President, this “Big D” later went east as minister to Great Britain
TV TITLES ($1200) The title craft in this 2017 show is named for a man born in 1871 in Dayton, Ohio
ANY “PORT” ($1600) This vein conveys blood to the liver from the spleen
($2000) Made from heating limestone & clay in a kiln, this construction material hardens when mixed with water
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