11 Jeopardy! Clues April 24, 2017
Here are 6 triple stumpers from the 4-24-2017 Jeopardy! match.
IT’S A TRAP! ($800) Some mosquito traps release CO2 to mimic human breath. New traps emit skin scents like lactic acid and this pungent chemical to attract the bugs
BRASIL, BRASIL! ($400) Brazil heats up the globe as the leading exporter of this brew
($2,000) On August 22, 1942 Brazil did this; a 7-1 payback at the World Cup came 72 years later
MUSICIANS WHO DIED AT 27 ($2000) Chris Bell was buried on Dec. 28, 1978–bandmate Alex Chilton’s birthday–with a copy of this band’s classic “#1 record”
INVENTIONS ($2000) In 1849 he created a biscuit made of dehydrated meat & flour; his later work on a certain milk product fared better
WRITERS ($1600) This late author’s mother, Sally Wallace invented words like “Greebles” that he used in his books
The players got all these clues in STATES & LICENSE PLATES:
($400) Above the license plate number, its plate says “Sweet Home”
($800) Idaho’s plates advertise the state’s “famous” these
($1200) in an all or nothing move, this state invites you to “Live Free or Die”
($1600) Driving straight from Rockford to Carbondale, most of the plates you see will have this man’s face in the center
($2000) Rhode Island is 48 x 37 miles but has 400 miles of coastline, earning the plate designation this “State”
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