11 Jeopardy! Clues May 23, 2018
Here are 7 triple stumpers from the 5-23-2018 Jeopardy! match.
AS YOU GO DOWN ($200) Guess Nike wasn’t taking calls when the 413-404 B.C. Ionian War did not go the way of this city-state
($400) He lost a power battle to fellow Communists & dealt with the wrong side of an ice axe in Mexico
IT WILL SERVE YOU WELL! ($200) Murder by the butler in Mary Roberts Rinehart’s 1930 mystery “The Door” helped popularize this 4-word cliche
($1000) This “Admirable” butler of J.M. Barrie’s play rises above his aristocrat employers & becomes their king
TRUST US! ($400) You talkin’ to Ben Stiller? You, being this actor who explained the circle of trust to Ben in “Meet the Parents”
GIVE US THE BIRD ($2000) This bird name follows red-naped, red-breasted & yellow-bellied
HISTORICAL FICTION ($400) In “Cloudsplitter” by Russell Banks, the son of this martyred abolitionist recalls his father
The players got these 4 clues in BAND MATH:
($400) Ali Campbell’s “UB” minus Adam Clayton’s “U”
($800) Trent Reznor’s “Inch Nails” plus Josh Dun’s pilots
($1600) Dave Clark’s boys times Ben Folds’ boys
($2000) Pop punk “Sum” times pop rock “Maroon”
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The $600 Band Math clue was a Daily Double. You’ll find that and more information on Final Jeopardy! on Fikkle Fame’s full Daily Jeopardy! Recap