12 Jeopardy! Clues May 4, 2018
Here are 7 triple stumpers from the 5-4-2018 Jeopardy! match.
BODY LANGUAGE ($600) Alluding to a bad boxer: “Lead with one’s ____”
A MATTER OF BIBLICAL LIFE & DEATH ($800) In Numbers 16 Korah & his house are swallowed up by the earth for rebelling against this leader
CIAO, CASSINI! ($400) Launched in 1997, Cassini was a joint venture by NASA, the European Space Agency & ASI, the space agency of this country
PRESIDENTS’ ONE-SYLLABLE LAST NAMES ($1200) His classmates at West Point called him Sam, as in “Uncle Sam” (see #1)
THE LOOK OF CULTURE ($400) To emulate the gods, Mayans sought to make their babies’ eyes do this by dangling toys in front of their face (see #7)
($1200) White pigment made from this metal caused nausea, & death, but pale was the look in 18th c. France
($1600) In Japan, women used this glossy varnish to blacken their teeth- it actually prevented decay.
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The players got all these clues in “BORROWED WORDS”
($400) Italian words for “in the fresh air” give us this adjective for things done outdoors
($800) This word from the French for “one who knows” is applied to those with good taste
($1200) You can get wine at this grocery store whose name means “wine shop” in Spanish
($1600) The Arabic word for “lawful” gave us this word meaning slaughtered according to Islamic law
($2000) From the German, it’s a vending machine or a restaurant full of them in New York City of yore
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