12 Jeopardy! Clues June 12, 2017
Here are 8 triple stumpers from the 6-12-2017 Jeopardy! match.
DISTRICTS ($600) Ullswater is this geographical feature in the English district of the same name, made famous by Wordsworth
THIS & THAT ($1000) This “creep” doesn’t mean an unpleasant guy; it’s when you pay a higher tax rate due to inflation
THE PLAYS OF JEAN RACINE ($800) in the 1674 play “Iphigenie”, this Greek king is asked to sacrifice the title character to get fair winds to sail to Troy
($2000) In the 1669 play “Brittanicus” this fifth Roman Emperor kills his brother and rival
ROCKS & MINERALS ($800) Kilt Rock on the Isle of Skye is a seacliff made up of this dark-colored volcanic rock
($2000) The first diamonds to be mined came from this country, especially from the ancient city of Golconda
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES ($1600) Brahms’ 4th Symphony begins in this lively tempo “non troppo”, Italian for “don’t go overboard”
($2000) Once the title of the Japanese emperor, it means “honorable gate”
The players got these 4 clues in LITERARY CHARACTER MASHUP.
($200) Goldberry Baggins
($400) Nymphadora Slughorn
($600) Leopold Dedalus
($800) Santiago Ashley
The $1000 clue was a Daily Double. You’ll find that and more on this match on Fikkle Fame’s full Daily Jeopardy! Recap