THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBE
11/17 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
This capital city, which at 12,330 miles is farthest from Madrid, is named for a soldier who spent time in Madrid
11/18 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
FRENCH LITERATURE
11/18 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Its first chapter recalls "the little scallop-shell of pastry, so richly sensual under its severe, religious folds"
11/19 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
21st CENTURY BOOKS
11/19 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Set in the Great Depression, this 2006 novel has an epigraph from "Horton Hatches the Egg"
11/20 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
20th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
11/20 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In this year, there were no presidents or vice presidents running, but 3 of the 4 men on the 2 major party ballots would become president
11/21 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
SHAKESPEAREAN GEOGRAPHY
11/21 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Of the 5 cities mentioned in Shakespeare play titles, it's the only one not found in Europe
Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Remembrance of Things Past
Water for Elephants
1920
Tyre
The extra clues have two correct by the players followed by a requested triple stumper.
ALL OVER THE MAP $1600: Home to Quezon City: this island
SUBATOMIC $1200: In a 1905 paper Einstein was the first to theorize about these, also called light quanta
STATE PARKS $1000: This Is The Place Heritage Park state park takes up a lot of signage space in this state
Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Photons
Utah