AFRICA
6/4 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Very different places, the first 2 African nations to gain independence from a European power were Egypt & this one
6/5 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
WOMEN IN ENTERTAINMENT
6/5 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
1 of the first 2 women in Hollywood to own a studio (according to the official bio of no. 3, Oprah)
6/6 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
THE PRESIDENCY
6/6 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Between Jan. 1, 1841 & Dec. 31, 1850 the U.S. had this many presidents, the most in a 10-year period
6/7 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
THE ARTS
6/7 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Formed in 1909, it performed to great acclaim in Paris, London, New York & Monte Carlo, but never in Moscow
6/8 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
CLICHES
6/8 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In an 1873 Thomas Hardy serial, a chapter ends with a character dangling from an "enormous sea-bord" this
Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Mary Pickford or Lucille Ball
Six
Ballets Russes
Cliff
The players were correct on each of the extra clues.
KEEPING UP WITH THE CAROLINGIANS $2000: The poet Turold is thought to have penned this chanson about a Carolingian hero at the Battle of Roncesvalles
1960s BESTSELLERS $1600: She had back-to-back No. 1 bestsellers with "Valley of the Dolls" & "The Love Machine"
INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC $600: The Rub al-Khali is a vast desert mostly in this vast peninsular country
Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Jacqueline Susann
Saudi Arabia