STATE HOLIDAYS
11/10 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
This is the only state that honors a former U.S. Secretary of State with his own legal holiday
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THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
11/11 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
As of 2013, this 3-letter verb common in sports, theater & politics has the largest entry in the online OED
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THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
11/12 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
The 3 Latin phrases found in the Constitution are "pro tempore", "ex post facto" & this legal 2-word phrase
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TUNNELS
11/13 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
These 2 islands that begin with the same letter, are linked by the 33.5-mile Seikan rail tunnel, the world's longest in operation
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OPERA CHARACTERS
11/14 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In an 1893 opera that was its composer's greatest success, Peter & Gertrud are the parents of these 2 characters
Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Run
Habeas Corpus
Honshu and Hokkaido
Hansel and Gretel
The extra clues have two correct by the players sandwiching one rebounded correctly.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS $2000: The name of this major Hindu festival is derived from Sanskrit for "row of lights"
ANATOMICAL ETYMOLOGY $2000: Though it doesn't look like one, the name of this piece of flesh that hangs from the soft palate means "little grape"
FLORIDA GEOGRAPHY $600: Named for a president & developed around a ford in the St. Johns river, it's Florida's most populous city
Correct responses in spoiler box:
Spoiler
Uvula
Jacksonville