ANCIENT HISTORY
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According to Herodotus, a messenger was sent 150 miles from Athens to Sparta, just before this 490 B.C. battle
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THE 50 STATES
11/5 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 1840 this New England state was home to 24 of the 100 most populous U.S. urban places; now, its capital is its only one in the top 100
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20th CENTURY AMERICA
11/6 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In 1939, turned down by 2 local theaters, Howard University was able to get an outdoor venue for this singer's yearly concert
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20th CENTURY ART
11/7 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
A derisive description of the shape of the houses in the 1908 painting "Houses at l'Estaque" gave this art style its name
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LITERARY CHARACTERS
11/8 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
From an 1894 work, his name literally translates to "tiger king"
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Massachusetts
Marian Anderson
cubism
Shere Khan
The extra clues have three correct by the players.
THE 2010s $1000: 2013 was a lucky year for Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, inaugurated as king after this queen, his mom, abdicated
THE HUMAN BODY $1200: Of the 2 types of glands in the skin, most of these are connected to hair follicles & secrete an oily substance
BODIES OF WATER $2000: The Loire & the Garonne rivers flow into this large bay that's noted for its rough waves & heavy storms
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sebaceous
Bay of Biscay