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==Jeopardy! Round==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!THE OLYMPIC GAMES
!ALSO AN NHL TEAM
!FLIGHTLESS BIRDS
!SPORTS
!AFRICAN COUNTRIES
!MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
|-
|This [[France|French]] capital opened the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Olympics]] with a citywide party along the [[Seine]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Paris]]'''</div>
|[[King Charles III|Charles III]], [[King Willem-Alexander|Willem-Alexander]], [[King Louis XIV|Louis XIV]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">[[Los Angeles Kings|Los Angeles]] '''[[King]]s'''</div>
|Shhh... [https://rics.scene7.com/is/image/rics/sphere_Modus_apr24_header?$article-big-img-desktop$&qlt=85,1&op_sharpen=1 This] geometrically-named music venue that took the world by storm is sleeping!
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]]'''</div>
|[[Lionel Messi]] cemented himself in [[football]]ing history when he won this most prestigious competition in [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[FIFA World Cup]]'''</div>
|[[Nelson Mandela]] was the first post-apartheid president of this country
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[South Africa]]'''</div>
|Watch out, [[Squidward]]! [[New Orleans]] [[jazz]] musician [[Doreen Ketchens]] takes this [[Woodwind instrument|woodwind]] to the next level
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Clarinet]]'''</div>
|-
|[[Novak Djokovic]] completed this sport after adding the 2024 Olympic men's singles title to his collection, including 24 [[Grand Slam]] titles
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Tennis]]'''</div>
|[[Mallard]], [[Mandarin duck|mandarin]], [[Wood duck|wood]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">[[Anaheim Ducks|Anaheim]] '''[[Duck]]s'''</div>
|[[Las Vegas]] is the largest city in this [[Silver]] State, but it's not the capital; that title goes to [[Carson City]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Nevada]]'''</div>
|Do you believe in miracles? Well, the [[United States|US]] national [[ice hockey]] team did, when they beat the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] at [[Lake Placid]] in this Empire State
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[New York]]</div>
|1 in 10 of the 218M+ people in this [[West Africa]]n country live in [[Lagos]], its largest metropolis
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Nigeria]]'''</div>
|Perhaps you could say they pulled out all the stops on this "king of instruments" common in Western [[church]]es
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Oregon|Organ]]'''</div>
|-
|In 2008 this [[Jamaica]]n stormed to gold with a world record time of 9.69 seconds in the final of the men's [[100 metres]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Usain Bolt]]'''</div>
|[[Whale shark|Whale]], [[Mako shark|mako]], [[Blacktip reef shark|blacktip reef]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">[[San Jose Sharks|San Jose]] '''[[Shark]]s'''</div>
|[[The Venetian Las Vegas]], the biggest hotel in the Strip, treats visitors to a ride on these quintessentially [[Venice|Venetian]] boats
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Gondola]]'''</div>
|[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/KKR_vs_PUNE_WARRIORS_5th_May_2012.jpg/1024px-KKR_vs_PUNE_WARRIORS_5th_May_2012.jpg This] sport developed as a gentleman's game in [[England]] and suddenly became a viral sensation in [[India]], especially now with the [[Indian Premier League]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Cricket]]'''</div>
|[[Lemur]]s are known as the flagship [[mammal]] species of this island, also a [[DreamWorks]] film
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Madagascar]]'''</div>
|<span style="color:red;">[[Juanjo Monserrat]] played ''[[Nessun dorma]]'' on [https://images-cdn.9gag.com/images/thumbnail-facebook/56675108_1611751159.5031_RuVu5a_n.jpg this] tiny [[synthesizer]] in [[Got Talent España]], winning the [[Golden Buzzer]]</span>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Otamatone]]'''</div>
|-
|Last played in 1900, this bat-and-ball game will return to the Olympic program in [[2028 Summer Olympics|2028]]; my bet is that a new captain (likely of [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] fame) leads [[India]] to gold
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Cricket]]'''</div>
|[[Navy]], [[Baby Blue|baby]], [[Royal Blue|royal]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">[[St. Louis Blues|St. Louis]] '''[[Blue]]s'''</div>
|You can zoom on a cable under the LED barrel vault canopy at the [[Fremont Street Experience]] doing this activity
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Ziplining]]'''</div>
|The story of [[Jamaica]]'s [[1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] [[Olympic Winter Games|Olympic]] [[bobsled]] team inspired this [[1993]] [[Disney]] film
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Cool Runnings]]'''</div>
|Known for the [[Serengeti]] and its [[wildebeest]] migration, its name is a portmanteau of two regions: [[Tanganyika]] and [[Zanzibar]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Tanzania]]'''</div>
|The name of [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Glockenspiel-malletech.jpg this] tiny cousin of the [[xylophone]] comes from the [[German language|German]] terms for bells and play
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Glockenspiel]]'''</div>
|-
|Teen girl power! At the age of 14 this Romanian was the first [[Gymnastics|gymnast]] to be awarded a perfect score of 10 at the Olympics
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Nadia Comăneci]]'''</div>
|[[McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|F-18 Hornet]], [[Sukhoi Su-27|Su-27]], [[Eurofighter Typhoon|Typhoon]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">[[Winnipeg Jets|Winnipeg]] '''[[Jet]]s'''</div>
|When I stumbled upon the famous [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Bellagio_Fountain.jpg fountains] of this hotel, they were playing "[[In the Mood]]" by [[Glenn Miller]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Bellagio Resort & Casino]]'''</div>
|The [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]], [[New Zealand]]'s national [[rugby]] team, perform this ceremonial Māori dance before every match
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Haka]]'''</div>
|Holy Trinity Cathedral in this country's capital [[Addis Ababa]] is the highest-ranking cathedral of the world's largest [[Oriental Orthodox Churches|Oriental Orthodox]] church
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Ethiopia]]'''</div>
|[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Mandolin_MET_DP169023_%282%29.jpg/800px-Mandolin_MET_DP169023_%282%29.jpg This]] is the [[Naples|Neapolitan]] variant of this tiny [[string instrument]], a staple of the city's vibrant music scene
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Mandolin]]'''</div>
|}

==Double Jeopardy! Round==
{| class="wikitable"
!ON "VA"CATION
!UNIVERSITY NICKNAME'S THE SAME
!FRENCH LITERATURE
!1960s MILESTONES
!SOUL POWERS
!DINOSAURS
|-
|It's the smallest sovereign state, an enclave of [[Rome]], the headquarters of the [[Catholic Church]], and the location of [[Saint Peter's Basilica|the world's largest church building]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Vatican City]]'''</div>
|[[Troy University]] and the [[University of Southern California]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Troy|Trojans]]'''</div>
|Do you hear the people sing? In this [[Victor Hugo]] novel, [[Jean Valjean]] tries to escape [[Javert]] after breaking parole, having previously been incarcerated for 19 years
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Les Misérables]]'''</div>
|In 1968, for the very first time, an [[Ivy League]] school went coed as this [[Connecticut]] university admitted 588 women
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Yale University]]'''</div>
|[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Aretha_Franklin_1968.jpg/800px-Aretha_Franklin_1968.jpg She] was the Queen of Soul and had one of the greatest voices of all time
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Aretha Franklin]]'''</div>
|rowspan="5"|The clues were taken from [https://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=5095 this show] because I hadn't realized J!AD games were meant to be completely original.
|-
|Among this developer's finest games include [[Half-Life]], [[Counter-Strike]], [[Portal]], and [[Team Fortress 2]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Valve]]'''</div>
|<span style="color:red;">[[Jacksonville State University]] and the [[University of South Carolina]]</span>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Gamecock]]s'''</div>
|In this classic [[Alexandre Dumas|Dumas]] novel, [[Edmond Dantès]] plots his revenge after being falsely accused of treason; when he escapes, he assumes the titular identity
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'''</div>
|The [[NRG Astrodome]], the world's first domed multi-purpose stadium, opened in 1965 in this [[Texas]] city
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Oratorio]]'''</div>
|[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Otis_Redding_1967.JPG/800px-Otis_Redding_1967.JPG This] King of Soul died way too young, but a couple months before he released [[(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay|a No. 1 hit single]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Ghana]]'''</div>
|-
|Commonly associated with white ice cream and unmodded Minecraft, it's a kind of spice obtained from orchids of the eponymous genus
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Vanilla]]'''</div>
|[[Bowling Green State University]] and the [[United States Air Force Academy]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Falcon]]s'''</div>
|After crashing in the [[Sahara]] on an airplane, the narrator meets the titular character of this [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry|Saint-Exupéry]] novel, who subsequently asks him to draw a [[sheep]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[The Little Prince]]'''</div>
|[[Walt Disney]] played a major role in designing some of the [[Expo 1964|1964 New York World's Fair]]'s attractions, all of which moved to this first Disney park in [[California (IRL)|California]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Disneyland]]'''</div>
|Unfortunately, [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Marvin_Gaye_%281973_publicity_photo%29.jpg/800px-Marvin_Gaye_%281973_publicity_photo%29.jpg this] Prince of Soul was killed by his own father a day before his 45th birthday in 1984
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Marvin Gaye]]'''</div>
|-
|A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9uf41N-Ga4 video] on YouTube combines [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Wikiwave_00000.png/1024px-Wikiwave_00000.png this] music genre and aesthetic with videos of [[Commuter rail|commuter trains]] in the [[United States]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Vaporwave]]'''</div>
|[[Colgate University]] and [[Texas Tech University]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Red raider|Red Raider]]'''</div>
|This [[Albert Camus|Camus]] novel is divided into two parts, presenting the first-person perspective of [[Meursault]] before and after the murder of an Arab man in [[Algiers]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[The Stranger]]'''</div>
|Despite protests, destruction of the old Penn Station building in New York began in 1963; it's mostly now the site of this famed arena
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Madison Square Garden]]'''</div>
|With [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Ray_Charles_classic_piano_pose.jpg/800px-Ray_Charles_classic_piano_pose.jpg his] rendition of [[Georgia on My Mind]] being declared the state song, he was truly The Genius
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Ray Charles]]'''</div>
|-
|Pictured in the diagram shown here is [https://chemistrytalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/640px-Sodium_shells.svg-1.png this] electron in the outermost shell of a molecule, bearing the ability to form chemical bonds by sharing such electrons between atoms
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Valence electron]]'''</div>
|[[Jackson State University]] and the [[University of Missouri]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Tiger]]'''</div>
|A seminal work of literary realism, this Flaubert novel reveals the tragic consequences of romanticism on the wife of a provincial doctor
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Madame Bovary]]'''</div>
|The first star of the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] belonged to this actress and wife of 50 years to [[Paul Newman]] who is best known for her role in [[The Three Faces of Eve]]
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Joanne Woodward]]'''</div>
|[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/James_Brown_Live_Hamburg_1973_1702730029.jpg/800px-James_Brown_Live_Hamburg_1973_1702730029.jpg This] soul power recorded [[Soul Power]], as well as [[Funky Drummer]], one of the most heavily-sampled tracks
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[James Brown]]'''</div>
|}

==Final Jeopardy! Round==
{| class="wikitable"
!GREEK MYTHOLOGY
|-
|This Olympian was said to have created the first horse, and so like earthquakes, he presides over horses
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''[[Poseidon]]'''</div>
|}