Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (62 results returned)

#8800, aired 2023-02-03SECOND CITIES $200: In 1880 the British defeated indigenous forces in the Battle of Kandahar, now the second-largest city in this country Afghanistan
#8181, aired 2020-03-16THAT'S WHAT I'M WALKING ABOUT $200: "V" is for these 2 British Columbia cities that host annual World Partnership Walks to fight global poverty Vancouver & Victoria
#7316, aired 2016-06-06AIRCRAFT FOR THE AGES $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the USS Intrepid.) Operated by British Airways, Concorde Alpha-Delta set a passenger airliner speed record in 1996 when it flew between these two cities in just 2 hours, 52 minutes, & 59 seconds New York & London
#7081, aired 2015-06-01CANADIAN CITIES $1600: An intersection in this provincial capital is the original western terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway Victoria, British Columbia
#7018, aired 2015-03-04JOLLY OLD CITIES IN ENGLAND $1600: The Thermae Spa has updated the millennia-old hot springs tradition of this city Bath
#6926, aired 2014-10-27U.S. CITIES $2,600 (Daily Double): British general John Forbes named this city for a certain William the Elder Pittsburgh
#6909, aired 2014-10-02ATLANTIC CITIES $1600: Colorful shops line front street in Hamilton, capital of this British territory off the east coast of the United States Bermuda
#6278, aired 2011-12-28"NEW" U.S. CITIES $1,200 (Daily Double): Somewhat ironically, this Connecticut city was attacked, captured & burned by the British in 1781 New London
#5848, aired 2010-02-03CAPITAL CITIES $600: It fell to British troops in 1917 & to U.S. troops on April 9, 2003 Baghdad
#5382, aired 2008-01-22WORLD CITIES $400: Like the British city of the same name, this Ontario city lies on the Thames River London
#5213, aired 2007-04-18WORLD CITIES $600: Oh! this city! was the capital of British India from 1772 to 1912 Calcutta
#4772, aired 2005-05-10ANAGRAMMED BRITISH CITIES $200: Popular pilgrimage place: ERRANCY TUB Canterbury
#4772, aired 2005-05-10ANAGRAMMED BRITISH CITIES $400: Shire to a shifty sheriff: HANG NOT TIM Nottingham
#4772, aired 2005-05-10ANAGRAMMED BRITISH CITIES $600: Where Gerry & The Pacemakers were from: PLOVER OIL Liverpool
#4772, aired 2005-05-10ANAGRAMMED BRITISH CITIES $800: A united place: NECTAR MESH Manchester
#4772, aired 2005-05-10ANAGRAMMED BRITISH CITIES $1000: Pushoff port: HOT LUMPY Plymouth
#4523, aired 2004-04-14BRITISH LIT $1000: Dickens novel that ends, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done..." A Tale of Two Cities
#4377, aired 2003-09-23WORLD CITIES $2000: This largest port in New Zealand was named for a British First Lord of the Admiralty, not a bird Auckland
#4298, aired 2003-04-16BRITISH LIT $600: Near the end of this novel, Madame Defarge is killed with her own gun during a struggle with Miss Pross A Tale of Two Cities
#4116, aired 2002-06-24GERMAN CITIES $1,600 (Daily Double): A British royal house that ruled from 1714 to 1901 originated in this city from which it got its name Hanover
#4105, aired 2002-06-07AFRICAN CITIES $1200: The capital of the Seychelles has this "queenly" name, like the capital of British Columbia Victoria
#3931, aired 2001-10-08THE HISTORY OF INDIA $100: 1 of the 3 Indian cities where the British founded universities in 1857 (1 of 3) Bombay, Calcutta or Madras
#3882, aired 2001-06-19CITIES IN INDIA $200: Until 1912 it was the capital of British India (black hole & all) Calcutta
#3548, aired 2000-01-26QUASI-RELATED PAIRS $400: British breakfast of same-named cities in Maine, California & Michigan & an Alan Alda series Bangors & M*A*S*H
#3074, aired 1998-01-01WORLD CITIES $500: O! This city's Writers' Building on Dalhousie Square once housed the British East India Company's clerks Calcutta
#3037, aired 1997-11-11WORLD CITIES $300: Capital of British India until 1912, it was where Mother Teresa ministered to the unfortunate Calcutta
#2965, aired 1997-06-20WORLD CITIES $500: A railroad tunnel under the Mersey River connects this British city to the Wirral Peninsula Liverpool
#2863, aired 1997-01-29EUROPEAN CITIES $1000: It's the hub of the British metal goods industry Birmingham
#2858, aired 1997-01-22WORLD CITIES $800: This Ugandan capital was once the headquarters of the British East Africa Company Kampala
#2811, aired 1996-11-18WORLD CITIES $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1787 British abolitionists founded this capital of Sierra Leone as a home for liberated slaves Freetown
#2788, aired 1996-10-16WORLD CITIES $400: This British city is the site of the Queensway, a 2.2-mile highway tunnel under the Mersey River Liverpool
#2754, aired 1996-07-18AUTHORS $200: "Oliver Twist" & "A Tale of Two Cities" are among the classic novels by this British author Charles Dickens
#2737, aired 1996-06-25WORLD CITIES $300: The home of Prime Minister William Gladstone still stands in this British city on the Mersey River Liverpool
#2737, aired 1996-06-25WORLD CITIES $400: This capital of New South Wales is Australia's oldest British settlement Sydney
#2368, aired 1994-12-14WORLD CITIES $600: This British port on the Mersey River has been called "The City of Ships" Liverpool
#2333, aired 1994-10-26U.S. CITIES $500: This city near Scranton was named for 2 British politicians who supported the American colonists Wilkes-Barre
#2249, aired 1994-05-19U.S. CITIES $400: After going over to the British, Benedict Arnold captured this Virginia capital in 1781 Richmond
#2236, aired 1994-05-02ASIAN CITIES $300: In 1756 the Nawab of Bengal had the British East India Company garrison “holed up” in this city Calcutta
#2077, aired 1993-09-21PACIFIC CITIES $800: A settlement in British Columbia called Granville was renamed this after a British sea captain Vancouver
#2024, aired 1993-05-27U.S. CITIES $800: A Michigan city is named for this Ottawa chief who fought the British in the French & Indian War Pontiac
#1882, aired 1992-11-10WORLD CITIES $400: The aquarium in Stanley Park in this British Columbia city has the largest collection of fish in Canada Vancouver
#1770, aired 1992-04-17NEW JERSEY CITIES $600: The old barracks in this city were home to British troops during the Revolution Trenton
#1752, aired 1992-03-24WORLD CITIES $200: This city in British Columbia is the center of Canada's third-largest urban area Vancouver
#1680, aired 1991-12-13CANADIAN CITIES $200: In the War of 1812, the British burned Washington after we burned this Ontario city Toronto
#1601, aired 1991-07-15BRITISH CITIES & TOWNS $200: England's oldest institution of higher learning is in this town Oxford
#1601, aired 1991-07-15BRITISH CITIES & TOWNS $400: Coventry was known for its blue cloth & Lincoln for this color green
#1601, aired 1991-07-15BRITISH CITIES & TOWNS $600: This city upon the Tyne got its name from a building erected in 1080 as a defense against the Scots Newcastle
#1601, aired 1991-07-15BRITISH CITIES & TOWNS $800: London has a lord mayor & this city has a master cutler Sheffield
#1601, aired 1991-07-15BRITISH CITIES & TOWNS $1000: In England, it's a major port of Hampshire; in the U.S., the main port of New Hampshire Portsmouth
#1407, aired 1990-10-16U.S. CITIES $200: A city in Washington shares this name with an island & much larger city in British Columbia Vancouver
#1390, aired 1990-09-21U.S. CITIES $200: When captured by the British Fort Duquesne was named this in honor of William Pitt the Elder Pittsburgh
#1338, aired 1990-05-30U.S. CITIES $1,500 (Daily Double): This city, named for 2 British supporters of the American colonies, shares a metro area with Scranton Wilkes-Barre
#1290, aired 1990-03-23WORLD CITIES $600: The 1759 British victory on the Plains of Abraham at this city helped them conquer Canada Quebec City
#1229, aired 1989-12-28CITIES $500: When the British invaded Montego Bay on this island, the Spanish settlers destroyed most of the old city Jamaica
#1179, aired 1989-10-19CITIES IN LITERATURE $500: "Tom Brown's School Days" were spent at a British prep school in this town Rugby
#1108, aired 1989-05-31CITIES $800: A former British colony, this independent city-state is smaller than New York City Singapore
#1028, aired 1989-02-08WORLD CITIES $1000: In 1810 Derryfield, New Hampshire was renamed for this British industrial center Manchester
#780, aired 1988-01-15WORLD CITIES $200: Capital of Australia's N. Territory, named for a famed British naturalist who was never there Darwin
#779, aired 1988-01-14COLONIAL AMERICA $400: The 1765 Quartering Act required Colonial cities to provide this lodging for British soldiers
#752, aired 1987-12-08FACTS & FIGURES $500: This European airline is the foreign airline which flies to the most U.S. cities, 14 British Airways (British Air accepted)
#433, aired 1986-05-07"C" CITIES $400: This British university town only became a city in 1951 Cambridge
#116, aired 1985-02-18WORLD CITIES $600: It was designed by British architects to replace Calcutta as capital New Delhi

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (5 results returned)

#8981, aired 2023-11-27BRITISH CITIES: Over the motto "Fortis est Veritas", the coat of arms of this city features a beast of burden crossing over some water Oxford
#7083, aired 2015-06-03BRITISH CITIES: The name of this Southern city famous in literature is from words meaning "Kent people's stronghold" Canterbury
#5507, aired 2008-07-15OLYMPIC CITIES: This city's Olympics were exactly 200 years after the death of the British cabinet secretary it was named for Sydney
#4081, aired 2002-05-06U.S. CITIES: Founded in 1758, it's named for a British prime minister who was a noted defender of the American Colonists Pittsburgh
#2968, aired 1997-06-25SOUTHERN CITIES: In the 1830s settlers gave this city its name in the hope of having the University of Mississippi placed there Oxford

Players (2 results returned)

Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...



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