War, American Style
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Clues from a 1965 Jeopardy! Home Game
After Math
200

The battles of Bennington, Brandywine & Saratoga all occurred in the same year during this war

The Revolutionary War

200

CEO John Stumpf said bye in 2016 after a fake accounts scam was uncovered at this bank

Wells Fargo

200

As of 2020 these 2 sisters had won 12 Wimbledon singles titles between them

the Williams sisters (Venus & Serena)

200

TIME: "Traditional bath & date night"

Saturday

200

An afternoon entertainment at the theater

a matinee

400

The USO was shut down in 1947 but was back in 1951 due to this conflict

The Korean War

400

In June 2017 this online retailer agreed to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion

Amazon

400

Her brothers had 24 Top 40 hits as a group; she had 39 on her own & even her sister Rebbie had one in 1984

Janet Jackson
400

ASTRONOMY: "Only planet not named for Greek or Roman figure"

Earth

400

A community's female leader

a matron

600

By a vote of 19-13, the Senate passed the declaration of war for what would be called this, aka "Mr. Madison's War"

The War of 1812

600

For the first time ever, in 2011 the credit rating for the U.S. was downgraded from AAA to AA+ by this financial info. co.

Standard and Poor's

600

Last name of the twins whose retail biz is a billion-dollar brand & oh yeah, they have a movie star sister

The Olsens

600

COPS & ROBBERS: "Slang for police because they stick like lint"

fuzz

600

Ripeness

maturity

800

During the Spanish-American War, with no casualties the USS Charleston took this Pacific island, today a U.S. possession

Guam

800

In the longest strike there in half a century, 48,000 UAW workers walked off in 2019 at this company

General Motors

800

This sister of the Duchess of Cambridge was maid of honor at the royal wedding on April 29, 2011

Pippa

800

AWARDS: "Movie for which Brando won his Oscar"

On the Waterfront

800

To enroll in a university

matriculate

1000

Well into 1941 this American hero was against the U.S. entering WWII, but he later flew 50 combat missions in the Pacific

Charles Lindbergh

1000

In 2012 this iconic 244-year-old reference company announced that its 2010 32-volume edition would be its last in print

Encyclopaedia Britannica

1000

Last name of Dakota, far from the "Twilight" of her career, & Elle, who gave us 2 "Maleficent" performances

Fanning

1000

NUMBERS: "Unlucky way to light cigarettes"

Third on a match

1000

A rectangular numeric array in math

a matrix

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