Final Jeopardy!

Friday night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “19th Century Americans.” 

“An account of her historic trial noted, ‘It was conceded that the defendant was, on the 5th of November 1872, a woman.’”

Friday night’s edition of “Jeopardy!” featured the category “The Sporting Life.” 

For $400: “A Taiwanese player’s first MLB single in 2007 allowed Vin Scully to say this, echoing a famous comedy routine.”

For $600: “In volleyball, overlap your hands, point your thumbs together and down, and lock your elbows to give a flat forearm area to do this four-letter pass, the classic first step in returning a serve.”

For $800: “From 1977 to 1987, he was unbeatable in the 400-meter hurdles, winning 122 straight times.”

For $1000: “This ritual is believed to have begun at the end of a 1931 soccer game when France beat England for the very first time.”