Final Jeopardy: 7-28-14 to 8-1-14
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of July 28, 2014, with links to the full recaps. This was the last week of the 2014 Teen...
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Final Jeopardy: Awards & Honors (8-1-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (8/1/2014), in the category “Awards & Honors” was: There were no winners for this award from 1939 through 1943; in 1944, it was won by the...
Hamlet: 1948 Best Picture
Sir Laurence Olivier pulled off quite a coup at the 21st Academy Awards after he directed himself in “Hamlet.” The film was nominated for 7 Oscars and picked up 4:...
Final Jeopardy: Bestselling Books (7-31-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/31/2014), in the category “Bestselling Books” was: This novel is dedicated to Esther Earl who died of thyroid cancer at 16 & never got to read...
Gentleman’s Agreement: 1947 Best Picture
1947’s “Gentleman’s Agreement” won the Best Picture Oscar at the 20th Academy Awards. the film was based upon the best-selling novel of the same name by Laura Z. Hobson and...
Final Jeopardy: Great Moments in 19th Century Science (7-30-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/30/2014), in the category “Great Moments in 19th Century Science” was: Matthias Schleiden found plants are made up of these; at dinner he told Theodor Schwann...
The Best Years of Our Lives: 1946 Best Picture
“The Best Years of Our Lives” was RKO’s look at three Americans readjusting to civilian life after serving in World War II. This offering was twice as popular at the...
Final Jeopardy: Days of the Week (7-29-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/29/2014), in the category “Days of the Week” was: In Spanish & French, the word for Friday comes from Latin for “day of” this goddess. In...
The Lost Weekend: 1945 Best Picture
The 18th Academy Awards were held on March 7, 1946, hosted by James Stewart and Bob Hope
Final Jeopardy: Historic Transports (7-28-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/28/2014), in the category “Historic Transports” was: Its principal mast is at Arlington, its foremast is at the Naval Academy & a monument to it, restored...
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