Who was Napoleon III?
Napoleon III (Louis-Napoleon) was the son of Napoleon I’s brother Louis Bonaparte, who was the King of Holland from 1806 to 1810. Napoleon III’s mother was Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter...
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Final Jeopardy Categories: September 2017
September Categories in Final Jeopardy included Ancient History, Global Organizations and British Poets
September 2017 Scores before Final Jeopardy
A quick look at the September 2017 scores before Final Jeopardy. Links to the daily recaps.
“Feather Your Nest” 1950s Quiz Show
“Feather Your Nest” was a quiz show (1954-56) that I found out about after watching a 1947 movie called “Framed” on TCM and discovering that the lead actress later became...
Macon Youngster Wins Jeopardy! Galapagos Sweepstakes
Remember the National Geographic / Lindblad Expeditions Galapagos Sweepstakes that ran on Jeopardy! during the last week of April and the first week of May 2017? The Telegraph reports that...
Hurricane Harvey: Houstonians Grateful for Outpouring of Help
As all of you know, Hurricane Harvey has wreaked incredible devastation on the city of Houston, Texas, home to some 4 million people, including myself. The immediate area where I...
English Language Countries by Continent, Official and De Facto
Here is a list of countries where English is either an official language or the de facto language (commonly used, but not declared official). Can a language be both official...
Paul Clayton and Bob Dylan: Don’t Think Twice
A long time ago, I went to the library to search for an album by Burl Ives that I had already looked unsuccessfully everywhere else for. One song on it...
Final Jeopardy Categories: July 2017
July Categories in Final Jeopardy included Small Countries, Contemporary American Authors, Americana
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