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Final Jeopardy: 2014 Events (2-23-15)

The Final Jeopardy question (2/23/2015), in the category “2014 Events” was: To prepare venues hosting this event, 12 billion perennial ryegrass seeds were imported from Manitoba, 5,000 miles away. New...

Birdman: 2014 Best Picture

The 87th Academy Awards ceremony were held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on February 22, 2015, honoring the best films of 2014. The Best Picture Oscar went to “Birdman...

2015 Oscars In Memoriam

Here is the in memoriam segment from the 2015 Oscars, honoring the following 50 entertainment figures: Mickey Rooney (9/23/1920-4/6/2014) Paul Mazursky (4/25/1930-6/30/2014) Geoffrey Holder (8/1/1930-10/5/2014) Nadia Bronson (d. 11/14/2014) James...

Hot Tempered Harry on The Slap

The second installment on “The Slap” was about the slapper, Harry Apostolou. If you were on Harry’s side after the first episode, you probably weren’t by the end of this...

Final Jeopardy: 2-16-15 to 2-20-15

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of February 16th with links to the full recaps. Mon, Feb 16 – Correct answers: 0 The ancient Greeks...

Final Jeopardy: Word Origins (2-20-15)

The Final Jeopardy question (2/20/2015), in the category “Word Origins” was: Describing anything very showy, in architecture it refers to a style using curves like tongues of fire. 2x champ...

Final Jeopardy: Poets (2-19-15)

The Final Jeopardy question (2/19/2015), in the category “Poets” was: On completing the “Deathbed” edition of his great work, he wrote, “L.ofG. at last complete– after 33 y’rs of hackling...