Venezuelan Shortage of Milk Forces Closure of Famous Ice Cream Parlor
The famous Coromoto ice cream parlor made the news when it had to close its doors due a shortage of milk in Venezuela. Coromoto is located in Merida and is...
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Final Jeopardy: 12-22-14 to 12-26-14
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of December 22nd with links to the full recaps. Mon, Dec 22 – Correct answers: 3 Celebrated in April, National...
Final Jeopardy: African Flags (12-26-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/26/2014), in the category “African Flags” was: The flag of Burundi has stars representing the Twa & these 2 other ethnic groups much in the news...
Final Jeopardy: International Symbols (12-25-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/25/2014), in the category “International Symbols” was: Inspired by the 5th letter of the Greek Alphabet, its symbol includes 2 horizontal lines to represent stability. New...
Final Jeopardy: Oscar-Winning Actresses (12-24-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/24/2014), in the category “Oscar-Winning Actresses” was: With a total of 5 wins, they’re the only 2 Best Actress winners who were known professionally by the...
AFI Top 100 Films Facts and Trivia
Recently, they had a Final Jeopardy question and the category title was “The AFI’s 100 Greatest Films” when a much better title would have been just “1940s Film Favorites”. (If...
AFI Top 100 Films by Year
This is the AFI Top 100 Films by year, not rank, based upon the AFI’s 2007 update which eliminated a number of films from the original 1998 list. Years with...
Final Jeopardy: Word Origins (12-23-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/23/2014), in the category “Word Origins” was: In the mid-1960s, a decade after it first appeared in a holiday tale, this word came to be used...
How Billy Magnussen Got Rapunzel’s Prince Role
Actor Billy Magnussen told the New York Post that he got his role as Rapunzel’s prince in the upcoming musical “Into the Woods” through the efforts of actress, Meryl Streep....
RIP: Joe Cocker Succumbs to Lung Cancer at Age 70
Joe Cocker, known world-wide for his cover of The Beatles’ song “With A Little Help From My Friends” and Billy Preston’s “You Are So Beautiful”, has died at the age...
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