Shakespeare in Love: 1998 Best Picture
“Shakespeare in Love” (13) and “Saving Private Ryan” (11) were the two most nominated films at the 71st Academy Awards. The former won Best Picture and Steven Spielberg won best...
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Final Jeopardy: 9-15-14 to 9-19-14
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of September 15, 2014, with links to the full recaps. This was the first week of Season 31 after...
Final Jeopardy: Movies About Movies (9-19-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (9/19/2014), in the category “Movies About Movies” was: The title character of this 2013 film was played by David Tomlinson, who was actually seen only in...
Titanic: 1997 Best Picture
“Titanic” won 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, but it didn’t score in the acting categories where it had only two of its...
Angels Clinch American League West
The Los Angeles Angels clinched at least a tie for the American League West title on September 17th, scoring all five runs in the seventh inning of their 5-0 victory...
Final Jeopardy: Foreign Words (9-18-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (9/18/2014), in the category “Foreign Words” was: The Holy Roman Empire from 800 to 1806 was the first; the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 was...
The English Patient: 1996 Best Picture
Out of 12 nominations, “The English Patient” won a whopping 9 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Anthony Minghella), Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), Best Original Dramatic Score (Gabriel Yared)...
Final Jeopardy: Musical Theater (9-17-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (9/17/2014), in the category “Musical Theater” was: In “Godspell” this character leads the company in singing “Prepare ye the way of the Lord”. New champ Bill...
Braveheart: 1995 Best Picture
With 5 Oscars, Braveheart won half of its nominations at the 68th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The other nominees for Best Picture were “Apollo 13”, “Babe”,...
Final Jeopardy: European Capitals (9-16-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (9/16/2014), in the category “European Capitals” was: At 200 miles, this capital of just over a million people is the continental capital closest to London. New...
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