Fikkle Fame

August 2, 2014

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...

Jeopardy Recaps

August 1, 2014

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...

Lotsa Stuff

August 1, 2014

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:...

Jeopardy Recaps

July 31, 2014

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...

Lotsa Stuff

July 31, 2014

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...

Jeopardy Recaps

July 30, 2014

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...

Lotsa Stuff

July 30, 2014

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...

Jeopardy Recaps

July 29, 2014

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...

Sports

July 29, 2014

Aroldis Chapman Tops 100 MPH, but Diamondbacks Outlast Reds in 15 Innings

The Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks had a good old fashioned pitcher’s duel in a four and a half hour, 15 inning game on July 28th. There were just 14...