Rest In Peace Louis Zamperini, Olympian and War Hero
Louis Zamperini, an American runner who, as a 19 year old finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died at age 97 on July 2nd, 2014. ...
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Final Jeopardy: Famous Objects (7-3-14)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/3/2014), in the category “Famous Objects” was: In 1950 the England-Scotland border was closed for the first time in 400 years to try to recover this...
Kathy Bates Jeopardy Clues
Actress Kathy Bates has been the topic of a whole slew of Jeopardy! clues from 1996 to 2013. On July 13, 2013, the quiz show devoted a whole category to...
Baseball’s New Review Rules Help Cleveland Indians Get Triple Play
Major League Baseball’s use of instant replay to get calls right helped the Cleveland Indians twice on one play in their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 1st. ...
Final Jeopardy: U.S. Geography (7-2-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/2/2014), in the category “U.S. Geography” was: 2 places called Point Udall, referred to as the USA’s easternmost & westernmost points, are in these 2 territories....
Robert De Niro Movie Quotes
Robert De Niro has been nominated for 7 Academy Awards, 5 were for Best Actor and 2 Best Supporting Actor. De Niro took home one Best Actor Oscar. Here are...
Jesse Yu Explains the Jeopardy Chat
Jesse Chu was a recent contestant on Jeopardy on June 25, 2014. He has already commented on Fikkle Fame’s recap of the match and some of the clues that he...
Final Jeopardy: The Declaration of Independence (7-1-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/1/2014), in the category “The Declaration of Independence” was: The first official use of this 4-word term is at the Declaration’s beginning, immediately after “The thirteen”....
Sandra Dee, Quintessential Ingenue
A successful young model from Bayonne, New Jersey, Sandra Dee got into the movies in a big way in 1959, starring as the daughter of blonde icon, Lana Turner. Dee...
Final Jeopardy: 1970s Films (6-30-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/30/2014), in the category “1970s Films” was: In 2013 Mario Cuomo said he finally saw this film, which he had boycotted for personal reasons, & called...
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