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Fool and Foolish Songs

We were talking about songs with some form of the word “fool” in the title on Friday’s Jeopardy! post, and that led to looking up Fool or Foolish songs that...

Jeopardy Season 30

Final Jeopardy: British Authors (6-27-14)

The Final Jeopardy question (6/27/2014), in the category “British Authors” was: The Pharmaceutical Journal praised her 1920 first novel, saying it dealt “with poisons in a knowledgeable way.” 3x champ...

Eli Wallach Movie Quotes

Eli Wallach, will forever be identified with his villain roles, but the good-natured actor always took that in stride. Wallach began his acting career on Broadway in 1945 where he...

Katharine Hepburn Movie Quotes

Katharine Hepburn won 4 Best Actress Oscars and didn’t show up at the ceremony for any of them. She won her first for her work in Morning Glory (1933) and...

Jeopardy Season 30

Final Jeopardy: World Leaders (6-25-14)

The Final Jeopardy question (6/25/2014), in the category “World Leaders” was: Since 1953, 5 consecutive siblings have been this country’s head of state. New champ, Jennifer Blanton won $29,601 in...

Elizabeth Taylor Movie Quotes

Actress Elizabeth Taylor was more famous for her violet eyes and many husbands than she was for her Oscars. She was married 8 times to 7 men. She once named...