Final Jeopardy: Famous Books (5-9-14)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (5/9/2014), in the category “Famous Books” was: It was published March 26, 1830. A very popular work with the same name premiered March 24, 2011. It’s...
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Jessica Meuse Eliminated as American Idol 13 Top 3 Are Revealed
Jessica Meuse said she wanted to go back to Slapout a hero “not a zero” in an intro clip. Then during a clip showing the Top 4 breaking bread and...
Final Jeopardy: British Thinkers (5-8-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/8/2014), in the category “British Thinkers” was: His works include ‘The Economic Consequences of the Peace” in 1919 & “The End of Laissez-Faire” from 1926. In...
American Idol Top 4 Performances and Predictions
It was Caleb Johnson’s night for most of the show, no doubt about it. One kick-ass performance after another, but just when you were feeling sorry for the other contestants...
Clayton Kershaw Pitches Seven Shutout Innings in Return
The Los Angeles Dodgers had high expectations going into the 2014 season, but had an early setback when two time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw went on the disabled...
Final Jeopardy: Supreme Court Decisions (5-7-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/7/2014), in the category “Supreme Court Decisions” was: On Dec. 20, 1956 the court’s ruling on Browder v. Gayle went into effect, bringing an end to...
Final Jeopardy: U.S. States (5-6-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/6/2014), in the category “U.S. States” was: Between 2006 & 2013 it went from 39th to 6th in per capita income & its unemployment rate dropped...
Final Jeopardy: Word Origins (5-5-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/5/2014), in the category “Word Origins” was: This word for a timid person comes from the last name of a character in a 1920s newspaper comic...
Monegasque Royals not big on Grace of Monaco biopic
The royal family of Monaco pulled no punches in giving their royal opinion of “Grace of Monaco,” a biopic of Grace Kelly, the American film star whose fairy-tale romance and...
Panama Gets a New President
Panama’s Vice President Juan Carlos Varela is going to be Panama’s new president. Varela won the Central American country’s presidential election on Sunday, May 4th, defeating Jose Domingo Arias, a...
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