Final Jeopardy: London Landmarks (5-8-18)
Jeopardy! Recap for May 8, 2018 featuring Final Jeopardy bets and results. Today’s Daily Double categories: National Parks, Third Letter “X” and African-American Firsts
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Paul Clayton and Bob Dylan: Don’t Think Twice
A long time ago, I went to the library to search for an album by Burl Ives that I had already looked unsuccessfully everywhere else for. One song on it...
Takes on Bob Dylan’s 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature
According to Reuters, when Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature last week, audible gasps and laughter could be heard from the audience....
Willie’s Weed
Country singer, Willie Nelson, is planning to open a chain of marijuana dispensaries and related products, including signature strains of pot that will be called “Willie’s Reserve.” Given his well-known...
Bob Suter, of 1980 Miracle On Ice Olympic Hockey Team, Dies at 57
Bob Suter, a defenseman on the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team that defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union team and went on to win the Gold Medal at those games,...
Alex Trebek Accepts Guinness World Record Award
Watch Alex Trebek accept his Guinness World Record award for hosting 6,829 episodes of Jeopardy! This video was shown on the June 13, 2014 episode of Jeopardy. A thankful Trebek...
Jersey Boys and the Mob
Many fans of the Broadway show “Jersey Boys” are excitedly gearing up for the premiere of the Clint Eastwood directed film by the same name. This Jersey girl, not so...
Final Jeopardy: Nobel-Prize Winning Authors (4-28-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/28/2014), in the category “Nobel-Prize Winning Authors” was: Due to injuries suffered in 2 plane crashes in Africa, he was unable to accept his 1954 Nobel...
Final Jeopardy: 4-Letter Words (3-5-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/5/2014), in the category “4-Letter Words” was: New research shows that this word that has become ubiquitous dates back to young men also called “macaronis”. Third...
Final Jeopardy: World Politics (2-7-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/7/2014), in the category “World Politics” was: When these 2 men swapped jobs in 2012, their country’s media described the move as “castling.” It’s the last...
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