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...
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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...
Final Jeopardy: 3-31-14 to 4-4-14
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of March 31, 2014, The Battle of the Decades 2000, with links to the full recaps. Mon, March 31...
Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Politics (4-3-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/3/2014), in the category “19th Century Politics” was: In 1884, George Pillsbury became mayor of this city. Day 4 of The Battle of the Decades 2000....
Final Jeopardy: Monarchs (4-2-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/2/2014), in the category “Monarchs” was: In 2005 the Kul Sharif Mosque of Tatarstan was reopened 453 years after it was destroyed by this man. Day...
Final Jeopardy: Famous Women (4-1-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/1/2014), in the category “Famous Women” was: This crusader, in 1906: “More than 60 years of hard struggle for a little liberty, & then to die...
Final Jeopardy: Literature & Opera (3-31-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/31/2014), in the category “Literature & Opera” was: An aria in this Shakespeare-based opera says, “Di Scozia a te promettono le profetesse il trono…che tardi?” The...
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: Borders (3-4-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/4/2014), in the category “Borders” was: Twice as long as Hadrian’s Wall, Offa’s Dyke was the traditional border between these 2 lands. Today the 1990s edition...
Final Jeopardy: 3-3-14 to 3-7-14
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of March 3, 2014 with links to the full recaps. This week we had the second round of the...
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