Final Jeopardy: Literature (5-5-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/5/2015), in the category “Literature” was: Interestingly, at the start of this novel, Prince Oblonsky, the title character’s brother, has been unfaithful. New champ Scott Ylinen...
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Final Jeopardy: Royals (12-30-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (12/30/2014), in the category “Royals” was: He was the last English monarch to die in battle. 2-day champ Vaughn Winchell has won $40,101 so far and...
Final Jeopardy: Business (10-14-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (10/14/2014), in the category “Business” was: Today this company markets more than 100 times the number of products found in a slogan it used in 1896....
Final Jeopardy: Sports Figures (10-13-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (10/13/2014), in the category “Sports Figures” was: He was featured on the September 22, 1947 cover of Time with the caption “He and boss took a...
Final Jeopardy: TV in the 2000s (10-3-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (10/3/2014), in the category “TV in the 2000s” was: A key scene of this sitcom’s 2014 finale after 9 seasons was actually filmed in Season 2....
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: 20th Century Novel Quotes (4-4-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/4/2014), in the category “20th Century Novel Quotes” was: “It was one of those pictures… so contrived that the eyes follow you… beneath” the picture was...
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...
Olympics to Drop Wrestling in 2020
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted at a meeting on February 12th to drop both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling from the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was thought that Modern Pentathlon, ...
Against the Wall: The Fifth Body (S1, EP4)
Again the cop drama took a backseat to the family entanglements in “The Fifth Body” (August 21st). Abby and Lina have to locate a missing corpse which turns up on...
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