Final Jeopardy: Art History (11-5-15)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (11/5/2015) in the category “Art History” was: Although it’s a statue of a giant’s foe, an observer who saw its 1504 unveiling called it “the marble...
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R.I.P. Ken Stabler
Ken Stabler, the quarterback who led the Oakland Raiders to a 34-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI, died of colon cancer in Gulfport, Mississippi on July...
Final Jeopardy: Secretaries of State (5-16-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/16/2014), in the category “Secretaries of State” was: Serving 160 years apart, these two Secretaries of State are the only ones who never married. The final...
Final Jeopardy: Academy Awards (5-15-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/15/2014), in the category “Academy Awards” was: 1 of the 2 movies in the last 30 years, one a drama & one a comedy, to win...
Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Poems (5-12-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/12/2014), in the category “19th Century Poems” was: Written about the U.S. occupation of the Philippines, a Kipling poem said, “take up” this now-controversial phrase. It’s...
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...
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....
Cancer Won’t Stop Larry Hagman
Larry Hagman will be undergoing treatment for a form of cancer that is “highly treatable” but he does not expect it to interfere with his plans to return as the...
James Arness Dies at 88
Actor, James Arness, who played Marshall Dillon on the long-running TV Western “Gunsmoke”, passed away on June 3, 2011 in his Los Angeles home. He was 88 years old. The...
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