Final Jeopardy: Literature (10-20-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (10/20/2014), in the category “Literature” was: A chapter heading in this 19th century work calls the title character “one-eyed, lame”, another calls him “deaf”. New champ...
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Final Jeopardy: Literature (10-16-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (10/16/2014), in the category “Literature” was: This title 1864 adventure is embarked upon by a descent into Iceland’s Mount Sneffels. New champ John Campbell won $16,400...
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: Fauxbituaries (10-7-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (10/7/2014), in the category “Fauxbituaries” was: He received a real obituary in the Albuquerque Journal in 2013 noting his “long battle with lung cancer”. New champ...
Final Jeopardy: European Capitals (9-16-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (9/16/2014), in the category “European Capitals” was: At 200 miles, this capital of just over a million people is the continental capital closest to London. New...
Final Jeopardy: Album Covers (4-30-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/30/2014), in the category “Album Covers” was: This band used a picture of the Hindenburg Disaster on the cover of its eponymous debut album. 7-day champ...
Final Jeopardy: U.S. History (4-29-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/29/2014), in the category “U.S. History” was: Messrs. Gusenberg, Gusenberg, May, Weinshank, Clark, Heyer & Schwimmer famously died on this day in 1929. Current champ Julia...
Final Jeopardy: Diaries & Journals (4-24-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/24/2014), in the category “Diaries & Journals” was: This archaeologist’s diary for Nov. 26, 1922 mentions 2 “ebony-black effigies of a king, gold sandalled”. 3-day champ...
Final Jeopardy: Novel Titles (3-11-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/11/2014), in the category “Novel Titles” was: The title of this 1951 novel comes from the hero’s fantasy of rescuing children falling from a cliff. Current...
Final Jeopardy: American Composers (3-10-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (3/10/2014), in the category “American Composers” was: A protege of Oscar Hammerstein, he’s won Grammys, an Oscar, a Pulitzer Prize & the most Tony Awards by...
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