The NFL Throws the Book at Tom Brady
The long awaited results of the “deflate gate” investigation into the New England Patriots’ partially deflated footballs in the AFC Championship game are in and the NFL has meted out...
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Final Jeopardy: European History (4-3-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (4/3/2015), in the category “European History” was: A 3-letter 9th century tribe is in the names of 2 21st century countries: the world’s most vast, and...
Duke and Michigan State Advance to the Final Four
Two coaches who are no strangers to the Final Four saw their teams advance on March 29th. Duke, the #1 seed in the South Regional, beat #2 Gonzaga 66-52 in...
Tom Skerritt: Bonanza Roles
One of the coolest things about watching old “Bonanza” reruns is checking out the guest stars. Many well-known actors who went on to have extraordinary careers have a least one...
Final Jeopardy: Monarchs (5-13-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/13/2014), in the category “Monarchs” was: 2 teen Hashemite cousins officially took the thrones of their respective countries May 2, 1953: Faisal of Iraq & him....
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: 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...
Baseball Milestones of April 8th
April 8th is the anniversary of two significant Major League baseball events of the past. Forty years ago, on April 8th, 1974, Henry Aaron of the Atlanta Braves broke Babe Ruth’s...
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: 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...
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