Final Jeopardy: Authors (2-20-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/20/2014), in the category “Authors” was: On his death in 1862 a Mass. paper said: “No man ever lived closer to nature or reported it more...
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Final Jeopardy: Shakespeare Characters (2-19-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/19/2014), in the category “Shakespeare Characters” was: He has the most speeches of any character with 471 in 3 plays, of which 2 are histories &...
Final Jeopardy: Physics (2-18-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/18/2014), in the category “Physics” was: The name of this theory is from viewing sub-atomic particles as 1-dimensional objects, not as 0-dimensional points. Here are the...
Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Names (2-17-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/17/2014), in the category “19th Century Names” was: In preparation for a work he published in 1828 that was over 20 years in the making, he...
Final Jeopardy: Getting a ‘D’ in College (2-14-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/14/2014), in the category “Getting a ‘D’ in College” was: The USA’s oldest endowed chair is a Harvard chair of this subject, given in 1721 when...
Final Jeopardy: Historic Places (2-13-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/13/2014), in the category “Historic Places” was: Administered by the Army, its 1st graves were dug by former slave James Parks, the only one buried there...
Final Jeopardy: Bible Characters (2-12-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/12/2014), in the category “Bible Characters” was: “Take care of him,” says the man called this in Luke 10 after giving money to an innkeeper. Today’s...
Final Jeopardy: Social Media (2-11-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/11/2014), in the category “Social Media” was: The most retweeted tweet of all time happened on Nov. 6, 2012 & started with “Four” & ended with...
Final Jeopardy: Islands (2-10-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/10/2014), in the category “Islands” was: In a satellite photo, volcanic activity can be seen on this 10,000-square-mile island Today is the first day of the...
Final Jeopardy: Play Characters (11-15-13)
The Final Jeopardy question (11/15/2013) in the category “Play Characters” was: In Peter Roach’s phonetic glossary, this alliterative guy is the “best-known fictional phonetician.” Playing in the last quarter-final match...
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