Final Jeopardy: Historic Transports (7-28-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/28/2014), in the category “Historic Transports” was: Its principal mast is at Arlington, its foremast is at the Naval Academy & a monument to it, restored...
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Final Jeopardy: Websites (7-25-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/25/2014), in the category “Websites” was: A slang term for Harvard’s freshman register gave this website its name. It’s the last day of the 2014 Teen...
Final Jeopardy: Novel Words (7-24-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/24/2014), in the category “Novel Words” was: This word for a person without certain abilities has made it from the realm of fantasy to the OED....
Final Jeopardy: Literary Heroines (7-23-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/23/2014), in the category “Literary Heroines” was: Fittingly, this character is named for a plant also known as arrowhead that belongs to the genus Sagitarria. Day...
Final Jeopardy: World Landmarks (7-22-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/22/2014), in the category “World Landmarks” was: Built for a World’s Fair in 1889, its visitors that year included the Prince of Wales & Buffalo Bill;...
Final Jeopardy: Religious History (7-21-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/21/2014), in the category “Religious History” was: This term comes from a 1529 event in which a group of Lutherans formally disagreed with a decision by...
Final Jeopardy: The British Empire (2-21-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/21/2014), in the category “The British Empire” was: 1713’s Treaty of Utrecht concluding the war of the Spanish succession granted this small 2.3-sq.mi. area to Great...
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...
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...
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