Jeopardy 2014 TOC Top 12
Here are the Top 12 candidates for Jeopardy’s 2014 Tournament of Champions as of 5/30/2014: Julia Collins $428,100 (20x champ) Arthur Chu $297,200 (11x champ) Ben Ingram $176,534 (8x champ) Drew...
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Final Jeopardy: Awards & Honors (8-1-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (8/1/2014), in the category “Awards & Honors” was: There were no winners for this award from 1939 through 1943; in 1944, it was won by the...
Final Jeopardy: Bestselling Books (7-31-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/31/2014), in the category “Bestselling Books” was: This novel is dedicated to Esther Earl who died of thyroid cancer at 16 & never got to read...
Final Jeopardy: Great Moments in 19th Century Science (7-30-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/30/2014), in the category “Great Moments in 19th Century Science” was: Matthias Schleiden found plants are made up of these; at dinner he told Theodor Schwann...
Final Jeopardy: Days of the Week (7-29-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/29/2014), in the category “Days of the Week” was: In Spanish & French, the word for Friday comes from Latin for “day of” this goddess. In...
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...
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;...
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