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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Trivia 2/26
Answer for 2/25: Which film won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture last night at the Academy Awards? (A) "Atonement" (B) "Juno" (C) "Michael Clayton" (D) "No Country for Old Men" (E) "There Will Be Blood" Ans: (D) "No Country for Old Men", which also won awards for Javier Bardem (Best Supporting Actor) and Ethan and Joel Coen (Best Directing and Best Adapted Screenplay). 70 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/26: In punctuation, what is a virgule? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia 2/25
Answer for 2/22: This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show. Category: FAMOUS NAMES The son of an art teacher, he became vice president of the Swiss Psychoanalytic Society in 1919. Ans: "Who is Hermann Rorschach"? All three Jeopardy! players incorrectly answered Jung. 43 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/25: Easy Monday question: Which film won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture last night at the Academy Awards? (A) "Atonement" (B) "Juno" (C) "Michael Clayton" (D) "No Country for Old Men" (E) "There Will Be Blood" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia 2/22
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/21: This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show. Category: WORD AND PHRASE ORIGINS Don Hoefler, a repoprter for Electronic News, is credited with coining this name for an area south of San Francisco. What is "What is Siicon Valley?" Two JEOPARDY! players were correct, the third player answered Soho. 54 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/22: This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show. Category: FAMOUS NAMES The son of an art teacher, he became vice president of the Swiss Psychoanalytic Society in 1919.
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Trivia 2/21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/20: This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show. Today's Category: '90s Bestsellers This novel grew out of a series of personal columns that first ran in The Independent of London. What is "Bridget Jones' Diary". This was answered correctly by only one player. One player answered only "The Diary", which was incorrect, the third answered "Harry Potter". 34 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/21: This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show. Category: WORD AND PHRASE ORIGINS Don Hoefler, a repoprter for Electronic News, is credited with coining this name for an area south of San Francisco.
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Trivia 2/20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/19: This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show. Today's Category: World of Sports Events using this item include Maximum Time Aloft & William Tell, where you knock an apple of your own head. Ans: "What is a boomerang?" One Jeopardy! player incorrectly said "What is a hang glider?" and two players incorrectly said "What is an arrow?" 45 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/20: This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show. Today's Category: '90s Bestsellers This novel grew out of a series of personal columns that first ran in The Independent of London. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Trivia 2/19
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 2/18: This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show. Today's Category: Business Names In 1795 he received the first official permit from the King of Spain to produce tequila commercially. Ans: Who is Jose Cuervo? One Jeopardy! contestant answered correctly. Another player answered Cordozo, the third answered Diego. 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/19: This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show. Today's Category: World of Sports Events using this item include Maximum Time Aloft & William Tell, where you knock an apple of your own head.
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Trivia 2/18
Answer for 2/15: On "Gilligan's Island", what was the reason the Professor (aka Dr. Roy Hinkley) took the infamous 3 Hour Tour aboard the S.S. Minnow? (A) He was looking for a bride (B) He was researching boat hulls (C) He was studying the weather (D) To write his next book, "Fun With Ferns" Ans: (D) To write his next book, "Fun With Ferns". 38 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 2/18:
This week will be five Final Jeopardy! questions. I will present the question just as it was on the show.
Today's Category: Business Names In 1795 he received the first official permit from the King of Spain to produce tequila commercially.
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Trivia for 2/15
Mood: a-ok Answer for 2/14: When 15 American compaines agreed to serve each others' out-of-town customers via telegraph, they formed this company, in 1910. In 1965, the company became international, changing it's name slightly, but still retaining their famous initials. What company is this? (Hint: Their logo features a golden Mercury Man.) FTD. Now known as Florists Transworld Delivery, it used to be called Florists Telegraph Delivery. 50 players answered correctly. Question for 2/15: On "Gilligan's Island", what was the reason the Professor (aka Dr. Roy Hinkley) took the infamous 3 Hour Tour aboard the S.S. Minnow? (A) He was looking for a bride
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