Final Jeopardy: Medical Discoveries (2-7-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/7/2012) in the category “Medical Discoveries” was: Nicolas Paulescu isolated a substance he call pancrein, now known as this. The last...
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Final Jeopardy: Colonial History (2-6-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/6/2012) in the category “Colonial History” was: A 1763 letter said that these two men were equipped with “instruments … to...
Final Jeopardy: National Parks (2-3-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/3/2012) in the category “National Parks” was: A biosphere reserve, this southern national park is the largest in the lower 48...
Final Jeopardy: 19th Century Authors (2-2-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/2/2012) in the category “19th Century Authors” was: One of this author’s greatest successes came after remarking: “I want to write...
Final Jeopardy: Word Origins (2-1-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/1/2012) in the category “Word Origins” was: From the Arabic for “storehouse”, in 1731 it was first used to refer to...
Season 28: January 2012
Here is the Final Jeopardy Index for the month of January 2012. 2012/01/02 – Final Jeopardy: 70s Oscars 2012/01/03 – Final Jeopardy: Astronomy 2012/01/04 –...
Final Jeopardy: 1870s People (1-31-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/31/2012) in the category “1870s People” was: Preserved in the West Point library, his last message read, “Benteen, come on. Big...
Final Jeopardy: 1960s TV Characters (1-28-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/30/2012) in the category “1960s TV Characters” was: One of her first spoken lines is translated “You have the face of...
Final Jeopardy: Words & Phrase Origins (1-27-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/27/2012) in the category “Words & Phrase Origins” was: After living in Honduras, O. Henry coined this term for a small...
Final Jeopardy: Health Matters (1-26-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (1/26/2012) in the category “Health Matters” was: This term for sudden severe head pain that typically lasts only a few minutes...
