The Final Jeopardy question (12/5/2011) in the category “Playwrights” was: For a 1953 play, he spent time in Salem doing research at the courthouse &...

The Final Jeopardy question (12/2/2011) in the category “Word Origins” was: This word for a friend comes from the Latin for “with whom you would...

The Final Jeopardy question (12/1/2011) in the category “Hit Songs” was: Inspired by a Meher Baba saying, this 1980s Grammy winner was the first a...

The Final Jeopardy question (11/30/2011) in the category “Organizations” was: On Nov. 17, 1871 Union Vets, dismayed by soldiers’ lack of proficiency in one skill,...

The Final Jeopardy question (11/29/2011) in the category “Toys” was: Invented in 1943, this toy was flung over tree branches by soldiers in Vietnam and...

The Final Jeopardy question (11/28/2011) in the category “16th Century Names” was: In 2010, 467 years after his death, this man at odds with the...

The Final Jeopardy question (11/25/2011) in the category “Modern American Novels” was: The title of this 1981 Pulitzer Prize winner comes from a Jonathan Swift...

The Final Jeopardy question (11/24/2011) in the category “Psychology Terms” was: This two-word term has its origins in a hostage-taking that followed the botched 1973...

The Final Jeopardy question (11/23/2011) in the category “American Women” was: Geraldine Doyle, who in 1942 took a job at a Michigan metal factory, helped...

The Final Jeopardy question (11/22/2011) in the category “U.S. Money Math” was: Adding up the denominations of circulating bills with U.S. Presidents on the front...