2012 Grammy In Memoriam List
One day after her death, Whitney Houston was added to the 2012 Grammy In Memoriam list. President and CEO of the Recording Academy, CEO Neil...
Fikkle Fame Archive
Final Jeopardy: Ancient Quotations (2-10-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/10/2012) in the category “Ancient Quotations” was: When Byzantine Emperor Justinian completed Hagia Sophia, he declared, this king “I have surpassed...
Final Jeopardy: Characters in Poetry (2-9-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/9/2012) in the category “Characters in Poetry” was: The name of this title heroine of an 1847 poem is from the...
Final Jeopardy: Comic Books (2-8-12)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/8/2012) in the category “Comic Books” was: An inspiration for this character introduced in 1929 was 15-year-old Palle Huld’s 1928 44-day...
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...
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 –...
