Watson Vs. Jeopardy!
(Also on your computer keys)
(Also on your computer keys)
Kids Week
Potpourri
Inventions
Watson Vs. Jeopardy!
(Legal "E's")
(Legal "E's")
400
It's where the heart is
What is Home
400
The total number of Digits on all my hands and feet
What is 20
400
"By the 4th Century A.D., Rome had 28 public ones stacked with rolls of papyrus."
What is a Library
400
Marconi's wonderful wireless
What is a Radio
Ep. 1
400
In English law, it's a title above a gentleman & below a knight; in the U.S., it's usually added to the name of an attorney
What is Esquire
800
A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders to below the waist
What is a Shift
800
British kids who complain are told not to whinge. U.S. kids are told not to do this, one letter shorter.
What is whine
800
"The name of this pasta, similar to penne, means 'little mustaches."
What is Mosticcioli
800
In 1869 an American minister created this "oriental" transportation
What is a Rickshaw
Ep. 1
800
One definition of this is entering a private place with the intent of listening secretly to private conversations
What is Eavesdropping
1200
Football position that can be split or tight
What is End
1200
Make no apology for this classic board game of "Sweet revenge"
What is Sorry!
1200
"Astronomer who began his epitaph, 'I used to measure the heavens, now I shall measure the shadows of Earth.'
"Who is Johannes Kepler?"
1200
A 1920's hunting trip to Canada inspired Birdseye's food preserving method
What is Freezing
Ep. 1
1200
This person is appointed by a testator to carry out the directions & requests in his will
What is an Executor
1600
It's an abbreviation for Grand Prix auto racing
What is F1
1600
Deep Blue who beat Garry Kasparov in a Chess Match in 1997 was actually one of these
What is a computer/robot
1600
"Its largest airport is named for a World War II hero; its second-largest, for a World War II battle."
Where is Chicago
1600
This fastener gets its name from a brand of galoshes it was used on
What is a zipper
Ep. 1
1600
This 2-word phrase means the power to take private property for public use; it's ok, as long as there is just compensation
What is eminent domain
2000
An additional section placed within the folds of a newspaper
What is an Insert
2000
"Bad Piggies" and "Seasons" are offshoots of this Rovio Game App
What is Angry Birds
2000
"In 1891 this European said, 'Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses.'"
Who is Alfred Nobel
2000
Country credited with invention of pasta, porcelain, & paper
What is China
Ep. 12
2000
This clause in a union contract says that wages will rise or fall depending on a standard such as cost of living
What is escalator