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September 15 in History
Final Jeopardy
100

Founded in 1994 to sell books online, this company became the defining success story of the dot-com era

What is Amazon?

100

On the Japanese flag, the red circle represents this celestial body

What is the sun?

100

This big cat, whose name means “spotted” in Latin, can run up to 58 miles per hour

What is a cheetah?

100

This trench-coated TV detective, portrayed by Peter Falk, always had “just one more thing” before solving the case

Who is Columbo?

100

On this day in 1981, US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves this woman, the first, for the US Supreme Court

Who was Sandra Day O'Connor?

100

U.S. NATURAL WONDERS: Teddy Roosevelt called it "the one great sight which every American should see"

What is the Grand Canyon?

200

Broadcast.com, which helped pioneer internet radio and streaming, was bought in 1999 for $5.7 billion from this future NBA team owner

Who is Mark Cuban?

200

This party game uses a mat covered in rows of colored circles that leave players hilariously tangled

What is Twister?
200

This spotted horse breed, named for a region in Idaho, was originally bred by the Nez Perce people

What is an appaloosa?

200

This Belgian detective, created by Agatha Christie, was known for his “little grey cells” and his immaculately waxed moustache

Who is Hercule Poirot?

200

This TV show premieres this day in 1949 on ABC-TV. Hi-yo, Silver! Away!

What is The Lone Ranger?

200

ETYMOLOGY: This word referring to someone who is not an expert is from the Latin for "love"

What is an amateur?

300

This search engine, once powered by a simple directory created by Stanford students, was the go-to before Google dominated

What was Yahoo!?

300

In Hindu culture, a red dot worn on the forehead can signify marital status; it’s commonly known by this name

What is a bindi?

300

In a Shakespeare tragedy, this character hallucinates a stain on her hands, crying “Out, damned spot!” while consumed by guilt

Who is Lady Macbeth?

300

Dashiell Hammett’s tough private eye, played on screen by Humphrey Bogart, solves The Maltese Falcon

Who is Sam Spade?

300

This man, considered to be the first major American novelist (The Last of the Mohicans), was born this day in 1789 (d. 1851) in Burlington, New Jersey

Who was James Fenimore Cooper?

300

AMERICANA: This poem includes the line “But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all”

What is "Casey At the Bat"?

400

In 2000, their sock-puppet mascot seen here hawked its products during the Super Bowl — shortly before this company went bankrupt

What was Pets.com?

400

In this Winter Olympic sport, athletes ski cross-country and then aim at tiny red dots that flip to white when hit

What is biathlon?

400

In dermatology, the “Koplik spots” inside the mouth are an early sign of this highly contagious childhood illness

What is measles?

400

This real-life Pinkerton operative became America’s first female detective in 1856, foiling a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln

Who is Kate Warne?

400

On this day in 1938, this British Prime Minister, best known for his policy of appeasement, visits Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden, Germany

Who was Neville Chamberlain?

400

WORLD RELIGION: From a word meaning "tradition", this branch has over a billion followers, many in the Middle East

What are Sunni's?

500

This online grocer burned through over $1 billion before collapsing in 2001, becoming a textbook case of dot-com excess

What was Webvan?

500

This 1915 Russian painting, subtitled “Painterly Realism of a Peasant Woman in Two Dimensions,” depicts only a crimson quadrilateral against white

What is Red Square?

500

This Japanese artist, shown here, is best known for her prolific use of polka dots

Who is Yayoi Kusama?


500

In 1841’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” this Edgar Allan Poe character became one of literature’s first fictional detectives

Who is C. Auguste Dupin?

500

Starting on this day in 1959, this Soviet Premier  arrived in United States to begin a 13-day visit, the first state visit of a Soviet or Russian leader to the US- 

Who was Nikita Khrushchev?

500

BRITISH MUSICAL THEATRE: A critic said, "I doubt if there is a single joke in" this 1885 work "that fits the Japanese. But all the jokes... fit the English"

What is The Mikado?