On last night's Jeopardy! program, where all the answwrs must be in the form of a question, there were three answers that none of the contestants knew, but I did:
1. Who is John Quincy Adams? (president just before Andrew Jackson)
2. What is "What's Love Got To Do With It?"? (1984 Tina Turner hit song whose title was in the form of a question)
3. Who is Roberta Flack? (this woman's hit songs included "Killing Me Softly" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". The clue included a photo of Ms. Flack)
In other news, Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress of the United States on the 15th ballot, the most since 1859 when 44 ballots were necessary to elect a new Speaker.
You can make your own decision as to whether the facts in this post are presented in ascending or descending order of importance.
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Seeing my mother wash the outside of the windows in our third-floor apartment at 61 Larch St. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, by sittin...
I knew the questions to all three. Pat on the back for me. I was obsessed with watching the voting for Speaker of the House. At times the whole thing was like a comedy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, Emma. As far as Jeopardy categories are concerned, "Last Half of the 20th Century" seems to be our mutual area of expertise. Sad, but true.. And like you, I was also glued to the four days and 15 ballots of riveting television. My old high school Civics teacher would have been proud!
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