What is UC Berkeley? 8 times when UC Berkeley was an answer on ‘Jeopardy!’
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Here are eight examples of times Alex Trebek has posed questions to contestants in which the correct answer was our good old campus.
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If you can read this, thank someone
Language acquisition happens as life happens — whether it’s your first, second or seventh language, everyone knows that the only way to truly learn it is to be immersed.
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A guide to trivia nights in Berkeley
Gather your most well-read friends, grab a few drinks and stake your claim for the ultimate trivia victory. Daily Cal finds the best locations for Trivia Nights.
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Niki Peters’ top hate tweets
Being on “Jeopardy!” has made Niki Peters a victim to a lot of hate, especially on Twitter. The audience seems to be critical of everything from the way she looks to the way she talks. The second place contestant doesn’t take any of these tweets to heart, however, and reads these tweets
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Is Niki Peters UC Berkeley’s smartest student?
Niki Peters has been a lifelong “Jeopardy!” fan. She participated in various Quiz Bowl teams in Boise, Idaho and ammassed a wide range of knowledge. In order to become a part of the “Jeopardy!” College Championship, she took a 50 question test in October. Following the test, she was selected for
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UC Berkeley students seek to harness power of Jeopardy!-winning computer
Three years ago, the IBM computer Watson showcased the power of artificial intelligence when it defeated two human contestants in a game of Jeopardy! — sifting through 200 million files at the dazzling speed of 80 trillion operations a second.
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UC Berkeley student places third on Jeopardy!
Last Friday’s Jeopardy! pitted the three finalists – Terry O’Shea, Tucker Pope and Kevin Shen – against one another to determine who would receive $100,000 and a spot to compete in the Tournament of Champions. Shen began the first round in the last place with $8,765. The first category chosen,
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UC Berkeley student falls to last place in first day of Jeopardy! College Championship final
From the start of the first installment of the two-day Jeopardy! College Championships final Thursday, the game never went UC Berkeley junior Kevin Shen’s way. The trivia show started with a seemingly easy pick — six-syllable words for $200 — that went unanswered by Shen and his two competitors, Terry
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UC Berkeley student defeats Harvard, Middlebury students to win Jeopardy! semifinal
Wednesday night’s semifinal round of the Jeopardy! College Championship was all about momentum and right from the start Kevin Shen had it.
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Berkeley student finishes second in Jeopardy! round, $17,400 to $15,401
When Alex Trebek announced the final Jeopardy category, there was still a chance UC Berkeley junior Kevin Shen would win the game. Responding correctly, he launched himself into first place. But the lead was only temporary. Outsmarted by a woman from Princeton University, Shen received second place in a preliminary
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