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'Theater History' Question Ends NY Teacher's Jeopardy! Run
A New York high school teacher’s run on Jeopardy! has sadly come to an end.
Dan Wohl, who teaches history at Long Island’s Syosset High School, fell short during the Final Jeopardy! round on the episode airing Thursday night, Feb. 9.
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The clue, from the “theater history” category, was: “In 1904, wearing a harness, actress Nina Boucicault became the first to play this character onstage.”
The answer: “Who is Peter Pan?”
Unfortunately, Wohl wrote down “Pygmalion,” losing the $9,101 he had wage…
Long Island Teacher To Appear On Jeopardy!: 'Experience Was Amazing, Thrilling All Around'
Answer: This high school social studies teacher on Long Island is set to appear on an upcoming episode of Jeopardy!
Question: Who is Dan Wohl?
Wohl, who teaches at Syosset High School in Syosset, will appear on the iconic quiz show in an episode set to air Wednesday, Feb. 8, according to show producers.
A promotional photo shows Wohl all smiles as he stands next to host Ken Jennings.
The Stanford University grad, who lives in Forest Hills, Queens, told Daily Voice the entire experience was “amazing, thrilling all around, so adrenaline-producing that I feel like I barely remember it…
Breakup Led To Violent Struggle With Man Charged In Death Of Mom Stabbed 58 Times, Nypd Says
Updated story: Suspect Was Seen With Bandages On His Hands After Forest Hills Mom's Murder
A breakup with a handyman led to the violent death of a New York mom of two who was found in a duffel bag stabbed more than 58 times, according to the NYPD.
David Bonola, age 44, of Queens, was taken into custody around 12:51 a.m. Thursday, April 21, and charged with the murder of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, of Forest Hills, Queens, said the NYPD.
During a press conference on Thursday, NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said the two had an on-and-off-again "intimate" relationship for two years that was …
Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, Nypd Says
Updated story: Breakup Led To Violent Struggle With Man Charged In Death Of NY Mom Stabbed 58 Times, NYPD Says
The handyman of the New York stay-at-home mom whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag with some 57 stab wounds has been arrested in connection with her murder.
David Bonola, age 44, was taken into custody around 12:51 a.m. Thursday, April 21, and charged with the murder of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, of Forest Hills, Queens, the NYPD confirmed to Daily Voice.
Multiple sources told The New York Post that Bonola, who was thought to have been a past lover, gave a full co…
Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says
Updated story: Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, NYPD Says
As police continue to investigate the death of a New York mom whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag with some 58 stab wounds, sources say the killer left a piece of evidence that is being tested for DNA.
Orsolya Gaal, age 51, was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in Forest Hills, Queens, by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home at 72-24 Juno St., said the NYPD.
NYPD officials have declined to offer information on the case, but high-ranking law enforcement sour…
Murder Mystery: New Info Emerges In Case Of NY Mom Of Two Found Dead In Duffel Bag
Updated story: Police ID Person Of Interest In Murder Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Stabbed 58 Times
Police have no suspects in the murder of a New York mother of two whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag about a half-mile from her home near a popular walking path in a residential neighborhood.
The body of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in Forest Hills, Queens, by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home at 72-24 Juno St., said the NYPD on Monday, April 18.
Now the family -- a father, and two teenage sons -- is l…
Man Lying On Tracks Hit, Killed By Lirr Train, Nassau County Police Say
Police are investigating after a person was hit by a Long Island Railroad train, delaying service for commuters.
The man was struck around 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, east of the Forest Hills by a Hempstead Branch train, according to the MTA.
According to the NYPD, the man was seen lying on the "roadbed" as the train pulled into the Forest Hills, Queens, station.
The motorman saw but could not stop in time, police said.
The victim died at the scene.
The man has not been identified pending notification of next of kin.
MTA officials said a preliminary investigation fou…
