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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.
Related report: Returning Champ Who Teaches In Syosset Was Voted 'Most Likely To Win Jeopardy!'
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…
These Long Island High School Seniors Named Regeneron Scholars
Thirty-eight high school seniors on Long Island are among the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023, regarded as the nation’s oldest and most prestigious scholastic science and math competition, the Society for Science announced on Tuesday, Jan. 10.The 300 will be awarded $2,000 each and their schools will be awarded $2,000 for each enrolled scholar.
The Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars were selected from 1,949 applications from 627 high schools across 48 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and four other countries.
The following Long Island students we…
