Author Archives: Janos Marton

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About Janos Marton

Janos Marton is a lawyer, advocate and writer.

Ken Jennings Music Trivia

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Janos Marton

I had been tempted to stop posting Ken Jennings’ weekly trivia after no one got the challenging “Question #7” the last two weeks.  This week, however, it is more than fitting for the Peoples Choice crowd.  See if you can … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division O

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Janos Marton

Hope everyone’s week is off to a good start. Here are the big questions for Division N: 1. Can anyone stop Romeo and Juliette? The Dire Straits juggernaut put up monster numbers in the the Round 256, and nearly 20% … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division J Results

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Janos Marton

For those of you who weren’t around for the LTD tournament, there is a moment when this long, drawn out exercise starts quickly picking up steam.  As we sit here in the midst of the Round of 128, you may … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division J

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Janos Marton

Folks, I turn 29 today, and if you had told me even a single birthday ago that I’d be rocking out to a three-month long music tournament with dozens of people, I would have been shocked and awed. Thank you … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division E Results

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Janos Marton

What a great set of match-ups- three of these went down to the final voters.  Though #1 “Somebody to Love” (Queen) started a little slow, it eventually rained a hailstorm of 9s  and 10s on #8 “Funky Kingston” (Toots and … Continue reading →

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Round of 128: Division E

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Janos Marton

Votes due by Saturday, July 16th at 8 PM EST. Welcome to the division that rocks.  With Queen, the Rolling Stones and the Pixies, this feels like the classic rock stations many of us grew up on.  Listen to all … Continue reading →

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Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Janos Marton

After a short hiatus, we are back, bringing you questions from former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings’ email list.  To play, email him at tuesdaytrivia@ken-jennings.com. As for posting the answers below- questions 1 through 6 are pretty easy to Google, but if … Continue reading →

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Music Tournament Snap Poll: Which Song is Going All the Way?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Janos Marton
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Round of 256: Division P, Left Side Results

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Janos Marton

The NASA Space Shuttle wasn’t the only countdown going on today.   With today’s results in, we stand on the precipice of the second round- only one more day of voting to go! #16 Snow Is Gone (Josh Ritter) def. #1 … Continue reading →

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NASA Space Shuttle Launch Podcast with Carrie!

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Janos Marton

Space may be the final frontier, but the frontier will be closed to Americans for a little while, as we prepare for NASA’s final Space Shuttle launch today at 11:26am (EST). To take us through this momentous occasion I’ve enlisted … Continue reading →

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