The Ig Nobel Prizes have again turned up in a crossword puzzle, this time as a clue in the September 4, 2021 puzzle in The Los Angeles Times. The clue for one of the across words is: 22 The Ig Nobel Prize, e.g. By our lazy count, this is the fifth time the Ig Nobel Prizes […]
Tag: clue
Ig Nobel Prizes in The New Yorker Crossword Puzzle
The Ig Nobel Prizes have again wandered into a crossword puzzle, this time as a clue in the April 5, 2021 puzzle in The New Yorker. The clue for one of the across words is: 17 Item whose slipperiness was the subject of a 2014 Ig Nobel Prize-winning study By our lazy count, this is […]
The Ig Nobel Prizes are a category on Jeopardy, for the 8th time
The television quiz show Jeopardy used the Ig Nobel Prizes as a category, in the program broadcast on May 23, 2019. This was the eighth time the Igs have been a Jeopardy category (previous appearances were in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018). Here are the answers from the new session: The contest was exciting, reports the Inquirer Journal: Bolton native gives […]