# Celebrity Jeopardy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 29, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898 "2003-04-29T13:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Linus\_Van\_Pelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Linus\_Van\_Pelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linus_Van_Pelt)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/21 "2003-05-01T05:37:33Z")
Paige’s answer, “That plane”, is not as stupid as a lot of people may think. The famous “Spruce Goose” was a long time resident at Long Beach. [Here’s Cecil’s column on the Spruce Goose.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/020726.html) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/22 "2003-05-01T05:46:33Z")
If only there were excuses for the rest of her stupid answers… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/23 "2003-05-01T05:52:34Z")
“You’ll rue the day you crossed me, Trebek!” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/24 "2003-05-01T07:32:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by js\_africanus \* > I kept thinking that there is a HMS Q.E. II, so it must have been the Q.E. I, but I’m not so sure a Q. E. II even extsts. The original liner _Queen Elizabeth_ was built in the 1930s, used as a troop transport during World War II, and then entered passenger service across the North Atlantic. When transatlantic air service started becoming practical in the mid-60s, she (along with the _Queen Mary_) was retired and eventually sold. During a refit in Hong Kong, the ship caught fire, capsized and sank in the harbor. You can see it rather prominently in _The Man With the Golden Gun_. More details [here](http://uncommonjourneys.com/pages/qe/qedemise.htm). The _Queen Elizabeth II_ still exists. It’s the last ship offering transatlantic service, from New York City to Southampton; a liner, as opposed to a cruise ship. And Celebrity Jeopardy on SNL is one of the most painfully unfunny things I have ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![WonTon\_Sean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WonTon\_Sean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonTon_Sean)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/25 "2003-05-01T12:25:34Z")
I’ll take Anal Bum Covers for 6000, Trebek, you Canadian ponce! ---
**Author:** ![Hobie\_the\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@Hobie\_the\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hobie_the_One)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/26 "2003-05-01T12:31:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Paige’s answer, “That plane”, is not as stupid as a lot of people may think. The famous “Spruce Goose” was a long time resident at Long Beach. Except for the fact that it was by no means British. Who were those people last night? Never Heard of Any of 'em ---
**Author:** ![Lux\_Interior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@Lux\_Interior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Interior)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/27 "2003-05-01T13:09:13Z")
Norm MacDonald’s Burt Reynolds impression is classic. I agree that those sketches are the best SNL since the 70s ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/28 "2003-05-01T14:04:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Linus Van Pelt \* > \*\*Paige’s answer, “That plane”, is not as stupid as a lot of people may think. The famous “Spruce Goose” was a long time resident at Long Beach. > > [Here’s Cecil’s column on the Spruce Goose.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/020726.html) \*\* I was going to mention that, but **EJsGirl** (now) lists her address as Newport Beach, so I assumed she knew that. But she used to be in Hawaii, IIRC (why am I the only one stuck in the Midwest!?), so maybe it wasn’t a valid assumption. And Paige Davis could out perky Katie Couric. So maybe there’s a brain circuit interference between perky and smart or at least perky and trivial. She’s still cute, which is what seems to count most in celebrities. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/29 "2003-05-01T14:20:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Incubus \* > \*\*My favorite category was “Colors that end in -urple” > > Oh wait that was on SNL. Still funny how they have to dumb down game shows for celebs. \*\* Hillary Swank (Jimmy Fallon) answered “What is light urple?” funny shit. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/30 "2003-05-01T14:23:59Z")
On SNL… Final Jeopardy…Sean Connery reveals part of his answer… BELOW He then reveals the rest… ME Heeeee ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/31 "2003-05-01T15:48:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > \*\*And Paige Davis could out perky Katie Couric. So maybe there’s a brain circuit interference between perky and smart or at least perky and trivial. She’s still cute, which is what seems to count most in celebrities. \*\* I’ve never had a high opinion of trivia, especially as a measure of smarts. I think Ben Stein is the only person I’ve heard equate trivia with intelligence and his intellectual career ain’t exactly Nobel bound. I can’t say that I think any less of a celeb. for doing poorly on a quiz show. They’re taking a big risk because of the public nature of their reputations, IMO. Plus, they’re bad at trivia…so what? It’s not like they’re spending their last dollars at a casino, or something equally stupid. (My apologies to those with gambling addictions.) ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/32 "2003-05-01T16:36:04Z")
OK, maybe I should cut Paige some slack. Perhaps she’s not from the west coast, or has never heard of Howard Hughes, or has never heard of the Queen Mary (which would have helped her, as long as she knows that WE have never had a queen named Mary, or a queen). Nah, never mind. She’s a dingbat. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/33 "2003-05-01T16:47:50Z")
Paige is OK. She’s nice. And brains aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/34 "2003-05-01T17:08:00Z")
😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hobie\_the\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@Hobie\_the\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hobie_the_One)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/35 "2003-05-01T17:15:16Z")
Okay, maybe I should have cut Paige some slack on the Queen Mary question but some of the other questions that she and others missed (especially in the category “you should know this stuff”) were a little scary. [small hijack] Last night they had a good funny response, in the category “Brain surgery for dummies,” the question was “someone performing pituitary surgery would approach it this way, the same way you might be paying for it.” The response? “What is out the rear?” Too much laughing to continue. [/small hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Darkrabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Darkrabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkrabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/36 "2003-05-01T17:35:40Z")
Connery : "Ursula Andress, Catherine Deneuve, and Charo, twice. " Trebek: “That’s Foreign _Flick_ Mr Connery. Foreign Flicks …” ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898/37 "2003-05-02T14:05:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Darkrabbit \* > \*\*Connery : "Ursula Andress, Catherine Deneuve, and Charo, twice. " > Trebek: “That’s Foreign _Flick_ Mr Connery. Foreign Flicks …” \*\* Hee…I think I love you! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-jeopardy/171898.md?page=1)