# Jeopardy! Season 40 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [September 20, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427 "2023-09-20T16:35:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/281 "2024-05-11T17:23:39Z")
I took a chance on Teddy Ruxpin. Obviously, I was wrong, but I think my response is closer than a Pet Rock (mid-1970s) or Tamagotchis (early 1990s). At least, I named a doll. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/282 "2024-05-11T19:57:05Z")
It was the “adoptable” part of the clue that gave it away for me. I worked with a woman, a grandmotherly type, at the height of the Cabbage Patch craze. She “adopted” two of the dolls, gave them names, bought them outfits, and brought them to work with her every night. One night I kidnapped them and left a ransom note. To say she was not amused is to put it very mildly. mmm ---
**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 11, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/283 "2024-05-11T22:02:32Z")
_Jeopardy!_ contestants don’t seem to be great at automobile questions. They missed Thunderbird, Porsche, and Michelin questions on a show this week. It was nice to see Ken pronounce “Porsche” correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/284 "2024-05-15T03:03:39Z")
Monday’s game : “The last dramas of “The Golden age of” this, “Suspense” & “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar”, ended their runs in 1962” One of the contestants replied “television”. Yup. TV just went irredeemably downhill since the Honeymooners went off the air. No one even makes TV shows anymore. ---
**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 15, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/285 "2024-05-15T03:35:11Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > One of the contestants replied “television”. Yup. TV just went irredeemably downhill since the Honeymooners went off the air. No one even makes TV shows anymore. The “Golden Age of Television” doesn’t mean that no one has made any good shows since then. I think of that as the early days of TV, hwne there was a lot of creativity as people were trying to figure out what the new medium could, and would be. Wikipedia describes it as 1947-1960, and the runs of live shows like _Kraft Television Theater_ and _Playhouse 90_. It also describes a second Golden Age from 2000-present, but i’m pretty sure the GAoTV was described as such before 2000. I’ve also heard people speak of the Golden Age of Hollywood. That doesn’t mean they stopped making movies. “What is television” wasn’t a terrible response. I was pretty sure it was wrong, not because of the year, but because I’ve never heard of _Suspense_ or _Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar_. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/286 "2024-05-15T03:43:03Z")
_Little Shop of Horrors_ would indeed be an interesting WWII concentration camp film. I think Ken was surprised and perplexed by that response; it has to be one of the weirdest responses ever. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/287 "2024-05-15T14:18:11Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > “What is television” wasn’t a terrible response. I see your point but (in my defense 🙂 ) it was the _only_ response. That one was a triple stumper. And there were eight triple stumpers in single Jeopardy. I am NOT calling for a return to championship tournaments, but yeah the contestants are missing more these days. (but they still get all the modern music. The ones I never can.) > [@JohnGalt](#): > > _Little Shop of Horrors_ would indeed be an interesting WWII concentration camp film. I could see it. Sol can feed ex-nazis to Audrey II. It’s not unbelievable, given a lot of what comes out of Hollywood these days… ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/288 "2024-05-15T15:49:41Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I am NOT calling for a return to championship tournaments, but yeah the contestants are missing more these days. Oh man! You want to see master (heh!) classes in Jeopardy! gameplay you should be watching Jeopardy! Masters. No one is leaving clues on the board there. The difference in level of gameplay is striking between it and regular Jeopardy!. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/289 "2024-05-15T22:49:08Z")
I completely goofed on yesterday’s Final Jeopardy. It never occurred to me that beaver = Canada. Today’s FJ was a gimme though. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/290 "2024-05-16T00:40:39Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > Today’s FJ was a gimme though. Well, really. That question was worthy of a $200 clue in the first round. Definitely not a FJ. Still not sure that the final answer should have been accepted. And that, as it turned out, was the difference in the game. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/291 "2024-05-16T00:43:14Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > That question was worthy of a $200 clue in the first round. Yeah, for me it was one of those _are they trying to trick me?_ moments. FWIW I was fine with them accepting that final answer. mmm ---
**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 16, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/292 "2024-05-16T02:21:37Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > I completely goofed on yesterday’s Final Jeopardy. It never occurred to me that beaver = Canada. I figured out it was Canada, but then I said “what is Molson?” ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/293 "2024-05-17T01:24:13Z")
I was convinced that I had the right answer in today’s FJ, when I thought the answer was Archduke Ferdinand. Obviously I was wrong. I’m quite sure that I would never have guessed the right answer. I probably have heard that name sometime in the past, but it had completely been erased from my memory banks. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/294 "2024-05-17T01:25:55Z")
Jeopardy Masters: the FJ in the category “Short Stories” was one of the easiest questions I’ve seen in a long time, I knew it instantly. A triple stumper! 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/295 "2024-05-17T04:09:01Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I was convinced that I had the right answer in today’s FJ, when I thought the answer was Archduke Ferdinand. Obviously I was wrong. I quickly figured out the answer but have no idea what the gunman’s name was. ---
**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 17, 2024, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/296 "2024-05-17T05:59:53Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > I quickly figured out the answer but have no idea what the gunman’s name was. I figured it was probably Ferdinand’s assassin, and I’ve heard the name before, but I couldn’t come up with it in time. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/297 "2024-05-17T13:49:22Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Jeopardy Masters: the FJ in the category “Short Stories” was one of the easiest questions I’ve seen in a long time, I knew it instantly. A triple stumper! 🤯 I don’t remember what the answer was but I had no clue at the time what it was either. Oh right! The pendulum. That was obvious once revealed but I got stuck thinking on something living. I did instantly get Gavrilo Princip though. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/298 "2024-05-17T14:06:42Z")
I kind of knew the answer, but I doubt they would have accepted “Who is that guy who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand…you know…whatshisname?” ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/299 "2024-05-17T14:18:55Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > “Who is that guy who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand…you know…whatshisname?” They might have accepted it, because you had the right answer in Princip le. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427/300 "2024-05-17T14:33:36Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I was convinced that I had the right answer in today’s FJ, when I thought the answer was Archduke Ferdinand. Obviously I was wrong. I quickly deduced that it was the man who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand but could not recall his name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-40/990427.md?page=16)