# SPINOFF:How'd you all get so smart? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 23, 1999, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023 "1999-05-23T05:36:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 1999, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/41 "1999-06-01T01:32:00Z")
Dear Steve, you better be careful. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 1999, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/42 "1999-06-01T01:50:00Z")
Languages Women Authors Bad Movies Psychotropic Meds Car Repair Jack the Ripper Final Jeopardy: Judaism * * * –Rowan ``` If my mother had been in charge of the War on Drugs, it would be "Just say 'No thank you.'" ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 1999, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/43 "1999-06-03T18:02:00Z")
My turn… Environmental Legislation 90’s Music Washington Redskins - from Joe Gibbs onward Colonial History Boooks by David Eddings Final Jeopardy: Songs by Rush * * * “There is such a fine line between stupid and clever.” – David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 1999, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/44 "1999-06-06T14:23:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Dear Steve, you better be careful. ## Why popokis, whatever do you mean? Steve Christ God in Training ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 1999, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/45 "1999-06-07T00:45:00Z")
hey, sly! so you think you know the Beatles…well maybe you do but this here talking is THE BEATLES QUEEN 🙂 Betcha dont know half as much as I. I challenge yout o a beatles trivia duel. Email me. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 1999, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/46 "1999-06-07T01:03:00Z")
You can do it here, in the MP Trivia forum. If you don’t mind a few people meddling in your duel. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 1999, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/47 "1999-06-07T01:26:00Z")
Where is the MP Trivia forum? I’m up for it…are you, sly??? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 1999, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/48 "1999-06-07T02:12:00Z")
Give me: World Languages Spain Kansas Baseball Dirty Joke Punchlines American History and for Final Jeopardy!: Guns and Ammunition ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 1999, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/49 "1999-06-09T03:42:00Z")
\ I’m not a specialist. No matter what I’m into, I know a few wackos (from my subjective and relative perspective, of course) who know more than I do. But once we get out of the other guy’s specialty, I wind up knowing a little bit more about everything else. Thus, my ideal Jeopardy © board would be: General Knowledge Words That Begin with a Letter People Potpourri Things People Usually Get Wrong Trivia Final Jeopardy: Random Stuff Peace. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 1999, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/50 "1999-06-10T03:42:00Z")
And our Double Jeopardy categories are… (beep bop boop beep bop boop beep beep bop)… The U.S. Constitution Star Wars The Beatles The Beauty of Katie Holmes Movies that Parody other movies History of the Catholic Church And our final jeopardy category is: (DING!) RADIOHEAD ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 1999, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023/51 "1999-06-13T04:54:00Z")
All right…here goes: U.S. Geography The Bible Greek/Roman Mythology Math Fish Chemistry Final Jeopardy: Michael Crichton * * * “Give a man a match and he’ll be warm for an hour… Set him on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.” ---
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Ok, criticize me! Here I go… 🙂 Amateur astronomy Stupid websites World History Hot Stupid websites Skepticism Weird Stupid websites The works of Isaac Asimov So-so Stupid websites Aviation Stuff And for final Jeopardy: How the Spaniards conquered Mexico ---
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–“Chick Rock” (as my husband likes to call it) –Jeff Goldblum Movies –Magazines –Kidstuff –Interior Decorating 101 –Shopping –Frivolous Ways to Waste Time Final Jeopardy: Traits of the oddly dressed twentysomething mommy/homeowner who lives in the suburbs amongst normal-looking baby boomers. Alternate Final Jeopardy: Why the teenaged kids of my baby boomer neighbors would rather hang out with me than their parents. ---
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More catagories for me: Bad jokes ( you finish the punch line) Opening lines. ( as in books) Movie trivia Regency England Pronouce this: (show a difficult or British word like Worchester…its Woooster) Final :Dexy’s Midnight Runners as in, what was their only hit? ---
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Shirley, that would be Com’on Eileen. Now for Jepordy. Hmm. One Hit Wonders Greek Mythology British Royalty Cooking History True Crime Final Jepordy-Kevin Sorbo ---
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Shirley, that would be Com’on Eileen. Now for Jeopardy! Hmm. One Hit Wonders Greek Mythology British Royalty Cooking History True Crime Final Jeopardy!-Kevin Sorbo ---
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Sorry for the double post-I thought I stopped the first one so I could correct the spelling-oh well._sigh_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-howd-you-all-get-so-smart/1023.md?page=2)