# StraightDope Jeopardy III **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760 "2006-10-24T21:30:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/21 "2006-10-24T22:54:32Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Diogenes the Cynic same for the next amount [/QUOTE] Incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/22 "2006-10-24T22:55:14Z")
Ah crap, I was thinking of the thread starter. I can’t post the right answer now, can I? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/23 "2006-10-24T22:56:41Z")
I’m scared to search for that phrase and must leave work (and I’m out of my league) ! Fun game, and good luck all. I’ll take my $300 in Rice-a-Roni and be out. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/24 "2006-10-24T22:58:01Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Ah crap, I was thinking of the thread starter. I can’t post the right answer now, can I? [/QUOTE] Sorry. : / (however I was talking about the thread starter… 😕 It wasn’t who you guessed) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/25 "2006-10-24T22:59:31Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] I’m scared to search for that phrase and must leave work (and I’m out of my league) ! Fun game, and good luck all. I’ll take my $300 in Rice-a-Roni and be out. [/QUOTE] Have a nice one! (searching, by the way, is allowed by default since I wouldn’t know if someone searched for the answer or not) ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/26 "2006-10-24T23:00:26Z")
Let’s see if my memory serves me… Who is **Muad’Dib**? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/27 "2006-10-24T23:01:42Z")
Yeah, this is why when you search you have to amke sure that the answer you get from that search is in fact correct. In my defense, **Dio** did name his thread that, but it’s not where it was started – I was there, though I’m not sure if I posted. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/28 "2006-10-24T23:02:19Z")
[QUOTE=Mbossa] Let’s see if my memory serves me… Who is **Muad’Dib**? [/QUOTE] ## Correct! ## Scavenger Hunt 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | ## X is to Y 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | ## Name’s The Same 100 | - | - | 400 | 500 | ## Famous Topics 100 | 200 | - | 400 | 500 | ## Guess the Ex-member 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | Signing Off 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | Mbossa 300 gigi 300 gardentraveler 200 Choose a category, Mbossa. ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/29 "2006-10-24T23:03:36Z")
Mmmokay…Famous Topics for 500 ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/30 "2006-10-24T23:05:14Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Yeah, this is why when you search you have to amke sure that the answer you get from that search is in fact correct. In my defense, **Dio** did name his thread that, but it’s not where it was started – I was there, though I’m not sure if I posted. [/QUOTE] Hm. Odd. I’ve only ever seen **Muad’Dib** ’s one..but I’m not refuting your claim. If you can find it and show it’s earlier than the other, I’ll change it the points. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/31 "2006-10-24T23:07:51Z")
[QUOTE=Mbossa] Mmmokay…Famous Topics for 500 [/QUOTE] Answer: This now well known General Question asked about THIS substance, and what would happen if one pan fried it. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/32 "2006-10-24T23:08:54Z")
What is semen? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/33 "2006-10-24T23:08:56Z")
[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts] Answer: This now well known General Question asked about THIS substance, and what would happen if one pan fried it. [/QUOTE] What is Semen? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/34 "2006-10-24T23:09:07Z")
It’s not. **Dio** ’s OP was 6/24/2004, and the last post to **Muad’Dib** ’s was 6/16/2004. Close, but certainly not enough. Oh, well. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/35 "2006-10-24T23:10:40Z")
[QUOTE=congodwarf] What is semen? [/QUOTE] ## Correct! ## Scavenger Hunt 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | ## X is to Y 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | ## Name’s The Same 100 | - | - | 400 | 500 | ## Famous Topics 100 | 200 | - | 400 | - | ## Guess the Ex-member 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | Signing Off 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | congodwarf 500 Mbossa 300 gigi 300 gardentraveler 200 Choose a category, congodwarf. (good to see you yet again in this version of Jeopardy, ShibbOleth!) ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/36 "2006-10-24T23:11:30Z")
X is to Y for $200 please ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/37 "2006-10-24T23:11:49Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] It’s not. **Dio** ’s OP was 6/24/2004, and the last post to **Muad’Dib** ’s was 6/16/2004. Close, but certainly not enough. Oh, well. [/QUOTE] Wow, yeah they were close. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/38 "2006-10-24T23:12:55Z")
[QUOTE=congodwarf] X is to Y for $200 please [/QUOTE] Answer 500 is to congodwarf as 300 is to THIS. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/39 "2006-10-24T23:15:05Z")
Who are **mbossa** or **gig** , since there’s no way to distinguish between them in points? x to y 100 ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760/40 "2006-10-24T23:18:14Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Who are **mbossa** or **gig** , since there’s no way to distinguish between them in points? [quote] ## Correct! ## Scavenger Hunt 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | ## X is to Y 100 | - | 300 | 400 | 500 | ## Name’s The Same 100 | - | - | 400 | 500 | ## Famous Topics 100 | 200 | - | 400 | - | ## Guess the Ex-member 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | Signing Off 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | congodwarf 500 Mbossa 300 gigi 300 gardentraveler 200 Captain Carrot -100 (forgot to take 300 off of your wrong answer before) > [@](#): > > x to y 100 Answer: General Questions is to **DrMatrix** as Comments About Cecil’s Columns is to THIS [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-jeopardy-iii/377760.md?page=3)