# This... Is... Jeopardy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 9, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083 "2021-01-09T01:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/182 "2023-05-22T03:26:34Z")
What is Mount Everest? Next Category: Film Directors 1. This French director, a founder of the French New Wave movement, also received a BAFTA Award nomination as an actor, for his role in _Close Encounters of the Third Kind_. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/183 "2023-05-22T07:57:22Z")
Who is François Truffaut? 1. This French director was married for a time to American actress Jane Fonda, and directed her in the film _Barbarella_. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/184 "2023-05-22T08:15:15Z")
Who is Roger Vadim? 1. Despite having officially retired in 1997, this fictional director continues to have productions credited to him to this day ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/185 "2023-05-22T15:04:34Z")
Who is Alan _(or sometimes Allen)_ Smithee? 1. This director’s debut film, **Marny** , won him the Academy Award for Best Director in 1956. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/186 "2023-05-22T21:55:16Z")
Assuming you meant Marty, who is Delbert Mann? 1. She was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. ---
**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 22, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/187 "2023-05-22T22:33:57Z")
Who is Kathryn Bigelow? Next category: **US State Capitals** At an elevation of over 7,000 feet, this is the highest state capital in the country. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/188 "2023-05-22T22:38:05Z")
What is Santa Fe? 1. This state capital is located on an isthmus, and is surrounded by five lakes. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/189 "2023-05-23T00:13:35Z")
What is Madison, Wisconsin? 1. It’s easy to find this Midwestern state capital on a map-- it’s located in the dead center of the state, in a county that’s (almost) a perfect square ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/190 "2023-05-23T02:19:41Z")
What is Indianapolis, IN? 1. The oldest state capital building still in use is in this city. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/191 "2023-05-23T02:37:48Z")
What is Annapolis? 1. Originally known as “Smithfield”, this state capital was memorialized in a song by punk rock band Rancid ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/192 "2023-05-23T03:27:11Z")
What is Olympia? Next Category: **Toys** 1. This company is known for making steel toy models of construction type trucks and machinery since 1955. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/193 "2023-05-23T04:53:12Z")
What is Tonka? 1. This iconic puzzle was invented by its eponymous Hungarian sculptor and architect in 1974 ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/194 "2023-05-23T05:43:12Z")
What is Rubik’s Cube? 1. This stuffed toy was named after a US President. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/195 "2023-05-23T05:53:00Z")
What is the teddy bear? 1. This must-have toy of the 1996 holiday season created a massive resale market, with unopened units selling for over $1500 online ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/196 "2023-05-23T14:15:00Z")
What is Tickle Me Elmo? 1. This board game requires one to push on a plastic bubble to roll the die beneath it. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/197 "2023-05-23T16:29:14Z")
What is Trouble? _(made by Milton-Bradley, our family had one back in the day)_ Next Category: **Card Games** This game is played with a special double deck of 48 cards ranging from the nine through ace of each suit. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/198 "2023-05-23T17:02:41Z")
What is pinochle? 1. This is potentially the best card and the worst card to hold in your hand when playing hearts. ---
**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 23, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/199 "2023-05-23T17:39:26Z")
What is the Queen of spades? 1. This card game, in which the Jack of the trump suit is the highest card, is played with a 24-card deck, ranging from the nine through ace of each suit. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/200 "2023-05-23T17:44:45Z")
What is euchre? 1. This casino card game is the favorite game of fictional spy James Bond. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/201 "2023-05-23T20:40:10Z")
What is baccarat? 1. Legend has it Wild Bill Hickok was holding this when he died. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=11)