# 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:** 14
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/262 "2023-06-06T12:32:34Z")
Who is Stephen King? 1. This author tells of four old men who call themselves The Chowder Society that love to scare each other with ghost stories. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/263 "2023-06-06T21:08:03Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Who is Stephen King? Incorrect. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/264 "2023-06-06T21:42:08Z")
Who was H.P. Lovecraft? 1. This American filmmaker’s _Night of the Living Dead_ ushered in the modern genre of zombie horror. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/265 "2023-06-07T04:12:32Z")
Who was George Romero? 1. This director created the classic slasher villain Freddy Krueger. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/266 "2023-06-07T04:15:09Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > This author tells of four old men who call themselves The Chowder Society that love to scare each other with ghost stories. Who is Peter Straub? > [@SunUp](#): > > This director created the classic slasher villain Freddy Krueger. Who is Wes Craven? 1. This director gave us the first image of “the New Adam”, aka Frankenstein’s monster in 1931. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/267 "2023-06-07T08:48:26Z")
Who is James Whale? (Point of order, though; the 1931 movie wasn’t the first adaptation of Frankenstein. Thomas Edison produced a silent film adaptation in 1910.) > **[Frankenstein (1910 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(1910_film))** > > Frankenstein is a 1910 American short silent horror film produced by Edison Studios. It was directed by J. Searle Dawley, who also wrote the one-reeler's screenplay, broadly basing his "scenario" on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This short motion picture is generally recognized by film historians as the first screen adaptation of Shelley's work. The small cast, who are not credited in the surviving 1910 print of the film, includes Augustus Phillips as Dr. F De... 1. As of 2023, almost 60 films with a collective box office gross of over $2 billion have been adapted from the works of this writer ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/268 "2023-06-07T12:15:40Z")
Now is the time for - Who is Stephen King? 🙂 New category: **The Human Body** 1. The average life span of these receptor cell groups in the mouth is 8-10 days. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/269 "2023-06-07T12:32:53Z")
What are taste buds? 1. The onset of this common neurological disorder is often preceded by visual hallucinations known as “auras” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/270 "2023-06-07T15:15:28Z")
What is migraine? 1. A painful, involuntary muscle cramp in the leg is sometimes called by this idiomatic name. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/271 "2023-06-07T15:31:38Z")
What is a charley horse? 1. This surgical procedure, in which a damaged ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow is replaced with a donor tendon, is named for the baseball pitcher who was the first to undergo the procedure. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/272 "2023-06-07T16:04:17Z")
What is Tommy John surgery? (I’ve had lateral collateral replacement surgery AKA Tommy John on the outer side from when I fell and dislocated my elbow) 1. These 3 tiny bones are named for large objects ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/273 "2023-06-07T16:56:14Z")
What are the malleus, incus, and stapes (hammer, anvil, and stirrup, respectively)? **Fears and Phobias** 1. Along with the fear of loud noises, this fear is generally accepted as being one of the two innate fears in human beings. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/274 "2023-06-07T17:08:37Z")
What is the fear of falling? 1. This fear of heights is considered to be among the most common phobias. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/275 "2023-06-07T17:38:35Z")
What is acrophobia? 1. It is estimated that over 70% of the population suffers from this fear, the scientific name of which is glossophobia. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/276 "2023-06-07T18:32:10Z")
What is the fear of public speaking? 1. While amaxophobia is the fear of automobiles, autophobia - the fear of this - is unrelated to motor vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/277 "2023-06-07T19:07:28Z")
What is the fear of being alone? 1. Howard Hughes was well known for suffering from this fear of germs. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/278 "2023-06-08T03:49:46Z")
What is germaphobia? **Trains** 1. This music & dance TV program originated in Chicago and ran for 36 years before ending in 2006. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/279 "2023-06-08T04:10:37Z")
What is Soul Train? 1. This jazz standard was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/280 "2023-06-08T08:04:17Z")
What is “Take the A Train”? 1. This quasi-public corporation was formed by the U.S. government in 1971, to take over operation of the nation’s inter-city passenger train system. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/281 "2023-06-08T08:14:41Z")
What is Amtrak? 1. The oldest parts of this urban transit network, which forms a “loop” around the city center, date to the 1890s [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=15)