# This... Is... Jeopardy!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083>\
**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:** 17

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/322 "2023-06-15T18:41:44Z")

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Who is Jack LaLanne?

1. This form of exercise originated in India in the 1100s.

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**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 15, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/323 "2023-06-15T19:23:22Z")

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What is Yoga?

New category: Fruit

1. Many fruits, including apples, pears, peaches, and cherries, are part of a plant family that includes this flower

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**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 16, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/324 "2023-06-16T08:08:52Z")

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What is the rose?

1. This fruit known for its strong odor can weigh up to 7 pounds when mature

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**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 16, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/325 "2023-06-16T08:40:06Z")

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What is a durian?

1. Coconuts, almonds, and plums are all examples of this type of fruit.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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 16, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/326 "2023-06-16T11:18:20Z")

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What is a stone fruit?

1. This fruit is often a vegan substitute for meat.

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**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 16, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/327 "2023-06-16T12:15:37Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> .What is a stone fruit?
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> 1. This fruit is often a vegan substitute for meat.

The judges were looking for _ **‘What is a drupe?’** _, but will accept _ **‘stone fruit’** _ as well.  
Play on.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/328 "2023-06-16T12:21:53Z")

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What is jackfruit?

1. The HMS Bounty was transporting this fruit when its crew famously mutinied in 1789.

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**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 16, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/329 "2023-06-16T22:22:25Z")

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What is breadfruit?

Next: **The Beatles**

1. This woman, who married George Harrison in 1966, was the inspiration for several Beatles songs, including “Something,” “If I Needed Someone,” and “For You Blue.”

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**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 16, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/330 "2023-06-16T23:02:07Z")

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Who is Pattie Boyd?

1. On August 15, 1965, over 55,000 screaming fans saw the Beatles perform at this venue, the first of their US tour. This was the largest paid-ticket crowd to ever watch the Beatles in a live performance.

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**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 17, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/331 "2023-06-17T00:01:59Z")

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What is Shea Stadium?

1. In 1976, Lorne Michaels jokingly invited the Beatles to reunite on Saturday Night Live for this amount

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/332 "2023-06-17T04:40:29Z")

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What is $3000?

1. This is one of the surviving two members of the Fab Four, although rumor has it he “died” a long time ago.

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**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:** [June 17, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/333 "2023-06-17T05:11:35Z")

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Who is Paul McCartney?

1. This string instrument was prominently featured in The Beatles’ song “Within You Without You”.

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**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 17, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/334 "2023-06-17T05:26:02Z")

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What is the sitar?

New category: **Rhyme Time.**

1. A god that has taken the form of Sus domesticus

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**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:** [June 17, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/335 "2023-06-17T05:29:37Z")

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What is a divine swine?

1. A member of _Vulpes vulpes_ trapped on all sides by cardboard

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/336 "2023-06-17T05:45:04Z")

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What is a fox box  
3. Facebook cheese

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**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 17, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/337 "2023-06-17T06:45:31Z")

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> [@ekedolphin](#):
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> A member of _Vulpes vulpes_ trapped on all sides by cardboard

What is a fox in a box?

> [@Buck\_Godot](#):
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> Facebook cheese

What is Meta feta?

1. A collector of very old things who has themselves passed their 80th birthday

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**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 17, 2023, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/338 "2023-06-17T07:47:56Z")

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What is an octogenarian antiquarian?

1. An artificial Italian soup.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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 17, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/339 "2023-06-17T11:25:45Z")

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What is phony minestrone?

New category: **Not-So-Potent Potables**

1. In the UK, teens are sometimes permitted to drink this mixture of beer and lemonade

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/340 "2023-06-17T14:59:42Z")

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What is a shandy?

1. This drink featured a large red mascot crashing through walls.

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/341 "2023-06-17T15:15:31Z")

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What is Kool-Aid?

1. This drink was named after a former ambassador to Czechoslovakia; her fame was from her previous career in Hollywood.

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