# 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:** 27
**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:** [July 15, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/522 "2023-07-15T09:36:04Z")
What is his beard? 1. A version of the ancient Egyptian calendar is still used by the Coptic Church today - its first month, which begins in mid-September, is named for this bird-headed god ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/523 "2023-07-15T17:23:11Z")
nm - wrong answer ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/524 "2023-07-15T21:46:03Z")
What is Thoth? 1. The Rosetta Stone was key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphic writing; it contains the same message in which other language? ---
**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:** [July 15, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/525 "2023-07-15T22:01:57Z")
What is Greek? New category: Las Vegas 1. This trio of singers were regulars on the main stage at the Sands in the 1950s and 60s ---
**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:** [July 15, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/526 "2023-07-15T22:14:02Z")
Who were Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.? 1. An underground vault at this Las Vegas hotel/casino was the MacGuffin in the 2001 remake of _Ocean’s Eleven._ ---
**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:** [July 15, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/527 "2023-07-15T22:30:10Z")
What is the Bellagio? 1. First opened in 1906 at 1 Fremont Street and called the Hotel Nevada, this is the oldest casino currently active in Las Vegas. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/528 "2023-07-15T22:55:43Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Who were Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.? We were looking for “What is the Rat Pack?”, but the judges accept your response. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/529 "2023-07-16T05:29:37Z")
What is the Golden Gate? 1. This casino, one of the oldest on the Strip, closed in 2011, reopened under a different name in 2014, and reverted to its original name in 2019 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/530 "2023-07-16T05:38:12Z")
What is the Sahara? 1. This census-designated place is the actual location of most Las Vegas tourist attractions. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2023, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/531 "2023-07-16T06:11:33Z")
What is Paradise? New category: **The Body Human**. 1. Iodine is commonly added to table salt to help prevent this disorder of the thyroid ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/532 "2023-07-16T17:17:45Z")
What is goiter? 1. You wouldn’t be the first person to call a laryngeal prominence by this name. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/533 "2023-07-16T17:57:40Z")
What is Adam’s Apple? (Also, ISWYDT) 1. Removal of these from the eyes is now the most common surgery performed in the USA. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/534 "2023-07-16T18:05:27Z")
What are cataracts? 1. “Tommy John surgery,” named after a former baseball pitcher who was the first recipient of the procedure, is a repair of this joint. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/535 "2023-07-16T19:05:07Z")
What is the elbow? 1. These nerves are connected directly to the brain rather than via the spinal cord. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/536 "2023-07-16T19:30:17Z")
What are the cranial nerves? New category: **Those darn Etruscans** 1. This modern region of Italy between Liguria and Lazio is named for the Etruscans. ---
**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:** [July 17, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/537 "2023-07-17T03:37:04Z")
What is Tuscany? 1. In spite of their geographic proximity, the Etruscan language and the language of this empire are not related. ---
**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:** [July 17, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/538 "2023-07-17T03:53:43Z")
What is the Roman Empire? 1. The Etruscan kingdom was briefly revived in the 19th century as a client state of these two nations ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/539 "2023-07-19T07:50:34Z")
_beep-beep-beep_ We were looking for “What are France and Spain?” I’m guessing the average Doper isn’t too familiar with the Etruscans, so I’m gonna take a walk over to **Potent Potables**. 1. James Bond’s favorite martini substitutes vermouth for this fortified wine ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/540 "2023-07-19T10:56:01Z")
What is Kina Lillet? … _(note this fortified wine is no longer being produced, which is why the substitution becomes necessary)_ 1. To create a Sambuca con Mosca, add two or three of these to a measure of the liqueur. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/541 "2023-07-19T11:36:16Z")
What are coffee beans? 1. A Sidecar traditionally uses this potent potable as the main ingredient. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=28)