# 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:** 33
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/642 "2023-08-02T16:47:53Z")
What is Ireland? 1. In Greek mythology, this place is described as being as far beneath Hades as heaven is above earth. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/643 "2023-08-03T04:04:22Z")
What is Tartarus? 1. The huldufolk are a race of elves said to live in this island nation ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/644 "2023-08-03T04:30:28Z")
What is Iceland? **Islands** 1. This nation is supposedly composed of over 7,000 islands, several thousand of them unnamed ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/645 "2023-08-03T06:06:37Z")
What are the Philippines? 1. These islands off the coast of Newfoundland comprise an overseas territory of France ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/646 "2023-08-03T06:56:10Z")
What are Saint-Pierre and Miquelon? 1. The island of Yap is the westernmost state in this Pacific island nation. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/647 "2023-08-03T08:32:30Z")
What is Micronesia? 1. This island off the California coast is home to a herd of buffalo first introduced in the 1920s ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/648 "2023-08-03T11:49:33Z")
What is Catalina? 1. This island is the most isolated inhabited island on earth. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/649 "2023-08-03T12:03:11Z")
What is Java? New category: **Celebrity Nicknames** (we provide the nickname, you name the celebrity) 1. “Tay-Tay” ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/650 "2023-08-03T12:04:35Z")
beep beep beep The answer the judges were looking for was Tristan da Cunha. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/651 "2023-08-03T12:05:30Z")
Bah. I missed the “isolated” part of the clue. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/652 "2023-08-03T13:39:49Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > “Tay-Tay” Who is Taylor Swift? 1. The Duke ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/653 "2023-08-03T13:42:10Z")
Who is John Wayne? 1. This insult comic was frequently referred to as “Mr. Warmth” ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/654 "2023-08-03T14:08:36Z")
Who is Don Rickles? 1. This guy is known as “Sticks.” ---
**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:** [August 3, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/655 "2023-08-03T21:37:14Z")
Who is Hugh Jackman? 1. This musician is sometimes referred to as “Macca.” ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/656 "2023-08-04T01:43:51Z")
Who is Paul McCartney? **TV Shows by Episode Title** 1. Season 1, Episode 1: “The Man Trap” ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/657 "2023-08-04T01:53:42Z")
What is Star Trek (the original series)? 1. Season 4, Episode 11: “The Contest” ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/658 "2023-08-04T02:00:04Z")
What is Seinfeld? 1. Season 7, Episode 13: “Two Bad Neighbors” ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/659 "2023-08-04T02:25:43Z")
What is _The Simpsons_? 1. Season 5, Episode 3: “Hollywood, Part 3” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/660 "2023-08-04T14:45:16Z")
What is _Happy Days_? (ISWYDT) 1. Season 2, Episode 21: “Sammy’s Visit” ---
**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:** [August 4, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/661 "2023-08-04T20:01:21Z")
What is All In the Family? New category: Rock Star Side Gigs 1. This heavy metal band’s lead singer is a licensed commercial pilot who flies the group’s 757 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=34)