# 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:** 34
**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 5, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/662 "2023-08-05T23:04:27Z")
beep-beep-beep “What is Iron Maiden?” 1. God saved this “royal” guitarist in 2007 when he earned his PhD in astrophysics ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/663 "2023-08-06T15:37:50Z")
Who is Brian May? 1. This former House of Representatives member was part of a husband/wife duo who endured a very public break-up but still carried on for the sake of their popular TV variety show. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/664 "2023-08-06T20:29:09Z")
Who is Sonny Bono? 1. He once worked as a schoolteacher, but denied that his song “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” was autobiographical. ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/665 "2023-08-06T21:00:49Z")
Who is Sting? 1. This duo of clown-paint-wearing Detroit rappers occasionally moonlight as a pro wrestling tag team ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/666 "2023-08-06T21:12:01Z")
Who are Insane Clown Posse? Next category: **Detroit** 1. Motown Records was founded in Detroit by this native of the city. ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/667 "2023-08-06T21:47:07Z")
Who is Berry Gordy? 1. An 11-foot statue of this fictional Detroit police officer is set to be installed in public in the near future ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/668 "2023-08-06T23:04:51Z")
Who is Alex Murphy (aka Robocop)? 1. This outfielder for the Detroit Tigers holds the major league record for highest career batting average. ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/669 "2023-08-06T23:27:52Z")
Who was Ty Cobb? 1. The 2023 edition of this annual professional wrestling supercard was held in Detroit. ---
**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 7, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/670 "2023-08-07T01:41:47Z")
What is Summerslam? 1. “Take him to Detroit!” declares the evil Dr. Khlan in this 1978 comedy anthology film ---
**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 7, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/671 "2023-08-07T02:25:08Z")
What is Kentucky Fried Movie? Next - ‘Notable Nathans’ 1. His alleged last words were “I only regret I have one life to lose for my country” ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/672 "2023-08-07T03:51:51Z")
Who is Nathan Hale? 1. This cartoonist created the web series _Strange Planet,_ in which aliens use long words when short ones will do ---
**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 7, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/673 "2023-08-07T04:06:22Z")
Who is Nathan Pyle? 1. This actor starred opposite Robin Williams in the American remake of La Cage Aux Folles ---
**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:** [August 7, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/674 "2023-08-07T04:08:37Z")
Who is Nathan Pyle? 1. This ‘Famous’ Nathan used a $300 loan to open a hot dog stand at Coney Island in 1916. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 7, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/675 "2023-08-07T04:10:19Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > This actor starred opposite Robin Williams in the American remake of La Cage Aux Folles Who is Nathan Lane? Still in play: 1. This ‘Famous’ Nathan used a $300 loan to open a hot dog stand at Coney Island in 1916. ---
**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 7, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/676 "2023-08-07T04:28:49Z")
Who is Nathan Handwerker? 1. Frank Sinatra plays this reliable character in the film adaptation of Guys And Dolls ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/677 "2023-08-07T15:13:42Z")
Who is Nathan Detroit? Next: **US Cities** 1. Bugs Bunny often complained he should’ve taken a left turn at this southwest city. ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/678 "2023-08-07T15:15:50Z")
What is Albuquerque? 1. This Midwestern city’s motto is _Urbs in Horto_, which is Latin for “City in a Garden.” ---
**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:** [August 7, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/679 "2023-08-07T19:31:19Z")
What is Chicago? 1. French American engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant designed the basic street plan of this east-coast city. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/680 "2023-08-07T20:13:03Z")
What is Washington, D.C.? 1. This western city was named after a city in Maine after a settler from there won a coin flip over another settler from Boston. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/681 "2023-08-07T20:56:11Z")
What is Portland? 1. This metropolis was originally named New Amsterdam. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=35)