# 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:** 36
**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 13, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/702 "2023-08-13T19:10:39Z")
What is the Macarena? 1. American singer Chubby Checker had two top-10 hits with songs which popularized this dance. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/703 "2023-08-13T19:15:08Z")
What is The Twist? 1. It’s a side dish, served up as a dance. ---
**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 13, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/704 "2023-08-13T21:07:25Z")
What is the mashed potato? 1. “Nobody can do the boogaloo like” this band that reached the top 10 in 1968 ---
**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 13, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/705 "2023-08-13T22:41:39Z")
Who are The Human Beinz? New category: **Julie Andrews** 1. “How do you solve a problem like” this Andrews character in _The Sound of Music?_ Apparently, you marry her off. ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/706 "2023-08-14T02:53:19Z")
Who is Maria Von Trapp? (And at her wedding you sing “How do you solve a problem like Maria” with a triumphant tone!) 1. Andrews tried to change her wholesome image by playing a German spy in this film, panned by critics and audiences. ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/707 "2023-08-14T02:57:20Z")
What is “Darling Lili”? 1. In this film, Andrews portrays a starving opera singer, who gains fame and fortune by posing as a man, who performs on-stage as a female impersonator. ---
**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 14, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/708 "2023-08-14T03:26:44Z")
What is Victor/Victoria? 1. “Julie Andrews” is the magic word used to grant wishes in this 1967 British comedy film. ---
**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 15, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/709 "2023-08-15T09:18:32Z")
What is Bedazzled? 1. “Wouldn’t it be marvelous if we were homosexuals?”, said this actor who starred opposite Andrews in a stage musical about classism and the battle of the sexes ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/710 "2023-08-17T18:06:28Z")
Who is Robert Preston? pass ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/711 "2023-08-17T18:11:12Z")
**Science Fiction Films** Robert Preston starred as an interstellar con man in this 1984 space opera, opposite Lance Guest. ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/712 "2023-08-17T18:18:37Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Who is Robert Preston? Bzzt! Incorrect. We were looking for “Who is Rex Harrison?”, who starred opposite Andrews in the stage version of My Fair Lady. ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/713 "2023-08-17T18:20:22Z")
I thought it might have been from Victor/Victoria. Carry on. **Science Fiction Films** Robert Preston starred as an interstellar con man in this 1984 space opera, opposite Lance Guest. ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/714 "2023-08-17T18:37:04Z")
What is “The Last Starfighter”? 1. A space probe returning to Earth brings back a lethal something extra, and a crack team of experts is assembled to identify and contain the threat. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 17, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/715 "2023-08-17T18:45:24Z")
What is The Andromeda Strain? 1. George Clooney stars in this 2002 film about astronauts attempting to communicate with a sentient planet ---
**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 17, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/716 "2023-08-17T19:08:06Z")
What is Solaris? 1. This 1956 Sci-Fi classic is considered to be a loose adaptation of Shakespeare’s _The Tempest_. ---
**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 17, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/717 "2023-08-17T20:22:47Z")
What is Forbidden Planet? 1. The top-billed star of this 1975 film played a smaller role in its 2016 made-for-TV remake ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/718 "2023-08-17T20:27:50Z")
What is Westworld? Next: **Science Fiction Authors** 1. His 1953 novel described a peaceful alien invasion of Earth. ---
**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 17, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/719 "2023-08-17T20:31:02Z")
Who is Arthur C. Clarke? 1. This author devised the “Three Laws of Robotics.” ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/720 "2023-08-17T21:11:25Z")
Who is Isaac Asimov. 1. A crater on the Moon is named Dandelion to honor this prolific author. ---
**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 17, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/721 "2023-08-17T21:14:22Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > What is Westworld? Bzzt! We were looking for “What is The Rocky Horror Picture Show?” Tim Curry was top-billed as Frank N. Furter in the original and played the Criminologist in the remake. (Also, the original Westworld came out in '73.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=37)