# 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:** 45
**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:** [September 21, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/882 "2023-09-21T04:50:14Z")
“Citron” is correct, but we would have accepted “citrus” as well. > [@ekedolphin](#): > > The Passover sacrifice recalls the time that the Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites of Egypt during this plague. What is the plague of the firstborn? 1. While commonly associated with American Jewish cuisine, this corned beef sandwich is not kosher due to its addition of cheese ---
**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:** [September 21, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/883 "2023-09-21T04:56:25Z")
What is… a Reuben? If correct: 1. A _mohel_ is a Jew trained in this covenant. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/884 "2023-09-21T05:59:05Z")
What is circumcision? 1. This word, derived from the Greek, is used in America to refer to Jewish houses of worship. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/885 "2023-09-21T06:10:57Z")
What is a synogogue? New category: **Science Fiction Before and After** 1. A space station is used to sell a popular brand of cat food. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/886 "2023-09-21T06:16:14Z")
What is Deep Space Nine Lives? 1. Televised talent competition held aboard a planet-killing battle station ---
**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:** [September 21, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/887 "2023-09-21T12:35:00Z")
What is “Death Star Search”? 1. Armed military conflict at an international exposition. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/888 "2023-09-21T13:53:03Z")
What is “War of the World’s Fair”? 1. A giant alien lands in New York City before joining Ray Kinsella on a road trip to Minnesota. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/889 "2023-09-21T14:18:08Z")
What is Cloverfield of Dreams? 1. Marooned inside a Disney Tomorrowland ride ---
**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:** [September 21, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/890 "2023-09-21T14:28:51Z")
What is Lost in Space Mountain? pass ---
**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:** [September 21, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/891 "2023-09-21T23:18:02Z")
New category: British Prime Ministers 1. This unlucky acolyte of Pitt is the only PM to have been assassinated in office ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/892 "2023-09-22T01:50:04Z")
Who was Spencer Perceval? 1. This man was British PM during the 7/7 attacks in London. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/893 "2023-09-22T05:50:00Z")
Who is Tony Blair? 1. He is the only Prime Minister so far to have been born Jewish. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/894 "2023-09-22T06:05:48Z")
Who is Benjamin Disreali? 1. This man, the current PM, is the first British Asian prime minister. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/895 "2023-09-22T06:26:58Z")
Who is Rishi Sunak? 1. This king was the last to fire a prime minister - Lord Melbourne - and appoint a replacement without the consent of Parliament ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/896 "2023-09-22T07:18:35Z")
Who was William IV? New category: **Identify the Electric Mayhem** (The clue will give information about a certain member of the Muppets’ Electric Mayhem band, and you guess the band member.) 1. In at least two Muppet movies, this member of the Electric Mayhem has been caught continuing to speak when the rest of the Muppets have quieted down, and making off-color comments about nudity. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/897 "2023-09-23T20:46:14Z")
Who is Janice? 1. Fans have speculated that this Muppet was based on one or more well-known rock drummers, including Keith Moon, John Bonham, Levon Helm, Ginger Baker, and Mick Fleetwood. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/898 "2023-09-23T21:04:39Z")
Who is Animal? 1. As the sax player for the Electric Mayhem, he played the last note of the theme song for _The Muppet Show_. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/899 "2023-09-24T04:22:39Z")
Who is Zoot? 1. This jive-talking Muppet is often considered the leader of the Electric Mayhem. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/900 "2023-09-24T05:28:48Z")
Who is Dr. Teeth? 1. This member of the group partially shares his name with a seminal 1967 album popular with people old enough to wax nostalgic about '70s puppet shows ---
**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:** [September 26, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/901 "2023-09-26T08:29:02Z")
_beep-beep-beep_ “Who is Sgt. Floyd Pepper?” New category: **The Tolkien Universe** 1. This tragic hero from the Silmarillion inadvertently marries his sister due to Morgoth’s curse [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=46)