# 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:** 46
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/904 "2023-10-01T01:32:49Z")
Who is Turin? (I had to look it up. Remembered it was either him or Hurin, but had no idea which. Never read the Silmarillion, just a summary or two.) 1. This “skin-changer” is first seen as a large man in the _The Hobbit_; later he changes into bear form. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/905 "2023-10-01T01:59:15Z")
Who is Beorn? 1. This deadly creature lurked in the Mines of Moria. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/906 "2023-10-01T02:04:12Z")
What is a balrog? 1. This deuterocaninical character introduced in The Rings Of Power is one of the first generation of elves that were corrupted into orcs ---
**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:** [October 1, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/907 "2023-10-01T18:07:32Z")
Who is Adar? 1. This hobbit, a member of the Fellowship of the Ring, became a member of the Guards of the Citadel of Minas Tirith in Gondor. After his return to the Shire at the end of the war, he held the office of Thain of the Shire. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/908 "2023-10-02T06:49:24Z")
Who is Peregrin Took? New category: The 27 Club (all clues are about celebrities who died at age 27) 1. This British singer’s death from alcohol poisoning gave an ironic twist to the theme of her 2006 top 10 hit ---
**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:** [October 2, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/909 "2023-10-02T07:13:45Z")
Who was Amy Winehouse? 1. This leader of The Doors died in 1971 from heart failure. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/910 "2023-10-02T07:23:09Z")
Who is Jim Morrison? 1. This blues guitarist’s death certificate does not state a cause of death, though syphilis or poisoning have been identified in tellings of the tale ---
**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:** [October 2, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/911 "2023-10-02T12:36:50Z")
Who is Robert Johnson? 1. This singer with emotion-drenched performances had a liking for Southern Comfort. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/912 "2023-10-02T14:26:02Z")
Who is Janis Joplin? 1. This nonmusical member of the 27 Club may have been assassinated due to an own goal scored in the World Cup a month earlier that let the US through to the second round. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/913 "2023-10-03T08:44:46Z")
Who was Andres Escobar? New category: **Professional Wrestling of the Last 10 Years** 1. In 2023, this Austrian technical wrestler became the longest-reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion of all-time. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/914 "2023-10-03T12:24:16Z")
Who is Gunther? 1. This rapping wrestler was known as the “Doctor of Thuganomics”. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/915 "2023-10-03T17:20:56Z")
Who is Jon Cena? 1. This trio promoted a breakfast cereal called “Booty-Os” as a gimmick. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/916 "2023-10-03T21:08:42Z")
Who are the New Day? 1. This Mexican wrestler is widely known for his catch phrase meaning “zero fear” ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/917 "2023-10-04T11:58:53Z")
Who is… Pentagon Jr.? 1. Already the first WWE Undisputed Champion, this wrestler with more than 30 years’ experience made history again by becoming the first World Champion in the new AEW promotion. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/918 "2023-10-04T23:07:50Z")
Who is Chris Jericho? New category: 21st century animation. 1. Will Arnett plays the aging former star of a '90s family sitcom in this Netflix original ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/919 "2023-10-04T23:18:28Z")
What is BoJack Horseman? 1. This teenage redhaired heroine advises her clients to “call me, beep me; if you wanna reach me.” ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/920 "2023-10-04T23:37:27Z")
Who is Kim Possible? 1. This show, the first comedy in a long-running media franchise, features crew members of the USS _Cerritos_. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/921 "2023-10-04T23:47:15Z")
What is Star Trek: Lower Decks? 1. Famed director Kevin Smith oversaw the 2021 followup to this '80s action series ---
**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:** [October 5, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/922 "2023-10-05T00:22:33Z")
What is… Masters of the Universe? 1. This _Star Wars_ series follows the adventures of Clone Force 99. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/923 "2023-10-05T04:20:19Z")
What is Star Wars: the Bad Batch? New category: **Halloween comes to MTV** 1. Danny Elfman wrote this party tune before creating _The Simpsons_ theme. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=47)