# 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:** 50
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/984 "2023-10-17T23:34:34Z")
Yeah, well, they probably have “Who is Mozart?” as a question every week of TV Jeopardy, so I don’t think some repetition is horrible here. In play: Who are Mulder and Scully? 1. Steve Urkel appeared on this not actually poker-themed show and got a dance lesson from Uncle Jesse. ---
**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 17, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/985 "2023-10-17T23:40:22Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Yeah, well, they probably have “Who is Mozart?” as a question every week of TV Jeopardy, so I don’t think some repetition is horrible here. Sure, but the sane clue, with the same answer, by the same poster, is at least a little chuckleworthy. What is Full House? 1. According to a fan theory, dozens of TV programs linked by an interconnected series of crossovers are all the daydream of a child seen in the final episode of this hospital drama ---
**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 18, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/986 "2023-10-18T00:05:06Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Sure, but the sane clue, with the same answer, by the same poster, is at least a little chuckleworthy. I just really, _really_ like Lower Decks. hehe! In play: What is… ER? ---
**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 18, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/987 "2023-10-18T00:54:37Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > What is… ER? Sorry, incorrect. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/988 "2023-10-18T01:17:47Z")
What is _St. Elsewhere_? New category: **Comedians/Comediennes** 1. This radio and TV comedian was in the inaugural group of inductees to the International Clown Hall of Fame. _ **-“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:** [October 18, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/989 "2023-10-18T07:51:34Z")
Who is Red Skelton? 1. The Supreme Court’s decision in _FCC v. Pacifica Foundation_ proved this comedian right about words you can’t say on TV ---
**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 18, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/990 "2023-10-18T11:17:38Z")
Who is George Carlin? 1. This funny lady was a pioneer of the ‘Chitlin’ Circuit’ of vaudeville. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/991 "2023-10-18T14:37:36Z")
Who is Moms Mabley? 1. This fictional comedienne was close friends with Lenny Bruce. ---
**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 19, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/992 "2023-10-19T11:38:17Z")
Who is Miriam Maisel? 1. This prop comic received 5,466 votes for governor of California in 2003 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/993 "2023-10-19T15:43:24Z")
Who is Gallagher? New topic: **Governors** 1. This New York politician brought prosperity to New York City by spearheading a canal project many considered to be “Folly”. ---
**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 19, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/994 "2023-10-19T16:04:46Z")
Who is DeWitt Clinton? The Erie Canal was known as both “Clinton’s Folly” and “DeWitt’s Ditch” 1. This recent New York governor, prominent during the pandemic, resigned in 2021 due to an investigation into multiple cases of sexual harassment. ---
**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 19, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/995 "2023-10-19T20:05:38Z")
Who is Andrew Cuomo? 1. Ten years before he started his political career by winning election as governor of California, the film _Demolition Man_ predicted a constitutional amendment that permitted him to become president in the future. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/996 "2023-10-19T22:48:21Z")
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger? 1. This colorful governor of Louisiana was assassinated in 1935. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/997 "2023-10-19T23:15:46Z")
Who is Huey Long? Long wasn’t governor at the time of his assassination, but he was de facto running the state. 1. In 2020, Donald Trump commuted the sentence of this former Illinois governor ---
**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 19, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/998 "2023-10-19T23:27:20Z")
Who is Rod Blagojevich? New category: **Figures in the Donald Trump administration** 1. She served as the Secretary of Education under Trump until shortly after the events of January 6. ---
**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 19, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/999 "2023-10-19T23:48:09Z")
**Figures in the Donald Trump administration** Who is Betsy DeVos? 1. He served as Communications Director for 11 days in July 2017. And re. Huey Long, his life inspired Robert Penn Warren to write a novel, _All the King’s Men_, which won the Pulitzer Prize for 1947. ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1000 "2023-10-20T00:30:08Z")
Who is Anthony Scaramucci? 1. Trump’s relationship with this attorney general soured when he told him that the 2020 election was not stolen. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1001 "2023-10-20T01:02:30Z")
Who is William Barr? 1. This man, Trump’s first Secretary of State, was reported to have called his President a “moron.” ---
**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 20, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1002 "2023-10-20T01:07:40Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Who is Gallagher? The judges would have preferred that you be specific, as Leo Gallagher’s brother Ron has also performed prop comedy under the name “Gallagher”. > [@SunUp](#): > > This man, Trump’s first Secretary of State, was reported to have called his President a “moron.” Who is Rex Tillerson? 1. In the lead-up to 1/6/21, this former vice president advised Mike Pence that his role in certifying the election was strictly ceremonial ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1003 "2023-10-20T14:25:31Z")
I think the judges should consider that Leo Gallagher is the correct Gallagher of fame. In play: 1. In the lead-up to 1/6/21, this former vice president advised Mike Pence that his role in certifying the election was strictly ceremonial [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=51)