# 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:** 57
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1124 "2024-01-31T18:36:44Z")
What is the Golden Fleece? New Category **U.S. Senators** This senator from Wisconsin attacked what he considered wasteful government spending via his “Golden Fleece” awards. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1125 "2024-01-31T20:02:38Z")
Who is William Proxmire? 1. This senator avoided manslaughter charges, instead pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, that left his female passenger to die. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1126 "2024-01-31T20:05:13Z")
Who is Ted Kennedy? 1. He was the longest serving Senator. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1127 "2024-02-01T01:43:39Z")
Who is Robert Byrd? 1. This man was elected to the Senate in 2000 despite having died three weeks before the election ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1128 "2024-02-01T15:03:47Z")
Who is Mel Carnahan? (He defeated, posthumously, John Ashcroft, who became Attorney General in George W. Bush’s 2000 cabinet.) > **[Mel Carnahan | 2000 U.S. Senate election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Carnahan#2000_U.S._Senate_election)** > > In November 1998, Carnahan announced his intention to challenge the incumbent John Ashcroft for his U.S. Senate seat in 2000. Carnahan had been considered as a possible contender for the Class 1 Senate seat in 1994 but declined to run for the open seat, opting for re-election. He had also generated speculation about a bid in 1998 against Kit Bond, saying he was "very likely" to look at a bid but again declined to run. > The election had been seen as dramatic due to Carnahan and Ashcroft's dislike ... 1. This senator from Illinois shares a name with a famous singe-songwriter. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1129 "2024-02-01T16:21:33Z")
Who is Paul Simon? New category: **Viva Las Vegas!** 1. Most of the famous Las Vegas Strip actually lies outside the city limits of Las Vegas, in this unincorporated town. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1130 "2024-02-01T19:05:02Z")
What is Paradise, Nevada? 1. This street, the second most well-known in Las Vegas, was the setting for a U2 video that featured several shots of the neon sign known as Vegas Vic. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1131 "2024-02-01T22:24:47Z")
What is Fremont Street? 3.This resort opened in 1957 is set to be demolished in spring 2024 to make way for a baseball stadium ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1132 "2024-02-01T23:07:32Z")
What is The Tropicana? 1. An early version of this popular card game was introduced in Las Vegas in 1963. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1133 "2024-02-02T02:28:23Z")
What is Texas Hold 'Em? 1. This posh Strip resort hosts a hidden, unadvertised pizzeria in its lounge area - just look for the hallway lined with jazz records ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1134 "2024-02-09T13:21:46Z")
What is Cosmopolitan? New category **Mascots** 1. If your mascot was a Nittany Lion you would attend this university. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1135 "2024-02-09T14:21:03Z")
What is Penn State? 1. This the most common NCAA mascot, used by schools including Georgetown and Gonzaga. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1136 "2024-02-09T16:22:49Z")
What are Bulldogs? 1. Don’t giggle! This fowl University of South Carolina mascot sounds naughty, but it really isn’t. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1137 "2024-02-09T16:28:05Z")
What is a Gamecock? 4.‘Testudo’ is the name of this critter, the mascot of the University of Maryland. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 9, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1138 "2024-02-09T18:03:52Z")
What is a terrapin? AKA turtle (I found out a few years ago that many people don’t know this word) 1. This furry green creature seen in Philadelphia games is often on the list of top sports mascots. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1139 "2024-02-12T06:31:24Z")
What is the Philly Phanatic? New category: **Oh, Those Popes** 1. This 10th century pontiff lent his name to a character played by Billy Dee Williams ---
**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:** [February 12, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1140 "2024-02-12T17:33:21Z")
Who is Pope Lando? _**(Was the pope for about six months, from September 913 until he died in February 914, and is the last pope to have chosen a totally unique name)**_ 1. This French city was the seat of a second, simultaneous papacy in the late 1300s. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1141 "2024-02-12T17:57:40Z")
What is Avignon? He painted Les Demoiselles d’Avignon ---
**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:** [February 12, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1142 "2024-02-12T22:09:10Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > What is Avignon? > > He painted ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ You had the right answer, @Slithy_Tove, but the category was “Oh, Those Popes” – meaning we were talking about the Papacy, so you should have continued along that vein until we’d had five answers-and-questions (just like on the TV show). If you’re going to change categories before finishing off the present one, you should declare that and name the new category. So, to get back on the beam … Who was Pablo Picasso? … and now, back to “Oh, Those Popes”. 1. The Apostolic Palace in this Italian community was once known as the ‘Summer Home’ of the Pope. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1143 "2024-02-12T22:19:09Z")
Oops, sorry What is Castle Gandolfo? Instead of a Lord of the Rings clue, I will keep the proper popery popping: When he said “We will not go to Canossa,” Bismark was referring to this medieval pope: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=58)