# 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:** 58
**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 13, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1144 "2024-02-13T07:10:40Z")
Who is Gregory VII? 1. This 13th century pope, in one of the few official acts of his five-month tenure, issued a decree granting popes the right to resign, then did so ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1145 "2024-02-26T13:22:04Z")
Who was Celestine V? **Name Changes** 1. This automobile maker formerly went by the name Datsun. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1146 "2024-02-26T15:41:58Z")
What is Nissan? 1. This consulting company was spun off from an accounting firm that later was found guilty of fraud; its rebranding helped it avoid fallout. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1147 "2024-02-26T15:55:55Z")
What is Accenture? 1. Tricon Global Restaurants is now known by this promisingly delicious name. ---
**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 26, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1148 "2024-02-26T16:02:47Z")
What is Yum!? 1. At birth, he was named Issur Danielovitch. ---
**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 26, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1149 "2024-02-26T22:05:33Z")
Who is Kirk Douglas? 1. Her birth name is Stefani Germanotta. ---
**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 26, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1150 "2024-02-26T22:22:23Z")
Who is Lady Gaga? New category: Sweet Home Chicago 1. While not explicitly required by law, local tradition calls for motorists to do this when exiting an alley ---
**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 27, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1151 "2024-02-27T19:14:17Z")
What is honk your horn? 1. This popular condiment is not found on a Chicago dog. ---
**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 27, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1152 "2024-02-27T19:33:33Z")
What is ketchup? (A hard one unless you’re familiar with Wrigleyville and its neighbors): This street on the Northside has one side with twenty houses mirrored by twenty identical houses in the opposite direction on the other side ---
**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 27, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1153 "2024-02-27T19:46:30Z")
Where is Alta Vista Terrace? 3. This basketball player hit a game winning shot in the 1982 NCAA championship game, securing a title win for UNC over Georgetown. He later went on to the NBA, doing even better and bigger things in Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1154 "2024-02-27T23:32:20Z")
Who is Michael Jordan? I think we’re up to 5, now: 1. This poet gave Chicago it’s nickname, “The City of the Big Shoulders.” ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1155 "2024-02-27T23:37:09Z")
Who was Carl Sandburg? (Okay, that Alta Vista Terrace went faster than I expected, so I’m not afraid of going obscure): Despite being generally in favor of Chicago staying in good upkeep, Mike Royko had to object when this received a fresh coat of paint ---
**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:** [March 2, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1156 "2024-03-02T19:01:03Z")
[Unlike General Sheridan’s horse in Lakeview,](https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Royko-blasts-Giants-paint-prank-in-Chicago-July-5645457.php) we’ve been stalled. Next player up ---
**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:** [March 2, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1157 "2024-03-02T19:29:26Z")
New category: **Indiana Basketball** 1. This man led Indiana State to the national championship game before winning three NBA championships with the Boston Celtics. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1158 "2024-03-02T21:03:01Z")
Who is Larry Bird? 1. The climactic scene in this 1986 film takes place in HInkie (formerly Butler) Fieldhouse. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1159 "2024-03-02T21:27:33Z")
(Hinkle, actually, with an L.) What is _Hoosiers?_ 1. He played his college ball at UCLA and then spent his entire 18-year Hall of Fame career with the Indiana Pacers. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1160 "2024-03-03T01:59:57Z")
Who is Reggie Miller? (AKA “Indiana Bones”) 1. This “hick” played 13 seasons in the NBA before returning to his home state as a head coach. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1161 "2024-03-03T02:47:59Z")
Larry Bird has already been a response in this category, if that’s who you’re going for. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1162 "2024-03-03T16:52:38Z")
Whoops. I’ll try again. 1. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim lost to this famous coach in the 1987 Finals. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083/1163 "2024-04-02T18:49:12Z")
Who is Bobby Knight? 1. This famous point guard played for Indiana from 1979 - 1981 and was first round pick for the Detroit Pistons. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-jeopardy/930083.md?page=59)