This... Is... Jeopardy!

Who is Michael Jackson?

  1. Bestselling singer-songwriter and bowtie-wearing Illinois Senator.

Who is Paul Simon

New Category: Before and After

Anorexic crooner chased by destructive six legged constructors.

Who is Karen Carpenter Ants?

  1. Victorian seasonal holiday book/film/play meets 1960s/70s comedienne

What is A Christmas Carol Burnett?

  1. The Sultan of Swat meets a “Notorious” Supreme Court justice.

Who is Babe Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

  1. Legendary porn star meets award-winning British actor

Who is Ron Jeremy Irons?

  1. Scarlett O’Hara’s beau meets the pre-Dune pivotal point.

What is the Rhett Butlerian Jihad?

New category: In the Kitchen.

  1. Of Escoffier’s five mother sauces, three are based on stock and this thickening agent

What is flour?

  1. This utensil shares its name with a musical instrument.

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What is a mandolin?

  1. The man who invented this coffee machine came to regret it because its waste is non-recyclable.

What is a K-Cup?

  1. Television chef Alton Brown claims that this is the only “unitasker” tool which he has in his kitchen.

I was looking for roux, but the judges deem your answer acceptable.

What is a fire extinguisher?

  1. If a British recipe calls for Gas Mark 6, you should set your American oven to this temperature

What is 400 degrees?

Next category:

Our Feathered Friends

  1. Seven states have adopted this bird as their official state bird; this list does not include Missouri or Arizona.

What is the Cardinal?

  1. A flock of these birds can be known as a bouquet, a glittering, or a shimmer.

What are hummingbirds?

  1. These characters are a pair of identical anthropomorphic wise-cracking magpies.

Who are Heckle and Jeckle?

  1. In 1987, the population of this species had dwindled to 22; subsequent conservation efforts have increased the population to over 500 today

What are whooping cranes?

  1. Capable of reaching speeds of nearly 45 miles per hour, this is the fastest flightless bird in the world.

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Sorry, incorrect.

What is the California Condor?

  1. Capable of reaching speeds of nearly 45 miles per hour, this is the fastest flightless bird in the world.

What is the ostrich?

New category: Masters of Horror.

  1. An ancient “book of the dead” is a recurring element in the stories of this New England author