# What is your dream Jeopardy board? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 18, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646 "2013-05-18T00:47:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/1 "2013-05-18T00:47:09Z")
(Double and Final Jeopardy) You enter Double Jeopardy in a three-way tie. If you could choose any six categories for your Double Jeopardy, plus a Final Jeopardy category, what would they be? (please try to come up with realistic categories and vary them in the manner of a real Jeopardy game) I’ll go with: [ul] [li]Best Picture Winners[/li][li]World Capitals[/li][li]Photography[/li][li]Beatles Songs[/li][li]NHL Original Six[/li][li]U.S. Presidents[/li][/ul] **Final Jeopardy** : Human Anatomy mmm ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/2 "2013-05-18T01:33:58Z")
Potent Potables European History British Literature The Boss (Springsteen) Anthropology Opera (Which I loathe, but know quite a bit about) Final Jeopardy - Science Fiction ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/3 "2013-05-18T04:34:13Z")
Classical Music The Sixties The French Riviera The Belle Epoch 20th Century Typography WB Classic Cartoons Final Jeopardy: Objectivism ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/4 "2013-05-18T06:45:40Z")
Football 1980s Music World Capitals Sitcoms Food Internet memes Final Jeopardy U.S\> Gov’t and Politics ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/5 "2013-05-18T07:58:01Z")
The Kentucky Derby Cooking Terms The Bible Shakespeare Movie SFX Science Fiction Literature For Final Jeopardy: European Royalty ---
**Author:** ![DonLogan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/6 "2013-05-18T11:26:06Z")
One Hit Wonders Macaroni and Cheese Amateur Gynecology Game Shows Sean Connery Watergate Final Jeopardy: Heads or Tails ---
**Author:** ![Scholar\_Beardpig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/7 "2013-05-18T12:15:37Z")
- The 16-bit Era - Nameless Maps (show a zoomed-in map of an area, contestants identify) - Buddhism - History of the 19th Century - 20th Century Military Hardware - Internet Idiots ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/8 "2013-05-19T23:55:38Z")
Birds of North America Baseball Eastern Philosophy WW II Psychedelic Music Middle Earth ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/9 "2013-05-20T02:41:43Z")
“Civil Servants” “Stamps from Around the World” “Mothers and Sons” “Beer” “Bar Trivia” “Celibacy” ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/10 "2013-05-20T04:44:01Z")
Flaming Dog Poo And The Human Response …that’s all I got, I’m afraid 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/11 "2013-05-20T17:28:09Z")
Majestic Mesozoic To Boldly Go The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Enclaves and Exclaves Veni Vidi Vici And for Final Jeopardy: Predators of the Serengeti. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/12 "2013-05-20T17:33:03Z")
Science Languages of the World American States The Word in Spanish Math FJ: Current Events My favorite Jeopardy challenge: Guess the question just from the category (that is, before they give the answer). I’ve been able to do it in FJ a number of times. Makes the game a bit more fun to play. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/13 "2013-05-20T17:42:03Z")
Greek Mythology British Comedy Music of the 1960s Comic Book Superheroes SF on TV Latin Final: The New Testament ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/14 "2013-05-20T17:52:51Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > My favorite Jeopardy challenge: Guess the question just from the category (that is, before they give the answer). I’ve been able to do it in FJ a number of times. Makes the game a bit more fun to play. I’ve only been able to do this once, and it was a Christmastime episode which makes it seem like cheating a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/15 "2013-05-20T18:23:32Z")
Dogs Capital cities Medicine Earthquakes & volcanoes US History Crossword clues, starts with “A” (or whatever other letter they want) Final: Ke$ha ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/16 "2013-05-20T18:28:42Z")
Victorian novels Flatware and china Knitting Prosody Phonology Autoimmune disorders This, ladies and gentlemen, is a sad cautionary tale about how\* not\* to spend one’s twenties. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/17 "2013-05-20T18:39:50Z")
Movie trivia - Quotes, characters, plot. I don’t consider award ceremonies at all relevant. Geography European History Amateur Gynecology( 🙂 stealing this one from **DonLogan** ) wargames College food Final: Metallica song lyrics ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/18 "2013-05-20T18:58:25Z")
Books of the Bible Current Events US Politics Baseball World Religions Physics Final Jeopardy: State Capitols ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/19 "2013-05-20T19:29:34Z")
Horror Movies Graphic Novels Reptiles Internet Memes Mythology Cryptozoology Final Jeopardy: Dinosaurs ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646/20 "2013-05-20T19:41:16Z")
Obviously, I didn’t get my ideals! On the other hand, I didn’t get any of the subjects I know almost NOTHING about, like Potent Potables, Country Music, or Rap. Let’s say something like Round 1 State Capitals The Bible Pro Football The Oscars Classic Rock American History Double Jeopardy 19th Century Literature Presidents Famous Quotes Colleges and Universities Broadway Musicals Junk Food Final Jeopardy Bugs Bunny [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-dream-jeopardy-board/658646.md?page=2)