May Jeopardy
Posted by howard in nyc
Friday May 27
Category: U.S. CITIES
Clue: Alphabetically first among the 150 most populous U.S. cities, it has become the "Polymer Capital of the World"
Answer: Where is Akron, Ohio? zippity do dah
Monday May 30--
Category: SCIENCE TERMS
Clue:This term for the lowest level of the ocean that the sun's rays can reach shares its name with a classic 1960s TV show
Answer: What is The Twilight Zone?
Tuesday May 31--
Category: ANCIENT WRITINGS
Clue: In 170 A.D. Melito of Sardis compiled a list of religious works to be included in this, a 2-word term he coined
Answer: What is the Old Testament?
Monday May 23--
Category: MEDICINE
Clue: In 1964 a dean at Tufts' Medical School wrote a modern version of this, used at many medical school graduations
Answer: and that is why i never swore it. some asshole in the mid-20th century. What is the 'Hippocratic Oath'?
Tuesday May 24--
Category: THE 16TH CENTURY
Clue: Held in 1579, the first Christian service in California was performed by the chaplain traveling with this English captain
Answer: Who was Sir Francis Drake?
Wednesday May 25--
Category: FEMALE SINGERS
Clue: She's tied with Mariah Carey for most No. 1 hits by a female with 18: 12 as a member of a group & 6 as a solo act
Answer: Who is Miss Diana Ross?
Thursday May 26--
Category: 19th CENTURY MUSIC
Clue: Lyrics to an 1868 tune by this man began, "Guten abend, gut nacht, Mit rosen bedach"
Answer: Who was Johannes Brahms?
Friday May 27
Category: U.S. CITIES
Clue: Alphabetically first among the 150 most populous u.s. cities, it has become the "Polymer Capital of the World"
Answer: Where is Akron, Ohio? zippity do dah
Monday May 16--
Category: COLLEGE
Clue: From the Latin for "free", this 2-word term for a type of college refers to the old belief of what a free man should be taught
Answer: What is 'Liberal Arts'?
Tuesday May 17--
Category: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Clue; The first words he ever spoke to his assistant were "how are you?…you have been in Afghanistan I perceive"
Answer: Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Wednesday May 18--
Category: CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS
Clue: The longest period in American history with no changes to the constitution was from 1804 to this year
Answer: What is 1865?
Thursday May 19--
Category: LONG-RUNNING FILMS
Clue: Playing in theaters since 1975, this film has had the longest continuous theatrical run in movie history
Answer: it's just a jump to the left. What is "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?
Friday May 20
Category: CANALS
Clue: When Sweden's Göta Canal was completed in the 1820s, these 2 seas became directly linked
Answer: Where are the North and the Baltic Seas?
Monday May 9--
Category: THE TITANIC
Clue: When the RMS Titanic sank in 1912, its cargo included more than 7 million pieces of this, in some 3,400 sacks
Answer: What is mail?
Tuesday May 10--
Category: THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL COLLECTION
Clue: In 2009 Alabama replaced a statue in the collection with one of her at age 7, the first child honored
Answer: Who was Helen Keller?
Wednesday May 11--
Category: 20TH CENTURY NOVELS
Clue: "A Girl from a Different World" and "Train to the Urals" are chapters in this 1957 work
Answer: What was Dr. Zhivago?
Thursday May 12--
Category: AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Clue: They're the only father and son to receive the AFI's Achievement award--dad in 1991, son in 2009
Answer: Who are the Douglas pair, Kirk and Michael?
Friday May 13--
Category: MONARCHS
Clue: In March 2011 he gave his first televised speech in 22 years on the throne, saying he hoped things would get better
Answer: Who is Emperor Akihito of Japan?
Monday May 2--
Category: CANADA
Clue: It's the only Canadian province that is separated from the North American mainland
Answer: Where is Prince Edward Island?
Tuesday May 3--
Category: FAMOUS SPEECHES
Clue: Just 10 sentences, this speech is wrong on one point; it is long remembered
Answer: What is the Gettysburg Address?
Wednesday May 4--
Category: AMERICAN POETS
Clue: "Bearing the bandages, water & sponge, straight & swift to my wounded I go", he wrote in "The Wound-Dresser"
Answer: Who was Walt Whitman?
Thursday May 5--
Category: WORLD LEADERS
Clue: Shortly after he was awarded the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, his country ceased to exist
Answer: Who is Mikhail Sergeyevitch Gorbachev?
