Question of the Week

Since we’ve been talking about Ken Jennings and Jeopardy, I’ve been thinking about the Cheers episode “What is…Cliff Clavin?” in which Cliff Clavin, a postal carrier who lives with his mother, goes on Jeopardy. As a bar know-it-all, Cliff’s reputation and self-image are on the line. Guest star Alex Trebek reads off the categories:

CIVIL SERVANTS
STAMPS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
MOTHERS AND SONS
BEER
BAR TRIVIA
CELIBACY

And then Cliff knows this is his game. This is his dream board.

What’s your dream board on Jeopardy? You could answer this question in two different ways. You could either choose the six categories you’re strongest in, and that you would most like to see if you were an actual contenstant on Jeopardy. (I’m pretty good with questions about Shakespeare.) Or, as in the example above, you could create a mini-autobiography by choosing six categories that sum up your personality and interests. Or maybe that’s the same list.

What categories would be on your “dream board”?

7 Responses to “Question of the Week”

  1. DeLisa Says:

    U 1st – What’s yours?

  2. DeLisa Says:

    By the way, AL and I did this but I did HER categories and she decided MINE. It was a lovely exercise and I think made us both feel appreciated and loved. Thanks for the brilliant idea….

  3. Bill Says:

    Oh, that’s a really great idea! I hope you’ll consider sharing them.

    I’m still thinking about mine, but I’ll post them here when I’m done.

  4. Bronx Richie Says:

    US Presidents and Their “Vice”s

    Casey Stengel’s Yankees

    JFK’s 1,000 Days

    Hits From the Big Band Era (including an Audio Daily Double)

    The Films of Catherine Deneuve

    Cheap Ethnic Eats in the Outer Boroughs of New York

  5. Bill Says:

    Jeopardy:

    Western Intellectual History
    The US Constitution
    Human Cognitive Development
    Ancient Greece
    Web 2.0
    The West Wing

    Double Jeopardy:

    The English Monarchs
    Educational Theory
    Plays and Playwrights
    Early Modern Europe
    Technology in Schools
    The West Wing

    Final Jeopardy:

    Shakespeare

  6. Bombastic Says:

    Jeopardy:
    Conflicts in Palestine
    Rhymes
    Middle Eastern Geography
    Algebra
    French Words in English
    Children’s Songs

    Double Jeopardy:
    English Words Taken From Arabic
    Pottery Vocabulary
    The Periodic Table of Elements
    Beliefs of Islam
    Literary Devices
    Popular Websites

    Final Jeopardy:
    The Bible

    The Double Jeopardy category was hard to decide… my knowledge is semi-varied.

  7. Bill Says:

    Welcome, Bombastic!

    That’s some blend … I doubt I’d be much of a match for you on these boards.

    My pottery vocabulary is certainly very limited. What is Kiln?

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