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”?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
U 1st – What’s yours?
May 16th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
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….
May 17th, 2007 at 9:39 am
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.
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:08 am
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
May 29th, 2007 at 10:45 am
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
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:10 am
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.
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 am
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?