I’m sure many of my Esteemed Readers occasionally watch Jeopardy!, one of that rarest of all things: an intelligent television quiz show.
I know from Television Quiz Shows, having been on one a few times. And Jeopardy! is the king of ’em all, owing to its combination of challenging questions, interesting categories, the possibility of winning real money, and the elements of strategy and quick thinking that contestants must demonstrate. The unusual “we give you the answer, you give us the question” format gives it an extra fillip.
At dinner the other night, sometime between the salad and the Spinach Tortellini, a whole new Jeopardy! category popped into my head, one which they have never, to my knowledge, used on the show. Alien Civilizations!
People who are familiar with the classic canon of Science Fiction - movies, books, and television - should have no problem providing the questions to these Jeopardy!-style answers. The corresponding questions are below the fold.
Alien Civilizations
The Answers:
200 Dollars
Don’t get too attached to these aliens, frequent nemeses of Captain Kirk.
400 Dollars
He and his robot landed in Washington, but their mission of peace was endangered when a nervous soldier’s bullet nicked ’im.
600 Dollars
He started out as “Enemy Mine,” but a member of this race turned out just fine.
800 Dollars
In the film Forbidden Planet, their advanced civilization was no match for the cruel monsters unleashed from their own subconscious minds.
1000 Dollars
They were able to send out emissaries bearing the solution to the world’s problems, wanting only “To Serve Man.”
I know from Television Quiz Shows, having been on one a few times. And Jeopardy! is the king of ’em all, owing to its combination of challenging questions, interesting categories, the possibility of winning real money, and the elements of strategy and quick thinking that contestants must demonstrate. The unusual “we give you the answer, you give us the question” format gives it an extra fillip.
At dinner the other night, sometime between the salad and the Spinach Tortellini, a whole new Jeopardy! category popped into my head, one which they have never, to my knowledge, used on the show. Alien Civilizations!
People who are familiar with the classic canon of Science Fiction - movies, books, and television - should have no problem providing the questions to these Jeopardy!-style answers. The corresponding questions are below the fold.
Alien Civilizations
The Answers:
200 Dollars
Don’t get too attached to these aliens, frequent nemeses of Captain Kirk.
400 Dollars
He and his robot landed in Washington, but their mission of peace was endangered when a nervous soldier’s bullet nicked ’im.
600 Dollars
He started out as “Enemy Mine,” but a member of this race turned out just fine.
800 Dollars
In the film Forbidden Planet, their advanced civilization was no match for the cruel monsters unleashed from their own subconscious minds.
1000 Dollars
They were able to send out emissaries bearing the solution to the world’s problems, wanting only “To Serve Man.”
The Questions:
200 Dollars
Who are the Klingons?
400 Dollars
Who was Klaatu?
600 Dollars
Who were the Dracs?
800 Dollars
Who were the Krell?
1000 Dollars
Who were the Kanamit?
200 Dollars
Who are the Klingons?
400 Dollars
Who was Klaatu?
600 Dollars
Who were the Dracs?
800 Dollars
Who were the Krell?
1000 Dollars
Who were the Kanamit?
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