Classic Jeopardy Questions #1
It's Elementary,
Dear Watson
Dear Watson
Religions
Sports
US History
100
From Jeopardy Category "Starts With G": Inflammation Of The Gums
Gingivitis
100
What was the London address of the famous sleuth and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson?
221B Baker Street
100
Knock knock who's there? It's members of this denomination whose name references Isaiah 43:10
Jehovah's Witnesses
100
Baseball's Western League disbanded in 1900 & reformed as this league
The American League
100
In 1945 scientists in this state witnessed the detonation of the world's first atomic bomb
New Mexico
200
From Jeopardy Category "Sports Figures": He was featured on the September 22, 1947 cover of Time with the caption “He and the boss took a chance.”
Jackie Robinson
200
The narrator of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"
Dr. John Watson
200
In Judaism during this 7-day period following burial mourners may sit on low stools or boxes
Shiva
200
While men use foils epees & sabres in this Olympic event women use only foils
Fencing
200
When this federal standard went into effect in 1938 it was 25 cents per hour (doesn't feel much better now though...)
Minimum Wage
300
From Jeopardy Category "Actors & Roles": This Comedian Made "Easy Money" In 1983 & Went "Back To School" In 1986
Rodney Dangerfield
300
This police inspector regularly calls on Holmes to help solve difficult cases (Last Name)
Lestrade
300
The name of this headdress worn by a Christian bishop is from the Greek for turban
A Mitre
300
For every Belmont Preakness & Kentucky Derby jockey since 1930 it's been 126
Their Weight
300
In 1800 these 2 men tied for electoral votes & the House had to decide the outcome (according to a popular current musical it was up to Hamilton)
Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr
400
From Jeopardy Category "The Winter's Tale": The Hard Red Winter Type Of This Grain Is Planted In Autumn & In Late Spring
Wheat
400
The name of the creator of Sherlock Holmes (Full Name Including Title)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
400
The person who holds this religious office also bears the title Primate of All England
The Archbishop Of Canterbury
400
At age 18 he was youngest ever to defend a Wimbledon singles title
Boris Becker
400
In 1944 world powers met beneath the trees of this Georgetown mansion to lay the U.N.'s foundation
Dumbarton Oaks
500
From Jeopardy Category "Bringing Home Kevin Bacon": Co-Starring Elisabeth Shue, Kevin's Role In This Movie May Have Left Him Feeling A Bit Empty
Hollow Man
500
'A Study in Scarlet' is a tale that spans two continents and forty years of time. This group of American westerners figure prominently in this story.
Mormons
500
In Hinduism Kurma Rama & Krishna have all been avatars of this god
Vishnu
500
Once in 1934 he told each Dodger exactly how he'd pitch to them & the Cardinals still won 13-0 (nickname instead of real first name will be accepted)
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean
500
Under the 1832 Treaty of Payne's Landing chiefs in this tribe agreed to removal from Florida to points west
Seminole