Celebrity Jeopardy
This longtime host of Jeopardy! is the only person who can claim to have been on every Celebrity Jeopardy episode until he passed away in 2020
Ah you went to visit Barcelona recently, ¡qué chulo!
What is Spanish?
One of this German composers best known symphonies, No. 5, starts with the "Fate Motif," and his choice of C minor for the piece brings out the most in his stormy, heroic musical tonality
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
Not to be confused with slope or an equivalent mathematical operator, this type of financial instrument has been in use for centuries to hedge against underlying asset price changes
What is a derivative?
It was controversial, but I supported the downgrading of Pluto to dwarf planet status by this body, the IAU, for short.
What is the International Astronomical Union?
This political commentator and CNN primetime host admitted on his show that he has made it on Celebrity Jeopardy 3 different times, and that he won at least once!
Who is Anderson Cooper?
Mianhaeyo, I don't know where in Daegu BTS's Min Yoon-gi grew up
What is Korean?
The Brandenberg Concertos by this Prussian composer (one of the 3 Bs of classical music) are among his best-known work, though some might confuse him for Arnold Schwarzeneggar
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh was forced to step down in 1997 after the Asian Financial Crisis first impacted the baht, currency of this Southeast Asian nation
What is Thailand?
At age 14, I traveled to Africa to observe a total solar eclipse, an impressive event in which the moon blots out the sun, revealing only this outermost solar atmosphere.
What is the corona?
She didn't grow up as an orphan and has two kids of her own, but this actress is best known for her role as FBI trainee Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs
Who is Jodie Foster?
Marhaban and welcome to the luminous city of Madinah!
What is Arabic?
While this woman was best known for her brief stint as Queen of England, she was also a talented musician, which might have helped her win the favor of Henry VIII
Who is Anne Boleyn?
Cyber insurance can only cover a portion of the over $5B in financial losses from this company's outages impacting many systems in the US, and their share price has still not recovered
What is CrowdStrike?
This facility at 81st Street off Central Park West has special meaning for me. I visited there as a kid, became star struck and today I'm the director.
What is Hayden Planetarium?
This actor competed on the 19th season of Jeopardy, at which point, he was well known as Kelso on That 70s Show and Jesse on Dude Where's My Car?
Who is Ashton Kutcher?
Vybachte, how can I get to the Menorah Center in Dnipro, next to the Dnipro River?
What is Ukrainian?
This mid-20th century composer, whose name sounds like he would be from a European island, is best known for songs like War Requiem, which drew emotional connections in the post-war period
Who is Benjamin Britten?
This bank, one of the banks that should've been "too big to fail," was founded by siblings Heyum and Emanuel and declared bankruptcy in 2008, when Nomura and Barclays acquired them
What is Lehman Brothers?
Jeopardy! folks are unquestionably bright, but these phenomena are the most luminous objects in the universe capable of emitting 1 trillion times the energy of our sun.
What are quasars?
Best known for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane originally in Cheers and its spinoff, Frasier, this Republican Hollywood actor appeared on the 10th season of Celebrity Jeopardy
Who is Kelsey Grammer?
Kudala sagqibelana, when did you last visit Gqeberha in our wonderful Eastern Cape of South Africa?
What is Xhosa (with or without the click is acceptable)?
While his own music isn't as well known, this Russian composer left a legacy through The Mighty Five and Pyotr Tchaikovsky, both of whom he directed and mentored
Who is Mily Balakirev?
Just like during Tulip Mania, people believe that High Tech (AI investments) and DeFi (blockchain/crypto) are overvalued, and if this bursts, that might spell trouble for the economy!
What is a [financial/economic] bubble?
I take a special interest in this smallest of Uranus's five major moons with its high cliffs and low gravity. If you dropped a rock, it would fall for 10 minutes. In fact, my wife and I gave my daughter the same Shakespearean name.
What is Miranda?