Spinoffs
Jeopardy!
Before & After
US Capitals
Philadelphia
100

Which show is not a spinoff of "Law & Order"?

a)Crime & Punishment    b)Criminal Intent    c)Homicide Investigations    d)Special Victims Unit

C- Homicide Investigations was NOT an actual spinoff 

100

TRUE or FALSE

Until 1985, Jeopardy! episodes featured buzzers that would sound when someone rang in.

TRUE - The showrunners silenced the buzzers because they felt the noise was too distracting to viewers. They also frequently interrupted Trebek before he could finish reading clues. 

100

NYC nickname that refers to the most special person ever

The Big Apple of my eye

100

Arizona

Phoenix

100

TRUE or FALSE

Philadelphia is home to America's first zoo.

True

200

What show is a spinoff from "Girlfriends"?

"The Game"

The Game's main character Melanie is Joan's  (from Girlfriends) cousin

200

TRUE or FALSE

There was a Jeopardy! spinoff show for kids.

TRUE - Jep! was a spin-off featuring child contestants between the ages of 10 and 12. 

200

A stopped flow of automobiles in which jazz musicians play freestyle

A traffic jam session

200

Kentucky

Frankfort

200

The name of the city's NFL team that won the championship in 1926.  *hint- NOT the Eagles

Frankford Yellow Jackets

300

Which of these series was a spin-off of "Diff'rent Strokes"?   a)Silver Spoons      b)The Facts of Life        c)Hello, Larry               d)Three's Company

b) The Facts of Life

Philip Drummond's (Diff'rent Strokes) housekeeper, Edna Garrett (played by Charlotte Rae), became housemother and dietitian in all-female boarding school called Eastland.

300

What is Alex Trebek's first name?  

* Alexander is his midde name 

George

300

The Caped Crusader gets a Blurred Lines singer as a new sidekick

Batman & Robin Thicke

300

Nevada

Carson City

300

Name 2 other US states with a city named Philadelphia.

Illinois     Indiana     Mississippi     Tennessee


400

A spinoff from "The Daily Show" 

The Colbert Report

Daily Show correspondent Stephen Colbert received his own news satire show.

400

In what year did Alex Trebek shave off his famous mustache?

Trebek shaved the mustache he had worn for more than 30 years after a spur-of-the-moment decision in 2001.

400

A landmark Louisiana area featuring Bourbon Street gets a classic burger from McDonald's

The French quarter pounder

400

South Dakota

Pierre
400

Home to the tallest statue on top of a building -name the statue & the building

At 37 feet in height, the William Penn statue atop City Hall (approximately 88 million bricks and several thousand tons of stone were used in construction. )

500

A spinoff from the children's TV show "Arthur" 

Postcards with Buster 

  • The supporting character Buster from the children's TV show Arthur got a spin-off series in 2003
500

The original show title was... 

'"What's the question?"  was the title picked by show creator Merv Griffen, but executives rejected it. 

500

Cabinet department established in 2002 that becomes a bedding item carried by a kid for reassurance

The Department of Homeland Security blanket

500

Vermont

Montpelier

500

William Penn created five public squares in his original plans for Philadelphia. Four are still squares- name 2

Rittenhouse Square, Franklin Square, Washington Square, and Logan Square. 

*The fifth, Centre Square, is now home to City Hall, but is also the location of Dilworth Park.