r/CustomJeopardy

$200 - Ahoy! The next batter in line after the current one is said to be this. - >!What is “on deck”?!<

$400 - When the Mets and Yankees play it’s this kind of series, sadly without $5 footlongs. - >!What is a Subway Series?!<

$600 - From the Late Latin for “a burning,” an ineffective relief pitcher is known by this criminal term. - >!What is an arsonist?!<

$800 - Between 2nd and 3rd bases, Honus Wagner was the first player in this position in the Hall of Fame. - >!What is a shortstop?!<

$1,000 - Also the state bird of Alabama, it’s a sharp-breaking curveball. - >!What is a yellow hammer?!<

$200 - May 1607 saw this first permanent English settlement in the Americas established in Virginia. - >!What is Jamestown?!<

$400 - Still with her head attached, she married the future King Louis XVI on May 16, 1770. - >!Who is Marie Antoinette?!<

$600 - On May 28, 2016, this gorilla was infamously shot after grabbing a toddler at the Cincinnati Zoo. - >!Who is Harambe?!<

$800 - Queen Victoria opened London’s Great Exhibition on May 1, 1851 in this ornate structure. - >!What is the Crystal Palace?!<

$1,000 - In May 1972, Ceylon adopted a new constitution, becoming a republic and adopting this new name. - >!What is Sri Lanka?!<

This is my first time doing this; please be gentle!

$200 - This artist had a total of 16 hits on the 80’s year-end charts, both a solo artist and as a member of a band named after an Old Testament book.

>!Phil Collins!<

$400 - This “boys in blue” band had hits on the 1982 and 1983 year-end charts that both start with the word “Every”.

>!The Police!<

$600 - This song was on the year-end charts for 1961, and again in 1987 when it was featured in a hit film with the same title as the song.

>!Stand By Me!<

$800 - 1987 featured two different covers that were originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells; name one of the 2 songs.

>!Mony Mony - I Think We're Alone Now!<

$1000- Only 2 songs landed on the year-end charts for multiple years in the 1980’s and both songs have a person’s name in the title; name one of the 2 songs. 

>!Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Gloria!<

$200 - You don’t need to win an Olympic medal to contract tinea pedis, better known as this. - >!What is athlete’s foot?!<

$400 - The U.N. called a 2014 outbreak of this disease in West Africa "a threat to international peace and security." - >!What is Ebola?!<

$600 - The varicella vaccine protecting against this disease first became commercially available in 1984. - >!What is chickenpox?!<

$800 - According to the CDC, wild bats make up 35% of reported U.S. cases of this 6-letter zoonotic viral disease. - >!What is rabies?!<

$1,000 - Due to its characteristic black lesions, its name is derived from the Greek for “coal.” - >!What is anthrax?!<

$200 - Cowboy Cleavon Little teams up with Gene Wilder to save Rock Ridge in this Mel Brooks spoof. - >!What is “Blazing Saddles”?!<

$400 - As this lawman in “Tombstone,” Val Kilmer famously claimed, “I’m your huckleberry.” - >!Who is Doc Holliday?!<

$600 - I wish I knew how to quit cowboys Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in this Best Picture nominee. - >!What is “Brokeback Mountain”?!<

$800 - He voiced the animated pet chameleon-turned-western sheriff in 2011’s “Rango.” - >!Who is Johnny Depp?!<

$1,000 - In 1962’s “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” he played the man who shot Liberty Valance. - >!Who is Jimmy Stewart?!<

$200: "REVOLUTION 1," "REVOLUTION 9," BUT NOT "REVOLUTION"

$400: "PARTITION," "DRUNK IN LOVE"

$600: TWO DIFFERENT ALBUMS: "PORK AND BEANS," "HASH PIPE"

$800: "I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER," "I FEEL FOR YOU"

$1000: "LOVE AND AFFECTION," "DOWN TO ZERO"

$200 - Buy me some peanuts and this snack, whose boxes on which Bingo the dog has appeared since 1916. - >!What are Cracker Jacks?!<

$400 - Bingo Heeler is the younger sister of the title character on this children’s TV show. - >!What is “Bluey”?!<

$600 - Electronic RNG, short for these, are now commonplace at modern bingo games. - >!What are random number generators?!<

$800 - In “Bingo,” he raps, “Tools on deck, I ain't talkin' Home Depot!” - >!Who is Gucci Mane?!<

$1,000 - The Bingo Department of this African country is west of its capital Ouagadougou. - >!What is Burkina Faso?!<

Name the party of each presidential candidate.

• $200 - 1988: Ron Paul - >!What is the Libertarian Party?!<
• $400 - 1856: Millard Fillmore - >!What is the Know Nothing Party?!<
• $600 - 1912: Eugene Debs - >!What is the Socialist Party?!<
• $800 - 1948: Strom Thurmond - >!What is the States’ Rights Democratic/Dixiecrat Party?!<
• $1,000 - 1880: James B. Weaver - >!What is the Greenback Party?!<

A quiz on the 95th Birthday of this Wonder of the Modern World.

$200: Fay Wray gets an express pass to the top of the Empire State Building in this 1933 classic. >!What is King Kong?!<

$400: Former Empire State Building owner Leona Helmsley gave the cast and crew of this 1993 movie just six hours to film its final scene. >!What is Sleepless in Seattle?!<

$600: This artist teamed up with John Palmer to film the Empire State Building from July 24th to July 25th, 1964. >!Who is Andy Warhol?!<

$800: The Empire State Building is at the center of the logo of this sports team. >!Who are the New York Mets?!<

$1000: (Daily Double) This 2013 movie wrongly depicts the Empire State Building being under construction in 1922. >!What is The Great Gatsby?!<

In 2002, game show host Tom Kennedy called this import from BBC “a reflection of how selfish and cynical society today is at large”.

Correct response: >!What is (The) Weakest Link?!<

$200 — The President in 1982, he opened the Fair on May 1

$400 — Known as the Man in Black, this country music legend performed at the Fair’s Fourth of July celebration

$600 — A giant Rubik’s Cube was at the entrance of the pavilion for this country, where it was invented

800 — Dismissing the likelihood of the Fair’s success, this national newspaper focused on American business called Knoxville a “scruffy little city”.

$1000 — The Fair’s theme of energy was partly inspired by this nearby “Secret City”, famed for atomic research