Solution to Questionable Answers
For any Jeopardy! clues that weren’t already answered correctly in the interaction, we can use Google/other online tools to research the answers. They are:
| This restaurant slogan: FEATHERS = EAT FRESH | This sci-fi book = ENDER’S GAME | This video game = ROCK BAND | This song released in the 90s: "Utter my appellation, utter my appellation" = SAY MY NAME | This Fortune 500 company slogan: LIKE A GOOD NESTLE, STATISTIC FARROW IS THERE = LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, STATE FARM IS THERE | This comic book: made into a 2007 Zack Snyder film of the same title starring Gerard Butler as Leonidas = 300 |
| This English phrase originally from Latin: HAZIEST EYED = SEIZE THE DAY | This comedy sketch = DEAD PARROT | This comedy film = OFFICE SPACE | This Disney song: "You desire to smooch the lass" = KISS THE GIRL | This nursery rhyme: OLD KIPPER COLLARBONE = OLD KING COLE | This sitcom: starred Ray Romano as a Newsday sportswriter with the same first name = EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
| This TV catchphrase: A BAOBAB DAD BOY = YABBA DABBA DOO | This 2000s song = PAPER PLANES | This game show = PRESS YOUR LUCK | This 60s Billboard top-ten song: "Discover what it signifies to me" = RESPECT | This advertising campaign: REAL MENTION OF GENTLEWOMEN = REAL MEN OF GENIUS | This 2019 album: titled for the "Four Freedoms" American artist along with an expletive in the middle = NORMAN FUCKING ROCKWELL |
| This movie quote: OH EPEE MONTH = ET PHONE HOME | This musical number = DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA | This panel show = WAIT WAIT… DON’T TELL ME! | This song by a supergroup: "It's factual we'll create a superior 24 hours, just you and me" = WE ARE THE WORLD | This biopic: ON THE BASTION OF SHACKLE = ON THE BASIS OF SEX | This play: garnered controversy for a 2007 production that saw Daniel Radcliffe nude on stage = EQUUS |
| This crime film: BANJO WICKER = JACKIE BROWN | This short story = A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND | This punk song = ANARCHY IN THE U.K. | This alternative rock song: "This is what you'll receive when you meddle with us" = KARMA POLICE | This hit 60s album: RHESUS = REVOLVER | This motivational book: written by Richard Bach and subject of the parody "Marvin Stanley Pigeon" = JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL |
The Double Jeopardy! clues are much stranger, and they don’t even seem to be trivia questions. Noting that Jeopardy is a game show where players are ostensibly given answers and must provide questions, we can realize that each of the clues here is the answer to a famous title question, but interpreted literally (e.g. “The player that just hit a single” is the answer to “Who’s on first?”). These are:
| We don't know yet, but we can observe him in exactly one day and find out = WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW? | The person who's speaking next, I guess = WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? | Probably in the parking lot, bro = DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR? | I don't know, but based on the name I'd start searching in California = WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? | The player that just hit a single = WHO’S ON FIRST? | A strong emotional feeling = WHAT IS LOVE? |
| Thou wilt find me at the family reunion = O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? | The person in charge = WHO’S THE BOSS? | Maybe, if you're truly sorry = CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? | I certainly hope so, given that I graduated! = ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? | Whatever amount he requires to live on = HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED? | Yes, I'd say I have a lot of practice = ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? |
| Yes, the karaoke party is very audible = DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? | My diagnosis is...the sky = WHAT’S UP, DOC? | Inside your cranium = WHERE IS MY MIND? | It depends on whether their circuits can generate the necessary ovine imagery = DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? | Not sure, but they must have the keys to the kennel = WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? | Some cash and my driver's license = WHAT’S IN YOUR WALLET? |
| At the very least, people traumatized by modern English literature = WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? | No, I'm not very superstitious in general = DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? | Your turophile roommate who can't keep their hands to themselves = WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? | You can find out by checking who has crumbs on their fingers = WHO STOLE THE COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR? | Yes, I'll get the carrot and tree branches! = DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN? | Inside the patty = WHERE’S THE BEEF? |
| It depends on how worthwhile you think your presence is = SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? | You all stay in bed until you wake up = WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | The other people on patrol, possibly = WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN? | Probably, most people are aware of Santa Claus = DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS? | Because that pirate drank it = WHY IS THE RUM GONE? | Yeah, I bought a carton yesterday = GOT MILK? |
Note that the answers are always from the point of view of a hypothetical person being asked the question, so e.g. if the question uses the word “I” or “my”, the response will use “you” or “your” and vice versa.
The last step is to notice that each of the questions is the title of something that uniquely matches with one of the descriptors in the first board, i.e. the “This X” phrase before the colon. For example, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” matches with “This sci-fi book”. This lets us reorder the answers in single Jeopardy to match with the double Jeopardy board (note that the single Jeopardy categories are alphabetized, and the clues are subjectively sorted by difficulty, while the double Jeopardy clues don’t have any discernible ordering).
| Double Jeopardy Questions (in board order) | Corresponding single Jeopardy descriptor | Corresponding single Jeopardy answer |
|---|---|---|
| WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW? | This comic book | 300 |
| WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? | This panel show | WAIT WAIT… DON’T TELL ME! |
| DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR? | This comedy film | OFFICE SPACE |
| WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? | This video game | ROCK BAND |
| WHO’S ON FIRST? | This comedy sketch | DEAD PARROT |
| WHAT IS LOVE? | This song released in the 90s | SAY MY NAME |
| O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? | This crime film | JACKIE BROWN |
| WHO’S THE BOSS? | This sitcom | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND |
| CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? | This biopic | ON THE BASIS OF SEX |
| ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? | This game show | PRESS YOUR LUCK |
| HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED? | This short story | A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND |
| ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? | This hit 60s album | REVOLVER |
| DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? | This musical number | DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA |
| WHAT’S UP, DOC? | This TV catchphrase | YABBA DABBA DOO |
| WHERE IS MY MIND? | This alternative rock song | KARMA POLICE |
| DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? | This sci-fi book | ENDER’S GAME |
| WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? | This 2000s song | PAPER PLANES |
| WHAT’S IN YOUR WALLET? | This Fortune 500 company slogan | LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, STATE FARM IS THERE |
| WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? | This play | EQUUS |
| DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? | This 60s Billboard top-ten song | RESPECT |
| WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? | This motivational book | JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL |
| WHO STOLE THE COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR? | This nursery rhyme | OLD KING COLE |
| DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN? | This Disney song | KISS THE GIRL |
| WHERE’S THE BEEF? | This restaurant slogan | EAT FRESH |
| SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? | This punk song | ANARCHY IN THE U.K. |
| WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | This 2019 album | NORMAN FUCKING ROCKWELL |
| WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN? | This English phrase originally from Latin | SEIZE THE DAY |
| DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS? | This song by a supergroup | WE ARE THE WORLD |
| WHY IS THE RUM GONE? | This movie quote | ET PHONE HOME |
| GOT MILK? | This advertising campaign | REAL MEN OF GENIUS |
Reading the first letters (or character, in the case of 300) of the single Jeopardy answers in this order gives “3 WORDS JEOPARDY KEPLER JOKE ANSWER”. This is a reference to the 2017 College Championship finals, where contestant Lilly Chin answered “Who is the spiciest memelord?” to a Final Jeopardy question on Johannes Kepler. The answer to this puzzle is THE SPICIEST MEMELORD.