Alex Trebek, Jeopardy Host

If you summon Alex Trebek to play Jeopardy, you must be prepared to answer the call (in the form of a question, please) or else to find a new joke...

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@kendrpr @wrong_speak For $600...

in the category of "things that didn't happen"

"It will make war impossible," said Hiram Maxim, inventor of this revolutionary armament, in 1893. 139 years later, we can safely say that didn't happen.

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@StephenDoxzen @HappyBitchFace "WTF" isn't just what the recipient of this flying kick might be thinking. It's also the initials of this organization, which governs international competition of the martial art depicted here.

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@StephenDoxzen @HappyBitchFace In the category of WTF (each question involves something with the initials WTF - your response should give us the full name)

... for $500...

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@KSpronz @TheBurkeShow In the category of "stuff that never happened"

The Roman Emperor Nero never fiddled while Rome burned. In fact, he never played the fiddle at all, but instead the type of harp depicted here - no fib!

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@DoorGunnerAlph1 @NewYorkStateAG In the category of racist conduct...

For $500...

Frequently subjected to racist comments by hometown crowds, this late NBA legend said "I played for the Boston Celtics, the institution, and the Boston Celtics, my teammates. I did not play for the city or for the fans."

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@traceitback @Harry__Faulkner For $100, don't allow Danielle Smith to distract you from the city in the background. Also called "The Gas City," its official name is the translation of a Blackfoot term for a certain garment made with eagle feathers.

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@traceitback @Harry__Faulkner "Danielle Smith to Distract"

In this category, we'll show you pictures with Canadian politician Danielle Smith, but the question is about something else in the shot. Understood?

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@Michael_RA @CMB49ers For $100...

Choose a narrow range for this axis, and you can make a small difference seem large – like in this chart which makes an 18% difference look more like a 200% difference.

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@LilMinxx2u @CPD1617Scanner @Heretoread606 For $1000...

"The purpose of our aid is to permit people who are fighting on our side to use more violence," said Elliott Abrams, convicted of withholding evidence in this intercontinental scandal.

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@magmystour @curseandagift Incorrect

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@prizequizzer That's the series!

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In the category of "who is Levar Burton?"

For $400...

In this 1987-1994 series, he's Geordi La Forge, chief engineer.

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@prizequizzer @GaryWasilewski @NPR Correct!

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@JessH_D @emtothea German artist Adam Elsheimer was known for his subtler version of this 11-letter shading technique, in contrast to the starker style used by contemporaries like Caravaggio.

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@Tannude @MSNBC @levarburton That's the film!

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@GaryWasilewski @NPR For $800...

In this 2005 documentary film, a laundry list of comedians tell the same family-themed, but not family-friendly joke - albeit in different, creatively disturbing ways.

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@AdamLanceGarcia @DarkLeiaofForce For $500...

It's the movie (not the franchise) depicting the epic battle from which this popular meme is drawn.

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@prizequizzer That's the intersection!

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@Eh_Double @jbhammer Titus Andronicus, correct!