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Back to EpisodesWe Try To Play Jeopardy Properly And Mostly Succeed
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Jeopardy is meant to be a slick game show. Ours is a father daughter version where the points are real, the banter is ruthless, and the hardest part is saying “Who is…” without feeling like you have forgotten how English works. We build a full trivia board across music, films, books and science, and we keep score properly this time, with Hannah trying to stay calm while Davy throws in a few questions that are either suspiciously easy or needlessly cruel.
The fun is not just the answers, but the detours. A film question turns into a chat about rewatchable classics, directors who define whole eras, and the weird censorship realities of public spaces. Then a supposedly simple break becomes a story about voiceover work and a message that asks for Telegram, which leads to a very real reminder about scams, odd “opportunities”, and why your gut feeling is usually right. If you are into pop culture trivia, pub quiz energy, and British humour that sits somewhere between affectionate and slightly savage, you will feel at home.
We finish strong with a science round that is more general knowledge than lab coat, before a bonus question exposes a gap that a lot of people will recognise: how quickly famous female scientists disappear from memory unless we actively name them. You can play along, keep your own score, and see which category you would win.
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