Anyone who has ever watched Jeopardy! has probably dreamed of being on the show and having that Cliff Clavin experience, staring at the categories as they’re unveiled, as if they’ve been catered specifically to your tastes and knowledge. That wasn’t the case for contestants Jason, Sue, and Benn earlier this week, when they took on the category “Foo Fighters,” referring, of course, to arguably the biggest rock band in the world. The people who would argue that? Jason, Sue, and Benn.
Jason knew the easy question to the $400 answer, while Benn took down the $800 answer with the confidence of a career rock-n-roll roadie. But the next three answers? Consider them a gift to make you feel smarter than this trio of geniuses, who stood there dumbfounded over questions most cool bros and babes can answer in their sleep.
Can you sweep the Foo Fighters category? The answer better be yes, because for a Double Jeopardy category, this was basically free money.
Too easy. If Jason hadn’t known this, I would have wanted Alex Trebek to wedgie him until he was screaming, “Saint Cecilia carry me home!”
This is a gimme for anyone who can put two and two together. You don’t even need to know about the band or its weird name.
This is ridiculous. Anyone who had ears in 1997 heard this song.
I can understand how someone who doesn’t have HBO or listen to Foo Fighters music wouldn’t know this one, but I still won’t accept it.
This one is a little tough and probably bar trivia for most Foo Fighters fans, but that’s no excuse. These contestants should be forced to listen to the band’s entire discography before they’re allowed to leave their homes again.
