Las Vegas Jeopardy! Part 2

Round 1

Category 1: Word Origins

Word Origins: $100

• Question: In the early 1870s, these mechanical punchboards were known as the “coin in the slot” machines

• Answer: What are slots

Word Origins: $200

• Question: This word may sound like a drug reference but it originates from “Tokens of Gratitude”

• Answer: What are Tokes

Word Origins: $300

• Question: This 1850’s quote created the origins of this word, “We are throwing sprats [sardines] to catch __”

• Answer: What are Whales

Word Origins: $400

• Question: In the late 16^th century, this action allowed players to let it ride with the potential for a bigger win

• Answer: What is parlay

Word Origins: $500

• Question: This New Orleans creation took French Hazard and made it into a mercantile game known from the crabs roll

• Answer: What is Craps

Category 2: Gambling Lyrics

Gambling Lyrics: $100

• Question: I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas, please,
  Fold 'em, let 'em hit me, raise it, baby, stay with me

• Answer: What is Poker Face by Lady Gaga

Gambling Lyrics: $200

• Question: Her deuce was wild,
  But my Ace was high

• Answer: What is The Jack by AC/DC

Gambling Lyrics: $300

• Question: Said, “If you’re gonna play the game, boy,
  You gotta learn to play it right”

• Answer: What is The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

Gambling Lyrics: $400

• Question: The gambler’s face cracks into a grin,
  As he lays down the king of spades

• Answer: What is The Card Cheat by The Clash

Gambling Lyrics: $500

• Question: Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you,
  Double up or quit, double stake or split

• Answer: What is Ace of Spades by Motorhead

Category 3: Baccarat

Baccarat: $100

• Question: This is the Player’s total value if the cards show a King, 9 & 6

• Answer: What is 5

Baccarat: $200

• Question: This side bet is paid when the Banker wins with a three card 7 and pays 40 to 1.

• Answer: What is Dragon 7

Baccarat: $300

• Question: This character loves a variation of baccarat that is featured in a handful of movies during the 60’s

• Answer: Who is James Bond

Baccarat: $400

• Question: This variation is played in Macau, Australia, Canada and literally translates to “Player Banker”

• Answer: What is Punto Banco

Baccarat: $500

• Question: This variation of baccarat means “railroad” in French.

• Answer: What is Chemin-de-fer

Category 4: 90’s Movies

90’s Movies: $100

• Question: In this 1998 movie, dinosaurs roamed a Las Vegas bar thanks to a psychedelic acid trip.

• Answer: What is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

90’s Movies: $200

• Question: In this 1997 movie, Wayne Newton hits on the wife, giving her an evening dress and tickets to see his show.

• Answer: What is Vegas Vacation

90’s Movies: $300

• Question: In this 1995 movie, the Tangiers was inspired by the Stardust

• Answer: What is Casino

90’s Movies: $400

• Question: In this 1992 movie, Nicholas Cage plans to have a Las Vegas wedding with Sarah Jessica Parker

• Answer: What is Honeymoon in Vegas

90’s Movies: $500

• Question: In 1995, Saved By the Bell actress Elizabeth Berkley was the star of this failed film that ended her career

• Answer: What is Showgirls

Category 5: Carnival Games

Carnival Games: $100

• Question: In this game, the winner is determined by which player has a flush with the most amount of cards

• Answer: What is High Card Flush

Carnival Games: $200

• Question: In this popular carnival game, the dealer needs a Queen high to qualify, but the player will win the side bet regardless, if they have a pair or higher

• Answer: What is 3 Card Poker

Carnival Games: $300

• Question: In this carnival game, players can bet three to four times their Ante, which is highly recommended especially if they have a pair of aces in their hand

• Answer: What is Ultimate Texas Hold’Em

Carnival Games: $400

• Question: In this game, players can pull back their bet if they don’t have a winning hand. Some Las Vegas dealers sarcastically compare this game to death.

• Answer: What is Let-It-Ride

Carnival Games: $500

• Question: This game looks like it actually came from the carnival with its large wheel and simple concept.

• Answer: What is Big 6

Round 2

Category 1: Gaming History

Gaming History: $100

• Question: In 3000 B.C., these were created from knuckle-bones and were originally used for divination

• Answer: What are dice

Gaming History: $200

• Question: Before the French Revolution, this was the highest-ranked playing card

• Answer: What is the King

Gaming History: $300

• Question: Around the 1920’s, the Deauville Casino in Paris was famous for having none of these visible on the casino floor, similar to future Las Vegas casinos

• Answer: What are clocks

Gaming History: $400

• Question: This country invented the lottery, keno, bingo and playing cards that we see today

• Answer: What is China

Gaming History: $500

• Question: In Deadwood 1876, this unlucky man held what we know today as the Dead Man’s Hand, or two pair of aces and eights

• Answer: Who is “Wild Bill” Hickok

Category 2: Scrambled Games

Scrambled Games: $100

• Question: AABJLCCKK

• Answer: What is Blackjack

Scrambled Games: $200

• Question: EELORTTU

• Answer: What is Roulette

Scrambled Games: $300

• Question: AAABCCIIMNRT

• Answer: What is Mini-Baccarat

Scrambled Games: $400

• Question: AEGIKOOPPRW

• Answer: What is Pai-Gow Poker

Scrambled Games: $500

• Question: ACDFGHHHILRSU

• Answer: What is High Card Flush

Category 3: Dealing Basics

Dealing Basics: $100

• Question: This action is typically mistaken for “Shuffling”

• Answer: What is Riffling

Dealing Basics: $200

• Question: This take-and-pay procedure ensures that new break-in dealers don’t over pay when paying the players bet

• Answer: What is Color-for-Color

Dealing Basics: $300

• Question: This discouraged action involves two dealers having a discussion while they are on a live casino game that is next to each other

• Answer: What is Cross-Firing

Dealing Basics: $400

• Question: This teaching technique positions the experienced dealer next to the rookie, watching them like a hawk for mistakes made or to give advice

• Answer: What is Shadowing

Dealing Basics: $500

• Question: This short-term monetary loan can be promptly given to the player in the middle of a game

• Answer: What is a Table Marker

Category 4: Downtown LV

Downtown LV: $100

• Question: This 12-story slot-machine inspired attraction ranges 1,750 feet if the super-hero style is selected

• Answer: What is SlotZilla

Downtown LV: $200

• Question: This casino has a chunk of the Berlin Wall that is serving as a urinal in the men’s restroom

• Answer: What is the Main Street Station Casino

Downtown LV: $300

• Question: This business renovated the old Las Vegas City Hall and turned it into it’s headquarters

• Answer: What is Zappos

Downtown LV: $400

• Question: This multi-story shopping complex offers a range of fun activities such as axe-throwing, fake wedding pictures, bowling, arcade, and more.

• Answer: What is Neonopolis

Downtown LV: $500

• Question: This hidden yet fully operational speakeasy offers Prohibition themed mixed drinks

• Answer: What is the Underground

Category 5: Casino Management

Casino Management: $100

• Question: It’s normal for table game directors or casinos managers to be on-call for this length of time

• Answer: What is 24/7

Casino Management: $200

• Question: These are marketing rewards given to customers to thank them for their business

• Answer: What are Comps

Casino Management: $300

• Question: Casino shift managers usually have the authority to issue this to a new customer, but casino managers determine the specific amount authorized.

• Answer: What is Credit

Casino Management: $400

• Question: These independent vendors are always trying to sell the latest and greatest of games

• Answer: Who are table game inventors

Casino Management: $500

• Question: This percentage shows the expected return from one individual game

• Answer: What is the Hold %

Final Jeopardy

Cheating

• Question: This roulette cheating move was created by Richard Marcus and expertly uses surveillance against the casino

• Answer: What is the Savannah