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 16th 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 meAnswer: What is Poker Face by Lady Gaga
Gambling Lyrics: $200
Question: Her deuce was wild,
But my Ace was highAnswer: 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 spadesAnswer: 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 splitAnswer: 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