âWhat is Nirvana?â Thatâs a loaded question, but in this instance, itâs a correct response to a Dave Grohl related Jeopardy! question. Thatâs right, Grohlâs Foo Fighters have achieved Jeopardy! status, and the erudite game show just dedicated an entire category to the band.
âThe bandâs debut album was written entirely by Dave Grohl, primarily known until then for work with this bandâ was the “answer” to the Nirvana question. One of the contestants nailed that one, but they did pretty miserably after that. Aside from a question about the name “Foo Fighters” coming from âthese mysterious objects known to pester pilotsâ (UFOs), they failed to get any correct. And letâs be honest, you donât have to know anything about the band to get that second question.
The contestants didnât even chime in for the final three spots, which included questions about âMy Hero,â Sonic Highways, and the last song ever performed on “The Late Show with David Letterman” (What is âEverlong?â). Alex Trebek was left hanging, over and over again.
The best video that exists right now, courtesy of Pitchfork, is from an apparently ardent Jeopardy! fan who filmed the segment on her home television and then uploaded it to Youtube. Itâs not ideal, but at least youâll get occasional narration and some of her own guessesâthough she was completely silent during the Foo Fighters category. Coincidentally, one of the other categories was âLearn to Fly,â which is the lead track from the Fooâs 2000 album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose.
The Foo Fighters section begins around 5:20 mark. Take a watch and let us know if you would have done better!
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