‘None of those nerds knew the reply’

“Jeopardy!” followers are all the time fast to name out contestants for lacking questions, however one thing about gamers failing to know popular culture icons appears to set viewers off even additional.

In the previous months, contestants failed to call nation celebrity Garth Brooks after being supplied with a photograph of him, and struggled to call hit songs by Taylor Swift, even when given a number of hints. And regardless of their spectacular information on a spread of different subjects, the contestants had been skewered mercilessly after these flubs aired.

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Countless “Jeopardy!” followers appear to get pleasure from criticizing contestants of the present for his or her incorrect solutions. (Eric McCandless/ABC by way of Getty Images)

Mac Miller

In an episode that aired final week, gamers had been introduced with a class referred to as “New Jazz.” One of the clues learn, “Jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold can be heard on ‘Stay’ by this late rapper seen here.” A photograph was proven of Mac Miller, a well-liked rapper who died in 2018.

All three contestants stayed silent after being given the clue, and a number of other followers of the late musician took to social media to specific their disbelief.

Mac Miller died of a combination of fentanyl, cocaine and ethanol, the coroner’s workplace revealed after his 2018 dying. (AP)

“OH MY GOD they SHOWED a PICTURE of him for the Jeopardy clue and nobody got Mac Miller?!?” one individual wrote on X, previously Twitter.

Another individual reacted with “The clue on Jeopardy just now had a PHOTO of mac miller and none of these f—- even had a guess. SMH.”

“Jus watched three mfers on jeopardy not know who Mac Miller is. N these uncultured swines think they’re smart. They all should lose their winnings for such crimes,” one other put up learn.

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Although he died younger, Miller was undeniably profitable in his profession. He’d been steadily releasing music for 11 years when he died, and a number of other of his songs went platinum. A posthumous album, “Circles,” was launched in 2020, and it reached the No. 3 spot on the Billboard 200.

Rapper Mac Miller performs on his Space Migration Tour at Festival Pier in Philadelphia on July 13, 2013. (Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)

In addition to the hit songs he created in the rap style, Miller was additionally identified for his love life. He dated pop celebrity Ariana Grande from 2016 to 2018, and the couple cut up simply months earlier than his unintentional overdose.

Garth Brooks

An episode that aired in November featured a class referred to as “90s Music.” While contestants had been in a position to simply reply different questions in the class, they received hung up on a clue that centered on the nation style.

The $800 clue in the class, which was given in Double Jeopardy, learn, “This country superstar’s ‘Friends In Low Places’ was named CMA Single of the Year in 1991.” In addition to the written portion, the clue additionally contained a photograph of the singer in query, Garth Brooks.

Garth Brooks had a number of hit nation songs in the ’90s. (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)

No one buzzed in with a solution, and host Ken Jennings seemingly reacted with shock, saying, “Oh, how soon we forget.”

“Really???” a viewer requested on X as they watched. “We’re ALL screaming Garth Brooks.”

“How do these three not know who Garth Brooks is??” learn one other remark. “Even if you aren’t a country fan, he’s one of the most well-known music artists from the 90s.”

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One individual wrote that they had been “Yelling Garth Brooks” at their tv, whereas one other referred to as the clue a “very easy triple stumper.”

“Friends in Low Places” is one of Garth Brooks’ most well-known songs. (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

The identical week the episode aired, one other individual spoke out about the second after seeing it on TikTook, displaying shock that “none of those nerds knew the answer.”

Taylor Swift

For the previous a number of years, Taylor Swift has grown so widespread that it appears practically inconceivable to not know at the least just a little about her, however Kyra Sedgwick proved she hasn’t been listening to a lot of the singer’s music on a current episode of “Celebrity Jeopardy!”

In a class referred to as “Also a Taylor Swift Song,” contestants got descriptions of numerous objects – objects that had been, as the class urged, additionally the names of Swift’s songs.

Kyra Sedgwick confirmed she wasn’t very accustomed to Taylor Swift throughout her look on “Celebrity Jeopardy!” (Getty Images)

The first clue in the class learn, “Careful! This washing machine cycle using cold water and low spin speed is suggested for lingerie and silk neckties.” The appropriate reply was “Delicate,” a observe from Swift’s 2017 album “Reputation,” however Sedgwick answered with “What is ‘gentle’?”

Another clue was, “It’s not yours! It’s this word that comes before ‘craft’ and ‘sweeper’ in the names of popular video games.” Sedgwick rang in to try to resolve that clue with “Mind” earlier than her fellow contestant gave the appropriate response, which was “Mine.”

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The ultimate clue in the class learn, “While crossing the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey, drivers are greeted by a sign with these 4 words (it’s been waiting for you).” The actress guessed, “Where have you been?” however Jennings was in search of “Welcome to New York.”

Kyra Sedgwick, who has been married to actor Kevin Bacon since 1988, received fairly a bit of consideration for her efficiency on the sport present. (Kevin Mazur/VF23/WireImage for Vanity Fair)

Sedgwick’s responses on this class received quite a bit of consideration, with one notably aggressive touch upon X studying, “I don’t know who needs to hear this but watching celebrity jeopardy tonight showed me that Kyra Sedgwick is a f—ing idiot. That’s all.”

“Today I learned that Kyra Sedgwick is bad at Jeopardy and has also been living under a rock for 17 years,” one other individual joked.

One social media consumer requested, “Is it bad I lost some respect for Kyra Sedgewick after watching her take herself out of the game on Celebrity Jeopardy tonight?”

Led Zeppelin

Another current episode included a clue about basic rockers Led Zeppelin. In a class referred to as “Discographies,” the $400 clue confirmed an image of the band, and Jennings named their 1973 album “Houses of the Holy,” however the gamers had been all stumped.

Ken Jennings warned contestants about the response he thought they’d obtain after they could not acknowledge Led Zeppelin. (Getty Images)

After time ran out with nobody buzzing in, Jennings stated, “You have aggravated Led Zeppelin followers all over the place.”

Led Zeppelin was shaped in 1968, and the unique band consisted of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham – all names usually identified by music followers.

They additionally launched “Kashmir” and “Stairway to Heaven,” which are sometimes thought-about two of the biggest rock songs of all time.

Because of this, “Jeopardy!” viewers had some passionate ideas about the lack of recognition for the legendary band.

“NONE OF YOU IDIOTS ON JEOPARDY RECOGNIZED LED ZEPPELIN?” one individual wrote on X.

English rock group Led Zeppelin posed circa 1969. Members of the group are, from left, John Paul Jones, John Bonham (backside), Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. (GAB Archive/Redferns)

Another commented, “I just experienced another striking revelation about how old I must be getting: My utter shock that none of the contestants on today’s Jeopardy episode could identify Led Zeppelin from one of their publicity photos.”

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“I find it almost impossible, or a complete societal failure, to know for a fact that three humans standing within 10 feet of each other don’t know Led Zeppelin,” a fan acknowledged.

“What kind of horrible uncultured lives have these people lived?” one other requested.

Shakira

One “Jeopardy!” episode final yr featured a class referred to as “Musical Menagerie.” The $800 clue on this class was, “‘Nocturnal creatures are not so prudent, the moon’s my teacher and I’m her student’ is from her song called ‘She Wolf.’” 

That tune is one of the extra well-known items in pop singer Shakira’s catalog, and as soon as once more, the clue additionally featured a visible assist, as contestants had been proven a video of Shakira performing.

Shakira was mistaken for Sia by one “Jeopardy!” contestant. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV)

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David Bederman, a returning champion, took a shot at answering this one, however as an alternative of naming the proper singer, he guessed Sia, one other widespread singer who bears no resemblance to Shakira past the undeniable fact that their names begin and finish with the identical letters.

“David confusing Sia for THE SHAKIRA is egregious,” a viewer complained on X.

“This man on jeopardy just guessed sia and it was fully SHAKIRA!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DONT KNOW SHAKIRA?!!” one other fan of the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer wrote.

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Another remark learn, “The guy on jeopardy thought shakira was sia??? Where do they find these people?”