Long running game show hosted by Alex Trebek. Contestants are presented answers to a question and are awarded points when they determine the correct question.
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What happens to questions that aren't revealed during Jeopardy?
Every now and again, we don't get through all of the questions on the board during Jeopardy! Many of these questions have been well researched. So my question is (in true Jeopard style):
This is what happens to questions that aren't revealed during…
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What's so hard about guest-hosting Jeopardy?
On the last days of each of their guest hosting stints, Anderson Cooper and Bill Whitaker both said something like
Alex [Trebek] made hosting Jeopardy! look easy, but it's not.
I'm sure it's a little harder than most other game shows, because the…
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Do Jeopardy! answers have to use the correct interrogative form?
Say the answer was: In 1492, he sailed the ocean blue.
And a contestant buzzed in and said What is Christopher Columbus?.
Would that still count as the correct response even though the interrogative word was technically incorrect?
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Why are Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik introduced differently?
Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik have been sharing the hosting duties on Jeopardy this season. But Johnny Gilbert announces them differently during the introduction. Mayim is "the host of Jeopardy" while Ken is "hosting Jeopardy".
I know Ken is also a…
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