The Early Years
Alex Trebek, famously known for hosting Jeopardy!, was born on July 22, 1940, in this country North of the United States
What is Canada?
Former contestants Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer all competed in this game show's special $1 million prime-time tournament that aired on ABC in January 2020
What is Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time?
Alex Trebek received a star at these two Walk of Fames- one located in Toronto, and one located in Southern California
What is Canada's Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
On April Fool's Day 1997, Alex Trebek would switch places with Pat Sajak, who usually hosts this game show involving solving puzzles with letters (and it usually airs after Jeopardy! in most TV stations)
What is Wheel of Fortune?
Alex Trebek has been involved with this Christian charity that helps children and people in impoverished countries around the world
What is World Vision?
In the Saturday Night Live skits spoofing Celebrity Jeopardy!, this SNL cast member, later known for Elf & Talladega Nights, played Alex Trebek
Who is Will Ferrell?
Alex Trebek got his first start in the entertainment business hosting news & entertainment programs for this Canadian broadcaster similar to PBS in the US & BBC in the UK
What is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation?/What is the CBC?
From June 2-Nov. 30, 2004, this Jeopardy! contestant from Edmonds, Washington won 74 straight games, the longest streak in Jeopardy! history, and made $2,520,700 in winnings during that streak
Who is Ken Jennings?
In addition to the various Daytime Emmy Awards Jeopardy! received, Alex Trebek won this Emmy award seven times for hosting Jeopardy!
What is the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host?/What is the Outstanding Game Show Host Emmy Award?
In one of his final public appearances, Alex Trebek appeared in the 2020 NHL Draft, announcing the draft pick in the style of a Jeopardy! question for the capitol of Canada's hockey team
Who are the Ottawa Senators?
Since 1995, Alex Trebek & the Jeopardy! crew appeared at military bases for this non-profit organization that provides live entertainment to the United States Armed Forces
What is the USO?/What is the United Service Organizations?
Darrell Hammond played this British celebrity who appeared in all of the Saturday Night Live Celebrity Jeopardy skits
Who is Sean Connery?
In 1973, Alex Trebek hosted his first game show in the United States on NBC, which is a pun on this famous 1939 movie starring Judy Garland involving a yellow brick road
What is The Wizard of Odds?
Since making his 1st appearance on Jeopardy! in October 30, 2000, his appearances over the years on special editions of Jeopardy! earned him $5,053,436; the highest earning Jeopardy! contestant behind Ken Jennings
Who is Brad Rutter?
For his contributions to geographic education, Alex Trebek was awarded this award by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society on Nov. 4, 2010- & it's something you win for placing 1st at the Olympics
What is a gold medal?
In 1991, Alex Trebek made a special appearance at the 7th edition of WWF/WWE's premier pro wrestling event, as an interviewer & ring announcer in Los Angeles
What is WrestleMania?
For accommodating blind Jeopardy! contestant & champion Eddie Timanus during his time on the show, Alex Trebek received 6 yearly Access Awards from this non-profit helping people with vision loss
What is the American Foundation for the Blind?
On the March 20, 1999 episode of SNL, which featured a Celebrity Jeopardy! skit, Nicolas Cage finished the game with this total amount of dollars
What is $8?
In 1987, Alex Trebek not only hosted Jeopardy!, but he also hosted another game show based on a children's memory game
What is Classic Concentration?/What is Concentration?
A sports gambler from Illinois, this Jeopardy! contestant set multiple single-game records for winnings across 32 straight games from April to June 2019
Who is James Holzhauer?
In 2011, Alex Trebek received this highest honor/award at the Daytime Emmy Awards- one that focuses on significant contributions to daytime television
What is the Lifetime Achievement Award?
From 1989-2013, Alex Trebek hosted this geography bee that is similar to the Scripps' National Spelling Bee, except it's all about geography
What is the National Geographic Bee?
Alex Trebek not only graduated from this Canadian college/university in 1961, but he also received an honorary degree in 1997 & as of October 2020, donated $10 million total to his alma mater
What is the University of Ottawa?
DAILY DOUBLE:
This celebrity, best known for her daytime lifestyle TV shows, appeared on both SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy! on Thursday, February 8, 2001, and the real Celebrity Jeopardy! the Tuesday after
Who is Martha Stewart?
Before Alex Trebek took over hosting a new version of Jeopardy! in 1984, this person was the original host of Jeopardy! before Trebek
Who is Art Fleming?
This supercomputer, developed by IBM, is the only non-human to win a 3-day special Jeopardy! exhibition tournament, aired on February 14-16, 2011
Who is Watson?
On June 13, 2014, Alex Trebek held a Guinness World Record for "the most gameshow episodes hosted by the same presenter (same program)" for hosting this many episodes of Jeopardy!
What is 6,829 episodes of Jeopardy!?
Not only Alex Trebek became the only person to host 3 game shows in 1991, but he made an appearance on this game show involving identifying imposters in both 1991 as the host & 2018 as a panelist (in the Anthony Anderson version)
What is To Tell The Truth?
In March 2020, Alex Trebek donated $100,000 to this homeless shelter in Los Angeles
What is the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission?
The real Celebrity Jeopardy!, most recently played in May 2015, first appeared as a special episode of Jeopardy! with celebrities playing for charity in this year
What is 1992? (specifically October 26, 1992)