Jeopardy History
Who created the game show Jeopardy?
Who is Merv Griffin?
Where was Alex Trebek born?
What is Canada?
How many contestants in the history of Jeopardy have surpassed the five game mark?
What is 3 contestants?
The contestants compete in a quiz game with how many rounds?
What is three rounds?
(Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy, Final Jeopardy)
Jeopardy's average viewer is about how old?
What is an average of 65 years old?
The original daytime version of Jeopardy, hosted by Art Fleming, debuted more than how many years ago?
What is over 55 years
Alex Trebek was recently diagnosed with what type of cancer?
Stage 4 Pancreatic
Who holds the record for most wins on the show?
Who is Ken Jennings?
( 74x in a row)
Each round contains how many clues?
What is 5?
Jeopardy's famous theme song is titled what?
What is Think!?
During the first syndicated season of Jeopardy, buzzers would do what when a contestant rang in.
What is buzz outloud?
In what year did Alex Trebek become the host of Jeopardy?
What is 1984?
Who holds the record for most cash won by a single player?
Who is Brad Rutter?
$4,688,436.
On the daily syndicated version of the show, values originally ranged from $100 to $?
What is $500?
Jeopardy has foreign adaptations in how many countries?
What is 33 countries?
(Arab World, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan.)
Only once in the history of Jeopardy has this ever happened
What is a three way tie?
In late 2001, during Jeopardy!'s 18th season, what did Trebek do?
What is shave the mustache that he had worn for over 30 years.
Who holds the top 8 highest single-game winnings
Who is James Holzhauer?
Jeopardy films how many episode in a day?
What is 5 episodes/a weeks worth in a day?
Jeopardy's theme song "THINK!" has earned how much money?
What is $100 million.
Those who have competed on Jeopardy are ineligible for what game show
What is Wheel of Fortune? (vice versa)
In 1991 Trebek made broadcast history by doing what?
What is becoming the first person to host three American game shows at the same time?
What is the highest one-day winning total?
What is $131,127
(April 2019 by Jeopardy James!)
There is a Jeopardy staffer whose sole job is the "button enabler" What does this employee do?
What is flip the switch that allows contestants to buzz in once Trebek is finished the question?
Shifting rapidly between Jeopardy categories is know as?
What is forest bouncing?