Born and Raised
Alex Trebek is from this country.
What is Canada?
Trebek was announced as the __ of jeopardy.
What is host? (He believed the contestants were the real stars of the show)
This 1941 film was Trebek's favorite movie.
What is How Green Was My Valley?
Alex Trebek once hosted an episode of Wheel of Fortune.
True
Alex majored in this at the University of Ottawa.
What is philosophy? ("Specifically Thomistic philosophy, based on the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas.")
Alex was raised speaking these two languages.
What are English and French?
Alex took his Jeopardy job in this year.
What is 1984?
This male writer was Alex's favorite philosopher.
Who is Mark Twain? (Alex also dressed up as him for a guest appearance on a TV show called Witness to Yesterday.)
Alex Trebek passed away because of brain cancer.
False. He was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer is 2019. He passed away November 8th 2020.
Within his family, Alex's nickname was this.
What is "Sonny."
Alex was born in this year.
What is 1940?
This was Trebek's first gameshow.
What is Reach for the Top?
This threatened animal is Alex's favorite.
What is the musk ox?
False. He has two kids; Matthew and Emily.
Trebek holds honorary doctorates from these two universities.
What are the University of Ottawa and Fordham University?
Trebek's real first name is this ___.
What is George? (He started going by Alex to avoid confusion since his father's name was also George.)
This is the name of the Jeopardy theme song.
What is "Think!"
These were Alex's favorite categories on Jeopardy.
Trebek has been married twice.
True.
Trebek has had this many heart attacks.
What is two?
This is Alex's birthday.
July 22, 1940.
In 2014, Trebek set the Guinness World Record for this achievement.
What is the most gameshow episodes hosted by the same presenter?
This candy bar and soda was Trebek's go-to breakfast for many years.
What is a Snickers and Diet Coke?
Alex applied to Military College in Ontario.
True. He dropped out shortly after, realizing it wasn't for him.
As a child Alex suffered from this type of inflammation and pain behind the knees.
What is Rheumatism?