1940’s
1940 is the birth year of this beloved, longtime game show host who often asked contestants, “Would you like to make it a true Daily Double?”
Who is Alex Trebek?
The red-headed heroine of this classic children’s novel called Canada’s Prince Edward Island home.
What is Anne of Green Gables?
An idiom for being at risk, a tree-climbing cat might know the feeling.
What is ”out on a limb”?
Celebrity Alex Trebek shares a first name with this president, America’s first.
Who is George Washington?
The summer birth month of Alex Trebek was named after this infamous Roman dictator.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Codenamed Operation Overlord, this military invasion in 1944 is noted for being an important Day because it marked a successful turning point for the Allies in World War II
What is D-Day?
While its capital might be known for its Blue Jays, this Canadian province is also home to iconic Jeopardy host Trebek.
What is Ontario?
The Daring “Crocodile Hunter” often exclaimed this catchphrase which meant, ”Jeopardy! Jeopardy! Jeopardy!”
What is danger?
With her trademark pink headband, this soccer star led her team to yet another World Cup Championship in 2019.
Who is Alex Morgan? (Alexandra Morgan)
This French word is the name of a signature manicured look for many men, including the distinguished Alex Trebek.
What is moustache?
Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra debuted on the top of this magazine’s famous list which has been keeping track of chart-toppers ever since 1940.
What is Billboard?
This folksy Canadian singer sang the phrase “Oh Canada” in her Bluesy ballad, “A Case of You”.
Who is Joni Mitchell?
Living species who are at risk of extinction are often termed this.
What is endangered?
If you like ringing home, you have this Alexander to thank.
This number of categories in a Jeopardy round is also the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers.
What is six?
This US President was the first, last, and only president to serve four presidential terms. After his death, the 22nd amendment was passed, formally setting term limits on the position of US President.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This natural landmark straddles the Canada-United States border and is the largest waterfall in the world by water volume.
What is Niagara Falls?
The surname of this professional Belgian soccer player makes you wonder if he is in danger or if he is a danger. Hmm...
What is Hazard? (Eden Hazard)
Considering that he changed the course of history through a vast series of ancient world conquests and innovations, it‘s no wonder he‘s considered tremendous.
Who is Alexander The Great?
Alex Trebek won many accolades, including this Prestigious award that honors the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media.
What is the Peabody Award? (Peabodys)
An example of biomimicry (and a portmanteau), this invention was inspired by the inventor’s walk in 1941 when burdock seeds clung to his coat and dog.
What is velcro?
This Canadian city is the second largest in the country, the only walled-city in North America, and home to the second largest French-speaking population outside of France.
What is Quebec?
This word shares its first letter with its Latin root word, perīculum which means “test, trial, risk, danger”.
What is peril?
He kept the beat “Jump”ing with his Dutch-American brother in their famous rock band.
This famous Records keeper officially named Alex Trebek the longest-running game show host in 2014 when he surpassed Bob Barker’s record of 6,829 hosted episodes. Trebek hosted more than 8,200 episodes over 37 years.
What is Guinness World Records?