Jeopardy questions and answers. All of them.

I owe this one to Kathy Schrock. We were chatting over dinner and I mentioned that I keep about 50 episodes of Jeopardy saved on my Tivo just in case I ever want to binge. She sent me back a link to the Jeopardy Archive, which is the largest archive of Jeopardy clues on the internet.
They have over 62,000 clues on the sight, astonishing to say the least. At first I couldn’t figure out any practical reason to use the site, short of just using it for trivia, but then I realized that this could be a heck of alot of fun for classrooms.
Since it has a search feature, you can find all the Jeopardy questions they’ve ever used about a specific topic. For example, if you search for Columbus, you’ll find 105 questions and answers. What a great way to start a history lesson, or to quiz students midway through! A sampling of answers:
- Columbus scared the locals in Jamaica when he predicted one of these
- When Columbus left spain on August 2rd, 1492, he was aboard this ship
- Columbus named the island now usually called St Kitts for this man, his patron saint
- In 1493, Columbus encountered this, Hawaii’s most valuable fruit crop, on the island of Guadeloupe
That’s just a taste. Four out of the 100 plus. And the fact that they were actually used on Jeopardy will definitely engage the students. After all, kids aren’t supposed to ‘get’ Jeopardy, it’s just for geniuses, right?
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There was a question on one of the Jeopardy Shows that I watch during the last 2 weeks that asked what Civil War (General, Hero??) was a certain thing named after. I cannot recall the name of the Civil War person nor the item that was named after him. Can you help me? Thank you, Lorraine
Lorrraine Beatty
6/29/2008
when was the following question asked on the program.
which bible translation is the most accurate?
thing you for your time to find answer.
andy jamieson
7/15/2008
catagory on aug 4 2008 was a website. began w/ an “F”. what was the website? thank you
lorri
8/4/2008
A question was ask what is the most accurate translation of the bible?
allision mcgregor
8/22/2008
I am trying to located a book or set of cards (not online) with lots of jeopardy questions from past shows to give as a gift to a big fan. Can you help me locate a source? Thanks.
Wilson
12/14/2008
One question asked “Once among the top girls baby names, in 2006 it made a sudden drop to 382, because some were hesitant to use it.” in final Jeopardy. Im assuming this woman was invloved in a crime during 2006. Possibly Martha Stewart?
logan
12/18/2008
For the Civil War question, could be the Sherman Tank.
William T. Sherman was a Union General
Sam
2/5/2009
On Feb. 27, 2009, there was a question about a cow’s meal. The answer was “hat.” I think I have this right. Could someone help me?
Emily
2/28/2009
i need to find mark twains favorite poem, one that he carried with him asap. it was on a show about 3 weeks ago . i need it for my finacee.
mark renaud
5/4/2009
The question was ” What is the name of the measuring device used by a tailor “. I need to know the answer, please. It was an odd-sounding name, and I heard it this year (2009) on Jeapordy. It is driving me INSANE. I have Googled/Yahoo’d/Ask.com’d and cannot find the name of the tape measure used by Tailors.
THANKS
steve zibilich
7/7/2009
WAS THERE EVER BEEN A QUESTION ASK ON JEOPARDY ASKING WHICH TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE IS CONSIDERED THE MOST ACCURATE?
LEE SPAYD
7/28/2009
RUMOR IS THAT THE ANSWER: “THE NEW WORLD TRANSLATION PUBLISHED BY THE WATCHTOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY” WAS GIVEN TO THE QUESTION —– WHAT IS THE MOST ACCURATE TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES?
IS THIS TRUE??
KAREN
7/28/2009
Is the New World Translation the most accurate translation of the
Holy Scriptures?
Chris
9/9/2009
Is the New World Translation the most accurate translation?
Chris
9/9/2009
My bet that the answer to the girl’s name that dropped in popularity in 2006 was Katrina, as no one wanted their daughter associated with the hurricane that sunk New Orleans.
Larry Sanguinetti
9/14/2009
On October 27, 2009 there was a French song mentioned as one of the questions that meant, I think, When the Sun Comes over the Mountain. Does anyone know who sang this song and where I can purchase it?
catherine
10/27/2009
To the one inquiring of the most accurate translation of the Bible, YES INDEED it is the New Worlds Translation. It’s the only one that uses the tetragrammaton (God’s name symbolized by the consonants YHWH) throughout the entire bible instead of just “lord’. Other things found in this translation like the word “stake” that Jesus died on and that was used in the original scrolls was turned into the word “cross” in many other translations.
Preston
12/31/2009
As for the jeopardy question, WHAT IS THE MOST ACCURATE TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES? I did see that episode, don’t remember the date but can attest that it did happen.
craig
1/6/2010
On Feb 29 Jepordy, one question was:
Woman who seeks younger men.
I need the answer to this-please
domeagain
2/20/2010
I did not see that show but I think a woman who seeks younger men are called cougars.
slowpoke
2/26/2010
On today’s program,there was a category about state capitals. If I was hearing the answers given correctly, there were two incorrect answers. The first was that Memphis is the capital of TN. {it is Nashville, and the next was Houston being the capital of TX. (it is Austin} I’m sure I heard these incorrect answers. This is 3/11/10.
Thank you
Sue McIntire
Sue McIntire
3/11/2010
On today’s Jeopardy Alex mentioned a book that was written about Hollywood. Can anyone remember either the name of the book or the author? Thank You, Sandy
Sandra Lang
3/30/2010
Some time ago there was an answer that the indian ocean as being one of the largest in the world. What exactly was the question?
Keith Munnelly
4/20/2010
i would like to see the tape
WHAT IS THE MOST ACCURATE TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES?
junior
5/3/2010
There was a question regardng names of tides in the caribbean where there is only one high tide and one low tide per day. What was the answer?
Carol Doyle
5/11/2010
question about what state shares water with the pacific ocean atlantic ocean and hudson? What was the name of the state?
m. wood
5/16/2010
question; what president after leaving the presidency went back into a political position
esaturno
6/25/2010
Those of you that are asking “Did jeopordy ever ask what is the most accurate translation of the Holy Scriptures? You should click on this link. Its a letter from Jeopordy concerning that question http://www.4truth.net/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=hiKXLbPNLrF&b=4659869&ct=6816985
Angie
6/25/2010
By what authority/Bible scholars did Jeopardy come up with the answer: “What is the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures printed by the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society” to the question, “It’s the most accurate translation of the Holy Scriptures’.
JoAnn
6/28/2010
What is the most accurate translation of the Holy Scriptures?
curtis
7/7/2010
On today’s Kids Jeopardy,Today being 7/8/10, what was the answer to the first question in the category of double jeopardy about Villain’s famous lines?
alejandro
7/8/2010
*villains’
alejandro
7/8/2010
It seems there is no true evidence of the question about the most accurate bible translation. There is an email circulating about this but it’s not new. It was circulating in 2005 too. Craig seems to be the only one who actually saw this in the whole world. JW’s shouldn’t look to pop culture to affirm the NWT is accurate. This seems a very subective thing to ask on a show full of objectivity. It’s like asking what the best color in the world?
Michael
7/24/2010
Was the question concerning the ‘Most Accurate Bible’ asked on the show and what was the answer?
Cheryl Smith
7/29/2010
This is extremely genius.
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1/16/2011
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1/16/2011
One question asked “Once among the top girls baby names, in 2006 it made a sudden drop to 382, because some were hesitant to use it.” in final Jeopardy. Im assuming this woman was invloved in a crime during 2006. Possibly Martha Stewart?
I remember this one! The answer was Katrina, because of Hurricane Katrina.
Jo
2/10/2011
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hannah
2/25/2011
Concerning the bible question. The question stated that it was the most accurate TRANSLATION of the holy scripture. Accuracy of translation is objective, not subjective. How you interpret the bible or which bible is most “correct” is a different matter entirely.
Rr
2/28/2011
My dad signed me up to take a test to try out for kid jeopardy and i would like to know the best way to prepare for it. any suggestions?
keryth
9/28/2011
The question was “what 2 olympic sports let men and wonen compete against each other”. One was yachting. What was the other one?
Phyllis Hanna
10/11/2011
Ok maybe you can hellp me. Does anyone know the question and answer for the double jeopardy question asked on sept. 21 1990? Please let me know. This has been a on going search for this question and answer. Thanks a lot
Caitlin
11/15/2011
Recently, within the past week. the answer to the final question was “Canola Oil”. I do not remember exactly how the question was worded, but it related to rapeseed and a location where it was grown.
I don’t think it was a good or correct question/answer. Canola oil comes from the Canola plant seed, a hybred plant, not the rapeseed as stated in the question. Indeed “vegetable oil” is produced from rapeseed but used mostly for industrial purposes and definitely not called canola oil. One of the contestants had answered vegetable oil but was not given credit for a correct answer. This has lowered my opinion of the show.
Lee McLin, Brandon, Florida
Lee McLin
1/13/2012
Do not understand the final Jeopardy question for today[Jan.16].’Name of monarchs with same last name from 1066 for 152 years” It certainly was not England. Which country?
Dr.Larry Goldbeck
1/16/2012
I was confused, too – so checked it out via Google -
My answer was William as in W. the Conquerer, 1066 Battle of Hastings, etc but that wasn’t the question – it was actually just the name, from 1066 on – there is a website (try Google for it) that has the answers via archive. I still can’t understand why the answer to the question, where did the Hindenberg go down? was accepted as Lakewood, New Jersey – that is the town, some miles away – the naval base – site of the crash – was Lakehurst – ( I lived there in the ’60′s and was surprised when this question came up a few months ago -
mpb
1/16/2012
Hi, I have to submit a question for my class. Can you help me? I’ve tried and tried and I’m struggling.
The answer can only have 10 words in it.
Question 1) Differentiate between risk factors and complications
thank you so much if you can help me
Karen
1/21/2012