Jeopardy TV Game Show Trivia Questions and Answers
Who created the game show Jeopardy?
A: Merv Griffin.
On Jeopardy, how many contestants play the game?
A: 3.
The contestants compete in a quiz
game with how many
rounds?
A: Three, Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy, and Final Jeopardy.
The Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy rounds each feature how
many categories?
A: Six.
Each round contains how many clues?
A: Five.
Clue values, on the original Jeopardy series ranged from
$10 to how much?
A: $50.
On The All-New Jeopardy, values ranged from $25 to what
value?
A: $125.
On the daily syndicated version of the show, values
originally ranged from $100 to how much?
A: $500.
The Jeopardy round begins when the returning champion
selects a what?
A: Clue, which may be from any position on the game board.
The clue is revealed and read aloud by the host, after
which any contestant may do what?
A: Ring in using a hand-held signaling device.
The first contestant to ring in successfully is prompted to
do what?
A: Provide a response to the clue, phrased in the form of a question.
If the contestant responds correctly, the clue's dollar
value is added to what?
A: The contestant's score and they may select a new clue from the board.
What happens when an incorrect response is made, or there
is a failure to respond within five seconds?
A: The clue's value is deducted from the contestant's score and allows the other
contestants the opportunity to ring in and respond.
If no contestant responds correctly, the host reveals the
correct response, and the contestant who selected the clue does what?
A: Chooses the next clue.
In the show's current version, contestants may not ring in
before the host does what?
A: Finishes reading the clue.
Originally, contestants were allowed to ring in at any time
after the clue was revealed, but that rule was changed in what year?
A: 1985.
The second round, Double Jeopardy, features what?
A: Six new categories of clues.
The contestant with the “what” at the end of the Jeopardy
round makes the first selection in Double Jeopardy?
A: Least money.
If there is a tie, which contestant selects first?
A: The tied contestant standing at the leftmost lectern selects first.
One clue hidden on the Jeopardy board, and two on the
Double Jeopardy board, are called what?
A: "Daily Doubles".
Only the contestant who selected the Daily Double clue may
do what?
A: Respond to that clue.
Before the Double Jeopardy clue is revealed, the contestant
must decide how much of their current score to what?
A: Wager, from a minimum of $5 to a maximum of their entire score or the highest
clue value available in the round, whichever is greater.
During the Jeopardy round, except in response to the Daily
Double clue, contestants are not penalized for doing what?
A: Forgetting to phrase their response in the form of a question.
Contestants who finish Double Jeopardy with $0 or a
negative score are automatically what?
A: Eliminated from the game.
During Celebrity Jeopardy games, contestants with a $0 or
negative score are given how much money for the Final Jeopardy round?
A: $1,000.
The Final Jeopardy round features a what?
A: Single clue.
At the end of the Double Jeopardy round, the host announces
the what?
A: Final Jeopardy category.
After the Final Jeopardy clue is revealed and read by the
host, the contestants have how long to write their responses on the
electronic
display?
A: 30 seconds.
Contestants who provide the correct response receive what?
A: The values of their wagers.
What happens to the contestants who provide an incorrect
response?
A: They have that amount subtracted from their scores.
The contestant with the “what” at the end of the round is
that day's winner?
A: Highest score. If there is a tie for first place, the tying contestants are
co-champions.
