Can You Answer These Real Jeopardy! Questions About the US Population?
U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS $1,400 (Daily Double) 24/7 Wall St. urbanglimpses / Getty Images Alaska NOT THE CAPITAL $400 24/7 Wall St. yenwen / Getty Images Anchorage DON’T GO TO TOWN $800 24/7 Wall St. DarcyMaulsby / Getty Images…
“Jeopardy!” premiered as a daytime TV show in 1964 and since then it has become one of the most beloved primetime and game shows ever. In the game, three contestants duke it out answering trivia questions in such standard categories as science, as well as some really random ones like “Fictional Boyfriends.”
Several “Jeopardy!” categories contain questions about the U.S. population. Most people know that the population totals nearly 330 million, but it’s not evenly spread. Do you know which states have a population density of 1 person per square mile or what county has the largest minority population?
24/7 Tempo went through J! Archives — a site created by fans of the show that lists clues going back to 1984 — to find out those and other real clues about the country’s citizens.
“Jeopardy!” is different than other game shows by way of an unconventional approach. The answers, or clues, are presented to contestants, and they have to answer in the form of a question.
Wonder how you’d rate on the game show? Take the following pop quiz and see how you stack up. You can test your knowledge in another area — U.S. states: Here are 50 real “Jeopardy!” questions about each state.
Click here to see if you can answer real Jeopardy! questions about the US population
Methodology
To identify real “Jeopardy!” questions about the U.S. population, 24/7 Tempo went through J! Archives, a site created by fans of the show that lists questions and contestants going back to 1984 and updated through Jan. 24, 2020. The following questions were randomly selected and cover several game categories — from Facts & Figures and U.S. Census to Around the USA and “That’s what I like about the South.”
Alaska
NOT THE CAPITAL $400
Anchorage
DON’T GO TO TOWN $800
A hamlet
U.S. CITIES $1000
Phoenix
CURRENT EVENTS $200
The solar eclipse
Mormon
MICHIGAN $400
Detroit
STATES’ SECOND-LARGEST CITIES $400
Miami
U.S. COUNTIES $600
Cook County
A DATE WITH DENSITY $400
New Jersey
THE U.S. CENSUS $400
New York
THE U.S. CENSUS $800
Puerto Rico
THE U.S. CENSUS $3,400 (Daily Double)
Nevada
THAT’S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE SOUTH $400
Baton Rouge
AROUND THE USA $200
Iowa
POPULATIONS $800 (Daily Double)
Vermont
POPULATIONS $400
Hawaii
POPULATIONS $800
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles
POPULATIONS $1200
Florida
U.S. CITIES $200
Philadelphia
U.S. CITIES $600
Las Vegas
U.S. STATES $200
Delaware
ILLINOIS ME $500
Third
U.S. CITIES $200
Oakland
“LONG” BEACH $200
Long Island
13-LETTER WORDS $400
Massachusetts
BLACK HISTORY $200
Suburbs
SMALL U.S. CAPITALS $100
Cheyenne
“NEW” ENGLAND $200
New Hampshire
STATE CAPITALS $1000
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Charleston
FACTS & FIGURES $400
65
U.S. GEOGRAPHY $400
Jacksonville
COUNTIES $300
New York
U.S. CITIES $300
New York City
U.S. CITIES $600
San Diego
U.S. STATES $500 (Daily Double)
Texas (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio)
U.S. CITIES $500
Los Angeles and New York
FACTS & FIGURES $100
Los Angeles
U.S. STATES $600
Florida
NORTH CAROLINA $400
Fort Bragg
Final Jeopardy! Round: U.S. GEOGRAPHY
Washington D.C.
Final Jeopardy! Round:AMERICAN CITIES
California and Texas
Final Jeopardy! Round:THE U.S. POPULATION
Wyoming
Final Jeopardy! Round:STATE POPULATIONS
Texas
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island
Final Jeopardy! Round:U.S. CITIES
Houston
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Hristina Byrnes is the editor of 247Tempo.com, where she handles the site's assignments and editing. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, which she earned in 2012, and she specializes in translating complex health data research into engaging, accessible stories for a general audience.
When she's not poring over the latest data sets or brainstorming story ideas, you can find Hristina watching tennis, playing tennis with her son, or trying to get her daughter into tennis.
