Think You Know the States? Take This Jeopardy! Quiz
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The game show Jeopardy! is an iconic part of American TV history. Answering trivia questions on topics from geography to science is a favorite pastime for many. Part of the fun is playing along at home and testing your knowledge.
24/7 Tempo went through J! Archives, a site created by fans of the show that lists clues going back to the beginning of the show, and selected 50 questions where the answer is one of the 50 states.
Jeopardy! first premiered in 1964 as a daytime show. It became so popular it moved to primetime in 1984, where it has remained. Like many long-running shows, its ratings have fluctuated over the years.
In 2019, “Jeopardy!” hit a ratings record as a result of James Holzhauer’s streak of 32 consecutive wins. An average of more than 13.2 million households tuned in every day the week of April 29, the highest number of viewers in 14 years. “Jeopardy!” and a few other programs have come to dominate American television screen time over the years.
Take this pop quiz with real Jeopardy! questions about the states. We included some that may stump even former champions. Test your state trivia knowledge and see how you stack up.
Click here to see if you can answer these real Jeopardy! questions about each state
Answer: Utah
Answer: Maine
Answer: California
Answer: Tennessee
Answer: Washington
Answer: Georgia
Answer: Kentucky
Answer: New Jersey
Answer: Iowa
Answer: South Carolina
Answer: Nevada
Answer: Mississippi
Answer: Alaska
Answer: Illinois
Answer: Arkansas
Answer: New Hampshire
Answer: Minnesota
Answer: Maryland
Answer: Florida
Answer: Oklahoma
Answer: Colorado
Answer: South Dakota
Answer: New York
Answer: Vermont
Answer: Louisiana
Answer: Pennsylvania
Answer: Virginia
Answer: Ohio
Answer: Connecticut
Answer: Rhode Island
Answer: Alabama
Answer: New Mexico
Answer: Hawaii
Answer: Idaho
Answer: Texas
Answer: Montana
Answer: Wisconsin
Answer: Arizona
Answer: West Virginia
Answer: Kansas
Answer: Indiana
Answer: Oregon
Answer: Missouri
Answer: Nebraska
Answer: Massachusetts
Answer: North Carolina
Answer: Michigan
Answer: Wyoming
Answer: North Dakota
Answer: Delaware, 1787
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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.
