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Can You Answer These Real Jeopardy! Questions About the US Population?

Can You Answer These Real Jeopardy! Questions About the US Population?

“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.

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.”

U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS $1,400 (Daily Double)
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Alaska

NOT THE CAPITAL $400

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Anchorage

DON’T GO TO TOWN $800

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A hamlet

U.S. CITIES $1000

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Phoenix

CURRENT EVENTS $200

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The solar eclipse

FACTS & FIGURES $200

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Mormon

MICHIGAN $400

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Detroit

STATES’ SECOND-LARGEST CITIES $400

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Miami

U.S. COUNTIES $600

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Cook County

A DATE WITH DENSITY $400

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New Jersey

THE U.S. CENSUS $400

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New York

THE U.S. CENSUS $800

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Puerto Rico

THE U.S. CENSUS $3,400 (Daily Double)

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Nevada

THAT’S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE SOUTH $400

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Baton Rouge

AROUND THE USA $200

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Iowa

POPULATIONS $800 (Daily Double)

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Vermont

POPULATIONS $400

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Hawaii

POPULATIONS $800

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New York, Chicago, Los Angeles

POPULATIONS $1200

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Florida

U.S. CITIES $200

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Philadelphia

U.S. CITIES $600

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Las Vegas

U.S. STATES $200

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Delaware

ILLINOIS ME $500

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Third

U.S. CITIES $200

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Oakland

“LONG” BEACH $200

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Long Island

13-LETTER WORDS $400

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Massachusetts

BLACK HISTORY $200

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Suburbs

SMALL U.S. CAPITALS $100

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Cheyenne

“NEW” ENGLAND $200

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New Hampshire

STATE CAPITALS $1000

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Santa Fe, New Mexico

U.S. CITIES $400

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Charleston

FACTS & FIGURES $400

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65

U.S. GEOGRAPHY $400

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Jacksonville

COUNTIES $300

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New York

U.S. CITIES $300

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New York City

U.S. CITIES $600

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San Diego

U.S. STATES $500 (Daily Double)

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Texas (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio)

U.S. CITIES $500

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Los Angeles and New York

FACTS & FIGURES $100

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Los Angeles

U.S. STATES $600

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Florida

NORTH CAROLINA $400

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Fort Bragg

Final Jeopardy! Round: U.S. GEOGRAPHY

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Washington D.C.

Final Jeopardy! Round:AMERICAN CITIES

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California and Texas

Final Jeopardy! Round:THE U.S. POPULATION

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Wyoming

Final Jeopardy! Round:STATE POPULATIONS

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Texas

Final Jeopardy! Round:THE CENSUS

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Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island

Final Jeopardy! Round:U.S. CITIES

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Houston

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