“Jeopardy!”, the television game show in which contestants have to answer clues in the form of a question, has challenged contestants with clues in hundreds of categories. Since the reboot first aired in 1984 with host Alex Trebek, one of the categories long-favored by the showrunners has been the military. (The original show, created by producer and talk-show host Merv Griffin, ran from 1964-1975 in the daytime.)
24/7 Tempo went through J! Archives — a site created by fans of the show that lists clues going back to 1984 — to identify some of the most interesting and challenging questions about the military.
During the course of its celebrated run on television, the game show has built up legions of fans as contestants as well as viewers challenge themselves on topics including the military. (Also See The 21 Greatest Generals in American History.)
The clues presented by the Jeopardy! quizmasters are mostly, but not exclusively, about the American military. They include clues about military terminology, famous generals, tactics, installations, and wars.
Some of the contestants have carved out their own celebrity status in the process. They include James Holzhauer, whose streak of 32 straight wins in 2019 helped propel “Jeopardy!” to new ratings highs, and Amy Schneider, who became the first woman to win $1 million on the show. Another celebrated contestant, Ken Jennings, became the show’s host after Trebek passed away in 2020.
Scroll below to see Jeopardy! questions about military:
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS $600:
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Navy
A CATEGORY ABOUT NOTHING $600:
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Zero hour
STATE OF THE UNION $400:
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Kansas
MILITARY MEN $2000:
The Maginot Line
Final Jeopardy! Round: THE ARMED SERVICES:
United States Air Force
MILITARY MATTERS $6,000 (Daily Double):
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The Geneva Conventions
MILITARY MATTER $1200:
Tanks
GREECE IS THE WORD $600:
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Sparta
ORGAN RECITAL $800:
West Point (The U.S. Military Academy)
IN THE MILITARY? $400:
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The Admiral’s Club
COLORFUL RHYME TIME $400:
Black attack
THE U.S. ARMY $1200:
New York
MILITARY SPECTACLES $1,000 (Daily Double):
The Marines
MILITARY FIRSTS $2,800 (Daily Double):
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The Swiss Guards
MILITARY RANKS $1000:
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Corporal
ARMY STRONG $1,500 (Daily Double):
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North Korea
MILITARY NICKNAMES & SLANG $1200:
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A bogey
8-LETTER WORDS $1600:
Dishonor
MILITARY MITE $1200:
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A fighter jet
THE OLD WEST $1000:
Geronimo
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $400:
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Blitzkrieg
ACTING TV MILITARY $1600:
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Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
YOU CAN’T FIGHT $800:
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Conscientious objector
1965: A woman from the Society of Friends or Quaker sect stands as a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War in New York City. Her placard quotes the words of Martin Luther King Jnr, All Violence is Wrong. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
IN COMMUNICADO $800:
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Commando
TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN $1200:
A submarine
