Top 26+ 'Jeopardy!' Questions Most Americans Can't Answer
- 1. "Houston, we have a ham, this first American woman to walk in space."
- 2. "New Archangel, Alaska's name was "spruced" up in 1867 when it was changed to this."
- 3. "Founded in 1874, this political party advocated printing more money to help farmers."
- 4. "This revolt, chiefly by farmers, took place in Massachusetts in 1786."
- 5. "It's the election year the campaign slogans "The moose is loose" & "Ready for Teddy again" were used."
- 6. "The only U.S. National Park not in the 50 states is in this island group."
- 7. "The ceiling of the great hall in this Cornelius Vanderbilt home in Rhode Island is painted as a cloud-swept sky."
- 8. "Opened in 1937, it got its name in response to the George Washington Bridge, north of it."
- 9. "Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry joined this rap trio on their 1986 hit "Walk This Way.""
- 10. "On January 1, 1892, 15-year old Annie Moore from this largest Irish county became the first processed & that's no blarney."
- 11. "The science of determining a tree's age by looking at its growth rings."
- 12. "In his teens, this Pittsburgh "Pickle King" was running a business to supply grocers with fresh produce."
- 13. "This acorn-obsessed critter from the Ice Age films caused a "continental crack-up.""
- 14. "The U.S. Marine Corps was first established to fight in this war."
- 15. "It's been called "the nation's attic."
- 16. "Asher Durand's painting "Summer Afternoon" is on a stamp celebrating the school of artists named for this New York river."
- 17. "This airport in Washington, named for two cities, has one of the largest parking garages in the US — 13,000 spaces and eight stories high."
- 18. "Tasty and durable, this type of milk from Gail Borden's company benefited Union troops."
- 19. "The five highest volcanoes on Earth are located in these mountains."
- 20. "He was featured on the September 22, 1947, cover of Time with the caption, "He and the boss took a chance.""
- 21. "Machiavelli was a big fan of this king of Aragon born in 1452."
- 22. "In 1992, this city’s velodrome, once used in the Olympic Games, was transformed into an environmental biodome."
- 23. "Clingstone and freestone are the two main classifications for this fruit, once called a Persian apple."
- 24. "In law, it's possession of an estate for the duration of one's life; in New Jersey, it's the town Bruce Springsteen is from."

These 26 Jeopardy! questions make all of those history tests we took in grade school look easy. Do you agree?
1. "Houston, we have a ham, this first American woman to walk in space."

Who is Kathryn Sullivan?
2. "New Archangel, Alaska's name was "spruced" up in 1867 when it was changed to this."

3. "Founded in 1874, this political party advocated printing more money to help farmers."

What is the Greenback Party?
4. "This revolt, chiefly by farmers, took place in Massachusetts in 1786."

5. "It's the election year the campaign slogans "The moose is loose" & "Ready for Teddy again" were used."

6. "The only U.S. National Park not in the 50 states is in this island group."

7. "The ceiling of the great hall in this Cornelius Vanderbilt home in Rhode Island is painted as a cloud-swept sky."

8. "Opened in 1937, it got its name in response to the George Washington Bridge, north of it."

9. "Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry joined this rap trio on their 1986 hit "Walk This Way.""

10. "On January 1, 1892, 15-year old Annie Moore from this largest Irish county became the first processed & that's no blarney."

What is County Cork?
11. "The science of determining a tree's age by looking at its growth rings."

What is dendrochronology?
12. "In his teens, this Pittsburgh "Pickle King" was running a business to supply grocers with fresh produce."

Who is Henry Heinz?
13. "This acorn-obsessed critter from the Ice Age films caused a "continental crack-up.""

Who is Scrat?
14. "The U.S. Marine Corps was first established to fight in this war."

What is the Revolutionary War?
15. "It's been called "the nation's attic."

What is the Smithsonian?
16. "Asher Durand's painting "Summer Afternoon" is on a stamp celebrating the school of artists named for this New York river."

What is the Hudson River?
17. "This airport in Washington, named for two cities, has one of the largest parking garages in the US — 13,000 spaces and eight stories high."

18. "Tasty and durable, this type of milk from Gail Borden's company benefited Union troops."

What is condensed milk?
19. "The five highest volcanoes on Earth are located in these mountains."

What are the Andes?
20. "He was featured on the September 22, 1947, cover of Time with the caption, "He and the boss took a chance.""

21. "Machiavelli was a big fan of this king of Aragon born in 1452."

22. "In 1992, this city’s velodrome, once used in the Olympic Games, was transformed into an environmental biodome."

23. "Clingstone and freestone are the two main classifications for this fruit, once called a Persian apple."

What is a peach?
24. "In law, it's possession of an estate for the duration of one's life; in New Jersey, it's the town Bruce Springsteen is from."
