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“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.”
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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