Can You Answer These Real Jeopardy! Clues About US History?

By Hristina Byrnes Published Oct 13, 10:20AM EDT

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Can You Answer These Real Jeopardy! Clues About US History? — © Flag, National, 48-Star, USS John D. Ford (DD 228) (CC BY 2.0) by Naval History & Heritage Command

“Jeopardy!” has been one of most beloved primetime game shows in America for decades. Three contestants duke it out answering trivia questions in several categories, including a very popular one — U.S. history. There have been nearly 700 questions about the country’s past on the show since 1984.

“Jeopardy!” is different from other game shows by way of an unconventional approach. Answers to questions, or clues, are presented to contestants, and they have to reply in the form of a question.

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 U.S. history.

Wonder how you’d rate on the game show? Take the following pop quiz and see how you stack up. You can also test your knowledge in another area — U.S. states: Here are 50 real “Jeopardy!” questions about each state.

$1,200:

Grant

$200:

Noah Webster (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Marion Doss

Webster

$600:

Alabama and Mississippi

$800:

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Antietam

$1,000:

Greensboro

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$400:

New Mexico

$1,200:

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DuPont

$1,600:

The United Mine Workers

$2,000:

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Mugwumps

$4,000 (Daily Double):

Poverty

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$800:

(Meriwether) Lewis

$1,600:

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The Bering Sea

$2,000 (Daily Double):

Seminole

$400:

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Afghanistan

$600:

Delegates to Bull Moose Convention, Syracuse (LOC) (No known copyright restrictions) by The Library of Congress

Bull Moose

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$1,000:

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Pan Am

$800:

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U.S.S. Vanderbuilt by Boston Public Library

U.S.S. Vanderbuilt (CC BY 2.0) by Boston Public Library

Cornelius Vanderbuilt

$800:

Iowa

$400:

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Scott Walker & Matt Bevin (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Gage Skidmore

Scott Walker

$1,600:

Love Canal Niagara Falls, New York (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Adam Moss

Love Canal

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$400:

Boss Tweed

$600:

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Virginia

$800:

Louisiana Territory

$200:

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The minimum wage

$400:

1906 San Francisco earthquake after (CC BY 2.0) by daves_archive_1

San Francisco

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$800:

Washington

$1,600:

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Washington DC

$1,000:

Kansas and Nebraska

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$4,000 (Daily Double):

Honolulu

$600:

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A slave revolt

$1,000 (Daily Double):

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Abraham Lincoln

$600:

The police

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$400:

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The Supreme Court

$100:

Benjamin Franklin

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$500:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

About the Author Hristina Byrnes →

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.