Thursday, May 16, 2019

Florida Jeopardy fun


I've been having fun (maybe too much fun judging by my three most recent stories) rediscovering "Jeopardy'' since James Holzhauer began his 22-day winning streak. How does he do it anyway?  Then Miami school teacher Matthew Bunch competed twice during the annual teacher's tournament, giving me another reason to watch (and write.) And the show has resurged in ratings, helping local affiliates such as Miami's WPLG-Ch. 10.

As I tune into the show and quickly blurt the answers (right and wrong but mostly wrong) from my sofa, I couldn't help but wonder about all the Florida-related "Jeopardy" questions from over the years.

With our weird news cycle thanks to all the "Florida Man" incidents and colorful wildlife (manatees, gators, chupacabras, etc.) and personalities (Pitbull,) the Sunshine State has became a bottomless well of trivia for the game show.  Florida is a go-to-resource for all sorts of questions and answers.

At the Sun Sentinel, I compiled some Florida-esque categories and clues that have been featured on the show over the years.

See if you can answer some of them.












3 comments:

  1. Wow that was odd. I just wrote an incredibly long comment but after I clicked submit my
    comment didn't show up. Grrrr... well I'm not writing all that over again.
    Anyways, just wanted to say great blog!

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