FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Are You a True "Jeopardy!" Fan? Quiz

This quiz is about legendary "Jeopardy!" contestants. All questions are about contestants who have appeared on the American version of the show from 1985 through the Ultimate Tournament of Champions in January 2005.

A multiple-choice quiz by Blinkgreday. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Blinkgreday

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,963

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
962

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following "Jeopardy!" legends did not win the Tournament of Champions? Hint

Bob Verini

Frank Spangenberg

Chuck Forrest

Leszek Pawlowicz

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following legends was not invited to play in the Million Dollar Masters Tournament in 2002? Hint

Leszek Pawlowicz

Leslie Frates

Bob Harris

Kate Waits

3. At the time of the 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions, who held the record for the most money won in a regular, five-game appearance by a five-time champion who went on to win the Tournament of Champions? Hint

Brad Rutter

Dan Melia

Chuck Forrest

Bob Blake

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following five-time champions had a lock game (meaning he or she was guranteed a win with a zero-dollar wager) going into Final Jeopardy in all five of his or her regular appearances? Hint

Amy Fine

Robin Carroll

Jerome Vered

Bob Blake

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Who won the first Tournament of Champions in 1985? Hint

Chuck Forrest

Bob Verini

Jerry Frankel

Mark Lowenthal

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. For the first time ever in a "Jeopardy!" tournament, there was a two way tie for first place at the end of the Finals for the 1996 Teen Tournament. Who won the tournament by correctly answering a tiebreaker question? Hint

Amanda Goad

Joe Gurski

Derek Bridges

Melissa Sexstone

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first College Champion who won the Tournament of Champions? Hint

Shane Whitlock

Jeff Stewart

Tom Cubbage

Craig Barker

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Who held the record for most money won in a regular five-day appearance by a woman who played in the 2002 Million Dollar Masters Tournament? Hint

Leslie Frates

India Cooper

Robin Carroll

Rachel Schwartz

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Who won the "SUPER Jeopardy!" tournament in 1990? Hint

Bob Verini

Bruce Seymour

Dave Traini

Bob Blake

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Before the dollar amounts on the show were doubled in 2002, who held the record for most money won in one game? Hint

Frank Spangenberg

Jerome Vered

Robin Carroll

Doug Lach

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following "Jeopardy!" legends did not win the Tournament of Champions?

Answer: Frank Spangenberg

Frank Spangenberg did however win the Tenth Anniversary Tournament in 1995. He is best remembered for holding the record for most money won by a five-time champion before the dollar amounts were doubled in 2002, with $102,597 in 1990.

2. Which of the following legends was not invited to play in the Million Dollar Masters Tournament in 2002?

Answer: Leszek Pawlowicz

Leszek Pawlowicz (pronounced Lay-sheck Pauv-low-vich) won the eighth Tournament of Champions in 1992 by defeating another "Jeopardy!" legend, Jerome Vered, in the finals. Many fans of the show (including myself) consider Leszek to be the greatest "Jeopardy!" player of all time.

The Million Dollar prize for the Masters Tournament was won by Brad Rutter, the winner of the 2001 Tournament of Champions.

Answer: Bob Blake

During Bob's five games in the sixth season, he took home $82,501. He went on to win the Tournament of Champions at the end of the season.

Answer: Robin Carroll

Robin's five games were taped during the sixteenth season. She later went on to win the Tournament of Champions at the end of the season.

5. Who won the first Tournament of Champions in 1985?

Answer: Jerry Frankel

Sadly, Jerry died of AIDS about a year after the tournament.

Answer: Amanda Goad

Amanda Goad and Derek Bridges were tied with $31200 at the end of the two-game final. Amanda was able to correctly come up with the answer to the tiebreaker, and was declared the champion. Joe Gurski took home third place in the tournamet. Another interesting fact about Amanda is that she won the 1992 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee.

7. Who was the first College Champion who won the Tournament of Champions?

Answer: Tom Cubbage

Tom won the very first College Tournament in 1989, representing Southern Methodist University. He later went on to win the 1989 Tournament of Champions. Before the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, he was the only winner of the College Tournament to win the Tournament of Champions.

8. Who held the record for most money won in a regular five-day appearance by a woman who played in the 2002 Million Dollar Masters Tournament?

Answer: India Cooper

India was a contestant in the eighth season of the show, and ended up winning $68,400 in her five victories.

9. Who won the "SUPER Jeopardy!" tournament in 1990?

Answer: Bruce Seymour

Bruce had previously been a four-day champion. He defeated Bob Verini and Dave Traini in the final, and took home $250,000.

10. Before the dollar amounts on the show were doubled in 2002, who held the record for most money won in one game?

Answer: Jerome Vered

Jerome won $34,000 on May 21, 1992. Once the dollar amounts were doubled in 2002, it did not take long for his record to fall. The first person to win over $68,000 in one game after the 2002 doubling of the clue values was Ken Jennings, when he won $75,000 on an episode that first aired July 23, 2004.

Source: Author Blinkgreday

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor ladymacb29 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.