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Quiz about Ken Jennings The God of Trivia
Quiz about Ken Jennings The God of Trivia

Ken Jennings- The God of Trivia Quiz


On Tuesday, November 30, 2004, the amazing reign of Ken Jennings ended on "Jeopardy!", a popular US quiz show. How much do you know about the personable and clean-cut icon?

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
crisw
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
196,733
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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1260
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. It is hard to think of anyone disliking Ken Jennings, except, perhaps, the dozens of contestants who lost to him! The boyish-looking trivia champion hailed from what US city and state? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was Ken Jennings' profession, besides trivia champion? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Ken Jennings had a personal webpage. What was it about? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. During his "Jeopardy!" career, Ken Jennings carried a good luck charm in his pocket. What was it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What unusual mannerism did Ken display during each "Jeopardy!" episode? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. During his "Jeopardy!" streak, Ken Jennings was an active participant in the official "Jeopardy!" online forums.


Question 7 of 10
7. Ken Jennings had a quick and quirky sense of humor. When Alex Trebek asked about his winnings, what was his response? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which game show record did Ken Jennings NOT break? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Ken Jennings stated he would donate a portion of his "Jeopardy!" winnings to which organizations? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Alas, all good things must come to an end... Ken Jennings finally turned in his crown on which show, and left with how much cash? Hint



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1. It is hard to think of anyone disliking Ken Jennings, except, perhaps, the dozens of contestants who lost to him! The boyish-looking trivia champion hailed from what US city and state?

Answer: Edmonds, Washington

He actually spent a lot of his early years with his family in South Korea and Singapore.
2. What was Ken Jennings' profession, besides trivia champion?

Answer: Software engineer

He worked for CHG Companies, a provider of consulting and staffing services for healthcare professionals based in Salt Lake City.
3. Ken Jennings had a personal webpage. What was it about?

Answer: His favorite movies

Located at http://jenningsbaby.8m.com, it lists his ten favorite movies, per year, for every year from 1921-2003. It also lists every other notable movie that he has seen from that year, as well as movies that he wants to see but has not yet seen.
4. During his "Jeopardy!" career, Ken Jennings carried a good luck charm in his pocket. What was it?

Answer: A stuffed toy

The toy was a Totoro doll he picked up in Japan. Totoro was a friendly forest spirit in the Japanese animated film "My Neighbor Totoro".
5. What unusual mannerism did Ken display during each "Jeopardy!" episode?

Answer: Writing his name in a different style

He added curlicues, doodles, fancy fonts, and many other variations besides the simple "KEN."
6. During his "Jeopardy!" streak, Ken Jennings was an active participant in the official "Jeopardy!" online forums.

Answer: True

His screen name is KenJennings, and he has often posted on the forums (which can be found at http://boards.sonypictures.com/) He has written such comments as "I've been contacted by both Presidential campaigns, which sort of cracked me up. The system has got to be broken when they're calling game show contestants."
7. Ken Jennings had a quick and quirky sense of humor. When Alex Trebek asked about his winnings, what was his response?

Answer: "For the first time I'm actually in favor of the Bush tax cut."

When his wife Mindy asked him, he told her he would spend it all on DVDs. He reported that she wasn't amused.
8. Which game show record did Ken Jennings NOT break?

Answer: Most consecutive appearances on a game show

He tied the record of 75 consecutive appearances of Ian Lygo on the game show "100%".
9. Ken Jennings stated he would donate a portion of his "Jeopardy!" winnings to which organizations?

Answer: National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting System

He also intended to tithe to the Mormon Church and take his family to Europe. He said he would invest the rest towards his family's future.
10. Alas, all good things must come to an end... Ken Jennings finally turned in his crown on which show, and left with how much cash?

Answer: 75th show, $2,522,700

He lost to Nancy Zerg after missing both Double Jeopardy questions and the seemingly-simple Final Jeopardy question; "Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year." He answered "FedEx", the correct answer was US tax firm H&R Block.
Source: Author crisw

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