On Thursday, January 7, 2022, Latter-day Saint and Jeopardy: Greatest of All Time tournament champion Ken Jennings was behind the podium as the host of the popular weeknight game show Jeopardy! and posed this question to contestants:
In the Double Jeopardy round, the $400 question in the category “Religion” was, “In 2018, the Mormon or LDS Church announced a course correction to stress this full name that mentions the Savior.” Two of the three contestants answered incorrectly. The correct answer—as we’re sure Jennings was well aware—was “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”
This wasn’t the first time Latter-day Saint history or theology has been featured on the show. Here are 15 other real-life Jeopardy! questions that have come up over the years. Scroll through the gallery and see if you can get them all right.
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Can you answer these Latter-day Saint themed Jeopardy questions?
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In the Sacred Grove, he had a vision of God and Jesus in 1820. In 1830, he organized the Church
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Who is Joseph Smith?
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Serving as one of the 12 of these, Marion Romney got closer to the presidency (of the Church) than his cousin Mitt did
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Who are Apostles?
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In 1902, 25 years after his death, a N.Y. Times article about a family reunion listed his direct descendants at more than 1,000
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Who is Brigham Young?
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Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon from gold plates revealed to him by an angel named this
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Who is Moroni?
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Following a show’s success in 2011, this group began advertising, “You’ve seen the play…now read the book”
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What is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
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Oddly, the California gull is the state bird of this landlocked state
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What is Utah?
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A symbol of the Mormon faith is the angel Moroni with one of these in his mouth
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What is a trumpet?
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It was published March 26, 1830. A very popular work with the same name premiered March 24, 2011
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What is the Book of Mormon?
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In this building home to a Church choir, a pin dropped from the pulpit can be heard at the back of the hall
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In this building home to a Church choir, a pin dropped from the pulpit can be heard at the back of the hall
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What is the Tabernacle?
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The logo seen here is of the Church's mega thrift store, called 'these' Industries. The word means 'honey bee'
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The logo seen here is of the Church's mega thrift store, called 'these' Industries. The word means 'honey bee'
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What is Deseret?
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Mormons believed the angel Moroni appeared to this man & revealed to him where to find the golden plates
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Who is Joseph Smith?
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Omni & 1 Nephi are part of this foundational text
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What is the Book of Mormon?
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After Mormons were driven out in the 1840s, French colonists called the Icarians failed to make this Illinois city work
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What is Nauvoo, Illinois?
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The mission of this western university founded in 1875 is “to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life
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What is Brigham Young University?
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Can you answer these Latter-day Saint themed Jeopardy questions?
Haley is the production editor for LDS Living with a passion for writing and social media. Previously, she worked at Boncom where she assisted with Church campaigns like “Light the World” and “Because of Him.” When she isn’t working, you can find Haley traveling with her husband, Mike, and snuggling her little boy, Calvin.
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