Q 01/05

How many consecutive Jeopardy! games did Ken Jennings win in 2004?

A) 58

B) 66

C) 70

D) 74

Answer · why

D) 74

It remains the longest streak in the show's history, though Britain's Ian Lygo won 75 games of 100% in 1998.

Q 02/05

How much did Jennings win over his original 75-day Jeopardy! run?

A) $2,522,700

B) $3,022,700

C) $3,522,700

D) $4,522,700

Answer · why

A) $2,522,700

That includes the $2,000 consolation prize for finishing second in game 75.

Q 03/05

In which Washington town was Ken Jennings born?

A) Edmonds

B) Tacoma

C) Olympia

D) Spokane

Answer · why

A) Edmonds

It sits just outside Seattle, where he still lives, flying to Los Angeles twice a month for tapings.

Q 04/05

Jennings spent much of his childhood in which two Asian countries?

A) Japan and Taiwan

B) South Korea and Singapore

C) Thailand and Malaysia

D) Hong Kong and the Philippines

Answer · why

B) South Korea and Singapore

His father was an international lawyer; Ken graduated from the Seoul Foreign School.

Q 05/05

Jennings served a two-year LDS mission in which city?

A) Lisbon

B) Buenos Aires

C) Madrid

D) Mexico City

Answer · why

C) Madrid

He has called his faith central to his grounding while publicly criticising some church policies.

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