J! Archive: The Web Site that Contains Every Single Question and Answer from Jeopardy! Since 1984

Timothy Sexton

Ever miss an episode of ""Jeopardy!"" and want to find out what the answer/solution to Final Jeopardy was? Or maybe you were watching the show live and the electricity went out just as Alex Trebek was about to reveal the answer to Final Jeopardy. Or, perhaps, you are just a "Jeopardy!" junkie and want to catch up on a show you missed. Hey, maybe you just want to prove to some friends how smart you are and so want to memorize all the answers given to one of the special tournaments so that you can look really smart when the show is rerun in the summer. Regardless of your need to find yesterday's or yesteryear's complete Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy and Final Jeopardy boards, you are in luck.

The site is J! Archive and it is the literally the place to go to find out everything from the very first clue on the board of the very first "Jeopardy!" show hosted by Alex Trebek when the game show made its successful return to the airwaves to yesterday's Final Jeopardy! (The very first clue on the board was "River mentioned most in the Bible." Look for answer below.)

The J! Archive is definitely the most useful web site on the internet for anyone looking to find out the answer to "Jeopardy!" shows. The reasons listed for wanting to find out this information were started above, but continue. For instance, let's assume that you are planning on taking the "Jeopardy!" test. I did back in the 1980s and did not get past the first round. I still hate an opera composer named Gounod. The key to passing the "Jeopardy!" tests is not just located in knowing a lot of trivia; you must also get a feel for how the questions (or answers) are phrased. By meticulously going over every -- single -- question aired on "Jeopardy!" since 1984 you can arrive ready for the "Jeopardy!" contestant quiz as never before.

Another good thing about the J! Archive that makes it a worthwhile addition to your internet bookmarks is that it actually could come in quite handy for other tests. Standardized tests to get into college or get out of high school all bear a resemblance to the structure of the "Jeopardy!" game that asks primarily for rote memory of knowledge but with a dash of semantic recognition added to the mix. Keep in mind that even though "Jeopardy!" is not multiple choice on the TV game show itself, the questions do contain hints related to category and phrasing that are quite analogous to multiple choice or True/False questions such as you find on worthless scraps of paper like Florida's FCAT test.

Anyone who lives for "Jeopardy!" probably is already aware of the J! Archive, but if you have ever been in a position where you perhaps saw the Final Jeopardy answer, but not the solution or you could swear that one of the answers in the first or second round just didn't sound right to you, then the J! Archive is the place to go press your luck and avoid whammies. Oh wait, that's another show entirely.

Answer: The Jordan.

Published by Timothy Sexton - Featured Contributor in Arts & Entertainment

Timothy Sexton was named this site's very first Writer of the Year. Today he has two daily columns and one weekly column on Yahoo! Movies as well as frequent irregular contributions. Mr. Sexton was twice nam...  View profile

To comment, please sign in to your Yahoo! account, or sign up for a new account.