Updated: April 2009 JEOPARDY Religion Geography War GroupsGovt & Econ GAME RULESFINAL ROUND
- Jeopardy - Born in Bethlehem, this Jewish carpenter would become the founder of Christianity. Category A 100
- Jeopardy - Who is the Jesus Christ? Category A 100
- Jeopardy - This holy book is read from right to left and followed by Muslims. Category A 200
- Jeopardy - What is the Koran (Qu’ran)? Category A 200
- Jeopardy - In Christianity and Judaism, this word means “savior.” Category A 300
- Jeopardy - What is Messiah? Category A 300
- Jeopardy - This city, which is also the capital of Israel, is considered to be a holy site by the three major religions of the Middle East. Category A 400
- Jeopardy - Where is Jerusalem? Category A 400
- Jeopardy - The religion of Islam divided into these two sects over the belief of who should “lead” Muslims. Category A 500
- Jeopardy - What are Shia and Sunni? Category A 500
- Jeopardy - This form of government has a ruler that is a direct descendant from the previous ruler. Category B 100
- Jeopardy - What is a monarchy? Category B 100
- Jeopardy - This country’s current political problems have led to civil war and its people trying to escape to neighboring countries. Category B 200
- Jeopardy - What is Syria? Category B 200
- Jeopardy - In this type of economy the central government has control over all factors of production. Category B 300
- Jeopardy - What is a command economy? Category B 300
- Jeopardy - This natural resource is the primary source of income for many countries in the Middle East. Category B 400
- Jeopardy - What is oil? Category B 400
- Jeopardy - How much would you like to bet? DAILY DOUBLE
- Jeopardy - This country’s economy produces high-tech manufacturing, financial services, and agriculture products. Category B 500
- Jeopardy - What is Israel? Category B 500
- Jeopardy - Being on the losing side in this war, along with many other reasons, the Ottoman Empire was broken apart. Category C 100
- Jeopardy - What is WWI? Category C 100
- Jeopardy - In 1973, led by Syria and Egypt, a group of Arab countries attacked Israel on Judaism’s day of atonement. Category C 200
- Jeopardy - What is the Yom Kippur War? Category C 200
- Jeopardy - How much would you like to bet? DAILY DOUBLE
- Jeopardy - This war was fought between over water rights and oil rich land along the country’s border. Category C 300
- Jeopardy - Category C 300 What is the Iran-Iraq War?
- Jeopardy - During WWII, this was the extermination of an estimated six million Jews by Nazi Germany. Category C 400
- Jeopardy - What is the Holocaust? Category C 400
- Jeopardy - This organization placed an embargo on Iraq following the Persian Gulf War. Category C 500
- Jeopardy - What is the United Nations? Category C 500
- Jeopardy - This group is shares many common characteristics such as language, physical features, customs, and traditions. Category D 100
- Jeopardy - What is an ethnic group? Category D 100
- Jeopardy - Someone who can trace their ancestry to the tribes of Arabia and the Syrian Desert. Category D 200
- Jeopardy - What is an Arab? Category D 200
- Jeopardy - These were Arab desert-dwelling nomads, found throughout most of the desert belt of North Africa. Category D 300
- Jeopardy - Who are the Bedouins? Category D 300
- Jeopardy - Culture found in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq and could be considered their own country within these others. Category D 400
- Jeopardy - Who are the Kurds? Category D 400
- Jeopardy - This group makes up approximately 50 percent of Iran’s current population. Category D 500
- Jeopardy - Who are the Persians? Category D 500
- Jeopardy - Category E 100
- Jeopardy - What is Iran? Category E 100
- Jeopardy - Category E 200
- Jeopardy - What is the Strait of Hormuz? Category E 200
- Jeopardy - Category E 300
- Jeopardy - What is Syria? Category E 300
- Jeopardy - Place your bets! DAILY DOUBLE
- Jeopardy - DAILY DOUBLE
- Jeopardy - What is the Sinai Peninsula? Category E 400
- Jeopardy - Category E 500
- Jeopardy - What is Jordan? Category E 500
- Jeopardy - Welcome to Jeopardy! The fun and sneaky way to review material for the upcoming test!
- Jeopardy - And now… a brief introduction to the RULES of the GAME…
- Jeopardy - Each group must: a) SIT TOGETHER, and b) Designate a SPEAKER who will respond to the prompts (You may NOT change speakers).
- Jeopardy - The game consists of FIVE categories, each containing FIVE questions
- Jeopardy - Questions are randomly arranged, NOT by degree of difficulty
- Jeopardy - Each speaker may select only ONE question per round
- Jeopardy - Once the selected question is posted on the screen, the SPEAKER of the team has 10 seconds to respond.
- Jeopardy - The speaker may consult with teammates before responding
- Jeopardy - During the game, whispering is OK, but LOUD talking and/or disruptions DURING THE GAME may result in point loss for the entire team.
- Jeopardy - The response should be phrased in the FORM OF A QUESTION. (Words, phrases, and statements – even if correct – may be disqualified)
- Jeopardy - A CORRECT ANSWER earns the team the amount of points indicated on the jeopardy board.
- Jeopardy - If the speaker does not respond correctly within 10 seconds, the question passes on to the next team speaker, who has 5 seconds to respond.
- Jeopardy - The number of points for the correct answer at this stage are the same as for the previous team.
- Jeopardy - Questions that are not answered correctly by the selecting team are offered to the other teams in turn until a correct answer is given or all teams have guessed incorrectly.
- Jeopardy - For the Daily Double, the speaker designates the number of points – up to the max. points earned by the team. If correct, the team earns the designated points; if incorrect, they lose the designated points.
- Jeopardy - Again, whispering is OK, but remember, LOUD TALKING and/or DISRUPTIONS DURING THE GAME may result in point loss for the entire team.
- Jeopardy - The judge’s decisions are FINAL and whining, pouting, and/or complaints will NOT BE ENTERTAINED…
- Jeopardy - Ready to play?
- Jeopardy - Final Jeopardy Topic: Middle Eastern Cities You may wager up to the amount of points your team has earned. Write your wager on a piece of paper and submit it.
Updated: April 2009 Final Jeopardy Question This ancient Middle Eastern city, located between the Black and Mediterranean Seas, was part of the Roman and Byzantine empires before it was conquered by Sultan Mehmed II in 1453CE.
Updated: April 2009 Middle Eastern Cities What is Constantinople?