The Jeopardy! Book: The Answers, the Questions, the Facts and the Stories of the Greatest Game Show in History

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HarperPerennial, 1990 - Games & Activities - 191 pages
Here are the answers, the questions, the facts, and the stories of the greatest game show in history, written by host Alex Trebek. With an introduction by the show's creator, Merv Griffin, The Jeopardy! Book tells the millions of die-hard fans everything imaginable about the show and includes killer quizzes and even the music to the theme song.

From inside the book

 

Contents

A Word from Alex Trebek
9
A Day in the Life of Jeopardy by George Vosburgh Producer
35
What Everyone Wants to Know
57
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (1990)

Alex Trebek was a Canadian American game show host and television personality. George Alexander Trebek was born July 22, 1940 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. He was a graduate of the University of Ottawa with a degree in philosophy (1961). He pursued a career in broadcasting. In 1973, he moved to the United States and became a naturalized citizen in 1998. He hosted numerous game shows. But he is best known for hosting the popular television game show Jeopardy!, 1984-2020. He wrote a memoir entitled, The Answer is¿.: Reflections on My Life, published in July 2020. Alex Trebek died on November 8, 2020 from pancreatic cancer. He was 80.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Jeopardy! Book: The Answers, the Questions, the Facts and the Stories of the Greatest Game Show in History
Answers, the Questions, the Facts, and the Stories of the Gr
AuthorsAlex Trebek, Peter Barsocchini
ContributorPeter Barsocchini
Editionillustrated
PublisherHarperPerennial, 1990
Original fromPennsylvania State University
Digitized15 Jul 2009
ISBN0060965118, 9780060965112
Length191 pages
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Games & Activities / General
Games & Activities / Trivia
Performing Arts / Television / General
Performing Arts / Television / Genres / Reality, Game Shows & Talk Shows
Reference / Questions & Answers
  
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