Awkward title probably, but lemme explain:

The question is “This piece of French architecture was finished on January 26, 1887.” You know this is the Eiffel Tower. But when you buzz in and give the response, you say:

“Who is the Eiffel Tower?”

Would you be awarded the points for being correct, or docked the points for being incorrect since you didn’t say “WHAT is the Eiffel Tower?”

  • Sumocat@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    30
    ·
    3 days ago

    The only hard rule is that it be phrased as a question, which implies the rest of the phrasing is irrelevant as long as the answer is in the question. In your example, “Who is the Eiffel Tower?”describes it incorrectly but correctly names the tower and should be accepted, but “What is that famous tower in Paris, France?” describes the correct answer but is missing the critical answer and should not be accepted. Also, who/what/etc. is not required to be part of the question.

    What’s … in a question? The rules state, “…all contestant responses to an answer must be phrased in the form of a question.” It’s that simple. Jeopardy! doesn’t require that the response is grammatically correct. Further, the three-letter name of a British Invasion rock band can be a correct response all by itself (“The Who?”), and even “Is it…?” has been accepted. So, Matt Amodio’s no-frills approach is unique but well with guidelines. https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/behind-scenes/what-are-some-questions-about-jeopardy