11 Questions About Missoula That Have Appeared On ‘Jeopardy’
I don't know about you, but every time Missoula is mentioned on a TV show or movie I'm watching, my heart does a little flutter kick! You instantly feel connected to what you're watching and you wait to see what they have to say about your hometown! (Hopefully all good! lol)
Missoula has been referenced a lot over the years in TV shows like Criminal Minds, Supernatural and The Handmaid's Tale, and of course everybody's favorite Brad Pitt movie, A River Runs Through It.
Our lovely city has also been mentioned a whopping 11 times on "America's Favorite Quiz Show" - aka 'Jeopardy!' Most of the questions are super easy for Missoulians, but there are a few that totally schooled me...
- Episode #7472 - Aired 02/21/2017
- Category - STATES BY COUNTIES $1,000
- Clue - Missoula, Mineral
- Answer - Montana
- Episode #6495 - Aired 12/07/2012
- Category - STATE HAIKUS?? $400
- Clue - Can't miss Missoula/ It's Helena hand basket/ Custer stopped standing
- Answer - Montana
- Episode #5792 - Aired 11/17/2009
- Category - DRIVING ALONG $200
- Clue - Slow down, this state's speed limit on the interstate is 75, but only 65 once you're in an urban area like Missoula.
- Answer - Montana
- Episode #5739 - Aired 07/16/2009
- Category - PARTS OF SPEECH $400
- Clue - Ms. Missy Massey got mussed up & messy in Missoula, Montana
- Answer - A noun
- Episode #5465 - Aired 05/16/2008
- Category - STATE FACTS $200
- Clue - Only 3 cities in this state have more than 50,000 people -- Billings, Missoula and Great Falls
- Answer - Montana
- Episode #4844 - Aired 10/06/2005
- Category - TONY MONTANA $1000
- Clue - This city, home to the University of Montana, is the "Gateway to the Cultural Corridors of Western Montana"
- Answer - Missoula
- Episode #4235 - Aired 01/17/2003
- Category - OLE "MISS" $1000
- Clue - City that's home to the University of Montana
- Answer - Missoula
- Episode #3610 - Aired 04/21/2000
- Category - MONTANA $1000
- Clue - In 1916 this Missoula, Montana native became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress
- Answer - Jeannette Rankin
- Episode #2886 - Aired 03/03/1997
- Category - ANNUAL EVENTS $800
- Clue - Annual events in this state include the Wild Horse Stampede in Wolf Point & the horse show in Missoula
- Answer - Montana
- Episode #2185 - Aired 02/18/1994
- Category - U.S.A. $400
- Clue - You'll find the University of this state in Missoula
- Answer - Montana
- Episode #955 - Aired 10/28/1988
- Category - UNIVERSITY TOWNS $1000
- Clue - Missoula
- Answer - University of Montana