Jeopardy
Jeopardy has had a number of Armenia related questions over the years, including questions about the genocide, lavash, and what country Levon Ter Petrossian was the president of in the 1990s.
Controversial question about Karabakh irridentism
On March 4, 2021, the question "This country has been accused of irredentism, the reclaiming of old territory, over the Nagorno-Karabakh area in Azerbaijan" was asked of contestants, to which the answer accepted was Armenia.
Armenians were upset and complained to the show, which GV Wire published. Jeopardy responded with the following:
- “Our clue stated that Armenia ‘has been accused of irredentism, the reclaiming of old territory.’ We didn’t mean to imply either that Armenian policy is actually irredentist, or that irredentism is necessarily something to be condemned.”
Source: https://gvwire.com/2021/03/05/jeopardy-clue-upsets-armenian-community/
Ararat and Aragatsotn provinces question
Armenia Question on ‘Jeopardy’ TV Show
January 16, 2018
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
CULVER CITY, Calif. – Every once in a while, questions pertaining to Armenia pop up in the daily television game show “Jeopardy!” produced by Sony Pictures Studios. On January 9, host Alex Trebek gave the clue that “its provinces include Aragatsotn and Ararat,” and high school teacher Matt Brannagan, a contestant from Bowie, MD, quickly responded “what is Armenia” to win the point.
Source: https://mirrorspectator.com/2018/01/16/armenia-question-jeopardy-tv-show/
Amazing Armenians
On December 28, 2023 the show had an entire category called "Amazing Armenians" with the following questions, in the order they were chosen:
- $1600 - "Open" is the autobiography of this athlete, who won 8 grand slam titles in his career. Answer: Andre Agassi. One person guessed wrong and the others did not guess.
- $2000 - Charles Aznavour recorded more than 100 records as a master of this emotional style, French for "song". Answer: Chanson (first contestant to ring in got it right)
- $1200 - First of Armenian descent, George Deukmejian was governor of this U.S. state from 1983 to 1991. Answer: California (first contestant to ring in got it right)
- $800 - This successful businesswoman's ex-husbands include Damon Thomas, Kris Humphries & Kanye West. Answer: Kim Kardashian (first to ring in got it wrong, second got it right)
- $400 - Sarkisian is the birth name of this singer who, after her partnership with Sonny, had decades of her own hits. Answer: Cher (first contestant to ring in got it right)
Armenian contestants
There have also been Armenian contestants over the years, including champion Peter Guekguezian, who earned $44,800 on the show: https://www.aravot-en.am/2017/07/13/196793/