Are Jeopardy Questions Really Hard?
Not all Jeopardy questions are designed for intellectual elitists. Contestants choose which questions they want to answer based on the topic and the difficulty of the question. The general assumption is that the more the reward for answering a particular question, the harder the question will be to answer. If a contestant has vast knowledge within a particular field, even the most valuable questions on the board in that subject may not be difficult for the contestant. Jeopardy questions are not supposed to be easily answered by the general public because they are designed to be relatively difficult. If the questions were incredibly easy to answer, the game wouldn’t be a challenge, and no one would watch the show.
