JEOPARODY JEOPARODY JEOPARODY JEOPARODY JEOPAROD EOPARODY JEOPARODY JEOPARODY JEOPARODY JEOPARODY HERE ARE TODAY’S CATEGORIES Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence People Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Places Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Things Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Misc. Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Vocab Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Current Events Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence People Places Things Misc. Vocab Current Events $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 FINAL JEOPARODY Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence Owner operator of the Great Northern Railroad GO TO RESPONSE Start Timer Correct Wrong Cheer Boo Silence James J. 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