Playing Jeopardy Online

Ten Tips to Win at Playing Jeopardy Online

As a fervent devotee of learning I couldn't be happier that the Jeopardy! is at the zenith of its popularity. Of course a great deal of knowledge and lightning fast wits are paramount for success but there are a collection of little tidbits I've acquired over the years that will improve anyone's game.

Some of these tips aren't exactly easy to accomplish and do require study while some are a bit on the humorous side but just as important nonetheless. I do offer a couple "lazy man's" solutions to learn some of the dryer material more quickly. Whether you want to win some cash Playing Jeopardy online or show off in front of your friends I hope you will find these tips helpful.

Here we go!

1. Buy an almanac. Perhaps most important is to have access to the information you need.

2. Geography is very important! Even if the clue is not directly related to geography having knowledge of where places are relative to one another is invaluable in many categories. Plus sometimes it is fun to learn the names of weird places. For example the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei is Bandar Seri Begawan…try saying it. It's more fun than you think.

3. Poetry. One of the evil Jeopardy categories. If you are like me you hate poetry but it shows up too much as a category to be ignored.To hell with reading the poems, just try to familiarize yourself with works of major English and American authors. Usually that's enough to get you through the category. Remember, when clue refers to poet Joyce Kilmer the answer is always, always, "Trees"…just something I've noticed over the years.

4. Learn phrase and word etymology. Believe it or not it is pretty fun to do! Etymology is basically the study of how words and phrases came into common use. For example, the word "salary" is used in contemporary language today because Roman Legions were often paid with salt. Thus it is derived from the Latin salarium, meaning a solders allotment of salt. It is also where we get the phrase "he is worth his salt". See how much we just learned on multiple topics!