Dark Mode
Question and Answer Dynamics in American Television
NLP / Natural Language Processing
Tags and Keywords
Trusted By
"No reviews yet"
Free
About
Analysing the landscape of trivia and cultural knowledge through decades of television history offers a unique perspective on societal values. This collection captures the essence of the popular game show Jeopardy!, featuring over 200,000 inquiries that challenge participants across a vast array of subjects. By documenting these exchanges, the data serves as a bridge for understanding the evolution of general knowledge assessment and popular culture trends from the mid-80s to the early 2010s. It provides a detailed look at the categories, difficulty levels, and phrasing of clues that have defined the programme's legacy.
Columns
- show_number: The specific episode identifier from which the trivia originated.
- air_date: The calendar date the episode was broadcast to the public.
- round: The specific segment of the game, such as Jeopardy!, Double Jeopardy!, or Final Jeopardy!.
- category: The thematic heading under which the question was placed, such as History or Science.
- value: The monetary reward or point level assigned to the specific clue, reflecting its difficulty.
- question: The textual clue provided to the contestants, often including audio or visual references.
- answer: The correct response expected for the given clue.
Distribution
The information is delivered in a single CSV file titled
jeopardy_questions.csv, with a total file size of 33.01 MB. It contains approximately 217,000 valid records and is structured across 7 distinct columns. The data exhibits high integrity with 100% validity for most fields, including show numbers and air dates, and has been awarded a usability score of 10.00. This is a static archive with no scheduled future updates.Usage
This resource is ideal for natural language processing (NLP) tasks, such as training question-answering systems or categorising text based on thematic labels. Researchers can utilise the archive to identify historical trends in general knowledge or to study the distribution of trivia categories over time. It also serves as an excellent foundation for building educational tools, curriculum materials, or trivia-based applications for recreational use. Developers can further explore the data to predict which topics appear most frequently or to model the linguistic structure of professional clues.
Coverage
The geographic scope is focused on the United States, reflecting the primary broadcast and cultural context of the show. Temporally, the records span nearly three decades, starting from September 1984 and concluding in January 2012. The demographic reach encompasses a wide variety of topics relevant to a general television audience, ranging from classical literature and art to modern pop culture and science.
License
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Who Can Use It
Data scientists can leverage this vast collection to build and test predictive models, clustering algorithms, or search engines. Educators and curriculum developers might find the variety of questions useful for creating engaging classroom activities that test knowledge across multiple disciplines. Additionally, trivia enthusiasts and game designers can use the structured records to power new gaming experiences or conduct research into the types of information valued by modern society.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Jeopardy! Decades of Trivia: 200,000 Questions and Answers
- Historical Game Show Clues and Category Trends (1984–2012)
- The Ultimate Jeopardy! Knowledge Base
- General Knowledge and Pop Culture Archive: Jeopardy! Edition
- Question and Answer Dynamics in American Television
Attributes
Original Data Source: Question and Answer Dynamics in American Television
QUALITYLoading...
Free
Download Dataset in CSV Format
Recommended Datasets
Loading recommendations...