The Jeopardy! answer is… Wellesley

Here’s a bit of a belated tribute to Alex Trebek, the longtime Jeopardy! game show host who passed away earlier this month.

Jeopardy! fans have created a database, the J! Archive, of more than 400,000 clues, and Wellesley has made more than its fair share of appearances, largely thanks to one of our notable colleges.

More than 40 answers or questions include some form of Wellesley in them, most related to Wellesley College, and a handful about famous alum Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Though Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, has also made about a dozen appearances.

Examples:

Clue: Lawyer Henry Durant founded this college for women on his estate near Boston in 1870

Answer (in the form of a question): Wellesley College

Clue: This New Zealand capital is named for Arthur Wellesley, a British duke

Answer: Wellington

Wellesley even made it into the Final Jeopardy! round once, under the category Secretaries of State.

Clue: The 2 Secretaries of State who received B.A.s in political science from Wellesley, 10 years apart

Answer: Madeleine Albright and Hillary Clinton

Six residents are listed as having played on the show:

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