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Summary

Last Night's Final 'Jeopardy!' Was Super Canadian & Most Canucks Likely Know The Answer

"Nova Scotian William Knapp Buckley..."

The Jeopardy stage.

The Jeopardy stage.

Senior Writer

It's always fun seeing Canadian trivia come up on Jeopardy! and last night's final question likely won't be hard for most to answer.

The show is currently in the final stages of its Tournament of Champions, and on February 19, all three contestants got the correct answer to the question in the category of "Canadian Medicine."

The final Jeopardy question on Monday, February 19 featuring a Canadian question. The final Jeopardy question on Monday, February 19 featuring a Canadian question. Sarah Rohoman | Narcity

The question asked, "Nova Scotian William Knapp Buckley devised a widely used anti-tussive, meaning a drug used against this."

Given that Buckley's syrups are a pretty common medication in Canada and are popularly known for their catchphrase of, "It tastes awful and it works," many likely would be able to get the correct answer.

"What is coughing/cough," wrote all three contestants.

While there was one Canadian among the contestants, she unfortunately won't be advancing despite getting the correct answer due to another person having a higher finishing score.

Last year, Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings caught a bit of flak over flubbing the name of a Nova Scotian town.

"For more than 150 years, traditional festivities have come to Antigonish in this province for the annual highland games," Jennings said, pronouncing the town as "an-TIG-ON-ish" as opposed to "an-tee-go-nesh."

Lesson learned!

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      Sarah Rohoman (she/her) was a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. She has worked at BuzzFeed Canada, Yahoo Canada, and CBC Radio in news, lifestyle, ecommerce, and social media. She has an MA in Journalism from Western University and a BA from McGill. She loves libraries, alpacas, and all things witchy.

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