{"id":412246,"date":"2022-03-05T03:24:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T00:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cringeworthy-jeopardy-clue-downplays-russia-ukraine-war\/"},"modified":"2022-03-05T03:24:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T00:24:42","slug":"cringeworthy-jeopardy-clue-downplays-russia-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cringeworthy-jeopardy-clue-downplays-russia-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cringeworthy \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 clue downplays Russia-Ukraine war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a297d720e1ed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a297d720e1ed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cringeworthy-jeopardy-clue-downplays-russia-ukraine-war\/#%E2%80%9CCringeworthy_%E2%80%98Jeopardy_clue_downplays_Russia-Ukraine_war%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Cringeworthy \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 clue downplays Russia-Ukraine war&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCringeworthy_%E2%80%98Jeopardy_clue_downplays_Russia-Ukraine_war%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Cringeworthy \u2018Jeopardy!\u2019 clue downplays Russia-Ukraine war&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/ken-jennings-97.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>What is: \u201cA case of terrible timing\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>An unfortunately dated clue in Friday\u2019s episode of \u201cJeopardy!\u201d \u2014 which alluded to \u201cserious border issues\u201d regarding Ukraine and Russia \u2014 was recorded on Jan. 11, 2022, more than a month before Vladimir Putin invaded that country on Feb. 24.<\/p>\n<p>Host Ken Jennings <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GameshowFan9821\/status\/1499870121820491776\">read the $800 clue<\/a> in the category \u201cBordering Russia\u201d: \u201dThe Kerch Strait \u2014 along with serious border issues \u2014 separates Russia from this country on the Black Sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The answer, of course, was Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The 1.9-mile-long strait separates Russia from Crimea to its west and Ukraine to the north. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and subsequently built a bridge across the strait to connect the two in 2018.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The long-running <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> show <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently attempted to get ahead of any possible outrage about the segment <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeopardy\/status\/1499868892549685249\">by tweeting a warning message<\/a> at 5:11 p.m. ET Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease note the clue in today\u2019s show concerning Russia and Ukraine was recorded on Jan. 11, 2022,\u201d the show wrote in the post, although it did not specify what was in the clue at the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please note the clue in today&#8217;s show concerning Russia and Ukraine was recorded on Jan. 11, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeopardy\/status\/1499868892549685249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Sony \u2014 which produces the show \u2014 for comment.<\/p>\n<p>One commenter found the timing to be eerie. \u201cWho would [have] thought they would be a major topic in the daily <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> only a few weeks later,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libbyspencer\/status\/1499875982521651202\">they offered<\/a>. \u201cSpooky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another thought that the show <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/socmediaisdumb\/status\/1499872102790352897\">should have known<\/a> that a war might be happen, writing, \u201cY\u2019all didn\u2019t know an invasion was imminent? I knew last year it was a possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Y\u2019all didn\u2019t know an invasion was imminent? I knew last year it was a possibility<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Soc<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a>IsSometimesOk \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b (@socmediaisdumb) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/socmediaisdumb\/status\/1499872102790352897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>However, many tweeters seemed unbothered by the clue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing offensive was said or written. No need for any form of clarification or explanation,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greekyptianguy1\/status\/1499869929335570435\">wrote one commenter<\/a>, who added \u2014 in a nod to the show\u2019s late, beloved longtime host Alex Trebek \u2014 \u201cSide note: I miss Mr. Alex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact they felt the need to \u2018get in front of it\u2019 is a clear indication for how sensitive and ridiculous cancel culture can be,\u201d one <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greekyptianguy1\/status\/1499869929335570435\">unconcerned person responded<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zakelley90\/status\/1499871601646612484\">while another suggested<\/a>, \u200b\u200b\u201dThis is how you juice the f\u2013king ratings right here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 1.2 million desperate Ukrainians \u2014 more than 2% of the country\u2019s population \u2014 have attempted to flee the horrors in their country since Putin\u2019s invasion one week ago. Meanwhile, on Friday, Russia was accused of using brutal \u201ccluster bombs\u201d to attack targets \u2014 including the northern city of Chernihiv, reportedly resulting in at least 33 civilian deaths \u2014 a claim it has denied.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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An unfortunately dated clue in Friday\u2019s episode of \u201cJeopardy!\u201d \u2014 which alluded to \u201cserious border issues\u201d regarding Ukraine and Russia \u2014 was recorded on Jan. 11, 2022, more than a month before Vladimir Putin invaded that country on Feb. 24. 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