'Jeopardy!' clue on Church of the Nativity sparks controversy
By Vandana Rambaran
'''Jeopardy!''' clue on Church of the Nativity sparks controversy | Fox News
A clue on "
Jeopardy!" sparked protests from viewers about the location of a world-famous church in
Bethlehem.
Host Alex Trebek read off a clue for $200 from the category "Where's that church?" that read: "Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the Nativity."
The first contestant to buzz in, Katie Needle, responded:
"What is Palestine?" but Trebek rejected her answer, saying,
"No."
Another contestant, Jack McGuire, buzzed in with the reply,
"What is Israel?" Trebek ruled him
correct....
...Furious viewers took to Twitter to chastize Trebek and demand an apology from the show.
Omar Baddar, the deputy director of the non-profit Arab American Institute, decried that Needle was "robbed" and called Trebek's ruling "unacceptable!"...
...The grassroots group Code Pink launched a petition after Friday's episode demanding that the show apologize "for your politically dangerous inaccuracy."
Representatives for "
Jeopardy!" did not immediately respond to Fox News' requests for comment.