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Alex Trebek's passing has gotten me back into Jeopardy.  I watched his last show and it made me sad but also re-ignited my interest in the show.  Last week, I noticed our great state of New Jersey made it into an episode, so I dug deeper. Since 1987,  New Jersey has been part of 677 clues for Jeopardy...give or take.  Clues have ranged from "New Jersey's State Flower" (Blue Violet) to "Bill Bradley and Albert Einstein are in this state's Hall of Fame."  In 2020, the clues and answers were prominent with 15 ties to New Jersey.  How would you do on these?  Let's see.

Stop spying is the demand after new revelations about eavesdropping. the president's intelligence team is facing tough questions. hot seat. it's the secretary of health and human services' turn to explain had is wrong -- what is wrong with the obama website. can she save the important federal program and her job? plus this. a huge flaming object believed to be a meteorite fell on a farm in the neighborhood of grover's mill, new jersey. >> 75 years old, the broadcast frightened listeners like never before. a look at orson wells' out-of-this-world performance. and anger management after ch...

From the sky. >> a huge flaming object believed to be a meteorite fell on a farm in grover's mill, new jersey. >> i have a grave announcement to make. as incredible as it seems, a vanguard of an invading army from the planet mars. ♪ >> today grover's mill happily celebrates orson welles' broadcast, but people still wonder how anyone could fall for a radio drama. >> it was so authentic. we interrupt this show to bring you a bulletin. all this. >> everybody is going after their shotgun and going to grover's mills. >> reporter: many frightened people heard little if any of the actual broadcast....

Stop spying is the demand after new revelations about eavesdropping. the president's intelligence team is facing tough questions. hot seat. it's the secretary of health and human services' turn to explain had is wrong -- what is wrong with the obama website. can she save the important federal program and her job? plus this. a huge flaming object believed to be a meteorite fell on a farm in the neighborhood of grover's mill, new jersey. >> 75 years old, the broadcast frightened listeners like never before. a look at orson welles' out-of-this-world performance. and anger management after c...

>> reporter: orson welles had shaken the country without knowing it was possible. >> a story about a mythical invasion by monsters from the planet mars. had a profound effect on radio listeners. >> reporter: what welles did is say boo on the radio and america actually jumped. ned potter, abc news, grover's mill, new jersey. >> amazingly much more innocent time. this is an awesome point down here. apparently the number-one show that night was not "war of the worlds" but an nbc show. it was charlie mccarthy -- charlie mccarthy, edgar bergen and a ventriloquist act. people were riveted to the ven...