Maritime Aquarium Featured In Question On 'Jeopardy!'

NORWALK, CT — "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek name dropped the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, as well as a few other locations in Connecticut, during Monday's episode of the iconic quiz show. Trebek posed the following statement to that night's three contestants:

"At the Maritime Aquarium, focused on the life of this geographic sound, don’t toss cafeteria pretzels to the fish.” (To sign up for Norwalk breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

The answer was "what is Long Island Sound," which was answered correctly by returning champion Anneke Garcia, from Salt Lake City, Utah. The question was worth $1,000 in a category entitled "Connectiquette," which mixed proper manners with questions about locations in Connecticut.

Here are the other questions featured in that category. For fun, see if you can figure them out before reading the answer.

• Senators aren't supposed to talk about the same subject more than twice when the Connecticut State Senate meets, in this city. (answer: Hartford)
• As a new student at Yale Medical School, you’ll have this garment placed on you by a senior faculty member. This question was also the "Daily Double." (answer: a lab coat)
• In the clubhouse of GCC, short for Greenwich this, shorts must be Bermuda length. (answer: Country Club)
• New graduates from this New London academy give a silver dollar to the first person to salute them. (answer: the Coast Guard Academy)

Garcia went on two win the episode by just $401, leaving her with a three-day total of $64,502.

"We had no idea that the aquarium was going to be part of a question," Maritime Aquarium Publicist Dave Sigworth said in an email. "I’m actually a pretty regular viewer, but I wasn’t watching Monday. A friend saw it and texted me."

While the aquarium may not have been aware of the mention before the episode aired, Sigworth said they like to think their hard work is paying off and the aquarium’s reputation is spreading, helping more people discover it.

"We’re proud of our quality exhibits, our excellent guest experience and animal care, and our deep involvement in regional education and marine conservation," Sigworth said. "so when, out of the blue, little recognitions on a national scale happen like this, it’s very gratifying! The staff loved it!"

Photo credit: RJ Scofield