When host Mayim Bialik asked the three “Jeopardy!” participants to conclude the most frequently said prayer in Christianity, the “Our Father,” the contestants all went silent.
Jeopardy! This week’s contenders’ inability to respond to a question regarding The Lord’s Prayer startled the audience.
The host of the game show, Mayim Bialik, read aloud the question on Tuesday’s broadcast, which read, “Matthew 6:9 says, “Our Father Who Art In Heaven,” This “Be Thy Name.”
Despite the fact that Christians frequently know and say The Lord’s Prayer, also known as the “Our Father” prayer, Suresh, Joe, and Laura were unable to respond with the right response, “Hallowed Be Thy Name.”
Fans reacted quickly to the situation, with many asking how the finalists could have been perplexed by such an apparently straightforward question.
Someone said on Twitter, “You gotta be kidding me no one knew ‘hallowed’ on #Jeopardy lol,” and later added, “I only went to Catholic school for two years but it’s nuts how much I can remember at the drop of a prompt.”
“My 4-year-old niece correctly answered this Jeopardy question! Could it be that the participants have never heard of The Lord’s Prayer? asking someone else.
One commenter said, in reference to the 1982 heavy metal song “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” “How can those Jeopardy! Nerds wouldn’t know the solution. Are they unfamiliar with Iron Maiden?
Another person expressed her surprise that none of the candidates had even made a prediction. The only question for tonight’s Jeopardy contestants was to complete this blank: “Our Father who art in heaven, __ be thy name. Nobody even ventured a guess. I was under the impression that would be an easy question, therefore I’m shocked.
Another individual joked, “I’m an atheist and even I knew the answer to that lord’s prayer question. #Jeopardy.”
Others who watched the event described it as “sad” and “inexcusable.”
Knowing the Lord’s Prayer as a child was similar to learning the Pledge of Allegiance. You just did,” someone else said, while another added, “[It] DEFINITELY speaks volumes about Americans and their faith…or lack thereof.”
An opposing viewpoint was provided by another user, who wrote: “I’m sure someplace evilgelicals [sic] are going to cry about people not knowing the answer and then declare there is a war against Christianity (there isn’t one). Everyone has a right to their own beliefs. You don’t have to use the one you already have, darn.
