N.J. rest stops were just a ‘Jeopardy!’ category. See the 5 answers and questions.

Thursday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” featured a New Jersey-centric category centered around rest stops on the Garden State Parkway, which were renamed in 2021 to celebrate many of our state’s most famous people. The category was called “Garden State Parkway Rest Area Names.”

Here are the five “answers and questions” below:

For $200:

A: If you’re driving from Lakehurst to Bloomfield, you can fittingly say, “Whoa, we’re halfway there” at the stop named for this singer.

Q: “Who is Jon Bon Jovi?”

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For $400

A: This late great “Sopranos” actor was honored with a Montvale Service Area.

Q: “Who is James Gandolfini?”

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For $600:

A: A rest area honors Larry Doby, once of the Negro League’s Newark Eagles and later the first black player in this junior circuit.

Q: “What is the American League?”

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For $800:

A: What exit for the stop honoring this Asian American woman, who anchored the “CBS Evening News” With Dan Rather? Between 153A and 151.

Q: “Who is Connie Chung?”

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For $1,000:

A: A Monmouth rest area honors this woman from Elizabeth who created the book character Margaret, who lived in Farbrook.

A: “Who is Judy Blume?”

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Murjani Rawls may be reached at mrawls@njadvancemedia.com and followed on Twitter at@MurjaniRawls.

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