Page 39 - BUDDY 7 Activity Book

Unit 5 Television

3 Read the texts and answer the following questions.

Kenneth Wayne Jennings was born on May 23, 1974 in Washington.
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His father was a lawyer who worked internationally, so Jennings
grew up in Seoul, South Korea. He is an American quiz show

contestant and author. He is the highest-earning contestant of all

time. He won 74 games in the quiz show “Jeopardy” in 2004. He
got more than 5,5 million dollars from the show.

1. When was Jennings born? __________________________________________________

2. Where was he born? _________________________________________________________

3. What was his father’s job? _________________________________________________

4. Where did he grow up? _____________________________________________________

5. What does he do? ___________________________________________________________

6. How many games did he win in Jeopardy in 2004? ______________________

7. How much did he earn? _____________________________________________________

Bradford Gates Rutter was born on January 31, 1978 in Lancaster.
He is an American quiz show contestant, TV host, producer, and

actor. He is the second highest-earning contestant of all time. He
won more than 5,1 million dollars from quiz shows.

8. When was Rutter born? _____________________________________________________________

9. Where was he born? _________________________________________________________________

10. What does he do? ___________________________________________________________________

11. How much did he earn? _____________________________________________________________