Where is Columbia? That’s the question you may be asking if you’re watching “Pop Culture Jeopardy” on Amazon Prime Video. The quizzical competition began with 81 teams, but host Colin Jost will determine the winners on the final episode, premiering this Wednesday, March 5.
While Columbia may not have had its own category on the show, Soda City has plenty of pop culture trivia — can you answer these clues?
Want to play along? Take the quiz before reading all the questions + answers below.
Questions + answers
200 points
Darius Rucker + Mark Bryan formed this diamond-selling band when they were students at the University of South Carolina.
Answer: Darius Rucker and Mark Bryan first started Hootie & the Blowfish while attending USC in the late 1980s. They later added Dean Felber + Jim “Soni” Sonefeld to the quartet, and their debut album “Cracked Rear View” has been certified double-diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (diamond status is awarded for sales of 10 million units).
400 points
Kristin Davis grew up + began acting in Columbia, and just like that, she got the role of Charlotte York on this show.
Answer: Davis grew up and performed in local theater in Columbia. She graduated from A.C. Flora High School before landing a role in “Sex and the City” as one of Carrie Bradshaw’s best friends.
600 points
Danny DeVito played a businessman turned army educator in this 1994 comedy, filmed at Fort Jackson in Columbia.
Answer: Training scenes from “Renaissance Man” were filmed at Fort Jackson, though other scenes were filmed in different locations. The movie also starred Gregory Hines, James Remar, and Stacey Dash.
800 points
Columbia-born kicker Mike Cofer won Super Bowl championships in 1989 + 1990 as a part of this NFL team.
Answer: Cofer won Super Bowl XXIII + Super Bowl XXIV with the San Francisco 49ers. His football career began at North Carolina State University, but he also played for the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts.
1,000 points
This singer and actress was born in Columbia but can now be seen playing Hilary Banks on “Bel-Air.”
Answer: Coco Jones was born in Columbia (her father is Columbia-born NFL defensive lineman Mike Jones), but she later moved to Lebanon, TN. Her career in entertainment has taken her to the Disney Channel, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Peacock.
