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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
I’ve never understood why the answer has to be formulated as a question. Does it really add anything to the show? Instead of having:
&gt; This is the capital of France. - What is Paris?

You could just as easily have:

&gt; What is the capital of France? - Paris. 

Or am I missing some internal part of how the game works?
gpt
Jeopardy! Came out around the time of big game show scandals. The gimmick and advertising said "everyone gets the answers." It was a tongue in cheek way of addressing corruption in game shows while denying it themselves. 

Also the answers have gotten much more specific and become even more "question-like" over the years. For example the first final Jeopardy was "Our American Cousin" with the category US History. The question was "what is the play that Lincoln was shot during?"