You could almost imagine the collective yell of Newarkers everywhere proudly screaming "What is Newark!" as a clue for a game quiz show flashed before their blue TV screens.

Newark schools made Jeopardy!

It was a double jeopardy round and a clue for $1,600. "In 2017 this N.J. city regained local control over its schools & 55,000 students, taken over by the state in 1995," host Alex Trebek read on Monday night's show.

Social media exploded with excitement.

Woah! Interesting fact on tonight’s show of Jeopardy! a question was mentioned about the New Jersey Department of... Posted by Reginald Bledsoe on Monday, March 12, 2018

OMG! NEWARK WAS JUST AN ANSWER ON JEOPARDY! The clue was - "In 2017 this NJ city regained local control over it's public schools after 20 years for its 55,000 students". YES! NEWARK FORWARD!!! — sistateacher ☮️✌🏽🙏🏽💙💞🦋 (@sistateacher) March 13, 2018

After more than two decades under state control, governance of Newark schools was returned to its locally-elected School Board this year. Though the state takeover technically ended on Feb. 1, the state voted to return control in 2017.

It was a proud moment for New Jersey's largest city, based on an even prouder moment for a school system finally under local control.

"This appearance on Jeopardy is yet another example of how the city of Newark is on the move and increasingly in the national spotlight," Interim Superintendent of Newark Schools Robert Gregory said. "I was very excited to see Newark recognized on the show, not just because it is fun for those of us who know and love this city, but also because it is a testament to the hard work of this community, the city's civic leadership, and the many staff members and students across the district who worked so hard to return our schools to local control."

And yes, one of the contestants supplied the proper question for Trebek's clue. "What is Newark," one of the contestants, Zach, said.

Here is the video of Monday, March 12, 2018 Jeopardy! Season 34, Episode 131. Contestant Zach Dark, an investment analyst from Hoover, Alabama was asked about the 2017 return of Local Control of the Newark Public Schools by the New Jersey Department of Education. Mr. Dark answered the question correctly! Posted by Reginald Bledsoe on Monday, March 12, 2018

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