Hackensack's rhyming scheme makes for 'Jeopardy!' answer

Can a word rhyme with itself?

Hackensack came close enough as the Bergen County city was the answer to a "Jeopardy!" question Tuesday.

In the "H on the map" category for $1,000, the contestants were asked "This rhymingly named New Jersey city is the seat of Bergen County." Bergen County Justice Center is at 10 Main St. in Hackensack.

One contestant answered correctly, but another dubiously answered Hoboken, which is in Hudson County. Contestant Ashley Chapman added to her $2,200 total with the correct answer.

Bergen County has a "Jeopardy!" history. In June 2017 blue laws puzzled the show runners and contestants with the question, "Bergen County, New Jersey has one of the USA’s last blue laws, banning retailers from doing this.”

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