'Jeopardy' is trying really hard to be hip with a Twitter parody category

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Neha Prakash
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'Jeopardy' is trying really hard to be hip with a Twitter parody category
Credit: Mashable composite. Twitter.

I'll take useless millennial knowledge for $400, Alex.

Jeopardy, forever on the cusp of Internet culture, featured a category on Monday's episode about Twitter parody accounts (yes, really, you can win money for knowing about pointless but humorous Twitter accounts).

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Those watching it on TV (or, perhaps more appropriately, on Twitter) were almost excited as the time Alex Trebek brought back his mustache.

So here, we present to you, the questions (which are answers) and answers (which are questions) from Monday's episode. See how many you can get right.

Know your TWITTER FEEDS: In 2011, after a 7-year breakup, this doll couple announced on Twitter that they were back together #Clues— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 10, 2014

The question: What is @Barbie?

Trending TWITTER FEEDS: Elaine's boyfriend won't stop posting @buzzfeed quiz results & Jerry overuses emojis on the "modern" this feed— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 10, 2014

The question: What is @SeinfeldToday?

Favorite TWITTER FEED: "Just seen a group of elderly fish. Old School" is a tweet from the feed called this-damentalism #Jeopardy! #Clues— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 11, 2014

The question: What is @Pundamentalism?

Follow TWITTER FEEDS: A parody feed named for this landmark reads "BONG" at 1 o'clock & "BONG BONG" at 2 o'clock #Jeopardy! #Clues— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 10, 2014

The question: What is @big_ben_clock?

TWITTER FEED: This San Francisco weather condition has its own Twitter feed; it's named Karl, & it notes "not all those in" it "are lost"— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 11, 2014

The question: What is @KarlTheFog?

Of course, the Twitter accounts took the Jeopardy shout-out as their official induction to the Internet's hall of fame.

I'll take "Best Clue Ever" for $1000, Alex MT @AngelaLeeV: @KarlTheFog you're on @Jeopardy! pic.twitter.com/zDW0YmDhbY— Karl the Fog (@KarlTheFog) November 11, 2014

You've made it @KarlTheFog! #jeopardy I ran around yelling the answer! pic.twitter.com/fo4pHxpVB3— Jen Braginsky (@sugarplum) November 11, 2014

The Twitter category was featured on the first night in the Tournament of Champions, which will continue for the rest of the week.

Who takes the first win of the #TournamentOfChampions? Don't miss the start of this great tournament. pic.twitter.com/Ap30sb56oT— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 10, 2014

What will Tuesday's episode bring? Parody Tumblr accounts? Popular memes? GIF interpretation? Better ditch those books and get on the Internet, contestants.

BONUS: The Jeopardy! Quiz With Ken Jennings

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