Eric Trump got a 'Jeopardy!' question correct, but that didn't convince people he was smart

Sure, he technically got the right answer, but did he really?
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Peter Allen Clark
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Eric Trump got a 'Jeopardy!' question correct, but that didn't convince people he was smart
Eric Trump speaking at the 2016 Republican National Convention, probably describing his favorite animal. Credit: Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Last night was full of surprises.

Surprise number one: Eric Trump watches Jeopardy!. Surprise number two: Eric Trump can successfully answer a Jeopardy! question -- provided that the question involves him, of course.

On Wednesday night, Eric unexpectedly tweeted a picture of a Jeopardy! questions that asked what the relationship was between him and his sister Ivanka's husband Jared Kushner.

Not only does this famously intelligent person get the answer correct (brother in law), he also answers the question in the form of a question.

He goes on to add suggestive emoji of a fist punching the American flag.

Even though he did get the answer correct, many people thought that the Jeopardy! question writers didn't think hard enough about what the answer could have been.

Luckily, Twitter was there to help out.

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I have done neat stuff all over these United States from sailing lessons on the Puget Sound to motorcycle maintenance on the backroads of upstate New York. My professional experience extends from newspaper reporting in the mountains of Eastern Oregon to fixing espresso machines throughout Kentucky. I also have kept a cat alive for 10 years.

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