A question was asked on Jeopardy and the answer was the Little Red Schoolhouse.The question aired on the Jan. 10, 2020 episode.

A nationwide audience watching Thursday night's “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” tournament was treated to an answer featuring Butler.

The answer was “We'll stop in Butler, Penn. & Florham Park, N.J. to go back to childhood of yore in attractions called 'little red' this.”

And in true “Jeopardy” fashion, the solution in the form of a question was “What is a schoolhouse?”

That was a reference to the Butler County Historical Society's very own Little Red School House at 200 E. Jefferson St.

Sara Donaldson, collections manager for the historical society, said her phone and email were loaded with messages when she came to work Friday.

“We did not know they were going to do this category,” Donaldson said.

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