WATCH: Celebrity Jeopardy Pits Joseph Gordon-Levitt Against Kirsten Dunst — in 1997

The stars of "Looper" and "The Virgin Suicides" get quizzed old school

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You may know Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kirsten Dunst as the stars of the rather serious films 50/50 and Melancholia, but back in 1997 they were just eager teen celebrities excited to be contestants on a charity game of Celebrity Jeopardy.

Thanks to the power of the internet, the footage of their appearance has been unearthed and shared worldwide. The clip reveals three very enthusiastic contestants: Levitt (retrospectively amusingly called “Joey”), Dunst and Benjamin Salisbury from The Nanny, the Fran Drescher-driven sitcom. While [spoiler alert] Salisbury ended up winning the game, no one matched “Joey’s” enthusiasm. This was especially true when Jeopardy host Alex Trebek asked a question related to Holden Caulfield. “Oooh! Oooh!” Gordon-Levitt cried, buzzing in quickly before happily giving the correct “question” of “What is Catcher in the Rye?,” chirpily adding “that’s my favorite book!”

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Buzzfeed helpfully explicated the entire episode, with a rundown of categories, what charities each of the teens selected to receive their winnings and noting the sad fact that no one seemed to know the book “Moby Dick.”

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You may know Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kirsten Dunst as the stars of the rather serious films 50/50 and Melancholia, but back in 1997 they were just eager teen celebrities excited to be contestants on a charity game of Celebrity Jeopardy.

Thanks to the power of the internet, the footage of their appearance has been unearthed and shared worldwide. The clip reveals three very enthusiastic contestants: Levitt (retrospectively amusingly called “Joey”), Dunst and Benjamin Salisbury from The Nanny, the Fran Drescher-driven sitcom. While [spoiler alert] Salisbury ended up winning the game, no one matched “Joey’s” enthusiasm. This was especially true when Jeopardy host Alex Trebek asked a question related to Holden Caulfield. “Oooh! Oooh!” Gordon-Levitt cried, buzzing in quickly before happily giving the correct “question” of “What is Catcher in the Rye?,” chirpily adding “that’s my favorite book!”

[youtube=http://youtu.be/a-EgebDY2iQ]

Buzzfeed helpfully explicated the entire episode, with a rundown of categories, what charities each of the teens selected to receive their winnings and noting the sad fact that no one seemed to know the book “Moby Dick.”

MORE: Behind the Scenes on Jeopardy!: 10 Things You Won’t See This Week

MORE: It’s Man vs. Machine in Jeopardy!, But Who Are The Men?