90 Jeopardy Questions and Answers to Rock Game Night

You want Jeopardy! questions that actually land at your game night, not ones that leave everyone guessing or groaning. I’ve pulled together 90 clues that spark real “Aha!” moments with friends and family.

90 Jeopardy! questions and answers for your next game night

Explore 90 Jeopardy!‑style questions and answers in one spot. Ideal for turning any hangout into a lively, competitive game night, whether you’re running sports trivia, a family quiz, or a high‑energy office battle. It’s also a great Jeopardy! study assistant for the real thing!

I’ve pulled these from classic Jeopardy! categories and tested them to make sure they feel fair and fun, not just “gotcha” questions.

Power players in history (10 Q&A)

Clue: He’s still the tallest U.S. president ever, at 6 feet 4 inches.

Answer: Who is Abraham Lincoln?

Clue: The last time there were no living former U.S. presidents was during his presidency.

Answer: Who is Richard Nixon?

Clue: In 1981, his company launched the first syndicated U.S. Automotive Customer Service Index (CSI) study.

Answer: Who is J.D. Power?

Clue: In 1998, the U.S. completed the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, the second‑largest federal building in Washington, D.C.

Answer: Who is Ronald Reagan?

Clue: In 1921, he became an advisor on Arab affairs to Winston Churchill at the Colonial Office.

Answer: Who is Thomas Edward Lawrence?

Clue: On February 21, 1965, assassins killed him at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York City.

Answer: Who is Malcolm X?

Clue: These 2 Civil War generals ran together on the winning Republican ticket of 1880.

Answer: Who are James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur?

Clue: This country’s leaders have included Yusof Ishak, Benjamin Sheares, and Lee Kuan Yew.

Answer: What is Singapore?

Clue: In 1979, she became the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister and was known as the “Iron Lady” for her uncompromising leadership style.

Answer: Who is Margaret Thatcher?

Clue: A Norse explorer believed to have reached North America before Christopher Columbus.

Answer: Who is Leif Erikson?

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Shakespeare (10 Q&A)

Clue: In this play, the title character says, “To be, or not to be, that is the question.”

Answer: What is Hamlet?

Clue: In Romeo and Juliet, this character arranges the secret meetings between Juliet and Romeo.

Answer: Who is the Nurse?

Clue: In Macbeth, the three witches greet Macbeth with this title.

Answer: What is Thane of Cawdor?

Clue: In Othello, this character is Othello’s ensign and the main villain.

Answer: Who is Iago?

Clue: In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this character is the king of the fairies.

Answer: Who is Oberon?

Clue: In King Lear, this character is Lear’s loyal daughter who answers, “Nothing.

Answer: Who is Cordelia?

Clue: In The Merchant of Venice, this character is the moneylender who demands a pound of flesh.

Answer: Who is Shylock?

Clue: In Twelfth Night, this character is Olivia’s steward, tricked into thinking she loves him.

Answer: Who is Malvolio?

Clue: In Julius Caesar, this character says, “Et tu, Brute?”

Answer: Who is Julius Caesar?

Clue: In Much Ado About Nothing, this character is the witty, sharp‑tongued heroine.

Answer: Who is Beatrice?

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On my favorite nights, I start with categories like Power Players and Shakespeare, then I switch to Jeopardy! on Weekend so everyone can pile into multiplayer. Available on Roku, Fire TV, Samsung TV, and LG TV.

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Colleges (10 Q&A)

Clue: This Ivy League school calls New Haven, Connecticut, home.

Answer: What is Yale University?

Clue: This university’s mascot is the Fighting Irish.

Answer: What is the University of Notre Dame?

Clue: This school’s colors are crimson and white, and it’s in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Answer: What is Harvard University?

Clue: This university’s campus is in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Answer: What is the University of Michigan?

Clue: This school’s football team is the Sooners.

Answer: What is the University of Oklahoma?

Clue: This university’s mascot is the Buckeyes.

Answer: What is The Ohio State University?

Clue: This school’s colors are cardinal and white, and it’s in Stanford, California.

Answer: What is Stanford University?

Clue: This university’s campus is in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Answer: What is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

Clue: This school’s football team is the Ducks.

Answer: What is the University of Oregon?

Clue: This university's football team is the Trojans.

Answer: What is the University of Southern California (USC)?

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Mythology (10 Q&A)

Clue: In Greek mythology, this god rules Mount Olympus as king of the gods.

Answer: Who is Zeus?

Clue: In Norse mythology, this god wields Mjölnir and is the god of thunder.

Answer: Who is Thor?

Clue: In Egyptian mythology, this sun god is often shown with a falcon head.

Answer: Who is Ra?

Clue: In Greek mythology, this hero is famous for his 12 labors.

Answer: Who is Heracles (Hercules)?

Clue: In Roman mythology, this goddess is the goddess of love and beauty.

Answer: Who is Venus?

Clue: In Greek mythology, this creature has a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail.

Answer: What is the Chimera?

Clue: In Norse mythology, this serpent is so large that it encircles the world.

Answer: What is Jörmungandr?

Clue: In Greek mythology, this goddess is the goddess of wisdom and war.

Answer: Who is Athena?

Clue: In Egyptian mythology, this god of the afterlife is often shown with a jackal head.

Answer: Who is Anubis?

Clue: In Greek mythology, this hero sails the seas and faces monsters like the Cyclops and Scylla.

Answer: Who is Odysseus?

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Animals (10 Q&A)

Clue: This animal is the largest mammal in the world.

Answer: What is the blue whale?

Clue: This bird is famous for its colorful feathers and ability to mimic human speech.

Answer: What is a parrot?

Clue: This insect collects nectar from flowers to make honey.

Answer: What is a bee?

Clue: This animal is the tallest land animal.

Answer: What is the giraffe?

Clue: This animal is often called “man’s best friend.”

Answer: What is a dog?

Clue: This African animal has a distinctive black-and-white striped coat.

Answer: What is a zebra?

Clue: This marsupial carries its young in a pouch.

Answer: What is a kangaroo?

Clue: This animal is the fastest land animal.

Answer: What is the cheetah?

Clue: This large cat has an impressive mane.

Answer: What is a lion?

Clue: This large, flightless bird is native to Africa.

Answer: What is an ostrich?

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Famous authors (10 Q&A)

Clue: Jane Austen wrote this classic novel about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.

Answer: What is Pride and Prejudice?

Clue: F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote this novel about Jay Gatsby and the American Dream.

Answer: What is The Great Gatsby?

Clue: Harper Lee wrote this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about Atticus Finch and Scout.

Answer: What is To Kill a Mockingbird?

Clue: J.D. Salinger wrote this novel about Holden Caulfield and his time in New York.

Answer: What is The Catcher in the Rye?

Clue: George Orwell wrote this dystopian novel about Big Brother and Newspeak.

Answer: What is 1984?

Clue: J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and this epic fantasy series.

Answer: What is The Lord of the Rings?

Clue: Mark Twain wrote this novel about Huckleberry Finn and his journey down the Mississippi.

Answer: What is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

Clue: Ernest Hemingway wrote this novel about an old fisherman and a giant marlin.

Answer: What is The Old Man and the Sea?

Clue: John Steinbeck wrote this novel about the Joad family during the Dust Bowl.

Answer: What is The Grapes of Wrath?

Clue: Stephen King wrote The Shining and this horror novel about a killer clown.

Answer: What is It?

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Potpourri (10 Q&A)

Clue: In 1994, WIRED magazine described this 4‑letter word as an idea that leaps “from mind to mind … as viruses leap from body to body.”

Answer: What is a meme?

Clue: Mount Vesuvius buried this Roman city in 79 CE.

Answer: What is Pompeii?

Clue: A flag with a white anchor and caduceus on a blue field represents this U.S. Public Health Service official.

Answer: Who is the Surgeon General?

Clue: The last song in this musical is “Tomorrow Is a Latter Day.”

Answer: What is The Book of Mormon?

Clue: Introduced in the 1970s to replace steel belting in high‑speed tires, this synthetic fiber is stronger than steel and lighter than nylon.

Answer: What is Kevlar?

Clue: From a flowering orchid, the Aztecs used this flavoring in chocolate, and the Spanish called it “little pod.”

Answer: What is vanilla?

Clue: “Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind” comes from this English poet’s “Meditation XVII.”

Answer: Who is John Donne?

Clue: It’s the only continent with no historically active volcanoes.

Answer: What is Australia?

Clue: Historians know only 9 days of her life, all in August 1587, as the first English child born in the Americas.

Answer: Who is Virginia Dare?

Clue: A headscarf worn by some Muslim women to cover their hair.

Answer: What is a hijab?

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Crossword Clues (10 Q&A)

Clue: A 4‑letter word for “cat’s sound.”

Answer: What is meow?

Clue: A 3‑letter word for “a small dog.”

Answer: What is a pup?

Clue: A 5‑letter word for “a large body of water.”

Answer: What is an ocean?

Clue: A 7‑letter word for “a place where you keep books.”

Answer: What is a library?

Clue: A 6‑letter word for “a person who writes books.”

Answer: What is an author?

Clue: A 7‑letter word for “a large, wild cat.”

Answer: What is a leopard?

Clue: A 10‑letter word for “a person who studies the stars.”

Answer: What is an astronomer?

Clue: A 9‑letter word for “a person who studies the Earth’s history.”

Answer: What is a geologist?

Clue: A 12‑letter word for “a person who studies the human mind.”

Answer: What is a psychologist?

Clue: A 13‑letter word for “a person who studies the Earth’s atmosphere.”

Answer: What is a meteorologist?

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Final Jeopardy! Questions (10 Q&A)

Clue: With the same initials as the author, Harry Haller is the loner protagonist of this 1927 German novel.

Answer: What is Steppenwolf?

Clue: Based on a myth, this 1913 play became a 1938 movie, a 1956 stage musical, and a 1964 movie musical.

Answer: What is Pygmalion?

Clue: Margaret Atwood is the author of this famous dystopian novel set in the Republic of Gilead.

Answer: What is The Handmaid’s Tale?

Clue: In Jezebel, Bette Davis’ character shocks New Orleans society by wearing a dress of this color to the ball.

Answer: What is red?

Clue: Kevin Costner starred in this 1989 film based on the novel Shoeless Joe.

Answer: What is Field of Dreams?

Clue: Stewart O’Nan’s West of Sunset chronicles the life of this troubled writer in 1937 Hollywood.

Answer: Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?

Clue: This 1955 movie musical featured Rod Steiger in a dream ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille.

Answer: What is Oklahoma?

Clue: In the 1930s, Hollywood censor Joseph Breen suggested that movies use these items of furniture in marital scenes.

Answer: What are twin beds?

Clue: A Streetcar Named Desire earned this actress her second Oscar, at age 38.

Answer: Who is Vivien Leigh?

Clue: The original wording of the Hollywood sign.

Answer: What is “Hollywoodland”?

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Why these Jeopardy! questions work for real game nights

When I run trivia night, the best moments come from surprise experts and hilarious misses. The quiet friend who suddenly nails a Shakespeare clue, or the one who confidently says “Who is Napoleon?” for a question about a Norse explorer, becomes the night’s laughing stock.​

I keep the mix balanced with a few:

• Easy clues so everyone feels included
• Medium ones that make people think
• Tough clues that give trivia buffs their moment

Simple scoring keeps everyone focused on the game, not the rules.​ To get a better glimpse of real Jeopardy! Q&A, you'll want to check out Weekend.

Channel your inner trivia nerd with Weekend

Weekend turns any room with a TV into a game night event. You can jump into classic quiz shows or trivia questions and answers that the whole family actually enjoys.​

The Weekend app on Roku, Fire TV, Samsung, and LG gives you voice‑powered games that feel easy to start. You sit down, pick a game, and let the fun and excitement take hold.​ Jeopardy! questions and answers are only the tip of the iceberg for what Weekend offers.

A brief look at what you can expect:

• Wheel of Fortune for puzzle solvers who enjoy spinning for big points and shouting out answers across the room
• Song Quiz for music fans who want to test playlists by year, genre, or decade
• Wit’s End to play a voice-powered fantasy adventure with an AI game master that builds entire stories around you.
• 20 Questions for quick thinkers who like guessing the mystery person, place, or thing before the timer runs out
• Guess the Emoji for players who love decoding visual puzzles and laughing at the weirdest combinations

If you want to brush up on trivia or need a game night that doesn’t depend on board games, it’s time to try Weekend on your smart TV. Enjoy a 7‑day free trial and see how easy it is to conquer Jeopardy! straight from your couch.

FAQs

Can I play Jeopardy! on Weekend?

Yes, you can play Jeopardy! on Weekend (Roku, Samsung, Fire TV, LG). I use it all the time for quick, real Jeopardy!‑style rounds on TV, and it’s perfect when I want that quiz‑show feel without building my own category board.

How can I download Weekend on a smart TV?

You can download Weekend on your smart TV (Roku, Samsung, Fire TV, LG) by opening your TV’s app store, searching for “Weekend,” and installing the official Weekend app. I’ve done it on Roku and Fire TV, and it takes less than a minute.

Is Weekend good for family trivia nights?

Yes, Weekend (LG, Samsung, Fire TV, Roku) is great for family trivia nights. I run it on our TV, pick Jeopardy! or Song Quiz, and even the kids who hate “boring” trivia end up shouting answers and laughing at the weird ones.

Do I need extra gear to play Weekend’s Jeopardy!?

No, you don’t need extra gear to play Weekend Jeopardy! (Roku, Fire TV, Samsung, LG). I just use my remote or phone as a mic and the TV as the screen, and it works perfectly for the whole group.