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January 30, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
POLITICS RHYME TIME: A congressional head counter & vote wrangler who’s really with the trends, ya dig?
SPORTS: Unlike its frozen counterpart, which allows 6 players on the ice per team, a field hockey team has this many players out at once
“Q_ED”: Divided into fourths, or given shelter
I’M TALKIN’ HERE!: On August 1, 1981 co-founder John Lack helped launch this with the proclamation “Ladies & Gentlemen, Rock & Roll”
FACTS: Usually handmade from silk or wool, modern Persian rugs come from this present-day country
FACE CARDS: David Crisafulli has been its parliamentary premier since 2024, mate
Double Jeopardy! Round:
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: Founded in 1088, the University of this northern Italian city is Europe’s oldest institute of higher learning–& that’s no…
THE FILMS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK: At the Oscars, this adaptation of a Daphne du Maurier novel won Best Picture & got Hitchcock his first best director nom
MEDICINE: Used to treat diabetes along with aiding weight loss, Ozempic & Wegovy are GLP-1 drugs, glucagon-like these amino acid combos
THE 2012 TIME 100: President Goodluck Jonathan “possesses the qualities needed…at a crucial moment in the history of” this country
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?: I’m feeling this way, like the video game nerd portrayed by James Rolfe
NOTHING A LITTLE OPERA CAN’T CURE!: “Das Rheingold” is the first of 4 operas of German heritage & mythology known by this collective name
Correct Responses for January 30, 2026:
POLITICS RHYME TIME: What is a hip whip?
SPORTS: What is 11?
“Q_ED”: What is quartered?
I’M TALKIN’ HERE!: What is MTV?
FACTS: What is Iran?
FACE CARDS: What is Queensland?
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: What is Bologna?
THE FILMS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK: What is Rebecca?
MEDICINE: What are peptides?
THE 2012 TIME 100: What is Nigeria?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?: What is angry?
NOTHING A LITTLE OPERA CAN’T CURE!: What is the Ring cycle?
January 29, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHY EVERYWHERE: 54,000 tons of steel plate rolled into tubes help make up a bridge that spans Scotland’s Firth of this
A BIBLICAL BESTIARY: For breaking a law that forbade prayer, Daniel was cast into a den of these
PHRASES FROM SPORTS: Choosing an alternate play in football is to “call” one of these, now a phrase for any change of plans
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES: Her song “Crystal Ball” appears on an album that kicks off with “So What” & “Sober”
FROM THE MAGAZINE.COM: “40 under 40: The richest self-made billionaires under 40”
SOMEBODY CALL ME A DOCTOR!: This psychologist, a favorite on TV talk shows, was the only woman to win the top prize on “The $64,000 Question”
Double Jeopardy! Round:
VICE PRESIDENTS: Thanks to William Henry Harrison, he served as V.P. for just 31 days
SELF-HELP THROUGH THE AGES: With a boost from the power of Oprah, many people parked themselves in the present with Eckhart Tolle’s book “The Power of” this
I’M YOUR ____BERRY: This hybrid Berry sounds like a man who served as mayor of Washington, D.C. for 4 terms
INVENTORS & INVENTIONS: We’ll call you on the carpet if you forget this chemical water repellent Patsy Sherman & Sam Smith invented while working at 3M
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ENTERTAINMENT: This Jessica Alba TV series that ran for 2 seasons takes place in a post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest
“E” BEFORE “I”: Oxford offers a Master of Philosophy degree in the studies of this wedge-shaped ancient Sumerian writing
Correct Responses for January 29, 2026:
SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHY EVERYWHERE: What is Forth?
A BIBLICAL BESTIARY: What are lions?
PHRASES FROM SPORTS: What is an audible?
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES: Who is Pink?
FROM THE MAGAZINE.COM: What is Forbes?
SOMEBODY CALL ME A DOCTOR!: Who is Dr. Joyce Brothers?
VICE PRESIDENTS: Who is John Tyler?
SELF-HELP THROUGH THE AGES: What is Now?
I’M YOUR ____BERRY: What is Marionberry?
INVENTORS & INVENTIONS: What is Scotchgard?
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ENTERTAINMENT: What is Dark Angel?
“E” BEFORE “I”: What is cuneiform?
January 28, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
VEXILLOLOGY: It’s the color of the middle stripe on Germany’s flag
THE ELEVENTH HOUR: It was about 11 p.m. on an April night in 1775 when he set off from Charlestown, Mass. on a horse borrowed from a merchant
MOO-VIES: As a state trooper in this movie, Jim Carrey comes across a surprisingly resilient cow lying in the road
BOOK IT: The last novel by this author to be published in his lifetime was “Farewell Summer”, a sequel to “Dandelion Wine”
RAGS & RICHES: This type of head covering gets the first part of its name from another term for “hairstyle”
GO AHEAD, END WITH A PREPOSITION: Many companies aim to lower the rate of this, the number of employees who leave & get replaced in a defined period
Double Jeopardy! Round:
VEX-OLOGY: This 5-letter word meaning to irritate also refers to irritation & pain caused by friction
FROM THE NECK UP: The name of this indentation just above your upper lip ends with “um”
HOW LARGE THOU ART: In 2005 artists made a 200′-long stuffed one of these animals for an Italian hill; unlike the Energizer one, it did not keep going & decomposed
“N” THE CITY: It’s the most populous city in Africa that fits the category
THE VICTORS: His New York Times obituary from 2000 called him a “comic piano virtuoso”
TV SHOWS ON TV SHOWS: This NBC show starring Jason Lee had the game show “Estrada or Nada”, where contestants pit themselves against Erik Estrada
Correct Responses for January 28, 2026:
VEXILLOLOGY: What is red?
THE ELEVENTH HOUR: Who is Paul Revere?
MOO-VIES: What is Me, Myself & Irene?
BOOK IT: Who is Ray Bradbury?
RAGS & RICHES: What is do-rag?
GO AHEAD, END WITH A PREPOSITION: What is turnover?
VEX-OLOGY: What is chafe?
FROM THE NECK UP: What is philtrum?
HOW LARGE THOU ART: What is bunny?
“N” THE CITY: What is Nairobi?
THE VICTORS: Who is Victor Borge?
TV SHOWS ON TV SHOWS: What is My Name Is Earl?
January 27, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC: It’s the tallest peak in the California portion of the Cascades
LIVING FOSSILS: A botanical example of a living fossil is this “biloba”, what Kew Gardens calls “the tree that outlived the dinosaurs”
IT HAPPENED IN 2025: On a March day in Windhoek, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as the first female president of this African nation
YOU’RE MY SODA POP: Following a trend in soda brands, the diet version of this grapefruit-flavored “thirst quencher” is now called “zero sugar”
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT: For hockey players Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov, the goal is romance on this buzzy series that streams on HBO Max
A HARD SCRABBLE UPBRINGING: It was a rough week in English class learning about complete sentences needing a subject & this part worth 14 pts. in Scrabble
Double Jeopardy! Round:
LIGHTING UP THE ENLIGHTENMENT: He conveyed some of his opposition to enlightenment ideals through his masterpiece “Candide”
PEN NAMES: Born Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, this Chilean poet got part of his pen name from a late Czechoslovakian writer
ORGANIZATIONS: The organization named for this French explorer is taking donations to preserve 10,000 hours of his ocean footage
IT’S A FACT: This term for capital letters is from the printing days of old, when capitals were stored above their smaller counterparts
WOMEN IN SONG: In a 1980s hit, Steve Winwood called out “Call on Me” to this title woman
LATIN LOVERS: It’s Latin for “in-turned position”
Correct Responses for January 27, 2026:
CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC: What is Mount Shasta?
LIVING FOSSILS: What is Ginkgo?
IT HAPPENED IN 2025: What is Namibia?
YOU’RE MY SODA POP: What is Squirt?
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT: What is Heated Rivalry?
A HARD SCRABBLE UPBRINGING: What is a predicate?
LIGHTING UP THE ENLIGHTENMENT: Who is Voltaire?
PEN NAMES: Who is Pablo Neruda?
ORGANIZATIONS: Who is Jacques Cousteau?
IT’S A FACT: What is uppercase?
WOMEN IN SONG: Who is Valerie?
LATIN LOVERS: What is vice versa?
January 26, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
TRADE IN HISTORY: Trade of this yellowish-brown stone-like resin along the Baltic coast dates back to the 3rd millennium B.C.
WOMEN’S SPORTS: Born in Hawaii in 1989, this golfer’s first major win was the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open
BUS-PODGE: The VH1 reality show “Rock of Love Bus” saw this lead singer of Poison boarding with a unique set of passengers: potential mates
CLASSIC AMERICAN LITERATURE: This novel by Anita Loos is subtitled “The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady”
SEIZE THIS CATEGORY BY THE HORNS: A survey by Jackbox Games asked people if they ever put their lips on one of these “national” horns; 24% said yes
REDACTED: The appointee referred to the women in Congress as (redacted); the ladies called it this verbal form of defamation
Double Jeopardy! Round:
HERE’S THE MATH YOU ASKED FOR: It’s 39 times 9
15-LETTER WORDS: A firefly has this quality thanks to the reaction between oxygen & a compound called luciferin
LAKE NEWS: In December 2025, Newsweek reported multiple experts sounding alarm bells about water usage from this lake in Nevada & Arizona
CHOICES: One dual-chamber box of this candy offers grape on the left & Strawberry on the right
LEGAL THIS & THAT: It’s thought that NDAs, or these agreements, first showed up in the 1940s under maritime law
RED ACTED: Paul O’Neal played a Cuban colonel who’s conflicted about communism in this Patrick Swayze film
Correct Responses for January 26, 2026:
TRADE IN HISTORY: What is amber?
WOMEN’S SPORTS: Who is Michelle Wie West?
BUS-PODGE: Who is Bret Michaels?
CLASSIC AMERICAN LITERATURE: What is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
SEIZE THIS CATEGORY BY THE HORNS: What is a French horn?
REDACTED: What is slander?
HERE’S THE MATH YOU ASKED FOR: What is 351?
15-LETTER WORDS: What is bioluminescence?
LAKE NEWS: What is Lake Mead?
CHOICES: What are Nerds?
LEGAL THIS & THAT: What are non-disclosure agreements?
RED ACTED: What is Red Dawn?
January 23, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
A RANDOM 5-COURSE MEAL: Ooh! The dessert cart! I’ll have this French custard dish with a hard, caramelized sugar topping
TREE-POURRI: Citrus sinensis, these trees common in Florida, are often grafted onto lemon tree roots
ASIAN GEOGRAPHY: Of Japan’s main islands, this southernmost one is second only to Honshu in population
NUMERIC WORDS & PHRASES: You know it! You love it! It’s this phrase Dictionary.com named its 2025 word of the year! (OK, so if you’re the parent of a teen, you might not love it)
I CAN ADAPT: An adaptation of the walrus, these sensory organs are not external, but they can still detect input from about a mile away
21st CENTURY GAME SHOWS: Rob Lowe hosts as contestants challenge each other in specialty quiz categories to claim more territory on this title structure
Double Jeopardy! Round:
MILITARY HISTORY: In 2014 President Obama & Defense Secretary Hegel announced the end of Operation Enduring this, the first stage of the war in Afghanistan
A BASIC CATEGORY: In 2021 Harper’s Bazaar opined “Gen Z killed basic” this alliterative word, saying, in fashion, utilitarianism has been replaced with experimentation
COLORFUL LIT: This first book of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” series has come under fire by religious groups for an alleged anti-Christian bias
DEBUT ALBUMS: “Strange Desire” is the debut album from this Jack Antonoff project; in a possibly strange desire, its their fourth album that’s self-titled
GOING “PRO”: Wills are the concern of this court that deals with matters of a person’s estate post-mortem
NATIONAL ANTHEM LORE: Francis Scott Key was inspired to write what would become the U.S. national anthem after seeing a Star-Spangled Banner fly at this fort
Correct Responses for January 23, 2026:
A RANDOM 5-COURSE MEAL: What is crème brûlée?
TREE-POURRI: What are orange trees?
ASIAN GEOGRAPHY: What is Kyushu?
NUMERIC WORDS & PHRASES: What is 6-7?
I CAN ADAPT: What are ears?
21st CENTURY GAME SHOWS: What is The Floor?
MILITARY HISTORY: What is Freedom?
A BASIC CATEGORY: What is black?
COLORFUL LIT: What is The Golden Compass?
DEBUT ALBUMS: Who are Bleachers?
GOING “PRO”: What is probate court?
NATIONAL ANTHEM LORE: What is Fort McHenry?
Thursday, January 22:
Jeopardy! Round:
LOVE ISLAND: ANCIENT GREEK MYTH: This primeval love god is a son of Chaos & that’s exactly what he’s bringing to the island–look out ladies!
DOUBLE DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS: A bank can record a customer’s deposits & withdrawals in this 8-letter thing
ONLY BRANDS: Sara Blakely was inspired to launch this shapewear brand after cutting the feet off her pantyhose to provide a smooth look under her pants
AROUND THE AMERICAS: Tegucigalpa, the capital of this Central American country, isn’t just fun to say, it’s also home to its National University
DAYS I WON’T BE AT WORK: I’m taking February 2 off because I’ll be in Punxsutawney, a borough in this state, to see what Phil the groundhog has to say about a late winter
BROADWAY MUSICALS BY OPENING NUMBER: This musical begins with an overture, then “Arabian Nights”
Double Jeopardy! Round:
FOREIGN LEADER FIRSTS: When she took over as Prime Minister of the U.K. in 2016, she became the first known world leader with Type 1 diabetes
CLASSIC TV: Settings for this show included Eastland School, Edna’s Edibles & the Over Our Heads novelty store
CHEMISTRY: This radioactive element with atomic number 98 is named in part for the university where it was first made
NONFICTION TO FILM: “The Lost City of Z” & “Killers of the Flower Moon”, nonfiction works by this author & New Yorker staff writer, have been adapted for the cinema
5-SYLLABLE WORDS: That voucher that Air France gave you? Sorry, Mom can’t go instead of you because it’s this adjective, meaning passing it along is not OK
A SILVER JUBILEE: Almost called “Tinkle Bells”, “Silver Bells” was written for the film “The Lemon Drop Kid”, starring this “ski-nosed” actor as a con artist
Correct Responses for January 22, 2026:
LOVE ISLAND: ANCIENT GREEK MYTH: Who is Eros?
DOUBLE DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS: What is a passbook?
ONLY BRANDS: What is Spanx?
AROUND THE AMERICAS: What is Honduras?
DAYS I WON’T BE AT WORK: What is Pennsylvania?
BROADWAY MUSICALS BY OPENING NUMBER: What is Aladdin?
FOREIGN LEADER FIRSTS: Who is Theresa May?
CLASSIC TV: What is The Facts of Life?
CHEMISTRY: What is californium?
NONFICTION TO FILM: Who is David Grann?
5-SYLLABLE WORDS: What is nontransferable?
A SILVER JUBILEE: Who is Bob Hope?
January 21, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
19th CENTURY AMERICA: The first U.S. president to previously serve in Congress was this man who won the election of 1808
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: This transplanted team captain led Inter Miami to its first MLS Cup win in 2025
NOW SEE HERE!: One can look at Joe Rosenthal’s picture of 6 U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi on this Japanese island
FICTIONAL FEMALES: This love interest of Quasimodo was born with the name Agnes
OLD HARD CASH: 3,000 of these Hebrew silver coins were equal to one silver talent
“FUL” START: First name of Batista, the leader of Cuba who fled to the Dominican Republic following Fidel Castro’s overthrow
Double Jeopardy! Round:
LET’S GO TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM: The Michigan Science Center boasts that its newly renovated one of these celestial rooms has 8K digital projection & a NanoSeam dome
ISLAND COUNTRIES: Hiroo Onoda, a lieutenant found hiding on this island country in 1974, was the last Japanese soldier fighting in WWII to surrender
PLAYING SOME CLASSICAL PIANO: This composer’s “Fur Elise” was performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio for “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
DOCUMENTARIES: The title of this 2025 John Candy documentary comes from a speech his character Del Griffith delivered in “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”
FIRST OF ALL: Shown at Expo ’70 to demonstrate the new large-screen technology, “Tiger Child” was the first film made for this format
HOW DARE YOU: As an acronym, it’s computerized software that helps plan real-world 3-D models; as a 3-letter word, it’s an inconsiderate guy
Correct Responses for January 21, 2026:
19th CENTURY AMERICA: Who is James Madison?
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: Who is Lionel Messi?
NOW SEE HERE!: What is Iwo Jima?
FICTIONAL FEMALES: Who is Esmerelda?
OLD HARD CASH: What are shekels?
“FUL” START: What is Fulgencio?
LET’S GO TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM: What is planetarium?
ISLAND COUNTRIES: What is the Philippines?
PLAYING SOME CLASSICAL PIANO: Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
DOCUMENTARIES: What is I Like Me?
FIRST OF ALL: What is IMAX?
HOW DARE YOU: What is CAD?
January 20, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
A CULT BAND: Best known by some for having a Ben & Jerry’s flavor, this band from Vermont has devoted Phans who follow them to every concert
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: Established in 1983, Sochi National Park is one of this country’s oldest national parks
STANDING ON BUSINESS: Dollar Tree acquired this competitor in 2015, then divested it to capital management firms a decade later
THE TALE THAT WAGS THE DOG: This book focuses on the heartbreaking but heroic adventures of Billy Colman & his hounds, old Dan & Little Ann–he makes it, but they don’t
RANKS & TITLES: Sophie, the consort of Prince Edward, holds this of Edinburgh
RHYME TIME: A brag made by a TV presenter
Double Jeopardy! Round:
OCCULT BANDS: Some works of fiction refer to certain gatherings of vampires by this name, the same as the group of cardinals who meet to elect a pope
LAWYERS: This inductee into the National Women’s Hall of Fame has represented Mel B, Ginger Lee & the family of Nicole Brown Simpson
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE: Many helped America build again in the Reconstruction era, which began in this year, immediately after a conflict concluded
ROLE-PLAYING ROLES: Created by Eddie Munson, this “Stranger Things” game club enjoys a good round of role-playing
POP-UP-POURRI: Fondly remembered as a source of infotainment, “Pop-Up Video” premiered in 1996 on this channel
BACK WORDS: During “The Cha-Cha Slide”, it’s the back word DJ Casper shouts fourfold after “one hop this time”
Correct Responses for January 20, 2026:
A CULT BAND: Who are Phish?
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD: What is Russia?
STANDING ON BUSINESS: What is Family Dollar?
THE TALE THAT WAGS THE DOG: What is Where The Red Fern Grows?
RANKS & TITLES: What is Duchess?
RHYME TIME: What is a host boast?
OCCULT BANDS: What is conclave?
LAWYERS: Who is Gloria Allred?
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE: What is 1865?
ROLE-PLAYING ROLES: What is the Hellfire Club?
POP-UP-POURRI: What is VH1?
BACK WORDS: What is reverse?
January 19, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
LITERARY QUOTATIONS: In this book, Montag says, “there must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house”
ANIME: This title schoolgirl-turned-magical warrior was originally joined by 4 other Guardians: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter & Venus
IT’S HYPHENATED: Merriam-Webster lists it as a synonym of the phrase “in fine fettle”
IOWA HISTORY: Kim Reynolds has served Iowa since 2017 as the first woman to hold this elected office, its 43rd overall
LET’S TOOL AROUND: This tool brand founded by Sears in 1927 can be found today at Ace Hardware, Lowe’s & Sears.com
SWITCH THE FIRST LETTER: The money accumulated in a poker game & a little song
Double Jeopardy! Round:
THE ERA OF GOOD CEILINGS: Painted during the Renaissance, one fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel depicts “The Creation of” him
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?: I’m listening to this Billy Joel song; I hear him sing about walking in his sleep in the middle of the night
IT’S ALL FROM GREEK TO ME: This kind of question that I don’t actually need an answer to comes from the Greek meaning “orator”
MOUNTAINS: France’s Garonne River rises in the Spanish part of this mountain range
20th CENTURY WOMEN OF THE WORLD: In 1952 she published an article in Good Housekeeping titled “Vote for my husband or for Governor Stevenson, but please vote”
HOW TARIFF-IC: Abbreviated MFN, this clause in a WTO agreement grants signatory countries the same tariff rate
Correct Responses for January 19, 2026:
LITERARY QUOTATIONS: What is Fahrenheit 451?
ANIME: Who is Sailor Moon?
IT’S HYPHENATED: What is able-bodied?
IOWA HISTORY: What is Governor?
LET’S TOOL AROUND: What is Craftsman?
SWITCH THE FIRST LETTER: What are kitty & ditty?
THE ERA OF GOOD CEILINGS: Who is Adam?
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?: What is “The River of Dreams”?
IT’S ALL FROM GREEK TO ME: What is rhetorical?
MOUNTAINS: What are the Pyrenees?
20th CENTURY WOMEN OF THE WORLD: Who is Mamie Eisenhower?
HOW TARIFF-IC: What is Most Favored Nation?
January 16, 2025:
Jeopardy! Round:
ADULTS IN CHILDREN’S LIT: In “Charlotte’s Web”, it’s the last name of the Homer who buys Wilbur for $6
MIDNIGHTS: When this beacon of bad news was introduced in 1947, it was set at 7 minutes to midnight
I’M IN SEPHORA WITHOUT MY GLASSES: I need lots of defense from UV rays; can you tell me if that glow oil has a high-enough SPF, short for this?
A “MINOR” DISTRACTION: In a standard modern Tarot deck, this group consists of 56 cards
ROCK, RAP & REMEMBER: Run DMC covered this Aerosmith classic & it paid dividends for both groups
USE YOUR SIXTH SENSE: In his “Inferno”, he describes the sixth circle of Hell as a plain where heretics’ souls are buried
Double Jeopardy! Round:
IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY: On January 3, 1924 a team led by this British archaeologist discovered the sarcophagus of King Tut
WORLD CAPITALS: Though it sounds like it could be the capital of Liberia, Freetown is the capital of this country that borders Liberia
MAKING CONSERVATION: Thanks to the 2024 removal of a dam, the Chinook type of this fish swam the Klamath River after an absence of more than 100 years
IMPRACTICAL FINERY OF YORE: Malcolm X once wrote that this 1940s fashion with a rhyming name had shoulders that were “padded like a lunatic’s cell”
WE LOVE A LOVE TRIANGLE: On this WB series, the choices of Keri Russell’s character included Ben or Noel & that infamous haircut in season 2
JUST ADD “S”: Perfectly proper & an object that bends light waves
Correct Responses for January 16, 2025:
ADULTS IN CHILDREN’S LIT: What is Zuckerman?
MIDNIGHTS: What is the Doomsday Clock?
I’M IN SEPHORA WITHOUT MY GLASSES: What is sun protection factor?
A “MINOR” DISTRACTION: What is the minor arcana?
ROCK, RAP & REMEMBER: What is “Walk This Way”?
USE YOUR SIXTH SENSE: Who is Dante?
IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY: Who is Howard Carter?
WORLD CAPITALS: What is Sierra Leone?
MAKING CONSERVATION: What is salmon?
IMPRACTICAL FINERY OF YORE: What is a zoot suit?
WE LOVE A LOVE TRIANGLE: What is Felicity?
JUST ADD “S”: What are prim & prism?
January 15, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
AMERICAN HISTORY: This “Green Mountain State” was the first state to join the union after the original 13
KEEPING A GOOD LATITUDE: Guatemala’s northernmost border, a straight line near 18 degrees north latitude, is shared with this country
CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES: First sold in a Wisconsin shopping mall, these toys involve plastic that becomes smaller & thicker when baked
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER: It’s a term for one of the ordained people in a religion, like a priest or pastor
SUBWAY TAKES: In this 1993 film, Al Pacino’s character gets on a New York City train at 125th Street & is chased from car to car
WHAT IS THAT TEAM NAME CREATURE?: The University of New Mexico’s athletic teams are the Lobos, the Spanish word for these lupine creatures
Double Jeopardy! Round:
WEIGHTY WORKS: First published in serial form in 1865, this Tolstoy work is literally weighty, with some hardcover editions coming in around 4 pounds
CELEB HYPHENATES: She played the title role in “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”
WORLD ARTS & CULTURE: Found in colorful geometric patterns, zellige tiles are traditionally made in the city of Fez in this country
MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL: In 14 films, Nigel Bruce played this doctor opposite Basil Rathbone as the lead
CENSUS WORKING OVERTIME: Washington thought the 1790 U.S. Census would count over 5 million; this future 3rd president estimated 4 million–& he was closer
THE ECSTASY OF “X-T-C”: Merriam-Webster defines it as “the wasteful or careless spending of money”
Correct Responses for January 15, 2026:
AMERICAN HISTORY: What is Vermont?
KEEPING A GOOD LATITUDE: What is Mexico?
CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES: What are Shrinky Dinks?
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER: What is cleric?
SUBWAY TAKES: What is Carlito’s Way?
WHAT IS THAT TEAM NAME CREATURE?: What are wolves?
WEIGHTY WORKS: What is War and Peace?
CELEB HYPHENATES: Who is Anya Taylor-Joy?
WORLD ARTS & CULTURE: What is Morocco?
MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL: Who is Dr. Watson?
CENSUS WORKING OVERTIME: Who is Thomas Jefferson?
THE ECSTASY OF “X-T-C”: What is extravagance?
January 14, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
WILD, CARDS!: When playing 5-card draw poker with wild cards, this is the highest ranking hand
CLASSICAL MUSIC: Premiering in 1938, this composer’s “Adagio for Strings” is associated with periods of mourning
WE’RE BEEFING: The longtime home for a Rose Bowl eating tradition, a Lawry’s restaurant in Los Angeles is named for this prized beef dish
IN THE MOVIE’S TITLE: A lengthy Wayans brothers spoof title says “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice” here
IT’S GOOD TO “B” IN THE CITY: There’s a Facebook page for Face Club, a nighttime dance spot in this big Romanian city
WORD ORIGIN LANGUAGES: The word “parachute” fell into English after it was borrowed from this language
Double Jeopardy! Round:
2020s VISION: Causing an estimated $78.7 billion in damage, this hurricane made landfall in Florida on September 26, 2024
SOME SCIENCE: In physics, it’s the difference between initial & final velocity divided by how long that velocity change took to happen
FAMILY TV: The last-season addition of Cousin Oliver to this sitcom in 1974 wasn’t fondly remembered by several cast members
BILLS OF RIGHTS: The ALA Bill of Rights says these, represented by the “L” in the group’s abbreviation, “should challenge censorship”
3-NAMED AUTHORS: In his short story collection “Thirteen O’Clock”, he struck gold with “The Devil and Daniel Webster”
I’M “CC”ING YOU: This synonym for “praise” was also the name of a company known for publishing video games like NBA Jam
Correct Responses for January 14, 2026:
WILD, CARDS!: What is 5 of a kind?
CLASSICAL MUSIC: Who is Samuel Barber?
WE’RE BEEFING: What is prime rib?
IN THE MOVIE’S TITLE: What is in the hood?
IT’S GOOD TO “B” IN THE CITY: What is Bucharest?
WORD ORIGIN LANGUAGES: What is French?
2020s VISION: What is Helene?
SOME SCIENCE: What is acceleration?
FAMILY TV: What is The Brady Bunch?
BILLS OF RIGHTS: What are libraries?
3-NAMED AUTHORS: Who is Stephen Vincent Benet?
I’M “CC”ING YOU: What is Acclaim?
January 13, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
INCISOR TRADING: The incisors of these animals grow constantly, so maybe the one called Punxsutawney Phil should be renamed puncture-tawney
GLOBAL SPORTS: Divided into Central & Pacific leagues, Nippon Professional Baseball is a prestigious group in this country
ON THE CALENDAR: A TV show starring Adam DeVine, or the people encouraged to take it easy every July 5
OUR LOVE’S IN JEOPARDY: Jamie is set to be executed until Claire helps execute a plan to free him from prison in this novel by Diana Gabaldon
BABY: This condition characterized by crying babies gets its name from the Greek for “colon” & the belief it stems from digestive pain
“OO”, OO OO OO: It’s the scientific study of animals
Double Jeopardy! Round:
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION?: With a British surrender at Yorktown, the American Revolution came to an end in this decade
FERRY THEE WELL: Australia’s Manly ferry out of Circular Quay gives passengers a great view of this arch bridge
NOTABLE AMERICAN WOMEN: This painter who lived to age 101 deliberately omitted tractors & other signs of modernity from her depictions of rural America
A VERY CULTURED “T”: Wine aficionados know the dryness of a red comes from these natural compounds
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES: Used to mean “I don’t care”, the German phrase “Das ist mir wurst” literally translates to “It’s” this food “to me”
WILD AT THE OSCARS: In 1974, as he was introducing Elizabeth Taylor, David Niven was interrupted by one of these that got a big reaction
Correct Responses for January 13, 2026:
INCISOR TRADING: What are groundhogs?
GLOBAL SPORTS: What is Japan?
ON THE CALENDAR: What are workaholics?
OUR LOVE’S IN JEOPARDY: What is Outlander?
BABY: What is colic?
“OO”, OO OO OO: What is zoology?
YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION?: What are the 1780s?
FERRY THEE WELL: What is Sydney Harbour Bridge?
NOTABLE AMERICAN WOMEN: Who is Grandma Moses?
A VERY CULTURED “T”: What are tannins?
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES: What is sausage?
WILD AT THE OSCARS: What is a streaker?
January 12, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
AROUND THE WORLD: China’s longest shared land border with another country is the one it has with this nation
SPYCRAFT: When a spy’s secrecy is compromised, the agent is said to be this “fiery” term
LET’S GO OUT TONIGHT: Let’s hit this club on MacDougal Street in New York’s Greenwich Village; it may sound like a funny storage space, but trust me here
BOSS LEVEL: Mary Barra is the big cheese at this “Big 3” automaker
TIME FOR TV: We’re not clowning around: an HBO series subtitled “Welcome to Derry” is a prequel to this film
SOUNDS LIKE HOCKEY?: People use this “pattern” from the aviation world to refer to any period of waiting
Double Jeopardy! Round:
FRENCH HISTORY: Through the 1871 Treaty of this Germany city, France lost the province of Alsace & part of Lorraine
I WILL SURVIVE! (OPERA EDITION): In this Beethoven opera, Florestan is meant to be a dead man, but thanks to his wife Leonore, he survives
20th CENTURY LIT: A 40th anniversary edition of this novel by Thomas Pynchon had rockets of many colors on the cover
LIKE A ROCKET: In 1972 his song “Rocket Man” soared to No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100
MOVIE LIFE HACKS: In this film, Matthew Broderick plays tic-tac-toe & his character’s dad uses buttered bread to cleanly butter his corn on the cob
CROSSWORD CLUES “K”: To complain (6 letters)
Correct Responses for January 12, 2026:
AROUND THE WORLD: What is Mongolia?
SPYCRAFT: What is burned?
LET’S GO OUT TONIGHT: What is The Comedy Cellar?
BOSS LEVEL: What is General Motors?
TIME FOR TV: What is It?
SOUNDS LIKE HOCKEY?: What is holding?
FRENCH HISTORY: What is Frankfurt?
I WILL SURVIVE! (OPERA EDITION): What is Fidelio?
20th CENTURY LIT: What is Gravity’s Rainbow?
LIKE A ROCKET: Who is Elton John?
MOVIE LIFE HACKS: What is Wargames?
CROSSWORD CLUES “K”: What is kvetch?
January 9, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
ALL THESE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE: After becoming the first American woman in space, she had a successful academic career at UC San Diego
ALLITERATION: Before we all had QR codes on our phones, this person was paid to rip your Loverboy concert admission in half & give you the stub
BIBLICAL LANGUAGE: Someone with everlasting tolerance is said to have the patience of this man who endured many hardships
THAT’S FASHIONABLE: According to Marie Claire, Winter 2026 collections show that minimalist colors will be in fashion, like navy blue & camel this
WHY NOT? FOOTBALL!: The Detroit Lions have won 38 games on this holiday, the most in the NFL; the Dallas Cowboys are close behind with 34 wins
TEACHING TO THE TEST: For the S.A.T., it might be helpful to know that the formula 4/3 times pi r cubed can be used to determine the volume of this solid
Double Jeopardy! Round:
U.S. BODIES OF WATER: French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville named this Louisiana Lake for a French count
KNOWN WHEREABOUTS: Before moving the Peoples Temple to Guyana, this cult leader lived in Indiana, then California
ADAPTED FOR HIGH SCHOOL: The film “Whatever it Takes” is based on this Edmond Rostand play about a person with a probing proboscis
THEY CALL ME MELLOW YELLOW: To catch its prey, the yellow garden spider weaves this 3-letter flat, intricate web
FANTASTIC TALES: “The Last of the Mohicans” is the second entry in “The Leather-Stocking Tales” by this author
TEACHING TO THE TEST: Third in order
Correct Responses for January 9, 2026:
ALL THESE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE: Who is Sally Ride?
ALLITERATION: Who is a ticket taker?
BIBLICAL LANGUAGE: Who is Job?
THAT’S FASHIONABLE: What is brown?
WHY NOT? FOOTBALL!: What is Thanksgiving?
TEACHING TO THE TEST: What is a sphere?
U.S. BODIES OF WATER: What is Lake Pontchartrain?
KNOWN WHEREABOUTS: Who is Jim Jones?
ADAPTED FOR HIGH SCHOOL: What is Cyrano de Bergerac?
THEY CALL ME MELLOW YELLOW: What is an orb?
FANTASTIC TALES: Who is James Fenimore Cooper?
TEACHING TO THE TEST: What is tertiary?
January 8, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OAD: Every weekend before this holiday, hundreds of thousands make their way to W. 16th St. in Indianapolis for a “racy” contest
POETS & POETRY: “The time has come”, this author wrote, “to talk of many things”; “The Walrus and the Carpenter” was one of his silly flings
THE GOLDEN GLOBES: The Golden Globe she won for playing an aging star in the body horror movie “the substance” was the first major acting award of her career
“A”NTONYMS: It’s an antonym of scant
FURNITURE I NEED HELP MOVING: Please help me move my dining room table, & don’t forget this “foliated” part that accommodates more people
PIVOT!: Upon taking the throne from Mary in 1558, Elizabeth I pivoted England away from Catholicism & established this as the country’s religion
Double Jeopardy! Round:
LET’S RADIOCARBON DATE: In the 1980s scientists were aided in carbon dating by AMS, accelerator mass this measurement of the range of waves light can be separated into
ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS: If you want to make a “What’s up?”/“Beez in the Trap” video for TikTok, you might invite your HG, this person, to do Nicki’s part
POP QUIZ: Though many had worked before & alongside him, Philo T. Farnsworth is often called “the father of” this communications medium
IN THE RANGE: The Brooks Range extends about 600 miles across Alaska, from its border with this Canadian territory to the Chukchi Sea
BROADWAY WRITING TEAMS: Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick wrote songs like “Tradition” & “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” for this adaptation of Sholem Aleichem’s stories
I’D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL: You don’t say “oo” when pronouncing the name of this type of jewelry with a double “o” name
Correct Responses for January 8, 2026:
HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OAD: What is Memorial Day?
POETS & POETRY: Who is Lewis Carroll?
THE GOLDEN GLOBES: Who is Demi Moore?
“A”NTONYMS: What is abundant?
FURNITURE I NEED HELP MOVING: What is a leaf?
PIVOT!: What is Protestantism?
LET’S RADIOCARBON DATE: What is spectrometry?
ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS: Who is homegirl?
POP QUIZ: What is television?
IN THE RANGE: What is the Yukon?
BROADWAY WRITING TEAMS: What is Fiddler on the Roof?
I’D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL: What is brooch?
January 7, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
IT’S GOVERNMENT POLICY: This 1980s Soviet policy of freer discussion & dissemination of opinions & news means “openness”
FEAR ITSELF: Look front & back to figure out that aibohphobia has been playfully called the fear of these kinds of words
“K” POP: Brad Arnold wrote the first draft of this hit single by 3 Doors Down in his senior year math class; it was a “super” use of his time
DEMON HUNTERS: Published around the same time as “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, this royal who ruled for nearly 64 years took a turn as a “Demon Hunter”
GOLDEN: This occurs when a line is divided into 2 parts, & the whole length divided by the long part is equal to the long part divided by the short part
HOW IT’S DONE, DONE, DONE: Dice & blend tomatoes; puree & mix with cucumbers, onion, other veggies & lots of spices; serve cold & you’ve got this classic Spanish soup
Double Jeopardy! Round:
WATER OVER THE DAM: Constructed from 1994 to 2006, Three Gorges Dam was built to generate hydroelectric power from this river
GIMME SOME MONEY: Send me money through Cash App! Just make sure you put this symbol at the beginning of my handle so it goes through
MEMOIRS: This 76ers legend, who Britannica says is the first major athlete to have had close ties with hip-hop, titled his memoir “Misunderstood”
THE BARE BONES: The name of this bone means “thigh” in Latin
THEIR OWN MUSEUM: This artist designed almost all aspects of his theatre-museum, which now calls itself the world’s largest surrealist object
WORDS ABOUT BIRDS: This word meaning “crazy” may come from females of a certain bird species that lay their eggs in other birds’ nests
Correct Responses for January 7, 2026:
IT’S GOVERNMENT POLICY: What is glasnost?
FEAR ITSELF: What are palindromes?
“K” POP: What is “Kryptonite”?
DEMON HUNTERS: Who is Queen Victoria?
GOLDEN: What is the golden ratio?
HOW IT’S DONE, DONE, DONE: What is gazpacho?
WATER OVER THE DAM: What is the Yangtze?
GIMME SOME MONEY: What is a dollar sign?
MEMOIRS: Who is Allen Iverson?
THE BARE BONES: What is the femur?
THEIR OWN MUSEUM: Who is Salvador Dali?
WORDS ABOUT BIRDS: What is cuckoo?
January 6, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME: To conceal by putting into the Earth & a legal Impanelment
SHAKESPEARE GETS WILD: Speaking of a love-inducing flower, this “Midsummer” Fairy King says, “I pray thee, give it me. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows”
THE COUNTRY THAT BORDERS…: South Africa…& that’s it, since South Africa completely surrounds it
AT THE AIRPORT: Before you get to the TSA agent, check to see if your license is Real ID compliant; if it is, this symbol will be in the top right corner
THAT’S KEY: In a “Key & Peele” sketch with over 28 million YouTube views, Mr. Garvey has this 2-word occupation now where’s A-A-Ron?
COMEDY GETS PERSONAL: In her special “Boyish Girl Interrupted”, she spends the second half of her set shirtless, showing the scars from her double mastectomy
Double Jeopardy! Round:
I’M THE PROBLEM: A probability pickle–should you change your pick after 3 choices become 2 or should you stay?–is known as this game show host’s problem
SECOND LETTER “Q”: Genus to which a zebra belongs, or a Peter Shaffer drama Daniel Radcliffe bared responsibility for on Broadway in 2008
DISEASES: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is the human form of this affliction 120,000 cattle had been diagnosed with in Britain by 1993
NAME, MYTH & MODEL: Fittingly, this Roman god of the sea has a fountain statue at Peterhof in St. Petersburg
LINGUISTICS: According to one national contender, this unstressed mid-central vowel that sounds like “uh” is “the bane of every speller’s existence”
SO LONG, FAREWELL, JUST KIDDING: “We want to have some dignity”, said Nikki Sixx about this band’s 2014 “Final Tour”; a stadium tour was too tempting & they were back on the road in 2022
Correct Responses for January 6, 2026:
WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME: What are bury & jury?
SHAKESPEARE GETS WILD: Who is Oberon?
THE COUNTRY THAT BORDERS…: What is Lesotho?
AT THE AIRPORT: What is a star?
THAT’S KEY: What is substitute teacher?
COMEDY GETS PERSONAL: Who is Tig Notaro?
I’M THE PROBLEM: Who is Monty Hall?
SECOND LETTER “Q”: What is Equus?
DISEASES: What is mad cow disease?
NAME, MYTH & MODEL: Who is Neptune?
LINGUISTICS: What is schwa?
SO LONG, FAREWELL, JUST KIDDING: Who are Mötley Crüe?
January 5, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
THE BEST & THE BRIGHTEST: Premiering in 2026 on Fox, “Best Medicine” stars this actress from “Young Sheldon” & “Designing Women”
WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Now called Uhuru Peak, the summit of this African mountain was renamed Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze when a German geographer reached it in 1889
LET’S GET “WILD”: Pepsi introduced this flavor in 1988 & added a variety with cream in 2025
404 PAGE NOT FOUND: Some responses raised more questions than they solved at this community-sourced Yahoo! site, which ceased to exist in 2021
HISTORIC NAMES: He took control of the San Francisco Examiner in 1887, then bought the New York Journal in 1895, with many more to come
’90s NO. 1 HITS: “Love Takes Time”, “Honey” & “My All” are just a few of her 14 No. 1 hits in the ’90s
Double Jeopardy! Round:
LITERARY BEGINNINGS: “Politics–feeble”, “expert singlestick player” & “good practical knowledge of British law” are notes by Watson in this first Sherlock story
LUCKY 13 LETTERS: It’s another name for the first chair violinist of an orchestra
BACKWARDS: First opined in a 1982 comic strip, It’s been said many times that she did everything the great Fred Astaire did but backwards in high heels
THE VIKINGS: A favorite potent potable of some Vikings was this fermented, sweet drink made from honey
A FLUVIAL CATEGORY: Wander on over & identify this U-shaped fluvial bend named for a Turkish River
A PERFORMATIVE MALE: In “Hamnet”, a dramatization of the leadup to Shakespeare writing “Hamlet”, this actor plays Will, who marries Agnes, played by Jessie Buckley
Correct Responses for January 5, 2026:
THE BEST & THE BRIGHTEST: Who is Annie Potts?
WORLD GEOGRAPHY: What is Mount Kilimanjaro?
LET’S GET “WILD”: What is Wild Cherry?
404 PAGE NOT FOUND: What is Yahoo! Answers?
HISTORIC NAMES: Who is William Randolph Hearst?
’90s NO. 1 HITS: Who is Mariah Carey?
LITERARY BEGINNINGS: What is A Study in Scarlet?
LUCKY 13 LETTERS: What is concertmaster?
BACKWARDS: Who is Ginger Rogers?
THE VIKINGS: What is mead?
A FLUVIAL CATEGORY: What is a meander?
A PERFORMATIVE MALE: Who is Paul Mescal?
January 2, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE: Passing in 2020, Irene Triplett of North Carolina was the last person to receive a U.S. pension derived from this war
PARENTING: Showing a shift in modern parenting, many kids on TikTok can not complete the old maxim “children should be seen & not” this
FLIP AROUND THE COMPOUND (WORDS): A covering & the time a passenger gets between connecting flights
LOGOS: For decades, the logo for the NFL’s Miami Dolphins had a sea creature wearing one of these
MODERN HORROR IS LIT: Linda Blair would be appropriate casting if they made a film out of the 2016 horror novel “My Best Friend’s” this ceremony
TV: WHO PLAYED ‘EM?: Kim Wexler on “Better Call Saul” & Carol Sturka on “Pluribus”
Double Jeopardy! Round:
THAT PLACE SOUNDS FISHY: Trout Lake is a body of water & a township in this state’s Upper Peninsula
BALLET & OPERA: One reviewer praised a modern ballet take on this Hans Christian Andersen tale for costuming that sells the idea of underwater motion
WALL THINGS CONSIDERED: To stop East Germans from fleeing to the West, the Berlin Wall was first erected in this decade
FILMS ABOUT WRITERS: The 2005 film “Capote” featured this actor in the title role
“OW”!: It means to show a fawning deference to someone
I FEEL GOOD: I’m feeling myself because I look fly in my Minerva high-heeled boots from this fashion house founded in Italy by Adele & Edoardo
Correct Responses for January 2, 2026:
HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE: What is the Civil War?
PARENTING: What is heard?
FLIP AROUND THE COMPOUND (WORDS): What is overlay & layover?
LOGOS: What is a helmet?
MODERN HORROR IS LIT: What is exorcism?
TV: WHO PLAYED ‘EM?: Who is Rhea Seehorn?
THAT PLACE SOUNDS FISHY: What is Michigan?
BALLET & OPERA: What is The Little Mermaid?
WALL THINGS CONSIDERED: What are the 1960s?
FILMS ABOUT WRITERS: Who is Philip Seymour Hoffman?
“OW”!: What is kowtow?
I FEEL GOOD: What is Fendi?
Dang. For the country surrounded by South Africa, I was certain it was “that country whose name is like a mish-mash of Legolas and lothario but I couldn’t remember fast enough how to condense that into Lesotho.