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May 21, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
NAME THAT AUTHOR: “Do you stand there, Scarlett O’Hara, and tell me that Tara–that land– doesn’t amount to anything?”
FAMILIAL WORDS & PHRASES: In a 2009 single, the band Train said “Hey” to this title person
BUSINESS NOTABLES: In 2026 this former C.O.O. of Meta joined the board of Nscale, a U.K. A.I. start-up
BROADWAY TITLE CHARACTERS: Mrs. Wilkinson is his ballet teacher
A REPUBLIC: Its capital is Nairobi
IF YOU CAN, KEEP IT: Hold on to your ticket stubs! In 2026 one from August 17, 1969 for this music & Art Fair sold for more than $500
Double Jeopardy! Round:
WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE: Canada leads the world in producing potash, with an area around Saskatoon in this province being particularly rich
HISTORIC BRITS: He replaced Winston Churchill as Prime Minister & was replaced by Winston Churchill as Prime Minister
THE MOVIE INDUSTRY: Aaron Eckhart plays a lobbyist for the tobacco industry in “Thank you for” doing this
CONTAINS A TEXTING ABBREVIATION: ILY: A short sermon or pedestrian platitude
THE DYE IS CAST: 1-day beard & brow color is part of a hair product line called “Just For” these
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?: A Britannica editor once explained that an autobiography is about a person’s entire life, while this usually covers a portion of a life
Correct Responses for May 21, 2026:
NAME THAT AUTHOR: Who is Margaret Mitchell?
FAMILIAL WORDS & PHRASES: Who is Soul Sister?
BUSINESS NOTABLES: Who is Sheryl Sandberg?
BROADWAY TITLE CHARACTERS: Who is Billy Elliot?
A REPUBLIC: What is Kenya?
IF YOU CAN, KEEP IT: What is Woodstock?
WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE: What is Saskatchewan?
HISTORIC BRITS: Who is Clement Attlee?
THE MOVIE INDUSTRY: What is Smoking?
CONTAINS A TEXTING ABBREVIATION: What is homily?
THE DYE IS CAST: What are Men?
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?: What is a memoir?
May 20, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
10-LETTER WORDS: Maybelline makes it clear that mascaras that carry this adjective can’t withstand a typical hot shower
MEXICO THROUGH THE AGES: During this war, a German Telegram tried to woo Mexico into an anti-U.S. pact, but the Brits intercepted the message early
BIBLE PEOPLE IN THE QURAN: Chapter 2, verse 25 of the Quran mentions Abraham & this firstborn son of his
IT FIGURES IT’S NEWTONS: Introduced in 1992, the Newton MessagePad by this tech company was one of its rare failures
WANNA BET?: People have been betting on the outcome of these machines, aka “one-armed bandits”, since the late 1800s
STAR WARS, THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU: On “The Mandalorian”, this sister of humorist David plays a mechanic named Peli Motto
Double Jeopardy! Round:
U.S. NATIONAL PARKS: This national park in Maine was the first one created from private lands donated to the public
WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK: Made up of 3 to 5 fused vertebrae, the tailbone is also known by this 6-letter name
THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: It’s the original language of “Anna Karenina”
THE GREAT DAYS OF JAZZ: Alliteration figures into much of this man’s legacy: his name, his time at the Cotton Club & his signature song, “Minnie the Moocher”
WOMEN: Grocery shoppers today owe a debt to Margaret Knight, who developed a way to automate making square-bottomed these in the 1860s
“ORA” FARMING: It’s a person through which a god is believed to speak
Correct Responses:
10-LETTER WORDS: What is waterproof?
MEXICO THROUGH THE AGES: What is World War I?
BIBLE PEOPLE IN THE QURAN: Who is Ishmael?
IT FIGURES IT’S NEWTONS: What is Apple?
WANNA BET?: What are slot machines?
STAR WARS, THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU: Who is Amy Sedaris?
U.S. NATIONAL PARKS: What is Acadia?
WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK: What is coccyx?
THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: What is Russian?
THE GREAT DAYS OF JAZZ: Who is Cab Calloway?
WOMEN: What are paper bags?
“ORA” FARMING: What is oracle?
May 19, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
WHAT’S YOUR ANGLE?: In May 2001, work to straighten this landmark was completed, reducing its deviation from the norm by 17 inches
TV SHOWS BY COUPLE: Nathan & Haley, climbing through high school
IT’S A “BOY”: To abstain from using or buying something
CATCH YOU LATER, HOMES: This former home of Elvis Presley has 23 rooms totaling 17,552 square feet
A GAME OF NUMBERS: It’s the greatest number on a roulette wheel
KEVIN & KAREN PATRA OF ANCIENT EGYPT: Kevin & Karen caused confusion by calling their dog “Kemet”; that’s a name for Egypt referring to soil left by this river
Double Jeopardy! Round:
AMERICAN LITERATURE: “The Dream Life of Balso Snell” was his first novel & “The Day of the Locust” was his last
ON YOUR MERRY WAY: Aboard a bus named “Rurther”, a group called the “Merry” these took a trip to see Timothy Leary; it didn’t go well
SCIENCE: In Europe, it’s called a “major life zone”, but Americans know the concept by this 5-letter term
THERE’S A WORD FOR THAT: The “dot-dot-dot” used when part of a quote is omitted goes by this name
COUNTRY FACTS: By area, it’s the largest country in the European Union
1 HISTORICAL FIGURE, 2 PLAYS: Depicted in Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus”, this alleged poisoner was a title character in a Pushkin play
Correct Responses for May 19, 2026:
WHAT’S YOUR ANGLE?: What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
TV SHOWS BY COUPLE: What is One Tree Hill?
IT’S A “BOY”: What is boycott?
CATCH YOU LATER, HOMES: What is Graceland?
A GAME OF NUMBERS: What is 36?
KEVIN & KAREN PATRA OF ANCIENT EGYPT: What is the Nile?
AMERICAN LITERATURE: Who is Nathanael West?
ON YOUR MERRY WAY: What are Pranksters?
SCIENCE: What is biome?
THERE’S A WORD FOR THAT: What is elllipsis?
COUNTRY FACTS: What is France?
1 HISTORICAL FIGURE, 2 PLAYS: Who is Antonio Salieri?
May 18, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
TRENDING GOOGLE SEARCHES OF YORE: 2012: This U.S. gymnast whose silver medal win led to a “not impressed” meme
3-WORD CITIES: You are seeing double: this city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has a twin in Ontario, Canada
GL-ADVERBS: The first time the phrase this “ever after” was used in relation to marriage was in a translation of the “Decameron”
A SONG & A SCENE: “Still” by the Geto Boys is playing as a printer gets pulverized in this comedy
ON THE JOB: U.S. News & World Report says the third best job of 2026 is I.T. manager– I.T. being short for this
LIFE, UH, FINDS A WAY: To protect itself, the mimic type of this 8-armed cephalopod impersonates creatures like jellyfish & crabs
Double Jeopardy! Round:
ALL RESPECT TO THE BALLET & OPERA PEOPLE: This comic ballet is loosely based on 2 stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann: “The Sandman” & “The Doll”
ALPHABETICALLY NEXT: James Bond films: “Casino Royale”, “Diamonds Are Forever”…
RULERS: This ancient Egyptian ruler of the 1300s B.C. chose a name that reflected his devotion to a new sun God
“LOL”: 2026 marked the 31st edition of the International Congresses of this study of flags
POETRY IN NOVELS: Follow us here: A poem from “The Books of Bokonon” is quoted in the book “Cat’s Cradle” by this author
MODERN TV WESTERNS: This series with a “timely” title was the first spin-off from “Yellowstone”
Correct Responses for May 18, 2026:
TRENDING GOOGLE SEARCHES OF YORE: Who is McKayla Maroney?
3-WORD CITIES: What is Sault Ste. Marie?
GL-ADVERBS: What is happily?
A SONG & A SCENE: What is Office Space?
ON THE JOB: What is information technology?
LIFE, UH, FINDS A WAY: What is octopus?
ALL RESPECT TO THE BALLET & OPERA PEOPLE: What is Coppelia?
ALPHABETICALLY NEXT: What is Die Another Day?
RULERS: Who is Akhenaten?
“LOL”: What is vexillology?
POETRY IN NOVELS: Who is Kurt Vonnegut?
MODERN TV WESTERNS: What is 1883?
May 15, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
____ OF ____: LITERARY EDITION: This Victor Hugo novel published in 1831 originally had “Paris” in its title
THE ELEMENTS: Nihonium, element 113, is named for this country in which scientists first produced it in 2004
A MEAT CUTE: The beef tenderloin dish Chateaubriand is typically served for this many people
SONG SUNG “BLUE”: This Dishwalla hit of the ’90s recounts a curious child who says things like “tell me all your thoughts on God”
THE OLD WEST: The poker hand Wild Bill Hickok was said to be holding when killed, the dead man’s hand has a pair of aces & a pair of these
EXPRESSIONS FROM THE SPORTING WORLD: If you continuously change the rules to make it difficult for others, you’re “moving” these pigskin scoring things
Double Jeopardy! Round:
CIVIL WAR-ERA NUMBERS: Fought July 1 to July 3, 1863, there were 51,116 casualties in this bloodiest battle of the Civil War
WINGS: Set in Pyrrhia, one of the most popular young adult series of graphic novels is the dragon-filled “Wings of” this
TV TITLE TOWNS: It’s the “One Chicago” series that stars S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin & Oliver Platt as Daniel Charles
LET’S TALK ABOUT “X”: Da Vinci famously entered some of his scientific writings in the hammer this, also called the this Leicester
PEOPLES: The Toltecs flourished in the central part of this modern-day country before another civilization took over
COURT: The round table, a centerpiece of King Arthur’s Court, was made by Merlin for this Arthurian daddy
Correct Responses for May 15, 2026:
____ OF ____: LITERARY EDITION: What is The Hunchback of Notre Dame?
THE ELEMENTS: What is Japan?
A MEAT CUTE: What is 2?
SONG SUNG “BLUE”: What is “Counting Blue Cars”?
THE OLD WEST: What are 8s?
EXPRESSIONS FROM THE SPORTING WORLD: What are the goalposts?
CIVIL WAR-ERA NUMBERS: What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
WINGS: What is Fire?
TV TITLE TOWNS: What is Chicago Med?
LET’S TALK ABOUT “X”: What is codex?
PEOPLES: What is Mexico?
COURT: Who is Uther Pendragon?
May 14, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
EYE ON ASIA: The Brahmaputra river flows for 1,800 miles through Tibet, Bangladesh & this country
WARNING-WORTHY WEATHER: A warning for this will be issued when heavy rain rises to a dangerous level, usually 6 hours or less after storm conclusion
AMBROSE BIERCE’S DEVIL’S DICTIONARY: This legislative group is defined as “a body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and misdemeanors”
SMALL BUSINESS: Apple made 7 generations of this iPod model named for the prefix for “one billionth”
A LAST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: September 10, 1977 was the last time a person in France was executed by this; they outlawed capital punishment entirely in 1981
THE END OF THE REALITY SHOW: A crew works (& plays) on a yacht: “Below” this
Double Jeopardy! Round:
IT’S ALL HISTORY: Just before Christmas 1920, he said, “Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country”
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Erik Larson called “The Maltese Falcon” by this author “the ultimate detective novel” & “one of the best novels, period”
IN THE NICK OF TIME: On a ship, it’s called a galley
TRAVEL & TOURISM: One country’s tourism slogan is “I feel Slovenia”, emphasizing this word found inside the phrase
SHE DIRECTED IT: She directed “A League of Their Own” & “Riding in Cars with Boys”
GOOD HANG: This boy band’s album “Hangin’ Tough” spent more than 2 1/2 years on the Billboard 200 chart
Correct Responses for May 14, 2026:
EYE ON ASIA: What is India?
WARNING-WORTHY WEATHER: What is a flash flood?
AMBROSE BIERCE’S DEVIL’S DICTIONARY: What is the Senate?
SMALL BUSINESS: What is the Nano?
A LAST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: What is guillotine?
THE END OF THE REALITY SHOW: What is Deck?
IT’S ALL HISTORY: Who is Vladimir Lenin?
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Who is Dashiell Hammett?
IN THE NICK OF TIME: What is kitchen?
TRAVEL & TOURISM: What is love?
SHE DIRECTED IT: Who is Penny Marshall?
GOOD HANG: Who are New Kids On The Block?
May 13, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
A SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: Ugh, I feel awful; I’m just gonna bundle on the couch & watch this “Weird Al” film about an offbeat TV station
THE “G.B.”s: This person hosted “SNL” most recently in 1999, when try-hard rocker Chris Gaines was the musical guest; hmm…
THE CELEBRITY’S FAVORITE TEAM: Denzel Washington is devoted to this NBA team; he hugged LeBron courtside in 2026
WORD PUZZLES: An arrow pointing to the uppermost “lady” in a stack of the word “lady” refers to this executive wife
CAVE DWELLING: Dwell for a bit at Mammoth Cave, the only National Park this state has to offer
SUBWAY ART & CULTURE: London’s Underground has an official licensing program for those who want to do this 4-letter action, entertain for tips
Double Jeopardy! Round:
POLISH HISTORY: Britannica calls this Polish capital a phoenix, as it has been destroyed by battle & rebuilt many times
IT’S IN THE BOOK: “Y is for Yesterday”, her last book, begins “Iris stood at the counter in the school office, detention slip in hand”
PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER: A severe form of pneumonia was named for a 1976 convention of this group whose members contracted it
____, ____ & ____: They’re under the supervision of David Seville… sometimes
WORDS OF ASSORTMENT: For decades, this self-rhyming word has been a “Jeopardy!” staple for categories of assorted clues
THAT SONG IS QUITE COMMERCIAL: This fabric softener brand put a spring in its step when it used a reworked version of the Outfield’s “Your Love” in ads
Correct Responses for May 13, 2026:
A SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: What is UHF?
THE “G.B.”s: Who is Garth Brooks?
THE CELEBRITY’S FAVORITE TEAM: Who are the Los Angeles Lakers?
WORD PUZZLES: What is First Lady?
CAVE DWELLING: What is Kentucky?
SUBWAY ART & CULTURE: What is busk?
POLISH HISTORY: What is Warsaw?
IT’S IN THE BOOK: Who is Sue Grafton?
PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER: What is the American Legion?
____, ____ & ____: Who are Alvin, Simon & Theodore?
WORDS OF ASSORTMENT: What is hodgepodge?
THAT SONG IS QUITE COMMERCIAL: What is Bounce?
May 12, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
GREENLAND: This capital of Greenland is only 4 letters long & 2 of them are U’s!
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES OF THE MONTH: Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Fire Prevention Week are in this month
POTPOURRI: Rearrange the letters in the word “angered” to get this word that means the same thing
GONE WITH THE WIN: After this no. 24 driver won his first NASCAR Cup title in 1995, rival & future partner Dale Earnhardt never won another
GAME OF BONES: The first 7 ribs on either side connect to this central bone in your chest
“INTER” IS COMING: This word for an intruder, especially one encroaching on trade rights, may come from a dialectal form of “leap”
Double Jeopardy! Round:
COLD WAR HISTORY: In this war, a turn of December weather led to the battles of Nashville being fought in snow, freezing rain & sleet
ARTY SUPREME: This artist’s masterpiece, “Guernica”, went on tour in the late 1930s to raise money for Spanish Relief
MEETING IN THE MIDDLE: Britannica says these began in the 5th century but can be said to have ended in the 13th, 14th or 15th century
4 OF THE SAME VOWEL: Highly regarded, perhaps like some colleagues
GETTING LIT: Released in 2026, “Woman Down” is a thriller by this author of “It Ends With Us”
STAGE NAMES: This Hawaiian singer took his first name from a childhood comparison to a wrestler; his planetary last name added pizzazz
Correct Responses for May 12, 2026:
GREENLAND: What is Nuuk?
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES OF THE MONTH: What is October?
POTPOURRI: What is enraged?
GONE WITH THE WIN: Who is Jeff Gordon?
GAME OF BONES: What is the sternum?
“INTER” IS COMING: What is an interloper?
COLD WAR HISTORY: What is the Civil War?
ARTY SUPREME: Who is Pablo Picasso?
MEETING IN THE MIDDLE: What are the Middle Ages?
4 OF THE SAME VOWEL: What is esteemed?
GETTING LIT: Who is Colleen Hoover?
STAGE NAMES: Who is Bruno Mars?
May 11, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
WORK UNION: You may learn that the NEA is the USA’s largest labor union, representing 3 million these, derived from the “E” in the abbrev.
1950s AMERICA: Charlton Heston starred in this nearly 4-hour epic of 1959 that, at the time, had the largest budget of any film ever
WELLNESS BUZZWORDS: Ways to practice this hyphenated way of keeping your own health in check include bubble baths but not shopping sprees
THE BRAID-Y BUNCH: This word for a braid of hair sounds like something on which your dinner is served
NONFICTION: “A rose by any other name would not impact the Rose Bowl” is a chapter in Chuck Klosterman’s book about this sport
GREAT MOMENTS ON SNL WITH COLIN JOST: Colin & Che watched while this cast member, as her character Miss Eggy, unintentionally got the audience to shout a swear
Double Jeopardy! Round:
BIG OLD CHUNKS OF TIME: The Triassic & the Cambrian are 2 of these geologic divisions of time
AROUND THE WORLD: The Tagus is the longest river of this 2-country Peninsula
THE KING JAMES BIBLE SAYETH: He asked, “What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?”
MADE OF METAL: In addition to the traditional wood, this brand founded in Kentucky in 1884 also makes bats of aluminum
A SONG FOR “U”: This hit by Sombr has the lyrics “I don’t wanna kiss someone else’s neck and have to pretend it’s yours instead”
TOUGH 10-LETTER WORDS: A lady who owns an establishment that makes milk & cheese
Correct Responses for May 11, 2026:
WORK UNION: What are educators?
1950s AMERICA: What is Ben-Hur?
WELLNESS BUZZWORDS: What is self-care?
THE BRAID-Y BUNCH: What is plait?
NONFICTION: What is football?
GREAT MOMENTS ON SNL WITH COLIN JOST: Who is Ego Nwodim?
BIG OLD CHUNKS OF TIME: What are periods?
AROUND THE WORLD: What is the Iberian Peninsula?
THE KING JAMES BIBLE SAYETH: Who is Judas?
MADE OF METAL: What is Louisville Slugger?
A SONG FOR “U”: What is “Undressed”?
TOUGH 10-LETTER WORDS: What is a dairywoman?
May 8, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
THE COLORS OF MUSIC: She recorded the albums “Pink Friday” & “The Pinkprint”
MATERIALS: It’s the common one-word name for the alternative to silk that’s considered the world’s first man-made fiber
“G”EOGRAPHY: It’s the most populous city in Florida that fits the category
FEELING YOUR OATS: Among U.S. oatmeal brands, the more common varieties sold include instant, rolled & this-cut
THE BODY NON-HUMAN: Scorpions have this many legs
FRENCH SCRAMBLE: “Rum noise” is an anagram for this French equivalent of “sir”
Double Jeopardy! Round:
PRAY CHIC: Of Jainism’s 2 principal sects, one has monks that are “sky-clad” or nude, while monks in the other sect wear robes of this color
FAMOUS PAIRS: They’re the first names of the Coen brothers known for such films as “Inside Llewyn Davis”
21st CENTURY TV THEME SONG LYRICS: “California, Here we come, right back where we started from”
HEY, “MA”!: Several of these burial tombs at Hollywood Forever Cemetery offer a solo crypt for just under $18,000
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY…: She’s the “rare and radiant maiden” in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”
LIKE THE KNIGHT: For his wily ways, not his skill in scrapbooking, Norman knight Robert Guiscard earned this nickname
Correct Responses for May 8, 2026:
THE COLORS OF MUSIC: Who is Nicki Minaj?
MATERIALS: What is rayon?
“G”EOGRAPHY: What is Gainesville?
FEELING YOUR OATS: What is steel-cut?
THE BODY NON-HUMAN: What is 8?
FRENCH SCRAMBLE: What is monsieur?
PRAY CHIC: What is white?
FAMOUS PAIRS: What are Joel & Ethan?
21st CENTURY TV THEME SONG LYRICS: What is The O.C.?
HEY, “MA”!: What is a mausoleum?
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY…: Who is Lenore?
LIKE THE KNIGHT: What is Crafty?
May 7, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
LIMINAL SPACES: The universe where Jake Gyllenhaal’s character sees a rabbit in this movie is considered a liminal space
PARENTING: In 2023 parents.com called it parenting without shame, blame or punishment; in 2025 they said Gen Z was leaving the trend behind
BADDIES IN BOOKS: The C.S. Lewis Foundation called her the first female villain the author ever wrote
TOTAL VALLEY SPEAK, DUDE: The Shenandoah Valley has like, the Alleghenies on its west & these “colorful” mountains on its east, or whatever
WHAT’S THE POINT!: In art, it’s the point at which receding parallel lines appear to converge, giving the illusion of a 3D perspective
FACE CARDS?: This fast food chain that offers a “hot mess” combo has locations in 25 U.S. states
Double Jeopardy! Round:
PRESIDENTIAL MOMS: Rebekah Baines was the mom to this U.S. president
CELEBRITY BOOKS: This reality TV host created her own reality in the dystopian young adult novel “Modelland”
THE CELTS: The oldest archaeological evidence of Celts reflects a culture in this age named for what its tools were made of
“M”EDICINE: Done most often to treat cancer, it’s a surgery to remove the breast tissue
ONLY HEARD IN PLURAL: Fiskars offers a “big kids” version of these
MAY I PLEASE HAVE SOME WATER?: “Pamplemousse” isn’t a creation just seen on cans of this sparkling water brand; it’s French for grapefruit
Correct Responses for May 7, 2026:
LIMINAL SPACES: What is Donnie Darko?
PARENTING: What is gentle parenting?
BADDIES IN BOOKS: Who is the White Witch?
TOTAL VALLEY SPEAK, DUDE: What are the Blue Ridge Mountains?
WHAT’S THE POINT!: What is the vanishing point?
FACE CARDS?: What is Jack in the Box?
PRESIDENTIAL MOMS: Who is Lyndon Johnson?
CELEBRITY BOOKS: Who is Tyra Banks?
THE CELTS: What is the Iron Age?
“M”EDICINE: What is mastectomy?
ONLY HEARD IN PLURAL: What are scissors?
MAY I PLEASE HAVE SOME WATER?: What is Lacroix?
May 6, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
BIG BUSINESS: At around $200 billion, this French firm is the world’s largest cosmetics company by market cap
4-SYLLABLE WORDS: Durable, or the title of a film starring Bruce Willis & directed by M. Night Shyamalan
SPORTS NICKNAMES: Able to draw fans to Minnesota Timberwolves games early in his career, Kevin Garnett earned the nickname “The Big” this
THE GREAT STATE OF…: In January 2026 winter storm Fern caused Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to declare a “state of” this
WE LOVE ISLANDS: Musk oxen thrive on Melville Island, shared between the Northwest Territories & Nunavut in this country
I GOT A TEXT!: From this novel: “Man corrupt everything, say Shug… soon as you think he everywhere, you think he God”
Double Jeopardy! Round:
POSITIVELY PREFIXED: This word with a prefix kicks off the cooking instructions on bags of Ore-Ida tater tots
IT’S SIMPLE PHYSICS: One of physics’ 6 simple machines that use leverage to increase force is the wheel & this
5 BY 5: According to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler, it’s the first of the 5 stages of grief
1840s AMERICA: Now remembered as a namesake for puffy pantaloons, she began publishing The Lily, a newspaper for women, in 1849
SILENCE: The USA’s “silent generation” is typically said to fall between the “greatest generation” & this one
CELEBRITY BIRD COLLECTIVE NOUNS: “Good Morning America” star Roberts & Cheap Trick singer Zander would collectively be these
Correct Responses for May 6, 2026:
BIG BUSINESS: What is L’Oréal?
4-SYLLABLE WORDS: What is Unbreakable?
SPORTS NICKNAMES: What is ticket?
THE GREAT STATE OF…: What is emergency?
WE LOVE ISLANDS: What is Canada?
I GOT A TEXT!: What is The Color Purple?
POSITIVELY PREFIXED: What is preheat?
IT’S SIMPLE PHYSICS: What is axle?
5 BY 5: What is denial?
1840s AMERICA: Who is Amelia Bloomer?
SILENCE: What are baby boomers?
CELEBRITY BIRD COLLECTIVE NOUNS: What are robins?
May 5, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
HISTORIC NAMES: In 1999 the Presidential Medal of Freedom was put on a Helmut: this German chancellor of the late 20th century
FROM BOOK TO FILM WITH A DIFFERENT TITLE: When the book “Who Censored Roger Rabbit?” became a movie, “censored” was swapped for this word
FLAG GLOSSARY: This term for a flag’s basic background color is also the name of a one-roll bet in craps
12-LETTER WORDS: It’s the lowering of something’s value, due to factors like age or obsolescence
QUOTES ABOUT SCIENCE: Max Planck called it “a question which science poses to nature, and a measurement is the recording of nature’s answer”
DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING?: The top speed of this Disneyland ride opened in 1977 is 32 mph, but it likely feels faster in total darkness
Double Jeopardy! Round:
AROUND THE VOLCANO: Not far southeast of Mt. Vesuvius, you’ll find this famous “Coast” that Vogue calls a bucket list destination for many
WE’LL NEED SOME “I.D.”: “On the Case with Paula Zahn” is a show on this TV network
SCHOOL OF LIT: As headmaster of Dotheboys Hall, Wackford Squeers Stokes the fears of young pupils in this Dickens novel
WHAT THE TV SHOW TITLE MEANS: A spin-off on FX: a bunch of biker dudes, not a hip-hop host in Central America
WOMEN & PHOTOGRAPHY: Trying to highlight her screen time, Annie Leibovitz snapped this celeb being photographed while photographing herself & kid North
EVERYBODY!: This “Pygmalion” playwright wrote, “Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough”
Correct Responses for May 5, 2026:
HISTORIC NAMES: Who is Helmut Kohl?
FROM BOOK TO FILM WITH A DIFFERENT TITLE: What is Framed?
FLAG GLOSSARY: What is field?
12-LETTER WORDS: What is depreciation?
QUOTES ABOUT SCIENCE: What is an experiment?
DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING?: What is Space Mountain?
AROUND THE VOLCANO: What is the Amalfi Coast?
WE’LL NEED SOME “I.D.”: What is Investigation Discovery?
SCHOOL OF LIT: What is Nicholas Nickleby?
WHAT THE TV SHOW TITLE MEANS: What is Mayans M.C.?
WOMEN & PHOTOGRAPHY: Who is Kim Kardashian?
EVERYBODY!: Who is George Bernard Shaw?
May 4, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
QUATRO DE MAYO: On May 4, 1979 she became Britain’s first female prime minister
FASTEN-ATING!: In 1849, reportedly while worrying about a $15 debt, Walter Hunt invented this “protective” pin
MOVIE FORMULAS: Demi Moore – hair + tons of tenacity = this Navy film
NOTORIOUS: Lawyer & teacher Montague Druitt is one of the chief suspects in the still-unsolved case of London’s “Jack the” this
TRIPLE MEANINGS: A piece of badminton equipment, a loud noise, a sham of a scheme
L.A. ART & MUSIC: “Rock n roll since 1964” is the boast of a spot on the Sunset Strip called this “a go go”
Double Jeopardy! Round:
NAME YOUR DAUGHTER FROM THE U.S. MAP: It’s the last word in the names of the 39th & 40th states
BOOKS & AUTHORS: Noticing many books for women weren’t actually written by women, she wrote 1978’s “Scruples”, which became a hit
ZERO YEAR ENTERTAINMENT: On the first Hot 100 chart of 2010, years before we scrolled TikTok, this performer took the song “Tik Tok” to No. 1
EPONYMS: Vitruvius, a Roman architect, influenced an iconic drawing by this Renaissance artist
BURIED AT ARLINGTON: The third man to step on the surface of the moon, he was laid to rest at Arlington in 1999
“L.A.” SCIENCE & TECH: The laboratory that produced the atomic bombs used in World War II is in this New Mexico City
Correct Responses for May 4, 2026:
QUATRO DE MAYO: Who is Margaret Thatcher?
FASTEN-ATING!: What is the safety pin?
MOVIE FORMULAS: What is G.I. Jane?
NOTORIOUS: What is Ripper?
TRIPLE MEANINGS: What is racket?
L.A. ART & MUSIC: What is whisky?
NAME YOUR DAUGHTER FROM THE U.S. MAP: What is Dakota?
BOOKS & AUTHORS: Who is Judith Krantz?
ZERO YEAR ENTERTAINMENT: Who is Kesha?
EPONYMS: Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
BURIED AT ARLINGTON: Who is Pete Conrad?
“L.A.” SCIENCE & TECH: What is Los Alamos?
May 1, 2026:
Jeopardy! Round:
CENTURY 21 LISTINGS: In 2011 this movement protesting against economic inequality took up a lot of space in Zuccotti Park
CHILDREN’S LIT EN ESPAÑOL: In Spanish, this book is “El Pez Arcoiris”
IN BLACK & WHITE: Seeing a need to relax at the start of WWII, the New York Times ran its first one of these diversions in a 1942 Sunday magazine
CRYPTOCURRENCY: Inspired by a Shiba Inu meme, this coin was meant to poke fun at the crypto boom but was taken seriously by many internet users
LAWN GAME MISHAPS: I pulled a block in an oversized kind of this Hasbro game with a Swahili name, but then the tower toppled me over; got an ice pack?
WHO, “ME”?: Cornell Law calls it “an alternative dispute resolution method with a neutral person helping the parties find a solution”
Double Jeopardy! Round:
THE STREETS ARE WATER!: River Street, in this “grassy” Georgia city where Juliette Gordon Low & Big Boi are from, is home to dozens of shops & galleries
PUTTING THE “S” IN SCIENCE: The fatty acids in this type of fat have only single bonds present between each of the molecule’s carbon atoms
ADJECTIVES: An Italian island starts this word that describes something impulsive, erratic or unsupported by law
CLOCK IT: To give an extra boost of urgency, the clocks are set a minute fast at this busy NYC train station (it’s not Penn!)
LIFE ON TCM: What a mix-up! In the film “April in” this city, Doris Day is wrongly invited to represent American theatre at a festival
ROMAN GODS & GODDESSES: The month of June is named for Juno, the female counterpart of this other God
Correct Responses:
CENTURY 21 LISTINGS: What is Occupy Wall Street?
CHILDREN’S LIT EN ESPAÑOL: What is The Rainbow Fish?
IN BLACK & WHITE: What is a crossword puzzle?
CRYPTOCURRENCY: What is Dogecoin?
LAWN GAME MISHAPS: What is Jenga?
WHO, “ME”?: What is mediation?
THE STREETS ARE WATER!: What is Savannah?
PUTTING THE “S” IN SCIENCE: What is saturated?
ADJECTIVES: What is capricious?
CLOCK IT: What is Grand Central Terminal?
LIFE ON TCM: What is Paris?
ROMAN GODS & GODDESSES: Who is Jupiter?
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