Hey there, trivia lovers! I’m a huge fan of knowledge games and quizzes.

Here’s my collection of Jeopardy questions for you. It covers everything from literature to sports.

Want to test your knowledge? Planning a game night? Just curious to learn? I’ve got you covered.

You’ll find questions about science, history, music, and more.

Time to challenge yourself! Who knows, you might discover some fascinating facts along the way.

Literature Jeopardy Questions

1. This author wrote “Pride and Prejudice.”

Answer: Jane Austen

2. “To be or not to be” is a famous line from this Shakespeare play.

Answer: Hamlet

3. This epic poem by Homer is about the fall of Troy.

Answer: The Iliad

4. He is known for his horror novels, including “Carrie” and “The Shining.”

Answer: Stephen King

5. This author wrote the “Harry Potter” series.

Answer: J.K. Rowling

6. This Russian author wrote “War and Peace.”

Answer: Leo Tolstoy

7. Known for his magical realism, this Colombian wrote “One Hundred Years of Solitude.”

Answer: Gabriel García Márquez

8. This French novelist is famous for “Les Misérables.”

Answer: Victor Hugo

9. “The Trial” and “The Metamorphosis” are works by this Czech author.

Answer: Franz Kafka

10. He is known as the national poet of Scotland, often celebrated on January 25th.

Answer: Robert Burns

11. This Spielberg Holocaust film was based on a book by Thomas Keneally.

Answer: Schindler’s List

12. 1944’s Absent in the Spring is one of the non-mystery novels she wrote under the name Mary Westmacott.

Answer: Agatha Christie

13. It’s the first name shared by bestselling authors Delinsky, Tuchman, and Kingsolver.

Answer: Barbara

14. This kid’s lit classic has a chapter called “The Puppies Arrive.”

Answer: 101 Dalmatians

15. Born a slave, Sethe escapes to Ohio but is haunted by memories of a lost baby in this Toni Morrison novel.

Answer: Beloved

16. Pebble in the Sky was his first novel, the “Foundation” of a long and prolific career writing science fiction.

Answer: Isaac Asimov

17. This book by Boris Pasternak was banned in the USSR until 1987.

Answer: Doctor Zhivago

18. Baseball writer Tyler Kepner took an in-depth look at 10 types of pitches in a book with this single letter as its title.

Answer: K

19. This comedian may have decided “Life Will Be the Death of Me,” but not before she made the bestseller list.

Answer: Chelsea Handler

20. The Pioneers, the latest by David McCullough, features the settlers of this American territory just past the Ohio River.

Answer: The Northwest Territory

21. In the epilogue to Moby-Dick, this rescued narrator quotes from the book of Job: “and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.”

Answer: Ishmael

22. Emily Elizabeth and this large colorful canine have many adventures in works by Norman Bridwell.

Answer: Clifford the Big Red Dog

23. A futuristic society revolves around science and efficiency in this 1932 novel by Aldous Huxley.

Answer: Brave New World

24. A House Divided completed Pearl Buck’s trilogy that began 4 years earlier with this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Answer: The Good Earth

25. “I woke to the sound of a mosquito whining in my left ear”, begins 2000’s Fever 1793, about an epidemic of this disease.

Answer: Yellow Fever

26. The federal laureate position is technically called “Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry” by this library.

Answer: The Library of Congress

27. The party tree that grew in this Middle-Earth land was the location of Bilbo’s farewell speech.

Answer: The Shire

28. This Narnian lion appears in several other forms, including a lamb.

Answer: Aslan

Science Jeopardy Questions

29. This is the chemical symbol for water.

Answer: H₂O

30. Newton is famous for this law of motion.

Answer: Newton’s First Law of Motion

31. The study of life is known as this.

Answer: Biology

32. This planet is known as the Red Planet.

Answer: Mars

33. Einstein is renowned for this theory of relativity.

Answer: The Theory of General Relativity

34. This element has the highest atomic number that occurs naturally.

Answer: Uranium

35. In physics, this is the term for the amount of matter in an object.

Answer: Mass

36. This is the term for when a solid turns directly into a gas.

Answer: Sublimation

37. Known as the “Father of Modern Physics,” he developed the theory of quantum mechanics.

Answer: Max Planck

38. This disease, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, was known as the “Black Death” in the 14th century.

Answer: Plague

History Jeopardy Questions

39. This document declared the independence of the 13 American colonies from Britain.

Answer: The Declaration of Independence

40. He was the first President of the United States.

Answer: George Washington

41. This war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States.

Answer: The American Civil War

42. This purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803.

Answer: The Louisiana Purchase

43. The “Gettysburg Address” was delivered by this president.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

44. After more than 150 years, he’s still the tallest president in U.S history.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

45. Within a 3 1/2 year, he became mayor of Buffalo, governor of New York, and president of the U.S.

Answer: Grover Cleveland

46. Founded in 1874, this political party advocated printing more money to help farmers.

Answer: The Greenback Party

47. In 1864, this man became a lieutenant general and assumed command of all U.S. armies.

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

48. Published in 1783, his American Spelling Book preceded his famous dictionary by 45 years.

Answer: Noah Webster

49. In 1875 this Tammany Hall “boss” escaped from prison and fled to Cuba and then to Spain.

Answer: William M. Tweed

50. In 1817, Congress divided a territory that became these two states that are practically mirror images of each other.

Answer: Michigan and Wisconsin

51. The first Mexican-American mayor of a major U.S. city, Henry Cisneros was mayor of this Texas city from 1981-1989.

Answer: San Antonio

52. This revolt, chiefly by farmers, took place in Massachusetts in 1786.

Answer: Shays’ Rebellion

53. It’s the election year the campaign slogans “The Moose is Loose” and “Ready for Teddy Again” were used.

Answer: 1912

54. On September 17, 1862, this bloody battle in Maryland ended the first Confederate invasion of the North.

Answer: The Battle of Antietam

55. On February 1, 1960, four students held a historic sit-in at a lunch counter in this North Carolina city in protest over segregation.

Answer: Greensboro

56. In 1945 scientists in this state witnessed the detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb.

Answer: New Mexico

57. In his teens, this Pittsburgh “pickle king” was running a business to supply grocers with fresh produce.

Answer: H.J. Heinz

58. Opened in 1937, it got its name in response to the George Washington Bridge, north of it.

Answer: The Golden Gate Bridge

59. The ceiling of the great hall in this Cornelius Vanderbilt home in Rhode Island is painted as a cloud-swept sky.

Answer: The Breakers

60. The last name of the man who broke ground for his first powder mills on Delaware’s Brandywine River on July 19, 1802.

Answer: Du Pont

61. The “Never Blaine” Republicans who didn’t support the 1884 GOP candidate were called these, from an Algonquian Indian word.

Answer: Mugwumps

Pop Culture Jeopardy Questions 

62. This movie franchise features a character named Luke Skywalker.

Answer: Star Wars

63. She is known for her hit song “Bad Guy.”

Answer: Billie Eilish

64. This streaming service is known for “Stranger Things” and “The Crown.”

Answer: Netflix

65. He is a famous spy known as 007.

Answer: James Bond

66. This superhero is known as the “Dark Knight.”

Answer: Batman

Cuisine Jeopardy Questions

67. This Japanese dish is a type of fermented soybean.

Answer: Natto

68. Originating from India, this is a popular spiced, creamy tomato sauce dish.

Answer: Butter Chicken

69. This national dish of Spain is a rice dish typically made with saffron and seafood.

Answer: Paella

70. A traditional dish of Ethiopia, typically made from teff flour.

Answer: Injera

71. This French soup is made from onions and beef stock, usually served with cheese-topped croutons.

Answer: French Onion Soup

Global Landmark Jeopardy Questions

72. This South American landmark is known as “The Lost City of the Incas.”

Answer: Machu Picchu

73. Located in Jordan, this ancient city is known for its rock-cut architecture.

Answer: Petra

74. This is the longest wall in the world, extending over 13,000 miles.

Answer: The Great Wall of China

75. This ancient temple complex in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world.

Answer: Angkor Wat

76. This tower in Italy is famous for its unintended tilt.

Answer: The Leaning Tower of Pisa

77. This city is the capital of France.

Answer: Paris

78. This city is the capital of Japan.

Answer: Tokyo

79. Canberra is the capital of this country.

Answer: Australia

80. Known as the “Eternal City,” it’s the capital of Italy.

Answer: Rome

81. This Canadian city is the country’s capital.

Answer: Ottawa

Music Jeopardy Questions

82. This composer’s works include “The Magic Flute” and “The Marriage of Figaro.”

Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

83. Known as the “March King,” he composed “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”

Answer: John Philip Sousa

84. This German composer is famous for his nine symphonies and “Moonlight Sonata.”

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

85. Known for his “Four Seasons,” this Italian composer was a virtuoso violinist.

Answer: Antonio Vivaldi

86. This Russian composer’s works include “The Nutcracker” and “Swan Lake.”

Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

87. At the Concert for Bangladesh, George got this guitarist to chime in on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”

Answer: Eric Clapton

88. This 1961 Elvis movie soundtrack LP contained the hits “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “Rock-a-Hula Baby.”

Answer: Blue Hawaii

89. She had a #1 hit in each year of the ’90s—the only singer to do so.

Answer: Mariah Carey

90. Among nicknames of Britney Spears’ former hubby is also the name of a shipping company.

Answer: FedEx

91. David Bowie changed his name from Davy Jones to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of this group.

Answer: The Monkees

92. Sondheim won an Oscar for “Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man),” sung by this woman in the film Dick Tracy.

Answer: Madonna

93. Burt Bacharach and Elvis played street musicians (with a grand piano) in this title guy’s The Spy Who Shagged Me.

Answer: Austin Powers

94. “Charlie’s good tonight, isn’t he?” Mick Jagger asks the crowd on a live album, referring to this drummer.

Answer: Charlie Watts

95. Chuck Berry’s first Top-40 hit was this one about a girl in a Coupe de Ville.

Answer: “Maybellene”

96. She released “Genie in a Bottle” in 1999.

Answer: Christina Aguilera

97. Rod Stewart earned his only platinum record for this 1978 song in question.

Answer: “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?”

98. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were in this band.

Answer: The Beatles

99. Marion “Suge” Knight and Tupac Shakur’s rap-music record label.

Answer: Death Row Records

100. This “fashionable” hit helped make Justin Timberlake’s album The 20/20 Experience one of the biggest sellers of 2013.

Answer: “Suit & Tie”

101. After hearing Elvis live in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, he switched to singing rock ‘n’ roll.

Answer: Buddy Holly

102. “This Bird Has Flown” was the original title of this tune, the first pop song to feature the sitar.

Answer: “Norwegian Wood”

103. This one-named singer, whose name means “most exalted one” in Swahili, tragically died in a plane crash in 2001.

Answer: Aaliyah

104. This Elvis song contains the lyrics: “If you can’t come around, at least please telephone.”

Answer: “Don’t Be Cruel”

Sports Jeopardy Questions

105. A kick returner who touches but fails to catch the football has committed one of these hand warmers.

Answer: Muff

106. This college coach lent his name to a youth football league.

Answer: Pop Warner

107. Close basketball shot from the tip of the hand into the basket.

Answer: Layup

108. Basketball rules made just to hamper this 100-point scorer include you can’t throw an inbounds pass over the rim.

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain

109. Herb Brooks coached the U.S. to the “Miracle on Ice” hockey victory at this site in the Adirondacks.

Answer: Lake Placid

110. Basketball players learn not to move this foot, the term for the axle around which a wheel turns.

Answer: Pivot foot

111. Long thought to have invented baseball, he fought for the Union at Antietam and Gettysburg.

Answer: Abner Doubleday

112. Starting in 1948, this “Mr. Hockey” was named to a record 21 NHL All-Star teams.

Answer: Gordie Howe

113. A player who can legally catch a pass is this type of receiver; some are bachelors, too.

Answer: Eligible receiver

114. In 2019, this Yankee pitcher became the first unanimous selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Answer: Mariano Rivera

115. Brian Urlacher and Walter Payton both played for this NFL team.

Answer: Chicago Bears

116. In the NFL, each of these measures 10 yards by 53 1/3 yards.

Answer: End zone

117. Bear Bryant led Maryland and two other schools before rolling to 232 wins at this university.

Answer: University of Alabama

118. This West Coast team is the only one whose team city and name are both in Spanish.

Answer: Los Angeles Angels

119. A slow, tricky pitch on the baseball diamond.

Answer: Changeup

120. In 2008, Sue Bird helped the U.S. win its fourth straight Olympic gold medal in this sport.

Answer: Basketball

121. Backwards, or a double handoff football play.

Answer: Reverse

122. Baseball’s “Stan the Man” who played in a record 24 All-Star games.

Answer: Stan Musial

Conclusion

There you have it! This collection of Jeopardy questions is ready for your next trivia challenge.

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