Basics
This is the person who asks questions but never answers them.
Who is the host?
If a runner beats their fastest time ever, they have set this kind of record
What is a personal record?
You don’t apply for this Jeopardy! event—you get chosen because you were good before.
What is the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament?
What has keys but can’t open locks?
What is a keyboard?
This is the only number that is both even and prime
What is 2?
This is the object you press, even though it has no words on it
What is a buzzer?
This type of record is the best ever achieved by anyone, not just one person.
What is a world record?
In an invitational tournament, players are not random; they are this because of past success
What are chosen contestants? (or “invited players”)
What has a neck but no head?
What is a bottle?
This is the only month with exactly 28 days.
What is none?
You pick one of these before you ever see the question.
What is a category?
To beat a record, you must do this better than anyone before
What is set a higher score? (or “do better”)
Players invited to this type of tournament are usually chosen because they have done well in this.
What are past competitions?
I can be broken without being touched, and I can be kept without being held. What am I?
What is a promise?
If you only have one match and enter a dark room with a lamp, a candle, and a fireplace, this is what you light first.
What is a match?
This is the “board” where money values and clues live before being chosen.
What is the game board?
These are the kind of things Jeopardy! players try to set or break.
What are records?
This tournament exists to decide who is the strongest among already proven Jeopardy! players.
What is a masters tournament?
A man is looking at a picture of someone. He says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the picture?
What is his son?
The more you take, the more you leave behind—this refers to these.
What are footsteps?
In this game show, every answer must sound like a question.
What is Jeopardy?
A score that no one else has matched or passed yet can be described as this.
What is unbeatable? (or “highest”/“top” accepted)
This group of players has already proven they can win games before being invited back
Who are returning contestants?
A man pushes his car to a hotel and loses his fortune. What is happening?
What is Monopoly?
This word describes words that are spelled the same forward and backward.
What is a palindrome?