Jeopardy Questions
This 1994 film features the quote, “Life is like a box of chocolates.”
What is Forrest Gump?
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
What are footsteps?
🧠 Reason: Every step you take leaves a footprint behind—so the more steps (footsteps) you take, the more you leave behind.
What significant measles-related event was reported in early May 2025?
A. Measles was declared eradicated worldwide
B. A new measles vaccine was approved
C. The U.S. experienced its largest measles outbreak in 25 years
D. A measles vaccine shortage was announced
Answer: C. The U.S. experienced its largest measles outbreak in 25 years
As of May 8, 2025, over 1,000 confirmed cases were reported, with concerns that the U.S. may lose its measles elimination status
What is the official national mammal of the United States?
A. Grizzly Bear
B. American Bison
C. Bald Eagle
D. Moose
B. American Bison
5. What is the only letter not used in any U.S. state name?
A) Q
B) X
C) Z
D) J
A) Q
It seems like a trick question because letters like X (in Texas, New Mexico), Z (in Arizona), and J (in New Jersey) are rare—but they do appear
This country has the most time zones.
What is France?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter M?
The letter “M” appears once in the word “minute,” twice in “moment,” and not at all in “a thousand years.”
Which country became the first to approve a CRISPR-based therapy for sickle cell disease in May 2025?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) Japan
D) Canada
A) United States
Which planet rotates on its side, making its seasons extremely unusual?
A. Mars
B. Neptune
C. Uranus
D. Venus
Answer: C. Uranus
6. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
A) Femur
B) Stapes
C) Ulna
D) Tibia
B) Stapes
Fun Fact: The stapes bone is located in the middle ear and is smaller than a grain of rice!
This genre of music originated in the Mississippi Delta.
What is the blues?
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
What is a coin?
🧠 Reason: A coin has a “head” and a “tail” side, is often brown (like a penny), and has no legs
Which pharmaceutical company received emergency use authorization in May 2025 for its mRNA-based universal flu vaccine?
A) Moderna
B) Pfizer
C) Sanofi
D) BioNTech
A) Moderna
Which U.S. president never lived in the White House?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. John Adams
D. James Madison
B. George Washington
What is the world’s shortest commercial flight, lasting just 57 seconds?
A. Between two islands in the Maldives
B. Between Westray and Papa Westray in Scotland
C. Between two cities in Luxembourg
D. Between two towns in Iceland
Answer: B. Westray to Papa Westray, Scotland
The shortest commercial flight in the world is operated by Loganair, a Scottish regional airline. The flight, which covers the route between the two Orkney Islands of Westray and Papa Westray, lasts for just 57 seconds. The distance between the two islands is only 1.7 miles
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
What is short?
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old.
What is a candle?
A candle starts tall and gets shorter as it burns down—just like aging.
What is the name of the new malaria vaccine approved by the WHO in May 2025 for widespread use in sub-Saharan Africa?
A) Mosquirix
B) R21/Matrix-M
C) PlasmoVac
D) Malariavax
B) R21/Matrix-M
Which U.S. job has the highest mortality rate historically?
A. Logger
B. President
C. Police Officer
D. Miner
B. President
What is unusual about the following sentence?
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
Answer: C. It uses every letter of the alphabet
This is the only letter not appearing in the periodic table.
What is J?
Every other letter appears in at least one element’s name (like Q in Roentgenium or Z in Zinc).
What has hands but can’t clap?
What is a clock?
Which pharmaceutical company announced a breakthrough in oral insulin delivery technology in May 2025?
A) Eli Lilly
B) Novo Nordisk
C) Johnson & Johnson
D) AstraZeneca
Answer: B) Novo Nordisk
11. What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
A) Monaco
B) Vatican City
C) San Marino
D) Nauru
Answer: B) Vatican City
Which U.S. state name is misspelled in the original Constitution?
A. Mississippi
B. Pennsylvania
C. Massachusetts
D. Connecticut
B. Pennsylvania
“Pennsylvania” was spelled as “Pensylvania”