What better way to get the whole family to have fun together than playing a quick game of trivia? If you grew up watching Jeopardy! with your parents and continue the tradition with your kids, all three generations will enjoy these 55 Jeopardy! clues—family edition. The questions are suitable for players of all ages, from your youngest kids to your grandparents. You will find few pop culture references, but many questions about science, food, geography, and fairy tales! Make family night extra special with this quiz. Good luck!
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1. This big mammal is the national animal of Bangladesh, & please be specific.
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2. Canada’s national horse is the Canadian horse; think a little harder to name this, a national symbol since 1975.
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3. It’s the national bird of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia & Ecuador.
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4. ”Me and You” tells the story of a family of these animals who go for a walk and is narrated by the littlest one.
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5. This class of animals whose name indicates 2 habitats is extra menaced by climate change as the warming of either home means trouble.
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6. The distinctiveshoebillis also known as the whale-headed one of these baby deliverers.
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7. The bulls of these African animals can weigh more than 6 tons.
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8. The Chinese zodiac’s 12-year cycle begins & ends with these 2 3-letter animals.
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9. Russian circuses have often featured these animals, a national symbol, trained in the art of juggling with their feet!
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10. Until 2020, trainers at SeaWorld theme parks rode the backs of these animals during shows; PETA was glad they stopped.
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11. A polyglot, one who speaks many languages, can also be called multi-this, from the Latin for “tongue.”
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12. The national flag of Sri Lanka depicts one of these animals holding a sword.
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13. Polynesia is the parrot who teaches this title physician how to talk to the animals.
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14. Negatively portrayed in “The Lion King”, the spotted type of these African animals are actually valuable apex predators.
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15. In Dodie Smith’s tale, Pongo & Missis are the parents of 15 puppies, but 17 of them become this title number by the end.
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16. Rudyard Kipling’s Hathi, one of these animals, helps Mowgli by trampling a village of evildoers.
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17. In a book by Paul Gallico, Thomasina is one of these pets that channels the Egyptian goddess Bastet & saves her owner’s life.
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18. In this Greek comedic play from 405 B.C., the title characters form a chorus whose lines include “Brekekekex, ko-ax, ko-ax.”
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19. A recent study shows this large horned mammal tolerates parasitic oxpeckers because the birds hiss to warn it of predators.
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20. The name “star-nosed” this mammal sounds lovely; describing that nose as 22 fleshy pink tentacles in a star-like pattern… less.
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21. Walking on land causes Lo major agony in “Fathomless”, an adaptation of this Danish tale.
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22. “Cress” is a sci-fi version of “Rapunzel” that replaces the tower with one of these orbiting the earth.
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23. “Ash,” based on this fairy-tale character, falls for a huntress & not a prince so she’ll need more practical footwear.
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24. Sam Claflin said the bow & arrow was the toughest part of his role as a duke enchanted by Kristen Stewart in this fairy tale.
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25. The fairy tale about this brother & sister inspired an 1893 opera by the German composer Engelbert Humperdinck.
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26. This 2-word term for a perfect, idealized suitor is modeled on a royal character in a 17th century fairy tale.
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27. The name of this fairy tale girl who breaks into the home of the 3 bears suggests her hair color.
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28. What’s with hair & fairy tale girls? “Let down your hair” is a line from the story about this fairy tale girl.
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29. The title character of this fairy tale ballet pretends a broom is her dance partner at the ball.
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30. The “Great Dying” 250 million years ago is more scientifically known as the Permian mass one of these.
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31. This word for a landmass that’s large but still part of a larger one has been around since 1845 & is often applied to India.
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32. A popular way of saying something is uncomplicated is to say it’s not this field of Wernher von Braun.
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33. In physics it’s the rate of change of velocity with respect to time, not necessarily an increase in speed.
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34. This layer of the Earth’s atmosphere lies between the troposphere & the mesosphere.
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35. Sugars & starches are this type of organic compound with a name meaning “watered carbon”.
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36. When they aren’t in any special hurry, the Galapagos giant type of these travel at about .16 miles per hour.
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37. Global warming is taking its toll on this biodiverse ecosystem that extends in the ocean for about 1,400 miles.
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38. Ocean sediment may be made up of coccolithophores, these tiny organisms, 6 billion to the square foot.
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39. During an epidemic of this disease in 1796, Edward Jenner discovered the power of vaccines & used it to save lives.
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40. On average, this organ produces up to 2.5 pints of bile every day.
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41. The tongue of this mammal is about 2 feet long & flits rapidly in & out to lick up the tiny prey in its name.
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42. Christina Aguilera sang “You are” this “no matter what they say, words can’t bring you down.”
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43. In the Grimm tale “Jorinda and Joringel,” Jorinda is turned into one of these birds known for singing in the evening.
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44. To maximize flavor impact, this type of plant, like basil & parsley, should be added at the end of cooking.
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45. We’re not eating energy cubes, but more than 90% of U.S. homes do have this to cook frozen food in 1 minute.
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46. A cup of this long or short grain, the primary food of half the world’s pop., is cooked with 2 cups of water.
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47. You know this Lewis Carroll classic by a shortened name; its full title includes the word “Adventures.”
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48. Awwww! This giant 2-colored 6-foot, 300-pound Asian mammal is so cute!
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49. In a Linkin Park song, “I’ve become so” this “I can’t feel you there.”
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50. Part I of this 1995 Gregory Maguire novel that inspired a musical is called “Munchkinlanders.”
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51. This fruit, essential to make guacamole, is ripe when the top & bottom yield to pressure.
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52. The curved horns of the water type of this animal may have a total length of 12 feet.
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53. “Feel the rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for you, only you can let it in” in this Natasha Bedingfield song.
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54. Due to a new rule this 2007 Amy Adams Disney film will be the last to have 3 songs nominated for the Best Song Oscar.
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55. In 2007, after years of 7 & 8% growth, India’s GDP reached $1 trillion, or about 41 trillion of these Indian units.
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Final Words
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