Jeopardy! has a whole category of random mismatched clues called potpourri. In real life, potpourri refers to a mix of spices, flowers, and herbs used for their pleasant scent. On Jeopardy!, the word is used to describe a category of clues that’s filled with leftover questions that were not picked on old episodes of the show. No clue goes to waste with the help of potpourri! If you’re looking for a random mix of questions that are not related to each other, but don’t like the simplicity of regular general knowledge categories, you will definitely enjoy this quiz!
1. As early as 1901 this U.S. state was described as “The Mitten State.”
2. The case of this enslaved man v. Sandford is often called the worst Supreme Court decision ever.
3. It’s the M in mRNA.
4. This mythic watchdog of the underworld had snakes growing from its back.
5. Fretum Herculeum is the Latin name of this strait.
6. Fuego, Nitro & Blue Heat are flavors of these rolled corn tortilla chips.
7. This word meaning to raise anchor has nothing to do with how heavy it is; it’s from old Saxon for to lift or carry.
8. Nolan Bushnell covered a lot of ground, founding both Atari & this kids’ pizza place chain with a rodent mascot.
9. Pour one out for “Mr.” this, gone too soon in 2001; it was first named Peppo but Dr Pepper’s lawyers had issues with that.
10. Apparently still learning to duck, tight end Cam McCormick of this Pac-12 school got a 9th year of eligibility in 2022.
11. Feb. 2, 2020 provided a numeric form of this across the world, something that last occurred 912 years ago & will happen again in 98.
12. The battle of this elevated spot took place in June 1775 after the Yanks fortified it, threatening the British position.
13. This brand of little breath mints was launched in 1969.
14. Because its hundreds of “seeds” are on the outside, this “berry” isn’t considered a true berry.
15. Don’t get mad & blow this part of many machines–a flat ring used to tightly seal a joint.
16. Inky, Blinky, Pinky & Clyde are the ghosts in this classic video game.
17. The name of this London airport goes back to Anglo-Saxon words meaning “goat farm.”
18. Marketed as smaller & lighter than a pack of gum, the Shuffle version of this device was introduced in January 2005.
19. Columbia University alumnus Howard Dietz was inspired by his school’s lion mascot to create the mascot for this movie studio.
20. Park City’s High West Distillery was founded in 2006, becoming the first legal distillery in this state since 1870.
21. Until 2011 this country in northeastern Africa was the continent’s biggest in area.
22. Sadly, the heath hen went extinct in 1932, but we still have its relative, the prairie this, known for its courtship displays.
23. Its largest tributary is the Snake River.
24. Greek gives us this word for the ritual also called communion or the Lord’s Supper.
25. Sailing from Portugal in July 1497, this explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope & reached Mombasa in April of the next year.
26. Limited edition Oreos with designs of these fictional beings are selling for big bucks; the exceedingly rare Mew is highly coveted.
27. This company’s “Imagine Cup” allows students around the world to compete in technology-based competitions.
28. George Takei cheekily said of a trip this man made in 2021, “He’s boldly going where other people have gone before.”
29. Aroostook Valley Country Club has a golf course in this Canadian province, but a stray shot may fly into Maine.
30. Two words that don’t go well together, imperfectly embalmed, applied to this Lord Protector of England in 1658.
31. The Hawaiian name of this fish means “strong strong.”
32. Arizona’s state flower is the blossom of this cactus.
33. Martin Luther King Jr. attended this historically Black men’s college in Atlanta.
34. After his wife had a terrifying jump with an automatically deploying parachute, Floyd Smith invented this manual release.
35. The 1921 book “The Witch-Cult in Western Europe” sets 13 as the number of members in this group.
36. Extremely cold & difficult to store, this gas is prone to shortages, like one in 2019 that made life tough for Party City stores.
37. When MLB pitcher Jim Gott faced batter Tim Teufel, in German it was a confrontation of these 2 beings.
38. The Risorgimento was the 19th-century movement to unify this country.
39. One of Asia’s first European-Native treaties was made in 1565 in the Philippines; drops of this mixed in wine sealed the deal.
40. They’re the Russian words for Mikhail Gorbachev’s 2 policies of openness & restructuring.
41. The HT in HTML & HTTP stands for this.
42. In the Disney film he’s alphabetically last of Snow White’s seven dwarfs.
43. A flock of geese in flight can be called a skein or wedge; the same group on the ground or in the water is this.
45. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music to the songs in “Jesus Christ Superstar;” this man wrote the lyrics.
46. 6/6 is the metric equivalent of this fraction for normal visual acuity.
47. The country of Tuvalu gets nearly 10% of its gross national income licensing this Internet domain extension.
48. “How to Spot a Liar” by Pamela Meyer is one of the most popular of the talks that are this nonprofit’s specialty.
49. In the 1950s these candy dispensers were adorned with heads; they’ve now been adorned with almost 2,000 different ones.
50. The mythical story of Prometheus points to a real medical fact: this organ’s ability to regenerate itself.
51. A cloak called the scapular is worn by this order of monks established by a papal bull in 1216.
52. To keyboard players a “smear” is this finger-sweeping action, from a word meaning to slide.
53. This word for a biblical narrative about the life of Jesus Christ means “good story.”
54. When talking about bears in Spanish, this color is pardo; about sugar, moreno.
55. In a classic song, these cowboy boot accessories “Jingle Jangle Jingle.”
Final Words
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