Trivia Bliss

Over 100,000 Free Trivia Questions & Answers with Printable Quizzes

  • Trivia Categories
  • Random Trivia
    • Generator
    • List
  • Games
    • HQ Trivia
    • Trivia Crack
    • Trivial Pursuit
    • Other Board Games
  • Trivia Nights
  • Shows
    • Jeopardy
  • About
    • Contact
Home / Trivia Game Shows / Jeopardy / The 25 Worst Jeopardy! Answers That Will Leave You Laughing

The 25 Worst Jeopardy! Answers That Will Leave You Laughing

November 2, 2021 By Anastasia Voloshina Leave a Comment

Couple on couch laughing at TV

In the world of television game shows and trivia, Jeopardy! is no traditional game show. The show puts a unique spin on trivia and invites contestants to answer trivia questions backwards. What’s the fun in simple trivia games anyway, right? If you wanted to answer questions about geography, history, and literature, you could just sit around the table with your family and play Trivial Pursuit!

Jeopardy! is nothing like that! Its unique feature is that the questions are compiled by (often unique) categories and are then presented in the form of answers. As a result, the players have to present their answers in the form of questions. In fact, that is a vital part of the rules and answers that are not presented in the correct form are not accepted. 

If you’ve never seen the show, this concept probably sounds very confusing to you right now. You can only imagine how confused some of the contestants have gotten over the years! There have been some answers that made us burst out laughing. Today, we’d like to talk about these answers. More specifically, here is our list of the worst Jeopardy! answers ever!

Contents hide
1 1. What’s a Who?
2 2. This Answer Went Down the Drain
3 3. Same Same but Different
4 4. What is the Cringiest Answer?
5 5. What is High School Geography?
6 6. Something You Should Never Do in a Love Triangle
7 7. Tom Got the Numbers Mixed Up
8 8. Seriously, Who is He?
9 9. Hint: Don’t Name the First Person You See
10 10. Florida Gets All the Heat Again
11 11. A Freudian Slip?
12 12. Not Even Close
13 13. Have You Ever Seen a Donkey Punch?
14 14. Will the Fake Slim Shady Please Stand Up?
15 15. Dua Lipa is Not the Only One Who Did it
16 16. Another Pop Music Lover
17 17. So Close, Yet So Far
18 18. A Ponytail was Involved
19 19. And She Still Won
20 20. The Easy Question That No One Answered
21 21. She Did Not Hit a Home Run
22 22. Are We Talking About Glue?
23 23. Hate to See You Go, but Love to Watch You Leave
24 24. It is a Musical, Alright
25 25. Answer… or Don’t
26 YouTube Compilation of Answers
27 Final Words

1. What’s a Who?

Episode: Friday, October 8, 2004

Do you remember that time when Ken Jennings said what we were all thinking? No wonder he is the host of Jeopardy! now; he clearly has a connection with the audience!

This term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker.

Show Answer

What is a hoe?

Ken Jennings with a funny answer on Jeopardy!
Photo credit: theNerdPatrol on VisualHunt

2. This Answer Went Down the Drain

Episode: Thursday, November 13, 1986

This contestant spoke too soon. Turns out that libraries were invented way before the thing that he answered with. Well, it was an honest mistake, or, should we say accident?

By the 4th Century A.D., Rome had 28 public ones stacked with rolls of papyrus.

Show Answer

What are toilets?

3. Same Same but Different

Episode: Friday, March 21, 2014

NHL and NBA sound similar enough, right? That’s what the contestant thought, anyway, when he responded with an NBA star instead of the NHL one.

100+ assists in an NHL season has been accomplished only 13 times, 11 times by this player.

Show Answer

Who is Magic Johnson?

Magic Johnson statue outside the Staples Center
Photo credit: Paul!!! on Visualhunt

4. What is the Cringiest Answer?

Episode: February 24, 2017

An MIT student by the name of Lilly Chin was so close to winning that she decided to have a little fun with it. She bet nothing on Final Jeopardy!, and gave an answer that was obviously wrong and out of context.

Astronomer who began his epitaph, ‘I used to measure the heavens, now I shall measure the shadows of Earth.’

Show Answer

Who is the spiciest memelord?

5. What is High School Geography?

Episode: Tuesday, February 15, 2011

In a battle between man and computer, the computer by the name of Watson generated an error. Watson was a bit far off, a few thousand miles off.

Its largest airport is named for a World War II hero; its second-largest, for a World War II battle.

Show Answer

What is Toronto?

6. Something You Should Never Do in a Love Triangle

Episode: Thursday, November 3, 2011

In her defense, the question does sound somewhat erotic to me too! Or, maybe the contestant that guessed that just has a dirty mind!

If Andy yearns for Brenda and Brenda cares about Charlene who pines for Andy, the three of them form one of these.

Show Answer

What is a threesome?

7. Tom Got the Numbers Mixed Up

Episode: Friday, April 3, 2015

Link to the clip

Contestant Tom got a lot of heat after he gave an answer that was seriously wrong. Can you guess arguably the wrong-est answer in the history of Jeopardy!?

In common law, the age of this, signaling adulthood, is presumed to be 14 in boys and 12 in girls.

Show Answer

What is the age of consent?

8. Seriously, Who is He?

Episode: Tuesday, February 12, 2013

A teen got way too excited about winning the game, so he answered with an elaborate version of “idk”. He didn’t forget to let us know how much money he won, anyway!

On June 6, 1944, [this person] said, ‘The eyes of the world are upon you.”

Show Answer

Who is some guy in Normandy. But I just won $75,000!

9. Hint: Don’t Name the First Person You See

Episode: Monday, January 28, 2008

In an unbelievable stroke of hilarity and confusion, a contestant on Jeopardy! gave an answer that was very obviously wrong, but funny anyway. He didn’t go too far for that answer!

Not an actor, he is the highest-paid foreign-born personality on the 2007 Forbes list of top television earners.

Show Answer

Who is Alex Trebek?

10. Florida Gets All the Heat Again

Episode: Wednesday, March 7, 2018

This contestant described this baseball league in Florida as very minor and subpar. Perhaps he was thinking of the Bush family or grapefruit bushes. Never mind; grapefruits grow on trees.

Spring training baseball in Florida is known as this league.

Show Answer

What is the Bush League?

11. A Freudian Slip?

Episode: Thursday, March 3, 2011

When asked the following question, the contestant was told that there’d be a body part in the name of the rodent. When the obvious correct answer didn’t come to mind, he had to get creative. In his defense, the animal he named is actually a bird!

The fur of this rodent is said to be 30 times softer than human hair.

Show Answer

What is a titmouse?

12. Not Even Close

Episode: Tuesday, November 27, 2018

A contestant was shows a picture of Kid Rock’s former DJ and asked to reveal his name. The girl was probably focused a bit too hard on the “Kid” part of the question when revealing her answer. It’s not even close, but I see her logic!

Formerly Kid Rock’s DJ, this avuncular fellow has ranged from country-pop to rap-rock.

Show Answer

Who is Kid Cudi?

13. Have You Ever Seen a Donkey Punch?

Episode: Monday, January 16, 2012

Link to the clip

Have you ever heard of a rabbit punch? I haven’t, and neither has this contestant! Mike, the contestant, was probably thinking of a kick rather than a punch.

A blow to the back of the neck is the punch named for this animal.

Show Answer

What is a donkey?

14. Will the Fake Slim Shady Please Stand Up?

Episode: Thursday, January 11, 2018

Link to the clip

A Jeopardy! contestant was shown a picture of a man from Detroit. Though it’s hard to get these two mixed up, our contestant managed to do just that!

A recent vinyl resurgence has been aided by this musician, who built a pressing plant in his Detroit hometown.

Show Answer

Who is Eminem?

15. Dua Lipa is Not the Only One Who Did it

Episode: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Link to the clip

Famous basketball player Joel Embiid got assigned a new nickname by Jeopardy! contestant Paul. Turns out that Paul did Joel a service with his wrong answer. Embiid was a good sport and poked fun at himself on Twitter!

Joel Embiid in 2019 won the trademark for this nickname of his that also describes the 76ers’ strategy of improving the team.

Show Answer

What is Do a 180?

Dua Lipa singing
Photo credit: jus10h on VisualHunt.com

16. Another Pop Music Lover

Episode: Thursday, January 10, 2019

To be fair, if you don’t listen to pop music and keep up with the hot gossip, you probably wouldn’t know the answer to this question. Nevertheless, it is a hilarious classic that deserves a spot on this list.

Jay-Z and Beyonce released the album “Everything is love” under this collective name.

Show Answer

Who is Bey-Z?

17. So Close, Yet So Far

Episode: Friday, September 25, 2020

The craziest thing about this answer is that it would have been correct, had Julissa completed it. She got the first name right and even started writing the last name, but ran out of time. There is a lesson in there somewhere; never doubt yourself… and hurry up with your Jeopardy! answers, you’re on the clock!

On Forbes’ 2020 list of the 100 highest-paid athletes, at age 50 this active individual sportsman is the oldest.

Show Answer

Who is Phil?

18. A Ponytail was Involved

Episode: Wednesday, April 29, 2020

The contestant on this episode clearly doesn’t keep up with pop music. If he did, he would know that the singer he named has been performing regularly in the past decade.

As the recipient of the 2018 Icon Award, she took “control” and took to the stage in her first live TV performance in nearly a decade?

Show Answer

Who is Ariana Grande?

19. And She Still Won

Episode: Monday, April 27, 2020

Sarah Jett Rayburn, a champion of Jeopardy!, managed to win the game and walk away with a handsome sum of money despite getting this question wrong at first. In her defence, she did know the correct answer in the end, and she redeemed herself.

Here, as on each September 24, Zulus celebrate a holiday that was named in honor of this warrior leader of the early 1800s.

Show Answer

Who is Chaka Khan?

20. The Easy Question That No One Answered

Episode: Wednesday, January 27, 2021

In this round, the contestants were not only asked a question, but also shown a picture of the comedian to make it easier to answer. Despite the efforts of the production, none of the contestants knew the answer. In fact, they didn’t even try to guess! Ken Jennings saved us all from the awkward silence by sharing the right answer. Let’s see, do you know who the host was referring to?

This comedian displayed his drama chops in A Star is Born, playing Bradley Cooper’s longtime friend.

Show Answer

Who is Dave Chapelle?

21. She Did Not Hit a Home Run

Episode: Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Here is another sports question that didn’t get the answer it deserved. Who knew sports was such a difficult topic, right? Despite giving the wrong answer, the contestant Xiaoke still won the game and got into the finals. 

One of the topics covered in a Major League Baseball course in Arizona State is this player who broke the color barrier in 1947.

Show Answer

Who is Babe Ruth?

Woman with red nails hiding face in shame.

22. Are We Talking About Glue?

Episode: Monday, April 17, 2017

In this category, the answer consisted of two 3-letter words. While the correct answer might be obvious to you (and Jamie, the other contestant), Kevin said another combination of words. It was a close call!

A hired killer.

Show Answer

Hot Gun

23. Hate to See You Go, but Love to Watch You Leave

Episode: Thursday, June 26, 2014

Ari Voukydis showed us that the show must go on, even if you don’t have the right answer. His attempt at humor was well-received, when he revealed his answer featuring an arrow pointing to him. He went out in style, as a true comedian would. Can you guess what he wrote?

In 1891, this European said ‘perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses.

Show Answer

Who is this handsome gentleman?

24. It is a Musical, Alright

Episode: Monday, May 25, 2015

When this Jeopardy! contestant offered his answers, he was probably heavily focused on the “musical” element of the question, disregarding the “hymn” part completely. It is a musical, alright, but it’s quite far from being the title of a religious hymn!

A Christian hymn and Jewish holiday hymn are both titled this, also the name of a 2009 Tony-nominated musical.

Show Answer

What is Kinky Boots?

25. Answer… or Don’t

Episode: Friday, November 4, 2011

When contestants don’t know the answer, they get very creative. This contestant didn’t. Instead, they just let us know that they didn’t know the answer, and the way they did that was pretty funny.

Harpo Marx was among this group when it met in NYC’s Rose Room for its final time, in 1943, and found there was nothing left to say.

Show Answer

What is… I have no idea?

YouTube Compilation of Answers

If you want to laugh a bit more, watch YouTube compilations of wrong Jeopardy! answers. They are hilarious! Here are three to get you started:

Funniest and dumbest Jeopardy! answers ever!

10 really incorrect Jeopardy! answers. 

Top 10 worst Jeopardy! answers.

Final Words

We’ve all been there; even the most experienced trivia players don’t always know the correct answer. What makes these wrong answers special is that most of them also made us burst out laughing. Which one is your favorite? Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments! We also couldn’t not take some time to acknowledge some of the best Jeopardy! questions as well. And for more funny Jeopardy! moments, check out this list of the 25 dirtiest questions and answers!

Group of men looking at laptops and laughing.


And for more in-depth Jeopardy! insights, check out our articles explaining the Coryat Score, the most common categories, how to get on Jeopardy! and much more!

Filed Under: Jeopardy, Trivia Game Shows Tagged With: jeopardy, jeopardy answers, jeopardy episodes, Ken Jennings, trivia game shows

About Anastasia Voloshina

Anastasia Voloshina is a professional writer, editor, and trivia enthusiast. With an extensive background in trivia writing, Anastasia has developed a deep understanding of what it takes to run a successful game night. Anastasia got her Marketing degree in a university in Prague, where she also took writing classes.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Categories

Random Questions

  • Who designed the Geodesic Dome in the US Pavilion at the 1967 Montréal’s World’s Fair exhibition?
  • In which sitcom does each of the following group of three characters appear? Inspector Luger, Detective Sergeant Yemena and Detective Sergeant Dietrich
  • Who directed The Big Sleep and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

Follow Trivia Bliss

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • pinterest
  • google

Search for Questions

Recent Posts

  • Here’s Why Jeopardy! Is Kind of Boring Now
  • Are Trivia Nights Fun? Find Out if They’re Right For You
  • 13 Trivia Games You Can Play on Alexa Right Now
  • Yes, Trivia Can Be Multiple Choice. Here’s Why.
  • Everything You Need to Know About Ties in Jeopardy!

Copyright © 2022 TriviaBliss.com · Privacy · Terms

TriviaBliss.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com and its affiliates.