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How to Develop a Jeopardy Game

"Jeopardy!" is a popular TV trivia game show. It's available in a video game format, but you can create a Jeopardy game to play in many different circumstances. It's a great way for teachers to review a topic that was taught in class. Use it as a fun way to keep kids learning during their summer break or just invite friends over for a fun evening of play.

Things You'll Need

Index cards
Marker

Instructions

- 1
  Select five categories for the first round. (For example, Presidents.)
- 2
  Research your categories and answers online. Compose five answers for each category (remember, contestants' responses come in the form of a question) for a total of 30 questions--six categories with five answers apiece. (Example: "He was the first president of the United States."). Write the answer on one side of the index card; on the other side, write a dollar amount. The easy clues will have a lower dollar amount.
- 3
  Tape the index cards with the categories on them on a board in a horizontal row. Below each category, tape the index cards so the dollar amount is showing.
- 4
  Repeat Steps 1 through 3 with new categories and answers, only this time double the dollar amounts on each card. This board will be for the Double Jeopardy round.
- 5
  Create one last category along with one difficult answer. This will be used for the Final Jeopardy round.

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