It’s been a whirlwind year for Jeopardy! thanks to the Hollywood writers’ strike, some controversial clues and judgment calls, and a hosting shakeup after Mayim Bialik’s sudden departure from the syndicated show. But one thing Jeopardy! fans can count on is an opportunity to test their knowledge.
As the curtains close on 2023, we’ve combed through this year’s Jeopardy! episodes and curated some of the best Final Jeopardy clues about movies, TV and music. Test your pop culture prowess with the Final Jeopardy clues below, and scroll to the end to find out how you did.
Movies
- The Movies
Laurence Olivier & Ernest Borgnine were considered for the lead role & Sergio Leone to direct for this film that turned 50 in 2022 - World Cinema
The 2007 biopic called La Môme in France, meaning The Kid, was released in the U.S. under this other French title - 1980s Movies
A writer & producer of this movie said he wanted it to be like a Western or James Bond film, “only it takes place in the ’30s” - Movie Theme Songs
Monty Norman, the composer of this character’s theme, said the staccato riff conveyed sexiness, mystery & ruthlessness - Movies of the ’80s
Based on an off-Broadway play with just 3 characters, it won the Best Picture Oscar & the actors in all 3 roles were nominated - The Oscars
Born in 1932 & the son of a percussionist in the CBS Radio Orchestra, he’s been nominated for 53 Oscars - Hollywood History
Last name of 3 men who missed the 1927 premiere of “The Jazz Singer” because a 4th of that name had died hours before - Actresses & Their Roles
She made her big screen debut as a teen named Laurie in a 1978 film & in 2022 she played that role for the 7th & last time - Sports & The Movies
A Geena Davis Institute study found shortly after a 2012 franchise film’s release, women’s participation in this sport rose 105% - Actors
He starred in the 2 films whose soundtracks were the top 2 bestselling albums of 1978 - The Movies
Centenarian ceramic artist Beatrice Wood helped inspire one of the main characters & the narrator of this film from the 1990s - Famous Names
Subject of a 2003 film, his 1947 obituary said he fathered at least 100 & died of a heart attack at 14, at a California ranch - Movie Musicals
Of the musicals to win an Oscar for Best Picture, 1 of the 2 with one-word titles based on & named for literary characters
TV
- Television
Mike Post combined the sound of a slamming jail door, an anvil & 100 men stomping on a floor for this series that debuted in 1990 - TV History
The 1980s Magnum, P.I. used a soundstage of this long-running drama that had just ended, & even referred to its lead character - TV & Film Characters
He debuted on TV in 1967; the show’s creator wanted someone from behind the Iron Curtain to be on “our side” - Television
This series grew out of a screenplay titled Murdoch - Television
The title locale of this series is really the Belnord, dating to 1908 & located at 86th & Broadway on NYC’s Upper West Side
MUSIC
- Pop Stars
In 2022 she became the first woman to have a Billboard Top 10 album in 5 decades starting with the 1980s - Billboard No. 1 Hits
Billy Joel said, “I think the one time I didn’t write the music” before the lyrics was for this 1989 hit, “and I think it shows” - Entertainers
In 2022 Jeff Bezos awarded her $100 million to give to charitable causes because “she gives with her heart” - Music Men
Before creating this record label in 1959, its founder worked on a Lincoln-Mercury assembly line - Awards & Honors
As of 2023 the only 2 to win a Nobel Prize in Literature & an Academy Award were George Bernard Shaw & this singer-songwriter - Music & Literature
John Steinbeck called this “one of the great songs of the world” & wanted the music & lyrics printed in one of his novels - Musicians
An Esquire profile said, “The most distinguishing thing” about the face of this singer “are his eyes, clear blue & alert”
Movie Answers
- The Godfather
- La Vie en rose
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- (James) Bond
- Driving Miss Daisy
- John Williams
- Warner
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Archery
- John Travolta
- Titanic
- Seabiscuit
- (1 of) Gigi or Oliver!
TV Answers
- Law & Order
- Hawaii Five-O
- Chekov
- Succession
- Only Murders in the Building
Music Answers
- Madonna
- “We Didn’t Start The Fire”
- Dolly Parton
- Motown
- Bob Dylan
- “The Battle Hymn Of The Republic”
- Frank Sinatra
