

HOMOPHONES The correct response is a word that sounds like the two homonyms referred to in the clue, or sometimes a phrase containing both.

Response: What is the Neil Simon Theater?.Clue: In 1985 Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" premiered on Broadway at this theater.STUPID ANSWERS The correct response appears, unaltered, in the clue itself - although that does not mean it is always obvious. Often the category is related to a particular topic.
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Clue: Cone-shaped dwelling plus hide-your-face game played by youngsters.ĪNAGRAMS Each clue contains the correct response in anagrammed form.JEOPORTMANTEAU! The clue describes two words or phrases which the contestant must combine to form an artificial portmanteau. Clue: Hemorrhoid remedy for an old Baltimore Sun essayist.A tougher variant is the three-part BEFORE, DURING & AFTER. Clue: Neil Armstrong famously took a small one.īEFORE AND AFTER Inspired by a Wheel of Fortune category, the first and second parts of the question share a word in common.WORDS IN Each correct response is a word (or words) that can be formed from the letters in the given word in the category title. Clue: A doctor who specializes in the elderly.LETTER WORDS Each correct response is a word containing the specified number of letters. Previously known as STARTS WITH or FILE UNDER, these versions did not give the expected number of letters. Correct response: What is an aftershock? ĬROSSWORD CLUES A specialized "quotation mark" category in which the category name gives the first letter and the individual clues give the number of letters in the correct response.Clue: A small earthquake or tremor that occurs following a major one.For example, if the category title is "AFTER" CLASS: List of recurring categories Quotation-mark categories In these categories, a letter or group of letters will be placed inside quotation marks in the category name correct responses will begin with, end with, or otherwise contain that letter or group of letters. In such cases, contestants and viewers are usually told prior to game play the specific format required of a correct response. On the television quiz show Jeopardy!, there are some recurring categories that follow special rules.
