This fun Friendsgiving Jeopardy game is great for playing with your friends for an upcoming Friendsgiving celebration! There are over 60 different questions that all have some sort of friend or Friendsgiving themed, it’s the perfect activity for after you fill up on all the Friendsgiving food!
I’ve had so many people ask me for Friendsgiving games and activities, I thought it’d be fun to share a game full of friend themed questions and answers!
This Friendsgiving Jeopardy game is played just like the actual game show except no real money is involved of course. I’ll explain exactly how to play in case you haven’t played our Halloween Jeopardy or Christmas Jeopardy games already!
It’s a simple addition to any Friendsgiving celebration, especially if you get our PowerPoint templates that all ready to play right now without any work on your part!
And if you want to really get into the Jeopardy spirit, you can use both these Friendsgiving questions AND our Thanksgiving Jeopardy questions!
How to Play Friendsgiving Jeopardy
Depending on the group you’re playing with, there are a couple of different ways you could use these Friendsgiving Jeopardy questions and answers – individual, small groups, or large teams!
1 – Divide into teams
Start by figuring out your group size and the logistics of how to play with your group. I’ve included my suggestions below based on the number of people you’re playing with!
- Small group (up to 5 people) – have everyone play individually, play just like the normal game show where everyone is on their own!
- Medium group (6-20 people) – split into teams of 2-4 players each and have the teams work together to answer the questions and play. Stick to four teams or less.
- Large group (21+ people) – have everyone play individually and just hand out treats, prizes, etc. for answering individual questions. Or just have people keep track of their points and the person with the most points at the end wins!
Give each team a buzzer. (I recommend having teams rotate who is manning the buzzer every question or every few questions so everyone gets a chance.) Or just have the buzzer available to the entire team and anyone can buzz in for the team, but that does get a little more complicated.
I love these buzzers because they make different sounds so it’s easy to hear which one buzzed in first, which is trickier than you think!
Note!
If you’re hosting and the one asking the questions, have another person who can help you determine the order of the buzzers since you’ll likely be focused on asking the question, kind of like if you’re playing our floor game! They can also keep score for you!
2 – Start the Game
Start the game by reading the $200 question in the first column on your board. It might be different depending on how you laid out your categories but in our board, it would be the In Pop Culture for $200 question.
The first team to hit their buzzer has five seconds to answer the question. The answers are in the form of a question (e.g., Who is Brad Pitt?), but you can decide how much of a stickler you want to be on this.
- If they answer correct – they win the points for that question AND they gain control of the board meaning they get to choose the next question.
- If they answer wrong – they lose the points of the question (you can go negative) and the other teams can then buzz in to try and answer.
If any team doesn’t buzz in within five seconds, you can just tell them the answer to the question (or you can give them a little more time if it looks like someone is trying to figure it out) and the person who was previously in control of the board chooses another question.
3 – Choose the Next Question
Whoever answers the question correctly wins control of the board, which means that they choose the next question category AND value.
So for example, they might choose Friends Phrases for $400 as their question. Remove that question from the board once it’s asked so that people know which questions have not yet been answered. That’s why I love the post-it note Jeopardy board I’m sharing in this post, it allows people to see quickly what’s left on the board to choose from.
Read the question that corresponds with the value and category they chose (e.g., Friends Phrases for $400) and start the process again – whoever buzzes in first and answers correctly wins those points.
Keep going until you’ve gotten through all of the questions in the initial Jeopardy round then setup the board and play Double Jeopardy in the exact same way, except the values are doubled!
How do Daily Doubles Work?
There are daily doubles noted in the questions and answers set if you’d like to use them in your game.
If you do use them, this is what happens when someone chooses a Daily Double:
- The contestant who chose the question only wagers how much they want the question to be worth, they can wager what they have in the bank.
- Ask just that contestant the question and if they answer it correctly, they win the points – if they don’t, they lose the points from their score.
how does Final Jeopardy work?
The last part of a game of Jeopardy is called Final Jeopardy and it’s one single question. While I have included this in my game sets, it’s totally optional if you want to do it not. It’s better for small or medium groups!
- Read just the Final Jeopardy category to the group.
- Have everyone write down how much they wager on the question (can wager as much as they have in the bank).
- Read the question and give everyone one minute to write down their answer. (Play Jeopardy music if you want!)
- Go through answers and anyone who answered correctly wins what they wagered, anyone who doesn’t loses what they wagered.
Who wins?
The winner of this Friendsgiving Jeopardy is the person at the end of all three rounds with the highest number of money earned. Or if you’re playing with teams, use the team’s score instead and the team with the highest total points wins!
Don’t forget to give the winning player or team a prize – everyone loves prizes! Since this is Friendsgiving Jeopardy, something friends themed would be fun!
Note!
Jeopardy is typically played in three rounds – Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy (question values are doubled), and Final Jeopardy. You can choose to play one, two, or all of these rounds depending on the amount of time you have, your players, and your situation.
How to Make A Jeopardy Board
I have two different versions of a Friendsgiving Jeopardy that you can use to play your game. If you’d like to just use a version that’s all done for you – I have PowerPoint templates in my shop that you can just download and play with. You’ll need PowerPoint to use these, but they’re great!
If you don’t want a digital version, I’ve also created a set of printouts including categories and values that work with making the Post-It note Friendsgiving Jeopardy board you can see in this post!
How to make a Post-It Note Jeopardy board
- Start by printing out a copy of the blank Jeopardy printouts sheet (the one that says Jeopardy Board Printout at the top). You can print as many as you want or just one and use that one over and over again (like I did).
- Add standard 3×3 post-it notes to the boxes, sticky side down. You can use whatever color post-it notes you want. I used Friendsgiving colors for my board, but you can use whatever color you want.
- Put that paper back into your printer, making sure to load it correctly so that the post-it notes will be printed on (there should be an icon in your print tray). And make sure your post-it notes are all pressed down firmly so they don’t get caught in the printer.
- Print the first sheet of values and they’ll print right on top of the post-it notes. Repeat for the rest of the value sheets and the Friendsgiving category cards.
- Hang all of those post-it notes either up on the wall, a chalk board, or do what I did and add them to a foam board!
Once you have added all your categories and values, you can add a heading of some sort at the top. I just printed out Friendsgiving Header for my board, but you could get super creative here if you really want – feel free to get crafty!
Setup a Double Jeopardy board as well either on another foam board or on the back of the regular Jeopardy board for you to use.
Friendsgiving Jeopardy FAQs
Do you have a PowerPoint version of the game?
I created PowerPoint versions of this game that you can get in my shop. All you have to do is download and play! Note, you do have to have PowerPoint to use the templates!
Can Jeopardy end in a tie?
Jeopardy can’t end in a tie. If there’s a tie, use one of the questions from the other Jeopardy game set (I recommend a $1000 or $2000 one) and whoever buzzes in first out of the people tied wins.
Can you play Jeopardy without buzzers?
I highly recommend the buzzers just to make it as easy as possible for you to see who buzzed in first but some other options would be to have an item that people have to grab (like I do in these party games for adults), just make sure it’s something soft like a stuffed animal or pair of socks!
What are categories for Friendsgiving Jeopardy?
The Friendsgiving categories used in this game include all sorts of varying categories that are friend themed in some way including phrases with the word friends in them, fictional friends (think Winnie the Pooh and Piglet), Friends in Thanksgiving episodes, and more!
Friendsgiving Jeopardy Questions and Answers
I’ve created a set of Friendsgiving Jeopardy questions and answers that include six regular Jeopardy categories and questions, six Double Jeopardy categories and answers, and a Final Jeopardy category and question for a total of 61 question options!
I’m not going to list all the questions and answers here, you can download those at the bottom of this post, but here are a couple of examples of the Friendsgiving Jeopardy questions and answers you’ll find in the download. There are questions about all sorts of things!
- In Pop Culture for $600 – The first president to host a Friendsgiving, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving (Who is Joe Biden?)
- Friend “Ship” for $400 – Fans say there was definitely enough room on the door for both Rock and Jack to be saved from this ship’s wreck (What is The Titanic?)
- Friends on Friendsgiving for $800 – The middle layer of Rachel’s dessert trifle is made with these three ingredients, not typically found in dessert (What are beef, peas, and onions?)
- Symbols of Friendship for $1600 – These pachyderms form lifelong friendships (What are elephants?)
- Movies Where Friends Gather for $800 – Meryl Streep invites her two best friends to a Greek resort in this musical movie (What is Mamma Mia?)
More Friendsgiving Trivia Questions
If you need more Friendsgiving Jeopardy questions, you could also use questions out this Thanksgiving trivia game!
More Friendsgiving Games
If you like this Friendsgiving Jeopardy game, make sure to check out some of our other popular games that would work great for Thanksgiving!
- Thanksgiving floor game – this Thanksgiving version of a popular game show is maybe the most fun game you’ll ever play!
- Thanksgiving outburst – a fun game for the entire group to play at once!
- Minute to win it games – if you’re having Friendsgiving with a big group, these quick and easy games are perfect!
- Gift exchange games – have everyone bring a gift and try out one of these gift games!
- Thanksgiving family feud – use the Thanksgiving questions and answers to create your own Friendsgiving version!
Download the Friendsgiving Jeopardy Game
Enter your first name and email address in the form below to get the printable PDF.
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If you’d prefer to not provide your email or if you want the PowerPoint games that go with these questions, you can purchase a copy in my shop here!
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As a reminder, the PDF will include:
- Instructions to play
- DIY Jeopardy Board printables (get the PowerPoint games here)
- Jeopardy game with 60 questions across a regular and double Jeopardy game
- Final Jeopardy and Daily Double Questions for both games
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