Bridal Shower Jeopardy Questions

Bridal shower Jeopardy works like the TV show. There are categories, clues worth 100 to 500 points, and a final question where teams bet their score. The whole game is on this page, so you can play it from a laptop or TV, or print it and play on paper.

The board below has 30 clues. Five categories are ready to go, with answers. The last column is for the bride and groom: add your own clues, then split the room into teams.

Playing from a phone or tablet works too. For a bigger screen, use the full screen button and cast or plug into a TV. If the shower is on a video call, share your screen and let teams answer by unmuting or in the chat.

How To Play Bridal Shower Jeopardy

A full game takes about 35 to 45 minutes, including the final round. Here is the quickest way to run it.

1. Set up the room. Put the board on a screen or print the host sheet. Split guests into two to four teams of three to six, and pick one person to read the clues.
2. Add your own clues. Open the bride and groom column with the edit button and replace the examples. Check each answer with the couple before the party.
3. Pick the first team. Toss a coin or roll a die. That team chooses a category and a point value.
4. Read the clue. The first team to raise a hand or ring a bell answers. A right answer wins the points. For a gentler game, nothing is lost for a wrong answer and the clue passes to the next team.
5. Clear the board. Keep going until every tile has been used. Pick the next team by whoever answered last, or let the lowest score choose.
6. Finish with Final Jeopardy. Each team bets up to its own score, writes its answer on a card, and everyone reveals together. The team with the highest total wins.

What You Need For Bridal Shower Jeopardy

• The board. This page works on any screen. Or print the blank board and host sheet.
• Something to buzz with. A bell, a toy squeaker, a phone buzzer app, or plain hand raising with a judge.
• Paper and pens. Teams write down their Final Jeopardy bets and answers.
• A prize. Keep it small and fun: a candle, a mini bottle of prosecco, a sash, a crown or a box of sweets.
• A scorekeeper. The board tracks the scores for you, and you can adjust them by hand at any point.

Print Bridal Shower Jeopardy

Two print buttons sit above the board. Print host sheet gives you every category with its clues and answers, including your own bride and groom clues, on a page the host can read from. Print blank board gives you a six-column grid with the point values, which you can use as a poster or cut into cards.

For a paper version in the room, write each clue on the back of a numbered sticky note or index card, stick the dollar amounts on the front, and arrange them on a poster board or a wall. Peel one off when it is played.

Bridal Shower Jeopardy Questions and Answers

These are the clues on the board, so you can read them, copy them into your own slides or change the wording. Each category runs from an easy 100-point clue to a hard 500-point one. Answers are written in the usual Jeopardy way.

Wedding Traditions

1. 100 points. Queen Victoria made this the fashionable color for wedding dresses when she married in 1840. Answer: What is white?
2. 200 points. In the old rhyme, this small silver coin goes in the bride's shoe. Answer: What is a sixpence?
3. 300 points. This person traditionally looks after the rings until the ceremony. Answer: Who is the best man?
4. 400 points. Guests once threw this grain at newlyweds for luck and fertility, but many venues now prefer petals or confetti. Answer: What is rice?
5. 500 points. The custom of carrying the bride over the threshold is often traced back to this ancient civilization. Answer: What is Rome?

Love Songs

1. 100 points. This one-word Ed Sheeran ballad from 2017 is one of the most popular first dance songs. Answer: What is Perfect?
2. 200 points. Etta James made this song famous in 1960, and its title says the long wait is over. Answer: What is At Last?
3. 300 points. John Legend wrote this piano ballad for his wife, Chrissy Teigen. Answer: What is All of Me?
4. 400 points. Elvis Presley sang this ballad in the 1961 film Blue Hawaii, and couples still choose it for a first dance. Answer: What is Can't Help Falling in Love?
5. 500 points. Stevie Wonder wrote this 1976 song to celebrate the birth of his daughter Aisha. Answer: What is Isn't She Lovely?

Romantic Movies

1. 100 points. Julia Roberts and Richard Gere star in this 1990 romantic comedy. Answer: What is Pretty Woman?
2. 200 points. Ryan Gosling writes Rachel McAdams a letter every day in this 2004 film. Answer: What is The Notebook?
3. 300 points. Renee Zellweger says "You had me at hello" in this 1996 film. Answer: What is Jerry Maguire?
4. 400 points. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal ask whether men and women can ever be just friends in this 1989 film. Answer: What is When Harry Met Sally?
5. 500 points. Hugh Grant plays a London bookshop owner who falls for a famous American actress in this 1999 film. Answer: What is Notting Hill?

Famous Weddings

1. 100 points. Prince William and Catherine Middleton married at this London church in 2011. Answer: What is Westminster Abbey?
2. 200 points. Queen Victoria married her cousin, this prince, in 1840. Answer: Who is Prince Albert?
3. 300 points. Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III in 1956 and became princess of this small European country. Answer: What is Monaco?
4. 400 points. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer married at this London cathedral in 1981. Answer: What is St Paul's Cathedral?
5. 500 points. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier married in 1953 in this Rhode Island city. Answer: What is Newport?

Wedding Words

1. 100 points. RSVP comes from this language and means "please reply." Answer: What is French?
2. 200 points. A married woman who serves as the bride's chief attendant is given this title. Answer: What is matron of honor?
3. 300 points. This word for a bride's collection of clothes and linens comes from the French for "little bundle." Answer: What is a trousseau?
4. 400 points. Traditionally the groom's family hosts this dinner the night before the wedding. Answer: What is the rehearsal dinner?
5. 500 points. At a Jewish wedding, the couple stands under this canopy. Answer: What is a chuppah?

Spare Questions

Use these to break a tie, replace a clue that a guest already knows, or add a sixth round.

1. This is the traditional gift for a first wedding anniversary. Answer: What is paper?
2. Pearls are the traditional gift for this wedding anniversary. Answer: What is the 30th?
3. Tin or aluminum is the traditional gift for this wedding anniversary. Answer: What is the 10th?
4. Ancient Romans believed a vein ran from this finger straight to the heart. Answer: What is the fourth finger of the left hand?
5. Mendelssohn wrote his famous Wedding March for this Shakespeare play. Answer: What is A Midsummer Night's Dream?
6. "Here Comes the Bride" is the Bridal Chorus from this Wagner opera. Answer: What is Lohengrin?
7. This gemstone is the most common choice for an engagement ring. Answer: What is a diamond?
8. Tradition says the guest who catches this will be the next to marry. Answer: What is the bouquet?

Bridal Shower Jeopardy Questions About the Bride and Groom

The personal category is what makes this game work, because guests care about the couple, not general trivia. Pick five clues from these lists and enter them in the last column. Keep the 100-point clues easy, such as where the couple met, and save the hard ones, such as the full name of the officiant, for 400 and 500.

Check every answer with the couple first. If a question is likely to embarrass someone, leave it out.

Jeopardy Questions About the Bride

1. What did she want to be when she grew up?
2. Who was her first crush?
3. What is her favorite color?
4. What is her favorite food or dessert?
5. Does she prefer books or movies?
6. What was her nickname growing up?
7. Where did she go to college?
8. Where did she grow up?
9. Who is her celebrity crush?
10. What is her favorite perfume?
11. What is her dream job?
12. Does she prefer calls or texts?
13. If she could live in any other country, where would it be?
14. What is her favorite movie?
15. What is her favorite book?

Jeopardy Questions About the Groom

1. What is his favorite sport?
2. What was his first job?
3. Who is his favorite band?
4. What is his favorite food?
5. What does he enjoy doing most?
6. If he could live in any other country, where would it be?
7. What was his nickname in college?
8. Where did he first see the bride?
9. What is his greatest pet peeve?
10. Where did he grow up?
11. What did he study in college?
12. What kind of car does he drive?
13. What is his favorite drink?
14. What size shoe does he wear?
15. How old is he?

Jeopardy Questions About the Couple's Relationship

1. How did they meet?
2. What did they do on their first date?
3. Where was their first kiss?
4. How old were they when they met?
5. Who said "I love you" first?
6. What nicknames do they use for each other?
7. How did he propose?
8. How long were they together before the proposal?
9. Where will they live after the wedding?
10. How many kids do they want?
11. Who spends more time on their phone?
12. Where are they going on their honeymoon?

Jeopardy Questions About the Wedding

1. Who designed the bride's dress?
2. How many days are left until the wedding?
3. Where is the wedding being held?
4. What song will they use for their first dance?
5. What is the full name of the best man?
6. How many bridesmaids and groomsmen are in the wedding party?
7. What is the theme or color scheme?
8. What song will play for the father-daughter dance?
9. What flavor is the wedding cake?
10. How many guests are they expecting?

Final Jeopardy Questions

The board uses the anniversary clue by default: These two metals are the traditional gifts for the 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries. Answer: What are silver and gold? To make the finale personal, enter your own clue in the edit panel. These work well because they are hard to guess:

1. What date did the groom propose?
2. What are the full names of the bride's parents?
3. What is the full name of the person officiating?
4. How many guests are on the guest list?
5. How many days passed between the first date and the proposal?
6. What was the first song they danced to as a couple?

Tips for a Great Bridal Shower Jeopardy Game

• Mix easy and hard. If every clue is hard, guests give up. If every clue is easy, nobody gets excited.
• Decide the bride's role first. Letting her judge the answers keeps her involved without winning every round.
• Give each clue about 20 seconds. A short clock keeps the room moving.
• Have teams pick silly names. It helps strangers talk to each other in the first five minutes.
• Play early. Run the game before the food and the gifts, while people are fresh.
• Keep the prize small. The fun is in the competition, not the reward.

Bridal Shower Jeopardy Variations

• Music round. Play ten seconds of a love song from a phone and let teams name it.
• Picture round. Show childhood photos of the bride and groom and ask who is who.
• Speed round. Give each team 60 seconds to answer as many 100-point clues as they can.
• Mr and Mrs. Ask the couple the same questions separately in advance, then reveal whether their answers match.
• Virtual shower. Share your screen on a video call and let each team answer in the chat.

Related reading: Want more games for the same party? Try most likely to questions for couples. If you are planning the party after the shower, see bachelorette party ideas by state.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many categories and questions do I need for bridal shower Jeopardy?

Five or six categories with five clues each, worth 100 to 500 points, gives you about 30 clues and 35 to 45 minutes of play. Add a final question that teams can bet on. The board on this page has 30 clues ready to play, and the last column is yours to fill in.

Can I play bridal shower Jeopardy online for free?

Yes. The board on this page is free and works in any browser, with no download or sign-up. Use the full screen button for a TV, or share your screen on a video call for a virtual shower.

Can I print bridal shower Jeopardy?

Yes. Use the print host sheet button for every clue and answer on one page, and the print blank board button for a grid you can use as a poster or cut into cards.

Can I add my own questions about the bride and groom?

Yes. The last column is yours. Choose the edit button, type five clues and their answers, and save. They are stored in your browser on that device, so enter them on the device you will use at the shower.

How many people can play?

The board keeps score for two to four teams of three to six guests, so it suits groups of about 6 to 24. For a bigger party, keep the extra teams' scores on paper or let teams share an answer card.

How long does bridal shower Jeopardy take?

About 25 to 35 minutes for the full board, plus 5 to 10 for Final Jeopardy. For a shorter game, play only three categories or skip the final round.

Should the bride play, or just guests?

Many hosts let the bride judge the answers while guests play in teams. If she plays everything, she tends to win without effort and the guests lose interest. Decide in advance and tell the room.

How can I run bridal shower Jeopardy without buzzers?

Use hand raising with a judge, small bells, or a phone buzzer app. Another simple option is to let teams write answers on cards and reveal them at the same time. Explain the rules before the first clue so there is no argument later.

What prizes work for a bridal shower game?

Small and fun. A candle, a mini bottle of prosecco, a gift card or a small dessert. Winning the first pick at the dessert table also works.

Final Thoughts

Bridal shower Jeopardy gets everyone involved, and it teaches guests something about the couple. Keep the clues short, keep the scoring light, and let the personal category carry the game.

Have fun at the shower!