Bachelorette jeopardy questions are about the bride, not trivia.

Bachelorette jeopardy is a trivia game where every answer is about the bride, the groom or the wedding. It suits a bachelorette party because it runs indoors, needs no equipment beyond a screen or a poster board, and gives the whole group a reason to tell stories about the bride. The questions are the entire game, so the time goes into writing them.

Collect the questions from the group, not the internet

Send a short message to the bridesmaids and one or two family members two weeks before: three facts about the bride only you would know, and one thing she always says. That produces enough material for a full board, and it means the clues come from people who love her rather than from a generic list.

Ask the groom for the couple and groom categories. Ask him early, and keep his answers secret until the game.

Set the difficulty by who knows the answer

A 100 point clue should be something anybody at the party could answer, such as where the wedding is. A 300 point clue needs a friend who has known her for a few years. A 500 point clue should be answerable by one or two people in the room at most. That spread keeps every team in the game until the end.

Test the questions by reading them to one bridesmaid who is not on a team. If she knows every answer, the top row is too easy.

Build the board in ten minutes

A slideshow is the easiest version. One slide with the grid, each number linked to a slide with the clue, and a link back to the grid. Free jeopardy templates for presentation software do the linking already. Cast it to the rental's television and the game looks finished.

The offline version is a poster board with sticky notes: category names across the top, point values on the notes, clues written on the back. It packs flat and works anywhere, including a beach house without a television.

Running the game

Teams take turns picking a category and a value. The host reads the clue, and the first team to answer in the form of a question gets the points. A wrong answer loses the points and passes the clue to the next team. Keep a loose approach to the question format, since half the fun is the arguments about it.

Let the bride play as the judge of disputed answers rather than on a team. She knows the truth, and it keeps her at the center of the game without making her guess facts about her own life.

How to play bridal jeopardy, step by step

Choose five categories, write five questions for each, and assign the point values from easiest to hardest. Make the game board, split the guests into teams, and pick a host to read each question aloud. Teams take turns choosing a category and a value, answer in the form of a question, and the host adds or takes away the points. After the last question, play the final jeopardy round, then name the team with the highest score the winner.

Final jeopardy question ideas

Make the last question one only the bride can settle: what did the groom say the moment he knew she was the one, what song will they dance to first, or where does she want to be on their tenth anniversary. Ask the groom for his answer ahead of time, so the bride gets to hear it read out when the right answer is revealed.

What to keep off the board

Exes, anything the bride would not say in front of her future mother in law if she is there, and questions that make one guest look bad for not knowing. The game should end with the bride feeling celebrated and the newest friend in the group feeling included.

Bachelorette questions for the groom

Ask the groom a set of questions before the party, record his answers on video or write them down, and let the bride guess what he said. Good questions for the groom: Where did you meet? What was she wearing on your first date? What is her favorite meal? What is the most annoying thing she does? What is her go to karaoke song? What would she grab first in a fire? Where is your dream trip together? What do you love most about her?

Keep the questions sweet enough for a video the bride will want to keep, and end with one that lets the groom say something kind. If the answers are recorded, the video becomes a small gift for her after the weekend.

Bridal shower jeopardy, the same board for a mixed room

The same game works at a bridal shower with a few changes. Swap the late night stories for categories the whole room can enjoy: the wedding dress, the wedding day plans, the couple's first kiss, and the bride's favorite things. Grandmothers and coworkers can then answer the lower clues, and the bride's oldest friends still win the top row.

At a shower, play teams by table and keep the game to about thirty minutes so it does not crowd the gift opening. A bridal shower jeopardy board also makes a lovely keepsake if the host prints the final clues and gives them to the bride.

A favorite things category

Favorite things is the easiest category to write and one of the most fun to play. Her favorite food, her favorite song to sing in the car, her favorite movie, her favorite vacation, and the person she calls first with good news. Ask the groom to check the answers, since favorites change and he will know the current ones.

Point values, a daily double and a printable board

Keep the point values simple, 100 to 500, and hide one daily double under a 400 clue: the team that finds it can bet any part of its score. It adds a moment of drama to a game that could otherwise feel like a quiz.

If there is no screen, download a free printable jeopardy board, write the clues on index cards, and let the host read them aloud. The planning time is in the questions either way, not in the board.

Prizes and timing

A small prize for the winning team, first choice of bedroom on the second night or first go at the karaoke, costs nothing and is more fun than an object. Play jeopardy before dinner on the first night, when everybody is fresh and the stories it starts carry into the rest of the weekend.