Final Jeopardy: The 1950s (4-23-26)

Here are some more clues from the 4/23/2026 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.

BIG 12 SCHOOLS ($400) The first Baptist missionary to Texas, James Huckins co-founded this Waco university, established in 1845

RECENT HITMAKERS ($1000) In 2025, Ella Langley topped the country charts singing “she’s from…” this state; I can tell by the way he’s 2-steppin’ round the room”

CELEBRITY CHEFS ($400) In 2025 Laila Ali got in the right for the “Knock Out Kitchen” episode of “Beat” this chef

($2000) This Ethiopian Swedish-American chef is equipped to bring multicultural flavor to diners and home cooks

WORD ORIGINS ($1600) This word comes from French genealogical charts– the branching lines looked like the pied or foot of a bird

($2000) The name of this game is basically a German word minus tisch, or “table”

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SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: WORDS FOR THE YOUNG
($200) This adjective for a whippersnapper advanced in knowledge or skill comes from Latin words for “ahead” & “to cook”
($400) Young mariners who’ve not yet crossed the Equator have this nickname, another word for tadpole
($600) A music genre is in this 2-word affectionate term from TikTok–it’s a person who embraces the feminine side of things
($800) This 4-letter word for a neglected or abandoned child has also come to mean an extremely thin person, usually female
($1000) 2 Js are in this adjective describing juvenile ideas

ANSWERS: show