How to Make Your Own Jeopardy Game in PowerPoint

You can make your own Jeopardy game in PowerPoint by building a category board, adding question and answer slides, and linking each point value to the correct slide. It takes some setup, but once the structure is built you can reuse it for any subject.

If you want the shortcut, use the editable Jeopardy PowerPoint template. If you want to build one yourself, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Plan your categories and questions

Choose five or six categories. Each category should have four or five questions that move from easy to difficult. For example, a history review game might use People, Events, Dates, Vocabulary, and Cause and Effect. A math game might use Equations, Graphs, Geometry, Word Problems, and Challenge.

Step 2: Create the Jeopardy board slide

Open PowerPoint and create a blank slide. Add a table with your categories across the top and point values underneath. A common setup is five categories with 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 point questions. Use large text and high contrast so students can read the board from the back of the room.

Step 3: Add question and answer slides

Create one slide for each question. Keep the question short enough to read quickly. After each question slide, add an answer slide or include the answer on the same slide with an animation. For classroom use, answer slides are usually easier because the teacher can reveal the answer after teams respond.

Step 4: Add hyperlinks

Go back to the board slide. Select the 100-point box under the first category, choose Insert, then Link, and link it to the matching question slide. Repeat this for every point value. On each question or answer slide, add a button that links back to the main board.

Step 5: Track used questions

Decide how you will show that a question has already been used. You can change the color of the point value, cover it with a shape, or duplicate the board slide after each question. This is the part that usually takes the most time when building from scratch.

Step 6: Add scoring and final review

You can track scores on the board, in a separate slide, or on the classroom whiteboard. If you want a final round, add one final question where teams can wager points. Keep the final question connected to the most important learning goal.

Shortcut: use an editable template

Building the hyperlinks and board manually is useful once, but it is slow if you need review games often. The Jeopardy PowerPoint template gives you the board, navigation, and game structure so you only need to edit the questions and answers. You can also compare it with the full PowerPoint review games bundle if you want several game formats.

After your board is built, use these classroom Jeopardy rules to run the game with teams.

FAQs

Can you make a Jeopardy game in PowerPoint?

Yes. You can make a Jeopardy game in PowerPoint by creating a board slide, question slides, answer slides, and hyperlinks between them.

How long does it take to make a PowerPoint Jeopardy game?

A simple version can take 30 to 60 minutes once you know the steps. The hyperlink setup is usually the slowest part.

What is the fastest way to make a classroom Jeopardy game?

The fastest way is to use an editable Jeopardy PowerPoint template and replace the sample questions with your own classroom content.