(January 7, 2026) – Welcome to 2026 and the year’s first new Music Jeopardy! It’s the 35th edition overall and, as always, the blog provides the clues… and you provide the responses. Each clue has point values — no dollars! The player(s) with the most points gets bragging rights.
This round’s category — “1976 — 50 Years Later” — is about musical milestones from our country’s bicentennial year told from a 2026 perspective. Your task: name the songs or artists based on the clues given.
These should be pretty easy, especially for those old heads who were around half a century ago and experienced the clues first hand! Think you can guess them? There’s only one way to find out: read on!
You can post your responses in the “Your Thoughts” box below (they’ll be withheld from view until the contest closes), DM me on social media, or email me. Please don’t be that person who posts answers publicly on social media and spoils it for everyone.
All correct entries will be recognized in the next Music Jeopardy! post. The prize, as always: eternal bragging rights.
Below are this week’s five clues plus three bonuses. Answers to MJ34 (“What Year Is It, Anyway?”) are at the end, along with last week’s results. This week’s contest closes at 11:59 pm on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.
Clue 1:
Clue 2:
Clue 3:
Clue 4:
Clue 5:
Bonus 1:
Bonus 2:
Bonus 3:
That’s it. Remember to provide your responses in the “Your Thoughts” box way at the bottom of the article (we will moderate your answers and they won’t appear until the contest closes) or DM me on any of the social media platforms where this is posted.
Here are the Results from Music Jeopardy 34! – Category: “What Year Is It, Anyway?”
Clue 1 (100 pts): What is 1963? [“December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)”]
Clue 2 (200): Who are Zager and Evans?
Clue 3 (300): Who is Bryan Adams?
Clue 4 (400): What is “Freedom! ’90”?
Clue 5 (500): What is “’65 Love Affair”?
Bonus 1 (1000): What is 1989?
Bonus 2 (1500): Who are Van Halen and Tina Turner?
Bonus 3 (1600): What is “1999”?
Winners: Tim Kelley, Bob Ridge, Matt Mullen, Barbara Lopez, Keith Thoms (all with perfect scores of 6000 pts). Shout out to new player W. Haluscak (2350)…welcome aboard!
Again, good luck with Music Jeopardy 35! The answers and results will be revealed next week.
DJRob
DJRob (he/him) is a freelance music blogger from the East Coast who covers R&B, hip-hop, disco, pop, rock and country genres – plus lots of music news and current stuff! You can follow him on Bluesky at @djrobblog.bsky.social, X (formerly Twitter) at @djrobblog, on Facebook or on Meta’s Threads.
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