(February 12, 2026) – Welcome to Music Jeopardy 40! It’s the weekly music challenge where 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.
Last week, we had a record eight respondents and nearly everyone had a perfect score. So, in fairness, those who responded correctly to the “3000” clues — or Roman numeral MMM — were rewarded for correct spelling. This meant that folks who spelled the responses to Clue 4 or 5 with either two or four M’s were docked points because the Roman numeral (3000) was in the clue and required that specificity.
On that loving note, this round’s category — “What Is Love?❤️” — is in honor of Valentine’s Day and is about songs describing love. I’ll provide the romantic clue, you guess the correct response!
Think you know all about love and its many musical similes? Think you can guess these clues? 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. And if you’re sending an anonymous comment, please remember to include a name or alias so we can give proper credit.
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 last week’s MJ39 (“Starts with a Roman Numeral”) are at the end, along with last week’s winners. This week’s contest closes at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 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. Don’t forget to provide a name!
Here are the results from Music Jeopardy 39! – Category: “Starts With A Roman Numeral”
Clue 1 (100 pts): What is “Livin’ la Vida Loca”? (clue: 54, LIV)
Clue 2 (200 pts): What is “Viva la Vida”? (clue: 6, VI)
Clue 3 (300 pts): What is 1001 (or MI)?
Clue 4 (400 pts): What is “MMMBop”? (clue: 3000, MMM)
Clue 5 (500 pts): What is “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”? (clue: 3000, 4 times)
Bonus 1 (1000 pts): What is “Disco Inferno”? (clue: 501, DI)
Bonus 2 (1500 pts): What is Climax Blues Band? (clue: 151, CLI)
Bonus 3 (2000 pts): What is “Mixed Emotions”? (clue: 1009, MIX)
Winners: Anonymous, Matt Mullen, Tim McDonnell, Matt Charboneau, JH Ross (6000 each), Barbara Lopez (5600), John Rhodes (5100), Keith Thoms (4500).
Again, good luck with Music Jeopardy 40 and Happy Valentine’s Day! 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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