(June 16, 2026) – Welcome to Music Jeopardy 56! 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.
These are all in fun and open to everyone! Last week’s theme — “I Can’t Drive 55!” generated nine respondents, including one newcomer — all of whom achieved a perfect score. How will this week’s players fare?
This round’s category — “Rock-n-Roll Never Forgets – 1956” — is about that year in music. We provide the clues, you guess the correct responses.
Think you know your early rock-n-roll? There’s only one way to find out: play along!
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 puzzle’s MJ55 (“I Can’t Drive 55!”) are at the end, along with last week’s winners. This week’s contest closes at 11:59 pm on Monday, June 22, 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 55! – Category: “I Can’t Drive 55!”
Clue 1 (100 pts): What is “Drive”?
Clue 2 (200): What is “Little Deuce Coupe”?
Clue 3 (300): What are War and “Low Rider”?
Clue 4 (400): What is the “Freeway of Love”?
Clue 5 (500): Who is Natalie Cole?
Bonus 1 (1000): What is “Little Red Corvette”?
Bonus 2 (1500): What is “Fast Car”?
Bonus 3 (2000): What is “Cars”?
Winners (in order of submittal): Keith Thoms, Tim Kelley, Tim McDonnell, John Rhodes, Steve Pisani*, Matt Charboneau, Matt Mullen, Barb Lopez, JHRoss (6000 pts each). Welcome aboard to this week’s newcomer, Steve Pisani!
Again, good luck with Music Jeopardy 56! 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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