2026 Year in Review Jeopardy

Canada and Mexico co-hosted the 2026 World Cup with this country, which held the final.

What is the United States?

This country won the 2026 World Cup, beating Argentina 1-0 after extra time.

What is Spain?

The 2026 World Cup final was played at this stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the Giants and Jets.

What is MetLife Stadium?

This French forward won the World Cup's Golden Boot for the second tournament in a row.

Who is Kylian Mbappé?

This Spanish substitute scored the only goal of the final, in the 106th minute.

Who is Ferran Torres?

The 2026 Winter Olympics were shared between Cortina d'Ampezzo and this Italian city.

What is Milan?

The US men beat Canada in overtime to win their first Olympic gold in this sport since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice."

What is ice hockey?

By winning the slalom, this skier became the first American Alpine skier with three Olympic golds.

Who is Mikaela Shiffrin?

Alysa Liu won the first individual Olympic gold for an American woman in this sport since 2002.

What is figure skating?

This Norwegian cross-country skier won all six of his events, the most golds anyone has won at one Winter Games.

Who is Johannes Høsflot Klæbo?

In April NASA's Artemis II mission flew four astronauts around this.

What is the Moon?

Artemis II lifted off from this NASA launch site in Florida.

What is Kennedy Space Center?

Artemis II broke the record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth, set in 1970 by this Apollo mission.

What is Apollo 13?

Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen became the first person from outside the US to travel to the Moon; he is from this country.

What is Canada?

NASA's newest space telescope, launched in August 2026, is named for this astronomer, often called the mother of Hubble.

Who is Nancy Grace Roman?

The fifth film in this Pixar franchise about Woody and Buzz passed $1 billion worldwide in 2026.

What is Toy Story?

This plumber's second animated film, subtitled Galaxy, was the first 2026 release to pass $1 billion worldwide.

Who is Mario?

Christopher Nolan adapted this Homer epic in his first film shot entirely with IMAX cameras.

What is The Odyssey?

Starring Jaafar Jackson as his uncle, this film became the first biopic to gross $1 billion worldwide.

What is Michael?

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's $360 million opening weekend beat the domestic opening record held by this 2019 film.

What is Avengers: Endgame?

This Netflix film won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, and its song "Golden" won Best Original Song.

What is KPop Demon Hunters?

Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for playing twin brothers in this vampire film.

What is Sinners?

Paul Thomas Anderson's film by this name won Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards.

What is One Battle After Another?

Noah Wyle won an Emmy, and this HBO Max emergency room drama won Outstanding Drama Series.

What is The Pitt?

Jessie Buckley became the first Irish winner of Best Actress, playing Shakespeare's wife Agnes in this film.

What is Hamnet?

This team beat the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX in February.

Who are the Seattle Seahawks?

Led by Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, this team won its first NBA title since 1973.

Who are the New York Knicks?

Rory McIlroy won this Augusta golf tournament for the second year in a row.

What is the Masters?

In June the Carolina Hurricanes won this trophy for the second time in team history.

What is the Stanley Cup?

This Slovenian cyclist won his fifth Tour de France in July, tying the record.

Who is Tadej Pogačar?