Daily Double Prep

Daily Double Stats by Topic

#TopicDomainDD Count Contestant AccuracyAvg Value
1 History History 1168 68.5% $2,141 Practice
2 Wordplay Wordplay 764 68.1% $2,065 Practice
3 Visual Art Arts 649 63.2% $2,126 Practice
4 Literature Literature 512 63.1% $2,268 Practice
5 U.S. Presidents History 377 66.8% $1,796 Practice
6 Government & Politics Business 373 66.5% $2,148 Practice
7 Books & Authors Literature 372 66.7% $2,214 Practice
8 Science Science 317 69.4% $2,548 Practice
9 Movies Pop Culture 308 71.4% $1,788 Practice
10 Bodies of Water Geography 296 62.5% $2,096 Practice
11 Geography Geography 285 65.6% $2,213 Practice
12 Animals Science 250 60.0% $1,966 Practice
13 The Bible Religion 245 64.5% $1,766 Practice
14 Shakespeare Literature 236 62.3% $1,835 Practice
15 Transportation Business 228 63.6% $1,842 Practice
16 Authors Literature 224 62.5% $2,200 Practice
17 Historical Figures History 218 67.0% $1,870 Practice
18 Poetry Literature 191 60.7% $2,074 Practice
19 World Geography Geography 189 64.6% $1,886 Practice
20 Television Pop Culture 184 66.3% $1,294 Practice
21 Quotations Literature 184 66.3% $1,655 Practice
22 American History History 171 62.6% $1,879 Practice
23 Music Music 163 70.6% $1,917 Practice
24 Letter Words Wordplay 163 65.6% $2,049 Practice
25 Countries Geography 163 69.9% $2,592 Practice
26 Word Origins Language 160 57.5% $2,403 Practice
27 Novels Literature 157 57.3% $2,341 Practice
28 Business & Industry Business 157 66.2% $1,792 Practice
29 Botany Science 157 59.9% $1,928 Practice
30 Capitals Geography 153 63.4% $2,444 Practice

Daily Doubles: Movies

DD FILMS ABOUT WRITERS — $2,500 Show #9470 (2026-01-02)

In "Only Lovers Left Alive", John Hurt is this poet/dramatist, really a vampire, who gives his work to an "illiterate" Shakespeare

DD THAT'S A CHRISTMAS MOVIE — $2,600 Show #9453 (2025-12-10)

In this 2003 movie, we learned "They tried using gnomes & trolls, but the gnomes drank too much"

DD GEOGRAPHIC FILM TITLES — $2,800 Show #9446 (2025-12-01)

It's the only James Bond film with a country in its title

DD MOVIE LAST LINES — $1,600 Show #9420 (2025-10-24)

1987:"Grandpa? Maybe you could come over & read it again to me tomorrow"; "As you wish"

DD THEIR FIRST FILM TOGETHER — $3,000 Show #9412 (2025-10-14)

These 2 won an Oscar for writing in 1998 but first appeared as extras at Fenway Park in "Field of Dreams"

DD A + (DIRECTOR'S NAME) + (WORD FOR A MOVIE) — $100 Show #9337 (2025-05-20)

"Wonka" is "a Paul King" this 10-letter word for a sweet creation

DD MOVIE GENRES — $2,000 Show #9319 (2025-04-24)

This term is said to date to a 1940s French article about "Double Indemnity","Laura" &"Murder My Sweet"

DD PG VERSIONS OF R-RATED MOVIE SCENES — $3,000 Show #39 (2025-04-23)

Catherine Keener taps her teacup & sends Daniel Kaluuya to the Sunken Place, a finished basement featuring comfy furniture and snacks

DD QUOTING THE TARANTINO FILM — $4,200 Show #9311 (2025-04-14)

"The 'D' is silent, hillbilly!"

DD MOVIES AFTER YOU PRESS PLAY — $5,000 Show #9263 (2025-02-05)

1981:The Paramount Pictures mountain fades into a Peruvian peak

DD MOVIES BY TAGLINE — $7,600 Show #9245 (2025-01-10)

2010:"You don't get to 500 million friends without making 'a few enemies"

DD ALLITERATIVE MOVIE TITLES — $5,000 Show #9221 (2024-12-09)

David Fincher directed this 2014 thriller that finds Ben Affleck framed for murder

DD MOVIE CREATURES — $2,000 Show #9218 (2024-12-04)

Ricou Browning's ability to hold his breath underwater came in handy playing a creature in this 1954 film

DD COLOR FILMS — $4,000 Show #9178 (2024-10-09)

Kristen Stewart & Chris Hemsworth had the two title roles inthis2012 fantasy

DD FILM-POURRI — $2,400 Show #9172 (2024-10-01)

A script called "Night Skies" about long-fingered aliens led to both "Poltergeist" this other 1980s hit

DD FILMANTHROPY — $800 Show #9158 (2024-09-11)

In 2018 Disney pledged $1 million of this Marvel film's proceeds to STEM programs in underserved areas

DD SOUNDS LIKE THE MOVIE'S SEQUEL — $2,000 Show #9142 (2024-07-09)

The animated "Bee Movie" didn't precede this 1973 movie that conned its way into winning 7 Oscars

DD MOVIES' OPENING LINES — $3,000 Show #9120 (2024-06-07)

1970:"Be seated. Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country"

DD MOVIE CHANGE A LETTER — $5,000 Show #35 (2024-05-20)

The Axel Foley theme goes classical as a legendary soprano fights crime in Southern California

DD ONE-WORD MOVIE TITLES — $7,600 Show #34 (2024-05-17)

This Sidney Lumet drama is set at the Union Broadcasting Systems

DD NUMERIC MOVIE TITLES — $7,600 Show #9051 (2024-03-04)

Fellini felt he'd directed 7.5 films before making this 1963 gem

DD 1970s MOVIES — $5,000 Show #9038 (2024-02-14)

This 1976 drama ends with the typed out words "Gerald Ford to become 38th president at noon today"

DD WAR FILMS — $1,800 Show #8902 (2023-06-27)

The title of this 1962 film starring John Wayne refers to June 6, 1944; clocking in at almost 3 hours, the title's accurate

DD PETS ON FILM — $1,000 Show #8890 (2023-06-09)

The title of this 2003 film about a big dog is also a symphony that premiered in 1808 in Vienna

DD CLASSIC MOVIES — $1,000 Show #8868 (2023-05-10)

An Alex Trebek movie trivia favorite: Who are Janning, Hahn, Lampe & Hofstetter? (We'll add they're the German judges in this movie)

DD DISNEY MOVIE TAGLINES — $5,000 Show #8809 (2023-02-16)

1950:"Midnight never strikes when you're in love"

DD SCARY MOVIES — $800 Show #8796 (2023-01-30)

Bram Stoker's widow got a court order to have this 1922 German silent classic destroyed--but it survived, as vampires do

DD FILMS BY TAGLINE — $3,000 Show #8746 (2022-11-21)

2021:"Every family has its own language"

DD MOVIE INSPIRATIONS — $3,100 Show #8667 (2022-06-21)

Padre Fray Tormenta, who helped the orphans of Texcoco while wearing a mask in the ring, inspired this 2006 comedy

DD MOVIE TAGLINES — $1,400 Show #8476 (2021-09-27)

1985:"He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born"

DD REAL PEOPLE ON FILM — $1,000 Show #8429 (2021-06-24)

Played by Benedict Cumberbatch in "The Fifth Estate", he called the film "a mass propaganda attack against Wiki Leaks"

DD AT THE END OF THE SCARY MOVIE — $5,000 Show #8358 (2021-03-17)

"I used to hate the water"--"I can't imagine why"

DD MOVIES BASED ON SHORT STORIES — $2,200 Show #8311 (2021-01-11)

Ward Greene's "Happy Dan, the Whistling Dog" became this 1955 animated Disney film

DD COLOR FILMS — $1,800 Show #8282 (2020-11-17)

The title of this 1999 film comes from the linoleum floor of death row

DD MOVIES' LAST LINES — $3,200 Show #8240 (2020-09-18)

Barnard Hughes: "One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach: all the damn vampires"

DD FILM COMPOSITION — $7,400 Show #8239 (2020-09-17)

1938 & 1972 films both called "The Great Waltz" focus on this composer

DD DOCUMENTARIES — $5,000 Show #8227 (2020-06-02)

This 1994 documentary follows 2 inner-city Chicago kids who aspire to become pro basketball players

DD FILM ANALYSIS — $2,000 Show #8187 (2020-03-24)

A Raquel Welch poster does a lot more than just hang on the wall in Andy Dufresne's prison cell

DD BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES — $3,000 Show #8156 (2020-02-10)

A holiday classic where an angel gets his wings & Roberto Benigni gets an Oscar

DD FROM PAGE TO SCREEN — $2,700 Show #8046 (2019-09-09)

Emma Stone played aspiring writer Skeeter Phelan in this '60s-set film based on the novel of the same name

DD CLASSIC FOREIGN FILMS — $3,600 Show #7993 (2019-05-15)

In Bergman's "The Seventh Seal", a disillusioned knight plays a game of chess with this opponent

DD THE MOVIE'S SOURCE MATERIAL — $4,000 Show #7870 (2018-11-23)

This '90s film:The children's book "The Sheep-Pig"

DD MOVIE REMAKES — $3,000 Show #7755 (2018-05-04)

Yul definitely know this 1960 remade version of "The Seven Samurai"

DD ANIMATED DISNEY FILM BY VILLAIN — $1,000 Show #7713 (2018-03-07)

Governor Ratcliffe

DD MULTIPLE ROLES, SAME FILM — $1,200 Show #7587 (2017-09-12)

In 1940's "The Great Dictator", this comedian played a Jewish barber & a takeoff of Hitler named Adenoid Hynkel

DD THE SILENT MOVIE ERA — $1,200 Show #7529 (2017-05-11)

Seen here is a still from the 1925 silent version of this film, partly shot here in Culver City

DD CREATURES IN MOVIE TITLES — $1,000 Show #7525 (2017-05-05)

The title of this film refers to Tom Booker (Robert Redford), who uses his patient ways to cure Pilgrim

DD MOVIE STARS — $1,400 Show #7492 (2017-03-21)

In 1999 co-stars Anne Bancroft, Jessica Lange & Tom Cruise helped him celebrate his AFI Life Achievement Award

DD FILMS WITH SHORT TITLES — $5,000 Show #7434 (2016-12-29)

This 2004 Best Picture nominee featured such tunes as "What'd I Say" & "I Got A Woman"

DD ONE-WORD FILM TITLES — $1,000 Show #7377 (2016-10-11)

Ice Cube gave rise to a catchphrase with the dismissive "Bye, Felicia" in this 1995 comedy