Jeopardy-CSV (Free Classroom Game)

• Click here to play the game: Jeopardy-CSV
• Or, watch the video tutorial.

What Problem Am I Solving?

As a teacher, I need classroom games to be FAST and CHEAP. When I searched for platform to play a Jeopardy review game with my students, I reviewed the options from Research.com: 10 Jeopardy Game Maker Tools for Teachers (February 2025), but found none that met my criteria.

This is my top requirement:

I want to prepare a CSV file with questions, answers, categories, and point values. Then, I want to upload that CSV file to automatically generate a new game.

There are my red flags:

• 🚩  Costs more than $5 per year.
• 🚩  Setup takes more than 10 clicks (or 10 minutes).
• 🚩  Difficult to upload or download my own data.
• 🚩  Visual complexity or unfamiliar UI patterns.

While Factile, Jeopardy Labs, and SuperTeacherTools are all usable, I thought I might make something easier to use.

What's a CSV?

A CSV file is like a spreadsheet, but simpler. It's a text-only file that stores data in rows and columns. Columns are separated by commas. Rows are separated by line breaks. View raw CSV data or download this sample.csv.

What Did I Create?

I used ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to help me cruise through the development process.

• PLAY THE GAME. (Desktop, not phone.)

Instructions

I wrote instructions here, where you can also clone or download the code for the project.

Video Tutorial

Naturally, I created a video tutorial. I fix bugs while I record these tutorials, so recording is the long twilight of the development process.

Development Notes

If you know, you know.

GIF

Here’s a GIF showing the app’s behavior and interaction design.

Notice how quickly you can begin a new game.