Jeopardy is a long-running American quiz show where contestants answer in the form of a question, and a bright chime confirms each correct response. The sound became familiar through decades of daily broadcasts and reruns, making it shorthand for being right. Online, quiz channels, trivia TikToks and classroom creators adopted the ding to score their own questions, and meme editors use it to crown a correct guess. Its continued use comes from instant recognition: one short tone tells any viewer the answer was correct.