Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (144 results returned)

#7750, aired 2018-04-27THEATER SUPERSTITIONS $400: Best not have one of these on stage; if it breaks, it's 7 years bad luck & it also interferes with the lights a mirror
#7750, aired 2018-04-27THEATER SUPERSTITIONS $800: Hopefully it won't really happen, but instead of wishing an actor good luck, tell him to do this break a leg
#7750, aired 2018-04-27THEATER SUPERSTITIONS $1200: Never say the name of this play in a theater or there may really be "double, double toil and trouble" Macbeth
#7750, aired 2018-04-27THEATER SUPERSTITIONS $2000: For safety reasons & to ward off resentful spirits, don't turn off the light called this the ghost light
#7750, aired 2018-04-27THEATER SUPERSTITIONS $4,000 (Daily Double): Never carry one of these feathers on stage--the evil eye may curse the show a peacock feather
#5252, aired 2007-06-12LIVING LYRICS $200: Ricky Martin sang,"She's into superstitions, black cats and voodoo dolls", & no doubt she's livin' this La Vida Loca
#5175, aired 2007-02-23SUPERSTITIONS $200: A superstition says pull out one of these from your head & you will soon find several new ones growing a gray hair
#5175, aired 2007-02-23SUPERSTITIONS $400: In Oxford's "Dict. of Superstitions", trimming nails is among the many things not to do on this day of the week Friday (Sunday also accepted)
#5175, aired 2007-02-23SUPERSTITIONS $600: When birthday cake is served, it's what the birthday girl can do to make her wish come true blow out the candles
#5175, aired 2007-02-23SUPERSTITIONS $800: After popping off one of these at a wedding, bring the couple luck by slitting it & putting a coin in it a champagne cork
#5175, aired 2007-02-23SUPERSTITIONS $1000: Cast in a play with Al Pacino, Paul Giamatti enraged the superstitious star by whistling & by naming this Shakespeare play Macbeth
#3639, aired 2000-06-01SPORTS SUPERSTITIONS $100: For boxers, it's unlucky to be the first to enter this area The ring
#3639, aired 2000-06-01SPORTS SUPERSTITIONS $200: It's bad luck in this sport for a dog to cross the diamond before the first pitch Baseball
#3639, aired 2000-06-01SPORTS SUPERSTITIONS $300: Avoid faults by never holding more than 2 balls when serving in this sport Tennis
#3639, aired 2000-06-01SPORTS SUPERSTITIONS $400: Hey hockey puck! Don't stack this piece of equipment crossing another player's; it's bad luck Hockey
#3639, aired 2000-06-01SPORTS SUPERSTITIONS $500: Gone fishing? Don't reveal this until you are done for the day Your catch/number of fish you caught
#3503, aired 1999-11-24SUPERSTITIONS $100: Bite your tongue while eating & it means you've done this, though not necessarily "under oath" lie
#3503, aired 1999-11-24SUPERSTITIONS $200: It's said if these itch, you're about to get a kiss, so pucker up! Lips
#3503, aired 1999-11-24SUPERSTITIONS $300: Buy a car on this unlucky day & it'll spend most of its time with the mechanic Friday the 13th
#3503, aired 1999-11-24SUPERSTITIONS $400: One reason horseshoes are considered lucky is that they're made of this magical metal iron
#3503, aired 1999-11-24SUPERSTITIONS $500: We wonder if Mary Surratt ever had a stiff neck; it's supposed to be an omen that this will happen You will be hanged
#3124, aired 1998-03-12SUPERSTITIONS $100: Do this on a Monday, you do it "for danger"; bless you sneeze
#3124, aired 1998-03-12SUPERSTITIONS $200: An 1831 book said as you pass under one of these you must spit through it, or spit 3 times afterwards a ladder
#3124, aired 1998-03-12SUPERSTITIONS $300: These grotesque stone figures acted as drain spouts as well as sentinels to frighten away evil spirits gargoyles
#3124, aired 1998-03-12SUPERSTITIONS $400: If you lose an eyelash, put it on your finger, do this, then blow it away make a wish
#3124, aired 1998-03-12SUPERSTITIONS $500: The Carpenters sang about one of these "for luck and we're on our way" a kiss
#2756, aired 1996-09-02SUPERSTITIONS $100: According to the Magickal Almanac, this is the only country where a black cat is considered bad luck the United States
#2756, aired 1996-09-02SUPERSTITIONS $200: Don't ask a fisherman this question; if he answers, it'll stop his streak "Did you catch any?" (or "Are they biting?")
#2756, aired 1996-09-02SUPERSTITIONS $300: In pagan Ireland this plant was a symbol of the 3 aspects of this goddess the shamrock
#2756, aired 1996-09-02SUPERSTITIONS $400: For a bride, a coin in here ensures future wealth & perhaps a painful walk down the aisle her shoe
#2756, aired 1996-09-02SUPERSTITIONS $500: Finding & carrying a rusty one of these is luckier than a shiny oneā€¦just don't step on it a nail
#2698, aired 1996-05-01SUPERSTITIONS $100: After opening a bottle of champagne, some people keep this stopper, believing it's good luck cork
#2698, aired 1996-05-01SUPERSTITIONS $200: Some say you can cure a toothache by chewing on a piece of wood that's been struck by this lightning
#2698, aired 1996-05-01SUPERSTITIONS $300: To sailors it's a delight at night, but in the morning, they'd best take warning red sky
#2698, aired 1996-05-01SUPERSTITIONS $400: Though lucky for people born in June, break a string of them & they'll bring tears pearls
#2698, aired 1996-05-01SUPERSTITIONS $500: While on a trip, you might wear a medal depicting this saint who protects travelers St. Christopher
#2623, aired 1996-01-17SUPERSTITIONS $100: The ancient Romans established this number of years of bad luck for breaking a mirror 7
#2623, aired 1996-01-17SUPERSTITIONS $200: If you pass under one of these leaning against a wall, cross your fingers Ladder
#2623, aired 1996-01-17SUPERSTITIONS $300: After doing this, wait until the water clears to see your reflection before wishing Throwing a penny into a well
#2623, aired 1996-01-17SUPERSTITIONS $400: Scientists have dismissed as superstition these forked sticks that allegedly locate water Divining Rods/Dowsing Rods/Witching Sticks
#2623, aired 1996-01-17SUPERSTITIONS $500: One of these found accidentally will bring luck & nailed over a door will ward off witches Horseshoe
#2418, aired 1995-02-22SUPERSTITIONS $100: It's what you do "on wood" after making a boastful statement knock
#2418, aired 1995-02-22SUPERSTITIONS $200: It's okay to walk under one of these; just keep your fingers crossed a ladder
#2418, aired 1995-02-22SUPERSTITIONS $300: To bring good fortune to a ship & all who sail on it, break this across the bow a bottle of wine (or a bottle of champagne)
#2418, aired 1995-02-22SUPERSTITIONS $400: This plant over a doorway was once thought to ensure happiness, whether or not you kissed under it the mistletoe
#2418, aired 1995-02-22SUPERSTITIONS $500: For this to come true, you should never tell of it; specifically, before breakfast a dream
#2227, aired 1994-04-19SUPERSTITIONS $100: Rain or shine, you're not supposed to open this in the house an umbrella
#2227, aired 1994-04-19SUPERSTITIONS $200: The belief that a lot of this is a sign of strength may have come from the Samson story hair
#2227, aired 1994-04-19SUPERSTITIONS $300: If your ear is burning, it means someone is doing this talking about you
#2227, aired 1994-04-19SUPERSTITIONS $400: If these grow together across the bridge of the nose, "you'll never wear your wedding clothes" your eyebrows
#2227, aired 1994-04-19SUPERSTITIONS $500: Never mention the word "shank" before playing this sport or you just might do it golf
#2210, aired 1994-03-25SUPERSTITIONS $100: If the bride & groom do this on their wedding day before the ceremony, uh-oh see each other
#2210, aired 1994-03-25SUPERSTITIONS $200: Number of times that's "a charm" or "lucky" 3 times
#2210, aired 1994-03-25SUPERSTITIONS $300: For centuries sailors have thought these sea animals swimming near a ship was a lucky sign dolphins
#2210, aired 1994-03-25SUPERSTITIONS $400: In song this lucky object was looked over & overlooked a four-leaf clover
#2210, aired 1994-03-25SUPERSTITIONS $500: This furry appendage is associated with fertility, which may not be the good luck you expected from it a rabbit's foot
#2143, aired 1993-12-22WISH SUPERSTITIONS $100: A wish made on the candles of one of these won't come true if you tell it aloud a birthday cake
#2143, aired 1993-12-22WISH SUPERSTITIONS $200: This part of a bird is broken & the person who gets the larger part gets his wish wishbone
#2143, aired 1993-12-22WISH SUPERSTITIONS $300: "I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight" is said upon seeing one of these a star
#2143, aired 1993-12-22WISH SUPERSTITIONS $400: You can make a wish when you see 3 birds on a telephone wire or the first one of these birds in the spring a robin
#2143, aired 1993-12-22WISH SUPERSTITIONS $500: A rhyme says "Touch" this color "and your wish will come true" blue
#2020, aired 1993-05-21MONEY SUPERSTITIONS $100: When you give one of these to a man, a coin or bill should be in it so he'll never be out of money a wallet
#2020, aired 1993-05-21MONEY SUPERSTITIONS $200: If your left hand does this, money is coming itches
#2020, aired 1993-05-21MONEY SUPERSTITIONS $300: A groom may give a bride a penny to wear in this for good luck a shoe
#2020, aired 1993-05-21MONEY SUPERSTITIONS $400: Turn over a silver coin in your pocket when you see this heavenly body & your wish will come true the Moon
#2020, aired 1993-05-21MONEY SUPERSTITIONS $500: Carrying a coin with this year stamped on it is supposed to bring you good luck the year of your birth
#2016, aired 1993-05-17SUPERSTITIONS $100: Spilling this beverage is believed to be the forerunner of misfortunes, so maybe you should cry milk
#2016, aired 1993-05-17SUPERSTITIONS $200: One of these streaking across the sky is sometimes taken to mean a new soul has gone to heaven meteor (shooting star)
#2016, aired 1993-05-17SUPERSTITIONS $300: Some say this symbol will bring good luck whether hung with its prongs up or down a horseshoe
#2016, aired 1993-05-17SUPERSTITIONS $400: Many believe if you pluck 1 of these, 10 will grow in its place a gray hair
#2016, aired 1993-05-17SUPERSTITIONS $500: One superstition says a mole on the back of the neck is a sign that the person will die in this manner by hanging
#2012, aired 1993-05-11SUPERSTITIONS $200: Find 2 of these in 1 egg & good fortune will be yours yolks
#2012, aired 1993-05-11SUPERSTITIONS $400: If these start to ring or burn, beware...someone is talking about you ears
#2012, aired 1993-05-11SUPERSTITIONS $600: Not only is it bad luck to break it, but looking into a cracked one is also ill-advised mirrors
#2012, aired 1993-05-11SUPERSTITIONS $800: Some say this pair of weather phenomena is the voice & wrath of God thunder & lightning
#2012, aired 1993-05-11SUPERSTITIONS $1000: In Scotland it's unlucky to reveal the name of a baby before he or she has had this rite performed baptism (christening)
#1555, aired 1991-05-10SUPERSTITIONS $200: To prevent ill fortune after a boastful statement, you're supposed to "knock on" this wood
#1555, aired 1991-05-10SUPERSTITIONS $400: It's said to be a sign of future greatness if a baby is born with these in its mouth teeth
#1555, aired 1991-05-10SUPERSTITIONS $600: To dream of climbing up one of these means you'll rise in life, but if you walk under one, look out! a ladder
#1555, aired 1991-05-10SUPERSTITIONS $800: Supposedly if you bite your tongue while eating, it's because you've done this lied
#1555, aired 1991-05-10SUPERSTITIONS $1000: Many actors consider it bad luck to quote lines from this Shakespeare play Macbeth
#1533, aired 1991-04-10SUPERSTITIONS $100: The book of knowledge says it or a tool left on it may fall on you, so don't walk under one a ladder
#1533, aired 1991-04-10SUPERSTITIONS $200: When Satan went to St. Dunstan to be reshod, he vowed not to enter a home with one on it a horseshoe
#1533, aired 1991-04-10SUPERSTITIONS $300: When Loki crashed a banquet at Valhalla, it made him this number guest, & Balder died 13
#1533, aired 1991-04-10SUPERSTITIONS $400: Some say it's from the fact that when opened indoors, they tend to poke people & knock things over an umbrella
#1533, aired 1991-04-10SUPERSTITIONS $500: People do this when they make a wish, from the belief a wish is held at the point where lines intersect cross their fingers
#1470, aired 1991-01-11SUPERSTITIONS $100: It has one leaf for fame, one for wealth, one for a faithful lover & one to bring health four-leaf clover
#1470, aired 1991-01-11SUPERSTITIONS $200: Some say for this animal's foot to bring good luck it has to be carried in your left pocket rabbit
#1470, aired 1991-01-11SUPERSTITIONS $300: Rub a horse's teeth with it & he'll gain an appetite; give it to a vampire & he'll lose his appetite garlic
#1470, aired 1991-01-11SUPERSTITIONS $400: Contrary to its name, this diamond supposedly brought bad luck to owners Hope Diamond
#1470, aired 1991-01-11SUPERSTITIONS $500: You'll bring bad luck upon yourself if you spill some salt & don't do this throw it over your (left) shoulder
#1441, aired 1990-12-03SUPERSTITIONS $100: From the theory that "like produces like", it was thought you could get these by touching a toad warts
#1441, aired 1990-12-03SUPERSTITIONS $300: It's said that any woman who refuses to be kissed under this Christmas shrub will end up an old maid mistletoe
#1441, aired 1990-12-03SUPERSTITIONS $400: A ring around the moon is supposed to mean this type of weather is coming rain
#1441, aired 1990-12-03SUPERSTITIONS $500: If your ears start to ring it's supposed to mean someone is doing this talking about you
#1307, aired 1990-04-17SUPERSTITIONS $100: According to one superstition, a gift of a purse or wallet should always contain some of this money
#1307, aired 1990-04-17SUPERSTITIONS $200: Wedding custom that is supposed to ensure the marriage will produce many children throwing rice
#1307, aired 1990-04-17SUPERSTITIONS $300: 4 is an unlucky number in this country because "shi", the word for 4, sounds like the word for death Japan
#1307, aired 1990-04-17SUPERSTITIONS $400: Term for the symbols seen on barns in Pennsylvania Dutch country hex signs
#1307, aired 1990-04-17SUPERSTITIONS $500: In the South it was thought a sin to do this, as in the title of a Harper Lee novel to kill a mockingbird
#1227, aired 1989-12-26SUPERSTITIONS $200: Breaking one is bad luck because not only is your image destroyed but possibly your soul too Mirror
#1227, aired 1989-12-26SUPERSTITIONS $400: Good fortune goes to the person who gets the larger half of this object from a turkey's remains Wishbone
#1227, aired 1989-12-26SUPERSTITIONS $600: A dog doing this means someone's death is near Howling
#1227, aired 1989-12-26SUPERSTITIONS $800: It defies the natural order of things to open it indoors, & it acts as a screen against good fortune Umbrella
#1227, aired 1989-12-26SUPERSTITIONS $1000: Soldiers who were smoking on the front at night may have been the source of this unlucky act lighting three on a match
#1224, aired 1989-12-21SUPERSTITIONS $100: If you cross your fingers it's okay to walk under one of these Ladder
#1224, aired 1989-12-21SUPERSTITIONS $200: This mutant plant is considered lucky because it's said to resemble the Christian cross Four-Leaf Clover
#1224, aired 1989-12-21SUPERSTITIONS $300: In England it's considered good luck to see one of these somewhat sooty blokes on your wedding day Chimney Sweep
#1224, aired 1989-12-21SUPERSTITIONS $400: The number of witches in a coven 13
#1224, aired 1989-12-21SUPERSTITIONS $500: In da Vinci's "The Last Supper", Judas has done this which brings bad luck spilled the salt
#874, aired 1988-05-26SUPERSTITIONS $100: A horseshoe is considered lucky partly because its shape resembles the crescent phase of this moon
#874, aired 1988-05-26SUPERSTITIONS $200: If, after a wedding, an unmarried girl sleeps with this under her pillow, she'll dream of her future mate piece of (wedding) cake
#874, aired 1988-05-26SUPERSTITIONS $300: White specks on these have certain meanings, & you should never trim yours on Friday fingernails
#874, aired 1988-05-26SUPERSTITIONS $400: It's unlucky to bring a pram into the house before this happens the baby is born
#874, aired 1988-05-26SUPERSTITIONS $500: Actors consider it bad luck to speak this line of a play during rehearsal the last line of the play
#333, aired 1985-12-18SUPERSTITIONS $100: In England, this color cat walking toward you is good luck black
#333, aired 1985-12-18SUPERSTITIONS $200: Before an opening, it's bad luck to wish an actor this good luck
#333, aired 1985-12-18SUPERSTITIONS $300: A ladder with an even number of these will cause climbers to trip or fall rungs
#333, aired 1985-12-18SUPERSTITIONS $400: Biting the head off the 1st of these insects fluttering about in spring makes for a lucky year a butterfly
#333, aired 1985-12-18SUPERSTITIONS $500: If you carry the heart of this amphibian in your pocket, you can steal & not get caught a toad
#263, aired 1985-09-11SUPERSTITIONS $100: They say it's bad luck to put this shoe on 1st the left
#263, aired 1985-09-11SUPERSTITIONS $200: Supposedly, a bee can't do this while you're holding your breath sting you
#263, aired 1985-09-11SUPERSTITIONS $300: Placing this beneath the bed will cut the pain of childbirth a knife (or an axe)
#263, aired 1985-09-11SUPERSTITIONS $400: Sticking a piece of this on the top of a baseball cap brings good luck to the team bubble gum (or chewing game)
#263, aired 1985-09-11SUPERSTITIONS $500: Dark-colored socks with this color toes protect you from being tripped by elves white
#184, aired 1985-05-23SUPERSTITIONS $100: The almost universal response to a sneeze God bless you
#184, aired 1985-05-23SUPERSTITIONS $200: After spilling this, you should throw some over your shoulder salt
#184, aired 1985-05-23SUPERSTITIONS $300: Americans' aversion to this "unlucky" paper money has upped govt. printing costs a $2 bill
#184, aired 1985-05-23SUPERSTITIONS $400: Famous phantom ship supposedly still seen in stormy weather off the Cape of Good Hope the Flying Dutchman
#162, aired 1985-04-23SUPERSTITIONS $200: What you traditionally place in your loafer for luck a penny
#162, aired 1985-04-23SUPERSTITIONS $400: When thrown instead of eaten, it ensures a couple will have many children rice
#162, aired 1985-04-23SUPERSTITIONS $600: It's never mentioned during a no-hitter the fact that it is a no-hitter
#162, aired 1985-04-23SUPERSTITIONS $800: "Port Wine" or "Strawberry", some say these are caused by a pregnant woman eating the wrong things a birthmark
#162, aired 1985-04-23SUPERSTITIONS $1000: As shown in "The Dresser", it's Shakespeare's not-to-be-quoted-from, bad luck play Macbeth
#41, aired 1984-11-05SUPERSTITIONS $100: Stepping on this can "break your mother's back" a crack
#41, aired 1984-11-05SUPERSTITIONS $200: Because immigrants found no badgers in America, we watch this animal search for its shadow a groundhog
#41, aired 1984-11-05SUPERSTITIONS $300: Finding a penny is good luck, but carrying this coin is 100 times better a silver dollar
#41, aired 1984-11-05SUPERSTITIONS $400: After doing this, superstitious people throw some over their shoulder spilling salt
#41, aired 1984-11-05SUPERSTITIONS $500: "Unlucky" number of cigarettes to light from a single match three
#2, aired 1984-01-01SUPERSTITIONS $50: Number of years of bad luck that comes from breaking a mirror 7
#2, aired 1984-01-01SUPERSTITIONS $100: The way a horseshoe's legs should point when it's hung for good luck up
#2, aired 1984-01-01SUPERSTITIONS $150: What actors say on opening night instead of "good luck" break a leg
#2, aired 1984-01-01SUPERSTITIONS $200: An omen of bad luck in Da Vinci's famous painting "The Last Supper" the spilt salt shaker (or 13 at the table)
#2, aired 1984-01-01SUPERSTITIONS $250: French warrior & statesman morbidly afraid of cats & the number 13 Napoleon

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (1 result returned)

#4027, aired 2002-02-19FOOD SUPERSTITIONS: Sold on Good Friday, they were once used as charms against evil & were said to last without getting moldy hot cross buns

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