#9190, aired 2024-10-25 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $400: For about 870 years this country's parliament met on the northern shore of Lake Thingvalla Iceland |
#9190, aired 2024-10-25 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $800: Until the 15th century, Pisa was on the Ligurian Sea, but silt from this principal river of Tuscany left it 6 miles from shore the Arno |
#9190, aired 2024-10-25 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $1200: A bit east of Madrid, dams on this river form an artificial lake known as the Sea of Castile the Tagus River |
#9190, aired 2024-10-25 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $1600: In Ireland's County Kerry, Lough Leane, Muckross Lake & Upper Lake are collectively known as the Lakes of here Killarney |
#9190, aired 2024-10-25 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $2000: In this Alpine lake the Strait of Promenthoux separates the sections of Grand Lac & Petit Lac Lake Geneva |
#7339, aired 2016-07-07 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $800: In the 19th century the city of Paris bought the land at the source of this river & erected a statue of the goddess Sequana the Seine |
#7339, aired 2016-07-07 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $1600: It rises under Cuilcagh Mountain & divides Ireland almost in 2 the River Shannon |
#7339, aired 2016-07-07 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $2000: At Hamburg, this river splits into 2 branches, which rejoin farther downstream the Elbe |
#7339, aired 2016-07-07 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $4,000 (Daily Double): You can cruise this lake on a paddle steamer with stops at Lausanne & Montreux Lake Geneva |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $400: East of Belgrade this river flows through a narrow gorge called the iron gate the Danube |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $800: Surrounded by peat bogs for much of its course, this 224-mile river drains most of central Ireland the Shannon |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $1200: The Moscow canal links this river at Evankovo with the Russian capital the Volga |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $2000: Cities on this important commercial waterway include Geneva, Lyon & Avignon the Rhone |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Iberus was the ancient name for the longest river entirely within this country Spain |
#3800, aired 2001-02-23 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $100: The Marne joins this river at Charenton-le-Pont, a suburb of Paris the Seine |
#3800, aired 2001-02-23 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $200: Lake Albano in the west-central part of this country is the site of Castel Gandolfo, the Pope's summer residence Italy |
#3800, aired 2001-02-23 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $500: The castle of Chillon on this lake's eastern shore was made famous in a Lord Byron poem Lake Geneva |
#3800, aired 2001-02-23 | EUROPEAN LAKES & RIVERS $1,000 (Daily Double): The Lorelei is a famous steep rock on the right bank of this river the Rhine |
#3655, aired 2000-06-23 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $100: It's London's chief water supply Thames River |
#3655, aired 2000-06-23 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $200: In Paris the banks of this river have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site Seine |
#3655, aired 2000-06-23 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $300: In 1992 Slovaks altered this river's course on the border of Slovakia & Hungary to improve navigation Danube |
#3655, aired 2000-06-23 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $400: In 1937 this Russian river's first hydroelectric project was completed at Ivankovo Volga |
#3655, aired 2000-06-23 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $500: This country's longest river, the Gudena, winds 98 miles through the Jutland Peninsula Denmark |
#3120, aired 1998-03-06 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $100: This "Beautiful Blue" river is blue for only part of its length; mostly it's brown or sepia-colored Danube |
#3120, aired 1998-03-06 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $200: This river, which flows through London, rises in the Cotswold Hills of Gloucestershire Thames |
#3120, aired 1998-03-06 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $300: Remains flung into this river include Joan of Arc's ashes & Marguerite of Burgundy's discarded lovers Seine |
#3120, aired 1998-03-06 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $400: The famed boatmen of this Russian river once pulled their barges from the river's banks Volga |
#3120, aired 1998-03-06 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $500: The ancient Romans believed it was a shield protecting Gaul from the wild German tribes Rhine |
#2405, aired 1995-02-03 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $200: Paris landmarks on the left bank of this river include the Latin quarter & the Luxembourg Gardens the Seine |
#2405, aired 1995-02-03 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $400: Ireland's largest hydroelectric plant lies on this river, between Lough Derg & Limerick the river Shannon |
#2405, aired 1995-02-03 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $800: Europe's longest river, it rises in the Valdai Hills north of Moscow & flows 2,290 miles to the Caspian Sea the Volga |
#2405, aired 1995-02-03 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $1000: This river forms Liechtenstein's western border with Switzerland the Rhine |
#2405, aired 1995-02-03 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $1,400 (Daily Double): It reaches its northernmost point at Regensburg in Bavaria & then flows southeast to Vienna the Danube |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $200: The Henley Royal Regatta is held annually on this river the Thames |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $400: The 1,100-mile-long Kama River is this Russian river's greatest tributary the Volga |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $600: The Grand & Royal Canals link Dublin with Ireland's west coast via this river the Shannon River |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $800: Only small boats can navigate most of the 565-mile-long Ebro, this country's longest river Spain |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $1000: 2 important World War I battles were fought at this small tributary of the Seine the Marne |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $200: The Hungarian Parliament building lies on a bank of this river the Danube |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $400: The largest port on this river is Le Havre the Seine |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $600: The name of this country's Guadalquivir is from the Arabic "Wadi al-Kabir" meaning Great River Spain |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $800: This German tributary of the Rhine has lent its name to a major industrial region the Ruhr |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $1000: In Dublin, 10 bridges span this river as it leisurely winds its way to the sea the Liffey |