Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (50 results returned)
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | DESERT FLORA & FAUNA $400: The fennec, the smallest species of this canine, has unusually large ears it uses to hear prey underground & to dissipate heat fox |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | DESERT FLORA & FAUNA $800: A type of cholla cactus is named for the spiny stem's resemblance to this part of a stag antlers |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | DESERT FLORA & FAUNA $1200: This spiny shrub useful for aromatic firewood has been called the "devil with roots"; it hogs water, killing off nearby plants mesquite |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | DESERT FLORA & FAUNA $2000: This desert bush is named for its smell, similar to the tar once used to preserve the wood of telephone poles creosote |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | DESERT FLORA & FAUNA $10,400 (Daily Double): Like the Australian marsupial it's named for, this rodent has a pouch, but for carrying seeds, not babies a kangaroo rat |
| #8663, aired 2022-06-15 | STATE FLORA $400: The sabal this, Florida's state tree, has a heart that tastes like cabbage the palm |
| #8663, aired 2022-06-15 | STATE FLORA $1200: California made the lace type of this fungus-alga partnership its official state one lichen |
| #8663, aired 2022-06-15 | STATE FLORA $1600: Hawaii's state plant is kalo, the local name for this root used to make poi taro |
| #8663, aired 2022-06-15 | STATE FLORA $2000: Known for living a long time, one of Nevada's two state trees is this type of pine named for the feature seen here a bristlecone |
| #8663, aired 2022-06-15 | STATE FLORA $3,000 (Daily Double): Also known as the ground laurel, it has been Massachusetts' state flower since 1918, not 1620 the mayflower |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | VIRGINIA FLORA & FAUNA $400: A black one of these carnivores documented in Virginia reached 740 pounds a bear |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | VIRGINIA FLORA & FAUNA $800: One of the state's rarest, the red-cockaded type of this bird is making a comeback from the endangered list woodpecker |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | VIRGINIA FLORA & FAUNA $1200: The loggerhead is the most common variety of this in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay a turtle |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | VIRGINIA FLORA & FAUNA $1600: Widespread in the Shenandoah Valley, this native Virginia tree was once the main flavoring in root beer sassafras |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | VIRGINIA FLORA & FAUNA $2000: Some specimens of the bald or swamp type of this tree have been estimated at 800 years old the cypress |
| #7401, aired 2016-11-14 | FLORA $200: Its name is related to the words "day" & "eye" because of its eye-like yellow center the daisy |
| #7401, aired 2016-11-14 | FLORA $400: A family of about 3,000 species, including cilantro, is named for this herb you know as a little green garnish on food parsley |
| #7401, aired 2016-11-14 | FLORA $600: The wood of choice for butcher blocks & bowling pins is this tree, whose leaves are seen here a maple tree |
| #7401, aired 2016-11-14 | FLORA $800: This carnivorous plant's scientific name, Dionaea muscipula, means "the goddess Dione's mousetrap" a Venus flytrap |
| #7401, aired 2016-11-14 | FLORA $1000: In most flowers, this long, slender tube connects a stigma with an ovary the style |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | FLORA! FLORA! FLORA! $200: This plant native to the Carolinas takes about half a second to catch its prey & about 10 days to digest it the Venus Flytrap |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | FLORA! FLORA! FLORA! $400: The rushlike plants of the genus Equisetum are aka this animal "tail" horse |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | FLORA! FLORA! FLORA! $600: It's the genus Sphagnum of this type of plant that forms peat moss |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | FLORA! FLORA! FLORA! $800: It's the heavenly avian name for the beautiful flowers of Strelitzia reginae the bird of paradise |
| #6701, aired 2013-11-04 | FLORA! FLORA! FLORA! $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Costa Rica.) Ferns are among the most ancient plants, With some species dating back more than 300 million years; all of them reproduce via these asexual cells that long predate the germ seeds of more modern plants spores |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | FLORA OF CENTRAL AMERICA $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica.) Mangroves are widely used in coastal reclamation; with their tolerance of salt water & arching roots that trap soil, they're ideal for helping shoreline resist this process, from Latin for "to gnaw" erosion |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | FLORA OF CENTRAL AMERICA $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Barro Colorado Reserve in Panama.) Because the majestic saba tree connected the earth & the heavens in the mythology of this Central American people, the saba is still sacred to their descendants the Mayans |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | FLORA OF CENTRAL AMERICA $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Barro Colorado Reserve in Panama.) In damp tropical soils huge spreading root systems help trees resist toppling; such roots are called these, like exterior projecting supports of a building buttresses |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | FLORA OF CENTRAL AMERICA $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Barro Colorado Reserve in Panama.) Some species of tropical fig start as a seed that lands atop another tree; the fig sends its roots downward, enveloping & choking the host tree, giving the fig this deadly name a strangler fig |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | FLORA OF CENTRAL AMERICA $3,000 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Casa Orquideas in Costa Rica.) The aristolochia vine's foul odor attracts insects that are then trapped alive inside the flower & later released with a coating of this substance vital to the plant's reproduction pollen |
| #6134, aired 2011-04-21 | SOUTHERN FLORA & FAUNA $400: This blossom seen here is found throughout the southern states & lends its name to the nickname to one of them the magnolia |
| #6134, aired 2011-04-21 | SOUTHERN FLORA & FAUNA $800: A distinct subspecies, key deer only reach about 2 feet tall & are only found on islands off this state Florida |
| #6134, aired 2011-04-21 | SOUTHERN FLORA & FAUNA $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Louisiana.) The bald cypress, Louisiana's state tree, is known for pneumatophores that jut up, better known by this anatomical name; their purpose isn't understood but may be for stability knees |
| #6134, aired 2011-04-21 | SOUTHERN FLORA & FAUNA $1600: Introduced into the U.S. by fur ranchers, this rodent has become such an invasive threat, it has a bounty on it a nutria |
| #6134, aired 2011-04-21 | SOUTHERN FLORA & FAUNA $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Louisiana.) Typical of southern Louisiana, Spanish moss has no roots of its own & takes nutrients directly from the air, making it this type of plant, also called an aerophyte epiphyte |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | FLORA $400: In the wild in Mexico, this Christmas plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, may grow to a height of 15 feet poinsettia |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | FLORA $800: The ponderosa is one of the most widely distributed American species of this conifer a pine |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | FLORA $1200: Horses, cattle, & sheep can be poisoned by eating this weed whose name comes from the Spanish for "crazy" locoweed |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | FLORA $1600: To keep them from drying out, orchids & other rare plants are potted in this moss found in bogs peat |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | FLORA $2000: A variety of this state tree of Mississippi is the cucumber tree, which gets its name from the shape of its fruits the magnolia |
| #4437, aired 2003-12-16 | FLORA $200: This fruit that's good for making dip is also known as an alligator pear avocado |
| #4437, aired 2003-12-16 | FLORA $400: Columbia Univ. is a part of a distinguished group of colleges bearing the name of this plant of the genus Hedera ivy |
| #4437, aired 2003-12-16 | FLORA $600: James Markham received the first patent for a tree in 1932, a variety of this fuzzy fruit peach |
| #4437, aired 2003-12-16 | FLORA $800: If you're hungry, plant this Raphanus sativus root vegetable in your garden & it can be ready to eat in 18 days radish |
| #4437, aired 2003-12-16 | FLORA $1000: If you have to tell wood it's been "knotty", it's usually this wood used to panel rooms & make furniture pine |
| #3712, aired 2000-10-24 | FLORA & FAUNA $100: Songbird seen here, or a girl's first name Robin |
| #3712, aired 2000-10-24 | FLORA & FAUNA $200: Yes sir! This term for the seeds or grains of wheat sounds like a military rank kernel |
| #3712, aired 2000-10-24 | FLORA & FAUNA $300: A variety of this endangered mammal is seen here manatee |
| #3712, aired 2000-10-24 | FLORA & FAUNA $400: When destroying cotton seed pods, the snout beetle is more commonly known by this name boll weevil |
| #3712, aired 2000-10-24 | FLORA & FAUNA $500: One example of the six endangered varieties of this animal is seen here aalamander |
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