#8976, aired 2023-11-20 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $200: An owl cannot move these from side to side, so it must move its head eyes |
#8976, aired 2023-11-20 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $400: Grévy's, the biggest species of this striped mammal, is named for former French president Jules Grévy a zebra |
#8976, aired 2023-11-20 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $600: Called a "bamboo chicken" by locals in Belize, a male one of these lizards can reach over 6 feet an iguana |
#8976, aired 2023-11-20 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $800: This 2-humped camel is probably named for the ancient country in Central Asia where it originated Bactrian |
#8976, aired 2023-11-20 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $1000: Extinction may have befallen the Baiji dolphin, known as "the Goddess" of this longest Chinese river, its only habitat the Yangtze |
#8963, aired 2023-11-01 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $400: Her magic girdle induced love, as magic girdles will do, & Romans had her say, I'm no mighty Aphrodite, I'm your this Venus |
#8963, aired 2023-11-01 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $800: Greeks were from Ares, Romans, from this deity, originally an ancient Italian god who watched over agriculture Mars |
#8963, aired 2023-11-01 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $1200: What's Dis? It's another name for this Roman god who took over for Hades Pluto |
#8963, aired 2023-11-01 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $1600: The ancient Romans didn't need this Greek god anymore, not after renaming him Vulcan Hephaestus |
#8963, aired 2023-11-01 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $5,000 (Daily Double): Most of the Greek myths for Athena were adopted by the Romans for this goddess whose temple was on Capitoline Hill Minerva |
#8102, aired 2019-11-26 | MEETING GOD $400: God scolds Homer Simpson for skipping church but then admits, "Sometimes even I'd rather be watching" this sport football |
#8102, aired 2019-11-26 | MEETING GOD $800: Graham Chapman kneels in this film but God says, "Oh, don't grovel! One thing I can't stand, it's people groveling!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
#8102, aired 2019-11-26 | MEETING GOD $1200: After reading some complaints in "Bruce Almighty", God tells this actor, "I'm not much for blaspheming but that last one made me laugh" Jim Carrey |
#8102, aired 2019-11-26 | MEETING GOD $1600: The TV show "Miracle Workers" is set in the offices of Heaven with this actor as God (Steve) Buscemi |
#8102, aired 2019-11-26 | MEETING GOD $2000: As God in "Dogma", this singer performs a miracle--she gets Jay to be as silent as Bob Alanis Morissette |
#8056, aired 2019-09-23 | GOD SAVE THE "U", "K" $800: Prince Philip holds this noble title "of Edinburgh" Duke |
#8056, aired 2019-09-23 | GOD SAVE THE "U", "K" $1200: A 17th century matchlock is part of the British Museum's collection of these firearms musket |
#8056, aired 2019-09-23 | GOD SAVE THE "U", "K" $1600: Down at Trafalgar Square, we saw one of these, a person who performs for donations busker |
#8056, aired 2019-09-23 | GOD SAVE THE "U", "K" $2000: A Whig might have worn this type of wig, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries peruke |
#7932, aired 2019-02-19 | MY GOD $200: Dionysus, party god of fertility & ecstasy, became god of this beverage, too, be it still, dry or sparkling wine |
#7932, aired 2019-02-19 | MY GOD $400: Out of darkness emerge sky father Rangi & earth mother Papa in creation stories of this New Zealand people the Maori |
#7932, aired 2019-02-19 | MY GOD $600: Some Romans worshipped Orcus as the god of the dead; others worshipped this planetary one Pluto |
#7932, aired 2019-02-19 | MY GOD $800: Marduk thrashed Tiamat, the monster of Chaos, to become the deity of this city known for its hanging gardens Babylon |
#7932, aired 2019-02-19 | MY GOD $1000: The blind god Hod mistakenly killed this handsome & beloved son of Odin Balder |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | GOD BLESS AMERICIUM $400: Americium is primarily produced inside one of these structures when plutonium is bombarded with neutrons a nuclear reactor |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | GOD BLESS AMERICIUM $800: Useful medically, americium is a portable source of alpha particles & these Greek letter rays gamma rays |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | GOD BLESS AMERICIUM $1200: The americium used in these devices that keep you safe at home is itself safe, though radioactive smoke alarm |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | GOD BLESS AMERICIUM $1600: Americium was discovered in 1944 at the National Lab of this school where the first chain reaction was also achieved (University of) Chicago |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | GOD BLESS AMERICIUM $2000: Because of the initial difficulty in isolating americium, scientists jokingly called it this hell of "Paradise Lost" pandemonium |
#7765, aired 2018-05-18 | ARE YOU THEIR GOD? $400: Not to be outdone, Horagalles, the Sami embodiment of this Norse god, carries 2 hammers Thor |
#7765, aired 2018-05-18 | ARE YOU THEIR GOD? $800: The Mesopotamian god Enbilulu was placed in charge of these 2 rivers the Tigris and the Euphrates |
#7765, aired 2018-05-18 | ARE YOU THEIR GOD? $1200: Teutonic gods Saxnot, Woden & Thunor had to be specifically renounced at the Saxon version of this Christian rite baptism |
#7765, aired 2018-05-18 | ARE YOU THEIR GOD? $1600: It's fitting that this Roman goddess for whom a summer month is named is the goddess of marriage Juno |
#7765, aired 2018-05-18 | ARE YOU THEIR GOD? $2000: In 1278 Chinese villager Tin Hau was deified by this alliterative Mongol emperor, becoming goddess of the sea Kubla Khan |
#7430, aired 2016-12-23 | GLORY TO GOD $400: In "The Expanse" on Syfy, the Nauvoo is a spaceship being built by this religious group, the LDS the Church of Latter Day Saints |
#7430, aired 2016-12-23 | GLORY TO GOD $800: "These Things Shall Pass" & "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" are Johnny Cash recordings in this 6-letter genre gospel |
#7430, aired 2016-12-23 | GLORY TO GOD $1200: In broad-brimmed black hat & untrimmed beard, Matisyahu gained fame as a musician of this faith Hasidic Judaism |
#7430, aired 2016-12-23 | GLORY TO GOD $1600: Jim Caviezel played Jesus in this controversial film made by Mel Gibson The Passion of the Christ |
#7430, aired 2016-12-23 | GLORY TO GOD $2000: Bob Marley expanded on Rastafarian teachings in this song that pleads, "Don't give up the fight" "Get Up, Stand Up" |
#7428, aired 2016-12-21 | BUILT LIKE A GREEK GOD $400: He must have felt like hell when lots were drawn to divvy up the universe & he got the Underworld Hades |
#7428, aired 2016-12-21 | BUILT LIKE A GREEK GOD $800: This means war! Or rather, he meant war, especially when he defended his son Cycnus & took on Hercules Ares |
#7428, aired 2016-12-21 | BUILT LIKE A GREEK GOD $1200: He was the god of fertility, wine, vegetation & obviously, good times Bacchus (or Dionysus) |
#7428, aired 2016-12-21 | BUILT LIKE A GREEK GOD $1600: This blacksmith god must have been hurt by the infidelities of his wife Aphrodite & could have said "You're fired!" Hephaestus |
#7428, aired 2016-12-21 | BUILT LIKE A GREEK GOD $2000: Beneath the clock is this god of time--not the same as the father of Zeus, though their names sound alike Chronos |
#7352, aired 2016-07-26 | GOD SAVE THE ENGLISH KING! $400: Under threat of civil war, this king set his seal to the Magna Carta in 1215 John |
#7352, aired 2016-07-26 | GOD SAVE THE ENGLISH KING! $800: At 1485's Battle of Bosworth Field, Richard III died without a horse & this royal family rode off with his kingdom the Tudors |
#7352, aired 2016-07-26 | GOD SAVE THE ENGLISH KING! $1200: In 1295 Edward I convened the "model" this, a template for future political gatherings the parliament |
#7352, aired 2016-07-26 | GOD SAVE THE ENGLISH KING! $1600: Daniel Defoe wrote "The True-Born Englishman" in support of this Dutch prince who became king in 1689 William (of Orange) |
#7352, aired 2016-07-26 | GOD SAVE THE ENGLISH KING! $6,600 (Daily Double): Officially the king from 1820 to 1830, he had been de facto ruler since 1811 due to the insanity of his father George IV |
#7332, aired 2016-06-28 | OH, GOD! $200: "Volcano" comes from the name of this fire god Vulcan |
#7332, aired 2016-06-28 | OH, GOD! $400: This sea god telling his wife Amphitrite that Pegasus was the result of his love affair must have been an adventure Poseidon |
#7332, aired 2016-06-28 | OH, GOD! $600: In Egyptian myth, when Geb retired to heaven, this guy, the big "O", became pharaoh & took Isis as his queen Osiris |
#7332, aired 2016-06-28 | OH, GOD! $800: This god is seen here flaying Marsyas who defeated him in a lyre & flute contest Apollo |
#7332, aired 2016-06-28 | OH, GOD! $1000: At Ragnarok, this one-eyed god will be eaten by a wolf named Fenrir, so he has that to look forward to Odin |
#7031, aired 2015-03-23 | PLAYING GOD $400: God (Harry Shearer) tells this guy (Dan Castellaneta), "If you'll excuse me, I have to appear in a tortilla" Homer Simpson |
#7031, aired 2015-03-23 | PLAYING GOD $800: Graham Chapman had a 2-way conversation as both the voice of God & King Arthur in this classic 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
#7031, aired 2015-03-23 | PLAYING GOD $1200: For lo! This actor hath returned to his supreme being role in 2007's "Evan Almighty" Morgan Freeman |
#7031, aired 2015-03-23 | PLAYING GOD $1600: God's burning bush voice in "The Ten Commandments" is this actor's, slowed down; he had another role in the '56 film, too Charlton Heston |
#7031, aired 2015-03-23 | PLAYING GOD $2000: Ralph Richardson "stole" the show as God in this 1981 Terry Gilliam sci fi comedy, saying "Oh, I hate having to appear" Time Bandits |
#6863, aired 2014-06-18 | THE GREEK GOD OR GODDESS OF... $200: Thunder, lightning & knocking up mortal females Zeus |
#6863, aired 2014-06-18 | THE GREEK GOD OR GODDESS OF... $400: War; his followers included Famine, Pain & Panic Ares |
#6863, aired 2014-06-18 | THE GREEK GOD OR GODDESS OF... $600: The sea & (earlier in his career) fertility Poseidon |
#6863, aired 2014-06-18 | THE GREEK GOD OR GODDESS OF... $800 (Daily Double): Fertility, roads, thieves & absolutely, positively getting packages there overnight Hermes |
#6863, aired 2014-06-18 | THE GREEK GOD OR GODDESS OF... $1000: Fertility, love & beauty, she cheated on Hephaestus Aphrodite |
#6733, aired 2013-12-18 | GOD SAID UNTO THEE... $600: "And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh" Noah |
#6733, aired 2013-12-18 | GOD SAID UNTO THEE... $800: "What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground" Cain |
#6733, aired 2013-12-18 | GOD SAID UNTO THEE... $1000: "See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof" Joshua |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $400: Greeks were from Ares, Romans from this deity, originally an ancient Italian god who watched over agriculture Mars |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $800: Her magic girdle induced love, as magic girdles will do, & Romans had her say, I'm no mighty Aphrodite, I'm your this Venus |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $1200: What's Dis? It's another name for this Roman god who took over for Hades Pluto |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $1600: Like Hera, this goddess was queen of heaven; unlike Hera, she was closely associated with the moon Juno |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $2000: Most of the Greek myths for Athena were adopted by the Romans for this goddess whose temple was on Capitoline Hill Minerva |
#6338, aired 2012-03-21 | GOD DID IT! $200: In Genesis 19, God got a tad angry with Sodom & rained on it fire & this, an old word for sulfur brimstone |
#6338, aired 2012-03-21 | GOD DID IT! $400: In Genesis 9, God blessed this man & his sons & told them to be fruitful & multiply Noah |
#6338, aired 2012-03-21 | GOD DID IT! $600: In Exodus 3, God told Moses, who was standing on holy ground, to take off these his shoes |
#6338, aired 2012-03-21 | GOD DID IT! $800: In Genesis 2:21, God helped himself to one of these from Adam the rib |
#6338, aired 2012-03-21 | GOD DID IT! $1,000 (Daily Double): In Exodus 3, God promised to smite this land "with all my wonders"; in Exodus 7, he did Egypt |
#6274, aired 2011-12-22 | BEWARE OF GOD $200: Bacchus gave this king the "golden touch"--but after that worked out horrifically, the king decided to worship Pan Midas |
#6274, aired 2011-12-22 | BEWARE OF GOD $400: Thrym, king of the frost giants, stole the hammer of this god & buried it 8 miles deep in the earth; bad idea Thor |
#6274, aired 2011-12-22 | BEWARE OF GOD $600: Venus' boy, this god, said, "Your arrows may strike all things else, Apollo, but mine shall strike you"... & they did Cupid |
#6274, aired 2011-12-22 | BEWARE OF GOD $800: This sometimes destructive Hindu deity cut off one of Brahma's heads & dropped it in Uttar Pradesh Shiva |
#6274, aired 2011-12-22 | BEWARE OF GOD $1000: Prometheus should have bewared of Zeus, who in Greek myth had a vulture eat this organ each day his liver |
#6201, aired 2011-07-25 | IN GOD'S NAME $400: Carl Weathers played this boxer who slugged it out with Rocky Apollo Creed |
#6201, aired 2011-07-25 | IN GOD'S NAME $800: It's only logical that Spock hailed from this rock Vulcan |
#6201, aired 2011-07-25 | IN GOD'S NAME $1200: Diablo Cody won a screenwriting Oscar for this movie with lots of pregnant pauses Juno |
#6201, aired 2011-07-25 | IN GOD'S NAME $1600: Remember these rockets? They propelled both the Gemini spacecraft & missiles aimed at the Russkies Titans |
#6201, aired 2011-07-25 | IN GOD'S NAME $2000: What American chocolate lovers call a Milky Way, the British call this a Mars Bar |
#6139, aired 2011-04-28 | GOOD GOD, Y'ALL $400: This goddess of wisdom assisted & inspired such Greek heroes such as Perseus, Odysseus & Heracles Athena |
#6139, aired 2011-04-28 | GOOD GOD, Y'ALL $800: Hrungnir threw a huge stone at this god, who used his hammer to shatter the stone in the air & kill the giant Thor |
#6139, aired 2011-04-28 | GOOD GOD, Y'ALL $1200: Depicted with wings, Turan was those darn Estrucans' goddess of this, said to make the world go 'round love |
#6139, aired 2011-04-28 | GOOD GOD, Y'ALL $1600: He was the Roman god of wine--& of intoxication, logically enough Bacchus |
#6139, aired 2011-04-28 | GOOD GOD, Y'ALL $2000: The heroic creator god of the Aztecs, he is also identified as the god of the wind; relax, we won't make you spell it Quetzalcoatl |
#6105, aired 2011-03-11 | GOD SPELL $200: One of this Norse god's main epithets is Vingnir ("the hurler") (4 letters) T-H-O-R |
#6105, aired 2011-03-11 | GOD SPELL $400: "To Anacreon In Heaven" mentions this rollicking Roman god's vine
(7 letters) B-A-C-C-H-U-S |
#6105, aired 2011-03-11 | GOD SPELL $600: This Egyptian god of death & resurrection was the brother-husband of Isis (6 letters) O-S-I-R-I-S |
#6105, aired 2011-03-11 | GOD SPELL $800: Vulcan is the Roman equivalent of this Greek fire god (10 letters) H-E-P-H-A-E-S-T-U-S |
#6105, aired 2011-03-11 | GOD SPELL $1000: This Hindu god of wisdom & good fortune has the head of an elephant (7 letters) G-A-N-E-S-H-A |
#6074, aired 2011-01-27 | IN GOD WE TRUST $200: It follows "America" in the name of an airline that went into the sunset in 2005 West |
#6074, aired 2011-01-27 | IN GOD WE TRUST $400: You can't help but love Shrek even though he's a big, green one of these monsters ogre |
#6074, aired 2011-01-27 | IN GOD WE TRUST $600: It's the word you normally see on this traffic sign detour |
#6074, aired 2011-01-27 | IN GOD WE TRUST $800: Several members of the Dandolo family held this Venetian job doge |
#6074, aired 2011-01-27 | IN GOD WE TRUST $1000: John Hancock was a sufferer of this chronic disease that causes a painful swelling of the joints gout |
#6012, aired 2010-11-02 | ALEX TREBEK, LOVE GOD $200: I've bought us 2 tickets, my love, to this "City of Light" where we'll visit the domed Pantheon & the Bourbon Palace Paris |
#6012, aired 2010-11-02 | ALEX TREBEK, LOVE GOD $400: Would that I could have painted this picture of a sleeping Roman god for you; but Caravaggio beat me to it Cupid |
#6012, aired 2010-11-02 | ALEX TREBEK, LOVE GOD $600: Shall we away to this oldest section of Algiers whose name means "fortress"? the Casbah |
#6012, aired 2010-11-02 | ALEX TREBEK, LOVE GOD $800: Truffle, ma chere? This chocolatier named for a historical woman offers a 36-piece assortment for $65: how decadent! Godiva |
#6012, aired 2010-11-02 | ALEX TREBEK, LOVE GOD $1000: I see the "Simply Cheerful Mixed Rose Bouquet" arrived from this 3-letter co., "The Flower Experts"; lovely, like you FTD |
#5885, aired 2010-03-26 | GOD BLESS YOU $400: Eriu is a celtic fertility goddess of this island named for her; Eire & Erin are corruptions of her name Ireland |
#5885, aired 2010-03-26 | GOD BLESS YOU $800: The Angolan sea god Kianda is the guardian of this nearby ocean & all its creatures the Atlantic Ocean |
#5885, aired 2010-03-26 | GOD BLESS YOU $1200: A Roman goddess of birth & newborns, Deverra was symbolized by one of these, used to sweep away evil a broom |
#5885, aired 2010-03-26 | GOD BLESS YOU $1600: The creator god Vairacocha of these people of Peru traveled the world teaching man all the arts & sciences the Incas (Incans accepted) |
#5885, aired 2010-03-26 | GOD BLESS YOU $2000: In pre-Islamic times Qaynan was a protector god of blacksmiths on this peninsula the Arabian Peninsula |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | GOD BLESS NEBRASKA $200: This Nebraska city of 251,000 was named for a man who died in 1865 Lincoln |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | GOD BLESS NEBRASKA $400: In 1950 Omaha became the home of this sport's men's college championship baseball |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | GOD BLESS NEBRASKA $600: Nebraska's state insect is this industrious one the honey bee |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | GOD BLESS NEBRASKA $800: In 1945 the state nickname was changed from "The Tree Planter State" to this the Cornhusker State |
#5869, aired 2010-03-04 | GOD BLESS NEBRASKA $1000: The name Nebraska comes from an Oto native American word meaning "flat water", referring to this river the Platte |
#5778, aired 2009-10-28 | THE ROMAN GOD OR GODDESS OF... $200: The sea, earthquakes & horses, 3 things that obviously go together Neptune |
#5778, aired 2009-10-28 | THE ROMAN GOD OR GODDESS OF... $400: Wine (women & song apparently went to other departments) Bacchus |
#5778, aired 2009-10-28 | THE ROMAN GOD OR GODDESS OF... $600: Wisdom, spinning & weaving; this goddess could do it all Minerva |
#5778, aired 2009-10-28 | THE ROMAN GOD OR GODDESS OF... $800: Roads & travel, for that nifty messenger service of his Mercury |
#5778, aired 2009-10-28 | THE ROMAN GOD OR GODDESS OF... $1000: Fire & metalworking, but not logic Vulcan |
#5682, aired 2009-04-28 | THE GREEK GOD'S ROMAN NAME $200: Poseidon had new adventures under this name Neptune |
#5682, aired 2009-04-28 | THE GREEK GOD'S ROMAN NAME $400: The Romans loved Eros as this god Cupid |
#5682, aired 2009-04-28 | THE GREEK GOD'S ROMAN NAME $600: Hephaestus lived long & prospered as him Vulcan |
#5682, aired 2009-04-28 | THE GREEK GOD'S ROMAN NAME $800: Demeter wowed the studio execs & got her own one of these Ceres |
#5682, aired 2009-04-28 | THE GREEK GOD'S ROMAN NAME $1,000 (Daily Double): Cronus, son of Uranus, became this other planet Saturn |
#5667, aired 2009-04-07 | GOD $400: "Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also" do this reap |
#5667, aired 2009-04-07 | GOD $800: "And God looked upon the Earth, and behold, it was corrupt" is part of the story of this man Noah |
#5667, aired 2009-04-07 | GOD $1200: This chair "of God" comes up a lot in Revelation; "a pure river of water of life" flows from it throne |
#5667, aired 2009-04-07 | GOD $1600: After Jesus walked on water, the disciples said, "of a truth thou art" this the Son of God |
#5667, aired 2009-04-07 | GOD $2000: In 1 Samuel 10, Saul is presented "and all the people shouted" this anthemic phrase God save the king |
#5384, aired 2008-01-24 | THE GOD SQUAD $200: The worship of Thoth, god of wisdom of this people, dates back as early as 3000 B.C. the Egyptians |
#5384, aired 2008-01-24 | THE GOD SQUAD $400: This Norse god of thunder really liked to put the hammer down Thor |
#5384, aired 2008-01-24 | THE GOD SQUAD $600: Helios was the Greek god of this heavenly body the sun |
#5384, aired 2008-01-24 | THE GOD SQUAD $800: Eostre, a Saxon goddess, turned a bird into one of these; it could still lay eggs a hare (or rabbit) |
#5384, aired 2008-01-24 | THE GOD SQUAD $1000: A grassy area opposite the Eiffel Tower is known as "Le Champ de" this Roman god of war Mars |
#5324, aired 2007-11-01 | JOHNNY GILBERT, ROCK GOD $200: "Feel the city breakin' & everybody shakin' & we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive ah ha ha ha, stayin' alive" the Bee Gees |
#5324, aired 2007-11-01 | JOHNNY GILBERT, ROCK GOD $400: "I see a little silhouetto of a man, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango?" Queen |
#5324, aired 2007-11-01 | JOHNNY GILBERT, ROCK GOD $600: "Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad, I'm hot for teacher... I got it bad, so bad, I'm hot for teacher" Van Halen |
#5324, aired 2007-11-01 | JOHNNY GILBERT, ROCK GOD $800: "Oh oh oh, I wanna be free, to feel the way I feel, man! I feel like a woman!" Shania Twain |
#5324, aired 2007-11-01 | JOHNNY GILBERT, ROCK GOD $1000: "In the jungle, welcome to the jungle, watch it bring you to your sha na na na na na na na knees, knees" Guns N' Roses |
#5253, aired 2007-06-13 | YOU LOOK LIKE A GREEK GOD $200: Romans were from Mars, Greeks were from this god of war Ares |
#5253, aired 2007-06-13 | YOU LOOK LIKE A GREEK GOD $400: He was god of woods & pastures & made a pipe now called by his name Pan |
#5253, aired 2007-06-13 | YOU LOOK LIKE A GREEK GOD $600: At one time, he was known as a god of shepherds; he worked his way up to god of the sun & prophecy Apollo |
#5253, aired 2007-06-13 | YOU LOOK LIKE A GREEK GOD $800: His realm had 5 rivers: the Acheron, Cocytos, Lethe, Phlegethon & Styx Hades |
#5253, aired 2007-06-13 | YOU LOOK LIKE A GREEK GOD $1000: Talk about a difficult birth--she sprang from Zeus' head, which had been split with an axe Athena |
#5050, aired 2006-07-21 | THIS WEEK IN GOD $200: No need to set my alarm--it's Saturday & time for my worship of Somnus, the Roman god of this sleep |
#5050, aired 2006-07-21 | THIS WEEK IN GOD $400: It's Sunday & time to say a few prayers to Cautha, the sun god of this ancient people of the Italian peninsula the Etruscans |
#5050, aired 2006-07-21 | THIS WEEK IN GOD $600: It's Tuesday & it's raining; must be the work of Lei Kung, the thunder god of this religion founded by Lao Tzu Taoism |
#5050, aired 2006-07-21 | THIS WEEK IN GOD $800: It's Wednesday & it's time to light a candle to Ho Musubi No Kami, a fire god of this Japanese religion Shintoism |
#5050, aired 2006-07-21 | THIS WEEK IN GOD $1000: It's Thursday & I had to work 16 hours today! Guess I'll pray to Nyx, the Greek goddess of this night |
#4942, aired 2006-02-21 | GOD SAVE THE QUEEN $400: In addition to being the mother of Catherine of Aragon, this Spanish queen was also mother to Joan the Mad Isabella |
#4942, aired 2006-02-21 | GOD SAVE THE QUEEN $2000: This British queen who reigned from 1702 to 1714 was the last monarch of the royal House of Stuart Queen Anne |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | GOD SAVE THE BRITISH KING OR QUEEN $200: At her death, aged 81, she was the oldest British monarch ever Queen Victoria |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | GOD SAVE THE BRITISH KING OR QUEEN $400: It has been reported that he was once seen having a conversation with an oak tree George III |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | GOD SAVE THE BRITISH KING OR QUEEN $600: John Bradshaw presided over the high court that sentenced this British king to death in 1649 Charles I |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | GOD SAVE THE BRITISH KING OR QUEEN $800: In 1603 he became the first British monarch of the House of Stuart James I |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | GOD SAVE THE BRITISH KING OR QUEEN $1,000 (Daily Double): All 3 of the kings with this name died violently Richard |
#4647, aired 2004-11-16 | THE GOD SQUAD $200: He was the one-eyed top god of the Vikings Odin |
#4647, aired 2004-11-16 | THE GOD SQUAD $400: The official seal of this U.S. state depicts the goddess Minerva & a grizzly bear California |
#4647, aired 2004-11-16 | THE GOD SQUAD $600: An ancient goddess of this civilization, Mut was depicted with a vulture's head Egypt |
#4647, aired 2004-11-16 | THE GOD SQUAD $800: Mara, this Asian religion's god of evil, rides an elephant & has 100 arms Buddhism |
#4647, aired 2004-11-16 | THE GOD SQUAD $1000: Ganesha is this religion's god of luck & wisdom Hinduism |
#4581, aired 2004-07-05 | THE GOD SQUAD $400: With his exposed bones & skull-like head, Ah Puch is unmistakable as the Mayan god of this death |
#4581, aired 2004-07-05 | THE GOD SQUAD $800: A son of either Hermes or Dionysus, Priapus was a fertility god of this civilization Ancient Greece |
#4581, aired 2004-07-05 | THE GOD SQUAD $1600: Izanagi & Izanami are male & female creator gods from this island nation of Asia Japan |
#4581, aired 2004-07-05 | THE GOD SQUAD $2000: Neil Baldwin's 1998 book "Legends of the Plumed Serpent" is a "Biography of" this Mexican god Quetzlcoatl |
#4482, aired 2004-02-17 | GOD BLESS ARMENIA $400: The main motif of the Khachkar, a common Armenian stone carving, is this religious symbol a cross |
#4482, aired 2004-02-17 | GOD BLESS ARMENIA $800: In 1922 Armenia joined the Transcaucasian Republic, which then became part of this union the Soviet Union |
#4482, aired 2004-02-17 | GOD BLESS ARMENIA $1200: A 1990s energy shortage forced the restart of Metsamor, this type of plant, although it's in an earthquake zone a nuclear power plant |
#4482, aired 2004-02-17 | GOD BLESS ARMENIA $1600: Of Armenian heritage, this family singer, seen here, was named for an Armenian author Raffi |
#4482, aired 2004-02-17 | GOD BLESS ARMENIA $2000: In 1896 Armenian activists in Istanbul seized the bank that shared its name with this historic empire the Ottoman Empire |
#4456, aired 2004-01-12 | GOD $400: In this speech Jesus said that God "knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him" the Sermon on the Mount |
#4456, aired 2004-01-12 | GOD $1200: Nebuchadnezzar told him, "Your god is a god of gods, and a lord of kings" Daniel |
#4456, aired 2004-01-12 | GOD $1600: This synonym of "omnipotent" is used to refer to God by Job & by Bob Marley in "Redemption Song" the Almighty |
#4456, aired 2004-01-12 | GOD $2000: After conquering Amalek, this king disappointed God by not killing every living thing; he spared the fat sheep Saul |
#4456, aired 2004-01-12 | GOD $2,500 (Daily Double): This prophet tried to flee God's presence by shipping out to Tarshish -- didn't work Jonah |
#4310, aired 2003-05-02 | TOP "GOD"s $400: Mario Puzo bestsellers turned into films include "The Cotton Club" & this one The Godfather |
#4310, aired 2003-05-02 | TOP "GOD"s $800: This giant movie monster first attacked Tokyo in a 1956 film Godzilla |
#4310, aired 2003-05-02 | TOP "GOD"s $1200: The Sex Pistols' version of this British national anthem got them banned...& made them superstars "God Save the Queen" |
#4310, aired 2003-05-02 | TOP "GOD"s $1600: "Day by Day" was a hit song from this musical based on the gospel according to St. Matthew Godspell |
#4310, aired 2003-05-02 | TOP "GOD"s $2000: "Breathless" film director who led the French new wave Jean-Luc Godard |
#4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $400: After the taping, what say we cool off with a frozen banana one of these daiquiri |
#4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $800: Type of doctor who's most likely to give a patient a lollipop pediatrician |
#4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $1200: (Sofia of the Clue Crew in Oahu, Hawaii) I'm overlooking this Oahu beach that attracts about 65,000 visitors a day Waikiki |
#4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $2000: Fran Lebowitz called this type of pasta with clam sauce "mankind's crowning achievement" linguini |
#4306, aired 2003-04-28 | OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s $7,000 (Daily Double): Sports Illustrated's 1997 Swimsuit Issue (the Tyra Banks cover) featured "Nothing but" these Bikinis |
#4200, aired 2002-11-29 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $200: An owl cannot move these from side to side, so it must move its head its eyes |
#4200, aired 2002-11-29 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $400: Grevy's, the largest species of this striped mammal, is named for former French president Francois Grevy a zebra |
#4200, aired 2002-11-29 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $600: Called a "bamboo chicken" by locals in Belize, a male one of these lizards can reach over 6 feet an iguana |
#4200, aired 2002-11-29 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $800: This 2-humped camel is probably named for the ancient country in central Asia where it originated the Bactrian camel |
#4200, aired 2002-11-29 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $1000: This "butterfly" dog was often represented in the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens & his followers papillon |
#3968, aired 2001-11-28 | MY GOD $400: Adonai,
Ha-Shem Judaism |
#3968, aired 2001-11-28 | MY GOD $800: Shiva,
Vishnu Hinduism |
#3968, aired 2001-11-28 | MY GOD $1200: Ling-Pao,
Lao-Tzu,
Lao-Chun Taoism |
#3968, aired 2001-11-28 | MY GOD $1600: Aizen-Myo-o,
Mahabrama,
Yama Buddhism |
#3968, aired 2001-11-28 | MY GOD $2000: Ahura Mazda Zoroastrianism |
#3829, aired 2001-04-05 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $200: Tuktut Nogait National Park in this country's Northwest Territories is a bluenose caribou calving ground Canada |
#3829, aired 2001-04-05 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $400: This "pocket" rodent's name is from French for "honeycomb", alluding to its underground labyrinths gopher |
#3829, aired 2001-04-05 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $600: Algae make their own food from carbon dioxide & water by this process photosynthesis |
#3829, aired 2001-04-05 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $800: The duck seen here bears the name of this colorful Comedia character Harlequin |
#3829, aired 2001-04-05 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES $1000: This order of mammals consists of just 3 species: the duck-billed platypus & 2 echidnas monotremes |
#3791, aired 2001-02-12 | IN GOD'S NAME $100: This chief Norse god gave one of his own eyes to the giant Mimir for a drink from the Fountain of Wisdom Odin |
#3791, aired 2001-02-12 | IN GOD'S NAME $200: Counted among this ancient people's gods were Khonsu, Amon & Ptah Egyptians |
#3791, aired 2001-02-12 | IN GOD'S NAME $300: Name of the passionate pipe-playing god portrayed here Pan |
#3791, aired 2001-02-12 | IN GOD'S NAME $400: As the Aztec god of this, Huitzilopochtli must have been "hot" stuff Sun |
#3791, aired 2001-02-12 | IN GOD'S NAME $500: We're not sure, but this wing-footed Roman god of commerce might be liquid at room temperature Mercury |
#3745, aired 2000-12-08 | GOD SAVE THE "QUEEN" $100: Bogie starred in the 1951 film version of this soggy C.S. Forester novel The African Queen |
#3745, aired 2000-12-08 | GOD SAVE THE "QUEEN" $200: A poetic preface by Sir Walter Raleigh introduces this epic Spenser poem The Faerie Queene |
#3745, aired 2000-12-08 | GOD SAVE THE "QUEEN" $300: In some traditions, the Ark of the Covenant was taken to Ethiopia by Menelik, the son of Solomon & this woman the Queen of Sheba |
#3745, aired 2000-12-08 | GOD SAVE THE "QUEEN" $400: Simple curves & cabriole legs characterize this popular 18th century furniture style Queen Anne |
#3745, aired 2000-12-08 | GOD SAVE THE "QUEEN" $500: You'll find its main campus in Flushing, New York Queen's College |
#3733, aired 2000-11-22 | NEBRASKA, GOD'S COUNTRY $100: Until 1900 this college's sports teams were known as the Bug Eaters, Old Gold Knights & Antelopes University of Nebraska |
#3733, aired 2000-11-22 | NEBRASKA, GOD'S COUNTRY $200: In 1992 this senator became the 1st Nebraskan to make a serious run for president since George Norris Bob Kerrey |
#3733, aired 2000-11-22 | NEBRASKA, GOD'S COUNTRY $300: This 1913 Willa Cather novel tells the story of Alexandra Bergson, a Swedish immigrant to Nebraska "O Pioneers!" |
#3733, aired 2000-11-22 | NEBRASKA, GOD'S COUNTRY $400: In 1898 he came to Omaha to supervise the lighting of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition Thomas Edison |
#3733, aired 2000-11-22 | NEBRASKA, GOD'S COUNTRY $500: Nebraskan Cliff Hillegass began this popular series of educational aids CliffsNotes |
#3620, aired 2000-05-05 | THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY $100: The day is named after Freya, the Norse version of Aphrodite as goddess of this Beauty/love/fertility |
#3620, aired 2000-05-05 | THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY $200: In Islamic belief, this man born on Friday was not only the first man but the first prophet Adam |
#3620, aired 2000-05-05 | THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY $300: A Northern Ireland peace accord was reached on April 10, 1998, this holy day Good Friday |
#3620, aired 2000-05-05 | THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY $400: On Friday, Aug. 15, 1969, faced with a crowd of 400,000, promoters of this event decided not to charge admission Woodstock |
#3620, aired 2000-05-05 | THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY $500: This Brazilian bacchanal gets started on the Friday before Ash Wednesday Carnival |
#3419, aired 1999-06-17 | THE VOICE OF GOD $100: God promised Noah, "Neither shall there any more be" one of these "to destroy the Earth" Flood |
#3419, aired 1999-06-17 | THE VOICE OF GOD $200: "The Lord said unto Moses, go in unto" this ruler: "for I have hardened his heart" Pharaoh |
#3419, aired 1999-06-17 | THE VOICE OF GOD $300: Before setting a mark on him, the Lord promised, "Whoever slayeth" him, "vengeance shall be taken" sevenfold Cain |
#3419, aired 1999-06-17 | THE VOICE OF GOD $500 (Daily Double): At the start of this man's book, God tells him, "Moses my servant is dead: now therefore arise..." Joshua |
#3419, aired 1999-06-17 | THE VOICE OF GOD $500: The Lord asked Satan if he had considered this servant, "A perfect and an upright man" Job |
#3191, aired 1998-06-15 | ALL GOD'S CRITTERS $100: Widely hunted for their hides, the American, Cuban & Nile species of this reptile are now in danger Crocodile |
#3191, aired 1998-06-15 | ALL GOD'S CRITTERS $200: Because it dips its food in water, it has the scientific name Lotor, which means "washer" Raccoon |
#3191, aired 1998-06-15 | ALL GOD'S CRITTERS $300: Males of this duck-billed mammal have poison spurs on each hind foot that can kill small animals Platypus |
#3191, aired 1998-06-15 | ALL GOD'S CRITTERS $400: The barn species of this bird is sometimes called monkey-faced due to its simian features Owl |
#3191, aired 1998-06-15 | ALL GOD'S CRITTERS $500: The "great" species of this slender predatory fish seen here has been called the "Tiger of the Sea" Barracuda |
#3097, aired 1998-02-03 | HE ASKED GOD $200: "Am I my brother's keeper?" Cain |
#3097, aired 1998-02-03 | HE ASKED GOD $400: "Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh?" Moses |
#3097, aired 1998-02-03 | HE ASKED GOD $600: "Shall I go and smite these Philistines?" David |
#3097, aired 1998-02-03 | HE ASKED GOD $800: "What wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless?" Abraham |
#3097, aired 1998-02-03 | HE ASKED GOD $1000: "Who is able to judge... thy so great a people?" Solomon |
#2997, aired 1997-09-16 | GOD-LIKE ADJECTIVES $200: Quick & shrewd, like the messenger of the Roman gods Mercurial |
#2997, aired 1997-09-16 | GOD-LIKE ADJECTIVES $400: The passionate type of love favored by the Greek god of love Erotic |
#2997, aired 1997-09-16 | GOD-LIKE ADJECTIVES $600: It describes a task that takes a lot of effort, like the labors of a demigod strongman Herculean |
#2997, aired 1997-09-16 | GOD-LIKE ADJECTIVES $800: Jovial means jolly, like those under the astrological influence of this planet Jupiter |
#2997, aired 1997-09-16 | GOD-LIKE ADJECTIVES $1000: As virginal as the followers of the Roman goddess of the hearth Vestal |
#1007, aired 1989-01-10 | "GOD"LY THINGS $200: All U.S. currency carries this motto In God We Trust |
#1007, aired 1989-01-10 | "GOD"LY THINGS $400: Term that usually refers to some desolate & remote place Godforsaken |
#1007, aired 1989-01-10 | "GOD"LY THINGS $600: The plot of this film comedy revolves around a Coke bottle that is dropped from a plane over Botswana The Gods Must Be Crazy |
#1007, aired 1989-01-10 | "GOD"LY THINGS $800: Jesus taught, "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called" this the children of God |
#1007, aired 1989-01-10 | "GOD"LY THINGS $1000: This novel by Erskine Caldwell deals with amoral mountaineers from Georgia God's Little Acre |