#8776, aired 2023-01-02 | GIVING YOU SOME METALS $200: Composed of tin, copper & antimony, Britannia metal is this type of 5-letter mixture an alloy |
#8776, aired 2023-01-02 | GIVING YOU SOME METALS $600: Used to make very thin metallic leaf, Dutch metal is a yellowish mix of copper & this end-of-the alphabet element zinc |
#8776, aired 2023-01-02 | GIVING YOU SOME METALS $800: Rubbings are hand-made copies of the engraved plates of this metal that adorned many an old tomb brass |
#8776, aired 2023-01-02 | GIVING YOU SOME METALS $1000: Symbol Pd, it shares its name with a legendary Greek statue & several famous theaters palladium |
#8776, aired 2023-01-02 | GIVING YOU SOME METALS $2,000 (Daily Double): The second-most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, it's number one down in the core iron |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | METALS $200: In 1759 a solid version of this metal was made by freezing a thermometer in a mixture of snow & nitric acid mercury |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | METALS $400: Seen here, the 61-pound Hand of Faith, discovered in 1980, is now fittingly on display in this Las Vegas casino the Golden Nugget |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | METALS $600: The Statue of Liberty is sheathed in more than 31 tons of this metal mined in Norway copper |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | METALS $800: Recycling this metal takes only about 5% of the energy needed to produce it from its ore, bauxite aluminum |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | METALS $1000: Discovered in Colorado in the 1950s, coffinite is an ore that is more than 60% this radioactive metal uranium |
#6653, aired 2013-07-17 | METALS $400: There's 1 mg of this metal per ton of seawater, but even at the 2012 peak of $1,792 an oz., it's not cost-effective to extract it gold |
#6653, aired 2013-07-17 | METALS $800: A silver-white precious metal used in jewelry, or the kind of "blonde" Jean Harlow was platinum |
#6653, aired 2013-07-17 | METALS $1200: The alloy pewter once contained this metal that caused tarnishing & food toxicity lead |
#6653, aired 2013-07-17 | METALS $1600: Cesium was discovered in 1860 by Gustav Kirchhoff & this "burner" guy while analyzing mineral water (Robert) Bunsen |
#6653, aired 2013-07-17 | METALS $2000: A major uranium ore is this black form of the mineral uraninite pitchblende |
#6527, aired 2013-01-22 | METALS $400: The Latin name of this precious metal is argentum silver |
#6527, aired 2013-01-22 | METALS $800: Clergyman William Gregor gets credit for the discovery, but it was chemist Martin Klaproth who named it for mythic giants titanium |
#6527, aired 2013-01-22 | METALS $1600: This element, the lightest of the metals, has a density that's about half that of water lithium |
#6527, aired 2013-01-22 | METALS $2,000 (Daily Double): The name of this alkaline earth metal comes partly for "lime" (as in limestone) calcium |
#6527, aired 2013-01-22 | METALS $2000: Galvanizing is the process of coating one metal with a layer of this other metal, atomic number 30 zinc |
#6217, aired 2011-10-04 | METALS $200: Mines near Santiago & in the Atacama Desert make this country the world's leading copper producer Chile |
#6217, aired 2011-10-04 | METALS $400: Zircon ore is the world's main source of hafnium &, of course, this other element zirconium |
#6217, aired 2011-10-04 | METALS $600: This liquid metal is 13.6 times heavier than an equal volume of water mercury |
#6217, aired 2011-10-04 | METALS $800: Palladium is found in small quantities in ores of this "P"recious metal from which it was first isolated in 1803 platinum |
#6217, aired 2011-10-04 | METALS $1,800 (Daily Double): This metal used to make semiconductors was discovered by Clemens Winkler & named for his homeland germanium |
#5980, aired 2010-09-17 | METALS $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) When you hold ferrofluid over a magnet, it spikes & marks the lines of the magnetic field because ferrofluid contains nanoparticles of this metallic element, symbol Fe iron |
#5980, aired 2010-09-17 | METALS $1600: In 1906 G.E. produced its first light bulb using this metal as a filament; it's still used today tungsten |
#5980, aired 2010-09-17 | METALS $2000: This plating metal is what makes stainless steel corrosion resistant & stainless chromium |
#5980, aired 2010-09-17 | METALS $3,000 (Daily Double): Logically, it was the radioactive transuranium metal discovered right after neptunium plutonium |
#5388, aired 2008-01-30 | METALS $400: Pricier than gold, it's the metal of Jennifer Lopez' albums & of her earrings at the premiere of "El Cantante" platinum |
#5388, aired 2008-01-30 | METALS $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew uses a magnet on a beverage can and a food can.) In separating recyclables, a magnet is used because it will not attract aluminum, but will attract this metal, the main constituent of what we call tin cans steel |
#5388, aired 2008-01-30 | METALS $1200: Antimony gives strength & hardness to this metal, so you don't have those mushy bullets lead |
#5388, aired 2008-01-30 | METALS $1600: Brass is an alloy of copper & this; the more this, the less malleable zinc |
#5388, aired 2008-01-30 | METALS $2000: To withstand the pressure over 14,000 feet down, the submersible Alvin's hull is this metal, about 2 inches thick titanium |
#4652, aired 2004-11-23 | METALS $400: Sterling silver is not pure silver; it's actually an alloy consisting of 92.5% silver & 7.5% this metal copper |
#4652, aired 2004-11-23 | METALS $800 (Daily Double): Poisoning from this metal is sometimes called plumbism or saturnism lead |
#4652, aired 2004-11-23 | METALS $800: An oxide of this metal, symbol Ti, is used as a white pigment in paints titanium |
#4652, aired 2004-11-23 | METALS $1600: Cassiterite is the chief ore of this metal used to coat food containers tin |
#4652, aired 2004-11-23 | METALS $2000: Named by British scientist Humphry Davy, it's now pronounced & spelled his way in the U.S.; others add an "I" aluminum |
#4465, aired 2004-01-23 | METALS $200: Around 3000 B.C. it had 2/5 the value of gold, but in 2002 it had about 1/75 gold's value silver |
#4465, aired 2004-01-23 | METALS $400: Ancient Roman pewter was 30% this metal, which for safety's sake is no longer used lead |
#4465, aired 2004-01-23 | METALS $600: This alloy metal popular for bathroom rails gets softer as it includes more copper & less zinc brass |
#4465, aired 2004-01-23 | METALS $800: Atomic number 13, you touch it when you unwrap a stick of Wrigley's chewing gum aluminum |
#4465, aired 2004-01-23 | METALS $1000: Coffinite, discovered in Colorado in 1955, is an ore that's 60% this valuable radioactive metal uranium |
#3716, aired 2000-10-30 | METALS $100: When the King sang "Wear my ring around your neck", he may have meant one made of this metal, symbolized Au gold |
#3716, aired 2000-10-30 | METALS $200: Scientists believe that the Earth's core is primarily made up of this metal, Fe iron |
#3716, aired 2000-10-30 | METALS $300: Cinnabar, a bright red ore, provides most of the world's supply of this liquid metal mercury |
#3716, aired 2000-10-30 | METALS $400: As its name implies, an alnico magnet is composed mainly of these 3 metals aluminum, nickel & cobalt |
#3716, aired 2000-10-30 | METALS $500: This metal is used to galvanize steel to prevent rusting zinc |
#3702, aired 2000-10-10 | NONPRECIOUS METALS $200: This drink-can metal forms an oxide layer that helps protect it from corrosion Aluminum |
#3702, aired 2000-10-10 | NONPRECIOUS METALS $400: Originally the "pig" type was cast in molds called pigs before being converted to steel Iron |
#3702, aired 2000-10-10 | NONPRECIOUS METALS $600: This metal symbolized Zn is a compound of insulin Zinc |
#3702, aired 2000-10-10 | NONPRECIOUS METALS $800: The calcium & strontium types are 2 of these metallic compounds found after "Union" in a corporate name Carbide |
#3702, aired 2000-10-10 | NONPRECIOUS METALS $1000: This reddish metal is a great conductor of heat as well as electricity, so it's used in cooking utensils Copper |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | METALS $200: While the mineral galena contains some sulfur, it's the chief source for getting this metal out lead |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | METALS $400: Symbolized Ti, this strong, lightweight metal is used for making golf clubs, & that's no myth titanium |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | METALS $600: Copper is the best low-cost conductor of electricity but this metal is the best conductor overall silver |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | METALS $800: The name of this metallic element used in electroplating rhymes with sodium rhodium |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | METALS $1000: I should see a light bulb above your head when I tell you it has the highest melting point of any metal tungsten |
#3054, aired 1997-12-04 | METALS $200: The addition of chromium to this alloy makes it extra strong & "stainless" Steel |
#3054, aired 1997-12-04 | METALS $400: Amalgams are alloys of this liquid metal combined with other metals Mercury |
#3054, aired 1997-12-04 | METALS $600: The pewter used to make bowls & tea services is at least 90% this metal tin |
#2835, aired 1996-12-20 | METALS $100: South Africa is the world's leading supplier of this precious metal gold |
#2835, aired 1996-12-20 | METALS $200: A ferroalloy always contains this metal iron |
#2835, aired 1996-12-20 | METALS $300: This liquid metal is added to paints to make them mildew proof mercury |
#2835, aired 1996-12-20 | METALS $400: They're the 2 main metals found in brass copper & zinc |
#2835, aired 1996-12-20 | METALS $500: In 1795 Martin Klaproth named this metal, now used in the aerospace industry, for its strength titanium |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | METALS $100: In Italian this metal is called alluminio aluminum |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | METALS $200: Gilding is the art of decorating objects with this metal gold |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | METALS $300: Zinc does this at 419.58° C.; it boils at 907° C. melts |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | METALS $400: This liquid metal weighs 13.6 times as much as an equal volume of water mercury |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | METALS $500: In moist air this metal, symbol Cu, gradually becomes covered with a green patina copper |
#2665, aired 1996-03-15 | METALS $100: Alloys of neodymium are used for these sparking items found in cigarette lighters the flints |
#2665, aired 1996-03-15 | METALS $200: In 1973 by definition, the dollar was worth .024 ounces of this metal gold |
#2665, aired 1996-03-15 | METALS $300: Many toothpastes contain stannous fluoride, a compound of fluorine & this metal tin |
#2665, aired 1996-03-15 | METALS $400: California & Colorado are the leading U.S. producers of this metal also called wolfram tungsten |
#2665, aired 1996-03-15 | METALS $500: This metal 2/3 the weight of aluminum burns with a brilliant white light & is used in flares magnesium |
#2570, aired 1995-11-03 | METALS $100: This reddish metal is second only to silver as a conductor of electricity copper |
#2570, aired 1995-11-03 | METALS $200: Waste material, such as auto battery scrap, is an important source of this dense metal lead |
#2570, aired 1995-11-03 | METALS $300: Gunmetal, monel metal & brass are examples of these metallic substances composed of 2 or more elements alloys |
#2570, aired 1995-11-03 | METALS $400: Magnetite is a common ore of this metal iron |
#2570, aired 1995-11-03 | METALS $500: This lightest metal tarnishes rapidly when exposed to air lithium |
#2427, aired 1995-03-07 | METALS $200: Seawater contains less than one grain of this precious metal, symbol Au, per ton gold |
#2427, aired 1995-03-07 | METALS $400: Humphry Davy named this light metal used for cookware & beverage cans but never saw it aluminum |
#2427, aired 1995-03-07 | METALS $600: The tetraethyl compound of this metal once put the ethyl in ethyl gasoline lead |
#2427, aired 1995-03-07 | METALS $800: This strong, light metal used in supersonic aircraft was discovered by William Gregor titanium |
#2427, aired 1995-03-07 | METALS $1000: Indium is often extracted from ores of this metal used to galvanize steel zinc |
#2297, aired 1994-09-06 | METALS $100: The first commercial use of titanium was as a substitute for this poisonous metal in paint lead |
#2297, aired 1994-09-06 | METALS $200: Iridium's chief use is to harden this metal, symbol Pt platinum |
#2297, aired 1994-09-06 | METALS $300: Some of this metal, eliminated from U.S. quarters & dimes in 1965, remained in half dollars until 1970 silver |
#2297, aired 1994-09-06 | METALS $400: K, the symbol for this metal, comes from Kalium, a Latinized version of the word alkali potassium |
#2297, aired 1994-09-06 | METALS $500: After neptunium, this radioactive metal was the next transuranium element discovered plutonium |
#2219, aired 1994-04-07 | METALS $100: The "stainless" type of this alloy contains at least 12% chromium steel |
#2219, aired 1994-04-07 | METALS $200: Titanium oxide has replaced poisonous compounds of this heavy metal in white paint lead |
#2219, aired 1994-04-07 | METALS $300: This precious metal has the highest known electrical & thermal conductivity of any metal silver |
#2219, aired 1994-04-07 | METALS $400: This metal, symbol Sn, is the principal mineral product of Bolivia tin |
#2219, aired 1994-04-07 | METALS $500: The metal known as Wolfram in Germany & other European countries is called this in the United States tungsten |
#2201, aired 1994-03-14 | METALS $100: Radiation shielding is an important use of this metal, symbol Pb lead |
#2201, aired 1994-03-14 | METALS $200: A major use of platinum is in the catalytic converters found on these vehicles automobiles |
#2201, aired 1994-03-14 | METALS $300: Quicksilver is another name for this metal mercury |
#2201, aired 1994-03-14 | METALS $400: This, the Earth's most abundant metal, is sometimes anodized for use as a building material aluminum |
#2201, aired 1994-03-14 | METALS $500: This metal found in rat poisons can be detected in hair or fingernails arsenic |
#2154, aired 1994-01-06 | METALS $100: This hard, malleable metal makes up only 25% of the U.S. coin that's named for it a nickel |
#2154, aired 1994-01-06 | METALS $200: In January 1980 this metal hit a high of $50.35 an ounce; in January 1993 it was less than $4.00 silver |
#2154, aired 1994-01-06 | METALS $300: Through the 1980s, Malaysia was the world's leading producer of this coating metal tin |
#2154, aired 1994-01-06 | METALS $400: The name of this metal is slang for bullets, since they're often made of it lead |
#2154, aired 1994-01-06 | METALS $500: In brass, less copper & more of this metal will make it appear gold zinc |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | METALS $100: This liquid metal is used to make a red paint pigment called vermilion mercury |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | METALS $200: The name of this metal comes from molybdos, the Greek word for lead molybdenum |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | METALS $300: There are 11 known isotopes of this reddish metal whose symbol is Cu; 9 are radioactive copper |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | METALS $400: Symbolized K, this metal is so soft it can be cut with a knife potassium |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | METALS $500: Some breeder reactors produce neptunium along with this radioactive metal whose atomic number is 94 plutonium |
#2034, aired 1993-06-10 | METALS $200: The 235 & 238 isotopes of this radioactive metal are separated in an enrichment plant uranium |
#2034, aired 1993-06-10 | METALS $400: The tip of the Washington Monument is protected by a cap of this metal now used in drink cans aluminum |
#2034, aired 1993-06-10 | METALS $600: Cassiterite is the chief ore of this metal used to coat food storage cans tin |
#2034, aired 1993-06-10 | METALS $1000: This metal is joined with cadmium to make rechargeable batteries nickel |
#2034, aired 1993-06-10 | METALS $1,600 (Daily Double): This metal named for figures in Greek myth is as strong as steel but 45% lighter titanium |
#1947, aired 1993-02-09 | METALS $200: The greatest use of this heavy metal is in batteries like the one in your car lead |
#1947, aired 1993-02-09 | METALS $400: This rust-resistant kind of steel is 12% to 30% chromium stainless steel |
#1947, aired 1993-02-09 | METALS $600: Placer & lode are the 2 basic methods of mining this precious metal gold |
#1947, aired 1993-02-09 | METALS $800: Compounds of this lightest of all metals are used to treat manic-depression & to build H-bombs lithium |
#1947, aired 1993-02-09 | METALS $1000: Rhodium, iridium & palladium are members of this precious metal's "group" platinum |
#1936, aired 1993-01-25 | METALS $100: Chrome is the shorter name of this metal, or any of various alloys containing it chromium |
#1936, aired 1993-01-25 | METALS $200: The oldest form of iron known, it's popularly used to make gates, fences & railings wrought iron |
#1936, aired 1993-01-25 | METALS $300: Iridium, one of the hardest metals, is noted for being the most resistant to this condition oxidation (corrosion, rusting) |
#1936, aired 1993-01-25 | METALS $400: The Romans called this metal cyprium for the island of Cyprus, their main source copper |
#1936, aired 1993-01-25 | METALS $500: Prestal, which can be molded like plastic, is an alloy of zinc & this light metal aluminum |
#1911, aired 1992-12-21 | METALS $100: Liquid at room temperature, this metal is used in electrical switches & dental alloys Mercury |
#1911, aired 1992-12-21 | METALS $200: Radiation from an isotope of this metal, symbol Co, is used to kill cancer cells cobalt |
#1911, aired 1992-12-21 | METALS $300: Pewter is an alloy that consists of antimony, copper & at least 90% this metal tin |
#1911, aired 1992-12-21 | METALS $400: Identified in gold-bearing deposits in 1735, this valuable metal is used in jewelry & medical instruments platinum |
#1911, aired 1992-12-21 | METALS $500: Light bulb filaments made of this whitish metal were patented by a General Electric scientist in 1913 tungsten |
#1834, aired 1992-07-16 | METALS $200: This heavy metal used in storage batteries is extracted from galena, a gray metallic ore lead |
#1834, aired 1992-07-16 | METALS $400: Also known as wolfram, this metal was first commercially used as lamp filament material tungsten |
#1834, aired 1992-07-16 | METALS $800: The name of this metal widely used to plate other metals is from a Greek word meaning "color" chromium |
#1834, aired 1992-07-16 | METALS $1000: This light, strong metal is used to whiten leather & to make jet engines titanium |
#1834, aired 1992-07-16 | METALS $2,000 (Daily Double): Except for iron & steel, the world uses more of this metal than any other aluminum |
#1697, aired 1992-01-07 | METALS $200: What we sometimes call tinfoil may be made of tin or this metal aluminum |
#1697, aired 1992-01-07 | METALS $400: Hg, the symbol for this metal, is derived from the Greek word "hydrargyrum". meaning "water silver" mercury |
#1697, aired 1992-01-07 | METALS $600: Because of their potential toxicity, water pipes made of this metal are no longer being installed lead |
#1697, aired 1992-01-07 | METALS $800: One cubic mile of sea water contains nearly 6 million tons of this metal, symbol Mg magnesium |
#1697, aired 1992-01-07 | METALS $1000: The most widely used stainless steel, "18-8", contains 8% nickel & 18% this plating metal chromium |
#1587, aired 1991-06-25 | METALS $200: Electrum is a natural alloy of gold & this precious metal silver |
#1587, aired 1991-06-25 | METALS $400: In 1985 the EPA ruled that compounds of this metal in gasoline be reduced by 90% lead |
#1587, aired 1991-06-25 | METALS $600: In the United States recycling accounts for 1/4 of the production of this metal aluminum |
#1587, aired 1991-06-25 | METALS $800: When used in fireworks barium gives off a green color & sodium emits this color yellow |
#1587, aired 1991-06-25 | METALS $1000: Sometimes used for fine tableware, pewter consists mainly of this metal tin |
#1477, aired 1991-01-22 | METALS $200: In the United States, seawater extraction is the source of much of this light metal, symbol Mg magnesium |
#1477, aired 1991-01-22 | METALS $400: The Bessemer process makes this alloy out of pig iron steel |
#1477, aired 1991-01-22 | METALS $600: From 1898, when the Curies discovered it, until 1954, only about five pounds of this metal was produced radium |
#1477, aired 1991-01-22 | METALS $800: Modern pewter no longer contains this metal because of its toxicity lead |
#1477, aired 1991-01-22 | METALS $1000: A compound of this lightest metal has been found effective in treating manic depressives lithium |
#1452, aired 1990-12-18 | METALS $200: Cinnabar is the principal ore of this liquid metal mercury |
#1452, aired 1990-12-18 | METALS $400: It's the main metal in brass and bronze copper |
#1452, aired 1990-12-18 | METALS $600: South Africa & the USSR are leading producers of this metal, which miners call white gold platinum |
#1452, aired 1990-12-18 | METALS $800: To prevent rusting, iron is often galvanized or coated with this metal zinc |
#1452, aired 1990-12-18 | METALS $1000: Metals that can be hammered into thin sheets are described by this adjective malleable |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | METALS $100: The fissionable 235 isotope makes up less than 1% of this metal in nature uranium |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | METALS $200: Photography accounts for almost half the industrial use of this metal in the U.S. silver |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | METALS $300: Amalgams, which may be liquid or solid, are alloys of this metal mercury |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | METALS $400: The U.S. nickel coin is actually 75% this metal copper |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | METALS $500: An oxide of this light metal, discovered in 1791, is used extensively as a white pigment titanium |
#1034, aired 1989-02-16 | HEAVY METALS $200: 1 of 3 common metallic elements that is easily magnetized when put in a magnetic field (1 of) iron (cobalt & nickel) |
#1034, aired 1989-02-16 | HEAVY METALS $400: Only gold & silver are more ductile than this metal, which is more valuable than either of them platinum |
#1034, aired 1989-02-16 | HEAVY METALS $600: Soft solder is made of tin & this heavy metal that's so soft a fingernail can scratch it lead |
#1034, aired 1989-02-16 | HEAVY METALS $800: Its chemical symbol is Hg, from hydrargyrum, meaning "water silver" mercury |
#1034, aired 1989-02-16 | HEAVY METALS $1000: The name of the stomach medicine Pepto-Bismol comes from the fact it contains this heavy metallic element bismuth |
#887, aired 1988-06-14 | MUSICAL METALS $100: Word that precedes rock group names Horse, Butterfly & Maiden Iron |
#887, aired 1988-06-14 | MUSICAL METALS $200: According to the RIAA, a single that has sold 2 million units is certified as this platinum |
#887, aired 1988-06-14 | MUSICAL METALS $300: A 1974 hit for America, or a hit character in "The Wizard of Oz" Tin Man |
#887, aired 1988-06-14 | MUSICAL METALS $500: Appropriate title of Neil Young's only solo single to go gold "Heart of Gold" |
#887, aired 1988-06-14 | MUSICAL METALS $800 (Daily Double): Not the lead singer, but the back-up band heard here: The Silver Bullet Band |
#665, aired 1987-06-26 | METALS $200: Don't take any wooden millerite, an ore of this metal nickel |
#665, aired 1987-06-26 | METALS $400: Electrum, or argentiferous gold,, is gold containing a high % of this other precious metal silver |
#665, aired 1987-06-26 | METALS $600: The element in common table salt that is technically a metal sodium |
#665, aired 1987-06-26 | METALS $800: It is on "record" that this rare precious metal is sometimes magnetic platinum |
#665, aired 1987-06-26 | METALS $1000: If you buy a pewter tankard today, you'd be buying a mug of mostly this metal tin |
#573, aired 1987-02-18 | METALS $300: Pb, it corrodes so little that words stamped on Roman water pipes made of it are still legible lead |
#573, aired 1987-02-18 | METALS $400: Though technically a metal, it becomes a solid only at temperatures below -38℉. mercury |
#573, aired 1987-02-18 | METALS $500: Common metal made from bauxite ore aluminum |
#335, aired 1985-12-20 | METALS $100: Soft, malleable metal Superman can't see through lead |
#335, aired 1985-12-20 | METALS $200: John Heywood's "Proverbs" advises you to strike at this time while the iron is hot |
#335, aired 1985-12-20 | METALS $300: In common table salt, this element is the metal sodium |
#335, aired 1985-12-20 | METALS $400: Of the current penny, nickel, & dime the one which contains the most copper nickel |
#335, aired 1985-12-20 | METALS $500: Silver-white metal found in chalk, gypsum, & Wonder Bread calcium |