| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | GODS & MYTHS $400: The word "money" derives from Moneta, another name for this wife of Jupiter whose temple became a Roman mint Juno |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | GODS & MYTHS $800: This top god had an 8-legged horse named Sleipnir Odin |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | GODS & MYTHS $1200: Not just a Fleetwood Mac song, in Welsh mythology she was a goddess unjustly accused of killing her own son Rhiannon |
| #8851, aired 2023-04-17 | GODS & MYTHS $2,000 (Daily Double): Pursued by Apollo, the nymph Daphne was transformed into this tree associated with poets a laurel tree |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Thought by some to be in Cornwall, it's the legendary site of King Arthur's palace & court Camelot |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: This voyeur who is struck blind has been connected with the legend of Lady Godiva Peeping Tom |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1200: Makemake is the chief god of a divine race of bird beings in the Rapa Nui mythology of this island Easter Island |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1600: For his 11th labor Hercules nabs some golden apples from the garden of these nymphs at the western edge of the world the Hesperides |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $2000: In Norse myth, it's the rainbow bridge between the home of the gods & Earth Bifröst |
| #6884, aired 2014-07-17 | MYTHS BUSTED BY MYTHBUSTERS $200: You can't pick up radio signals through one of these, whether gold or amalgam fillings |
| #6884, aired 2014-07-17 | MYTHS BUSTED BY MYTHBUSTERS $400: Unlike a James Bond movie scene, covering someone's body in this will not kill a person through asphyxiation paint |
| #6884, aired 2014-07-17 | MYTHS BUSTED BY MYTHBUSTERS $600: This man was not buried in Giants Stadium, at least not in several areas rumored to be his final resting place Hoffa |
| #6884, aired 2014-07-17 | MYTHS BUSTED BY MYTHBUSTERS $800: One of these dropped from the Empire State Building is unlikely to kill someone or to penetrate the ground penny |
| #6884, aired 2014-07-17 | MYTHS BUSTED BY MYTHBUSTERS $1000: A bullet made of this will not kill someone without leaving a trace; it just breaks when the trigger is pulled ice |
| #6820, aired 2014-04-18 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Like Zeus, Shango, an African god of storms, dispenses justice by hurling these at the offending party thunderbolts |
| #6820, aired 2014-04-18 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Next stop, Pomona, California, named for the Roman goddess also called this fruit's "mother" the apple |
| #6820, aired 2014-04-18 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $1200: Aeneas is seen here fighting these scary bird women the Harpies |
| #6820, aired 2014-04-18 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $1600: "Rendezvous with" this hero of Hindu myth who uses magic to defeat the demon Ravana Rama |
| #6820, aired 2014-04-18 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $2000: Tammuz, a Babylonian fertility god, performs this special act every year in parallel to the seasons dies, goes to the underworld, and comes back to life |
| #5656, aired 2009-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: On the day of his birth, this Greek messenger god stole his brother's cattle Hermes |
| #5656, aired 2009-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: One myth says that some of these, a hybrid of man & horse, were descended from the mares of Mount Pelion a centaur |
| #5656, aired 2009-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Ovid coined the name of this Greek god of dreams as an allusion to the forms seen in dreams Morpheus |
| #5656, aired 2009-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: This winged creature with an eagle's head & a lion's body pulled Zeus' chariot a griffin |
| #5656, aired 2009-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: In Greek myth, these wood nymphs lived in trees & died when the trees died dryads |
| #5526, aired 2008-09-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: This god of the vine was the son of Zeus & Semele Bacchus (or Dionysus) |
| #5526, aired 2008-09-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: One of the heroes of the "Iliad", this king of Ithaca is the son of Laertes Odysseus |
| #5526, aired 2008-09-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1200: One legend says that Acteon's death was caused by seeing this virgin goddess naked; she set his hounds on him Artemis |
| #5526, aired 2008-09-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $2000: This Greek goddess' name has come to mean "an unbeatable opponent or rival" Nemesis |
| #5526, aired 2008-09-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $5,000 (Daily Double): The judgment of Paris was fixed; this Greek goddess won the title by promising to give him Helen Aphrodite |
| #5281, aired 2007-07-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Around 400 B.C. the Greek Ctesias described it as having a white body with a straight cubit-long horn a unicorn |
| #5281, aired 2007-07-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: The earliest ballads of this outlaw say that his activities took place in the South Yorkshire, not Nottinghamshire Robin Hood |
| #5281, aired 2007-07-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1200: This steel drivin' man beat a steam drill in a race to make a railroad tunnel but died with his "hammer in his hand" (John) Henry |
| #5281, aired 2007-07-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1600: In some legends it's the influence of the full moon that changes a man into one of these, also called a lycanthrope a werewolf |
| #5281, aired 2007-07-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $2000: This hero of mythology cleaned the Augean stables by diverting the courses of 2 nearby rivers Hercules |
| #4245, aired 2003-01-31 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: The Japanese pantheon includes Kagutsuchi, god of this, something to get your hibachi going fire |
| #4245, aired 2003-01-31 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: If you needed a railway tunnel dug, you could call on this American folk hero -- it was his job John Henry |
| #4245, aired 2003-01-31 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Jewish legend says his first wife was Lilith, who created the need for a good divorce lawyer Adam |
| #4245, aired 2003-01-31 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: The life of this legendary king of Britain was fodder for a Shakespeare tragedy in 1605 King Lear |
| #4245, aired 2003-01-31 | WORLD MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: When he fell for Helen, Paris was married to Oenone, one of these nature deities nymph |
| #3986, aired 2001-12-24 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew in a winter scene) A christmas tradition says you have to give a kiss if you're caught under a branch of this plant [Smooching] mistletoe |
| #3986, aired 2001-12-24 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Among the human-eating creatures of mythology was the Minotaur, who was part man, part this creature bull |
| #3986, aired 2001-12-24 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1200: (Sofia of the Clue Crew in a winter scene.) Santa was once believed to be one of these small creatures who work in his shop elf |
| #3986, aired 2001-12-24 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1600: Like Sagittarius, the Chinese god Yi was an expert with this weapon bow & arrow |
| #3986, aired 2001-12-24 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $2000: In an Incan version of the flood story this wooly beast of burden tells a farmer to go to higher ground llama |
| #3792, aired 2001-02-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: This strongman performed his 12 labors during his 12 years of servitude to King Eurystheus Hercules |
| #3792, aired 2001-02-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: The "Arabian Nights" tales include the adventures of this sailor & his 7 voyages Sinbad |
| #3792, aired 2001-02-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: In an Old English poem, this hero who killed the monster Grendel dies after tangling with a dragon Beowulf |
| #3792, aired 2001-02-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: In Norse myth, warriors killed in battle ended up in this magnificent "hall" in the sky Valhalla |
| #3792, aired 2001-02-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: In Hinduism, Skanda, a 6-headed war god, is the son of this "destroyer" Shiva |
| #3376, aired 1999-04-19 | MYTHS & MISSES $100: This group of warriors called Hippolyta their queen Amazons |
| #3376, aired 1999-04-19 | MYTHS & MISSES $200: By Jove, she was right by Jupiter, as his wife Juno |
| #3376, aired 1999-04-19 | MYTHS & MISSES $300: All that blooms or the Roman goddess of all that blooms Flora |
| #3376, aired 1999-04-19 | MYTHS & MISSES $400: Plato split her into 2 goddesses: one of pure love & one of common love Aphrodite |
| #3376, aired 1999-04-19 | MYTHS & MISSES $500: Odysseus spent a month (or maybe longer) with this sorceress on the island of Aeaea Circe |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | URBAN MYTHS $100: It's not a croc, I heard it from a friend: these croc relatives are living in the New York City sewers alligators |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | URBAN MYTHS $200: Because he's barefoot on the cover of "Abbey Road", I'm convinced this member of the Beatles is dead Paul McCartney |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | URBAN MYTHS $300: My cousin just told me that a man in a hotel room had this renal organ removed while he slept a kidney |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | URBAN MYTHS $400: Wow! A couple found this pirate prosthesis on their car door handle when they got home from a date a hook |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | URBAN MYTHS $500: Did you hear? This man had a congressional page fired for making a "Love Boat" joke Fred Grandy |
| #3024, aired 1997-10-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: When Sir Kay needed a sword, this young man, his foster brother, fetched him the sword in the stone Arthur |
| #3024, aired 1997-10-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: The children of Izanagi & Izanami include the islands of Japan & deities of this religion Shinto |
| #3024, aired 1997-10-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: This Texas legend was raised by coyotes after falling out of the family wagon Pecos Bill |
| #3024, aired 1997-10-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: This evil Norse trickster god became blood brother to Odin Loki |
| #3024, aired 1997-10-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: In Greek myth this 3-headed snake-tailed dog guarded the gates of Hades Cerberus |
| #2921, aired 1997-04-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: Bacchus was the god of this liquid, so he often wore vine leaves & grapes on his head Wine |
| #2921, aired 1997-04-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Mama Quilla, the moon goddess of these people, had a temple dedicated to her at Cuzco in Peru Incas |
| #2921, aired 1997-04-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: The daughters of Clymene & this god of the sun are known as the Heliades Apollo |
| #2921, aired 1997-04-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Ligeia, whose name means "shrill", was one of these sea seductresses who sang sweetly for sailors Sirens |
| #2921, aired 1997-04-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: These choosers of those to be slain are also called Odin's Maids Valkyries |
| #2894, aired 1997-03-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: Sigurd, also known as Siegfried, was famous for slaying one of these creatures Dragon |
| #2894, aired 1997-03-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: The name of this creature comes from the old English for "man-wolf" Werewolf |
| #2894, aired 1997-03-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: In the legends of these people, Chalchihuitlicue, a water deity, is the wife of Tlaloc, the rain god Aztecs |
| #2894, aired 1997-03-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Legend says this doomed spectral ship, an omen of ill luck, can be seen off the Cape of Good Hope in stormy weather The Flying Dutchman |
| #2894, aired 1997-03-13 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: This queen of Carthage who fell in love with Aeneas is also known as Elissa Dido |
| #2748, aired 1996-07-10 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: The name of this German doctor who sold his soul to the devil means "fortunate" Faust |
| #2748, aired 1996-07-10 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Medieval legend identifies Igraine as the mother of this king of Britain Arthur |
| #2748, aired 1996-07-10 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Richard Strauss wrote a tone poem about this German figure's "Merry Pranks" Till Eulenspiegel |
| #2748, aired 1996-07-10 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Jewish legend calls this female demon the first wife of Adam, before Eve Lilith |
| #2748, aired 1996-07-10 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: In a Russian folktale, Prince Ivan is sent to capture this magical bird with golden wings & crystal eyes the Firebird |
| #2594, aired 1995-12-07 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: Legend says King Arthur lives "Evermore" in the guise of one of these black birds a raven |
| #2594, aired 1995-12-07 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: The most beautiful woman on Earth, her name came from the Greek for "light" Helen of Troy |
| #2594, aired 1995-12-07 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: In Celtic legend the cry of this female fairy foretells a death a banshee |
| #2594, aired 1995-12-07 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: A symbol of longevity in Japanese mythology is this bird, a favorite origami figure a crane |
| #2594, aired 1995-12-07 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: This "epic" Babylonian turned Ishtar down; he remembered she destroyed her previous lovers Gilgamesh |
| #2558, aired 1995-10-18 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Nox, a daughter of Chaos, is the personification of this time of day night |
| #2558, aired 1995-10-18 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Huitzilopochtli, a god of these people, was born after his mother picked up a ball of brightly colored feathers the Aztecs |
| #2558, aired 1995-10-18 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Born brandishing a golden sword, Chrysaor was the son of Poseidon & this Gorgon Medusa |
| #2558, aired 1995-10-18 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: In Medieval folklore, this weasel with a white winter coat was a symbol of chastity an ermine |
| #2558, aired 1995-10-18 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: Fish were flung into the fire during this Roman fire god's chief festival on August 23 Vulcan |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: The Egyptian god Sebek has the head of this large animal related to the alligator a crocodile |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Ull is the Norse god of this winter footwear that resembles tennis rackets Snowshoes |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: Ancient descriptions of a rhinoceros probably inspired the legend of this mythical beast a unicorn |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Originally, this Roman fire god was the god of volcanic fire Vulcan |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: After this Greek goddess of the hunt turned Actaeon into a deer, some hounds tore him to pieces Artemis |
| #2417, aired 1995-02-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: The infant Oedipus was saved from death by a herder of these woolly animals sheep |
| #2417, aired 1995-02-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Ishtar, a goddess of thunderstorms, is often depicted with this animal that has a thunderous roar the lion |
| #2417, aired 1995-02-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: In Norse myth this splendid hall is guarded by a gate called Valgrind Valhalla |
| #2417, aired 1995-02-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: The most famous Chanson de Geste, "The Song of" this paladin is 4,002 lines long Roland (or Orlando) |
| #2417, aired 1995-02-21 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: In Egyptian astronomy, Isis was equated with this dog star Sirius |
| #2395, aired 1995-01-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: In the legends of this country, Lung Wang is the dragon-king China |
| #2395, aired 1995-01-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Geoffrey of Monmouth called this queen Guanhumara Queen Guinevere |
| #2395, aired 1995-01-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: This youth who fell in love with his own reflection was the son of a river god & a nymph Narcissus |
| #2395, aired 1995-01-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Virgil said that Cacus, a fire-breathing giant was the son of this Roman fire god Vulcan |
| #2395, aired 1995-01-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: This lyre-playing god of music is sometimes called Smintheus, which may mean he was also the god of mice Apollo |
| #2347, aired 1994-11-15 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: In Native American myth, Thunderbird's beating wings cause thunder & his flashing eyes create this Lightning |
| #2347, aired 1994-11-15 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: The legend of these one-eyed giants may have been inspired by miners who wore lamps on their foreheads Cyclopses |
| #2347, aired 1994-11-15 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: Also called lycanthropes, they revert to human form when they are wounded Werewolves |
| #2347, aired 1994-11-15 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: A mirage that may resemble castles in the air is called a Fata Morgana, Italian for this Arthurian sorceresses' name Morgan le Fay |
| #2347, aired 1994-11-15 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: This gigantic white bird of Arabian myth carries off elephants to its nest & devours them Roc |
| #2293, aired 1994-07-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: As you might expect, this bird is a symbol of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom the owl |
| #2293, aired 1994-07-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: This single-horned creature has the legs of a deer & the tail of a lion the unicorn |
| #2293, aired 1994-07-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Legend says that people condemned by their churches are likely to become these creatures, like Lestat vampires |
| #2293, aired 1994-07-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: It's the most magnificent hall in Asgard, & it's roofed with battle shields Valhalla |
| #2293, aired 1994-07-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: This last king of Troy was originally named Podarces, which means "the swift-footed" King Priam |
| #2247, aired 1994-05-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: In Arthurian legend, Vivien, who lives underwater, is also known as "The Lady of" this the Lake |
| #2247, aired 1994-05-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: This supreme Norse god has a magic spear called Gungnir Odin |
| #2247, aired 1994-05-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: Originally, this lustful piper was an Arcadian deity Pan |
| #2247, aired 1994-05-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: A gorgoneion, a representation of this part of a gorgon, supposedly protects you from the evil eye its face (its head) |
| #2247, aired 1994-05-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: This Greek messenger god's chic winged sandals were a gift from his father, Zeus Hermes |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: A sailor's superstition says sighting one of these fish-tailed females at sea is a sure sign of shipwreck a mermaid |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: It's not a piece of fairy jewelry, it's a circle fairies like to dance inside a fairy ring |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: Heimdall stands sentinel at Bifrost, & rainbow used as one of these architectural structures a bridge |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Amalthea, who provided the infant Zeus with milk, was either a nymph or one of these horned animals a goat |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: Sir Walter Scott's 1813 poem "Rokeby" was inspired by the legend of this ghost ship the Flying Dutchman |
| #1577, aired 1991-06-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: He supported the sky, but we don't know if he supported his grandson Hermes Atlas |
| #1577, aired 1991-06-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Legend says this founder of Rome disappeared in a storm & became the god Quirinus Romulus |
| #1577, aired 1991-06-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: The Hecatoncheires
were worker giants who had this number of hands as their name implies 100 |
| #1577, aired 1991-06-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1,000 (Daily Double): After Pygmalion fell in love with a statue he'd created, this goddess gave it life Aphrodite (Venus) |
| #1577, aired 1991-06-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: She's the Hawaiian goddess of fire Pele |
| #1541, aired 1991-04-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: Demons in Arabian myth who lived in the mountains of Qaf & had a tendency to get into lamps genies |
| #1541, aired 1991-04-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: After Telemachus found him, they went back home & slew Penelope's suitors Odysseus |
| #1541, aired 1991-04-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: This animal, a symbol of renewal, was the emblem of Asclepius the snake (serpent) |
| #1541, aired 1991-04-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: His traveling attire included winged sandals & a winged cap called a petasos Mercury (or Hermes) |
| #1541, aired 1991-04-22 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: The Egyptians believed Nuit gave birth to it every morning the Sun |
| #1437, aired 1990-11-27 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: This egocentric youth shunned lots of females, not just Echo Narcissus |
| #1437, aired 1990-11-27 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Zeus gave her to Epimetheus, who didn't realize what a curious woman she was Pandora |
| #1437, aired 1990-11-27 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Geryon, who had 3 heads in some stories & 3 bodies in others, was the grandson of this Gorgon Medusa |
| #1437, aired 1990-11-27 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Hector's son Astyanax was hurled from the walls of this city Troy |
| #1437, aired 1990-11-27 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: You could say Hippomenes won his race against her unfairly; he threw golden apples in her path Atalanta |
| #1431, aired 1990-11-19 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: The Romans honored this goddess of agriculture with a festival called the Cerealia Ceres |
| #1431, aired 1990-11-19 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: One of this creature's 9 heads was immortal, so Hercules buried it the hydra |
| #1431, aired 1990-11-19 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Helen of Troy was hatched from an egg after he seduced her mother in the form of a swan Zeus |
| #1431, aired 1990-11-19 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: It may amuse you to know that she is the muse of dance Terpsichore |
| #1431, aired 1990-11-19 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: Some legends say he abandoned Ariadne after she helped him escape from the labyrinth Theseus |
| #12, aired 1990-09-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: The Roman goddess of peace, her name was the Roman word for peace Pax |
| #12, aired 1990-09-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: In Rome, this god who usually wore winged sandals was the god of merchants Mercury |
| #12, aired 1990-09-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1500: Neptune was the Roman god of fresh water until he became associated with this Greek god of the sea Poseidon |
| #12, aired 1990-09-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $2000: Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon & this evil queen Clytemnestra |
| #12, aired 1990-09-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $2500: The “Aeneid” says when her brother killed her husband, she fled Tyre & later founded Carthage Dido |
| #1300, aired 1990-04-06 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: According to Collier's Encyclopedia, this son of Cronus had more than 3 dozen kids Zeus |
| #1300, aired 1990-04-06 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: This Greek god lived with his wife, Amphitrite, in a golden palace at the bottom of the sea Poseidon |
| #1300, aired 1990-04-06 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Born from the blood of Uranus, they punish those who escape punishment the Furies |
| #1300, aired 1990-04-06 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Among Hercules' teachers were these twins who taught him horsemanship & boxing Castor & Pollux |
| #1300, aired 1990-04-06 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: The Romans worshipped this huntress in a grove south of Rome Diana |
| #1273, aired 1990-02-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Our word museum came from places associated with this group that included Erato, Calliope & Clio the Muses |
| #1273, aired 1990-02-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: This Phrygian king who had the power to turn all into gold was later given donkey ears by an angry Apollo King Midas |
| #1273, aired 1990-02-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600 (Daily Double): He was the Greek equivalent of Cupid, the Roman god of love Eros |
| #1273, aired 1990-02-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Roman goddess of crafts & war, she was identified with the Greek Athena, but was probably native to Italy Minerva |
| #1273, aired 1990-02-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: The killing of the god of sunlight by this Norse god of mischief caused long winter nights Loki |
| #1200, aired 1989-11-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: A sincere cavalier, he fooled around with Guinevere Lancelot |
| #1200, aired 1989-11-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: His 9th hurdle -- Hippolyta's girdle Hercules |
| #1200, aired 1989-11-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300 (Daily Double): A disembodied head or pumpkin was thrown at this poor country bumpkin Ichabod Crane |
| #1200, aired 1989-11-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: Thru many a metaphysical joust he tried to win the soul of Faust Mephistopheles |
| #1200, aired 1989-11-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: While Ulysses was fighting the war she kept a lock on her bedroom door Penelope |
| #1085, aired 1989-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Legendary "old" nursery rhyme ruler, he may have been a real king of England in the 3rd century Old King Cole |
| #1085, aired 1989-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Tawny-haired house spirits in Scottish lore, we don't know if they get points for the chores they do Brownies |
| #1085, aired 1989-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: He was the Roman god of both agriculture & war Mars |
| #1085, aired 1989-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: In Greek myth, Endymion was frequently visited by the goddess Selene while he did this in a cave sleeping |
| #1085, aired 1989-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: In 15th C. English & Welsh legend, she's queen of the fairies; Shakespeare mentions her in "Romeo & "Juliet" Queen Mab |
| #1062, aired 1989-03-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: According to Reader's Digest, psychology was named for this Greek goddess who personified the soul Psyche |
| #1062, aired 1989-03-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Married to his sister Isis, this Egyptian god was king of the underworld & judge of the dead Osiris |
| #1062, aired 1989-03-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: This ferryman took souls across the river Styx Charon |
| #1062, aired 1989-03-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Urania was the Greek goddess of this science astronomy |
| #1062, aired 1989-03-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: One of Hercules' 12 labors was fetching the girdle of this Amazon queen for Eurysteus' daughter Hippolyta |
| #1008, aired 1989-01-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Ancient Druids believed this shrub could cure sterility; maybe that's why we kiss under it mistletoe |
| #1008, aired 1989-01-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Legend says one of these creatures nursed Romulus & Remus, who later founded Rome a wolf |
| #1008, aired 1989-01-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: William Tell used this type of bow & arrow to shoot the apple of his son's head crossbow |
| #1008, aired 1989-01-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Featured in "The Arabian Nights", a Roc is this type of legendary creature a bird |
| #1008, aired 1989-01-11 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: Sometimes identified with the devil, this character tempted Faust Mephistopheles |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Both the Greek & Egyptian Sphinxes had the body of this animal a lion |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: The Norse hero Sigurd the Dragon Slayer was known to the Germans by this name Siegfried |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Maui taught the Hawaiians to use fire but didn't get in trouble for it like this Greek Titan did Prometheus |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: This guy's epic was found preserved on 12 tablets in the ruins of Nineveh Gilgamesh |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1,500 (Daily Double): Sir James George Frazer's 12-volume study of ancient myths, its title refers to a mythical branch The Golden Bough |
| #871, aired 1988-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Polynesian myth says Maui created this island group, one of which was named for him Hawaiian Islands |
| #871, aired 1988-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: The twin sons of Leda & brothers to Helen, now they're stars on their own Castor & Pollux |
| #871, aired 1988-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: His wife was Frigga Odin |
| #871, aired 1988-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: "The Gilded One" in Spanish, this prince ruled in Manda, a fabulous city of wealth in South America El Dorado |
| #871, aired 1988-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: Aztecs credited this "feathered serpent" with inventing the calendar Quetzalcoatl |
| #726, aired 1987-11-02 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Ghost ship which was the basis for the Wagner opera "Der Fliegende Hollander" Flying Dutchman |
| #726, aired 1987-11-02 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Every February, Apache Junction, Arizona celebrates the legend of this gold mine Lost Dutchman Mine |
| #726, aired 1987-11-02 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Coach who, in 1928, invoked he legend of halfback George Gipp Knute Rockne |
| #726, aired 1987-11-02 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1,000 (Daily Double): Month during which the Romans honored their god of war March |
| #726, aired 1987-11-02 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: The legend of this lost land is related in Plato's "Timaeus" Atlantis |
| #596, aired 1987-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: The blood of Adonis & Hyacinthus became these, while Narcissus was turned into one flower |
| #596, aired 1987-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Greco-Roman god of the sea & of horses, so maybe that's a pitchfork, not a trident Neptune |
| #596, aired 1987-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Argus had 100 of these, which is why Hera used him as a watchman eyes |
| #596, aired 1987-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: The only one of the 3 Gorgons who could be killed, Perseus cut off her head Medusa |
| #596, aired 1987-03-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: The Oath of Hippocrates begins, "I swear by" this god, "the physician" Apollo |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Because Lord Carnarvon financed the dig, some say this boy king's "curse" killed him King Tut |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: As the name implies, Argos built this famous ship Argo |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: In some legends, this relative of King Arthur died on the same day Arthur was born Uther Pendragon |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, lost this garment to Hercules, who probably looked silly in it Girdle |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: In medieval romances, Charlemagne's was called "Joyeuse" Sword |
| #486, aired 1986-10-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: Heavenly body most associated with Ra & Apollo the Sun |
| #486, aired 1986-10-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Palamedes, rival of Odysseus, is credited with inventing these cubes, maybe on a bet dice |
| #486, aired 1986-10-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: The name of Homer's poem, "The Iliad", is from Ilion, the Greek name of this city it's set in Troy |
| #486, aired 1986-10-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: In "Xanadu", Olivia Newton-John played Terpsichore, one of these 9 sisters the Muses |
| #486, aired 1986-10-20 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: Though this maze held the Minotaur, it didn't stop its designer, Daedalus, from flying out the labyrinth |
| #462, aired 1986-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: He's usually shown in art as a naked, winged infant, often blindfolded, carrying a bow & arrow Cupid |
| #462, aired 1986-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: He performed Hercules' 11th labor while Hercules held up the sky for him Atlas |
| #462, aired 1986-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: In "The Last Dragon", Leroy aspired to be like this actor-turned-legend Bruce Lee |
| #462, aired 1986-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: The eagle, serpent & cactus that appear on Mexican money are from legends of this civilization the Aztecs |
| #462, aired 1986-09-16 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: On radio, he "... led the fight for law & order in the early Western United States..." the Lone Ranger |
| #426, aired 1986-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $100: Legend says, using only a hammer, he beat a steam drill digging a tunnel John Henry |
| #426, aired 1986-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: After Menelaus got her back from Troy, it's reported they lived happily ever after Helen (of Troy) |
| #426, aired 1986-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $300: Legend has it this hunter became the 1st constellation Orion |
| #426, aired 1986-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: This word for sudden fear came from the Greek nature god who induced it in humans panic |
| #426, aired 1986-04-28 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $500: In Arabian folklore, they were a class of good or evil spirits that could assume animal or human form a genie (djinn) |
| #356, aired 1986-01-20 | MYTHS $200: Jupiter himself was said to have founded this sports event, which was 1st repeated in 5-year cycles the Olympics |
| #356, aired 1986-01-20 | MYTHS $400: Pliny said it had the body "of a horse... head of a deer, feet of an elephant... & a single black horn a unicorn |
| #356, aired 1986-01-20 | MYTHS $600: Son of Poseidon who hunts in the night sky Orion |
| #356, aired 1986-01-20 | MYTHS $800: Greek goddess who became the personification of the soul; her name now means soul or mind Psyche |
| #356, aired 1986-01-20 | MYTHS $1000: Mythology expert who explained "the Greek way" & "the Roman way" Edith Hamilton |
| #351, aired 1986-01-13 | MEDICAL MYTHS $100: Time, not this ground "stay-awake" drink, sobers people up coffee |
| #351, aired 1986-01-13 | MEDICAL MYTHS $200: Fried food or this candy bar staple do not really cause acne chocolate |
| #351, aired 1986-01-13 | MEDICAL MYTHS $300: Triggering stomach acid, milk can actually irritate, not soothe, this stomach disorder an ulcer |
| #351, aired 1986-01-13 | MEDICAL MYTHS $400: There is no scientific proof that eating this glutinous material makes fingernails strong gelatin |
| #351, aired 1986-01-13 | MEDICAL MYTHS $500: Taking salt tablets in hot weather may do these renal organs harm the kidneys |
| #349, aired 1986-01-09 | ANATOMICAL MYTHS $200: Contrary to popular belief, doing this to your hair every 6 weeks or so doesn't make it grow faster cutting it |
| #349, aired 1986-01-09 | ANATOMICAL MYTHS $400: Anatomically erroneous phrase used to describe a contortionist's knees & elbows, for example double-jointed |
| #349, aired 1986-01-09 | ANATOMICAL MYTHS $600: The funny bone is not a bone but one of these where it rests against the humerus nerve |
| #349, aired 1986-01-09 | ANATOMICAL MYTHS $700 (Daily Double): Besides on tongue, 1 of 2 other places you have taste buds roof of your mouth or back of the throat |
| #349, aired 1986-01-09 | ANATOMICAL MYTHS $1000: This, not bone, is the hardest substance in the body tooth enamel |
| #338, aired 1985-12-25 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Scandinavian fairies who in American myth work for Santa Claus elves |
| #338, aired 1985-12-25 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Famous piece of furniture legend says Merlin suggested to King Arthur the Round Table |
| #338, aired 1985-12-25 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Son of Cronus, who later defeated his father & set up shop on Mt. Olympus Zeus |
| #338, aired 1985-12-25 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: Now Tarrytown, New York, Washington Irving told us about its legendary figure, Ichabod Crane Sleepy Hollow |
| #338, aired 1985-12-25 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: Aztec god of the sun & air, he wore the feathers to hide his ugliness Quetzalcoatl |
| #158, aired 1985-04-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $200: Controversy has raged since 6th century over this unknown creature in a Scottish "lake" the Loch Ness Monster |
| #158, aired 1985-04-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: Day of the week named for the chief Teutonic god, called Odin or Woden Wednesday |
| #158, aired 1985-04-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $600: Legendary cowboy who used a rattlesnake as a whip & taught broncos how to buck Pecos Bill |
| #158, aired 1985-04-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $800: According to Hebrew legend, dark & mysterious Lilith was his 1st wife Adam |
| #158, aired 1985-04-17 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: At Venus's order, Cupid made this hard-to-please queen of Carthage fall in love with Aeneas Dido |
