#9212, aired 2024-11-26 | IN THE NAVY $200: If a ship is flying the flag seen here, an officer is aboard of this high rank an admiral |
#9212, aired 2024-11-26 | IN THE NAVY $400: 5 future presidents served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, including this one commanding the torpedo boat PT-109 John F. Kennedy |
#9212, aired 2024-11-26 | IN THE NAVY $600: More than a TV show, this primary law enforcement arm of the Navy includes thousands of agents working out of 191 locations worldwide NCIS |
#9212, aired 2024-11-26 | IN THE NAVY $800: When a ship is named for an individual, this dedication is by tradition conducted by the eldest living female relative the christening |
#9212, aired 2024-11-26 | IN THE NAVY $1000: This beloved song of the Navy was composed by the Academy bandmaster & sung as a football cheer in 1906 "Anchors Aweigh" |
#8370, aired 2021-04-02 | NAVY JOBS $200: A BM, or boatswain's this, another word for "friend", is responsible for deck maintenance among other things mate |
#8370, aired 2021-04-02 | NAVY JOBS $400: Seen here is the insignia of the master at these, functioning as the police force aboard ship & off the master-at-arms |
#8370, aired 2021-04-02 | NAVY JOBS $600: Members of the underwater demolition team were given this "amphibian" moniker frogmen |
#8370, aired 2021-04-02 | NAVY JOBS $800: Just like at civilian airports, you can do this job that involves safely directing jets via radio air traffic controller |
#8370, aired 2021-04-02 | NAVY JOBS $1000: Whether a priest or a rabbi, you're an officer & have been given this 8-letter job title chaplain |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | NAVY BASES $200: This special forces group has headquarters at naval base Coronado in Southern California the Navy SEALs |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | NAVY BASES $400: Since the time of Catherine the Great, Sevastopol has been the site of a Russian navy base on this Black Sea peninsula the Crimea |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | NAVY BASES $600: Germany maintains naval bases on this sea, including at Kiel & Rostock, both bombed by the RAF in World War II the Baltic Sea |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | NAVY BASES $800: Commissioned in 1921 & a major training site, an Australian naval base near Melbourne bears the name of this mythic canine Cerberus |
#7872, aired 2018-11-27 | NAVY JARGON $200: Keep your nose clean at sea or enter this 4-letter onboard jail the brig |
#7872, aired 2018-11-27 | NAVY JARGON $400: Yes, sir! A 2 striper is one of these naval officers lieutenant |
#7872, aired 2018-11-27 | NAVY JARGON $600: Skivvies are these; what, you don't like hearts? underwear |
#7872, aired 2018-11-27 | NAVY JARGON $800: If you've ever swabbed the deck, you know a swab is a large one of these a mop |
#7872, aired 2018-11-27 | NAVY JARGON $1000: For sailors cooped up at sea for months, this type of furlough away from the ship is an important break shore leave |
#7588, aired 2017-09-13 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $200: Secretary of State Colin Powell the Army |
#7588, aired 2017-09-13 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $400: Iwo Jima flag raiser Ira Hayes Marines |
#7588, aired 2017-09-13 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $1,000 (Daily Double): Cold War figure Francis Gary Powers Air Force |
#7257, aired 2016-03-15 | THE NAVY ASHORE $600: A Navy footrace held annually in Millington, Tennessee covering 11.8061 miles is called the 10 these units race nautical miles |
#7257, aired 2016-03-15 | THE NAVY ASHORE $1000: 2,300 miles up the Amazon in Peru, a Navy lab tracks Malaria & this mosquito-borne fever caused by the DEN-1 virus dengue fever |
#7257, aired 2016-03-15 | THE NAVY ASHORE $2,000 (Daily Double): A base at China Lake, Calif. claims the creation of glow sticks, urinal cakes & this missile with the same name as a rattlesnake a Sidewinder |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | NAVY $200: Students at the Naval Academy have this rank midshipman |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | NAVY $400: For Navy personnel, this decoration for heroism is second only to the Medal of Honor the Navy Cross |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | NAVY $600: "The only easy day was yesterday" is the motto of these Navy Special Ops warriors the SEALs |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | NAVY $1000: It makes sense that this U.S. Navy fleet is the world's largest, patrolling 100 million square miles the Pacific Fleet |
#6126, aired 2011-04-11 | NAVY SEALS $200: This wrestler & Minnesota governor served on a SEAL underwater demolition team in the Vietnam era Jesse Ventura |
#6126, aired 2011-04-11 | NAVY SEALS $400: U.S. special operations commander Eric T. Olson is the first SEAL to achieve 4-star status as one of these an admiral |
#6126, aired 2011-04-11 | NAVY SEALS $600: SEAL Christopher Cassidy completed training as one of these in 2006; he was a mission specialist on STS-127 an astronaut |
#6126, aired 2011-04-11 | NAVY SEALS $800: As a SEAL team leader in Vietnam, this Nebraska senator earned the Medal of Honor Bob Kerrey |
#6126, aired 2011-04-11 | NAVY SEALS $1000: SEAL John Gay survived a firefight in this Somali capital after a bullet deflected off the knife he wore Mogadishu |
#5852, aired 2010-02-09 | OLD NAVY $200: The oldest commissioned warship afloat, this "Old Ironsides" set sail again in 1997 for her 200th birthday the USS Constitution |
#5852, aired 2010-02-09 | OLD NAVY $400: Partly designed by Peter the Great, this country's first battleship, the Poltava, was launched in 1712 Russia |
#5852, aired 2010-02-09 | OLD NAVY $600: Gustavus Vasa established this country's navy in 1522 Sweden |
#5758, aired 2009-09-30 | IN THE NAVY $400: On July 18, 1792 this "Father of the American Navy" bought his "Stairway to Heaven" John Paul Jones |
#5758, aired 2009-09-30 | IN THE NAVY $800: The grandfather & father of this P.O.W./politician are the USA's only father & son to each be a full admiral John McCain |
#5758, aired 2009-09-30 | IN THE NAVY $1200: Despite his Army-sounding 1st name, he was a Naval officer in WWII before leading the Peace Corps from 1961 to 1966 Sargent Shriver |
#5758, aired 2009-09-30 | IN THE NAVY $1600: In the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen, he ignored Admiral Parker's signal to disengage, putting a telescope to his blind eye Nelson |
#5758, aired 2009-09-30 | IN THE NAVY $2000: At the Battle of Mobile Bay, this Union Naval officer won fame by saying, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" (David) Farragut |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | IN THE NAVY $400: In navy slang a flattop is this type of modern warship an aircraft carrier |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | IN THE NAVY $800: It's the lowest rank of admiral in the U.S. navy rear admiral (lower half) |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | IN THE NAVY $1200: The U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet is headquartered in this harbor Pearl Harbor |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | IN THE NAVY $1600: In 1992 Darlene Iskra took an opportune time to become the Navy's first female one of these, on the USS Opportune captain |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | IN THE NAVY $2000: The roots of the Navy SEALs are in UDTs, short for underwater teams that specialize in this explosive activity demolition |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | THE NAVY SEALS $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew rides in a boat with some SEALs at the Navy Amphibious Bas in Coronado, CA.) Navy SEALs are charged with fighting terrorism around the globe; the first Medal of Honor given for service in this country was to a SEAL for pursuit of a Taliban ally Afghanistan |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | THE NAVY SEALS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands on shore as 2 attack boats approach at the Navy Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) The Navy SEALs were created by this U.S. president who had been a small-unit naval commander & who knew what a small, tough force could do JFK |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | THE NAVY SEALS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands on shore as attack boats approach at the Navy Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) High-speed boats help with what the legendary SEAL Richard "Shark Man" Marcinko calls "the 2 critical mission points": insertion & this opposite, from the Latin for "draw out" extraction |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | THE NAVY SEALS $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew rides in the boat at the Navy Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) Special Boat Teams support Navy SEALs in special warfare missions such as "SR", or "special" this, where they scope out hostile environments reconnaissance |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | THE NAVY SEALS $5,000 (Daily Double): (Jimmy of the Clue Crew indicates the SEAL emblem at the Navy Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA.) On the Navy SEAL emblem, the anchor, eagle & pistol stand for sea, air & land, & this weapon represents all 3, & is also the name fo the emblem itself a trident |
#4765, aired 2005-04-29 | IN THE NAVY $400: Time is kept on Navy ships through the sounding of these; 8 of them signify the end of a 4-hour watch bells |
#4765, aired 2005-04-29 | IN THE NAVY $800: In 1898 this man resigned as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to organize a volunteer cavalry regiment Teddy Roosevelt |
#4765, aired 2005-04-29 | IN THE NAVY $1200: Name shared by Barbary Coast pirates of the 1700s & U.S. Navy World War II fighter planes Corsairs |
#4765, aired 2005-04-29 | IN THE NAVY $1600: It's the last year a Naval Academy graduate was a major-party candidate for president 1980 |
#4765, aired 2005-04-29 | IN THE NAVY $2000: The headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet is in this Persian Gulf island country Bahrain |
#4746, aired 2005-04-04 | ARMY, NAVY OR MARINES $200: Chester Nimitz the Navy |
#4746, aired 2005-04-04 | ARMY, NAVY OR MARINES $400: World War I flying ace Frank Luke the Army |
#4746, aired 2005-04-04 | ARMY, NAVY OR MARINES $600: John Glenn the Marines |
#4746, aired 2005-04-04 | ARMY, NAVY OR MARINES $800: Roger Staubach the Navy |
#4746, aired 2005-04-04 | ARMY, NAVY OR MARINES $1000: Comedian Drew Carey the Marines |
#4247, aired 2003-02-04 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $200: Secretary of State Colin Powell Army |
#4247, aired 2003-02-04 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $400: Future president John F. Kennedy Navy |
#4247, aired 2003-02-04 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $600: "The Right Stuff" guy Chuck Yeager after 1947 Air Force |
#4247, aired 2003-02-04 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $800: The Civil War's David Glasgow Farragut Navy |
#4247, aired 2003-02-04 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $1000: Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald Marines |
#4163, aired 2002-10-09 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $400: Walter Reed Army |
#4163, aired 2002-10-09 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $800: Al Gore, Jr. Army |
#4163, aired 2002-10-09 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $1200: Sen. Joe McCarthy Marines |
#4163, aired 2002-10-09 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $1600: Soupy Sales Navy |
#4163, aired 2002-10-09 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINES $2000: Ellison Onizuka Air Force |
#4141, aired 2002-09-09 | IN THE NAVY $200: You may want to move to the back of the boat it you're this lowest rank of Admiral in the Navy a Rear Admiral |
#4141, aired 2002-09-09 | IN THE NAVY $400: It's the official song of the U.S. Navy, my boys "Anchors Aweigh" |
#4141, aired 2002-09-09 | IN THE NAVY $600: This Armed Forces branch normally operates under the D.O.T., but in wartime it operates under the Navy the Coast Guard |
#4141, aired 2002-09-09 | IN THE NAVY $800: He was once U.S. Secretary of the Navy & was married to Elizabeth Taylor (John) Warner |
#4141, aired 2002-09-09 | IN THE NAVY $1000: The U.S. Navy's Submarine Officer School is headquartered at this "New" city in Connecticut New London |
#3991, aired 2001-12-31 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES $200: Elvis Presley the Army |
#3991, aired 2001-12-31 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES $400: Oliver North the Marines |
#3991, aired 2001-12-31 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES $600: John McCain the Navy |
#3991, aired 2001-12-31 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES $800: Lee Harvey Oswald the Marines |
#3991, aired 2001-12-31 | ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES $1000: Scott O'Grady the Air Force |
#3769, aired 2001-01-11 | IN THE NAVY $200: An incident involving the U.S.S. Maddox led to the USA's full-scale involvement in this war Vietnam War (reference to the Gulf of Tonkin incident) |
#3769, aired 2001-01-11 | IN THE NAVY $400: In 1972 the U.S. Navy promoted its first woman to this rank Admiral |
#3769, aired 2001-01-11 | IN THE NAVY $800: Heihachiro Togo made his name leading the fleet during Japan's 1904-05 war against this country Russia |
#3769, aired 2001-01-11 | IN THE NAVY $1000: This German admiral's "Wolf Packs" sank so many ships in WWII he should have been nicknamed "Dunkin'" Adm. Karl Dönitz |
#3769, aired 2001-01-11 | IN THE NAVY $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1960 the USA went boldly where no one had gone before & launched this nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise |
#3430, aired 1999-07-02 | THE ARMY-NAVY GAME $200: In the first game in 1890, Navy's Red Emrich scored 4 of these, but they were only worth 4 points each touchdowns |
#3430, aired 1999-07-02 | THE ARMY-NAVY GAME $400: Roger, we copy: this future Dallas Cowboys QB was the star as Navy upset Army in 1962 Roger Staubach |
#3430, aired 1999-07-02 | THE ARMY-NAVY GAME $600: At the 1906 game Navy introduced this song that's symbolized Midshipman football ever since "Anchors Aweigh" |
#3430, aired 1999-07-02 | THE ARMY-NAVY GAME $1000: The 1945 Army win was led by running backs Doc Blanchard, "Mr. Inside", & Glenn Davis, nicknamed this "Mr. Outside" |
#3430, aired 1999-07-02 | THE ARMY-NAVY GAME $2,200 (Daily Double): Army probably should have had the edge at the 1926 game, played at this newly dedicated Chicago field Soldier Field |
#3077, aired 1998-01-06 | SO YOU'VE JOINED THE NAVY $100: As a recruit, you'll go to one of these centers named for the leggings worn there Boot camp |
#3077, aired 1998-01-06 | SO YOU'VE JOINED THE NAVY $200: Not surprisingly, it's specified that to complete training you must be able to do this for 50 meters swim |
#3077, aired 1998-01-06 | SO YOU'VE JOINED THE NAVY $300: The first time your ship crosses this line, you'll be certified a Shellback, with great ceremony the equator |
#3077, aired 1998-01-06 | SO YOU'VE JOINED THE NAVY $400: Get used to calling stairs "ladders" & calling walls this Bulkheads |
#1688, aired 1991-12-25 | U.S. NAVY $100: This Navy marching song became popular after the annual Army-Navy football game in 1907 "Anchors Aweigh" |
#1688, aired 1991-12-25 | U.S. NAVY $200: Trident & Poseidon missiles are launched from this type of ship a submarine |
#1688, aired 1991-12-25 | U.S. NAVY $300: Command & strategy courses are taught at the Naval War College in this Rhode Island summer resort Newport |
#1688, aired 1991-12-25 | U.S. NAVY $400: In 1866 this commander who fought at Mobile Bay became the 1st Navy officer promoted to the rank of admiral Admiral Farragut |
#1688, aired 1991-12-25 | U.S. NAVY $500: During the 1950s the Navy named a class of aircraft carriers for this 1st Defense Sec'y James Forrestal |
#1247, aired 1990-01-23 | THE NAVY $100: While they've served in the Navy since before WWI, they weren't admitted to the academy until 1976 Women |
#1247, aired 1990-01-23 | THE NAVY $200: One-word term for an authorized leave from duty; to a sailor it means freedom for 48 hours or less liberty |
#1247, aired 1990-01-23 | THE NAVY $300: They are the 2 official colors of the U.S. Navy blue & gold |
#1247, aired 1990-01-23 | THE NAVY $400: In 1985 the submarine Rhode Island was renamed for this late Washington State senator (Henry) Jackson |
#1247, aired 1990-01-23 | THE NAVY $500: Base that's headquarters to the U.S. Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor |
#1212, aired 1989-12-05 | THE NAVY $100: A lyre insignia worn by navy personnel indicates this duty band (musicians) |
#1212, aired 1989-12-05 | THE NAVY $200: These naval battalions construct & repair overseas bases Seabees |
#1212, aired 1989-12-05 | THE NAVY $300: In 1942 Congress authorized a women's naval reserve known by this acronym WAVES |
#1212, aired 1989-12-05 | THE NAVY $400: It's the lowest rank among admirals in the U.S. Navy a rear admiral |
#1212, aired 1989-12-05 | THE NAVY $500: As his ship was being destroyed in the war of 1812, James Lawrence issued this dying command Don't give up the ship |
#459, aired 1986-09-11 | THE NAVY $100: In the early 19th c., the U.S. Navy built the very 1st warship powered by this steam |
#459, aired 1986-09-11 | THE NAVY $200: Little damaged in its many battles, it was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" the USS Constitution |
#459, aired 1986-09-11 | THE NAVY $300: Bartlett's says this naval motto is actually a misquote of Capt. James Lawrence's dying command "Don't give up the ship" |
#459, aired 1986-09-11 | THE NAVY $400: The former home of the Chief of Naval Operations is now official residence of this elected official the vice president of the United States |
#459, aired 1986-09-11 | THE NAVY $500: Navy detail drawn by Jack Nicholson in "The Last Detail" shore patrol |
#390, aired 1986-03-07 | THE NAVY $200: Duty of a petty officer who wears a lyre insignia on his rating badge a musician |
#390, aired 1986-03-07 | THE NAVY $400: U.S. submarines are appropriately named for these creatures fish |
#390, aired 1986-03-07 | THE NAVY $600: East Coast city that's home base to the Atlantic fleet Norfolk, Virginia |
#390, aired 1986-03-07 | THE NAVY $800: Colors of the Navy Jack blue and white |
#390, aired 1986-03-07 | THE NAVY $1000: During WWII, he took command of the Pacific fleet after Pearl Harbor attack Admiral (Chester) Nimitz |