Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (359 results returned)

#9003, aired 2023-12-272023 SPORTS HIGHLIGHT REEL $400: For the first time, the U.S. women didn't reach the semifinals of this, getting knocked out by Sweden in the round of 16 the Women's World Cup
#8939, aired 2023-09-28AROUND THE HORN $5,400 (Daily Double): An around-the-world yacht race that requires sailors to round Cape Horn awards a trophy named for this author Jules Verne
#8927, aired 2023-09-12THE SPORTING LIFE $1200: Named for the 3-decade president of its gov. body, this tourney's top prize was once called the Jules Rimet Trophy the (FIFA) World Cup
#8908, aired 2023-07-05NATIONS' LAST MONARCHS $1600: Túpac Amaru led a 1570s resistance against the Spanish but was captured & killed as the last ruler of this New World people the Inca
#19, aired 2023-05-24IN THE WORLD CAPITAL $1,000 (Daily Double): The Zytglogge tower & astronomical clock, which inspired Einstein & his special theory of relativity Bern
#15, aired 2023-05-22ALL AROUND THE WORLD $1000: The Majolikahaus is one of one of many Vienna buildings decorated in this style whose name is partly from German for "youth" Jugendstil
#8, aired 2023-05-12WORLD FACTS $1200: It's the only country in Africa that's completely surrounded by another country Lesotho
#6, aired 2023-05-10WORLD OF WORDS & IDIOMS $2000: Ronald Reagan adapted the Russian saying "Doveryai, no proveryai" into this 3-word maxim about nuclear weapons deals trust but verify
#3, aired 2023-05-091920s SCIENCE $800: Lewis Fry Richardson proposed doing this with 64,000 computers (those were people then) & data from a world network of balloons forecasting the weather
#8835, aired 2023-03-24THE WWE $400: (Alexa Bliss presents the clue.) Dave Bautista went 282 days to destroy the record for the longest single reign as world heavyweight champ before suiting up, or really stripping down, to play Drax the Destroyer in this 2014 Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy
#8810, aired 2023-02-17THE CHAMPION'S LEAGUE $1000: Bobby Thomson, 1951 the National League
#8804, aired 2023-02-09YOU'RE ON THE WORLD MONEY $1600: South Africa's banknotes have Nelson Mandela on the front & are in this currency rand
#8787, aired 2023-01-17A LITTLE WORLD HISTORY $6,000 (Daily Double): He reunited the Eastern & Western Roman Empires in 324 A.D., & the new capital soon bore his name Constantine the Great
#8710, aired 2022-09-30BODIES OF WATER $400: Scoresby Sound, home to the world's longest one of these narrow inlets, lies in Greenland, not Norway a fjord
#8673, aired 2022-06-29CHUCK D, TIMES 3 $400: Charles Darwin was just 22 when he boarded this ship to begin his 5-year round-the-world voyage the Beagle
#8624, aired 2022-04-21WORLD CAPITALS $2000: Kigali is home to the university of this country Rwanda
#18, aired 2022-02-22DOCUMENTARY SUBJECTS $1200: "They Shall Not Grow Old"; Peter Jackson documents this early 20th century event World War I
#8381, aired 2021-04-19SELF-HELP YOURSELF $800: Shhh! Rhonda Byrne told this title to the world in 2006, saying it "is the law of attraction", but let's just keep that between us The Secret
#8344, aired 2021-02-25"ROUND" THE WORLD $200: Charing Cross & Covent Garden are stops on it the Underground
#8344, aired 2021-02-25"ROUND" THE WORLD $400: Winchester, England, claims to have this, 18 feet in diameter Round Table
#8344, aired 2021-02-25"ROUND" THE WORLD $600: September is when thousands of rodeo fans are driven into northeast Oregon for the annual Pendleton this Roundup
#8344, aired 2021-02-25"ROUND" THE WORLD $800: West of London, the Denham this connects traffic on the A40 & the M40 a roundabout
#8344, aired 2021-02-25"ROUND" THE WORLD $1000: Hotspots at the Battle of Gettysburg included Devil's Den, the Peach Orchard & Little this Round Top
#8305, aired 2020-12-18MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND $400: The Seychelles, Mauritius & India all have a unit of currency named this the rupee
#8305, aired 2020-12-18MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND $800: This country that borders Sierra Leone & the Ivory Coast uses its own dollar as its currency Liberia
#8305, aired 2020-12-18MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND $1600: From the Latin for "every ten", it's the currency of several countries including Jordan & Algeria the dinar
#8305, aired 2020-12-18MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND $2000: The only remaining currency in Europe still named the franc, the Swiss franc is used by Switzerland & this country Liechtenstein
#8305, aired 2020-12-18MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND $5,000 (Daily Double): A monetary unit called the Balboa is used in this country nicknamed the "Crossroads of the World" Panama
#8189, aired 2020-03-26WORLD FACTBOOK TRAVEL FACTS $600: In this Mediterranean principality, don't fill a glass more than halfway--booze is to be savored, not guzzled Monaco
#8152, aired 2020-02-04NEWER WORLD HERITAGE SITES $2000: In 2018 UNESCO added Ivrea, an industrial commune near Turin where this Italian company made typewriters, not cooking oils Olivetti
#8124, aired 2019-12-26TO THE OLD TOWN ROAD $600: Called the longest street in the world, this Toronto st. is more than 200 years old, but its name sounds like the opposite of "old" Yonge Street
#8116, aired 2019-12-16CHRISTMAS RAPPING $200: Kanye rapped about "Christmas in" this Manhattan neighborhood north of 110th Street Harlem
#8099, aired 2019-11-21WEIRD LEGAL NEWS $600: The BBC said in 2012 after a Sea World trip, Welsh tourists woke up hungover & "with (this type of) flightless bird in their apartment" a penguin
#8081, aired 2019-10-28THE 20th CENTURY $800: After Bobby Thomson's 1951 "Shot Heard 'Round the World", this team won the pennant! This team won the pennant! the Giants
#8055, aired 2019-09-20THE TECH WORLD $400: In 2018 Microsoft unveiled its All Access program that allowed gamers to get this console on a rent-to-own basis Xbox
#8054, aired 2019-09-1916-LETTER WORDS $400: A toast of grog to Sir Francis Drake, who completed this type of round-the-world voyage on Sept. 26, 1580 circumnavigation
#8049, aired 2019-09-12COUNTRY MUSIC $400: (Ken Burns delivers the clue.) With the release of their first album which hit No. 1 in 1984 they became one of the most successful country duos of all time "You had to see if the world was round / It's time that you learned how good settlin' down could be / Why not me..." The Judds
#8046, aired 2019-09-09WORLD CURRENCY $400: After the U.S. pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal with this country in 2018, its currency plunged Iran
#8000, aired 2019-05-24LET'S GO TO THE OPERA $400: operabase.com says this city led the world with 632 opera performances in 2017-18, many at the Bolshoi Moscow
#7984, aired 2019-05-02WORLD OF SPORT $200: In 1877 Australia beat England by 45 runs in the first test match played by international teams in this sport cricket
#7961, aired 2019-04-01THE WORLD OF MONEY $1,400 (Daily Double): In an effort to diversity its portfolio, Canada sold most of this, becoming the only G7 member with less than 100 tons gold
#7950, aired 2019-03-15THE IRISH-AMERICAN HALL OF FAME $800: If you're an Irish-American teacher known the world over as "The Miracle Worker", you'd likely make the hall also Annie Sullivan
#7916, aired 2019-01-28WORLD LEADERS OF 2018 $1600: It's easy to spot this country's Kolinda Grabar Kitarović at the 2018 World Cup final--she's in her nation's colors Croatia
#7904, aired 2019-01-10NONFICTION $400: In the title of Joseph Campbell's study of world mythology, "The Hero" has this many faces a thousand
#7778, aired 2018-06-06WORLD HISTORY $400: This historically higher-status people of Rwanda became the victim of genocide in the 1990s the Tutsi
#7762, aired 2018-05-15WORLD CAPITALS $1200: Rent yourself a van in Yerevan, this country's capital, then shoot through Turkey to the Black Sea Armenia
#7724, aired 2018-03-22AVIATION HISTORY $1600: With H. Ross Perot Jr. aboard, the Spirit of this state is seen here completing the first round-the-world helicopter trip Texas
#7686, aired 2018-01-29WINTER OLYMPICS PREVIEW $600: This all-time leader in women's skiing World Cup wins has been named an honorary ambassador at the Games Lindsey Vonn
#7631, aired 2017-11-13MUSIC FOR CHAMPS $800: In a 2013 hit that recalls a No. 1 from the '70s, Imagine Dragons was "On Top Of" it top of the world
#7622, aired 2017-10-31GREAT BOOKS OF SCIENCE $800: 1632's "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" got him in trouble with the Catholic church Galileo
#7612, aired 2017-10-17LET'S SAVE THE PLANET $800: An org. founded in 1881 & including over 3,900 utilities aims to preserve this, "the world's most important resource" water
#7585, aired 2017-07-28PLAN $2000: The Schlieffen Plan, named for a field marshal who died the year before, was used by Germany at the start of this war World War I
#7534, aired 2017-05-18A ROUND OF GULF $800: World Book describes this as "a great curved arm of the Atlantic... that covers nearly 700,000 square miles" the Gulf of Mexico
#7511, aired 2017-04-17SPORTS TROPHIES $2,000 (Daily Double): The Jules Rimet Cup was replaced by this trophy in 1974 the World Cup
#7486, aired 2017-03-13OPEN THE PODCAST DOORS, HAL $1200: The World Wide Web can be wacky, & this 2-word show whose title can be a dangerous click when e-mailing fills in details Reply All
#7475, aired 2017-02-24OLYMPIANS $800: On the final shot of a round at Rio 2016, Kim Woo-jin hit the innermost gold circle to set a world record in this sport archery
#7457, aired 2017-01-31TRAVEL & TOURISM $400: Every even year watch the world's top sailors in the Atlantic Cup, a 1,000-mile race from this S.C. port to Portland, Me. Charleston
#7443, aired 2017-01-11THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL $1600: (Rena Sofer and John McCook give the clue as Quinn Fuller Forrester and Eric Forrester, Sr. from The Bold and the Beautiful.) "Eric, I can't live if you won't forgive me." "Quinn, don't try to get a hold on me like this female World War I spy who danced naked for royalty & military officers. May I remind you she died in a blaze of firing squad bullets!" Mata Hari
#7381, aired 2016-10-17IF THE WORLD WERE 100 PEOPLE $200: 60 would be from this continent Asia
#7367, aired 2016-09-27ARCHIPELAGOS $1,200 (Daily Double): For a breathtaking view of the main island in this group, board the "End of the World" train in Ushuaia, Argentina Tierra del Fuego
#7354, aired 2016-07-28HONORARY HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS $600: He traveled the world with the USO, performing his first show in 1941 & his last in 1990 Bob Hope
#7349, aired 2016-07-21PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES $1000: In the 1930s Wiley Post made record round-the-world flights in this Lockheed model with the same name as a 1970s Chevy a Vega
#7347, aired 2016-07-19THESE AREN'T BIBLE BOOKS $400: This 1978 novel character writes "The World According to Bensenhaver" as a way to cope with his son's death T.S. Garp
#7313, aired 2016-06-01WORLD OF POETRY $2000: This country's poet known as Odidere Ayekooto, "the loquacious parrot", is a rock star among his Yoruba people Nigeria
#7245, aired 2016-02-26WIDE WORLD OF PORTS $2000: This port & year-round resort lies at the southern tip of Israel & at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba Eilat
#7238, aired 2016-02-17COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: In 1961 this country's Tutsi monarchy was overthrown in a Hutu revolution Rwanda
#7223, aired 2016-01-27PRO WOMEN $600: This MMA champ said, "What makes me so confident that I can win is I'm the greatest fighter in the world" Ronda Rousey
#7209, aired 2016-01-07WORLD HISTORY $2000: On May 7, 1954 a French outpost at this location fell to Communist Vietnamese forces Dien Bien Phu
#7192, aired 2015-12-15FIRST LINES $600: A Rand-om novel: "Who is John Galt?" Atlas Shrugged
#7183, aired 2015-12-02BALLPLAYERS IN UNIFORM $1200: During World War I, this ferocious Tiger made a peach of a U.S. Army captain Ty Cobb
#7168, aired 2015-11-11VETERANS $600: (Eric Stonestreet gives the clue.) Known as the "Father of Veterans Day", World War II vet Raymond Weeks received the Presidential Citizens Medal from this man on November 11, 1982 Ronald Reagan
#7149, aired 2015-10-15REORDERING THE NOTED PAIR $1000: We turn the fashion world upside down as D&G becomes G&D, this new brand; sorry, Domenico, Stefano is now No. 1 Gabbana & Dolce
#7133, aired 2015-09-23WORLD'S FAIRS & EXPOS $400: To raise funds for its base, part of this landmark was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 the Statue of Liberty
#7129, aired 2015-09-17AROUND THE WORLD $400: Seen here, this port city of 5 million is found on both banks of the Neva River Saint Petersburg
#7122, aired 2015-07-28WORLD UNIVERSITIES $2000: Mick Jagger may have learned to count his money when he attended the London School of this & Political Science economics
#7087, aired 2015-06-09SPORTS AWARDS $200: In 2010 Spain's cup runneth over after it won this tournament & trophy for the first time the World Cup
#7063, aired 2015-05-06WORLD OF WATERCRAFT $800: 3-word name of the boating weather advisory issued when winds reach 20+ knots along with dangerous wave conditions a small-craft advisory
#7027, aired 2015-03-17STAR-CHITECTS $400: In 2007 this Down Under landmark designed by Jorn Utzon became a UNESCO World Heritage Site the Sydney Opera House
#7011, aired 2015-02-23DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I $1200: In 1579, during their round-the-world voyage, this man & his crew landed in California & called it New Albion Sir Francis Drake
#6989, aired 2015-01-22SPORTS SHORTS 2014 $400: They won the World Series (San Francisco) Giants
#6968, aired 2014-12-24TURTLES $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits next to a big guy at the Turtle Conservancy.) Few natural predators & competitors for food, this South American giant tortoise became the largest species in the world the Galápagos tortoise
#6940, aired 2014-11-14AUTHORS $1000: In 1960 she delivered a campus lecture titled "Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World" Ayn Rand
#6931, aired 2014-11-03NOVELS $2000: John Galt stops the motor of the world in this Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged
#6930, aired 2014-10-31WORLD HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a skeletal doll.) La Catrina, the skeleton figure who has become an icon of Day of the Dead celebrations, was an early 20th-century creation to mock elite Mexicans, but her origins can be traced to the underworld goddess of this pre-Columbian civilization the Aztecs
#6857, aired 2014-06-10TV & MOVIE SCHOOLS $1600: The historically black school of Hillman College was at the center of this spinoff sitcom A Different World
#6828, aired 2014-04-30NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WINNING WORDS $1200: 1993: A World War II suicide pilot K-A-M-I-K-A-Z-E
#6803, aired 2014-03-26WORLD LEADERS IN 1914 $2,000 (Daily Double): Sultan Mehmed V (over a now-departed entity) the Ottoman Empire
#6763, aired 2014-01-29THE "RENT" IS DUE $1000: "The Mental Floss History of the World" is this kind of "Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits" irreverent
#6745, aired 2014-01-03BASEBALL: THE 1950s $2000: In a 1951 playoff game, he hit the "shot heard 'round the world" propelling the Giants into the World Series Bobby Thomson
#6655, aired 2013-07-19A "TELL"-ALL CATEGORY $2000: It's the IP in WIPO, a world organization protecting copyrights & such intellectual property
#6649, aired 2013-07-11WORLD HISTORY $400: The 1948 airlift to this capital city was designed to thwart a Soviet blockade Berlin
#6486, aired 2012-11-26JULIA ROBERTS MOVIE BY ROLE $800: Recently divorced round-the-world traveler Liz Gilbert Eat Pray Love
#6464, aired 2012-10-25ONE MAN, ONE BOAT $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The Panama Canal hadn't been built in 1895, so Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail solo around the world, took the long way, passing through this strait on his three-year voyage the Strait of Magellan
#6453, aired 2012-10-10STOPS $800: On I-80 in Iowa you'll find what claims to be the world's largest this; it has a 300-seat restaurant & 24 private showers a truck stop
#6451, aired 2012-10-08AROUND THE WORLD $2,000 (Daily Double): Following Russia & China, which each border 14 other countries, this New World country is third with 10 Brazil
#6444, aired 2012-09-27WORLD OF DANCE $1200: Cole Porter told us what happens "When they begin" this Caribbean dance the beguine
#6441, aired 2012-09-24THEY ALSO WROTE CHILDREN'S BOOKS $800: A kid is a kid is a kid in her book for younger readers "The World Is Round" Gertrude Stein
#6416, aired 2012-07-09SEAS OF THE WORLD $1000: The Lincoln Sea stretches from Cape Columbia, Canada to Cape Morris Jesup on this large island to the east Greenland
#6389, aired 2012-05-31SHEEP $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reads from the Tobruk Sheep Station in Australia.) Australia's wool industry, producing one-fourth of the world's supply, began about 200 years ago with the importing of this breed of sheep originally from Spain Merino
#6358, aired 2012-04-18THE STAFF OF THE DANA CARVEY SHOW $200: The show lasted only 8 episodes despite great talent including Dana, who gained fame as this dude in "Wayne's World" Garth
#6343, aired 2012-03-28AUSSIES & THE SEA $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in the National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia.) Ken Warby wanted to break the world speed record for boats, so he built the "Spirit of Australia", a wooden type of this craft that makes little contact with the water; 288 miles per hour later, he had his record a hydroplane
#6292, aired 2012-01-17AVIATION FIRSTS $400: Beginning in the 1910s, DELAG, the world's first airline, offered service in Germany aboard this type of airship a Zeppelin
#6280, aired 2011-12-30NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD $2000: The 3 "lakes of" this Irish national park are Upper Lake, Muckross Lake & Lough Leane Killarney National Park
#6266, aired 2011-12-12AMERICAN POETS $1000: In "Concord Hymn", he wrote, "Here once the embattled farmers stood, and fired the shot heard round the world" Ralph Waldo Emerson
#6241, aired 2011-11-07TREASURES OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY $1600: New York City is the finish line of the 73-step board game called "Round the World with" this adventuress Nellie Bly
#6186, aired 2011-07-04CLASSIC KIDS' POEMS $400: Charles Kingsley: "And round the world away; young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog his" every dog his day
#6139, aired 2011-04-28GOOD GOD, Y'ALL $1200: Depicted with wings, Turan was those darn Estrucans' goddess of this, said to make the world go 'round love
#6105, aired 2011-03-11RENT $400: The highest business rents in the world are along this Paris boulevard Champs-Elysées
#6057, aired 2011-01-04MARXISMS $800: These people, like Kant and Spinoza, "have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it" philosophers
#6031, aired 2010-11-29THAT'S GREAT, PETER THE GREAT! $1000: Part of the palace begun by Peter is now this Russian museum, one of the largest in the world the Hermitage
#5987, aired 2010-09-28LYRICS OF THE ARTIST $2000: "Are you going to let it all hang out? Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go round" Queen
#5976, aired 2010-09-13THE WORLD SERIES MVP's TEAM $200: 1975: Pete Rose the (Cincinnati) Reds
#5973, aired 2010-07-2815 MINUTES OF FAME $1600: Introducing the world to the word "palimony", Michelle Triola sued this actor for support in 1979 Lee Marvin
#5879, aired 2010-03-18PLEASANT 4-LETTER WORDS $400: "All You Need Is" this; it "Makes The World Go 'Round" love
#5749, aired 2009-09-17SCIENTISTS $800: "The Undersea World of" this marine explorer was a television fixture from 1968 to 1976 Jacques Cousteau
#5678, aired 2009-04-22THE NEW YORK TIMES TIMES MACHINE $2,000 (Daily Double): The high hopes of this year are indicated here 1919
#5662, aired 2009-03-31THAT'S CRICKET $1200: Cricket's World Cup is contested every 4 years; crikey! This country has now won 3 straight Australia
#5653, aired 2009-03-18THE WORLD COURT $5,000 (Daily Double): The International Criminal Court replaces ad hoc U.N. tribunals like this one for the 1994 events in this African country Rwanda
#5639, aired 2009-02-26BACK AT THE CBC $1600: (Alex delivers the clue from back at the CBC.) In 1967, the CBC international broadcast center was used by crews from all around the world who were here to report on this World's Fair Expo '67
#5528, aired 2008-09-24VERY PUNNY $1600: A group of cattle fired into Earth orbit was this, a twist on an Emerson quote about the Battle of Concord the herd shot round the world
#5524, aired 2008-09-18KIDS IN LIT $800: A book by a great-great-uncle shows Jared, Simon & Mallory the hidden world around them in this series The Spiderwick Chronicles
#5429, aired 2008-03-27LOCO FOR LOGOS $1000: This company is named after the aircraft carrier the owner served on during World War II Enterprise Rent-A-Car
#5307, aired 2007-10-09OUT OF THIS WORLD $1,500 (Daily Double): It was last seen in the skies in 1986 & won't return until 2061 Halley's Comet
#5297, aired 2007-09-25COMPLETES THE STAR TREK EPISODE TITLE $2000: "For the World Is Hollow, and I Have Touched" this "the Sky"
#5145, aired 2007-01-125 BANDS $800: "Remember when we traveled 'round the world, we met a lot of people & girls", sang this Joey McIntyre boy band New Kids on the Block
#5145, aired 2007-01-12INSIDE THE ARTIST'S STUDIO WITH JAMES LIPTON $1200: (James Lipton reads the clue.) You finished "The Sick Child" in 1886. 7 years later, the world would recoil from "The Scream." Tell us about your pain Munch
#5129, aired 2006-12-21NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD $1600: Chateau Lake Louise is a famous resort in this Canadian national park Banff
#5073, aired 2006-10-04WORLD LEADERS $700 (Daily Double): Hu Jintao became the General Secretary of the Communist Party in 2002 & leader of this country in 2003 China
#5044, aired 2006-07-13WORLD RELIGION $2000: The 71 members of this Jewish religious council that ruled in Roman times were mostly Pharises the Sanhedrin
#5042, aired 2006-07-11A ROUND OF GULF $800: Spanning an area of about 600,000 square miles, it's the world's largest gulf the Gulf of Mexico
#5014, aired 2006-06-01EUROPE $600: Established in 1919, this Amsterdam-based airline is the world's oldest still under its original name KLM
#4947, aired 2006-02-2819th CENTURY EUROPE $2,000 (Daily Double): As of 1825 Spain had lost all of its possessions in the New World except these 2 islands Cuba & Puerto Rico
#4909, aired 2006-01-05THE AIR UP THERE $1200: Yeager & Rutan's round-the-world flight in 1986 was the first to accomplish the feat without doing this refueling
#4823, aired 2005-07-20THE MATERIAL WORLD $400: An elastomer is defined as a synthetic polymer having the properties of this natural material rubber
#4794, aired 2005-06-09DEAD RECKONING $1200: On Nov. 9, 1970 this world leader passed away after a heart attack, one year after resigning his presidency de Gaulle
#4686, aired 2005-01-10SPORTS TROPHIES $1200: The Jules Rimet Trophy soccer
#4631, aired 2004-10-25SPORTS TERMS $600: "Around the world" is a round of golf with this score, an allusion to a certain novel 80
#4592, aired 2004-07-20TRAVEL & TOURISM $800: Geyser Gulch, the world's largest tree house, is one of the features at Silver Dollar City in this Missouri tourist mecca Branson
#4538, aired 2004-05-05EXPLORERS $2000: Yes, Sir! This Englishman seen here, who completed a round-the-world voyage, was knighted in 1581 Sir Francis Drake
#4510, aired 2004-03-26FACTS IN THE WORLD ALMANAC $800: Prior to Sacagawea, she was the last woman on the $1 coin in general circulation Susan B. Anthony
#4437, aired 2003-12-16"FOR" YOU $2000: The only instance of a world sports championship won posthumously was when Jochen Rindt won in 1970 for this Formula One Racing
#4426, aired 2003-12-01WOULD YOU LIKE SOME GUAM? $1200: This Portuguese explorer probably made landfall on Guam in 1521 as a part of his round-the-world voyage Magellan
#4425, aired 2003-11-28BEATLES LYRICS $600: "And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round" "The Fool On The Hill"
#4382, aired 2003-09-30THE METROPOLITAN OPERA $1600: The Met gave the American premiere of his "Turandot" & the world premiere of his "Girl of the Golden West" Puccini
#4377, aired 2003-09-23NOW THAT'S BIG! $4,000 (Daily Double): With a wingspan up to one foot, the world's largest of these insects is the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing a butterfly
#4311, aired 2003-05-05WORLD LIT $400: This "Atlas Shrugged" author shrugged off her native Russia in the 1920s & moved to the U.S. Ayn Rand
#4304, aired 2003-04-24THAT '70s NEWS $400: It luxuriously set out in 1975 on its first-ever round-the-world cruise including a visit to New York QE2
#4299, aired 2003-04-17THE MIGHTY U.S.S. MISSOURI $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri in Hawaii.) This admiral, nicknamed "Bull", walked the deck of the Missouri, his flagship, in the latter part of World War II William F. Halsey, Jr.
#4165, aired 2002-10-11WORLD SERIES HOMERS $800: (Sofia of the Clue Crew standing in front of Wrigley Field in Chicago) Bobby Thomson hit the "Shot Heard Round the World" in New York; Babe Ruth hit this 1932 World Series home run in Wrigley Field the "Called Shot"
#4139, aired 2002-09-05CHILDREN'S LIT $800: In 1939 she published "The World Is Round" about a child named Rose... is a rose... is a rose... Gertrude Stein
#4124, aired 2002-07-04DISCOVERY $800: In 1580 he brought back to England the silver, gold, jewels & 3 tons of cloves he got during his round-the-world trip Drake
#4046, aired 2002-03-18TV THEME SONGS $800: "Now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum, what might be right for you may not be right for some" Diff'rent Strokes
#4045, aired 2002-03-15A DATE WITH HISTORY $1200: Bobby Fischer became the first American world chess champion defeating this man on Sept. 1, 1972 Boris Spassky
#4043, aired 2002-03-13IT'S A TOUGH WORLD $1600: At about 8,000 square miles, it's the smallest country in the Western Hemisphere beginning with "E" El Salvador
#4020, aired 2002-02-08THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Concord, Massachusetts.) The Shot Heard Round the World was fired from this directional bridge as the Americans turned back the Redcoats the North Bridge
#3991, aired 2001-12-31WORLD GEOGRAPHY $2000: The cacao-producing republic of Sao Tome & this lies off Africa's west coast Principe
#3935, aired 2001-10-12IT'S A GROUP THING $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Sea World in San Diego.) It's a term for a stable group of killer whales, so you could say "as alike as two whales in" one of these a pod
#3903, aired 2001-07-18LITERARY ALLUSIONS $1000: "The shot heard round the world" was first heard in this man's "Concord Hymn" Ralph Waldo Emerson
#3894, aired 2001-07-05LAS VEGAS MUSEUMS?! $300: The Guinness World of Records displays over 2,000 of these "bags" collected by the Vermeulen family on plane trips airsick bags
#3865, aired 2001-05-25COUNTRY MUSIC $800: November 28, 1925 marked the debut of this station's "Barn Dance", which later became the "Grand Ole Opry" WSM ("World's Sweetest Music")
#3784, aired 2001-02-01ART MUSEUMS $600 (Daily Double): If you get a chance, visit the Munch Museum in this world capital; it's a real scream! Oslo, Norway
#3760, aired 2000-12-29ANNUAL EVENTS $800 (Daily Double): Held each August in Akron, Ohio, it's been called "The Greatest Amateur Youth Racing Event in the World" the National Soap Box Derby
#3669, aired 2000-07-13LET'S TAKE A LITTLE TRIP $500: In 1938 this rich aviator took 4 assistants on a little round-the-world flight Howard Hughes
#3660, aired 2000-06-30WORLD HERITAGE SITES $600 (Daily Double): These islands, made a national park by Ecuador in 1959, were made a World Heritage Site in 1978 the Galapagos Islands
#3646, aired 2000-06-12THEY CAME FROM ANOTHER WORLD $400: Julia Shearer on "Another World", she was the quirky Corky on "Murphy Brown" Faith Ford
#3609, aired 2000-04-20DIRIGIBLES, BLIMPS & ZEPPELINS $1,000 (Daily Double): L.A. & this N.J. city were the only U.S. stops the Graf Zeppelin made during its round-the-world trip in 1929 Lakehurst
#3606, aired 2000-04-17'ROUND THE WORLD $100: The Sam McGuire Football Cup is awarded to a league champion in this island country Ireland
#3606, aired 2000-04-17'ROUND THE WORLD $200: Even at 5.4 million square miles, it's the world's smallest ocean Arctic
#3606, aired 2000-04-17'ROUND THE WORLD $300: A manufacturing powerhouse since the Industrial Revolution, this city is England's 2nd largest in population Birmingham
#3606, aired 2000-04-17'ROUND THE WORLD $400: Of Brazil, India or Australia, the one that's largest in area Brazil
#3606, aired 2000-04-17'ROUND THE WORLD $500: You'll find the Dolomite Alps rising to nearly 11,000 feet in this European country Italy
#3541, aired 2000-01-17WORLD HISTORY $200: Martin Behaim made the world's first known globe in this year when some say the world was proved round 1492
#3459, aired 1999-09-23POPULAR CLASSICAL MUSIC $600: Popular title of Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, which was strongly influenced by Native American & black music "New World Symphony"
#3449, aired 1999-09-09WORLD CAPITALS $200: The name of this capital of Belgium might remind you of "sprouts" that Mom tries to make you eat Brussels
#3431, aired 1999-07-05PARTY LIKE IT'S 1899 $800: This Dutch city, now the home of the World Court, hosted one of the first major international peace conferences The Hague
#3423, aired 1999-06-2320th CENTURY WOMEN $200: In 1997 pilot Linda Finch recreated & finished the round-the-world flight begun by this woman Amelia Earhart
#3352, aired 1999-03-16TROUBLE $100: 1775's "Shot Heard Round the World" was shot at the battle of this town Concord
#3282, aired 1998-12-08"LAND"s OF THE WORLD $900 (Daily Double): It's the only U.S. state that fits the category Maryland (or Rhode Island)
#3279, aired 1998-12-03WORLD CUP '98 $200: This country's win over the "Great Satan" knocked the U.S. out of contention for the second round Iran
#3258, aired 1998-11-04COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: About 90% of the people of this country which borders Burundi on the north are Hutu, about 9% Tutsi Rwanda
#3254, aired 1998-10-29WORLD HODGEPODGE $500: When shopping on Saba, an island in this sea, look for the beautiful, delicate Saba lace the Caribbean Sea
#3120, aired 1998-03-06NUMBER, PLEASE $200: The world's population first hit this round number around 1850; it's now about 6 times that One billion
#3117, aired 1998-03-03WORLD HISTORY $1000: On Feb. 12, 1912, the last emperor of this dynasty abdicated, ending more than 3,000 years of Chinese monarchy Manchu
#3056, aired 1997-12-08BIG "SHOT"s $1000: Emerson's line following "Here once the embattled farmers stood" "Shot heard 'round the world"
#3038, aired 1997-11-12ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY $400: Since 1937 this world-famous tomb has been protected by an honor guard 24 hours a day Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#3028, aired 1997-10-29"C" THE WORLD $500: The name of this African country comes from camaroes, a Portuguese word for shrimp Cameroon
#2986, aired 1997-09-01OUR "WORLD" (& WELCOME TO IT) $600: The domain of Hades, brother of Zeus & Poseidon The Underworld
#2959, aired 1997-06-12CHEESES OF THE WORLD $400: This country is known for its double Gloucester cheese, which is similar to cheddar England
#2957, aired 1997-06-10ENTREPRENEURS $600: Representing such people as Mike Tyson, he bills himself as "The World's Greatest Boxing Promoter" Don King
#2926, aired 1997-04-28ART $1000: In a 1996 movie Jeffrey Wright played this Haitian-American, a star of the 1980s art world Jean-Michel Basquiat
#2860, aired 1997-01-24WORLD WAR II $1,000 (Daily Double): About 40,000 men were left in this French port after the last evacuation ship left June 4, 1940 Dunkirk
#2857, aired 1997-01-21GOLF TALK $400: Hey Verne! An around the world is a round of golf played in this many strokes 80
#2830, aired 1996-12-13ISLANDS $1,000 (Daily Double): This Indian Ocean island, the world's fourth largest, is slightly smaller than Texas Madagascar
#2826, aired 1996-12-09WORLD FOOD & DRINK $400: French dishes described as A L'Allemande are inspired by the cuisine of this country Germany
#2824, aired 1996-12-05WORLD LEADERS $1,200 (Daily Double): In 1992 this former Soviet prime minister was named chairman of the State Council of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze
#2809, aired 1996-11-14BEETHOVEN $200: World Book says Beethoven was somewhat odd before he lost this sense & irritable after hearing
#2791, aired 1996-10-21WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: The town of Moshi in Tanzania lies at the base of this mountain Mount Kilimanjaro
#2759, aired 1996-09-05POTPOURRI $1000: This country's pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair was designed by Lucio Costa & Oscar Niemeyer Brazil
#2738, aired 1996-06-26IRA GERSHWIN LYRICS $400: "They all laughed at" this man "when he said the world was round" Christopher Columbus
#2711, aired 1996-05-20WORLD CAPITALS $2,000 (Daily Double): A palace & a statue of Jean-Jacques Dessalines dominate this capital's Place du Champ-de-Mars Port-au-Prince
#2667, aired 1996-03-19WORLD FLAGS $800: The "R" on its flag stands for republic, referendum & revolution, as well as the country's name Rwanda
#2661, aired 1996-03-11A GERSHWIN TUNE $400: "They all" did this "at Christopher Columbus when he said the world was round" laugh
#2611, aired 1996-01-01QUOTATIONS $200: W.S. Gilbert wrote, "In for a penny, in for" this, "It's love that makes the world go round!" a pound
#2572, aired 1995-11-07WORLD GEOGRAPHY $500: This continent's Polyus Nedostupnosti, the pole of inaccessibility, is Guinness' coldest place Antarctica
#2572, aired 1995-11-07EXPLORERS $600: The Victoria was the only one of his 5 ships to complete his 1519-1522 round-the-world expedition Magellan
#2571, aired 1995-11-06WORLD CITIES $800: The name of this Iraqi capital is Persian for "God-given" Baghdad
#2549, aired 1995-10-05AROUND THE WORLD $1000: You can rent princess Margaret's villa on Mustique, an island in this sea, for about $6,000 a week the Caribbean
#2515, aired 1995-07-07PROVERBS $100: It's the 4-letter word that "makes the world go round" love
#2490, aired 1995-06-02AMERICAN HISTORY $400: On July 2, 1937 radio contact was lost on her round-the-world flight (Amelia) Earhart
#2481, aired 1995-05-22TRAVEL & TOURISM $1000: What is believed to be the world's longest covered bridge spans the St. John River in this Canadian province New Brunswick
#2476, aired 1995-05-15COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: This city that hosted the 1982 World's Fair was the site of the University of Tennessee's first campus Knoxville
#2462, aired 1995-04-25WORLD TOWNS $1000: This town on Lake Albano near Rome has the same name as the papal residence there Castel Gandolfo
#2344, aired 1994-11-10BOOKS & AUTHORS $1,000 (Daily Double): Published in 1942, "My World--and Welcome to It" is a collection of writings by this humorist James Thurber
#2340, aired 1994-11-04WORLD CURRENCY $400: In 1961 the rand became legal tender in this country South Africa
#2328, aired 1994-10-19WORLD FACTS $1000: To the ancient Romans, this bay north of Spain was the Cantabrian Sea the Bay of Biscay
#2308, aired 1994-09-21WORLD CUP '94 $300: At the end of the second round, officials had issued a record 179 of these yellow cards
#2236, aired 1994-05-02MUSIC APPRECIATION $600: Now world-famous, this young Austrian choral group was established in 1498 the Vienna Boys Choir
#2214, aired 1994-03-31WORLD FLAGS $1000: The flag of this African country bears an "R" in its center Rwanda
#2190, aired 1994-02-25AMERICAN LITERATURE $400: In "The Concord Hymn", Emerson wrote, "Here once the embattled farmers stood and fired" this "the shot heard round the world"
#2168, aired 1994-01-26BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1993 this U.S. co. ranked No. 1 on Fortune Magazine's list of the top 500 industrial co.s in the world GM (General Motors)
#2163, aired 1994-01-19WORLD FACTS $3,000 (Daily Double): Aruba is scheduled to become completely independent of this European country in 1996 the Netherlands
#2115, aired 1993-11-12COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $600: This country follows Japan & the U.S. in the production of passenger cars Germany
#2007, aired 1993-05-04COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $100: In the Netherlands this neighboring country is called Frankrijk France
#1950, aired 1993-02-12BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Owens-Corning is the world's largest producer of this fiber fiber glass (glass fiber)
#1947, aired 1993-02-09"4"! $200: Though the world is round, this phrase is used to mean the most remote parts of it the 4 corners of the globe
#1872, aired 1992-10-27WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1853 Turkey declared war on Russia, beginning this conflict the Crimean War
#1844, aired 1992-09-17POETRY $1000: This Emerson poem begins, "By the rude bridge that arched the flood, their flag to April's breeze unfurled" "The Concord Hymn"
#1843, aired 1992-09-16FROM THE NEW WORLD $200: While ice cream came from the Old World, these 2 most popular flavorings came from the New chocolate & vanilla
#1840, aired 1992-09-11THE ARAB WORLD $1000: They're the 2 symbols common to the flags of Mauritania, Algeria & Tunisia a star & a crescent
#1830, aired 1992-07-10WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: This country's name is Urdu for "land of the pure" Pakistan
#1796, aired 1992-05-25SONG LYRICS $400: "Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don't they know it's" this the end of the world
#1773, aired 1992-04-22FAMOUS WOMEN $400: This fan dancer who caused a sensation at the 1933 World's Fair continued dancing until 1978 Sally Rand
#1732, aired 1992-02-25SPAIN $1,200 (Daily Double): In 1992 Spain is set to host the Olympics in Barcelona & a world's fair in this city Seville
#1626, aired 1991-09-30WORLD HISTORY $1000: Because the Belgian people thought he didn't stand up to the Nazis, this king abdicated in 1951 Leopold (III)"
#1622, aired 1991-09-24AMERICAN POETRY $800: The author of "The Concord Hymn", who immortalized "The shot heard round the world" Ralph Waldo Emerson
#1547, aired 1991-04-3019th CENTURY AMERICA $1000: This early labor organization began as a secret society of Philadelphia garment cutters in 1869 the Knights of Labor
#1526, aired 1991-04-01AGRICULTURE $800: Of the top 3 grains grown in the world, the U.S. is first in the production of this one corn
#1500, aired 1991-02-22FAMOUS NAMES $800: Pleased by his round-the-world voyage, Queen Elizabeth I dined on his ship, the Golden Hind (Sir Francis) Drake
#1486, aired 1991-02-04HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: In 1889 the 2nd Socialist International designated this day to honor the world's workers May 1st
#1459, aired 1990-12-27MAGAZINES $100: Mad magazine mascot who has said, "The world is a place that's gone from being flat to round to crooked" Alfred E. Neuman
#13, aired 1990-09-08ART WORLD BLOCKBUSTERS $600 (Daily Double): A tiger, not a horse, fetched $35,200 in 1986, the highest price ever for a piece from 1 of these a carousel (or a merry-go-round)
#9, aired 1990-08-11WORLD CAPITALS $200: King Christian IV built the Round Tower in this Danish capital as an astronomical observatory Copenhagen
#1355, aired 1990-06-22MUSEUMS $100: A furnished Hoosier log cabin can be found in the world's largest kids museum in this capital Indianapolis
#1338, aired 1990-05-30ANIMALS $400: One of the world's finest wools comes from the Merino breed of sheep which originated in this country Spain
#1333, aired 1990-05-23CLASSICAL MUSIC $4,600 (Daily Double): Modern composer who was called the world's outstanding specialist on Hungarian folk music Bela Bartok
#1301, aired 1990-04-09TRANSPORTATION $500: When completed in 1916, this railroad was the world's longest -- & still is Trans-Siberian
#1296, aired 1990-04-02PROVERBS $200: It "makes all men equal" & "makes the world go round" Love
#1280, aired 1990-03-09WORLD POLITICS $400: This Soviet premier's 1956 attack on Stalin was printed in its entirety in 1989 Khrushchev
#1219, aired 1989-12-14WORLD LEADERS $500: This 1st president of Kenya, who died in 1978, has been revered as the father of his country Jomo Kenyatta
#1189, aired 1989-11-02WORLD TRAVEL $500: City you'd visit to tour the Carlsberg & Tuborg breweries Copenhagen
#1177, aired 1989-10-17WORLD LEADERS $400: This political "strongman" was heavyweight boxing champ of Uganda from 1951-60 Idi Amin
#1166, aired 1989-10-02WORLD HISTORY $1000: France's Count of Rochambeau helped plan this climatic American battle of 1781 the Battle of Yorktown
#1160, aired 1989-09-22THE INSECT WORLD $300 (Daily Double): The mosquito's senses of smelling & taste are contained in these antennae
#1146, aired 1989-09-04RECENT TELEVISION $200: With "The Cosby Show" as its lead-in, this "Cosby" spin-off finished No. 2 in the '87-'88 ratings A Different World
#1126, aired 1989-06-26GEMS & JEWELRY $1000: In 1900 the world's most famous jewelry store was this Parisian one founded by Alfred & Louis Cartier
#1125, aired 1989-06-23BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: This author of "Brave New World" was the great-nephew of the poet Matthew Arnold Aldous Huxley
#1122, aired 1989-06-20ANIMALS $400: This endangered Asian mammal was chosen as the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund over 25 yrs. ago the panda
#1075, aired 1989-04-14SPORTS $500: Accommodating over 205,000 fans, world's largest soccer stadium is in this South American country Brazil
#1041, aired 1989-02-27CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $1000: Columbus made a total of this many round trip voyages between Spain & the New World 4
#1040, aired 1989-02-24THE 1930s $500: Harold Gatty's co-pilot on the 1st single-plane round-the-world flight Wiley Post
#1039, aired 1989-02-23TELEVISION $200: "A Different World" came back in 1988, but without this star who moved back to "Cosby" Lisa Bonet
#1018, aired 1989-01-25WORLD RELIGION $600: The Catholic trinity is the Father, Son & Holy Ghost & the Hindu trinity is Shiva, Brahma & this deity Vishnu
#1012, aired 1989-01-17"DD" $800: King Abdul Aziz International, 1 of world's largest airports, serves this Saudi Arabian city Jeddah
#989, aired 1988-12-15TECHNOLOGY $200: In November 1936 a gov't corp. in this country began the world's 1st scheduled TV programming England
#952, aired 1988-10-25AVIATION FIRSTS $1000: Name of the plane that made the 1st round-the-world flight without refueling Voyager
#948, aired 1988-10-19WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: When completed in 1884, it was the tallest masonry structure in the world the Washington Monument
#943, aired 1988-10-121986 NEWSMAKERS $500: The World Bridge Federation named this vice premier of China "Bridge Player of the Year" Deng Xiaoping
#913, aired 1988-07-20EUROPE $400: According to an old Dutch saying, "God created the world, but the Dutch" did this created Holland
#911, aired 1988-07-18TELEVISION $1000: Once seen on the DuMont Network, this outer space officer was "guardian of the safety of the world" Captain Video
#894, aired 1988-06-23SICKNESS & HEALTH $200: Soon, funeral directors may be recovering these implanted devices to resell to the third world pacemakers
#891, aired 1988-06-20BIRD OF PREY $600: New World vultures lack this ability because, unlike most birds, they ha\ve no syrinx they cannot call (or sing)
#881, aired 1988-06-06WORLD GEOGRAPHY $600: Australia's Great Barrier Reef lies off the northeastern coast of this "royal" state Queensland
#861, aired 1988-05-09BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: U.S. News & World Report calls it the world's largest & most secretive airline Aeroflot
#857, aired 1988-05-03MUSIC $500: To promote world peace, this Spanish cellist composed the oratorio "The Manger" in 1960 Pablo Casals
#827, aired 1988-03-22SOCCER $200: International competition for this trophy began in 1930 World Cup
#824, aired 1988-03-17LYRICS $100: A 1937 song says "They all laughed at" this explorer "when he said the world was round" Columbus
#780, aired 1988-01-15WORLD CITIES $1,000 (Daily Double): The Warsaw Pact is administered from headquarters in this city Moscow
#757, aired 1987-12-15SPORTS $500 (Daily Double): The ITTF, the International Federation for this sport, holds a World Championship every 2 years table tennis
#709, aired 1987-10-08BY GEORGE $500 (Daily Double): Composer of the following, though it said the only "levees" he knew were his neighbors in Brooklyn: " Swanee, how I love you, how I love you / My dear old Swanee / I'd give up the world to be / Among the folks in D-I-X-I-" George Gershwin
#708, aired 1987-10-07TOYS & GAMES $200: The World Book says one can be "hard or soft & solid or inflated" &, oh yes, usually round a ball
#705, aired 1987-10-02DALLAS $200: The question on lips all over the world during the summer of 1980 Who shot J.R.?
#702, aired 1987-09-29TOP-SELLING PRODUCTS $100: Gorham's top-selling silver pattern or the lace that made the Big Bopper's "world go round" Chantilly
#697, aired 1987-09-22EXPLORERS $600: Country which sent Magellan on his 'round-the-world cruise Spain
#694, aired 1987-09-17HISTORY $500: Man after whom Martin Waldseemuller, a German cartographer, named the New World in 1507 Amerigo Vespucci
#665, aired 1987-06-26RUBBER $400: The world's largest rubber plantation, in Liberia, is owned by this #3 U.S. tire maker Firestone
#653, aired 1987-06-10"TALL" $1000: In both 1976 & 1986, they gathered from around the world in N.Y. Harbor the tall ships
#651, aired 1987-06-08INSECTS $500: World Book says these are the 2 things most insects spend most of their time doing eating & reproducing
#647, aired 1987-06-02TEXTILES $600: World Book says because of its beauty, this natural fiber is often called "the queen of fibers" silk
#645, aired 1987-05-29JUNE $600: On June 17, 1947, it became the 1st airline to offer round-the'-world passenger service Pan Am
#643, aired 1987-05-27ASTRONOMY $200: Though Columbus "proved" it, Pythagoras taught this 21 centuries earlier that the world is round
#629, aired 1987-05-07WORLD WAR II $1000: WWII Coast Guard commander better remembered for knocking out Jess Willard Jack Dempsey
#626, aired 1987-05-04WORLD TRADE $2,100 (Daily Double): Over 70 countries signed the "GATT" which the "General Agreement" on these trade & tariffs
#621, aired 1987-04-27WORLD WAR II $200: Germany's "Desert Fox" Rommel
#621, aired 1987-04-27MEMPHIS $300: Memphis is headquarters of this, the world's largest hotel chain Holiday Inn
#617, aired 1987-04-21WORLD GEOGRAPHY $3,300 (Daily Double): 2 of the 3 countries of the world that begin with the letter "J" (2 of) Jordan, Jamaica, & Japan
#583, aired 1987-03-04WORLD HISTORY $300: A South African coin is named for this leader of resistance to the British the Kruger
#556, aired 1987-01-26WEATHER $400: Region with the coldest climate in the world; the January average at Verkhoyansk is -59° F. Siberia
#556, aired 1987-01-26TRANSPORTATION $500 (Daily Double): Mode of transportation mentioned in the following: Turning and turning / The world goes on / We can't change it, my friend / Let us go riding now through..." the bicycles
#553, aired 1987-01-21SMOKING $200: Per latest USDA statistics, this country has largest per capita cigarette consumption in world the United States
#548, aired 1987-01-14WEATHER $500: According to the World Almanac, the lowest recorded temperature for this state was 14º F Hawaii
#545, aired 1987-01-09WORLD TRADE $200: Driving down the price of gold was among proposed U.S. sanctions against this country South Africa
#540, aired 1987-01-021960 $500: Country which led the world in oil production in 1960 the United States
#536, aired 1986-12-29BODIES OF WATER $600: While most geographers say it isn't really one, others consider this "southern ocean" the world's 5th the Antarctic Ocean
#534, aired 1986-12-25GOLDEN OLDIES $800: Used in the film "Witness", this 1960 Sam Cooke hit has witnessed a revival "Wonderful World"
#533, aired 1986-12-24FROGS $900 (Daily Double): Name of the frog mentioned in this song: If I were the king of the world Tell you what I'd do I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the war Make sweet love to you Sing it now Joy to the world All the boys and girls... Jeremiah the bullfrog
#475, aired 1986-10-03GEOGRAPHICAL CLASSICS $400: Though inspired by his stay in the U.S., this Dvorak symphony uses no American folk songs the New World Symphony
#470, aired 1986-09-26MEDICINES $500: Name shared by prescription pain killer & drug used to control the masses in "Brave New World" Soma
#466, aired 1986-09-22RADIO $500 (Daily Double): The 2 songs played starting at 10:15 am on over 6000 U.S. radio stations, March 28, 1986 "We Are The World" & "Hands Across America"
#466, aired 1986-09-22RADIO $800: Among shows on their world service are "A Jolly Good Show" & "A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush" the BBC
#465, aired 1986-09-19ROADSIDE AMERICA $500: Near Audubon, Iowa, you'll find world's largest statue of this farm animal, Iowa's largest money maker a bull
#460, aired 1986-09-12GOLF $500: 1 of 13 original members of World Golf Hall of Fame, he's won his native South African Open 13 times Gary Player
#457, aired 1986-09-09RIVERS $400: World's longest continuous truss bridge spans this river at Astoria, Ore. the Columbia
#455, aired 1986-06-06ZOOS $500: This city's zoo features a platypusary & the world's best collection of marsupials Sydney, Australia
#447, aired 1986-05-27KANSAS $400: Kansans Walter Beecher & Clyde Cessna helped make Wichita #1 manufacturer of these in the world small airplanes
#441, aired 1986-05-19PHYSICS $600: The world's 1st nuclear reactor was built at this Illinois university in the 1940s the University of Chicago
#440, aired 1986-05-16VIEWS OF THE WORLD $300: Step outside Gum Dept. Store, walk directly across Red Square & you'll see your contact leaning on this wall the Kremlin Wall
#433, aired 1986-05-07RELIGION $1000: 1st Catholic saint born in the New World was St. Rose of this capital city Lima
#425, aired 1986-04-25BREAD $1000: A 1928 merger of 26 millers made this company then the world's single largest miller General Mills
#424, aired 1986-04-24WORLD CAPITALS $1000: 1 of few capitals in the world with no railroad is Teguciagalpa, capital of this Cen. American country Honduras
#412, aired 1986-04-08GEOGRAPHY $1000: This country of islands has largest number of active volcanoes in the world Indonesia
#399, aired 1986-03-20WILD CATS $1000: This New World "leopard cat" is often tamed as a kitten but can't be trusted when adult the ocelot
#396, aired 1986-03-17FACTS & FIGURES $500: The world's largest self-supporting structure is the 1821 foot CN Tower in this city Toronto
#393, aired 1986-03-12SPORTS $600: On April 15 1985, Marvin Hagler knocked him out in 3rd round of World Boxing Championship at Caesars Palace "The Hitman" Thomas Hearns
#383, aired 1986-02-26RUSSIA $600: The world's largest herds of them are raised in the Russian arctic reindeer
#361, aired 1986-01-27BEAUTY SHOP $500: Romans used to shadow their eyelids gold with this, the world's most expensive spice saffron
#351, aired 1986-01-13WORLD WAR II $1000: To keep it out of British hands, Hitler ordered this ship scuttled off Uruguay in 1939 the Graf Spee
#346, aired 1986-01-06COINS $500: Because its Montevideo mint closed in 1855, various world mints have made coins for this country Uruguay
#345, aired 1986-01-03AUTOMOBILE TRIVIA $400: According to 1980 census, within 5%, the % of all cars in the world that are in the U.S. 37.9%
#338, aired 1985-12-25THIRD WORLD CITIES $200: Named for Livingstone's "finder", its name was changed to Kisangani in 1966 Stanleyville
#338, aired 1985-12-25THIRD WORLD CITIES $1,000 (Daily Double): Either of the 2 port cities on either end of the Panama Canal named for explorers Balboa (or Colon)
#303, aired 1985-11-06PLANTS $600: In the 17th & 18th centuries only this mineral was more desired than sassafras as a New World export gold
#299, aired 1985-10-31THE NEW WORLD $200: On Feb. 6, 1952, she was proclaimed queen of Canada Elizabeth II
#296, aired 1985-10-28FOOD $500 (Daily Double): The 2 countries which together provide half the world's supply of olives Italy & Spain
#293, aired 1985-10-23WORLD WAR II $800: "Guns will make us powerful, butter will only make us fat", said this fat lieutenant of Hitler's Goering
#292, aired 1985-10-22CHINA $400: During this war, Gen. Joseph Stilwell became 1st American ever to command a Chinese army World War II
#288, aired 1985-10-16U.S. STATES $800: World's largest chocolate factory is in this state Pennsylvania
#281, aired 1985-10-07IOWA $200: While living in Iowa, this Czech composer edited his symphony "From the New World" Antonin Dvorak
#274, aired 1985-09-26NOTABLE ANIMALS $400: In 1947, "Islero", a fierce bull, killed & was killed by him, perhaps the world's greatest bullfighter Manolete
#268, aired 1985-09-18MOVIES $2,000 (Daily Double): '63 film in which the world ends to this tune: "We'll meet again / Don't know where / Don't know when..." Dr. Strangelove (or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)
#265, aired 1985-09-13THE 20th CENTURY $600: Country besides Germany which after World War II was divided into 4 zones Austria
#187, aired 1985-05-28WORLD WAR I $1000: Two days before the war ended, Kaiser Wilhelm fled to this country where he spent rest of his life Holland
#177, aired 1985-05-14THE BODY $1,100 (Daily Double): It was "hanging down" in the following: "That wiggle in the walk / And giggle in the talk / Lord, makes the world go 'round / There ain't nothin' in the world / Like a big-eyed girl / That makes me act so funny / Make me spend my money / Make me feel real loose, like a long necked goose / Like a girl, oh baby, that's what I like" a ponytail
#155, aired 1985-04-12POST-WAR WORLD $800: 50,000 lives were lost when this country rose in revolt against Soviets in '56 Hungary
#152, aired 1985-04-09THE FAR EAST $200: Besides producing 7 million cars a year, this country is world's leading shipbuilder Japan
#150, aired 1985-04-05RADIO $200: About half of all the world's radios are in this country the United States
#139, aired 1985-03-21WORLD POLITICS $400: They recently tried to kill Margaret Thatcher by bombing a Brighton hotel the IRA
#139, aired 1985-03-21WORLD POLITICS $1000: Though Soviets brought Janos Kadar to power in '56, he's since liberalized conditions there Hungary
#116, aired 1985-02-18THE "PITS" $1,000 (Daily Double): Singer & title of the following: "When you're young and so in love as we / And bewildered by the world we see / Why do people hurt us so? / Only those in love would know / What a town without pity can do" "A Town Without Pity" by Gene Pitney
#102, aired 1985-01-29AFRICA $500: Longest freshwater lake in world, it's where Stanley found Livingstone Lake Tanganyika
#97, aired 1985-01-22ENERGY $2,000 (Daily Double): This nation leads the world in oil production Russia
#78, aired 1984-12-26FAMOUS QUOTES $1,200 (Daily Double): His quotations comprise the world's second most widely read book Chairman Mao Tse-tung
#57, aired 1984-11-27TRADE CENTERS $600: City that's often called "the rubber capital of the world" Akron, Ohio
#48, aired 1984-11-14"DAY" TIME $1,400 (Daily Double): John Reed's story of the Russian Revolution 10 Days that Shook the World
#35, aired 1984-10-26WORLD CAPITALS $800: Reykjavik, the world's northernmost capital, is in this country Iceland
#35, aired 1984-10-26WORLD CAPITALS $3,000 (Daily Double): Thought to be world's oldest existing city, it's the capital of Syria Damascus
#24, aired 1984-10-11TRAVEL U.S.A. $800: “The Shot Heard ’Round the World” was fired in this Massachusetts town Lexington
#23, aired 1984-10-10HOLLAND $500: This airline is the oldest in the world still in operation KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines)
#19, aired 1984-10-04BASEBALL $400: In '51 playoff he hit "the Shot Heard 'Round the World" Bobby Thomson
#1, aired 1983-09-18WORLD GEOGRAPHY $100: The only country in Europe barred to American tourists Albania

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (7 results returned)

#7143, aired 2015-10-07MOVIE CHARACTERS: Charlton Heston's wardrobe in 1954's "Secret of the Incas" inspired the clothes worn by this adventurous character 27 years later Indiana Jones
#7040, aired 2015-04-03EUROPEAN HISTORY: A 3-letter 9th century tribe is in the names of 2 21st century countries: the world's most vast, & this one Belarus
#4182, aired 2002-11-05FAMOUS PHRASES: Phrase associated with very dissimilar events of April 19, 1775 & October 3, 1951 the "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
#3467, aired 1999-10-05COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: In 1958 this country's army overthrew its govt. & set up a council with a Kurd, a Shiite & a Sunni Arab Iraq
#2924, aired 1997-04-24SPORTS: Last awarded in 1970, the Jules Rimet Cup was replaced by this trophy in 1974 The World Cup (of soccer)
#2470, aired 1995-05-05SCULPTURE: "The shot heard round the world" is carved in the base of this Daniel Chester French statue The Minute Man
#64, aired 1984-12-06WORLD HISTORY: In 1804 this Caribbean country became 1st black nation to gain freedom from European colonial rule Haiti

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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas 2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois 2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington \"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California 2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University 2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
Zach Safford, a senior from Williams College "His early interest in cryptozoology has been replaced by a history...
Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York 2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° "As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania 2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas 2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame 2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri 2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
Tom Walsh, a writer from Washington, D.C. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College "His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
Tom Nissley, a writer from Seattle, Washington 2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
Kevin Welber, a lawyer originally from Ramat Gan, Israel Season 14 player (1998-01-30). Kevin Amir Welber's biographical sketch, taken from...
Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York 2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University 2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University 2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother "He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
Mark Dawson, a business manager from Chamblee, Georgia "In 2003, he became the first to win a quarter of...
Bob Harris, a writer from Los Angeles, California "This 5-time champ was a finalist in the 1998 Tournament of...
Steve Newman, a partner in a small computer company from Rockville, Maryland "He was the first player to win 5 games in the...
Michelle Clum, an executive assistant originally from Wichita, Kansas "With her 5-time winnings from 2000, she traveled for a year,...
Victor Lee, a recent college graduate from Leonia, New Jersey Season 23 player (2007-04-23). Victor Lee was one of three team...
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College 2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent from CNN's Special Investigations Unit "Currently the host of CNN's Special Investigations Unit, she's received critical...
Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
Chuck Forrest, a lawyer and CEO from London, United Kingdom \"He became a winner of the second-ever Tournament of Champions in...
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother "He's appeared on Broadway in Proof, Assassins, and Cabaret. He's now...
Diane Siegel, an educational consultant and writer from Northridge, California "A full-time mom when she won five games in 1993, now...
Babu Srinivasan, a history professor at Prairie View A&M University from Houston, Texas "A five-time champion in 2001, he's now a history professor at...
John Ryan, a corporate controller from Richmond, California "As a college student, he was the top winner of the...
Eugene Finerman, a writer from Northbrook, Illinois "A finalist in the 1987 Tournament of Champions, he's a writer....
Sean Ryan, a graduate student from Whitehall, Pennsylvania 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine (players with byes into...
Jennifer Wu, a high school junior from Arkadelphia, Arkansas "She won the 2004 Teen Tournament at age 15. Now 17,...
Kurt Bray, a scientist from Oceanside, California "A 5-time winner in 1994, he used some of his winnings...
David Sampugnaro, a writer and internet specialist from North White Plains, New York "A 5-time winner from 1996, he's now a writer and internet...
Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College 2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University 2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida 2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California 2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University 2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
Ken Jennings, the winner of 74 consecutive games from Seattle, Washington 2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah 2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Ben Lyon, an industrial scaleman from Dallas, Texas "Representing the University of Oklahoma, he won the 1995 College Championship....
Bill Dickenson, a college instructor from Richardson, Texas "This 5-time champ from 1996 has taught students from over 100...
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Lance Johnson, a model aircraft engine technician from Champaign, Illinois "He was the first to get to the 5-win mark in...
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Allan Long, a freshman from Tallahassee, Florida 2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500. 14 at the time of the...
Weston Mangin, a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from Arroyo Grande, California 2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 19 at the time of the College Championship.
Pat Healy, an index supervisor from Vallejo, California "His five wins in 1998 helped him land a dream job...
Kathleen Mikulis, a stay-at-home mom from Mountain View, California Season 27 1-time champion: $25,201 + $2,000. Kathleen's contestant experience blog....
Jack Archey, an actor and writer from Los Angeles, California "He was a CPA and comedian when he won his 5th...
Anderson Cooper, a host from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° 2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-11). Charity: American Heart Association.
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Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington • 74-game champion with longest winning streak • Total earnings over...
Ken Jennings, a 74-game champion from Seattle, Washington "In 2004, his record-breaking 74-game win streak set a standard for...
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