#9032, aired 2024-02-06 | LAYERS $800: The layers of a company's hierarchy appear in this type of chart, a term popularized in the early 1900s by Willard C. Brinton an org. chart |
#9031, aired 2024-02-05 | IT'S GIVING... $200: In 1997 Kofi Annan thanked Ted Turner for the $1 billion given to this org., which was meant to invite other individual donations the United Nations |
#1, aired 2024-01-12 | HAMMER TIME $400: Countless hammers have swung since this org.'s founding in 1976, helping to house millions worldwide Habitat for Humanity |
#9012, aired 2024-01-09 | U.S. NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS $400: A longtime member of FDR's cabinet, Cordell Hull won the award in 1945 & was known as the "father of" this international org. the United Nations |
#8970, aired 2023-11-10 | LITERARY E-MAIL ADDRESSES $2000: megs_mom@littlewomen.org Marmee |
#8925, aired 2023-07-28 | MESSIN' WITH TEXAS $600: This org. did not make Chuck Norris an honorary member until 2010, so could it have busted Chuck for impersonating an officer in the '90s? the Texas Rangers |
#15, aired 2023-05-22 | PERILS OF JOURNALISM $400: The "authoritative journalism guidebook", this org.'s stylebook caught flak in 2023 for a tweet about "the French" AP |
#8874, aired 2023-05-18 | ORGANIZATIONS $2000: In 1967 an ileitis & colitis org. held a dance featuring Ella Fitzgerald to honor this Dr. whose name is now part of the foundation's Dr. Crohn |
#8846, aired 2023-04-10 | "SELF-E"s $800: breastcancer.org advises women to perform one of these every month a self-examination |
#8830, aired 2023-03-17 | SPEAK YOUR TRUTH $2,400 (Daily Double): Verb meaning to verify an article pre-publication; before .org, it's a nonpartisan project to evaluate what politicians say factcheck |
#13, aired 2023-02-02 | THERE WILL BE BLOOD $300: After you donate blood, this org. says no heavy exercising & "enjoy the feeling of knowing you have helped save lives!" the (American) Red Cross |
#8789, aired 2023-01-19 | LEARNING $200: khanacademy.org offers courses in the "linear" type of this, including topics like vectors & matrix transformations algebra |
#8715, aired 2022-10-07 | ECOLOGY $200 (Daily Double): savetheelephants.org says elephants are important as this type of "species" named for a crucial bit of architecture keystone |
#8693, aired 2022-07-27 | OSCAR WINNERS' TV ROLES $400: Mork from Ork Robin Williams |
#8629, aired 2022-04-28 | CATCHING YOU SHORT $400: Per lifehack.org, "repeat the information (loudly if possible)" is one of "7 Simple Ways" to improve this type of retention short-term memory |
#8598, aired 2022-03-16 | CELEBRITY "M.D."s $400: Before trying to make water on Mars in "The Martian", this actor co-created water.org to provide it on Earth Matt Damon |
#8477, aired 2021-09-28 | MISSING POISONS UNIT $800: Used in jungles in Vietnam, ____ ____is a plant-killing chemical with a section on its health risks at cancer.org agent orange |
#8465, aired 2021-08-13 | HELEN, NOT OF TROY $1200: sisterhelen.org is the website of anti-capital punishment nun Helen Prejean, famous for this, her first book Dead Man Walking |
#8407, aired 2021-05-25 | TOURNAMENTS $400: This org.'s first "King of the Ring" tournament saw the Magnificent Muraco defeat the Iron Sheik in the final WWE |
#8371, aired 2021-04-05 | HISTORY POTPOURRI $800: In late 1945 Indianapolis was considered as a site for this org. that held its first meeting (not in Indy) Jan. 10, 1946 the UN |
#8369, aired 2021-04-01 | SAFE AT HOME $400: redcross.org says hire a pro to make sure your home is securely anchored to its foundation for safety in one of these earthquake (a tornado) (a hurricane) |
#8357, aired 2021-03-16 | SMALL MAMMALS $400: peta.org says that 2 male hamsters in a cage will fight while 2 of these one-word rodents will bond gerbils |
#8353, aired 2021-03-10 | LEADERS $200: Seeing the results of an international humanitarian org., Clara Barton became the first president of the American this in 1881 the Red Cross |
#8331, aired 2021-02-08 | FACTS & FIGURES $800: A leading org. against this activity says the average driver does it 80 times before being arrested for the first time drunk driving |
#8297, aired 2020-12-08 | THE HELPFUL WEB $200: ecosia.org is one of these that finds things online; bonus: it plants a tree for every query you make a search engine |
#8288, aired 2020-11-25 | THE AMERICAN LEAGUE $3,000 (Daily Double): nul.org is the website for this organization that's been working for African Americans & civil rights since 1910 the National Urban League |
#8233, aired 2020-06-10 | EARTH, WIND & FIRE $800: Go to hispanicfederation. org to help this island hit by 155-mph winds in a 2017 hurricane & a 6.4 earthquake in 2020 Puerto Rico |
#8230, aired 2020-06-05 | POLITICAL CONVENTIONS $600: At the 1924 Dem. convention, a proposal to condemn this 3-word racist org. by name lost by 1 vote after a bitter debate the Ku Klux Klan |
#8228, aired 2020-06-03 | BACK IN THE 20th CENTURY $2,400 (Daily Double): In April 1946 this international org. formally gave up the ghost, though it did give a lot of its stuff to its replacement the League of Nations |
#8206, aired 2020-04-20 | A HISTORY OF CHARITY $600: In 1942 this org. was founded in Oxford, England to feed hungry children in Greece; it has since branched worldwide Oxfam |
#8176, aired 2020-03-09 | CUBA BEFORE FIDEL $1600: Before Obama, the last sitting U.S. Pres. to visit was Coolidge; he spoke to a precursor org. of the OAS, short for this group the Organization of American States |
#8170, aired 2020-02-28 | WE CAN BE HEROES $600: michaeljfox.org spends 88 cents of every dollar on research programs to fight this disease; be a hero too & donate a buck Parkinson's |
#8165, aired 2020-02-21 | FAMILIAR PHRASES $400: An org. failing due to bad leadership is said to be a case of one of these cold-blooded vertebrates "rotting from the head down" a fish |
#8134, aired 2020-01-09 | ORGANIZATIONS $3,000 (Daily Double): After stopping a carriage driver from beating his horse, Henry Bergh founded the org. known by these 5 letters for short the ASPCA |
#8090, aired 2019-11-08 | ORGANIZATIONS $600: At alpa.org, read about the union of these workers, pushing for aviation safety as well as bargaining pilots |
#8090, aired 2019-11-08 | ORGANIZATIONS $800: Mark Cuban & Subway Sandwiches founder Fred DeLuca are among alumni of this org. formed to teach business savvy to the "Junior" set JA (Junior Achievement) |
#8088, aired 2019-11-06 | TECH STUFF $600: chromium.org is a place for developers to learn about & contribute to this company's browser Google |
#8084, aired 2019-10-31 | THE SYNDROME SYNDROME $1600: rls.org wants to turn the 1st "R" in this syndrome into "relieved"; it's about limb movement but can also involve a burning sensation restless legs syndrome |
#8044, aired 2019-07-25 | FOR ALL IT'S WORTH $600: The org. Jewelers of America says contrary to popular belief, you can easily chip one of these, even washing dishes--insure it a diamond |
#7975, aired 2019-04-19 | WOMEN OF THE WORLD $800: Kristalina Georgieva is the CEO of this intl. org. affiliated with the U.N. that gives financial aid to developing nations the World Bank |
#7947, aired 2019-03-12 | TV ROLE, MOVIE ROLE $400: Mork from Ork; Mrs. Doubtfire Robin Williams |
#7925, aired 2019-02-08 | ORGANIZATIONS $2000: Started in 2010, an org. named for her helps people who have contributed to medical research & gotten no reward from it Henrietta Lacks |
#7919, aired 2019-01-31 | "M.C." $1600: On craigslist.org those who noticed each other & almost met but didn't, tried to reach out again under this forum a missed connection |
#7915, aired 2019-01-25 | REFERENCE GOES DIGITAL $800: Read of miracles & monsignors at newadvent.org, the website of this church's venerable encyclopedia the Catholic church |
#7891, aired 2018-12-24 | NOT FOR PROFIT $3,000 (Daily Double): This actor's nonprofit sixdegrees.org makes connections between people & local causes Kevin Bacon |
#7863, aired 2018-11-14 | "CHAIN" REACTION $2000: 3-word term for the system in a military or other org. in which instructions are passed from one person to another chain of command |
#7844, aired 2018-10-18 | UNIONS ONLINE $200: In any weather you can visit nalc.org, for the National Association of these Carriers letter carriers |
#7844, aired 2018-10-18 | UNIONS ONLINE $400: ilwu.org is for the International Longshore & this type of storage facility Union warehouse |
#7844, aired 2018-10-18 | UNIONS ONLINE $1000: You can learn a lot at nea.org, NEA being short for this the National Education Association |
#7844, aired 2018-10-18 | UNIONS ONLINE $2,000 (Daily Double): afge.org belongs to the American Federation of these Employees, more than 700,000 of them government employees |
#7821, aired 2018-09-17 | JUST FOR REFERENCE $400: The history of this judicial body's work is on view at oyez.org the Supreme Court |
#7818, aired 2018-09-12 | MOB RULE $800: A headline-making raid on a 1957 mob summit in N.Y. forced this govt. org. founded in 1908 to admit the Mafia's existence the FBI |
#7811, aired 2018-07-23 | THE 1917 SILENT PARADE $1200: One of the first major civil rights demonstrations, the parade was organized by this rights org. founded in 1909 the NAACP |
#7785, aired 2018-06-15 | DOMAIN EXTENSIONS MATTER $400: this.com shows you the Navigator & Continental; this.org shows you tourist sites in a Midwest state capital Lincoln |
#7785, aired 2018-06-15 | DOMAIN EXTENSIONS MATTER $800: this.gov is an agency that polices Wall Street; this.org takes you to a college sports organization SEC |
#7767, aired 2018-05-22 | BE KIND $800: This org.'s red kettle began in 1891 as a repurposed crab pot at a ferry landing in San Francisco the Salvation Army |
#7698, aired 2018-02-14 | NOT WASTING TIME ON THE INTERNET $2000: I'd put this at 1--I'm certain that hippocampus.org has a section called "Statistics and" this probability |
#7629, aired 2017-11-09 | SATISFYING ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS $800: The director of the Consumer Finance Bureau is on the board of this org. covering up to $250,000 of your bank dollars the FDIC |
#7617, aired 2017-10-24 | ORGANIZATIONS $800: Recent requests granted to sick kids by this org. include sending a teen on a safari & giving a pug puppy to a little girl Make-A-Wish |
#7612, aired 2017-10-17 | LET'S SAVE THE PLANET $200: The 350 in 350.org refers to this gas, which the org. wants to keep at less than 400 parts per million in our skies CO2 (carbon dioxide) |
#7612, aired 2017-10-17 | LET'S SAVE THE PLANET $600: npca.org aims to protect these, like Acadia in Maine & Kings Canyon in California national parks |
#7612, aired 2017-10-17 | LET'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 |
#7612, aired 2017-10-17 | I'M A HUGE FAN $800: Change one of the vowels in a Zodiac sign & you get this .org devoted to the director of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" Capracorn (.org) |
#7571, aired 2017-07-10 | ONLINE LEARNING $600: khanacademy.org has a course on the redox type of this substance-altering chemical process reaction |
#7530, aired 2017-05-12 | ALMA MATTERS $800: The world is in good hands with the kids of Alma College, who have won the most national awards in Model this org. the Model U.N. |
#7498, aired 2017-03-29 | 1967 $600: This seasonal term was first used in the name of an org. set up to deal with young people flocking to San Francisco the Summer of Love |
#7474, aired 2017-02-23 | ORGANIZATIONS $400: curealz.org is the website for the fund to cure this dreadful disease Alzheimer's |
#7402, aired 2016-11-15 | ONLINE LEARNING $400: Read about black codes & scalawags at the ushistory.org unit on this post-Civil War era Reconstruction |
#7388, aired 2016-10-26 | THE KIDS ARE OFF TO COLLEGE $400: The youngest got help from this organization, online at uncf.org; it has raised over $4.5 billion to help needy students the United Negro College Fund |
#7366, aired 2016-09-26 | U.S. LANDMARKS $2000: Within the Rockies' Cheyenne Mtn., behind 23-ton doors, is a bunker run by this defense org. created by the U.S. & Canada NORAD |
#7330, aired 2016-06-24 | THE CONSCIENCE FUND $400: $1,000 came with a note to this org.: "I cheated on last year's income tax... If I still can't sleep, I'll send you the balance" the IRS |
#7329, aired 2016-06-23 | THRILLED TO THE MARROW $2000: "Helping patients before, during and after transplant", bethethis.org is a national marrow donor program match |
#7318, aired 2016-06-08 | HOW JUVENILE! $600: Youth "violence prevention" is part of what this org. offers in the Twin Cities; we hear it's "fun to stay" there the YMCA |
#7298, aired 2016-05-11 | TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER $1600: As its name implies, the website blitzortung.org lets users track this atmospheric phenomenon around the world lightning |
#7205, aired 2016-01-01 | JUST IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS $1000: As part of a global FBI investigation, this sports org. saw 9 of its officials charged with corruption crimes FIFA |
#7178, aired 2015-11-25 | WITHIN THE FICTIONAL PLANET $800: A conjunction in the name of the planet Mork is from or (in Ork) |
#7167, aired 2015-11-10 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: This org. that changes 1 letter in the month's name urges sporting a mustache in November for men's health awareness Movember |
#7166, aired 2015-11-09 | MINIONS $800: In a preface to "The Hobbit", Tolkien says this 3-letter word is usually translated as goblin Orc |
#7158, aired 2015-10-28 | CONCERT HALLS $600: Manchester's Bridgewater Hall is so sonically tight that workmen in it didn't hear a 2-ton bomb this org. set off 1/2 mile away the IRA (the Irish Republican Army) |
#7122, aired 2015-07-28 | DOMAIN EXTENSIONS $1,500 (Daily Double): Wikipedia & Craigslist are the most popular sites with this domain suffix .org |
#7093, aired 2015-06-17 | PODCASTS $800: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur know podcasts at this.org include "Planet Money" & "All Songs Considered" NPR |
#7082, aired 2015-06-02 | HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH $1600: Lymphocytic & myeloid are types of this cancer of the bone marrow; help patients fight it by going to bethematch.org leukemia |
#7081, aired 2015-06-01 | THE LAW OF THE LAND $400: B5, times 2! In North Carolina, an org. can only play this game 2 sessions a week, a max of 5 hours each time Bingo |
#7043, aired 2015-04-08 | YOU'VE GOTTEN ME INTO... $200: this fantasy game created in 1974; now I'm up 'til 2, hoping I roll a 20 for my half-orc Dungeons & Dragons |
#6996, aired 2015-02-02 | ORGANIZATIONS $1200: Members of this org. originally aimed at rural youth pledge their head, heart, hands & health for their greater community 4-H |
#6974, aired 2015-01-01 | "O" SAY CAN YOU "C" $1200: A loathsome type of creature serving in the armies of Mordor orc |
#6960, aired 2014-12-12 | RUSSIAN CROSSWORD CLUES $400: Former spy org.
(3) KGB |
#6957, aired 2014-12-09 | E.T.'s ON TV $400: He's an observer from Ork who travels in a pod & meets up with Mindy Mork |
#6935, aired 2014-11-07 | ANNUAL EVENTS $1000: As far as piday.org is concerned, that event falls on this date, of course March 14th |
#6934, aired 2014-11-06 | TAKING IN THE CITY SITES $200: charmeck.org
is the site for this city & Mecklenburg County Charlotte |
#6934, aired 2014-11-06 | TAKING IN THE CITY SITES $400: Iovehaight.org
is for people who love this town, summer or not San Francisco |
#6934, aired 2014-11-06 | TAKING IN THE CITY SITES $600: spl.org
is for this city's library system, including the Rainier Beach branch Seattle |
#6897, aired 2014-09-16 | PLASTIC SURGERY $600: widesmiles.org is a resource for people who may be looking to have plastic surgery for this type of "palate" or "lip" cleft |
#6894, aired 2014-07-31 | SWEET CHARITY $200: modestneeds.org helps with "small, emergency grants to low-income workers...at risk of slipping into" this 7-letter word poverty |
#6894, aired 2014-07-31 | SWEET CHARITY $400: gradesofgreen.org, helping kids learn to be eco-friendly, launched its site in 2010 on this "Day", an event that began in 1970 Earth Day |
#6894, aired 2014-07-31 | SWEET CHARITY $800: Despite the troubles of its cyclist founder, this .org is still doing good work helping people fight cancer Livestrong |
#6894, aired 2014-07-31 | SWEET CHARITY $1000: At michaeljfox.org, "Our single, urgent goal: eliminate" this neurological disease "in our lifetime" Parkinson's |
#6885, aired 2014-07-18 | WEATHER REPORT $400: humanesociety.org has a page called "Fear of" this "and Other Loud Noises" thunder |
#6851, aired 2014-06-02 | EASY BEING GREEN $1600: You can "donate & protect an acre" of tropical area at thisfoundationuk.org, a group co-founded by Sting in 1989 Rainforest |
#6829, aired 2014-05-01 | KHAN TEST $400: In 2001 Irene Khan of Bangladesh became the first woman & Asian to head this largest human rights org. Amnesty International |
#6731, aired 2013-12-16 | GORILLAS $400: Koko.org is a conservation website named for a famous gorilla who communicates with humans using this language American Sign Language |
#6724, aired 2013-12-05 | THEY GAVE ME A MEDAL $600: George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson & Oprah earned the Spingarn Medal, first given by this org. in 1915 the NAACP |
#6678, aired 2013-10-02 | TECH IQ $200: hashtags.org tracks keywords on this social site that popularized the hashtag Twitter |
#6675, aired 2013-09-27 | THE GOOD $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1958 this org. got a new mission; the disease it originally targeted had been tamed 3 years before the March of Dimes |
#6656, aired 2013-07-22 | .orgANIZATIONS $200: uncf.org: where "a mind is a terrible thing to waste" the United Negro College Fund |
#6656, aired 2013-07-22 | .orgANIZATIONS $400: pbk.org: it's an honor--society Phi Beta Kappa |
#6656, aired 2013-07-22 | .orgANIZATIONS $600: kofc.org: these "Knights" who contribute more than $150 million to charitable needs & projects annually the Knights of Columbus |
#6656, aired 2013-07-22 | .orgANIZATIONS $800: nrdc.org: the "Defense Council" for these Natural Resources |
#6656, aired 2013-07-22 | .orgANIZATIONS $1000: cfa.org: the "Association" of these people, lovers of felines Cat Fanciers' |
#6626, aired 2013-06-10 | THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS $800: See them yourself --in 2012 Google & the Antiquities Authority launched deadseascrolls.org.il, il short for this Israel |
#6534, aired 2013-01-31 | ONE DIRECTION $600: Go to call2recycle.org for info on recycling the Ni-Cd or lithium ion type of these batteries |
#6480, aired 2012-11-16 | RELIGION $400: At lds.org, a website for this religion, you'll find its scriptures & teachings Mormonism |
#6478, aired 2012-11-14 | "TW", EH? $600: www.hope140.org tells you how you can use this site to promote good causes Twitter |
#6443, aired 2012-09-26 | CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSET $200: Have too many sweaters? Contact the org. named for this late cardigan-wearing kids' TV host to find a sweater drive Mister (Fred) Rogers |
#6400, aired 2012-06-15 | .gov $600: In 2011 the site for this volunteer org. touted its "50 years of promoting... friendship around the world" the Peace Corps |
#6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $200: Helping to keep our streets safer:
MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving |
#6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $400 (Daily Double): "Fighting for air" (medically):
ALA the American Lung Association |
#6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $400: Speaking economically since Jan. 1, 1995:
WTO the World Trade Organization |
#6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $800: For those who've served:
VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars |
#6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ORG. ABBREV. $1000: We'll save its co-star, the AFL, for another day:
CIO Congress of Industrial Organizations |
#6383, aired 2012-05-23 | TV LOCATIONS $800: Before moving to Colorado, Mork from Ork first appeared on Earth in this city Milwaukee |
#6321, aired 2012-02-27 | INFO FROM THE WORLD ALMANAC $400: A list of "informative and useful websites" includes digitalgallery. nypl.org, NYPL standing for this the New York Public Library |
#6214, aired 2011-09-29 | GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION $1200: You'll find the official website of this religious group at www.watchtower.org the Jehovah's Witnesses |
#6190, aired 2011-07-08 | WEBSITES $800: kidsplanet.org has fact sheets about at-risk animals, like the mountain gorilla, classed as this 2-word term endangered species |
#6106, aired 2011-03-14 | LET'S GO ONLINE $1000: A sign reading "children left unattended will be towed away at owner's expense" is seen at thisblog.org FAILBlog.org |
#6097, aired 2011-03-01 | TALKIN' TOLKIEN $1000: Tolkien used this Old English word for "monster" as a synonym for "goblin" orc |
#6068, aired 2011-01-19 | EVERYDAY HEROES $200: Denise Thornton founded Beacon of Hope to help restore N.O. after this 2005 event; see lakewoodbeacon.org if you want to help Hurricane Katrina |
#6049, aired 2010-12-23 | I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT! $400: A man's lawsuit in Virginia against this sports org. said it "influenced him to speed", doing 135 mph and getting tickets" NASCAR |
#5999, aired 2010-10-14 | OHIOANS $1200: In 1890 Ohioan Caroline Harrison became the first president general of this org. that traces members' lineages to 1776 the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) |
#5998, aired 2010-10-13 | I WANT A COOKIE! $200: This org. sells 8 varieties of its cookies, with 3 mandatory ones: Peanut Butter Sandwich, Thin Mint & Shortbread the Girl Scouts |
#5942, aired 2010-06-15 | CALL SOMEONE WHO CARES $400: To find out how to help a kid & become a youth mentor, call this group at (215) 567-7000 or go to bbbs.org Big Brothers Big Sisters |
#5917, aired 2010-05-11 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HOME & GARDEN $1600: A story on this type of garden defined as growing food for the home had a link to an org. that can help with yours a kitchen garden |
#5911, aired 2010-05-03 | OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE $1600: Celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2010, this nonpartisan political org. is open to men as well the League of Women Voters |
#5902, aired 2010-04-20 | DUMB CRIMINALS $600: A Tennessee man saw his stolen furnace for sale on this .org; the criminal even helped the cops load it on a truck before getting busted Craigslist |
#5862, aired 2010-02-23 | INTERNET FAVORITES $1600: 4chan.org is a collaborative community known for posting these on the net, usually in .jpeg or .gif form photographs (or images) |
#5825, aired 2010-01-01 | BEYOND .COM $2000: As of 2010, you can invent your own domain, according to the folks who regulate the Net; they're at www.icann.this .org (.net accepted) |
#5809, aired 2009-12-10 | HAMMER TIME $3,800 (Daily Double): Countless hammers have swung since this org.'s founding in 1976, helping to house more than 1.5 million people Habitat for Humanity |
#5752, aired 2009-09-22 | CYBERIA $400: abanet.org is home to this, the world's largest voluntary professional organization the American Bar Association |
#5746, aired 2009-09-14 | PRACTICAL PARENTING $400: parenting.org says, "You can criticize a child's" this "but never criticize the child" behavior |
#5745, aired 2009-07-24 | TOUGH-POURRI $800: In 1907, the first 4 groups in this org. started in England were the Bulls, the Wolves, the Curlews & the Ravens Boy Scouts |
#5687, aired 2009-05-05 | RALLY TO THE CAUSE $1600: It's organized by this lefty dot-org, motto "Democracy in action" MoveOn |
#5647, aired 2009-03-10 | THE ENVIRONMENT $2000: Your carbon one isn't made with your shoe but your lifestyle; calculate it at www.nature.org your footprint |
#5628, aired 2009-02-11 | ODDPODGE $400: Good timing: in 2006 a man went into cardiac arrest at a fundraiser for the AHA, this org. (he made it) the American Heart Association |
#5599, aired 2009-01-01 | HAPPY NEW YEAR $1,000 (Daily Double): Crowds in Romania & Bulgaria celebrated as their nations became the 26th & 27th in this org. Jan 1, 2007 the European Union |
#5594, aired 2008-12-25 | I LEARNED IT ONLINE $800: americanheart.org tells us that a "hands-only" version of this procedure is fine --no need for rescue breaths CPR |
#5539, aired 2008-10-09 | HALLS OF FAME $1600: Wordsmith.org's hall of fame for these includes "listen=silent" & "Madam Curie= radium came" anagrams |
#5537, aired 2008-10-07 | JOIN THE CLUB $1,200 (Daily Double): Circle K Intl., a collegiate branch of this service org., circles the globe with members on some 450 campuses the Kiwanis Club |
#5527, aired 2008-09-23 | ALL ABOUT ARTISTS $400: To honor peace, Jean Verame painted some 4 mi. of Sinai Desert boulders blue; this intl. org. donated the paint the United Nations |
#5480, aired 2008-06-06 | 2 TYPES OF CHINA $800: In 1998 this Chinese org. abbreviated PLA was ordered to sell off all its non-defense assets the People's Liberation Army |
#5437, aired 2008-04-08 | THE 1950s $2,500 (Daily Double): The '50s saw the arrival of the word "neato" & of this defense org. that included the U.S., Thailand & the Philippines SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) |
#5343, aired 2007-11-28 | MOVIE FOLK $2000: To get orc war screams for the Helm's Deep battle, this director put phonetic yells on a scoreboard for 25,000 cricket fans Peter Jackson |
#5330, aired 2007-11-09 | .ORG $400: This U.S. political party at gp.org had 46 of 179 candidates win office in 2005 the Green Party |
#5330, aired 2007-11-09 | .ORG $800: This organization's webpage givelife.org helps you find a blood drive near your ZIP code the American Red Cross |
#5330, aired 2007-11-09 | .ORG $1200: This council at bbb.org believes most marketplace problems can be solved with self-regulation & education the Better Business Bureau |
#5330, aired 2007-11-09 | .ORG $2000: This association at mdausa.org is supporting gene therapy trials to help find a cure the Muscular Dystrophy Association |
#5330, aired 2007-11-09 | .ORG $2,400 (Daily Double): Known mainly by its initials, this conservation group uses panda.org as its home address the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) |
#5315, aired 2007-10-19 | E-MAIL ADDRESSES? $600: disappearin_1960s_
prez@teamsters.org (Jimmy) Hoffa |
#5131, aired 2006-12-25 | SAVE THAT E-MAIL ADDRESS! $1000: I've got to contact education@seti.org so I can learn how to help with the search for this extraterrestrial life |
#5057, aired 2006-09-12 | THE TIME 100 $400: "Hollywood's hardiest bachelor", this actor fights "poverty with the ONE Campaign and one.org" George Clooney |
#5024, aired 2006-06-15 | PAC-MAN $1000: Joan Blades & Wes Boyd started this liberal PAC due to disgust with Clinton's impeachment MoveOn.org |
#4940, aired 2006-02-17 | TEEN POTPOURRI $800: This national org. is now divided into 4 different age groups; Studio 2B is for females between 11 & 17 the Girl Scouts |
#4905, aired 2005-12-30 | THE UNITED NATIONS $1600: This nomadic group also called the Romany has had non-governmental org. status at the U.N. since 1979 the Gypsies |
#4846, aired 2005-10-10 | LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES $800: The people at www.captiveaudience.org want to eliminate these before movies; coming attractions, they're OK with commercials |
#4831, aired 2005-09-19 | TIME's TOP 100 $800: The World Health Org. says his & his wife's foundation has "already saved the lives of 670,000 children" Bill Gates |
#4750, aired 2005-04-08 | LET'S ROCK! $600: In 1990 the Red Hot Chili Peppers were part of the first campaign by this org. to interest youth in politics Rock the Vote |
#4675, aired 2004-12-24 | A NOUN IS A PERSON, PLACE OR THING $800: Thing:
Tolkien's evil version of a goblin an orc |
#4642, aired 2004-11-09 | ORGANIZATIONS $1000: The UN's WHO, World Health Org., deals with medicine; its WMO, short for this, deals with weather World Meteorological Organization |
#4550, aired 2004-05-21 | GUINNESS RECORDS $400: Working with more than 4.5 million donors, this American org. is the world's largest blood provider the Red Cross |
#4420, aired 2003-11-21 | THE INTERNET $800: This saint presides over the internal search engine at americancatholic.org St. Anthony |
#4344, aired 2003-06-19 | ASSOCIATIONS $600: www.pbk.org is the web address of this collegiate group founded in 1776 Phi Beta Kappa |
#4254, aired 2003-02-13 | WEBSITES $400: Instead of .com, Amnesty International's website is www.amnesty. this .org |
#3758, aired 2000-12-27 | LET'S GO ONLINE $600: In Internet domain names, .gov stands for government, .net for network & .org for this organization |
#3756, aired 2000-12-25 | WEBSITES $1000: The word list at Kidshealth.org runs alphabetically from allergist to these, used by the radiologist X-rays |
#3677, aired 2000-09-05 | INT. ORG. $200: The OAS Organization of American States |
#3677, aired 2000-09-05 | INT. ORG. $400: The IOC International Olympic Committee |
#3677, aired 2000-09-05 | INT. ORG. $600: The IMF International Monetary Fund |
#3677, aired 2000-09-05 | INT. ORG. $800: SEATO South East Asia Treaty Organization |
#3677, aired 2000-09-05 | INT. ORG. $1000: The OAU Organization of African Unity |
#3549, aired 2000-01-27 | HISTORIC WEBSITES $800: Once Queen Isabella's confessor, around 1490 he set up www.inquisition.org Tomas de Torquemada |
#3262, aired 1998-11-10 | PEOPLE & PLACES $300: Orcadians don't live on the planet Ork but in the Orkney Islands of this British Isles country Scotland |
#3224, aired 1998-09-17 | THE SMALL SCREEN $400: Mork traveled millions of miles from Ork to this Colorado city, Mindy's hometown Boulder |
#2858, aired 1997-01-22 | ORGANIZATIONS $600: Until 1950 this philanthropic org. founded by father & son automakers benefited mainly Michigan-based groups The Ford Foundation |
#2730, aired 1996-06-14 | ORGANIZATIONS $200: After a dispute with his father, Ballington Booth left this org. & founded the Volunteers of America The Salvation Army |
#2730, aired 1996-06-14 | ORGANIZATIONS $800: Founded in 1929, The Daughters of Penelope is the leading U.S. org. for women of this ethnic background Greek |
#2474, aired 1995-05-11 | IN THE NEWS $300: Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, was elected head of this org. NAACP |
#2468, aired 1995-05-03 | ORGANIZATIONS $800: In 1950 this org. founded by Juliette Gordon Low was chartered by a special act of Congress the Girl Scouts |
#2404, aired 1995-02-02 | FEBRUARY 8 $300: In 1910 William D. Boyce founded this youth org. in the U.S. after a "good turn" in the London fog the Boy Scouts (of America) |
#2275, aired 1994-06-24 | COMEDIANS $100: Before he became Mork from Ork, he studied acting with John Houseman at Juilliard Robin Williams |
#1947, aired 1993-02-09 | "4"! $100: If farm living is the life for you, this youth org. sponsored by the Dept. of Agriculture can help 4-H |
#1891, aired 1992-11-23 | ORGANIZATIONS $400: Founded in L.A. in 1919, this org. provides books, counseling, education & job placement for the blind the Braille Institute |
#1573, aired 1991-06-05 | SPORT OF KINGS $500: The English org. formed around 1750 that wrote the complete rules for horse racing the Jockey Club |
#1527, aired 1991-04-02 | PEOPLE $200: E. Roosevelt once defended Molly Yard, pres. of this feminist org., against charges of communism NOW (National Organization for Women) |
#1353, aired 1990-06-20 | ORGANIZATIONS $800: Founded by 20 officers of the American Expeditionary Force, it's the largest veterans org. in the U.S. American Legion |
#1256, aired 1990-02-05 | TV PLANETS $300: "Goodbye" in the native language of this planet is "nanu nanu" Ork |
#1199, aired 1989-11-16 | WISCONSINITES $800: A native of Ripon, suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt founded this org. in 1920 League of Women Voters |
#997, aired 1988-12-27 | LANDMARKS $300: The oldest military org. in the U.S., the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Co. meets in this Boston landmark Faneuil Hall |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: On August 24, 1939 "Lepke" Buchalter, "president" of this criminal org., surrendered to Walter Winchell Murder Incorporated |
#954, aired 1988-10-27 | HISTORY $200: In 1942, 26 countries at war with the Axis 1st called themselves this, later the name of a world org. United Nations |
#917, aired 1988-09-06 | SICKNESS & HEALTH $600: Providing coverage for some 77 million members, it's the largest medical insurance org. in the U.S. Blue Cross |
#752, aired 1987-12-08 | FARMING $300: From the Latin for "grain", this feudal term for farm is used in the name of a U.S. farmer's org. grange |
#446, aired 1986-05-26 | RELIGION $1000: Org. begun in 1878, "to carry the blood of Christ & fire of the Holy Ghost to every corner of the world" the Salvation Army |
#442, aired 1986-05-20 | BOWLING $300: Initials of org. which sets rules for men's bowling or network which telecasts the spring PBA tour ABC |
#282, aired 1985-10-08 | ORGANIZATIONS $500: Prince & Stevie Wonder won awards from this org. March 25, 1985 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences |
#189, aired 1985-05-30 | NATURE $100: Wardens of this org. patrol more than 1 mil. acres in the U.S., primarily to protect birds National Audubon Society |
#147, aired 1985-04-02 | MEDICINE $600: Muslims use a red crescent, Israel a red star of David to symbolize their versions of this health org. the Red Cross |