#9055, aired 2024-03-08 | PAPER $400: Made from silicon carbide, flint or garnet, this abrasive can have a grit level anywhere from 12 to 1000 sandpaper |
#9017, aired 2024-01-16 | MAJOR "KEY" ALERT $600: Lester "The Long Fellow" Piggott & Steve Cauthen, "The Kentucky Kid", were these track stars--a different kind of track jockeys |
#8995, aired 2023-12-15 | TRAILER PARK $1000: Julian Fellowes penned this 2001 Robert Altman murder mystery with a trailer showing Clive Owen as a valet Gosford Park |
#8993, aired 2023-12-13 | LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! IT'S... $1000: A 350-feet A35-1000 from this aircraft company with another type of transport in its name Airbus |
#8988, aired 2023-12-06 | HOUSE PARTY $600: Billed as "the most shocking tale of carnage ever seen", Rob Zombie's first movie was titled "House of 1000" these Corpses |
#8986, aired 2023-12-04 | MOVIE DIRECTORS $1200: You'll find illustrations from "Ed Wood" & "Sweeney Todd" among the 1000+ in the book "The Art of" this director Tim Burton |
#8981, aired 2023-11-27 | CULTURE CLUB $400: Jasper Johns' "Sketch for 'Good Time Charley"' can be found at this museum, 1000 5th Ave. at 82nd the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art) |
#8973, aired 2023-11-15 | FINISH THE TERRIBLE RHYME $800: Banyo & Nkambé / No, not Bombay / For your honeymoon / Consider... Cameroon |
#8924, aired 2023-07-27 | WORLD CITIES $1200: The Georgian city of Batumi dates from around 1000 B.C. & is an important port on this sea the Black Sea |
#8890, aired 2023-06-09 | WITH THIS RING $1600: A tradition began in 1000 A.D. when the leader in this Venetian post "wed" his city-state to the sea by tossing a ring into the water the Doge |
#8880, aired 2023-05-26 | TECHNOLOGY $2000: A mini robot that can shape-shift like T-1000 was created using this element, symbol Ga; it's a metal with a low melting point Gallium |
#20, aired 2023-05-24 | THE 1960s $1,000 (Daily Double): U.S. Solicitor General J. Lee Rankin was its general counsel & is credited with smoothing the prose in its 1964 report the Warren Commission |
#19, aired 2023-05-24 | IN THE WORLD CAPITAL $1,000 (Daily Double): The Zytglogge tower & astronomical clock, which inspired Einstein & his special theory of relativity Bern |
#17, aired 2023-05-23 | BLACK HISTORY & CULTURE $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1924 the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary became this historically black college for women Spelman |
#15, aired 2023-05-22 | ALL 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 |
#2, aired 2023-05-08 | COMIN' TO YOUR CITY $1,000 (Daily Double): Take in the earthquake-resistant "Cardboard Cathedral", built after a 2011 event in this New Zealand city Christchurch |
#8819, aired 2023-03-02 | COURSE DESCRIPTIONS $1000: French Lit 1000:
A look at the works of this writer, including Les Temps Modernes, a monthly review she founded with Sartre in 1945 Simone de Beauvoir |
#10, aired 2023-01-12 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: In 1873, a university in Nashville was named for this wealthy commodore who eventually donated $1 million (Cornelius) Vanderbilt |
#8740, aired 2022-11-11 | MANDY PATINKIN $1000: (Mandy Patinkin presents the clue.) I was a big fan of the late Stephen Sondheim & I am honored to have originated the role of the artist Seurat in this James Lapine-Sondheim musical that was inspired by a painting Sunday in the Park with George |
#8731, aired 2022-10-31 | STREETS OF AMERICA $200: Seen here are some buildings with history on Chartres Street between Iberville & Bienville Streets in this city New Orleans |
#8709, aired 2022-09-29 | RELIGION $200: These 2 main branches of Islam separated before 1000 A.D.; one has about 1.3 billion followers to the other's 200 million Sunni & Shiite Islam |
#8708, aired 2022-09-28 | HISTORY $400: Also known as the Temple of Kukulcán, El Castillo was built circa 1000 AD in a city founded by these people, in the Yucatán Peninsula the Maya |
#8700, aired 2022-09-16 | EXPLORERS $3,000 (Daily Double): A statue on the grounds of Minnesota's state capitol honors this Viking, who reached North America around 1000 Leif Erikson |
#8644, aired 2022-05-19 | CONTAINERS $600: Ewan is a McGregor; this similar word is a wide-mouthed jug a ewer |
#8641, aired 2022-05-16 | SWEDISH HISTORY $800: Around 1000 King Olaf underwent this rite, aiding the conversion of Sweden to Christianity baptism |
#8621, aired 2022-04-18 | PILLOW TALK $200: From around 1000 A.D., the "Pillow Book" of Sei Shonagon was written by a lady in waiting in this country Japan |
#8605, aired 2022-03-25 | HISTORY'S MISTER "E"s $400: He was "lucky" to find Vinland after getting blown off course around the year 1000 (Leif) Erikson |
#8593, aired 2022-03-09 | DYNASTIES OF CHINA $1200: Around 1000 A.D. during the Song dynasty, neo-this ancient philosophy was introduced as official doctrine Confucianism |
#8435, aired 2021-07-02 | CANADIANA $3,000 (Daily Double): Around the year 1000, the Vikings established a small camp on this large eastern island Newfoundland |
#8388, aired 2021-04-28 | FLAG ON THE PLAY $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crews presents by a display monitor.) If a quarterback is under defensive pressure & throws a pass that lands nowhere near a receiver, it's intentional this grounding |
#8374, aired 2021-04-08 | GUITARS & DRUMS $1000: Many a rock guitarist plays this classic Gibson guitar named for its legendary designer Les Paul |
#8341, aired 2021-02-22 | CROSSWORD CLUES "T" $1000: Old-fashioned "fool"ishness
(10) tomfoolery |
#8312, aired 2021-01-12 | INSANE CLOWN POSSE $1200: Hooray for Captain Spaulding, the murderous clown in "House of 1000 Corpses", directed by this White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie |
#8312, aired 2021-01-12 | INSANE CLOWN POSSE $2000: One persona of this "Man of 1000 Faces" was Tito Beppi, a despondent clown in "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" Lon Chaney, Sr. |
#8256, aired 2020-10-12 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1200: Ranging from about 2600 to 1000 B.C., its 3 major kingdoms are termed the Old, the Middle & the New Egypt |
#8240, aired 2020-09-18 | NORSEMEN $800: In 2000 the U.S. & Iceland each issued a coin to honor the 1000 A.D. discovery of the New World by this man Leif Erikson |
#8219, aired 2020-05-21 | "YE" OLD $400: This word for a leavening agent entered the language around the year 1000 yeast |
#8211, aired 2020-04-27 | POTPOURRI $1000: Check out this two-word boat item as it goes soaring through the air; I like the cut of yours a flying jib |
#8160, aired 2020-02-14 | LONDON BOROUGHS $1,000 (Daily Double): This borough's name is synonymous with Britain's Parliament Westminster |
#8146, aired 2020-01-27 | THE MIDDLE AGES $1200: According to legend, he was blown off course around 1000 A.D. & landed on the North American continent (Leif) Erikson |
#8088, aired 2019-11-06 | "ALL" IN $1000: Scientific term for the innermost digit of a vertebrate's hind foot; we call ours a big toe a hallux |
#7974, aired 2019-04-18 | IN JERUSALEM $600: In 1000 B.C. David conquered Jerusalem & made it his capital; about 40 years later, this man, his son, built the first temple Solomon |
#7897, aired 2019-01-01 | WORLD HISTORY $600: A church in Greenland dating from around 1000 A.D. is named for Thjodhild, wife & mom of these 2 famous explorers Erik and Leif Erikson |
#7805, aired 2018-07-13 | SHADY CHARACTERS $2000: Robert Patrick was this alphanumeric baddie in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" the T-1000 |
#7774, aired 2018-05-31 | MONARCHS FLUTTER BY $1200: His reign ended around 1000 B.C., when he fell on his sword to escape the Philistines King Saul |
#7637, aired 2017-11-21 | MILLENNIALS $400: Around 1000 A.D. Russia began using this alphabet and still uses a version of it today Cyrillic |
#7637, aired 2017-11-21 | MILLENNIALS $1200: A European first, Leif Ericson may have landed around 1000 A.D. at L'Anse aux Meadows on this Canadian island Newfoundland |
#7637, aired 2017-11-21 | MILLENNIALS $2000: With about 100,000 people, this city was Europe's most populous in 1000; today it's around number 10 in Spain Cordoba |
#7632, aired 2017-11-14 | POETS & POETRY $600: This poem about a prince & a monster is preserved in a single manuscript from about 1000 A.D. Beowulf |
#7568, aired 2017-07-05 | CLASSIC MOVIES $1600: The leg with Dustin Hoffman on this movie poster isn't Anne Bancroft's but that of Linda Gray, later Sue Ellen on "Dallas" The Graduate |
#7555, aired 2017-06-16 | A LONG TIME AGO IN AMERICA $1200: Around 1000 A.D. this man explored the east coast of North America, sighting Newfoundland Leif Erikson |
#7533, aired 2017-05-17 | WOMEN OF MUSIC $2000: She signed a highly unusual deal with RCA that stated she wouldn't tour or do press for her album "1000 Forms of Fear" Sia (Furler) |
#7452, aired 2017-01-24 | HISTORY $2000: The ancestors of this Aboriginal people of Hokkaido Island are thought to have reached Japan around 1000 B.C. the Ainu |
#7404, aired 2016-11-17 | THE ANCIENT WORLD $400: After defeating the Shang dynasty around 1000 B.C., the Zhou dynasty ruled this empire for nearly 800 years ancient China |
#7395, aired 2016-11-04 | "READY" WHEN YOU ARE $6,500 (Daily Double): In the year 1000 England's king was this man who sounds ill-prepared Ethelred the Unready |
#7360, aired 2016-09-16 | EXPLORERS $2,000 (Daily Double): Around 1000 A.D. he sailed west to seek North America, which Bjarni Herjolfsson had sighted Leif Erikson |
#7346, aired 2016-07-18 | SCIENCE $1000: Self-healing like the T-1000, the "terminator" type of this macromolecule compound was discovered in 2013 a polymer |
#7333, aired 2016-06-29 | SRI LANKA $400: Sri Lanka's 1000-rupee note features a peafowl on one side & this large beast of burden on the other an elephant |
#7309, aired 2016-05-26 | MY FIRST CAR $1600: Chris Evans, who in 2015 became host of this British auto-based TV show, drove a 1972 Mini 1000 as his first car Top Gear |
#7276, aired 2016-04-11 | JUDEAN HISTORY $400: Around 1000 B.C. this king from Judea united all Israel into one kingdom with Jerusalem as its capital David |
#7270, aired 2016-04-01 | TUBA $800: The name of this instrument, which serves as a tenor tuba in military bands, is from the Greek for "good sounding" the euphonium |
#7085, aired 2015-06-05 | WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM $400: The water buffalo is aka the buffalo of this country, where it's been enjoying the Ganges since at least 1000 B.C. India |
#7080, aired 2015-05-29 | BEOWULF $400: The only existing "Beowulf" manuscript dates to around 1000 & resides in a library in this capital London |
#7077, aired 2015-05-26 | FAMILIAR NUMBERS $1,200 (Daily Double): In 2015 Magna Carta marks this number anniversary 800 |
#7007, aired 2015-02-17 | WHEN I'M KING... $800: Israel, from around 1000 to 960 B.C. David |
#6953, aired 2014-12-03 | THE BIBLE $800: This great & wise king built his temple around 1000 B.C. Solomon |
#6910, aired 2014-10-03 | THAT'S NATIONALLY EPIC! $1200: Sha Na Na came out of NYC in the 1960s; "The Shahnama" of 1000 A.D. is an epic from this current country Iran |
#6901, aired 2014-09-22 | AT THE DRUGSTORE $400: Varieties of this antacid include smoothies & Ultra 1000 Tums |
#6748, aired 2014-01-08 | LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! IT'S... $1000: A 350-seat A350-1000 from this aircraft company with another type of transport in its name Airbus |
#6702, aired 2013-11-05 | NUTTY NAMES $2000: In 1974 Tanzanian track star Filbert Bayi set a world record of 3:32.2 at this metric distance 1500 meters |
#6560, aired 2013-03-08 | THE EXPLORER $1000: (Kely delivers the clue by a map)
An historic journey around 1000 A.D. along the Labrador Coast to a place called Vinland may have been undertaken because of a tale this so-called lucky man had heard while in Greenland Leif Ericson |
#6521, aired 2013-01-14 | B.C. KING $200: Around 1000 B.C. he became the first king of Israel Saul |
#6516, aired 2013-01-07 | DAYS OF YORE $3,000 (Daily Double): This mixture of potassium nitrate, sulfur & charcoal was perfected by the Chinese around 1000 A.D. gunpowder |
#6344, aired 2012-03-29 | CULTURE CLUB $400: Jasper Johns' "Sketch for 'Good Time Charley"' can be found at this museum at 1000 5th Ave. at 82nd the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art) |
#6300, aired 2012-01-27 | FIRST IN WAR $1200: Charge! Composed of lesser nobles who could afford horses, weapons & armor, it first appeared around 1000 B.C. cavalry |
#6161, aired 2011-05-30 | CATCHING A FEW "Z"s $800: This rock musician brought his wild, macabre style to his first feature directorial effort, "House of 1000 Corpses" Rob Zombie |
#6056, aired 2011-01-03 | SKY HIGH $200: Trump Taj Mahal at 1000 Boardwalk Atlantic City |
#6045, aired 2010-12-17 | THE WINTER OF $400: ...1000 was when he lived in Vinland, where he built a house & a shed to protect his ship Leif Erikson |
#6028, aired 2010-11-24 | ISLAMIC CULTURE $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Jerusalem's Mayer Museum in Israel.) This chess set was made around the year 1000 in this present-day country; their king was called "shah" & the end of the game was "shah mat", our checkmate Iran |
#6026, aired 2010-11-22 | THE DREADED COUNTING CATEGORY $600: If a Spanish child tells you to count to mil while he hides, you'll end with this trio of numbers 998, 999, 1000 |
#5873, aired 2010-03-10 | GLOBE TREKKIN' $400: Lund in this Scandinavian country isn't named for Ilsa Lund; it was founded before the year 1000 Sweden |
#5850, aired 2010-02-05 | THE MIDDLE AGES $600: Around 1000 A.D. the caliphate of Cordoba controlled much of this European peninsula the Iberian Peninsula |
#5726, aired 2009-06-29 | RIDE ON $1000: For leisure purposes, you don't need a license to operate the Triton 1000, this type of vehicle a submarine |
#5582, aired 2008-12-09 | I'M SERVING "T" $1000: You look queasy; like most of my dinner guests, you need the Ultra 1000 version of this heartburn relief Tums |
#5379, aired 2008-01-17 | REDHEADS $400: Youngest of the 8 sons of Jesse, this supposedly redheaded King of Israel reigned from 1000 to 962 B.C. David |
#5358, aired 2007-12-19 | BIBLICAL WARRIORS $800: Joab was this Israelite king's successful commander when he conquered Jerusalem around 1000 B.C. David |
#5341, aired 2007-11-26 | RAJAS $800: Around 1000 A.D. Rajaraja I expanded his Chola Empire by invading this beautiful island off India Sri Lanka |
#5309, aired 2007-10-11 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: The "New Deal" refers to the economic recovery & social reforms implemented by this U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt |
#5295, aired 2007-09-21 | CRUNCHING NUMBERS ROMAN STYLE $1,000 (Daily Double): The postal abbreviation of the state seen here equals this quantity in Roman numerals 1500 |
#5284, aired 2007-07-26 | EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION $1200: Bjarni Herjolfsson sold his ship to this man who used it to explore Vinland around 1000 Leif Ericson |
#5269, aired 2007-07-05 | EUROPEAN KINGS $2000: In 1000 Pope Sylvester II gave this first king of Hungary a gold crown St. Stephen |
#5209, aired 2007-04-12 | MONEY TALK $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports while pointing out numbers on a video chart.) A $1000 investment made at 5% interest would have quite different returns after twenty years, based on these two different types of interest simple and compound interest |
#5197, aired 2007-03-27 | ROBOTS & ANDROIDS $400: 2 of the model numbers for these big-screen robots are the T-800 & the T-1000 a Terminator |
#5189, aired 2007-03-15 | PEOPLES $1200: Around 1000, these people who ate frozen cod in chunks like beef jerky, may have visited Cape Cod the Vikings |
#5162, aired 2007-02-06 | NATIONAL NAMES $400: Around 1000 A.D. it was Dai Co Viet Vietnam |
#5117, aired 2006-12-05 | OLD "HAT" $1,000 (Daily Double): She died in Stratford in 1623 at age 67 Anne Hathway (or Hathaway) |
#5115, aired 2006-12-01 | WHAT'S UP, CLOCK? $800: You can recognize Germany's House of 1000 Clocks by its water wheel & this type of clock on the side of the house a cuckoo clock |
#5110, aired 2006-11-24 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS $1,000 (Daily Double): The Tour de France ends on this boulevard the Champs-Élysées |
#5109, aired 2006-11-23 | OVER THE COALS $200: Wear flame-retardant mitts to touch the grill; these French-named charcoal blocks can reach 1000 degrees F. briquettes |
#4922, aired 2006-01-24 | DEADWOOD $1200: Used to build the temple of Jerusalem around 1000 B.C., these trees are also a symbol of Lebanon cedar |
#4860, aired 2005-10-28 | MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS $800: In 1989 & 1999, it got the National Magazine Award's "Seal of Approval" for personal service Good Housekeeping |
#4805, aired 2005-06-24 | PRESIDENTS & BASEBALL $1,000 (Daily Double): On April 19, 1909 Taft attended a home game of this team & probably had a hot dog or 9 the Washington Senators |
#4785, aired 2005-05-27 | THE NFL $800: This National Football League team's offices are located at 1000 Football Dr. in Lake Forest, Illinois Bears |
#4773, aired 2005-05-11 | PRESIDENTS $1,000 (Daily Double): During his administration, Custer made his last stand Grant |
#4712, aired 2005-02-15 | THE STONES $1,500 (Daily Double): The black type of this October birthstone is quite rare, & more valuable than the fire variety opal |
#4684, aired 2005-01-06 | NOW THAT'S INVENTIVE! $1,000 (Daily Double): In the '40s AT&T used a radio with no conventional vacuum tubes to demonstrate this device invented in its lab a transistor |
#4683, aired 2005-01-05 | REIGN CHECK $400: Around 1000 A.D. Olof Skotkonung became the first Christian king of this Scandinavian country Sweden |
#4680, aired 2004-12-31 | HISTORY $600: In 1000 Rajaraja I of the Cholas battled to take this Indian Ocean island now known for its tea Ceylon (or Sri Lanka) |
#4646, aired 2004-11-15 | HORNED ANIMALS $800: This North American animal's population had dropped from almost 50 million to under 1000 by 1889 the buffalo (or the bison) |
#4636, aired 2004-11-01 | POP CULTURE $400: In 1996 this company introduced handheld devices called the Pilot 1000 & the Pilot 5000 Palm |
#4535, aired 2004-04-30 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: Britons of the year 1000 called Vikings by this national name, & levied a "geld" to buy them off Danes |
#4316, aired 2003-05-12 | FEELING A LITTLE NORSE $1600: When the Vikings settled in this Canadian province around 1000 A.D., they called the natives there Skraelings Newfoundland |
#4303, aired 2003-04-23 | PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY ADDRESSES $400: 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan Gerald Ford |
#4300, aired 2003-04-18 | SOMETIME, B.C. $200: This noted Philistine-slayer ruled Israel for 4 decades starting around 1000 B.C. David |
#4281, aired 2003-03-24 | PRECOLUMBIAN LIFE $1,600 (Daily Double): The name of this culture that thrived around 1000 A.D. comes from Tollan, "Place of the Rushes" Toltecs |
#4230, aired 2003-01-10 | AROUND THE WORLD $800: The Gulfs of Aqaba & Suez border this Egyptian peninsula the Sinai Peninsula |
#4210, aired 2002-12-13 | THE MAINE EVENT $400: Vikings led by this man may have visited what's now Maine around 1000 A.D. Leif Ericson |
#4136, aired 2002-09-02 | HOMEMAKING $1000: Use this pad of metal shavings to clean up your kids' scuffs & your great-aunt's cigarette burns steel wool (or SOS, or Brillo) |
#4085, aired 2002-05-10 | THIS CATEGORY STINKS! $2,000 (Daily Double): The strong odor of this semi-aquatic rodent gives it its name the muskrat |
#4080, aired 2002-05-03 | KING ME! $2000: Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bhumibol Adulyadej grew up to become king of this country Thailand |
#3973, aired 2001-12-05 | ARABIC TO ROMAN NUMERALS $400: Play:
"Dial 1000 for Murder" M |
#3909, aired 2001-09-06 | GET MEDIEVAL $200: Around the year 1000, the pirate Mogahid roamed this sea from his base in Sardinia the Mediterranean |
#3869, aired 2001-05-31 | MOVIE VILLAINS $500: The T-1000 killing machine Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
#3861, aired 2001-05-21 | BRITANNICA $3,600 (Daily Double): Number of Henrys who ruled England between 1000 & 1600 A.D. 8 |
#3848, aired 2001-05-02 | WHAT'S "NU" $200: NBA team that makes its home at 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, Colorado Denver Nuggets |
#3736, aired 2000-11-27 | MTM $1000: (Hi, I'm Tyler Christopher of "General Hospital") In 1984 as D.L. Brock he married Bobbie on "G.H.", in 1974 as Joe Gerard he married Rhoda on "Rhoda" David Groh |
#3731, aired 2000-11-20 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $400: More than 1000 British soldiers were killed or wounded in this June 17, 1775 battle in Massachusetts Bunker Hill |
#3705, aired 2000-10-13 | "E" MALE $300: Around 1000 A.D. he named the North American coast Vinland Leif Ericson |
#3699, aired 2000-10-05 | FRACTIONS $600: It's the decimal form of the fraction 3/1000 .003 |
#3672, aired 2000-07-18 | BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY $800: If he had lived there back in 1000 B.C., Robin Hood might have been "Prince of" this chief city of upper Egypt Thebes |
#3659, aired 2000-06-29 | DENSE MATTER $400: This term for a dense growth of shrubs dates back to before 1000 A.D. thicket (hedge accepted) |
#3651, aired 2000-06-19 | WEIRD WEIGHTS & MEASURES $200: A kip is a deadweight load equivalent to this many pounds, half a short ton 1000 |
#3634, aired 2000-05-25 | WRITERS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1902 Arthur Conan Doyle was knighted not for Sherlock Holmes but for defending British actions in this war the Boer War |
#3608, aired 2000-04-19 | HOLY WEEK $500 (Daily Double): At Maundy Thursday mass, a priest traditionally washes the feet of this many people 12 |
#3587, aired 2000-03-21 | YOU DO THE MATH $400: The number of U.S. senators times the number of amendments in the Bill of Rights 1000 (100 X 10) |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | ENTERTAINING CATS $500: The cat seen here lives with the TV family with this last name:
Salem the Cat: "I'll take WORLD DOMINATION for $1000, Alex!" Spellman (on Sabrina the Teenage Witch) |
#3556, aired 2000-02-07 | NUMBERS $1000: The number of tons in a kiloton plus the atomic number of hydrogen 1001 (1000 + 1) |
#3536, aired 2000-01-10 | TOTAL $500: Total number of liters of water needed to fill a 10-centimeter cube 1 |
#3517, aired 1999-12-14 | Y1K $200: Finished around 1000 A.D., "The Pillow Book" of Sei Shonagon is one of this country's literary masterpieces Japan |
#3517, aired 1999-12-14 | Y1K $400: Circa 1000 Polynesian migrants reach New Zealand where they settle & become this ethnic group Maoris |
#3516, aired 1999-12-13 | IRAQ $500: It's the only one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World once found in Iraq the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#3486, aired 1999-11-01 | MATH CLASS $1000: The number of years in a millennium divided by the number of years in a score 50 (1000/20) |
#3480, aired 1999-10-22 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE $500 (Daily Double): Edward Bellamy's 1888 book "Looking Backward" sends a man to this year & doesn't mention computer bugs 2000 |
#3479, aired 1999-10-21 | MATH & SCIENCE $400: To convert kilograms into grams, multiply by this 1000 |
#3469, aired 1999-10-07 | THE VIKINGS $1000: Founded over 1000 years ago by the Vikings, Tynwald Court on this Irish Sea isle is one of the oldest legislatures Isle of Man |
#3448, aired 1999-09-08 | SCIENTIFIC NUMBER, PLEASE $400: The total number of years in a millennium 1000 |
#3399, aired 1999-05-20 | TURN OF THE 2nd MILLENNIUM $400: Around 1000 A.D. this art of growing miniature trees was getting started in Asia bonsai |
#3360, aired 1999-03-26 | EPITAPHS $500: "Man of 1000 Voices" Mel Blanc |
#3341, aired 1999-03-01 | FANTASTIC VOYAGES $200: While returning to Greenland in about 1000, he rescued some sailors & received his nickname, Leif the Lucky Leif Ericson |
#3202, aired 1998-06-30 | A MILLENNIUM AGO $200: Its leader in 1000 A.D. was Emperor Chen-tsung; today it's president Jiang Zemin China |
#3202, aired 1998-06-30 | A MILLENNIUM AGO $400: In 1000 A.D. Grand Prince Vladimir I led the Russians; today this president does Boris Yeltsin |
#3202, aired 1998-06-30 | A MILLENNIUM AGO $600: In 1000 A.D. Japan was led by Emperor Ichijo; today this emperor is on the throne Akihito |
#3202, aired 1998-06-30 | A MILLENNIUM AGO $800: Caliph Al-Hakim ruled Egypt in 1000 A.D.; today the country has this president Hosni Mubarak |
#3202, aired 1998-06-30 | A MILLENNIUM AGO $1000: In 1998 Elizabeth II is ready & able to rule England; in 1000 A.D. he was "Unready" Ethelred |
#3127, aired 1998-03-17 | COLUMNISTS $2,000 (Daily Double): No hints. The columnist seen here Heloise |
#3111, aired 1998-02-23 | JERUSALEM $800: Around 1000 B.C. he captured the city & made it capital of his kingdom David |
#3075, aired 1998-01-02 | ANCIENT HISTORY $400: Tien, a version of this divine abode, became part of Chinese religion around 1000 B.C. heaven |
#3054, aired 1997-12-04 | WORLD HISTORY $400: Stephen I, the son of a Magyar prince, became king of this country in 1000 A.D. Hungary |
#3019, aired 1997-10-16 | MIND YOUR "P"s & "Q"s $800: These ancient people are believed to have arrived in Scotland around 1000 B.C. the Picts |
#3009, aired 1997-10-02 | MEDIEVAL WOMEN $200: A treatise on this feminine area of medicine from around the year 1000 is attributed to Trotula Gynecology |
#2986, aired 1997-09-01 | O MINNESOTA! $800: A Duluth park named for this Norseman features a replica of the ship in which he sailed to America c. 1000 Leif Erickson |
#2968, aired 1997-06-25 | THE PERSIAN GULF WAR $200: Of 10, 100 or 1000, the length of the ground war in hours 100 |
#2967, aired 1997-06-24 | THE MIDDLE AGES $400: Around 1000 the Christian Church spilt into 2 main forms: Roman Catholic & this Eastern Orthodox |
#2933, aired 1997-05-07 | RELIGION $800: This religion's chief god, the Jade Emperor, was officially sanctioned around 1000 A.D. Taoism |
#2827, aired 1996-12-10 | 19TH CENTURY SCIENCE $1000: Around 1850 he absolutely positively came up with the idea for an absolute temperature scale Lord Kelvin |
#2765, aired 1996-09-13 | HISTORY $500: When this first Hungarian king was crowned in 1000, he made Esztergom the capital St. Stephen |
#2698, aired 1996-05-01 | WORLD HISTORY $1000: In 1000 this ruler of the house of Arpad became the first king of Hungary King Stephen I |
#2560, aired 1995-10-20 | SOUTH AMERICA $200: Around 1000 A.D. tribes in the northern highlands of this country formed the kingdom of Quito Ecuador |
#2523, aired 1995-07-19 | 1000 $200: There was widespread fear that this would happen; people worried about the millennium back then, too the world would end |
#2523, aired 1995-07-19 | 1000 $400: This sport can be traced back to c. 1000 when a monk named Eilmer jumped & sailed from Malmesbury Abbey hang gliding |
#2523, aired 1995-07-19 | 1000 $500 (Daily Double): This country's Stephen I was crowned in 1000 in his hometown of Esztergom & the crown is a national treasure Hungary |
#2523, aired 1995-07-19 | 1000 $600: Piasts ruled this country in 1000; in 1919, a pianist ruled it: Ignace Paderewski Poland |
#2523, aired 1995-07-19 | 1000 $1000: Sweyn Forkbeard, King Olaf of Sweden & 2 others defeated & killed King Olaf I of this country at Svold Norway |
#2522, aired 1995-07-18 | WORLD HISTORY $600: One legend says he was commissioned by King Olav I to bring Christianity to Norse colonist c.1000 Leif Erikson |
#2521, aired 1995-07-17 | ODDS & ENDS $1000: In December 1994 the 111th of these was created in Germany, but it only lasted for 2/1000 of a second an element |
#2462, aired 1995-04-25 | TREES $500: The canopy of this multi- stemmed fig tree native to India may cover an area more than 1000' in circumference the banyan tree |
#2420, aired 1995-02-24 | DESERTS $200: These have been artificially created in the Sahara by drilling over 1000' down for water oases |
#2343, aired 1994-11-09 | NUCLEAR PHYSICS $1000: The central part of a nuclear reactor, it's where the fuel is core |
#2329, aired 1994-10-20 | JERUSALEM $300: Around 1000 B.C. this king captured the city from the Jebusites & made it his capital David |
#2319, aired 1994-10-06 | THE VIKINGS $800: Name given by the Vikings to a region in North America that they visited around 1000 Vineland (Vinland) |
#2253, aired 1994-05-25 | HISTORY $100: It's believed that this country's first clans arose c. 1000 A.D. during the reign of King Malcolm II Scotland |
#2160, aired 1994-01-14 | LABRADOR $200: It's believed that this noted Norseman visited the peninsula around 1000 A.D. Leif Erikson |
#2034, aired 1993-06-10 | SHAKESPEARE $1,000 (Daily Double): A tavern hostess gives an account of Sir John Falstaff's death in this play Henry V |
#2029, aired 1993-06-03 | TREES $800: Most turpentine is produced from the longleaf & slash species of this tree pine trees |
#1913, aired 1992-12-23 | THE VIKINGS $1000: L'Anse aux Meadows on the tip of this Canadian province was settled by the Vikings around 1000 A.D. Newfoundland |
#1900, aired 1992-12-04 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $200: Sei Shonagon, who wrote "The Pillow Book" circa 1000 A.D., was a lady in waiting in this country Japan |
#1891, aired 1992-11-23 | WORLD HISTORY $600: Stephen I, the son of a Magyar prince, became this country's 1st king in 1000 Hungary |
#1877, aired 1992-11-03 | MAINE $400: Vikings led by this man probably visited Maine about 1000 A.D. Leif Ericson |
#1876, aired 1992-11-02 | BRITISH HISTORY $1,100 (Daily Double): Henry II, the first in this line of English kings, razed over 1000 unlicensed castles Plantagenet |
#1865, aired 1992-10-16 | LANDMARKS $400: The hospice he founded about 1000 years ago in a pass between Italy & Switzerland still operates St. Bernard |
#1787, aired 1992-05-12 | MARINE BIOLOGY $1000: Their leaps of up to 35' in the air & glides of almost 1000' may be to escape undersea predators flying fish |
#1693, aired 1992-01-01 | CAMERAS $100: Sitting behind the lens, its speed can run from 30 seconds to 1/1000 of a second the shutter |
#1687, aired 1991-12-24 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $800: At age 73 this developer of the first atomic-powered submarine was made a full admiral Hyman Rickover |
#1673, aired 1991-12-04 | LIFE SCIENCE $200: This type of twins is born to about 3 or 4 mothers in 1000 identical |
#1469, aired 1991-01-10 | HISTORIC NAMES $400: This father of Leif Erikson died in an epidemic around 1000 AD Eric the Red |
#1, aired 1990-06-16 | "B" IN GEOGRAPHY $1000: With Hercegovina it forms 1 of Yugoslavia's 6 republics Bosnia |
#1327, aired 1990-05-15 | ANTHROPOLOGY $600: Excavations in Newfoundland show evidence of a visit by these people around 1000 A.D. Vikings |
#1270, aired 1990-02-23 | POT LUCK $400: Its weather was warmer when Eric the Red settled this country about 1000 A.D.; the cold came around 1200 Greenland |
#1256, aired 1990-02-05 | ESKIMOS $2,000 (Daily Double): The first time Eskimos met Europeans was back around 1000 A.D. on this island Greenland |
#1247, aired 1990-01-23 | TIMEPIECES $2,000 (Daily Double): After WWII the United States Time Corporation changed its name to this Timex |
#1061, aired 1989-03-27 | ZOOS $200: The "Garden of Intelligence" was a zoo built by this country's emperor about 1000 B.C. China |
#1060, aired 1989-03-24 | SEWING $500: Often decorative, it's one or more lines of stitching on the outside of the fabric top stitching |
#1042, aired 1989-02-28 | MATH $200: .005 can also be stated as this fraction 5 thousandths (005/1000) |
#1029, aired 1989-02-09 | THE VIKINGS $500: He led what is believed to be the 1st European expedition to the N. American mainland in about 1000 A.D. Leif Ericson |
#995, aired 1988-12-23 | LANGUAGES $400: With 800-1000, this continent has more languages than any other in proportion to population Africa |
#985, aired 1988-12-09 | STARTS WITH "K" $600: These have been worn since the 7th century, but the familiar wide obis weren't added until over 1000 years later kimonos |
#896, aired 1988-06-27 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: 1000 cubic centimeters equal 1 of these liter |
#882, aired 1988-06-07 | OOPS! $200: The largest crew NASA has sent into space on one of these craft isn't 7, as we said, but 8 a Space Shuttle |
#839, aired 1988-04-07 | 1987 $500: A 1200 lb. man set out to lose 1000 lbs. with help of this comedian who runs a Bahamian nutrition clinic Dick Gregory |
#838, aired 1988-04-06 | THE MIDDLE AGES $400: About 1000 A.D., they discovered North America & called parts of it Helluland, Markland, and Vinland the Vikings |
#821, aired 1988-03-14 | ZOOLOGY $800: 1 of 3 independent countries over 1000 sq. mil. in size where snakes don't occur naturally (1 of) Ireland, (New Zealand or Iceland) |
#798, aired 1988-02-10 | MATH PROBLEMS $1000: At 5 1/2%, the simple interest on this amount of money is $55 $1000 |
#794, aired 1988-02-04 | 5-LETTER WORDS $500: A "$1000" piano grand |
#785, aired 1988-01-22 | BERMUDA $200: Bermuda marks a corner of this area where over 1000 men have disappeared without a trace the Devil's Triangle (Bermuda Triangle) |
#783, aired 1988-01-20 | THE MOVIES $200: Linda Gray's leg, not Anne Bancroft's, was the one on poster for this Dustin Hoffman film The Graduate |
#776, aired 1988-01-11 | CZECH, PLEASE $200: In Czech, it's "Praha", & it's over 1000 years old Prague |
#769, aired 1987-12-31 | LETTER PERFECT $500: In computer talk, it stands not for 1000, but 1024 bytes K |
#747, aired 1987-12-01 | STATISTICS $500: With over 1000 people per square mile, this Mid-Atlantic state is most densely populated New Jersey |
#745, aired 1987-11-27 | CACTUS $400: Most of the over 1000 known varieties of cactus are found primarily on this continent North America |
#739, aired 1987-11-19 | AVIATION $1,000 (Daily Double): One of the two biggest makers of commercial jet aircraft engines in the United States Pratt and Whitney & GE |
#713, aired 1987-10-14 | THE UNIVERSE $400: The Soviets have launched over 1000 satellites in this program, not billions & billions Cosmos |
#694, aired 1987-09-17 | COLLECTABLES $100: A good "Gund" or "Steiff", 2 classic kinds of this stuffed animal, can run from $50-1000 a teddy bear |
#692, aired 1987-09-15 | THE BIBLE $100: Samson killed 1000 Philistines with this part of an ass's anatomy the jawbone |
#688, aired 1987-09-09 | BOTANY $800: Japanese experts have successfully grown these blossoms from 1000 year old seeds lotus blossoms |
#677, aired 1987-07-14 | WATER $100: Water with a salinity of less than 1000 parts per million is considered this fresh (freshwater) |
#673, aired 1987-07-08 | WORLD CAPITALS $1,000 (Daily Double): Alphabetical distinction of the countries whose capitals are Kinshasa, Lusaka, & Harare countries that begin with the letter Z |
#670, aired 1987-07-03 | COUNTIES $200: This county has over 1000 governmental entities besides the Chicago city government Cook County |
#614, aired 1987-04-16 | '50'S TV $399 (Daily Double): In 1953, they were known around CBS as "the 2 redheads" Lucille Ball and Red Skelton |
#608, aired 1987-04-08 | GUINNESS RECORDS $500: At 1000 taps per minute, Solero de Jerez was the fastest of these dancers ever measured a flamenco dancer |
#599, aired 1987-03-26 | BIBLICAL TRIVIA $1,000 (Daily Double): 1 of the 2 books in the Old Testament whose titles are women's names the Book of Ruth or Esther |
#559, aired 1987-01-29 | BASEBALL $400: With over 1000 RBIs, this Cincinnati Reds catcher led the majors during the '70s Johnny Bench |
#544, aired 1987-01-08 | "FRENCH" PHRASES $600: Trying on a designer gown in Paris, or an alternative to 1000 Island French dressing |
#543, aired 1987-01-07 | THE BIBLE $500: According to Revelation, he will be bound & cast into a bottomless pit for 1000 years the devil (Satan) |
#530, aired 1986-12-19 | WORLD WAR II $600: Lauded for "gallantry under fire", "G.I. Joe", who carried a message that saved 1000 lives, was this a homing pigeon |
#526, aired 1986-12-15 | THE CALENDAR $100: Month, day & year which followed December 31, 999 January 1, 1000 |
#522, aired 1986-12-09 | MEDICAL HISTORY $400: Examinations of one of these from 1000 B.C. shows that tuberculosis existed among Egyptians a mummy |
#505, aired 1986-11-14 | WORLD HISTORY $400: About 1000 times as many people attended this man's 1970 Cairo funeral as attended his successor's Nasser |
#504, aired 1986-11-13 | ISLANDS $400: By the year 1000, at least 25,000 Scandinavians had settled on this north Atlantic island Iceland |
#503, aired 1986-11-12 | SAINTS $500: This country's crown bears the name of St. Stephen, who became its 1st crowned king in the year 1000 Hungary |
#497, aired 1986-11-04 | THE MIDDLE AGES $1000: Many Europeans were eagerly expecting this to occur at the millennium in the year 1000 the second coming of Christ |
#496, aired 1986-11-03 | THE GREAT DEPRESSION $600: Of 100, 500 or 1000%, the percentage of increase in unemployment from 1925-1932 1000 |
#480, aired 1986-10-10 | CRAZY TALK $400: Hauling 999 baked & molded blocks of clay when you should have 1000 not carrying a full load |
#478, aired 1986-10-08 | OLD WEST $100: During this mania of 1849, eggs cost $10/dozen & rooms rented for $1000/month the (California) Gold Rush |
#466, aired 1986-09-22 | "C" IN HISTORY $200: On his 2nd voyage, he took about 1000 colonists, all men, to the West Indies Christopher Columbus |
#431, aired 1986-05-05 | 4TH OF JULY $300: About 1000 flags, later to be sold, were flown over this building July 4, 1985 the U.S. Capitol building |
#424, aired 1986-04-24 | JOURNALISM $600: Scandinavian country that leads the world in daily newspaper readership per 1000 pop., almost double the U.S. Sweden |
#419, aired 1986-04-17 | MULTIPLE CHOICE $1000: Of the more than 1000 guest stars on "The Love Boat", this guitarist has been on the most--9 times Charo |
#404, aired 1986-03-27 | 1976 $200: On March 11, Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above this level for 1st time since 1973 1000 |
#368, aired 1986-02-05 | BIRDS $400 (Daily Double): In the following, Al Jolson stops to tell you to look & listen for this bird: the bluebird |
#307, aired 1985-11-12 | AMERICAN INDIANS $300: Canadian Indians played 1st version of this sport with few rules & up to 1000 players in a game lacrosse |
#293, aired 1985-10-23 | WORLD WAR II $600: What Churchill said "Men will still say...if the British Empire & its Commonwealth last 1000 years" This was their finest hour |
#286, aired 1985-10-14 | MINNESOTA $500 (Daily Double): By cargo weight, 1 of 15 largest U.S. ports, even though it's more than 1000 miles from the ocean Duluth |
#281, aired 1985-10-07 | THE FUNNIES $400: Since Stan Lee liked monsters, he came up with this green-skinned one weighing about 1000 lbs. The Hulk |
#279, aired 1985-10-03 | NEIGHBORHOODS $1,000 (Daily Double): The Village Stompers stomped around this part of Greenwich Village: Washington Square |
#264, aired 1985-09-12 | OLD TESTAMENT $1000: Hannah so fervently prayed for this that Eli the priest thought she was drunk birth of a son |
#263, aired 1985-09-11 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000: 1965 book Alex Haley co-authored with the former Malcolm Little The Autobiography of Malcolm X |
#262, aired 1985-09-10 | WORD ORIGINS $300: From Spanish "juzgado", meaning courtroom, comes this nickname for jail the hoosegow |
#262, aired 1985-09-10 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1000: His riches didn't prevent this last king of Lydia from being subjugated by the Persians Croesus |
#133, aired 1985-03-13 | ENERGY $200: Number of watts in a kilowatt 1000 |
#122, aired 1985-02-26 | VAUDEVILLE $2,000 (Daily Double): Vaudeville "came to an end" when this theater "closed" Nov. 16, 1932 the Palace |
#95, aired 1985-01-18 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: Letter in metric measurement which stands for 1000 K |
#86, aired 1985-01-07 | THE BODY $200: If its air sacs were flattened out, these organs would cover 600 to 1000 sq. feet the lungs |
#67, aired 1984-12-11 | ALPHABET SOUP $1000: In music, the seventh tone in the diatonic scale of C B (or ti) |
#14, aired 1984-09-27 | THE 20TH CENTURY $200: Where Sally Ride took her famous ride on the Space Shuttle |