#9079, aired 2024-04-11 | ABBREVIATED TELEVISION $600: A comedy with a bright disposition:
"IASIP" It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
#15, aired 2023-10-04 | A BUNDLE OF "FUN" $400: It's what the "F" stands for in the digital asset abbreviated NFT fungible |
#8917, aired 2023-07-18 | AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY $200: b.p.:
For water it's 212 degrees Fahrenheit boiling point |
#8917, aired 2023-07-18 | AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY $1000: EPOS:
It's computer hardware used in retail electronic point of sale |
#8874, aired 2023-05-18 | MAGAZINES $400: "Biscuits & Jam" is a podcast hosted by Sid Evans, editor-in-chief of this regional magazine abbreviated S.L. Southern Living |
#10, aired 2023-05-15 | WHATEVER FLOATS $1200: A company's stock float is calculated by subtracting restricted stock from these, abbreviated O/S outstanding shares |
#8726, aired 2022-10-24 | MATH CLASS $800: Abbreviated log, it's the exponent to which a base must be raised to produce a certain number logarithm |
#8714, aired 2022-10-06 | PHYSICS $400: Abbreviated W, in physics it's the amount of energy used to move an object over a certain distance work |
#8659, aired 2022-06-09 | ABBREVIATED TV $400: Clark Gregg & Chloe Bennet fought evil as "Agents of" this S.H.I.E.L.D. |
#8659, aired 2022-06-09 | ABBREVIATED TV $1000: The forces of T.H.R.U.S.H. were enemies of "The Man from" this 1960s title spy organization U.N.C.L.E. |
#8640, aired 2022-05-13 | COMMUNICATION $4,000 (Daily Double): Abbreviated AFP, the world's oldest news agency dates back to 1835 & is headquartered in this city Paris |
#8605, aired 2022-03-25 | TIME TO CALL IT A DAY $1200: Abbreviated TBT, it's that time towards the end of the week for uploading old pics Throwback Thursday |
#8601, aired 2022-03-21 | GROUPS IN HISTORY $2000: Abbreviated KMT, it once battled Mao & is now one of Taiwan's main political parties the Kuomintang |
#12, aired 2022-02-16 | TECH TALK $2000: Abbreviated NFT, it's a sort of title to a digital artwork that anyone can look at, not just its owner a non-fungible token |
#8511, aired 2021-11-15 | WORLD COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $200: Often ranked as Brazil's top institution of higher learning, it's abbreviated USP & it's absolutely free University of São Paulo |
#8492, aired 2021-10-19 | FORTUNE 500 FORTUNES $1000: This petroleum company abbreviated VLO is VLO'd at more than $22 billion Valero |
#8469, aired 2021-09-16 | MOTORCYCLES $1000: Abbreviated cc, it's the measure of engine size--a 1,000cc bike is ready for some serious cruising cubic centimeters |
#8228, aired 2020-06-03 | ABBREVIATIONS $400: It's the "T" in the name of the international alliance abbreviated NATO Treaty |
#8182, aired 2020-03-17 | ABBREVIATED ABC $200: In names of U.S. TV networks, ABC stands for this company the American Broadcasting Company |
#8182, aired 2020-03-17 | ABBREVIATED ABC $600: In 1895 the ABC or "American" this sport "Congress" was organized in NYC & helped standardize the game's rules bowling |
#8179, aired 2020-03-12 | TV TALK $600: Abbreviated V.O., it's an unseen announcer heard over a program a voiceover |
#8147, aired 2020-01-28 | MILITARY ABBREVIATIONS $600: Abbreviated DZ, it's the area where airborne troops, equipment or supplies are expected to land a drop zone |
#8120, aired 2019-12-20 | THAT'S OXYMORONIC $2000: Abbreviated LPG, it burns clean when cooking in your RV liquid propane gas (liquified petroleum gas) |
#8046, aired 2019-09-09 | HEALTH WATCH $600: Abbreviated O.T., it's designed to maintain &/or improve a patient's living skills occupational therapy |
#7973, aired 2019-04-17 | ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES $2000: It's the top resource for all things Xbox, Wii, Playstation, etc:
GI Game Informer |
#7908, aired 2019-01-16 | ABBREVIATED REALITY SHOWS $200: It's been called "sinsational":
"HK" Hell's Kitchen |
#7874, aired 2018-11-29 | AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY $400: Abbreviated VOD, it's one way to watch television video on demand |
#7874, aired 2018-11-29 | AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY $1200: It's the "B" in scuba breathing |
#7778, aired 2018-06-06 | THE SCIENCE OF MECHANICS $1200: It's abbreviated K.E.; Lionel Messi is good at giving it to a soccer ball kinetic energy |
#7745, aired 2018-04-20 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $800: It's what the "H" stands for in the disorder abbreviated ADHD hyperactivity |
#7713, aired 2018-03-07 | ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES $800: Since 1902 it's focused on science & technology & new innovations like cars & TV:
PM Popular Mechanics |
#7685, aired 2018-01-26 | ENDS WITH "Z" $2000: It's abbreviated GHz gigahertz |
#7635, aired 2017-11-17 | PUBLISHING $400: Abbreviated MMP, it's an inexpensive softcover book sold in multiple outlets a mass market paperback |
#7600, aired 2017-09-29 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: Abbreviated the CBC, it was formed by 13 African Americans elected to the U.S. House in 1970 the Congressional Black Caucus |
#7575, aired 2017-07-14 | ABBREVIATED NO. 1 TV SHOWS $600: On NBC, 1997-1998:
the uproarious "S" Seinfeld |
#7575, aired 2017-07-14 | ABBREVIATED NO. 1 TV SHOWS $1000: On ABC, 1977-1978:
roommates "L & S" Laverne & Shirley |
#7574, aired 2017-07-13 | THEIR GAME SHOW HOST GIGS $400: I see in my mind's eye that Vincent Price hosted a show about psychic powers with this 3-letter abbreviated title ESP |
#7548, aired 2017-06-07 | THE ELEMENT $1200: No. 25, it's abbreviated Mn--& remember, there's no such thing as Minnesotium manganese |
#7475, aired 2017-02-24 | SNAP CHAT $1200: On a football team the person in this position, abbreviated L.S., does a lot of hiking a long snapper |
#7463, aired 2017-02-08 | ABBREVIATED K $400: In the NFL, K is a position; in MLB, it's this stat a strikeout |
#7463, aired 2017-02-08 | ABBREVIATED K $600: On the periodic table, it's elementary, my dear chemist potassium |
#7463, aired 2017-02-08 | ABBREVIATED K $800: A Michigan food company on the New York Stock Exchange Kellogg's |
#7463, aired 2017-02-08 | ABBREVIATED K $1000: In a catalog of Mozart's works Kochel |
#7448, aired 2017-01-18 | THE BIG 3-0 $200: The daily price average of 30 selected blue chip stocks, it's abbreviated DJIA the Dow Jones Industrial Average |
#7390, aired 2016-10-28 | LETTER WORDS $200: If you think of something to add after you've finished a letter, put it in one of these, abbreviated P.S. postscript |
#7372, aired 2016-10-04 | RISING $1600: Abbreviated C.O.L.A., it's a wage increase to help workers keep up with rising prices a cost of living allowance |
#7281, aired 2016-04-18 | MUSIC RECORDING $400: Abbreviated A&R, it's the record company dept. responsible for signing & developing new acts artists & repertoire |
#7132, aired 2015-09-22 | A FASHIONABLE CATEGORY $200: This media source abbreviated WWD is often called "the fashion bible" Women's Wear Daily |
#7114, aired 2015-07-16 | LET'S GO TO THE ISLANDS $1200: If you want to live long and prosper, keep your distance when Vulcan is active, in this island country, abbreviated PNG Papua New Guinea |
#7062, aired 2015-05-05 | WE MEAN BUSINESS $400: Abbreviated W.M., this company cleans up as the U.S. leader in trash disposal Waste Management |
#7018, aired 2015-03-04 | ABBREVIATED REALITY $600: Our version of a British show:
"AGT" America's Got Talent |
#7018, aired 2015-03-04 | ABBREVIATED REALITY $1000: Watch the queens sashay:
"RPDR" RuPaul's Drag Race |
#6970, aired 2014-12-26 | ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES $200: Condensed articles for easy consumption:
RD Reader's Digest |
#6970, aired 2014-12-26 | ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES $1000: It's got luxury & style:
T&C Town & Country |
#6959, aired 2014-12-11 | THERE WILL BE "BLOOD" $400: Abbreviated BAL, it's a legal measurement of intoxication blood alcohol level |
#6933, aired 2014-11-05 | HEY, "DJ" $800: It's the "A" in the type of mortgage abbreviated "ARM" adjustable |
#6855, aired 2014-06-06 | THE UNCIVIL WARS $1600: In 1946 troops of this "abbreviated" military corps were found guilty of shooting P.O.W.'s in the Malmedy Massacre the SS |
#6699, aired 2013-10-31 | FRANKLY, MY DEAR $400: Richard Steele once wrote, "A woman seldom writes her mind but in her" this, abbreviated P.S. postscript |
#6699, aired 2013-10-31 | ABBREVIATED VIDEO GAME TITLES $600: "S.L." is this game where you can virtually build a whole other existence Second Life |
#6699, aired 2013-10-31 | ABBREVIATED VIDEO GAME TITLES $1000: The "III" version of "A.C.", this game, takes place in part in 1775 Colonial America Assassin's Creed |
#6658, aired 2013-07-24 | MAKE IT A DOUBLE-LETTER WORD $1200: An abbreviated football official becomes a sand ridge at the water's surface ref, reef |
#6588, aired 2013-04-17 | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS $800: Abbreviated O.A.S., it promotes cooperation & commerce between American nations the Organization of American States |
#6428, aired 2012-07-25 | ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES $200: For the true outdoorsman: F&S Field & Stream |
#6428, aired 2012-07-25 | ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES $1000: For exciting things parents & children can do together: Disney's FF FamilyFun |
#6418, aired 2012-07-11 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $1000: LP isn't just a long-playing record--it's also this "New Divide" band Linkin Park |
#6371, aired 2012-05-07 | ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING $400: Abbreviated CPI, it's a measure of the fluctuation of the cost of retail goods over a fixed time period Consumer Price Index |
#6312, aired 2012-02-14 | FITNESS $1000: Calculated by dividing weight by height squared, it's abbreviated BMI body mass index |
#6308, aired 2012-02-08 | YAY, PHYSICS! $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a book against the wall.) Abbreviated "N", it's the ordinary term for the perpendicular force I'm exerting on the book to keep it in contact with the wall normal |
#6275, aired 2011-12-23 | AN ABBREVIATED STORY $400: At the party I impressed a beautiful woman by fibbing & telling her I worked for the CBO, this U.S. Govt. office the Congressional Budget Office |
#6275, aired 2011-12-23 | AN ABBREVIATED STORY $800: It seemed like she bought my wild story about surviving an attack from an RPG, this a rocket-propelled grenade |
#6205, aired 2011-07-29 | THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY $600: This former agency abbreviated I.N.S. is today known as U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services as part of the department Immigration and Naturalization Service |
#6190, aired 2011-07-08 | I NEED SOME SPACE $800: This multinational orbital project abbreviated I.S.S. houses numerous research modules the International Space Station |
#6187, aired 2011-07-05 | ABBREV. $400 (Daily Double): It's the unit of weight abbreviated mg a milligram |
#5967, aired 2010-07-20 | GEOMETRY $1600: An ellipse's center of symmetry is midway between these 2 points, abbreviated f. foci |
#5906, aired 2010-04-26 | NUCLEAR WEAPONS 101 $2,000 (Daily Double): Abbreviated B.R., it's the distance from the point of impact that will be affected when a nuclear explosion occurs blast radius |
#5893, aired 2010-04-07 | 2-WORD SCIENCE RESPONSES $600: Abbreviated MN, it's what a working compass needle is always pointing to in our hemisphere magnetic north |
#5838, aired 2010-01-20 | ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES $400: It's been around since 1883:
LHJ Ladies' Home Journal |
#5794, aired 2009-11-19 | SERIOUS RADIO $2000: This nonprofit corp. abbreviated R.F.E. was created to oppose the USSR's isolating its citizens from world info Radio Free Europe |
#5788, aired 2009-11-11 | ASTRO-QUIZ $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a diagram on the monitor.) Abbreviated A.U. & about 93 million miles in length, it's the average distance between the Earth & the Sun the astronomical unit |
#5780, aired 2009-10-30 | MILITARY DUDES $800: In WWII Hap Arnold commanded this new U.S. fighting force abbreviated USAAF the United States Army Air Force |
#5775, aired 2009-10-23 | SPEED UP! $2000: Abbreviated P.A., it's a device used to speed up bits of atoms a particle accelerator |
#5755, aired 2009-09-25 | BERMUDA SHORTS $800: Bermuda enjoys one of the world's highest of these, abbreviated PCI; it's been estimated at over $90,000 per capita income |
#5706, aired 2009-06-01 | ABBREVIATED LINES OF POETRY $1600: "By the shores of Gitche Gumee,"
B.T.S.B-S-W by the shining big-sea-water |
#5706, aired 2009-06-01 | ABBREVIATED LINES OF POETRY $2000: "I am the master of my fate;"
I.A.T.C.O.M.S. I am the captain of my soul |
#5688, aired 2009-05-06 | WHEE! IT'S 1893! $1200: The U.S. Navy established this rank abbreviated C.P.O. chief petty officer |
#5628, aired 2009-02-11 | THE GADSDEN PURCHASE $600: In the 1880s this Transcontinental Railroad abbreviated S.P. was built through the Gadsden purchase lands Southern Pacific |
#5538, aired 2008-10-08 | HAVE YOU BEEN TESTED? $1000: Abbreviated NTBT, this 1963 treaty was signed by the U.S., the USSR & the U.K. the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty |
#5530, aired 2008-09-26 | AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY $1200: In a Webster's Dictionary entry:
imper. imperative |
#5520, aired 2008-09-12 | ABBREVIATED PROVERBS $3,000 (Daily Double): "The eyes are
the W. O. T. S." windows of the soul |
#5484, aired 2008-06-12 | MILITARY MATTERS $2000: Abbreviated RDF, it's a group prepared to fight at a moment's notce a rapid deployment force |
#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 |
#5446, aired 2008-04-21 | BUSINESS TALK $2000: Abbreviated "MFN", it's the clause in an international trade agreement that grants signatory countries the same tariff rate most favoured nation |
#5399, aired 2008-02-14 | "YOUNG" $1200: It's fun to go to this facility, abbreviated YMCA the Young Men's Christian Association |
#5346, aired 2007-12-03 | SCI. ABBREV. $800: There's also a phase of sleep abbreviated NREM, which stands for this non [or no] rapid eye movement |
#5291, aired 2007-09-17 | ENERGY $2000: Abbreviated SPR, it's the emergency store of oil created by the U.S. government in 1977 strategic petroleum reserve |
#5188, aired 2007-03-14 | "TIME" FOR A CHANGE $1000: For world clock-watchers, it's abbreviated GMT Greenwich Mean Time |
#5121, aired 2006-12-11 | MAGIC $1600: (Mark Hamill delivers the clue.) The scene of the escape pod leaving Princess Leia's ship was the first effect created by this company, abbreviated ILM Industrial Light & Magic |
#5096, aired 2006-11-06 | THE "GENERAL" $2000: Abbreviated GATT, it's governed world commerce since 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
#5079, aired 2006-10-12 | "B" PREPARED $800: This U.S. government department is abbreviated B.I.A. the Bureau of Indian Affairs |
#5070, aired 2006-09-29 | ANIMATION $600: Because there's not a lot of live production sound in animation, these, abbreviated SFX, come in handy sound effects |
#5049, aired 2006-07-20 | ABBREVIATED U.S. STATES $200: Also a preposition, the abbreviation for this Midwestern state can mean "popular" or "fashionable" Indiana, IN |
#5049, aired 2006-07-20 | ABBREVIATED U.S. STATES $400: Put "17" with the abbreviation for this state & you get an MPAA movie rating North Carolina, NC |
#5049, aired 2006-07-20 | ABBREVIATED U.S. STATES $600: The abbreviation for this state is one of the 3 basic parts of the human psyche, according to Freud Idaho, ID |
#5049, aired 2006-07-20 | ABBREVIATED U.S. STATES $1000: Put the abbreviation for this state with "scan" & you get a computerized diagnostic medical technique Connecticut, CT |
#5049, aired 2006-07-20 | ABBREVIATED U.S. STATES $1,200 (Daily Double): The 2 states whose abbreviations are informal words for father & mother Pennsylvania, PA & Massachusetts, MA |
#5030, aired 2006-06-23 | COWBOYS & INDIANS $800: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Grand Teton Nat'l Park in Wyoming.) Created by native son George Ostrom, this trademark of the state of Wyoming is abbreviated BH&R Bucking Horse & Rider |
#5024, aired 2006-06-15 | SPACE INVADERS $1000: Abbreviated EVAs, these are central to the International Space Station's construction & maintenance extravehicular activities |
#4956, aired 2006-03-13 | CRASH $2000: This government organization abbreviated the NTSB investigates every civil aviation crash in the U.S. the National Transportation Safety Board |
#4940, aired 2006-02-17 | TURN ON YOUR COMPUTER $600: Abbreviated BB, it's a popular data-transmission method capable of sending multiple channels at once broadband |
#4909, aired 2006-01-05 | THE AIR UP THERE $400: In 2004 more than 60 million travelers passed through this U.S. facility abbreviated LAX Los Angeles International Airport |
#4902, aired 2005-12-27 | CEOs $1200: As CEO, Harold S. Geneen led this communications company abbreviated ITT in acquiring 350 companies International Telephone & Telegraph |
#4883, aired 2005-11-30 | ENDS IN "G" $1000: It's the abbreviated form of the Russian for "Chief Administration of Corrective Labor Camps" gulag |
#4864, aired 2005-11-03 | MILITARY MATTERS $2000: Abbreviated SAS, this elite British military unit is similar to the USA's Delta Force the Special Air Service |
#4859, aired 2005-10-27 | MAA (military acronyms & abbreviations) $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a Pentagon hallway.) Abbreviated NMCC, it's located in the Pentagon & sends EAMs, emergency action messages, to battlefields & nuclear subs National Military Command Center |
#4856, aired 2005-10-24 | MISCELLANY $400: It's the disease of the nervous system abbreviated MS multiple sclerosis |
#4841, aired 2005-10-03 | HARD "WORK" $1000: One of the "New Deal" programs created for the unemployed, it was abbreviated the WPA the Works Progress Administration |
#4820, aired 2005-07-15 | AM I BLUE? $400: The U.S. Army's blue uniforms were first replaced with khaki & then this color, abbreviated O.D. olive drab |
#4816, aired 2005-07-11 | SILENT "P" $2000: The supposed ability to use mental powers to move objects, it's often abbreviated PK psychokinesis |
#4790, aired 2005-06-03 | ABBREVIATED S $200: In a newspaper personals ad single |
#4790, aired 2005-06-03 | ABBREVIATED S $400: On a report card satisfactory |
#4790, aired 2005-06-03 | ABBREVIATED S $600: A "First" or "Second" book of the BIble Samuel |
#4790, aired 2005-06-03 | ABBREVIATED S $800: A chemical element sulfur |
#4790, aired 2005-06-03 | ABBREVIATED S $1000: Former British currency that smacks of a certain Boston pitcher shilling |
#4757, aired 2005-04-19 | ABBR. $400: Abbreviated Mlle, it's the French equivalent of Miss mademoiselle |
#4740, aired 2005-03-25 | NUMERICAL PHRASES $800: New York Central Railroad's flagship train, it ran from Chicago to New York City from 1902 to 1967 the Twentieth Century |
#4737, aired 2005-03-22 | THAT'S SO "CONTINENTAL" $600: Abbreviated CBA, it includes teams called the Yakima Sun Kings & the Gary Steelheads the Continental Basketball Association |
#4665, aired 2004-12-10 | LEGAL BRIEFS $800: Done to the other party's witness, it can be abbreviated CX Cross-eXamine |
#4662, aired 2004-12-07 | PUT OUT THE CHINA $800: Abbreviated P.R.O.C., this nation was founded by Mao & friends in 1949 People's Republic of China |
#4616, aired 2004-10-04 | ENDS IN "GHT" $2000: Abbreviated dwt., it's equal to 24 grains, or 1/20 of a troy ounce a pennyweight |
#4573, aired 2004-06-23 | MEASURE FOR MEASURE $1000: Abbreviated Wb, it's a unit of magnetic flux, not barbeque intensity a weber |
#4551, aired 2004-05-24 | GOVERNMENT AGENCIES $1200: This bureau of the Justice Department has added Explosives to its name, though it's still abbreviated ATF Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms |
#4537, aired 2004-05-04 | THIS CATEGORY IS ABBREVIATED $800: A U.S. state:
MT Montana |
#4537, aired 2004-05-04 | THIS CATEGORY IS ABBREVIATED $2000: A "chronological" region on the U.S. West Coast:
PST Pacific Standard Time |
#4521, aired 2004-04-12 | M $600: On a European driver's license, Michael Jordan's height would be 2 of these abbreviated m meters |
#4506, aired 2004-03-22 | ABBREVIATED $800: On an accountant's calendar:
FY fiscal year |
#4477, aired 2004-02-10 | SOLDIERS $2000: Founded in 1899, this group of U.S. soldiers who have served overseas is abbreviated the VFW the Veterans of Foreign Wars |
#4452, aired 2004-01-06 | AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY $800: It's abbreviated V.O. & movies that tell coming-of-age stories use a lot of it voiceover |
#4452, aired 2004-01-06 | AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY $2000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Goodyear Blimp's home base) Each side of the Goodyear Blimp displays about 3,800 of these devices, abbreviated LED light-emitting diode |
#4444, aired 2003-12-25 | UNITS OF MEASURE $400: It's abbreviated dB decibel |
#4408, aired 2003-11-05 | ABBREVIATE IT! $1000: Abbreviated A.I.M., this advocacy group has been called the "Red Man's Great International Warrior Society" the American Indian Movement |
#4400, aired 2003-10-24 | WOMEN'S HEALTH $200: Postmenopausal women are at increased risk of this type of disease abbreviated CV cardiovascular disease |
#4395, aired 2003-10-17 | OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS $400: It's the book abbreviated Is. Isaiah |
#4379, aired 2003-09-25 | ABBREVIATIONS $400: The center of operations for a business or corporation, it's abbreviated HQ headquarters |
#4378, aired 2003-09-24 | I GET THE MESSAGE $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents.) Abbreviated "ASL", it's the language I'm using to do my ABC's American Sign Language |
#4364, aired 2003-07-17 | MONEY, MONEY, MONEY $200: Before the Euro, 100 groschen in Austria made one of these, abbreviated S or SCH shilling |
#4358, aired 2003-07-09 | RELIGION $600: Want to officiate at a friend's wedding? You can get ordained online in 3 minutes with this church abbreviated ULC Universal Life Church |
#4339, aired 2003-06-12 | THIS CATEGORY IS ABBREVIATED $1000: Yes Sir, it's the AFROTC Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps |
#4338, aired 2003-06-11 | "A" OK $2000: Abbreviated avdp., it's a standard of weight avoirdupois |
#4336, aired 2003-06-09 | "JUNIOR" COLLAGE $200: Student athletes know it's abbreviated JV junior varsity |
#4327, aired 2003-05-27 | LET'S HAVE A CONFERENCE $600: (I'm NFL wide receiver Jimmy Smith) I played for Jackson State University in this conference, abbreviated the SWAC Southwestern Athletic Conference |
#4327, aired 2003-05-27 | LET'S HAVE A CONFERENCE $800: In 1968 Ralph Abernathy succeeded Martin Luther King as leader of this conference, abbreviated SCLC Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
#4300, aired 2003-04-18 | "ULTRA", MAN $600: Used for TV transmissions between 300 & 3,000 megahertz, it's abbreviated UHF ultra high frequency |
#4249, aired 2003-02-06 | CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON $600: Abbreviated SAM, it's a guided weapon meant to be fired from the ground (or from a ship) surface-to-air missile |
#4228, aired 2003-01-08 | "P" ENDINGS $2000: It's the type of computer display abbreviated BMP bitmap |
#4226, aired 2003-01-06 | SHE'S IN CHARGE $2000: It computes that Carly Fiorin is chairman & C.E.O. of this computer company abbreviated H.P. Hewlett-Packard |
#4203, aired 2002-12-04 | I'M GONNA "B" $1000: Used to measure heat, it's abbreviated B.T.U. British thermal units |
#4154, aired 2002-09-26 | RANKS & TITLES $800: It's the U.S. Air Force rank abbreviated A1C Airman First Class |
#4152, aired 2002-09-24 | FOOD FOR THOUGHT $800: Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" influenced Teddy Roosevelt to help pass this act abbreviated the PFDA Pure Food and Drug Act |
#4101, aired 2002-06-03 | G.I. KNOW $1600: Abbreviated RDF, it's a group prepared to fight at a moment's notice rapid deployment force |
#4078, aired 2002-05-01 | PLACES TO PUT YOUR BIG WINNINGS $1600: On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, this investment opportunity is abbreviated "PB" pork bellies |
#4041, aired 2002-03-11 | INITIAL REACTIONS $800: Abbreviated FT in Basketball, it's done about 15 ft., feet, from the basket free throw |
#4038, aired 2002-03-06 | U.S. GOVERNMENT $1200: It's the N in the energetic agency abbreviated NRC Nuclear |
#3958, aired 2001-11-14 | IT'S ALL IN THE DNA $1000: One of the 4 nitrogen-containing DNA bases abbreviated A, G, T & C cytosine (or adenine, guanine or thymine) |
#3952, aired 2001-11-06 | E-COMMERCE $400: vixenoffroad.com specializes in women's apparel for this biking sport abbreviated MX motocross |
#3951, aired 2001-11-05 | ECONOMICS $200: A leading yardstick of a country's economy is this, abbreviated GDP Gross Domestic Product |
#3917, aired 2001-09-18 | LEGAL BRIEFS $100: The collection of laws abbreviated U.S.C. is the United States this code |
#3917, aired 2001-09-18 | LEGAL BRIEFS $300: This old British court of Common Law was abbreviated Q.B. or K.B., depending Queen's Bench (or King's Bench) |
#3837, aired 2001-04-17 | BRIEFS $300: Another term for "Mormon", it's abbreviated LDS Latter-day Saints |
#3811, aired 2001-03-12 | NORTH KOREA $600: North Korea's official name in English is this, abbreviated DPRK Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
#3797, aired 2001-02-20 | BET $200: BET's annual Walk of Fame Gala raises big money for this fund abbreviated UNCF the United Negro College Fund |
#3788, aired 2001-02-07 | ABBREVIATED S $100: On a compass south |
#3788, aired 2001-02-07 | ABBREVIATED S $200: On a clothing size tag small |
#3788, aired 2001-02-07 | ABBREVIATED S $300: On a report card satisfactory |
#3788, aired 2001-02-07 | ABBREVIATED S $400: As part of a price in '60s London a shilling |
#3788, aired 2001-02-07 | ABBREVIATED S $500: As a vocal range in opera soprano |
#3786, aired 2001-02-05 | CITIZENSHIP TEST $100: It's the government body abbreviated CIA the Central Intelligence Agency |
#3752, aired 2000-12-19 | THE "ANTI"-CATEGORY $800: Signed May 26, 1972 , it's abbreviated as the ABM Treaty Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty |
#3666, aired 2000-07-10 | FUN WITH AREA CODES $400: With 207, it's all about -- the state abbreviated this way ME (Maine) |
#3641, aired 2000-06-05 | LET'S GO BOWLING $500: This organization that sanctions tournaments is abbreviated the PBA Professional Bowlers Association |
#3611, aired 2000-04-24 | LEGAL BRIEFS $200: It's the crime abbreviated B. & E. Breaking and entering |
#3601, aired 2000-04-10 | SCIENCE $1000: Abbreviated lm, it's a measurement of light Lumen |
#3583, aired 2000-03-15 | YOU SHOULD "C" $400: Clint Black knows it's the organization abbreviated CMA Country Music Association |
#3574, aired 2000-03-02 | IN 2 WORDS $500: Abbreviated C.O., it's a person who refuses to bear arms due to moral or religious principles a conscientious objector |
#3563, aired 2000-02-16 | STRICTLY BUSINESS $400: Formerly called the Cost-of-Living Index, it's abbreviated C.P.I. Consumer Price Index |
#3539, aired 2000-01-13 | FOR "RENT" $600: When Prince Charles connects his razor to the mains, he's receiving this, abbreviated A.C., at 240 volts Alternating current |
#3442, aired 1999-07-20 | "DIS" IS FOR REAL! $1000: Abbreviated DSM, it's a military decoration for exceptional performance of duty Distinguished Service Medal |
#3361, aired 1999-03-29 | "I" SHADOW $800: We Canadians know this U.S. government branch is abbreviated I.N.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service |
#3341, aired 1999-03-01 | BROADCAST $800: The broadcasting service of the U.S. Information Agency, abbreviated VOA Voice of America |
#3326, aired 1999-02-08 | OUTDATED MAPS $800: When part of the Soviet Union, this country was abbreviated the B.S.S.R. Byelorussia |
#3319, aired 1999-01-28 | ODDS 'N' ENDS $800: This historic Austrian currency is abbreviated as "Sch", "AS" or simply "S" Schilling |
#3226, aired 1998-09-21 | HOUSE OF PI $200: Pi times a circle's radius squared will give you this measurement, abbreviated A Area |
#3178, aired 1998-05-27 | 1997 BUSINESS NEWS $600: New on the magazine stand in 1997 was this women's fitness magazine that might be abbreviated O2 Oxygen |
#3129, aired 1998-03-19 | TRAVELING $500: Remember, it's illegal to leave this African country with any of its schillings, abbreviated Ksh. Kenya |
#3104, aired 1998-02-12 | EXCHANGES $200: Abbreviated TSE, it's Canada's largest stock exchange the Toronto Stock Exchange |
#3067, aired 1997-12-23 | PHARMACOLOGY $600: This annual pharmaceutical guide for doctors is abbreviated PDR Physician's Desk Reference |
#3037, aired 1997-11-11 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $500: In dictionaries, this 8-letter word that means "no longer in general use" is often abbreviated obs O-B-S-O-L-E-T-E |
#3025, aired 1997-10-24 | MUSIC CLASS $300: When you reach this mark on a score you start the piece again; it's abbreviated D.C. Da Capo |
#2877, aired 1997-02-18 | U.S. AGENCIES $1000: Abbreviated USGS, its top priority is topography United States Geological Survey |
#2846, aired 1997-01-06 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $500: Abbreviated G or GB in computerese, it's equal to 1,024 MB a gigabyte |
#2839, aired 1996-12-26 | MUSIC POTPOURRI $200: Often abbreviated cresc., it's the opposite of diminuendo Crescendo |
#2804, aired 1996-11-07 | ABBREVIATIONS $300: It's the part of blood abbreviated Hb hemoglobin |
#2804, aired 1996-11-07 | ABBREVIATIONS $400: It's the U.S. territory abbreviated V.I. Virgin Islands |
#2764, aired 1996-09-12 | POTPOURRI $600: It's the fraternity abbreviated PBK Phi Beta Kappa |
#2694, aired 1996-04-25 | ABBREVIATIONS $400: An eighth of a mile, it's abbreviated fur. furlong |
#2692, aired 1996-04-23 | COMPUTERS $400: Abbreviated VR, it's a computer-based simulation system designed to seem real to a user's senses virtual reality |
#2658, aired 1996-03-06 | MONEY $600: This old British unit was abbreviated s. shilling |
#2562, aired 1995-10-24 | LATIN $100: Abbreviated c. or ca., it's used to mean "about" when referring to an uncertain date circa |
#2537, aired 1995-09-19 | ABBREVIATIONS $100: It's the occupation abbreviated pharm. pharmacist |
#2514, aired 1995-07-06 | RANKS & TITLES $100: The French equivalent of mr., it's abbreviated just m. monsieur |
#2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The U.S. headquarters of this oil giant, abbreviated BP, is in Cleveland, Ohio British Petroleum |
#2342, aired 1994-11-08 | ABBREVIATIONS $500: Abbreviated atm., it's what a restaurant on the moon lacks atmosphere |
#2308, aired 1994-09-21 | BUSINESS TALK $1000: Abbreviated MFN, it's the clause in an Int'l Trade Agreement that grants signatory countries the same tariff rate most favored nation |
#2275, aired 1994-06-24 | ABBREVIATIONS $100: It's the part of the body abbreviated app. the appendix |
#2275, aired 1994-06-24 | ABBREVIATIONS $200: It's the sports organization abbreviated NHL the National Hockey League |
#2248, aired 1994-05-18 | THE OLD TESTAMENT $400: It's the book abbreviated Ps. Psalms |
#2163, aired 1994-01-19 | ORGANIZATIONS $1000: In 1905, revolutionary socialists in the U.S. founded this labor organization abbreviated IWW the Industrial Workers of the World |
#2122, aired 1993-11-23 | MEDICINE $200: In the U.S. there are 350,000 known cases of this disease of the nervous system abbreviated MS Multiple Sclerosis |
#2116, aired 1993-11-15 | ABBREVIATIONS $400: It's the book of the Bible abbreviated Lam. Lamentations |
#2065, aired 1993-07-23 | THE OLD TESTAMENT $200: Abbreviated Obad. & named for a minor prophet, it's the Old Testament's shortest book Obadiah |
#2061, aired 1993-07-19 | ABBREVIATIONS $400: On a clothing label, the 2 measurements that are abbreviated XL extra large & extra long |
#1960, aired 1993-02-26 | ABBREVIATIONS $200: It's the form of light or radiation abbreviated UV ultraviolet |
#1960, aired 1993-02-26 | ABBREVIATIONS $400: It's the region of Canada abbreviated NT or NWT Northwest Territories |
#1936, aired 1993-01-25 | CONSERVATION $500: This organization, abbreviated WWF, plans to found a marine park on Belize's barrier reef the World Wildlife Fund |
#1900, aired 1992-12-04 | ABBREVIATIONS $400: In 1972 the U.S. & the USSR signed a treaty limiting deployment of these missiles abbreviated ABMs antiballistic missiles |
#1834, aired 1992-07-16 | ABBREVIATIONS $100: Whether he's admirable or not, a mayor gets this title, abbreviated Hon., in front of his name Honorable |
#1794, aired 1992-05-21 | ABBREVIATIONS $100: Abbreviated "mlle.", it's the French equivalent of "miss" mademoiselle |
#1785, aired 1992-05-08 | ABBREVIATIONS $1000: A measure of illumination, it's abbreviated fc foot-candle |
#1765, aired 1992-04-10 | CLEVELAND $200: Abbreviated WCTU, this group that promoted abstinence from alcohol was founded in Cleveland in 1874 Woman's Christian Temperance Union |
#1754, aired 1992-03-26 | APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS & MEASURES $100: Abbreviated "c.", it's used before approximate dates circa |
#1738, aired 1992-03-04 | COLLEGE DEGREES $400: One of the most common master's degrees is this, abbreviated M.A. Master of the Arts |
#1667, aired 1991-11-26 | "HOUSE"s $200: Abbreviated HUAC, it investigated communist influence inside & outside the U.S. government House Un-American Activities Commission |
#1632, aired 1991-10-08 | ABBREVIATIONS $300: The last prophetic book of the Old Testament, it's abbreviated Mal. Malachi |
#1632, aired 1991-10-08 | ABBREVIATIONS $500: The supposed ability to move objects with mental power, it's abbreviated PK psychokinesis |
#1612, aired 1991-09-10 | THE ELEMENTS $1,000 (Daily Double): The atomic number of this element, abbreviated Pt, isn't 109, it's 78 platinum |
#1388, aired 1990-09-19 | DANCE $800: Many of the world's great dancers have tripped the light fantastic with this company abbreviated ABT the American Ballet Theatre |
#1370, aired 1990-07-13 | LATIN PHRASES $400: Abbreviated M.O. by the police, it's a criminal's method of operation modus operandi |
#1369, aired 1990-07-12 | DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS $300: You don't have to be one of these to know that it's abbreviated "Th.D." doctor of theology |
#1254, aired 1990-02-01 | SCIENCE $1000: Abbreviated "pc", it's a unit of distance used in astronomy equal to 3.21 light years Parsec |
#1216, aired 1989-12-11 | POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS $400: State abbreviated NE; it's not in New England Nebraska |
#1175, aired 1989-10-13 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $200: Abbreviated lea., it's a distance equal to about 3 statute miles league |
#1101, aired 1989-05-22 | U.S. RIVERS $400: The name of this Alaskan river might be abbreviated Cu the Copper River |
#980, aired 1988-12-02 | TRANSPORTATION $1000: This major U.S. airport was built on an orchard, so it's abbreviated "ORD" on luggage tags O'Hare |
#939, aired 1988-10-06 | MATHEMATICS $800: Full spelling of the trigonometric function commonly abbreviated "sin" S-I-N-E |
#916, aired 1988-09-05 | THE CALENDAR $200: Abbreviated "FY", it's the 12 months for which a company plans its budget a fiscal year |
#816, aired 1988-03-07 | ADJECTIVES $400: Abbreviated "mil.", it means pertaining to soldiers military |
#715, aired 1987-10-16 | SPORTS $400: It's abbreviated N.H.R.A., vroom, vroom! National Hot Rod Association |
#714, aired 1987-10-15 | ABBREVIATIONS $1000: Latin for "work", it's abbreviated "op" opus (opera) |
#694, aired 1987-09-17 | ANTONYMS $500: Abbreviated "STBD", it's the opposite of the word abbreviated "PT" starboard |
#649, aired 1987-06-04 | CLIMBING $3,000 (Daily Double): On maps, it's abbreviated "USGS" the United States Geological Survey |
#438, aired 1986-05-14 | 3-LETTER WORDS $500: Abbreviated "Sn", it's the only 3-letter element tin |
#350, aired 1986-01-10 | FORMS OF ADDRESS $100: In French, it's abbreviated "Mlle." Mademoiselle |
#285, aired 1985-10-11 | SPORTS TRIVIA $400: It’s front line could be abbreviated LE, LT, LG, C, RG, RT, RE a football team |