Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (34 results returned)
#8947, aired 2023-10-10 | GAS $800: Having learned from the Hindenburg, modern airships use helium in place of this explosive gas hydrogen |
#8183, aired 2020-03-18 | INSURED BY LLOYD'S $1600: Lloyd's insured many airships, including this one that came to a disastrous end in 1937 the Hindenburg |
#8054, aired 2019-09-19 | FERDINAND $1000: This German count spent his retirement & fortune developing rigid airships (Ferdinand von) Zeppelin |
#7916, aired 2019-01-28 | INSURANCE $200: A comprehensive 1914 house policy from Lloyd's guarded against riots, airships & damage caused by these women suffragettes |
#7465, aired 2017-02-10 | 6-LETTER WORDS $400: Airships also find shelter in this type of building; the one seen here is at Wingfoot Lake in Ohio a hangar |
#7236, aired 2016-02-15 | WHAT THE "H"? $400: Its deadly demise in 1937 marked the end of the use of airships for commercial air transportation the Hindenburg |
#7177, aired 2015-11-24 | INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER $1000: This Benz partner suggested using an engine with an open-flame ignition in hydrogen airships; not such a good idea Daimler |
#6724, aired 2013-12-05 | GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE $400: In 2011 Goodyear decided to replace its blimps & partner with this German firm to produce semi-rigid airships Zeppelin |
#6249, aired 2011-11-17 | AIRSHIPS $200: The passenger & crew compartment of an airship shares this name with a type of boat used in Venice a gondola |
#6249, aired 2011-11-17 | AIRSHIPS $400: In 2011 this firm announced it was phasing out its blimps in favor of rigid airships with aluminum & carbon skeletons Goodyear |
#6249, aired 2011-11-17 | AIRSHIPS $600: On March 31, 1936 it left Germany on its first transatlantic trip, arriving in Rio de Janeiro 4 days later the Hindenburg |
#6249, aired 2011-11-17 | AIRSHIPS $800: This insurance company operates 2 full-time blimps, Snoopy One & Snoopy Two MetLife |
#6249, aired 2011-11-17 | AIRSHIPS $1,700 (Daily Double): He began construction of his first airship in June 1898 in a wooden hangar on Lake Constance (Count) Zeppelin |
#6015, aired 2010-11-05 | THE "D"-LIST $200: The Hindenburg was one of these rigid airships a dirigible |
#5953, aired 2010-06-30 | AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR I $3,000 (Daily Double): The Schutte-Lanz company also made dirigibles in Germany, but it was this company whose airships terrorized London Zeppelin |
#5555, aired 2008-10-31 | FAMOUS COUNTS $1,200 (Daily Double): This count retired from the Prussian army in 1891 to build the motor-driven airships that bore his name (Count von) Zeppelin |
#5269, aired 2007-07-05 | "Z" FOR YOURSELF $200: Left behind by the Kaiser's army, the 5 halls at Riga's Central Market were once hangars for these airships Zeppelins |
#5139, aired 2007-01-04 | WORLD WAR I $400: During the war, these German airships named for a count bombed London frequently Zeppelins |
#4797, aired 2005-06-14 | GO $400: The nonrigid airships seen at sporting events were used in WWII to escort convoys by looking for submarines blimps |
#4445, aired 2003-12-26 | THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING $400: The mast on top of the Empire State Building was originally designed as a mooring for these rigid airships zeppelins |
#4389, aired 2003-10-09 | GAS $800: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Goodyear Blimp's home base.) Having learned from the Hindenburg, modern non-rigid airships use helium in place of this explosive gas hydrogen |
#4365, aired 2003-07-18 | TRANSPORTATION $400: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Goodyear blimp facility.) 2 major types of airships are non-rigid, or blimps, & rigid, also called by this name of a German count Zeppelin |
#4114, aired 2002-06-20 | '20s TRANSPORTATION $600: In 1924 this American company incorporated with Germany's Zeppelin to make rigid airships Goodyear |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | 1930s AVIATION $400: In 1932 & '33 one of these airships made a total of 18 trips between Germany & Brazil a Zeppelin |
#3066, aired 1997-12-22 | TRANSPORTATION $100: Nonrigid airships, like the ones used for advertising, are more commonly called this blimps |
#2369, aired 1994-12-15 | AVIATION FIRSTS $600: On July 2, 1900 this German count flew the first of his rigid-frame airships; it wasn't a very successful flight Zeppelin |
#2043, aired 1993-06-23 | TRANSPORTATION $400: These airships went into service in 1910, flying between various German cities Zeppelins |
#1997, aired 1993-04-20 | TRANSPORTATION $300: WWII bombings destroyed the German factories that made these airships & building was never resumed zeppelins |
#1930, aired 1993-01-15 | WORLD WAR I $200: About 40 of these German airships were shot down in combat during the War zeppelins |
#1838, aired 1992-09-09 | TRANSPORTATION $100: In 1925 Goodyear pioneered the use of this nonflammable gas in airships helium |
#1621, aired 1991-09-23 | TECHNOLOGY $100: Its 3 blimps that still fly are the only survivors among the 300 airships built by the co. since 1911 Goodyear |
#8, aired 1990-08-04 | SKYSCRAPERS $500: The mast atop the Empire State Building was designed as a mooring for these rigid airships dirigibles |
#852, aired 1988-04-26 | STARTS WITH "Z" $400: German count who gave his name to the cigar-shaped dirigible airships he built Zeppelin |
#721, aired 1987-10-26 | FLYING ACES $100: Shoot down at least 5 enemy aircraft, including airships or observation balloons qualifications for an ace |
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