#8917, aired 2023-07-18 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: A British Crown proclamation of 1763 forbade colonists from settling west of these mountains the Appalachians |
#8744, aired 2022-11-17 | NATIVE AMERICAN PLACE NAMES IN THE U.S. $1600: For a romantic getaway, some couples head to Hawley or Lakeville in these mountains within northeastern Pennsylvania the Poconos |
#8637, aired 2022-05-10 | COLLEGE SPORTS MASCOTS $1000: A live American bison, Ralphie is the mascot of this school at the base of the Rocky Mountains CU Boulder |
#5, aired 2022-02-10 | YOU'LL HAVE PEAKS & VALLEYS $400: Appropriately, the Funeral Mountains border this valley of the American Southwest Death Valley |
#8565, aired 2022-01-28 | RHYMING AMERICAN ROAD TRIP $800: From a New Mexico City at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, do you know the way to the seat of California's Santa Clara County? Santa Fe & San Jose |
#8472, aired 2021-09-21 | THE GREAT DIVIDE $200: When we reference the North American Great Divide, we're generally talking about this mountain range Rockies (the Rocky Mountains) |
#8471, aired 2021-09-20 | AMERICAN LAKES $1200: Secluded inlets called coves are popular for fishing in Midwestern lakes, like Missouri's Lake of these mountains Lake of the Ozarks |
#8424, aired 2021-06-17 | NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY $800: From its sources in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, this 1,900-mile river flows all the way to the Gulf of Mexico the Rio Grande |
#8203, aired 2020-04-15 | THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS $800 (Daily Double): A state capital in the Rockies bears the name of this Native American people once found in the region Cheyenne |
#7899, aired 2019-01-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: JFK declined to change the name, chosen by his predecessor, of this retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains Camp David |
#7720, aired 2018-03-16 | MOUNTAINS $800: 1,300-foot Sugarloaf Mountain overlooks this sprawling South American metropolis Rio de Janeiro |
#7560, aired 2017-06-23 | AMERICAN ART $1600: Just west of the Hudson Valley, these mountains provided the Hudson River School with great views the Catskills |
#7070, aired 2015-05-15 | VULCANOLOGY $600: The world's highest active volcano, 22,600' Ojos del Salado, is in these South American mountains the Andes |
#7038, aired 2015-04-01 | METEOROLOGY $4,000 (Daily Double): A North American people lend their name to this hot, dry wind of the Rocky Mountains Chinook |
#7002, aired 2015-02-10 | AMERICAN HISTOR-"E" $1,000 (Daily Double): Its construction began in 1817 & took advantage of the Mohawk River Gap in the Appalachian Mountains the Erie Canal |
#6928, aired 2014-10-29 | MOUNTAINS $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a diagram on the monitor.) The Earth bulges in the middle, so the furthest point from the Earth's center is the top of Chimborazo in this South American country Ecuador |
#6612, aired 2013-05-21 | National Geographic Bee WINNING QUESTIONS $400: The first winner named the altiplano as the flat area at about 10,000 feet in these South American mountains the Andes |
#5956, aired 2010-07-05 | MOUNTAINS $400: In 1963 Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of this 29,035-foot mountain Mt. Everest |
#5039, aired 2006-07-06 | AMERICAN TOWNS & CITIES $1,000 (Daily Double): This state capital lies on a narrow strip of land between the Gastineau Channel & the slopes of 2 mountains Juneau, Alaska |
#4047, aired 2002-03-19 | AMERICAN MEMORIALS $1000: Gutzon Borglum was the original sculptor for these 2 massive memorials built into the sides of mountains Mount Rushmore & Stone Mountain |
#3787, aired 2001-02-06 | AIRPLANE READING $500: Piers Paul Read's "Alive" is the true tale of a rugby team whose plane crashed in these South American mountains the Andes |
#3729, aired 2000-11-16 | MOUNTAINS $1,000 (Daily Double): The Athabascan name for this North American mountain means "The Great One" Mount McKinley/Mount Denali |
#3620, aired 2000-05-05 | AMERICAN HODGEPODGE $500: The Turquoise Trail winds along the east side of the Sandia Mountains in this state New Mexico |
#3596, aired 2000-04-03 | AMERICAN SHORT STORIES $400: Jody named this Steinbeck title creature Gabilan Mountains "The Red Pony" |
#3544, aired 2000-01-20 | 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR $400: The 2 species are the California condor & this one named for South American mountains Andean condor |
#3250, aired 1998-10-23 | NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORERS $100: In the winter (!) of 1857 Randolph Marcy led a heroic march across these Colorado mountains Rocky Mountains |
#3212, aired 1998-07-14 | WE'VE REACHED A PLATEAU $200: Altiplano is Spanish for plateau, specifically one at 12,000' in these South American mountains the Andes |
#3059, aired 1997-12-11 | SOUTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY $100: Among these natural features in Bolivia, Poopo lies southeast of Titicaca Lakes |
#2927, aired 1997-04-29 | MOUNTAINS $300: The Incan ruins of Machu Picchu in this South American range are named for a nearby peak the Andes |
#2880, aired 1997-02-21 | GEOGRAPHY $1,000 (Daily Double): You can find the Wilhelmina Mountains in this South American country Suriname (formerly Dutch Guiana) |
#2746, aired 1996-07-08 | MOUNTAINS $1000: This Central American nation's highest point, Pico Mogoton, lies on its northern border with Honduras Nicaragua |
#2655, aired 1996-03-01 | MOUNTAINS $400: On May 1, 1963 James Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of this Himalayan mountain Mount Everest |
#2630, aired 1996-01-26 | MOUNTAINS $400: In 1954 the U.S. Geological Survey established the height of this American mountain at 20,320 feet Mt. McKinley or Denali |
#2624, aired 1996-01-18 | AROUND THE WORLD $100: The name of these South American mountains may be derived from anti, a Quechuan word for "east" Andes |
#2614, aired 1996-01-04 | MOUNTAINS $200: 10 mountains in this South American chain exceed a height of 22,000 feet the Andes |
#2502, aired 1995-06-20 | MOUNTAINS $400: In 1964 the Canadian government renamed Mount East Hubbard in memory of this American John F. Kennedy |
#2429, aired 1995-03-09 | MOUNTAINS $500: Mountain ranges in this Central American nation include Tabasara, San Blas & Darien Panama |
#2310, aired 1994-09-23 | MOUNTAINS $300: On May 1, 1963 James W. Whittaker became the first American to reach the top of this mountain Mt. Everest |
#2310, aired 1994-09-23 | MOUNTAINS $400: Among North American mountains, only this one is taller than Canada's Mount Logan Mt. McKinley |
#1889, aired 1992-11-19 | MOUNTAINS $1000: Among the ranges in this Central American country are the Tabasalu, San Blas, & Darien mountains Panama |
#1611, aired 1991-09-09 | MOUNTAINS $200: Accompanied by a Nepalese guide, J.W. Whittaker was the first American to reach the top of this mountain Mount Everest |
#1481, aired 1991-01-28 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $100: The dark pines covering the slopes are said to have given these mountains in S.D.their name the Black Hills |
#1481, aired 1991-01-28 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $200: Some say the name of this extinct California volcano is from "tchestie" Russian for "white or pure" Mount Shasta |
#1481, aired 1991-01-28 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $300: Slide Mountain is the highest peak in this range in Southeast New York the Catskills |
#1481, aired 1991-01-28 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $400: Springfield, Missouri is the largest city located in these mountains the Ozarks |
#1481, aired 1991-01-28 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $500: The highest motor road east of the Mississippi can be found along the N.C.-Tenn. border in these mtns. the (Great) Smoky Mountains |
#1422, aired 1990-11-06 | MOUNTAINS $600: The American Indian name for this peak is Denali Mount McKinley |
#1359, aired 1990-06-28 | ANTARCTICA $100: The mountains of the Antarctic peninsula seem to be a continuation of this South American range Andes |
#1352, aired 1990-06-19 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $100: Prospectors traveling west in the 1800s hoped to reach this Colorado peak "or bust" Pikes Peak |
#1352, aired 1990-06-19 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $200: This dormant volcano is the highest peak in Washington's Cascades Mount Rainier |
#1352, aired 1990-06-19 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $300: The U.S. mainland's largest reflector telescope is on this S. Calif. mountain Mount Palomar |
#1352, aired 1990-06-19 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $400: The name of this New York mountain range comes from an Iroquois word for "tree-eaters" Adirondack |
#1352, aired 1990-06-19 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $500: At an altitude of 4,039 feet, Mount Sunflower is this Midwestern state's highest point Kansas |
#1315, aired 1990-04-27 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $100: The Cumberland & Shenandoah Valleys are part of the Great Valley of this mountain range the Appalachians |
#1315, aired 1990-04-27 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $200: Mountain range that contains Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain in the 48 states the Sierra Nevada |
#1315, aired 1990-04-27 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $300: 2 of the 3 states that share the Ozark Plateau (2 of) Missouri & Arkansas (or Oklahoma) |
#1315, aired 1990-04-27 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $400: The chief iron mining centers in the Mesabi Range in this state are Hibbing & Virginia Minnesota |
#1315, aired 1990-04-27 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $500: At 13,161 feet, Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains is the highest in this state New Mexico |
#1164, aired 1989-09-28 | FURNITURE $600: Rustic style of American furniture named for mountains in upstate New York Adirondack |
#1033, aired 1989-02-15 | FOOD $400: A South American mountain range, or a brand of mints you might munch on in the mountains Andes |
#988, aired 1988-12-14 | NORTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $200: In 1981 this U.S. Geological Survey published a post-eruption map of this mountain Mount St. Helens |
#988, aired 1988-12-14 | NORTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $400: This mountain range occupies 1/6 of California & contains 3 national parks Sierra Nevada |
#988, aired 1988-12-14 | NORTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $600: Located in Washington, the greatest U.S. single peak glacier system radiates from it Mt. Rainier |
#988, aired 1988-12-14 | NORTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $1000: Jackson Hole is a 7,000 ft. high valley in this Wyoming range of the Rockies Tetons |
#988, aired 1988-12-14 | NORTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $1,600 (Daily Double): Geographic distinction of Mount Logan highest peak in Canada |
#735, aired 1987-11-13 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $100: While there are green mountains in Vermont, there are white mountains in this neighboring state New Hampshire |
#735, aired 1987-11-13 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $200: 1931 completion of the Bagnell Dam created a beautiful lake in these Missouri mountains the Ozarks |
#735, aired 1987-11-13 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $300: Until the Soviets completed a bigger one in 1974, the world's largest telescope was here Mt. Palomar |
#735, aired 1987-11-13 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $400: The continuation of California's Sierra Nevada into Washington and Oregon is called this the Cascades |
#735, aired 1987-11-13 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $500: In the Washington Irving story, Rip Van Winkle fell asleep in these mountains the Catskills |
#640, aired 1987-05-22 | MOUNTAINS $1000: It's the highest mt. in Denali National Park, Denali being Indian name for this N. American mountain Mount McKinley |
#523, aired 1986-12-10 | MOUNTAINS $200: Mountain which had biggest volcanic eruption in American history Mt. Saint Helens |