Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (30 results returned)
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1000: Ancient geoglyphs of animals & figures, known by this name, were etched into the arid Pampa Colorada Plain of Peru more than 2,000 years ago the Nazca Lines |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | SEEMS LIKE ANCIENT TIMES $400: Hannibal brought 37 of these large animals over the Alps to help in his attack on Rome elephants |
| #8659, aired 2022-06-09 | ANCIENT HISTORY $800: A noted military use of these animals was by Pyrrhus at the Battle of Heraclea in 280 B.C.; they freaked out the Roman horses elephants |
| #8477, aired 2021-09-28 | LIFE & WORK IN ANCIENT ROME $1600: An auspex read omens from watching the movements of these animals from which the word auspex partly derives birds |
| #7403, aired 2016-11-16 | ENDANGERED ANIMALS AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..) Known since ancient times & extinct in the wild until recent reintroductions, the scimitar-horned oryx is noted for its long, curved horns; if one breaks off, it doesn't grow back, which may have inspired the myth of this legendary creature the unicorn |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ANCIENT ANGKOR $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Angkor Wat in Cambodia.) This enormous structure leads us into the inner enclosure; gates at either side are nicknamed for these creatures--the processional animals they were probably designed to accommodate elephants |
| #6310, aired 2012-02-10 | PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICANS $200: A flint spear point from an ancient Mexican civilization was found lodged between 2 ribs of one of these "woolly" animals mammoths |
| #4938, aired 2006-02-15 | THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $200: The animals were worshipped in ancient Egypt as they kept down the rat population cats |
| #4913, aired 2006-01-11 | CATCHING SOME "Z"s $1600: Found in many ancient cultures, it's the religious worship of animals zoolatry |
| #3826, aired 2001-04-02 | -OLOGIES $400: From the Greek meaning "study of ancient existence", it's the study of prehistoric plants & animals from fossil remains paleontology |
| #3571, aired 2000-02-28 | 3-LETTER ANIMALS $400: In ancient times this killer cobra was used to execute criminals Asp |
| #3482, aired 1999-10-26 | COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS $200: This designation for oysters came from an ancient Roman term for the 2 halves of a folding door bivalves |
| #3377, aired 1999-04-20 | ANCIENT ANIMALS $200: Before this animal became common, Romans used the ferret for vermin control Cat |
| #3377, aired 1999-04-20 | ANCIENT ANIMALS $400: Herodotus told the tale of Arion's rescue at sea by one of these mammals a dolphin |
| #3377, aired 1999-04-20 | ANCIENT ANIMALS $500 (Daily Double): The "Lucanian cows" Pyrrhus used in his invasion of Italy were these, from Asia elephants |
| #3377, aired 1999-04-20 | ANCIENT ANIMALS $600: A Japanese folktale tells of Urashima Taro who saves one of these sea reptiles that turns into a young woman Turtle |
| #3377, aired 1999-04-20 | ANCIENT ANIMALS $800: These animals were involved in the premiere event in the funeral games for Patroclus horses |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | MUMMY DEAREST $300: Ancient Egyptians worshipped these animals & now their "scans" are used to study mummies cats |
| #3140, aired 1998-04-03 | THE ROCK $200: Latin for "dug up"; it's the term for ancient plants & animals that have been preserved in sedimentary rock fossils |
| #2971, aired 1997-06-30 | ANCIENT HISTORY $400: In 280 B.C. King Pyrrhus used these animals to trample the Roman infantry, perhaps giving Hannibal ideas Elephants |
| #2857, aired 1997-01-21 | MYTHOLOGY $600: These animals were mummified by ancient Egyptians as a tribute to the goddess Bast cats |
| #2824, aired 1996-12-05 | GYMNASTICS $200: Ancient Cretan performers would run toward a charging one of these animals, grab its horns & flip over it Bull |
| #2427, aired 1995-03-07 | ANCIENT TIMES $400: Incitatus was Caligula's favorite of these animals, but the story that he made him a consul is untrue a horse |
| #1879, aired 1992-11-05 | ANIMALS $800: This beetle was sacred to the ancient Egyptians, who thought it represented the sun a scarab |
| #1768, aired 1992-04-15 | ANIMAL FACTS $400: The ancient goddess Bast had the head of one of these animals sacred to the Egyptians a cat |
| #1517, aired 1991-03-19 | THE EARTH $1000: From the Greek for "ancient animals", it's the longest & first era from which we have many fossils the paleozoic |
| #1004, aired 1989-01-05 | ANCIENT EGYPT $400: World Book calls it Ancient Egypt's most popular beverage - -they were such party animals beer |
| #575, aired 1987-02-20 | ANCIENT TIMES $200: Hannibal made history crossing the Alps with 50,000 men, 9000 cavalry troops & about 40 of these animals elephants |
| #533, aired 1986-12-24 | WORD ORIGINS $400: Ancient Greeks named these animals "arktos" though they never saw the white ones in the Arctic bears |
| #171, aired 1985-05-06 | ANCIENT WORLDS $800: The Egyptians began using these work animals after invaders brought them from Asia horses |
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