| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | FAR OUT $300: Ancient Egyptians called this planet "Her Desher", meaning, "the red one" Mars |
| #8846, aired 2023-04-10 | THAT'S ANCIENT HISTORY $2000: In the 1300s B.C. the empire of this Indo-European people established itself in Syria, making the Egyptians see them as a rival the Hittites |
| #5, aired 2022-10-23 | CATS THROUGH TIME $200: Bastet the cat goddess inspired these ancient people to fill cemeteries at Bubastis with mummified cats the Egyptians |
| #8703, aired 2022-09-21 | BELIEF SYSTEMS $800: It's a jocular term for the people seen here, or a term for ancient Egyptians who gave honor to Ra sun worshippers |
| #14, aired 2022-02-17 | THE CROP REPORT $800: Ancient Egyptians loved beer, so they grew this, as you see barley |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | MATH IN THE OLD DAYS $2000: Some think Ancient Egyptians represented fractions using symbols from the eye of this falcon god Horus |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | MIXED BAG $400: Perhaps to ward off vampires or other evil spirits, bulbs of this have been found in the tombs of ancient Egyptians garlic |
| #8094, aired 2019-11-14 | SYNONYMS FOR BLACK $600: Ancient Egyptians used this 4-letter cosmetic to line the eyes kohl |
| #8033, aired 2019-07-10 | ANCIENT EGYPT $6,000 (Daily Double): The United Nations displays a replica of one of the oldest of these, signed by Egyptians & Hittites a (peace) treaty |
| #7993, aired 2019-05-15 | ANCIENT BATTLES $2000: Muwatallis, not Uriah, led these people against the Egyptians in the 1274 B.C. Battle of Kadesh the Hittites |
| #7959, aired 2019-03-28 | FOR THE BIRDS $2000: Appropriately, the sacred type of this bird was sacred to ancient Egyptians an ibis |
| #7945, aired 2019-03-08 | PLANT-ED EVIDENCE $1,800 (Daily Double): Ancient Egyptians got a lot of out of this water plant:
cloth, mats, sails & oh yeah, material on which to write papyrus |
| #7834, aired 2018-10-04 | "PER"SPECTIVE ON SCIENCE $1200: The ancient Egyptians called it "gem of the sun", & it does come from meteorites as well as lava deposits peridot |
| #7804, aired 2018-07-12 | THE MONTH OF JULY $600: This "canine" period begins in July & relates to the star Sirius' appearance to the ancient Egyptians before Nile floods the dog days |
| #7591, aired 2017-09-18 | Y IN THE MIDDLE $800: Ancient Egyptians wrote on this material papyrus |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | ANCIENT HISTORY $800: In the 1200s B.C., warring Egyptians & Hittites produced the document seen here, said to be the first of these in history a peace treaty |
| #6954, aired 2014-12-04 | CATS & DOGS $1200: Bast was the cat-headed goddess of this ancient culture, which also left thousands of cat mummies the Egyptians |
| #6913, aired 2014-10-08 | YOU'RE SO VEIN $1,000 (Daily Double): Ancient Egyptians & Romans believed in the vena amoris, a vein thought to run straight to the heart from this finger the ring finger |
| #6869, aired 2014-06-26 | CAIRO $800: At a research institute in Giza, tourists can learn how the ancient Egyptians made paper from this plant papyrus |
| #6718, aired 2013-11-27 | ENRAPTURED WITH RAPTORS $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Sitka Raptor Center in Alaska.) Peregrine falcons are not only fast, they also have great eyesight, which might be why the ancient Egyptians depicted this sky god as having the eye of a peregrine falcon, used as a motif to represent the all-seeing eye Horus |
| #6545, aired 2013-02-15 | NATURAL SYMBOLS $1200: Ancient Egyptians thought it was bird royalty, & Horus took its shape a falcon |
| #6126, aired 2011-04-11 | ANCIENT EGYPT $400: The Egyptians were the first known civilization to power boats using these, probably large leafy fronds on the bow sails |
| #6126, aired 2011-04-11 | ANCIENT EGYPT $1200: During the Old Kingdom, Egyptians would paint their eyelids this color using malachite, an oxide of copper green |
| #6031, aired 2010-11-29 | THE LILY $1200: Sacred to the ancient Egyptians, Buddhists & Hindus, it's the variety of water lily seen here the lotus |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | UH-OH, DEATH $600: Ancient Egyptians thought this organ, the haty, was the source of life & being, & its destruction caused a "second death" the heart |
| #5905, aired 2010-04-23 | E GODS! $1000: Comprising Atum, Tefnut & 7 others, the Ennead was an important pantheon of this ancient civilization the Egyptians |
| #5840, aired 2010-01-22 | MELON-CHOLY $1200: This melon that was prized by ancient Egyptians has a name that tells you how juicy & sweet it is honeydew |
| #5528, aired 2008-09-24 | ASTEROID NAMES $2000: Sun god of the ancient Egyptians whose name was joined with Re Amun |
| #5373, aired 2008-01-09 | ANCIENT TIMES $800: I dew declare, Tefnut was this ancient civilization's goddess of the dew the Egyptians |
| #5325, aired 2007-11-02 | PETS $600: One of the oldest domesticated dog breeds is the saluki, the royal dog of this ancient people the Egyptians |
| #5183, aired 2007-03-07 | KEEP THE FAITH $400: Apis, a bull god of this ancient people, was believed to be the personification of the creator god Ptah the Egyptians |
| #4938, aired 2006-02-15 | THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $200: The animals were worshipped in ancient Egypt as they kept down the rat population cats |
| #4938, aired 2006-02-15 | THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from a mummy display in Cairo, Egypt.) Considered the seat of thought & emotion, often, this organ was left inside the body cavity of Egyptian mummies the heart |
| #4938, aired 2006-02-15 | THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $600: The ancient Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt "the gift of" this river the Nile |
| #4938, aired 2006-02-15 | THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Luxor, Egypt.) Way back in the 300s B.C., this conqueror restored the Temple at Luxor to what he claimed was its historic glory Alexander the Great |
| #4938, aired 2006-02-15 | THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $1000: It's the term used for the pictorial writing system developed by the ancient Egyptians hieroglyphics |
| #4873, aired 2005-11-16 | AROUND THE WORLD $2,000 (Daily Double): (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from the Aswan High Dam in Egypt.) The Aswan High Dam gave Egyptians control over this annual event that dominated ancient agriculture the flooding of the Nile |
| #4821, aired 2005-07-18 | ANCIENT EGYPT $1200: The Egyptians called themselves Remetch, simply meaning this, like "Inuit" people |
| #4547, aired 2004-05-18 | "WATER" WATER EVERYWHERE $1200: Sacred to the ancient Egyptians, the lotus is a member of this family of plants a water lily |
| #4474, aired 2004-02-05 | OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS $3,000 (Daily Double): This stork-like wading bird was revered by the ancient Egyptians; the god Thoth was pictured with the head of one the ibis |
| #4405, aired 2003-10-31 | "BOO"! $1000: Well I'll be a monkey's uncle! -- the Hamadryas species of this was revered by the ancient Egyptians a baboon |
| #4387, aired 2003-10-07 | FASHION HISTORY $200: The ancient Egyptians called this metal "the flesh of the gods" & made quite a lot of jewelry out of it gold |
| #4350, aired 2003-06-27 | STICKS & STONES $1200: This forked stick used to locate water dates back to the time of the ancient Egyptians & Romans divining rod |
| #4227, aired 2003-01-07 | HISTORY OLDER THAN YOU $1600: Over 5,000 years ago, this ancient people created Hieroglyphics, like the one seen here Egyptians |
| #4196, aired 2002-11-25 | KEEP YOUR PANTHEON $800: Associated with artists & craftsmen, Ptah was a creator god of these ancient people Egyptians |
| #4041, aired 2002-03-11 | FUN WITH FLOWERS $600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew sits in a yoga position at a gym.) The yoga position I'm in shares its name with this water lily that was sacred to the ancient Egyptians a lotus |
| #3977, aired 2001-12-11 | ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $200: In 47 B.C. she gave birth to Caesarion whom she claimed was the son of Julius Caesar Cleopatra |
| #3977, aired 2001-12-11 | ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $400: The name of this king, who reigned from age 9 to his death at 18, means "gracious of life is Amon" Tutankhamun |
| #3977, aired 2001-12-11 | ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $600: Little is known of his life because the Great Pyramid was looted in ancient times Cheops/Khufu |
| #3977, aired 2001-12-11 | ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $800: In his work "Mathematike Syntaxis", this astronomer wrongly claimed that the Earth was stationary Ptolemy |
| #3977, aired 2001-12-11 | ANCIENT EGYPTIANS $1000: This queen & wife of Akhenaton was the subject of numerous sculptures during her life, many of which survive Nefertiti |
| #3939, aired 2001-10-18 | HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 5 $200: In 1970 he crossed the Atlantic on Ra II to prove the ancient Egyptians could have sailed to America Thor Heyerdahl |
| #3933, aired 2001-10-10 | BIBLICAL ZOOLOGY $800: Worshipped by the ancient Egyptians as Bast, there's not one mention of this animal in the Bible cat |
| #3791, aired 2001-02-12 | IN GOD'S NAME $200: Counted among this ancient people's gods were Khonsu, Amon & Ptah Egyptians |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | PAPER $200: Paper gets its name from this reed that the ancient Egyptians used to make their writing materials papyrus |
| #3601, aired 2000-04-10 | MAMMALS $800: The ichneumon, one of these cobra killers, was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians Mongoose |
| #3594, aired 2000-03-30 | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $400: His pin-tumbler cylinder lock of 1861 was based on a mechanism used by the ancient Egyptians Linus Yale |
| #3567, aired 2000-02-22 | WE KNEAD THE DOUGH $1000: The first to learn leavening, these ancient people were once called the "Bread Eaters" by the ancient Greeks Egyptians |
| #3319, aired 1999-01-28 | MEET THE BEETLES $500: This colorful beetle family was held sacred by the ancient Egyptians Scarab |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | MUMMY DEAREST $300: Ancient Egyptians worshipped these animals & now their "scans" are used to study mummies cats |
| #3182, aired 1998-06-02 | WHOSE COW? $500: Ancient people whose goddess Hathor had the head of a cow Egyptians |
| #3165, aired 1998-05-08 | WHAT'S "NU"? $600: This region on both sides of the Nile was known to the ancient Egyptians as Cush Nubia |
| #2857, aired 1997-01-21 | MYTHOLOGY $600: These animals were mummified by ancient Egyptians as a tribute to the goddess Bast cats |
| #2754, aired 1996-07-18 | ANCIENT EGYPT $600: This plant whose stems were used to make writing material was called ptef by the ancient Egyptians Papyrus |
| #2707, aired 1996-05-14 | COLORS $600: A shade of brown used to be made from these preserved bodies of ancient Egyptians mummies |
| #2701, aired 1996-05-06 | INVENTORS $1000: He based his pin-tumbler cylinder lock on a mechanism developed by ancient Egyptians Yale |
| #2674, aired 1996-03-28 | ANCIENT EGYPT $200: Ancient Egyptians made this potent potable by soaking bread in water & fermenting the mixture beer |
| #2618, aired 1996-01-10 | BIRDS $600: The "sacred" species of this long-billed wading bird was sacred to the ancient Egyptians an ibis |
| #2416, aired 1995-02-20 | ANCIENT EGYPT $400: The Ancient Egyptians used this plant to make rope & sails as well as writing material papyrus |
| #2341, aired 1994-11-07 | ANCIENT TIMES $200: The ancient Egyptians were a polytheistic people, meaning they had many of these gods |
| #2322, aired 1994-10-11 | GLAMOUR $200: The wigs worn by ancient Egyptians were often interwoven with jewelry made of this metal gold |
| #2283, aired 1994-07-06 | BEAUTY SECRETS OF THE PAST $200: Ancient Egyptians outlined these facial features with a cosmetic made from ground ants' eggs the eyes |
| #2228, aired 1994-04-20 | ANCIENT EGYPT $100: The Egyptians called their country Kemet, or "black land", after the dark soil deposited by this river the Nile |
| #2228, aired 1994-04-20 | ANCIENT EGYPT $200: More than 600 picture symbols were used in this form of writing adopted by the Egyptians around 3000 B.C. hieroglyphics |
| #2192, aired 1994-03-01 | ANCIENT EGYPT $1000: Egyptians painted the area below their eyes this color with a paste made from ground malachite green |
| #2117, aired 1993-11-16 | HODGEPODGE $200: Ancient Egyptians used this hair dye on the soles of their feet, too Henna |
| #1988, aired 1993-04-07 | THE HISTORY OF HAIR $200: Some ancient Egyptians topped their wigs with perfumed grease cones designed to do this in the heat melt |
| #1965, aired 1993-03-05 | BODIES OF WATER $200: Ancient Egyptians believed that this river rose & flooded when Isis cried the Nile |
| #1937, aired 1993-01-26 | ANCIENT CITIES $400: When it was ruled by the Egyptians & Romans, this Jordanian capital was called Philadelphia Amman |
| #1923, aired 1993-01-06 | ANCIENT EGYPT $300: Egyptians loved to drink this brew, which they made by fermenting half-baked bread beer |
| #1908, aired 1992-12-16 | PETS $400: The ancient Egyptians used these sacred pets to hunt fish & birds a cat |
| #1898, aired 1992-12-02 | WAXES $100: It's thought that the ancient Egyptians used this insect wax as a cosmetic base honey bees |
| #1879, aired 1992-11-05 | ANIMALS $800: This beetle was sacred to the ancient Egyptians, who thought it represented the sun a scarab |
| #1815, aired 1992-06-19 | ANCIENT EGYPT $600: When the star Sirius reappeared in the sky, the Egyptians noticed this annual event followed the flooding of the Nile |
| #1782, aired 1992-05-05 | INVENTORS $300: His cylinder lock invention was based on the pin tumblers of the ancient Egyptians Yale |
| #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 |
| #1749, aired 1992-03-19 | TEXTILES $300: The ancient Egyptians wrapped their mummies with this cloth made from flax linen |
| #1737, aired 1992-03-03 | TRANSPORTATION $100: The ancient Egyptians made these simple water craft from bundles of reeds tied together rafts |
| #1712, aired 1992-01-28 | ANCIENT EGYPT $400: The ancient Egyptians called their leader "Pr-O", which turned into this in the Bible the Pharaoh |
| #1691, aired 1991-12-30 | DOGS $400: Known to ancient Egyptians, Greeks & Romans, this white toy breed is named for a Mediterranean island the Maltese |
| #1656, aired 1991-11-11 | 4-LETTER BIRDS $400: Ancient Egyptians believed this bird to be a representative of the god Thoth ibis |
| #1392, aired 1990-09-25 | THE BEETLES $400: It was a symbol of the soul to ancient Egyptians the scarab |
| #1261, aired 1990-02-12 | CATS $300: This ancient civilization tamed the Kaffir cat & trained it to act as a retriever in hunting Egyptians |
| #1102, aired 1989-05-23 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $200: Ancient Egyptians never lived in this city near the Nile delta; Moslems founded it in 969 A.D. Cairo |
| #1086, aired 1989-05-01 | ANCIENT EGYPT $200: The Egyptians were the 1st to use these to power boats, saving the strokers from strokes sails |
| #1086, aired 1989-05-01 | ANCIENT EGYPT $300: Based on the flooding of the Nile each June, the Egyptians developed a calendar of this many days 365 |
| #1057, aired 1989-03-21 | ANCIENT EGYPT $200: The Ancient Egyptians tried special formulas to restore this; if only the FDA approved Rogaine earlier hair |
| #1020, aired 1989-01-27 | COSMETICS $500: Ancient Egyptians blackened their eyelids, lashes & eyebrows with this, made from a sulfide kohl |
| #999, aired 1988-12-29 | MYTHOLOGY $100: Post held by Neith for the ancient Egyptians, Minerva for the Romans & Athena for the Greeks goddess of wisdom |
| #985, aired 1988-12-09 | FURNITURE $300: The ancient Egyptians came up with what's now called the camp stool, a chair that can do this fold |
| #766, aired 1987-12-28 | PETS $100: These pets were worshipped by the Ancient Egyptians, & thousands have been found mummified cats |
| #731, aired 1987-11-09 | ANCIENT TIMES $200: It was long a mystery how Egyptians cut & erected these tapering monolithic pointed pillars obelisks |
| #687, aired 1987-09-08 | ANCIENT HISTORY $400: Ancient Egyptians thought all specimens of this beetle, which they considered sacred, were male a scarab |
| #421, aired 1986-04-21 | ANCIENT HISTORY $200: For beauty & protection from heat, wealthy Egyptians wore wigs of human hair or this fleece wool |
| #371, aired 1986-02-10 | ANCIENT HISTORY $800: Norwegian who in 1970, crossed the Atlantic in reed boat to prove Egyptians may have reached New World Thor Heyerdahl |
| #345, aired 1986-01-03 | RELIGION $1000: While most Egyptians are Arabs, these Christians claim descent directly from ancient Egyptians Copts (the Coptic Orthodox) |
| #303, aired 1985-11-06 | PLANTS $200: Used for malting in beer, this cereal was grown by the ancient Egyptians barley |
| #296, aired 1985-10-28 | ANCIENT HISTORY $400: While the Egyptians wrote on papyrus, the Sumerians usually wrote on these clay tablets |
| #294, aired 1985-10-24 | MAKEUP $400: Ancient Egyptians often stained their nails & this part of their hands the palms |
| #171, aired 1985-05-06 | ANCIENT WORLDS $800: The Egyptians began using these work animals after invaders brought them from Asia horses |
| #139, aired 1985-03-21 | "AFTER" WORDS $200: What ancient Egyptians believed in that atheists don't an afterlife |
