#8896, aired 2023-06-19 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1200: This ancient measure was based on the length from elbow to middle finger tip a cubit |
#8630, aired 2022-04-29 | WAITS & MEASURES $2,000 (Daily Double): This name for a type of ounce used to measure gold comes from a city in medieval France, not ancient Turkey the troy ounce |
#7598, aired 2017-09-27 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1000: In Genesis God tells Noah to make an ark of gopher wood that shall be the length of 300 of these ancient units cubits |
#7299, aired 2016-05-12 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1000: In Ancient Egypt this unit was divided into 7 palms or 28 fingers a cubit |
#6689, aired 2013-10-17 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $600: This ancient measure found in the Bible ranged between 18 & 22 inches a cubit |
#6155, aired 2011-05-20 | ANCIENT MEASURES $200: The Roman pes, or this, is thought to have measured about 11.65 inches foot |
#6155, aired 2011-05-20 | ANCIENT MEASURES $400: Unlike its European counterparts, the ancient Chinese system used this type of notation based on groups of 10 decimal |
#6155, aired 2011-05-20 | ANCIENT MEASURES $600: Exekiel 45 says that 10 baths of oil equal one of these, also the name of a blind Greek bard homer |
#6155, aired 2011-05-20 | ANCIENT MEASURES $1000: "America's Got" this Hebrew unit of sacred weight equal to 60 minas, or about 66 pounds talent |
#6155, aired 2011-05-20 | ANCIENT MEASURES $1,500 (Daily Double): 4 Egyptian digits equaled a palm; 5 equaled this a hand |
#6016, aired 2010-11-08 | ANCIENT PERSIA $1600: This "Great" king, dad of Xerxes I, standardized weights & measures & built highways Darius the Great |
#5471, aired 2008-05-26 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $800: To the Ancient Greeks, 4 of these made a palm fingers |
#4402, aired 2003-10-28 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $800 (Daily Double): In ancient Rome a pace was 5 feet long, so if you walked mille passus you went this many feet 5,000 |
#4013, aired 2002-01-30 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1000: This ancient measure was the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow cubit |
#3686, aired 2000-09-18 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: To the ancient Greeks 4 of these made a palm Fingers |
#2501, aired 1995-06-19 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1000: In ancient Greece this measurement was equal to 2 spans or 6 palms cubit |
#2006, aired 1993-05-03 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: An ancient Greek unit of weight equal to 4.36 grams, today it's a unit of Greek currency drachma |
#1900, aired 1992-12-04 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $800: In ancient Rome 5 feet equaled 1 pace & 1,000 paces was equivalent to this a mile |
#1854, aired 1992-10-01 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $200: In this ancient civilization, 12 uncia equaled one libra Rome |
#1624, aired 1991-09-26 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $500: The ancient Romans used this unit of weight, which they called a "libra" a pound |
#614, aired 1987-04-16 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $500: From a Latin word meaning "2 pans", this weighing device was used as early as ancient Egypt balance |