| #9075, aired 2024-04-05 | IN THE PAST $4,200 (Daily Double): In ancient Rome the conflict of the orders refers to the struggle between these 2 social classes with names that start with "P" patricians & plebeians |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | NUMERICAL PLACE NAMES $400: This north African capital's name reflects its history as one of 3 ancient neighboring cities Tripoli |
| #8820, aired 2023-03-03 | HISTORIC NAMES $800: The word lycée for a French public school goes back to lyceum, which was the name of a school founded by this ancient philosopher Aristotle |
| #8735, aired 2022-11-04 | DINOSAUR NAMES $400: The Euoplocephalus was named for this "well-armored" body part (kephale in ancient Greek) head |
| #8435, aired 2021-07-02 | FAMOUS NAMES $1000: This ancient Greek wrote "Parallel Lives", paired biographies of famous Greeks & Romans Plutarch |
| #8331, aired 2021-02-08 | FEMALE FIRST NAMES $1600: Yvette derives from an ancient word for this sacred tree the yew tree |
| #7613, aired 2017-10-18 | WATERWORKS $1200: Julia, Claudia & Anio Novus were the names of 3 ancient these that supplied Rome with water aqueducts |
| #7545, aired 2017-06-02 | ARCHAEOLOGY $400: A hill marking the site of an ancient city, it's found in the names of some Middle East cities, including one of Israel's largest tel |
| #7517, aired 2017-04-25 | DOG BREED NAMES $1000: This "royal dog of Egypt" was named for an ancient city in Arabia the saluki |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | ANCIENT NAMES $400: Aristotle described him as a great physician & implied he was small in stature Hippocrates |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | ANCIENT NAMES $800: Hamilcar Barca put the hand of this 9-year-old son on a sacrificed animal & made him swear hatred of Rome Hannibal |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | ANCIENT NAMES $1600: DNA analysis suggests that King Tut may have been the son of Akhenaten & this main wife Nefertiti |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | ANCIENT NAMES $2,000 (Daily Double): Around 60 A.D. this emperor began giving public performances playing the lyre & later appeared on stage as a actor Nero |
| #7177, aired 2015-11-24 | ANCIENT NAMES $2000: This Persian prophet founded a religion based on a supreme god named Ahura Mazda, the "wise lord" Zoroaster |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | I'VE GOT TIME $600: Claudius & Nero both had months named after them for a while, but only these 2 remain bearing the names of ancient Romans July & August |
| #6117, aired 2011-03-29 | ANCIENT NAMES FOR MODERN PLACES $200: Once Lusitania, this country's modern name comes from the Roman name Portus Cale Portugal |
| #6117, aired 2011-03-29 | ANCIENT NAMES FOR MODERN PLACES $400: "Helvetia" is still inscribed on this mountainous country's currency & stamps Switzerland |
| #6117, aired 2011-03-29 | ANCIENT NAMES FOR MODERN PLACES $600: Greeks & Romans wrote about this island, Hibernia, though they never settled on it Ireland |
| #6117, aired 2011-03-29 | ANCIENT NAMES FOR MODERN PLACES $800: The ancient name for this modern country's capital is Berytus Lebanon |
| #6117, aired 2011-03-29 | ANCIENT NAMES FOR MODERN PLACES $1,800 (Daily Double): Tripolitania is now the northwestern part of this country Libya |
| #5711, aired 2009-06-08 | FLOWER NAMES $1600: Papaver somniferum is the scientific name for this flower, known since ancient times the opium poppy |
| #5528, aired 2008-09-24 | ASTEROID NAMES $2000: Sun god of the ancient Egyptians whose name was joined with Re Amun |
| #4995, aired 2006-05-05 | "OUCH"! $2000: In Ancient Egyptian inscription, this oval figure held the names of royal personages cartouche |
| #3910, aired 2001-09-07 | THE WRITINGS OF WOODY ALLEN $300: The play "God", set in this ancient city, features the characters Trichinosis & Bursitis Athens |
| #3518, aired 1999-12-15 | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES $200: Eliezer Ben Yehudah is known for his 17-volume dictionary of this language, ancient & modern Hebrew |
| #3138, aired 1998-04-01 | "HI" FIVE $1000: It's one of the ancient Latin names for Ireland Hibernia |
| #2651, aired 1996-02-26 | HISTORIC NAMES $400: This second king of Egypt's fourth dynasty built one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World Cheops |
| #2559, aired 1995-10-19 | FAMOUS NAMES $500: His ancient work "Elements" is divided into 13 books, the first 6 on plane geometry Euclid |
| #2373, aired 1994-12-21 | BODIES OF WATER $200: One of its ancient names was Mare Indicum Indian Ocean |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | FAMOUS ANCIENT NAMES $200: His books like "Metaphysics" & "On the Soul" were originally lecture notes, either his or his students' Aristotle |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | FAMOUS ANCIENT NAMES $400: Plutarch said this rival of Pompey was subject to attacks of giddiness Julius Caesar |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | FAMOUS ANCIENT NAMES $600: Adrastus, leader & sole survivor of the 7 against this city, later led the sons of the 7 against it Thebes |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | FAMOUS ANCIENT NAMES $1000: Considered the first to act separately from the chorus, he did it from behind a mask Thespis |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | FAMOUS ANCIENT NAMES $1,500 (Daily Double): This doctor of Marcus Aurelius systemized all the medical knowledge to his time, the 2nd century A.D. Galen |
| #2203, aired 1994-03-16 | ANCIENT TIMES $200: Chaldeans were noted for their achievements in these 2 fields whose names begin with "astro" astrology & astronomy |
| #2201, aired 1994-03-14 | HISTORIC NAMES $1000: Shakespeare borrowed many of his historical facts from this ancient writer's "Parallel Lives" Plutarch |
| #798, aired 1988-02-10 | MYTHOLOGY $400: The ancient Romans worshipped many of the same gods as these people, but changed many of the names Greeks |
