| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $400: What a social climber! His name precedes "symbol" to mean something that represents high position Status |
| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $800: His hand turned red when he touched orange juice, blue when he touched seawater Litmus |
| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $1200: In Rome his name meant simply "good"; to us it implies that he gave a little something extra Bonus |
| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $1600: His name came from the Latin for "dispute" & he would drag you into court any chance he got Litigious |
| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $2000: Nobody was more skillful than him with a tool in his hand--his right hand, of course Dexterous |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $800: Greeks were from Ares, Romans, from this deity, originally an ancient Italian god who watched over agriculture Mars |
| #8963, aired 2023-11-01 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $1600: The ancient Romans didn't need this Greek god anymore, not after renaming him Vulcan Hephaestus |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | ON ANOTHER PLANET $600: The ancient Romans named this planet after their god of war, perhaps because it resembles a drop of blood in the night sky Mars |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | THE BOOK OF ROMANS $2000: This 4-letter abbreviation of a Roman slogan is the title of Mary Beard's bestselling history of ancient Rome SPQR |
| #8793, aired 2023-01-25 | GOOD LUCK $1600: Ancient Romans would hang a tintinnabulum, one of these with bells on it, for good luck & hope for breeze wind chime |
| #8601, aired 2022-03-21 | GROUPS IN HISTORY $400: Around 300 B.C. this common class of ancient Romans gained equal rights with the patricians the plebeians |
| #8592, aired 2022-03-08 | ANCIENT WARFARE $2000: These two formations--one Greek & one Roman, met a few times; the masked Greeks won the early battles, & the more flexible Romans the latter the phalanx & the legion |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | MATH IN THE OLD DAYS $6,000 (Daily Double): Their numerals weren't handy for arithmetic, so ancient Romans did most of their calculating on this device an abacus |
| #8435, aired 2021-07-02 | FAMOUS NAMES $1000: This ancient Greek wrote "Parallel Lives", paired biographies of famous Greeks & Romans Plutarch |
| #8296, aired 2020-12-07 | MOVIE GOOFS $800: Pretty sure ancient Romans didn't have gas canisters under their chariots, but there was one visible in this Russell Crowe film Gladiator |
| #8074, aired 2019-10-17 | LANGUAGE ISOLATES $1600: These neighbors of the Romans spoke an isolate known largely from ancient inscriptions, like the one seen here the Etruscans |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | "M" PORTS $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map of the Mediterranean on the monitor.) Carthaginians, Romans, Goths, Byzantines & Arabs have all occupied this ancient Sicilian port city that gives its name to an important Mediterranean strait Messina |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | EX-SPORTS $1200: Ancient Romans rooted for the red, white, blue & green teams that raced these around the Circus Maximus chariots |
| #7937, aired 2019-02-26 | ANCIENT AGRICULTURE $4,000 (Daily Double): The Romans made sure to plant legumes, which increase yield by returning this element to the soil nitrogen |
| #7846, aired 2018-10-22 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $600: Ancient Romans whooped it up in this February festival as blood was smeared on laughing priests called Luperci the Feast of Lupercalia |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | ANCIENT ROME $400: Around 509 B.C. the Romans formed this kingless type of government mentioned in the U.S. pledge of allegiance a republic |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | RHYMES WITH NADA $2000: This ancient mountaintop fortress in Israel is the site of the Jews' last stand against the Romans in 70 A.D. Masada |
| #7372, aired 2016-10-04 | KEEP IT 100 $200: Per their system of numerals, ancient Romans kept it this letter C |
| #7186, aired 2015-12-07 | BROOKFIELD ZOO $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.) The giraffe got its species name, camelopardalis, because ancient Romans who saw one imported by this caesar in 46 B.C. thought it had the body of a camel & the spots of a leopard Julius Caesar |
| #7114, aired 2015-07-16 | "V" 3 $2,112 (Daily Double): The ancient Romans may have used the fragrant flowers of this plant to bathe with, hence its name lavender |
| #7106, aired 2015-07-06 | ROMANS $2000: The head & hands of this man said to be ancient Rome's finest orator ended up on the speaker's platform at the Forum Cicero |
| #6964, aired 2014-12-18 | A LITTLE T & A $1200: Tegere, meaning "to cover", gives us this garment worn by the ancient Romans a toga |
| #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 |
| #6879, aired 2014-07-10 | GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) In order to gain military advantage, the ancient Romans were the first to build roads like the Via Claudia Augusta across this mountain system between central Europe & Italy the Alps |
| #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 |
| #6760, aired 2014-01-24 | ANCIENT ROME $400: During the siege of a city, the Romans might use an aries, one of these, to knock down the city's walls a battering ram |
| #6725, aired 2013-12-06 | GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $400: Greeks were from Ares, Romans from this deity, originally an ancient Italian god who watched over agriculture Mars |
| #6557, aired 2013-03-05 | VIDEO-POURRI $800: The ancient Romans couldn't have dreamed of seeing this 50,000 seat arena from 423 miles up the Coliseum |
| #6527, aired 2013-01-22 | IF THE SHOE FITS... $600: These sandals were inspired by the footwear worn in the arena by ancient Romans gladiator sandals |
| #6487, aired 2012-11-27 | ANCIENT JERUSALEM $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us the model of ancient Jerusalem at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.) Jerusalem's first temple was destroyed by the Babylonians; a model of the city shows the second temple, destroyed by these people in 70 AD the Romans |
| #6193, aired 2011-07-13 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS? $400: Embarrassingly but aptly, this baby doctor's name was synonymous with womb Uterus |
| #6193, aired 2011-07-13 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS? $800: Unconquerable & undefeated, he led Rome to victory in the Rugby World Cup championship Invictus |
| #6193, aired 2011-07-13 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS? $1200: A little known trilinguist, this island-dweller was fluent in Greek & Turkish as well as Latin Cyprus |
| #6193, aired 2011-07-13 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS? $1600: Quiet, efficient & adept at getting around, this Roman Toyota hybrid made for a great spy Prius |
| #6193, aired 2011-07-13 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS? $2000: This 12-letter guy isn't remembered for much of anything other than getting under people's skin Subcutaneous |
| #6159, aired 2011-05-26 | GREEK LETTERS $2000: Ancient Romans would've read this one as 11 xi |
| #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 |
| #6048, aired 2010-12-22 | IN DEFENSE OF FRUITCAKE $1000: In theirs, the ancient Romans used pine nuts, barley mash & seeds from this red fruit associated with Persephone the pomegranate |
| #5940, aired 2010-06-11 | LEAD OR NO LEAD $1000: The ancient Romans used a lead-based type of this tin alloy for tableware; not a good idea pewter |
| #5921, aired 2010-05-17 | MASADA $400: (Alex reports from Masada, Israel.) The Romans would come out of their encampment down below & harry the defenders of Masada by hurling stones such as this one over the walls using this ancient artillery weapon catapult |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | RECENTLY DISCOVERED ANCIENT ROMANS $200: This guy, a strong coffee prepared by forcing steam under pressure through ground beans, was quite lively Espresso |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | RECENTLY DISCOVERED ANCIENT ROMANS $400: Downing a plate of brisket & ribs, he lived up to his adjectival name, from the Latin for "flesh eating" Carnivorous |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | RECENTLY DISCOVERED ANCIENT ROMANS $600: He got enjoyment through imagined participation in the experience of others, as in a "thrill" Vicarious |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | RECENTLY DISCOVERED ANCIENT ROMANS $800: This nut of the cashew family contains an edible, greenish kernel; alas, I knew him... a fellow of infinite cashews Pistachio |
| #5544, aired 2008-10-16 | RECENTLY DISCOVERED ANCIENT ROMANS $1000: He was 'living in" this 8-letter state of being completely forgotten or unknown Oblivion |
| #5373, aired 2008-01-09 | ANCIENT TIMES $1600: The Celtic town of Vindobona became a military post for the Romans; it later evolved into this capital on the Danube Vienna |
| #5333, aired 2007-11-14 | ANCIENT HISTORY $600: In 509 B.C. the Romans drove out these darn invaders from the north & established the Roman Republic Etruscans |
| #5196, aired 2007-03-26 | HERBS & SPICES $2000: The ancient Romans hung this licorice-flavored plant near their windows to prevent bad dreams anise |
| #4923, aired 2006-01-25 | ALSO A BODY PART $600: Ancient Romans called this flatfish "Jupiter's sandal" sole |
| #4796, aired 2005-06-13 | THEN WE CAN DIG IT $1,000 (Daily Double): Finds at Whitehall Villa in Britain reveal that this ancient people ate dormice & really loved oysters the Romans |
| #4580, aired 2004-07-02 | IN THE DICTIONARY $1600: Meaning crudely indecent, it refers to the every day form of Latin spoken by the ancient Romans vulgar |
| #4568, aired 2004-06-16 | "BO"-POURRI $1000: Ancient British queen who fought the Romans Boadicea |
| #4551, aired 2004-05-24 | BRITISH HISTORY $3,000 (Daily Double): The Ancient Romans built this across Britain from the mouth of the Tyne River to Solway Firth Hadrian's Wall |
| #4507, aired 2004-03-23 | RAY $2000: This ray was used by ancient Romans to treat gout & headaches (What's Latin for "Clear!"?) the electric ray |
| #4502, aired 2004-03-16 | ANCIENT ROMANS $200: A party of this leader's so-called friends conspired to kill him, & did, in March 44 B.C. Julius Caesar |
| #4502, aired 2004-03-16 | ANCIENT ROMANS $400: Pliny the Elder died at Stabiae Aug. 24, 79 A.D. as a result of breathing noxious fumes from its activity (Mount) Vesuvius |
| #4502, aired 2004-03-16 | ANCIENT ROMANS $800: This mad emperor (37-41 A.D.) often had dinner with Incitatus, his favorite horse, who lived in a marble stable Caligula |
| #4502, aired 2004-03-16 | ANCIENT ROMANS $1000: This orator wrote, "Let arms yield to the toga, the laurel crown to praise" Cicero |
| #4502, aired 2004-03-16 | ANCIENT ROMANS $2,000 (Daily Double): This emperor who lived from 37 to 68 A.D. has a line of CD-burning software named for him Nero |
| #4420, aired 2003-11-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $400: What a social climber! His name precedes "symbol" to mean something that represents high position Status |
| #4420, aired 2003-11-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $800: His hand turned red when he touched orange juice, blue when he touched seawater Litmus |
| #4420, aired 2003-11-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $1200: In Rome his name meant simply "good"; to us it implies that he gave a little something extra Bonus |
| #4420, aired 2003-11-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $2000: Nobody was more skillful than him with a tool in his hand -- his right hand, of course Dexterous |
| #4420, aired 2003-11-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $3,600 (Daily Double): His name came from the Latin for "dispute" & he would drag you into court any chance he got Litigious |
| #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 |
| #4310, aired 2003-05-02 | TOP GODS $400: Jupiter jammed as the king deity of these ancient people the Romans |
| #4271, aired 2003-03-10 | ANCIENT ROME $600: In the Forum in 44 B.C., he gave a rousing speech that may have begun, "Friends, Romans, countrymen..." Mark Antony |
| #4251, aired 2003-02-10 | ANCIENT HISTORY $2000: Archaeological digs showed that Pompeii, Stabiae & this neighbor were resort cities for wealthy Romans Herculaneum |
| #4237, aired 2003-01-21 | BRITANNICA $400: Ancient Romans founded this English city as Aquae Sulis, named for its mineral hot springs Bath |
| #3967, aired 2001-11-27 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $400: His house was the last stop on a major chariot line Terminus |
| #3967, aired 2001-11-27 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $800: People always got advance warning of this bad smelling guy Malodorous |
| #3967, aired 2001-11-27 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $1200: This spear-shaped Roman was usually green, maybe with envy that people thought his white cousin tasted better Asparagus |
| #3967, aired 2001-11-27 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $1600: The name of this "super" pal of Contemptuous means "eyebrow", & he kept raising his Supercilious |
| #3819, aired 2001-03-22 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $200: Whether it was integral or differential, it was hard to understand the math this guy would spout Calculus |
| #3819, aired 2001-03-22 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $400: He was retired from many official positions, including professorships, but kept all his titles Emeritus |
| #3819, aired 2001-03-22 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $700 (Daily Double): This Roman always had the full details on new stock offerings Prospectus |
| #3819, aired 2001-03-22 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $800: Found around sacred people, he had an identical twin named Halo Nimbus |
| #3819, aired 2001-03-22 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $1000: He would have been surprised to know he's the state flower of Hawaii Hibiscus |
| #3566, aired 2000-02-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $100: This little-known Roman was exactly half as wide as his Greek friend Diameter Radius |
| #3566, aired 2000-02-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $200: This ancient Roman had trouble understanding others because of the ringing in his ears Tinnitus |
| #3566, aired 2000-02-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $300: Everything this Roman did was counterfeit or fake Bogus |
| #3566, aired 2000-02-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $400: He was difficult to understand because his jaw muscles were always locking up Tetanus |
| #3566, aired 2000-02-21 | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS $500: This Roman was always interrupting his projects for an extended break, especially over the summer Hiatus |
| #3456, aired 1999-09-20 | ANCIENT ROME $500 (Daily Double): During a siege the Romans might have used an aries, one of these, to break into the enemy's fortifications a battering ram |
| #3447, aired 1999-09-07 | LANGUAGES $200: Romanian developed from this language of the ancient Romans Latin |
| #3377, aired 1999-04-20 | ANCIENT ANIMALS $200: Before this animal became common, Romans used the ferret for vermin control Cat |
| #3171, aired 1998-05-18 | LATIN LOVERS $500: Ancient Romans put great stock in "Ars moriendi", "The art" of doing this Dying |
| #3120, aired 1998-03-06 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $500: The ancient Romans believed it was a shield protecting Gaul from the wild German tribes Rhine |
| #3099, aired 1998-02-05 | YUMMY! $400: Ancient Romans prized the shaggy mane, an ink cap type of this fungus a mushroom |
| #2623, aired 1996-01-17 | SUPERSTITIONS $100: The ancient Romans established this number of years of bad luck for breaking a mirror 7 |
| #2597, aired 1995-12-12 | 12-LETTER WORDS $1000: The ancient Romans used this type of open building with tiered seating for gladiatorial contests an amphitheater |
| #2584, aired 1995-11-23 | GOURMET CUISINE $600: Ancient Romans cultivated these gastropods on farms; fattening them on meal & wine snails |
| #2471, aired 1995-05-08 | WORLD CITIES $200: The ancient Romans called the site of this Algerian capital Icosium Algiers |
| #2430, aired 1995-03-10 | BRITISH POTPOURRI $500: The only hot springs in Great Britain are in this city founded by the ancient Romans Bath |
| #2383, aired 1995-01-04 | ANCIENT ROME $100: Romans swam & got steamed at these popular meeting places; the ones of Diocletian were the largest the baths |
| #2328, aired 1994-10-19 | WORLD FACTS $1000: To the ancient Romans, this bay north of Spain was the Cantabrian Sea the Bay of Biscay |
| #2322, aired 1994-10-11 | THE ATLANTIC $300: The ancient Romans named the Atlantic after this mountain range in northern Africa the Atlas Mountains |
| #1937, aired 1993-01-26 | ANCIENT CITIES $400: When it was ruled by the Egyptians & Romans, this Jordanian capital was called Philadelphia Amman |
| #1868, aired 1992-10-21 | COLORS $500: Used by the ancient Greeks & Romans, Tyrian dye was this color purple |
| #1856, aired 1992-10-05 | BRITISH POTPOURRI $400: The ancient baths in Bath, England were built by these people soon after they invaded Britain the Romans |
| #1846, aired 1992-09-21 | SCOTLAND $500: These ancient non-Celtic people were named by the Romans for their painted bodies the Picts |
| #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 |
| #1624, aired 1991-09-26 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $500: The ancient Romans used this unit of weight, which they called a "libra" a pound |
| #1591, aired 1991-07-01 | FASHION HISTORY $300: These darn people of ancient Etruria
introduced the tunic or tunica to the Romans the Etruscans |
| #1526, aired 1991-04-01 | ANCIENT ROME $800: The 2 men in this post were responsible for counting the Romans & controlling moral conduct the censors |
| #1526, aired 1991-04-01 | ANCIENT ROME $1,400 (Daily Double): It's believed the Romans turned against the ruling Etruscans after Sextus Tarquinius raped her Lucretia |
| #1492, aired 1991-02-12 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1000: In 60 A.D. Queen Boudicca led a revolt against their rule in southern Britain the Romans |
| #1470, aired 1991-01-11 | SEAS $200: The ancient Romans called it Pontus Euxinus, the Friendly Sea; now it has a much darker name Black Sea |
| #1355, aired 1990-06-22 | ANCIENT HISTORY $600: The Romans called this country Helvetia & established garrisons & colonies at Nyon, Augst & Avenches Switzerland |
| #1303, aired 1990-04-11 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $300: The ancient Romans called this land "Hibernia" Ireland |
| #1207, aired 1989-11-28 | FRUITS $300: Called a Persian apple by the ancient Romans, this fruit's origin is kind of fuzzy a peach |
| #1168, aired 1989-10-04 | SEASHELLS $200: The ancient Phoenicians & Romans used Murex shells to make the dye that produced this royal color purple |
| #1099, aired 1989-05-18 | BIRDS $100: The ancient Romans thought this TV network symbol a great delicacy roasted & served in its feathers a peacock |
| #1078, aired 1989-04-19 | ANCIENT TIMES $200: To the Romans, she was goddess of the dawn, though her last name wasn't Borealis Aurora |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #663, aired 1987-06-24 | "M"ENAGERIE $300: It's said ancient Romans not only ate these eels but fed their disobedient slaves to them a moray eel |
| #521, aired 1986-12-08 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1000: This ancient biographer linked various great Greeks & Romans into 23 pairs in his "Parallel Lives" Plutarch |
| #514, aired 1986-11-27 | POSTAL HISTORY $100: The best postal system of ancient times was their "cursus publicus" the Romans |
| #486, aired 1986-10-20 | ITALY $1000: Ancient Romans denuded this central mountain range in order to build wooden warships the Apennines |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1000: Romans called them "Punic Wars" because Carthage had been founded by these people the Phoenicians |
| #151, aired 1985-04-08 | ANCIENT LEGENDS $600: As Venus was to the Romans, she was to the Greeks Aphrodite |
