Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (15 results returned)

#8896, aired 2023-06-19WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1200: This ancient measure was based on the length from elbow to middle finger tip a cubit
#7598, aired 2017-09-27WEIGHTS & 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 2016-05-12WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1000: In Ancient Egypt this unit was divided into 7 palms or 28 fingers a cubit
#6689, aired 2013-10-17WEIGHTS & MEASURES $600: This ancient measure found in the Bible ranged between 18 & 22 inches a cubit
#6016, aired 2010-11-08ANCIENT PERSIA $1600: This "Great" king, dad of Xerxes I, standardized weights & measures & built highways Darius the Great
#5471, aired 2008-05-26WEIGHTS & MEASURES $800: To the Ancient Greeks, 4 of these made a palm fingers
#4402, aired 2003-10-28WEIGHTS & 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 2002-01-30WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1000: This ancient measure was the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow cubit
#3686, aired 2000-09-18WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: To the ancient Greeks 4 of these made a palm Fingers
#2501, aired 1995-06-19WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1000: In ancient Greece this measurement was equal to 2 spans or 6 palms cubit
#2006, aired 1993-05-03WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: An ancient Greek unit of weight equal to 4.36 grams, today it's a unit of Greek currency drachma
#1900, aired 1992-12-04WEIGHTS & MEASURES $800: In ancient Rome 5 feet equaled 1 pace & 1,000 paces was equivalent to this a mile
#1854, aired 1992-10-01WEIGHTS & MEASURES $200: In this ancient civilization, 12 uncia equaled one libra Rome
#1624, aired 1991-09-26WEIGHTS & MEASURES $500: The ancient Romans used this unit of weight, which they called a "libra" a pound
#614, aired 1987-04-16WEIGHTS & MEASURES $500: From a Latin word meaning "2 pans", this weighing device was used as early as ancient Egypt balance

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (1 result returned)

#6285, aired 2012-01-06ANCIENT WEIGHTS & MEASURES: The Hebrew word for this Biblical unit of measurement is Ammah, aptly meaning "elbow" or "forearm" a cubit

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