#9061, aired 2024-03-18 | STATUES OF THE WORLD $2000: One of the 7 Ancient Wonders was the statue of Zeus by this great Greek sculptor Phidias |
#8940, aired 2023-09-29 | BACK TO SCHOOL $800: History: This one of the 7 Ancient Wonders was said to be laid out on several brick terraces & 75 feet above the ground the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#4, aired 2022-10-16 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $200: The statue of this top Greek god at Olympia stood nearly 40 feet high & showed him seated on a gold- & jewel-encrusted throne Zeus |
#4, aired 2022-10-16 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $400: The only still-standing ancient wonder, they lie near Giza on a plateau on the Nile's west bank the pyramids |
#4, aired 2022-10-16 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $800: The temple of Artemis was wrecked by these invaders who sound like they were wearing black & listening to Joy Division the Goths |
#4, aired 2022-10-16 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $1,000 (Daily Double): The Pharos of Alexandria was one of these that stood on an island in the city harbor, with a fire lit at the top every night a lighthouse |
#4, aired 2022-10-16 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $1000: The ancient Greek Strabo said that this city's Hanging Gardens were watered from the Euphrates River Babylon |
#8662, aired 2022-06-14 | SUN UP $800: One of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World, it was a giant statue of the Greek sun god Helios the Colossus of Rhodes |
#8352, aired 2021-03-09 | ____ OF ____ $800: The Arabic Ahramat al-Jizah translates as these ancient wonders the Pyramids of Giza |
#8317, aired 2021-01-19 | ANCIENT MONUMENTS & RUINS $10,000 (Daily Double): One of the 7 Ancient Wonders was this huge marble tomb at Halicarnassus, of which some fragments survive the Mausoleum |
#8255, aired 2020-10-09 | NUMBERS OF THINGS $600: This septet includes the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World |
#8137, aired 2020-01-14 | MUSEUMS $800: Ruins from 2 Ancient Wonders of the World, the Temple of Artemis & the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, are in London here the British Museum |
#8131, aired 2020-01-06 | STATUE OF NO LIMITATIONS $600: One of the 7 Ancient Wonders, the 40-foot statue of this god had a statue of Nike on his outstretched right hand Zeus |
#8121, aired 2019-12-23 | BIG WORDS $3,000 (Daily Double): Of the 7 Ancient Wonders, the name of this one from the 200s B.C. reflected its huge size the Colossus of Rhodes |
#7757, aired 2018-05-08 | LET'S GET ORDINAL $800: Andre the Giant & the Astrodome have been touted as this, adding to an ancient list the eighth wonder of the world |
#7727, aired 2018-03-27 | ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE AT BOWERY FARMS $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Bowery Farms in Kearny, NJ.) The practice of vertical farming dates to antiquity, with historic examples including the 2000-year-old rice terraces of the Philippines & this possibly legendary one of the seven wonders of the ancient world the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#7716, aired 2018-03-12 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $200: They're the oldest & best preserved of the 7 ancient wonders the pyramids |
#7716, aired 2018-03-12 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $400: The fire at its top guided ships for over a thousand years the Lighthouse at Alexandria |
#7716, aired 2018-03-12 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $600: Standing over 100 feet tall, the Colossus of Rhodes was a huge bronze statue of this sun god whose name mean "sun" Helios |
#7716, aired 2018-03-12 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $800: Her temple at Ephesus was destroyed by invading Goths in 262 Artemis |
#7716, aired 2018-03-12 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $1000: Fragments of sculpture from this tomb are in the British Museum the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus |
#7613, aired 2017-10-18 | STATUES $800: Of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, one of the 2 that were statues the Colossus of Rhodes (or the Statue of Zeus at Olympia) |
#7371, aired 2016-10-03 | THE ____ OF ____ $600 (Daily Double): This one of the Ancient Wonders was toppled by an earthquake around 225 B.C. the Colossus of Rhodes |
#7297, aired 2016-05-10 | TO THE LIGHTHOUSE! $400: One of the 7 Ancient Wonders, the Pharos of this Egyptian city stood on an island in its harbor Alexandria |
#6887, aired 2014-07-22 | YOU'RE ON THE LIST $200: The Pyramids are part of this septet the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World |
#6681, aired 2013-10-07 | THE ONE & ONLY $200: This oldest of the 7 Ancient Wonders is the only one still standing Great Pyramid |
#6268, aired 2011-12-14 | BACK TO SCHOOL $800: History: This one of the 7 Ancient Wonders was said to be laid out on several brick terraces & 75 feet above the ground the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#6249, aired 2011-11-17 | THAT'S ANCIENT HISTORY! $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were spread out over three continents: 2 were in Africa, 3 in Asia, & the 2 in Europe were the Colossus of Rhodes & this other statue the Statue of Zeus (at Olympia) |
#6119, aired 2011-03-31 | AT RANDOM $400: Among the 7 Ancient Wonders was this of Alexandria, which guided ships into the harbor the Lighthouse |
#6015, aired 2010-11-05 | 2 OF THE 7 $400: The Temple of Artemis & the Statue of Zeus the Ancient Wonders of the World |
#6005, aired 2010-10-22 | 5 OF THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $200: These are the oldest & best preserved of the 7 ancient wonders the Great Pyramids |
#6005, aired 2010-10-22 | 5 OF THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $400: Water from the Euphrates was lifted by slaves to aid in this "green" project the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#6005, aired 2010-10-22 | 5 OF THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $600: His statue at Olympia had him holding a figure of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe) in his right hand Zeus |
#6005, aired 2010-10-22 | 5 OF THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $800: Built to honor the god Helios, it was mostly hollow & stood about 110 feet tall the Colossus of Rhodes |
#6005, aired 2010-10-22 | 5 OF THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $1000: Fire was an important part of this landmark, which stood for about 1,500 years the Lighthouse at Alexandria |
#5815, aired 2009-12-18 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $200: The only wonder still standing, these were built as tombs for the Pharaohs the Pyramids |
#5815, aired 2009-12-18 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $400: This huge statue of Helios was sold for scrap metal after it was destroyed by an earthquake the Colossus of Rhodes |
#5815, aired 2009-12-18 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $800: Probably built by Nebuchadnezzar II for one of his wives, it was laid out on a terrace, 75 feet above the ground the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#5815, aired 2009-12-18 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $1000: Located at Halicarnassus, this monumental marble tomb was built for a king who died in 353 B.C. the Mausoleum |
#5815, aired 2009-12-18 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $1,400 (Daily Double): It stood over 440 feet tall on the Island of Pharos the Lighthouse (of Alexandria) |
#5546, aired 2008-10-20 | JEOPARDY! DITLOIDS $600: Includes an ancient temple:
T 7 W O T W the 7 Wonders of the World |
#5396, aired 2008-02-11 | THE NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD $800: The only one in Europe is this ancient arena the Colosseum |
#5396, aired 2008-02-11 | THE NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands near a Wonder in Peru.) One of the most impressive & mysterious structures at this ancient site is the Intihuatana pyramid, whose name means "hitching post of the sun" Machu Picchu |
#5308, aired 2007-10-10 | 7, 8 OR 9 $800: Number of classic "Ancient Wonders" that included the Colossus of Rhodes 7 |
#5258, aired 2007-06-20 | PTOLEMY...WHY NOT TAKE PTOLEMY? $600: Fire was an important part of this structure, one of the 7 ancient wonders, finished during Ptolemy II's reign the Lighthouse at Alexandria |
#5240, aired 2007-05-25 | I'M NOT WEARING ANY PANTS $1000: Of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, it's the one starring an over 100-foot guy in his birthday suit the Colossus of Rhodes |
#4717, aired 2005-02-22 | THEY COME IN SEVENS $200: The only one of these that still remains is the Pyramids of Giza the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
#4651, aired 2004-11-22 | WORD ORIGINS $400: The gigantic statue at Rhodes, one of the 7 ancient wonders, gave us this adjective meaning gigantic colossal |
#4439, aired 2003-12-18 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $400: It's estimated that the largest of these contains 2.3 million stone block, each averaging about 2.5 tons the Pyramids |
#4439, aired 2003-12-18 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $800: It's the only one of the ancient wonders that was located in present-day Iraq The Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#4439, aired 2003-12-18 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $1200: This wonder depicted a sun god shading his eyes & gazing out across the Aegean Sea Colossus of Rhodes |
#4439, aired 2003-12-18 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $2,000 (Daily Double): Reportedly, a spiral ramp allowed wagons to carry fuel up to the constantly burning fire at its top the Lighthouse at Alexandria |
#4439, aired 2003-12-18 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $2000: Tools & molds used by Phidias to sculpt this wonder have been discovered at Olympia Statue of Zeus at Olympia |
#4321, aired 2003-05-19 | "RH" FACTOR $800: This island 12 miles off the coast of Turkey was the site of one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World Rhodes (the Colossus) |
#3856, aired 2001-05-14 | THAT'S MY "BABY" $200: Site where 1 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world "hung around" Babylon |
#3822, aired 2001-03-27 | HODGEPODGE $1000: This peninsula near Alexandria had a lighthouse on it that was 1 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world Pharos |
#3697, aired 2000-10-03 | YOU DO THE MATH $400: The number of days in a week times the number of ancient "wonders of the world" 49 (7 x 7) |
#3671, aired 2000-07-17 | IVORY $1000: Phidias' gold & ivory statue of this god was one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World Zeus |
#3588, aired 2000-03-22 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $100: They were ancient even before the other 6 wonders were built Pyramids |
#3588, aired 2000-03-22 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $200: Its flowers & trees were irrigated by slaves turning screws to lift water from the Euphrates River Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#3588, aired 2000-03-22 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $300: This ancient wonder is said to have worn a sun-ray crown & stand beside, not over, a harbor Colossus of Rhodes |
#3588, aired 2000-03-22 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $400: Its light was created by fires of wood or oil intensified by several metal mirrors Lighthouse of Alexandria |
#3588, aired 2000-03-22 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $500: In the 4th century, this ancient wonder was transported from Olympia to Constantinople Statue of Zeus at Olympia |
#3516, aired 1999-12-13 | IRAQ $500: It's the only one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World once found in Iraq the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#3513, aired 1999-12-08 | CATCHING SOME "Z"s $400: Ye Gods! One of the 7 Ancient Wonders was a 40 foot-high statue of him on his throne Zeus |
#3339, aired 1999-02-25 | BIG WORDS $1,000 (Daily Double): Michelangelo's David is considered one of these big statues, like one of the 7 Ancient Wonders Colossus/colossal |
#3218, aired 1998-09-09 | NATURAL WONDERS $800: The ancient fortress of Masada sits on a rock on the shore of this "lake" the Dead Sea |
#2888, aired 1997-03-05 | POTPOURRI $200: Of the 7 Ancient Wonders, this one may have overlooked the Ishtar Gate in Babylon the Hanging Gardens |
#2718, aired 1996-05-29 | STATUES $400: One of the 7 Ancient Wonders, the monumental statue of this god at Olympia was made of gold & ivory Zeus |
#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 |
#2378, aired 1994-12-28 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $200: Though there are about 75 of these, some lists only include one of them the Pyramids (of Egypt) |
#2378, aired 1994-12-28 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $400: It's said that on the day this conqueror was born in 356 B.C. Herostratus burned down the Temple of Diana Alexander (the Great) |
#2378, aired 1994-12-28 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $600: Some sources say a ship could sail under this wonder, some say it had its feet together the Colossus of Rhodes |
#2378, aired 1994-12-28 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $1,000 (Daily Double): Pliny said that by his time this wonder was just a desolate wilderness the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#2378, aired 1994-12-28 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $1000: When finished by Ptolemy Philadelphus, it was over 400 feet high the Pharos at Alexandria |
#2334, aired 1994-10-27 | ALL THE MARBLES $1000: Of the 7 Ancient Wonders, this one was a marble tomb Mausoleum at Halicarnassus |
#2318, aired 1994-10-05 | WALLS $100: The list of the 7 Ancient Wonders sometimes includes the walls of this city along with its Hanging Gardens Babylon |
#2099, aired 1993-10-21 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1000: This temple in Ephesus, 1 of the 7 ancient wonders, was burned by Herostratus in 356 B.C. the Temple of Artemis |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $200: c. 650 A.D. Arabs invading Egypt stole the upper blocks from these monuments to construct new buildings the pyramids |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $400: This wonder lives on in our vocabulary as the term for a large, stately tomb the mausoleum |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $600: One legend says Nebuchadnezzar II built this wonder to cheer up his homesick wife the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $800: The shortest-lived of the Wonders was this enormous statue of Helios, which stood for only 56 years the Colossus of Rhodes |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS $1000: After Phidias, the original sculptor, died, his descendants maintained this wonder at Olympia the statue of Zeus at Olympia |
#2050, aired 1993-07-02 | HISTORY $400: 1 of the 7 ancient wonders, the statue of this Greek god was destroyed by fire c. 475 A.D. in Constantinople Zeus |
#2033, aired 1993-06-09 | LUCKY 7 $100: They included the Egyptian Pyramids, the Hanging Gardens & a statue of Zeus the (Seven) Wonders of the Ancient World |
#1858, aired 1992-10-07 | 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $200: Made of bronze & honoring the sun god Helios, it stood about 100 feet high in the harbor of a Greek island the Colossus of Rhodes |
#1858, aired 1992-10-07 | 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $400: To irrigate this ancient wonder, water from the Euphrates was pumped to the top of the hill the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#1858, aired 1992-10-07 | 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $600: It was the earliest built of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World the Great Pyramid |
#1858, aired 1992-10-07 | 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $800: Some sculptures from this marble tomb at Halicarnassus are in the British Museum in London the Mausoleum |
#1858, aired 1992-10-07 | 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $1000: A fire burned day & night at the top of this ancient wonder the lighthouse at Alexandria |
#1794, aired 1992-05-21 | WORLD CITIES $200: The lighthouse on Pharos in the harbor of this Egyptian city was 1 of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World Alexandria |
#1570, aired 1991-05-31 | HODGEPODGE $800: Among the 7 ancient world wonders were 2 statues, Zeus at Olympia & this the Colossus of Rhodes |
#1461, aired 1990-12-31 | SEVEN WONDERS $600: Ancient writers described them as a series of terraces rising along the Euphrates River the Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
#1218, aired 1989-12-13 | TECHNOLOGY $200: The 1st & tallest lighthouse ever, 1 of 7 Ancient Wonders of the World, was built in this country Egypt |
#1209, aired 1989-11-30 | 7 WONDERS $800: The only 1 of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World that had a fire going at the top of it the Lighthouse at Alexandria |
#628, aired 1987-05-06 | WONDERS $200: An ancient wonder, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, marked original site of this athletic event the Olympics |
#628, aired 1987-05-06 | WONDERS $1000: According to World Book lists, it's the only continent w/out an ancient, man-made, or natural wonder Antarctica |
#508, aired 1986-11-19 | EGYPT $100: While the pharaohs built ancient wonders, Ferdinand de Lesseps built this "modern" one the Suez Canal |
#186, aired 1985-05-27 | 7 WONDERS $800: This ancient wonder guided ships for a thousand years before being toppled by an earthquake the Lighthouse at Alexandria |
#186, aired 1985-05-27 | 7 WONDERS $1000: The French & Spanish caves containing these are listed not as ancient, but natural wonders cave paintings |
#157, aired 1985-04-16 | 7 WONDERS $1000: Ancient pictures show this statue astride the harbor's entrance, ships passing under its legs the Colossus of Rhodes |
#112, aired 1985-02-12 | 7 WONDERS $200: The ancient wonder of Olympia was a gold & ivory statue of this god Zeus |
#112, aired 1985-02-12 | 7 WONDERS $500 (Daily Double): 90 miles from the last remaining ancient wonder, this waterway is 1 of 7 modern wonders the Suez Canal |
#11, aired 1984-09-24 | LANDMARKS $800: Only 1 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world still standing the Great Pyramid |