| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | WHAT THE "H"? $800: Arabic gives us this word referring to food from an animal slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law halal |
| #9058, aired 2024-03-13 | SKY & SEA $2000: The Arabic for "wind" gives us this 2-syllable word for a Sudanese wind that produces violent sandstorms haboob |
| #9055, aired 2024-03-08 | SUFFIXES $200: It's the very short, Arabic-influenced suffix that makes a demonym (a nationality noun) from Yemen or Pakistan I |
| #9039, aired 2024-02-15 | AROUND THE WORLD $1000: The name of this fortress in Granada, Spain gets its name from Arabic for "the red one" the Alhambra |
| #9013, aired 2024-01-10 | WORLD OF FIRST NAMES $1600: Malik is Arabic for this high title, but don't call yourself Malik al-Amlak, or this of these--vainglory makes Allah angry king |
| #9012, aired 2024-01-09 | "F" IN GEOGRAPHY $800: Although it shares its name with a type of headwear, the name of this city may come from Arabic for a kind of axe Fez |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | RIDE INTO... $800: this capital on the Mediterranean whose name in Arabic is Tarabulus Tripoli |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $400: Derived from the Arabic sawahil, meaning "of the coast", it's a language on the African continent Swahili |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $800: The fragrant name of this "Aladdin" princess comes from an Arabic word Jasmine |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $1200: Originally a set of tables recording astronomical movements, today it can be an annual reference book of articles & events an almanac |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $1600: If you don't know that this popular beverage comes from the Arabic qahwah, you get 2 lumps, not one coffee |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $2,000 (Daily Double): We've hit bottom with this 5-letter word from the Arabic for "opposite the zenith" nadir |
| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | THE QURAN $15,000 (Daily Double): The Quran has gone through dozens of translations but was originally written in the classical form of this language Arabic |
| #8938, aired 2023-09-27 | RIVERS OF AFRICA $1600: The Draa River in Morocco is also called this 4-letter Arabic word for an intermittent stream Wadi |
| #8923, aired 2023-07-26 | WORLD OF RELIGION $1,000 (Daily Double): From the Arabic for "struggle", this word can mean a personal effort against sin, or a holy war in defense of Islam jihad |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | WELCOME TO OUR FRUIT STAND $200: A traditional part of Muslim diets during Ramadan, these palm fruits are known as tamuru in Arabic dates |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | EDIBLE ETYMOLOGY $400: The Arabic for "beverage" gives us the name of this thick, sweet liquid that can come from corn or a maple syrup |
| #8907, aired 2023-07-04 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $1600: This Arabic word is a salutation meaning "peace" salaam |
| #8881, aired 2023-05-29 | HISTORY $1200: The byname of this 11th century Castilian military leader, a national hero of Spain, is from Arabic for "lord" El Cid |
| #18, aired 2023-05-23 | IT'S THE SILENT CONSONANT $1000: Starting a word from Arabic for "demon" D (djinn) |
| #8875, aired 2023-05-19 | HIP-HOP NAMES $1200: Cameron Thomaz was known by a short form of "Wizard"; a relative added an Arabic word & now Cameron is him Wiz Khalifa |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | ARCHAEOLOGY $1200: From the Arabic for "hill", it's an artificial mound created by many generations building & rebuilding on the same spot a tell |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | ETHIOPIA $400: This former name for Ethiopia is thought to come from an Arabic word meaning "mixture" Abyssinia |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | FROM THE ARABIC $200: This Middle Eastern dip takes its name from the Arabic for "chickpeas" hummus |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | FROM THE ARABIC $400: The head of an Arab family, this word gained popularity in the U.S. due to a 1919 book & a Rudolph Valentino film sheik |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | FROM THE ARABIC $600: This word comes from "zarafa", also a book about one brought to Europe in 1826 with its head poking through a hole in the deck giraffe |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | FROM THE ARABIC $800: The name of this reddish hair dye comes from the Arabic for the Lawsonia inermis tree whose leaves are the dye's source henna |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | FROM THE ARABIC $1000: Once a "house of manufacture", it's now most often used to designate a place where weapons are made or stored arsenal |
| #8860, aired 2023-04-28 | KUWAIT FOR ME! $1000: Kuwait's head of state, Sheik Nawaf of the Al Sabah Dynasty, holds this 4-letter title from Arabic for "commander" emir |
| #8797, aired 2023-01-31 | HISTORICAL FICTION $800: A novel of Ancient Egypt, "Thebes at War" by Naguib Mahfouz was originally published in this language in 1944 Arabic |
| #8716, aired 2022-10-10 | ONLY ONE CONSONANT WORDS $1200: Arabic for "leader" gives us this prayer leader of a mosque an imam |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | EUROPEAN PLACES $800: From Arabic for "the west", the Algarve is a historic region of this nation bordering the Atlantic Ocean Portugal |
| #8690, aired 2022-07-22 | EXPENSIVE FOODS $1000: Noted for its sweet aroma & with a name originally from Arabic, this exotic spice can cost thousands of dollars per pound saffron |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | CLEVER CROSSWORD CLUES $400: A magical spirit of Arabic lore who might need a good bottle opener
(5 letters) a genie |
| #8649, aired 2022-05-26 | THE UNITED NATIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): Of the 6 official languages of the U.N., this one is first alphabetically Arabic |
| #8615, aired 2022-04-08 | "EM"POWER $2000: It's the English name for the desert region known in Arabic as Rub' al-Khali the Empty Quarter |
| #8605, aired 2022-03-25 | ALPHABET LAND $200: If you're traveling to Tunisia, you might want to learn this alphabet of its official language Arabic |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | GENUS & SPECIES $10,000 (Daily Double): Waran is Arabic for the monitor lizard; this largest member of the genus Varanus can weigh 350 pounds & kill with its bite the Komodo dragon |
| #8588, aired 2022-03-02 | BOOKS WITHIN BOOKS $2000: Called "Al Azif" in Arabic, this book in H.P. Lovecraft's stories can cause insanity in readers the Necronomicon |
| #10, aired 2022-02-15 | LANGUAGE LAB $1000: In "Kingdom of Heaven", king Baldwin offers Saladin this 2-word Arabic greeting Salaam alaikum |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | ON THE MAP $2000: Meaning "west" in Arabic, this term is used for the region that includes most of Africa North of the Sahara the Maghreb |
| #8574, aired 2022-02-10 | OTHER COUNTRIES SEPARATED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE $600: In the Middle East they speak the Levantine type of this language, while Mauritania speaks the Hassaniya type Arabic |
| #8565, aired 2022-01-28 | WORD ORIGINS $600: The name of this head covering for Muslim women comes from the Arabic for "to cover" hijab |
| #8564, aired 2022-01-27 | "AA" RATED $800: The Arabic word suq is synonymous with this type of public market a bazaar |
| #8551, aired 2022-01-10 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $200: It's from the Arabic for "embalmed body", like one in ancient Thebes a mummy |
| #8551, aired 2022-01-10 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $400: A convoy of vehicles or merchants traveling together for safety, perhaps across the Sahara a caravan |
| #8551, aired 2022-01-10 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $600: Originally a part of Middle Eastern folklore, it's a demon, seen in its favorite haunt a ghoul |
| #8551, aired 2022-01-10 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $800: From Arabic for "notification", it's a tax paid on imported goods tariff |
| #8551, aired 2022-01-10 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $1000: This 4-letter stringed instrument was brought into Europe via Spain by the Moors the lute |
| #8543, aired 2021-12-29 | A PREFIX MENU $600: Arabic for "the", it's been incorporated into many math & science words al |
| #8502, aired 2021-11-02 | THE MIDDLE EAST $4,000 (Daily Double): Halab is the name in Arabic for this largest city of Northern Syria, heavily damaged in the recent civil war Aleppo |
| #8467, aired 2021-09-14 | GAME STOP $200: This winning declaration in a chess game is from the Arabic for "the king is dead" checkmate |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | ISLAMIC HISTORY $2000: The Arabic word for this Mystic form of Islam is Tasawwuf, "to dress in wool", as early adherents are thought to have done Sufism |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | "AL" WORDS FROM ARABIC $200: It's a small recess in a wall or room an alcove |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | "AL" WORDS FROM ARABIC $400: It's from Arabic for "calendar" & the first one printed in America was "for New England for the year 1639" an almanac |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | "AL" WORDS FROM ARABIC $600: It will neutralize an acid & it's from Arabic for "the ashes" alkaline |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | "AL" WORDS FROM ARABIC $800: This plant is widely cultivated as feed, but can also be found growing wild alfalfa |
| #8427, aired 2021-06-22 | "AL" WORDS FROM ARABIC $1000: A set of rules to be followed in computer calculations, it comes from the name of a 9th century mathematician algorithm |
| #8402, aired 2021-05-18 | THE DAILY QUINTUPLE $2000: Zakat, an alms tax to benefit the needy, is one of the 5 these, "Arkan al-Islam" in Arabic the Pillars of Islam |
| #8398, aired 2021-05-12 | STUPID ANSWERS $200: The Sahara Desert derives its name from an Arabic word meaning this desert |
| #8382, aired 2021-04-20 | ASIAN CITIES $400: This capital of Iraq was formerly called Madinat al-Salam, Arabic for "city of peace" Baghdad |
| #8354, aired 2021-03-11 | RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES $2,000 (Daily Double): Eid-al-Fitr, Arabic for "festival of breaking fast", marks the end of this holy month Ramadan |
| #8352, aired 2021-03-09 | ____ OF ____ $800: The Arabic Ahramat al-Jizah translates as these ancient wonders the Pyramids of Giza |
| #8330, aired 2021-02-05 | ISLANDS $1600: Ruled by the Al Khalifa family since the 18th c., this island nation has a name from Arabic meaning "two seas" Bahrain |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THAT'S SO GORGE! $5,000 (Daily Double): Wadi al-Muluk is the Arabic name of this narrow gorge where Tutankhamen was laid to rest the Valley of the Kings |
| #8257, aired 2020-10-13 | A BUNCH OF SQUARES $2000: The name of this Cairo square at the center of Arab Spring protests means "liberation" in Arabic Tahrir Square |
| #8225, aired 2020-05-29 | ATHLETES WHO TEACH $400: NFL quarterback Jon Kitna traded Xs & Os for the Xs & Ys of this branch of math with a name from Arabic algebra |
| #8218, aired 2020-05-20 | PEACE TALK $400: In Jerusalem, the "City of Peace", you might hear these 2 related Hebrew & Arabic words for peace used as a greeting shalom & salaam |
| #8196, aired 2020-04-06 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN COMMON $800: Chad, Bahrain Arabic |
| #8195, aired 2020-04-03 | TIME TO PAY THE "TAB" $1600: From Arabic, it's a salad with crushed wheat tabbouleh |
| #8182, aired 2020-03-17 | LANGUAGES & DIALECTS $400: Maghrebi & Gulf are 2 dialects of this widely spoken Middle Eastern language Arabic |
| #8177, aired 2020-03-10 | STUDENT WORD LIST $1000: 5 letters in English, it's an Arabic word for "student", or one member of an extremist group in Afghanistan talib |
| #8162, aired 2020-02-18 | 3-WORD CITIES $1000: In Arabic the name of this major port city & seat of Tanzania's government means "abode of peace" Dar es Salaam |
| #8158, aired 2020-02-12 | REDUNDANT PHRASES THAT ARE ALSO REPETITIVE TOO $1200: 3.3 million square miles in area & the largest of its kind on earth; its name is from Arabic the Sahara Desert |
| #8137, aired 2020-01-14 | THE 11th CENTURY $1200: The Arabic-language "Canon of Medicine" recommends willow oil for head pain--willow, genus Salix, as in this common medicine of today aspirin |
| #2, aired 2020-01-07 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $1200: If God wills, you know this Arabic expression for "if God wills"; T.E. Lawrence was an early adopter inshallah |
| #8068, aired 2019-10-09 | BUILDINGS $3,000 (Daily Double): This word for a certain tall structure comes from the Arabic for "lighthouse" a minaret |
| #8050, aired 2019-09-13 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $400: In Egypt Arabic |
| #8023, aired 2019-06-26 | THE SAHARA DESERT $200: Sahara means "desert" in this language of north Africa & the Middle East Arabic |
| #8017, aired 2019-06-18 | E BEFORE I $400: From the Arabic for "old man", it's a tribal or village leader in parts of the Middle East a sheik |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | BOOKS $400: To make it easy to add pages late in the process, the intro pages of a book usually get these, not Arabic ones like the text Roman numerals |
| #7967, aired 2019-04-09 | INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN $25,000 (Daily Double): In Andalusia Arabic calligraphy represents this style named for medieval visitors from Africa Moorish |
| #7962, aired 2019-04-02 | THE MIDDLE AGES $1600: Helping us balance our checkbooks, Leonardo of Pisa introduced this, sifr in Arabic, to Western math in 1202 the zero |
| #7961, aired 2019-04-01 | MOROCCO $400: Darija is the form of this language spoken in Morocco Arabic |
| #7941, aired 2019-03-04 | MEANINGS OF CELEBRITY NAMES $400: Arabic for "loving" gives us the first name of this actor who played Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" Rami Malek |
| #7937, aired 2019-02-26 | RANKS & TITLES $200: This high-up military rank comes from Arabic for "emir of", as in "emir of the seas" admiral |
| #7872, aired 2018-11-27 | LANGUAGE $400: 12th c. Andalusian writer Ibn Tufayl wrote what's been called the first novel in this language, not Spanish Arabic |
| #7852, aired 2018-10-30 | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY $400: This large north African capital city is known in Arabic as al-Qahirah, "the victorious" Cairo |
| #7839, aired 2018-10-11 | EXOPHONES $2000: I foretell you will name this bestselling 1923 work of English poetry by native Arabic speaker Kahlil Gibran The Prophet |
| #7836, aired 2018-10-08 | ASTRONOMY $4,000 (Daily Double): This Zodiac constellation has only one bright star, Hamal--Arabic for "sheep" Aries |
| #7831, aired 2018-10-01 | STARS & CONSTELLATIONS $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents a constellation on the monitor.) The star Acubens, whose name is derived from the Arabic for "claws", is on the left, or southern, claw of this, the dimmest constellation of the zodiac Cancer |
| #7820, aired 2018-09-14 | FOREIGN PHRASEBOOK $400: Alliterative translation of the Arabic "Allahu akbar" God is great |
| #7803, aired 2018-07-11 | LEXICON VALLEY $1600: This Arabic word for "valley" means a ravine that becomes a river during the rainy season wadi |
| #7791, aired 2018-06-25 | KUWAIT, KUWAIT $1,000 (Daily Double): Kuwait is one of these jurisdictions, from Arabic for "commander" an emirate |
| #7787, aired 2018-06-19 | WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1202 Leonardo of Pisa urged the use of Arabic numerals including this one originally called a zephyrum & it caught on zero |
| #7776, aired 2018-06-04 | COUNTRY FACTS $3,000 (Daily Double): Morocco's official languages are Tamazight & this Arabic |
| #7774, aired 2018-05-31 | ON "MARS" $1600: Yum! Today they're made from corn syrup, gum arabic & gelatin, not the goo of wetland plants marshmallows |
| #7772, aired 2018-05-29 | "I" 4 $800: It's Arabic for "leader" imam |
| #7755, aired 2018-05-04 | BORROWED WORDS $1600: The Arabic word for "lawful" gave us this word meaning slaughtered according to Islamic law halal |
| #7737, aired 2018-04-10 | WORD HISTORY $2000: A statistical term or a synonym for ordinary, this adjective may have come from Arabic for "damaged goods" average |
| #7734, aired 2018-04-05 | WORD ORIGINS $2000: Arabic for "forbidden" gave us his word that meant an off-limits section of a house as well as the wives living there harem |
| #7711, aired 2018-03-05 | AFRICAN CITIES $400: Tanzania's Dar es Salaam literally means "house of" this in Arabic peace |
| #7702, aired 2018-02-20 | LANGUAGES OF INDIA $2000: The written language of about 100 million people, it's basically Hindi, but with Arabic script Urdu |
| #7646, aired 2017-12-04 | DISNEY PRINCESS NAMES $800: From the Persian via Arabic, it's a fragrant flower Jasmine |
| #7643, aired 2017-11-29 | "H"2"O" $800: Arabic-named water pipe a hookah |
| #7628, aired 2017-11-08 | REDUNDANT GEOGRAPHY $400: Desert Desert (from Arabic) the Sahara |
| #7616, aired 2017-10-23 | VOCABULARY $2000: This 5-letter term for the lowest point, often of despair, comes from Arabic nadir |
| #7610, aired 2017-10-13 | COUNTRIES' OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $200: In Israel, Arabic & this Hebrew |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | CAPITAL CITIES $600: Its location among oases & its natural fertility earned this Saudi capital its name, from the Arabic for "meadows" Riyadh |
| #7556, aired 2017-06-19 | THE OLD PART OF TOWN $4,800 (Daily Double): "Come with me to" this exotic old section of Algiers; its name is from the Arabic for "citadel" the Casbah |
| #7547, aired 2017-06-06 | YOU CAN CALL ME "AL" $2000: From the Arabic for "follower", it's the brightest star in the constellation Taurus Aldebaran |
| #7539, aired 2017-05-25 | THE LITERATURE OF ISRAEL $2000: Aharon Megged's "Foiglman" looks at the conflicts between fathers & sons, Israel & the Diaspora & these 2 languages Hebrew and Yiddish |
| #7533, aired 2017-05-17 | WORD ORIGINS $800: From the Arabic for "to make known", it's a tax imposed by a government on imported or exported goods tariff |
| #7523, aired 2017-05-03 | ALFALFA $1000: The word alfalfa comes from words meaning "fresh fodder" in this language Arabic |
| #7492, aired 2017-03-21 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $600: This 2-word Arabic salutation means "Peace be with you" assalamu alaikum |
| #7485, aired 2017-03-10 | 5 KNIGHTS $600: This sobriquet of a muy famoso 11th-cenutry Spanish knight is from an Arabic word for "lord" El Cid |
| #7484, aired 2017-03-09 | DIALECTS $400: If you're visiting Tunis, Tunisia, you'll most likely hear the Maghreb dialect of this language Arabic |
| #7469, aired 2017-02-16 | NEWS ON THE SCREEN $1600: Reaching 270 million homes worldwide, AJE is the English version of this originally Arabic news service Al Jazeera |
| #7466, aired 2017-02-13 | LANGUAGES $200: This language has 2 main written forms: modern standard & classical, the language of the Koran Arabic |
| #7462, aired 2017-02-07 | CITIES $1000: 2016 presidential candidate Gary Johnson seemed unfamiliar with this Syrian city, called Halab in Arabic Aleppo |
| #7458, aired 2017-02-01 | WRITING $200: Directionally speaking, Hebrew, Arabic & most other Semitic languages are written this way right-to-left |
| #7458, aired 2017-02-01 | CAPE FEAR $2000: Meaning "father of danger" in Arabic, Cape Abu Khatar is a reef-lined stretch of coast of this western territory the Western Sahara |
| #7457, aired 2017-01-31 | COOL RHYMES $1000: An evil spirit originally from Arabic lore, or someone taking pleasure in a tragedy a ghoul |
| #7424, aired 2016-12-15 | TALES $2,000 (Daily Double): The title of this 9th century Arabic tale tells us it spanned about 2 3/4 years One Thousand and One Nights |
| #7388, aired 2016-10-26 | "C"ITIES $400: In North Africa, it's Arabic for "the victorious" Cairo |
| #7360, aired 2016-09-16 | EXPLORERS $400: Ludovico di Varthema learned enough Arabic to pass himself off as a Muslim & was able to enter this holy city in 1503 Mecca |
| #7358, aired 2016-09-14 | LANGUAGES $400: Maltese, which developed from a dialect of Arabic, is the only form of Arabic written in this alphabet the Latin alphabet (or Roman alphabet) |
| #7350, aired 2016-07-22 | THINGS TO DO BEFORE $800: Useful books before going on "Jeopardy!" include this type whose name may derive from Arabic for "calendar" almanac |
| #7323, aired 2016-06-15 | AROUND THE WORLD $600: The 4 most spoken languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish & this other Asian one Hindi |
| #7319, aired 2016-06-09 | ASTRONOMY $2000: Aldebaran, from the Arabic for "follower", is so named because it follows this cluster of 7 sisters in the sky the Pleiades |
| #7316, aired 2016-06-06 | FROM THE FOREIGN $800: From the Arabic for "zero", it can mean zero or a coded message cipher |
| #7308, aired 2016-05-25 | ASTRONOMY $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows some images on the monitor.) The ancient Polynesians were remarkable navigators; they were probably guided by stars such as Sirius that appeared directly above them at this celestial point, from Arabic for "way over the head" zenith |
| #7298, aired 2016-05-11 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $400: Bahrain Arabic |
| #7267, aired 2016-03-29 | LANGUAGES OF AFRICA $400: Cairene Arabic is perhaps the most widely understood form of Arabic due to this country's films & TV shows Egypt |
| #7249, aired 2016-03-03 | WORLD RELIGION $2,200 (Daily Double): From the Arabic for "master" & also starting with "M", it's a teacher or leader in Islam mullah |
| #7244, aired 2016-02-25 | LOANWORDS $1600: Arabic for "peace", it means to make a low bow salaam |
| #7243, aired 2016-02-24 | WORLD FACTS $1600: They're the 2 official languages of both Chad & Djibouti French & Arabic |
| #7231, aired 2016-02-08 | WORD ORIGINS $1600: The name of this desert wind comes from sharq, an Arabic word for "east" sirocco |
| #7203, aired 2015-12-30 | RANDOM HOUSE DEFINITIONS $600: "A male given name: from an Arabic word meaning 'generous'" (& not "skyhook master") Kareem |
| #7199, aired 2015-12-24 | DUDE, WHERE'S MY STAR? $400: The brightest star in this constellation is Al Tarf, Arabic for "the end" (of one of the crab's legs) Cancer |
| #7195, aired 2015-12-18 | PALACES $2000: Overlooking Granada, Spain, it has a name from Arabic for "Red", probably from the bricks of the outer walls the Alhambra |
| #7133, aired 2015-09-23 | EVERY OTHER LETTER A VOWEL $1000: This word for a mosque tower comes from the Arabic for "lighthouse" minaret |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | IT'S ALL ABOUT "U" $1000: A language closely related to Hindi but written in Arabic script Urdu |
| #7115, aired 2015-07-17 | WHAT'S YOUR SIGN? $200: I'm this sign; my constellation's brightest star is called Hamal, Arabic for "sheep" Aries |
| #7092, aired 2015-06-16 | A LITTLE DAD'LL DO YA $400: Seen here is dad, one of the 28 letters of this alphabet, the second-most widely used in the world Arabic |
| #7086, aired 2015-06-08 | THE STARS $800: Appropriately, a bright double star in this constellation is called Acubens, from the Arabic for "claw" Cancer |
| #7085, aired 2015-06-05 | RELIGION $400: Isa is Arabic for this religious personage Jesus |
| #7071, aired 2015-05-18 | FOREIGN PRAISEBOOK $1600: In Arabic it means "greater" & often follows "allahu" akbar |
| #7036, aired 2015-03-30 | JEOPARDY! AROUND THE WORLD $1000: "Buyuk Risk" is in this language, written in a form of the Latin alphabet that replaced Arabic script in 1928 Turkish |
| #7024, aired 2015-03-12 | ZODIAC CONSTELLATIONS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue next to the monitor.) The brightest star in the constellation of this archer is Kaus Australis, from the Arabic for "bow" & Latin for "southern", respectively Sagittarius |
| #6997, aired 2015-02-03 | HIGH PLACES $2000: It's Arabic for "tower"; there's a 162-story one in Dubai burj |
| #6991, aired 2015-01-26 | CNN WORLD LANGUAGES $1600: CNN Arabic says ahlan wa sahlan ("welcome") from its base in this wealthy emirate's Media City Dubai |
| #6989, aired 2015-01-22 | ALL THINGS CONSIDERED $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) In 2011, an Arabic-speaking country lost part of its territory, & this nation, with Dinka as a dominant language, was born South Sudan |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | KNOW YOUR A‑B‑C's $200: The official language of Syria Arabic |
| #6903, aired 2014-09-24 | WORLD FLAGS $800: The design in the center of Iran's flag can be read as a rendition of this Arabic name Allah |
| #6897, aired 2014-09-16 | WORD ORIGINS $800: This light brown candy may take its name from the Arabic kurat al milh, meaning "ball of sweet salt" caramel |
| #6887, aired 2014-07-22 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $600: Kuwait Arabic |
| #6873, aired 2014-07-02 | "SH"! $400: This title comes from the Arabic for "old man" sheikh |
| #6834, aired 2014-05-08 | FROM THE... $1000: Falafel Arabic |
| #6822, aired 2014-04-22 | I'VE GOT TIME $800: This book's name may be from the Arabic for "camel rest stop" & once it gave the positions of the stars & planets the almanac |
| #6780, aired 2014-02-21 | GLOBAL STUDIES $600: Maghrib means "west" in this, the main language in the Maghrib Arabic |
| #6740, aired 2013-12-27 | WORLD HISTORY $800: A 1987 wave of violent Palestinian unrest Is known as the first this, from Arabic
for "shaking off." intifada |
| #6704, aired 2013-11-07 | HODGEPODGE $200: Seen here is a page printed in this language in the 15th century Hebrew |
| #6677, aired 2013-10-01 | CASTLING $2000: The Arabic word kazir, meaning castle, gave us this word for Spanish structures like the one seen here in Segovia an alcázar |
| #6669, aired 2013-09-19 | I'LL HAVE AN OLD SPANISH $1000: This nickname for a national hero of Spain from the 11th century comes from the Arabic for "the Lord" El Cid |
| #6631, aired 2013-06-17 | THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES $800: Advancements included the use of windmills, gunpowder & these numerals Arabic numerals |
| #6621, aired 2013-06-03 | ASIAN LANGUAGES $1200: Iran's official language is Persian, also known as this; it's written in the Arabic alphabet Farsi |
| #6617, aired 2013-05-28 | LANGUAGES $400: Ethiopia's official language, Amharic, is the world's second most-widely spoken Semitic language; this is first Arabic |
| #6604, aired 2013-05-09 | THE ABEL PRIZE $1200: 2011 laureate John Milnor won in part for "pioneering discoveries in" this, from Arabic for "reunion of broken parts" algebra |
| #6551, aired 2013-02-25 | WORLD PLACE NAMES $5,000 (Daily Double): The Arabic name of this biblical town means "house of meat"; the Hebrew name--"house of bread" Bethlehem |
| #6512, aired 2013-01-01 | RANKS & TITLES $400: The Arabic amir, "commander", evolved into this U.S. naval rank admiral |
| #6510, aired 2012-12-28 | STARRY NIGHT $2000: Deneb, from Arabic for "tail", is one of the brightest stars in the sky & is located at the tail of this bird Cygnus the Swan |
| #6507, aired 2012-12-25 | SON OF... $1200: In Arabic names "son of" can be ibn or this, as in the name of a bad man born in 1957 bin |
| #6504, aired 2012-12-20 | BETTER 2-LETTER $2000: In song, "you can call me" this word found in Arabic names al |
| #6493, aired 2012-12-05 | DOUBLE VOWELS $1000: Arabic for "peace", it often precedes "aleikum" salaam |
| #6449, aired 2012-10-04 | "A" THERE $2,000 (Daily Double): From the Arabic for "the islands", this African city is capital of a country with a similar name Algiers |
| #6440, aired 2012-09-21 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $600: In Chad:
Arabic & this French |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $400: Derived from the Arabic sawahil, meaning "of the coasts", it's a language on the African continent Swahili |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $800: If you don't know that this popular beverage comes from the Arabic qahwah, you get 2 lumps, not one coffee |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $1200: This "maternal" term comes from the Arabic for "resin" & might be heard when talking about King Tut mummy |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $1600: The fragrant name of this "Aladdin" princess comes from an Arabic word Jasmine |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | WORDS FROM ARABIC $2000: We've hit bottom with this 5-letter word from the Arabic for "opposite the zenith" nadir |
| #6426, aired 2012-07-23 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $800: This African country born in 2011:
English & Arabic South Sudan |
| #6393, aired 2012-06-06 | PEACE $2000: It's been the capital of German East Africa & Tanganyika, & its name means "abode of peace" in Arabic Dar es Salaam |
| #6368, aired 2012-05-02 | VISUAL LANGUAGE $600: An iconic restaurant sign is seen here in this language Arabic |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | WORLD CAPITALS $1000: This Libyan capital's Arabic name is Tarabulus Tripoli |
| #6354, aired 2012-04-12 | REVOLUTION $600: Tahrir is Arabic for "liberation"; Tahrir Square was the center of this country's 2011 revolution, culminating Feb. 11 Egypt |
| #6346, aired 2012-04-02 | GEOGRAPHIC NAME DERIVATIONS $400: Appropriately, its name is from the Arabic for "desert" the Sahara |
| #6345, aired 2012-03-30 | LANGUAGES OF SOUTH AMERICA $2,500 (Daily Double): With 1.5 million speakers, Italian is this country's second-most spoken language; Arabic is third & German is fourth Argentina |
| #6339, aired 2012-03-22 | COMPOUND WORDS $400: This winning declaration in a chess game is from the Arabic for "the king is dead" checkmate |
| #6332, aired 2012-03-13 | PHENOMENA $1200: A thunderstorm downdraft that picks up dust as it surges can cause a haboob, "strong wind" in this language Arabic |
| #6330, aired 2012-03-09 | IT'S GREEK TO SOMEBODY $400: Of something incomprehensible, we say "it's Greek to me"; the Greeks say it's Arabic or this language of Yunnan Chinese |
| #6330, aired 2012-03-09 | IT'S GREEK TO SOMEBODY $800: Arabic speakers point the finger at this language of more than 400 million Indians Hindi |
| #6290, aired 2012-01-13 | POETS & POETRY $3,500 (Daily Double): Rhyme entered European poetry in the Middle Ages in part from this language in use in the region of Al Andalus in Spain Arabic |
| #6269, aired 2011-12-15 | DIALECTS $400: When in the cities of Jeddah & Medina, you'll most likely encounter the Hijazi dialect of this language Arabic |
| #6263, aired 2011-12-07 | HEADS IN THE HEAVENS $800: Hamal, the alpha star in this constellation, is from the Arabic al ras al hamal, "head of the sheep" Aries |
| #6261, aired 2011-12-05 | WORD ORIGINS $400: From the Arabic for "sign of god", it's a high-ranking Muslim cleric regarded as the most learned of the time period ayatollah |
| #6247, aired 2011-11-15 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $600: Arabic gives us the names of both a plant & this bath sponge made from that plant a loofah |
| #6244, aired 2011-11-10 | POP CULTURE $400: Dana Owens took this name, Arabic for "gentle", at age 8; about 10 years later she put "Queen" in front of it Latifah |
| #6232, aired 2011-10-25 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: Al-Jaza'ir isn't a TV network but the Arabic name for this capital city in north Africa Algiers |
| #6226, aired 2011-10-17 | WORD DERIVATIONS $1200: This word from the Arabic for "weight of 4 grains" is worth its weight in gold carat |
| #6207, aired 2011-09-20 | LATE MAN $2000: Professor Nicolae Popescu, 1937-2010, made many contributions to this branch of math with an Arabic name algebra |
| #6177, aired 2011-06-21 | GHOUL-ASH $200: In Arabic folklore, ghouls were spirits said to be offspring of Iblis, this religion's prince of darkness Islam |
| #6169, aired 2011-06-09 | LANGUAGES $200: It's the official language of Qatar Arabic |
| #6153, aired 2011-05-18 | THE LANGUAGE OF PEACE $400: Salaam Arabic |
| #6120, aired 2011-04-01 | DJIBOUTI $800: Though Somali is most widely spoken, Djibouti's official languages are Arabic & this, a relic of its colonial past French |
| #6088, aired 2011-02-16 | DIALING FOR DIALECTS $800: While Maltese borrows many words from Italian, it developed from a dialect of this Semitic language Arabic |
| #6059, aired 2011-01-06 | LANGUAGE OF ORIGIN $1200: Almanac,
hashish Arabic |
| #6023, aired 2010-11-17 | WORLD RELIGIONS $400: Once a year members of this religion pay a tax called zakat, Arabic for "purification" Islam |
| #5988, aired 2010-09-29 | TRAVEL & TOURISM $800: From the Arabic for "journey", this type of journey might take you to Botswana's Moremi Game Reserve a safari |
| #5917, aired 2010-05-11 | "WA"? $2000: Arabic gives us this word for a ravine that becomes a watercourse during the rainy season a wadi |
| #5914, aired 2010-05-06 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $800: Egypt Arabic |
| #5859, aired 2010-02-18 | CHEERY "O"s $600: The name of this type of fertile spot in the desert comes from the Egyptian Arabic oasis |
| #5837, aired 2010-01-19 | MAN, OMAN! $200: It's the official language of Oman Arabic |
| #5829, aired 2010-01-07 | HAND ME A BOTTLE $600: Perhaps from the Arabic for "drinking cup", it's used for serving wine in a restaurant a carafe |
| #5812, aired 2009-12-15 | STATE FACTS $1600: This great statue of Giza has the Arabic name Abu al-Awl, "father of terror" the Sphinx |
| #5801, aired 2009-11-30 | JORDAN WITH QUEEN RANIA $800: (Queen Rania of Jordan presents the clue.) To get more information on events going on in Jordan today, visit my website at queenrania.jo & read it in either of these 2 languages English or Arabic |
| #5780, aired 2009-10-30 | TUNE "IN" $600: From the Arabic, it's a killer for hire an assassin |
| #5779, aired 2009-10-29 | SEMITIC LANGUAGES $1600: The Arabic hamza, seen here, represents this type of stop in which you close up a gap between your vocal cords a glottal stop |
| #5778, aired 2009-10-28 | WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR? $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew speaks into a laptop running English-Arabic translation software at SRI International in Menlo Park, CA.) SRI International has developed IraqComm, a portable translation system--
"Please answer with a question."
--it begins with technology called ASR, for automatic this speech recognition |
| #5743, aired 2009-07-22 | ALPHABETICA $2000: Despite its name, it's also used in a wide region of Asia & Africa Arabic |
| #5720, aired 2009-06-19 | "J" MART $200: This term for a holy war against nonbelievers comes from the Arabic word for "struggle" jihad |
| #5716, aired 2009-06-15 | MONEY & FINANCE $800: In 2001 the NYSE went from trading stocks in 16ths to this, also known as the Arabic system decimal |
| #5677, aired 2009-04-21 | THE NEW YORK TIMES PULITZER WINNERS $1200: Andrea Elliot won in 2007 for articles on a Brooklyn Muslim leader with this title, Arabic for "leader" Imam |
| #5614, aired 2009-01-22 | WORLD LITERATURE $1600: Naguib Mahfouz, the first Arabic-language Nobel literature laureate, is from this country Egypt |
| #5560, aired 2008-11-07 | IT'S GETTING WINDY $1600: The hot "khamsin" blows about 50 days a year & gets its name from the word for 50 in this language Arabic |
| #5551, aired 2008-10-27 | A BOOK OF POEMS $800: In Arabic "rubai'i" refers to a type of 4-line verse, & this is a book of them, like Omar Khayyam's a rubaiyat |
| #5514, aired 2008-07-24 | DOUBLE-LETTER GEOGRAPHY $200: The Arabic name of this Muslim nation in northwest Africa means "The Western Kingdom" Morocco |
| #5498, aired 2008-07-02 | FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE $2000: The Arabic word girbal, "sieve", gave us this word meaning to scramble a message so it's incomprehensible garble |
| #5494, aired 2008-06-26 | BABOONS, BATS, & BANDICOOTS $400: Hamadryas baboons live in these, from Arabic for "forbidden", composed of one male & multiple females harem |
| #5469, aired 2008-05-22 | IN THE DICTIONARY $1600: Arabic for "peace", it's a salutation in the East, as well as a low bow salaam |
| #5465, aired 2008-05-16 | WORD ORIGINS $600: The opposite of nadir, it's from the Arabic for "road above" zenith |
| #5458, aired 2008-05-07 | I LIKE TO DECORATE $800: Originally, sequins were worn to show off one's wealth; the word "sequin" comes from the Arabic for this object a coin |
| #5443, aired 2008-04-16 | MARK TWAIN: BOOK LOVER $1600: A copy of the New Testament in Arabic was given to Twain during the cruise that inspired this 1869 travel classic The Innocents Abroad |
| #5426, aired 2008-03-24 | LANGUAGES $1600: In the 1920s this language of Anatolia switched from the Arabic to the Latin alphabet Turkish |
| #5417, aired 2008-03-11 | THAT WORD'S FOREIGN TO ME $400: Our navy has fleet, rear and vice types of this rank, from an Arabic word for "commander" admiral |
| #5394, aired 2008-02-07 | THE LEFTY WAY $2,000 (Daily Double): Lefties who smudge what they write may prefer right-to-left languages like this one used in Qom & Tabriz Farsi (Persian) |
| #5368, aired 2008-01-02 | THE STAMP ACT $400: The EID Stamp, featuring Arabic calligraphy, celebrates festivals of this religion Islam |
| #5366, aired 2007-12-31 | UNDER THE "C" $400: The modern Hebrew & Arabic alphabets consist only of these types of letters consonants |
| #5364, aired 2007-12-27 | "N" GAME $2000: From the Arabic for "hunting horn", it's another name for mother-of-pearl nacre |
| #5348, aired 2007-12-05 | LETTER SYMBOLISM $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in front of a monitor.) Alif, the first Arabic letter, looks like the number "1", so it represents the oneness of everything in this mystic tradition of Islam Sufism |
| #5343, aired 2007-11-28 | DO, RE, ETC. $400: It's a long, long way to go to this 20th letter of the Arabic alphabet fa |
| #5338, aired 2007-11-21 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $1600: This Arabic salutation, often followed by "aleikum", means "peace" salaam |
| #5335, aired 2007-11-16 | ARABIC $400: A shamal is a wind that whips up this blinding phenomenon a sandstorm |
| #5335, aired 2007-11-16 | ARABIC $800: The number 3 is talaata, & this day of the week is El Talaat Tuesday |
| #5335, aired 2007-11-16 | ARABIC $1200: The name of this headdress for men may be related to the word "coif" kaffiyeh |
| #5335, aired 2007-11-16 | ARABIC $1600: Change 1 letter in "wade" to get this, a gully that's dry except during periods of rain a wadi |
| #5335, aired 2007-11-16 | ARABIC $2000: In Arabic, follow a hope about the future, like the train arriving shortly, with this, meaning "Allah willing" inshallah |
| #5309, aired 2007-10-11 | WORD ORIGINS $800: Maple or otherwise, this thick, sweet liquid is from the Arabic for "to drink" syrup |
| #5301, aired 2007-10-01 | IT'S IN THE DICTIONARY $400: "A Muslim holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels", from the Arabic a jihad |
| #5287, aired 2007-09-11 | "AA" $1600: Arabic for "renaissance", this political party carries a lot of water in the Middle East the Baath Party |
| #5228, aired 2007-05-09 | LANGUAGES $800: (Jon of the Clue Crew stands next to a monitor.) Kufic, named for the city of Kufa & often used for religious texts, is an ancient style of writing this most widely spoken Semitic language Arabic |
| #5206, aired 2007-04-09 | STUPID ANSWERS $200: The name of the Sahara Desert is from the Arabic for this desert |
| #5197, aired 2007-03-27 | 3-LETTER WORDS $2000: Arabic for "son of", it's often used in personal names Bin (or Ibn) |
| #5168, aired 2007-02-14 | MOUNTAINS $400: This peak's name in Arabic is Jabal Musa, or "Mount of Moses" Mount Sinai |
| #5144, aired 2007-01-11 | A ROLL OF THE DICE $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew rolls a pair of dice.) My main point is a six. [Rolls] Yes! I'm playing this very old game whose name may come from the Arabic word "zahr", meaning die, & now means a danger hazard |
| #5136, aired 2007-01-01 | GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FEMININE SIDE $800: An odalisque is a female slave or concubine in this women's residence whose name is Arabic for "forbidden" a harem |
| #5125, aired 2006-12-15 | BELT $2000: In Arabic mintaka is "belt", alnitak means "girdle" & alnilam means "belt of pearls" for 3 stars in this constellation Orion |
| #5121, aired 2006-12-11 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $1,200 (Daily Double): In Chad:
French & this Arabic |
| #5116, aired 2006-12-04 | OTHER ALPHABETS' LETTERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Seen here are the first & last letters of this alphabet, created by Rama the Strong in the 13th century the Thai or Siamese alphabet |
| #5105, aired 2006-11-17 | JERSEY BOYS $200: Though in Arabic his first & middle names mean "little warrior", there's nothing little about this 7'1" Miami center Shaquille O'Neal |
| #4983, aired 2006-04-19 | CONSTELLATIONS $1600: The name of the star Deneb in this constellation is Arabic for "tail"; it forms the end of the tail of the swan Cygnus |
| #4957, aired 2006-03-14 | LET'S GET ECONOMICAL $800: From the Arabic for "to make known", it's a tax nations impose to restrict trade on imports & exports a tariff |
| #4955, aired 2006-03-10 | FAR OUT $800: Fomalhaut, the brightest star in Piscis Austrinus, means "mouth of" this in Arabic a fish |
| #4911, aired 2006-01-09 | HOWDY, PILGRIM $2,900 (Daily Double): One of the principal religious obligations of Muslims, it's the Arabic term for a pilgrimmage to Mecca the Hajj |
| #4869, aired 2005-11-10 | TOUGH STUFF $1200: The languages of Mauritania include Soninke, French & this official one Arabic |
| #4867, aired 2005-11-08 | THE STARS $400: The name of Rigel is from the Arabic for "foot"; it's the foot of this mighty hunter Orion |
| #4865, aired 2005-11-04 | GOVERNMENT WORK $1000: If you can read and translate Arabic, Dari or this majority language of Afghanistan, the CIA could use your help Pushtu |
| #4812, aired 2005-07-05 | BELIEFS $2,000 (Daily Double): Think "fast": the name of this month in the Islamic calendar is from the Arabic for "to be scorched" Ramadan |
| #4812, aired 2005-07-05 | SINGERS $2000: This one-named singer, whose name means "most exalted one" in Swahili, tragically died in a plane crash in 2001 Aaliyah |
| #4802, aired 2005-06-21 | 6-LETTER WORDS $400: From the Arabic for "journey", it's an overland journey in Eastern Africa for hunting or exploring safari |
| #4787, aired 2005-05-31 | MUSCAT LOVE $1600: Qaboos bin Said al Said rules from his palace in Muscat under this title that means "ruler" in Arabic sultan |
| #4756, aired 2005-04-18 | EGYPTIAN LIFE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Cairo, Egypt.) I'm in Cairo's Khan El-khalili Bazaar, known here by this one-syllable Arabic name for a main market suq |
| #4746, aired 2005-04-04 | 2 MILLION $1200: The name of this North African capital city of 2 million comes from the Arabic "al-jaza'ir" or "the island" Algiers |
| #4714, aired 2005-02-17 | THE SIXTH SENSE $200: A language of the Middle East, it was added as the sixth language of the U.N. General Assembly in 1973 Arabic |
| #4714, aired 2005-02-17 | "AA" $1200: From the Arabic, it's a low bow, or a salutation meaning "peace" salaam |
| #4701, aired 2005-01-31 | LANGUAGES $800: Although Spanish is based on Latin, many of its words come from this language of the Moors Arabic |
| #4682, aired 2005-01-04 | THE STARS $200: Denebola, a star in the tail of this constellation, is Arabic for "the lion's tail" Leo |
| #4636, aired 2004-11-01 | HEY, IT'S RAINING! $1000: The name of this seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to Southeast Asia is from the Arabic for "season" a monsoon |
| #4635, aired 2004-10-29 | "PH"UN WORDS $2,600 (Daily Double): From the Arabic for "successor", he's the secular & religious head of a Muslim state the caliph |
| #4571, aired 2004-06-21 | ARE YOU ADDRESSING ME? $800: From the Arabic for "old man", it's the head of a family, tribe or village sheik |
| #4549, aired 2004-05-20 | THE CONSTELLATIONS $1600: Its second-brightest star is called Kochab, Arabic for "the north star", because that's what it once was Ursa Minor |
| #4510, aired 2004-03-26 | TUNE IN TUNISIA $200: Tunisia's official language is Arabic, with this European tongue used widely as a second national language French |
| #4462, aired 2004-01-20 | THE ARABS $1200: Seen here is the name of this Persian Gulf country; it begins with the Arabic "Q" that requires no "U" Qatar |
| #4456, aired 2004-01-12 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $600: In Arabic this British territory on Spain's southern coast is called Gebel-al-Tarik (Hill of Tarik) Gibraltar |
| #4432, aired 2003-12-09 | SESAME STREET $800: The name of this confection made from honey & sesame seeds is from the Arabic for "sweet confection" halva |
| #4430, aired 2003-12-05 | AFRICAN LANGUAGES $800: Hausa, one of the few Chadic languages with a written form, switched from the Arabic alphabet to this one Roman |
| #4413, aired 2003-11-12 | LANGUAGE LESSONS $2000: Many words derived from this language begin with al-, like alcove, alchemy & Alhambra Arabic |
| #4392, aired 2003-10-14 | WELCOME BACK, QATAR $400: It's Qatar's official language Arabic |
| #4363, aired 2003-07-16 | FROM WHAT LANGUAGE? $800: Fakir Arabic |
| #4352, aired 2003-07-01 | CAMELS $1000: This ethnic group, whose name is from the Arabic for "desert dwellers", uses camels for riding & racing Bedouins |
| #4350, aired 2003-06-27 | WHAT'S IN A CELEBRITY NAME? $400: If you know this legendary boxer's first name is Arabic for "greatly praised", you're the greatest! Muhammad Ali |
| #4348, aired 2003-06-25 | THE "SUN"s $1600: From the Arabic for "lawful", it's the largest branch of Islam Sunni |
| #4262, aired 2003-02-25 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $600: This country is credited with giving Buddhism to Asia & what are called Arabic numbers to the West India |
| #4251, aired 2003-02-10 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $1200: In Algeria:
this Arabic |
| #4236, aired 2003-01-20 | "S"-ENCE $2000: From the Arabic term for "man of wool", it's the term used for a Muslim mystic sufi |
| #4199, aired 2002-11-28 | SAFARI SO GOOD $600: Originally from Arabic, safari is this African Language's word for "journey" Swahili |
| #4196, aired 2002-11-25 | KEEP YOUR PANTHEON $600: Depicted as a snake, Wadd is a moon god from pre-Islamic times on this peninsula Arabic Peninsula |
| #4178, aired 2002-10-30 | RELIGION $1000: This Christian religious minority group of Egypt once spoke Greek but now speaks Arabic in everyday life Copts |
| #4171, aired 2002-10-21 | "UR" RIGHT $2000: It's the same language as Hindi but written in a modified Arabic script Urdu |
| #4168, aired 2002-10-16 | THE ROSES $200: The name of this potent potable of bourbon & mint comes from an Arabic word meaning "rose water" julep |
| #4159, aired 2002-10-03 | THE U.N. $800: Alphabetically first among the U.N.'s 6 official languages, it was a late addition to the list Arabic |
| #4150, aired 2002-09-20 | HI THERE $800: "Marhaba" works as a greeting in this common language of northern Africa & the Mideast Arabic |
| #4133, aired 2002-07-17 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS $800: The name of the saluki dog comes from this language, in which it means "of the city of Saluk" Arabic |
| #4125, aired 2002-07-05 | THE MIDDLE EAST $400: This Palestinian leader's first name is Arabic for "easy-going" Yasser Arafat |
| #4067, aired 2002-04-16 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $400: In Jordan:
this Arabic |
| #4035, aired 2002-03-01 | CHAD & GERMANY $400: German is the official language of Germany; Arabic & this European one are the official languages of Chad French |
| #4035, aired 2002-03-01 | WORDS FROM OTHER LANGUAGES $1600: In Arabic it's an expert in the law; in English it means "civilian clothing" mufti |
| #4032, aired 2002-02-26 | ALL ABOUT AFRICA $1200: The name of Egypt's rulers the Mamelukes. once slaves, comes from a word for "slave" in this language Arabic |
| #4018, aired 2002-02-06 | THE MIDDLE EAST $400: The Iranian language group is mainly represented by this language Persian (or Farsi) |
| #4012, aired 2002-01-29 | REFERENCE WORKS $400: It's what an almanac often predicts, or what al-manakh means in Arabic weather |
| #4003, aired 2002-01-16 | RELIGION $400: From the Arabic for "one who surrenders", it's an adherent of Islam Muslim |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | ARABIC TO ROMAN NUMERALS $400: Play:
"Dial 1000 for Murder" M |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | ARABIC TO ROMAN NUMERALS $800: Fictional detective:
6 Warshawski V.I. |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | ARABIC TO ROMAN NUMERALS $1200: Rapper:
1100 Hammer MC |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | ARABIC TO ROMAN NUMERALS $1600: Publisher:
600 Comics DC |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | ARABIC TO ROMAN NUMERALS $2000: Honda:
Accord 60 LX |
| #3910, aired 2001-09-07 | IN THE DICTIONARY $400: Arabic for "peace", it's a salutation in the East, as well as a low bow salaam |
| #3899, aired 2001-07-12 | ABC $600: Number symbols like 1, 5 & 9, as opposed to I, V & IX Arabic |
| #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | KEMAL ATATURK $800: From the Arabic for "ruler", it's the title held by the man overthrown by Ataturk in 1922 sultan |
| #3874, aired 2001-06-07 | BURLAP TO CHARM $300: You must remember this city in Arabic is Dar-El-Beida Casablanca |
| #3870, aired 2001-06-01 | ISLAMIC CLUES "K" $200: In Arabic this book is literally "The Reading" The Koran |
| #3851, aired 2001-05-07 | RELIGIOUS WORKS $800: "Ayyam Min Havati", "Days from My Life", is a classic in this language by Muslim activist Zaynab Al-Ghazali Arabic |
| #3848, aired 2001-05-02 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $300: In Lebanon:
French & this Arabic |
| #3792, aired 2001-02-13 | POTPOURRI $400: It's the official language of Bahrain Arabic |
| #3789, aired 2001-02-08 | THE SAHARA $400: The word Sahara means "desert" in this language of north Africa & the Middle East Arabic |
| #3760, aired 2000-12-29 | JUST DESERTS $400 (Daily Double): About 3,000 miles wide, its name is from the Arabic for "desert" the Sahara Desert |
| #3748, aired 2000-12-13 | BRIGHT "LIGHT"S $1,000 (Daily Double): An Alexandrian might know the word minaret comes from an Arabic word meaning this structure Lighthouse |
| #3734, aired 2000-11-23 | TURKMENISTAN, THE COUNTRY $400: The Turkmen language was 1st written in this script, then Latin, then Cyrillic, & now it's going back to Latin Arabic |
| #3725, aired 2000-11-10 | WATCH YOUR TONGUE $800: In 1928 this president of Turkey outlawed Ottoman Turkish & switched alphabets from Arabic to Roman Kemal Ataturk |
| #3700, aired 2000-10-06 | SPEAKING OF LANGUAGE $200: 1 of the 2 official languages of Israel Hebrew (or Arabic) |
| #3694, aired 2000-09-28 | KISS, THE BAND $400: Gene Simmons speaks 4 languages: English, German, Hungarian & this one he learned in his native Haifa Hebrew |
| #3680, aired 2000-09-08 | WHAT'S IN A NAME $200: Arabic for "handsome", it's the first name of the NBA's MVP in 2000 Shaquille (O'Neal) |
| #3673, aired 2000-07-19 | THE "I"s HAVE IT $600: Arabic for "son of", it comes before names like Saud Ibn |
| #3670, aired 2000-07-14 | FOREIGN WORDS $300: Fellah, plural fellahin, means a peasant or laborer in this language Arabic |
| #3666, aired 2000-07-10 | LANGUAGES $500: The Christian form of this Semitic language is called Syriac Aramaic |
| #3624, aired 2000-05-11 | ASTRONOMY $800: The names of Deneb, Rigel & Betelgeuse came from this language Arabic |
| #3604, aired 2000-04-13 | HISTORY $600: From India the Arabs got the point of this number system also called the Hindu-Arabic System Decimal System |
| #3557, aired 2000-02-08 | WATCH YOUR TONGUE $600: It's Libya's official language Arabic |
| #3505, aired 1999-11-26 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $400: It's the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew shalom Salaam |
| #3493, aired 1999-11-10 | UNDER THE "C" $200: This world capital's name is from the Arabic Al Qahira, "The Victorious" Cairo |
| #3486, aired 1999-11-01 | GIVE ME AN "A"! $1000: It's the official language of Qatar & Kuwait Arabic |
| #3470, aired 1999-10-08 | WORD ORIGINS $600: A Middle Eastern chieftain, this 4-letter term is from the Arabic for "commander" Emir |
| #3463, aired 1999-09-29 | WOMEN OF THE WORLD $1000: David Bowie could tell you the name of this Somali-born supermodel is from the Arabic for "faith" Iman |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $400: Kuwait Arabic |
| #3389, aired 1999-05-06 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $400: Basketball star Olajuwon sure must be smart; this, his first name, is Arabic for "wise one" Hakeem |
| #3368, aired 1999-04-07 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $400: Oman Arabic |
| #3332, aired 1999-02-16 | THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS $500: Arabic name of the area on the shore of the Dead Sea where the first scrolls were found Qumran |
| #3326, aired 1999-02-08 | LANGUAGES $200: Preceding Bengali, it's alphabetically first of the dozen most spoken languages in the world Arabic |
| #3326, aired 1999-02-08 | BRAIN STRAIN $200: This final board game maneuver comes from the Arabic phrase "Shah Mat"--the king is dead checkmate |
| #3257, aired 1998-11-03 | SEAS $400: Bab El Mandeb, Arabic for "Gate of Tears", connects the Gulf of Aden with this colorful sea Red Sea |
| #3241, aired 1998-10-12 | TOUGH HODGEPODGE $200: The name of this language spoken in Tanzania comes from an Arabic word meaning "of the coast" Swahili |
| #3225, aired 1998-09-18 | THE UNITED STATES OF MEXICO $400: From the Arabic Wadi Al-Hijarah, it's Mexico's second-largest city Guadalajara |
| #3224, aired 1998-09-17 | VIDEO TOUR $600: If you're standing next to the sign seen here ("Manger Square" in Arabic & English), you know you're in this city Bethlehem |
| #3221, aired 1998-09-14 | IT'S A BREEZE $200: From the Arabic for "50", the Khamsin can blow for 50 days across the north of this continent Africa |
| #3201, aired 1998-06-29 | IF IT'S TUESDAY... $800: If it's Youm Al-Tsoulatsa in Yemen, you're speaking this language Arabic |
| #3168, aired 1998-05-13 | LANGUAGES $300: Although there are many Berber dialects in Algeria, this is the official language Arabic |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | RIVERS $500: In Arabic, it's Nahr Al-Urdunn Jordan |
| #3067, aired 1997-12-23 | BETHLEHEM $800: In Arabic the city's name means "House of Meat"; in Hebrew, "House of" this staple Bread |
| #3022, aired 1997-10-21 | WORLD RELIGION $100: In Arabic, this pillar of Islam is called salat & must be performed 5 times a day Prayer |
| #3021, aired 1997-10-20 | COFFEE BREAK $500: "Coffee" comes from this language's "qahwah", which meant "wine" Arabic |
| #3000, aired 1997-09-19 | LAKES & RIVERS $100: This "lifeless" lake is known in Arabic as the Sea of Lot the Dead Sea |
| #2948, aired 1997-05-28 | NATURE $600: This hot, dry Saharan wind whose name comes from Arabic for "East" can bring rain to southern Europe Sirocco |
| #2946, aired 1997-05-26 | LANGUAGES $200: Sir Richard Burton translated “The Thousand And One Nights” from this language Arabic |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | INSTRUMENTS $300: The name of this stringed instrument is derived from Arabic al-ud the lute |
| #2890, aired 1997-03-07 | GEOGRAPHY $200: Known in Arabic as Halab, Aleppo is this country's second-largest city, Damascus is first Syria |
| #2877, aired 1997-02-18 | WORLD FACTS $500 (Daily Double): Though popular, Noninke & Wolof are also spoken there, this is the official language of Mauritania Arabic |
| #2874, aired 1997-02-13 | WORLD CAPITALS $1,000 (Daily Double): The name of this largest African city is Arabic for "The Victorious" Cairo |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | GENERAL SCIENCE $400: Its symbol K comes from kalium, a Latinized version of the Arabic word for alkali Potassium |
| #2829, aired 1996-12-12 | LANGUAGES $600: It's the official language of Bahrain Arabic |
| #2816, aired 1996-11-25 | WORD ORIGINS $500: This word for any of the 10 Arabic number symbols comes from the Latin word for "finger" Digit |
| #2810, aired 1996-11-15 | RELIGION $300: Divided into 114 suras or chapters, this Islamic book is the earliest known work in Arabic prose the Koran |
| #2784, aired 1996-10-10 | WORD ORIGINS $1000: This more common name for a divan is derived from an Arabic word for "platform" or "bench" sofa |
| #2769, aired 1996-09-19 | LANGUAGES $300: It's the language in which the Koran was written Arabic |
| #2751, aired 1996-07-15 | RELIGION $600: His name is a contraction of Arabic for "The God"; The Koran says he is eternal & omnipotent Allah |
| #2737, aired 1996-06-25 | MOUNTAINS $800: In Arabic this North African range is called Djezira El-Maghreb, or "Island of the West" the Atlas Mountains |
| #2725, aired 1996-06-07 | LANGUAGES $1000: Spoken mainly by Muslims, it's an official language of Pakistan Urdu |
| #2713, aired 1996-05-22 | LANGUAGES $400: This Bantu language, spoken widely on the coast of east Africa, contains many loanwords from Arabic Swahili |
| #2698, aired 1996-05-01 | ASIA $100: Some believe our numerals, which we know as "Arabic", came from this subcontinent in the 8th century India |
| #2694, aired 1996-04-25 | LANGUAGES $600: It's the official language of Yemen Arabic |
| #2668, aired 1996-03-20 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $2,000 (Daily Double): Chad, Djibouti & Comoros have 2 official languages: Arabic & this French |
| #2648, aired 1996-02-21 | LANGUAGES $800: Dialects of this language include Gulf, Maghrebi & Egyptian Arabic |
| #2625, aired 1996-01-19 | SMALL COUNTRIES $100: This Persian Gulf nation gets its name from kut, an Arabic word for "fort" Kuwait |
| #2624, aired 1996-01-18 | AROUND THE WORLD $300: Almost all Bedouins in the Middle East speak this language Arabic |
| #2585, aired 1995-11-24 | LANGUAGES $800: Although Arabic is Tunisia's official language, this has the status of a second national language French |
| #2582, aired 1995-11-21 | TOUGH FACTS $500: From Arabic for "authority", it's the title used by monarchs of the Seljuk & Ottoman Empires Sultan |
| #2551, aired 1995-10-09 | WORD ORIGINS $2,000 (Daily Double): The origins of alcalde, a Spanish word for a judicial official, go back to this language Arabic |
| #2526, aired 1995-09-04 | LANGUAGES $1,100 (Daily Double): This alphabet is considered the prototype of the Cyrillic language Greek |
| #2516, aired 1995-07-10 | WORLD CAPITALS $600: ash-Sham is an Arabic name for this Syrian capital Damascus |
| #2514, aired 1995-07-06 | RANKS & TITLES $400: Arabic's amir-al-bahr, or commander of the sea, became this English title admiral |
| #2502, aired 1995-06-20 | WORD ORIGINS $1000: The name of this catlike mammal comes from zabad, an Arabic word for perfume made from its musky secretions civet (the civet cat) |
| #2485, aired 1995-05-26 | JUST DESSERTS $400: The name of this frozen dessert can be traced back to sharbah, Arabic for "a drink" sherbet |
| #2480, aired 1995-05-19 | ASIA $800: It's the official language of Qatar Arabic |
| #2468, aired 1995-05-03 | WORD ORIGINS $400: This term for a danger may come from az-zahr, Arabic for a gaming die hazard |
| #2438, aired 1995-03-22 | RELIGION $1,400 (Daily Double): In Arabic he is usually called Isa ibn Maryam Jesus |
| #2427, aired 1995-03-07 | WORLD RELIGIONS $300: The name of this religion is Arabic for "submission" Islam |
| #2422, aired 1995-02-28 | LANGUAGES $800: Alkali, almanac & tariff are among the many words derived from this language Arabic |
| #2416, aired 1995-02-20 | MATH $100: The name of this branch of math comes from the Arabic al-jabr, meaning "restoration" algebra |
| #2402, aired 1995-01-31 | WORD ORIGINS $500: A title for a Middle Eastern prince, it comes from Amara, Arabic meaning "to command" emir |
| #2400, aired 1995-01-27 | WORLD CITIES $400: Al-Qahirah, meaning "The Victorious", is the Arabic name for this Egyptian city Cairo |
| #2383, aired 1995-01-04 | MOUNTAINS $400: In Arabic it's known as Jabal Musa, the mountain of Moses Mount Sinai |
| #2360, aired 1994-12-02 | THE UMAYYAD EMPIRE $600: Abd al-Malik made this the official language of the empire Arabic |
| #2350, aired 1994-11-18 | THE "M"EDITERRANEAN $600: The language of this island country whose capital is Valletta is a west Arabic dialect with some Italian Malta |
| #2325, aired 1994-10-14 | CANALS $200: In Arabic the name of this canal is Qanat As-Suways the Suez Canal |
| #2313, aired 1994-09-28 | LANGUAGES $1,200 (Daily Double): It's the only Semitic language that's an official language of the U.N. Arabic |
| #2300, aired 1994-09-09 | LANGUAGES $600: Maghrebi is a major dialect of this language Arabic |
| #2286, aired 1994-07-11 | TITLES $600: Used in eastern Africa as a form of address, this Swahili word comes from Arabic for "our father" bwana |
| #2248, aired 1994-05-18 | LANGUAGES $400: Maghribi, a dialect of this language, is spoken in North Africa Arabic |
| #2192, aired 1994-03-01 | ANCIENT EGYPT $200: Abu al-Hawl, the Arabic name for this famous recumbent statue at Giza, means "father of terror" the Sphinx |
| #2183, aired 1994-02-16 | WORD ORIGINS $400: The name of this bed pad comes from the Arabic taraha, meaning "to throw" a mattress |
| #2171, aired 1994-01-31 | ODD WORDS $100: This word for a gadget or whatchamacallit may come from the Arabic phrase Shu Ismo a gizmo |
| #2169, aired 1994-01-27 | THE EARTH $700 (Daily Double): This language gave us the words erg, a sandy desert, & hammada, a rocky desert Arabic |
| #2156, aired 1994-01-10 | TENNIS $200: The name of this tennis implement comes from the Arabic rahah, meaning "palm of the hand" racket |
| #2147, aired 1993-12-28 | LANGUAGES $1000: After the Muslim conquest of this country, Coptic was gradually replaced by Arabic Egypt |
| #2142, aired 1993-12-21 | NORTHERN AFRICA $3,000 (Daily Double): The 2 most widely spoken languages in Tunisia are Arabic & this French |
| #2140, aired 1993-12-17 | AWARDS $400: This country's King Faisal Int'l Prizes include ones for Arabic literature, Islamic studies & science Saudi Arabia |
| #2126, aired 1993-11-29 | EGYPTOLOGY $800: Biban Al Mullak is the Arabic name for this famous burial site in western Thebes Valley of the Kings |
| #2103, aired 1993-10-27 | WORDS $400: Type of periodical whose name comes from the Arabic word for "storehouse", makhzan magazine |
| #2096, aired 1993-10-18 | LANGUAGES $500: It's the official language of Tunisia Arabic |
| #2096, aired 1993-10-18 | WORLD RELIGIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): In Arabic this holy city of Jews, Christians & Muslims is called al-Quds Jerusalem |
| #2027, aired 1993-06-01 | LANGUAGES $1000: Maltese, the everyday language of Malta, traces its origins to a dialect of this language Arabic |
| #2007, aired 1993-05-04 | WORD ORIGINS $300: The name of this Islamic month of fasting is from an Arabic word meaning "heat" Ramadan |
| #1997, aired 1993-04-20 | THE MIDDLE EAST $200: Cotton, candy & sugar are words that came to us from this language Arabic |
| #1936, aired 1993-01-25 | AROUND THE WORLD $400: The Arabic name for this Moroccan city is Fas Fez |
| #1918, aired 1992-12-30 | STRINGED INSTRUMENTS $800: The name of this instrument popular in the Renaissance is from the Arabic ud, meaning "wood" the lute |
| #1918, aired 1992-12-30 | LANGUAGES $800: Most Indian Muslims speak this language Urdu |
| #1900, aired 1992-12-04 | RELIGION $100: Muslims have never sanctioned a translation of this holy book; it should be read in Arabic the Koran |
| #1889, aired 1992-11-19 | WORD ORIGINS $300: From Arabic for "old man", it's the leader of an Arab family, tribe, or village sheik |
| #1869, aired 1992-10-22 | GEOGRAPHY $2,000 (Daily Double): Arabic for black, it's the name of both the large area south of the Sahara & the largest country in Africa Sudan |
| #1865, aired 1992-10-16 | LANDMARKS $1000: In Arabic, this Muslim shrine in Jerusalem is Qubbat as-Sakhra the Dome of the Rock |
| #1840, aired 1992-09-11 | THE ARAB WORLD $400: Arabic for "desert dwellers", this nomadic group is known for camel & sheep breeding bedouins |
| #1840, aired 1992-09-11 | THE ARAB WORLD $2,000 (Daily Double): It's considered the first & model prose work in Arabic the Koran |
| #1775, aired 1992-04-24 | WORLD LITERATURE $200: Kahlil Gibran wrote his early works in Arabic but wrote "The Prophet" in this language English |
| #1774, aired 1992-04-23 | ARCHAEOLOGY $500: The word "tell", which is part of the name of many sites in the Middle East, means "hill" in this language Arabic |
| #1771, aired 1992-04-20 | GEOGRAPHY $400: The Arabic name of this country between Libya & Israel is Misr Egypt |
| #1744, aired 1992-03-12 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: The name of this country bordering Iraq comes from "kut", the Arabic word for fort Kuwait |
| #1723, aired 1992-02-12 | ISRAEL $1000: These 3 languages appear on Israeli coins & postage stamps English, Hebrew & Arabic |
| #1721, aired 1992-02-10 | "T" ON THE MAP $400: In Arabic, this largest city in Libya is known as Tarabulus Tripoli |
| #1686, aired 1991-12-23 | ASTRONOMY $200: Betelgeuse, whose name is Arabic for "armpit", is found in the armpit of this hunter Orion |
| #1684, aired 1991-12-19 | LANGUAGES $300: After 1926 Turkish switched from this script to the Roman alphabet Arabic |
| #1669, aired 1991-11-28 | FOOD $600: Once made from the root of the plant it's named after, it's now made from corn syrup, gum Arabic & gelatin the marshmallow |
| #1661, aired 1991-11-18 | WORLD "K"APITALS $1000: This Sudanese capital's name is Arabic for "elephant's trunk" due to its site on a narrow peninsula Khartoum |
| #1638, aired 1991-10-16 | RELIGION $200: In Arabic this building is a "masjid", or place of prostration a mosque |
| #1632, aired 1991-10-08 | EGYPT $100: Though Beja, Berber & Nubian are still spoken, about 98% of Egyptians speak this language Arabic |
| #1618, aired 1991-09-18 | THE MIDDLE AGES $100: Founded in the 9th century by the Moors, this Spanish city was known by the Arabic name Majrit Madrid |
| #1618, aired 1991-09-18 | LANGUAGES $1,500 (Daily Double): Our words algebra, alfalfa & ironically, alcohol come from this language Arabic |
| #1616, aired 1991-09-16 | RELIGION $400: From "sajjadat", Arabic for "to bow down", the sajjadat is this object Muslims use in worship a prayer rug |
| #1586, aired 1991-06-24 | IN THE DICTIONARY $500: Meaning "of the city of Saluq", the name of the saluki dog comes from this language Arabic |
| #1574, aired 1991-06-06 | WORDS $200: Stringed instrument whose name comes from the Arabic "al-ud" a lute |
| #1562, aired 1991-05-21 | ARCHITECTURE $800: From the Arabic "al-qubbah", the vault, it's a recessed chamber within or connected to a room an alcove |
| #1539, aired 1991-04-18 | LOT $500: The Arabic name for this low-lying sea is Bahr Lut, the Sea of Lot the Dead Sea |
| #1514, aired 1991-03-14 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: This region of Spain whose name is from the Arabic for "dry land" is dotted with windmills La Mancha |
| #1495, aired 1991-02-15 | LANGUAGES $800: It's the official language of Algeria, but many Algerians speak French, too Arabic |
| #1484, aired 1991-01-31 | WORD ORIGINS $100: The Arabic word for a buffoon, maskharah, gave us this word for a costume party masquerade |
| #1483, aired 1991-01-30 | EASY MATH $200: The word is from the Arabic meaning "void", though the Mayans discovered the concept 1st zero |
| #1471, aired 1991-01-14 | WORD ORIGINS $1000: Term for the lowest point or greatest despair, from the Arabic for "opposite the zenith" nadir |
| #1458, aired 1990-12-26 | WORLD CAPITALS $100: The name of this Egyptian capital is Arabic, meaning "the victorious" Cairo |
| #1421, aired 1990-11-05 | EUROPEAN RIVERS $600: The name of this country's Guadalquivir is from the Arabic "Wadi al-Kabir" meaning Great River Spain |
| #1396, aired 1990-10-01 | 6-LETTER WORDS $200: A greeting that means "peace" in Arabic, or the bow that can accompany it salaam |
| #1377, aired 1990-09-04 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: The world's largest sand & rock desert, its name is Arabic for "desert" Sahara |
| #1343, aired 1990-06-06 | AFRICA $800: The official language of the Sudan, whose population is at least 70% Sunni Muslim Arabic |
| #1330, aired 1990-05-18 | IN THE DICTIONARY $400: Meaning made or done in the Arabic fashion, this adjective is used in music, interior design & ballet Arabesque |
| #1328, aired 1990-05-16 | TITLES $600: This naval rank comes from the Arabic for "commander of the sea" Admiral |
| #1321, aired 1990-05-07 | SUNDAY SCHOOL $100: The New Testament was originally written in the Koine dialect of this language Greek |
| #1308, aired 1990-04-18 | THE MIDEAST $200: Nomadic people whose name is Arabic for "desert dweller" bedouins |
| #1301, aired 1990-04-09 | "C" CITIES $200: Dar El-Beida is the Arabic name of this, Morocco's largest city Casablanca |
| #1285, aired 1990-03-16 | LANGUAGES $3,800 (Daily Double): Of all Semite languages, this one is spoken by the most people Arabic |
| #1283, aired 1990-03-14 | WORD ORIGINS $800: The name of this fabric made from Angora goat hair comes from the Arabic, meaning "choice" or "select" mohair |
| #1205, aired 1989-11-24 | MORTAL MATTERS $300: This word for a killer of prominent people comes from the Arabic word for "hashish addict" assassin |
| #1194, aired 1989-11-09 | LANGUAGES $1000: The official languages of the east African country of Djibouti are Arabic & this French |
| #1181, aired 1989-10-23 | PALACES $400: The name of this Moorish fortress-palace means "the red house" in Arabic the Alhambra |
| #1165, aired 1989-09-29 | WORD ORIGINS $600: This name for a slender, lofty tower comes from the Arabic word for "lighthouse" minaret |
| #1134, aired 1989-07-06 | RELIGION $800: Arabic for "struggle", it's an Islamic "holy war" whose primary purpose is to spread the faith jihad |
| #1086, aired 1989-05-01 | LANGUAGES $400: Used mostly in northern Africa, it's the most widely spoken language on the continent Arabic |
| #1082, aired 1989-04-25 | HISTORY $500: In 1929 Turkey replaced this script with a Latin alphabet Arabic |
| #1013, aired 1989-01-18 | LANGUAGES $400: Our words alcohol, alfalfa & algebra come from this language in which "al" means "the" Arabic |
| #992, aired 1988-12-20 | HISTORIC NAMES $600: Popular nickname of 11th c. Spanish military hero Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar from Arabic for "lord" El Cid |
| #989, aired 1988-12-15 | LANGUAGES $100: The official language of Iraq Arabic |
| #969, aired 1988-11-17 | WORD ORIGINS $400: An Arabic word for "poor" gave us this term for a Muslim or Hindu beggar said to have mystical powers fakir |
| #957, aired 1988-11-01 | LANGUAGES $400: Though heavily influenced by Italian, Maltese is a dialect of this Semitic language Arabic |
| #939, aired 1988-10-06 | MULTIPLE CHOICE $400: Of Roman numerals, Arabic numerals or none at all, the numbers on the clock faces of "Big Ben" Roman numerals |
| #914, aired 1988-07-21 | THE MEDITERRANEAN $500: This landmark's name came from the Arabic "Jabal Tariq" meaning "Mount of Tariq" the Rock of Gibraltar |
| #912, aired 1988-07-19 | LANGUAGES $200: "Inshallah" is a term meaning "God willing" in this language Arabic |
| #900, aired 1988-07-01 | 4-LETTER WORDS $400: From Arabic for "the wood", it's a pear-shaped, wooden musical instrument a lute |
| #887, aired 1988-06-14 | "G" WHIZ! $400: It commonly precedes "drop" or "Arabic" gum |
| #884, aired 1988-06-09 | THE 16th CENTURY $200: By mid-century in Spain, this group was forbidden to frequent bath houses or to speak Arabic the Moors |
| #875, aired 1988-05-27 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "A" $1000: Gum Arabic, used as a thickener in candy, is from trees in this genus acacia |
| #798, aired 1988-02-10 | TITLES $500: Arabic for "old man", it's the leader of an Arab family or tribe sheik |
| #793, aired 1988-02-03 | HATS $400: Arabic for "crown", it's a tall, brimless cone-shaped hat worn by Muslims, not Mahals taj |
| #786, aired 1988-01-25 | SPAIN $800: Meaning "the red" in Arabic, this famous fortress in Granada was originally built by the Moors the Alhambra |
| #737, aired 1987-11-17 | ASTRONOMY $800: The name of this star in Orion is from the Arabic for "the giant's armpit" Betelgeuse |
| #708, aired 1987-10-07 | FOREIGN WORDS $300: English name of the edible that's cece in Italian, hummus in Arabic & Hebrew, & garbanzo in Spanish chickpea |
| #689, aired 1987-09-10 | WORD ORIGINS $300: From Arabic verb "gharafa", meaning "to draw water", comes this word for a glass bottle a carafe |
| #674, aired 1987-07-09 | NAMES $400: Arabic for "great": it's appropriate for a prizefighter who also calls himself "the greatest" Ali |
| #640, aired 1987-05-22 | RELIGIOUS HISTORY $200: "Sayid" is an Arabic term of respect used in addressing his descendants Mohammed |
| #635, aired 1987-05-15 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: From Arabic for "a forbidden place", it's a section of a Muslim house usually forbidden to men harem |
| #607, aired 1987-04-07 | LANGUAGES $600: Israel's official languages are Hebrew & this Arabic |
| #605, aired 1987-04-03 | ARCHITECTURE $400: A sun-dried brick of clay & straw, its Spanish name is from Arabic "at-tub", "the brick" adobe |
| #592, aired 1987-03-17 | AFRICA $500: On the continent as a whole more people speak this language, by far, than any other Arabic |
| #583, aired 1987-03-04 | THE UNITED NATIONS $1000: In 1980, this was voted the 6th official language of the United Nations Arabic |
| #552, aired 1987-01-20 | RELIGION $200: As Latin is to Roman Catholicism, this language is to Islam Arabic |
| #488, aired 1986-10-22 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $500: Its 6 official languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian & Spanish the United Nations |
| #461, aired 1986-09-15 | RELIGION $1000: Single Arabic word for Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622, which began Muslim era the Hejira |
| #455, aired 1986-06-06 | ENTERTAINMENT NEWS $400: An Arabic speech in "Jewel of the Nile" is actually a list of films starring this actor, the producer's pop Kirk Douglas |
| #404, aired 1986-03-27 | WORD ORIGINS $300: Though the Koran forbids its use, this liquid derives its name from the Arabic word "kohl" alcohol |
| #371, aired 1986-02-10 | NAMES $400: Common Arabic name which means "servant of Allah" Abdullah |
| #341, aired 1985-12-30 | WORD ORIGINS $600: Comes from Arabic "qahwah", meaning "a drink made from berries" coffee |
| #340, aired 1985-12-27 | ASTRONOMY $200: Most major stars' names are from Greek, Latin, or this Middle Eastern language Arabic |
| #336, aired 1985-12-23 | WORLD CAPITALS $300: The largest population center in the Mid-East, its Arabic name is "El Qahira", "The victorious" Cairo |
| #312, aired 1985-11-19 | LANGUAGES $200: The original of Islam's sacred book, the Koran, was written in rhyme in this language Arabic |
| #307, aired 1985-11-12 | NATURE $500: From Arabic “mawsim”, meaning “season”, it's the wind which changes direction with the seasons monsoon |
| #281, aired 1985-10-07 | FOREIGN PHRASES $300: A greeting in many Moslem countries, "Salaam" literally means this in Arabic peace |
| #272, aired 1985-09-24 | RELIGION $100: The Arabic name for God Allah |
| #181, aired 1985-05-20 | LANGUAGES $1000: In 1929, this language went from Arabic to Latin script Turkish |
| #128, aired 1985-03-06 | LANGUAGES $1,200 (Daily Double): The only two Semitic languages that are spoken languages today Arabic & Hebrew |
| #112, aired 1985-02-12 | MATHEMATICS $800: Branch of math named from Arabic for "reunion of broken parts" algebra |
| #109, aired 1985-02-07 | WORD ORIGINS $1,000 (Daily Double): Murderer of a prominent person, from Arabic term for hashish addict assassin |
| #12, aired 1984-09-25 | WORLD CAPITALS $400: This capital's street signs are in English, Arabic & Hebrew Jerusalem |
| #8, aired 1984-09-19 | MATHEMATICS $400: Persian royal astronomer, he wrote Arabic book on algebra & the Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam |
| #8, aired 1984-09-19 | WORD ORIGINS $400: From the Arabic amir-al-bahr, meaning "commander of the sea" an admiral |
