| #9073, aired 2024-04-03 | HISTORIC REFUSALS $800: In a famous photo taken in Hamburg in 1936, August Landmesser stands arms folded in a sea of people making this gesture the Nazi salute |
| #9038, aired 2024-02-14 | SO FAR AWAY $400: Hardanger, Bokna & And (yes, And!) are these long narrow sea arms in Norway fjords |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | 2 BOOKS IN 1 $800: "A Farewell to the Sea" A Farewell to Arms & The Old Man and the Sea |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | WACKY FAD OBITUARIES $800: In lieu of flowers, mourners of this trend are asked to lie face down, rigid with their arms at their sides and be photographed planking |
| #9017, aired 2024-01-16 | RHYME TIME $1200: A flying feudal man-at-arms tethered & held by a child, hopefully, on a windy day a knight kite |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | FLAGS $2,600 (Daily Double): The main flag on a warship is called this, also a rank in the Navy the ensign |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | SLOVENIA, BABY, SLOVENIA! $900: Central to its lore, this creature appears on capital city Ljubljana's coat of arms; Daenerys Targaryen would approve a dragon |
| #8949, aired 2023-10-12 | RANK-LY SPEAKING $2000: Job title of the chief law enforcer of the House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms |
| #8948, aired 2023-10-11 | OTHER RED, WHITE & BLUE FLAGS $1200: The historic arms of Dubrovnik are included on this Balkan country's red, white & blue-striped flag Croatia |
| #8947, aired 2023-10-10 | HERALDRY $2,500 (Daily Double): The white at the top of the Canadian territorial coat of arms represents polar regions; the wavy blue line--this trade route the Northwest Passage |
| #8934, aired 2023-09-21 | WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND $1200: With "arms & legs... strongly fastened... to the ground", Mr. Gulliver could learn danger can come in small packages on this island Lilliput |
| #8932, aired 2023-09-19 | PHYSIOLOGY $2,000 (Daily Double): The superior this brings blood from the head, neck, arms & chest to the heart, specifically to the right atrium the vena cava |
| #8899, aired 2023-06-22 | STATE EMBLEMS $600: On New York's coat of arms, this figure holds a sword in one hand & scales in the other Justice |
| #8897, aired 2023-06-20 | THAT MUSICAL ACT IS UNREAL! $1200: Not just the house band on this "Show", Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem did "Can You Picture That?" in a 1979 film The Muppet Show |
| #8895, aired 2023-06-16 | CUFFING SEASON $800: In this 1999 film Laurence Fishburne breaks the chains off his handcuffs before jumping out of a building & into Keanu's arms The Matrix |
| #8879, aired 2023-05-25 | FLAG TERMINOLOGY $600: Also called a St. Andrew's cross, a saltire features a cross with its arms passing this way & extending to the corners diagonally |
| #8877, aired 2023-05-23 | "G"-RATED WORDS $1000: Smaller than gorillas, these arboreal apes move by brachiating, swinging from their arms gibbons |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | POP GOES THE MUSIC $1000: An oldie-but-goodie says, "But don't forget who's taking you home & in whose arms you're gonna be, so darlin"' do this save the last dance for me |
| #7, aired 2023-05-12 | MNEMONIC POSSESSION $2000: Regarding a stroke, "FAST" means to check for drooping here, weakness in these & difficulty with this--then the "T" is for time face, arms & speech |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | PITCHERS HAVE BIG YEARS $200: Steve Carlton in 1980 was the last pitcher to log more than 300 of these in a season, & arms have rested easier ever since innings |
| #8861, aired 2023-05-01 | TIME TO DANCE $600: Lean from side to side, move your arms & run your hands over your hair to get on a first-name basis with this hip-hop dance the Dougie |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | READY TO WEAR $200: A call to arms! Butterfly, bishop & the less-than-fashionable leg-of-mutton are types of these sleeves |
| #8856, aired 2023-04-24 | THE UNITED NATIONS $2000: A 2022 Security Council resolution maintained an arms embargo on this country in light of the threat from the Al-Shabab group Somalia |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | INSIDE BALLET & OPERA $400: Ballet dancers in the preparatory position called "bras bas" hold these down low, as its French name says arms |
| #8821, aired 2023-03-06 | "A"DJECTIVES $800: Be! Be! This, not in the physically threatening to others sense, but in the determined go-getter vibe aggressive |
| #8821, aired 2023-03-06 | QUOTABLE TV SHOWS $1000: Dr. Alex Karev:
"You made me love you, you made me let you in & then you freakin' died in my arms" Grey's Anatomy |
| #8807, aired 2023-02-14 | THE RIVER $3,000 (Daily Double): Texas' Declaration of Independence was signed in Washington-- Washington-on- this river named for "the arms of God" the Brazos River |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | THERE WILL BE BLOOD $900: As well as 8 arms, this creature in a genus of the same name has 3 hearts to pump its blue blood an octopus |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | WHIRLED EVENTS $400: A 1980s arms-for-hostages "Affair" to remember:
ARRANT COIN Iran-Contra |
| #8785, aired 2023-01-13 | LET'S TALK GALAXIES $800: Astronomers use "S" to designate this type of galaxy with arms wrapping around a circular nucleus spiral |
| #8757, aired 2022-12-06 | ANIMALS $2000: The alpaca's wild ancestor, this smallest member of the camel family is featured on Peru's coat of arms the vicuna |
| #8747, aired 2022-11-22 | THAT WAS QUITE A YEAR $400: Trotsky is sent trotting from the Soviet Union; the Dow loses half its value within weeks; say hello to "A Farewell to Arms" 1929 |
| #8738, aired 2022-11-09 | SHAKESPEARE JUST KILLS ME $200: Holding the dead Cordelia in his arms, he hears that Edmund is dead & is dead himself a few lines later Lear |
| #8733, aired 2022-11-02 | NOVEL NURSES $400: Several nurses figure in his novel "A Farewell to Arms", including Miss Van Campen Hemingway |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | PATRIOT ACT $100: Daniel O'Connell, a patriot of this country, got the British to pass the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829 Ireland |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | DAYS OF YORE $6,400 (Daily Double): In 1429 Charles VII granted nobility, arms & the surname du Lys to her family Joan of Arc |
| #8725, aired 2022-10-21 | FROM C TO D $1000: A man's overcoat & a sofa with rolled arms, as seen here, are named for the Earl of this Chesterfield |
| #8705, aired 2022-09-23 | TINY 3-LETTER WORDS $1000: This quick dance move using your arms was popularized by Migos & Cam Newton a dab |
| #8684, aired 2022-07-14 | UNITS OF MEASURE $600: A braza, about 5 1/2 feet, is an old Spanish measure based on the reach of outspread these arms |
| #8662, aired 2022-06-14 | COMMUNICATIONS $2000: Towers & hilltop stations with pivoting arms were used to send messages in this system, from Greek for "sign bearing" semaphore |
| #8656, aired 2022-06-06 | SCIENCE STUFF $400: A spinning skater rotates faster by pulling in her arms, a demonstration of the conservation of angular this momentum |
| #8654, aired 2022-06-02 | THE PACIFIC OCEAN $1000: Unusual Pacific Ocean life includes this crab, that, due to its hairy arms, takes its name from a fabled creature of the Himalayas the yeti crab |
| #8648, aired 2022-05-25 | ROUGH NATIONAL ANTHEM LYRICS $1200: The French paint a picture! "They come right into our arms to cut the throats of our sons, our comrades" in this tune "The Marseillaise" |
| #8646, aired 2022-05-23 | SALT & PEPPER $2000: In negotiations between the U.S. & the USSR, SALT stood for these talks Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | SCORING A "T--D" $2000: Medieval folk wore this type of garment like the yellow one seen here, often featuring a coat of arms a tabard |
| #8625, aired 2022-04-22 | DRAFTING THE CONSTITUTION $600: It originally continued, "but no one religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to" the Second Amendment |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | SCRAMBLED NOVELS $1600: 1920s romance of a wounded soldier & his nurse:
"LOST MALE WARFARE" A Farewell to Arms |
| #8606, aired 2022-03-28 | A SONG & A DANCE $800: For over half a century, partygoers have been flapping their arms to this novelty tune; even Weird Al covered it in a polka medley the "Chicken Dance" |
| #8571, aired 2022-02-07 | THE WORD SERIES $1000: Hamlet ponders taking up "arms against a sea of" these troubles |
| #8570, aired 2022-02-04 | DANCE PARTY $1000: This 2-word dance promoted by Rufus Thomas in a 1970 hit involves "flapping" your arms the Funky Chicken |
| #8567, aired 2022-02-01 | KILLER TV SHOWS $2000: "Better pay attention or this world we love so much might just kill you", Randy Newman sang in this show's opening theme Monk |
| #8554, aired 2022-01-13 | LITERARY DECADES $200: "A Farewell to Arms" 1920s |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | OPERA $2000: Dr. Grenvil examines Violetta in act 3 of this Verdi opera, but it is too late--she dies in her lover's arms La traviata |
| #8525, aired 2021-12-03 | THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR $600: The French thought they had the upper hand with arms like the mitrailleuse, an early one of these rapid-fire weapons a machine gun |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | CAR REPAIR $1000: An Italian job:
I EAT ARMS Maserati |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | WORLD CITIES $1200: Seen here is the coat of arms of this German city whose name derives from a 10th century stud farm Stuttgart |
| #8462, aired 2021-08-10 | ALSO A BODY PART $800: Munitions arms |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | POETIC BOOK TITLES $400: For the title of this novel about World War I, Hemingway went back to a 16th century poem by George Peele A Farewell to Arms |
| #8377, aired 2021-04-13 | TITLE WAVES $400: In the 1960s these Midwesterners earned 5 NFL Championship trophies Green Bay Packers |
| #8371, aired 2021-04-05 | DROPS IN THE OCEAN $400: It follows Long Island & Nantucket in names of arms of the Atlantic Sound |
| #8370, aired 2021-04-02 | SHAKE! $200: These oscillating dumbbells got millions of arms quaking in 2010 the Shake Weight |
| #8370, aired 2021-04-02 | NAVY JOBS $400: Seen here is the insignia of the master at these, functioning as the police force aboard ship & off the master-at-arms |
| #8357, aired 2021-03-16 | WHAT A DIVE! $600: This Mexican city is famous for its clavadistas, or cliff divers Acapulco |
| #8357, aired 2021-03-16 | WHAT A DIVE! $800: Your arms stick out to either side when you start this dive named for a waterfowl a swan dive |
| #8354, aired 2021-03-11 | NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS $800: A jambeau is basically the shinguard of this medieval type of outfit a suit of armor |
| #8353, aired 2021-03-10 | SONG TITLE ADJECTIVES $2000: A 2000 No. 1 hit by Creed was "With Arms" this 2-word way Wide Open |
| #8341, aired 2021-02-22 | HISTORIC SECONDS $1200: Ratified in 1791, the 2nd Amendment guarantees "the right of the people to" do these 4 words "shall not be infringed" keep and bear arms |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | YUKON $800: Yukon's coat of arms features one of these dogs, similar to a husky, & once important to transportation a Malamute |
| #8310, aired 2021-01-08 | CROSS WORLD CLUES $400: Its arms include the Aegean & the Ionian
(13, 3) the Mediterranean Sea |
| #8306, aired 2021-01-04 | THE LITERARY CHARACTER'S OCCUPATION $200: Ms. Ratched; also Catherine Barkley in "A Farewell to Arms" a nurse |
| #8274, aired 2020-11-05 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $400: A tiny one of these dinosaurs has a big problem: an impossible hug, because of his short arms! a Tyrannosaurus |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | A 5-MARTINI LIBRARY $800: Near the end of this Hemingway novel, Jake & Brett each have 3 martinis at a bar in Madrid The Sun Also Rises |
| #8261, aired 2020-10-19 | PRIMATES $800: Practiced by gibbons & siamangs, brachiation is locomoting through trees this way using their upper legs or arms |
| #8232, aired 2020-06-09 | 2 BOOKS IN 1 $800: "A Farewell the Bell Tolls" A Farewell to Arms & For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | WORLD FLAGS $1600: The red & white on this French-speaking principality's flag date back to 1339 & its royal arms Monaco |
| #8205, aired 2020-04-17 | GREEK, WEAK $400: Aeschylus called this Greek's bearing of the heaven & earth "a burden not easy for his arms to grasp" Atlas |
| #8183, aired 2020-03-18 | BATTLE SHIPS $1200: The coat of arms of USS Monterey bears the image of this general & future president, fittingly shown during the Mexican War Zachary Taylor |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | ARCHITECTURE HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): Bernini meant for his design of the colonnades in front of this basilica to represent the encircling arms of the church St. Peter's |
| #8163, aired 2020-02-19 | OFFBEAT HISTORY $400: The Medians & Lydians who were on the battlefield in 585 B.C. saw one of these in the sky & laid down their arms an eclipse |
| #8158, aired 2020-02-12 | 21st CENTURY JAPAN $1200: In 2019 a rare papal visit to Japan included a speech against nuclear arms in this, the second city where an A-bomb was used in war Nagasaki |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $400: It makes sense that this animal is at the center of the coat of arms for the Ivory Coast an elephant |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | HEAVEN'S KITCHEN $400: Food lore says this salty snack represents arms crossed in prayer & that its holes represent the Trinity pretzels |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $1200: The motto "L'Union fait la force", "Unity makes strength", is on the coat of arms not of France but of this next-door neighbor Belgium |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Australia's coat of arms has the kangaroo and this bird. Both symbolize the country's forward motion, as it's believed the animals don't like to move backwards an emu |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $2000: The coat of arms of this nation of islands off Africa's east coast has only one shell down by the seashore, & it's a turtle the Seychelles |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $3,200 (Daily Double): Mexico's coat of arms has a nopal, a type of cactus that also has this alliterative name a prickly pear |
| #8136, aired 2020-01-13 | GLOSSARY OF HISTORY $1000: It's the system by which coats of arms & other family or national emblems are devised & regulated heraldry |
| #8132, aired 2020-01-07 | THINK IT WILL WORK? $1600: No: these, attached to a Scotsman's arms for a leg-breaking leap from the top of Stirling Castle in 1507 wings |
| #8131, aired 2020-01-06 | STATUE OF NO LIMITATIONS $1000: Some are up in arms over this marble statue carved around 150 B.C., saying she's really the sea goddess Amphitrite the Venus de Milo |
| #8071, aired 2019-10-14 | LOVE SONGS $800: In "Perfect" he sings, "I'm dancing in the dark, with you between my arms, barefoot on the grass" Ed Sheeran |
| #8068, aired 2019-10-09 | WEIRD FLEX $800: Flex your arms thusly, and you're doing this three-letter dance move dab |
| #8054, aired 2019-09-19 | MOVIES ABOUT GEOGRAPHY $1200: A treasure map takes Kathleen Turner to Colombia & into the arms of Michael Douglas in this 1984 adventure Romancing the Stone |
| #8052, aired 2019-09-17 | CENTER FOR THE INTREPID $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas.) An advanced alternative to mechanically controlled prosthetic arms are ones that pick up signals of this type of activity in muscle contractions & in nerves & convert them into movements of the artificial limb electrical impulses |
| #8033, aired 2019-07-10 | NEVER WON AN EMMY $2000: Hugh Laurie's 0 for 10 Emmy score includes noms for "House" & this AMC series about arms dealers The Night Manager |
| #8021, aired 2019-06-24 | ANIMATED TV $1000: Darwin Watterson, an orange goldfish with arms & legs, is part of "The Amazing World of" this cat, also a Watterson Gumball |
| #7995, aired 2019-05-17 | GET "SET" $1200: A type of sofa with arms & a back a settee |
| #7976, aired 2019-04-22 | WORDS FROM ITALIAN $2000: The name of a Venetian ship factory gave us this word for a place where arms & ammunition are stored an arsenal |
| #7968, aired 2019-04-10 | MOLLUSKS $2000: Once believed to sail on water using 2 enlarged arms as sails, they are named for the crew who sought the golden fleece the Argonauts |
| #7957, aired 2019-03-26 | IT HAPPENED IN SOUTH AMERICA $800: Later to lay down its arms, around the year 2000 this country's FARC insurgency had 20,000 fighters Colombia |
| #7931, aired 2019-02-18 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS $400: The 2nd Amendment notes "the right of the people to keep and bear arms" & the necessity of a "well regulated" this a militia |
| #7908, aired 2019-01-16 | CIVIL WAR POETRY $800: Bret Harte tells of "John Burns", a senior citizen in this Pennsylvania town who took up arms in July 1863 Gettysburg |
| #7898, aired 2019-01-02 | THE "CO"-CATEGORY $800: Parts of these heraldic emblems include a crest, a helm, a mantle & sometimes lion supporters coats of arms |
| #7886, aired 2018-12-17 | ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ART-ICLES $600: "Though it was reconstructed to a standing posture, the statue's arms were never found" the Venus de Milo |
| #7835, aired 2018-10-05 | ANIMAL WORDS & PHRASES $1600: (Sarah shows two yoga poses on the monitor.) To do the yoga pose upward-facing dog, the entire body is lifted up the floor & the arms are straight; the thighs stay on the floor & the arms are bent in this similar pose, named for a snake cobra |
| #7821, aired 2018-09-17 | REINSTATE SONGS $2000: "Got him back in my arms again, so satisfied", sang this trio in a 1965 chart-topper The Supremes |
| #7807, aired 2018-07-17 | THE OCTOPUS $600: The only hard part of an octopus' body is a sharp, parrotlike one of these on its underside where its arms converge a beak |
| #7770, aired 2018-05-25 | SLEEP $2000: Though proverbially to be "in the arms of" this deity means to be asleep, he's actually the god of dreams Morpheus |
| #7765, aired 2018-05-18 | IT'S ME, MARGARET $1200: In 1939 this actress starred with Judy Garland in "Babes in Arms" in black-&-white & "The Wizard of Oz" in green (Margaret) Hamilton |
| #7737, aired 2018-04-10 | B.C.-ING YOU $400: Just before dying in Cleopatra's arms, he urged her to make peace with Octavian Antony |
| #7725, aired 2018-03-23 | NOVELS WITH CONFLICT $1000: "Rabble in Arms" by Kenneth Roberts the American Revolution |
| #7717, aired 2018-03-13 | ACRONYMS MADE REDUNDANT $2000: SALT talks strategic arms limitation talks |
| #7710, aired 2018-03-02 | U.N. MILESTONES $1200: November 4, 1977:
The Security Council condemns this country's racist regime & initiates an arms embargo South Africa |
| #7694, aired 2018-02-08 | BEASTLY STATE FLAGS $200: Its state flag features a coat of arms supported by a miner & a sailor & topped by a badger Wisconsin |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | TITLES FROM POETRY $800: The first line of this ancient poet's "Aeneid" inspired George Bernard Shaw's play title "Arms and the Man" Virgil |
| #7671, aired 2018-01-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $400: South Africa's coat of arms has a club called a knobkierie & this pointed weapon, shown peacefully lying down a spear |
| #7671, aired 2018-01-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $800: (Alex presents the clue from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) Adopted in 1921, Canada's coat of arms bears the symbols of 4 of its founding nations: 3 lions for England, 1 lion for Scotland, the fleur-de-lis for France & the harp of Tara for this country Ireland |
| #7671, aired 2018-01-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $1600: The double white cross on its coat of arms represents Stephen I, the country's first king Hungary |
| #7671, aired 2018-01-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $2,000 (Daily Double): This animal adorns the coat of arms of the Ivory Coast elephant |
| #7671, aired 2018-01-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $2000: The shield on Zambia's coat of arms features black & white stripes representing this natural wonder Victoria Falls |
| #7663, aired 2017-12-27 | HISTORIC DATES $200: On July 14, 1789 a French mob demanded arms & munitions from this prison; the guards resisted & the rest is history the Bastille |
| #7650, aired 2017-12-08 | STATE DEPARTMENT HISTORY $1600: Created in 2009, the AVC is the department bureau that deals with "Arms Control, Verification &" this compliance |
| #7622, aired 2017-10-31 | FOREWORDS $400: Charles Schulz wrote about this strip, "I like the thin little arms on Calvin & his shoes that look like dinner rolls" Calvin and Hobbes |
| #7610, aired 2017-10-13 | ACCESSORIES $200: You wear these on the legs to hold up hose or on the arms to shorten a sleeve garters |
| #7597, aired 2017-09-26 | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS $1000: This top prize of the Cannes Film Festival pays tribute to the city's coat of arms the Palme d'Or |
| #7569, aired 2017-07-06 | COATS OF ARMS $400: This Asian island nation's coat of arms features the lion rampant of Spain & the American bald eagle the Philippines |
| #7569, aired 2017-07-06 | COATS OF ARMS $800 (Daily Double): The 2 monks on its coat of arms represent the 1297 conquest by Francois Grimaldi, whose soldiers dressed as monks Monaco |
| #7569, aired 2017-07-06 | COATS OF ARMS $1200: Its coat of arms depicts a garland of rhododendrons encompassing Mount Everest Nepal |
| #7569, aired 2017-07-06 | COATS OF ARMS $1600: On this country's coat of arms, a crown sits atop a scarlet sash symbolizing the Hashemite throne Jordan |
| #7569, aired 2017-07-06 | COATS OF ARMS $2000: An 1841 steamship built in Guayaquil, the first river steamship on South America's west coast, is on its coat of arms Ecuador |
| #7565, aired 2017-06-30 | CANADA 150 $1600: (Alex presents from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) The 12 pillars of this outdoor rotunda symbolize the 10 provinces and 2 territories that were part of Canada ins 1989, the year of the dedication of the embassy; the coat of arms above the entryway represents this new territory, created in 1999 Nunavut |
| #7563, aired 2017-06-28 | BODIES OF WATER $2000: A spot on this river whose name is Spanish for "arms" is remembered as the birthplace of the Texas Republic Brazos |
| #7540, aired 2017-05-26 | BOOK BINDINGS $600: Arms and ____ ____ Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat the man |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | NUMBER THAT AMENDMENT $400: Covers the right to bear arms the Second Amendment |
| #7490, aired 2017-03-17 | 'TIS IRISH LITERATURE $600: In "Arms and the Man", by him, a fugitive soldier exposes some villagers' romantic ideas about war George Bernard Shaw |
| #7459, aired 2017-02-02 | OTHER MDs $1200: MD is short for Maryland, whose state seal features the motto & arms of this family the Calverts |
| #7447, aired 2017-01-17 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the College Football Hall of Fame.) The belt here had little handles, so other players could lock arms and move down the field in one of these formations, later outlawed by the NCAA due to death and injury the flying wedge |
| #7394, aired 2016-11-03 | COMMUNICATION IS KEY $1000: Claude Chappe's set of arms that pivoted on a post in 1794 was an early version of this communication system using flags semaphore |
| #7393, aired 2016-11-02 | ANATOMICAL QUOTES $400: Longfellow's village blacksmith had "brawny arms" ending in "large and sinewy" these hands |
| #7389, aired 2016-10-27 | MARINE LIFE $400: Some species of this echinoderm in the class Asteroidea may have as many as 50 arms rather than the usual 5 a starfish |
| #7375, aired 2016-10-07 | "RACE" $600: This 2-word term regarding rival nations trying to develop superior weapons dates back to the 1920s arms race |
| #7370, aired 2016-09-30 | THE CIVIL WAR $400: In 1863 he published the article "Men of Color, to Arms!", urging black enlistment in the army Frederick Douglass |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | STATE FLOWERS $7,000 (Daily Double): Arizona's state flower is the white blossom found near the top of the stems & "arms" of this giant cactus the saguaro |
| #7344, aired 2016-07-14 | WHERE'S WALD? $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a coat of arms on the monitor.) The coat of arms of the Austrian city is adorned by 3 spruce trees & 3 golden spheres that represent this festive saint, the Bishop of Myra Saint Nicholas |
| #7341, aired 2016-07-11 | THAT'S B_S! $400: This muscle (brachii) is a call to arms biceps |
| #7336, aired 2016-07-04 | NASCAR TECHNOLOGY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Daytona Int'l Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.) The window net used to prevent injuries by keeping a driver's arms inside the car during a crash became mandatory after this NASCAR legend, known as "King Richard", almost died in a 1970 wreck at Darlington Richard Petty |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | BOOK ENDS $800: "I got onto the bed with her and put my arms around her. 'Thanks, Ollie'. Those were her last words" Love Story |
| #7317, aired 2016-06-07 | THE BEAST $600: As on the coat of arms of Scotland, when an animal like a lion in heraldry is "rampant", it means it's doing this standing or rearing |
| #7311, aired 2016-05-30 | THE EAGLES $1000: The eagle of this 12th century sultan adorns the coats of arms of Egypt & Iraq Sallah ad-Din (Saladin) |
| #7269, aired 2016-03-31 | PUP QUIZ $1200: Lucky dog! Legend has it that this Warner Bros. German Shepherd died in the arms of Jean Harlow Rin Tin Tin |
| #7261, aired 2016-03-21 | THE FRENCH MISTAKE, VOILA! $400: 2 scandals of this 2007-12 French pres.: cash-stuffed envelopes from a L'Oreal heiress & Pakistani arms deal kickbacks Sarkozy |
| #7246, aired 2016-02-29 | FURNITURE $1000: A cassone nuziale was a special one of these that often showed the coats of arms of the 2 families united in marriage a hope chest |
| #7245, aired 2016-02-26 | LITERARY MILITARY $1000: This Hemingway novel about a G.I. injured in Italy during WWI shares its peaceable title with a 16th c. poem A Farewell to Arms |
| #7239, aired 2016-02-18 | MOROCCO $3,500 (Daily Double): Morocco's coat of arms features a green star & the sun rising over this mountain range the Atlas Mountains |
| #7238, aired 2016-02-17 | EAGLE POTPOURRI $400: Position of outstretched arms & legs spread eagle |
| #7207, aired 2016-01-05 | BARONS & BARONESSES $400: Baroness Bertha von Suttner, author of the 1889 novel "Lay Down Your Arms", pushed for the creation of this Nobel Prize the Peace Prize |
| #7204, aired 2015-12-31 | TOP "TEN" $400: Squid have 8 arms & 2 of these longer limbs tentacles |
| #7179, aired 2015-11-26 | GIVING THANKS $1200: In 2014, Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers got a 2-minute ovation from a grateful House of Commons in this city Ottawa |
| #7153, aired 2015-10-21 | HEMINGWAY $1200: In this novel American Robert Jordan joins the Republican Army in Spain For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| #7147, aired 2015-10-13 | PAINTING & SCULPTURE $1200: Found on an Aegean island in 1820, at 6'8" she'd make a great basketball player if she had arms the Venus de Milo |
| #7108, aired 2015-07-08 | STARTS & ENDS WITH DIFFERENT VOWELS $2000: You stand with arms this way with your hands on your hips & your elbows bent outward akimbo |
| #7103, aired 2015-07-01 | ARMED $2000: Long arms help this primate swing with ease through its Asian rainforest home a gibbon |
| #7083, aired 2015-06-03 | CABINET DEPARTMENTS $400: It includes the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance the State Department |
| #7068, aired 2015-05-13 | REMEMBER THE '80s? $800: This hyphenated scandal involved an arms-for-hostages deal designed to free 7 Americans in Lebanon Iran-Contra |
| #7054, aired 2015-04-23 | BOLIVIA YOU ME $2000: On Bolivia's coat of arms, one of these large birds perches atop an Incan shield an Andean Condor |
| #7052, aired 2015-04-21 | FEMALE FIRSTS $2000: In 1992, Betty Boothroyd became the first female holder of this office in Britain's House of Commons Speaker of the House of Commons |
| #7038, aired 2015-04-01 | INTERRED IN THE PANTHEON IN PARIS $800: In 1809, 3 French counts were interred--but not their whole bodies, just these parts in urns their hearts |
| #7035, aired 2015-03-27 | ROUGH WORDS IN NATIONAL ANTHEMS $400: "They come right to our arms to slit the throats of our sons, our friends!" is from this anthem of France "La Marseillaise" |
| #7024, aired 2015-03-12 | TEAM OF THE WORLD SERIES MVP $600: 2001:
Randy Johnson & Curt Schilling, southwestern brothers in arms the (Arizona) Diamondbacks |
| #7017, aired 2015-03-03 | THE CROSS $1200: In American Sign Language, the symbol for this word is crossing your arms in an "X" shape over your chest love |
| #7009, aired 2015-02-19 | BABIES ARE BORING $800: Baby's big move is spreading & re-closing the arms on being startled, called the "moro" this action reflex |
| #6990, aired 2015-01-23 | GOVERNMENT JOBS $1000: Chief lawman for the U.S. House; says, "Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States" the sergeant at arms |
| #6984, aired 2015-01-15 | HERALDRY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a coat of arms on the monitor.) During Queen Anne's reign, the arms of England & Scotland were moved to the 1st & 4th quarters, France in the 2nd, & this land's arms are in the 3rd Ireland |
| #6984, aired 2015-01-15 | HERALDRY $800: The white at the top of a Canadian territorial coat of arms represents the polar regions; the wavy blue line, this trade route The Northwest Passage |
| #6980, aired 2015-01-09 | YUKON $800: This cross on Yukon's coat of arms represents the early English explorers of the region Saint George's cross |
| #6966, aired 2014-12-22 | THE OLD WEST $400: Due to its reliability, this arms maker's model 1873 rifle was called "the Gun that Won the West" Winchester |
| #6961, aired 2014-12-15 | THE ART OF RELIGION $800: This Hindu goddess of time & death is typically portrayed as black or blue & having multiple arms Kali |
| #6956, aired 2014-12-08 | "DANCE" MUSIC $400: The Drifters sang, "But don't forget who's taking you home and in whose arms you're gonna be, so darlin'" do this title action save the last dance for me |
| #6956, aired 2014-12-08 | CREST $800: Lions on the British royal arms, like the crowned one on the crest, date back to the first king of this name Richard ("the lion-hearted king") |
| #6951, aired 2014-12-01 | LONG THINGS $400: The giant Pacific species of this sea creature has 8 arms averaging about 16 feet long each an octopus |
| #6907, aired 2014-09-30 | ARMS AND THE MAN $400: This Aussie worked with trainer Mike Ryan to get ripped arms to reprise his role of Wolverine Hugh Jackman |
| #6907, aired 2014-09-30 | ARMS AND THE MAN $800: All that dunking & dribbling has been good for the muscle tone of this man's arms Blake Griffin |
| #6907, aired 2014-09-30 | ARMS AND THE MAN $1200: If you want to get the arms of a god, follow the workout that this actor did to play Thor in the Marvel movies Chris Hemsworth |
| #6907, aired 2014-09-30 | ARMS AND THE MAN $1600: It's said that this action star & Total Gym endorser can split the atom...
with his bare hands Chuck Norris |
| #6907, aired 2014-09-30 | ARMS AND THE MAN $2000: He has lots of tattoos on his arms, including one that he famouly had altered to "Wino Forever" Johnny Depp |
| #6901, aired 2014-09-22 | HERALDRY $200: A coat of arms maybe found on an escutcheon, an ornamental one of these defensive aids a shield |
| #6901, aired 2014-09-22 | HERALDRY $800 (Daily Double): Battles have been used in heraldry since at least the 18th century; this admiral's coat of arms depicted the Battle of the Nile Lord Nelson |
| #6897, aired 2014-09-16 | WORD ORIGINS $1600: Partly from the Greek for "all", it once meant a complete set of arms & armor but now refers to a striking array panoply |
| #6896, aired 2014-09-15 | NO. 1 SONGS $2000: It is my belief that this Scott Stapp rock group had a No. 1 hit with the 2000 song "With Arms Wide Open" Creed |
| #6891, aired 2014-07-28 | PLAYWRONGS $1000: Shaw:
"Arms and the Leg" Arms and the Man |
| #6867, aired 2014-06-24 | NONFICTION $1200: (I'm New York Times reporter James Risen.) In my book "State of War" I examined secret & controversial efforts made by the CIA to delay this country's nuclear arms program Iran |
| #6832, aired 2014-05-06 | TV IQ TEST $1000: Jameson Parker & Gerald McRaney were brothers in side arms as this title '80s duo Simon & Simon |
| #6831, aired 2014-05-05 | BALLET & OPERA $1600: At the end of this Verdi opera, Violetta dies of consumption in the arms of Alfredo La traviata |
| #6819, aired 2014-04-17 | A BEASTLY CATEGORY $1600: Its long arms allow it to move with great agility through the treetops gibbon |
| #6805, aired 2014-03-28 | BLOWING MY MIND $1,600 (Daily Double): This character's name came from blowing flies off his nose when his arms were stiff after a honey hunt Winnie the Pooh |
| #6797, aired 2014-03-18 | THE FRENCH $200 (Daily Double): Last name of brothers Andre & Edouard, who noted that with arms, a pile of tires "would make a man" Michelin |
| #6794, aired 2014-03-13 | ELEPHANT HODGEPODGE $400: On South Africa's coat of arms, these paired elephant parts symbolize wisdom & strength tusks |
| #6787, aired 2014-03-04 | PALINDROMIC WORDS $200: The feat of using your arms to get your chin over a bar a pull-up |
| #6771, aired 2014-02-10 | OTHER COLLEGES $800: The official heraldic authority for England is the college of these, which also grants coats of these arms |
| #6759, aired 2014-01-23 | ANIMAL WORDS & PHRASES $1600: In this type of "march", your arms are pinioned behind your back frog march |
| #6754, aired 2014-01-16 | A NOVEL CATEGORY $800: Frederic Henry, the protagonist of this Hemingway novel, is in the Italian ambulance service during WWI A Farewell to Arms |
| #6728, aired 2013-12-11 | IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS $200: The right "to keep and bear" these arms |
| #6727, aired 2013-12-10 | CONTROL $800: In terms of arms-control negotiations between the U.S. & the USSR, SALT was succeeded by this 5-letter acronym START |
| #6715, aired 2013-11-22 | LITERARY OPENINGS $800: Virgil:
"I sing of arms and the man, he who, exiled by fate, first came from the coast of Troy to Italy" the Aeneid |
| #6703, aired 2013-11-06 | LIT-TREE-TURE $2,000 (Daily Double): This self-described "fool" wrote, "a tree that looks at God all day / and lifts her leafy arms to pray" Joyce Kilmer |
| #6697, aired 2013-10-29 | PLANT THE FLAG $800: This nation's flag was changed after the removal of Baby Doc Duvalier but still includes a palm tree in the coat of arms Haiti |
| #6684, aired 2013-10-10 | SOUTHERN BOOKSTORE $1600: Mr. Rhett Butler returns to Tara & once again finds himself in the arms of his beloved in this 1992 novel Scarlett |
| #6683, aired 2013-10-09 | IRISH LITERATURE $400: The narrator of this satire says, "I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground" Gulliver's Travels |
| #6680, aired 2013-10-04 | 1967 $2,000 (Daily Double): In January LBJ proposed these "talks" to end the costly U.S.-Soviet weapons race SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) |
| #6649, aired 2013-07-11 | WAR STORIES $800: "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway World War I |
| #6647, aired 2013-07-09 | JIMMY WORKS OUT $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew lays on his belly with arms and legs extended at the Sony gym as a trainer gives the clue.) Jimmy's strengthening his lower back muscles with an exercise named for this comic book hero Superman |
| #6647, aired 2013-07-09 | JIMMY WORKS OUT $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is doing pull-ups at the Sony gym.) Danny's got me doing wide-grip pull-ups that work the muscles of the shoulders and the arms, but mainly target these, the broadest and most powerful muscles of the back the latissimus dorsi |
| #6643, aired 2013-07-03 | BOTTOM FEEDERS $1200: Although this echinoderm usually has 5 arms, some may have more than 40 a starfish |
| #6643, aired 2013-07-03 | BOTTOM FEEDERS $3,000 (Daily Double): This animal has no head, arms or internal organs & belongs to the phylum Porifera, meaning "pore-bearer" sponge |
| #6636, aired 2013-06-24 | LET'S GO ON "TUR" $400: This device usually has several arms projecting from a post to control the passage of people from one area to another a turnstile |
| #6634, aired 2013-06-20 | ALBUM COVERS $800: 1991: A naked baby in a swimming pool, arms outstretched towards a dollar bill on a fish hook Nevermind |
| #6634, aired 2013-06-20 | ALBUM COVERS $1200: 2011: Lady Gaga's body morphs into a motorcycle while her arms reach down to grasp the front wheel Born This Way |
| #6576, aired 2013-04-01 | 15 LETTERS OR MORE $2,000 (Daily Double): Drawn only partly from Hemingway's own experiences, "A Farewell to Arms" is described as this 20-letter type of novel semiautobiographical |
| #6572, aired 2013-03-26 | COMPACTS $1000: The U.S. & the Soviet Union signed treaties called SALT I & SALT II, the "SA" in SALT standing for these strategic arms |
| #6565, aired 2013-03-15 | MASON, DIXON, & THEIR LINE $2000: At 5-mile intervals, stones featured the Coat of Arms of the Penn family on one side, this Maryland family on the other the Calverts |
| #6564, aired 2013-03-14 | FLAGS OF THE WORLD $600: This nation's blue, yellow & red flag represents the colors used in the arms of Walachia & Moldavia Romania |
| #6557, aired 2013-03-05 | CARRIE $800: "Hollywood Arms", a play by this comedienne & her daughter Carrie Hamilton, opened soon after Carrie died in 2002 Carol Burnett |
| #6557, aired 2013-03-05 | VIDEO-POURRI $1600: It's a small square in a top corner of a coat of arms, and also another name for Guangzhou, China Canton |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | COATS OF ARMS $200: This explorer's 3 ships are represented on Trinidad & Tobago's coat of arms Columbus |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | COATS OF ARMS $400: This city's name is from the German for "monk"; its coat of arms depicts a monk dressed in black holding a book Munich |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | COATS OF ARMS $600: Quebec's coat of arms has 3 green maple leaves representing Canada & 3 of these symbols of France a fleur-de-lis |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | COATS OF ARMS $800: On Chile's coat of arms, that's a guemul, a rare Andean deer, facing this bird a condor |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | COATS OF ARMS $1000: Among the items featured on this Scottish city's coat of arms is a salmon caught in the River Clyde Glasgow |
| #6548, aired 2013-02-20 | TRIOS $400: The coat of arms of this academy features the trio "Duty, Honor, Country", also its motto West Point |
| #6513, aired 2013-01-02 | THE 6 SIMPLE MACHINES $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew uses a nutcracker to open a walnut.) It may not look like it, but a nutcracker is actually a type of this simple machine, with the arms connected to a fulcrum, helping to amplify physical force a lever |
| #6500, aired 2012-12-14 | EUROPEAN RULERS $600: This 16th century British queen's motto, which appeared on her coat of arms, was "semper eadem", or "always the same" Elizabeth |
| #6498, aired 2012-12-12 | EARLY U.S. CAPITALS $600: Before it became capital of New Jersey, it was the U.S. capital for 2 months; Congress met at the French Arms Tavern Trenton |
| #6476, aired 2012-11-12 | BODY LANGUAGE $800: "In the ____ of Morpheus" arms |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $1,000 (Daily Double): The Sakonnet, Seekonk & Providence Rivers are saltwater arms of this bay Narragansett Bay |
| #6460, aired 2012-10-19 | GONE BABY GONE $800: Pieces of arms were found with this statue on a Greek island in 1820 the Venus de Milo |
| #6435, aired 2012-08-03 | KID RHYMES $400: Fast mover of the deep with 10 arms a squid |
| #6433, aired 2012-08-01 | "J" WALKING $1000: The U.S. military calls this 2-word exercise using the arms & legs a "side-straddle hop" a jumping jack |
| #6430, aired 2012-07-27 | A HAMMER FEST $1,200 (Daily Double): The Soviet constitution of 1918 said that the coat of arms should include these 2 items, handles down a hammer and sickle |
| #6423, aired 2012-07-18 | MYSTERIES & THRILLERS $1000: In "The Big Sleep" we learn that this shamus lives at the Hobart Arms on Franklin (Philip) Marlowe |
| #6416, aired 2012-07-09 | KNIGHT TIME $1600: The name of these identifying designs comes from their use on the surcoat worn over a knight's armor a coat-of-arms |
| #6411, aired 2012-07-02 | LITERARY ADJECTIVES $1000: 7 letters: adjective for works like "Arms and the Man" Shavian |
| #6407, aired 2012-06-26 | OTHER RED, WHITE & BLUE FLAGS $1200: The historic arms of Dubrovnik are included on this Balkan country's red, white & blue striped flag Croatia |
| #6395, aired 2012-06-08 | POETRY, THY NAME IS HIM $2000: "That is no country for old men.
The young in one another's arms, birds in the trees" William Butler Yeats |
| #6393, aired 2012-06-06 | WHOLE SALE $400: The film "Lord of War" was inspired by Victor Bout, a notorious seller of these finally convicted in 2011 arms |
| #6383, aired 2012-05-23 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $800: On April 19, 1775 British troops marched from Boston to destroy arms & gunpowder stored in this town Concord |
| #6373, aired 2012-05-09 | HOW SYMBOLIC $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) The U.S. Air Force coat of arms depicts two symbols of airstriking power; a bald eagle & thunderbolts from this Roman god of the sky & heavens Jupiter |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | WORLD CAPITALS $400: The coat of arms of this Ukraine capital depicts the Archangel Michael, its heavenly protector Kiev |
| #6350, aired 2012-04-06 | HERALDRY $200: Also meaning someone renting from you, it's the heraldic term for a human figure holding up a coat of arms a tenant |
| #6350, aired 2012-04-06 | LITERARY LINKS $400: A Farewell to
____
and the Man Arms |
| #6350, aired 2012-04-06 | HERALDRY $1000: A coat of arms from Wales features an elephant & this eagle-lion hybrid a griffin |
| #6349, aired 2012-04-05 | GRAB IT $1600: When a congressman becomes unruly, the Sergeant at Arms could grab this to restore order a mace |
| #6341, aired 2012-03-26 | THERE'S A WORD FOR THAT $2,000 (Daily Double): It's a device used in threshing grain as well as a verb meaning to wave your arms wildly & uselessly a flail |
| #6310, aired 2012-02-10 | POTPOURRI $600: Snakes have no arms or legs but can have 600 of these bones in their flexible spines vertebrae |
| #6295, aired 2012-01-20 | ALLITERATIVELY YOURS $400: Kids wear them on their arms to stay afloat water wings |
| #6291, aired 2012-01-16 | COATS OF ARMS $400: This country's coat of arms features a Maori chieftain & a European woman supporting the shield New Zealand |
| #6291, aired 2012-01-16 | COATS OF ARMS $800: The coat of arms of Norfolk Island in the South Pacific features the Norfolk species of this conifer a pine tree |
| #6291, aired 2012-01-16 | COATS OF ARMS $2000: On Singapore's coat of arms, the lion represents Singapore itself & a tiger represents its historical link to this country Malaysia |
| #6289, aired 2012-01-12 | LITERARY CHARACTER PERSONAL TRAINER $200: Work those harpooning arms, or "Thus, I give up the spear" will be your last words! & work those calves ...OK, calf, anyway! Captain Ahab |
| #6261, aired 2011-12-05 | REMEMBER LAST DECEMBER? $1600: The Senate ratified an updated arms control treaty with Russia known as "New" this START |
| #6227, aired 2011-10-18 | RANK-LY SPEAKING $1600: Job title of the chief law enforcer of the House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms |
| #6217, aired 2011-10-04 | A STICKY SITUATION $800: You can get things to stick with suction cups, similar to those on octopus arms, where they're called these suckers |
| #6216, aired 2011-10-03 | THE HUMAN BODY $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows the clue on the monitor and demonstrates.) These fan-shaped muscles are used to lift the arms up as well as turn the arms inward the pectorals |
| #6181, aired 2011-06-27 | SIGNAGE $1000: This family's coat of arms is on buildings all around Florence, like the one seen here Medici |
| #6133, aired 2011-04-20 | BERNINI $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a geometric diagram on the monitor.) Bernini said his plan of a large oval connected to a trapezoidal space for the piazza of this building was meant to evoke the arms of the Church embracing its faithful St. Peter's Basilica |
| #6114, aired 2011-03-24 | THE MANSION FAMILY $1000: 269-room Villa Hugel in Essen, Germany was home to this arms & steel industry family until 1945 the Krupps |
| #6108, aired 2011-03-16 | "MO"-POURRI $1000: If you're asleep, you're "in the arms of" this god Morpheus |
| #6098, aired 2011-03-02 | SCOTT, PILGRIM $400: Scott, wasn't it nice of the Wampanoag tribe to teach us how to make this dish of beans & corn? succotash |
| #6089, aired 2011-02-17 | WORDS & PHRASES $1600: Today representing a family or country, it's the 3-word name for the emblem painted on a medieval knight's shield a coat of arms |
| #6072, aired 2011-01-25 | MEN OF MUSIC $600: In 1908 Oscar Strauss turned this playwright's "Arms and the Man" into the operetta "The Chocolate Soldier" (George Bernard) Shaw |
| #6046, aired 2010-12-20 | A VISIT TO AUSTRALIA $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew feeds a kangaroo at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney.) Found in the bush & also the zoo, the eastern gray kangaroo is Australia's most commonly seen animal in this group of mammals marsupials |
| #6029, aired 2010-11-25 | THE OFFICE WORKOUT $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates an office exercise.) With water bottles, you can tone these muscles in the front of the upper arms the biceps |
| #6019, aired 2010-11-11 | VETERANS DAY $600: Each November 11 a color guard executes "present arms" at 11:00 A.M. at this Arlington National Cemetery location the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
| #6016, aired 2010-11-08 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $200: This Ernest Hemingway love story that takes place during WWI was one of Penguin Books' first 10 titles A Farewell to Arms |
| #6008, aired 2010-10-27 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: Slaves, molasses & rum were exchanged in the 3 arms of the colonial practice known as this "trade" the triangle trade |
| #6004, aired 2010-10-21 | THE ZODIAC SIGN THAT'S... $2,800 (Daily Double): The lucky possessor of 4 hooves & 2 arms Sagittarius |
| #5997, aired 2010-10-12 | BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $400: Simba climbs to the top of the Empire State Building with Fay Wray in his arms The Lion King Kong |
| #5977, aired 2010-09-14 | THE "A" LIST $800: Bolivia's coat of arms features this quadruped an alpaca |
| #5962, aired 2010-07-13 | B.C. $400: In the 100s B.C. this statue was completed by Alexandros; its farewell to arms would come later the Venus de Milo |
| #5952, aired 2010-06-29 | REBELS WITH A CAUSE $800: In the 1799 Fries Rebellion, Pennsylvania took up arms against a tax on this, including land & slaves property |
| #5918, aired 2010-05-12 | ENDS WITH 3 VOWELS $800: This farewell word first appeared in an English text in Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" ciao |
| #5880, aired 2010-03-19 | CHARACTER ASSASSINATION $1200: Air Force gunner Snowden catches some flak & dies in Yossarian's arms, courtesy of this author (Joseph) Heller |
| #5879, aired 2010-03-18 | UTENSILS $800: These, 2 arms hinged or pivoted together, come in various sizes to be used for grasping anything from ice to snails to pasta tongs |
| #5863, aired 2010-02-24 | AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER $400: National Security Advisor John Poindexter got in trouble for his role in this 1980s arms-for-hostages arrangement Iran-Contra |
| #5861, aired 2010-02-22 | LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL $200: Ernest Hemingway:
"Adios a las Armas" A Farewell to Arms |
| #5858, aired 2010-02-17 | COUNTRY $2,000 (Daily Double): This country's coat of arms has 3 stars for its 3 main island groups, an eagle for the U.S. & and a lion representing Spain the Philippines |
| #5840, aired 2010-01-22 | "RACE" TO THE ANSWER $400: To clasp in one's arms, or to include to embrace |
| #5801, aired 2009-11-30 | THE ACE OF HEARTS $1000: During WWI, Lt. Henry goes AWOL & escapes to Switzerland to be with his love Catherine in this Hemingway novel A Farewell to Arms |
| #5801, aired 2009-11-30 | JORDAN WITH QUEEN RANIA $1600: (Queen Rania of Jordan presents the clue.) Jordan's coat of arms bears an eagle, which is a symbol of this 12th century Muslim leader who fought Richard the Lionheart Saladin |
| #5790, aired 2009-11-13 | LET'S GO FOR A SWIM $400: Simultaneously bring both arms out of the water in forward, circular motions to do this stroke the butterfly |
| #5782, aired 2009-11-03 | REALLY OLD BOOKS $800 (Daily Double): In this Old Testament book, God orders Moses to count all the Israelites who are able to bear arms Numbers |
| #5774, aired 2009-10-22 | PARTY LIKE IT'S 1499 $400: In 1499 Michelangelo sculpted this statue of the Madonna with the dead Jesus in her arms the Pietà |
| #5765, aired 2009-10-09 | SPEAK UP! $1000: A 19th c. woman: "For the theater one needs long arms; an artiste with short arms can never... make a fine gesture" Sarah Bernhardt |
| #5761, aired 2009-10-05 | SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON $1000: (Madam Secretary Hillary Clinton delivers the clue.) The State Department is responsible for treaties, & one of the most important is this one that helps control the spread of nuclear arms, NPT for short the Non-Proliferation Treaty |
| #5760, aired 2009-10-02 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN $400: This actress & Don Johnson were wed in 1976, divorced in 1977, remarried in 1989 & split for good 7 years later Melanie Griffith |
| #5760, aired 2009-10-02 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN $800: Nicollette Sheridan & this singer, an item for 5 years in the '90s, reunited in 2005... for a while Michael Bolton |
| #5760, aired 2009-10-02 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN $1200: She & Robert Wagner got married in 1972, 15 years after their first try Natalie Wood |
| #5760, aired 2009-10-02 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN $1600: Sophia Loren & this producer had their 1st marriage annulled under pressure; their 2nd lasted 'til death did them part Carlo Ponti |
| #5760, aired 2009-10-02 | BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN $2000: Rent asunder in 2006, playmate Shanna Moakler & this Blink-182 drummer reunited after his 2008 plane crash (Travis) Barker |
| #5749, aired 2009-09-17 | IN THE BOOKSTORE $10,000 (Daily Double): He wrote books on fishing & hunting, & you might also enjoy his classic "A Farewell to Arms" Hemingway |
| #5729, aired 2009-07-02 | OF WAR $1200: This weapon created in 1947 has been featured on a Russian coin, Burkina Faso's coat of arms & Mozambique's flag the AK-47 |
| #5697, aired 2009-05-19 | OH, SHAW! $800: A mercenary fighting the Bulgarians is one of the characters in the 1894 play these "and the Man" Arms |
| #5672, aired 2009-04-14 | SOME CALL IT BLASPHEMY $200: His thesis No. 77 says it's blasphemy that the cross on the papal arms is of equal power to Jesus' cross Martin Luther |
| #5671, aired 2009-04-13 | SAM ADAMS $800: In 1775 Gen. Gage offered pardons to all who laid down arms except Adams & this 1st signer of the Dec. of Independence John Hancock |
| #5664, aired 2009-04-02 | WHAT "R" WE? $1200: This cat breed is named for its propensity to lie limply in its owner's arms the ragdoll cat |
| #5659, aired 2009-03-26 | WHAT SIGN ARE YOU? $600: You're a white X (or "crossbuck"); your arms say these 2 words railroad crossing |
| #5647, aired 2009-03-10 | BEER $1000: The 2 words that precede "Less Filling" in slogans for Miller lite "Tastes Great" ("Great Taste" accepted) |
| #5632, aired 2009-02-17 | COATS OF ARMS $200: On Guyana's coat of arms, a white shield is bordered by 2 of these felines, the largest cat in the New World the jaguar |
| #5632, aired 2009-02-17 | COATS OF ARMS $400: Due to a strong Viking element in its history, the Isle of Man has this black bird on its shield along with a falcon a raven |
| #5632, aired 2009-02-17 | COATS OF ARMS $600: The center of Armenia's coat of arms features this mountain, its national symbol; oh, & there's a boat on its peak Mount Ararat |
| #5632, aired 2009-02-17 | COATS OF ARMS $800: The region of Transylvania is represented on this nation's coat of arms by an eagle & 7 towers Romania |
| #5632, aired 2009-02-17 | COATS OF ARMS $1000: Its national coat of arms features Montevideo Hill with a fortress on top symbolizing strength Uruguay |
| #5632, aired 2009-02-17 | BODY OF MUSIC $1200: Steve Perry of Journey came to us with these, "nothing to hide, believe what I say" "Open Arms" |
| #5627, aired 2009-02-10 | QUICK STUDY $2000: Though not an -ology, it's the study of coats of arms heraldry |
| #5619, aired 2009-01-29 | RAISE THE FLAG $1,000 (Daily Double): Both the flag & the coat of arms of this Eastern Canadian province bear the Cross of St. Andrew Nova Scotia |
| #5606, aired 2009-01-12 | THE LOUVRE $200: Discovered on a Greek island in 1820, this statue would have had arms & been adorned with jewelry & color the Venus de Milo |
| #5595, aired 2008-12-26 | THE CONSTITUTION TODAY $1,000 (Daily Double): In June 2008 the Supreme Court said that this amendment grants an individual, not just a collective, right the Second Amendment |
| #5588, aired 2008-12-17 | MARINE BIOLOGY $2,600 (Daily Double): Although some species of this in the class Asteroidia have more than 20 arms, 5 is the usual number a starfish |
| #5575, aired 2008-11-28 | PRETZEL LOGIC $1600: The Latin term for pretzels is brachiola or "little" these arms |
| #5552, aired 2008-10-28 | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE PRESIDENTS $400: The 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit made progress on arms issues but snagged over this Reagan defense plan "Star Wars" |
| #5533, aired 2008-10-01 | HAPPY 50th NASA $1000: The 50th anniversary logo shows a grand design galaxy in which these anatomical features curl pleasingly inward the arms of the galaxy |
| #5528, aired 2008-09-24 | INTERNATIONAL ETIQUETTE $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew puts his arms akimbo.) One of our common relaxation poses is a sign of aggression in this Asian archipelago, the world's fourth most populous country Indonesia |
| #5513, aired 2008-07-23 | BALLET BASICS $400: If the arms are en couronne, they're held in a curve here above the head |
| #5513, aired 2008-07-23 | BALLET BASICS $800: This ordinal ballet position traditionally has both arms extended outward 2nd position |
| #5510, aired 2008-07-18 | UP THROUGH THE RANKS $600: The chief security officer of the Senate, he preserves order in the chamber & the galleries the Sergeant at Arms |
| #5510, aired 2008-07-18 | UP THROUGH THE RANKS $1000: Make a cereal commitment to this company that makes Chex General Mills |
| #5506, aired 2008-07-14 | HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FJORD LATELY? $3,000 (Daily Double): Between this country's Snaefells & Reykja Peninsulas, Faxa Bay has 2 eastern arms: the Hval & Borgar Fjords Iceland |
| #5505, aired 2008-07-11 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS $800: This big rodent represents industry & activity on Toronto's coat of arms the beaver |
| #5500, aired 2008-07-04 | I'LL HAVE SECONDS $800: The Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms & mentions "a well regulated" one of these a militia |
| #5491, aired 2008-06-23 | MINDBENDING MISCELLANY $2000: Involving a color & an animal, it's the second most common pub name found in the U.K. & is found on the U.K. coat of arms red lion |
| #5487, aired 2008-06-17 | BEFORE & AFTER $5,000 (Daily Double): Drew Carey game show that's constitutionally guaranteed by the second amendment The Price is Right to bear arms |
| #5446, aired 2008-04-21 | PHYSICS $3,000 (Daily Double): (Jon of the Clue Crew shows himself on the monitor, swiveling around in a chair with dumbbells in his hands, extending and contracting his arms.) When I draw my arms inward, my angular velocity increases because my angular mass decreases; the product of those two quantities is called angular this momentum |
| #5444, aired 2008-04-17 | BALLET $800: This Stravinsky character first played by Tamara Karsavina has the face & arms of a girl & a body of feathers the Firebird |
| #5430, aired 2008-03-28 | STARS, NOT CARS $1200: This actor was good friends with Hemingway & starred in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" & "A Farewell to Arms" Gary Cooper |
| #5376, aired 2008-01-14 | LITERARY TITLES $800: Prose from Papa A Farewell to Arms |
| #5374, aired 2008-01-10 | POTPOURRI $1000: Toronto's coat of arms boasts an artist's depiction of 3 rivers flowing into this body of water Lake Ontario |
| #5365, aired 2007-12-28 | WHAT A REVOLTIN' DEVELOPMENT! $200: In 1921 coal miners in this "Mountain State" took up arms & tried to force unionization in its southwest part West Virginia |
| #5352, aired 2007-12-11 | MUNICH $1600: On Munich's coat of arms you'll find one of these religious figures who originally settled the city and gave it its name monk |
| #5351, aired 2007-12-10 | WHERE IS THAT, COMRADE? $1,000 (Daily Double): Russia has long coastlines on the Kara & Laptev seas, arms of this body of water the Arctic Ocean |
| #5350, aired 2007-12-07 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS $200: One of these one-horned mythical beasts, long a symbol of Scotland, graces Prince William's coat of arms a unicorn |
| #5348, aired 2007-12-05 | ZOOLOGY $200: The giant Pacific octopus may have as many as 1,600 of these on its arms; they help it to taste & touch suckers |
| #5344, aired 2007-11-29 | PULP NURSERY RHYME $200: This title dame was eatin' curds & whey when the spider came in; she ran into my arms, but I knew she was trouble Little Miss Muffet |
| #5342, aired 2007-11-27 | ASTRONOMY $1200: From the way the arms of the galaxy sweep around, the Milky Way, seen here, is classified as this type of galaxy a spiral galaxy |
| #5337, aired 2007-11-20 | BUSY AS A BEAVER $400: The coat of arms of this company founded in 1670 & active in Canada displays 4 furry beavers the Hudson's Bay Company |
| #5330, aired 2007-11-09 | THE BELOVED BRACHIOSAURUS $400: Referring to its long forelimbs, the name Brachiosaurus comes from the Greek for this "lizard" arm |
| #5292, aired 2007-09-18 | "M"ANIMAL $800: Of the 3 animals on Ontario, Canada's coat of arms, the one that fits the category a moose |
| #5291, aired 2007-09-17 | WORLD FLAGS $1,000 (Daily Double): (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads the clue.) Behind the coat of arms on Portugal's flag is a navigational tool; in 1816, it was also on the flag of this other land Brazil |
| #5285, aired 2007-07-27 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT $2000: This god, AKA Vulcan, made jewelry as well as arms & armor Hephaestus |
| #5283, aired 2007-07-25 | BODIES OF WATER $600: Toyama, Wakasa & Ishikari bays are arms of this sea the Sea of Japan |
| #5279, aired 2007-07-19 | SUMMERTIME $400: The Etesian wind blows all summer over the lands around the Adriatic & Aegean Seas, arms of this sea the Mediterranean |
| #5254, aired 2007-06-14 | OTHER BRITISH ISLES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands in front of an image of a flag.) On the flag of this island & territory, the anchor in the coat of arms represents the Bounty Pitcairn Islands |
| #5237, aired 2007-05-22 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS $1600: A coat of arms might include a cadency symbol, like crescent for a second of these a son |
| #5228, aired 2007-05-09 | FLAGS $600: This Australian state's flag features a red lion, just like the coat of arms of its capital, Hobart Tasmania |
| #5223, aired 2007-05-02 | SURF'S UP $400: "Hanging ten" means riding at the front of your board with these off it your toes |
| #5215, aired 2007-04-20 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS $200: Although this creature walks on 8 arms, its name is Greek for "8-footed" an octopus |
| #5214, aired 2007-04-19 | VERY SPECIFIC FORTUNE COOKIES $1600: You will have a blast when you know this repeating arms company began making its famous rifle is 1866 Winchester |
| #5180, aired 2007-03-02 | WHAT A BOHR! $600: Long a proponent of arms control, Bohr was awarded the first Atoms for this prize Peace |
| #5180, aired 2007-03-02 | GLAND TIDINGS $1600: These nodes are glands, & they aren't just in the head & neck; there are more under the arms,too lymph nodes |
| #5159, aired 2007-02-01 | WORLD HISTORY $200: The city of Leipzig, now in this country, was the site of an 1813 battle called the greatest clash of arms before WWI Germany |
| #5155, aired 2007-01-26 | NOVELS $1,400 (Daily Double): In this Hemingway novel, wounded WWI soldier Frederic really presses the call button of Nurse Catherine A Farewell to Arms |
| #5154, aired 2007-01-25 | OFFICIAL STATE SEALS $1000: The 5 arms on the star on its seal represent the 5 civilized tribes Oklahoma |
| #5150, aired 2007-01-19 | COLONIAL AMERICA $1000: Lawbreakers were often punished by this 7-letter device that locked the head & arms between 2 wooden boards the pillory |
| #5127, aired 2006-12-19 | LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW $200: Flat snow crystals generally have this many sides or arms six |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | AMENDMENTS BY NUMBER $400: "...The right of the people to keep and bear arms..." 2nd Amendment |
| #5115, aired 2006-12-01 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $200: Canada's coat of arms contains depictions of a Scottish unicorn, gold fleur-de-lis & sprig of these leaves a maple leaf |
| #5115, aired 2006-12-01 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $400: A banner reading "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here" tops this West African nation's coat of arms Liberia |
| #5115, aired 2006-12-01 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $600: This country's coat of arms dates back to the 13th century, when an ax & the crown of St. Olaf were added to a lion Norway |
| #5115, aired 2006-12-01 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $800: The white lion with a double tail on its coat of arms was granted to Bohemia in the 1100s the Czech Republic |
| #5115, aired 2006-12-01 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $1,000 (Daily Double): This country's coat of arms is framed by the Pillars of Hercules, which are topped by crowns Spain |
| #5099, aired 2006-11-09 | SOUNDS THE SAME TO ME $800: You have the right to do this regarding arms, but your arms will be this without sleeves bear/bare |
| #5090, aired 2006-10-27 | ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS $800: These family emblems go back to the Crusaders' robes, which were emblazoned with heraldic symbols crests (or coats of arms) |
| #5082, aired 2006-10-17 | STATE FLAGS $800: Its flag bears the arms of the Calvert & Crossland families Maryland |
| #5067, aired 2006-09-26 | PLAY BOY $2000: "Major Barbara"
&
"Arms and the Man" (George Bernard) Shaw |
| #5060, aired 2006-09-15 | COLD PLAY $800: In a 1963 play Shelley Winters reminisced, "I'd lay ...on my back, and swish my arms up and down" & make this title item snow angels |
| #5017, aired 2006-06-06 | POLISH HISTORY $1600: In 1295 Przemysl II first used this crowned white bird on the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Poland the eagle |
| #5005, aired 2006-05-19 | NOVEL PICTURE PUZZLES $1000: The writer's own experiences served as source material for this 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms |
| #4993, aired 2006-05-03 | BODY PART-THING $1000: It's what the "AR" stands for in "START I", a strategic treaty signed by Bush & Gorbachev arms reduction |
| #4988, aired 2006-04-26 | NUMBER THAT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT $600: The one that ends with the word "infringed" the 2nd |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | HERALDIC BEASTS $400: Moscow's coat of arms features St. George slaying one of these with his lance a dragon |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | HERALDIC BEASTS $800: As you'd expect, this animal appears on the coat of arms of the Ivory Coast an elephant |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | HERALDIC BEASTS $1200: This animal is on the Lopez family coat of arms, probably because of the name Lopez comes from the Latin for it a wolf |
| #4984, aired 2006-04-20 | HERALDIC BEASTS $1600: Wearing a gold collar & chain in the U.K.'s coat of arms, this mythical beast represents Scotland the unicorn |
| #4981, aired 2006-04-17 | POETIC LINES $800: 2 of his less famous lines are "A tree that looks at God all day, and lifts her leafy arms to pray" Joyce Kilmer |
| #4954, aired 2006-03-09 | HEMINGWAY WORKS IN OTHER WORDS $800: "So Long, Weaponry" A Farewell to Arms |
| #4949, aired 2006-03-02 | THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads in front of a set of wooden doors at West Point, NY.) The United States Military Academy's coat of arms depicts the helmet of this Greek goddess of wisdom & warfare Athena |
| #4926, aired 2006-01-30 | STATE BIRDS $1000: A state bird since 1947, its black & orange colors resemble those on the Calvert coat of arms the Baltimore oriole |
| #4902, aired 2005-12-27 | THE WINTER PALACE $800: The Winter Palace decor features these winged, lionlike mythical beasts found on 1 of the Romanov coats of arms griffins |
| #4898, aired 2005-12-21 | BY THE NUMBERS $1,400 (Daily Double): A reduction of arms & independence for Turkey were 2 items in this Jan. 8, 1918 pronouncement the Fourteen Points |
| #4895, aired 2005-12-16 | SHAKESPEARE $800: Holding this dead daughter in his arms, King Lear says, "Her voice was ever soft, gentle and low" Cordelia |
| #4895, aired 2005-12-16 | SHAKESPEARE $2000: Saturninus opens this play saying, "Noble patricians, patrons of my right, defend the justice of my cause with arms" Titus Andronicus |
| #4850, aired 2005-10-14 | GROWN-UPS EAT THAT? $400: Don't be fooled: calamari is just a fancy name for this sea creature that has suction cups on some of its squiggly arms squid |
| #4840, aired 2005-09-30 | ONWARD TO ONTARIO $400: 3 of these leaves appear on Ontario's coat of arms the maple leaf |
| #4835, aired 2005-09-23 | ALL THE "RIGHT" MOVES $800: The text of the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment deals with this the right to bear arms |
| #4823, aired 2005-07-20 | COLOMBIA $600: Colombia's coat of arms was adopted in 1834 & features this vulture perched on top the Andean Condor |
| #4801, aired 2005-06-20 | ALLITERATION $400: When learning to swim, little kids wear these inflatable devices on their arms water wings |
| #4759, aired 2005-04-21 | TAKE THE "A" TRAIN $1600: It can be a call to go left or right in square dancing with interlocking arms an allemande |
| #4755, aired 2005-04-15 | POP/ROCK WOMEN $400: She's the angelic-voiced singer from Canada heard here
"In the arms of the angels..." (Sarah) McLachlan |
| #4753, aired 2005-04-13 | BODY LANGUAGE $400: The boss held these "akimbo" while demanding to know why Arnold was late again his arms |
| #4739, aired 2005-03-24 | WAR STORIES $600: "A Farewell to Arms",
"Goodbye to All That" World War I |
| #4734, aired 2005-03-17 | "E" GADS! $400: A steamboat, a condor & Chimborazo Mountain appear on this country's coat of arms Ecuador |
| #4723, aired 2005-03-02 | FLAG ME DOWN $1000: The colors on this Low Country's flag came from the coat of arms of the province of Brabant Belgium |
| #4717, aired 2005-02-22 | CONTEMPORARIES $400: Lady Godiva was a naked babe in arms when this Scot & Shakespeare title character was on the throne Macbeth |
| #4717, aired 2005-02-22 | IT'S ALL A PLANT $2,000 (Daily Double): This Mediterranean fruit appears on the Spanish city of Granada's coat of arms a pomegranate |
| #4716, aired 2005-02-21 | LITERARY TITLE PAIRS $400: 1894:
"...and the Man" Arms |
| #4702, aired 2005-02-01 | CANADIAN FLAGS $3,000 (Daily Double): Its flag has the royal arms of Scotland & is the reverse colors of the Scottish flag Nova Scotia |
| #4701, aired 2005-01-31 | THE TEENS $2000: In 2002 Prince Harry got his own coat of arms when he turned this age 18 |
| #4699, aired 2005-01-27 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS $400: Of particular interest to the NRA is the amendment that allows us "to keep & bear" these arms |
| #4690, aired 2005-01-14 | THE U.N. $200: In May 1994 the Security Council ended the arms embargo against this country due to the end of apartheid South Africa |
| #4685, aired 2005-01-07 | CITY SEALS $600: The seal of the Steel City features the coat of arms of this first Earl of Chatham (William) Pitt (the elder) |
| #4684, aired 2005-01-06 | NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES $400: The armory in this Mass. town was America's small arms manufacturer for nearly 200 years Springfield |
| #4684, aired 2005-01-06 | HOUSEHOLD WORDS $2000: It can be an overcoat or a large overstuffed sofa with upholstered arms a chesterfield |
| #4667, aired 2004-12-14 | SNOWBOARDING $800: An off-balance rider is said to be "rolling down" these, from the flailing motion of the arms windows |
| #4662, aired 2004-12-07 | BODY LANGUAGE $200: Manucher Ghorbanifar, an Iranian dealer in these, was involved in the 1980s swap of them for hostages arms |
| #4647, aired 2004-11-16 | THE GOD SQUAD $800: Mara, this Asian religion's god of evil, rides an elephant & has 100 arms Buddhism |
| #4645, aired 2004-11-12 | RESUMÉS OF WORLD LEADERS $2000: Political science degree; Mujahideen arms & money purveyor, 1980s; Transitional Head of State, 2001 Hamid Karzai |
| #4638, aired 2004-11-04 | LEAVE IT TO BEAVER $800: This country put a beaver on its coat of arms & on its 5-cent piece Canada |
| #4614, aired 2004-09-30 | HUMAN EVOLUTION $800: From the size of these body parts, Australopithecus boisei became known as "Nutcracker Man" the teeth |
| #4609, aired 2004-09-23 | HOW DO YOU... $2000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew strikes a yogic pose.) Start in mountain posture, step forward, bend one knee, raise hand overhead assume the warrior position |
| #4606, aired 2004-09-20 | LET'S VISIT BOTSWANA $400: The shield on Botswana's coat of arms is supported by 2 of these equines zebras |
| #4590, aired 2004-07-16 | THE ANATOMY OF EVEL $200: In 1976 Evel Knievel had a farewell to these, breaking both in an attempt to jump a tank full of sharks his arms |
| #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | VULTURE CULTURE $400: This Andean vulture is on the coats of arms of 4 South American countries the condor |
| #4571, aired 2004-06-21 | ARE YOU ADDRESSING ME? $1000: As tovarishch means this, we guess you could be a tovarishch-in-arms comrade |
| #4553, aired 2004-05-26 | SIMILAR TITLES $800: Hemingway knocked out "A Farewell to Arms" & he punched out "Farewell, My Lovely" (Raymond) Chandler |
| #4549, aired 2004-05-20 | ARCHITECTURE $1000: In a cross-shaped church, this intercepts the nave to form the arms of the cross the transept |
| #4510, aired 2004-03-26 | BEGINS & ENDS WITH "N" $1600: A wrestling hold applied to the head, neck & one or both arms a nelson |
| #4510, aired 2004-03-26 | NAMES IN NATURE $2,000 (Daily Double): It's said the Mormons named this desert plant, seen here, for its resemblance to a Biblical prophet with arms lifted the Joshua tree |
| #4509, aired 2004-03-25 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $400: The shield on this country's coat of arms is supported by a European woman & a Maori chieftain New Zealand |
| #4509, aired 2004-03-25 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $800: This object appears on Switzerland's coat of arms as well as its flag a cross |
| #4509, aired 2004-03-25 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $1200: Its coat of arms bears the motto "Unity Through Diversity", not "Beware of the Komodo Dragon" Indonesia |
| #4509, aired 2004-03-25 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $2,000 (Daily Double): Its coat of arms shows the isthmus of Panama, which was once a part of it Colombia |
| #4509, aired 2004-03-25 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $2000: Costa Rica's coat of arms features these 2 bodies of water the Caribbean Sea & the Pacific Ocean |
| #4504, aired 2004-03-18 | NBA RULES $200: (Hi, I'm Malik Rose.) Rule 4, Section 14 says that while an opponent's doing this, I can't run past him, wave my arms or talk trash to him shooting a free throw |
| #4502, aired 2004-03-16 | ANCIENT ROMANS $1000: This orator wrote, "Let arms yield to the toga, the laurel crown to praise" Cicero |
| #4498, aired 2004-03-10 | "SNOW" JOB $800: To make one of these, (1) Lie down face up in the snow with arms outstretched, & (2) Flap your arms & legs a snow angel |
| #4494, aired 2004-03-04 | FLAGS $1000: Maryland's state flag features the coats of arms of 2 families related to Lord Baltimore: the Crosslands & this family the Calverts |
| #4480, aired 2004-02-13 | SEA CREATURES $2000: This spiny-skinned sea animal of the class asteroidea drops off arms as a defensive measure & then grows new ones a starfish |
| #4475, aired 2004-02-06 | ARMS & THE MAN $200: The .45 with this man's name on it was the official sidearm of the U.S. Army until 1984 the Colt |
| #4475, aired 2004-02-06 | ARMS & THE MAN $400: First name of Israeli gun designer Gal Uzi |
| #4475, aired 2004-02-06 | ARMS & THE MAN $600: The family firm run by this man starting in 1826 became known as the "Arsenal of the Reich" Krupp |
| #4475, aired 2004-02-06 | ARMS & THE MAN $800: Gen. Patton called this alphanumeric rifle designed by John Garand "The greatest battle implement ever devised" the M1 |
| #4475, aired 2004-02-06 | ARMS & THE MAN $1000: He's holding the invention named for him (General John T.) Thompson |
| #4463, aired 2004-01-21 | DOUBLE "D"s $800: Newborn babies were wrapped in these clothes that kept their arms & legs still swaddling |
| #4456, aired 2004-01-12 | CREATED $1600: An escutcheon is a shield bearing a coat of arms, or a decorative plate often found around this opening in a door keyhole |
| #4452, aired 2004-01-06 | RUSSIAN PAST $1200: In 1972 Nixon & Brezhnev signed an agreement to limit nuclear arms after a series of meetings called SALT, or this Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
| #4431, aired 2003-12-08 | PREFIXES YOU CAN COUNT ON $400: It certainly has the right to bear arms ... or is it legs? an octopus |
| #4426, aired 2003-12-01 | SPORTS & MUSIC $800: (Sofia of the Clue Crew presents from Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY)
That familiar piece of music has a name: "Call to" this the post |
| #4425, aired 2003-11-28 | LET IT "B" $200: The name of this woman's undergarment is from the Old French for "armor for the arms" a brassiere |
| #4424, aired 2003-11-27 | DEAD RINGERS $200: His ringing days over, this literary character dies clasping the dead body of Esmeralda in his arms Quasimodo |
| #4410, aired 2003-11-07 | CLASSIC ENGLISH LIT $400: Her "Last Poems" were published in 1862; she died in 1861 in Robert's arms, after 15 years of marriage Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
| #4407, aired 2003-11-04 | LET'S HAVE SOME CHILE $800: Chile's coat of arms features an Andean deer & this vulture that has a 10-foot wingspan a condor |
| #4372, aired 2003-09-16 | '80s MUSIC $1000: George Strait sang, "You're in someone else's arms in Dallas, does" this city "ever cross your mind?" Fort Worth |
| #4319, aired 2003-05-15 | INVERTEBRATES $400: While this spiny-skinned sea creature can have 40 arms or more, most have 5 starfish |
| #4316, aired 2003-05-12 | DESIGN $2000: Derived from scutum, the Latin for "shield", it's a shield bearing a coat of arms, or a metal plate around a keyhole escutcheon |
| #4312, aired 2003-05-06 | AROUND THE GYM $200: Work your legs, arms & upper back on a machine simulating this, an Olympic sport since 1900 rowing |
| #4311, aired 2003-05-05 | GEOGRAPHIC QUOTATIONS $600: The "Aeneid" begins, "I sing of arms and the man who first from" this city "came destined an exile..." Troy |
| #4307, aired 2003-04-29 | THE BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY $1200: Shelved not far from his novel "A Farewell to Arms" is a bio of him subtitled "A Life Without Consequences" Ernest Hemingway |
| #4305, aired 2003-04-25 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $600: This measure of water depth was originally the distance between your fingertips with your arms outstretched fathom |
| #4290, aired 2003-04-04 | LITERATURE $1200: Hamlet's most famous one of these speeches includes the following lines
Whether tis' nobler in the mind to suffer the slings & arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles & by opposing... soliloquy |
| #4288, aired 2003-04-02 | RANKS & TITLES $600: Like the sadistic Claggart in "Billy Budd", the master-at-these is the petty officer who maintains discipline arms |
| #4278, aired 2003-03-19 | LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER $1600: American ambulance driver Frederic Henry satirizes romantic ideas about war in this work by Hemingway & Shaw A Farewell to Arms and the Man |
| #4266, aired 2003-03-03 | FAMOUS PAIRS $800: This acting couple who wed in 1922 starred in 1925's "Arms and the Man" & 1935's "Taming of the Shrew" Alfred Lunt & Lynn Fontanne |
| #4229, aired 2003-01-09 | THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR $400: The main American arms storehouse prior to the war's outbreak was in this town near Lexington Concord |
| #4228, aired 2003-01-08 | SPORTING GOODS $400: Young kids don't need them; for older skiers their grips should be at a level with arms bent & out-stretched poles |
| #4201, aired 2002-12-02 | ME & MY GALAXY $600: With several arms coiling around a central bulge, the Milky Way galaxy is classified by Hubble as this type of galaxy spiral |
| #4177, aired 2002-10-29 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $800: In this Hemingway WWI novel, ambulance driver Frederic Henry falls in love with British nurse Catherine Barkley A Farewell to Arms |
| #4166, aired 2002-10-14 | LINES FROM LONGFELLOW $1600: About him Longfellow wrote, "the muscles of his brawny arms are strong as iron bands" "The Village Smithy" |
| #4165, aired 2002-10-11 | KNIGHT TIME $800: After a knight was totally covered in armor you could still identify him by this on his shield or surcoat coat of arms |
| #4156, aired 2002-09-30 | OPERA $2000: In "La boheme", the sickly Mimi dies in the arms of her lover, this poet Rodolfo |
| #4149, aired 2002-09-19 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $1200: In May 2002 this rootin' tootin' Russian president signed an arms control treaty with President Bush Vladimir Putin |
| #4146, aired 2002-09-16 | BRAND NAMES $1000: The bird's nest logo of this chocolate brand comes from its founder's coat of arms Nestle |
| #4138, aired 2002-09-04 | ENDS IN "O" $800: It's the position you're standing in when you have your hands on your hips arms akimbo |
| #4121, aired 2002-07-01 | MED CENTER $1200: The statue seen here was found on this island in the Aegean, an "arm" of the Mediterranean Milos |
| #4087, aired 2002-05-14 | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS $10,400 (Daily Double): This adjective referring to a reversal of common sense comes from the Latin for "before behind" preposterous |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | OH MY GODS! $1600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) This Hindu goddess of death has four arms Kali |
| #4064, aired 2002-04-11 | HYPHENATED-AMERICANS $1600: Before marrying Harry Thomason, she wrote the classic "M*A*S*H" episode "Hot Lips and Empty Arms" Linda Bloodworth |
| #4046, aired 2002-03-18 | ARMS $400: (Jimmy gives the clue.) When a sword fight's done, put your weapon back in this sheath a scabbard |
| #4046, aired 2002-03-18 | ARMS $800: Curare, originally used as a poison on these weapons, is now used in medicine arrows (or darts or spears) |
| #4046, aired 2002-03-18 | ARMS $1,000 (Daily Double): Before the 19th century, this firearm was known as a birding or fowling piece a shotgun |
| #4046, aired 2002-03-18 | ARMS $1600: The gun Dr. Richard Gatling invented in 1862 was powered by this device a crank |
| #3988, aired 2001-12-26 | UNDER THE "C" $1000: An example of one of these family heraldic emblems is seen here crest (coat of arms) |
| #3985, aired 2001-12-21 | THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO $1600: The snows of Kilimanjaro are appropriately featured on this African nation's coat of arms Tanzania |
| #3983, aired 2001-12-19 | REMEMBER THE '60s? $1000: On Oct. 23 of this year the New York Times proclaimed, "U.S. imposes arms blockade on Cuba" 1962 |
| #3980, aired 2001-12-14 | AN ARM & A LEG $400: The arms or forelimbs of seals or whales are known as these flippers |
| #3975, aired 2001-12-07 | BELOVED BOLIVIA $1600: One of these llama relatives is featured on Bolivia's coat of arms alpaca |
| #3963, aired 2001-11-21 | THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR $400: As the war dawned, America's main arms storehouse was located in this town about 20 miles from Boston Concord |
| #3945, aired 2001-10-26 | BALLET $1000: This title character has the face & arms of a woman & a body of feathers that tapers off in flames The Firebird |
| #3933, aired 2001-10-10 | DO YOU LIKE ME.? $300: As seen on the flag, the state coat of arms has one of these largest deers lying under a pine tree moose |
| #3894, aired 2001-07-05 | WILDLIFE $600 (Daily Double): The colors of this bird are those of the coat of arms of George Calvert, for whom it was named Baltimore oriole |
| #3888, aired 2001-06-27 | SURVIVAL SKILLS $100: Lie flat on your back with arms & legs outstretched to avoid sinking in this, which is just sand mixed with upwelling water Quicksand |
| #3873, aired 2001-06-06 | LAS VEGAS HISTORY $700 (Daily Double): On August 18, 2000 Barbara Eden crossed her arms & blinked to open this rebuilt hotel Aladdin |
| #3858, aired 2001-05-16 | A SLEEPY CATEGORY $1000: If you are asleep, you are in the arms of this god Morpheus |
| #3838, aired 2001-04-18 | GOING IN FOR THE KRILL $200: This krill-eater similar to the octopus has 8 arms & 2 tentacles squid |
| #3827, aired 2001-04-03 | THE GREAT WAR $200: Germans asserted that this passenger liner was carrying arms when it sank in May 1915 Lusitania |
| #3815, aired 2001-03-16 | AYE! IT'S IRELAND $500: Ireland's national coat of arms features this traditional Irish musical instrument Harp |
| #3811, aired 2001-03-12 | FAMOUS FEMALES $1000: Spreading her winged arms, the Egyptian goddess seen here is guarding the tomb of Seti I Isis |
| #3809, aired 2001-03-08 | CLASSIC SITCOM EPISODES $400: "Hot Lips and Empty Arms" M*A*S*H |
| #3797, aired 2001-02-20 | WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT? $400: Amendment that covers "The right of the people to keep and bear arms" Second |
| #3783, aired 2001-01-31 | THEY BITE, THEY STING $200: This mollusk captures its prey with its 8 arms, bites it with its beak & injects poison from its salivary glands the octopus |
| #3777, aired 2001-01-23 | MAKE WAY FOR HEMINGWAY $200: Hemingway served as an ambulance driver during WWI, like Frederic Henry, the hero of this novel "A Farewell to Arms" |
| #3762, aired 2001-01-02 | FOR THE "HOLLY" DAYS $500: After jumping from "21 Jump Street", she jumped into the arms of a pro football quarterback Holly Robinson-Peete |
| #3760, aired 2000-12-29 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $1000: The symbols on this country's coat of arms represent Aragon, Castile & other historic kingdoms Spain |
| #3752, aired 2000-12-19 | THE "ANTI"-CATEGORY $200: An astringent applied under the arms to curtail sweating Anti-perspirant |
| #3749, aired 2000-12-14 | U.S. HISTORY $300: In 1972 the "T" in the newsmaking SALT stood for this, not "treaty" Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
| #3733, aired 2000-11-22 | THAT'S MY WEAPON $500: This shirt maker bought the Volcanic Repeating Arms Co. in 1857 & soon controlled the repeating rifle industry Winchester |
| #3710, aired 2000-10-20 | LITERARY LOCALES $300: "The Marble Faun",
"A Farewell to Arms",
"A Bell for Adano" Italy |
| #3688, aired 2000-09-20 | OFF-BROADWAY 2000 $800: Critics weren't all kind to a revival of "Arms and the Man" by this playwright & critic George Bernard Shaw |
| #3684, aired 2000-09-14 | CENTRAL AMERICA $600: Guatemala's coat of arms features a scroll with the date of the country's founding & this national bird Quetzal |
| #3680, aired 2000-09-08 | MANITOBA $800: On Manitoba's coat of arms, a beaver represents this trade, the area's economic mainstay until the 19th century Furs |
| #3663, aired 2000-07-05 | ENDS IN "TT" $1000: Arms of this Rhode Island bay include Greenwich Bay, Mount Hope Bay & the Providence River Narragansett Bay |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | "CK" $500: Athletic position in which the thighs are against the chest & the arms wrap around the shins Tuck |
| #3574, aired 2000-03-02 | IN 2 WORDS $500: Abbreviated C.O., it's a person who refuses to bear arms due to moral or religious principles a conscientious objector |
| #3567, aired 2000-02-22 | SOUTH AMERICA $600: Bolivia's coat of arms features an alpaca & this large vulture Condor |
| #3561, aired 2000-02-14 | LOVE POETRY WITH JOHNNY GILBERT $1000: She wasn't so "saint"ly when she wrote the following:
"What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why, /
I have forgotten, and what arms have lain /
Under my head till morning" Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| #3558, aired 2000-02-09 | 30-SECOND THEATER $1000: Arms-maker's daughter joins Salvation Army to defy dad; he donates money to her cause; she quits in protest "Major Barbara" |
| #3527, aired 1999-12-28 | LITERARY TITLE PAIRS $800: 1894:
"... and the Man" Arms |
| #3521, aired 1999-12-20 | THE KNIGHT $400: Painted on his shield & surcoat, it was a knight's only recognizable feature when his face was covered Coat of arms |
| #3507, aired 1999-11-30 | 1690s AMERICA $300: In 1694 this Virginia college received a coat of arms from the College of Arms in London William and Mary |
| #3503, aired 1999-11-24 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS $600: Hemingway set "A Farewell to Arms" in WWI & "For Whom the Bell Tolls" in this war the Spanish Civil War |
| #3492, aired 1999-11-09 | REQUIRED READING $800: An American ambulance driver falls in love with a British nurse during WWI in this Hemingway novel A Farewell to Arms |
| #3465, aired 1999-10-01 | LITERATURE $300: "I must go, Cathy", said Heathcliff, seeking to extricate himself from his companion's arms in this novel "Wuthering Heights" |
| #3450, aired 1999-09-10 | SKY WATCHING $400: Our solar system lies on one of the spiral arms of this galaxy Milky Way |
| #3448, aired 1999-09-08 | SCIENTIFIC NUMBER, PLEASE $300: An octopus has this many arms (or is it legs?) 8 |
| #3429, aired 1999-07-01 | WAR STORIES $100: Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" recounts the Italian retreat from Caporetto during this war World War I |
| #3412, aired 1999-06-08 | THE YUKON $600: The Yukon territorial coat of arms is topped by a depiction of this breed of dog important to its early history Husky/malamute |
| #3409, aired 1999-06-03 | "DREAM"Y SONGS $200: Title that follows "When I want you in my arms, when I want you and all your charms, whenever I want you..." "All I Have to Do Is Dream" |
| #3401, aired 1999-05-24 | PREHISTORIC TIMES $600: As its name suggests, a pterodactyl's wings were supported by the bones in these fingers |
| #3387, aired 1999-05-04 | SO YOU WANT TO BE A BALLET DANCER $500: In addition to your positions, remember your port de bras, the set of movements of these Arms |
| #3387, aired 1999-05-04 | MEDIEVAL TECHNOLOGY $1,000 (Daily Double): Dante described Satan waving his arms like a "molin che il vento gira", one of these structures Windmill |
| #3385, aired 1999-04-30 | CANADIAN HODGEPODGE $200: 2 lions & 2 of these mythical horned beasts represent Great Britain on Newfoundland's coat of arms unicorns |
| #3379, aired 1999-04-22 | ICELAND COMETH $300: Iceland was the site of arms control talks between these 2 world leaders in October 1986 Mikhail Gorbachev & Ronald Reagan |
| #3322, aired 1999-02-02 | CALL ME BILLY $600: This title literary character is hanged for the murder of a sadistic master-at-arms named Claggart Billy Budd |
| #3320, aired 1999-01-29 | CHOCOLATEY QUOTES $500: His play "Arms And The Man" includes the line "Oh, you are a very poor soldier: a chocolate cream soldier!" George Bernard Shaw |
| #3259, aired 1998-11-05 | TOUGH OZ $600: It's the part of the Tin Man's body that Dorothy oils first his mouth |
| #3258, aired 1998-11-04 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $500: The coat of arms of the Netherlands is a combination of those of the Dutch republic & this royal house Orange |
| #3253, aired 1998-10-28 | ____ AND ____ $1000: George Bernard Shaw play in which John Tanner philosophizes about evolution Man and Superman |
| #3208, aired 1998-07-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $200: This flagship of Columbus appears at the center of the Bahamas' coat of arms the Santa Maria |
| #3208, aired 1998-07-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $400: This Andean vulture tops the coats of arms of Ecuador, Colombia & Bolivia the condor |
| #3208, aired 1998-07-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $600: The scroll at the base of Kenya's coat of arms reads "Harambee", or "Together" in this language Swahili |
| #3208, aired 1998-07-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $1000: The 3 blue lions on this country's coat of arms also appear on the city arms of Tallinn, its capital Estonia |
| #3208, aired 1998-07-08 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $2,000 (Daily Double): A white apostolic cross representing Saint Stephen I adorns the coat of arms of this European nation Hungary |
| #3197, aired 1998-06-23 | THE 1970s $300: Name given to the U.S.-USSR weapons negotiations; the first ended in 1972, the second in 1979 SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) |
| #3177, aired 1998-05-26 | CANADIAN STUFF, EH? $1,600 (Daily Double): Two of these marine mammals, seen here, adorn the coat of arms of Canada's Northwest Territories Narwals |
| #3175, aired 1998-05-22 | HISTORIC NAMES $800: The eagle on Iraq's coat of arms is associated with this 12th century Muslim warrior Saladin |
| #3173, aired 1998-05-20 | GET "BACK" $200: Swimmers do it face up with their arms moving alternately over their heads the backstroke |
| #3172, aired 1998-05-19 | MEN IN BLUE $400: This word for a French policeman comes from an older word meaning people-at-arms Gendarme |
| #3171, aired 1998-05-18 | CHECK THE MAP $1000: Rhode Island's Sakonnet & Seekonk Rivers are really saltwater arms of this bay Narragansett Bay |
| #3156, aired 1998-04-27 | CELEBRITY HEADACHES $400: Don't let your personal trainer work your biceps & forget these opposing muscles on the arms Triceps |
| #3149, aired 1998-04-16 | ASTRONOMY $400: The Milky Way is classified as this type of galaxy, due to its coiled arms, not a staircase a spiral |
| #3137, aired 1998-03-31 | ODD WEIGHTS & MEASURES $800: In Spain a braza was equal to the reach of these outstretched arms |
| #3121, aired 1998-03-09 | PUNCHLINES $400: "I just flew in from the coast..." "And boy are my arms tired!" |
| #3105, aired 1998-02-13 | LOVE SONGS $400: Hit in which Sinatra sang, "Love was just a glance away, a warm embracing dance away" ...dooby dooby do "Strangers In The Night" |
| #3028, aired 1997-10-29 | BODY PARTS $200: The superior vena cava transports blood from the head, neck, chest & arms to this organ the heart |
| #3025, aired 1997-10-24 | SCIENCE QUIZ $1,000 (Daily Double): It has no head, usually has 5 arms & feeds on oysters Starfish |
| #3018, aired 1997-10-15 | AWARDS $200: The Palme D'Or, awarded by this French city's film festival, comes from the city's coat of arms Cannes |
| #3011, aired 1997-10-06 | SYMBOLS $300: These heraldic symbols are full of genealogical information, but be skeptical of mail-order versions Coats-of-arms |
| #3005, aired 1997-09-26 | WORLD WAR I $500: Nicknamed for the granddaughter of arms maker Alfred Krupp, this howitzer weighed 43 tons "Big Bertha" |
| #3004, aired 1997-09-25 | APES OF THE PLANET $600: Noted for their long arms, they're the smallest & most agile of the apes gibbons |
| #2996, aired 1997-09-15 | AUTHORS ON AUTHORS $1000: Yeats described this "Arms And The Man" playwright as "An athiest who trembles in the haunted corridor" George Bernard Shaw |
| #2981, aired 1997-07-14 | SEAS $1,000 (Daily Double): Its arms are the Gulfs of Oman & Aden & its chief ports are Karachi & Bombay Arabian Sea |
| #2971, aired 1997-06-30 | SHAKESPEARE THE MAN $800: Will helped his father obtain one of these, with the motto "Non Sanz Droict", "Not Without Right" Coat of arms |
| #2964, aired 1997-06-19 | FURNITURE $300: The Boston type of this chair has a spindle back & arms that match the curve of the seat, & sits on curved slats Rocking chair |
| #2943, aired 1997-05-21 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $100: Frederic Henry is wounded by a shell while eating cheese & macaroni in his "A Farewell to Arms" Ernest Hemingway |
| #2911, aired 1997-04-07 | AROUND THE WORLD $400: An orange tree on this country's coat of arms symbolizes the Orange Free State South Africa |
| #2898, aired 1997-03-19 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $300: A cedar tree is featured on this country's coat of arms Lebanon |
| #2884, aired 1997-02-27 | BODIES OF WATER $100: The Adriatic & Ionian Seas are arms of this larger sea Mediterranean |
| #2867, aired 1997-02-04 | ENGLISH USAGE $400: The phrase "To take arms against a sea of troubles" is a "mixed" one of these figures of speech Metaphor |
| #2857, aired 1997-01-21 | U.S. STATES $500: Its flag bears the quartered arms of the Calvert & Crossland families Maryland |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | "Y" NOT $200: This Canadian territory's coat-of-arms features a husky dog at its top Yukon |
| #2840, aired 1996-12-27 | "E"ASY DOES IT $300: This Baltic republic's coat of arms features 3 blue lions on a gold shield Estonia |
| #2812, aired 1996-11-19 | AMERICANA $300: The District of Columbia's flag is based on this man's coat of arms George Washington |
| #2779, aired 1996-10-03 | HERALDRY $200: The shield on Botswana's coat of arms is flanked by 2 of these striped mammals the zebra |
| #2779, aired 1996-10-03 | HERALDRY $300: The Lord Lyon King of Arms is the chief herald of this United Kingdom country Scotland |
| #2748, aired 1996-07-10 | TRICOLOR FLAGS $800: The red, white & blue on this grand duchy's flag comes from its coat of arms Luxembourg |
| #2739, aired 1996-06-27 | ODDS & ENDS $200: The British royal coat of arms features several lions & one of these mythical horned creatures unicorn |
| #2733, aired 1996-06-19 | ALICE IN WONDERLAND $100: This wormlike creature sits atop a mushroom "with its arms folded, quietly smoking a long hookah" the Caterpillar |
| #2733, aired 1996-06-19 | HERALDRY $600: On Norway's coat of arms, this popular heraldic animal stands rampant, holding an axe in its paws a lion |
| #2733, aired 1996-06-19 | HERALDRY $1000: A rooster is depicted on a Masai shield on this country's coat of arms Kenya |
| #2729, aired 1996-06-13 | THE BODY HUMAN $200: These 3-headed muscles on the back of the upper arms straighten the elbow triceps |
| #2706, aired 1996-05-13 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $100: Soon after arriving in Key West in 1928, he completed "A Farewell to Arms" Hemingway |
| #2678, aired 1996-04-03 | LITERATURE $200: As he had done, his Frederic Henry in "A Farewell to Arms" worked in the ambulance service in WWI (Ernest) Hemingway |
| #2669, aired 1996-03-21 | WORLD FACTS $1000: A lion on this country's coat of arms holds Saint Olaf's battle-axe Norway |
| #2657, aired 1996-03-05 | LITERATURE $400: This Herman Melville title character, an English sailor, is hanged for killing master-at-arms Claggart Billy Budd |
| #2639, aired 1996-02-08 | ROBIN WILLIAMS FILMS $200: As this title comic strip character in 1980, Robin had really big arms & a squint Popeye |
| #2639, aired 1996-02-08 | HERALDRY $700 (Daily Double): This basic element of a coat of arms is also known as the escutcheon the shield |
| #2629, aired 1996-01-25 | INVENTORS $600: While fighting for his patent for the cotton gin, he made arms for the U.S. government Eli Whitney |
| #2608, aired 1995-12-27 | THE SUPREME COURT $1000: In U.S. v. Miller the court ruled this amendment permitted registration of sawed-off shotguns the Second Amendment |
| #2601, aired 1995-12-18 | BODIES OF WATER $200: The Gulf of Mexico & the Gulf of Saint Lawrence are arms of this ocean the Atlantic Ocean |
| #2578, aired 1995-11-15 | TREATIES $400: Reached in 1993, the second of these treaties calls for Russia & the United States to reduce their nuclear warheads by two-thirds START II (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) |
| #2555, aired 1995-10-13 | WORLD FACTS $300: In 1984 one of these fish bearing a crown was added to New Brunswick's coat of arms an Atlantic salmon |
| #2531, aired 1995-09-11 | MYTHOLOGY $200: One of these creatures had 4 horses' hooves & 2 human arms a centaur |
| #2516, aired 1995-07-10 | IN THE OCEAN $2,000 (Daily Double): These commonly have 5 arms, but some may have up to 40 starfish |
| #2514, aired 1995-07-06 | ART CLASS $200: c. 1490 he found that the span of a man's arms equals his height & drew a picture showing it Leonardo da Vinci |
| #2497, aired 1995-06-13 | CANADA $500: In 1980 one of these rodents bearing a crown was added to Alberta's coat of arms a beaver |
| #2487, aired 1995-05-30 | WORLD FACTS $100: The key in Cuba's coat of arms symbolizes that Cuba is the key to this gulf Gulf of Mexico |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $800: He set his 1894 play "Arms and the Man" in Bulgaria Shaw |
| #2440, aired 1995-03-24 | HODGEPODGE $500: This African country's coat of arms bears the motto "The love of liberty brought us here" Liberia |
| #2433, aired 1995-03-15 | GEOGRAPHY $100: This large sea's greatest depth is found in one of its arms, the Ionian Sea the Mediterranean |
| #2425, aired 1995-03-03 | MEASURING DEVICES $500: A steelyard is a portable one of these on which the arms are unequal in length a scale |
| #2424, aired 1995-03-02 | KENYAN POTPOURRI $400: The only word on the Kenyan coat of arms is in this language Swahili |
| #2420, aired 1995-02-24 | LOST & FOUND $400: It was found on Samothrace in 1863 with no head or arms; a hand turned up in 1950 Winged Victory of Samothrace |
| #2418, aired 1995-02-22 | HODGEPODGE $300: The quetzal on Guatemala's coat of arms is one of these creatures a bird |
| #2414, aired 1995-02-16 | ART CLASS $400: This technique often involves the hands & arms too, not just the digits as its name implies finger-painting |
| #2406, aired 1995-02-06 | ABBREVIATIONS $500: SALT, as in the SALT agreements to limit the production of nuclear weapons, stands for this Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (or Treaty) |
| #2378, aired 1994-12-28 | FLAGS $200: The District of Columbia's flag is the banner of the arms of his ancestral family in England George Washington |
| #2377, aired 1994-12-27 | AROUND THE WORLD $600: In 1364 King Albert added 3 little crowns to this Scandinavian country's coat of arms Sweden |
| #2351, aired 1994-11-21 | "A" IN GEOGRAPHY $200: There's a Liberty cap on the coat of arms of this South American country Argentina |
| #2351, aired 1994-11-21 | HEMINGWAY BOOKS $500: Lt. Frederic Henry leaves the Italian army & flees to Switzerland with Catherine in this novel "A Farewell to Arms" |
| #2349, aired 1994-11-17 | 1988 $500: Along with the Marcoses, this Saudi arms merchant was indicted in October on charges of racketeering Adnan Khashoggi |
| #2316, aired 1994-10-03 | THE CONGRESS $800: This police officer is in charge of rounding up members for floor votes the Sergeant-at-Arms |
| #2304, aired 1994-09-15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $200: He may have suffered from Marfan's syndrome, a rare disorder featuring long, lanky arms & legs Abraham Lincoln |
| #2291, aired 1994-07-18 | TREATIES $600: In Jan. 1993 President Bush & Boris Yeltsin signed START II, START standing for this Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty |
| #2289, aired 1994-07-14 | KOREA $200: An electric power plant & this grain, the chief crop, adorn North Korea's coat of arms rice |
| #2286, aired 1994-07-11 | STATE FLAGS & SYMBOLS $2,000 (Daily Double): Its state coat of arms features a king on the left & a goddess of liberty on the right Hawaii |
| #2284, aired 1994-07-07 | COUNTRIES $400: This country's coat of arms features an emu & a kangaroo Australia |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | COATS OF ARMS $100: Among the items seen on this country's coat of arms are 4 red maple leaves, 6 fleurs-de-lis & the Union Jack Canada |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | COATS OF ARMS $200: The coat of arms of this neutral country resembles its flag, a white cross on a red background Switzerland |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | COATS OF ARMS $300: On Spain's coat of arms, a castle represents Castile & this animal represents Leon a lion |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | COATS OF ARMS $400: This country's coat of arms features a horse, an ox, a pair of scales & the hill of Montevideo Uruguay |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | COATS OF ARMS $500: The ax & crown of St. Olaf were added to this country's coat of arms circa 1280 Norway |
| #2257, aired 1994-05-31 | 1939 $600: The U.S. recognized his government in Spain & lifted the arms embargo Franco |
| #2242, aired 1994-05-10 | GODS & GODDESSES $400: Aizen Myo-o, the Japanese Buddhist god of this, has 6 arms, all the better to hug you with love |
| #2236, aired 1994-05-02 | HELEN KELLER $600: Helen spoke against nuclear arms in these 2 A-bomb-devastated Japanese cities Hiroshima & Nagasaki |
| #2219, aired 1994-04-07 | DINOSAURS $200: This "tyrant lizard"'s tiny but strong arms ended in 2-fingered hands Tyrannosaurus rex |
| #2219, aired 1994-04-07 | FRUIT $300: This fruit whose Spanish name is granada appears on the city of Granada's coat of arms the pomegranate |
| #2208, aired 1994-03-23 | AQUATIC LIFE $400 (Daily Double): Solaster endeca is one of these bottom dwellers that has more than 5 arms a starfish |
| #2200, aired 1994-03-11 | THE FRENCH REVOLUTION $200: After taking arms from the Invalides on July 14, 1789, the mob stormed this prison the Bastille |
| #2195, aired 1994-03-04 | THE POLICE $400: The name of these French policemen comes from the words for "men of arms" gendarmes |
| #2185, aired 1994-02-18 | HISTORY $200: In the 1980s the proceeds from secret arms sales to Iran were funneled to this country's Contras Nicaragua |
| #2177, aired 1994-02-08 | PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE $200: This officer takes the minutes of a meeting & reads them at the Following meeting the (recording) secretary |
| #2171, aired 1994-01-31 | ANIMALS $400: This creature that can change color when it gets excited has 3 hearts & 8 arms an octopus |
| #2159, aired 1994-01-13 | OPERA $600: At end of this Verdi opera, Violetta Valery dies in the arms of her lover Alfredo Germont La Traviata |
| #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | JOHN PAUL II $300: On October 2, 1979 at this New York site, he asked, "Are the children to receive the arms race from us?" United Nations |
| #2112, aired 1993-11-09 | WORLD LIT $1,000 (Daily Double): Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" is set during this war the First World War |
| #2096, aired 1993-10-18 | LONDONERS $800: He wrote 7 plays while living at 29 Fitzroy Square, including "Candida" & "Arms and the Man" (George Bernard) Shaw |
| #2091, aired 1993-10-11 | NATURE $100: Like an octopus, a jellyfish has these appendages hanging from its body tentacles |
| #2079, aired 1993-09-23 | FLAGS $300: The coat of arms on this British crown colony's flag features 2 Chinese junks Hong Kong |
| #2063, aired 1993-07-21 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS $400: A lion holds one of these symbols of Canada on Canada's coat of arms a maple leaf |
| #2057, aired 1993-07-13 | WORLD FLAGS $600: Israel's coat of arms shows a menorah & its state flag shows this symbol a star of David |
| #2040, aired 1993-06-18 | HERALDRY $100: 2 of these striped animals grace Botswana's coat of arms zebras |
| #2040, aired 1993-06-18 | HERALDRY $500: Albania's coat of arms boasts a double one of these birds; Mexico's, a single one with a snake in its mouth eagle |
| #2036, aired 1993-06-14 | COATS OF ARMS $100: The coat of arms of Trinidad & Tobago features this explorer's 3 ships Columbus |
| #2036, aired 1993-06-14 | COATS OF ARMS $200: The coat of arms of the Turks & Caicos islands features a pelican & 2 of these pink birds flamingos |
| #2036, aired 1993-06-14 | COATS OF ARMS $300: This Andean country's coat of arms includes a cornucopia, a cinchona tree & a llama Peru |
| #2036, aired 1993-06-14 | COATS OF ARMS $400: The motto on this European country's coat of arms is inscribed in both French & Dutch Belgium |
| #2036, aired 1993-06-14 | COATS OF ARMS $500: Kenya's coat of arms contains the inscription "let us pull together" in this language Swahili |
| #2021, aired 1993-05-24 | THE CHINESE ZODIAC $400: It's the only creature without arms or legs; it's almost all tail a snake |
| #2011, aired 1993-05-10 | SCULPTURE $200: In the 19th c. this statue was bought, minus its arms, by the Marquis de Riviere & given to Louis XVIII Venus de Milo |
| #1983, aired 1993-03-31 | LITERATURE $1,200 (Daily Double): This Hemingway novel about the "Lost Generation" is told from the viewpoint of Jake Barnes The Sun Also Rises |
| #1982, aired 1993-03-30 | EUROPEAN CAPITALS $100: In 1986, in this Icelandic capital, Reagan & Gorbachev discussed arms reduction Reykjavik |
| #1974, aired 1993-03-18 | HISTORIC NICKNAMES $1000: Arms dealer Basil Zaharoff was called "The Merchant of" this Death |
| #1960, aired 1993-02-26 | GEOGRAPHY "B" $800: Its coat of arms features a condor & an alpaca Bolivia |
| #1957, aired 1993-02-23 | THE MIDDLE AGES $200: The emblem painted on a knight's shield was called his coat of these coat of arms |
| #1949, aired 1993-02-11 | SOUTH AMERICA $300: Although no longer a part of Colombia, this isthmus appears on its coat of arms the Isthmus of Panama |
| #1937, aired 1993-01-26 | KNIGHTS & KNIGHTHOOD $500: At 14 a page moved up to this position to look after a knight's arms & care for his horses squire |
| #1900, aired 1992-12-04 | WE'RE NO. 2 $100: The Second Amendment concerns the right of the people to keep these arms |
| #1889, aired 1992-11-19 | POP MUSIC $300: "But don't forget who's takin' you home and in whose arms you're gonna be, so darlin', save" this "The Last Dance For Me" |
| #1869, aired 1992-10-22 | BIOLOGY $200: A decapod is a crustacean having this many arms or legs 10 |
| #1865, aired 1992-10-16 | ONTARIO $300: 3 leaves from this tree adorn Ontario's provincial coat of arms the maple |
| #1864, aired 1992-10-15 | LITERATURE $2,000 (Daily Double): Catherine Barkley, an English nurse in an Italian hospital, is the heroine of this Hemingway novel A Farewell to Arms |
| #1842, aired 1992-09-15 | 1991 $200: The U.S. agreed to pay this country $278 million for arms purchased, but never received, by the Shah Iran |
| #1799, aired 1992-05-28 | FAMOUS SPEECHES $200: His "Liberty or Death" speech given March 23, 1775 is also known as the "Call to Arms" Patrick Henry |
| #1765, aired 1992-04-10 | THE AGE OF CHIVALRY $400: A knight carried a light wooded one of these covered with hide & painted with his coat of arms shield |
| #1750, aired 1992-03-20 | COMPOSERS $400: Oscar Straus' operetta "The Chocolate" one of these is based on the play "Arms and the Man" a soldier |
| #1745, aired 1992-03-13 | WORLD FLAGS $300: Monaco's flag, adopted in 1881, reproduces the two main colors of this family's coat of arms the Grimaldi family |
| #1723, aired 1992-02-12 | ISRAEL $400: Israel's coat of arms features olive branches & this ancient holy candleholder menorah |
| #1722, aired 1992-02-11 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $200: The main American arms storehouse was in this town less than 10 miles from Lexington Concord |
| #1722, aired 1992-02-11 | HERALDRY $300: On a coat of arms the crest may sit atop this piece of armored headgear the helmet |
| #1722, aired 1992-02-11 | HERALDRY $500: This North American capital's coat of arms depicts an eagle with a snake in its mouth on a cactus Mexico City |
| #1721, aired 1992-02-10 | WORLD FACTS $100: On Uruguay's coat of arms, this heavenly body is a symbol of independence the Sun |
| #1718, aired 1992-02-05 | TREATIES $1,000 (Daily Double): Known by this acronym, the Soviet-U.S. accord signed July 31, 1991 was 9 years in the making START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) |
| #1715, aired 1992-01-31 | ANGLO-FILE $300: Supporting the royal arms of Great Britain, the unicorn symbolizes Scotland & this animal symbolizes England the lion |
| #1714, aired 1992-01-30 | HERALDIC BEASTS $100: It's not known for toreros, but the City of Turin's arms show this animal rampant a bull |
| #1714, aired 1992-01-30 | HERALDIC BEASTS $200: Nepal's coat of arms depicts one of these birds under the sun, not under glass a pheasant |
| #1714, aired 1992-01-30 | HERALDIC BEASTS $300: Appropriately, one of these animals appears on the coat of arms of the Ivory Coast an elephant |
| #1714, aired 1992-01-30 | HERALDIC BEASTS $500: Bolivia's & Peru's coats of arms feature smaller relatives of this South American animal the llama |
| #1710, aired 1992-01-24 | MOUNTAINS $200: Ecuador's coat of arms depicts Mt. Chimborazo, a 20,561-foot volcano lying in this range Andes |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | BODIES OF WATER $400: The Arabian Sea & the Bay of Bengal are considered arms of this ocean Indian Ocean |
| #1702, aired 1992-01-14 | FASHION ACCESSORIES $100: Bracelets shaped like these reptiles have coiled around arms since ancient times snakes |
| #1657, aired 1991-11-12 | PLAYWRIGHTS $200: The title of his play "Arms and the Man" comes from the first line of Virgil's "Aeneid" Shaw |
| #1651, aired 1991-11-04 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $600: This country's coat of arms features a two-tailed lion, the symbol of the historic Bohemian kingdom Czechoslovakia |
| #1636, aired 1991-10-14 | LITERARY CHARACTERS $800: Mark Twain title describing "The Boss", foreman of a Hartford arms factory a Connecticut Yankee |
| #1633, aired 1991-10-09 | THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR $1000: Legend says the band played this tune when the British marched out of Yorktown to lay down their arms "The World Turned Upside Down" |
| #1622, aired 1991-09-24 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $200: The symbols on its coat of arms represent Aragon, Castile & other historic kingdoms Spain |
| #1622, aired 1991-09-24 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $400: The center of the shield on its coat of arms represents a canal between the Atlantic & Pacific
Oceans Panama |
| #1622, aired 1991-09-24 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $600: A European woman & a Maori warrior appear on this nation's coat of arms New Zealand |
| #1622, aired 1991-09-24 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $800: The key on this island nation's coat of arms symbolizes that it's "The key to the Gulf of Mexico" Cuba |
| #1622, aired 1991-09-24 | NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $1000: The eagle on Egypt's coat of arms is a symbol of this 12th century Muslim warrior Saladin |
| #1610, aired 1991-09-06 | ART $100: This statue of a goddess was found in 1820 with pieces of her arms but they later disappeared the Venus de Milo |
| #1610, aired 1991-09-06 | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM $200: Like its close relative the octopus, the argonaut has this many arms 8 |
| #1583, aired 1991-06-19 | SOUTH AMERICA $500 (Daily Double): The Isthmus of Panama is featured on the coat of arms of this South American country Colombia |
| #1579, aired 1991-06-13 | HEMINGWAY $3,000 (Daily Double): Both Hemingway & his hero in "A Farewell to Arms" served in this capacity in WWI ambulance driver (an ambulance attendant) |
| #1567, aired 1991-05-28 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $200: The name of this nautical unit of depth comes from faedn, Danish for "outstretched arms" a fathom |
| #1560, aired 1991-05-17 | MARINE BIOLOGY $500: This sea animal once believed to use 2 of its arms as sails, was named for the men who sailed with Jason argonaut |
| #1545, aired 1991-04-26 | SCULPTURE $400: He believed this statue found on Milos originally held out its arms to Cupid the Venus de Milo |
| #1543, aired 1991-04-24 | THE MOVIES $400 (Daily Double): 1 of the 2 Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland films with "Babes" in their titles (1 of) Babes in Arms or Babes on Broadway |
| #1523, aired 1991-03-27 | THE ROMAN EMPIRE $200: Hearing a false report that she had committed suicide, Mark Antony stabbed himself & died in her arms Cleopatra |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | NATIONAL COAT-OF-ARMS $200: The ship on Grenada's coat-of-arms represents this explorer who discovered the island in 1498 Christopher Columbus |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | NATIONAL COAT-OF-ARMS $400: This mountain is prominent on Tanzania's coat-of-arms Mount Kilimanjaro |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | NATIONAL COAT-OF-ARMS $600: This African country's coat-of-arms reads "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here" Liberia |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | EGYPT $700 (Daily Double): The eagle, a symbol of this medieval Muslim sultan of Egypt, is on its flag & coat-of-arms Saladin |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | NATIONAL COAT-OF-ARMS $2,000 (Daily Double): Among the symbols used on its coat-of-arms are two Gurkhas & the Himalayas Nepal |
| #1426, aired 1990-11-12 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $600: Among the oldest instruments known, it's featured on Ireland's coat of arms a harp |
| #1403, aired 1990-10-10 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $500: Frederic Henry & Catherine Barkley escape to neutral Switzerland in this Hemingway WWI novel A Farewell to Arms |
| #1384, aired 1990-09-13 | CANADA $100: Nova Scotia's provincial flag contains the coat of arms of this country Scotland |
| #1373, aired 1990-07-18 | COLONIAL AMERICA $400: A pillory locked a criminal's arms & head between 2 boards; this device held the legs the stocks |
| #1372, aired 1990-07-17 | CHOREOGRAPHERS $200: "Babes in Arms" was one of many Broadway shows choreographed by this Russian-American known for his ballets George Balanchine |
| #1364, aired 1990-07-05 | NOVEL CHARACTERS $800: Lt. Frederic Henry, Catherine Barkley & Rinaldi A Farewell to Arms |
| #3, aired 1990-06-30 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1000: You now have to pay to use this university's coat of arms or veritas motto Harvard |
| #1358, aired 1990-06-27 | SEA LIFE $300: Tho most of these spiny animals in the class asteroidea have 5 arms, some may have over 40 starfish |
| #1354, aired 1990-06-21 | EUROPE $600: Yugoslavia has 6 of these, represented on its coat of arms by 6 torches republics |
| #1322, aired 1990-05-08 | FAMOUS QUOTES $400: Vocation of the man of whom Longfellow said, "The muscles of his brawny arms are strong as iron bands" Blacksmith |
| #1305, aired 1990-04-13 | SPORTS $100: In soccer, he's the only player allowed to touch the ball with his hands or arms a goalie |
| #1279, aired 1990-03-08 | AUSTRALIA $500 (Daily Double): This flightless bird is featured on Australia's coat of arms the emu |
| #1272, aired 1990-02-27 | 8-LETTER WORDS $200: 1 of 8 flexible arms on an octopus Tentacle |
| #1264, aired 1990-02-15 | WORKS OF ART $200: A statue of the Madonna with the dead Christ in her arms Pietà |
| #1263, aired 1990-02-14 | MARINE BIOLOGY $100: The sea horse has a prominent pair of these which can move independently of each other Eyes |
| #1261, aired 1990-02-12 | MYTHOLOGY $1,100 (Daily Double): Total number of arms & legs on a centaur 6 |
| #1221, aired 1989-12-18 | PRESIDENTIAL DAUGHTERS $400: In 1980 she told her dad that nuclear arms control was the most important issue of the day Amy Carter |
| #1174, aired 1989-10-12 | FURNITURE $400: The French word for a large, movable wardrobe originally used to store arms armoire |
| #1172, aired 1989-10-10 | "C" HERE $100: You could have one "of arms", "of mail" or "of paint" a coat |
| #1162, aired 1989-09-26 | POINT IT OUT $200: In the sobriety test, you shut your eyes, put your arms out to your sides & touch this [your nose] |
| #1139, aired 1989-07-13 | FAMOUS RIDERS $800: His horse, Tarzan, used to nudge this '20s & '30s movie cowboy into the arms of the leading lady Ken Maynard |
| #1122, aired 1989-06-20 | STATE FLAGS $500 (Daily Double): The coats of arms of the Calvert & Crossland families adorn this state's flag Maryland |
| #1093, aired 1989-05-10 | FURNITURE $600: A chesterfield is a large, over stuffed one of these, often having scrolled arms sofa |
| #1092, aired 1989-05-09 | PAUL REVERE $400: Paul Revere rode to call to arms the Massachusetts volunteer militia nicknamed this Minutemen |
| #1055, aired 1989-03-17 | OATHS & CREEDS $400: In the Oath of Allegiance, an alien becoming a U.S. citizen swears to bear these when required by law arms |
| #1046, aired 1989-03-06 | SOUTH AMERICA $300: Ecuador's coat of arms shows the Andean, not the Calif., variety of this vulture the condor |
| #1041, aired 1989-02-27 | PLAYS $100: 1 of 3 full-length plays by Shaw with "man" in the title "Arms and the Man" |
| #1039, aired 1989-02-23 | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA $100: The District of Columbia's flag was inspired by his coat of arms George Washington |
| #1037, aired 1989-02-21 | NATIONAL SYMBOLS $500: This, not the Star of David, is featured in the center of Israel's coat of arms the menorah |
| #1031, aired 1989-02-13 | COWBOYS & INDIANS $1000: Last name of Old West arms supplier Eliphalet or Old West artist Frederic Remington |
| #1029, aired 1989-02-09 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $500: Originally, this measurement of ocean depths was the length of rope between one's out-stretched arms fathom |
| #1026, aired 1989-02-06 | AUSTRALIA $200: 1 of the 2 animals featured on Australia's coat of arms (1 of) the kangaroo (emu) |
| #1023, aired 1989-02-01 | TV COPS $400: Gannon's sergeant at arms Joe Friday |
| #1005, aired 1989-01-06 | SONG LYRICS $400: In "Oklahoma!" Laurey sings, "Out of my dreams & into" these "I long to fly" your arms |
| #1003, aired 1989-01-04 | OPERETTAS $200: "The Chocolate Soldier" is based on this playwright's "Arms & the Man" George Bernard Shaw |
| #982, aired 1988-12-06 | HISTORY $600: In 1962 India reversed policy & asked the U.S. for arms to aid in its border war with this country China |
| #974, aired 1988-11-24 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $400: William Manchester wrote "The Arms of" this German steelmaking family Krupp |
| #969, aired 1988-11-17 | WORD ORIGINS $300: From the Latin for shield, "scutum," it's a shield bearing a coat of arms escutcheon |
| #941, aired 1988-10-10 | THOSE FABULOUS ROMANS $600: This poet begins his epic of Aeneas with words meaning "I sing of arms and the man" Virgil |
| #936, aired 1988-10-03 | EUROPEAN CITIES $200: This Polish capital's coat of arms depicts a mermaid brandishing a sword & shield Warsaw |
| #929, aired 1988-09-22 | SHAKESPEARE $1,500 (Daily Double): In the last scene of "King Lear", Lear enters with this daughter dead in his arms Cordelia |
| #920, aired 1988-09-09 | FLAGS $1,500 (Daily Double): The Communist & the Western Bloc countries whose 2 flags are alike except for the coat of arms on one East & West Germany |
| #911, aired 1988-07-18 | LITERATURE $800: In this novel, an idealistic American teacher, Robert Jordan, fights in the Spanish Civil War For Whom the Bells Tolls |
| #909, aired 1988-07-14 | SUSHI $300: Tako is this, including all the arms octopus |
| #905, aired 1988-07-08 | REPUBLICANS $200: In 1987, N.Y. governor Mario Cuomo proposed that this former pres. be made chief arms negotiator Nixon |
| #898, aired 1988-06-29 | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS $200: One who claims that his beliefs prevent him from bearing arms is this type of an objector conscientious |
| #883, aired 1988-06-08 | "A"NATOMY $200: While most people usually have two, "bandits" in Vegas only have one arms |
| #864, aired 1988-05-12 | WEAPONS $800 (Daily Double): Amendment to the Constitution pertaining to your right to bear arms Second Amendment |
| #808, aired 1988-02-24 | POINT IT OUT $500: Standing with arms akimbo hands on your hips with the elbows out |
| #807, aired 1988-02-23 | GOING IN STYLE $500 (Daily Double): This legendary movie star died in 1932, reportedly in Jean Harlow's arms: Rin Tin Tin |
| #794, aired 1988-02-04 | CANADA $300: 3 of these national emblems are on Canada's coat of arms, but the flag has only 1 maple leaf |
| #793, aired 1988-02-03 | MATHEMATICS $300: Putting your arms straight out to the sides, # of degrees in the angle you've created between them 180 |
| #786, aired 1988-01-25 | KNIGHTS $200: In battle with his face covered, a knight's only identification was often this, emblazoned on his shield crest or heraldic emblem (or coat of arms) |
| #786, aired 1988-01-25 | KNIGHTS $500: Before a boy could become a knight, he usually had to serve these 2 apprenticeships a squire & a page |
| #783, aired 1988-01-20 | HEALTH & FITNESS $400: Because you do this more when you're walking than running, your upper body gets a better workout swing your arms |
| #747, aired 1987-12-01 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $1000: In Hawthorne's classic, Arthur Dimmesdale died in the arms of this woman, his secret lover Hester Prynne |
| #734, aired 1987-11-12 | LYRICS $500: "Lay Down, Sally", and do this rest you in my arms (rest here in my arms accepted) |
| #729, aired 1987-11-05 | HOW TO... $500: Remain calm, float with arms stretched out at right angles to body, slowly roll to firmer ground avoid sinking into quicksand |
| #703, aired 1987-09-30 | RELIGION $2,500 (Daily Double): Religious affiliation associated with the following song: "Thee I love more than the meadow so green and still/More than the mulberries on the hill/More than the buds of a May apple tree I love thee/Arms have I, strong as the oak for this occasion/Lips have I, to kiss thee, too, in friendly persuasion" Quakers (Society of Friends) |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | ARMS & THE MAN $100: Firing his .44 Magnum made this character's day Dirty Harry |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | ARMS & THE MAN $200: He had 2 .45 automatics & knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men the Shadow |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | ARMS & THE MAN $300: His card could have read:
"Have Colt .44, will travel" Paladin |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | ARMS & THE MAN $400: He never liked using his Luger or Smith & Wesson to say "Farewell, My Lovely" Philip Marlowe |
| #698, aired 1987-09-23 | ARMS & THE MAN $500: It was in a 1958 novel that he swapped his Beretta .25 for a 7.65 Walther PPK James Bond |
| #679, aired 1987-07-16 | OCCUPATIONAL NAMES $600: The title of his early '60s TV series wasn't accurate...he didn't sing, just waved his arms Miller |
| #676, aired 1987-07-13 | READ THE LABEL! $300: It says his "cleaning agents" will cleanse your kitchen; he just stands there with folded arms Mr. Clean |
| #653, aired 1987-06-10 | LAST LINES $800: "...She tossed the robe into the old man's arms. For the big fisherman! She said." The Robe |
| #652, aired 1987-06-09 | 1986 $400: It was revealed December 15 that, as we sold arms to Iran, we gave this nation spy satellite data Iraq |
| #636, aired 1987-05-18 | ODD JOBS $400: The parliamentary officer appointed to keep order within an organization sergeant at arms |
| #633, aired 1987-05-13 | GEOGRAPHICAL SONGS $200: "My heart beat like a hammer, my arms wound around you tight, & stars fell on" this state Alabama |
| #629, aired 1987-05-07 | BIRDS $100: On the Philippine coat of arms, this bird represents the United States the eagle |
| #616, aired 1987-04-20 | HERALDRY $200: This Shakespearean king established the college of arms, England's authority on heraldry Richard III |
| #589, aired 1987-03-12 | MYTHOLOGY $200: To be "in the arms of Morpheus", god of dreams, means to be this asleep |
| #584, aired 1987-03-05 | OTHELLO $800: Playing Othello in London in 1833, this actor collapsed into his son Charles' arms & later died Edmund Kean |
| #564, aired 1987-02-05 | FOREIGN PHRASES $500: A French girl who says "Viens dans mes bras" is asking you to come here into my arms |
| #551, aired 1987-01-19 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: Once a boxer's sparring partner, he penned a prizefighting novel before he wrote "Arms & the Man" (George Bernard) Shaw |
| #516, aired 1986-12-01 | THE POLICE $300: From French for "men of arms", it can be a French policeman gendarme |
| #495, aired 1986-10-31 | HERALDIC BEASTS $100: The Bahamas' coat of arms sports this pink bird; so do the credits for "Miami Vice" flamingos |
| #495, aired 1986-10-31 | HERALDIC BEASTS $200: This beast has adorned the Holy Roman emperor's arms & Merv's stationery griffin |
| #495, aired 1986-10-31 | HERALDIC BEASTS $300: Coats of arms of Belgium, Bulgaria & Burundi have all displayed this beast, Panthera leo lion |
| #445, aired 1986-05-23 | AUSTRIA $200: Though a Western nation, Austria's coat of arms has an eagle w/these 2 Soviet symbols in its talons the hammer & sickle |
| #438, aired 1986-05-14 | BRITISH ISLES $400: With the Scotch thistle & English rose this symbol of the trinity is part of British coat of arms shamrock |
| #426, aired 1986-04-28 | PLAYWRIGHTS $600: Produced in NYC in 1894, "Arms & The Man" was this Britisher's 1st play presented in U.S. George Bernard Shaw |
| #418, aired 1986-04-16 | POINT IT OUT $400: If you were Mickey Mouse on a watch, how your hands would point at the military time of 2100 hours [Alex puts left hand up in the air and extends out at his side] |
| #413, aired 1986-04-09 | DEMANDS $400: SAG demanded this for actors who volunteered to appear in pro-peace TV spot demanding end to arms race pay |
| #397, aired 1986-03-18 | MOVIES $400: Helen Hayes starred with Gary Cooper in this Hemingway war classic A Farewell to Arms |
| #392, aired 1986-03-11 | BOOK TRIVIA $600: 80-year-old author whose "The Butter Battle Book" was a parable of the nuclear arms race Dr. Seuss |
| #362, aired 1986-01-28 | ART $200: This statue was 1st found in 1820, along with pieces of her arms the Venus de Milo |
| #346, aired 1986-01-06 | WAR STORIES $500: Hemingway wrote this WWI novel basing it partly on his own experience as ambulance driver Farewell to Arms |
| #290, aired 1985-10-18 | ACRONYMS $200: When we discuss "SALT" with Russia, we don't mean Siberian mines, but this the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
| #266, aired 1985-09-16 | THE MILITARY $400: In a club or organization, this military officer keeps order sergeant-at-arms |
| #261, aired 1985-09-09 | LAW $1000: Specific purpose stated in 2nd Amendment for right to bear arms for the furnishment of the militia (or maintaining a militia) |
| #155, aired 1985-04-12 | HERALDRY $100: Originally sewn on a knight's surcoat, it's what a heraldic design is called coat of arms |
| #154, aired 1985-04-11 | 1953 $300: Filmed in this process, "Bwana Devil" was 1st to promise "a lion in your lap & a lover in your arms" 3-D |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | U.S. GOVERNMENT $300: Of right to bear arms, right of suffrage & right of assembly, the one not guaranteed in the Bill of Rights the right of suffrage |
| #124, aired 1985-02-28 | FIRST LINES $1000: The man Virgil sings of in poem that begins "of arms & the man I sing" Aeneas |
| #118, aired 1985-02-20 | POTPOURRI $500: Symbol in common to the coat of arms of the Medici family & pawnshop signs three gold balls |
| #110, aired 1985-02-08 | AUSTRALIA $100: 1 of 2 animals on its coat of arms (1 of) kangaroo and emu |
| #108, aired 1985-02-06 | ANIMALS $600: While the octopus has 8 arms, the squid has this many 10 |
| #78, aired 1984-12-26 | UP IN "ARM"s $400: Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland were title tots in this 1939 musical Babes in Arms |
| #78, aired 1984-12-26 | UP IN "ARM"s $500: The British College of Arms decides who may bear this family crest a coat of arms |
| #69, aired 1984-12-13 | THE BODY $200: While those of apes are longer than their legs, humans' are shorter arms |
| #42, aired 1984-11-06 | HEMINGWAY $1000: Wartime occupation he shared with his hero in "Farewell to Arms" an ambulance driver |
