| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | BACK IN THE DAY $600: We hope you were expecting this judicial institution that was in the heresy-fighting business from 1478 to 1834 the Spanish Inquisition |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | BACK IN THE 12th CENTURY $1600: This Welsh abbey on the River Wye was founded for Cistercian monks in 1131 Tintern |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | SUPER BOWL HEROES $400: (Greg Olsen of Fox NFL Sunday presents the clue.) Before joking around with Howie, Jimmy & the gang on "Fox NFL Sunday"'s pregame show, this man was all business while winning back-to-back Super Bowl MVPs in 1979 & 1980 as quarterback for the Steelers Terry Bradshaw |
| #7, aired 2022-11-06 | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS $1000: Astronomers use this 3-letter word to refer to a period of time equaling one billion years; to others, it means a really long time an eon |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | GET DOWN TO BUSINESS $3,000 (Daily Double): A New York Times article headlined "When Mac & Cheese and Ketchup Don't Mix" concerned the 2015 merger of these 2 companies Kraft & Heinz |
| #8478, aired 2021-09-29 | BUSINESS $600: This type of account book listing debts & credits dates back at least to the Renaissance as shown here a ledger |
| #8410, aired 2021-05-28 | MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES $400: As Chili Palmer, this actor noted, "Rough business, this movie business... I may have to go back to loansharking" John Travolta |
| #7548, aired 2017-06-07 | BUSINESS NAMES $1000: The name of this Warren Buffett conglomerate goes back to 2 Massachusetts textile companies that merged in 1955 Berkshire Hathaway |
| #6289, aired 2012-01-12 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $600: In summer 2010 this insurance giant paid back nearly $4 billion of its bailout loan; only $97 billion to go! AIG |
| #5732, aired 2009-07-07 | BACK TO BUSINESS $200: This Japanese company made the Gameboy & the Game Cube Nintendo |
| #5732, aired 2009-07-07 | BACK TO BUSINESS $400: To make the pants more durable, this company patented the use of rivets on the pocket corners in 1873 Levi's |
| #5732, aired 2009-07-07 | BACK TO BUSINESS $600: Spielberg, Katzenberg & Geffen are the SKG on the bottom of this movie studio's logo DreamWorks |
| #5732, aired 2009-07-07 | BACK TO BUSINESS $800: No-contract & pay as you go plans are selling points of this cell phone company started by Sir Richard Branson Virgin Mobile |
| #5732, aired 2009-07-07 | BACK TO BUSINESS $1000: The light bulb was one of the first products by this conglomerate that also has financial & media divisions General Electric |
| #5642, aired 2009-03-03 | PROJECT RUNAWAY $800: He ran away to England to do more printing before going back to Philadelphia to start his own business in 1726 (Ben) Franklin |
| #5280, aired 2007-07-20 | NOW WE'RE IN BUSINESS! $800: In July 2004 this tech company said it would give back $75 billion to its shareholders Microsoft |
| #4999, aired 2006-05-11 | THE NEW YORK TIMES BUSINESS $600: Wal-Mart has been compared to this early grocery chain whose name goes back to 2 oceans A&P |
| #4292, aired 2003-04-08 | NYC BUSINESS HISTORY $1000: George Dunlap joined up with this man in 1898 to publish books, left him in 1899, but came back in 1900 Alexander Grosset |
| #3978, aired 2001-12-12 | I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HUN $400: Ammianus Marcellinus wrote that the Hun could eat, live, sleep & conduct his business from the back of this his horse |
| #3317, aired 1999-01-26 | "FLY" RIGHT $600: This term for an unreliable or transient business dates back to the late 19th century Fly-by-night |
| #2720, aired 1996-05-31 | THE FAMILY BUSINESS $200: In 1985 Bob Haas took this jeans company founded by his great- great-granduncle from public back to private Levi Strauss |
| #2671, aired 1996-03-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This company's roots date back to the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, founded in 1866 Nestlé |
| #2664, aired 1996-03-14 | BUSINESS PEOPLE $200: In 1971 Irvin Feld sold this "Greatest Show on Earth" to Mattel; in 1982 he bought it back the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus |
| #2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The origins of this Connecticut-based chemical company go back to National Carbon Co. in 1886 Union Carbide |
| #2424, aired 1995-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Swedish car company's name goes back to a ball bearing maker whose name was Latin for "I roll" Volvo |
| #2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS $500: This steak sauce dates back to the court of George IV & a chef named Brand A.1. |
| #2271, aired 1994-06-20 | BENJAMIN FRANKLINS $600: After his first rubber goods business fell flat, he moved to Akron & bounced back Benjamin Franklin Goodrich |
| #1694, aired 1992-01-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1989 the B-2 stealth bomber accounted for half this company's sales Northrop |
| #748, aired 1987-12-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: He's bought back the discount securities brokerage firm he sold to Bank of America Charles Schwab |
| #660, aired 1987-06-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Free rides back home are offered to runaway youngsters by this 2nd-largest U.S. bus company Trailways |
| #607, aired 1987-04-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: A high recognition factor prompted Lever Bros. to bring back the "Ta-ta-ta-da" ad for this Imperial Margarine |
| #521, aired 1986-12-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: While this Swiss company dates back to 1866, they didn't make chocolate until 1929 Nestlé |
| #457, aired 1986-09-09 | SHOW BIZ BUSINESS $800: A planned water-thrill park at Disney World will be named this, reflecting 1984 film hit Splash |
| #357, aired 1986-01-21 | SHOW BUSINESS $100: After going "Back to the Future", this actor went back to his "Family Ties" Michael J. Fox |
| #186, aired 1985-05-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Women can trace this back to Ebenezer Butterick of Sterling, Mass. in 1863 (paper dress) patterns |
| #97, aired 1985-01-22 | LITERATURE $1000: Hero of Marlowe's tragedy who sells his soul to the Devil for 24 years of fun & frolic Doctor Faustus |
| #37, aired 1984-10-30 | BUSINESS $600: Check cashing term meaning to sign on the back to endorse |
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