| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | A CATEGORY MADE OF STEEL $400: Using modified oil barrels as instruments, steel bands of Trinidad are particularly associated with this pre-Lent celebration Carnival |
| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | AN INVITATION TO THE DANCE $800: The Jitterbug & Lindy Hop are this kind of dance that shares its name with the jazzy musical era of the big bands swing |
| #8999, aired 2023-12-21 | SAMPLING $1600: Grooves from bands like Parliament gave this West Coast subgenre of rap from the early '90s its letter-perfect name G-funk |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | BRITISH BANDS $200: He is the lead singer of Culture Club Boy George |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | BRITISH BANDS $400: Classics from these groundbreaking British punkers include "Anarchy In The U.K." & "Pretty Vacant" the Sex Pistols |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | BRITISH BANDS $600: Liam Gallagher heckled his brother Noel at an "MTV Unplugged" show for this British band Oasis |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | BRITISH BANDS $800: Bananarama had a hit with this song, appropriately enough, in the mean, hot days of August 1984 "Cruel Summer" |
| #8986, aired 2023-12-04 | BRITISH BANDS $1000: The Clash had its biggest hit with this song that says, "the Sheik he drove his Cadillac" "Rock The Casbah" |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $400: Jack Black fronted & provided tutelage to this young band, also a 2003 movie title School of Rock |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $800: Stillwater, fronted by Jason Lee, rocks this movie Almost Famous |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $1200: This movie covers the rise of the One-ders, later The Wonders That Thing You Do! |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $1600: The New Main Street Singers, Mitch & Mickey & The Folksmen are groups in this Christopher Guest film A Mighty Wind |
| #8980, aired 2023-11-24 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $2000: In a 1984 film, Peter Weller is this lead singer backed by the Hong Kong Cavaliers Buckaroo Banzai |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $200: Walloping gourds Smashing Pumpkins |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $400: American bomber planes introduced in the 1950s the B-52s |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $600: Unused young goats for sale at an auction New Kids on the Block |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $800: .75 foot tacks Nine Inch Nails |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $1000: Communal foe Public Enemy |
| #8928, aired 2023-09-13 | MAMMALS $800: Like its relative, the meerkat, the banded type of this snake killer bands together to make a stand a mongoose |
| #8919, aired 2023-07-20 | SPIDERS & SNAKES $400: Thamnophis is the genus of these snakes that have stripes resembling bands used to secure clothing a garter |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | BANDS ACROSS THE DECADES $200: The Wilson brothers, Mike Love & Al Jardine, surfin' over '60s high notes The Beach Boys |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | BANDS ACROSS THE DECADES $400: "Don't Lie"--will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo & Fergie totally hip-hopped through the 2000s Black Eyed Peas |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | BANDS ACROSS THE DECADES $600: Here come Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart again, falling on your heads like an '80s memory the Eurythmics |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | BANDS ACROSS THE DECADES $800: Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, giving robot-ic performances in the 2010s Daft Punk |
| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | BANDS ACROSS THE DECADES $1000: Last name, nickname, last name of Ricky, Michael, Ronnie, the R&B trio who dripped "Poison" in the '90s Bell Biv DeVoe |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | MICHAEL J. FOX $400: (Michael J. Fox presents the clue.) As a judge for the Battle of the Bands, this singer had a cameo in "Back to the Future"; we noodled over the chorus to his hit "Power of Love" Huey Lewis |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | COMMON BONDS $1000: Rock,
rubber,
Bollinger bands |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | POP METAL BANDS $200: "Shot through the heart, & you're to blame, you give love a bad name, I play my part, & you play your game, you give love a bad name" Bon Jovi |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | POP METAL BANDS $400: "I'm on the highway to hell, on the highway to hell, highway to hell, I'm on the highway to hell" AC/DC |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | POP METAL BANDS $600: "Get up! Everybody's gonna move their feet, get down! Everybody's gonna leave their seat... lose your mind in Detroit rock city" Kiss |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | POP METAL BANDS $800: "Oh! Look what you've done to this rock 'n' roll clown! O-oh! Look what you've done! Photograph... I don't want your..." Def Leppard |
| #8872, aired 2023-05-16 | POP METAL BANDS $1000: "Here I go again on my own, goin' down the only road I've ever known, like a drifter I was born to walk alone" Whitesnake |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | HOBBIES & PASTIMES $400: Twist & fold your fabric, bind it with rubber bands & then color with groovy pigments in this activity tie-dyeing |
| #12, aired 2023-05-16 | BRITISH MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $2000: Swindon, often the butt of jokes, produced Andy Partridge & this "Senses Working Overtime" band XTC |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | POP CULTURE IN BLACK & WHITE $1600: Britain's two-tone movement included multiracial bands like the English Beat & this ska group with the hit "Ghost Town" the Specials |
| #8849, aired 2023-04-13 | LETTER PERFECT $400: Boy bands BTS & GOT7 are big names in the music genre called this pop K-pop |
| #8812, aired 2023-02-21 | COLLEGE TOWNS $600: Georgia, not Greece, should be on your mind with this city, known for bands like the confusingly named of Montreal Athens |
| #8795, aired 2023-01-27 | A DASH OF FASHION $800: The name of this stretchy fiber, big with '80s heavy metal bands, is an anagram of the function it performs Spandex |
| #8750, aired 2022-11-25 | OUR FLAG MEANS... $400: The white band on Nicaragua's flag represents the land; the 2 blue bands represent these bodies of water it borders the Caribbean & Pacific |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | DESCRIBING THE PULITZER FICTION WINNER $1200: 2007: Lawless bands scour a ravaged America; a man & his son walk alone The Road |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | BACKING BANDS $400: 2 saxophonists & a trombonist were some of the J.B.'s, who backed up this legend with the same initials (James) Brown |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | BACKING BANDS $800: Not exactly a stupid answer, this group originally known as the Hawks took some of "The Weight" off Dylan in the 1960s The Band |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | BACKING BANDS $1200: The Tennessee Three, the longtime backers for this man, famously went to prison with him in 1968 Cash |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | BACKING BANDS $1600: Despite the name, this group that backed up Frank Zappa was made up of men, not moms the Mothers of Invention |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | BACKING BANDS $2000: Stevie Ray Vaughan had this rhyming rhythm section Double Trouble |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | A MEMBER OF THE BANDS $200: He reached nirvana as a drummer but went on to fight foo as a frontman Dave Grohl |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | A MEMBER OF THE BANDS $400: This top-hatted guitarist left Guns N' Roses & brandished a new musical weapon, Velvet Revolver Slash |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | A MEMBER OF THE BANDS $600: Hollywood Vampires were brought to life in 2015, led by Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp & guitarist Joe Perry of this band Aerosmith |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | A MEMBER OF THE BANDS $800: Drummer Travis McNabb rocked for Better Than Ezra, then went country with this Jennifer Nettles band Sugarland |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | A MEMBER OF THE BANDS $1000: Neil Finn, formerly of Split Enz, formed this band named for a cramped place on Sycamore Avenue in Los Angeles Crowded House |
| #8505, aired 2021-11-05 | JOKERS $1000: In a 1984 film Rob Reiner said they "earned a distinguished place in rock history as one of England's loudest bands" Spinal Tap |
| #8480, aired 2021-10-01 | THE BANDS THEY FRONTED $400: David Lee Roth Van Halen |
| #8480, aired 2021-10-01 | THE BANDS THEY FRONTED $800: Since the '70s & right through today:
Belinda Carlisle Go-Go's |
| #8480, aired 2021-10-01 | THE BANDS THEY FRONTED $1200: Until they broke up in 1980:
Robert Plant Led Zeppelin |
| #8480, aired 2021-10-01 | THE BANDS THEY FRONTED $1600: Before launching a solo country career:
Darius Rucker Hootie & the Blowfish |
| #8480, aired 2021-10-01 | THE BANDS THEY FRONTED $2000: As a teen:
Ricky Martin Menudo |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | ROCK BANDS $200: Steven Tyler of this group said the Grateful Dead "were worried about us, so that gives you some idea of how (messed) up & crazy we were" Aerosmith |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | ROCK BANDS $400: In 2019 Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey released this band's first album in 13 years The Who |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | ROCK BANDS $600: The classic "Free Bird" by this southern rock group was a tribute to Duane Allman Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | ROCK BANDS $800: At the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, this group played "Boys Don't Cry" The Cure |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | ROCK BANDS $1000: Fans of this current band are known as Firebreathers Imagine Dragons |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | THE U.K. IN THE 1980s $600: The Brits exported New Wave bands like this "Wishing" & "Space Age Love Song" group whose singer had a wing-style haircut A Flock of Seagulls |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | ROCK BANDS $400: In 2019 this band headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, playing on a stage shaped like the letter "M" Maroon 5 |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | ROCK BANDS $800: There "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" for this band with a name that includes a pachyderm Cage the Elephant |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | ROCK BANDS $1200: Seen here is the core of this band that's been rocking for decades Heart |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | ROCK BANDS $1600: This Neil Young backup band shares its name with a Sioux leader Crazy Horse |
| #8407, aired 2021-05-25 | ROCK BANDS $2000: Scott Weiland fronted this '90s band that sang us an "Interstate Love Song" the Stone Temple Pilots |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | TRIBUTE BANDS $200: Nudist Priest: Truly naked to the world Judas Priest |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | TRIBUTE BANDS $400: Joy Revision Joy Division |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | TRIBUTE BANDS $600: The Fillers: You know you gotta help me out The Killers |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | TRIBUTE BANDS $800: Still Collins: Doing tunes by the man as a solo act & also his band, & we need both, please Phil Collins & Genesis |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | TRIBUTE BANDS $1000: Unforgettable Fire, featuring its own Edge & Larry U2 |
| #8377, aired 2021-04-13 | ENGLAND $800: The largest in England's north, this city is known for birthing bands like Oasis & Joy Division Manchester |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | OVERLAPS $1600: St. Patrick's 3-lobed plant that's a musical style revived by bands like the Stray Cats shamrockabilly |
| #8352, aired 2021-03-09 | SNAKES & LADDERS $400: This common harmless snake gets its name from its stripes, which were thought to resemble sock-securing bands a garter snake |
| #8328, aired 2021-02-03 | "UN"-TERTAINMENT $2000: As the name suggests, bands play acoustic sets on this MTV series Unplugged |
| #8268, aired 2020-10-28 | BANDS OF THE 21st CENTURY $400: The Strokes led the "revival" of this raw type of rock named for a good part of the house to practice garage |
| #8268, aired 2020-10-28 | BANDS OF THE 21st CENTURY $800: The Black Eyed Peas were 7 years in when this woman joined the group in 2002 as they went in a poppier direction Fergie |
| #8268, aired 2020-10-28 | BANDS OF THE 21st CENTURY $1200: This 3-word title by The Killers precedes "that you had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend..." "Somebody Told Me" |
| #8268, aired 2020-10-28 | BANDS OF THE 21st CENTURY $2000: This hit by Panic! at the Disco had no fewer than 9 writers; Tayla Parx contributed the "mama said" part "High Hopes" |
| #8268, aired 2020-10-28 | BANDS OF THE 21st CENTURY $5,000 (Daily Double): Jack White has had some conflict with Dan Auerbach of this band whose name oddly mirrors The White Stripes' The Black Keys |
| #8264, aired 2020-10-22 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $200: A boy band: NKOTB New Kids on the Block |
| #8264, aired 2020-10-22 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $400: Named to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020: NIN Nine Inch Nails |
| #8264, aired 2020-10-22 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $600: "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" was their last Top 10 hit: CCR Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| #8264, aired 2020-10-22 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $800: They sound angry: RATM Rage Against the Machine |
| #8264, aired 2020-10-22 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $1000: They hit it big with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper": BÖC Blue Öyster Cult |
| #8251, aired 2020-10-05 | RADIO: THEN & NOW $400: SiriusXM channels include Met Opera Radio, Real Jazz & Hair Nation, devoted to hair bands of this decade the '80s |
| #8212, aired 2020-04-28 | DJ, JAZZY $1600: The 1930s was this "Era" named for the rhythm of the big bands, also a word in the title of a Sid Torin radio show the Swing Era |
| #8140, aired 2020-01-17 | BANDS, CLANS & GANGS $200: The Turtle Creek this establishment in northern Michigan is owned by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians a casino |
| #8140, aired 2020-01-17 | BANDS, CLANS & GANGS $400: In the mid-1100s the Taira clan became Japan's first dominant political group who were these warriors samurai |
| #8140, aired 2020-01-17 | BANDS, CLANS & GANGS $600: The Lilly clan's annual family reunion near Beckley in this "Mountain State" has had as many as 75,000 attendees West Virginia |
| #8140, aired 2020-01-17 | BANDS, CLANS & GANGS $800: Fuimus, meaning "We have been", is the motto of this clan found in the name of a famous king of Scotland Clan Bruce |
| #8140, aired 2020-01-17 | BANDS, CLANS & GANGS $1000: Gangs in the "Gangs of New York" era included the Plug Uglies, the Short Tails & these "Boys" named for part of lower Manhattan the Bowery Boys |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | ROCK BANDS $800: Many songs by Everclear concern this person in our lives, as in him "of mine / Tell me where have you been?" Father |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | ROCK BANDS $1600: Featuring Clapton, Winwood & Baker, 1969's Blind Faith has been described as the 1st rock band to be one of these special formations a supergroup |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | ROCK BANDS $2000: Bryan Ferry & mates reunited to play "Avalon" as this band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 Roxy Music |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | ROCK BANDS $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1988 "New Jersey" was a No. 1 album by this band that's from there Bon Jovi |
| #8124, aired 2019-12-26 | ART IN THE VATICAN $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Commissioned in 1711 as a gift to encourage the pope's support for the building of an observatory, a series of astronomical paintings show the then-known planets, including Mars, Saturn, and this giant, with its bands of color Jupiter |
| #8099, aired 2019-11-21 | NICKNAMES FROM TONY STARK $1000: Tony calls Loki by the title of this 2009 Broadway musical about 1980s hair bands Rock of Ages |
| #8091, aired 2019-11-11 | "D.M." ME $800: Morbid Angel & Obituary are popular bands in this genre death metal |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | CLASSIC METAL BANDS $400: Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine partied so hard he got kicked out of this band whose very name says "metal" Metallica |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | CLASSIC METAL BANDS $800: "And I want! And I need! And I lust!" are primal lyrics from this band's "Animal" Def Leppard |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | CLASSIC METAL BANDS $1600: In 2010 this band's frontman Vince Neil took to the ice for ABC's "Skating with the Stars" Mötley Crüe |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | CLASSIC METAL BANDS $2000: In the '90s singer Rob Halford told this Brit band, "You've got another thing comin'" (I'm leaving the group) Judas Priest |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | CLASSIC METAL BANDS $7,600 (Daily Double): "We're Not Gonna Take It" by this Dee Snider band has some musical roots in "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Twisted Sister |
| #8006, aired 2019-06-03 | POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY $1600: St. Augustine's "City of God" asks, without this quality of fairness, "What are kingdoms but great bands of robbers?" justice |
| #7947, aired 2019-03-12 | COLORFUL BANDS $200: I gotta feeling you'll know that "I Gotta Feeling" was a No. 1 hit for will.i.am & this group the Black Eyed Peas |
| #7947, aired 2019-03-12 | COLORFUL BANDS $400: Flea & Anthony Kiedis of this group first met when they were in high school the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| #7947, aired 2019-03-12 | COLORFUL BANDS $600: Wait. . .wait. . . now name this Adam Levine band that had "Wait" on the charts in 2018 Maroon 5 |
| #7947, aired 2019-03-12 | COLORFUL BANDS $800: A fire at a Frank Zappa concert inspired this band's song "Smoke On The Water" Deep Purple |
| #7947, aired 2019-03-12 | COLORFUL BANDS $1000: Seen here are the members of this duo, part of the garage/rock revival. the White Stripes |
| #7926, aired 2019-02-11 | SHOW US THE RING $400: We wonder if Mel Ferrer bought this actress her stackable engagement ring & wedding bands "at Tiffany's" (Audrey) Hepburn |
| #7898, aired 2019-01-02 | TV BANDS $400: The CW show "Riverdale" revealed that Josie, leader of this band, was named for Josephine Baker the Pussycats |
| #7898, aired 2019-01-02 | TV BANDS $800: "I Woke Up In Love This Morning" with Danny, Keith & Laurie, siblings & bandmates on this classic show The Partridge Family |
| #7898, aired 2019-01-02 | TV BANDS $1200: Before becoming stranded on this show, Charlie was a rocking member of Drive Shaft Lost |
| #7898, aired 2019-01-02 | TV BANDS $1600: With surgical precision, this Muppet helmed The Electric Mayhem Dr. Teeth |
| #7898, aired 2019-01-02 | TV BANDS $2000: Casey Kasem narrated a Zack Attack rockumentary about a band from this '90s show Saved by the Bell |
| #7876, aired 2018-12-03 | THEIR TRIBUTE BAND $600: 2 bands honoring this group: Better Off Dead & Terrapin The Grateful Dead |
| #7862, aired 2018-11-13 | SUMMER CAMP $400: Rainy day? Grab rubber bands, T-shirts & coloring for this craft reminiscent of '60s fashion tie-dye |
| #7824, aired 2018-09-20 | HOW CHEAP WERE THEY? $1000: This billionaire & husband of Catherine T. didn't buy rubber bands--they were free with the morning paper! John D. MacArthur |
| #7772, aired 2018-05-29 | BAND MATES $1600: Christine Perfect married John McVie in 1968 & soon joined him in this, one of the biggest bands of the '70s Fleetwood Mac |
| #7712, aired 2018-03-06 | OSCAR'S BEST PICTURE RHYME TIME $400: Gold wedding bands with the name of the very first winner Wings rings |
| #7626, aired 2017-11-06 | BACKING BANDS $200: Ziggy Marley & these alliterative folks the Melody Makers |
| #7626, aired 2017-11-06 | BACKING BANDS $400: Siouxsie & these screamers the Banshees |
| #7626, aired 2017-11-06 | BACKING BANDS $600: Grandmaster Flash & this quintet, reminiscent of a Vin Diesel sequel the Furious Five |
| #7626, aired 2017-11-06 | BACKING BANDS $800: Edie Brickell & this crew the New Bohemians |
| #7626, aired 2017-11-06 | BACKING BANDS $1000: Bob Seger & this band the Silver Bullet Band |
| #7622, aired 2017-10-31 | FOREWORDS $800: In a foreword to "The Big Bands", this legendary singer said, "My greatest teacher was...Tommy Dorsey...on the trombone" Frank Sinatra |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | "R"OCK BANDS $400: In 1980 Peter Buck & Michael Stipe considered Twisted Kites as a name for their new band, but you know the group as this R.E.M. |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | "R"OCK BANDS $800: Drummer Tommy died in 2014, the last of the original 1-2-3-4 members of this NYC band the Ramones |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | "R"OCK BANDS $1200: In 1992 this "hot" group achieved its first hit single with "Under the Bridge" Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | "R"OCK BANDS $1600: Jonny Greenwood has composed classical works but is best known as this British band's guitarist Radiohead |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | "R"OCK BANDS $2000: Paul Westerberg fronted these Minnesota rockers with albums like "Let It Be" & many chaotic gigs the Replacements |
| #7610, aired 2017-10-13 | RICKENBACKER GUITARS $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Rickenbacker Guitars HQ in Santa Ana, California.) Rickenbacker-based guitars have provided the thunder for generations of rock bands; the bass here was played by John Paul Jones on this band's first US tour in 1969 Led Zeppelin |
| #7604, aired 2017-10-05 | ROCK & POP QUARTETS $2000: The big 4 bands of thrash metal are Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth & this quartet with a murderous name Slayer |
| #7464, aired 2017-02-09 | PLAYING TRIBUTE $600: It's not just hearsay--L.A. & Liverpool both have bands named for this 1977 Fleetwood Mac album Rumours |
| #7464, aired 2017-02-09 | PLAYING TRIBUTE $800: The Fillers & Hot Fuss are U.K. bands that pay tribute to this Las Vegas quartet The Killers |
| #7441, aired 2017-01-09 | NOISE $400: Nose bands didn't help Jenny Chapman, whose 111.6db this made her hubby very sad at night...& maybe the neighbors, too snore |
| #7439, aired 2017-01-05 | THE SHAPE OF THINGS $1000: This tuba is named for its spiral shape, which makes it easier to carry in marching bands the helicon |
| #7350, aired 2016-07-22 | BEASTLY BACKING BANDS $400: Buddy Holly &
them--chirp in now the Crickets |
| #7350, aired 2016-07-22 | BEASTLY BACKING BANDS $800: Adam &
these little workers Ants |
| #7350, aired 2016-07-22 | BEASTLY BACKING BANDS $1200: Neil Young &
this "loco" group Crazy Horse |
| #7350, aired 2016-07-22 | BEASTLY BACKING BANDS $1600: Country Joe &
these swimmers the Fish |
| #7350, aired 2016-07-22 | BEASTLY BACKING BANDS $2000: David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust &
this galactic group the Spiders from Mars |
| #7322, aired 2016-06-14 | WHERE'S THAT STATE SCHOOL? $1000: Home base of the University of Georgia, it's also produced some famous bands Athens |
| #7270, aired 2016-04-01 | TUBA $800: The name of this instrument, which serves as a tenor tuba in military bands, is from the Greek for "good sounding" the euphonium |
| #7247, aired 2016-03-01 | BACKING BANDS $400: Tom Petty the Heartbreakers |
| #7247, aired 2016-03-01 | BACKING BANDS $800: Gladys Knight the Pips |
| #7247, aired 2016-03-01 | BACKING BANDS $1200: Huey Lewis the News |
| #7247, aired 2016-03-01 | BACKING BANDS $1600: Billy Vera the Beaters |
| #7247, aired 2016-03-01 | BACKING BANDS $2000: Grace Potter the Nocturnals |
| #7165, aired 2015-11-06 | "BOY" BANDS $200: The 2015 Brian Wilson biopic "Love & Mercy" depicts the making of this group's "Pet Sounds" The Beach Boys |
| #7165, aired 2015-11-06 | "BOY" BANDS $400: In 1994 this group had back-II-back No. 1z with "I'll Make Love To You" & "On Bended Knee" Boyz II Men |
| #7165, aired 2015-11-06 | "BOY" BANDS $600: This British duo revived the career of Dusty Springfield when she joined them on "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" the Pet Shop Boys |
| #7165, aired 2015-11-06 | "BOY" BANDS $800: When is a "boy" band not a boy band? We nominate this country group with the name of a Tennessee atomic research city the Oak Ridge Boys |
| #7165, aired 2015-11-06 | "BOY" BANDS $1000: When is a "boy" band totally a boy band? We nominate this group who wanted us to "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)", baby the Backstreet Boys |
| #7137, aired 2015-09-29 | HAIRLESS BANDS $200: His locks no longer flowing in the breeze, the Edge has worn many hats for this band U2 |
| #7137, aired 2015-09-29 | HAIRLESS BANDS $400: This drummer sang, "It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all" with Genesis Phil Collins |
| #7137, aired 2015-09-29 | HAIRLESS BANDS $600: The follically consistent Billy Corgan fronted this band on "1979" the Smashing Pumpkins |
| #7137, aired 2015-09-29 | HAIRLESS BANDS $800: This "It's Not Over" band gets its name from a shaven-headed "American Idol" competitor Daughtry |
| #7137, aired 2015-09-29 | HAIRLESS BANDS $1000: Hope you were up late to know that "Beds Are Burning" was sung by Peter Garrett of this Aussie band Midnight Oil |
| #7044, aired 2015-04-09 | LIFESTYLES $1000: Term for long-soloing bands like Widespread Panic whose cult of fans are often literally followers jam bands |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | '80s HAIR BANDS $200: In the '80s, few musicians topped Slash & Axl of this band for excess hair & just excess Guns N' Roses |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | '80s HAIR BANDS $400: "Look What the Cat Dragged In"--this "Toxic" Bret Michaels band Poison |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | '80s HAIR BANDS $600: "What do you want to do with your life?!" this "familial" Dee Snider band replied, "I Wanna Rock!" Twisted Sister |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | '80s HAIR BANDS $800: Let's talk about Sixx--Nikki Sixx--who literally set himself afire playing bass for this band Motley Crue |
| #6976, aired 2015-01-05 | '80s HAIR BANDS $1000: Tawny Kitaen worked not under but over the car hood in this David Coverdale band's "Here I Go Again" video Whitesnake |
| #6963, aired 2014-12-17 | PLATINUM BANDS $400: "The Wall" by this group is certified 23 times platinum Pink Floyd |
| #6963, aired 2014-12-17 | PLATINUM BANDS $800: Sales of "Back in Black" continue to jolt these rockers AC/DC |
| #6963, aired 2014-12-17 | PLATINUM BANDS $1200: "She Will Be Loved" is one of the "Songs About Jane", a multi-platinum album from this band Maroon 5 |
| #6963, aired 2014-12-17 | PLATINUM BANDS $1600: The song "Hey Ya!" helped move 11 million copies of "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" for this hip-hop outfit OutKast |
| #6963, aired 2014-12-17 | PLATINUM BANDS $2000: This country trio went multi-platinum with "Fly" & "Wide Open Spaces" Dixie Chicks |
| #6921, aired 2014-10-20 | TIME FOR A FLAT CIRCLE $400: The modern version of this instrument began as part of 18th century Turkish Janissary bands a tambourine |
| #6793, aired 2014-03-12 | NATIVE AMERICANS $2000: Taza, son of this chief, tried to honor his father's peace agreement with the Army but couldn't unite all the Apache bands Cochise |
| #6771, aired 2014-02-10 | BACKING BANDS $200: Bob Marley & the ____ Wailers |
| #6771, aired 2014-02-10 | BACKING BANDS $400: Ziggy Marley & the ____ Makers Melody |
| #6771, aired 2014-02-10 | BACKING BANDS $600: Florence + the ____ Machine |
| #6771, aired 2014-02-10 | BACKING BANDS $800: Fitz & the ____ Tantrums |
| #6771, aired 2014-02-10 | BACKING BANDS $1000: Edward Sharpe and the ____ ____ Magnetic Zeros |
| #6761, aired 2014-01-27 | MISSPELLED BANDS $400: They sang "All You Nead Is Love" The Beatles |
| #6761, aired 2014-01-27 | MISSPELLED BANDS $800: Their album "Girls, Girls, Girls" had a fue hair metal anthems Motley Crue |
| #6761, aired 2014-01-27 | MISSPELLED BANDS $1200: Trey Anastasio & phriends change this band's set lists to stay phresh Phish |
| #6761, aired 2014-01-27 | MISSPELLED BANDS $1600: The songs of this Damon albarn cartoon band aren't just time-fillaz The Gorillaz |
| #6761, aired 2014-01-27 | MISSPELLED BANDS $2000: Cities where they played showes in 2013 included their hometown, Atlanta The Black Crowes |
| #6759, aired 2014-01-23 | THE BIG BAND THEORY $400: Typical big bands of the '30s & '40s featured a wind section made up of 4 trumpets, 5 reed instruments & 4 of these sliders trombones |
| #6557, aired 2013-03-05 | NEEDFUL THINGS $200: To break in this piece of baseball equipment, you'll need some good oil, rubber bands & patience a mitt (or glove) |
| #6530, aired 2013-01-25 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $200: They gave listeners a "Taste of Honey":
Herb Alpert and the ____ Brass Tijuana |
| #6530, aired 2013-01-25 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $400: "Stop, hey what's that sound":
Buffalo ____ Springfield |
| #6530, aired 2013-01-25 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $600: Top 40 advice from them was "Relax":
Frankie Goes to ____ Hollywood |
| #6530, aired 2013-01-25 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $800: Had the apt hit "Boy From New York City":
____ Transfer Manhattan |
| #6530, aired 2013-01-25 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $1000: A-listers who sang "We Are The World":
USA for ____ Africa |
| #6459, aired 2012-10-18 | WORN UNDERNEATH $200: This belt with elastic bands & clips is used to hold up stockings garters (or garter belts) |
| #6447, aired 2012-10-02 | ALPHABETICALLY FIRST $800: Of bands in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ABBA |
| #6418, aired 2012-07-11 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $200: RHCP is short for this band featuring Flea on bass the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| #6418, aired 2012-07-11 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $400: Ska-rock band MMB is The Mighty Mighty these the Bosstones |
| #6418, aired 2012-07-11 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $600: For a recent tour & album, these 2 groups banded together as NKOTBSB New Kids on the Block & the Backstreet Boys |
| #6418, aired 2012-07-11 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $800: ELO is Electric Light Orchestra; ELP is Emerson, Lake & him Palmer |
| #6418, aired 2012-07-11 | ABBREVIATED BANDS $1000: LP isn't just a long-playing record--it's also this "New Divide" band Linkin Park |
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | RUBBER $400: Neil Armstrong secured his gear with these made by Alliance Rubber Co., which makes 1.2 million miles of them a year rubber bands |
| #6351, aired 2012-04-09 | THE "BRITISH" ARE COMING $400: 2-word term for the rapid U.S. popularity of bands like the Rolling Stones in the 1960s the British Invasion |
| #6331, aired 2012-03-12 | HERR BANDS $400: In Germany these male student societies differ from those in the U.S.--the uniforms with colorful sashes, for one fraternities |
| #6308, aired 2012-02-08 | BUZZ BANDS $200: Bethany Cosentino fronts the L.A. band called not "West" but "Best" this--in your face, Eastern Seaboard! Coast |
| #6308, aired 2012-02-08 | BUZZ BANDS $400: Put on your gas mask before completing the deadly name of the band heard here:
The Airborne...
"And it starts /
Sometime around midnight" The Airborne Toxic Event |
| #6308, aired 2012-02-08 | BUZZ BANDS $600: The Belle Brigade is composed of grandkids of this composer of the music for the "Star Wars" series John Williams |
| #6308, aired 2012-02-08 | BUZZ BANDS $800: Get out the tranquilizer gun! Time to round up the rampaging circus animal that's this band
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked /
Money don't grow on trees..." Cage the Elephant |
| #6308, aired 2012-02-08 | BUZZ BANDS $1000: Despite the name, the members of this "Little Lion Man" band are all about the same age Mumford & Sons |
| #6272, aired 2011-12-20 | HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDDING $800: A term for Frodo, or a young 'un at a wedding who participates in the ceremony by holding the bands ringbearer |
| #6229, aired 2011-10-20 | MEET THE FLINT STONES $1000: Dark bands of flint are visible in these famous cliffs the Cliffs of Dover |
| #6202, aired 2011-07-26 | R.B.s $200: In 2008 a 6'3", 9,033-pound ball was made using 726,500 of these stretchable office items rubber bands |
| #6180, aired 2011-06-24 | COVER BANDS $400: Desperado pays tribute to this group The Eagles |
| #6180, aired 2011-06-24 | COVER BANDS $800: Well, whatever--Nevermind has the look & sound of this grunge group Nirvana |
| #6180, aired 2011-06-24 | COVER BANDS $1200: Here's a message in a bottle: Stung covers the songs of this trio The Police |
| #6180, aired 2011-06-24 | COVER BANDS $1600: Covering this quartet, Vertigo USA could be "even better than the real thing" U2 |
| #6180, aired 2011-06-24 | COVER BANDS $2000: Perhaps "Back In Black", Live Wire "Shook Me All Night Long" with its tribute to this hard rock group AC/DC |
| #6176, aired 2011-06-20 | REGGAE $400: Reggae developed from this 3-letter Jamaican musical form that later inspired such bands as No Doubt ska |
| #6173, aired 2011-06-15 | BANDS BY LEAD SINGER $400: Steve Perry Journey |
| #6173, aired 2011-06-15 | BANDS BY LEAD SINGER $800: Chris Martin Coldplay |
| #6173, aired 2011-06-15 | BANDS BY LEAD SINGER $1200: Simon Le Bon Duran Duran |
| #6173, aired 2011-06-15 | BANDS BY LEAD SINGER $1600: Liam Gallagher Oasis |
| #6173, aired 2011-06-15 | BANDS BY LEAD SINGER $2000: Nicole Scherzinger The Pussycat Dolls |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | SUBSTITUTES $1600: The mellophone is sometimes used as a substitute in marching bands for this "national" instrument the French horn |
| #6142, aired 2011-05-03 | FLAGS OF THE WORLD $400: Its flag consists of 2 vertical bands in yellow & white & crossed keys of Saint Peter Vatican City |
| #6127, aired 2011-04-12 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $400: This film features the Soggy Bottom Boys, fronted by George Clooney O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
| #6127, aired 2011-04-12 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $800: Jack Black fronted & provided tutelage to this young band, also a 2003 movie title School of Rock |
| #6127, aired 2011-04-12 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $1200: The New Main Street Singers, Mitch & Mikey & The Folksmen are groups in this Christopher Guest film A Mighty Wind |
| #6127, aired 2011-04-12 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $1600: Stillwater, fronted by Jason Lee, rocks this movie Almost Famous |
| #6127, aired 2011-04-12 | FICTIONAL MOVIE BANDS $2000: This movie covers the rise of The One-ders, later The Wonders That Thing You Do! |
| #6084, aired 2011-02-10 | POETIC SETTINGS $200: To Leigh Hunt, this "flows through old hushed Egypt and its sands... caves, pillars, pyramids, the shepherd bands" the Nile |
| #6068, aired 2011-01-19 | THE PARTING OF THE FCC $2000: This rhyming tech. has its origins in a 1985 FCC ruling that released bands of the radio spectrum for unlicensed use Wi-Fi |
| #5992, aired 2010-10-05 | ASTRONOMY $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of the Sun and Earth on the monitor.) On the sunward side of the Earth, these bands are compressed by solar winds; on the other side they can stretch farther the Van Allen belts |
| #5927, aired 2010-05-25 | BANDS IN MOVIES $400: "Shout" if you know Otis Day & The Knights performed in this 1978 film Animal House |
| #5927, aired 2010-05-25 | BANDS IN MOVIES $800: Morris Day & The Time stole the show in this 1984 production Purple Rain |
| #5927, aired 2010-05-25 | BANDS IN MOVIES $1200: Los Lobos had a No. 1 hit with this song, also the title of a 1987 movie biography La Bamba |
| #5927, aired 2010-05-25 | BANDS IN MOVIES $1600: In 1968 The Monkees could be found in this film, also a body part Head |
| #5927, aired 2010-05-25 | BANDS IN MOVIES $2000: Bauhaus appropriately sang "Bela Lugosi's Dead" in this sanguine film starring Bowie & Deneuve The Hunger |
| #5902, aired 2010-04-20 | LIKE A HURRICANE $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a meterological animation on the monitor.) Rotating cloud bands in a hurricane's center make its path wobble, making it hard to predict the exact point where the storm's center crosses a coastline, the location called this the landfall |
| #5873, aired 2010-03-10 | LETTER-PERFECT BANDS $200: "With Or Without You",
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" U2 |
| #5873, aired 2010-03-10 | LETTER-PERFECT BANDS $400: "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?",
"Losing My Religion" R.E.M. |
| #5873, aired 2010-03-10 | LETTER-PERFECT BANDS $600: "Deadbeat Club",
"Private Idaho" The B-52s |
| #5873, aired 2010-03-10 | LETTER-PERFECT BANDS $800: "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)",
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" AC/DC |
| #5873, aired 2010-03-10 | LETTER-PERFECT BANDS $1000: "Waterfalls",
"No Scrubs" TLC |
| #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | BACKING BANDS $400: Early in his career, he "walked the line" with the Tennessee Two Johnny Cash |
| #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | BACKING BANDS $1200: This "Soul Brother Number One" was backed by the Famous Flames & the JBs James Brown |
| #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | BACKING BANDS $1600: This backing band includes saxophonist Clarence Clemons & guitarist Steve Van Zandt The E Street Band |
| #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | BACKING BANDS $2000: He's worked with both The Attractions & The Imposters Elvis Costello |
| #5839, aired 2010-01-21 | BACKING BANDS $4,200 (Daily Double): The Jordanaires have been called "the sound behind the King" for their work with him Elvis Presley |
| #5677, aired 2009-04-21 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $400: "Carry On Wayward Son",
"Dust In The Wind" Kansas |
| #5677, aired 2009-04-21 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $800: "You're The Inspiration",
"Saturday In The Park" Chicago |
| #5677, aired 2009-04-21 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $1200: "More Than A Feeling",
"Amanda" Boston |
| #5677, aired 2009-04-21 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $1600: "Ventura Highway",
"A Horse With No Name" America |
| #5677, aired 2009-04-21 | GEOGRAPHIC BANDS $2000: "The Final Countdown",
"Carrie" Europe |
| #5675, aired 2009-04-17 | THE OFFICE GAMES $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits around shooting rubber bands at stacked plastic cups with Jimmy & Kelly.) Even with a rubber band, this 4-letter term means to pull back the string to bend the bow--yes!--a word used by archers & artists draw |
| #5665, aired 2009-04-03 | BRITISH BANDS $200: He was the androgynous lead singer of Culture Club Boy George |
| #5665, aired 2009-04-03 | BRITISH BANDS $400: Yes got a big break in 1968, opening for this Clapton group at its London farewell concert Cream |
| #5665, aired 2009-04-03 | BRITISH BANDS $600: The Clash had its biggest hit with this song that says, "Drop your bombs between the minarets" "Rock The Casbah" |
| #5665, aired 2009-04-03 | BRITISH BANDS $800: The genesis of Genesis included this man singing lead; he left for the "big time" as a solo artist Peter Gabriel |
| #5665, aired 2009-04-03 | BRITISH BANDS $1000: Bananarama had a hit with this song, appropriately enough, in the mean, hot days of August 1984 "Cruel Summer" |
| #5644, aired 2009-03-05 | SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL $1200: Popular with
Latin dance bands,
this instrument
is made from a gourd maracas |
| #5608, aired 2009-01-14 | OVER-THE-COUNTER CULTURE $800: We used to make these in the sink with rubber bands & a box of Rit; Bloomingdale's carries them now--for 59 bucks tie-dyed t-shirts |
| #5591, aired 2008-12-22 | AHH, LIVER! $800: These bands of tissue support the liver; others of the same name hold the knee bones together ligaments |
| #5585, aired 2008-12-12 | HEALTH MATTERS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) As a result of a sudden force, like a twisting motion, a sprain can be a mild to a severe injury to these bands that connect bones ligaments |
| #5529, aired 2008-09-25 | ROCK & ROLL $800: (Hey, I'm Mark McGrath, and) one of my all-time favorite bands is this Johnny Rotten-Sid Vicious group that lasted only 3 years in the 1970s the Sex Pistols |
| #5485, aired 2008-06-13 | POP MUSIC $400: In 1977 they were one of the biggest bands in the world & Steve Miller told us to fly like one of them The Eagles |
| #5439, aired 2008-04-10 | SNAKES $600: The Eastern species of this is encircled with broad red and black bands, separated by narrow yellow ones a coral snake |
| #5438, aired 2008-04-09 | LEFT TO YOUR OWN DEVICES $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a lab.) Stretch a balloon over a glass, secure with rubber bands, then place a straw on top & you have a simple version of this device that measures air pressure a barometer |
| #5368, aired 2008-01-02 | SCIENCE CLASS $1600: Gustav Kirchhoff & Robert Bunsen used this prismed "scope" to see the bands of colored light each element produced a spectroscope |
| #5298, aired 2007-09-26 | WHAT THE "H"? $2000: Used in marching bands, it's a large bass tuba that encircles the player's body helicon |
| #5272, aired 2007-07-10 | GEMS & JEWELS $1600: Corundums with 3 bands of light are called "stars"; corundums with one band have this feline name cats eye |
| #5195, aired 2007-03-23 | GEOGRAPHICAL BANDS $400: "A Horse With No Name" America |
| #5195, aired 2007-03-23 | GEOGRAPHICAL BANDS $800: (With Gloria Estefan)
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" The Miami Sound Machine |
| #5195, aired 2007-03-23 | GEOGRAPHICAL BANDS $1200: (With Sergio Mendes)
"Mas Que Nada",
"One Note Samba" Brasil '66 |
| #5195, aired 2007-03-23 | GEOGRAPHICAL BANDS $1600: "No More Words",
"The Metro" Berlin |
| #5195, aired 2007-03-23 | GEOGRAPHICAL BANDS $2000: "Heat Of The Moment" Asia |
| #5172, aired 2007-02-20 | AUTHORS' RHYME TIME $400: Ayn's rock groups Rand's bands |
| #5145, aired 2007-01-12 | 5 BANDS $200: Appropriately, this '80s band sang, "You can't go on thinking, nothing's wrong, who's gonna drive you home tonight?" The Cars |
| #5145, aired 2007-01-12 | 5 BANDS $400: 2 members of this '70s "Ramblin' Man" band died in bike crashes, a year apart & within 3 blocks of each other The Allman Brothers Band |
| #5145, aired 2007-01-12 | 5 BANDS $600: "Fun", "sleazy" & "raucous" are under "moods" at AllMusic.com for this metal band co-founded by Tommy Lee Mötley Crüe |
| #5145, aired 2007-01-12 | 5 BANDS $800: "Remember when we traveled 'round the world, we met a lot of people & girls", sang this Joey McIntyre boy band New Kids on the Block |
| #5145, aired 2007-01-12 | 5 BANDS $1000: "Welcome to Paradise"; Tre Cool drums for this punk-pop band who performed at 2005's Live 8 Green Day |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | '80s BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $200: Lugers Plus American Beauties Guns N' Roses |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | '80s BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $400: Non-Hearing Panthera Pardus Def Leppard |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | '80s BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $600: Several Of The Boeing Craft Known As Stratofortresses B-52's |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | '80s BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $800: Gnarled Nun Twisted Sister |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | '80s BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $1000: Hommes Sans Chapeaux Men Without Hats |
| #5116, aired 2006-12-04 | AROUND LOS ANGELES $800: This building is named for a place you can buy rubber bands and file folders Staples Center |
| #5102, aired 2006-11-14 | "NEW" YORK $400: 1980s bands like The B-52's are classified as this style of music New Wave |
| #5074, aired 2006-10-05 | WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? $1000: Bands of debris & ice surround it, as do its satellites, including Titan Saturn |
| #5036, aired 2006-07-03 | ZOOLOGY $1,600 (Daily Double): The greater long-nosed species of this is found only in the rain forest & usually has 7 or 8 bands, not 9 armadillo |
| #4972, aired 2006-04-04 | GETTING ATTACHED $1200: The calcaneofibular one of these bands of tissue attaches your fibula to your heel bone a ligament |
| #4966, aired 2006-03-27 | FAKE ROCK BANDS & SINGERS $400: The gold standard of fake rock bands is this group whose "hits" include "Big Bottom" & "Sex Farm" Spinal Tap |
| #4966, aired 2006-03-27 | FAKE ROCK BANDS & SINGERS $800: Not The Who but The Why played the Polk High School Reunion on this sitcom that featured Al & Peg Bundy Married... with Children |
| #4966, aired 2006-03-27 | FAKE ROCK BANDS & SINGERS $1200: Alice Bowie was the punkish band put together by Cheech & Chong in this dopey 1978 epic Up in Smoke |
| #4966, aired 2006-03-27 | FAKE ROCK BANDS & SINGERS $1600: The vivacious Ann-Margrock rocked the house on this TV series back in 1963 The Flintstones |
| #4966, aired 2006-03-27 | FAKE ROCK BANDS & SINGERS $2000: Originally named Deathtongue, Billy & The Boingers first cracked out the heavy metal in this comic strip Bloom County |
| #4859, aired 2005-10-27 | ARCHITECTS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1929 he created the "Barcelona Chair", a chair of curved steel bands cantilevered to support cushions Mies van der Rohe |
| #4853, aired 2005-10-19 | STUPID ANSWERS $800: This gemstone is basically an onyx with alternating bands of sard & other minerals sardonyx |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | KILLER BANDS $800: Bob Seger only needs to fear nefarious record execs, not werewolves, when this backup band is around The Silver Bullet Band |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | KILLER BANDS $1200: Naming themselves after a Natalie Wood film, this band went to No. 1 in 1989 with "She Drives Me Crazy" The Fine Young Cannibals |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | KILLER BANDS $1600: (Hi, I'm Scott Ian.) Some historians say this cattle-killing disease (as well as the name of my band) was the 5th plague of Egypt anthrax |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | KILLER BANDS $2000: A group of deadly arachnids, or the German combo that went platinum with "Love At First Sting" The Scorpions |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | TRIBUTE BANDS $200: Super Diamond honors him... I said Neil Diamond |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | TRIBUTE BANDS $400: Riders on the Storm pays tribute to this classic group The Doors |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | TRIBUTE BANDS $600: We Got the Meat is an all-male tribute band to this girl group the Go-Go's |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | TRIBUTE BANDS $800: The Missing Links re-create this group's music & TV show The Monkees |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | TRIBUTE BANDS $1000: Soso can "Hold The Line" as a tribute to this group Toto |
| #4777, aired 2005-05-17 | IN THE "GN"OW $1000: The bands seen here are typical of this gneiss |
| #4771, aired 2005-05-09 | COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG $400: Use your band of hope--soap--to wash these, your "German bands" your hands |
| #4758, aired 2005-04-20 | DECORATIVE ARTS $1600: From the French for partition, it's enamel work in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands cloisonné |
| #4718, aired 2005-02-23 | ASTRONOMY $600: When "shadow bands" are seen on Earth, it means this is about to happen up in the heavens an eclipse |
| #4685, aired 2005-01-07 | THERE'S A PLACE FOR US $200: It's a place for unknown bands to rehearse or a place to store a car a garage |
| #4655, aired 2004-11-26 | COMMON BONDS $1200: Quicksilver Messenger Service,
Hues Corporation,
Big Brother and the Holding Company rock bands |
| #4653, aired 2004-11-24 | THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE $600: This Halloween favorite that has bands of white, orange & yellow dates back to the 1880s candy corn |
| #4649, aired 2004-11-18 | ROCKS & STUFF $600: This agreeable-sounding metamorphic rock has alternating bands of dark- & light-colored minerals gneiss |
| #4645, aired 2004-11-12 | BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY $400: Some bands still put music out on vinyl, but most use polycarbonate, the material of these compact discs |
| #4630, aired 2004-10-22 | HOW DO YOU... $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew snaps some rubber bands around a familiar piece of sports gear.) Lather it with lanolin, put a ball in the pocket & wrap it with rubber bands for 48 hours wear in (or break in) a (baseball) glove (or mitt) |
| #4524, aired 2004-04-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $200: King's Consort Queen |
| #4524, aired 2004-04-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $400: Affirmative Yes |
| #4524, aired 2004-04-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $600: Portals The Doors |
| #4524, aired 2004-04-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $800: Buddhist Bliss Nirvana |
| #4524, aired 2004-04-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $1000: Ebony Sunday Black Sabbath |
| #4507, aired 2004-03-23 | TORONTO'S CN TOWER $1200: The horizontal bands are called "Friday lines" because they mark where the pouring of this was stopped each week concrete |
| #4501, aired 2004-03-15 | HEAVY METAL BANDS $400: "Kashmir",
"Whole Lotta Love",
"Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin |
| #4501, aired 2004-03-15 | HEAVY METAL BANDS $800: "Magic Carpet Ride",
"The Pusher",
"Born to Be Wild" Steppenwolf |
| #4501, aired 2004-03-15 | HEAVY METAL BANDS $1200: "Runnin' with the Devil",
"Jump",
"Hot for Teacher" Van Halen |
| #4501, aired 2004-03-15 | HEAVY METAL BANDS $1600: "Seek & Destroy",
"Nothing Else Matters"",
"Enter Sandman" Metallica |
| #4501, aired 2004-03-15 | HEAVY METAL BANDS $2000: "Pour Some Sugar on Me",
"Rock of Ages",
"Photograph" Def Leppard |
| #4436, aired 2003-12-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $200: Walloping gourds Smashing Pumpkins |
| #4436, aired 2003-12-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $400: American bomber planes introduced in the 1950s The B-52's |
| #4436, aired 2003-12-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $600: .75 foot tacks Nine Inch Nails |
| #4436, aired 2003-12-15 | SHELLFISH $600: To keep these stalk-eyed beasts from harming each other, rubber bands are put around their claws lobsters |
| #4436, aired 2003-12-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $800: Communal foe Public Enemy |
| #4436, aired 2003-12-15 | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS $1000: Sinatra visits Tinseltown Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
| #4419, aired 2003-11-20 | 21st CENTURY ROCK $1600: 3-letter name for the confessional genre of bands like Bright Eyes & Dashboard Confessional emo |
| #4373, aired 2003-09-17 | GEMS & JEWELS $400: Siberian jasper has alternating bands of these 2 yuletide colors red & green |
| #4372, aired 2003-09-16 | PHILADELPHIA $1600: On New Year's Day comics, fancies, string bands & fancy brigades hit the streets during this famous procession the Mummers Parade |
| #4206, aired 2002-12-09 | 4-LETTER BANDS $200: This hard-rockin' band was shown without make-up on the cover of 1983's "Lick It Up" Kiss |
| #4206, aired 2002-12-09 | 4-LETTER BANDS $400: This Aussie band had hits in the late '80s with "Devil Inside" & "Need You Tonight" INXS |
| #4206, aired 2002-12-09 | 4-LETTER BANDS $600: This duo had a 1984 No. 1 hit with "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! |
| #4206, aired 2002-12-09 | 4-LETTER BANDS $800: 2 sets of brothers were in this "Whip It" group: Jerry & Bob Casale & Mark & Bob Mothersbaugh Devo |
| #4206, aired 2002-12-09 | 4-LETTER BANDS $1000: The musical "Mamma Mia!" features the music of this '70s pop powerhouse ABBA |
| #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" |
| #4075, aired 2002-04-26 | MUSIC MAKERS $2000: Heard here with drums, military bands often use this transverse instrument when marching a fife |
| #3936, aired 2001-10-15 | ENDS IN "X" $500: Agate with bands of white & brown, black or red is often referred to by this name onyx |
| #3920, aired 2001-09-21 | MUSICAL FLYERS $200: In 1977 they were one of the biggest bands in the world & Steve Miller told us to fly like one of them The Eagles |
| #3855, aired 2001-05-11 | SSSSSSSSNAKES!!!!! $400: This highly venomous snake of the eastern U.S. has red & black bands separated by yellow ones coral snake |
| #3758, aired 2000-12-27 | ARTS & CRAFTS $400: Knot a plain T-shirt with rubber bands & dip in different colors to make this type of psychedelic shirt tie-dye |
| #3736, aired 2000-11-27 | SPACE EXPLORATION $500: In 1958 Explorer I discovered these radiation bands surrounding the Earth Van Allen Belts |
| #3639, aired 2000-06-01 | "OO", SORRY! $300: Now a children's toy, this musical instrument was popular in jug bands Kazoo |
| #3616, aired 2000-05-01 | BANDS $100: This influential band recorded the albums "Nevermind", "In Utero" & "Bleach" Nirvana |
| #3616, aired 2000-05-01 | BANDS $200: Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore & Ron Townson made up this group The 5th Dimension |
| #3616, aired 2000-05-01 | BANDS $300: This band's hits include "Easy", "Brick House" & "Three Times A Lady" The Commodores |
| #3616, aired 2000-05-01 | BANDS $400: This band needed "One for tomorrow, one for just today" in the song "Love Me 2 Times" The Doors |
| #3616, aired 2000-05-01 | BANDS $500: Originally from San Diego, they're the legends who sang "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" Iron Butterfly |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | ROCK MY WORLD $100: Rammstein, Kraftwerk & Einsturzende Neubauten are all bands from this country Germany |
| #3491, aired 1999-11-08 | BANDS OF THE '90s $100: "Hit So Hard" by this Courtney Love group was heard on the season 2 finale of "Dawson's Creek" Hole |
| #3491, aired 1999-11-08 | BANDS OF THE '90s $200: Side projects by members of this band have included Hovercraft, featuring Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam |
| #3491, aired 1999-11-08 | BANDS OF THE '90s $300: The name of this "Kiss Me" band means that man cannot give God any wealth that isn't God's already Sixpence None The Richer |
| #3491, aired 1999-11-08 | BANDS OF THE '90s $400: This punky band brought some color to the charts in 1995 with "When I Come Around" Green Day |
| #3491, aired 1999-11-08 | BANDS OF THE '90s $500: Let's clear things up: that "Whoo-Hoo" song by this band became an anthem of the National Hockey League Blur |
| #3474, aired 1999-10-14 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $400: A type of flute with 6 finger holes, its main modern use is in drum corps & military bands Fife |
| #3463, aired 1999-09-29 | THE WINTER'S TALE $500: The Old Farmer's Almanac says to count the bands on one of these "woolly" insects to see how hard winter will be Caterpillar |
| #3431, aired 1999-07-05 | SCULPTURE $500: From the Latin for "embroidery", the Greeks carved these decorative horizontal bands on the sides of temples...brrr! friezes |
| #3358, aired 1999-03-24 | BRITISH BANDS & SINGERS $200: 1997's "Calling All Stations" was their first album since Phil Collins left the group Genesis |
| #3358, aired 1999-03-24 | BRITISH BANDS & SINGERS $400: In 1990 Roger Waters of this group gave a performance of "The Wall" at the former site of the Berlin Wall Pink Floyd |
| #3358, aired 1999-03-24 | BRITISH BANDS & SINGERS $600: In 1998 this group seen here reunited for a VH1 special & a concert tour Culture Club |
| #3358, aired 1999-03-24 | BRITISH BANDS & SINGERS $800: In 1995 this founder of Cream & Derek & the Dominos was named an Officer of the British Empire Eric Clapton |
| #3358, aired 1999-03-24 | BRITISH BANDS & SINGERS $1,000 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Graham Nash.) As a member of this group in the 1960s, I co-wrote their hits "Carrie-Anne" & "Stop, Stop, Stop" The Hollies |
| #3350, aired 1999-03-12 | BANDS BY THE NUMBER $200: "Joy to the World" was a No. 1 hit for this band in 1971 Three Dog Night |
| #3350, aired 1999-03-12 | BANDS BY THE NUMBER $400: In 1995 Mary Ramsey replaced her as the lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs Natalie Merchant |
| #3350, aired 1999-03-12 | BANDS BY THE NUMBER $600: Albums by this band include "Boy" & "Achtung Baby" U2 |
| #3350, aired 1999-03-12 | BANDS BY THE NUMBER $800: It's really just Trent Reznor as singer, guitarist & keyboardist for this band Nine Inch Nails |
| #3350, aired 1999-03-12 | BANDS BY THE NUMBER $1000: The band Seven Mary Three got its name from motorcycle cop Jon Baker's call number on this '70s TV series CHiPs |
| #3328, aired 1999-02-10 | HAM $600: In addition to the car radio waves, he's heard on the ham bands Joe Walsh |
| #3308, aired 1999-01-13 | ON THE ROCKS $500: Some metamorphic rocks with light & dark-colored bands have this pleasant-sounding gname gneiss |
| #3172, aired 1998-05-19 | ROCK ARTISTS $100: In addition to his own bands, this guitarist has played with The Yardbirds, Cream, & Derek & The Dominos Eric Clapton |
| #3170, aired 1998-05-15 | HELOISE'S COLLEGE HINTS $500: Wrap some wide rubber bands around bottles of this & they won't slip out of your hands in the shower Shampoo |
| #3163, aired 1998-05-06 | ORTHODONTICS $200: If you wear braces, these devices are attached to your teeth, & rubber ones may help move them Rubber bands |
| #3145, aired 1998-04-10 | ROCK BANDS $100: ["Rock Around the Clock"] Bill Haley and The Comets |
| #3145, aired 1998-04-10 | ROCK BANDS $200: [audio clue] Sex Pistols |
| #3145, aired 1998-04-10 | ROCK BANDS $300: ("Heart of Glass") Blondie |
| #3145, aired 1998-04-10 | ROCK BANDS $400: ("Fight for Your Right") The Beastie Boys |
| #3145, aired 1998-04-10 | ROCK BANDS $500: [audio clue] Metallica |
| #3114, aired 1998-02-26 | THE HIGHLAND GAMES $200: The competition on this instrument is usually between soloists, but sometimes bands compete the bagpipes |
| #3102, aired 1998-02-10 | MUSEUMS $200: The Whizstreet "Up In Smoke" Museum is a web site exhibiting the art of these colorful cigar items Cigar bands |
| #3081, aired 1998-01-12 | COUNTRY SINGERS $600: This famous "Junior" called one of his early backup bands The Cheatin' Hearts Hank Williams, Jr. |
| #3077, aired 1998-01-06 | 3-LETTER BANDS $100: 3-letter abbreviation for the band that sang about Suzie Q & Proud Mary CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival) |
| #3077, aired 1998-01-06 | 3-LETTER BANDS $200: This 3-letter rap group came "Straight Outta Compton" N.W.A. |
| #3077, aired 1998-01-06 | 3-LETTER BANDS $300: Philip Bailey's high vocals powered this R&B group nicknamed EW&F Earth, Wind & Fire |
| #3077, aired 1998-01-06 | 3-LETTER BANDS $500 (Daily Double): Group seen here in a 1995 video: TLC |
| #3077, aired 1998-01-06 | 3-LETTER BANDS $500: This band will "Keep On Loving You" even if you call it only by the initial part of its name REO Speedwagon |
| #2960, aired 1997-06-13 | STYLE $500: French for "partitioned", it's jewelry whose colored enamel sections are separated by thin metal bands cloisonne |
| #2843, aired 1997-01-01 | BANDS OF THE '80s $100: Icicle Works formed in this city more than 20 years after The Beatles Liverpool |
| #2843, aired 1997-01-01 | BANDS OF THE '80s $200: This group got its name by combining the names of 2 bands: Hollywood Rose & L.A. Guns Guns N' Roses |
| #2843, aired 1997-01-01 | BANDS OF THE '80s $300: This Wham! singer's original name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou George Michael |
| #2843, aired 1997-01-01 | BANDS OF THE '80s $400: The Proclaimers hit the U.S. charts when "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" was featured in this Johnny Depp film Benny and Joon |
| #2843, aired 1997-01-01 | BANDS OF THE '80s $500: Bobby Brown left this group in 1986 & was replaced by Johnny Gill New Edition |
| #2645, aired 1996-02-16 | ALTERNATIVE ROCK $300: It's the 5-year-old annual tour whose playbill is filled with alternative rock bands Lollapalooza |
| #2573, aired 1995-11-08 | HISTORIC BANDS $100: His brother Pierre Lafitte disposed of the booty his band of pirates plundered Jean Lafitte |
| #2573, aired 1995-11-08 | HISTORIC BANDS $200: The first recorded raid by a band of these Norsemen was 793 on the island of Lindisfarne, off England the Vikings |
| #2570, aired 1995-11-03 | MUSIC APPRECIATION $600: Dried gourds are filled with seeds to make these rattles shaken by Latin American dance bands maracas |
| #2354, aired 1994-11-24 | ANATOMY $400: Tendons connect muscles to bones, & these bands of tissue bind the joints Ligaments |
| #2346, aired 1994-11-14 | MUSIC $600: The bands that this clarinetist led in the 1940s & 1950s were called "Herds" Woody Herman (and the Thundering Herds) |
| #2340, aired 1994-11-04 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $300: Used in military bands, the large-bored euphonium is a type of this brass instrument a tuba |
| #2304, aired 1994-09-15 | AWARDS $200: Women directors of these are eligible for the Silver Baton Award symphony orchestras (or bands) |
| #2253, aired 1994-05-25 | COMMON BONDS $300: Sweat,
rubber,
marching bands |
| #2237, aired 1994-05-03 | 16th CENTURY FASHION $400: These decorative bands were used to hold up stockings garters |
| #2209, aired 1994-03-24 | JAZZ $600: Once called the "Boy Wonder of the Clarinet", he called most of his big bands a "herd" Woody Herman |
| #2091, aired 1993-10-11 | KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES $600: He played with several Hollywood-based bands before forming the City Slickers in 1942 Spike Jones |
| #2050, aired 1993-07-02 | FAMOUS NAMES $400: This "March King" not only led the Marine Corps Band but Army & Navy bands as well John Philip Sousa |
| #2017, aired 1993-05-18 | HISTORIC NAMES $1,500 (Daily Double): This Dutch governor of New Netherland had a wooden leg decorated with silver bands Peter Stuyvesant |
| #1928, aired 1993-01-13 | RAIN FOREST CREATURES $300: Related to the cobra, these snakes can be recognized by their bold bands of black, red & yellow Coral snakes |
| #1785, aired 1992-05-08 | BAND PRACTICE $400: The Salvation Army bands are examples of these bands that use no woodwinds brass band |
| #1643, aired 1991-10-23 | SNAKES $400: The eastern species of this U.S. snake has broad black & red bands separated by narrow yellow ones coral |
| #1499, aired 1991-02-21 | BAND PRACTICE $100: Baton twirlers who perform with marching bands are called these majorettes |
| #1499, aired 1991-02-21 | BAND PRACTICE $500 (Daily Double): Title of the following; it's the top-selling sheet music for marching bands in 1990-91: [Instrumental music plays] "Under The Sea" |
| #1496, aired 1991-02-18 | "MUM"s THE WORD $200: The New Year's Day parade in Philadelphia named for the richly-dressed string bands that march in it the Mummers Parade |
| #7, aired 1990-07-28 | SCULPTURE $200: Though it sounds cold, the Greeks carved these decorative bands on the sides of buildings a frieze |
| #1324, aired 1990-05-10 | NICKNAMES $400: Armed forces branch called "leathernecks" because of the leather bands once worn around their throats Marines |
| #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 |
| #1169, aired 1989-10-05 | 12-LETTER WORDS $600: This lyre-shaped instrument played with hammers is most often seen in marching bands glockenspiel |
| #1139, aired 1989-07-13 | MUSIC TRIVIA $500 (Daily Double): This composer's wind bands helped introduce the saxophone to the U.S. in the 1890s John Philip Sousa |
| #1131, aired 1989-07-03 | POTPOURRI $200: It's a flute without keys that's played in military bands a fife |
| #1096, aired 1989-05-15 | EDUCATION $200: According to 1 estimate, there are 1,000 of these in U.S. colleges & 768 of them march bands |
| #1094, aired 1989-05-11 | INSECTS $1000: Painted lady, great purple hairstreak & zebra aren't rock bands but types of these butterflies |
| #1074, aired 1989-04-13 | JEWELRY $300: An onyx with alternating bands of sard & other minerals is called this a sardonyx |
| #797, aired 1988-02-09 | MEDICINE $200: Tiny magnets may someday be used in place of these elastic accessories on braces rubber bands |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | "M.B." $100: The World Book says most of these have from 72-96 members & sometimes feature baton twirlers marching bands |
| #694, aired 1987-09-17 | LAW & ORDER $200: From medieval Latin for "force", it's the band of men a sheriff bands together a posse |
| #640, aired 1987-05-22 | BIG BANDS $100: His band created more hits & sold more records than any other dance band, & not just on New Year's Eve Guy Lombardo |
| #640, aired 1987-05-22 | BIG BANDS $200: This bandleader sang with & then married his singer, Harriet Hilliard Ozzie Nelson |
| #640, aired 1987-05-22 | BIG BANDS $300: His band was the Bob Cats Bob Crosby |
| #640, aired 1987-05-22 | BIG BANDS $400: "Drums... must produce sounds, not just make noise", said this bandleader-drummer, a rare combination Gene Krupa |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | HOUSEHOLD HINTS $100: Don't store sterling bunched with these elastic loops, as they can corrode silver even thru paper rubber bands |
| #573, aired 1987-02-18 | AMERICAN INDIANS $600: Bands of this Arizona tribe include the Tonto, Chiricahua & Mescalero Apache |
| #571, aired 1987-02-16 | PLAYTIME $500: A battle of the bands is ensuing between Barbie & The Rockers & this doll & The Holograms Jem |
| #535, aired 1986-12-26 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $200: The large tuba common to marching bands, it was invented by John Philip Sousa a sousaphone |
| #509, aired 1986-11-20 | TV BANDLEADERS $800: He's been the leader of TV bands for Pat Boone, Judy Garland, & Merv Griffin Mort Lindsey |
| #456, aired 1986-09-08 | MUSIC $1000: All bands in the U.S. are technically classified into these 2 types marching & concert or symphonic |
| #440, aired 1986-05-16 | ENDS WITH "X" $600 (Daily Double): Semi-precious stone with alternating color bands, seen frequently making a cameo appearance onyx |
| #430, aired 1986-05-02 | MUSICIANS $200: When they weren't leading their big bands, the Duke & the Count played along on this instrument the piano |
| #383, aired 1986-02-26 | FABRICS $800: Thin fabric of silk, cotton, or wool having a crinkled surface, it's used in mourning bands crepe |
| #317, aired 1985-11-26 | STARTS WITH "Y" $300: American bands played it as the British marched off after surrendering at Yorktown "Yankee Doodle" |
| #304, aired 1985-11-07 | COLLECTIBLES $200: According to Guinness, Joseph Hruby of Ohio has the largest collection of these stogie wrappers cigar bands |
| #152, aired 1985-04-09 | ALL NUMBERS $300: Highest number that appears on most standard AM radio bands 1600 |
| #62, aired 1984-12-04 | BIG BANDS $200: A wunnerful, wunnerful bandleader Lawrence Welk |
| #62, aired 1984-12-04 | BIG BANDS $400: In 1937 he was "in the mood" to start a band Glenn Miller |
| #62, aired 1984-12-04 | BIG BANDS $600: As famous for his marriages as his music; once wed Ava Gardner & Lana Turner Artie Shaw |
| #62, aired 1984-12-04 | BIG BANDS $800: Benny Goodman got good "vibes" from him Lionel Hampton |
| #62, aired 1984-12-04 | BIG BANDS $1000: "Royal" bandleader whose first two names were Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington |
