| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | ALL YOU NEED IS "L-O-V-E" $200: Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz", was fittingly born under this zodiac sign symbolized by a lion a Leo |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | IMPERSONATORS $300: Early 20th century British entertainer Bert Errol is described as a "female impersonator"; today, he might use this royal term drag queen |
| #8557, aired 2022-01-18 | THE MUPPET NAME $800: Blyleven & Campaneris, because our writers absolutely love old-school baseball Bert |
| #8552, aired 2022-01-11 | "D-D-S" $400: This hairstyle is chronicled in professor Bert Ashe's book "Twisted" dreadlocks |
| #8436, aired 2021-07-05 | THEY DON'T LIVE ON SESAME STREET $400: Bert wasn't a doctor, but Dr. Paul Bert made important studies of divers with decompression sickness, also known as this the bends |
| #8341, aired 2021-02-22 | HAMBURGERS $2000: Orchestra leader & Hamburger Bert Kaempfert is known for classic hits like this tune that Sinatra also recorded "Strangers In The Night" |
| #8203, aired 2020-04-15 | WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES $1200: In 2019, Sony revived this odd-looking fellow who had to avoid Coily while jumping from level to level Q*bert |
| #8146, aired 2020-01-27 | PHRASE HISTORY $800: 1970s Budget Director Bert Lance got people saying "If it ain't broke", this don't fix it |
| #7908, aired 2019-01-16 | APPROPRIATE NAMES $800: Bert Beveridge would, of course, make drinks: he produces this "handmade vodka" Tito's |
| #7718, aired 2018-03-14 | POP "STREET" $400: Small screen home for Bert & Ernie since 1969 Sesame Street |
| #7581, aired 2017-07-24 | 20th CENTURY WORDS $1200: Samuel Bert invented a machine that made this shaved ice treat at the Texas State Fair a sno-cone |
| #7563, aired 2017-06-28 | SURPRISE! $600: Proverbially, this type of pitch mastered by Bert Blyleven is a deceptive trick a curveball |
| #7553, aired 2017-06-14 | CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS $1000: In a series that began in 1904, Nan & Bert are one set of the title siblings the Bobbsey twins |
| #7402, aired 2016-11-15 | NEW PRESIDENTIAL CODE NAMES? $400: "Q-Bert" or "John 2" John Quincy Adams |
| #7311, aired 2016-05-30 | NFL TEAM NAMES $800: General Manager Bert Rose decided on this team name because of the Scandinavian heritage of those living in the area the Vikings |
| #7022, aired 2015-03-10 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $600: He was a bouncing orange critter with a big nose & an asterisk in his name Q*bert |
| #6966, aired 2014-12-22 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN' $800: To a trucker "hammer" & "granny" refer to these 2 types of highway lanes the fast lane & the slow lane |
| #6966, aired 2014-12-22 | ORIGINATOR OF THE ROLE $1200: Buffy from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Kristy Swanson |
| #6966, aired 2014-12-22 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN' $1600: A high center of gravity & excessive speed on a curve can both lead to this deadliest type of trucking accident a rollover |
| #6966, aired 2014-12-22 | MYTHOLOGY $1600: In Greek, here's the name of this gal, the personification of the dawn Eos |
| #6966, aired 2014-12-22 | SANTA $2,000 (Daily Double): In the early 1980s an offensive by the FMLN severely damaged Santa Ana in this Central American country El Salvador |
| #6966, aired 2014-12-22 | ORIGINATOR OF THE ROLE $2000: Chief Gillespie from "In the Heat of the Night" (Rod) Steiger |
| #6966, aired 2014-12-22 | SENATORS $2000: Defense expert & 1976 presidential hopeful Henry "Scoop" Jackson was a Democratic senator from this West Coast state Washington |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | "BERT" $200: One of the prairie provinces of Canada Alberta |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | "BERT" $400: In recent decades this stage of development has been happening earlier & earlier in American kids puberty |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | "BERT" $600: Political party & doctrine governed by a belief in an individual's maximum freedom libertarian |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | "BERT" $800: If you're starting a parliament, invest in a copy of these "of Order", first published in 1876 Robert's Rules of Order |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | "BERT" $1000: This long word for a frivolously chatty woman dates back to the 1500s flibbertigibbet |
| #6933, aired 2014-11-05 | EYEBROW-BEATING YOU $200: This Muppet loves pigeons & bottlecaps & shares a fashionable "Sesame Street" address Bert |
| #6714, aired 2013-11-21 | BROADWAY SHOWS BY CHARACTER $1200: Cockney chimney sweep Bert,
Winifred Banks Mary Poppins |
| #6593, aired 2013-04-24 | WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? $800: In the original Broadway show in 1956, Bert Lahr & E.G. Marshall were "waiting for" him; good luck with that Godot |
| #6555, aired 2013-03-01 | HEY, "BERT" $200: A 7th century French saint gave his name to this nut the filbert |
| #6555, aired 2013-03-01 | HEY, "BERT" $400: Dogbert & Catbert are characters in this comic strip Dilbert |
| #6555, aired 2013-03-01 | HEY, "BERT" $600: He's the royal dad of Princess Astrid of Belgium King Albert |
| #6555, aired 2013-03-01 | HEY, "BERT" $800: Sadly this "Unfinished Symphony" composer finished living at the age of 31 (Franz) Schubert |
| #6555, aired 2013-03-01 | HEY, "BERT" $1000: This monarch's greatest victory over the English came at Bannockburn in 1314 Robert the Bruce |
| #6495, aired 2012-12-07 | THAT'S A LAUGH! $200: This old buddy & roommate of Bert has one of TV's most distinctive laughs Ernie |
| #6471, aired 2012-11-05 | D____A $400: With deep red blooms, the Bert Pitt is an attractive garden type of this flower a dahlia |
| #6243, aired 2011-11-09 | TWINS $400: A series of children's books by Laura Lee Hope featured these 2 sets of fraternal twins: Bert & Nan & Freddie & Flossie the Bobbsey Twins |
| #6017, aired 2010-11-09 | ROOMMATES $400: These Sesame Street Muppet roommates have shared an apartment since 1969 Bert & Ernie |
| #6008, aired 2010-10-27 | POLL-POURRI $400: In 1963 he got the AAPOR Award, the highest bestowed by the American Association for Public Opinion Research (George) Gallup |
| #5995, aired 2010-10-08 | NAME YOUR DISEASE $1200: A virus that causes mono is known by these hyphenated names, but Bert Achong helped isolate it with them in 1964 Epstein-Barr |
| #5979, aired 2010-09-16 | PUSH BY SAFIRE $200: William Safire won this prize in 1978 "For Commentary on the Bert Lance Affair" ("Affair" being Lance's banking practices) the Pulitzer |
| #5583, aired 2008-12-10 | THIS & THAT $400: Have the nerve to name this character played by Bert Lahr in "The Wizard of Oz" the Cowardly Lion |
| #5382, aired 2008-01-22 | 1940s TELEVISION $2000: Beginning in 1948, this long-time Miss America host had 2 game shows on the air: "Stop the Music" & "Break the Bank" Bert Parks |
| #5377, aired 2008-01-15 | GAME SHOW BIZ $1600: It was the Burt Reynolds & Bert Convy game show similar to the board game Pictionary Win, Lose or Draw |
| #5358, aired 2007-12-19 | HEY, "BB"! $1600: It's the last name of literary siblings Bert & Nan, & Freddie & Flossie Bobbsey |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | POTLUCK $1000: This U.S. president was called Bert for short Herbert Hoover |
| #5331, aired 2007-11-12 | Q WITHOUT U $400: It's a horn-shaped nose, no pants & no problem for this pyramid-hopping '80s arcade favorite Q*bert |
| #5098, aired 2006-11-08 | STRAIGHT MEN $400: This Sesame Streeter & his pal Ernie debuted in 1969 & Carson, have Kyan help him with that unibrow! Bert |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | "Q"-BERT $200: This savory egg dish originated in what is now Northeast France, but as a "real man", I was unaware of that quiche |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | "Q"-BERT $400: A plectrum of a harpsichord, or a porcupine part a quill |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | "Q"-BERT $600: "3 plus 1 on a stage / A clue is revealed / A light will shine / & a question given" is a "Nostradamian" this verse a quatrain |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | "Q"-BERT $800: An officer charged with providing clothing, fuel & transportation for troops a quartermaster |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | "Q"-BERT $1000: Now meaning "to suppress", originally it meant "to kill"; you may do it to a riot quell |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $400: An heir: March 14, 1958 in Monte Carlo Prince Albert (of Monaco) |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $800: A librettist: Nov. 18, 1836 in London (William S.) Gilbert (of Gilbert & Sullivan) |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $1200: Actress seen here, Nov. 30, 1982 in Calgary (Elisha) Cuthbert |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $2000: A pharmaceutical magnate: May 15, 1886 in St. Louis (Gerard Barnes) Lambert |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $2,300 (Daily Double): A warrior ruler: July 11, 1274 in Ayrshire Robert the Bruce |
| #4582, aired 2004-07-06 | RUBY $1600: Harry Ruby & Bert Kalmar wrote this classic song about "eight little letters which simply mean I love you" "Three Little Words" |
| #4570, aired 2004-06-18 | MUPPET NEWS $400: Longtime roommates Bert & Ernie interview these 2 characters played by Lemmon & Matthau in 1968 Felix Unger & Oscar Madison |
| #4565, aired 2004-06-11 | FOR THE KID IN YOU $1000: In stories by Laura Lee Hope, it's the last name of twins Bert & Nan &
Freddie & Flossie Bobbsey |
| #4358, aired 2003-07-09 | '50s TV $2000: In 1971 Bert Parks hosted "Circus"; back in 1956 this man & dummy Jerry Mahoney hosted the similar "Circus Time" Paul Winchell |
| #3985, aired 2001-12-21 | A FAREWELL $400: At the end of this 1964 film, Mr. Banks says to the nanny flying off, "Goodbye...Don't stay away too long" Mary Poppins |
| #3964, aired 2001-11-22 | ACCENT ON ENGLAND $400: A BBC review said as Bert in "Mary Poppins" he "speaks a form of Cockney unknown within 5,000 miles of Bow Bells" Dick Van Dyke |
| #3936, aired 2001-10-15 | KNOW YOUR MUPPETS $100: Ernie's roommate, he collects paper clips Bert |
| #3840, aired 2001-04-20 | SECTIONS $800: The banana section rooted for its own celebrity couple on this Bert Convy show Tattletales |
| #3782, aired 2001-01-30 | THE 4-Ts $400: It's one who reveals another's plans, especially in front of Bert Convy Tattletale |
| #3573, aired 2000-03-01 | PEOPLE IN VOGUE $200: Bert Stein flew to Rome in 1962 to shoot her while she was shooting a movie with Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor |
| #3519, aired 1999-12-16 | GAME SHOW NETWORK $400: The regular & "Plus" versions of this game were hosted by Allen Ludden; the "Super" version, by Bert Convy Password |
| #3404, aired 1999-05-27 | AMERICANA $400: The first Miss America he crowned was Lee Meriwether in 1954 Bert Parks |
| #3282, aired 1998-12-08 | COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG $400: This garment is your uncle Bert -- don't lose it Shirt |
| #3242, aired 1998-10-13 | PEOPLE WITH MUPPET NAMES $400: A host of "Break the Bank", he's best known as the former singing host of the Miss America pageant Bert Parks |
| #3167, aired 1998-05-12 | DOESN'T RHYME WITH DIRT $100: This Muppet shares an apartment on "Sesame Street" Ernie |
| #3056, aired 1997-12-08 | SPORTS NICKNAMES $800: ESPN broadcaster known for giving out impromptu nicknames like Bert "Be Home" Blyleven Chris Berman |
| #3051, aired 1997-12-01 | EVERYONE'S A CRITIC $300: This Cowardly Lion actor's son & biographer, John, writes on comedy for The New Yorker Bert Lahr |
| #2783, aired 1996-10-09 | GAME SHOWS $300: They're the Burt & Bert of Burt & Bert Productions, which produced "Win, Lose or Draw" Reynolds & Convy |
| #2705, aired 1996-05-10 | CHARACTERS IN DISNEY FILMS $500: Bert,
Jane Banks,
Michael Banks Mary Poppins |
| #2408, aired 1995-02-08 | ASTROLOGY $100: Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion, was born under this sign of the lion Leo |
| #2219, aired 1994-04-07 | THEATRE $400: Bert Convy, Jack Gilford & Lotte Lenya were in the original cast of this 1966 musical set in Berlin Cabaret |
| #1831, aired 1992-07-13 | SHOW BIZ BIOGRAPHIES $100: Bert Lahr's son wrote a book about him called "Notes on a Cowardly" one of these a Lion |
| #1676, aired 1991-12-09 | GAME SHOWS $400: Host in common to "Super Password", "Tattletales" & "Win, Lose or Draw" Bert Convy |
| #1584, aired 1991-06-20 | 1977 $1000: This Georgian, Jimmy Carter's 1st choice to head the Office of Management and Budget, was confirmed in January but resigned in September Bert Lance |
| #1557, aired 1991-05-14 | KIDDIE LIT $300: Last name of the sets of twins Bert & Nan & Freddie & Flossie Bobbsey twins |
| #1537, aired 1991-04-16 | BIRTHPLACES $800: The artist Sir Anthony Van Dyke was born in this Flemish city, one of the world's busiest ports, in 1599 Antwerp |
| #1537, aired 1991-04-16 | DIPLOMACY $800: Of 2, 4, or 5 years, the length of the UN secretary general's renewable term 5 years |
| #1477, aired 1991-01-22 | 1956 $500: Bert Lahr played Estragon & E.G. Marshall Vladimir in this Beckett play on Broadway Waiting for Godot |
| #1339, aired 1990-05-31 | HOLLYWOOD QUOTES $300: He said, ".... I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions." Bert Lahr |
| #1291, aired 1990-03-26 | MOVIE MUSICALS $200: Actor who sang "If I Only Had The Nerve" & "If I Were King Of The Forest" in "The Wizard Of Oz" Bert Lahr |
| #1278, aired 1990-03-07 | A.K.A. $100: His real name was Irving Lahrheim, & a leonine role was his "mane" claim to fame Bert Lahr |
| #1188, aired 1989-11-01 | LITERARY TRIVIA $400: Bert & Nan and Freddie & Flossie are the 2 sets of twins in this Laura Lee Hope series the Bobbsey Twins |
| #1142, aired 1989-07-18 | TUNES OF THE '20s $500: In "Good Boy", Helen Kane made this B. Kalmar-H. Ruby song famous, "Boop-boop-a-doop" "I Wanna Be Loved By You" |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | COLORFUL PHRASES $200: In 1965 Vic Dana, Bert Kaempfert & Wayne Newton all suggested red roses for her a blue lady |
| #942, aired 1988-10-11 | BIOGRAPHIES $600: "Notes on a Cowardly Lion" Bert Lahr |
| #842, aired 1988-04-12 | GAME SHOWS $500: Last names of the Burt & Bert who created "Win, Lose or Draw" Burt Reynolds & Bert Convy |
| #818, aired 1988-03-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Oral B Laboratories now offers toothpaste bearing these 2 Muppets' names Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy |
| #789, aired 1988-01-28 | MOVIE TRIVIA $200 (Daily Double): He was Judy Garland's companion on the road to Oz & later became her daughter's father-in-law Jack Haley |
| #637, aired 1987-05-19 | MISS AMERICA $200: 1955 pageant saw premiere of song "There She Is, Miss America" & this man as emcee Bert Parks |
| #534, aired 1986-12-25 | BASEBALL $600: Both Bert Campaneris & Cesar Tovar have played this many positions in a single game 9 |
| #478, aired 1986-10-08 | SESAME STREET $100: For over 17 years, Ernie's been pulling the "old loose nose joke" on this roommate Bert |
| #419, aired 1986-04-17 | TV TRIVIA $200: Series which spawned such books as "Ernie Gets Lost" & "Bert & Ernie on the Go" Sesame Street |
| #147, aired 1985-04-02 | "BREAK" IT UP $600: A Bert Parks game show, or what you want to do in Monte Carlo Break the Bank |
| #130, aired 1985-03-08 | FAMOUS PAIRS $400: Muppet roommates on Sesame Street Bert & Ernie |
| #63, aired 1984-12-05 | HOTEL NAMES $1,300 (Daily Double): Muppets commenting from the balcony in the following
"That was wonderful!"
"Bravo!"
"I loved it!"
"Ah, it was great!"
"Well, it was pretty good."
"Well, it wasn't bad..."
"Uh, there were parts of it that weren't very good though."
"It could have been a lot better."
"I didn't really like it."
"It was pretty terrible."
"It was bad."
"It was awful!"
"It was terrible!"
"Take 'em away!"
"Hey, boo!"
"Boo!" Statler and Waldorf |
