#25, aired 2024-01-16 | THE MOUNT RUSHMORE OF... $200: Will Ferrell films: "Old School", "Anchorman", "Step Brothers" & this comedy set in the Big Apple & the North Pole Elf |
#8795, aired 2023-01-27 | GRIMM BROTHERS FAIRY TALES $200: Not a fairy godmother but a bird gives this character her dress & slippers for the big event Cinderella |
#8795, aired 2023-01-27 | GRIMM BROTHERS FAIRY TALES $1000: The Grimms had this animal eat 6 baby goats, then get sliced open as it slept, with the "meal" still alive within a wolf |
#8685, aired 2022-07-15 | U.S. PLACES, EVERYBODY! $600: I like Big Butt Trail & I cannot lie, you other brothers can't deny it's fun to hike it near Asheville in this state North Carolina |
#8667, aired 2022-06-21 | MOVIE INSPIRATIONS $400: These cinematic siblings met a dude named Jeff Dowd who inspired them to make "The Big Lebowski" the Coen brothers |
#8612, aired 2022-04-05 | MOVIE CRITICS $1600: A tired & hapless Jeff Bridges expresses some strong dislike for the Eagles in this 1998 Coen Brothers comedy The Big Lebowski |
#8421, aired 2021-06-14 | MUSICAL SEQUELS $2000: "Of Thee I Sing" was such a big hit for these brothers, George & Ira, that they came up with "Let 'Em Eat Cake" (which bombed) the Gershwins |
#8189, aired 2020-03-26 | LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIME? $800: Be a mentor with this nonprofit group, BBBS, providing adult role models to kids since 1904 Big Brothers Big Sisters |
#7766, aired 2018-05-21 | JEFF BRIDGES $400: The Abiders, Jeff's backing band on a recent album, take their name from a line in this Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski |
#7747, aired 2018-04-24 | TWIN PEEKS $600: The American Castro brothers, twins Joaquin & Julian, are big in this state's politics Texas |
#7049, aired 2015-04-16 | 2014 ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY $200: "The Big Lebowski", in which these brothers "explore themes of alienation, inequality and class structure" the Coen Brothers (Joel & Ethan) |
#6872, aired 2014-07-01 | BAND OF BROTHERS $1000: Big in the '60s & early '70s: John & Tom Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival |
#6840, aired 2014-05-16 | ORGANIZATIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): Now one big happy family, this mentoring group was formed by the union of 2 "sibling" organizations in 1977 the Big Brothers Big Sisters |
#6578, aired 2013-04-03 | GIMME 5! $400: In the golden age of Hollywood, "The Big Five" movie studios were MGM, RKO, Paramount, 20th Century Fox & this family concern the Warner Brothers |
#6420, aired 2012-07-13 | GUMBO $800: Last name of brothers Jimmy & Tommy, who formed a big band orchestra popular in the 1930s Dorsey |
#6329, aired 2012-03-08 | ORGANIZATIONS $400: These 2 groups named for elder siblings, both formed to mentor youth, joined up in 1977 Big Brothers and Big Sisters |
#6211, aired 2011-09-26 | FORBES' RICHEST PEOPLE 2011 $800: Big in conservative politics, Charles & David are brothers with this last name & are ranked 18 & 19 Koch |
#6137, aired 2011-04-26 | "O" BROTHER $400: He had 2 sisters, Marjorie & Avril, & no brothers-- though he later got famous for a "big" one (George) Orwell |
#6121, aired 2011-04-04 | THE MOGULS & THE MOVIES $800: These brothers brought sound to the big screen with "The Jazz Singer" the Warner Brothers |
#5967, aired 2010-07-20 | BIG "BROTHER" $200: Zeppo or Gummo Marx Brothers |
#5967, aired 2010-07-20 | BIG "BROTHER" $1000: The title of this WWII-set miniseries is also a phrase from Shakespeare's "Henry V" Band of Brothers |
#5963, aired 2010-07-14 | JACK $400: This Jack & his 3 brothers founded one of the "Big Five" Hollywood studios in 1923 (Jack) Warner |
#5942, aired 2010-06-15 | CALL SOMEONE WHO CARES $400: To find out how to help a kid & become a youth mentor, call this group at (215) 567-7000 or go to bbbs.org Big Brothers Big Sisters |
#5758, aired 2009-09-30 | STEVE BUSCEMI FILMS $1200: As Donny, Steve didn't live to see the end of this 1998 Coen Brothers film... but The Dude abides The Big Lebowski |
#5722, aired 2009-06-23 | ISAAC HAYES $1600: Isaac co-wrote this song, a big hit for Sam & Dave in 1967 & the Blues Brothers 12 years later "Soul Man" |
#5550, aired 2008-10-24 | I'M CONCERNED... $1600: This group, BBBS, concerns itself with helping children reach their potential by matching them with mentors Big Brothers Big Sisters (of America) |
#5490, aired 2008-06-20 | BIG BROTHERS $400: (Julie Chen of CBS' Big Brother reads the clue.) Charlie Sheen's films with this big brother include "Men At Work" & "Young Guns" Emilio Estevez |
#5490, aired 2008-06-20 | BIG BROTHERS $800: In 2008 quarterback Jordan Palmer signed with the Cincinnati Bengals to back up this big brother Carson Palmer |
#5490, aired 2008-06-20 | BIG BROTHERS $1200: Dave Davies of this band hasn't always looked up to big brother Ray as they're known for fighting on stage The Kinks |
#5490, aired 2008-06-20 | BIG BROTHERS $1600: The 8th of 9 Wahlberg children, he was the "new kid" until he became big brother to Mark Donnie Wahlberg |
#5490, aired 2008-06-20 | BIG BROTHERS $2000: Siblings Elisabeth & Andrew in this family made the 2007 film "Gracie", a tribute to their late older brother William the Shues |
#5134, aired 2006-12-28 | THE COEN BROTHERS $1600: This 1998 effort had Jeff Bridges mistaken for a millionaire of the same name The Big Lebowski |
#5064, aired 2006-09-21 | CORPORATE NAME ETYMOLOGY $400: This fast-food chain's name comes from its founders the Raffel Brothers, not from its big seller, roast beef Arby's |
#4722, aired 2005-03-01 | BIG BROTHERS $400: This duo had 4 No. 1 hits, including "Cathy's Clown" & "Bird Dog" The Everly Brothers |
#4722, aired 2005-03-01 | BIG BROTHERS $800: Dennis' big bro, he played a pilot who saved the world in 1996's "Independence Day" Randy Quaid |
#4722, aired 2005-03-01 | BIG BROTHERS $1,000 (Daily Double): Only family in the musical sense, this group gave us "China Grove" & "Black Water" The Doobie Brothers |
#4722, aired 2005-03-01 | BIG BROTHERS $1600: The Coen Brothers co-wrote this 1987 comedy set in the American Southwest Raising Arizona |
#4722, aired 2005-03-01 | BIG BROTHERS $2000: Look for Aretha, Ray, James Brown, Cab Calloway &, of course, Twiggy & Frank Oz in this 1980 film comedy The Blues Brothers |
#4459, aired 2004-01-15 | CINEMANIA $1600: Dude, in 1998 this brotherly team brought us "The Big Lebowski" the Coen Brothers |
#4395, aired 2003-10-17 | HOW CAN I HELP? $800: See a movie with the little fellow or help him with his homework as one of these in a program founded in 1904 Big Brothers |
#3363, aired 1999-03-31 | PEOPLE $400: The collective big screen name of brothers Arthur, Herbert, Julius & Leonard The Marx Brothers |
#3183, aired 1998-06-03 | FOUNDERS $800: Ernest K. Coulter, not George Orwell, helped start this organization that helps kids Big Brothers |
#3183, aired 1998-06-03 | R.E.M. $1000: In 1988 R.E.M. said "That's all folks!" to I.R.S. Records & signed with this label for big bucks Warner Brothers |
#2820, aired 1996-11-29 | JAZZ $800: In 1958 Warren Covington took over the big band formerly led by these two brothers The Dorseys |
#2591, aired 1995-12-04 | ORGANIZATIONS $800: In 1977 these 2 organizations that provide adult companions to kids in single-parent homes merged Big Brothers & Big Sisters |
#1242, aired 1990-01-16 | CIRCUS LINGO $500: "Big Bertha" & "The Big One" refer to this great American circus Ringling Brothers (Barnum & Bailey) |
#1082, aired 1989-04-25 | THE CIRCUS $200: The Ringling Brothers circus had one that measured 500 X 200 feet a tent (the big top tent) |
#1072, aired 1989-04-11 | ACTORS $100: He co-wrote 2 songs for a 1979 Allman Brothers album before he hit the big time in "Miami Vice" Don Johnson |
#824, aired 1988-03-17 | U.S. CITIES $100: The headquarters for Big Brothers is in this city known for that type of love Philadelphia |
#671, aired 1987-07-06 | WARS $100: 2 of his brothers, his brother-in-law & his nephew were also killed at the Little Big Horn Custer |
#630, aired 1987-05-08 | MOVIES $300: The Brothers Gibb were very big in this 1978 musical based on Beatles' music Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
#413, aired 1986-04-09 | WISCONSIN $200: Big-top siblings who began their circus in Baraboo, Wisconsin in the 1880s the Ringling Brothers |
#52, aired 1984-11-20 | THE '50s $200: In August 1956, Ringling Brothers Circus performed its last show in one a big top (tent) |
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