| #8508, aired 2021-11-10 | WORD ORIGINS $400: Malay gives us the name of this bird, known for its distinctive crest a cockatoo |
| #8318, aired 2021-01-20 | WORD ORIGINS $400: The name of this largest living bird species comes from the Greek for "sparrow" ostrich |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | BIRD ORIGINS $400: Old French for "young dove" gave us the name of this urban dweller pigeon |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | BIRD ORIGINS $800: You're in bad shape if you look up & see this type of vulture with a name from the Old French for "lesser hawk" buzzard |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | BIRD ORIGINS $1200: The name of this regal bird is from the Latin aquila an eagle |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | BIRD ORIGINS $1600: Better go buy some more seed for this flightless bird whose name is from the ancient Greek for "big sparrow" ostrich |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | BIRD ORIGINS $2000: The name of this crested parrot may come from a Malay word meaning "older brother" cockatoo |
| #6437, aired 2012-09-18 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS $400: Argus-eyed, meaning extremely observant, refers to a 100-eyed giant whose eyes were transferred to this bird's tail the peacock |
| #6078, aired 2011-02-02 | WORD ORIGINS $800: The verb "to pounce" comes from a noun meaning this part of a bird of prey talons (or claws) |
| #5234, aired 2007-05-17 | POLITICAL LINGO ORIGINS $600: This bird phrase came from 18th c. Britain, where it described a businessman who became bankrupt &, thus, powerless lame duck |
| #4965, aired 2006-03-24 | WORD ORIGINS $1,200 (Daily Double): It's no Greek myth: this big South American bird was probably named for the wife of Cronus the rhea |
| #4617, aired 2004-10-05 | WORD ORIGINS $400: The name of this bird is from the French version of Peter parrot |
| #3005, aired 1997-09-26 | WORD ORIGINS $600: The name of this tent fabric comes from a Dutch word for "cloth", not from a web-footed bird Duck |
| #2516, aired 1995-07-10 | WORD ORIGINS $400: The name of this bird comes from gugubarra, a Wiradjuri word kookaburra |
| #1968, aired 1993-03-10 | WORD ORIGINS $200: We know it sounds disgusting, but this bird used to be called the maggotpie the magpie |
| #1661, aired 1991-11-18 | BIRD ORIGINS $200: Archaeopteryx. which lived millions of years ago, had well-developed ones in its mouth teeth |
| #1661, aired 1991-11-18 | BIRD ORIGINS $400: Several species of this large shaggy bird native to Australia were exterminated by settlers the emu |
| #1661, aired 1991-11-18 | BIRD ORIGINS $600: Some singing canaries are bred in these mountains whose name may remind you of a brand of bird food Harz Mountains |
| #1661, aired 1991-11-18 | BIRD ORIGINS $800: The rhea is native to this continent where it associates with guanacos & forms mixed herds South America |
| #1661, aired 1991-11-18 | BIRD ORIGINS $1000: The oo of this U.S. state may be extinct though it's believed one was sighted in 1981 Hawaii |
| #1639, aired 1991-10-17 | WORD ORIGINS $200: The name of this “tuxedoed” bird may come from the Welsh for “white head” a penguin |
| #1631, aired 1991-10-07 | WORD ORIGINS $400: This tropical bird's name is probably derived from the name Pierre a parrot |
| #862, aired 1988-05-10 | WORD ORIGINS $100: Not surprisingly, this pink bird's name comes from Spanish for "flaming" flamingo |
| #806, aired 1988-02-22 | WORD ORIGINS $400: One source says "madanah", the Sanskrit word for this wordy Asian bird, means "lust" a myna |
| #8, aired 1984-09-19 | WORD ORIGINS $300: Though originally confused with Turkish guinea fowl, this bird's an American original a turkey |
