| #9056, aired 2024-03-11 | NATURE $800: Talk about going the distance! The Arctic type of this bird has the longest annual migration of any, a round trip of up to 60,000 miles the (Arctic) tern |
| #9002, aired 2023-12-26 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $200: Besides her cat, a witch ends up giving a ride to a dog, a bird & a frog in the rhymingly titled "Room on the..." Broom |
| #8990, aired 2023-12-08 | A MUSE ME $400: Look! up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Urania, muse of this science! astronomy |
| #8962, aired 2023-10-31 | MONSTER MANUAL $1600: It had a woman's head & a bird's body & met up with the Argonauts; c'mon, get... harpies |
| #8886, aired 2023-06-05 | CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS $1000: In this picture book by Janell Cannon, a fruit bat ends up in a bird's nest & is adopted by the mama bird Stellaluna |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | MARCH MADNESS $1000: In 1979, he conjured up a title for Michigan State over Larry Bird's Indiana State Magic Johnson |
| #8688, aired 2022-07-20 | PLEASE RISE FOR OUR NATIONAL... $200: Bird:
Chosen in 1782, it can live up to 30 years in the wild bald eagle |
| #8656, aired 2022-06-06 | SOUND UP! $400: The wingbeats of this bird are heard here; it's been clocked at 50 wingbeats per second a hummingbird |
| #8609, aired 2022-03-31 | SHE'S ONLY A BIRD $1600: This small bird lives up to its "fast" name--it can fly 70 mph & eats insects on the fly swift |
| #8581, aired 2022-02-21 | LAS VEGAS HOTEL NAMES $200: This pink bird always seems to have a leg up flamingo |
| #8544, aired 2021-12-30 | GLOBAL LIT $2000: The translator of "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" says this Japanese author does weird things to your brain Murakami |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | RESISTING A REST $200: Just my luck--the North American yellow-bellied sapsucker is this kind of bird, & its noisy headbanging is keeping me up a woodpecker |
| #8380, aired 2021-04-16 | THE BIRDS $600: This bird with up to 70 wingbeats per second camouflages its nest with lichens a hummingbird |
| #8229, aired 2020-06-04 | WORLD FLAGS $2000: The endemic golden bosun bird adorns the flag of this Australian island territory named for the day of its discovery Christmas Island |
| #8099, aired 2019-11-21 | WEIRD LEGAL NEWS $600: The BBC said in 2012 after a Sea World trip, Welsh tourists woke up hungover & "with (this type of) flightless bird in their apartment" a penguin |
| #7919, aired 2019-01-31 | THE SUPERB OWL $2000: These owl parts don't move but still can make up 5% of the bird's body weight; humans' make up about 0.02% eyes |
| #7901, aired 2019-01-07 | WORDS FROM THE MALAY $2000: This flightless bird of Asia can sprint up to 30 miles an hour a cassowary |
| #7787, aired 2018-06-19 | HOOK, LINE & SINKER $1600: Kevin McHale, Robert Parish & this other Hall of Famer made up the legendary front line of the 1980s Boston Celtics (Larry) Bird |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | MIND YOUR "P"s & "Q"s $400: A large bird feather used as a writing implement in centuries past a quill or pen |
| #7727, aired 2018-03-27 | A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME... $400: This canary puts up with a "bad ol' puddy tat"--Sylvester Tweety Bird |
| #7649, aired 2017-12-07 | ANIMALS IN COMPETITION $200: Bawck! At the 2016 Natl. Bird Show, this made up Division 12! Bawck! At the 2016 Natl. Bird Show, this made up Division 12! a parrot |
| #7617, aired 2017-10-24 | THE PLAY'S THE THING $1600: Look! Up in the sky! It's not a bird or a plane, but it is this 1905 George Bernard Shaw play about humanity & God! Man and Superman |
| #7607, aired 2017-10-10 | ZOOLOGY $400: The pouch of this water bird can hold up to 3 gallons, 2 to 3 times what its stomach can hold the pelican |
| #7483, aired 2017-03-08 | SUMMING UP OSCAR'S BEST PICTURE $800: The title character hangs out with Kicking Bird & Stands with a Fist Dances with Wolves |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | BIRDS IN THE BIBLE $800: Job 39 asks "Doth" this large predatory bird "mount up at they command and make her nest on high?" an eagle |
| #7405, aired 2016-11-18 | THE RHYMES OF LIFE & LOVE $400: This bird is an emblem of peace a dove |
| #7343, aired 2016-07-13 | LEARN TO FLY $2000: From the Greek for "bird" & "wing" came these early contraptions with wings that flapped to get up in the sky ornithopters |
| #7056, aired 2015-04-27 | ACTORS PLAYING ACTORS $1200: Look, up on the screen! it's a bird! it's a plane! it's "Argo" man, this actor, as George Reeves in "hollywoodland" Ben Affleck |
| #7021, aired 2015-03-09 | NCAA CHAMPS $1000: He "conjured up" the 1979 title for his Spartans, beating Larry Bird & being named Most Outstanding Player Magic Johnson |
| #7019, aired 2015-03-05 | MONSTER MANUAL $1600: It had a woman's head & a bird's body & met up with the Argonauts; c'mon get... a harpy |
| #6981, aired 2015-01-12 | PROCESS OF "L-M-N"ATION $400: Think pink & name this web-footed bird up to 5 feet tall a flamingo |
| #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 |
| #6627, aired 2013-06-11 | SHAKESPEAREAN BEFORE & AFTER $1600: A "Bird" who habitually stays up late watching the story of Viola & Orsino A Twelfth Night Owl |
| #6598, aired 2013-05-01 | "C" BIRDS $2000: The catbird has a meow-like song; this bird hangs around cattle to feed on insects they stir up a cowbird |
| #6525, aired 2013-01-18 | THE AMAZING SPIDER $1000: With a leg span of up to 12 inches, T. blondi, the goliath this-eating spider, can capture & eat small avian prey bird |
| #6468, aired 2012-10-31 | OUTSIDE $2000: The Australian species of this bird has a pouched beak up to 18.5 inches long, the longest beak of any bird a pelican |
| #6306, aired 2012-02-06 | ASIAN LITERATURE $2000: Books by this popular Japanese novelist include "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" & " 1Q84" Haruki Murakami |
| #6247, aired 2011-11-15 | GOOD MIGRATIONS $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows us a map of North and South America.) Separated by up to 1,500 miles at the start of their annual migration, flocks of the scarlet type of this bird come closer together as they move down to South America tanager |
| #6175, aired 2011-06-17 | FOR THE HOME TEAM $200: Fans of this NBA team can look up to the rafters & see 22 retired jerseys, including Larry Bird's the Celtics |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | O POURI $1000: (Oprah sits in her usual chair.) This autobiography by Maya Angelou was the first book I ever read that made me feel my life as a colored girl growing up in Mississippi deserved validation I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
| #6142, aired 2011-05-03 | THE MALE CARES FOR THE YOUNG $1,000 (Daily Double): Several females will lay up to 50 eggs in the nest of a male of this large flightless S. Amer. bird & he'll incubate them a rhea |
| #6136, aired 2011-04-25 | PUMP UP THE JAM $400: This jam fruit named for a New Zealand bird is rich in vitamin C kiwi |
| #6038, aired 2010-12-08 | NBA MVPs PDQ, OK? $800: Before a 3-point contest, this Celtic & 1986 MVP asked, "Which one of you guys is finishing 2nd?"; he backed it up & won Larry Bird |
| #5910, aired 2010-04-30 | POPULAR SCIENCE $1200: (Sarah demonstrates a happy drinking bird.) An internal pressure imbalance forces liquid up to the duck's head, making it tip over for another drink; it's caused by this process that cools the wet head but not the dry tail evaporation |
| #5790, aired 2009-11-13 | WAKE UP! $200: You just heard the rooster do this, also the name of another bird crow |
| #5743, aired 2009-07-22 | NATURE STUDY $400: The Emperor species of this cold-water bird dives deeper than any other bird, up to 1,800 feet the penguin |
| #5723, aired 2009-06-24 | LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! $1000: One species of this bird is the American kestrel; pop culture ones include Atlanta & Maltese a falcon |
| #5606, aired 2009-01-12 | "SP"EAK UP! $400: Passer domesticus is the house type of this small bird a sparrow |
| #5580, aired 2008-12-05 | ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE $1,000 (Daily Double): This bird term for pro-war politicians was popular in the period leading up to the War of 1812 hawks |
| #5550, aired 2008-10-24 | SHAPE UP $200: When referring to the shape of the nose, aquiline means hooked like this bird's beak an eagle |
| #5445, aired 2008-04-18 | BIRD-BRAINED TELEVISION $1200: Gina Lollobrigida showed up as Jane Wyman's half-sister on this series about a winery Falcon Crest |
| #5394, aired 2008-02-07 | GIVING YOU THE BIRD $400: Aka a redbird & protected by law, this bird may have up to 4 broods from April to August each year a cardinal |
| #5319, aired 2007-10-25 | FOOD STUFF $800: This gut of a turkey may be considered the bird's teeth as it grinds up its food; who wants it? a gizzard |
| #5310, aired 2007-10-12 | BIRDS $400: This bird's head endures an impact of up to 1200 gs as it hammers away at trees a woodpecker |
| #5256, aired 2007-06-18 | STATE BIRDS $1000: Until mating season, this California state bird lives in coveys of up to 200 birds a quail |
| #5176, aired 2007-02-26 | HERE'S WALDO $600: On the quirky TV series "Twin Peaks", a pet bird named Waldo of this talkative species ends up mysteriously dead a myna bird |
| #5128, aired 2006-12-20 | FLIGHTLESS BIRDS $800: Although this bird was extinct on Mauritius by 1681, one species survived on Rodriguez Island up until about 1800 dodo |
| #5098, aired 2006-11-08 | EUROPE'S GOT TALENT TOO $400 (Daily Double): Alberto Hidalgo & his happy feet can tap 734 times a minute while performing this Spanish dance the flamenco |
| #4900, aired 2005-12-23 | KEEPING UP APPEARANCES $2000: At Santa Fe's Ten Thousand Waves Spa, have a geisha-style facial, featuring the droppings of this "nocturnal" bird a nightingale |
| #4857, aired 2005-10-25 | FURRED, FEATHERED, FINNED $400: The brown type of this pouched bird plunges from the air to fish; the white one scoops up fish as it swims a pelican |
| #4850, aired 2005-10-14 | WHAT'S ON TV, KIDS? $600: Look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's this WB series about a young Superman Smallville |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | BIRD UP! $400: This small creature is the only bird that can fly backwards the hummingbird |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | BIRD UP! $800: The deepest-diving bird in the world is this "regal" variety of penguin the emperor penguin |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | BIRD UP! $1200: We were "wandering" if you knew this Diomeda exulans seabird has one of the largest wingspans the albatross |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | BIRD UP! $1600: A bird of prey, the harpy species of this bird is even known to attack monkeys for food the eagle |
| #4789, aired 2005-06-02 | BIRD UP! $2000: The feathers of this arctic grouse pturn white in winter the ptarmigan |
| #4630, aired 2004-10-22 | CRAYOLA COLORS $400: Some birdbrain at Crayola came up with a color called Pink this bird Flamingo |
| #4592, aired 2004-07-20 | MOTHER GOOSE NOIR $800: The sparrow sang like a canary, said he went Robin Hood & snuffed this bird "with my bow & arrow". The fly backed it up Cock Robin |
| #4458, aired 2004-01-14 | FOR BIRD BRAINS $800: Whooping cranes whoop it up mainly on this continent North America |
| #4373, aired 2003-09-17 | "UR" HEAD $400: Look, up in the sky, it's not a bird or a plane, it's this constellation, also known as the Little Bear Ursa Minor |
| #4368, aired 2003-09-10 | "BIG" & "LITTLE" $200: At 8'2", he's over a foot taller than his best friend Snuffleupagus Big Bird |
| #4257, aired 2003-02-18 | A MUSE ME $400: Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Urania, muse of this science! astronomy |
| #4233, aired 2003-01-15 | BIBLICAL ZOO $600: Yaanah in Hebrew, this big bird that lays a big egg pops up in Lamentations & Job ostrich |
| #4168, aired 2002-10-16 | 5-LETTER BIRDS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Belize Zoo) Whoa, baby! The Jabiru variety of this bird stands up to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of 8 feet or more & it flies stork |
| #4122, aired 2002-07-02 | BIRD VERBS $400: If "ruffed" up, you might complain or grumble as this bird's name suggests grouse |
| #4089, aired 2002-05-16 | CON-CENTRATION $600: In this bird "drop", a wad of money is found & the con man will split it with you if you put up some of your own money pigeon drop |
| #4009, aired 2002-01-24 | 11 O'CLOCK LITERARY NEWS $800: Up next, this title Coleridge man kills a giant bird & his South Pole shipmates pay the price Ancient Mariner |
| #3889, aired 2001-06-28 | FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDER $800: A little thorn bird told us that before she took up writing, she was a neurophysiologist (Colleen) McCullough |
| #3839, aired 2001-04-19 | MOLDY OLDIES $400: "Wake Up Little Susie",
"Bird Dog",
"All I Have To Do Is Dream" The Everly Brothers |
| #3825, aired 2001-03-30 | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM $500: An ancient musical instrument gives this bird its name:
[video clue] Lyre bird (tails going up as a lyre) |
| #3769, aired 2001-01-11 | MACHO MAN $400: While growing up, this "Rambo" star had to put up with a lot of Tweety Bird jokes Sylvester Stallone |
| #3700, aired 2000-10-06 | THAT'S AMAZING! $600: This large bird can grow up to 8 feet tall, weigh 345 pounds & have eyeballs 2 inches in diameter ostrich |
| #3700, aired 2000-10-06 | THAT'S AMAZING! $1000: The Goliath bird-eating variety of this arachnid can grow up to 11 inches across spider |
| #3683, aired 2000-09-13 | LOOK UP $400: "Nationality" of the bird seen here Canadian (Canadian Goose) |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | BOOKS OF 1970 $600: In 1970 Maya Angelou wrote about a "Caged Bird" & he flew up the charts with "Love Story" Erich Segal |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | DIGESTION $400: After the crop, a bird has this organ, a part of the digestive system, to grind up those tough seeds Gizzard |
| #3360, aired 1999-03-26 | "DAY" OR "NIGHT" $100: If you're habitually up & active late into the night you're one of these "bird"s a night owl |
| #3194, aired 1998-06-18 | LEGENDARY HOTTIES $200: After this bird rose up from its ashes, it would gather them into a ball & fly them to Egypt the phoenix |
| #3055, aired 1997-12-05 | OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS $400: This flightless bird of Australia may weigh up to 120 pounds an emu (or cassowary) |
| #2945, aired 1997-05-23 | BIRDS $100: Able to run up to 40 MPH, this largest flightless bird is the world's fastest bird on land Ostrich |
| #2779, aired 1996-10-03 | THEME PARK THRILLERS $200: Look! Up in the Six Flags Magic Mountain!
It's a bird!
It's a plane!
It's this hero "The Escape" Superman |
| #2711, aired 1996-05-20 | BIBLICAL BIRDS $500: God asked Job, "Doth" this bird "mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?" the eagle |
| #2599, aired 1995-12-14 | BIRDIES $500 (Daily Double): With a wingspan of up to 9 1/2 feet, this vulture is North America's largest flying land bird a (California) condor |
| #2591, aired 1995-12-04 | BIRD WORDS & PHRASES $200: It's the bird term for a theatrical flop that doesn't "gobble" up enough business a turkey |
| #2524, aired 1995-07-20 | ZOOLOGY $500: The eggs of this large flightless South American bird can weigh up to 2 pound the rhea |
| #2231, aired 1994-04-25 | MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES $200: This bird doesn't burn itself up very often-- only about once every 500 years the phoenix |
| #2198, aired 1994-03-09 | 7-LETTER BIRDS $300: The American white species of this bird drives fish into shallow water & scoops them up with its pouch the pelican |
| #2099, aired 1993-10-21 | ANIMAL WORDS & PHRASES $200: It's what the early bird does; doesn't make you want to get up early, does it? catches the worm |
| #1681, aired 1991-12-16 | BALLERINAS $400: Look up "plie" in Britannica & you'll find a photo of Gelsey Kirkland as this Stravinsky bird the Firebird |
| #1667, aired 1991-11-26 | BIRDS $200: Though this southwestern bird can fly, it prefers to sprint at speeds up to 15 mph roadrunner |
| #1566, aired 1991-05-27 | LEGENDARY CREATURES $400: This bird gathers up the ashes of its former self & carries them to the Egyptian altar of the sun the Phoenix |
| #1246, aired 1990-01-22 | BIRDS $1,000 (Daily Double): Country which is the native habitat of the flightless bird seen here: New Zealand (Kiwi) |
| #1119, aired 1989-06-15 | PORTUGAL $100: Legend has it that this bird, the national symbol, stood up & crowed while a judge was eating it rooster |
| #800, aired 1988-02-12 | BIRDS $200: This New Zealand bird lays eggs, not fruit, that weigh up to 1/4 of its body weight kiwi |
| #797, aired 1988-02-09 | POE $200: In 1987, a bust of Poe vanished from a museum & turned up in a bar named for this bird the raven |
| #707, aired 1987-10-06 | #1 HITS $200: 1 of 4 #1 hits for The Everly Brothers (1 of) "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have To Do Is Dream", "Bird Dog" or "Cathy's Clown" |
| #430, aired 1986-05-02 | NATURE $400: This tiny bird can have a bill up to 5" long, adapted to feed from flowers the hummingbird |
| #193, aired 1985-06-05 | SONGBIRDS $1000: Arthur Lyman's bright-colored friend that went up the charts as well as the banana tree the yellow bird |
| #171, aired 1985-05-06 | SCIENCE $600: Small stones & gravel end up in this part of a bird's digestive system where they help crush the food a gizzard |
| #120, aired 1985-02-22 | BIRDS $200: This flightless bird has been clocked at up to 40 mph an ostrich |
