| #9084, aired 2024-04-18 | ALL UP IN YOUR BUSINESS $1000: This massive holding co. was not named for a single crowbar but from the 1929 merger of a Dutch co. with one run by British brothers Unilever |
| #8024, aired 2019-06-27 | BUSINESS PAIRS $600: Fancy British cars were born after 1904, when Charles Stewart Rolls got into business with this Henry Royce |
| #8012, aired 2019-06-11 | BUSINESS $8,000 (Daily Double): Almost a decade after a big spill, it's the biggest company by revenue that's headquartered in England BP |
| #7615, aired 2017-10-20 | DOING BUSINESS IN THE 1800s $1600: Early 19th century British textile makers saw their labor-saving machines smashed by these activists the Luddites |
| #7474, aired 2017-02-23 | BUSINESS $800: This British billionaire gave a TED Talk entitled "Life at 30,000 Feet" Richard Branson |
| #6302, aired 2012-01-31 | BUSINESS & FINANCE NEWS $1600: Amid the phone-hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid for this biggest British broadcaster BSkyB |
| #6245, aired 2011-11-11 | THE QUOTABLE CHURCHILL $800: "The maxim of the British people is" this "as usual" business |
| #5474, aired 2008-05-29 | WE'RE IN BUSINESS $2,000 (Daily Double): What was once the Anglo-Persian & Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. later took this name, still reflecting its English roots BP or British Petroleum |
| #5376, aired 2008-01-14 | WE MEAN BUSINESS $400: Selfridges Department Store opened for business in this British airport in 1995 Heathrow |
| #5330, aired 2007-11-09 | THE NEW YORK TIMES BUSINESS $1000: In Oct. 2007 Times Business reported this British band would let fans name their price to download the new album Radiohead |
| #4995, aired 2006-05-05 | BRITISH SPELLING BEE $200: A book-like listing of a business' goods for sale; Sears & Roebuck used to put out a famous one C-A-T-A-L-O-G-U-E |
| #4788, aired 2005-06-01 | MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS $200: Last names of the pair of chemists in Worcester, England who made up a food sauce requested by a British nobleman Lea & Perrins |
| #4782, aired 2005-05-24 | BRITISH BUSINESS $400: John Shepherd-Barron invented it & in 1967 Barclays Bank installed the world's first one an ATM |
| #4782, aired 2005-05-24 | BRITISH BUSINESS $800: This art book publisher took its name from the rivers flowing through London & New York City Thames & Hudson |
| #4782, aired 2005-05-24 | BRITISH BUSINESS $1200: In the early 1700s William Fortnum, a footman who sold Queen Anne's used candles, went into retail with this partner (Hugh) Mason |
| #4782, aired 2005-05-24 | BRITISH BUSINESS $1600: Lea & Perrins of sauce fame both started their careers as these, meaning druggists or pharmacists chemists |
| #4782, aired 2005-05-24 | BRITISH BUSINESS $2000: In 1986 inefficiency & strikes did in this auto brand known as BL British Leyland |
| #4659, aired 2004-12-02 | HISTORICAL QUOTES $800: In a 1914 speech at Guildhall, Churchill said, "The maxim of the British people is" this "as usual" business |
| #4348, aired 2003-06-25 | THE '76ers $1600: This "timely" British royal observatory was open for business in 1676 Greenwich |
| #3454, aired 1999-09-16 | "RO" IS ME $200: The first British pilot to die in a flying accident was this business partner of Henry Royce Charles Rolls |
| #2892, aired 1997-03-11 | "MONKEY" BUSINESS $100: The British call this tool an adjustable spanner a monkey wrench |
| #2737, aired 1996-06-25 | BRITISH HISTORY 1982 $1000: This opera company known for its Gilbert & Sullivan shows went out of business in February D’Oyly Carte |
| #2734, aired 1996-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: As you might guess, company-owned BP service stations are owned by this company British Petroleum |
| #2555, aired 1995-10-13 | THE QUOTABLE CHURCHILL $800: N 1914 he said, "The maxim of the British people is 'Business as'" this usual |
| #2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The U.S. headquarters of this oil giant, abbreviated BP, is in Cleveland, Ohio British Petroleum |
| #2400, aired 1995-01-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: A brewer began publishing this book in 1955 to help settle arguments in British pubs The Guinness Book of World Records |
| #1703, aired 1992-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Bass, a British brewing company, now owns this lodging chain named for an Astaire-Crosby film Holiday Inn |
| #1627, aired 1991-10-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: For its "World's Biggest Offer" this airline gave away 50,000 tickets for people to fly free April 23, 1991 British Airways |
| #1242, aired 1990-01-16 | BUSINESS HISTORY $400: In 1971 the British government took over the former jet engine division of this car company Rolls Royce |
| #552, aired 1987-01-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1956, the 1st long-lasting stainless steel razor blades were produced by this British company Wilkinson |
| #7589, aired 2017-09-14 | BUSINESSMEN: The corporation of this British man got its name from his early inexperience in business Richard Branson |
| #6986, aired 2015-01-19 | BRITISH BUSINESS NAMES: Still around, these 2 rival companies began with a 1744 sale of "scarce & valuable books" & a 1766 sale of chamber pots Christie's & Sotheby's |
| #6248, aired 2011-11-16 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: Still in existence, it began in 1688 in a British coffee shop popular with maritime folk; it soon got involved in their business Lloyd's of London |
| #6080, aired 2011-02-04 | BRITISH BUSINESS: For decades Rolls-Royce also owned this luxury brand named for its founder; now both are produced by German companies Bentley |
| #3822, aired 2001-03-27 | BUSINESS HISTORY: By the time it was disbanded in 1858, this company controlled an area the size of Europe & home to 200 million people The British East India Company |
| #2730, aired 1996-06-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Salvaged from a shipwreck in the 1850s the Lutine Bell hangs in its British headquarters Lloyd's of London |
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