#8941, aired 2023-10-02 | GEOGRAPHY "B" $400: Home to about 5.4 million, it's the province seen here British Columbia |
#8941, aired 2023-10-02 | GEOGRAPHY "B" $600: A British colony until 1973, this country made up of many islands is only about 60 miles SE of Florida the Bahamas |
#8903, aired 2023-06-28 | GEOGRAPHY "B" $400: Rising in the Western Rockies, the Fraser is the only major river lying entirely within this Canadian province British Columbia |
#12, aired 2023-05-16 | BRITISH MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $400: John Lennon said this port is "where the sailors would come home with the blues records from America" Liverpool |
#12, aired 2023-05-16 | BRITISH MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $800: The guitarists of Big Country couldn't stand the regular comparison of their guitar sound to this national instrument of their country the bagpipes |
#12, aired 2023-05-16 | BRITISH MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $1200: The lead singer is seen here in 2022 when this band performed back home in Birmingham at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremonies Black Sabbath |
#12, aired 2023-05-16 | BRITISH MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $1600: From this isle off southern England, the duo Wet Leg has said their name is a nickname for visitors from the mainland the Isle of Wight |
#12, aired 2023-05-16 | BRITISH MUSICAL GEOGRAPHY $2000: Swindon, often the butt of jokes, produced Andy Partridge & this "Senses Working Overtime" band XTC |
#8768, aired 2022-12-21 | GEOGRAPHY THAT MADE HISTORY $400: On Dec. 16, 1773 this body of water sipped on 342 chests of tea formerly belonging to the British East India Company Boston Harbor |
#8754, aired 2022-12-01 | GEOGRAPHY $800: This continent-spanning road was officially opened at Rogers Pass, British Columbia in September 1962 the Trans-Canada Highway |
#3, aired 2022-02-09 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $2,000 (Daily Double): It's from Chinese for "fragrant harbor" & in the 1840s it was ceded to the British Hong Kong |
#8450, aired 2021-07-23 | LITERARY GEOGRAPHY $200: Bernard Cornwell's low-born soldier has his first adventure in "Sharpe's Tiger", which takes place in this Asian land during British rule India |
#8424, aired 2021-06-17 | NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY $200: This westernmost Canadian province has a northern border with, fittingly, the Northwest Territories British Columbia |
#8378, aired 2021-04-14 | CARIBBEAN GEOGRAPHY $800: Norman Island in this British archipelago is said to have inspired "Treasure Island" the British Virgin Islands |
#8346, aired 2021-03-01 | LONDON MONOPOLY GEOGRAPHY $600: There's no mistaking this public plaza that commemorates an important British victory of 1805 Trafalgar Square |
#8195, aired 2020-04-03 | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY $700 (Daily Double): The British South Africa Company's Fort Salisbury later became Harare, capital of this present country Zimbabwe |
#8094, aired 2019-11-14 | BEASTLY NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY $400: The highest point on the Canadian Pacific Railway, Kicking Horse Pass is on the border of Alberta & this province to the west British Columbia |
#8054, aired 2019-09-19 | MOVIES ABOUT GEOGRAPHY $1600: 2017's "Queen of the Desert" is the story of Gertrude Bell, a British writer & explorer on this peninsula in the early 20th century Arabian Peninsula |
#7480, aired 2017-03-03 | BRITISH GEOGRAPHY $400: Nine UK rivers bear this name, including the one seen here; oh, that's the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in the background Avon |
#7480, aired 2017-03-03 | BRITISH GEOGRAPHY $800: Out Stack, a rocky islet in this "equine" island group, is the United Kingdom's northernmost point the Shetlands |
#7480, aired 2017-03-03 | BRITISH GEOGRAPHY $1200: In recent years, large chunks of the white chalk cliffs near this port have fallen into the sea Dover |
#7480, aired 2017-03-03 | BRITISH GEOGRAPHY $1600: With 114 miles of canals, this second-largest city in England rival Venice in total length of its canals Birmingham |
#7480, aired 2017-03-03 | BRITISH GEOGRAPHY $2000: 2,036-foot Snaefell is the tallest-- & only--mountain on this isle in the Irish Sea the Isle of Man |
#7473, aired 2017-02-22 | ALL ABOOT CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY $800: The southern border of this westernmost province touches Idaho & Montana British Columbia |
#7293, aired 2016-05-04 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $1200: Once called Derryfield, this largest New Hampshire city was renamed in 1810 for a British city Manchester |
#6806, aired 2014-03-31 | MIDDLE EAST GEOGRAPHY $2000: In June of 1942, Erwin Rommel captured this port city from the British, who took it back in November Tobruk |
#5834, aired 2010-01-14 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: Under British rule, this small country that's surrounded by South Africa was known as Basutoland Lesotho |
#5630, aired 2009-02-13 | GUYANESE GEOGRAPHY $1200: Spectacular waterfalls in Guyana include one named for a British king of this name, who ruled 1901-10 Edward |
#5477, aired 2008-06-03 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $2000: In 1879 the British improved the road through this, the most famous pass in the Safed Koh range the Khyber Pass |
#4615, aired 2004-10-01 | GEOGRAPHY $3,000 (Daily Double): One of the 2 South American countries trying to claim Graham Land, part of the British Antarctic territory Argentina (or Chile) |
#4456, aired 2004-01-12 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $600: In Arabic this British territory on Spain's southern coast is called Gebel-al-Tarik (Hill of Tarik) Gibraltar |
#4328, aired 2003-05-28 | GEOGRAPHY "B" $600: The Rocky Mountains run through part of this Canadian province that begins with "B" British Columbia |
#4245, aired 2003-01-31 | "B" IN GEOGRAPHY $1600: The British looted this Asian capital in 1860, bringing back a dog breed bearing its old name Beijing |
#3699, aired 2000-10-05 | AROUND THE WORLD $600: The University of British Columbia is based in this city, British Columbia's largest Vancouver |
#3693, aired 2000-09-27 | CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY $400: This West Coast province is third largest in both area & population British Columbia |
#3403, aired 1999-05-26 | "B" IN GEOGRAPHY $100: It's the Canadian province that borders Idaho British Columbia |
#3319, aired 1999-01-28 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $600: Although British Columbia is Canada's only province on the Pacific, this territory is farther west Yukon |
#2996, aired 1997-09-15 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1000: The westernmost of Canada's prairie provinces, it's bordered on the west by British Columbia Alberta |
#2982, aired 1997-07-15 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $200: Important mining centers in this range include Leadville, Colorado & Kimberley, British Columbia Rocky Mountains |
#2973, aired 1997-07-02 | NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY $600: In 1970, while this country was still a British dependency, Belmopan became its capital Belize |
#2932, aired 1997-05-06 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1000: This island group also claimed by Argentina was named by the British for a treasurer of the British navy Falkland (or Malvinas) Islands |
#2815, aired 1996-11-22 | GEOGRAPHY $500: This capital of Queensland in Australia was founded as a station for British convicts in 1824 Brisbane |
#2784, aired 1996-10-10 | GEOGRAPHY $600: The small Sham Chun River forms the border between China & this British dependency Hong Kong |
#2688, aired 1996-04-17 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1,000 (Daily Double): At 1,730 feet, Mount Sage on Tortola is the highest point in this island group The British Virgin Islands |
#2654, aired 1996-02-29 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $200: This largest British Columbia city was founded in the 1870s as Granville, a sawmill settlement Vancouver |
#2653, aired 1996-02-28 | GEOGRAPHY $1,400 (Daily Double): Jersey is the most populous of this British island group The Channel Islands |
#2440, aired 1995-03-24 | GEOGRAPHY $100: The city, the oldest part of this British capital, began as a trading post c. 43 A.D. London |
#2377, aired 1994-12-27 | GEOGRAPHY "B" $300: It's Canada's only province on the Pacific coast British Columbia |
#2348, aired 1994-11-16 | GEOGRAPHY $600: A British colony until 1959, this island city-state is the smallest nation in southeast Asia Singapore |
#2343, aired 1994-11-09 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $800: The source of this river that forms part of the Washington-Oregon border is a lake in British Columbia Columbia |
#2264, aired 1994-06-09 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $200: This British Columbia city has one of North America's largest Chinatowns Vancouver |
#2154, aired 1994-01-06 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1,000 (Daily Double): Famous for its scenery, the Gaspe Peninsula is part of this Canadian province Quebec |
#2126, aired 1993-11-29 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $800: George Vancouver named this Washington state mountain for a friend in the British navy Mt. Rainier |
#2123, aired 1993-11-24 | GEOGRAPHY $800: This South American country, a former British colony, is officially called a cooperative republic Guyana |
#2123, aired 1993-11-24 | GEOGRAPHY $1000: This Canadian province proportionally has more people of Asian descent than any other British Columbia |
#2046, aired 1993-06-28 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: The capitals of British Columbia, Hong Kong & the Seychelles share this name Victoria |
#1908, aired 1992-12-16 | CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY $400: Made a British crown colony in 1849, this island aligned with British Columbia in 1866 Vancouver |
#1791, aired 1992-05-18 | GEOGRAPHY $200: This British River rises in the Cotswold Hills of Gloucester the Thames |
#1790, aired 1992-05-15 | GEOGRAPHY $100: In 1997 this British crown colony will become a special administrative region of China Hong Kong |
#1588, aired 1991-06-26 | GEOGRAPHY $400: While the Scottish pronounce it like the British "borough", they spell it like this B-U-R-G-H |
#1462, aired 1991-01-01 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $200: It's the name the British use for the islands the Argentines call Islas Malvinas the Falklands |
#1406, aired 1990-10-15 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $300: The 2 large urban areas in this British dependency are Victoria & Kowloon Hong Kong |
#1392, aired 1990-09-25 | GEOGRAPHY $800: In 1947 when the British left, the Punjab was divided between these 2 countries India & Pakistan |
#5, aired 1990-07-14 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1000: Jamestown is the capital of this British island where Napoleon died St. Helena |
#1270, aired 1990-02-23 | "B" IN GEOGRAPHY $100: It was divided into American, British, French & Soviet sectors in 1945 Berlin |
#1186, aired 1989-10-30 | "B" IN GEOGRAPHY $400: This Canadian province's motto is "Splendor sine occasu", Splendor without diminishment British Columbia |
#1180, aired 1989-10-20 | GEOGRAPHY $400: 2 of the 3 Canadian provinces with 2-word names British Columbia & Nova Scotia (& New Brunswick) |
#1050, aired 1989-03-10 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: The full name of the British city of Newcastle indicates it's "upon" this river Tyne |
#1001, aired 1989-01-02 | "SOUTH"ERN GEOGRAPHY $200: Country whose flag features the British flag & the flags of the 2 former Boer republics South Africa |
#918, aired 1988-09-07 | GEOGRAPHY $400: An association of 48 countries once bound as an empire, its membership runs from A (Antigua) to Z (Zimbabwe) the British Commonwealth |
#768, aired 1987-12-30 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: The Yemen that was formerly the British Colony & Protectorate of Aden South Yemen |
#420, aired 1986-04-18 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: The only Canadian province to border both Alaska & the U.S.'s Lower 48 British Columbia |
#412, aired 1986-04-08 | GEOGRAPHY $600: Repulse Bay is found in this British crown colony Hong Kong |
#287, aired 1985-10-15 | GEOGRAPHY $200: There are nearly 13,000 people per square mile in this S.E. Asian British colony Hong Kong |
#10, aired 1984-09-21 | GEOGRAPHY $200: Dutch is still an official language in what is now called Suriname Dutch Guiana |
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