#9052, aired 2024-03-05 | TV IN THE AUGHTIES $1000: Regina King voiced brothers Huey & Riley Freeman on this Adult Swim satire created by Aaron McGruder The Boondocks |
#9027, aired 2024-01-30 | CHAINS $400: The chain connecting the propellers to the engine on the Wright Brothers' Flyer was like the chain drive on one of these a bicycle |
#8997, aired 2023-12-19 | CORNERSTONES $400: The cornerstone for their monument was laid atop Kill Devil Hill on December 17, 1928 the Wright brothers |
#8958, aired 2023-10-25 | ON THE "ROAD" AGAIN $800: Twin brothers Leigh & Leslie Keno are famous as appraisers on this PBS program Antiques Roadshow |
#8944, aired 2023-10-05 | MOVIES AS TV NEWS STORIES $600: 2 musicians dressed like undertakers led police on a wild chase through Chicago. Their car, & many others, did not survive the trip The Blues Brothers |
#8900, aired 2023-06-23 | ON BROADWAY $800: "Topdog /Underdog" is about 2 brothers: Lincoln & this name sadly associated with Lincoln, given to them as a joke by their dad Booth |
#8883, aired 2023-05-31 | FAMOUS SIBLINGS $1200: Drew & Jonathan Scott considered naming their TV show "Bros Before Renos" before settling on this name the Property Brothers |
#11, aired 2023-01-19 | SHOE BIZ $600: Like Elvis sang, "don't you step on" these shoes that you can get from Brooks Brothers (blue) suede shoes |
#8708, aired 2022-09-28 | THE RIGHT BROTHERS $400: The men's clothing retailer named for these brothers began on Cherry Street in New York City in 1818 Brooks Brothers |
#8708, aired 2022-09-28 | THE RIGHT BROTHERS $800: "Crazy For You", a 1992 Tony winner for Best Musical, was based on 1930s songs by these 2 brothers the Gershwins |
#8706, aired 2022-09-26 | FRIENDS $200: Matthew Perry has said he got this character's "Could it be?" catchphrase from 2 brothers he knew as a kid Chandler |
#8697, aired 2022-09-13 | GOING ON A POWER TRIP $600: Power source of the Stanley brothers' 1910 automobiles, per the name steam |
#8680, aired 2022-07-08 | THE JACKSONS, 5 $400: Among those she acknowledged on her 2019 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were Dick Clark, Don Cornelius & her brothers Janet Jackson |
#8642, aired 2022-05-17 | COUNTRIES IN THE U.S. $1200: The Doobie Brothers sang about "When the sun comes up on (this) sleepy little town / Down around San Antone" China Grove |
#8590, aired 2022-03-04 | POP CULTURE PAIRS $1600: In a 1980 comedy this title pair explains: "We're on a mission from God" the Blues Brothers |
#8566, aired 2022-01-31 | FROM BOOK TO TV $200 (Daily Double): "Bastogne" was an episode of this war-set miniseries based on Stephen Ambrose's book Band of Brothers |
#8552, aired 2022-01-11 | TV SHOWS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES $600: 2 brothers run a one-plane airline on the island of Nantucket Wings |
#8546, aired 2022-01-03 | 1950s TELEVISION $400: On a family sitcom set in suburbia, it was the last name of brothers Wally & Theodore, who was better known by a nickname Cleaver |
#8516, aired 2021-11-22 | YOU GOT A LOT OF IRV, PAL! $1200: Irving Thalberg, who has a building named for him on our Sony lot, produced "A Night at the Opera" for this comedy team in 1935 the Marx Brothers |
#8511, aired 2021-11-15 | WORDS WITH A SINGLE VOWEL $2000: This 3-word motto honoring the Wright Brothers has appeared on North Carolina license plates since 1982 "First in Flight" |
#8479, aired 2021-09-30 | JACK $1200: Jack on the left, was the youngest but best known of these siblings who made a lasting mark in Hollywood the Warner Brothers |
#8467, aired 2021-09-14 | THE WILD WEST $1000: On Oct. 5 1892, Bob, Grat & Emmett, this gang of brothers who ran with Bill Doolin, tried to rob 2 Kansas banks; only Emmett lived Dalton Gang |
#8370, aired 2021-04-02 | CATCHIN' THE MOVIE TRAIN $1600: Owen Wilson is one of 3 brothers who hop on a train through India in this 2007 film The Darjeeling Limited |
#8302, aired 2020-12-15 | AT THE MOVIES $1600: One-word title of the 2020 Pixar movie about 2 brothers on an indomitable quest to spend one more day with their late father Onward |
#8267, aired 2020-10-27 | I'M POSTING THAT ON TELEGRAM $600: In 1964 he wired MLK offering to "dispatch some of our brothers" to give the KKK "a taste of its own medicine" Malcolm X |
#8250, aired 2020-10-02 | THE SISTERS SISTERS $400: Her brothers had 24 Top 40 hits as a group; she had 39 on her own & even her sister Rebbie had one in 1984 Janet Jackson |
#8233, aired 2020-06-10 | HOME IMPROVEMENT ON TV $200: Hmm...an open concept will work, so let's knock down that wall with Drew & Jonathan, the "Property" these Brothers |
#8144, aired 2020-01-23 | THE OPERATING THEATER $400: Scalpel! Clamp! Retractor! may all be on a type of instrument stand named for these brothers of Minnesota clinic fame Mayo |
#8125, aired 2019-12-27 | BIBLE "D"ICTIONARY $1000: This daughter of Jacob & Leah is seduced by Shechem, leading to a horrible revenge by her brothers on his family Dinah |
#8098, aired 2019-11-20 | DISNEY ON BROADWAY $600: The Sherman brothers turned a mouthful into a catchy song, a delightful scene in this musical
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious /
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious /
If you say it loud enough..." Mary Poppins |
#8050, aired 2019-09-13 | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT $400: The Bruise Brothers are a Chicago-based men's team in this contact sport on wheels roller derby |
#8040, aired 2019-07-19 | THE APOLLO MISSIONS $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian.) On its way to the Moon & back in 1969, Apollo 11 carried a piece of wood from a craft employed by these two men for another famous flight 66 years earlier the Wright brothers |
#7986, aired 2019-05-06 | IOWA IN ENTERTAINMENT $800: This brotherly duo of "Bye Bye Love" fame got their start singing on Iowa radio stations The Everly Brothers |
#7979, aired 2019-04-25 | MOVIES IN THE DIRECTV GUIDE $1200: 2 men, "on a mission from God, bomb around Chicago in an old police car, reuniting their hot band" The Blues Brothers |
#7940, aired 2019-03-01 | TV $800: On "Newhart" Larry was a rural fellow who had 2 brothers, both named this Darryl |
#7937, aired 2019-02-26 | LAUGHING $800: The Festrunk brothers were the "Two Wild & Crazy Guys" played by this pair on "Saturday Night Live" Steve Martin & Dan Aykroyd |
#7781, aired 2018-06-11 | LITERARY SONS & DAUGHTERS $400: Dostoyevsky work that centers on the murder of Fyodor, father of Alyosha, Dmitry & Ivan The Brothers Karamazov |
#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 |
#7743, aired 2018-04-18 | ALL AROUND YOUTUBE $800: All sorts of folks watch things on the Fine Brothers channel where this 5-letter verb is in every video title react |
#7661, aired 2017-12-25 | BROTHERS $200: Finn & Kurt became stepbros on this TV show after their parents got hitched; at the wedding, the cast sang & sang Glee |
#7661, aired 2017-12-25 | BROTHERS $600: On "Game of Thrones", Gregor Clegane is "The Mountain" & his brother Sandor is known as this the Hound |
#7619, aired 2017-10-26 | REAL PEOPLE ON QUARTERS $800: Of the 2 brothers, only Wilbur can be seen clearly in the photo on which this state's quarter was based North Carolina |
#7592, aired 2017-09-19 | RIGHT ON Q $200: He's the older of the acting Quaid brothers Randy |
#7573, aired 2017-07-12 | TURN ON YOUR HEAVY METAL DEFECTOR $800: Whether he got canned or he quit, as of '96, Sammy Hagar was no longer the voice of this band of 2 brothers Van Halen |
#7521, aired 2017-05-01 | DERBY $400: On national TV, one of these events in 1972 had A.J. Foyt & the Unser brothers driving & cars destroyed included a Rolls-Royce a demolition derby |
#7418, aired 2016-12-07 | DIRECTORS ON FILM $400: He had a "Close Encounter" with "The Blues Brothers" as a Cook County assessor's office clerk Spielberg |
#7341, aired 2016-07-11 | NO. 2 ON THE CHARTS $400: Nat King Cole's "Ramblin' Rose" reached No. 2 in 1962 & this group's "Ramblin Man" just missed the top spot in 1973 the Allman Brothers |
#7333, aired 2016-06-29 | "LOST" & "FOUND" $1000: Joseph Ellis wrote this prize-winning history book that put a sibling twist on a name for the fathers of our country Founding Brothers |
#7265, aired 2016-03-25 | AUDRA McDONALD ON BROADWAY $200: (Audra McDonald presents the clue.) A new storm was brewing on Catfish Row when "Porgy and Bess", with music & lyrics by these brothers, was revived on Broadway in 2012 the Gershwins |
#7264, aired 2016-03-24 | IT'S IN THE BOOK $2000: From 2006, the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show On Earth Water for Elephants |
#7258, aired 2016-03-16 | THE WRIGHT BROTHERS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Wright Brothers Nat'l Memorial.) Seeking a place for test flights with strong winds, privacy & sand for soft landings, the Wrights wrote a letter to the U.S. weather bureau & received a list of possible locations; this small fishing village on North Carolina's Outer Banks was just perfect Kitty Hawk |
#7258, aired 2016-03-16 | THE WRIGHT BROTHERS $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Wright Brothers Nat'l Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC.) A device called an elevator was placed on the front of the Wrights' plane for more efficiency & to protect the pilot in case of a crash; operated by a lever, it adjusted this upward and downward motion of the plane's nose pitch |
#7228, aired 2016-02-03 | LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS $400: These 2 politically active billionaire brothers share the No. 5 spot on the 2015 Forbes 400 the Koch brothers |
#7181, aired 2015-11-30 | THAT ONE SONG $600: "One Of These Nights" is on their "Greatest Hits" the Eagles |
#7148, aired 2015-10-14 | MOVIE TAGLINES $800: From 1980:
"They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God" Blues Brothers |
#7091, aired 2015-06-15 | MOVIE TITLE POSSESIVES $1200: A failed hit on Irish crime boss Albert Finney leads to an all-out mob war in this 1990 Coen Brothers film Miller's Crossing |
#7036, aired 2015-03-30 | PRISON ESCAPES $400: In June 1962 Frank Lee Morris & the Anglin brothers floated on makeshift rafts away from this prison Alcatraz |
#6870, aired 2014-06-27 | FILMS OF THE 1920s $400: This comedy team made their feature film debut in 1929's "The Cocoanuts", which was based on their stage play the Marx Brothers |
#6861, aired 2014-06-16 | THE 1950s $1000: Surprisingly, Dr. Joyce Brothers' knowledge of this sport earned her the top prize on "The $64,000 Question" boxing |
#6783, aired 2014-02-26 | UP $200: Although their "first" successful flight occured on Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur had a 112-foot flight 3 days earlier the Wright Brothers |
#6681, aired 2013-10-07 | TRADEMARKS $600 (Daily Double): This 5-word boast is the trademark of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus The Greatest Show on Earth |
#6617, aired 2013-05-28 | MISSION $600: In a 1980 comedy blockbuster, this musical twosome declared, "We're on a mission from God" The Blues Brothers |
#6611, aired 2013-05-20 | IN THE TOOL CHEST $2000: A medical tool to hold back the edge of an incision; on film, there's one named for the Mantle Brothers a retractor |
#6462, aired 2012-10-23 | THE ENGLISH BEAT $2,000 (Daily Double): (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an animated diagram of the Battle of Agincourt on the monitor.) At the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, French cavalry charged across a muddy field & were cut down in waves by English archers, leading to an overwhelming victory for this king & his band of brothers Henry V |
#6433, aired 2012-08-01 | LANDMARKS $200: A granite boulder on Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, marks the spot where they first took flight on December 17, 1903 the Wright Brothers |
#6429, aired 2012-07-26 | DO YOU KNOW THE "LING"O? $200: The name of these brothers is on "The Greatest Show on Earth" the Ringling Brothers |
#6416, aired 2012-07-09 | RACHEL $2000: This Aussie actress went American to play Sarah Walker on "Brothers and Sisters" Rachel Griffiths |
#6350, aired 2012-04-06 | CURRENT MUSIC (GET IT?) $600: "Ol' Mississippi" called these "Brothers", determined to just "keep on rollin'" in their song "Black Water" The Doobie Brothers |
#6345, aired 2012-03-30 | MICHAEL AT THE MIKE $800: This keyboardist employed his husky baritone for the Doobie Brothers on hits like "Takin' It To The Streets" Michael McDonald |
#6266, aired 2011-12-12 | INITIAL TV $1000: The beer-drinking MacKenzie brothers were a staple on this comedy show whose full name once included "Network 90" SCTV |
#6215, aired 2011-09-30 | BLU-RAYS $1000: "Sibling Rivalry" is a special feature on the Blu-ray of this fraternal Ferrell-Reilly comedy Step Brothers |
#6129, aired 2011-04-14 | TV SHOW CASTING CALL $2000: Dave Annable,
Matthew Rhys,
Rachel Griffiths,
Calista Flockhart Brothers & Sisters |
#6104, aired 2011-03-10 | SIBLING SPORTS RIVALRIES $1600: In February 2010, on their home track in Las Vegas, these brothers finished 15th & 35th in NASCAR's Shelby American race Kyle & Kurt Busch |
#6061, aired 2011-01-10 | PLAYING HIMSELF $800: On "Arrested Development", this man seen here played himself & four identical brothers with different personalities Andy Richter |
#6043, aired 2010-12-15 | ONE FACT AMONG THE FALSE GOSSIP $400: She's dating the Jonas Brothers! She rejoined her friend Courteney Cox as Tina on "Dirt"! She's dating Wilford Brimley! Jennifer Aniston |
#5992, aired 2010-10-05 | FAMILY MUSIC $800: 2009:
"Keep It Real" (often heard on Radio Disney) the Jonas Brothers |
#5962, aired 2010-07-13 | THE FAMILY CIRCUS $400: Performers at the New Cole Brothers Circus recreate the 3-tiered, 7-man pyramid on one of these "lofty" things a high wire |
#5911, aired 2010-05-03 | BRITS & AUSSIES ON TV $2000: Aussie actress Rachel Griffiths & Welsh actor Matthew Rhys play 2 of Sally Field's children on this series Brothers & Sisters |
#5830, aired 2010-01-08 | RON HOWARD FILMS $1600: Ron Howard was on fire with this film in which Kurt Russell & William Baldwin starred as firefighting brothers Backdraft |
#5737, aired 2009-07-14 | SASHA & MALIA $1200: On inaugural night, the girls had a White House scavenger hunt, & these singing brothers turned up at the end the Jonas Brothers |
#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" |
#5718, aired 2009-06-17 | THE PURLOINED LETTER $400: In 2006, brothers Jim & Dean Thomas helped catch a thief selling stolen Civil War letters on this auction website eBay |
#5666, aired 2009-04-06 | A SALUTE TO SALLY FIELD $400: These days Sally plays Nora, matriarch of the Walker family on this ABC drama Brothers & Sisters |
#5648, aired 2009-03-11 | BANK ON IT $400: This British bank bought the banking & capital market operations from the bankrupt Lehman Brothers Barclays |
#5584, aired 2008-12-11 | SEND IN THE CLOWNS $400: In 1966 Ringling Brothers clown Lou Jacobs became the first living person to appear on a United States one of these a postage stamp |
#5533, aired 2008-10-01 | TV PSYCHOLOGY WITH DR. JOYCE BROTHERS $2000: This saloon owner on "Gunsmoke" repressed her real needs by not telling Marshal Dillon her feelings for him Miss Kitty |
#5528, aired 2008-09-24 | TV VARIETY SHOWS $1000: In 1968 comedian Pat Paulsen began a campaign for president on this duo's comedy/variety hour the Smothers Brothers |
#5514, aired 2008-07-24 | ABC AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL STARS $800: Before he was Sen. McCallister on "Brothers and Sisters", this actor was a "Schoolboy Father" Rob Lowe |
#5509, aired 2008-07-17 | THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS $400: These 2 brothers have "Dum" & "Dee" embroidered on their collars Tweedledum & Tweedledee |
#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 |
#5477, aired 2008-06-03 | SNL ON FILM $200: Jake & Elwood are on a mission from God in this film Blues Brothers |
#5443, aired 2008-04-16 | ACTRESSES ON TV $1600: On "Brothers & Sisters", she plays right-wing TV pundit Kitty Walker Calista Flockhart |
#5389, aired 2008-01-31 | BIT PARTS $400: This film based on a "SNL" skit features a cameo by Steven Spielberg as a Cook County assesor clerk The Blues Brothers |
#5355, aired 2007-12-14 | WOMEN ON TV $800: In addition to playing matriarch Nora Holden on "Brothers & Sisters", she has played Abby's mom on "ER" Sally Field |
#5354, aired 2007-12-13 | THE 15th CENTURY $800: A rebellion of his brothers Andrei & Boris was stopped by this ruler III-- come on, how many Russian names are left? Ivan |
#5324, aired 2007-11-01 | FISH & SHIPS $600: On Columbus' first voyage to the New World in 1492, brothers Martin & Vicente Pinzon commanded these 2 ships Nina & Pinta |
#5301, aired 2007-10-01 | OH, BROTHER $600: On radio's "Car Talk', Tom & Ray Magliozzi are known as Click & Clack, these brothers the Tappet Brothers |
#5253, aired 2007-06-13 | LYRICAL BROADWAY $2000: "The accuracy of the dreams we brothers do not know...one thing we are sure about the dreamer has to go" Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
#5226, aired 2007-05-07 | BUSINESS PAIRINGS $400: They put on the "greatest show on earth" even before the Ringling brothers joined them Barnum & Bailey |
#5179, aired 2007-03-01 | BROTHER $2000: On June 5, 1783, these brothers publicly demonstrated their hot-air balloon for the first time the Montgolfier brothers |
#5176, aired 2007-02-26 | FINISH THE REALLY LOOSE RHYME $600: Seen here is this lady, not Tom or Dick Smothers /
She's been on our show; it's... Joyce Brothers |
#5168, aired 2007-02-14 | THE CW $400: One of the few things the half brothers on this drama share is the love of basketball One Tree Hill |
#5168, aired 2007-02-14 | THE CW $1000: Brothers have to fight vampires, spirits & even clowns on this ghoulish drama Supernatural |
#5130, aired 2006-12-22 | NOVEL BALLETS $1200: Dmitry & his dad both lust after sexy Grushenka in the ballet based on this Dostoyevsky novel The Brothers Karamazov |
#5107, aired 2006-11-21 | HARPS & HARPERS $400: A member of this comedy team, Harpo was a virtuoso on the harp & played it in some of their movies the Marx Brothers |
#5046, aired 2006-07-17 | MOVIE TWINS $1600: In this 2003 Farrelly Brothers film, one conjoined twin wants to act Stuck on You |
#4928, aired 2006-02-01 | "B" IN FASHION $200 (Daily Double): The USA's oldest clothing retailer, this upscale, once family-run business has collared the market on men's apparel since 1818 Brooks Brothers |
#4883, aired 2005-11-30 | WHAT A (TV) CHARACTER! $1200: On "Newhart", these 3 brothers owned the local cafe Larry, Darryl & Darryl |
#4852, aired 2005-10-18 | SITCOMS $800: Mike O'Malley & Anthony Clark play brothers-in-law on this CBS sitcom Yes, Dear |
#4807, aired 2005-06-28 | TAM O'SHATNER $2000: One of William Shatner's early movie roles was as Alexi in this 1958 film based on a Dostoyevsky novel The Brothers Karamazov |
#4759, aired 2005-04-21 | "LOVE" ON TELEVISION $200: Madylin Sweeten plays the daughter & her brothers play the twin sons on this sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond |
#4670, aired 2004-12-17 | JACQUES IN THE BOX $1200: On August 27, 1783 Jacques Alexandre Charles & the Robert brothers launched the first balloon filled with this gas hydrogen |
#4647, aired 2004-11-16 | MUSIC ON MY iPOD $600: This band of brothers started their career in their dad's band
"I been lost in my own place and I'm gettin' weary..." Los Lonely Boys |
#4611, aired 2004-09-27 | TOUGH LIT $800: Joyce Carol Oates wrote a 1987 book "on" this sport, popular with another Joyce, Joyce Brothers boxing |
#4586, aired 2004-07-12 | ON THE "ROAD" AGAIN $600: Twin brothers Leigh & Leslie Keno are famous as appraisers on this PBS program Antiques Roadshow |
#4574, aired 2004-06-24 | FAMOUS MEN $400: The middle one of 5 brothers, he was on the winning side in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral Wyatt Earp |
#4505, aired 2004-03-19 | THAT OLD TIME TELEVISION $1600: With boxing as her category, Dr. Joyce Brothers won the top prize on this TV quiz show The $64,000 Question |
#4486, aired 2004-02-23 | SO. CAL. $400: On the Warner Bros. lot tour you can see the water tower that this cartoon trio calls home the Animaniacs |
#4471, aired 2004-02-02 | TV PILOTS $800: Timothy Daly & Steven Weber played brothers & airline pilots on this sitcom Wings |
#4459, aired 2004-01-15 | BROTHERS ON BROTHERS $200: (Dr. Joyce) Having older brothers may make a girl more likely to be this sporty type, a word that includes a male name tomboy |
#4459, aired 2004-01-15 | BROTHERS ON BROTHERS $400: A 1977 study found that these children learn language slowly, because adults leave them to amuse each other twins |
#4459, aired 2004-01-15 | BROTHERS ON BROTHERS $600: In the "complex" named for this Biblical man, one brother must de-identify with another to avoid angry competition the Cain complex |
#4459, aired 2004-01-15 | BROTHERS ON BROTHERS $800: I played Dr. O'Dell in this "Rich Man, Poor Man" sequel that's about coping with the loss of a brother Beggarman, Thief |
#4459, aired 2004-01-15 | BROTHERS ON BROTHERS $1000: For this famous man's patient "Little Hans", the birth of a sister helped cause a fear of horses -- go figure (Sigmund) Freud |
#4458, aired 2004-01-14 | ON THE RADIO $400: The 20th century's top song in U.S. airplay, this one by The Righteous Brothers has been heard over 8 million times "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" |
#4427, aired 2003-12-02 | MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS $600: (This is Alison Krauss.) 3 of my songs, including "I'll Fly Away", are on the multi-Platinum soundtrack to this Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
#4376, aired 2003-09-22 | SCIENTISTS & iNVENTORS $2,000 (Daily Double): On Dec. 17, 1903, in North Carolina, they took 4 quick trips -- the shortest, 12 sec.; the longest, 59 sec. the Wright brothers |
#4355, aired 2003-07-04 | FRIENDS IN FILMS $600: "Band of Brothers" on HBO David Schwimmer |
#4295, aired 2003-04-11 | FAMOUS PAIRS $200: In 1962 on the 59th anniv. of their flight, they were posthumously inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame the Wright Brothers |
#4231, aired 2003-01-13 | BEFORE & AFTER $1200: "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" author & psychologist who came to fame on "The $64,000 Question" James Joyce Brothers |
#4177, aired 2002-10-29 | BEFORE & AFTER $1600: The Beatles' 1967 album that was a 2001 WWII miniseries on HBO Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band of Brothers |
#4151, aired 2002-09-23 | THE WRIGHT STUFF $400: The Wright Brothers made almost 1,000 successful glider flights on a beach near this N.C. town in 1902 Kitty Hawk |
#4132, aired 2002-07-16 | WHEELS $2000: (And now the last clue. Sarah?) It's the last name of stock-car racing brothers Bobby and Terry; you might call them "L" on wheels Labonte |
#4118, aired 2002-06-26 | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum $600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Air & Space Museum.) This is the plane in which the Wright Brothers made a famous flight on December 17, 1903 in this U.S. state North Carolina |
#4114, aired 2002-06-20 | COUNTRY SINGERS ON FILM $400: (Hi, I'm Randy Travis at the Hollywood Bowl.) I played outlaw Cole Younger in a 1994 feature about these 2 brothers Frank & Jesse James |
#4082, aired 2002-05-07 | PLAY BALL! $400: Last name of brothers Pedro & Ramon, who faced each other on the mound in a 1996 game Martinez |
#4019, aired 2002-02-07 | DURING THE '90s $400: A top selling 1990s computer game was this one developed by the Miller brothers, set on a puzzling island Myst |
#3999, aired 2002-01-10 | MUSIC MEN $600: These brothers collaborated on "Lady Be Good!" & "Of Thee I Sing" the Gershwins |
#3962, aired 2001-11-20 | THIS ONE TIME AT BAND CAMP $300: The brothers seen here came & showed us a few tricks on this double-reed instrument the bassoon |
#3903, aired 2001-07-18 | MILITARY TELEVISION $500: This oldest of the Wayans Brothers co-starred with Yaphet Kotto on the 1983 drama series "For Love and Honor" Keenen Ivory Wayans |
#3902, aired 2001-07-17 | MOVIE TAGLINES $1000: 1980:
"They're on a mission from God" The Blues Brothers |
#3846, aired 2001-04-30 | LIT ON FILM $1,700 (Daily Double): Rumpelstiltskin is a character in the 1962 fantasy "The Wonderful World of" these German brothers the Grimm brothers |
#3841, aired 2001-04-23 | JEOPARDY! PLACE $300: As Dr. Malone tells her son he has 2 brothers & their father was last seen on this holiday knights 1st celebrated in 1882 Labor Day |
#3540, aired 2000-01-14 | JAKES ALIVE! $800: He was on a mission from God as Jake Blues in the first "Blues Brothers" movie John Belushi |
#3488, aired 1999-11-03 | THE CIRCUS $300: Jonathan Lee Iverson is the youngest ringmaster ever for this circus, "The Greatest Show on Earth" Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus |
#3473, aired 1999-10-13 | ON THE GO $600: In 1909 the Wright Brothers founded a firm to manufacture airplanes in this city Dayton, Ohio (same as the bicycle shop) |
#3456, aired 1999-09-20 | BROTHERS $800: (Hi, I'm Rebecca Herbst from "General Hospital".) I was a regular on "Brotherly Love", a sitcom that featured these real-life brothers Andy, Joey & Matthew Lawrence |
#3404, aired 1999-05-27 | NORSE $600: This Norse god led his brothers in an attack on Ymir, the first giant Odin |
#3354, aired 1999-03-18 | TV SITCOMS $400: On this series, Mayim Bialik played a sassy teenager who lived with her 2 older brothers & her divorced dad Blossom |
#3329, aired 1999-02-11 | ALL "RIGHT" $300: Lesser-known hits by these "brothers" include "Ebb Tide", "Dream On" & "Just Once In My Life" The Righteous Brothers |
#3225, aired 1998-09-18 | TV HAYSEEDS $500: On "Newhart" William Sanderson played this backwoodsman who had 2 brothers named Darryl Larry |
#3198, aired 1998-06-24 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $1000: A famous Broadway theater & the alley it's on bear the name of these producer brothers Shubert |
#3148, aired 1998-04-15 | "S" & "M" $800: First names of the Krofft Brothers who "pulled the strings" on "D.C. Follies" & "Lidsville" Sid & Marty |
#3143, aired 1998-04-08 | '60s POP MUSIC $2,000 (Daily Double): Country group that crossed over to the pop charts in the mid-'60s with the following: ("Counting flowers on the wall...") The Statler Brothers |
#3138, aired 1998-04-01 | THE FACE OF AN ANGEL $600: On the Smothers Brothers' sitcom, this one played the bungling angel Tommy Smothers |
#3082, aired 1998-01-13 | CINE DE BANDERAS $500: In this 1992 film, Antonio as one of the Castillo brothers appears on "I Love Lucy" The Mambo Kings |
#3062, aired 1997-12-16 | BONUS MOVIE $400: Dan Aykroyd starred in this film based on characters from "Saturday Night Live" Coneheads & The Blues Brothers |
#3031, aired 1997-11-03 | KEEP ON TRUCKIN' $400: 5 brothers, one with the rhyming name Jack, started this company in the early 1900s Mack |
#3029, aired 1997-10-30 | FAMOUS HALLS $100: Founding brothers Joyce, Rollie & William Hall put their stamp on this greeting card company Hallmark |
#3007, aired 1997-09-30 | SINGING SIBLINGS $300: He & half-brother Shaun appeared together on Broadway in the musical "Blood Brothers" David Cassidy |
#2990, aired 1997-09-05 | SCIENTISTS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1783 these brothers were walking on air after being named to the French Academy of Sciences Montgolfier |
#2947, aired 1997-05-27 | MOVIE CLASSICS $1000: Peter Lorre played Raskolnikov in this 1935 film based on a Dostoyevsky novel Crime and Punishment |
#2879, aired 1997-02-20 | SHIPS $1000: Brothers Martin & Vincente Pinzon commanded these 2 ships on Columbus' first voyage to the New World Nina & Pinta |
#2877, aired 1997-02-18 | SHOW BIZ SIBLINGS $300: Early in their careers, these brothers appeared on the TV series "Sea Hunt" with their father, Lloyd Jeff and Beau Bridges |
#2816, aired 1996-11-25 | CORPORATE AMERICA $800: These brothers, William & Andrew, became known as "Trade" & "Mark", the words under their pictures on the box the Smith Brothers |
#2800, aired 1996-11-01 | CRIME TIME $400: On Oct. 6, 1866 the Reno brothers committed the first robbery of one of these in America train |
#2736, aired 1996-06-24 | TV WESTERNS $200: On "Bonanza" this character was the youngest of the Cartwright brothers Little Joe |
#2734, aired 1996-06-20 | BALLET DANCERS ON FILM $1000: New York City ballet star Jacques D' Amboise played one of a septet of siblings in this 1954 MGM musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |
#2657, aired 1996-03-05 | CLASSIC TV WESTERNS $100: James Garner & Jack Kelly played brothers Bret & Bart on this ABC western Maverick |
#2650, aired 1996-02-23 | TELEVISION $300: Last name of the 3 real brothers who star on "Brotherly Love" Lawrence |
#2619, aired 1996-01-11 | TV BARS & RESTAURANTS $400: On this sitcom you may find the Crane brothers having coffee at Cafe Nervosa "Frasier" |
#2601, aired 1995-12-18 | THE CIRCUS $300: Baraboo, Wisc.'s Circus World Museum is on the grounds of the original winter home of these brothers' circus the Ringling Brothers |
#2572, aired 1995-11-07 | THE 1995 EMMY AWARDS $600: Kelsey Grammer & David Hyde Pierce won for playing brothers on this, the best comedy series Frasier |
#2546, aired 1995-10-02 | "LOVE" ON FILM $300: "The Reno Brothers" was the original title for this first Elvis Presley movie Love Me Tender |
#2513, aired 1995-07-05 | TELEVISION $100: Michael, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine & Tito did their own voices on the '70s cartoon show about these brothers the Jacksons |
#2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BASED ON A TRUE STORY $400: In a 1994 CBS miniseries, Travis Fine & Damian Chapa played this pair accused of killing their parents the Menendez brothers |
#2378, aired 1994-12-28 | AMERICAN HISTORY $100: On May 22, 1906 they received a patent for an improved model of their airplane the Wright brothers |
#2372, aired 1994-12-20 | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA $200: In 1938 he appeared with Susan Hayward in Warner Brothers' prison drama "Girls on Probation" Ronald Reagan |
#2366, aired 1994-12-12 | THE 1930s $200: After initially rejecting it, Parker Brothers began to cash in on this board game in 1935 Monopoly |
#2309, aired 1994-09-22 | AVIATION $200: On Dec. 17, 1948, the 45th anniv. of their first flight, their "Flyer" went on display at the Smithsonian the Wright Brothers |
#2278, aired 1994-06-29 | SONG LYRICS $200: In 1958 the Everly Brothers asked him to "get away from my quail... you're on the wrong trail" the "Bird Dog" |
#2260, aired 1994-06-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: On July 16, 1956 this circus staged its last performance under canvas Ringling Brothers (& Barnum & Bailey) Circus |
#2244, aired 1994-05-12 | INVENTORS $200: They made 4 flights on December 17, 1903—the first lasted only 12 seconds the Wright brothers |
#2208, aired 1994-03-23 | THE CIRCUS $200: This circus is known as "The Greatest Show on Earth" Ringling Brothers, (Barnum & Bailey Circus) |
#2103, aired 1993-10-27 | MOVIE TRIVIA $400: In this 1948 Humphrey Bogart movie, the Florida Hotel was really a set on the Warner Brothers lot Key Largo |
#2085, aired 1993-10-01 | DIRECTORS ON FILM $300: He's seen in John Landis' "The Blues Brothers" & Landis is seen in his "1941" Steven Spielberg |
#1961, aired 1993-03-01 | MUSICAL THEATRE $100: In 1970, Groucho was a consultant on "Minnie's Boys", the story of these brothers & their mother the Marx brothers |
#1942, aired 1993-02-02 | MEDICINE MEN $3,600 (Daily Double): During WWI brothers in this Minnesota family alternated as chief consultant on surgery for the Army the Mayos |
#1700, aired 1992-01-10 | BROTHERS $300: After his father's death in 1743, he went to live with his half brother Lawrence on his Potomac estate Washington |
#1680, aired 1991-12-13 | PSYCH 101 $200: It's jealousy between brothers & sisters based on their competition for attention sibling rivalry |
#1670, aired 1991-11-29 | SPRING $500: "Spring, Spring, Spring" is a song from this 1954 north woods musical based on "The Sobbin' Women" Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |
#1605, aired 1991-07-19 | HISTORIC QUOTES $100: In a telegram on December 17, 1903, they wrote, "Success. Four flights Thursday morning" the Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) |
#1532, aired 1991-04-09 | CELEBRITY INVENTIONS $100: In 1969 a heartbeat alarm worn on the wrist was patented by Zeppo of this comedy team the Marx Brothers |
#1311, aired 1990-04-23 | AMERICAN ISLANDS $200: The Wright brothers' first flight took place near this village on N. Carolina's Bodie Island Kitty Hawk |
#1235, aired 1990-01-05 | FILM FACTS $100: The Lumière brothers of France captured this English monarch on film in the 1890s Queen Victoria |
#1230, aired 1989-12-29 | WORLD LITERATURE $1000: "Joseph & His Brothers", a group of novels based on a Bible story, is this German author's longest work Thomas Mann |
#1225, aired 1989-12-22 | SONGS OF THE '70s $800 (Daily Double): Though this country sibling duo had a No. 1 hit with the following, they lost money on the deal:
"There's a reason for the sun-shining sky / And there's a reason why I'm feeling so high..." The Bellamy Brothers |
#1205, aired 1989-11-24 | MOVIE MAKERS $200: Commenting on talkies, one of these producer brothers said "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" the Warner brothers |
#1174, aired 1989-10-12 | ENGLAND $300: This privateer grew up on an abandoned ship on the River Medway with his dad, mum & 11 brothers Sir Francis Drake |
#958, aired 1988-11-02 | SKUNKS $300: Name of zee skunk in zee popular Warner Brothers cartoons Pepé Le Pew |
#871, aired 1988-05-23 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $400: The twin sons of Leda & brothers to Helen, now they're stars on their own Castor & Pollux |
#823, aired 1988-03-16 | "THE" MOVIES $300: 1980 film in which Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi were "on a mission from God" The Blues Brothers |
#819, aired 1988-03-10 | WORLD LITERATURE $300: Steinbeck's "East of Eden" is based on the biblical story of these 2 brothers Cain & Abel |
#720, aired 1987-10-23 | AMY VANDERBILT SAYS $300: "Mssrs." should only be used on letters used for these male relatives brothers |
#712, aired 1987-10-13 | ONE SONG $500: A new video for the song features clips of the group singing it on this controversial '60s variety show The Smothers Brothers |
#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 |
#506, aired 1986-11-17 | SINGING DUOS $1000: In 1984, their career took off again "on the wings of a nightingale" Everly Brothers |
#490, aired 1986-10-24 | TIMELY MUSIC $400: How the Doobie Brothers were holding on in 1979 "Minute By Minute" |
#445, aired 1986-05-23 | RHYMING MYTHOLOGY $400: Brothers of Helen, yet now from on high these twins twinkle brightly, amid the night sky Castor & Pollux |
#421, aired 1986-04-21 | ECCLESIASTIC NAMES $200: On "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" this psychologist pulled a practical joke on Merv Griffin Dr. Joyce Brothers |
#411, aired 1986-04-07 | BOTANICAL SONGS $500: Since it was their biggest hit, counting these didn't bother The Statler Brothers at all "Flowers On The Wall" |
#372, aired 1986-02-11 | "GREEN" $1,000 (Daily Double): 2 hits that raked in "the green stuff" for the Brothers Four "Greenfields" & "The Green Leaves Of Summer" |
#340, aired 1985-12-27 | COUNTRY SINGERS $600: These "Brothers" have been countin' money in their pockets since "Countin' Flowers on the Wall" in 1966 The Statler Brothers |
#188, aired 1985-05-29 | GROUCHO $200: In 1937, Groucho & his brothers spent "a day" here on film A Day at the Races |
#143, aired 1985-03-27 | THE '70s $1,200 (Daily Double): In 1978, a House select committee reopened hearings on these two assassination victims John F. Kennedy & Martin Luther King |
#136, aired 1985-03-18 | PSYCHOLOGY $600: Psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers won $134,000 on TV quiz shows as an expert on this boxing |
#97, aired 1985-01-22 | DOCTORS $800: Ex-boxing "whiz", she is current whiz on "what every woman should know about love & marriage" Dr. Joyce Brothers |
#88, aired 1985-01-09 | PSYCHOLOGY $400: On over 60 stations nationwide, she was 1st radio call-in psychologist Dr. Toni Grant |
#67, aired 1984-12-11 | COMEDIANS $300: Pat Paulsen ran for president on their controversial "Comedy Hour" the Smothers Brothers |
#9, aired 1984-09-20 | BROTHERS & SISTERS $800: Apollo's loving sister, sometimes served on the half shell Venus |
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