| #17, aired 2023-10-18 | CAR MODELS IN OTHER WORDS $600: Chevy somewhat formal or casual jacket, perhaps with metal buttons Blazer |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | HOW DOES IT FASTEN? $200: The fly on Levi's 501 jeans in 1873 buttons |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | "NN"YTIME $200: In the 1970s these department store models for clothing displays began to have belly buttons mannequins |
| #8682, aired 2022-07-12 | NATIONAL-SOUNDING ITEMS $1000: This fancy sleeve end doubles back on itself & uses links instead of buttons a French cuff |
| #8419, aired 2021-06-10 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $400: In the 1930s this woman had her own fashion line with touches like propeller-shaped buttons Amelia Earhart |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | RATHER ODD NUMBERS $2000: This long black robe worn by priests traditionally has 33 buttons for Christ's age & 5 on each sleeve for his wounds a cassock |
| #8257, aired 2020-10-13 | THE CUBISTS $5,900 (Daily Double): "Tender Buttons", written by this American expatriate while she was living in Paris, is a book of Cubist still-life prose-poems Gertrude Stein |
| #8015, aired 2019-06-14 | COMMUNICATION $800: A popular 21st c. communications device was named for this fruit because of its color & the buttons resembling seeds a BlackBerry |
| #7995, aired 2019-05-17 | NOT THE MAMA! $800: In a Neil Gaiman story, Coraline's other mother seems perfect except she has these objects for eyes buttons |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | THE ACCESSORIZED TEACHER $400: This accessory is placed between the 3rd & 4th shirt buttons & prevents the look seen here a tie clip |
| #7691, aired 2018-02-05 | NICE JACKET! $200: DB is short for this type of jacket with 2 rows of buttons double-breasted |
| #7668, aired 2018-01-03 | DASH $200: Reordering became ridiculously easy when this company introduced Dash Buttons & the Dash Wand Amazon |
| #7649, aired 2017-12-07 | ANIMALS IN COMPETITION $400: In 2017 Smooshie & Doobert of Team Ruff took on Slippers & Buttons of team Fluff in the XIIIth "playing" of this event the Puppy Bowl |
| #7621, aired 2017-10-30 | 10-LETTER WORDS $1200: It's the compound word for the garment seen here--note the buttons a shirtdress |
| #7610, aired 2017-10-13 | ACCESSORIES $600: The length of these is measured in buttons; 16-button length is formal, as with a mousquetaire evening gloves |
| #7559, aired 2017-06-22 | LOW TECH $600: What could be lower tech than buttons? The Amish use this pair to fasten coats & vests hook and loop (or hook and eye) |
| #7480, aired 2017-03-03 | SOMETHING TO WEAR $800: GQ says these suits typified by an extra row of buttons don't have to be boxy, 1930s gangster-style double breasted suits |
| #7471, aired 2017-02-20 | ALL IN A DAY'S WORK $1000: An 8-hour day & I made 40 buttons, so divide output by input to get this measure, 5 per hour productivity |
| #7435, aired 2016-12-30 | DOVE $800: In 2013 a peace dove consisting of 1.2 million buttons was created at the Burj Khalifa complex in this UA Emirate Dubai |
| #7395, aired 2016-11-04 | THE LIVES OF AUTHORS $2000: Written while she lived in France, "Tender Buttons" is a 1914 collection of poems by this American author & art patron Gertrude Stein |
| #7193, aired 2015-12-16 | A LOT OF BUZZ $600: On this website, you can vote on articles with yellow buttons such as "LOL", "cute" & "OMG" BuzzFeed |
| #7180, aired 2015-11-27 | DEVICES $800 (Daily Double): This tech product got its name because its buttons were said to resemble little bumps on a certain fruit a BlackBerry |
| #7048, aired 2015-04-15 | "IN" BUSINESS $800: For Amalgamated Button, it means all their buttons or the buttons' value inventory |
| #7022, aired 2015-03-10 | CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES $1000: You had left, middle & right fire buttons in this game, also the name of a U.S. Army unit known as MICOM Missile Command |
| #6668, aired 2013-09-18 | BUTTON HOOK $600: This nautical device is depicted on the buttons of genuine navy pea coats an anchor |
| #6668, aired 2013-09-18 | BUTTON HOOK $800: This girls' shoe with a girl's name has a strap that buttons or buckles a Mary Jane |
| #6668, aired 2013-09-18 | BUTTON HOOK $1000: Traditionally, the shirt named for this British sport has broad stripes in 2 colors, a white collar & rubber buttons rugby |
| #6517, aired 2013-01-08 | WARDROBE $2000: This collarless pullover shirt with a few buttons at the top was copied from English rowers a henley |
| #6501, aired 2012-12-17 | MATH FUN $800: It's the sum of the 4 numbers in the center column of buttons on a standard touch-tone phone 15 |
| #6396, aired 2012-06-11 | THE HELOISE WITH YOU $800: String beads for necklaces, sew on buttons or cut cake layers with this (& use it to fight plaque the cake causes) dental floss |
| #6366, aired 2012-04-30 | SCARY LITERATURE $800: In a Neil Gaiman novel, this title girl meets the alternate reality "other mother" who has buttons for eyes Coraline |
| #6284, aired 2012-01-05 | HOW DO YOU... $600: Use the buttons & the strum bar, access star power by tilting the head, forget about how foolish you look play Guitar Hero |
| #6211, aired 2011-09-26 | NOTIONS $400: Collectors of these proverbially "cute" items from the notions counter should get a copy of "The Big Book of" them buttons |
| #6195, aired 2011-07-15 | THE WARDROBE $800: A twin set is often a short-sleeve pullover sweater worn under this long-sleeve sweater that buttons in front a cardigan |
| #6152, aired 2011-05-17 | FLIGHT SIMULATION $2,200 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew sits in a flight simulator.) As technology advances keyboards, mouse buttons & trackballs have replaced dials & the state-of-the-art side-stick has replaced the control column or yoke that controls the 3 axes: roll, yaw & this up-&-down movement pitch |
| #6056, aired 2011-01-03 | JOB $1600: A jacket with gold braid & a "V" of buttons is named for this hotel fetcher & carrier a bellhop |
| #5815, aired 2009-12-18 | UPHOLSTERY $1600: Tufting forms a pattern of diamonds or squares with these at the corners, marking depressions buttons |
| #5699, aired 2009-05-21 | OH, WHAT A TANGLED WEBSITE WE WEAVE $200: The 2 clickable buttons on the front page of this site are "Search" & "I'm Feeling Lucky"; well, do ya, punk? Google |
| #5604, aired 2009-01-08 | BUTTON IT! $600: President Ford introduced a new economic program in Oct. 1974 with "win" buttons, standing for "whip" this "now" inflation |
| #5590, aired 2008-12-19 | "B-U-T" FULL $200: For a U.S. Navy captain in full dress in 1802, they were "yellow metal, with... anchor and the American Eagle" buttons |
| #5584, aired 2008-12-11 | SEND IN THE CLOWNS $800: In Cecil B. Demille's "The Greatest Show on Earth", he plays Buttons, a clown who was once a surgeon Jimmy Stewart |
| #5476, aired 2008-06-02 | A FASHIONABLE CATEGORY $600: The length of these ladylike accessories is denoted by buttons; 16-button ones are formal length gloves |
| #5411, aired 2008-03-03 | BUTTONS $400: Featuring an eagle & a sunburst, one of the most sought-after political buttons in the U.S. is from his 1789 inaugural George Washington |
| #5411, aired 2008-03-03 | BUTTONS $800: In the course of the 18th century, this part of a man's shirt shrank in size & got buttons a cuff |
| #5411, aired 2008-03-03 | BUTTONS $1200: Type of a jacket named for its overlapping front flap & 2 rows of buttons double-breasted |
| #5411, aired 2008-03-03 | BUTTONS $1600: This type of flower with a round head has a name that sounds like it's only for single men a bachelor's button |
| #5411, aired 2008-03-03 | BUTTONS $2000: He won an Oscar for "Sayonara" & also appeared in "The Poseidon Adventure" Red Buttons |
| #5368, aired 2008-01-02 | RHYME STOPPER $400: Mayor James Harper equipped the NYC police with their first uniforms, with buttons made of this copper |
| #5305, aired 2007-10-05 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS $600 (Daily Double): This candidate played on his name with buttons that said Au H2O (Barry) Goldwater |
| #5288, aired 2007-09-12 | OSCAR WINNERS OF YORE $1200: Jimmy Stewart as Buttons the Clown upstages Charlton Heston in this 3-ring affair from 1952 The Greatest Show on Earth |
| #5203, aired 2007-04-04 | COMMON BONDS $800: Shirts,
TV remote controls,
telephones things with buttons |
| #5108, aired 2006-11-22 | "B" IN FASHION $600: Often navy blue with metal buttons, this sports jacket is worn by both men & women a blazer |
| #5044, aired 2006-07-13 | BETTER "RED" $800: His film credits include "Hatari!" & "The Poseidon Adventure" Red Buttons |
| #4821, aired 2005-07-18 | DON'T BUG ME $600: During the day this nocturnal bloodsucker hides under mattress buttons or in cracks in floors; sleep tight! a bed bug |
| #4777, aired 2005-05-17 | COLLECTIBLES $800: From the Greek for "one day", campaign buttons & cruise ship menus are these items not meant to last ephemera |
| #4753, aired 2005-04-13 | PUSH THE "BUTTON" $1200: Bob Hope sang this Oscar-winning song in 1948's "The Paleface" "Buttons And Bows" |
| #4697, aired 2005-01-25 | WORN OUT $1,400 (Daily Double): They were once measured in buttons; a one-button was wrist length, a 16-button, formal length gloves |
| #4509, aired 2004-03-25 | "Z"OWEE! $1600: Though they might have called her "Buttons", this was Moses' wife's name Zipporah |
| #4487, aired 2004-02-24 | HARRISON FORD MOVIES $1000: "Something wrong with buttons?...got anything against zippers?" Witness |
| #4485, aired 2004-02-20 | HELOISE'S HINTS FOR TEENS $400: Get decorative by gluing stray buttons on these items that hold things to your bulletin board pushpins (or tacks) |
| #4441, aired 2003-12-22 | ___ & ___ $800: The Amish dress in a plain style, using these 2-piece fasteners, not buttons hook & eye |
| #4344, aired 2003-06-19 | WHAT TO WEAR? $400: Your 2 basic styles for sweaters are pullover & this style with buttons a cardigan |
| #4213, aired 2002-12-18 | "T" TIME AT THE LIBRARY $400: In book titles, this adjective precedes Gertrude Stein's "Buttons" & Fitzgerald's "is the Night" Tender |
| #4087, aired 2002-05-14 | CIRCUS & CARNIVAL CINEMA $1200: Jimmy Stewart plays Buttons the Clown (a surgeon in disguise!) in this 1952 De Mille circus epic The Greatest Show on Earth |
| #3986, aired 2001-12-24 | CARTOON CHARACTERS $400: Pushing too many buttons gave George & Jane "button finger" (much like carpal tunnel syndrome) on this cartoon The Jetsons |
| #3944, aired 2001-10-25 | FASHION $100: The length of these ladylike accessories is denoted by buttons; 16-button ones are formal length gloves |
| #3889, aired 2001-06-28 | COLOR MY WORLD $100: Skelton or Buttons Red |
| #3833, aired 2001-04-11 | DESSERT TIME $400: These small "scalding" cinnamon candies can be used as buttons on gingerbread people Red hots |
| #3719, aired 2000-11-02 | POETS & POETRY $400: His nonsense poem "The New Vestments" says, "his buttons were jujubes, and chocolate drops" Edward Lear |
| #3501, aired 1999-11-22 | PULL $400: Word on the 2 buttons that preceded this one:
(Curly in a "Three Stooges" clip showing a button marked "Pull") Press |
| #3403, aired 1999-05-26 | FILM FACTS $800: Roy Rogers sang "Buttons And Bows" with Bob Hope & Jane Russell in this sequel to "The Paleface" Son of Paleface |
| #3385, aired 1999-04-30 | REDS $200: Born Aaron Chwatt, he won an Oscar for "Sayonara" under this name Red Buttons |
| #3335, aired 1999-02-19 | CLOWN CINEMA $200: Jimmy Stewart played Buttons, the clown with a mysterious past, in this 1952 De Mille drama The Greatest Show On Earth |
| #3204, aired 1998-07-02 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS $600: In 1984 the GOP distributed "Fritz Busters" campaign buttons, referring to this Democrat Walter Mondale |
| #3092, aired 1998-01-27 | HINTS FOR HELOISE $400: We wish Heloise would sew these back on her clothes but she uses stray ones to decorate thumbtacks Buttons |
| #2956, aired 1997-06-09 | CLOTHING MATERIAL $600: This material, the dried stems of grain, is often used to make hats & buttons Straw |
| #2911, aired 1997-04-07 | THE SILVER SCREEN $1000: Based on a James A. Michener novel, this 1957 film earned Red Buttons & Miyoshi Umeki Oscars Sayonara |
| #2876, aired 1997-02-17 | FASHION $200: It's the part of a button-down shirt that buttons down collar |
| #2842, aired 1996-12-31 | FADS $300: In 1971 wholesaler N.G. Slater sold 20 million buttons featuring this smiling expression Happy Face |
| #2801, aired 1996-11-04 | "M"ENAGERIE $300: Mother-of-pearl from the freshwater species of this bivalve was once used to make buttons mussel |
| #2684, aired 1996-04-11 | WOMEN'S FASHIONS $400: The length of these accessories is measured in "buttons"; 16-button ones are formal in length gloves |
| #2640, aired 1996-02-09 | FLOWERS $800: Used in floral arrangements, these bright blue flowers sound perfect for single men's coats bachelor buttons |
| #2632, aired 1996-01-30 | LETTER PERFECT $500: These 2 letters do not appear on the buttons of a telephone Q & Z |
| #2532, aired 1995-09-12 | THE CIVIL WAR $5,000 (Daily Double): Buttons stamped with a palmetto tree design were worn on the uniforms of this state's troops South Carolina |
| #2430, aired 1995-03-10 | THE CONGRESS $1000: Carl Hayden, who represented this state in the House & Senate, served in Congress the longest—57 yrs. Arizona |
| #2397, aired 1995-01-24 | SEWING $100: The fasteners known as "hooks and" these are often seen at the waistline eyes |
| #2373, aired 1994-12-21 | MENSWEAR $100: Traditionally, the buttons on a blazer are made of this brass |
| #2373, aired 1994-12-21 | MENSWEAR $300: Term for a man's jacket that has 2 rows of buttons & an overlapping closure double-breasted |
| #2372, aired 1994-12-20 | SEWING $400: To reinforce these that get extra strain, sew smaller ones to them on the underside of the garment buttons |
| #2289, aired 1994-07-14 | DINAH SHORE $400: Dinah had a big hit in 1949 with this song from "The Paleface" about fasteners and frills "Buttons And Bows" |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | FASHION HISTORY $300: Louis XIV often wore extremely wide ones of these on his shoes instead of buckles bows |
| #2151, aired 1994-01-03 | WOMEN AUTHORS $800: This expatriate's 1914 book "Tender Buttons" is considered a literary form of Cubism (Gertrude) Stein |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | FLOWERS $400: These flowers are named for their resemblance to the fasteners on a single guy's apparel bachelor's buttons |
| #1980, aired 1993-03-26 | HINTS FROM HELOISE $400: Normal thread not holding these on? Then try fishing line or dental floss buttons |
| #1946, aired 1993-02-08 | FASHION $300: The coat style of this garment often has buttons from neckline to hemline, like a coat a dress |
| #1945, aired 1993-02-05 | THE 19th CENTURY $1000: On Jan. 5, 1895, in front of French troops, he was stripped of his buttons & badges & had his sword broken Alfred Dreyfus |
| #1900, aired 1992-12-04 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $400: A standard piano type has 41 keys, 120 bass buttons, from 2 to 15 registers & a bellows an accordion |
| #1896, aired 1992-11-30 | COMMON BONDS $500: Elevators,
Some telephones,
Certain blouses they all have buttons |
| #1833, aired 1992-07-15 | GEMS & JEWELRY $300: Jet, a type of coal made into buttons & costume jewelry, is this color black |
| #1828, aired 1992-07-08 | CLOTHING $500: In the late 1800s women wore ankle boots with side buttons & men these with side buttons over their shoes spats |
| #1648, aired 1991-10-30 | CLOTHING $300: Term for a jacket with a front closing that overlaps enough to allow for 2 rows of buttons a double breasted jacket |
| #1562, aired 1991-05-21 | SEWING $200: Department where you'd find needles, buttons, seam tape & all the other little things you need to sew notions |
| #1514, aired 1991-03-14 | MOVIE TRIVIA $300: This 1957 film is the only one Red Buttons & Marlon Brando made together Sayonara |
| #1443, aired 1990-12-05 | HINTS FROM HELOISE $400: If your buttons fall off, you can sew them on with nylon fishing line or this hygiene product dental floss |
| #1117, aired 1989-06-13 | FIRST LADIES $100: She was so popular in 1976 that some campaign buttons read "Elect Betty's Husband" Betty Ford |
| #982, aired 1988-12-06 | SCIENCE $500: Casein, the main protein in this liquid, is used to make buttons milk |
| #965, aired 1988-11-11 | OLD MOVIES $1000: Bob Hope sang this Oscar-winning song with Jane Russell in "The Paleface" "Buttons and Bows" |
| #941, aired 1988-10-10 | THE TELEPHONE $300: On a standard 12-button touchtone phone, number of buttons that have no letters on them 3 |
| #822, aired 1988-03-15 | CELEBRITY ODD JOBS $200: Singing bellboy Aaron Chwatt got his stage name from his hair color & the buttons on his uniform Red Buttons |
| #773, aired 1988-01-06 | MATHEMATICS $1000: Whenever the product of two fractions equals 1, we call them these reciprocals (or inverses) |
| #767, aired 1987-12-29 | PHOBIAS $800: Reason a man suffering from "belonophobia" avoids new shirt packages & political conventions fear of pins |
| #671, aired 1987-07-06 | TRIVIAL WORLD RECORDS $200: Used for stitching on mattress buttons lengthwise, the longest one of these ever made was 6'1" a sewing needle |
| #635, aired 1987-05-15 | EQUIVALENCIES $300: As pressing valves changes a trumpet's tones, pressing these changes a saxophone's keys |
| #623, aired 1987-04-29 | "RED" $200 (Daily Double): On his '50s variety series, this comedian sang the following theme song, which he co-wrote: I had a little girl by the name of Kate and every night we'd meet at eight. And when she'd greet me with a great big kiss I'd open my mouth and a holler like this Red Buttons |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | "DOUBLE" TROUBLE $100: A jacket where ½ the front laps over the other, it has one row of buttonholes but two rows of buttons double-breasted |
| #582, aired 1987-03-03 | TELEPHONES $200: The "Trimline" telephone of 1968 was 1st model to feature push buttons here the headset (the handset) |
| #575, aired 1987-02-20 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $100: You'll find 41 keys & 120 brass buttons on a professional model of this "squeezebox" accordion |
| #500, aired 1986-11-07 | PRESIDENTS $400: Inflation fell from 11% to 5% during 2 1/2 year term of this pres. known for "Whip Inflation Now" buttons Gerald Ford |
| #480, aired 1986-10-10 | CARS $500: In the Ford Edsel, the transmission controls took this form push buttons |
| #435, aired 1986-05-09 | FASHION HISTORY $100: Until the 13th century, these were used as ornaments, not to fasten garments buttons |
| #383, aired 1986-02-26 | NUMBER PLEASE $200: # of buttons on face of standard touchtone phone 12 |
| #367, aired 1986-02-04 | JEWELRY $200: These "buttons" button up your tuxedo shirt studs |
| #347, aired 1986-01-07 | SEWING $200: Department you'd go to when you get "ideas" to buy buttons, zippers, & pins notions |
| #331, aired 1985-12-16 | FUNNY MEN $400: His uniform as a 16-year-old bellboy & singer had 48 buttons, giving him lifelong nickname Red Buttons |
| #270, aired 1985-09-20 | DIRECTIONS $600 (Daily Double): Multidirectional 1st line of Academy Award song "Buttons & Bows" "East is East & West is West" |
| #121, aired 1985-02-25 | THE '70s $100: What Gerald Ford's W.I.N. buttons stood for "whip inflation now" |
