| #9011, aired 2024-01-08 | FROM C TO D $800: Here's a lovely one of these central areas, with a fountain a courtyard |
| #9011, aired 2024-01-08 | FROM C TO D $2000: In the painting seen here, a young woman is playing this instrument a clavichord |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD $1000: A real Charleston, S.C. neighborhood was the inspiration for this "Row" in the opera "Porgy & Bess" Catfish Row |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | A CAPITAL IDEA? $600: Seen here, this breed originated around 800 B.C. a Lhasa Apso |
| #8977, aired 2023-11-21 | SPEAK OF THE DEVIL $2,600 (Daily Double): This 17th c. work says, "Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is... saw, and pined his loss" Paradise Lost |
| #8968, aired 2023-11-08 | A "C" IN ANATOMY $800: This part seen here is often transplanted the cornea |
| #8951, aired 2023-10-16 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $400: In the 13th c., mock battles of armed horsemen called mêlées began to give way to this related lance-a-lot sport joust |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | THE HIGH "C"s $600: Seen here are some high-flying gargoyles on this Manhattan building the Chrysler Building |
| #8882, aired 2023-05-30 | "M.C." $400: As the job done by the person seen here M.C. stands for this master of ceremonies |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | LITERATURE $800: Poe's short story "The Murders" here marked the first appearance of the French detective C. Auguste Dupin in the Rue Morgue |
| #8863, aired 2023-05-03 | JOHN C. REILLY $600: John is seen here at a Lakers game years before playing this owner of the team on HBO's "Winning Time" (Jerry) Buss |
| #8846, aired 2023-04-10 | THAT'S ANCIENT HISTORY $1200: This age began in Britain around 2500 B.C., led by the Beaker people named for vessels like the one here the Bronze Age |
| #8782, aired 2023-01-10 | BETWEEN 2 "C"s $2000: Starting & ending with "C", it's the plain yet elegant white fabric worn here cambric |
| #8778, aired 2023-01-04 | TV THEME SONGS $1200: "California here we come, right back where we started from" The O.C. |
| #8728, aired 2022-10-26 | D.C.-AREA ATTRACTIONS $800: 184 steel & granite benches honor those who died here on 9/11 the Pentagon |
| #8725, aired 2022-10-21 | FROM C TO D $1000: A man's overcoat & a sofa with rolled arms, as seen here, are named for the Earl of this Chesterfield |
| #8712, aired 2022-10-04 | A "C" IN LITERATURE $800: From the works of Charles Dickens, it's the last name of the father & son seen here Cratchit |
| #8693, aired 2022-07-27 | "B.C." $1600: It's the Chinese veggie seen here bok choy |
| #8593, aired 2022-03-09 | DYNASTIES OF CHINA $800: The first recorded dynasty, the Shang, emerged 1600 B.C. & produced works like the Tiger vase, seen here, during this metallic age the Bronze Age |
| #18, aired 2022-02-22 | "C" THE ANIMALS $400: Seen here, this hybrid dog breed that dates back at least 50 years is a family favorite a cockapoo |
| #18, aired 2022-02-22 | "C" THE ANIMALS $800: Found in South America & seen here, it's the largest rodent a capybara |
| #8581, aired 2022-02-21 | TREES $200: Gifted from Japan as a token of friendship in 1912, here are these trees doing their thing in Washington, D.C. as only they can a cherry blossom |
| #8560, aired 2022-01-21 | LANDMARK OF THE CITY $200: The memorial seen here, this city Washington, D.C. |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | FROM "C" TO "Y" $800: It's the type of seed seen here a caraway seed |
| #8510, aired 2021-11-12 | AROUND THE HOUSE $800: Similar to crown molding, this architectural ornamentation seen here, also starts with the letter "C" a cornice |
| #8465, aired 2021-08-13 | THE LATE, GREAT CHADWICK BOSEMAN $1000: In 2018 at this HBCU, his D.C. alma mater, Chadwick told grads, "Your very existence is wrapped up in the things you are here to fulfill" Howard University |
| #8423, aired 2021-06-16 | NOT QUITE STUPID ANSWERS $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from outside the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.) This scientist's will provided the funds that established the Smithsonian Institution; his crypt is here in the Smithsonian Castle & the institution he endowed has grown around him, exceeding anything he could have envisioned Smithson |
| #8415, aired 2021-06-04 | ANCIENT HISTORY $2000: Seen here is a depiction of this great guy, the ruler of the Persian Empire who defeated the Babylonians in 539 B.C. Cyrus (II the Great) |
| #8402, aired 2021-05-18 | I'M ON A BOAT! $800: There's a long & an alternate shortened spelling of this ship area, seen here the forecastle (fo'c'sle) |
| #8356, aired 2021-03-15 | "T.O.C." $800: It's the tarot card seen here the Three of Cups |
| #8348, aired 2021-03-03 | B.C.-ING YOU $400: Among the treasures he was buried with around 1325 B.C., was the gold mask seen here King Tut |
| #8253, aired 2020-10-07 | HISTORY $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Tradition says here's the roughly 25-mile route Pheidippides ran in 490 B.C., bringing news of victory to Athens from this plain whose name is known beyond ancient history Marathon |
| #8078, aired 2019-10-23 | DOWN IN AFRICA $800: "C" starts the name of this nation, highlighted here on the Gulf of Guinea Cameroon |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | FROM "C" TO "X" $2000: It's the diacritical mark seen here over the letter "A" circumflex |
| #7935, aired 2019-02-22 | LET'S "C" SOME DANCING $800: This dance calls for a line, as seen here the conga |
| #7914, aired 2019-01-24 | THAT'S SO "P.C." $400: The fellow seen here was made from these pipe cleaners |
| #7914, aired 2019-01-24 | THAT'S SO "P.C." $800: The logo seen here belongs to a bestselling brand of these, around for more than 130 years playing cards |
| #7897, aired 2019-01-01 | MIDDLE "C" $1600: Here's one tree that thrives indoors a ficus |
| #7845, aired 2018-10-19 | C'EST LA TV $800: Here's a not-so-small claim--she sold her 5,000-plus court show archive back to CBS for $95 mil, give or take Judge Judy |
| #7781, aired 2018-06-11 | "C" IT NOW $2000: It's the typical sailors' & pirates' weapon seen here a cutlass |
| #7706, aired 2018-02-26 | BEJEWELED $1000: Seen here, both these gems are vulnerable to scratching; they become adjectives by adding "E-S-C-E-N-T" opal and pearl |
| #7703, aired 2018-02-21 | "C" THE FLOWERS $600: The rose seen here is nicknamed this for its resemblance to a head of one cabbage |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | C.C. & ME $2000: Here is Herbert Hoover with this man, the vice-president whom Hoover largely ignored Charles Curtis |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | HARD "C" $1200: It's the name for the white siding on the house seen here clapboard |
| #7650, aired 2017-12-08 | FROM B TO C $800: Seen here are two pairs of this pear Bosc |
| #7644, aired 2017-11-30 | "C" IN COOKING $800: Plural name of the versatile feta product seen here crumbles |
| #7624, aired 2017-11-02 | BRIDGE ACROSS THE "C" $1600: Seen here, the BU Bridge spans this river the Charles |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the National Mall in Washington, D.C.) Because the ground is firmer, the Washington Monument was placed here, instead of at a spot in the center of the original D.C., as planned by this designer of the city (Pierre) L'Enfant |
| #7609, aired 2017-10-12 | THE INUIT $400: As far back as 3000 B.C. on this type of weapon, the Inuit used the togglehead seen here; it rotates to stay in the whale harpoon |
| #7522, aired 2017-05-02 | ART "C" $800: This substance was used to make "The Locomotive", the Edward Hopper drawing seen here charcoal |
| #7509, aired 2017-04-13 | ANCIENT HISTORY $800: In the 1200s B.C., warring Egyptians & Hittites produced the document seen here, said to be the first of these in history a peace treaty |
| #7476, aired 2017-02-27 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE $600: (Alex gives the clue from the Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) He was known to always carry a Bible, & the small one displayed here likely belonged to this preacher & slave rebellion leader, who may have been carrying it when he was captured in 1831 Nat Turner |
| #7461, aired 2017-02-06 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE $1600: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.) "Our feet are tired, but our souls are rested", said Martin Luther King, & then soaked his feet in the bucket on display here after leading thousands on a 5-day, 54-mile freedom march from Selma to the steps of the Capitol in this city Montgomery |
| #7452, aired 2017-01-24 | DEEP BLUE "C" $200: Salute if you know there's a hue named for these West Pointers seen here cadet |
| #7452, aired 2017-01-24 | DEEP BLUE "C" $1000: This color comes in front of the name of the North American wood warbler seen here cerulean |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | MUST "C" TV $800: Seen here, Rachel Bloom bursts into song as the title character of this CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend |
| #7392, aired 2016-11-01 | E BEFORE I, BUT NO C DO I SPY $600: It's the soothing color in use here beige |
| #7359, aired 2016-09-15 | I'M HERE TO SEE HERBERT HOOVER $200: The half-inch of rain in D.C. on the day of Hoover's inaugural in this year did not bode well 1929 |
| #7345, aired 2016-07-15 | HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD $1000: A real Charleston, S.C. neighborhood was the inspiration for this "Row" in the opera "Porgy & Bess" Catfish Row |
| #7327, aired 2016-06-21 | AS EASY AS C-D-E $1600: It can be a small waterfall, an outpouring of objects or events, or the simple juggling pattern seen here a cascade |
| #7315, aired 2016-06-03 | C.T. $800: She's the model & TV host seen here Chrissy Teigen |
| #7293, aired 2016-05-04 | IN THE D.C. AREA $800: The D.C. memorial seen here depicts soldiers out on patrol during this conflict the Korean War |
| #7251, aired 2016-03-07 | MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS $800: Here's one of these Depression-era lines as depicted in bronze at the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C. a bread line |
| #7236, aired 2016-02-15 | "C" IN LITERATURE $800: He's the very dramatic Russian seen here around 1900 Chekhov |
| #7159, aired 2015-10-29 | LAND OF ENCHANTMENT $400: "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis begins, "This is the story of an adventure that happened" here Narnia |
| #7111, aired 2015-07-13 | D.C.-AREA LANDMARKS $200: Established in 1921, it bears the inscription "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God" the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
| #7092, aired 2015-06-16 | A LITTLE DAD'LL DO YA $800: A Florence, Alabama music festival honors this "Father of the Blues" who was born here in 1873 W.C. Handy |
| #7083, aired 2015-06-03 | TIP YOUR "CAP" $1600: One syllable longer than a D.C. elevation, it's the hill seen here Capitoline |
| #7080, aired 2015-05-29 | "YM", NO C-A $1200: Seen here, at 9,570 feet, it's Greece's highest mountain Olympus |
| #7045, aired 2015-04-10 | HERE COMES THE SUN $600: In the 200s B.C. Aristarchus of Samos first put forth this idea later made famous by Copernicus the Earth revolving around the Sun (heliocentricity) |
| #7008, aired 2015-02-18 | I DIDN'T COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS $400: In the 13th c., mock battles of armed horsemen called melees began to give way to this related lance-a-lot sport jousting |
| #7005, aired 2015-02-13 | 19th CENTURY STATE GOVERNORS $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, NM.) His eventful career included preventing the capture of Washington, D.C. as a Civil War general & a stint living here as governor of New Mexico, during which he found time to write "Ben-Hur" Lew Wallace |
| #6989, aired 2015-01-22 | NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO $1,200 (Daily Double): Steve Inskeep and David Greene host this show in the A.M. in D.C.; Renee Montagne, not far from us here in Culver City Morning Edition |
| #6968, aired 2014-12-24 | "C" PORTS $1600: It's the double "C" port seen here Corpus Christi |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | INITIALLY YOURS $2,000 (Daily Double): This Dutch artist created more than 2,000 drawings & sketches, like the one seen here M.C. Escher |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | POP "C"ULTURE $1600: Don't be jealous of this electro-funk duo seen here Chromeo |
| #6915, aired 2014-10-10 | STAMPS $1200: The stamps seen here celebrate the Centennial of Tokyo's gift of these trees to Washington, D.C. cherry trees |
| #6891, aired 2014-07-28 | LET'S VISIT D.C. $400: Seen here at holiday time,
the Red Room in this landmark is often used for parties White House |
| #6891, aired 2014-07-28 | LET'S VISIT D.C. $800: Here's the view from this D.C. landmark completed in 1884 Washington Monument |
| #6846, aired 2014-05-26 | EMPIRE $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue on a monitor.) The map here shows the growth
of this empire, from 275 B.C. to 133 B.C.
to 14 A.D. & to 117 A.D. the Roman Empire |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | MISHMASH $800: Tell T.C. & Rick to keep it down! It's time for this TV show whose theme is heard here Magnum, P.I. |
| #6837, aired 2014-05-13 | FIRST RESPONSES $200: Here's our first clue about this website, covering D.C. since 2007 & named from slang for an electee Politico |
| #6817, aired 2014-04-15 | FACTS ABOUT FIGURES $400: As seen here, red figure pottery flourished in this country from the 6th to the 4th century B.C. Greece |
| #6814, aired 2014-04-10 | "D.C." POWER $600: If you were one of these stupid chicken sounds, you wouldn't be here dumb cluck |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) Old 091 here took part in Operation Cedar Falls in January 1967, the largest offensive of the Vietnam War up to that point; she's a Bell UH-1, the workhorse helicopter of the war, known affectionately by this nickname a Huey |
| #6729, aired 2013-12-12 | T.C.L.T. $600: "F.H.T.E."
by James Jones From Here to Eternity |
| #6716, aired 2013-11-25 | I C U R A 1-LETTER RESPONSE $400: It's the letter seen here in American Sign Language L |
| #6639, aired 2013-06-27 | GO "C" THE COUNTRY $600: This country seen here has had a stormy history Croatia |
| #6593, aired 2013-04-24 | HERE'S THE BEGINNING $200: At the start of this C.S. Lewis book: "Once there were 4 children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy" The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe |
| #6587, aired 2013-04-16 | "M.C." $1600: It's the feature of the garment seen here that fits the category a Mandarin collar |
| #6557, aired 2013-03-05 | TOUCHED BY AN ANGLE $2000: Mathematical term for the ratio of the length of side B to side C in the angle seen here the cosine |
| #6527, aired 2013-01-22 | HERE COMES THE JUDGE $1200: Judge John J. Sirica got the '70s case relating to no ordinary break-in, the one at this Washington, D.C. complex Watergate |
| #6527, aired 2013-01-22 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows us a map of ancient Italy.) Around 300 B.C. Rome controlled the area seen here; within about 25 years it had conquered most of the Italian peninsula, including the Umbrians & these people occupying what is now Tuscany the Etruscans |
| #6501, aired 2012-12-17 | MATH FUN $1,600 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) The Venn diagram here contains three sets: A, B & C, but, there's another set that includes all possible things that's called this the universal set |
| #6456, aired 2012-10-15 | THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN $200: (Alex walks the stage of Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.) President Lincoln arrived late at Ford's Theatre; the show was already underway, but when he was spotted walking down the stairs toward the presidential box, everything here stopped; then the orchestra struck up "Hail To The Chief", the audience gave him a thunderous round of applause, the President waved & bowed, & then the performance of this play continued Our American Cousin |
| #6456, aired 2012-10-15 | THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN $800 (Daily Double): (Alex walks the stage of Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.) Illustrating the difference in memories, some people said that Booth shouted this Latin phrase right from here, center stage; others said, "No, it was from the box"; Booth himself wrote that he spoke the words before shooting Lincoln; perhaps he said these words more than once Sic semper tyrannis |
| #6456, aired 2012-10-15 | THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN $800: (Alex reports from the Petersen House in Washington, D.C.) While Mrs. Lincoln & her friends sat vigil here in the front parlor, in the back parlor, this energetic Secretary of War took charge of the investigation & worked tirelessly through the night, coordinating the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth & his accomplices Edwin Stanton |
| #6441, aired 2012-09-24 | IT'S A MYTH $1200: This resident of the labyrinth is seen here in a Greek artwork from the 500s B.C the Minotaur |
| #6408, aired 2012-06-27 | THE RIVER OF HISTORY $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) Depicted here is the historic moment when American & Russian forces met on April 25th, 1945, at Torgau, Germany, on this river the Elbe |
| #6380, aired 2012-05-18 | "A.C." $400: Here's a mystery: she wrote romantic novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott Agatha Christie |
| #6370, aired 2012-05-04 | LITERARY CHARACTERS $0: Although he doesn't actually appear in "1984", his presence is everywhere--on posters, coins & telescreens Big Brother |
| #6315, aired 2012-02-17 | I BEFORE E, AFTER C $2000: Here's the evidence:
this 2-word Latin term means "at first view" prima facie |
| #6280, aired 2011-12-30 | SILENT LETTERS $600: C-H:
Named for a German botanist, this drooping flower seen here lends its name to a vivid, purplish-red color fuchsia |
| #6270, aired 2011-12-16 | A STONY CATEGORY $2000: From about 1,200 to 400 B.C., these people carved stone heads, like the one seen here, & lived along the Gulf of Mexico Olmec |
| #6254, aired 2011-11-24 | A FINE CATEGORY $200 (Daily Double): In 17th c. Virginia it cost you 50 pounds of tobacco to miss weekly attendance here church |
| #6193, aired 2011-07-13 | THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS $200: A founders photo includes one representative who couldn't actually vote in Congress - Walter Fauntroy, the first elected delegate from here Washington, D.C. |
| #6156, aired 2011-05-23 | "C" WORLD $600: The cathedral in this English city is seen here Canterbury |
| #6127, aired 2011-04-12 | A CAPITAL IDEA? $400: Seen here, this breed originated around 800 B.C. a Lhasa Apso |
| #6111, aired 2011-03-21 | AN ANCIENT GREEK NEWSCAST $200: It's 404 B.C. & here is our top story: Athens has been forced to accept a humiliating peace treaty with this city-state Sparta |
| #6085, aired 2011-02-11 | DOWN SOUTH IN SOUTH GEORGIA $800: (Tom Ritchie of Lindblad Expeditions delivers the clue from South Georgia.) The island of South Georgia has no indigenous mammals, but reindeer were introduced here in 1911 to provide meat by Captain C.A. Larsen from this country Norway |
| #6048, aired 2010-12-22 | LIFE IS SHORT $800: With works like the one heard here, this 5'1" Norwegian towered over his 19th c. contemporaries (Edvard) Grieg |
| #6044, aired 2010-12-16 | THE AMERICAN RED CROSS $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the American Red Cross in New Orleans, LA.) The Red Cross recommends that your emergency kit include a radio; here's one with four power sources--namely batteries, A.C. power, solar power, & this old-fashioned method turning or cranking |
| #6005, aired 2010-10-22 | A-B-C $1200: Here's looking at you, kid, if you can tell me this name of Morocco's chief seaport and largest city Casablanca |
| #5975, aired 2010-07-30 | HERE COMES THE SUN KING $1000: This French phrase attributed to Louis XIV translates to "I am the state" L'etat c'est moi |
| #5945, aired 2010-06-18 | HERE, KING! $400: Around 1332 B.C. this pre-teen became king of Egypt; his reign was kinda meh, but the stuff he left behind... wow! Tutankhamen |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | "C" HERE $400: It's the main stimulant in coffee & tea caffeine |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | "C" HERE $800: To move along making loud noises, or to drink a glass of liquid quickly to chug |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | "C" HERE $1200: The illegal taking of someone else's land that he has already staked out claimjump |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | "C" HERE $1600: This 17th century form of Italian popular theater was marked by stock characters & familiar plots commedia dell'arte |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | "C" HERE $2000: A snake & an experimental art movement founded in 1948 share this name cobra |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | MY ART WILL GO ON $2000: The work by this Dutch artist is seen here; maybe it's for the best he didn't become an architect, as he first intended (M.C.) Escher |
| #5876, aired 2010-03-15 | CLASSICAL TV THEMES $400: The 18th c. fanfare heard here is the theme for this PBS show that's brought class & drama to American TV Masterpiece Theatre |
| #5860, aired 2010-02-19 | THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.) A Quincy, Massachusetts ship inspector was the likely source of this 3-word phrase which was seen everywhere, often accompanying a cartoon figure during World War II Kilroy was here |
| #5828, aired 2010-01-06 | THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES $600: (Alex reports from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) No one knows how it got there, but there is a handprint in the lower left-hand corner of this important national document, just beneath the concluding words, "and our sacred honor" the Declaration of Independence |
| #5810, aired 2009-12-11 | "C"OMPANIES $1600: This maker of high-end leather handbags & wallets uses the logo seen here Coach |
| #5786, aired 2009-11-09 | HISTORY VIA STICK FIGURES $600: His 218 B.C. leadership of an armed trip to Italy is shown here Hannibal |
| #5785, aired 2009-11-06 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $2,500 (Daily Double): C. Auguste Dupin is the hero of Edgar Allan Poe's first detective story, "The Murders" here in the Rue Morgue |
| #5781, aired 2009-11-02 | "C" CREATURES $1600: This predator seen here has been clocked at over 60 miles per hour when it hunts a cheetah |
| #5771, aired 2009-10-19 | "C"OUNTRIES $800: This country seen here is a popular tourist destination Costa Rica |
| #5771, aired 2009-10-19 | "C"OUNTRIES $1600: President Alvaro Uribe was considered a hero here after the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt in 2008 Colombia |
| #5767, aired 2009-10-13 | THE OLD MAN $2000: Seen here is the mummy of this great ruler of 13th-century B.C. Egypt, who reigned until about age 90 Ramses II (or Ramses the Great) |
| #5754, aired 2009-09-24 | PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE HISTORY $800: In 490 B.C. Miltiades' runner pouts & says he's only going to run 1 mile & walk the other 24 from Marathon to here Athens |
| #5743, aired 2009-07-22 | ALPHABETICA $1200: The word for "alphabet" is seen here in this alphabet, in use since the 5th century B.C. Hebrew |
| #5637, aired 2009-02-24 | "C" DUTY $2000: It's his late-16th-century handiwork, seen here Caravaggio |
| #5598, aired 2008-12-31 | ROCKS & STONES $2000: Also beginning with C-A, it's the one-word name for the form of calcium carbonate seen here as Iceland's spar calcite |
| #5533, aired 2008-10-01 | NEWSEUM $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from inside the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) One of the great scoops of the 20th century started with suspicious tape stuck on this door from this complex just about 2 miles from here the Watergate Hotel |
| #5533, aired 2008-10-01 | NEWSEUM $800: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from inside the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) 2 weeks after it opened in April 2008, the Newseum celebrated the 100th birthday of this CBS radio & TV journalist, & personal effects here include his uniform; good night & good luck Edward R. Murrow |
| #5512, aired 2008-07-22 | EDGAR ALLAN POE-POURRI $1,800 (Daily Double): In the world's first detective story, C. Auguste Dupin solves the title crimes in "The Murders" here the Rue Morgue |
| #5494, aired 2008-06-26 | THE SUBJECT WAS NOSES $800: This comic's nose, seen here might be even bigger than a little chickadee W.C. Fields |
| #5480, aired 2008-06-06 | A GALLIC CATEGORY? $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports form the State Capital in Lincoln, Nebraska) Here in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Capital has a standing Lincoln by this sculptor famous for the seated Lincoln in Washington, D.C. Daniel Chester French |
| #5442, aired 2008-04-15 | REED: ALL ABOUT IT $1600: In the 17th c. the shawm, heard here, developed into this double reed instrument the oboe |
| #5412, aired 2008-03-04 | "C" BIRDS $1000: The sandhill, seen here, is the most abundant species of this bird a crane |
| #5383, aired 2008-01-23 | THE EPA P3 EXPO $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the EPA P3 Expo in Washington, D.C.) Albion College's project demonstrates how it's possible to generate energy, here in Expo for this kind of technology, meaning "capable of being continued with minimal long term environmental effects" sustainable |
| #5374, aired 2008-01-10 | AN ART "C" CATEGORY $400: Thomas Rowlandson, whose work in seen here, was a master of this form, from Italian for "to load" caricature |
| #5374, aired 2008-01-10 | AN ART "C" CATEGORY $1200: You can see why Barnett Newman, whose work is shown here was part of the style known as "this" field the color field |
| #5374, aired 2008-01-10 | AN ART "C" CATEGORY $2000: Here we see mastery of this technique from the Italian for "bright and dark", used to create a 3-D effect chiaroscuro |
| #5356, aired 2007-12-17 | UNDER THE "C" $1200: It warms the depths of my heart to know you're about to tell me the name of this clammy species seen here cockle |
| #5343, aired 2007-11-28 | "MAC" OR "P.C." $1200: Popular & successful team leader seen here Pete Carroll |
| #5342, aired 2007-11-27 | MAPPING THE TOP 40 $200: In titles, The Beach Boys went "Surfin'" here & John Mellencamp told us about "R.O.C.K." here U.S.A. |
| #5296, aired 2007-09-24 | POP CULTURE $1000: Michael C. Hall of "6 Feet Under" went to Showtime to play this homicidal title character seen here
"Blood--sometimes it sets my teeth on edge." Dexter |
| #5258, aired 2007-06-20 | HERE COMES UKRAINE AGAIN $2000: Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ukraine joined Russia & Belarus in forming this, the C.I.S. the Commonwealth of Independent States |
| #5255, aired 2007-06-15 | GEOLOGY $400: Abraham Werner & his followers in the 18th c. were called Neptunists; they believed that all rocks were formed here the ocean |
| #5207, aired 2007-04-10 | THE 3rd CENTURY B.C. $400: This ancient wonder depicted here, is completed the Colossus of Rhodes |
| #5191, aired 2007-03-19 | J.C. $1200: Seen here, she knows more about Hollywood wives & husbands than they'd care to admit Jackie Collins |
| #5191, aired 2007-03-19 | J.C. $2000: Seen here, he's played a wide range of roles; check out "Babe" vs. "L.A. Confidential" James Cromwell |
| #5189, aired 2007-03-15 | U.S. LAKES & RIVERS $2000: John C. Fremont named this Nevada lake seen here for its tufa or rock formation Pyramid Lake |
| #5175, aired 2007-02-23 | HISTORICAL LAW & ORDER PLEAS $2000: (Sam Waterston gives the clue.) You shot the victim in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881, said "I am a Stalwart" & then gave yourself up; not many options on the table here Charles Guiteau |
| #5157, aired 2007-01-30 | YOU DO THE MATH $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows on the monitor a figure of a right triangle with sides marked "3" and "4" and a hypotenuse marked "C".) According to the theorem made famous by Pythagoras, it's the value of C in the figure seen here 5 |
| #5121, aired 2006-12-11 | BIRD $2000: It's W.C. Fields' avian of choice seen here a chickadee |
| #5102, aired 2006-11-14 | MUSIC $600: You won't need much practice to learn the piece of music seen here, the C-major one of these a scale |
| #5091, aired 2006-10-30 | "C"OLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: The logo for this Ivy League school is seen here Columbia |
| #5001, aired 2006-05-15 | CHANGE THE WORLD $200: Seen here is a gold coin depicting this Macedonian ruler who died in 323 B.C. Alexander the Great |
| #4939, aired 2006-02-16 | TV TEENS $800: Life in the O.C. is never dull with this actress seen here Mischa Barton |
| #4923, aired 2006-01-25 | BOROUGH BABIES $1000: Before moving to "The O.C.", Peter Gallagher debuted at Lenox Hill Hospital here Manhattan |
| #4920, aired 2006-01-20 | EPONYMOUS INVENTIONS $1600: Heard here, it was one of he earliest fully electronic musical intruments & was created c. 1920 by a Russian inventor the theremin |
| #4886, aired 2005-12-05 | NAME THAT TUNE $800: C.W. McCall:
"We's headin' for bear on eye-one-oh, 'bout a mile outta Shakeytown, I says 'Pigpen, this here's Rubber Duck'" "Convoy" |
| #4871, aired 2005-11-14 | COLLEGE COURSES $800: Here at N.C. State you can find a course on "The Life and Letters of" this apostle from Tarsus Paul |
| #4844, aired 2005-10-06 | PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION $1600: This Dutchman's peculiar point-of-view played out in works like the one seen here M.C. Escher |
| #4772, aired 2005-05-10 | A "C" IN ANATOMY $600: This part, seen here, is often transplanted the cornea |
| #4730, aired 2005-03-11 | ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE $1200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Theater of Dionysus in Athens, Greece.) When this man introduced his play "Medea" in a contest held here at the Theater of Dionysus in 431 B.C., he came in last Euripides |
| #4710, aired 2005-02-11 | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI $1200: Chicago South Sider & U. of C. alumna seen here Carol Moseley Braun |
| #4666, aired 2004-12-13 | I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE! $800: From Grouse Mountain, you'll B.C.-ing a panorama of this big city on a peninsula Vancouver |
| #4652, aired 2004-11-23 | GREECE $1600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands in the Theater of Dionysus in Athens, Greece.) In 401 B.C. here at the Theater of Dionysus, this man won a posthumous first prize for his play "Oedipus at Colonus" Sophocles |
| #4639, aired 2004-11-05 | WASHINGTON'S NATIONAL CATHEDRAL $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.) In 1968 he gave his last Sunday sermon from the Canterbury pulpit; a memorial service for him was held here 5 days later Dr. King |
| #4625, aired 2004-10-15 | MUSIC IN "C" $1600: Oh baby, it's the 1990 hit heard here
"It burned like a ball of fire /
When the rebel took a little child bride /
To tease yeah /
So go easy yeah" "Cradle Of Love" |
| #4623, aired 2004-10-13 | WHAT DO YOU "C"? $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew strolls through one of the terminals at O'Hare Airport in Chicago.) It's the large passage along which airport gates are located, like here at O'Hare the concourse |
| #4623, aired 2004-10-13 | WHAT DO YOU "C"? $800: One-word term for the small stall seen here confessional |
| #4623, aired 2004-10-13 | WHAT DO YOU "C"? $1600: According to the poem inscribed on it, the type of statue seen here a colossus |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands in the nave of a chapel at the University of Chicago.) This chapel here on campus is named for him, of whom students sang, "Wonderful man is he / Gives all his spare change to the U. of C." John D. Rockefeller (Rockefeller Chapel accepted) |
| #4611, aired 2004-09-27 | THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM $1200: (Sofia of the Clue Crew narrates from the Int'l Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.) Here is the actual mailbox used by this C.I.A. mole with an alliterative name to signal his Russian handlers Aldrich Ames |
| #4600, aired 2004-09-10 | RADIO $1200: Casey Kasem created the long distance one of these & is heard here reading one:
"This letter comes from a teenager in Washington, D.C. who learned that it's better to give than receive. Here's what she writes: 'Dear Casey...'" a dedication |
| #4589, aired 2004-07-15 | FRUIT $200: Most of the vitamin C in pears is located here the peel (or the skin) |
| #4568, aired 2004-06-16 | CHARADES $200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew makes a small "C" with her fingers.) The gesture here means "small word", like this word followed by "the Good Old Summertime" in |
| #4565, aired 2004-06-11 | ART "C" $800: Some consider the painting seen here to be the first in this modern style Cubism |
| #4547, aired 2004-05-18 | "WATER" WATER EVERYWHERE $1600: Landmark Washington, D.C. complex sprawling here Watergate |
| #4544, aired 2004-05-13 | WASHINGTON SCHLEPPED HERE $200: The location of Washington, D.C. was actually chosen by G.W., & it's a nice little commute from this estate of his Mount Vernon |
| #4541, aired 2004-05-10 | CROSSWORD CLUES "D" $800: He's the shadowy Watergate source
(4,6) "Deep Throat" |
| #4536, aired 2004-05-03 | D.C.'IN YOU $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew) The White House has been known as this "Mansion", also the branch of our government that works here Executive |
| #4528, aired 2004-04-21 | B.C.'n YOU $2000: In the 12th century B.C. these people of Mexico were carving out colossal heads like the one seen here the Olmecs |
| #4486, aired 2004-02-23 | "C" FOOD $1000: The lemons seen here are studded with these cloves |
| #4468, aired 2004-01-28 | SCIENCE GUYS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 129 B.C. Hipparchus completed the first known catalog of these, listing about 850 of them stars |
| #4437, aired 2003-12-16 | "C" IN ROCK $600: It's the rockin' group from Rockford, Illinois heard here Cheap Trick |
| #4433, aired 2003-12-10 | HISTORY HAPPENED HERE $400: His March, 44 B.C. assassination took place in a temporary Senate House on the Campus Martius Julius Caesar |
| #4433, aired 2003-12-10 | HISTORY HAPPENED HERE $800: He tried to reopen his Washington, D.C. theater in July 1865, but was prevented from doing so (John) Ford |
| #4433, aired 2003-12-10 | HISTORY HAPPENED HERE $1600: Soon after Lee met Grant at Appomattox, Joe Johnston surrendered to this man at N.C.'s Bennett Place General Sherman |
| #4425, aired 2003-11-28 | LETTER-THING $800: Here are audio & video clues that will yield this response a C-note |
| #4421, aired 2003-11-24 | THE SEVEN "C"s $1600: Fish-loving sea birds seen here: cormorants |
| #4400, aired 2003-10-24 | THINGS TO "C" $400: Usually found in mountainous regions, it's the variety of feline seen here a cougar |
| #4379, aired 2003-09-25 | C D "B" $200: You'll need the equipment seen here to play this popular backyard game badminton |
| #4379, aired 2003-09-25 | C D "B" $400: One of the many depictions of this Nepalese-born man is seen here Buddha |
| #4379, aired 2003-09-25 | C D "B" $800: It's the large country of 170 million seen here Brazil |
| #4375, aired 2003-09-19 | THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER $400: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Constitution Center.) Appropriately, the National Constitution Center is located here, in the heart of this city Philadelphia |
| #4372, aired 2003-09-16 | THE NEW YORK TIMES SCIENCE TIMES $1000: A Dutch mathematician figured out how one could fill in the holes seen here, in a work by this artist M.C. Escher |
| #4300, aired 2003-04-18 | SOMEWHERE, B.C. $2,000 (Daily Double): City where you'll find the statue seen here Victoria |
| #4276, aired 2003-03-17 | GO FOR THE JUGGLER $400: Ah, Yes! This comedic actor seen here starred in Vaudeville as an expert juggler W.C. Fields |
| #4273, aired 2003-03-12 | SCULPTURE $200: The 5th century B.C. figure seen here is holding reins to drive this vehicle chariot |
| #4254, aired 2003-02-13 | ENDLESS SUMER $800: Dating from around 3000 B.C., the Sumerians used this writing system seen here cuneiform |
| #4241, aired 2003-01-27 | "C" CREATURES $2000: This critter seen here was nearly hunted into extinction because it was prized for its fur chinchilla |
| #4179, aired 2002-10-31 | STAIR-ING AT THE SCREEN $4,600 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Washington, D.C.) The steps leading from Prospect Street to M Street, seen here, were featured in this 1973 thriller The Exorcist |
| #4144, aired 2002-09-12 | A VERY "P.C." CATEGORY $1200: Also called bonobos, they're the small African creatures seen here pygmy chimpanzees |
| #4106, aired 2002-06-10 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $2000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Washington, D.C.) In "The Exorcist", Jason Miller as this priest falls down the steps here, now known as "The Exorcist Steps" Father Damien Karras |
| #4073, aired 2002-04-24 | K.C. $2000: You can visit the Kansas City home & studio of this artist whose work is seen here Thomas Hart Benton |
| #3988, aired 2001-12-26 | UNDER THE "C" $1000: An example of one of these family heraldic emblems is seen here crest (coat of arms) |
| #3986, aired 2001-12-24 | ODDS & ENDS $1200: It's the city where you'll find the monument seen here Washington, D.C. |
| #3982, aired 2001-12-18 | CHRISTMAS RAPPINGS $1000: He sang "Fame" but here's the thing/ He "pa rum pum pum pum"ed with (M.C.) Bing David Bowie |
| #3974, aired 2001-12-06 | WWI $1600: During a "Welcome U.S. Soldiers" celebration in Paris July 4, 1917 Col. C.E. Stanton made this famous 4-word statement "Lafayette, we are here!" |
| #3971, aired 2001-12-03 | D.C. $400: This D.C. structure seen here is in the style of Rome's Pantheon Jefferson Memorial |
| #3971, aired 2001-12-03 | D.C. $1000: The Smithsonian Institution building seen here is commonly known by this imposing name "The Castle" |
| #3963, aired 2001-11-21 | COMPOSE YOURSELF! $400: This major German composed the overture in C major heard here J.S. Bach |
| #3959, aired 2001-11-15 | SCIENCE CLASS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew underlines an equation on the chalkboard: C(n,r) = n!/r!(n - r)!) In probability theory, here's a common formula for these, often paired with permutations combinations |
| #3942, aired 2001-10-23 | LET'S "C" WHAT YOU KNOW $600: Seen here, this flower gives its name to a vivid shade of blue cornflower |
| #3939, aired 2001-10-18 | PICTURE THE FIRST LADY $100: This woman seen here met her future husband at a D.C. dinner party in 1951 Jacqueline Kennedy |
| #3915, aired 2001-09-14 | WHERE THE "BOY"s ARE? $600: It's the title of the 1941 hit song heard here
"He was a top man at his craft /
But then his number came up /
And he was gone with the draft /
He's in the Army now /
A-blowin’ reveille..." "The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B)" |
| #3911, aired 2001-09-10 | 20th CENTURY BALLET $400: Phillip Feeny's eerie music for the British ballet based on this spooky 19th C. novel is heard here Dracula |
| #3881, aired 2001-06-18 | "C" FOOD $1000: Anatomical name of the squash seen here: crookneck |
| #3838, aired 2001-04-18 | HOLLYWOOD $100: Anyone born with the name William Claude Dukenfield, like this man seen here, can't be all bad W.C. Fields |
| #3815, aired 2001-03-16 | ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS $400: Conrad Witz depicted this wealthy queen with King Solomon in the 15th C. work seen here Queen of Sheba |
| #3797, aired 2001-02-20 | WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT? $700 (Daily Double): The 23rd Amendment ensures you can vote for president if you live here District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) |
| #3792, aired 2001-02-13 | THE VENETIAN $1000: Son of a violinist at St. Mark's Cathedral, he's the 18th C. Venetian composer whose work is heard here Antonio Vivaldi |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | BIG 10-LETTER WORDS $400: Big, perhaps like the object seen here monumental |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | NHL TEAMS $500: The team that wears the logo seen here plays home games in this former Olympic venue the Saddledome |
| #3728, aired 2000-11-15 | THE OLD TESTAMENT $500: Twice, with an evil spirit upon him, this king tried to slay David with his javelin King Saul |
| #3712, aired 2000-10-24 | "B.B."s $1000: This astronomer seen here helped survey Washington, D.C. Benjamin Banneker |
| #3710, aired 2000-10-20 | CLASSIC RECORD LABELS $400: In the '60s this company whose logo is seen here had Dylan, Joplin & Santana in its lineup Columbia |
| #3686, aired 2000-09-18 | NOTABLE NAMES $600: In 60 B.C. this man depicted here joined 2 others in the first Triumverate Julius Caesar |
| #3671, aired 2000-07-17 | "WIN" $200: 8-letter classification of the type of instrument heard here Woodwind |
| #3670, aired 2000-07-14 | HISTORIC POST-IT NOTES $200: In 218 B.C. this things-to-do note seen here:
"Feed elephants, don't forget, shovel!" Hannibal |
| #3670, aired 2000-07-14 | HISTORIC POST-IT NOTES $1000: Essayist & experimenter who wrote the 1626 note seen here:
"Remember to Freeze Chicken!" Sir Francis Bacon |
| #3646, aired 2000-06-12 | MIDDLE "C" $600: It makes the sound heard here: Piccolo |
| #3646, aired 2000-06-12 | MIDDLE "C" $1000: This type of transport seen here has its ups & downs: a funicular |
| #3597, aired 2000-04-04 | "A.C." $400: It's the area highlighted here: Alberta, Canada |
| #3558, aired 2000-02-09 | BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Common name of the historic 1963 event seen here: March on Washington, D.C. |
| #3521, aired 1999-12-20 | I'LL "C" TO IT $400: It's the droning organism seen here:
(locust relative) Cicada |
| #3385, aired 1999-04-30 | THEORIES $400: Theory that's cariactured in the 19th c. cartoon seen here: evolution |
| #3318, aired 1999-01-27 | GIVE ME A "C" $500: It's the (medical) symbol seen here Caduceus |
| #3296, aired 1998-12-28 | BLASTS FROM THE PAST $200: A product of about 20,000 B.C., you'll find the art seen here in this country (cave drawings) France |
| #3294, aired 1998-12-24 | A CHRISTMAS POTPOURRI $200: The Christmas tree seen here stood tall in this city in 1995 (it's next to a 555-foot tall obelisk) Washington, D.C. |
| #3281, aired 1998-12-07 | STARTS WITH "GU" $200: This edible item seen here is full of vitamin C guava |
| #3269, aired 1998-11-19 | THEY USED TO BE TEENAGERS $800: Seen here as a youth, this son of a senator was captain of the football team at St. Alban's in Washington, D.C. Al Gore |
| #3230, aired 1998-09-25 | HERE'S LOOKING AT ME $1,000 (Daily Double): Ghiberti put his own likeness in his 15th C. bronze doors for this city's baptistery Florence |
| #3215, aired 1998-07-17 | WHO'RE YOU LOOKIN' AT? $500: Comic actor seen here: W.C. Fields |
| #3215, aired 1998-07-17 | "C" TO SHINING "C" $1,000 (Daily Double): Type of circle seen here: concentric |
| #3214, aired 1998-07-16 | INTERIOR DESIGN $800: Type of chair seen here named for its 20th c. designer: an Eames chair |
| #3175, aired 1998-05-22 | "C" CREATURES $500 (Daily Double): Commercial breeding of this critter, seen here, began in 1923 when 11 were imported to California chinchilla |
| #3168, aired 1998-05-13 | VIDEO GEOGRAPHY $600: The London traffic junction & meeting place seen here Piccadilly Circus |
| #3165, aired 1998-05-08 | COLLEGE TOWNS $300: Even if Gallaudet weren't here, it's still quite the party town... a 2-party town mainly Washington, D.C. |
| #3163, aired 1998-05-06 | SCIENTISTS $1,200 (Daily Double): Italian whose legendary experiment is recreated in the exhibit (Leaning Tower of Pisa) seen here Galileo |
| #3160, aired 1998-05-01 | C'EST PARIS $200: This monument seen here is considered the national war memorial of France Arc de Triomphe |
| #3160, aired 1998-05-01 | C'EST PARIS $600: From either bank, it's the body of water seen here Seine River |
| #3160, aired 1998-05-01 | C'EST PARIS $800: Simone de Beauvoir met Jean-Paul Sartre at this Paris institution of higher learning seen here The Sorbonne |
| #3107, aired 1998-02-17 | THE CHINESE THEATRE $100: The imprints seen here belong to a star of this 1977 film: Star Wars |
| #3081, aired 1998-01-12 | FAMOUS NAMES $2,000 (Daily Double): He designed magazine covers, theatrical costumes & lithographs, like the one seen here: Erte |
| #3063, aired 1997-12-17 | OLD MAN HOMER HAD A FARM $1,500 (Daily Double): On this sorceress' island, Aeaea, it was here a pig, there a pig, everywhere a pig, pig Circe (turned all the men into swine) |
| #3057, aired 1997-12-09 | UNDERNEATH THE BOUGH $200: Comic strip that occasionally includes the setting seen here: "B.C." |
| #2921, aired 1997-04-21 | LETTER PERFECT $500 (Daily Double): For 30 years Desmond Llewelyn, the actor seen here, has played this character:
[video clue] "Q" (from the "James Bond" movies) |
| #2383, aired 1995-01-04 | MUSEUMS $100: In the 17th c. you could find Mona Lisa in Louis XIV's suite; now she "hangs around" here the Louvre |
| #2084, aired 1993-09-30 | "C" HERE $100: Wyoming's second-largest city, it was named for a soldier, not for a friendly ghost Casper |
| #2084, aired 1993-09-30 | "C" HERE $200: The generic term for inexpensive jewelry, whether or not you wear it on Halloween costume |
| #2084, aired 1993-09-30 | "C" HERE $300: Boston cream pie isn't technically a pie, it's one of these custard (cake) |
| #2084, aired 1993-09-30 | "C" HERE $400: The water moccasin has a white lining inside its mouth, so it's also known by this name cottonmouth |
| #2084, aired 1993-09-30 | "C" HERE $500: "Equine" park ride whose name came from a tournament game that involved throwing balls of clay carousel |
| #2015, aired 1993-05-14 | POP & ROCK MUSIC $2,000 (Daily Double): This group won 3 1992 Billboard Music Awards for the single heard here Boyz II Men |
| #1983, aired 1993-03-31 | "C" HERE $100: Fear, Horn & Cod are 3 of these capes |
| #1983, aired 1993-03-31 | "C" HERE $200: In Mexico the 9 days before this holiday are called posadas, meaning "inns" Christmas |
| #1983, aired 1993-03-31 | "C" HERE $300: Some fabrics do this to your body; some people do it to old-fashioned ideas cling |
| #1983, aired 1993-03-31 | "C" HERE $400: The spoon-back style of this piece of furniture was popular during the Queen Anne period chairs |
| #1983, aired 1993-03-31 | "C" HERE $500: This title character sings a Spanish song called the seguidilla in Act I of a Bizet opera Carmen |
| #1587, aired 1991-06-25 | HOMOPHONIC PAIRS $300: A previously viewed part of a play a seen scene |
| #1583, aired 1991-06-19 | MUSEUMS $400: L.A.'s George C. Page Museum has over 1 million fossils taken from here the La Brea Tar Pits |
| #1291, aired 1990-03-26 | LITERARY QUOTES $200: Terence, a Roman poet-playwright who lived in the second century B.C., said, "Charity begins" here At Home |
| #1278, aired 1990-03-07 | POETRY $1,100 (Daily Double): 20th c. poet heard here, reading one of his best-loved works:
"Do not go gentle into that good night..." Dylan Thomas |
| #1276, aired 1990-03-05 | ANTIQUES $1,000 (Daily Double): The kind of clock shown here, invented c. 1800 & named for the musical instrument it resembles: a banjo clock |
| #1226, aired 1989-12-25 | "C" HERE $100: One can be
traffic,
nose or
ice cream a cone |
| #1226, aired 1989-12-25 | "C" HERE $200: In 1908 Mary Baker Eddy founded this newspaper The Christian Science Monitor |
| #1226, aired 1989-12-25 | "C" HERE $300: It's not oats for artillery but soldiers considered expendable in war cannon fodder |
| #1226, aired 1989-12-25 | "C" HERE $400: a.k.a. bachelor's button cornflower |
| #1226, aired 1989-12-25 | "C" HERE $500: Once a theatrical trick to win applause, this word also means insincere or empty language claptrap |
| #1172, aired 1989-10-10 | "C" HERE $100: You could have one "of arms", "of mail" or "of paint" a coat |
| #1172, aired 1989-10-10 | "C" HERE $200: This sign of the Zodiac represents an animal that once pinched Hercules Cancer |
| #1172, aired 1989-10-10 | "C" HERE $300: In poems, this word precedes "Into the garden, Maud" & "Live with me, and be my love" come |
| #1172, aired 1989-10-10 | "C" HERE $400: "Semper Paratus", meaning always prepared, is the official song of this branch of he service the Coast Guard |
| #1172, aired 1989-10-10 | "C" HERE $500: Founded by the Mounties, this city in Alberta was named for one Mountie's ancestral home in Scotland Calgary |
| #1162, aired 1989-09-26 | "C" HERE $200: It can be a group riding exhibition performed to music or a merry-go-round carousel |
| #1162, aired 1989-09-26 | "C" HERE $400: Pronounced one way, it means to comfort; pronounced another way, it's a cabinet for your stereo console |
| #1162, aired 1989-09-26 | "C" HERE $600: A fancy roast of lamb, veal, or pork; you might wear your tiara while eating it crown roast |
| #1162, aired 1989-09-26 | "C" HERE $800: A 10-letter word for a crotchety old miser, not a crotchety old dog curmudgeon |
| #1162, aired 1989-09-26 | "C" HERE $1000: If you were a mummy, some of your internal organs would be in these jars canopie jars |
| #1146, aired 1989-09-04 | "C.C." $100 (Daily Double): The song heard here is the only No. 1 hit this group has had in the U.S.:
"Desert loving in your eyes all the way / If I listened to your lies would you say..." Culture Club |
| #1056, aired 1989-03-20 | "C" HERE $200: His name means "Great Master Kung", & his teachings have influenced Asia for over 2,000 years Confucius |
| #1056, aired 1989-03-20 | "C" HERE $400: Elementary, my dear Watson, the alimentary is one of these a canal |
| #1056, aired 1989-03-20 | "C" HERE $600: Type of skiing that's on the level cross-country |
| #1056, aired 1989-03-20 | "C" HERE $800: It's a volunteer who helps nurses, not a person who paints peppermints a candy striper |
| #1056, aired 1989-03-20 | "C" HERE $1000: The Holy Grail, or any cup used to hold consecrated wine for the Eucharist a chalice |
| #1051, aired 1989-03-13 | FAMOUS QUOTES $500 (Daily Double): His famous quote heard here is from the 1932 film "The Fatal Glass of Beer":
"It's not a fit night out for man nor beast." W.C. Fields |
| #991, aired 1988-12-19 | "C" HERE $100: "Dual quads" are a pair of these with 4 barrels each a carburetor |
| #991, aired 1988-12-19 | "C" HERE $200: Other names for it are dutch cheese & pot cheese cottage cheese |
| #991, aired 1988-12-19 | "C" HERE $300: It's the alphabet used to write in Russian Cyrillic |
| #991, aired 1988-12-19 | "C" HERE $400: A highway interchange with 8 ramps routing traffic in all 4 directions a cloverleaf |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | "C" HERE $200: At the golf club, it's someone who carries the golf clubs caddy |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | "C" HERE $400: w/2 "R"s, it means an overseas reporter, but with 1 "R" it means an adulterer in a divorce case correspondent |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | "C" HERE $600: Derived from Latin diminutive for "book", in legal terms it's an amendment to a will codicil |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | "C" HERE $800: A Chinese city that's now Kuangchou, or a Swiss state Canton |
| #855, aired 1988-04-29 | "C" HERE $1000: Origin of this 3-syllable synonym for a crusty, crabby old man is unknown, so go away curmudgeon |
| #734, aired 1987-11-12 | STARTS WITH "C" $100: Most Cornish people live here Cornwall |
| #720, aired 1987-10-23 | "D.C." $1,800 (Daily Double): He sang the lead on the following TV theme & co-starred on the series with his stepmother:
"Hello world, here's a song that we're singin' /
Come on, get happy /
A whole lotta lovin' is what we'll be bringin' /
We'll make you happy..." David Cassidy |
| #630, aired 1987-05-08 | LOVE & MARRIAGE $200: A 16th c. quote says "marriages are made here" "& consumated on Earth" heaven |
| #625, aired 1987-05-01 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $400: Both original score of Bway's "Oklahoma!" & a perfect vellum edition of a Gutenberg Bible are found here the Library of Congress |
| #510, aired 1986-11-21 | GIRLS IN SONG $1,800 (Daily Double): Having finished with Maybellene, Carol & beautiful Delilah, girl who C. Berry is after next here: Nadine |
| #485, aired 1986-10-17 | "M.C." $300: From '69-'76, James Daly was chief of staff here Medical Center |
| #67, aired 1984-12-11 | ALPHABET SOUP $1000: In music, the seventh tone in the diatonic scale of C B (or ti) |
| #4, aired 1984-09-13 | ALPHABET SOUP $400: Caveman comic strip created by Johnny Hart "B.C." |
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Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1994, she became the first woman ever to win the...
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Vinita Kailasanath, an attorney from Washington, D.C.
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"She was a sophomore at Stanford University when she won the...
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Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a director of therapy from Washington, D.C.
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"She was a speech and language pathologist when she first appeared...
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Tom Cubbage, an attorney from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1989, he was the first College Champion and remains the...
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Matt DeTura, a recent law school graduate from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 3-time champion: $61,601 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: MDT
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Silvio Menzano, a psychologist and university counseling center director from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 1-time champion: $10,300 + $1,000.
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Louie C.K., a comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer from Louie and Horace and Pete
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"This multitalented actor, writer, producer, and director is also the star...
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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
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Tim Russert, a moderator from Meet the Press
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"He's the Washington Bureau Chief of NBC News and the longtime...
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Chuck Todd, a journalist and chief White House correspondent from NBC News and Meet the Press
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"Chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News, he...
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Kelly O'Donnell, a political reporter from NBC News
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"An Emmy-winning political reporter, she has covered Capitol Hill and the...
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
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"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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Michael McKean, a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer from Hairspray and The Pajama Game
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"This multi-talented performer is a Grammy winner and Oscar nominee and...
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Will Warren, a senior from the University of Alabama
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Madison, Alabama. Will Warren Blog...
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Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz
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"On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
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Charlotte Scott, a twelve-year-old from Washington, D.C.
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"Watch out, Diane Sawyer. This future news anchor is ready for...
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Katty Kay, a Washington, D.C. anchor from BBC World News America
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"She's the Washington, D.C. anchor for BBC World News America, as...
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Steve Gratz, a freelance artist from Washington, D.C.
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Season 27 2-time champion: $30,999 + $1,000.
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Ken Basin, a junior at the University of Southern California from Huntington Beach, California
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2003 College Championship semifinalist: $5,000. Blog at kbasin.blogspot.org. Appearing as a...
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Richard Johnson, a foreign affairs officer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 24 1-time champion: $16,300 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: rcjohnson01
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Caroline Bartman, a senior from Washington, D.C.
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
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"Once a presidential speechwriter, he's had his own political talk show...
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Trevor Norris, a management analyst from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Hon. Margaret Spellings, a U.S. Secretary of Education from Washington, D.C.
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"As an advisor to President George W. Bush, she helped craft...
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Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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Wolf Blitzer, a journalist from The Situation Room
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"Since 1990, he's covered every major story for CNN, including the...
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
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Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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Larissa Kelly, an editor for academic competitions from Richmond, California
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\"She was a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley in Season 24...
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Mary Ann Eitler, a geologist from Alexandria, Virginia
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Season 20 player (2004-07-02). KJL game 23. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Clarence Page, a journalist from The Chicago Tribune
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"His nationally syndicated column began as a local column for the...
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Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
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"With success in films, plays, books, and TV specials, he tours...
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Greer Mackebee, a senior at Duke University from Knoxville, Tennessee
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
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Nate Austin, a student from Hutchinson Community College
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"His original plan was to own a chain of international hotels...
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Jonathan Capehart, a journalist from The Washington Post
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"This Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist is a member of the Washington Post...
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Anderson Cooper, an anchor from CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
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"As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus of Harper's...
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Jane Curtin, an actress from Kate & Allie and 3rd Rock from the Sun
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"One of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready for Primetime Players,...
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Adam Bibler, an economist originally from Lancaster, Ohio
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Season 27 1-time champion: $12,000 + $2,000.
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Kaitlin Welborn, a sophomore from the University of Pennsylvania
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Ashley Grand, a freshman from Harvard University
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2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 at the time of the...
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Vince Valle, a foreign service officer from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 20 player (2004-03-01).
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Amy Fletcher, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio
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2005 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $2,500.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Kathryn Dorminey, an evaluations analyst from Arlington, Virginia
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Season 21 player (2004-10-06). KJL game 51. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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