#9053, aired 2024-03-06 | ISLANDS $1000: Sapporo is the capital of this Japanese island that also has double letters Hokkaido |
#9032, aired 2024-02-06 | AROUND THE ATLANTIC $2000: Ponta Delgada on São Miguel is the capital of this island group that's about 1,000 miles west of Lisbon the Azores |
#8897, aired 2023-06-20 | LOVE ISLAND U.K. $1200: George Town is the capital of this 3-island territory known for low taxes &--how to put it?--interesting handling of intl. money the Cayman Islands |
#8757, aired 2022-12-06 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: There are 300 islands in the bay on which this Finnish capital sits & a taxi boat will take you to many Helsinki |
#8695, aired 2022-07-29 | ISLANDS & PENINSULAS $800: Take in different flavors of this island by reading some Pirandello as you eat glorious food in its capital of Palermo Sicily |
#8631, aired 2022-05-02 | AROUND THE WORLD $800: Named for a European queen, Charlotte Amalie is the capital city of this U.S. possession east of Puerto Rico the U.S. Virgin Islands |
#8612, aired 2022-04-05 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: Because it's sprawled across 14 islands, this Swedish capital is called "the Venice of the North" Stockholm |
#8401, aired 2021-05-17 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1200: Named for a Danish queen, this capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands is on St. Thomas Charlotte Amalie |
#8285, aired 2020-11-20 | PORTS $200: Piraeus' modern port is the gateway between this world capital & the numerous surrounding islands of the country Athens |
#8149, aired 2020-01-30 | CAPITAL ISLANDS $400: Backed by the Blue Mountains, Kingston is the capital of this island country Jamaica |
#8149, aired 2020-01-30 | CAPITAL ISLANDS $800: This city on Luzon became the Philippine national capital in 1946, took a break & was reinstated in 1976 Manila |
#8149, aired 2020-01-30 | CAPITAL ISLANDS $1200: The Caribbean capital city of St. John's is not on Barbuda but on this paired island Antigua |
#8149, aired 2020-01-30 | CAPITAL ISLANDS $1600: The capital, Cockburn Town, is on Grand Turk in this island group Turks and Caicos |
#8149, aired 2020-01-30 | CAPITAL ISLANDS $2000: This European capital is spread across the islands of Zealand & Amager Copenhagen |
#7771, aired 2018-05-28 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1600: The capital of the Cayman Islands & the capital of Guyana share this name Georgetown |
#7727, aired 2018-03-27 | ISLANDS $2000: Portuguese is widely spoken in Praia, the capital city of this island nation off the west coast of Africa Cape Verde |
#7643, aired 2017-11-29 | CAPITALS IN OCEANIA $2,000 (Daily Double): Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands, is part of this type of coral island that encloses a lagoon an atoll |
#7542, aired 2017-05-30 | OTHER BRITISH ISLES $400: George Town is the capital of these Caribbean British isles whose name comes from a word for a type of crocodile the Cayman Islands |
#7374, aired 2016-10-06 | U.S. STATES' LARGEST ISLANDS $1200: Ohioans call Kelleys Island in this lake "the Walleye Capital of the World" Lake Erie |
#7319, aired 2016-06-09 | WORLD "G"EOGRAPHY $2,000 (Daily Double): Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, lies on this island that gained notoriety in World War II Guadalcanal |
#7144, aired 2015-10-08 | THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS $200: It's home to the state capital Oahu |
#7079, aired 2015-05-28 | ISLANDS IN THE "C"s $600: Willemstad is the capital & chief town of this Dutch island in the Caribbean Curaçao |
#6943, aired 2014-11-19 | CAPITALS OF NON-COUNTRIES $1600: Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel is the capital of this Portuguese archipelago the Azores |
#6943, aired 2014-11-19 | CAPITALS OF NON-COUNTRIES $2000: Avarua on Rarotonga is the capital of this self-governing island group in association with New Zealand the Cook Islands |
#6757, aired 2014-01-21 | HISTORY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a map of Argentina and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean including a group of islands.) In 1982, British forces made a 200-mile war zone & landed near Port San Carlos in this territory to attack its capital over land, a winning strategy the Falklands |
#6652, aired 2013-07-16 | MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS $4,000 (Daily Double): Its capital, Valletta, was named for a Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers Malta |
#6560, aired 2013-03-08 | CARIBBEAN CAPITALS $1200: H.M. [Her Majesty's] Prison, which dates to the 1840s, is the oldest building in Road Town, the capital of this British island group the British Virgin Islands |
#6449, aired 2012-10-04 | "A" THERE $2,000 (Daily Double): From the Arabic for "the islands", this African city is capital of a country with a similar name Algiers |
#6277, aired 2011-12-27 | COSMOPOLITAN $1200: India's financial capital, this West Coast city consists of several islands that have become one land mass via reclamation Mumbai |
#6237, aired 2011-11-01 | ST. ELSEWHERE $2000: Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, is located on this island St. Thomas |
#6145, aired 2011-05-06 | ISLANDS $800: Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of these Spanish Atlantic islands only 67 miles off the coast of Africa the Canary Islands |
#6113, aired 2011-03-23 | ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC $400: The largest natural lake on this North Atlantic island is Thingvallavatn near the capital Iceland |
#6097, aired 2011-03-01 | WORLD CAPITALS $400: This African capital's environs include Gezira & Roda, 2 islands in the Nile Cairo |
#5982, aired 2010-09-21 | WOMEN ON THE MAP $1000: Named for a Danish queen, it's the capital of the U. S. Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie |
#5827, aired 2010-01-05 | U.S. TERRITORIES & AREAS $600: Pago Pago is the capital of this "American" territory, a group of 5 islands & 2 atolls Samoa |
#5657, aired 2009-03-24 | TOUGH CAPITAL CITIES $2000: In the Pacific:
Honiara the Solomon Islands |
#5310, aired 2007-10-12 | AROUND THE WORLD $1200: Built on 14 islands, this capital of Sweden is one of the world's most picturesque cities Stockholm |
#5250, aired 2007-06-08 | THE SOLOMON ISLANDS $1000: The capital Honiara is on this isle that inspired a "diary" during World War II Guadalcanal |
#5244, aired 2007-05-31 | CULINARY BEFORE & AFTER $400: Finest olive oil grade whose British capital is Road Town & whose American capital is Charlotte-Amalie extra Virgin Islands |
#5163, aired 2007-02-07 | ISLANDS $400: Treasures of this U.S. island include the beautiful beaches near its capital city, San Juan Puerto Rico |
#5149, aired 2007-01-18 | QUEEN $3,000 (Daily Double): Charlotte Amalie, the capital of this U.S. territory, bears the name of a former Danish queen U.S. Virgin Islands |
#4755, aired 2005-04-15 | THE ISLANDS OF VANUATU $800: Vanuatu's capital, this "port" sounds like it's named for the former host of "This Old House" (Port) Vila |
#4632, aired 2004-10-26 | ISLANDS $1200: This island whose capital is Oranjestad is a self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Aruba |
#4367, aired 2003-09-09 | ISLANDS OF THE WEST INDIES $1200: This capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands is the largest cruise-ship port in the Caribbean Charlotte Amalie |
#4356, aired 2003-07-07 | PLACES $400: Stanley is the capital of these islands that were a bone of contention between the U.K. & Argentina Falkland Islands (or Malvinas) |
#4157, aired 2002-10-01 | PLANET OF THE CAPES $2000: Praia is the capital of this African republic that consists of a group of volcanic islands Cape Verde Islands |
#4043, aired 2002-03-13 | IT'S A TOUGH WORLD $400: This Scandinavian capital is found on 2 islands, Sjaelland & Amager Copenhagen |
#4000, aired 2002-01-11 | ISLANDS $1600: This "saintly" island is home to Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas |
#3558, aired 2000-02-09 | ISLANDS $100: Taipei is this island's capital city Taiwan |
#3461, aired 1999-09-27 | AFRICAN ISLANDS $400: Parts of this capital city lie on the islands of Gezira & Roda in the Nile River Cairo |
#3402, aired 1999-05-25 | WORLD CAPITALS $200: During the Middle Ages, this capital was mostly confined to Stadsholmen & Riddarholmen islands Stockholm |
#3096, aired 1998-02-02 | AROUND THE WORLD $1000: The Tortola Museum of these British Caribbean islands is in Road Town, the capital British Virgin Islands |
#3083, aired 1998-01-14 | CARIBBEAN CAPITALS $300: Road Town is not only the capital but the only urban area in this British island group British Virgin Islands |
#3032, aired 1997-11-04 | SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR $500: In 1842 the British made Stanley the capital of these later war-torn islands off Argentina Falkland Islands (or Malvinas) |
#3024, aired 1997-10-23 | SMALL CAPITALS $1000: Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, lies on this island, a WWII battle site Guadalcanal |
#3007, aired 1997-09-30 | ISLANDS $800: Napoleon's wife Josephine spent her first 15 years on this island whose capital is Fort-De-France Martinique |
#2995, aired 1997-09-12 | WOMEN ON THE MAP $400: Formerly known as St. Thomas, this capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands had a sex change Charlotte Amalie |
#2906, aired 1997-03-31 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1000: Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, is located on this island St. Thomas |
#2862, aired 1997-01-28 | ISLANDS $800: Palma, the capital of Spain's Balearic Islands, lies on this largest island of the group Majorca |
#2800, aired 1996-11-01 | ISLANDS $400: Ajaccio, capital of France's Corse-de-Sud department, lies on the western coast of this island Corsica |
#2783, aired 1996-10-09 | MUSEUMS $500: The Fort Christian Museum of the U.S. Virgin Islands is located in this capital city Charlotte Amalie |
#2774, aired 1996-09-26 | ISLANDS $400: Road Town, which lies on Tortola, is the capital of the British group of these Caribbean islands the Virgin Islands |
#2758, aired 1996-09-04 | VIRGIN TERRITORY $800 (Daily Double): The capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands is named for a queen of this country Denmark |
#2635, aired 1996-02-02 | ISLANDS $1000: Torshavn is the capital & one of the principal ports of these Danish islands Faroe Islands |
#2579, aired 1995-11-16 | THE CARIBBEAN $1,000 (Daily Double): Over 500 offshore banks are located in Georgetown, the capital of this group Cayman Islands |
#2576, aired 1995-11-13 | ISLANDS $200: Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is located on this island Vancouver Island |
#2531, aired 1995-09-11 | ISLANDS $200: Japan's capital, Tokyo, lies on this island Honshu |
#2465, aired 1995-04-28 | ISLAND COUNTRIES $800: Male is the capital of this island country whose name also starts with the letters Mal the Maldive Islands (the Maldives) |
#2464, aired 1995-04-27 | ISLANDS $1000: The 12th C. Cathedral of St. Magnus is an attraction in Kirkwall, the capital of these Scottish islands Orkney Islands |
#2391, aired 1995-01-16 | GEOGRAPHY $500: This capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands is also known as St. Thomas, its name from 1921 to 1936 Charlotte Amalie |
#2228, aired 1994-04-20 | ISLANDS $1,000 (Daily Double): St. Helier is the capital of this, the largest of Britain's Channel Islands Jersey |
#2209, aired 1994-03-24 | U.S. ISLANDS $400: In the late 18th century, this Massachusetts island was the whaling capital of the world Nantucket Island |
#2155, aired 1994-01-07 | ISLANDS $200: New Providence, one of the smallest islands in this group, is the site of the capital, Nassau the Bahamas |
#2006, aired 1993-05-03 | ISLANDS $400: Thermal springs on this North Atlantic island supply hot water for home heating in its capital Iceland |
#1848, aired 1992-09-23 | THE CARIBBEAN $1000: Some 500 offshore banks are located in Georgetown, the capital of this British island group the Cayman Islands |
#1837, aired 1992-09-08 | WORLD FACTS $600: San Cristobal is the capital of these islands, a province of Ecuador the Galápagos |
#1830, aired 1992-07-10 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, is located on this island St. Thomas |
#1709, aired 1992-01-23 | WORLD CAPITALS $200: This Swedish capital is built on 14 islands that are connected by about 50 bridges Stockholm |
#1704, aired 1992-01-16 | ISLANDS $1000: Khania is the capital & Iraklion is chief port of this largest Greek Isle Crete |
#1671, aired 1991-12-02 | ISLANDS $300: Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, is located on this island Tahiti |
#1531, aired 1991-04-08 | ISLANDS $400: Its capital, largest city & chief port is Palermo Sicily |
#1531, aired 1991-04-08 | ISLANDS $600: Capital of French Guiana & the name of the island it’s on, it gave its name to a kind of pepper Cayenne |
#1531, aired 1991-04-08 | ISLANDS $800: Tanzania’s capital was founded by the sultan of this island that’s now part of the country Zanzibar |
#1420, aired 1990-11-02 | ISLANDS $1000: Suva, on the island of Viti Levu, is this Pacific nation's capital & largest port Fiji |
#1375, aired 1990-07-20 | ISLANDS $800: Honiara, the capital of this South Pacific island nation, is located on Guadalcanal the Solomons |
#1371, aired 1990-07-16 | U.S. TERRITORIES $500: Their capital, Charlotte Amalie, was founded in 1672 & named for the Danish queen the Virgin Islands |
#1345, aired 1990-06-08 | ISLANDS $600: This island's capital, Valletta, was built by the Grand Master of the Order of Knights of St. John Malta |
#983, aired 1988-12-07 | WORLD CAPITALS $800: You'd be "wise" if you knew the capital of this island group was Honiara on Guadalcanal the Solomon Islands |
#897, aired 1988-06-28 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $500: Avarua is the capital of these Pacific islands, which were named for an English captain the Cook Islands |
#750, aired 1987-12-04 | WORLD CAPITALS $300: Name shared by capitals of the Cayman Islands & Guyana, & a neighborhood of the U.S. capital Georgetown |
#664, aired 1987-06-25 | WORLD CAPITALS $1000: Willemstad, the capital of the Netherlands Antilles, is on this, the largest of its islands Curaçao |
#611, aired 1987-04-13 | WORLD CAPITALS $700 (Daily Double): This European capital is on 2 separate islands, Sjaelland & Amager Copenhagen |
#365, aired 1986-01-31 | U.S.A. $800: Its capital is Charlotte Amalie the U.S. Virgin Islands |
#156, aired 1985-04-15 | WORLD CAPITALS $500: History's worst air crash occurred at Tenerife, the capital of these islands the Canary Islands |
#113, aired 1985-02-13 | GEOGRAPHY $300: Largest of the Society Islands, its capital is Papeete Tahiti |