| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $200: It's the rhyming term for a nonserious close encounter between vehicles a fender bender |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $400: If something is approximately correct, it's "in" this place, like Chase Field (in) the ballpark |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $600: It's a word for a woman's garment that can also mean to go around the edge of an area to skirt |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $800: A decent approximation is "close enough for" this improvisation-based musical genre jazz |
| #9007, aired 2024-01-02 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $1000: You get an "A" plus 7 letters in geometry, if you know it describes 2 angles with a common side & vertex; it can also just mean "next to" adjacent (angles) |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $400: The third one of these existed in Germany from January 1933 to May 1945 the Third Reich |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $800: In 1789 the third of these representative groups covered about 26 million of France's 28 million people the (Third) Estate |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $1600: The last time a U.S. third party finished ahead of a major party in a pres. election was in this year of Teddy's bully bid 1912 |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $2000: The Third International was better known as this, an organ of Soviet control over other lands' Communist parties the Communist International (the Comintern) |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $4,600 (Daily Double): Waged from 149 to 146 B.C., the Third Punic War resulted in the final destruction of this city & its people's enslavement Carthage |
| #8825, aired 2023-03-10 | FUTURE OSCAR WINNERS $400: As a teen in Arizona he wrote & directed a sci-fi film called "Firelight", a precursor to "Close Encounters" Steven Spielberg |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | AMERICAN GRAB BAG $200: Close encounters have been had at the UFO-themed McDonald's in this New Mexico town Roswell |
| #7773, aired 2018-05-30 | VISITORS FROM SPACE $1600: An alien mother ship hovers over Devils Tower at the end of this classic film Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #7287, aired 2016-04-26 | 'TIS "OF THE" MOVIE $600: The still seen here is from a memorable scene in this 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #6948, aired 2014-11-26 | MUSIC & MOVIES $1200: The note sequence heard here played a huge role in this 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #6754, aired 2014-01-16 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $400: The third one of these existed in Germany from January 1933 to May 1945 reich |
| #6754, aired 2014-01-16 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $800: In 1789 the third of these representative groups covered about 24 million of France's 25 million people estate |
| #6754, aired 2014-01-16 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $1200: Waged from 149 to 146 B.C., the third Punic war resulted in the final destruction of this city & its people's enslavement Carthage |
| #6754, aired 2014-01-16 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $1600: The last time a U.S. third party finished ahead of a major party in a pres. election was in this year of Teddy's bully bid 1912 |
| #6754, aired 2014-01-16 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $2000: The German statue seen here shows this Holy Roman Emperor & Third Crusade starter Barbarossa (or Frederick I) |
| #6679, aired 2013-10-03 | THAT '70s FILM $2000: An aircraft hangar in Alabama was used to create the landing area behind this Wyoming landmark in "Close Encounters" Devil's Tower |
| #6013, aired 2010-11-03 | SCI FI MOVIE SUMMARIES $400: 1977: Certain folks can't get a Wyoming landmark out of their heads & go there to meet new friends Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #5876, aired 2010-03-15 | MOVIES' ALTERNATE ENDINGS $200: This Spielberg film featured a longer ending in which Richard Dreyfuss explores the mother ship Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #5848, aired 2010-02-03 | MOVIE OBJECTS $600: At the beginning of "Close Encounters", a bunch of these, missing since 1945, are found in the Sonoran Desert airplanes |
| #5402, aired 2008-02-19 | REALLY OLD MOVIES $800: Have some Reese's and enjoy this golden oldie from Steven Spielberg about aliens in America E.T. |
| #5352, aired 2007-12-11 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $400: When the earth is at perihelion, it is having its closest encounter with this the sun |
| #5352, aired 2007-12-11 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $800: In a Wilde tale, an American family in the mansion Canterville Chase encounters this trying to scare them a ghost |
| #5352, aired 2007-12-11 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $1200: He's now a correspondant emeritus for "60 Minutes"; his memoir "Close Encounters" came out in 1984 Mike Wallace |
| #5352, aired 2007-12-11 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $1600: On May 13, 1981 he had a close encounter with Mehmet Ali Agca in Rome; he would later visit Agca in prison Pope John Paul II |
| #5352, aired 2007-12-11 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $2000: In meteorology, when a cold one has a close encounter with a warm one & takes it over, it's called an occluded one a front |
| #5271, aired 2007-07-09 | ACTORS ON LOCATION $1200: The landmark seen here is where François Truffaut looks to the skies in this film Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #5084, aired 2006-10-19 | AT THE MOVIES $800: 1977:
After an experience with a UFO, an electric-line worker is drawn to a remote mountain Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #4930, aired 2006-02-03 | SPIELBERG MOVIES BY QUOTE $1600: "I just want to know that it's really happening" Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | GLENN CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $400: In 2005 Glenn Close joined the cast of this gritty cop drama The Shield |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | GLENN CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $800: Glenn narrated "Reversal of Fortune", about a true criminal case, as this wealthy woman, comatose for a decade Sunny von Bulow |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | GLENN CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $1200: Glenn played Robin Williams' mom in this 1982 film based on a novel The World According to Garp |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | GLENN CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $1600: Glenn played Mel Gibson's mom in this 1990 film based on a play Hamlet |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | GLENN CLOSE ENCOUNTERS $2000: Glenn was the Marquise de Merteuil to John Malkovich's Vicomte de Valmont in this period film Dangerous Liaisons |
| #4711, aired 2005-02-14 | MOVIE TAGLINES $800: 1977:
"We are not alone" Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #4571, aired 2004-06-21 | BOMB THE "BAN" $800: In Shakespeare, this close friend of Macbeth's is with him when he encounters the 3 witches Banquo |
| #4498, aired 2004-03-10 | BEFORE & AFTER $400: "Fatal Attraction" star who is a 1977 Spielberg film about UFOs Glenn Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #4481, aired 2004-02-16 | YOUR PARENTS' DATE MOVIES $1600: Dad dragged Mom to this 1977 Spielberg movie about visitors from outer space "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" |
| #3868, aired 2001-05-30 | MOVIE LAST LINES $300: In this sci-fi film a "black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a mystery" 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| #3766, aired 2001-01-08 | VIDEOASIS $400: The U.S. national monument seen here is featured prominently in this 1977 Spielberg film
(Devils Tower) Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | MOVIE SPOUSES $500: Richard Dreyfuss' in "Close Encounters..." Teri Garr |
| #3623, aired 2000-05-10 | PEOPLE IN SPACE FILMS $200: This star had close encounters in "Men In Black" & "Independence Day" Will Smith |
| #3533, aired 2000-01-05 | ORDINAL MOVIES $200: Richard Dreyfuss meets aliens in this 1977 classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #3524, aired 1999-12-23 | STEVEN SPIELBERG $200: Vilmos Zsigmond won an Oscar as Steven's cinematographer on this 1977 sci-fi hit Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #3163, aired 1998-05-06 | STAR MOVIES $400: 5 years before "E.T.", little Cary Guffey tried to befriend extraterrestrials in this Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #3029, aired 1997-10-30 | THE OSCARS $1,000 (Daily Double): Film seen here, its director was nominated, but it didn't make it into the Best Picture category: Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #2906, aired 1997-03-31 | THEY ALMOST STARRED IN... $1000: Jack Nicholson turned down this Steven Spielberg film, saying the special effects were the real star Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #2688, aired 1996-04-17 | THE MOVIES $400: This 1977 Steven Spielberg film drew its title from a book by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, "the UFO Experience" Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #2635, aired 1996-02-02 | FILMS OF THE '70s $500: In this film Richard Dreyfuss sculpts models of Devils Tower "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" |
| #2479, aired 1995-05-18 | SPIELBERG FILMS $200: Spielberg re-edited this 1977 UFO film for a 1980 re-issue, then again for a longer TV version Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #1379, aired 1990-09-06 | THE MOVIES $400: Director Francois Truffaut played a UFO researcher in this 1977 Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #4, aired 1990-07-07 | SMITHS $400: This former ABC News anchor played himself in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" & "The Candidate" Howard K. Smith |
| #1171, aired 1989-10-09 | MONUMENTS $1000: In "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" the aliens used this Wyoming national monument as a landing site the Devil's Tower |
| #1147, aired 1989-09-05 | FILMS OF THE '70s $200: To sci-fi movie buffs, this 1977 Richard Dreyfuss flick is "CE3K" Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #901, aired 1988-07-04 | GUINNESS FILM FACTS $100: The largest indoor set ever built was the UFO landing site for the climax of this '77 blockbuster Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #775, aired 1988-01-08 | WYOMING $500: In 1906, Pres. T. Roosevelt declared this "Tower" in N.E. Wyoming the nation's 1st nat'l monument Devil's Tower |
| #449, aired 1986-05-29 | FUTURISTIC FILMS $200 (Daily Double): Film which used the following as a greeting: Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #420, aired 1986-04-18 | CARTOONS $300: Clips from Chuck Jones classic "Duck Dodgers in the 24-½th Century" are seen in this S. Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #389, aired 1986-03-06 | FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT $400: Steven Spielberg hired Truffaut to act in this 1977 blockbuster "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" |
| #355, aired 1986-01-17 | BEST SELLERS $200: This tough interviewer's book, "Close Encounters" takes longer than "60 Minutes" to read Mike Wallace |
