| #9044, aired 2024-02-22 | WORLD CAPITALS $600: This capital of Cambodia is at the junction of the Mekong & the Tonlé Sap Phnom Penh |
| #9025, aired 2024-01-26 | HISTORIC BATTLES $400: The first major combat engagement for helicopter-transported U.S. troops was the battle of Ia Drang in this conflict the Vietnam War |
| #9025, aired 2024-01-26 | 2-3 ZONE $800: In the 1970s, a section of Boston had this name more suited to a place where wars are fought the Combat Zone |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | DATING APPS $200: This sexpert was in her 90s when she said dating apps can help combat that problem of loneliness Dr. Ruth |
| #8997, aired 2023-12-19 | FAMOUS LAST WORDS $800: "Blow of mercy" in French, it's a finishing blow at the end of combat a coup de grâce |
| #8971, aired 2023-11-13 | FROM THE ITALIAN $800: Tossed at New Year's, it has a name meaning "sweetmeats", the little candies tossed during carnival confetti |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | WAR & PEAS $200: To combat malnutrition, in 1942 Tasmanian blue peas were added to the rations of this country's troops Australia |
| #8950, aired 2023-10-13 | FELONIOUS MONKS $1200: AKA Saloth Sar, he was a novice monk for a time in Cambodia before becoming infamous for "Killing Fields" Pol Pot |
| #8945, aired 2023-10-06 | SWORDS $400: A katana is a close combat sword that was traditionally used by these swordsmen the samurai |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | WORLD OF FOOD $600: Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich; nom banh chok is a breakfast-or-anytime noodle dish of this neighbor kingdom Cambodia |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | BLACK HISTORY & CULTURE $800: Seen here are these heroic aviators, the first African-American combat pilots who served during World War II the Tuskegee Airmen |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | WHAT A LITERARY CHARACTER! $2,000 (Daily Double): At the end of a Thomas Pynchon book, Oedipa Maas awaits the bidding on a stamp collection with this auction number lot 49 |
| #8870, aired 2023-05-12 | ARMY "ANT"s $200: This branch of the U.S. Army is its principal land combat force infantry |
| #5, aired 2023-05-10 | DEALING WITH THE GOVERNMENT $200: This agency was born in 1865 to combat counterfeiting, as at the Civil War's end, nearly 1/3 of currency in circulation was fake the Secret Service |
| #2, aired 2023-05-08 | BACK IN THE 12th CENTURY $800: King Suryavarman II built this religious complex in Cambodia as a Hindu temple, but it became a Buddhist shrine Angkor Wat |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | SHOE KNOW IT $400: Casinos use multiple-deck cardholders called shoes to combat card counters at this game blackjack |
| #8799, aired 2023-02-02 | NOBEL-WINNING SCIENTISTS $800: Max Theiler's 1951 prize was for discoveries that helped combat this "colorful" mosquito-borne tropical disease yellow fever |
| #8799, aired 2023-02-02 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS $1200: This term for a dashing swordsman comes from his practice of striking his own shield with his sword during combat a swashbuckler |
| #8777, aired 2023-01-03 | AMERICAN ART & ARTISTS $1000: Roy Lichtenstein's comic book style paintings include "Blam" & this! of 2 planes in combat, a title reminiscent of a pop music duo Whaam! |
| #8771, aired 2022-12-26 | WRONG TIME $1200: Founded to combat polio, the March of Dimes today tries to combat this type of birth premature birth |
| #8760, aired 2022-12-09 | "P"OTPOURRI $800: In 2022 the founder of this outdoor brand transferred ownership to a trust & a nonprofit that will combat climate change Patagonia |
| #8732, aired 2022-11-01 | EUROPEAN HAPPENINGS $1,000 (Daily Double): Switzerland was formed in the 13th century after an alliance of these political divisions formed to combat the Habsburgs cantons |
| #8727, aired 2022-10-25 | FESTIVALS $1600: Confetti & tunes flow freely at the massive music festival named for this southwestern town of England Glastonbury |
| #8706, aired 2022-09-26 | MOUNTAIN WORLD $2000: The Dângrêk Mountains separate Cambodia from this other kingdom to its northwest Thailand |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT? $1000: Like millions of other Americans with the mask known by this 4-letter name to combat my sleep apnea a CPAP |
| #8673, aired 2022-06-29 | SCIENCE-PODGE $1200: Stinging nettle is one of the plants containing this, causing swelling & itching; Benadryl is an anti-it drug to combat it histamine |
| #8654, aired 2022-06-02 | YE OLD "E" CATEGORY $3,000 (Daily Double): Gladiatorial combat may have originated as a funeral custom among these Roman precursors the Etruscans |
| #8614, aired 2022-04-07 | WHO WANTS DESSERT? $800: Colorful sprinkles baked in the batter turn ordinary birthday cake into this festive type, but don't toss it in celebration Funfetti (Confetti) |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | HOW ARE YOU FIXED FOR BLADES? $1000: The trowel type of this blade was used to dig; if a "charge" was called, it fit onto a muzzle for hand-to-hand combat a bayonet |
| #8593, aired 2022-03-09 | THE APOLLO PROGRAM $400: A combat pilot during the Korean War, about 20 years later, he became the second man on the Moon Buzz Aldrin |
| #8593, aired 2022-03-09 | 3 CONSECUTIVE CONSONANTS $1200: This word is part of the official names of Cambodia & Denmark Kingdom |
| #8578, aired 2022-02-16 | LOST $800: The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Americans of this ethnicity, rescued a "lost battalion" from the Germans during World War II Japanese(-Americans) |
| #8522, aired 2021-11-30 | SCIENCE: ODD BUT TRUE $2000: The so-called whitest paint has been created to help combat global warming by radiating this "colorful" band of the spectrum infrared |
| #8518, aired 2021-11-24 | IN THAT COUNTRY $400: Angkor Thom, dating back to the 12th century, & Wat Leu temple Cambodia |
| #8478, aired 2021-09-29 | MONKEY $800: Spider monkeys are susceptible to this Anopheles mosquito-borne disease & are used in lab studies to combat it malaria |
| #8444, aired 2021-07-15 | & AWAY WE GO! $600: Let's check out this temple complex in Cambodia, built by King Suryavarman II in the 1100s Angkor Wat |
| #8441, aired 2021-07-12 | LAND OF NICKNAMES $1000: The "Land of the Khmer" Cambodia |
| #8393, aired 2021-05-05 | RELIGION $600: Like the one seen here, a stupa is a shrine of this religion, the majority faith of the nation of Cambodia Buddhism |
| #8361, aired 2021-03-22 | BOOTS ON THE GROUND $200: Prada makes a lug-sole canvas version of these boots that sound fit for the army combat boots |
| #8358, aired 2021-03-17 | THEY GO LOW $1600: Historically, combat engineers who dug tunnels as part of a siege were called sappers, from an Old French word for this implement a spade |
| #8348, aired 2021-03-03 | LANGUAGES $2000: Official in the kingdom of Cambodia, this language has 74 letters in its alphabet Khmer |
| #8331, aired 2021-02-08 | TECHNOLOGY $1000: (Reshma Saujani presents the clue.) Analyzing facial & speech patterns, soft biometrics signatures help combat these videos that can make someone appear to say things they've never spoken deepfakes |
| #8328, aired 2021-02-03 | ATLAS ALLITERATION $2000: This world capital is named for a lady who found a bronze Buddha there Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE 5 W's, HISTORICALLY $1000: Why... didn't this nation get more help rising up against its leader Pol Pot as 1 million died at the regime's hands between 1975 & 1979? Cambodia |
| #8322, aired 2021-01-26 | 3- OR 13-LETTER WORDS $1000: A Buddhist temple in Cambodia, like Angkor wat |
| #8313, aired 2021-01-13 | 2 MIDDLE NAMES $400: These 2 middle names belong to the U.S. president who flew nearly 60 WWII combat missions Herbert Walker |
| #8250, aired 2020-10-02 | WAR, AMERICAN STYLE $1000: Well into 1941 this American hero was against the U.S. entering WWII, but he later flew 50 combat missions in the Pacific Charles Lindbergh |
| #8247, aired 2020-09-29 | ELECTION ODDITIES $600: In 1955 this country's P.M. Ngo Dinh Diem printed his ballots on lucky red paper & his opponent's ballot on unlucky green paper South Vietnam |
| #8210, aired 2020-04-24 | IT'S THE WORLD ECONOMY $800: Cambodia has one of the world's lowest rates of this, around 0.2%, but many workers struggle to make ends meet unemployment |
| #8194, aired 2020-04-02 | THE VIETNAM WAR $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) During the Vietnam War, the major supply route from north to south that went through Laos and Cambodia in order to avoid U.S. forces, was named for this Communist leader Ho Chi Minh |
| #8180, aired 2020-03-13 | SMITHSONIAN AIR & SPACE MUSEUM $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.) Though it wasn't quite ready for combat in WWII, the Bell Airacomet first flew in 1942, making it the first American plane to use this then-emerging technology jet propulsion |
| #8180, aired 2020-03-13 | THE NORMAN CONQUEST $1600: The Normans introduced this process "by combat", maybe an improvement on Anglo-Saxons' this "by ordeal" trial |
| #8166, aired 2020-02-24 | AROUND THE WORLD $1000: One of Asia's most vulnerable rainforests is in the mountains of Cambodia named for this spice that also starts with the letter C cardamom |
| #8158, aired 2020-02-12 | 21st CENTURY JAPAN $2000: In Japan's first foreign combat zone deployment since WWII, troops served in Samawah in this country in 2004 Iraq |
| #8148, aired 2020-01-29 | PETTY RHYMES $800: Festive paper pieces that are tossed in the air confetti |
| #8146, aired 2020-01-27 | "M___T" PROMISES $1600: As an adjective it can mean active in combat, or aggressive about a cause militant |
| #7, aired 2020-01-14 | ALBUMS $1600: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" was an appropriate song for this album; soon afterward, Mick Jones left The Clash Combat Rock |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | ARMCHAIR EXPERT $200: JFK used this type of chair to combat back pain--the movement was thought to relieve tension in the lower back a rocking chair |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | LITERARY PASSINGS $2000: In the "Iliad" this Trojan & elder brother of Paris is killed by Achilles in single combat Hector |
| #8106, aired 2019-12-02 | MILITARY JARGON & SLANG $200: The "Band-Aid" is Vietnam-era slang for this important member of a combat unit a medic |
| #8105, aired 2019-11-29 | WOMEN OF SCIENCE $800: Nobel-winning pharmacologist Gertrude Elion oversaw the creation of the drug AZT, the first used to combat this condition AIDS |
| #8084, aired 2019-10-31 | THE SYNDROME SYNDROME $1200: Spitting in public was outlawed in China to combat this 4-letter respiratory syndrome SARS |
| #8074, aired 2019-10-17 | '60s POP CULTURE $400: Complete with combat boots & a dog tag, he made his debut at a 1964 toy fair G.I. Joe |
| #8049, aired 2019-09-12 | BLANK THAT GUY $1000: Took over in Cambodia in 1975:
____ ____ Pol Pot |
| #8016, aired 2019-06-17 | WHERE IS THAT MOUNT? $1000: Phnom Aoral Cambodia |
| #8014, aired 2019-06-13 | "SINGLE" SERVINGS $800: A 1610 legal text is titled "The Duello, or," this, which means going mano-a-mano single combat |
| #7967, aired 2019-04-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: Proof the U.S. had secretly bombed Cambodia was in these "Papers" that were first leaked on June 13, 1971 the Pentagon Papers |
| #7948, aired 2019-03-13 | HOLLYWOOD MEMORABILIA $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Profiles in History in Calabasas, CA.) Seen in the training center & arena sequences in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", this silver combat bow was a signature weapon of this heroine Katniss |
| #7946, aired 2019-03-11 | A COLONEL OF TRUTH $800: It was far from a holiday in Cambodia for Captain Willard, in search of Colonel Kurtz in this film Apocalypse Now |
| #7938, aired 2019-02-27 | DATES $400: 1918 date when WWI combat officially ceased November 11 |
| #7937, aired 2019-02-26 | LAKES & RIVERS $8,500 (Daily Double): During monsoon season, this river in Cambodia reverses its flow, flooding the Tonle Sap River & Tonle Sap Lake the Mekong |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | COUNTRY FACTS $200: Pol Pot was the despotic leader of this Asian country from 1975 to 1979 Cambodia |
| #7852, aired 2018-10-30 | THE 3 F CLUB $1600: Plural term for combat with your balled-up hands fisticuffs |
| #7850, aired 2018-10-26 | FICTION $1,000 (Daily Double): In this novel it's Doc Daneeka who explains, "Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy" Catch-22 |
| #7850, aired 2018-10-26 | 1984 AT THE MOVIES WITH LEONARD MALTIN $1000: (Leonard Maltin presents the clue.) Real life refugee Haing S. Ngor won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a translator in this film set in war-torn Cambodia The Killing Fields |
| #7850, aired 2018-10-26 | AVIATION HISTORY $2000: These stack-winged aircraft that remind us of the WWI era were used in combat in 1991 as Croatia fought for its independence biplanes |
| #7823, aired 2018-09-19 | WORLD HISTORY $800: During the 1970s Cambodia was ruled by this radical Communist party the Khmer Rouge |
| #7792, aired 2018-06-26 | YES, PRIME MINISTER $2,400 (Daily Double): Hun Sen, who spent much of the 1970s in exile in Vietnam, became prime minister of this country in 1985 & was still in office 30 years later Cambodia |
| #7784, aired 2018-06-14 | COMBAT ROCK $200: Edwin Starr:
"____", adding "What is it good for?" "War" |
| #7784, aired 2018-06-14 | COMBAT ROCK $400: Rage Against the Machine:
"____ In The Name" Killing |
| #7784, aired 2018-06-14 | COMBAT ROCK $600: Staff sergeant Barry Sadler:
"The Ballad Of" these special forces the Green Berets |
| #7784, aired 2018-06-14 | COMBAT ROCK $800: Pere Ubu:
"30 Seconds Over ____" "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" |
| #7784, aired 2018-06-14 | COMBAT ROCK $1000: Elvis Costello:
"____ Forces" "Armed Forces" |
| #7774, aired 2018-05-31 | YOU SHALL NOT PASS! $600: I predict trouble in the combat water survival test, a requirement to join these U.S. "R"my special ops forces Army Rangers |
| #7767, aired 2018-05-22 | BE KIND $400: Aid for wounded & mentally ill post-9/11 combat vets is given by the fund named for this shortened U.S. Marine Corps motto Semper Fi |
| #7753, aired 2018-05-02 | UNARMED COMBAT $400: The 4 basic boxing punches are the jab, the hook, the cross & this one that arrives from below an uppercut |
| #7753, aired 2018-05-02 | UNARMED COMBAT $800: Brazilian jiujitsu master Royce Gracie won 3 of the first 4 of these events; they're up to 220 now UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) |
| #7753, aired 2018-05-02 | UNARMED COMBAT $1200: Mike Tyson might have trouble in pankration, an ancient combat sport in which the only fouls were gouging & this biting |
| #7753, aired 2018-05-02 | UNARMED COMBAT $1600: An elbow strike to the face is a basic move in this self-defense system developed by the Israel defense forces krav maga |
| #7753, aired 2018-05-02 | UNARMED COMBAT $2000: This nationality follows "muay" in the name of a kickboxing style that includes blows with the elbows & knees Thai |
| #7741, aired 2018-04-16 | PEOPLE & PLACES $600: Most of this country's people are Khmer & speak the Khmer language Cambodia |
| #7722, aired 2018-03-20 | BOOKS ABOUT ASIA $2000: "First They Killed My Father" by Loung Ung takes place during the brutal reign of this group in Cambodia Khmer Rouge |
| #7704, aired 2018-02-22 | PLACES TO "C" $400: It covers 70,000 square miles of southeast Asia Cambodia |
| #7697, aired 2018-02-13 | OLD NAMES ON THE MAP $1600: For most of the 1980s, Cambodia was known by this name Kampuchea |
| #7683, aired 2018-01-24 | MISS NOMERS $800: Cambodia & Angola held beauty contests for women injured by explosives called "Miss" this hidden 8-letter device a landmine |
| #7683, aired 2018-01-24 | THE GOLD STANDARD $800: To combat the Depression, FDR moved the U.S. off the standard shortly after taking office in this year 1933 |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | "DIS" IS IT $1000: The medal seen here--it's awarded for heroism or extraordinary achievement in aerial combat the Distinguished Flying Cross |
| #7671, aired 2018-01-08 | THE SPANISH INQUISITION $200: The Inquisition was formed in Spain to combat this 6-letter type of thought at odds with orthodox doctrine heresy |
| #7610, aired 2017-10-13 | "DED" END $1000: Fixed in place in a solid mass; lately it often describes reporters embedded |
| #7594, aired 2017-09-21 | "D" IN AMERICAN HISTORY $600: To combat fuel shortages, Congress enacted this for almost 10 months in 1974, from January to October Daylight Saving Time |
| #7584, aired 2017-07-27 | THE UNION, JACK $200: Most casualties suffered by the Union in the Civil War came about not due to combat but rather this disease |
| #7575, aired 2017-07-14 | NATION STATE $400: Has border spats with Thailand, but fairly calm since Prince Norodom Sihamoni took over for his dad in 2004 Cambodia |
| #7572, aired 2017-07-11 | SHAKA $1600: Shaka instituted a type of close-combat fighting involving short spears & these made of oxhide shields |
| #7561, aired 2017-06-26 | TV ROLES $200: This Brat Packer brings his knowledge of combat medicine to Angels Memorial as Colonel Ethan Willis on "Code Black" Rob Lowe |
| #7560, aired 2017-06-23 | THE KOREAN WAR $400: The Korean War was the first to use these units near combat, saving many lives MASH units |
| #7560, aired 2017-06-23 | THE KOREAN WAR $2000: Flown in from this nearby nation, American troops saw their first combat on July 5, 1950 Japan |
| #7557, aired 2017-06-20 | THINGS HAVE CHANGED $1600: In the 20th century there were as many as 24 Communist countries; today there are only 5, including these 2 in southeast Asia Vietnam and Laos |
| #7550, aired 2017-06-09 | TRAVEL & TOURISM $800: The Apsaras on a temple were beings who did this to entertain gods and men; apsara is a traditional type of the art in Cambodia dance |
| #7547, aired 2017-06-06 | AWARDS & HONORS $400: (Alex presents the clue from the National Museum of African American History & Culture.) In World War I, because of racial tensions within the Army, a black combat unit nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters was assigned to fight with the French, and because of their valor, the regiment was awarded this cross of war, one of France's highest honors the Croix de guerre |
| #7532, aired 2017-05-16 | AWFUL WORLD LEADERS $1600: His radical reforms in Cambodia caused more than 1 million deaths from 1975 to 1979 Pol Pot |
| #7520, aired 2017-04-28 | THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR $1200: Around 3,000 Americans lost their lives in the war, most to typhoid & this fever rather than combat yellow fever |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | THE MARVEL UNIVERSE $200: His marvel.com bio says he's "highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship and hammer throwing" Thor |
| #7491, aired 2017-03-20 | BARNACLE FIGHTING $400: To combat barnacles in the 18th c., the Brits began sheathing boats with this element, Cu on the periodic table copper |
| #7449, aired 2017-01-19 | ON THE LAOS $400: For most of the 19th century, Laos was dominated by this Western neighbor Thailand |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $800: This recent movie Hulk is also green in his personal life, making efforts to combat fracking in New York State Mark Ruffalo |
| #7404, aired 2016-11-17 | EXTREME GEOGRAPHY $1000: The longest river in southeast Asia, it flows 2,700 miles through Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam the Mekong |
| #7400, aired 2016-11-11 | NEVER BORED OF BOARD GAMES $400: It's "the classic naval combat game" Battleship |
| #7374, aired 2016-10-06 | GREEK HISTORY $2000: In the 5th century B.C., Sparta led a league of city-states on this peninsula to combat Athens' Delian League the Peloponnesian Peninsula |
| #7360, aired 2016-09-16 | BAT DANCE $600: In 2014 Guinea banned the consumption of bat soup & grilled bat to combat this deadly virus disease Ebola |
| #7338, aired 2016-07-06 | GET INTO SHAPES $800: The 5 impressive towers of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple are shaped like the buds of this sacred water lily a lotus |
| #7331, aired 2016-06-27 | WAR OF THE WORDS $1,600 (Daily Double): This old-timey term for hand-to-hand combat starts with a hand ready to strike a blow fisticuffs |
| #7316, aired 2016-06-06 | AIRCRAFT FOR THE AGES $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the USS Intrepid in New York.) The Grumman Aircraft Corporation was known as the "Ironworks" for its rugged planes; in its combat debut, a Grumman Avenger returned safely with 67 bullet & 9 cannon holes from this carrier battle, the turning point in the Pacific war Midway |
| #7306, aired 2016-05-23 | THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO "HM" $800: It's Cambodia's official language; "Rouge" followed it, unfortunately Khmer |
| #7300, aired 2016-05-13 | COUNTRY MUSIC $2000: The Dead Kennedys,
1980:
"Holiday In ____" Cambodia |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | TAKE ME TO THE COMBAT PILOT $400: Hermann Goring eventually succeeded the man known by this colorful nickname as commander of fighter wing I the Red Baron |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | TAKE ME TO THE COMBAT PILOT $600 (Daily Double): Between 1941 & 1946, 992 pilots graduated from the training program in this Alabama city Tuskegee |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | TAKE ME TO THE COMBAT PILOT $800: 66 combat missions in Korea, Ph.D. in astronautics from M.I.T., 2nd man on the Moon; nice resume, this guy! Buzz Aldrin |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | TAKE ME TO THE COMBAT PILOT $1200: Known for landing an airbus A320 safely in the Hudson in 2009, he was an Air Force fighter pilot from 1975 to 1980 Sullenberger |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | TAKE ME TO THE COMBAT PILOT $2000: The first U.S. man to orbit Earth, he took down his share of MiGs during 90 combat missions in Korea John Glenn |
| #7230, aired 2016-02-05 | WORLD ART $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Angkor Wat, Cambodia.) Some of the best bas-reliefs here at Angkor include the one of this popular avatar of Vishnu returning with the spoils of war from a victory over the demon Naraka Krishna |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | STARTS & ENDS WITH DIFFERENT VOWELS $2,000 (Daily Double): A term for military weapons, ammunition & combat vehicles; insert an "I" & you get a statute ordnance |
| #7202, aired 2015-12-29 | FIGHTIN' WORDS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a video on the monitor.) A fighter pilot who takes a defensive position behind and to one side of a squadron mate is called this, whether in combat or a singles bar wingman |
| #7176, aired 2015-11-23 | FICTIONAL CAPTAINS $1000: This Air Force Captain in "Catch-22" hopes to get out of combat by proving he's crazy Yossarian |
| #7168, aired 2015-11-11 | VETERANS $1000: (Eric Stonestreet gives the clue.) WWII pilots used the numbers on an imaginary clock face to describe the position of other planes, so in combat, the phrase "got your" this means "I've got your back" 6 |
| #7159, aired 2015-10-29 | TV CREATORS $400: He went through the nightmare of combat in the Philippines before creating "The Twilight Zone" (Rod) Serling |
| #7142, aired 2015-10-06 | SWORDS $400: A katana is a close combat sword that was traditionally used by these swordsmen samurai |
| #7131, aired 2015-09-21 | STAMPS $400: Stamps show the Army & the Navy versions of this highest award for valor in combat the Medal of Honor |
| #7106, aired 2015-07-06 | COUNTRY MEN $400: The ancient sage Kambu Svayambhuva lent his name to this country Cambodia |
| #7104, aired 2015-07-02 | USS COD $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the deck of the USS Cod in Cleveland, OH.) The Cod's conning tower records her 47 combat victories--21 ships & 26 smaller vessels; most of them took place while on patrol in this sea, between the Philippines & Vietnam the South China Sea |
| #7086, aired 2015-06-08 | HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS $800: The American Lung Association was founded in 1904 to combat this infectious disease tuberculosis |
| #7057, aired 2015-04-28 | IMPERIALIST $4,000 (Daily Double): Controlled by France until 1954, the region known as French Indochina is today these 3 countries Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos |
| #7056, aired 2015-04-27 | THE VIETNAM WAR $1000: The first two names inscribed on the Memorial were not combat soldiers but military these, helping the South Vietnamese advisers |
| #7042, aired 2015-04-07 | ROYALTY $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.) Cambodia's one of the few nations where the monarchy, per their constitution, is this type; Norodom Sihamoni cannot determine his successor elected |
| #7028, aired 2015-03-18 | DOGGIE CARE $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical animation of a dog on the monitor.) Early recognition can combat gastric dilatation volvulus, or GDV, a serious condition in dogs, especially larger ones, in which this organ flips over & traps gases & fluids the stomach |
| #7025, aired 2015-03-13 | THEY FOUGHT IN THE BIG ONE $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.)
Flying a TBM Avenger in 1944, this 20 year old naval aviator bailed out after his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over the island of Chichi-jima, making him the only U.S. president to have literally been shot down in combat George H. W. Bush |
| #7025, aired 2015-03-13 | THEY FOUGHT IN THE BIG ONE $400: Though he opposed U.S. entry into the war, as a civilian adviser this "Lone Eagle" flew combat missions in the Pacific Charles Lindbergh |
| #7002, aired 2015-02-10 | THE NAME OF THE BOARD GAME $600: The Sherman Act of 1890 was meant to combat this type of business Monopoly |
| #6998, aired 2015-02-04 | "C"OUNTRIES $800: This Asian country's flag depicts one of its historical treasures Cambodia |
| #6988, aired 2015-01-21 | DANGEROUS WEATHER $1000: In 2008 120-mph winds hit the Irrawaddy Delta in this country Myanmar (formerly Burma) |
| #6971, aired 2014-12-29 | ON THE LONGEST EASTERN BORDER $1600: ...of Cambodia Vietnam |
| #6947, aired 2014-11-25 | BEFORE & AFTER $1200: A clever cat from "Shrek" puts combat troops in the fight overseas Puss in Boots on the ground |
| #6941, aired 2014-11-17 | BOTANY $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in front of a tree in Cambodia.) The banyan tree, common in Asia, sends out roots that become new trees; botanically, it's a fig tree & it's part of this genus whose American versions are a little tamer Ficus |
| #6936, aired 2014-11-10 | FASHIONABLE COMMON BONDS $400: Cowboy,
combat,
waders boots |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | HOME DESPOT $800: Pol Pot Cambodia |
| #6925, aired 2014-10-24 | GEOGRAPHUN $1200: The Damrei Mountains, Chaine de l'Elephant in French, extend north in this country from the Gulf of Thailand Cambodia |
| #6919, aired 2014-10-16 | MAD MAX BEYOND PALINDROME $800: Max could teach some combat skills to this actor who played an "Avengers" archer (Jeremy) Renner |
| #6915, aired 2014-10-10 | COUNTRIES' ETHNIC GROUPS $200: 90% Khmer Cambodia |
| #6901, aired 2014-09-22 | AVIATION FIRSTS $200: In 1917 Eugene Bullard became the first black combat pilot while flying for this country, receiving the Legion of Honor France |
| #6897, aired 2014-09-16 | WHO LET THE GODS OUT? $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Cambodia.) Now called Ta Reach, or "royal ancestor", & found in the main entrance shrine, a statue of this god to whom Angkor Wat was originally dedicated may have once been located in the central shrine at the very top Vishnu |
| #6875, aired 2014-07-04 | I'M BORED $1200: Often found after "combat", it means weariness or exhaustion fatigue |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | OOO, SORRY $1000: This WWII general publicly atoned for his slapping of a combat-exhausted soldier in a hospital (George) Patton |
| #6847, aired 2014-05-27 | DINERS CLUB $800: (Jimmy of the clue crew shows us some palm tree parts in Cambodia.) Botanically palm trees are dioecious, meaning male and female flowers grow from different trees; they can also be delicious, as the meat of the fruit is used to make the green type of this South Asian sauce curry |
| #6838, aired 2014-05-14 | WORLD LITERATURE $800: Inspiring the film "Rescue Dawn" was Dieter Dengler's "Escape from" this Indochinese nation Laos |
| #6831, aired 2014-05-05 | A WORD TO THE "I"s $200: Small bits of paper thrown from a height on a festive occasion confetti |
| #6821, aired 2014-04-21 | THE CAPTAIN $500 (Daily Double): Sparking a debate about women in combat, in 1989 U.S. Capt. Linda Bray led troops under fire during the invasion of this country Panama |
| #6817, aired 2014-04-15 | THE FAR EAST $800: May to November is the rainy season of this country--its coast gets 200 inches a year, but Phnom Penh gets less than 60 Cambodia |
| #6816, aired 2014-04-14 | FRUIT IN THE WORD $2000: To struggle with someone in hand-to-hand combat grapple |
| #6785, aired 2014-02-28 | CELEBRITY VETERANS $800: This producer of "The Producers" first saw combat duty against German forces at the Battle of the Bulge Mel Brooks |
| #6777, aired 2014-02-18 | COMING UP IN 2014 $200: After 13 years, the U.S. & the U.K. are scheduled to officially withdraw all combat troops from this nation by December 31 Afghanistan |
| #6761, aired 2014-01-27 | MOVIES & POLITICS $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco.) Films like "The Three Caballeros" resulted from a goodwill tour that Walt & some artists took in the early 1940s, at FDR's request, to combat the spread of this ideology of Mussolini & Franco fascism |
| #6741, aired 2013-12-30 | THE 1970s $1000: In 1975 this nation captured the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez & its crew in the Gulf of Thailand Cambodia |
| #6712, aired 2013-11-19 | FLASHIN' SOME FASHION $200: Wellington & combat are types of this fashion accessory boots |
| #6686, aired 2013-10-14 | THE USO $200: In 2009 this Comedy Central "pundit" worked with the USO to film his show in a combat zone--Baghdad (Stephen) Colbert |
| #6678, aired 2013-10-02 | ON THE WESTERNMOST BORDER OF... $400: Cambodia Thailand |
| #6678, aired 2013-10-02 | BUDDHISM $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Cambodia.) A reclining Buddha with his arm supporting his head means he's resting; if his arm is beside his head, he has passed on & is entering this peaceful state that means "extinguishing" nirvana |
| #6678, aired 2013-10-02 | BUDDHISM $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands beneath a tree in Cambodia.) Ficus religiosa is the fitting name of this type of common Asian tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment the bodhi (the bo tree accepted) |
| #6674, aired 2013-09-26 | YOU SPEAK FOREIGN? $800: Spanish:
"Hand to hand" in direct combat mano a mano |
| #6671, aired 2013-09-23 | "OY" VEY $400: To send out military troops in readiness for combat deploy |
| #6658, aired 2013-07-24 | NAIL POLISH COLORS $1000: Hard Candy's Crystal Confetti Collection includes a red & black one named for this type of costume ball masquerade |
| #6639, aired 2013-06-27 | GO "C" THE COUNTRY $800: Slightly larger than Missouri, this country is bordered by Laos Cambodia |
| #6635, aired 2013-06-21 | ASIAN RELIGION $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.) Like almost all religious or other important structures in Cambodia, the Throne Hall faces this direction, so it's best photographed in the morning the east |
| #6635, aired 2013-06-21 | ASIAN RELIGION $1,000 (Daily Double): (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Banteay Srei Temple in Cambodia.) In a lopsided & unusual arrangement, Banteay Srei's northern sanctuary was dedicated to Vishnu, while the central & southern sanctuaries were dedicated to this Hindu deity, the destroyer Shiva |
| #6635, aired 2013-06-21 | ASIAN RELIGION $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Angkor Wat in Cambodia.) Depicting elaborate scenes from both mythology & history, the many exquisite bas reliefs at Angkor Wat include many representations from this Hindu epic of the Bharata Dynasty the Mahabharata |
| #6635, aired 2013-06-21 | ASIAN RELIGION $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Bayon Temple in Cambodia.) The faces carved on the towers that crown Angkor Thom's Bayon Temple may represent Lokesvara, one of these enlightened beings who choose to stay on earth Bodhisattva |
| #6629, aired 2013-06-13 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $200: (First Lady Michelle Obama presents the clue.) Introducing kids to the rewarding experience of working in a community garden or cooking a healthy meal with their family instills a deeper appreciation for the food they eat & is part of Let's Move, an initiative I launched to combat this childhood medical issue obesity |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | CARNY ART $800: In between cancans, he painted an advertisement for a Mardi Gras confetti-maker. Toulouse-Lautrec |
| #6603, aired 2013-05-08 | THE J-5 $400: Combat involving horses & blunted lances joust |
| #6602, aired 2013-05-07 | MY BROTHER'S IN THE SERVICE $2000: My brother's cool with this big change to the rules about combat troops announced Jan. 24, 2013 the inclusion of women in the military |
| #6597, aired 2013-04-30 | IN THE DICTIONARY $400: Webster's, 1828:
"A premeditated combat between two persons, for the purpose of deciding some private difference" a duel |
| #6579, aired 2013-04-04 | ENGLAND SWINGS $1600: In 1985 Britain set up a "war cabinet" to combat the violent soccer fans known by this term that dates from 1898 hooligans |
| #6551, aired 2013-02-25 | END "SHIP" $200: It's the classic combat game from Hasbro; D-6... miss?! Are you kidding me?! Battleship |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ANCIENT ANGKOR $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Angkor Wat in Cambodia.) Approaching Angkor Wat from the west, we can clearly see its magnificent towers that represent the peaks of Mount Meru, the divine home of this Hindu preserver god to whom it was originally dedicated Vishnu |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ANCIENT ANGKOR $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Angkor Wat in Cambodia.) This enormous structure leads us into the inner enclosure; gates at either side are nicknamed for these creatures--the processional animals they were probably designed to accommodate elephants |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ANCIENT ANGKOR $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia.) Ta Prohm has a pediment of what's known as the Great Departure, when Buddha, still known by this name, begins the quest that will change him & history Siddhartha Gautama |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ANCIENT ANGKOR $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Cambodia.) In this Hindu creation myth, gods & demons alike pull back & forth on a sacred snake, turning the sea of this life-giving liquid--a symbol of immortality milk |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ANCIENT ANGKOR $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Benteay Srei Temple in Cambodia.) Banteay Srei, called the jewel of Khmer art, is not a royal temple but was built by a member of this highest of the four varnas, or castes the Brahmans |
| #6526, aired 2013-01-21 | FILL THE PRESCRIPTION $200: Used to combat OCD as well as depression, it preceded "nation" in the title of a bestselling memoir Prozac |
| #6520, aired 2013-01-11 | THE KOREAN WAR $800: The Korean War was the first time that this type of aircraft was used to carry troops into combat a helicopter |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | CAMBODIAN HISTORY & CULTURE $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.) The Royal Palace grounds feature a statue of King Norodom, who in the late 1800s was compelled to first put his country under the control of this European power; of course, it was sculpted in that country France |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | CAMBODIAN HISTORY & CULTURE $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Cambodia.) Not to be confused with karma, krama is a popular accessory sold in cambodia; the word means "scarf" in this national language of Cambodia Khmer |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | CAMBODIAN HISTORY & CULTURE $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.) Until the 1930s, the Silver Pagoda was used as a place where these people lived & studied monks |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | CAMBODIAN HISTORY & CULTURE $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.) Phnom Penh's notorious gridlock is circumvented by the nimble tuk-tuk, a motorized taxi that's also known as an auto this, a similar Asian conveyance a rickshaw |
| #6500, aired 2012-12-14 | ANTIQUES $400: For a real Tiffany one of these, like the ones that fetch $1 million plus, look for a bronze base & confetti glass a lamp |
| #6467, aired 2012-10-30 | TYPES OF AIRCRAFT $800: Used in Vietnam, the F-105 was this kind of craft, combining the 2 basic types of combat aircraft a fighter-bomber |
| #6449, aired 2012-10-04 | LIFE ON THE MEKONG $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a boat in Cambodia.) The many elaborate houseboats we see along the shores of the Mekong are painted blue in honor of Indra, the god of thunder & rain in this religion Hinduism |
| #6449, aired 2012-10-04 | LIFE ON THE MEKONG $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a temple courtyard in Cambodia.) Originally built to house the earthly remains of the Buddha & his associates, these commemorative monuments that house relics or saintly remains can be seen all along the Mekong stupas |
| #6422, aired 2012-07-17 | HISTOR"E" $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us a map of Europe in World War II.) In June, 1941, Hitler attacked the USSR, opening up this theater of war, where Germany suffered 90% of its WWII combat deaths the Eastern front |
| #6400, aired 2012-06-15 | THE BRITISH ARE GOING! $2,000 (Daily Double): In 120-degree heat in April 2009, British combat operations ended in this country, turned over to a U.S. brigade Iraq |
| #6362, aired 2012-04-24 | "L" ON EARTH $800: It borders Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam & China Laos |
| #6348, aired 2012-04-04 | HOUSTON, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM $800: In 1937 Texas created this "control district" to combat a disaster that wreaked havoc in 1929 & 1935 a flood control district |
| #6338, aired 2012-03-21 | PLAYING FOR CHANGE $2000: The Clash & The Who headlined the 1979 Concerts for Kampuchea, benefits for victims in this war-torn country Cambodia |
| #6333, aired 2012-03-14 | THE SPLENDID LITTLE WAR $800: African-American troops known as this animal type of "soldiers" played an important role in combat in Cuba Buffalo Soldiers |
| #6323, aired 2012-02-29 | HAI KARATE! $200: Reflecting its roots as a form of unarmed combat, "karate" comes from the Japanese words "kara", empty, & "te", this hand |
| #6310, aired 2012-02-10 | POTPOURRI $1000: To combat scurvy on his voyages, Captain Cook used this briny shredded cabbage as well as lime juice sauerkraut |
| #6300, aired 2012-01-27 | FIRST IN WAR $2,799 (Daily Double): The 1940 invasion of Norway saw the first combat use of these troops, the German Fallschirmjager paratroopers |
| #6286, aired 2012-01-09 | FELONIOUS MONKS $1,200 (Daily Double): AKA Saloth Sar, he was a novice monk for a time in Cambodia before becoming infamous for "Killing Fields" Pol Pot |
| #6278, aired 2011-12-28 | AUTHORS NOT WRITING $3,000 (Daily Double): In WWII he flew 60 combat missions as a bombardier with the U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe Joseph Heller |
| #6223, aired 2011-10-12 | CHILDHOOD HEALTH $200: (Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) To combat childhood obesity, which has tripled in the last 30 years, in 2010 she launched a program to get kids to eat better & exercise more; it's called "Let's Move" Michelle Obama |
| #6156, aired 2011-05-23 | CLASSIC MONOPOLY TOKENS $1,000 (Daily Double): It's also a classic combat game from Milton Bradley the battleship |
| #6154, aired 2011-05-19 | BRADLEY $800: It probably hurt for more than 60 minutes when he was wounded by shrapnel while reporting for CBS from Cambodia Ed Bradley |
| #6146, aired 2011-05-09 | A PLACE I'VE NEVER BEEN $2000: This temple complex 4 miles north of Siem Reap, Cambodia Angkor Wat |
| #6137, aired 2011-04-26 | COUNTRIES ALPHABETICALLY $400: You'll find this country between Cambodia & Canada Cameroon |
| #6045, aired 2010-12-17 | TONIGHT--A WORLD PREMIER! $2000: Sometimes sharing power with Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Hun Sen was first elected PM of this country in 1985 Cambodia |
| #6018, aired 2010-11-10 | WORLD OF WAR FACT $400: The U.S. combat mission in this country ended in August 2010 Iraq |
| #5976, aired 2010-09-13 | BILL CLINTON & THE CLINTON FOUNDATION $400: (Ex-President Clinton gives the clue.) My foundation & pharmaceutical companies negotiated price reductions in antiretroviral drugs as part of an initiative to combat this pandemic HIV (or AIDS) |
| #5976, aired 2010-09-13 | BILL CLINTON & THE CLINTON FOUNDATION $1200: (Ex-President Clinton gives the clue.) Working with the American Heart Association, my foundation created an alliance to combat childhood obesity, which can lead to health problems like Type 2 this diabetes |
| #5974, aired 2010-07-29 | COMMANDERS AT WAR $2,400 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an animated diagram on the monitor.) Pilots still use the World War II weaving tactic by which a pilot lures a pursuing enemy plane into another plane's gun sights; it was invented to combat this highly maneuverable Japanese fighter the Mitsubishi Zero |
| #5971, aired 2010-07-26 | CROSS WORLD CLUES "C" $1000: Phnom Penh country
(8) Cambodia |
| #5953, aired 2010-06-30 | AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR I $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA.) The Newport 28 at the Museum of Flight was the model used by Quentin, the son of this U.S. president; Quentin was killed in aerial combat over France in July 1918 Theodore Roosevelt |
| #5932, aired 2010-06-01 | FOOD SCIENCE $200: To combat hypothyroidism, iodine was first added in the 1920s to this common seasoning salt |
| #5919, aired 2010-05-13 | THE HECUBA, YOU SAY $2000: Hecuba lays a guilt trip on this eldest son for going into his final combat Hector |
| #5896, aired 2010-04-12 | WAR & PEAS $200: To combat malnutrition, in 1942 Tasmanian blue peas were added to the rations of this country's troops Australia |
| #5896, aired 2010-04-12 | SCIENCE CENTER $1600: In "Journey to the Center of the Earth", this "great fish lizard" kills a Plesiosaurus in savage combat Ichthyosaurus |
| #5878, aired 2010-03-17 | SOFTWARE $1000: It's hard being an "angel" when playing the PC version of this first-person shooter, dubbed "combat evolved" Halo |
| #5875, aired 2010-03-12 | YOU'VE GOT YOUR BORDERS $1000: To the west, Thailand; to the east, Vietnam; to the south, Cambodia Laos |
| #5867, aired 2010-03-02 | YOUR WEAPON OF CHOICE $400: Named for the French town of its origins, this steel weapon is attached to a gun's muzzle for hand-to-hand combat a bayonet |
| #5826, aired 2010-01-04 | LANGUAGE $800: The lead singer of the band Dengue Fever is from this country & often sings in Khmer Cambodia |
| #5797, aired 2009-11-24 | MILITARY SLANG $1,300 (Daily Double): "SAR" stands for this, the effort to extract a downed aircrew in a combat zone search and rescue |
| #5780, aired 2009-10-30 | MILITARY DUDES $400: Prince Philip was decorated during WWII for his combat service in this branch of the British military the Navy |
| #5750, aired 2009-09-18 | THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA.) The Newport 28 is the model Alan Winslow & Douglas Campbell were flying in 1918 when they became the first Americans to shoot down enemy planes in combat over this country France |
| #5696, aired 2009-05-18 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS $600: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, VA.) The HRS-1, named for this Russian, was used in the first helicopter insertion of combat troops on September 20, 1951 (Igor) Sikorsky |
| #5664, aired 2009-04-02 | THE "END" ZONE $800: Alliterative term for accidentally causing casualties to one's own combat troops friendly fire |
| #5642, aired 2009-03-03 | JOHN J. PERSHING $400: On April 14, 1918 Pershing became the first American general to make use of these in combat airplanes |
| #5638, aired 2009-02-25 | NOT TO BE CONFUSED $800: Anchor Steam is a beer; Angkor Wat is a temple complex in this country Cambodia |
| #5633, aired 2009-02-18 | NATURE CALLS $2000: Typically used for mating combat, the horns of the desert species of this animal can weigh 30 pounds the bighorn sheep |
| #5624, aired 2009-02-05 | REAL TO REEL $400: This 1984 movie recounted the friendship of an American journalist & a translator in war-torn Cambodia The Killing Fields |
| #5612, aired 2009-01-20 | ENDS IN "GHT" $400: The use of this term for aerial combat between 2 or more planes dates back to World War I a dogfight |
| #5608, aired 2009-01-14 | WORLD WAR II $1200: He flew 58 combat missions, was shot down once, crashed twice &, oh, yeah, later became President George H.W. Bush |
| #5601, aired 2009-01-05 | LOMBARDY $1200: The alliance known as the Lombard League was formed in 1167 to combat this red-bearded Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa |
| #5532, aired 2008-09-30 | "I" ON THE WORLD $1000: (Jon of the Clue Crew points to a Southeast Asian region on a map on the monitor.) Once referring to a region controlled by France, today it's simply the name of this peninsula that includes Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam Indochina |
| #5513, aired 2008-07-23 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from the Gerald Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, MI.) One of Ford's biggest foreign crises was the capture of the U.S. ship Mayaguez by this Asian country in 1975 Cambodia |
| #5501, aired 2008-07-07 | WAR $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV.) In 1972, responding to poor combat performance in this war, the United States Air Force began the Aggressor program to provide adversaries during training the Vietnam War |
| #5499, aired 2008-07-03 | CORRESPONDENTS $1200: Kate Webb, a rare female Vietnam War reporter, was captured in this adjoining country & presumed dead, but got out Cambodia |
| #5454, aired 2008-05-01 | MAJOR $1200: In 1655 this Lord Protector of England appointed major generals to combat royalist uprisings Oliver Cromwell |
| #5450, aired 2008-04-25 | 3-LETTER THE BETTER $600: It's a member of the armed forces captured in combat & held by the enemy a POW |
| #5431, aired 2008-03-31 | GENERAL INFORMATION $2000: This Army general headed American-led forces during the initial combat phase of the Iraq War as it began in 2003 Tommy Franks |
| #5395, aired 2008-02-08 | APOCALYPSE NOW: THE CATEGORY $800: It's the country that Martin Sheen & his team must illegally enter in search of Col. Kurtz Cambodia |
| #5384, aired 2008-01-24 | COUNTRIES' HIGHEST POINTS $2,200 (Daily Double): Phnom Aural Cambodia |
| #5365, aired 2007-12-28 | ASIAN COUNTRIES $1000: The former Asian monarch seen here reigned in this country until 2004, when he turned the throne over to his son Cambodia |
| #5340, aired 2007-11-23 | COMBAT! $400: (Kelly displays perilous instruments of destruction.) In the West, the ninja combat weapon known as shuriken are called throwing these stars |
| #5340, aired 2007-11-23 | COMBAT! $800: In karate, a hihi is a strike with this body part; nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know that I mean? an elbow |
| #5340, aired 2007-11-23 | COMBAT! $1200: (Jimmy demonstrates a souvenir you can't take on the plane) The folding Filipino fighting knife, called a balisong is also known by this insect name a butterfly knife |
| #5340, aired 2007-11-23 | COMBAT! $1600: Krav Maga is the official self-defense system of this Mideast country's defense forces Israel |
| #5340, aired 2007-11-23 | COMBAT! $2000: (Cheryl finishes off the wicket implements of destruction category) A bokken and a shinai are two types of sword used in this Japanese martial art whose names means "way of the sword" kendo |
| #5337, aired 2007-11-20 | THE OLD COUNTRY $800: It was the Khmer Republic from 1970 until 1975 Cambodia |
| #5299, aired 2007-09-27 | THE U.S. AIR FORCE $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports in front of a helicopter.) Kadena Air Base is home to the Air Force's largest combat one of these, the 18th; not a part of a plane, but a military unit wing |
| #5299, aired 2007-09-27 | IT'S 1999 $1200: Ta Mok, the last remaining leader at large of this murderous Communist group, was captured in Cambodia in March the Khmer Rouge |
| #5239, aired 2007-05-24 | CAMBODIA, CAMEROON OR CANADA $200: It's made up of 3 territories and 10 provinces Canada |
| #5239, aired 2007-05-24 | CAMBODIA, CAMEROON OR CANADA $400: The one ruled by a king Cambodia |
| #5239, aired 2007-05-24 | CAMBODIA, CAMEROON OR CANADA $600: The smallest in area Cambodia |
| #5239, aired 2007-05-24 | CAMBODIA, CAMEROON OR CANADA $800: Its national flag contains only 2 colors Canada |
| #5239, aired 2007-05-24 | CAMBODIA, CAMEROON OR CANADA $1000: Uses the franc as its currency Cameroon |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | OSCAR NOMINEES $800: (Hi, I'm Sam Waterston) I earned an Oscar nomination for playing NY Times reporter Sydney Schanberg in this film set in war-torn Cambodia The Killing Fields |
| #5224, aired 2007-05-03 | WHERE IS IT? $600: Angkor Thom
(the country) Cambodia |
| #5192, aired 2007-03-20 | MILITARY MATTERS $400: U.S. military "Star" given for "meritorious service" in combat a Bronze Star |
| #5144, aired 2007-01-11 | YOU RULE! $800: King Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia |
| #5122, aired 2006-12-12 | ASIAN-AMERICAN FIRSTS $600: The first Asian American to command a U.S. combat battalion was Young Oak Kim during this war WW II |
| #5080, aired 2006-10-13 | WHAT'S FALLING? $200: As Charles Lindbergh rode down Broadway June 13, 1927 ticker tape (confetti accepted) |
| #5073, aired 2006-10-04 | STARTS WITH "J" $1200: It's combat between 2 knights on horseback using lances jousting |
| #5070, aired 2006-09-29 | 3-LETTER WORDS $400: It's a term for any Buddhist Temple in Thailand or Cambodia, like the Angkor one a Wat |
| #5057, aired 2006-09-12 | MARSUPIAL RHYME TIME $2000: Battlefield action for a small burrowing marsupial wombat combat |
| #5055, aired 2006-07-28 | DON'T GO TO PIECES $200: More complicated than scissors, this device turns your sensitive documents into confetti a shredder |
| #5033, aired 2006-06-28 | ON ITS EASTERN BORDER $400: Cambodia Vietnam |
| #5032, aired 2006-06-27 | "C"OUNTRIES $200: Sadly, the "Killing Fields" of the Khmer Rouge will be forever associated with what's now this country Cambodia |
| #5028, aired 2006-06-21 | CURRENT POLITICOS $2000: This Democrat was named Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in 1997 & didn't lose an Allied soldier in combat in Kosovo (Wesley) Clark |
| #5018, aired 2006-06-07 | THE MODERN ARMY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew walks among some soldiers standing at ease at Fort Huachuca, AZ.) For camouflage, the new combat uniform combines green for forest fighting, brown for desert & gray for this type of place urban (city) |
| #5002, aired 2006-05-16 | NEW WEAPONS $1200: It's the Indian tribe in the name of the USA's AH-64D Longbow, the most advanced combat helicopter in the world Apache |
| #4979, aired 2006-04-13 | "FIT"NESS $1000: Duck or goose cooked & preserved in its own fat confit |
| #4979, aired 2006-04-13 | MELANCHOLY SITES OF FORMER GRANDEUR $1600: In the 1400s the temple complex of Angkor in this present country was abandoned & the jungle crept in Cambodia |
| #4937, aired 2006-02-14 | YOUR FRIENDLY MILITARY RECRUITER $1000: Sorry, ladies--some Army jobs under this 6-letter category, like cannon crewmember, are off limits combat |
| #4870, aired 2005-11-11 | COUNTRIES NAMED AFTER PEOPLE $600: It takes its name from the mythological Kambu, from whom its kings claimed descent Cambodia |
| #4852, aired 2005-10-18 | ODD WORDS $1000: From the French for "to go out", it can mean to sally forth, or a combat mission by a single military plane a sortie |
| #4833, aired 2005-09-21 | "K" RATIONS $800: From a Chinese word meaning "skill", it's an ancient style of weaponless combat kung fu |
| #4829, aired 2005-09-15 | YEARS $800: Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia all fell to the Communists in this year 1975 |
| #4822, aired 2005-07-19 | IN THE "BRIG" $400: 2 or more combat battalions brigade |
| #4822, aired 2005-07-19 | ON THE MAP $800: 2 of the 4 countries that border Thailand (2 of) Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, & Malaysia |
| #4819, aired 2005-07-14 | COUNTRYMEN $800: Haing Ngor &
Dith Pran Cambodia |
| #4808, aired 2005-06-29 | THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT, MAN! $1000: Thailand to the west, Laos to the north & Vietnam to the east Cambodia |
| #4783, aired 2005-05-25 | ASIAN HISTORY $1600: In 1975 the Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia & the left-wing group with this Laotian name took over in Laos Pathet Lao |
| #4776, aired 2005-05-16 | TOURNAMENT $200: Tournament, as well as this 5-letter word, can be used to describe mounted combat between medieval knights joust |
| #4776, aired 2005-05-16 | TOURNAMENT $800: From Old French for "to mix", this no-holds-barred medieval group combat contest was basically mob against mob a mêlée |
| #4753, aired 2005-04-13 | WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARRIS ISLAND $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Parris Island, SC.) From the Latin for "boxer", it's the variety of training weapon these Marines are using to practice combat fighting a pugil stick |
| #4683, aired 2005-01-05 | JOE MAMA $2000: Fuhgeddaboudit! This Brooklyn-born writer, Lena's boy, flew 60 combat missions as a WWII bombardier Joseph Heller |
| #4682, aired 2005-01-04 | LITERARY SHORTS $2000: Swift advocates the eating of poor children as a way to combat poverty A Modest Proposal |
| #4659, aired 2004-12-02 | EXTREME TAKEOVER $800: 1975:
Beginning an infamous & murderous 4-year period of rule, this group takes power in Cambodia the Khmer Rouge |
| #4643, aired 2004-11-10 | IT’S A MONARCHY $600: Vietnam,
Laos,
Cambodia Cambodia |
| #4618, aired 2004-10-06 | TV WEAPONS $200: On "Star Trek" the Bat'leth is a traditional combat sword used by these aliens Klingons |
| #4614, aired 2004-09-30 | IN OLD ENCYCLOPEDIAS $800: In the 1982 Webster's Desk Encyclopedia, it was "a South-east Asian nation formerly called Cambodia" Kampuchea |
| #4611, aired 2004-09-27 | COUNTRIES THAT END IN "IA" $200: At 1.7 people per square kilometer, this Central Asian nation is the world's most sparsely populated country Mongolia |
| #4610, aired 2004-09-24 | PUNK $400: Lester Bangs called this "Combat Rock" band "the missing link between black music and white noise" The Clash |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | ASIAN HISTORY $600: Between 1811 & 1866 the capital of Cambodia Ping-Ponged between Oudong & this Phnom Penh |
| #4597, aired 2004-09-07 | "I" CATCHING $1600: Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam are part of this peninsula Indochina |
| #4583, aired 2004-07-07 | MILITARY MATTERS $800: Seen here, it's awarded by the U.S. military for meritorious achievement in ground combat a Bronze Star |
| #4564, aired 2004-06-10 | "C"OUNTRIES $200: In October 1970 this country proclaimed itself the Khmer Republic Cambodia |
| #4559, aired 2004-06-03 | PEOP"L" $400: Although this "Lone Eagle" was a civilian, he flew about 50 combat missions towards the end of World War II Charles Lindbergh |
| #4536, aired 2004-05-03 | YOU NEED A TIME OUT $2000: A phrase meaning "stop shouting" got combined into this word for a truce in combat ceasefire |
| #4527, aired 2004-04-20 | HINDU LIFE $1600: On a visit to Cambodia you can visit this large Hindu temple complex that dates from the 12th century Angkor Wat |
| #4469, aired 2004-01-29 | DAY-OFF ACTIVITIES $400: In this simulation of military combat, teams fire color-filled pellets that splatter on contact paintball |
| #4458, aired 2004-01-14 | COLOR $1000: Gamboge is a yellow pigment that got its name from its origin in this southeast Asian country Cambodia |
| #4456, aired 2004-01-12 | TOYS & GAMES $600: It's the classic naval combat game from Milton Bradley Battleship |
| #4441, aired 2003-12-22 | WORD HISTORY $400: The Pentagon drafted this word meaning "fix firmly" for a program of linking reporters with combat units embed |
| #4440, aired 2003-12-19 | CUBA $1000: In a 1995 TV movie Cuba soared with this first squadron of black combat pilots the Tuskegee Airmen |
| #4424, aired 2003-11-27 | QUITE A COUP $600: Buddhist unrest led to the 1963 coup against this now-defunct country's President Diem South Vietnam |
| #4383, aired 2003-10-01 | MILITARY HISTORY $800: At Ia Drang in this war, helicopters first brought large numbers of troops into combat Vietnam |
| #4357, aired 2003-07-08 | ASIAN NATIONS $800: Angkor Thom, a Buddhist temple complex in this country, is modeled on the Hindu complex of Angkor Wat Cambodia (Kampuchea) |
| #4335, aired 2003-06-06 | "J" WHIZ $400: It's not a type of fruit spread, but a large extended campout for several Boy Scout troops together jamboree |
| #4335, aired 2003-06-06 | VIETNAM $6,800 (Daily Double): Of the 3 countries that border Vietnam, the one whose name does not begin with the same letter as the other 2 Laos |
| #4324, aired 2003-05-22 | POL POT-POURRI $800: Also the year of the U.S. pullout from Vietnam, it's the year Pol Pot seized dictatorial control of Cambodia 1975 |
| #4304, aired 2003-04-24 | BRIDGES $400: In December 2001 this country opened its first bridge over the Mekong Cambodia (Kampuchea) |
| #4286, aired 2003-03-31 | FROM THE ITALIAN $800: From Italian for "sweetmeat", the little candies tossed during Carnival, it's what's tossed at New Year's confetti |
| #4271, aired 2003-03-10 | ANCIENT ROME $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Rome) This type of Colosseum combat was abolished in 404 A.D. after a monk died trying to separate two combatants gladiatorial combat |
| #4269, aired 2003-03-06 | THE RIVER $1200: The source of this river that flows across Cambodia & Vietnam wasn't discovered until 1994; it's in Tibet Mekong |
| #4264, aired 2003-02-27 | WHERE'S THE "FIRE"? $1200: In wartime, a fierce episode of combat firefight |
| #4237, aired 2003-01-21 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $1200: Khmer is this country's official language Cambodia (Kampuchea) |
| #4184, aired 2002-11-07 | WORLD COINS $1000: A hologram of this sacred temple lies in the center of Cambodia's 2001 10,000-riel coin Angkor Wat |
| #4149, aired 2002-09-19 | AIRPLANES $200: Combat aircraft are usually either fighters or these, like the B-1 bombers |
| #4123, aired 2002-07-03 | BOOKS OF THE '70s $2000: William Shawcross' "Sideshow" was subtitled "Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of" this country Cambodia |
| #4099, aired 2002-05-30 | WORLD FLAGS $800: During its modern history, this country has had several flags, most depicting the temple of Angkor Wat Cambodia |
| #4087, aired 2002-05-14 | GULFS $400: The Gulf of Thailand is bordered on its west by Thailand & on its east by Vietnam & this country Cambodia |
| #4075, aired 2002-04-26 | TV ACTORS & ROLES $1000: This actor began starring on "Combat' in 1962, the year his daughter Jennifer Jason Leigh was born Vic Morrow |
| #4061, aired 2002-04-08 | THE LARGEST IN AREA $800: Cambodia,
Vietnam,
Laos Vietnam |
| #3999, aired 2002-01-10 | GONNA FLY NOW $1600: This term for the flight of an airplane on a combat mission is from the French for "to go out" sortie |
| #3959, aired 2001-11-15 | CIVIL WAR PEOPLE $600: Alexander Gardner, his chief cameraman, left his employ in 1863 & started his own combat photo team (Mathew) Brady |
| #3949, aired 2001-11-01 | DOGS OF WAR $400: Scout dog York completed 148 combat patrols in this "police action" the Korean War |
| #3912, aired 2001-09-11 | LET'S NOT SPREAD 'EM AROUND $500: This lung disease, isolated in 1882, has been found in an ancient mummy, so there should be hieroglyphic Christmas Seals tuberculosis |
| #3878, aired 2001-06-13 | GEORGE W. - THE GUBERNATORIAL YEARS $300: It's the Y in TYC, the commission whose funding doubled under Bush to combat juvenile crime Youth |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | SCH"WING"! $600: An officer in the Royal Air Force, or a space combat video game Wing Commander |
| #3846, aired 2001-04-30 | DRUGS $500: It's the medical abbrev. used to identify the drug azidothymidine, a drug used to combat the AIDS virus AZT |
| #3823, aired 2001-03-28 | "C" ME $400: Thailand & Laos both border this nation Cambodia |
| #3803, aired 2001-02-28 | CIVIL WAR BUFFY $200: At Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, Buffy joined the soldiers in this type of manual "combat" Hand-to-hand |
| #3797, aired 2001-02-20 | IT'S A "DOG"s LIFE $100: Aerial combat between planes dogfight |
| #3765, aired 2001-01-05 | DICTATORS BY BIRTHPLACE $600: May 19, 1925:
Kompong Thom, Cambodia Pol Pot |
| #3732, aired 2000-11-21 | CAPITAL PUNISHMENT $400: Phnom Penh Cambodia |
| #3726, aired 2000-11-13 | GO TEAM! $800: 5-touch bouts pertain to this combat sport Fencing |
| #3718, aired 2000-11-01 | THEIR FINEST "HOUR" $600: Term for the scheduled time for the start of a large-scale combat operation zero hour |
| #3701, aired 2000-10-09 | I RULE! $200: Prince Norodom Sihanouk Cambodia (Kampuchea) |
| #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | WEATHER VERBS $400: To fall in great quantities, like confetti in a parade rain |
| #3672, aired 2000-07-18 | NATIONAL NAMES $600: Kampuchea Cambodia |
| #3654, aired 2000-06-22 | HOMECOMING $1000: This once & future king made an emotional return to Cambodia in 1991 Norodom Sihanouk |
| #3644, aired 2000-06-08 | VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE $400: During this war, VMI cadets made up the only American student unit ever to fight in combat Civil War |
| #3629, aired 2000-05-18 | TOUGH HISTORY $500: Given their part-French name in the 1960s, by 1975 this Asian group controlled its country of origin Khmer Rouge (Cambodia) |
| #3613, aired 2000-04-26 | EXPLORATION $400: On a trip in this country in 1860 Henri Mouhot set angkor, finding Wat & Thom Cambodia |
| #3608, aired 2000-04-19 | THE BFI'S TOP 100 BRITISH FILMS $1000: No. 100 is this Roland Joffe-directed film set in Cambodia & starring Sam Waterston The Killing Fields |
| #3564, aired 2000-02-17 | ON THE MAP $500: One of the 2 countries sandwiched between Thailand & Vietnam Cambodia &/or Laos |
| #3521, aired 1999-12-20 | THE KNIGHT $200: Organized combat between 2 mounted knights trying to unseat each other with blunted lances Jousting |
| #3465, aired 1999-10-01 | FLAGS OF THE WORLD $500 (Daily Double): "Wat"'s new for this country? Its flag seen here, adopted in 1993 Cambodia |
| #3457, aired 1999-09-21 | FAMOUS FACES $400: In the '80s he led a public education campaign to combat the AIDS epidemic C. Everett Koop |
| #3433, aired 1999-07-07 | 2-WORD PSYCH TERMS $200: Combat or battle fatigue & this phrase from WWI are outmoded terms for post-traumatic stress disorder Shell shocked |
| #3428, aired 1999-06-30 | THE MOVIES $800: "Adventure" was the first film this "Gone with the Wind" star made after his World War II combat service Clark Gable |
| #3428, aired 1999-06-30 | "C" WHO SALUTES $1000: In the Navy this "man" is an enlisted person trained in combat first aid corpsman |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | ARMED FORCES RHYME TIME $300: Rotating handle to start an armored combat vehicle tank crank |
| #3426, aired 1999-06-28 | BODIES OF WATER $800: Phnom Penh in Cambodia & Vientiane in Laos are the largest urban centers along this river Mekong |
| #3385, aired 1999-04-30 | COMMUNISM $300: 2-word name for the Communist army that brutally ruled Cambodia in the 1970s Khmer Rouge |
| #3349, aired 1999-03-11 | ABBREV. $500: Members of the military who show heroism during aerial combat may be awarded this, abbreviated DFC the Distinguished Flying Cross |
| #3326, aired 1999-02-08 | OUTDATED MAPS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1954 French Indochina was divided into these 4 countries Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam & South Vietnam |
| #3312, aired 1999-01-19 | THE THEATRE $800: "Swimming To Cambodia" monologist who starred in the aptly-titled one-man show "Gray's Anatomy" Spalding Gray |
| #3306, aired 1999-01-11 | "EZ" DOES IT $1000: In 1975 Cambodia seized this American merchant ship on the Gulf of Siam, claiming it was a spy vessel Mayaguez |
| #3293, aired 1998-12-23 | THIS MEANS WAR! $600: Vic Morrow was Sergeant Chip Saunders in this 1960s TV series Combat |
| #3271, aired 1998-11-23 | IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE $500: In 1863 French archaeologists began uncovering this temple of Vishnu in the jungles of Cambodia Angkor Wat |
| #3209, aired 1998-07-09 | ENDS IN, LIKE, "LIKE" $200: Devoted to combat, like the ancient Spartans warlike |
| #3184, aired 1998-06-04 | BEFORE & AFTER $1000: That despicable former leader of Cambodia saying "You devastated your country!" Pol Pot calling the kettle black |
| #3183, aired 1998-06-03 | IT'S A PLANE! $500: Introduced in 1944, this company's ME262 was the first jet combat plane Messerschmitt |
| #3175, aired 1998-05-22 | CATEGORY IN TRAINING $300: Period during which recruits learn combat skills basic training |
| #3171, aired 1998-05-18 | PSYCH 102 $800: In WWI, "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" was known as "combat fatigue" or this alliterative 2-word term Shell shock |
| #3150, aired 1998-04-17 | FLAG-WAVING $800: Want to know what's depicted on this country's flag? Angkor Wat, that's wat! Cambodia |
| #3106, aired 1998-02-16 | COMMUNISTS $800: This 1970s prime minister who made parts of Cambodia killing fields made more grim headlines in 1997 Pol Pot |
| #3094, aired 1998-01-29 | NOW GET OUT! $600: This country has exiled Norodam Sihanouk twice & twice crowned him king Cambodia |
| #3058, aired 1997-12-10 | WORLD HISTORY $1000: In 1959 a disgruntled Buddhist monk assassinated this country's PM Solomon Bandaranaike Ceylon/Sri Lanka |
| #3020, aired 1997-10-17 | WORLD HISTORY $500: This battleship on which the WWII Japanese surrender terms were signed saw combat during the Gulf War U.S.S. Missouri |
| #3001, aired 1997-09-22 | REALLY LONG RIVERS $500: At Khone Falls on the Cambodia-Laos border, this river is 6 1/2 miles wide the Mekong |
| #2990, aired 1997-09-05 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $300: Title of Tom Wolfe's 1979 book about men he described as "single-combat warriors" The Right Stuff |
| #2986, aired 1997-09-01 | SUMMIT MEETINGS $400: A 1961 JFK-Khrushchev summit ended in an agreement on this neighbor of Vietnam & Cambodia Laos |
| #2980, aired 1997-07-11 | NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD $1000: Cambodia's Angkor National Park was created to protect the ruins of this empire's former capital Khmer |
| #2945, aired 1997-05-23 | AROUND THE WORLD $700 (Daily Double): Now in ruins, the temple complex of Angkor Thom in this country was built by Khmer ruler Jayavarman VII Cambodia (Kampuchea) |
| #2925, aired 1997-04-25 | SILENT MOVIES $600: William Wellman, who directed this first Oscar winner, about WWI, was a veteran of aerial combat Wings |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES $800: Spalding Gray relates his experiences making this 1984 film in 1987's "Swimming To Cambodia" The Killing Fields |
| #2881, aired 1997-02-24 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: In 1975 200 U.S. Marines recaptured this merchant ship that had been seized by Cambodia Mayaguez |
| #2879, aired 1997-02-20 | ASIAN GEOGRAPHY $800: During the rainy season the Mekong backs into the Tonle Sap, flooding the central part of this country Cambodia |
| #2872, aired 1997-02-11 | BODIES OF WATER $1000: This longest river of southeast Asia flows through China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, & Vietnam Mekong River |
| #2860, aired 1997-01-24 | WORLD WAR II $200: The second time this U.S. general lost patience with combat fatigued soldiers, he nearly lost his command George Patton |
| #2839, aired 1996-12-26 | A.K.A. $500: This star of the film "Georgia" was born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; her father was "Combat" star Vic Morrow Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| #2837, aired 1996-12-24 | PEOPLE'S REPUBLICS $1000: In 1979 the Khmer Rouge government was deposed in Cambodia & the People's Republic of this was set up Kampuchea |
| #2831, aired 1996-12-16 | TOWERS $300: The towers of Angkor Wat in this country symbolize the peaks of mythical Mount Meru Cambodia/Kampuchea |
| #2808, aired 1996-11-13 | "O" MY $200: Marine mollusk good at arm to arm to arm to arm to arm to arm to arm to arm combat octopus |
| #2779, aired 1996-10-03 | U.S. HISTORY $600: The May 1970 Kent State protest was in reaction to U.S. troops entering this country Cambodia |
| #2761, aired 1996-09-09 | HISTORY $500: Angkor became capital of this empire in the late 9th c. & remained the capital for over 500 years the Khmer Empire |
| #2755, aired 1996-07-19 | LAKES & RIVERS $400: Major cities on this river include Phnom Penh in Cambodia & Vientiane in Laos The Mekong River |
| #2745, aired 1996-07-05 | ARCHAEOLOGY $400: Around 1860 French naturalist Henri Mouhot discovered the ruins of Angkor Wat in this country Cambodia |
| #2715, aired 1996-05-24 | HISTORIC DOCUMENTS $600: The Nyon Agreement was a 20th century attempt to combat this on the Mediterranean piracy |
| #2713, aired 1996-05-22 | MEDICATIONS $600: Also called sulfonamides, these were the first systemic drugs used to combat bacterial infection sulfa drugs |
| #2701, aired 1996-05-06 | HISTORY $800: Between 1976 & 1989, this country's official name was Kampuchea Cambodia |
| #2698, aired 1996-05-01 | ASIA $500 (Daily Double): By 1893 Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia were incorporated into this territory French Indochina |
| #2622, aired 1996-01-16 | WORLD HISTORY $600: In 1960 Prince Norodom Sihanouk became leader of this country, but declined the title of king Cambodia |
| #2613, aired 1996-01-03 | WHAT A PRINCE! $500 (Daily Double): In 1993 Prince Norodom Ranariddh became first prime minister of this country Cambodia |
| #2606, aired 1995-12-25 | WORLD FACTS $300: Battambang, the 2nd-largest urban area in this country, contains 10th century ruins of the Khmer Empire Cambodia |
| #2588, aired 1995-11-29 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: About 620,000 soldiers died in the Civil War, more than half from this, not combat infection (or disease) |
| #2565, aired 1995-10-27 | INSECTS $400: Boric acid powder is used to combat these household pests of the order Blattaria cockroaches |
| #2543, aired 1995-09-27 | HISTORY $400: Between the 800s & 1400s the Khmer had a Hindu-Buddhist kingdom with its capital in what is now this country Cambodia |
| #2528, aired 1995-09-06 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: Asian country with which the "Killing Fields" were originally associated Cambodia |
| #2517, aired 1995-07-11 | FLAGS $1000: The flag of Cambodia has a representation of this temple dedicated to Vishnu Angkor Wat |
| #2503, aired 1995-06-21 | FRENCH ART & ARTISTS $400: Manet's painting "Combat of the Kearsarge and the Alabama" depicts a naval battle of this American war the Civil War |
| #2497, aired 1995-06-13 | MORE HINTS FROM HELOISE $400: At parties, Heloise likes to crack cascarones, these shells filled with confetti, over people's heads eggshells |
| #2481, aired 1995-05-22 | WORLD HISTORY $400: Lon Nol was president of this country from 1972 until he fled the advancing Khmer Rouge in 1975 Cambodia |
| #2441, aired 1995-03-27 | MILITARY TERMS $300: A corpsman, a Navy person trained in combat first aid, is equivalent to this Army person a medic |
| #2407, aired 1995-02-07 | POLITICIANS $200: In 1945 this Kansas senator's right arm was permanently disabled in combat in Italy Bob Dole |
| #2345, aired 1994-11-11 | THE 1980s $100: It was the 3-word slogan of the First Lady's 1983 program to combat drug use "Just say no." |
| #2331, aired 1994-10-24 | 1970 $400: All U.S. ground forces were reported withdrawn to Vietnam from this neighboring country Cambodia |
| #2321, aired 1994-10-10 | THE "BLUE"s & THE "GRAY"s $1000: He's famous for his monologues "Swimming To Cambodia" & "Monster in a Box" Spalding Gray |
| #2275, aired 1994-06-24 | COMEDIANS $400: This comedian, born Charles Elmer Taylor, said, "Confetti is my life" Rip Taylor |
| #2265, aired 1994-06-10 | AUTHORS AT WAR $1000: This "A Rumor of War" author was a member of the first U.S. ground-combat unit in Vietnam (Philip) Caputo |
| #2246, aired 1994-05-16 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1000: 1 of the 2 countries that border both Vietnam & Thailand Cambodia (or Laos) |
| #2235, aired 1994-04-29 | THE 20th CENTURY $100: In 1975 the Khmer Rouge took control of this country Cambodia |
| #2221, aired 1994-04-11 | POTPOURRI $100: Without consulting Congress, Nixon ordered an invasion of this Vietnam neighbor in April 1970 Cambodia |
| #2169, aired 1994-01-27 | FOOTWEAR $100: Insulting military wear for mothers combat boots |
| #2168, aired 1994-01-26 | SECRETS $400: In early Japan they were sworn to secrecy, wore full black uniforms & masks & were experts at combat ninjas |
| #2163, aired 1994-01-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY $300: The fatal 1970 protest at Kent State Univ. was against the U.S. invasion of this neighbor of Vietnam Cambodia |
| #2130, aired 1993-12-03 | WORLD FACTS $2,700 (Daily Double): The imposing ruins of Angkor Thom, a temple complex built around 1200, are in this country Cambodia |
| #2110, aired 1993-11-05 | HISTORY $800: In 1954 France permanently withdrew from this territory now divided among Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia Indochina |
| #2102, aired 1993-10-26 | 1970 $1000: This prince was deposed by General Lon Nol in Cambodia (Norodom) Sihanouk |
| #2068, aired 1993-09-08 | ASIA $600: This river is navigable from its delta in Vietnam to Phnom Penh, Cambodia the Mekong |
| #2065, aired 1993-07-23 | 1960s TELEVISION $400: 4 commandos battled Rommel's Afrika Korps each week in this WWII drama starring Christopher George The Rat Patrol |
| #2062, aired 1993-07-20 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: In 1970 U.S. forces in Vietnam invaded the Parrot's Beak region of this neighboring country Cambodia |
| #2052, aired 1993-07-06 | MODERN HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): In 1975 this Communist movement led by Pol Pot seized control of Cambodia the Khmer Rouge |
| #2024, aired 1993-05-27 | WORLD FACTS $100: While kids in the U.S. have to learn 26 of these, kids in Cambodia have to learn 72 letters of the alphabet |
| #1948, aired 1993-02-10 | HISTORY $400: In 1985 Vietnamese troops drove the Khmer Rouge from the last of their bases in this country Cambodia |
| #1947, aired 1993-02-09 | BLACK AMERICA $600: In 1971 this Chicagoan founded People United to Save Humanity in order to combat racism Jesse Jackson |
| #1943, aired 1993-02-03 | HISTORY $800: Under Soviet pressure, Vietnam withdrew its last forces from this country in 1989 Cambodia |
| #1930, aired 1993-01-15 | WORLD WAR I $200: About 40 of these German airships were shot down in combat during the War zeppelins |
| #1765, aired 1992-04-10 | 9-LETTER WORDS $100: From the Latin for "sword", this person was trained for combat in the ancient Roman arena gladiator |
| #1746, aired 1992-03-16 | HISTORY $400: In 1975 Khmer Rouge Communists led by Pol Pot took control of this country Cambodia |
| #1727, aired 1992-02-18 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: Big cities on this major river include Vientiane in Laos & Phnom Penh in Cambodia the Mekong |
| #1720, aired 1992-02-07 | WORLD CAPITALS $300: After Cambodia fell to Communists, most residents of this capital were ordered to move Phnom Penh |
| #1598, aired 1991-07-10 | ORGANIZATIONS $1000: This association, noted for its Christmas Seal campaign, was founded in 1904 to combat tuberculosis the American Lung Association |
| #1592, aired 1991-07-02 | WORLD HISTORY $200: In 1976, Pol Pot became prime minister of the new communist government in this country Cambodia |
| #1564, aired 1991-05-23 | THE U.S. ARMED FORCES $300: The Navy's special forces who are trained for all-terrain combat, not for playing horns in a circus the SEALs |
| #1559, aired 1991-05-16 | LANGUAGES $3,000 (Daily Double): Country whose official language is Khmer Cambodia (or Kampuchea) |
| #1557, aired 1991-05-14 | WAR IN THE GULF $200: On January 18, 1991 the first one of these used in combat took out a scud near the Iraq-Kuwait border a Patriot missile |
| #1548, aired 1991-05-01 | FILE UNDER "J" $400: Judo was developed from this Japanese method of unarmed combat ju-jitsu |
| #1543, aired 1991-04-24 | WORLD FLAGS $500: A 5-towered building representing the temple of Angkor Wat appears on this nation's flag Cambodia |
| #1480, aired 1991-01-25 | MAGAZINES $500: Covering combat & military subjects, it's the journal of professional adventurers "Soldier of Fortune" |
| #1477, aired 1991-01-22 | 1956 $400: Norodom Suramarit replaced this man, his son, as King of Cambodia Prince (Norodom) Sihanouk |
| #1466, aired 1991-01-07 | TV TRIVIA $100: In the 1960s TV series "Combat", Vic Morrow & Rick Jason were fighting this war World War II |
| #1464, aired 1991-01-03 | THE 1970s $1000: In 1970 Lon Nol took control of this country in a coup Cambodia |
| #1391, aired 1990-09-24 | INTERNATIONAL TRIVIA $400: Henri Mouhot, a French naturalist, discovered the ruins of Angkor Thom in this country in 1860 Cambodia |
| #1379, aired 1990-09-06 | ODD JOBS $200: Mystic warrior in feudal Japan trained in espionage & both armed & unarmed combat a ninja |
| #1352, aired 1990-06-19 | ARCHAEOLOGY $600: Begun in the 12th century as a Hindu temple, it's the centerpiece of a vast complex in Cambodia Angkor Wat |
| #1306, aired 1990-04-16 | WORLD WAR II $400: Second to Hitler in power, this former WWI combat pilot was in command of Germany's Luftwaffe Göring |
| #1286, aired 1990-03-19 | WORLD LEADERS $300: In 1970 Prince Norodom Sihanouk was deposed in a bloodless coup as head of state of this country Cambodia |
| #1280, aired 1990-03-09 | WORLD POLITICS $500: The country that in recent years has been called Kampuchea has changed its name back to this Cambodia |
| #1260, aired 1990-02-09 | NEWS OF THE '80s $400: In September 1989 Vietnam completed its withdrawal of military forces from this country Cambodia |
| #1184, aired 1989-10-26 | FLAGS $800: The flag of this Southeast Asia country has a design of its famous temple, Angkor Wat Cambodia |
| #1180, aired 1989-10-20 | AVIATION $600: French for "departure", the flight of an airplane on a combat mission is called this sortie |
| #1178, aired 1989-10-18 | "FORT"s $100: This N.C. fort has reason to boast since airborne U.S. Army combat units are stationed there Fort Bragg |
| #1071, aired 1989-04-10 | ANAGRAMS $500: If you practiced the ukulele a lot in Cambodia, you might now be "A UKE CHAMP" here Kampuchea (from "A UKE CHAMP") |
| #1069, aired 1989-04-06 | LANDMARKS $600: From 1919-1960 this country's kings resided in the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Cambodia |
| #1056, aired 1989-03-20 | THE MILITARY $800: The Army's largest overseas combat force, the 7th Army, is stationed in this country Germany |
| #1016, aired 1989-01-23 | WORLD WAR II $200: As an observer, this CBS correspondent flew 25 combat missions "Person to Person" Edward R. Murrow |
| #1014, aired 1989-01-19 | VOCABULARY $300: If your hostess offers you a comfit, she expects you to do this with it eat it |
| #1008, aired 1989-01-11 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $400: President whose "doctrine" provided aid to Greece & Turkey to combat communism Truman |
| #950, aired 1988-10-21 | THE 20TH CENTURY $500 (Daily Double): 2 of 3 countries that came under full communist control in 1975 (2 of) Vietnam, Cambodia, & Laos |
| #947, aired 1988-10-18 | LANGUAGES $400: Khmer is the official language of this country Cambodia |
| #906, aired 1988-07-11 | HISTORY $600: Over a million people were killed by the Pol Pot regime in this country Cambodia (Kampuchea) |
| #881, aired 1988-06-06 | WWI PLANES $200: The only U.S.-built plane to see combat, the DH-4 helped pioneer delivery of this after the war the mail |
| #866, aired 1988-05-16 | THE FAR EAST $800: This political group changed Cambodia's name to Kampuchea Khmer Rouge |
| #819, aired 1988-03-10 | 1955 $800: On March 2, King Sihanouk of this country abdicated the throne not to his son, but to his father Cambodia (now Kampuchea) |
| #818, aired 1988-03-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: U-Haul is overhauling its fleet of trucks & trailers to combat stiff competition from this company Ryder |
| #815, aired 1988-03-04 | PRESIDENTS $600: The S.S. Mayaguez was seized by Cambodia but recaptured by U.S. Marines during his administration Gerald Ford |
| #801, aired 1988-02-15 | ASIA $1000: The U.N. considers the deposed "Khmer Rouge" the legitimate government of this S.E. Asian country Cambodia |
| #754, aired 1987-12-10 | GEOGRAPHIC AKA's $500 (Daily Double): In the current Ency. Americana, Britannica & World Book, Cambodia is found under this heading Kampuchea |
| #750, aired 1987-12-04 | WOMEN $200: Marian Rockwell, 5' 2" tall & 110 lbs., teaches unarmed combat at this Hudson River academy West Point |
| #734, aired 1987-11-12 | POLITICAL NICKNAMES $400: His nickname, "Tailgunner Joe", was based on a serious WWII combat record Joe McCarthy |
| #730, aired 1987-11-06 | 1887 $500: France merged Cochin-China, Annam, Tonkin & Cambodia in a "union" called this (French) Indochina |
| #713, aired 1987-10-14 | ANCIENT TIMES $600: This ancient ruined temple is in Kampuchea near the ruins of Angkor Thom Angkor Wat |
| #679, aired 1987-07-16 | THE MILITARY $200: Though women in the Air Force get same pay & benefits as men, they man not be assigned to this combat |
| #638, aired 1987-05-20 | COMMUNISM $1,000 (Daily Double): These 3 Southeast Asian countries all came under full Communist control within 1 year, 1975 South Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia |
| #620, aired 1987-04-24 | FAMOUS QUOTES $500: He said in 1970 of invasion of Cambodia, "We are all the President's men" Henry Kissinger |
| #583, aired 1987-03-04 | WORLD HISTORY $100: In recent years this country has also been known as Kampuchea & Khmer Republic Cambodia |
| #540, aired 1987-01-02 | "WILLIAMS" $200: Unprecedented for an athlete, this "Splendid Splinter" missed 5 seasons while on combat duty Ted WIlliams |
| #520, aired 1986-12-05 | WARS $200: In 1979, this country conquered Cambodia Vietnam |
| #493, aired 1986-10-29 | MYSTERIOUS EAST $500 (Daily Double): The 3 nations which comprised French Indochina Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam |
| #468, aired 1986-09-24 | OCTOBER $400: Windward island in the Torrid Zone which became a combat zone in October 1983 Grenada |
| #466, aired 1986-09-22 | FOREIGN PHRASES $800: Literal meaning of "mano a mano" combat hand-to-hand |
| #462, aired 1986-09-16 | UNDECLARED WARS $400: Secret bombing raids preceded 30,000 troops into this nation now called Kampuchea Cambodia |
| #457, aired 1986-09-09 | ASIA $1000: Forming most of Vietnam's northwestern border, it's the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia Laos |
| #444, aired 1986-05-22 | THE ARMY $1000: The Army's largest overseas combat unit, the 7th Army, is headquartered in this German city Heidelberg |
| #443, aired 1986-05-21 | WORLD WAR II $200: Though initially opposed to the war, this "Lone Eagle" flew 50 combat missions in the Pacific as a civilian Charles Lindbergh |
| #439, aired 1986-05-15 | "TRI" WORDS $200: It can be "by combat" or "by jury" trial |
| #427, aired 1986-04-29 | WORLD WAR I $400: When this country declared war on Germany in April 1917, it didn't have a single combat aircraft the USA |
| #416, aired 1986-04-14 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $800: 38 Marines died to rescue the 39 crew members of this ship, seized by Cambodia in 1975 the Mayaguez |
| #384, aired 1986-02-27 | MODERN HISTORY $100: 1st to use planes in combat, in 1911 this boot-shaped nation kicked off modern aerial warfare Italy |
| #156, aired 1985-04-15 | WORLD CAPITALS $100: Also called Kampuchea, its capital is Phnom Penh Cambodia |
| #105, aired 1985-02-01 | GABLE $200: Devastated by this wife's death, Gable volunteered for WWII combat Carole Lombard |
| #95, aired 1985-01-18 | 5-LETTER WORDS $400: It can be by fire, by combat, or by jury trial |
| #59, aired 1984-11-29 | FIRSTS $200: Combat candies made to melt in a GI's mouth, not in his hand M&M's |
| #20, aired 1984-10-05 | "SHELLS" $400: Condition akin to combat fatigue shell-shocked |
