#13, aired 2023-05-17 | PAGE TO SCREEN WITH A DIFFERENT TITLE $600: Dick King-Smith's book first published in the U.K. as "The Sheep-Pig" was adapted into this movie Babe |
#11, aired 2023-05-16 | ALL THE WAY FROM "K" TO "K" $800: The recoil of a firearm, or an illegal payment made to someone as a reward for helping in an activity kickback |
#8840, aired 2023-03-31 | OH, THE LITERARY PLACES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO! $800: As in "The Trial", this author uses a protagonist named K. in "The Castle"; a dark city with odd locals keeps K, busy Kafka |
#8832, aired 2023-03-21 | A.K.A. $200: In the original story Pinocchio begins his existence as one of these, also called a string puppet a marionette |
#8829, aired 2023-03-16 | THE LEADER BEFORE THE LEADER $200: What can (Gordon) Brown do for you? In 2007 the U.K. began to find out after this Labour leader's run as prime minister ended Blair |
#8792, aired 2023-01-24 | JANUARY IN RECENT HISTORY $400: After decades as a member, in January 2020 the U.K. ceased its membership in this organization the EU |
#8759, aired 2022-12-08 | "U" IN HISTORY $1000: In what was meant to be a limited operation, in 1969 U.K. troops were sent to parts of this region as a result of "Troubles" Ulster |
#12, aired 2022-02-16 | TOY STORIES $800: Known as Go Go Hamsters in the U.K., they were a smash hit for Christmas 2009 ZhuZhu Pets |
#8573, aired 2022-02-09 | VICE PRESIDENTS $400: In 1832 he missed Senate confirmation to be minister to the U.K. by one vote but he'd soon get Jackson's MVB vote as veep Martin Van Buren |
#8429, aired 2021-06-24 | REAL PEOPLE ON FILM $200: In 2013 Idris Elba took the "Long Walk to Freedom" as this man, whose death was announced at the film's U.K. premiere Nelson Mandela |
#8297, aired 2020-12-08 | AUTHORS' ALMA MATERS $400: Studying French & classics, she graduated from England's University of Exeter, not Hogwarts, in 1987 J.K. Rowling |
#8220, aired 2020-05-22 | GRAPHIC NOVELS $800: In Brian K. Vaughan's graphic novel "Y: The Last Man", the "Y" stands for one of these, as most of the guys have dropped dead a chromosome |
#8107, aired 2019-12-03 | NOT-SO-EASY KIDS' TV $2000: This German shepherd was a kids' favorite in the '50s & returned as a "K-9 cop" in an '80s & '90s show Rin Tin Tin |
#8057, aired 2019-09-24 | READ ANY BESTSELLERS LATELY? $3,000 (Daily Double): Baseball writer Tyler Kepner took an in-depth look at 10 types of pitches in a book with this single letter as its title K |
#7982, aired 2019-04-30 | STAGE CRAFT $400: In 1991 J.K. Simmons as Captain Hook sailed on the pirate ship in this show on Broadway Peter Pan |
#7752, aired 2018-05-01 | POTENT MEASUREMENTS $2000: In the 19th century, the U.K. designated 14 ounces as the size bearing the name of this ship a schooner |
#7710, aired 2018-03-02 | MY TV DADS $2000: His 2017 Emmy award as dad & son on "This Is Us" was his second in two years--for your information, the "K" is for Kelby (Sterling K.) Brown |
#7513, aired 2017-04-19 | REAL-LIFE PEOPLE IN SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS $400: Owen Glendower bedeviled Henry IV on stage & in real life as a leader of rebel forces in this U.K. country Wales |
#7374, aired 2016-10-06 | MAKE AMERICA GRATE AGAIN $800: Caerphilly, a cheese named for a town in this U.K. country, is known as "the crumblies" Wales |
#7367, aired 2016-09-27 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $1600: In the U.K., the melody of "Pomp And Circumstance" has been sung as the patriotic song "Land Of Hope And" this Glory |
#7154, aired 2015-10-22 | "K"APITAL CITIES $400: It succeeded Kandahar as capital in 1776 Kabul |
#7137, aired 2015-09-29 | ROLE IN COMMON $1200: "Men in Black 3" had Josh Brolin as the young Agent K; he's the older Agent K Tommy Lee Jones |
#7028, aired 2015-03-18 | WORDS TO "DI" FOR $400: In the U.K. these disposable garments are known as nappies diapers |
#6849, aired 2014-05-29 | SCI-, NO FI $800: This element was first isolated as a pure metal in 1807, K? potassium |
#6737, aired 2013-12-24 | OCCUPATIONS $800: (I'm Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times.) I've written several stories about the revolving door system in which ex-government officials work hand in hand with old colleagues as they go into this profession centered on K Street lobbyists |
#6670, aired 2013-09-20 | BESTSELLERS $600: "The Cuckoo's Calling", a British mystery novel, sold modestly until she was unmasked as its author in 2013 J.K. Rowling |
#6632, aired 2013-06-18 | DAS "K"APITAL $2000: For its first 85 years, this capital was known as Leopoldville; the name was changed in 1966 Kinshasa |
#6423, aired 2012-07-18 | BEGINS & ENDS IN "K" $400: This monocled colonel served as the commandant of Stalag 13 on "Hogan's Heroes" Colonel Klink |
#6197, aired 2011-07-19 | FRANKS $800: If you see a "K" in a triangle on your hot dog pack, it's been certified as this-- l'chaim! kosher |
#6110, aired 2011-03-18 | "K" AS IN... $200: This boxing stat; Sugar Ray Robinson had 109 during his career KOs (knockouts) |
#6110, aired 2011-03-18 | "K" AS IN... $400: This archaic term for a male servant; in cards, a jack a knave |
#6110, aired 2011-03-18 | "K" AS IN... $600: This American political party prominent in the 1850s the Know-Nothing Party |
#6110, aired 2011-03-18 | "K" AS IN... $800: This German word for a short, thick, highly seasoned sausage a knockwurst |
#6110, aired 2011-03-18 | "K" AS IN... $1000: This sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death a knell |
#6073, aired 2011-01-26 | THE PERFORMER $800: J.K. Simmons, seriously evil in "Oz", brought it down to "not so nice" as publisher J. Jonah Jameson in this 2002 film Spider-Man |
#5982, aired 2010-09-21 | ZAC(H/K) ATTACK $200: Zachary Quinto showed us the logic as this character in 2009's "Star Trek" Spock |
#5982, aired 2010-09-21 | ZAC(H/K) ATTACK $1000: Zack de la Rocha tapped into his anger as the vocalist in this group featuring guitarist Tom Morello Rage Against the Machine |
#5738, aired 2009-07-15 | WORDS FOR YOUNGSTERS $400: Bairn is a word from this northernmost U.K. country, as in "Och, the wee bairn dinna eat his chicken tenders" Scotland |
#5693, aired 2009-05-13 | STAYING AT HOME $200: The British royal residence & castle known as Balmoral is found in this U.K. country Scotland |
#5496, aired 2008-06-30 | THOSE DARN EQUESTRIANS $800: Known as National Hunt Racing in the U.K., this type of race has horses jumping obstacles on a track steeplechase |
#5416, aired 2008-03-10 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $1200: Registering as K. Switzer, in 1967 Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially enter & run this race the Boston Marathon |
#5402, aired 2008-02-19 | AUSTRALIAN HISTORY $600: Due to Australia's vast distances, in 1928 K. St. Vincent Welch became the 1st doctor to reach patients in this way by plane |
#5361, aired 2007-12-24 | HERSHEY'S $800: (Jon of the Clue Crew holds some chocolate at the Hershey's Museum in Hershey, PA.) As well as the K type, World War II G.I.s got Hershey's D type of this; in 1945 the company was producing 24 million a week rations |
#5358, aired 2007-12-19 | LITERATURE $1600: Bank official Joseph K. is on the defensive as the accused in this Kafka work The Trial |
#5295, aired 2007-09-21 | NIGERIA $400: As a part of its 19th Century territorial expansions, this nation colonized the Nigerian port of Lagos in 1861 the U.K. |
#5281, aired 2007-07-23 | GIVE ME A "K"! $200: In the 1930s it was advertised as "the handkerchiefs you can throw away" Kleenex |
#5281, aired 2007-07-23 | GIVE ME A "K"! $600: The "K" is silent in this word meaning complicated, as in a difficult problem; the word also describes ropes & trees knotty |
#5086, aired 2006-10-23 | COMPOUNDS IN ACTION $800: Some fire extinguishers for fossil fuels use potassium compounds & are known as Purple this letter K |
#5045, aired 2006-07-14 | I'M TOMMY LEE JONES! $400: I suffered no alienation protecting the Earth as Agent K in this 1997 comedy Men in Black |
#4921, aired 2006-01-23 | CAPITAL "K"s $600: This present Malaysian capital replaced Klang as a regional capital in the late 1800s & began a growth spurt Kuala Lumpur |
#4921, aired 2006-01-23 | CAPITAL "K"s $800: In the movie with the same name as this city, Olivier says, "The Nile must taste of blood for a thousand miles" Khartoum |
#4778, aired 2005-05-18 | K.K. $1200: Before writing his first novel, he worked as a night attendant in the mental ward of a V.A. hospital Ken Kesey |
#4460, aired 2004-01-16 | INVENTIVE MINDS $1000: Dr. Louis Fieser is special as he synthesized this vitamin in 1939 vitamin K |
#4401, aired 2003-10-27 | SPECIAL "K" $400: In a classic film, this large title character is billed as the "eighth wonder of the world" King Kong |
#4337, aired 2003-06-10 | CANADA $400: The Canadian legislature has 2 houses: the upper house, or Senate, & the lower house called this, as in the U.K. House of Commons |
#4279, aired 2003-03-20 | CONFIRMATION CODE IS RLKTD $600: K as in this brown seaweed that can be used as soup stock or turned into a powder for use as a seasoning kelp |
#4247, aired 2003-02-04 | AROUND THE WORLD BOOK $600: As C is in 2 volumes, but J & K are in 1, volume 13 still covers this one letter M |
#4073, aired 2002-04-24 | K.C. $400: Kansas City is known as "The City of" these, like the Trevi in Rome fountains |
#4054, aired 2002-03-28 | TRAVEL THE U.S.A. $2000: The state capitol building in this U.S. city is decorated with murals by Thomas Hart Benton Jefferson City |
#4044, aired 2002-03-14 | BRIDGES $800: 19th C. artist William Morris called this U.K. country's Forth Bridge "supremest specimen of all ugliness" Scotland |
#3944, aired 2001-10-25 | SPECIAL "K" PLACES $600: Seen here in all its glory, Waimea Canyon on this island is known as the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" Kauai |
#3933, aired 2001-10-10 | I LIKE Q $500: Without the U Q is pronounced like a K, as in the names of these 2 Middle East countries Iraq & Qatar |
#3833, aired 2001-04-11 | BEGINS & ENDS IN "K" $800: Mark Twain once worked as a printer in this Iowa town Keokuk |
#3743, aired 2000-12-06 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000: This author of "A Cry in the Night" & "We'll Meet Again" is known as the queen of suspense Mary Higgins Clark |
#3737, aired 2000-11-28 | JAMES K. POLK ME $500: Before winning the White House, Polk served in this state's assembly & as its governor Tennessee |
#3504, aired 1999-11-25 | THE PILGRIMS $800: In 1621, his first year as governor, he organized the first Thanksgiving William Bradford |
#3484, aired 1999-10-28 | BEGINS & ENDS WITH "K" $400: In England, it's a telephone booth; in the U.S., a small multi-sided structure such as a newsstand Kiosk |
#3427, aired 1999-06-29 | COUNTRY TWOSOMES $300: In 1987 this legendary singer did a remake of his hit "Crying" as a duet with k.d. lang Roy Orbison |
#3384, aired 1999-04-29 | THE NAME'S FAMILIAR $300: In the 1960s Michael Abdul Malik of the U.K. & Malcolm Little of the U.S. both used this as their last name X |
#3373, aired 1999-04-14 | PUT A KIRK IN IT $500 (Daily Double): Kirk was more than O.K. as this dentist in 1957 Doc Holliday |
#3253, aired 1998-10-28 | LETTERS & NUMBERS $500: Vernon Kell, known as "K", headed this British security service when it was founded in 1909 MI5 |
#3248, aired 1998-10-21 | ROCK SINGERS $100: His "Men In Black" single topped the U.K. charts but wasn't available as a commercial U.S. release Will Smith |
#3058, aired 1997-12-10 | LET'S PLAY CLUE $500: In the U.S. version, the game of Clue starts when this man is found dead in his mansion Mr. Boddy |
#2970, aired 1997-06-27 | BIOLOGY $400: The pollex, the first digit on the forelimbs of tetrapods, is known as this body part on you Thumb |
#2730, aired 1996-06-14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $800: In 1845 this "dark horse" became the first man inaugurated as president under age 50 -- he was 49 James K. Polk |
#2682, aired 1996-04-09 | POP MUSIC $400: Her 1985 hit "Crazy For You" reached the Top 5 in the U.K., as did its 1991 remixed version Madonna |
#2496, aired 1995-06-12 | A.K.A. $400: As a child actor in the '50s, this future Monkee starred in TV's "Circus Boy" under the name Mickey Braddock Mickey Dolenz |
#1980, aired 1993-03-26 | THE MOVIES $500: As Wyatt Earp, Henry Fonda fought the Clantons at the O.K. Corral in this 1946 John Ford Western My Darling Clementine |
#1787, aired 1992-05-12 | PIG LATIN $400: The pig provoker in the title of a popular porcine song, A.K.A. the Igbay Adbay Olfway the Big Bad Wolf |
#1661, aired 1991-11-18 | WORLD "K"APITALS $200: It succeeded Spanish town as Jamaica's capital in 1872 Kingston |
#1552, aired 1991-05-07 | MEDICINE $1000: In 1844 Dr. Horace Wells, a Hartford, Conn. dentist, first used this, A.K.A. laughing gas, as an anesthetic nitrous oxide |
#1489, aired 1991-02-07 | DAYTIME DRAMAS $100: Jack Wagner & K. Malandro, Frisco & Felicia, had one of these on "General Hospital" & in real life a child |
#1396, aired 1990-10-01 | EUROPEAN ARTISTS $2,000 (Daily Double): The Swiss artist whose last name is pronounced "Clay" spelled it this way Klee |
#1281, aired 1990-03-12 | VOCABULARY $200: Once used as a formal title, it means "my lady" in Italian Madonna |
#1076, aired 1989-04-17 | A.K.A. $100: Madcap musician Borge Rosenbaum, who was born in Copenhagen & made his debut as a concert pianist at 13 Victor Borge |
#815, aired 1988-03-04 | PUBLISHING $300: As in the U.S., the weekly magazine with the largest circulation in the U.K. lists these television programs |
#463, aired 1986-09-17 | A.K.A. $600: After playing this insect in a ballet, Thelma McQueen used it as her 1st name Butterfly |
#264, aired 1985-09-12 | "K.K." $400: Critics said he never got any close-ups as Barbra Streisand's co-star in "A Star Is Born" Kris Kristofferson |
Louie C.K., a comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer from Louie and Horace and Pete
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"This multitalented actor, writer, producer, and director is also the star...
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Steve Schirripa, an actor from The Sopranos
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"Once the entertainment director at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas,...
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Zane Ice, a 12-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida
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"He wants to build a business in emerging technologies to help...
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
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Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
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Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Dan Jensen, a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia
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Season 27 3-time champion: $58,203 + $1,000.
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