| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | DEMONYMS $400: Never to be confused with Cretins with an "I", Cretans with an "A" hail from this nation's largest island Greece |
| #8858, aired 2023-04-26 | A NATION OF VODKA BRANDS $1000: Referring to a line of latitude that runs through it,
42 Below New Zealand |
| #8631, aired 2022-05-02 | MIAMI NEWS CLUES $800: (I'm Calvin Hughes.) In 1990 deposed Central American dictator Manuel Noriega was brought to Miami to face a host of charges including racketeering, money laundering & drug trafficking while running this nation Panama |
| #8593, aired 2022-03-09 | IN RECENT NEWS $800: In 2021 Magdalena Andersson became the 1st female P.M. of this nation, quit after a few hours, then reclaimed the job days later Sweden |
| #8575, aired 2022-02-11 | I'M TOO SEXY: A LYRICAL POTPOURRI $1000: ... for this island nation whose largest freshwater lake is the 260-square-mile Biwa Japan |
| #8127, aired 2019-12-31 | BATTLE & HUM $1600: The White Stripes sang, "I'm gonna fight 'em off"; one of these "couldn't hold me back" the "Seven Nation Army" |
| #7762, aired 2018-05-15 | I NEED A VACATION! $200: Got my skis, but I hope I'm over my fear of heights when we make it to this nation Switzerland |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | YOU KIDS & YOUR MUSIC THESE DAYS $600: This band has gone nation wide singing, "Oo woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks now, I been feelin' it since 1966, now" Portugal. The Man |
| #7607, aired 2017-10-10 | EXPLORING THE WORLD $1000: (Sven Lindblad gives the clue.) The rule of thumb for explorers is to not approach wildlife too closely as they can become fearful & angry... but on a lucky day in this Scandinavian nation's Svalbard archipelago a small herd of walrus seemingly welcomed me Norway |
| #7351, aired 2016-07-25 | "M"PLACEMENT $600: This nation shares its name with a region of Greece Macedonia |
| #6540, aired 2013-02-08 | COMPLETE THE LYRIC $1600: The White Stripes:
"I'm gonna fight 'em off," this military group "couldn't hold me back" a Seven Nation Army |
| #6189, aired 2011-07-07 | ANIMATION NATION $800: Here's a quote from this kid who shares a show title with "Fanboy": "I'm a pony! Vroom vroom! Beep beep!" Chum Chum |
| #5855, aired 2010-02-12 | AFRICAN HISTORY $800: (I'm author and journalist Helene Cooper.) In 1847 a government based on that of the U.S. was established by free black men & former slaves in the West African nation they called this Liberia |
| #5597, aired 2008-12-30 | 1450 A.M. (MAKE THAT A.D.) $400: In 1450 King Christian I of Denmark was also declared king of this other Scandinavian nation Norway |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | "M": A NATION $0 (Daily Double): This nation comprises more than 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean Micronesia |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | "M": A NATION $400: A tiny, hilly wedge, it lies 9 miles east of Nice, France Monaco |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | "M": A NATION $1200: Greece is possessive about this name, so the U.N. has a member nation called the Former Yugoslav Republic of this Macedonia |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | "M": A NATION $1600: It's slightly larger than Alaska; Siberia borders it to the north Mongolia |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | "M": A NATION $2000: Armando Guebuza is the president of this African republic & former Portuguese colony Mozambique |
| #5504, aired 2008-07-10 | I'M LIBYAN $1000: Omar Mukhtar was the leader of a 20th century uprising against Libya's occupation by this European nation Italy |
| #5491, aired 2008-06-23 | SPORTS STUFF $2000: (I'm USC athletic director Mike Garrett.) In 1965 at USC I led the nation in rushing; the year before, this running back played by James Caan in a TV movie achieved the feat (Brian) Piccolo |
| #5319, aired 2007-10-25 | RECENTLY DISCOVERED PRESIDENTIAL ADS $200: He said a nation half-slave & half-free can't exist. I say he's wrong. I'm Stephen Douglas & I approved this message Lincoln |
| #4925, aired 2006-01-27 | GLOBETROTTING $1000: (Hi, I'm Anderson Cooper of CNN's 360.) I took a 16-hour flight from New York to this 25,000-square-mile nation off India to report on tsunami damage Sri Lanka |
| #4855, aired 2005-10-21 | SPORTS U.S.A. $1200: (Jon of the Clue Crew sports Boston ball club paraphernalia.) I'm a proud citizen of this, a phrase popularized & used in a book subtitle by sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy the Red Sox Nation |
| #4750, aired 2005-04-08 | "M"-A-NATIONS $1600: Cyberjaya, a city billed as an Asian Silicon Valley, was recently founded in this Muslim nation of 20 million Malaysia |
| #4145, aired 2002-09-13 | A NATION OF ASIA $600: (Alex on location) I'm at Namdaemun, a gate that is national treasure No. 1 of this country that was host of the 1988 Summer Olympics South Korea |
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