| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | MR. OR MRS. SONG $400: (It was only a hit) it was only a hit over a year after its release; now this song by the Killers is called a "millennial anthem" "Mr. Brightside" |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | MR. OR MRS. SONG $800: Rapper Nas, aka Nasir Jones, claims to be the inspiration for this woman's "Me & Mr. Jones" from "Back to Black" Winehouse |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | MR. OR MRS. SONG $1200: Paul Simon said this Yankee was baffled by a lyric in "Mrs. Robinson", telling Paul, "I haven't gone anywhere" Joe DiMaggio |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | MR. OR MRS. SONG $1600: Avian name of the Adam Duritz band that in the '90s sang, "Mr. Jones & me tell each other fairy tales" Counting Crows |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | MR. OR MRS. SONG $2000: Bob Dylan wrote, "Drugs never played a part" in the creation of this song about a percussionist "Mr. Tambourine Man" |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | STAGE NAME'S THE SAME $1200: "Mrs. Soffel" Diane Hall & "Mr. Mom" Michael Douglas Keaton |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | MRS., MISS OR MR. $200: This Mrs. is a seasoning blend from B&G Foods Mrs. Dash |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | MRS., MISS OR MR. $400: 1-800-COOKIES will put you in touch with this company Mrs. Fields |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | MRS., MISS OR MR. $600: In some Spanish-speaking countries, this household brand is Don Limpio Mr. Clean |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | MRS., MISS OR MR. $800: This title Mr. of 19th century lit "gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation" Mr. Hyde |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | MRS., MISS OR MR. $1000: Judith Martin began this etiquette column in 1978 "Miss Manners" |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | MISS, MR. OR MRS. SONG $200: Little Richard:
"Good Golly," her Miss Molly |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | MISS, MR. OR MRS. SONG $400: Kelly Clarkson:
"What happened to" her? "No more the need to be defensive" "Miss Independent" |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | MISS, MR. OR MRS. SONG $600: Styx:
"Domo arigato" him "Mr. Roboto" |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | MISS, MR. OR MRS. SONG $800: Billy Paul:
"Me and" her "We got a thing goin' on" Mrs. Jones |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | MISS, MR. OR MRS. SONG $1000: E.L.O.:
"A celebration," he's "up there waitin"' "Mr. Blue Sky" |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | POP CULTURE MR. OR MRS. $400: Rachel Brosnahan is marvelous in her role as this Jewish housewife-turned-comedian the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | POP CULTURE MR. OR MRS. $800: Kevin O'Leary, one of the investors on this series, is frequently referred to as Mr. Wonderful Shark Tank |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | POP CULTURE MR. OR MRS. $1200: Rami Malek won an Emmy for playing Elliot Alderson, a vigilante hacker, on this series Mr. Robot |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | POP CULTURE MR. OR MRS. $1600: & here's to you, this character who seduces Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate" Mrs. Robinson |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | POP CULTURE MR. OR MRS. $2000: On the silver screen this beloved actor played both "Mister Roberts" & "Young Mr. Lincoln" Henry Fonda |
| #8443, aired 2021-07-14 | MR., MISS OR MRS. MOVIES $400: 1931:
A strange potion divides a man's personality Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
| #8443, aired 2021-07-14 | MR., MISS OR MRS. MOVIES $800: 1993:
Staying in touch with your kids after a divorce can literally be kind of a drag Mrs. Doubtfire |
| #8443, aired 2021-07-14 | MR., MISS OR MRS. MOVIES $1200: 2000:
An FBI agent goes undercover at a beauty pageant Miss Congeniality |
| #8443, aired 2021-07-14 | MR., MISS OR MRS. MOVIES $1600: 2005:
Married assassins are contracted to kill each other Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
| #8443, aired 2021-07-14 | MR., MISS OR MRS. MOVIES $2000: 1942:
A British woman & her family work together to survive at the outbreak of World War II Mrs. Miniver |
| #8375, aired 2021-04-09 | LITERARY FIRST LINES $200: "Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal" Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
| #8274, aired 2020-11-05 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $1,800 (Daily Double): She wrote about & illustrated a frog named Mr. Jeremy Fisher & a hedgehog named Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle Beatrix Potter |
| #7948, aired 2019-03-13 | CHILDREN'S LIT $800: In "Make Way for Ducklings", Mr. & Mrs. Mallard settle down in this U.S. city's public garden Boston |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | MR. & MRS. SONGS $400: Paul Simon originally wrote this song as "Mrs. Roosevelt" but graduated to this title "Mrs. Robinson" |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | MR. & MRS. SONGS $800: Billy Paul topped the charts with "Me & Mrs. Jones"; "Mr. Jones" was a No. 5 hit for this "avian" group in the 1990s the Counting Crows |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | MR. & MRS. SONGS $1200: "Open up my eager eyes 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside", says a song by this group The Killers |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | MR. & MRS. SONGS $1600: "Mr. Blue Sky" is the name of a song by & a documentary about Jeff Lynne & this group ELO |
| #7828, aired 2018-09-26 | MR. & MRS. SONGS $2000: Herman's Hermits told her, "You've got a lovely daughter" Mrs. Brown |
| #7779, aired 2018-06-07 | DICKENS BOOK BY CHARACTERS $1600: Mr. & Mrs. Micawber David Copperfield |
| #7764, aired 2018-05-17 | POP CULTURE TEACHERS $1200: In season 9 of this animated show, Mr. Garrison became Mrs. Garrison; in season 12 it was back to Mr. Garrison South Park |
| #7659, aired 2017-12-21 | "CHRIS"TENING $1600: In 1935 Mr. & Mrs. Javacheff of Bulgaria named their little future artist this Christo |
| #7606, aired 2017-10-09 | BOND BOMBSHELLS $2000: Diana Rigg ran out of all the time in the world after becoming Mrs. Bond to this man in his 1-shot role as Mr. Bond George Lazenby |
| #7484, aired 2017-03-09 | MOVIE TITLE PAIRS $1000: In 1941, before Brad & Angelina, the movies' Mr. & Mrs. Smith were Robert Montgomery & this actress Carole Lombard |
| #7004, aired 2015-02-12 | WEDDINGS OF THE STARS $200: Already "Mr. & Mrs." onscreen, this couple married in 2014 with the help of their 6 kids Brad & Angelina |
| #6916, aired 2014-10-13 | CAUSE OF DEATH? $600: Mr. & Mrs. Ceausescu died by firing squad in this country in 1989 Romania |
| #6509, aired 2012-12-27 | BEVERAGE BRANDS $2000: You get the "made from scratch taste" with the Bloody Mary mix from this brand that sounds like a married couple Mr and Mrs T |
| #6364, aired 2012-04-26 | WHO PLAYED THE MRS.? $800: Mrs. Smith in 2005's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" Angelina Jolie |
| #6352, aired 2012-04-10 | I'M READY TO PLAY, TODAY $200: The family of this classic toy includes a Mrs. & a brother & sister named Spud & Yam Mr. Potato Head |
| #6276, aired 2011-12-26 | BOOKS' FIRST LINES $1600: No. 1 of 7:
"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley... were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much" Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
| #6197, aired 2011-07-19 | JOEY $800: Mr. & Mrs. eastern gray this animal welcome joey, 1 inch long & weighing less than a gram a kangaroo |
| #6137, aired 2011-04-26 | BEAR WITH THESE BOOKS $800: Mr. & Mrs. Brown look after this bear after he emigrates from Darkest Peru to London Paddington |
| #6083, aired 2011-02-09 | ANIMALS IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS $400: Pongo & Missis:
This breed that lives with Mr. & Mrs. Dearly Dalmatians |
| #5985, aired 2010-09-24 | THERE'S A PRICE ON YOUR HEAD $800: This toy "married couple" is available for $11.99 in a "Two Taters Together" value pack Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head |
| #5958, aired 2010-07-07 | FANTASTIC MR. FOX $400: When Mr. & Mrs. Fox start a family, the babies are called pups, kits or this, like a bear's cubs |
| #5903, aired 2010-04-21 | THE FILM THAT ALMOST WAS $600: Nicole Kidman dropped out of playing Brad Pitt's wife in this film; you may have heard Angelina Jolie got the part Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
| #5793, aired 2009-11-18 | ART HISTORY $800: In "Mr. and Mrs. Andrews", a double portrait by this British painter, it's the young woman who wears blue Gainsborough |
| #5596, aired 2008-12-29 | MR. & MRS. MALAPROP $200: "The prostitution rests", Kelly Bundy declared during a trial scene on this long-running show Married... with Children |
| #5596, aired 2008-12-29 | MR. & MRS. MALAPROP $400: "I am your density", George tells wife-to-be Lorraine in this 1985 Michael J. Fox film Back to the Future |
| #5596, aired 2008-12-29 | MR. & MRS. MALAPROP $600: This veep said, "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child" Dan Quayle |
| #5596, aired 2008-12-29 | MR. & MRS. MALAPROP $800: On "All in the Family", Edith Bunker referred not to V-E Day or V-J Day but this, um, relative VD Day |
| #5596, aired 2008-12-29 | MR. & MRS. MALAPROP $1000: "I'm not going to make a skeptical out of my boxing career", said this skater-turned-felon-turned-pugilist in 2004 Tonya Harding |
| #5593, aired 2008-12-24 | BOOK DEDICATIONS $800: He dedicated "Lord Jim" to Mr. & Mrs. G.F.W. Hope "with grateful affection" Joseph Conrad |
| #5490, aired 2008-06-20 | MOVIE MR. & MRS. $200: It's the title couple played by Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie in a 2005 movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
| #5490, aired 2008-06-20 | MOVIE MR. & MRS. $400: For that dude to look like a lady in this 1993 film, Robin Williams had to undergo makeup sessions 4 1/2 hours long Mrs. Doubtfire |
| #5490, aired 2008-06-20 | MOVIE MR. & MRS. $600: Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) tells this character, "I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends" Mrs. Robinson |
| #5490, aired 2008-06-20 | MOVIE MR. & MRS. $800: In a 1967 movie, this actor spoke the line "They call me Mr. Tibbs" Sidney Poitier |
| #5490, aired 2008-06-20 | MOVIE MR. & MRS. $1000: In a 1992 movie, he played comic Buddy Young Jr., "Mr. Saturday Night" Billy Crystal |
| #5266, aired 2007-07-02 | IT WAS 40 YEARS AGO TODAY $1200: Striking down a Virginia law, the Supreme Court let Mr. & Mrs. Loving go on loving though they were of different these races |
| #5241, aired 2007-05-28 | ANIMALS IN LITERATURE $1000: This ursine character was discovered by Mr. & Mrs. Brown in London Paddington Bear |
| #4982, aired 2006-04-18 | THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER $1000: "Mrs. Miniver",
"Mister Roberts",
"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" Mrs. Miniver |
| #4895, aired 2005-12-16 | MR. AND MRS. SMITH $400: In the early 1900s, Amanda Smith of Mrs. Smith's fame made a name for herself baking these pies |
| #4895, aired 2005-12-16 | MR. AND MRS. SMITH $800: An annual festival in Sydney, Australia honors Maria Smith, the originator of this famous apple the Granny Smith apple |
| #4895, aired 2005-12-16 | MR. AND MRS. SMITH $1200: A book called "In Sacred Loneliness" documents 33 of the Mrs. Smiths in his life Joseph Smith |
| #4895, aired 2005-12-16 | MR. AND MRS. SMITH $1600: The UPN sitcom "All of Us" is loosely based on this Hollywood couple who also produce the show Will & Jada Pinkett Smith |
| #4895, aired 2005-12-16 | MR. AND MRS. SMITH $2,000 (Daily Double): When her husband Clyde died in 1940, she took over his seat as a House Representative from Maine Margaret Chase Smith |
| #4774, aired 2005-05-12 | SITCOM NEIGHBORS $800: Mr. & Mrs. Roper Three's Company |
| #4615, aired 2004-10-01 | ENGLISH LIT $400: She introduced Mr. & Mrs. Dalloway in her first novel, "The Voyage Out" Virginia Woolf |
| #4577, aired 2004-06-29 | MR. POTATO HEAD $400: Hmm... when Katie the Carrot was introduced in '64, this other female character went (temporarily) bye-bye Mrs. Potato Head |
| #4561, aired 2004-06-07 | '60s SITCOMS $800: One book calls this character "unctuous & oily to adults ('Good evening Mr. & Mrs. Cleaver') but a bully to... kids" Eddie Haskell |
| #4526, aired 2004-04-19 | JOE, ANNES & JOANNES $1200: She played opposite her husband in the movies "The Drowning Pool" & "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge" Joanne Woodward |
| #4490, aired 2004-02-27 | THEIR FIRST FEATURE FILMS $400: June Lockhart debuted as a Cratchit child in this 1938 film, with her real parents playing Mr. & Mrs. Bob Cratchit A Christmas Carol |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE $600: This 5-letter endearment is what Mr. Howell usually called Mrs. Howell on "Gilligan's Island" Lovey |
| #4296, aired 2003-04-14 | QUOTES FROM 2002 $800: Prodded about possible insider trading, she remarked on national TV, "I want to focus on my salads" Martha Stewart |
| #4277, aired 2003-03-18 | REPORTING THE NEWS $1000: This gossip & radio man greeted audiences, "Good evening, Mr. & Mrs. North & South America & all the ships at sea" Walter Winchell |
| #4165, aired 2002-10-11 | ROLE PLAYING $1600: "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge"
(1990) Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward |
| #3973, aired 2001-12-05 | SLOW NEWS DAY $200: (Sarah gives our first headline.) Ain't love grand? Mr. & Mrs. Blair celebrated 60 years of marriage, traditionally represented by this gift diamond |
| #3963, aired 2001-11-21 | "BI"-BYE $400: When a Mr. has 2 Mrs., he's committing this bigamy |
| #3890, aired 2001-06-29 | FEATURED CREATURES $200: In a book by Michael Bond, "Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met" this bear "on a railway platform" Paddington |
| #3753, aired 2000-12-20 | CAROLS $200: A highlight of her variety show was her portrayal of Mrs. Wiggins opposite Tim Conway's Mr. Tudball Carol Burnett |
| #3675, aired 2000-07-21 | A HORATIO ALGAE NOVEL $200: In the novel's unexpurgated version, Mr. & Mrs. Brown Algae practice this type of reproduction together Sexual reproduction |
| #3642, aired 2000-06-06 | THE MOVIES $500: She got an Oscar nomination for playing the Mrs. of "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge" Joanne Woodward |
| #3619, aired 2000-05-04 | MR. OR MS. WILLIAMS $800: The aquatic Mrs. Fernando Lamas Esther Williams |
| #3508, aired 1999-12-01 | CROSSWORD CLUES "W" $600: Mrs. sans Mr.
(5) Widow |
| #3476, aired 1999-10-18 | MR. & MISSIVE $200: The letter from him to Mrs. Bixby on the loss of her 5 sons in the Civil War is a classic Abraham Lincoln |
| #3265, aired 1998-11-13 | THE CANNELL CHANNEL $400: NBC's top show of the 1982-83 season, it suited Mr. & Mrs. America to a "T" The A-Team |
| #3262, aired 1998-11-10 | NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE $800: Mrs. Hawthorne's nickname for this family friend & novelist was "Mr. Omoo" Herman Melville |
| #3126, aired 1998-03-16 | U.S. HISTORY $100: Big events in 1835: Mr. & Mrs. Clemens had a bouncing baby boy, Samuel, & this comet circled by Halley's Comet |
| #2915, aired 1997-04-11 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $600: They're the German equivalents of Mr. & Mrs. Herr und Frau |
| #2805, aired 1996-11-08 | THEY ALMOST STARRED IN... $600: Jane Fonda & Robert Redford almost starred as Mr. and Mrs. Guy Woodhouse in this devilish 1968 thriller Rosemary's Baby |
| #2645, aired 1996-02-16 | ODDS & ENDS $400: This "Blue Boy" artist's portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Andrews is notable for its use of landscape Gainsborough |
| #2555, aired 1995-10-13 | FOOD $100: One legend says Mr. & Mrs. LeGrand Benedict sparked the creation of this dish at Delmonico's Eggs Benedict |
| #2223, aired 1994-04-13 | POETS $1,500 (Daily Double): Soon after his 1809 birth, his parents died & he was taken to the Richmond, Va. home of Mr. & Mrs. John Allan Edgar Allan Poe |
| #2069, aired 1993-09-09 | SPELL THAT NAME $200: Ms. Garr, who played "Mr. Mom"'s Mrs. T-E-R-I |
| #1907, aired 1992-12-15 | OLD RADIO $300: His show began, "Good evening, Mr. & Mrs. North & South America & all the ships at sea" Walter Winchell |
| #1886, aired 1992-11-16 | HITCHCOCK'S BLONDES $300: She was Mrs. Clark Gable when she starred in Hitchcock's comedy "Mr. And Mrs. Smith" Carole Lombard |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | ACTION COMICS $500: Introduced in Action No. 252, she used the alter ego of Linda Lee & was adopted by Mr. & Mrs. Danvers Supergirl |
| #1689, aired 1991-12-26 | IRISH ACTORS $400: After "Goodbye Mr. Chips" she said goodbye to Ireland, moved to Hollywood & became Mrs. Miniver Greer Garson |
| #1606, aired 1991-09-02 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $800: They're the German equivalent of "Mr." & "Mrs." herr & frau |
| #1592, aired 1991-07-02 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $600: This word placed after the name is the Japanese equivalent of Mr., Miss & Mrs. san |
| #1571, aired 1991-06-03 | CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS $800: Mr. Brownlow,
Bet,
Mrs. Bumble Oliver! |
| #1558, aired 1991-05-15 | FILMS OF THE '90s $500: Title Kansas City couple played by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in a 1990 film "Mr. And Mrs. Bridge" |
| #1216, aired 1989-12-11 | VAUDEVILLE $600: Tap dancer turned columnist known for his "Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. N. & S. America & all the ships at sea" Walter Winchell |
| #1083, aired 1989-04-26 | STATE CAPITALS $1000: Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Boone are buried in a cemetery in this city Frankfort |
| #961, aired 1988-11-07 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: English tale of Mrs. Wickett & her boarder, an old schoolmaster from Brookfield Boys School Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
| #933, aired 1988-09-28 | TRIVIAL WORLD RECORDS $300: This 8 1/2 lb. fruit grown by Mr. & Mrs. David G. Knutzen packed a lot of pucker lemon |
| #813, aired 1988-03-02 | "MR." & "MRS." $200: For General Motors, he symbolizes the best in automobile repairs Mr. Goodwrench |
| #813, aired 1988-03-02 | "MR." & "MRS." $400: Richard Page, Steve George, Steve Farris, & Pat Mastelotto are better known Mr. Mister |
| #813, aired 1988-03-02 | "MR." & "MRS." $600: The founder & home office of this chocolate chip cookie company can be found in Park City, Utah Mrs. Fields |
| #813, aired 1988-03-02 | "MR." & "MRS." $800: On NBC's "SNL", he did impressions of celebrities with steel needles stuck in their eyes Mr. Mike |
| #813, aired 1988-03-02 | "MR." & "MRS." $1000: In this 1949 movie, Evelyn Keyes plays the wife of Mountie Dick Powell Mrs. Mike |
| #662, aired 1987-06-23 | FAMOUS WALTERS $600: "Good morning Mr. & Mrs. South America & all the ships at sea! Let's go to press!" Walter Winchell |
| #545, aired 1987-01-09 | POTPOURRI $400: Traditional gift for a 14th anniversary that Mr. & Mrs. Babar would be horrified to get ivory |
| #529, aired 1986-12-18 | LOVE & MARRIAGE $500: Art Fleming was an usher at the 1968 wedding of this presidentially-connected couple Julie Nixon & David Eisenhower |
| #329, aired 1985-12-12 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $400: Mr. & Mrs, Brown adopted this bear, named for the Railway station where they met him Paddington Bear |
| #316, aired 1985-11-25 | WORD ORIGINS $400: While Mr. is the abbreviation for mister, Mrs. is the abbreviation for this "lady of the house" mistress |
| #270, aired 1985-09-20 | DIRECTIONS $500: From 1952-'54, Richard Denning & Barbara Britton had this TV identity Mr. & Mrs. North |
| #37, aired 1984-10-30 | THE NEWS $1000: He began his shows with, "Good evening Mr. & Mrs. North America and all the ships at sea" Walter Winchell |
