| #8037, aired 2019-07-16 | POTPOURRI $800: It's the only letter that doesn't appear in the name of a U.S. state Q |
| #7944, aired 2019-03-07 | ILLEGAL BABY NAMES $2000: This North Atlantic island nation bans names that contain C, W or Q since those letters aren't in their alphabet Iceland |
| #7878, aired 2018-12-05 | "Q"-PID $1000: I don't want to argue, but it's a minor argument over something small a quibble |
| #7072, aired 2015-05-19 | THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET $600: Q:
7 1/2 million French speakers can't be wrong Quebec |
| #7018, aired 2015-03-04 | FILE UNDER "Q" $400: Its density exceeds that of the human body, so you can't really sink below its surface--but it can still be dangerous quicksand |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | ON THE "Q...T" $400: For example, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright & Joe Morello a quartet |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | ON THE "Q...T" $800: Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way quaint |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | ON THE "Q...T" $1200: In "The Compleat Angler", Izaak Walton urged, "Be" this "and go a-angling" quiet |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | ON THE "Q...T" $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Los Alamos, NM.) This prefabricated corrugated steel hut was developed for the U.S. Navy by the George A. Fuller company in 1941 to serve as inexpensive & quickly-assembled offices, barracks & storage facilities a Quonset hut |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | ON THE "Q...T" $2000: It's a circular arc of 90 degrees a quadrant |
| #6578, aired 2013-04-03 | ALPHANUMERIC TERMS $200: Hundreds of billions were spent to defeat this, aka "the millennium bug", which hasn't affected our +f6$>z!Q Y2K |
| #5706, aired 2009-06-01 | ABBREVIATED LINES OF POETRY $800: "Take thy beak from out my heart, & take thy form from off my door!"
Q.T.R., N. Quoth the raven, "Nevermore" |
| #5700, aired 2009-05-22 | THE JETS $400: The "Q" in QSST, a proposed 12-passenger luxury jet, stands for "quiet", as it wouldn't produce this 2-word sound a sonic boom |
| #5694, aired 2009-05-14 | MIND YOUR SHAKESPEARE "P"s & "Q"s $400: Gertrude's royal title, in "Hamlet" (& don't say mom) Queen |
| #5425, aired 2008-03-21 | ON THE "Q...T" $200: In an appliqued type of this, cutout designs are sewed onto one large piece of cloth quilt |
| #5425, aired 2008-03-21 | ON THE "Q...T" $400: Containing 67.2 cubic inches, it's 1/32 of a bushel a quart |
| #5425, aired 2008-03-21 | ON THE "Q...T" $600: It's the quantity resulting from the division of one quantity by another a quotient |
| #5425, aired 2008-03-21 | ON THE "Q...T" $800: According to the title of a 1952 John Ford film, John Wayne's character was this type of "Man" Quiet |
| #5425, aired 2008-03-21 | ON THE "Q...T" $1000: In a throwing game, it's the name of the flat metal or rope ring tossed at a stake called a mot quoit |
| #5365, aired 2007-12-28 | ON BROADWAY $200: 2 snuggly, cute characters in "Avenue Q" aren't called the "Bad News" these but the "Bad Idea" these Bears |
| #5364, aired 2007-12-27 | NO PROMISES, NO DEMANDS $800: No demands:
You don't have to use the MPAA's these; you can put your film out with a Q, 3 triangles or nothing ratings |
| #5331, aired 2007-11-12 | 2007 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WORDS $1600: The first Grand Inquisitor of Spain was the notorious Tomas de... T-O-R-Q-U-E-M-A-D-A |
| #4886, aired 2005-12-05 | SCRABBLE 50-POINT BONUSES $400: T, U, N, S, I, E, Q:
A judicial investigation of a death inquest |
| #4798, aired 2005-06-15 | Q BUT NOT U $800: This Internet abbreviation provides a newcomer with additional information on a topic FAQ |
| #4798, aired 2005-06-15 | Q BUT NOT U $1200: To keep things on the down low & secret, keep it "on" this 2-letter expression the q.t. |
| #4725, aired 2005-03-04 | BROADWAY MUSICAL SETTINGS $1600: (Hi, I'm Kate Monster.) And in "Avenue Q", atop this famous skyscraper, I sing "I Wish I Could Go Back To College"--don't forget to say "What is"! the Empire State Building |
| #4658, aired 2004-12-01 | SPELL-BOUND FOR BROADWAY $1,900 (Daily Double): Martin Dysart psychoanalyzes a boy who's been re-creating the centaur myth in this drama E-Q-U-U-S |
| #4567, aired 2004-06-15 | MIND YOUR SCIENCE "P"s & "Q"s $800: You may have noticed that this planet isn't on the same ecliptic plane as the others in the solar system Pluto |
| #4320, aired 2003-05-16 | BRAIN STRAIN $200: It's the only letter of the English alphabet that doesn't appear in the name of a U.S. state Q |
| #4108, aired 2002-06-12 | ARCHAEOLOGY $1000: An alternate spelling for this site, once an African city that battled Rome, is Q-R-T-H-D-S-T Carthage |
| #3971, aired 2001-12-03 | INTERNATIONAL INTERNET CODES $400: It doesn't take a high I.Q. to figure out that .iq represents this nation Iraq |
| #3774, aired 2001-01-18 | "Q...T" $100: Shhhhh!! Quiet |
| #3774, aired 2001-01-18 | "Q...T" $200: Last name of cartoon adventurer Jonny, who was voiced by Tim Matheson Quest |
| #3774, aired 2001-01-18 | "Q...T" $300: Last name of the British designer credited with the introduction of hot pants around 1970 (Mary) Quant |
| #3774, aired 2001-01-18 | "Q...T" $400: This corrugated steel hut is now a trademarked name Quonset |
| #3774, aired 2001-01-18 | "Q...T" $500: In Poe's "Raven", this adjective precedes "and curious volume of forgotten lore" Quaint |
| #3630, aired 2000-05-19 | MIND YOUR "P"s & "Q"s $400: Multiply by 4 quadruple |
| #3630, aired 2000-05-19 | MIND YOUR "P"s & "Q"s $800: In this craft you cut out pieces of one material & sew or paste them on to another appliqué |
| #3627, aired 2000-05-16 | INTELLIGENT FILMS $400: They don't get much smarter than this scientist played by Walter Matthau in "I.Q." Albert Einstein |
| #3563, aired 2000-02-16 | MIND YOUR "P"s & "Q"s $600: It's the auto that leads the competitors at the start but doesn't compete in the race Pace car |
| #3557, aired 2000-02-08 | SHUT YOUR MOUTH $400: In the phrase "on the Q.T.", Q.T. is short for this word Quiet |
| #3420, aired 1999-06-18 | PRESIDENTIAL FACTS $400: 3 of 5 Harvard grads (3 of) J. Adams. J.Q. Adams, T. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt & Kennedy |
| #3296, aired 1998-12-28 | SPELLBOUND $1000: It's the adjective for a 150th anniversary celebration S-E-S-Q-U-I-C-E-N-T-E-N-N-I-A-L |
| #3054, aired 1997-12-04 | TAKING YOUR "Q" $200: As this substance is denser than the human body, you may drown in it, but you won't sink Quicksand |
| #3008, aired 1997-10-01 | FOODS THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "Q" $600: This savory pie can have bacon bits added to the custard filling quiche |
| #2900, aired 1997-03-21 | ON "Q" $100: Made with eggs, cheese & other fillings in a pastry shell, it's what real men don't eat Quiche |
| #2335, aired 1994-10-28 | "ON" $400: The 2-letter abbreviation in this phrase regarding secrecy stands for "quiet" on the Q.T. |
| #1786, aired 1992-05-11 | SPELLING $800: If you have a high I.Q., you know the "Q." in I.Q. stands for this Q-U-O-T-I-E-N-T |
| #1741, aired 1992-03-09 | "P"s & "Q"s $300: You don't have to be a ruler to wear this size of pantyhose queen size |
| #1735, aired 1992-02-28 | LETTER PERFECT $800: The only letter not used in spelling any of the 50 states Q |
| #1580, aired 1991-06-14 | GEOGRAPHICAL SPELLING $400: A small peninsula in the Persian Gulf, it's the only UN member whose name begins with "Q" Q-A-T-A-R |
| #11, aired 1990-08-25 | SPELLING $800: The ancient Roman Pont du Gard is an example of this type of bridge built to carry water A-Q-U-E-D-U-C-T |
| #1347, aired 1990-06-12 | SPELLING $500: A 150th anniversary S-E-S-Q-U-I-C-E-N-T-E-N-N-I-A-L |
| #1346, aired 1990-06-11 | "P"s & "Q"s $100: Don't worry if you're sleeping under one of these: not all of them are "crazy" quilts |
| #1204, aired 1989-11-23 | "P"s & "Q"s $1,000 (Daily Double): It's both the 1-word title & subject of the following Tom Lehrer song:
"If you visit American city / You will find it very pretty / Just two things of which you must beware: / Don't drink the water and don't breath the air!..." "Pollution" |
| #1128, aired 1989-06-28 | SPELL THAT NAME $400: Last name of the actress who co-starred with Madonna in "Desperately Seeking Susan" A-R-Q-U-E-T-T-E |
| #958, aired 1988-11-02 | U.S. STATES $600: Besides X,Y & Z, 2 of the 3 consonants that don't begin a state's name J & Q (& B) |
| #579, aired 1987-02-26 | SPELLING $600: The "Q" in "IQ" Q-U-O-T-I-E-N-T |
| #507, aired 1986-11-18 | SPELLING $800: Last name of Chief Justice William H. R-E-H-N-Q-U-I-S-T |
| #467, aired 1986-09-23 | SPELLING $300: A device used to stop the flow of blood through an artery by compression T-O-U-R-N-I-Q-U-E-T |
| #460, aired 1986-09-12 | STARTS WITH "Q" $400: From "quasi-stellar object", a heavenly body that looks like a star but isn't quasar |
| #142, aired 1985-03-26 | P’S & Q’S $500: French for “tail”, it’s a braid of hair queue |
| #42, aired 1984-11-06 | SPELLING $1000: How we spell the art that makes Charlie McCarthy talk V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-M |
