Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (255 results returned)

#9002, aired 2023-12-26LITERAL NATIONAL NAMES $800: Not Italy's but this other country's name means "people from Rome" Romania
#9000, aired 2023-12-22CAROLS $1200: Carol II, pre-WWII king of this northern Balkan land, lost support due to his liaison with the mysterious Magda Lupescu Romania
#8997, aired 2023-12-19COUNTRIES INSIDE OTHER COUNTRY NAMES $2000: This Arabian Peninsula nation's name can be found within the name of a European country with a Black Sea coast Oman (from Romania)
#15, aired 2023-10-04EUROPEAN COUNTRY NICKNAMES $400: "The Land of Count Dracula" (You've never been to Transylvania in October? You gotta go!) Romania
#8919, aired 2023-07-20THE DANUBE $2,000 (Daily Double): The Danube's middle course loves gates, running from the Hungarian Gates Gorge to Romania's Iron Gate in these mountains the Carpathians
#8853, aired 2023-04-19A EUROPEAN VACATION $400: Let's break out the map of Romania, if we head east out of Arad, we can hit Sinaia & Sulina on our way to this sea the Black Sea
#8838, aired 2023-03-29AUTOCRATS $1200: After his troops opened fire on demonstrators in 1989, this country's Nicolae Ceausescu was chased from power & executed Romania
#8806, aired 2023-02-13BREST, BUDAPEST & BUCHAREST $400: The capital of Romania, Bucharest is on the Dambovita, whose waters feed this river the Danube
#8788, aired 2023-01-18KNOW YOUR BOUNDARIES $800: Forming part of the boundary between Serbia & Romania, the Iron Gate Gorge is found on this long river the Danube
#8772, aired 2022-12-27FLYOVER COUNTRIES $800: We've got the wind behind us as we cruise east out of Bosnia & Herzegovina to fly over this country on Romania's western border Serbia
#8734, aired 2022-11-03NAME THAT BALKAN NATION $400: Nicolae Ciuca, its prime minister, ministers from Bucharest Romania
#8691, aired 2022-07-25EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY $200: Roman emperor Trajan made Dacia a Roman province, hence this country's very Roman name Romania
#8683, aired 2022-07-13PRESIDENTIAL GLOBETROTTING $1600: Summer 1969 overseas trips by Richard Nixon saw him meet with Pres. Marcos in the Philippines & Pres. Ceausescu in this country Romania
#8672, aired 2022-06-28THE MAP OF EUROPE $800: Founded as far back as the 7th century B.C., Constanta is one of Romania's main ports on this sea the Black Sea
#8661, aired 2022-06-13HUNGARY $200: Under a treaty following WWI, Hungary lost about 2/3 of its territory, including Transylvania, to this country Romania
#8616, aired 2022-04-11A EUROPEAN CAPITAL TOUR $400 (Daily Double): Something to sink your teeth into... a signed document by Vlad the Impaler in 1459 is the first written appearance of this capital Bucharest
#8561, aired 2022-01-24ROMA LIFE & CULTURE $200: The Gabor are a Roma group around the city Targu Mures in this country that sounds like it should have a large Roma minority & does Romania
#8515, aired 2021-11-19WORLD LEADERS LEAVE THE SCENE $800: On Dec. 17, 1989 Nicolae Ceausescu had forces fire on demonstrators in this country; 8 days later it was Nicolae being fired on Romania
#8456, aired 2021-08-02THRONE OUT $2000: In 1944 King Michael ousted premier Ion Antonescu in this country; Communists tossed Michael in 1947 Romania
#8435, aired 2021-07-02REALLY SIMILAR FLAGS $1000: Romania's flag dates to 1861; the flag of this 4-letter African nation dates to 1959, just before its independence from France Chad
#8424, aired 2021-06-17THE TERMS OF SERVICE $2000: He ruled Romania from 1965 until he suddenly didn't in 1989--a firing squad was involved Ceaușescu
#8417, aired 2021-06-08LAKES OF EUROPE $1200: Only a narrow barrier separates Romania's Lake Razelm from this sea the Black Sea
#8374, aired 2021-04-08IT HAPPENED IN EUROPE! $800: On December 1, 1918 Transylvania made it official & reunited with this country Romania
#8104, aired 2019-11-28DICTATOR TOTS $800: Marko Milosevic, son of the former leader of this country, is said to have crashed over 20 luxury cars Serbia
#7999, aired 2019-05-23MOUNTAINS $8,200 (Daily Double): All of Romania's mountains are part of this 900-mile-long range the Carpathian
#7977, aired 2019-04-23QUEEN $800: Marrying off her kids to Greek & Serbian royalty, Marie of Romania was the "mother-in-law of" this region of southeast Europe the Balkan
#7951, aired 2019-03-18COUNTRY SHORTCUTS $1200: Turkey & Romania Bulgaria
#7934, aired 2019-02-21"B"ORDER COUNTRIES $600: Romania: A Balkan buddy Bulgaria
#7914, aired 2019-01-24PEOPLE POWER $1600: Iulian Vlad, secret police chief in this country, helped bring about its tyrant's downfall in 1989 Romania
#7806, aired 2018-07-16THE BOUNCY CASTLE $400: Possession of this country's Bran Castle has bounced among Hungarians, Walachians & Transylvanians Romania
#7776, aired 2018-06-04COUNTRY FACTS $2000: In 1991 Moldova broke away from the USSR, which had seized it from this country in World War II Romania
#7734, aired 2018-04-05THE OLD COUNTRY $2000: In 1859 the old principalities of Walachia & Moldavia joined to create this country Romania
#7714, aired 2018-03-08WHERE YA FROM, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST? $1,400 (Daily Double): Gymnast Nadia Comaneci, always a 10 in our book, hailed from here Romania
#7673, aired 2018-01-10A CLUE OF GAME $400: In Romania, this classic kids game with songs is called "Birdie, Move Your Nest" musical chairs
#7592, aired 2017-09-19TRANSYLVANIA $400: Transylvania is a historical region located in what is today the central part of this nation Romania
#7571, aired 2017-07-10FASCISM $1200: Fascist leaders liked talking about this metal "fist"; it was also the fascist "guard" that led Romania Iron
#7532, aired 2017-05-16AWFUL WORLD LEADERS $1200: On Dec. 17, 1989 security forces under Nicolae Ceausescu were ordered to fire on demonstrators in this country Romania
#7497, aired 2017-03-28THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! $800: During this 1850s war, Russia occupied parts of the Ottoman Empire including what is today Romania the Crimean War
#7470, aired 2017-02-17ROAMIN' THROUGH ROMANIA $400: A Romanian prince known as Vlad the Impaler gave his family name to this title literary count Dracula
#7470, aired 2017-02-17ROAMIN' THROUGH ROMANIA $800: From 1948 until 1989, Romania was under the rule of this political party the Communist Party
#7470, aired 2017-02-17ROAMIN' THROUGH ROMANIA $1200: Romania has rivers, lakes, and coastline along this body of water the Black Sea
#7470, aired 2017-02-17ROAMIN' THROUGH ROMANIA $1600: Revolution Square is a beautiful spot in this capital city Bucharest
#7470, aired 2017-02-17ROAMIN' THROUGH ROMANIA $2000: This late, great author of the Holocaust-set "Night" was born in Romania (Elie) Wiesel
#7445, aired 2017-01-13CASTLES $800: Bram Stoker is said to have based the castle of Dracula on Bran Castle in this region of Romania Transylvania
#7410, aired 2016-11-25A LOT FOR THE OFFICE DOOR $1200: Nicolae Ceausescu of this country had the sobriquets "Danube of Thought" & "Genius of the Carpathians" Romania
#7361, aired 2016-09-19WHAT A COUNTRY! $2000: Directors like Mungiu & Puiu have made this Balkan nation one of the centers of 21st century filmmaking Romania
#7329, aired 2016-06-23COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) A former Soviet republic, this landlocked country bounded by Romania & Ukraine is the least-visited country in Europe Moldova
#7281, aired 2016-04-18COUNTRY FACTS $800: Mount Moldoveanu in the Transylvanian Alps is this country's highest point Romania
#7182, aired 2015-12-01WHAT "IA" COUNTRY $400: It borders Turkey & Greece Bulgaria
#7128, aired 2015-09-16HISTORY $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) After World War I, this country gained new provinces, doubling its size; after World War II, it lost chunks in the northeast & southeast Romania
#7014, aired 2015-02-26ROMANIAN HOLIDAY $800: Head to Sibiu to dine in Romania's oldest restaurant, Butoiul de Aur or the barrel of this gold
#6999, aired 2015-02-0520th CENTURY EUROPE $1600: By 1921 Romania, Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia formed a defense alliance called the Little this, French for "understanding" Entente
#6975, aired 2015-01-02PLACES THAT END IN "IA" $800: Hungary regained about 2/5 of this region in WWII, but the entirety was ceded to Romania in 1947 Transylvania
#6964, aired 2014-12-18COUNTRIES BY WORLD HERITAGE SITES $400: The Tokaj wine region & the Buda Castle Quarter Hungary
#6921, aired 2014-10-20THE BALKANS $400: This nation's name reflects its long history as a province of an ancient empire Romania
#6916, aired 2014-10-13CAUSE OF DEATH? $600: Mr. & Mrs. Ceausescu died by firing squad in this country in 1989 Romania
#6884, aired 2014-07-17A RIVER RUNS BETWEEN THEM $400: Bulgaria & Romania the Danube
#6866, aired 2014-06-23I AM FROM ROMANIA $400: Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was known as "the butcher of" this capital city Bucharest
#6866, aired 2014-06-23I AM FROM ROMANIA $800: At the 1980 Olympics, this gymnast struck gold (again) on the balance beam (Nadia) Comaneci
#6866, aired 2014-06-23I AM FROM ROMANIA $1200: Born in Romania, he had a 50-year Hollywood acting career, see? Edward G. Robinson
#6866, aired 2014-06-23I AM FROM ROMANIA $1600: A character named Berenger appears in plays by this Romanian-born man, including "The Killer" & "Rhinoceros" (Eugene) Ionescu
#6866, aired 2014-06-23I AM FROM ROMANIA $2000: 1980s TV ads told us he was "master of the pan flute", & who are we to say he was not? Zamfir
#6828, aired 2014-04-30WE "R" THE WORLD $800: This country is partly on the Balkan Peninsula Romania
#6799, aired 2014-03-20THE 2nd CENTURY $1200: A half-mile bridge over this river in what's now Romania had the longest span built for the next 1,000 years the Danube
#6721, aired 2013-12-02SCULPTURE $2000: Constantin Brancusi, born in this country, used simplicity & purity in such works as "The Newborn" Romania
#6598, aired 2013-05-01MY INVENTION WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME $800: Romania named an airport in this capital for Aurel Vlaicu, who in 1913 crashed his own innovative all-metal plane Bucharest
#6564, aired 2013-03-14FLAGS OF THE WORLD $600: This nation's blue, yellow & red flag represents the colors used in the arms of Walachia & Moldavia Romania
#6491, aired 2012-12-03MOUNTAIN DO $1600: Most of the Carpathian Mountains lie in Slovakia & this country Romania
#6279, aired 2011-12-29ME WANNA GO HOME $400: The "wine" is too warm in the Transylvanian Alps of this country, & why do I have to carry garlic? Me wanna go home Romania
#6199, aired 2011-07-21MOUNTAINS $2000: This range forms an arc from Slovakia to Romania with both ends lying on the Danube river the Carpathians
#6149, aired 2011-05-12ETHNIC GROUPS $1000: At 7%, Hungarians form Romania's largest minority, while Roma, popularly known as these people, make up 2% gypsies
#6105, aired 2011-03-11THE PEACE CORPS $2000: The Corps serves the 2nd as well as the 3rd World, in Romania & this Balkan neighbor on its southern border Bulgaria
#6103, aired 2011-03-09ALPHABET HOMOPHONES $200: In Romania they say "da", in Japan, "hai", & in Panama, this
#6055, aired 2010-12-31WORDS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES $1600: Intense enthusiasm in Bucharest mania (from Romania)
#6021, aired 2010-11-15SINCE THE IRON CURTAIN $2000: In this country's 1996 elections, the statist Iliescu lost to the more market-oriented Constantinescu Romania
#6012, aired 2010-11-02WELCOME TO MY COUNTRY $2,000 (Daily Double): Come worship at Cretulescu Church, built in 1722 in this country on the Black Sea Romania
#5964, aired 2010-07-15VAMPIRE WEEKEND $600: Vlad the Impaler, an inspiration for Dracula, was a prince in what's now this country Romania
#5958, aired 2010-07-07CONTINENT BY COUNTRIES $400: Estonia, Romania Europe
#5944, aired 2010-06-17THE BIG UNIT $1000: In 1926 the queen of Romania flipped on the new 100,000-horsepower generator of New York this, now Consolidated this Edison
#5917, aired 2010-05-11"WA"? $1600: This principality united with Moldavia to form Romania Wallachia
#5877, aired 2010-03-16FILM TITLES IN FOREIGN LANDS $200: In Romania, this Nicole Kidman film was called "What New Magic Tricks My Wife Did" Bewitched
#5761, aired 2009-10-05SEA YA $3,000 (Daily Double): Bordered by Romania to the west, it's called Marea Neagra in Romanian the Black Sea
#5724, aired 2009-06-25HEAD SOUTH FROM $1600: ...this country to enter Croatia, Serbia or Romania Hungary
#5695, aired 2009-05-15EUROPE $1000: In 1859 Moldavia & Walachia united to form this country with Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza as its ruler Romania
#5632, aired 2009-02-17COATS OF ARMS $800: The region of Transylvania is represented on this nation's coat of arms by an eagle & 7 towers Romania
#5622, aired 2009-02-03GIVE THE BUCHAREST $1600: This star of 1937's "The Last Gangster" was born Emanuel Goldenberg in Bucharest, Romania Edward G. Robinson
#5599, aired 2009-01-01HAPPY NEW YEAR $1,000 (Daily Double): Crowds in Romania & Bulgaria celebrated as their nations became the 26th & 27th in this org. Jan 1, 2007 the European Union
#5572, aired 2008-11-25CAVES $1600: Near Chiscau, Romania there's a cave named for its many fossils of the extinct cave type of this carnivore a bear
#5519, aired 2008-09-11REDS $1000: What a Christmas present! This country's last commie leader, Nicolae Ceausescu, was executed Dec. 25, 1989 Romania
#5509, aired 2008-07-17EUROPEAN HISTORY $2000: As prince & king, Carol I ruled this Eastern European nation from 1866 to 1914 Romania
#5491, aired 2008-06-23COUNTRIES WITHOUT THEIR VOWELS $2000: RMN Romania
#5315, aired 2007-10-19AROUND THE WORLD $1600: The principalities of Moldavia & Walachia were joined together to form this country in the 19th century Romania
#5292, aired 2007-09-18WORLD CAPITALS $400: Budapest is the capital of Hungary; this is the capital of Romania Bucharest
#5236, aired 2007-05-21COUNTRIES' HIGHEST POINTS $2000: Moldoveanu Romania
#5222, aired 2007-05-01ROYALTY $1000: In 1927 5-year-old Prince Michael was proclaimed king of this country north of Bulgaria Romania
#5207, aired 2007-04-10ROMANIA $200: Romania has a 100-mile coastline on this "dark" body of water the Black Sea
#5207, aired 2007-04-10ROMANIA $400: Once a part of the Warsaw Pact, Romania joined this military alliance in 2004 NATO
#5207, aired 2007-04-10ROMANIA $600: The spine of the country is formed by these mountains, the eastward continuation of the Alps the Carpathians
#5207, aired 2007-04-10ROMANIA $800: The capital city of Bucharest is on the Dimbovita River, a tributary of this larger, more fabled river the Danube
#5207, aired 2007-04-10ROMANIA $1000: Stick your neck out in this mountainous region of Romania whose name means "beyond the forest" Transylvania
#5201, aired 2007-04-02THE SMALLEST IN AREA $1000: Romania, Rwanda, Russia Rwanda
#5167, aired 2007-02-13YOU'RE IN THIS COUNTRY IF... $600: You're bicycling in Bucharest Romania
#5077, aired 2006-10-10EUROPEAN COUNTRIES $400: Country where "Dracula II: Ascension" & "Cold Mountain" were mainly filmed Romania
#5032, aired 2006-06-27"C"OUNTRIES $400: When the Warsaw Pact invaded what was then this country in 1968, Romania didn't participate Czechoslovakia
#4999, aired 2006-05-11RATED "R" $800: Sculptor Constantin Brancusi was born in this Eastern European nation Romania
#4961, aired 2006-03-20WOMEN ATHLETES $2000: In 1984 Carl Lewis' 4 Olympic golds in track & field were matched by Romania's Ecaterina Szabo in this sport gymnastics
#4893, aired 2005-12-14HOLIDAY $600: On a visit to this country, check out the Suceava monasteries & also take in a Transylvanian village or two Romania
#4765, aired 2005-04-29"D" DAY $200: The Iron Gates Gorge between Serbia & Romania was carved by this river the Danube
#4638, aired 2004-11-04"I" LADS $1200: Born in Romania in 1912, this absurdist playwright died in 1994 Ionesco
#4612, aired 2004-09-28BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE $500 (Daily Double): A bridge over this river will connect Vidin, Bulgaria with Calafat, Romania the Danube
#4611, aired 2004-09-27COUNTRIES THAT END IN "IA" $800: At the end of World War I, this country received the provinces of Bukovina, Banat & Transylvania from Austria-Hungary Romania
#4537, aired 2004-05-04EUROPEAN CAPITALS $2000: Romania's capital, Bucharest, is not to be confused with this capital of Hungary Budapest
#4535, aired 2004-04-30EUROPEAN HISTORY $400: A protest at a church in Timisoara began the rebellion that ended Ceausescu's rule in this country Romania
#4422, aired 2003-11-25POTPOURRI $1000: The Little Entente was a 1920s alliance of Romania, Yugoslavia & this country that's since split in 2 Czechoslovakia
#4398, aired 2003-10-22BODIES OF WATER $1000: After a 1,750-mile trip from Germany, this river breaks into 3 branches in Romania before emptying into the Black Sea the Danube
#4389, aired 2003-10-09EUROPE $1000: In 1997 this eastern European country restored the citizenship of its exiled King Michael Romania
#4366, aired 2003-09-08HUNGARIAN 101 $1600: Hungarians call this land associated with vampires "Erdely" & resent losing it to Romania in 1920 Transylvania
#4238, aired 2003-01-22WHAT A PEASANT SURPRISE $1000: According to legend, this European capital was founded by a peasant named Bucur Bucharest, Romania
#4211, aired 2002-12-16HISTORY 101 $400: In 101 A.D., the Romans invaded what's now this country that's named for them Romania
#4203, aired 2002-12-04WORLD OF TENNIS $600: Ilie Nastase Romania
#4177, aired 2002-10-29CAPITAL PUNISHMENT $400: Site of a 1977 6.5 earthquake: Bucharest Romania
#3999, aired 2002-01-10FOREIGN FUNDS $600: Jump bail in Transylvania in this country & you'll be skipping to the leu its currency Romania
#3959, aired 2001-11-15COLLEGE WORLD $100: There's a Transylvania university in Kentucky & also one in this country Romania
#3953, aired 2001-11-07WHEN IN... $100: In Portugal, Italy or Romania, you'll find the basic word for water starts with this letter A
#3950, aired 2001-11-02OBSCURE GEOGRAPHY $200: Navodari, Romania is a community on this large sea Black Sea
#3894, aired 2001-07-05EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY $500: Walachia is this country's most populous region, chiefly because the capital is located there Romania
#3835, aired 2001-04-13CAPITAL CITY BIRTHPLACES $800: Ilie Nastase Bucharest, Romania
#3786, aired 2001-02-05LITERATURE $1000: The 2 leading French Absurdists were Ionesco, from Romania, & this Irish author of "Waiting for Godot" Beckett
#3765, aired 2001-01-05DICTATORS BY BIRTHPLACE $1000: January 26, 1918: Scornicesti, Romania Nicolae Ceausescu
#3761, aired 2001-01-01GEOGRAPH"IA" $200: In 1976 Nadia Comaneci scored perfect 10s & Olympic gold for this country Romania
#3674, aired 2000-07-20FERDINAND RULES! $400: While king of this country from 1914 to 1927, Ferdinand acquired Transylvania Romania
#3668, aired 2000-07-12GYPSY $600: The Manouche are the Gypsies mainly found in this European country France
#3626, aired 2000-05-15EUROPEAN HISTORY $300: In 1996 Emil Constantinescu defeated Ion Iliescu in a runoff election for president of this country Romania
#3598, aired 2000-04-054-LETTER MAGAZINES $200: It's how you say "She" in France & Korea & Romania & 29 other international editions Elle
#3530, aired 1999-12-31STARS ON THE MAP $500 (Daily Double): In the 1980s Nicolae Ceausescu built this city's Palace of the People Bucharest, Romania
#3436, aired 1999-07-12THEIR COUNTRY'S LAST MONARCH $1000: 1947: Eastern Europe's King Michael Romania
#3434, aired 1999-07-08SPORTS 1998 $200: A First Division team in this sport in Romania traded player Ion Radu for 2 tons of meat Soccer
#3387, aired 1999-05-04ROMANIA MANIA $200: A replica of this city's Trajan's Column stands near Bucharest's treasury Rome
#3387, aired 1999-05-04ROMANIA MANIA $400: Spit it out! One of Romania's main agricultural products is the seed of this flower, genus Helianthus Sunflower
#3387, aired 1999-05-04ROMANIA MANIA $600: The happy cemetery seen here is in this 39,000-square-mile region of Romania associated with unnatural death Transylvania
#3387, aired 1999-05-04ROMANIA MANIA $800: Ilie Nastase, sometimes called "Nasty", led Romania to this sport's Davis Cup finals in 1969, 1971 & 1972 Tennis
#3387, aired 1999-05-04ROMANIA MANIA $1000: The Danube divides Romania from this Black Sea neighbor country to the south Bulgaria
#3372, aired 1999-04-13THE BELA LUGOSI FILE $400: Bela was born Oct. 20, 1882 as Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko in the town of Lugos in this country Hungary
#3338, aired 1999-02-24TOUGH CAPITALS $200: Bucharest Romania
#3322, aired 1999-02-02THIS IS MY COUNTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): President Emil Constantinescu Romania
#3304, aired 1999-01-07TRAVEL & TOURISM $500: The Black Church, so-called because its walls were blackened in a 1689 fire, is in Brasov in this country Romania
#3300, aired 1999-01-01WHOOZIT? $1000: The last Communist dictator of Romania Ceaușescu
#3290, aired 1998-12-18ROYAL NAME'S THE SAME $600: Not to be confused with the Roman emperor, Constantine II was the last king of this nation in 1973 Greece
#3278, aired 1998-12-02TOUGH CAPITALS $600: Nicosia Cyprus
#3260, aired 1998-11-06THE MAP OF EUROPE $3,000 (Daily Double): If you're foolishly hunting vampires in Transylvania, you're risking your neck in this country Romania
#3212, aired 1998-07-14WE'VE REACHED A PLATEAU $800: This flat, or should we say Vlad, region covers most of central & northwestern Romania Transylvania
#3203, aired 1998-07-01ROYALTY $500: King Carol II of this country was married to Princess Helen of Greece when he began romancing Magda Lupescu Romania
#3163, aired 1998-05-06COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $300: This country was once part of the Roman Empire & its name means "Land of the Romans" Romania
#3052, aired 1997-12-02EASTERN EUROPE $300: Nicu Ceausescu, a playboy who was groomed to lead this country, was jailed in 1990 & died in 1996 Romania
#3006, aired 1997-09-29EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY $100: Dracula could tell you that Walachia & Transylvania are regions of this country Romania
#3001, aired 1997-09-221996 OLYMPIC WOMEN $400: Dominique Moceanu's parents came from this country, like her coach, Bela Karolyi Romania
#2966, aired 1997-06-23EUROPEAN CAPITALS $1000: This city on the Dimbovita River became the capital of Walachia in 1659 Bucharest, Romania
#2953, aired 1997-06-04AUTHORS $400: In 1928 Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet, a Transylvanian village in this country Romania
#2923, aired 1997-04-23MONARCHS $1000: Under Communist pressure, this country's King Michael abdicated in 1947 after a 7-year reign Romania
#2895, aired 1997-03-14ANNUAL EVENTS $100: The Simbra Oilor in Oas, Romania celebrates the return of these animals to the pasture -- "shear" luck Sheep
#2878, aired 1997-02-19NOTABLE WEDDINGS $400: Bart Conner must think she's a perfect 10; he married her in Romania in 1996 Nadia Comaneci
#2866, aired 1997-02-03EUROPEAN HISTORY $400: This totalitarian system which Mussolini brought to Italy also came to power in Hungary & Romania fascism
#2856, aired 1997-01-20LANGUAGES $300: Romansh is spoken in this country's canton of Graubunden Switzerland
#2828, aired 1996-12-11GEOGRAPHY $1,200 (Daily Double): The Rhodope Mountains delineate Bulgaria's southern border with this country Greece
#2815, aired 1996-11-22POSTAGE STAMPS $400: This female gymnast was featured on a 1976 stamp celebrating Romania's Olympic medalists Nadia Comaneci
#2813, aired 1996-11-20NOVEL VOCABULARY $1000: Title character who says, "Here I am noble, I am Boyer", meaning he belongs to a privileged class in Romania Count Dracula
#2801, aired 1996-11-04EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: In 1861 the principalities of Walachia & Moldavia united to form this nation Romania
#2784, aired 1996-10-10GEOGRAPHY $2,000 (Daily Double): Constanta is Romania's only port on this sea Black Sea
#2751, aired 1996-07-15MOUNTAINS $1000: Both ends of this mountain chain between Romania & Slovakia lie on the Danube River Carpathian Mountains
#2740, aired 1996-06-28WOMEN IN SPORTS $200: In 1976 Romania named this gymnast a hero of socialist labor Nadia Comăneci
#2705, aired 1996-05-10WORLD GEOGRAPHY $600: This country's highest peak 8,343-foot Mount Moldoveanu, lies in the Transylvanian Alps Romania
#2685, aired 1996-04-12SPACE EXPLORERS $1000: In 1981, on the Soyuz 40 mission, Dumitru Prunariu became the first person from this country in space Romania
#2670, aired 1996-03-22COUNTRIES $800: Hungarians largely in Transylvania make up this country's largest minority group Romania
#2662, aired 1996-03-12HISTORY $500: In 1939 this country's premier Armand Calinescu was assassinated by the Iron Guard Romania
#2652, aired 1996-02-27KINGS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1925, due to his liaison with Magda Lupescu, Carol II had to renounce rights to this country's throne Romania
#2649, aired 1996-02-22WORLD LEADERS $1000: Ion Iliescu became president of Romania following the 1989 trial & execution of this leader Nicolae Ceausescu
#2646, aired 1996-02-19THE 1820s $600: In 1829 Romania broke away from this empire Ottoman Empire
#2590, aired 1995-12-01WORLD FACTS $400: Romania's is "Desteapta-te Romane", which means "wake up, Romanians" national anthem
#2567, aired 1995-10-31BODIES OF WATER $500: After flowing across Romania, the Danube River empties into this sea the Black Sea
#2564, aired 1995-10-26WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: The Transylvanian Alps in this country are an extension of the Carpathian Mountains Romania
#2558, aired 1995-10-18KINGS & QUEENS $600: In 1881 Carol I became the first king of this country that now includes Transylvania Romania
#2523, aired 1995-07-191000 $500 (Daily Double): This country's Stephen I was crowned in 1000 in his hometown of Esztergom & the crown is a national treasure Hungary
#2463, aired 1995-04-261918 $1,000 (Daily Double): Transylvania passed from Austria-Hungary to this country in 1918 Romania
#2424, aired 1995-03-02COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $1000: This Balkan country lost its Aegean coastline in World War I Bulgaria
#2364, aired 1994-12-08WORLD GEOGRAPHY $800: This country's most populous land region is Walachia, which borders the Danube River in the south Romania
#2316, aired 1994-10-03EUROPEAN FOLKLORE $200: Tales of these bloodsuckers abound throughout the Balkan countries, not just in Romania vampires
#2315, aired 1994-09-30WORLD HISTORY $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1967 this head of Romania's Communist Party became his country's head of state Nicolae Ceausescu
#2298, aired 1994-09-071946 $1000: On Dec. 1, 1946 King Michael opened this country's new parliament Romania
#2255, aired 1994-05-27BULGARIA $400: This river forms most of the border between Bulgaria & Romania the Danube
#2212, aired 1994-03-29HISTORY $1000: In 1878 Serbia, Montenegro & Romania were granted independence from this empire the Ottoman Empire
#2205, aired 1994-03-18COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: Country in which you'd find the Southern Carpathians, or Transylvanian Alps Romania
#2158, aired 1994-01-12HEADS OF STATE $800: President Ion Iliescu Romania
#2033, aired 1993-06-09EUROPEAN HISTORY $600: The 1st Communist government of this country was established in 1919 when Bela Kun became dictator Hungary
#2018, aired 1993-05-19THE 20th CENTURY $1000: Historian Nicolae Iorga served briefly as this country's prime minister during the reign of King Carol II Romania
#1971, aired 1993-03-15HISTORY $400: As you can tell from its name, this E. European country traces its ancestry & language back to the Romans Romania
#1967, aired 1993-03-09BODIES OF WATER $300: A canal in Romania linking this river to the Black Sea was completed in 1984 the Danube
#1943, aired 1993-02-03HISTORY $1,600 (Daily Double): In 1861 the principalities of Moldavia & Walachia united to form this country Romania
#1911, aired 1992-12-21ONCE & FUTURE KINGS $200: Exiled King Michael of Romania is now a stockbroker; he lives near Lake Geneva in this country Switzerland
#1902, aired 1992-12-08EUROPEAN HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1944 Ion Antonescu was overthrown as this nation's leader & it joined the Allies Romania
#1895, aired 1992-11-27"C" THE WORLD $800: Stretching across southern Romania, the Transylvanian Alps are a branch of this mountain range the Carpathians
#1756, aired 1992-03-30HODGEPODGE $1000: Once a duchy, Pomerania is now divided between Poland & this country Germany
#1740, aired 1992-03-06THE 1980s $400: Nicolae Ceausescu was deposed as dictator of this country & executed in 1989 Romania
#1709, aired 1992-01-23THE 20th CENTURY $1000: In December 1989 Ion Iliescu became president of this European country Romania
#1704, aired 1992-01-16AROUND THE WORLD $500: Mt. Moldoveanul, the highest point in this country, is in the Transylvanian Alps Romania
#1661, aired 1991-11-18BIRTHPLACES $200: This star of "Little Caesar" wasn't born in Rome but in Romania—in Bucharest Edward G. Robinson
#1615, aired 1991-09-13THE CIVIL WAR $1000: After the war this Louisiana Creole general was invited to command the armies of Romania & Egypt Beauregard
#1587, aired 1991-06-25PLAYWRIGHTS $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1938, Eugène Ionesco left Romania & went on to settle permanently in this country France
#1576, aired 1991-06-10ROYALTY $1000: King Carol II of this Eastern European country was known for his scandalous private life Romania
#1544, aired 1991-04-25CAPITAL CITIES $1000: This capital on the Walachian plain was once called the "Little Paris of the Balkans" Bucharest (Romania)
#1528, aired 1991-04-03GEOGRAPHY $200: Budapest is in Hungary, & Bucharest is in this country Romania
#1464, aired 1991-01-03RULERS $600: Michael, the exiled king of this eastern European country, is the grandson of Greece's King Constantine I Romania
#1440, aired 1990-11-30FLAGS $800: The colors of Moldavia & Wallachia appear on this country's flag Romania
#1414, aired 1990-10-25IN THE NEWS $1000: Despite his communist background, this man won a landslide victory in Romania in May 1990 Iliescu
#1370, aired 1990-07-13IN THE NEWS $100: This totalitarian leader & his wife, Elena, were executed in Romania on Christmas Day '89 the Ceausescus
#1362, aired 1990-07-03RULERS $600: This Eastern European country's first king, Carol I, was born a German prince Romania
#1340, aired 1990-06-01LANGUAGES $1,300 (Daily Double): It's the only Warsaw Pact nation in which a Romance language is official Romania
#1326, aired 1990-05-14EUROPEAN HISTORY $600: Romania was one Warsaw Pact country that didn't participate in the 1968 invasion of this country Czechoslovakia
#1317, aired 1990-05-01EASTERN EUROPE $600: This capital's name 1st appeared in a document of Vlad the Impaler, the prototype of Dracula Bucharest (Romania)
#1283, aired 1990-03-14EASTERN EUROPE $1000: In 1859 Walachia & Moldavia united under Prince Cuza to form this nation Romania
#1282, aired 1990-03-13MOUNTAINS $600: The Alps are divided among a number of countries; the Transylvanian Alps are all in this country Romania
#1278, aired 1990-03-07VOCABULARY $200: Sylvanite is an ore named for this region of Romania; we don't know if it works against vampires Transylvania
#1230, aired 1989-12-29SPORTS $500: Romania's Maricica Puica won the infamous 1984 race in which these 2 runners collided Zola Budd & Mary Decker Slaney
#1218, aired 1989-12-13WEATHER $100: In July 1889 a city in Romania got over 8 inches of this in 20 minutes rain
#1161, aired 1989-09-25DANCE $500: Sometimes done out in a meadow, it's a traditional dance of Romania & Israel the hora
#1160, aired 1989-09-22HISTORY $600: Considered the original Dracula, Vlad the Impaler was a 15th century prince in this present-day country Romania
#1004, aired 1989-01-05NOTORIOUS $300: Title character of this 1897 novel was based on Vlad Tepes, a cruel prince from Walachia, part of Romania Dracula
#984, aired 1988-12-08WORLD POLITICS $800: Many Hungarians consider Romania's plan to destroy some 7,000 villages in this region ghoulish Transylvania
#920, aired 1988-09-09FOREIGN-BORN AMERICANS $200: Born Emmanuel Goldenberg in Romania, in 1893, he shot to fame as "Little Caesar" Edward G. Robinson
#897, aired 1988-06-28WORLD GEOGRAPHY $900 (Daily Double): 2 of the 4 countries that border Romania (2 of) the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria & Hungary
#793, aired 1988-02-03GEOGRAPHY $300: We don't want to scare you, but some measure this region as taking up more than 1/3 of Romania Transylvania
#778, aired 1988-01-13WORLD POLITICS $200: In 1965, Romania's new constitution stressed its full independence while earlier ones praised this country the Soviet Union
#763, aired 1987-12-23RULERS $1000: King Michael ruled this E. European country during WWII, but was forced to abdicate in 1947 Romania
#751, aired 1987-12-07DIRECTIONAL GEOGRAPHY $500 (Daily Double): 2 of the 3 Communist countries which form most of Greece's northern border (2 of) Bulgaria, Yugoslavia or Albania
#704, aired 1987-10-01TENNIS $600: The 1st time an Eastern European nation won the Davis Cup was when this country beat Italy in 1980 Czechoslovakia
#672, aired 1987-07-07FOLK DANCES $100: 1 of 2 countries, 1 Balkan, 1 Middle Eastern, with which the hora is associated Israel (or Romania)
#664, aired 1987-06-25WORLD CAPITALS $400: It's "The Paris of the Balkans", which makes it, we guess, "The Paris of Romania", too Bucharest
#662, aired 1987-06-23THE OLYMPICS $200: Ecaterina Szabo led this country's women's gymnastics team to the gold in the 1984 games Romania
#636, aired 1987-05-18CASTLES & CHATEAUX $400: Bran Castle in Romania's Carpathian Mountains is touted to tourists as this man's home (Count) Dracula (Vlad Tepes)
#619, aired 1987-04-23EUROPE $500: Affair with Magda Lupescu kept Carol II from assuming the throne of this country for 3 years Romania
#569, aired 1987-02-12WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS $400: Bela Karolyi defected from this country & coached Mary Lou Retton to her Olympic medals Romania
#557, aired 1987-01-27LANGUAGES $200: As this Eastern European country's name suggests, they speak a romance language Romania
#534, aired 1986-12-25MONARCHS $1000: "It's hard for a king to find a job," Michael, ex-king of this eastern European nation, supposedly said Romania
#487, aired 1986-10-21AMERICAN HISTORY $200: In 1942, when Congress last did this, it involved Bulgaria, Hungary, & Romania declared war
#482, aired 1986-10-14ROMANIA $100: Legend holds that a shepherd named Bucur founded this capital city Bucharest
#482, aired 1986-10-14ROMANIA $200: On TV's "The Munsters", part of Romania where Grandpa was born & Herman was assembled Transylvania
#482, aired 1986-10-14ROMANIA $300: Of Minn., Mo., or La., the U.S. state sharing same geographic latitude as Romania Minnesota
#482, aired 1986-10-14ROMANIA $400: The delta of this major European river is in Romania the Danube
#482, aired 1986-10-14ROMANIA $500: In Hawaii, if you get a lei, you get flowers; in Romania, if you get lei, you get this the coins or the currency of the country
#460, aired 1986-09-12WORLD WAR II $200: Hungary, Romania & Bulgaria originally supported this side the Axis
#410, aired 1986-04-04TRAVEL & TOURISM $500: 2 of 4 modern-day countries you could be in when you're lost in Thrace (2 of) Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria & Romania
#394, aired 1986-03-131984 $200: Coming to Olympics despite Soviet boycott, their athletes won 20 gold medals, 2nd only to U.S. Romania
#358, aired 1986-01-22NATIONAL LEADERS $800: Nicolae Ceausescu leads this East Block country Romania
#280, aired 1985-10-04ODD CUSTOMS $600: Frenchmen kiss cheeks, but in Romania male friends often kiss this way on the lips
#125, aired 1985-03-01GEOGRAPHY $500 (Daily Double): 2 of the 5 countries that make up the Balkan Peninsula (2 of) Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania & Turkey
#112, aired 1985-02-12LANGUAGES $600: 1 of 3 Warsaw Pact countries with a non-Slavic language (1 of) Romania, Hungary, or East Germany

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (5 results returned)

#5232, aired 2007-05-15TRAVEL EUROPE: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue while aboard the Orient Express.) Today, the Orient Express' Paris-Istanbul run crosses 5 countries between France & Turkey; these are 3 of them (3 of) Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Romania & Bulgaria
#4884, aired 2005-12-01GEOGRAPHY: 10 million people live in this country that is almost bisected by the second-longest river in Europe Hungary
#3801, aired 2001-02-26HISTORIC NAMES: This "Dragon" was first famous for resisting Ottoman domination of Romania Vlad the Impaler ("Count Dracula")
#3353, aired 1999-03-17IRISH-BORN AUTHORS: Once a drama critic in his native Dublin, he toured the U.S. as an actor's manager, but never visited Romania Bram Stoker
#1771, aired 1992-04-20MONARCHS: After more than 40 years in exile, King Michael returned to this country in 1990 only to be expelled again Romania

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