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