| #9038, aired 2024-02-14 | "AMERICAN" ORGANIZATIONS $1200: This organization, the AOS for short, is literally for the birds the American Ornithological Society |
| #9027, aired 2024-01-30 | HOT FOR CREATURE $600: Birds don't have these glands, so they take heat out of their bodies using a version of panting sweat glands |
| #8820, aired 2023-03-03 | COMPLETE THE PANGRAM $1000: Most birds don't, but "Jackdaws love my big Sphinx of" this mineral quartz |
| #8620, aired 2022-04-15 | THESE SONGS REALLY MOVE $1600: Not to be trusted as scientists, Coldplay claimed that "birds go flying at" this; they, in fact, do not the speed of sound |
| #8436, aired 2021-07-05 | THEY DON'T LIVE ON SESAME STREET $800: Big birds of the world include the 6-foot, 30-pound Dalmatian variety of this avian with a large bill & an elastic throat pouch a pelican |
| #8337, aired 2021-02-16 | NATURAL CONSTRUCTION $2000: Because of their sophisticated nests, birds of the genus Ploceus are called these--but they don't need looms weavers |
| #8301, aired 2020-12-14 | MOVIES BY MATCHUP $1200: From 1978: the T-Birds vs. the Scorpions Grease |
| #8114, aired 2019-12-12 | BIOLOGY $400: Unlike mammals, birds regenerate cells within their ears, so the barn type of this doesn't lose its incredible hearing with age an owl |
| #8083, aired 2019-10-30 | ANIMALS & THEIR FOOD $1200: Birds called kites include one that doesn't fly very fast; it doesn't need to as it eats only one species of this gastropod a snail |
| #8076, aired 2019-10-21 | "T" BIRDS $400: It's the tropical bird seen here a toucan |
| #8076, aired 2019-10-21 | "T" BIRDS $800: In 1784 Ben Franklin panned the bald eagle as a U.S. national symbol, preferring this bird instead the turkey |
| #8076, aired 2019-10-21 | "T" BIRDS $1200: This small duck shares its name with a bluish-green color a teal duck |
| #8076, aired 2019-10-21 | "T" BIRDS $1600: This swan is named for its low-pitched call a trumpeter swan |
| #8076, aired 2019-10-21 | "T" BIRDS $2000: Scarlet is one species of this songbird the scarlet tanager |
| #8006, aired 2019-06-03 | NESTS $1000: Doesn't sound comfy, but several birds make nests in the giant saguaro cactus, including the Gila variety of this headbanger a woodpecker |
| #7925, aired 2019-02-08 | FAUX AMIS $800: In French C-O-I-N isn't money; coin means corner & coin-coin is what these birds say ducks |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST $1000: A couple of these birds that winter in central Africa? Oh, my true love, you shouldn't have! Really. I mean that turtle doves |
| #7782, aired 2018-06-12 | THE FOUR SEASONS $1600: Proverbially, one of these birds "doesn't make a summer" one swallow |
| #7725, aired 2018-03-23 | CHARACTERS WHO DON'T TALK MUCH $1600: This "I Am Sam" actor & Oscar winner only growled as Terence in "The Angry Birds Movie" Sean Penn |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | THE EXPLORER $200: In 1911 Antarctic explorer George Levick noted behavior in these birds so bizarre it wasn't published for a century a penguin |
| #7599, aired 2017-09-28 | FROM "S" TO "T" $800: In this form of trapshooting, clay targets simulate birds in flight skeet |
| #7331, aired 2016-06-27 | FOOD & DRINK SCIENCE $1600: Birds can't taste this pungent compound found in hot peppers, so they eat them & spread the seeds far & wide capsaicin |
| #7251, aired 2016-03-07 | LITERATURE IS FOR THE BIRDS $4,000 (Daily Double): In this novel, a Tulane law student discovers facts that people will kill for, & if she doesn't get help, she might be next The Pelican Brief |
| #7100, aired 2015-06-26 | SAINTS $600: St. Clare of this Italian town was influenced by St. Francis, also from there; she didn't think poverty was for the birds Assisi |
| #6998, aired 2015-02-04 | BIRDS WITHIN WORDS $800: I saw this bird in my backyard in Andover dove (in Andover) |
| #6968, aired 2014-12-24 | TURTLES $1,800 (Daily Double): (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a tiny new friend at the Turtle Conservancy.) Like newborn birds, a turtle or tortoise that recently emerged from its egg is called this a hatchling |
| #6924, aired 2014-10-23 | 3 "T"s $400: Its name literally means "a short burst of inconsequential information" & "chirps from birds" #FYI Twitter |
| #6784, aired 2014-02-27 | STATE BIRDS $800: This state bird of Maryland is black & orange the Baltimore oriole |
| #6691, aired 2013-10-21 | WELL, I'M WARM-BLOODED $1,000 (Daily Double): This porcupine-like mammal doesn't turn into a ball to roll quickly & gain video game points, but it does eat snakes & birds a hedgehog |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS $200: His award in 1979 wasn't just for "The Birds" but for all those other great films he directed Hitchcock |
| #6523, aired 2013-01-16 | BIRDS WITHIN WORDS $400: If you've been humiliated into eating this bird, don't microwave it crow (in microwave) |
| #6484, aired 2012-11-22 | SONG BIRDS $1000: Louis Jordan headed out to the barnyard for "ain't nobody here but us" these birds chickens |
| #6426, aired 2012-07-23 | CRAZY TALK $800: A synonym for crazy, this bird isn't crazy--it lays eggs in the nests of other birds who then raise its young cuckoo |
| #6419, aired 2012-07-12 | 30 ROCK $1000: He was "Bourne" to guest as Carol, a pilot who--unlike Sully--doesn't "hit birds. Where's my ticket to the Grammys?" Matt Damon |
| #6412, aired 2012-07-03 | ANGRY BIRDS $800: Yes, I can fly! But as a Chaparral Cock, aka this bird, I prefer the ground! & no, I won't say "beep beep" for you! a roadrunner |
| #6308, aired 2012-02-08 | SILENT B $800: Birds ate Hansel & Gretel's trail of these, so they weren't able to find their way home crumbs |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | OOO, SORRY $1600: I'm afraid the Canary Islands weren't named for birds but for these dogs |
| #5650, aired 2009-03-13 | GETTING MEDIEVAL WITH ENGLISH LIT $400: His 1380s poem "The Parlement of Foules" isn't about idiots in government; it's about birds choosing mates Geoffrey Chaucer |
| #5591, aired 2008-12-22 | I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW $2000: Martha & 2 males, the last of these birds, had time alone at the Cincy zoo; too bad they didn't make the most of it the passenger pigeon |
| #5580, aired 2008-12-05 | ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE $200: Lions don't like to attack ostriches because the big birds do this & can even kill the king of beasts this way kick |
| #5470, aired 2008-05-23 | THE BIRDS $400: This bird that isn't really losing its hair is a national symbol of the U.S. the bald eagle |
| #5412, aired 2008-03-04 | "C" BIRDS $600: Because this black bird eats a wide range of agricultural crops, it isn't popular with farmers a crow |
| #5310, aired 2007-10-12 | BIRDS $800: The blue & green "eyes" on this bird's tail feathers are just circular patches of feathers the peacock |
| #5310, aired 2007-10-12 | BIRDS $1200: This "camel bird" now found only in Central & South Africa doesn't really bury its head in the sand when threatened the ostrich |
| #5280, aired 2007-07-20 | THE WORLD ALMANAC 2007 $400: "Offbeat News Stories" included a prize given to scientists who explained why these birds don't get headaches woodpeckers |
| #5236, aired 2007-05-21 | ANAGRAMMED BIRDS $1600: If you're in the lair of this slim bird, don't tell him he's as skinny as... rail (from lair) |
| #5172, aired 2007-02-20 | COLLEGE SPORTS TEAM NICKNAMES $1200: We hope these colorful birds don't leave their University of Delaware fans feeling "blue" Blue Hens |
| #5169, aired 2007-02-15 | THE BIRDS & THE BEES $1600: A nuthatch isn't an asylum, it's a bird that loves these nuts also called filberts hazelnuts |
| #4999, aired 2006-05-11 | "T" BIRDS $400: Common species of this duck include blue-winged, green-winged & cinnamon the teal |
| #4999, aired 2006-05-11 | "T" BIRDS $800: Toco, the largest species of this colorful bird of the American tropics, may have a 7-inch bill a toucan |
| #4999, aired 2006-05-11 | "T" BIRDS $1200: One species of this bird breeds in the Arctic tundra & "vacations" at the other end of the globe a tern |
| #4999, aired 2006-05-11 | "T" BIRDS $1600: Nightingales & robins belong to this family of melodious songbirds thrushes |
| #4999, aired 2006-05-11 | "T" BIRDS $2000: In North America this term is properly applied to only 4 species that are crested, including the tufted a titmouse |
| #4672, aired 2004-12-21 | WATCH THE BIRDIE $1600: There doesn't seem to be a patron saint of hawks, but David of Wales is the patron of these birds doves |
| #4535, aired 2004-04-30 | OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS $200: These smallest birds have very small legs & small feet; they perch but don't walk or climb hummingbirds |
| #4465, aired 2004-01-23 | ENTERTAINING BIRDS $2000: The mascot of the U.S. Forest Service, this owl wore a Robin Hood-style hat & told us to "Give a Hoot! Don't Pollute!" Woodsy |
| #4384, aired 2003-10-02 | DON'T BE CONFUSED $800: Ephedrine is an asthma drug; this is the actress who starred in "The Birds" Tippi Hedren |
| #4307, aired 2003-04-29 | WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? $2000: Tippi Hedren doesn't suffer from ornithophobia, the fear of these creatures birds |
| #4274, aired 2003-03-13 | DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF $400: Smaller species of these birds are commonly known as doves pigeons |
| #4259, aired 2003-02-20 | MARLON BRANDO MOVIES $600: "Joey, Joey Doyle!... Hey I got one of your birds... He flew into my coop" On the Waterfront |
| #4195, aired 2002-11-22 | SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES $800: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Field Museum in Chicago.) Sue the T. rex was found to possess this bone, which further links birds & dinosaurs--which half do you want? the wishbone |
| #4084, aired 2002-05-09 | SINNERS $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from a building on an infamous island.) This "Birdman of Alcatraz" raised canaries at Leavenworth, but wasn't permitted birds here in his cell at Alcatraz (Robert) Stroud |
| #4024, aired 2002-02-14 | ISN'T IT ROMANTIC? $1000: In a poem, this "Canterbury Tales" author wrote about birds choosing their mates on Valentine's Day Chaucer |
| #3837, aired 2001-04-17 | PENGUINS $200: While penguins can't do this, they evolved from birds that could Fly |
| #3810, aired 2001-03-09 | "T" BIRDS $100: You'll find this tropical bird on boxes of Kellogg's Froot Loops Toucan (Sam) |
| #3810, aired 2001-03-09 | "T" BIRDS $200: One good one of these seabirds, including the Arctic variety, deserves another; that's why they're protected by law Tern |
| #3810, aired 2001-03-09 | "T" BIRDS $400 (Daily Double): This small pigeon noted for its soft cooing is mentioned in "The 12 Days of Christmas" Turtledove |
| #3810, aired 2001-03-09 | "T" BIRDS $400: The male of the cinnamon species of this duck is mainly red in color, not bluish-green Teal |
| #3810, aired 2001-03-09 | "T" BIRDS $500: Eeek! It's the tufted woodland bird seen here Titmouse |
| #3748, aired 2000-12-13 | DEAD LANGUAGE $100: A person or thing about to fail is said to be one of these terminal water birds Dead duck |
| #3223, aired 1998-09-16 | DIRECTORS $1,500 (Daily Double): The first American film Alfred Hitchcock directed was this 1940 classic, seen here:
"You thought you could be Mrs. DeWinter, live in her house, walk in her steps, take the things that were hers, but she's too strong for you, you can't fight her..." Rebecca |
| #3189, aired 1998-06-11 | THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE $100: Maybe these smallest birds got their name because they just don't know the words Hummingbirds |
| #2742, aired 1996-07-02 | SCIENCE $600: T.H. Huxley was an early proponent of the theory that these modern creatures are descended from dinosaurs birds |
| #2658, aired 1996-03-06 | GAME BIRDS $100: The wild toms of these large game birds can fly; domestic ones can't turkeys |
| #2593, aired 1995-12-06 | 7-LETTER BIRDS $200: To maintain balance, it doesn't fly with fish in its pouch the pelican |
| #2294, aired 1994-07-21 | BESTSELLERS $1,000 (Daily Double): Much of this sweeping 1977 novel centers on Meggie's love for priest Ralph de Bricassart The Thorn Birds |
| #2113, aired 1993-11-10 | THE BIRDS $600: This largest bird can run 40 miles an hour, so it hardly matters that it can't fly an ostrich |
| #2047, aired 1993-06-29 | BIOLOGY $200: Unlike most birds, ratites like the ostrich can't do this fly |
| #1867, aired 1992-10-20 | "T" BIRDS $100: Among the varieties you might serve for Thanksgiving are the White Holland, Bronze, & Narragansett turkey |
| #1867, aired 1992-10-20 | "T" BIRDS $200: With an 8-inch long bill, the male toco is the largest of these colorful tropical birds a toucan |
| #1867, aired 1992-10-20 | "T" BIRDS $300: The 12 Days of Christmas mentions 2 of these birds & the partridge in a pear tree turtle doves |
| #1867, aired 1992-10-20 | "T" BIRDS $400: In North America, common ones of these ducks include the green-winged & blue-winged teals |
| #1867, aired 1992-10-20 | "T" BIRDS $500: It's the family of songbirds to which robins & nightingales belong the thrush |
| #1850, aired 1992-09-25 | BIRDS $400: In the 1930s, due to crop damage, W. Australia's gov't encouraged killing these large flightless birds emus |
| #1656, aired 1991-11-11 | 4-LETTER BIRDS $200: This bird isn't biologically distinct from the pigeon, it's just smaller dove |
| #1619, aired 1991-09-19 | BIRDS $800: Females of the biggest species of this bird lay 1 egg & don't use a nest but hold it on their feet penguins |
| #1548, aired 1991-05-01 | FAIRY TALE BIRDS $400: The couldn't find their way home because some crummy birds ate their bread crumbs Hansel & Gretel |
| #1410, aired 1990-10-19 | BIRDS $100: Luckily, since it can't fly, it's the fastest running bird the ostrich |
| #1410, aired 1990-10-19 | BIRDS $500 (Daily Double): A chicken bearing this state's name is its official bird Rhode Island |
| #1358, aired 1990-06-27 | SEA LIFE $500: Fishermen in the Orient put rings around the necks of these birds so they won't swallow the fish they catch cormorants |
| #1345, aired 1990-06-08 | BIRDS $200: Despite its name, the skylark doesn't nest in the sky but here ground |
| #1271, aired 1990-02-26 | BIRDS $200: Falcons kill their prey by doing this biting in the head or neck |
| #1072, aired 1989-04-11 | 4-LETTER BIRDS $200: This bird isn't attached to a string, like a high-flying apparatus of the same name a kite |
| #1002, aired 1989-01-03 | ANIMALS $100: Probably the 1st birds tamed, they weren't used as messengers but as meals pigeons |
| #785, aired 1988-01-22 | BIRDS $400: Since birds can't chew, they use this part of the stomach to grind their food the gizzard |
| #615, aired 1987-04-17 | BIRDS $200: When ducks molt all their wing feathers at the same time, they can't do this fly |
| #599, aired 1987-03-26 | BIRDS $400: About 1/5 of the world's birds feed mainly on this, but they can't make honey from it the way bees do nectar |
| #496, aired 1986-11-03 | BIRDS $100: Storks, pelicans & some vultures couldn't win a warbling contest since these species lack this voice box |
| #496, aired 1986-11-03 | BIRDS $300: Around Oct. 22, the swallows leave Capistrano to winter in this country, so don't cry for them Argentina |
| #438, aired 1986-05-14 | BIRDS $300: Answer to the children's riddle "Why does a hummingbird hum?" Because he doesn't know the words |
| #423, aired 1986-04-23 | BIRDS $400: Though this diving bird has a weird, laughing cry, it isn’t really crazy a loon |
| #368, aired 1986-02-05 | BIRDS $100: Oddity shared by the ostrich, kiwi, & penguin they can't fly |
| #354, aired 1986-01-16 | STATE BIRDS $100: State bird of New Mexico, even the coyote can't make it change its ways a roadrunner |
| #111, aired 1985-02-11 | BIRDS $300: This tiny hovering bird might like to sing but doesn't know the words a hummingbird |
| #44, aired 1984-11-08 | NUMBERS $1,000 (Daily Double): Total number of gifts given on the 5th day of Christmas:
"On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me /
Five golden rings /
Four calling birds /
Three French hens /
Two turtledoves /
And a partridge in a pear tree..." 15 |
