| #9082, aired 2024-04-16 | SAY IT IN SPANISH $4,000 (Daily Double): A song often heard in Spanish-speaking countries at Christmastime is this "Sabanero", meaning "My Little Savannah Donkey" Burrito |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | "STAN" COUNTRIES $800: Identifying this nation seen here that became independent in 1991 should suit you to a "T"--don't pick the wrong one Turkmenistan |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | "STAN" COUNTRIES $1000: Identifying this nation seen here that became independent in 1991 should suit you to a "T"--don't pick the wrong one Tajikistan |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | COUNTRIES IN THE U.S. $400: We don't know what the reggae scene is in this Queens neighborhood, but we do know you transfer there to get the JFK AirTrain Jamaica |
| #8555, aired 2022-01-14 | INTERNATIONAL ORGS. $2000: NAM:
this "Movement" established in 1961 for countries that didn't ally themselves with the East or the West Non-Aligned |
| #8339, aired 2021-02-18 | FACTS ABOUT COUNTRIES $1600: Just prior to gaining its independence in 1971, Bangladesh was known by this 2-word directional name East Pakistan |
| #8302, aired 2020-12-15 | 10-LETTER NATIONS $3,500 (Daily Double): One of the world's most populous countries, it's in the delta of the Ganges & Brahmaputra Rivers Bangladesh |
| #7646, aired 2017-12-04 | COUNTRIES BY FIRST LETTER $2000: A clockwise tour of southeast Asian bordering countries is B, L, T--Burma followed by this pair Laos & Thailand |
| #7578, aired 2017-07-19 | AROUND THE WORLD $1,000 (Daily Double): Kings reign over these 2 countries in Asia that both begin with "B" & end with "N" Bahrain and Bhutan |
| #7254, aired 2016-03-10 | 2-WORD COUNTRIES $1600: Don't blink or you'll miss this republic on the map San Marino |
| #7253, aired 2016-03-09 | POLISH HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): Poland lost its independence in 1795 when Austria & these 2 rhyming countries partitioned the commonwealth Russia & Prussia |
| #7243, aired 2016-02-24 | IT TAKES 2 $2,000 (Daily Double): Located in Asia, the only 2 countries whose names begin with "A" but don't end with "A" Azerbaijan & Afghanistan |
| #6985, aired 2015-01-16 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $1200: You don't need to brush up your Spanish to visit this northernmost Central American country Belize |
| #6820, aired 2014-04-18 | FEDEX DOESN'T GO THERE $1600: It's not there yet, but when FedEx gets to these 2 "stan" countries, it will suit them to a "T" Tajikistan & Turkmenistan |
| #6759, aired 2014-01-23 | HEAD FOR THE BORDERS $2000: One of the 2 mainland South American countries that don't border Brazil Chile (or Ecuador) |
| #6196, aired 2011-07-18 | COUNTRIES' CURRENCIES $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Sydney, Australia.) Australia was the first country to start making bills out of this; they improve security & last much longer than paper bills, if you don't spend them plastic |
| #6090, aired 2011-02-18 | 4-LETTER COUNTRIES $1,600 (Daily Double): In September 1980 war broke out between these 2 countries & would last for 8 years Iraq & Iran |
| #5791, aired 2009-11-16 | GIVING BLOOD $600: Per a rule in place since 1996, you can't donate if you've lived since 1977 in certain countries on this continent Africa |
| #5409, aired 2008-02-28 | WHAT DOESN'T BELONG? $400: Balkan countries:
Albania,
Latvia,
Croatia Latvia |
| #5384, aired 2008-01-24 | COUNTRIES' HIGHEST POINTS $2,200 (Daily Double): Phnom Aural Cambodia |
| #5125, aired 2006-12-15 | "T" COUNTRIES $200: Oral epics are sung by poets & composers known as bakhashi in this central Asian "stan" nation Turkmenistan |
| #5125, aired 2006-12-15 | "T" COUNTRIES $400: Slightly larger than Texas, it borders the Black Sea & the Mediterranean Sea Turkey |
| #5125, aired 2006-12-15 | "T" COUNTRIES $600: It thrusts out towards Sicily as the northernmost bulge of Africa Tunisia |
| #5125, aired 2006-12-15 | "T" COUNTRIES $800: It shares dominion over Lake Victoria with Kenya & Uganda Tanzania |
| #5125, aired 2006-12-15 | "T" COUNTRIES $1000: This South Pacific island nation is ruled by a king & a 30-member legislative assembly Tonga |
| #4910, aired 2006-01-06 | TURKMENISTAN, MY LOVE $2,400 (Daily Double): Of the 4 countries Turkmenistan borders, the one that isn't a "stan" Iran |
| #4803, aired 2005-06-22 | CRIME $800: Since 1993, rape by this person has been a crime in all 50 states; it isn't one in most other countries a husband (or spouse) |
| #4155, aired 2002-09-27 | "E.B." $3,400 (Daily Double): Its choice as a national capital in 1949 wasn't recognized by some countries East Berlin |
| #3896, aired 2001-07-09 | "T" COUNTRIES $200: Holidays on this island country include the birthdays of Chiang Kai-shek & Sun Yat-sen Taiwan |
| #3896, aired 2001-07-09 | "T" COUNTRIES $400: The remains of the ancient city of Troy were found near the southern end of the Hellespont in this country Turkey |
| #3896, aired 2001-07-09 | "T" COUNTRIES $600: In 1789 the mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the waters of this South Pacific kingdom Tonga |
| #3896, aired 2001-07-09 | "T" COUNTRIES $1000: Its 2 largest daily newspapers are The Daily News (in English) & The Uhuru (in Swahili) Tanzania |
| #3896, aired 2001-07-09 | "T" COUNTRIES $1,500 (Daily Double): Habib Bourguiba led this nation's fight for independence from France & served as its president from 1957 to 1987 Tunisia |
| #3725, aired 2000-11-10 | BORE & GUSH $100: In June 2000 this group boosted production by 3% but said high U.S. gas prices aren't its fault OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) |
| #3665, aired 2000-07-07 | DUTCH TREATIES $5,000 (Daily Double): In 1958 the Netherlands & 2 other Low Countries signed a treaty creating this economic union Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg) |
| #3649, aired 2000-06-15 | THE MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA $1000: They're the 2 South American countries that don't border Brazil Chile & Ecuador |
| #3510, aired 1999-12-03 | COUNTRIES BY AREA $200: Abu Muharrik Dunes,
Al-Ajmah Mountains,
Sinai Peninsula Egypt |
| #3510, aired 1999-12-03 | COUNTRIES BY AREA $300: Carinthia,
Tyrol,
Styria Austria |
| #3510, aired 1999-12-03 | COUNTRIES BY AREA $500: Punjab,
Baluchistan,
Sind Pakistan |
| #3508, aired 1999-12-01 | DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA $100: 2 of the 5 countries that border Argentina (2 of) Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile & Uruguay |
| #3376, aired 1999-04-19 | WHAT "A" COUNTRY! $800 (Daily Double): 1 of the 2 countries whose names begin with "A" but don't end in "A" Afghanistan & Azerbaijan |
| #3356, aired 1999-03-22 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $1000: This cradle of civilization was conquered by Macedonia in 338 B.C. & wasn't independent again until 1830 Greece |
| #3163, aired 1998-05-06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: Of Malta, Mauritius or Mauritania, the one that isn't an island Mauritania |
| #2122, aired 1993-11-23 | SMALL AFRICAN COUNTRIES $200: This large country could say to tiny Lesotho, "Don't move, we've got you surrounded" South Africa |
| #2121, aired 1993-11-22 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $600 (Daily Double): The Bay of Ancon de Sardinas is shared by Colombia & this neighbor to the south Ecuador |
| #1983, aired 1993-03-31 | WORLD HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): In 1954 an agreement between these 2 countries ended the Trieste dispute Italy & Yugoslavia |
| #1637, aired 1991-10-15 | FLAGS $200: Of the 3 major countries in North America, the one that doesn't have a leaf on its flag the U.S. |
| #1256, aired 1990-02-05 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $500: 1 of the 2 South American countries that don't border Brazil Ecuador (or Chile) |
| #821, aired 1988-03-14 | ZOOLOGY $800: 1 of 3 independent countries over 1000 sq. mil. in size where snakes don't occur naturally (1 of) Ireland, (New Zealand or Iceland) |
| #787, aired 1988-01-26 | SPELLING $2,000 (Daily Double): Of all the countries, this war-torn central Asian country is 1st alphabetically A-F-G-H-A-N-I-S-T-A-N |
| #719, aired 1987-10-22 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $200: After Antarctica, which has none, this continent has fewest number of countries Australia |
| #673, aired 1987-07-08 | WORLD CAPITALS $1,000 (Daily Double): Alphabetical distinction of the countries whose capitals are Kinshasa, Lusaka, & Harare countries that begin with the letter Z |
| #654, aired 1987-06-11 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $1,500 (Daily Double): 4 of the 6 South American countries that lie completely south of the equator (4 of) Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay & Paraguay |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | GEOGRAPHY $1,000 (Daily Double): 2 of the 4 countries of South America that lie completely north of the Equator Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname |
| #332, aired 1985-12-17 | GEOGRAPHY $4,000 (Daily Double): The 3 countries which rule parts of the Iberian Peninsula Portugal, Spain & Great Britain (England) |
| #9070, aired 2024-03-29 | U.S.S.R.I.P.: Of the 15 countries formed by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, this one is alphabetically last Uzbekistan |
| #8888, aired 2023-06-07 | EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: Of all the nations that border Italy, the one that didn't exist in 1990 Slovenia |
| #8765, aired 2022-12-16 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: It's home to 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other country; the sites include a volcano & a lagoon Italy |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES: It's the world's smallest landlocked country in both area & population Vatican City |
| #8321, aired 2021-01-25 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, these 2 on opposite sides of it are the smallest & largest in area Algeria & Monaco |
| #7719, aired 2018-03-15 | EUROPEAN RIVERS: Of the 10 countries the Danube touches, this one is alphabetically last & is the only one that doesn't end in "Y" or "A" Ukraine |
| #7568, aired 2017-07-05 | SMALL COUNTRIES: This tiny island nation 700 miles northeast of Madagascar makes a great addition to a classic tongue twister Seychelles |
| #7469, aired 2017-02-16 | SOUTH AMERICA: This capital's name is a Latinized form of the name of its country Brasilia |
| #7445, aired 2017-01-13 | EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: Once the center of an empire, it didn't exist as an independent nation from 1938 to 1955 Austria |
| #7040, aired 2015-04-03 | EUROPEAN HISTORY: A 3-letter 9th century tribe is in the names of 2 21st century countries: the world's most vast, & this one Belarus |
| #6769, aired 2014-02-06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: Once a poor British protectorate, in 2012 this peninsular country ranked as the world's richest per capita Qatar |
| #6686, aired 2013-10-14 | BIG COUNTRIES: In area, it's the largest former Soviet republic after Russia & the largest nation that doesn't border an ocean Kazakhstan |
| #6041, aired 2010-12-13 | COUNTRIES: In only 2 cases can you add 2 letters to one country & get another country: Austria/Australia & this pair Niger/Nigeria |
| #5552, aired 2008-10-28 | ASIAN NATIONS: Of the world's 11 countries whose English names start with "A", the only 2 whose names don't end with "A" Afghanistan & Azerbaijan |
| #5418, aired 2008-03-12 | THE WORLD MAP: 1 of the 2 South American countries whose mainland you'll fly over when heading due south from Miami, Fla. Ecuador or Peru |
| #4865, aired 2005-11-04 | PRECIOUS METALS: The largest single accumulation of gold known, about $90 billion from several countries, is found in this U.S. state New York |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | THE GLOBE: Of the more than a dozen countries through which the equator passes, this country stretches farthest south Brazil |
| #4222, aired 2002-12-31 | SOUTH AMERICA: Alphabetically, they're the first & last of the 7 countries where the Andes are found Argentina & Venezuela |
| #3874, aired 2001-06-07 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: 3 of the countries that make up this land are Gillikin, Winkie & Quadling Oz |
| #2962, aired 1997-06-17 | 1990s AFRICA: In 1994 these 2 African countries' presidents Habyarimana & Ntaryamira died in a plane crash Rwanda & Burundi |
| #2602, aired 1995-12-19 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: The name of this country in the Southern Hemisphere comes from a Latin word for "southern" Australia |
| #1513, aired 1991-03-13 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: This country in the Southern Hemisphere was named for a province of the Netherlands New Zealand |
| #699, aired 1987-09-24 | SOUTH AMERICA: Of the 12 South American countries, the only 2 that don't border on Brazil Chile & Ecuador |
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