#8819, aired 2023-03-02 | RANDOM STUFF $1000: The national park of this U.S. territory is located on 3 separate islands: Tutuila, Ofu & Ta'u American Samoa |
#8654, aired 2022-06-02 | A SHORT GOODBYE $1200: In texting,
TTFN ta ta for now |
#8582, aired 2022-02-22 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $2000: 2019's "The Water Dancer" is the first novel by this man better known for nonfiction Ta-Nehisi Coates |
#8558, aired 2022-01-19 | MEXICO BEFORE 1600 $2000: The biggest court for the ball game pok-ta-pok was in this 2-word city on the Yucatan whose ruins you can visit today Chichen Itza |
#8527, aired 2021-12-07 | NONFICTION $1000: He wrote "Between the World and Me", about racial injustice, in the form of a letter to his teenage son Ta-Nehisi Coates |
#8410, aired 2021-05-28 | NONFICTION $2000: He tackles Obama's legacy in "We Were Eight Years in Power" Ta-Nehisi Coates |
#8390, aired 2021-04-30 | AFRICAN AMERICAN MEMOIRS $1000: Framed as a letter to his son, "Between" these 2 things won Ta-Nehisi Coates a National Book Award the World and Me |
#8176, aired 2020-03-09 | HI, WELCOME TO 5 AUTHORS! $1000: As well as penning "Black Panther" comics for Marvel, this African-Amer. writer topped the bestseller list with "The Water Dancer" (Ta-Nehisi) Coates |
#8040, aired 2019-07-19 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS $800: Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison & Ta-Nehisi Coates all attended this university in Washington, D.C. Howard |
#7799, aired 2018-07-05 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: He followed up "Between the World and Me" with "We Were Eight Years in Power" Ta-Nehisi Coates |
#7777, aired 2018-06-05 | THE INTERJECTION SECTION $1600: The French have "voila!"; we use this hyphenated word ending in "A" for the same purpose ta-da |
#7578, aired 2017-07-19 | NATIVE AMERICANS $1600: Ta-sunko-witko is the Sioux name of this Oglala chief who joined with Sitting Bull to defeat Custer & his men Crazy Horse |
#7573, aired 2017-07-12 | WHERE AM I? $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents.) Behind me is this Pacific island whose double-talk name means "first born"; according to Polynesian mythology, it's the first island that the god Ta'aroa fished out of the water Bora Bora |
#7470, aired 2017-02-17 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS $1600: This bestseller by Ta-Nehisi Coates is in the form of a letter to his son on race & life Between the World and Me |
#7271, aired 2016-04-04 | POETRY, NON-POETICALLY $800: Och, this titl' means "times gone by", but ta po'm nae hae a wee bit o' sense to ye 'til ye give't a gud eye "Auld Lang Syne" |
#7211, aired 2016-01-11 | NATIONAL PARKS $800: A rainforest & coral reef make up the national park of this U.S. territory on the islands of Tutuila, Ta'u & Ofu American Samoa |
#6897, aired 2014-09-16 | WHO LET THE GODS OUT? $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Cambodia.) Now called Ta Reach, or "royal ancestor", & found in the main entrance shrine, a statue of this god to whom Angkor Wat was originally dedicated may have once been located in the central shrine at the very top Vishnu |
#6685, aired 2013-10-11 | THE MAGIC WORD $1000: Author Peter Lamont traveled to India to write "The Rise of" this, called "the world's most famous illusion the Indian rope trick |
#6550, aired 2013-02-22 | ANCIENT ANGKOR $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia.) Ta Prohm has a pediment of what's known as the Great Departure, when Buddha, still known by this name, begins the quest that will change him & history Siddhartha Gautama |
#6536, aired 2013-02-04 | U HAVE 2 SIGN MY YEARBOOK $400: I'll c U next year, but TTFN, short for this ta-ta for now |
#6028, aired 2010-11-24 | ISLAMIC CULTURE $1600: Ta'ziyah, Muslim passion plays, tend to show the martyrdom of members of this minority branch of Islam Shia |
#5760, aired 2009-10-02 | ONLINE SLANG $400: TTFN is short for this double talk phrase "for now" ta-ta |
#5476, aired 2008-06-02 | 2-LETTER WORDS $1000: In British slang this word alone means thank you; 2 together means good-bye ta |
#5299, aired 2007-09-27 | IT'S 1999 $1200: Ta Mok, the last remaining leader at large of this murderous Communist group, was captured in Cambodia in March the Khmer Rouge |
#5267, aired 2007-07-03 | DISCARDED LITERARY ENDINGS $1000: "I've had a change of heart, Elizabeth," said Darcy. "I'm marrying Catherine. Ta" Pride and Prejudice |
#5227, aired 2007-05-08 | HISTORICAL OUTGOING MESSAGES $2000: 'Allo all! What a day in 1759, eh what? My boy's been born! Guess I'll be "The Elder" P.M. now! Wait for the beep, ta! (William) Pitt |
#5182, aired 2007-03-06 | LOWER THE "BOOM" $400: Enormously popular in the 1890s, this song heard here takes its name from the first line of its lyrics "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-Dee-Ay" |
#5129, aired 2006-12-21 | A LOST LETTER FROM SHAKESPEARE $2000: Paduan lawyers, sexual identity wackiness, money & deceit... this play doth have it all! Must runneth, ta for now, Bill The Merchant of Venice |
#4966, aired 2006-03-27 | "TA" TA $400: The grilled stuft burrito is a cuisine highlight at this fast food chain Taco Bell |
#4966, aired 2006-03-27 | "TA" TA $800: The Chilean Rose is a commonly imported type of this arachnid named for an Italian town a tarantula |
#4966, aired 2006-03-27 | "TA" TA $1200: This trig ratio is the side opposite the angle divided by the side adjacent to it the tangent |
#4966, aired 2006-03-27 | "TA" TA $1600: This man who made his fortune in sugar cubes built & stocked a famous London art museum that bears his name (Sir Henry) Tate |
#4966, aired 2006-03-27 | "TA" TA $2000: Indian instruments include the sitar & this percussion instrument heard here the tabla |
#4863, aired 2005-11-02 | INSTANT MESSAGING SHORTHAND $200: TTFN:
This way of saying I'll chat with you at a later time ta ta for now |
#4794, aired 2005-06-09 | ARTISTS $400: Many of his works are also known by their Tahitian names, such as "Ia Orana Maria" & "Ta Matete" Gauguin |
#4663, aired 2004-12-08 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $200: Head to Agra, India to see this famous marble mausoleum completed around 1643 the Taj Mahal |
#4663, aired 2004-12-08 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $400: 2nd century Rabbi Ishmael Ben Elisha is best known for his impact on the understanding of this compilation of Jewish law the Talmud |
#4663, aired 2004-12-08 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $600: (Hi. I'm Hal Sparks.) This former E! entertainment channel TV show helped further the careers of me, John Henson & Greg Kinnear Talk Soup |
#4663, aired 2004-12-08 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $800: "Saucy" name for the crusty areas on your teeth made from mineral salts reacting with plaque & saliva tartar |
#4663, aired 2004-12-08 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $1000: Now known as Ismail Samani Peak, the highest peak in this country was once named after Joseph Stalin Tajikistan |
#4284, aired 2003-03-27 | MARCH MADNESS $800: In March 1999, Ta Mok, AKA "The Butcher", became the first senior member of this Cambodian group arrested Khmer Rouge |
#4219, aired 2002-12-26 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $200: Bernie Moeller of Pennsylvania has had his skin covered with over 14,000 of these tattoos |
#4219, aired 2002-12-26 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $400: Known for its aniselike flavor, this aromatic herb is widely used in cooking tarragon |
#4219, aired 2002-12-26 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $600: In a Bobbie Gentry No. 1 hit song from 1967, Billie Joe MacAllister jumps off this Tallahatchie Bridge |
#4219, aired 2002-12-26 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $800: This Asian country's capital city is Dushanbe Tajikistan |
#4219, aired 2002-12-26 | "TA" TA FOR NOW $1000: In English the name of the main text of this religion means "The Classic of the Way and its Power" Taoism |
#4156, aired 2002-09-30 | LA TRIVIA-TA $400: Phil Silvers co-wrote the 1944 song about this girl "with the laughing face" Nancy (about Frank Sinatra's daughter) |
#4156, aired 2002-09-30 | LA TRIVIA-TA $800: On May 5, 1904 he pitched the first perfect game in American League history; give that man an award! Cy Young |
#4156, aired 2002-09-30 | LA TRIVIA-TA $1200: Added to the National Film Registry list in 2000 was a 1957 short that featured snacks singing this song "Let's All Go To The Lobby To Get Ourselves A Treat" |
#4156, aired 2002-09-30 | LA TRIVIA-TA $1600: In the 2000 Rose Parade this Chicago company's float featured 10 pairs of twins Wrigley |
#4156, aired 2002-09-30 | LA TRIVIA-TA $2000: The eagle that represented the 1984 Summer Olympic Games was named this Sam |
#3864, aired 2001-05-24 | CRAC $600: You can sign off with TTFN, this "for now" Ta Ta |
#3633, aired 2000-05-24 | LITERARY QUOTES $300: "Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means... you're scum" is a line from this novel The Grapes of Wrath |
#3227, aired 1998-09-22 | FAMOUS NAMES $1000: When this city-state's leader died around 560 B.C., it was Solon, it's been good ta know ya Athens |
#3223, aired 1998-09-16 | MUSICALS IN OTHER WORDS $400: "Ta-Ta Conrad" Bye Bye Birdie |
#2884, aired 1997-02-27 | AUTHORS' CHARACTERS $400: Wah-Ta!-Wah,
Uncas,
Chingachgook James Fenimore Cooper |
#1947, aired 1993-02-09 | BODIES OF WATER $300: Leading ports on this "colorful" sea include Lu-Ta in China & Inchon in South Korea the Yellow Sea |
#1257, aired 1990-02-06 | LITERARY QUOTES $600: Steinbeck novel containing the lines, "Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now, it means you're scum." The Grapes of Wrath |
#1085, aired 1989-04-28 | THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH $600: Ta-Ta means good-bye, & ta means this thanks |
#607, aired 1987-04-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: A high recognition factor prompted Lever Bros. to bring back the "Ta-ta-ta-da" ad for this Imperial Margarine |
#488, aired 1986-10-22 | WEATHER $200: This storm's name combines the Chinese words "ta", meaning "great", & "fung", meaning "wind" typhoon |
#366, aired 1986-02-03 | SONGS WITH FOREIGN WORDS $800: In 1958, this "Song of Love" was big hit for Art & Dotty Todd, ra ta ta ta ta "Chanson d'Amour" |
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