| #9018, aired 2024-01-17 | AROUND THE GLOBE $800: They're the 2 U.N. member countries in Africa with a cardinal direction in their names South Sudan & South Africa |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | SUMMER OLYMPIC CITIES $400: In 1980 the U.S. & 64 other countries boycotted the Olympics held in this city Moscow |
| #8940, aired 2023-09-29 | COW COUNTRY $400: With California & this as the top 2 states, the U.S. leads all other countries in producing cow's milk Wisconsin |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | BACK IN THE DAY $2,200 (Daily Double): This U.S. agency began in 1961; its director Sargent Shriver said it had 15,000 volunteers in 50+ countries in less than 6 years the Peace Corps |
| #8862, aired 2023-05-02 | THAT'S SO "EXTRA" $1600: Chad & Samoa are 2 countries with which the U.S. has no treaty for this process of returning wanted criminal suspects extradition |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | THE HISTORIC 1950s $1600: In 1951 the ANZUS Pact united these 3 countries against aggressors Australia, New Zealand & the U.S. |
| #8680, aired 2022-07-08 | DANGER! DANGER! $800: This U.S. government department issues regular travel advisories on the level of danger in countries to which you might journey the State Department |
| #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 |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | COUNTRIES IN THE U.S. $800: In the 19th century William Holmes named a city in southern Minnesota this, after a river in the Holy Land Jordan |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | COUNTRIES IN THE U.S. $1200: The Doobie Brothers sang about "When the sun comes up on (this) sleepy little town / Down around San Antone" China Grove |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | COUNTRIES IN THE U.S. $1600: No one knows why this village in New York, boyhood home of Charles "Pa" Ingalls, shares the name of a big island near Florida Cuba |
| #8642, aired 2022-05-17 | COUNTRIES IN THE U.S. $2000: This city in Kansas that's just about the geographic center of the lower U.S. shares its name with a nation on the Mediterranean Lebanon |
| #8579, aired 2022-02-17 | BRITISH TERRITORIES & DEPENDENCIES $1200: With 2 territories on it, the U.K. joins Turkey & Greece as countries with influence on this Mediterranean island Cyprus |
| #8462, aired 2021-08-10 | A VISIT TO THE ISS $800: (Dr. Kate Rubins presents the clue.) ISS crew members look forward to the arrival of supplies on four different spacecraft from three countries, including the Dragon from this U.S. company that has also pioneered the development of reusable rockets SpaceX |
| #8398, aired 2021-05-12 | 7-LETTER COUNTRIES $400: This country definitely uses the most U's in the spelling of its name Uruguay |
| #8284, aired 2020-11-19 | ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS $400: 187 countries--but not the U.S.--are party to the Basel Conv. on "movements of hazardous" these, like asbestos & mercury wastes |
| #8246, aired 2020-09-28 | OLYMPIC SITES $2,000 (Daily Double): Many countries joined the U.S. in boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics hosted by this city Moscow |
| #8202, aired 2020-04-14 | CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES! $800: Perhaps you might volunteer to aid developing countries as part of this U.S. government program established in 1961 the Peace Corps |
| #8189, aired 2020-03-26 | POLICE SQUAD $400: Founded in 1983, it's a police officer-led program in the U.S. & 50+ other countries to keep kids off drugs D.A.R.E. |
| #8031, aired 2019-07-08 | THE POWER OF THREE $1600: Adopted by the U.S. in 1793, it's the 3-word phrase for territorial waters; now most countries claim more the three mile limit |
| #7927, aired 2019-02-12 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: Rescinded in 2017, the "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" policy allowed refugees from this country to stay if they reached U.S. soil Cuba |
| #7689, aired 2018-02-01 | CIVIL LAW $2000: The U.S. Justice Dept. says that in countries with civil law, the judge can act more like this "p"erson in our system prosecutor |
| #7676, aired 2018-01-15 | STREET SMARTS $400: (Alex presents the clue from the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.) Reflecting the close relationship that exists between our two countries, Canada is the only one to have its embassy on a section of this stately Washington avenue that connects the White House to the U.S. Capitol Pennsylvania |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | 11-LETTER WORDS $800: The U.N. has an office for this, getting countries to give up their nukes disarmament |
| #7598, aired 2017-09-27 | COUNTRIES WITH ONLY A's AS VOWELS $400: From 1994 to 2015 the U.N. operated an international criminal tribunal for this country's genocide Rwanda |
| #7580, aired 2017-07-21 | UNCLE SUGAR $400: Under the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. gave aid to countries that were committed to fighting this ideology Communism |
| #7426, aired 2016-12-19 | LANDLOCKED AFRICAN COUNTRIES $3,200 (Daily Double): If you turned in 175 quadrillion of this country's old currency in 2015, you would get 5 U.S. dollars Zimbabwe |
| #7329, aired 2016-06-23 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $800: The Order of the Thistle is the highest honor given to men & women of this U.K. country Scotland |
| #7295, aired 2016-05-06 | WE APPRECIATE "U"! $800: This service that connects riders & drivers via a phone app is available in more than 65 countries Uber |
| #7289, aired 2016-04-28 | NASA SAYS $400: 1 of 2 countries described as "principals" in the International Space Station with the U.S., Russia & Europe Canada (or Japan) |
| #7285, aired 2016-04-22 | "Q" NOT FOLLOWED BY U $3,000 (Daily Double): This gulf seen here touches the shores of four countries the Gulf of Aqaba |
| #7211, aired 2016-01-11 | SUMMER OLYMPIC CITIES $400: In 1980 the U.S. & 64 other countries boycotted the Olympics held in this city Moscow |
| #7204, aired 2015-12-31 | ASIA $800: The TPP, short for this, rewrites the rules of U.S. trade with Japan, Vietnam & other countries the Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| #7197, aired 2015-12-22 | DOUBLE UP ON YOUR COUNTRIES $2000: Many countries are made up of archipelagos, but these 2 U.N. members have "Islands" in their names the Solomon Islands & Marshall Islands |
| #7035, aired 2015-03-27 | REMEMBER 2014? $1000: 1 of the 3 countries from which the midyear surge of kids arriving at the Mexico-U.S. border mainly came Guatemala (or El Salvador or Honduras) |
| #6994, aired 2015-01-29 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS' HOME COUNTRIES $200: 1975:
Physicist & activist Andrei Sakharov the U.S.S.R. |
| #6994, aired 2015-01-29 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS' HOME COUNTRIES $600: 1961:
U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold Sweden |
| #6994, aired 2015-01-29 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS' HOME COUNTRIES $1,000 (Daily Double): 2001:
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Ghana |
| #6790, aired 2014-03-07 | THE NEW YORK TIMES: THE 1990s $800: (The New York Times reporter James Risen gives the clue.) In 1998 I reported on the deadly al-Qaeda bombings of U.S. embassies in these 2 neighboring African countries, a prelude to the worse attacks to follow Kenya & Tanzania |
| #6780, aired 2014-02-21 | GLOBAL STUDIES $800: For 70 million travelers flying to more than 90 countries a year, this U.K. airport is one of the world's busiest Heathrow |
| #6736, aired 2013-12-23 | CHEESY COUNTRIES $800: Stilton the U.K. |
| #6650, aired 2013-07-12 | COUNTRIES' LOWEST POINTS $200: Death Valley the U.S. |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | EUROPEAN HOLIDAYS $800: It's the only one of the 4 U.K. countries in which St. Patrick's Day is an official bank holiday Northern Ireland |
| #6441, aired 2012-09-24 | COUNTRIES OF THE CARIBBEAN $200: Site of a 1983 U.S. invasion, it's also known as the Isle of Spice Grenada |
| #6439, aired 2012-09-20 | THE WORLD ALMANAC NO. 1 $600: $18 billion in annual sales makes these 2 countries that border each other the world's leaders in wheat Canada & the U.S. |
| #6360, aired 2012-04-20 | AXIS & ALLIES $200: These countries were the "Big 3" Allied powers of World War II U.S., Britain, and Russia (or U.S.S.R.) |
| #6295, aired 2012-01-20 | "U-R" THERE $2,400 (Daily Double): As indicated on the map, they are South America's two smallest independent countries in area Uruguay & Suriname |
| #6186, aired 2011-07-04 | REALLY BIG COUNTRIES $2000: The territory of this largest U.N. member country situated only on islands includes Bali & the Molucca islands Indonesia |
| #6137, aired 2011-04-26 | COUNTRIES ALPHABETICALLY $1,000 (Daily Double): Uruguay was supplanted by this country as the last "U" alphabetically Uzbekistan |
| #5817, aired 2009-12-22 | "U" COUNTRIES $300 (Daily Double): Islam Karimov has been the president of this Central Asian nation since 1991 Uzbekistan |
| #5817, aired 2009-12-22 | "U" COUNTRIES $400: Kharkov is the second-most populous city in this republic of 46 million the Ukraine |
| #5817, aired 2009-12-22 | "U" COUNTRIES $800: This country's president Museveni, seen as a godsend after leaders like Idi Amin, has been in power since 1986 Uganda |
| #5817, aired 2009-12-22 | "U" COUNTRIES $1200: Its national team won soccer's World Cup in 1930 & 1950 Uruguay |
| #5817, aired 2009-12-22 | "U" COUNTRIES $1600: Part of the Soviet space mission Project Juno, Helen Sharman was this country's first astronaut the United Kingdom |
| #5684, aired 2009-04-30 | YOU'RE A JEOPARDY! FAN IF… $200: A citizenship test asks for these 3 enemy countries of the U.S. in WWII & all you hear is "Da-da-da-da…" Germany, Italy & Japan |
| #5471, aired 2008-05-26 | CHEESY COUNTRIES $400: Lincolnshire Poacher U.K. (or England) |
| #5426, aired 2008-03-24 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $600: In 2005 Prince Bandar ended 22 years as this country's ambassador to the U.S. Saudi Arabia |
| #5365, aired 2007-12-28 | ASIAN COUNTRIES $600: In November 1976 the U.S. vetoed this reunited country's admission to the U.N. Vietnam |
| #4994, aired 2006-05-04 | MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRIES $800: In 2003 this republic, ranked No. 2, became the first Asian country to sign a free-trade pact with the U.S. Singapore |
| #4824, aired 2005-07-21 | TRICKY QUESTIONS $1000: Of current U.N. member countries with 4-letter names, the one that is first alphabetically Chad |
| #4745, aired 2005-04-01 | 1963 $800: In a joint letter to the U.N. in January 1963, these 2 countries declared the Cuban crisis (mainly) closed the U.S. & the U.S.S.R. |
| #4658, aired 2004-12-01 | DECEMBER 1st $400: 1959: 12 countries including the U.S. & the U.S.S.R. sign a treaty to keep this continent a scientific preserve Antarctica |
| #4582, aired 2004-07-06 | THREE CHEERS! $400: The 3 U.K. countries that make up the island of Great Britain England, Scotland & Wales |
| #4578, aired 2004-06-30 | THE EUROPEAN UNION $400: 2 of the 4 countries that each have the maximum number of votes in the E.U. council (Malta has the fewest) (2 of) France, Germany, Italy, & the UK |
| #4578, aired 2004-06-30 | THE EUROPEAN UNION $800: The 2004 addition of 10 countries including this one brings the E.U.'s population to 450 million Poland |
| #4326, aired 2003-05-26 | NATO IS NEATO $600: In 1949 the NATO Treaty was signed by the U.S. & 11 other countries, including this volcanic island nation Iceland |
| #4292, aired 2003-04-08 | U.K. COUNTRIES BY REGION $200: Lochaber, Wigtown & Inverness Scotland |
| #4292, aired 2003-04-08 | U.K. COUNTRIES BY REGION $400: Armagh, Down & Londonderry Northern Ireland |
| #4292, aired 2003-04-08 | U.K. COUNTRIES BY REGION $600: Falkirk, Angus & Strathclyde Scotland |
| #4292, aired 2003-04-08 | U.K. COUNTRIES BY REGION $800: Durham, Dorset & Devon England |
| #4196, aired 2002-11-25 | CANADIAN HISTORY $400: This military alliance was formed in 1949 by Canada, the U.S. & 10 European countries NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) |
| #4143, aired 2002-09-11 | MOST-LIVABLE COUNTRIES $200: With no death penalty, it's the No. 3 most-livable country (the U.S. sits below it) Canada |
| #4134, aired 2002-07-18 | COMBOS $800: Formed on April 4, 1949, it now consists of the U.S. Norway, France & 16 other countries NATO |
| #4096, aired 2002-05-27 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: The U.S. state known as the "Land of Shining Mountains" borders this country Canada (the state is Montana) |
| #3971, aired 2001-12-03 | CHEESY COUNTRIES $200: Monterey Jack United States |
| #3933, aired 2001-10-10 | I LIKE Q $500: Without the U Q is pronounced like a K, as in the names of these 2 Middle East countries Iraq & Qatar |
| #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) |
| #3580, aired 2000-03-10 | NON-RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS $100: Joan Crawford died on May 10, the date of this holiday in many countries other than the U.S. Mother's Day |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | THE 1950s $300: The U.S. & Argentina were among the 12 countries who signed a treaty to preserve this continent Antarctica |
| #3359, aired 1999-03-25 | DISNEYLANDS $500: They're the 2 countries where you'll find Disney theme parks outside the U.S. France & Japan |
| #3294, aired 1998-12-24 | DECEMBER 24 $1000: The Treaty of Ghent was signed by these 2 countries December 24, 1814 U.S. and Great Britain |
| #3012, aired 1997-10-07 | DOCUMENTS $800: In countries under civil law, they can be real estate lawyers; in the U.S., they seal documents notaries |
| #2873, aired 1997-02-12 | ANNUAL EVENTS $500: Countries that celebrate these documents include Mexico on February 5 & the U.S. on September 17 Constitutions |
| #2715, aired 1996-05-24 | TERRIERS $400: The Border Terrier was developed in the border area between these 2 U.K. countries Scotland & England |
| #2650, aired 1996-02-23 | ORGANIZATIONS $600: Volunteers in this U.S. agency established in 1961 live & work in other countries to improve living conditions the Peace Corps |
| #2536, aired 1995-09-18 | WORLD FACTS $1,000 (Daily Double): The 4 largest countries in population are China, India, the U.S. & this island nation Indonesia |
| #2257, aired 1994-05-31 | 1939 $200: Among countries claiming land on this southernmost continent were Argentina & the U.K. Antarctica |
| #2231, aired 1994-04-25 | THE 1950s $600: On Sept. 8, 1954 the U.S., Australia & 6 other countries formed this mutual defense alliance SEATO |
| #2205, aired 1994-03-18 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $200: In 1993 this country ruled by Prince Rainier officially joined the U.N. Monaco |
| #2142, aired 1993-12-21 | MODERN HISTORY $400: 1 of the 2 African countries the U.S. wanted Cuba to withdraw troops from in 1977 (1 of) Angola (or Ethiopia) |
| #2115, aired 1993-11-12 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $600: This country follows Japan & the U.S. in the production of passenger cars Germany |
| #2097, aired 1993-10-19 | U.S. HISTORY $200: Truman's & Eisenhower's doctrines pledged money to countries resisting this political philosophy Communism |
| #2088, aired 1993-10-06 | HISTORY $200: In the 1970s Arab countries put an embargo on shipments of this to the U.S. & the Netherlands oil |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $200: In October 1962 the U.S. demanded the withdrawal of all offensive missiles from this country Cuba |
| #2037, aired 1993-06-15 | NEW COUNTRIES $1000: 1 of 2 former U.S. trust territories to join the U.N. on September 17, 1991 the Marshall Islands (or Micronesia) |
| #2007, aired 1993-05-04 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: Shona is a major language in this country that's alphabetically last among U.N. members Zimbabwe |
| #1945, aired 1993-02-05 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $1000: The Bryan-Chamorro treaty of 1914 gave the U.S. the right to build a canal thru this Central American country Nicaragua |
| #1792, aired 1992-05-19 | ALUMINUM $400: In English-speaking countries other than the U.S., aluminum is called this aluminium |
| #1744, aired 1992-03-12 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $600: With U.S. recognition, Panama declared its independence from this country in 1903 Colombia |
| #1707, aired 1992-01-21 | SPORTS $400: Other than the U.S., 1 of 2 countries to win Olympic gold medals in men's basketball (1 of) Soviet Union (or 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. |
| #1623, aired 1991-09-25 | CANADIAN HISTORY $200: In 1949 Canada joined the U.S. & 10 European countries in forming this military alliance NATO |
| #1522, aired 1991-03-26 | MEDALS & DECORATIONS $200: All U.S. medals may be awarded to citizens of other countries with the exception of this medal Congressional Medal of Honor |
| #1517, aired 1991-03-19 | 1948 $100: The U.S. & Guatemala were the 1st countries to recognize this Mideast state, proclaimed May 14 Israel |
| #1484, aired 1991-01-31 | NOT IN THE U.N. $600: The UN oversees the armistice between these two non-member countries North & South Korea |
| #1369, aired 1990-07-12 | EUROPE $500: The area named the "Free Territory of Trieste" by the U.N. in 1946 is now part of these 2 countries Italy & Yugoslavia |
| #1319, aired 1990-05-03 | THE DAKOTAS $3,000 (Daily Double): It took treaties with these 2 countries for the U.S. to get all the area that's now North Dakota England & France |
| #1254, aired 1990-02-01 | NEWSPAPERS $600: This Gannett newspaper is now available in 80 countries, not just the U.S. USA Today |
| #1187, aired 1989-10-31 | COUNTRIES $600: The U.S. maintains Subic Bay Naval Base & Clark A.F.B. in this Pacific island country the Philippines |
| #1005, aired 1989-01-06 | CURRENT EVENTS $400: In August 1988 U.N. Sec'y General Perez de Cuellar announced a cease fire between these 2 countries Iran & Iraq |
| #980, aired 1988-12-02 | AWARDS $400: The 1985 U.N. Population Award went to this federation that has affiliates in 121 countries Planned Parenthood |
| #877, aired 1988-05-31 | WORLD POLITICS $600: U.S. Sec'y of State Cordell Hull oversaw the "Good Neighbor Policy" aimed at this group of countries Latin America (Central America & South America accepted) |
| #822, aired 1988-03-15 | THE 20TH CENTURY $600: In 1949, Sen. Robert Taft fought against this formal U.S. alliance with European countries NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) |
| #727, aired 1987-11-03 | Q WITHOUT U $500 (Daily Double): The 2 Mideast countries that fit this category, 1 begins & 1 ends with "Q" Iraq & Qatar |
| #722, aired 1987-10-27 | U.S. CITIES $600 (Daily Double): Flags of these 3 countries have legally flown over St. Louis United States, France & Spain |
| #654, aired 1987-06-11 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: Of France, Australia, or the U.S., the 1 country with no territorial claims in Antarctica the USA |
| #641, aired 1987-05-25 | SPACE & AVIATION $200: In 1986, besides the U.S., 1 of 2 countries whose airports were among the 10 busiest in the world England or Japan |
| #523, aired 1986-12-10 | THE U.N. $1,000 (Daily Double): 2 of the 5 countries that have supplied the U.N. with a secretary-general 2 of 5 (Norway, Austria, Sweden, Peru & Burma) |
| #438, aired 1986-05-14 | FACTS & FIGURES $400: In # of phones per 100 people, the U.S. ranks third, behind these 2 European countries that begin with S Switzerland & Sweden |
| #417, aired 1986-04-15 | HISTORY $1000: 2 of the 3 countries which in the late 18th c. partitioned Poland out of existence (2 of) Russia, Prussia (or Austria) |
| #395, aired 1986-03-14 | EUROPE $1,000 (Daily Double): The 4 countries which controlled sectors of Berlin after WWII the U.S., Great Britain, France & the Soviet Union |
| #328, aired 1985-12-11 | BANANAS $500: Contemptuous political term for countries viewed as appendages of U.S. & the United Fruit Company banana republics |
| #298, aired 1985-10-30 | WWII $800 (Daily Double): On Dec. 11, 1941, these 2 countries declared war on the U.S. Germany & Italy |
| #295, aired 1985-10-25 | WORLD POLITICS $400: Following '84 U.S. invasion, signs appeared in E. European countries saying, "We envy" this island Grenada |
| #187, aired 1985-05-28 | WORLD WAR I $600: He organized massive food relief for many countries and later became U.S. president Herbert Hoover |
| #66, aired 1984-12-10 | GOLF $1000: The Ryder Cup matches are between pros of these two countries the U.S. & Great Britain |
