| #9014, aired 2024-01-11 | IT'S UP 2 U $800: You should know this swinging item like clockwork a pendulum |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | 4 N LANGUAGE $800: "U" know it means not deliberate; I'm sorry, that slip of the tongue was completely this unintentional |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | RIGHT "U-R" $1,500 (Daily Double): The New York Times called it a "sport in which daredevils race over rooftops, flip over ledges and climb walls without assistance" parkour |
| #8926, aired 2023-09-11 | SCIENCE CLASS $1,600 (Daily Double): Sedimentary deposits near Lake Superior produce the largest U.S. annual yield of hematite, the main ore of this metal iron |
| #8917, aired 2023-07-18 | COLLEGE TUITION: THEN & NOW $400: It may get your Irish up to know in 1977 this Indiana private U. cost about $3,000 but tuition & fees now go for 62 grand Notre Dame |
| #8898, aired 2023-06-21 | OFFICIAL NICKNAMES $200: Think of Roman numerals & you'll know the U.S. Army's Fourth Infantry Division has this plant as its official nickname ivy |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $8,400 (Daily Double): In 1814 U.S. forces under Gen. Jacob Brown invaded Canada by crossing this river between Lake Erie & Lake Ontario the Niagara |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | SHOE KNOW IT $1000: Eyewitnesses differ as to whether this Soviet premier actually banged his shoe on a desk at a 1960 U.N. meeting Khrushchev |
| #8737, aired 2022-11-08 | ELECTION DAY $200: The tradition of U.S. elections being held on this day of the week dates to 1845, when it was convenient for farmers Tuesday |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | IT ALL STARTS WITH "U" $400: A '90s dance was named for this "Family Matters" character whose catchphrase was "Did I do that?" Urkel |
| #8644, aired 2022-05-19 | THE DRUGS OF HUMANITY $800: The drug that spent the most in U.S. TV advertising in 2019 is Humira--$460 mil. wasted if you don't know it treats this joint condition arthritis |
| #8596, aired 2022-03-14 | I LOVE YOU 3,000 $200: "U" know it's the designation for radio frequencies between 300 & 3,000 megahertz UHF (ultra high frequency) |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $200: If you've revisited Highway 61, you know it takes you into the heart of this city in the southwest corner of Tennessee Memphis |
| #8336, aired 2021-02-15 | 1821 $400: "Show Me" you know it became the 24th U.S. state Missouri |
| #8207, aired 2020-04-21 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1200: In 2019 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of this island territory let the U.S. president know it's "not for sale" Greenland |
| #8100, aired 2019-11-22 | U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATES $2,400 (Daily Double): Wally Schirra, who was the only astronaut to fly in all 3 of these NASA programs Mercury, Gemini & Apollo |
| #7892, aired 2018-12-25 | U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORIES $3,000 (Daily Double): This Southwest facility began as Site Y in the Manhattan Project 75 years ago Los Alamos |
| #7854, aired 2018-11-01 | BRAND NAME VARIATIONS $600: In Canada, "It's not delivery, it's Delissio", what we know better in the U.S. as this frozen pizza brand DiGiorno |
| #7780, aired 2018-06-08 | "U" KNOW IT! $400: Wanting to emulate Thomas More, H.G. Wells wrote of a "modern" one utopia |
| #7780, aired 2018-06-08 | "U" KNOW IT! $800: Stretchy uniform for dancers that leaves little to the imagination a unitard |
| #7780, aired 2018-06-08 | "U" KNOW IT! $1200: "Extreme" final sacrament for a Catholic unction |
| #7780, aired 2018-06-08 | "U" KNOW IT! $1600: The 1713 treaty of this Dutch city granted large parts of Canada to the Brits from the French Utrecht |
| #7780, aired 2018-06-08 | "U" KNOW IT! $2000: Dad to King Arthur Uther Pendragon |
| #7742, aired 2018-04-17 | WORDS OF COMMUNICATION $1600: "U" know it means to give audible expression to; add -ance to get the thing you say an utterance |
| #7399, aired 2016-11-10 | WHEN IT WAS NEW $400: Corrupt 1880s elections led the U.S. to adopt this type of paper ballot so other people don't know who you voted for a secret ballot |
| #7365, aired 2016-09-23 | 4-LETTER U.S. CITIES $200: We bet you know that in population it's the largest city in Northern Nevada Reno |
| #6923, aired 2014-10-22 | FIRST LETTER Q, SECOND LETTER NOT U $2000: Scrabble players know it's an evergreen shrub of Arabia & its leaf is a stimulant qat |
| #6630, aired 2013-06-14 | "U" KNOW IT $200: Alligators in the NYC sewers are said to be this kind of "legend" urban |
| #6630, aired 2013-06-14 | "U" KNOW IT $400: The name of this instrument is Hawaiian for "flea" ukulele |
| #6630, aired 2013-06-14 | "U" KNOW IT $600: A violent change in a society, or a geographic term relating to the repositioning of the Earth's crust upheaval |
| #6630, aired 2013-06-14 | "U" KNOW IT $800: Omnipresent--it has not one, not 2 but 3 U's! ubiquitous |
| #6630, aired 2013-06-14 | "U" KNOW IT $1000: Hey, Babs! This hangs from the middle of the soft palate uvula |
| #6598, aired 2013-05-01 | MY 3 SONGS $800: An American idol:
"Breakaway",
"Since U Been Gone",
"Mr. Know It All" Kelly Clarkson |
| #6400, aired 2012-06-15 | THE BRITISH ARE GOING! $2,000 (Daily Double): In 120-degree heat in April 2009, British combat operations ended in this country, turned over to a U.S. brigade Iraq |
| #6294, aired 2012-01-19 | 4 N $800: "U" know it means not deliberate; I'm sorry, that slip of the tongue was completely this unintentional |
| #6145, aired 2011-05-06 | BONE UP FOR THE TEST $800: "U" know it's the inner of 2 bones in the forearm when viewed with the palm facing forward the ulna |
| #6094, aired 2011-02-24 | R U "SHR"? $1,800 (Daily Double): In 1936 Adolf Ehinger improved upon this office device, fashioning it after a pasta-making machine a shredder |
| #5703, aired 2009-05-27 | IT HAS TO END WITH "U" $3,000 (Daily Double): Oh, you're going to take this obnoxiously pious hyphenated 3-word attitude with me, are you? holier-than-thou |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | "U" KNOW IT $400: Here's a high-class clue: it's the last word in the kid's rhyme that begins, "I see London, I see France..." underpants |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | "U" KNOW IT $800: More than 25 moons are circling it Uranus |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | "U" KNOW IT $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) It's the 2-word term for the continuous anatomical system that contains the kidneys, the ureters, the bladder & the urethra the urinary system |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | "U" KNOW IT $1600: A patentable invention must be new, non-obvious, & this, like the "arts" the constitution encourages useful |
| #5339, aired 2007-11-22 | "U" KNOW IT $2000: Woody Guthrie sang, "You can't scare me, I'm sticking to" this group the union |
| #5264, aired 2007-06-28 | SOUNDS LIKE A U.S. STATE $800: Many Greek dishes get their familiar flavor from this herb whose name is from the Greek for "joy of the mountain" oregano |
| #5102, aired 2006-11-14 | SEE "NN" $5,000 (Daily Double): 2 of the 4 states with "NN" in their names (2 of) Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, & Minnesota |
| #5035, aired 2006-06-30 | MOSCOW KNOW-HOW $9,000 (Daily Double): (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Moscow, Russia.) Luminaries whose ashes are interred at the Kremlin Wall include this U.S. journalist portrayed in the movie "Reds" (John) Reed |
| #4891, aired 2005-12-12 | "U" KNOW YOU KNOW $1200: It can mean a mischievous child, a hedgehog or a sea creature an urchin |
| #4891, aired 2005-12-12 | "U" KNOW YOU KNOW $2000: It's the nation highlighted here Uganda |
| #4880, aired 2005-11-25 | FOUR! $1000: The 4 U.S. states that begin with the letter "A" Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, & Arkansas |
| #4858, aired 2005-10-26 | THE SEVENTH SEAL $1200: Heard here, it was The Beatles' seventh U.S. No. 1 hit single "Eight Days A Week" |
| #4832, aired 2005-09-20 | LYRICALLY YOURS $1000: In this hit, "Feels so good when you know you're down, a super dope homeboy from the Oaktown... Stop. Hammer time" "U Can't Touch This" |
| #4196, aired 2002-11-25 | HURRY "UP"! $1000: Geographically, Michiganders know it's the U.P. Upper Peninsula |
| #4147, aired 2002-09-17 | THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY $800: Inquisitive minds will know how to spell... C-U-R-I-O-S-I-T-Y |
| #4124, aired 2002-07-04 | ANAGRAMMED U.S. CITIES $600: You auto know it:
I ROTTED Detroit |
| #4109, aired 2002-06-13 | "ALL" WE KNOW $2000: Representing God, it's the Masonic symbol that tops the pyramid on the back of the U.S. one dollar bill all-seeing eye |
| #3769, aired 2001-01-11 | "R-U" SERIOUS? $200: Chime in if you know it's any of the steps on a ladder Rungs |
| #3548, aired 2000-01-26 | AROUND THE U.S.A. $1,000 (Daily Double): This nickname of Virginia came from Charles II ranking it with England, Ireland, France & Scotland "Old Dominion" |
| #3334, aired 1999-02-18 | SPELL THE LAST NAME $1000: "Finlandia" composer Jean... S-I-B-E-L-I-U-S |
| #3304, aired 1999-01-07 | "U" GOT IT! $400: As far as we know, this 1989 hit is the only Oscar-winning song sung by an animated crab Under The Sea |
| #3282, aired 1998-12-08 | "LAND"s OF THE WORLD $900 (Daily Double): It's the only U.S. state that fits the category Maryland (or Rhode Island) |
| #3201, aired 1998-06-29 | 12-LETTER WORDS $1,200 (Daily Double): It's the only 12-letter word in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution Constitution |
| #2532, aired 1995-09-12 | THE 19th CENTURY $400: With this 1853 purchase, the contiguous U.S. became complete as we know it today the Gadsden Purchase |
| #2134, aired 1993-12-09 | SOUTHERN U.S. CITIES $300: It's the capital of the Pelican State Baton Rouge |
| #1829, aired 1992-07-09 | U.S. HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): Russell, Waddell & Majors, the men who started this service April 3, 1860, went bankrupt with it in 1861 the Pony Express |
| #1316, aired 1990-04-30 | SONGS BY THE NUMBERS $2,300 (Daily Double): This song made No.1 in the U.S. but wasn't even released as a single in Britain:
"Ooh I need your love babe / Guess you know it's true / Hope you need my love babe / Just like I need you..." "Eight Days A Week" |
| #1228, aired 1989-12-27 | U.S. CITIES $200: If you "know the way" to this California city, then you'll also know it was the state's 1st capital San Jose |
| #1207, aired 1989-11-28 | U.S. HISTORY $200: If you remember the Maine, you'd know it was blown up in this city's harbor Havana |
| #1170, aired 1989-10-06 | U.S.A. $1000: If you want to go "way down upon the Suwannee River", you should know it rises near Waycross in this state Georgia |
| #1101, aired 1989-05-22 | FIRST FAMILY TRIVIA $400: Frederick Dent, Ellen Wrenshall, Jesse Root & Ulysses Simpson children of Ulysses S. Grant |
| #1041, aired 1989-02-27 | U.S.A. $400: As far as we know, it's the only city in the world with an 8 1/2-foot statue of Rocky Balboa Philadelphia |
| #906, aired 1988-07-11 | U.S.A. $200: As far as we know, it's the only state that holds a Fur Rendezvous & an Iceworm Festival Alaska |
| #557, aired 1987-01-27 | LANGUAGES $400 (Daily Double): Vocal version of the following was only song ever to hit No. 1 in U.S. in this language:
[Instrumental music plays.] Japanese |
| #78, aired 1984-12-26 | LANGUAGES $1000: American Indian language never cracked when used by the U.S. as a WWII code Navajo |
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