| #9060, aired 2024-03-15 | MOVIE SONGS $1600: "All Is Love", "Rumpus" & "Food Is Still Hot" are numbers by Karen O & the Kids for this kids' book adaptation Where the Wild Things Are |
| #2, aired 2024-01-12 | KIDDY LIT $800: He illustrated his own "Where the Wild Things Are" as well as several of the "Little Bear" books for kids Sendak |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $200: Indonesia's the place to see this ape whose name comes from Malay for "person of the forest" an orangutan |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $400: Go deep (though not 20,000 leagues) to find Architeuthis dux, this rarely seen cephalopod a giant squid |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $600: The Amur tiger, aka this tiger, ranges from southeastern Russia to northern China the Siberian tiger |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $800: Formosan rock macaques are only found in Japan & in the mountains & forests of this Asian island Taiwan |
| #8944, aired 2023-10-05 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $1000: We have good hope you can tell us this alternate name for the African buffalo (it lives in Africa, by the way) a Cape buffalo |
| #8886, aired 2023-06-05 | CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS $200: This tale about Max & some monsters was later turned into a short opera featuring a libretto by Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | ADAPTERS $800: Novelist Dave Eggers helped Spike Jonze adapt Maurice Sendak's classic book into this 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are |
| #8714, aired 2022-10-06 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: He did window displays for a toy store before writing & illustrating kids' classics like "Where the Wild Things Are" Sendak |
| #8689, aired 2022-07-21 | CLOSING STATEMENTS $1200: "Max... sailed back... into the night of his very own room where he found his supper waiting for him and it was still hot" Where the Wild Things Are |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $200: Andalusia's Doñana National Park in this country is one of the only places to find the Iberian imperial eagle Spain |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $400: The tundra hare, seen here in its seasonal lights, is native to this state Alaska |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $600: Now found mostly in a single national park, the Kashmir stag used to roam these 2 countries India & Pakistan |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $1000: General term for a ground squirrel, such as a woodchuck; in Vancouver Island, one is found only in Canada, pita marmot |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $4,200 (Daily Double): The North Island brown is a variety of this flightless bird kiwi |
| #8304, aired 2020-12-17 | AUTHORS & THEIR PETS $200: This "Where the Wild Things Are" author had a "tame thing", a German shepherd named Herman (Maurice) Sendak |
| #8279, aired 2020-11-12 | WILD THINGS $200: The only eagle that is native to just North America is this one the bald eagle |
| #8279, aired 2020-11-12 | WILD THINGS $400: Kublai Khan kept this fastest cat as a pet; you can't & shouldn't the cheetah |
| #8279, aired 2020-11-12 | WILD THINGS $600: Mambas are members of this venomous snake family that is famed for its hood the cobra |
| #8279, aired 2020-11-12 | WILD THINGS $800: Red cat-bear is another name for the red this, which lives in the Himalayas & eats bamboo panda |
| #8279, aired 2020-11-12 | WILD THINGS $1000: This 5-letter so-called cat excretes a musk that is used in the making of perfumes the civet |
| #8212, aired 2020-04-28 | BARACK OBAMA'S READING LIST $400: One of President Obama's favorite children's books is this 1963 classic by Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | HELP ME WITH THE TITLE $400: Max sails off to this place, the title of a classic by Maurice Sendak, but is home in time for supper Where the Wild Things Are |
| #7810, aired 2018-07-20 | ECO-READER $1200: "Where the Wild Things Were" examines the delicate balance between predators & prey, like these canines & elk wolves |
| #7524, aired 2017-05-04 | CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS $800: "Let the wild rumpus start!" is a line from this favorite Where the Wild Things Are |
| #7454, aired 2017-01-26 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $400: This classic by Maurice Sendak was turned into a 1980 opera Where the Wild Things Are |
| #7394, aired 2016-11-03 | SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE $400: In 2013 Google commemorated his 85th birthday with a doodle featuring characters from "Where the Wild Things Are" (Maurice) Sendak |
| #7225, aired 2016-01-29 | WHERE'S THAT BOOK? $2,000 (Daily Double): Max is wearing his wolf suit & causing mischief at the start of this Sendak classic Where the Wild Things Are |
| #7218, aired 2016-01-20 | BOOKS, "OF" ALL THINGS $2,000 (Daily Double): Powerful pup reverts to the primitive The Call of the Wild |
| #7182, aired 2015-12-01 | THE CALDECOTT MEDAL $600: This 1963 Maurice Sendak book won the Caldecott as well as the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award Where the Wild Things Are |
| #7010, aired 2015-02-20 | "GN" $400: In a Maurice Sendak book, the Wild Things roar their terrible roars & do this with their terrible teeth gnash |
| #6957, aired 2014-12-09 | KIDDY LIT TITLE WORDS $200: "Where the ____ Things Are" Wild |
| #6724, aired 2013-12-05 | THEY GAVE ME A MEDAL $800: The 1964 Caldecott medal for the best picture book for kids went to this Maurice Sendak classic Where the Wild Things Are |
| #6661, aired 2013-07-29 | MONSTER LIT $1600: In this book, young Max dresses up in a wolf suit, is punished & goes to his room, where he visits a world full of monsters Where the Wild Things Are |
| #6404, aired 2012-06-21 | LIBROS POR NIÑOS $800: Maurice Sendak:
"Donde Viven los Monstruos" Where the Wild Things Are |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $200: The split-jawed type of this constricting snake is native to the islands of Mauritius a boa |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $400: The Amur tiger, aka this tiger, ranges from southeastern Russia to northern China the Siberian tiger |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $600: Indonesia's the place to see this ape whose name comes from Malaysian for "person of the forest" an orangutan |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $800: Go deep (though not 20,000 leagues) to find Architeuthis dux, this rarely seen cephalopod the giant squid |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $1000: We have good hope you can tell us this alternate name for the African buffalo (it lives in Africa, by the way) the Cape buffalo |
| #6052, aired 2010-12-28 | FROM PAGE TO SCREEN $200: Max had a rumpus in this 2009 film based on Maurice Sendak's beloved children's classic Where the Wild Things Are |
| #5977, aired 2010-09-14 | CALDECOTT MEDAL & HONOR BOOKS $400: The 1964 Caldecott Medal went to this classic by Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are |
| #5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS WERE $200: In prehistoric times 10 foot tall "terror birds" ranged over much of this continent, including Patagonia South America |
| #5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS WERE $400: The shamainu or Honshu type of this canine, died out early in the 20th century wolf |
| #5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS WERE $600: Though specimens still exist in zoos, the Barbary lion, native to the north of this continent, is extinct in the wild Africa |
| #5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS WERE $800: The Xerces Blue of this insect, native to sand dunes in San Francisco's Sunset District, became extinct in the 1940s butterflies |
| #5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS WERE $1000: The bulldog rat disappeared around 1900 from this Aussie-owned island named for a holiday Christmas Island |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | NAME THAT BOOK $1200: "They roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes" Where the Wild Things Are |
| #5627, aired 2009-02-10 | KIDDY LIT $400: In "Where the Wild Things Are", he wears his wolf suit, makes mischief & is sent to bed without supper Max |
| #5468, aired 2008-05-21 | FUN WITH OPERA $800: The opera based on this Maurice Sendak book features a wild thing with beard & a wild thing with horns Where The Wild Things Are |
| #5424, aired 2008-03-20 | THINGS TO DO IN DENVER $400: See the grave & museum of this Old West showman & frontier scout Buffalo Bill Cody |
| #4848, aired 2005-10-12 | KID LIT $800: In "Where the Wild Things Are", he's sent to bed without his supper & later becomes royalty Max |
| #4544, aired 2004-05-13 | OH, THE THINGS I KNOW! $1600: In 1876 this "Wild" West man was killed in the Dakota Territory holding aces & 8s, later known as a dead man's hand Wild Bill Hickok |
| #4451, aired 2004-01-05 | "WILD" ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT $1200: A popular children's book, this Maurice Sendak story was turned into an opera in 1980 Where the Wild Things Are |
| #4257, aired 2003-02-18 | KIDDY LIT $400: Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2003, this classic features an illustration seen here Where the Wild Things Are |
| #4139, aired 2002-09-05 | CHILDREN'S LIT $400: He illustrated Else Minarik's "Little Bear" books as well as his own "Where the Wild Things Are" Maurice Sendak |
| #4019, aired 2002-02-07 | UH-OH! OPERA! $2000: The opera based on this Maurice Sendak book features a wild thing with beard & a wild thing with horns Where the Wild Things Are |
| #3907, aired 2001-09-04 | INITIALS M.D. $800: Like Neve & Denise, he was one of the "Wild Things" Matt Dillon |
| #3905, aired 2001-07-20 | AWARDS $1000: "Jumanji" & "Where the Wild Things Are" are among the picture books to win this illustrious medal the Caldecott Medal |
| #3723, aired 2000-11-08 | WILD THINGS $200: This nosy, long-tailed critter is the only marsupial found in the U.S. Opossum |
| #3723, aired 2000-11-08 | WILD THINGS $400: While true buffaloes have 13 pairs of ribs, this American counterpart has 14 Bison |
| #3723, aired 2000-11-08 | WILD THINGS $600: The basilisk, which can run short distances over water, is a type of this creature Lizard |
| #3723, aired 2000-11-08 | WILD THINGS $800: The 2 African species of the mammal seen here have these contrasting names black & white rhinoceros |
| #3723, aired 2000-11-08 | WILD THINGS $1000: The rough skin of these fish that make up the order Selachii was once made into a type of sandpaper called shagreen sharks |
| #3707, aired 2000-10-17 | TODD McFARLANE FIGURINES $400: A character from this Maurice Sendak children's bestseller is seen here Where the Wild Things Are |
| #3200, aired 1998-06-26 | FUN THINGS TO DO $300: On Saturdays in the summer, this Calif. city's Wild Animal Park stays open late to celebrate "African Nights" San Diego |
| #3170, aired 1998-05-15 | WILD THINGS $100: This striped mammal can fire numerous jets of its foul-smelling liquid before it has to "reload" Skunk |
| #3170, aired 1998-05-15 | WILD THINGS $300: Some smaller species of this largest marsupial live in the trees of New Guinea Kangaroo |
| #3170, aired 1998-05-15 | WILD THINGS $400: Creature seen here in one of its more familiar "colors" Chameleon |
| #3170, aired 1998-05-15 | WILD THINGS $500 (Daily Double): This type of rattlesnake seen here is named for the way it moves Sidewinder |
| #3170, aired 1998-05-15 | WILD THINGS $500: Bred in captivity, dozens of these rare "masked" weasels were introduced into the Wyoming wilderness in 1991 Ferrets |
| #1, aired 1998-05-03 | LITERARY LANDMARKS $200: This "Call of the Wild" author had some wild times at Heinold's First & Last Chance Saloon in Oakland Jack London |
| #3105, aired 1998-02-13 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $200: Found in Central & South American forests, the spider monkey hangs from trees by this type of tail prehensile |
| #3105, aired 1998-02-13 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $400: These smallest apes spend most of their lives, including mating & giving birth, in trees gibbons |
| #3105, aired 1998-02-13 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $600: This banded mammal can be seen in the Southern U.S. & in The Clash's "Rock The Casbah" video the armadillo |
| #3105, aired 1998-02-13 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $800: The wild horned aoudad, or Barbary sheep, lives in the Aures & these northern African mountains the Atlas Mountains |
| #3105, aired 1998-02-13 | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE $1000: Resembling the antelope, this animal named for its forked horns is the fastest in the Western Hemisphere the pronghorn |
| #3077, aired 1998-01-06 | FUN WITH OPERA $800: His children's books "Higglety Pigglety Pop!" & "Where the Wild Things Are" have been turned into operas Maurice Sendak |
| #2765, aired 1996-09-13 | CHILDREN'S LIT $200: An early version of this Maurice Sendak book was called "Where The Wild Horses Are" Where The Wild Things Are |
| #2400, aired 1995-01-27 | AMERICAN MUSEUMS $1000: "Where" this author's "Wild Things Are" is at the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia Maurice Sendak |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | AUTHORS $600: "Outside Over There" is the third book in his trilogy that began with "Where the Wild Things Are" Maurice Sendak |
| #2003, aired 1993-04-28 | "WILD" THINGS $200: Before marriage, many a man is said to "sow" these wild oats |
| #2003, aired 1993-04-28 | "WILD" THINGS $400: Popularly served with poultry, its scientific name is Zizania aquatica wild rice |
| #2003, aired 1993-04-28 | "WILD" THINGS $600: The domesticated pig is believed to be descended from this animal the wild boar |
| #2003, aired 1993-04-28 | "WILD" THINGS $800: It was President Truman's 1948 campaign song "I'm Just Wild About Harry" |
| #2003, aired 1993-04-28 | "WILD" THINGS $1000: This 1969 western is considered Sam Peckinpah's best work The Wild Bunch |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | ARTISTS $1,500 (Daily Double): He created an opera version of his illustrated children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" Maurice Sendak |
| #1564, aired 1991-05-23 | KIDDIE LITERATURE $800 (Daily Double): When Maurice Sendak's Max gets mad he goes "Where" these "Are" Where the Wild Things Are |
| #1479, aired 1991-01-24 | MUSIC $1000: He designed sets & wrote librettos for operas "Higglety Pigglety Pop!" & "Where the Wild Things Are" Maurice Sendak |
| #1343, aired 1990-06-06 | THEATER $1000: This author & illustrator of "Where the Wild Things Are" wrote the script & lyrics for "Really Rosie" (Maurice) Sendak |
| #1135, aired 1989-07-07 | BIRDS $600: In "The Sound of Music", "wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings" are "a few of" these my favorite things |
| #1004, aired 1989-01-05 | THE ARTIST OF RECORD $400: "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter"
"Wild Things Run Fast"
"Court & Spark" Joni Mitchell |
| #713, aired 1987-10-14 | KIDDIE LIT $1000: In best seller by Maurice Sendak, a boy sent to his room goes on a fantastic trip to this untamed place Where the Wild Things Are |
|
Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
|
|
Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
|
|
Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
|
2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
|
|
Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
|
|
Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
|
|
Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
|
|
Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
|
|
Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
|
2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
|
|
Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
|
|
Leah Anthony Libresco, a junior from Yale University
|
2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Mineola, New York. Jeopardy!...
|
|
Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
|
|
Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
|
2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
|
|
Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
|
|
Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
|
Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
|
|
Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
|
Travis Troyer, a software engineer from Hereford, Maryland
|
2003 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 19 5-time champion:...
|
|
Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
|
2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
|
|
Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
|
Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
|
"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
|
|
Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
|
2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
|
|
Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
|
"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
|
|
Dana Delany, an actress from Desperate Housewives
|
"She won two Emmys for her work on China Beach. This...
|
|
Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
