Cheerleaders know it traditionally precedes "sis, boom, bah!" |
Rah rah |
200 |
September 15, 2014 |
Cheerleaders know it traditionally precedes "sis, boom, bah!" |
Rah rah |
200 |
September 15, 2014 |
In 1983 there was no harmony at this New York prison when inmates rioted over poor conditions |
Sing Sing |
400 |
September 15, 2014 |
In 1983 there was no harmony at this New York prison when inmates rioted over poor conditions |
Sing Sing |
400 |
September 15, 2014 |
In an '80s hit it precedes "Keep it down now, voices carry" |
Hush, Hush |
600 |
September 15, 2014 |
In an '80s hit it precedes "Keep it down now, voices carry" |
Hush, Hush |
600 |
September 15, 2014 |
At foodnetwork.com recipes for this fish include Macadamia Nut Crusted & Grilled Tacos |
mahimahi |
800 |
September 15, 2014 |
At foodnetwork.com recipes for this fish include Macadamia Nut Crusted & Grilled Tacos |
mahimahi |
800 |
September 15, 2014 |
German health plans cover visits to a spa, including this one at the foothills of the Black Forest |
Baden-Baden |
1000 |
September 15, 2014 |
German health plans cover visits to a spa, including this one at the foothills of the Black Forest |
Baden-Baden |
1000 |
September 15, 2014 |
A cheerleader wields it |
pompom |
200 |
July 28, 2014 |
A cheerleader wields it |
pompom |
200 |
July 28, 2014 |
We hope kids never stop "walking the dog" & going "around the world" with this toy |
a yo-yo |
400 |
July 28, 2014 |
We hope kids never stop "walking the dog" & going "around the world" with this toy |
a yo-yo |
400 |
July 28, 2014 |
To mean an equal chance, you could say 1 to 1, but most people use this number combination |
50-50 |
600 |
July 28, 2014 |
To mean an equal chance, you could say 1 to 1, but most people use this number combination |
50-50 |
600 |
July 28, 2014 |
A small round projectile fired from an air gun |
BB |
800 |
July 28, 2014 |
A small round projectile fired from an air gun |
BB |
800 |
July 28, 2014 |
As seen here, strange juxtapositions were the norm for this fatherly early 20th century art movement |
dada |
1000 |
July 28, 2014 |
As seen here, strange juxtapositions were the norm for this fatherly early 20th century art movement |
dada |
1000 |
July 28, 2014 |
This breed was kept by fierce Asian tribes for hunting & guarding |
the chow chow |
200 |
December 21, 2012 |
This breed was kept by fierce Asian tribes for hunting & guarding |
the chow chow |
200 |
December 21, 2012 |
The music for this high-kicking dance of France is heard here |
the cancan |
400 |
December 21, 2012 |
The music for this high-kicking dance of France is heard here |
the cancan |
400 |
December 21, 2012 |
From Chinese, this piece of double talk can be a toast or casual, light chatter |
chin-chin |
600 |
December 21, 2012 |
From Chinese, this piece of double talk can be a toast or casual, light chatter |
chin-chin |
600 |
December 21, 2012 |
It's also called the dolphinfish |
the mahimahi |
800 |
December 21, 2012 |
It's also called the dolphinfish |
the mahimahi |
800 |
December 21, 2012 |
(Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a root in Molokai, HI.) Made from a root, the mildly sedative ancient elixir of Hawaii is called "'awa" locally but is known elsewhere by this double talk name |
kava-kava |
1000 |
December 21, 2012 |
(Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a root in Molokai, HI.) Made from a root, the mildly sedative ancient elixir of Hawaii is called "'awa" locally but is known elsewhere by this double talk name |
kava-kava |
1000 |
December 21, 2012 |
Prison on the Hudson |
Sing Sing |
200 |
April 13, 2012 |
Prison on the Hudson |
Sing Sing |
200 |
April 13, 2012 |
An abnormal sound in the heart |
a murmur |
400 |
April 13, 2012 |
An abnormal sound in the heart |
a murmur |
400 |
April 13, 2012 |
Vegas casino with a clown marquee |
Circus Circus |
600 |
April 13, 2012 |
Vegas casino with a clown marquee |
Circus Circus |
600 |
April 13, 2012 |
Yogi's bud |
Boo-Boo |
800 |
April 13, 2012 |
Yogi's bud |
Boo-Boo |
800 |
April 13, 2012 |
A lack of vitamin B1 will give you this disease |
beriberi |
1000 |
April 13, 2012 |
A lack of vitamin B1 will give you this disease |
beriberi |
1000 |
April 13, 2012 |
A hollow-nosed bullet that expands on impact |
a dumdum |
200 |
July 27, 2010 |
Moroccans add saffron to this semolina staple, while Algerians like to add tomatoes |
couscous |
400 |
July 27, 2010 |
A soft sound separate from normal heart action; it may indicate a serious problem |
a murmur |
600 |
July 27, 2010 |
Oxford lays claim to a head & a foot of one of these extinct birds |
the dodo |
800 |
July 27, 2010 |
This German city's Roman baths were built during the reign of Caracalla |
Baden-Baden |
1000 |
July 27, 2010 |
In a popular children's song, it's followed by "little star, how I wonder what you are" |
Twinkle, twinkle |
200 |
February 22, 2008 |
Something that you are expressly told not to do |
a no-no |
400 |
February 22, 2008 |
Oh, goody goody! It's a French term for a chocolate candy with a nut center |
a bonbon |
600 |
February 22, 2008 |
It's another name for miniature golf |
putt-putt |
800 |
February 22, 2008 |
Poet cummings |
e. e. |
1000 |
February 22, 2008 |
Please, no mumbling when I tell you it's an abnormal sound in a person's heartbeat |
a murmur |
200 |
September 16, 2005 |
Using a hot sauce called harissa, Tunisians spice up this steamed semolina dish |
couscous |
400 |
September 16, 2005 |
Many parts of Africa are uninhabitable due to this fly that spreads African sleeping sickness |
the tsetse fly |
600 |
September 16, 2005 |
Traitorous WWII broadcaster William Joyce was better known as Lord this |
Lord Haw-Haw |
800 |
September 16, 2005 |
(Jon of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) Just like the word "gong", the word for this gong of Chinese origin is derived from the sound it makes |
a tam-tam |
1000 |
September 16, 2005 |
In kids' jokes, it precedes "Who's there?" |
Knock knock |
200 |
February 11, 2003 |
In the familiar nursery rhyme, this "pumpkin-eater had a wife and couldn't keep her" |
Peter Peter |
400 |
February 11, 2003 |
In a 2002 movie Sandra Bullock comes to know her mother a little better with help from this "sisterhood" |
Ya-Ya |
600 |
February 11, 2003 |
In a line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, it precedes "everywhere, nor any drop to drink" |
Water water |
800 |
February 11, 2003 |
Tourism is a major source of income on this French Polynesian island that's about 160 miles northwest of Tahiti |
Bora Bora |
1000 |
February 11, 2003 |
Don Messick was the voice of this companion to Yogi Bear |
Boo Boo |
100 |
September 5, 2000 |
The press called JFK Jr. by this boyhood nickname |
"John-John" |
200 |
September 5, 2000 |
This dance originated in Cuba as a variation of the mambo |
Cha-cha |
300 |
September 5, 2000 |
In "The Mikado", the "Three Little Maids From School" are Pitti-Sing, Peep-Bo & this tasty one |
Yum-Yum |
500 |
September 5, 2000 |
It's the pseudonym used by the lecherous middle-aged protagonist of Nabokov's novel "Lolita" |
Humbert Humbert |
|
September 5, 2000 |
You'll find this "big top" casino in Las Vegas |
Circus Circus |
100 |
December 20, 1999 |
It was the nickname of designer Chanel |
Coco |
200 |
December 20, 1999 |
This city of southeast Washington state was founded in 1856 at the site of an old Army fort |
Walla Walla |
300 |
December 20, 1999 |
It's the third name in Idi Amin's full name |
Dada |
400 |
December 20, 1999 |
This singer's only No. 1 hit in the U.S. was "To Sir With Love" in 1967 |
Lulu |
500 |
December 20, 1999 |
In the familiar jokes, it precedes "Who's there?" |
Knock Knock |
100 |
July 16, 1998 |
It's a sailor's way of saying to a superior "I understand & will obey" |
Aye-Aye |
200 |
July 16, 1998 |
This full, loose women's garment with a bright print is traditional attire in Hawaii |
Muumuu |
300 |
July 16, 1998 |
It's a hand-beaten drum used by American Indians |
Tom-tom |
400 |
July 16, 1998 |
He's Barney & Betty Rubble's noisy son |
Bamm-Bamm |
500 |
July 16, 1998 |
In the 1920s Donald Duncan introduced this child's toy to America & it's had its ups & downs ever since |
Yo-Yo |
100 |
October 1, 1997 |
It's Orkan for "hello" |
"Na-Nu Na-Nu" |
200 |
October 1, 1997 |
This Mamas & Papas hit was "All I hoped it would be" |
<i>Monday, Monday</i> |
300 |
October 1, 1997 |
During World War II this English "lord" broadcast propaganda for the Germans, & it wasn't funny |
Lord Haw-Haw |
400 |
October 1, 1997 |
This Washington city whose name means "many waters" was known as Steptoeville until 1859 |
Walla Walla |
500 |
October 1, 1997 |
It skirts the issue if the issue happens to be a ballerina |
a tutu |
100 |
September 25, 1995 |
Something forbidden or unacceptable is one of these |
a no-no |
200 |
September 25, 1995 |
In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", it was "everywhere, nor any drop to drink" |
water, water |
300 |
September 25, 1995 |
Famous Puerto Rican golf pro Rodriguez |
Chi-Chi |
400 |
September 25, 1995 |
From Chinese Pidgin English, it means very quickly |
chop-chop |
500 |
September 25, 1995 |
It can be a synonym for a train, or the sound that a train makes |
choo-choo |
100 |
October 19, 1992 |
In "Mork and Mindy", this phrase was Orkan for "goodbye" |
nanu nanu |
200 |
October 19, 1992 |
French dress designer Gabrielle Chanel was known by this nickname |
Coco |
300 |
October 19, 1992 |
Term for anyone with lots of school spirit, not necessarily a cheerleader |
rah-rah |
400 |
October 19, 1992 |
This American Samoa port was the setting for Somerset Maugham's short story "Rain" |
Pago Pago |
500 |
October 19, 1992 |
Perhaps from a nickname for Louise, it's a slang word for an object or idea that is remarkable |
lulu |
100 |
November 14, 1990 |
This confection has a creamy center with fruit or nuts & is usually covered with chocolate |
bonbon |
200 |
November 14, 1990 |
Descriptive song title Cher used to show how "My baby shot me down" |
"Bang Bang" |
300 |
November 14, 1990 |
This African antelope was named for the sound it makes when alarmed |
dik-dik |
400 |
November 14, 1990 |
In June 1990 this Las Vegas-based co. opened the world's largest resort hotel, the 4,000-room Excalibur |
Circus Circus |
500 |
November 14, 1990 |
In "The Flintstones", he's the Rubbles' adopted son |
Bamm-Bamm |
100 |
April 12, 1990 |
This Wash. city, first called Steptoeville, was named after a Nez Perce Indian word meaning "little river" |
Walla Walla |
200 |
April 12, 1990 |
Nickname of former lightweight boxing champ Ray Mancini |
"Boom Boom" |
300 |
April 12, 1990 |
Born Marie Lawrie, her only No. 1 hit was "To Sir With Love", in 1968 |
Lulu |
400 |
April 12, 1990 |
James Michener said this island, 140 miles NW of Tahiti, is the world's most beautiful |
Bora Bora |
500 |
April 12, 1990 |
A black sheep's bleat |
baa baa |
100 |
November 3, 1986 |
Completes the lyric of 1957 Frankie Lymon hit "So you met someone who set you back on your heels..." |
goody goody |
200 |
November 3, 1986 |
TV show which began with Dody Goodman yelling the name of Louise Lasser's character |
<i>Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman</i> |
300 |
November 3, 1986 |
This group's "Broken Wings" broke them into the Top 10 in 1986 |
Mr. Mister |
400 |
November 3, 1986 |
Descriptive of the "better thing" Sidney Carton did |
"A far, far better thing" |
500 |
November 3, 1986 |
Not a Hawaiian cow, but a dress worn by Hawaiian women |
a muumuu |
100 |
September 21, 1984 |
Affirmative reply to an admiral's command |
aye aye |
200 |
September 21, 1984 |
Adopted baby of Barney & Betty Rubble |
Bamm-Bamm |
300 |
September 21, 1984 |
Washington's panda with pregnancy problems |
Ling-Ling |
400 |
September 21, 1984 |
British rockers whose name came from villain in sci-fi film "Barbarella" |
Duran Duran |
500 |
September 21, 1984 |