the albatross

Birds Science 18 of 18 appearances

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"the albatross" appearances by year

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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
The wandering species of this bird can have a wingspan of 11 feet & reach a half century in human years, not just bird years	albatross	$200	J	IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! IT'S A NEBULA!	2025-03-17	#9291
In the 1960s Fleetwood Mac had an international hit with their song about one of these seabirds; Coleridge put one in a poem	an albatross DD	$2,000	J	SONG BIRDS	2023-09-15	#8930
Literally having this bird around your neck would be cumbersome, as the wandering type has an 11-foot wingspan	albatross	$1,200	DJ	SHE'S ONLY A BIRD	2022-03-31	#8609
Black-footed & black-browed are 2 species of this seabird whose name was influenced by the Latin word for "white"	albatross		FJ	BIRDS	2020-03-13	#8180
Sailors have long been superstitious about killing this bird, as reflected in a 1798 poem	an albatross DD	$4,000	DJ	FOR THE BIRDS	2019-03-28	#7959
Thiswandering high flyer can have an 11-foot wingspan	an albatross	$800	DJ	BIRDS OF A FEATHER	2017-10-23	#7616
The gooney bird is another name for this bird made famous in a 1798 poem	an albatross	$1,000	J	FOR THE BIRDS	2011-06-08	#6168
Coleridge:"The ___ did follow,/ And every day for food or play,/ Came to the mariners' hollo!"	albatross	$400	DJ	POETIC BIRDS	2008-07-17	#5509
We were "wandering" if you knew this Diomeda exulans seabird has one of the largest wingspans	the albatross	$1,200	DJ	BIRD UP!	2005-06-02	#4789
The scientific name of this big bird is Diomedea exulans, as in "exile"	albatross	$1,000	J	BIRDS	2002-12-18	#4213
The wingspan of this "wandering" bird measures over 11 feet	an albatross	$1,600	DJ	BIRDS	2002-01-03	#3994
It's the traveling bird seen here:	albatross	$1,000	DJ	THE BIRDS	1998-12-28	#3296
The young of this "wandering" seabird have brown plumage which becomes white as they grow	an albatross	$300	J	BIRDS	1997-01-27	#2861
This unlucky seabird was thought to be the repository of the souls of drowned seamen	the albatross DD	$1,000	J	BIRDS	1995-04-21	#2460
The wandering species of this wide-winged seabird spends 9 months in the nest after hatching	an albatross DD	$700	J	BIRDS	1994-02-09	#2178
As the ancient Mariner could tell you, sailors believe that killing this bird brings bad luck	an albatross	$400	J	BIRD LORE	1991-02-15	#1495
A dead one was hung about the ancient mariner's neck	albatross	$600	DJ	POETIC BIRDS	1987-04-13	#611
Name of this large bird is a corruption of the Portuguese "alcatraz" or pelican	an albatross	$800	DJ	BIRDS	1987-01-19	#551

Clue

Answer As Given

Value

Round

Category

Air Date

Show

The wandering species of this bird can have a wingspan of 11 feet & reach a half century in human years, not just bird years

albatross

$200

IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! IT'S A NEBULA!

2025-03-17

#9291

In the 1960s Fleetwood Mac had an international hit with their song about one of these seabirds; Coleridge put one in a poem

an albatross DD

$2,000

SONG BIRDS

2023-09-15

#8930

Literally having this bird around your neck would be cumbersome, as the wandering type has an 11-foot wingspan

albatross

$1,200

SHE'S ONLY A BIRD

2022-03-31

#8609

Black-footed & black-browed are 2 species of this seabird whose name was influenced by the Latin word for "white"

albatross

BIRDS

2020-03-13

#8180

Sailors have long been superstitious about killing this bird, as reflected in a 1798 poem

an albatross DD

$4,000

FOR THE BIRDS

2019-03-28

#7959

Thiswandering high flyer can have an 11-foot wingspan

an albatross

$800

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

2017-10-23

#7616

The gooney bird is another name for this bird made famous in a 1798 poem

an albatross

$1,000

FOR THE BIRDS

2011-06-08

#6168

Coleridge:"The ___ did follow,/ And every day for food or play,/ Came to the mariners' hollo!"

albatross

$400

POETIC BIRDS

2008-07-17

#5509

We were "wandering" if you knew this Diomeda exulans seabird has one of the largest wingspans

the albatross

$1,200

BIRD UP!

2005-06-02

#4789

The scientific name of this big bird is Diomedea exulans, as in "exile"

albatross

$1,000

BIRDS

2002-12-18

#4213

The wingspan of this "wandering" bird measures over 11 feet

an albatross

$1,600

BIRDS

2002-01-03

#3994

It's the traveling bird seen here:

albatross

$1,000

THE BIRDS

1998-12-28

#3296

The young of this "wandering" seabird have brown plumage which becomes white as they grow

an albatross

$300

BIRDS

1997-01-27

#2861

This unlucky seabird was thought to be the repository of the souls of drowned seamen

the albatross DD

$1,000

BIRDS

1995-04-21

#2460

The wandering species of this wide-winged seabird spends 9 months in the nest after hatching

an albatross DD

$700

BIRDS

1994-02-09

#2178

As the ancient Mariner could tell you, sailors believe that killing this bird brings bad luck

an albatross

$400

BIRD LORE

1991-02-15

#1495

A dead one was hung about the ancient mariner's neck

albatross

$600

POETIC BIRDS

1987-04-13

#611

Name of this large bird is a corruption of the Portuguese "alcatraz" or pelican

an albatross

$800

BIRDS

1987-01-19

#551