| ID | Date | Category | Clue | Response | Notes |
| 6165 | 2015‑07‑31 | CELEBRITIES IN SONG LYRICS | IN A SONG, WEIRD AL SAYS, "I KNOW A GUY WHO KNOWS A GUY WHO KNOWS A GUY WHO KNOWS A GUY WHO KNOWS A GUY WHO KNOWS" HIM | WHO IS KEVIN BACON? | |
| 6164 | 2015‑07‑30 | MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL | THIS MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM'S OFFICIAL COLORS ARE SEDONA RED, SONORAN SAND & BLACK | WHO ARE THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS? | |
| 6163 | 2015‑07‑29 | WOMEN AUTHORS | THIS WOMAN WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2015 WROTE WHAT IS BILLED AS AUSTRALIA'S "GONE WITH THE WIND" | WHO IS COLLEEN McCULLOUGH? | |
| 6162 | 2015‑07‑28 | TELEVISION IN THE 2000s | BLANCO IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN "METASTASIS", A COLOMBIA-SET VERSION OF THIS SHOW | WHAT IS "BREAKING BAD"? | |
| 6161 | 2015‑07‑27 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF THE 1888 SUITE NAMED FOR HER IS TITLED "THE SEA AND SINDBAD'S SHIP" | WHO IS SCHEHERAZADE? | |
| 6160 | 2015‑07‑24 | NATIONAL AIRLINES | THIS SMALL LAND'S AIRLINE ADVERTISES A "STOPOVER": 7 NIGHTS AT NO EXTRA TRAVEL CHARGE TO BREAK UP A BOSTON- BRUSSELS TRIP | WHAT IS ICELAND? | |
| 6159 | 2015‑07‑23 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | THE MISSION OF THIS WESTERN U. FOUNDED IN 1875 IS "TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR QUEST FOR PERFECTION AND ETERNAL LIFE" | WHAT IS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY? | |
| 6158 | 2015‑07‑22 | MILITARY HISTORY | THIS COUNTRY SMALLER THAN ENGLAND WAS A COLONIAL RIVAL WITH WHICH ENGLAND FOUGHT 4 WARS, THE LAST FROM 1780 TO 1784 | WHAT IS THE NETHERLANDS? | |
| 6157 | 2015‑07‑21 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 1909 THIS OXFORD STUDENT SURVEYED CRUSADER CASTLES IN THE MIDEAST; A FEW YEARS LATER HE RETURNED FOR LESS PEACEFUL ACTIVITIES | WHO IS T.E. LAWRENCE? | |
| 6156 | 2015‑07‑20 | POETRY | WAGNER'S LINE "OED' UND LEER DAS MEER", MEANING "WASTE AND EMPTY THE SEA", IS QUOTED IN A POEM BY THIS AMERICAN-BORN MAN | WHO IS T.S. ELIOT? | |
| 6155 | 2015‑07‑17 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS | AN ACCOUNT OF HER HISTORIC TRIAL NOTED, "IT WAS CONCEDED THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS, ON THE 5th NOVEMBER 1872, A WOMAN" | WHO IS SUSAN B. ANTHONY? | |
| 6154 | 2015‑07‑16 | EUROPEAN NOVELISTS | ALFRED DREYFUS WAS AMONG THE THOUSANDS WHO MARCHED THROUGH THE STREETS OF PARIS IN HIS 1902 FUNERAL PROCESSION | WHO IS EMILE ZOLA? | |
| 6153 | 2015‑07‑15 | LANDMARKS | ON THE COMPLETION OF THIS IN 1937, ITS CHIEF ENGINEER WROTE, "AT LAST THE MIGHTY TASK IS DONE; RESPLENDENT IN THE WESTERN SUN" | WHAT IS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE? | |
| 6152 | 2015‑07‑14 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | THE DEBATE TEAM AT PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IS NAMED FOR THIS MAN WHO ENTERED THE ACADEMY IN 1796 | WHO IS DANIEL WEBSTER? | |
| 6151 | 2015‑07‑13 | AMERICAN PRODUCTS | IN 1913 THIS CLEANING ITEM WAS BORN WHEN ITS CREATORS NAMED IT FROM A WORD MEANING "BRIGHT" OR "SHINING" | WHAT IS A BRILLO PAD? | |
| 6150 | 2015‑07‑10 | 19th CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | "I OUGHT TO BE THY ADAM, BUT I AM RATHER THE FALLEN ANGEL" IS SPOKEN TO THIS TITLE CHARACTER BY HIS CREATION | WHO IS (VICTOR) FRANKENSTEIN? | |
| 6149 | 2015‑07‑09 | SCRABBLE & CHEMISTRY | AS A WORD USED IN SCRABBLE, THIS LONGEST-NAMED ONE OF THE 6 NOBLE GASES WOULD GIVE YOU THE HIGHEST SCORE | WHAT IS KRYPTON? | |
| 6148 | 2015‑07‑08 | THE THOMAS JEFFERSON ADMINISTRATION | OF THIS AGREEMENT, THOMAS JEFFERSON SAID HE "STRETCHED THE CONSTITUTION UNTIL IT CRACKED" | WHAT IS THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE? | |
| 6147 | 2015‑07‑07 | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS | DUE TO DEVELOPMENTS IN 2012, THIS ANNUAL SUMMER CONTEST NOW LISTS NO WINNER FROM THE YEARS 1999-2005 | WHAT IS THE TOUR DE FRANCE? | |
| 6146 | 2015‑07‑06 | THE OSCARS | "GLADIATOR" IS CLOSE, BUT THIS FILM HAS THE EARLIEST HISTORICAL SETTING OF ANY BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER | WHAT IS "BEN-HUR"? | |
| 6145 | 2015‑07‑03 | NORTH AMERICAN RIVERS | AT ABOUT 100 MILES IT'S NOT ONE OF CANADA'S 100 LONGEST RIVERS, BUT IN THE 1890s IT BECAME PERHAPS THE MOST FAMOUS | WHAT IS THE KLONDIKE? | |
| 6144 | 2015‑07‑02 | EUROPEAN ARTISTS | IN 1890 A CRITIC SAID THIS ARTIST "DIRECTS HIS BRUSH WITH ENORMOUS DABS OF IMPASTO OF VERY PURE COLOR IN SINUOUS TRAILS" | WHO IS VINCENT VAN GOGH? | |
| 6143 | 2015‑07‑01 | DOING BUSINESS INTERNATIONALLY | THIS U.S. RETAILER'S 133 CANADIAN STORES CLOSED IN 2015; ITS CEO SAID, "WE MISSED THE MARK...BY TAKING ON TOO MUCH TOO FAST" | WHAT IS TARGET? | |
| 6142 | 2015‑06‑30 | FAMOUS WOMEN | ON JANUARY 5, 1939, IN A LOS ANGELES PROBATE COURT, THIS NATIONAL HEROINE WAS DECLARED LEGALLY DEAD | WHO IS AMELIA EARHART? | |
| 6141 | 2015‑06‑29 | POETIC INSPIRATIONS | ONE SUMMER DAY IN 1797 THIS BRITISH POET FELL ASLEEP READING A BOOK THAT ADAPTED THE WRITINGS OF MARCO POLO | WHO IS SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE? | |
| 6140 | 2015‑06‑26 | NOVEL CHARACTERS | THIS LAWYER FROM A FAMED 1960 NOVEL SHARES A NAME WITH AN ANCIENT ROMAN RENOWNED FOR HIS WISDOM | WHO IS ATTICUS (FINCH)? | |
| 6139 | 2015‑06‑25 | POP STARS | SHE WON THE 1984 GRAMMY FOR BEST NEW ARTIST & IN 2013 BECAME THE FIRST SOLO WOMAN TO WIN A TONY AWARD FOR BEST SCORE | WHO IS CYNDI LAUPER? | |
| 6138 | 2015‑06‑24 | WORLD LEADERS IN THE NEWS | IN 2014 CNN DECLARED ZAMBIA'S GUY SCOTT THE FIRST WHITE PRESIDENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SINCE THIS MAN IN 1994 | WHO IS F.W. de KLERK? | |
| 6137 | 2015‑06‑23 | FUN & GAMES | A STANDARD CHESSBOARD HAS THIS MANY PERIMETER SQUARES | WHAT IS 28? | |
| 6136 | 2015‑06‑22 | THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION | THIS LIVE-ACTION TV SHOW ABOUT A FAMILY DEBUTED IN 1965 & WAS SET IN 1997 | WHAT IS "LOST IN SPACE"? | |
| 6135 | 2015‑06‑19 | 20th CENTURY SCIENTISTS | EVERYTHING CHANGED IN 1924 AFTER HE OBSERVED, "I HAVE FOUND A CEPHEID VARIABLE IN THE ANDROMEDA NEBULA" | WHO IS EDWIN HUBBLE? | |
| 6134 | 2015‑06‑18 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2014, HER "PIONEER GIRL" WAS INITIALLY REJECTED, REVISED & TRANSFORMED INTO A FICTIONAL SERIES | WHO IS LAURA INGALLS (WILDER)? | |
| 6133 | 2015‑06‑17 | THE OSCARS | IN HER 30s, THIS TEXAN WAS UP FOR BEST ACTRESS IN 2002 & 2003; SHE WON BEST SUPPORTING IN 2004 IN A CIVIL WAR DRAMA | WHO IS RENEE ZELLWEGER? | |
| 6132 | 2015‑06‑16 | QUOTABLE PAINTERS | "A REVIEWER...WROTE THAT MY PICTURES DIDN'T HAVE ANY BEGINNING OR ANY END. HE DIDN'T MEAN IT AS A COMPLIMENT, BUT IT WAS" | WHO IS JACKSON POLLOCK? | |
| 6131 | 2015‑06‑15 | 19th CENTURY POETRY | HE RHYMED THE TITLE CHARACTER OF ONE OF HIS BEST-KNOWN POEMS WITH "DREW ON", "THREW ON" & "RUIN" | WHO IS LORD BYRON? | |
| 6130 | 2015‑06‑12 | SHIPS IN THE NEWS | IN 2012 NATURE MAGAZINE RAN AN OBITUARY FOR THIS SHIP, WHICH "DIED AFTER A LONG STRUGGLE WITH BAD PUBLICITY" | WHAT IS THE EXXON VALDEZ? | |
| 6129 | 2015‑06‑11 | MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS | A STATUE OF ST. PAUL IS LOCATED ON THIS ISLAND WHERE HE TOOK REFUGE AFTER A SHIPWRECK | WHAT IS MALTA? | |
| 6128 | 2015‑06‑10 | HISTORIC QUOTES | DURING THE 1976 PRES. CAMPAIGN, RONALD REAGAN SAID OF THIS, "WE BUILT IT, WE PAID FOR IT, IT'S OURS & WE ARE GOING TO KEEP IT" | WHAT IS THE PANAMA CANAL? | |
| 6127 | 2015‑06‑09 | HUMANITIES & HISTORY | ECHOING THE MORSE CODE FOR V, IN WWII THE BBC's "V FOR VICTORY" CAMPAIGN USED THIS CLASSICAL WORK AS A THEME | WHAT IS BEETHOVEN'S FIFTH (5th) (SYMPHONY IN C MINOR)? | |
| 6126 | 2015‑06‑08 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | THIS NAME MADE FAMOUS IN A 17th CENTURY NOVEL IS DERIVED FROM THE SPANISH FOR "SWEET" | WHAT IS DULCINEA? | |
| 6125 | 2015‑06‑05 | MOTTOES | THOUGH THE 2 MEN WERE VERY DIFFERENT, THIS 4-WORD MOTTO CAME TO REPRESENT BOTH OSCAR WILDE & LOUIS B. MAYER | WHAT IS "ART FOR ART'S SAKE"? | |
| 6124 | 2015‑06‑04 | NOTORIOUS 20th CENTURY NAMES | MORTON SOBELL, A CO-DEFENDANT WITH THESE 2, WAS ALSO CONVICTED BUT RECEIVED A LIGHTER SENTENCE: 30 YEARS IN PRISON | WHO ARE JULIUS & ETHEL ROSENBERG? | |
| 6123 | 2015‑06‑03 | BRITISH CITIES | THE NAME OF THIS SOUTHERN CITY FAMOUS IN LITERATURE IS FROM WORDS MEANING "KENT PEOPLE'S STRONGHOLD" | WHAT IS CANTERBURY? | |
| 6122 | 2015‑06‑02 | INFAMOUS | BORN IN ILLINOIS OF HUGUENOT ANCESTRY, HE WAS EXECUTED IN JUNE 1882, A YEAR AFTER HIS HEINOUS ACT | WHO IS CHARLES GUITEAU? | |
| 6121 | 2015‑06‑01 | SPORTS RULES | THE SYRACUSE OWNER CREATED THIS IN 1954 & IT MAY HAVE HELPED HIS TEAM SUCCEED THE LAKERS AS CHAMPS THE NEXT YEAR | WHAT IS THE SHOT CLOCK? | |
| 6120 | 2015‑05‑29 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | MENS ET MANUS, "MIND AND HAND", IS THE MOTTO OF THIS UNIVERSITY WHOSE ALUMNI INCLUDE I.M. PEI, AMAR BOSE & RICHARD FEYNMAN | WHAT IS M.I.T.? | |
| 6119 | 2015‑05‑28 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | PUBLISHED A YEAR LATER, "GOOD WIVES" WAS A FOLLOW-UP TO THIS 1868 NOVEL | WHAT IS "LITTLE WOMEN"? | |
| 6118 | 2015‑05‑27 | GOVERNORS | GOVERNORS OF ADJACENT STATES, THESE 2 EX- PROSECUTORS ARE ALSO ADJACENT ON AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF GOVERNORS | WHO ARE CHRIS CHRISTIE & ANDREW CUOMO? | |
| 6117 | 2015‑05‑26 | ANCIENT TIMES | ARISTOTLE SAID THAT AN ANCIENT ATHENIAN LAW MADE UPROOTING ONE OF THESE TREES PUNISHABLE BY DEATH | WHAT IS AN OLIVE TREE? | |
| 6116 | 2015‑05‑25 | HYMNS | A CHRISTIAN HYMN & A JEWISH HOLIDAY HYMN ARE BOTH TITLED THIS, ALSO THE NAME OF A 2009 TONY-NOMINATED MUSICAL | WHAT IS "ROCK OF AGES"? | |
| 6115 | 2015‑05‑22 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | IN A RECENT BRITISH POLL, THE 1926 BOOK ABOUT THIS TITLE CHARACTER WAS NAMED THE FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE PAST 150 YEARS | WHO IS WINNIE-THE-POOH? | |
| 6114 | 2015‑05‑21 | 19th CENTURY AUTHORS | IN AN ESSAY, HE WROTE, "I WOULD RATHER SIT ON A PUMPKIN AND HAVE IT ALL TO MYSELF THAN BE CROWDED ON A VELVET CUSHION" | WHO IS HENRY DAVID THOREAU? | |
| 6113 | 2015‑05‑20 | RELIGION | THE "N" IN THE I.N.R.I. WRITTEN ON THE CHRISTIAN CROSS REFERS TO THIS PLACE | WHAT IS NAZARETH? | |
| 6112 | 2015‑05‑19 | EUROPEAN CITIES | THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK IS BASED IN THIS CITY SOMETIMES CALLED "MAINHATTAN" | WHAT IS FRANKFURT (AM MAIN)? | |
| 6111 | 2015‑05‑18 | ANIMATED MOVIE CHARACTERS | HER LOOK WAS PARTLY INSPIRED BY DESCENDANT SHIRLEY "LITTLE DOVE" CUSTALOW McGOWAN & BY MODEL CHRISTY TURLINGTON | WHO IS POCAHONTAS? | |
| 6110 | 2015‑05‑15 | CELEBRITY MEMOIRS | MEMOIRS BY RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS SINGER BILL MEDLEY & THIS LATE ACTOR SHARE THE TITLE "THE TIME OF MY LIFE" | WHO IS PATRICK SWAYZE? | |
| 6109 | 2015‑05‑14 | BESTSELLING BOOKS | IN 2014 A COLLECTION OF HER COLUMNS BECAME THE 1st BESTSELLER ENTIRELY BY THIS WOMAN WHO CHAMPIONED MANY OTHER BESTSELLERS | WHO IS OPRAH (WINFREY)? | |
| 6108 | 2015‑05‑13 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN MARCH 2012 THIS DIRECTOR TWEETED, "JUST ARRIVED AT THE OCEAN'S DEEPEST PT. HITTING BOTTOM NEVER FELT SO GOOD" | WHO IS JAMES CAMERON? | |
| 6107 | 2015‑05‑12 | BUSINESS | THESE 2 AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN ARE SEEN HERE IN EARLY 20th CENTURY PHOTOS | WHO ARE WILLIAM HARLEY & ARTHUR DAVIDSON? | |
| 6106 | 2015‑05‑11 | THE OSCARS | LAST NAME OF THE ONLY FAMILY TO HAVE A FATHER & DAUGHTER RECEIVE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR BEST DIRECTOR | WHAT IS COPPOLA? | |
| 6105 | 2015‑05‑08 | HISTORIC SITES | ON AUGUST 15, 1941 CONVICTED NAZI SPY JOSEF JAKOBS BECAME THE LAST PERSON TO BE PUT TO DEATH HERE | WHAT IS THE TOWER OF LONDON? | |
| 6104 | 2015‑05‑07 | MASCOTS | FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 100 YEARS, THIS PRO TEAM HAS AN OFFICIAL MASCOT, A BEAR NAMED CLARK | WHO ARE THE CHICAGO CUBS? | |
| 6103 | 2015‑05‑06 | SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD | IN 1906 THIS CITY'S ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ADMITTED EGON SCHIELE; IN 1907 IT REJECTED ADOLF HITLER | WHAT IS VIENNA? | |
| 6102 | 2015‑05‑05 | LITERATURE | INTERESTINGLY, AT THE START OF THIS NOVEL, PRINCE OBLONSKY, THE TITLE CHARACTER'S BROTHER, HAS BEEN UNFAITHFUL | WHAT IS "ANNA KARENINA"? | |
| 6101 | 2015‑05‑04 | CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS | HARRIET HEMENWAY'S BOYCOTT OF THE FEATHERED HATS OF HER SOCIAL CIRCLE INSPIRED THE 1905 FOUNDING OF THIS | WHAT IS THE (NATIONAL) AUDUBON SOCIETY? | |
| 6100 | 2015‑05‑01 | VICE PRESIDENTS | OF THE 5 FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS STILL LIVING, HE HELD THE OFFICE THE EARLIEST | WHO IS WALTER MONDALE? | |
| 6099 | 2015‑04‑30 | WORLD CITIES | ACCORDING TO U.N. STATISTICS, IT'S THE MOST POPULOUS CITY IN THE AMERICAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE MAINLAND | WHAT IS HAVANA? | |
| 6098 | 2015‑04‑29 | CHAIN STORE NAMES IN THE NEWS | THE 1917 FIRST USE OF WHAT BECAME ITS NAME SAID THIS 2-WORD SMALL ROOM "CALLED UP THE TUBE THAT THE STEAMER... WAS TORPEDOED" | WHAT IS RADIO SHACK? | |
| 6097 | 2015‑04‑28 | MOVIES & TV | THE FIRST HIT FEATURE FILM BASED ON A "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" SKETCH WAS "THE BLUES BROTHERS"; THIS WAS THE SECOND | WHAT IS "WAYNE'S WORLD"? | |
| 6096 | 2015‑04‑27 | WEDDINGS | IN APRIL 2011 HE MARRIED AN HEIRESS TO THE FORTUNE OF A COMPANY CALLED PARTY PIECES | WHO IS PRINCE WILLIAM (OF WALES)? | |
| 6095 | 2015‑04‑24 | ACTORS | IRONICALLY, IN THE SUMMER OF 1955, HE GAVE AN INTERVIEW ABOUT THE DANGERS OF RACING ON HIGHWAYS | WHO IS JAMES DEAN? | |
| 6094 | 2015‑04‑23 | ART IN THE CITY | GERMAN CITY WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE STATUE SEEN HERE | WHAT IS HAMELIN? | |
| 6093 | 2015‑04‑22 | AMERICAN POETRY | THIS 1883 POEM SAYS, "HERE AT OUR SEA-WASHED, SUNSET GATES SHALL STAND A MIGHTY WOMAN..." | WHAT IS "THE NEW COLOSSUS"? | |
| 6092 | 2015‑04‑21 | BODIES OF WATER | THE FINNISH CALL IT ITAMERI & THE GERMANS CALL IT OSTSEE | WHAT IS THE BALTIC SEA? | |
| 6091 | 2015‑04‑20 | BUSINESS | THIS SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2010; IN 2012, WITH ABOUT A DOZEN EMPLOYEES & NO REVENUE, IT SOLD FOR $1 BILLION | WHAT IS INSTAGRAM? | |
| 6090 | 2015‑04‑17 | BOOK REVIEWS | A 2008 REVIEW OF THIS NOVEL, LATER FILMED, COMPARED IT TO "BATTLE ROYALE" & SAID IT'S "A FUTURE WE CAN FEAR" | WHAT IS "THE HUNGER GAMES"? | |
| 6089 | 2015‑04‑16 | WORLD LEADERS | ON THE OCCASION OF THIS LATE LEADER'S VISIT TO THE U.S. IN 2009, ABC NEWS LISTED 112 VARIOUS SPELLINGS OF HIS NAME | WHO IS MUAMMAR QADDAFI? | |
| 6088 | 2015‑04‑15 | THE GREEK ALPHABET | WHEN SPELLED OUT AS WORDS IN ENGLISH, 2 OF THE 3 LONGEST GREEK LETTERS | WHAT ARE EPSILON, OMICRON & UPSILON? | |
| 6087 | 2015‑04‑14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | ONLY 2 PRESIDENTS HAD THEIR LAST NAMES CHANGED-- THESE 2 | WHO ARE GERALD FORD & BILL CLINTON? | |
| 6086 | 2015‑04‑13 | GEOGRAPHY | THE CAUCASIAN ISTHMUS LIES BETWEEN THESE 2 LARGE INLAND BODIES OF WATER | WHAT ARE THE BLACK & CASPIAN SEAS? | |
| 6085 | 2015‑04‑10 | RUSSIANS | THE SUBTITLE OF A BIOGRAPHY ABOUT THIS EARLY 20th CENTURY MAN IS "THE SAINT WHO SINNED" | WHO IS GRIGORI RASPUTIN? | |
| 6084 | 2015‑04‑09 | REFERENCE WORKS | NOW IN ITS FOURTH EDITION, THE BOOK WITH THIS TITLE FIRST APPEARED IN 1918 AS A 43-PAGE GUIDE FOR CORNELL ENGLISH STUDENTS | WHAT IS "THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE"? | |
| 6083 | 2015‑04‑08 | SHAKESPEARE'S CHARACTERS | ONE OF THE BARD'S FEW PLAYS WITH CHILDREN ON STAGE IS THIS ONE WITH 2 BROTHERS WHO LAST APPEAR ALIVE IN ACT III, SCENE i | WHAT IS "RICHARD III"? | |
| 6082 | 2015‑04‑07 | CELEBRITY FATHERS & DAUGHTERS | HE WON A GRAMMY IN 1959, SHE WON 3 IN THE 1970s & A SONG BY BOTH WAS 1991's SONG & RECORD OF THE YEAR | WHO ARE NATALIE & NAT KING COLE? | |
| 6081 | 2015‑04‑06 | NYC LANDMARKS | THE LOBBY OF THIS LANDMARK HAS AN ART DECO CEILING FRESCO BY EDWARD TRUMBULL CALLED "TRANSPORT AND HUMAN ENDEAVOR" | WHAT IS THE CHRYSLER BUILDING? | |
| 6080 | 2015‑04‑03 | EUROPEAN HISTORY | A 3-LETTER 9th CENTURY TRIBE IS IN THE NAMES OF 2 21st CENTURY COUNTRIES: THE WORLD'S MOST VAST, & THIS ONE | WHAT IS BELARUS? | |
| 6079 | 2015‑04‑02 | NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS | 50 YEARS AFTER S.F.'s CABLE CARS BECAME A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, THIS CITY'S STREET RAILWAY GOT THE DESIGNATION IN 2014 | WHAT IS NEW ORLEANS? | |
| 6078 | 2015‑04‑01 | ETYMOLOGY | FROM THE LATIN FOR "TO WALK BEFORE", A FAMOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS 8-LETTER WORD WAS WRITTEN IN 1787 | WHAT IS A PREAMBLE? | |
| 6077 | 2015‑03‑31 | COMEDY INSPIRATIONS | RODNEY DANGERFIELD CREDITED THIS 1972 BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER FOR INSPIRING HIS MOST FAMOUS LINE | WHAT IS "THE GODFATHER"? | |
| 6076 | 2015‑03‑30 | WOMEN AUTHORS | IN ADDITION TO HER NOVELS, SHE ALSO WROTE A CHILDREN'S BOOK ABOUT SUN YAT-SEN & AN "ORIENTAL COOKBOOK" | WHO IS PEARL S. BUCK? | |
| 6075 | 2015‑03‑27 | TRANSPORTATION | INCORPORATED IN 1948, THIS COMPANY CHOSE ITS NAME FROM THE BOOK OF THE HEBREW PROPHET HOSEA | WHAT IS EL AL (AIRLINES)? | |
| 6074 | 2015‑03‑26 | NAVY SHIPS | FIRST DESIGNATED AS ARMORED CRUISER NO. 1, THIS SHIP WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1895 & OPERATED ON OUR EAST COAST & IN THE CARIBBEAN | WHAT IS (THE USS) MAINE? | |
| 6073 | 2015‑03‑25 | ACTRESSES | FOR PLAYING A LEGAL ASSISTANT IN A 2000 FILM, SHE BECAME THE FIRST ACTRESS TO CRASH THE $20 MILLION SALARY BARRIER | WHO IS JULIA ROBERTS? | |
| 6072 | 2015‑03‑24 | THE SCULPTOR SPEAKS | "CHASTE WOMEN REMAIN FRESHER" WAS THE REASON HE MADE A MOTHER LOOK BARELY OLDER THAN HER SON | WHO IS MICHELANGELO? | |
| 6071 | 2015‑03‑23 | U.S. CITIES | KIPLING WROTE OF THIS CITY, "IF A CAR" CAN "RUN UP & DOWN A SLIT IN THE GROUND...WHY SHALL I SEEK THE REASONS OF THE MIRACLE?" | WHAT IS SAN FRANCISCO? | |
| 6070 | 2015‑03‑20 | UNWANTED FIRSTS | JEAN VALLIERE, BURNED IN 1523, IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST MARTYR OF THIS RELIGIOUS GROUP | WHO ARE THE HUGUENOTS? | |
| 6069 | 2015‑03‑19 | LITERARY ANAGRAMS | VIVIAN DARKBLOOM, A MINOR CHARACTER IN A 1955 NOVEL BY THIS FOREIGN- BORN AUTHOR, IS AN ANAGRAM OF HIS NAME | WHO IS VLADIMIR NABOKOV? | |
| 6068 | 2015‑03‑18 | COMPOSERS | 2 OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST BAROQUE COMPOSERS, THEY WERE BORN WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER IN GERMANY IN 1685 BUT NEVER MET | WHO ARE JOHANN S. BACH & GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL? | |
| 6067 | 2015‑03‑17 | NUMBERS | THIS 2-DIGIT NUMBER IS THE SMALLEST PRIME NUMBER WHOSE DIGITS ARE BOTH THEMSELVES PRIME NUMBERS | WHAT IS 23? | |
| 6066 | 2015‑03‑16 | KIDS' TV CHARACTERS | MARQUEZ IS THE LAST NAME OF THIS CHARACTER WHO DEBUTED IN 2000 | WHO IS DORA THE EXPLORER? | |
| 6065 | 2015‑03‑13 | HISTORICAL U.S. GEOGRAPHY | IT BECAME A BORDER TERRITORY IN 1864 AFTER BEING PART OF THE WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO, NEBRASKA & DAKOTA TERRITORIES | WHAT IS MONTANA? | |
| 6064 | 2015‑03‑12 | THE U.S. GOVERNMENT | ON AUG. 15, 1994, 59 YEARS & 1 DAY AFTER FDR SIGNED THE ORIGINAL ACT, BILL CLINTON MADE THIS AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY | WHAT IS SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION)? | |
| 6063 | 2015‑03‑11 | 2014 ALBUMS | WITH A NEW RELEASE & 8 VIRAL VIDEOS TO GO WITH IT, HE HAD THE FIRST COMEDY ALBUM IN 50 YEARS TO TOP THE BILLBOARD 200 | WHO IS "WEIRD AL" (YANKOVIC)? | |
| 6062 | 2015‑03‑10 | NOBEL LAUREATES | HE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A 2014 NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE HEADLINED "A PIONEER AS ELUSIVE AS HIS PARTICLE" | WHO IS PETER HIGGS? | |
| 6061 | 2015‑03‑09 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | THE FIRST STORY IN WHICH HE APPEARED BEGAN, "THE SCENT AND SMOKE AND SWEAT OF A CASINO ARE NAUSEATING AT 3 IN THE MORNING" | WHO IS JAMES BOND? | |
| 6060 | 2015‑03‑06 | ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION SPEECHES | SPRINGSTEEN SAID DAVID SANCIOUS WAS "THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE GROUP WHO EVER ACTUALLY LIVED" THERE | WHAT IS E STREET? | |
| 6059 | 2015‑03‑05 | PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM WINNERS | SHE WAS CALLED A "TRAILBLAZER FOR AMERICA'S DAUGHTERS" WHEN SHE WON IN 2012, A CENTURY AFTER FOUNDING AN ORGANIZATION | WHO IS JULIETTE GORDON LOW? | |
| 6058 | 2015‑03‑04 | PRESIDENTS & THE WHITE HOUSE | WHEN THE CURRENT PRESIDENTIAL OCCUPANT OF THE WHITE HOUSE WAS BORN, THIS PRESIDENT WAS LIVING THERE | WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 6057 | 2015‑03‑03 | U.S. STATES | IT'S THE ONLY STATE NAME THAT CAN BE TYPED USING THE LETTERS ON ONLY ONE ROW OF THE STANDARD KEYBOARD | WHAT IS ALASKA? | |
| 6056 | 2015‑03‑02 | LITERARY FIRST LINES | HE WROTE THE 1971 OPENER "WE WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND BARSTOW ON THE EDGE OF THE DESERT WHEN THE DRUGS BEGAN TO TAKE HOLD" | WHO IS HUNTER S. THOMPSON? | |
| 6055 | 2015‑02‑27 | AUTHORS & FILMMAKERS | THIS AUTHOR HAD A BITTER FEUD WITH MICHAEL MOORE OVER THE TITLE OF A 2004 DOCUMENTARY | WHO IS RAY BRADBURY? | |
| 6054 | 2015‑02‑26 | FOREIGN LEADERS | ON FEB. 25, 1956, HE GAVE A SPEECH "ON THE PERSONALITY CULT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES", SEEN AS AN ATTACK ON HIS PREDECESSOR | WHO IS NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV? | |
| 6053 | 2015‑02‑25 | LANGUAGES | THEY'RE THE 2 STATES WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO SPEAK FRENCH AT HOME | WHAT ARE LOUISIANA & MAINE? | |
| 6052 | 2015‑02‑24 | 1980s MOVIES | AT HIS TERM'S END, RONALD REAGAN TOOK AN OFFICE IN AN L.A. HIGH-RISE, STILL A MESS FROM THE FILMING OF THIS 1988 THRILLER | WHAT IS "DIE HARD"? | |
| 6051 | 2015‑02‑23 | 2014 EVENTS | TO PREPARE VENUES HOSTING THIS EVENT, 12 BILLION PERENNIAL RYEGRASS SEEDS WERE IMPORTED FROM MANITOBA, 5,000 MILES AWAY | WHAT IS THE (FIFA) WORLD CUP? | |
| 6050 | 2015‑02‑20 | WORD ORIGINS | DESCRIBING ANYTHING VERY SHOWY, IN ARCHITECTURE IT REFERS TO A STYLE USING CURVES LIKE TONGUES OF FIRE | WHAT IS FLAMBOYANT? | |
| 6049 | 2015‑02‑19 | POETS | ON COMPLETING THE "DEATHBED" EDITION OF HIS GREAT WORK, HE WROTE, "L.OF G. AT LAST COMPLETE --AFTER 33 Y'RS OF HACKLING AT IT" | WHO IS WALT WHITMAN? | |
| 6048 | 2015‑02‑18 | NO. 1 SONGS | A U.S. NO. 1 IN 1977, IT WAS PERFORMED THE NIGHT BEFORE CARL XVI GUSTAF'S 1976 WEDDING TO SILVIA SOMMERLATH | WHAT IS "DANCING QUEEN"? | |
| 6047 | 2015‑02‑17 | CALIFORNIA CITIES | A PARK, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL & MEDICAL PAVILION NAMED FOR HERBERT HOOVER ARE FOUND IN THIS 2-WORD CALIFORNIA CITY | WHAT IS PALO ALTO? | |
| 6046 | 2015‑02‑16 | MYTHOLOGY | THE ANCIENT GREEKS DERIVED THE NAME OF THIS EVIL SORCERESS FROM A VERB MEANING "TO PLOT" | WHO IS MEDEA? | |
| 6045 | 2015‑02‑13 | HISTORIC NAMES ON THE MAP | NOTHING IS KNOWN OF HIS EARLY LIFE IN ENGLAND BEFORE 1600 OR OF THE END OF HIS LIFE IN NORTH AMERICA AFTER JUNE 22, 1611 | WHO IS HENRY HUDSON? | |
| 6044 | 2015‑02‑12 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | NOT IN THE 10 LONGEST, THIS 1,560-MILE RIVER IN A FERTILE BASIN FLOWS BY 29 CITIES OF OVER 100,000 PEOPLE | WHAT IS THE GANGES? | |
| 6043 | 2015‑02‑11 | REFERENCE BOOK MAKERS | IN 1863 HE USED THE EPIGRAPH "I HAVE GATHERED... OTHER MEN'S FLOWERS, & NOTHING BUT THE THREAD THAT BINDS THEM IS MINE OWN" | WHO IS JOHN BARTLETT? | |
| 6042 | 2015‑02‑10 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | WINNER OF A TONY FOR BEST MUSICAL, IT CULMINATES WITH AN INDUCTION INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME | WHAT IS "JERSEY BOYS"? | |
| 6041 | 2015‑02‑09 | 19th CENTURY WRITERS | AFTER HIS DEATH, HE WAS GIVEN FULL MILITARY HONORS IN GREECE BEFORE HIS BODY WAS RETURNED HOME FOR BURIAL AT HIS BARONIAL SEAT | WHO IS LORD BYRON? | |
| 6040 | 2015‑02‑06 | SHAKESPEARE | AFTER ENGLAND, MORE SHAKESPEARE PLAYS ARE SET IN THIS PRESENT-DAY COUNTRY THAN IN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS ITALY? | |
| 6039 | 2015‑02‑05 | LISTS | EFFORTS TO SAVE HISTORIC TREASURES THREATENED BY THE CREATION OF THE ASWAN HIGH DAM LED UNESCO TO CREATE THIS LIST | WHAT IS THE WORLD HERITAGE (SITES) LIST? | |
| 6038 | 2015‑02‑04 | STATE FLAGS | IT IS MENTIONED IN THE MOTTO ON MINNESOTA'S FLAG & IS DEPICTED ON ALASKA'S | WHAT IS THE NORTH STAR? | |
| 6037 | 2015‑02‑03 | MATH TERMS | THIS WORD FOR A PROCESS THAT LEADS TO THE SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM COMES FROM THE ARABIC NAME OF A 9th C. MATHEMATICIAN | WHAT IS ALGORITHM? | |
| 6036 | 2015‑02‑02 | LIBRARIES | THE STREET ADDRESS OF HIS PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY IS 40 PRESIDENTIAL DRIVE | WHO IS RONALD REAGAN? | |
| 6035 | 2015‑01‑30 | INVENTORS | IN 1702 THOMAS SAVERY WROTE OF ONE OF HIS DESIGNS, "SUCH AN ENGINE WILL DO THE WORK OR LABOUR OF TEN OR TWELVE" THESE | WHAT ARE HORSES? | |
| 6034 | 2015‑01‑29 | RANKS & TITLES | IN 1858 RULE OF INDIA WENT FROM THE EAST INDIA CO. TO THE BRITISH CROWN & LORD CANNING BECAME THE FIRST HOLDER OF THIS TITLE | WHAT IS VICEROY (OF INDIA)? | |
| 6033 | 2015‑01‑28 | MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | CHARACTERS IN THIS EPIC 4,002-LINE POEM INCLUDE COUNT OGIER, DUKE THIERRY & ARCHBISHOP TURPIN OF REIMS | WHAT IS THE "SONG OF ROLAND"? | |
| 6032 | 2015‑01‑27 | BEST ACTOR OSCARS | 1 OF 2 PERFORMERS TO WIN 2 BEST ACTOR OSCARS FOR FILMS THAT WON BEST PICTURE | WHO IS MARLON BRANDO OR DUSTIN HOFFMAN? | |
| 6031 | 2015‑01‑26 | U.S. CITIES | IN 1846 IT HAD 200 PEOPLE; 14 YEARS LATER, THANKS TO A DISCOVERY, IT HAD OVER 50,000, MAKING IT NO. 15 IN THE COUNTRY | WHAT IS SAN FRANCISCO? | |
| 6030 | 2015‑01‑23 | RIVERS | THIS NORTH AMER. RIVER FIRST SAILED BY EUROPEANS IN 1534 IS NAMED FOR A MAN WHO WAS MARTYRED IN ROME IN THE 3rd CENTURY | WHAT IS THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER? | |
| 6029 | 2015‑01‑22 | CANDY | AN EARLY TV AD FOR THIS CANDY BAR FEATURED A FLEUR-DE-LIS FLAG & A SONG WITH THE LYRICS "FUN FOR ALL" | WHAT IS THREE MUSKETEERS? | |
| 6028 | 2015‑01‑21 | FICTION | A LINE IN THIS SHORT STORY IS "SLOWLY, AWKWARDLY TRYING OUT HIS FEELERS, WHICH HE NOW FIRST LEARNED TO APPRECIATE..." | WHAT IS "THE METAMORPHOSIS"? | |
| 6027 | 2015‑01‑20 | LAST WORDS | IN 1170 HE SAID, "I AM READY TO DIE FOR MY LORD, THAT IN MY BLOOD THE CHURCH MAY OBTAIN LIBERTY AND PEACE" | WHO IS (SAINT) THOMAS (A) BECKET? | |
| 6026 | 2015‑01‑19 | BRITISH BUSINESS NAMES | STILL AROUND, THESE 2 RIVAL COMPANIES BEGAN WITH A 1744 SALE OF "SCARCE & VALUABLE BOOKS" & A 1766 SALE OF CHAMBER POTS | WHAT ARE SOTHEBY'S & CHRISTIE'S? | |
| 6025 | 2015‑01‑16 | EPITAPHS | HIS HEADSTONE IN ROME READS IN PART: "THIS GRAVE CONTAINS ALL THAT WAS MORTAL, OF A YOUNG ENGLISH POET" | WHO IS JOHN KEATS? | |
| 6024 | 2015‑01‑15 | BUSINESS HISTORY | FOUND NEAR AMSTERDAM IN 2010, A 1606 STOCK CERTIFICATE FROM THIS LONG-DEFUNCT COMPANY HAS BEEN VALUED AT $750,000 | WHAT IS THE DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY? | |
| 6023 | 2015‑01‑14 | U.S. STATES | THE DIFFERENCE OF THIS SOUTHERN STATE'S HIGHEST & LOWEST POINTS IS ONLY 345 FEET, THE SMALLEST DISPARITY AMONG THE STATES | WHAT IS FLORIDA? | |
| 6022 | 2015‑01‑13 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | "IOWA STUBBORN" WAS THE SECOND SONG HEARD IN THIS SHOW WHEN IT OPENED ON BROADWAY IN 1957 | WHAT IS "THE MUSIC MAN"? | |
| 6021 | 2015‑01‑12 | 20th CENTURY BRITS | DR. HUGH CAIRNS, WHO TRIED BUT COULDN'T SAVE THE LIFE OF THIS MAN IN MAY 1935, BECAME A PIONEER IN THE USE OF MOTORCYCLE HELMETS | WHO IS T.E. LAWRENCE? | |
| 6020 | 2015‑01‑09 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1982, 72 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, HE BECAME THE FIRST PERSON INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAMOUS MISSOURIANS | WHO IS MARK TWAIN? | |
| 6019 | 2015‑01‑08 | ARTISTS | HE SAID A 2009 EXHIBIT WAS THE 1st TIME TAXPAYERS' MONEY WAS USED "TO HANG MY PICTURES UP RATHER THAN SCRAPE THEM OFF" | WHO IS BANKSY? | |
| 6018 | 2015‑01‑07 | HISTORICAL NICKNAMES | IN THE RED STAR IN 1976, CAPT. YURI GAVRILOV COINED THIS NICKNAME FOR A U.K. POLITICIAN WHO HAD MADE A SPEECH AGAINST THE USSR | WHAT IS THE IRON LADY? | |
| 6017 | 2015‑01‑06 | ASIA | MEANING "WATERLESS PLACE" THIS 500,000-SQ.- MILE AREA LIES IN WHAT'S CALLED A "RAIN SHADOW" OF THE HIMALAYAS | WHAT IS THE GOBI (DESERT)? | |
| 6016 | 2015‑01‑05 | OLYMPIC HOST CITIES | THIS EUROPEAN CITY HOSTED THE NORTHERNMOST SUMMER GAMES, ALSO THE FIRST WHERE SOVIET ATHLETES PARTICIPATED | WHAT IS HELSINKI(, FINLAND)? | |
| 6015 | 2015‑01‑02 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA | IN 1923 FANNY BRICE MADE NEWS BY HAVING THIS PROCEDURE, LATER REJECTED BY A WOMAN PORTRAYING HER | WHAT IS A NOSE JOB? | |
| 6014 | 2015‑01‑01 | TELEVISION | SET TO THE SONG "YOU'VE GOT TIME", A MONTAGE OF REAL WOMEN WHO WERE INCARCERATED IS IN THE OPENING CREDITS OF THIS SERIES | WHAT IS "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK"? | |
| 6013 | 2014‑12‑31 | ISLANDS | PRESENT NAME OF AN ISLAND SETTLED BY EUROPEANS IN THE 1490s, TODAY THE MOST POPULOUS ISLAND IN THE AMERICAS | WHAT IS HISPANIOLA? | |
| 6012 | 2014‑12‑30 | ROYALTY | HE WAS THE LAST ENGLISH MONARCH TO DIE IN BATTLE | WHO IS RICHARD III? | |
| 6011 | 2014‑12‑29 | BOOK DEDICATIONS | THE 1853 DEDICATION OF "12 YEARS A SLAVE" WAS TO THIS WOMAN AUTHOR "WHOSE NAME...IS IDENTIFIED WITH THE GREAT REFORM" | WHO IS HARRIET BEECHER STOWE? | |
| 6010 | 2014‑12‑26 | AFRICAN FLAGS | THE FLAG OF BURUNDI HAS STARS REPRESENTING THE TWA & THESE 2 OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS MUCH IN THE NEWS IN THE 1990s | WHO ARE THE HUTU & TUTSI? | |
| 6009 | 2014‑12‑25 | INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS | INSPIRED BY THE 5th LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET, ITS SYMBOL INCLUDES 2 HORIZONTAL LINES TO REPRESENT STABILITY | WHAT IS THE EURO? | |
| 6008 | 2014‑12‑24 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESSES | WITH A TOTAL OF 5 WINS, THEY'RE THE ONLY 2 BEST ACTRESS WINNERS WHO WERE KNOWN PROFESSIONALLY BY THE SAME LAST NAME | WHO ARE KATHARINE & AUDREY HEPBURN? | |
| 6007 | 2014‑12‑23 | WORD ORIGINS | IN THE MID-1960s, A DECADE AFTER IT FIRST APPEARED IN A HOLIDAY TALE, THIS WORD CAME TO BE USED FOR ANY MEAN KILLJOY | WHAT IS GRINCH? | |
| 6006 | 2014‑12‑22 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | CELEBRATED IN APRIL, NATIONAL ROBOTICS WEEK HONORS THIS MAN WHO COINED THE WORD "ROBOTICS" IN A 1941 STORY | WHO IS ISAAC ASIMOV? | |
| 6005 | 2014‑12‑19 | INTERNATIONAL MOTORING | ONE OF THE 3 EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES BESIDES THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT HAVE NOT SWITCHED TO DRIVING ON THE RIGHT | WHAT IS IRELAND, MALTA OR CYPRUS? | |
| 6004 | 2014‑12‑18 | 20th CENTURY SCULPTURE | ITS SCULPTOR ASKED FOR PRAYER THAT THIS WORK WOULD "ENDURE UNTIL THE WIND AND THE RAIN ALONE SHALL WEAR THEM AWAY" | WHAT IS MOUNT RUSHMORE (NATIONAL MEMORIAL)? | |
| 6003 | 2014‑12‑17 | THE AFI's 100 GREATEST FILMS | ONE OF THE TOP 20, THIS 1946 FILM WAS BASED ON A SHORT STORY PUBLISHED AS "THE MAN WHO WAS NEVER BORN" | WHAT IS "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE"? | |
| 6002 | 2014‑12‑16 | SOUTH AMERICA | IN 2004 THE DOLLAR REPLACED THE GUILDER AS THE MONETARY UNIT OF THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS SURINAME? | |
| 6001 | 2014‑12‑15 | POETRY | THE NARRATOR MISTAKES THE PRESENCE OF THIS TITLE CREATURE FOR THE WIND & LATER CALLS IT PROPHET | WHAT IS "THE RAVEN"? | |
| 6000 | 2014‑12‑12 | LITERARY TRAVEL | THE ROMANTIC BALCONY SEEN HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN THIS ITALIAN CITY | WHAT IS VERONA? | |
| 5999 | 2014‑12‑11 | THE BIBLE | THE FIRST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE TAKES PLACE IN GENESIS 40 & IS IN HONOR OF THIS RULER | WHO IS PHARAOH? | |
| 5998 | 2014‑12‑10 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE FIRST MAN IN THE 20th C. TO HOLD ALL 4 FEDERALLY ELECTED OFFICES: CONGRESSMAN, SENATOR, VICE PRES. & PRESIDENT | WHO IS LYNDON B. JOHNSON? | |
| 5997 | 2014‑12‑09 | LITERARY INSPIRATIONS | THE PEAT BOGS OF DARTMOOR, ENGLAND INSPIRED THE FICTIONAL HOME OF THE BEASTLY TITLE CHARACTER IN THIS 1902 TALE | WHAT IS "THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES"? | |
| 5996 | 2014‑12‑08 | MOVIE TITLE REFERENCES | FOR THIS 1971 FILM THE REFERENCE IS TO THE 1948 FILM "RED RIVER" | WHAT IS "THE LAST PICTURE SHOW"? | |
| 5995 | 2014‑12‑05 | HEALTH & MEDICINE | IN 1985 THE SURGEON GENERAL CALLED THIS "THE BEST RESCUE TECHNIQUE IN ANY CHOKING SITUATION" | WHAT IS THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER? | |
| 5994 | 2014‑12‑04 | TOY BRANDS | THIS PRODUCT'S WEBSITE HAS STATED, "HELPING IMAGINATION TAKE SHAPE FOR OVER 50 YEARS!" & "FUN TO (USE), NOT TO EAT" | WHAT IS PLAY-DOH? | |
| 5993 | 2014‑12‑03 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | THIS CITY OF 650,000 PEOPLE IS THE MOST POPULOUS U.S. CITY NOT FOUND IN A U.S. STATE | WHAT IS WASHINGTON, D.C.? | |
| 5992 | 2014‑12‑02 | KINGS & QUEENS | TECHNICALLY THIS MONARCH IS THE HEAD OF STATE OF 16 COUNTRIES INCLUDING JAMAICA & NEW ZEALAND | WHO IS ELIZABETH (II)? | |
| 5991 | 2014‑12‑01 | TV CHARACTERS | THIS 8'2" CHARACTER WHO MADE HIS DEBUT IN 1969 IS STILL GOING STRONG | WHO IS BIG BIRD? | |
| 5990 | 2014‑11‑28 | ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY | THE REMAINS FOR ARLINGTON'S FIRST MONUMENT TO UNKNOWN SOLDIERS MOSTLY CAME FROM THIS BATTLEFIELD 30 MILES AWAY | WHAT IS BULL RUN? | |
| 5989 | 2014‑11‑27 | BODIES OF WATER | FIRST ENCOUNTERED IN 1648 BY A MAN BORN IN RUSSIA, IT WAS EVENTUALLY NAMED AFTER A MAN BORN IN DENMARK | WHAT IS THE BERING STRAIT? | |
| 5988 | 2014‑11‑26 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS | IN 1940 HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE FROM OKLAHOMA LYLE BOREN DENOUNCED IT AS A "DIRTY, LYING, FILTHY MANUSCRIPT" | WHAT IS "THE GRAPES OF WRATH"? | |
| 5987 | 2014‑11‑25 | PEOPLE IN THE ARTS | HE ONCE SAID, "IT IS THROUGH FANTASY THAT CHILDREN ACHIEVE CATHARSIS. IT IS THE BEST MEANS THEY HAVE FOR TAMING WILD THINGS" | WHO IS MAURICE SENDAK? | |
| 5986 | 2014‑11‑24 | BRITISH MUSICMAKERS OF THE '90s | ONE CRITIC CALLED THEM "A SOCIAL PHENOMENON", "THE MOST WIDELY RECOGNISED GROUP ...SINCE JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE & RINGO" | WHO ARE THE SPICE GIRLS? | |
| 5985 | 2014‑11‑21 | SHAKESPEAREAN GEOGRAPHY | OF THE 5 CITIES MENTIONED IN SHAKESPEARE PLAY TITLES, IT'S THE ONLY ONE NOT FOUND IN EUROPE | WHAT IS TYRE? | |
| 5984 | 2014‑11‑20 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | IN THIS YEAR, THERE WERE NO PRES's OR VPs RUNNING, BUT 3 OF THE 4 MEN ON THE 2 MAJOR PARTY BALLOTS WOULD BECOME PRESIDENT | WHAT IS 1920? | |
| 5983 | 2014‑11‑19 | 21st CENTURY BOOKS | SET IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION, THIS 2006 NOVEL HAS AN EPIGRAPH FROM "HORTON HATCHES THE EGG" | WHAT IS "WATER FOR ELEPHANTS"? | |
| 5982 | 2014‑11‑18 | FRENCH LITERATURE | ITS FIRST CHAPTER RECALLS "THE LITTLE SCALLOP- SHELL OF PASTRY, SO RICHLY SENSUAL UNDER ITS SEVERE, RELIGIOUS FOLDS" | WHAT IS "REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST"? | |
| 5981 | 2014‑11‑17 | THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBE | THIS CAPITAL CITY, WHICH AT 12,330 MILES IS FARTHEST FROM MADRID, IS NAMED FOR A SOLDIER WHO SPENT TIME IN MADRID | WHAT IS WELLINGTON? | |
| 5980 | 2014‑11‑14 | OPERA CHARACTERS | IN AN 1893 OPERA THAT WAS ITS COMPOSER'S GREATEST SUCCESS, PETER & GERTRUD ARE THE PARENTS OF THESE 2 CHARACTERS | WHO ARE HANSEL & GRETEL? | |
| 5979 | 2014‑11‑13 | TUNNELS | THESE 2 ISLANDS THAT BEGIN WITH THE SAME LETTER ARE LINKED BY THE 33.5-MILE SEIKAN RAIL TUNNEL, THE WORLD'S LONGEST IN OPERATION | WHAT ARE HONSHU & HOKKAIDO? | |
| 5978 | 2014‑11‑12 | THE U.S. CONSTITUTION | THE 3 LATIN PHRASES FOUND IN THE CONSTITUTION ARE "PRO TEMPORE", "EX POST FACTO" & THIS LEGAL 2-WORD PHRASE | WHAT IS HABEAS CORPUS? | |
| 5977 | 2014‑11‑11 | THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY | AS OF 2013 THIS 3-LETTER VERB COMMON IN SPORTS, THEATER & POLITICS HAS THE LARGEST ENTRY IN THE ONLINE OED | WHAT IS RUN? | |
| 5976 | 2014‑11‑10 | STATE HOLIDAYS | THIS IS THE ONLY STATE THAT HONORS A FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE WITH HIS OWN LEGAL HOLIDAY | WHAT IS ALASKA? | |
| 5975 | 2014‑11‑07 | SPORTS LOGOS | THIS NFL TEAM'S LOGO IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS A PLANT | WHAT IS THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS? | |
| 5974 | 2014‑11‑06 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS | THE HIRAM BINGHAM HIGHWAY, OPENED IN 1948, IS THE LAST LEG LINKING MACHU PICCHU WITH THIS WORLD HERITAGE SITE, A CITY ABOUT 50 MILES OFF | WHAT IS CUZCO? | |
| 5973 | 2014‑11‑05 | ARTISTS | ILLUSTRATIONS BY THIS MAN SHOW WHY HIS NAME HAS BECOME THE STANDARD FOR CHILDREN'S BOOK ARTISTRY | WHO IS RANDOLPH CALDECOTT? | |
| 5972 | 2014‑11‑04 | THE SUPREME COURT | AFTER WASHINGTON & FDR, HE IS, PERHAPS FITTINGLY, THE PRESIDENT WHO APPOINTED THE MOST SUPREME COURT JUSTICES | WHO IS WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT? | |
| 5971 | 2014‑11‑03 | SCIENTISTS | ACCEPTING HIS 1922 NOBEL PRIZE IN STOCKHOLM, HE SPOKE OF "THE INTELLECTUAL SOLIDARITY" IN THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES | WHO IS NIELS BOHR? | |
| 5970 | 2014‑10‑31 | INVENTIONS | THIS MACHINE WAS INVENTED IN 1929; THE GOVT. BEGAN BUYING THEM TO HELP PREVENT ANY MORE IN A SERIES OF ARMY AIR CORPS FATALITIES | WHAT IS A FLIGHT SIMULATOR (OR TRAINER)? | |
| 5969 | 2014‑10‑30 | MONARCHS OF ENGLAND | THE FIFTH KING & THE EIGHTH KING OF THIS NAME SHARE THE DISTINCTION OF BOTH HAVING BEEN PROCLAIMED KING BUT NEVER CROWNED | WHAT IS EDWARD? | |
| 5968 | 2014‑10‑29 | AMERICAN-BORN AUTHORS | IN 1915 HIS REASONS FOR NATURALIZATION INCLUDED "HAVING LIVED AND WORKED IN ENGLAND FOR THE BEST PART OF FORTY YEARS" | WHO IS HENRY JAMES? | |
| 5967 | 2014‑10‑28 | THE BIBLE | THE FIRST CONVERSATION RECOUNTED IN THE BIBLE IS IN GENESIS 3, BETWEEN THESE 2; IT LEADS TO TROUBLE | WHO ARE THE SERPENT & EVE? | |
| 5966 | 2014‑10‑27 | ROCK & ROLL | A RESTAURANT CHAIN TOOK ITS NAME FROM A BRITISH BAND'S FOURTH CHART-TOPPER, THIS 1967 SONG | WHAT IS "RUBY TUESDAY"? | |
| 5965 | 2014‑10‑24 | TONY NOMINATIONS | ALTHOUGH SHE HAS APPEARED IN ONLY 2 BROADWAY MUSICALS, SHE GOT TONY NOMINATIONS FOR BOTH, FOR 1962 & 1964 | WHO IS BARBRA STREISAND? | |
| 5964 | 2014‑10‑23 | FRENCH FOOD HISTORY | A POPULAR PRODUCT WAS BORN WHEN JEAN NAIGEON OF THIS CITY SUBSTITUTED THE JUICE OF UNRIPE GRAPES FOR VINEGAR | WHAT IS DIJON? | |
| 5963 | 2014‑10‑22 | EPONYMOUS GEOGRAPHY | NAMED AROUND 1616, IT'S THE WORLD'S FIFTH-LARGEST ISLAND & THE LARGEST NAMED AFTER A PERSON | WHAT IS BAFFIN ISLAND? | |
| 5962 | 2014‑10‑21 | THE 18th CENTURY | LOSSES IN THIS EVENT INCLUDED 12 CHESTS OF SOUCHONG | WHAT IS THE BOSTON TEA PARTY? | |
| 5961 | 2014‑10‑20 | LITERATURE | A CHAPTER HEADING IN THIS 19th CENTURY WORK CALLS THE TITLE CHARACTER "ONE-EYED, LAME", ANOTHER CALLS HIM "DEAF" | WHAT IS "THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME"? | |
| 5960 | 2014‑10‑17 | COATS OF ARMS | THIS COUNTRY'S COAT OF ARMS FEATURES A PALM TREE & A 19th CENTURY AMERICAN SAILING SHIP | WHAT IS LIBERIA? | |
| 5959 | 2014‑10‑16 | LITERATURE | THIS TITLE 1864 ADVENTURE IS EMBARKED UPON BY A DESCENT INTO ICELAND'S MOUNT SNEFFELS | WHAT IS "JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH"? | |
| 5958 | 2014‑10‑15 | WORDPLAY | SUBTRACT A LETTER FROM THE NAME OF A KEYSTROKE FOUND IN COMPUTER COMMANDS & YOU GET THIS VIOLENT REACTION TO SOCIAL CHANGE | WHAT IS A BACKLASH? | |
| 5957 | 2014‑10‑14 | BUSINESS | TODAY THIS COMPANY MARKETS MORE THAN 100 TIMES THE NUMBER OF PRODUCTS FOUND IN A SLOGAN IT USED IN 1896 | WHAT IS (H.J.) HEINZ (COMPANY)? | |
| 5956 | 2014‑10‑13 | SPORTS FIGURES | HE WAS FEATURED ON THE SEPTEMBER 22, 1947 COVER OF TIME WITH THE CAPTION "HE AND THE BOSS TOOK A CHANCE" | WHO IS JACKIE ROBINSON? | |
| 5955 | 2014‑10‑10 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | IT BECAME A COLONY OF THE U.S. IN 1898, A COMMONWEALTH IN 1935 & AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY IN 1946 | WHAT IS THE PHILIPPINES? | |
| 5954 | 2014‑10‑09 | HISTORICAL FIGURES | A 2012 POLL BY BRITAIN'S NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM VOTED THIS MAN, BORN IN 1732, AS THE NATION'S GREATEST MILITARY ENEMY | WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON? | |
| 5953 | 2014‑10‑08 | NOVEL TITLE CHARACTERS | "HIS MADNESS BEING STRONGER THAN ANY OTHER FACULTY", HE "RESOLVED TO HAVE HIMSELF DUBBED A KNIGHT BY THE FIRST PERSON HE MET" | WHO IS DON QUIXOTE? | |
| 5952 | 2014‑10‑07 | FAUXBITUARIES | HE RECEIVED A REAL OBITUARY IN THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IN 2013 NOTING HIS "LONG BATTLE WITH LUNG CANCER" | WHO IS WALTER WHITE? | |
| 5951 | 2014‑10‑06 | MUSIC | JOHN WILLIAMS SAID HIS MUSIC FOR THIS EVENT, NOT A FILM, TRIED TO CAPTURE "THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION, OF HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT" | WHAT IS THE (1984 SUMMER) OLYMPICS? | |
| 5950 | 2014‑10‑03 | TV IN THE 2000s | A KEY SCENE OF THIS SITCOM'S 2014 FINALE AFTER 9 SEASONS WAS ACTUALLY FILMED IN SEASON 2 | WHAT IS "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER"? | |
| 5949 | 2014‑10‑02 | 2014 NEWSMAKERS | BOTH MAKING NEWS IN JUNE, THESE 2 DAVIDS WITH SIMILAR LAST NAMES ARE LeBRON'S NEW COACH & ERIC CANTOR'S CONQUEROR | WHO ARE (DAVID) BLATT & (DAVID) BRAT? | |
| 5948 | 2014‑10‑01 | U.S. CITY FIRSTS | AMONG ITS FIRSTS ARE UNDERWATER AUTO TUNNEL TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY & CORP. TO NET MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN A SINGLE YEAR | WHAT IS DETROIT? | |
| 5947 | 2014‑09‑30 | WORLD LEADERS | HE CAME TO POWER 34 DAYS BEFORE FDR & LEFT IT 19 DAYS AFTER HIM | WHO IS ADOLF HITLER? | |
| 5946 | 2014‑09‑29 | AGATHA CHRISTIE | IN THE 400-PAGE BOOK "AGATHA CHRISTIE A TO Z", ENTRIES BEGINNING WITH THIS 6-LETTER WORD START ON P. 224 & END ON 238 | WHAT IS MURDER? | |
| 5945 | 2014‑09‑26 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1936 AT AGE 79, HE PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE IN ESQUIRE MAGAZINE IN WHICH HE DESCRIBED HOW TO PICK A JURY | WHO IS CLARENCE DARROW? | |
| 5944 | 2014‑09‑25 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS | IN MAY 1980 OVER 200 LEADERS FROM MORE THAN 120 COUNTRIES ATTENDED HIS FUNERAL IN BELGRADE | WHO IS (MARSHAL) TITO? | |
| 5943 | 2014‑09‑24 | ALLITERATION | THIS METAPHOR USED BY SHAKESPEARE & COLERIDGE TO DENOTE AN ENDING IS BASED ON A LEGEND THAT NEVER REALLY HAPPENS IN NATURE | WHAT IS SWAN SONG? | |
| 5942 | 2014‑09‑23 | ENGLISH MONARCHS | SHE WAS BORN NEAR LONDON; HER MOTHER, NEAR MADRID | WHO IS MARY (I)? | |
| 5941 | 2014‑09‑22 | THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHARTS | 11 MOVIE SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS BY THIS PERFORMER HIT THE BILLBOARD TOP 10, WITH 4 HITTING NO. 1 | WHO IS ELVIS PRESLEY? | |
| 5940 | 2014‑09‑19 | MOVIES ABOUT MOVIES | THE TITLE CHARACTER OF THIS 2013 FILM WAS PLAYED BY DAVID TOMLINSON, WHO WAS ACTUALLY SEEN ONLY IN CLIPS FROM A 1964 FILM | WHAT IS "SAVING MR. BANKS"? | |
| 5939 | 2014‑09‑18 | FOREIGN WORDS | THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE FROM 800 TO 1806 WAS THE FIRST; THE GERMAN EMPIRE FROM 1871 TO 1918 WAS THE SECOND | WHAT IS REICH? | |
| 5938 | 2014‑09‑17 | MUSICAL THEATER | IN "GODSPELL" THIS CHARACTER LEADS THE COMPANY IN SINGING, "PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD" | WHO IS JOHN (THE BAPTIST)? | |
| 5937 | 2014‑09‑16 | EUROPEAN CAPITALS | AT 200 MILES, THIS CAPITAL OF JUST OVER A MILLION PEOPLE IS THE CONTINENTAL CAPITAL CLOSEST TO LONDON | WHAT IS BRUSSELS? | |
| 5936 | 2014‑09‑15 | AUTHORS | IN 1937 HIS SISTER SAID HE HAD "HATS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION" WHICH HE WOULD USE AS A "FOUNDATION OF HIS NEXT BOOK" | WHO IS DR. SEUSS? | |
| 5934 | 2014‑08‑01 | AWARDS & HONORS | THERE WERE NO WINNERS FOR THIS AWARD FROM 1939 THROUGH 1943; IN 1944, IT WAS WON BY THE INTL. COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS | WHAT IS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? | |
| 5935 | 2014‑08‑01 | THE CIVIL WAR | THE BATTLES OF SHILOH & COLLIERVILLE WERE FOUGHT IN THIS STATE | WHAT IS TENNESSEE? | Tiebreaker clue. This clue's category was originally named "THE CIVIL WAR (Tie breaker)" in the dataset. It has been renamed to "THE CIVIL WAR". |
| 5933 | 2014‑07‑31 | BESTSELLING BOOKS | THIS NOVEL IS DEDICATED TO ESTHER EARL, WHO DIED OF THYROID CANCER AT 16 & NEVER GOT TO READ IT | WHAT IS "THE FAULT IN OUR STARS"? | |
| 5932 | 2014‑07‑30 | GREAT MOMENTS IN 19th CENTURY SCIENCE | MATTHIAS SCHLEIDEN FOUND PLANTS ARE MADE UP OF THESE; AT DINNER HE TOLD THEODOR SCHWANN WHO SAID, HEY, SO ARE ANIMALS | WHAT ARE CELLS? | |
| 5931 | 2014‑07‑29 | DAYS OF THE WEEK | IN SPANISH & FRENCH, THE WORD FOR FRIDAY COMES FROM LATIN FOR "DAY OF" THIS GODDESS | WHO IS VENUS? | |
| 5930 | 2014‑07‑28 | HISTORIC TRANSPORTS | ITS PRINCIPAL MAST IS AT ARLINGTON, ITS FOREMAST IS AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY & A MONUMENT TO IT, RESTORED IN 2013, IS LOCATED IN HAVANA | WHAT IS THE (USS) MAINE? | |
| 5929 | 2014‑07‑25 | WEBSITES | A SLANG TERM FOR HARVARD'S FRESHMAN REGISTER GAVE THIS WEBSITE ITS NAME | WHAT IS FACEBOOK(.COM)? | |
| 5928 | 2014‑07‑24 | NOVEL WORDS | THIS WORD FOR A PERSON WITHOUT CERTAIN ABILITIES HAS MADE IT FROM THE REALM OF FANTASY TO THE OED | WHAT IS MUGGLE? | |
| 5927 | 2014‑07‑23 | LITERARY HEROINES | FITTINGLY, THIS CHARACTER IS NAMED FOR A PLANT ALSO KNOWN AS ARROWHEAD THAT BELONGS TO THE GENUS SAGITTARIA | WHO IS KATNISS (EVERDEEN)? | |
| 5926 | 2014‑07‑22 | WORLD LANDMARKS | BUILT FOR A WORLD'S FAIR IN 1889, ITS VISITORS THAT YEAR INCLUDED THE PRINCE OF WALES & BUFFALO BILL; IT STILL GETS 7 MILLION A YEAR | WHAT IS THE EIFFEL TOWER? | |
| 5925 | 2014‑07‑21 | RELIGIOUS HISTORY | THIS TERM COMES FROM A 1529 EVENT IN WHICH A GROUP OF LUTHERANS FORMALLY DISAGREED WITH A DECISION BY A CATHOLIC COUNCIL | WHAT IS PROTESTANT(ISM)? | |
| 5924 | 2014‑07‑18 | FAMOUS HOMES | PURCHASED IN 1957 & CALLED "THE SECOND MOST FAMOUS HOME IN AMERICA", IT WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 2006 | WHAT IS GRACELAND? | |
| 5923 | 2014‑07‑17 | 16th CENTURY SCIENTISTS | IT IS OFTEN SAID OF THIS MAN THAT HE "STOPPED THE SUN AND MOVED THE EARTH" | WHO IS NICOLAUS COPERNICUS? | |
| 5922 | 2014‑07‑16 | 20 YEARS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT | IN 1994 THIS COMEDIAN STARRED IN A NO. 1 SITCOM, THE NO. 1 CHRISTMAS MOVIE & HAD A NO. 1 NON- FICTION BESTSELLER | WHO IS TIM ALLEN? | |
| 5921 | 2014‑07‑15 | U.S. GOVERNMENT PEOPLE | A COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE OFFICIAL IN THIS JOB RELEASED THE INFLUENTIAL 1964 REPORT "SMOKING AND HEALTH" | WHAT IS SURGEON GENERAL (OF THE UNITED STATES)? | |
| 5920 | 2014‑07‑14 | LITERARY TITLE WORDS | IT WAS GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO WHO ADDED THIS ADJECTIVE TO ANOTHER ITALIAN AUTHOR'S WORK | WHAT IS DIVINE? | |
| 5919 | 2014‑07‑11 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | PUBLISHED IN 1925, IT STILL SELLS 500,000 COPIES A YEAR & WAS ON THE BESTSELLER LISTS IN 2013 | WHAT IS "THE GREAT GATSBY"? | |
| 5918 | 2014‑07‑10 | IN THE DICTIONARY | THIS ADJECTIVE CAN MEAN "DELICATE", "HEAVENLY" OR, IN CHEMISTRY, "RELATED TO C H O" | WHAT IS ETHEREAL? | |
| 5917 | 2014‑07‑09 | CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHIES | THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS COUNTRY ALLOWS THE MONARCH TO ABDICATE, WHICH HAS HAPPENED IN 1948, 1980 & 2013 | WHAT IS THE NETHERLANDS? | |
| 5916 | 2014‑07‑08 | SCIENCE WORDS | APPROPRIATELY, THIS WORD FROM LATIN FOR "UNFOLD" ISN'T IN THE 1st EDITION OF "ORIGIN OF SPECIES" BUT DOES APPEAR IN LATER EDITIONS | WHAT IS EVOLUTION? | |
| 5915 | 2014‑07‑07 | GOVERNMENT | "FEATURES" AT THE WEBSITE OF THIS AGENCY INCLUDE "PROTECTION", "INVESTIGATIONS" & "KNOW YOUR MONEY" | WHAT IS SECRET SERVICE? | |
| 5914 | 2014‑07‑04 | FICTIONAL LOCALES | FEATURED IN A 1933 NOVEL, IT MAY HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE 1920s TIBETAN TRAVEL WRITINGS OF EXPLORER JOSEPH ROCK | WHAT IS SHANGRI-LA? | |
| 5913 | 2014‑07‑03 | FAMOUS OBJECTS | IN 1950 THE ENGLAND-SCOTLAND BORDER WAS CLOSED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 400 YEARS TO TRY TO RECOVER THIS STOLEN ITEM | WHAT IS THE STONE OF SCONE? | |
| 5912 | 2014‑07‑02 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | 2 PLACES CALLED POINT UDALL, REFERRED TO AS THE USA's EASTERNMOST & WESTERNMOST POINTS, ARE IN THESE 2 TERRITORIES | WHAT ARE THE (U.S.) VIRGIN ISLANDS & GUAM? | |
| 5911 | 2014‑07‑01 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | THE FIRST OFFICIAL USE OF THIS 4-WORD TERM IS AT THE DECLARATION'S BEGINNING, IMMEDIATELY AFTER "THE THIRTEEN" | WHAT IS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? | |
| 5910 | 2014‑06‑30 | 1970s FILMS | IN 2013 MARIO CUOMO SAID HE FINALLY SAW THIS FILM, WHICH HE HAD BOYCOTTED FOR PERSONAL REASONS, & CALLED IT "MAYBE ...A MASTERPIECE" | WHAT IS "THE GODFATHER"? | |
| 5909 | 2014‑06‑27 | BRITISH AUTHORS | THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL PRAISED HER 1920 FIRST NOVEL, SAYING IT DEALT "WITH POISONS IN A KNOWLEDGEABLE WAY" | WHO IS AGATHA CHRISTIE? | |
| 5908 | 2014‑06‑26 | SCIENCE & INDUSTRY | IN 1891 THIS EUROPEAN SAID, "PERHAPS MY FACTORIES WILL PUT AN END TO WAR SOONER THAN YOUR CONGRESSES" | WHO IS ALFRED NOBEL? | |
| 5907 | 2014‑06‑25 | WORLD LEADERS | SINCE 1953 5 CONSECUTIVE SIBLINGS HAVE BEEN THIS COUNTRY'S HEAD OF STATE | WHAT IS (THE KINGDOM OF) SAUDI ARABIA? | |
| 5906 | 2014‑06‑24 | 2004 | WATCHING THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME, THE HEAD OF THIS GOVT. AGENCY KEPT SAYING, "MY DAY IS GOING TO" BE LOUSY "TOMORROW" | WHAT IS THE FCC? | |
| 5905 | 2014‑06‑23 | BROADWAY | IN 2013 THIS MUSICAL BASED ON A MOVIE BECAME THE FIRST SHOW TO GROSS $1 BILLION ON BROADWAY | WHAT IS "THE LION KING"? | |
| 5904 | 2014‑06‑20 | DOGS & GEOGRAPHY | IN 2001 THE NAMES OF THESE 2 BREEDS CAME TOGETHER IN THE NEW OFFICIAL NAME OF A CANADIAN PROVINCE | WHAT ARE THE NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR (RETRIEVER)? | |
| 5903 | 2014‑06‑19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | FOUNDED IN 1908, THIS BIG COMPANY WAS REMOVED FROM THE S&P 500 IN 2009 AFTER FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY BUT RETURNED IN 2013 | WHAT IS GM? | |
| 5902 | 2014‑06‑18 | MUSIC IN AMERICA | ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 1798, IT'S THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVE U.S. PROFESSIONAL MUSIC ENSEMBLE | WHAT IS THE MARINE (CORPS) BAND? | |
| 5901 | 2014‑06‑17 | 19th CENTURY NOVEL CHARACTERS | HIS "SPINAL COLUMN WAS CURVED"...THE "HEAD WAS BETWEEN THE SHOULDER- BLADES AND...ONE LEG WAS SHORTER THAN THE OTHER" | WHO IS THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME? | |
| 5900 | 2014‑06‑16 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS NOUN MEANING A SECRET PLAN COMES FROM THE LATIN FOR "TO BREATHE TOGETHER" | WHAT IS CONSPIRACY? | |
| 5899 | 2014‑06‑13 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS | WILLIAM SULLIVAN RETIRED FROM THE FOREIGN SERVICE IN 1979; HE WAS THE LAST U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS IRAN? | |
| 5898 | 2014‑06‑12 | CURRENT TELEVISION | GEORGE ROMERO DECLINED TO DIRECT A FEW EPISODES OF THIS SERIES, CALLING IT "BASICALLY... JUST A SOAP OPERA" | WHAT IS "THE WALKING DEAD"? | |
| 5897 | 2014‑06‑11 | CAPITAL CITY WORDPLAY | ENDING IN THE SAME 2 LETTERS, THESE 2 ARE CAPITALS OF A NATION THAT COVERS A CONTINENT & OF A NATION REACHING ONTO 2 CONTINENTS | WHAT ARE CANBERRA & ANKARA? | |
| 5896 | 2014‑06‑10 | SCIENTISTS | AS A HUMOROUS TRIBUTE, AN ASTRONOMICAL TERM EQUIVALENT TO AT LEAST 4 BILLION HAS BEEN NAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS CARL SAGAN? | |
| 5895 | 2014‑06‑09 | THE MEDITERRANEAN | IT'S THE ONLY U.N. MEMBER COUNTRY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN WHERE ENGLISH IS AN OFFICIAL NATIONAL LANGUAGE | WHAT IS MALTA? | |
| 5894 | 2014‑06‑06 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS | IN 1911 GLENN CURTISS RECEIVED THIS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1 | WHAT IS A PILOT'S LICENSE? | |
| 5893 | 2014‑06‑05 | 19th CENTURY U.S. HISTORY | A DIGNITARY AT THE DEDICATION OF THIS SAID IT WAS "KEEPING WATCH AND WARD BEFORE THE OPEN GATES OF AMERICA" | WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? | |
| 5892 | 2014‑06‑04 | THE BEATLES | OF THE BEATLES' 20 U.S. NO. 1 HITS, THIS SONG HAS THE SHORTEST TITLE | WHAT IS "HELP!"? | |
| 5891 | 2014‑06‑03 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | TEAM NICKNAMES OF THE 8 IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS INCLUDE 4 ANIMALS, 3 COLORS & THIS CHRISTIAN DENOMINATION | WHO ARE THE QUAKERS? | |
| 5890 | 2014‑06‑02 | OSCAR-WINNING WRITERS | WINNING FOR 1999, THIS NEW ENGLAND WRITER IS THE LAST PERSON TO WIN AN OSCAR FOR ADAPTING HIS OWN NOVEL | WHO IS JOHN IRVING? | |
| 5889 | 2014‑05‑30 | 19th CENTURY POLITICS | A SENATE SEAT FROM THIS SOUTHERN STATE SAT VACANT FOR 4 YEARS; WHEN IT WAS FILLED, ITS EX-OCCUPANT HAD BECOME U.S. PRES. | WHAT IS TENNESSEE? | |
| 5888 | 2014‑05‑29 | FRUIT | IT'S THE ONLY COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT EDIBLE FRUIT OF THE BROMELIAD FAMILY | WHAT IS PINEAPPLE? | |
| 5887 | 2014‑05‑28 | OPERA | IN A BIT OF FORE- SHADOWING, THE TITLE CHARACTER'S DAD HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE BEFORE THE ACTION OF THIS 1904 OPERA | WHAT IS "MADAMA BUTTERFLY"? | |
| 5886 | 2014‑05‑27 | 20th CENTURY PLAY TITLES | THIS PLAY'S TITLE COMES FROM THE NAME OF A GREEK KING SAID TO HAVE CARVED A STATUE OF A WOMAN & FALLEN IN LOVE WITH IT | WHAT IS "PYGMALION"? | |
| 5885 | 2014‑05‑26 | TITLE MOVIE ROLES | IN 1984, IN THE FIRST OF THE FILMS FEATURING THIS CHARACTER, HE ONLY HAS 21 LINES, FOR A TOTAL OF 133 WORDS | WHO IS THE TERMINATOR? | |
| 5884 | 2014‑05‑23 | THE 1960s | IN HIS LAST SPEECH, HE MENTIONED LOCAL NEWSMAKERS OF THE DAY, INCLUDING HIS FRIEND CESAR CHAVEZ & DON DRYSDALE | WHO IS ROBERT F. KENNEDY? | |
| 5883 | 2014‑05‑22 | TECHNOLOGY | WHEN APPLE SUED FOR iPAD PATENT INFRINGEMENT, SAMSUNG CITED THIS 1968 MOVIE AS THE ORIGINATOR OF THE DESIGN | WHAT IS "2001(: A SPACE ODYSSEY)"? | |
| 5882 | 2014‑05‑21 | ORGANIZATIONS | THE FULL NAME OF THIS SCHOLARLY GROUP FOUNDED AFTER A LECTURE IN 1660 INCLUDES "OF LONDON FOR IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE" | WHAT IS THE ROYAL SOCIETY? | |
| 5881 | 2014‑05‑20 | BRITISH NOVELS | STEPHEN KING BORROWED THE NAME OF HIS FICTIONAL TOWN CASTLE ROCK FROM THIS 1950s NOVEL THAT GREATLY INFLUENCED HIM | WHAT IS "LORD OF THE FLIES"? | |
| 5880 | 2014‑05‑19 | BOARD GAMES | IN THE CLASSIC VERSION OF MONOPOLY, THE ONLY 2 IMPROVABLE PROPERTIES WITHOUT AVENUE OR PLACE IN THEIR NAMES | WHAT ARE BOARDWALK & MARVIN GARDENS? | |
| 5879 | 2014‑05‑16 | SECRETARIES OF STATE | SERVING 160 YEARS APART, THESE 2 SECRETARIES OF STATE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO NEVER MARRIED | WHO ARE JAMES BUCHANAN & CONDOLEEZZA RICE? | |
| 5878 | 2014‑05‑15 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | 1 OF THE 2 MOVIES IN THE LAST 30 YEARS, ONE A DRAMA & ONE A COMEDY, TO WIN OSCARS FOR BEST ACTOR & BEST ACTRESS | WHAT IS "THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS" OR "AS GOOD AS IT GETS"? | |
| 5877 | 2014‑05‑14 | NAMES ON THE MAP | VISITED BY JACQUES CARTIER IN 1534, IT WAS LATER RENAMED FOR QUEEN VICTORIA'S FATHER, THE DUKE OF KENT | WHAT IS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND? | |
| 5876 | 2014‑05‑13 | MONARCHS | 2 TEEN HASHEMITE COUSINS OFFICIALLY TOOK THE THRONES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES MAY 2, 1953: FAISAL OF IRAQ & HIM | WHO IS HUSSEIN (I OR IBN TALAL)? | |
| 5875 | 2014‑05‑12 | 19th CENTURY POEMS | WRITTEN ABOUT THE U.S. OCCUPATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, A KIPLING POEM SAID, "TAKE UP" THIS NOW-CONTROVERSIAL PHRASE | WHAT IS "THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN"? | |
| 5874 | 2014‑05‑09 | FAMOUS BOOKS | IT WAS PUBLISHED MARCH 26, 1830; A VERY POPULAR WORK WITH THE SAME NAME PREMIERED MARCH 24, 2011 | WHAT IS THE BOOK OF MORMON? | |
| 5873 | 2014‑05‑08 | BRITISH THINKERS | HIS WORKS INCLUDE "THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE PEACE" IN 1919 & "THE END OF LAISSEZ-FAIRE" FROM 1926 | WHO IS JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES? | |
| 5872 | 2014‑05‑07 | SUPREME COURT DECISIONS | ON DEC. 20, 1956 THE COURT'S RULING ON BROWDER v. GAYLE WENT INTO EFFECT, BRINGING AN END TO THIS 381-DAY EVENT | WHAT IS THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT? | |
| 5871 | 2014‑05‑06 | U.S. STATES | BETWEEN 2006 & 2013 IT WENT FROM 39th TO 6th IN PER CAPITA INCOME & ITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED TO THE NATION'S LOWEST | WHAT IS NORTH DAKOTA? | |
| 5870 | 2014‑05‑05 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD FOR A TIMID PERSON COMES FROM THE LAST NAME OF A CHARACTER IN A 1920s NEWSPAPER COMIC CALLED "THE TIMID SOUL" | WHAT IS MILQUETOAST? | |
| 5869 | 2014‑05‑02 | BUSINESS HISTORY | IN 1945 THIS PRODUCT ADDED A PLAID DESIGN TO ITS "SNAIL" DISPENSER | WHAT IS SCOTCH (BRAND) TAPE? | |
| 5868 | 2014‑05‑01 | U.S. STATES | OTHER THAN Q, THESE 2 LETTERS APPEAR THE LEAST IN THE NAMES OF STATES, EACH APPEARING ONLY ONCE | WHAT ARE J & Z? | |
| 5867 | 2014‑04‑30 | ALBUM COVERS | THIS BAND USED A PICTURE OF THE HINDENBURG DISASTER ON THE COVER OF ITS EPONYMOUS DEBUT ALBUM | WHAT IS LED ZEPPELIN? | |
| 5866 | 2014‑04‑29 | U.S. HISTORY | MESSRS. GUSENBERG, GUSENBERG, MAY, WEINSHANK, CLARK, HEYER & SCHWIMMER FAMOUSLY DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1929 | WHAT IS VALENTINE'S DAY? | |
| 5865 | 2014‑04‑28 | NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS | DUE TO INJURIES SUFFERED IN 2 PLANE CRASHES IN AFRICA, HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT HIS 1954 NOBEL PRIZE IN PERSON | WHO IS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 5864 | 2014‑04‑25 | COMPUTERS | THE CREATOR OF THIS COMPUTER COMMAND CALLED IT "A 5-MINUTE JOB"; IN 2013 BILL GATES CALLED IT "A MISTAKE" | WHAT IS CONTROL (+) ALT (+) DELETE? | |
| 5863 | 2014‑04‑24 | DIARIES & JOURNALS | THIS ARCHAEOLOGIST'S DIARY FOR NOV. 26, 1922 MENTIONS 2 "EBONY-BLACK EFFIGIES OF A KING, GOLD SANDALLED" | WHO IS HOWARD CARTER? | |
| 5862 | 2014‑04‑23 | HOLIDAYS IN OTHER COUNTRIES | WILLIAM TUBMAN'S NEARLY 3 DECADES OF LEADERSHIP IS CELEBRATED ON HIS BIRTHDAY, NOVEMBER 29, IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS LIBERIA? | |
| 5861 | 2014‑04‑22 | BASEBALL | VINE LINE IS THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THIS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM | WHO ARE THE CHICAGO CUBS? | |
| 5860 | 2014‑04‑21 | HISTORIC GROUPS | WITH FEWER THAN 10 MEMBER CITIES IN ATTENDANCE, THIS ASSOCIATION BASED IN LUBECK HELD ITS LAST ASSEMBLY IN 1669 | WHAT IS THE HANSEATIC LEAGUE? | |
| 5859 | 2014‑04‑18 | CHARACTERS IN NOVELS | ONE OF THIS MAN'S "MOST PRICELESS MEMORIES" IS OF "A DELICATELY NURTURED SOUTHERN BELLE WITH HER IRISH UP" | WHO IS RHETT BUTLER? | |
| 5858 | 2014‑04‑17 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | GOOD LOOKS WEREN'T ENOUGH AS HE BECAME THE ONLY FULL-TERM PRESIDENT REJECTED IN A BID FOR HIS PARTY'S 2nd TERM NOMINATION | WHO IS FRANKLIN PIERCE? | |
| 5857 | 2014‑04‑16 | TV MUSIC | "CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION" BY TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS WAS HEARD IN THIS DRAMA'S "GLIDING OVER ALL" EPISODE | WHAT IS "BREAKING BAD"? | |
| 5856 | 2014‑04‑15 | THE ANCIENT WONDERS | FAR APART ALPHABETICALLY, THEY'RE THE 2 DEITIES IN THE NAMES OF THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS | WHO ARE ARTEMIS & ZEUS? | |
| 5855 | 2014‑04‑14 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS | MEANT TO EVOKE A PERSON WITH ARMS OUTSTRETCHED & POINTED DOWNWARD, IT WAS DESIGNED IN 1958 BY GERALD HOLTOM | WHAT IS THE PEACE SYMBOL OR SIGN? | |
| 5854 | 2014‑04‑11 | HISTORIC IRONY | THEODOR HERZL WAS INSPIRED TO BEGIN THE WORK THAT'S THE FOUNDATION FOR MODERN ZIONISM BY AN OPERA BY THIS COMPOSER | WHO IS RICHARD WAGNER? | |
| 5853 | 2014‑04‑10 | FOREIGN LEADERS | IN 1964 HE WAS CONVICTED OF SABOTAGE & CONSPIRACY & SERVED OVER 20 YEARS IN PRISON | WHO IS NELSON MANDELA? | |
| 5852 | 2014‑04‑09 | AROUND THE USA | THE MAYO CLINIC MILE IS A WALKING PATH THAT FEATURES 1 MILE, 5K & 10K ROUTES WITHIN THIS STRUCTURE | WHAT IS THE MALL OF AMERICA? | |
| 5851 | 2014‑04‑08 | MUSIC MAKERS | SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S DEAN SAID THIS MAN, VIA HIS 2013 ALBUM, "IS CREATING A HUGE AWARENESS OF" AN HISTORIC DOCUMENT | WHO IS JAY Z? | |
| 5850 | 2014‑04‑07 | FOOD & DRINK | THE CORPORATE WEBSITE FOR THIS PRODUCT SAYS IT LEAVES ITS CONTAINER AT .028 MILES PER HOUR | WHAT IS HEINZ KETCHUP? | |
| 5849 | 2014‑04‑04 | 20th CENTURY NOVEL QUOTES | "IT WAS ONE OF THOSE PICTURES...SO CONTRIVED THAT THE EYES FOLLOW YOU... BENEATH" THE PICTURE WAS THIS 5-WORD QUOTE | WHAT IS "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU"? | |
| 5848 | 2014‑04‑03 | 19th CENTURY POLITICS | IN 1884 GEORGE PILLSBURY BECAME MAYOR OF THIS CITY | WHAT IS MINNEAPOLIS? | |
| 5847 | 2014‑04‑02 | MONARCHS | IN 2005 THE KUL SHARIF MOSQUE OF TATARSTAN WAS REOPENED 453 YEARS AFTER IT WAS DESTROYED BY THIS MAN | WHO IS IVAN THE TERRIBLE? | |
| 5846 | 2014‑04‑01 | FAMOUS WOMEN | THIS CRUSADER, IN 1906: "MORE THAN 60 YEARS OF HARD STRUGGLE FOR A LITTLE LIBERTY, & THEN TO DIE WITHOUT IT SEEMS SO CRUEL" | WHO IS SUSAN B. ANTHONY? | |
| 5845 | 2014‑03‑31 | LITERATURE & OPERA | AN ARIA IN THIS SHAKESPEARE-BASED OPERA SAYS, "DI SCOZIA A TE PROMETTONO LE PROFETESSE IL TRONO...CHE TARDI?" | WHAT IS (VERDI'S) "MACBETH"? | |
| 5844 | 2014‑03‑28 | OSCAR NOMINATIONS | PRIOR TO "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK", THE LAST FILM TO GET OSCAR NOMS. IN ALL 4 ACTING CATEGORIES WAS THIS FILM PARTLY SET IN RUSSIA | WHAT IS "REDS"? | |
| 5843 | 2014‑03‑27 | ADAPTED FROM ANTIQUITY | IT BEGINS WITH A VOW TO AN ANCIENT GOD & ENDS WITH "IF I TRANSGRESS IT & SWEAR FALSELY, MAY THE OPPOSITE OF ALL THIS BE MY LOT" | WHAT IS THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH? | |
| 5842 | 2014‑03‑26 | AGRICULTURE | PRUNUS DULCIS, THIS SNACK HIGH IN CALCIUM & VITAMIN E, IS NATIVE TO THE MIDEAST, BUT 80% OF THE WORLD CROP COMES FROM CALIF. | WHAT ARE ALMONDS? | |
| 5841 | 2014‑03‑25 | MEDICAL ETYMOLOGY | BECAUSE OF WHERE IN THE BODY IT IS PRODUCED, THIS HORMONE'S NAME COMES FROM THE LATIN FOR "ISLAND" | WHAT IS INSULIN? | |
| 5840 | 2014‑03‑24 | HISTORICAL NICKNAMES | NICKNAME SHARED BY GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER, NATIVE AMERICAN CHIEF CRAZY HORSE & A MEMBER OF A 1930s COMEDY ACT | WHAT IS CURLY? | |
| 5839 | 2014‑03‑21 | CURRENT REALITY TV | ON LEARNING WHAT HIS SERIES WOULD BE CALLED, THE STAR OF THIS REALITY SHOW SAID, "THAT SOUNDS LIKE A CHINESE FOOD PLACE!" | WHAT IS "DUCK DYNASTY"? | |
| 5838 | 2014‑03‑20 | OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES | IN 1908 THIS ANIMAL APPROPRIATELY BECAME THE MASCOT OF THE PROHIBITION PARTY | WHAT IS THE CAMEL? | |
| 5837 | 2014‑03‑19 | THE MUSIC INDUSTRY | SHE BEAT OUT NEWCOMERS LIKE BIEBER & GAGA TO TOP FORBES' LIST OF THE HIGHEST-PAID PEOPLE IN MUSIC FOR 2013 | WHO IS MADONNA? | |
| 5836 | 2014‑03‑18 | BRITISH AUTHORS | THE AUTHOR OF MORE THAN 50 BOOKS, HE WON 6 HUGO AWARDS & WAS NOMINATED FOR A 1968 OSCAR | WHO IS ARTHUR C. CLARKE? | |
| 5835 | 2014‑03‑17 | BODIES OF WATER | MORE THAN 1/5 OF ALL THE WORLD'S PEOPLE LIVE IN COUNTRIES BORDERING THIS, THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BAY | WHAT IS THE BAY OF BENGAL? | |
| 5834 | 2014‑03‑14 | ACTORS & OSCARS | HE WAS NOMINATED FOR OSCARS IN 5 CONSECUTIVE DECADES; THE LAST NOD WAS FOR HIS 1978 ROLE AS A NAZI HUNTER | WHO IS (SIR) LAURENCE OLIVIER? | |
| 5833 | 2014‑03‑13 | WORLD CAPITALS | AT 4,000 MILES, THE FARTHEST-APART CAPITALS OF BORDERING COUNTRIES ARE THESE 2 CITIES, ONE ON A PENINSULA | WHAT ARE MOSCOW & PYONGYANG? | |
| 5832 | 2014‑03‑12 | BRITISH ROYALTY | HE WAS THE LAST MALE MONARCH WHO HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN PRINCE OF WALES | WHO IS GEORGE VI? | |
| 5831 | 2014‑03‑11 | NOVEL TITLES | THE TITLE OF THIS 1951 NOVEL COMES FROM THE HERO'S FANTASY OF RESCUING CHILDREN FALLING FROM A CLIFF | WHAT IS "THE CATCHER IN THE RYE"? | |
| 5830 | 2014‑03‑10 | AMERICAN COMPOSERS | A PROTEGE OF OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, HE'S WON GRAMMYS, AN OSCAR, A PULITZER PRIZE & THE MOST TONY AWARDS BY A COMPOSER | WHO IS STEPHEN SONDHEIM? | |
| 5829 | 2014‑03‑07 | BIBLICAL NAMES | IN GENESIS 4 THIS NAME IS CHOSEN BECAUSE GOD "HATH APPOINTED ME ANOTHER SEED" | WHAT IS SETH? | |
| 5828 | 2014‑03‑06 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS | HE'S THE MOST RECENT WINNER OF 2 PULITZER PRIZES FOR FICTION, WINNING IN 1982 & 1991 FOR BOOKS IN THE SAME SERIES | WHO IS JOHN UPDIKE? | |
| 5827 | 2014‑03‑05 | 4-LETTER WORDS | NEW RESEARCH SAYS THIS WORD THAT HAS BECOME UBIQUITOUS DATES BACK TO YOUNG MEN ALSO CALLED "MACARONIS" | WHAT IS DUDE? | |
| 5826 | 2014‑03‑04 | BORDERS | TWICE AS LONG AS HADRIAN'S WALL, OFFA'S DYKE WAS THE TRADITIONAL BORDER BETWEEN THESE 2 LANDS | WHAT ARE ENGLAND & WALES? | |
| 5825 | 2014‑03‑03 | PRESIDENTS | HE IS THE ONLY 19th CENTURY PRESIDENT TO SERVE 2 COMPLETE TERMS WITH THE SAME VICE PRESIDENT | WHO IS JAMES MONROE? | |
| 5824 | 2014‑02‑28 | MODERN DAY SUFFIXES | DATING FROM 1973, THIS 4-LETTER SUFFIX INDICATES A PERSON OR THING THAT HAS BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC SCANDAL | WHAT IS -GATE? | |
| 5823 | 2014‑02‑27 | LANDMARKS | FROM 1936 TO 1987, THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER HELPED OPERATE THIS FACILITY IN ANOTHER STATE | WHAT IS HOOVER DAM? | |
| 5822 | 2014‑02‑26 | SINGERS | THE ONLY SOLO ARTIST TO HAVE 5 BILLBOARD NO. 1 ALBUMS BEFORE THE AGE OF 19 | WHO IS JUSTIN BIEBER? | |
| 5821 | 2014‑02‑25 | BUSINESS | "THE EVERYTHING STORE" IS A BOOK ABOUT THIS COMPANY THAT IN 2012 WAS HOME TO 1% OF ALL NORTH AMERICAN INTERNET TRAFFIC | WHAT IS AMAZON.COM? | |
| 5820 | 2014‑02‑24 | 19th CENTURY PEOPLE | FREDERICK DOUGLASS SAID THIS MAN'S "ZEAL IN THE CAUSE OF MY RACE WAS FAR GREATER THAN MINE" | WHO IS JOHN BROWN? | |
| 5819 | 2014‑02‑21 | THE BRITISH EMPIRE | 1713's TREATY OF UTRECHT CONCLUDING THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION GRANTED THIS SMALL 2.3- SQ.-MI. AREA TO GREAT BRITAIN | WHAT IS GIBRALTAR? | |
| 5818 | 2014‑02‑20 | AUTHORS | ON HIS DEATH IN 1862 A MASS. PAPER SAID, "NO MAN EVER LIVED CLOSER TO NATURE, AND REPORTED HER SECRETS MORE ELOQUENTLY" | WHO IS HENRY DAVID THOREAU? | |
| 5817 | 2014‑02‑19 | SHAKESPEARE CHARACTERS | HE HAS THE MOST SPEECHES OF ANY CHARACTER WITH 471 IN 3 PLAYS, OF WHICH 2 ARE HISTORIES & 1 IS A COMEDY | WHO IS SIR JOHN FALSTAFF? | |
| 5816 | 2014‑02‑18 | PHYSICS | THE NAME OF THIS THEORY IS FROM VIEWING SUB-ATOMIC PARTICLES AS 1-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS, NOT AS 0- DIMENSIONAL POINTS | WHAT IS STRING THEORY? | |
| 5815 | 2014‑02‑17 | 19th CENTURY NAMES | IN PREPARATION FOR A WORK HE PUBLISHED IN 1828 THAT WAS OVER 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING, HE LEARNED 26 LANGUAGES | WHO IS NOAH WEBSTER? | |
| 5814 | 2014‑02‑14 | GETTING A "D" IN COLLEGE | THE USA's OLDEST ENDOWED CHAIR IS A HARVARD CHAIR OF THIS SUBJECT, GIVEN IN 1721 WHEN THAT WAS LARGELY WHAT HARVARD TAUGHT | WHAT IS DIVINITY? | |
| 5813 | 2014‑02‑13 | HISTORIC PLACES | ADMINISTERED BY THE ARMY, ITS 1st GRAVES WERE DUG BY FORMER SLAVE JAMES PARKS, THE ONLY ONE BURIED THERE WHO WAS BORN ON THE SITE | WHAT IS ARLINGTON (NATIONAL CEMETERY)? | |
| 5812 | 2014‑02‑12 | BIBLE CHARACTERS | "TAKE CARE OF HIM", SAYS THE MAN CALLED THIS IN LUKE 10 AFTER GIVING MONEY TO AN INNKEEPER | WHAT IS THE (GOOD) SAMARITAN? | |
| 5811 | 2014‑02‑11 | SOCIAL MEDIA | THE MOST RETWEETED TWEET OF ALL TIME HAPPENED ON NOV. 6, 2012 & STARTED WITH "FOUR" & ENDED WITH THESE 2 WORDS | WHAT IS MORE YEARS? | |
| 5810 | 2014‑02‑10 | ISLANDS | IN A SATELLITE PHOTO, VOLCANIC ACTIVITY CAN BE SEEN ON THIS 10,000-SQUARE-MILE ISLAND | WHAT IS SICILY? | |
| 5809 | 2014‑02‑07 | WORLD POLITICS | WHEN THESE 2 MEN SWAPPED JOBS IN 2012, THEIR COUNTRY'S MEDIA DESCRIBED THE MOVE AS "CASTLING" | WHO ARE VLADIMIR PUTIN & DMITRY MEDVEDEV? | |
| 5808 | 2014‑02‑06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | ONCE A POOR BRITISH PROTECTORATE, IN 2012 THIS PENINSULAR COUNTRY RANKED AS THE WORLD'S RICHEST PER CAPITA | WHAT IS QATAR? | |
| 5807 | 2014‑02‑05 | THE PERIODIC TABLE | OF THE ELEMENT SYMBOLS THAT DON'T MATCH THE ELEMENT'S ENGLISH NAME, THIS ELEMENT'S SYMBOL IS ALPHABETICALLY 1st | WHAT IS SILVER? | |
| 5806 | 2014‑02‑04 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN AUTHORS | READERS' LETTERS TO THIS AUTHOR ABOUT HER 1948 SHORT STORY ASKED WHERE THE TITLE EVENT WAS HELD & IF THEY COULD GO & WATCH | WHO IS SHIRLEY JACKSON? | |
| 5805 | 2014‑02‑03 | PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES | THE ONLY FOREIGN-BORN FIRST LADY WAS THE WIFE OF THIS MAN WHO SERVED IN THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS FROM AGE 14 | WHO IS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS? | |
| 5804 | 2014‑01‑31 | INVENTORS | IN AN 1854 DEMONSTRATION, HE SAID, "CUT THE ROPE"; HIS INVENTION KICKED IN, THEN HE SAID, "ALL SAFE, GENTLEMEN" | WHO IS ELISHA GRAVES OTIS? | |
| 5803 | 2014‑01‑30 | COMEDIC ACTRESSES | SHE'S WON EMMYS FOR 3 DIFFERENT TV SHOWS & IN 2013 SHE BROKE LUCILLE BALL'S RECORD FOR MOST NOMS. BY A COMEDIC ACTRESS | WHO IS JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS? | |
| 5802 | 2014‑01‑29 | CAPITAL CITIES | ONE OF THE 2 WORLD CAPITALS THAT END IN THE LETTER "Z"; ONE IS IN EUROPE & ONE IN THE AMERICAS | WHAT IS VADUZ OR LA PAZ? | |
| 5801 | 2014‑01‑28 | LITERARY QUOTES | A MAXIM OF AYN RAND WAS "MAN'S EGO IS" THIS "OF HUMAN PROGRESS" | WHAT IS "THE FOUNTAINHEAD"? | |
| 5800 | 2014‑01‑27 | THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT | THIS OFFICE IS NAMED FOR A TABLECLOTH IMPRINTED WITH SQUARES THAT WAS ONCE USED AS AN ABACUS | WHAT IS (THE CHANCELLOR OF) THE EXCHEQUER? | |
| 5799 | 2014‑01‑24 | GROUNDBREAKING NONFICTION | CHAPTERS IN THIS 1962 CLASSIC INCLUDE "EARTH'S GREEN MANTLE", "NEEDLESS HAVOC", "RIVERS OF DEATH" & "AND NO BIRDS SING" | WHAT IS "SILENT SPRING"? | |
| 5798 | 2014‑01‑23 | NOTABLE NAMES | DURING A JUBILEE CELEBRATION IN 2003, HE BECAME THE FIRST FOREIGNER TO BE MADE AN HONORARY CITIZEN OF NEPAL | WHO IS SIR EDMUND HILLARY? | |
| 5797 | 2014‑01‑22 | LITERARY TITLE CHARACTERS | LORD HENRY TELLS HIM, "WHAT AN EXQUISITE LIFE YOU HAVE HAD!...IT HAS NOT MARRED YOU. YOU ARE STILL THE SAME" | WHO IS DORIAN GRAY? | |
| 5796 | 2014‑01‑21 | INTERNATIONAL SPORTS | TWICE THE HOST COUNTRY, THIS NATION OF 4 1/2 MILLION LEADS THE WORLD IN TOTAL WINTER OLYMPIC MEDALS | WHAT IS NORWAY? | |
| 5795 | 2014‑01‑20 | GOVERNMENT SITES | BEGUN AS PART OF A 1930s PROJECT TO RECLAIM MARYLAND MOUNTAIN LAND, IT'S OFFICIALLY "NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY THURMONT" | WHAT IS CAMP DAVID? | |
| 5794 | 2014‑01‑17 | AMERICAN THEATER | THIS 1949 DRAMA THAT ENDS WITH A REQUIEM ASKS, "WHY DID YOU DO IT? I SEARCH & SEARCH & I SEARCH, & I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT" | WHAT IS "DEATH OF A SALESMAN"? | |
| 5793 | 2014‑01‑16 | SHAKESPEARE | THIS 5-LETTER NAME APPEARS 7 TIMES IN SHAKESPEARE TITLES, MORE THAN ANY OTHER NAME | WHAT IS HENRY? | |
| 5792 | 2014‑01‑15 | 16th CENTURY PEOPLE | THIS NON-BRIT SAID IN 1532, "I ADVISED (HENRY VIII) THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR HIM TO TAKE A CONCUBINE THAN TO RUIN HIS PEOPLE" | WHO IS MARTIN LUTHER? | |
| 5791 | 2014‑01‑14 | OCCUPATIONAL FIRST NAMES | IT'S ONCE AGAIN IN DEMAND REPAIRING OLD STONE INFRASTRUCTURE, & IS 1 OF THE 5 MOST POPULAR U.S. BOYS' NAMES TODAY | WHAT IS MASON? | |
| 5790 | 2014‑01‑13 | ASIAN NATIONS | SINCE 1991, IT'S THE ONLY FORMER COMMUNIST NATION TO RESTORE ITS MONARCHY, WHICH IT STILL HAS | WHAT IS CAMBODIA? | |
| 5789 | 2014‑01‑10 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN AREA COMPLETELY SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR THAT HAS A FEMALE PRESIDENT | WHAT IS ARGENTINA? | |
| 5788 | 2014‑01‑09 | MAGAZINES | THIS TITLE, LAUNCHED IN EARLY 1930, SEEMED AT ODDS WITH THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN SUBJECT & $1 COVER PRICE | WHAT IS FORTUNE? | |
| 5787 | 2014‑01‑08 | 2013 OBITUARIES | SHE WAS CALLED A "SAVIOR", A "HEARTLESS TYRANT", A "TRAILBLAZER", "INTIMIDATING" & A "REAL TOUGHIE" | WHO IS MARGARET THATCHER? | |
| 5786 | 2014‑01‑07 | THE TITANIC | A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SAID, "THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SAVED HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH ONE MAN", THIS ITALIAN | WHO IS GUGLIELMO MARCONI? | |
| 5785 | 2014‑01‑06 | BROADWAY ACTRESSES | SHE ORIGINATED 2 FAMOUS BROADWAY ROLES: ONE LATER PLAYED ON FILM BY MARILYN MONROE, ANOTHER BY BARBRA STREISAND | WHO IS CAROL CHANNING? | |
| 5784 | 2014‑01‑03 | 20th CENTURY QUOTATIONS | IN 1947 CHURCHILL CALLED IT "THE WORST FORM OF GOVERNMENT EXCEPT ALL THOSE OTHER FORMS THAT HAVE BEEN TRIED" | WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? | |
| 5783 | 2014‑01‑02 | ACTORS | IN THE '50s HE WON A TONY FOR BEST SUPP. ACTOR IN A MUSICAL & A BEST ACTOR OSCAR FOR PLAYING THE SAME ROLE, A MONARCH | WHO IS YUL BRYNNER? | |
| 5782 | 2014‑01‑01 | NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS | THIS INTELLECTUAL FORUM STARTED IN 1984, BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM 3 DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES, HENCE ITS 3-LETTER NAME | WHAT IS TED (CONFERENCES)? | |
| 5781 | 2013‑12‑31 | 19th CENTURY VICE PRESIDENTS | WOODROW WILSON SAID THIS MAN HAD ENOUGH GENIUS TO BE IMMORTAL & "UNSCHOOLED PASSION ENOUGH TO HAVE MADE HIM INFAMOUS" | WHO IS AARON BURR? | |
| 5780 | 2013‑12‑30 | WORD ORIGINS | WHEN EVIDENCE WAS LACKING, JURIES OF YORE WOULD REPLY WITH THIS LATIN WORD MEANING "WE DO NOT KNOW"; NOW IT MEANS A DUNCE | WHAT IS IGNORAMUS? | |
| 5779 | 2013‑12‑27 | 18th CENTURY AMERICA | THERE WERE JUST 13 OF THESE, THE TITLE OF AN HISTORIC DOCUMENT; ONE OFFERED ADMISSION TO CANADA | WHAT ARE THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION (AND PERPETUAL UNION)? | |
| 5778 | 2013‑12‑26 | TECH TERMS | IN A JULY 1990 POST YISRAEL RADAI CALLED THIS 7-LETTER TERM "A WORD I JUST COINED FOR TROJANS, VIRUSES, WORMS ETC." | WHAT IS MALWARE? | |
| 5777 | 2013‑12‑25 | AUTHORS | "THE AMERICAN TOLKIEN" WAS WHAT TIME MAGAZINE CALLED THIS AUTHOR WITH THE SAME 2 MIDDLE INITIALS AS TOLKIEN | WHO IS GEORGE R.R. MARTIN? | |
| 5776 | 2013‑12‑24 | GEOPOLITICAL HOT SPOTS | ON THE GRAND TRUNK ROAD, THE WAGAH BORDER SEPARATING THESE 2 COUNTRIES SINCE 1947 IS CALLED THE "BERLIN WALL OF ASIA" | WHAT ARE INDIA & PAKISTAN? | |
| 5775 | 2013‑12‑23 | PRESIDENTS & FILM | JIMMY CARTER HELD 480 SCREENINGS AT THE WHITE HOUSE; HIS FIRST WAS THIS FILM SET IN 1970s WASHINGTON, D.C. | WHAT IS "ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN"? | |
| 5774 | 2013‑12‑20 | 20th CENTURY LITERARY TERMS | THE WRITER WHO NAMED THIS U.S. MOVEMENT SAID THE TERM REFERRED TO SUPREME BLESSEDNESS, NOT EXHAUSTION | WHAT IS THE BEAT (MOVEMENT OR GENERATION)? | |
| 5773 | 2013‑12‑19 | TV CHARACTERS | JERRY JONES, MARK CUBAN & MAYOR MIKE RAWLINGS WERE 3 OF THE REAL FOLKS AT THE 2013 MEMORIAL FOR THIS TV CHARACTER | WHO IS J.R. (EWING)? | |
| 5772 | 2013‑12‑18 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | JOY, NELLIE & ARANEA ARE 3 OF THE MANY CHILDREN OF THIS TITLE CHARACTER | WHO IS CHARLOTTE? | |
| 5771 | 2013‑12‑17 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | "ROYAL MARCH OF THE LION", "THE AQUARIUM" & "THE AVIARY" ARE THEMATICALLY RELATED 1886 WORKS FROM THIS MAN | WHO IS CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS? | |
| 5770 | 2013‑12‑16 | COUNTRIES FOR SHORT | NORTH KOREA IS THE DPRK; THIS COUNTRY IS THE LPDR | WHAT IS LAOS? | |
| 5769 | 2013‑12‑13 | HEALTH & MEDICINE 2013 | THERE'S NEWS OF THE FIRST LAB TEST FOR THIS 10-LETTER CONDITION THE NIH CALLS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DISABILITY FOR AMERICANS 15 TO 44 | WHAT IS DEPRESSION? | |
| 5768 | 2013‑12‑12 | 21st CENTURY NOVELS | IN A LETTER TO THE AUTHOR, PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLED THIS "A LOVELY BOOK--AN ELEGANT PROOF OF GOD, AND THE POWER OF STORYTELLING" | WHAT IS "LIFE OF PI"? | |
| 5767 | 2013‑12‑11 | SPORTS TERM HISTORY | AFTER THROWING A LONG, LAST-SECOND TOUCHDOWN IN 1975, ROGER STAUBACH SAID, "I CLOSED MY EYES & SAID" THIS | WHAT IS (A) HAIL MARY? | |
| 5766 | 2013‑12‑10 | STATE CAPITALS | IT'S THE SOUTHERN CITY IN WHICH THE BUILDING SEEN HERE IS LOCATED; COUNTING THE PANELS MAY HELP | WHAT IS AUSTIN? | |
| 5765 | 2013‑12‑09 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | ALTHOUGH BORN IN THE UNITED STATES, HE WAS THE ONLY PRESIDENT WHO SPOKE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE | WHO IS MARTIN VAN BUREN? | |
| 5764 | 2013‑12‑06 | HISTORIC LETTERS | IN APRIL 1865 SHE WROTE TO MARY LINCOLN, "I CANNOT REMAIN SILENT... BROKENHEARTED BY THE LOSS OF MY OWN BELOVED HUSBAND" | WHO IS QUEEN VICTORIA? | |
| 5763 | 2013‑12‑05 | 20th CENTURY ARTS | PRETENDING TO BE A TREE IS AN EXERCISE IN A KEY TEXTBOOK OF THIS SYSTEM THAT SPREAD FROM RUSSIA TO BROADWAY & THEN TO HOLLYWOOD | WHAT IS THE METHOD? | |
| 5762 | 2013‑12‑04 | ASIA | CONSISTING OF A PENINSULA & 2 ISLANDS, IT WAS THE LONGEST-LASTING EUROPEAN COLONY IN ASIA: 442 YEARS, ENDING IN 1999 | WHAT IS MACAU? | |
| 5761 | 2013‑12‑03 | THE INTERNET | THE INVENTOR OF THIS IMAGE FORMAT SAID THE OED WRONGLY HAS 2 PRONUNCIATIONS OF IT--THE RIGHT ONE IS WITH A SOFT "G" | WHAT IS GIF? | |
| 5760 | 2013‑12‑02 | POP GROUPS | IN 2012, 22 YEARS AFTER THEIR FIRST ALBUM, THEY RELEASED A NEW ONE THAT INCLUDES "GOOD VIBRATIONS" & "MONDAY MONDAY" | WHO ARE WILSON PHILLIPS? | |
| 5759 | 2013‑11‑29 | COLLEGE SPORTS MASCOTS | IN 1947 WALT DISNEY MADE A HANDSHAKE DEAL TO LET THIS UNIV. USE ONE OF HIS MAJOR CHARACTERS AS ITS MASCOT, STILL IN USE TODAY | WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON? | |
| 5758 | 2013‑11‑28 | 20th CENTURY NAMES | IN 1942 WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID, "I CAN HANDLE THIS PEASANT"; HISTORIANS AREN'T SURE THINGS TURNED OUT THAT WAY | WHO IS JOSEPH STALIN? | |
| 5757 | 2013‑11‑27 | GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS | OVER 8,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM HARM BY THIS PROGRAM AUTHORIZED IN A 1970 LAW, BUT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO NAME ANY | WHAT IS THE WITNESS PROTECTION (OR SECURITY) PROGRAM? | |
| 5756 | 2013‑11‑26 | AUTHORS | AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN JAMAICA IS NAMED FOR THIS AUTHOR WHO SET MANY OF HIS STORIES OF THE 1950s & 1960s THERE | WHO IS IAN FLEMING? | |
| 5755 | 2013‑11‑25 | NOBEL LAUREATES | THE 1991 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER FROM THIS COUNTRY WAS UNDER ARREST AT THE TIME OF THE AWARD | WHAT IS BURMA? | |
| 5754 | 2013‑11‑22 | COUNTRY NAMES | IN ENGLAND IN 1933, CHOUDHRY RAHMAT ALI COINED THIS NAME, A COUNTRY THAT WOULDN'T BE FORMED UNTIL 14 YEARS LATER | WHAT IS PAKISTAN? | |
| 5753 | 2013‑11‑21 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE SECOND MAN TO BECOME PRESIDENT WHO WAS NEVER ELECTED TO THE JOB, HE TWICE RAN FOR THE POSITION UNSUCCESSFULLY | WHO IS MILLARD FILLMORE? | |
| 5752 | 2013‑11‑20 | NOVEL TITLES | THESE ARE NOT FOUND IN THE KORAN, & THE ANGEL GABRIEL TOLD MUHAMMAD THAT THEY WERE NOT REVEALED BY GOD | WHAT ARE THE SATANIC VERSES? | |
| 5751 | 2013‑11‑19 | THE 2012 OLYMPICS | NBC REPORTED THAT IN THE FIRST DAYS OF OLYMPIC COVERAGE, THIS SPORT SEEN IN RECENT BOOKS & ON FILM WAS THE MOST WATCHED ON CABLE | WHAT IS ARCHERY? | |
| 5750 | 2013‑11‑18 | BUILDINGS | CHARLES EVANS HUGHES LAID THE CORNERSTONE FOR THIS BUILDING ON OCTOBER 13, 1932 & GOT TO WORK IN IT FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS | WHAT IS THE SUPREME COURT (BUILDING)? | |
| 5749 | 2013‑11‑15 | PLAY CHARACTERS | IN PETER ROACH'S PHONETICS GLOSSARY, THIS ALLITERATIVE GUY IS "THE BEST-KNOWN FICTIONAL PHONETICIAN" | WHO IS HENRY HIGGINS? | |
| 5748 | 2013‑11‑14 | SYMBOLS | ONE LEGEND SAYS CLOVIS, KING OF THE FRANKS, ADOPTED THIS SYMBOL AFTER FLOWERS REVEALED A SAFE RIVER CROSSING FOR HIS ARMY | WHAT IS THE FLEUR DE LIS? | |
| 5747 | 2013‑11‑13 | MYTHOLOGY | RICH WITH ELECTRUM, THE TURKISH RIVER PACTOLUS IS WHERE THIS LEGENDARY MAN WAS SAID TO HAVE WASHED OFF HIS CURSE | WHO IS MIDAS? | |
| 5746 | 2013‑11‑12 | HISTORIC OBJECTS | IN 1802, 3 YEARS AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED, IT WAS MOVED TO LONDON UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SURRENDER OF ALEXANDRIA | WHAT IS THE ROSETTA STONE? | |
| 5745 | 2013‑11‑11 | 2013 NEWSMAKERS | THE NAME OF THIS WOMAN WHO ACHIEVED A LONG- HELD GOAL IN 2013 IS A HOMOPHONE OF A WORD FOR A WATER NYMPH | WHO IS DIANA NYAD? | |
| 5744 | 2013‑11‑08 | OLYMPIC HISTORY | IN LONDON IN 2012, JUDO & THE 800M RUN INCLUDED THE FIRST FEMALE OLYMPIANS EVER FROM THIS MIDEASTERN COUNTRY | WHAT IS SAUDI ARABIA? | |
| 5743 | 2013‑11‑07 | LITERARY INFLUENCES | THE "GOSSIP GIRL" SERIES OF BOOKS WAS INSPIRED BY THIS PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING NOVEL ALSO SET IN NYC BUT 120 YEARS EARLIER | WHAT IS "THE AGE OF INNOCENCE"? | |
| 5742 | 2013‑11‑06 | ON THE GLOBE | OF THE 5 NAMED CIRCLES OF LATITUDE ON A STANDARD EARTH GLOBE, IT'S THE ONE WITH THE LONGEST NAME | WHAT IS THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN? | |
| 5741 | 2013‑11‑05 | FIRST FAMILIES | SASHA & MALIA OBAMA ARE THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE FOR DAD SINCE THIS ONE | WHO IS CHELSEA CLINTON? | |
| 5740 | 2013‑11‑04 | FOOD & DRINK | THIS SOFT DRINK WAS NAMED FOR A DIGESTIVE ENZYME & A NATIVE AFRICAN PLANT | WHAT IS PEPSI-COLA? | |
| 5739 | 2013‑11‑01 | NATIONS OF THE WORLD | THE ONLY 2 COUNTRIES IN THE AMERICAS THAT BORDER EACH OTHER & BEGIN WITH THE SAME LETTER | WHAT ARE BRAZIL & BOLIVIA? | |
| 5738 | 2013‑10‑31 | THE TUDORS | "ALONE IN PRISON STRONG / I WAIL MY DESTINY" & "LET PASS MY WEARY, GUILTLESS GHOST" ARE LINES FROM A POEM ATTRIBUTED TO HER | WHO IS ANNE BOLEYN? | |
| 5737 | 2013‑10‑30 | INTERNET FIRSTS | A BROKEN LASER POINTER FOR $14.83 IN 1995 HOLDS THIS DISTINCTION | WHAT IS THE FIRST ITEM SOLD (OR LISTED) ON EBAY (OR AUCTIONWEB)? | |
| 5736 | 2013‑10‑29 | MOVIE COMEDIES | THE HERO OF THIS 1993 COMEDY SAYS HE'S "BEEN STABBED, SHOT, POISONED, FROZEN, HUNG, ELECTROCUTED & BURNED" | WHAT IS "GROUNDHOG DAY"? | |
| 5735 | 2013‑10‑28 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | THIS 19th CENTURY CHARACTER TALKS ABOUT HIS OWN WRITINGS ABOUT TATTOO MARKS & ON THE TRACING OF FOOTSTEPS | WHO IS SHERLOCK HOLMES? | |
| 5734 | 2013‑10‑25 | EUROPEAN LITERATURE | THIS 1922 NOVEL'S FIRST CHAPTER IS TITLED "THE SON OF THE BRAHMAN" | WHAT IS "SIDDHARTHA"? | |
| 5733 | 2013‑10‑24 | ART IN THE U.S. CAPITOL | MEMBERS OF THE HUNGARIAN, SWEDISH & ISRAELI PARLIAMENTS SPOKE WHEN A BUST OF THIS FOREIGN DIPLOMAT WAS UNVEILED | WHO IS RAOUL WALLENBERG? | |
| 5732 | 2013‑10‑23 | FOREIGN CURRENCY | IRAN'S 50,000 RIAL NOTE INCLUDES AN INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL FOR ONE OF THESE, FEATURING 3 WELL- DEFINED ORBITS | WHAT IS AN ATOM? | |
| 5731 | 2013‑10‑22 | THE CARIBBEAN | PICO DUARTE & LAGO ENRIQUILLO IN THIS COUNTRY 650 MILES FROM FLORIDA ARE THE HIGHEST & LOWEST POINTS IN THE CARIBBEAN | WHAT IS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC? | |
| 5730 | 2013‑10‑21 | AFI's 100 FUNNIEST FILMS | THESE 2 FILMS WERE NO. 1 & NO. 2 ON THE AFI's LIST OF FUNNIEST AMERICAN FILMS; BOTH INVOLVE CROSS-DRESSING | WHAT ARE "SOME LIKE IT HOT" & "TOOTSIE"? | |
| 5729 | 2013‑10‑18 | CARS | INTRODUCED AS A 2-SEATER & LATER CELEBRATED IN SONG, IT WAS MOTOR TREND'S CAR OF THE YEAR FOR 1958, 1987, 1989 & 2002 | WHAT IS THE (FORD) THUNDERBIRD? | |
| 5728 | 2013‑10‑17 | TRADEMARKS | FACEBOOK & TIVO HAVE BOTH CLAIMED TRADEMARKS FOR AN ICON REPRESENTING THIS GESTURE | WHAT IS THUMBS UP? | |
| 5727 | 2013‑10‑16 | FEMALE SINGERS | IN 2013 SHE BECAME ONLY THE THIRD FEMALE SINGER AFTER ARETHA FRANKLIN & MADONNA TO CHART OVER 40 TOP 40 HITS | WHO IS TAYLOR SWIFT? | |
| 5726 | 2013‑10‑15 | NOVELS | CH. 1 OF THIS 1952 BOOK ENDS, "THIS IS ABOUT THE WAY THE SALINAS VALLEY WAS WHEN MY GRAND- FATHER...SETTLED IN THE FOOTHILLS" | WHAT IS "EAST OF EDEN"? | |
| 5725 | 2013‑10‑14 | BIG COUNTRIES | IN AREA, IT'S THE LARGEST FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC AFTER RUSSIA & THE LARGEST NATION THAT DOESN'T BORDER AN OCEAN | WHAT IS KAZAKHSTAN? | |
| 5724 | 2013‑10‑11 | WORLD CAPITALS | IT'S THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT BORDERS BOTH THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA & THE BLACK SEA | WHAT IS ANKARA? | |
| 5723 | 2013‑10‑10 | LITERARY ILLUSTRATIONS | EMILE BAYARD'S ILLUSTRATION OF THIS CHARACTER SEEN HERE FIRST APPEARED IN THE 1860s | WHO IS COSETTE? | |
| 5722 | 2013‑10‑09 | LITERARY LOCALES | THE CREATOR OF THIS TITLE PLACE SAID ITS NAME CAME FROM THE LETTERS LABELING THE LAST DRAWER OF HIS FILE CABINET | WHAT IS OZ? | |
| 5721 | 2013‑10‑08 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HISTORY | IN 1948 HE WON SOUTH CAROLINA WITH 72% OF THE VOTE & 3 OTHER STATES BUT FINISHED A DISTANT THIRD OVERALL | WHO IS (J.) STROM THURMOND? | |
| 5720 | 2013‑10‑07 | TOYS | A CAVEMAN-THEMED GAME IN WHICH "ROCKS" WERE THROWN AT OTHER PLAYERS LED TO THE CREATION OF THIS PRODUCT IN 1969 | WHAT IS NERF (BALLS)? | |
| 5719 | 2013‑10‑04 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | BY POPULATION, IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS | WHAT IS INDONESIA? | |
| 5718 | 2013‑10‑03 | CHILDREN'S BOOK SERIES | THE IMPETUS FOR THESE BOOKS CAME FROM A VISION THE AUTHOR HAD "OF A FAUN CARRYING AN UMBRELLA & PARCELS IN A SNOWY WOOD" | WHAT ARE "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA"? | |
| 5717 | 2013‑10‑02 | INVENTORS | LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHOSE 1934 PATENT APPLICATION FOR A TOOL IS SEEN HERE | WHAT IS PHILLIPS? | |
| 5716 | 2013‑10‑01 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | WITH 3 EACH, "ON THE WATERFRONT" IS TIED WITH THIS FILM & ITS SEQUEL FOR MOST BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR NOMINATIONS | WHAT IS "THE GODFATHER"? | |
| 5715 | 2013‑09‑30 | MOUNT RUSHMORE | 2 OF THE 4 MEN ON MOUNT RUSHMORE WERE BORN IN VIRGINIA; THESE 2 STATES WERE THE BIRTHPLACES OF THE OTHER 2 MEN | WHAT ARE KENTUCKY & NEW YORK? | |
| 5714 | 2013‑09‑27 | EUROPEAN CAPITALS | SINCE A NATIONAL SPLIT IN 1993, IT'S THE ONLY WORLD CAPITAL THAT BORDERS 2 OTHER COUNTRIES-- AUSTRIA & HUNGARY | WHAT IS BRATISLAVA? | |
| 5713 | 2013‑09‑26 | THE INTERNET | THE ANIMAL FOR WHICH THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM IS NAMED IS ACTUALLY A RED PANDA | WHAT IS (MOZILLA) FIREFOX? | |
| 5712 | 2013‑09‑25 | 20th CENTURY NAMES | SINCE HIS 1988 DEATH, HE'S BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. HOCKEY, WORLD FIGURE SKATING & NATIONAL INVENTORS HALLS OF FAME | WHO IS FRANK ZAMBONI? | |
| 5711 | 2013‑09‑24 | NEWSPAPERS | ON JULY 23, 2013 THIS BESTSELLING BRITISH TABLOID RE-SPELLED ITS NAME ON ITS MASTHEAD TO HONOR BIG BRITISH NEWS | WHAT IS THE SUN? | |
| 5710 | 2013‑09‑23 | CLASSIC FILMS | THE FIRST SCENE OF THIS MOVIE WAS SHOT ON THE FIRST DAY OF FILMING, OCT. 2, 1960 AT 5 A.M. AT 727 5th AVE. AT 57th ST. IN NEW YORK CITY | WHAT IS "BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S"? | |
| 5709 | 2013‑09‑20 | FRENCH GEOGRAPHY | 8 COUNTRIES BORDER MAINLAND FRANCE; ITS SMALLEST BORDER, AT 2.7 MILES, IS WITH THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS MONACO? | |
| 5708 | 2013‑09‑19 | CLASSIC ALBUMS | THIS 1960s ALBUM ENDS WITH THE LINE "I'D LOVE TO TURN YOU ON" | WHAT IS "SGT. PEPPER('S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND)"? | |
| 5707 | 2013‑09‑18 | WORLD WAR II | BECAUSE TIME WAS SHORT, ONLY THIS SHIP'S STARBOARD SIDE, USED FOR BOARDING, WAS REPAINTED SEPTEMBER 1, 1945 | WHAT IS THE USS MISSOURI? | |
| 5706 | 2013‑09‑17 | U.S. PLACES | A LOGO ON THIS TOWN'S WEBSITE INCLUDES ITS INCORPORATION DATE, 1981, AS WELL AS THE HISTORIC DATE DEC. 17, 1903 | WHAT IS KITTY HAWK? | |
| 5705 | 2013‑09‑16 | POETS | FUNDS PROVIDED BY HIS WIDOW WERE USED TO SET UP A LITERARY CHARITY CALLED OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST | WHO IS T.S. ELIOT? | |
| 5704 | 2013‑08‑02 | BODIES OF WATER | THIS BODY OF WATER BEARING THE NAME OF A COUNTRY BORDERS 5 U.S. STATES | WHAT IS THE GULF OF MEXICO? | |
| 5703 | 2013‑08‑01 | POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS | LIKE NM & MN, THE POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS OF THESE 2 STATES ARE THE REVERSE OF ONE ANOTHER | WHAT ARE ALABAMA & LOUISIANA? | |
| 5702 | 2013‑07‑31 | THE CIVIL WAR | ABRAHAM LINCOLN CALLED THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH TOOK EFFECT IN 1863, "A FIT AND NECESSARY WAR MEASURE" | WHAT IS THE EMANCIPATION (PROCLAMATION)? | |
| 5701 | 2013‑07‑30 | TOY BRANDS | IN 1966 THIS COMPANY PRODUCED 706 MILLION ELEMENTS OF ITS PRODUCT; IN 2011, IT PRODUCED 36 BILLION | WHAT IS LEGO? | |
| 5700 | 2013‑07‑29 | IN THE DICTIONARY | THE LAST ENTRY IN THE RANDOM HOUSE WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY IS USED TO REPRESENT THIS ANNOYING SOUND | WHAT IS SNORING? | |
| 5699 | 2013‑07‑26 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS | THE COVER OF THE MAY 19, 1958 TIME MAGAZINE CALLED HIM "THE TEXAN WHO CONQUERED RUSSIA" | WHO IS VAN CLIBURN? | |
| 5698 | 2013‑07‑25 | FRENCH HISTORY | STARTING IN 1349, THIS MARINE ANIMAL WAS ON THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE HEIR APPARENT TO THE FRENCH THRONE | WHAT IS A DOLPHIN? | |
| 5697 | 2013‑07‑24 | 3-NAMED PEOPLE | BORN IN WHAT'S NOW MAINE IN 1807, HE'S HONORED WITH A BUST IN A SPECIAL SECTION OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY | WHO IS HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW? | |
| 5696 | 2013‑07‑23 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS | THEY'RE THE ONLY 2 BEST ACTOR WINNERS WITH THE SAME LAST NAME; ONE WAS A WINNER FOR 1979 & 1988, THE OTHER FOR 2005 | WHO ARE DUSTIN & PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN? | |
| 5695 | 2013‑07‑22 | SPORTS GEOGRAPHY | THOUGH THEY LIVE ELSEWHERE, ALAN PAGE & DAN DIERDORF WILL BOTH ALWAYS BE IN THIS OHIO CITY WHERE THEY WERE BORN | WHAT IS CANTON? | |
| 5694 | 2013‑07‑19 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING NOVELS | ITS FIRST LINE IS "A GREEN HUNTING CAP SQUEEZED ON THE TOP OF THE FLESHY BALLOON OF A HEAD" | WHAT IS "A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES"? | |
| 5693 | 2013‑07‑18 | HISTORIC TELEGRAMS | IN MAY 1945 CHURCHILL CABLED TRUMAN THAT THIS "IS DRAWN DOWN UPON THEIR FRONT. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BEHIND" | WHAT IS AN IRON CURTAIN? | |
| 5692 | 2013‑07‑17 | INTERNATIONAL SPORTS | 2013 MARKS THE 100th RUNNING OF THIS EVENT, FIRST WON BY MAURICE GARIN WITH A TIME OF 94 HOURS, 33 MINUTES, 14 SECONDS | WHAT IS THE TOUR DE FRANCE? | |
| 5691 | 2013‑07‑16 | THE WORLD OF TV | IN 2013 BRITAIN MARKED THIS SHOW'S 50th ANNIV. WITH A SERIES OF STAMPS OF THE 11 ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED THE LEAD ROLE | WHAT IS "DOCTOR WHO"? | |
| 5690 | 2013‑07‑15 | OPERA | THIS 1871 OPERA IS SET IN MEMPHIS & THEBES, & ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NILE | WHAT IS "AIDA"? | |
| 5689 | 2013‑07‑12 | VIDEO GAME HISTORY | THE TITLE PRINCESS OF THIS GAME, WHICH LAUNCHED A BEST- SELLING FRANCHISE, WAS NAMED FOR F. SCOTT FITZGERALD'S WIFE | WHAT IS THE LEGEND OF ZELDA? | |
| 5688 | 2013‑07‑11 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | THIS PIECE THAT PREMIERED IN MOSCOW IN 1882 INCLUDES STRAINS FROM "GOD SAVE THE CZAR" & "LA MARSEILLAISE" | WHAT IS THE "1812 OVERTURE"? | |
| 5687 | 2013‑07‑10 | AUTHORS | HE QUIT PURSUING A Ph.D. IN 1926 TO PURSUE DRAWING, BUT YOU MIGHT SAY HE GAVE HIMSELF THE DEGREE ANYWAY | WHO IS DR. SEUSS? | |
| 5686 | 2013‑07‑09 | NATIONAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGES | THIS COUNTRY HAS AN AREA OF ONLY 275 SQUARE MILES BUT HAS 4 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, TAMIL, CHINESE & MALAY | WHAT IS SINGAPORE? | |
| 5685 | 2013‑07‑08 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIRSTS | TRACING HER FAMILY TO WILLIAM HOOD OF 18th C. PENN., KAREN BATCHELOR MADE NEWS AS THIS ORG.'S FIRST AFRICAN- AMERICAN MEMBER | WHAT IS THE DAR? | |
| 5684 | 2013‑07‑05 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE ONLY 2 MEN WHO WERE U.S. PRESIDENT 10 YEARS TO THE DAY AFTER THEIR FIRST INAUGURATION | WHO ARE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT & GROVER CLEVELAND? | |
| 5683 | 2013‑07‑04 | SAINTS ON THE MAP | IN POPULATION, IT'S THE LARGEST U.S. CITY WITH THE SAME SPANISH NAME AS A CURRENT WESTERN HEMISPHERE CAPITAL | WHAT IS SAN JOSE (CALIFORNIA)? | |
| 5682 | 2013‑07‑03 | 20th CENTURY MUSIC | EUROPEAN MUSIC HAS "3 Bs"; 20th C. AMERICAN MUSIC'S "3 Cs" WERE JOHN CAGE, ELLIOTT CARTER & THIS COMPOSER/ CONDUCTOR | WHO IS AARON COPLAND? | |
| 5681 | 2013‑07‑02 | THE ANCIENT WORLD | THE AREA THAT THE PEOPLE OF ANCIENT ROME CALLED THIS WAS THEIR CITY'S EQUIVALENT OF THE GREEK AGORA | WHAT IS THE FORUM? | |
| 5680 | 2013‑07‑01 | NOVELS | THIS 1934 NOVEL WAS PARTLY WRITTEN IN THE HOTEL PERA PALACE IN ISTANBUL; THE ROOM IS NOW A MEMORIAL TO THE AUTHOR | WHAT IS "MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS"? | |
| 5679 | 2013‑06‑28 | 1950s FICTION | JOHN UPDIKE WROTE "RABBIT, RUN" PARTLY IN REACTION TO THIS MORE CAREFREE NOVEL THAT WAS PUBLISHED 3 YEARS EARLIER | WHAT IS "ON THE ROAD"? | |
| 5678 | 2013‑06‑27 | TRANSPORTATION | SUSAN B. ANTHONY SAID THIS NEW FAD HAD "DONE MORE TO EMANCIPATE WOMEN THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD" | WHAT IS THE BICYCLE? | |
| 5677 | 2013‑06‑26 | MOVIES & THE BIBLE | IN THIS CRIME DRAMA, A 1994 OSCAR NOMINEE FOR BEST PICTURE, A CHARACTER MISQUOTES EZEKIEL 25:17 TWICE | WHAT IS "PULP FICTION"? | |
| 5676 | 2013‑06‑25 | PLANTS | ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING, THIS PLANT FAMILY WITH ABOUT 10,000 SPECIES IS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT | WHAT IS THE GRASS FAMILY? | |
| 5675 | 2013‑06‑24 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | NAMES OF THE 2 GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES ON A 2012 POSTAGE STAMP ISSUED JOINTLY BY NEPAL & ISRAEL | WHAT ARE MT. EVEREST & THE DEAD SEA? | |
| 5674 | 2013‑06‑21 | CARTOON CHARACTERS | SHE FIRST APPEARED IN 1930's "DIZZY DISHES", ALONG WITH SINGING CATS IN FLAPPER OUTFITS | WHO IS BETTY BOOP? | |
| 5673 | 2013‑06‑20 | WORLD LEADERS | SINCE 1991 THIS COUNTRY HAS HAD ONLY 3 DIFFERENT PRESIDENTS; THE CURRENT ONE TOOK OVER IN 2012 FOR THE SECOND TIME | WHAT IS RUSSIA? | |
| 5672 | 2013‑06‑19 | WAR NOVELS | APPROPRIATELY, THE SOUND OF MUSKETRY & ARTILLERY IS DESCRIBED AS "A CRIMSON ROAR" IN THIS STORY | WHAT IS "THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE"? | |
| 5671 | 2013‑06‑18 | FOOD & DRINK | A SIGN OF A TREND, IN 2010 THIS PRODUCT PASSED PEPSI TO MOVE INTO THE NO. 2 SPOT IN U.S. SOFT DRINK POPULARITY | WHAT IS DIET COKE? | |
| 5670 | 2013‑06‑17 | IN THE NEWSPAPER | HER PEN NAME HONORED A WISE WOMAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT & A 19th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENT | WHO IS ABIGAIL VAN BUREN? | |
| 5669 | 2013‑06‑14 | THE UNITED NATIONS | OF NATIONS IN THE WORLD ALMANAC, 3 ARE NOT U.N. MEMBERS: TAIWAN, VATICAN CITY & THIS EUROPEAN ONE THAT GAINED INDEP. IN '08 | WHAT IS KOSOVO? | |
| 5668 | 2013‑06‑13 | BEST PICTURE WORDPLAY | FROM 2005, IT'S THE LAST BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER WHOSE NAME IS JUST ONE SYLLABLE | WHAT IS "CRASH"? | |
| 5667 | 2013‑06‑12 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY | IN TERMS OF BRITISH MONARCHS, IT'S NEXT IN THE SEQUENCE SEVENTH, FIFTH, EIGHTH, SIXTH... | WHAT IS SECOND? | |
| 5666 | 2013‑06‑11 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | THIS 1884 NOVEL BEGINS IN THE FICTIONAL TOWN OF ST. PETERSBURG & ENDS IN PIKESVILLE, 1,100 MILES DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI | WHAT IS "(ADVENTURES OF) HUCKLEBERRY FINN"? | |
| 5665 | 2013‑06‑10 | 19th CENTURY NAMES | THIS FRENCH ENGINEER ONCE ASKED, "WHY SHOULD WE DISGUISE THE INDUSTRIAL NATURE OF IRON, EVEN IN THE CITY?" | WHO IS GUSTAVE EIFFEL? | |
| 5664 | 2013‑06‑07 | AMERICAN WRITERS | CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS CALLED THIS WRITER "A YANKEE DIOGENES" & THE "CONCORD DIOGENES" | WHO IS HENRY DAVID THOREAU? | |
| 5663 | 2013‑06‑06 | AMERICANA | A BO'SUN WHISTLE WAS ONCE A PRIZE IN BOXES OF THIS ALLITERATIVE PRODUCT INTRODUCED IN 1963 | WHAT IS CAP'N CRUNCH? | |
| 5662 | 2013‑06‑05 | SPORTING EVENTS | AN OLD NAME FOR THIS OLYMPIC SPORTING EVENT IS THE QUINQUERTIUM | WHAT IS THE PENTATHLON? | |
| 5661 | 2013‑06‑04 | NOTABLE NAMES | IN AUGUST 2012 THE TELEGRAPH OF LONDON RAN THE HEADLINE "PARA- LYMPICS 2012:" HE "OPENS CEREMONY WITH A 'BIG BANG'" | WHO IS (STEPHEN) HAWKING? | |
| 5660 | 2013‑06‑03 | EUROPEAN HISTORY | THIS 17th CENTURY KING NAMED HIS THRONE ROOM THE APOLLO CHAMBER | WHO IS LOUIS XIV? | |
| 5659 | 2013‑05‑31 | CLASSIC NOVELS | IN HIS WILL, THIS TITLE GUY TELLS HIS NIECE ANTONIA SHE SHOULD MARRY A MAN WHO KNOWS NOT "ABOUT...CHIVALRY" | WHO IS DON QUIXOTE? | |
| 5658 | 2013‑05‑30 | AMERICAN SCIENTISTS | IN 1920 THE N.Y. TIMES SAID HE LACKS THE "KNOWLEDGE LADLED OUT DAILY IN HIGH SCHOOLS"; ON JULY 17, 1969, THE PAPER APOLOGIZED | WHO IS ROBERT GODDARD? | |
| 5657 | 2013‑05‑29 | AMERICAN MILITARY MEN | IN APRIL 1951 HE TOLD CONGRESS, "IN WAR THERE CAN BE NO SUBSTITUTE FOR VICTORY" | WHO IS DOUGLAS MacARTHUR? | |
| 5656 | 2013‑05‑28 | AMERICAN ACTORS | REFLECTING A LONG FRIENDSHIP DATING TO A 1962 FILM THEY DID TOGETHER, BROCK PETERS GAVE THE EULOGY AT THIS STAR'S 2003 FUNERAL | WHO IS GREGORY PECK? | |
| 5655 | 2013‑05‑27 | CLASSIC KID STUFF | THIS 1920s PLAYTHING STILL MADE TODAY GOT ITS NAME IN TRIBUTE TO 2 FAMOUS MEN OF THE DAY: MARCONI & LINDBERGH | WHAT IS THE RADIO FLYER? | |
| 5654 | 2013‑05‑24 | DISNEY SONGS | THIS 1964 SONG WAS INSPIRED WHEN ONE OF THE WRITER'S SONS TOOK THE ORAL POLIO VACCINE | WHAT IS "(A) SPOONFUL OF SUGAR"? | |
| 5653 | 2013‑05‑23 | ART SUBJECTS | IN 1816 FRANCISCO GOYA PUBLISHED A SERIES OF 33 ETCHINGS CALLED "LA TAUROMAQUIA", DEPICTING THIS ACTIVITY | WHAT IS BULLFIGHTING? | |
| 5652 | 2013‑05‑22 | AMERICAN WOMEN | REFERRING TO A 1955 INCIDENT, SHE SAID, "OUR MISTREATMENT WAS JUST NOT RIGHT, AND I WAS TIRED OF IT" | WHO IS ROSA PARKS? | |
| 5651 | 2013‑05‑21 | FRENCH LITERATURE | AN ARTICLE ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING THE OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL, INSPIRED THIS 1873 NOVEL | WHAT IS "AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS"? | |
| 5650 | 2013‑05‑20 | 20th CENTURY PEOPLE | IN A PS TO AN APRIL 12, 1945 LETTER, HE WROTE, "THIS WAS DICTATED BEFORE THE WORLD FELL IN ON ME...WHAT A BLOW IT WAS. BUT--I MUST MEET IT" | WHO IS HARRY TRUMAN? | |
| 5649 | 2013‑05‑17 | THE CIVIL WAR | THE LAST OF THE 11 SOUTHERN STATES TO SECEDE FROM THE UNION, IT BORDERS 6 OF THEM | WHAT IS TENNESSEE? | |
| 5648 | 2013‑05‑16 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | THESE 2 MEN FOLLOWED EACH OTHER CONSECUTIVELY AS VICE PRESIDENT & LATER, IN REVERSE ORDER, AS PRESIDENT | WHO ARE RICHARD NIXON & LYNDON B. JOHNSON? | |
| 5647 | 2013‑05‑15 | FAMOUS EUROPEANS | AFTER MOVING TO ARGENTINA IN 1949, THIS INDUSTRIALIST WAS NAMED A RIGHTEOUS GENTILE BY YAD VASHEM | WHO WAS OSKAR SCHINDLER? | |
| 5646 | 2013‑05‑14 | MODERN-DAY CHINA | BECAUSE INTERNET CENSORS BLOCK MENTIONS OF THIS 1989 DATE, CHINESE BLOGGERS WRITE IT AS "535" | WHAT IS JUNE 4 (1989)? | |
| 5645 | 2013‑05‑13 | AUTHORS IN THE NEWS | WHEN CURIOSITY TOUCHED DOWN ON MARS IN 2012, ITS LANDING SITE WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF THIS AUTHOR WHO DIED WEEKS BEFORE | WHO IS RAY BRADBURY? | |
| 5644 | 2013‑05‑10 | FAMOUS NAMES IN TRANSPORTATION | IN 1928, A YEAR AFTER MAKING INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES, IT REACHED ITS FINAL DESTINATION, THE SMITHSONIAN | WHAT IS THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS? | |
| 5643 | 2013‑05‑09 | THE CONTINENTS | IT'S THE CONTINENT THAT'S HOME TO THE MOST U.N. MEMBER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING A NEW ONE ADDED IN 2011 | WHAT IS AFRICA? | |
| 5642 | 2013‑05‑08 | FAMOUS ENGLISHMEN | ON THE EVE OF HIS 200th BIRTHDAY IN 2009, THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OFFERED HIM "AN APOLOGY FOR MISUNDER- STANDING YOU" | WHO IS CHARLES DARWIN? | |
| 5641 | 2013‑05‑07 | CHARACTERS IN SHAKESPEARE | THIS CHARACTER SAID TO REPRESENT SHAKESPEARE'S PHILOSOPHY HAS A NAME THAT MEANS "FORTUNATE" IN LATIN | WHO IS PROSPERO? | |
| 5640 | 2013‑05‑06 | STATE QUARTERS | THE BACK OF THE QUARTER FOR THIS STATE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT FEATURES A MONARCH | WHAT IS HAWAII? | |
| 5639 | 2013‑05‑03 | SCIENCE | FOR A 1953 PAPER ODILE CRICK DREW THE DIAGRAM SHOWING THE STRUCTURE OF THIS | WHAT IS DNA? | |
| 5638 | 2013‑05‑02 | ISLAND COUNTRIES | NO LONGER "WESTERN", THIS 1-WORD NATION HAS MOVED TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE INTL. DATE LINE TO JOIN ASIA & AUSTRALIA | WHAT IS SAMOA? | |
| 5637 | 2013‑05‑01 | THE THEATRE | DRAMATIZING A MURDER FROM THE YEAR 1170, A 1935 T.S. ELIOT PLAY APTLY HAD ITS FIRST PERFORMANCE IN THIS ENGLISH CITY | WHAT IS CANTERBURY? | |
| 5636 | 2013‑04‑30 | CLASSIC HIT SONGS | IN 1962 CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA GAVE THIS NAME TO A BODY OF WATER FLOWING PAST JOHNNY MERCER'S CHILDHOOD HOME | WHAT IS MOON RIVER? | |
| 5635 | 2013‑04‑29 | MAGAZINES | CELEBRATING ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY IN 2013, 5280 MAGAZINE IS A GUIDE TO THIS CITY | WHAT IS DENVER? | |
| 5634 | 2013‑04‑26 | GREAT NOVELS | A PREFACE TO THIS NOVEL CALLED IT "RUSTIC ALL THROUGH... MOORISH, AND WILD, AND KNOTTY AS THE ROOT OF HEATH" | WHAT IS "WUTHERING HEIGHTS"? | |
| 5633 | 2013‑04‑25 | TV SPIN-OFFS | PREMIERING IN 1993, THIS SHOW LASTED 11 SEASONS, LIKE ITS PREDECESSOR SHOW; THE 2 WERE SET NEARLY 2,500 MILES APART | WHAT IS "FRASIER"? | |
| 5632 | 2013‑04‑24 | THE U.S. GOVERNMENT | DONNA SHALALA, ALBERTO GONZALES & TOM VILSACK HAVE EACH SERVED AS THE "DESIGNATED SURVIVOR" SKIPPING THIS EVENT | WHAT IS THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS? | |
| 5631 | 2013‑04‑23 | GEOGRAPHIC MATH | NORTH AMERICA'S 3 MAINLAND COUNTRIES HAVE A TOTAL OF 91 STATES & PROVINCES; MEXICO HAS THIS MANY STATES | WHAT IS 31? | |
| 5630 | 2013‑04‑22 | BEST ACTRESS OSCAR NOMINEES | HER NOMINATION IN 1987 WAS THE FIRST BEST ACTRESS NOMINATION FOR A SCIENCE FICTION FILM | WHO IS SIGOURNEY WEAVER? | |
| 5629 | 2013‑04‑19 | COUNTRIES' HIGHEST POINTS | THIS COUNTRY IS HOME TO THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN OUTSIDE ASIA | WHAT IS ARGENTINA? | |
| 5628 | 2013‑04‑18 | WORLD LEADERS | IN 1990 SHE BECAME THE FIRST MODERN HEAD OF GOVT. TO GIVE BIRTH WHILE IN OFFICE, TO A DAUGHTER NAMED BAKHTAWAR | WHO IS BENAZIR BHUTTO? | |
| 5627 | 2013‑04‑17 | 1960s TELEVISION | JACKIE GLEASON CONSIDERED, BUT THEN DECIDED AGAINST, SUING THIS SHOW THAT PREMIERED SEPTEMBER 30, 1960 | WHAT IS "THE FLINTSTONES"? | |
| 5626 | 2013‑04‑16 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS | THE WINNER IN 1984, HE LIKES TO BE CALLED "ARCH", A REFERENCE TO HIS JOB | WHO IS DESMOND TUTU? | |
| 5625 | 2013‑04‑15 | AUTHORS | IN HIDING WHEN HIS LIFE WAS THREATENED, SALMAN RUSHDIE PAID TRIBUTE TO CONRAD & CHEKHOV BY USING THIS PSEUDONYM | WHAT IS JOSEPH ANTON? | |
| 5624 | 2013‑04‑12 | PHYSICISTS | ON OCT. 14, 1992 PARTICLE DETECTOR INVENTOR GEORGES CHARPAK BECAME THE LAST MAN IN PHYSICS TO ACHIEVE THIS HONOR ALONE | WHAT IS THE NOBEL PRIZE (FOR PHYSICS)? | |
| 5623 | 2013‑04‑11 | WORLD CITIES | FOUNDED IN 1521, 44 YEARS BEFORE ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA., IT'S THE OLDEST CITY EST. BY EUROPEANS ON WHAT IS NOW U.S. TERRITORY | WHAT IS SAN JUAN (BAUTISTADE) (PUERTO RICO)? | |
| 5622 | 2013‑04‑10 | 19th CENTURY AUTHORS | HIS WORKS INCLUDE "SYLVIE AND BRUNO", "PHANTASMAGORIA AND OTHER POEMS" & "ALGEBRAIC FORMU- LAE AND RULES" | WHO IS LEWIS CARROLL? | |
| 5621 | 2013‑04‑09 | THE TONY AWARDS | WINNER OF BEST PLAY IN 1949, IT'S THE ONLY PLAY TO WIN THE BEST REVIVAL TONY 3 DIFFERENT TIMES | WHAT IS "DEATH OF A SALESMAN"? | |
| 5620 | 2013‑04‑08 | ART | ONE OF ITS PRINCIPAL MEMBERS SAID, "ONE MORNING ONE OF US, HAVING NO BLACK, USED BLUE INSTEAD, &" THIS MOVEMENT "WAS BORN" | WHAT IS IMPRESSIONISM? | |
| 5619 | 2013‑04‑05 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | THE LAST SONG IN THIS MUSICAL IS "TOMORROW IS A LATTER DAY" | WHAT IS "THE BOOK OF MORMON"? | |
| 5618 | 2013‑04‑04 | AT THE GROCERY STORE | THE NATIONAL PROMOTION BOARD FOR THIS FOOD, CITRULLUS LANATUS, LISTS HYDRATION AS A PRIMARY HEALTH BENEFIT | WHAT IS WATERMELON? | |
| 5617 | 2013‑04‑03 | 20th CENTURY NAMES | IN 2012 HER PICTURE REPLACED THAT OF JULIO ARGENTINO ROCA ON A CURRENCY NOTE | WHO IS EVA PERON? | |
| 5616 | 2013‑04‑02 | AUTHORS | THIS AUTHOR WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2012 QUIPPED, "FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE BOOKS, I AM KNOWN BEST FOR MY HAIR PREPARATIONS" | WHO IS GORE VIDAL? | |
| 5615 | 2013‑04‑01 | STATE MOTTOS | ON A STATE SEAL SINCE 1850, THIS ONE-WORD MOTTO IS FOUND IN A STORY ABOUT ARCHIMEDES | WHAT IS EUREKA? | |
| 5614 | 2013‑03‑29 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | SINCE 1850, 1 OF THE 2 REPUBLICANS TO APPEAR ON A TICKET AS PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT 3 ELECTIONS IN A ROW | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON OR GEORGE H.W. BUSH? | |
| 5613 | 2013‑03‑28 | BUSINESS | IN 1972 THIS COMPANY BOUGHT ITS FIRST SHIP, THE EMPRESS OF CANADA, & RENAMED IT THE MARDI GRAS | WHAT IS CARNIVAL (CRUISE LINES)? | |
| 5612 | 2013‑03‑27 | AWARDS | FOR 2012, THE FRONT OF THESE AWARDS SHOWS NIKE STEPPING OUT OF THE PARTHENON & THE REVERSE DEPICTS THE THAMES | WHAT ARE THE OLYMPIC (GOLD) MEDALS? | |
| 5611 | 2013‑03‑26 | THE 1990s | THE 7th & LAST AMERICAN TO STAY THERE WAS AERODYNAMIC SCIENTIST ANDY THOMAS, WITH 130 DAYS THERE IN 1998 | WHAT IS THE MIR (SPACE STATION)? | |
| 5610 | 2013‑03‑25 | THE AFI's 100 GREATEST AMERICAN MOVIES | "THE WIZARD OF OZ" & THIS 1950s FILM ARE THE 2 MUSICALS IN THE TOP 10 ON THE AFI's LIST | WHAT IS "SINGIN' IN THE RAIN"? | |
| 5609 | 2013‑03‑22 | SCIENCE WORDS | THIS BIOLOGICAL TERM FOR CELL DIVISION WAS BORROWED IN 1939 TO DESCRIBE A FORM OF ENERGY RELEASE | WHAT IS FISSION? | |
| 5608 | 2013‑03‑21 | ARTISTS | ON HIS DEATHBED HE TOLD POLICE, "WHAT I HAVE DONE IS NOBODY ELSE'S BUSINESS"; ONE THEORY IS HE WAS PROTECTING OTHERS | WHO IS VINCENT VAN GOGH? | |
| 5607 | 2013‑03‑20 | EUROPEANA | IN THE 16th CENTURY THE ANCESTORS OF THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF FRANCE FLED WHAT IS NOW THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS THE NETHERLANDS? | |
| 5606 | 2013‑03‑19 | LITERARY TITLE PLACES | AN 1831 NOVEL SAYS THAT CHARLEMAGNE LAID THE FIRST STONE OF THIS TITLE PLACE, "OLD QUEEN OF OUR CATHEDRALS" | WHAT IS NOTRE-DAME (DE PARIS)? | |
| 5605 | 2013‑03‑18 | SONGS | THIS U.S. CEREMONIAL SONG WAS WRITTEN IN 1811 ABOUT THE HEAD OF A SCOTTISH CLAN, NOT AN AMERICAN LEADER | WHAT IS "HAIL TO THE CHIEF"? | |
| 5604 | 2013‑03‑15 | SHAKESPEARE | SAMUEL JOHNSON SAID SHAKESPEARE "SO CAREFULLY INFORMS US" THAT THIS PLAY IS SET ON THE EVE OF MAY DAY & YET CALLED IT THIS | WHAT IS "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"? | |
| 5603 | 2013‑03‑14 | BEATLES SONGS | IT WAS ONE OF THE BEATLES' LONGEST SONGS & THE ONE TO SPEND THE MOST TIME AT NO. 1 ON THE U.S. CHARTS--9 WEEKS | WHAT IS "HEY JUDE"? | |
| 5602 | 2013‑03‑13 | NEWSPAPERS | THE CIRCULATION OF THE TIMES OF NEW YORK & LONDON TOTALS ABOUT 1/2 THE "TIMES OF" THIS PLACE, LARGEST OF ANY ENGLISH DAILY | WHAT IS (THE TIMES OF) INDIA? | |
| 5601 | 2013‑03‑12 | HISTORICAL RELATIVES | THIS KING WAS THE FIRST OF HENRY VIII's MANY FATHERS-IN-LAW | WHO IS FERDINAND (II, III, V)? | |
| 5600 | 2013‑03‑11 | BRITISH NOVELS | FITTINGLY, THIS THOMAS HARDY CHARACTER IS INTRODUCED NEAR THE PURE DROP INN | WHO IS TESS (DURBEYFIELD OR OF THE D'URBERVILLES)? | |
| 5599 | 2013‑03‑08 | THE OSCARS | BROTHER & SISTER WHO WERE BOTH NOMINATED FOR 1969 OSCARS: HE FOR A SCREENPLAY, SHE FOR BEST ACTRESS; THEY DIDN'T WIN | WHO ARE PETER FONDA & JANE FONDA? | |
| 5598 | 2013‑03‑07 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | ONE OF THE 2 CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES NEVER UNDER MILITARY RULE IN THE LAST 50 YEARS | WHAT IS BELIZE OR COSTA RICA? | |
| 5597 | 2013‑03‑06 | U.S. HISTORY | CONGRESS HAS PASSED 11 OF THESE: THE FIRST IN 1812, THE LAST IN 1942 | WHAT ARE DECLARATIONS OF WAR? | |
| 5596 | 2013‑03‑05 | CLASSIC NOVELS | IN THIS NOVEL THE TITLE CHARACTER SAYS, "IT IS A BAD OMEN" AFTER A GUARD DOES NOT HEAR A TRAIN & IS CRUSHED | WHAT IS "ANNA KARENINA"? | |
| 5595 | 2013‑03‑04 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | ONE OF ITS MASCOTS IS A RESTORED 1930 SPORT COUPE THAT'S BEEN IN USE AT THE SCHOOL SINCE 1961 | WHAT IS GEORGIA TECH? | |
| 5594 | 2013‑03‑01 | BUSINESS HISTORY | IN 1938 HIS COMPANY BEGAN INSTALLING INSTRUMENTS IN U.S. HOMES TO RECORD THE FREQUENCIES TO WHICH A RADIO WAS TUNED | WHO IS A.C. NIELSEN (SR.)? | |
| 5593 | 2013‑02‑28 | THE UNIVERSE | IN 2006 IT WAS MOVED TO A NEW LIST THAT INCLUDES CERES & ERIS | WHAT IS PLUTO? | |
| 5592 | 2013‑02‑27 | SPEECHWRITERS | TO THE QUESTION "DID YOU WRITE THE BEST-KNOWN LINE IN JFK's INAUGURAL?", TED SORENSEN WOULD SMILE & SAY THESE 2 WORDS | WHAT ARE "ASK NOT"? | |
| 5591 | 2013‑02‑26 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | ONE OF THE 2 YEARS IN WHICH 3 MEN SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES | WHAT IS 1841 OR 1881? | |
| 5590 | 2013‑02‑25 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | IN 1925 SHE VISITED A FLOATING THEATER DOCKED IN NORTH CAROLINA TO RESEARCH HER NEXT NOVEL | WHO IS EDNA FERBER? | |
| 5589 | 2013‑02‑22 | ITALY | THE ITALIAN WORD FOR "SHADOW" IS USED AS A LOCAL VARIATION ON THE NAME OF THIS REGION MIDWAY BETWEEN ROME & FLORENCE | WHAT IS UMBRIA? | |
| 5588 | 2013‑02‑21 | RUSSIAN HISTORY | LAUNCHED OCT. 1, 1928, IT WAS BROUGHT TO A PREMATURE END IN 1932 AMID GROWING HUNGER | WHAT IS THE (FIRST) (SOVIET) FIVE-YEAR PLAN? | |
| 5587 | 2013‑02‑20 | CLASSIC JAZZ SONGS | THE TITLE OF THIS 1959 INSTRUMENTAL IS A SYNONYM FOR "TIME OUT", THE ALBUM ON WHICH IT FIRST APPEARED | WHAT IS "TAKE FIVE"? | |
| 5586 | 2013‑02‑19 | THE NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD | ON THE NEW LIST CHOSEN IN 2007, THIS WONDER DESIGNED BY HEITOR DA SILVA COSTA IS THE ONLY STATUE | WHAT IS CHRIST THE REDEEMER? | |
| 5585 | 2013‑02‑18 | WORLD CAPITALS | ALPHABETICALLY, ZAGREB IS THE LAST WORLD CAPITAL; THIS CAPITAL OF A FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC IS SECOND TO LAST | WHAT IS YEREVAN? | |
| 5584 | 2013‑02‑15 | FAMOUS WOMEN | HER 1886 OBITUARY IN A MASS. PAPER SAID, "VERY FEW IN THE VILLAGE, EXCEPT AMONG THE OLDER INHABITANTS, KNEW" HER "PERSONALLY" | WHO IS EMILY DICKINSON? | |
| 5583 | 2013‑02‑14 | MUSEUMS | ITS COLLECTION INCLUDES A 16" HIGH ARCHITECTS' MODEL OF ITS FIRST PERMANENT BUILDING, OPENED IN 1939 | WHAT IS THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART? | |
| 5582 | 2013‑02‑13 | THE ROSETTA STONE | CHAMPOLLION'S DECIPHERING THE 1st SYMBOL AS "SUN" LED TO TRANSLATING THE NAME OF THIS LEADER --THERE WERE 11 OF THEM NAMED THIS | WHAT IS RAMSES? | |
| 5581 | 2013‑02‑12 | MILITARY MEN | ON JUNE 6, 1944 HE SAID, "THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON YOU" | WHO IS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER? | |
| 5580 | 2013‑02‑11 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | IN THE 1st CHAPTER OF THIS 1939 NOVEL, "WHEN THE NIGHT CAME AGAIN IT WAS BLACK NIGHT, FOR THE STARS COULD NOT PIERCE THE DUST" | WHAT IS "THE GRAPES OF WRATH"? | |
| 5579 | 2013‑02‑08 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | RECENTLY IN THE NEWS, THIS AGENCY TRACES ITS ORIGINS TO AN 1803 ACT HELPING PORTSMOUTH, N.H. AFTER A FIRE | WHAT IS FEMA? | |
| 5578 | 2013‑02‑07 | CAPITAL CITIES | IT'S CRISS-CROSSED BY DOZENS OF "PEACE WALLS" THAT SEPARATE ITS CATHOLIC & PROTESTANT NEIGHBORHOODS | WHAT IS BELFAST? | |
| 5577 | 2013‑02‑06 | FAMOUS ASIANS | WHEN THIS DIPLOMAT MET THE SINGER PSY IN 2012, HE SAID, "UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO... I WAS THE MOST FAMOUS KOREAN IN THE WORLD" | WHO IS BAN KI-MOON? | |
| 5576 | 2013‑02‑05 | SHORT STORIES | IT SAYS, "THE BODY OF THE TROOPER HAVING BEEN BURIED IN THE CHURCH YARD, THE GHOST RIDES FORTH...IN NIGHTLY QUEST OF HIS HEAD" | WHAT IS "THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW"? | |
| 5575 | 2013‑02‑04 | MOUNT RUSHMORE | IT'S THE ONLY U.S. STATE THAT HAS MORE THAN ONE NATIVE-BORN SON HONORED ON MOUNT RUSHMORE | WHAT IS VIRGINIA? | |
| 5574 | 2013‑02‑01 | THE PLANETS | TO THE ANCIENT GREEKS & ROMANS, IT WAS THE SLOWEST-MOVING PLANET SEEN FROM EARTH | WHAT IS SATURN? | |
| 5573 | 2013‑01‑31 | FUNDRAISING | IN 2011 THE CITY OF SAVANNAH GRANTED AN EXEMPTION ALLOWING THE SALE OF THESE ITEMS OUTSIDE JULIETTE GORDON LOW'S BIRTHPLACE | WHAT ARE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES? | |
| 5572 | 2013‑01‑30 | HISTORIC QUOTES | IN APRIL 1865 HE SAID, "GO HOME, ALL YOU BOYS WHO FOUGHT WITH ME, AND HELP TO BUILD UP THE SHATTERED FORTUNES OF OUR OLD STATE" | WHO IS ROBERT E. LEE? | |
| 5571 | 2013‑01‑29 | METEOROLOGICAL TERMS | IN THE 1940s AN ANEMOMETER AIDED ANTARCTIC EXPERIMENTS THAT 1st DETERMINED THIS MEASUREMENT HEARD IN WEATHER REPORTS | WHAT IS WIND CHILL (FACTOR OR INDEX)? | |
| 5570 | 2013‑01‑28 | THE GRAMMYS | OF THE MORE THAN 75 COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES, THIS ONE DOES NOT CITE THE TITLE OF ANY ALBUM, SONG OR OTHER PROJECT | WHAT IS BEST NEW ARTIST? | |
| 5569 | 2013‑01‑25 | MUSICAL THEATRE | BEFORE THIS SHOW HIT BROADWAY IN 1964, ONE OF ITS WORKING TITLES WAS "THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE" | WHAT IS "FUNNY GIRL"? | |
| 5568 | 2013‑01‑24 | OLYMPIC HOST CITIES | WHEN THIS CITY HOSTED THE XIV WINTER OLYMPICS, IT WAS LOCATED IN A DIFFERENT NATION THAN TODAY | WHAT IS SARAJEVO? | |
| 5567 | 2013‑01‑23 | WOMEN AUTHORS | THE FIRST OF JANE AUSTEN'S 6 NOVELS TO BE PUBLISHED IN HER LIFETIME, ITS TITLE IS LAST ALPHABETICALLY | WHAT IS "SENSE & SENSIBILITY"? | |
| 5566 | 2013‑01‑22 | OFFICIAL COUNTRY NAMES | IT'S THE ONLY NATION IN THE WORLD THAT OFFICIALLY DESCRIBES ITSELF AS A CONFEDERATION | WHAT IS SWITZERLAND? | |
| 5565 | 2013‑01‑21 | MUSEUMS | OPENED IN 2012, THE BELFAST MUSEUM SEEN HERE COMMEMORATES THIS, ALSO CONSTRUCTED THERE | WHAT IS THE (R.M.S.) TITANIC? | |
| 5564 | 2013‑01‑18 | MILITARY SLOGANS | IN 1779 U.S. MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN WILLIAM JONES ADVERTISED FOR THESE, LATER A 1992 MOVIE TITLE | WHAT IS "A FEW GOOD MEN"? | |
| 5563 | 2013‑01‑17 | 19th CENTURY LITERARY INTRODUCTIONS | TITLE CHARACTER WHO'S "CLAD IN BLACK FROM HEAD TO FOOT, WITHOUT A SINGLE SPECK OF COLOUR ABOUT HIM ANYWHERE" | WHO IS DRACULA? | |
| 5562 | 2013‑01‑16 | RECENT OSCAR WINNERS | FROM 2008, IT'S THE MOST RECENT FILM TO WIN BEST PICTURE & BEST SONG; THE LYRICS ARE IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE | WHAT IS "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE"? | |
| 5561 | 2013‑01‑15 | U.S. LANDMARKS | DESIGN ARTIST IWAO TAKAMOTO SAID THE EXTERIOR FOR THE SKYPAD APTS. ON "THE JETSONS" WAS INSPIRED BY A LAND- MARK IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS SEATTLE? | |
| 5560 | 2013‑01‑14 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | 2 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT ARE COMPLETELY ENCIRCLED BY ONE OTHER COUNTRY | WHAT ARE SAN MARINO, VATICAN CITY, & LESOTHO? | |
| 5559 | 2013‑01‑11 | RIVERS | IT'S THE WORLD'S LONGEST RIVER WHOSE OUTFLOW IS INTO AN ENTIRELY INLAND BODY OF WATER | WHAT IS THE VOLGA? | |
| 5558 | 2013‑01‑10 | LEGAL TERMS | THIS TERM FOR A TYPE OF DECISION IS FROM OLD FRENCH FOR "TO SPEAK THE TRUTH" | WHAT IS VERDICT? | |
| 5557 | 2013‑01‑09 | CAPITAL CITIES | THESE 2 WORLD CAPITALS ARE SEPARATED BY ONLY 250 MILES OF LAND & LESS THAN 1 DEGREE OF LATITUDE, AT 59~17' & 59~57' N. | WHAT ARE STOCKHOLM & OSLO? | |
| 5556 | 2013‑01‑08 | PRESIDENTIAL DISTINCTIONS | RECORD HOLDER FOR THE LONGEST TIME LIVED AFTER LEAVING OFFICE | WHO IS JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 5555 | 2013‑01‑07 | AMERICAN SPORTS LEGENDS | A BIO FROM 1974, 26 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, QUOTES HIM: "I SWING BIG... I HIT BIG OR I MISS BIG. I LIKE TO LIVE AS BIG AS I CAN" | WHO IS BABE RUTH? | |
| 5554 | 2013‑01‑04 | IMAGINARY CHARACTERS | FOR A 1912 PLAY THEY WERE DUBBED BLICK, FLICK, GLICK, SNICK, PLICK, WHICK & QUEE; 25 YEARS LATER, THEY GOT NEW NAMES | WHO ARE THE (7) DWARFS? | |
| 5553 | 2013‑01‑03 | SEX & THE CONSTITUTION | OF THE 27 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, IT'S THE NUMBER OF THE ONLY ONE TO CONTAIN THE WORD "SEX" | WHAT IS THE 19th? | |
| 5552 | 2013‑01‑02 | BASEBALL STADIUMS | THIS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM'S CURRENT STADIUM WAS BUILT FOR A 20th CENTURY OLYMPICS | WHO ARE THE ATLANTA BRAVES? | |
| 5551 | 2013‑01‑01 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | HELD IN 1857, AMERICA'S FIRST NATIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN CONTEST WAS FOR THE CREATION OF THIS PLACE | WHAT IS CENTRAL PARK? | |
| 5550 | 2012‑12‑31 | COMPOSERS' BIRTHPLACES | THE TOWN WHERE HE WAS BORN IN 1811 IS NOW IN FAR EASTERN AUSTRIA; WHEN HE WAS BORN THERE IT BELONGED TO ANOTHER COUNTRY | WHO IS FRANZ LISZT? | |
| 5549 | 2012‑12‑28 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | IN 1886 HE WROTE, "MY BOOKS ARE WATER; THOSE OF THE GREAT GENIUSES IS WINE. EVERYBODY DRINKS WATER" | WHO IS MARK TWAIN? | |
| 5548 | 2012‑12‑27 | FIGHTING MONARCHS | SEEN HERE IS A SUIT OF ARMOR WORN BY THIS MONARCH AT THE SIEGE OF BOULOGNE IN 1544 WHEN HE WAS 53 | WHO IS HENRY VIII? | |
| 5547 | 2012‑12‑26 | LITERARY FIRST LINES | "YOU BETTER NOT NEVER TELL NOBODY BUT GOD", BEGINS THIS 1982 NOVEL, WHOSE FILM VERSION GARNERED 11 OSCAR NOMINATIONS | WHAT IS "THE COLOR PURPLE"? | |
| 5546 | 2012‑12‑25 | ART & ACTIVISM | THOUGH BEING ADDED TO MUCH MORE SLOWLY THAN 20 YEARS AGO, IT'S NOW 1.3 MILLION SQ. FT., TOO BIG TO DISPLAY IN ONE PLACE | WHAT IS THE AIDS (MEMORIAL) QUILT? | |
| 5545 | 2012‑12‑24 | 1960s ROCK MUSIC | THIS 1967 NO. 1 HIT CONTAINS SNIPPETS OF "IN THE MOOD", "GREENSLEEVES" & "SHE LOVES YOU" | WHAT IS "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE"? | |
| 5544 | 2012‑12‑21 | WORLD CAPITALS | ONE OF THE 3 NATIONAL CAPITALS MADE UP OF 2 WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH THE SAME LETTER | WHAT IS ADDIS ABABA, PHNOM PENH OR SAN SALVADOR? | |
| 5543 | 2012‑12‑20 | DOG BREEDS | ALPHABETICALLY, THIS BREED IS LAST ON THE RECOGNIZED LIST OF THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB | WHAT IS YORKSHIRE TERRIER? | |
| 5542 | 2012‑12‑19 | SHAKESPEARE | THE LAST SPEECH IN THIS PLAY SAYS, "NO GRAVE UPON THE EARTH SHALL CLIP IN IT A PAIR SO FAMOUS" | WHAT IS "ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA"? | |
| 5541 | 2012‑12‑18 | PEOPLE IN BRITISH HISTORY | IN 1805 THE SECOND IN COMMAND TO THIS HERO SAID, "I WISH (HE) WOULD STOP SIGNALING. WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO" | WHO IS HORATIO NELSON? | |
| 5540 | 2012‑12‑17 | 19th CENTURY INVENTIONS | THOREAU NOTED IN 1854, IT "RESOUNDS AT EVERY POST. IT IS A HARP WITH ONE STRING--THE FIRST STRAIN FROM THE AMERICAN LYRE" | WHAT IS THE TELEGRAPH? | |
| 5539 | 2012‑12‑14 | STATES' HIGHEST POINTS | THIS STATE'S HIGHEST PEAK IS 13,796 FEET HIGH & ONLY ABOUT 15 MILES FROM THE OCEAN | WHAT IS HAWAII? | |
| 5538 | 2012‑12‑13 | OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS | BEFORE MICHAEL PHELPS IN 2008, HE WAS THE LAST AMERICAN TO WIN 5 INDIVIDUAL GOLDS IN ONE OLYMPICS; HE DID IT AT LAKE PLACID | WHO IS ERIC HEIDEN? | |
| 5537 | 2012‑12‑12 | FASHION DESIGNERS | IN 1986 HER COMPANY, NOW ASSOCIATED WITH JC PENNEY, BECAME THE FIRST FOUNDED BY A WOMAN TO MAKE THE FORTUNE 500 | WHO IS LIZ CLAIBORNE? | |
| 5536 | 2012‑12‑11 | BUSINESSMEN | THOMAS WATSON JR. APPEARED ON THE MARCH 28, 1955 COVER OF TIME WITH THE CAPTION "CLINK. CLANK." THIS | WHAT IS THINK? | |
| 5535 | 2012‑12‑10 | 1920s LITERATURE | THE COLLAPSE OF THIS TITLE STRUCTURE CAUSES THE DEATH OF ESTEBAN, UNCLE PIO, DON JAIME, PEPITA & A MARQUESA | WHAT IS THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY? | |
| 5534 | 2012‑12‑07 | 20th CENTURY PLAYS | THIS 1962 PLAY TAKES PLACE BEGINNING AT 2 A.M. IN THE LIVING ROOM OF A HOUSE ON A NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE CAMPUS | WHAT IS "WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF"? | |
| 5533 | 2012‑12‑06 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THOUGH IT CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF ISLANDS, THIS POPULOUS COUNTRY BORDERS 3 OTHER NATIONS | WHAT IS INDONESIA? | |
| 5532 | 2012‑12‑05 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THIS MAN IS THE ONLY U.S. PRESIDENT SINCE HOOVER NOT NAMED TIME MAGAZINE'S MAN OR PERSON OF THE YEAR | WHO IS GERALD FORD? | |
| 5531 | 2012‑12‑04 | AMERICAN ICONS | HE HAS A MEDAL OF FREEDOM, A PULITZER CITATION & MEMBERSHIP IN THE ROCK & ROLL & MINNESOTA MUSIC HALLS OF FAME | WHO IS BOB DYLAN? | |
| 5530 | 2012‑12‑03 | PHRASE ORIGINS | THIS 2-WORD ADJ. FOR "GOING AGAINST ACCEPTED SPEECH OR CONDUCT" FIRST APPEARED IN A 1933 TRANSLATION FROM IZVESTIA | WHAT IS POLITICALLY INCORRECT? | |
| 5529 | 2012‑11‑30 | 20th CENTURY AMERICAN WRITERS | A PUBLISHER'S NOTE ON ONE OF HIS BOOKS CALLED HIM "THE TERROR OF TYPESETTERS" & "AN ENIGMA TO BOOK REVIEWERS" | WHO IS E.E. CUMMINGS? | |
| 5528 | 2012‑11‑29 | RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS | THE ROOSTER ATOP MANY CHURCH WEATHER VANES IS THERE TO REMIND US OF A STORY INVOLVING THIS APOSTLE | WHO IS PETER? | |
| 5527 | 2012‑11‑28 | COUNTRIES | IT WAS CREATED IN THE EARLY 1700s FROM 2 COUNTIES PURCHASED BY AN AUSTRIAN PRINCE; HE NAMED THE NATION FOR HIS FAMILY | WHAT IS (PRINCIPALITY OF) LIECHTENSTEIN? | |
| 5526 | 2012‑11‑27 | BILLBOARD NO. 1 ALBUMS | THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THIS FILM BASED ON A PLAY HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE MOST WEEKS AT NO. 1, 54 WEEKS IN 1962 & '63 | WHAT IS "WEST SIDE STORY"? | |
| 5525 | 2012‑11‑26 | PLACE NAMES | BUILT IN 1911, THIS WISCONSIN HOME WAS NAMED FOR A WELSH BARD ASSOCIATED WITH KING ARTHUR | WHAT IS TALIESIN? | |
| 5524 | 2012‑11‑23 | BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT AUTHORS | CHAPTERS IN A BIOGRAPHY ON THIS AUTHOR INCLUDE "DECLARING HIS GENIUS" & "A LATE VICTORIAN LOVE AFFAIR" | WHO IS OSCAR WILDE? | |
| 5523 | 2012‑11‑22 | NUTRITION | THE WORD COINED FOR THESE SUBSTANCES IN 1912 WAS MEANT TO SUGGEST THEY WERE ESSENTIAL TO LIFE & CONTAINED NITROGEN | WHAT ARE VITAMINS? | |
| 5522 | 2012‑11‑21 | OPERA | IN 1900 THE FIRST LA SCALA PERFORMANCE OF THIS OPERA WAS CONDUCTED BY THE MAN WHOSE LAST NAME BEGAN WITH THE OPERA'S TITLE | WHAT IS "TOSCA"? | |
| 5521 | 2012‑11‑20 | THE U.S. CONSTITUTION | FOUND IN ARTICLE 3, SEC. 3, & REQUIRING THE TESTIMONY OF 2 WITNESSES TO PROVE, IT'S THE ONLY CRIME DEFINED IN THE CONSTITUTION | WHAT IS TREASON? | |
| 5520 | 2012‑11‑19 | EUROPEAN AUTHORS | AMAZON SAID THIS AUTHOR WHO DIED IN 2004 WAS THE FIRST TO SELL A MILLION KINDLE E-BOOKS | WHO IS STIEG LARSSON? | |
| 5519 | 2012‑11‑16 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | THIS 1890 PIECE WAS NAMED FOR A VERLAINE POEM THAT BEGINS, "YOUR SOUL IS AS A MOONLIT LANDSCAPE FAIR" | WHAT IS "CLAIR DE LUNE"? | |
| 5518 | 2012‑11‑15 | MATH MEN | IN 1880 HE WROTE, "WE DRAW TWO CIRCLES, AND MAKE THEM INCLUDE OR EXCLUDE OR INTERSECT ONE ANOTHER" | WHO IS JOHN VENN? | |
| 5517 | 2012‑11‑14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE ONLY 2 PRESIDENTS NEVER TO PRESENT A STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS ARE WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON & THIS MAN | WHO IS JAMES A. GARFIELD? | |
| 5516 | 2012‑11‑13 | BORN & DIED | HE WAS BORN IN 1728 IN YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND & DIED IN A SKIRMISH FEBRUARY 14, 1779 IN KEALAKEKUA BAY, HAWAII | WHO IS (CAPTAIN) JAMES COOK? | |
| 5515 | 2012‑11‑12 | NATIONAL SONGS | FIRST PUBLICLY PERFORMED IN 1745, THIS SONG SOMETIMES HAS ITS PRONOUNS CHANGED | WHAT IS "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN"? | |
| 5514 | 2012‑11‑09 | DISASTERS | IN 2012 THE NATL. POSTAL MUSEUM MARKED THE 75th & 100th ANNIVS. OF THESE 2 DISASTERS WITH AN EXHIBIT CALLED "FIRE & ICE" | WHAT ARE THE HINDENBURG & TITANIC? | |
| 5513 | 2012‑11‑08 | U.S. CITIES | THE SEAL OF THIS HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND CITY HAS THE PHRASE "WHAT A GLORIOUS MORNING FOR AMERICA" & THE DATE "APRIL 19" | WHAT IS LEXINGTON, (MASSACHUSETTS)? | |
| 5512 | 2012‑11‑07 | PLAYS | REFERRING TO ITS 2 ACTS, AN IRISH CRITIC DESCRIBED IT AS "A PLAY IN WHICH NOTHING HAPPENS, TWICE" | WHAT IS "WAITING FOR GODOT"? | |
| 5511 | 2012‑11‑06 | CABINET DEPARTMENTS | "SI VE ALGO, DIGA ALGO" WAS PART OF A 2011 SPANISH-LANGUAGE TV CAMPAIGN BY THIS CABINET DEPARTMENT | WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY? | |
| 5510 | 2012‑11‑05 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | BASED ON A 1926 PLAY & REAL-LIFE EVENTS, IT'S NOW THE LONGEST-RUNNING AMERICAN MUSICAL IN BROADWAY HISTORY | WHAT IS "CHICAGO"? | |
| 5509 | 2012‑11‑02 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM NICKNAMES | THE TEAM KNOWN AS THESE SINCE 1895 PLAYS ITS HOME GAMES ON TOP OF THE HAYWARD SEISMIC FAULT | WHAT IS THE (GOLDEN) BEARS? | |
| 5508 | 2012‑11‑01 | THE 50 STATES | GAMBLING AS A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE IN SOME FORM IS LEGAL IN ALL STATES EXCEPT HAWAII & THIS STATE | WHAT IS UTAH? | |
| 5507 | 2012‑10‑31 | THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION | NEW YORK'S DELEGATES WERE JOHN LANSING, ROBERT YATES & THIS FOUNDING FATHER, THE ONLY ONE OF THE 3 WHO SIGNED | WHO IS ALEXANDER HAMILTON? | |
| 5506 | 2012‑10‑30 | 20th CENTURY BOOKS | "A CRY OF CHILDREN" & "NIGHTMARE ISLAND" WERE PROPOSED TITLES FOR THIS NOVEL | WHAT IS "LORD OF THE FLIES"? | |
| 5505 | 2012‑10‑29 | MAMMALS | ANCIENT ROMANS KNEW THIS ANIMAL FEATURED IN THEIR CIRCUSES AS A HIPPOTIGRIS | WHAT IS THE ZEBRA? | |
| 5504 | 2012‑10‑26 | 21st CENTURY GAMES | THE VILLAINS IN THIS GAME WERE INSPIRED BY THE SWINE FLU EPIDEMIC SCARE | WHAT IS ANGRY BIRDS? | |
| 5503 | 2012‑10‑25 | WORLD LANGUAGES | OF THE ROMANCE LANGUAGES, IT HAS THE GREATEST NUMBER OF NATIVE SPEAKERS IN A SINGLE COUNTRY | WHAT IS PORTUGUESE? | |
| 5502 | 2012‑10‑24 | THE ELEMENTS | THIS ELEMENT WAS DISCOVERED EXTRATERRESTRIALLY IN 1868; IT TOOK 27 MORE YEARS UNTIL SOMEONE ISOLATED IT ON EARTH | WHAT IS HELIUM? | |
| 5501 | 2012‑10‑23 | CHILDREN'S RHYMES | ODDLY, THIS MAMMALIAN CHARACTER WITH A RHYMING NAME SUFFERS FROM ALOPECIA | WHO IS FUZZY WUZZY? | |
| 5500 | 2012‑10‑22 | KINGS | THE LAST BRITISH MONARCH TO BE BURIED OUTSIDE THE U.K., HE WAS INTERRED IN 1727 IN THE LAND WHERE HE WAS BORN | WHO IS GEORGE I? | |
| 5499 | 2012‑10‑19 | CABLE TV FIRSTS | WHEN TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES BEGAN BROADCASTING ON APRIL 14, 1994, THE FIRST MOVIE SHOWN WAS THIS ONE | WHAT IS "GONE WITH THE WIND"? | |
| 5498 | 2012‑10‑18 | PLACE NAMES | FROM 1953 UNTIL 1990 CHEMNITZ, GERMANY WAS NAMED FOR THIS MAN | WHO IS KARL MARX? | |
| 5497 | 2012‑10‑17 | COUNTRIES & POPULATIONS | IF IT WERE A NATION, A STATE WITH A 2-WORD NAME IN THIS COUNTRY WOULD BE THE WORLD'S 6th MOST-POPULOUS AT 200 MILLION | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 5496 | 2012‑10‑16 | AMERICANA | THE CREATOR OF THIS COMIC STRIP DID NOT LIKE ITS 1950 CHANGE IN TITLE, BELIEVING IT SUGGESTED INSIGNIFICANCE | WHAT IS "PEANUTS"? | |
| 5495 | 2012‑10‑15 | FICTION | A PROPOSED TITLE FOR THIS NOVEL SOUNDED TOO MUCH LIKE A VEGAS HEIST MOVIE, SO THE NUMBER IN THE TITLE WAS DOUBLED | WHAT IS "CATCH-22"? | |
| 5494 | 2012‑10‑12 | OSCAR NOMINEES | ONE OF HIS FIRST OSCAR NOMINATIONS WAS FOR BEST ACTOR; NONE OF HIS 22 OTHER OSCAR NOMINATIONS WAS FOR ACTING | WHO IS WOODY ALLEN? | |
| 5493 | 2012‑10‑11 | NONFICTION | IN AN 1854 WORK, THIS TITLE BODY OF WATER WAS COMPARED WITH THE PROPORTIONS OF LOCH FYNE | WHAT IS WALDEN (POND)? | |
| 5492 | 2012‑10‑10 | HISTORIC RULERS | THIS RULER OF A NEW WORLD COUNTRY WAS BORN IN VIENNA'S SCHONBRUNN PALACE IN 1832 & EXECUTED FAR FROM HOME IN 1867 | WHO IS MAXIMILIAN (I)? | |
| 5491 | 2012‑10‑09 | STORES | THESE STORES FIRST LAUNCHED IN 2001 TAKE IN MORE MONEY PER SQ. FOOT THAN ANY OTHER U.S. RETAILER, ALMOST DOUBLING TIFFANY'S | WHAT ARE APPLE (STORES)? | |
| 5490 | 2012‑10‑08 | WAR NOVEL & MOVIE TITLES | ITS TITLE PHRASE TRACES BACK TO A STAND BY HEAVILY OUTNUMBERED BRITISH INFANTRY AGAINST A CAVALRY CHARGE | WHAT IS "THE THIN RED LINE"? | |
| 5489 | 2012‑10‑05 | POETRY | HER MOST FAMOUS POEM WAS WRITTEN FOR A DECEMBER 1883 ART & LITERARY AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE PEDESTAL FUND | WHO IS EMMA LAZARUS? | |
| 5488 | 2012‑10‑04 | AUTHORS | IN 1890 HE CAPTAINED THE STERN-WHEELER ROI DES BELGES ON A VOYAGE DOWN THE CONGO RIVER | WHO IS JOSEPH CONRAD? | |
| 5487 | 2012‑10‑03 | MODERN OPERA | THIS OPERA BEGINS WITH AIR FORCE ONE LANDING AT BEIJING | WHAT IS "NIXON IN CHINA"? | |
| 5486 | 2012‑10‑02 | FAMILIAR PHRASES | OED's EARLIEST CITATION OF THIS 5-WORD PHRASE IS "NOW, MONSIEUR POIROT, YOU WOULD WITHOUT DOUBT LIKE TO VISIT" THIS PLACE | WHAT IS "THE SCENE OF THE CRIME"? | |
| 5485 | 2012‑10‑01 | SINGERS & ALBUMS | SHE'S THE ONLY ARTIST TO HAVE NO. 1 ALBUMS IN 5 CONSECUTIVE DECADES, FROM THE 1960s TO THE 2000s | WHO IS BARBRA STREISAND? | |
| 5484 | 2012‑09‑28 | TOYS & GAMES | WHEN MILTON BRADLEY RELEASED THIS HOME GAME IN 1966, COMPETITORS ACCUSED IT OF SELLING "SEX IN A BOX" | WHAT IS TWISTER? | |
| 5483 | 2012‑09‑27 | PHRASE ORIGINS | ON FEB. 22, 1918 WARREN HARDING SAID IT IS GOOD TO DRINK "AT THE FOUNTAINS OF WISDOM INHERITED FROM" THIS ALLITERATIVE GROUP | WHO ARE THE FOUNDING FATHERS (OF THE REPUBLIC)? | |
| 5482 | 2012‑09‑26 | TV ANIMATION | THIS TEEN DUO DEBUTED IN A 1992 ANIMATED SHORT IN WHICH THEY PLAYED BASEBALL WITH A FROG | WHO ARE BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD? | |
| 5481 | 2012‑09‑25 | THE BIBLE | THIS TERM FOR A FINAL RESTING PLACE GOT ITS NAME BECAUSE CLAY WAS DUG UP THERE FOR CRAFTSMEN | WHAT IS POTTER'S FIELD? | |
| 5480 | 2012‑09‑24 | STATE CAPITALS | SEEN HERE IS THE SEAL OF THIS NEW ENGLAND CITY THAT GOT ITS CURRENT NAME IN 1637 | WHAT IS HARTFORD? | |
| 5479 | 2012‑09‑21 | THE OSCARS | THE ONLY REMAKE OF A U.S. FILM TO WIN BEST PICTURE; THE ORIGINAL WAS MADE IN THE 1920s, THE OSCAR-WINNING REMAKE IN THE 1950s | WHAT IS "BEN-HUR"? | |
| 5478 | 2012‑09‑20 | 8-LETTER WORDS | THIS WORD THAT MEANS "FREEDOM FROM NARROW RESTRICTIONS" CAN ALSO REFER TO ONE OF A RANGE OF IMAGINARY LINES | WHAT IS LATITUDE? | |
| 5477 | 2012‑09‑19 | PRESIDENTIAL CHILDREN | 1 OF HIS 5 SONS WAS BORN IN NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA | WHO IS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT? | |
| 5476 | 2012‑09‑18 | HISTORIC FIRSTS | ON JULY 31, 1971 AIR FORCE COLONEL DAVID SCOTT BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS A LUNAR ROVER? | |
| 5475 | 2012‑09‑17 | ISLANDS | OF THE WORLD'S 5 LARGEST ISLANDS BY AREA, THE 2 WITH TERRITORY OF MORE THAN 1 COUNTRY ARE BORNEO & THIS ONE | WHAT IS NEW GUINEA? | |
| 5474 | 2012‑08‑03 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THIS COUNTRY IN THE AMERICAS HAS MORE THAN 125,000 MILES OF COASTLINE, THE MOST OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 5473 | 2012‑08‑02 | BOOK SERIES | IN THE 8th BOOK IN A SERIES BY L. FRANK BAUM, THIS CHARACTER BEGINS TO SPEAK; HE SIMPLY CHOSE NOT TO BEFORE | WHO IS TOTO? | |
| 5472 | 2012‑08‑01 | BRITISH SCIENTISTS | IN 1859 A THEORY WAS BORN WHEN HE WROTE, "FROM SO SIMPLE A BEGINNING ENDLESS FORMS... HAVE BEEN, AND ARE BEING, EVOLVED" | WHO IS CHARLES DARWIN? | |
| 5471 | 2012‑07‑31 | KIDS' BUSINESS | THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS OF THIS STORE FOUNDED IN 1948 IS AT ONE GEOFFREY WAY IN WAYNE, NEW JERSEY | WHAT IS TOYS R US? | |
| 5470 | 2012‑07‑30 | NOTABLE AMERICANS | IN ADDITION TO HIS 1,093 U.S. PATENTS, HE HELD MORE THAN 1,200 PATENTS AWARDED BY OTHER COUNTRIES | WHO IS THOMAS ALVA EDISON? | |
| 5469 | 2012‑07‑27 | ANTARCTICA | THIS COUNTRY THAT EXPLORED THE ANTARCTIC INTERIOR IS THE MOST NORTHERLY NATION TO CLAIM TERRITORY ON THE CONTINENT | WHAT IS NORWAY? | |
| 5468 | 2012‑07‑26 | OPERA | THE SWAN BOATS IN BOSTON'S PUBLIC GARDEN WERE INSPIRED BY THIS OPERA IN WHICH A SWAN PULLS A BOAT ON THE SCHELDT R. | WHAT IS "LOHENGRIN"? | |
| 5467 | 2012‑07‑25 | NEW OLYMPIC SPORTS | THIS SPORT INTRODUCED IN SUMMER 2000 PLAYS OUT OVER A RAISED AREA 16 1/2 FEET LONG & 9 1/2 FEET WIDE | WHAT IS TRAMPOLINE (GYMNASTICS)? | |
| 5466 | 2012‑07‑24 | '80s SITCOM CHARACTERS | CREATOR GARY DAVID GOLDBERG WROTE THIS REPUBLICAN CHARACTER AS UNSYMPATHETIC, BUT THE ACTOR MADE HIM LOVABLE | WHO IS ALEX (P.) KEATON? | |
| 5465 | 2012‑07‑23 | POLITICAL LITERATURE | THE KEY MESSAGE TO THIS TITLE FIGURE IN AN ITALIAN WORK IS "IT IS FAR SAFER TO BE FEARED THAN LOVED" | WHO IS THE PRINCE? | |
| 5464 | 2012‑07‑20 | RECENT FILMS | ONE OF ITS FIRST LINES IS "I WON'T TALK! I WON'T SAY A WORD!!!" | WHAT IS "THE ARTIST"? | |
| 5463 | 2012‑07‑19 | ANTHROPOLOGY | THE MOST FAMOUS RESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHIOPIA IS THE VERY OLD YOUNG LADY NAMED THIS | WHO IS LUCY? | |
| 5462 | 2012‑07‑18 | BRITISH HISTORY | THIS 17th CENTURY KING WAS THE LAST BRITISH MONARCH TO ENTER THE HOUSE OF COMMONS | WHO IS CHARLES I? | |
| 5461 | 2012‑07‑17 | FIRST NAMES | A WIFE OF KING DAVID & 2 OF OUR EARLY FIRST LADIES SHARED THIS NAME DERIVED FROM HEBREW FOR "MY FATHER'S JOY" | WHAT IS ABIGAIL? | |
| 5460 | 2012‑07‑16 | INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS | DAVID PHILLIPS, WHOSE EXPOSE REPORTING INSPIRED THIS WORD MADE POPULAR BY TEDDY ROOSEVELT, WAS LATER SHOT DEAD | WHAT IS MUCKRAKER? | |
| 5459 | 2012‑07‑13 | BRITISH HISTORY | THIS APPOINTED POSITION FIRST HELD BY JOHN DRYDEN ECHOES A "VERSIFICATOR REGIS" OF RICHARD I IN THE 12th CENTURY | WHAT IS POET LAUREATE? | |
| 5458 | 2012‑07‑12 | THE UNITED NATIONS | OF THE 6 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES USED AT THE U.N., THIS ONE IS THE LAST ALPHABETICALLY | WHAT IS SPANISH? | |
| 5457 | 2012‑07‑11 | INAUGURAL ADDRESSES | HE SAID, "IT IS 72 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST INAUGURATION OF A PRESIDENT UNDER OUR NATIONAL CONSTITUTION" | WHO IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 5456 | 2012‑07‑10 | ENTREPRENEURS | IN 1989 HE SAID, "YOU CAN'T JUST ASK CUSTOMERS WHAT THEY WANT...BY THE TIME YOU GET IT BUILT, THEY'LL WANT SOMETHING NEW" | WHO IS STEVE JOBS? | |
| 5455 | 2012‑07‑09 | NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING SCIENTISTS | 1910 WINNER ALBRECHT KOSSEL STUDIED A NEW MATERIAL IN THE CONTROL CENTER OF CELLS; TODAY, WE KNOW IT AS THIS | WHAT IS DNA? | |
| 5454 | 2012‑07‑06 | OPERA CHARACTERS | IN A PLAY SUBTITLE SHE'S CALLED "THE CHINESE SPHINX"; IN A LATER OPERA HER SUITOR CALLS HER "PRINCIPESSA DI MORTE" | WHO IS TURANDOT? | |
| 5453 | 2012‑07‑05 | FACTS & FIGURES | WITH ONLY 58% OF RESIDENTS, THIS U.S. STATE HAS THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF LICENSED DRIVERS | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 5452 | 2012‑07‑04 | NUCLEAR NATIONS | ON MAY 18, 1974 THIS COUNTRY TESTED ITS FIRST NUCLEAR DEVICE, NICKNAMED "SMILING BUDDHA" | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 5451 | 2012‑07‑03 | 1950s MOVIES | "THE MAN ON LINCOLN'S NOSE" WAS A WORKING TITLE FOR THIS 1959 FILM | WHAT IS "NORTH BY NORTHWEST"? | |
| 5450 | 2012‑07‑02 | FAMOUS RELATIVES | IN 2011 HIS DAUGHTER SVETLANA, LIVING IN THE U.S. UNDER THE NAME LANA PETERS, DIED IN WISCONSIN AT AGE 85 | WHO IS JOSEPH STALIN? | |
| 5449 | 2012‑06‑29 | NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS | AMONG THE MANY BOOKS HE WROTE WERE "THE WORLD CRISIS", "THE SECOND WORLD WAR" & "PAINTING AS A PASTIME" | WHO IS WINSTON CHURCHILL? | |
| 5448 | 2012‑06‑28 | NOVEL TITLES | THE TITLE OF THIS SCANDALOUS NOVEL SET IN 1930s PARIS SYMBOLIZES "THE DISEASE OF CIVILIZATION" | WHAT IS "TROPIC OF CANCER"? | |
| 5447 | 2012‑06‑27 | EARLY FILMS OF OSCAR WINNERS | THE 1995, 2003 & 2006 WINNERS FOR BEST ACTOR ALL APPEARED IN THIS 1982 TEEN COMEDY | WHAT IS "FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH"? | |
| 5446 | 2012‑06‑26 | HISTORIC U.S. CITIES | A 1905 TREATY NAMED FOR THIS U.S. CITY ENDED A FOREIGN WAR 7,000 MILES AWAY & WAS ACTUALLY SIGNED AT KITTERY, MAINE | WHAT IS PORTSMOUTH (NEW HAMPSHIRE)? | |
| 5445 | 2012‑06‑25 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS | THOUGH SHOT IN THE CHEST, TEDDY ROOSEVELT GAVE A 1912 SPEECH SAYING, "IT TAKES MORE THAN THAT TO KILL" ONE OF THESE ANIMALS | WHAT IS A BULL MOOSE? | |
| 5444 | 2012‑06‑22 | 20th CENTURY TECHNOLOGY | THE FIRST MAJOR USE OF SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION, BEFORE ADOPTION BY THE U.N., WAS IN THIS EUROPEAN CITY IN 1945 & 1946 | WHAT IS NUREMBERG? | |
| 5443 | 2012‑06‑21 | UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES | LISTED IN 1983, THIS COMPLEX FINISHED c. 1650 FEATURES INLAID SEMIPRECIOUS STONES & ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY | WHAT IS THE TAJ MAHAL? | |
| 5442 | 2012‑06‑20 | 2011 MUSICMAKERS | ACCORDING TO BILLBOARD, THE TOP 2 MUSIC ARTISTS OF 2011 WERE THESE SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS, NEITHER BORN IN THE U.S. | WHO ARE ADELE & RIHANNA? | |
| 5441 | 2012‑06‑19 | FABRICS | THE NAME OF THIS FABRIC INCLUDES THE INITIALS OF THE CITY WHERE IT WAS INTRODUCED AT A WORLD'S FAIR SITE | WHAT IS NYLON? | |
| 5440 | 2012‑06‑18 | FICTIONAL PAIRS | THESE 2 MEN FIRST MEET AFTER ONE OF THEM TELLS A FRIEND, STAMFORD, OF NEEDING NEW LODGINGS IN LONDON | WHO ARE SHERLOCK HOLMES & DR. (JOHN) WATSON? | |
| 5439 | 2012‑06‑15 | ISLANDS | THIS NATION INDEPENDENT SINCE 1960 IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD WITH FRENCH AS ONE OF ITS OFFICIAL LANGUAGES | WHAT IS MADAGASCAR? | |
| 5438 | 2012‑06‑14 | U.S. TOP-SELLING ALBUMS | THE BESTSELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME BY A FEMALE IS A 20 MILLION SELLER BY THIS WOMAN WHO STARTED SINGING AT AGE 8 IN ONTARIO | WHO IS SHANIA TWAIN? | |
| 5437 | 2012‑06‑13 | POLITICAL TERMS | 19th C. REPORTS ON HORSE RACES USED THIS 2-WORD TERM TO MEAN HORSES THAT WERE IN THE FIELD BUT DIDN'T FINISH HIGH | WHAT IS ALSO RAN? | |
| 5436 | 2012‑06‑12 | AUTHORS | HIS MULTI-NOVEL SERIES IS BASED ON ROBERT BROWNING'S POEM "CHILDE ROLAND TO THE DARK TOWER CAME" | WHO IS STEPHEN KING? | |
| 5435 | 2012‑06‑11 | EVENTS IN THE BIBLE | ACTS 1:13 SAYS THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN "AN UPPER ROOM" | WHAT IS THE LAST SUPPER? | |
| 5434 | 2012‑06‑08 | CLICHES | IN AN 1873 THOMAS HARDY SERIAL, A CHAPTER ENDS WITH A CHARACTER DANGLING FROM AN "ENORMOUS SEA-BORD" THIS | WHAT IS CLIFF? | |
| 5433 | 2012‑06‑07 | THE ARTS | FORMED IN 1909, IT PERFORMED TO GREAT ACCLAIM IN PARIS, LONDON, NEW YORK & MONTE CARLO, BUT NEVER IN MOSCOW | WHAT IS (DIAGHILEV'S) BALLETS RUSSES? | |
| 5432 | 2012‑06‑06 | THE PRESIDENCY | BETWEEN JAN. 1, 1841 & DEC. 31, 1850 THE U.S. HAD THIS MANY PRESIDENTS, THE MOST IN A 10-YEAR PERIOD | WHAT IS 6? | |
| 5431 | 2012‑06‑05 | WOMEN IN ENTERTAINMENT | 1 OF THE FIRST 2 WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD TO OWN A STUDIO (ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL BIO OF NO. 3, OPRAH) | WHO IS LUCILLE BALL OR MARY PICKFORD? | |
| 5430 | 2012‑06‑04 | AFRICA | VERY DIFFERENT PLACES, THE FIRST 2 AFRICAN NATIONS TO GAIN INDEPENDENCE FROM A EUROPEAN POWER WERE EGYPT & THIS ONE | WHAT IS SOUTH AFRICA? | |
| 5429 | 2012‑06‑01 | WORD ORIGINS | FROM THE FRENCH FOR "TO SET IN THE WOODS", THIS WORD REFERS TO A TYPE OF ATTACK | WHAT IS AMBUSH? | |
| 5428 | 2012‑05‑31 | AIRLINE HISTORY | CLIPPER GOODWILL, A BOEING 727, TOOK THIS AIRLINE'S LAST PASSENGERS FROM BARBADOS TO MIAMI DECEMBER 4, 1991 | WHAT IS PAN AM? | |
| 5427 | 2012‑05‑30 | PRESIDENTIAL RESTING PLACES | ONLY 3 SITES HAVE THE REMAINS OF 2 PRESIDENTS: 1 AT QUINCY, MASS., 1 AT ARLINGTON & 1 IN THIS STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS RICHMOND (VIRGINIA)? | |
| 5426 | 2012‑05‑29 | CLASSIC MYSTERY NOVELS | A LETTER IN THIS MYSTERY SAYS, "WE ARE GOING...TO LUXOR AND ASSUAN BY STEAMER, AND PERHAPS ON TO KHARTOUM" | WHAT IS "DEATH ON THE NILE"? | |
| 5425 | 2012‑05‑28 | AMERICAN INNOVATORS | THIS GRAMMY WINNER WHO DIED IN 2009 AT AGE 94 WAS AN INDUCTEE INTO BOTH THE ROCK & ROLL & NATIONAL INVENTORS HALLS OF FAME | WHO IS LES PAUL? | |
| 5424 | 2012‑05‑25 | MILITARY MATTERS | IN 1934 THE LEASE FOR THIS PLACE WAS INCREASED TO $4,085 PER YEAR; SINCE 1959 THE CHECKS HAVEN'T BEEN CASHED | WHAT IS GUANTANAMO (BAY NAVAL BASE)? | |
| 5423 | 2012‑05‑24 | BIOGRAPHIES | "THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" IS A BIOGRAPHY OF THIS SCIENTIST BORN IN THE BALKANS | WHO IS NIKOLA TESLA? | |
| 5422 | 2012‑05‑23 | ANIMALS | A 2005 STUDY REPORTED THAT THIS ANIMAL NAMED FOR AN ISLAND HAS, POUND-FOR-POUND, THE MOST POWERFUL BITE OF ANY MAMMAL | WHAT IS THE TASMANIAN DEVIL? | |
| 5421 | 2012‑05‑22 | 1957 | ON SEPT. 5, DWIGHT EISENHOWER TOLD THIS STATE'S GOV. THAT "THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION WILL BE UPHELD BY ME BY EVERY LEGAL MEANS" | WHAT IS ARKANSAS? | |
| 5420 | 2012‑05‑21 | DRAMA | THIS PLAY THAT CAME TO BROADWAY IN 2005 IS SET IN THE AUTUMN OF 1964 AT ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH SCHOOL IN THE BRONX | WHAT IS "DOUBT (A PARABLE)"? | |
| 5419 | 2012‑05‑18 | INVENTORS | THE NATL. INVENTORS H.O.F. SAID HIS WORK "BROUGHT THE SOUTH PROSPERITY", BUT HE WAS OUT OF BUSINESS WITHIN 5 YEARS | WHO IS ELI WHITNEY? | |
| 5418 | 2012‑05‑17 | SPORTING EVENTS | FIRST HELD IN MAY 1875, IT IS THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY HELD MAJOR SPORTING EVENT IN THE UNITED STATES | WHAT IS THE KENTUCKY DERBY? | |
| 5417 | 2012‑05‑16 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | IN 2011, IN THE PREFACE TO THE 75th ANNIV. EDITION, PAT CONROY CALLED THIS NOVEL "THE LAST GREAT...VICTORY OF THE CONFEDERACY" | WHAT IS "GONE WITH THE WIND"? | |
| 5416 | 2012‑05‑15 | MUSEUMS | COMPLETED IN 1959, IT'S BEEN VARIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS A SNAIL, A CONCRETE TORNADO, EVEN A GIANT WEDDING CAKE | WHAT IS THE (SOLOMON R.) GUGGENHEIM (MUSEUM)? | |
| 5415 | 2012‑05‑14 | AWARDS | THIS PERFORMER IS THE ONLY PERSON TO WIN AN EMMY, THE MARK TWAIN PRIZE & THE SPINGARN MEDAL | WHO IS BILL COSBY? | |
| 5414 | 2012‑05‑11 | AMERICAN HISTORY | WHEN THE FUTURE STATE OF IOWA BECAME PART OF THE UNITED STATES, THIS MAN WAS PRESIDENT | WHO IS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 5413 | 2012‑05‑10 | OLYMPICS HISTORY | BESIDES ANTARCTICA, THE 2 CONTINENTS THAT HAVE NEVER HOSTED THE SUMMER OR WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES | WHAT ARE AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA? | |
| 5412 | 2012‑05‑09 | CONTEMPORARY NOVELISTS | SEEING YOUNG PEOPLE COMPETING IN A REALITY SHOW ON ONE CHANNEL & FIGHTING A WAR ON ANOTHER GAVE THIS AUTHOR A BOOK IDEA | WHO IS SUZANNE COLLINS? | |
| 5411 | 2012‑05‑08 | ANCIENT LANDMARKS | IT'S BELIEVED THAT ITS NOSE WAS ABOUT 3 FEET WIDE WHEN IT WAS FIRST CONSTRUCTED AROUND 2500 B.C. | WHAT IS THE (GREAT) SPHINX (OF GIZA)? | |
| 5410 | 2012‑05‑07 | ON THE PERIODIC TABLE | OF THE 5 ELEMENTS WITH 4-LETTER NAMES, IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT IS NOT A SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE | WHAT IS NEON? | |
| 5409 | 2012‑05‑04 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | ALTHOUGH HE DOESN'T ACTUALLY APPEAR IN "1984", HIS PRESENCE IS EVERYWHERE--ON POSTERS, COINS & TELESCREENS | WHO IS BIG BROTHER? | Tiebreaker clue. This clue's category was originally named "LITERARY CHARACTERS -- tiebreaker" in the dataset. It has been renamed to "LITERARY CHARACTERS". |
| 5408 | 2012‑05‑04 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | IN 1777 AN OPPONENT WROTE OF HIM, "MONEY IS THIS MAN'S GOD, AND TO GET ENOUGH OF IT HE WOULD SACRIFICE HIS COUNTRY" | WHO IS BENEDICT ARNOLD? | |
| 5407 | 2012‑05‑03 | MEDICINE | THOUGH ITS NAME MEANS "AGAINST LIFE", IT'S ANY OF A CLASS OF SUBSTANCES USED TO SAVE A LIFE | WHAT IS AN ANTIBIOTIC? | |
| 5406 | 2012‑05‑02 | CALENDARS | OF THE 12 BEASTS REPRESENTING YEARS IN THE CHINESE CALENDAR, THE ONE NOT BIOLOGICALLY RELATED TO ANY CREATURE ON EARTH | WHAT IS THE DRAGON? | |
| 5405 | 2012‑05‑01 | FICTIONAL BEINGS | THESE FICTIONAL BEINGS ARE ALSO CALLED PERIANNATH & HALFLINGS, BUT THIS FAMILIAR TERM MEANS "HOLE-BUILDERS" | WHAT ARE HOBBITS? | |
| 5404 | 2012‑04‑30 | U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES | ITS SEAL SHOWS A 16-POINTED STAR, SYMBOLIZING THE SEARCH FOR INFORMATION, ON A SHIELD SYMBOLIZING DEFENSE | WHAT IS THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY? | |
| 5403 | 2012‑04‑27 | CONSTELLATIONS & MYTH | IN GREEK MYTH HE BECAME THE PREY WHEN HE WAS KILLED BY SCORPIUS; NOW THEY'RE BOTH IN THE SKY | WHO IS ORION? | |
| 5402 | 2012‑04‑26 | INTERNATIONAL ROAD VEHICLE STICKERS | IT'S THE CONSTITUTIONAL KINGDOM OF MORE THAN 6 MILLION WHOSE ROAD VEHICLE STICKER IS SEEN HERE | WHAT IS JORDAN? | |
| 5401 | 2012‑04‑25 | WEBSITES | IT LAUNCHED ITS FIRST OFFER ON OCT. 22, 2008: A TWO-FOR-ONE PIZZA DEAL IN CHICAGO | WHAT IS GROUPON(.COM)? | |
| 5400 | 2012‑04‑24 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS | IN 1977 JUANITA KREPS, THE FIRST WOMAN ON THE BOARD OF THE NYSE, BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO HEAD THIS CABINET DEPT. | WHAT IS (DEPARTMENT OF) COMMERCE? | |
| 5399 | 2012‑04‑23 | AMERICAN HISTORY | THIS STATE IS KNOWN AS THE "COCKPIT OF THE REVOLUTION" FOR ALL THE BATTLES THERE, INCLUDING A PIVOTAL ONE IN DECEMBER 1776 | WHAT IS NEW JERSEY? | |
| 5398 | 2012‑04‑20 | WORLD CURRENCIES | 1 OF THE 4 SMALL U.N. MEMBER NATIONS THAT USE THE EURO AS THEIR OFFICIAL CURRENCY EVEN THOUGH NOT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION | WHAT IS MONTENEGRO, ANDORRA, MONACO OR SAN MARINO? | |
| 5397 | 2012‑04‑19 | WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT WHEN... | THE JETS BEAT THE HEAVILY FAVORED COLTS IN SUPER BOWL III | WHO IS LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON? | |
| 5396 | 2012‑04‑18 | 1920s NOVELS | THIS TITLE GUY SAYS, "DO YOU BELIEVE IN MY INNOCENCE, IN THE FIENDISHNESS OF MY ACCUSERS? REASSURE ME WITH A HALLELUJAH!" | WHO IS ELMER GANTRY? | |
| 5395 | 2012‑04‑17 | MUSEUMS | FOR 2010 & 2011, IT'S GOTTEN MORE VISITORS THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE MUSEUM IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS THE (NATIONAL) AIR & SPACE MUSEUM? | |
| 5394 | 2012‑04‑16 | 2011 MEMOIRS | HE TITLED HIS 2011 MEMOIR "HAROLD: THE BOY WHO BECAME MARK TWAIN" | WHO IS HAL HOLBROOK? | |
| 5393 | 2012‑04‑13 | WORD ORIGINS | AN EXPLOITED PART OF A LAW, ORIGINALLY IT MEANT AN OPENING IN A CASTLE WALL USED TO LOOK AT OR SHOOT AT AN ENEMY | WHAT IS A LOOPHOLE? | |
| 5392 | 2012‑04‑12 | SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS | THE ONLY 2 PLAYS WHOSE TITLES REPEAT A WORD, EXCLUDING ARTICLES & PREPOSITIONS, ARE "MEASURE FOR MEASURE" & THIS | WHAT ARE "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL"? | |
| 5391 | 2012‑04‑11 | ART STYLES | PRINTMAKER RICHARD HAMILTON IS CREDITED WITH COINING THE NAME OF THIS STYLE, CALLING IT "DESIGNED FOR A MASS AUDIENCE" | WHAT IS POP ART? | |
| 5390 | 2012‑04‑10 | AWARDS & PRIZES | DESIGNED BY NORWEGIAN GUSTAV VIGELAND, IT DEPICTS 3 NAKED MEN WITH THEIR HANDS ON EACH OTHER'S SHOULDERS | WHAT IS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE (MEDAL)? | |
| 5389 | 2012‑04‑09 | THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME | HIS WIDOW MARIA ELENA & ACTOR GARY BUSEY WERE ON HAND WHEN HIS STAR WAS DEDICATED OUTSIDE CAPITOL RECORDS IN 2011 | WHO IS BUDDY HOLLY? | |
| 5388 | 2012‑04‑06 | WORLD LEADERS | NAMES OF THE PAIR SEEN HERE, WHO'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER | WHO ARE NICOLAS SARKOZY & ANGELA MERKEL? | |
| 5387 | 2012‑04‑05 | POLITICAL TERMS | THE OED TRACES THESE 2 PARALLEL TERMS TO AN OCT. 30, 2000 "TODAY" SHOW DISCUSSION OF AN ELECTORAL MAP | WHAT ARE BLUE STATE & RED STATE? | |
| 5386 | 2012‑04‑04 | CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS | A. CAVATICUS, THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF THE BARN SPIDER, INSPIRED THE MIDDLE INITIAL & LAST NAME OF A CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK | WHAT IS "CHARLOTTE'S WEB"? | |
| 5385 | 2012‑04‑03 | SYMBOLIC SCULPTURE | IN 2005 A SCULPTURE OF AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT WAS INSTALLED OUTSIDE THIS COUNTRY'S EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. | WHAT IS THE IVORY COAST? | |
| 5384 | 2012‑04‑02 | TRANSLATED MOVIE TITLES | THIS ROBERT DE NIRO FILM IS KNOWN IN ITALIAN AS "IL CACCIATORE" | WHAT IS "THE DEER HUNTER"? | |
| 5383 | 2012‑03‑30 | U.S. VICE PRESIDENTS | MORE VPs HAVE BEEN FROM THIS STATE THAN ANY OTHER, INCLUDING 2 20th CENTURY VPs WHO WERE ITS GOVERNOR | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 5382 | 2012‑03‑29 | SPACE EXPLORATION | ON MARCH 17, 2011 A PROBE CALLED MESSENGER BECAME THE FIRST SPACECRAFT TO ORBIT THIS PLANET | WHAT IS MERCURY? | |
| 5381 | 2012‑03‑28 | LATIN PHRASES | THOUGH OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH MACHIAVELLI, THIS PHRASE, "EXITUS ACTA PROBAT", FIRST APPEARS IN A WORK BY OVID | WHAT IS THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS? | |
| 5380 | 2012‑03‑27 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS | "BOOKS LEAPT AND DANCED LIKE ROASTED BIRDS, THEIR WINGS ABLAZE WITH RED AND YELLOW FEATHERS" IS A LINE FROM THIS NOVEL | WHAT IS "FAHRENHEIT 451"? | |
| 5379 | 2012‑03‑26 | ISLANDS | AT 22 SQUARE MILES, IT'S THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ISLAND WITH A POPULATION EXCEEDING 1 MILLION, A FIGURE IT REACHED BY 1880 | WHAT IS MANHATTAN? | |
| 5378 | 2012‑03‑23 | TOYS & GAMES | IN 1953 THE MAKER OF THIS BOARD GAME WAS FLOODED WITH LETTERS WITH IDEAS FOR TIMING DEVICES, TURNTABLES & BAGS TO HOLD GAME PIECES | WHAT IS SCRABBLE? | |
| 5377 | 2012‑03‑22 | STATE NICKNAMES | ITS NICKNAME IS SAID TO COME FROM A LINE IN AN 1899 SPEECH THAT FOLLOWED "FROTHY ELOQUENCE NEITHER CONVINCES NOR SATISFIES ME" | WHAT IS MISSOURI? | |
| 5376 | 2012‑03‑21 | FAMOUS NAMES | AT HIS DEATH IN JANUARY 2010, HE WAS CALLED "THE GARBO OF LETTERS, FAMOUS FOR NOT WANTING TO BE FAMOUS" | WHO IS J.D. SALINGER? | |
| 5375 | 2012‑03‑20 | HISTORICAL FACTS & FIGURES | THIS SITE WAS ACTIVE FROM 1892 TO 1954; ITS BUSIEST DAY WAS APRIL 17, 1907 WHEN 11,747 WERE PROCESSED | WHAT IS ELLIS ISLAND? | |
| 5374 | 2012‑03‑19 | MOVIE DIRECTORS | ON VISITING RKO IN 1939, HE DESCRIBED THE STUDIO AS THE BIGGEST ELECTRIC TRAIN SET ANY BOY EVER HAD | WHO IS ORSON WELLES? | |
| 5373 | 2012‑03‑16 | '70s BLOCKBUSTERS | A DIRECTION IN THIS FILM: "START WITH THE TONE...UP A FULL TONE. DOWN A MAJOR THIRD. NOW DROP AN OCTAVE. UP A PERFECT FIFTH" | WHAT IS "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND"? | |
| 5372 | 2012‑03‑15 | LITERATURE | THIS 1928 NOVEL WAS PARTLY BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S WIFE FRIEDA & HER AFFAIR WITH ANGELO RAVAGLI | WHAT IS "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER"? | |
| 5371 | 2012‑03‑14 | 20th CENTURY NAMES | CHAPTERS IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY INCLUDE "OUTCASTE", "FIRST DAY IN PRETORIA" & "FASTING AS PENANCE" | WHO IS (MOHANDAS K. OR MAHATMA) GANDHI? | |
| 5370 | 2012‑03‑13 | FICTIONAL WOMEN | AFTER DYING, SHE'S DESCRIBED AS HAVING "TOO MUCH OF WATER", & HER BROTHER SAYS, "THEREFORE I FORBID MY TEARS" | WHO IS OPHELIA? | |
| 5369 | 2012‑03‑12 | PEOPLE OF EUROPE | THESE PEOPLE WHO RULED LARGE PARTS OF SPAIN BEFORE CELTIC & ROMAN DOMINANCE LEFT THEIR NAME ON THE LAND | WHO ARE THE IBERIANS? | |
| 5368 | 2012‑03‑09 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | AN ENTERTAINER BORN IN 1888 WHOSE ORIGINAL FIRST NAME WAS ADOLPH WAS ONE OF THE BEST- KNOWN PLAYERS OF THIS INSTRUMENT | WHAT IS THE (PEDAL) HARP? | |
| 5367 | 2012‑03‑08 | TONY-WINNING MUSICALS | THESE 2 BACK-TO-BACK TONY WINNERS FOR BEST MUSICAL (1987 & 1988) WERE BOTH SET IN PARIS | WHAT ARE "LES MISERABLES" & "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA"? | |
| 5366 | 2012‑03‑07 | CURRENT AMERICAN COMPANIES | THE NAME OF A KANSAS CITY-BASED CONSUMER PRODUCT COMPANY, IT'S ALSO A TERM GOLDSMITHS USE TO DENOTE QUALITY | WHAT IS HALLMARK? | |
| 5365 | 2012‑03‑06 | AMERICAN WRITERS | A FELLOW AUTHOR CALLED HIM "A VERY UNIQUE CAT --A FRENCH CANADIAN HINAYANA BUDDHIST BEAT CATHOLIC SAVANT" | WHO IS JACK KEROUAC? | |
| 5364 | 2012‑03‑05 | CIVILIZATIONS | STARTING IN THE 300s B.C., HELLENISTIC CIVILIZATION WAS SPREAD FROM THIS LAND WHERE A NEW COUNTRY WAS DECLARED IN 1991 | WHAT IS MACEDONIA? | |
| 5363 | 2012‑03‑02 | BOOK VILLAINS | THE FIRST TIME WE MEET THIS MAN IN A 1981 NOVEL, HE'S IN HIS CELL HOLDING "LE GRAND DICTIONNAIRE DE CUISINE" | WHO IS HANNIBAL LECTER? | |
| 5362 | 2012‑03‑01 | SCIENTISTS | IN 1711 NEWTON LED THE ROYAL SOCIETY IN LONDON & HIS GREATEST RIVAL LED THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IN THIS CAPITAL CITY | WHAT IS BERLIN? | |
| 5361 | 2012‑02‑29 | THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY | THE CATHOLIC & EASTERN CHURCHES SEPARATED IN 1054, WHEN THE POPE & PATRIARCH DID THIS TO EACH OTHER; IT WAS UNDONE IN 1965 | WHAT IS EXCOMMUNICATED? | |
| 5360 | 2012‑02‑28 | THE 1960s | ON NOMINATING THIS MAN IN 1967, LBJ SAID "IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT, THE RIGHT MAN & THE RIGHT PLACE" | WHO IS THURGOOD MARSHALL? | |
| 5359 | 2012‑02‑27 | U.S. MEMORIALS | "NO DAY SHALL ERASE YOU FROM THE MEMORY OF TIME", FROM VIRGIL'S "AENEID", IS INSCRIBED ON A WALL AT THIS MEMORIAL | WHAT IS THE 9/11 MEMORIAL? | |
| 5358 | 2012‑02‑24 | LITERARY BIOGRAPHIES | QUOTING A FAMOUS LINE OF HIS, A 2011 BIOGRAPHY WAS TITLED "AND SO IT GOES" OF THIS MAN | WHO IS KURT VONNEGUT (JR.)? | |
| 5357 | 2012‑02‑23 | SINGERS | ON THE EVE OF EARTH DAY, 2011, HE BECAME THE FIRST PERFORMER INDUCTED INTO THE COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME | WHO IS JOHN DENVER? | |
| 5356 | 2012‑02‑22 | THE NEW TESTAMENT | IN CHAPTER 1 OF THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, MATTHIAS IS CHOSEN TO REPLACE HIM | WHO IS JUDAS (ISCARIOT)? | |
| 5355 | 2012‑02‑21 | ASIAN BORDERS | IN 1893 THE BRITISH ESTABLISHED THE DURAND LINE, NOW THE BOUNDARY, MUCH IN THE NEWS SINCE 2001, BETWEEN THESE 2 COUNTRIES | WHAT ARE AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN? | |
| 5354 | 2012‑02‑20 | FRENCH PAINTERS | THIS FRENCH PAINTER WROTE, "I AM GOOD FOR NOTHING EXCEPT PAINTING AND GARDENING" | WHO IS CLAUDE MONET? | |
| 5353 | 2012‑02‑17 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | THE ONLY TITLE CHARACTER IN HER CREATOR'S 6 MAJOR NOVELS, SHE WAS PORTRAYED IN A 1996 FILM & A 2009 MINISERIES | WHO IS EMMA (WOODHOUSE)? | |
| 5352 | 2012‑02‑16 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY | THE NAME OF THIS ASSASSIN IS LATIN FOR HEAVY, DULL, INSENSITIVE, OAFISH | WHO IS BRUTUS? | |
| 5351 | 2012‑02‑15 | U.S. STATES | THIS THIRD-SMALLEST STATE IN AREA IS HOME TO THE USA's THIRD-OLDEST COLLEGE | WHAT IS CONNECTICUT? | |
| 5350 | 2012‑02‑14 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THE 14 COUNTRIES THAT BORDER CHINA RUN ALPHABETICALLY FROM THIS TO VIETNAM | WHAT IS AFGHANISTAN? | |
| 5349 | 2012‑02‑13 | ANNIVERSARIES | IN 2011 ELIZABETH II MARKED THE 400th ANNIVERSARY OF THIS, ASSEMBLED BY 47 TRANSLATORS IN OXFORD, LONDON & CAMBRIDGE | WHAT IS THE KING JAMES BIBLE? | |
| 5348 | 2012‑02‑10 | ANCIENT QUOTATIONS | WHEN BYZANTINE EMPEROR JUSTINIAN COMPLETED HAGIA SOPHIA, HE DECLARED, THIS KING, "I HAVE SURPASSED THEE" | WHO IS SOLOMON? | |
| 5347 | 2012‑02‑09 | CHARACTERS IN POETRY | THE NAME OF THIS TITLE HEROINE OF AN 1847 POEM IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "GOOD NEWS" | WHO IS EVANGELINE? | |
| 5346 | 2012‑02‑08 | COMIC BOOKS | AN INSPIRATION FOR THIS CHARACTER INTRODUCED IN 1929 WAS 15-YEAR-OLD PALLE HULD'S 1928 44-DAY VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD | WHO IS TINTIN? | |
| 5345 | 2012‑02‑07 | MEDICAL DISCOVERIES | NICOLAS PAULESCU ISOLATED A SUBSTANCE HE CALLED PANCREIN, NOW KNOWN AS THIS | WHAT IS INSULIN? | |
| 5344 | 2012‑02‑06 | COLONIAL HISTORY | A 1763 LETTER SAID THAT THESE 2 MEN WERE EQUIPPED WITH "INSTRUMENTS...TO LOOK AT THE POSTS IN THE LINE FOR TEN OR TWELVE MILES" | WHO ARE (CHARLES) MASON & (JEREMIAH) DIXON? | |
| 5343 | 2012‑02‑03 | NATIONAL PARKS | A BIOSPHERE RESERVE, THIS SOUTHERN NATIONAL PARK IS THE LARGEST IN THE LOWER 48 COMPLETELY WITHIN ONE STATE | WHAT IS EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK? | |
| 5342 | 2012‑02‑02 | 19th CENTURY AUTHORS | ONE OF THIS AUTHOR'S GREATEST SUCCESSES CAME AFTER REMARKING, "I WANT TO WRITE ABOUT A FELLOW WHO WAS TWO FELLOWS" | WHO IS ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON? | |
| 5341 | 2012‑02‑01 | WORD ORIGINS | FROM THE ARABIC FOR "STOREHOUSE", IN 1731 IT WAS FIRST USED TO REFER TO A MONTHLY STOREHOUSE OF INFORMATION | WHAT IS MAGAZINE? | |
| 5340 | 2012‑01‑31 | 1870s PEOPLE | PRESERVED IN THE WEST POINT LIBRARY, HIS LAST MESSAGE READS, "BENTEEN. COME ON. BIG VILLAGE. BE QUICK. BRING PACKS" | WHO IS GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER? | |
| 5339 | 2012‑01‑30 | 1960s TV CHARACTERS | ONE OF HER FIRST SPOKEN LINES IS TRANSLATED AS "YOU HAVE THE FACE OF A WISE AND FEARLESS CALIPH" | WHO IS JEANNIE? | |
| 5338 | 2012‑01‑27 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS | AFTER LIVING IN HONDURAS, O. HENRY COINED THIS TERM FOR A SMALL COUNTRY DEPENDENT ON A SINGLE EXPORT | WHAT IS BANANA REPUBLIC? | |
| 5337 | 2012‑01‑26 | HEALTH MATTERS | THIS TERM FOR SUDDEN SEVERE HEAD PAIN THAT TYPICALLY LASTS ONLY A FEW MINUTES WAS TRADEMARKED BY 7-ELEVEN IN 1994 | WHAT IS BRAINFREEZE? | |
| 5336 | 2012‑01‑25 | INTERNATIONAL SPORTS STARS | IN 2002 HIS NO. 10 JERSEY FROM THE 1970 WORLD CUP FINALS SOLD AT AUCTION FOR A RECORD $220,850 | WHO IS PELE? | |
| 5335 | 2012‑01‑24 | ISLANDS | THE CARABELLI & DURAZZO FAMILIES ARE CONSIDERED THE HATFIELDS & McCOYS OF THIS ISLAND | WHAT IS CORSICA? | |
| 5334 | 2012‑01‑23 | AMERICAN HISTORY | THIS VOLUNTEER GROUP WAS BORN IN MAY 1898 NEAR THE BAR IN SAN ANTONIO'S MENGER HOTEL; IT EXISTED FOR JUST 133 DAYS | WHO ARE THE ROUGH RIDERS? | |
| 5333 | 2012‑01‑20 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | THIS TITLE CHARACTER OF AN 18th C. NOVEL WAS THE SON OF A MAN NAMED KREUTZNAER, BUT HIS NAME GETS ANGLICIZED | WHO IS ROBINSON CRUSOE? | |
| 5332 | 2012‑01‑19 | SPORTS & THE MOVIES | WHEN ASKED FOR A HOME ADDRESS IN "THE BLUES BROS.", ELWOOD GIVES 1060 W. ADDISON ST., THE HOME OF THIS FACILITY | WHAT IS WRIGLEY FIELD? | |
| 5331 | 2012‑01‑18 | FATHERS & SONS | THE ISLAND WHERE THIS MAN'S SON WASHED ASHORE WAS LATER NAMED IKARIA | WHO IS DAEDALUS? | |
| 5330 | 2012‑01‑17 | U.S. POPULATION | BETWEEN 2000 & 2010 THESE 2 STATES THAT BORDER EACH OTHER LED THE NATION IN HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION INCREASE, 35% & 25% | WHAT ARE NEVADA & ARIZONA? | |
| 5329 | 2012‑01‑16 | ENGLISH MONARCHS | SINCE 1066, THE LONGEST CONSECUTIVE PERIOD WHEN THE MONARCH HAD THE SAME NAME WAS 116 YEARS WITH THIS GIVEN NAME | WHAT IS GEORGE? | |
| 5328 | 2012‑01‑13 | PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATES | THE TRADITIONAL INAUGURAL LUNCH FOR THIS PRESIDENT & V.P. FEATURED BOILED STUFFED LOBSTER & PRIME RIBS OF BEEF AU JUS | WHO ARE JOHN F. KENNEDY & LYNDON B. JOHNSON? | |
| 5327 | 2012‑01‑12 | WOMEN AUTHORS | 1 OF THE 2 AMERICAN WOMEN AUTHORS NOMINATED FOR THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE IN 1938 | WHO IS PEARL S. BUCK OR MARGARET MITCHELL? | |
| 5326 | 2012‑01‑11 | FOOD ETYMOLOGY | KEITH DOWNEY DEVELOPED RAPESEED INTO THIS COOKING PRODUCT, NOW A HUGE CASH CROP FOR FARMERS IN SASKATCHEWAN | WHAT IS CANOLA (OIL)? | |
| 5325 | 2012‑01‑10 | RULERS IN HISTORY | BORN IN 1672 & NAMED FOR A SAINT, IN 1703 HE FOUNDED A CITY WHOSE NAME REPRESENTS BOTH OF THEM | WHO IS PETER THE GREAT? | |
| 5324 | 2012‑01‑09 | RECENT FILMS | AN EARLY SCENE IN THIS 2011 FILM IS SET IN TONSBERG, NORWAY IN THE YEAR 965 A.D. | WHAT IS "THOR"? | |
| 5323 | 2012‑01‑06 | ANCIENT WEIGHTS & MEASURES | THE HEBREW WORD FOR THIS BIBLICAL UNIT OF MEASUREMENT IS AMMAH, APTLY MEANING "ELBOW" OR "FOREARM" | WHAT IS CUBIT? | |
| 5322 | 2012‑01‑05 | CALIFORNIA HISTORY | SURNAME OF THE EMPLOYER OF JAMES W. MARSHALL, WHO FOUND GOLD IN A STREAM NEAR THE SACRAMENTO RIVER IN 1848 | WHAT IS SUTTER? | |
| 5321 | 2012‑01‑04 | 1930s NOVELS | AN AUDIO VERSION OF THIS ANTI-WAR NOVEL BY A ONCE BLACKLISTED AUTHOR HAS INTRODUCTIONS FROM CINDY SHEEHAN & RON KOVIC | WHAT IS "JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN"? | |
| 5320 | 2012‑01‑03 | ASTRONOMY | IN JULY 2011 IT COMPLETED ITS FIRST ORBIT AROUND THE SUN SINCE ITS DISCOVERY IN 1846 | WHAT IS NEPTUNE? | |
| 5319 | 2012‑01‑02 | '70s OSCARS | THIS FILM WHOSE TITLE REFERS TO AN ESTABLISHMENT HOLDS THE RECORD FOR MOST WINS, 8, WITHOUT WINNING BEST PICTURE | WHAT IS "CABARET"? | |
| 5318 | 2011‑12‑30 | ROCK ICONS | WHILE HE'S HAD 12 TOP 10 HITS ON BILLBOARD, INCLUDING 7 FROM A 1984 ALBUM, HE'S NEVER HAD A NO. 1 SINGLE | WHO IS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN? | |
| 5317 | 2011‑12‑29 | CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN WRITERS | CONCLUDING A 4-BOOK SERIES, HIS 2004 NOVEL "FOLLY AND GLORY" FEATURES KIT CARSON, WILLIAM CLARK & JIM BOWIE | WHO IS LARRY McMURTRY? | |
| 5316 | 2011‑12‑28 | BUSINESS HISTORY | CROSBY, SINATRA & HOPE STARRED IN THE OCTOBER 13, 1957 CBS-TV SPECIAL THAT LAUNCHED THIS SHORT-LIVED PRODUCT | WHAT IS THE (FORD) EDSEL? | |
| 5315 | 2011‑12‑27 | PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS | HIS SECOND INAUGURATION MARKED THE FIRST TIME THAT WOMEN OFFICIALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE INAUGURAL PARADE | WHO IS WOODROW WILSON? | |
| 5314 | 2011‑12‑26 | JOLLY OLD ENGLAND | QUEEN ANNE LIKED THE MARQUESS OF NORMANBY, GAVE HIM PERMISSION TO BUILD A HUGE HOME IN LONDON & MADE HIM DUKE OF THIS | WHAT IS BUCKINGHAM? | |
| 5313 | 2011‑12‑23 | POLITICAL WORDS | 16th C. BRITISH FARMERS NOTCHING THEIR LIVESTOCK FOR IDENTIFICATION LED TO THIS TERM FOR AN ITEM SET ASIDE FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE | WHAT IS AN EARMARK? | |
| 5312 | 2011‑12‑22 | ISLANDS | 1 OF THE 2 ISLANDS WITH A POPULATION EXCEEDING 100 MILLION; EACH ONE IS PART OF AN ASIAN COUNTRY | WHAT IS JAVA OR HONSHU? | |
| 5311 | 2011‑12‑21 | THE NFL | THIS TEAM THAT JOINED THE NFL IN THE MID-1970s IS THE ONLY ONE WHOSE NAME STARTS WITH THE SAME 3 LETTERS AS ITS CITY'S NAME | WHAT ARE THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS? | |
| 5310 | 2011‑12‑20 | POETS | WHILE NORTH OF HIS HOMELAND HE WAS INSPIRED TO WRITE PERHAPS HIS GREATEST WORK, "ALTURAS DE MACCHU PICCHU" | WHO IS PABLO NERUDA? | |
| 5309 | 2011‑12‑19 | FAMOUS BUILDINGS | RECENT EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT, DESPITE ITS NAME, THIS 1599 BUILDING WAS A 20-SIDED ICOSAGON | WHAT IS THE GLOBE THEATRE? | |
| 5308 | 2011‑12‑16 | WORD HISTORY | A ROMAN LEGAL TERM FOR A DEBTOR SENTENCED TO SERVITUDE IS THE ORIGIN OF THIS TERM FOR A SLAVE TO A VICE | WHAT IS AN ADDICT? | |
| 5307 | 2011‑12‑15 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | HE WAS BORN IN NYC ON APRIL 3, 1783, TOWARD THE END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, & NAMED FOR ONE OF THE WAR'S HEROES | WHO IS WASHINGTON IRVING? | |
| 5306 | 2011‑12‑14 | POPULAR BABY NAMES | CHARACTER NAMES IN A BOOK & MOVIE SERIES, THE TOP NAMES FOR 2009 & 2010 WERE ISABELLA FOR GIRLS & THIS BIBLICAL ONE FOR BOYS | WHAT IS JACOB? | |
| 5305 | 2011‑12‑13 | 20th CENTURY LITERATURE | A 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THIS FICTIONALIZED BIOGRAPHY FEATURED THE PAINTING SEEN HERE ON ITS COVER | WHAT IS "LUST FOR LIFE"? | |
| 5304 | 2011‑12‑12 | THE BILLBOARD TOP 40 | PREVIOUSLY DONE BY THE TRAPP FAMILY, THIS SONG ABOUT AN INSTRUMENTALIST WAS A TOP 40 HIT EVERY DECEMBER FROM 1958 TO 1962 | WHAT IS "THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY"? | |
| 5303 | 2011‑12‑09 | "FIRST" PHRASES | THE EARLIEST KNOWN USE OF THIS TERM WAS IN AN INDIANAPOLIS STAR OPINION PIECE OF SEPT. 20, 1914 | WHAT IS FIRST WORLD WAR? | |
| 5302 | 2011‑12‑08 | DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SIGNERS | THE ONLY ROMAN CATHOLIC SIGNER REPRESENTED THIS STATE | WHAT IS MARYLAND? | |
| 5301 | 2011‑12‑07 | SPORTING EVENTS | THE CUP PRESENTED SINCE 1887 TO THE MAN WHO WINS THIS IS INSCRIBED "SINGLE HANDED CHAMPION OF THE WORLD" | WHAT IS WIMBLEDON? | |
| 5300 | 2011‑12‑06 | U.S. STRUCTURES | ON DEC. 6, 1884 THIS WAS CAPPED WITH A 100-OZ., 9-INCH-HIGH PYRAMID-SHAPED BLOCK OF ALUMINUM, A METAL THAT WAS RARE AT THE TIME | WHAT IS THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT? | |
| 5299 | 2011‑12‑05 | PLAYWRIGHTS | FOR A 1953 PLAY, HE SPENT TIME IN SALEM DOING RESEARCH AT THE COURTHOUSE & AT THE WITCH HOUSE | WHO IS ARTHUR MILLER? | |
| 5298 | 2011‑12‑02 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD FOR A FRIEND COMES FROM THE LATIN FOR "WITH WHOM YOU WOULD EAT BREAD" | WHAT IS A COMPANION? | |
| 5297 | 2011‑12‑01 | HIT SONGS | INSPIRED BY A MEHER BABA SAYING, THIS 1980s GRAMMY WINNER WAS THE FIRST A CAPPELLA RECORDING TO TOP THE BILLBOARD 100 | WHAT IS "DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY"? | |
| 5296 | 2011‑11‑30 | ORGANIZATIONS | ON NOV. 17, 1871 UNION VETS DISMAYED BY SOLDIERS' LACK OF PROFICIENCY IN ONE SKILL FORMED THIS ORGANIZATION | WHAT IS THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION (OF AMERICA)? | |
| 5295 | 2011‑11‑29 | TOYS | INVENTED IN 1943, THIS TOY WAS FLUNG OVER TREE BRANCHES BY SOLDIERS IN VIETNAM & USED AS A MAKESHIFT RADIO ANTENNA | WHAT IS A SLINKY? | |
| 5294 | 2011‑11‑28 | 16th CENTURY NAMES | IN 2010, 467 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, THIS MAN AT ODDS WITH THE CHURCH WAS REBURIED WITH HONORS AT A POLISH CATHEDRAL | WHO IS NICOLAUS COPERNICUS? | |
| 5293 | 2011‑11‑25 | MODERN AMERICAN NOVELS | THE TITLE OF THIS 1981 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER COMES FROM A JONATHAN SWIFT LINE ABOUT HOW LESSER MINDS UNITE TO OPPOSE GENIUS | WHAT IS "A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES"? | |
| 5292 | 2011‑11‑24 | PSYCHOLOGY TERMS | THIS 2-WORD TERM HAS ITS ORIGINS IN A HOSTAGE-TAKING THAT FOLLOWED THE BOTCHED 1973 NORRMALMSTORG BANK ROBBERY | WHAT IS STOCKHOLM SYNDROME? | |
| 5291 | 2011‑11‑23 | AMERICAN WOMEN | GERALDINE DOYLE, WHO IN 1942 TOOK A JOB AT A MICHIGAN METAL FACTORY, HELPED INSPIRE THE LOOK & JOB OF THIS ICONIC CHARACTER | WHO IS ROSIE THE RIVETER? | |
| 5290 | 2011‑11‑22 | U.S. MONEY MATH | ADDING UP THE DENOMINATIONS OF CIRCULATING BILLS WITH U.S. PRESIDENTS ON THE FRONT GIVES YOU THIS TOTAL | WHAT IS $78? | |
| 5289 | 2011‑11‑21 | MOVIE CHARACTERS | 900 YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED, HE SPOKE IN OSV SYNTAX, OBJECT-SUBJECT- VERB | WHO IS YODA? | |
| 5288 | 2011‑11‑18 | ACTOR-DIRECTORS | IT'S RARE TO GET OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR BEST DIRECTOR & BEST ACTOR FOR THE SAME FILM; HE IS 1 OF 2 WHO DID IT TWICE | WHO IS WARREN BEATTY OR CLINT EASTWOOD? | |
| 5287 | 2011‑11‑17 | HISTORIC DOCUMENTS | IT'S THE SHORTER, BETTER-KNOWN NAME OF THE DOCUMENT "UNITED STATES- VIETNAM RELATIONS, 1945-1967" | WHAT IS THE PENTAGON PAPERS? | |
| 5286 | 2011‑11‑16 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | STILL IN EXISTENCE, IT BEGAN IN 1688 IN A BRITISH COFFEE SHOP POPULAR WITH MARITIME FOLK; IT SOON GOT INVOLVED IN THEIR BUSINESS | WHAT IS LLOYD'S (OF LONDON)? | |
| 5285 | 2011‑11‑15 | 19th CENTURY POETRY | HE WROTE, "HE LOOKED UPON THE GARISH DAY WITH SUCH A WISTFUL EYE; THE MAN HAD KILLED THE THING HE LOVED, & SO HE HAD TO DIE" | WHO IS OSCAR WILDE? | |
| 5284 | 2011‑11‑14 | THE PRESIDENTIAL CABINET | 7 WOMEN HAVE BEEN THE SECRETARY OF THIS, THE MOST FOR ANY DEPARTMENT IN THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET | WHAT IS LABOR? | |
| 5283 | 2011‑11‑11 | BUSINESS | A 2005 SALE OF 14,159,265 SHARES PROMPTED THE HEADLINE "GOOGLE OFFERS SHARES, SEEKS GLOBAL PIECE OF" THIS | WHAT IS PI? | |
| 5282 | 2011‑11‑10 | HOLLYWOOD HISTORY | THEY WERE THE FIRST 2 SISTERS EVER NOMINATED FOR THE SAME ACTING OSCAR IN THE SAME YEAR | WHO ARE JOAN FONTAINE & OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND? | |
| 5281 | 2011‑11‑09 | FRENCH HISTORY | SHE SAID, "I TOLD MY PLANS TO NO ONE. I WAS NOT KILLING A MAN, BUT A WILD BEAST THAT WAS DEVOURING THE FRENCH PEOPLE" | WHO IS CHARLOTTE CORDAY? | |
| 5280 | 2011‑11‑08 | 18th CENTURY AUTHORS | IN A POEM HE NAMED HIMSELF CADENUS, AN ANAGRAM OF DECANUS, OR "DEAN" | WHO IS JONATHAN SWIFT? | |
| 5279 | 2011‑11‑07 | FROM THE GREEK | THE WORD FOR A SONG ELEMENT YOU WON'T FIND IN INSTRUMENTALS COMES FROM THE NAME OF THIS INSTRUMENT | WHAT IS THE LYRE? | |
| 5278 | 2011‑11‑04 | NOTABLE GROUPS | HARPO MARX WAS AMONG THIS GROUP WHEN IT MET IN NYC's ROSE ROOM FOR ITS FINAL TIME, IN 1943, & FOUND THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO SAY | WHAT IS (ALGONQUIN) ROUND TABLE? | |
| 5277 | 2011‑11‑03 | COUNTRIES' HIGHEST PEAKS | THESE 2 NATIONS, ONE AN ISLAND, HAVE HIGHEST PEAKS WITH THE SAME NAME; THEY ALSO SHARE A COMMON EUROPEAN CULTURE | WHAT ARE GREECE & CYPRUS? | |
| 5276 | 2011‑11‑02 | WORLD CITIES | A MEMBER OF THE HANSEATIC LEAGUE, THIS CITY WITH A 4-LETTER NAME WAS ONCE KNOWN AS THE "PARIS OF THE BALTIC" | WHAT IS RIGA? | |
| 5275 | 2011‑11‑01 | CHILDREN'S LIT | THIS CLASSIC BOOK BEGINS, "THE PRETTY LITTLE SWISS TOWN OF MAYENFELD LIES AT THE FOOT OF A MOUNTAIN RANGE" | WHAT IS "HEIDI"? | |
| 5274 | 2011‑10‑31 | 19th CENTURY QUOTATIONS | "IN THIS SENSE, THE THEORY OF" THIS GROUP "MAY BE SUMMED UP IN THE SINGLE SENTENCE: ABOLITION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY" | WHAT ARE THE COMMUNISTS? | |
| 5273 | 2011‑10‑28 | INVENTORS | IN 1823 THIS SCOT OBTAINED A PATENT FOR A PROCESS THAT MADE SILK, PAPER & "OTHER SUBSTANCES IMPERVIOUS TO WATER AND AIR" | WHO IS CHARLES MACINTOSH? | |
| 5272 | 2011‑10‑27 | MOVIES | THE VILLAIN'S VISAGE IN THIS MOVIE SERIES WAS PARTLY CHOSEN DUE TO ITS LIKENESS TO AN 1893 WORK BY A NORWEGIAN ARTIST | WHAT IS "SCREAM"? | |
| 5271 | 2011‑10‑26 | DEATH OF AN AUTHOR | IN 1940 AT AGE 44 HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AT HIS HOLLYWOOD HOME WHILE READING HIS PRINCETON ALUMNI WEEKLY | WHO IS F. SCOTT FITZGERALD? | |
| 5270 | 2011‑10‑25 | CLASSIC GAMES | MONOPOLY CREATOR CHARLES DARROW'S SOLE QUOTE IN "THE YALE BOOK OF QUOTATIONS" INCLUDES THIS 3-DIGIT NUMBER | WHAT IS 200 (DOLLARS)? | |
| 5269 | 2011‑10‑24 | U.S. CITIES | OF THE TOP 10 CITIES IN POPULATION WITHIN CITY LIMITS, THIS ONE OF 1.4 MILLION IS THE ONLY STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS PHOENIX? | |
| 5268 | 2011‑10‑21 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | IN THE ORIGINAL 1883 WORK, THIS TITLE CHARACTER KILLS A TALKING CRICKET, HAS HIS FEET BURNED OFF & NEARLY STARVES | WHO IS PINOCCHIO? | |
| 5267 | 2011‑10‑20 | TOP OF THE POP CHARTS | IN 1978 HE REPLACED HIS BROTHERS AT NO. 1, WHO THEN REPLACED HIM; ONE OF THE BROTHERS WAS A WRITER ON ALL 3 SONGS | WHO IS ANDY GIBB? | |
| 5266 | 2011‑10‑19 | THE 20th CENTURY | IN THE 1940s FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT COINED THIS TERM IN REFERENCE TO ALL THE COUNTRIES ALLIED AGAINST THE AXIS POWERS | WHAT IS THE UNITED NATIONS? | |
| 5265 | 2011‑10‑18 | FOREIGN-BORN INVENTORS | HIS 1922 NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARY MENTIONS THAT HIS PATENT NO. 174,465 "HAS BEEN CALLED THE MOST VALUABLE PATENT EVER ISSUED" | WHO IS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL? | |
| 5264 | 2011‑10‑17 | 2011 EVENTS | TO MARK AN HISTORIC VISIT, ON MAY 17 AN IRISH ARMY BAND PLAYED THIS SONG FOLLOWED BY IRELAND'S ANTHEM | WHAT IS "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN"? | |
| 5263 | 2011‑10‑14 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | THIS NATION LOST ITS DIRECT ACCESS TO THE PACIFIC AROUND 1880 BUT RETAINS A NAVY THAT NOW PATROLS ITS RIVERS & A LARGE LAKE | WHAT IS BOLIVIA? | |
| 5262 | 2011‑10‑13 | THE OSCARS | THIS PERFORMER IS THE ONLY PERSON TO WIN OSCARS FOR ACTING & ALSO SONGWRITING | WHO IS BARBRA STREISAND? | |
| 5261 | 2011‑10‑12 | ART & STATE CAPITALS | THE GEORGIA O'KEEFFE MUSEUM, HOME TO THE LARGEST PERMANENT COLLECTION OF HER WORKS, IS IN THIS STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS SANTA FE? | |
| 5260 | 2011‑10‑11 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE | "'HOW ARE YOU GETTING ON?' SAID" THIS ANIMAL CHARACTER, "AS SOON AS THERE WAS MOUTH ENOUGH FOR IT TO SPEAK WITH" | WHAT IS THE CHESHIRE CAT? | |
| 5259 | 2011‑10‑10 | THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR | HE WAS EXECUTED IN 1780 & BURIED IN TAPPAN, NEW YORK; HIS REMAINS WERE MOVED TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY IN 1821 | WHO IS (MAJOR) JOHN ANDRE? | |
| 5258 | 2011‑10‑07 | ROYALTY | THE SON OF AN OSCAR WINNER, THIS PRINCE IS ALSO A 5-TIME OLYMPIAN | WHO IS (PRINCE) ALBERT (II OF MONACO)? | |
| 5257 | 2011‑10‑06 | OSCAR NOMINATIONS | THE ONLY TIME 3 ACTORS FROM THE SAME MOVIE WERE NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR WAS FOR THIS HIGH SEAS FILM | WHAT IS "MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY"? | |
| 5256 | 2011‑10‑05 | LITERARY TITLE CHARACTERS | HE GAVE HIS HORSE A NAME THAT PARTLY MEANS "NAG" IN SPANISH; THE NAME HE GAVE HIMSELF REFERS TO A PIECE OF ARMOR | WHO IS DON QUIXOTE (OF LA MANCHA)? | |
| 5255 | 2011‑10‑04 | EUROPEAN TRAVEL & TOURISM | VISITED BY 15 MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR, THIS SPOT IN BRITAIN HONORS AN 1805 BATTLE FOUGHT ELSEWHERE | WHAT IS TRAFALGAR SQUARE? | |
| 5254 | 2011‑10‑03 | REMEMBERING U.S. HISTORY | ISSUED IN 2011, A STAMP COMMEMORATING THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF A MAJOR EVENT IN U.S. HISTORY DEPICTS THIS STRONGHOLD | WHAT IS FORT SUMTER? | |
| 5253 | 2011‑09‑30 | THE OLYMPICS | ASIDE FROM RACQUET SPORTS, ONE OF THE 2 SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS IN WHICH MEN MAY CURRENTLY COMPETE AGAINST WOMEN | WHAT IS EQUESTRIAN OR SAILING? | |
| 5252 | 2011‑09‑29 | THE 20th CENTURY | IN FEB. 1967 THIS ASIAN LEADER SAID HIS PEOPLE WOULD "NEVER AGREE TO NEGOTIATE UNDER THE THREAT OF BOMBING" | WHO IS HO CHI MINH? | |
| 5251 | 2011‑09‑28 | THE CHANGING U.S.A. | ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS, THIS POINT HAS PROGRESSED WESTWARD SINCE THE U.S. WAS FOUNDED, & HAS MOVED SW SINCE THE 1960s | WHAT IS THE (MEAN) CENTER OF POPULATION? | |
| 5250 | 2011‑09‑27 | ENGLISH WRITERS | ENGLISH POET THOMAS HOCCLEVE, A CONTEMPORARY OF THIS MAN, CALLED HIM THE "FIRSTE FYNDERE OF OUR FAIR LANGAGE" | WHO IS GEOFFREY CHAUCER? | |
| 5249 | 2011‑09‑26 | FAMILIAR PHRASE ORIGINS | IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, AN ACT OF BRAVERY GOT YOU DUBBED A KNIGHT & WON YOU A PAIR OF GOLDEN THESE | WHAT ARE SPURS? | |
| 5248 | 2011‑09‑23 | AMERICAN BUSINESS | IN THE 1880s HE DEVELOPED CRYSTAL A CARAMELS; A PRODUCT UNDER HIS OWN NAME CAME OUT IN 1900 | WHO IS MILTON HERSHEY? | |
| 5247 | 2011‑09‑22 | PHILOSOPHY | NIETZSCHE WROTE, "ONCE YOU SAID 'GOD' WHEN YOU GAZED UPON DISTANT SEAS; BUT NOW I HAVE TAUGHT YOU TO SAY" THIS WORD | WHAT IS SUPERMAN? | |
| 5246 | 2011‑09‑21 | OSCAR WINNERS | THE MOST RECENT FATHER & DAUGHTER TO WIN ACTING OSCARS: HE WON FOR PLAYING A VETERAN, SHE FOR PLAYING A MENTAL PATIENT | WHO ARE JON VOIGHT & ANGELINA JOLIE? | |
| 5245 | 2011‑09‑20 | NAME'S THE SAME | NAME SHARED BY A POPULAR WORLD SPORT & A MEMBER OF THE GRYLLIDAE FAMILY | WHAT IS CRICKET? | |
| 5244 | 2011‑09‑19 | AMERICAN WRITERS | IN THE 1840s HE WROTE, "I ASK FOR, NOT AT ONCE NO GOVERNMENT, BUT AT ONCE A BETTER GOVERNMENT" | WHO IS HENRY DAVID THOREAU? | |
| 5243 | 2011‑07‑29 | LOS ANGELES LANDMARKS | A JAMES DEAN MEMORIAL CAN BE FOUND ADJACENT TO THIS STRUCTURE, LOCATED AT ONE OF THE HIGH SPOTS IN LOS ANGELES | WHAT IS GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY? | |
| 5242 | 2011‑07‑28 | WORLD HISTORY | SURUS WAS THE LAST KNOWN ONE OF THESE TO SURVIVE A MOUNTAIN CROSSING IN THE 3rd CENTURY B.C. | WHAT IS AN (ASIAN) ELEPHANT? | |
| 5241 | 2011‑07‑27 | ROYALTY | ON THE RUN FOLLOWING THE SIEGE OF OXFORD, HE SURRENDERED MAY 5, 1646 NEAR NEWARK ON TRENT | WHO IS CHARLES I? | |
| 5240 | 2011‑07‑26 | THE NEW TESTAMENT | THIS MIRACLE THAT HAPPENS IN ALL 4 GOSPELS, INCLUDING MARK 6 & LUKE 9, HAS ELEMENTS THAT SYMBOLICALLY REPRESENT JESUS | WHAT IS THE LOAVES & FISHES? | |
| 5239 | 2011‑07‑25 | BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS | THE 2003 BESTSELLER "THE MEANING OF EVERYTHING" IS SUBTITLED "THE STORY OF" THIS REFERENCE CLASSIC | WHAT IS THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY? | |
| 5238 | 2011‑07‑22 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1909 HE SENT THE MESSAGE "STARS AND STRIPES NAILED TO THE POLE" | WHO IS (ADMIRAL) ROBERT PEARY? | |
| 5237 | 2011‑07‑21 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS | TIME MAGAZINE FIRST MENTIONED HIM IN 1939, WHEN HIS FATHER SENT HIM ON A DIPLOMATIC ERRAND FROM LONDON TO GLASGOW | WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 5236 | 2011‑07‑20 | SPORTS MOVIES | THEIR TEAM COLORS WERE YELLOW & WHITE & THEY WERE ORIGINALLY SPONSORED BY CHICO'S BAIL BONDS | WHO ARE THE (BAD NEWS) BEARS? | |
| 5235 | 2011‑07‑19 | 19th CENTURY NOVELS | THIS NOVEL'S FIRST EPILOGUE SAYS, "THE ACTIVITY OF ALEXANDER OR OF NAPOLEON CANNOT BE CALLED USEFUL OR HARMFUL" | WHAT IS "WAR AND PEACE"? | |
| 5234 | 2011‑07‑18 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | OF THE 4 LARGEST ASIAN COUNTRIES IN AREA, IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT BORDERS THE OTHER 3 | WHAT IS CHINA? | |
| 5233 | 2011‑07‑15 | TRADEMARKS | IN 1987 A MAKER OF FIBERGLASS INSULATION BECAME THE FIRST COMPANY TO TRADEMARK A COLOR--THIS COLOR | WHAT IS PINK? | |
| 5232 | 2011‑07‑14 | PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES | OPENED IN 1971, HIS PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY IS THE FARTHEST SOUTH | WHO IS LYNDON JOHNSON? | |
| 5231 | 2011‑07‑13 | NAME THE POET | "THE SPIRIT WHO BIDETH BY HIMSELF/ IN THE LAND OF MIST AND SNOW/HE LOVED THE BIRD THAT LOVED THE MAN/WHO SHOT HIM WITH HIS BOW" | WHO IS SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE? | |
| 5230 | 2011‑07‑12 | COMIC BOOK HISTORY | ON THE COVER OF THE 1941 FIRST ISSUE OF THIS COMIC BOOK, THE TITLE HERO PUNCHES HITLER IN THE JAW | WHAT IS "CAPTAIN AMERICA"? | |
| 5229 | 2011‑07‑11 | 18th CENTURY QUOTATIONS | 2 YEARS BEFORE HIS 1794 EXECUTION, HE SAID, "I AM NO COURTIER, NOR MODERATOR...NOR DEFENDER OF THE PEOPLE: I AM MYSELF THE PEOPLE" | WHO IS MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE? | |
| 5228 | 2011‑07‑08 | THE OLYMPICS | IF HE HAD BEEN HIS OWN COUNTRY, AT THE 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS HE WOULD HAVE TIED FOR NINTH IN GOLD MEDALS | WHO IS MICHAEL PHELPS? | |
| 5227 | 2011‑07‑07 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY | ON SEPT. 2, 1945 NEW ZEALAND AIR MARSHAL LEONARD ISITT PUT THE FINAL SIGNATURE ON THE DOCUMENT THAT ENDED THIS | WHAT IS WORLD WAR II? | |
| 5226 | 2011‑07‑06 | U.S. STATE NAMES | OF THE 4 STATES THAT BEGIN & END WITH THE SAME VOWEL, THE ONE THAT DOESN'T BEGIN & END WITH THE SAME LETTER AS THE OTHER 3 STATES | WHAT IS OHIO? | |
| 5225 | 2011‑07‑05 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | AN EDUCATION CENTER AT HIS HISTORIC HOME INCLUDES GALLERIES CALLED "FIRST IN WAR" & "A LEADER'S SMILE" | WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON? | |
| 5224 | 2011‑07‑04 | ADVERTISING ICONS | INTRODUCED IN 1963, THIS INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN CHARACTER WEARS A SIZE 29EEE SHOE | WHO IS RONALD McDONALD? | |
| 5223 | 2011‑07‑01 | BRITISH AUTHORS | SHE DESCRIBED HER WORK AS "HUMAN NATURE IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES" & INVOLVING "THREE OR FOUR FAMILIES IN A COUNTRY VILLAGE" | WHO IS JANE AUSTEN? | |
| 5222 | 2011‑06‑30 | COINS OF THE WORLD | 50 CENT PIECES ISSUED IN 2003 BY THIS COUNTRY DEPICT FRODO, GANDALF, GOLLUM, SAURON & ARAGORN | WHAT IS NEW ZEALAND? | |
| 5221 | 2011‑06‑29 | POETIC SUBJECTS | IT WAS SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION BY A POEM SUBMITTED TO THE BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER IN SEPTEMBER 1830 | WHAT IS THE USS CONSTITUTION? | |
| 5220 | 2011‑06‑28 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE LAST TIME THE U. OF MICHIGAN RETIRED A FOOTBALL NUMBER WAS IN 1994, IN HONOR OF THIS CENTER WHO GRADUATED IN 1935 | WHO IS GERALD R. FORD (JR.)? | |
| 5219 | 2011‑06‑27 | GAMES | IN 2007 ROBSTOWN, NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI, WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THIS GAME, NOW PLAYED ONLINE TOO | WHAT IS TEXAS HOLD'EM? | |
| 5218 | 2011‑06‑24 | WORLD CAPITALS | BUILT ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO, IT'S THE ONLY WORLD CAPITAL TO START WITH THE LETTER "I" | WHAT IS ISLAMABAD? | |
| 5217 | 2011‑06‑23 | LITERARY SEQUELS | THE MIRROR MOTIF IN THIS 1871 SEQUEL INCLUDES 2 CHARACTERS WHO ARE ENANTIOMORPHS, OR MIRROR-IMAGE TWINS | WHAT IS "THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS"? | |
| 5216 | 2011‑06‑22 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | HIS "REMARKS ABOUT THE CONFEDERACY ...MADE ATLANTA LOOK AT HIM FIRST IN BEWILDERMENT, THEN COOLLY AND THEN WITH HOT RAGE" | WHO IS RHETT BUTLER? | |
| 5215 | 2011‑06‑21 | DOGS | THIS ALLITERATIVE DOG BREED BEARS THE FORMER NAME OF AN AFRICAN COUNTRY | WHAT IS THE RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK? | |
| 5214 | 2011‑06‑20 | MOVIE CHARACTER NAMES | THIS LAST NAME OF THE SPEECH THERAPIST IN THE 2010 OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST PICTURE IS ALSO A SUFFIX MEANING "SPEECH" | WHAT IS LOGUE? | |
| 5213 | 2011‑06‑17 | MEDICAL HISTORY | IN DECEMBER 1967 LOUIS WASHKANSKY, A PATIENT IN THIS COUNTRY, CLAIMED, "I AM A NEW FRANKENSTEIN" | WHAT IS SOUTH AFRICA? | |
| 5212 | 2011‑06‑16 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS | PENNED BY A BRITISH AUTHOR, IT BECAME A NO. 1 BESTSELLER IN THE U.S. IN 1959, 31 YEARS AFTER IT WAS INITIALLY BANNED | WHAT IS "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER"? | |
| 5211 | 2011‑06‑15 | CRUSADING WOMEN | A JUDGE'S DIRECTED VERDICT OF GUILTY FOR HER ACTION IN ROCHESTER IN 1872 WAS WRITTEN BEFORE HER TRIAL BEGAN | WHO IS SUSAN B. ANTHONY? | |
| 5210 | 2011‑06‑14 | FLAGS OF THE WORLD | "L'UNIFOLIE" IS ONE OF THE NAMES POPULARLY GIVEN TO THE NEW FLAG UNVEILED IN 1965 BY THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 5209 | 2011‑06‑13 | SHOW BUSINESS FAMILIES | THE CAR CO. THAT SPONSORED THE RADIO SHOW FOR WHICH HIS FATHER WORKED INSPIRED THE MIDDLE NAME OF THIS FILMMAKER | WHO IS FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA? | |
| 5208 | 2011‑06‑10 | FRANCE | WITH ABOUT 340,000 PEOPLE TODAY, IT'S THE MOST POPULOUS FRENCH CITY THAT CAME UNDER ITALIAN OCCUPATION IN WORLD WAR II | WHAT IS NICE? | |
| 5207 | 2011‑06‑09 | THE PRESIDENCY | FROM 1792 TO 1886 THIS PERSON, NOT THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, FOLLOWED THE VICE PRESIDENT IN THE LINE OF SUCCESSION | WHO IS THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM(PORE OF THE SENATE)? | |
| 5206 | 2011‑06‑08 | THE MOVIES | LT. COL. A.P. CLARK PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE ELABORATE BREAKOUT FROM STALAG LUFT III THAT INSPIRED THIS 1963 MOVIE | WHAT IS "THE GREAT ESCAPE"? | |
| 5205 | 2011‑06‑07 | BESTSELLERS | IN THE BEGINNING THIS 2005 NOVEL WAS SIMPLY TITLED "FORKS" | WHAT IS "TWILIGHT"? | |
| 5204 | 2011‑06‑06 | COLORFUL TITLES | AT ITS PREMIERE IN NYC IN 1924 THIS COMPOSITION WAS PART OF A CONCERT BILLED AS "AN EXPERIMENT IN MODERN MUSIC" | WHAT IS "RHAPSODY IN BLUE"? | |
| 5203 | 2011‑06‑03 | WORLD HISTORY | TRADITIONALLY SAID TO BE FOUNDED IN 421, THIS CITY WAS LATER BUILT UP ON ISLANDS IN A LAGOON BY REFUGEES FROM INVADING LOMBARDS | WHAT IS VENICE? | |
| 5202 | 2011‑06‑02 | THE TONY AWARDS | THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TONY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MUSICAL SET ON EITHER OF THESE 2 CONTINENTS | WHAT ARE ANTARCTICA & AUSTRALIA? | |
| 5201 | 2011‑06‑01 | THE RAILROADS | THE RAILROAD FOUNDED IN 1859 BY A KANSAS STATE CHARTER REACHED THIS STATE CAPITAL ON FEB. 16, 1880 | WHAT IS SANTA FE? | |
| 5200 | 2011‑05‑31 | ANCIENT WRITINGS | IN 170 A.D. MELITO OF SARDIS COMPILED A LIST OF RELIGIOUS WORKS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS, A 2-WORD TERM HE COINED | WHAT IS THE OLD TESTAMENT? | |
| 5199 | 2011‑05‑30 | SCIENCE TERMS | THIS TERM FOR THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE OCEAN THAT THE SUN'S RAYS CAN REACH SHARES ITS NAME WITH A CLASSIC 1960s TV SHOW | WHAT IS THE TWILIGHT ZONE? | |
| 5198 | 2011‑05‑27 | U.S. CITIES | ALPHABETICALLY FIRST AMONG THE 150 MOST POPULOUS U.S. CITIES, IT HAS BECOME THE "POLYMER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD" | WHAT IS AKRON (OHIO)? | |
| 5197 | 2011‑05‑26 | 19th CENTURY MUSIC | LYRICS TO AN 1868 TUNE BY THIS MAN BEGAN, "GUTEN ABEND, GUT NACHT, MIT ROSEN BEDACHT" | WHO IS JOHANNES BRAHMS? | |
| 5196 | 2011‑05‑25 | FEMALE SINGERS | SHE'S TIED WITH MARIAH CAREY FOR MOST NO. 1 HITS BY A FEMALE WITH 18: 12 AS A MEMBER OF A GROUP & 6 AS A SOLO ACT | WHO IS DIANA ROSS? | |
| 5195 | 2011‑05‑24 | THE 16th CENTURY | HELD IN 1579, THE FIRST CHRISTIAN SERVICE IN CALIF. WAS PERFORMED BY THE CHAPLAIN TRAVELING WITH THIS ENGLISH CAPTAIN | WHO IS SIR FRANCIS DRAKE? | |
| 5194 | 2011‑05‑23 | MEDICINE | IN 1964 A DEAN AT TUFTS' MEDICAL SCHOOL WROTE A MODERN VERSION OF THIS, USED AT MANY MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATIONS | WHAT IS THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH? | |
| 5193 | 2011‑05‑20 | CANALS | WHEN SWEDEN'S GOTA CANAL WAS COMPLETED IN THE 1820s, THESE 2 SEAS BECAME DIRECTLY LINKED | WHAT ARE THE NORTH SEA & THE BALTIC SEA? | |
| 5192 | 2011‑05‑19 | LONG-RUNNING FILMS | PLAYING IN THEATERS SINCE 1975, THIS FILM HAS HAD THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS THEATRICAL RUN IN MOVIE HISTORY | WHAT IS "THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW"? | |
| 5191 | 2011‑05‑18 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS | THE LONGEST PERIOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY WITH NO CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION WAS FROM 1804 TO THIS YEAR | WHAT IS 1865? | |
| 5190 | 2011‑05‑17 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | THE FIRST WORDS HE EVER SPOKE TO HIS ASSISTANT WERE "HOW ARE YOU?... YOU HAVE BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN, I PERCEIVE" | WHO IS SHERLOCK HOLMES? | |
| 5189 | 2011‑05‑16 | COLLEGE | FROM THE LATIN FOR "FREE", THIS 2-WORD TERM FOR A TYPE OF COLLEGE REFERS TO THE OLD BELIEF OF WHAT A FREE MAN SHOULD BE TAUGHT | WHAT IS LIBERAL ARTS? | |
| 5188 | 2011‑05‑13 | MONARCHS | IN MARCH 2011 HE GAVE HIS FIRST TELEVISED SPEECH IN 22 YEARS ON THE THRONE, SAYING HE HOPED THINGS WOULD GET BETTER | WHO IS (TSUGU) AKIHITO? | |
| 5187 | 2011‑05‑12 | AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS | THEY'RE THE ONLY FATHER & SON TO RECEIVE THE AFI's LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD-- DAD IN 1991, SON IN 2009 | WHO ARE KIRK & MICHAEL DOUGLAS? | |
| 5186 | 2011‑05‑11 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS | "A GIRL FROM A DIFFERENT WORLD" & "TRAIN TO THE URALS" ARE CHAPTERS IN THIS 1957 WORK | WHAT IS "DOCTOR ZHIVAGO"? | |
| 5185 | 2011‑05‑10 | THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL COLLECTION | IN 2009 ALABAMA REPLACED A STATUE IN THE COLLECTION WITH ONE OF HER AT AGE 7, THE FIRST CHILD HONORED | WHO IS HELEN KELLER? | |
| 5184 | 2011‑05‑09 | THE TITANIC | WHEN THE RMS TITANIC SANK IN 1912, ITS CARGO INCLUDED MORE THAN 7 MILLION PIECES OF THIS, IN SOME 3,400 SACKS | WHAT IS MAIL? | |
| 5183 | 2011‑05‑06 | U.S. LANDMARKS | IT CONTAINS OVER 5,000 TONS OF STEEL, RISES 630 FEET IN THE AIR & IS IN THE SHAPE OF AN INVERTED CATENARY CURVE | WHAT IS THE GATEWAY ARCH? | |
| 5182 | 2011‑05‑05 | WORLD LEADERS | SHORTLY AFTER HE RECEIVED THE 1990 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, HIS COUNTRY CEASED TO EXIST | WHO IS MIKHAIL GORBACHEV? | |
| 5181 | 2011‑05‑04 | FAMOUS SPEECHES | JUST 10 SENTENCES, THIS SPEECH IS WRONG ON ONE POINT: IT IS LONG REMEMBERED | WHAT IS THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS? | |
| 5180 | 2011‑05‑03 | AMERICAN POETS | "BEARING THE BANDAGES, WATER & SPONGE, STRAIGHT & SWIFT TO MY WOUNDED I GO", HE WROTE IN "THE WOUND-DRESSER" | WHO IS WALT WHITMAN? | |
| 5179 | 2011‑05‑02 | CANADA | IT'S THE ONLY CANADIAN PROVINCE THAT IS SEPARATED FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN MAINLAND | WHAT IS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND? | |
| 5178 | 2011‑04‑29 | AMERICAN ARTISTS | IN 1909 HE COMPLETED HIS LAST PAINTING, A CANVAS CALLED "DRIFTWOOD" | WHO IS WINSLOW HOMER? | |
| 5177 | 2011‑04‑28 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THIS PRESIDENT WAS THE FIRST TO PUT SOLAR PANELS ON THE WHITE HOUSE | WHO IS JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 5176 | 2011‑04‑27 | TV THEME SONGS | A 1984 COUNTRY HIT, "ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMING OVER TONIGHT" IS THE BASIS FOR ITS THEME SONG | WHAT IS "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL"? | |
| 5175 | 2011‑04‑26 | PLAYWRIGHTS | THIS BRIT WON TONYS FOR BEST PLAY IN 1968, 1976, 1984 & 2007; IN THE '90s HE SETTLED FOR THE 1998 BEST SCREENPLAY OSCAR | WHO IS TOM STOPPARD? | |
| 5174 | 2011‑04‑25 | BRITISH LANDMARKS | COMPLETED IN 1858, IT WAS TO BE NAMED ST. STEPHEN, BUT WAS NICKNAMED THIS, HONORING THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF THE WORKS | WHAT IS BIG BEN? | |
| 5173 | 2011‑04‑22 | BIOGRAPHERS | AS MANY MOURNED, THIS MINISTER WROTE IN A LETTER, "WASHINGTON IS GONE! MILLIONS ARE GASPING TO READ ...ABOUT HIM" | WHO IS (PARSON) MASON LOCKE WEEMS? | |
| 5172 | 2011‑04‑21 | SCIENTISTS | AT THE TIME OF THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING, HIS WIDOW SAID, "THAT WAS HIS DREAM, SENDING A ROCKET TO THE MOON" | WHO IS ROBERT GODDARD? | |
| 5171 | 2011‑04‑20 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | SHARING HIS FIRST NAME WITH THE MAN WHO TOOK THIS 1850s PHOTO, HE'S THE DIPLOMAT & OFFICER SEEN HERE | WHO IS MATTHEW PERRY? | |
| 5170 | 2011‑04‑19 | AUTHORS | HE DIED IN 1995, THE DAY BEFORE THE OPENING OF A GLASGOW VETERINARY LIBRARY NAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS JAMES HERRIOT? | |
| 5169 | 2011‑04‑18 | BASEBALL GEOGRAPHY | AFTER ALASKA, IT'S THE LARGEST STATE IN AREA WITHOUT A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM | WHAT IS MONTANA? | |
| 5168 | 2011‑04‑15 | ANCIENT ARTIFACTS | SOME OF ITS TEXT SAYS, "THE DECREE SHOULD BE WRITTEN ON A STELA OF HARD STONE, IN SACRED WRITING, DOCUMENT WRITING & GREEK WRITING" | WHAT IS THE ROSETTA STONE? | |
| 5167 | 2011‑04‑14 | AUTHORS ON AUTHORS | FAULKNER SAID THIS WRITER "HAS NO COURAGE" & "HAS NEVER USED A WORD WHERE THE READER (MAY NEED) A DICTIONARY" | WHO IS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 5166 | 2011‑04‑13 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS | THE 2 MIDDLE EAST PRIME MINISTERS OF THE SAME COUNTRY WHO SHARED THE 1994 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WITH ANOTHER LEADER | WHO ARE SHIMON PERES & YITZHAK RABIN? | |
| 5165 | 2011‑04‑12 | BASEBALL & THE PRESIDENCY | AS BOTH VP & PRES., HE THREW OUT A SEASON'S 1st PITCH, EACH TIME FOR A DIFFERENT SENATORS FRANCHISE | WHO IS RICHARD M. NIXON? | |
| 5164 | 2011‑04‑11 | GEOGRAPHIC ADJECTIVES | OF THE NATIONS WITH ADJECTIVES IN THEIR COMMON NAMES, ONLY THIS WESTERN HEMISPHERE ONE BEARS THE NAME OF A RELIGIOUS ORDER | WHAT IS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC? | |
| 5163 | 2011‑04‑08 | THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | 64 PAINTINGS FROM THE MET'S FOUNDING PURCHASE ARE STILL IN ITS COLLECTION; OVER 1/3 OF THEM ARE FROM THIS CURRENT EUR. NATION | WHAT IS THE NETHERLANDS? | |
| 5162 | 2011‑04‑07 | LITERARY QUOTATIONS | PULITZER PRIZE WINNER ROBERT FROST REMARKED THAT THIS IS WHAT GETS "LOST IN TRANSLATION" | WHAT IS POETRY? | |
| 5161 | 2011‑04‑06 | COMPOSERS | HIS FIRST NAME MEANS "HAPPY", BUT 3 OF HIS 5 SYMPHONIES ARE IN GLOOMY MINOR KEYS | WHO IS FELIX MENDELSSOHN (-BARTHOLDY)? | |
| 5160 | 2011‑04‑05 | BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS | THE LATEST "BARTLETT'S" LISTS QUOTES CHRONOLOGICALLY; THE FIRST QUOTES COME FROM THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS EGYPT? | |
| 5159 | 2011‑04‑04 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THESE 3 NATIONS EACH BORDER THE WORLD'S LARGEST & SMALLEST OCEANS | WHAT ARE THE UNITED STATES, CANADA & RUSSIA? | |
| 5158 | 2011‑04‑01 | BILLBOARD'S HOT 100 | IN 2010 THEY BROKE THE BEATLES' RECORD FOR HAVING HAD THE MOST SONGS ON THE HOT 100 CHART BY A NON-SOLO ACT | WHO IS (THE) "GLEE" (CAST)? | |
| 5157 | 2011‑03‑31 | SHAKESPEARE PLAYS | ONE OF THE 2 PLAYS WHOSE PLOTS ARE SET IN MOTION BY SHIPWRECKS, ONE OFF ILLYRIA & ONE OFF AN UNNAMED ISLAND | WHAT IS "TWELFTH NIGHT" OR "THE TEMPEST"? | |
| 5156 | 2011‑03‑30 | INFLUENTIAL 19th CENTURY THINKERS | AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BONN IN 1836, HE WAS WOUNDED IN A DUEL WITH A MEMBER OF AN ARISTOCRATIC PRUSSIAN FRATERNITY | WHO IS KARL MARX? | |
| 5155 | 2011‑03‑29 | COASTAL STATES | WITH 301 MILES, IT HAS THE MOST COASTLINE OF CURRENT STATES THAT WERE PART OF THE 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES | WHAT IS NORTH CAROLINA? | |
| 5154 | 2011‑03‑28 | SPORTS IN AMERICA | FOUNDED IN 1795, THIS CITY THAT HOSTS A POPULAR ANNUAL SPORTING EVENT HAS "SPORT" IN ITS NAME | WHAT IS WILLIAMSPORT (PENNSYLVANIA)? | |
| 5153 | 2011‑03‑25 | PHILANTHROPY | THE PINK PONY FUND, FOR BREAST CANCER CARE & PREVENTION, IS A PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE OF THIS FASHION COMPANY | WHAT IS POLO (RALPH LAUREN)? | |
| 5152 | 2011‑03‑24 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE | ARMOR-CLAD KNIGHTS FACE OFF IN A GAME OF BASEBALL IN AN 1889 WORK BY THIS AUTHOR | WHO IS MARK TWAIN? | |
| 5151 | 2011‑03‑23 | BRITISH NOVELISTS | IN HIS JOURNALS HE DESCRIBED HOW HE ONCE SET 2 GROUPS OF BOYS AGAINST EACH OTHER, LIKELY INSPIRING HIS 1954 NOVEL | WHO IS WILLIAM GOLDING? | |
| 5150 | 2011‑03‑22 | GARMENTS OF THE WORLD | THE CUSTOM OF HIJAB, ARABIC FOR "VEILING", CAN INCLUDE THIS GARMENT, MENTIONED BY KIPLING | WHAT IS A BURQA? | |
| 5149 | 2011‑03‑21 | COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS ONSCREEN | FROM 1966 TO 1968 THIS ROLE WAS PLAYED BY 2 DIFFERENT ACTRESSES IN A TV SERIES; IT WAS ALSO THE TITLE ROLE IN A 2004 FILM | WHAT IS CATWOMAN? | |
| 5148 | 2011‑03‑18 | THE PRESIDENCY | WITH A COMBINED AGE OF JUST 90 YEARS, THIS PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT WERE THE YOUNGEST TEAM EVER INAUGURATED | WHO ARE BILL CLINTON & AL GORE? | |
| 5147 | 2011‑03‑17 | 20th CENTURY NOTABLES | BETWEEN APRIL 1909 & MARCH 1910, HE KILLED 296 ANIMALS, INCLUDING 9 LIONS & 8 ELEPHANTS | WHO IS THEODORE ROOSEVELT? | |
| 5146 | 2011‑03‑16 | VOCABULARY | PRONOUNCED ONE WAY, THIS 7-LETTER WORD CAN MEAN UNJUSTIFIED; PRONOUNCED ANOTHER, IT'S SOMEONE SICKLY | WHAT IS INVALID? | |
| 5145 | 2011‑03‑15 | SPORTS & MUSIC | IN JULY 2010 THIS ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER PERFORMED AT THE BASEBALL H.O.F. INDUCTION CEREMONIES | WHO IS JOHN FOGERTY? | |
| 5144 | 2011‑03‑14 | AFI's 50 GREATEST FILM VILLAINS | OF THE 50 ON THE LIST, ONLY ONE NEVER APPEARS ON SCREEN: MAN, FROM THIS 1942 ANIMATED FEATURE | WHAT IS "BAMBI"? | |
| 5143 | 2011‑03‑11 | EUROPEAN CAPITALS | ALTHOUGH CAPITAL OF ITS COUNTRY, IT IS NOT THE CAPITAL OF THE PROVINCE IN WHICH IT'S LOCATED, NOR IS IT THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT | WHAT IS AMSTERDAM? | |
| 5142 | 2011‑03‑10 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | THE LAST TIME THE DEMOCRATIC & REPUBLICAN NOMINEES HAD ONCE BEEN GOVERNOR OF THE SAME STATE, THIS WAS THE STATE | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 5141 | 2011‑03‑09 | BRITISH ROYALTY | AFTER THE DEATH IN COMBAT OF THE PREVIOUS KING, HE BECAME THE LAST ONE TO WIN THE CROWN WHILE ON THE BATTLEFIELD | WHO IS HENRY VII? | |
| 5140 | 2011‑03‑08 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | "THE SCARLET LETTER" SAYS, "TO FORBID THE CULPRIT TO HIDE HIS FACE ...WAS THE ESSENCE OF" THIS 7-LETTER PUNISHMENT | WHAT IS THE PILLORY? | |
| 5139 | 2011‑03‑07 | OLYMPIC HOST COUNTRIES | 3 OF THE 6 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE HOSTED BOTH THE SUMMER & WINTER OLYMPICS | WHAT ARE CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, UNITED STATES? | |
| 5138 | 2011‑03‑04 | SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES | IN 1919, BARELY 20 YEARS AFTER ITS DISCOVERY, IT WAS THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SUBSTANCE AT $3 MILLION AN OUNCE | WHAT IS RADIUM? | |
| 5137 | 2011‑03‑03 | BIOGRAPHIES | MICHAEL FOLDY EXAMINED "THE TRIALS OF" THIS AUTHOR: "DEVIANCE, MORALITY, AND LATE-VICTORIAN SOCIETY" | WHO IS OSCAR WILDE? | |
| 5136 | 2011‑03‑02 | LANDMARKS | COMPLETED IN 1869, IT HAS ALSO BEEN KNOWN BY ITS NICKNAME "THE HIGHWAY TO INDIA" | WHAT IS THE SUEZ CANAL? | |
| 5135 | 2011‑03‑01 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS | A NOVEL SET DURING THE DEPRESSION EARNED THIS AUTHOR A 1940 PULITZER PRIZE & CONTRIBUTED TO HIM WINNING A NOBEL PRIZE IN 1962 | WHO IS JOHN STEINBECK? | |
| 5134 | 2011‑02‑28 | BRANDS | JACK ODELL GAVE HIS CHILD A TINY VEHICLE TO BRING TO SCHOOL INSIDE ONE OF THESE ITEMS, & A TOY BRAND NAME WAS BORN | WHAT IS MATCHBOX? | |
| 5133 | 2011‑02‑25 | GEOGRAPHIC TERMS | THIS AREA THAT INCLUDES SEVERAL COUNTRIES GOT ITS NAME BECAUSE THE COLONIZERS SPOKE SPANISH, FRENCH & PORTUGUESE | WHAT IS LATIN AMERICA? | |
| 5132 | 2011‑02‑24 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | THE SMALLEST ANCIENT WONDER, IT WAS THE ONLY ONE EVER MOVED, HAVING BEEN TRANSPORTED TO CONSTANTINOPLE AROUND 391 A.D. | WHAT IS THE STATUE OF ZEUS? | |
| 5131 | 2011‑02‑23 | AMERICAN LIT | HE WROTE, "THE HELLISH TATTOO OF THE HEART INCREASED. IT GREW QUICKER & QUICKER, & LOUDER & LOUDER EVERY INSTANT" | WHO IS EDGAR ALLAN POE? | |
| 5130 | 2011‑02‑22 | 19th CENTURY NAMES | IN AN 1845 AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HE WROTE, "YOU HAVE SEEN HOW A MAN WAS MADE A SLAVE; YOU SHALL SEE HOW A SLAVE WAS MADE A MAN" | WHO IS FREDERICK DOUGLASS? | |
| 5129 | 2011‑02‑21 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | THOUGH RHEA WAS HIS MOTHER, IN ONE TRADITION THIS GOD WAS BROUGHT UP BY CAPHEIRA, THE DAUGHTER OF OCEANUS | WHO IS POSEIDON? | |
| 5128 | 2011‑02‑18 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | HIS "STORY WAS SOON TOLD, FOR THE WHOLE TWENTY YEARS HAD BEEN TO HIM BUT AS ONE NIGHT" | WHO IS RIP VAN WINKLE? | |
| 5127 | 2011‑02‑17 | EVENTS OF 2010 | A PIECE OF CUSTOM-MADE EQUIPMENT CALLED THE PHOENIX PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN AN OCTOBER EVENT IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS CHILE? | |
| 5126 | 2011‑02‑16 | 19th CENTURY NOVELISTS | WILLIAM WILKINSON'S "AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPALITIES OF WALLACHIA AND MOLDAVIA" INSPIRED THIS AUTHOR'S MOST FAMOUS NOVEL | WHO IS BRAM STOKER? | |
| 5125 | 2011‑02‑15 | U.S. CITIES | ITS LARGEST AIRPORT IS NAMED FOR A WORLD WAR II HERO; ITS SECOND LARGEST, FOR A WORLD WAR II BATTLE | WHAT IS CHICAGO? | |
| 5124 | 2011‑02‑11 | 1930s FILMS | IN THIS CLASSIC FILM, ONE OF THE CHARACTERS TRIES TO QUOTE THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM BUT GETS IT WRONG | WHAT IS "THE WIZARD OF OZ"? | |
| 5123 | 2011‑02‑10 | THE LAW | ASKED IN 1966 TO WRITE A CONCISE STATEMENT FOR ARRESTING OFFICERS TO RECITE, CA. D.A. HAROLD BERLINER STARTED WITH THESE 7 WORDS | WHAT IS "YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT"? | |
| 5122 | 2011‑02‑09 | POLITICAL PARTIES | ONLY 1 U.S. PRESIDENT REPRESENTED THIS PARTY, & HE SAID, "I DREAD...A DIVISION OF THE REPUBLIC INTO 2 GREAT PARTIES" | WHAT IS THE FEDERALIST PARTY? | |
| 5121 | 2011‑02‑08 | ANCIENT QUOTES | HE SAID, "TO LEAVE THIS STREAM UNCROSSED WILL BREED MANIFOLD DISTRESS FOR ME; TO CROSS IT, FOR ALL MANKIND" | WHO IS JULIUS CAESAR? | |
| 5120 | 2011‑02‑07 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS | CHAPTERS IN THIS 1953 THRILLER INCLUDE "DOSSIER FOR M", "PINK LIGHTS AND CHAMPAGNE" & "THE GAME IS BACCARAT" | WHAT IS "CASINO ROYALE"? | |
| 5119 | 2011‑02‑04 | BRITISH BUSINESS | FOR DECADES ROLLS- ROYCE ALSO OWNED THIS LUXURY BRAND NAMED FOR ITS FOUNDER; NOW BOTH ARE PRODUCED BY GERMAN COMPANIES | WHAT IS BENTLEY? | |
| 5118 | 2011‑02‑03 | WORD HISTORY | SINCE THE 1600s THIS 8-LETTER WORD HAS MEANT MEN OF LETTERS; A PUNNING FORM OF IT REFERS TO CELEBRITIES | WHAT IS LITERATI? | |
| 5117 | 2011‑02‑02 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | OF THE 20 PRESIDENTS ELECTED TO A SECOND TERM, 2 OF THE 3 WHO FAILED TO COMPLETE THAT TERM | WHO ARE ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WILLIAM McKINLEY OR RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 5116 | 2011‑02‑01 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS | IN 1950, 2 YEARS AFTER HIS MURDER, SOME OF HIS ASHES WERE ENSHRINED AT THE SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP IN L.A. | WHO IS MOHANDAS GANDHI? | |
| 5115 | 2011‑01‑31 | 21st CENTURY EMMYS | AS 2 DIFFERENT CHARACTERS, SHE IS THE FIRST ACTRESS TO WIN LEAD ACTING EMMYS IN BOTH THE DRAMA & COMEDY CATEGORIES | WHO IS EDIE FALCO? | |
| 5114 | 2011‑01‑28 | DISNEY MOVIES | WITH SPECIAL SOUND EQUIPMENT NEEDED IN THE AUDITORIUM, THIS 1940 FILM WAS INITIALLY RELEASED IN ONLY 14 THEATERS | WHAT IS "FANTASIA"? | |
| 5113 | 2011‑01‑27 | SPORTS AWARDS | IN THE 4 MAJOR U.S. SPORTS LEAGUES, HE'S WON MORE REGULAR SEASON MVP AWARDS THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER | WHO IS WAYNE GRETZKY? | |
| 5112 | 2011‑01‑26 | AFRICA | ITS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS SIGNED IN 1847 BY 11 MEN IN THAT NATION'S PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH | WHAT IS LIBERIA? | |
| 5111 | 2011‑01‑25 | THE OLD TESTAMENT | IN THE BOOK OF JOB, THIS NAME MEANS "ACCUSER", & THAT WAS HIS ROLE IN GOD'S COURT | WHO IS SATAN? | |
| 5110 | 2011‑01‑24 | 19th CENTURY PEOPLE | AFTER MEETING HIM, HAWTHORNE SAID HE HAD A "SALLOW, QUEER, SAGACIOUS VISAGE" WARMED BY "HOMELY HUMAN SYMPATHIES" | WHO IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 5109 | 2011‑01‑21 | MOVIE SEQUELS | GOLF CARTS USED BY THE CREW IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS 2009 MOVIE BORE SIGNS READING "GALILEO" & "BERNINI" | WHAT IS "ANGELS & DEMONS"? | |
| 5108 | 2011‑01‑20 | WORLD LEADERS | AT HIS 1994 INAUGURAL, HE CALLED FOR "A RAINBOW NATION AT PEACE WITH ITSELF AND THE WORLD" | WHO IS NELSON MANDELA? | |
| 5107 | 2011‑01‑19 | OCEAN LIFE | THE DEEPEST-DIVING SEA TURTLE IS THIS ONE WHOSE NAME SUGGESTS THE FLEXIBILITY THAT LETS IT SURVIVE 1,700 LBS./SQ. IN. PRESSURE | WHAT IS THE LEATHERBACK? | |
| 5106 | 2011‑01‑18 | STATE NAMES | THESE ARE THE 2 U.S. STATES WITH ONLY ONE CONSONANT IN THEIR NAMES | WHAT ARE OHIO & IOWA? | |
| 5105 | 2011‑01‑17 | AUTHORS | THIS AUTHOR WHOSE 1st NAME IS ALSO AN ENGLISH WORD MEANING A SAYING OR MOTTO WAS THE 1st PRES. OF THE SOVIET WRITERS' UNION | WHO IS MAXIM GORKY? | |
| 5104 | 2011‑01‑14 | THE PRESIDENCY | FROM THE SAME STATE, THEY'RE THE 2 PRESIDENTS WHOSE OCCUPATIONS ARE LISTED BY WORLD BOOK AS "PLANTER" | WHO ARE GEORGE WASHINGTON & THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 5103 | 2011‑01‑13 | LAW | IN 1790 THE USA's 1st LAW GOVERNING THIS PROTECTION GAVE IT A TERM OF 14 YEARS; TODAY IT CAN EXTEND WELL OVER A CENTURY | WHAT IS COPYRIGHT? | |
| 5102 | 2011‑01‑12 | COMPUTER SCIENCE | JOHN TUKEY COINED THIS COMPOUND WORD IN 1958 SAYING IT WAS AS IMPORTANT AS "TUBES, TRANSISTORS, WIRES, TAPES..." | WHAT IS SOFTWARE? | |
| 5101 | 2011‑01‑11 | 20th CENTURY ARTISTS | IN 1950 HE ANSWERED A TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON HIM, & A COMMON CRITICISM, WITH A TELEGRAM READING, "NO CHAOS DAMN IT" | WHO IS JACKSON POLLOCK? | |
| 5100 | 2011‑01‑10 | SYMBOLS | ONE TALE OF ITS ORIGIN SAYS THAT THE BLIND SEER TIRESIAS SEPARATED 2 SNAKES WITH HIS STAFF | WHAT IS THE CADUCEUS? | |
| 5099 | 2011‑01‑07 | WORLD LANGUAGES | OF ALL THE COUNTRIES WITH SPANISH AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE, THIS ONE IS LAST ALPHABETICALLY | WHAT IS VENEZUELA? | |
| 5098 | 2011‑01‑06 | WORLDWIDE MEDIA | THE NAME FOR THIS NEWS AGENCY MEANS "PENINSULA", REFERRING TO THE ARABIAN PENINSULA | WHAT IS AL-JAZEERA? | |
| 5097 | 2011‑01‑05 | COUNTRIES | BY AREA, IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST COUNTRY THAT'S NAMED FOR A RIVER | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 5096 | 2011‑01‑04 | THE HALL OF PRESIDENTS | OF THE 9 PRESIDENTS WHOSE IMAGES HAVE A BEARD OR MUSTACHE, THIS LATE 19th CENTURY MAN IS THE ONLY DEMOCRAT | WHO IS GROVER CLEVELAND? | |
| 5095 | 2011‑01‑03 | POP STARS | HE WAS BACKED BY LONDON'S ROYAL PHILHARMONIC CONCERT ORCHESTRA ON HIS 2010 TOUR, WHICH HE CALLED "SYMPHONICITY" | WHO IS STING? | |
| 5094 | 2010‑12‑31 | POLITICAL TERMS | A 1912 SPEECH SAID THE BULL MOOSE PARTY "COMES FROM" THESE; "IT HAS GROWN FROM THE SOIL OF...PEOPLE'S HARD NECESSITIES" | WHAT ARE THE GRASS ROOTS? | |
| 5093 | 2010‑12‑30 | MUSIC & MOVIE SUPERSTARS | THESE 2 ARE THE ONLY BEST ACTRESS OSCAR WINNERS TO HAVE NO. 1 HITS ON THE BILLBOARD TOP 40 | WHO ARE CHER & BARBRA STREISAND? | |
| 5092 | 2010‑12‑29 | LITERARY LINES | "YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO EXPECT ME TO SEND YOU BACK TO KANSAS" APPEARS IN A 1900 NOVEL & IN AN EPIGRAPH TO THIS 1995 NOVEL | WHAT IS "WICKED"? | |
| 5091 | 2010‑12‑28 | CABINET OFFICERS | HE WAS THE LAST SECRETARY OF STATE TO SERVE IN THE POST UNDER 2 PRESIDENTS | WHO IS HENRY KISSINGER? | |
| 5090 | 2010‑12‑27 | LANGUAGES OF EUROPE | A MIXTURE OF ENGLISH & SPANISH, LLANITO IS THE LANGUAGE OF THIS TERRITORY'S 30,000 RESIDENTS | WHAT IS GIBRALTAR? | |
| 5089 | 2010‑12‑24 | AMERICANA | FINDING THE SPOT FOR THIS MEMORIAL CAUSED ITS CREATOR TO SAY, "AMERICA WILL MARCH ALONG THAT SKYLINE" | WHAT IS MOUNT RUSHMORE (NATIONAL MEMORIAL)? | |
| 5088 | 2010‑12‑23 | SPORTS | IN 1744 THE FIRST MENTION OF THIS NOW POPULAR SPORT SAID, "AWAY FLIES THE BOY TO THE NEXT ...POST AND THEN HOME WITH JOY" | WHAT IS BASEBALL? | |
| 5087 | 2010‑12‑22 | U.S. HISTORY | THE DAY AFTER THE 15th AMENDMENT TOOK EFFECT, THOMAS PETERSON BECAME THE 1st AFR. AMER. TO DO THIS UNDER ITS PROVISIONS | WHAT IS VOTE? | |
| 5086 | 2010‑12‑21 | THE 19th CENTURY | THOMAS HUXLEY & SAMUEL WILBERFORCE WERE AMONG THE OXFORD MUSEUM SPEAKERS DEBATING THIS THEORY 6/30/1860 | WHAT IS (THE THEORY OF) EVOLUTION? | |
| 5085 | 2010‑12‑20 | 20th CENTURY NOVELISTS | A CRITIC SAID THAT A CHARACTER OF HIS, "YEARNING FOR THE MOON...NEVER SAW THE SIXPENCE AT HIS FEET"; HE MADE THAT INTO A TITLE | WHO IS (WILLIAM) SOMERSET MAUGHAM? | |
| 5084 | 2010‑12‑17 | AMERICANA | RIDING THE SUBWAY IN NEW YORK IN 1908, JACK NORWORTH SAW A SIGN FOR THE POLO GROUNDS & WAS INSPIRED TO WRITE THIS SONG | WHAT IS "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME"? | |
| 5083 | 2010‑12‑16 | SKYSCRAPERS | AFTER A CONSTRUCTION BOOM FUELED BY OIL & GAS MONEY, THIS CAPITAL CITY NOW HAS EUROPE'S TALLEST BUILDING | WHAT IS MOSCOW? | |
| 5082 | 2010‑12‑15 | BRITISH ROYALTY | FROM THE LATIN FOR "GREATEST", THIS FORM OF ADDRESS WAS INTRODUCED BY THE NARCISSISTIC KING RICHARD II | WHAT IS (YOUR) MAJESTY? | |
| 5081 | 2010‑12‑14 | OLYMPICS HISTORY | IN 1988 THIS COUNTRY BOYCOTTED THE SUMMER OLYMPICS AFTER ITS DEMAND TO CO-HOST THE GAMES WAS REFUSED | WHAT IS NORTH KOREA? | |
| 5080 | 2010‑12‑13 | COUNTRIES | IN ONLY 2 CASES CAN YOU ADD 2 LETTERS TO ONE COUNTRY & GET ANOTHER COUNTRY: AUSTRIA/AUSTRALIA & THIS PAIR | WHAT ARE NIGER & NIGERIA? | |
| 5079 | 2010‑12‑10 | MOVIES & LANGUAGE | A 2010 ARTICLE FROM SLATE CALLED THIS LANGUAGE CREATED BY PAUL FROMMER "THE NEW KLINGON" | WHAT IS NA'VI? | |
| 5078 | 2010‑12‑09 | STATE CAPITALS | FORGET ME NOT, GLACIER AVENUE & GLACIER HIGHWAY ARE STREETS IN THIS STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS JUNEAU (ALASKA)? | |
| 5077 | 2010‑12‑08 | WORLD HISTORY | AFTER THE ROYAL FAMILY FLED TO THIS COUNTRY IN 1807, IT BECAME THE ONLY ONE IN S. AMER. FROM WHICH A EUROPEAN COUNTRY WAS RULED | WHAT IS BRAZIL? | |
| 5076 | 2010‑12‑07 | FLAGS OF THE WORLD | IN USE FROM 1844 TO 1905, A FLAG REPRESENTING THE UNION OF THESE 2 COUNTRIES WAS NICKNAMED THE "HERRING SALAD" | WHAT ARE SWEDEN & NORWAY? | |
| 5075 | 2010‑12‑06 | THE BIBLE | THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES, AS IN I KINGS 17 & ACTS 20; THE MOST FAMOUS TIME, IT'S DONE BY JESUS IN JOHN 11 | WHAT IS RAISING (FROM OR OF) THE DEAD? | |
| 5074 | 2010‑12‑03 | THE CABINET | THESE 2 CABINET DEPARTMENTS BOTH DEPICT 19th CENTURY PLOWS ON THEIR OFFICIAL SEALS | WHAT ARE AGRICULTURE & LABOR? | |
| 5073 | 2010‑12‑02 | BRITISH WOMEN | IT'S SAID THAT THIS WOMAN WHO DIED IN 1976 "MADE MORE MONEY OUT OF MURDER THAN ANY WOMAN SINCE LUCREZIA BORGIA" | WHO IS (DAME) AGATHA CHRISTIE? | |
| 5072 | 2010‑12‑01 | FRENCH AUTHORS | PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY IN 1970, HIS FIRST NOVEL, "A HAPPY DEATH", FEATURES A PROTAGONIST NAMED PATRICE MERSAULT | WHO IS ALBERT CAMUS? | |
| 5071 | 2010‑11‑30 | SPORTS | IN ACTION SINCE 1917, THIS SPORTS FRANCHISE IS NOW LARGELY OWNED BY THE ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN | WHO ARE THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS? | |
| 5070 | 2010‑11‑29 | THE CIVIL WAR | THESE 2 CITIES IN THE SE & SW WERE THE ONLY 2 CONFEDERATE STATE CAPITALS NOT CAPTURED BY UNION FORCES | WHAT ARE TALLAHASSEE & AUSTIN? | |
| 5069 | 2010‑11‑26 | MUSICAL THEATER | THE BASIS OF THIS SHOW THAT WON A BEST MUSICAL TONY & A PULITZER WAS A COLLECTION OF STORIES THAT WON THE PULITZER IN 1948 | WHAT IS "SOUTH PACIFIC"? | |
| 5068 | 2010‑11‑25 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE IS THE ONLY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART | WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 5067 | 2010‑11‑24 | PAINTINGS | THE ALTERNATE NAME OF THIS 16th CENTURY ITALIAN PAINTING ALSO MEANS "CHEERFUL" | WHAT IS THE "MONA LISA"? | |
| 5066 | 2010‑11‑23 | HORSE BREEDS | THIS AMERICAN BREED WAS NAMED FOR ITS ABILITY TO RACE A DISTANCE OF 1,320 FEET | WH AT IS THE (AMERICAN) QUARTER HORSE? | |
| 5065 | 2010‑11‑22 | COMMUNICATION | IT WAS FIRST TRANSMITTED BY THE USS ARAPAHOE OFF CAPE HATTERAS ON AUGUST 11, 1909 | WHAT IS SOS? | |
| 5064 | 2010‑11‑19 | OUR LIVING PLANET | SEVERAL SPECIES APPEAR IN THE LOGO OF THE U.N.'s INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THIS, 12 LETTER WORD VITAL TO THE HEALTH OF "LIFE" ON EARTH | WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY? | |
| 5063 | 2010‑11‑18 | EUROPEAN COUNTRIES | GERMAN IS ITS OFFICIAL NATIONAL LANGUAGE; CROATIAN, SLOVENE & HUNGARIAN ARE EACH OFFICIAL IN ONE OF ITS STATES | WHAT IS AUSTRIA? | |
| 5062 | 2010‑11‑17 | PHRASES | IN ANCIENT ROME IT WAS A POST WHERE RACERS CHANGED DIRECTION; SINCE 1836 IT'S MEANT A MOMENT CHANGE OCCURS | WHAT IS TURNING POINT? | |
| 5061 | 2010‑11‑16 | OPERA | THE TITLE CHARACTER OF THIS OPERA ADDRESSES HIS SON IN THE ARIA "SOIS IMMOBILE" ("HOLD YOURSELF STILL") | WHAT IS "WILLIAM TELL"? | |
| 5060 | 2010‑11‑15 | SPORTS IN AMERICA | SEEN WITH A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, BRYN MAWR'S 1st PHYS ED DIR. BROUGHT THIS SPORT TO THE U.S.; IT SHARES PART OF ITS NAME WITH ANOTHER SPORT | WHAT IS FIELD HOCKEY? | |
| 5059 | 2010‑11‑12 | DOCUMENTS | IT SAYS, "THE HISTORY OF THE PRESENT KING OF GREAT BRITAIN IS A HISTORY OF REPEATED INJURIES AND USURPATIONS" | WHAT IS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? | |
| 5058 | 2010‑11‑11 | THE 1930s | IN APRIL 1935 IN OKLAHOMA, WHEN BLOWING SOIL DARKENED THE SKY, A REPORTER COINED THIS TERM FOR THE REGION | WHAT IS THE DUST BOWL? | |
| 5057 | 2010‑11‑10 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | DURING HIS TENURE, HE NEVER THREW OUT AN OPENING DAY FIRST PITCH, BUT BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT, HE DID IT FOR THE BRAVES | WHO IS JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 5056 | 2010‑11‑09 | WORDS IN 20th CENTURY NOVELS | WORDS FOUND IN THIS 1945 FABLE INCLUDE BROOD, BAYING, BLEATING, COMRADE, TYRANNY & REBELLION | WHAT IS "ANIMAL FARM"? | |
| 5055 | 2010‑11‑08 | AMERICAN BUSINESS | THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR THIS COMPANY IS P.O. BOX 57, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15230 | WHAT IS (H.J.) HEINZ CO.? | |
| 5054 | 2010‑11‑05 | TERMS FROM THE BIBLE | IN 2010 WE HEARD OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE FOSSIL OF A 12 MILLION-YEAR-OLD GIANT SPERM WHALE GIVEN THIS BIBLICAL NAME BY ITS FINDERS | WHAT IS LEVIATHAN? | |
| 5053 | 2010‑11‑04 | BURIED AT ARLINGTON | HIS GRAVE NOTES HIS 1842 WEST POINT GRADUATION, HIS TIME AT FT. SUMTER, GETTYSBURG & 2nd BULL RUN, BUT DOES NOT MENTION SPORTS | WHO IS ABNER DOUBLEDAY? | |
| 5052 | 2010‑11‑03 | BILLBOARD NO. 1 HITMAKERS | IN MAY 1964 THIS NEW ORLEANS NATIVE WAS 62 YEARS OLD WHEN HE BUMPED THE BEATLES' "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE" FROM THE NO. 1 SPOT | WHO IS LOUIS ARMSTRONG? | |
| 5051 | 2010‑11‑02 | CHARACTERS IN NOVELS | DEBUTING IN A 1960 NOVEL, THIS CHARACTER DIES FOLLOWING A HEART ATTACK ON A BASKETBALL COURT IN A 1990 BOOK | WHO IS (HARRY) RABBIT (ANGSTROM)? | |
| 5050 | 2010‑11‑01 | BUSINESS PAIRINGS | THE NAMES OF 2 MEN, 1 BORN IN GERMANY IN 1834 & 1 IN KANSAS IN 1875, WERE JOINED IN THIS COMPANY NAME LASTING 1998-2007 | WHAT IS DAIMLER CHRYSLER? | |
| 5049 | 2010‑10‑29 | NO. 1 HITS | TOPPING THE CHARTS ON OCT. 20, 1962, THIS NOVELTY SONG IS THE ONLY NO. 1 HIT TO HAVE THE WORD "ELECTRODES" IN THE LYRICS | WHAT IS "MONSTER MASH"? | |
| 5048 | 2010‑10‑28 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS 4-LETTER TERM FOR A RELIGIOUS GROUP THAT HOLDS DISTINCTIVE BELIEFS COMES FROM THE LATIN FOR "FOLLOW" | WHAT IS SECT? | |
| 5047 | 2010‑10‑27 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | STIEG LARSSON CREATED THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO BY IMAGINING THIS FICTIONAL SWEDISH GIRL AS AN ADULT | WHO IS PIPPI LONGSTOCKING? | |
| 5046 | 2010‑10‑26 | SPORTS VENUES | IN 2000 THE CENTRE COURT ARENA IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA WAS RENAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS ROD LAVER? | |
| 5045 | 2010‑10‑25 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1886 HE PUBLISHED HIS FIRST BOOK, "THE TRUMPET AND DRUM", AN INSTRUCTIONAL HANDBOOK WITH 8 COMPOSITIONS | WHO IS JOHN PHILIP SOUSA? | |
| 5044 | 2010‑10‑22 | THE OSCARS | ONLY ORSON WELLES & THIS MAN HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR & ORIG. SCREENPLAY IN THE SAME YEAR WHILE IN THEIR 20s | WHO IS MATT DAMON? | |
| 5043 | 2010‑10‑21 | ART & ARTISTS | THEY ARE THE 2 ARTISTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 1888 WORK SEEN HERE; ONE IS THE ARTIST & THE OTHER IS THE SUBJECT | WHO ARE PAUL GAUGUIN & VINCENT VAN GOGH? | |
| 5042 | 2010‑10‑20 | COUNTRY DEMOGRAPHICS | BECAUSE OF A POLICY ADOPTED IN 1979, THIS COUNTRY'S YOUNG PEOPLE ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "LITTLE EMPERORS" | WHAT IS CHINA? | |
| 5041 | 2010‑10‑19 | HOLIDAY HISTORY | CUBA REMOVED CHRISTMAS FROM ITS LIST OF NATIONAL HOLIDAYS IN 1969 & RESTORED IT IN 1997 IN ANTICIPATION OF A VISIT BY THIS MAN | WHO IS (POPE) JOHN PAUL II? | |
| 5040 | 2010‑10‑18 | U.S. CURRENCY | IT'S THE ONLY U.S. COIN OR BILL PRODUCED IN 2010 THAT FEATURES THE PRIVATE HOME OF A PRESIDENT ON THE REVERSE | WHAT IS THE NICKEL? | |
| 5039 | 2010‑10‑15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT TO BE ELECTED IN AN OLYMPIC YEAR | WHO IS WILLIAM McKINLEY? | |
| 5038 | 2010‑10‑14 | COUNTRY NAMES | THE ONLY 2 COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD WITH AN "X" IN THEIR NAMES, ONE IS FOUND IN EUROPE & ONE IN THE AMERICAS | WHAT ARE LUXEMBOURG & MEXICO? | |
| 5037 | 2010‑10‑13 | BRITISH AUTHORS | HIS SON CHRISTOPHER SAID, MY FATHER "GOT TO WHERE HE WAS BY CLIMBING UPON MY INFANT SHOULDERS" | WHO IS A.A. MILNE? | |
| 5036 | 2010‑10‑12 | SHAKESPEARE | THESE 2 "KING LEAR" CHARACTERS, 1 MALE, 1 FEMALE, BOTH REPRESENT TRUTHFULNESS; ONE DISAPPEARS WHEN THE OTHER RETURNS | WHO ARE CORDELIA & THE FOOL? | |
| 5035 | 2010‑10‑11 | PRISONS | NAZI RUDOLF HESS IN 1941 & THE NOTORIOUS KRAY TWINS IN 1952 WERE AMONG THE LAST PEOPLE BRIEFLY HELD HERE | WHAT IS THE TOWER OF LONDON? | |
| 5034 | 2010‑10‑08 | BESTSELLING AUTHORS | SINCE COMING ON THE BEAT, HE'S HAD MORE N.Y. TIMES BESTSELLERS THAN ANY OTHER AUTHOR, INCLUDING OVER 20 IN THE LAST 5 YEARS | WHO IS JAMES PATTERSON? | |
| 5033 | 2010‑10‑07 | MAMMALS | ONE TYPE OF THIS AQUATIC ANIMAL GIVES MILK THAT'S 65% FAT; PUPS ARE WEANED IN 4 DAYS, THE LEAST OF ANY MAMMAL | WHAT IS THE (HOODED) SEAL? | |
| 5032 | 2010‑10‑06 | 2010 SCIENCE NEWS | THE IUPAC NAMED AN ELEMENT FOR THIS MAN BORN IN 1473 TO "HIGHLIGHT THE LINK BETWEEN ASTRONOMY AND... NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY" | WHO IS NICOLAUS COPERNICUS? | |
| 5031 | 2010‑10‑05 | BROADWAY STARS | IN 1955 SHE BECAME THE FIRST & SO FAR ONLY ACTRESS TO WIN A TONY FOR PLAYING A MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL | WHO IS MARY MARTIN? | |
| 5030 | 2010‑10‑04 | PRIMETIME TV | NOW IN SEASON 23, ITS PRODUCER SAYS IT'S THE ONLY SHOW WITH "NO SCRIPT, NO ACTORS, NO HOST & NO RE-ENACTMENTS" | WHAT IS "COPS"? | |
| 5029 | 2010‑10‑01 | WORD ORIGINS | LIKE THE NAME OF A MINOR ROMAN GOD, THIS WORD FOR A CARETAKER COMES FROM THE LATIN FOR "DOOR" | WHAT IS JANITOR? | |
| 5028 | 2010‑09‑30 | ALLITERATIVE ATHLETES | IN 1998 THESE 2 BASEBALL RIVALS SHARED TOP HONORS AS SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S SPORTSMEN OF THE YEAR | WHO ARE MARK McGWIRE & SAMMY SOSA? | |
| 5027 | 2010‑09‑29 | GEOGRAPHIC TERMS | AS THEIR BORDERING COUNTRIES ARE ALL THIS ADJECTIVE, LIECHTENSTEIN & UZBEKISTAN ARE CONSIDERED "DOUBLE" THIS | WHAT IS LANDLOCKED? | |
| 5026 | 2010‑09‑28 | BIBLICAL BEASTS | IT'S THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LEGS ON THE 2 NON-HUMAN ANIMALS WHOSE WORDS ARE QUOTED IN THE OLD TESTAMENT | WHAT IS 4? | |
| 5025 | 2010‑09‑27 | NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES | BUILT BETWEEN 1940 & 1942, MOTON FIELD IN ALABAMA HAS A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE HONORING MEN BELONGING TO THIS FAMED GROUP | WHO ARE THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN? | |
| 5024 | 2010‑09‑24 | PRESIDENTS | HE SERVED THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME AS PRESIDENT BEFORE RUNNING FOR & WINNING REELECTION TO THE JOB | WHO IS LYNDON JOHNSON? | |
| 5023 | 2010‑09‑23 | POETRY | A LINE IN THIS 1863 POEM MENTIONS "THE EIGHTEENTH OF APRIL, IN SEVENTY-FIVE" | WHAT IS "PAUL REVERE'S RIDE"? | |
| 5022 | 2010‑09‑22 | THE BRITISH ISLES | BRITAIN'S OLDEST KNOWN SCRAP OF MATERIAL CALLED THIS, SOMETIMES IDENTIFIED AS SHEPHERD'S PLAID, DATES FROM 250 A.D. | WHAT IS TARTAN? | |
| 5021 | 2010‑09‑21 | SPORTS & THE MEDIA | ON FEB. 8, 2010 THE HEADLINE IN A MAJOR NEWSPAPER IN THIS CITY READ, "AMEN! AFTER 43 YEARS, OUR PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED" | WHAT IS NEW ORLEANS? | |
| 5020 | 2010‑09‑20 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | MADE UP OF 1 LARGE & MANY SMALLER ISLANDS, IT'S THE MOST POPULOUS OF BRITAIN'S REMAINING OVERSEAS TERRITORIES | WHAT IS BERMUDA? | |
| 5019 | 2010‑09‑17 | RIVERS | THESE 2 RIVERS, EACH MORE THAN 1,000 MILES LONG, RISE IN THE ARMENIAN PLATEAU IN TURKEY | WHAT ARE THE TIGRIS & EUPHRATES? | |
| 5018 | 2010‑09‑16 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS | MEANING "RAPIDLY", THIS TERM BEGAN IN ENGLAND, REFERRING TO THE SPEED WITH WHICH THE MAIL WAS DELIVERED | WHAT IS POST-HASTE? | |
| 5017 | 2010‑09‑15 | MONARCHS | FROM 1513 TO 1972, ONLY MEN NAMED CHRISTIAN & FREDERICK ALTERNATED AS RULERS OF THIS NATION | WHAT IS DENMARK? | |
| 5016 | 2010‑09‑14 | LITERARY & MOVIE TITLE OBJECTS | THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS TITLE OBJECT IN A NOVEL & A 1957 MOVIE ACTUALLY SPANNED THE MAE KHLUNG RIVER | WHAT IS THE BRIDGE OVER (OR ON) THE RIVER KWAI? | |
| 5015 | 2010‑09‑13 | MUSICAL THEATER | A HOLLYWOOD VENUE WAS RENOVATED & RENAMED THE AQUARIUS THEATER TO HOST THIS MUSICAL IN 1968 | WHAT IS "HAIR"? | |
| 5014 | 2010‑07‑30 | THE 9 MUSES | IN A BALANCHINE BALLET, APOLLO, GOD OF MUSIC, HAS A FAVORITE MUSE: THIS ONE | WHO IS TERPSICHORE? | |
| 5013 | 2010‑07‑29 | THE SUPER BOWL | AS OF 2010 IT'S THE ONLY CURRENT NFC TEAM THAT HAS NEVER PLAYED IN THE SUPER BOWL | WHAT IS THE DETROIT LIONS? | |
| 5012 | 2010‑07‑28 | RELIGION | AN AID TO THE FAITHFUL SINCE THE 13th CENTURY, ONE STANDARD VERSION HAS PARTS ARRANGED IN GROUPS OF 1, 3 OR 10 | WHAT IS THE (HOLY) ROSARY? | |
| 5011 | 2010‑07‑27 | MONARCHIES | 1 OF THE 2 LARGELY GERMAN-SPEAKING MONARCHIES IN THE WORLD; THEY'RE ABOUT 250 MILES APART | WHAT IS LIECHTENSTEIN OR LUXEMBOURG? | |
| 5010 | 2010‑07‑26 | LITERARY BRAWLS | AT KEY WEST IN 1936, WALLACE STEVENS BROKE HIS HAND PUNCHING THIS MAN, WHO RESPONDED BY KNOCKING STEVENS DOWN | WHO IS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 5009 | 2010‑07‑23 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS | IN THE "WORLD ALMANAC" LIST OF NOTABLE THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES, 1 OF THE 2 FOR WHOM THE MAIN ISSUE WAS "STATES' RIGHTS" | WHO IS STROM THURMOND OR GEORGE WALLACE? | |
| 5008 | 2010‑07‑22 | SCIENCE HISTORY | THIS CONCEPT DATES TO A 1783 PAPER BY JOHN MICHELL, WHO THEORIZED ABOUT A BODY WITH THE SUN'S DENSITY & 500 TIMES ITS DIAMETER | WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE? | |
| 5007 | 2010‑07‑21 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | EXCLUDING HONORARY DEGREES, HE'S THE ONLY PRESIDENT TO HAVE DEGREES FROM BOTH HARVARD & YALE | WHO IS GEORGE W. BUSH? | |
| 5006 | 2010‑07‑20 | LEGENDARY PUBLIC SERVANTS | IN 1929 HE BECAME A SPECIAL AGENT WITH THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S PROHIBITION BUREAU, CHICAGO DIVISION | WHO IS ELIOT NESS? | |
| 5005 | 2010‑07‑19 | MEN OF PARIS | WHEN THE BODY OF THIS MAN WHO DIED IN 1870 WAS MOVED IN 2002, A CLOTH WITH THE MOTTO "UN POUR TOUS, TOUS POUR UN" WAS USED | WHO IS ALEXANDRE DUMAS (PERE)? | |
| 5004 | 2010‑07‑16 | NO. 1 POP HITS | A 1987 REMAKE OF THIS 1959 HIT WAS THE FIRST SONG WITH ALL SPANISH LYRICS TO HIT NO. 1 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 | WHAT IS "LA BAMBA"? | |
| 5003 | 2010‑07‑15 | FAMOUS TEXTS | TRADITION SAYS THE AUTHOR OF THIS WORK WAS THE SAGE VATSYAYANA; SURPRISINGLY, HE WAS CELIBATE | WHAT IS THE KAMASUTRA? | |
| 5002 | 2010‑07‑14 | HISTORIC LASTS | IN THE "THANKS A LOT, FELLAS" DEPARTMENT, MONGOLIA WAS THE LAST COUNTRY TO JOIN THIS GROUP-- AUGUST 9, 1945 | WHO ARE THE (WWII) ALLIES? | |
| 5001 | 2010‑07‑13 | AMERICAN NOVELISTS | AN ADVOCATE OF CAPITALISM, IN 1982 SHE WAS LAID OUT BESIDE A 6-FOOT DOLLAR SIGN MADE OF FLOWERS | WHO IS AYN RAND? | |
| 5000 | 2010‑07‑12 | ACTORS | WITH 5 EACH, THESE 2 MEN HAVE THE MOST ACTING OSCAR NOMINATIONS AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN PERFORMERS | WHO ARE DENZEL WASHINGTON & MORGAN FREEMAN? | |
| 4999 | 2010‑07‑09 | BOOKS FOR KIDS | IN WONDERLAND, ALICE COMES UPON A MAD TEA-PARTY ATTENDED BY THE HATTER, MARCH HARE & THIS CREATURE, WHO'S ASLEEP | WHAT IS THE DORMOUSE? | |
| 4998 | 2010‑07‑08 | U.S. GOVERNMENT FIRSTS | THE FIRST OF THESE WAS AUTHORIZED IN 1790, "PROVIDING FOR THE ENUMERATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE UNITED STATES" | WHAT IS A CENSUS? | |
| 4997 | 2010‑07‑07 | GEOGRAPHY | 2 OF THE 4 U.S. STATES THAT BORDER MEXICO | WHAT ARE CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO & ARIZONA? | |
| 4996 | 2010‑07‑06 | HISTORIC WOMEN | SHE WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA AROUND 1596 & DIED IN KENT, ENGLAND IN 1617 | WHO IS POCAHONTAS? | |
| 4995 | 2010‑07‑05 | THE ANIMAL WORLD | BORN IN BRISBANE IN 1999, EUCA & LYPTUS ARE THE WORLD'S FIRST CONFIRMED IDENTICAL TWINS OF THIS ANIMAL | WHAT IS THE KOALA (BEAR)? | |
| 4994 | 2010‑07‑02 | 5-LETTER LITERARY TERMS | THE "HISTORY" BY HERODOTUS HAS BEEN CALLED THE EARLIEST SURVIVING EUR. WORK OF THIS FORM, FROM LATIN FOR "STRAIGHT- FORWARD" | WHAT IS PROSE? | |
| 4993 | 2010‑07‑01 | MONARCHS | CAIRO'S AL-RIFAI MOSQUE IS THE RESTING PLACE OF 2 EGYPTIAN KINGS & OF A 20th C. RULER OF THIS MIDEAST COUNTRY | WHAT IS IRAN? | |
| 4992 | 2010‑06‑30 | RUSSIAN COMPOSERS | HIS FIRST NAME MEANS "MODERATE"; SADLY, IMMODERATE DRINKING HELPED KILL HIM IN 1881 AT AGE 42, BUT NOT ON BALD MOUNTAIN | WHO IS MODEST MUSSORGSKY? | |
| 4991 | 2010‑06‑29 | PHYSICS | DISCOVERED IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY, THESE 2 PARTICLES, 1 WITH A POSITIVE CHARGE, THE OTHER A PACKET OF ENERGY, DIFFER BY A LETTER | WHAT IS PROTON & PHOTON? | |
| 4990 | 2010‑06‑28 | BOTANICAL ETYMOLOGY | THIS PLANT'S NAME MAY HAVE COME FROM ITS USE BY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WOMEN TO DILATE PUPILS, WHICH, THEY FELT, AUGMENTED BEAUTY | WHAT IS BELLADONNA? | |
| 4989 | 2010‑06‑25 | LITERATURE & MUSIC | THE BAND CALLED "THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS" ULTIMATELY GETS ITS NAME FROM A PHRASE SAID BY THIS TITLE HERO IN A 1605 WORK | WHO IS DON QUIXOTE? | |
| 4988 | 2010‑06‑24 | NATIONAL PARKS | WHEN IT BECAME A NATIONAL PARK IN 1919, IT GOT THIS NAME USED BY THE LOCALS BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE HEAVEN ON EARTH | WHAT IS ZION (NATIONAL PARK)? | |
| 4987 | 2010‑06‑23 | HISTORIC DATES | THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES ON JUNE 28, 1919 TOOK PLACE EXACTLY 5 YEARS AFTER THE RELATED DEATH OF THIS MAN | WHO IS ARCHDUKE (FRANZ) FERDINAND? | |
| 4986 | 2010‑06‑22 | BILLBOARD HOT 100 HISTORY | BESIDES FRANK & NANCY SINATRA, THEY'RE THE ONLY OTHER FATHER & DAUGHTER WHO EACH HAD NO. 1 SOLO HITS | WHO ARE PAT & DEBBY BOONE? | |
| 4985 | 2010‑06‑21 | AFTER THE PRESIDENCY | ONE OF THE 2 PRESIDENTS TO RETURN TO ELECTED JOBS IN U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFTER THEIR FINAL TERMS | WHO IS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS OR ANDREW JOHNSON? | |
| 4984 | 2010‑06‑18 | SPORTS VENUES | BUILT IN 1914 & NAMED FOR THE CLUB'S OWNER IN 1926, IT'S THE OLDEST NATIONAL LEAGUE BALLPARK STILL IN USE | WHAT IS WRIGLEY (FIELD)? | |
| 4983 | 2010‑06‑17 | AMERICANA | MADE FOR ONLY 19 YEARS, IT SOLD FOR $825 IN 1908 & $360 IN 1927 | WHAT IS A (FORD) MODEL T? | |
| 4982 | 2010‑06‑16 | MODERN MATERIALS | INTRODUCED IN THE '70s TO REPLACE STEEL BELTING ON HIGH-SPEED TIRES, IT'S CALLED STRONGER THAN STEEL & LIGHTER THAN NYLON | WHAT IS KEVLAR? | |
| 4981 | 2010‑06‑15 | THE 50 STATES | IT'S THE ONLY 2-WORD STATE NAME IN WHICH NEITHER WORD APPEARS IN THE NAME OF ANY OTHER STATE | WHAT IS RHODE ISLAND? | |
| 4980 | 2010‑06‑14 | MOONS & MYTHOLOGY | THIS PLANET IS NAMED FOR A ROMAN GOD; ITS ONLY MOONS ARE NAMED FOR THE SONS OF HIS GREEK COUNTERPART | WHAT IS MARS? | |
| 4979 | 2010‑06‑11 | FLAGS & BANNERS | THIS 15th CENTURY PERSON SAID, "I HAD A BANNER OF WHICH THE FIELD WAS SPRINKLED WITH LILIES"; WRITTEN ON TOP: "JHESUS MARIA" | WHO IS JOAN OF ARC? | |
| 4978 | 2010‑06‑10 | SHORT STORIES | IN AN 1842 TALE HE WROTE, "DOWN-- STILL UNCEASINGLY-- STILL INEVITABLY DOWN!...I SHRUNK CONVULSIVELY AT ITS EVERY SWEEP" | WHO IS EDGAR ALLAN POE? | |
| 4977 | 2010‑06‑09 | ARTISTS | SHE'S SEEN WEARING A REBOZO IN HER 1937 "SELF-PORTRAIT DEDICATED TO LEON TROTSKY" | WHO IS FRIDA KAHLO? | |
| 4976 | 2010‑06‑08 | U.S. MILITARY HISTORY | THIS GENERAL COMMANDED THE FIRST OFFICIAL AMERICAN FORCE TO FIGHT ON THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT | WHO IS JOHN J. PERSHING? | |
| 4975 | 2010‑06‑07 | METEOROLOGY | LOW- & HIGH- PRESSURE SYSTEMS & TROPICAL MOISTURE SET THE STAGE FOR A 1991 NOR'EASTER NICKNAMED THESE 2 WORDS | WHAT IS (THE) PERFECT STORM? | |
| 4974 | 2010‑06‑04 | AMERICAN POLITICIANS | FRANK SINATRA CAME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO SING THEIR PRAISES: "THEY'RE BOTH UNIQUE... THE QUAKER & THE GREEK" | WHO ARE RICHARD NIXON & SPIRO AGNEW? | |
| 4973 | 2010‑06‑03 | FILM HISTORY | WRITTEN BY THOMAS DIXON, 1916's FILM "THE FALL OF A NATION" IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST OF THESE EVER MADE | WHAT IS A SEQUEL? | |
| 4972 | 2010‑06‑02 | HISTORICAL PHRASES | BEFORE IT MEANT A SPACE BETWEEN OPPOSING ARMIES, IT REFERRED TO AN EXECUTION SITE OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF LONDON | WHAT IS NO MAN'S LAND? | |
| 4971 | 2010‑06‑01 | THE U.S. MILITARY | THIS CORPS' MOTTO IS "BUILDING STRONG" | WHAT IS THE (U.S.) (ARMY) CORPS OF ENGINEERS? | |
| 4970 | 2010‑05‑31 | ENGLISH POETS | TRANSLATOR EDWARD FITZGERALD WROTE THAT HER 1861 "DEATH IS RATHER A RELIEF TO ME... NO MORE AURORA LEIGHS, THANK GOD" | WHO IS ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING? | |
| 4969 | 2010‑05‑28 | AWARDS & HONORS | A TROPHY NAMED FOR THIS AUTHOR IS AWARDED TO ANYONE WHO BREAKS THE RECORD FOR SAILING A YACHT AROUND THE WORLD | WHO IS JULES VERNE? | |
| 4968 | 2010‑05‑27 | COLONIAL AFRICA | IN 1945 AFRICA HAD ONLY 4 INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES; THESE 2 STARTED WITH THE SAME FIRST LETTER | WHAT ARE EGYPT & ETHIOPIA? | |
| 4967 | 2010‑05‑26 | PEDIATRICS | IN 1943 DRS. LEO KANNER & HANS ASPERGER EACH USED THIS WORD FOR THE THEN-UNNAMED DISORDER THEY WERE STUDYING | WHAT IS AUTISM? | |
| 4966 | 2010‑05‑25 | FAMILIAR PHRASES | THIS 3-WORD PHRASE ORIGINATED WITH A SIGNAL SENT BY GENERAL SHERMAN; TODAY IT MEANS TO BE IN CHARGE TEMPORARILY | WHAT IS HOLD THE FORT? | |
| 4965 | 2010‑05‑24 | AMERICAN CITIES | 6 OF THE TOP 10 U.S. CITIES IN POPULATION ARE FOUND IN THESE 2 STATES | WHAT ARE CALIFORNIA & TEXAS? | |
| 4964 | 2010‑05‑21 | FROM NOVEL TO FILM | FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1880 & MADE INTO A FILM IN 1907, 1925 & 1959, IT WAS THE FIRST WORK OF FICTION BLESSED BY A POPE | WHAT IS "BEN-HUR"? | |
| 4963 | 2010‑05‑20 | AFRICAN CAPITALS | THIS WEST CENTRAL AFRICAN CAPITAL GREW OUT OF A SETTLEMENT THAT FRANCE ESTABLISHED FOR FREED SLAVES IN 1849 | WHAT IS LIBREVILLE? | |
| 4962 | 2010‑05‑19 | OPERA | THE ARIA "POUR MON AME" BY DONIZETTI INCLUDES 9 OF THESE; A FEW TENORS HAVE EARNED THE NICKNAME "KING OF" THEM | WHAT ARE HIGH C's? | |
| 4961 | 2010‑05‑18 | ROMAN EMPERORS | IN 59 A.D. AGRIPPINA WROTE TO THIS MAN, HER SON, "TELL ME, WHY SHOULD I PLOT AGAINST YOUR LIFE?" --SHE WAS KILLED ANYWAY | WHO IS NERO? | |
| 4960 | 2010‑05‑17 | 20th CENTURY THINKERS | REFUSING TO IMPRISON THIS MAN FOR DEMONSTRATING DURING THE 1960s, DE GAULLE SAID, "ONE DOES NOT ARREST VOLTAIRE" | WHO IS JEAN-PAUL SARTRE? | |
| 4959 | 2010‑05‑14 | THE 50 STATES | IT'S THE ONLY STATE FROM WHICH RAINWATER FLOWS TO THE PACIFIC, THE ATLANTIC & HUDSON BAY | WHAT IS MONTANA? | |
| 4958 | 2010‑05‑13 | BUSY PRESIDENTS | HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN A U.S. SENATOR, MINISTER TO FRANCE, ENGLAND & SPAIN, SEC. OF WAR, SEC. OF STATE & GOV. OF VIRGINIA | WHO IS JAMES MONROE? | |
| 4957 | 2010‑05‑12 | 18th CENTURY SCOTSMEN | A RELATIVE OF THIS INVENTOR DESCRIBED HIM AS A BOY STARING AT THE TEA KETTLE FOR AN HOUR WATCHING IT BOIL | WHO IS JAMES WATT? | |
| 4956 | 2010‑05‑11 | WORDS IN THE BIBLE | IN GENESIS 2:24 THESE 2 WORDS ARE WHAT A MAN SHALL DO TO HIS PARENTS & THEN TO HIS WIFE; ADD A LETTER TO 1 TO GET THE OTHER | WHAT ARE LEAVE & CLEAVE? | |
| 4955 | 2010‑05‑10 | ENGLISH LITERARY HISTORY | IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE CAROLINE ERA CAME THIS ONE, ALSO FROM THE MONARCH'S LATIN NAME | WHAT IS THE JACOBEAN ERA? | |
| 4954 | 2010‑05‑07 | MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES | IN 1949 THIS KINGDOM DROPPED THE WORD "TRANS" FROM THE BEGINNING OF ITS NAME | WHAT IS JORDAN? | |
| 4953 | 2010‑05‑06 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | A CONTEMPORARY REVIEW OF THIS 1851 NOVEL SAID, "WHO WOULD HAVE LOOKED FOR... POETRY IN BLUBBER?" | WHAT IS "MOBY-DICK"? | |
| 4952 | 2010‑05‑05 | MOVIE HISTORY | DURING THE MAKING OF THIS CLASSIC, SETS FROM "KING KONG" & "THE GARDEN OF ALLAH" WERE INTENTIONALLY BURNED DOWN | WHAT IS "GONE WITH THE WIND"? | |
| 4951 | 2010‑05‑04 | OFFICIAL STATE SONGS | IN 1953 IT BECAME THE ONLY STATE WHOSE OFFICIAL SONG WAS WRITTEN FOR A BROADWAY MUSICAL | WHAT IS OKLAHOMA? | |
| 4950 | 2010‑05‑03 | U.S.A. | CHOCOLATE AVENUE & COCOA AVENUE ARE 2 OF THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES IN THIS TOWN THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1903 | WHAT IS HERSHEY (PENNSYLVANIA)? | |
| 4949 | 2010‑04‑30 | TOYS | ORIGINAL SETS OF THIS TOY THAT WAS FIRST SOLD IN 1918 INCLUDED PLANS FOR BUILDING UNCLE TOM'S CABIN | WHAT ARE LINCOLN LOGS? | |
| 4948 | 2010‑04‑29 | POETS ON POETS | COLERIDGE SAID THIS POET WILL "NOT BE REMEMBERED AT ALL, EXCEPT AS A WICKED LORD WHO... PRETENDED TO BE TEN TIMES MORE WICKED THAN HE WAS" | WHO IS (GEORGE GORDON) LORD BYRON? | |
| 4947 | 2010‑04‑28 | SCIENCE HISTORY | IN AUG. 1971 ON THE MOON'S SURFACE, AN ASTRONAUT REPEATED A FAMOUS EXPERIMENT & DECLARED THAT THIS MAN "WAS CORRECT" | WHO IS GALILEO (GALILEI)? | |
| 4946 | 2010‑04‑27 | CANADIAN HISTORY | A RIVER IS NAMED FOR THIS MAN BORN IN SCOTLAND IN 1764, THE FIRST EUROPEAN KNOWN TO HAVE CROSSED CANADA | WHO IS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE? | |
| 4945 | 2010‑04‑26 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE'S THE ONLY PRESIDENT SWORN IN ON A CATHOLIC MISSAL; IT WASN'T HIS | WHO IS LYNDON B. JOHNSON? | |
| 4944 | 2010‑04‑23 | WORDS FROM THE FRENCH | THE FIRST KNOWN USE OF THIS WORD IN THE U.S. WAS IN AN OBITUARY FOR WEALTHY BANKER PIERRE LORILLARD IN 1843 | WHAT IS MILLIONAIRE? | |
| 4943 | 2010‑04‑22 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMINOLOGY | IN 1992 NEW YORK GOT THE FIRST ONE: 917 | WHAT IS OVERLAY (AREA CODE)? | |
| 4942 | 2010‑04‑21 | SAINTHOOD | IN 2009 THIS MAN WHO DIED ON MOLOKAI IN 1889 BECAME HAWAII'S FIRST SAINT | WHO IS FATHER DAMIEN? | |
| 4941 | 2010‑04‑20 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY | JOINING SUCH POP CULTURE ICONS AS DOROTHY'S RUBY SLIPPERS, THIS WAS DONATED TO THE MUSEUM BY JERRY SEINFELD IN 2004 | WHAT IS THE PUFFY SHIRT? | |
| 4940 | 2010‑04‑19 | WORLD WAR II | ON JUNE 5, 1944 FDR SAID OF THE CAPTURE OF THIS CITY, "ONE UP AND TWO TO GO" | WHAT IS ROME? | |
| 4939 | 2010‑04‑16 | ACTORS | IN 1970 HE BECAME THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL ACTOR TO BE NAMED A LORD | WHO IS LAURENCE OLIVIER? | |
| 4938 | 2010‑04‑15 | BEATLES SONGS | THE TITLE OF THIS BEATLES SONG IS A YORUBA PHRASE THAT MEANS "LIFE GOES ON" | WHAT IS "OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA"? | |
| 4937 | 2010‑04‑14 | POLITICALLY CORRECT POP CULTURE | THE VIOLENCE GOES ON, BUT IN 2006 TIME WARNER TV REMOVED DEPICTIONS OF THIS ACTIVITY FROM OLD "TOM AND JERRY" CARTOONS | WHAT IS SMOKING? | |
| 4936 | 2010‑04‑13 | BRAND LOGOS | ITS ORIGINAL LOGO, DESIGNED IN 1976, SHOWED ISAAC NEWTON SITTING UNDER A TREE | WHAT IS APPLE (COMPUTER OR INC.)? | |
| 4935 | 2010‑04‑12 | NEW SPORTS | IN 2008, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE IN VT. WON ITS 2nd STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IN THIS SPORT INTRODUCED IN A 1997 NOVEL | WHAT IS QUIDDITCH? | |
| 4934 | 2010‑04‑09 | 19th CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | IN CHAP. 10, "THE WHOLE MYSTERY OF THE HANDKERCHIEFS, AND THE WATCHES, AND THE JEWELS... RUSHED UPON" THIS TITLE BOY'S "MIND" | WHO IS OLIVER TWIST? | |
| 4933 | 2010‑04‑08 | PORTRAIT SUBJECTS | ONE OF GOYA'S FEW PORTRAITS OF A FOREIGNER WAS OF THIS ENGLISHMAN PAINTED IN 1812 | WHO IS THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON? | |
| 4932 | 2010‑04‑07 | CELEBRITY NAMES | THIS OSCAR WINNER WHO HAD HIS OWN WB SITCOM TOOK HIS LAST NAME AS A TRIBUTE TO AN EARLIER COMIC & SITCOM STAR | WHO IS JAMIE FOXX? | |
| 4931 | 2010‑04‑06 | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM | THE COELACANTH & THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER ARE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THIS BIBLICAL MAN "SPECIES" | WHO IS LAZARUS? | |
| 4930 | 2010‑04‑05 | FASHION HISTORY | IT WAS UNVEILED JULY 5, 1946, AT PARIS' PISCINE MOLITOR & CREATED A SCANDAL | WHAT IS THE BIKINI? | |
| 4929 | 2010‑04‑02 | THE MIDDLE AGES | SOME SAY THE DARK AGES BEGAN WHEN BYZANTINE EMP. JUSTINIAN CLOSED THIS CITY'S SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY IN 529 A.D. | WHAT IS ATHENS? | |
| 4928 | 2010‑04‑01 | LITERARY INFLUENCES | A 1919 SHAW PLAY SUBTITLED "A FANTASIA IN THE RUSSIAN MANNER..." IS AN HOMAGE TO THIS PLAYWRIGHT WHO DIED IN 1904 | WHO IS ANTON CHEKHOV? | |
| 4927 | 2010‑03‑31 | INTO AFRICA | JAMES BRUCE TAUGHT HIMSELF ARABIC & AMHARIC TO PREPARE FOR HIS 1768 JOURNEY UPRIVER IN SEARCH OF THIS SPOT | WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE (BLUE) NILE? | |
| 4926 | 2010‑03‑30 | NAVAL HEROES | WHEN HE WAS KILLED IN BATTLE IN 1805, HE WAS WEARING A UNIFORM COAT WITH SEWN-ON REPLICAS OF HIS 4 ORDERS OF CHIVALRY | WHO IS HORATIO NELSON? | |
| 4925 | 2010‑03‑29 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE | IN AN 1877 NOVEL MRS. GORDON INITIALLY SUGGESTS THE NAME EBONY FOR THIS TITLE CHARACTER | WHAT IS BLACK BEAUTY? | |
| 4924 | 2010‑03‑26 | PHRASE ORIGINS | IN 1945 GEORGE ORWELL COINED THIS 2-WORD PHRASE FOR "AN EPOCH AS HORRIBLY STABLE AS THE SLAVE EMPIRES OF ANTIQUITY" | WHAT IS COLD WAR? | |
| 4923 | 2010‑03‑25 | U.S. TOURISM | YOU CAN REACH THIS TOWN'S CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU BY CALLING 1-TOMANDHUCK | WHAT IS HANNIBAL (MISSOURI)? | |
| 4922 | 2010‑03‑24 | ANIMATED MOVIES | THE ANSWER TO THE TITLE OF THIS OSCAR WINNER IS JUDGE DOOM | WHAT IS "WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT"? | |
| 4921 | 2010‑03‑23 | THE 50 STATES | BENJAMIN HARRISON HAD THE ADMISSION ORDERS SHUFFLED, SO NO ONE KNOWS WHICH OF THESE 2 STATES WAS 39th & WHICH WAS 40th | WHAT ARE NORTH & SOUTH DAKOTA? | |
| 4920 | 2010‑03‑22 | SHAKESPEARE TITLES | IT'S NOT ONE OF THE BARD'S BETTER- KNOWN COMEDY TITLES, BUT HAS THE DISTINCTION OF CONTAINING THE MOST APOSTROPHES | WHAT IS "LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST"? | |
| 4919 | 2010‑03‑19 | 1940s MUSIC HISTORY | WHILE WRITING FOR BILLBOARD, LEGENDARY PRODUCER JERRY WEXLER COINED THIS PHRASE TO REPLACE "RACE MUSIC" | WHAT IS RHYTHM & BLUES? | |
| 4918 | 2010‑03‑18 | AUTHORS | IN 1890 HE WITNESSED A MILD CYCLONE IN ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, FODDER FOR HIS MOST FAMOUS NOVEL | WHO IS L. FRANK BAUM? | |
| 4917 | 2010‑03‑17 | LEGENDARY WOMEN | IN VARIOUS TALES, SHE IS ABDUCTED BY MELWAS, MELEAGANT & MORDRED | WHO IS GUINEVERE? | |
| 4916 | 2010‑03‑16 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | ABOUT HIM F. SCOTT FITZGERALD WROTE, "IN THE SPRING OF '27, SOMETHING BRIGHT AND ALIEN FLASHED ACROSS THE SKY..." | WHO IS CHARLES LINDBERGH? | |
| 4915 | 2010‑03‑15 | RELIGION | IN 1875 SHE WROTE, "JESUS OF NAZARETH WAS THE MOST SCIENTIFIC MAN THAT EVER TROD THE GLOBE" | WHO IS MARY BAKER EDDY? | |
| 4914 | 2010‑03‑12 | FILM LEGENDS | HIS ONLY COMPETITIVE OSCAR WIN WAS FOR BEST SCORE IN 1973 FOR A 1952 FILM IN WHICH HE HAD STARRED AS A WASHED-UP COMIC | WHO IS CHARLIE CHAPLIN? | |
| 4913 | 2010‑03‑11 | THE NUCLEAR AGE | THIS COUNTRY HAS 104 NUCLEAR REACTORS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY | WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES? | |
| 4912 | 2010‑03‑10 | U.S. PLACES IN LITERATURE | THIS FISHING PORT IS THE SETTING FOR KIPLING'S "CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS" & THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS WAS NEARBY | WHAT IS GLOUCESTER (MASSACHUSETTS)? | |
| 4911 | 2010‑03‑09 | THE INTERNET | WORDS REGULARLY CENSORED OUT OF CHINESE BLOGS INCLUDE MINZHU, WHICH MEANS THIS, FROM THE GREEK FOR "PEOPLE" | WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? | |
| 4910 | 2010‑03‑08 | WORLD TRAVEL | IF YOU WANT TO VISIT THIS COUNTRY, YOU CAN FLY INTO SUNAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OR...OR NOT VISIT THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS NORTH KOREA? | |
| 4909 | 2010‑03‑05 | PLAYS | DIALOGUE FROM THIS PLAY: "HE DIDN'T SAY FOR SURE HE'D COME." "AND IF HE DOESN'T COME?" "WE'LL COME BACK TOMORROW" | WHAT IS "WAITING FOR GODOT"? | |
| 4908 | 2010‑03‑04 | SENATE COMMITTEES | 1-WORD NAME OF THE COMMITTEE THAT SETS THE SPENDING PRIORITIES THAT THE FINANCE & APPROPRIATION CMTES. CARRY OUT | WHAT IS THE BUDGET COMMITTEE? | |
| 4907 | 2010‑03‑03 | BRITISH HISTORY | DYING IN 2009 AT AGE 113, BRITISH WWI VET HENRY ALLINGHAM WAS THE LAST ORIGINAL SURVIVING MEMBER OF THIS GROUP, FORMED 1918 | WHAT IS THE ROYAL AIR FORCE? | |
| 4906 | 2010‑03‑02 | FOOD TRADITIONS | SINCE THE 1100s DUNMOW, ENGLAND HAS REWARDED NEWLYWEDS WHO GO A YEAR & A DAY W/O ARGUING BY LETTING THEM "BRING HOME" THIS | WHAT IS THE BACON? | |
| 4905 | 2010‑03‑01 | NOTORIOUS | OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A REDHEAD, THIS ACCUSED KILLER CALLED HER HAIR LIGHT BROWN ON HER 1890 PASSPORT APPLICATION | WHO IS LIZZIE BORDEN? | |
| 4904 | 2010‑02‑26 | LANDMARKS | BEGUN IN 1174, IT WAS FINALLY STABILIZED IN MAY 2008, AFTER MORE THAN 700 YEARS OF SLOW MOVEMENT | WHAT IS THE (LEANING) TOWER OF PISA? | |
| 4903 | 2010‑02‑25 | SCIENTIFIC MNEMONICS | "KINGS PLAY CHESS ON FINELY GRAINED SAND" IS A MNEMONIC DEVICE USED TO HELP REMEMBER A SYSTEM DEVISED BY THIS SCIENTIST | WHO IS (CAROLUS) LINNAEUS? | |
| 4902 | 2010‑02‑24 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | HE WAS NOMINATED FOR 8 BEST ACTOR OSCARS, INCLUDING ONE FOR A 1961 FILM; HIS ONLY WIN CAME FOR ITS 1986 SEQUEL | WHO IS PAUL NEWMAN? | |
| 4901 | 2010‑02‑23 | MONARCHS | IN 2001 BULGARIA ELECTED AS PRIME MINISTER ITS FORMER CHILD MONARCH, THE ONLY PERSON NOW LIVING TO HAVE HELD THIS ROYAL TITLE | WHAT IS CZAR? | |
| 4900 | 2010‑02‑22 | KINGS & LITERATURE | THOUGH CALLED "THE MOST HAPLESS OF MONARCHS", THIS KING IS IN THE TITLE OF SHAKESPEARE'S ONLY TRILOGY | WHO IS HENRY VI? | |
| 4899 | 2010‑02‑19 | ARTISTS | IN 1882 HE WROTE, "THOUGH I AM OFTEN IN THE DEPTHS OF MISERY, THERE IS STILL CALMNESS, PURE HARMONY AND MUSIC INSIDE ME" | WHO IS VINCENT VAN GOGH? | |
| 4898 | 2010‑02‑18 | ENTREPRENEURS | WHEN HE PASSED AWAY IN DECEMBER 1980, FLAGS IN KENTUCKY FLEW AT HALF-STAFF FOR 4 DAYS | WHO IS COLONEL (HARLAND) SANDERS? | |
| 4897 | 2010‑02‑17 | RELIGIOUS WORDS | SURPRISINGLY, THIS WORD APPEARS ONLY TWICE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, ONCE IN ACTS & ONCE IN THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER | WHAT IS CHRISTIAN? | |
| 4896 | 2010‑02‑16 | THE AFI's 50 GREATEST FILM HEROES | OF THE 50 ON THE LIST, THE ONLY CHARACTER THAT WASN'T PORTRAYED BY A HUMAN | WHO IS LASSIE? | |
| 4895 | 2010‑02‑15 | WASHINGTON, D.C. | SOME OF THE SCULPTURES OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE OF THIS BUILDING DEPICT MOSES, CONFUCIUS, SOLON & WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT | WHAT IS THE (U.S.) SUPREME COURT? | |
| 4894 | 2010‑02‑12 | BIBLICAL KINGS | THESE 2 MEN FIRST MEET IN 1 SAMUEL 16 WHEN ONE BECOMES AWARE OF THE MUSICAL TALENT OF THE OTHER | WHO ARE SAUL & DAVID? | |
| 4893 | 2010‑02‑11 | COLLEGE HISTORY | THE PITTSBURGH UNIV. NAMED FOR ANDREW CARNEGIE IS THE USA's FIRST TO OFFER A DEGREE IN THIS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | WHAT ARE THE BAGPIPES? | |
| 4892 | 2010‑02‑10 | AMERICAN HEROES | HE SAID, "I WISH TO HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH ANY SHIP THAT DOES NOT SAIL FAST; FOR I INTEND TO GO IN HARM'S WAY" | WHO IS JOHN PAUL JONES? | |
| 4891 | 2010‑02‑09 | ASTRONOMY | WITH A MASS OF 4.31 MILLION SUNS, SAGITTARIUS A* IS THOUGHT TO BE A SUPERMASSIVE ONE OF THESE IN THE MILKY WAY'S CENTER | WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE? | |
| 4890 | 2010‑02‑08 | RANKS & TITLES | OWAIN GLYNDWR, WHO DIED CIRCA 1416, WAS THE LAST NATIVE OF HIS COUNTRY TO CLAIM THIS TITLE | WHAT IS PRINCE OF WALES? | |
| 4889 | 2010‑02‑05 | RECENT BOOKS | IN A LECTURE CALLED "STORIA SENZA STORIA" (STORY WITHOUT HISTORY), AN ITALIAN CARDINAL REBUTTED CLAIMS IN THIS 2003 NOVEL | WHAT IS "THE DA VINCI CODE"? | |
| 4888 | 2010‑02‑04 | 20th CENTURY PEOPLE | THE JULY 1, 1946 COVER OF TIME MAGAZINE DEPICTED HIM WITH THE CAPTION, "ALL MATTER IS SPEED AND FLAME" | WHO IS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 4887 | 2010‑02‑03 | OLYMPIC VENUES | AT ABOVE 7,000 FEET, THIS WESTERN HEMISPHERE CITY HAD THE HIGHEST ALTITUDE EVER OF A SUMMER OLYMPICS HOST CITY | WHAT IS MEXICO CITY? | |
| 4886 | 2010‑02‑02 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | AT HIS DEATH IN 1790, HE LEFT 200-YEAR TRUST FUNDS TO THE CITIES OF BOSTON & PHILADELPHIA | WHO IS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 4885 | 2010‑02‑01 | MEDICINE | THE GENES OF THIS ORGANISM WERE DISCOVERED TO BE 2 PARTS PIG, 1 PART HUMAN & 1 PART BIRD | WHAT IS THE H1N1 VIRUS? | |
| 4884 | 2010‑01‑29 | PRO SPORTS | THE OFFICIAL ADDRESS OF THE ATLANTA BRAVES IS NO. 755 ON THE DRIVE NAMED FOR THIS MAN | WHO IS HANK AARON? | |
| 4883 | 2010‑01‑28 | 19th CENTURY ARTISTS | THIS FRENCHMAN ONCE SAID, "I WILL ASTONISH PARIS WITH AN APPLE" --HERE ARE A FEW OF THEM | WHO IS PAUL CEZANNE? | |
| 4882 | 2010‑01‑27 | THE 1960s | IN 1962 THE PEOPLE OF PERTH, AUSTRALIA SALUTED THIS AMERICAN BY TURNING THEIR LIGHTS ON & OFF AT THE SAME TIME | WHO IS JOHN GLENN? | |
| 4881 | 2010‑01‑26 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE | CHAPTER II OF THIS NOVEL SAYS, "MY EYES WERE NOT TO BE DECEIVED. I WAS INDEED AWAKE AND AMONG THE CARPATHIANS" | WHAT IS "DRACULA"? | |
| 4880 | 2010‑01‑25 | SPORTS CITIES | IT'S THE ONLY CITY WHOSE TEAMS WON THE SUPER BOWL & THE STANLEY CUP IN THE SAME CALENDAR YEAR | WHAT IS PITTSBURGH? | |
| 4879 | 2010‑01‑22 | THE CABINET | CREATED BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IN 1775, THIS OFFICER JOINED THE CABINET IN 1829 BUT WAS REMOVED FROM IT IN 1971 | WHAT IS POSTMASTER GENERAL? | |
| 4878 | 2010‑01‑21 | COMIC STRIP CHARACTERS | CREATED IN 1950, HE FINALLY HIT A HOME RUN ON MARCH 30, 1993 | WHO IS CHARLIE BROWN? | |
| 4877 | 2010‑01‑20 | CITIES IN ENGLAND | THE ROMAN NAME FOR THIS CITY WAS AQUAE SULIS | WHAT IS BATH? | |
| 4876 | 2010‑01‑19 | U.S. STATE NAMES | IT'S THE ONLY 1-WORD U.S. STATE THAT CONTAINS THE ENTIRE NAME, IN ORDER, OF ANOTHER STATE | WHAT IS ARKANSAS? | |
| 4875 | 2010‑01‑18 | EARLY MAN | A THEORY OF THE ORIGIN & SPREAD OF HUMANKIND IS CALLED THIS, ALSO THE TITLE OF AN OSCAR-WINNING MOVIE OF THE 1980s | WHAT IS "OUT OF AFRICA"? | |
| 4874 | 2010‑01‑15 | BUSINESS | ON APRIL 17, 1973 THIS COMPANY BEGAN OPERATIONS WITH THE LAUNCH OF 14 SMALL AIRCRAFT FROM MEMPHIS INTL. AIRPORT | WHAT IS FEDEX? | |
| 4873 | 2010‑01‑14 | COLONISTS | AMONG THE 6 CHILDREN OF THIS COLONIST WERE MARY, FREEBORN, MERCY & PROVIDENCE | WHO IS ROGER WILLIAMS? | |
| 4872 | 2010‑01‑13 | RECORD OF THE YEAR GRAMMY WINNERS | THIS SONG'S RECORDING SESSION OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER THE 1985 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS & LASTED ALL NIGHT LONG | WHAT IS "WE ARE THE WORLD"? | |
| 4871 | 2010‑01‑12 | FAMOUS WOMEN | HALLS OF FAME INTO WHICH SHE'S BEEN INDUCTED INCLUDE THE CALIFORNIA, NATIONAL WOMEN'S, NATIONAL AVIATION & U.S. ASTRONAUT | WHO IS SALLY RIDE? | |
| 4870 | 2010‑01‑11 | THE PARTS OF SPEECH | OF THE TRADITIONAL 8 PARTS OF SPEECH, IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T END IN THE SAME 4 LETTERS AS 1 OF THE OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH | WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE? | |
| 4869 | 2010‑01‑08 | AUTHORS | IN "COMICS REVIEW" IN 1965, "I WAS A TEENAGE GRAVE ROBBER" WAS HIS FIRST PUBLISHED WORK; HE'S STILL GOING STRONG | WHO IS STEPHEN KING? | |
| 4868 | 2010‑01‑07 | TV HISTORY | WHEN THIS ANIMATED TV SHOW PREMIERED, IT WAS SPONSORED BY ONE-A-DAY VITAMINS & WINSTON CIGARETTES | WHAT IS "THE FLINTSTONES"? | |
| 4867 | 2010‑01‑06 | COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS | BEFORE HE WAS FOUND DEAD JAN. 1, 1953, THE LAST SINGLE HE RELEASED WAS "I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE" | WHO IS HANK WILLIAMS (SR.)? | |
| 4866 | 2010‑01‑05 | ART HISTORY | UNIQUE QUALITY OF "FIRST COMMUNION OF ANEMIC YOUNG GIRLS IN THE SNOW", SHOWN AT THE 1883 ARTS INCOHERENTS EXHIBIT | WHAT IS IT WAS (A) BLANK (PIECE OF PAPER)? | |
| 4865 | 2010‑01‑04 | AUTHORS' QUOTATIONS | "I HAD NO IDEA OF ORIGINATING AN AMERICAN FLAPPER... I SIMPLY TOOK GIRLS WHOM I KNEW VERY WELL" & "USED THEM FOR MY HEROINES" | WHO IS F. SCOTT FITZGERALD? | |
| 4864 | 2010‑01‑01 | ROSE BOWL HISTORY | THE ONLY TIME THE GAME WASN'T HELD IN CALIF. WAS 1942, WHEN IT WAS IN N.C. AMIDST FEARS OF ANOTHER EVENT LIKE THIS ONE | WHAT IS (THE ATTACK ON) PEARL HARBOR? | |
| 4863 | 2009‑12‑31 | ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS | 2nd ONLY TO WALT DISNEY'S 59, THIS COMPOSER'S 45 NOMS. INCLUDE "THE TOWERING INFERNO" & "SAVING PRIVATE RYAN" | WHO IS JOHN WILLIAMS? | |
| 4862 | 2009‑12‑30 | THE CONSTITUTION | JUST 37 WORDS, IT'S IN THE ARTICLE ON THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH & IS THE ONLY PART OF THE CONSTITUTION THAT IS IN QUOTE MARKS | WHAT IS THE (PRESIDENTIAL) OATH (OF OFFICE)? | |
| 4861 | 2009‑12‑29 | AMERICAN MUSIC | THE BRILLIANCE OF ANNE BROWN, A SOPRANO, CHANGED THE TITLE OF A 1935 OPERA THAT WAS TO BE CALLED SIMPLY THIS ONE NAME | WHAT IS "PORGY"? | |
| 4860 | 2009‑12‑28 | AMERICAN HISTORY | ON APRIL 14, 1865 ABRAHAM LINCOLN AUTHORIZED THIS GOVT. AGENCY; ITS MAIN JOB THEN WAS TO PROTECT AGAINST COUNTERFEITING | WHAT IS THE SECRET SERVICE? | |
| 4859 | 2009‑12‑25 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | A CHORUS IN THIS 1741 WORK SAYS, "KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS AND HE SHALL REIGN FOREVER AND EVER" | WHAT IS "THE MESSIAH"? | |
| 4858 | 2009‑12‑24 | SPORTSWOMEN | REFERRING TO A 1999 INCIDENT, HER AUTOBIOGRAPHY IS TITLED "IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BRA" | WHO IS BRANDI CHASTAIN? | |
| 4857 | 2009‑12‑23 | -ISMS | THIS TERM FOR AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM FIRST APPEARED IN ENGLISH IN THACKERAY'S "THE NEWCOMES", ABOUT THE RISE OF A FAMILY | WHAT IS CAPITALISM? | |
| 4856 | 2009‑12‑22 | FLAGS | IN A POLICY BEGUN IN 2002 AS A SYMBOL OF THE WAR ON TERRORISM, U.S. NAVY SHIPS FLY THE 18th C. FLAG WITH THIS 4-WORD MOTTO | WHAT IS "DON'T TREAD ON ME"? | |
| 4855 | 2009‑12‑21 | 20th CENTURY WEDDINGS | HER 1956 WEDDING ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1,500 NEWS REPORTERS TO A COUNTRY WITH JUST 20,000 CITIZENS AT THE TIME | WHO IS GRACE KELLY? | |
| 4854 | 2009‑12‑18 | HEALTH & FITNESS | DR. KENNETH COOPER ADDED "S" TO A MEDICAL ADJ. TO COIN THIS WORD FOR THE KIND OF EXERCISE HE ADVOCATED IN A 1968 BOOK | WHAT IS AEROBICS? | |
| 4853 | 2009‑12‑17 | FADS | IT WAS INSPIRED BY A PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN PHYS. ED. EQUIPMENT & 100 MILLION WERE SOLD WORLDWIDE IN 1958 | WHAT IS A HULA HOOP? | |
| 4852 | 2009‑12‑16 | 1970s BESTSELLERS | THE PREFACE TO THIS NOVEL SAYS ITS TITLE IS A TRADEMARK PHRASE OF GENERAL MILLS, USED ON A CEREAL PRODUCT | WHAT IS "BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS"? | |
| 4851 | 2009‑12‑15 | NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS | THIS BIRD IS KNOWN FOR ITS SIZE (5 FEET TALL), ITS CALL (CARRIES 2 MILES) & ITS RARITY; IN 1941 THERE WERE ONLY 21 IN THE WILD | WHAT IS THE WHOOPING CRANE? | |
| 4850 | 2009‑12‑14 | SPACE NEWS | IN 2009 NASA NAMED THE COMBINED OPERATIONAL LOAD BEARING EXTERNAL RESISTANCE TREADMILL FOR THIS MAN | WHO IS STEVEN COLBERT? | |
| 4849 | 2009‑12‑11 | OPEC | THIS AFRICAN NATION OF 150 MILLION IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF OPEC THAT'S ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH | WHAT IS NIGERIA? | |
| 4848 | 2009‑12‑10 | 1989 NO. 1 HITS | THE BILLBOARD BOOK OF NO. 1 HITS SAYS THIS SONG BROUGHT MAIL FROM HISTORY TEACHERS WHO HAILED IT AS AN EDUCATIONAL AID | WHAT IS "WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE"? | |
| 4847 | 2009‑12‑09 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | HIS COLLECTION OF BOOKS SUFFERED DISASTROUS FIRES AT THE HOME CALLED SHADWELL IN 1770 & AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN 1851 | WHO IS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 4846 | 2009‑12‑08 | LITERATURE OF THE 1800s | THIS CHARACTER SAID, "I WILL LIVE IN THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE. THE SPIRITS OF ALL THREE SHALL STRIVE WITHIN ME" | WHO IS EBENEZER SCROOGE? | |
| 4845 | 2009‑12‑07 | TOYS | IN 1963 SCULPTOR PHIL KRACZKOWSKI WAS PAID $600 TO DESIGN THIS HASBRO TOY'S ORIGINAL HEAD | WHAT IS G.I. JOE? | |
| 4844 | 2009‑12‑04 | THE 13th CENTURY | IN 1298 THIS EXPLORER CREATED HIS "DESCRIPTION OF THE WORLD" | WHO IS MARCO POLO? | |
| 4843 | 2009‑12‑03 | SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN | THE NAME OF THIS ROYAL DAUGHTER FROM A TRAGEDY IS FROM A WORD MEANING "LITTLE KING" | WHO IS REGAN? | |
| 4842 | 2009‑12‑02 | PHRASE ORIGINS | USED IN 1947's "U.S. STRATEGIC BOMBING SURVEY", THIS 2-WORD TERM BECAME WIDELY USED AGAIN IN NYC ON 9/11/01 | WHAT IS GROUND ZERO? | |
| 4841 | 2009‑12‑01 | POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | THE SUBTITLE OF THIS INFLUENTIAL 1762 TREATISE IS "PRINCIPES DU DROIT POLITIQUE" ("PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL RIGHT") | WHAT IS "THE SOCIAL CONTRACT"? | |
| 4840 | 2009‑11‑30 | POLITICAL NONFICTION | THIS BOOK BEGINS, "JUNE 17, 1972. NINE O'CLOCK SATURDAY MORNING" | WHAT IS "ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN"? | |
| 4839 | 2009‑11‑27 | PLANET EARTH | DESPITE ITS NAME, THIS OCEAN CURRENT OUTDOES ANY RIVER; AT MAXIMUM FLOW OFF THE CAROLINAS, ITS FLOW IS 3,500x THE MISSISSIPPI'S | WHAT IS THE GULF STREAM? | |
| 4838 | 2009‑11‑26 | ENGINEERING FEATS | IN 1937 ITS CHIEF ENGINEER WROTE A POEM ABOUT IT, MENTIONING ITS "TITAN PIERS" & THE "REDWOOD EMPIRE" TO THE NORTH | WHAT IS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE? | |
| 4837 | 2009‑11‑25 | POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS | A STATE SINCE THE 1700s BUT NOT IN THE ORIGINAL 13, IT ENDS WITH ITS OWN 2-LETTER POSTAL ABBREVIATION | WHAT IS KENTUCKY? | |
| 4836 | 2009‑11‑24 | COMPOSERS | IN 1928, THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH, A $10,000 PRIZE WAS OFFERED FOR THE COMPLETION OF HIS 8th SYMPHONY | WHO IS FRANZ SCHUBERT? | |
| 4835 | 2009‑11‑23 | ODD TITLES | GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S "MIKADO", NOT MILNE, GAVE US THIS HYPHENATED TITLE FOR A POMPOUS FUNCTIONARY | WHAT IS A (GRAND) POOH-BAH? | |
| 4834 | 2009‑11‑20 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | HE WAS THE LAST SITTING PRESIDENT TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION & FINISH THIRD IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE | WHO IS WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT? | |
| 4833 | 2009‑11‑19 | FILM DIRECTORS | HIS WORK OF THE 1930s & '40s IS SO ASSOCIATED WITH SENTIMENTALITY THAT HIS NAME IS OFTEN COMBINED WITH "CORN" | WHO IS FRANK CAPRA? | |
| 4832 | 2009‑11‑18 | THE 18th CENTURY | IF THE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD HADN'T GOTTEN ENGLAND TO ADOPT THIS, HE'D HAVE DIED MARCH 13 INSTEAD OF MARCH 24, 1773 | WHAT IS THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR? | |
| 4831 | 2009‑11‑17 | MOVIES & DANCE | DERIVED FROM OTHER TRADITIONAL DANCES & STILL POPULAR TODAY, THE SYRTAKI WAS CREATED FOR THIS 1964 MOVIE | WHAT IS "ZORBA THE GREEK"? | |
| 4830 | 2009‑11‑16 | CLASSIC SONGS FROM MOVIES | 6-WORD TITLE OF THE SONG THAT SAYS, "FOR THE HOUSE FELL ON HER HEAD & THE CORONER PRONOUNCED HER DEAD" | WHAT IS "DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD"? | |
| 4829 | 2009‑11‑13 | HISTORIC SPEECHES | HE SAID, "WE LOOK FORWARD TO A WORLD FOUNDED UPON" FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OF WORSHIP, FROM WANT & FROM FEAR | WHO IS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT? | |
| 4828 | 2009‑11‑12 | 19th CENTURY NOVELISTS | SHE WROTE THAT "HAPPINESS IN MARRIAGE IS ENTIRELY A MATTER OF CHANCE" | WHO IS JANE AUSTEN? | |
| 4827 | 2009‑11‑11 | THE WORLD AFTER WWII | THIS PENINSULA WAS DIVIDED WHEN JAPAN SURRENDERED TO THE U.S. BELOW THE 38th PARALLEL & TO THE SOVIET UNION NORTH OF IT | WHAT IS THE KOREAN PENINSULA? | |
| 4826 | 2009‑11‑10 | ARCHITECTURE | DE MAUPASSANT, ZOLA & DUMAS FILS WERE AMONG THOSE SIGNING A PETITION DECRYING IT AS "A GIGANTIC... FACTORY CHIMNEY" | WHAT IS THE EIFFEL TOWER? | |
| 4825 | 2009‑11‑09 | THE OLD TESTAMENT | THIS MAN WAS GIVEN THE ARMOR, HELMET & SWORD OF THE FIRST KING OF ISRAEL, BUT REFUSED TO USE THEM | WHO IS DAVID? | |
| 4824 | 2009‑11‑06 | STATE CAPITALS | IT'S THE ONLY STATE CAPITAL MADE UP OF 3 WORDS | WHAT IS SALT LAKE CITY (UTAH)? | |
| 4823 | 2009‑11‑05 | THE PLANETS | IT'S THE DENSEST OF THE PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM & THE ONLY ONE NOT NAMED FOR A DEITY | WHAT IS EARTH? | |
| 4822 | 2009‑11‑04 | LONDON LANDMARKS | A STATUE OF HIM STANDS OUTSIDE THE LONDON UNDERGROUND BAKER STREET STATION | WHO IS SHERLOCK HOLMES? | |
| 4821 | 2009‑11‑03 | NUMBERS & LETTERS | IT'S THE WORLD'S MOST COMMON NUMBER SYSTEM & SECOND-MOST COMMON ALPHABET | WHAT IS ARABIC? | |
| 4820 | 2009‑11‑02 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | ON JULY 11, 1804 HE GASPED TO HIS DOCTOR, "THIS IS A MORTAL WOUND"; HE DIED THE NEXT DAY | WHO IS ALEXANDER HAMILTON? | |
| 4819 | 2009‑10‑30 | PRESIDENTIAL NAMES | HE'S THE ONLY PRESIDENT WHOSE FIRST & LAST NAMES CONTAIN THE SAME PAIR OF DOUBLE LETTERS | WHO IS MILLARD FILLMORE? | |
| 4818 | 2009‑10‑29 | THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA | 1 OF THE 2 1-WORD PLAYS, WINNERS IN 2001 & 2005, WHICH BOTH BECAME MOVIES; IF YOU HAVE ONE, YOU WANT THE OTHER | WHAT IS "DOUBT" OR "PROOF"? | |
| 4817 | 2009‑10‑28 | OLYMPIC CITIES | IT'S THE ONLY U.S. STATE CAPITAL TO HAVE HOSTED THE SUMMER OLYMPICS | WHAT IS ATLANTA (GEORGIA)? | |
| 4816 | 2009‑10‑27 | LANDMARKS | OPERATION FELIX, A PLANNED 1941 NAZI ACTION TO SEIZE THIS TERRITORY, WAS NEVER CARRIED OUT BECAUSE SPAIN WOULDN'T GO ALONG | WHAT IS GIBRALTAR? | |
| 4815 | 2009‑10‑26 | GODDESSES | HERA SENT A GADFLY TO TORMENT THIS 2-LETTER GODDESS, WHO LATER ESCAPED TO EGYPT ACROSS A SEA SINCE NAMED FOR HER | WHO IS IO? | |
| 4814 | 2009‑10‑23 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THIS ASIAN NATION IS THE ONLY NATION WITH THE SAME NAME AS ITS CAPITAL & THE ISLAND ON WHICH IT'S LOCATED | WHAT IS SINGAPORE? | |
| 4813 | 2009‑10‑22 | U.S. SCIENCE CITIES | THIS CALIFORNIA CITY HAS THE HONOR OF BEING THE ONLY ONE IN THE U.S. TO HAVE AN ELEMENT NAMED FOR IT | WHAT IS BERKELEY (CALIFORNIA)? | |
| 4812 | 2009‑10‑21 | AMERICAN THINKERS | HE TOLD GEORGE WASHINGTON HE HOPED "THE RIGHTS OF MAN MAY BECOME AS UNIVERSAL AS YOUR BENEVOLENCE CAN WISH" | WHO IS THOMAS PAINE? | |
| 4811 | 2009‑10‑20 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | IN THE EARLY 18th C. SYLVIUS LEOPOLD WEISS WROTE WORKS FOR THESE 2 INSTRUMENTS WHOSE NAMES RHYME | WHAT ARE LUTE & FLUTE? | |
| 4810 | 2009‑10‑19 | NOTABLE WOMEN | WHEN GALVESTON WAS DEVASTATED BY A HURRICANE IN 1900, SHE TRAVELED 1,500 MILES TO HEAD UP THE RELIEF EFFORT | WHO IS CLARA BARTON? | |
| 4809 | 2009‑10‑16 | SCIENTIFIC FIRSTS | THE FIRST OBJECT IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM DISCOVERED BY TELESCOPE WAS NOT A PLANET BUT ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS A MOON (OF JUPITER)? | |
| 4808 | 2009‑10‑15 | BIBLICAL NAMES | TREES WITH BIBLICAL NAMES INCLUDE THE JOSHUA TREE & THE WORLD'S OLDEST TREE, A 4,700-YEAR-OLD PINE NAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS METHUSELAH? | |
| 4807 | 2009‑10‑14 | POETS | IN A 1921 LETTER THIS AMERICAN-BORN POET HAD "A LONG POEM IN MIND... WHICH I AM WISHFUL TO FINISH", & HE DID AT 433 LINES | WHO IS T.S. ELIOT? | |
| 4806 | 2009‑10‑13 | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY | IT'S A LANDLOCKED NATION IN WESTERN AFRICA & ITS NAME IS "LOCKED" WITHIN THE NAME OF A NATION ON AFRICA'S EAST COAST | WHAT IS MALI? | |
| 4805 | 2009‑10‑12 | ANNIVERSARIES & FAREWELLS | IN 2009 IT CELEBRATED ITS 40th ANNIVERSARY WITH A FAREWELL TOUR OF THE BRITISH ISLES, WHERE IT WAS BUILT; TODAY, IT'S IN DUBAI | WHAT IS THE QE2? | |
| 4804 | 2009‑10‑09 | THE U.S. SENATE | THIS MAN, ONLY THE THIRD MAN TO SERVE HIS STATE IN THE U.S. SENATE, LEFT THE BODY IN 2009 | WHO IS TED STEVENS? | |
| 4803 | 2009‑10‑08 | ASTRONOMY | SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL COINED THIS WORD IN 1802 WRITING, "THEY RESEMBLE SMALL STARS SO MUCH..." | WHAT IS ASTEROID? | |
| 4802 | 2009‑10‑07 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HE WAS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE WARREN COMMISSION WHO WOULD LATER FACE WOULD-BE ASSASSINS HIMSELF | WHO IS GERALD FORD? | |
| 4801 | 2009‑10‑06 | BIOGRAPHY SUBJECTS | ONE CRITIC CALLED PETER MARTIN'S BOOK ABOUT HIM "THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF THE GREATEST BIOGRAPHER IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE" | WHO IS JAMES BOSWELL? | |
| 4800 | 2009‑10‑05 | LANDMARKS | ITS CREATOR SAID ITS PARTS REPRESENT OUR NATION'S FOUNDING, EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT & PRESERVATION | WHAT IS MOUNT RUSHMORE? | |
| 4799 | 2009‑10‑02 | EMMY WINNERS | THESE 2 MEN WITH 16 TOTAL CAREER EMMYS APPEARED IN SERIES WITH MARY TYLER MOORE, ONE PLAYING A TV HOST, ONE A TV PRODUCER | WHO ARE CARL REINER & ED ASNER? | |
| 4798 | 2009‑10‑01 | GEOGRAPHIC NAMES | FOR 200 YEARS, MUCH OF THIS LARGE CURRENT COUNTRY WAS KNOWN AS "RUPERT'S LAND", IN HONOR OF A COUSIN OF CHARLES II | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 4797 | 2009‑09‑30 | HISTORIC HEADLINES | ON SEPT. 30, 2008 DAILY VARIETY REPRISED THIS 5-WORD HEADLINE FROM OCT. 30, 1929 | WHAT IS "WALL STREET LAYS AN EGG"? | |
| 4796 | 2009‑09‑29 | MUSIC HALLS OF FAME | 2 OF THE 4 COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME ACTS WHO ARE ALSO IN THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME AS PERFORMERS | WHO IS ELVIS PRESLEY, JOHNNY CASH, BRENDA LEE OR THE EVERLY BROS.? | |
| 4795 | 2009‑09‑28 | OLD NAMES IN THE NEWS | AFTER RUNNING PYRAMID SCHEMES & SPENDING TIME IN FEDERAL PRISON, HE WAS DEPORTED BACK TO ITALY IN 1934 | WHO IS CHARLES PONZI? | |
| 4794 | 2009‑09‑25 | ANIMALS | BECAUSE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN PUMPING BLOOD TO ITS BRAIN, IT HAS THE HIGHEST BLOOD PRESSURE OF ANY LIVING ANIMAL | WHAT IS THE GIRAFFE? | |
| 4793 | 2009‑09‑24 | FROM PAGE TO SCREEN | A 13-PAGE DOCUMENT TYPED ON APRIL 18, 1945 WITH THE NAMES OF 801 MEN INSPIRED A 1982 BOOK & THIS 1993 FILM | WHAT IS "SCHINDLER'S LIST"? | |
| 4792 | 2009‑09‑23 | 17th CENTURY BRITISH HISTORY | THE LANTERN WITH WHICH HE PLANNED TO INITIATE HIS MOST FAMOUS ACT IS IN THE POSSESSION OF ENGLAND'S ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM | WHO IS GUY FAWKES? | |
| 4791 | 2009‑09‑22 | WORD HISTORY | ONCE A TYPE OF ROMAN ARENA, IN THE 18th C. THIS 6-LETTER WORD GAINED ITS CURRENT MEANING AS A TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT | WHAT IS CIRCUS? | |
| 4790 | 2009‑09‑21 | THE INTERNET | IN A REGISTERED WEBSITE DOMAIN NAME, IT'S THE ONLY MARK ALLOWED THAT ISN'T A LETTER, NUMBER OR THE DOT | WHAT IS A DASH? | |
| 4789 | 2009‑09‑18 | BRITISH AUTHORS | THOUGH KNOWN FOR WRITING NONSENSE VERSE, HE GAVE QUEEN VICTORIA DRAWING LESSONS & TENNYSON WROTE A POEM TO HIM | WHO IS EDWARD LEAR? | |
| 4788 | 2009‑09‑17 | FAMOUS ACTORS | IRONICALLY, HE LOST THE LEADING ROLE IN THE 1960 PLAY "THE BEST MAN" BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LOOK PRESIDENTIAL | WHO IS RONALD REAGAN? | |
| 4787 | 2009‑09‑16 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | SHE WON GOLD AT THE 1928, 1932 & 1936 WINTER OLYMPICS & ALSO HAS A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME | WHO IS SONJA HENIE? | |
| 4786 | 2009‑09‑15 | PRESIDENTIAL ANCESTORS | HIS FIRST ANCESTOR TO COME TO AMERICA, A MATERNAL FOREBEAR, WAS A HUGUENOT, PHILIPPE DE LA NOYE, IN 1621 | WHO IS FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT? | |
| 4785 | 2009‑09‑14 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS SKILLED ARMY JOB MAY HAVE BEEN NAMED FOR A BIRD BECAUSE SOLDIERS TESTED THEIR RIFLE ACCURACY BY SHOOTING THEM | WHAT IS SNIPER? | |
| 4784 | 2009‑07‑24 | 25 YEARS & COUNTING | IN 2009 SHE WAS ON A WORLD TOUR AT AGE 69; WHEN "JEOPARDY!" PREMIERED IN SEPT. 1984, SHE HAD THE USA's NO. 1 HIT | WHO IS TINA TURNER? | |
| 4783 | 2009‑07‑23 | FOOD | THIS CHEESE WAS CREATED IN 1892 BY EMIL FREY & NAMED FOR A NEW YORK SINGING SOCIETY WHOSE MEMBERS LOVED THE CHEESE | WHAT IS LIEDERKRANZ? | |
| 4782 | 2009‑07‑22 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | HIS LETTER ACCEPTING HIS NOMINATION CONCLUDED, "LET US HAVE PEACE", WHICH BECAME THE GOP CAMPAIGN SLOGAN | WHO IS ULYSSES S. GRANT? | |
| 4781 | 2009‑07‑21 | BOOKS INSPIRED BY HISTORY | "FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD" TELLS HOW SLAVES ESCAPED TO FREEDOM GUIDED BY A SONG ABOUT THIS STAR GROUP | WHAT IS THE BIG DIPPER? | |
| 4780 | 2009‑07‑20 | POETS ON POETS | LONGFELLOW BEGAN A POEM ABOUT THIS EARLIER POET, "TUSCAN, THAT WANDEREST THROUGH THE REALMS OF GLOOM" | WHO IS DANTE (ALIGHIERI)? | |
| 4779 | 2009‑07‑17 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE'S THE ONLY PRESIDENT SINCE 1900 WHOSE LAST NAME CONTAINS MORE VOWELS THAN CONSONANTS | WHO IS BARACK OBAMA? | |
| 4778 | 2009‑07‑16 | WOMEN AUTHORS | AS A CHILD, SHE LIKED TO PLAY WITCHES & WIZARDS WITH HER FRIENDS IAN & VIKKI POTTER | WHO IS J(OANNE) K(ATHLEEN) ROWLING? | |
| 4777 | 2009‑07‑15 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | OTHER THAN ANTARCTICA, THE 2 CONTINENTS WITHOUT A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY | WHAT ARE AUSTRALIA & NORTH AMERICA? | |
| 4776 | 2009‑07‑14 | SCIENTISTS | HE WON THE 1921 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS PRIMARILY FOR HIS WORK ON THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT, NOT FOR RELATIVITY | WHO WAS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 4775 | 2009‑07‑13 | AMERICAN HISTORY | THE AREA THAT'S NOW THE STATE OF INDIANA WAS ACQUIRED IN THIS WAR | WHAT WAS THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR? | |
| 4774 | 2009‑07‑10 | THE CALENDAR | THIS U.S. EVENT WAS SET AFTER THE HARVEST, ON A DAY WHEN RURAL FOLK COULD GET THERE WITHOUT HAVING TO TRAVEL ON SUNDAY | WHAT IS ELECTION DAY? | |
| 4773 | 2009‑07‑09 | MUSIC WORDS | BEFORE IT ACQUIRED ITS MUSICAL MEANING IN THE EARLY 20th C., IT WAS BASEBALL SLANG FOR "PEP" OR "ENERGY" | WHAT IS JAZZ? | |
| 4772 | 2009‑07‑08 | ROYALTY | THIS MAN WHOSE TITLES INCLUDE BARON GREENWICH IS, LIKE HIS WIFE, A GREAT-GREAT- GRANDCHILD OF QUEEN VICTORIA | WHO IS PRINCE PHILIP? | |
| 4771 | 2009‑07‑07 | EUROPEAN REGIONS | THIS ARBOREALLY NAMED AREA WAS MADE FAMOUS BY A PRINCE IN THE REGION NOTED FOR IMPALING ENEMIES ON STAKES | WHAT IS TRANSYLVANIA? | |
| 4770 | 2009‑07‑06 | NAPOLEON | NAPOLEON DIED BEFORE SOME OF HIS OFFICERS COULD SNEAK HIM TO THIS U.S. STATE WHERE HIS DEATH MASK NOW RESIDES | WHAT IS LOUISIANA? | |
| 4769 | 2009‑07‑03 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | ONE OF THE 2 MOONS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM LARGER THAN MERCURY; ONE ORBITS JUPITER & ONE ORBITS SATURN | WHAT IS TITAN OR GANYMEDE? | |
| 4768 | 2009‑07‑02 | U.S. TRANSPORTATION HISTORY | NOT STANDARDIZED AS THE SHAPE WE KNOW, THE FIRST OF THESE ALLITERATIVE ITEMS, BLACK ON WHITE METAL, APPEARED IN DETROIT IN 1915 | WHAT IS A STOP SIGN? | |
| 4767 | 2009‑07‑01 | PHRASE ORIGINS | A 19th C. GAMBLING TERM MEANING A DESIRABLE PRIZE, ITS USE IN REFERENCE TO NYC STEMS FROM A 1921 NEWSPAPER SPORTS COLUMN | WHAT IS "THE BIG APPLE"? | |
| 4766 | 2009‑06‑30 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HISTORY WAS MADE ON DECEMBER 1, 1955 WHEN BUS DRIVER JAMES BLAKE CALLED THE POLICE & HAD THIS PERSON ARRESTED | WHO IS ROSA PARKS? | |
| 4765 | 2009‑06‑29 | THE BEATLES | FITTINGLY, THE COVER OF THIS BEATLES ALBUM SHOWS THE FAB FOUR ENGAGING IN A SEMAPHORE MESSAGE | WHAT IS "HELP"? | |
| 4764 | 2009‑06‑26 | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE | AT THE END OF THIS NOVEL, THE TITLE OBJECT "CEASED TO BE A STIGMA WHICH ATTRACTED THE WORLD'S SCORN AND BITTERNESS" | WHAT IS "THE SCARLET LETTER"? | |
| 4763 | 2009‑06‑25 | SLANG TERM ORIGINS | NOW REFERRING TO A SCAPEGOAT, THIS TERM ORIGINATED AS SOMEONE DESIGNATED AS A "PROXY FOR CORRECTION" | WHAT IS A WHIPPING BOY? | |
| 4762 | 2009‑06‑24 | EXPLORERS | ON MARCH 29, 1912 HE WROTE, "WE ARE GETTING WEAKER, OF COURSE, AND THE END CANNOT BE FAR ...I DO NOT THINK I CAN WRITE MORE" | WHO IS ROBERT FALCON SCOTT? | |
| 4761 | 2009‑06‑23 | LEADING MEN | UP FOR PRODUCING, DIRECTING, ACTING & WRITING FOR 1978 & '81, HE'S THE ONLY MAN TO TWICE GET 4 OSCAR NOMS. FOR ONE FILM | WHO IS WARREN BEATTY? | |
| 4760 | 2009‑06‑22 | PRESIDENTS ON FILM | FILMED SIGNING A BILL INTO LAW, IN 1895 HE BECAME THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT TO APPEAR ON MOVING FILM | WHO IS GROVER CLEVELAND? | |
| 4759 | 2009‑06‑19 | WORDS IN PHYSICS | ALSO FOUND BEFORE "PACK" & "TEAM", IT'S DEFINED AS INCREASE IN VOLUME RESULTING FROM INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE | WHAT IS EXPANSION? | |
| 4758 | 2009‑06‑18 | STATE SONGS | IT WAS ORIGINALLY DEDICATED TO A MIDWEST FOOTBALL TEAM; IT'S SAID THAT SOUSA CALLED IT THE BEST COLLEGE SONG HE'D EVER HEARD | WHAT IS "ON, WISCONSIN!"? | |
| 4757 | 2009‑06‑17 | THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE | OF THE 30 CORPORATIONS THAT MAKE UP THE DOW JONES INDEX, IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT BEGAN AS AN ENTERTAINMENT CO. | WHAT IS (WALT) DISNEY? | |
| 4756 | 2009‑06‑16 | HISTORICAL POEMS | POEM THAT TELLS US: "COSSACK AND RUSSIAN REEL'D FROM THE SABRE-STROKE SHATTER'D AND SUNDER'D" | WHAT IS "THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE"? | |
| 4755 | 2009‑06‑15 | ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS | HER 48-YEAR SPAN BETWEEN HER FIRST & LAST OSCARS, 1933 & 1981, IS THE LONGEST FOR A PERFORMER IN ACADEMY HISTORY | WHO IS KATHARINE HEPBURN? | |
| 4754 | 2009‑06‑12 | CLASSIC LITERATURE | THIS NOVELIST IS CREDITED AS THE FIRST TO CALL ROUTE 66 THE "MOTHER ROAD" | WHO IS JOHN STEINBECK? | |
| 4753 | 2009‑06‑11 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | A 2007 BOOK ABOUT THESE 2 MEN IS SUBTITLED "VICTORIOUS AMERICAN AND VANQUISHED VIRGINIAN" | WHO ARE ULYSSES S. GRANT & ROBERT E. LEE? | |
| 4752 | 2009‑06‑10 | INVENTIONS | IN THE 1870s THIS INNOVATION REVOLUTIONIZED RANCHING & MADE JOHN W. GATES A MILLIONAIRE | WHAT IS BARBED WIRE? | |
| 4751 | 2009‑06‑09 | SIGNS OF THE TIMES | FIRST TURNED ON IN 1989 IN TIMES SQUARE, THE "CLOCK" MEASURING THIS RAN OUT OF DIGITS IN OCTOBER 2008 | WHAT IS THE (NATIONAL) DEBT? | |
| 4750 | 2009‑06‑08 | ACTING FAMILIES | LAST NAME OF THE FATHER & SON ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED 2 DIFFERENT REAL U.S. PRESIDENTS, ONE ON FILM & ONE ON TV | WHAT IS BROLIN? | |
| 4749 | 2009‑06‑05 | STATE QUARTERS | OF THE U.S. STATE QUARTERS THAT FEATURE SAIL-POWERED CRAFT, THE STATE DEPICTING THE OLDEST SHIP | WHAT IS FLORIDA? | |
| 4748 | 2009‑06‑04 | EUROPEAN LANDMARKS | COMPLETED IN 1791, IT WAS REOPENED IN 1989 AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR 28 YEARS | WHAT IS THE BRANDENBURG GATE? | |
| 4747 | 2009‑06‑03 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS | RHYMING LAST NAMES OF THE 2 MEN PICTURED HERE, WHO HAD 2 VERY DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS | WHAT ARE (CLYDE) BARROW AND (CLARENCE) DARROW? | |
| 4746 | 2009‑06‑02 | GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE | THE FIRST 2 SECTIONS OF THIS HEMINGWAY NOVEL, PUBLISHED 9 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, ARE TITLED "BIMINI" & "CUBA" | WHAT IS "ISLANDS IN THE STREAM"? | |
| 4745 | 2009‑06‑01 | CARTOON SCIENCE | ACCORDING TO CHUCK JONES, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THIS FORCE OF NATURE WAS TO BE WILE E. COYOTE'S GREATEST ENEMY | WHAT IS GRAVITY? | |
| 4744 | 2009‑05‑29 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | PETER FINCH WAS THE FIRST WINNER OF A POSTHUMOUS BEST ACTOR OSCAR; HE WAS FIRST TO GET 2 POSTHUMOUS ACTING NOMINATIONS | WHO IS JAMES DEAN? | |
| 4743 | 2009‑05‑28 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD FOR A DISTINGUISHING MARK OF OFFICE OR HONOR COMES FROM THE LATIN FOR "BADGE" | WHAT IS INSIGNIA? | |
| 4742 | 2009‑05‑27 | BIG COUNTRIES | FORBES MAGAZINE USES "BRIC", AN ACRONYM FOR THESE 4 LARGE NATIONS ADVANCING IN ECONOMIC POWER | WHAT ARE BRAZIL, RUSSIA, INDIA & CHINA? | |
| 4741 | 2009‑05‑26 | BRITISH LEGENDARY POETRY | THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS COLLECTION OF POEMS DID NOT INCLUDE "THE LAST TOURNAMENT"; IT WAS ADDED IN THE 1870s | WHAT IS "IDYLLS OF THE KING"? | |
| 4740 | 2009‑05‑25 | THE ELEMENTS | ONCE CALLED RADIUM F, THIS ELEMENT WAS NAMED FOR THE HOMELAND OF ONE OF ITS DISCOVERERS | WHAT IS POLONIUM? | |
| 4739 | 2009‑05‑22 | 20th CENTURY POLITICS | ON SEPT. 23, 1952 SOME 60 MILLION PEOPLE, THE LARGEST TV AUDIENCE TO THAT TIME, TUNED IN FOR THIS LIVE ADDRESS | WHAT IS (RICHARD NIXON'S) CHECKERS SPEECH? | |
| 4738 | 2009‑05‑21 | BIG BOOKS | WHEN THEY BEGAN IN 1879, THE CREATORS OF THIS THOUGHT THEY'D FINISH IN 10 YEARS; 5 YEARS LATER, THEY REACHED "ANT" | WHAT IS THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY? | |
| 4737 | 2009‑05‑20 | ENGLISH HISTORY | IT WAS THE "THEY" IN THE MEDAL ISSUED BY ELIZABETH I READING, "GOD BREATHED AND THEY WERE SCATTERED" | WHAT IS THE (SPANISH) ARMADA? | |
| 4736 | 2009‑05‑19 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | AYN RAND WROTE TO HIM, "I FELT THAT 'THE FOUNTAINHEAD' HAD NOT QUITE COMPLETED ITS DESTINY UNTIL I HAD HEARD FROM YOU ABOUT IT" | WHO IS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT? | |
| 4735 | 2009‑05‑18 | NO. 1 HITS OF THE 1970s | IN 2008 DOCTORS SAID THAT, APTLY, THIS BEE GEES SONG PROVIDES AN IDEAL BEAT TO FOLLOW | WHAT IS "STAYIN' ALIVE"? | |
| 4734 | 2009‑05‑15 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS | THIS NEW ENGLANDER BEGAN BUILDING HIS HOUSE IN MARCH 1845 & LATER WROTE THAT IT COST EXACTLY $28.12 1/2 | WHO IS HENRY DAVID THOREAU? | |
| 4733 | 2009‑05‑14 | SCIENCE TERMS | IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND, IT MEANT THE SMALLEST UNIT OF TIME, 1/376 OF A MINUTE; IT DIDN'T REFER TO MATTER UNTIL THE 16th C. | WHAT IS ATOM? | |
| 4732 | 2009‑05‑13 | THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT | IN 1784 THESE 2 FUTURE PRESIDENTS SAW AN EARLY MANNED BALLOON FLIGHT IN PARIS &, IN 1793, AMERICA'S 1st, IN PHILADELPHIA | WHO ARE JOHN ADAMS & THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 4731 | 2009‑05‑12 | WORDS OF INSPIRATION | A PROFESSOR'S 2007 ADDRESS AT CARNEGIE MELLON ON "REALLY ACHIEVING YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAMS" INSPIRED MILLIONS UNDER THIS TITLE | WHAT IS "THE LAST LECTURE"? | |
| 4730 | 2009‑05‑11 | WORD ORIGINS | BEFORE ITS USE IN JOURNALISM, IT MEANT A BOUNDARY BEYOND WHICH STRAYING PRISONERS WOULD BE SHOT | WHAT IS DEADLINE? | |
| 4729 | 2009‑05‑08 | EUROPEAN HISTORY | HE FILED FOR DIVORCE CITING LEVITICUS 20:21, "IF A MAN SHALL TAKE HIS BROTHER'S WIFE, IT IS AN UNCLEAN THING" | WHO IS HENRY VIII? | |
| 4728 | 2009‑05‑07 | B.C. THINKERS | THE NAME WE KNOW HIM BY WAS ACTUALLY A NICKNAME GIVEN HIM FOR HIS WIDE, DISC-LIKE SHOULDERS | WHO IS PLATO? | |
| 4727 | 2009‑05‑06 | WASHINGTON, D.C. | SINCE 1974, THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THIS PUBLIC SERVANT HAS BEEN AT THE CORNER OF MASSACHUSETTS AVE. & 34th ST. | WHO IS THE VICE PRESIDENT? | |
| 4726 | 2009‑05‑05 | ON THE MOON | IT'S THE LAST WORD OF THE INSCRIPTION ON APOLLO 11's PLAQUE ON THE MOON & IS ALSO FOUND IN A RELATED QUOTATION | WHAT IS MANKIND? | |
| 4725 | 2009‑05‑04 | THE 50 STATES | AN 1881 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHED THAT THIS STATE'S NAME WAS TO BE SPELLED ONE WAY BUT PRONOUNCED ANOTHER | WHAT IS ARKANSAS? | |
| 4724 | 2009‑05‑01 | GLAND FINALE | THIS HUMAN GLAND IMPORTANT IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TAKES ITS NAME IN PART FROM ITS RESEMBLANCE TO AN HERB | WHAT IS THE THYMUS? | |
| 4723 | 2009‑04‑30 | EUROPEAN PLACE NAMES | THE ANCIENT GREEK NAME OF THIS COUNTRY MEANS "ONE HOUSE", MAYBE REFLECTING THAT THE AREA HAD ONLY 1 TEMPLE | WHAT IS MONACO? | |
| 4722 | 2009‑04‑29 | THE U.S. MONEY MAP | THE 3 RICHEST U.S. COUNTIES, BY MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, ARE NOT IN N.Y. OR CALIF. BUT ARE SUBURBS OF THIS CITY | WHAT IS WASHINGTON, D.C.? | |
| 4721 | 2009‑04‑28 | WORLD AUTHORS | CHAPTERS IN AN 1831 WORK BY THIS AUTHOR INCLUDE "MAITRE JACQUES COPPENOLE" & "A TEAR FOR A DROP OF WATER" | WHO IS VICTOR HUGO? | |
| 4720 | 2009‑04‑27 | MOVIE DIRECTORS | SINCE 1971 HE HAS DIRECTED ONLY 6 FILMS, BUT THOSE 6 HAVE AVERAGED MORE THAN $283 MILLION EACH AT THE BOX OFFICE | WHO IS GEORGE LUCAS? | |
| 4719 | 2009‑04‑24 | SHAKESPEARE'S TITLE CHARACTERS | THOUGH HE REIGNED FOR ONLY 2 YEARS, THIS KING HAS THE SECOND-LONGEST ROLE IN A SINGLE SHAKESPEARE PLAY, SPEAKING 1,164 LINES | WHO IS RICHARD III? | |
| 4718 | 2009‑04‑23 | 20th CENTURY SCIENCE | THE 1970s SAW THE COINING OF THE TERM "RUNNER'S HIGH" & THE DISCOVERY OF THESE OPIATE PROTEINS THAT PRODUCE IT | WHAT ARE ENDORPHINS? | |
| 4717 | 2009‑04‑22 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | BESIDES CARTER, 1 OF 2 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTS TO LIVE AT LEAST 30 YEARS PAST THE DAY HE ENTERED OFFICE | WHO IS HERBERT HOOVER OR GERALD R. FORD? | |
| 4716 | 2009‑04‑21 | BOOKS ABOUT ACTORS | STEFAN KANFER'S 2008 BIOGRAPHY OF THIS STAR IS TITLED "SOMEBODY", A NOD TO ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS LINES | WHO IS MARLON BRANDO? | |
| 4715 | 2009‑04‑20 | AMERICAN LEGENDS | CHIPPEWA LEGEND SAYS NANABOJO GREW ANGRY AT THIS PERSON FOR TEARING UP TREES & BEAT HIM TO DEATH WITH A FISH | WHO IS PAUL BUNYAN? | |
| 4714 | 2009‑04‑17 | BROADWAY HISTORY | ON OCT. 30, 2008 PLAYBILL CHANGED ITS LOGO COLOR TO GREEN FOR A SPEC. EDITION MARKING THIS SHOW'S 5th ANNIV. ON B'WAY | WHAT IS "WICKED"? | |
| 4713 | 2009‑04‑16 | AMERICAN BUSINESS | ON SEPT. 29, 2008 EVERY STOCK IN THE S&P 500 DROPPED EXCEPT THIS MAKER OF COMFORTING FOOD, FOUNDED IN 1869 | WHAT IS CAMPBELL('S)? | |
| 4712 | 2009‑04‑15 | EXPLORERS | IN 1611 HENRY GREENE LED A SUCCESSFUL MUTINY AGAINST THIS CAPTAIN, BUT SOON AFTER WAS KILLED BY ESKIMOS | WHO IS HENRY HUDSON? | |
| 4711 | 2009‑04‑14 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | THIS 2-WORD TERM FOR A FAMOUS GROUP OF COLLEGES 1st APPEARED IN AN AP STORY THAT RAN IN THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL IN 1935 | WHAT IS IVY LEAGUE? | |
| 4710 | 2009‑04‑13 | VIVE LA FRANCE! | AKA "CHANT DE GUERRE POUR L'ARMEE DU RHIN", IT WAS BANNED BY NAPOLEON, LOUIS XVIII & NAPOLEON III | WHAT IS "LA MARSEILLAISE"? | |
| 4709 | 2009‑04‑10 | COMPOSERS | IN 1912, MIDWAY THROUGH ONE OF HIS WORKS, HE WROTE, "I HAVE PENETRATED THE SECRET OF THE RHYTHM OF SPRING" | WHO IS IGOR STRAVINSKY? | |
| 4708 | 2009‑04‑09 | NAME'S THE SAME | THIS CARTOON CHARACTER DEBUTED IN 1930, THE SAME YEAR THE OBJECT HE SHARES A NAME WITH WAS DISCOVERED | WHO IS PLUTO? | |
| 4707 | 2009‑04‑08 | FILM QUOTES | FROM A 1942 MOVIE, NO. 2 ON GUINNESS' TOP 10 FILM QUOTES IS A LINE THAT MENTIONS THIS LIQUOR | WHAT IS GIN? | |
| 4706 | 2009‑04‑07 | SPORTS VENUES | THE LAST NAMES FOUND ON THESE 2 SPORTS VENUES, BOTH IN QUEENS, ARE ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER | WHAT ARE SHEA STADIUM & (ARTHUR) ASHE STADIUM? | |
| 4705 | 2009‑04‑06 | SCIENCE HISTORY | AN EXPERIMENT WITH MIRRORS ON MT. WILSON & MT. SAN ANTONIO, CALIF. DETERMINED WHAT BECAME AN ACCEPTED FIGURE FOR THIS | WHAT IS THE SPEED OF LIGHT? | |
| 4704 | 2009‑04‑03 | AUTHORS' LESSER-KNOWN NOVELS | A MANIPULATIVE WIDOW GOES HUSBAND-HUNTING IN "LADY SUSAN", FINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1871, 54 YEARS AFTER HER DEATH | WHO IS JANE AUSTEN? | |
| 4703 | 2009‑04‑02 | TV CHARACTERS | SHE WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 22, 10,000 B.C. WEIGHING 6 POUNDS, 12 OUNCES | WHO IS PEBBLES (FLINTSTONE)? | |
| 4702 | 2009‑04‑01 | BETTING TERMS | THIS WORD IS FROM THE CUSTOM OF HIDING BETS IN A HAT BEFORE ODDS WERE ANNOUNCED | WHAT IS HANDICAP? | |
| 4701 | 2009‑03‑31 | STORY INSPIRATIONS | THE 1949 SHOOTING OF PHILLY 1B EDDIE WAITKUS BY RUTH STEINHAGEN INSPIRED THIS NOVEL, LATER A 1984 FILM | WHAT IS "THE NATURAL"? | |
| 4700 | 2009‑03‑30 | ARTISTS | THE 2 FAMOUS PAINTERS WHO SHARE A MARCH 30 BIRTHDAY, ONE BORN IN SPAIN IN 1746, THE OTHER IN HOLLAND IN 1853 | WHO ARE FRANCISCO GOYA & VINCENT VAN GOGH? | |
| 4699 | 2009‑03‑27 | 19th CENTURY CONSTRUCTION | IT WAS FIRST DESIGNED AS "EGYPT CARRYING THE LIGHT TO ASIA", & ITS ORIGINAL INTENDED SITE WAS PORT SAID IN 1869 | WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? | |
| 4698 | 2009‑03‑26 | 16th CENTURY THINKERS | IN 1517 HE WROTE, "THE TREASURES OF INDULGENCES ARE NETS WITH WHICH THEY NOW FISH FOR THE WEALTH OF MEN" | WHO IS MARTIN LUTHER? | |
| 4697 | 2009‑03‑25 | AUTHORS | IN 1865 HE WROTE THE LINE "YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A PACK OF CARDS!" | WHO IS LEWIS CARROLL? | |
| 4696 | 2009‑03‑24 | BRITISH ROYALTY | BORN IN 1683, THE SECOND BRITISH KING OF THIS NAME WAS THE LAST ONE NOT BORN IN THE BRITISH ISLES | WHAT IS GEORGE? | |
| 4695 | 2009‑03‑23 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | YOU HAVE TO GO BACK OVER A CENTURY TO FIND HIM, THE LAST PRESIDENT WHO NEVER HAD A VICE PRESIDENT | WHO IS CHESTER ARTHUR? | |
| 4694 | 2009‑03‑20 | CIVIL WAR SITES | OF THE 6 CIVIL WAR- RELATED NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS, THE NORTHERNMOST & SOUTHERNMOST ARE IN THESE 2 STATES | WHAT ARE PENNSYLVANIA & MISSISSIPPI? | |
| 4693 | 2009‑03‑19 | GODS OF ANCIENT EGYPT | APPROPRIATELY, THE CENTER OF CULT WORSHIP FOR THIS ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GOD WAS IN CYNOPOLIS, "CITY OF THE DOG" | WHO IS ANUBIS? | |
| 4692 | 2009‑03‑18 | ELVIS PRESLEY | THOUGH ELVIS WAS KNOWN AS THE KING OF ROCK & ROLL, THE ONLY 3 GRAMMY AWARDS HE EVER WON WERE IN THIS GRAMMY GENRE | WHAT IS GOSPEL? | |
| 4691 | 2009‑03‑17 | RIVERS | THE NAME OF THIS RIVER WHOSE LOWER REACHES RUN THROUGH GHANA IS FROM PORTUGUESE FOR "TURN" OR "BEND" | WHAT IS THE VOLTA? | |
| 4690 | 2009‑03‑16 | BRITISH PAINTERS | TENNYSON CALLED THIS BRITISH PAINTER, CONSTABLE'S CONTEMPORARY, THE "SHAKESPEARE OF LANDSCAPE" | WHO IS J(OSEPH) M(ALLORD) W(ILLIAM) TURNER? | |
| 4689 | 2009‑03‑13 | WORLD MONEY | AMOUNTS ON THE BANKNOTES IN THIS COUNTRY, ONE OF THE WORLD'S 10 LARGEST, ARE IN 17 DIFFERENT OFFICIAL LANGUAGES | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 4688 | 2009‑03‑12 | FRENCH CLASSICAL MUSIC | THIS 1928 WORK REPEATS A THEME, ALMOST ENTIRELY IN C MAJOR, IN AN UNVARYING RHYTHM & HAS A CRESCENDO LASTING 17 MINUTES | WHAT IS "BOLERO"? | |
| 4687 | 2009‑03‑11 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | THE NAME OF THIS CHARACTER FROM AN 18th CENTURY FRENCH WORK IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "ALL TONGUES" | WHO IS DR. PANGLOSS? | |
| 4686 | 2009‑03‑10 | WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS | MUCH OF THIS 2001 MOVIE REMAKE WAS FILMED AT THE BELLAGIO HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS | WHAT IS "OCEAN'S ELEVEN"? | |
| 4685 | 2009‑03‑09 | HISTORIC PEOPLE | THE LIFE STORY OF THIS MAN WHO DIED IN 1801 WAS CHRONICLED IN AN A&E BIOGRAPHY DVD TITLED "TRIUMPH AND TREASON" | WHO IS BENEDICT ARNOLD? | |
| 4684 | 2009‑03‑06 | CELEBRATIONS | HOMECOMING SCOTLAND IS A YEARLONG CELEBRATION OF THIS MAN'S 250th BIRTHDAY ON JAN. 25, 2009 | WHO IS ROBERT BURNS? | |
| 4683 | 2009‑03‑05 | FRANCO-AMERICAN HISTORY | AFTER A LARGE FRENCH ARMY WAS WIPED OUT BY YELLOW FEVER ON THIS ISLAND IN 1802, NAPOLEON DECIDED TO SELL LOUISIANA | WHAT IS HISPANIOLA? | |
| 4682 | 2009‑03‑04 | DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS | OF THE 4 COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD THAT THE U.S. DOES NOT HAVE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH, THE ONE THAT'S FARTHEST NORTH | WHAT IS NORTH KOREA? | |
| 4681 | 2009‑03‑03 | ASTRONOMY | IN 1610 GALILEO CALLED THE MOONS OF THIS PLANET THE "MEDICIAN STARS", FOR THE MEDICI BROTHERS | WHAT IS JUPITER? | |
| 4680 | 2009‑03‑02 | FIRST NAMES | THIS FIRST NAME OF A PATRON SAINT OF A COUNTRY COMES FROM A ROMAN WORD REFERRING TO A SOCIAL CLASS | WHAT IS PATRICK? | |
| 4679 | 2009‑02‑27 | ADVERTISING ICONS | ON ADVERTISING AGE'S LIST OF THE TOP 10 AD ICONS OF THE 20th C., THEY'RE THE 2 ALLITERATIVE ENTRIES THAT END IN "MAN" | WHO ARE THE MARLBORO MAN & THE MICHELIN MAN? | |
| 4678 | 2009‑02‑26 | 18th CENTURY SCIENTISTS | THIS N. EUROPEAN SAID HIS GRAVE- STONE SHOULD BE INSCRIBED PRINCEPS BOTANICORUM, "PRINCE OF BOTANISTS" | WHO IS CAROLUS LINNAEUS? | |
| 4677 | 2009‑02‑25 | SPORTS TEAM NAMES | IT'S THE ONLY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM NAME WHOSE FIRST 4 LETTERS MATCH THE FIRST 4 LETTERS OF ITS CITY | WHAT IS (PHILADELPHIA) PHILLIES? | |
| 4676 | 2009‑02‑24 | AMERICAN NOVELISTS | "WHAT IS MORAL IS WHAT YOU FEEL GOOD AFTER AND WHAT IS IMMORAL IS WHAT YOU FEEL BAD AFTER", HE WROTE IN 1932 | WHO IS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 4675 | 2009‑02‑23 | WORLD RIVERS | WITH 4, MORE NATIONAL CAPITALS ARE LOCATED ON THIS RIVER THAN ANY OTHER RIVER IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS THE DANUBE RIVER? | |
| 4674 | 2009‑02‑20 | ANCIENT WORKS | ASTRONOMERS USED CLUES IN THE TEXT OF THIS EPIC TO FIGURE OUT THE DATE OF ITS ARCHERY CONTEST: APRIL 16, 1178 B.C. | WHAT IS "THE ODYSSEY"? | |
| 4673 | 2009‑02‑19 | EXPLORERS | IN 1871 HE ANSWERED "YES, AND I FEEL THANKFUL THAT I AM HERE TO WELCOME YOU" | WHO IS DR. DAVID LIVINGSTONE? | |
| 4672 | 2009‑02‑18 | POLITICAL TERMS | THE FIRST KNOWN USE OF THIS WORD IS A 1763 ENTRY IN JOHN ADAMS' DIARY DESCRIBING A CLUB MEETING IN A FRIEND'S ATTIC | WHAT IS CAUCUS? | |
| 4671 | 2009‑02‑17 | AMERICAN BUSINESS | IN 1945 MR. & MRS. SHOEN FOUNDED IT AFTER NO ONE LOCALLY WOULD RENT THEM A TRAILER FOR THEIR MOVE FROM L.A. TO PORTLAND | WHAT IS U-HAUL? | |
| 4670 | 2009‑02‑16 | POP CULTURE | ALSO THE TITLE OF ONE OF THE BEST- SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME, IT WAS FIRST SEEN IN RUSSIAN PHOTOS TAKEN IN 1959 | WHAT IS THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON? | |
| 4669 | 2009‑02‑13 | CLASSIC MOVIE CHARACTERS | THE PARENTS OF THIS 1942 FILM CHARACTER ARE AN UNNAMED MOTHER & A FATHER KNOWN AS "THE GREAT PRINCE OF THE FOREST" | WHO IS BAMBI? | |
| 4668 | 2009‑02‑12 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | THE AIR FORCE'S C-130 "HURRICANE HUNTERS" ARE THE ONLY U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT ALLOWED TO ENTER THIS COUNTRY'S AIRSPACE | WHAT IS CUBA? | |
| 4667 | 2009‑02‑11 | 1950s LITERATURE | IN 2007 THIS NOVEL CELEBRATED ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY AS ITS MANUSCRIPT, A 120-FOOT-LONG SCROLL, TOURED THE U.S. | WHAT IS "ON THE ROAD"? | |
| 4666 | 2009‑02‑10 | 20th CENTURY CORRESPONDENCE | A TELEGRAM FROM THESE 2: "AVERAGE SPEED...THIRTY-ONE MILES. LONGEST FIFTY-NINE SECONDS. INFORM PRESS. HOME CHRISTMAS" | WHO ARE ORVILLE & WILBUR WRIGHT? | |
| 4665 | 2009‑02‑09 | HOLIDAYS | SOME BELIEVE A ROMAN CELEBRATION OF THE COMING OF SPRING, INCLUDING FERTILITY RITES, LED TO THE HOLIDAY WE OBSERVE ON THIS DATE | WHAT IS FEBRUARY 14? | |
| 4664 | 2009‑02‑06 | MUSIC LEGENDS | HIS 2003 PEOPLE MAGAZINE OBITUARY WAS HEADLINED "FADE TO BLACK" | WHO IS JOHNNY CASH? | |
| 4663 | 2009‑02‑05 | AMERICAN FICTION WRITERS | HE WAS ALSO THE U.S.'s BEST-PAID SPORTSWRITER, WITH STORIES OF PEOPLE LIKE CHICAGO O'BRIEN & JACK THE BOOKIE | WHO IS (ALFRED) DAMON RUNYON? | |
| 4662 | 2009‑02‑04 | 20th CENTURY FIRSTS | ON OCT. 14, 1947 IN THE MOJAVE DESERT THE FIRST OF THESE SOUNDS WAS MADE BY MAN; IT WAS THE BYPRODUCT OF ANOTHER FIRST | WHAT IS A SONIC BOOM? | |
| 4661 | 2009‑02‑03 | CIVIL WAR PEOPLE | HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO DIED DURING THE CIVIL WAR TO BE FEATURED ON CONFEDERATE CURRENCY | WHO IS THOMAS "STONEWALL" JACKSON? | |
| 4660 | 2009‑02‑02 | STATE CAPITALS | IT'S THE ONLY STATE CAPITAL THAT BEARS THE NAME OF A U.S. VICE PRESIDENT | WHAT IS JEFFERSON CITY(, MISSOURI)? | |
| 4659 | 2009‑01‑30 | WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II | THIS NICKNAME GIVEN A BOMBER AT A 1935 TEST FLIGHT REFLECTED THE EARLY BELIEF THAT IT WOULDN'T NEED FIGHTER PROTECTION | WHAT IS THE FLYING FORTRESS? | |
| 4658 | 2009‑01‑29 | THE GRAMMYS | IN 2002 THE SOUNDTRACK TO THIS GEORGE CLOONEY FILM WON ALBUM OF THE YEAR, ONLY THE THIRD TO DO SO | WHAT IS "O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU"? | |
| 4657 | 2009‑01‑28 | MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS | THE LIBRETTO FOR HAYDN'S ORATORIO "THE CREATION" WAS BASED ON THIS EPIC ENGLISH POEM | WHAT IS "PARADISE LOST"? | |
| 4656 | 2009‑01‑27 | THE 20th CENTURY | ON JUNE 5, 1989 A YOUNG MAN NEVER POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BECAME WORLD FAMOUS FOR ACTIONS HE TOOK IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS BEIJING? | |
| 4655 | 2009‑01‑26 | 19th CENTURY POETS | HE WROTE, "THE MASON SINGING... THE BOATMAN... THE HATTER...SINGING WHAT BELONGS TO HIM OR HER AND TO NONE ELSE" | WHO IS WALT WHITMAN? | |
| 4654 | 2009‑01‑23 | MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS & PHRASES | THIS PRIZED OBJECT WAS THE COAT OF THE WINGED RAM THAT FLEW PHRIXUS TO SAFETY | WHAT IS THE GOLDEN FLEECE? | |
| 4653 | 2009‑01‑22 | CELEBRITY MARRIAGES | HER 3rd HUSBAND WON A BEST ACTOR OSCAR IN THE '90s; HER 2nd HUSBAND, LIKE HER DAD, IS A ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER | WHO IS LISA MARIE PRESLEY? | |
| 4652 | 2009‑01‑21 | PLAYS OF THE 1980s | THIS PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAY WAS INSPIRED BY THE WRITER'S OWN EXPERIENCES SELLING REAL ESTATE IN CHICAGO | WHAT IS "GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS"? | |
| 4651 | 2009‑01‑20 | GEOGRAPHIC PROCESS OF ELIMINATION | THIS COUNTRY BORDERS THE MOST "STAN"s: AFGHANISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN & TURKMENISTAN | WHAT IS UZBEKISTAN? | |
| 4650 | 2009‑01‑19 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | "NEUTRALITY" & "VOLUNTARY SERVICE" ARE 2 OF THE 7 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THIS HUMANITARIAN ORG. FOUNDED IN EUROPE | WHAT IS THE (INTL.) RED CROSS? | |
| 4649 | 2009‑01‑16 | CULINARY HISTORY | THIS FRUIT DESSERT WAS CREATED TO CELEBRATE QUEEN VICTORIA'S DECADES ON THE BRITISH THRONE | WHAT IS CHERRIES JUBILEE? | |
| 4648 | 2009‑01‑15 | WRITER/DIRECTORS | HIS HEADSTONE, USING A LINE FROM ONE OF HIS SCRIPTS, SAYS, "I'M A WRITER BUT THEN NOBODY'S PERFECT" | WHO IS BILLY WILDER? | |
| 4647 | 2009‑01‑14 | CHARACTERS IN PLAYS | THIS WOMAN WISHED TO BE TAKEN TO "BUCKNAM PELLIS... DON'T YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS? IN THE GREEN PARK, WHERE THE KING LIVES" | WHO IS ELIZA (LIZA) DOOLITTLE? | |
| 4646 | 2009‑01‑13 | HISTORIC ROYAL RELATIVES | THIS WIFE OF HENRY VIII WAS THE AUNT OF THE POWERFUL HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR CHARLES V | WHO IS CATHERINE OF ARAGON? | |
| 4645 | 2009‑01‑12 | ENGLISH SPELLING | THERE ARE AT LEAST 50 COMMON EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE EXPRESSED BY THIS POPULAR RHYMING MNEMONIC COUPLET | WHAT IS "I BEFORE E, EXCEPT AFTER C"? | |
| 4644 | 2009‑01‑09 | ALPHABETS | IN THE PHONETIC ALPHABET USED BY THE U.S. MILITARY, IT'S THE ONLY LETTER THAT HAS THE SAME NAME AS A WARRIOR PEOPLE | WHAT IS ZULU? | |
| 4643 | 2009‑01‑08 | MUSICAL THEATRE | IT OPENS WITH A WIDOW & HER SON ARRIVING BY BOAT FROM SINGAPORE TO ACCEPT A JOB THAT PAYS 20 POUNDS A MONTH | WHAT IS "THE KING AND I"? | |
| 4642 | 2009‑01‑07 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS | POLAND'S INDEPENDENCE DAY COMMEMORATES THIS MONTH & DAY IN 1918 | WHAT IS NOVEMBER 11? | |
| 4641 | 2009‑01‑06 | HISTORIC STRUCTURES | POPE SIXTUS' DEATH IN 1590 ENDED HIS PLAN TO CONVERT THIS, STILL IN ROME TODAY, TO A WOOL FACTORY TO EMPLOY CITY PROSTITUTES | WHAT IS THE COLOSSEUM? | |
| 4640 | 2009‑01‑05 | CHARACTERS IN NOVELS | MOLLY, THE WIFE IN THIS 1922 NOVEL, REPRESENTS A MODERN-DAY PENELOPE | WHAT IS "ULYSSES"? | |
| 4639 | 2009‑01‑02 | EUROPEAN HISTORY | ON APRIL 13, 1895 HE ENTERED THE DEVILS ISLAND PENAL COLONY TO SERVE A LIFE SENTENCE, BUT HE WAS OUT BY 1899 | WHO IS ALFRED DREYFUS? | |
| 4638 | 2009‑01‑01 | GAMES | IN GERMAN, THIS CHESS PIECE IS "DER SPRINGER" | WHAT IS THE KNIGHT? | |
| 4637 | 2008‑12‑31 | ADVERTISING ICONS | THIS ADVERTISING ICON WHO DEBUTED IN THE 1950s IS KNOWN AS PRON-TITO IN SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES | WHO IS SPEEDY (ALKA-SELTZER)? | |
| 4636 | 2008‑12‑30 | POLITICAL ROCK & ROLL | IN 2008 JOHN McCAIN USED THIS 1958 TOP 10 HIT BY CHUCK BERRY AS AN ANTHEM FOR HIS PRESIDENTIAL BID | WHAT IS "JOHNNY B. GOODE"? | |
| 4635 | 2008‑12‑29 | PHRASE ORIGINS | SAILS THAT RAN FREE & FLUTTERED WITHOUT CONTROL CAUSED A SHIP TO STAGGER LIKE A DRUNK, GIVING RISE TO THIS PHRASE | WHAT IS THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND? | |
| 4634 | 2008‑12‑26 | HISTORIC NAMES | A RECENT BIOGRAPHY OF THIS 13th CENTURY MAN IS SUBTITLED "FROM VENICE TO XANADU" | WHO IS MARCO POLO? | |
| 4633 | 2008‑12‑25 | THE GRAMMYS | IN 1959 THE FIRST GRAMMY FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR WENT TO THE SOUNDTRACK COMPOSED BY HENRY MANCINI FOR THIS TV SHOW | WHAT IS "PETER GUNN"? | |
| 4632 | 2008‑12‑24 | 19th CENTURY BOOKS | ITS AUTHOR CALLED IT "A GHOSTLY LITTLE BOOK... WHICH SHALL NOT PUT MY READERS OUT OF HUMOUR... WITH THE SEASON" | WHAT IS "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"? | |
| 4631 | 2008‑12‑23 | PEOPLES OF THE WORLD | NUMBERING ABOUT 25 MILLION, THEY'RE THE LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP IN THE WORLD WITH NO HOME NATION | WHO ARE THE KURDS? | |
| 4630 | 2008‑12‑22 | ALMA MATERS | FORMER GOVERNOR & ONETIME PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL MITT ROMNEY EARNED HIS B.A. IN 1971 FROM THIS UNIVERSITY | WHAT IS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY? | |
| 4629 | 2008‑12‑19 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | THIS COUNTRY'S LARGEST LAKE SHARES ITS NAME WITH THE COUNTRY; ITS SECOND-LARGEST LAKE HAS THE SAME NAME AS ITS CAPITAL | WHAT IS NICARAGUA? | |
| 4628 | 2008‑12‑18 | HISTORIC AMERICAN QUOTATIONS | ON APRIL 29, 1861 HE SAID, "WE SEEK NO CONQUEST... ALL WE ASK IS TO BE LET ALONE" | WHO IS JEFFERSON DAVIS? | |
| 4627 | 2008‑12‑17 | NOVEL INSPIRATIONS | THE HOUSE IN CANADA SEEN HERE INSPIRED THIS BELOVED NOVEL THAT'S CELEBRATING ITS 100th ANNIV. IN 2008 | WHAT IS "ANNE OF GREEN GABLES"? | |
| 4626 | 2008‑12‑16 | NOVELS | AMAZON.COM SAID THIS NOVEL, SET IN IOWA, WAS "THE ROMANTIC CLASSIC OF THE 1990s" | WHAT IS "THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY"? | |
| 4625 | 2008‑12‑15 | PERFORMERS & HOMETOWN VENUES | HE'S THE ONLY SINGER TO HEADLINE YANKEE STADIUM, GIANTS STADIUM & SHEA STADIUM, CLOSING SHEA IN 2008 | WHO IS BILLY JOEL? | |
| 4624 | 2008‑12‑12 | STATE CAPITALS | IT'S THE ONLY STATE CAPITAL WHOSE CITY LIMITS LIE ON AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER | WHAT IS JUNEAU? | |
| 4623 | 2008‑12‑11 | MUSICAL THEATRE | THE SET FOR THIS 1878 WORK WAS A REPRODUCTION OF THE QUARTERDECK OF LORD NELSON'S FLAGSHIP | WHAT IS "H.M.S. PINAFORE"? | |
| 4622 | 2008‑12‑10 | AMERICANA | AN 1890 ACT OF CONGRESS SAYS THESE CAN BE REDESIGNED NO MORE THAN ONCE EVERY 25 YEARS | WHAT ARE (U.S.) COINS? | |
| 4621 | 2008‑12‑09 | AMERICAN LITERARY SITES | IN THE 20th C. IT BECAME A POPULAR RECREATION SITE, WITH CROWDS OF 25,000; ITS MOST FAMOUS VISITOR MIGHT DISAPPROVE | WHAT IS WALDEN (POND)? | |
| 4620 | 2008‑12‑08 | ACTOR-DIRECTORS | THE ONLY WOMAN TO WIN A GOLDEN GLOBE FOR DIRECTING, SHE WON FOR A 1983 FILM THAT SHE HAD ALSO CO-WRITTEN | WHO IS BARBRA STREISAND? | |
| 4619 | 2008‑12‑05 | HISTORIC PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS | ON MAY 15, 1768 FRANCE BOUGHT THIS ISLAND FROM GENOA FOR 2 MILLION LIVRES | WHAT IS CORSICA? | |
| 4618 | 2008‑12‑04 | COUNTRY NAMES | SOME PEOPLE IN THIS ASIAN COUNTRY NAMED FOR A EUROPEAN KING NOW WANT TO CALL IT BY AN INDIGENOUS NAME, MAHARLIKA | WHAT IS THE PHILIPPINES? | |
| 4617 | 2008‑12‑03 | FAMOUS SCIENTISTS | ALEXANDER POPE WROTE THE EPITAPH "NATURE AND NATURE'S LAWS LAY HID IN NIGHT, GOD SAID, LET" HIM "BE AND ALL WAS LIGHT" | WHO IS ISAAC NEWTON? | |
| 4616 | 2008‑12‑02 | BREAKFAST CEREALS | THE FIRST & MIDDLE NAMES OF THIS BREAKFAST CEREAL "SPOKESMAN" ARE HORATIO MAGELLAN | WHO IS CAP'N / CAPTAIN (HORATIO MAGELLAN) CRUNCH? | |
| 4615 | 2008‑12‑01 | FRENCH | A SEQUENCE OF 3 VOWELS CREATES THIS COMMON FRENCH WORD, A HOMOPHONE OF A DIFFERENT VOWEL ALTOGETHER | WHAT IS EAU? | |
| 4614 | 2008‑11‑28 | 19th CENTURY NOVELS | ITS TITLE REFERS TO AN IMAGINARY PLACE WHERE THINGS LIKE "HONORS, PREFERMENTS... SILVER, GOLD, PEARLS" ARE SOLD | WHAT IS "VANITY FAIR"? | |
| 4613 | 2008‑11‑27 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | THE ONLY PUBLIC STATE HOLIDAY IN THE U.S. HONORING A MONARCH IS ONE HONORING THIS RULER | WHO IS KING KAMEHAMEHA (I)? | |
| 4612 | 2008‑11‑26 | FOOD BRANDS | IN 1954 SWIFT CHOSE THIS WORD THAT MEANS "A CHUBBY PERSON" AS ITS NEW BRAND'S NAME TO CONVEY PLUMPNESS & TENDERNESS | WHAT IS BUTTERBALL (TURKEY)? | |
| 4611 | 2008‑11‑25 | IN THE NEWS 1952 | HER FINAL TESTAMENT, READ IN PUBLIC AFTER HER DEATH, ASKED FOR PROTECTION OF THE POOR WORKERS SHE CALLED GRASITAS | WHO IS EVA PERON? | |
| 4610 | 2008‑11‑24 | SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN | THE LAST WORDS SPOKEN BY THIS CHARACTER ARE "WHAT'S DONE CANNOT BE UNDONE: TO BED, TO BED, TO BED" | WHO IS LADY MACBETH? | |
| 4609 | 2008‑11‑21 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | KING SALMONEUS DRAGGED BRONZE KETTLES BEHIND HIS CHARIOT TO IMITATE THIS; ZEUS KILLED HIM | WHAT IS (THE SOUND OF) THUNDER? | |
| 4608 | 2008‑11‑20 | STATE CAPITALS | BATON ROUGE & THIS OTHER STATE CAPITAL BOTH HAVE 2-WORD FRENCH NAMES; NEITHER IS NAMED FOR A PERSON | WHAT IS DES MOINES (IOWA)? | |
| 4607 | 2008‑11‑19 | NONFICTION WRITERS | ON JULY 21, 1944 SHE WROTE, "I'M FINALLY GETTING OPTIMISTIC...AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE ON HITLER'S LIFE" | WHO IS ANNE FRANK? | |
| 4606 | 2008‑11‑18 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | IN A 1914 NOVEL, AS A BOY HE COULD "DROP TWENTY FEET AT A STRETCH FROM LIMB TO LIMB IN RAPID DESCENT TO THE GROUND" | WHO IS TARZAN? | |
| 4605 | 2008‑11‑17 | 19th CENTURY POLITICS | WHEN THE GOP CONVENED IN 1888, HE BECAME THE 1st BLACK MAN TO EARN A VOTE FOR PRES. AT A MAJOR PARTY CONVENTION | WHO IS FREDERICK DOUGLASS? | |
| 4604 | 2008‑11‑14 | HIGHER EDUCATION | THE 1st PUBLIC ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS BEGAN IN ILL. IN 1901 FOR STUDENTS WHO WANTED TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THEIR HOME AREA | WHAT IS A JUNIOR COLLEGE? | |
| 4603 | 2008‑11‑13 | WASHINGTON, D.C. | UNVEILED IN 1923, THE STATUE SEEN HERE OF THIS MAN IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TREASURY BUILDING | WHO IS ALEXANDER HAMILTON? | |
| 4602 | 2008‑11‑12 | WORD ORIGINS | THE NAME OF THIS BRANCH OF MATHEMATICS COMES FROM THE ARABIC FOR "REUNITING" | WHAT IS ALGEBRA? | |
| 4601 | 2008‑11‑11 | EARTH FACTS | BECAUSE OF THE EARTH'S ROTATION, A PERSON AT SEA LEVEL IS LIGHTEST WHEN STANDING AT THIS DEGREE OF LATITUDE | WHAT IS 0? | |
| 4600 | 2008‑11‑10 | 19th CENTURY INVENTIONS | WHEN THIS WAS EXPLAINED TO CHIEF SHO-KUP, HE GAVE IT A SHOSHONE NAME THAT MEANS "WIRE ROPE EXPRESS" | WHAT IS THE TELEGRAPH? | |
| 4599 | 2008‑11‑07 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | ONE OF THE 2 PRESIDENTS TO WIN THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE 3 TIMES BUT ONLY BE ELECTED PRESIDENT TWICE | WHO IS ANDREW JACKSON OR GROVER CLEVELAND? | |
| 4598 | 2008‑11‑06 | WORLD CURRENCY | WITH INFLATION RAGING THERE AT MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION%, THIS NATION ISSUED $100 BILLION NOTES IN 2008 | WHAT IS ZIMBABWE? | |
| 4597 | 2008‑11‑05 | POP MUSIC FIRSTS | COVERING THE YEARS 1971-1975, THEIR FIRST GREATEST HITS ALBUM WAS THE FIRST EVER CERTIFIED PLATINUM | WHO ARE THE EAGLES? | |
| 4596 | 2008‑11‑04 | INVENTORS & INVENTION | IN APRIL 2008, A MAN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A JUMP USING A PARACHUTE DESIGNED BY THIS MAN 523 YEARS BEFORE | WHO IS LEONARDO DA VINCI? | |
| 4595 | 2008‑11‑03 | PULITZER-WINNING NOVELS | FROM THIS BOOK'S PENULTIMATE PARAGRAPH: "THERE HAD NEVER BEEN A MAN SHE COULDN'T GET, ONCE SHE SET HER MIND UPON HIM" | WHAT IS "GONE WITH THE WIND"? | |
| 4594 | 2008‑10‑31 | MOVIE MAKERS & REMAKERS | HOWARD HAWKS DIRECTED THIS FILM WITH PAUL MUNI AS TONY CAMONTE; BRIAN DE PALMA REMADE IT | WHAT IS "SCARFACE"? | |
| 4593 | 2008‑10‑30 | INVENTORS | A KEY TO ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL'S EXPERIMENTS WAS ONE OF THESE, PROCURED BY A DOCTOR FRIEND, CLARENCE BLAKE | WHAT IS A HUMAN EAR (FROM A CADAVER)? | |
| 4592 | 2008‑10‑29 | 2008 | THOUGH NOT ELECTED TO THE POSITION, A MAN FROM THIS STATE BECAME THE 1st BLIND GOV. & THE 4th BLACK GOV. IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 4591 | 2008‑10‑28 | ASIAN NATIONS | OF THE WORLD'S 11 COUNTRIES WHOSE ENGLISH NAMES START WITH "A", THE ONLY 2 WHOSE NAMES DON'T END WITH "A" | WHAT ARE AFGHANISTAN & AZERBAIJAN? | |
| 4590 | 2008‑10‑27 | INTERNATIONAL MOTORING | IT'S THE LARGEST NATION IN AREA WHERE ALL CARS LEGALLY DRIVE ON THE LEFT | WHAT IS AUSTRALIA? | |
| 4589 | 2008‑10‑24 | PEOPLE ON CURRENCY | THOUGH BORN 4,000 MILES FROM HAVANA, HE ADORNS THE CUBAN 3-PESO NOTE | WHO IS ERNESTO "CHE" GUEVARA? | |
| 4588 | 2008‑10‑23 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | THIS CHARACTER, CREATED IN EUROPE IN THE 19th C., HAS A NAME THAT CAN BE TRANSLATED AS "EYE OF PINE" | WHAT IS PINOCCHIO? | |
| 4587 | 2008‑10‑22 | THE EMMY AWARDS | A FORMER SCREEN ACTORS GUILD PRES., HE'S THE ONLY ACTOR TO WIN BOTH COMEDY & DRAMA EMMYS FOR PLAYING THE SAME CHARACTER | WHO IS ED ASNER? | |
| 4586 | 2008‑10‑21 | PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS | THE FIRST PRES. TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WHILE IN OFFICE, HE DID SO TO MEET WITH OTHER WORLD LEADERS | WHO IS WOODROW WILSON? | |
| 4585 | 2008‑10‑20 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | OF THE NON-STATE U.S. TERRITORIES, AREAS & DISTRICTS, THE ONLY ONE THAT IS LARGER IN AREA THAN THE SMALLEST STATE | WHAT IS PUERTO RICO? | |
| 4584 | 2008‑10‑17 | ORGANIZATIONS | THE CO-FOUNDER OF THIS RESPECTED ORG. REFUSED TO APPEAR ON THE COVER OF TIME MAG., EVEN WITH HIS BACK TURNED | WHAT IS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS? | |
| 4583 | 2008‑10‑16 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HISTORY | DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBERS OF MEN AWAY FROM HOME, IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR A MAJORITY OF STATES COUNTED ABSENTEE VOTES | WHAT IS 1864? | |
| 4582 | 2008‑10‑15 | MUSICALS | PROFESSION OF THE TITLE CHARACTER OF "LITTLE JOHNNY JONES", FEATURING THE SONG "THE YANKEE DOODLE BOY" | WHAT IS JOCKEY? | |
| 4581 | 2008‑10‑14 | ENGLISH LIT | THE LINE "WE HAD EVERYTHING BEFORE US, WE HAD NOTHING BEFORE US" IS FOUND IN THE 1st PARAGRAPH OF THIS 1859 NOVEL | WHAT IS "A TALE OF TWO CITIES"? | |
| 4580 | 2008‑10‑13 | HISTORICAL SHAKESPEARE | IN "HENRY VI, PART I" THIS WOMAN IS DESCRIBED AS "A HOLY PROPHETESS NEW RISEN UP" | WHO IS JOAN OF ARC? | |
| 4579 | 2008‑10‑10 | BIBLICAL AKA | THIS SECOND KING OF ISRAEL WAS "THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL" | WHO IS (KING) DAVID? | |
| 4578 | 2008‑10‑09 | 1960s HIT SONGS | THE SINGER/ SONGWRITER OF THIS 1960s MEGA-HIT HAS REVEALED THAT IT WAS INSPIRED BY A PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER | WHAT IS "SWEET CAROLINE"? | |
| 4577 | 2008‑10‑08 | EPIC MOVIES | AN ACTRESS NAMED MARTHA SCOTT PLAYED CHARLTON HESTON'S MOTHER IN BOTH OF THESE EPICS | WHAT ARE "BEN-HUR" & "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS"? | |
| 4576 | 2008‑10‑07 | EUROPEAN LITERATURE | AN 1870 NOVEL BY THIS MAN MENTIONS MOBY DICK AS WELL AS A SEA MONSTER CALLED A KRAKEN | WHO IS JULES VERNE? | |
| 4575 | 2008‑10‑06 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | THE STATE BUILDING THAT HOUSES PENNSYLVANIA'S DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS NAMED IN HER HONOR | WHO IS RACHEL CARSON? | |
| 4574 | 2008‑10‑03 | AWARD NAMESAKES | HIS "A LITTLE PRETTY POCKET-BOOK" FROM 1744 WAS ONE OF THE 1st BOOKS PUBLISHED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN | WHO IS JOHN NEWBERY? | |
| 4573 | 2008‑10‑02 | MODERN MONARCHIES | OF THE 3 AFRICAN COUNTRIES RULED BY MONARCHS, IT'S THE FARTHEST NORTH | WHAT IS (THE KINGDOM OF) MOROCCO? | |
| 4572 | 2008‑10‑01 | 1960s OSCAR NOMINATIONS | ONE OF THE 2 MALE ACTORS NOMINATED IN THE '60s FOR PLAYING MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER IN THE SAME FILM | WHO IS PETER SELLERS OR LEE MARVIN? | |
| 4571 | 2008‑09‑30 | PENINSULAR NATIONS | IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITHOUT ANY PERMANENT NATURAL RIVERS OR LAKES | WHAT IS SAUDI ARABIA? | |
| 4570 | 2008‑09‑29 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA | EXPERTS SAY GLENN McDUFFIE IS THE MYSTERY MAN IN THE CLASSIC EISENSTAEDT PHOTO TAKEN IN THIS YEAR | WHAT IS 1945? | |
| 4569 | 2008‑09‑26 | ROYALTY | SINCE 1066, THE ONLY BRITISH MONARCH TO HAVE 3 CHILDREN ASCEND TO THE BRITISH THRONE | WHO IS HENRY VIII? | |
| 4568 | 2008‑09‑25 | ISLAND CHAINS | BEFORE AN 1867 SALE, THIS ISLAND GROUP WAS KNOWN AS THE CATHERINE ARCHIPELAGO | WHAT ARE THE ALEUTIANS? | |
| 4567 | 2008‑09‑24 | NOVELS | THIS TITLE CHARACTER OF AN 1851 WORK DOESN'T SHOW UP UNTIL CHAPTER 133 | WHO IS MOBY DICK? | |
| 4566 | 2008‑09‑23 | TENNIS | THIS GRAND SLAM STADIUM IS NAMED FOR A WWI PILOT WHO PIONEERED THE USE OF MACHINE GUNS ON FIGHTER PLANES | WHAT IS ROLAND GARROS? | |
| 4565 | 2008‑09‑22 | SYMBOLS | THIS SYMBOL INCORPORATES THE SEMAPHORE SIGNS FOR THE LETTERS N & D, FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT | WHAT IS THE PEACE SYMBOL? | |
| 4564 | 2008‑09‑19 | NBA LOGOS | THE LOGO OF THIS NBA TEAM HAS A ROWEL ON IT | WHO ARE THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS? | |
| 4563 | 2008‑09‑18 | PLAYS | IN A 16th C. WORK, THE FEUD BETWEEN THESE 2 GROUPS IS DESCRIBED AS AN "ANCIENT GRUDGE" | WHO ARE THE MONTAGUES & THE CAPULETS? | |
| 4562 | 2008‑09‑17 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | IT'S 277 MILES LONG, IT'S UP TO 18 MILES WIDE, IT'S 6 MILLION YEARS OLD & AT A GIVEN TIME TEMPS. WITHIN IT CAN VARY BY 25 DEGREES | WHAT IS THE GRAND CANYON? | |
| 4561 | 2008‑09‑16 | PRESIDENTIAL LASTS | HE WAS THE MOST RECENT PRESIDENT WHO HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN A STATE GOVERNOR | WHO IS GEORGE H.W. BUSH? | |
| 4560 | 2008‑09‑15 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS | CREATED IN 1970 & MADE UP OF 3 ARROWS, THE UNIVERSAL SYMBOL FOR THIS WAS BASED ON THE MOBIUS STRIP | WHAT IS RECYCLING? | |
| 4559 | 2008‑09‑12 | ROYALTY | IT'S THE NAME OF TODAY'S LONGEST-RULING FAMILY IN EUROPE, IN POWER FOR MOST OF THE LAST 711 YEARS | WHAT IS GRIMALDI? | |
| 4558 | 2008‑09‑11 | LINES FROM 19th CENTURY NOVELS | "MY TWO NATURES HAD MEMORY IN COMMON, BUT ALL OTHER FACULTIES WERE MOST UNEQUALLY SHARED BETWEEN THEM" | WHAT IS "(THE STRANGE CASE OF) DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE"? | |
| 4557 | 2008‑09‑10 | BRAND NAMES | TO FEATURE ITS "STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND ON" PRODUCT, IN 1965 SHWAYDER BROS., INC. CHANGED ITS NAME TO THIS | WHAT IS SAMSONITE (CORPORATION)? | |
| 4556 | 2008‑09‑09 | POP SINGERS | CHARTING HER 18th NO. 1 SINGLE IN APRIL 2008, SHE NOW HAS MORE BILLBOARD NO. 1 POP HITS THAN ANY OTHER SOLO ARTIST | WHO IS MARIAH CAREY? | |
| 4555 | 2008‑09‑08 | THE VATICAN | A STATUE OF THIS MAN IS BEING ERECTED INSIDE THE VATICAN'S WALLS NEAR WHERE HE WAS LOCKED UP IN 1633 | WHO IS GALILEO (GALILEI)? | |
| 4554 | 2008‑07‑25 | ADJECTIVES | MEANING "PAINFUL", IT LITERALLY REFERS TO THE TYPE OF PAIN INFLICTED ON JESUS & ON THE FOLLOWERS OF SPARTACUS | WHAT IS EXCRUCIATING? | |
| 4553 | 2008‑07‑24 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN 1906 HE LAUNCHED CONJURER'S MONTHLY, A MAGAZINE THAT HE PRETTY MUCH WROTE & EDITED HIMSELF | WHO IS HARRY HOUDINI? | |
| 4552 | 2008‑07‑23 | CIVIL WAR HISTORY | THOUGH 1863's EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION APPLIED ONLY TO THE CONFEDERACY, THIS UNION STATE, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 13, ENDED SLAVERY NOV. 1, 1864 | WHAT IS MARYLAND? | |
| 4551 | 2008‑07‑22 | WORLD LEADERS | BORN IN KIEV & LATER A U.S. CITIZEN, THIS LEADER BECAME PM IN 1969 OF A COUNTRY FOUNDED IN THE 20th CENTURY | WHO IS GOLDA MEIR? | |
| 4550 | 2008‑07‑21 | NONFICTION | IN 1947 EDITOR WM. STYRON SAID THIS BOOK WAS A LONG, "TEDIOUS PACIFIC VOYAGE BEST SUITED" FOR NATL. GEOGRAPHIC | WHAT IS "KON-TIKI"? | |
| 4549 | 2008‑07‑18 | CHARACTERS IN SHAKESPEARE | THIS CHARACTER IS DESCRIBED AS "A HOWLING MONSTER", "A MOST SCURVY MONSTER" & "SOME MONSTER OF THE ISLE" | WHO IS CALIBAN? | |
| 4548 | 2008‑07‑17 | 1970s HITS | IN 1970 2 PERFORMERS REACHED THE TOP 20 WITH THIS HIT WHOSE 6-WORD TITLE WAS INSPIRED BY BOYS TOWN | WHAT IS "HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER"? | |
| 4547 | 2008‑07‑16 | RECENT HISTORY | IN 1986 & AGAIN IN 2001, PEOPLE POWER PROTESTS IN THIS NATION PUSHED OUT MALE PRESIDENTS & REPLACED THEM WITH FEMALES | WHAT IS THE (REPUBLIC OF THE) PHILIPPINES? | |
| 4546 | 2008‑07‑15 | OLYMPIC CITIES | THIS CITY'S OLYMPICS WERE EXACTLY 200 YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF THE BRITISH CABINET SECRETARY IT WAS NAMED FOR | WHAT IS SYDNEY? | |
| 4545 | 2008‑07‑14 | MYTHS | SEEN HERE WITH 2 OTHER TROUBLED MYTHIC FIGURES, HE'S THE MAN ON THE LEFT WHO CAN NEVER QUITE REACH THE FRUIT | WHAT IS TANTALUS? | |
| 4544 | 2008‑07‑11 | BASEBALL HISTORY | FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, CALIFORNIA'S CATALINA ISLAND WAS THE SPRING TRAINING CAMP FOR THIS NON- CALIFORNIA ML TEAM | WHO ARE THE CHICAGO CUBS? | |
| 4543 | 2008‑07‑10 | SECRETARIES OF STATE | IN 1947 HE SAID EUROPE'S FOOD NEEDS REQUIRE "SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL HELP" TO PREVENT SOCIAL DETERIORATION | WHO IS GEORGE C. MARSHALL? | |
| 4542 | 2008‑07‑09 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | HER ILLUSTRATIONS FOR 1890's "A HAPPY PAIR" INCLUDED ELEGANTLY DRESSED RABBITS | WHO IS (HELEN) BEATRIX POTTER? | |
| 4541 | 2008‑07‑08 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | IN 1900 THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PUBLISHED HIS STORY "AN ODYSSEY OF THE NORTH", HIS LITERARY BREAKTHROUGH | WHO IS JACK LONDON? | |
| 4540 | 2008‑07‑07 | THE QUOTE OF THE MONTH CLUB | IN A POEM, THESE 5 WORDS PRECEDE "BREEDING LILACS OUT OF THE DEAD LAND...STIRRING DULL ROOTS WITH SPRING RAIN" | WHAT IS "APRIL IS THE CRUELLEST MONTH"? | |
| 4539 | 2008‑07‑04 | FOREIGN COUNTRIES | OF THE WORLD'S 10 LARGEST COUNTRIES IN TOTAL AREA, THE 2 WHOSE NAMES START & END WITH "A" (ALGERIA IS NUMBER 11) | WHAT ARE AUSTRALIA & ARGENTINA? | |
| 4538 | 2008‑07‑03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE FIRST MAN TO RECEIVE A MILLION VOTES FOR PRESIDENT IN ONE ELECTION, HE DIDN'T GET TO ENJOY THE VICTORY FOR LONG | WHO IS WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON? | |
| 4537 | 2008‑07‑02 | AFI's TOP 100 MOVIE QUOTES | THIS QUOTE, NO. 31 ON THE LIST, COMES 2 MINUTES AFTER THE NO. 1 QUOTE, & IS THE LAST LINE OF ITS MOVIE | WHAT IS "(AFTER ALL,) TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY"? | |
| 4536 | 2008‑07‑01 | PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES | BEFORE GEORGE W. BUSH, HE WAS THE LAST PRESIDENT TO HAVE BOTH HIS PARENTS ATTEND HIS INAUGURATION | WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 4535 | 2008‑06‑30 | PLAYWRIGHTS | ON HIS DEATH IN 1950, HE LEFT PART OF HIS ESTATE TO PROMOTE A NEW PHONETIC ALPHABET | WHO IS GEORGE BERNARD SHAW? | |
| 4534 | 2008‑06‑27 | THE U.S. POPULATION | WITH ABOUT 5 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE, IT'S THE MOST SPARSELY POPULATED OF THE LOWER 48 STATES | WHAT IS WYOMING? | |
| 4533 | 2008‑06‑26 | THE OSCARS | HE HOLDS THE RECORD FOR TOTAL ACTING, DIRECTING & WRITING OSCAR NOMINATIONS--1 ACTING, 6 DIRECTING, 14 WRITING | WHO IS WOODY ALLEN? | |
| 4532 | 2008‑06‑25 | THE HEISMAN TROPHY | ONE OF THE 2 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS WHO SHARE THEIR SURNAMES WITH U.S. PRESIDENTS | WHO IS REGGIE BUSH OR BO JACKSON? | |
| 4531 | 2008‑06‑24 | WORLD ORGANIZATIONS | IT WAS FOUNDED AFTER PORTUGUESE STUDENTS WERE JAILED FOR TOASTING FREEDOM DURING SALAZAR'S DICTATORSHIP | WHAT IS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL? | |
| 4530 | 2008‑06‑23 | PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES | 4 U.S. PRESIDENTS SERVING IN 3 DIFFERENT CENTURIES HAVE BEEN BORN IN THE SAME COUNTY IN THIS STATE | WHAT IS MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 4529 | 2008‑06‑20 | 19th CENTURY SCIENCE | IN 1824 ANGLICAN PRIEST WILLIAM BUCKLAND WROTE A PIONEERING PAPER ON MEGALOSAURUS, A CREATURE WHOSE NAME MEANS THIS | WHAT IS GREAT (LARGE, BIG, ETC.) LIZARD? | |
| 4528 | 2008‑06‑19 | BUSINESS TRADEMARKS | REGISTERED IN 1893, THIS PRODUCT'S TRADEMARK IS WRITTEN IN THE SPENCERIAN SCRIPT OF BOOKKEEPER FRANK ROBINSON | WHAT IS COCA-COLA? | |
| 4527 | 2008‑06‑18 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | IN 1981 HE RECEIVED AN HONORARY OSCAR FOR HIS BODY OF WORK; A YEAR LATER, HE WON AN ACTING OSCAR FOR HIS FINAL FILM | WHO IS HENRY FONDA? | |
| 4526 | 2008‑06‑17 | FAMOUS NAMES | JEFFERSON CALLED HIM "ATTILA OF THE AGE DETHRONED... SHUT UP WITHIN THE CIRCLE OF A LITTLE ISLAND OF THE MEDITERRANEAN" | WHO IS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE? | |
| 4525 | 2008‑06‑16 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | IN 1958 HE WROTE, "BRAZIL WAS BEASTLY BUT BUENOS AIRES THE BEST. NOT TIFFANY'S, BUT ALMOST" | WHO IS TRUMAN CAPOTE? | |
| 4524 | 2008‑06‑13 | HOLIDAYS | THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MGMT. SAYS, OF THE 10 FEDERAL HOLIDAYS, IT'S THE LEAST OBSERVED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR | WHAT IS COLUMBUS DAY? | |
| 4523 | 2008‑06‑12 | FUN WITH NUMBERS | IT'S THE ONLY WHOLE NUMBER THAT WHEN SPELLED OUT HAS ALL ITS LETTERS IN REVERSE ALPHABETICAL ORDER | WHAT IS 1? | |
| 4522 | 2008‑06‑11 | MOVIE STARS | NO. 18 ON THE AFI's LIST OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN SCREEN ACTORS, HE STARRED IN JUST 3 FILMS | WHO IS JAMES DEAN? | |
| 4521 | 2008‑06‑10 | COLONIAL PEN NAMES | FOR GOSSIP COLUMNS, HE WROTE UNDER THE NAME BUSY BODY; TO DISCUSS MARRIAGE, HE BECAME ANTHONY AFTERWIT | WHO IS BEN FRANKLIN? | |
| 4520 | 2008‑06‑09 | THE INTERNET | ON MARCH 10, 2003 THIS NATION GOT CONTROL OF THE .af INTERNET DOMAIN | WHAT IS AFGHANISTAN? | |
| 4519 | 2008‑06‑06 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | HE'S THE LAST PERSON TO RECEIVE A STATE'S ELECTORAL VOTES WHILE NOT RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT OR AS A REPUBLICAN | WHO IS GEORGE WALLACE? | |
| 4518 | 2008‑06‑05 | THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE | LIVING FROM 1846 TO 1935, THIS CELEBRATED FRENCHMAN WAS KNOWN AS "THE KING OF CHEFS AND THE CHEF OF KINGS" | WHO IS (GEORGES) AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER? | |
| 4517 | 2008‑06‑04 | ENTERTAINERS | IN 2007 THIS ENTERTAINER & FORMER SITCOM STAR WAS MADE AN HONORARY CORPORAL BY THE U.S. MARINE CORPS | WHO IS JIM NABORS? | |
| 4516 | 2008‑06‑03 | BUSINESS | IN 1951 THIS COMPANY WHOSE ORIGINS DATE BACK TO 1876 BECAME THE FIRST U.S. COMPANY TO HAVE 1 MILLION SHAREHOLDERS | WHAT IS AT&T? | |
| 4515 | 2008‑06‑02 | THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 | A SONG BY THIS ARTIST HIT NO. 1 IN 1999, MAKING HER AT AGE 52 THE OLDEST FEMALE TO HAVE A BILLBOARD NO. 1 SINGLE | WHO IS CHER? | |
| 4514 | 2008‑05‑30 | WWII | FDR LIKED TO REST NEAR WATER, BUT BECAUSE OF FEARS AFTER PEARL HARBOR, THIS INLAND PLACE WAS CREATED FOR HIM | WHAT IS CAMP DAVID? | |
| 4513 | 2008‑05‑29 | ANNUAL SPORTING EVENTS | WITH AN ESTIMATED SELLOUT CROWD OF 267,925 PEOPLE, IT CLAIMS TO BE THE BEST-ATTENDED SINGLE-DAY SPORTING EVENT IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS THE INDIANAPOLIS 500? | |
| 4512 | 2008‑05‑28 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS | HE SAID, "AN APPEASER IS ONE WHO FEEDS A CROCODILE, HOPING IT WILL EAT HIM LAST" | WHO IS WINSTON CHURCHILL? | |
| 4511 | 2008‑05‑27 | FILMS OF THE 1950s | THE ACTION IN THIS FILM BEGINS AT 10:30 A.M. & PLAYS OUT IN ALMOST-REAL TIME UNTIL 12:15 | WHAT IS "HIGH NOON"? | |
| 4510 | 2008‑05‑26 | DEMOGRAPHICS | IN 2005 THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION APPROPRIATELY DECIDED TO STOP HIRING PEOPLE WHO DO THIS | WHAT IS SMOKE (CIGARETTES)? | |
| 4509 | 2008‑05‑23 | RELIGION | A MENNONITE LEADER WHO WAS PRO-FOOT WASHING & ANTI- BEARD TRIMMING GAVE HIS NAME TO THIS GROUP | WHO ARE THE AMISH? | |
| 4508 | 2008‑05‑22 | EARLY 20th CENTURY PLAYS | ITS PREFACE SAYS, "THE ENGLISH HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THEIR LANGUAGE, & WILL NOT TEACH THEIR CHILDREN TO SPEAK IT" | WHAT IS "PYGMALION"? | |
| 4507 | 2008‑05‑21 | WORLD HISTORY | ONE OF HISTORY'S LARGEST REFUGEE MIGRATIONS, ABOUT 15 MILLION PEOPLE, TOOK PLACE 1947-1951 BETWEEN THESE 2 COUNTRIES | WHAT ARE INDIA & PAKISTAN? | |
| 4506 | 2008‑05‑20 | CHILDREN'S AUTHORS | IN 1896 HE SAID HIS MOTHER HAD LOST HER CHILDHOOD AT 8; HE "KNEW A TIME WOULD COME WHEN I ALSO MUST GIVE UP THE GAMES" | WHO IS JAMES M. BARRIE? | |
| 4505 | 2008‑05‑19 | THE MOVIES | A FAMOUS SCENE FROM THIS 1976 FILM WAS COMPLETELY AD-LIBBED; THE SCRIPT SIMPLY READ, "TRAVIS LOOKS IN THE MIRROR" | WHAT IS "TAXI DRIVER"? | |
| 4504 | 2008‑05‑16 | ALLIANCES | THE QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE BEGAN IN 1813 AGAINST THIS COUNTRY; IN 1818 IT LET THIS COUNTRY IN & BECAME THE QUINTUPLE ALLIANCE | WHAT IS FRANCE? | |
| 4503 | 2008‑05‑15 | HISTORIC JOURNALS | ON JAN. 18, 1912 HE ARRIVED AT A TENT NEAR THE POLE & FOUND "A RECORD OF FIVE NORWEGIANS HAVING BEEN THERE" | WHO IS ROBERT F. SCOTT? | |
| 4502 | 2008‑05‑14 | AMERICAN HISTORY | IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE JOHN TYLER ADMINISTRATION, THIS REPUBLIC WAS OFFERED STATEHOOD | WHAT IS TEXAS? | |
| 4501 | 2008‑05‑13 | CIVIL WAR-ERA FICTION | A NORTHERNER WHOSE SYMPATHIES EXILED HIM TO THE CONFEDERACY, BERMUDA & CANADA INSPIRED THIS 1863 TALE | WHAT IS "THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY"? | |
| 4500 | 2008‑05‑12 | INVENTORS | IN 1894, IN HIS WEST ORANGE LAB, THOMAS EDISON SHOT THIS SPORT, THE FIRST SPORTING EVENT EVER FILMED | WHAT IS A BOXING (MATCH)? | |
| 4499 | 2008‑05‑09 | ANCIENT TIMES | PLUTARCH'S CHAPTER ON ROMULUS QUOTES THIS MUCH LATER MAN AS SAYING, "I LOVE TREASON BUT HATE A TRAITOR" | WHO IS (GAIUS) JULIUS CAESAR? | |
| 4498 | 2008‑05‑08 | FAMOUS AUSTRIANS | THE HOME ON VIENNA'S DOMGASSE WHERE HE LIVED IN THE 1780s WAS REOPENED AMID FANFARE IN JANUARY 2006 | WHO IS WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART? | |
| 4497 | 2008‑05‑07 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | ONLY 50 YEARS OLD WHEN HE LEFT OFFICE, HE WAS OUR NATION'S YOUNGEST EX-PRESIDENT | WHO IS TEDDY ROOSEVELT? | |
| 4496 | 2008‑05‑06 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD | PHILO OF BYZANTIUM CALLED IT A PLOUGHED FIELD "ABOVE THE HEADS OF THOSE WHO WALK BETWEEN THE COLUMNS BELOW" | WHAT ARE THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON? | |
| 4495 | 2008‑05‑05 | AMERICAN THINKERS | "I NEVER FOUND THE COMPANION THAT WAS SO COMPANION- ABLE AS SOLITUDE" HE WROTE IN A CHAPTER ON SOLITUDE IN AN 1854 WORK | WHO IS HENRY DAVID THOREAU? | |
| 4494 | 2008‑05‑02 | ANCIENT HISTORY | CIRCLED 7 TIMES BY THE ISRAELITES IN JOSHUA, IT'S SAID TO BE THE WORLD'S OLDEST WALLED CITY | WHAT IS JERICHO? | |
| 4493 | 2008‑05‑01 | HISTORIC NAMES | BORN AT CHATEAU CHAVANIAC IN 1757, HE WAS LATER HAILED AS "THE HERO OF TWO WORLDS" | WHO WAS (THE MARQUIS DE) LAFAYETTE? | |
| 4492 | 2008‑04‑30 | BUSINESS | IN 1952 GLEN BELL WAS SELLING BURGERS; HE THEN ADDED THESE TO THE DRIVE-IN MENU FOR 19 , & THE REST IS HISTORY | WHAT ARE TACOS? | |
| 4491 | 2008‑04‑29 | BASEBALL TERMS | HALL OF FAMER WILLIE STARGELL CALLED IT "A BUTTERFLY WITH HICCUPS" | WHAT IS A KNUCKLEBALL? | |
| 4490 | 2008‑04‑28 | ROYAL WIVES | HER MARRIAGE TO HENRY VIII LASTED LESS THAN A YEAR, BUT SHE HAD THE LAST LAUGH, SURVIVING HIM BY 10 YEARS | WHO IS ANNE OF CLEVES? | |
| 4489 | 2008‑04‑25 | PRESIDENTS | BESIDES JAMES & JOHN, MORE U.S. PRESIDENTS HAVE HAD THIS FIRST NAME THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS WILLIAM? | |
| 4488 | 2008‑04‑24 | STATE CAPITALS | THIS PLAINS STATE CAPITAL OF ONLY 14,000 PEOPLE IS THE ONLY U.S. CAPITAL WITH NO LETTERS OF ITS STATE IN ITS NAME | WHAT IS PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA? | |
| 4487 | 2008‑04‑23 | 21st CENTURY OSCAR WINNERS | SHE'S THE ONLY PERFORMER TO WIN AN OSCAR FOR PLAYING A REAL-LIFE OSCAR WINNER | WHO IS CATE BLANCHETT? | |
| 4486 | 2008‑04‑22 | POETS | THIS POET WROTE, "I LOVE THEE FREELY, AS MEN STRIVE FOR RIGHT; I LOVE THEE PURELY, AS THEY TURN FROM PRAISE" | WHO IS ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING? | |
| 4485 | 2008‑04‑21 | MILITARY MEN | IN A 1944 SPEECH, HE SAID, "BATTLE IS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT COMPETITION IN WHICH A HUMAN BEING CAN INDULGE" | WHO IS GEORGE S. PATTON? | |
| 4484 | 2008‑04‑18 | THE OSCARS | THEY'RE THE ONLY 2 TRILOGIES IN WHICH ALL 3 OF THE FILMS WERE NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE OSCARS | WHAT ARE "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" & "THE GODFATHER"? | |
| 4483 | 2008‑04‑17 | WWII | IN ENGLISH, IT'S THE WORD THAT MUSSOLINI WAS THE FIRST TO USE TO DESCRIBE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BERLIN & ROME | WHAT IS AN AXIS? | |
| 4482 | 2008‑04‑16 | CONSUMER PRODUCTS | THIS PRODUCT WAS REINTRODUCED IN 1906 WITH TRIMETHYLXANTHINE AS THE SOLE REMAINING STIMULANT | WHAT IS COCA-COLA? | |
| 4481 | 2008‑04‑15 | WORLD LEADERS | UNABLE TO SAY THIS FUTURE LEADER'S TRIBAL NAME, A TEACHER GAVE HIM A NEW NAME, PERHAPS AFTER A BRIT. NAVAL HERO | WHO IS NELSON MANDELA? | |
| 4480 | 2008‑04‑14 | SCIENCE FICTION | THE IDEA FOR THESE TV CREATURES SPRANG FROM RABBITS IN AUSTRALIA THAT MULTIPLIED AT AN INCREDIBLE RATE | WHAT ARE TRIBBLES? | |
| 4479 | 2008‑04‑11 | WORLD HISTORY | BEGINNING IN 1932 ALL THIS COUNTRY'S KINGS HAVE BEEN THE COUNTRY'S FOUNDER OR HIS SONS | WHAT IS SAUDI ARABIA? | |
| 4478 | 2008‑04‑10 | U.S. AGRICULTURE | IN THE 50 STATES, THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA SEEN HERE IS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR PRODUCING THIS | WHAT IS COFFEE? | |
| 4477 | 2008‑04‑09 | 1950s FICTION | LATER TRANSLATED INTO RUSSIAN BY THE AUTHOR, IT WAS DUBBED BOTH ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 1955 & ONE OF THE FILTHIEST | WHAT IS "LOLITA"? | |
| 4476 | 2008‑04‑08 | OLYMPIC CITIES | OF ALL THE CITIES TO HOST THE MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES, THIS ONE LIES CLOSEST TO THE EQUATOR | WHAT IS MEXICO CITY? | |
| 4475 | 2008‑04‑07 | ASSASSINATIONS | FOR A SHORT TIME, DIEGO RIVERA WAS A SUSPECT IN THE 1940 MURDER OF THIS MAN | WHO IS LEON TROTSKY? | |
| 4474 | 2008‑04‑04 | SHOW BUSINESS | THE WINGS ON THIS, CREATED IN 1948, REPRESENT THE "MUSE OF ART"; THE ATOM REPRESENTS THE "ELECTRON OF SCIENCE" | WHAT IS AN EMMY AWARD? | |
| 4473 | 2008‑04‑03 | SPORTS FIRSTS | THE FIRST BASEBALL WORLD SERIES GAME PLAYED OUTSIDE THE U.S. WAS PLAYED IN THIS CITY IN 1992 | WHAT IS TORONTO? | |
| 4472 | 2008‑04‑02 | EUROPEAN RIVERS | 20 MILES FROM FRANKFURT IS THE MEETING PLACE OF THESE 2 RIVERS, WHOSE NAMES RHYME DESPITE THE SPELLING | WHAT ARE THE MAIN & THE RHINE (RHEIN)? | |
| 4471 | 2008‑04‑01 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE'S THE ONLY SITTING VICE PRESIDENT SINCE MARTIN VAN BUREN ELECTED TO THE PRESIDENCY | WHO IS GEORGE H(ERBERT) W(ALKER) BUSH? | |
| 4470 | 2008‑03‑31 | BEFORE THEY WERE SENATORS | LATER A U.S. SENATOR, IN 1962 HE MADE A FAMOUS 75,000-MILE TRIP | WHO IS JOHN GLENN? | |
| 4469 | 2008‑03‑28 | PROS & CONS IN HISTORY | THE TWO 3-LETTER WORDS APPLIED TO THOSE FOR & AGAINST THE 18th AMEND., & STATES WITH DIFFERING LAWS ON THE ISSUE | WHAT ARE DRY & WET? | |
| 4468 | 2008‑03‑27 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS | IN 1793, HAYDN WROTE HE WILL BE "ONE OF EUROPE'S FINEST COMPOSERS, & I SHALL BE PROUD TO BE CALLED HIS TEACHER" | WHO IS LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN? | |
| 4467 | 2008‑03‑26 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | IN 1954 HE WON A RECORD 4 OSCARS, INCLUDING ONE FOR "BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE" FOR A FILM SET IN THE AMERICAN DESERT | WHO IS WALT DISNEY? | |
| 4466 | 2008‑03‑25 | ANCIENT NAMES | APPROPRIATELY, THE NAME OF THIS DRAMATIST COMES FROM GREEK WORDS MEANING "WISE" & "FAMOUS" | WHO IS SOPHOCLES? | |
| 4465 | 2008‑03‑24 | THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | COINED IN 1899, THIS WORD SUGGESTS THAT THINGS LIKE RIVERS & BOUNDARIES AFFECT NATIONS' FOREIGN AFFAIRS | WHAT IS GEOPOLITICS? | |
| 4464 | 2008‑03‑21 | WORLD LITERATURE | "IF HE HAS A CONSCIENCE HE WILL SUFFER FOR HIS MISTAKE" REFERS TO A MURDERER IN THIS 1866 NOVEL | WHAT IS "CRIME AND PUNISHMENT"? | |
| 4463 | 2008‑03‑20 | PLAGUES & PESTILENCE | HAVING FIRST ESCAPED FROM A SOUTH AMERICAN RESEARCH LAB IN 1957, THEY BECAME A THREAT TO THE U.S. IN 1990 | WHAT ARE KILLER BEES? | |
| 4462 | 2008‑03‑19 | BEATLES TUNES | IT'S THE BEATLES' ONLY U.S. NO. 1 HIT SINGLE WHOSE TITLE IS THE NAME OF AN ACTUAL PLACE | WHAT IS "PENNY LANE"? | |
| 4461 | 2008‑03‑18 | HISTORIC NAMES | JAMES I SAID OF THIS PLOTTER, "THE GENTLER TORTURES ARE TO BE FIRST USED...AND SO PROCEED BY STEPS TO THE WORST" | WHO IS GUY FAWKES? | |
| 4460 | 2008‑03‑17 | BOOK TITLE REFERENCES | IT "HAD BEEN BUILT ...FOR PIGS ABOUT TO BE BUTCHERED. NOW IT WAS GOING TO SERVE AS A HOME...FOR 100 AMERICAN P.O.W.s" | WHAT IS "SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE"? | |
| 4459 | 2008‑03‑14 | FOOD & DRINK | IN 2001 A 5,861-GALLON VERSION OF THIS DRINK WAS SERVED UP AT A JIMMY BUFFETT-OWNED PLACE IN ORLANDO | WHAT IS A MARGARITA? | |
| 4458 | 2008‑03‑13 | AUTHORS | S. ANDERSON TOLD HIM, WRITE ABOUT WHAT "YOU KNOW ...THAT LITTLE PATCH...IN MISS. WHERE YOU STARTED FROM" | WHO IS WILLIAM FAULKNER? | |
| 4457 | 2008‑03‑12 | THE WORLD MAP | 1 OF THE 2 SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES WHOSE MAINLAND YOU'LL FLY OVER WHEN HEADING DUE SOUTH FROM MIAMI, FLA. | WHAT IS ECUADOR OR PERU? | |
| 4456 | 2008‑03‑11 | SCIENCE FICTION | A RECENT RE-ISSUE OF THIS SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE NOVEL INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION BY MICHAEL CRICHTON | WHAT IS "THE LOST WORLD"? | |
| 4455 | 2008‑03‑10 | ACTORS | HE NEVER WON AN OSCAR, BUT THIS 1960s MOVIE STAR GOT A PATENT FOR A LOW-SLUNG BUCKET SEAT FOR RACE CARS | WHO IS STEVE McQUEEN? | |
| 4454 | 2008‑03‑07 | HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS | ACCORDING TO ITS EARLIEST ADS, .56% OF THIS PRODUCT WAS MADE UP OF CARBONATES, MINERAL MATTER & UNCOMBINED ALKALI | WHAT IS IVORY SOAP? | |
| 4453 | 2008‑03‑06 | '60s MOVIES | THE TAGLINE TO THIS MOVIE WITH A 7-WORD TITLE WAS "EVERYBODY WHO'S EVER BEEN FUNNY IS IN IT!" | WHAT IS "IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD"? | |
| 4452 | 2008‑03‑05 | HISTORIC NEW YORK CITY | THE USA's FIRST LABOR DAY PARADE, IN 1882, WENT FROM CITY HALL TO THIS SQUARE JUST NORTH OF 14th STREET | WHAT IS UNION SQUARE? | |
| 4451 | 2008‑03‑04 | SPACE: 2007 | A NASA MARS LANDER HAS THIS MYTHIC NAME BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OF PARTS FROM A SCRAPPED 2001 MISSION | WHAT IS PHOENIX? | |
| 4450 | 2008‑03‑03 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | OF THE USA's 50 TALLEST PEAKS, ALL ARE IN ALASKA, COLORADO & CALIFORNIA EXCEPT THIS PEAK | WHAT IS MOUNT RAINIER? | |
| 4449 | 2008‑02‑29 | NAME'S ALMOST THE SAME | THIS 900-MILE EASTERN EUR. MT. RANGE SHARES MOST OF ITS NAME WITH A SHIP FAMOUS FOR ITS APRIL 1912 ACTIONS | WHAT ARE THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS? | |
| 4448 | 2008‑02‑28 | THE NFL | IT'S THE ONLY NFL TEAM TO PLAY ITS HOME GAMES OUT-OF-STATE IN A STADIUM NAMED FOR ANOTHER TEAM | WHO ARE THE (NEW YORK) JETS? | |
| 4447 | 2008‑02‑27 | WORD ORIGINS | IT'S FROM THE LATIN FOR "HEMP" BECAUSE IT WAS OFTEN MADE OF HEMP; ADD A LETTER & IT MEANS TO TAKE A SURVEY | WHAT IS CANVAS? | |
| 4446 | 2008‑02‑26 | 1910s HISTORY | WORLD BOOK SAID IT "RANKS AS ONE OF THE GREATEST ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE WORLD" | WHAT IS THE PANAMA CANAL? | |
| 4445 | 2008‑02‑25 | BIBLICAL PLACE NAMES | IN "RETURN OF THE JEDI", A PLANET SHARES ITS NAME WITH THIS HOME OF A WOMAN WHO SUMMONS A SPIRIT FOR SAUL | WHAT IS ENDOR? | |
| 4444 | 2008‑02‑22 | U.S. GOVERNMENT HISTORY | THIS MAN CAST THE FIRST TIE-BREAKING VOTE IN U.S. SENATE HISTORY | WHO IS JOHN ADAMS? | |
| 4443 | 2008‑02‑21 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1733 HE WROTE, "THE HEART OF A FOOL IS IN HIS MOUTH, BUT THE MOUTH OF A WISE MAN IS IN HIS HEART" | WHO IS BEN FRANKLIN? | |
| 4442 | 2008‑02‑20 | NOTABLE NAMES | AT HIS DEATH IN APRIL 1955, HIS BRAIN WAS PRESERVED & HIS ASHES SCATTERED IN THE DELAWARE RIVER | WHO IS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 4441 | 2008‑02‑19 | STATE CAPITALS | ONE OF THE 2 STATE CAPITALS WHOSE NAMES END WITH THE GREEK WORD FOR "CITY" | WHAT IS INDIANAPOLIS OR ANNAPOLIS? | |
| 4440 | 2008‑02‑18 | SHAKESPEAREAN HEROINES | THE NAME OF THIS HEROINE KNOWN FOR HER FILIAL DEVOTION IS PROBABLY DERIVED FROM THE LATIN FOR "HEART" | WHO IS CORDELIA? | |
| 4439 | 2008‑02‑15 | AMERICAN POETRY | WALT WHITMAN CALLED THIS "THE BEAUTIFUL UNCUT HAIR OF GRAVES" | WHAT IS (LEAVES OF) GRASS? | |
| 4438 | 2008‑02‑14 | AFRICAN AMERICANS | AS U.S. SOLICITOR GENERAL IN THE 1960s, HE WON 14 OF THE 19 CASES HE ARGUED BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT | WHO IS THURGOOD MARSHALL? | |
| 4437 | 2008‑02‑13 | THE ANIMAL WORLD | C. FAMILIARIS, IT HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST SIZE RANGES, FROM A 2-POUND MEXICAN VARIETY TO 200 POUNDERS | WHAT IS THE DOG? | |
| 4436 | 2008‑02‑12 | CHARACTERS IN BOOKS | THIS CHARACTER SAYS, "IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY! I HAVEN'T MISSED IT. THE SPIRITS HAVE DONE IT ALL IN ONE NIGHT" | WHO IS EBENEZER SCROOGE? | |
| 4435 | 2008‑02‑11 | THE 50 STATES | IT'S THE ONLY STATE NAME THAT WHEN SPELLED OFFICIALLY CONTAINS A DIACRITICAL MARK | WHAT IS HAWAI'I? | |
| 4434 | 2008‑02‑08 | NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY | THIS 1.980-MILE RIVER THAT STARTS IN CANADA IS THE LONGEST IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE THAT FLOWS TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN | WHAT IS THE YUKON RIVER? | |
| 4433 | 2008‑02‑07 | EUROPE | ITS USE DATES BACK TO 1360; ON JAN. 1, 2002 BELGIUM DROPPED IT BUT SWITZERLAND KEPT IT | WHAT IS THE FRANC? | |
| 4432 | 2008‑02‑06 | WORLD AUTHORS | IN 1898 HE WROTE, "AS FOR THE PERSONS I HAVE ACCUSED...THEY ARE...EMBODIMENTS OF SOCIAL MALFEASANCE" | WHO IS EMILE ZOLA? | |
| 4431 | 2008‑02‑05 | 19th CENTURY POLITICIANS | AS TERRITORIES COMMITTEE CHAIR, THIS MIDWEST SEN. HELPED DRAW THE BORDERS OF 7 TERRS., INCLUDING KANSAS & NEBRASKA | WHO IS STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS? | |
| 4430 | 2008‑02‑04 | BRITISH ACTORS | THE FIRST MAN TO WIN TONYS AS BEST ACTOR & ALSO FOR BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL, HE WON FOR PLAYING A KING & A PROFESSOR | WHO IS REX HARRISON? | |
| 4429 | 2008‑02‑01 | COMMUNICATION | A GOVERNMENT WEBSITE SAYS IT'S "A COMPLETE, COMPLEX LANGUAGE ...SAID TO BE THE 4th MOST COMMONLY USED" IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS (AMERICAN) SIGN LANGUAGE? | |
| 4428 | 2008‑01‑31 | WORLD CAPITALS | THIS CAPITAL CITY OF 113,000 IS THE CLOSEST NATIONAL CAPITAL TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE | WHAT IS REYKJAVIK (ICELAND)? | |
| 4427 | 2008‑01‑30 | NOTABLE WOMEN | DENIED A COLLEGE EDUCATION IN HER OWN COUNTRY, IN 1903 SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN IN FRANCE TO EARN HER DOCTORATE | WHO IS MARIE CURIE ? | |
| 4426 | 2008‑01‑29 | PUBLISHING | FOUNDED IN 1856, THIS COMPANY INTRODUCED A NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR U.S. HIGHWAYS IN 1917 | WHAT IS RAND McNALLY (& CO.)? | |
| 4425 | 2008‑01‑28 | TV CELEBRITIES | NOT AN ACTOR, HE IS THE HIGHEST-PAID FOREIGN-BORN PERSONALITY ON THE 2007 FORBES LIST OF TOP TELEVISION EARNERS | WHO IS SIMON COWELL? | |
| 4424 | 2008‑01‑25 | CLASSIC TV | AMONG THOSE WHO OBJECTED TO THIS DRAMA SERIES THAT PREMIERED IN OCTOBER 1959 WERE FRANK SINATRA & J. EDGAR HOOVER | WHAT IS "THE UNTOUCHABLES"? | |
| 4423 | 2008‑01‑24 | RICH & FAMOUS | AT $900 MILLION, HIS FORTUNE WAS ONCE 2% OF THE GNP; BY HIS DEATH IN 1937, HE WAS DOWN TO AROUND $26 MILLION | WHO IS JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER? | |
| 4422 | 2008‑01‑23 | FAMOUS ENGLISHMEN | ANDREW CARNEGIE'S FUTURE FORTUNE & CAREER WERE INSPIRED BY AN 1873 VISIT WITH THIS INVENTOR & ENGINEER | WHO IS (SIR) HENRY BESSEMER? | |
| 4421 | 2008‑01‑22 | ADJECTIVES | THIS WORD MEANING "GRUESOME" WAS INSPIRED BY THE DEATHS OF THE LEADERS OF A JEWISH REVOLT IN THE 100s B.C. | WHAT IS MACABRE? | |
| 4420 | 2008‑01‑21 | SHAKESPEAREAN GEOGRAPHY | THIS LAND, NAMED FOR AN ITALIAN, IS MENTIONED JUST ONCE IN A SHAKESPEARE PLAY-- IN "THE COMEDY OF ERRORS" | WHAT IS AMERICA? | |
| 4419 | 2008‑01‑18 | BIBLICAL NAMES | THE NAME OF THIS REBELLIOUS YOUNG MAN OF THE OLD TESTAMENT CAN BE TRANSLATED FROM THE HEBREW AS "FATHER OF PEACE" | WHO IS ABSALOM? | |
| 4418 | 2008‑01‑17 | THE SUPREME COURT | BRITANNICA SAID THE COURT'S RULING IN HIS CASE "SEEMED A MORTAL BLOW TO THE NEWLY CREATED REPUBLICAN PARTY" | WHO IS DRED SCOTT? | |
| 4417 | 2008‑01‑16 | FOREIGN FILMS | A SERIES OF NOVELS INCLUDES "IRON KNIGHT, SILVER VASE", "PRECIOUS SWORD, GOLDEN HAIRPIN" & THIS ONE, MADE INTO A FILM IN 2000 | WHAT IS "CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON"? | |
| 4416 | 2008‑01‑15 | BABY NAMES | ONCE AMONG THE TOP 100 GIRLS' NAMES, IN 2006 IT MADE A SUDDEN DROP TO 382, MANY HESITANT TO USE IT | WHAT IS KATRINA? | |
| 4415 | 2008‑01‑14 | CLASSIC MOVIE DUOS | AROUND THE WORLD THEY'RE KNOWN VARIOUSLY AS "FLIP I FLAP", "DICK UND DOOF" & "EL GORDO Y EL FLACO" | WHO ARE (STAN) LAUREL & (OLIVER) HARDY? | |
| 4414 | 2008‑01‑11 | OPERA INSPIRATIONS | SCHOLARS THINK THAT A PANPIPE FOUND BY CAPTAIN COOK IN WHAT IS NOW VANUATU INSPIRED THIS 18th CENTURY OPERA | WHAT IS "THE MAGIC FLUTE"? | |
| 4413 | 2008‑01‑10 | "C"INEMA | 2 MOVIES WHOSE 1-WORD TITLES ARE CITIES; THEY WON THE OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE, 59 YEARS APART | WHAT ARE "CHICAGO" & "CASABLANCA"? | |
| 4412 | 2008‑01‑09 | THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | FIRST MENTIONED IN A LETTER BY CLEMENT IV IN 1265, THIS ITEM WORN BY THE POPE FEATURES AN IMAGE OF ST. PETER IN A BOAT | WHAT IS THE RING (OF THE FISHERMAN)? | |
| 4411 | 2008‑01‑08 | WORLD HISTORY | THIS WORLD- CHANGING EVENT WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED IN A BARCELONA BANQUET HALL IN APRIL 1493 | WHAT IS THE DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD? | |
| 4410 | 2008‑01‑07 | MIDWEST TOPOGRAPHY | THIS STATE HAS THE LARGEST SAND DUNES COMPLEX IN THE U.S., JUST NORTH OF A RIVER NAMED FOR ITS FLATNESS | WHAT IS NEBRASKA? | |
| 4409 | 2008‑01‑04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | WHEN THIS PRESIDENT & HIS WIFE DIDN'T WANT TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY OTHERS, THEY SPOKE TO EACH OTHER IN CHINESE | WHO IS HERBERT HOOVER? | |
| 4408 | 2008‑01‑03 | AVIATION HISTORY | HE WAS THE 118th MAN TO FLY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN | WHO IS CHARLES LINDBERGH? | |
| 4407 | 2008‑01‑02 | THE BOX OFFICE | RATED "R" FOR VIOLENCE, THIS 2004 FILM SET IN ANCIENT TIMES IS THE HIGHEST- GROSSING "R" MOVIE EVER IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST"? | |
| 4406 | 2008‑01‑01 | U.S. TRADE | IT'S THE COUNTRY FROM WHICH THE U.S. IMPORTS THE MOST OIL | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 4405 | 2007‑12‑31 | POETRY | IN A POEM ABOUT THIS BATTLE, ROBERT BROWNING WROTE, "TO AKROPOLIS! RUN, PHEIDIPPIDES, ONE RACE MORE" | WHAT IS THE BATTLE OF MARATHON? | |
| 4404 | 2007‑12‑28 | U.S. STATES | 2 OF THE 4 STATES WHOSE NAMES WERE THOSE OF INDEPENDENT REPUBLICS BEFORE THEY ENTERED THE UNION | WHAT IS CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, TEXAS, VERMONT? | |
| 4403 | 2007‑12‑27 | AUTHORS' OBITUARIES | IN 1991 THE N.Y. TIMES SAID ENGLISH WAS "TOO SKIMPY FOR SO RICH AN IMAGINATION"; HIS LANGUAGE & METER WERE IRRESISTIBLE | WHO IS DR. SEUSS? | |
| 4402 | 2007‑12‑26 | STRUCTURES | WHEN COMPLETED, IT STRETCHED FOR 73 1/2 MILES FROM BOWNESS TO WALLSEND | WHAT IS HADRIAN'S WALL? | |
| 4401 | 2007‑12‑25 | FRENCHMEN IN HISTORY | HE WAS NICKNAMED "THE ROBESPIERRE OF THE BRUSH", BUT UNLIKE HIS FRIEND ROBESPIERRE, HE WAS JAILED BUT NOT GUILLOTINED | WHO IS JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID? | |
| 4400 | 2007‑12‑24 | SPACE MEN | HE WAS THE OLDEST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON, & THE ONLY WORLD WAR II VETERAN | WHO IS ALAN SHEPARD? | |
| 4399 | 2007‑12‑21 | POETS | FIRED FROM A JOB FOR LAZINESS, HE WROTE, "I LEAN AND LOAFE AT MY EASE OBSERVING A SPEAR OF SUMMER GRASS" | WHO IS WALT WHITMAN? | |
| 4398 | 2007‑12‑20 | SNACK BRANDS | EACH UNIT IN THIS BRAND, INTRODUCED IN 1968, IS A HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID, & THEY FIT TOGETHER FOR PERFECT STORAGE | WHAT IS PRINGLES (POTATO CHIPS)? | |
| 4397 | 2007‑12‑19 | CLASSIC ROCK | AS THERE WAS ANOTHER ALBUM BY THAT TITLE, THIS CLASSIC FROM 1973 WAS AT ONE POINT GOING TO BE CALLED "ECLIPSE" | WHAT IS "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON"? | |
| 4396 | 2007‑12‑18 | THE 1970s | FOR AN HISTORIC FEBRUARY 1972 TRIP, RICHARD NIXON & HENRY KISSINGER EACH LEARNED TO USE THESE; NIXON WAS BETTER AT IT | WHAT ARE CHOPSTICKS? | |
| 4395 | 2007‑12‑17 | 19th CENTURY NAMES | HE GOT HIS NAME BECAUSE MEXICAN VICTIMS OF HIS ATTACKS WOULD CRY OUT IN TERROR TO ST. JEROME | WHO IS GERONIMO? | |
| 4394 | 2007‑12‑14 | ACADEMY AWARD FIRSTS | ON MARCH 5, 1936 SCREENWRITER DUDLEY NICHOLS DID THIS; IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL AN ACTOR DID IT APRIL 15, 1971 | WHAT IS REFUSE AN OSCAR? | |
| 4393 | 2007‑12‑13 | AFRICAN RIVERS | THE COURSE OF THIS RIVER THAT'S ALMOST 3,000 MILES LONG IS AN IMMENSE COUNTERCLOCKWISE SEMICIRCLE | WHAT IS THE CONGO RIVER? | |
| 4392 | 2007‑12‑12 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES | IN 1921 HE GOT A PATENT FOR A DIVING SUIT THAT ALLOWED ONE TO QUICKLY DISCARD THE SUIT & ESCAPE TO THE SURFACE | WHO IS HARRY HOUDINI? | |
| 4391 | 2007‑12‑11 | CHARACTERS IN SHAKESPEARE | TO THE CONSTERNATION OF THE TITLE CHARACTER, WE LEARN THAT THIS CHARACTER WAS BORN BY C-SECTION | WHO IS MACDUFF? | |
| 4390 | 2007‑12‑10 | LANDMARKS | THE LANDMARK SITE KNOWN TO THE LAKOTA AS "6 GRANDFATHERS" WAS RENAMED THIS AFTER A PROMINENT LAWYER | WHAT IS MOUNT RUSHMORE? | |
| 4389 | 2007‑12‑07 | MOTOWN SINGERS | HE ADDED AN "E" TO HIS LAST NAME TO AVOID BEING TEASED | WHO IS MARVIN GAYE? | |
| 4388 | 2007‑12‑06 | NOTABLE WOMEN | IN 1963 SHE SAID, "I FEEL AS THOUGH I'M SUDDENLY ON STAGE FOR A PART I NEVER REHEARSED" | WHO IS LADY BIRD JOHNSON? | |
| 4387 | 2007‑12‑05 | BRITISH ENTREPRENEURS | IN 1839 QUEEN VICTORIA AWARDED HIM THE FIRST EVER LICENSE TO DELIVER MAIL ACROSS THE ATLANTIC | WHO IS (SIR) SAMUEL CUNARD? | |
| 4386 | 2007‑12‑04 | U.S. POLITICS | SINCE 1960, ONLY MASS. & THIS STATE HAVE PRODUCED MORE THAN ONE OF THE 10 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES | WHAT IS MINNESOTA? | |
| 4385 | 2007‑12‑03 | AUTHORS | HER FIRST PUBLISHED WRITINGS APPEARED IN THE SHANGHAI MERCURY WHEN SHE WAS 7 | WHO IS PEARL S. BUCK? | |
| 4384 | 2007‑11‑30 | WORD HISTORY | THIS TERM FOR A DEADLY SUBSTANCE MAY DERIVE FROM THE NAME OF A LOVE GODDESS | WHAT IS VENOM? | |
| 4383 | 2007‑11‑29 | 19th CENTURY BOOKS | "POLITICAL POWER... IS MERELY THE ORGANIZED POWER OF ONE CLASS FOR OPPRESSING ANOTHER" IS FROM THIS WORK | WHAT IS "THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO"? | |
| 4382 | 2007‑11‑28 | THE SEA | NATIONAL SEAS INCLUDE THE IRISH, THE PHILIPPINE & THIS ONE BORDERED TO ITS WEST BY ICELAND | WHAT IS THE NORWEGIAN SEA? | |
| 4381 | 2007‑11‑27 | CURRENT AMERICAN BUSINESS | THIS CO.'S NAME IS A VARIATION ON A WORD COINED BY MILTON SIROTTA & USED IN THE BOOK "MATHEMATICS AND THE IMAGINATION" | WHAT IS GOOGLE? | |
| 4380 | 2007‑11‑26 | WOMEN IN HISTORY | BORN AN INFANTA IN 1485, SHE DIED AT KIMBOLTON CASTLE IN ENGLAND IN 1536 WITH THE OFFICIAL TITLE PRINCESS DOWAGER OF WALES | WHO IS CATHERINE OF ARAGON? | |
| 4379 | 2007‑11‑23 | PRO SPORTS TEAM NAMES | IT'S THE ONLY NBA TEAM NAME THAT USES A STATE NICKNAME IN PLACE OF A CITY OR STATE | WHAT IS THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS? | |
| 4378 | 2007‑11‑22 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN THE 19th CENTURY HE CREATED A NEW TYPE OF REFERENCE WORK, A DICTIONARY NAMED FROM THE GREEK FOR "TREASURY" | WHO IS PETER ROGET? | |
| 4377 | 2007‑11‑21 | 19th CENTURY AUTHORS | IN 1833 A FRENCH HISTORIAN SAID THAT THIS AUTHOR HAD BUILT "A CATHEDRAL AS SOLID AS THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE OTHER (ONE)" | WHO IS VICTOR HUGO? | |
| 4376 | 2007‑11‑20 | AMERICAN ANCESTRY | ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS BUREAU, AT 15.2% & 10.8%, THEY ARE THE 2 LEADING NATIONAL ANCESTRIES OF AMERICANS | WHAT ARE GERMAN & IRISH? | |
| 4375 | 2007‑11‑19 | PHRASE ORIGINS | THIS 2-WORD PHRASE MAY BE TRACED TO A LINE IN A SHERLOCK HOLMES STORY, "THE CHAPLAIN STOOD WITH A...PISTOL IN HIS HAND" | WHAT IS A SMOKING GUN? | |
| 4374 | 2007‑11‑16 | COLONIAL AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | FROM THE LATIN FOR "FORTIFIED TOWN", THIS TERM LATER REFERRED TO A PERSON--THE REP. OF A TOWN OR BOROUGH | WHAT IS BURGESS? | |
| 4373 | 2007‑11‑15 | SCIENTISTS | IN 2007 THIS 1962 AMERICAN NOBEL LAUREATE BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE HIS OWN PERSONAL GENOME MAP | WHO IS JAMES WATSON? | |
| 4372 | 2007‑11‑14 | NEWSPAPER PEOPLE | IN 1887 HER ASSIGNMENT FOR THE NEW YORK WORLD WAS AN EXPOSE OF THE INSANE ASYLUM ON BLACKWELL'S ISLAND | WHO IS NELLIE BLY? | |
| 4370 | 2007‑11‑13 | THE MOVIES | THE TITLE OF THIS AWARD-WINNING 1963 FILM REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF FILMS ITS DIRECTOR FELT HE HAD MADE TO THAT POINT | WHAT IS "8 1/2"? | |
| 4371 | 2007‑11‑13 | CHILD'S PLAY | A LONGFELLOW POEM & A LILLIAN HELLMAN PLAY ABOUT A GIRLS' BOARDING SCHOOL SHARE THIS TIMELY TITLE | WHAT IS "THE CHILDREN'S HOUR"? | Tiebreaker clue. This clue's category was originally named "CHILD'S PLAY (Tie breaker)" in the dataset. It has been renamed to "CHILD'S PLAY". |
| 4369 | 2007‑11‑12 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE WRITERS | IN HIS JOURNAL OF 1710 TO 1713, HE REFERRED TO HIMSELF AS "PRESTO" | WHO IS JONATHAN SWIFT? | |
| 4368 | 2007‑11‑09 | HISTORIC ARCHITECTS | HE DESIGNED S.C.'s STATE CAPITOL, BURNED DURING THE CIVIL WAR; HIS MOST FAMOUS BUILDING HAD BURNED DURING THE WAR OF 1812 | WHO IS JAMES HOBAN? | |
| 4367 | 2007‑11‑08 | THE PERSIAN GULF | ITS NATIONAL ANTHEM BEGINS, "O LORD, PROTECT FOR US OUR MAJESTY THE SULTAN" | WHAT IS OMAN? | |
| 4366 | 2007‑11‑07 | EARLY AMERICAN SHORT STORIES | THIS SHORT STORY, WRITTEN AROUND 1820, CONTAINS THE LINE "IF I CAN BUT REACH THAT BRIDGE ...I AM SAFE" | WHAT IS "THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW"? | |
| 4365 | 2007‑11‑06 | HISTORIC NAMES | HE IS QUOTED AS SAYING, "ANOTHER SUCH VICTORY OVER THE ROMANS, AND WE ARE UNDONE" | WHO IS PYRRHUS? | |
| 4364 | 2007‑11‑05 | THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE | REFERRING TO THE GREAT BEAR CONSTELLATION, THIS AREA'S NAME IS FROM THE GREEK MEANING "OPPOSITE THE BEAR" | WHAT IS ANTARCTICA? | |
| 4363 | 2007‑11‑02 | POETS | ONE OF HER POEMS SAYS, "I WAS TEN WHEN THEY BURIED YOU. AT TWENTY I TRIED TO DIE AND GET BACK, BACK, BACK TO YOU" | WHO IS SYLVIA PLATH? | |
| 4362 | 2007‑11‑01 | MUSICAL THEATER | HE'S THE ONLY SONGWRITER TO HAVE BROADWAY PREMIERES IN EVERY DECADE FROM THE '50s TO THE PRESENT; HIS FIRST WAS IN 1957 | WHO IS STEPHEN SONDHEIM? | |
| 4361 | 2007‑10‑31 | ANIMALS | FOR 2006, BETWEEN OCT. 25 & NOV. 1, THE LOS ANGELES SPCA, LIKE MANY OTHER SHELTERS, BANNED ADOPTION OF THESE | WHAT ARE BLACK CATS? | |
| 4360 | 2007‑10‑30 | LICENSE PLATES OF THE FAMOUS | IN 2006 HIS CAR WAS AUCTIONED FOR CHARITY, ALONG WITH ITS PERSONALIZED NEBRASKA PLATE READING "THRIFTY" | WHO IS WARREN BUFFETT? | |
| 4359 | 2007‑10‑29 | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY | FROM 1889 UNTIL 1961, THIS MOUNTAIN'S HIGHEST POINT WAS KNOWN AS KAISER-WILHELM- SPITZE | WHAT IS MOUNT KILIMANJARO? | |
| 4358 | 2007‑10‑26 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | THIS HERO IS THE SON OF ECGTHEOW & THE GRANDSON OF HRETHEL | WHO IS BEOWULF? | |
| 4357 | 2007‑10‑25 | 16th CENTURY NAMES | PAUL III ROARED AT HIM, "I HAVE WAITED 30 YEARS FOR YOUR SERVICES. NOW I'M POPE, CAN'T I SATISFY MY DESIRE?" | WHO IS MICHELANGELO? | |
| 4356 | 2007‑10‑24 | DOCUMENTARY SUBJECTS | A DOCUMENTARY FROM ESPN IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT THIS LOUISVILLE-BORN MAN "INVENTED" RAP IN THE 1960s | WHO IS MUHAMMAD ALI? | |
| 4355 | 2007‑10‑23 | GEOMETRY | IT'S AN ELLIPSE WITH AN ECCENTRICITY OF ZERO | WHAT IS A CIRCLE? | |
| 4354 | 2007‑10‑22 | QUOTATIONS FROM B.C. | THIS WORK SAYS, "VICTORIOUS WARRIORS WIN FIRST & THEN GO TO WAR, WHILE DEFEATED WARRIORS GO TO WAR FIRST & THEN SEEK TO WIN" | WHAT IS "THE ART OF WAR"? | |
| 4353 | 2007‑10‑19 | AMERICAN HISTORY | IT WAS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE 1803 JUMP IN THE NATIONAL DEBT TO $86.4 MILLION | WHAT IS THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE? | |
| 4352 | 2007‑10‑18 | BROADWAY | THE ORIGINAL 1994 BROADWAY CAST OF THIS MUSICAL BASED ON A FILM FEATURED ALAN OPPENHEIMER AS CECIL B. DeMILLE | WHAT IS "SUNSET BOULEVARD"? | |
| 4351 | 2007‑10‑17 | THE EARTH | AS EARTH WOBBLES SLOWLY ON ITS AXIS, THIS MOVES IN A "CHANDLER CIRCLE" WITH A DIAMETER OF ABOUT 1 TO 70 FEET | WHAT IS THE (INSTANTANEOUS) NORTH POLE? | |
| 4350 | 2007‑10‑16 | ECONOMICS | IN 2007 THIS 18th CENTURY PROFESSOR & WRITER BECAME THE FIRST SCOTSMAN TO APPEAR ON AN ENGLISH BANKNOTE | WHO IS ADAM SMITH? | |
| 4349 | 2007‑10‑15 | ARTISTS | IN 1881 HE WROTE TO EMILE ZOLA, "I MUST SOON LEAVE VETHEUIL, AND I AM LOOKING FOR A PRETTY PLACE BY THE SEINE" | WHO IS CLAUDE MONET? | |
| 4348 | 2007‑10‑12 | THE MOVIES | THIS 2003 FILM SPAWNED A CRAZE FOR CLOWN FISH IN HOME AQUARIUMS | WHAT IS "FINDING NEMO"? | |
| 4347 | 2007‑10‑11 | TRAVELING THE GLOBE | FLYING DUE WEST FROM LOS ANGELES, IT'S THE FIRST FOREIGN COUNTRY YOU WOULD REACH | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 4346 | 2007‑10‑10 | SCIENTIFIC NAMES | IT WAS FIRST GIVEN A SCIENTIFIC NAME MEANING "FLAT- FOOTED DUCK"; IT WAS LATER GIVEN ONE MEANING "BIRDLIKE SNOUT" | WHAT IS THE PLATYPUS? | |
| 4345 | 2007‑10‑09 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE'S THE ONLY U.S. PRESIDENT WHO NEVER LIVED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON? | |
| 4344 | 2007‑10‑08 | LITERARY TITLE ADJECTIVES | THE 2 ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE MISS WHEATON IN THE TITLE OF AN AWARD-WINNING BOOK & TV MOVIE SET IN THE MIDWEST | WHAT ARE PLAIN & TALL? | |
| 4343 | 2007‑10‑05 | SPORTS BUSINESS | IN 1993 THIS MAN SAID, "WHAT PHIL & NIKE HAVE DONE IS TURN ME INTO A DREAM" | WHO IS MICHAEL JORDAN? | |
| 4342 | 2007‑10‑04 | MEET THE PRESS | WITH 63 APPEARANCES, THIS EX-SENATOR & PRES. NOMINEE HAS BEEN ON "MEET THE PRESS" MORE THAN ANY OTHER GUEST | WHO IS BOB DOLE? | |
| 4341 | 2007‑10‑03 | ISLANDS | IN 2003 EMILY ROSE CHRISTIAN BECAME THE FIRST BABY BORN ON THIS ISLAND IN 17 YEARS, BRINGING THE POP. TO NEARLY 50 | WHAT IS PITCAIRN (ISLAND)? | |
| 4340 | 2007‑10‑02 | TRAINS | AS OF 2006 YOU CAN TAKE A 48-HR. RIDE BETWEEN THESE 2 CITIES, WITH A STRETCH ON THE WORLD'S HIGHEST RAILROAD | WHAT ARE BEIJING (OR PEKING) & LHASA? | |
| 4339 | 2007‑10‑01 | CHARLES DICKENS | THE TITLE SETTING OF THIS NOVEL INCLUDES FIGURES IN CHINA, IRON & IVORY; SUITS OF ARMOR; OLD CARVINGS & FURNITURE | WHAT IS "THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP"? | |
| 4338 | 2007‑09‑28 | NATIONAL HOLIDAYS | JUNE 23, NATIONAL DAY IN THIS COUNTRY, BEGAN AS A CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTHDAY OF GRAND DUCHESS CHARLOTTE | WHAT IS LUXEMBOURG? | |
| 4337 | 2007‑09‑27 | MEN OF MEDICINE | AFTER GIVING BIRTH IN PARIS, AMERICAN MARJORIE KARMEL WROTE "THANK YOU" HIM & CO- FOUNDED AN ORG. NOW NAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS DR. (FERNAND) LAMAZE? | |
| 4336 | 2007‑09‑26 | THE 5 W's | THE NAMES OF THE PRESIDENT & PREMIER OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULOUS NATION ARE HOMOPHONES OF THESE 2 WORDS | WHAT ARE WHO & WHEN? | |
| 4335 | 2007‑09‑25 | 20th CENTURY FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | IN 1997 THE ALABAMA BAR ASSOC. ERECTED A MONUMENT TO THIS LAWYER AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE IN MONROEVILLE | WHO IS ATTICUS FINCH? | |
| 4334 | 2007‑09‑24 | AUTHORS | CHAPTERS IN A 1914 NOVEL BY THIS AUTHOR INCLUDE "JUNGLE BATTLES", "HIS OWN KIND" & "THE CALL OF THE PRIMITIVE" | WHO IS EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS? | |
| 4333 | 2007‑09‑21 | HISTORIC PURCHASES | THE ENGLISH RECEIVED THIS TEENAGER FROM THE BURGUNDIANS IN 1431 FOR THE SUM OF 10,000 FRANCS | WHO IS JOAN OF ARC? | |
| 4332 | 2007‑09‑20 | CHAMPIONSHIP SPORTS | IN 2007 THIS UNIVERSITY BECAME THE 1st TO HOLD NATL. TITLES IN BOTH FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL IN THE SAME YEAR | WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA? | |
| 4331 | 2007‑09‑19 | 19th CENTURY INVENTIONS | ONE DESCRIPTION OF IT SAID ITS "SPOKES LOOK LIKE COBWEBS; THEY ARE AFTER THE FASHION OF THOSE ON THE NEWEST...BICYCLES" | WHAT IS THE FERRIS WHEEL? | |
| 4330 | 2007‑09‑18 | MUSICAL HISTORY | IT'S THE NURSERY RHYME THAT INSPIRED THE TITLE OF A FAMOUS MUSICAL BASED ON A 1913 G.B. SHAW WORK | WHAT IS "LONDON BRIDGE (IS FALLING DOWN)"? | |
| 4329 | 2007‑09‑17 | AMERICAN PUBLISHING | THE 1860 FRONTIER NOVEL "MALAESKA", THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, SOLD 300,000 COPIES FOR TOTAL SALES REVENUE OF THIS | WHAT IS $30,000? | |
| 4328 | 2007‑09‑14 | BREAD | LAROUSSE SPREAD THE TALE THAT AFTER A 17th C. TRIUMPH, THE VICTORS ATE THIS AS A SYMBOL OF THE BEATEN MUSLIMS | WHAT IS THE CROISSANT? | |
| 4327 | 2007‑09‑13 | GREAT MOMENTS IN THE 20th CENTURY | ON 9/20/1904, ABOUT 9 MOS. AFTER MAKING A GREAT ADVANCE, THESE 2 MADE ANOTHER ADVANCE BY GOING IN A CIRCLE | WHO ARE THE WRIGHT BROTHERS? | |
| 4326 | 2007‑09‑12 | MILITARY MEN | BOOKS ABOUT THIS AMERICAN ARE SUBTITLED "WARRIOR AS WORDSMITH" & "THE FAR EASTERN GENERAL" | WHO IS DOUGLAS MacARTHUR? | |
| 4325 | 2007‑09‑11 | AFRICAN CITIES | AFRICA'S MOST POPULOUS CITY NOT ON A NAVIGABLE BODY OF WATER; ITS SETTLERS DIDN'T NEED WATER WHEN THEY HAD GOLD | WHAT IS JOHANNESBURG (SOUTH AFRICA)? | |
| 4324 | 2007‑09‑10 | AUTHORS | IN 1949 HE WROTE, "IF YOU WANT A PICTURE OF THE FUTURE, IMAGINE A BOOT STAMPING ON A HUMAN FACE-- FOREVER" | WHO IS GEORGE ORWELL? | |
| 4323 | 2007‑07‑27 | LANDMARKS | SOME OF ITS PIECES, WHICH WEIGHED UP TO 50 TONS, WERE QUARRIED AT MARLBOROUGH DOWNS, ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY | WHAT IS STONEHENGE? | |
| 4322 | 2007‑07‑26 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | INJURED ON THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT ON JULY 8, 1918, HE ALSO CROSSED THE ENG. CHANNEL WITH U.S. FORCES ON D-DAY | WHO IS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 4321 | 2007‑07‑25 | THEATRE AROUND THE WORLD | THIS SWAHILI PHRASE HAS BEEN SAID OR SUNG MORE THAN 450,000 TIMES IN THEATRES ALL OVER THE WORLD | WHAT IS HAKUNA MATATA? | |
| 4320 | 2007‑07‑24 | ANIMALS | THE GENUS OF THIS ASIAN ANIMAL IS AILUROPODA, & ITS SPECIES NAME, APPROPRIATELY, IS MELANOLEUCA | WHAT IS THE (GIANT) PANDA? | |
| 4319 | 2007‑07‑23 | ITALIAN INVENTORS | IN 1910 HIS NEW INVENTION HELPED SCOTLAND YARD CATCH A MURDERER ESCAPING TO NORTH AMERICA ACROSS THE ATLANTIC | WHO IS GUGLIELMO MARCONI? | |
| 4318 | 2007‑07‑20 | 17th CENTURY PEOPLE | REV. JOHN ROBINSON, MINISTER TO THESE PEOPLE, WROTE THEM A LETTER SAYING HOW UPSET HE WAS NOT TO BE GOING WITH THEM | WHO ARE THE PILGRIMS? | |
| 4317 | 2007‑07‑19 | THE 50 STATES | IT WAS THE ONLY STATE PHYSICALLY & POLITICALLY FORMED DIRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR | WHAT IS WEST VIRGINIA? | |
| 4316 | 2007‑07‑18 | ORGANIZATIONS | IN 2003 ALLIED COMMAND EUROPE & ALLIED COMMAND ATLANTIC, PARTS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, MERGED | WHAT IS NATO? | |
| 4315 | 2007‑07‑17 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | IT WAS WRITTEN FOR AMERICAN SCHOOLKIDS TO RECITE ON THE DEDICATION DAY OF THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR | WHAT IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? | |
| 4314 | 2007‑07‑16 | THE WORLD OF CINEMA | IN 2006 "THE NATIVITY STORY" BECAME THE FIRST FILM TO HAVE ITS WORLD PREMIERE IN THIS COUNTRY, IN PAUL VI HALL | WHAT IS VATICAN CITY? | |
| 4313 | 2007‑07‑13 | SPORTS | AMONG ITS 13 FOUNDING MEMBERS IN 1950 WERE LOUISE SUGGS, PATTY BERG & BABE ZAHARIAS | WHAT IS THE LPGA? | |
| 4312 | 2007‑07‑12 | NOVELISTS | HIS LATER WORKS INCLUDE 1949's "THE GOD-SEEKER", ABOUT A MISSIONARY IN HIS OWN NATIVE MINNESOTA | WHO IS SINCLAIR LEWIS? | |
| 4311 | 2007‑07‑11 | COMMUNICATIONS PIONEERS | HE PAINTED THE WHITE HOUSE PORTRAIT OF PRES. MONROE BEFORE MUCH WIDER FAME AS AN INVENTOR IN THE 1840s | WHO IS SAMUEL F(INLEY) B(REESE) MORSE? | |
| 4310 | 2007‑07‑10 | MYTHICAL HEROES | IN A PLAY BY EURIPIDES, HE GOES MAD & THINKS HE'S TEARING DOWN THE WALLS OF MYCENAE BUT DESTROYS HIS OWN HOUSE | WHO IS HERCULES? | |
| 4309 | 2007‑07‑09 | U.S. HISTORY | A 1924 LAW GAVE CITIZENSHIP TO ALL THESE MEMBERS OF WHAT WERE CALLED "DOMESTIC DEPENDENT NATIONS" | WHO ARE THE (AMERICAN) INDIANS? | |
| 4308 | 2007‑07‑06 | THE BALKANS | ON JUNE 3, 2006 THIS NATION OF 600,000 PROCLAIMED ITS INDEPENDENCE, MAKING IT THE WORLD'S NEWEST COUNTRY | WHAT IS (THE REPUBLIC OF) MONTENEGRO? | |
| 4307 | 2007‑07‑05 | MEDICAL HISTORY | A PATIENT WHO TOLD THIS FRANKFURT DOCTOR "I HAVE LOST MYSELF" WAS THE BASIS FOR A PAPER HE GAVE IN 1906 | WHO IS ALOIS ALZHEIMER? | |
| 4306 | 2007‑07‑04 | WORD ORIGINS | FROM THE OLD FRENCH FOR A SOLDIER SENT AHEAD TO CLEAR THE WAY, TODAY IT REFERS TO THE FIRST SETTLERS OF A REGION | WHAT IS A PIONEER? | |
| 4305 | 2007‑07‑03 | SCULPTORS | CHARLES NIEHAUS SCULPTED McKINLEY FOR CANTON, OHIO; FARRAGUT FOR MUSKEGON, MICH.; & A RECORD 8 MEN IN THIS COLLECTION | WHAT IS (THE NATIONAL) STATUARY HALL (COLLECTION)? | |
| 4304 | 2007‑07‑02 | AFI's TOP MOVIE QUOTES | PRIZEFIGHTER ROGER DONOGHUE WAS MARLON BRANDO'S TRAINER FOR "ON THE WATERFRONT" & INSPIRED THIS LINE ON THE AFI LIST | WHAT IS "I COULD HAVE BEEN A CONTENDER"? | |
| 4303 | 2007‑06‑29 | THE WEST INDIES | COLUMBUS SIGHTED THIS VOLCANIC ISLAND IN 1493 & GAVE IT A NAME MEANING "SAW-TOOTHED MOUNTAIN" | WHAT IS MONTSERRAT? | |
| 4302 | 2007‑06‑28 | PRESIDENTIAL BOOKS | HIS WRITINGS INCLUDE "THE NAVAL WAR OF 1812", & AS CO-WRITER, "THE DEER FAMILY" | WHO IS THEODORE ROOSEVELT? | |
| 4301 | 2007‑06‑27 | LITERATURE | MARIS, LYCON, LAOGONUS, ERYMAS, SARPEDON, ERYLAUS & PATROCLUS DIE IN BOOK 16 OF THIS WORK | WHAT IS "THE ILIAD"? | |
| 4300 | 2007‑06‑26 | FILMS OF THE '60s | PARTS OF THIS 1961 ROCK & ROLL MOVIE WERE FILMED ON LOCATION IN OAHU & KAUAI | WHAT IS "BLUE HAWAII"? | |
| 4299 | 2007‑06‑25 | RELIGION IN AMERICA | THIS PROTESTANT MOVEMENT GOT ITS NAME FROM AN EARLY 20th CENTURY TEXT THAT LISTED 5 BASIC ELEMENTS | WHAT IS FUNDAMENTALISM? | |
| 4298 | 2007‑06‑22 | FOOD & DRINK HISTORY | THE WORLD'S FIRST PURE FOOD & BEVERAGE LAW, ONE PERTAINING TO BEER, WAS PROCLAIMED BY THE DUKE OF THIS REGION IN 1516 | WHAT IS BAVARIA? | |
| 4297 | 2007‑06‑21 | STATE POPULATIONS | BETWEEN JULY 2005 & JULY 2006, THIS STATE GAINED NEARLY 580,000 PEOPLE, MORE THAN ANY OTHER STATE | WHAT IS TEXAS? | |
| 4296 | 2007‑06‑20 | LITERATURE | IN 1852 HIS STORY "THE DANDY FRIGHTENING THE SQUATTER" APPEARED IN THE CARPET-BAG, A HUMOROUS PAPER | WHO IS MARK TWAIN? | |
| 4295 | 2007‑06‑19 | HISTORIC NAMES | THIS MAN'S RETURN TO THE U.S. IN 1824, 47 YEARS AFTER HIS FIRST TRIP HERE, ADDED SPLENDOR TO JAMES MONROE'S PRESIDENTIAL TERM | WHO IS THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE? | |
| 4294 | 2007‑06‑18 | 19th CENTURY ROYALTY | "IMPERIAL ADVENTURER", "THE LAST EMPEROR" & "THE CACTUS THRONE" ARE BOOKS ABOUT THIS MAN WHO DIED AT 34 | WHO IS (FERDINAND) MAXIMILIAN (JOSEPH)? | |
| 4293 | 2007‑06‑15 | AMERICANA | THE ORIGINAL ONE OF THESE ON MASS.'s LITTLE BREWSTER ISLAND WAS BUILT IN 1716; AUTOMATION DIDN'T COME UNTIL 1998 | WHAT IS A LIGHTHOUSE? | |
| 4292 | 2007‑06‑14 | FICTION | THIS 1953 NOVEL CONTAINS THE FAMOUS RECIPE 3 MEASURES OF GORDON'S, 1 OF VODKA; SHAKE IT UNTIL IT'S ICE-COLD | WHAT IS "CASINO ROYALE"? | |
| 4291 | 2007‑06‑13 | AFRICA | THE NAMES OF THESE 2 NATIONS, BOTH BORDERING TANZANIA, END WITH THE SAME 4 LETTERS IN THE SAME ORDER | WHAT ARE RWANDA & UGANDA? | |
| 4290 | 2007‑06‑12 | COLORS | POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND STATES ARE USUALLY CALLED THIS SECONDARY COLOR | WHAT IS PURPLE? | |
| 4289 | 2007‑06‑11 | ENTERTAINERS IN THE '60s | HE WON 3 STRAIGHT EMMYS FOR DRAMATIC ACTING & A RECORD 6 STRAIGHT GRAMMYS FOR COMEDY ALBUMS | WHO IS BILL COSBY? | |
| 4288 | 2007‑06‑08 | HISTORIC NAMESAKES | BORN IN PREDAPPIO, ITALY IN 1883, HE WAS NAMED FOR A FAMOUS POLITICIAN BORN IN OAXACA, MEXICO IN 1806 | WHO IS BENITO MUSSOLINI? | |
| 4287 | 2007‑06‑07 | ARTISTS | ONE OF HIS LAST LETTERS SAID, "I AM RISKING MY LIFE FOR (MY WORK) AND MY REASON HAS HALF-FOUNDERED OWING TO IT..." | WHO IS VINCENT VAN GOGH? | |
| 4286 | 2007‑06‑06 | BODIES OF WATER | THIS SEA HUNDREDS OF MILES EAST OF FLORIDA HAS NO LAND BOUNDARIES | WHAT IS THE SARGASSO SEA? | |
| 4285 | 2007‑06‑05 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | SUBTITLES OF BOOKS IN THIS 19th CENTURY SERIES INCLUDE "A TALE", "THE INLAND SEA" & "THE FIRST WAR-PATH" | WHAT ARE THE LEATHER-STOCKING TALES? | |
| 4284 | 2007‑06‑04 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESSES | 2 OF THE 5 WOMEN TO WIN BOTH BEST ACTRESS & BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OSCARS | WHO ARE INGRID BERGMAN, HELEN HAYES, JESSICA LANGE, MAGGIE SMITH & MERYL STREEP? | |
| 4283 | 2007‑06‑01 | 17th CENTURY PERSONALITIES | DESPITE BEING THE PERSONAL PHYSICIAN OF 2 BRITISH KINGS, HE WAS DEROGATORILY KNOWN AS "THE CIRCULATOR" | WHO IS WILLIAM HARVEY? | |
| 4282 | 2007‑05‑31 | ACTRESSES | THIS ACTRESS, WHO WON A 1976 OSCAR, LATER EARNED ACCLAIM FOR PLAYING AN ACTRESS WHO WON A 1945 OSCAR | WHO IS FAYE DUNAWAY? | |
| 4281 | 2007‑05‑30 | THE BRITISH THEATRE | R. ATTENBOROUGH, WHO WAS IN THE ORIGINAL 1952 CAST OF THIS PLAY, HELPED CELEBRATE ITS PERFORMANCE NO. 20,000 IN 2000 | WHAT IS "THE MOUSETRAP"? | |
| 4280 | 2007‑05‑29 | NOTABLE WOMEN | ON JAN. 4, 2007, SHE SAID, "FOR OUR DAUGHTERS & OUR GRANDDAUGHTERS, TODAY WE HAVE BROKEN THE MARBLE CEILING" | WHO IS NANCY PELOSI? | |
| 4279 | 2007‑05‑28 | FAMOUS NAMES | ONE OF HIS EARLY ENGINEERING PROJECTS WAS AN IRON BRIDGE OVER THE GARONNE RIVER AT BORDEAUX IN 1858 | WHO IS (ALEXANDRE) GUSTAVE EIFFEL? | |
| 4278 | 2007‑05‑25 | INAUGURAL ADDRESSES | THIS PRESIDENT SAID, "WE REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE... FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CUBA AS A FREE COMMONWEALTH" | WHO IS WILLIAM McKINLEY? | |
| 4277 | 2007‑05‑24 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THESE 2 CURRENT SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES GAINED THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN THE 20th C., ONE IN THE '60s & ONE IN THE '70s | WHAT ARE GUYANA & SURINAME? | |
| 4276 | 2007‑05‑23 | MNEMONIC DEVICES | A TRADITIONAL MNEMONIC DEVICE TO REMEMBER THESE BEGINS, "WILLIE, WILLIE, HARRY, STEE, HARRY, DICK, JOHN, HARRY THREE" | WHAT ARE BRITISH MONARCHS? | |
| 4275 | 2007‑05‑22 | SPORTS LEGENDS | BETWEEN 1977 & 1980, HE WON A STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP, AN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP & AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP | WHO IS MAGIC (EARVIN) JOHNSON? | |
| 4274 | 2007‑05‑21 | 19th CENTURY INVENTORS | HE WROTE, "ISN'T IT THE IRONY OF FATE THAT I HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED NITROGLYCERIN TO BE TAKEN INTERNALLY" | WHO IS ALFRED NOBEL? | |
| 4273 | 2007‑05‑18 | HISTORICAL MOVIES | ONE OF THE 2 ACTRESSES NOMINATED FOR OSCARS FOR PLAYING THE SAME PERSON IN A 1997 BLOCKBUSTER | WHO IS KATE WINSLET OR GLORIA STUART? | |
| 4272 | 2007‑05‑17 | CRIME TIME | THE LARGEST ART THEFT IN U.S. HISTORY WAS AT 1:24 A.M. ON THIS DATE IN 1990, WHILE BOSTON SLUMBERED AFTER PARTYING | WHAT IS MARCH 18? | |
| 4271 | 2007‑05‑16 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | THERE WERE 5 LIVING FORMER PRESIDENTS WHEN THIS PRESIDENT WAS SWORN IN, NONE OF WHOM WERE OF HIS PARTY | WHO IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 4270 | 2007‑05‑15 | TRAVEL EUROPE | TODAY THE ORIENT EXPRESS' PARIS-ISTANBUL RUN CROSSES 5 COUNTRIES BETWEEN FRANCE & TURKEY; THESE ARE 3 OF THEM | WHAT ARE SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA, HUNGARY, ROMANIA OR BULGARIA? | |
| 4269 | 2007‑05‑14 | 1920s LITERATURE | THIS CHARACTER "BELIEVED IN THE GREEN LIGHT, THE ORGIASTIC FUTURE THAT YEAR BY YEAR RECEDES BEFORE US" | WHO IS (JAY) GATSBY? | |
| 4268 | 2007‑05‑11 | AMERICA | IT SAYS, "PRUDENCE ...WILL DICTATE THAT GOVERNMENTS LONG ESTABLISHED SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED FOR LIGHT AND TRANSIENT CAUSES" | WHAT IS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? | |
| 4267 | 2007‑05‑10 | THE COMPUTER AGE | THIS TERM STILL HAD "WORK" ON THE END WHEN VINTON CERF & ROBERT KAHN, 2 OF ITS CREATORS, USED IT IN A KEY 1974 PAPER | WHAT IS INTERNET(WORK)? | |
| 4266 | 2007‑05‑09 | LINES FROM PLAYS | IN AN IBSEN PLAY, NORA TELLS HER HUSBAND THAT SHE'S BEEN LIKE ONE OF THESE TO HIM, JUST AS SHE WAS TO HER FATHER | WHAT IS A DOLL? | |
| 4265 | 2007‑05‑08 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | IN HIS FIRST TERM, THIS PRESIDENT HELD THE FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE THAT WOULD BE SHOWN ON TV-- LATER THAT DAY | WHO IS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER? | |
| 4264 | 2007‑05‑07 | U.S. STATES | OF ALL THE U.S. STATES NAMED AFTER EUROPEAN MONARCHS, IT'S THE ONE THAT REACHES THE FARTHEST WEST | WHAT IS LOUISIANA? | |
| 4263 | 2007‑05‑04 | FRENCH ARTISTS | IN 1887 THIS ARTIST TRIED LIVING IN PANAMA & WORKED ON THE CANAL BEFORE THE U.S. GOT INVOLVED | WHO IS PAUL GAUGUIN? | |
| 4262 | 2007‑05‑03 | PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION | IT'S THE NAME OF THE PERSON NEXT IN THE LINE OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION AFTER ROBERT BYRD | WHO IS CONDOLEEZZA RICE? | |
| 4261 | 2007‑05‑02 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD FOR AN ACTION THAT COULD CAUSE YOU TO FAIL A CLASS COMES FROM THE LATIN FOR "KIDNAP" | WHAT IS PLAGIARISM? | |
| 4260 | 2007‑05‑01 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | HE'S THE CHARACTER MENTIONED IN THE FIRST LINE OF "ATLAS SHRUGGED" | WHO IS JOHN GALT? | |
| 4259 | 2007‑04‑30 | STATES OF MEXICO | IT'S MEXICO'S NORTHERNMOST STATE, BUT PART OF ITS NAME MEANS "LOW" | WHAT IS BAJA CALIFORNIA (NORTE)? | |
| 4258 | 2007‑04‑27 | U.S. TRANSPORTATION | WRITING IN THE 1820s, LAFAYETTE'S SECY. CALLED IT A "GREAT CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION, EXECUTED IN EIGHT YEARS" | WHAT IS THE ERIE CANAL? | |
| 4257 | 2007‑04‑26 | THE OSCARS | THE 2 MEN WHO DIRECTED MARLON BRANDO'S OSCAR-WINNING PERFORMANCES | WHO ARE ELIA KAZAN & FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA? | |
| 4256 | 2007‑04‑25 | INTERNATIONAL AUTHORS | STARTING IN 1948 AT CORNELL, HE LECTURED ON BOOKS WRITTEN IN HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE, LIKE "DEAD SOULS" & "ANNA KARENINA" | WHO IS VLADIMIR NABOKOV? | |
| 4255 | 2007‑04‑24 | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHORS | HE WROTE, "I WANTED TO LIVE DEEP AND SUCK OUT ALL THE MARROW OF LIFE, TO LIVE SO STURDILY AND SPARTAN-LIKE..." | WHO IS HENRY DAVID THOREAU? | |
| 4254 | 2007‑04‑23 | EUROPEAN HISTORY | SO PRUSSIA COULD DOMINATE GERMANY, BISMARCK EXCLUDED THIS COUNTRY THAT LOST THE 1866 BATTLE OF KONIGGRATZ | WHAT IS AUSTRIA? | |
| 4253 | 2007‑04‑20 | O CANADA | THE UNUSUAL FLAG OF THIS CANADIAN PROVINCE IS SEEN HERE | WHAT IS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND? | |
| 4252 | 2007‑04‑19 | PRESIDENTIAL VETOES | OF THE 21 REGULAR VETOES BY THIS 19th C. PRESIDENT, 15 WERE OVERRIDDEN, THE HIGHEST REVERSAL TOTAL FOR ANY PRESIDENT | WHO IS ANDREW JOHNSON? | |
| 4251 | 2007‑04‑18 | A REAL RENAISSANCE MAN | THE SUDDEN 1559 DEATH OF FRANCE'S KING HENRY II IN A JOUST CAUSED SOME TO BELIEVE IN THIS MAN'S WRITINGS | WHO IS NOSTRADAMUS? | |
| 4250 | 2007‑04‑17 | LITERARY QUOTES | IN AN 1859 NOVEL, CHARLES DICKENS CALLED THIS OBJECT "THE SHARP FEMALE NEWLY-BORN" | WHAT IS (LA) GUILLOTINE? | |
| 4249 | 2007‑04‑16 | BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS | FOLLOWING "GONE WITH THE WIND", IT WOULD BE 12 YEARS BEFORE A COLOR FILM WON AGAIN: THIS FOREIGN-SET MUSICAL | WHAT IS "AN AMERICAN IN PARIS"? | |
| 4248 | 2007‑04‑13 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | DECREED BY CONGRESS IN 1989, NATIONAL TAP DANCE DAY FALLS ON THE MAY 25th BIRTHDAY OF THIS MAN BORN IN 1878 | WHO IS BILL "BOJANGLES" ROBINSON? | |
| 4247 | 2007‑04‑12 | GOVERNORS | OF THE 17 STATE GOVERNORS WHO BECAME PRESIDENT, THE MOST FROM ANY STATE, 4, WERE FROM THIS ONE | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 4246 | 2007‑04‑11 | THE GREEK ALPHABET | OF THE 24 LETTERS OF THE GREEK ALPHABET, IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT ENDS IN AN ENGLISH LETTER THAT NONE OF THE OTHERS DOES | WHAT IS RHO? | |
| 4245 | 2007‑04‑10 | NOTABLE NAMES | THE FERVENT PATRIOTISM OF THIS MAN WHO DIED IN 1919 EARNED HIM THE NICKNAME "THE STAR-SPANGLED SCOTCHMAN" | WHO IS ANDREW CARNEGIE? | |
| 4244 | 2007‑04‑09 | BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS | IT'S THE LAST BEST PICTURE WINNER WITH A REAL PERSON'S NAME IN THE TITLE (A PERSON WHO LIVED 400 YEARS AGO) | WHAT IS "SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE"? | |
| 4243 | 2007‑04‑06 | 20th CENTURY BUSINESSMEN | HE PUBLISHED "HUNTING, FISHING, AND CAMPING" IN 1942 & "MY STORY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DOWN-EAST MERCHANT" IN 1960 | WHO IS L.L. BEAN? | |
| 4242 | 2007‑04‑05 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | IT WAS THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR WHEN THERE WAS NO SITTING PRESIDENT OR VP ON THE NATL. BALLOT | WHAT IS 1952? | |
| 4241 | 2007‑04‑04 | HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS | SOME CLAIM THE 1932 "SUICIDE" OF THIS STAR'S HUSBAND PAUL BERN WAS MURDER; SHE DIED 5 YEARS LATER, AT AGE 26 | WHO WAS JEAN HARLOW? | |
| 4240 | 2007‑04‑03 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | IN 1839 THOMAS BUCHANAN, COUSIN OF A U.S. PRESIDENT, BECAME THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF THIS FUTURE COUNTRY | WHAT IS LIBERIA? | |
| 4239 | 2007‑04‑02 | HISTORIC LOCATIONS | IT'S WHERE BRITISH ADMIRAL FRASER, CANADIAN ARMY COL. COSGRAVE & JAPANESE GEN. UMEZU ALL STOOD ON SEPT. 2, 1945 | WHAT IS (ON THE DECK OF) THE U.S.S. MISSOURI? | |
| 4238 | 2007‑03‑30 | '60s OSCAR-WINNING FILMS | ALTHOUGH 216 MINUTES LONG, THIS 1962 FILM HAD NO WOMEN IN CREDITED SPEAKING ROLES | WHAT IS "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA"? | |
| 4237 | 2007‑03‑29 | BIBLICAL TIMES | VIPERS & WHITED SEPULCHRES WERE JESUS' TERMS FOR THIS GROUP, WHOSE NAME COMES FROM A WORD FOR "SEPARATIST" | WHAT ARE THE PHARISEES? | |
| 4236 | 2007‑03‑28 | LITERARY FIGURES | BONO, JIM SHERIDAN & LIAM NEESON WERE FEATURED IN A 2004 DOCUMENTARY HONORING THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THIS MAN | WHO IS OSCAR (FINGAL O'FLAHERTIE WILLS) WILDE? | |
| 4235 | 2007‑03‑27 | ART HISTORY | CAREL FABRITIUS, WHOSE SELF-PORTRAIT IS SEEN HERE, IS CONSIDERED THIS MAN'S GREATEST PUPIL | WHO IS REMBRANDT (VAN RIJN)? | |
| 4234 | 2007‑03‑26 | U.S. CONGRESS | THIS STATE HAS THE LARGEST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN AREA | WHAT IS ALASKA? | |
| 4233 | 2007‑03‑23 | BESTSELLING AUTHORS | HE HAD THE YEAR'S BESTSELLING NOVEL A RECORD 7 YEARS IN A ROW WITH 7 DIFFERENT TITLES, ENDING IN 2000 | WHO IS JOHN GRISHAM? | |
| 4232 | 2007‑03‑22 | U.S. BODIES OF WATER | THESE 2 GREAT LAKES EACH BORDER 4 U.S. STATES | WHAT ARE LAKE ERIE & LAKE MICHIGAN? | |
| 4231 | 2007‑03‑21 | MUSIC HISTORY | IN THIS BUILDING ELLA FITZGERALD & SARAH VAUGHAN BOTH WON AMATEUR TALENT CONTESTS, ONE IN 1934 & THE OTHER IN 1942 | WHAT IS THE APOLLO THEATER (OF HARLEM)? | |
| 4230 | 2007‑03‑20 | OLYMPIC HISTORY | THIS EVENT WAS INSPIRED BY A LEGEND MENTIONED IN PLUTARCH'S "ON THE GLORY OF ATHENS" | WHAT IS THE MARATHON? | |
| 4229 | 2007‑03‑19 | HISTORIC QUOTES | ON MAY 5, 1961 HE FAMOUSLY EXCLAIMED, "WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VIEW!" | WHO IS ALAN SHEPARD? | |
| 4228 | 2007‑03‑16 | WOMEN OF THE 1930s | 1 OF THE MEN WHO SHOT HER REALIZED WHEN HE SAW HER BODY THAT SHE'D OFTEN WAITED ON HIM AT A CAFE IN DALLAS | WHO IS BONNIE PARKER? | |
| 4227 | 2007‑03‑15 | NOVEL TITLES | "IN THE SOULS OF THE PEOPLE" THESE "ARE FILLING AND GROWING HEAVY, GROWING HEAVY FOR THE VINTAGE" | WHAT ARE "THE GRAPES OF WRATH"? | |
| 4226 | 2007‑03‑14 | PRESIDENTIAL FAMILIES | THE LAST 2 U.S. PRESIDENTS TO HAVE ONLY ONE CHILD; BOTH SERVED IN THE 20th CENTURY | WHO ARE HARRY TRUMAN & BILL CLINTON? | |
| 4225 | 2007‑03‑13 | HEALTH & MEDICINE | ACCORDING TO THE MAYO CLINIC, ALLERGIES TO THESE ARE THE USA's MOST COMMON CAUSE OF LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIC REACTIONS | WHAT ARE PEANUTS? | |
| 4224 | 2007‑03‑12 | WORD ORIGINS | NAMED FOR A MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRY, THIS STYLE OF TYPOGRAPHY IS BASED ON A RENAISSANCE SCRIPT | WHAT IS ITALIC(S)? | |
| 4223 | 2007‑03‑09 | WORLD WAR II | RHYMING NAMES OF THE 2 PLACES WHERE FDR & WINSTON CHURCHILL MET UP IN FEBRUARY 1945 | WHAT ARE MALTA & YALTA? | |
| 4222 | 2007‑03‑08 | GOING TO THE DOGS | THEIR NAME COMES FROM THEIR BEING BRED TO CROUCH IN FRONT OF PREY THAT THE HUNTER THEN CAPTURED WITH A NET | WHAT ARE (ENGLISH/ IRISH/ GORDON) SETTERS? | |
| 4221 | 2007‑03‑07 | BRITISH NOVELISTS | IN 1946 HE WROTE, "POLITICAL LANGUAGE...IS DESIGNED TO MAKE LIES SOUND TRUTHFUL & MURDER RESPECTABLE" | WHO IS GEORGE ORWELL? | |
| 4220 | 2007‑03‑06 | ISLANDS | PART OF THE 4th- MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY, IT'S THE WORLD'S MOST POPULOUS SINGLE ISLAND WITH ABOUT 120 MILLION PEOPLE | WHAT IS JAVA? | |
| 4219 | 2007‑03‑05 | STATE CAPITALS | LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL TIME ZONE, IT'S THE LARGEST CITY BY POPULATION WITH NO MLB, NFL, NBA OR NHL TEAM | WHAT IS AUSTIN? | |
| 4218 | 2007‑03‑02 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | ELECTED PRESIDENT TWICE, HE BEAT HIS 2 OPPONENTS BY A COMBINED ELECTORAL COLLEGE TALLY OF 1,014-62 | WHO IS RONALD REAGAN? | |
| 4217 | 2007‑03‑01 | WORLD LEADERS | IN 1946 SHE SAID, "WE ONLY WANT THAT WHICH IS GIVEN NATURALLY TO ALL PEOPLES... TO BE MASTERS OF OUR OWN FATE" | WHO IS GOLDA MEIR? | |
| 4216 | 2007‑02‑28 | PLAY & FILM TITLES | ERASMUS CALLED AN ENGLISH FRIEND OF HIS "OMNIUM HORARUM HOMO", WHICH BECAME THIS TITLE OF A PLAY & FILM | WHAT IS "A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS"? | |
| 4215 | 2007‑02‑27 | PHRASE ORIGINS | MEANING "NOT WORKING PROPERLY", IT MAY DATE BACK TO A CHARACTER IN THE COMIC STRIP "THE KATZENJAMMER KIDS" | WHAT IS "ON THE FRITZ"? | |
| 4214 | 2007‑02‑26 | AMERICANA | IN A FEB. 22, 1936 REENACTMENT, RETIRED STAR PITCHER WALTER JOHNSON THREW THIS ACROSS THE RAPPAHANNOCK | WHAT IS A SILVER DOLLAR? | |
| 4213 | 2007‑02‑23 | LITERATURE | THIS 1877 NOVEL WAS WRITTEN "TO INDUCE KINDNESS, SYMPATHY AND AN UNDERSTANDING TREATMENT OF HORSES" | WHAT IS "BLACK BEAUTY(: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A HORSE)"? | |
| 4212 | 2007‑02‑22 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | AS OF 2006, 1 OF ONLY 3 WOMEN TO BE NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR, FOR 1976, 1993 & 2003 | WHO IS LINA WERTMULLER, JANE CAMPION OR SOFIA COPPOLA? | |
| 4211 | 2007‑02‑21 | EXPLORERS | IN 1616, AFTER HUDSON DIED, THIS MAN BECAME THE 1st EUROPEAN TO REACH ELLESMERE ISLAND; AN ISLAND & BAY ARE NAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS WILLIAM BAFFIN? | |
| 4210 | 2007‑02‑20 | FILMS OF THE 1950s | IN 2006 ALBERT II OF MONACO ATTENDED THE NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL'S 50th ANNIV. CELEBRATION OF THIS FILM THAT'S SET DURING THE FESTIVAL | WHAT IS "HIGH SOCIETY"? | |
| 4209 | 2007‑02‑19 | ORGANIZATIONS | THE C.A.P., OR COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY, ACCOUNTS FOR ALMOST HALF THE BUDGET OF THIS 25-NATION ORG. | WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN UNION? | |
| 4208 | 2007‑02‑16 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | FITTINGLY, THE NAME OF THIS TITAN MAY BE DERIVED FROM A WORD MEANING "TO BEAR" OR "TO SUPPORT" | WHO IS ATLAS? | |
| 4207 | 2007‑02‑15 | 19th CENTURY MEN | IN 1813 LA. GOV. WILLIAM CLAIBORNE PUT A $500 BOUNTY ON HIM; HE RESPONDED BY OFFERING ONE FOR THE GOV.'S HEAD | WHO IS JEAN LAFFITE? | |
| 4206 | 2007‑02‑14 | ORGANIZATIONS | THE EMBLEM SEEN HERE IS NOW USED IN COUNTRIES WHERE THIS ORGANIZATION'S ORIGINAL EMBLEM WAS CONTROVERSIAL | WHAT IS THE (INTERNATIONAL) RED CROSS (& RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT)? | |
| 4205 | 2007‑02‑13 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS | THIS AUTHOR WAS BORN IN 1926, THE DAUGHTER OF AMASA, AN ALABAMA LAWYER, & FRANCES, WHOSE MAIDEN NAME WAS FINCH | WHO IS (NELLE) HARPER LEE? | |
| 4204 | 2007‑02‑12 | STATE NAMES | THE NAME OF THIS STATE IS DERIVED FROM AN INDIAN WORD MEANING "GREAT LAKE" | WHAT IS MICHIGAN? | |
| 4203 | 2007‑02‑09 | TOURISM | THE 2 LEADING FOREIGN DESTINATION COUNTRIES FOR U.S. TOURISTS | WHAT ARE MEXICO & CANADA? | |
| 4202 | 2007‑02‑08 | NOVELS | IT WAS PARTLY INSPIRED BY OWEN CHASE'S NARRATIVE OF THE SHIPWRECK OF THE WHALE-SHIP ESSEX | WHAT IS "MOBY DICK"? | |
| 4201 | 2007‑02‑07 | SCIENTISTS | ON THE FRONT LINES DURING WWI, SHE DROVE AMBULANCES THAT SHE HAD HELPED EQUIP WITH X-RAY MACHINES | WHO IS MARIE CURIE? | |
| 4200 | 2007‑02‑06 | THE U.S. MILITARY | THIS BRANCH USES MORE FUEL THAN THE REST OF THE MILITARY COMBINED | WHAT IS THE AIR FORCE? | |
| 4199 | 2007‑02‑05 | LANGUAGES | IN SOUTH AMERICA, THESE ARE THE 2 MOST WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGES | WHAT ARE SPANISH & PORTUGUESE? | |
| 4198 | 2007‑02‑02 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN PART USING DONATED FRENCH TANKS, HE FORMED THE U.S. ARMY'S FIRST TANK TRAINING SCHOOL IN 1917 | WHO IS GEORGE S. PATTON? | |
| 4197 | 2007‑02‑01 | TRADEMARKS | THE INVENTION OF WHAT WAS TERMED "ELECTRO- PHOTOGRAPHY" LED TO THE 1948 TRADEMARKING OF THIS WORD | WHAT IS XEROX? | |
| 4196 | 2007‑01‑31 | BRITISH ROYAL NAMES | THOMAS MALORY'S POSTHUMOUS 1485 BESTSELLER INSPIRED THIS FIRST NAME OF A PRINCE BORN IN 1486 | WHAT IS ARTHUR? | |
| 4195 | 2007‑01‑30 | IT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK CITY | ON 8/10/04, 2 DAYS AFTER HER DEATH AT THE AGE OF 96, THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING DIMMED ITS LIGHTS FOR 15 MINUTES IN HER MEMORY | WHO IS FAY WRAY? | |
| 4194 | 2007‑01‑29 | AMERICAN PLAYS | THIS DRAMA IS SET AT A SUMMER HOME IN AUGUST 1912; ACT 1 TAKES PLACE AT 8:30 A.M.; ACT 4 IS 15 1/2 HOURS LATER, AT MIDNIGHT | WHAT IS "LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT"? | |
| 4193 | 2007‑01‑26 | ANIMALS | THE WORLD'S LARGEST INVERTEBRATE, IT PLAYS A PROMINENT PART IN AN 1870 FRENCH NOVEL & A 1954 FILM | WHAT IS THE (GIANT) SQUID? | |
| 4192 | 2007‑01‑25 | THE MIDDLE AGES | THIS NAME GIVEN TO A SURVEY REFERS TO THE TIME WHEN MEN FACE THE JUDGMENT FROM WHICH THERE IS NO APPEAL | WHAT IS THE DOMESDAY (BOOK)? | |
| 4191 | 2007‑01‑24 | FOREIGN CURRENCY | THIS CURRENCY OF COSTA RICA GETS ITS NAME FROM THE FIRST EUROPEAN TO SEE THE NATION | WHAT IS THE COLON? | |
| 4190 | 2007‑01‑23 | BUSINESS INNOVATIONS | IN 1709 AN ITALIAN SETTLED AT THIS GERMAN CITY & MADE A NEW PRODUCT USING OIL OF BERGAMOT | WHAT IS COLOGNE? | |
| 4189 | 2007‑01‑22 | RECENT BOOKS | "AMERICAN VERTIGO" BY PHILOSOPHER BERNARD-HENRI LEVY RETRACED A TRIP 175 YEARS BEFORE BY THIS MAN, HIS COUNTRYMAN | WHO IS (ALEXIS DE) TOCQUEVILLE? | |
| 4188 | 2007‑01‑19 | WORD ORIGINS | WELL KNOWN TO "JEOPARDY!" FANS, THIS 10-LETTER WORD ORIGINALLY MEANT A STEW OF MANY DIFFERENT INGREDIENTS | WHAT IS HODGEPODGE? | |
| 4187 | 2007‑01‑18 | ANIMATED CHARACTERS | THE MIDDLE INITIAL OF THIS CARTOON CRITTER INTRODUCED IN 1949 STANDS FOR ETHELBERT | WHO IS WILE E. COYOTE? | |
| 4186 | 2007‑01‑17 | 18th CENTURY AMERICANS | HE PREACHED, "THE GOD THAT HOLDS YOU OVER THE PIT OF HELL, MUCH AS ONE HOLDS A SPIDER...OVER THE FIRE, ABHORS YOU" | WHO IS JONATHAN EDWARDS? | |
| 4185 | 2007‑01‑16 | THE U.S. GOVERNMENT | IT'S THE ONLY CABINET DEPARTMENT WHOSE OFFICIAL WEBSITE DOES NOT USE THE ".gov" SUFFIX | WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE? | |
| 4184 | 2007‑01‑15 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | AN EPIGRAPH HE USED ON ONE STORY SAYS, "OUR HEARTS, THOUGH STOUT AND BRAVE, STILL, LIKE MUFFLED DRUMS ARE BEATING" | WHO IS EDGAR ALLAN POE? | |
| 4183 | 2007‑01‑12 | LITERARY TITLES | THIS 1954 BOOK TITLE REFERS TO AN IMPALED SOW'S HEAD, AN OFFERING TO THE "BEAST" | WHAT IS "LORD OF THE FLIES"? | |
| 4182 | 2007‑01‑11 | AMERICAN THEATRE HISTORY | THIS 1943 MUSICAL IS BASED ON A 1931 PLAY THAT FEATURED TEX RITTER AS A COWBOY & LEE STRASBERG AS A PEDDLER | WHAT IS "OKLAHOMA!"? | |
| 4181 | 2007‑01‑10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | JUST FOR GRINS, IN 1986 THIS INDUSTRIALIST ACQUIRED A STAKE IN CHURCH & DWIGHT, MAKER OF A BAKING SODA | WHO IS ARMAND HAMMER? | |
| 4180 | 2007‑01‑09 | THE 50 STATES | BETWEEN 1990 & 2004, ITS POP. GREW 36%, EDGING FLORIDA FOR THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATE OF ANY STATE EAST OF COLORADO | WHAT IS GEORGIA? | |
| 4179 | 2007‑01‑08 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT CALLED HIM "THE VERY BEST SOLDIER I EVER SAW IN THE FIELD" | WHO IS ROBERT E(DWARD) LEE? | |
| 4178 | 2007‑01‑05 | PRO FOOTBALL | IN 1947 THIS TEAM CHOSE NOT TO BE CALLED THE "NICKELS" BUT INSTEAD PAID HOMAGE TO A WESTERN HERO | WHO ARE THE BUFFALO BILLS? | |
| 4177 | 2007‑01‑04 | 19th CENTURY DEMOCRATS | IN A FAMOUS SPEECH HE SAID, "YOU SHALL NOT PRESS DOWN UPON THE BROW OF LABOR THIS CROWN OF THORNS..." | WHO IS WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN? | |
| 4176 | 2007‑01‑03 | NOVEL INSPIRATIONS | NOVEL INSPIRED BY A VISION OF A "PALE STUDENT OF UNHALLOWED ARTS KNEELING BESIDE THE THING HE HAD PUT TOGETHER" | WHAT IS "FRANKENSTEIN, (OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS)"? | |
| 4175 | 2007‑01‑02 | HOLIDAY STUFF | IN AN 1850 ESSAY CHARLES DICKENS CALLED IT "THAT PRETTY GERMAN TOY" | WHAT IS A CHRISTMAS TREE? | |
| 4174 | 2007‑01‑01 | WRITERS | A MEMORIAL WINDOW NEAR HIS GRAVE AT WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL WAS A GIFT FROM THE FISHERMEN OF ENGLAND & AMERICA | WHO IS IZAAK WALTON? | |
| 4173 | 2006‑12‑29 | BROADWAY | IN 2006 THIS SHOW BASED ON A 1911 WORK BECAME THE LONGEST-RUNNING SHOW IN BROADWAY HISTORY | WHAT IS "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA"? | |
| 4172 | 2006‑12‑28 | THE 1970s | G. GORDON LIDDY, E. HOWARD HUNT & EGIL KROGH WERE NICKNAMED THIS BECAUSE THEY "PLUGGED LEAKS" | WHO ARE THE (WHITE HOUSE) PLUMBERS? | |
| 4171 | 2006‑12‑27 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | AGAINST BITTERLY DIVIDED DEMOCRATS, HE WON WITH THE SECOND-LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULAR VOTE IN HISTORY, 39.8% | WHO IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 4170 | 2006‑12‑26 | THE STOCK MARKET | IN 2006 THIS MILWAUKEE-BASED CO. ANNOUNCED ITS NEW STOCK SYMBOL, "HOG", AT A GATHERING IN STURGIS, S.D. | WHAT IS HARLEY-DAVIDSON (INC.)? | |
| 4169 | 2006‑12‑25 | HOLY PLACES | THE ELEVATED AREA WHERE THE DOME OF THE ROCK SITS IS COMMONLY CALLED THIS, AFTER A DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BUILDING | WHAT IS THE TEMPLE MOUNT? | |
| 4168 | 2006‑12‑22 | AMERICAN WOMEN | IN 1997 THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION GAVE THIS WOMAN ITS FIRST LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | WHO IS ROSA PARKS? | |
| 4167 | 2006‑12‑21 | THE MIDDLE EAST | BY TRADITION, THIS NATION'S PRESIDENT IS A MARONITE CHRISTIAN, THE P.M. A SUNNI & THE SPEAKER OF THE PARLIAMENT A SHIITE | WHAT IS LEBANON? | |
| 4166 | 2006‑12‑20 | TECHNOLOGY | A FAMOUS FIRST ONE OF THESE WAS SENT MAY 24, 1844 & A FAMOUS LAST ONE, JANUARY 27, 2006 | WHAT IS A TELEGRAM? | |
| 4165 | 2006‑12‑19 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | WHEN HE WON, RICHARD DREYFUSS SAID GOODBYE TO BEING THE YOUNGEST MAN EVER TO WIN THE BEST ACTOR OSCAR | WHO IS ADRIEN BRODY? | |
| 4164 | 2006‑12‑18 | 20th CENTURY PLAYWRIGHTS | 2006 MARKS THE CENTENNIAL OF THIS ABSURDIST KNOWN FOR HIS SOMETIMES BLEAK OUTLOOK; HE WAS BORN ON GOOD FRIDAY, THE 13th | WHO IS SAMUEL (BARCLAY) BECKETT? | |
| 4163 | 2006‑12‑15 | POEM TITLES | THIS POEM SAYS, "FOR ALL AVERRED, I HAD KILLED THE BIRD THAT MADE THE BREEZE TO BLOW" | WHAT IS "THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER"? | |
| 4162 | 2006‑12‑14 | WORD ODDITIES | THIS BRITISHISM, A HOMOPHONE OF A LETTER IN THE ALPHABET, HAS ONE CONSONANT FOLLOWED BY A LINE OF 4 VOWELS | WHAT IS QUEUE? | |
| 4161 | 2006‑12‑13 | UNIVERSITY GEOGRAPHY | AROUND 1830 THE FIRST CATHOLIC PRIEST ORDAINED IN THE U.S. OBTAINED LAND IN THIS STATE WHERE A UNIVERSITY NOW STANDS | WHAT IS INDIANA? | |
| 4160 | 2006‑12‑12 | CHIEF JUSTICES | HE WROTE THAT IF A PERSON IN CUSTODY "CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY, ONE WILL BE APPOINTED FOR HIM...IF HE SO DESIRES" | WHO IS EARL WARREN? | |
| 4159 | 2006‑12‑11 | CABLE TELEVISION | THE PREMIERE OF THIS MINISERIES WAS HELD AT NORMANDY'S UTAH BEACH MEMORIAL ON JUNE 6, 2001 | WHAT IS "BAND OF BROTHERS"? | |
| 4158 | 2006‑12‑08 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | THIS WORK SAYS, "BETTER TO REIGN IN HELL, THAN SERVE IN HEAVEN" | WHAT IS "PARADISE LOST (BOOK 1)"? | |
| 4157 | 2006‑12‑07 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THE LUSATIAN MOUNTAINS, IN THE WESTERN SUDETEN RANGE, FORM PART OF THE BORDER BETWEEN THESE 2 COUNTRIES | WHAT ARE GERMANY & THE CZECH REPUBLIC? | |
| 4156 | 2006‑12‑06 | FAMOUS NEW YORKERS | IN 1905 HE SAID, "IT IS MY DUTY TO MAKE MONEY AND STILL MORE MONEY AND TO USE THE MONEY ...FOR THE GOOD OF MY FELLOW MAN" | WHO IS JOHN D(AVISON) ROCKEFELLER? | |
| 4155 | 2006‑12‑05 | ROYALTY | ORIGINALLY, THIS WOMAN BORN IN 1755 HAD THE MIDDLE NAMES ANTONIA, JOSEPHA & JOANNA | WHO WAS MARIE ANTOINETTE? | |
| 4154 | 2006‑12‑04 | THE 1950s | ON A MARCH 9, 1954 BROADCAST, HE FAMOUSLY SAID, "WE MUST NOT CONFUSE DISSENT WITH DISLOYALTY" | WHO IS EDWARD R(OSCOE) MURROW? | |
| 4153 | 2006‑12‑01 | BROADCASTING FIRSTS | IN 2005, AT NEW MEXICO STATE, CUYLER FRANK MADE HISTORY BY BEING THE FIRST TO CALL A FOOTBALL GAME IN THIS LANGUAGE | WHAT IS NAVAJO? | |
| 4152 | 2006‑11‑30 | PLAY CHARACTERS | HE IS BASED PARTLY ON A PHILOLOGIST WHO WROTE "A HISTORY OF ENGLISH SOUNDS" & "A HANDBOOK OF PHONETICS" | WHO IS (PROFESSOR) HENRY HIGGINS? | |
| 4151 | 2006‑11‑29 | MODERN LANGUAGES | AN ESTIMATED 100,000-PLUS PEOPLE SPEAK THIS LANGUAGE WHOSE NOUNS HAVE NO GENDER & END WITH -O | WHAT IS ESPERANTO? | |
| 4150 | 2006‑11‑28 | ASIA | ALONG WITH COMMUNIST CHINA & NORTH KOREA, ONE OF THE 2 FORMERLY COMMUNIST NATIONS BORDERING ASIAN RUSSIA | WHAT IS KAZAKHSTAN OR MONGOLIA? | |
| 4149 | 2006‑11‑27 | FIRST NAMES | THE FIRST NAME OF BOTH A NAVAL HERO & A CHARACTER IN "HAMLET", IT'S FROM THE LATIN FOR "TIMEKEEPER" | WHO IS HORATIO? | |
| 4148 | 2006‑11‑24 | WORD ORIGINS | MEANING TO ASCRIBE PREDETERMINED CHARACTERISTICS, THIS WORD COMES FROM A PRINTING PROCESS USING METAL PLATES | WHAT IS STEREOTYPE? | |
| 4147 | 2006‑11‑23 | 1970s TELEVISION | BRUCE PETERSON, A NASA TEST PILOT, HELPED INSPIRE THIS SERIES; THE CRASH HE SURVIVED WAS SEEN IN THE SHOW'S OPENING CREDITS | WHAT IS "THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN"? | |
| 4146 | 2006‑11‑22 | HISTORIC OBJECTS | STANDART, AZOV & CLOCK ARE AMONG THE NAMES OF THESE ITEMS, GIVEN AS ROYAL EASTER GIFTS STARTING IN THE MID-1880s | WHAT ARE FABERGE (IMPERIAL) (EASTER) EGGS? | |
| 4145 | 2006‑11‑21 | FROM BOOK TO FILM | AMONG THE MANY MOVIES THAT HAVE PREMIERED HERE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL WAS THIS 1962 FILM BASED ON A NOVEL BY HARPER LEE | WHAT IS "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD"? | |
| 4144 | 2006‑11‑20 | ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY | ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE MISSOURI ROCKETS, THEY PERFORMED AT THE OPENING OF AN EAST COAST THEATRE IN 1932 | WHO ARE THE (RADIO CITY) ROCKETTES? | |
| 4143 | 2006‑11‑17 | THE TONY AWARDS | THE ONLY TIE IN THE BEST MUSICAL CATEGORY CAME IN 1960, BETWEEN "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" & THIS SHOW ABOUT A NYC MAYOR | WHAT IS "FIORELLO!"? | |
| 4142 | 2006‑11‑16 | HISTORIC OBJECTS | FAMOUS ONES HAVE INCLUDED THE KIMBERLEY, THE GREAT MOGUL & THE STAR OF ARKANSAS | WHAT ARE DIAMONDS? | |
| 4141 | 2006‑11‑15 | MOVIE HISTORY | PRODUCER DAVID SELZNICK WAS FINED $5,000 BY CENSORS FOR USING THIS WORD IN A 1939 FILM | WHAT IS DAMN? | |
| 4140 | 2006‑11‑14 | THE UNITED NATIONS | OF THE 5 PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL, THE ONE THAT'S THE SMALLEST IN AREA | WHAT IS THE UNITED KINGDOM? | |
| 4139 | 2006‑11‑13 | THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA | IN THE 1958 EDITION, THIS MAN PENNED THE ARTICLE ON VENTRILOQUISM | WHO IS EDGAR BERGEN? | |
| 4138 | 2006‑11‑10 | ACTORS & PLAYS | ROBERT ARMIN PLAYED THE ROLE OF THE FOOL IN "AS YOU LIKE IT", IN "TWELFTH NIGHT" & IN THIS TRAGEDY 1st PUBLISHED IN 1608 | WHAT IS "KING LEAR"? | |
| 4137 | 2006‑11‑09 | CELEBRITY RELATIVES | HER GREAT-GREAT- GRANDMOTHER LOUISA LANE DREW ONCE APPEARED IN A PLAY WITH THE FATHER OF JOHN WILKES BOOTH | WHO IS DREW BARRYMORE? | |
| 4136 | 2006‑11‑08 | WOMEN IN SPORTS | IN 2006 THE NATIONAL TENNIS CENTER IN NEW YORK WAS RENAMED IN HER HONOR | WHO IS BILLIE JEAN KING? | |
| 4135 | 2006‑11‑07 | PRESIDENTIAL DISTINCTIONS | CAPTURED AS A 14-YEAR-OLD SOLDIER IN 1781, HE WAS THE ONLY PRESIDENT WHO HAD EVER BEEN A PRISONER OF WAR | WHO IS ANDREW JACKSON? | |
| 4134 | 2006‑11‑06 | AUTHORS | JOHN DRYDEN IN 1683 WAS THE FIRST TO USE THE TERM "BIOGRAPHY"-- APPROPRIATELY, WHILE WRITING ABOUT THIS GREEK | WHO IS PLUTARCH? | |
| 4133 | 2006‑11‑03 | THE OSCARS | HE'S THE ONLY PERSON OVER 70 YEARS OF AGE TO WIN A BEST DIRECTOR OSCAR | WHO IS CLINT EASTWOOD? | |
| 4132 | 2006‑11‑02 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | HE FIRST APPEARED IN KIPLING'S 1892 STORY "IN THE RUKH" AS AN ADULT WHO NOW & THEN REFERS TO HIS VERY ODD CHILDHOOD | WHO IS MOWGLI? | |
| 4131 | 2006‑11‑01 | PHRASES IN AMERICAN HISTORY | THIS PHRASE LINKING 2 ENTITIES WAS IN JEFFERSON'S 1802 LETTER TO THE DANBURY BAPTISTS, ELABORATING ON THE 1st AMENDMENT | WHAT IS "CHURCH AND STATE"? | |
| 4130 | 2006‑10‑31 | GOVERNMENT FORMS | THE TITLE OF FORM OSC-12 SAYS IT IS USED BY THIS TYPE OF PERSON, WHO'S ASKED TO "DESCRIBE THE AGENCY WRONGDOING" | WHAT IS A WHISTLEBLOWER? | |
| 4129 | 2006‑10‑30 | GEOGRAPHY | THE ONLY PLACE WHERE 4 COUNTRIES MEET AT ONE POINT IS FOUND ON THIS CONTINENT | WHAT IS AFRICA? | |
| 4128 | 2006‑10‑27 | NAMES ON THE MAP | 2 NEW PLACE NAMES ON THE MAP IN 1924, BOTH HONORING THE SAME MAN, WERE ULYANOVSK & THIS | WHAT IS LENINGRAD? | |
| 4127 | 2006‑10‑26 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS | THEY ARE THE ONLY 2 MEN VOTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | WHO ARE THOMAS JEFFERSON & JOHN QUINCY ADAMS? | |
| 4126 | 2006‑10‑25 | THE 1850s | HE PUBLISHED A BOOK OF PROSE & VERSE QUOTES "TO TRACE TO THEIR SOURCE PASSAGES AND PHRASES IN COMMON USE" | WHO IS JOHN BARTLETT? | |
| 4125 | 2006‑10‑24 | MOVIE VILLAINS | INTRODUCED IN A 1981 NOVEL, THIS BIG-SCREEN CHARACTER TOPS THE AFI's 2003 LIST OF ALL-TIME GREAT MOVIE VILLAINS | WHO IS HANNIBAL LECTER? | |
| 4124 | 2006‑10‑23 | RELIGIOUS HISTORY | THE 1549 ACT OF UNIFORMITY IMPOSED UPON ENGLAND THIS SINGLE LITURGICAL VOLUME TO BE USED BY EVERYONE | WHAT IS THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER? | |
| 4123 | 2006‑10‑20 | LITERARY TITLE OBJECTS | IN AN 1868 NOVEL, THIS MYSTERIOUS TITLE OBJECT IS BELIEVED TO SPARKLE OR DIM DEPENDING ON LUNAR PHASES | WHAT IS THE MOONSTONE? | |
| 4122 | 2006‑10‑19 | FAMOUS NAMES | ONCE A TOP SPY, HE INVENTED THE MUG SHOT SEEN ON REWARD POSTERS IN THE WILD WEST | WHO IS ALLAN PINKERTON? | |
| 4121 | 2006‑10‑18 | THE 50 STATES | THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE PROPOSED STATE OF SEQUOYAH SERVED IN LARGE PART AS THE BASIS FOR THIS STATE'S CONSTITUTION | WHAT IS OKLAHOMA? | |
| 4120 | 2006‑10‑17 | MATH WORDS | IN LATIN THE NAME OF THIS MATH FIELD MEANT A PEBBLE USED IN COUNTING, & THE WORD ALSO HAS THE MEDICAL MEANING "STONE" | WHAT IS CALCULUS? | |
| 4119 | 2006‑10‑16 | FROM MOVIE TO MUSICAL | A PLAY-WITHIN- A-PLAY, CALLED "PRETTY LADY", SUDDENLY NEEDS A NEW LEADING LADY IN THIS EVER- POPULAR MUSICAL | WHAT IS "42nd STREET"? | |
| 4118 | 2006‑10‑13 | TRANSPORTATION | THE NAME OF THIS AIRLINE ESTABLISHED IN 1948 MEANS "SKYWARD" | WHAT IS EL AL (ISRAEL AIRLINES)? | |
| 4117 | 2006‑10‑12 | WORLD CAPITALS | STARTED IN 1988 FOR THIS CITY'S 75th ANNIV., A SPRINGTIME FLOWER FESTIVAL IN SEPT. SHOWS OFF ITS COMMONWEALTH PARK | WHAT IS CANBERRA? | |
| 4116 | 2006‑10‑11 | CHARACTERS IN SHAKESPEARE | IN ACT I HE SAYS, "THE FUNERAL BAKED MEATS DID COLDLY FURNISH FORTH THE MARRIAGE TABLES" | WHO IS HAMLET? | |
| 4115 | 2006‑10‑10 | CLASSIC CARTOON CHARACTERS | THE 1935 CARTOON "I HAVEN'T GOT A HAT" WAS THE FIRST OF MANY CARTOONS THAT PAIRED HIM WITH A CAT NAMED BEANS | WHO IS PORKY PIG? | |
| 4114 | 2006‑10‑09 | MEMORIALS | WHEN COMPLETED, THE SOUTH DAKOTA MEMORIAL TO THIS MAN WILL INCLUDE A 44-FOOT TALL FEATHER ON HIS 87-FOOT TALL HEAD | WHO IS CRAZY HORSE? | |
| 4113 | 2006‑10‑06 | LANDMARKS | THE QUOTE "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE" IS ON THE WALL OF HIS WASHINGTON, D.C. MEMORIAL | WHO WAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 4112 | 2006‑10‑05 | CHILDREN'S LIT | THIS ROALD DAHL BOOK BEGINS, "THESE TWO VERY OLD PEOPLE ARE THE FATHER AND MOTHER OF MR. BUCKET" | WHAT IS "CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY"? | |
| 4111 | 2006‑10‑04 | THE SPACE SHUTTLE | 2 OF THE 3 STATES WHERE ASTRONAUTS HAVE LANDED THE SPACE SHUTTLE | WHAT IS FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA OR NEW MEXICO? | |
| 4110 | 2006‑10‑03 | STATE CAPITALS | 1 OF 2 STATE CAPITALS WHOSE NAMES START & END WITH THE SAME LETTER | WHAT IS ATLANTA OR AUGUSTA? | |
| 4109 | 2006‑10‑02 | RECENT EVENTS | DISCOVERED IN 1930, IN AUGUST 2006 IT WAS OFFICIALLY DOWNGRADED TO A "DWARF" | WHAT IS PLUTO? | |
| 4108 | 2006‑09‑29 | NATIONAL CAPITALS | THIS CITY'S WEBSITE CALLS IT "THE LAST DIVIDED CAPITAL IN EUROPE" | WHAT IS NICOSIA? | |
| 4107 | 2006‑09‑28 | HISTORICAL TERMS | HISTORIANS REFER TO "THE LONG 19th CENTURY", THE 125-YEAR SPAN BETWEEN THESE 2 EVENTS | WHAT ARE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION & (THE START OF) WORLD WAR I? | |
| 4106 | 2006‑09‑27 | FAMOUS PAINTERS | HE SAID, "YOU COULD FIND ME ANYTIME AT FOURNAISE'S", A RESTAURANT RIGHT ON THE SEINE | WHO IS PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR? | |
| 4105 | 2006‑09‑26 | LITERARY CINEMA | A SILENT FILM OF THIS RUSSIAN TALE WAS RELEASED IN 2 VERSIONS: IN ONE, GARBO COMMITS SUICIDE; IN THE OTHER, GARBO LIVES | WHAT IS "ANNA KARENINA"? | |
| 4104 | 2006‑09‑25 | LITERATURE | NORTHUMBRIA IN THE "AGE OF BEDE" OR MERCIA IN OFFA's REIGN ARE GUESSES AS TO WHERE & WHEN THIS WORK WAS CREATED | WHAT IS "BEOWULF"? | |
| 4103 | 2006‑09‑22 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE GRADY GAMMAGE AUDITORIUM AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WAS THE LAST MAJOR PUBLIC BUILDING THAT HE DESIGNED | WHO IS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT? | |
| 4102 | 2006‑09‑21 | WORD ORIGINS | APPROPRIATELY, THIS WORD COMES FROM GREEK WORDS MEANING "SHARP" & "DULL" | WHAT IS OXYMORON? | |
| 4101 | 2006‑09‑20 | IN THE NEWS 2006 | JUSTICE PETER SMITH EMBEDDED A SECRET CODE INTO A 2006 RULING THAT SAID THIS AUTHOR HADN'T VIOLATED A COPYRIGHT | WHO IS DAN BROWN? | |
| 4100 | 2006‑09‑19 | BRITISH ROYALTY | JUST PRIOR TO HER DEATH IN 1536, SHE TOLD SIR WILLIAM KINGSTON, "I HAVE A LITTLE NECK" | WHO IS ANNE BOLEYN? | |
| 4099 | 2006‑09‑18 | CASTLES | THE NAME OF THIS LARGE HOME LOCATED IN ABERDEENSHIRE MEANS "THE MAJESTIC DWELLING" IN GAELIC | WHAT IS BALMORAL (CASTLE)? | |
| 4098 | 2006‑09‑15 | U.S. STATES | OF THE 4 U.S. STATES THAT ARE OFFICIALLY CALLED COMMONWEALTHS, THIS ONE WAS NOT 1 OF THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES | WHAT IS KENTUCKY? | |
| 4097 | 2006‑09‑14 | A 1950s POEM | "WHOLE INTELLECTS ...WHO DEMANDED SANITY TRIALS...& WERE LEFT WITH THEIR INSANITY & THEIR HANDS & A HUNG JURY" | WHAT IS "HOWL"? | |
| 4096 | 2006‑09‑13 | VICE PRESIDENTS | THE 2 GOP VICE PRESIDENTS WHO SUCCEEDED TO THE PRESIDENCY & WERE LATER ELECTED PRESIDENT IN THEIR OWN RIGHT | WHO ARE THEODORE ROOSEVELT & CALVIN COOLIDGE? | |
| 4095 | 2006‑09‑12 | AMERICANA | IN JUNE 2005, AMID SOME CONTROVERSY, A STATUE OF ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY WAS UNVEILED IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS SALEM, (MASSACHUSETTS)? | |
| 4094 | 2006‑09‑11 | PLANTS | IN TROPICAL AFRICA IT'S THE MAIN SOURCE OF CALORIES IN THE DIET; IN THE U.S. IT GIVES US A PUDDING | WHAT IS CASSAVA? | |
| 4093 | 2006‑07‑28 | AMERICANA | A MONUMENT AT THIS NEBRASKA SITE BEARS THE WORDS "HE AIN'T HEAVY, FATHER... HE'S M' BROTHER" | WHAT IS (VILLAGE OF) BOYS TOWN? | |
| 4092 | 2006‑07‑27 | AMERICAN WOMEN AUTHORS | HENRY JAMES CALLED HER "THE THACKERAY, THE TROLLOPE, OF THE NURSERY AND THE SCHOOLROOM" | WHO IS LOUISA MAY ALCOTT? | |
| 4091 | 2006‑07‑26 | AFRICAN CAPITALS | TO GET THE NAME OF ITS COUNTRY, ADD 2 LETTERS TO THE END OF THIS WORLD CAPITAL CITY | WHAT IS TUNIS? | |
| 4090 | 2006‑07‑25 | POLITICAL IDIOMS | USED TO DESCRIBE A RESPONSE MADE WITHOUT THINKING, ITS PHYSICAL COUNTERPART CAN TAKE 1/20 SECOND | WHAT IS (A) KNEE-JERK (REACTION, REFLEX, RESPONSE)? | |
| 4089 | 2006‑07‑24 | OSCAR-NOMINATED MOVIES | ONE OF THE 2 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES IN WHICH CBS NEWSMAN & "60 MINUTES" PRODUCER DON HEWITT IS A CHARACTER | WHAT IS "THE INSIDER" OR "GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK"? | |
| 4088 | 2006‑07‑21 | NYC TICKER-TAPE PARADE HONOREES | OF THE 3 MEN HONORED AUG. 13, 1969, THE ONE WHO SPENT PART OF JULY 20th MILES FROM THE OTHER 2 | WHO IS MICHAEL COLLINS? | |
| 4087 | 2006‑07‑20 | EUROPEAN COUNTRIES | THIS CO-PRINCIPALITY IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE HAD THE LAST REMNANT OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE'S FEUDAL SYSTEM | WHAT IS ANDORRA? | |
| 4086 | 2006‑07‑19 | PRESIDENTIAL QUOTATIONS | HE ANNOUNCED TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, "THE FORCE FROM WHICH THE SUN DRAWS ITS POWER HAS BEEN LOOSED..." | WHO IS HARRY TRUMAN? | |
| 4085 | 2006‑07‑18 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | LAST NAME OF SIR CLIFFORD, WHOSE CRIPPLING WAR INJURIES MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT FOR HIS WIFE | WHAT IS CHATTERLEY? | |
| 4084 | 2006‑07‑17 | VARIETY HEADLINES | THE VARIETY HEADLINE WHEN THIS COUPLE MARRIED JUNE 29, 1956 READ, "EGGHEAD WEDS HOURGLASS" | WHO ARE ARTHUR MILLER & MARILYN MONROE? | |
| 4083 | 2006‑07‑14 | FAMOUS PLAYS | THIS PLAY THAT IS QUITE CONCERNED WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WAS, ODDLY ENOUGH, FIRST PERFORMED IN GERMAN, IN 1913 | WHAT IS "PYGMALION"? | |
| 4082 | 2006‑07‑13 | U.S. HISTORY | HE WAS THE COMMANDING UNION GENERAL AT BENTONVILLE, SITE OF THE LAST MAJOR CONFEDERATE OFFENSIVE | WHO IS WILLIAM T. SHERMAN? | |
| 4081 | 2006‑07‑12 | PRO FOOTBALL GEOGRAPHY | OF ALL THE U.S. STATES WITH 2 CURRENT NFL TEAMS, IT'S THE ONLY STATE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TOUCHES | WHAT IS MISSOURI? | |
| 4080 | 2006‑07‑11 | BUSINESS FIRSTS | ON JULY 20, 1903 THIS COMPANY DELIVERED ITS FIRST PRODUCT, PURCHASED BY A RESPECTED DETROITER | WHAT IS FORD (MOTOR COMPANY)? | |
| 4079 | 2006‑07‑10 | ISLANDS | OF THE WORLD'S 10 LARGEST ISLANDS, 3 BELONG ALL OR IN PART TO INDONESIA & 3 BELONG TO THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 4078 | 2006‑07‑07 | STATE FLAGS | ITS STATE FLAG, BASED ON A DESIGN FROM 1776, SHOWS VIRTUE, DRESSED LIKE AN AMAZON, TRIUMPHING OVER TYRANNY | WHAT IS VIRGINIA? | |
| 4077 | 2006‑07‑06 | CHILDREN'S LIT TITLE CHARACTERS | HE "CAME INTO THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THICKET, IN ONE OF THOSE LITTLE, HIDDEN FOREST GLADES..." | WHO IS BAMBI? | |
| 4076 | 2006‑07‑05 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY | THE 2 OUTLETS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, A STRAIT & A CHANNEL, BEAR THE NAMES OF THESE 2 LAND AREAS | WHAT ARE (STRAITS OF) FLORIDA & (THE) YUCATAN (CHANNEL) ? | |
| 4075 | 2006‑07‑04 | THE 20th CENTURY | ON OCT. 16, 1964 AT LOP NOR THIS NATION DETONATED ITS FIRST NUCLEAR DEVICE | WHAT IS CHINA? | |
| 4074 | 2006‑07‑03 | OSCAR-WINNING SINGERS | 2 OF THE 4 PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD A BILLBOARD NO. 1 POP ALBUM & ALSO WON A REGULAR ACTING OSCAR | WHO ARE FRANK SINATRA, JAMIE FOXX, BING CROSBY OR BARBRA STREISAND? | |
| 4073 | 2006‑06‑30 | CHILDREN'S AUTHORS | THIS AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR HAS SAID, "MAX IS LIKE MY DEMENTED SON AND HE'S TAKING CARE OF HIS FATHER FOR LIFE" | WHO IS MAURICE SENDAK? | |
| 4072 | 2006‑06‑29 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | THE MAIN GREEN OF THIS UNIVERSITY INCLUDES STATUES OF IRA ALLEN, ITS FOUNDER, & LAFAYETTE, WHO VISITED IN 1825 | WHAT IS (THE UNIVERSITY OF) VERMONT? | |
| 4071 | 2006‑06‑28 | WORLD EVENTS | IN 2003, 120 YEARS AFTER IT MADE HEADLINES, A BOOK ON THIS WAS SUBTITLED "THE DAY THE WORLD EXPLODED" | WHAT IS KRAKATOA? | |
| 4070 | 2006‑06‑27 | FILMS OF THE '60s | PETER O'TOOLE WAS OSCAR-NOMINATED FOR PLAYING THE SAME KING IN THESE 2 MOVIES | WHAT ARE "BECKET" & "THE LION IN WINTER"? | |
| 4069 | 2006‑06‑26 | 19th CENTURY GOVERNORS | TO DATE, HE'S THE ONLY PERSON TO BE ELECTED GOVERNOR OF 2 DIFFERENT STATES | WHO IS SAM HOUSTON? | |
| 4068 | 2006‑06‑23 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE | "I THOUGHT I WOULD SAIL ABOUT A LITTLE AND SEE THE WATERY PART OF THE WORLD", SAYS THIS NARRATOR | WHO IS ISHMAEL? | |
| 4067 | 2006‑06‑22 | WASHINGTON, D.C. | ORIGINALLY HOUSED IN A BOARDING HOUSE & THEN IN THE CAPITOL, TODAY IT OCCUPIES 3 BUILDINGS NAMED FOR PRESIDENTS | WHAT IS THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS? | |
| 4066 | 2006‑06‑21 | AUTHORS | AUTHOR SEEN HERE WITH HIS SON | WHO IS A(LAN) A(LEXANDER) MILNE? | |
| 4065 | 2006‑06‑20 | NATIONAL NAMES | 2 OF 3 EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER NATIONS WHOSE NAMES ARE ONLY ONE SYLLABLE IN ENGLISH | WHAT ARE FRANCE, GREECE, SPAIN? | |
| 4064 | 2006‑06‑19 | WORD ORIGINS | FROM THE NAME OF A COMMITTEE CREATED BY GREGORY XV TO SPREAD THE FAITH, IT MEANS INFO USED TO SPREAD A BELIEF | WHAT IS PROPAGANDA? | |
| 4063 | 2006‑06‑16 | TRANSPORTATION NEWS | THIS CITY'S ICONIC ROUTEMASTER VEHICLES WERE JUST SHY OF 50 YEARS' SERVICE WHEN THEY WERE RETIRED IN 2005 | WHAT IS LONDON? | |
| 4062 | 2006‑06‑15 | THE OSCARS | 2 OF THE 3 WESTERNS TO WIN THE OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE | WHAT ARE "CIMARRON", "DANCES WITH WOLVES" & "UNFORGIVEN"? | |
| 4061 | 2006‑06‑14 | POLITICAL QUOTATIONS | IT WAS SAID THAT BEING WITH THESE 2 LEADERS, BORN 1874 & 1882, "WAS LIKE SITTING BETWEEN 2 LIONS ROARING AT THE SAME TIME" | WHO ARE (SIR) WINSTON CHURCHILL & FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT? | |
| 4060 | 2006‑06‑13 | LITERARY QUOTES | "I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE GREAT DiMAGGIO FISHING" IS A LINE FROM THIS 1952 WORK; LIKE DiMAGGIO, IT'S AN AMERICAN CLASSIC | WHAT IS "THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA"? | |
| 4059 | 2006‑06‑12 | U.S. NEWSPAPERS | DURING THE AMER. REVOLUTION, THIS NEW ENGLAND NEWSPAPER HAD THE USA's HIGHEST CIRCULATION; IT'S STILL IN THE TOP 50 | WHAT IS THE HARTFORD COURANT? | |
| 4058 | 2006‑06‑09 | ROYALTY | HIS TRIAL BEGAN ON JANUARY 20, 1649 | WHO IS CHARLES I (OF ENGLAND)? | |
| 4057 | 2006‑06‑08 | UNIVERSITIES | IT'S THE ONLY STATE THAT DOESN'T HAVE AN UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY OR UNIVERSITY SYSTEM NAMED JUST FOR THE STATE ITSELF | WHAT IS NEW JERSEY? | |
| 4056 | 2006‑06‑07 | CANADIAN POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS | IT'S THE ONLY CANADIAN PROVINCE OR TERRITORY WHOSE 2-LETTER POSTAL ABBREVIATION IS A PREPOSITION | WHAT IS ONTARIO? | |
| 4055 | 2006‑06‑06 | OSCAR WINNERS | DIANNE WIEST (1986 & 1994) IS THE ONLY 2-TIME ACTING OSCAR WINNER TO WIN BOTH WORKING FOR THE SAME DIRECTOR--HIM | WHO IS WOODY ALLEN? | |
| 4054 | 2006‑06‑05 | WORDS IN THE NEWS | THIS WORD FOR ONE WHO HANGS AROUND THE CORRIDORS OF POWER REFERS BACK TO THE CORRIDORS THEMSELVES | WHAT IS A LOBBYIST? | |
| 4053 | 2006‑06‑02 | EUROPEAN LITERARY CLASSICS | IN THIS 1832 GERMAN WORK, THE TITLE CHARACTER IS FOLLOWED HOME BY A POODLE THAT CHANGES INTO SOMETHING EVIL | WHAT IS "FAUST"? | |
| 4052 | 2006‑06‑01 | PLAYWRIGHTS | IN 2005 BROADWAY'S VIRGINIA THEATRE WAS RENAMED TO HONOR THIS LATE AUTHOR, THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN SO HONORED | WHO IS AUGUST WILSON? | |
| 4051 | 2006‑05‑31 | AFRICA | IN JANUARY 2006 THIS COUNTRY SWORE IN AFRICA'S FIRST ELECTED FEMALE PRESIDENT, ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF | WHAT IS LIBERIA? | |
| 4050 | 2006‑05‑30 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | FOR OVER A DECADE STARTING FROM 1807, THIS NATION'S CAPITAL WAS MOVED TO A CITY IN SOUTH AMERICA | WHAT IS PORTUGAL? | |
| 4049 | 2006‑05‑29 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS | ENCOURAGED BY RFK TO SEEK PUBLIC OFFICE, HE LEFT THE MARINES AS A COLONEL IN 1965 & WON A SENATE SEAT 9 YEARS LATER | WHO IS JOHN GLENN? | |
| 4048 | 2006‑05‑26 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | IN 1964, IN A RARE INTERVIEW, SHE SAID, "ALL I WANT TO BE IS THE JANE AUSTEN OF SOUTH ALABAMA..." | WHO IS (NELLE) HARPER LEE? | |
| 4047 | 2006‑05‑25 | MILITARY HISTORY | LASTING ABOUT A MONTH, IT'S THE BATTLE FOR WHICH THE MOST MARINES EARNED THE MEDAL OF HONOR | WHAT IS IWO JIMA? | |
| 4046 | 2006‑05‑24 | PORT CITIES | IT WAS RUSSIA'S THIRD-LARGEST CITY UNTIL IT BECAME THE CAPITAL OF AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC IN 1918 | WHAT IS RIGA? | |
| 4045 | 2006‑05‑23 | THE GLOBE | IF YOU DIG STRAIGHT THROUGH THE EARTH'S CENTER FROM CANTON, OHIO YOU'LL END UP NOT IN CHINA BUT IN THIS BODY OF WATER | WHAT IS THE INDIAN OCEAN? | |
| 4044 | 2006‑05‑22 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | SPRINGS AT WESTON, MO. PROVIDED WATER TO WAGON TRAINS & McCORMICK'S, NOW THE USA's OLDEST CONTIN. OPERATING ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS A DISTILLERY? | |
| 4043 | 2006‑05‑19 | WORLD LITERATURE | IT SAYS, "'O POET... I BEG YOU, THAT I MAY FLEE THIS EVIL & WORSE EVILS, TO LEAD ME...THAT I MAY SEE THE GATEWAY OF SAINT PETER'" | WHAT IS "THE DIVINE COMEDY"? | |
| 4042 | 2006‑05‑18 | LEGAL TERMS | CONGRESS HAS PASSED 2 LAWS NAMED FOR THIS, DEFINED AS INCITING REBELLION: ONE IN 1918 & ONE 120 YEARS EARLIER | WHAT IS SEDITION? | |
| 4041 | 2006‑05‑17 | BRITISH MONARCHS | THE LAST BRITISH MONARCH WHO WAS NOT THE CHILD OF A MONARCH | WHO IS VICTORIA? | |
| 4040 | 2006‑05‑16 | SCIENTISTS | "AMERICAN PROMETHEUS" IS A BIOGRAPHY OF THIS PHYSICIST WHO DIED IN 1967 | WHO IS J(ULIUS) ROBERT OPPENHEIMER? | |
| 4039 | 2006‑05‑15 | MYTHOLOGY | THE NAME OF THIS MONSTER IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "SHE-GOAT" | WHAT IS THE CHIMERA? | |
| 4038 | 2006‑05‑12 | ISLANDS | DAVIS STRAIT, NAMED FOR A NORTHWEST PASSAGE SEEKER, SEPARATES THESE 2 ISLANDS THAT TOTAL OVER 1 MIL. SQ. MI. | WHAT ARE GREENLAND & BAFFIN ISLAND? | |
| 4037 | 2006‑05‑11 | HISTORIC NAMES | A SILENT MOVIE TITLE INCLUDES THE LAST NAME OF THIS 18th C. STATESMAN & FAVORITE OF CATHERINE THE GREAT | WHO IS GRIGORY POTEMKIN? | |
| 4036 | 2006‑05‑10 | CHARACTERS IN SHAKESPEARE | POET SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE REFERRED TO THE "MOTIVELESS MALIGNITY" OF THIS CHARACTER | WHO IS IAGO? | |
| 4035 | 2006‑05‑09 | COMPOSING CONTEMPORARIES | ONE OF 2 HYPHEN- ATED COMPOSERS WHO FLOURISHED IN THE 1870s, ONE WITH "THE MAID OF PSKOV" & ONE WITH "SAMSON ET DALILA" | WHO IS NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV OR CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS? | |
| 4034 | 2006‑05‑08 | SCIENCE | THE SYMBOL OF THIS ELEMENT FIRST ISOLATED IN 1783 COMES FROM ITS GERMAN NAME | WHAT IS TUNGSTEN? | |
| 4033 | 2006‑05‑05 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HAD HE LIVED IN ANCIENT GREECE, THIS PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED ODYSSEUS | WHO IS ULYSSES S. GRANT? | |
| 4032 | 2006‑05‑04 | MEMOIRS | CHAPTERS IN THIS 1937 MEMOIR INCLUDE "A KIKUYU CHIEF", "WAR-TIME SAFARI" & "OLD KNUDSEN" | WHAT IS "OUT OF AFRICA"? | |
| 4031 | 2006‑05‑03 | PEOPLE IN SPACE | IN 2005, AS THE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY PREPARED FOR LANDING, NASA PLAYED A DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS SONG IN HER HONOR | WHO IS EILEEN COLLINS? | |
| 4030 | 2006‑05‑02 | WORD HISTORY | ONE MONGOL TRIBE OR ARMY, IT CAME TO MEAN "A VAST NUMBER" BECAUSE THE FIERCE MONGOL WARRIORS SEEMED SO NUMEROUS | WHAT IS A HORDE? | |
| 4029 | 2006‑05‑01 | THEATRE 2005 | THE CONDUCT OF A PRIEST AROUSES SUSPICION IN THIS PLAY THAT WON THE 2005 PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA | WHAT IS "DOUBT"? | |
| 4028 | 2006‑04‑28 | AFRICA | IN NOVEMBER 2005 LEADERS OF SPAIN & FRANCE JOINED IN CELEBRATING THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THIS COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE | WHAT IS MOROCCO? | |
| 4027 | 2006‑04‑27 | WOMEN IN HISTORY | IN AN 1863 ESSAY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE CALLED THIS WOMAN WHOM SHE HAD MET WITH "THE LIBYAN SIBYL" | WHO IS SOJOURNER TRUTH? | |
| 4026 | 2006‑04‑26 | LITERARY OBJECTS | IN LITERATURE FROM THE 1200s TO TODAY, IT HAS BEEN DEPICTED AS A TYPE OF DISH, A TALISMANIC STONE & A WOMAN | WHAT IS THE (HOLY) GRAIL? | |
| 4025 | 2006‑04‑25 | MOVIE DIRECTORS | HE'S THE ONLY PERSON TO DIRECT HIS DAUGHTER & HIS FATHER IN OSCAR-WINNING PERFORMANCES | WHO IS JOHN HUSTON? | |
| 4024 | 2006‑04‑24 | ROCKS & MINERALS | MINES NEAR TICONDEROGA, NEW YORK WERE ONCE THE USA's PRINCIPAL SOURCE FOR THIS 8-LETTER MINERAL | WHAT IS (CRYSTALLINE) GRAPHITE? | |
| 4023 | 2006‑04‑21 | FAMOUS OBJECTS | SHAH JAHAN, RANJIT SINGH & QUEEN VICTORIA ALL POSSESSED A FAMOUS ONE OF WHOSE NAME MEANS "MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT" | WHAT IS A DIAMOND? | |
| 4022 | 2006‑04‑20 | BOOKS | CHAP. 1: "UNTIL ONE MORNING IN MID- NOVEMBER OF 1959, FEW AMERICANS--IN FACT, FEW KANSANS --HAD EVER HEARD OF HOLCOMB" | WHAT IS "IN COLD BLOOD"? | |
| 4021 | 2006‑04‑19 | WORLD LEADERS | IN 1984 HIS GRANDSON SUCCEEDED HIS DAUGHTER TO BECOME HIS COUNTRY'S PRIME MINISTER | WHO IS JAWAHARLAL NEHRU? | |
| 4020 | 2006‑04‑18 | AMERICAN POLITICIANS | IN 2005 HE TOOK HIS FIRST SUBMARINE DIVE SINCE HE LEFT THE NAVY IN 1953, ON A NEW NUCLEAR VESSEL THAT'S NAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 4019 | 2006‑04‑17 | LEADING MEN | 1 OF 2 ACTORS WHO HAVE EARNED ACTING ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS IN THE LAST 5 CONSECUTIVE DECADES | WHO IS MICHAEL CAINE OR JACK NICHOLSON? | |
| 4018 | 2006‑04‑14 | POETS | SHE WROTE, "FROM HER BEACON-HAND GLOWS WORLD-WIDE WELCOME; HER MILD EYES COMMAND THE AIR-BRIDGED HARBOR" | WHO IS EMMA LAZARUS? | |
| 4017 | 2006‑04‑13 | '60s NOVELS' FIRST LINES | IT BEGINS, "AMERIGO BONASERA...WAITED FOR JUSTICE; VENGEANCE ON THE MEN WHO HAD SO CRUELLY HURT HIS DAUGHTER" | WHAT IS "THE GODFATHER"? | |
| 4016 | 2006‑04‑12 | U.S. TERRITORIES | 5 OF THE 7 ISLANDS THAT MAKE UP THIS U.S. TERRITORY ARE OF VOLCANIC ORIGIN; THE OTHER 2 ARE CORAL ATOLLS | WHAT IS AMERICAN SAMOA? | |
| 4015 | 2006‑04‑11 | THE EARLY 1900s | THESE 2 NATIONS FOUGHT A WAR ON NEITHER NATION'S SOIL; THE DECISIVE BATTLE CAME AT PRESENT-DAY SHEN-YANG | WHAT ARE RUSSIA & JAPAN? | |
| 4014 | 2006‑04‑10 | MEMORIALS | OPENED IN 2002 IN LOWER MANHATTAN, A MEMORIAL TO THIS 1845-1849 TRAGEDY USED KILKENNY LIMESTONE | WHAT IS THE (IRISH) POTATO FAMINE? | |
| 4013 | 2006‑04‑07 | TELEVISION | THE TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY "AMERICA'S FAVORITE NEIGHBOR" WAS A TRIBUTE TO HIM | WHO IS MR. (FRED) ROGERS? | |
| 4012 | 2006‑04‑06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | ON JULY 16, 1995 THIS COMPANY MADE ITS FIRST SALE, A SCIENCE TEXTBOOK | WHAT IS AMAZON (.COM)? | |
| 4011 | 2006‑04‑05 | STATE CAPITALS | ALPHABETICALLY, THEY'RE THE FIRST 2 STATE CAPITALS NAMED FOR PRESIDENTS | WHAT ARE JACKSON & JEFFERSON CITY? | |
| 4010 | 2006‑04‑04 | GERMAN AMERICANS | HE FAMOUSLY REMARKED, "WE ARE ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN", GIVING WOODWARD & BERNSTEIN THEIR TITLE | WHO IS HENRY KISSINGER? | |
| 4009 | 2006‑04‑03 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | THE GRANDSON OF A HUMORIST, THE SON OF A CHILDREN'S AUTHOR, HIS FIRST NOVEL IN 1974 WAS A HUGE BESTSELLER | WHO IS PETER BENCHLEY? | |
| 4008 | 2006‑03‑31 | FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHS | ALBERTO KORDA, CASTRO'S OFFICIAL PHOTOG., IS BEST KNOWN FOR AN IMAGE OF THIS MAN SEEN ON COUNTLESS SHIRTS & POSTERS | WHO IS ERNESTO "CHE" GUEVARA? | |
| 4007 | 2006‑03‑30 | NOTABLE WOMEN | SHE WAS THE 31st PERSON--& THE FIRST WOMAN-- TO LIE IN STATE OR HONOR IN THE U.S. CAPITOL | WHO IS ROSA PARKS? | |
| 4006 | 2006‑03‑29 | 20th CENTURY THEATER | THIS PLAY ENDS WITH 1 CHARACTER ASKING, "WELL? SHALL WE GO?"; THE OTHER REPLIES, "YES, LET'S GO", BUT THEY DO NOT MOVE | WHAT IS "WAITING FOR GODOT"? | |
| 4005 | 2006‑03‑28 | POETS | THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS' 2005 EXHIBIT ON HIM HAD A SECTION TITLED "WOUND DRESSER IN THE CIVIL WAR" | WHO IS WALT WHITMAN? | |
| 4004 | 2006‑03‑27 | MILITARY HISTORY | IN 2005 A SINGLE SAPLING WAS PLANTED AT AN ARMY BARRACKS IN AUSTRALIA TO MARK THE 90th ANNIV. OF THIS BATTLE | WHAT IS GALLIPOLI? | |
| 4003 | 2006‑03‑24 | HISTORIC NAMES | WHEN ALEXANDER HAMILTON & JAMES MONROE NEARLY MET IN A DUEL, THIS MAN INTERCEDED & DEFUSED THE SITUATION | WHO IS AARON BURR? | |
| 4002 | 2006‑03‑23 | BRITISH MONARCHS | THE LAST BRITISH KING NOT NAMED GEORGE, WILLIAM OR EDWARD WAS NAMED THIS | WHAT IS JAMES (II)? | |
| 4001 | 2006‑03‑22 | U.S. STATES | A POPULAR NICKNAME OF THIS STATE COMES FROM A PLANT, POA PRATENSIS, THAT COVERS THE STATE | WHAT IS KENTUCKY? | |
| 4000 | 2006‑03‑21 | 20th CENTURY LITERATURE | "ANNIE" SADILEK, AN IMMIGRANT GIRL FROM BOHEMIA, INSPIRED THE TITLE CHARACTER IN THIS 1918 NOVEL OF THE GREAT PLAINS | WHAT IS "MY ANTONIA"? | |
| 3999 | 2006‑03‑20 | THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR | IF YOU'D INVESTED $84 FOR 4 SHARES OF THIS CO. AT ITS MARCH 13, 1986 IPO, YOU'D HAVE 1,152 SHARES & $30,124.80 AS OF JAN. 1, 2006 | WHAT IS MICROSOFT? | |
| 3998 | 2006‑03‑17 | 20th CENTURY BOOKS | CHAPTER I OF THIS BOOK TELLS US: "WORSE THAN THE ORDINARY MISERABLE CHILDHOOD IS THE MISERABLE IRISH CHILDHOOD..." | WHAT IS "ANGELA'S ASHES"? | |
| 3997 | 2006‑03‑16 | FOOD LORE | IN FOOD LORE, THE DESIGN OF THIS TREAT SYMBOLIZES ARMS FOLDED IN PRAYER & THE 3 HOLES STAND FOR THE TRINITY | WHAT IS THE PRETZEL? | |
| 3996 | 2006‑03‑15 | NATURE | FAR FROM THE MAINLAND, HAWAII IS POOR IN NATIVE MAMMALS: IT HAS 2, A TYPE OF SEAL & A TYPE OF THIS, ORDER CHIROPTERA | WHAT IS (THE HOARY) BAT? | |
| 3995 | 2006‑03‑14 | WORD ORIGINS | THE WORD "TOXIC" COMES FROM THE ANCIENT GREEK FOR THIS WEAPON | WHAT IS ARROW? | |
| 3994 | 2006‑03‑13 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HENRY LAURENS, THOMAS MIFFLIN & RICHARD HENRY LEE WERE PRESIDENTS OF THIS BODY THAT ONLY LASTED FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS | WHAT IS THE (2nd) CONTINENTAL CONGRESS? | |
| 3993 | 2006‑03‑10 | HISTORIC DOCUMENTS | CLAUSE 39 OF THIS READS "NO FREEMAN SHALL BE TAKEN, OR IMPRISONED...EXCEPT BY THE LEGAL JUDGMENT OF HIS PEERS" | WHAT IS THE MAGNA CARTA? | |
| 3992 | 2006‑03‑09 | ISLANDS | DESPITE LANDMINES DATING FROM 1982, PENGUINS USE THESE ISLANDS FOR MATING GROUNDS, BEING TOO LIGHT TO SET THEM OFF | WHAT ARE THE FALKLAND ISLANDS? | |
| 3991 | 2006‑03‑08 | SHAKESPEARE | ODDLY ENOUGH, THIS 3-WORD PHRASE IS THE ONLY PHRASE OF LATIN SPOKEN IN THE PLAY "JULIUS CAESAR" | WHAT IS "ET TU, BRUTE"? | |
| 3990 | 2006‑03‑07 | GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES | FROM THE 1795 POEM "ERIN": "NOR ONE FEELING OF VENGEANCE PRESUME TO DEFILE/ THE CAUSE, OR THE MEN, OF" THIS PLACE | WHAT IS "THE EMERALD ISLE"? | |
| 3989 | 2006‑03‑06 | AMERICAN HISTORY | THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY FIRST MET ON MARCH 4, 1789 IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT ONLY 8 OF ITS 22 MEMBERS WERE PRESENT | WHAT IS THE (U.S.) SENATE? | |
| 3988 | 2006‑03‑03 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | THIS 1906 NOVEL SAYS, "NOW & THEN A VISITOR WEPT, TO BE SURE; BUT THIS SLAUGHTERING MACHINE RAN ON, VISITORS OR NO..." | WHAT IS "THE JUNGLE"? | |
| 3987 | 2006‑03‑02 | THE VICE PRESIDENCY | IN THE 20th CENTURY, 2 OF THE 3 MEN WHO SERVED LESS THAN 1 YEAR AS VP BEFORE BECOMING PRESIDENT | WHO ARE THEODORE ROOSEVELT, HARRY TRUMAN & GERALD FORD? | |
| 3986 | 2006‑03‑01 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD REGARDING INFIDELITY CAME FROM A CERTAIN BIRD LEAVING ITS EGGS IN OTHER NESTS TO BE RAISED | WHAT IS CUCKOLD? | |
| 3985 | 2006‑02‑28 | TREES | TO HONOR A CHEROKEE LEADER WHO DIED IN 1843, A EUROPEAN BOTANIST PROPOSED THIS NAME FOR A TREE | WHAT IS SEQUOIA? | |
| 3984 | 2006‑02‑27 | AMERICAN WOMEN | SHE GAVE HERSELF THE THIRD-PERSON NAME "PHANTOM", THE "NO-PERSON" SHE WAS FROM 19 MONTHS UNTIL SHE WAS ALMOST 7 | WHO IS HELEN KELLER? | |
| 3983 | 2006‑02‑24 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | GROWING UP ON A FARM, HENRY FORD DIDN'T "CARE MUCH FOR" THESE..."I NEVER REALLY MADE FRIENDS WITH THEM" | WHAT ARE HORSES? | |
| 3982 | 2006‑02‑23 | EUROPEAN FICTION | THIS 1915 STORY SAYS, "HIS NUMEROUS LEGS, WHICH WERE PITIFULLY THIN... WAVED HELPLESSLY BEFORE HIS EYES" | WHAT IS "THE METAMORPHOSIS"? | |
| 3981 | 2006‑02‑22 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | THE 2 PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM THAT HAVE ATMOSPHERES MADE UP MOSTLY OF CARBON DIOXIDE | WHAT ARE VENUS & MARS? | |
| 3980 | 2006‑02‑21 | FAMOUS PAINTERS | HIS TWIN DAUGHTERS BOTH MARRIED GENERALS, & HIS PORTRAIT OF ONE OF HIS SONS-IN-LAW IS SEEN HERE | WHO IS JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID? | |
| 3979 | 2006‑02‑20 | WORLD LEADERS | THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF HIS COUNTRY TO BE BORN IN THAT COUNTRY, HE WAS ASSASSINATED IN 1995 | WHO IS YITZHAK RABIN? | |
| 3978 | 2006‑02‑17 | FORMER WORLD CAPITALS | IN 1998 CZAR NICHOLAS II & HIS WIFE ALEXANDRA WERE LAID TO REST IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS ST. PETERSBURG? | |
| 3977 | 2006‑02‑16 | AMERICAN MUSIC | ON DEC. 11, 1987 IT WAS DESIGNATED AS THE NATIONAL MARCH OF THE UNITED STATES | WHAT IS "THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER"? | |
| 3976 | 2006‑02‑15 | LITERARY ANIMALS | IN AN 1877 NOVEL, HE TELLS US THAT HE WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED DARKIE, & LATER, OLD CRONY | WHO IS BLACK BEAUTY? | |
| 3975 | 2006‑02‑14 | NOTABLE AMERICAN WOMEN | IN 2004 & 2005 THIS FORMER UNIVERSITY PROVOST TOPPED FORBES' LIST OF THE 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD | WHO IS CONDOLEEZZA RICE? | |
| 3974 | 2006‑02‑13 | THE 50 STATES | SINCE 1776, IT HAS BEEN THE ONLY U.S. STATE TO BE THE MOST POPULOUS STATE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 3973 | 2006‑02‑10 | AMERICANA | ORIGINALLY BEARDLESS, UNCLE SAM GOT HIS CHIN WHISKERS FROM IMAGES DEPICTING THIS REAL-LIFE MAN | WHO IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 3972 | 2006‑02‑09 | CONGRESS | THE WORD FOR THIS JOB COMES FROM A FOX-HUNTING TERM FOR SOMEONE WHO KEEPS THE HUNTING DOGS FROM STRAYING | WHAT IS (HOUSE MINORITY OR MAJORITY) WHIP? | |
| 3971 | 2006‑02‑08 | MILESTONES | IN 1994, 25 YEARS AFTER THIS EVENT, 1 PARTICIPANT SAID, "FOR ONE CROWNING MOMENT, WE WERE CREATURES OF THE COSMIC OCEAN" | WHAT IS THE MOON LANDING? | |
| 3970 | 2006‑02‑07 | 20th CENTURY BOOKS | IN A CLASSIC BOOK, THIS TITLE PHRASE PRECEDES THE WORDS "WHICH HAD SWEPT THROUGH GEORGIA" | WHAT IS "GONE WITH THE WIND"? | |
| 3969 | 2006‑02‑06 | FAMOUS SHIPS | ON DEC. 27, 1831 IT DEPARTED PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND TO MAP THE COASTLINE OF SOUTH AMERICA | WHAT IS THE (H.M.S.) BEAGLE? | |
| 3968 | 2006‑02‑03 | NOTABLE WOMEN | IN 1967 DAME CICELY SAUNDERS FOUNDED ST. CHRISTOPHER'S, THE FIRST MODERN ONE OF THESE; IN 2005 SHE DIED THERE | WHAT IS A HOSPICE? | |
| 3967 | 2006‑02‑02 | CHARACTERS IN 18th CENTURY PLAYS | THIS ENGLISHWOMAN'S NAME COMES FROM THE FRENCH FOR "BADLY SUITED TO THE PURPOSE" | WHO IS MRS. MALAPROP? | |
| 3966 | 2006‑02‑01 | WAR & PEACE | IN 1839 THE FIRST OF SEVERAL WARS BROKE OUT OVER THE TRADE OF AN EXTRACT FROM A FLOWER OF THIS FAMILY | WHAT IS THE POPPY (FAMILY)? | |
| 3965 | 2006‑01‑31 | PEN NAMES | A 20th CENTURY WRITER DERIVED THIS PEN NAME FROM THE PATRON SAINT OF ENGLAND & A RIVER IN SUFFOLK | WHO IS GEORGE ORWELL? | |
| 3964 | 2006‑01‑30 | WORLD MONEY 2005 | THIS U.S. SPORTS FIGURE (BORN 1940) BECAME THE ONLY LIVING PERSON EVER ON A SCOTTISH NOTE BESIDES THE QUEEN & HER MUM | WHO IS JACK NICKLAUS? | |
| 3963 | 2006‑01‑27 | WORLD CAPITALS | A 1958 COUP IN THIS CITY ENDED A MONARCHY; 10 YEARS OF POLITICAL TURMOIL FOLLOWED, THEN 35 YEARS OF DICTATORSHIP | WHAT IS BAGHDAD? | |
| 3962 | 2006‑01‑26 | CIVIL RIGHTS | ON AUG. 6, 2005 AN ATLANTA MARCH SUPPORTED EXTENDING THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT SIGNED BY THIS PRESIDENT | WHO IS LYNDON B. JOHNSON? | |
| 3961 | 2006‑01‑25 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD THAT HAS COME TO MEAN "SUDDEN PROSPERITY" MEANS "GOOD WEATHER" IN SPANISH | WHAT IS BONANZA? | |
| 3960 | 2006‑01‑24 | WORLD HISTORY | THIS PERSON WAS THE REIGNING MONARCH OF GREAT BRITAIN WHEN THE U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS WRITTEN | WHO IS GEORGE III? | |
| 3959 | 2006‑01‑23 | GEM LORE | IN GREEK MYTH THIS GEM WAS "CREATED" BY TEARS OF WINE FROM DIONYSUS THAT STAINED THE QUARTZ STATUE OF A MAIDEN | WHAT IS AMETHYST? | |
| 3958 | 2006‑01‑20 | CURRENT ROYALTY | FIRST NAME & NUMBER SHARED BY 2 CURRENT EUROPEAN MONARCHS | WHAT IS ALBERT II (OF BELGIUM & OF MONACO)? | |
| 3957 | 2006‑01‑19 | HIT SONGS | THIS NO. 1 HIT FROM 1968 WAS PART OF A HIT FILM'S SOUNDTRACK & WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN ABOUT ELEANOR ROOSEVELT | WHAT IS "MRS. ROBINSON"? | |
| 3956 | 2006‑01‑18 | U.S. COMMERCE | HUNTINGTON, CONSIDERED THE USA's BUSIEST INLAND PORT & LARGELY SHIPPING COAL, IS ON THIS RIVER | WHAT IS THE OHIO? | |
| 3955 | 2006‑01‑17 | WOMEN LEADERS | IT'S THE WORLD'S MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY WITH A FEMALE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT, KHALEDA ZIA | WHAT IS BANGLADESH? | |
| 3954 | 2006‑01‑16 | ANCIENT OBJECTS | IN I KINGS 8 THERE WAS NOTHING INSIDE IT EXCEPT 2 TABLETS PUT THERE BY MOSES | WHAT IS THE ARK OF THE COVENANT? | |
| 3953 | 2006‑01‑13 | LITERARY HISTORY | MARY ROBERTS RINEHART'S 1930 MYSTERY NOVEL "THE DOOR" TURNED BLAMING THIS CHARACTER INTO A CLICHE | WHO IS THE BUTLER? | |
| 3952 | 2006‑01‑12 | CLASSIC MOVIE CHARACTERS | APPROPRIATELY, THIS VILLAINOUS MOVIE CHARACTER'S NAME COMES FROM THE DUTCH WORD FOR "FATHER" | WHO IS (DARTH) VADER? | |
| 3951 | 2006‑01‑11 | NEWSMAKERS | IN APRIL 2005, DURING HIS FIRST 2 DAYS ON THE JOB, HE RECEIVED MORE THAN 56,000 E-MAILS | WHO IS POPE BENEDICT XVI? | |
| 3950 | 2006‑01‑10 | THE U.S. MILITARY | ESTABLISHED IN 1903, THE OLDEST U.S. MILITARY BASE IN CONTINUOUS USE OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. IS IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS CUBA? | |
| 3949 | 2006‑01‑09 | BODIES OF WATER | THIS SEA'S SOUTH BOUNDARY IS A LINE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF INDIA TO THE EASTERN TIP OF AFRICA | WHAT IS THE ARABIAN SEA? | |
| 3948 | 2006‑01‑06 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACTRESSES | THE ONLY TIME 3 AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WERE NOMINATED FOR OSCARS FOR WORK IN THE SAME MOVIE WAS FOR THIS FILM | WHAT IS "THE COLOR PURPLE"? | |
| 3947 | 2006‑01‑05 | RELIGIOUS PERSONALITIES | IN THE 56 YEARS FROM 1948 TO 2004, HE APPEARED 48 TIMES ON THE GALLUP POLL'S ANNUAL "MOST ADMIRED" LISTS | WHO IS BILLY GRAHAM? | |
| 3946 | 2006‑01‑04 | NEWER WORDS & PHRASES | THE ACADEMIE FRANCAISE HAS OFFICIALLY TRANSLATED IT AS "TOILE D'ARAIGNEE MONDIALE" | WHAT IS THE WORLD WIDE WEB? | |
| 3945 | 2006‑01‑03 | U.S. CITIES | ITS NAME INCLUDES THE COUNTY OF WHICH IT'S THE SEAT & THE STATE OF WHICH IT'S THE CAPITAL | WHAT IS OKLAHOMA CITY? | |
| 3944 | 2006‑01‑02 | ANCIENT BIOGRAPHERS | BORN AROUND 46 A.D., HE SPENT TIME IN BOTH GREECE & ROME & WROTE TO ENCOURAGE RESPECT BETWEEN THE 2 CULTURES | WHO IS PLUTARCH? | |
| 3943 | 2005‑12‑30 | RIVERS | THEY'RE THE 2 RIVERS MEETING IN THE PHOTO | WHAT ARE THE HUDSON & EAST RIVERS? | |
| 3942 | 2005‑12‑29 | SOVIET HISTORY | HE DIED IN MOSCOW SEPTEMBER 11, 1971 FOLLOWING NEARLY 7 YEARS OF HOUSE ARREST | WHO IS NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV? | |
| 3941 | 2005‑12‑28 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYS | THIS PLAY SAYS, "THEN TRANSFER TO ONE CALLED CEMETERIES AND RIDE SIX BLOCKS AND GET OFF AT-- ELYSIAN FIELDS!" | WHAT IS "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE"? | |
| 3940 | 2005‑12‑27 | INVENTORS | IN THE 18th CENTURY HE WROTE, "I HAVE ONLY TO MOVE MY EYES UP OR DOWN... TO SEE DISTINCTLY FAR OR NEAR" | WHO IS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 3939 | 2005‑12‑26 | COMPOSERS | HE MOVED TO VIENNA IN 1766; IN 1778 HE PRESENTED HIS NATIVE ITALY WITH THE FIRST OPERA STAGED AT LA SCALA | WHO IS ANTONIO SALIERI? | |
| 3938 | 2005‑12‑23 | SHAKESPEAREANA | A KNIGHT IN "HENRY VI, PART I" WHO FLEES BATTLE TO SAVE HIS LIFE IS AN EARLY VERSION OF THIS GREAT CHARACTER | WHO IS (SIR JOHN) FALSTAFF? | |
| 3937 | 2005‑12‑22 | ANNUAL EVENTS | HENRI DESGRANGE, FOUNDER OF THIS EVENT, CREATED ITS MAILLOT JAUNE, 1st WORN BY EUGENE CHRISTOPHE, RIDING FROM GRENOBLE | WHAT IS THE TOUR DE FRANCE? | |
| 3936 | 2005‑12‑21 | LINES FROM LINCOLN | THOUGH IT'S NOT ACCURATE, THIS MEANING OF THE WORD "MISSISSIPPI" APPEARS IN ONE OF LINCOLN'S MOST FAMOUS LINES | WHAT IS (THE) FATHER OF WATERS? | |
| 3935 | 2005‑12‑20 | AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN | THIS MAN WHO DIED IN 1984 REMARKED, "WE'RE NOT IN THE HAMBURGER BUSINESS, WE'RE IN SHOW BUSINESS" | WHO IS RAY KROC? | |
| 3934 | 2005‑12‑19 | TRADEMARKS | AS THE RESULT OF A MERGER IN 1999, THIS COMPANY'S TRADEMARKS INCLUDE BOTH A TIGER & PEGASUS | WHAT IS EXXONMOBIL? | |
| 3933 | 2005‑12‑16 | 1940s MOVIES | THIS 1942 FILM GAINED GREATER DISTINCTION FOLLOWING A JAN. 1943 MEETING OF ALLIED LEADERS IN ITS TITLE LOCATION | WHAT IS "CASABLANCA"? | |
| 3932 | 2005‑12‑15 | ON THE GLOBE | THE WAY THIS NATION'S COASTLINE WOULD FIT NEATLY INTO THE GULF OF GUINEA SUPPORTS THE THEORY OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT | WHAT IS BRAZIL? | |
| 3931 | 2005‑12‑14 | SURNAMES | IT'S THE ONLY SURNAME EVER SHARED BY A U.S. PRESIDENT & A BRITISH PRIME MINISTER | WHAT IS WILSON? | |
| 3930 | 2005‑12‑13 | FACTS ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE ONLY 20th CENTURY PRESIDENT WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS U.S. HOUSE MINORITY LEADER | WHO IS GERALD FORD? | |
| 3929 | 2005‑12‑12 | 19th CENTURY LIT | THIS WORK SAYS, "MAN IS NOT TRULY ONE, BUT TRULY TWO...I LEARNED TO RECOGNIZE THE... PRIMITIVE DUALITY OF MAN" | WHAT IS "(THE STRANGE CASE OF) DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE"? | |
| 3928 | 2005‑12‑09 | 20th CENTURY INNOVATIONS | AFTER WATCHING SMOKE EMITTED BY WWI AIRPLANES, MAJOR J.C. SAVAGE DEVELOPED THE TECHNIQUE FOR THIS | WHAT IS SKYWRITING? | |
| 3927 | 2005‑12‑08 | POLITICAL LINGO | SENATE RULE 22 GOVERNS THIS; CLINTON CALLED IT "POSTURING TO PROVE...A MINORITY CAN PARALYZE THE FEDERAL GOVT." | WHAT IS FILIBUSTER(ING)? | |
| 3926 | 2005‑12‑07 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS | THIS 1955 NOVEL WAS ORIGINALLY TITLED "THE KINGDOM BY THE SEA", AN ALLUSION TO POE'S "ANNABEL LEE" | WHAT IS "LOLITA"? | |
| 3925 | 2005‑12‑06 | NAMES OF THE 1930s | A FAMOUS 1936 SPEECH BY THIS MAN BEGAN, "AT LONG LAST, I AM ABLE TO SAY A FEW WORDS OF MY OWN" | WHO IS EDWARD VIII? | |
| 3924 | 2005‑12‑05 | U.S. STATES | NOW THE FOURTH LARGEST IN AREA, IT'S THE LARGEST STATE FORMED PRIMARILY FROM THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE | WHAT IS MONTANA? | |
| 3923 | 2005‑12‑02 | 1950s MOVIE ENSEMBLES | NAME MISSING FROM THIS LIST: WEBBER, BEGLEY, MARSHALL, WARDEN, BALSAM, FIEDLER, KLUGMAN, BINNS, SWEENEY, VOSKOVEC & COBB | WHAT IS (HENRY) FONDA? | |
| 3922 | 2005‑12‑01 | GEOGRAPHY | 10 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY THAT IS ALMOST BISECTED BY THE SECOND-LONGEST RIVER IN EUROPE | WHAT IS HUNGARY? | |
| 3921 | 2005‑11‑30 | IN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA | THE LAST FULL 2005 MICROPEDIA ARTICLE ABOUT A PERSON IS ON THE RUSSIAN- BORN MAN FAMED AS AN INVENTOR OF THIS IN THE 1920s | WHAT IS TELEVISION? | |
| 3920 | 2005‑11‑29 | SPORTS HISTORY | IN A FAMOUS INCIDENT, IT'S THE SCHOOL AT WHICH WILLIAM WEBB ELLIS DISREGARDED THE RULES IN 1823 | WHAT IS RUGBY (SCHOOL OR COLLEGE)? | |
| 3919 | 2005‑11‑28 | HERALDIC SYMBOLS | DATING FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE 15th CENTURY, THE TUDOR ROSE HAS PETALS OF THESE 2 COLORS | WHAT ARE RED & WHITE? | |
| 3918 | 2005‑11‑25 | COMPANY ORIGINS | THIS COMPANY'S NAMESAKE FOUNDER, THE SON OF GERMAN IMMIGRANTS, SOLD PICKLES TO PITTSBURGH GROCERS | WHAT IS (H.J.) HEINZ (COMPANY)? | |
| 3917 | 2005‑11‑24 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 2005, THE 700th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS EXECUTION, HIS 5-FOOT SWORD WAS DISPLAYED IN N.Y. AS PART OF A TARTAN DAY CELEBRATION | WHO IS WILLIAM WALLACE? | |
| 3916 | 2005‑11‑23 | THE UNITED NATIONS | IN 1994, AFTER A 20-YEAR ABSENCE, THIS COUNTRY'S DELEGATION WAS ALLOWED TO BE SEATED IN THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY | WHAT IS SOUTH AFRICA? | |
| 3915 | 2005‑11‑22 | 20th CENTURY BOOKS | THIS 1972 BOOK, A BESTSELLER IN 2005, BEGINS, "WE WERE SOMEWHERE AROUND BARSTOW...WHEN THE DRUGS BEGAN TO TAKE HOLD" | WHAT IS "FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (A SAVAGE JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM"? | |
| 3914 | 2005‑11‑21 | NAME THE POEM | "HE IS ALL PINE AND I AM APPLE ORCHARD. MY APPLE TREES WILL NEVER GET ACROSS AND EAT THE CONES UNDER HIS PINES" | WHAT IS "MENDING WALL"? | |
| 3913 | 2005‑11‑18 | WORLD CAPITALS | PIZARRO FOUNDED THIS CITY WHOSE PRESENT NAME IS FROM A QUECHUA WORD MEANING "TALKER" | WHAT IS LIMA (PERU)? | |
| 3912 | 2005‑11‑17 | BRITISH POETS | IN 1812 HE BECAME A DISCIPLE & FRIEND OF SOCIAL PHILOSOPHER WILLIAM GODWIN, LATER HIS FATHER-IN-LAW | WHO IS PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY? | |
| 3911 | 2005‑11‑16 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD MEANING "COMPLETE RANGE" COMES FROM THE 3rd GREEK LETTER, WHICH USED TO BE THE LOW END OF THE MUSICAL SCALE | WHAT IS GAMUT? | |
| 3910 | 2005‑11‑15 | 2005 COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES | SPEAKING AT HIS ALMA MATER, HE URGED GRADUATES TO BE VORACIOUS READERS, DONATE TO WORTHY CAUSES & STAY IN MAINE | WHO IS STEPHEN KING? | |
| 3909 | 2005‑11‑14 | AMERICAN DESIGN | A PHILLIPS 66 IN CLOQUET, MINNESOTA IS THE ONLY FUNCTIONING GAS STATION DESIGNED BY THIS MAN | WHO IS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT? | |
| 3908 | 2005‑11‑11 | 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS | HIS MOTHER, LOUISE, SAID, "I DO NOT WANT MY SON TO BE PRESIDENT... HIS IS A JUDICIAL MIND AND HE LOVES THE LAW" | WHO IS WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT? | |
| 3907 | 2005‑11‑10 | BILLBOARD MAGAZINE | LAUNCHED IN 2004, BILLBOARD'S FIRST TOP 20 CHART FOR THESE INCLUDED "MY BOO", THE "HALLOWEEN" THEME & "ICE ICE BABY" | WHAT ARE RINGTONES? | |
| 3906 | 2005‑11‑09 | STATE CAPITALS | 5 STATE CAPITALS, ALL OF THEM ON OR WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI, BEGIN WITH THESE 2 LETTERS | WHAT IS SA? | |
| 3905 | 2005‑11‑08 | CONTINENTS | THIS CONTINENT HAS THE LOWEST HIGH POINT & THE HIGHEST LOW POINT, LESS THAN A 7,500' DIFFERENCE | WHAT IS AUSTRALIA? | |
| 3904 | 2005‑11‑07 | NOTABLE NAMES | HE DECLINED THE OFFER TO LEAD A COUNTRY & ONCE SAID, "POLITICS IS FOR THE PRESENT... AN EQUATION IS... FOR ETERNITY" | WHO IS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 3903 | 2005‑11‑04 | PRECIOUS METALS | THE LARGEST SINGLE ACCUMULATION OF GOLD KNOWN, ABOUT $90 B. FROM SEVERAL COUNTRIES, IS FOUND IN THIS U.S. STATE | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 3902 | 2005‑11‑03 | CELEBRITIES | CALLING HIM A REVOLUTIONARY, IN 2000 FIDEL CASTRO DEDICATED A STATUE OF THIS MAN ON THE 20th ANNIV. OF HIS MURDER | WHO IS JOHN LENNON? | |
| 3901 | 2005‑11‑02 | FAMOUS EXPRESSIONS | THIS CLICHE ABOUT SUPERFLUOUSNESS IS DERIVED FROM CRITICISM OF A 2nd CORONATION IN SHAKESPEARE'S "KING JOHN" | WHAT IS "GILD THE LILY"? | |
| 3900 | 2005‑11‑01 | THE OLD WEST | THIS OUTLAW'S FATHER, A MINISTER, GAVE HIM HIS FIRST & MIDDLE NAMES AFTER AN 18th CENTURY ENGLISH CLERGYMAN | WHO IS JOHN WESLEY HARDIN? | |
| 3899 | 2005‑10‑31 | 20th CENTURY REPUBLICANS | NEVER PRESIDENT, HE WAS THE YOUNGEST MAN EVER TO RECEIVE THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION | WHO IS THOMAS DEWEY? | |
| 3898 | 2005‑10‑28 | CAPITAL CITIES | HOME TO THE OLDEST CATHEDRAL & THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN THE AMERICAS, THIS CAPITAL WAS FOUNDED IN 1496 | WHAT IS SANTO DOMINGO? | |
| 3897 | 2005‑10‑27 | 18th CENTURY CORRESPONDENCE | IN 1776 SHE WROTE, "WHILST YOU ARE... EMANCIPATING ALL NATIONS, YOU INSIST UPON RETAINING AN ABSOLUTE POWER OVER WIVES" | WHO IS ABIGAIL ADAMS? | |
| 3896 | 2005‑10‑26 | WOMEN IN POLITICS | ELECTED IN 1916, SHE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A 1995 BIOGRAPHY CALLED "BRIGHT STAR IN THE BIG SKY" | WHO IS JEANNETTE RANKIN? | |
| 3895 | 2005‑10‑25 | YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS | THIS ORG. PLEDGES IT WILL STRIVE FOR "CLEARER THINKING... GREATER LOYALTY... LARGER SERVICE, AND...BETTER LIVING" IN THAT ORDER | WHAT IS THE 4-H CLUB? | |
| 3894 | 2005‑10‑24 | CLASSIC TELEVISION | IT WAS THE FIRST TV SERIES TO WIN THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION | WHAT IS "THE TWILIGHT ZONE"? | |
| 3893 | 2005‑10‑21 | 19th CENTURY LITERARY CHARACTERS | HANGED IN AN 1837 NOVEL, HE SO ANGERED SOME LONDONERS THAT HIS CREATOR TONED HIM DOWN IN FUTURE EDITIONS | WHO IS FAGIN? | |
| 3892 | 2005‑10‑20 | ENTERPRISING WOMEN | SHE BEGAN HER CO. IN 1946 WITH A SKIN CREAM HER CHEMIST UNCLE DEVELOPED & PIONEERED THE CONCEPT OF "GIFT WITH PURCHASE" | WHO IS ESTEE LAUDER? | |
| 3891 | 2005‑10‑19 | AMERICANA | IN THE '60s, TO POPULARIZE A NEW SYSTEM, THE POST OFFICE USED ADS OF ETHEL MERMAN SINGING THIS DISNEY MOVIE TUNE | WHAT IS "ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH"? | |
| 3890 | 2005‑10‑18 | ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS | HE WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST ACTOR 5 TIMES IN THE 1950s, THE MOST FOR ANY MAN IN ONE DECADE | WHO IS MARLON BRANDO? | |
| 3889 | 2005‑10‑17 | EUROPE | OF NATIONS ENTIRELY WITHIN EUROPE, IT WAS THE LARGEST IN AREA IN 1571 & 1771, NOT ON THE MAP IN 1871, & NO. 6 IN 1971 | WHAT IS POLAND? | |
| 3888 | 2005‑10‑14 | HISTORIC PEOPLE | AT 81, THIS PENNSYLVANIAN WAS THE OLDEST DELEGATE AT THE 1787 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION | WHO IS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 3887 | 2005‑10‑13 | HOBBIES | THIS WORD COMES FROM THE GREEK WORDS FOR "LIGHT" & "WRITING" | WHAT IS PHOTOGRAPHY? | |
| 3886 | 2005‑10‑12 | SWEET TREATS | ONCE KNOWN AS FAIRY FLOSS IN THE U.S., IT'S "PAPA'S BEARD" IN FRANCE & "SUGAR WOOL" IN GERMANY | WHAT IS COTTON CANDY? | |
| 3885 | 2005‑10‑11 | CLASSIC LITERATURE | CHAPTER 1 OF THIS BOOK DESCRIBES "A CYCLONE CELLAR, WHERE THE FAMILY COULD GO IN CASE ONE OF THOSE... WHIRLWINDS AROSE" | WHAT IS "THE (WONDERFUL) WIZARD OF OZ"? | |
| 3884 | 2005‑10‑10 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | THIS ONE-WORD NAME IS DERIVED FROM THE FACT THAT THE CHARACTER USED TO SIT AMONG THE ASHES | WHO IS CINDERELLA? | |
| 3883 | 2005‑10‑07 | THE KING JAMES BIBLE | A GOSPEL & A BOOK OF THE OLD TESTAMENT EACH START WITH THESE SAME 3 WORDS | WHAT ARE "IN THE BEGINNING"? | |
| 3882 | 2005‑10‑06 | PUBLICATIONS | IN 1889 A DAILY NEW YORK NEWS SUMMARY CALLED THE "CUSTOMERS' AFTERNOON LETTER" BECAME THIS PUBLICATION | WHAT IS THE WALL STREET JOURNAL? | |
| 3881 | 2005‑10‑05 | RECORD SETTERS | ON AUG. 6 & 7, 1961, GHERMAN TITOV DID THIS 17 TIMES; THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS ONE | WHAT IS ORBIT THE EARTH? | |
| 3880 | 2005‑10‑04 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS | IRONICALLY, THIS 1953 SCIENCE FICTION BOOK BEGAN APPEARING IN A CENSORED VERSION IN 1967 | WHAT IS "FAHRENHEIT 451"? | |
| 3879 | 2005‑10‑03 | PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES | HE DEFENDED CIVIL RIGHTS AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MASSACHUSETTS' 11th DISTRICT FROM 1895 TO 1901 | WHO IS JOHN FRANCIS FITZGERALD? | |
| 3878 | 2005‑09‑30 | THE NOBEL PRIZES | FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY, THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE WAS NOT AWARDED IN THIS YEAR | WHAT IS 1914? | |
| 3877 | 2005‑09‑29 | FAMOUS ENGLISHMEN | IN 2004 A TOP ENTRY IN A 6,000-MILE ALBATROSS RACE WAS SPONSORED BY A DESCENDANT OF THIS MAN WHO DIED IN 1834 | WHO IS SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE? | |
| 3876 | 2005‑09‑28 | THE 1980s | ON MAY 18, 1980 ITS HEIGHT WAS REDUCED FROM 9,677 FEET TO 8,364 FEET | WHAT IS MOUNT ST. HELENS? | |
| 3875 | 2005‑09‑27 | 15-LETTER ANAGRAMS | SOMEONE CHATTING ABOUT PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES IS THESE 2 SIMILAR WORDS, ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER | WHAT ARE CONSERVATIONIST & CONVERSATIONIST? | |
| 3874 | 2005‑09‑26 | AFRICA | EQUATORIAL GUINEA IS THE ONLY AFRICAN NATION WHOSE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS THIS | WHAT IS SPANISH? | |
| 3873 | 2005‑09‑23 | MILITARY TRADITIONS | AT A MILITARY FUNERAL, THE AMERICAN FLAG IS FOLDED THIS MANY TIMES TO RESEMBLE A REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER'S HAT | WHAT IS 13? | |
| 3872 | 2005‑09‑22 | FAMOUS PAINTINGS | IT WAS ORIGINALLY PAINTED AS THE CENTERPIECE FOR THE SPANISH GOVT. PAVILION AT THE 1937 PARIS WORLD'S FAIR | WHAT IS "GUERNICA"? | |
| 3871 | 2005‑09‑21 | NOVELISTS | HIS GREAT-GRANDAD WROTE THE BEST- SELLER "WHITE ROSE OF MEMPHIS", A CITY 40 MILES N. OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH HE WAS RAISED | WHO WAS WILLIAM FAULKNER? | |
| 3870 | 2005‑09‑20 | BY THE NUMBERS | THE PHRASE "HOW I WANT A DRINK, ALCOHOLIC OF COURSE" IS OFTEN USED TO HELP MEMORIZE THIS | WHAT IS (THE VALUE OF) PI? | |
| 3869 | 2005‑09‑19 | RANKS & TITLES | IN 1950 PIUS XII WAS PONTIFEX MAXIMUS; EXACTLY 2,000 YEARS EARLIER, THIS MAN HELD A TITLE OF THE SAME NAME | WHO IS JULIUS CAESAR? | |
| 3868 | 2005‑09‑16 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | A GROUP CHAIRED BY HER PRODUCED A SYSTEM THAT PRES. BUSH SAYS NOW NEEDS "WISE AND EFFECTIVE REFORM" | WHO IS FRANCES PERKINS? | |
| 3867 | 2005‑09‑15 | EUROPEAN RULERS | THIS MAN WHO BECAME A RULER IN 2005 IS THE GREAT-NEPHEW OF THE 1926 WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA | WHO IS (HSH) PRINCE ALBERT (II)? | |
| 3866 | 2005‑09‑14 | 18th CENTURY LITERATURE | THIS CHARACTER STUDIED MEDICINE, "KNOWING IT WOULD BE USEFUL IN LONG VOYAGES" | WHO IS LEMUEL GULLIVER? | |
| 3865 | 2005‑09‑13 | THE MAP OF NORTH AMERICA | NUMBER OF CANADIAN PROVINCES THAT BORDER THE GREAT LAKES | WHAT IS 1? | |
| 3864 | 2005‑09‑12 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | "NO MATTER HOW HOPELESS, NO MATTER HOW FAR, TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT WITHOUT QUESTION" IS FROM THIS SHOW | WHAT IS "MAN OF LA MANCHA"? | |
| 3863 | 2005‑07‑22 | LEADING MEN OF THE MOVIES | THIS ACTOR WHO TURNED DOWN THE ROLE OF DIRTY HARRY PLAYED 142 LEADING ROLES, A GUINNESS RECORD | WHO IS JOHN WAYNE? | |
| 3862 | 2005‑07‑21 | LITERARY FIREARMS | THE "POLIZEI PISTOLE KURZ" MODEL WAS OFTEN USED VERY EFFECTIVELY BY THIS LITERARY CHARACTER INTRODUCED IN 1953 | WHO IS JAMES BOND? | |
| 3861 | 2005‑07‑20 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | IT'S THE ROUGHLY 70-MINUTE WORK THAT INCLUDES THE SUNG WORDS "ALLE MENSCHEN WERDEN BRUDER" | WHAT IS BEETHOVEN'S 9th SYMPHONY? | |
| 3860 | 2005‑07‑19 | WORDS IN LITERATURE | IN WEBSTER'S, IT MEANS EITHER A SOLDIER USING A CERTAIN MUZZLE- LOADING WEAPON, OR A BOON COMPANION | WHAT IS MUSKETEER? | |
| 3859 | 2005‑07‑18 | ARCHITECTS | HE CALLED HIMSELF "THE MAN WHO INTRODUCED THE GLASS BOX AND THEN, 50 YEARS LATER, BROKE IT" | WHO IS PHILIP JOHNSON? | |
| 3858 | 2005‑07‑15 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | THIS 1952 CLASSIC CONTAINS THE LINE "NO ONE WAS WITH HER WHEN SHE DIED" | WHAT IS "CHARLOTTE'S WEB"? | |
| 3857 | 2005‑07‑14 | VOLCANOES | IN THE LAST 400 YEARS, OVER 2/3 OF ALL THE DEATHS CAUSED BY VOLCANOES OCCURRED IN WHAT IS NOW THIS NATION | WHAT IS INDONESIA? | |
| 3856 | 2005‑07‑13 | SLOGANS | IN 1986 THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BEGAN USING THIS 4-WORD SLOGAN AS PART OF A CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT LITTER | WHAT IS DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS? | |
| 3855 | 2005‑07‑12 | THE 50 STATES | REJECTED EARLIER IN ITS BID FOR STATEHOOD, IT FINALLY ENTERED THE UNION IN 1876 | WHAT IS COLORADO? | |
| 3854 | 2005‑07‑11 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES | ROBERT JACKSON, THE ONLY JUSTICE TO TAKE A FORMAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE, WENT TO BE A PROSECUTOR IN THIS FOREIGN CITY | WHAT IS NUREMBERG? | |
| 3853 | 2005‑07‑08 | OLYMPIC ATHLETES | IN 1960 EUROPEAN JOURNALISTS GAVE HER THE NICKNAME "LA GAZZELLA" | WHO IS WILMA RUDOLPH? | |
| 3852 | 2005‑07‑07 | ON THE GLOBE | MOVING WEST FROM CANADA, THE NEXT 3 COUNTRIES THROUGH WHICH THE ARCTIC CIRCLE PASSES | WHAT ARE THE U.S., RUSSIA & FINLAND? | |
| 3851 | 2005‑07‑06 | PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT | NOW IN HIS JOB OVER 17 YEARS, HE'S THE LONGEST- SERVING PRES. APPOINTEE OTHER THAN SUPREME COURT MEMBERS | WHO IS ALAN GREENSPAN? | |
| 3850 | 2005‑07‑05 | WARTIME | THE VICTORIA CROSS IS MADE FROM METAL TAKEN FROM ENEMY GUNS CAPTURED IN THIS WAR | WHAT IS THE CRIMEAN WAR? | |
| 3849 | 2005‑07‑04 | TERMS IN SCIENCE | SKY & TELESCOPE MAGAZINE'S CONTEST TO REPLACE THIS TERM FOR A SINGLE EVENT GOT 13,000 ENTRIES, BUT CHOSE NONE | WHAT IS THE BIG BANG? | |
| 3848 | 2005‑07‑01 | U.S. SENATE HISTORY | OF THE 15 EXPULSIONS OF SENATORS IN THE SENATE'S 215-YEAR HISTORY, 11 TOOK PLACE IN THIS YEAR | WHAT IS 1861? | |
| 3847 | 2005‑06‑30 | OSCAR NOMINEES | IN A 1964 FILM, HE PLAYED 3 CHARACTERS BUT RECEIVED ONLY ONE NOMINATION FOR BEST ACTOR | WHO IS PETER SELLERS? | |
| 3846 | 2005‑06‑29 | MUSICAL THEATRE | IN ACT II OF THIS MUSICAL, AN ELECTION VICTORY IS ANNOUNCED "ON THE BALCONY OF THE CASA ROSADA" | WHAT IS "EVITA"? | |
| 3845 | 2005‑06‑28 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS | IN 1956 SHE PUBLISHED "VENICE OBSERVED" & HER BROTHER KEVIN STARRED IN "INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS" | WHO IS MARY McCARTHY? | |
| 3844 | 2005‑06‑27 | MILITARY MEN | LAST NAME OF THE FIRST FATHER & SON TO BE AWARDED MEDALS OF HONOR, FOR SERVICE IN THE CIVIL WAR & WWII RESPECTIVELY | WHAT IS MACARTHUR? | |
| 3843 | 2005‑06‑24 | RULERS | THOUGH HE WAS ALREADY EMPEROR OF ONE COUNTRY, FRANZ JOSEPH WAS CROWNED IN THIS CITY JUNE 8, 1867 | WHAT IS BUDAPEST? | |
| 3842 | 2005‑06‑23 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE'S THE ONLY PRESIDENT TO HAVE HELD 2 DIFFERENT CABINET POSTS: SECRETARY OF STATE & SECRETARY OF WAR | WHO IS JAMES MONROE? | |
| 3841 | 2005‑06‑22 | HISTORIC NAMES | THE FIRST NAME OF THIS MAN BORN FEB. 15, 1564 WAS DERIVED FROM HIS PARENTS' SURNAME, A COMMON TUSCAN HABIT AT THAT TIME | WHO IS GALILEO (GALILEI)? | |
| 3840 | 2005‑06‑21 | U.S. COLLEGE TOWNS | THIS 2-WORD CITY IS NAMED FOR THE FOUNDERS' WIVES (THEY HAD THE SAME NAME) & THE NATURAL GROVES FOUND THERE | WHAT IS ANN ARBOR? | |
| 3839 | 2005‑06‑20 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS | THE OFFICIAL INSIGNIA OF THIS PROFESSION INCLUDES A SERPENT ON A STAFF, A GREEK DELTA & 32 LEAVES | WHAT IS DENTIST(RY)? | |
| 3838 | 2005‑06‑17 | AUTHORS | THIS WRITER WAS BORN IN GERMANTOWN, PENN. ON NOV. 29, 1832, THE SECOND OF 4 DAUGHTERS | WHO IS LOUISA MAY ALCOTT? | |
| 3837 | 2005‑06‑16 | HISTORIC BUSINESSMEN | TIRED OF HIS FRAGILE WARES BEING SMASHED IN TRANSIT, THIS MAN BORN IN 1730 ADVOCATED BRITISH TURNPIKE BUILDING | WHO IS JOSIAH WEDGWOOD? | |
| 3836 | 2005‑06‑15 | 20th CENTURY ATHLETES | IN 1938, AT AGE 25, SHE BECAME THE YOUNGEST PERSON MADE A KNIGHT FIRST CLASS OF THE ORDER OF ST. OLAV | WHO IS SONJA HENIE? | |
| 3835 | 2005‑06‑14 | EUROPEAN CAPITALS | IN AN AUGUST 1989 PROTEST, A 2-MILLION-PERSON HUMAN CHAIN STRETCHED FROM TALLINN TO RIGA TO THIS CITY | WHAT IS VILNIUS? | |
| 3834 | 2005‑06‑13 | AMERICANA | THIS TYPE OF ROADSIDE ESTABLISHMENT GOT ITS NAME & ORIGINAL DESIGN FROM A PULLMAN PRODUCT | WHAT IS A DINER? | |
| 3833 | 2005‑06‑10 | PRESIDENTS | THE LAST TIME THERE WERE NO LIVING EX-PRESIDENTS WAS WHEN THIS MAN WAS PRESIDENT | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 3832 | 2005‑06‑09 | AMERICAN LICENSE PLATES | ONE OF ITS OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES BEARS THE MOTTO "TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" | WHAT IS WASHINGTON, D.C.? | |
| 3831 | 2005‑06‑08 | CHARITABLE WORK | MUSICIAN RAY CHARLES RAISED MONEY FOR PEOPLE AFFLICTED BY THIS, SAYING, "TO ME, IT'S THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD" | WHAT IS DEAFNESS? | |
| 3830 | 2005‑06‑07 | NOTORIOUS | IN 1934 IN CHICAGO, SOON BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE HAD PAINFUL PLASTIC SURGERY THAT LEFT HIM LOOKING PRETTY MUCH THE SAME | WHO IS JOHN DILLINGER? | |
| 3829 | 2005‑06‑06 | CONTEMPORARY QUOTATIONS | ON DEC. 13, 2000 HE SAID, "WHILE I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THE COURT'S DECISION, I ACCEPT IT" | WHO IS AL GORE? | |
| 3828 | 2005‑06‑03 | PLAYWRIGHTS | HIS EARLY PLAY "IVANOV" OPENS WITH A MAN CARRYING A GUN & YES, A GUN DOES GO OFF BY THE END | WHO IS ANTON CHEKHOV? | |
| 3827 | 2005‑06‑02 | NEW YORK CITY | OPENED IN 1937, IT GOT ITS NAME IN RESPONSE TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE, NORTH OF IT | WHAT IS THE LINCOLN TUNNEL? | |
| 3826 | 2005‑06‑01 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS | IT'S THE ELECTION YEAR THE CAMPAIGN SLOGANS "THE MOOSE IS LOOSE" & "READY FOR TEDDY AGAIN" WERE USED | WHAT IS 1912? | |
| 3825 | 2005‑05‑31 | BEATLES MUSIC | CHAUFFEUR ALF BICKNELL WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS 1965 SONG | WHAT IS "DRIVE MY CAR"? | |
| 3824 | 2005‑05‑30 | LEGAL TERMS | IN 1999 BRITAIN REPLACED LATIN LEGAL TERMS WITH ENGLISH ONES; "WITNESS SUMMONS" REPLACED THIS WORD | WHAT IS SUBPOENA? | |
| 3823 | 2005‑05‑27 | BODIES OF WATER | THE LATIN NAME OF THIS WATERWAY IS FRETUM HERCULEUM | WHAT IS THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR? | |
| 3822 | 2005‑05‑26 | MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS | ITS NAME IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "TO BIND", WHICH IN TURN MAY COME FROM THE EGYPTIAN SHESEP-ANKH, "LIVING IMAGE" | WHAT IS THE SPHINX? | |
| 3821 | 2005‑05‑25 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS | THESE NAMES OF 2 ORIGINAL MERCURY ASTRONAUTS, WHO ORBITED EARTH IN MAY 1962 & MAY '63, ARE ALSO OCCUPATIONS | WHO ARE (MALCOLM) SCOTT CARPENTER & (LEROY) GORDON COOPER? | |
| 3820 | 2005‑05‑24 | LAW & SOCIETY | THIS HOLLYWOOD LEGEND WHO DIED IN 1959 SUPPORTED PLACING MONUMENTS THAT HAVE SINCE BROUGHT LEGAL CHALLENGES | WHO IS CECIL B. DeMILLE? | |
| 3819 | 2005‑05‑23 | IMAGES OF AMERICA | CITING JOHN WINTHROP, WHO SAID, "THE EYES OF ALL PEOPLE ARE ON US", RONALD REAGAN LIKED TO COMPARE THE U.S. TO THIS | WHAT IS A (SHINING) CITY (UP)ON A HILL? | |
| 3818 | 2005‑05‑20 | HISTORIC OBJECTS | GIVEN TO WASHINGTON BY LAFAYETTE, ONE OF THE KEYS TO THIS IS ON DISPLAY AT MOUNT VERNON | WHAT IS THE BASTILLE? | |
| 3817 | 2005‑05‑19 | NUCLEAR POWER | THIS STATE, BESIDES HAVING THE FIRST, ALSO HAS THE MOST NUCLEAR REACTORS | WHAT IS ILLINOIS? | |
| 3816 | 2005‑05‑18 | WORDS FROM LATIN | SOME OF THE PERIODS OF TIME CALLED THIS OCCURRED IN 304 A.D. (4 YEARS), 1314 (2 YEARS), 1958 (19 DAYS), 1963 & 2005 | WHAT IS AN (PAPAL) INTERREGNUM? | |
| 3815 | 2005‑05‑17 | FAMILIAR PHRASES | THIS 5-WORD RULE OR MAXIM HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO BOTH H. GORDON SELFRIDGE & JOHN WANAMAKER | WHAT IS THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT? | |
| 3814 | 2005‑05‑16 | BIBLICAL CITIES | OF THE 10 MOST POPULOUS U.S. CITIES, THE ONE THAT SHARES ITS NAME WITH A CITY MENTIONED IN REVELATION | WHAT IS PHILADELPHIA? | |
| 3813 | 2005‑05‑13 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS | NOBEL LAUREATE RABINDRANATH TAGORE WROTE THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF THESE 2 COUNTRIES | WHAT ARE INDIA & BANGLADESH? | |
| 3812 | 2005‑05‑12 | LITERARY MUSICAL THEATRE | SONGS IN THIS 1956 SHOW INCLUDE "OH, HAPPY WE", "YOU WERE DEAD, YOU KNOW" & "THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS" | WHAT IS "CANDIDE"? | |
| 3811 | 2005‑05‑11 | FAMOUS PAIRS | NOW MEANING NEARLY IDENTICAL, THESE 2 NAMES WERE APPLIED TO RIVALS HANDEL & BONONCINI IN A 1720s BRITISH VERSE | WHAT IS TWEEDLEDUM & TWEEDLEDEE? | |
| 3810 | 2005‑05‑10 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS | BORN OF NORWEGIAN DESCENT IN 1916, HE WAS GIVEN THE FIRST NAME OF A FAMOUS NORWEGIAN OF THE TIME | WHO IS ROALD DAHL? | |
| 3809 | 2005‑05‑09 | PEOPLE & PLACES | THIS MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND SHARES ITS NAME WITH PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S NICKNAME FOR HIS WIFE | WHAT IS CRETE? | |
| 3808 | 2005‑05‑06 | FICTIONAL ANIMALS | THE NAME OF THIS CHARACTER, INTRODUCED IN 1894, IS FROM THE HINDI FOR "BEAR" | WHAT IS BALOO? | |
| 3807 | 2005‑05‑05 | FEMALE FIRSTS | AFTER 285 YEARS, IN 1945 THIS BRITISH ORG. INDUCTED ITS FIRST WOMEN, INCLUDING KATHLEEN LONSDALE, SEEN HERE | WHAT IS THE ROYAL SOCIETY (OF LONDON)? | |
| 3806 | 2005‑05‑04 | VOCABULARY | ITS ORIGINAL MEANING WAS A RESIDENT OF A CERTAIN WEALTHY CITY; NOW IT MEANS ONE WHO INDULGES IN LUXURY | WHAT IS SYBARITE? | |
| 3805 | 2005‑05‑03 | WORDS FROM MYTHOLOGY | IT REFERS TO A MYTHICAL BIRD THAT CALMED WAVES, OR TO PAST HAPPY "DAYS"; SPELLED DIFFERENTLY, IT'S A SLEEPING PILL | WHAT IS HALCYON? | |
| 3804 | 2005‑05‑02 | WORLD CITIES | CAPITAL OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN PROVINCE OF GALATIA, IT BECAME A MODERN NATIONAL CAPITAL IN 1923 | WHAT IS ANKARA? | |
| 3803 | 2005‑04‑29 | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN ART | SOME VERSIONS OF THIS PAINTING BASED ON A BIBLE VERSE SHOW WILLIAM PENN MAKING A TREATY WITH THE INDIANS IN THE BACKGROUND | WHAT IS "THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM"? | |
| 3802 | 2005‑04‑28 | BRITISH MILITARY HISTORY | HE COMMANDED THE FORCES THAT RESCUED THE SURVIVORS OF THE INFAMOUS BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA IN 1756 | WHO WAS ROBERT CLIVE? | |
| 3801 | 2005‑04‑27 | RELIGIOUS HISTORY | FROM THE GREEK, THE NAME OF THIS MOVEMENT OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN ERA MEANS THAT ITS MEMBERS HAD KNOWLEDGE OF GOD | WHAT IS GNOSTICISM? | |
| 3800 | 2005‑04‑26 | IN THE DICTIONARY | MUCH IN THE NEWS OF THE WORLD AT THE END OF JUNE 2004, IT'S THE ONLY ENGLISH WORD TO CONTAIN "GNT" CONSECUTIVELY | WHAT IS SOVEREIGNTY? | |
| 3799 | 2005‑04‑25 | U.S. CITIES | IN 1790 THIS MIDWEST CITY WAS NAMED FOR A SOCIETY THAT HAD BEEN NAMED FOR A ROMAN CITIZEN-SOLDIER | WHAT IS CINCINNATI? | |
| 3798 | 2005‑04‑22 | NEW LAWS | CEOs MUST PERSONALLY CERTIFY THEIR CORPORATE BOOKS FOLLOWING A JULY 2002 LAW NAMED FOR THESE 2 MEN | WHO ARE (SEN.) PAUL SARBANES & (REP.) MICHAEL OXLEY? | |
| 3797 | 2005‑04‑21 | 20th CENTURY ASIA | IN 1942 AUNG SAN, COMMANDER OF THIS COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE ARMY, MARRIED NURSE KHIN KYI | WHAT IS BURMA? | |
| 3796 | 2005‑04‑20 | LITERARY INSPIRATIONS | THIS REAL MAN INSPIRED A 1719 NOVEL CHARACTER & A POEM THAT SAYS, "I AM MONARCH OF ALL I SURVEY" | WHO IS ALEXANDER SELKIRK? | |
| 3795 | 2005‑04‑19 | THE CABINET | A TOP MEMBER OF THE REAGAN CABINET, HE WAS ALSO LABOR SEC'Y & TREASURY SEC'Y UNDER RICHARD NIXON | WHO IS GEORGE P. SHULTZ? | |
| 3794 | 2005‑04‑18 | INVENTED WORDS | IN WORKS BY LEWIS CARROLL, THIS WORD MEANS "FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON; THE TIME WHEN YOU BEGIN BROILING THINGS FOR DINNER" | WHAT IS BRILLIG? | |
| 3793 | 2005‑04‑15 | BRITISH ROYALTY | WHEN HIS TOMB WAS OPENED IN 1102, A FRAGRANCE FILLED THE AIR, & HIS BODY WAS PERFECTLY PRESERVED | WHO IS EDWARD THE CONFESSOR? | |
| 3792 | 2005‑04‑14 | ANCIENT CITIES | IT SIDED WITH SPARTA IN THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR, & THE BIBLE INCLUDES 2 LETTERS TO ITS CHRISTIANS | WHAT IS CORINTH? | |
| 3791 | 2005‑04‑13 | 16th CENTURY NAMES | AS A FOE OF THE SPANISH, HE'S BEEN CALLED "THE QUEEN'S PIRATE" & A "GRAN LUTERANO" | WHO IS SIR FRANCIS DRAKE? | |
| 3790 | 2005‑04‑12 | ASTRONOMY | IT'S THE COLORFUL 2-WORD TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE MOTION OF GALAXIES COMING TOWARD US, LIKE ANDROMEDA IS | WHAT IS BLUE SHIFT? | |
| 3789 | 2005‑04‑11 | ARLINGTON'S TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS | SENTINELS AT THE TOMB WALK EXACTLY THIS MANY STEPS AT A TIME BEFORE THEY STOP & TURN | WHAT IS 21? | |
| 3788 | 2005‑04‑08 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | DR. SEUSS WROTE THIS BOOK TO WIN A BET THAT HE COULDN'T WRITE A BOOK USING ONLY 50 DIFFERENT WORDS | WHAT IS "GREEN EGGS AND HAM"? | |
| 3787 | 2005‑04‑07 | NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS | IN 1980 MARVA COLLINS DECLINED THIS CABINET POST IN FAVOR OF KEEPING HER REGULAR JOB | WHAT IS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION? | |
| 3786 | 2005‑04‑06 | FAMOUS PLACES | THE APPEARANCE OF THIS FAMOUS SITE GAVE ENGLAND ITS OLD NAME OF ALBION | WHAT ARE THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER? | |
| 3785 | 2005‑04‑05 | HISTORIC PLACES | THE TOWNS OF VIERVILLE-SUR-MER & COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER ENTERED HISTORY WITH THIS 2-WORD AREA NAMED FOR A U.S. CITY | WHAT IS OMAHA BEACH? | |
| 3784 | 2005‑04‑04 | PRESIDENTS & THE MOVIES | THIS PRESIDENT ARRANGED THE FIRST FILM SHOWING IN THE WHITE HOUSE WHEN HE HAD "THE BIRTH OF A NATION" SCREENED THERE | WHO IS WOODROW WILSON? | |
| 3783 | 2005‑04‑01 | AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY | IN 1959 THE AD FIRM OF DOYLE DANE BERNBACH BEGAN USING THE SLOGAN "UGLY IS ONLY SKIN-DEEP" FOR THIS IMPORT MODEL | WHAT IS THE (VOLKSWAGEN OR VW) BEETLE? | |
| 3782 | 2005‑03‑31 | ENGLISH LIT | THIS 17th C. POETIC FOLLOW-UP BEGINS, "I WHO ERE WHILE THE HAPPY GARDEN SUNG, BY ONE MAN'S DISOBEDIENCE LOST..." | WHAT IS "PARADISE REGAINED"? | |
| 3781 | 2005‑03‑30 | VOCABULARY | THIS TERM FOR A SUDDEN PIECE OF GOOD FORTUNE LITERALLY REFERS TO FRUIT BLOWN TO THE GROUND | WHAT IS A WINDFALL? | |
| 3780 | 2005‑03‑29 | HISTORICAL PLAYS | "IF I WERE TO DRESS AS A WOMAN, THEY WOULD THINK OF ME AS A WOMAN...WHAT WOULD BECOME OF ME?" IS A LINE FROM THIS 1923 PLAY | WHAT IS "SAINT JOAN"? | |
| 3779 | 2005‑03‑28 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE'S THE ONLY U.S. PRESIDENT TO SERVE IN THE SENATE AFTER LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE | WHO IS ANDREW JOHNSON? | |
| 3778 | 2005‑03‑25 | 12-LETTER WORDS | A CHEMIST IN THE 1920s COINED THIS TERM AFTER FINDING LAVENDER OIL NOT ONLY HID THE ODOR OF HIS BURNT HAND BUT ALSO HEALED IT | WHAT IS AROMATHERAPY? | |
| 3777 | 2005‑03‑24 | HARVARD MEN | BOOKS BY THIS ALUMNUS INCLUDE 1957's "NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND FOREIGN POLICY" & 1994's "DIPLOMACY" | WHO IS HENRY KISSINGER? | |
| 3776 | 2005‑03‑23 | MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL | THE TEAM NAMES OF THESE 2 EXPANSION CLUBS START WITH THE SAME 3 LETTERS; ONE MIGHT CATCH THE OTHER | WHAT ARE THE (SEATTLE) MARINERS & THE (FLORIDA) MARLINS? | |
| 3775 | 2005‑03‑22 | CYBER-GLOSSARY | IN COMPUTERESE THIS WORD FROM THE HINDU FAITH MEANS AN ICON OF A USER IN VIRTUAL REALITY | WHAT IS AN AVATAR? | |
| 3774 | 2005‑03‑21 | WORLD FACTS | IN 2004 BRENDA CHRISTIAN BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN MAYOR OF THIS ISLAND WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 47 | WHAT IS PITCAIRN ISLAND? | |
| 3773 | 2005‑03‑18 | EUROPEAN LANGUAGES | IN THIS LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY 120 MILLION WORLDWIDE, ALL OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEK BUT ONE END WITH THE SAME 3 LETTERS | WHAT IS GERMAN? | |
| 3772 | 2005‑03‑17 | WORDS | THIS 6-LETTER WORD CAN MEAN BOTH A BRIGHT LIGHT ABOVE SOMEONE'S HEAD & A DARK CLOUD ABOVE OUR HEADS | WHAT IS NIMBUS? | |
| 3771 | 2005‑03‑16 | THE 2004 U.S. ELECTIONS | THIS WOMAN RECEIVED THE THIRD-HIGHEST VOTE TOTAL OF ANY CANDIDATE FOR ALL OF THE NOVEMBER 2004 ELECTIONS | WHO IS (SENATOR) BARBARA BOXER? | |
| 3770 | 2005‑03‑15 | ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES | "SHOULDN'T THE SHINING DOTS OF THE SKY BE AS ACCESSIBLE AS THE BLACK DOTS ON THE MAP OF FRANCE?" THE ARTIST WROTE OF THIS WORK | WHAT IS "THE STARRY NIGHT"? | |
| 3769 | 2005‑03‑14 | THE 20th CENTURY | TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE MORE QUICKLY, ON MAY 15, 1918, COURTESY OF THE U.S. ARMY, THIS SERVICE BEGAN | WHAT IS AIR MAIL? | |
| 3768 | 2005‑03‑11 | HISTORIC BRITS | DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, IN HIS LAST MOMENTS HE SAID, "IT WILL BE BUT A MOMENTARY PANG" | WHO IS JOHN ANDRE? | |
| 3767 | 2005‑03‑10 | ANCIENT WRITERS | BORN IN 43 B.C., HIS MOST FAMOUS WORK BEGINS, "MY INTENTION IS TO TELL OF BODIES CHANGED TO DIFFERENT FORMS" | WHO IS OVID? | |
| 3766 | 2005‑03‑09 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS | IT BEGINS, "'TO BE BORN AGAIN,' SANG GIBREEL FARISHTA TUMBLING FROM THE HEAVENS, 'FIRST YOU HAVE TO DIE'" | WHAT IS "THE SATANIC VERSES"? | |
| 3765 | 2005‑03‑08 | THE SCIENCE WORLD | WITH NAPOLEON III's SUPPORT, A PHYSIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY LAB WAS CREATED FOR HIM AT THE ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE | WHO IS LOUIS PASTEUR? | |
| 3764 | 2005‑03‑07 | SPORTS PHRASE ORIGINS | IN 1939 AN ILLINOIS SPORTS OFFICIAL WROTE, "A LITTLE" OF THIS ALLITERATIVE PHRASE MAY "CONTRIBUTE TO SANITY" | WHAT IS "MARCH MADNESS"? | |
| 3763 | 2005‑03‑04 | U.S. ISLANDS | DUTCH FOR EITHER "DEVIL'S WHIRLPOOL" OR "SPITE THE DEVIL", SPUYTEN DUYVIL CREEK FORMS PART OF ITS NORTHERN BORDER | WHAT IS MANHATTAN? | |
| 3762 | 2005‑03‑03 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS | HE WAS ALIVE FOR THE WRIGHT BROS.' HISTORIC FLIGHT & WAS JOHN GLENN'S SENATE COLLEAGUE WHEN GLENN RETURNED TO SPACE | WHO IS (JAMES) STROM THURMOND? | |
| 3761 | 2005‑03‑02 | DETECTIVE FICTION | "GRAND MASTER VILLIERS DE l'ISLE d'ADAM HAD" THIS MADE "BY TURKISH SLAVES IN THE CASTLE OF ST. ANGELO" | WHAT IS THE MALTESE FALCON? | |
| 3760 | 2005‑03‑01 | HISTORIC QUOTATIONS | IN 1900 TEDDY ROOSEVELT WROTE, "I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FOND OF THE WEST AFRICAN PROVERB:" THIS | WHAT IS "SPEAK SOFTLY & CARRY A BIG STICK(; YOU WILL GO FAR)"? | |
| 3759 | 2005‑02‑28 | COLLEGE LIBRARIES | BUILT IN MEMORY OF A VICTIM OF THIS TRAGEDY, HARVARD'S WIDENER LIBRARY WAS OPENED IN 1915 | WHAT IS (THE SINKING OF) THE TITANIC? | |
| 3758 | 2005‑02‑25 | WOOD | THE REMARKABLE ELASTICITY OF YEW LED TO THIS NEW WEAPON THAT MADE HISTORY AT A 1346 BATTLE | WHAT IS THE LONGBOW? | |
| 3757 | 2005‑02‑24 | THE U.S. CENSUS OF 1790 | IT WAS THE ONLY STATE IN THE 1790 CENSUS TO CLAIM A SLAVE POPULATION OF ZERO | WHAT IS MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 3756 | 2005‑02‑23 | BESTSELLING AUTHORS | IN 2000 THIS WRITER, WITH MORE THAN 100 MILLION COPIES OF NOVELS IN PRINT, HAD A NEW SPECIES OF DINOSAUR NAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS MICHAEL CRICHTON? | |
| 3755 | 2005‑02‑22 | POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY | THE 2 ISLAND NATIONS THAT ARE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE G-8 (GROUP OF EIGHT) | WHAT ARE JAPAN & THE UNITED KINGDOM (OR GREAT BRITAIN)? | |
| 3754 | 2005‑02‑21 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES | IT'S THE MORE COMMONLY USED TERM FOR THE PRACTICE OF CHINESE GEOMANCY | WHAT IS FENG SHUI? | |
| 3753 | 2005‑02‑18 | WORDPLAY | THIS WORD FOR A TYPE OF WAR IS ONE OF THE FEW 5-LETTER WORDS THAT CAN BE MADE USING ONLY ROMAN NUMERALS | WHAT IS CIVIL? | |
| 3752 | 2005‑02‑17 | AMERICAN WRITERS | THESE 2 WRITERS OF LAVISH PROSE, BORN IN NORTH CAROLINA & VIRGINIA 30 YEARS APART, HAVE THE SAME FIRST & LAST NAME | WHO ARE THOMAS WOLFE & TOM WOLFE? | |
| 3751 | 2005‑02‑16 | SINGERS | THIS MAN WHO OFTEN CRITICIZED THE GOVERNMENT WAS NAMED FOR THE PRESIDENT ELECTED IN 1912, HIS BIRTH YEAR | WHO IS WOODY GUTHRIE? | |
| 3750 | 2005‑02‑15 | SHAKESPEAREAN ROYALTY | KINGS EDWARD IV & EDWARD V, THE FUTURE HENRY VII & THE CORPSE OF HENRY VI APPEAR IN THE PLAY NAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS (KING) RICHARD III? | |
| 3749 | 2005‑02‑14 | STATE SYMBOLS | IN 1993 IT BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO ADOPT AN OFFICIAL FLAVOR, WHICH, INCIDENTALLY, COMES FROM ITS STATE TREE | WHAT IS VERMONT? | |
| 3748 | 2005‑02‑11 | 1930s MOVIES | THIS FILM THAT ORIGINALLY HIT THE BIG SCREEN IN 1930 WAS RE-RELEASED SOON AFTER THE GERMAN INVASION OF POLAND | WHAT IS "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT"? | |
| 3747 | 2005‑02‑10 | LEGAL TERMS | INNUENDO IS WHAT A PLAINTIFF MUST DEMONSTRATE IN ORDER TO PROVE THE COMMISSION OF THIS | WHAT IS LIBEL? | |
| 3746 | 2005‑02‑09 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | WITH 5, THIS PRESIDENT HAD MORE ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN HIS ADMINISTRATION THAN ANY OTHER PRESIDENT | WHO IS ULYSSES S. GRANT? | |
| 3745 | 2005‑02‑08 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | IN PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION, THE SENATOR HOLDING THIS POSITION FOLLOWS THE VP & THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE | WHAT IS PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE (OR PRO TEM)? | |
| 3744 | 2005‑02‑07 | THE ELEMENTS | BY WEIGHT, THIS ELEMENT MAKES UP MORE OF THE HUMAN BODY THAN ALL THE OTHERS COMBINED | WHAT IS OXYGEN? | |
| 3743 | 2005‑02‑04 | U.S. POLITICS | A MEMBER OF THIS FAMILY HAS SPOKEN AT EVERY DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION SINCE 1956 | WHAT IS THE KENNEDY FAMILY? | |
| 3742 | 2005‑02‑03 | BIBLICAL NAMES | THIS BIBLICAL FIGURE'S NAME COMES FROM THE HEBREW WORD MEANING "TO BE DRAWN" FROM THE WATER | WHO IS MOSES? | |
| 3741 | 2005‑02‑02 | IN THE NEWS | LAUNCHED IN 2004, A SPACECRAFT NAMED MESSENGER IS ON A MISSION TO STUDY THIS PLANET | WHAT IS MERCURY? | |
| 3740 | 2005‑02‑01 | 19th CENTURY LITERATURE | "THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER" IS CHAPTER 17 OF THIS CLASSIC NOVEL | WHAT IS "THE SCARLET LETTER"? | |
| 3739 | 2005‑01‑31 | ASTRONAUTS | BORN EDWIN IN 1930, THIS APOLLO ASTRONAUT LEGALLY CHANGED HIS NAME IN 1982 TO HIS POPULAR NICKNAME | WHO IS BUZZ ALDRIN? | |
| 3738 | 2005‑01‑28 | THE WORLD OF ART | IT'S THE ROOM WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE MASTERPIECE THAT INCLUDES "THE FLOOD" & "THE CREATION OF EVE" | WHAT IS THE SISTINE CHAPEL? | |
| 3737 | 2005‑01‑27 | MOUNTAINS | TO TREK THROUGH ITS KHUMBU ICEFALL, LHOTSE FACE & SOUTH COL, YOUR TEAM NEEDS A $70,000 PERMIT FROM NEPAL'S GOVT. | WHAT IS MOUNT EVEREST? | |
| 3736 | 2005‑01‑26 | LANDMARKS | LOCATED SE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, IT HAS 3 STORIES, AN OCTAGONAL DOME & 33 ROOMS OF VARYING SHAPES | WHAT IS MONTICELLO? | |
| 3735 | 2005‑01‑25 | 18th CENTURY POETRY | 18th C. POEM THAT SAYS, "FOREVER CURSED BE THIS DETESTED DAY, WHICH SNATCHED MY BEST, MY FAVORITE CURL AWAY!" | WHAT IS "THE RAPE OF THE LOCK"? | |
| 3734 | 2005‑01‑24 | MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS | THE ARAB-ISRAELI WAR THAT STARTED ON JUNE 5, 1967 ENDED WITH A CEASE-FIRE ON THIS DATE IN ISRAEL | WHAT IS JUNE 10 (1967)? | |
| 3733 | 2005‑01‑21 | FICTIONAL CHILDREN | THIS BOY INTRODUCED IN A 1902 BOOK FLEW AWAY FROM HIS MOTHER WHEN HE WAS 7 DAYS OLD | WHO IS PETER PAN? | |
| 3732 | 2005‑01‑20 | BESTSELLING NOVELS | TODAY, MANY WHO VISIT SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE CHURCH ADMIT DOING SO BECAUSE OF THIS 2003 NO. 1 BESTSELLER | WHAT IS "THE DA VINCI CODE"? | |
| 3731 | 2005‑01‑19 | CLASSIC AMERICAN SONGS | THE INTRODUCTORY VERSE TO THIS 1908 SONG BEGINS, "KATIE CASEY WAS BASEBALL MAD" | WHAT IS "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME"? | |
| 3730 | 2005‑01‑18 | BRANDS | THIS BRAND'S AIRTIGHT SEAL, INTRODUCED IN 1946, WAS PATTERNED AFTER THE INVERTED RIM OF A PAINT CAN | WHAT IS TUPPERWARE? | |
| 3729 | 2005‑01‑17 | WORLD MONARCHS | ON THE THRONE SINCE 1946, THE KING OF THIS ASIAN COUNTRY IS THE WORLD'S LONGEST-SERVING LIVING MONARCH | WHAT IS (KINGDOM OF) THAILAND? | |
| 3728 | 2005‑01‑14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THEY'RE THE 2 MEN WHO SERVED THE U.S. AS PRESIDENT REPRESENTING THE UNION PARTY | WHO ARE ABRAHAM LINCOLN & ANDREW JOHNSON? | |
| 3727 | 2005‑01‑13 | FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANTS | WITH 7 YEARS' SERVICE, THIS MAN WHO RESIGNED IN JUNE 2004 HAD THE LONGEST TENURE IN HIS POSITION IN OVER 4 DECADES | WHO IS GEORGE TENET? | |
| 3726 | 2005‑01‑12 | DATES IN AMERICAN HISTORY | ON THIS DATE PHILADELPHIA PARTIED WITH FIREWORKS & MUSIC FROM A HESSIAN BAND CAPTURED 6 MONTHS EARLIER | WHAT IS JULY 4, 1777? | |
| 3725 | 2005‑01‑11 | ENGLISH ROYALTY | ONE OF THE 3 YEARS IN WHICH 3 DIFFERENT KINGS REIGNED | WHAT IS 1066, 1483 OR 1936? | |
| 3724 | 2005‑01‑10 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS | THIS RUSSIAN-BORN AUTHOR & SCIENTIST WHO DIED IN 1992 SAID, "I DO NOT FEAR COMPUTERS. I FEAR THE LACK OF THEM" | WHO IS ISAAC ASIMOV? | |
| 3723 | 2005‑01‑07 | MAGAZINES | FOUNDED IN 1821, IT WAS NAMED FOR ITS DELIVERY TIME, THE LAST MAIL DELIVERY OF THE DAY | WHAT IS THE SATURDAY EVENING POST? | |
| 3722 | 2005‑01‑06 | EUROPE | AFTER BEING SUBDUED BY THE FRANKS IN THE 700s, THIS PEOPLE FORMED A KINGDOM AT PAMPLONA IN THE 800s | WHO ARE THE BASQUES? | |
| 3721 | 2005‑01‑05 | 1920s NOSTALGIA | A POOR COUPLE WINDOW-SHOPPING A DIAMOND BRACELET AT THIS STORE INSPIRED THE SONG "I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE" | WHAT IS TIFFANY'S? | |
| 3720 | 2005‑01‑04 | TECHNOLOGY | IN 1913 THIS ALLOY WAS INVENTED BY HARRY BREARLEY OF SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, A CITY KNOWN FOR ITS CUTLERY SINCE BEFORE 1400 | WHAT IS STAINLESS STEEL? | |
| 3719 | 2005‑01‑03 | MILITARY MATTERS | ACCORDING TO THE CIA, THIS FOREIGN COUNTRY HAS THE HIGHEST MILITARY EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA | WHAT IS ISRAEL? | |
| 3718 | 2004‑12‑31 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | OBJECTS THAT PASS CLOSER TO THE SUN THAN MERCURY HAVE BEEN NAMED FOR THIS MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE | WHO IS ICARUS? | |
| 3717 | 2004‑12‑30 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT TO CAST ZERO TIEBREAKING VOTES IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE | WHO IS JOHN TYLER? | |
| 3716 | 2004‑12‑29 | ISLANDS | JUST DAYS AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, IT BECAME THE FIRST U.S. POSSESSION OCCUPIED BY THE JAPANESE | WHAT IS GUAM? | |
| 3715 | 2004‑12‑28 | 8-LETTER WORDS | DIFFERING BY ONE LETTER, THE 2 WORDS THAT MEAN JOB & TIME AWAY FROM THE JOB | WHAT IS VOCATION & VACATION? | |
| 3714 | 2004‑12‑27 | BODIES OF WATER | THIS SEA THAT EXTENDS ABOUT 1,200 MILES WAS REFERRED TO IN ANCIENT TIMES AS THE ERYTHRAEAN SEA | WHAT IS THE RED SEA? | |
| 3713 | 2004‑12‑24 | PSYCHOLOGY | IN 1973 4 BANK EMPLOYEES HELD HOSTAGE IN THIS CITY ENDED UP FEELING GRATEFUL TO THEIR CAPTORS | WHAT IS STOCKHOLM? | |
| 3712 | 2004‑12‑23 | AUTHORS | HE PUBLICLY OBJECTED TO THE NAME OF A 2004 DOCUMENTARY FOR INFRINGING ON THE TITLE OF ONE OF HIS BOOKS | WHO IS RAY BRADBURY? | |
| 3711 | 2004‑12‑22 | 19th CENTURY SPEECHES | AT HARVARD, THIS WRITER PROPOSED THAT WE WORK 1 DAY & LEAVE 6 FREE FOR THE "SUBLIME REVELATIONS OF NATURE" | WHO IS HENRY DAVID THOREAU? | |
| 3710 | 2004‑12‑21 | DANTE'S INFERNO | AT THE CENTER OF HELL, SATAN IS DEVOURING BRUTUS, CASSIUS & THIS BIBLICAL FIGURE | WHO IS JUDAS (ISCARIOT)? | |
| 3709 | 2004‑12‑20 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | LAST NAMES OF THE 2 FAMOUS FAMILIES IN WHICH 3 GENERATIONS HAVE WON OSCARS | WHAT ARE HUSTON & COPPOLA? | |
| 3708 | 2004‑12‑17 | ANNUAL EVENTS | A HIGH-BOUNCE BALL INSPIRED BUSINESSMAN LAMAR HUNT TO GIVE AN ANNUAL EVENT THIS NAME | WHAT IS THE SUPER BOWL? | |
| 3707 | 2004‑12‑16 | HISTORIC OBJECTS | MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE, 200 HORSES, 40 SHIPS, EDWARD THE CONFESSOR & HALLEY'S COMET ARE DEPICTED ON IT | WHAT IS THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY? | |
| 3706 | 2004‑12‑15 | HISTORIC MESSAGES | IN 1943 HE SENT THE FAMOUS MESSAGE "ELEVEN ALIVE NATIVE KNOWS POSIT AND REEFS NAURU ISLAND" | WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 3705 | 2004‑12‑14 | AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS | THE ONLY OSCAR WINNER ALSO TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE, THIS EUROPEAN WON A 1938 OSCAR FOR ADAPTING HIS OWN PLAY | WHO IS GEORGE BERNARD SHAW? | |
| 3704 | 2004‑12‑13 | BUSINESS HISTORY | LAST NAMES OF THE 2 MEN, BOTH ENGINEERS, WHO MET & FORMED A PARTNERSHIP AT ENGLAND'S MIDLAND HOTEL IN MAY 1904 | WHAT ARE ROLLS & ROYCE? | |
| 3703 | 2004‑12‑10 | STATE MOTTOES | 2 OF THE 5 STATES WHOSE MOTTOES AREN'T IN ENGLISH OR LATIN | WHAT ARE CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, WASHINGTON? | |
| 3702 | 2004‑12‑09 | RARITIES | ALL 6 EXAMPLES OF HIS SIGNATURE KNOWN TO EXIST DATE FROM BETWEEN 1612 & 1616 | WHO IS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE? | |
| 3701 | 2004‑12‑08 | THE CABINET | HE'S BEEN BOTH THE YOUNGEST & THE OLDEST U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN HISTORY | WHO IS DONALD RUMSFELD? | |
| 3700 | 2004‑12‑07 | PLAYWRIGHTS | HIS 1840s ROMANCE WITH AN OLDER HOUSEMAID IN GRIMSTAD MAY HAVE INSPIRED HIS LATER THEMES OF GUILT & SOCIAL HYPOCRISY | WHO IS HENRIK IBSEN? | |
| 3699 | 2004‑12‑06 | CHILDREN'S STORIES | IN GERMAN, THIS CLASSIC STORY IS CALLED "DIE KLEINE SEEJUNGFRAU" | WHAT IS "THE LITTLE MERMAID"? | |
| 3698 | 2004‑12‑03 | U.S. CITIES | OF THE USA's 10 MOST POPULOUS CITIES, 1 OF THE 2 THAT DROPPED IN POPULATION FROM 1990 TO 2000 | WHAT IS PHILADELPHIA OR DETROIT? | |
| 3697 | 2004‑12‑02 | VOCABULARY | THIS ADJECTIVE FOR SCHOLARS & "JEOPARDY!" CHAMPS IS FROM THE LATIN EX, "OUT OR AWAY" & RUDIS, "RUDENESS" | WHAT IS ERUDITE? | |
| 3696 | 2004‑12‑01 | THE 18th CENTURY | IN 1790 THE HMS PANDORA SAILED THOUSANDS OF MILES SPECIFICALLY TO BRING BACK THIS MAN, BUT FAILED | WHO IS FLETCHER CHRISTIAN? | |
| 3695 | 2004‑11‑30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | MOST OF THIS FIRM'S 70,000 SEASONAL WHITE-COLLAR EMPLOYEES WORK ONLY 4 MONTHS A YEAR | WHAT IS H & R BLOCK? | |
| 3694 | 2004‑11‑29 | BABY NAMES | OF THE SSA's TOP 10 BOYS' NAMES IN 2000, THE 2, ENDING IN THE SAME LETTER, ON A LIST OF THE 12 APOSTLES | WHAT ARE MATTHEW & ANDREW? | |
| 3693 | 2004‑11‑26 | 19th CENTURY U.S. HISTORY | OF THE 5 TIMES CONGRESS HAS DECLARED WAR, THE 3 DURING THE 19th CENTURY WERE AGAINST THESE 3 NATIONS | WHAT ARE GREAT BRITAIN (OR ENGLAND), MEXICO & SPAIN? | |
| 3692 | 2004‑11‑25 | POLITICAL WORDS & PHRASES | T. ROOSEVELT USED THIS BOXING PHRASE TO ANNOUNCE HIS 1912 CANDIDACY & SAID, "THE FIGHT IS ON & I'M STRIPPED TO THE BUFF" | WHAT IS (MY) HAT IS IN THE RING? | |
| 3691 | 2004‑11‑24 | 20th CENTURY VICE PRESIDENTS | APTLY, HIS MIDDLE NAME CONTAINED THE WORD "RICH" | WHO IS NELSON ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER? | |
| 3690 | 2004‑11‑23 | STATE FACTS | THIS STATE & ITS CAPITAL WERE NAMED FOR 2 DUKEDOMS HELD BY THE SAME BRITISH MAN | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 3689 | 2004‑11‑22 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS | AT THE DEDICATION OF A FOUNTAIN AT RADCLIFFE COLLEGE IN 1960, SHE BEGAN HER SPEECH WITH THE SINGLE WORD "WATER" | WHO IS HELEN KELLER? | |
| 3688 | 2004‑11‑19 | FAMOUS WOMEN | IN 1952 WILLIAM REHNQUIST GRADUATED FIRST IN HIS CLASS AT STANFORD LAW & SHE GRADUATED THIRD | WHO IS SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR? | |
| 3687 | 2004‑11‑18 | AMERICAN NOVELS | THE IMAGE SEEN HERE IS PART OF FAULKNER'S ORIGINAL TEXT OF THIS 1930 NOVEL | WHAT IS "AS I LAY DYING"? | |
| 3686 | 2004‑11‑17 | SCIENCE NEWS | IN JUNE 2000 BILL CLINTON DESCRIBED IT AS "THE MOST WONDROUS MAP EVER PRODUCED" | WHAT IS THE (MAP OF THE) HUMAN GENOME? | |
| 3685 | 2004‑11‑16 | OCCUPATIONS | WHILE WORKING AS ONE, CHARLOTTE BRONTE COMPLAINED THAT ONE OF THESE "HAS NO EXISTENCE, IS NOT CONSIDERED AS A LIVING...BEING" | WHAT IS A GOVERNESS? | |
| 3684 | 2004‑11‑15 | BEETHOVEN | POET & CRITIC LUDWIG RELLSTAB COMPARED THIS PIANO WORK TO A NIGHTTIME BOAT RIDE ON LAKE LUCERNE | WHAT IS THE "MOONLIGHT" SONATA? | |
| 3683 | 2004‑11‑12 | ON THE GLOBE | 2-WORD ALTERNATE NAME FOR 0 DEGREES LONGITUDE | WHAT IS THE PRIME MERIDIAN? | |
| 3682 | 2004‑11‑11 | BRITISH NOVEL CHARACTERS | W.E. HENLEY, THE AMPUTEE WHO WROTE THE BRAVE POEM "INVICTUS", INSPIRED THIS CHARACTER IN AN 1883 BOOK | WHO IS LONG JOHN SILVER? | |
| 3681 | 2004‑11‑10 | WORLD FLAGS | NEVER DIRECTLY SEEN IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, IT'S FEATURED ON THE FLAGS OF 5 OF THE WORLD'S COUNTRIES | WHAT IS THE SOUTHERN CROSS (CONSTELLATION)? | |
| 3680 | 2004‑11‑09 | THEATRICAL PREMIERES | THE "PLAYBOY RIOTS" TOOK PLACE IN THIS WORLD CAPITAL IN 1907 FOLLOWING A THEATRICAL PREMIERE | WHAT IS DUBLIN? | |
| 3679 | 2004‑11‑08 | COMPANY ORIGINS | THIS FORTUNE 100 COMPANY GOT ITS NAME FROM WHAT IT BOUGHT FROM SAILORS & SOLD TO NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTORS | WHAT IS (ROYAL DUTCH) SHELL (OIL)? | |
| 3678 | 2004‑11‑06 | SPORTS | ITS SOLO FEMALE WINNER IS AWARDED THE VENUS ROSEWATER DISH | WHAT IS WIMBLEDON? | |
| 3677 | 2004‑11‑05 | LITERATURE | IN EARLY DRAFTS, THE HEROINE OF THIS NOVEL WAS NAMED PANSY & HER FAMILY HOME WAS CALLED FONTENOY HALL | WHAT IS "GONE WITH THE WIND"? | |
| 3676 | 2004‑11‑04 | U.S. TRAVEL & TOURISM | SOUVENIRS SOLD AT THIS ATTRACTION INCLUDE 1962 WORLD'S FAIR GLASSWARE & MUGS BOASTING "I MADE IT TO THE TOP" | WHAT IS THE (SEATTLE) SPACE NEEDLE? | |
| 3675 | 2004‑11‑03 | ROYALTY | THIS KING WAS THE GREAT- GRANDFATHER OF FRANCE'S KING LOUIS XV | WHO IS LOUIS XIV? | |
| 3674 | 2004‑11‑01 | SEMIANNUAL PUBLICATIONS | IT BEGAN IN 1886 AS AN EXTENSION OF AN UPPER CRUST FAMILY'S LIST OF WHOSE HOUSE THEY'D VISIT & WHO THEY'D RECEIVE | WHAT IS THE SOCIAL REGISTER? | |
| 3673 | 2004‑10‑29 | FILMS OF THE '70s | "THE BABYSITTER MURDERS" WAS THE WORKING TITLE FOR THIS 1978 THRILLER | WHAT IS "HALLOWEEN"? | |
| 3672 | 2004‑10‑28 | HISTORIC AREAS | IN 1893, AS IT WAS DISAPPEARING, F.J. TURNER WROTE A FAMOUS ESSAY ON "THE SIGNIFICANCE OF" IT "IN AMERICAN HISTORY" | WHAT IS THE FRONTIER? | |
| 3671 | 2004‑10‑27 | POPULATIONS | WITH ONLY ABOUT 425,000 PEOPLE, IT'S SOUTH AMERICA'S LEAST POPULOUS INDEPENDENT MAINLAND COUNTRY | WHAT IS SURINAME? | |
| 3670 | 2004‑10‑26 | AUTHORS | AFTER SEVERAL DECADES OFF IT, WORKS BY THIS MAN SEEN HERE RETURNED TO THE N.Y. TIMES BEST-SELLER LIST IN 2003 | WHO IS J.R.R. TOLKIEN? | |
| 3669 | 2004‑10‑25 | HISTORIC FIRSTS | THE BROTHER OF THIS LEADER IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST KNOWN EUROPEAN TO HAVE DIED IN THE AMERICAS | WHO IS LEIF ERICSSON? | |
| 3668 | 2004‑10‑22 | THE OLYMPICS | THIS SPORT THAT'S ALSO KNOWN AS WHIFF-WHAFF & FLIM-FLAM HAS BEEN AN OLYMPIC SPORT SINCE 1988 | WHAT IS TABLE TENNIS? | |
| 3667 | 2004‑10‑21 | THE EARLY 20th CENTURY | ON APRIL 11, 1912 FROM A PIER IN QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND, FRANCIS BROWNE TOOK ONE OF THE LAST KNOWN PHOTOS OF THIS | WHAT IS THE TITANIC? | |
| 3666 | 2004‑10‑20 | BIBLICAL WEIGHTS & MEASURES | AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE, THE TOTAL VOLUME OF THIS WAS 450,000 CUBIC CUBITS | WHAT IS NOAH'S ARK? | |
| 3665 | 2004‑10‑19 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | WITH A COMMON NICKNAME THAT REFERS TO ITS SIZE, THIS IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE UNITED STATES | WHAT IS HAWAII? | |
| 3664 | 2004‑10‑18 | FAMOUS FIRSTS | IN 1876 THIS MAN BECAME THE FIRST PERSON NOT TO GET A BUSY SIGNAL ON THE OTHER END OF A PHONE LINE | WHO IS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL? | |
| 3663 | 2004‑10‑15 | FAMOUS PAIRS | THEY FIRST TEAMED UP IN 1974; ONE A QUIET LATIN TEACHER & THE OTHER A FORMER CLOWN COLLEGE STUDENT | WHO ARE PENN (JILETTE) & TELLER? | |
| 3662 | 2004‑10‑14 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | AFTER HIS PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE CRITICIZED BY FDR, HE RESIGNED HIS AIR CORPS RESERVE COMMISSION IN APRIL 1941 | WHO IS CHARLES LINDBERGH? | |
| 3661 | 2004‑10‑13 | 1920s TRANSPORTATION | LAST NAME OF THE CHICAGO CAB FLEET OPERATOR WHO STARTED THE "DRIVE-UR-SELF" RENTAL SYSTEM | WHO IS JOHN D. HERTZ? | |
| 3660 | 2004‑10‑12 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY | THE 2nd-SMALLEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY IN AREA IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE; IN THE '80s IT WAS INVADED BY THE 2nd LARGEST | WHAT IS GRENADA? | |
| 3659 | 2004‑10‑11 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | LEGEND SAYS THIS MUSICAL WAS INSPIRED BY LUNT & FONTANNE'S BACKSTAGE BICKERING DURING A SHAKESPEARE PLAY | WHAT IS "KISS ME, KATE"? | |
| 3658 | 2004‑10‑08 | MEN OF SCIENCE | "SOMNIUM", AN EARLY WORK OF SCIENCE FICTION, WAS WRITTEN BY THIS GERMAN & PUB. POSTHUMOUSLY IN 1634 | WHO IS JOHANNES KEPLER? | |
| 3657 | 2004‑10‑07 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE LAST THING VISITORS SEE IN THE EXHIBIT AREA OF THE SALEM WITCH MUSEUM IS A HUGE PHOTO OF THIS POLITICIAN | WHO IS (SEN.) JOSEPH McCARTHY? | |
| 3656 | 2004‑10‑06 | 2004 | ON MONDAY, DEC. 13, 3 PEOPLE DESIGNATED THESE WILL MEET IN CHEYENNE, WYO. TO HELP DECIDE THE WORLD'S FUTURE | WHAT ARE (WYOMING'S) (PRESIDENTIAL) ELECTORS? | |
| 3655 | 2004‑10‑05 | AMERICANA | THIS PRODUCT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED AS A COVERING TO TURN ASPHALT LOTS IN URBAN AREAS INTO PLAYGROUNDS FOR KIDS | WHAT IS ASTROTURF? | |
| 3654 | 2004‑10‑04 | POETS | CALLED THE 2 MOST INNOVATIVE 19th C. AMERICAN POETS, 1 DIDN'T READ THE OTHER AFTER BEING "TOLD THAT HE WAS DISGRACEFUL" | WHO ARE EMILY DICKINSON & WALT WHITMAN? | |
| 3653 | 2004‑10‑01 | AMERICANISMS | AROUND 1900 MONROE ROSENFELD REMARKED THAT THE MUSIC HEARD ALONG NYC's 28th STREET SOUNDED LIKE THIS | WHAT IS TIN PANS (CLANGING)? | |
| 3652 | 2004‑09‑30 | ACRONYMS | PASSED IN OCTOBER 2001, ITS FULL NAME INCLUDES "PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TOOLS REQUIRED..." | WHAT IS THE (USA) PATRIOT ACT? | |
| 3651 | 2004‑09‑29 | 19th CENTURY NAMES | ONCE KNOWN AS "THE HANDSOMEST MAN IN AMERICA", HE PERFORMED IN HIS LAST PLAY, "THE APOSTATE", ON MARCH 18, 1865 | WHO IS JOHN WILKES BOOTH? | |
| 3650 | 2004‑09‑28 | POETS | A SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT SINCE THE 1950s, IN 1998 HE BECAME THE CITY'S FIRST POET LAUREATE | WHO IS LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI? | |
| 3649 | 2004‑09‑27 | PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS | 1 OF THE 2 NOVELS, BOTH SOUTHERN, THAT WON THE PULITZER FOR FICTION & BECAME BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS | WHAT IS "GONE WITH THE WIND" OR "ALL THE KING'S MEN"? | |
| 3648 | 2004‑09‑24 | CHILDREN'S AUTHORS | AFTER WWI HE WROTE, "TO DEVELOP A HORSE-SURGERY... WOULD NECESSITATE A KNOWLEDGE OF HORSE LANGUAGE" | WHO IS HUGH LOFTING? | |
| 3647 | 2004‑09‑23 | 20th CENTURY SHIPS | THIS BRITISH SHIP WAS NAMED FOR A ROMAN PROVINCE ESTABLISHED IN THE AREA OF PORTUGAL IN 27 B.C. | WHAT IS THE (RMS) LUSITANIA? | |
| 3646 | 2004‑09‑22 | GEOGRAPHY IN LITERATURE | LEO TOLSTOY'S STORY ABOUT HADJI MURAT, "WHO SLEW THE RUSSIAN SWINE", OPENS IN THIS PRESENT-DAY RUSSIAN REPUBLIC | WHAT IS CHECHNYA? | |
| 3645 | 2004‑09‑21 | FIRST LADIES | SHE SURVIVED THE PRESIDENT BY 39 YEARS & WAS MARRIED TO AN ARCHAEOLOGY PROF. AT THE TIME OF HER OWN DEATH IN 1947 | WHO IS FRANCES (FOLSOM) CLEVELAND? | |
| 3644 | 2004‑09‑20 | ART SUBJECTS | SEEN IN SCULPTURE, EUSTACHE DE ST. PIERRE & 5 OTHER WEALTHY MEN MADE THEMSELVES HOSTAGES TO FREE THIS CITY | WHAT IS CALAIS? | |
| 3643 | 2004‑09‑17 | MARILYN MONROE MOVIES | MARILYN PLOTS HER HUSBAND'S MURDER AT A HONEYMOON SITE IN THIS, HER ONLY FILM WITH A 1-WORD TITLE | WHAT IS "NIAGARA"? | |
| 3642 | 2004‑09‑16 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | FORD MADOX FORD, IN THE '20s, HADN'T "READ MORE THAN SIX WORDS" BY THIS MAN BEFORE VOWING TO "PUBLISH EVERY- THING HE SENT ME" | WHO IS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 3641 | 2004‑09‑15 | BRITISH MONARCHS | BEFORE VICTORIA & ELIZABETH II, THIS WAS THE LAST BRITISH MONARCH TO REIGN DURING 2 DIFFERENT CENTURIES | WHO WAS GEORGE III? | |
| 3640 | 2004‑09‑14 | ALIASES | NORMA McCORVEY RECENTLY SOUGHT A REVERSAL TO HER LANDMARK 1973 CASE IN WHICH SHE HAD THIS NAME | WHO IS JANE ROE? | |
| 3639 | 2004‑09‑13 | COUNTRY NAMES | A SPANISH DICTIONARY DEFINES IT AS "CIRCULO MAXIMO QUE EQUIDISTA DE LOS POLOS DE LA TIERRA" | WHAT IS ECUADOR? | |
| 3638 | 2004‑09‑10 | PATRON SAINTS | IN NOVEMBER 2000, POPE JOHN PAUL II PROCLAIMED THIS 16th CENTURY ENGLISHMAN AS THE PATRON SAINT OF POLITICIANS | WHO IS ST. THOMAS MORE? | |
| 3637 | 2004‑09‑09 | PRESIDENTS | 2 OF THE 3 MEN WHO WENT FROM BEING EITHER A U.S. SENATOR OR CONGRESSMAN DIRECTLY INTO THE PRESIDENCY | WHO ARE KENNEDY, HARDING, GARFIELD? | |
| 3636 | 2004‑09‑08 | HISTORIC MEDIUMS | IN THE '20s THE ALLEGED SPIRIT POWERS OF MARGERY CAUSED A RIFT BETWEEN THESE 2 MEN, A MAGICIAN & A WRITER | WHO ARE HARRY HOUDINI & (SIR) ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE? | |
| 3635 | 2004‑09‑07 | WAR MOVIES | A CONTROVERSIAL 1979 WAR FILM WAS BASED ON A 1902 WORK BY THIS AUTHOR | WHO IS JOSEPH CONRAD? | |
| 3634 | 2004‑09‑06 | COMIC BOOKS | IN 2002 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAD WILLIAM B. JONES, JR. SPEAK ON THIS 1941-1971 COMIC BOOK SERIES IN ITS COLLECTION | WHAT IS CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED? | |
| 3633 | 2004‑07‑23 | SHAKESPEARE | 2 OF THE 4 SHAKESPEARE PLAYS IN WHICH GHOSTS APPEAR ON STAGE | WHAT ARE "RICHARD III", "JULIUS CAESAR", "HAMLET" & "MACBETH"? | |
| 3632 | 2004‑07‑22 | 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE 2 U.S. PRESIDENTS WHOSE MIDDLE NAMES ARE ALSO THE LAST NAMES OF 2 OTHER PRESIDENTS | WHO ARE RONALD WILSON REAGAN & WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON? | |
| 3631 | 2004‑07‑21 | SINGERS | HER RECORDING CAREER LASTED JUST 8 YEARS, STARTING IN 1955 WITH "A CHURCH, A COURTROOM AND THEN GOOD-BYE" | WHO IS PATSY CLINE? | |
| 3630 | 2004‑07‑20 | ON THE MAP | IN AREA IT'S THE LARGEST AFRICAN COUNTRY THROUGH WHICH THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN PASSES | WHAT IS ALGERIA? | |
| 3629 | 2004‑07‑19 | OPERA | THE LIBRETTO FOR "WILLIAM TELL" WAS IN THIS LANGUAGE, THE NATIVE TONGUE OF NEITHER THE COMPOSER, ROSSINI, NOR THE SUBJECT | WHAT IS FRENCH? | |
| 3628 | 2004‑07‑16 | FOOD | EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT 16th C. DUTCH GROWERS, THROUGH BREEDING, GAVE THIS VEGETABLE ITS COLOR TO HONOR THEIR RULING HOUSE | WHAT IS THE CARROT? | |
| 3627 | 2004‑07‑15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | WITH A BOOK ABOUT THE SOUTH, HE BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT-- PAST OR PRESENT-- TO PUBLISH A NOVEL | WHO IS JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 3626 | 2004‑07‑14 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | FOR HIS ROLE IN WRITING THIS 1861 DOCUMENT, THOMAS COBB OF GEORGIA HAS BEEN COMPARED TO JAMES MADISON | WHAT IS THE CONFEDERATE CONSTITUTION? | |
| 3625 | 2004‑07‑13 | HEADLINES OF THE LAST 40 YEARS | THE FIRST 2 NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES SET IN 96-POINT TYPE WERE IN THESE 2 YEARS, 5 YEARS APART | WHAT ARE 1969 & 1974? | |
| 3624 | 2004‑07‑12 | NAMES IN THE BIBLE | DANIEL MEANS "GOD IS MY JUDGE", EZEKIEL, "GOD STRENGTHENS"; & THIS NAME IN GENESIS 32, "HE STRIVES WITH GOD" | WHAT IS ISRAEL? | |
| 3623 | 2004‑07‑09 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | OF THE 8 MEMBERS OF THE G-8 INDUSTRIAL NATIONS, THE ONE WITH THE SMALLEST POPULATION | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 3622 | 2004‑07‑08 | FICTIONAL PEOPLE | AFTER A 58-YEAR FLIRTATION, THIS WOMAN CALLED IT OFF TEMPORARILY IN ISSUE NO. 720 | WHO IS LOIS LANE? | |
| 3621 | 2004‑07‑07 | WRITERS | BORN IN 1564, HE WAS EMPLOYED BY ELIZABETH I's SECRETARY OF STATE TO UNCOVER CATHOLIC PLOTS AGAINST HER REIGN | WHO IS CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE? | |
| 3620 | 2004‑07‑06 | HISTORIC ENGLISHMEN | IRONICALLY, HE MIGHT HAVE SAVED HIMSELF FROM DEATH IN 1779 IF HE HAD KNOWN HOW TO SWIM | WHO IS CAPTAIN JAMES COOK? | |
| 3619 | 2004‑07‑05 | MASS COMMUNICATION | ITS 1st BROADCAST, FEB. 24, 1942, SAID, "THE NEWS MAY BE GOOD. THE NEWS MAY BE BAD. WE SHALL TELL YOU THE TRUTH" | WHAT IS THE VOICE OF AMERICA? | |
| 3618 | 2004‑07‑02 | SPORTS HEROES | BORN IN JANUARY 1919, THE MONTH TEDDY ROOSEVELT DIED, HE WAS GIVEN THE MIDDLE NAME ROOSEVELT | WHO IS JACKIE ROBINSON? | |
| 3617 | 2004‑07‑01 | FRUIT | THIS FRUIT OF NORTH AMERICA SHARES ITS NAME WITH A LITERARY CHARACTER WHO DEBUTED IN AN 1876 NOVEL | WHAT IS THE HUCKLEBERRY? | |
| 3616 | 2004‑06‑30 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 1899 HE WAS RELEASED FROM DEVIL'S ISLAND & PARDONED FOR "TREASON UNDER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES" | WHO IS CAPTAIN ALFRED DREYFUS? | |
| 3615 | 2004‑06‑29 | CHILDREN'S LIT | THIS TITLE CHARACTER'S FULL NAME IS OSCAR ZOROASTER PHADRIG ISAAC NORMAN HENKLE EMMANNUEL AMBROISE DIGGS | WHO IS THE WIZARD OF OZ? | |
| 3614 | 2004‑06‑28 | BOOK TITLES | "I AM THE ROSE OF SHARON" & "WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR NAME, YOU SHOULD HANG ON TO IT" ARE FROM 2 DIFFERENT BOOKS TITLED THIS | WHAT IS "SONG OF SOLOMON"? | |
| 3613 | 2004‑06‑25 | MEDICINE | IN 1901 U.S. SURGEON GENERAL WALTER WYMAN HELPED ESTABLISH A HOSPITAL IN HAWAII FOR THIS DISEASE | WHAT IS LEPROSY? | |
| 3612 | 2004‑06‑24 | FILMS OF THE '70s | THIS 1973 THRILLER WAS RE-RELEASED IN 2000 WITH EXTRA FOOTAGE, INCLUDING A SCENE IN WHICH RITALIN IS PRESCRIBED | WHAT IS "THE EXORCIST"? | |
| 3611 | 2004‑06‑23 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1826 DANIEL WEBSTER EULOGIZED THESE 2 MEN, SAYING, "THEY TOOK THEIR FLIGHT TOGETHER TO THE WORLD OF SPIRITS" | WHO ARE THOMAS JEFFERSON & JOHN ADAMS? | |
| 3610 | 2004‑06‑22 | HISTORIC PARTNERSHIPS | THE ALMOST 4-DECADE COLLABORATION OF THESE 2 GERMANS BEGAN IN PARIS IN 1844 | WHO ARE KARL MARX & FRIEDRICH ENGELS? | |
| 3609 | 2004‑06‑21 | INVENTIONS | JOSEPHINE COCHRANE'S 1886 VERSION OF THIS CONSISTED OF A COPPER BOILER, WIRE BASKETS & A PUMP | WHAT IS A DISHWASHER? | |
| 3608 | 2004‑06‑18 | THE 16th CENTURY | IN 1582 THE MAN BORN UGO BUONCOMPAGNI PROCLAIMED THIS SOLAR DATING SYSTEM STILL USED TODAY | WHAT IS THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR? | |
| 3607 | 2004‑06‑17 | COMMUNICATIONS | IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET (ALPHA, BRAVO, ETC.), THE 2 THAT ARE TITLE SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS | WHO ARE ROMEO & JULIET? | |
| 3606 | 2004‑06‑16 | FAMOUS PRODUCTS | FIRST DESIGNED AS A SURGICAL DISINFECTANT, IN 1895 IT WAS AVAILABLE TO DENTISTS & BY 1914 WAS SOLD OTC | WHAT IS LISTERINE? | |
| 3605 | 2004‑06‑15 | CLASSIC LITERATURE | "DID I REQUEST THEE, MAKER, FROM MY CLAY TO MOULD ME MAN..." IS THE EPIGRAPH TO THIS 1818 NOVEL | WHAT IS "FRANKENSTEIN"? | |
| 3604 | 2004‑06‑14 | ON EXHIBIT | THE CHINESE GOVT., WHICH CONTROLS ALL OF THESE IN THE U.S., WON'T LET A NEW ONE BE NAMED UNTIL IT'S 100 DAYS OLD | WHAT ARE PANDAS? | |
| 3603 | 2004‑06‑11 | UNITED NATIONS HISTORY | IN 1960 THIS NEW NATIONAL LEADER MADE THE LONGEST SPEECH IN UNITED NATIONS HISTORY, 4 HOURS & 29 MINUTES | WHO IS FIDEL CASTRO? | |
| 3602 | 2004‑06‑10 | ENTERTAINMENT | THIS TITLE CHARACTER WHO DEBUTED IN 1999 WAS CREATED BY FORMER MARINE BIOLOGY EDUCATOR STEVE HILLENBURG | WHO IS SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS? | |
| 3601 | 2004‑06‑09 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | IN A LAST-MINUTE CHANGE IN HIS MANUSCRIPT, CHARLES DICKENS RENAMED LITTLE FRED THIS | WHAT IS TINY TIM? | |
| 3600 | 2004‑06‑08 | EUROPEAN ISLANDS | GAVDOS, AN ISLET ADMINISTRATIVELY PART OF THIS LARGER ISLAND, IS EUROPE'S SOUTHERNMOST POINT | WHAT IS CRETE? | |
| 3599 | 2004‑06‑07 | WORDS & PHRASES | ONCE SLANG FOR BRAIN, THIS 2-WORD PHRASE NOW MEANS THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION OR THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION | WHAT IS THINK TANK? | |
| 3598 | 2004‑06‑04 | RECORD HOLDERS | PHOEBE SNETSINGER, SHE OF THE APROPOS FIRST NAME, SET A RECORD FOR THIS ACTIVITY, ABOUT 8,400 SPECIES | WHAT IS BIRDWATCHING? | |
| 3597 | 2004‑06‑03 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS SOMEWHAT NEGATIVE TERM AROSE BECAUSE TWISTING FIBERS INTO THREAD WAS MAINLY A WOMAN'S JOB | WHAT IS SPINSTER? | |
| 3596 | 2004‑06‑02 | THE 2000 OLYMPICS | SHE'S THE FIRST FEMALE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE TO WIN MEDALS IN 5 DIFFERENT EVENTS AT A SINGLE OLYMPICS | WHO IS MARION JONES? | |
| 3595 | 2004‑06‑01 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | THE TITLE OBJECT OF THIS 1850 NOVEL IS DESCRIBED AS "SO FANTASTICALLY EMBROIDERED AND ILLUMINATED UPON HER BOSOM" | WHAT IS "THE SCARLET LETTER"? | |
| 3594 | 2004‑05‑31 | THE MIDWEST | TO JOURNEY THROUGH 3 ADJACENT STATES THAT START WITH THE SAME LETTER, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE 3 | WHAT ARE IOWA, ILLINOIS & INDIANA? | |
| 3593 | 2004‑05‑28 | THE INTERNET | AMONG 2-LETTER COUNTRY CODES IN INTERNET ADDRESSES, "DE" IS GERMANY, "KH" IS CAMBODIA & "ES" IS THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS SPAIN? | |
| 3592 | 2004‑05‑27 | LONGFELLOW | IN LONGFELLOW'S "TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN", "THE LANDLORD'S TALE" CONCERNS THIS MAN & BEGINS WITH THE WORD "LISTEN" | WHO IS PAUL REVERE? | |
| 3591 | 2004‑05‑26 | NFL TEAM NAMES | 2 OF THE 4 TEAMS IN THE NFL WITH COMPLETELY ALLITERATIVE NAMES | WHO ARE BUFFALO BILLS, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, TENNESSEE TITANS OR SEATTLE SEAHAWKS? | |
| 3590 | 2004‑05‑25 | MYTHS & LEGENDS | AT A FEAST HE COULDN'T ENJOY HIS DINNER BECAUSE HIS LIFE WAS LITERALLY HANGING BY A THREAD | WHO IS DAMOCLES? | |
| 3589 | 2004‑05‑24 | STATE CAPITALS | THIS SOUTHERN CAPITAL WAS NAMED FOR AN ANCESTOR OF A 20th CENTURY POET KNOWN FOR HIS CLEVER RHYMES | WHAT IS NASHVILLE? | |
| 3588 | 2004‑05‑21 | EXPLORATION | HE WROTE IN HIS DIARY, "THE LOSS OF PONY TRANSPORT IN MARCH 1911 OBLIGED ME TO START LATER THAN I HAD INTENDED" | WHO IS ROBERT F. SCOTT? | |
| 3587 | 2004‑05‑20 | OSCAR NOMINEES | THE LAST 2 SISTERS NOMINATED AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR THE BEST ACTRESS OSCAR; IT WAS FOR 1966 | WHO ARE LYNN & VANESSA REDGRAVE? | |
| 3586 | 2004‑05‑19 | TOURIST ATTRACTIONS | IT OCCUPIES THE 78 ACRES OF LAND WHERE MET STADIUM, FORMER HOME OF THE VIKINGS & TWINS, ONCE STOOD | WHAT IS THE MALL OF AMERICA? | |
| 3585 | 2004‑05‑18 | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM | A PART OF THIS MARINE MAMMAL WAS PRIZED BY MEDIEVAL FOLK, WHO THOUGHT IT BELONGED TO A UNICORN | WHAT IS THE NARWHAL? | |
| 3584 | 2004‑05‑17 | THE 50 STATES | THE USA's MOST-CLIMBED MOUNTAIN, MONADNOCK, IS IN THIS STATE ASSOCIATED WITH ROCK | WHAT IS NEW HAMPSHIRE? | |
| 3583 | 2004‑05‑14 | THE U.S. SENATE | IN THE YEAR 1958, THE U.S. SENATE WAS MADE UP OF THIS MANY MEMBERS | WHAT IS 96? | |
| 3582 | 2004‑05‑13 | AMERICANA | BEGINNING AN AMERICAN TRADITION, IN 1801 AARON BURR'S DAUGHTER THEODOSIA & HER NEW HUSBAND HONEYMOONED HERE | WHAT IS NIAGARA FALLS? | |
| 3581 | 2004‑05‑12 | POP CULTURE | IN 2004 A SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THE "BREAK-UP" OF THIS COUPLE WHO HAD "DATED" FOR 43 YEARS | WHO ARE BARBIE & KEN? | |
| 3580 | 2004‑05‑11 | METALS | ELEMENT NO. 79, IT'S ESTIMATED THAT ALL OF IT EVER MINED WOULD ONLY MAKE A CUBE ABOUT 50 FEET ACROSS | WHAT IS GOLD? | |
| 3579 | 2004‑05‑10 | THE PRESIDENCY | IF A PRESIDENT IS IMPEACHED, THIS OFFICIAL PRESIDES OVER THE TRIAL IN THE SENATE | WHO IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE U.S.? | |
| 3578 | 2004‑05‑07 | THE 50 STATES | 2 OF THE 4 STATES WHOSE NAMES START & END WITH THE SAME LETTER | WHAT ARE ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARIZONA & OHIO? | |
| 3577 | 2004‑05‑06 | INVENTIONS | 11-YEAR-OLD FRANK EPPERSON INVENTED THIS BY ACCIDENT WHEN HIS FRUIT DRINK FROZE AFTER BEING LEFT OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT | WHAT IS A POPSICLE? | |
| 3576 | 2004‑05‑05 | CLASSIC MOVIES | A 35-FOOT-LONG MUSLIN STOCKING WAS USED TO CREATE THE CYCLONE FOR THIS 1939 FILM | WHAT IS "THE WIZARD OF OZ"? | |
| 3575 | 2004‑05‑04 | GEOGRAPHIC TERMS | FLORIDA IS ONE OF THESE, MICHIGAN IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL & ALASKA IS THE BIGGEST ONE IN THE AMERICAS | WHAT IS A PENINSULA? | |
| 3574 | 2004‑05‑03 | THE WESTERN U.S. | 2 POPULAR PLACES FOR SWIMMING IN THIS NATIONAL PARK ARE IN FIREHOLE CANYON & AT BOILING RIVER | WHAT IS YELLOWSTONE (NATIONAL PARK)? | |
| 3573 | 2004‑04‑30 | 18th CENTURY BRITISH NOVELS | THIS TITLE PERSON ASKS A PILE OF MONEY, "WHAT ART THOU GOOD FOR?... ONE OF THOSE KNIVES IS WORTH ALL THIS HEAP" | WHO IS ROBINSON CRUSOE? | |
| 3572 | 2004‑04‑29 | MYTHOLOGICAL NAMES | HIS NAME MEANS "THE GLORY OF" A CERTAIN GODDESS, & HE BUILT SHRINES TO THAT GODDESS | WHO IS HERCULES? | |
| 3571 | 2004‑04‑28 | '80s FILMS | THE FIRST FILM RATED PG-13, ITS COLORFUL TITLE WAS USED AS THE CODE NAME FOR A 2003 CAPTURE MISSION IN IRAQ | WHAT IS "RED DAWN"? | |
| 3570 | 2004‑04‑27 | STATE CAPITALS | IN 2003 A FAMOUS MARKER ON THE STEPS OF THIS CITY'S CAPITOL GOT AN ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT, BEING LOWERED BY 3 FEET | WHAT IS DENVER? | |
| 3569 | 2004‑04‑26 | PHRASES | IT'S THE ORIGINAL MEANING OF THE WORD "CHECKMATE", OR WHAT MANY NEWSPAPER HEADLINES SAID ON AUGUST 17, 1977 | WHAT IS "THE KING IS DEAD"? | |
| 3568 | 2004‑04‑23 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS | THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF HIS 1868 FIRST SYMPHONY IS SUBTITLED "DREAMS OF A WINTER JOURNEY" | WHO IS PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY? | |
| 3567 | 2004‑04‑22 | TIME MAGAZINE'S MAN OF THE YEAR | THE COVER STORY ABOUT THIS 1930 MAN OF THE YEAR DESCRIBED HIM AS A "LITTLE HALF-NAKED BROWN MAN" | WHO IS (MAHATMA) MOHANDAS GANDHI? | |
| 3566 | 2004‑04‑21 | 19th CENTURY ART & HISTORY | THE RED SKY IN MUNCH'S "THE SCREAM" MAY BE FROM THE DEBRIS IN THE OSLO AIR FROM THIS VOLCANO HALF A WORLD AWAY | WHAT IS KRAKATOA? | |
| 3565 | 2004‑04‑20 | CANADIAN LITERATURE | THIS 1908 WORK THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL SEQUELS IS THE BESTSELLING BOOK EVER WRITTEN BY A CANADIAN | WHAT IS "ANNE OF GREEN GABLES"? | |
| 3564 | 2004‑04‑19 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | FROM 1894 TO 1896 THIS COMMITTEE WAS HEADED BY DIMITRIOS VIKELAS | WHAT IS THE (INTERNATIONAL) OLYMPIC (COMMITTEE)? | |
| 3563 | 2004‑04‑16 | AMERICAN ENTERTAINERS | "EVITA"'s "DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA" WAS INSPIRED BY A 1969 CONCERT OF HERS IN LONDON; SHE LEFT THE STAGE AFTER 15 MINUTES | WHO IS JUDY GARLAND? | |
| 3562 | 2004‑04‑15 | 20th CENTURY BESTSELLERS | FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1967, IT TELLS THE STORY OF 7 GENERATIONS OF A COLOMBIAN FAMILY | WHAT IS "ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE"? | |
| 3561 | 2004‑04‑14 | BIBLICAL JOURNEYS | 2 NAMES: A MAN JOURNEYING & HIS COUNTRY OF DESTINATION IN BOTH GENESIS 39 & MATTHEW 2 | WHAT ARE JOSEPH & EGYPT? | |
| 3560 | 2004‑04‑13 | WORD HISTORY | CIRCA 1860 ROBERT FITZROY OF BRITAIN'S METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE REJECTED PREDICTION & PROPHECY IN FAVOR OF THIS WORD | WHAT IS FORECAST? | |
| 3559 | 2004‑04‑12 | LABOR UNION PRESIDENTS | THIS CURRENT UNION PRESIDENT WAS THE YOUNGEST PERSON EVER TO RECEIVE A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME | WHO IS MELISSA GILBERT? | |
| 3558 | 2004‑04‑09 | BRITISH ROYALTY | THE ONLY BRITISH MONARCH OF THE 20th CENTURY NOT TO PRODUCE AN HEIR | WHO IS EDWARD VIII? | |
| 3557 | 2004‑04‑08 | ISLANDS | 1200 MILES FROM THE NEAREST CONTINENT, IT ENTERED HISTORY BECAUSE OF ITS ISOLATION | WHAT IS ST. HELENA? | |
| 3556 | 2004‑04‑07 | NOVELS | FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1897, THIS NOVEL WASN'T TRANSLATED INTO ROMANIAN UNTIL 1992 | WHAT IS "DRACULA"? | |
| 3555 | 2004‑04‑06 | GEOGRAPHIC PHRASES | MYTHOLOGICAL NAME SOMETIMES GIVEN TO MOUNT ACHA & GIBRALTAR | WHAT ARE THE PILLARS OF HERCULES? | |
| 3554 | 2004‑04‑05 | ROCK GROUPS | THIS ROCK GROUP TOOK ITS NAME FROM A JOHNNY CASH ALBUM, WHOSE TITLE CAME FROM A WINSTON CHURCHILL SPEECH | WHAT IS BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS? | |
| 3553 | 2004‑04‑02 | GEORGE WASHINGTON | IN 1798 GEORGE WROTE TO JOHN GREENWOOD, A MAN IN THIS PROFESSION, "I AM...READY TO PAY WHAT EVER YOU MAY CHARGE ME" | WHAT IS DENTIST? | |
| 3552 | 2004‑04‑01 | GOLF | IT'S THE ONLY ONE OF GOLF'S 4 MAJOR PRO EVENTS IN WHICH AMATEURS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PLAY | WHAT IS THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP? | |
| 3551 | 2004‑03‑31 | HISTORIC NAMES | AS A TEENAGER IN 1653, HE PLAYED THE SUN IN A COURT PERFORMANCE OF THE "BALLET DE LA NUIT" | WHO WAS (KING) LOUIS XIV? | |
| 3550 | 2004‑03‑30 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | IT CONTAINS THE LINE "THERE STOOD THE KAATSKILL MOUNTAINS...THERE WAS EVERY HILL AND DALE...AS IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN" | WHAT IS "RIP VAN WINKLE"? | |
| 3549 | 2004‑03‑29 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | IN 1924 HE SUCCEEDED WILLIAM J. BURNS WHO HAD RESIGNED; HE REMAINED IN HIS POSITION FOR THE NEXT 48 YEARS | WHO IS J. EDGAR HOOVER? | |
| 3548 | 2004‑03‑26 | MEDICAL TERMINOLGY | A CIRCUMORBITAL HEMATOMA IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THIS | WHAT IS A BLACK EYE? | |
| 3547 | 2004‑03‑25 | INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS | DURING APARTHEID, THIS MAN CHOSE TO PREMIERE SEVERAL OF HIS PLAYS, INCLUDING "A PLACE WITH THE PIGS", HERE AT YALE | WHO IS ATHOL FUGARD? | |
| 3546 | 2004‑03‑24 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS | THIS TERM WAS FIRST USED IN AN ICE CREAM TRADE JOURNAL IN 1937; IT BEGAN TO APPEAR IN THE NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY IN THE '60s | WHAT IS MELTDOWN? | |
| 3545 | 2004‑03‑23 | POSTAGE STAMPS | "OH, THE PLACES HE'LL GO!" WAS USA TODAY'S HEADLINE ANNOUNCING THE 2004 STAMP HONORING THIS ARTIST & AUTHOR | WHO IS DR. SEUSS? | |
| 3544 | 2004‑03‑22 | FAMOUS FELINES | HE MADE HIS DEBUT IN THE 1945 SHORT FILM "LIFE WITH FEATHERS" | WHO IS SYLVESTER? | |
| 3543 | 2004‑03‑19 | PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES | HE WROTE A "REPORT OF THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IN THE YEAR 1842" | WHO IS JOHN C. FREMONT? | |
| 3542 | 2004‑03‑18 | THE 12th CENTURY | THIS KING COVERED HIS EYES WITH HIS SHIELD SO THAT HE WOULD NOT SEE THE HOLY CITY HE COULD NOT CONQUER | WHO IS RICHARD I (THE LIONHEARTED)? | |
| 3541 | 2004‑03‑17 | STATE FACTS | AMONG THE INVENTIONS TO COME FROM THIS STATE ARE BISQUICK, ROLLERBLADES & POST-IT NOTES | WHAT IS MINNESOTA? | |
| 3540 | 2004‑03‑16 | MUSICAL THEATRE | WHEN THIS OFF- BROADWAY SHOW CLOSED IN 2002, ITS LYRICIST SAID, "YOU CAN'T BE SAD FOR A SHOW THAT HAS RUN 42 YEARS" | WHAT IS "THE FANTASTICKS"? | |
| 3539 | 2004‑03‑15 | THE 1960s | USED MOST INFAMOUSLY IN 1963, A .38-CALIBER COLT COBRA HANDGUN BELONGING TO THIS MAN SOLD IN 1991 FOR $220,000 | WHO IS JACK RUBY? | |
| 3538 | 2004‑03‑12 | MYTHOLOGY | THE CURRENT MEDALS FOR THE SUMMER OLYMPICS FEATURE THIS GODDESS ON THEM | WHO IS NIKE? | |
| 3537 | 2004‑03‑11 | BRAND NAMES | BENJAMIN GREEN'S WORK WITH COCOA BUTTER LED TO THIS BRAND THAT, IRONICALLY, MAY BE USED TO PREVENT WHAT'S IN ITS NAME | WHAT IS COPPERTONE? | |
| 3536 | 2004‑03‑10 | 20th CENTURY WRITERS | IN THE '50s, SHE TAUGHT ENGLISH AT SMITH COLLEGE, THEN WORKED AS A SECRETARY AT A BOSTON PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC | WHO IS SYLVIA PLATH? | |
| 3535 | 2004‑03‑09 | HEALTH & MEDICINE | NAMED FOR THE REGION IN UGANDA WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1937, IT WAS FIRST DETECTED IN THE U.S. IN 1999 | WHAT IS THE WEST NILE VIRUS? | |
| 3534 | 2004‑03‑08 | BODIES OF WATER | THE RUSH-BAGOT AGREEMENT OF 1817 BETWEEN THE U.S. & GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED NAVAL POWER ON THESE BODIES OF WATER | WHAT ARE THE GREAT LAKES (& LAKE CHAMPLAIN)? | |
| 3533 | 2004‑03‑05 | BOOKS | THIS BOOK SAYS, "'MONDAY BURN MILLAY, WEDNESDAY WHITMAN, FRIDAY FAULKNER...THAT'S OUR OFFICIAL SLOGAN'" | WHAT IS "FAHRENHEIT 451"? | |
| 3532 | 2004‑03‑04 | FAMOUS LASTS | IN JULY 2003 THE LAST OLD-STYLE ONE OF THESE ROLLED OFF AN ASSEMBLY LINE IN MEXICO, HEADED FOR A MUSEUM IN GERMANY | WHAT IS A (VOLKSWAGEN) BEETLE (OR BUG)? | |
| 3531 | 2004‑03‑03 | RECENT MOVIES | CHITA RIVERA MADE A CAMEO APPEARANCE AS A PRISON INMATE IN THIS 2002 FILM | WHAT IS "CHICAGO"? | |
| 3530 | 2004‑03‑02 | U.S. CURRENCY | IT'S THE ONLY BUILDING TO APPEAR ON 2 CURRENT U.S. BILLS; ONE IS AN INTERIOR VIEW, THE OTHER AN EXTERIOR VIEW | WHAT IS INDEPENDENCE HALL? | |
| 3529 | 2004‑03‑01 | SPORTS SUPERLATIVES | THIS OLDEST TENNIS PLAYER EVER TO WIN A GRAND SLAM TITLE DID SO AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN MIXED DOUBLES IN 2003 | WHO IS MARTINA NAVRATILOVA? | |
| 3528 | 2004‑02‑27 | AMERICAN SLANG | THIS TERM FOR A SMALL, OUT-OF-THE-WAY TOWN IS ALSO THE NAME OF A LONG- GONE ALGONQUIAN INDIAN TRIBE | WHAT IS PODUNK? | |
| 3527 | 2004‑02‑26 | PSYCHOLOGY | THE CONCEPT OF THE "OEDIPUS COMPLEX" WAS INTRODUCED IN THIS 1899 BOOK | WHAT IS "THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS"? | |
| 3526 | 2004‑02‑25 | ASTRONOMY | THE NAME OF MINTAKA, A STAR IN THIS CONSTELLATION, IS FROM THE ARABIC FOR "BELT" | WHAT IS ORION? | |
| 3525 | 2004‑02‑24 | FAMOUS NAMES | A GRANDSON OF MAN O' WAR, HE DEFEATED HIS UNCLE IN A FAMOUS MATCHUP NOVEMBER 1, 1938 | WHO IS SEABISCUIT? | |
| 3524 | 2004‑02‑23 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | SINCE 1820, 1 OF 3 MEN TO LOSE A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BUT WIN THE REMATCH WITH THE SAME INDIVIDUAL 4 YEARS LATER | WHO IS ANDREW JACKSON, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON OR GROVER CLEVELAND? | |
| 3523 | 2004‑02‑20 | ITALIAN TOWNS | THIS SMALL TOWN IN TUSCANY WAS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE MAN WHO PAINTED THE MONA LISA | WHAT IS VINCI? | |
| 3522 | 2004‑02‑19 | THE UNITED NATIONS | OF THE 6 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES USED BY THE U.N., THE ONE THAT'S THE NATIVE TONGUE OF THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE | WHAT IS CHINESE (MANDARIN)? | |
| 3521 | 2004‑02‑18 | U.S. POLITICS | ON JULY 16, 1790 CONGRESS CREATED THIS AREA & SOME OF ITS RESIDENTS THINK THAT BY NOW IT SHOULD BE A STATE | WHAT IS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA? | |
| 3520 | 2004‑02‑17 | OLYMPIC CITIES | IT'S THE ONLY NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY IN THE AMERICAS TO HAVE HOSTED THE OLYMPIC GAMES | WHAT IS MEXICO CITY? | |
| 3519 | 2004‑02‑16 | JOBS | IN THIS JOB, AFTER THE SENATE CONFIRMS YOU, YOU SIGN YOUR NAME AT LEAST 5 TIMES, THEN PICK ONE TO BE ENGRAVED | WHAT IS (U.S.) SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY? | |
| 3518 | 2004‑02‑13 | GEOGRAPHIC SUPERLATIVES | AMONG THE WORLD'S RIVERS, THE NILE IS THE LONGEST & THE JORDAN HOLDS THIS GEOGRAPHIC DISTINCTION | WHAT IS THE LOWEST? | |
| 3517 | 2004‑02‑12 | SONGS | ONE OF THE FIRST TO SING IT PUBLICLY WAS BALTIMORE ACTOR FERDINAND DURANG AT CAPTAIN McCAULEY'S TAVERN IN OCTOBER 1814 | WHAT IS "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER"? | |
| 3516 | 2004‑02‑11 | ART BOOKS | THE 2003 BOOK "DISARMED" TELLS THE STORY OF THIS SCULPTURAL MASTERPIECE | WHAT IS THE VENUS DE MILO? | |
| 3515 | 2004‑02‑10 | POPULAR FICTION | THIS SERIES OF OVER 200 BOOKS BEGAN WITH "KRISTY'S GREAT IDEA" IN 1986 | WHAT IS "THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB"? | |
| 3514 | 2004‑02‑09 | PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES | HE'S THE U.S. PRESIDENT WHOSE GREAT-GRANDSON IS SEEN HERE TAKING PART IN A SPECIAL CELEBRATION | WHO IS TEDDY ROOSEVELT? | |
| 3513 | 2004‑02‑06 | 19th CENTURY PHILOSOPHY | THIS 3-WORD QUOTE, ORIGINALLY IN GERMAN, COMES SOON AFTER "WE HAVE KILLED HIM-- YOU & I. ALL OF US ARE HIS MURDERERS" | WHAT IS "GOD IS DEAD"? | |
| 3512 | 2004‑02‑05 | RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES | A NOVEMBER 2003 REPORT SAID BETTER TREE-TRIMMING MAY HAVE PREVENTED THIS EVENT THAT AFFECTED 50 MIL. PEOPLE IN AUGUST | WHAT IS THE BLACKOUT? | |
| 3511 | 2004‑02‑04 | TV PERSONALITIES | IN 1994 HIS ALMA MATER, SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY, NAMED ITS JOURNALISM & COMM. BUILDING IN HIS HONOR | WHO IS DAN RATHER? | |
| 3510 | 2004‑02‑03 | ARBOREAL MAMMALS | OF THE GENUS PHASCOLARCTOS, IT'S 21-33" TALL WITH A STOUT GRAY OR BROWN BODY, A BIG, ROUND NOSE & STRONG CLAWS | WHAT IS A KOALA? | |
| 3509 | 2004‑02‑02 | BASEBALL HISTORY | ON AUGUST 10, 2003 RAFAEL FURCAL OF THE BRAVES BECAME ONLY THE 12th MAN IN MLB HISTORY TO PERFORM THIS SINGLE-HANDEDLY | WHAT IS A TRIPLE PLAY? | |
| 3508 | 2004‑01‑30 | PRESIDENTIAL FAMILIES | THE TIME ALMANAC LISTS ONLY THE CHILDREN FROM HIS 1772 MARRIAGE, BUT SAYS THERE'S DNA EVIDENCE OF MORE | WHO WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 3507 | 2004‑01‑29 | MYTHOLOGY | THEY WERE THE 2 PARENTS OF A SON WHO ENDED UP HALF MAN, HALF WOMAN | WHO ARE HERMES & APHRODITE? | |
| 3506 | 2004‑01‑28 | LATIN LINGO | THIS 3-WORD PHRASE FAMILIAR IN THE U.S. ORIGINATED IN AN ANCIENT POEM & DESCRIBED ASSEMBLING FOODS TO MAKE SALAD | WHAT IS E PLURIBUS UNUM? | |
| 3505 | 2004‑01‑27 | THE BUSINESS BOOKSHELF | F. PAUL PACULT'S "AMERICAN STILL LIFE" IS THE HISTORY OF THIS OVER 200-YEAR- OLD KENTUCKY COMPANY | WHAT IS JIM BEAM? | |
| 3504 | 2004‑01‑26 | THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY | TOLKIEN HELPED THE EDITORS DEFINE "HOBBIT"; MURRAY GELL-MANN, THE TERM "QUARK", & THIS MAN, "DYMAXION" | WHO WAS (RICHARD) BUCKMINSTER FULLER? | |
| 3503 | 2004‑01‑23 | LITERARY FEMALES | SHE'S THE ONLY FEMALE CHARACTER IN ALL THE A.A. MILNE "WINNIE THE POOH" STORIES | WHO IS KANGA? | |
| 3502 | 2004‑01‑22 | TECHNOLOGY FIRSTS | IN 1923 THE ZEISS UNIT SEEN HERE WAS PLACED UNDER A DOME TO CREATE THE FIRST MODERN ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS A (OPTICAL PROJECTION) PLANETARIUM? | |
| 3501 | 2004‑01‑21 | SPORTS | ON USA TODAY'S LIST OF MAGICAL NUMBERS IN SPORTS, EACH HAD AN EXPLANATION EXCEPT 61, WHICH ONLY HAD THIS SYMBOL | WHAT IS AN *? | |
| 3500 | 2004‑01‑20 | THE 3rd CENTURY | CHALLENGING THE ELECTION OF CALIXTUS IN 217, HIPPOLYTUS DECLARED HIMSELF THE FIRST ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS ANTIPOPE? | |
| 3499 | 2004‑01‑19 | RANKS & TITLES | QUEEN VICTORIA & INDIRA GANDHI EACH HELD THIS TITLE, THOUGH ONLY ONE WAS OFFICIAL | WHAT IS EMPRESS OF INDIA? | |
| 3498 | 2004‑01‑16 | THE MOVIES | THEY'RE THE 2 2-LETTER ABBREVIATIONS IN THE TITLES OF MOVIES DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG | WHAT ARE E.T. & A.I.? | |
| 3497 | 2004‑01‑15 | POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS | THIS MAN'S SUCCESSFUL 2001 CAMPAIGN WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE NON-PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY | WHO IS MICHAEL BLOOMBERG? | |
| 3496 | 2004‑01‑14 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THIS COUNTRY'S COASTLINE, ON THE GULF OF ADEN & THE INDIAN OCEAN, IS THE LONGEST ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT | WHAT IS SOMALIA? | |
| 3495 | 2004‑01‑13 | DEADLY FIRSTS | THE FIRST MAN TO DIE AS THE RESULT OF ONE OF THESE ACCIDENTS WAS LT. THOMAS SELFRIDGE ON SEPT. 17, 1908 | WHAT IS A(N AIR)PLANE CRASH? | |
| 3494 | 2004‑01‑12 | AMERICAN WRITERS | IN 1936 THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS SENT THIS MAN TO INVESTIGATE LIVING CONDITIONS AMONG MIGRANT WORKERS | WHO IS JOHN STEINBECK? | |
| 3493 | 2004‑01‑09 | CURRENT WORLD LEADERS | HE'S BELIEVED TO BE GROOMING HIS SON GAMAL TO SUCCEED HIM | WHO IS HOSNI MUBARAK? | |
| 3492 | 2004‑01‑08 | FILM TITLES | THIS CHARLIE CHAPLIN FILM LENT ITS NAME TO A FAMOUS BOOKSTORE THAT RECENTLY CELEBRATED ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY | WHAT IS "CITY LIGHTS"? | |
| 3491 | 2004‑01‑07 | SPORTS & BUSINESS | THE WATCH TIMEX INTRODUCED IN 1986 FOR THIS EVENT IN HAWAII QUICKLY BECAME THE BEST-SELLING WATCH IN AMERICA | WHAT IS THE (IRONMAN) TRIATHLON? | |
| 3490 | 2004‑01‑06 | ANIMALS | CAMELUS, THE GENUS NAME OF CAMELS, IS ALSO THE SPECIES NAME OF THESE BIRDS | WHAT ARE OSTRICHES? | |
| 3489 | 2004‑01‑05 | INVENTIONS | ON APRIL 25, 1792 NICOLAS-JACQUES PELLETIER BECAME THE FIRST PERSON IN HISTORY TO HAVE A BAD ENCOUNTER WITH THIS | WHAT IS THE GUILLOTINE? | |
| 3488 | 2004‑01‑02 | NAMED FOR | THE "SCRUGGS STYLE" IS A TECHNIQUE OF DOING THIS WITH ONLY THE THUMB & FIRST 2 FINGERS | WHAT IS PLAYING (OR PICKING) THE BANJO? | |
| 3487 | 2004‑01‑01 | U.S. CITIES | WHILE SERVING IN THE '60s & '70s AS THIS CITY'S LAST "CENSOR", RICHARD J. SINNOTT BANNED FEWER THAN 10 THINGS | WHAT IS BOSTON? | |
| 3486 | 2003‑12‑31 | STATE CAPITALS | IN 2000, 1 OF ONLY 3 STATE CAPITALS THAT HAD A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 20,000 | WHAT IS AUGUSTA (MAINE), PIERRE (S. DAKOTA) OR MONTPELIER (VERMONT)? | |
| 3485 | 2003‑12‑30 | CHARACTERS IN CLASSIC LIT | THE FIRST PERSON MENTIONED BY NAME IN "THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK" IS THIS HERO OF A PREVIOUS BOOK BY THE SAME AUTHOR | WHO IS D'ARTAGNAN? | |
| 3484 | 2003‑12‑29 | FOODSTUFFS | A PLANT CALLED THIS ACCOMPANIES SUSHI & ALSO THE PASSOVER SEDER | WHAT IS HORSERADISH? | |
| 3483 | 2003‑12‑26 | SEASONAL CHARACTERS | IN LATE 1939 CHICAGO ADMAN ROBERT MAY CONSIDERED ROLLO & REGINALD BEFORE SETTLING ON THIS NAME | WHAT IS RUDOLPH? | |
| 3482 | 2003‑12‑25 | CLASSIC SONGS | THIS SONG BEGINS, "THE SUN IS SHINING, THE GRASS IS GREEN...BUT IT'S DECEMBER THE 24th AND I AM LONGING TO BE UP NORTH" | WHAT IS "WHITE CHRISTMAS"? | |
| 3481 | 2003‑12‑24 | THE WORLD OF DISNEY | IN 2003 DISNEY RELEASED THIS FILM, ITS FIRST EVER MOVIE UNDER THE DISNEY BANNER RATED PG-13 | WHAT IS "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN"? | |
| 3480 | 2003‑12‑23 | THE SUPREME COURT | OF THE 9 CURRENT MEMBERS, THE ONE WHO HAD THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF TIME ELAPSE BETWEEN NOMINATION & OATH | WHO IS CLARENCE THOMAS? | |
| 3479 | 2003‑12‑22 | FRUIT | ITS NAME IS FROM THE PORTUGUESE FOR "GOBLIN", REFERRING TO THE FACELIKE APPEARANCE OF ITS 3 DEPRESSIONS | WHAT IS THE COCONUT? | |
| 3478 | 2003‑12‑19 | TELEVISION | IN SPRING 2003 EPISODES OF THESE 2 DRAMAS INVOKED THE LITTLE-USED 25th AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION | WHAT ARE "24" & "THE WEST WING"? | |
| 3477 | 2003‑12‑18 | SCIENCE | SOME REFRACTIVE INDEX NUMBERS FOR YOU NOW: DIAMOND, 2.42; AIR, 1.0003; THIS, 1.0000 | WHAT IS A VACUUM? | |
| 3476 | 2003‑12‑17 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | DRAWN UP AT PRES. LINCOLN'S REQUEST, THE FIRST FORMAL CODE FOR THEM SAID THEY GET HUMANE TREATMENT & WHOLESOME FOOD | WHO ARE PRISONERS OF WAR? | |
| 3475 | 2003‑12‑16 | THE OLYMPICS | THIS CITY THAT NAPOLEON GAVE TO BAVARIA IN 1806 HAS HOSTED THE WINTER OLYMPICS TWICE | WHAT IS INNSBRUCK? | |
| 3474 | 2003‑12‑15 | REFERENCE BOOKS | WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED IN 1928, BRITAIN'S P.M. SAID, "OUR HISTORIES, OUR NOVELS, OUR POEMS...ARE ALL IN THIS ONE BOOK" | WHAT IS THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY? | |
| 3473 | 2003‑12‑12 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS | FREDERIC TUDOR BECAME WEALTHY MARKETING THIS, WHICH HE TOOK FROM A POND CALLED FRESH POND IN MASSACHUSETTS | WHAT IS ICE? | |
| 3472 | 2003‑12‑11 | SCULPTURE | IN 1504 A STATUE OF THIS MAN OVER 13 FEET TALL WAS UNVEILED IN PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA | WHO IS DAVID? | |
| 3471 | 2003‑12‑10 | THE PLANETS | IN 1978 ASTRONOMER JAMES CHRISTY NAMED ITS MOON IN HONOR OF HIS WIFE CHARLENE | WHAT IS PLUTO? | |
| 3470 | 2003‑12‑09 | MAGAZINES | AIMED LARGELY AT WOMEN, THIS MAGAZINE THAT HAS ITS OWN INSTITUTE TOOK 110 YEARS TO MAKE A WOMAN ITS EDITOR | WHAT IS GOOD HOUSEKEEPING? | |
| 3469 | 2003‑12‑08 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES | THE LAST MAJOR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TO LOSE TWICE TO THE SAME INDIVIDUAL | WHO IS ADLAI STEVENSON? | |
| 3468 | 2003‑12‑05 | THE U.S. NAVY | IT'S THE ONLY U.S. BATTLESHIP EVER TO HAVE A ONE-SYLLABLE NAME | WHAT IS THE MAINE? | |
| 3467 | 2003‑12‑04 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | HE CALLED HIMSELF A "CUBANO SATO", A PHRASE FROM THE CUBAN DIALECT MEANING BOTH "FLIRT" & "HALF-BREED" | WHO IS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 3466 | 2003‑12‑03 | NOTABLE NAMES | IN 1908 HE TURNED THE TECHNIQUES HE USED TO TRAIN ARMY TROOPS INTO A MANUAL FOR TRAINING SMALL GROUPS OF BOYS | WHO WAS (LORD) ROBERT BADEN-POWELL? | |
| 3465 | 2003‑12‑02 | GEOGRAPHIC TERMS | THESE 2 WORDS ARE ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER & FOR OUR LOCATION NOW ONE IS ABOUT 34, THE OTHER ABOUT 74 | WHAT ARE (NORTH) LATITUDE & ALTITUDE? | |
| 3464 | 2003‑12‑01 | BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS | 2 OF THE 4 BEST PICTURE WINNERS WITH NATIONALITIES IN THE TITLE | WHAT ARE "THE FRENCH CONNECTION", "AMERICAN IN PARIS", "AMERICAN BEAUTY", "ENGLISH PATIENT"? | |
| 3463 | 2003‑11‑28 | TONY-WINNING MUSICALS | 2 OF THE 3 TONY WINNERS FOR BEST MUSICAL WITH TITLES JUST 4 LETTERS LONG | WHAT ARE "RENT", "CATS" & "NINE"? | |
| 3462 | 2003‑11‑27 | LONG-RUNNING TV SHOWS | THE FINAL WORDS UTTERED ON THIS TV SHOW AFTER 11 SEASONS ON THE AIR WERE "SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED" | WHAT IS "CHEERS"? | |
| 3461 | 2003‑11‑26 | COUNTRIES | AT THE 1982 WORLD'S FAIR IN KNOXVILLE, A GIANT RUBIK'S CUBE STOOD OUTSIDE THIS COUNTRY'S PAVILION | WHAT IS HUNGARY? | |
| 3460 | 2003‑11‑25 | RELIGION | THE 2 MAIN RELIGIONS ON THIS ISLAND NATION ARE GREEK ORTHODOX & ISLAM | WHAT IS CYPRUS? | |
| 3459 | 2003‑11‑24 | WOMEN IN BUSINESS | IN 1963 SHE FOUNDED HER COMPANY WITH A SALES FORCE OF 9; TODAY THAT NUMBER IS OVER 950,000 | WHO IS MARY KAY (ASH)? | |
| 3458 | 2003‑11‑21 | TIME MAGAZINE COVERS | THE 2 YEARS THE FOLLOWING COVERS HIT THE STANDS | WHAT ARE 2003 & 1945? | |
| 3457 | 2003‑11‑20 | PEOPLE ON THE MAP | A EUROPEAN CITY FOUNDED IN 1703 HAS AT DIFFERENT TIMES BEEN NAMED FOR THESE 2 PEOPLE BORN 1,800 YEARS APART | WHO ARE ST. PETER & VLADIMIR LENIN? | |
| 3456 | 2003‑11‑19 | VOYAGERS | IN 1497 THE 4 SHIPS UNDER HIS COMMAND INCLUDED THE BERRIO & THE SAO RAFAEL | WHO IS VASCO DA GAMA? | |
| 3455 | 2003‑11‑18 | REFERENCE BOOKS | THE NAME OF THIS TYPE OF REFERENCE BOOK COMES FROM THE GREEK FOR "CIRCLE OF INSTRUCTION" | WHAT IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA? | |
| 3454 | 2003‑11‑17 | OLYMPIC SPORTS | OFFICIALLY ADDED AS A MEDAL EVENT IN 1996, IT'S ONE OF THE FEW TEAM EVENTS WHERE SHOES ARE NOT WORN | WHAT IS BEACH VOLLEYBALL? | |
| 3453 | 2003‑11‑14 | STATE CAPITALS | 2 OF THE 3 STATE CAPITALS WITH 5-LETTER NAMES | WHAT ARE BOISE, DOVER, SALEM? | |
| 3452 | 2003‑11‑13 | ISLANDS | IN 1898 THE 1st U.S. VOLUNTEER CAVALRY REGIMENT DID MOST OF ITS FIGHTING ON THIS ISLAND | WHAT IS CUBA? | |
| 3451 | 2003‑11‑12 | 18th CENTURY AMERICA | THESE 2 BRITISH ASTRONOMERS WERE SENT TO AMERICA IN 1763 TO SETTLE A LAND DISPUTE | WHAT ARE (GEORGE) MASON & (JEREMIAH) DIXON? | |
| 3450 | 2003‑11‑11 | BIG IN THE USA | THIS STATE IS HOME TO THE USA's LARGEST PORTRAIT BUSTS | WHAT IS SOUTH DAKOTA? | |
| 3449 | 2003‑11‑10 | NEW ORLEANS | AT THE END OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THIS COUNTRY CONTROLLED NEW ORLEANS | WHAT IS SPAIN? | |
| 3448 | 2003‑11‑07 | THE BIBLE | IT'S THE FIRST CITY MENTIONED IN THE FIRST OF PAUL'S EPISTLES TO APPEAR IN THE NEW TESTAMENT | WHAT IS ROME? | |
| 3447 | 2003‑11‑06 | SCIENCE HISTORY | IT'S THE SIMPLE 6-LETTER NAME OF THE JOURNAL THAT PUBLISHED THE 1953 PAPER REVEALING THE STRUCTURE OF DNA | WHAT IS NATURE? | |
| 3446 | 2003‑11‑05 | POSTAGE STAMPS | IN HONOR OF THE 400th ANNIV. OF HIS BIRTH, IN 1964 HE BECAME THE FIRST ENGLISH COMMONER TO APPEAR ON A BRITISH STAMP | WHO IS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE? | |
| 3445 | 2003‑11‑04 | FILMS OF THE '50s | THIS FILM FEATURING GLENN FORD & SIDNEY POITIER WAS THE FIRST MAJOR FILM TO USE ROCK & ROLL MUSIC ON THE SOUNDTRACK | WHAT IS "BLACKBOARD JUNGLE"? | |
| 3444 | 2003‑11‑03 | CANDY | THIS PERSON AFTER WHOM A CANDY BAR MAY HAVE BEEN NAMED WAS PART OF A FAMILY ON AN 1892 ELECTION DAY SOUVENIR MEDAL | WHO IS BABY RUTH (CLEVELAND)? | |
| 3443 | 2003‑10‑31 | 19th CENTURY NOVELS | IN CHAPTER 1 OF THIS NOVEL, WE FIND "A VAST RUINED CASTLE, FROM WHOSE TALL BLACK WINDOWS CAME NO RAY OF LIGHT" | WHAT IS "DRACULA"? | |
| 3442 | 2003‑10‑30 | LATIN LINGO | FROM THE LATIN FOR "HOW MUCH", IT'S AN INDIVISIBLE PHYSICAL AMOUNT | WHAT IS A QUANTUM? | |
| 3441 | 2003‑10‑29 | THE WORLD'S PEOPLE | THE 1st RECORDED USE OF THIS WORD NOW APPLYING TO 1.1 BILLION PEOPLE WAS BY ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH AROUND 100 A.D. | WHAT IS CATHOLIC? | |
| 3440 | 2003‑10‑28 | LEGENDARY RULERS | HE'S BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT BY ANEIRIN IN "THE GODODDIN" AROUND 600 A.D. & BY FAY SAMPSON IN THE "DAUGHTER OF TINTAGEL" SERIES | WHO IS KING ARTHUR? | |
| 3439 | 2003‑10‑27 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | THE BOSTON TEA PARTY WAS PLANNED AT THE HOUSE OF SARAH BRADLEE FULTON, A MEMBER OF THIS SPLINTER GROUP | WHO WERE THE DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY? | |
| 3438 | 2003‑10‑24 | BALLET | IN A 1935 BALLET BASED ON THIS MYTHICAL PERSON, A DANCER LEAPS TOWARD THE SUN, THEN CRASHES TO THE STAGE | WHO IS ICARUS? | |
| 3437 | 2003‑10‑23 | THE INTERNET | IT IS NAMED IN HONOR OF A MONTY PYTHON SKETCH THAT USED THE WORD MORE THAN 100 TIMES IN 2 1/2 MINUTES | WHAT IS SPAM (E-MAIL)? | |
| 3436 | 2003‑10‑22 | 20th CENTURY NOTABLES | EINSTEIN SAID OF HIM, "GENERATIONS TO COME WILL SCARCELY BELIEVE" ONE SUCH AS HE "WALKED THE EARTH IN FLESH & BLOOD" | WHO IS (MOHANDAS OR MAHATMA) GANDHI? | |
| 3435 | 2003‑10‑21 | IN THE MEDICINE CABINET | THIS PRODUCT'S WEBSITE FEATURES CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS LIKE "THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON RATE OF REACTION" | WHAT IS ALKA-SELTZER? | |
| 3434 | 2003‑10‑20 | ACTORS & HISTORICAL ROLES | IN THE 2002 FILM "FRIDA", GEOFFREY RUSH PORTRAYED THIS EUROPEAN FIREBRAND DURING HIS FINAL DAYS | WHO IS LEON TROTSKY? | |
| 3433 | 2003‑10‑17 | HISTORIC ROYALTY | THESE 2 MEN SEEN HERE, ALLIES DURING WWI, WERE SOMETIMES MISTAKEN FOR EACH OTHER | WHO ARE (CZAR) NICHOLAS II (OF RUSSIA) & GEORGE V (OF ENGLAND)? | |
| 3432 | 2003‑10‑16 | NAME'S THE SAME | THIS SPORTS SUPERSTAR OF 1973 BEARS THE NAME OF ONE OF THE 6 MAJOR ORGANS OF THE UNITED NATIONS | WHO IS SECRETARIAT? | |
| 3431 | 2003‑10‑15 | OPERA SETTINGS | VERDI'S NABUCCO, WHO'S ALSO KNOWN BY A LONGER FORM OF HIS NAME, IS THE KING OF THIS ANCIENT PLACE | WHAT IS BABYLON? | |
| 3430 | 2003‑10‑14 | ANCIENT TEXTS | ARCHAEOLOGIST RICHARD LEPSIUS GAVE THIS NAME TO A COLLECTION OF SPELLS, HYMNS & PRAYERS TO DEITIES LIKE RA | WHAT IS THE BOOK OF THE DEAD? | |
| 3429 | 2003‑10‑13 | MOVIES | A CATERING HALL CALLED APHRODITE'S PALACE IS FEATURED IN THIS 2002 FILM | WHAT IS "MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING"? | |
| 3428 | 2003‑10‑10 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY | THE SPEAR THAT KILLED HIM IN 1779 SOLD AT AUCTION IN 2003 FOR OVER $400,000 | WHO IS (CAPTAIN) JAMES COOK? | |
| 3427 | 2003‑10‑09 | MOVIE CHARACTERS | ON THE AFI's 2003 LISTS OF FAVORITE MOVIE HEROES & VILLAINS OF ALL TIME, THIS CHARACTER APPEARS ON BOTH LISTS | WHAT IS THE TERMINATOR? | |
| 3426 | 2003‑10‑08 | SURVEY SAYS | IN 1981 THIS MAN'S COMPANY ISSUED ITS FIRST SYNDICATED CSI, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX | WHO IS J.D. POWER (III)? | |
| 3425 | 2003‑10‑07 | FAMOUS LASTS | IT'S WHERE SERGEI ZALYOTIN SWITCHED OFF THE LIGHTS ON JUNE 15, 2000 | WHAT IS (THE) MIR (SPACE STATION)? | |
| 3424 | 2003‑10‑06 | AUTHORS | HE CHOSE A QUOTATION BY SCOTT JOPLIN AS THE EPIGRAPH FOR A 1975 NOVEL | WHO IS E.L. DOCTOROW? | |
| 3423 | 2003‑10‑03 | MOVIE HEROES | HIRAM BINGHAM, WHO REDISCOVERED "THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS", MACHU PICCHU, WAS A MODEL FOR THIS MOVIE HERO | WHO IS INDIANA JONES? | |
| 3422 | 2003‑10‑02 | U.S. VICE PRESIDENTS | HE SERVED 2 TERMS AS VICE PRESIDENT & WAS THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT WHO HAD BEEN BORN IN THE 20th CENTURY | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 3421 | 2003‑10‑01 | PHRASE ORIGINS | THE SINKING OF THE HMS BIRKENHEAD IN FEBRUARY 1852 GAVE RISE TO THIS GALLANT 4-WORD NAVAL TRADITION | WHAT IS WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST? | |
| 3420 | 2003‑09‑30 | SPORTS SPONSORSHIP | IN 2002 THE HOUSTON ASTROS BOUGHT BACK THE NAMING RIGHTS TO THEIR BALLPARK FROM THIS COMPANY | WHAT IS ENRON? | |
| 3419 | 2003‑09‑29 | AWARDS | CREATED AS A PULITZER PRIZE FOR BROADCASTING, IT WAS NAMED FOR A GEORGIA PHILANTHROPIST | WHAT IS THE PEABODY AWARD? | |
| 3418 | 2003‑09‑26 | THE TOY BOX | SPUD & YAM ARE 2 OF THE OFFSPRING OF THIS TOY INTRODUCED IN 1952 | WHAT IS MR. POTATO HEAD? | |
| 3417 | 2003‑09‑25 | SPORTS STARS | HIS GIVEN NAME IS ELDRICK; HIS MORE FAMOUS NICKNAME HONORS HIS FATHER'S VIETNAM WAR BUDDY | WHO IS TIGER WOODS? | |
| 3416 | 2003‑09‑24 | CLASSIC STORIES | THE OPENING TO THIS CLASSIC STORY INCLUDES THE LINE "ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A PIECE OF WOOD" | WHAT IS "(THE ADVENTURES OF) PINOCCHIO"? | |
| 3415 | 2003‑09‑23 | ASTRONOMY | THIS PLANET HAS THE SHORTEST YEAR, 88 DAYS | WHAT IS MERCURY? | |
| 3414 | 2003‑09‑22 | U.S. CITIES | JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY'S PORTRAIT OF PAUL REVERE HANGS IN THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS BOSTON? | |
| 3413 | 2003‑09‑19 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | THIS TITLE CHARACTER WAS BASED ON A MAN WHO BRAVELY SERVED THE GUIDES REGIMENT AT THE 1857 SIEGE OF DELHI | WHO IS GUNGA DIN? | |
| 3412 | 2003‑09‑18 | ADVENTURERS | ON HIS DEATHBED IN 1324, HE REPORTEDLY SAID, "I HAVE NOT TOLD HALF OF WHAT I SAW" | WHO IS MARCO POLO? | |
| 3411 | 2003‑09‑17 | ACADEMY AWARD HISTORY | "CHICAGO" WAS THE FIRST MUSICAL TO WIN THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR SINCE THIS FILM WON FOR 1968 | WHAT IS "OLIVER!"? | |
| 3410 | 2003‑09‑16 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY | ABOUT THE ISLANDS HE DISCOVERED, HE WROTE, "TO THE FIRST OF THESE I GAVE THE NAME OF THE BLESSED SAVIOR" | WHO IS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS? | |
| 3409 | 2003‑09‑15 | U.S. STATE QUARTERS | THE ALABAMA COIN BEARS THIS PERSON'S NAME, IN ENGLISH, & FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A CIRCULATING U.S. COIN, IN BRAILLE | WHO IS HELEN KELLER? | |
| 3408 | 2003‑09‑12 | ALPHANUMERICS | WHEN THIS AMERICAN COMPANY INCORPORATED IN 1902, ITS FIRST PRODUCTS WERE GRINDING ABRASIVES & SANDPAPER | WHAT IS 3M? | |
| 3407 | 2003‑09‑11 | OPERETTAS | THE SUBJECT OF THIS 1879 WORK MAY HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCTIONS OF THE CREATORS' EARLIER WORKS | WHAT IS "THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE"? | |
| 3406 | 2003‑09‑10 | CHARLES LINDBERGH | AFTER LANDING IN PARIS IN 1927 LINDBERGH FILED AN EXCLUSIVE REPORT TO NEWSPAPERS IN 2 CITIES, NEW YORK & THIS | WHAT IS ST. LOUIS? | |
| 3405 | 2003‑09‑09 | TV & STAMPS | WHEN THIS PROGRAM SHOWS ITS ADDRESS TO WRITE FOR AUDIENCE TICKETS, ITS GRAPHIC HAS USED ONE OF THE STAMPS SEEN HERE | WHAT IS "THE PRICE IS RIGHT"? | |
| 3404 | 2003‑09‑08 | TOYS & GAMES | 12-YEAR-OLD DAVID MULLANY GAVE THIS TOY ITS NAME, A EUPHEMISM FOR STRIKING OUT IN BASEBALL | WHAT IS A WIFFLE BALL? | |
| 3403 | 2003‑07‑18 | PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT | HER FIRST NAME COMES FROM AN ITALIAN MUSICAL TERM MEANING TO PLAY "WITH SWEETNESS" | WHO IS CONDOLEEZZA RICE? | |
| 3402 | 2003‑07‑17 | PEOPLE | HE SAID, "I...REALLY NEVER CONSIDERED MYSELF A TV STAR. I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS A NEIGHBOR WHO JUST CAME IN FOR A VISIT" | WHO IS MR. (FRED) ROGERS? | |
| 3401 | 2003‑07‑16 | RECENT MOVIES | THE OPENING CREDITS OF THIS 2003 ACTION MOVIE ARE DEPICTED IN BRAILLE | WHAT IS "DAREDEVIL"? | |
| 3400 | 2003‑07‑15 | THE CABINET | THIS DEPARTMENT CONTAINS THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, THE SECRET SERVICE & THE COAST GUARD | WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY? | |
| 3399 | 2003‑07‑14 | MAGAZINES | FOR ITS 1st SWIMSUIT EDITION IN 2003, IT COVERED 100 YEARS OF THE SWIMSUIT & INCLUDED A 1917 PHOTO OF TOPLESS ISLAND WOMEN | WHAT IS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC? | |
| 3398 | 2003‑07‑11 | FICTIONAL PLACES | WILTON, CONN., A QUIET, AFFLUENT TOWN NEAR NEW YORK CITY, WAS THE BASIS FOR THIS TITLE TOWN IN A 1972 NOVEL | WHAT IS STEPFORD? | |
| 3397 | 2003‑07‑10 | ANIMALS | ODOBENUS, THE GENUS NAME OF THIS ANIMAL, COMES FROM THE GREEK FOR "ONE WHO WALKS WITH HIS TEETH" | WHAT IS THE WALRUS? | |
| 3396 | 2003‑07‑09 | COMPUTERS | IN 2003 DELL MADE THIS COMPUTER PART ON ITS PCs AN OPTION; APPLE HAD STOPPED INCLUDING IT ON MACINTOSHES 5 YEARS EARLIER | WHAT IS A (3 1/2-INCH) FLOPPY DISK DRIVE? | |
| 3395 | 2003‑07‑08 | POP MUSIC | TAKE 2 LETTERS OFF A BEATLES SONG TITLE & YOU GET THIS TITLE OF PAUL McCARTNEY'S 2002 LIVE CD OF HIS AMERICAN TOUR | WHAT IS "BACK IN THE U.S."? | |
| 3394 | 2003‑07‑07 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | HE TURNED DOWN AN APPOINTMENT AS A U.S. SENATOR IN 1875 BECAUSE IT MEANT ACCEPTING A PARDON FOR TREASON | WHO IS JEFFERSON DAVIS? | |
| 3393 | 2003‑07‑04 | BUSINESS BIGGIES | IN JANUARY 2003 THIS COMPANY BASED IN OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS REPORTED ITS FIRST EVER QUARTERLY LOSS | WHAT IS McDONALD'S? | |
| 3392 | 2003‑07‑03 | OPERA | TITLE CHARACTER OF A 1787 OPERA WHO SAYS HE NEEDS WOMEN "MORE THAN THE FOOD I EAT, ...THAN THE VERY AIR I BREATHE" | WHO IS DON GIOVANNI? | |
| 3391 | 2003‑07‑02 | THE BODY HUMAN | AT ABOUT 63%, THERE ARE MORE ATOMS OF THIS ELEMENT THAN ANY OTHER IN YOUR BODY | WHAT IS HYDROGEN? | |
| 3390 | 2003‑07‑01 | THE MOVIES | PARTS OF THIS 1985 MOVIE WERE FILMED RIGHT HERE IN KAREN, A SUBURB OF NAIROBI | WHAT IS "OUT OF AFRICA"? | |
| 3389 | 2003‑06‑30 | 5-LETTER WORDS | TERM FOR AN OPINION OR EDICT ISSUED BY A MUFTI OR 'ULAMA; A FAMOUS ONE WAS ISSUED IN 1989 | WHAT IS A FATWA? | |
| 3388 | 2003‑06‑27 | SONG TITLES | THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS 1964 HIT POSED ALONE FOR THE BRAZIL EDITION OF PLAYBOY IN 1987 & WITH HER DAUGHTER IN 2003 | WHAT IS "THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA? | |
| 3387 | 2003‑06‑26 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD THAT BEGINS WITH THE GREEK WORD FOR "ALL" WAS COINED BY JOHN MILTON & MEANS "TUMULTUOUS DISORDER" | WHAT IS PANDEMONIUM? | |
| 3386 | 2003‑06‑25 | TELEVISION | IN APPLE'S I-MOVIE PROGRAM, THE EFFECT SEEN HERE THAT'S DONE WITH PHOTOS IS NAMED FOR THIS TV FILMMAKER | WHO IS KEN BURNS? | |
| 3385 | 2003‑06‑24 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | THIS OBSERVANCE BEGAN AS A DAY TO EAT UP ALL THE STUFF IN YOUR HOME YOU COULDN'T EAT FOR THE NEXT 40 DAYS | WHAT IS MARDI GRAS? | |
| 3384 | 2003‑06‑23 | U.S. HISTORY | FOR EVADING TAXES ON PROFITS EARNED, FORMER CIA AGENT THOMAS CLINES WAS THE ONLY ONE SENT TO PRISON OVER THIS SCANDAL | WHAT IS THE IRAN-CONTRA (AFFAIR)? | |
| 3383 | 2003‑06‑20 | FORMER WORLD LEADERS | FILLING OUT HER APPLICATION TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 1986, THIS WIDOWED MOTHER OF 5 LISTED HER OCCUPATION AS HOUSEWIFE | WHO IS CORAZON AQUINO? | |
| 3382 | 2003‑06‑19 | FRUIT | FROM GREEK FOR "FINGER", THE ARABS CLAIM IT HAS AS MANY CULINARY & PHARMACEUTICAL USES AS DAYS IN A YEAR | WHAT IS THE DATE? | |
| 3381 | 2003‑06‑18 | LITERARY TITLE CHARACTERS | FANNY SQUEERS CALLED HIM KNUCKLEBOY | WHO IS NICHOLAS NICKLEBY? | |
| 3380 | 2003‑06‑17 | DISNEY FILMS | DISNEY THEME PARK ATTRACTIONS BASED ON THIS 1960 FILM FLEW THE FLAG SEEN HERE | WHAT IS "SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON"? | |
| 3379 | 2003‑06‑16 | BUSINESS BIGGIES | FOUNDED IN 1898 WHEN SEVERAL CRACKER COMPANIES MERGED, IN 2000 IT PASSED FROM ONE TOBACCO COMPANY TO ANOTHER | WHAT IS NABISCO (BRANDS)? | |
| 3378 | 2003‑06‑13 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE FIRST & MIDDLE NAMES OF THIS WEALTHY MAN WHO DIED IN 1975 WERE THOSE OF PEOPLE WHO DIED IN 322 B.C. & 399 B.C. | WHO WAS (ARISTOTLE SOCRATES) ONASSIS? | |
| 3377 | 2003‑06‑12 | MUSEUMS | THE DETAIL SEEN HERE IS FROM A PAINTING IN THIS MUSEUM | WHAT IS THE (MUSEO DEL) PRADO? | |
| 3376 | 2003‑06‑11 | SCIENTIFIC THEORIES | EDWARD LORENZ' IDEA OF LINKING THIS CREATURE TO CHANGES IN THE WEATHER BECAME THE BASIS OF CHAOS THEORY | WHAT IS THE BUTTERFLY? | |
| 3375 | 2003‑06‑10 | 2001 NEWS | ON MAY 9, 2001 HE SIGNED A STATE LAW BANNING PUNCH-CARD VOTING | WHO IS JEB BUSH? | |
| 3374 | 2003‑06‑09 | TIME'S MAN OF THE YEAR | THE ONLY MAN NAMED TIME'S MAN OF THE YEAR 2 STRAIGHT YEARS, HE SHARED THE DISTINCTION WITH KISSINGER IN 1972 | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 3373 | 2003‑06‑06 | CANDY | BILL HARMSEN, WHO RAISED HORSES IN COLO., HAPPILY FOUNDED THIS CANDY CO. IN 1949 TO MAKE MONEY DURING THE WINTER | WHAT IS JOLLY RANCHER? | |
| 3372 | 2003‑06‑05 | FIRST NAMES | THIS NAME OF A CHARACTER IN A 1904 PLAY WAS INSPIRED BY A REAL LITTLE GIRL'S WAY OF SAYING THE WORD "FRIEND" | WHAT IS WENDY? | |
| 3371 | 2003‑06‑04 | MAP READING | IT'S THE LATITUDE OF THE SOUTH POLE | WHAT IS 90 (DEGREES) SOUTH? | |
| 3370 | 2003‑06‑03 | MEDICAL PRODUCTS | ON JUNE 12, 2001 JOHNSON & JOHNSON RELAUNCHED THIS BRAND WITH A CEREMONY IN A MISSOURI CITY | WHAT IS ST. JOSEPH (ASPIRIN)? | |
| 3369 | 2003‑06‑02 | ACTRESSES | SHE WAS FINED 20,000 FRANCS FOR "INCITING RACIAL HATRED" BY DENOUNCING A RELIGIOUS PRACTICE OF KILLING SHEEP | WHO IS BRIGITTE BARDOT? | |
| 3368 | 2003‑05‑30 | U.S. CITIES | IT'S THE LARGEST U.S. CITY IN POPULATION THAT'S NAMED FOR AN AMERICAN INDIVIDUAL | WHAT IS HOUSTON? | |
| 3367 | 2003‑05‑29 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | THE ONLY 2 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS DEFEATED FOR REELECTION SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | WHO ARE GROVER CLEVELAND & JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 3366 | 2003‑05‑28 | PSYCHOLOGY | PARTLY FROM THE GREEK ALGOS, "PAIN", IT WAS FIRST NOTED IN 1688 IN SWISS SOLDIERS FIGHTING FAR FROM HOME | WHAT IS NOSTALGIA? | |
| 3365 | 2003‑05‑27 | CLASSIC LITERATURE | "A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PARIS" & "THE BELLS" ARE CHAPTERS IN THIS 1831 NOVEL | WHAT IS "THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME"? | |
| 3364 | 2003‑05‑26 | INSPIRATIONS FOR MUSICALS | IN 2002 THIS NOVEL BY C.Y. LEE, FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1957, WAS RE-RELEASED WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID HENRY HWANG | WHAT IS "FLOWER DRUM SONG"? | |
| 3363 | 2003‑05‑23 | FILM ROLES | DICK POWELL, ROBERT MITCHUM & ELLIOTT GOULD HAVE ALL PLAYED THIS CHARACTER ON FILM | WHO IS PHILIP MARLOWE? | |
| 3362 | 2003‑05‑22 | ECONOMIC HISTORY | BEFORE THE FIRST INCOME TAX WAS LEVIED, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT GOT 90% OF ITS REVENUE IN THE FORM OF THESE | WHAT ARE TARIFFS? | |
| 3361 | 2003‑05‑21 | WORLD CITIES | THE FOOD ITEM THAT SOME NAMED FOR VIENNA, OTHERS NAMED FOR THIS CITY 400 MILES AWAY | WHAT IS FRANKFURT? | |
| 3360 | 2003‑05‑20 | MEN OF MEDICINE | IN 1891 HE HELPED FOUND & BECAME THE FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE | WHO IS (SIR) JOSEPH LISTER? | |
| 3359 | 2003‑05‑19 | AWARDS | THE ORGANIZATION THAT SPONSORED THE STAGE DOOR CANTEENS DURING WWII IS NOW KNOWN FOR THESE ANNUAL AWARDS | WHAT ARE THE TONYS? | |
| 3358 | 2003‑05‑16 | DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SIGNERS | ON THE LIST OF THE SIGNERS, 2 OF THE 3 LAST NAMES THAT APPEAR TWICE | WHAT ARE ADAMS, LEE & MORRIS? | |
| 3357 | 2003‑05‑15 | GOVERNORS | IN 1967 SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR OF A STATE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER | WHO IS LURLEEN BURNS WALLACE? | |
| 3356 | 2003‑05‑14 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | HEADS OF STATE JIANG ZEMIN & JORGE SAMPAIO WERE ON HAND WHEN THIS TERRITORY CHANGED HANDS IN DEC. 1999 | WHAT IS MACAO? | |
| 3355 | 2003‑05‑13 | WORLD CITIES | ACCORDING TO U.N. DATA, IT'S THE WORLD'S MOST POPULOUS CITY NAMED FOR A PERSON | WHAT IS SAO PAULO (BRAZIL)? | |
| 3354 | 2003‑05‑12 | MOVIE INDUSTRY HISTORY | THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCED MOST OF MARION DAVIES' FILMS WAS NAMED FOR THIS MAGAZINE; THE SAME PERSON OWNED BOTH | WHAT IS COSMOPOLITAN? | |
| 3353 | 2003‑05‑09 | ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY | EMPEROR CONSTANTINE COMMISSIONED SEVERAL OF THESE BUILDINGS, NAMED FROM GREEK FOR "ROYAL HOUSE" | WHAT ARE BASILICAS? | |
| 3352 | 2003‑05‑08 | NATIONAL STATUARY HALL | BOTH PARTLY OF CHEROKEE DESCENT, THEY'RE THE 2 MEN WHOSE STATUES REPRESENT OKLAHOMA IN THE U.S. CAPITOL | WHO ARE WILL ROGERS & SEQUOYA? | |
| 3351 | 2003‑05‑07 | FAMOUS ESTATES | AFTER THE U.S. GOVERNMENT DECLINED TO BUY THIS ESTATE & TOMB, A LADIES ASSOC. BOUGHT IT FOR $200,000 IN 1858 | WHAT IS MOUNT VERNON? | |
| 3350 | 2003‑05‑06 | LEGAL HISTORY | AFTER KILLING HIS WIFE'S LOVER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN 1859, REP. DANIEL SICKLES WAS THE 1st TO CLAIM THIS, A 2-WORD TERM | WHAT IS TEMPORARY INSANITY? | |
| 3349 | 2003‑05‑05 | HISTORIC OCCASIONS | ON DEC. 1, 1990 PHILIPPE COZETTE & GRAHAM FAGG HAD A HISTORIC HANDSHAKE HERE | WHAT IS THE CHUNNEL? | |
| 3348 | 2003‑05‑02 | CELEBRITY AUCTIONS | A 1999 SALE OF HER EFFECTS INCLUDED A BASEBALL SIGNED BY ONE HUSBAND & A CONVERSION CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY HER LAST | WHO IS MARILYN MONROE? | |
| 3347 | 2003‑05‑01 | GOVERNMENT AGENCIES | IN 2000 EMMA PEEL'S LEATHER PANTS & MAXWELL SMART'S SHOE PHONE WERE ON DISPLAY AT THIS AGENCY THAT'S NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | WHAT IS THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY? | |
| 3346 | 2003‑04‑30 | FAMILIAR PHRASES | THIS PHRASE MEANING "DISCUSS THE MOST IMPORTANT MATTER" DATES BACK TO 1920s MOVIE EDITING | WHAT IS "CUT TO THE CHASE"? | |
| 3345 | 2003‑04‑29 | FILMS OF THE '60s | IN THE TOP FILMS OF 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN THE 1960s, SHE PLAYED A NANNY & A GOVERNESS | WHO IS JULIE ANDREWS? | |
| 3344 | 2003‑04‑28 | TRANSPORTATION | ON DEC. 11, 1967 IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BRITISH REGISTRY & TURNED OVER TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIF. | WHAT IS THE QUEEN MARY? | |
| 3343 | 2003‑04‑25 | OCCUPATIONS | CALLED THE FIRST U.S. STEWARDESS, ELLEN CHURCH LATER WENT BACK TO THIS OLD JOB, SOMETHING THE 1st STEWS HAD TO BE | WHAT IS A NURSE? | |
| 3342 | 2003‑04‑24 | POLITICAL JARGON | THIS 2-WORD TERM WAS FIRST USED TO DESCRIBE ADVISORS WHO SPOKE TO THE PRESS AFTER A 1984 REAGAN-MONDALE DEBATE | WHAT IS SPIN DOCTOR(S)? | |
| 3341 | 2003‑04‑23 | CHARACTERS | PERSON MISSING FROM: ROSSWEISSE, ORTLINDE, SIEGRUNE, GRIMGERDE, HELMWIGE, GERHILDE, WALTRAUTE & SCHWERTLEITE | WHO IS BRUNNHILDE? | |
| 3340 | 2003‑04‑22 | MUSICALS | THE 2 LONGEST- RUNNING MUSICALS IN BROADWAY HISTORY; CAMERON MACKINTOSH PRODUCED BOTH OF THEM | WHAT ARE "CATS" & "LES MISERABLES"? | |
| 3339 | 2003‑04‑21 | SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS | FRENCH PHYSICIST LEON FOUCAULT GAVE IT ITS NAME, WHICH IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "TO VIEW THE ROTATION" | WHAT IS A GYROSCOPE? | |
| 3338 | 2003‑04‑18 | ORGANIZATIONS | "CLIMB THE MOUNTAINS AND GET THEIR GOOD TIDINGS" WAS A GOAL OF THIS GROUP AT ITS 19th C. FOUNDING | WHAT IS THE SIERRA CLUB? | |
| 3337 | 2003‑04‑17 | CELEBRITY RELATIVES | OVER THE END CREDITS OF "CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND" SHE SINGS "THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS" | WHO IS ROSEMARY CLOONEY? | |
| 3336 | 2003‑04‑16 | THE SECRET SERVICE | THIS 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENT WAS THE FIRST TO RECEIVE OFFICIAL FULL-TIME PROTECTION FROM THE SECRET SERVICE | WHO IS THEODORE ROOSEVELT? | |
| 3335 | 2003‑04‑15 | WORLD LEADERS | ON JUNE 18, 1940, THE DAY OF CHURCHILL'S "FINEST HOUR" SPEECH, THIS LEADER MADE HIS FIRST BROADCAST FROM LONDON | WHO IS CHARLES DE GAULLE? | |
| 3334 | 2003‑04‑14 | MOUNTAINS | ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS IN THE U.S. OVER 14,500 FEET ARE IN THIS STATE | WHAT IS ALASKA? | |
| 3333 | 2003‑04‑11 | AFRICAN COUNTRIES | 2 OF THE 3 4-LETTER COUNTRIES OF AFRICA | WHAT ARE CHAD / MALI / TOGO? | |
| 3332 | 2003‑04‑10 | HISPANIC AMERICANS | HE WON THE USA's ONLY BOXING GOLD MEDAL AT THE 1992 OLYMPICS | WHO IS OSCAR DE LA HOYA? | |
| 3331 | 2003‑04‑09 | 20th CENTURY WORDS | WALTER CRONKITE SAID IT WAS FIRST USED IN 1952 FOR "NOT EXACTLY A REPORTER, NOT EXACTLY A COMMENTATOR" | WHAT IS ANCHOR(MAN)? | |
| 3330 | 2003‑04‑08 | OSCAR-WINNING FILMS | THIS 1995 DOUBLE OSCAR WINNER TAKES ITS TITLE FROM A LINE USED BY CLAUDE RAINS IN 1942's "CASABLANCA" | WHAT IS "THE USUAL SUSPECTS"? | |
| 3329 | 2003‑04‑07 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | AUTHOR OF THE 1889 NOVEL THAT OPENS, "CAMELOT, CAMELOT...I DON'T SEEM TO REMEMBER HEARING OF IT BEFORE" | WHO IS MARK TWAIN? | |
| 3328 | 2003‑04‑04 | FOOD SCIENCE | IN 2002 JAPANESE SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED IT CONTAINS THE ENZYME LACHRYMATORY- FACTOR SYNTHASE | WHAT IS THE ONION? | |
| 3327 | 2003‑04‑03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT NOT OF BRITISH DESCENT | WHO IS MARTIN VAN BUREN? | |
| 3326 | 2003‑04‑02 | CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY | ONE OF THE ONLY 2 CANADIAN PROVINCES THAT DO NOT BORDER A SALTWATER OCEAN OR BAY | WHAT IS ALBERTA OR SASKATCHEWAN? | |
| 3325 | 2003‑04‑01 | WORDS | IT'S THE COMMON ENGLISH WORD THAT IS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY WHEN IT BECOMES THE NAME OF A LANGUAGE | WHAT IS POLISH? | |
| 3324 | 2003‑03‑31 | ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CUSTOMS | WHEN A PHARAOH DIED, HIS HEART WAS CARVED OUT & REPLACED WITH A STONE RENDERING OF THIS TINY CREATURE | WHAT IS THE DUNG BEETLE? | |
| 3323 | 2003‑03‑28 | IN THE NEWS | IN 1951 ELIZABETH II ATTENDED ONE OF THESE IN CANADA; SHE ATTENDED HER NEXT ONE, ALSO IN CANADA, ON OCTOBER 6, 2002 | WHAT IS A HOCKEY GAME? | |
| 3322 | 2003‑03‑27 | BESTSELLING AUTHORS | THE MAIN LIBRARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLO. IS NAMED FOR THIS ALUMNUS WHO WROTE AN EPIC OF COLORADO IN 1974 | WHO IS JAMES MICHENER? | |
| 3321 | 2003‑03‑26 | 2002 POP STARS | IN SEPTEMBER 2002 SHE SET A BILLBOARD RECORD WITH HER FIRST-EVER SINGLE, JUMPING FROM ITS DEBUT AT NO. 52 TO NO. 1 | WHO IS KELLY CLARKSON? | |
| 3320 | 2003‑03‑25 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | HE'S THE ONLY U.S. PRESIDENT WHOSE FIRST, MIDDLE & LAST NAMES EACH HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF LETTERS | WHO IS (RONALD WILSON) REAGAN? | |
| 3319 | 2003‑03‑24 | THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | OF THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, THIS ONE WAS THE SMALLEST | WHAT IS THE STATUE OF ZEUS (AT OLYMPIA)? | |
| 3318 | 2003‑03‑21 | GAMING | IN 1996 IGT INTRODUCED THE FIRST THEMED SLOT MACHINE BASED ON A TV SHOW, THIS ONE | WHAT IS "WHEEL OF FORTUNE"? | |
| 3317 | 2003‑03‑20 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS | STARTING IN 1966, THIS STATE WAS REPRESENTED BY THE SAME 2 SENATORS FOR OVER 35 YEARS, A RECORD | WHAT IS SOUTH CAROLINA? | |
| 3316 | 2003‑03‑19 | ALL GOD'S CREATURES | EDISON PROPOSED A FLYING MACHINE BASED ON THE FLIGHT OF THIS CREATURE, ALSO THE SUBJECT OF A MUSICAL WORK | WHAT IS THE BUMBLEBEE? | |
| 3315 | 2003‑03‑18 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | IN THE 20th C., ONE OF THE 2 MEN WHO'VE LOST AS BOTH PRESIDENTIAL & VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE OF A MAJOR PARTY | WHO IS BOB DOLE OR WALTER MONDALE? | |
| 3314 | 2003‑03‑17 | SCIENCE | AS IT HAS NO MASS, THIS PARTICLE TRAVELS AT ABOUT 186,000 MILES PER SECOND | WHAT IS A PHOTON? | |
| 3313 | 2003‑03‑14 | THE MOVIES | THE DVD OF THIS 1961 FILM INCLUDES "PICTURE-IN-PICTURE COMMENTARY ON HOW TO MAKE THE TRICK SHOTS" | WHAT IS "THE HUSTLER"? | |
| 3312 | 2003‑03‑13 | EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY | ON SEPT. 8, 1565 THE FIRST CATHOLIC PARISH IN WHAT IS NOW THE U.S. WAS FOUNDED AT THIS SETTLEMENT | WHAT IS ST. AUGUSTINE (FLORIDA)? | |
| 3311 | 2003‑03‑12 | TELEVISION | MILLI VANILLI WAS THE FIRST SUBJECT OF THIS SERIES, WHICH CAME FROM QUESTIONS LIKE WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MILLI VANILLI | WHAT IS "BEHIND THE MUSIC"? | |
| 3310 | 2003‑03‑11 | ACTRESSES IN HISTORY | SHE WAS BORN EMILIE CHARLOTTE LE BRETON ON THE ISLAND OF JERSEY IN 1853 | WHO IS LILLIE LANGTRY? | |
| 3309 | 2003‑03‑10 | U.S. COINS | THESE 2 STATES BOTH HAVE AIRPLANES FROM THE 20th CENTURY'S FIRST DECADE ON THEIR QUARTERS | WHAT ARE OHIO & NORTH CAROLINA? | |
| 3308 | 2003‑03‑07 | SUMMER OLYMPIC VENUES | THE ONLY TIME THE HOST COUNTRY FAILED TO WIN A GOLD MEDAL WAS AT THE OLYMPICS HELD IN THIS WESTERN HEMISPHERE CITY | WHAT IS MONTREAL? | |
| 3307 | 2003‑03‑06 | AGRICULTURE | THE NORSE WERE IMPRESSED BY THESE IN NORTH AMERICA, BUT THEY WEREN'T GROWN PROFITABLY IN NORTH AMERICA UNTIL AROUND 1850 | WHAT ARE GRAPES? | |
| 3306 | 2003‑03‑05 | CLASSIC SONGS | ORIGINALLY CALLED "PRIMA DONNA", IT WAS RENAMED FOR A RENAISSANCE PAINTING & WON AN OSCAR | WHAT IS "MONA LISA"? | |
| 3305 | 2003‑03‑04 | MILITARY AVIATION | IN 1911 THIS NATION WAS THE 1st TO USE POWERED AIRCRAFT FOR MILITARY PURPOSES WHEN IT SPIED ON TURKISH ACTIVITIES IN LIBYA | WHAT IS ITALY? | |
| 3304 | 2003‑03‑03 | THE NEW WORLD | ALL THAT IS KNOWN ABOUT HER LIFE IS LIMITED TO 9 DAYS IN AUGUST 1587 | WHO WAS VIRGINIA DARE? | |
| 3303 | 2003‑02‑28 | THE USA | IN AREA, THEY'RE THE LARGEST & SMALLEST STATES THAT JOINED THE UNION IN THE 19th CENTURY | WHAT ARE TEXAS & WEST VIRGINIA? | |
| 3302 | 2003‑02‑27 | ADVERTISING ICONS | OF ADVERTISING AGE'S TOP 10 ADVERTISING ICONS OF THE 20th CENTURY, ONE OF THE 3 THAT ARE ANIMALS | WHAT IS THE ENERGIZER BUNNY, TONY THE TIGER OR ELSIE THE COW? | |
| 3301 | 2003‑02‑26 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES, IT HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT | WHAT IS BELIZE? | |
| 3300 | 2003‑02‑25 | AMERICAN NOVELS | CHAPTER III OF THIS 1826 NOVEL IS PREFACED BY A QUOTE FROM THE POEM "AN INDIAN AT THE BURIAL-PLACE OF HIS FATHERS" | WHAT IS "THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS"? | |
| 3299 | 2003‑02‑24 | THE 1960s | ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1960 THESE 2 MEN SQUARED OFF IN THE STUDIOS OF WBBM IN CHICAGO | WHO ARE RICHARD NIXON & JOHN KENNEDY? | |
| 3298 | 2003‑02‑21 | AMERICAN NOVELS | THE NARRATOR OF THIS 1951 NOVEL FIRST APPEARED IN THE SHORT STORIES "I'M CRAZY" & "SLIGHT REBELLION OFF MADISON" | WHAT IS "THE CATCHER IN THE RYE"? | |
| 3297 | 2003‑02‑20 | TOP ATHLETES | ON ESPN's LIST OF THE 50 TOP ATHLETES OF THE 20th CENTURY, THIS WOMAN IS THE HIGHEST- RANKED FEMALE | WHO IS (MILDRED) "BABE" DIDRIKSON (ZAHARIAS)? | |
| 3296 | 2003‑02‑19 | COMPANY NAMES | THIS COMPANY WAS NAMED FOR THE SOUND MADE BY ITS TOP PRODUCT-- A SLINGSHOT HITTING ITS TARGET | WHAT IS WHAM-O (INC.)? | |
| 3295 | 2003‑02‑18 | NUMERICAL PHRASES | NUMBER & TYPE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS HANGING FROM A MASON CITY, IOWA CEILING, A TRIBUTE TO A NATIVE SON | WHAT ARE 76 TROMBONES? | |
| 3294 | 2003‑02‑17 | FILMS OF THE '70s | THIS '71 FILM OPENS ON THE WORDS "TO THE POLICE OFFICERS OF SAN FRANCISCO WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY" | WHAT IS "DIRTY HARRY"? | |
| 3293 | 2003‑02‑14 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | JAMES FENIMORE COOPER BASED THE CHARACTER OF NATTY BUMPPO ON THIS MAN WHO WAS BORN IN 1734 | WHO IS DANIEL BOONE? | |
| 3292 | 2003‑02‑13 | FIRST NAMES | ONCE CONSIDERED TOO SACRED TO USE, IT WAS LATER THE TOP GIRL'S NAME FROM 1880 TO THE 1940s | WHAT IS MARY? | |
| 3291 | 2003‑02‑12 | NEW ENGLAND | IT'S THE ONLY STATE IN NEW ENGLAND THAT DOESN'T BORDER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN | WHAT IS VERMONT? | |
| 3290 | 2003‑02‑11 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | IN WORKS WRITTEN ABOUT 300 YEARS APART, NICK BOTTOM & PINOCCHIO FIND THEMSELVES TRANSFORMED INTO THESE | WHAT ARE DONKEYS? | |
| 3289 | 2003‑02‑10 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THE WORLD'S HIGHEST CITY OF OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE SITS AT ABOUT 12,000 FEET IN THESE MOUNTAINS | WHAT ARE THE ANDES? | |
| 3288 | 2003‑02‑07 | THE HISTORY OF CLIFFS NOTES | IN 1985 CLIFFS NOTES' "THE SCARLET LETTER" RETOOK THE TOP-SELLING SPOT; THIS BOOK HAD BRIEFLY REPLACED IT | WHAT IS "1984"? | |
| 3287 | 2003‑02‑06 | HISTORIC AMERICAN PLACES | OVER 260,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BURIED HERE, STARTING IN 1864 | WHAT IS ARLINGTON (NATIONAL CEMETERY)? | |
| 3286 | 2003‑02‑05 | NATURE | THE PROPAGATION OF OAK TREES DEPENDS ON THE LOUSY MEMORIES OF THESE ANIMALS | WHAT ARE SQUIRRELS? | |
| 3285 | 2003‑02‑04 | INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | BY SIZE, IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTRY THAT BORDERS ONLY ONE OTHER COUNTRY | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 3284 | 2003‑02‑03 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | ELIZABETH SHOUMATOFF WAS SKETCHING HIS PORTRAIT WHEN HE FELL UNCONSCIOUS APRIL 12, 1945; HE DIED 2 HOURS LATER | WHO IS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT? | |
| 3283 | 2003‑01‑31 | AUTHORS | IN SEPTEMBER 2002 HE OFFERED $10,000 TO HELP CAPTURE THE PERSON WHO BURNED DOWN IOWA'S CEDAR BRIDGE | WHO IS ROBERT JAMES WALLER? | |
| 3282 | 2003‑01‑30 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | A NAGASAKI GEISHA WHO HAD A CHILD WITH A MAN NAMED GLOVER WAS THE MODEL FOR THIS TITLE CHARACTER | WHO IS MADAME (MADAMA) BUTTERFLY? | |
| 3281 | 2003‑01‑29 | TRANSPORTATION | IN 1936 THE MAN WHO BEAT JOE LOUIS RETURNED HOME ON THE FAMOUS CRAFT NAMED THIS | WHAT WAS THE HINDENBURG? | |
| 3280 | 2003‑01‑28 | AMERICANA | IN JUNE 1885 IT MADE A HISTORIC TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGE IN 214 CRATES ON THE FRIGATE ISERE | WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? | |
| 3279 | 2003‑01‑27 | THE TOWER OF LONDON | ONLY PRISONERS OF HIGH RANK WERE EXECUTED HERE ON TOWER GREEN, & THIS WOMAN WAS THE FIRST QUEEN BEHEADED HERE | WHO IS ANNE BOLEYN? | |
| 3278 | 2003‑01‑24 | BRAND NAMES | ROBERT CHESEBROUGH NAMED THIS BRAND FOR THE GERMAN WORD FOR WATER & THE GREEK WORD FOR OLIVE OIL | WHAT IS VASELINE (PETROLEUM JELLY)? | |
| 3277 | 2003‑01‑23 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 2002 CHRISTIE'S AUCTIONED OFF HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF HIS 48-DAY JOURNEY & HIS COCONUT CUP WITH THE DATE APRIL 1789 ON IT | WHO IS (CAPTAIN) WILLIAM BLIGH? | |
| 3276 | 2003‑01‑22 | THE GLOBE | OF THE MORE THAN A DOZEN COUNTRIES THROUGH WHICH THE EQUATOR PASSES, THIS COUNTRY STRETCHES FARTHEST SOUTH | WHAT IS BRAZIL? | |
| 3275 | 2003‑01‑21 | POPULAR SYMBOLS | STARTING IN THE 1860s, THIS CARTOONIST GAVE US THE MODERN IMAGE OF SANTA CLAUS | WHO IS THOMAS NAST? | |
| 3274 | 2003‑01‑20 | PATRON SAINTS | IT'S BELIEVED THAT THIS PATRON SAINT FOUNDED MANY MONASTERIES, INCLUDING ONE AT MYNYW | WHO WAS (SAINT) DAVID (OF WALES)? | |
| 3273 | 2003‑01‑17 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | IN 1999 THIS BROADWAY MUSICAL WAS ADVERTISED WITH THE LINE: "BEFORE THE CENTURY ENDS, SEE HOW IT ALL BEGAN" | WHAT IS "RAGTIME"? | |
| 3272 | 2003‑01‑16 | ELEGANT WORDS | IT MAY COME FROM A SHIP TRAVEL ACRONYM FOR PORT WINDOWS ON THE OUTWARD JOURNEY & STARBOARD COMING HOME | WHAT IS POSH? | |
| 3271 | 2003‑01‑15 | 18th CENTURY NAMES | HE'S THE FRENCHMAN SEEN HERE IN A DETAIL FROM A PORTRAIT BY JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID | WHO IS ANTOINE LAURENT LAVOISIER? | |
| 3270 | 2003‑01‑14 | LOGOS & TRADEMARKS | THIS BRAND'S FAMOUS LOGO ORIGINALLY REPRESENTED VULCAN ABOUT TO STRIKE HIS ANVIL | WHAT IS ARM & HAMMER? | |
| 3269 | 2003‑01‑13 | NUTRITION | BY VIRTUE OF THE GREAT QUANTITY EATEN, THIS VEGETABLE IS THE LEADING SOURCE OF VITAMIN C IN THE AMERICAN DIET | WHAT IS THE POTATO? | |
| 3268 | 2003‑01‑10 | NONFICTION BOOKS | "THE ROAD TO MIDDLE-EARTH" IS A BOOK ABOUT THIS WRITER | WHO IS J(OHN) R(ONALD) R(EUEL) TOLKIEN? | |
| 3267 | 2003‑01‑09 | WORLD CAPITALS | 1 OF THE 3 NATIONAL CAPITALS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE THAT HAVE "CITY" IN THEIR ENGLISH NAMES | WHAT ARE MEXICO (CITY), GUATEMALA (CITY), & PANAMA (CITY)? | |
| 3266 | 2003‑01‑08 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT TO USE A MIDDLE NAME | WHO IS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS? | |
| 3265 | 2003‑01‑07 | ANIMALS | WHAT THE GERMANS CALL A BAMBUSBAR, WE GENERALLY CALL THIS | WHAT IS A (GIANT) PANDA? | |
| 3264 | 2003‑01‑06 | STATE CAPITALS | ONE OF THE 2 STATE CAPITALS WHOSE NAMES END WITH THE LETTER "U" | WHAT IS JUNEAU OR HONOLULU? | |
| 3263 | 2003‑01‑03 | CLASSIC LITERATURE | IN THIS 3-PART WORK, THE MAIN CHARACTER ENCOUNTERS NIMROD, ULYSSES, MUHAMMAD & THOMAS AQUINAS | WHAT IS "THE DIVINE COMEDY"? | |
| 3262 | 2003‑01‑02 | ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS | SHE WON MANY OSCARS, INCLUDING THOSE FOR 1949's "THE HEIRESS", 1951's "A PLACE IN THE SUN" & 1973's "THE STING" | WHO IS EDITH HEAD? | |
| 3261 | 2003‑01‑01 | U.S. STATES | IT ONLY HAS 3 COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION OVER 15,000 & IS THE LEAST POPULOUS STATE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI | WHAT IS VERMONT? | |
| 3260 | 2002‑12‑31 | SOUTH AMERICA | ALPHABETICALLY, THEY'RE THE FIRST & LAST OF THE 7 COUNTRIES WHERE THE ANDES ARE FOUND | WHAT ARE ARGENTINA & VENEZUELA? | |
| 3259 | 2002‑12‑30 | BUSINESS GIANTS | HIGHLY DIVERSIFIED, IT'S THE ONLY CO. IN THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL INDEX OF 1896 | WHAT IS GENERAL ELECTRIC? | |
| 3258 | 2002‑12‑27 | IN THE DICTIONARY | THIS 5-LETTER WORD CAN REFER TO ONE TYPE OF WORK BY A COMPOSER, OR TO SEVERAL WORKS OF DIFFERENT TYPES | WHAT IS OPERA? | |
| 3257 | 2002‑12‑26 | TOYS & GAMES | IT WAS INSPIRED BY SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIST HENRY GEORGE'S IDEA THAT ONLY LAND SHOULD BE TAXED | WHAT IS MONOPOLY? | |
| 3256 | 2002‑12‑25 | ISLAND COUNTRIES | IN 2002 STATE DEPT. SPOKESMAN RICHARD BOUCHER CALLED IT "THE FIRST NEW NATION OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM" | WHAT IS EAST TIMOR? | |
| 3255 | 2002‑12‑24 | U.S. STATES | THIS STATE IS 2nd IN BLUEBERRY PRODUCTION, 3rd IN CRANBERRIES, 4th IN PEACHES BUT 1st IN CHEMICAL PRODUCTION | WHAT IS NEW JERSEY? | |
| 3254 | 2002‑12‑23 | OSCAR WINNERS | SHE'S THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN 2 BEST ACTRESS OSCARS BEFORE THE AGE OF 30 | WHO IS JODIE FOSTER? | |
| 3253 | 2002‑12‑20 | GREEK GODS | ISTHMIA IN CORINTH WAS THE SITE OF THE SANCTUARY OF THIS GREEK GOD | WHO IS POSEIDON? | |
| 3252 | 2002‑12‑19 | TV & MUSIC | SCOOBY-DOO'S NAME WAS INSPIRED BY A LINE IN THIS 1966 SONG STANDARD | WHAT IS "STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT"? | |
| 3251 | 2002‑12‑18 | 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS | THIS PRESIDENT SHARES HIS MIDDLE NAME WITH THE NAME OF A 1st C. JEWISH THEOLOGIAN MENTIONED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT | WHO IS WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING? | |
| 3250 | 2002‑12‑17 | SCIENCE | IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 24,840 MPH TO ACHIEVE THIS | WHAT IS ESCAPE VELOCITY (FROM EARTH'S GRAVITY)? | |
| 3249 | 2002‑12‑16 | FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES | AS ITS PACKAGING REFLECTS, THIS COMPANY BEGAN MARKETING ITS PRODUCTS FROM AN IOWA CATTLE FARM IN 1985 | WHAT IS GATEWAY? | |
| 3248 | 2002‑12‑13 | U.S. HISTORY | IN 1992 NATHAN E. COOK, THE LAST VETERAN OF THIS WAR, DIED | WHAT WAS THE SPANISH- AMERICAN WAR? | |
| 3247 | 2002‑12‑12 | OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTORS | HE'S THE LAST PERSON TO WIN THE BEST DIRECTOR OSCAR FOR A FILM IN WHICH HE ALSO STARRED | WHO IS MEL GIBSON? | |
| 3246 | 2002‑12‑11 | NATIONAL FLAGS | OVER ITS 200-PLUS YEARS, THIS COUNTRY HAS HAD 28 DIFFERENT FLAGS, A RECORD FOR ANY COUNTRY | WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES? | |
| 3245 | 2002‑12‑10 | THE SPACE PROGRAM | IN 1979 NASA OFFICIALS RECEIVED A FINE FOR LITTERING FROM A SMALL TOWN IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS AUSTRALIA? | |
| 3244 | 2002‑12‑09 | WORDS | THIS COMMON EXPRESSION OF DISTRESS COMES FROM AN ENGLISH REPRESENTATION OF THE FRENCH FOR "HELP ME" | WHAT IS MAYDAY? | |
| 3243 | 2002‑12‑06 | 20th CENTURY CLASSICAL MUSIC | THIS WORK WRITTEN IN 1931 CONSISTS OF 5 MOVEMENTS INCLUDING "ON THE TRAIL" & "PAINTED DESERT" | WHAT IS THE "GRAND CANYON SUITE"? | |
| 3242 | 2002‑12‑05 | PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMS | FROM THE GREEK FOR "WOMB", THIS DISORDER WAS ONCE THOUGHT TO BE PECULIAR TO WOMEN | WHAT IS HYSTERIA? | |
| 3241 | 2002‑12‑04 | THE WHITE HOUSE | IN FEBRUARY 2000 THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING ROOM WAS NAMED IN THIS MAN'S HONOR | WHO IS JAMES BRADY? | |
| 3240 | 2002‑12‑03 | WASHINGTON, D.C. | THE NATIONAL MALL IS BOUNDED BY THESE 2 AVENUES WHOSE NAMES RECALL HISTORIC DOCUMENTS | WHAT ARE CONSTITUTION & INDEPENDENCE (AVENUES)? | |
| 3239 | 2002‑12‑02 | 2002 NEWS | THESE 2 MEN, BOTH CHRISTENED PAUL, MADE NEWS WHEN THEY VISITED AFRICA TOGETHER IN MAY 2002 | WHO ARE PAUL O'NEILL & BONO (VOX) (OR PAUL HEWSON)? | |
| 3238 | 2002‑11‑29 | AFRICA | 1 OF THE 2 CURRENT AFRICAN NATIONS THAT WERE INDEPENDENT AT THE START OF THE 20th CENTURY | WHAT IS LIBERIA OR ETHIOPIA? | |
| 3237 | 2002‑11‑28 | THE CALENDAR | RENDERED NUMERICALLY, IT WAS THE LAST COMPLETE DATE WHERE EVERY DIGIT WAS AN ODD NUMBER | WHAT IS 11/19/1999? | |
| 3236 | 2002‑11‑27 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 1 OF THE 3 U.S. PRESIDENTS TO RUN ON A THIRD-PARTY TICKET AFTER HAVING ALREADY SERVED AS PRESIDENT | WHO IS T. ROOSEVELT, MILLARD FILLMORE OR MARTIN VAN BUREN? | |
| 3235 | 2002‑11‑26 | POLITICIANS | NAME OF THE MAN WHO WOULD SERVE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE IF PRESIDENT BUSH & VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY WERE INCAPACITATED | WHO IS DENNIS HASTERT? | |
| 3234 | 2002‑11‑25 | POTENT POTABLES | THIS BRAND WON A TOP PRIZE AT THE 1893 CHICAGO EXPO & HAS CARRIED THE AWARD IN ITS NAME EVER SINCE | WHAT IS PABST BLUE RIBBON BEER? | |
| 3233 | 2002‑11‑22 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | 1 OF THE 2 PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM NOT REPRESENTED IN GUSTAV HOLST'S 1916 WORK "THE PLANETS" | WHAT IS EARTH OR PLUTO? | |
| 3232 | 2002‑11‑21 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TITLES OF THIS 1925 NOVEL WAS "AMONG ASH HEAPS AND MILLIONAIRES" | WHAT IS "THE GREAT GATSBY"? | |
| 3231 | 2002‑11‑20 | AMERICANA | BAPTIST MINISTER FRANCIS BELLAMY PENNED THIS OATH IN 1892 TO REFLECT HIS CHRISTIAN SOCIALIST BELIEFS | WHAT IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? | |
| 3230 | 2002‑11‑19 | IN THE NEWS | SO FAR SOME OF ITS MAJOR COMPONENTS ARE ZARYA, UNITY, ZVEZDA & CANADARM2 | WHAT IS THE (INTERNATIONAL) SPACE STATION? | |
| 3229 | 2002‑11‑18 | THE PRESIDENCY | HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO BECOME U.S. PRESIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE 25th AMENDMENT | WHO IS GERALD FORD? | |
| 3228 | 2002‑11‑15 | BIOGRAPHIES | A 2001 BIOGRAPHY OF THIS MAN IS SUBTITLED "PIONEER OF THE MIND" | WHO IS SIGMUND FREUD? | |
| 3227 | 2002‑11‑14 | LITERARY INSPIRATIONS | IN 2002, AT AGE 104, GREGORIO FUENTES, AN INSPIRATION FOR THIS TALE, DIED IN THE CUBAN FISHING VILLAGE OF COJIMAR | WHAT IS "THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA"? | |
| 3226 | 2002‑11‑13 | COMPUTER HISTORY | IBM ENGINEER DAVE BRADLEY IS CALLED THE FATHER OF THIS MULTI-KEY COMBINATION | WHAT IS CONTROL-ALT- DELETE? | |
| 3225 | 2002‑11‑12 | AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY | 5 OF THE WOMEN CONDEMNED IN SALEM IN 1692 WERE FINALLY EXONERATED BY A BILL SIGNED ON THIS DAY IN 2001 | WHAT IS HALLOWEEN? | |
| 3224 | 2002‑11‑11 | THEORIES OF SCIENCE | PHYSICIST JOHN WHEELER COMPARED POSSIBLE PASSAGES THROUGH SPACE & TIME TO THE WORK OF THIS CREATURE | WHAT IS A WORM? | |
| 3223 | 2002‑11‑08 | STATE CAPITALS | IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, THIS CITY IS THE SOUTHERNMOST STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS AUSTIN (TEXAS)? | |
| 3222 | 2002‑11‑07 | HISTORIC BOOKS | PUBLISHED IN 1611, THE PILGRIMS IN 1620 REFUSED TO BRING IT TO AMERICA; THEY BROUGHT THE GENEVA VERSION | WHAT IS THE KING JAMES BIBLE? | |
| 3221 | 2002‑11‑06 | AUTHORS | IN SEPTEMBER 1941 THIS AUTHOR CHRISTENED THE WARSHIP ATLANTA, ALSO KNOWN AS "THE MIGHTY A" | WHO IS MARGARET MITCHELL? | |
| 3220 | 2002‑11‑05 | FAMOUS PHRASES | PHRASE ASSOCIATED WITH VERY DISSIMILAR EVENTS OF APRIL 19, 1775 & OCTOBER 3, 1951 | WHAT IS (THE) SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD? | |
| 3219 | 2002‑11‑04 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES | IT IS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF ABOUT 30 COUNTRIES, SECOND ONLY TO ENGLISH | WHAT IS FRENCH? | |
| 3218 | 2002‑11‑01 | BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY | THE U.S. COMPANY THAT NOW HAS THE GREATEST REVENUES IS HQ'D IN THIS STATE THAT'S NEAR THE BOTTOM IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | WHAT IS ARKANSAS? | |
| 3217 | 2002‑10‑31 | HISTORIC CONGRESSMEN | ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE HEAD CARL VINSON WAS THE FIRST LIVING AMERICAN FOR WHOM THE GOVT. NAMED 1 OF THESE | WHAT IS A (NAVY) SHIP? | |
| 3216 | 2002‑10‑30 | CABLE TELEVISION | 2002's "A SEASON ON THE BRINK" WAS THIS CABLE NETWORK'S FIRST ORIGINAL MOVIE | WHAT IS ESPN? | |
| 3215 | 2002‑10‑29 | NOTABLE NAMES | HIS LAST DIRECT DESCENDANT WAS A GRANDDAUGHTER, ELIZABETH HALL, BORN TO JOHN & SUSANNA HALL IN 1608 | WHO IS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE? | |
| 3214 | 2002‑10‑28 | DOUBLE MEANINGS | USED ONE WAY, THIS WORD IS ONE OF THE OFFICIAL TITLES OF THE POPE; USED ANOTHER, IT'S AN ORDER OF MAMMALS | WHAT IS PRIMATE? | |
| 3213 | 2002‑10‑25 | NATURAL WONDERS | GIVEN ITS CURRENT NAME BY JOHN WESLEY POWELL, IT WAS CALLED KAIBAB, OR "MOUNTAIN LYING DOWN", BY THE PAIUTES | WHAT IS THE GRAND CANYON? | |
| 3212 | 2002‑10‑24 | HISTORIC PHRASES | SIDNEY SHERMAN, WHO DIED IN TEXAS IN 1873, IS CREDITED WITH COINING THIS 3-WORD PHRASE | WHAT IS "REMEMBER THE ALAMO"? | |
| 3211 | 2002‑10‑23 | AMERICANA | IT'S MADE YEARLY BY TIFFANY OUT OF 7 POUNDS OF SILVER; SINCE 2001 ONE IN BALTIMORE HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY SOME 250,000 FANS | WHAT IS THE SUPER BOWL TROPHY? | |
| 3210 | 2002‑10‑22 | WOMEN AUTHORS | A LINE IN HER FIRST NOVEL READS, "I AM TO REPLACE MY MOTHER, WHOSE SEAT AT THE MAH JONG TABLE HAS BEEN EMPTY" | WHO IS AMY TAN? | |
| 3209 | 2002‑10‑21 | PEOPLE | A BRITISH AIRPORT RECENTLY NAMED FOR HIM FEATURES A LOGO WITH THE WORDS "ABOVE US ONLY SKY" | WHO IS JOHN LENNON? | |
| 3208 | 2002‑10‑18 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE WESTERNMOST STATE TO BORDER ANY OF THE GREAT LAKES | WHAT IS MINNESOTA? | |
| 3207 | 2002‑10‑17 | MODERN-DAY KNIGHTS | AT THE KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER'S CHAPEL, THE HERALDIC CREST REPRESENTING THIS MAN DEPICTS A KIWI WITH AN AXE | WHO IS SIR EDMUND HILLARY? | |
| 3206 | 2002‑10‑16 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1920 THIS MAN, GREAT-GRANDSON OF SAUK LEADER BLACK HAWK, BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF WHAT IS NOW THE NFL | WHO WAS JIM THORPE? | |
| 3205 | 2002‑10‑15 | FIELDS OF SCIENCE | LUDWIG PRANDTL, AN EXPERT IN WIND TUNNEL & WING DESIGN, IS CALLED "THE FATHER OF" THIS AVIATION- RELATED FIELD | WHAT IS AERODYNAMICS? | |
| 3204 | 2002‑10‑14 | COMPOSERS | HIS ROCOCO-STYLE SUMMER HOUSE IN PRAGUE IS NICKNAMED "AMERICA" | WHO WAS ANTONIN DVORAK? | |
| 3203 | 2002‑10‑11 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1785 HE WROTE THAT "AFTER FIFTY YEARS' SERVICE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS", HE WANTED TO "MAKE PLENTY OF EXPERIMENTS" | WHO IS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 3202 | 2002‑10‑10 | ADVERTISING | IN 2002 H&R BLOCK USED A VERSION OF THIS 1966 SONG IN ITS TV COMMERCIALS | WHAT IS "TAXMAN"? | |
| 3201 | 2002‑10‑09 | THE CENSUS | THE 1930 U.S. CENSUS WAS THE FIRST TO ASK IF RESIDENTS OWNED ONE OF THESE & 12 MILLION WERE COUNTED | WHAT ARE RADIOS? | |
| 3200 | 2002‑10‑08 | 1896 | THIS VENTURE WAS FINANCED BY THE SALE OF SOUVENIR STAMPS & MEDALS & A LARGE DONATION FROM BUSINESSMAN GEORGIOS AVEROFF | WHAT ARE THE (MODERN) OLYMPIC GAMES? | |
| 3199 | 2002‑10‑07 | MOVIE MUSIC | THE END CREDITS FOR THIS 1998 FILM WITH WOODY ALLEN FEATURE THE SONG "HIGH HOPES" | WHAT IS "ANTZ"? | |
| 3198 | 2002‑10‑04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | A CIVIL WAR GENERAL, HE WAS THE LAST MAN TO GO DIRECTLY FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PRESIDENCY | WHO IS JAMES A. GARFIELD? | |
| 3197 | 2002‑10‑03 | CATCHPHRASES | MAIDEN NAME OF AUTHOR EDITH WHARTON, WHOSE SOCIAL- CLIMBING FAMILY MAY HAVE INSPIRED A CATCHPHRASE | WHAT IS JONES? | |
| 3196 | 2002‑10‑02 | BROADWAY STARS | THIS TONY-WINNING ACTOR WITH THE REAL NAME JOSEPH TOOK PART OF HIS STAGE NAME FROM A ROLE IN "GUYS AND DOLLS" | WHO IS NATHAN LANE? | |
| 3195 | 2002‑10‑01 | COMIC STRIPS | HE'S WILLI WAKKER IN GERMANY, ANGELO CAPELLO IN ITALY & ANDRE CHAPEAU IN FRANCE | WHO IS ANDY CAPP? | |
| 3194 | 2002‑09‑30 | WORLD FLAGS | THIS MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRY IS THE WORLD'S ONLY NATION WHOSE FLAG BEARS A GEOGRAPHIC OUTLINE OF ITSELF | WHAT IS CYPRUS? | |
| 3193 | 2002‑09‑27 | THE EAST COAST | IT'S THE ONLY U.S. ISLAND ALLOWED TO USE A POSSESSIVE APOSTROPHE BY THE U.S. BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES | WHAT IS MARTHA'S VINEYARD? | |
| 3192 | 2002‑09‑26 | WORLD LEADERS | IN APRIL 1952 HE WROTE IN A POEM, "CHERRY BLOSSOMS ARE BLOOMING FULL TODAY, NOW IS THE NATION'S SPRINGTIME" | WHO IS (EMPEROR) HIROHITO? | |
| 3191 | 2002‑09‑25 | MOVIE MOUNTAINS | THIS PEAK IS FEATURED IN THE 1959 DISNEY FILM "THIRD MAN ON THE MOUNTAIN", WHERE IT'S CALLED "THE CITADEL" | WHAT IS THE MATTERHORN? | |
| 3190 | 2002‑09‑24 | WORLD NATIONS | OF THE WORLD NATIONS WHOSE ENGLISH NAMES CONTAIN "LAND", THIS NATION HAS THE MOST PEOPLE, 60 MILLION | WHAT IS THAILAND? | |
| 3189 | 2002‑09‑23 | INAUGURAL ADDRESSES | A NEW DEAL DEMOCRAT IN HIS YOUTH, THIS PRESIDENT STATED, "GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEM" | WHO IS RONALD REAGAN? | |
| 3188 | 2002‑09‑20 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | HOGWARTS' HEADMASTER, HE'S CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE GREATEST WIZARD ALIVE | WHO IS (ALBUS) DUMBLEDORE? | Tiebreaker clue. This clue's category was originally named "FICTIONAL CHARACTERS (Tie breaker)" in the dataset. It has been renamed to "FICTIONAL CHARACTERS". |
| 3187 | 2002‑09‑20 | HISTORIC OBJECTS | IT'S THE HISTORIC OBJECT SEEN HERE | WHAT IS PLYMOUTH ROCK? | |
| 3186 | 2002‑09‑19 | EXPLORERS | SAILING ON BEHALF OF SPAIN IN 1519, THIS PORTUGUESE EXPLORER'S TRIP PROVED THE AMERICAS WERE A NEW WORLD | WHO WAS FERDINAND MAGELLAN? | |
| 3185 | 2002‑09‑18 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS | THE OLDEST OF THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, THEY'RE ALSO THE ONLY ONES STILL STANDING TODAY | WHAT ARE THE PYRAMIDS? | |
| 3184 | 2002‑09‑17 | STATE FACTS | IN AUGUST 1959 A COIN TOSS HELPED HIRAM L. FONG BECOME THIS STATE'S SENIOR SENATOR | WHAT IS HAWAII? | |
| 3183 | 2002‑09‑16 | ON THE CALENDAR | IN 1974, TO SAVE ENERGY, IT BEGAN IN JANUARY INSTEAD OF APRIL & ENDED ON OCTOBER 27 | WHAT IS DAYLIGHT SAVING(S) TIME? | |
| 3182 | 2002‑09‑13 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | THE LAST WINNING PRESIDENTIAL TICKET OF 2 SITTING U.S. SENATORS WAS THE TICKET OF THESE 2 MEN | WHO ARE JOHN F. KENNEDY & LYNDON B. JOHNSON? | |
| 3181 | 2002‑09‑12 | U.S. HISTORY | DATING BACK TO THE REVOLUTION, IT'S THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OCCUPIED MILITARY POST IN THE UNITED STATES | WHAT IS WEST POINT? | |
| 3180 | 2002‑09‑11 | BASEBALL | IT'S THE ONLY TEAM TO WIN WORLD SERIES TITLES IN 3 DIFFERENT CITIES FOR WHICH IT PLAYED | WHO ARE THE BRAVES? | |
| 3179 | 2002‑09‑10 | BY THE NUMBERS | IN THE 1800s CARL WUNDERLICH GOT THIS NUMBER BY AVERAGING OVER A MILLION READINGS FROM ARMPITS OF 25,000 PATIENTS | WHAT IS 98.6 (DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)? | |
| 3178 | 2002‑09‑09 | POETS | SHE HAS OVER 30 HONORARY DEGREES, WROTE A POEM FOR CLINTON'S FIRST INAUGURATION & NOW HAS A LINE OF HALLMARK CARDS | WHO IS MAYA ANGELOU? | |
| 3177 | 2002‑09‑06 | SPORTS STARS | HE'S THE ONLY ATHLETE IN HISTORY TO PLAY IN BOTH THE SUPER BOWL & THE WORLD SERIES | WHO IS DEION SANDERS? | |
| 3176 | 2002‑09‑05 | TECHNOLOGY | AFTER A DEMONSTRATION OF THIS, THE APRIL 8, 1927 NEW YORK TIMES SAID, "COMMERCIAL USE IN DOUBT" | WHAT IS TELEVISION (BY WIRE)? | |
| 3175 | 2002‑09‑04 | NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS | MOVING SEVERAL TIMES, THE FIRST WAS ORIGINALLY P.T. BARNUM'S MONSTER CLASSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL HIPPODROME | WHAT IS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN? | |
| 3174 | 2002‑09‑03 | SEPTEMBER 1984 | HISTORY-MAKING WOMAN WHOSE SEPT. 1984 ITINERARY INCLUDED SPEECHES IN DALLAS, SPOKANE, SYRACUSE & YOUNGSTOWN | WHO IS GERALDINE FERRARO (ZACCARO)? | |
| 3173 | 2002‑09‑02 | STATUES | ON MAY 8, 2002 THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS PLACED A STATUE OF THIS FICTIONAL CHARACTER AT THE CORNER OF 7th ST. & NICOLLET MALL | WHO IS MARY RICHARDS? | |
| 3172 | 2002‑07‑19 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | "MAY NONE BUT HONEST AND WISE MEN EVER RULE UNDER THIS ROOF" IS FROM THIS MAN'S 1800 PRAYER | WHO IS JOHN ADAMS? | |
| 3171 | 2002‑07‑18 | AFRICAN COUNTRIES | THIS COUNTRY OF MORE THAN 100 MILLION PEOPLE IS HOME TO THE KANURI, EDO & IGBO ETHNIC GROUPS | WHAT IS NIGERIA? | |
| 3170 | 2002‑07‑17 | CANADIAN SPORTS | VALUED AT $60,000, THE BRIER TANKARD IS THE ULTIMATE PRIZE IN THIS PROFESSIONAL SPORT | WHAT IS CURLING? | |
| 3169 | 2002‑07‑16 | CLASSIC MOVIES | A SHORT FEATURE CALLED "SALZBURG SIGHT & SOUND" IS INCLUDED WITH THE DVD 35th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THIS FILM | WHAT IS "THE SOUND OF MUSIC"? | |
| 3168 | 2002‑07‑15 | U.S. STATES | IT'S THE ONLY STATE WHOSE STATE BIRD HAS A MAJOR CITY IN ITS NAME | WHAT IS MARYLAND? | |
| 3167 | 2002‑07‑12 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | LITERARY HISTORY WAS SHAPED IN 1905 WHEN THIS FEMALE AUTHOR MOVED FROM 22 HYDE PARK TO 46 GORDON SQUARE | WHO IS VIRGINIA WOOLF? | |
| 3166 | 2002‑07‑11 | THE OSCARS | 1 OF ONLY 3 MOVIES TO BE NOMINATED FOR BOTH BEST PICTURE & BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM IN THE SAME YEAR | WHAT IS "CROUCHING TIGER (HIDDEN DRAGON)"? | |
| 3165 | 2002‑07‑10 | HISTORIC PEOPLE | HE ONCE SAID, "IF I CAN MAKE A DEAF-MUTE TALK, I CAN MAKE METAL TALK" | WHO IS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL? | |
| 3164 | 2002‑07‑09 | AWARDS | NOMINEES FOR THESE AWARDS IN 2002 INCLUDED DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER, ANN-MARGRET, GEORGE CARLIN & JIMMY CARTER | WHAT ARE THE GRAMMY AWARDS? | |
| 3163 | 2002‑07‑08 | AMERICAN HISTORY | WHEN WASHINGTON TOOK OFFICE ON APRIL 30, 1789, IT WAS THE LARGEST STATE IN AREA, COVERING WHAT IS NOW 3 STATES | WHAT IS VIRGINIA? | |
| 3162 | 2002‑07‑05 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT WHO NEVER HAD A VICE PRESIDENT | WHO IS JOHN TYLER? | |
| 3161 | 2002‑07‑04 | CONTEMPORARY WOMEN | ACCORDING TO THE LONDON TIMES SHE WAS ENGLAND'S HIGHEST-EARNING BRITISH WOMAN IN 2001, FOLLOWED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II | WHO IS J.K. ROWLING? | |
| 3160 | 2002‑07‑03 | U.S. LANDMARKS | OPENED IN 1962, ITS PAINT INCLUDED ASTRONAUT WHITE FOR THE SUPPORTS & RE-ENTRY RED FOR THE "HALO" | WHAT IS THE SPACE NEEDLE? | |
| 3159 | 2002‑07‑02 | 1980s BUSINESS | IN HIS JOB SINCE 1984, THIS MAN HAS BEEN CALLED "THE PRINCE WHO AWAKENED SLEEPING BEAUTY" | WHO IS MICHAEL (DAMMANN) EISNER? | |
| 3158 | 2002‑07‑01 | FILMS OF THE 1930s | PARTS OF "I PAGLIACCI" & "IL TROVATORE" ARE PERFORMED IN THIS 1935 COMEDY | WHAT IS "A NIGHT AT THE OPERA"? | |
| 3157 | 2002‑06‑28 | THE OSCARS | 1 OF ONLY 3 PAIRS OF MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS TO RECEIVE OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR THEIR ACTING | WHO ARE KATE HUDSON & G. HAWN; LAURA DERN & DIANE LADD; J. GARLAND & LIZA MINNELLI? | |
| 3156 | 2002‑06‑27 | LITERARY HEROINES | THIS LITERARY CHARACTER WAS INSPIRED BY DELPHINE DELAMARE, WHOSE ADULTERY LED TO HER 1848 SUICIDE | WHO IS MADAME (EMMA) BOVARY? | |
| 3155 | 2002‑06‑26 | COUNTRY NAME ORIGINS | THIS COUNTRY IS NAMED FOR THE 5th CENTURY GERMANIC PEOPLE WHO INVADED IT | WHAT IS ENGLAND? | |
| 3154 | 2002‑06‑25 | FIRST LADIES | SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BECOME FIRST LADY WHO WAS BORN IN THE 20th CENTURY | WHO IS JACKIE KENNEDY? | |
| 3153 | 2002‑06‑24 | GOVERNMENT & ECONOMICS | THOUGH A LEGAL REQUIREMENT IN 49 STATES, IT FAILED IN THE '90s AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION | WHAT IS A BALANCED BUDGET? | |
| 3152 | 2002‑06‑21 | SPORTS ILLUSTRATED | THE FIRST SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR WAS THIS BRITISH ATHLETE IN 1954 | WHO IS (SIR) ROGER BANNISTER? | |
| 3151 | 2002‑06‑20 | THE EMMY AWARDS | IT'S THE ONLY PRIME TIME TV SHOW-- COMEDY OR DRAMA-- TO WIN THE EMMY FOR BEST SERIES 5 TIMES | WHAT IS "FRASIER"? | |
| 3150 | 2002‑06‑19 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | ON THIS MAN'S DEATH, FDR SAID, "ALL MANKIND ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF HIS DISCOVERIES IN...AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY" | WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER? | |
| 3149 | 2002‑06‑18 | 19th CENTURY LITERARY CHARACTERS | THIS CHARACTER WAS INSPIRED BY ADAM WORTH, WHO MASTERMINDED CRIMES INCLUDING TUNNELING INTO A BANK VAULT | WHO IS PROFESSOR JAMES MORIARTY? | |
| 3148 | 2002‑06‑17 | LANGUAGES | BESIDES ENGLISH & SPANISH, 2 OF THE 4 OTHER LANGUAGES IN WHICH THE U.S. CENSUS 2000 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE PRINTED | WHAT IS VIETNAMESE, KOREAN, CHINESE & TAGALOG? | |
| 3147 | 2002‑06‑14 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL | HIS NAME WAS IMMORTALIZED IN 1936; HE HOLDS THE RECORD FOR HEAD COACHING AT THE MOST DIVISION 1 OR MAJOR SCHOOLS--8 | WHO IS JOHN HEISMAN? | |
| 3146 | 2002‑06‑13 | MEDICAL WORDS | AFTER ETHER'S FIRST USE IN SURGERY, O.W. HOLMES COINED THIS WORD FROM THE GREEK FOR THE CONDITION IT PRODUCED | WHAT IS ANESTHESIA? | |
| 3145 | 2002‑06‑12 | FANTASY FILMS | THIS 1990 TIM BURTON FILM WAS ADVERTISED WITH THE LINE "HIS STORY WILL TOUCH YOU, EVEN THOUGH HE CAN'T" | WHAT IS "EDWARD SCISSORHANDS"? | |
| 3144 | 2002‑06‑11 | GEOGRAPHIC PHRASES | THIS COMMON TERM ORIGINATED IN THE EARLY 1500s WITH THE BOOK "DE REBUS OCEANICIS ET NOVO ORBE" | WHAT IS (THE) NEW WORLD? | |
| 3143 | 2002‑06‑10 | THE PRESIDENCY | HE WAS THE LAST PRESIDENT TO TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE FROM SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE U.S. | WHO IS LYNDON B. JOHNSON? | |
| 3142 | 2002‑06‑07 | ACTORS & ROLE | IN A 2001 FILM JON VOIGHT PLAYED THIS MAN; IN A 2002 TV MOVIE, SO DID JOHN TURTURRO | WHO IS HOWARD COSELL? | |
| 3141 | 2002‑06‑06 | COMMON BONDS | ALL THE CORRECT RESPONSES IN THE CATEGORY "THIS'LL KILL YA!" ARE INTEGRAL TO THIS, INTRODUCED IN THE 1940s | WHAT IS (THE GAME OF) CLUE? | |
| 3140 | 2002‑06‑05 | EUROPE | AMONG COUNTRIES ENTIRELY WITHIN EUROPE, THIS NATION HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF MUSLIMS | WHAT IS ALBANIA? | |
| 3139 | 2002‑06‑04 | ORGANIZATIONS | "MUSIC MAN" COMPOSER MEREDITH WILLSON WROTE THE SONG "BANNERS AND BONNETS" FOR THIS ORGANIZATION | WHAT IS THE SALVATION ARMY? | |
| 3138 | 2002‑06‑03 | FRANCE | OF FRANCE'S 22 OFFICIAL REGIONS, THIS ONE EXTENDS THE FARTHEST WEST | WHAT IS BRITTANY? | |
| 3137 | 2002‑05‑31 | TOYS & GAMES | ONE FACE OF THE ICOSAHEDRON, A 20-SIDED FIGURE INSIDE THIS, SAYS "YES" | WHAT IS A (MAGIC) 8 BALL? | |
| 3136 | 2002‑05‑30 | INTERNATIONAL SPORTS | IT'S THE ONLY COUNTRY TO HOST THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN NOVEMBER & DECEMBER | WHAT IS AUSTRALIA? | |
| 3135 | 2002‑05‑29 | LITERATURE & GEOGRAPHY | ZHONGDIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CHINA HAS RENAMED ITSELF AFTER THIS FABLED LAND FROM A 1933 BOOK | WHAT IS SHANGRI-LA? | |
| 3134 | 2002‑05‑28 | POLITICAL LONGEVITY | 2 OF THE 4 U.S. SENATORS ELECTED TO THEIR SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE TERMS IN THE 1990s | WHO ARE ROBERT BYRD, TED KENNEDY, DANIEL INOUYE & S. THURMOND? | |
| 3133 | 2002‑05‑27 | TV HISTORY | THE 1979 SEQUEL TO THIS MINISERIES IS SET IN HENNING, TENNESSEE, BEGINNING IN 1882 | WHAT IS "ROOTS"? | |
| 3132 | 2002‑05‑24 | HIGH PLACES | RISING TO OVER 14,000 FEET, THE HIGHEST PAVED ROAD IN NORTH AMERICA IS FOUND IN THIS U.S. STATE | WHAT IS COLORADO? | |
| 3131 | 2002‑05‑23 | ISRAEL | THEY ARE THE 2 ARAB COUNTRIES IN WHICH ISRAEL CURRENTLY HAS EMBASSIES | WHAT ARE EGYPT & JORDAN? | |
| 3130 | 2002‑05‑22 | RENAISSANCE AUTHORS | IN THE 16th CENTURY HE WROTE, "WHOEVER WISHES TO FOUND A STATE... MUST START WITH ASSUMING THAT ALL MEN ARE BAD..." | WHO IS (NICCOLO) MACHIAVELLI? | |
| 3129 | 2002‑05‑21 | NEWSMAKERS | IN MAY 2001 HE SAID, "VERMONT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS INDEPENDENCE" | WHO IS (SENATOR) JIM JEFFORDS? | |
| 3128 | 2002‑05‑20 | RULERS | MIKHAIL SPERANSKY & ALEKSEY ARAKCHEYEV WERE ADVISORS TO THIS OPPONENT OF NAPOLEON | WHO IS (CZAR) ALEXANDER (I)? | |
| 3127 | 2002‑05‑17 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | IN A POPULAR '90s BESTSELLER, THIS HERO REPLACES ROGER DURLING AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES | WHO IS JACK RYAN? | |
| 3126 | 2002‑05‑16 | MILITARY UNITS | THIS 100-MEMBER UNIT STILL WEARS UNIFORMS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY MICHELANGELO IN THE 16th CENTURY | WHAT IS THE SWISS GUARD(S)? | |
| 3125 | 2002‑05‑14 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE ONLY VICE PRESIDENT TO BE ELECTED TO, & SERVE, 2 FULL TERMS AS PRESIDENT | WHO IS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 3124 | 2002‑05‑13 | WORD HISTORIES | IN OLD PHILOSOPHY THIS 12-LETTER WORD REFERRED TO A FIFTH SUBSTANCE, SUPERIOR TO EARTH, AIR, FIRE OR WATER | WHAT IS (THE) QUINTESSENCE? | |
| 3123 | 2002‑05‑10 | KNOWLEDGE BY THE NUMBERS | NUMBER OF MALES WHO SERVED AS BRITISH PM IN THE 1990s PLUS OSCARS WON BY TOM HANKS PLUS PROTONS IN A HELIUM NUCLEUS | WHAT IS 6? | |
| 3122 | 2002‑05‑09 | PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING BOOKS | ONE OF ITS TITLE STUDIES IS SEN. EDMUND ROSS' 1868 VOTE AGAINST CONVICTING PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON | WHAT IS "PROFILES IN COURAGE"? | |
| 3121 | 2002‑05‑08 | IN THE DICTIONARY | IN HIS DICTIONARY, SAMUEL JOHNSON SELF-EFFACINGLY DEFINED THIS JOB TITLE IN PART AS "A HARMLESS DRUDGE" | WHAT IS LEXICOGRAPHER? | |
| 3120 | 2002‑05‑07 | THE OSCARS | THE 2 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES FOR 1983 THAT FEATURED ASTRONAUT CHARACTERS | WHAT ARE "THE RIGHT STUFF" & "TERMS OF ENDEARMENT"? | |
| 3119 | 2002‑05‑06 | U.S. CITIES | FOUNDED IN 1758, IT'S NAMED FOR A BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WHO WAS A NOTED DEFENDER OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS | WHAT IS PITTSBURGH? | |
| 3118 | 2002‑05‑03 | FAMOUS SHIPS | IN 1999 THE WRECK OF THIS SHIP KNOWN FOR ITS HISTORIC 1912 RESCUE EFFORT WAS DISCOVERED 120 MILES OFF ENGLAND | WHAT IS THE (RMS) CARPATHIA? | |
| 3117 | 2002‑05‑02 | 2001 NEWS | IN 2001 THE ZINC INDUSTRY WAS UP IN ARMS OVER REP. JIM KOLBE'S BILL CALLING FOR THE PHASING OUT OF THESE | WHAT ARE PENNIES? | |
| 3116 | 2002‑05‑01 | ESPIONAGE | HE WAS BORN IN INDIA; HIS FATHER WORKED FOR THE BRITISH GOVT. & HE WAS NICKNAMED FOR A KIPLING CHARACTER | WHO WAS KIM PHILBY? | |
| 3115 | 2002‑04‑30 | INTERNATIONAL FILM DIRECTORS | THIS DIRECTOR OF AN OSCAR-WINNING FILM IS FIGHTING TO PRESERVE ANGEL ISLAND, SITE OF A FORMER IMMIGRATION STATION IN S.F. BAY | WHO IS ANG LEE? | |
| 3114 | 2002‑04‑29 | SOUTHERN WRITERS | HE SAID, "MY OWN LITTLE POSTAGE STAMP OF NATIVE SOIL WAS WORTH WRITING ABOUT... I WOULD NEVER... EXHAUST IT" | WHO WAS WILLIAM FAULKNER? | |
| 3113 | 2002‑04‑26 | BIG RIVERS | BESIDES THE MISSISSIPPI & ITS TRIBUTARIES, 2 OF 4 RIVERS IN THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES THAT ARE OVER 1,000 MILES LONG | WHAT ARE THE COLUMBIA, THE COLORADO, THE RIO GRANDE OR THE SNAKE? | |
| 3112 | 2002‑04‑25 | THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME | ONE OF THE 2 BIRDS HONORED WITH A STAR ON HOLLYWOOD'S WALK OF FAME | WHO IS BIG BIRD OR WOODY WOODPECKER? | |
| 3111 | 2002‑04‑24 | RECENT HISTORY | IN 1993 THIS COUNTRY OF OVER 35 MILLION PEOPLE HAD 2 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES; NOW IT HAS 11 | WHAT IS SOUTH AFRICA? | |
| 3110 | 2002‑04‑23 | SHAKESPEAREAN GEOGRAPHY | OF THE 6 LOCATIONS MENTIONED IN TITLES OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, THIS ONE IS THE ONLY ONE IN ENGLAND | WHAT IS WINDSOR? | |
| 3109 | 2002‑04‑22 | OSCAR HOSTS | THE 2 "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" REGULAR CAST MEMBERS WHO HAVE HOSTED THE ACADEMY AWARD TELECAST | WHO ARE BILLY CRYSTAL & CHEVY CHASE? | |
| 3108 | 2002‑04‑19 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | ALPHABETICALLY, IT'S THE FIRST COUNTRY ON THE ALPHABETICALLY FIRST CONTINENT | WHAT IS ALGERIA? | |
| 3107 | 2002‑04‑18 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | OTHER THAN FDR, HE'S THE ONLY MAN TO APPEAR AS PRESIDENT OR VP ON A MAJOR PARTY TICKET IN 4 STRAIGHT ELECTIONS | WHO IS GEORGE (HERBERT WALKER) BUSH? | |
| 3106 | 2002‑04‑17 | U.S. STATE CAPITALS | THIS STATE CAPITAL IS THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM ANY OTHER STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS HONOLULU? | |
| 3105 | 2002‑04‑16 | 5-LETTER WORDS | IN 1898 THE WORD "TELEPHONE" MADE ITS DEBUT IN THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY, AS DID THIS RELATED WORD | WHAT IS HELLO? | |
| 3104 | 2002‑04‑15 | AMERICANA | APPROPRIATELY, THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY THIS PLAYWRIGHT | WHO IS ARTHUR MILLER? | |
| 3103 | 2002‑04‑12 | RELIGIOUS PLACES | A BULLET THAT STRUCK POPE JOHN PAUL II WAS PLACED IN THE CROWN OF A STATUE OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN THIS IBERIAN VILLAGE | WHAT IS FATIMA? | |
| 3102 | 2002‑04‑11 | THE NFL | THEY'RE THE ONLY 2 NFL TEAMS TO CURRENTLY SHARE A HOME STADIUM | WHO ARE THE (NEW YORK) JETS & GIANTS? | |
| 3101 | 2002‑04‑10 | MOVIE DIRECTORS | APPROPRIATELY, THE LAST NAME OF THIS CURRENT DIRECTOR MEANS "CHARACTERIZED BY ABJECT FEAR" | WHO IS WES CRAVEN? | |
| 3100 | 2002‑04‑09 | QUEENS | OF HENRY VIII's WIVES, THE 2 WHO WERE NOT ENGLISH | WHO ARE ANNE OF CLEVES & CATHERINE OF ARAGON? | |
| 3099 | 2002‑04‑08 | THE MOVIES | LATER A BROADWAY SHOW, THIS 1988 COMEDY WAS THE FIRST MOVIE DIRECTED BY A WOMAN TO EARN $100 MILLION | WHAT IS "BIG"? | |
| 3098 | 2002‑04‑05 | AUTHORS | LIKE ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS HEROINES, HE DIED AT A TRAIN STATION, IN 1910 | WHO IS LEO TOLSTOY? | |
| 3097 | 2002‑04‑04 | AMERICAN BUSINESS | 5 BEEKEEPERS NEAR THIS IOWA CITY FORMED A HONEY CO-OP IN 1921; THEY NAMED IT FOR THE CITY, BUT LATER RESPELLED IT | WHAT IS SIOUX CITY, IOWA? | |
| 3096 | 2002‑04‑03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | ONE OF ONLY 2 U.S. PRESIDENTS TO BE OUTLIVED BY THEIR FATHERS | WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY OR WARREN G. HARDING? | |
| 3095 | 2002‑04‑02 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THE ONLY 2 SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES WITH BOTH AN ATLANTIC & A PACIFIC COAST | WHAT ARE COLOMBIA & CHILE? | |
| 3094 | 2002‑04‑01 | U.S. STAMPS | AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2001 LANCE BURTON & TONY CURTIS UNVEILED THE NEW STAMP HONORING THIS MAN | WHO WAS HARRY HOUDINI? | |
| 3093 | 2002‑03‑29 | RECENT FILMS | THE MAY 2001 PREMIERE OF THIS FILM WAS HELD ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS JOHN C. STENNIS | WHAT IS "PEARL HARBOR"? | |
| 3092 | 2002‑03‑28 | NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS | BEFORE THE 1962 PEACE PRIZE, THIS CHEMIST WON A 1948 PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL FOR DEVELOPING ARMOR- PIERCING SHELLS | WHO IS LINUS PAULING? | |
| 3091 | 2002‑03‑27 | IN THE BOOKSTORE | EDITOR OTTO PENZLER DUBBED HIS 2001 LINEUP OF BASEBALL MYSTERIES THIS AFTER A NICKNAME GIVEN A 1927 LINE-UP | WHAT IS "MURDERERS' ROW"? | |
| 3090 | 2002‑03‑26 | FOOD & DRINK | FROM A FLOWERING PLANT, THE AZTECS USED IT AS A CHOCOLATE ENHANCER & THE SPANISH CALLED IT THIS, MEANING "POD" | WHAT IS VANILLA? | |
| 3089 | 2002‑03‑25 | 1950s FICTION | ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF OUR TIME, THIS 1,100-PAGE NOVEL WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED "THE STRIKE" | WHAT IS "ATLAS SHRUGGED"? | |
| 3088 | 2002‑03‑22 | FROM THE LATIN | DERIVED FROM THE LATIN FOR "TO WALK", THIS WORD IS OFTEN PRINTED BACKWARDS TO BE SEEN IN REAR-VIEW MIRRORS | WHAT IS AMBULANCE? | |
| 3087 | 2002‑03‑21 | ASIAN CITIES | THE NAME OF THIS AFGHAN CITY IS A LOCAL VARIATION OF THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO CONQUERED THE REGION IN 329 B.C. | WHAT IS KANDAHAR? | |
| 3086 | 2002‑03‑20 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | THE MOST REQUESTED PHOTO IN THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES IS OF THE 1970 MEETING OF THESE 2 MEN | WHO ARE RICHARD NIXON & ELVIS PRESLEY? | |
| 3085 | 2002‑03‑19 | ARTISTS | THE TAPESTRIES IN ISRAEL'S KNESSET WERE DESIGNED BY THIS ARTIST BORN IN RUSSIA IN 1887 | WHO IS MARC CHAGALL? | |
| 3084 | 2002‑03‑18 | CELEBRITIES | HE DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS "CABLINASIAN", A HYBRID OF CAUCASIAN, BLACK, AMERICAN INDIAN & ASIAN | WHO IS ELDRICK "TIGER" WOODS? | |
| 3083 | 2002‑03‑15 | FAMILIAR PHRASES | THE PHRASE "TO TURN A BLIND EYE" IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY A 19th CENTURY NAVAL INCIDENT INVOLVING THIS MAN | WHO IS (ADMIRAL OR LORD) HORATIO NELSON? | |
| 3082 | 2002‑03‑14 | RECENT FILMS | THE NAME OF THIS TITLE CHARACTER MEANS "FEAR" IN YIDDISH | WHAT IS "SHREK"? | |
| 3081 | 2002‑03‑13 | POPULAR SONG | THE LYRICS TO A SONG THAT WENT TO NO. 1 ON THE SALES CHARTS IN OCT. 2001 WERE WRITTEN BY THIS 19th C. AMERICAN | WHO IS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY? | |
| 3080 | 2002‑03‑12 | WORLD CAPITALS | OTHER THAN WASHINGTON, D.C., IT'S THE ONLY WORLD CAPITAL NAMED FOR AN AMERICAN | WHAT IS MONROVIA? | |
| 3079 | 2002‑03‑11 | ARCHITECTURE & SOCIETY | THE TIERED STEEPLE OF ST. BRIDE'S CHURCH IN LONDON INSPIRED THE TRADITIONAL FORM OF THIS FESTIVE ITEM | WHAT IS WEDDING CAKE? | |
| 3078 | 2002‑03‑08 | BRITISH LITERARY CHARACTERS | ORIGINALLY CALLED SHERRINGFORD HOPE, HIS FINAL LAST NAME CAME FROM HIS CREATOR'S FAVORITE AMERICAN POET | WHO IS SHERLOCK HOLMES? | |
| 3077 | 2002‑03‑07 | MUSICAL THEATER | "IL MUTO" & "DON JUAN TRIUMPHANT" ARE SHOWS WITHIN THIS SHOW THAT PREMIERED ON BROADWAY IN 1988 | WHAT IS "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA"? | |
| 3076 | 2002‑03‑06 | TELEVISION | THE CHARACTERS ADAM, ERIC & JOSEPH WERE MUCH YOUNGER ON THE 2001 PAX PREQUEL TO THIS '60s SERIES | WHAT IS "BONANZA"? | |
| 3075 | 2002‑03‑05 | CABINET POSITIONS | THIS ORIGINAL CABINET POST CREATED IN 1789 DIDN'T GET AN ACCOMPANYING DEPARTMENT UNTIL 1870 | WHAT IS ATTORNEY GENERAL? | |
| 3074 | 2002‑03‑04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HIS LAST WILL & TESTAMENT NAMED THE WARM SPRINGS FOUNDATION AS THE BENEFICIARY OF INSURANCE POLICIES TOTALING $560,000 | WHO IS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT? | |
| 3073 | 2002‑03‑01 | THE MOVIES | FEDERAL EXPRESS FOUNDER FRED SMITH MADE A SPECIAL CAMEO APPEARANCE IN THIS 2000 FILM | WHAT IS "CAST AWAY"? | |
| 3072 | 2002‑02‑28 | TV & LITERATURE | "THE FUGITIVE" WAS BASED IN PART ON THIS 1862 NOVEL IN WHICH A DETECTIVE RELENTLESSLY PURSUES THE FUGITIVE HERO | WHAT IS "LES MISERABLES"? | |
| 3071 | 2002‑02‑27 | THE CIVIL WAR | THIS TENNESSEAN WAS THE ONLY U.S. SENATOR FROM A SECEDED STATE TO REMAIN LOYAL TO THE UNION | WHO IS ANDREW JOHNSON? | |
| 3070 | 2002‑02‑26 | 19th CENTURY INVENTIONS | PETER ROGET'S NEW DEVICE FOR PERFORMING MECHANICALLY THE INVOLUTION & EVOLUTION OF NUMBERS | WHAT IS THE SLIDE RULE? | |
| 3069 | 2002‑02‑25 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | THIS ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENT IS THE FIRST ONE HEARD IN STRAVINSKY'S "ORPHEUS" & THE SECOND HEARD IN LISZT'S "ORPHEUS" | WHAT IS THE HARP? | |
| 3068 | 2002‑02‑22 | SPORTS TEAMS | THIS PRO SPORTS TEAM HAS 3 OFFICIAL MASCOTS: EDGAR, ALLAN & POE | WHO ARE THE (BALTIMORE) RAVENS? | |
| 3067 | 2002‑02‑21 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE SON OF AN ART TEACHER, HE BECAME VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SWISS PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY IN 1919 | WHO WAS HERMANN RORSCHACH? | |
| 3066 | 2002‑02‑20 | 2000 FILMS | THIS FILM WAS PARTLY INSPIRED BY JEAN-LEON GEROME'S PAINTING "POLLICE VERSO" OR "THUMBS DOWN" | WHAT IS "GLADIATOR"? | |
| 3065 | 2002‑02‑19 | FOOD SUPERSTITIONS | SOLD ON GOOD FRIDAY, THEY WERE ONCE USED AS CHARMS AGAINST EVIL & WERE SAID TO LAST WITHOUT GETTING MOLDY | WHAT ARE HOT CROSS BUNS? | |
| 3064 | 2002‑02‑18 | TRANSPORTATION | IN 2001 GERMANY BEGAN REGULAR PASSENGER SERVICE ON ONE OF THESE, NAMED FOR A GERMAN, FOR THE 1st TIME SINCE 1937 | WHAT IS A ZEPPELIN? | |
| 3063 | 2002‑02‑15 | 20th CENTURY BRITISH NOVELS | THE PHRASE THAT'S THE TITLE OF THIS NOVEL COMES FROM THE TRANSLATION OF THE HEBREW WORD BEELZEBUB | WHAT IS "LORD OF THE FLIES"? | |
| 3062 | 2002‑02‑14 | AMERICAN HISTORY | GERMAN OFFICER JOHANN RALL LED THIS GROUP WHEN THEY WERE DEFEATED IN BATTLE IN DECEMBER 1776 | WHO ARE THE HESSIANS? | |
| 3061 | 2002‑02‑13 | STATE CAPITALS | THIS LEAST POPULOUS STATE CAPITAL FALLS ALPHABETICALLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ALABAMA'S | WHAT IS MONTPELIER (VERMONT)? | |
| 3060 | 2002‑02‑12 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS | DON HOEFLER, A REPORTER FOR ELECTRONIC NEWS, IS CREDITED WITH COINING THIS NAME FOR AN AREA SOUTH OF SAN FRANCISCO | WHAT IS SILICON VALLEY? | |
| 3059 | 2002‑02‑11 | LIFE SCIENCE | AS THEY BECOME VISIBLE WHEN STAINED, THEY WERE NAMED THIS FROM THE GREEK FOR "COLOR" & "BODY" | WHAT ARE CHROMOSOMES? | |
| 3058 | 2002‑02‑08 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | ITS SEAL INCLUDES THE MOTTO "FIDELITY, BRAVERY, INTEGRITY" | WHAT IS THE FBI? | |
| 3057 | 2002‑02‑07 | FIRST LADIES | SHE WAS FIRST LADY OF THE U.S. LONGER THAN ANY OTHER WOMAN | WHO IS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT? | |
| 3056 | 2002‑02‑06 | CITIES | FOUNDED IN 1565, IT IS THE OLDEST CONTINUALLY OCCUPIED EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES | WHAT IS ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA? | |
| 3055 | 2002‑02‑05 | FADS | A '50s FAD STILL POPULAR TODAY, THIS TOY WAS INSPIRED BY A CONNECTICUT BAKERY'S PIE TINS | WHAT IS FRISBEE? | |
| 3054 | 2002‑02‑04 | ANNUAL EVENTS | IT PASSES NEAR FENWAY PARK & IN THE 1990s IN THE MEN'S OPEN DIVISION IT WAS WON BY KENYANS 9 TIMES | WHAT IS THE BOSTON MARATHON? | |
| 3053 | 2002‑02‑01 | AMERICAN COMPOSERS | RACHMANINOFF & HEIFETZ WATCHED PAUL WHITEMAN CONDUCT THE 1924 PREMIERE OF A MILESTONE WORK BY THIS COMPOSER | WHO IS GEORGE GERSHWIN? | |
| 3052 | 2002‑01‑31 | ATHLETES | HE WAS AN OLYMPIAN, PLAYED PRO BASEBALL FOR THE REDS & WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF PRO FOOTBALL'S HALL OF FAME | WHO IS JIM THORPE? | |
| 3051 | 2002‑01‑30 | '90s BESTSELLERS | THIS NOVEL GREW OUT OF A SERIES OF PERSONAL COLUMNS THAT FIRST RAN IN THE INDEPENDENT OF LONDON | WHAT IS "BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY"? | |
| 3050 | 2002‑01‑29 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | THE INT'L AIRPORT IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN IS NAMED FOR THIS MAN WHO MOVED TO THE CITY FROM NEBRASKA AS A CHILD | WHO IS GERALD R. FORD? | |
| 3049 | 2002‑01‑28 | THE CABINET | 1 OF 2 PRESIDENTS, OTHER THAN FDR, TO HAVE 4 OR MORE ATTORNEYS GENERAL DURING THEIR TERMS IN OFFICE | WHO ARE ULYSSES S. GRANT & RICHARD M. NIXON? | |
| 3048 | 2002‑01‑25 | WORLD LEADERS | BORN INTO A ROYAL FAMILY OF THE THEMBU PEOPLE & EXPECTED TO BECOME A CHIEF, HE BECAME A PRESIDENT IN 1994 | WHO IS NELSON MANDELA? | |
| 3047 | 2002‑01‑24 | WORLD OF SPORTS | EVENTS USING THIS ITEM INCLUDE MAX. TIME ALOFT & WILLIAM TELL, WHERE YOU KNOCK AN APPLE OFF YOUR OWN HEAD | WHAT IS A BOOMERANG? | |
| 3046 | 2002‑01‑23 | BUSINESS NAMES | IN 1795 HE RECEIVED THE FIRST OFFICIAL PERMIT FROM THE KING OF SPAIN TO PRODUCE TEQUILA COMMERCIALLY | WHO IS JOSE CUERVO? | |
| 3045 | 2002‑01‑22 | FIRST LADIES | 1 OF 2 FIRST LADIES BURIED AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY | WHO ARE HELEN HERRON TAFT & JACQUELINE KENNEDY? | |
| 3044 | 2002‑01‑21 | PEOPLE ON THE MAP | TOURIST SPOTS IN THE ASIAN CITY NAMED FOR THIS MAN INCLUDE NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL & REUNIFICATION HALL | WHO IS HO CHI MINH? | |
| 3043 | 2002‑01‑18 | THE ELEMENTS | THE FIRST KNOWN DISCOVERER OF AN ELEMENT, HENNIG BRAND, FOUND THIS SOLID IN 1669 & HAD EUROPE AGLOW WITH EXCITEMENT | WHAT IS PHOSPHORUS? | |
| 3042 | 2002‑01‑17 | MILITARY MATTERS | COMPLETED BY THE BRITISH IN 1906, ITS NAME MEANS "FEAR NOTHING" & IT MADE ALL OTHERS OF ITS KIND OBSOLETE | WHAT WAS THE (HMS) DREADNOUGHT (BATTLESHIP)? | |
| 3041 | 2002‑01‑16 | THE 50 STATES | THE 2 STATES WHOSE NAMES EACH CONTAIN 3 SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS; THEY BORDER EACH OTHER | WHAT ARE MISSISSIPPI & TENNESSEE? | |
| 3040 | 2002‑01‑15 | ARTISTS | MARIE VON GOETHEM, A STUDENT OF THE BALLET DE L'OPERA, WAS THE MODEL FOR HIS MOST FAMOUS SCULPTURE | WHO IS EDGAR DEGAS? | |
| 3039 | 2002‑01‑14 | AWARDS | THIS FOOD COMPANY SPONSORS THE "VERY BEST IN YOUTH" AWARD | WHAT IS NESTLE (USA)? | |
| 3038 | 2002‑01‑11 | INVENTORS | SUMMARIZING THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA, HE CAME UP WITH THE SLOGAN, "YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, WE DO THE REST" | WHO IS GEORGE EASTMAN? | |
| 3037 | 2002‑01‑10 | PAST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES | EACH FALL THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK SPONSORS A MAJOR FUND-RAISING DINNER NAMED FOR HIM | WHO IS AL SMITH? | |
| 3036 | 2002‑01‑09 | 1950s TELEVISION | ACCORDING TO THE L.A. TIMES, HE QUIPPED, "HOW MANY STORIES SHOULD YOU TELL ABOUT TWO PEOPLE IN AN APARTMENT?" | WHO IS JACKIE GLEASON? | |
| 3035 | 2002‑01‑08 | PLAYWRIGHTS | KING LOUIS XIV WAS THE GODFATHER OF THIS PLAYWRIGHT'S FIRST CHILD, BORN IN 1664 | WHO WAS MOLIERE? | |
| 3034 | 2002‑01‑07 | ORGANIZATIONS | IN 2001 A FIGHT OVER THESE INITIALS PITTED THE PANDA AGAINST THE ROCK | WHAT IS WWF? | |
| 3033 | 2002‑01‑04 | 19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | OTHER THAN FDR, HE'S THE ONLY DEMOCRAT TO RECEIVE HIS PARTY'S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION IN 3 STRAIGHT ELECTIONS | WHO IS GROVER CLEVELAND? | |
| 3032 | 2002‑01‑03 | FAMILIAR PHRASES | THIS 2-WORD TERM ENTERED THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AFTER A PILOT REPORTED SEEING 9 OF THEM NEAR MT. RAINIER IN JUNE 1947 | WHAT ARE FLYING SAUCERS? | |
| 3031 | 2002‑01‑02 | 1970s GAMES | OF THIS GROUND- BREAKING GAME, ITS CREATOR SAID, "WE KNEW A SQUARE BALL WASN'T COOL" BUT "IT WAS ALL WE COULD DO" | WHAT IS PONG? | |
| 3030 | 2002‑01‑01 | CLASSIC TV CHARACTERS | IN A REAL CEREMONY IN 2001, THE MARINES PROMOTED THIS CHARACTER TO LANCE CPL. AFTER HE WAS A PRIVATE FOR OVER 30 YEARS | WHO IS GOMER PYLE? | |
| 3029 | 2001‑12‑31 | LAW HISTORY | IN 1964 HE WAS THE PROSECUTOR OF JACK RUBY; IN 1973 HE WAS THE DEFENDANT IN A LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASE | WHO IS HENRY B. WADE? | |
| 3028 | 2001‑12‑28 | TRADITIONS | NORAD'S ANNUAL TRACKING OF HIS FLIGHT PROGRESS GOES BACK TO 1955 & NOW HAS A WEBSITE | WHO IS SANTA CLAUS? | |
| 3027 | 2001‑12‑27 | STATE SYMBOLS | APPROPRIATELY THE MAYFLOWER IS THE OFFICIAL FLOWER OF THIS STATE | WHAT IS MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 3026 | 2001‑12‑26 | ANIMALS | SCIENTISTS NAMED AN ANTICOAGULANT FOUND IN THE SALIVA OF A SPECIES OF THIS ANIMAL "DRACULIN" | WHAT IS THE (VAMPIRE) BAT? | |
| 3025 | 2001‑12‑25 | NATURE | THE SYMBOL SEEN HERE REPRESENTS THIS ANIMAL'S FOUNDATION, HEADQUARTERED IN AUSTRALIA | WHAT IS THE KOALA (BEAR)? | |
| 3024 | 2001‑12‑24 | LANDMARKS | THIS CALIFORNIA STRUCTURE WHOSE OFFICIAL COLOR IS INTERNATIONAL ORANGE IS ONE OF THE 7 WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD | WHAT IS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE? | |
| 3023 | 2001‑12‑21 | CHRISTMAS SONGS | THE SONG YOU'RE HEARING RIGHT NOW WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN THIS LANGUAGE | WHAT IS GERMAN? | |
| 3022 | 2001‑12‑20 | MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS | THIS 2000 FILM WAS THE FIRST DRAMA TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED LED ZEPPELIN TUNE ON ITS SOUNDTRACK | WHAT IS "ALMOST FAMOUS"? | |
| 3021 | 2001‑12‑19 | STATE NICKNAME ORIGINS | ONE POPULAR STORY IS THAT MEN OF THIS STATE FOUGHT SO STALWARTLY IT SEEMED THEIR FEET WERE STUCK TO THE GROUND | WHAT IS NORTH CAROLINA? | |
| 3020 | 2001‑12‑18 | COLONIAL TRADE | THE DUTCH TRADED NEW YORK TO THE BRITISH FOR A TINY ISLAND PRODUCING THIS, NOW MAINLY USED AT CHRISTMASTIME | WHAT IS NUTMEG? | |
| 3019 | 2001‑12‑17 | AWARDS | IN 2001 THE PRITZKER PRIZE, ARCHITECTURE'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS, WAS PRESENTED AT THIS HISTORIC HOME IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS MONTICELLO? | |
| 3018 | 2001‑12‑14 | BIRDS | THIS NORTH AMERICAN BIRD IS KNOWN SCIENTIFICALLY AS MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS | WHAT IS THE (NORTHERN) MOCKINGBIRD? | |
| 3017 | 2001‑12‑13 | U.S. PRESIDENTS & VICE PRESIDENTS | HE'S THE ONLY MAN ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT TWICE & ELECTED PRESIDENT TWICE | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 3016 | 2001‑12‑12 | TV SPIN-OFFS | ONE OF THE 2 HOURLONG DRAMAS SPUN OFF FROM POPULAR HALF-HOUR SITCOMS IN THE 1970s | WHAT IS "LOU GRANT" OR "TRAPPER JOHN (M.D.)"? | |
| 3015 | 2001‑12‑11 | ENTERTAINERS | INTERVIEWED ON "60 MINUTES" IN 2001, HE SAID, "IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY LIFELONG JOBS...TO MAKE THE WORLD LAUGH AT ADOLF HITLER" | WHO IS MEL BROOKS? | |
| 3014 | 2001‑12‑10 | THE OSCARS | ONE OF 4 MEN NOMINATED TWICE FOR PLAYING THE SAME CHARACTER | WHO ARE AL PACINO, BING CROSBY, PETER O'TOOLE & PAUL NEWMAN? | |
| 3013 | 2001‑12‑07 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THIS INDEPENDENT NATION IS THE ONLY HINDU KINGDOM IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS NEPAL? | |
| 3012 | 2001‑12‑06 | BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY | ENGINEERS JERRY YANG & DAVID FILO CHOSE THIS NAME FOR THEIR COMPANY IN 1994; IT'S WHAT EACH CONSIDERED HIMSELF | WHAT IS YAHOO!? | |
| 3011 | 2001‑12‑05 | HISTORIC HEROES | THIS MAN BORN IN 1783 IS CONSIDERED THE NATIONAL HERO OF 5 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES | WHO IS SIMON BOLIVAR? | |
| 3010 | 2001‑12‑04 | CLIMATE TERMS | FROM THE LATIN FOR "RESTRAINT", THESE ZONES EXTEND 900 MILES NORTH & SOUTH OF THE TROPICS | WHAT IS TEMPERATE? | |
| 3009 | 2001‑12‑03 | FICTIONAL PLACES | THE CREATOR OF THIS MINNESOTA TOWN SAYS ITS NAME IS OJIBWA FOR "PLACE WHERE WE WAITED ALL DAY FOR YOU IN THE RAIN" | WHAT IS LAKE WOBEGON? | |
| 3008 | 2001‑11‑30 | BESTSELLING AUTHORS | ONE OF THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING NOVELISTS, HE CREATED TV's "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" | WHO IS SIDNEY SHELDON? | |
| 3007 | 2001‑11‑29 | ARTISTS | CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY CALLED HIS BOOK ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF THIS ARTIST "BLOSSOMS AND BONES" | WHO WAS GEORGIA O'KEEFFE? | |
| 3006 | 2001‑11‑28 | ACTRESSES | IN 1999 LIZ SMITH QUOTED HER AS SAYING, "I LOOK AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AND I FEEL LIKE IT BELONGS TO ME" | WHO IS FAY WRAY? | |
| 3005 | 2001‑11‑27 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS | TO BOOST MORALE BETWEEN 2 MERGING INSURANCE COMPANIES, IT WAS DESIGNED & PUT ON A PIN IN 1963 BY HARVEY BALL | WHAT IS THE HAPPY FACE? | |
| 3004 | 2001‑11‑26 | WORLD CITIES | THIS CAPITAL CITY OF 13 MILLION LOCATED AT 55.5 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE IS THE MOST POPULOUS CITY IN EUROPE | WHAT IS MOSCOW? | |
| 3003 | 2001‑11‑23 | ANCIENT ROMANS | ACCORDING TO TRADITION, HE WAS DESCENDED FROM THE CLAN OF THE PONTII & KILLED HIMSELF IN 39 A.D. | WHO IS PONTIUS PILATE? | |
| 3002 | 2001‑11‑22 | FADS | INVENTED BY DAN ROBBINS, THIS PRODUCT WAS FIRST SOLD IN THE 1950s WITH THE SLOGAN "EVERY MAN A REMBRANDT" | WHAT ARE PAINT-BY-NUMBER KITS? | |
| 3001 | 2001‑11‑21 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE ONLY ISLAND WHOSE TERRITORY MAKES UP PARTS OF 3 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT NATIONS | WHAT IS BORNEO? | |
| 3000 | 2001‑11‑20 | CITY NAME ORIGINS | IN 1517 THE PORTUGUESE MODIFIED THE NAME OF A PORT CITY OF WESTERN CEYLON IN HONOR OF THIS MAN | WHO IS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS? | |
| 2999 | 2001‑11‑19 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | JOHN STEINBECK ORIGINALLY CALLED THIS 1937 SHORT NOVEL "SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED" | WHAT IS "OF MICE AND MEN"? | |
| 2998 | 2001‑11‑16 | SPORTS MARKETING | TIGER WOODS' 22-PAGE BOOKLET "THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION" CAME FREE ON ONE MILLION BOXES OF THIS PRODUCT | WHAT IS WHEATIES? | |
| 2997 | 2001‑11‑15 | YOUNG STARS | IN THE PAST 3 YEARS SHE'S PLAYED FILM ROLES BASED ON SHAKESPEARE'S KATHARINA, OPHELIA & DESDEMONA | WHO IS JULIA STILES? | |
| 2996 | 2001‑11‑14 | THE INTERNET | THIS SEARCH ENGINE WAS CO-FOUNDED BY SERGEY BRIN, A MATH MAJOR WHO CHOSE THE NAME TO IMPLY A VAST REACH | WHAT IS GOOGLE(.COM)? | |
| 2995 | 2001‑11‑13 | FIRST LADIES | FIRST & LAST NAMES OF THE 2 FIRST LADIES WHO EACH HAD A HUSBAND & SON SERVE AS PRESIDENT | WHO ARE ABIGAIL (SMITH) ADAMS & BARBARA (PIERCE) BUSH? | |
| 2994 | 2001‑11‑12 | THE EARLY 20th CENTURY | A 1904 ISSUE OF POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY REPORTED THEIR SUCCESS IN NORTH CAROLINA THE PREVIOUS YEAR | WHO ARE THE WRIGHT BROTHERS? | |
| 2993 | 2001‑11‑09 | STATE CAPITALS | OF THE 4 STATE CAPITALS NAMED FOR U.S. PRESIDENTS, IT'S THE ONE THAT'S FARTHEST SOUTH | WHAT IS JACKSON (MISSISSIPPI)? | |
| 2992 | 2001‑11‑08 | THE UNIVERSE | IT'S THE BODY THAT'S ABOUT 1 1/4 LIGHT-SECONDS FROM EARTH | WHAT IS THE MOON? | |
| 2991 | 2001‑11‑07 | LEGENDARY CHARACTERS | LED BY NICHOLAS, A GERMAN BOY, THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE OF 1212 MAY HAVE BEEN THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS CHARACTER | WHO IS THE PIED PIPER (OF HAMELIN)? | |
| 2990 | 2001‑11‑06 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | CHARACTER FROM AN 18th CENTURY TALE WHO FELT "ABOVE AN HUNDRED ARROWS DISCHARGED ON MY LEFT HAND" | WHO IS LEMUEL GULLIVER? | |
| 2989 | 2001‑11‑05 | ROYALTY | THE KING OF THIS ASIAN COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE "POSSESSOR OF THE 24 GOLDEN UMBRELLAS" | WHAT IS THAILAND? | |
| 2988 | 2001‑11‑02 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | WASHINGTON WAS THE ONE WHO ADDED THESE 4 WORDS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL OATH, THEY'RE NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION | WHAT ARE "SO HELP ME GOD"? | |
| 2987 | 2001‑11‑01 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | "THE MUTE" WAS THE WORKING TITLE OF THIS 1940 NOVEL BY A FEMALE AUTHOR | WHAT IS "THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER"? | |
| 2986 | 2001‑10‑31 | WORDS IN POETRY | THE 2 "OO" 4-LETTER WORDS IN THE POEM INSCRIBED IN THE BASE OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY | WHAT ARE POOR & DOOR? | |
| 2985 | 2001‑10‑30 | COLLECTIBLES | WHEN HE MOVED INTO THE WHITE HOUSE, GEORGE W. BUSH BROUGHT SOME OF HIS OVER 150 AUTOGRAPHED ONES OF THESE | WHAT ARE BASEBALLS? | |
| 2984 | 2001‑10‑29 | HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY | UPON THIS NATION'S INDEPENDENCE IN 1903, IT WAS "MOVED" FROM ONE CONTINENT TO ANOTHER | WHAT IS PANAMA? | |
| 2983 | 2001‑10‑26 | '90s MOVIES | IT WAS BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF THE 4 NILAND BROTHERS OF TONAWANDA, NEW YORK | WHAT IS "SAVING PRIVATE RYAN"? | |
| 2982 | 2001‑10‑25 | 7-LETTER WORDS | IT'S FROM THE GREEK FOR "A PLACE FOR WATCHING" | WHAT IS THEATER? | |
| 2981 | 2001‑10‑24 | SPORTS ON TV | THE HIGHEST-RATED SPORTS PROGRAM IN TV HISTORY, OTHER THAN A SUPER BOWL, TOOK PLACE ON FEB. 23, 1994, IN THIS SPORT | WHAT IS (OLYMPIC OR LADIES') FIGURE SKATING? | |
| 2980 | 2001‑10‑23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THESE 2 COMPANIES WHOSE PRODUCTS COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER ARE THE ONLY 2 THAT HAVE EVER TOPPED THE FORTUNE 500 | WHAT ARE GENERAL MOTORS (OR GM) & EXXON (OR EXXON MOBIL)? | |
| 2979 | 2001‑10‑22 | INTERNATIONAL COASTLINES | IT'S THE ONLY COUNTRY BORDERING THE CASPIAN SEA THAT WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE SOVIET UNION | WHAT IS IRAN? | |
| 2978 | 2001‑10‑19 | MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM NAMES | THIS TEAM RECEIVED ITS NAME AFTER AN 1890 INCIDENT IN WHICH IT "STOLE" AWAY AN IMPORTANT PLAYER FROM ANOTHER TEAM | WHO ARE THE (PITTSBURGH) PIRATES? | |
| 2977 | 2001‑10‑18 | ORGANIZATIONS | THIS ORGANIZATION IS HEADQUARTERED AT 1776 D STREET, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. | WHAT IS THE DAR? | |
| 2976 | 2001‑10‑17 | MUSIC & THE MOVIES | THE SOUNDTRACK OF THIS 1992 FILM IS THE BESTSELLING MOVIE SOUNDTRACK OF THE 1990s | WHAT IS "THE BODYGUARD"? | |
| 2975 | 2001‑10‑16 | USA | NOW PART OF A NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, IT WAS ONCE REFERRED TO AS "UNCLE SAM'S DEVIL'S ISLAND" | WHAT IS ALCATRAZ (ISLAND)? | |
| 2974 | 2001‑10‑15 | SCIENCE NEWS | IT'S THE REASON THAT AIRLINES ALTERED MANY OF THEIR TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHT PLANS ON MARCH 23, 2001 | WHAT IS MIR (CRASHING TO EARTH)? | |
| 2973 | 2001‑10‑12 | THE VOCAL ARTS | ALESSANDRO MORESCHI, WHO DIED IN 1922, WAS THE LAST RENOWNED MEMBER OF THIS OPERATIC CATEGORY OF VOICE | WHAT IS CASTRATO? | |
| 2972 | 2001‑10‑11 | U.S. COLLEGES | ITS ORIGINAL HOME WAS BUILT IN 1829 AS AN ARSENAL TO DEFEND AGAINST SLAVE INSURRECTIONS | WHAT IS THE CITADEL? | |
| 2971 | 2001‑10‑10 | FOOD & DRINK | A STATUE IN THE TOWN OF EPERNAY, FRANCE HONORS THIS BLIND FRENCH MONK | WHO WAS DOM PERIGNON? | |
| 2970 | 2001‑10‑09 | WOMEN AUTHORS | IN 1935 SHE SENT A TELEGRAM TO A MACMILLAN EDITOR: "PLEASE SEND MANUSCRIPT BACK I'VE CHANGED MY MIND" | WHO WAS MARGARET MITCHELL? | |
| 2969 | 2001‑10‑08 | RELIGION | AMONG THE 854 PEOPLE THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CANONIZED IN 2000 WAS THIS CZAR WHO WAS BURIED IN ST. PETERSBURG IN 1998 | WHO WAS NICHOLAS II? | |
| 2968 | 2001‑10‑05 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | USHERS AT HER 2001 FUNERAL INCLUDED BILL GATES, BARBARA WALTERS, JIM LEHRER & BOB WOODWARD | WHO IS KATHARINE (MEYER) GRAHAM? | |
| 2967 | 2001‑10‑04 | EXPLORATION | IN FEBRUARY 1962 HE SAID, "THE SUNSET WAS BEAUTIFUL. IT WENT DOWN VERY RAPIDLY" | WHO IS JOHN GLENN? | |
| 2966 | 2001‑10‑03 | TRANSPORTATION | THE 3 BASES FOR THESE IN THE U.S. ARE AT POMPANO BEACH, FLA., CARSON, CALIF. & SUFFIELD, OH., JUST EAST OF AKRON | WHAT ARE GOODYEAR BLIMPS? | |
| 2965 | 2001‑10‑02 | SPORTS STARS | A JULY 2001 NEWSPAPER AD FROM THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE CONGRATULATING THIS MAN READ "UN, DEUX, TROIS!" | WHO IS LANCE ARMSTRONG? | |
| 2964 | 2001‑10‑01 | WORLD LEADERS | IN APRIL 2001 KEVIN COSTNER SCREENED HIS FILM "THIRTEEN DAYS" FOR THIS MAN, A KEY PLAYER IN THE EVENTS PORTRAYED | WHO IS FIDEL CASTRO? | |
| 2963 | 2001‑09‑28 | THE INTERNET | WITH A CATALOG OF 28 MILLION ITEMS INCLUDING BOOKS, CDs & AUDIOBOOKS, IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST ONLINE SHOP | WHAT IS AMAZON(.COM)? | |
| 2962 | 2001‑09‑27 | FAMOUS BUILDINGS | UNLIKE TODAY, 75 YEARS AGO YOU COULD WALK UNANNOUNCED INTO THIS NOW 132-ROOM HOME & SHAKE ITS OCCUPANT'S HAND | WHAT IS THE WHITE HOUSE? | |
| 2961 | 2001‑09‑26 | IT'S ABOUT TIME | SCIENTISTS ADDED AN EXTRA ONE OF THESE TO DECEMBER 31, 1998, GIVING IT 86,401; WE HOPE YOU MADE GOOD USE OF IT | WHAT IS A (LEAP) SECOND? | |
| 2960 | 2001‑09‑25 | POP MUSIC | SELLING OVER 12 MILLION COPIES, THIS SINGER'S 1999 ALBUM IS THE BESTSELLING ALBUM BY A TEENAGE SOLO ARTIST | WHO IS BRITNEY SPEARS? | |
| 2959 | 2001‑09‑24 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE ONLY U.S. STATE THAT TOUCHES 2 OCEANS | WHAT IS ALASKA? | |
| 2958 | 2001‑09‑21 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | HE WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR TWICE IN THE SAME YEAR, THE FIRST SO HONORED SINCE MICHAEL CURTIZ FOR 1938 | WHO IS STEVEN SODERBERGH? | |
| 2957 | 2001‑09‑20 | ON THE MAP | 2 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES CLASSIFIED AS EXTENDING ACROSS 2 CONTINENTS | WHAT ARE EGYPT, TURKEY OR RUSSIA? | |
| 2956 | 2001‑09‑19 | EUROPEAN PRINCESSES | ON JULY 20, 1999 SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER FOURTH CHILD, PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF HANOVER | WHO IS PRINCESS CAROLINE (OF HANOVER OR MONACO)? | |
| 2955 | 2001‑09‑18 | THE STOCK EXCHANGE | WITH OVER 20,000 STORES WORLD- WIDE, IT BEGAN TRADING ON THE NYSE IN JULY 2000 UNDER THE SYMBOL SE | WHAT IS 7-ELEVEN? | |
| 2954 | 2001‑09‑17 | FAMOUS PHRASES | THIS EXPRESSION COMES FROM A 1956 NOVEL ABOUT FRANK SKEFFINGTON'S FINAL RUN FOR MAYOR | WHAT IS "THE LAST HURRAH"? | |
| 2953 | 2001‑09‑14 | ASTRONOMER'S DICTIONARY | THIS WORD COMES FROM A GREEK PHRASE MEANING "CIRCLE OF ANIMALS" | WHAT IS ZODIAC? | |
| 2952 | 2001‑09‑13 | FILM DIRECTORS | IN HIS 1929 FILM "DIE FRAU IM MOND", OR "WOMAN IN THE MOON", HE ORIGINATED THE ROCKET COUNTDOWN | WHO IS FRITZ LANG? | |
| 2951 | 2001‑09‑12 | ORGANIZATIONS | LINDA COLLINS' TETANUS ANTITOXIN ALLERGY LED HER PARENTS TO FOUND THIS EMERGENCY INFORMATION SERVICE | WHAT IS MEDIC ALERT (FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL)? | |
| 2950 | 2001‑09‑11 | VOLCANOS | OF THE U.S. STATES WITH ACTIVE VOLCANOS, THIS STATE IS FARTHEST SOUTH | WHAT IS HAWAII? | |
| 2949 | 2001‑09‑10 | FAMOUS PEOPLE | IN 2001 SHE PRODUCED & HOSTED THE TRAVEL CHANNEL'S "SECRETS OF SAN SIMEON" | WHO IS PATRICIA (PATTY) HEARST (SHAW)? | |
| 2948 | 2001‑09‑07 | ZOOLOGY | ANIMAL SPECIES THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF THE LONGEST CONSECUTIVE STUDY OF ANY GROUP OF WILD ANIMALS, 40 YEARS | WHAT IS THE CHIMPANZEE? | |
| 2947 | 2001‑09‑06 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 1978 CONGRESS RESTORED U.S. CITIZENSHIP TO THIS MAN SEEN HERE | WHO WAS JEFFERSON DAVIS? | |
| 2946 | 2001‑09‑05 | 19th CENTURY AUTHORS | D.H. LAWRENCE CALLED HIM "AN ADVENTURER INTO THE VAULTS AND... HORRIBLE UNDER- GROUND PASSAGES OF THE HUMAN... SOUL" | WHO WAS EDGAR ALLAN POE? | |
| 2945 | 2001‑09‑04 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS | "LAND OF TWO RIVERS" IS THE ANTHEM OF THIS COUNTRY WHOSE HISTORY GOES BACK THOUSANDS OF YEARS | WHAT IS IRAQ? | |
| 2944 | 2001‑09‑03 | AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY | THIS FORD WITH A NAME FROM NATIVE AMERICAN MYTH WAS THE FIRST MODEL TO BE MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YEAR | WHAT IS THE (1958) THUNDERBIRD? | |
| 2943 | 2001‑07‑20 | POP MUSIC | THE SPECIAL NOVEMBER 2000 TV GUIDE COVER SEEN HERE WAS PART OF ITS TRIBUTE TO THIS ROCK GROUP | WHAT IS THE BEATLES? | |
| 2942 | 2001‑07‑19 | AUTHORS | THE PRAGUE TOMBSTONE OF THIS GERMAN-LANGUAGE WRITER WHO DIED IN 1924 IS INSCRIBED IN HEBREW | WHO IS FRANZ KAFKA? | |
| 2941 | 2001‑07‑18 | INTERNATIONAL LANDMARKS | ITS ROOF HAS BEEN VARIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS SAILS, CLAM SHELLS & A HUDDLE OF NUNS IN A HIGH WIND | WHAT IS THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE? | |
| 2940 | 2001‑07‑17 | AT THE LIBRARY | THIS AUTHOR & BIOCHEMIST WHO DIED IN 1992 HAS AT LEAST ONE BOOK IN ALL 10 MAIN DEWEY DECIMAL CATEGORIES | WHO IS ISAAC ASIMOV? | |
| 2939 | 2001‑07‑16 | ANATOMY | ORGAN WHOSE WORKINGS WERE THE SUBJECT OF A 1604 WORK BY JOHANNES KEPLER | WHAT IS THE EYE? | |
| 2938 | 2001‑07‑13 | THE MOVIES | THIS CLASSIC 1952 MOVIE WAS BASED ON THE STORY "THE TIN STAR" | WHAT IS "HIGH NOON"? | |
| 2937 | 2001‑07‑12 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | THE 1939 EVENT WE JUST SAW CAME OUT OF A CONCERT ORIGINALLY TO BE SPONSORED AT DAR CONSTITUTION HALL BY THIS UNIVERSITY | WHAT IS HOWARD UNIVERSITY? | |
| 2936 | 2001‑07‑11 | CONTEMPORARY BRITISH AUTHORS | IN MAY 1973 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED RAN ONE OF HIS SHORT STORIES UNDER THE TITLE "A DAY OF WINE AND ROSES" | WHO IS DICK FRANCIS? | |
| 2935 | 2001‑07‑10 | ORGANIZATIONS | "A SIMPLE, DECENT PLACE TO LIVE" IS MILLARD FULLER'S BOOK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS ORGANIZATION | WHAT IS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY (INTER- NATIONAL)? | |
| 2934 | 2001‑07‑09 | BOOKS | THE ACCOMPANYING TEXT TO THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS "ORNITHOLOGICAL BIOGRAPHY" IN THE 1830s | WHAT IS (THE) "BIRDS OF AMERICA"? | |
| 2933 | 2001‑07‑06 | HISTORIC MONARCHS | THIS MONARCH, WHO SOLD THE UNITED STATES ITS 2nd-LARGEST PIECE OF TERRITORY, WAS THE SECOND TO BEAR HIS NAME | WHO IS (CZAR) ALEXANDER (II)? | |
| 2932 | 2001‑07‑05 | CELEBRITIES | ON AUGUST 28, 2000 A STATUE OF THIS LATE ACTOR WAS UNVEILED AT THE PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL IN NEW YORK | WHO WAS JACKIE GLEASON? | |
| 2931 | 2001‑07‑04 | AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS | AROUND 1912, WHILE RECOVERING IN A SANATORIUM, THIS FORMER SEAMAN DECIDED TO BECOME A PLAYWRIGHT | WHO WAS EUGENE O'NEILL? | |
| 2930 | 2001‑07‑03 | THE EMMYS | THE STAR OF ONE OF TV's MOST POPULAR SHOWS EVER, HE'S THE ONLY PERSON TO WIN EMMYS FOR ACTING, WRITING & DIRECTING | WHO IS ALAN ALDA? | |
| 2929 | 2001‑07‑02 | EUROPEAN CITIES | BY THE RIVER LAGAN ON THE ISLAND OF IRELAND, IT WAS CHARTERED IN 1613 & SETTLED BY PRESBYTERIANS & LATER HUGUENOTS | WHAT IS BELFAST? | |
| 2928 | 2001‑06‑29 | ARTISTS | HE WAS BORN IN 1577 ON THE EVE OF THE FEAST DAY OF 2 APOSTLES | WHO IS PETER PAUL RUBENS? | |
| 2927 | 2001‑06‑28 | FAMOUS SHIPS | A HIGHLIGHT OF THE GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK MUSEUM IS THE BELL FROM THIS SHIP THAT SANK IN 1975 | WHAT IS THE EDMUND FITZGERALD? | |
| 2926 | 2001‑06‑27 | FAMOUS COUPLES | THE INSCRIPTION ON THEIR CRYPT READS "TOGETHER AGAIN" WITH THE DATES 1902-1964 & 1896-1996 | WHO ARE GRACIE ALLEN & GEORGE BURNS? | |
| 2925 | 2001‑06‑26 | PEOPLE IN SONG | A STATUE OF HER, SEATED ON A BENCH IN LIVERPOOL, IS DEDICATED "TO ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE" | WHO IS ELEANOR RIGBY? | |
| 2924 | 2001‑06‑25 | OPERATIC TITLE CHARACTERS | THESE TITLE CHARACTERS OF A CLASSIC OPERATIC WORK ARE A BUNCH OF MYTHICAL DWARVES | WHO ARE THE NIBELUNGEN? | |
| 2923 | 2001‑06‑22 | ORGANIZATIONS | THE PRESIDENT OF THIS SOCIAL CLUB FOUNDED BY NEW YORK CITY ENTERTAINERS IN 1904 IS CALLED THE ABBOT | WHAT IS THE FRIARS (CLUB)? | |
| 2922 | 2001‑06‑21 | HISTORY & LITERATURE | AT THE BEGINNING OF "A TALE OF TWO CITIES", THESE 2 KINGS SIT ON THE THRONES OF ENGLAND & FRANCE | WHO ARE GEORGE III & LOUIS XVI? | |
| 2921 | 2001‑06‑20 | MEDICAL ISSUES | MUHAMMAD ALI & MICHAEL J. FOX HAVE GONE TO CAPITOL HILL TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS DISEASE | WHAT IS PARKINSON('S) (DISEASE)? | |
| 2920 | 2001‑06‑19 | HITCHCOCK FILMS | THE ACTION OF THIS 1959 FILM MOVES FROM NEW YORK TO SOUTH DAKOTA | WHAT IS "NORTH BY NORTHWEST"? | |
| 2919 | 2001‑06‑18 | POETRY | OSCAR WILDE SAID OF THIS TITLE PLACE "THE WARDER IS DESPAIR" | WHERE IS READING GAOL? | |
| 2918 | 2001‑06‑15 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | ON DECEMBER 16, 2000, THE DAY AFTER HIS GRADUATION, LSU RETIRED HIS NO. 33 JERSEY | WHO IS SHAQUILLE O'NEAL? | |
| 2917 | 2001‑06‑14 | HISTORIC ENGLISHMEN | A PUNCH CARTOON SHOWED THIS MAN LIKE AN ANCIENT WONDER STANDING OVER AFRICA, ONE FOOT ON THE CAPE, ONE ON CAIRO | WHO WAS CECIL (JOHN) RHODES? | |
| 2916 | 2001‑06‑13 | DIRECTORS | IN 1939 HE HELPED ROGER HILL PREPARE THE "MERCURY SHAKESPEARE", A SERIES OF EDITIONS FOR ACTORS | WHO IS ORSON WELLES? | |
| 2915 | 2001‑06‑12 | FAMOUS FAMILIES | MEMBERS OF THIS FAMILY RECEIVED A 1952 PULITZER PRIZE, A 1954 NOBEL & A 1979 OSCAR NOMINATION | WHAT IS HEMINGWAY? | |
| 2914 | 2001‑06‑11 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | THIS MAN WAS NEARBY AT THE ASSASSINATION OF 3 U.S. PRESIDENTS, ONE OF WHOM WAS HIS FATHER | WHO IS ROBERT (TODD) LINCOLN? | |
| 2913 | 2001‑06‑08 | HEALTH & MEDICINE | THE USA's LEADING CHRONIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN, IT CAUSES 10 MILLION MISSED SCHOOL DAYS & 1 IN 6 OF ALL PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY VISITS | WHAT IS ASTHMA? | |
| 2912 | 2001‑06‑07 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | 3 OF THE COUNTRIES THAT MAKE UP THIS LAND ARE GILLIKIN, WINKIE & QUADLING | WHAT IS OZ? | |
| 2911 | 2001‑06‑06 | AFTER THE PRESIDENCY | THIS 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENT LIVED THE LONGEST AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER HIS TERM AS PRESIDENT: 31 YEARS, 231 DAYS | WHO IS HERBERT HOOVER? | |
| 2910 | 2001‑06‑05 | TELEVISION | SHOW INSPIRED BY AN ARTICLE SAYING ABOUT 30% OF THE PEOPLE WHO MARRIED IN 1965 HAD KIDS FROM A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE | WHAT IS "THE BRADY BUNCH"? | |
| 2909 | 2001‑06‑04 | U.S. MILITARY MATTERS | IN 1933 WHAT WAS KNOWN AS THE MILITIA BUREAU WAS OFFICIALLY RENAMED THIS | WHAT IS THE NATIONAL GUARD (BUREAU)? | |
| 2908 | 2001‑06‑01 | PROFESSIONAL SPORTS | IN THE 5 MAJOR U.S. PRO TEAM SPORTS, IT'S THE ONLY TEAM BEARING THE NAME OF AN INSECT | WHAT ARE THE (CHARLOTTE) HORNETS? | |
| 2907 | 2001‑05‑31 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | 2 OF THE 4 SMALLEST NON-ISLAND NATIONS IN AREA | WHAT ARE VATICAN CITY, MONACO, SAN MARINO OR LIECHTENSTEIN? | |
| 2906 | 2001‑05‑30 | FAMOUS NAMES | A CITY BUS IS PART OF THE EXHIBITS AT THE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA LIBRARY & MUSEUM NAMED FOR THIS PERSON | WHO IS ROSA PARKS? | |
| 2905 | 2001‑05‑29 | POETS | THESE 2 GREAT ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETS DIED WHILE STILL IN THEIR 20s, ONE IN 1821 & ONE IN 1822 | WHO WERE (JOHN) KEATS & (PERCY BYSSHE) SHELLEY? | |
| 2904 | 2001‑05‑28 | NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES | THIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE WAS REOPENED AS A THEATER IN 1968 AFTER 103 YEARS | WHAT IS FORD'S THEATRE? | |
| 2903 | 2001‑05‑25 | INTERNATIONAL STARS | SINCE 1978 THE CITY OF PARIS HAS FUNDED HIS ECOLE INTERNATIONALE DE MIMODRAME DE PARIS | WHO IS MARCEL MARCEAU? | |
| 2902 | 2001‑05‑24 | STATE MOTTOES | GEN. JOHN STARK COINED THIS 4-WORD MOTTO ABOUT THE 1777 BATTLE OF BENNINGTON, IN WHICH HE LED 1,400 N.H. VOLUNTEERS | WHAT IS "LIVE FREE OR DIE"? | |
| 2901 | 2001‑05‑23 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | 3 OF THIS FEDERATION'S CONSTITUENT PARTS ARE ASH SHARIQAH, AL FUJAYRAH & UMM AL QAYWAYN | WHAT ARE THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES? | |
| 2900 | 2001‑05‑22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | BLUELIGHT.COM IS THE INTERNET SHOPPING SITE OF THIS RETAIL CHAIN | WHAT IS K-MART (CORP.)? | |
| 2899 | 2001‑05‑21 | COINS | THE ANCIENT COIN SEEN HERE COMES FROM THIS ISLAND | WHAT IS CRETE? | |
| 2898 | 2001‑05‑18 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1982 A STREET OUTSIDE BERLIN'S OLYMPIC STADIUM WAS RENAMED IN HIS HONOR | WHO IS JESSE OWENS? | |
| 2897 | 2001‑05‑17 | THE WORLD OF TRANSPORTATION | THE WORLD'S HIGHEST AIRPORT IS FOUND IN THIS ASIAN POLITICAL REGION OF 472,000 SQUARE MILES | WHAT IS TIBET? | |
| 2896 | 2001‑05‑16 | OLD WARNINGS | ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A HOME ENTRANCE IN ANCIENT POMPEII WITH THE WORDS "CAVE CANEM", MEANING THIS | WHAT IS BEWARE (OF) THE DOG? | |
| 2895 | 2001‑05‑15 | AUTHORS OF THE 1920s | LAWRENCE DURRELL SAID THAT IN A 1928 NOVEL THIS MAN USED 4-LETTER WORDS TO CANONIZE & CELEBRATE RAW SENSUALITY | WHO IS D.H. LAWRENCE? | |
| 2894 | 2001‑05‑14 | MILITARY HISTORY | THIS MAN COMMANDED THE LAST ORGANIZED MILITARY FORCE TO INVADE THE LOWER 48 STATES | WHO IS PANCHO VILLA? | |
| 2893 | 2001‑05‑11 | SOUTH AMERICA | ONE OF 2 LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES IN SOUTH AMERICA | WHAT IS BOLIVIA OR PARAGUAY? | |
| 2892 | 2001‑05‑10 | POLITICAL PARTIES | IN 1850 IT WAS THE NAME OF THE PARTY OF THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER & OF THE U.S. PRESIDENT | WHAT IS WHIG? | |
| 2891 | 2001‑05‑09 | ANIMALS | THE GERMAN NAME FOR THIS ANIMAL IS NILPFERD, OR "NILE HORSE" | WHAT IS THE HIPPOPOTAMUS? | |
| 2890 | 2001‑05‑08 | STATE CAPITALS | 1 OF THE 2 U.S. STATE CAPITALS THAT BEGIN WITH THE NAMES OF MONTHS | WHAT IS JUNEAU OR AUGUSTA? | |
| 2889 | 2001‑05‑07 | SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS | HE'S THE LAST CHARACTER TO DIE IN "JULIUS CAESAR" | WHO IS BRUTUS? | |
| 2888 | 2001‑05‑04 | THE '90s | IN 1998 ANDREW THOMAS BECAME THE SEVENTH & LAST AMERICAN TO LIVE ABOARD THIS | WHAT IS (THE) MIR (SPACE STATION)? | |
| 2887 | 2001‑05‑03 | CANADIAN CITIES | THE NAME OF THIS PROVINCIAL CAPITAL MEANS "QUEEN" IN LATIN | WHAT IS REGINA? | |
| 2886 | 2001‑05‑02 | COLLEGES | OF 60 BATTLES FOUGHT IN THE U.S. CIVIL WAR, 55 WERE COMMANDED ON BOTH SIDES BY GRADUATES OF THIS SCHOOL | WHAT IS THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY? | |
| 2885 | 2001‑05‑01 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | THIS AGENCY'S WEBSITE FOR KIDS INCLUDES THE GAMES "BREAK THE CODE", "TRY A DISGUISE" & A GEOGRAPHY QUIZ | WHAT IS THE C.I.A.? | |
| 2884 | 2001‑04‑30 | HISTORIC QUOTATIONS | ON JULY 13, 1859 HE TOLD HORACE GREELEY, "I HAVE FIFTEEN WIVES; I KNOW NO ONE WHO HAS MORE" | WHO IS BRIGHAM YOUNG? | |
| 2883 | 2001‑04‑27 | 19th CENTURY PERSONALITIES | IN 1876 THIS GERMAN WIRED THE KING OF GREECE, "I HAVE GAZED UPON THE FACE OF AGAMEMNON" | WHO IS HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN? | |
| 2882 | 2001‑04‑26 | THE MOONS OF URANUS | PIXIE CHASMA & SPRITE VALLIS ARE FEATURES ON THIS MOON OF URANUS NAMED FOR A CHARACTER IN "THE TEMPEST" | WHAT IS ARIEL? | |
| 2881 | 2001‑04‑25 | MATERIALS | THE NAME OF THE SHEET SEEN HERE IS DERIVED FROM THE NAME OF THIS MATERIAL | WHAT IS CELLULOID? | |
| 2880 | 2001‑04‑24 | DISNEY FILMS | IN 1998 A GUINNESS RECORD 605-POUND BOWL OF SPAGHETTI WAS COOKED TO CELEBRATE THE RE-RELEASE OF THIS 1955 MOVIE | WHAT IS "LADY AND THE TRAMP"? | |
| 2879 | 2001‑04‑23 | BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS | A RED SOX PITCHER, LATER A YANKEE, HE HELD THE WORLD SERIES RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS INNINGS FROM 1918 TO 1961 | WHO IS (GEORGE HERMAN) BABE RUTH? | |
| 2878 | 2001‑04‑20 | ENGINEERING | THE FIRST ONE, BUILT IN 1893, CONSISTED OF 2,200 TONS OF STEEL, ROSE 268 FEET & HAD 36 CARS EACH CARRYING 60 PEOPLE | WHAT IS THE FERRIS WHEEL? | |
| 2877 | 2001‑04‑19 | U.S. CITIES | ON MAY 24, 1844 SAMUEL MORSE WAS IN THIS CITY DEMONSTRATING HIS INVENTION | WHAT IS WASHINGTON, D.C.? | |
| 2876 | 2001‑04‑18 | WORLD RELIGION | THE WORLD'S LARGEST RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE, ANGKOR WAT IN CAMBODIA, WAS BUILT TO HONOR THIS PRESERVER DEITY | WHO IS VISHNU? | |
| 2875 | 2001‑04‑17 | POETS | MADE A BARON IN THE EARLY 1880s, HE WAS THE FIRST ENGLISHMAN ELEVATED TO THAT RANK FOR LITERARY WORK ALONE | WHO IS ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON? | |
| 2874 | 2001‑04‑16 | TOYS & GAMES | THE WORLD CHAMPION AT THIS GAME GETS $15,140, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN IT | WHAT IS MONOPOLY? | |
| 2873 | 2001‑04‑13 | THE SUPREME COURT | CHARLES EVANS HUGHES WAS APPOINTED TO THE COURT BY THIS MAN WHOM HE LATER SUCCEEDED AS CHIEF JUSTICE | WHO IS WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT? | |
| 2872 | 2001‑04‑12 | THEATRE | THE 1996 MUSICAL "PLAY ON!" GETS ITS TITLE FROM THE FIRST LINE OF THIS SHAKESPEARE PLAY, ON WHICH IT IS BASED | WHAT IS "TWELFTH NIGHT (OR, WHAT YOU WILL)"? | |
| 2871 | 2001‑04‑11 | BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY | DURING ABSALOM'S REBELLION, DAVID TOOK REFUGE IN THIS REGION THAT'S EAST OF THE JORDAN & KNOWN FOR ITS BALM | WHAT IS GILEAD? | |
| 2870 | 2001‑04‑10 | FILMS & AUTHORS | "THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T" IN 1953 WAS THE 1st LIVE- ACTION FEATURE FROM THIS AUTHOR'S WORKS; A 2nd WAS RELEASED IN 2000 | WHO IS DR. SEUSS? | |
| 2869 | 2001‑04‑09 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESSMEN | IN 1859 HE WAS KNIGHTED FOR OFFERING HIS SHIPS FOR SERVICE IN THE CRIMEAN WAR | WHO IS SIR SAMUEL CUNARD? | |
| 2868 | 2001‑04‑06 | 20th CENTURY ENTERTAINMENT | TRUFFAUT'S "THE 400 BLOWS" & THE TALKING HEADS' "PSYCHO KILLER" WERE BOTH PART OF MOVEMENTS NAMED THIS | WHAT IS NEW WAVE? | |
| 2867 | 2001‑04‑05 | DOCUMENTARIES | THIS 1989 FILM ENDS WITH THE LINE "THIS FILM CANNOT BE SHOWN WITHIN THE CITY OF FLINT. ALL THE THEATERS HAVE CLOSED" | WHAT IS "ROGER & ME"? | |
| 2866 | 2001‑04‑04 | HISTORIC PEOPLE | A COPPER STATUE OF THIS HERO OF THE 1960s WELCOMES VISITORS TO STAR CITY NEAR MOSCOW | WHO IS YURI GAGARIN? | |
| 2865 | 2001‑04‑03 | SATIRE | THIS THEN-LIVING MAN WAS THE MAIN TARGET OF THE MID-1960s PLAY "MacBIRD!" | WHO IS LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON? | |
| 2864 | 2001‑04‑02 | GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY | THE ENGLISH NAMES OF THIS GOD'S 2 COMPANIONS ARE PANIC & FEAR | WHO IS MARS? | |
| 2863 | 2001‑03‑30 | CARTOON CHARACTERS | THIS CARTOON CHARACTER WAS BASED IN PART ON THE WOMAN WHO INTRODUCED THE SONG "I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU" | WHO IS BETTY BOOP? | |
| 2862 | 2001‑03‑29 | BORN IN THE 1960s | SHE WAS ON THE APRIL 22, 1974 COVER OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE, HOLDING AN OSCAR | WHO IS TATUM O'NEAL? | |
| 2861 | 2001‑03‑28 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | IN 1900 HE SENT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS $2.20 TO COPYRIGHT HIS "THE NAVY ALPHABET" & ANOTHER, MORE "WONDERFUL", BOOK | WHO IS L(YMAN) FRANK BAUM? | |
| 2860 | 2001‑03‑27 | BUSINESS HISTORY | BY THE TIME IT WAS DISBANDED IN 1858, THIS COMPANY CONTROLLED AN AREA THE SIZE OF EUROPE & HOME TO 200 MILLION PEOPLE | WHAT IS THE (BRITISH OR ENGLISH) EAST INDIA COMPANY? | |
| 2859 | 2001‑03‑26 | NO. 1 SONGS | "THE TWIST" & THIS SEASONAL FAVORITE FROM 1942 ARE THE ONLY 2 RECORDS TO RE-ENTER THE CHARTS & RETURN TO NO. 1 | WHAT IS "WHITE CHRISTMAS"? | |
| 2858 | 2001‑03‑23 | TRANSPORTATION INNOVATIONS | THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN 1981 WAS INSPIRED BY GREEN STAMPS | WHAT IS A FREQUENT FLYER (PROGRAM)? | |
| 2857 | 2001‑03‑22 | CAMPAIGN SLOGANS | THIS 4-WORD SLOGAN WAS ALSO THE NAME OF A REFRESHING EGG & FRUIT JUICE DRINK SERVED AT THE 1924 GOP CONVENTION | WHAT IS "KEEP COOL WITH COOLIDGE"? | |
| 2856 | 2001‑03‑21 | HISTORIC TERMS | THIS 2-WORD TERM FOR AMBITIOUS MEN HAD ITS ORIGINS IN THE GROUP THAT REPLACED OTTOMAN SULTAN ABDUL HAMID IN 1909 | WHAT ARE YOUNG TURKS? | |
| 2855 | 2001‑03‑20 | THEATRE HISTORY | THIS PLAYWRIGHT DIED IN 406 B.C., SO HE NEVER SAW HIS FAMOUS TRAGEDY SET AT COLONUS PRODUCED | WHO WAS SOPHOCLES? | |
| 2854 | 2001‑03‑19 | AFRICAN HISTORY | RUTH PERRY, MODERN AFRICA'S FIRST FEMALE HEAD OF STATE, HEADED A TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT IN THIS COUNTRY IN 1996 | WHAT IS LIBERIA? | |
| 2853 | 2001‑03‑16 | SPORTS NAME ORIGINS | THIS RACKET SPORT TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE COUNTRY HOME OF THE 19th CENTURY DUKE OF BEAUFORT | WHAT IS BADMINTON? | |
| 2852 | 2001‑03‑15 | THE CALENDAR | IT'S THE SECOND- SHORTEST MONTH IN MOST OF THE U.S., BEATING OUT THE THIRD-SHORTEST MONTHS BY ONE HOUR | WHAT IS APRIL? | |
| 2851 | 2001‑03‑14 | FAMOUS FILMS | HE MADE THE FIRST HOME MOVIE TO BE NAMED TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS' NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY | WHO IS ABRAHAM ZAPRUDER? | |
| 2850 | 2001‑03‑13 | WORLD CAPITALS | LUCIO COSTA DESIGNED THIS NEW CAPITAL IN 1957 TO HOLD 500,000 PEOPLE; TODAY IT HAS MORE THAN 3 TIMES THAT NUMBER | WHAT IS BRASILIA? | |
| 2849 | 2001‑03‑12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | FOUNDED AS PACIFIC AERO PRODUCTS IN 1916, TODAY THIS COMPANY IS AMERICA'S LARGEST EXPORTER, IN TOTAL REVENUE | WHAT IS BOEING? | |
| 2848 | 2001‑03‑09 | 1920s FRENCH MILITARY MEN | FIRST ELECTED TO THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES IN 1910, THIS MINISTER OF WAR ADVOCATED STAUNCH MILITARY PREPAREDNESS | WHO IS ANDRE MAGINOT? | |
| 2847 | 2001‑03‑08 | U.S. HISTORY | THIS PRESIDENT SIGNED THE BILL TO CREATE A TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD; HE DIDN'T LIVE TO SEE ITS COMPLETION | WHO IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 2846 | 2001‑03‑07 | LITERATURE & FILM | NICOLE KIDMAN, HELENA BONHAM CARTER & CYBILL SHEPHERD HAVE ALL STARRED IN FILMS BASED ON THIS MAN'S WORKS | WHO WAS HENRY JAMES? | |
| 2845 | 2001‑03‑06 | PEOPLE ON POSTAGE | IN 1893 THIS 15th CENTURY MONARCH BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO APPEAR ON A U.S. POSTAGE STAMP | WHO IS QUEEN ISABELLA (I) (OF SPAIN)? | |
| 2844 | 2001‑03‑05 | WORLD DRAMA | IN ITS FIRST U.S. PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH, THIS PLAY WAS BILLED AS "THE CHILD WIFE" IN 1882 | WHAT IS "A DOLL'S HOUSE"? | |
| 2843 | 2001‑03‑02 | MUSIC & THE MOVIES | WHEN THIS 1940 CLASSIC WAS ON THE DRAWING BOARD, IT WAS REFERRED TO SIMPLY AS "THE CONCERT FEATURE" | WHAT IS "FANTASIA"? | |
| 2842 | 2001‑03‑01 | RECENT INNOVATIONS | KNOWN BY A 3-LETTER ABBREV., IT WAS FIRST PROPOSED IN 1989 BY SOFTWARE DEVELOPER TIM BERNERS-LEE | WHAT IS THE WORLD WIDE WEB? | |
| 2841 | 2001‑02‑28 | FAMOUS FAMILIES | IN JUNE 2000 DESCENDANTS OF THESE 2 FAMILIES MET IN PIKEVILLE, KY & IN MATEWAN, WV FOR THEIR FIRST- EVER JOINT REUNION | WHO ARE THE HATFIELDS & McCOYS? | |
| 2840 | 2001‑02‑27 | BRAND NAMES | A 1909 SUIT SAID THIS PRODUCT MUST CONTAIN ENOUGH OF THE ACTUAL BEAN & LEAF IN ORDER TO CLAIM ITS DISTINCTIVE NAME | WHAT IS COCA-COLA? | |
| 2839 | 2001‑02‑26 | HISTORIC NAMES | THIS "DRAGON" WAS FIRST FAMOUS FOR RESISTING OTTOMAN DOMINATION OF ROMANIA | WHO IS DRACULA? | |
| 2838 | 2001‑02‑23 | OLYMPIC CITIES | 1 OF 2 CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITALS THAT HAVE HOSTED THE WINTER OLYMPICS | WHAT ARE OSLO & SARAJEVO? | |
| 2837 | 2001‑02‑22 | WORD ORIGINS | IRONICALLY, THIS SYNONYM FOR A STUPID PERSON IS BASED ON THE NAME OF 1 OF THE MOST BRILLIANT SCHOLARS OF THE 14th C. | WHAT IS DUNCE? | |
| 2836 | 2001‑02‑21 | PEOPLE | IN HONOR OF HIS 50th BIRTHDAY, NOV. 14, 1998, 50 OF HIS WATERCOLORS WERE DISPLAYED AT HAMPTON COURT | WHO IS PRINCE CHARLES? | |
| 2835 | 2001‑02‑20 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 2 OF 3 PRESIDENTS WHO TOOK THEIR OATHS OF OFFICE IN NEW YORK STATE | WHO ARE CHESTER A. ARTHUR, G. WASHINGTON, THEODORE ROOSEVELT? | |
| 2834 | 2001‑02‑19 | THE U.S. SPACE PROGRAM | OF THE APOLLO MISSIONS, THE TOTAL NUMBER THAT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED MEN ON THE MOON | WHAT IS 6? | |
| 2833 | 2001‑02‑16 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | WRITTEN IN 1904, "HIMNO ISTMENO" IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THIS COUNTRY THAT WON ITS INDEPENDENCE A YEAR EARLIER | WHAT IS PANAMA? | |
| 2832 | 2001‑02‑15 | THE UNITED NATIONS | IT'S THE POINT IN THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE IN THE U.N. EMBLEM | WHAT IS THE NORTH POLE? | |
| 2831 | 2001‑02‑14 | FAMOUS PLACES | IT'S THE TOWN WHERE FRANCISCO MARTO, JACINTA MARTO & THEIR COUSIN BECAME FAMOUS IN 1917 | WHAT IS FATIMA (PORTUGAL)? | |
| 2830 | 2001‑02‑13 | FRENCH NOVELISTS | A RELATIVE OF HENRI BERGSON'S WIFE, HE USED BERGSON'S MYSTICAL CONCEPTS OF TIME IN HIS MOST FAMOUS WORK | WHO IS MARCEL PROUST? | |
| 2829 | 2001‑02‑12 | MOUNTAINS | THE HIGHEST PEAK OUTSIDE OF ASIA IS FOUND IN THIS MOUNTAIN RANGE | WHAT ARE THE ANDES? | |
| 2828 | 2001‑02‑09 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | FIRST LINE OF THE POEM THOUGHT TO BE BASED ON MARY SAWYER'S EXPERIENCE AT A MASS. SCHOOL- HOUSE AROUND 1815 | WHAT IS "MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB"? | |
| 2827 | 2001‑02‑08 | POLITICIANS | A CURRENT U.S. GOVERNOR, HE HOSTED THE GAME SHOW "GRUDGE MATCH" IN 1991 | WHO IS JESSE VENTURA? | |
| 2826 | 2001‑02‑07 | SPACE EXPLORATION | IN OCTOBER 1998 THIS MAN WENT INTO SPACE AS THE OLDEST U.S. ASTRONAUT EVER | WHO IS JOHN GLENN? | |
| 2825 | 2001‑02‑06 | JFK | IN AN INTERVIEW, JACKIE CONFIDED THAT JFK REGULARLY FELL ASLEEP LISTENING TO THE SOUNDTRACK OF THIS BROADWAY PLAY | WHAT IS "CAMELOT"? | |
| 2824 | 2001‑02‑05 | FAMOUS SHIPS | IN DECEMBER 1620 THIS VESSEL CAME ASHORE AT A SECONDARY DESTINATION BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE OF BEER | WHAT IS THE MAYFLOWER? | |
| 2823 | 2001‑02‑02 | HISTORIC LISTS | SYLVESTER IV & CALIXTUS III ARE 2 OF THE NEARLY 40 MEN NOW PLACED ON THE LIST OF THESE | WHO ARE THE ANTIPOPES? | |
| 2822 | 2001‑02‑01 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THE PROMOTIONAL SLOGAN OF THIS TERRITORY IS "WHERE AMERICA'S DAY BEGINS" | WHAT IS GUAM? | |
| 2821 | 2001‑01‑31 | -OLOGIES | IN 1908 HERMANN EBBINGHAUS SAID THIS FIELD "HAS A LONG PAST, BUT ONLY A SHORT HISTORY" | WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? | |
| 2820 | 2001‑01‑30 | WORLD LEADERS | FROM 1964 TO 1982 THIS MAN WAS LEADER OF A NATION WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS | WHO IS LEONID BREZHNEV? | |
| 2819 | 2001‑01‑29 | SPORTS PHRASES | THIS PHRASE FOR THE SPORT OF SUGAR RAY ROBINSON IS ATTRIBUTED TO 19th CENTURY WRITER PIERCE EGAN | WHAT IS "THE SWEET SCIENCE (OF BRUISING)"? | |
| 2818 | 2001‑01‑26 | POTENT POTABLES | NAMED FOR THE CLUB WHERE IT WAS FIRST MADE, THIS DRINK WAS CREATED TO HONOR SAMUEL TILDEN'S ELECTION AS GOVERNOR | WHAT IS THE MANHATTAN (COCKTAIL)? | |
| 2817 | 2001‑01‑25 | SCIENTISTS | BERTRAND RUSSELL SAID THAT "WHAT GALILEO AND NEWTON WERE TO THE 17th CENTURY," THIS MAN "WAS TO THE 19th" | WHO IS CHARLES DARWIN? | |
| 2816 | 2001‑01‑24 | JOURNALISTS | IN 2000 THE FILM CENTER OF THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO WAS RENAMED IN HIS HONOR | WHO WAS GENE SISKEL? | |
| 2815 | 2001‑01‑23 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | AFTER HIS DEATH IN 1994 AT AGE 81, TIME MAGAZINE PUT HIM ON ITS COVER FOR A RECORD 55th TIME | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 2814 | 2001‑01‑22 | WORLD MONUMENTS | A STATUE OF CHANG & ENG BUNKER STANDS IN SAMUT SONGKRAM IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS THAILAND? | |
| 2813 | 2001‑01‑19 | BALLET | RUSSIAN, CHINESE, ARABIAN & SPANISH DANCES ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS BALLET THAT PREMIERED DECEMBER 18, 1892 | WHAT IS "THE NUTCRACKER"? | |
| 2812 | 2001‑01‑18 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1888 HE WROTE HE WAS WORKING ON AN INVENTION "WHICH DOES FOR THE EYE WHAT THE PHONOGRAPH DOES FOR THE EAR" | WHO IS THOMAS A. EDISON? | |
| 2811 | 2001‑01‑17 | RELIGIOUS NAMES | IN COMMEMORATION OF HIS PREDECESSORS, HE WAS THE FIRST POPE TO CHOOSE A DOUBLE NAME | WHO IS JOHN PAUL (I)? | |
| 2810 | 2001‑01‑16 | BUSINESS BIGGIES | IN THE 1890s HE ESTABLISHED STEAMER LINES ON THE GREAT LAKES TO CONTROL THE TRANSPORT OF IRON TO PITTSBURGH | WHO IS ANDREW CARNEGIE? | |
| 2809 | 2001‑01‑15 | DESIGN | INTRODUCED TO DESKTOPS IN 1950, IT WAS DESIGNED BY ARNOLD NEUSTADTER & FEATURED A BALL-BEARING CLUTCH | WHAT IS THE ROLODEX? | |
| 2808 | 2001‑01‑12 | TELEVISION | AN ALLUSION TO "ARABIAN NIGHTS", THE TITLE OF THIS SHOW SUGGESTS A MAGIC DOOR TO KNOWLEDGE | WHAT IS "SESAME STREET"? | |
| 2807 | 2001‑01‑11 | WOMEN IN SPORTS | SHE WON AMERICA'S ONLY GOLD MEDAL AT THE 1968 WINTER OLYMPICS IN GRENOBLE, FRANCE | WHO IS PEGGY FLEMING? | |
| 2806 | 2001‑01‑10 | WORLD RECORDS | IN MAY 2000 BABU CHHIRI, A SHERPA, SET A RECORD DOING THE LAST PORTION OF THIS IN ABOUT 16 HOURS | WHAT IS CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST? | |
| 2805 | 2001‑01‑09 | FLAGS | ON FEBRUARY 15, 1965 THIS COUNTRY RAISED ITS NEW NATIONAL FLAG FOR THE FIRST TIME ON PARLIAMENT HILL | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 2804 | 2001‑01‑08 | 1999 ART NEWS | IT WAS THE FIRST U.S. CITY TO HOST A COW PARADE, HUNDREDS OF FIBERGLASS COWS BY ARTISTS, PLACED AROUND THE CITY | WHAT IS CHICAGO? | |
| 2803 | 2001‑01‑05 | LIFE SCIENCE | A STUDY DONE IN SOUTH AFRICA PUT THESE NON-PRIMATES ABOVE CHIMPANZEES, MAKING THEM THE WORLD'S SECOND- SMARTEST SPECIES | WHAT ARE DOLPHINS? | |
| 2802 | 2001‑01‑04 | REPUBLICANS | THE ONLY ELECTION YEAR SINCE 1948 IN WHICH THERE WAS NOT A DOLE, A NIXON OR A BUSH ON THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET | WHAT IS 1964? | |
| 2801 | 2001‑01‑03 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | IN 1949 THIS SHAKESPEARE-BASED S HOW WON THE 1st TONY FOR BEST MUSICAL; IN 2000 IT WON FOR BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL | WHAT IS "KISS ME, KATE"? | |
| 2800 | 2001‑01‑02 | LET'S TALK ABOUT SECTS | BECAUSE OF THEIR DOG-LIKE BEHAVIOR, THE NAME OF THIS SNEERING SECT COMES FROM THE GREEK FOR "DOG-LIKE" | WHO ARE THE CYNICS? | |
| 2799 | 2001‑01‑01 | CELEBRITY WOMEN | SHE SAID, "THE REASON I'M NOT A NUN IS...YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR OWN NAME...I HAVE THE MOST HOLY NAME A WOMAN CAN HAVE" | WHO IS MADONNA? | |
| 2798 | 2000‑12‑29 | TRAVEL | BY POPULATION, IT'S THE LARGEST CITY ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND, THOUGH YOU MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO GO THERE | WHAT IS HAVANA? | |
| 2797 | 2000‑12‑28 | TOY SAFETY | ACCORDING TO THE P.I.R.G., THE MOST DANGEROUS TOY FOR CHILDREN UP TO AGE 8 IS THIS COMMON PARTY DECORATION | WHAT IS THE BALLOON? | |
| 2796 | 2000‑12‑27 | THE CIVIL WAR | FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE CIVIL WAR CONGRESS MADE HIM GENERAL IN CHIEF OF THE ARMIES | WHO WAS ULYSSES S. GRANT? | |
| 2795 | 2000‑12‑26 | LEGENDARY HEROES | HERO WHOSE SON IS SEEN HERE ON A SWISS POSTAGE STAMP | WHO IS WILLIAM TELL? | |
| 2794 | 2000‑12‑25 | U.S. CITIES | A CITY WITH THIS NAME IS THE MOST POPULOUS CITY IN BOTH MAINE & OREGON | WHAT IS PORTLAND? | |
| 2793 | 2000‑12‑22 | FAMOUS NAMES | THIS CO-FOUNDER OF UNITED ARTISTS RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN 1972 TO PICK UP A SPECIAL OSCAR | WHO WAS CHARLIE CHAPLIN? | |
| 2792 | 2000‑12‑21 | PLANTS & FLOWERS | NAMED FOR A U.S. STATESMAN, IT WAS KNOWN IN CENTRAL AMERICA AS THE "FLOWER OF THE HOLY NIGHT" | WHAT IS THE POINSETTIA? | |
| 2791 | 2000‑12‑20 | BUSINESS NEWS | THEY WERE INTRODUCED IN 1941, DESIGNATED AS JUST "PLAIN" IN 1954 & RECHRISTENED AS "MILK CHOCOLATE" IN 2000 | WHAT ARE M&Ms? | |
| 2790 | 2000‑12‑19 | POLITICAL HISTORY | BETWEEN 1894 & 1901 ADHERENTS OF THIS POLITICAL THEORY KILLED THE HEADS OF STATE OF FRANCE, SPAIN, ITALY & THE U.S. | WHAT IS ANARCHISM? | |
| 2789 | 2000‑12‑18 | SPORTS LEGENDS | IF JOE DiMAGGIO'S HITTING STREAK HAD GONE ONE MORE GAME IN 1941, THIS COMPANY WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM A $10,000 CONTRACT | WHAT IS HEINZ (57)? | |
| 2788 | 2000‑12‑15 | SCIENCE NEWS | MADE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN JULY 2000 BY UCSC, THE 739 MB FILE OF THIS "PROJECT" CONSISTS OF As, Ts, Gs & Cs | WHAT IS THE (HUMAN) GENOME PROJECT? | |
| 2787 | 2000‑12‑14 | BIOGRAPHIES | CARL SANDBURG CO-WROTE A 1932 BIOGRAPHY OF THIS WOMAN, "WIFE AND WIDOW" | WHO WAS MARY (TODD) LINCOLN? | |
| 2786 | 2000‑12‑13 | MUSICAL THEATRE | CURRENTLY, THIS SHOW IS PERFORMED BY 3 TROUPES: THE LIFFEY & LAGAN COMPANIES ON TOUR & THE SHANNON COMPANY ON B'WAY | WHAT IS "RIVERDANCE"? | |
| 2785 | 2000‑12‑12 | AMERICAN SPORTS | CALLED "LITTLE BROTHER OF WAR", IT'S THE OLDEST TEAM SPORT KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED IN WHAT'S NOW THE U.S. | WHAT IS LACROSSE? | |
| 2784 | 2000‑12‑11 | CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY | BY 1948, ALL BUT ONE OF THE 9 IN THIS GROUP CHARGED IN A 1931 CRIME HAD BEEN FREED | WHO ARE THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS? | |
| 2783 | 2000‑12‑08 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS | A CONVERSATION HE HAD WITH MILES DAVIS BECAME THE FIRST OF THE "PLAYBOY INTERVIEWS" IN 1962 | WHO IS ALEX HALEY? | |
| 2782 | 2000‑12‑07 | POLITICIANS | IN 1928 THIS OILMAN SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF KANSAS | WHO IS ALF LANDON? | |
| 2781 | 2000‑12‑06 | AMERICAN HISTORY | IN 1939 THIS STATE FINALLY FINISHED PAYING OFF A $12.4-MILLION DEBT TO THE STATE FROM WHICH IT HAD SEPARATED | WHAT IS WEST VIRGINIA? | |
| 2780 | 2000‑12‑05 | AMERICAN DRAMA | THE ENTIRE ACTION OF THIS EUGENE O'NEILL PLAY TAKES PLACE IN 1850 AT A NEW ENGLAND FARMHOUSE FLANKED BY MASSIVE TREES | WHAT IS "DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS"? | |
| 2779 | 2000‑12‑04 | THE SPACE RACE | IN 1957 THE SOVIETS SENT UP SPUTNIK 1 CARRYING A RADIO BEACON & SPUTNIK 2 CARRYING ONE OF THESE ANIMALS | WHAT IS A DOG? | |
| 2778 | 2000‑12‑01 | SCIENCE | HE INVENTED CARBONATED WATER AS A BYPRODUCT OF HIS INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CHEMISTRY OF AIR | WHO IS JOSEPH PRIESTLEY? | |
| 2777 | 2000‑11‑30 | CONTEMPORARY AMERICANS | THIS SOFTWARE BILLIONAIRE, BILL GATES' RIVAL, GOT HIS LAST NAME FROM HIS FAMILY'S PORT OF ENTRY INTO THE U.S. | WHO IS LARRY ELLISON? | |
| 2776 | 2000‑11‑29 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | IN 1829 HE LEAVES AN ISLET IN MARSEILLE'S HARBOR & FINDS TREASURE ON AN ISLET IN ITALY'S TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO | WHO IS THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO? | |
| 2775 | 2000‑11‑28 | ARCHITECTS | THIS WOMAN DESIGNED NYC's MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART, AS WELL AS A FAMOUS MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. | WHO IS MAYA LIN? | |
| 2774 | 2000‑11‑27 | WORD ORIGINS | USED IN THE '40s FOR A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN A JET ENGINE, HERBERT FREUDENBERGER APPLIED IT IN 1974 TO SPENT PEOPLE | WHAT IS BURNOUT? | |
| 2773 | 2000‑11‑24 | AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY | THE GREAT CREATOR SAID THESE ANIMALS COULDN'T EAT THE FISH OF THE RIVER, SO THEY FED ON LAND AT NIGHT | WHAT ARE HIPPOS? | |
| 2772 | 2000‑11‑23 | STATE CAPITALS | THIS MIDWEST CITY IS THE ONLY STATE CAPITAL WHOSE UNABBREVIATED NAME STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS | WHAT IS SPRINGFIELD (ILLINOIS)? | |
| 2771 | 2000‑11‑22 | HISTORIC NAMES | 2 OF THE PEOPLE WHO WITNESSED HIS EXECUTION WERE JOHN WILKES BOOTH & STONEWALL JACKSON | WHO WAS JOHN BROWN? | |
| 2770 | 2000‑11‑21 | COLLEGE SPORTS HISTORY | TO PREVENT RIVALS FROM READING ITS HAND SIGNALS, THIS UNIVERSITY IS SAID TO HAVE ORIGINATED THE HUDDLE AROUND 1892 | WHAT IS GALLAUDET (UNIVERSITY)? | |
| 2769 | 2000‑11‑20 | BRITAIN'S NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY | IN APRIL 2000 THE PORTRAIT OF THIS LIVING WOMAN WAS MOVED FROM THE CONTEMPORARY SECTION TO HISTORY | WHO IS MARGARET THATCHER? | |
| 2768 | 2000‑11‑17 | POLITICAL NAMES | AS HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP, HE WORKS TO GET LAWS PASSED, THOUGH HIS NAME SOUNDS LIKE HE PUTS THEM OFF | WHO IS TOM DeLAY? | |
| 2767 | 2000‑11‑16 | HISTORIC TITLES | SINCE 1578, ONLY 14 MEN HAVE HELD THIS TITLE, INCLUDING A 1989 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER | WHAT IS DALAI LAMA? | |
| 2766 | 2000‑11‑15 | ROYAL RESIDENCES | THE ONLY PALACES ON U.S. SOIL THAT WERE BUILT FOR MONARCHS ARE FOUND IN THIS STATE | WHAT IS HAWAII? | |
| 2765 | 2000‑11‑14 | 20th CENTURY PEOPLE | DAVID BEN-GURION DESCRIBED HER AS "THE ONLY MAN IN MY CABINET" | WHO IS GOLDA MEIR? | |
| 2764 | 2000‑11‑13 | LIFE & LITERATURE | CUB SCOUTING & MANY OF ITS TERMS LIKE "AKELA", "LAW OF THE PACK", "DEN" & "WOLF" WERE INSPIRED BY THIS BRITISH WORK | WHAT IS "THE JUNGLE BOOK"? | |
| 2763 | 2000‑11‑10 | ANNUAL EVENTS | THIS ANNUAL EVENT WAS CO-CREATED IN 1993 BY MARIE C. WILSON, MOTHER OF 5 & PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL MS. FOUNDATION | WHAT IS TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS TO WORK DAY? | |
| 2762 | 2000‑11‑09 | PRESIDENTIAL PETS | AS A WARNING TO CONGRESS, PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD NAMED HIS DOG THIS | WHAT IS VETO? | |
| 2761 | 2000‑11‑08 | PRO BASKETBALL | THE FIRST NBA PLAYOFF GAME OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WAS PLAYED IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS TORONTO? | |
| 2760 | 2000‑11‑07 | THE MOVIES | THE NIGHT BEFORE THEIR FIRST MASS JUMP IN 1940, PARATROOPERS AT FORT BENNING SAW A WESTERN ABOUT THIS MAN | WHO IS "GERONIMO"? | |
| 2759 | 2000‑11‑06 | WASHINGTON PEOPLE | THIS MAN IN OFFICE SINCE 1987 HAS A PLAQUE IN HIS OFFICE THAT READS, "THE BUCK STARTS HERE" | WHO IS ALAN GREENSPAN? | |
| 2758 | 2000‑11‑03 | RICH & FAMOUS | WORTH MAGAZINE SAYS, WITH 1.7 MILLION RANCHLAND ACRES IN 5 STATES, THIS MOGUL IS THE USA's LARGEST PRIVATE LANDOWNER | WHO IS TED TURNER? | |
| 2757 | 2000‑11‑02 | STATE MOTTOES | THE STATE MOTTO OF OHIO, ADOPTED IN 1959, WAS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN APRIL 2000 AS IT INCLUDED THIS WORD | WHAT IS GOD? | |
| 2756 | 2000‑11‑01 | MACHINES | THIS BRAND NAME COMES FROM MACHINES DEVISED BY BENJAMIN HOLT TO CRAWL OVER SOFT FARMLAND | WHAT IS CATERPILLAR? | |
| 2755 | 2000‑10‑31 | MEDICAL CONDITIONS | NAMED FOR THE OUTLINE IT COMMONLY PRODUCES, IT AFFECTS ABOUT 40 MILLION U.S. MEN | WHAT IS MALE PATTERN BALDNESS? | |
| 2754 | 2000‑10‑30 | IN THE NEWS 2000 | 40 YEARS AFTER A FAMOUS INCIDENT, HE WAS AWARDED A DFC, POW MEDAL & NAT'L DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY | WHO IS FRANCIS GARY POWERS? | |
| 2753 | 2000‑10‑27 | LANGUAGES | THE EASTERN VARIETY OF THIS LANGUAGE IS BASED ON THE DIALECT OF THE CITY OF YEREVAN & THE ARARAT VALLEY | WHAT IS ARMENIAN? | |
| 2752 | 2000‑10‑26 | '90s NONFICTION | AROUND 3 YEARS ON THE BESTSELLER LIST, THIS BOOK IS SUBTITLED "AN OLD MAN, A YOUNG MAN AND LIFE'S GREATEST LESSON" | WHAT IS "TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE"? | |
| 2751 | 2000‑10‑25 | RECENT FILMS | THIS MOVIE WAS DEDICATED TO THE 10,000 GLOUCESTER FISHERMEN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES SINCE 1623 | WHAT IS "THE PERFECT STORM"? | |
| 2750 | 2000‑10‑24 | FAMOUS FIRSTS | THE WORLD'S FIRST ONE OF THESE OPENED IN 1925; IT WAS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. & HAD PARKING IN FRONT OF EACH DOOR | WHAT IS A MOTEL? | |
| 2749 | 2000‑10‑23 | ANATOMY | THE PETROUS TEMPORAL BONE, THE HARDEST IN THE BODY, ENCASES THE DELICATE STRUCTURES OF THIS ORGAN | WHAT IS THE EAR? | |
| 2748 | 2000‑10‑20 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1851 TO SERVE THE TERRITORY THAT INCLUDED INDIANA, OHIO, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS & PART OF MINNESOTA | WHAT IS NORTHWESTERN (UNIVERSITY)? | |
| 2747 | 2000‑10‑19 | INVENTORS | IN SEPTEMBER 1899 HE EQUIPPED 2 SHIPS TO REPORT THE PROGRESS OF THE AMERICA'S CUP YACHT RACE TO A NYC NEWSPAPER | WHO IS GUGLIELMO MARCONI? | |
| 2746 | 2000‑10‑18 | ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS | IT TOOK NEARLY 22 HOURS TO ACHIEVE THIS IN 1875; IN 1994 IT TOOK ONLY 7 HOURS & 17 MINUTES | WHAT IS SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL? | |
| 2745 | 2000‑10‑17 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES | GARY SINISE & MEG RYAN HAVE EACH CO-STARRED IN 3 FEATURE FILMS WITH THIS ACTOR | WHO IS TOM HANKS? | |
| 2744 | 2000‑10‑16 | SPORTS STARS | THE WARRIORS, THE 76ers, THE LAKERS & THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS ALL RETIRED HIS NUMBER | WHO IS WILT CHAMBERLAIN? | |
| 2743 | 2000‑10‑13 | ORGANIZATIONS | FOUNDED IN 1887 TO GAIN A "MONOPOLY" ON FUND-RAISING, IT EVOLVED INTO THE UNITED WAY | WHAT IS COMMUNITY CHEST? | |
| 2742 | 2000‑10‑12 | BRITISH WORD ORIGINS | THESE POLITICAL PARTY NAMES BEGAN AS NEGATIVE TERMS FOR THE 2 FACTIONS WARRING OVER THE 1678 MEAL-TUB PLOT | WHAT ARE WHIGS & TORIES? | |
| 2741 | 2000‑10‑11 | 2000 PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS | THIS HARVARD LAW GRAD WHO WORKED IN NIXON'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT. ALSO SERVED IN THE REAGAN & BUSH CABINETS | WHO IS ELIZABETH DOLE? | |
| 2740 | 2000‑10‑10 | MUSICALS | THIS MUSICAL INSPIRED BY AN OPERA FEATURES THE SONGS "THE GODS LOVE NUBIA" & "ANOTHER PYRAMID" | WHAT IS "AIDA"? | |
| 2739 | 2000‑10‑09 | THE 50 STATES | THE 2 STATES THAT NAMED THEIR CAPITALS FOR CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS | WHAT ARE OHIO & SOUTH CAROLINA? | |
| 2738 | 2000‑10‑06 | FAMOUS LANDMARKS | ITS NOSE IS 4 1/2 FEET LONG, ITS RIGHT ARM STRETCHES 42 FEET & ITS TORCH IS 21 FEET TALL | WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? | |
| 2737 | 2000‑10‑05 | INVENTIONS | IN THE 1860s AN EARLY VERSION OF THIS WAS CALLED THE VELOCIPEDE, FROM LATIN WORDS MEANING "QUICK" & "FEET" | WHAT IS THE BICYCLE? | |
| 2736 | 2000‑10‑04 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE ONLY MAINLAND COUNTRY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE THAT BORDERS ONLY ONE COUNTRY | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 2735 | 2000‑10‑03 | FAMOUS TEENAGERS | THIS YOUNG MAN WHO TURNED 18 ON JUNE 21, 2000 HAS A DOG NAMED WIDGEON & A YOUNGER BROTHER NAMED HARRY | WHO IS PRINCE WILLIAM (OF WALES)? | |
| 2734 | 2000‑10‑02 | POP MUSIC | IN MAY 1999 HE HAD THE NO. 1 SPOT ON THE HOT 100, TOP 40, HOT LATIN & HOT DANCE MUSIC/ MAXI-SINGLE SALES BILLBOARD CHARTS | WHO IS RICKY MARTIN? | |
| 2733 | 2000‑09‑29 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS | HIS 2 ACTING OSCARS HAVE BEEN AWARDED FOR PLAYING A TOUGH COP IN 1971 & A BRUTAL SHERIFF IN 1992 | WHO IS GENE HACKMAN? | |
| 2732 | 2000‑09‑28 | NOVELISTS | IN THE APRIL 2000 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, HE WROTE AN ARTICLE DISPELLING MYTHS ABOUT THE GREAT WHITE SHARK | WHO IS PETER BENCHLEY? | |
| 2731 | 2000‑09‑27 | THE SUPREME COURT | 2 OF THE 3 CURRENT SUPREME COURT JUSTICES APPOINTED FROM THE D.C. COURT OF APPEALS | WHO ARE ANTONIN SCALIA, CLARENCE THOMAS & RUTH BADER GINSBURG? | |
| 2730 | 2000‑09‑26 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS TERM FOR THOSE NOT ROMAN OR GREEK DERIVES FROM THE FACT THEIR LANGUAGES SOUNDED UNINTELLIGIBLE | WHAT IS BARBARIAN? | |
| 2729 | 2000‑09‑25 | THE U.S. POPULATION | AN AUGUST 1999 GOVERNMENT REPORT TOLD OF THE STRAIN ON SCHOOLS FROM THE "ECHO" OF THIS | WHAT IS THE BABY BOOM? | |
| 2728 | 2000‑09‑22 | THE THEATRE | THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS 1913 PLAY WAS TAKEN IN PART FROM THE LIFE OF AN EDWARDIAN PHILOLOGIST NAMED HENRY SWEET | WHAT IS "PYGMALION"? | |
| 2727 | 2000‑09‑21 | LITERARY TREES | IN A FAMOUS NOVEL THIS TYPE OF TREE GROWS BENEATH A BEDROOM WINDOW AT TARA | WHAT IS A MAGNOLIA? | |
| 2726 | 2000‑09‑20 | NEWSPAPERS | SIME SILVERMAN FOUNDED IT IN 1905 AFTER HE WAS FIRED FROM ANOTHER PAPER FOR PANNING A SHOW | WHAT IS (DAILY OR WEEKLY) VARIETY? | |
| 2725 | 2000‑09‑19 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE HOPI INDIANS GAVE THIS GERMAN- BORN MAN THE NAME "THE GREAT RELATIVE" WHEN HE VISITED ARIZONA IN THE 1930s | WHO IS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 2724 | 2000‑09‑18 | THE MOVIES | ON MAY 6, 2000 THE 2 WRITERS OF THIS 1997 MOVIE JOINED A RALLY TRYING TO GET THE JANITORS AT HARVARD A RAISE | WHAT IS "GOOD WILL HUNTING"? | |
| 2723 | 2000‑09‑15 | EXPLORERS | HE JOINED THE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN 1838; AFTER GRADUATING MEDICAL SCHOOL IN 1840 HE HOPED TO BE SENT TO CHINA | WHO WAS DR. DAVID LIVINGSTONE? | |
| 2722 | 2000‑09‑14 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OF DUBLIN HELD AN ANNUAL FAIR FROM 1204 TO 1855, WHEN IT WAS CLOSED DUE TO FREQUENT FIGHTS | WHAT IS DONNYBROOK? | |
| 2721 | 2000‑09‑13 | FAMOUS PEOPLE | ON JANUARY 27, 1999 HE RETURNED HOME ABOARD A TWA 767 DESIGNATED SHEPHERD I | WHO IS JOHN PAUL II? | |
| 2720 | 2000‑09‑12 | NOTORIOUS | USING THE ALIASES JAMES RYAN & HARRY PLACE, THEY BOARDED A STEAMER FOR ARGENTINA IN FEBRUARY 1901 | WHO ARE BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID? | |
| 2719 | 2000‑09‑11 | AUTHORS | IN 1961 JOHN F. KENNEDY HELPED THIS MAN'S WIDOW GET PERMISSION TO GO TO CUBA TO PICK UP HER LATE HUSBAND'S PAPERS | WHO WAS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 2718 | 2000‑09‑08 | FINAL RESTING PLACES | THE MONUMENT ON HIS GRAVE IN WOODLAWN CEMETERY, ELMIRA, N.Y. IS 12' HIGH; IN WATER DEPTH THAT'S 2 FATHOMS | WHO WAS MARK TWAIN? | |
| 2717 | 2000‑09‑07 | '50s POP HITS | A NO. 1 HIT IN 1959, THIS SONG WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY A TEACHER AS A HISTORY LESSON FOR HIS STUDENTS ON THE WAR OF 1812 | WHAT IS "THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS"? | |
| 2716 | 2000‑09‑06 | XYZ AFFAIR | AS PART OF THE U.S. TREATY NEGOTIATION TEAM, THIS FUTURE VP UNDER MADISON KNEW WHERE TO "DRAW THE LINES" | WHO WAS ELBRIDGE GERRY? | |
| 2715 | 2000‑09‑05 | THE INTERNET | AMONG SUFFIXES, .mx IS MEXICO, .jp IS JAPAN, & IN MARCH 2000 .ps WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS | WHAT IS PALESTINE? | |
| 2714 | 2000‑09‑04 | EXPLORING | 2 OF THE 4 FLAGS FLOWN ON MOUNT EVEREST ON MAY 29, 1953; STRANGELY, NEW ZEALAND'S WASN'T ONE OF THEM | WHAT ARE THE U.N., GREAT BRITAIN, NEPAL & INDIA? | |
| 2713 | 2000‑07‑21 | HISTORIC CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY | IT INCLUDES 3 PRESENT ATLANTIC PROVINCES, & IN THE 18th C. 4,000 INHABITANTS OF IT TOOK A LONG TRIP SOUTHWEST | WHAT IS ACADIA? | |
| 2712 | 2000‑07‑20 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS | SIEGFRIED'S FUNERAL MARCH WAS PLAYED WHEN THIS MAN'S COFFIN REACHED THE TRAIN STATION IN 1883 | WHO IS RICHARD WAGNER? | |
| 2711 | 2000‑07‑19 | THE MAP OF EUROPE | BORDERING ITALY, AUSTRIA, HUNGARY & CROATIA, IT'S ONE OF THE WORLD'S NEWEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES | WHAT IS SLOVENIA? | |
| 2710 | 2000‑07‑18 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | A 1965 NOVEL BY THIS AUTHOR INTRODUCED HIS ALTER EGO, SCI-FI WRITER KILGORE TROUT | WHO IS KURT VONNEGUT (JR.)? | |
| 2709 | 2000‑07‑17 | THE MOVIES | 1937 FILM WHOSE 1954 & 1976 MUSICAL REMAKES EACH PRODUCED SOUNDTRACKS THAT HIT NO. 1 | WHAT IS "A STAR IS BORN"? | |
| 2708 | 2000‑07‑14 | SPORTS BOOKS | IN 1998 THE AUTHOR OF THIS CONTROVERSIAL 1970 BOOK WAS FINALLY INVITED TO PLAY IN A YANKEES OLD-TIMERS' GAME | WHAT IS "BALL FOUR"? | |
| 2707 | 2000‑07‑13 | THE MARS PATHFINDER MISSION | THE ONLY LANDSCAPE FEATURE THE MISSION NAMED FOR A REAL PERSON, THIS ROCK SEEMED TO HAVE A BOWL HAIRCUT | WHAT IS MOE (HOWARD)? | |
| 2706 | 2000‑07‑12 | WORLD CAPITALS | FOUNDED IN 1840, THIS CITY IS THE WORLD'S SOUTHERNMOST NATIONAL CAPITAL | WHAT IS WELLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND)? | |
| 2705 | 2000‑07‑11 | THE PULITZER PRIZES | THEODORE H. WHITE, THE FIRST GENERAL NONFICTION WINNER, WON FOR AN ACCOUNT OF THIS MAN'S ELECTION TO THE U.S. PRESIDENCY | WHO WAS JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 2704 | 2000‑07‑10 | FAMOUS NAMES | "THE LINE KING" IS A FILM ABOUT THIS MAN WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR THE LAST 70 YEARS | WHO IS AL HIRSCHFELD? | |
| 2703 | 2000‑07‑07 | CURRENT TELEVISION | DEE DEE MYERS IS A CONSULTANT TO THIS DRAMA SERIES | WHAT IS "THE WEST WING"? | |
| 2702 | 2000‑07‑06 | ACADEMY AWARD HISTORY | THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN BEST ACTRESS NOMINEE, HER LIFE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A 1999 HBO FILM | WHO WAS DOROTHY DANDRIDGE? | |
| 2701 | 2000‑07‑05 | INVENTIONS | THE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR BAN DEODORANT, INTRODUCED IN 1955, WAS BASED ON THIS INVENTION PATENTED IN 1938 | WHAT IS THE BALLPOINT PEN? | |
| 2700 | 2000‑07‑04 | U.S. HISTORY | IN 1965 PRESIDENT JOHNSON FLEW TO THIS STATE TO SIGN THE MEDICARE BILL WITH A FORMER PRESIDENT AS WITNESS | WHAT IS MISSOURI? | |
| 2699 | 2000‑07‑03 | 1962 | ON OCTOBER 28, 1962 THIS 68-YEAR-OLD WORLD LEADER "BLINKED" | WHO WAS NIKITA SERGEYEVICH KHRUSHCHEV? | |
| 2698 | 2000‑06‑30 | MOVIE DIRECTORS | LAST NAME OF THE DIRECTOR WHOSE PRODUCTION COMPANY IS CALLED 1492 PICTURES | WHAT IS (CHRIS) COLUMBUS? | |
| 2697 | 2000‑06‑29 | BRITISH LITERATURE | THIS 1901 NOVEL NAMED FOR ITS HERO OPENS AT THE LAHORE MUSEUM | WHAT IS "KIM"? | |
| 2696 | 2000‑06‑28 | THE PULITZER PRIZES | THE FIRST MAN TO WIN THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR HIS FILM CRITICISM, HE'S LOBBIED FOR A PULITZER PRIZE FOR THE MOVIES | WHO IS ROGER EBERT? | |
| 2695 | 2000‑06‑27 | ODD JOBS | AMONG MEN IN THIS OCCUPATION, KING HENRY VIII's WAS WILL SOMERS & KING ARTHUR'S WAS DAGONET | WHAT IS A JESTER? | |
| 2694 | 2000‑06‑26 | STATE CAPITALS | ITS NAME MEANS "SHELTERED HARBOR" | WHAT IS HONOLULU? | |
| 2693 | 2000‑06‑23 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | "MAX ET LES MAXIMONSTRES" IS THE FRENCH TITLE OF THIS CHILDREN'S CLASSIC | WHAT IS "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE"? | |
| 2692 | 2000‑06‑22 | CONTEMPORARY AMERICANS | THIS MAN'S FATHER, AN OMAHA STOCKBROKER & POLITICIAN, ONCE RETURNED HIS CONGRESSIONAL PAY RAISE | WHO IS WARREN BUFFETT? | |
| 2691 | 2000‑06‑21 | SCIENCE WORD ORIGINS | COINED BY CHEMIST J.B. VAN HELMONT, THE WORD GAS COMES FROM THIS GREEK WORD MEANING "UNFORMED MASS" | WHAT IS CHAOS? | |
| 2690 | 2000‑06‑20 | U.S. PAPER CURRENCY | WITH ONE OF EACH OF THE TREASURY'S CURRENTLY PRODUCED DENOMINATIONS, YOU'D HAVE THIS MUCH MONEY | WHAT IS $188? | |
| 2689 | 2000‑06‑19 | HISTORIC PEOPLE | VENETIANS CALLED HIM "IL MILIONE", MAN OF THE MILLION LIES | WHO IS MARCO POLO? | |
| 2688 | 2000‑06‑16 | RECENT FILMS | THIS FILM WAS BASED IN PART ON THE 1974 AUTOBIOGRAPHY "THE 16th ROUND" | WHAT IS "THE HURRICANE"? | |
| 2687 | 2000‑06‑15 | THE SUPREME COURT | THESE 2 JUSTICES WHO GRADUATED AT THE TOP OF THEIR CLASSES WERE BOTH FIRST OFFERED JOBS AS TYPISTS BY THE TOP LAW FIRMS | WHO ARE RUTH BADER GINSBURG & SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR? | |
| 2686 | 2000‑06‑14 | AIRPORT CODES | THE 3-LETTER CODE FOR THIS AIRPORT CAME FROM WHAT WAS ON THE SITE BEFORE IT-- ORCHARD PLACE | WHAT IS (CHICAGO) O'HARE (INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)? | |
| 2685 | 2000‑06‑13 | FAMOUS SCIENTISTS | AT HIS DEATH IN 1727, HE LEFT OVER ONE MILLION WORDS HE HAD WRITTEN ON ALCHEMY & THE OCCULT | WHO IS SIR ISAAC NEWTON? | |
| 2684 | 2000‑06‑12 | MAGAZINES | IN 1925 IT WAS FOUNDED BY AN EX-EDITOR OF STARS AND STRIPES; IN THE '90s IT WAS RUN BY AN EX-EDITOR OF VANITY FAIR | WHAT IS THE NEW YORKER? | |
| 2683 | 2000‑06‑09 | EXPLORATION | IN 1498 VASCO DA GAMA LANDED AT CALICUT, INDIA, "IN SEARCH OF CHRISTIANS AND" THESE | WHAT ARE SPICES? | |
| 2682 | 2000‑06‑08 | THE BIBLE | ACCORDING TO THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON NOAH'S ARK | WHAT IS 8? | |
| 2681 | 2000‑06‑07 | WOMEN IN POEMS | POE WROTE "TO" HER, "THY HYACINTH HAIR, THY CLASSIC FACE, THY NAIAD AIRS HAVE BROUGHT ME HOME..." | WHO WAS HELEN? | |
| 2680 | 2000‑06‑06 | NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC | IN 1999 IN NORFOLK, THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY PREMIERED STEVE HEITZEG'S "AQUA", AN HOMAGE TO THIS MAN | WHO WAS JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU? | |
| 2679 | 2000‑06‑05 | U.S. COLLEGES | THIS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN WAS FOUNDED BY JOSEPH TAYLOR, A PHYSICIAN WHO LIVED NOT FAR FROM PHILADELPHIA | WHAT IS BRYN MAWR? | |
| 2678 | 2000‑06‑02 | '90s OLYMPIC NAMES | SHE TOLD WOMEN'S SPORTS & FITNESS, "STRANGERS, FANS, PEOPLE ON THE STREET...ALWAYS WANT TO PICK ME UP AND CARRY ME" | WHO IS KERRI STRUG? | |
| 2677 | 2000‑06‑01 | ARTISTS | HE WAS BORN IN 1864 TO 2 FIRST COUSINS | WHO IS HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC? | |
| 2676 | 2000‑05‑31 | CLOTHING | ARTICLE OF CLOTHING NAMED FOR AN OLD CHARACTER WHO DRESSED IN LOOSE TROUSERS IN COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE | WHAT ARE PANTS? | |
| 2675 | 2000‑05‑30 | ACTORS | WHILE PREGNANT WITH HIM, THE MOTHER OF THIS ACTOR, GAZING AT THE UFFIZI'S ART, 1st FELT HIM MOVE, HENCE HIS 1st NAME | WHO IS LEONARDO DiCAPRIO? | |
| 2674 | 2000‑05‑29 | WORLD CITIES | BY THE TIME IT HOSTS THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN 2004, THIS CITY PLANS TO HAVE A CAR-FREE ZONE LINKING ITS ANCIENT SITES | WHAT IS ATHENS? | |
| 2673 | 2000‑05‑26 | BASEBALL HISTORY | CURRENT NAME OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM THAT STARTED OUT IN THE 1870s AS THE BOSTON RED STOCKINGS | WHO ARE THE ATLANTA BRAVES? | |
| 2672 | 2000‑05‑25 | SOCIAL SCIENCE | IT'S ESTIMATED THAT OF 6,000 IN THE WORLD TODAY, HALF WILL VANISH IN THE NEXT 100 YEARS, INCLUDING JINGULU & CHAMICURO | WHAT ARE LANGUAGES? | |
| 2671 | 2000‑05‑24 | BOOKS & AUTHORS | FAMOUS PROFESSION OF THE WOMAN WHO WROTE THE 1999 INSPIRATIONAL BOOK "THE LONG PROGRAM" | WHAT IS (FIGURE OR ICE) SKATER? | |
| 2670 | 2000‑05‑23 | ASIA | IT'S ASIA'S SOUTHERNMOST NATIONAL CAPITAL | WHAT IS JAKARTA (INDONESIA)? | |
| 2669 | 2000‑05‑22 | 19th CENTURY CRIMES | IT RESULTED FROM THE PERPETRATOR'S DELUSION THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE | WHAT IS THE GARFIELD ASSASSINATION? | |
| 2668 | 2000‑05‑19 | ASIAN HISTORY | THIS PENINSULA OF 85,000 SQUARE MILES WAS RULED BY A SINGLE DYNASTY FROM 1392 TO 1910 | WHAT IS KOREA? | |
| 2667 | 2000‑05‑18 | CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE U.S. | HE ADMINISTERED THE PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFICE MORE TIMES THAN ANY OTHER CHIEF JUSTICE-- 9 TIMES | WHO IS JOHN MARSHALL? | |
| 2666 | 2000‑05‑17 | WORD ORIGINS | IN HOMER, ATHENA TAKES THE FORM OF THIS OLD FRIEND OF ODYSSEUS TO ADVISE ODYSSEUS' YOUNG SON | WHO IS MENTOR? | |
| 2665 | 2000‑05‑16 | WORLD LEADERS | EARLY IN THE 20th CENTURY, HE TOOK ONE OF MANY PSEUDONYMS, NGUYEN AI QUOC, OR "NGUYEN THE PATRIOT" | WHO IS HO CHI MINH? | |
| 2664 | 2000‑05‑15 | 19th CENTURY PERSONALITIES | KNOWN TO MANY AS THE COLOSSUS, THIS MAN WAS ELECTED TO THE CAPE COLONY ASSEMBLY IN 1881 | WHO IS CECIL (JOHN) RHODES? | |
| 2663 | 2000‑05‑12 | WORLD LANDMARKS | IN THE 1920s THIS NATION'S CHURCHES POOLED THEIR MONEY & ERECTED A 120-FOOT RELIGIOUS MONUMENT ON A 2,300-FOOT PEAK | WHAT IS BRAZIL? | |
| 2662 | 2000‑05‑11 | U.S. SYMBOLISM | BY A 1782 RESOLUTION, THEY REPRESENT VALOR; PURITY & INNOCENCE; AND VIGILANCE, JUSTICE & PERSEVERANCE | WHAT ARE RED, WHITE & BLUE? | |
| 2661 | 2000‑05‑10 | LITERATURE | AN EDITION OF THIS 1934 BOOK HAD ON ITS COVER A CRAB & "NOT TO BE IMPORTED INTO GREAT BRITAIN OR U.S.A." | WHAT IS "TROPIC OF CANCER"? | |
| 2660 | 2000‑05‑09 | FAMOUS WOMEN | 1 OF THE 2 WOMEN WHO'VE APPEARED THE MOST ON THE COVER OF TIME MAGAZINE, THEY'RE SEPARATED BY 2,000 YEARS | WHO IS (THE VIRGIN) MARY OR PRINCESS DIANA? | |
| 2659 | 2000‑05‑08 | U.S. STATES | BEFORE CONGRESS NAMED IT FOR A PERSON, ITS RESIDENTS WANTED TO CALL IT THE TERRITORY OF COLUMBIA | WHAT IS WASHINGTON? | |
| 2658 | 2000‑05‑05 | CLASSIC SITCOMS | THIS '70s CHARACTER WAS GIVEN HIS LAST NAME BECAUSE HE TALKED IGNORANT NONSENSE | WHO IS ARCHIE BUNKER? | |
| 2657 | 2000‑05‑04 | FILM CLASSICS | THIS 1951 CLASSIC STARS THE AFI's TOP PICKS FOR THE GREATEST MALE & FEMALE FILM LEGENDS | WHAT IS "THE AFRICAN QUEEN"? | |
| 2656 | 2000‑05‑03 | FAMOUS RELATIVES | AROUND 1780 THIS GRANDFATHER OF CHARLES DARWIN INVENTED A PYROMETER TO MEASURE HIGH HEAT IN HIS KILNS | WHO IS JOSIAH WEDGWOOD? | |
| 2655 | 2000‑05‑02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | "BUILT FROM SCRATCH" IS A BOOK ON HOW BERNIE MARCUS & ARTHUR BLANK REMODELED THIS CHAIN FOUNDED IN 1978 | WHAT IS (THE) HOME DEPOT? | |
| 2654 | 2000‑05‑01 | SCULPTURE | THIS, THE LARGEST SCULPTURE IN THE UNITED STATES, IS NOT LOCATED IN SOUTH DAKOTA | WHAT IS STONE MOUNTAIN? | |
| 2653 | 2000‑04‑28 | SPORTS CHAMPIONS | WINNING IN 1965 & 1966, HE WAS THE FIRST MAN TO WIN THE MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT IN 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS | WHO IS JACK NICKLAUS? | |
| 2652 | 2000‑04‑27 | STATE NAME ORIGINS | 3 OF THE 4 STATES WHOSE NAMES COME FROM THE FIRST NAMES OF EUROPEAN KINGS | WHAT ARE GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, NORTH CAROLINA & SOUTH CAROLINA? | |
| 2651 | 2000‑04‑26 | U.S. CITIES | THE 34 PEAKS OF THE ROOF OF THIS CITY'S AIRPORT REPRESENT MOUNTAINS THAT ARE ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY | WHAT IS DENVER? | |
| 2650 | 2000‑04‑25 | 20th CENTURY HEROES | JEAN MOULIN WAS ONE OF THE CHIEF ORGANIZERS & MARTYRS OF THIS MOVEMENT | WHAT IS THE (FRENCH) RESISTANCE? | |
| 2649 | 2000‑04‑24 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS | PLAYWRIGHT WHO WROTE THE HISTORICAL DRAMAS "ERIK XIV", "GUSTAV ADOLF" & "GUSTAV VASA" | WHO WAS (JOHAN) AUGUST STRINDBERG? | |
| 2648 | 2000‑04‑21 | SPORTS LEGENDS | RETIRED SINCE 1977, HE SAID, "ALL I CAN SAY IS I'M GLAD I NEVER HAD TO GO UP AGAINST MIA HAMM" | WHO IS PELE? | |
| 2647 | 2000‑04‑20 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | THE FIRST PERSON SELECTED TO THE INTL. SWIMMING HALL OF FAME, HIS LAST STARRING FILM ROLE WAS IN 1955's "DEVIL GODDESS" | WHO IS JOHNNY WEISSMULLER? | |
| 2646 | 2000‑04‑19 | ENGLISH | GROUP OF 4 LETTERS THAT SOUNDS DIFFERENT WITHIN WORDS FOR DONE, EXHAUSTIVE, HACK, IDEA, BRANCH & COARSE | WHAT IS OUGH? | |
| 2645 | 2000‑04‑18 | WORLD WAR II BATTLES | IN 1998 BILL SURGI HELPED LOCATE THE SUNKEN AIRCRAFT CARRIER YORKTOWN, A SHIP HE LAST SAW DURING THIS WWII BATTLE | WHAT IS MIDWAY? | |
| 2644 | 2000‑04‑17 | BRAND NAME PEOPLE | IMMIGRATING TO THE U.S. AT AGE 17, HE COOKED AT THE PLAZA IN NEW YORK & CATERED PRES. WILSON'S WEDDING RECEPTION IN 1915 | WHO WAS CHEF BOYARDEE? | |
| 2643 | 2000‑04‑14 | POTENT POTABLES | FOUNDED IN CUBA IN 1862, IT'S THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING BRAND OF SPIRITS | WHAT IS BACARDI (RUM)? | |
| 2642 | 2000‑04‑13 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | WINNER OF THE 1999 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, THIS GROUP ONCE USED THE SLOGAN "WE HAVE TWO BILLION PEOPLE IN OUR WAITING ROOM" | WHAT IS DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS? | |
| 2641 | 2000‑04‑12 | SPACE EXPLORATION | A PLAQUE LEFT ON THE MOON IN JULY 1969 CONTAINS THE SIGNATURES OF NEIL ARMSTRONG, BUZZ ALDRIN & THESE 2 MEN | WHO ARE MICHAEL COLLINS & RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 2640 | 2000‑04‑11 | NURSERY RHYME CHARACTERS | THIS NURSERY RHYME CHARACTER'S NAME GOES BACK TO THE JACOBITES' SATIRIC NICKNAME FOR THE PRINCE OF ORANGE | WHO IS (WEE) WILLIE WINKIE? | |
| 2639 | 2000‑04‑10 | '90s NOTABLES | IN 1999 A STRETCH OF I-70 THAT RUNS PAST BUSCH STADIUM WAS RENAMED IN HIS HONOR | WHO IS MARK McGWIRE? | |
| 2638 | 2000‑04‑07 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | ONE OF IOWA'S TOP TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IS A SET FROM THIS 1989 MOVIE | WHAT IS "FIELD OF DREAMS"? | |
| 2637 | 2000‑04‑06 | POLITICIANS | LATER SPEAKER, HE REPLACED JFK IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 1953 | WHO IS THOMAS (TIP) O'NEILL? | |
| 2636 | 2000‑04‑05 | EUROPEAN AUTHORS | THE NAME OF THIS AUTHOR WHO DIED IN 1924 HAS BECOME AN ADJECTIVE MEANING SURREAL OR NIGHTMARISH | WHO IS FRANZ KAFKA? | |
| 2635 | 2000‑04‑04 | FAMOUS MIDDLE NAMES | THIS MIDDLE NAME OF A FAMOUS COMPOSER MEANS "BELOVED BY GOD" | WHAT IS AMADEUS? | |
| 2634 | 2000‑04‑03 | TECHNOLOGY | IN 1933 MARCONI SET UP ONE OF THE FIRST MICROWAVE RADIO SYSTEMS, BETWEEN CASTEL GANDOLFO & THIS SOVEREIGN STATE | WHAT IS VATICAN CITY? | |
| 2633 | 2000‑03‑31 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE ONCE WROTE TO HIS SON-IN-LAW, "IN NEW YORK I AM TO BE DISENFRANCHISED AND IN NEW JERSEY HANGED" | WHO IS AARON BURR? | |
| 2632 | 2000‑03‑30 | ACTRESSES | SHE'S THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF AN OSCAR WINNER, THE NIECE OF A 2- TIME OSCAR WINNER, & THE DAUGHTER OF A 1997 NOMINEE | WHO IS BRIDGET FONDA? | |
| 2631 | 2000‑03‑29 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | THE TITLE OF THIS NOVELLA THAT WON THE 1953 PULITZER PRIZE CONSISTS OF 6 WORDS, EACH OF WHICH IS 3 LETTERS LONG | WHAT IS "THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA"? | |
| 2630 | 2000‑03‑28 | PLAYS | IN 1998 THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS GAVE THE TITLE OBJECT OF THIS PLAY TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO | WHAT IS "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE"? | |
| 2629 | 2000‑03‑27 | FAMOUS WOMEN | THIS WOMAN WHO MADE DEATH MASKS OF GUILLOTINE VICTIMS TOOK THE BASTILLE GATE KEY AFTER THE 1789 STORMING | WHO WAS MADAME (MARIE GROSHOLTZ) TUSSAUD? | |
| 2628 | 2000‑03‑24 | FUN WITH FIRST FAMILIES | IF THE MOTHER OF THE 35th PRESIDENT MARRIED THE FATHER OF THE 41st, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN NAMED THIS | WHAT IS ROSE BUSH? | |
| 2627 | 2000‑03‑23 | MODERN MUSIC | HIS 1998 "GREATEST HITS" ALBUM MADE HIM THE FIRST INSTRUMENTALIST TO HAVE 7 CONSECUTIVE MULTI-PLATINUM ALBUMS | WHO IS KENNY G? | |
| 2626 | 2000‑03‑22 | HISTORIC PEOPLE | AFTER HIS 1955 DEATH, HIS PAPERS WERE GIVEN TO JERUSALEM'S HEBREW UNIV. & HIS VIOLIN WAS LEFT TO HIS GRANDSON | WHO IS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 2625 | 2000‑03‑21 | PRETTY FLOWERS | GROWING THIS PRETTY FLOWER SEEN HERE CAN GET YOU IN BIG TROUBLE | WHAT IS THE (OPIUM) POPPY? | |
| 2624 | 2000‑03‑20 | ARMIES OF THE WORLD | THE NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF THIS NATION ON THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IS LARGER THAN ITS ARMY | WHAT IS MONACO? | |
| 2623 | 2000‑03‑17 | HISTORIC AMERICAN HOMES | IN 1999 FAMOUS SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS JOINED AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE THIS MURDERER'S CHILDHOOD HOME | WHO IS JOHN WILKES BOOTH? | |
| 2622 | 2000‑03‑16 | SPACE | ON NOV. 13, 1999 A BODY CIRCLING HD 209458 BECAME THE FIRST NEW PLANET TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED SINCE THIS ONE | WHAT IS PLUTO? | |
| 2621 | 2000‑03‑15 | ARTISTS | AS OF OCT. 1999, OF THE 10 MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTINGS SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION, THESE 2 ARTISTS HAD 4 EACH ON THE LIST | WHO ARE VINCENT VAN GOGH & PABLO PICASSO? | |
| 2620 | 2000‑03‑14 | ORGANIZATIONS | AFTER THE DECLINE OF CATHEDRAL BUILDING IN THE 1600s, THIS ORGANIZATION BEGAN TO ACCEPT NON-STONEWORKERS | WHAT IS THE MASONS? | |
| 2619 | 2000‑03‑13 | SPORTS STARS | BORN IN 1980, THIS WORLD CHAMPION FIGURE SKATER WAS NAMED FOR A BEATLES HIT | WHO IS MICHELLE KWAN? | |
| 2618 | 2000‑03‑10 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | IN A 1963 BOOK THIS CHARACTER FOUND OUT HIS FAMILY MOTTO IN LATIN WOULD BE "ORBIS NON SUFFICIT" | WHO IS JAMES BOND? | |
| 2617 | 2000‑03‑09 | WORLD CAPITALS | A LARGE BAY BEARING ITS NAME BORDERS THIS CAPITAL SETTLED BY THE SPANIARDS IN 1571 | WHAT IS MANILA? | |
| 2616 | 2000‑03‑08 | TEXTILES | THIS SYNTHETIC MATERIAL IS NAMED FOR THE SPORTS VENUE WHERE IT WAS INSTALLED IN 1966 | WHAT IS ASTROTURF? | |
| 2615 | 2000‑03‑07 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | NEWLY DISCOVERED, PERHAPS THE OLDEST PLAYABLE INSTRUMENT IS ONE OF THESE, MADE FROM A CRANE'S BONE | WHAT IS A (7-HOLED) FLUTE? | |
| 2614 | 2000‑03‑06 | SINGERS | POPULAR 1950s VOCALIST WHO HAS WRITTEN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES "GIRL SINGER" & "THIS FOR REMEMBRANCE" | WHO IS ROSEMARY CLOONEY? | |
| 2613 | 2000‑03‑03 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | HE COINED THE TERM "USONIAN" FOR HIS U.S. DESIGNS THAT WERE MEANT TO BRING BEAUTY & HUMANITY TO ORDINARY PEOPLE | WHO WAS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT? | |
| 2612 | 2000‑03‑02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS U.S. FIRM IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PROCESSOR OF TOMATOES | WHAT IS HEINZ? | |
| 2611 | 2000‑03‑01 | ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY | IN 1988 HIS BODY WAS MOVED TO ARLINGTON & BURIED NEXT TO ROBERT PEARY | WHO IS MATTHEW HENSON? | |
| 2610 | 2000‑02‑29 | THE 13 COLONIES | 1 OF THE 2 ORIGINAL COLONIES WHOSE NAMES CAME FROM AMERICAN INDIAN WORDS | WHAT IS CONNECTICUT OR MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 2609 | 2000‑02‑28 | 1999 BOOKS | THIS CONTROVERSIAL BIOGRAPHY OF A FAMOUS AMERICAN HAS A FOREIGN NATIONALITY AS ITS TITLE | WHAT IS "DUTCH (A MEMOIR OF RONALD REAGAN)"? | |
| 2608 | 2000‑02‑25 | THEATRE | IN 1999 DEL CLOSE WILLED THIS TO THE GOODMAN THEATRE IN CHICAGO TO BE USED IN ACT 5, SCENE 1 OF "HAMLET" | WHAT IS HIS SKULL? | |
| 2607 | 2000‑02‑24 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | THE ONLY PERSON NAMED OSCAR TO WIN AN OSCAR, HE WON TWICE | WHO IS OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II? | |
| 2606 | 2000‑02‑23 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | ON MAY 2, 1936 "PETER AND THE WOLF" HAD ITS WORLD PREMIERE IN THIS CAPITAL CITY | WHAT IS MOSCOW? | |
| 2605 | 2000‑02‑22 | U.S. SENATORS | THIS FORMER NAVY SEAL IS THE ONLY CURRENT MEMBER OF CONGRESS WHO HAS EARNED THE MEDAL OF HONOR | WHO IS BOB KERREY? | |
| 2604 | 2000‑02‑21 | U.S. CITIES | THIS CITY'S FLAG SHOWS 2 RIVERS JOINING BEHIND A FLEUR-DE-LIS | WHAT IS ST. LOUIS (MISSOURI)? | |
| 2603 | 2000‑02‑18 | GEOGRAPHIC EXTREMES | THE CITY OF TROMSO IN THIS COUNTRY IS HOME TO THE WORLD'S NORTHERNMOST UNIVERSITY & BREWERY | WHAT IS NORWAY? | |
| 2602 | 2000‑02‑17 | WORLD LEADERS | THIS WORLD LEADER WHO LEFT OFFICE AS PRESIDENT IN 1994 TITLED HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY "THE LAST TREK: A NEW BEGINNING" | WHO IS (F.W.) de KLERK? | |
| 2601 | 2000‑02‑16 | OSCAR-WINNING MOVIES | ITS FINAL SCENE INCLUDES THE LINE "I DO WISH WE COULD CHAT LONGER, BUT I'M HAVING AN OLD FRIEND FOR DINNER" | WHAT IS "THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS"? | |
| 2600 | 2000‑02‑15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE 2 U.S. PRESIDENTS WHO SERVED AS GOVERNORS OF STATES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER | WHO ARE RONALD REAGAN & BILL CLINTON? | |
| 2599 | 2000‑02‑14 | HISTORIC QUOTATIONS | ACCORDING TO SUETONIUS IT WAS INSCRIBED ON A PARADE WAGON AFTER THE 5-DAY PONTIC CAMPAIGN OF 47 B.C. | WHAT IS "I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED"? | |
| 2598 | 2000‑02‑11 | MAMMALS | THE 2 MAMMALS THAT LIVE AT THE HIGHEST ALTITUDE ON A PERMANENT BASIS ARE THE PIKA & THIS ANIMAL | WHAT IS THE YAK? | |
| 2597 | 2000‑02‑10 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | TITLE HERO WHOSE BOARDING SCHOOL'S MOTTO IS "DRACO DORMIENS NUNQUAM TITILLANDUS", "NEVER TICKLE A SLEEPING DRAGON" | WHO IS HARRY POTTER? | |
| 2596 | 2000‑02‑09 | CLASSIC TOYS | IN RESPONSE TO ANTI-TOBACCO PROTESTS, THIS TOY GAVE UP ITS ATTACHABLE PIPE IN 1987 | WHAT IS MR. POTATO HEAD? | |
| 2595 | 2000‑02‑08 | POETRY | TITLE HERO WHO "SILENTLY ROWED TO THE CHARLESTOWN SHORE, JUST AS THE MOON ROSE OVER THE BAY" | WHO IS PAUL REVERE? | |
| 2594 | 2000‑02‑07 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THE LAND CLOSEST TO ZERO LONGITUDE, ZERO LATITUDE & ZERO ALTITUDE, CAPE THREE POINTS IS FOUND ON THIS CONTINENT | WHAT IS AFRICA? | |
| 2593 | 2000‑02‑04 | FILMS OF THE '80s | THE ONE-WORD TITLE OF THIS 1985 FILM REFERS TO SAMUEL LAPP, A PENN. FARM BOY WHO MAKES HIS FIRST VISIT TO A CITY | WHAT IS "WITNESS"? | |
| 2592 | 2000‑02‑03 | SPORTS ORIGINS | THIS AMERICAN SPORT TRACES ITS ROOTS BACK TO THE '30s & SOUTHERN BOOTLEGGERS WHO OUTRAN THE LAW | WHAT IS STOCK CAR RACING? | |
| 2591 | 2000‑02‑02 | FINANCIERS | THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM WAS FOUNDED PARTLY IN RESPONSE TO HIS MARCH 31, 1913 DEATH | WHO WAS J.P. MORGAN? | |
| 2590 | 2000‑02‑01 | HISTORIC NAMES | TO HONOR HIS WORK, THIS MAN'S DAUGHTER TOOK THE NAME MARIA CELESTE WHEN SHE BECAME A NUN IN 1616 | WHO WAS GALILEO (GALILEI)? | |
| 2589 | 2000‑01‑31 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN'S "THE NIGHTINGALE" WAS INSPIRED BY THIS FAMOUS WOMAN | WHO WAS JENNY LIND? | |
| 2588 | 2000‑01‑28 | FRONT PAGE HISTORY | AN AUGUST 6, 1945 ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY DESCRIBED THIS AS A "JAPANESE ARMY BASE" | WHAT IS HIROSHIMA? | |
| 2587 | 2000‑01‑27 | MEDIEVAL FIRSTS | IN THE MIDDLE AGES, THIS MAN INTRODUCED FIREWORKS TO WESTERN EUROPE | WHO IS MARCO POLO? | |
| 2586 | 2000‑01‑26 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | IN AREA, IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTRY THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO THE UNITED NATIONS | WHAT IS SWITZERLAND? | |
| 2585 | 2000‑01‑25 | THE TONY AWARDS | THIS MAN WON A TONY FOR WRITING THE BEST PLAY OF 1949; I PRESENTED HIM WITH A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT TONY IN 1999 | WHO IS ARTHUR MILLER? | |
| 2584 | 2000‑01‑24 | FOOD & DRINK | ITS NAME IS FROM GAELIC FOR "WATER OF LIFE" | WHAT IS WHISKY? | |
| 2583 | 2000‑01‑21 | MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS | "YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON" & "THE STRIPPER" ARE ON THE SOUNDTRACK OF THIS 1997 OSCAR- NOMINATED MOVIE | WHAT IS "THE FULL MONTY"? | |
| 2582 | 2000‑01‑20 | OPERA SINGERS | IN 1999 PLACIDO DOMINGO OPENED THE MET FOR A RECORD 18th TIME, BREAKING THIS MAN'S RECORD OF 17 | WHO IS ENRICO CARUSO? | |
| 2581 | 2000‑01‑19 | THE BOOK TRADE | ACCORDING TO USA TODAY, THEY'RE THE 2 NONCONSECUTIVE MONTHS THAT SEE THE HIGHEST COOKBOOK SALES | WHAT ARE MAY & DECEMBER? | |
| 2580 | 2000‑01‑18 | IN THE NEWS | THE U.N. DESIGNATED OCTOBER 12, 1999 AS THE DATE THE EARTH'S POPULATION REACHED THIS FIGURE | WHAT IS 6 BILLION? | |
| 2579 | 2000‑01‑17 | U.S. STAMPS | FDR's IN 1982 WAS THE LAST STAMP TO SHOW 1 OF THESE; THEY WERE REMOVED FROM PHOTOS OF JACKSON POLLOCK & EDWARD R. MURROW | WHAT IS A CIGARETTE? | |
| 2578 | 2000‑01‑14 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS | ON DEC. 7, 1995 THIS STATE OFFICIALLY RENAMED ITS PORTION OF INTERSTATE 10 AS THE PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY | WHAT IS ARIZONA? | |
| 2577 | 2000‑01‑13 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS | THIS PHRASE ORIGINALLY REFERRED TO THE PERIOD BETWEEN JULY & AUGUST, WHEN SIRIUS RISES WITH THE SUN | WHAT IS "DOG DAYS"? | |
| 2576 | 2000‑01‑12 | NEOLOGISMS | IN HIS 1984 NOVEL "NEUROMANCER", WILLIAM GIBSON COINED THIS 10-LETTER TERM FOR A VIRTUAL REALITY COMPUTER NETWORK | WHAT IS CYBERSPACE? | |
| 2575 | 2000‑01‑11 | TELEVISION HISTORY | IN THE LATE '60s THIS CHARACTER WAS CREATED TO SHOW CHILDREN IT'S OKAY TO BE GRUMPY | WHO IS OSCAR (THE GROUCH)? | |
| 2574 | 2000‑01‑10 | MEDICAL HISTORY | ANNE MILLER, THE FIRST PERSON WHOSE LIFE WAS SAVED BY THIS DRUG, LIVED 57 MORE YEARS, DYING IN 1999 | WHAT IS PENICILLIN? | |
| 2573 | 2000‑01‑07 | YANKEE STADIUM HISTORY | A PLAQUE IN MONUMENT PARK HONORS THIS EX-"CARDINAL" FOR A 1979 EVENT HELD AT THE STADIUM | WHO IS POPE JOHN PAUL II? | |
| 2572 | 2000‑01‑06 | NONFICTION AUTHORS | FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1946, A BOOK WRITTEN BY THIS MAN BECAME THE BESTSELLING BOOK IN THE U.S. AFTER THE BIBLE | WHO IS DR. BENJAMIN SPOCK? | |
| 2571 | 2000‑01‑05 | ECOLOGY | FORMER MONTY PYTHON MEMBER JOHN CLEESE HAS JOINED A CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THIS BIRD FROM EXTINCTION | WHAT IS THE PARROT? | |
| 2570 | 2000‑01‑04 | THE MUSICAL U.S. | IN 1999 THIS STATE ACQUIRED THE RIGHTS TO USE JOHN DENVER'S "TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS" TO PROMOTE TOURISM | WHAT IS WEST VIRGINIA? | |
| 2569 | 2000‑01‑03 | FROM PLAY TO BALLET | THIS CHARACTER BECAME THE HEROINE OF THE DRAMATIC BALLET "THE MOOR'S PAVANE" | WHO IS DESDEMONA? | |
| 2568 | 1999‑12‑31 | TODAY'S SPORTS STARS | HE WAS NAMED AFTER JAPANESE BEEF | WHO IS KOBE BRYANT? | |
| 2567 | 1999‑12‑30 | HISTORIC QUESTIONS | "'YES,' SAID HE, WITH A KIND SMILE, LIFTING HIS CAP SLIGHTLY" WAS THE REPLY TO THIS 1871 QUESTION | (WHAT IS) "DR. LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME"? | |
| 2566 | 1999‑12‑29 | THE 1970s | A CHANGE OF PROCEDURE IN 1979 LED TO 3 OF THESE BEING NAMED BOB, DAVID & FREDERIC | WHAT ARE HURRICANES? | |
| 2565 | 1999‑12‑28 | ARTISTS | LOOKING AT KIDS' ART, HE SAID AT "THEIR AGE I COULD DRAW LIKE RAPHAEL, BUT IT TOOK ME A LIFETIME TO LEARN TO DRAW LIKE THEM" | WHO IS PABLO PICASSO? | |
| 2564 | 1999‑12‑27 | AUTHORS | IN 1594 HE TOOK A JOB AS A TAX COLLECTOR IN ANDALUSIA | WHO WAS MIGUEL DE CERVANTES (SAAVEDRA)? | |
| 2563 | 1999‑12‑24 | RELIGION | A 1999 STUDY CONCLUDED THAT THIS 13-FOOT-LONG, 3-FOOT-WIDE HOLY RELIC DATES BACK TO PRE-8th CENTURY JERUSALEM | WHAT IS THE SHROUD OF TURIN? | |
| 2562 | 1999‑12‑23 | LANGUAGES | OF THE 6 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, THE ONE SPOKEN BY THE FEWEST PEOPLE WORLDWIDE | WHAT IS FRENCH? | |
| 2561 | 1999‑12‑22 | FOOD & SPORTS | IN AUGUST 1999, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 75-YEAR HISTORY, WHEATIES BEGAN FEATURING PLAYERS OF THIS SPORT ON ITS BOXES | WHAT IS (WOMEN'S) SOCCER? | |
| 2560 | 1999‑12‑21 | 1999 TELEVISION | THE FINAL EPISODE OF THIS SITCOM WAS CALLED "THE FINAL FRONTIER" | WHAT IS "MAD ABOUT YOU"? | |
| 2559 | 1999‑12‑20 | POLITICIANS | THIS POLITICIAN ADOPTED HIS LAST NAME FROM A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACH & SURFING COMMUNITY | WHO IS JESSE VENTURA? | |
| 2558 | 1999‑12‑17 | NAME'S THE SAME | NAME SHARED BY A BRITISH FILM COMPANY & AN AMERICAN WHO MADE MILLIONS IN OIL & PHARMACEUTICALS | WHAT IS HAMMER? | |
| 2557 | 1999‑12‑16 | CONTROVERSIAL FOOD & DRINK | POPE CLEMENT VIII SAID OF THIS BEVERAGE AROUND 1600, "WE SHALL CHEAT SATAN" BY BAPTIZING IT AS A CHRISTIAN BEVERAGE | WHAT IS COFFEE? | |
| 2556 | 1999‑12‑15 | OPERA | A 1920s DISCOVERY PROVED THAT SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTS USED IN THIS 1871 OPERA WERE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE | WHAT IS "AIDA"? | |
| 2555 | 1999‑12‑14 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | HIS BESTSELLING FIRST NOVEL, PUBLISHED IN 1846, WAS SET IN POLYNESIA | WHO IS HERMAN MELVILLE? | |
| 2554 | 1999‑12‑13 | STATE LICENSE PLATES | UTAH CHANGED ONE LETTER IN "GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" TO PRODUCE THIS PHRASE ON ITS LICENSE PLATES | WHAT IS "GREATEST SNOW ON EARTH"? | |
| 2553 | 1999‑12‑10 | CLASSIC TELEVISION | THIS SERIES WAS SET AT 165 EATON PLACE, 6 FLOORS, BASEMENT TO ATTIC | WHAT IS "UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS"? | |
| 2552 | 1999‑12‑09 | HONORS | TO REMAIN "FREE TO BLAST AND BOLLOCK BLAIRITE BRITAIN" TONY HARRISON DECLINED THIS POST IN 1999 | WHAT IS POET LAUREATE? | |
| 2551 | 1999‑12‑08 | AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY | THIS MAN FOR WHOM A CAR IS NAMED PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR DAIMLER-BENZ & DESIGNED THE VOLKSWAGEN | WHO WAS FERDINAND PORSCHE? | |
| 2550 | 1999‑12‑07 | ROCK PERFORMERS | 2 OF 4 PERFORMING DUOS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME | WHO ARE SAM & DAVE, EVERLY BROS., SIMON & GARFUNKEL, & IKE & TINA? | |
| 2549 | 1999‑12‑06 | HISTORIC WOMEN | IN 1998 THE DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. MINT CALLED HER "A WOMAN OF EXEMPLARY PHYSICAL COURAGE AND STAMINA" | WHO IS SACAGAWEA? | |
| 2548 | 1999‑12‑03 | POLITICS | IN 1999 THE BUSHES BECAME THE FIRST BROTHERS TO SERVE AS GOVERNOR AT THE SAME TIME SINCE THESE 2 BROTHERS IN 1971 | WHO ARE THE ROCKEFELLERS? | |
| 2547 | 1999‑12‑02 | NOVELISTS | "OMERTA", THE TITLE OF THE LAST BOOK HE COMPLETED BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 1999, IS SICILIAN FOR "CODE OF SILENCE" | WHO WAS MARIO PUZO? | |
| 2546 | 1999‑12‑01 | WORLD CITIES | AROUND 59 B.C. THE ROMANS SETTLED WHAT IS NOW THIS CITY, & GAVE IT A LATIN NAME THAT MEANS "BLOSSOMING" | WHAT IS FLORENCE? | |
| 2545 | 1999‑11‑30 | JAZZ SINGERS | COMEDIAN HARRY ANDERSON WAS AMONG THOSE WHO GAVE EULOGIES AT THIS SINGER'S JUNE 1999 FUNERAL | WHO WAS MEL TORME? | |
| 2544 | 1999‑11‑29 | U.S. STATES | IT'S THE ONLY STATE WHOSE NAME & CAPITAL CITY BOTH CONSIST OF 2 WORDS | WHAT IS NEW MEXICO? | |
| 2543 | 1999‑11‑26 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS | 2 OF THE 4 20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS AFTER WHOM STREETS IN PARIS ARE NAMED | WHO ARE FDR, WILSON, EISENHOWER & JFK? | |
| 2542 | 1999‑11‑25 | U.S. STATES | THE 2 STATES WHICH HAVE "WALTZ" IN THE TITLE OF THEIR STATE SONGS | WHAT ARE TENNESSEE & MISSOURI? | |
| 2541 | 1999‑11‑24 | PUBLICATIONS | ITS FIRST ISSUE WAS INTENDED TO BE READ ON SABBATH DAY, AUGUST 5, 1821 | WHAT IS THE SATURDAY EVENING POST? | |
| 2540 | 1999‑11‑23 | MONUMENTS | OVER 90% OF THE SCULPTING ON MOUNT RUSHMORE WAS DONE WITH THIS | WHAT IS DYNAMITE? | |
| 2539 | 1999‑11‑22 | FAMOUS WEDDINGS | IN 1998 A 61-YEAR-OLD PIECE OF THIS COUPLE'S WEDDING CAKE SOLD FOR $26,000 AT SOTHEBY'S | WHO ARE THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF WINDSOR? | |
| 2538 | 1999‑11‑19 | THE PLANETS | CONTAINING LESS THAN 1% OF THE MASS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM, IT'S THE SECOND MOST MASSIVE OBJECT IN IT | WHAT IS JUPITER? | |
| 2537 | 1999‑11‑18 | MANHATTAN LANDMARKS | APPROPRIATELY, THIS HOTEL ON WEST 44th STREET HAS A ROUND TABLE SUITE | WHAT IS THE ALGONQUIN (HOTEL)? | |
| 2536 | 1999‑11‑17 | MODERN MARRIAGE | HE'S THE ONLY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAD BEEN DIVORCED | WHO IS RONALD REAGAN? | |
| 2535 | 1999‑11‑16 | DIRECTORS | APPROPRIATELY, THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THIS DIRECTOR'S BIRTH WAS ON A FRIDAY THE 13th-- AUGUST 13, 1999 | WHO WAS (SIR) ALFRED HITCHCOCK? | |
| 2534 | 1999‑11‑15 | FAMOUS NAMES | ON A FEB. 1995 SHUTTLE MISSION, PILOT EILEEN COLLINS TOOK ALONG A SCARF THAT HAD BELONGED TO THIS WOMAN | WHO WAS AMELIA EARHART? | |
| 2533 | 1999‑11‑12 | HISTORIC QUOTES | 1 MONTH PRIOR TO HIS HANGING ON DECEMBER 2, 1859, HE SAID THAT HE HAD NO DESIGN TO "EXCITE SLAVES TO REBEL" | WHO IS JOHN BROWN? | |
| 2532 | 1999‑11‑11 | U.S. LAKES | THIS LAKE IS THE REMNANT OF FORMER LAKE BONNEVILLE, WHICH EXISTED DURING THE PLEISTOCENE EPOCH | WHAT IS THE GREAT SALT LAKE? | |
| 2531 | 1999‑11‑10 | AFRICA | TOWNS IN THIS COUNTRY INCLUDE MARSHALL & TUBMANBURG | WHAT IS LIBERIA? | |
| 2530 | 1999‑11‑09 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | THIS VIRGINIAN, BELOVED IN PEACE & WAR, IS FEATURED ON THE GREAT SEAL OF THE CONFEDERACY | WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON? | |
| 2529 | 1999‑11‑08 | PEOPLE & PLACES | IN 1999 ONLY A FEW HUNDRED AMERICANS KNOWN AS ZONIANS WERE LEFT IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS PANAMA? | |
| 2528 | 1999‑11‑05 | MODERN TECHNOLOGY | COMMON NAME GIVEN DOUGLAS ENGELBART'S DEVICE, AN "X-Y POSITION INDICATOR FOR A DISPLAY SYSTEM" | WHAT IS A MOUSE? | |
| 2527 | 1999‑11‑04 | PUBLICATIONS | THIS HUMOR PUBLICATION, KNOWN FOR ITS WEBSITE, PUT OUT ITS FIRST BOOK IN 1999, A NO. 1 BESTSELLER | WHAT IS THE ONION? | |
| 2526 | 1999‑11‑03 | ADVERTISING | IN SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES THESE CHARACTERS ARE KNOWN AS PIF, PAF & POF | WHO ARE SNAP, CRACKLE & POP? | |
| 2525 | 1999‑11‑02 | SCIENCE HISTORY | IN 1672 CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS SKETCHED ITS SOUTHERN ICE CAP | WHAT IS MARS? | |
| 2524 | 1999‑11‑01 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS | HIS "FICTIONAL MEMOIR" ABOUT HIS LAST AFRICAN SAFARI WAS PUBLISHED IN 1999, 38 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH | WHO WAS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 2523 | 1999‑10‑29 | 19th CENTURY FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | THIS TITLE HORROR CHARACTER WAS CREATED BY ITS AUTHOR AT 6 ROYAL CRESCENT IN THE RESORT OF WHITBY IN YORKSHIRE | WHO IS DRACULA? | |
| 2522 | 1999‑10‑28 | WORLD CAPITALS | THIS CAPITAL'S NAME IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "THREE TOWNS" | WHAT IS TRIPOLI? | |
| 2521 | 1999‑10‑27 | HOCKEY TEAMS | THIS NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TEAM REGULARLY PRACTICES FOR FANS AT THE WORLD'S LARGEST MALL | WHO ARE THE EDMONTON OILERS? | |
| 2520 | 1999‑10‑26 | RELIGIOUS HISTORY | ANGLICANISM GOT ITS NAME FROM THE LATIN "ANGLICANA ECCLESIA", A PHRASE IN THIS 13th CENTURY DOCUMENT | WHAT IS THE MAGNA CARTA? | |
| 2519 | 1999‑10‑25 | THE CABINET | THE SEAL OF THIS CABINET DEPARTMENT HAS AN ANVIL ON IT | WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR? | |
| 2518 | 1999‑10‑22 | SISTER CITIES | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA IS A SISTER CITY TO THIS ONE IN ITALY | WHAT IS ASSISI? | |
| 2517 | 1999‑10‑21 | EXPLORERS | ON HEARING OF THE DISCOVERY OF GEORGE MALLORY'S BODY, THIS MAN TOLD REPORTERS HE STILL THINKS HE WAS FIRST | WHO IS SIR EDMUND HILLARY? | |
| 2516 | 1999‑10‑20 | 20th CENTURY NEWSMAKERS | DUE TO POLICE IRREGULARITIES, THIS MAN'S ARIZONA CONVICTION WAS OVERTURNED BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IN 1966 | WHO IS ERNESTO MIRANDA? | |
| 2515 | 1999‑10‑19 | HISTORIC FIRSTS | STOPPED BY A COP ON A BIKE, IN 1896 WALTER ARNOLD WAS THE FIRST MAN IN ENGLAND TO RECEIVE A FINE FOR THIS | WHAT IS SPEEDING? | |
| 2514 | 1999‑10‑18 | INDUSTRIALISTS | IN 1916 HE SAID, "THE ONLY HISTORY THAT IS WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN IS THE HISTORY WE MAKE TODAY" | WHO IS HENRY FORD? | |
| 2513 | 1999‑10‑15 | NATIONAL HEROES | THIS COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HEROES INCLUDE JUAN PABLO DUARTE & SAMMY SOSA | WHAT IS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC? | |
| 2512 | 1999‑10‑14 | MAGAZINES | THE TITLE OF THIS WOMEN'S MAGAZINE THAT TURNED 60 IN 1999 USED TO END WITH "OF HOLLYWOOD" | WHAT IS GLAMOUR? | |
| 2511 | 1999‑10‑13 | THE OSCARS | 1 OF ONLY 2 ACTORS WHO DIRECTED THEMSELVES TO A BEST ACTING OSCAR | WHO IS ROBERTO BENIGNI OR LAURENCE OLIVIER? | |
| 2510 | 1999‑10‑12 | MODERN SCIENCE | ON JANUARY 12, 1998 19 EUROPEAN NATIONS ENDORSED THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL BAN OF THIS PRACTICE ON HUMANS | WHAT IS CLONING? | |
| 2509 | 1999‑10‑11 | FAMOUS SCANDINAVIANS | THE PAINTER WHO SAID, "ILLNESS, MADNESS AND DEATH WERE THE DARK ANGELS WHO WATCHED OVER MY CRADLE" | WHO WAS EDVARD MUNCH? | |
| 2508 | 1999‑10‑08 | THE FUNNIES | DEBUTING NOVEMBER 18, 1985, THE CAPTION IN ITS FIRST BOX WAS "SO LONG, POP! I'M OFF TO CHECK MY TIGER TRAP!" | WHAT IS "CALVIN AND HOBBES"? | |
| 2507 | 1999‑10‑07 | FAMOUS BALLETS | A MAGIC FEATHER HELPS SAVE THE LIFE OF PRINCE IVAN IN THIS STRAVINSKY BALLET BASED ON RUSSIAN FOLKLORE | WHAT IS "THE FIREBIRD"? | |
| 2506 | 1999‑10‑06 | ON THE MONEY | OF THE 7 MEN PICTURED ON THE FRONT OF CURRENTLY PRINTED U.S. CURRENCY, THE 3 WHO NEVER LIVED IN THE WHITE HOUSE | WHO ARE GEORGE WASHINGTON, ALEXANDER HAMILTON & BEN FRANKLIN? | |
| 2505 | 1999‑10‑05 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | IN 1958 THIS COUNTRY'S ARMY OVERTHREW ITS GOVT. & SET UP A COUNCIL WITH A KURD, A SHIITE & A SUNNI ARAB | WHAT IS IRAQ? | |
| 2504 | 1999‑10‑04 | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM | JOHN CLEVELAND DEFINED IT AS "NATURE'S CONFECTIONER" | WHAT IS THE BEE? | |
| 2503 | 1999‑10‑01 | AUTHORS | IN 1995 A LIBRARY AT THE GLASGOW VETERINARY SCHOOL WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR | WHO IS JAMES HERRIOT? | |
| 2502 | 1999‑09‑30 | CURRENT POLITICIANS | FIRST ELECTED IN 1994, HE'S BECOME ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT CONSERVATIVES IN CONGRESS | WHO IS STEVE LARGENT? | |
| 2501 | 1999‑09‑29 | MAGAZINES | CONDE NAST'S FEB./MAR. 1999 ISSUE OF ITS MAGAZINE FOR THESE TITLE PEOPLE WAS A GUINNESS RECORD 1,242 PAGES | WHO ARE BRIDES? | |
| 2500 | 1999‑09‑28 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN APRIL 1999 PAUL SIMON TOOK CENTER FIELD FOR THE DEDICATION OF A MONUMENT TO THIS MAN | WHO IS JOE DiMAGGIO? | |
| 2499 | 1999‑09‑27 | FICTION | THIS 1937 MYSTERY WAS WRITTEN AT THE OLD CATARACT HOTEL IN ASWAN | WHAT IS "DEATH ON THE NILE"? | |
| 2498 | 1999‑09‑24 | OLYMPICS 2000 | NAME OF THE NEW OLYMPIC EVENT THAT WILL COVER A TOTAL OF 51.5 KILOMETERS | WHAT IS THE TRIATHLON? | |
| 2497 | 1999‑09‑23 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | THIS POLITICIAN DIED ON JUNE 3, 1861, 39 DAYS AFTER GIVING A SPEECH IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS SUPPORTING THE UNION | WHO IS STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS? | |
| 2496 | 1999‑09‑22 | BUSINESS LEADERS | THIS FAST FOOD MAGNATE SUBTITLED HIS 1991 AUTOBIOGRAPHY "A NEW APPROACH TO OLD-FASHIONED SUCCESS" | WHO IS DAVE THOMAS? | |
| 2495 | 1999‑09‑21 | TREES | THIS TYPE OF TREE THAT INCLUDES THE PECAN IS COMMON IN THE EASTERN U.S., IS NOTED FOR TOUGHNESS & CAN LIVE TO 300 | WHAT IS THE HICKORY? | |
| 2494 | 1999‑09‑20 | POLITICIANS | HE BEGAN HIS POLITICAL CAREER BY DEFEATING JERRY VOORHIS IN 1946 FOR A CALIFORNIA HOUSE SEAT | WHO IS RICHARD M. NIXON? | |
| 2493 | 1999‑09‑17 | SWAHILI PHRASES | HILLARY CLINTON WOULD TRANSLATE THE SWAHILI "MKONO MMOJA HAULEI MWANA" TO THIS 8-WORD PHRASE | WHAT IS "IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD"? | |
| 2492 | 1999‑09‑16 | ROCK MUSIC | THIS TERM FOR A ROCK GENRE CAME INTO POPULAR USAGE FROM A LINE IN STEPPENWOLF'S "BORN TO BE WILD" | WHAT IS HEAVY METAL? | |
| 2491 | 1999‑09‑15 | FAMOUS NOVELS | CHAPTER XVI OF THIS NOVEL CONCERNS "THE INN WHICH HE TOOK FOR A CASTLE" | WHAT IS "(THE ADVENTURES OF) DON QUIXOTE"? | |
| 2490 | 1999‑09‑14 | U.S. CITIES | ITS FORMER MAYOR WILLIAM HARTSFIELD DUBBED IT THE CITY "TOO BUSY TO HATE" | WHAT IS ATLANTA (GEORGIA)? | |
| 2489 | 1999‑09‑13 | HISTORIC ARTIFACTS | IN 1996 IT CAME HOME TO SCOTLAND AFTER 700 YEARS | WHAT IS THE STONE OF SCONE? | |
| 2488 | 1999‑09‑10 | FUN WITH NUMBERS | NUMBER OF DEGREES THE MINUTE HAND ON A STANDARD CLOCK TRAVELS IN ONE HOUR | WHAT IS 360? | |
| 2487 | 1999‑09‑09 | HISTORIC DATES | IT'S REPORTED THAT ON THIS DATE KING GEORGE III WROTE IN HIS DIARY, "NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE HAPPENED TODAY" | WHAT IS JULY 4, 1776? | |
| 2486 | 1999‑09‑08 | HOLIDAY QUOTES | IN THE END THIS DICKENS CHARACTER SAYS, "I WILL HONOR CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART, AND TRY TO KEEP IT ALL THE YEAR" | WHO IS (EBENEZER) SCROOGE? | |
| 2485 | 1999‑09‑07 | EMPIRES | IN THE EARLY 1800s THIS MAN'S EMPIRE INCLUDED THE DUCHY OF WARSAW, THE KINGDOM OF NAPLES & SPAIN | WHO WAS NAPOLEON (BONAPARTE (I))? | |
| 2484 | 1999‑09‑06 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | ON JULY 20, 1999 IT WAS 30 YEARS SINCE THIS MAN SAID, "HOUSTON... THE EAGLE HAS LANDED" | WHO IS NEIL ARMSTRONG? | |
| 2483 | 1999‑07‑23 | PUBLICATIONS | HENRY NICHOLS' "FOUR SEASONS" ENGRAVING HAS APPEARED ON THE COVER OF THIS PUBLICATION EACH YEAR SINCE 1851 | WHAT IS THE (OLD) FARMER'S ALMANAC? | |
| 2482 | 1999‑07‑22 | WORLD LEADERS | THIS COUNTRY'S LEADERS HAVE INCLUDED YUSOF BIN ISHAK, BENJAMIN SHEARES & LEE KUAN YEW | WHAT IS SINGAPORE? | |
| 2481 | 1999‑07‑21 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | IT'S THE ONLY NOBEL CATEGORY IN WHICH THE PRIZE HAS NOT BEEN AWARDED TO A WOMAN | WHAT IS ECONOMICS? | |
| 2480 | 1999‑07‑20 | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM | THE FAMILY MONODONTIDAE IS COMPOSED OF 2 MEMBERS: THE BELUGA WHALE & THIS OTHER MARINE MAMMAL | WHAT IS THE NARWHAL? | |
| 2479 | 1999‑07‑19 | PLACE NAMES | ITS ORIGINAL NAME, WAI MOMI, & ITS CURRENT NAME BOTH COME FROM THE VALUABLE MOLLUSKS ONCE FOUND THERE | WHAT IS PEARL HARBOR? | |
| 2478 | 1999‑07‑16 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE 2 U.S. PRESIDENTS WHO DIED AT THE YOUNGEST AGES, 82 YEARS APART | WHO ARE JOHN F. KENNEDY & JAMES A. GARFIELD? | |
| 2477 | 1999‑07‑15 | FILMS OF THE '70s | 1976 FILM THAT CONTAINS THE LINE: "...THE ONLY TRUTH YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU GET OVER THIS TUBE!" | WHAT IS "NETWORK"? | |
| 2476 | 1999‑07‑14 | STATE GOVERNMENT | WITH ONLY 49, THIS STATE'S GOVERNMENT HAS THE FEWEST LEGISLATORS | WHAT IS NEBRASKA? | |
| 2475 | 1999‑07‑13 | HISTORIC ISLANDS | A 900-YEAR-OLD ORGANIZATION EXPELLED IN 1798 WAS ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THIS ISLAND IN 1998 | WHAT IS MALTA? | |
| 2474 | 1999‑07‑12 | IN THE BOOKSTORE | BESTSELLING AUTHOR SEEN HERE | WHO IS SUE GRAFTON? | |
| 2473 | 1999‑07‑09 | CLASSIC CINEMA | THIS 1957 FILM OPENS WITH THE JUDGE'S INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY IN A MURDER TRIAL | WHAT IS "12 ANGRY MEN"? | |
| 2472 | 1999‑07‑08 | U.S.A. | IN 1999 SEVERAL COUNTIES AROUND CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA WERE ASSIGNED THIS NEW TELEPHONE AREA CODE | WHAT IS 321? | |
| 2471 | 1999‑07‑07 | SPORTS SUPERSTARS | THIS TENNIS PLAYER WAS RANKED NO. 1 FOR THE YEAR A RECORD 6 TIMES IN A ROW IN THE 1990s | WHO IS PETE SAMPRAS? | |
| 2470 | 1999‑07‑06 | VITAMINS & MINERALS | THE NAME OF THIS VITAMIN IS FROM THE LATIN FOR "LEAF" BECAUSE LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES ARE A GOOD SOURCE | WHAT IS FOLIC ACID? | |
| 2469 | 1999‑07‑05 | WORLD LEADERS | FRANCOIS MITTERRAND SAID THIS WORLD LEADER "HAS THE LIPS OF MARILYN MONROE AND THE EYES OF CALIGULA" | WHO IS MARGARET THATCHER? | |
| 2468 | 1999‑07‑02 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | WILLIAM WIRT WAS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR OVER 11 YEARS, A RECORD; THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL IS SECOND, WITH 6 YEARS | WHO IS JANET RENO? | |
| 2467 | 1999‑07‑01 | PRESIDENTIAL FACTS | FDR CALLED IT THE SACRED COW; FOR TRUMAN IT WAS INDEPEDENCE; FOR EISENHOWER, THE COLUMBINE; & FROM JFK ON, THIS | WHAT IS AIR FORCE ONE? | |
| 2466 | 1999‑06‑30 | PARADES | THE THEME OF RICHARD NIXON'S SECOND INAUGURAL PARADE, HE THOUGHT HE'D BE IN OFFICE TO CELEBRATE IT | WHAT IS THE BICENTENNIAL? | |
| 2465 | 1999‑06‑29 | U.S. CITIES | AMONG ITS SISTER CITIES ARE DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; TURIN, ITALY; & TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN | WHAT IS DETROIT? | |
| 2464 | 1999‑06‑28 | WORLD OF TELEVISION | THIS CURRENT U.S. TV SHOW IS SHOWN IN FRANCE AS "AUX FRONTIERES DU REEL" ("AT THE BORDERS OF REALITY") | WHAT IS "THE X-FILES"? | |
| 2463 | 1999‑06‑25 | BANDS OF THE '70s | IN BILLING ORDER, THIS QUARTET'S MEMBERS WERE BORN IN LOS ANGELES, DALLAS, BLACKPOOL & TORONTO | WHO ARE CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG? | |
| 2462 | 1999‑06‑24 | RECENT FILMS | THE YOUNG JOHN WEBSTER, WHO GREW UP TO WRITE "THE DUCHESS OF MALFI", IS A CHARACTER IN THIS 1998 FILM | WHAT IS "SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE"? | |
| 2461 | 1999‑06‑23 | BRITISH LITERATURE | THE ORIGINAL TITLE OF THIS 1895 NOVEL WAS "THE CHRONIC ARGONAUTS" | WHAT IS "THE TIME MACHINE"? | |
| 2460 | 1999‑06‑22 | HISTORIC DATES | ON THIS DATE A RECORD 10,471 FLAGS WERE FLOWN ABOVE THE U.S. CAPITOL, ONE AT A TIME | WHAT IS JULY 4, 1976? | |
| 2459 | 1999‑06‑21 | AFRICA | 1 OF THE 3 AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT ARE STILL KINGDOMS | WHAT ARE LESOTHO, MOROCCO & SWAZILAND? | |
| 2458 | 1999‑06‑18 | FAMOUS FATHERS | HE PLAYED RHYTHM & BLUES GUITAR BEFORE WORKING AS A CRANE OPERATOR & RAISING A FAMILY IN GARY, INDIANA | WHO IS JOSEPH JACKSON? | |
| 2457 | 1999‑06‑17 | LITERARY BOTANY | THIS ASIAN HERB OF THE FAMILY PEDALIACEAE IS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH A POOR WOODCUTTER IN THE "ARABIAN NIGHTS" | WHAT IS SESAME? | |
| 2456 | 1999‑06‑16 | FAMOUS WOMEN | DURING WWI THIS AMERICAN SHOWED OFF HER TALENTS IN A PLAY CALLED "THE WESTERN GIRL" | WHO IS ANNIE OAKLEY? | |
| 2455 | 1999‑06‑15 | INTERNET BUSINESS | A HOT STOCK IN 1999, THIS INTERNET SITE BEGAN AS A PLACE TO BUY & SELL PEZ DISPENSERS | WHAT IS eBay? | |
| 2454 | 1999‑06‑14 | COMPOSERS | "REACHING FOR THE NOTE" WAS THE SUBTITLE OF A 1998 FILM ABOUT THIS AMERICAN MUSIC LEGEND WHO DIED IN 1990 | WHO IS LEONARD BERNSTEIN? | |
| 2453 | 1999‑06‑11 | ART | THIS TECHNIQUE, FROM LATIN FOR "TO LOOK THROUGH", BEGAN IN WESTERN PAINTING IN WORKS LIKE THE ONE SEEN HERE | WHAT IS (LINEAR) PERSPECTIVE? | |
| 2452 | 1999‑06‑10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IN 1903 MORRIS MICHTOM OF NEW YORK BEGAN MARKETING THESE WITH PRESIDENTIAL PERMISSION | WHAT ARE TEDDY BEARS? | |
| 2451 | 1999‑06‑09 | TELEVISION | IN A 1983 TV MOVIE ABOUT A KIDNAPPING, DANIEL J. TRAVANTI PLAYED THE MAN WHO WOULD LATER HOST THIS SERIES | WHAT IS "AMERICA'S MOST WANTED"? | |
| 2450 | 1999‑06‑08 | POP MUSIC | IT'S THE OPERA MENTIONED IN THE LYRICS OF A 1970 NO. 1 HIT BY SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES | WHAT IS "(I) PAGLIACCI"? | |
| 2449 | 1999‑06‑07 | STATE CAPITALS | CHARTERED IN 1781, IT'S THE ONLY STATE CAPITAL NAMED FOR A FRENCH CITY | WHAT IS MONTPELIER, VERMONT? | |
| 2448 | 1999‑06‑04 | FAMOUS NAMES OF THE 1950s | THE LYRICIST OF THE SONG "THAT'S AMERICA TO ME" ADOPTED THE 2 BROTHERS WITH THIS LAST NAME, ORPHANED IN 1953 | WHAT IS ROSENBERG? | |
| 2447 | 1999‑06‑03 | WORLD EVENTS | THE 3 PEOPLE WHO DID THIS MOST RECENTLY WERE MIDORI ITO, MUHAMMAD ALI & CROWN PRINCE HAAKON OF NORWAY | WHAT IS LIGHT THE OLYMPIC FLAME? | |
| 2446 | 1999‑06‑02 | ITALIAN VOCABULARY | THIS WORD WELL KNOWN TO SCULPTURE LOVERS CAN BE TRANSLATED AS "MERCY" OR "COMPASSION" | WHAT IS PIETA? | |
| 2445 | 1999‑06‑01 | QUOTABLE DEFINITIONS | TED HUGHES WROTE THAT IT'S WHERE A CHILD CAN SIT "WITH THE GENIUS OF THE EARTH" | WHERE IS IN THE LIBRARY? | |
| 2444 | 1999‑05‑31 | SPORTS | THE FACT THAT HE DIDN'T PLAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 MADE HEADLINES | WHO IS CAL RIPKEN, JR.? | |
| 2443 | 1999‑05‑28 | '90s TRENDS | THIS ADORNMENT HAS BEEN SEEN ON CHER, DENNIS RODMAN & THE 5,000-YEAR-OLD "ICEMAN" FOUND IN 1991 | WHAT IS A TATTOO? | |
| 2442 | 1999‑05‑27 | DIRECTORS & THEIR FILMS | 1 OF THE 2 '90s FILMS BY GERMAN DIRECTOR WOLFGANG PETERSEN CONCERNED WITH A U.S. PRESIDENT'S SAFETY | WHAT IS "AIR FORCE ONE" OR "IN THE LINE OF FIRE"? | |
| 2441 | 1999‑05‑26 | 1950s ACHIEVEMENTS | ON NOV. 20, 1953, IN A DOUGLAS D-558-2, SCOTT CROSSFIELD REACHED THIS BENCHMARK | WHAT IS (FLYING) MACH 2? | |
| 2440 | 1999‑05‑25 | ROMAN EMPERORS | THE 2 ROMAN EMPERORS DURING THE TIME THAT JESUS CHRIST WALKED THE EARTH | WHO ARE AUGUSTUS & TIBERIUS? | |
| 2439 | 1999‑05‑24 | VICTORY CELEBRATIONS | IN 1958 THIS MAN RECEIVED THE FIRST & ONLY NEW YORK CITY TICKER-TAPE PARADE EVER GIVEN TO A CLASSICAL MUSICIAN | WHO IS VAN CLIBURN? | |
| 2438 | 1999‑05‑21 | MOVIE CHARACTERS | RAND BROOKS, CARROLL NYE & CLARK GABLE PLAYED THIS CHARACTER'S 3 HUSBANDS | WHO WAS SCARLETT O'HARA? | |
| 2437 | 1999‑05‑20 | AMERICAN FOLKLORE | NAME OF THE ANIMAL THAT MEASURED 42 AXE HANDLES & 1 PLUG OF CHEWING TOBACCO BETWEEN THE HORNS | WHO IS BABE, (THE BLUE OX)? | |
| 2436 | 1999‑05‑19 | INTERNATIONAL SPORTS | JAN ULLRICH, THE ONLY GERMAN EVER TO WIN THIS EVENT, HAS BEEN NICKNAMED "DER TOURMINATOR" | WHAT IS THE TOUR DE FRANCE? | |
| 2435 | 1999‑05‑18 | TV CHARACTERS | THE FIRST NAME OF THIS TV TITLE CHARACTER WHOSE SHOW DEBUTED IN 1998 IS A SYNONYM FOR "HAPPINESS" OR "GOOD FORTUNE" | WHO IS FELICITY (PORTER)? | |
| 2434 | 1999‑05‑17 | BRITISH AUTHORS | IN 1954 SHE BECAME THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE GRAND MASTER AWARD FROM THE MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA | WHO IS AGATHA CHRISTIE? | |
| 2433 | 1999‑05‑14 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | THIS MEMBER OF WILLIAM & MARY'S CLASS OF 1762 FOUNDED A UNIV. THAT OPENED IN 1825, ONE YEAR BEFORE HIS DEATH | WHO WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 2432 | 1999‑05‑13 | STATE CAPITALS | ADD ONE LETTER TO A WORD MEANING A RELIGIOUS RITE & YOU GET THIS U.S. STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS SACRAMENTO? | |
| 2431 | 1999‑05‑12 | RENAISSANCE LITERATURE | THIS BOOK BEGINS, "ALL STATES AND DOMINIONS WHICH HOLD OR HAVE HELD MANKIND ARE EITHER REPUBLICS OR MONARCHIES" | WHAT IS "THE PRINCE"? | |
| 2430 | 1999‑05‑11 | MONEY | THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF 50 NEW U.S. QUARTERS, RELEASED IN JANUARY 1999, HONORED THIS STATE | WHAT IS DELAWARE? | |
| 2429 | 1999‑05‑10 | EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT | IN OCTOBER 1998 THIS COUNTRY GOT ITS 56th GOVT. SINCE WWII, WITH ITS FIRST COMMUNIST CABINET MINISTERS IN 50 YEARS | WHAT IS ITALY? | |
| 2428 | 1999‑05‑07 | FROM BOOK TO FILM | THIS RECENT HIT FILM WAS BASED ON THE BOOK "GESUNDHEIT: GOOD HEALTH IS A LAUGHING MATTER" | WHAT IS "PATCH ADAMS"? | |
| 2427 | 1999‑05‑06 | U.S. POLITICS | IN 1952 THIS STATE BECAME PRIMARY IN POLITICS BY ADDING CANDIDATES' NAMES TO ITS PRIMARY BALLOTS | WHAT IS NEW HAMPSHIRE? | |
| 2426 | 1999‑05‑05 | WORLD LITERATURE | A WAR DESCRIBED IN THIS 1726 NOVEL BEGAN OVER AN ARGUMENT ABOUT HOW TO CRACK OPEN AN EGG | WHAT IS "GULLIVER'S TRAVELS"? | |
| 2425 | 1999‑05‑04 | HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY | NAMED FOR ITS SHAPE, THIS REGION STRETCHES NW FROM THE PERSIAN GULF, W. TO SYRIA, THEN S. THROUGH PALESTINE | WHAT WAS THE FERTILE CRESCENT? | |
| 2424 | 1999‑05‑03 | ORGANIZATIONS | IN 1901 MILWAUKEE, DETROIT, CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, BOSTON, D.C., BALTIMORE & PHILADELPHIA MADE UP THIS; TAMPA BAY JOINED IN 1998 | WHAT IS THE AMERICAN LEAGUE? | |
| 2423 | 1999‑04‑30 | BRAND NAMES | THIS OFFICE SUPPLY PRODUCT CAUGHT ON IN THE DEPRESSION BECAUSE IT MADE WORN & TATTERED ITEMS LAST LONGER | WHAT IS SCOTCH (CELLULOSE) TAPE? | |
| 2422 | 1999‑04‑29 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | LAWRENCE WALSH & DONALD SMALTZ HAVE HELD THIS JOB CREATED BY 1978's ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT | WHAT IS INDEPENDENT COUNSEL? | |
| 2421 | 1999‑04‑28 | PEOPLE | PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S 1989 & 1998 SEXIEST MEN ALIVE; THEY PLAYED FATHER & SON IN A BLOCKBUSTER 1989 FILM | WHO ARE SEAN CONNERY & HARRISON FORD? | |
| 2420 | 1999‑04‑27 | ENGLISH HISTORY | 11th CENTURY ENGLAND HAD 2 KINGS WITH THIS NAME, ONE A DANE & ONE A SAXON | WHAT IS HAROLD? | |
| 2419 | 1999‑04‑26 | LETTER PERFECT | THE NAME OF THIS SHOW PERFORMED IN A 1.5 MIL.-GALLON TANK AT THE BELLAGIO IN VEGAS IS A HOMOPHONE OF A FRENCH WORD | WHAT IS O? | |
| 2418 | 1999‑04‑23 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | THIS PEACE PRIZE WINNER FINANCED HIS MEDICAL STUDIES PARTLY THROUGH ROYALTIES FROM HIS BACH BIOGRAPHY | WHO WAS ALBERT SCHWEITZER? | |
| 2417 | 1999‑04‑22 | THE ENVIRONMENT | SAMPLES FROM A SWISS BOG SHOW THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THIS ELEMENT IN THE PAST 14,000 YEARS WERE FROM 1975 TO 1982 | WHAT IS LEAD? | |
| 2416 | 1999‑04‑21 | LANDMARKS | IN 1913 PRIMA BALLERINA ELLEN PRICE INSPIRED THE LOOK OF THIS FAMOUS STATUE BY EDVARD ERIKSEN | WHAT IS THE LITTLE MERMAID? | |
| 2415 | 1999‑04‑20 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES | IN A 1998 INTERVIEW, SHE SAID, "I SEE IT AS MY APOSTOLIC DUTY TO TALK ABOUT ART" | WHO IS SISTER WENDY (BECKETT)? | |
| 2414 | 1999‑04‑19 | MACHINES | THIS TYPE OF MACHINE, IN THE NEWS IN 1987, WAS DEVELOPED IN THE '70s FROM A NOODLE-MAKING DEVICE | WHAT IS A (PAPER) SHREDDER? | |
| 2413 | 1999‑04‑16 | AUTHORS | IN JANUARY 1999 THIS AUTHOR ISSUED A PUBLIC STATEMENT REMINDING THE WORLD THE THIRD MILLENNIUM REALLY BEGINS JAN. 1, 2001 | WHO IS ARTHUR C. CLARKE? | |
| 2412 | 1999‑04‑15 | MUSIC | IN 1997 AGNES GROSSMANN TOOK OVER AS THE 1st WOMAN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THIS GROUP IN ITS 500-YEAR HISTORY | WHAT IS THE VIENNA BOYS' CHOIR? | |
| 2411 | 1999‑04‑14 | 1998 | BRUCE JENNER, GAIL DEVERS & WILLIE GAULT ATTENDED THIS WOMAN'S SEPTEMBER 26, 1998 FUNERAL | WHO WAS FLORENCE GRIFFITH JOYNER? | |
| 2410 | 1999‑04‑13 | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | IN 1998 SHE BECAME THE ONLY WOMAN TO WIN AN OSCAR & AN EMMY FOR LEAD ACTRESS IN THE SAME YEAR | WHO IS HELEN HUNT? | |
| 2409 | 1999‑04‑12 | THE 1980s | ON JANUARY 20, 1981 THE U.S. RELEASED ABOUT $8 BILLION OF THIS COUNTRY'S ASSETS IT HAD FROZEN | WHAT IS IRAN? | |
| 2408 | 1999‑04‑09 | RELIGIOUS TERMS | JOHN PAUL II HAS ELIMINATED THIS POSITION WHOSE DUTY WAS TO PRESENT ARGUMENTS AGAINST SAINTHOOD | WHAT IS THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE? | |
| 2407 | 1999‑04‑08 | U.S. GEOLOGY | THIS 800-MILE-LONG FEATURE WAS DISCOVERED & NAMED BY ANDREW LAWSON | WHAT IS THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT? | |
| 2406 | 1999‑04‑07 | THE GREAT LAKES | NOW CALLED LAKE MICHIGAN, THE 17th CENTURY FRENCH CALLED IT THE "LAKE OF" THIS INDIAN TRIBE | WHO ARE THE ILLINOIS? | |
| 2405 | 1999‑04‑06 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | SHE TITLED HER Ph.D. THESIS "AN INQUIRY INTO THE QUESTION OF CULTURAL STABILITY IN POLYNESIA" | WHO WAS MARGARET MEAD? | |
| 2404 | 1999‑04‑05 | ANIMALS | THERE ARE ONLY 3 OF THESE ANIMALS IN U.S. ZOOS: A 28-YEAR-OLD IN D.C.'s NATIONAL ZOO & 2 YOUNGER ONES IN SAN DIEGO | WHAT ARE (GIANT) PANDAS? | |
| 2403 | 1999‑04‑02 | STATUES | ITS FACE WAS MODELED AFTER THE FEATURES OF AUGUSTE-CHARLOTTE B ARTHOLDI | WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? | |
| 2402 | 1999‑04‑01 | POTPOURRI... NO FOOLIN' | IN 1956 JOHNSON WAX INTRODUCED RAID & THIS BRAND THAT GOT A POTPOURRI COUNTRY GARDEN VERSION IN 1989 | WHAT IS GLADE? | |
| 2401 | 1999‑03‑31 | IN THE NEWS | IN USE FROM JANUARY 1, 1999, IT'S REPRESENTED BY THE SYMBOL SEEN HERE | WHAT IS THE EURO? | |
| 2400 | 1999‑03‑30 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | ONE STORY SAYS THIS POINT WAS SO NAMED BECAUSE IT WAS A POSITIVE SIGN OF A SEA ROUTE FROM EUROPE TO INDIA | WHAT IS THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE? | |
| 2399 | 1999‑03‑29 | 1999 ANNIVERSARIES | A TRAVELING EXHIBIT HONORING THE 200th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH FEATURES HIS FALSE TEETH | WHO WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON? | |
| 2398 | 1999‑03‑26 | AMERICAN HISTORY | AS MINISTER TO MEXICO, HE WAS AUTHORIZED BY PRESIDENT PIERCE TO BUY BORDER LAND FOR THE RAILROADS | WHO WAS JAMES GADSDEN? | |
| 2397 | 1999‑03‑25 | CITY & STATE | FOUNDED IN 1801 & FAMOUS FOR ITS UNIVERSITY, IT'S NICKNAMED "THE CLASSIC CITY OF THE SOUTH" | WHAT IS ATHENS, GEORGIA? | |
| 2396 | 1999‑03‑24 | WORD ORIGINS | TODAY MEANING A SELF-EMPLOYED PERSON, THIS TERM DERIVES FROM MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS WHO SOLD THEIR SKILLS | WHAT IS FREELANCE? | |
| 2395 | 1999‑03‑23 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | A 1993 ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY ASIAN-AMERICAN FICTION IS TITLED THIS CHARACTER "IS DEAD" | WHO IS CHARLIE CHAN? | |
| 2394 | 1999‑03‑22 | THE OLYMPICS | BEFORE THE FIRST WINTER GAMES IN 1924, THIS SPORT WAS PLAYED IN THE SUMMER GAMES; CANADA WON GOLD IN 1920 | WHAT IS ICE HOCKEY? | |
| 2393 | 1999‑03‑19 | SCIENTIFIC INVENTIONS | IN 1608 ITS INVENTOR OFFERED IT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT FOR MILITARY USE | WHAT IS THE TELESCOPE? | |
| 2392 | 1999‑03‑18 | PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENT WHOSE BIRTHPLACE IS DEPICTED HERE | WHO IS HERBERT HOOVER? | |
| 2391 | 1999‑03‑17 | IRISH-BORN AUTHORS | ONCE A DRAMA CRITIC IN HIS NATIVE DUBLIN, HE TOURED THE U.S. AS AN ACTOR'S MANAGER BUT NEVER VISITED ROMANIA | WHO WAS BRAM STOKER? | |
| 2390 | 1999‑03‑16 | SINGERS & THEIR MUSIC | 6 OF HIS ALBUMS LANDED ON BILLBOARD'S TOP POP CATALOG CHART FOR MAY 30, 1998, INCLUDING 3 IN THE TOP 10 | WHO IS FRANK SINATRA? | |
| 2389 | 1999‑03‑15 | NATIONAL PARKS | THE WRITINGS OF MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HELPED PRESERVE THIS AREA SHE DUBBED "THE RIVER OF GRASS" | WHAT ARE THE EVERGLADES? | |
| 2388 | 1999‑03‑12 | MOVIE QUOTES | FIRST UTTERED IN 1962, THIS 3-WORD SELF-INTRODUCTION TOPS GUINNESS' LIST OF THE MOST FAMOUS MOVIE QUOTES EVER | WHAT IS "BOND, JAMES BOND"? | |
| 2387 | 1999‑03‑11 | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM | NEXT TO HUMANS, IT'S THE LAND MAMMAL WITH THE LONGEST LIFESPAN | WHAT IS THE ELEPHANT? | |
| 2386 | 1999‑03‑10 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | 1960 MUSICAL THAT CONTAINS THE LINE: "YOUR TABLE IS CRACKING... CAN YOU HEAR THE TIMBERS SPLIT?" | WHAT IS "CAMELOT"? | |
| 2385 | 1999‑03‑09 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS | ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS, WHO WAS HIRED BY THIS MAN IN 1913, REPORTED ON HIS GRANDDAUGHTER'S TRIAL IN 1976 | WHO WAS WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST? | |
| 2384 | 1999‑03‑08 | SHOW BIZ | IN 1997 THIS SINGER & HER HUSBAND OPENED A RESTAURANT AT DISNEY WORLD CALLED BONGOS CUBAN CAFE | WHO IS GLORIA ESTEFAN? | |
| 2383 | 1999‑03‑05 | AUTHORS | IN JUNE 1998 A MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THIS AUTHOR OPENED IN SALINAS, CALIFORNIA | WHO WAS JOHN STEINBECK? | |
| 2382 | 1999‑03‑04 | TELEVISION ACTORS | STARTING IN 1984, HE'S PLAYED THE SAME CHARACTER CONTINUOUSLY ON 2 PRIMETIME SHOWS OVER THE LAST 15 SEASONS | WHO IS KELSEY GRAMMER? | |
| 2381 | 1999‑03‑03 | THE PRESIDENCY | IN 1998, THE HIGHEST-RANKING PERSON IN THE LINE OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION WHO COULD NOT LEGALLY BE PRESIDENT | WHO IS MADELEINE ALBRIGHT? | |
| 2380 | 1999‑03‑02 | CORPORATE AMERICA | THIS VERMONT FOOD COMPANY'S 1995 CEO SEARCH WAS AN ESSAY CONTEST WITH THE TOPIC "YO! I WANT TO BE YOUR CEO" | WHAT IS BEN & JERRY'S (HOMEMADE, INC.)? | |
| 2379 | 1999‑03‑01 | ANIMALS | CORONADO'S MEN FOUND THEM BEARDED LIKE A GOAT, WOOLLY LIKE A SHEEP & WITH A HUMP LARGER THAN A CAMEL'S | WHAT ARE BISON? | |
| 2378 | 1999‑02‑26 | THE TITANIC | THIS MAN WHOSE INVENTION WAS USED TO SEND FOR HELP HELD A TICKET FOR THE VOYAGE BUT CHANGED HIS PLANS | WHO WAS GUGLIELMO MARCONI? | |
| 2377 | 1999‑02‑25 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | THIS PLANET'S MOONS INCLUDE TRITON & THE RECENTLY DISCOVERED NAIAD | WHAT IS NEPTUNE? | |
| 2376 | 1999‑02‑24 | LANDMARKS | IN THE 1879 MATHEW BRADY PHOTO SEEN HERE, THIS STRUCTURE WAS ABOUT 150 FEET TALL | WHAT IS THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT? | |
| 2375 | 1999‑02‑23 | SYMBOLS | IN 1972 PROGRAMMER RAY TOMLINSON CHOSE IT TO SEPARATE AN E-MAIL USER'S NAME FROM THE COMPUTER'S NAME | WHAT IS @? | |
| 2374 | 1999‑02‑22 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE ONLY BODY OF WATER WITH SHORES ON THE CONTINENTS OF ASIA, AFRICA & EUROPE | WHAT IS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA? | |
| 2373 | 1999‑02‑19 | U.S. INDUSTRIES | AROUND 1850 IT USED A FLEET OF OVER 700 SHIPS; BY 1930 THIS U.S. INDUSTRY WAS PRACTICALLY DEFUNCT | WHAT IS WHALING? | |
| 2372 | 1999‑02‑18 | MODERN AFRICAN HISTORY | AFRICA'S NEWEST INDEPENDENT STATE, IT WAS AN ITALIAN COLONY UNTIL WWII, & LATER INCORPORATED INTO ANOTHER COUNTRY | WHAT IS ERITREA? | |
| 2371 | 1999‑02‑17 | AUTHORS | IN 1745 HE BEQUEATHED HIS ESTATE TO BE USED FOR THE FOUNDING OF A HOSPITAL FOR THE MENTALLY ILL IN DUBLIN | WHO WAS JONATHAN SWIFT? | |
| 2370 | 1999‑02‑16 | MYTHOLOGICAL HEROES | TO DEFEAT SOME OF HIS ENEMIES, THIS SON OF ZEUS TURNED THEM INTO STONE | WHO WAS PERSEUS? | |
| 2369 | 1999‑02‑15 | WORLD CITIES | IN MAY 1998 THIS METROPOLIS OF 7 MILLION VOTED TO START ELECTING ITS MAYOR FOR THE FIRST TIME | WHAT IS LONDON? | |
| 2368 | 1999‑02‑12 | LITERATURE | IN 1998 JOSE SARAMAGO BECAME THE FIRST WRITER IN THIS LANGUAGE TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE | WHAT IS PORTUGUESE? | |
| 2367 | 1999‑02‑11 | MEDICAL HISTORY | IN THE 1850s HE HELD THE POSTS OF DEMONSTRATOR OF & LECTURER ON ANATOMY AT ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL | WHO WAS HENRY GRAY? | |
| 2366 | 1999‑02‑10 | MUSICALS AROUND THE WORLD | IN MEXICO, THIS BELOVED AMERICAN MUSICAL IS SOMETIMES KNOWN AS "LA NOVICIA REBELDE" | WHAT IS "THE SOUND OF MUSIC"? | |
| 2365 | 1999‑02‑09 | AMERICAN HISTORY | AT THE OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES OF THE CIVIL WAR, HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE | WHO WAS HANNIBAL HAMLIN? | |
| 2364 | 1999‑02‑08 | HISTORIC NAMES | HE WAS THE SON OF AN IRISH IMMIGRANT WHO WAS THE VICEROY OF PERU | WHO WAS BERNARDO O'HIGGINS? | |
| 2363 | 1999‑02‑05 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | THE BOOK OF JONAH IS QUOTED BEFORE CHAPTER ONE OF THIS 1851 NOVEL | WHAT IS "MOBY DICK"? | |
| 2362 | 1999‑02‑04 | FAMOUS NICKNAMES | THIS FAMOUS 20th CENTURY NICKNAME IS THE ARGENTINIAN EQUIVALENT OF "Y'KNOW?" OR "HEY, YOU!" | WHAT IS "CHE"? | |
| 2361 | 1999‑02‑03 | NAMES IN PLAYS | THE NAME OF THE MONTECCHI, A NOBLE FAMILY OF THE 13th CENTURY, WAS ANGLICIZED TO THIS | WHAT IS MONTAGUE? | |
| 2360 | 1999‑02‑02 | PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS | HE WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO PRESIDE OVER 14 STATES | WHO WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON? | |
| 2359 | 1999‑02‑01 | SPORTS | ON JAN. 15, 1892 THE FIRST RULES FOR THIS SPORT WERE PUBLISHED IN THE TRIANGLE, THE SPRINGFIELD, MASS. YMCA NEWSPAPER | WHAT IS BASKETBALL? | |
| 2358 | 1999‑01‑29 | ANIMALS | THIS ANIMAL'S NAME IS FROM BANTU FOR "MOCK MAN" | WHAT IS A CHIMPANZEE? | |
| 2357 | 1999‑01‑28 | POETS' CORNER | ONE REASON HE IS NOT BURIED IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY IS HIS EPITAPH, WHICH CONCLUDES, "CURST BE HE THAT MOVES MY BONES" | WHO WAS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE? | |
| 2356 | 1999‑01‑27 | VITAMINS & MINERALS | THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION SAYS IT'S THE NUTRIENT AMERICANS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE DEFICIENT IN | WHAT IS IRON? | |
| 2355 | 1999‑01‑26 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | THIS MUSICAL THAT PREMIERED IN 1975 & WAS REVIVED IN 1996 IS SET IN PART IN THE COOK COUNTY JAIL | WHAT IS "CHICAGO"? | |
| 2354 | 1999‑01‑25 | CRIME WRITERS | 1 OF THE 2 FEMALE CRIME WRITERS WHO WERE IN THE BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS IN 1998 | WHO IS P.D. JAMES OR RUTH RENDELL? | |
| 2353 | 1999‑01‑22 | SPACEFLIGHT | HE MADE 2 GEMINI FLIGHTS, 2 APOLLO FLIGHTS & 2 SHUTTLE FLIGHTS, INCLUDING THE FIRST IN 1981 | WHO IS JOHN W. YOUNG? | |
| 2352 | 1999‑01‑21 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | IN 1998 AMERICA'S SECOND-LARGEST FEDERAL BUILDING WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR | WHO IS RONALD REAGAN? | |
| 2351 | 1999‑01‑20 | U.S. STAMPS | HE'S ON THE 1997 STAMP HONORING THE EUROPEAN RECOVERY PROGRAM | WHO IS GEORGE C. MARSHALL? | |
| 2350 | 1999‑01‑19 | SHOW BUSINESS | THIS 1957 BUDDY HOLLY HIT WAS INSPIRED BY A LINE OF DIALOGUE FROM THE JOHN WAYNE FILM "THE SEARCHERS" | WHAT IS "THAT'LL BE THE DAY"? | |
| 2349 | 1999‑01‑18 | ENTERTAINERS | LAUREN BACALL COINED THIS NAME FOR A CAROUSING GROUP INCLUDING HUMPHREY BOGART, JUDY GARLAND & FRANK SINATRA | WHAT IS THE RAT PACK? | |
| 2348 | 1999‑01‑15 | FAMOUS ARTISTS | IN 1909 HE EXHIBITED A GROUP OF HIS PAINTINGS ENTITLED "NYMPHEAS: SERIES DE PAYSAGES D'EAU" | WHO WAS (CLAUDE OSCAR) MONET? | |
| 2347 | 1999‑01‑14 | ISLANDS | AT 3,600 SQUARE MILES, IT'S THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN WHERE ITALIAN IS NOT AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE | WHAT IS CYPRUS? | |
| 2346 | 1999‑01‑13 | THE HUMAN BODY | IT'S THE BODY PART WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE MOUNT OF APOLLO, THE MOUNT OF THE MOON & THE GIRDLE OF VENUS | WHAT IS THE PALM? | |
| 2345 | 1999‑01‑12 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | IN ITS HISTORY THIS GOVERNMENT BODY HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 108 MEMBERS, 106 OF THEM MEN | WHAT IS THE SUPREME COURT? | |
| 2344 | 1999‑01‑11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | McDONALD'S' 2 MOST SUCCESSFUL PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS BOTH INVOLVED THESE HAPPY MEAL TOYS | WHAT ARE (TEENIE) BEANIE BABIES? | |
| 2343 | 1999‑01‑08 | BALLET | FEELING THE NEED FOR BALLETS ABOUT AMERICAN LIFE, THIS DANCER CHOREOGRAPHED HIS FIRST BALLET IN 1944 | WHO WAS JEROME ROBBINS? | |
| 2342 | 1999‑01‑07 | AMERICAN BUILDINGS | ONCE AN ART GALLERY, SINCE 1961 IT'S BEEN A SHRINE TO THE MUSICAL STYLE SAID TO HAVE ORIGINATED NEARBY | WHAT IS PRESERVATION HALL? | |
| 2341 | 1999‑01‑06 | PEOPLE | HE MADE THE COVER OF LIFE MAGAZINE 3 TIMES IN FEBRUARY & MARCH OF 1962, & AGAIN IN OCTOBER 1998 | WHO IS JOHN GLENN? | |
| 2340 | 1999‑01‑05 | THE 1970s | IN APRIL 1974 JIMMY CARTER PRESENTED HIM WITH A LICENSE PLATE THAT READ "HLA715" | WHO IS HANK AARON? | |
| 2339 | 1999‑01‑04 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | THIS TITLE CHARACTER WAS INSPIRED BY A GIRL WHO'D HAD HER APPENDIX OUT IN A FRENCH HOSPITAL RUN BY NUNS | WHO IS MADELINE? | |
| 2338 | 1999‑01‑01 | THE CALENDAR | OF THE 12 ANIMALS THAT REPRESENT YEARS IN THE CHINESE CALENDAR, 2 OF THE 3 THAT ARE NOT MAMMALS | WHAT ARE THE SNAKE, THE DRAGON & THE ROOSTER? | |
| 2337 | 1998‑12‑31 | U.S. ORGANIZATIONS | A NEW DEAL AGENCY & A PRESENT-DAY ORGANIZATION, BOTH USING AN EAGLE SYMBOL, SHARE THESE INITIALS | WHAT IS NRA? | |
| 2336 | 1998‑12‑30 | AMERICAN POLITICIANS | THIS TEXAS DEMOCRAT'S FUNERAL WAS ATTENDED BY TRUMAN, EISENHOWER, JFK & LBJ | WHO WAS SAM RAYBURN? | |
| 2335 | 1998‑12‑29 | CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS | IT'S BELIEVED THIS SAINT BEGAN THE CUSTOM OF THE NATIVITY SCENE IN 1223, USING REAL PEOPLE & ANIMALS | WHO WAS ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI? | |
| 2334 | 1998‑12‑28 | LITERARY SETTINGS | ZHONGDIAN & DEQIN, CHINA BOTH CLAIM TO BE THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS IMAGINARY PLACE | WHAT IS SHANGRI-LA? | |
| 2333 | 1998‑12‑25 | NAME'S THE SAME | NAME SHARED BY ANY ENGLISHMAN & A COMPOSER CREDITED WITH ENGLAND'S NATIONAL ANTHEM "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" | WHAT IS JOHN BULL? | |
| 2332 | 1998‑12‑24 | CLASSIC MOVIES & TELEVISION | BERT & ERNIE OF "SESAME STREET" ARE NAMED AFTER CHARACTERS IN THIS CLASSIC CHRISTMAS FILM | WHAT IS "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE? | |
| 2331 | 1998‑12‑23 | FOOD & DRINK | THIS COFFEE BRAND WAS SO NAMED BECAUSE ITS CREATOR SERVED IT ONLY ONCE A YEAR AT A YULETIDE DINNER PARTY | WHAT IS YUBAN? | |
| 2330 | 1998‑12‑22 | 1998 OPERA NEWS | FOR HIS FIRST OPERA, ANDRE PREVIN ADAPTED THIS 1947 PULITZER PRIZE PLAY FEATURING SEX, VIOLENCE & INSANITY | WHAT IS "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE"? | |
| 2329 | 1998‑12‑21 | TOYS | WHILE MAKING A TORSION METER, AN ENGINEER GOT THE IDEA FOR THIS CLASSIC TOY | WHAT IS THE SLINKY? | |
| 2328 | 1998‑12‑18 | PRESIDENTS | 2 OF THE 3 SUCCESSIVE PRESIDENTS WHO WERE REPUBLICANS, BORN IN OHIO & GENERALS IN THE UNION ARMY | WHO WERE U.S. GRANT, R.B. HAYES, JAMES GARFIELD? | |
| 2327 | 1998‑12‑17 | ENTREPRENEURS | IN 1991 HE FLEW THE PACIFIC IN THE "VIRGIN OTSUKA PACIFIC FLYER", THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOT-AIR BALLOON | WHO IS RICHARD BRANSON? | |
| 2326 | 1998‑12‑16 | THEATRICAL TERMS | PARTLY FROM GREEK FOR "SONG", THEY BEGAN AS PLAYS WITH MUSIC, THEN ACQUIRED SENSATIONAL PLOTS | WHAT ARE MELODRAMAS? | |
| 2325 | 1998‑12‑15 | CHARITIES | MAJOR BILL HENDRICKS, A WARNER BROS. PUBLICIST, FOUNDED THIS HOLIDAY CHARITY IN 1947 | WHAT IS TOYS FOR TOTS? | |
| 2324 | 1998‑12‑14 | TV & LITERATURE | THE "X-FILES" EPISODE ENTITLED "POST-MODERN PROMETHEUS" WAS AN UPDATE OF THIS CLASSIC 1818 TALE | WHAT IS "FRANKENSTEIN (OR MOD. PROMETHEUS)"? | |
| 2323 | 1998‑12‑11 | FAMOUS WOMEN | THIS AUTHOR WAS A CONTRIBUTING EDITOR OF ASIA MAGAZINE FROM 1941 TO 1946 | WHO IS PEARL BUCK? | |
| 2322 | 1998‑12‑10 | ISLANDS | A SPECIES OF MAMMAL IS NAMED FOR THIS APPROPRIATE SITE OF RUSSIA'S FIRST AMERICAN SETTLEMENT | WHAT IS KODIAK? | |
| 2321 | 1998‑12‑09 | TELEVISION | BY SEPTEMBER 1985 "A.M. CHICAGO" HAD BEEN EXPANDED TO AN HOUR & BECAME THIS SHOW; IT'S STILL ON | WHAT IS "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW"? | |
| 2320 | 1998‑12‑08 | ORGANIZATIONS | NOW WITH OVER A HUNDRED CHAPTERS, THE MARCH OF DIMES WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED BY THIS PRESIDENT | WHO IS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT? | |
| 2319 | 1998‑12‑07 | 1998 | OPENED ON JULY 1, THE MUSEUM DEVOTED TO HER LIES NEAR A CLASSICAL TEMPLE DEDICATED TO HER MEMORY | WHO WAS DIANA, (PRINCESS OF WALES)? | |
| 2318 | 1998‑12‑04 | AWARDS | IN 1927 CEDRIC GIBBONS DESIGNED THIS AWARD THAT HE WENT ON TO WIN 11 TIMES | WHAT IS THE ACADEMY AWARD (OF MERIT)? | |
| 2317 | 1998‑12‑03 | HOLIDAYS | IT'S OBSERVED ON MARCH 7 IN CALIFORNIA, MARCH 26 IN SPAIN & APRIL 22 IN NEBRASKA | WHAT IS ARBOR DAY? | |
| 2316 | 1998‑12‑02 | BRITISH POETS | SPURNED IN LOVE, HE JOINED THE LIGHT DRAGOONS IN 1793 UNDER THE ALIAS SILAS TOMKYN COMBERBACHE | WHO WAS SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE? | |
| 2315 | 1998‑12‑01 | THE OLYMPICS | EDDIE EAGAN, THE ONLY PERSON TO WIN GOLDS IN SUMMER & WINTER GAMES, WON IN THESE TWO SPORTS BOTH BEGINNING WITH "B" | WHAT ARE BOXING & BOBSLED? | |
| 2314 | 1998‑11‑30 | BANDS | THIS BAND'S LAST SURVIVING BROTHER LIVES & RECORDS IN ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS, FAR FROM THE OCEAN | WHAT ARE THE BEACH BOYS? | |
| 2313 | 1998‑11‑27 | BASEBALL TEAMS | IN THE EARLY DAYS, THIS BASEBALL TEAM WAS KNOWN AS THE ALLEGHENIES | WHAT IS THE (PITTSBURGH) PIRATES? | |
| 2312 | 1998‑11‑26 | CLASSIC CHILDREN'S LIT | THIS CHILDREN'S STORY BEGINS WITH A YOUNG FARM GIRL SAYING TO HER MOTHER, "WHERE'S PAPA GOING WITH THAT AX?" | WHAT IS "CHARLOTTE'S WEB"? | |
| 2311 | 1998‑11‑25 | FRENCH LITERATURE | WRITTEN IN EXILE IN TURIN & BRUSSELS IN THE 1850s, HIS "THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SAVOY" WAS FINALLY PUBLISHED IN FRANCE IN 1998 | WHO WAS ALEXANDRE DUMAS (PERE)? | |
| 2310 | 1998‑11‑24 | 1998 DISCOVERIES | DISCOVERED BY A STUDENT, THE LARGEST KNOWN ONE OF THESE FILLS AS MANY PAGES AS A GOOD-SIZED NOVEL | WHAT IS A PRIME NUMBER? | |
| 2309 | 1998‑11‑23 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN A 15-MINUTE-LONG CEREMONY, HIS NEW YORK TOWNHOUSE WAS DESIGNATED A "CULTURAL LANDMARK" IN 1998 | WHO IS ANDY WARHOL? | |
| 2308 | 1998‑11‑20 | THE SUPREME COURT | AT THE TIME OF HIS 1902 NOMINATION TO THE SUPREME COURT, HE WAS CHIEF JUSTICE OF MASSACHUSETTS | WHO WAS OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (JR.)? | |
| 2307 | 1998‑11‑19 | LANDMARKS | PLANS ARE FOR STEEL CABLES TO TEMPORARILY REPLACE THE OVER 800 TONS OF LEAD THAT COUNTERBALANCE IT | WHAT IS THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA? | |
| 2306 | 1998‑11‑18 | 20th CENTURY NOVELS | WITH THE SAME INITIALS AS THE AUTHOR, HARRY HALLER IS THE LONER PROTAGONIST OF THIS 1927 GERMAN NOVEL | WHAT IS "STEPPENWOLF"? | |
| 2305 | 1998‑11‑17 | SPORTS & RECREATION | PIONEERED BY PRO HOCKEY PLAYER SCOTT OLSEN, IT HAD 3 MILLION U.S. PARTICIPANTS IN 1989 & HAS 30 MILLION NOW | WHAT IS IN-LINE SKATING? | |
| 2304 | 1998‑11‑16 | THESE UNITED STATES | THIS BODY MEETS ON THE FIRST MONDAY AFTER THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN DECEMBER, BUT ONLY ONCE EVERY 4 YEARS | WHAT IS THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE? | |
| 2302 | 1998‑11‑13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IN 1998 THIS 106-YEAR-OLD COMPANY BECAME THE FIRST IN THE U.S. TO TOP $300 BILLION IN MARKET VALUE | WHAT IS GENERAL ELECTRIC? | |
| 2303 | 1998‑11‑13 | PLAYS | WRITTEN IN 1953 & SET IN THE LATE 17th C., THIS PLAY TAKES PLACE ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW | WHAT IS "THE CRUCIBLE"? | |
| 2301 | 1998‑11‑12 | FAMOUS WOMEN | THIS 1904 RADCLIFFE GRADUATE WAS A SUFFRAGIST, POLITICAL ACTIVIST, VAUDEVILLE PERFORMER & WRITER | WHO WAS HELEN KELLER? | |
| 2300 | 1998‑11‑10 | FAMOUS NEW ENGLANDERS | NATIVE NEW ENGLANDER SEEN HERE, MODELING FOR HIS COMPANY'S CATALOG SOMETIME BEFORE WWI | WHO WAS L.L. BEAN? | |
| 2299 | 1998‑11‑09 | WORLD CAPITALS | THIS CITY WAS ONCE KNOWN AS DONG KINH, & TO EUROPEANS AS TONQUIN | WHAT IS HANOI? | |
| 2298 | 1998‑11‑06 | LEGENDARY PEOPLE | HE LIVED WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, A FAT PRIEST & A 7-FOOT-TALL ARCHER | WHO WAS ROBIN HOOD? | |
| 2297 | 1998‑11‑05 | FAMOUS HOTELS | CARTOONS FROM THE NEW YORKER LINE THE HALLWAYS OF THIS HOTEL WHERE HAROLD ROSS CONCEIVED THE MAGAZINE | WHAT IS THE ALGONQUIN? | |
| 2296 | 1998‑11‑04 | MUSEUMS | ITS MUSEUMS INCLUDE THE BORGIA APARTMENTS, THE ETRUSCAN MUSEUM & THE RAPHAEL ROOMS | WHAT IS THE VATICAN? | |
| 2295 | 1998‑11‑03 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | AT THIS WOMAN'S APRIL 1998 FUNERAL, GLORIA STEINEM CALLED HER "THE WOMAN WE WANT TO BE AFTER THE REVOLUTION" | WHO WAS BELLA ABZUG? | |
| 2294 | 1998‑11‑02 | BIBLICAL TIMES | IN SOLOMON'S REIGN SHE FILLED THE NEW POST OF "QUEEN MOTHER" | WHO IS BATHSHEBA? | |
| 2293 | 1998‑10‑30 | HALLOWEEN ON FILM | IN A 1953 FILM MY THEN HUSBAND PLAYED THIS MAN WHO DIED ON HALLOWEEN IN 1926; I PLAYED HIS WIFE BESS | WHO IS HARRY HOUDINI? | |
| 2292 | 1998‑10‑29 | TV CHARACTERS | DOZENS OF WEB SITES ARE DEVOTED TO PICKING ON THIS SHERYL LEACH CREATION WHO ONLY GIVES LOVE | WHAT IS BARNEY? | |
| 2291 | 1998‑10‑28 | GEOGRAPHIC WORDPLAY | THE NAME OF THIS ASIAN COUNTRY CONTAINS THE NAME OF A MEDITERRANEAN VOLCANO | WHAT IS VIETNAM? | |
| 2290 | 1998‑10‑27 | FAMOUS PEOPLE | IN 1998 THE GOVT. OF ONTARIO WAS FORCED TO PAY THEM $2.8 MILLION FOR EXPLOITING THEM DECADES AGO | WHO WERE THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS? | |
| 2289 | 1998‑10‑26 | ARCHAEOLOGY | IN 1997 AERIAL SURVEYS FOUND THE PLEASURE DOME HE BUILT IN THE 13th CENTURY | WHO IS KUBLAI KHAN? | |
| 2288 | 1998‑10‑23 | THE SPACE RACE | IN JULY 1998 IT BECAME THE THIRD NATION TO LAUNCH AN INTERPLANETARY CRAFT | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 2287 | 1998‑10‑22 | THE 17th CENTURY | THE 1648 PEACE OF WESTPHALIA ENDED A WAR THAT BEGAN ON MAY 23 OF THIS YEAR | WHAT IS 1618? | |
| 2286 | 1998‑10‑21 | PRESIDENTS | ONE OF THE TWO WHIG PARTY PRESIDENTS WHO DID NOT DIE IN OFFICE | WHO IS JOHN TYLER OR MILLARD FILLMORE? | |
| 2285 | 1998‑10‑20 | WORDS FROM PHYSICS | IT MEANS "RELATING TO THE MOTION OF PROJECTILES", OR "VERY ANGRY" | WHAT IS BALLISTIC? | |
| 2284 | 1998‑10‑19 | HISTORIC LEADERS | HIS 1830 LAST TESTAMENT READ, "I ASPIRE TO NO OTHER GLORY THAN THE CONSOLIDATION OF COLOMBIA" | WHO WAS SIMON BOLIVAR? | |
| 2283 | 1998‑10‑16 | TELEVISION | IT'S THE LONGEST-RUNNING PRIME TIME SPORTS SHOW IN THE HISTORY OF NETWORK TELEVISION | WHAT IS (NFL) MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL? | |
| 2282 | 1998‑10‑15 | BRITISH AUTHORS | AMONG THE POEMS THIS BRITISH NOVELIST WROTE IN THE 1920s WERE "MEN IN NEW MEXICO" & "AUTUMN AT TAOS" | WHO WAS D.H. LAWRENCE? | |
| 2281 | 1998‑10‑14 | ROCK & ROLL HISTORY | THE NAME "BEATLES" WAS INSPIRED BY THE BACKUP GROUP OF THIS SINGER | WHO WAS BUDDY HOLLY? | |
| 2280 | 1998‑10‑13 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | IN 1999 THESE RELATED EVENTS WILL OCCUR ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 & SUNDAY, APRIL 4 | WHAT ARE MARDI GRAS & EASTER SUNDAY? | |
| 2279 | 1998‑10‑12 | 20th CENTURY POLITICIANS | LAST NAME SHARED BY 2 THIRD PARTY U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WHO RAN 20 YRS. APART & EACH GOT OVER A MILLION VOTES | WHAT IS WALLACE? | |
| 2278 | 1998‑10‑09 | WORDS | ONCE LURING MEN TO DANGER, NOW ONE WARNS OF IT | WHAT IS A SIREN? | |
| 2277 | 1998‑10‑08 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE LAST MAN ELECTED PRESIDENT WHO HAD SERVED AS A U.S. SENATOR | WHO IS RICHARD M. NIXON? | |
| 2276 | 1998‑10‑07 | MOVIE MUSICALS | THE AREA IN WHICH THIS 1961 MUSICAL WAS FILMED WAS SOON RAZED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW LINCOLN CENTER | WHAT IS "WEST SIDE STORY"? | |
| 2275 | 1998‑10‑06 | AMERICAN SYMBOLS | IN 1944 SMOKEY BEAR REPLACED THIS DISNEY CHARACTER AS THE SYMBOL OF THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE | WHO IS BAMBI? | |
| 2274 | 1998‑10‑05 | STATE SONGS | THE TITLES OF THE STATE SONGS OF KANSAS & KENTUCKY BOTH CONTAIN THIS WORD | WHAT IS HOME? | |
| 2273 | 1998‑10‑02 | SPORTS AUTHORS | HEMINGWAY DESCRIBED THIS WRITER'S 1961 BOOK "OUT OF MY LEAGUE" AS "THE DARK SIDE OF...WALTER MITTY" | WHO IS GEORGE PLIMPTON? | |
| 2272 | 1998‑10‑01 | INVENTORS | MAINZ, GERMANY CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF THIS INVENTOR IN AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL CALLED JOHANNISNACHT | WHO IS JOHANNES GUTENBERG? | |
| 2271 | 1998‑09‑30 | THE 1980s | ON DEC. 20, 1989 PRESIDENT BUSH SENT ABOUT 10,000 TROOPS INTO THIS COUNTRY AS PART OF OPERATION JUST CAUSE | WHAT IS PANAMA? | |
| 2270 | 1998‑09‑29 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | HE WAS THE PROPRIETOR OF THE "CLASSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL HIPPODROME" THAT BECAME MADISON SQUARE GARDEN | WHO WAS PHINEAS TAYLOR BARNUM? | |
| 2269 | 1998‑09‑28 | 20th CENTURY ARTISTS | IN 1912 HE BEGAN CREATING ABSTRACT SCULPTURES OF MAIASTRA, A BIRD IN ROMANIAN LEGENDS | WHO WAS (CONSTANTIN) BRANCUSI? | |
| 2268 | 1998‑09‑25 | PEOPLE IN POLITICS | A FORMER GOV. & PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE & NOW MAYOR-ELECT. IN 1998 HE QUIT THE CORRUPTED DEMOCRATIC PARTY | WHO IS JERRY BROWN? | |
| 2267 | 1998‑09‑24 | ACTRESSES & STATESMEN | DURING THE u201870s SHE WORKED WHERE HE WORKS NOW & SHE WAS AN AMBASSADOR TO HIS COUNTRY | WHO ARE SHIRLEY TEMPLE (BLACK) & KOFI ANNAN? | |
| 2266 | 1998‑09‑23 | HEALTH & MEDICINE | ITS FORMULA IS C H O & ITS NAME IS FROM GREEK FOR "SOLID BILE" | WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL? | |
| 2265 | 1998‑09‑22 | 20th CENTURY WORDS | IN 1973, TIME MAGAZINE BLENDED 2 WORDS TO COIN THIS TERM THEY GAVE TO REX HUMBARD AS A JOB TITLE | WHAT IS TELEVANGELIST? | |
| 2264 | 1998‑09‑21 | HOTELS | THE U.S. INVESTIGATION INTO THE TITANIC WAS FIRST HELD IN THIS HOTEL, OWNED BY ONE OF THE VICTIMS | WHAT IS THE WALDOR-ASTORIA? | |
| 2263 | 1998‑09‑18 | SPORTS HISTORY | HE WAS PRESIDENT OF FRANCE THE FIRST TIME FRANCE WON SOCCER'S WORLD CUP | WHO IS JACQUES CHIRAC? | |
| 2262 | 1998‑09‑17 | OSCAR NOMINEE | NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR IN 1998, SHE WAS AN ORIGINAL FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD | WHO IS GLORIA STUART? | |
| 2261 | 1998‑09‑16 | VOLCANOES | IT'S THE ONLY CONTINENT WITH NO ACTIVE VOLCANOES | WHAT IS AUSTRALIA? | |
| 2260 | 1998‑09‑15 | U.S. SENATORS | THIS CURRENT SENATOR'S GREAT-GRANDFATHER FOUGHT AGAINST CUSTER IN THE BATTLE OF THE THE LITTLE BIGHORN | WHO IS BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL? | |
| 2259 | 1998‑09‑14 | 1998 BUSINESS NEWS | THE SILVER SERAPH, THE 9th NEW MODEL IN ITS 92-YEAR HISTORY, IS ITS FIRST BUILT ON A MOVING ASSEMBLY LINE | WHAT IS ROLLS ROYCE? | |
| 2258 | 1998‑09‑11 | MUSICAL THEATER | IN FRANCE, THIS MUSICAL WAS KNOWN AS "BRILLANTINE"; IN MEXICO, IT WAS "VASELINA" | WHAT IS "GREASE"? | |
| 2257 | 1998‑09‑10 | U.S. POLITICS | IN A POPULAR 1928 GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGAN, IT PRECEDED "BUT NO MAN WEARS A CROWN" | WHAT IS "EVERY MAN A KING"? | |
| 2256 | 1998‑09‑09 | FOOD | IN 1929 WILLIAM DREYER & JOSEPH EDY CREATED THIS ICE CREAM FLAVOR, NAMED IN PART TO REFLECT THE TIMES AHEAD | WHAT IS ROCKY ROAD? | |
| 2255 | 1998‑09‑08 | LITERARY GREATS | HIS LAST PUBLISHED WORK. AN 1898 POEM, WAS FIRST ISSUED UNDER HIS CELL NUMBER | WHO IS OSCAR WILDE? | |
| 2254 | 1998‑09‑07 | PRIME MINISTERS | 2 OF THE 4 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE HAD PRIME MINISTERS WHO WERE FATHER & DAUGHTER | WHAT ARE INDIA, PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA, BANGLADESH? | |
| 2253 | 1998‑07‑17 | STATUES | IN 1820 A MAN NAMED YORGOS UNEARTHED 3 STATUES: 2 OF HERMES & ONE OF APHRODITE, LATER RENAMED THIS | WHAT IS VENUS DE MILO? | |
| 2252 | 1998‑07‑16 | TELEVISION & HISTORY | WHEN "60 MINUTES" PREMIERED, THIS MAN WAS U.S. PRESIDENT | WHO IS LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON? | |
| 2251 | 1998‑07‑15 | U.S. RETAILING | A FEBRUARY 1998 STUDY FOUND THE WORLD'S HIGHEST STORE RENTS, $580 A SQUARE FOOT, ON THIS STREET | WHAT IS FIFTH AVENUE? | |
| 2250 | 1998‑07‑14 | WORLD LEADERS | VALDAS ADAMKUS, A RESIDENT OF THE CHICAGO AREA SINCE 1949, BECAME PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY IN 1998 | WHAT IS LITHUANIA? | |
| 2249 | 1998‑07‑13 | LITERARY TOURISM | THIS MEMOIR, WINNER OF A 1997 PULITZER PRIZE, HAS MADE LIMERICK A HOT TOURIST DESTINATION | WHAT IS "ANGELA'S ASHES"? | |
| 2248 | 1998‑07‑10 | 1980s BESTSELLERS | A DEFECTION ATTEMPT BY CREW MEMBERS IF THE SOVIET FRIGATE STOROZHEVOY INSPIRED THIS 1984 BESTSELLER | WHAT IS "THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER"? | |
| 2247 | 1998‑07‑09 | THE EARTH | ON THE LINE OF LATITUDE KNOWN AS THIS, THE SUN DOESN'T RISE ON THE WINTER SOLSTICE OR SET ON THE SUMMER | WHAT IS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE? | |
| 2246 | 1998‑07‑08 | THE WINTER OLYMPICS | THE SOUTHERNMOST CITY EVER TO HOST THE WINTER OLYMPICS | WHAT IS NAGANO? | |
| 2245 | 1998‑07‑07 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | HE'S THE ONLY GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE TO LOSE 2 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | WHO WAS THOMAS E. DEWEY? | |
| 2244 | 1998‑07‑06 | WESTERNS | CREATED BY CLARENCE E. MULFORD, IN BOOKS HE WAS A CRUSTY GUY WITH A BAD LEG; IN FILM, A ROMANTIC LEAD | WHO IS HOPALONG CASSIDY? | |
| 2243 | 1998‑07‑03 | WORLD LEADERS | ON DEC. 25, 1991, HE ENDED HIS FAREWELL SPEECH BY SAYING, "I WISH EVERYONE ALL THE BEST" | WHO IS MIKHAIL GORBACHEV? | |
| 2242 | 1998‑07‑02 | AMERICAN ARTISTS | FROM 1919 TO 1924, THIS ARTIST TAUGHT ART IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA | WHO WAS GRANT WOOD? | |
| 2241 | 1998‑07‑01 | WORLD CAPITALS | ONE OF THE 2 EUROPEAN CAPITALS CLOSEST TO THE UNITED STATES | WHAT IARE REYKJAVIK OR LISBON? | |
| 2240 | 1998‑06‑30 | ASTRONOMY | IT'S THE CENTURY DURING WHICH SATURN'S RINGS WERE FIRST OBSERVED | WHAT IS THE 17th CENTURY? | |
| 2239 | 1998‑06‑29 | TAXES | THE TAX ON THIS WAS THE SUBJECT OF A 1794 "REBELLION" & AN 1875 "RING" SCANDAL | WHAT IS WHISKEY? | |
| 2238 | 1998‑06‑26 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | HE'S THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL TO BE NAMED TIME MAGAZINE'S MAN OF THE YEAR 3 TIMES | WHO IS FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT? | |
| 2237 | 1998‑06‑25 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | THIS AUTHOR BORN IN 1904 GREW UP NEAR MULBERRY STREET IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS | WHO IS DR. SEUSS? | |
| 2236 | 1998‑06‑24 | ENTERTAINMENT | IT BEGAN IN THE EARLY 1980s AS CLUB DES TALONS HAUTS, A STILT-WALKING TROUPE | WHAT IS CIRQUE DU SOLEIL? | |
| 2235 | 1998‑06‑23 | FAMOUS POEMS | 1913 POEM THAT INCLUDES THE LINE "A NEST OF ROBINS IN HER HAIR" | WHAT IS "TREES"? | |
| 2234 | 1998‑06‑22 | ISLANDS | IN 1867 THE U.S. BOUGHT THIS ISLAND GROUP NAMED FOR A RUSSIAN CAPTAIN & LEASED IT TO SEAL HUNTING COMPANIES | WHAT ARE THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS? | |
| 2233 | 1998‑06‑19 | U.S. NEWSPAPERS | THIS PAPER MADE NEWS WHEN IT WAS THREATENED WITH LAWSUITS & AD CANCELLATION BY MAYOR XAVIER SUAREZ | WHAT IS THE MIAMI HERALD? | |
| 2124 | 1998‑06‑18 | U.S. STATESMEN | IN 1814 & 1815, BEFORE HE WAS PRESIDENT, HE SERVED SIMULTANEOUSLY AS SECRETARY OF STATE & SECRETARY OF WAR | WHO WAS JAMES MONROE? | This clue was originally dated 1998-01-18 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1998-06-18. |
| 2232 | 1998‑06‑17 | TELEVISION PERSONALITIES | HE WAS ORDAINED BY PITTSBURGH PRESBYTERY IN 1962 WITH A CHARGE TO WORK WITH CHILDREN THROUGH THE MEDIA | WHO IS FRED ROGERS? | |
| 2231 | 1998‑06‑16 | LATIN PHRASES | IT CAN REFER TO THE HOST USED IN THE EUCHARIST, OR A CITY SOUTHWEST OF HOUSTON | WHAT IS CORPUS CHRISTI? | |
| 2230 | 1998‑06‑15 | MACBETH | MACBETH SAYS TO THIS CHARACTER "THY BONES ARE MARROWLESS, THY BLOOD IS COLD" | WHHO IS BANQUO'S GHOST? | |
| 2229 | 1998‑06‑12 | ORGANIZATIONS | THIS WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1890 WAS CHARTERED BY CONGRESS IN 1896 | WHAT IS THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION? | |
| 2228 | 1998‑06‑11 | FAMOUS AMERICAN FAMILIES | IN HARTFORD OVER 200 MANHOLE COVERS MADE FROM CONFISCATED GUNS ARE ENGRAVED WITH THE MOTTO OF THIS LOCAL FAMILY | WHO WERE THE COLTS? | |
| 2227 | 1998‑06‑10 | THE COLD WAR | 28 YEARS APART, THEY ARE THE YEAR THE BERLIN WALL ERECTED & THE YEAR IT WAS TORN DOWN | WHAT ARE 1961 & 1989? | |
| 2226 | 1998‑06‑09 | BASKETBALL | 2 OF THE 3 NBA TEAMS WHOSE NAMES DON'T END WITH THE LETTER S | WHAT ARE (MIAMI) HEAT, (ORLANDO) MAGIC, (UTAH) JAZZ? | |
| 2225 | 1998‑06‑08 | OLYMPIC TEAMS | FORMED IN 1988 & THE SUBJECT OF A 1993 FILM, THIS TEAM HAD ITS FIRST SPONSER, RED STRIPE LAGER, FOR NAGAMO GAMES | WHAT IS THE JAMAICAN BOBSLED TEAM? | |
| 2224 | 1998‑06‑05 | ANCIENT GREECE | THE GREEKS HAD 4 NATIONAL FESTIVALS; THE NEMEAN GAMES, THE PYTHIAN GAMES, THE ISTHMIAN GAMES & THESE | WHAT ARE THE OLYMPIC GAMES? | This clue was originally dated 1998-06-06 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1998-06-05. |
| 2223 | 1998‑06‑04 | 1998 BESTSELLERS | 35 YEARS AFTER HER DEATH, SHE'S THE SUBJECT OF A NEW COLLECTION OF POEMS BY HER HUSBAND | WHO WAS SYLVIA PLATH? | |
| 2222 | 1998‑06‑03 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | THE 2 CIVIL WAR GENERALS ON THE WINNING REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL TICKET OF 1880 | WHO WERE JAMES A. GARFIELD & CHESTER A. ARTHUR? | |
| 2221 | 1998‑06‑02 | COMPOSERS | WHEN "FANTASIA" WAS RELEASED IN 1940, HE WAS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS COMPOSERS STILL ALIVE TO HEAR HIS MUSIC | WHO WAS IGOR (FYODOROVICH) STRAVINSKY? | |
| 2220 | 1998‑06‑01 | SHIPS | IT WAS REFLOATED, TOWED TO MATAURI BAY & SUNK THERE DEC. 12, 1987, WITH FULL MAORI CEREMONY | WHAT WAS THE RAINBOW WARRIOR? | |
| 2219 | 1998‑05‑29 | WORLD LEADERS | NAME SHARED BY THE LEADERS OF 2 NATIONS THAT REMAIN IN A MUTUAL STATE OF WAR IN 1998 | WHAT IS KIM? | |
| 2218 | 1998‑05‑28 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THE 3 MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES, THEY ADDED UP TO AN ESTIMATED 2.42 BILLION PEOPLE IN 1996 | WHAT ARE CHINA, INDIA & THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? | |
| 2217 | 1998‑05‑27 | COMPOSERS | ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS WORKS HAD ITS PREMIERE ON A BARGE IN 1717 | WHO WAS GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL? | |
| 2216 | 1998‑05‑26 | SINGERS | HE FIRST RECORDED IN 1939, "RETIRED" IN 1971, RETURNED & HAD A TIP 10 ALBUM IN 1993 | WHO IS FRANK SINATRA? | |
| 2215 | 1998‑05‑25 | OPERA ANAGRAMS | THIS DRUID PRIESTESS IS THE HEROINE OF A BELLINI OPERA ABOUT THE ROMAN OCCUPATION OF GAUL | WHO IS NORMA? | |
| 2214 | 1998‑05‑22 | SONGWRITERS | IT WAS ONCE SAID OF THIS MAN WHO LIVED TO BE 101: HE "HAS NO PLACE IN AMERICAN MUSIC. HE IS AMERICAN MUSIC" | WHO WAS IRVING BERLIN? | |
| 2213 | 1998‑05‑21 | AROUND THE WORLD | BESIDES GREAT BRITAIN, THE 2 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THROUGH WHICH THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN PASSES | WHAT ARE FRANCE & SPAIN? | |
| 2212 | 1998‑05‑20 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | 1 OF THE 2 WOMEN FROM THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE WON THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE | WHO ARE TONI MORRISON (1993) & PEARL S. BUCK (1938)? | |
| 2211 | 1998‑05‑19 | STATE CAPITALS | IN 1765 THIS CITY WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF THE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF A BOUNDARY DISPUTE | WHAT IS CONCORD (NEW HAMPSHIRE)? | |
| 2210 | 1998‑05‑18 | THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION | IN FEBRUARY 1998 DAVID SATCHER WAS SWORN IN TO THIS POST, LEFT VACANT SINCE 1994 | WHAT IS (U.S.) SURGEON GENERAL? | |
| 2209 | 1998‑05‑15 | POWER PEOPLE | UNDER CURRENT SUCCESSION LAWS, THIS FORMER UNIVERSITY HEAD IS THE LAST WOMAN IN LINE FOR THE U.S. PRESIDENCY | WHO IS DONNA SHALALA? | |
| 2208 | 1998‑05‑14 | WORDS FROM THE BIBLE | A 17th CENTURY SERMON ON THE BOOK OF JUDGES LED TO THIS GROUP'S NAME BEING APPLIED TO UNEDUCATED TOWNSPEOPLE | WHAT ARE PHILISTINES? | |
| 2207 | 1998‑05‑13 | MUSICAL INNOVATORS | ALPHABETICALLY, HE'S THE LAST INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME | WHO WAS FRANK ZAPPA? | |
| 2206 | 1998‑05‑12 | PLACES IN CANADA | RENAMED IN THE 1930s, THIS CITY OF 28,000 & IT'S RIVER WERE BOTH ORIGINALLY CALLED LITTLE THAMES | WHAT IS STRATFORD (ON AVON)? | |
| 2205 | 1998‑05‑11 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | PHOENIX LIES ON A RIVER NAMED FOR THIS SUBSTANCE FOUND IN THE NAME OF ANOTHER STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS SALT? | |
| 2204 | 1998‑05‑08 | GEOGRAPHY NEWS | ON THE INITIATIVE OF SEN. PATRICK LEAHY, IN 1998 IT WAS DESIGNATED THE SIXTH GREAT LAKE | WHAT IS LAKE CHAMPLAIN? | |
| 2203 | 1998‑05‑07 | SPORTS TEAMS | 1 OF 2 NAMES SHARED BY BOTH A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM & AN NFL TEAM | WHAT ARE THE CARDINALS & GIANTS? | |
| 2202 | 1998‑05‑06 | WORLD LEADERS | UNOPPOSED, HE WAS ELECTED TO HIS 5th TERM AS PRESIDENT IN 1998; HE'S BEEN IN POWER SINCE 1959 | WHO IS FIDEL CASTRO? | |
| 2201 | 1998‑05‑05 | QUOTATIONS | IN 1883 HE WROTE, "YOUR TRUE PILOT CARES NOTHING ABOUT ANYTHING ON EARTH BUT THE RIVER" | WHO WAS MARK TWAIN? | |
| 2200 | 1998‑05‑04 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | PYTHO, THE SITE OF APOLLO'S ORACLE, WAS RENAMED THIS AFTER APOLLO APPEARED DISGUISED AS A SEA CREATURE | WHAT IS DELPHI? | |
| 2199 | 1998‑05‑01 | WORDS | MERRYTHOUGHT IS AN OLD, CHIEFLY BRITISH TERM FOR THIS PART OF A CHICKEN | WHAT IS THE WISHBONE? | |
| 2198 | 1998‑04‑30 | THE 1998 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE | IN THE PARADE LINE-UP, THIS COMPANY'S FLOAT WAS 57th | WHAT IS H.J. HEINZ CO.? | |
| 2197 | 1998‑04‑29 | AWARDS | THIS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WON THE FIRST NOBEL PEACE PRIZE GIVEN AFTER THE START OF WORLD WAR II | WHAT IS THE (INTERNATIONAL) RED CROSS? | |
| 2196 | 1998‑04‑28 | THE CALENDAR | IT'S THE 5th MONTH MENTIONED IN THE RHYME THAT BEGINS, "THIRTY DAYS HATH..." | WHAT IS FEBRUARY? | |
| 2195 | 1998‑04‑27 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES | A UNIT OF LENGTH MEASURING 6 FEET, OR A VERB MEANING TO COMPREHEND | WHAT IS FATHOM? | |
| 2194 | 1998‑04‑24 | ACTRESSES & ROLE | KATHY BATES PLAYED HER IN 1997, DEBBIE REYNOLDS PLAYED HER IN 1964 | WHO IS (THE UNSINKABLE) MOLLY BROWN? | |
| 2193 | 1998‑04‑23 | ENTERTAINERS | IN 1997 THIS ENTERTAINER BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN NAMED AN HONORARY U.S. VETERAN BY CONGRESS | WHO IS BOB HOPE? | |
| 2192 | 1998‑04‑22 | PSYCHOLOGY | THIS 1973 BOOK & SUBSEQUENT TV MOVIE POPULARIZED THE STUDY OF MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER | WHAT WAS "SYBIL"? | |
| 2191 | 1998‑04‑21 | MEDICINE 1998 | AN ASPIRIN- ACETOMINOPHEN- CAFFEINE PILL IS THE FIRST FDA-APPROVED OVER-THE-COUNTER PILL FOR THIS MALADY | WHAT IS MIGRAINE (HEADACHES)? | |
| 2190 | 1998‑04‑20 | WORLD BUSINESS | THE OFFICES OF N.M. ROTHSCHILD IN LONDON FIX THIS TWICE EVERY WEEKDAY, AT 10:30 A.M. & 3 P.M. | WHAT IS THE PRICE OF GOLD? | |
| 2189 | 1998‑04‑17 | VOLCANOES | THE 5 HIGHEST VOLCANOES ON EARTH ARE LOCATED IN THESE MOUNTAINS | WHAT ARE THE ANDES? | |
| 2188 | 1998‑04‑16 | RETAIL | FRUSTRATED BY DEPARTMENT STORES, DONALD FISHER FOUNDED THIS CHAIN IN 1969 AS A RECORD & JEANS STORE | WHAT IS THE GAP (, INC.)? | |
| 2187 | 1998‑04‑15 | INVENTORS | HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE INVENTORS HALL OF FAME IN 1997 FOR INVENTING THE SUPERCOMPUTER | WHO WAS SEYMOUR CRAY? | |
| 2186 | 1998‑04‑14 | WORLD CITIES | IN 1634 A SPANISH ROYAL DECREE RECOGNIZED IT AS THE "KEY TO THE NEW WORLD AND THE BULWARK OF THE WEST INDIES" | WHAT IS HAVANA? | |
| 2185 | 1998‑04‑13 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | AMONG THE 10 MODERN MARTYRS WHO WILL HAVE STATUES IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY IS THIS AMERICAN, 1929-1968 | WHO IS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.? | |
| 2184 | 1998‑04‑10 | IN THE KITCHEN | NOW IN OVER 44 MILLION U.S. KITCHENS, THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT WAS ILLEGAL IN NYC UNTIL 1997 | WHAT ARE GARBAGE DISPOSALS? | |
| 2183 | 1998‑04‑09 | CABLE TV | SPAWNING A WEB SITE, VIDEOS & A MAGAZINE, THIS A&E SERIES HAS TAKEN ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN | WHAT IS "BIOGRAPHY"? | |
| 2182 | 1998‑04‑08 | ACTORS & THEIR FILMS | THE TITLE OF RICHARD BURTON'S LAST FEATURE FILM, OR THE YEAR IT WAS RELEASED | WHAT IS "1984"? | |
| 2181 | 1998‑04‑07 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS & AUTHORS | HE ALSO CREATED A 2-LETTER LAND CALLED IX | WHO WAS L. FRANK BAUM? | |
| 2180 | 1998‑04‑06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THIS ISLAND NATION IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD NAMED FOR A BIBLICAL KING | WHAT ARE THE SOLOMON ISLANDS? | |
| 2179 | 1998‑04‑03 | PLAYS | BASED ON A MYTH, THIS 1913 PLAY BECAME A 1938 MOVIE, A 1956 STAGE MUSICAL & A 1964 MOVIE MUSICAL | WHAT IS "PYGMALION"? | |
| 2178 | 1998‑04‑02 | THE 20th CENTURY | IN 1916, HIS ASSASSINS INCLUDED A PRINCE AND A GRAND DUKE | WHO WAS GRIGORY RASPUTIN? | |
| 2177 | 1998‑04‑01 | APRIL 1 IN HISTORY | APRIL 1 IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF FIVE FORKS, THE LAST DECISIVE BATTLE OF THIS WAR | WHAT IS THE (AMERICAN) CIVIL WAR? | |
| 2176 | 1998‑03‑31 | AVIATION | ON OCTOBER 14, 1997 HE RE-CREATED A FEAT HE HAD PERFORMED EXACTLY FIFTY YEARS EARLIER | WHO IS CHARLES "CHUCK" YEAGER? | |
| 2175 | 1998‑03‑30 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT GETS ITS NAME FROM THE LATIN FOR "TO RESTORE" | WHAT IS RESTAURANT? | |
| 2174 | 1998‑03‑27 | FAMOUS STRUCTURES | IN 1930 THE CHRYSLER BUILDING SURPASSED THIS FOREIGN STRUCTURE BY OVER 60 FEET TO BECOME THE WORLD'S TALLEST | WHAT IS THE EIFFEL TOWER? | |
| 2173 | 1998‑03‑26 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT TO WEAR A BEARD; THIS MAN WAS THE SECOND | WHO WAS ULYSSES S. GRANT? | |
| 2172 | 1998‑03‑25 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | GRADERS, GAUGERS, SPIKERS & BOLTERS BUILT THESE | WHAT ARE RAILROADS? | |
| 2171 | 1998‑03‑24 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS | HE BUILT THE VALLEY OF THE FALLEN, HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE, JUST NORTH OF EL ESCORIAL | WHO WAS FRANCISCO FRANCO? | |
| 2170 | 1998‑03‑23 | SINGERS | ARTIST WHO RELEASED THE 1991 DOUBLE ALBUM "WHO'LL BUY MY MEMORIES: THE I.R.S. TAPES" | WHO IS WILLIE NELSON? | |
| 2169 | 1998‑03‑20 | FINANCE HISTORY | IN THE 18th C., SELLING STOCK YOU DIDN'T YET OWN, HOPING IT WOULD FALL, WAS CALLED SELLING THIS ANIMAL'S SKIN | WHAT IS A BEAR? | |
| 2168 | 1998‑03‑19 | BROADCASTING | FOUNDED IN THE EARLY '50s, IN 1995 IT MOVED ITS HEADQUARTERS FROM MUNICH TO PRAGUE | WHAT IS RADIO FREE EUROPE? | |
| 2167 | 1998‑03‑18 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES | THE FRENCH CALL HIM "LE ROI DU CRAZY" | WHO IS JERRY LEWIS? | |
| 2166 | 1998‑03‑17 | STATE CAPITALS | IT'S THE ONLY STATE CAPITAL WHOSE NAME HAS 3 SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS | WHAT IS TALLAHASSEE? | |
| 2165 | 1998‑03‑16 | MODERN ARTISTS | ARTIST WHO SAID, "ON THE FLOOR I AM MORE AT EASE, I FEEL NEARER, MORE A PART OF THE PAINTING" | WHO IS JACKSON POLLOCK? | |
| 2164 | 1998‑03‑13 | HOLY DAYS | ON THIS DAY YOU CAN HEAR "REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE DUST AND UNTO DUST YOU SHALL RETURN" RITUALLY REPEATED | WHAT IS ASH WEDNESDAY? | |
| 2163 | 1998‑03‑12 | MEDIEVAL DRAMA | THE NAME OF THIS TITLE CHARACTER OF A MORALITY PLAY HAS BECOME A SYNONYM FOR THE AVERAGE, ORDINARY PERSON | WHAT IS "EVERYMAN"? | |
| 2162 | 1998‑03‑11 | TRANSPORTATION HISTORY | IN 1807 HE WROTE, "THE DISTANCE FROM NEW YORK TO ALBANY IS 150 MILES; I RAN IT UP IN THIRTY-TWO HOURS" | WHO WAS ROBERT FULTON? | |
| 2161 | 1998‑03‑10 | EPITAPHS | THEY'RE THE 3 WORDS FOUND AT THE TOP OF MEL BLANC'S GRAVESTONE | WHAT IS "THAT'S ALL FOLKS"? | |
| 2160 | 1998‑03‑09 | WORD ORIGINS | THESE 2 WORDS, FOR A POLITICAL PLAN OF ATTACK & A DRINK USED TO CELEBRATE A WIN, COME FROM THE SAME ROOT | WHAT ARE CAMPAIGN & CHAMPAGNE? | |
| 2159 | 1998‑03‑06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | ON JULY 1, 1997 ITS POPULATION SUDDENLY INCREASED BY OVER 6 MILLION | WHAT IS CHINA? | |
| 2158 | 1998‑03‑05 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES | HIS BOOKS INCLUDE "SKYWARD" (1928), "LITTLE AMERICA" (1930) & "ALONE" (1938) | WHO WAS (REAR ADMIRAL) RICHARD E. BYRD? | |
| 2157 | 1998‑03‑04 | SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES | THEY GOT THEIR NAME BECAUSE THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED THEM IN 1895 HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE | WHAT ARE X-RAYS? | |
| 2156 | 1998‑03‑03 | WORLD OF BUSINESS | ACCORDING TO McDONALD'S, IT'S THE ONLY COUNTRY WHERE THEIR OUTLETS DO NOT SELL BEEF HAMBURGERS | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 2155 | 1998‑03‑02 | TV SITCOMS | FOR YOUR INFORMATION THIS SERIES THAT PREMIERED IN 1988 IS TV'S LONGEST- RUNNING SITCOM STILL ON THE AIR | WHAT IS "MURPHY BROWN"? | |
| 2154 | 1998‑02‑27 | TELEVISION BIOGRAPHIES | THE BIOGRAPHY OF THIS MAN ON PBS' "AMERICAN MASTERS" WAS SUBTITLED "SUBMITTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL" | WHO WAS ROD SERLING? | |
| 2153 | 1998‑02‑26 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | HE LAUNCHED HIS LECTURING CAREER IN 1866 WITH A TALK LATER TITLED "OUR FELLOW SAVAGES OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS" | WHO WAS MARK TWAIN? | |
| 2152 | 1998‑02‑25 | ASIA | 19th CENTURY NOVELIST JOSE RIZAL WAS A HERO OF THIS COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT | WHAT IS THE PHILIPPINES? | |
| 2151 | 1998‑02‑24 | FAMOUS VOYAGES | CAPT. ROBERT FITZROY OF THIS SHIP ARGUED THAT ITS SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES SUPPORTED THE BIBLE | WHAT WAS THE H.M.S. BEAGLE? | |
| 2150 | 1998‑02‑23 | THE CARIBBEAN | THIS CAPITAL, FOUNDED BY COLUMBUS' BROTHER, IS THE OLDEST EUROPEAN-FOUNDED CITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | WHAT IS SANTO DOMINGO? | |
| 2149 | 1998‑02‑20 | POP STARS | THIS POP STAR BORN IN 1970 WAS NAMED FOR A SONG IN "PAINT YOUR WAGON" | WHO IS MARIAH CAREY? | |
| 2148 | 1998‑02‑19 | 1990s TRENDS | ONE NICKNAME FOR THIS PRODUCT NOW BACK IN VOGUE COMES FROM A PENN. REGION ALSO KNOWN FOR WAGONS | WHAT IS A CIGAR? | |
| 2147 | 1998‑02‑18 | AUTHORS | HE CLAIMED THAT, AS A PINKERTON DETECTIVE, HE HAD WORKED THE FATTY ARBUCKLE & NICKY ARNSTEIN CASES | WHO IS DASHIELL HAMMETT? | |
| 2146 | 1998‑02‑17 | NATIVE AMERICANS | BEFORE THIS GREAT CHIEF DIED IN 1877, HE REPORTEDLY PROPHESIED, "I WILL RETURN TO YOU IN STONE" | WHO WAS CRAZY HORSE? | |
| 2145 | 1998‑02‑16 | POPULAR FICTION | IN 1996 RAYMOND BENSON TOOK OVER A BOOK SERIES FROM JOHN GARDNER, WHO HAD TAKEN OVER FROM THIS FIRST AUTHOR | WHO IS IAN FLEMING? | |
| 2144 | 1998‑02‑13 | EUROPEAN CITIES | CITY WHERE GOETHE & NIETZSCHE DIED, & A REPUBLIC & A BREED OF DOG WERE BORN | WHAT IS WEIMAR? | |
| 2143 | 1998‑02‑12 | U.S. STATESMEN | BETWEEN 1803 & 1848, HE SERVED AS A U.S. SENATOR, SECRETARY OF STATE, PRESIDENT & CONGRESSMAN, IN THAT ORDER | WHO IS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS? | |
| 2142 | 1998‑02‑11 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | 1 OF THE 2 BEST PICTURE WINNERS IN THE 1990s WITH ONE-WORD TITLES | WHAT ARE "BRAVEHEART" & "UNFORGIVEN"? | |
| 2141 | 1998‑02‑10 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | THE 5th EDITION OF THIS WORK, PUBLISHED IN 1676, INCLUDED A SECTION ON FLY FISHING BY CHARLES COTTON | WHAT IS "THE COMPLEAT ANGLER"? | |
| 2140 | 1998‑02‑09 | THE SMITHSONIAN | DISPLAYED IN A NEW CASE IN SEPTEMBER 1997, IT'S THE CENTERPIECE OF THE HARRY WINSTON GALLERY | WHAT IS THE HOPE DIAMOND? | |
| 2139 | 1998‑02‑06 | U.S. CITIES | THIS HISTORIC CITY WAS NAMED FOR THE BISHOP OF HIPPO ON WHOSE FEAST DAY THE AREA WAS FIRST SIGNED | WHAT IS SAINT AUGUSTINE? | |
| 2138 | 1998‑02‑05 | ROYALTY | A CAPITAL IN THE WEST INDIES IS NAMED FOR THIS FAMILY NAME OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE, KING OF ENGLAND | WHAT IS NASSAU? | |
| 2137 | 1998‑02‑04 | WORLD LEADERS | IN A SEPTEMBER 18, 1978 SPEECH, HE SAID "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS" | WHO IS JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 2136 | 1998‑02‑03 | ASIAN NATIONS | IN POPULATION, IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTRY THAT'S NOT A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS | WHAT IS TAIWAN? | |
| 2135 | 1998‑02‑02 | LEGAL EAGLES | IN 1931 HE NARRATED "THE MYSTERY OF LIFE", A FULL-LENGTH FILM ABOUT EVOLUTION | WHO IS CLARENCE DARROW? | |
| 2134 | 1998‑01‑30 | MOVIE HISTORY | THIS RESORT ISLAND LENT ITS NAME TO A 1948 BOGART FILM; THE AFRICAN QUEEN IS NOW MOORED THERE | WHAT IS KEY LARGO? | |
| 2133 | 1998‑01‑29 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | ALL THE MEDALS HAVE ALFRED NOBEL ON 1 SIDE; THESE 2 CATEGORIES SHARE AN IDENTICAL DESIGN ON THE REVERSE | WHAT ARE PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY? | |
| 2132 | 1998‑01‑28 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | ARIADNE GOT THE BALL OF TWINE THAT SHE GAVE TO THESEUS FROM THIS MAN BEFORE HIS FLIGHT FROM CRETE | WHO WAS DAEDALUS? | |
| 2131 | 1998‑01‑27 | MAN IN SPACE | MISSION THAT PUT THE THIRD MAN ON THE MOON | WHAT WAS APOLLO 12? | |
| 2130 | 1998‑01‑26 | ANIMALS OF THE NEW WORLD | EXPLORER CABEZA DE VACA WROTE ABOUT THIS "ANIMAL WITH A POCKET ON ITS BELLY, IN WHICH IT CARRIES ITS YOUNG" | WHAT IS AN OPOSSUM? | |
| 2129 | 1998‑01‑23 | LIBRARIES | THE MILLIONTH VISITOR TO THIS LIBRARY RECEIVED A SIGNED COPY OF "MY TURN", SOME JELLY BEANS & A WEEKEND GETAWAY | WHAT IS THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY? | |
| 2128 | 1998‑01‑22 | SYNTHETICS | THE NAME OF THIS COMMON KITCHEN MATERIAL COMES FROM ITS USE IN PLACE OF A MINERAL | WHAT IS FORMICA? | |
| 2127 | 1998‑01‑21 | THE POST OFFICE | DUE TO DEMAND BUGS BUNNY'S U.S. COMMEMORATIVE STAMP WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE A SECOND PRINTING SINCE THIS ONE | WHAT IS (THE) ELVIS PRESLEY (STAMP)? | |
| 2126 | 1998‑01‑20 | PLACE NAME ORIGINS | SITE OF A FAMOUS LEADER'S EXILE, IT WAS NAMED FOR THE MOTHER OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT | WHAT IS ST. HELENA? | |
| 2125 | 1998‑01‑19 | BESTSELLERS | A LIMITED EDITION OF THIS 1980 STEPHEN KING NOVEL FEATURED AN ALUMINUM-COATED ASBESTOS-CLOTH COVER | WHAT IS "FIRESTARTER"? | |
| 2123 | 1998‑01‑16 | IN THE NEWS | COLIN POWELL & JIMMY CARTER WERE AMONG THOSE WHO ATTENDED ITS DEDICATION NOV. 6, 1997 AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | WHAT IS THE GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY? | |
| 2122 | 1998‑01‑15 | SHAKESPEARE | HAMLET TELLS THIS MAN THAT YORICK WAS "A FELLOW OF INFINITE JEST" | WHO IS HORATIO? | |
| 2121 | 1998‑01‑14 | WORLD LEADERS | CURRENT EUROPEAN HEAD OF STATE WHOSE LAST NAME MEANS "CABBAGE" | WHO IS HELMUT KOHL? | |
| 2120 | 1998‑01‑13 | WALL STREET | FIRST TRADED IN 1824 UNDER THE NAME NEW YORK GAS LIGHT CO., IT'S THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY LISTED CO. ON THE NYSE | WHAT IS CON ED? | |
| 2119 | 1998‑01‑12 | TV & MOVIE SETTINGS | THE MOVIE "DINER" & TV's "HOMICIDE" ARE SET IN THIS HOMETOWN OF DIRECTOR-PRODUCER BARRY LEVINSON | WHAT IS BALTIMORE? | |
| 2118 | 1998‑01‑09 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS | NEW ZEALAND HAS 2 NATIONAL ANTHEMS, "GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND" & THIS | WHAT IS "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN (OR KING)"? | |
| 2117 | 1998‑01‑08 | ECONOMISTS | IN 1980 HE HOSTED A 10-PART PBS SERIES & CO-AUTHORED THE COMPANION BOOK, BOTH TITLED "FREE TO CHOOSE" | WHO IS MILTON FRIEDMAN? | |
| 2116 | 1998‑01‑07 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | THIS 1726 SATIRE REPORTED THE EXISTENCE OF MARS' 2 MOONS 151 YEARS BEFORE ASAPH HALL DISCOVERED THEM | WHAT IS "GULLIVER'S TRAVELS"? | |
| 2115 | 1998‑01‑06 | THE OSCARS | 1 0F 2 MEN WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR ACTING OSCARS 10 TIMES | WHO ARE LAURENCE OLIVIER & JACK NICHOLSON? | |
| 2114 | 1998‑01‑05 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 2 OF THE 5 PRESIDENTS BURIED WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER | WHO ARE HOOVER, TRUMAN, EISENHOWER, LBJ & NIXON? | |
| 2113 | 1998‑01‑02 | IN THE NEWS 1997 | 50 YEARS AFTER A FAMOUS INCIDENT, THIS CITY GOT A NEW FLAG, SEEN HERE, FEATURING A MYSTERIOUS DOT IN THE SKY: | WHAT IS ROSWELL, (NEW MEXICO)? | |
| 2112 | 1998‑01‑01 | U.S. RIVERS | THE LARGEST TRIBUTARY OF THE HUDSON, ITS NAME ALSO REFERS TO A HAIRSTYLE | WHAT IS THE MOHAWK? | |
| 2111 | 1997‑12‑31 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | IN SPANISH THIS AGENCY IS KNOWN AS "LA MIGRA" | WHAT IS THE IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE? | |
| 2110 | 1997‑12‑30 | FOOD HISTORY | 13th CENTURY INVADING ASIAN PEOPLE WO BROUGHT THE IDEA OF EATING RAW CHOPPED MEAT INTO THE GERMANY AREA | WHO WERE THE TARTARS? | |
| 2109 | 1997‑12‑29 | WOMEN IN POLITICS | IN 1995 SHE BECAME THE FIRST SITTING GOVENOR TO GIVE THE REBUTTAL TO A STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS | WHO IS CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN? | |
| 2108 | 1997‑12‑26 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | CONTROVERSIAL EVEN WHEN SERIALIZED IN THE "NATIONAL ERA", IT SOLD OVER 300,000 COPIES IN BOOK FORM IN 1852 | WHAT IS "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN"? | |
| 2107 | 1997‑12‑25 | JOURNALISM | IN AN 1897 EDITORIAL THAT STATED "THANK GOD! HE LIVES, AND HE LIVES FOREVER" THIS QUESTION WAS ANSWERED | WHAT IS "IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS"? | |
| 2106 | 1997‑12‑24 | IN THE NEWS 1882 | QUEEN VICTORIA WAS NOT AMUSED WHEN THIS ANIMAL RIDDEN BY KIDS AT THE LONDON ZOO WAS SOLD TO A U.S. SHOWMAN | WHO WAS JUMBO? | |
| 2105 | 1997‑12‑23 | FOREIGN AIRLINES | IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF PASSENGERS, IT'S THE BUSIEST FOREIGN CARRIER OPERATING AT LAX | WHAT IS MEXICANA (AIRLINES)? | |
| 2104 | 1997‑12‑22 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | ALTHOUGH HE GRADUATED 64th OUT OF 112 IN HIS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1935, HE WAS VOTED "MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED" | WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 2103 | 1997‑12‑19 | HOLLYWOOD HISTORY | IT WAS THE FIRST, FIRST, FIRST, FIRST FILM TO USE CINERAMA'S SINGLE-PROJECTOR SYSTEM | WHAT IS "IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD"? | |
| 2102 | 1997‑12‑18 | WORLD WAR II | LAUNCHED SEPT. 27, 1941 THE FIRST OF THE LIBERTY SHIPS WAS NAMED FOR THIS REVOLUTIONARY WAR FIGURE | WHO WAS PATRICK HENRY? | |
| 2101 | 1997‑12‑17 | PATRON SAINTS | LEGEND SAYS SAINT RULE BROUGHT THIS SAINT'S RELICS TO THE COAST OF FIFE IN 368 | WHO WAS SAINT ANDREW? | |
| 2100 | 1997‑12‑16 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | AMONG THOSE WHO EULOGIZED HIM ON JULY 29, 1997 WAS HIS SUCCESSOR, DAVID SOUTER | WHO WAS WILLIAM BRENNAN? | |
| 2099 | 1997‑12‑15 | SPORTS | DENNIS CONNER IS THE ONLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE U.S. EVER TO LOSE THIS RACE -- HE DID IT TWICE | WHAT IS THE AMERICA'S CUP? | |
| 2098 | 1997‑12‑12 | BRAND NAMES | FORMULATED IN 1953, ITS FIRST PURPOSE WAS "WATER DISPLACEMENT" TO PREVENT CORROSION ON MISSILES | WHAT IS WD-40? | |
| 2097 | 1997‑12‑11 | AFRICAN WILDLIFE | IT CAN ATTAIN A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH, BUT HAS ONLY 2 TOES ON EACH OF ITS 2 FEET | WHAT IS AN OSTRICH? | |
| 2096 | 1997‑12‑10 | WOMEN | 1 OF THE 3 WOMEN IN THE ONLY STATUE THAT DEPICTS WOMEN IN THE U.S. CAPITOL ROTUNDA | WHAT IS SUSAN B. ANTHONY, ELIZABETH CADY STANTON,L. MOTT? | |
| 2095 | 1997‑12‑09 | 16th CENTURY EXPLORERS | HE WAS BURIED UNDER A STONE THAT READ, "BENEATH THIS STONE REPOSE THE BONES OF THE VALIANT LION..." | WHO WAS JUAN PONCE DE LEON? | |
| 2094 | 1997‑12‑08 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES | NAME SHARED BY CHARACTERS THAT DEREK JACOBI PLAYED IN A PBS MINISERIES & IN KENNETH BRANAGH'S FILM OF "HAMLET" | WHAT IS CLAUDIUS? | |
| 2093 | 1997‑12‑05 | FOOD | CAMPBELL SOUP LAUNCHED THIS FLAVOR IN 1990 WITH A RECIPE CONTEST BEARING PRESIDENT BUSH IN MIND | WHAT IS (CREAM OF) BROCCOLI? | |
| 2092 | 1997‑12‑04 | HALLS OF FAME | INDUCTEES INTO THE HALL OF FAME FOR THESE INCLUDE BOB KEESHAN, OLEG POPOV & RED SKELTON | WHAT ARE CLOWNS? | |
| 2091 | 1997‑12‑03 | SCULPTURE | STANDING ON THE BANKS OF THE CONCORD RIVER, IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS THE "STATUE OF THE EMBATTLED FARMER" | WHAT IS THE MINUTEMAN? | |
| 2090 | 1997‑12‑02 | 17th CENTURY LITERATURE | PART ONE OF THIS ENGLISH ALLEGORY ENDS, "SO I AWOKE, AND BEHOLD IT WAS A DREAM" | WHAT IS "THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS"? | |
| 2089 | 1997‑12‑01 | POLITICAL ANAGRAMS | 20th CENTURY WORLD LEADER WHOSE NAME IS AN ANAGRAM OF "THAT GREAT CHARMER" | WHO IS MARGARET THATCHER? | |
| 2088 | 1997‑11‑28 | TELEVISION | TV's NO. 1 SHOW FOR THE 1979-80 SEASON, IT WAS ALSO TOPS 13 YEARS LATER FOR THE 1992-93 SEASON | WHAT IS "60 MINUTES"? | |
| 2087 | 1997‑11‑27 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY | THE NKVD, WHICH LIQUIDATED ITS OWN FIRST 2 CHIEFS IN THE 1930s, DEVELOPED INTO THIS GROUP IN 1954 | WHAT IS THE KGB? | |
| 2086 | 1997‑11‑26 | CANDY | CREATED IN 1912, THEY WERE ORIGINALLY MARKETED WITH THE SLOGAN "FOR THAT STORMY BREATH" | WHAT ARE (PEP-O-MINT) LIFE SAVERS? | |
| 2085 | 1997‑11‑25 | NOVELS | CRITIC MALCOLM COWLEY CALLED IT "A FABLE OF THE 1920's THAT HAS SURVIVED AS A LEGEND FOR OTHER TIMES" | WHAT IS "THE GREAT GATSBY"? | |
| 2084 | 1997‑11‑24 | SOUTHERN NOVELISTS | SHE BASED THE CHARACTER OF DILL HARRIS ON HER CHILDHOOD FRIEND TRUMAN CAPOTE | WHO IS (NELLE) HARPER LEE? | |
| 2083 | 1997‑11‑21 | THE ARMED SERVICES | IN SEPTEMBER 1997 THIS BRANCH OF THE U.S. ARMED SERVICES CELEBRATED ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY | WHAT IS THE AIR FORCE? | |
| 2082 | 1997‑11‑20 | ART | THE ITALIAN NAME OF THIS 15th CENTURY MASTERPIECE IS "L'ULTIMA CENA" | WHAT IS "THE LAST SUPPER"? | |
| 2081 | 1997‑11‑19 | POLITICAL CONNECTIONS | IN 1832 WHEN THE HOUSE TRIED SAM HOUSTON FOR CONTEMPT, HE WAS DEFENDED BY THIS LAWYER & LYRICIST | WHO IS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY? | |
| 2080 | 1997‑11‑18 | FLAGS | IN 1971 THE EAGLE REPLACED THIS ANIMAL ON THE FLAG OF THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | WHAT WAS A HORSE? | |
| 2079 | 1997‑11‑17 | FAMOUS SPEECHES | THIS 19th CENTURY SPEECH INCLUDED THE LINE "THE WORLD WILL LITTLE NOTE, NOR LONG REMEMBER WHAT WE SAY HERE..." | WHAT WAS THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS? | |
| 2078 | 1997‑11‑14 | HOLIDAYS | THE U.S. STAMP FOR THIS DECEMBER HOLIDAY USED THE WORK OF "WAITING TO EXHALE" COVER ARTIST SYNTHIA SAINT JAMES | WHAT IS KWANZAA? | |
| 2077 | 1997‑11‑13 | TOYS | THIS COMPANY'S 4-LTR NAME IS FROM DANISH MEANING "PLAY WELL"; COINCIDENTALLY, IN LATIN IT MEANS "I PUT TOGETHER" | WHAT IS LEGO? | |
| 2076 | 1997‑11‑12 | SHOPPING U.S.A. | THE FIRST STORE OF THIS GIANT CHAIN OPENED IN ROGERS, ARKANSAS, POPULATION 5,700, IN 1962 | WHAT IS WAL-MART (DISCOUNT STORE)? | |
| 2075 | 1997‑11‑11 | 18th CENTURY IN THE NEWS | ON DEC. 17, 1773, 342 CHESTS OF THIS WERE IN THE NEWS | WHAT IS TEA? | |
| 2074 | 1997‑11‑10 | THE CONSTITUTION | WORD COMPLETING THE LINE "NOR SHALL ANY PERSON BE SUBJECT FOR THE SAME OFFENSE TO BE TWICE PUT IN" THIS | WHAT IS "JEOPARDY"? | |
| 2073 | 1997‑11‑07 | WOMEN AUTHORS | TOURISTS MAY VISIT THE CHAWTON, ENGLAND HOME OF THIS SENSIBLE 19th C. NOVELIST, STILL POPULAR TODAY | WHO WAS JANE AUSTEN? | |
| 2072 | 1997‑11‑06 | CARTOON CHARACTERS | THIS FOE OF BUGS BUNNY IS A MARSUPIAL | WHO IS THE TASMANIAN DEVIL? | |
| 2071 | 1997‑11‑05 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 1935, AT THE REQUEST OF PRESIDENT MANUEL QUEZON, HE WAS APPOINTED MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PHILIPPINES | WHO WAS DOUGLAS MacARTHUR? | |
| 2070 | 1997‑11‑04 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | HE DELIVERED EULOGIES FOR JACKIE ROBINSON IN 1972 & CLEVELAND MAYOR CARL STOKES IN 1996 | WHO IS (REV.) JESSE (LOUIS) JACKSON? | |
| 2069 | 1997‑11‑03 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | IN 1900 HE PUBLISHED HIS FIRST COLLECTION OF STORIES, "THE SON OF THE WOLF" | WHO IS JACK LONDON? | |
| 2068 | 1997‑10‑31 | HALLOWEEN | MYTHICAL HALLOWEEN BEING IN THE TITLE OF THE OFT-REPEATED ANIMATED TV SPECIAL THAT DEBUTED OCTOBER 27, 1966 | WHO IS THE GREAT PUMPKIN? | |
| 2067 | 1997‑10‑30 | THE WESTERN U.S. | THIS CITY'S OFFICIAL SEAL DEPICTS A PHOENIX & A MOTTO IN SPANISH: "GOLD IN PEACE--IRON IN WAR" | WHAT IS SAN FRANCISCO? | |
| 2066 | 1997‑10‑29 | SAME LAST NAMES | THE 2 FOUNDERS OF A TEXTBOOK PUBLISHING HOUSE, OR THE PAIR WHO SANG THE COUNTRY HIT "IT'S YOUR LOVE" | WHAT IS McGRAW (&) HILL? | |
| 2065 | 1997‑10‑28 | 20th CENTURY POLITICIANS | HE WAS THE FIRST INCUMBENT VICE PRESIDENT TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT SINCE 1836 | WHO IS GEORGE BUSH? | |
| 2064 | 1997‑10‑27 | FAMOUS BUILDINGS | RICHARD BURBAGE & SAM WANAMAKER, ABOUT 400 YEARS APART, WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS BUILDING & REBUILDING | WHAT IS THE GLOBE (THEATRE)? | |
| 2063 | 1997‑10‑24 | PLAYWRIGHTS | IN 1948 HE RETURNED TO EUROPE & SOON CO-FOUNDED THE BERLINER ENSEMBLE TO STAGE HIS WORKS | WHO WAS (EUGEN) BERTOLT BRECHT? | |
| 2062 | 1997‑10‑23 | MILITARY NEWS | ON JUNE 11, 1997 THE ARMY DEACTIVATED THE 43rd MOBILE ARMY SURGICAL HOSPITAL, ITS LAST, IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS SOUTH KOREA? | |
| 2061 | 1997‑10‑22 | MODERN U.S. HISTORY | THIS GROUP CONSISTED OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE, 4 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, & EX-HEADS OF THE CIA & THE WORLD BANK | WHAT WAS THE WARREN COMMISSION? | |
| 2060 | 1997‑10‑21 | U.S. JUSTICE | THIS STATE CARRIES OUT THE MOST EXECUTIONS, BY FAR | WHAT IS TEXAS? | |
| 2059 | 1997‑10‑20 | MOVIE ACTRESSES | HER CAREER BEGAN WITH THE SILENT "AN UNSEEN ENEMY" IN 1912 & ENDED WITH "THE WHALES OF AUGUST" 75 YEARS LATER | WHO IS LILLIAN GISH? | |
| 2058 | 1997‑10‑17 | CONGRESSMEN | HE WAS THE CHIEF SPONSOR OF THE SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS TAX RETIREMENT ACT OF 1962 | WHO WAS EUGENE KEOGH? | |
| 2057 | 1997‑10‑16 | FAMOUS PAIRS | A NEW FORD V-8, STOLEN BY THIS PAIR IN TOPEKA ON APRIL 29, 1934, BECAME WORLD FAMOUS A FEW WEEKS LAter | WHO WERE BONNIE & CLYDE? | |
| 2056 | 1997‑10‑15 | 20th CENTURY NOVELISTS | AFTER SUCCESS WRITING IN ENGLISH, HE & HIS SON DMITRI TRANSLATED SOME OF HIS EARLIER RUSSIAN NOVELS | WHO WAS VLADIMIR NABOKOV? | |
| 2055 | 1997‑10‑14 | AWARDS | THE MAGGIE AWARDS GIVEN BY THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA ARE NAMED FOR HER | WHO IS MARGARET SANGER? | |
| 2054 | 1997‑10‑13 | BESTSELLERS | THIS 1974 BESTSELLER WAS ORIGINALLY SUBTITLED "A NOVEL OF A GIRL WITH A FRIGHTENING POWER" | WHAT IS "CARRIE"? | |
| 2053 | 1997‑10‑10 | MUSEUMS | THE CONSPIRACY MUSEUM OPENED IN THIS U.S. CITY IN 1995 | WHAT IS DALLAS? | |
| 2052 | 1997‑10‑09 | FAMOUS WOMEN | IN 1997, IN HONOR OF HER 90th BIRTHDAY, SHE WAS MADE HONORARY FIRST LADY OF OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT | WHO IS KATHERINE HEPBURN? | |
| 2051 | 1997‑10‑08 | SILENT MOVIES | A SPECIAL 1996 COMIC BOOK PUT SUPERMAN IN THE WORLD OF THIS CLASSIC 1926 GERMAN FILM | WHAT IS "METROPOLIS"? | |
| 2050 | 1997‑10‑07 | THE BIBLE | THE HEBREW TITLE OF THIS 2-PART OLD TESTAMENT BOOK CAN BE TRANSLATED AS "THE EVENTS OF THE DAYS" | WHAT IS (I & II) CHRONICLES? | |
| 2049 | 1997‑10‑06 | TELEVISION | IN REVIEWING THIS MAY 1997 4-HOUR MINISERIES, TV GUIDE SAID NBC DIDN'T "QUITE HIT A HOMER" | WHAT IS "THE ODYSSEY"? | |
| 2048 | 1997‑10‑03 | BATTLES | NAPOLEON'S PLANS TO INVADE ENGLAND WERE DASHED BY THIS OCTOBER 21, 1805 BATTLE | WHAT WAS THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR? | |
| 2047 | 1997‑10‑02 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | YOU CAN VIEW THE JUNGFRAU PEAK FROM THE MAIN STREET OF THIS TOWN BETWEEN THE BRIENZ & THUN LAKES | WHAT IS INTERLAKEN? | |
| 2046 | 1997‑10‑01 | AMERICANA | THE FIRST 24-HOUR 7-ELEVEN OPENED IN 1963 IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS LAS VEGAS? | |
| 2045 | 1997‑09‑30 | SHAKESPEARE | SHAKESPEARE'S ONLY PLAY NAMED FOR A TUDOR MONARCH | WHAT IS "HENRY VIII"? | |
| 2044 | 1997‑09‑29 | RELIGIOUS TITLES | 1996 THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HAD 48 MEN WITH THIS TITLE IN THE U.S.; THE ANGLICAN CHURCH HAS 2 IN ENGLAND | WHAT IS ARCHBISHOP? | |
| 2043 | 1997‑09‑26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | THIS GROUP THAT FIRST MET IN 1942 DIDN'T GET A PERMANENT CHAIRMAN UNTIL 1949 | WHAT IS THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF? | |
| 2042 | 1997‑09‑25 | IN THE NEWS | REQUESTED BY ULYSSES S. GRANT IN THE 1870s, IT WAS FIRST USED BY BILL CLINTON AUGUST 11, 1997 | WHAT IS THE LINE ITEM VETO? | |
| 2041 | 1997‑09‑24 | 19th CENTURY FICTION | THE 1853 NOVEL "CLOTEL, OR THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER" ALLEGES THAT THIS MAN HAD AN AFFAIR WITH A SLAVE | WHO WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 2040 | 1997‑09‑23 | HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY | IN 1756 VOLTAIRE SAID OF THIS POLITICAL ENTITY THAT NONE OF THE 3 PARTS OF ITS NAME WAS ACCURATE | WHAT WAS THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE? | |
| 2039 | 1997‑09‑22 | FOOD & DRINK HISTORY | ITS ORIGINAL NAME MEANT "BITTER WATER" & IT WAS MADE PALATABLE TO EUROPEANS AFTER THE SPANIARDS ADDED SUGAR | WHAT IS CHOCOLATE? | |
| 2038 | 1997‑09‑19 | HOLIDAYS | ALPHABETICALLY, THE FEDERAL LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE U.S. RUN FROM CHRISTMAS TO THIS | WHAT IS VETERANS DAY? | |
| 2037 | 1997‑09‑18 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE WASHINGTON POST ONCE DESCRIBED HIM AS "THE MOTHER OF ALL EMBARRASSING BROTHERS" | WHO IS BILLY CARTER? | |
| 2036 | 1997‑09‑17 | 1997 FILMS | AT THE END OF THIS 1997 FILM, THE DEDICATION "FOR CARL" APPEARS ONSCREEN | WHAT IS "CONTACT"? | |
| 2035 | 1997‑09‑16 | NEW ENGLAND COLONISTS | THOMAS MORTON OF MERRY MOUNT WAS ARRESTED IN 1628 BY THIS NEIGHBOR & PILGRIM HE CALLED "CAPTAINE SHRIMP" | WHO IS MILES STANDISH? | |
| 2034 | 1997‑09‑15 | COMPOSERS | COMPOSER WHOSE WORKS INSPIRED STAGE HITS BY DAVID HENRY HWANG & JONATHAN LARSON | WHO WAS GIACOMO PUCCINI? | |
| 2033 | 1997‑09‑12 | LAW ENFORCEMENT | THIS POLICE FORCE DEVELOPED FROM BANDS OF INDIAN FIGHTERS WHO PROTECTED AMERICAN SETTLERS IN MEXICO | WHO ARE THE TEXAS RANGERS? | |
| 2032 | 1997‑09‑11 | TELEVISION | A 1997 EPISODE OF THIS SERIES GUEST-STARRED PHILIP MICHAEL THOMAS & TOMMY CHONG | WHAT IS "NASH BRIDGES"? | |
| 2031 | 1997‑09‑10 | WALL STREET | AS PART OF 1997 CHANGES TO ITS INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE GROUP, DOW JONES REPLACED WOOLWORTH WITH THIS RETAILER | WHAT IS WAL-MART? | |
| 2030 | 1997‑09‑09 | STATE CAPITALS | ITS FULL SPANISH NAME ORIGINALLY MEANT "THE ROYAL CITY OF THE HOLY FAITH OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI" | WHAT IS SANTA FE? | |
| 2029 | 1997‑09‑08 | BRITISH ROYALTY | SHE WAS 6 YEARS OLD & STILL KNOWN BY THE NAME CATALINA WHEN COLUMBUS SET SAIL FOR THE NEW WORLD | WHO WAS CATHERINE OF ARAGON? | |
| 2028 | 1997‑09‑05 | U.S. STAMPS | ITS ANNIVERSARY WAS HONORED WITH THE FOLLOWING: | WHAT IS THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION? | |
| 2027 | 1997‑09‑04 | REPUBLICANS | HE DIED IN TOPEKA OCTOBER 12, 1987, A MONTH BEFORE HIS 100th BIRTHDAY | WHO IS AL(RED) LANDON? | |
| 2026 | 1997‑09‑03 | FAMILIAR PHRASES | THE PHRASE "FLOWER POWER" WAS COINED BY THIS POET IN THE 1960s | WHO IS ALLEN GINSBERG? | |
| 2025 | 1997‑09‑02 | RELIGION | WRITTEN IN 1517, THE 62nd OF THESE IS "THE TRUE TREASURE OF THE CHURCH IS THE HOLY GOSPEL OF...GOD" | WHAT ARE (MARTIN LUTHER'S) NINETY-FIVE THESES? | |
| 2024 | 1997‑09‑01 | FAMOUS NAMES | AT THIS MAN'S DEATH IN 1997, JACQUES CHIRAC CALLED HIM PROBABLY THE BEST KNOWN FRENCHMAN IN THE WORLD | WHO IS JACQUES (YVES) COUSTEAU? | |
| 2023 | 1997‑07‑18 | DETECTIVE STORIES | THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE & THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET ARE MENTIONED IN THE 1st PARAGRAPH OF THIS 1845 STORY | WHAT IS "THE PURLOINED LETTER"? | |
| 2022 | 1997‑07‑17 | SCIENTISTS | IN THE 1740s HE PUBLISHED "FLORA SUECIA" & "FAUNA SUECICA", 2 VOLUMES OF HIS OBSERVATIONS | WHO IS CAROLUS LINNAEUS? | |
| 2021 | 1997‑07‑16 | STATE CAPITALS | IT WAS NAMED FOR BRITAIN'S LAST STUART MONARCH, WHO GAVE THE CITY ITS CHARTER IN 1708 | WHAT IS ANNAPOLIS? | |
| 2020 | 1997‑07‑15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | N HIS MOTHER'S SIDE, HE WAS A DESCENDANT OF SCOTTISH PROTESTANT REFORMER JOHN KNOX | WHO IS JAMES KNOX POLK? | |
| 2019 | 1997‑07‑14 | WORLD CAPITALS | THE SPANIARDS NAMED IT FOR THE VIRGIN OF THE FAIR WINDS FOR BRINGING THEM SAFELY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC | WHAT IS BUENOS AIRES? | |
| 2018 | 1997‑07‑11 | THE COLD WAR | HE DIED NOVEMBER 15, 1996, HAVING OUTLIVED HIS ACCUSER BY 35 YEARS | WHO WAS ALGER HISS? | |
| 2017 | 1997‑07‑10 | SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS | ONE OF THIS HEROINE'S LAST LINES IS "POOR VENOMOUS FOOL, BE ANGRY, AND DISPATCH" | WHO IS CLEOPATRA? | |
| 2016 | 1997‑07‑09 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | ONE OF THE USA's GREATEST NOVELISTS, HE LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE, FROM 1876 TO 1916, IN ENGLAND | WHO WAS HENRY JAMES? | |
| 2015 | 1997‑07‑08 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD MEANING AN EXPERT COMMENTATOR IS DERIVED FROM THE SANSKRIT FOR "LEARNED MAN" | WHAT IS A PUNDIT? | |
| 2014 | 1997‑07‑07 | SOUTH AMERICA | HENCK ARRON WAS PRIME MINISTER OF THIS COUNTRY WHEN IT GAINED ITS INDEPENDENCE IN 1975 | WHAT IS SURINAM(E)? | |
| 2013 | 1997‑07‑04 | COMPOSERS | ONE OF THIS RUSSIAN'S BEST-KNOWN WORKS IS THE FIENDISHLY DIFFICULT PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 OF 1909 | WHO WAS SERGEI RACHMANINOFF? | |
| 2012 | 1997‑07‑03 | MEDICINE | WHILE MANY DISEASES BEAR DOCTORS' NAMES, A NERVE DISEASE IS NAMED FOR THIS VICTIM WHO DIED IN 1941 | WHO WAS LOU GEHRIG? | |
| 2011 | 1997‑07‑02 | VICE PRESIDENTS | 1 OF 2 MEN WHO SERVED AS U.S. VICE PRESIDENT & ALSO WON A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE | WHO WAS TEDDY ROOSEVELT OR CHARLES DAWES? | |
| 2010 | 1997‑07‑01 | HISTORIC U.S. SITES | VITASCOPE HALL IN NEW ORLEANS IS SAID TO BE THE FIRST OF THESE IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS A MOVIE THEATER? | |
| 2009 | 1997‑06‑30 | AUTHORS | A NEW THEORY SAYS THIS AUTHOR DIED OF RABIES, NOT ALCOHOLISM OR DRUG ABUSE, OCTOBER 7, 1849 | WHO WAS EDGAR ALLAN POE? | |
| 2008 | 1997‑06‑27 | RELIGIOUS LEADERS | THE BOYHOOD HOME OF THIS CHURCH FOUNDER STILL STANDS ON STAFFORD ROAD IN PALMYRA, NEW YORK | WHO WAS JOSEPH SMITH? | |
| 2007 | 1997‑06‑26 | POETS | HE HAD ALREADY PUBLISHED "THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS" WHEN VACHEL LINDSAY DISCOVERED HIM BUSING TABLES | WHO WAS (JAMES) LANGSTON HUGHES? | |
| 2006 | 1997‑06‑25 | SOUTHERN CITIES | IN THE 1830s SETTLERS GAVE THIS CITY ITS NAME IN THE HOPE OF HAVING THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI PLACED THERE | WHAT IS OXFORD? | |
| 2005 | 1997‑06‑24 | GEOGRAPHY | NAME GIVEN TO THE PARALLEL OF LATITUDE AT 66 30' S. | WHAT IS THE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE? | |
| 2004 | 1997‑06‑23 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE ROOSEVELT DIME MADE ITS DEBUT THE YEAR THIS PRESIDENT WAS BORN | WHO IS BILL CLINTON? | |
| 2003 | 1997‑06‑20 | 19th CENTURY POLITICS | THESE 7 EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN AUGUST 21 & OCTOBER 15, 1858 & EACH LASTED 3 HOURS | WHAT ARE THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES? | |
| 2002 | 1997‑06‑19 | GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS | LAST NAME OF 2 BROTHERS, ONE CURRENTLY A CABINET SECRETARY & ONE MAYOR OF A CITY OF SEVERAL MILLION | WHAT IS DALEY? | |
| 2001 | 1997‑06‑18 | THE PLANETS | MOST OF THIS PLANET'S MOONS ARE NAMED FOR SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS | WHAT IS URANUS? | |
| 2000 | 1997‑06‑17 | 1990s AFRICA | IN 1994 THESE 2 AFRICAN COUNTRIES' PRESIDENTS HABYARIMANA & NTARYAMIRA DIED IN A PLANE CRASH | WHAT ARE RWANDA & BURUNDI? | |
| 1999 | 1997‑06‑16 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | BEFORE INDEPENDENCE, THIS COUNTRY WAS KNOWN AS THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES | WHAT IS INDONESIA? | |
| 1998 | 1997‑06‑13 | SPACE EXPLORATION | NOW 6 BILLION MILES FROM EARTH, PIONEER 10 ORIGINALLY WAS LAUNCHED IN 1972 ON A MISSION TO THIS PLANET | WHAT IS JUPITER? | |
| 1997 | 1997‑06‑12 | CLASSIC CINEMA | THIS 1946 HOLIDAY CLASSIC WAS BASED ON "THE GREATEST GIFT", A SHORT STORY BY PHILIP VAN DOREN STERN | WHAT IS "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE"? | |
| 1996 | 1997‑06‑11 | THE 1930s | ROOSEVELT'S FIRST FIRESIDE CHAT WAS DESIGNED TO BOLSTER THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE IN THESE | WHAT ARE BANKS? | |
| 1995 | 1997‑06‑10 | FASHION HISTORY | IN 1849 AMERICANS TRAVELLING TO THE CALIFORNIA GOLD FIELDS VIA BOAT POPULARIZED THIS HAT | WHAT IS THE PANAMA HAT? | |
| 1994 | 1997‑06‑09 | AFRICA | IN THE 1980s THE U.S.-BACKED FNLA & UNITA BATTLED THE CUBAN-BACKED MPLA FOR CONTROL OF THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS ANGOLA? | |
| 1993 | 1997‑06‑06 | STOCK SYMBOLS | THIS NAME IS THE 4-LETTER STOCK SYMBOL OF GOLDEN BEAR GOLF INC., WHICH WENT PUBLIC IN 1996 | WHAT IS JACK? | |
| 1992 | 1997‑06‑05 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES | IN 1791, ONE YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH, PART OF THIS AMERICAN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY WAS PUBLISHED IN PARIS AS "MEMOIRES" | WHO WAS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 1991 | 1997‑06‑04 | ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST | ADDED TO THE LIST IN 1997 WERE THE QUINO CHECKERSPOT & LAGUNA MOUNTAINS SKIPPER, TYPES OF THESE | WHAT ARE BUTTERFLIES? | |
| 1990 | 1997‑06‑03 | AMERICAN BALLET | CHARACTERS IN THIS 1942 BALLET INCLUDE THE HEAD WRANGLER & THE CHAMPION ROPER | WHAT IS "RODEO"? | |
| 1989 | 1997‑06‑02 | WORLD LEADERS | THIS WORLD LEADER WAS THE RECIPIENT OF AN OBIE AWARD IN 1984 | WHO IS VACLAV HAVEL? | |
| 1988 | 1997‑05‑30 | ANGELS | SLAVES ROWING OFF SOUTH CAROLINA'S COAST OFTEN INVOKED THE HELP OF THIS PATRON ANGEL OF THE JEWS | WHO IS MICHAEL? | |
| 1987 | 1997‑05‑29 | SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN | THIS HEROINE IS MURDERED ON THE ISLAND OF CYPRUS, AS IS HER WAITING-WOMAN | WHO IS DESDEMONA? | |
| 1986 | 1997‑05‑28 | AFRICA | THE NORTHERNMOST COUNTRY IN AFRICA, IT'S MUCH SMALLER THAN THE COUNTRIES THAT BORDER IT | WHAT IS TUNISIA? | |
| 1985 | 1997‑05‑27 | MUSICIANS | AS A DISC JOCKEY IN THE 1940s, HE WAS KNOWN AS "THE BLUES BOY FROM BEALE STREET" | WHO IS B.B. KING? | |
| 1984 | 1997‑05‑26 | OSCAR-WINNING FILMS | THIS "BEST PICTURE" OF 1970 WAS BASED IN PART ON THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY | WHAT IS "PATTON"? | |
| 1983 | 1997‑05‑23 | GENESIS | THE FINAL WORD IN GENESIS IS THE NAME OF THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS EGYPT? | |
| 1982 | 1997‑05‑22 | MONARCHS | LIKE HIS GRANDMOTHER, MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, THIS KING WAS BEHEADED | WHO WAS CHARLES I? | |
| 1981 | 1997‑05‑21 | WORLD CAPITALS | MANY HOMES IN THIS CITY ARE HEATED BY NEAR-BOILING WATER PUMPED IN FROM HOT SPRINGS AT NESJAVELLIR | WHAT IS REYKJAVIK? | |
| 1980 | 1997‑05‑20 | THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT | MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'s LETTER FROM THIS CITY'S JAIL IS A HISTORIC DOCUMENT IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT | WHAT IS BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA? | |
| 1967 | 1997‑05‑19 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | ON NOV. 15, 1777 CONGRESS ADOPTED THIS CONSTITUTION BUT IT WASN'T RATIFIED BY THE STATES UNTIL MARCH 1, 1781 | WHAT ARE THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION? | Tiebreaker clue. This clue's category was originally named "THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION-TB" in the dataset. It has been renamed to "THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION". This clue was originally dated 1997-05-02 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1997-05-19. |
| 1979 | 1997‑05‑19 | 18th CENTURY AMERICANS | A MILITARY POST & A TENNESSEE CITY ARE BOTH NAMED FOR THIS FIRST U.S. SECRETARY OF WAR | WHO IS HENRY KNOX? | |
| 1978 | 1997‑05‑16 | THE LAW | FROM LATIN FOR "UNDER PENALTY", YOU'RE UNDER PENALTY IF YOU DON'T OBEY ONE | WHAT IS SUBPOENA? | |
| 1977 | 1997‑05‑15 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | ANCHORMAN IS AN INFORMAL TERM USED FOR THE LOWEST-RANKING GRADUATING SENIOR OF THIS SCHOOL | WHAT IS THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY? | |
| 1976 | 1997‑05‑14 | THE ELEMENTS | MORE THAN 95% OF ALL KNOWN COMPOUNDS CONTAIN THIS ELEMENT | WHAT IS CARBON? | |
| 1975 | 1997‑05‑13 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS | IT'S THE FIRST IN A TRILOLOGY OF BOOKS THAT ALSO INCLUDES "IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN" & "OUTSIDE OVER THERE" | WHAT IS "WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE"? | |
| 1974 | 1997‑05‑12 | MOVIES | TARS OF THIS 1977 FILM APPEARED ON THE FEBRUARY 10, 1997 COVER OF TIME | WHAT IS "STAR WARS"? | |
| 1973 | 1997‑05‑09 | PAINTERS | HIS GRANDSON WAS THE CINEMATOGRAPHER OF "BARBARELLA" & "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" | WHO WAS PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR? | |
| 1972 | 1997‑05‑08 | ROYAL COUPLES | PRINCESS SOPHIA OF GREECE GAVE UP HER RIGHT OF SUCCESSION TO GREECE'S THRONE BEFORE MARRYING HIM IN 1962 | WHO IS JUAN CARLOS? | |
| 1971 | 1997‑05‑07 | ANCIENT PLAYWRIGHTS | THIS PLAYWRIGHT BORN IN COLONUS AROUND 496 B.C. WROTE ONE OF HIS FINEST PLAYS WHEN HE WAS 90 | WHO WAS SOPHOCLES? | |
| 1970 | 1997‑05‑06 | THE 7 ANCIENT WONDERS | THESE 2 OLDEST WONDERS WERE BUILT BY NON-GREEK CIVILIZATIONS | WHAT ARE PYRAMIDS (OF EGYPT) & HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON? | |
| 1969 | 1997‑05‑05 | NOTABLE NAMES | ON JANUARY 30, 1997, THE 49th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH, SOME OF HIS ASHES WERE SCATTERED IN THE GANGES RIVER | WHO IS (MAHATMA OR MOHANDAS) GANDHI? | |
| 1968 | 1997‑05‑02 | SCIENCE HISTORY | ANNOUNCED BY OLE ROMER IN 1676, THE FIRST MEASUREMENT OF THIS WAS 140,000 MILES PER SECOND | WHAT IS THE SPEED OF LIGHT? | |
| 1966 | 1997‑05‑01 | QUOTATIONS ABOUT LAWYERS | PLAYWRIGHT WHO PENNED THE FAMOUS LINE, "THE FIRST THING WE DO, LET'S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS" | WHO WAS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE? | |
| 1965 | 1997‑04‑30 | THE INSECT WORLD | THE ANCIENT ROMANS GAVE IT ITS NAME, WHICH MEANS "HAIRY CAT" | WHAT IS THE CATERPILLAR? | |
| 1964 | 1997‑04‑29 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HIS HALF-BROTHER LAWRENCE SERVED IN THE BRITISH NAVY UNDER ADMIRAL EDWARD VERNON | WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON? | |
| 1963 | 1997‑04‑28 | MOUNTAINS | RANGE OF MOUNTAINS WHERE DANNY KAYE, ALAN KING & RIP VAN WINKLE GAINED FAME | WHAT RE THE CATSKILLS? | |
| 1962 | 1997‑04‑25 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 2 OF THE 5 PRESIDENTS IN THE 20th CENTURY WHO WERE FORMER U.S. SENATORS | WHO ARE HARDING, TRUMAN, KENNEDY, JOHNSON & NIXON? | |
| 1961 | 1997‑04‑24 | SPORTS | LAST AWARDED IN 1970, THE JULES RIMET CUP WAS REPLACED BY THIS TROPHY IN 1974 | WHAT IS THE (FIFA) WORLD CUP? | |
| 1960 | 1997‑04‑23 | CONTEMPORARY AMERICANS | IN DECEMBER 1996 HIS REFERENCE TO "IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE" SENT STOCK PRICES PLUNGING AROUND THE WORLD | WHO IS ALAN GREENSPAN? | |
| 1959 | 1997‑04‑22 | TRANSPORTATION | IN 1910 THE "DEUTSCHLAND" INAUGURATED REGULAR COMMERCIAL PASSENGER TRAVEL IN THESE | WHAT ARE ZEPPELINS? | |
| 1958 | 1997‑04‑21 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | IT'S THE ONLY COUNTRY WHOSE NAME IS THE SAME AS AN AMERICAN STATE'S | WHAT IS GEORGIA? | |
| 1957 | 1997‑04‑18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | FIRST SOLD IN 1912, THE MAINE HUNTING SHOE WAS HIS FIRST RETAIL PRODUCT | WHO WAS L.L. BEAN? | |
| 1956 | 1997‑04‑17 | THE WORLD OF MATHEMATICS | OF ANCIENT PEOPLE ONLY THE HINDUS, BABYLONIANS & MAYANS INVENTED A SYMBOL FOR THIS; THE MAYANS' IS SEEN HERE: | WHAT IS O? | |
| 1955 | 1997‑04‑16 | AIRPORTS | IT'S THE SITE OF A PRESIDENTIAL SWEARING-IN & THE HEADQUARTERS OF SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | WHAT IS LOVE FIELD? | |
| 1954 | 1997‑04‑15 | NONFICTION | THIS REFERENCE SET'S 1768 FIRST EDITION WAS PUBLISHED BY "A SOCIETY OF GENTLEMEN IN SCOTLAND" | WHAT IS THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA? | |
| 1953 | 1997‑04‑14 | STATE CAPITALS | LIKE ITS MAJOR STREETS HOPE, BENEFIT & FRIENDSHIP, ITS NAME IS AN ABSTRACTION | WHAT IS PROVIDENCE? | |
| 1952 | 1997‑04‑11 | PLAYWRIGHTS | THE HERO OF THIS PLAYWRIGHT'S ABSURDIST NOVEL "WATT" WORKS FOR A MYSTERIOUS MR. KNOTT, WHO NEVER APPEARS | WHO WAS SAMUEL BECKETT? | |
| 1951 | 1997‑04‑10 | NAVAL HEROES | IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION GEORGE DEWEY WOULD ASK HIMSELF, WHAT WOULD THIS MAN, HIS FORMER COMMANDER, DO? | WHO IS DAVID FARRAGUT? | |
| 1950 | 1997‑04‑09 | WORD HISTORY | BEFORE HIS WORD CAME TO MEAN AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL, IT WAS USED AS AN ADJECTIVE MEANING "WARLIKE" | WHAT IS MARTIAN? | |
| 1949 | 1997‑04‑08 | MYSTERY NOVELS | THE FIRST LINE OF DIALOGUE IN THIS 1930 NOVEL IS SPOKEN TO SECRETARY EFFIE PERINE, "YES, SWEETHEART?" | WHAT IS "THE MALTESE FALCON"? | |
| 1948 | 1997‑04‑07 | GERMAN OPERA | THE SWAN THAT PULLS THIS TITLE CHARACTER'S BOAT IS ACTUALLY ELSA'S ENCHANTED BROTHER, GOTTFRIED | WHO IS LOHENGRIN? | |
| 1947 | 1997‑04‑04 | ARTISTS | THIS ARTIST SCULPTED THE FAMOUS STATUARY GROUP THAT STANDS IN FRONT OF THE TOWN HALL IN CALAIS | WHO WAS (AUGUSTE) RODIN? | |
| 1946 | 1997‑04‑03 | INTERNATIONAL SONGS | BUSH POET A.B. PATERSON, WHO DIED IN 1941, WROTE THE WORDS TO THIS INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS SONG | WHAT IS "WALTZING MATILDA"? | |
| 1945 | 1997‑04‑02 | THE CALENDAR | IN THE U.S. IT'S THE LARGEST DATE IN NOVEMBER ON WHICH THANKSGIVING CAN FALL | WHAT IS NOVEMBER 28? | |
| 1944 | 1997‑04‑01 | TRINIDADIAN AMATEUR ICHTHYOLOGISTS | THIS COMMON AQUARIUM FISH WAS NAMED FOR A TRINIDADIAN CLERGYMAN | WHAT IS THE GUPPY? | |
| 1943 | 1997‑03‑31 | SECRETARIES OF STATE | THIS MANWHO DIED IN 1994 ONCE SAID, "WE'RE EYEBALL TO EYEBALL AND THE OTHER FELLOW JUST BLINKED | WHO WAS DEAN RUSK? | |
| 1942 | 1997‑03‑28 | FILMS OF THE '30s | 1933 FILM INSPIRED BY WILLIAM BURDEN'S 1926 DUTCH EAST INDIES TRIP & CAPTURE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST LIZARD | WHAT IS "KING KONG"? | |
| 1941 | 1997‑03‑27 | ANCIENT CITIES | THE ANCIENT CITY OF BYZANTIUM OCCUPIED THE SITE OF WHAT IS NOW THIS CITY | WHAT IS ISTANBUL? | |
| 1940 | 1997‑03‑26 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS | IN 1914 JAN SMUTS WROTE OF THIS MAN'S DEPARTURE, "THE SAINT HAS LEFT OUR SHORES, I HOPE FOREVER" | WHO WAS MAHATMA GANDHI? | |
| 1939 | 1997‑03‑25 | WORLD CAPITALS | IT'S THE WORLD'S NORTHERNMOST NATIONAL CAPITAL | WHAT IS REYKJAVIK (ICELAND)? | |
| 1938 | 1997‑03‑24 | SCIENCE | NOT LONG AFTER ITS DEVELOPMENT, ROBERT BOYLE RENAMED THE TORRICELLIAN TUBE THIS | WHAT IS BAROMETER? | |
| 1937 | 1997‑03‑21 | INVENTORS | BEFORE THE MONITOR, JOHN ERICSSON DESIGNED A SCREW-DRIVEN STEAMBOAT NAMED FOR THIS ANCIENT GREEK | WHO WAS ARCHIMEDES? | |
| 1936 | 1997‑03‑20 | HISTORIC SHIPS | THE STATE SILVER SERVING PIECES IN AUGUSTA'S EXECUTIVE MANSION WERE SALVAGED FROM THE SHIP | WHAT WAS THE USS MAINE? | |
| 1935 | 1997‑03‑19 | OSCAR WINNERS | THE ONLY PERSON--MALE OR FEMALE--TO WIN OSCARS IN ACTING & SCREENWRITING CATEGORIES | WHO IS EMMA THOMPSON? | |
| 1934 | 1997‑03‑18 | WORLD CAPITALS | THIS EUROPEAN CITY IS ALPHABETICALLY LAST AMONG THE WORLD'S NATIONAL CAPITALS | WHAT IS ZAGREB? | |
| 1933 | 1997‑03‑17 | JOURNALISTS | BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 1920, HE LED AMERICA'S COMMUNIST LABOR PARTY, DREW UP ITS MANIFESTO & EDITED ITS PAPER | WHO IS JOHN REED? | |
| 1932 | 1997‑03‑14 | ADVERTISING | THIS PRODUCT'S "WHOLE THING" COMMERCIAL IS IN THE CLIO HALL OF FAME | WHAT IS ALKA-SELTZER? | |
| 1931 | 1997‑03‑13 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE FIRST & LAST TO PRESIDE OVER EXACTLY 48 STATES | WHO WAS WILLIAM TAFT & DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER? | |
| 1930 | 1997‑03‑12 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | THE 1996 CHEMISTRY PRIZE WENT TO THE DISCOVERERS OF A 60-CARBON ATOM MOLECULE CALLED THIS | WHAT IS A BUCKYBALL? | |
| 1929 | 1997‑03‑11 | WORLD LEADERS | PERUVIANS INCORRECTLY CALL THIS MAN "EL CHINITO"? | WHO IS ALBERTO FUJIMORI? | |
| 1928 | 1997‑03‑10 | NOTABLE WOMEN | AS STAFF DIRECTOR OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, SHE HELPED REVISE THE STATE CONSTITUTION | WHO IS JANET RENO? | |
| 1927 | 1997‑03‑07 | ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY | PERFORMED IN ENGLAND SINCE THE RESTORATION OF CHARLES II, SHOWS FEATURING THIS PAIR OFTEN INCLUDE A DOG NAMED TOBY | WHO ARE PUNCH & JUDY? | |
| 1926 | 1997‑03‑06 | FAMOUS WOMEN | SHE WORKED AS A MODEL, CATERER, COOKING COLUMNIST & FOOD STYLIST BEFORE STARTING HER OWN MAGAZINE IN 1990 | WHO IS MARTHA STEWART? | |
| 1925 | 1997‑03‑05 | SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS | AT THE END OF "MACBETH", HE TELLS HIS THANES THEY WILL "HENCEFORTH BE EARLS, THE FIRST" EVER IN SCOTLAND | WHO IS MALCOLM? | |
| 1924 | 1997‑03‑04 | LITERATURE | CHAPTER 8 OF THIS BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1900 IS TITLED "THE DEADLY POPPY FIELD" | WHAT IS "THE (WONDERFUL) WIZARD OF OZ"? | |
| 1923 | 1997‑03‑03 | SCOTTISH INVENTORS | IN 1815 HE WAS APPOINTED SURVEYOR GENERAL OF ROADS IN BRISTOL, ENGLAND | WHO WAS JOHN McADAM? | |
| 1922 | 1997‑02‑28 | FLAGS | THIS SAINT'S CROSS APPEARS ON THE PROVINCIAL FLAG OF NOVA SCOTIA | WHAT IS ST. ANDREW'S CROSS? | |
| 1921 | 1997‑02‑27 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | AS A SENATOR, HE SHARED LODGINGS WITH FUTURE VICE PRESIDENT WILLIAM RUFUS DEVANE KING | WHO WAS JAMES BUCHANAN? | |
| 1920 | 1997‑02‑26 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | IN 1788 CYRUS GRIFFIN BECAME ITS LAST PRESIDENT | WHAT IS THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS? | |
| 1919 | 1997‑02‑25 | FAMOUS AUTHORS | QUEEN VICTORIA CALLED HIS DEATH "A VERY GREAT LOSS. HE HAD...THE STRONGEST SYMPATHY WITH THE POORER CLASSES" | WHO WAS CHARLES DICKENS? | |
| 1918 | 1997‑02‑24 | INVENTIONS | INTRODUCED AT THE 1900 WORLD'S FAIR IN PARIS, ITS NAME COMES FROM LATIN FOR "ONE THAT TAKES YOU UP THE LADDER" | WHAT IS THE ESCALATOR? | |
| 1917 | 1997‑02‑21 | BRITISH STATESMEN | IN A 1940 EULOGY OF THIS MAN, CHURCHILL SPOKE OF HIS "LOVE OF PEACE"...TOIL FOR PEACE...STRIFE FOR PEACE | WHO WAS NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN? | |
| 1916 | 1997‑02‑20 | HANDICRAFTS | SUPPOSEDLY MADE BY WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR'S WIFE, THERE'S A 230' LONG COPY OF IT IN THE V & A MUSEUM | WHAT IS THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY? | |
| 1915 | 1997‑02‑19 | POP MUSIC | THE ONLY PERSON TO HIT THE BILLBOARD TOP 40 WITH "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" | WHO IS WHITNEY HOUSTON? | |
| 1914 | 1997‑02‑18 | THE OSCARS | 1 OF ONLY 2 MOVIES SINCE "IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT" TO WIN OSCARS FOR BEST PICTURE, ACTOR, ACTRESS & DIRECTOR | WHAT IS "THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS" & "ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST"? | |
| 1913 | 1997‑02‑17 | FAMOUS FAMILIES | CHICAGO'S FIRE ACADEMY WAS BUILT IN 1960 ON THE SITE WHERE THIS FAMILY ONCE LIVED | WHO ARE THE O'LEARYS? | |
| 1912 | 1997‑02‑14 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | HE WAS THE FOURTH SECRETARY OF STATE, & THE FOURTH CHIEF JUSTICE | WHO WAS JOHN MARSHALL? | |
| 1911 | 1997‑02‑13 | NOVELS | JUST BEFORE ITS 1897 PUBLICATION, ITS TITLE WAS CHANGED FROM "THE UN-DEAD" TO THIS | WHAT IS "DRACULA"? | |
| 1910 | 1997‑02‑12 | NATIVE AMERICANS | A PENNSYLVANIA CITY, A CANAL & A GREAT LAKE ARE NAMED FOR THIS TRIBE | WHO ARE THE ERIE? | |
| 1909 | 1997‑02‑11 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THE NAME OF THIS COUNTRY DERIVES FROM AN IROQUIAN TERM MEANING "VILLAGE" OR "COMMUNITY" | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 1908 | 1997‑02‑10 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | THE 2 PLANETS THAT HAVE NO MOONS | WHAT ARE MERCURY & VENUS? | |
| 1907 | 1997‑02‑07 | HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY | THE FORMER KINGDOM OF SAXONY IS NOW LOCATED IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS GERMANY? | |
| 1906 | 1997‑02‑06 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE LAST NAMES OF 8 DIFFERENT PRESIDENTS END WITH THIS 3-LETTER COMBINATION | WHAT ARE SON? | |
| 1905 | 1997‑02‑05 | RULERS | IN 44 B.C. HE WAS MADE DICTATOR FOR LIFE, A POST ABOLISHED AFTER HE DIED THE SAME YEAR | WHO WAS JULIUS CAESAR? | |
| 1904 | 1997‑02‑04 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | THIS N.Y. UNIV. IS NAMED FOR THE FAMILY WHOSE COMPANY WAS THE FIRST TO SELL TOOTHPASTE IN A TUBE | WHAT IS COLGATE UNIVERSITY? | |
| 1903 | 1997‑02‑03 | DEMOCRATS | BILL CLINTON IS THE FIRST DEMOCRAT SINCE THIS MAN TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT TWICE | WHO WAS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT? | |
| 1902 | 1997‑01‑31 | THE CABINET | 1 OF 2 WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE CABINET FOR A TOTAL OF 6 OR MORE YEARS | WHO ARE FRANCES PERKINS & ELIZABETH DOLE? | |
| 1901 | 1997‑01‑30 | THE NEW TESTAMENT | CALLED THE CHURCH'S FIRST THEOLOGIAN, A QUARTER OF THE BOOKS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT ARE CREDITED TO HIM | WHO IS PAUL? | |
| 1900 | 1997‑01‑29 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 1 OF THE 5 U.S. PRESIDENTS WHO PLAYED FOOTBALL FOR THEIR COLLEGE TEAMS | WHO WAS EISENHOWER, KENNEDY, NIXON, FORD OR REAGAN? | |
| 1899 | 1997‑01‑28 | NATIONAL PARKS | ROYAL PALM STATE PARK WAS INCORPORATED INTO THIS NATIONAL PARK WHEN IT WAS CREATED IN 1947 | WHAT IS EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK? | |
| 1898 | 1997‑01‑27 | POLITICIANS | HIS RISE BEGAN WHEN HE UPSET ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE, JR. IN A 1946 SENATE PRIMARY | WHO WAS JOSEPH McCARTHY? | |
| 1897 | 1997‑01‑24 | U.S. CURRENCY | OF MEN PICTURED ON CURRENTLY PRINTED PAPER MONEY, HE'S THE ONE MOST RECENTLY DECEASED | WHO IS ULYSSES S. GRANT? | |
| 1896 | 1997‑01‑23 | ORCHESTRAL MUSIC | ON JULY 2, 1900 THE HELSINGFORS PHILHARMONIC PREMIERED THE FINAL VERSION OF THIS PATRIOTIC TONE POEM | WHAT IS "FINLANDIA"? | |
| 1895 | 1997‑01‑22 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | THIS COUNTRY WON INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN IN 1821 & FROM FRANCE IN 1867 | WHAT IS MEXICO? | |
| 1894 | 1997‑01‑21 | WORD ORIGINS | FROM THE LATIN FOR "YEAR" & "TURN", IT'S LITERALLY "THE TURN OF A YEAR" | WHAT IS ANNIVERSARY? | |
| 1893 | 1997‑01‑20 | AWARDS | THE LONDON THEATRE'S EQUIVALENT OF BROADWAY'S TONY AWARDS ARE NAMED FOR HIM | WHO WAS LAURENCE OLIVIER? | |
| 1892 | 1997‑01‑17 | THE 1996 ELECTION | NICKNAMED FOR THE SPORT THEIR CHILDREN PLAY, THEY WERE PART OF THE SWING VOTE IN 1996 | WHO WERE THE SOCCER MOMS? | |
| 1891 | 1997‑01‑16 | FOREIGN FILMS | WITH 6, THIS 1981 GERMAN FILM HOLDS THE RECORD FOR MOST OSCARS NOMINATIONS FOR A FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM | WHAT IS "DAS BOOT"? | |
| 1890 | 1997‑01‑15 | FAMOUS NAMES | BEFORE ACHIEVING FAME IN HOLLYWOOD, HE WAS A COSMETICIAN TO THE RUSSIAN ROYAL COURT | WHO IS MAX FACTOR, (SR.)? | |
| 1889 | 1997‑01‑14 | WORLD CAPITALS | THE JOSE MARTI MONUMENT IS A 450-FOOT TOWER IN THE PLAZA DE LA REVOLUCION IN THIS CAPITAL | WHAT IS HAVANA? | |
| 1888 | 1997‑01‑13 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | FULL & CORRECT TITLE OF THE POST HELD BY THE PERSON SEEN HERE: | WHAT IS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES? | |
| 1887 | 1997‑01‑10 | EXPLORERS | BOOKS BY THIS MAN INCLUDE "NORTH WEST PASSAGE" (1908) & "THE SOUTH POLE" (1912) | WHO IS ROALD AMUNDSEN? | |
| 1886 | 1997‑01‑09 | CANADIAN PROVINCES | THE MICMAC INDIANS CALLED IT ABEGWEIT WHICH MEANS "CRADLED ON THE WAVES" | WHAT IS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND? | |
| 1885 | 1997‑01‑08 | ANCIENT HISTORY | MAN WITH WHOM CLEOPATRA HAD THE MOST CHILDREN | WHO IS MARK ANTONY? | |
| 1884 | 1997‑01‑07 | WORLD LEADERS | HIS BROTHER JONATHAN LOST HIS LIFE IN 1976 LEADING THE RAID ON ENTEBBE | WHO IS BENJAMIN NETANYAHU? | |
| 1883 | 1997‑01‑06 | CLASSICAL LITERATURE | 4 SINGLE BIOGRAPHIES & 23 PAIRS OF BIOGRAPHIES MAKE UP THIS CLASSICAL WORK | WHAT IS "PARALLEL LIVES"? | |
| 1882 | 1997‑01‑03 | THE WESTERN U.S. | THIS STATE CAPITAL ROSE FROM THE RUINS OF A HOHOKAM INDIAN SETTLEMENT | WHAT IS PHOENIX? | |
| 1881 | 1997‑01‑02 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD IS FROM THE OLD ENGLISH FOR "THE FARMER WHO LIVES NEAR YOU" | WHAT IS NEIGHBOR? | |
| 1880 | 1997‑01‑01 | AUTHORS | IN 1996, 7 YEARS AFTER GIVING UP LAW, HE RETURNED TO A MISSISSIPPI COURTROOM & WON A CASE FOR AN OLD CLIENT | WHO IS JOHN GRISHAM? | |
| 1879 | 1996‑12‑31 | THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION | ARRESTED TWICE AT THE 1968 CONVENTION FOR DEMONSTRATING, HE WAS A DELEGATE TO THE 1996 CONVENTION | WHO IS TOM HAYDEN? | |
| 1878 | 1996‑12‑30 | THE 1500s | IN 1520 HE WROTE POPE LEO X, "LET NO PERSON IMAGINE THAT I WILL RECANT" | WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER? | |
| 1877 | 1996‑12‑27 | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WAS BORN IN THIS CITY IN 1706 | WHAT IS BOSTON? | |
| 1876 | 1996‑12‑26 | ASSASSINS | THE KNIFE HE USED TO STAB MAJOR HENRY RATHBONE IS IN A WASHINGTON, D.C. MUSEUM | WHO WAS JOHN WILKES BOOTH? | |
| 1875 | 1996‑12‑25 | OSCAR NOMINATIONS | BILLY WILDER & THIS ACTOR-DIRECTOR ARE TIED FOR THE MOST BEST ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY NOMS.: 12 APIECE | WHO IS WOODY ALLEN? | |
| 1874 | 1996‑12‑24 | WOMEN IN SCIENCE | THIS BRITISH SCIENTISTS TITLED HER 1984 AUTOBIOGRAPHY "DISCLOSING THE PAST" | WHO IS MARY LEAKEY? | |
| 1873 | 1996‑12‑23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | "AMERICA'S FAVORITE FOOD", A BOOK ABOUT THIS COMPANY, CONTAINS 12 PAGES OF ANDY WARHOL'S ART | WHAT IS CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY? | |
| 1872 | 1996‑12‑20 | REPUBLICANS | 2 OF THE 3 REPUBLICANS ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT TWICE | WHO ARE RICHARD NIXON, SPIRO AGNEW & GEORGE BUSH? | |
| 1871 | 1996‑12‑19 | POLITICAL PHRASES | IKE DEFINED THIS AS "ALL OF THE USABLE SURFACE, THE EXTREMES, RIGHT AND LEFT, ARE IN THE GUTTERS." | WHAT IS "THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD"? | |
| 1870 | 1996‑12‑18 | EUROPEAN CAPITALS | THIS CITY WAS NAMED FOR A BYZANTINE CHURCH | WHAT IS SOFIA (BULGARIA)? | |
| 1869 | 1996‑12‑17 | ASIA | IT'S THE LARGEST LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS MONGOLIA? | |
| 1868 | 1996‑12‑16 | BRAND NAMES | COMMON HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT NAMED FOR A 19th CENTURY SURGICAL PIONEER | WHAT IS LISTERINE? | |
| 1867 | 1996‑12‑13 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | HIS LOVE OF MUSIC LED HIM TO FOUND A SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, N.Y. | WHO IS GEORGE EASTMAN? | |
| 1866 | 1996‑12‑12 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE 2 MEN WHOSE PRESIDENCES EACH BEGAN & ENDED DURING ONE CALENDAR YEAR | WHO WERE WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON & JAMES GARFIELD? | |
| 1865 | 1996‑12‑11 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | AT&T SAYS MORE COLLECT CALLS ARE MADE ON THIS HOLIDAYS THAN ON ANY OTHER DAY OF THE YEAR | WHAT IS FATHER'S DAY? | |
| 1864 | 1996‑12‑10 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | WITH 930 MILLION PEOPLE, IT'S THE WORLD'S SECOND-MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY & ITS MOST POPULOUS DEMOCRACY | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 1863 | 1996‑12‑09 | AMERICAN HISTORY | SOME ATTRIBUTE THESE 1962 PROCEEDINGS TO THE PSYCHOTIC EFFECTS OF ERGOT POISONING | WHAT WERE THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS? | |
| 1862 | 1996‑12‑06 | BRITISH NOVELS | THIS 1895 NOVEL IS SUBTITLED "AN INVENTION" | WHAT IS "THE TIME MACHINE"? | |
| 1861 | 1996‑12‑05 | SOUTH AMERICA | IN AREA, IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA ENTIRELY NORTH OF THE EQUATOR | WHAT IS VENEZUELA? | |
| 1860 | 1996‑12‑04 | BASEBALL | THE BEST AMERICAN LEAGUE LEFT-HANDED PITCHER 1916-18, HE WAS MOVED TO LEFT FIELD IN 1919 | WHO WAS BABE RUTH? | |
| 1859 | 1996‑12‑03 | U.S. CITY NAME ORIGINS | JAGGED ROCKS AT THIS FLORIDA CITY'S NARROW INLET SUGGESTED ITS NAME, FROM SPANISH FOR "RAT'S MOUTH" | WHAT IS BOCA RATON? | |
| 1858 | 1996‑12‑02 | NUMBER, PLEASE | NUMBER OF LINES IN THE ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING POEM THAT BEGINS, "HOW DO I LOVE THEE? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS" | WHAT IS 14? | |
| 1857 | 1996‑11‑29 | U.S. CITIES | DESIGNED LOCALLY & CAST IN JAPAN, A PEACE & FRIENDSHIP BELL WAS DEDICATED IN THIS TENNESSEE CITY IN 1996 | WHAT IS OAK RIDGE? | |
| 1856 | 1996‑11‑28 | ENGLISH ROYALTY | SINCE THE NORMAN CONQUEST, THIS ROYAL HOUSE HAS SUPPLIED THE MOST RULERS, BEGINNING WITH HENRY II | WHAT IS PLANTAGENET? | |
| 1855 | 1996‑11‑27 | RIVERS | IT WAS ONCE BELIEVED THAT THIS RIVER ORIGINATED IN THE "MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON" | WHAT IS THE NILE? | |
| 1854 | 1996‑11‑26 | SHORT STORIES | SET ON CHRISTMAS EVE, IT BEGINS, "ONE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. THAT WAS ALL. AND SIXTY CENTS OF IT WAS IN PENNIES." | WHAT IS "THE GIFT OF THE MAGI"? | |
| 1853 | 1996‑11‑25 | NOTORIOUS | A CORRECTIONS MUSEUM IN TRENTON, N.J. CONTAINS THE CHAIR IN WHICH HE WAS EXECUTED IN 1936 | WHO IS BRUNO HAUPTMANN? | |
| 1852 | 1996‑11‑22 | TELEVISION HISTORY | SET IN THE 1870s, IT RAN FROM 1955 TO 1975 | WHAT WAS "GUNSMOKE"? | |
| 1851 | 1996‑11‑21 | TEXTBOOKS | DR. HENRY VANDYKE CARTER PROVIDED 363 DRAWINGS FOR THIS WORK, FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1858 | WHAT IS "GRAY'S ANATOMY"? | |
| 1850 | 1996‑11‑20 | THE MIDWEST | OF THE 4 STATES THAT BORDER LAKE MICHIGAN, THE ONE WHOSE NAME IS NOT DERIVED FROM A NATIVE AMERICAN WORD | WHAT IS INDIANA? | |
| 1849 | 1996‑11‑19 | PATRON SAINTS | HE'S THE PATRON SAINT OF THE HOME TOWN OF SHAKESPEARE'S SHREW | WHO IS ST. ANTHONY (OF PADUA)? | |
| 1848 | 1996‑11‑18 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENT | WHO IS HANNIBAL HAMLIN? | |
| 1847 | 1996‑11‑15 | PUBLISHING FIRSTS | IN 1908 ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON PRINTED THE FIRST BOOK ON THIS CONTINENT | WHAT IS ANTARCTICA? | |
| 1846 | 1996‑11‑14 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN A 1935 POEM THIS LEADER WROTE, "THE RED ARMY FEARS NOT THE TRIALS OF THE LONG MARCH" | WHO WAS MAO ZEDONG? | |
| 1845 | 1996‑11‑13 | GREAT ARTISTS | HIS FIRST IMPORTANT COMMISSION IN AMSTERDAM WAS TO PAINT THAT CITY'S GUILD OF SURGEONS | WHO WAS REMBRANDT (VAN RIJN)? | |
| 1844 | 1996‑11‑12 | AMERICAN HISTORY | LINCOLN SAID IT WAS "THE CENTRAL ACT OF MY ADMINISTRATION & THE GREATEST EVENT OF THE 19th CENTURY" | WHAT IS THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION? | |
| 1843 | 1996‑11‑11 | FRENCH NOVELISTS | IDEAS IN HIS NOVELS THAT HAVE COME TRUE INCLUDE SPACE TRAVEL, TELEVISION & THE SUBMARINE | WHO WAS JULES VERNE? | |
| 1842 | 1996‑11‑08 | AIRPLANES | THIS DUTCH COMPANY WHOSE FOUNDER MADE THE RED BARON'S TRIPLANE WENT BANKRUPT IN 1996 | WHAT IS FOKKER? | |
| 1841 | 1996‑11‑07 | WORD ORIGINS | FROM SPANISH ARABIC FOR "THE CALENDAR", THIS TYPE OF BOOK OFTEN CONTAINS ASTRONOMICAL DATA | WHAT IS AN ALMANAC? | |
| 1840 | 1996‑11‑06 | EUROPEAN COUNTRIES | IN 1996 IT FORMED A COMMONWEALTH WITH SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, CAPE VERDE, GUINEA-BISSAU & BRAZIL | WHAT IS PORTUGAL? | |
| 1839 | 1996‑11‑05 | AMERICAN ARTISTS | AMONG HIS PAINTINGS ARE "THE FOG WARNING", "EIGHT BELLS" & "UNDERTOW" | WHO WAS WINSLOW HOMER? | |
| 1838 | 1996‑11‑04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE LAST PRESIDENT BORN IN THE 19th CENTURY | WHO WAS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER? | |
| 1837 | 1996‑11‑01 | AMERICANA | WHEN FORMED IN 1798, IT CONSIDERED OF 32 DRUMMERS & FIFERS | WHAT IS THE U.S. MARINE (CORPS.) BAND? | |
| 1836 | 1996‑10‑31 | BODIES OF WATER | THIS BODY OF WATER OCCUPIES THE LOWEST TRENCH OF THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY | WHAT IS THE DEAD SEA? | |
| 1835 | 1996‑10‑30 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | HIS ONLY FULL-LENGTH PLAY, "THE FIFTH COLUMN", IS SET IN BESIEGED MADRID | WHO WAS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 1834 | 1996‑10‑29 | THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION | THIS ADVISOR IS THE SON & GRANDSON OF GREEK ORTHODOX PRIESTS | WHO IS GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS? | |
| 1833 | 1996‑10‑28 | TELEVISION | ON MAY 2, 1996 HE TAPED THE LAST OF NEARLY 7,000 SHOWS OVER MORE THAN 28 YEARS | WHO WAS PHIL DONAHUE? | |
| 1832 | 1996‑10‑25 | STATE CAPITALS | 2 OF THE 4 STATE CAPITALS WITH 2 "U's IN THEIR NAMES | WHAT ARE JUNEAU, HONOLULU, COLUMBUS & AUGUSTA? | |
| 1831 | 1996‑10‑24 | MOVIE QUOTES | 1989 FILM WITH THE LINE "IT'S TIME URSULA TOOK MATTERS INTO HER OWN TENTACLES!" | WHAT IS "THE LITTLE MERMAID"? | |
| 1830 | 1996‑10‑23 | THE PULITZER PRIZE | ON APRIL 18, 1977 HE WON A SPECIAL PULITZER PRIZE FOR HIS "IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE LITERATURE OF SLAVERY" | WHO WAS ALEX HALEY? | |
| 1829 | 1996‑10‑22 | THE UNITED NATIONS | HE'S THE ONLY COPTIC CHRISTIAN TO SERVE AS U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL | WHO IS BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI? | |
| 1828 | 1996‑10‑21 | FAMOUS FAMILIES | FAMILY WHO LIVED BY THE MOTTO "LIFE IS ON THE WIRE. THE REST IS JUST WAITING." | WHO ARE THE WALLENDAS? | |
| 1827 | 1996‑10‑18 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | 1 OF 3 ASIAN COUNTRIES LESS THAN 1,000 SQUARE MILES IN AREA | WHAT ARE SINGAPORE, THE MALDIVES & BAHRAIN? | |
| 1826 | 1996‑10‑17 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | THE NAME OF THIS CHARACTER IN A 19th CENTURY NOVEL CAN BE TRANSLATED AS "ALMOST COMPLETE" | WHO IS QUASIMODO? | |
| 1825 | 1996‑10‑16 | 1960s AMERICANS | AS A FUGITIVE FROM THE LAW, HE ASSUMED THE IDENTITY OF BARRY FREED, AN ECOLOGICAL CRUSADER | WHO WAS ABBIE HOFFMAN? | |
| 1824 | 1996‑10‑15 | SPORTS STARS | IN JUNE 1996 HE CAME IN SECOND IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR OF BUCHAREST | WHO IS ILIE NASTASE? | |
| 1823 | 1996‑10‑14 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | IN JUNE 1996 REV. NJONGONKULU NDUNGANE WAS NAMED HIS SUCCESSOR | WHO IS ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU? | |
| 1822 | 1996‑10‑11 | ART | HE SAID HE PAINTED ONE OF HIS MASTERPIECES WITH HIS "BEARD TURNED UP TO HEAVEN" | WHO WAS MICHELANGELO? | |
| 1821 | 1996‑10‑10 | U.S. STATES | THIS STATE WAS NAMED BY CAPTAIN JOHN MASON, FORMER GOVERNOR OF PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND | WHAT IS NEW HAMPSHIRE? | |
| 1820 | 1996‑10‑09 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | ON A WEEKEND PACKAGE, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIES LONDONERS TO BLOOMINGTON, MINN. TO VISIT THIS | WHAT IS THE MALL OF AMERICA? | |
| 1819 | 1996‑10‑08 | AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES | FRENCH CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES LED BY FATHER EDWARD F. SORIN FOUNDED THIS UNIVERSITY IN 1842 | WHAT IS (UNIVERSITY OF) NOTRE DAME? | |
| 1818 | 1996‑10‑07 | HISTORIC BOOKS | IT WAS WRITTEN IN 19245 IN THE FORTRESS OF LANDSBERG AM LECH | WHAT IS "MEIN KAMPF"? | |
| 1817 | 1996‑10‑04 | 15th CENTURY MEN | IN 1482 HE TOLD THE DUKE OF MILAN THAT HE COULD "MAKE ARMORED WAGONS TO CARRY ARTILLERY" | WHO WAS LEONARDO DA VINCI? | |
| 1816 | 1996‑10‑03 | 19th CENTURY AUTHORS | HE REJECTED OFFERS TO RUN FOR CONGRESS & MAYOR OF NEW YORK & TO BE VAN BUREN'S SECRETARY OF THE NAVY | WHO WAS WASHINGTON IRVING? | |
| 1815 | 1996‑10‑02 | ACTOR-DIRECTORS | THIS 1990 WINNER IS THE MOST RECENT TO WIN THE BEST DIRECTOR OSCAR FOR HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT | WHO IS KEVIN COSTNER? | |
| 1814 | 1996‑10‑01 | PRESIDENTS | THE ONLY 2 CONSECUTIVE U.S. PRESIDENTS WITH THE SAME FIRST NAME | WHO ARE JAMES MADISON & JAMES MONROE? | |
| 1813 | 1996‑09‑30 | GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL GROUPS | 2 GROUPS, 1 OF 9 & 1 OF 3, THAT INCLUDE A MEMBER NAMED THALIA | WHAT ARE THE MUSES & THE GRACES? | |
| 1812 | 1996‑09‑27 | STATESMEN | HIS "THE MENACE OF DARWINISM" & "THE BIBLE AND ITS ENEMIES" WERE PUBLISHED IN THE 1920s | WHO IS WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN? | |
| 1811 | 1996‑09‑26 | NATIONAL MOTTOES | COUNTRY WHOSE MOTTO IS "L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE" OR "EENDRACHT MAAKT MACHT" -- "UNION PROVIDES STRENGTH" | WHAT IS BELGIUM? | |
| 1810 | 1996‑09‑25 | OLYMPIC ATHLETES | THE FIRST U.S. ATHLETE TO WIN AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IN BALANCE BEAM | WHO IS SHANNON MILLER? | |
| 1809 | 1996‑09‑24 | FINAL RESTING PLACES | IN 1996 HIS ASHES WERE STREWN IN THE GOLDEN GATE & THE GANGES | WHO WAS JERRY GARCIA? | |
| 1808 | 1996‑09‑23 | FACTS & FIGURES | AN ESTIMATED 925 MILLION OF THESE WERE EXCHANGED IN 1996; THE NO. 1 RECIPIENTS BY FAR WERE TEACHERS | WHAT ARE VALENTINE'S DAY CARDS? | |
| 1807 | 1996‑09‑20 | SENATORS | FORMER MAN IN SPACE & FUTURE MAN IN SPACE BOTH ELECTED TO THE SENATE IN 1974 | WHO ARE JOHN GLENN & JAKE GARN? | |
| 1806 | 1996‑09‑19 | FILM DIRECTORS | THIS ACTOR-WRITER- DIRECTOR WAS NAMED FOR A BURT REYNOLDS TV CHARACTER | WHO IS QUENTIN TARANTINO? | |
| 1805 | 1996‑09‑18 | ASSASSINATIONS | WILLIAM DE TRACY, HUGH DE MORVILLE, REGINALD FITZURSE & RICHARD LE BRETON KILLED HIM IN 1170 | WHO WAS THOMAS (A) BECKET? | |
| 1804 | 1996‑09‑17 | PHOTOGRAPHERS | IN 1851 THIS AMERICAN WON A MEDAL FOR DAGUERREOTYPES AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE IN LONDON | WHO WAS MATHEW BRADY? | |
| 1803 | 1996‑09‑13 | AMERICAN FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | AN 1850 EDITION PUT THE 5 NOVELS ABOUT THIS VARIOUSLY-NAMED CHARACTER IN THE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF HIS LIFE | WHO IS NATTY BUMPO? | |
| 1802 | 1996‑09‑12 | 1996 | ON JUNE 11, 1996 THE U.S. SENATE VOTED TO NAME A BALCONY IN HIS HONOR | WHO IS BOB DOLE? | |
| 1801 | 1996‑09‑11 | THE USA | THIS STRUCTURE IS THE GREATEST SINGLE SOURCE OF WATER POWER IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS THE GRAND COULEE DAM? | |
| 1800 | 1996‑09‑10 | RELIGION | ON DEC. 19, 1894 2 BOOKS WERE FORMALLY ORDAINED AS THE IMPERSONAL PASTOR OF THIS DENOMINATION | WHAT IS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE? | |
| 1799 | 1996‑09‑09 | AMERICANA | THE CANCELLED CHECK FOR THIS PURCHASE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $7.2 MILLION, IS ON DISPLAY AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES | WHAT IS THE ALASKA PURCHASE? | |
| 1798 | 1996‑09‑06 | CANADA | THE FLAG & THE COAT OF ARMS OF THIS CANADIAN PROVINCE FEATURE A SETTING SUN | WHAT IS BRITISH COLUMBIA? | |
| 1797 | 1996‑09‑05 | TELEVISION HISTORY | ON 1/19/96 IN REAL LIFE & FICTIONALLY ON CBS, MARLEE MATLIN GAVE BIRTH, DUPLICATING THIS WOMAN'S 1/19/53 FEAT | WHO WAS LUCILLE BALL? | |
| 1796 | 1996‑09‑04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | A 60-FOOT STEEL LIKENESS OF A TRANSISTOR STANDS AT ITS HOLMDEL, N.J. OFFICE | WHAT IS BELL LABS? | |
| 1795 | 1996‑09‑03 | POETS | IN 1879 THE CHILDREN OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS GAVE HIM AN ARMCHAIR MADE OF CHESTNUT WOOD | WHO WAS HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW? | |
| 1794 | 1996‑09‑02 | PLAYS | THE PREFACE TO THIS 1913 PLAY WAS ENTITLED "A PROFESSOR OF PHONETICS" | WHAT IS "PYGMALION"? | |
| 1793 | 1996‑07‑19 | WORLD CAPITALS | IT'S THE EASTERNMOST MAINLAND CAPITAL IN THE AMERICAS | WHAT IS BRASILIA? | |
| 1792 | 1996‑07‑18 | ARTISTS | IN 1914, HIS BROTHER'S REMAINS WERE MOVED FROM HOLLAND TO AUVERS, FRANCE & BURIED BESIDE HIM | WHO WAS VINCENT VAN GOGH? | |
| 1791 | 1996‑07‑17 | POP SINGERS | ON MARCH 10, 1996 THIS WOMAN PERFORMED A SONG ON THE BALCONY OF BUENOS AIRES' PRESIDENTIAL PALACE | WHO IS MADONNA? | |
| 1790 | 1996‑07‑16 | SPAIN | THIS CATALONIAN CITY, ONCE THE CAPITAL OF THE VISIGOTHS, MAY BE NAMED FOR A CARTHAGINIAN FAMILY | WHAT IS BARCELONA? | |
| 1789 | 1996‑07‑15 | RULERS | LAST NAME OF THE LAST MAN TO SIT IN POWER ON THE PEACOCK THRONE | WHAT IS PAHLAVI? | |
| 1788 | 1996‑07‑12 | MYSTERY WRITERS | MYSTERY WRITER WHOSE FIRST BOOK WAS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, "THE SPORT OF QUEENS" | WHO IS DICK FRANCIS? | |
| 1787 | 1996‑07‑11 | NATURE | IN DECEMBER 1995 COLD WEATHER KILLED MILLIONS OF THESE WINTERING IN MICHOACAN | WHAT ARE (MONARCH) BUTTERFLIES? | |
| 1786 | 1996‑07‑10 | MODERN HISTORY | THE AIRLIFT OF AID TO THIS CITY WHICH RAN FROM JULY 3, 1992 TO JANUARY 9, 1996, WAS THE WORLD'S LONGEST | WHAT IS SARAJEVO? | |
| 1785 | 1996‑07‑09 | THE 20th CENTURY | THIS COUNTRY'S CIVIL WAR ACTUALLY BEGAN IN MOROCCO ON JULY 17, 1936 | WHAT IS SPAIN? | |
| 1784 | 1996‑07‑08 | SPORTS | THE ONLY 2 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE DEFEATED THE U.S. TO WIN THE AMERICA'S CUP COMPETITION | WHAT ARE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND? | |
| 1783 | 1996‑07‑05 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1781 HE WROTE, "A NATIONAL DEBT, IF IT IS NOT EXCESSIVE, WILL BE TO US A NATIONAL BLESSING" | WHO WAS ALEXANDER HAMILTON? | |
| 1782 | 1996‑07‑04 | SCOTTISH INVENTORS | ONE OF HIS EARLY COMMISSIONS WAS TO OUTFIT SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S 1845 EXPEDITION TO THE ARCTIC | WHO IS CHARLES MACINTOSH? | |
| 1781 | 1996‑07‑03 | THE ELEMENTS | THE NAME OF THIS NOBLE GAS IS DERIVED FROM THE GREEK FOR "STRANGE" OR "FOREIGN" | WHAT IS XENON? | |
| 1780 | 1996‑07‑02 | DESIGN | THIS DESIGNER WHO DIED IN 1892 GOT HIS FIRST BIG BREAK DESIGNING LUGGAGE FOR EMPRESS EUGENIE | WHO IS LOUIS VUITTON? | |
| 1779 | 1996‑07‑01 | BLACK HISTORY | IN 1920 HE WAS NAMED PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT OF AFRICA WITH A MANDATE TO FREE IT FROM WHITE DOMINATION | WHO WAS MARCUS GARVEY? | |
| 1778 | 1996‑06‑28 | RIVERS | THE WORLD'S FIRST UNDERWATER TUNNEL WAS DUG BENEATH THIS FOREIGN RIVER IN THE 1840s | WHAT IS THE THAMES? | |
| 1777 | 1996‑06‑27 | SOUTH AMERICA | APPROXIMATELY 15% OF THIS COUNTRY'S PEOPLE ARE OF JAVANESE DESCENT | WHAT IS SURINAME? | |
| 1776 | 1996‑06‑26 | ISLANDS | UNTIL AUGUST 1883 IT HAD AN AREA OF 18 SQUARE MILES; TODAY IT'S ABOUT 6 | WHAT IS KRAKATOA? | |
| 1775 | 1996‑06‑25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IT'S THE BIGGEST SINGLE CUSTOMER OF THE DOMESTIC AIRLINE INDUSTRY, USING ABOUT 15,000 FLIGHTS A DAY | WHAT IS THE POSTAL SERVICE? | |
| 1774 | 1996‑06‑24 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | ON JAN. 1, 1996 THIS OLDEST GOVERNMENT REGULATORY AGENCY, ESTABLISHED IN 1887, CLOSED | WHAT WAS THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION? | |
| 1773 | 1996‑06‑21 | AMERICAN HISTORY | ON MAY 29, 1765 PATRICK HENRY'S STAMP ACT PROTEST WAS INTERRUPTED WITH THIS ONE WORD | WHAT IS "TREASON"? | |
| 1772 | 1996‑06‑20 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | SAN JUAN HILL, SITE OF HERBERT HOOVER'S HOME, IS NOW HOME TO THE PRESIDENT OF THIS UNIVERSITY | WHAT IS STANFORD? | |
| 1771 | 1996‑06‑19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IN 1948 THIS SPORTSWEAR COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN GERMANY BY ALDOLPH DASSLER | WHAT IS ADIDAS? | |
| 1770 | 1996‑06‑18 | OPERA PREMIERES | THIS 1853 VERDI OPERA'S DEBUT FAILED, PARTLY BECAUSE ITS STAR WAS TOO STOUT TO BE BELIEVABLE AS A CONSUMPTIVE | WHAT IS "LA TRAVIATA"? | |
| 1769 | 1996‑06‑17 | ARTISTS | HIS "YOUNG CORN" PAINTING IS FEATURED ON A 1996 STAMP CELEBRATING THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF IOWA'S STATEHOOD | WHO IS GRANT WOOD? | |
| 1768 | 1996‑06‑14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | SALVAGED FROM A SHIPWRECK IN THE 1850s, THE LUTINE BELL HANGS IN ITS BRITISH HEADQUARTERS | WHAT IS LLOYD'S OF LONDON? | |
| 1767 | 1996‑06‑13 | U.S. STATE NAMES | THE 2 STATES WHOSE 1-WORD NAMES ARE CONTAINED IN OTHER STATE NAMES | WHAT ARE VIRGINIA & KANSAS? | |
| 1766 | 1996‑06‑12 | THE WINTER OLYMPICS | THE LAST 2 U.S. MEN TO WIN THE MEN'S SINGLES GOLD MEDAL IN FIGURE SKATING, IN 1984 & 1988 | WHO ARE SCOTT HAMILTON & BRIAN BOITANO? | |
| 1765 | 1996‑06‑11 | ADVENTURERS | THIS AMERICAN ADVENTURER & AVIATOR DISCOVERED THE WORLD'S HIGHEST WATERFALL IN 1935 | WHO WAS JAMES (C.) ANGEL? | |
| 1764 | 1996‑06‑10 | FAMOUS WOMEN | IN 1849 ZACHARY TAYLOR EULOGIZED HER, SAYING, "SHE WAS TRULY OUR FIRST LADY FOR A HALF-CENTURY" | WHO WAS DOLLEY MADISON? | |
| 1763 | 1996‑06‑07 | PLAYS | IN ONE VERSION OF THIS PLAY, THE HEROINE STABS HERSELF & SAYS, "THERE REST"; IN ANOTHER, "THERE RUST" | WHAT IS "ROMEO AND JULIET"? | |
| 1762 | 1996‑06‑06 | INVENTORS | IN 1856 HE ADDRESSED A BRITISH SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION ON "THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON WITHOUT FUEL | WHO IS SIR HENRY BESSEMER? | |
| 1761 | 1996‑06‑05 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS IS NAMED FOR HIM | WHO WAS HOWARD R. HUGHES? | |
| 1760 | 1996‑06‑04 | SPELLING | THIS TREE IS THE ONLY 7-LETTER ENGLISH WORD THAT CONTAINS ALL 5 VOWELS | WHAT IS THE SEQUOIA? | |
| 1759 | 1996‑06‑03 | CANADIAN CAPITALS | THE LARGEST CITY IN CANADA'S MARITIME PROVINCES IS NAMED FOR GEORGE MONTAGU DUNK, THE 2nd EARL OF THIS | WHAT IS HALIFAX? | |
| 1758 | 1996‑05‑31 | ANAGRAMS | THIS CITY CALLED "THE MOTHER OF RUSSIAN CITIES" IS CAPITAL OF A COUNTRY OTHER THAN RUSSIA | WHAT IS KIEV? | |
| 1757 | 1996‑05‑30 | WORLD WAR II NAMES | THE 1st U.S. NAVAL SHIP WITH A PLURAL NAME HONORED THEIR MEMORY; A 2nd SHIP WAS CHRISTENED IN 1995 | WHO ARE THE SULLIVANS? | |
| 1756 | 1996‑05‑29 | JAPANESE LITERATURE | ONE-WORD TITLE OF A 1915 STORY BY RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA; IT WAS FILMED IN 1950 | WHAT IS "RASHOMON"? | |
| 1755 | 1996‑05‑28 | U.S. NICKNAMES | PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA & WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA SHARE THIS 2-WORD NICKNAME | WHAT IS THE "QUAKER CITY"? | |
| 1754 | 1996‑05‑27 | ANAGRAMS | ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER, ONE IS A SYNONYM FOR HOME, THE OTHER THE MATERIAL IT MIGHT BE MADE OF | WHAT IS ABODE/ADOBE? | |
| 1753 | 1996‑05‑24 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS | CHARLES LAUGHTON, ROBERT SHAW & RICHARD BURTON WERE ALL NOMINATED FOR PLAYING THIS ROLE | WHO IS HENRY VIII? | |
| 1752 | 1996‑05‑23 | INVENTIONS | SWISS INVENTOR GEORGE DE MESTRAL CREATED THIS AFTER CLOSELY EXAMINING BURRS STUCK TO HIS PANTS | WHAT IS VELCRO? | |
| 1751 | 1996‑05‑22 | ASIA | THESE LANDMARKS ARE THE HIGHEST & LOWEST POINTS IN ASIA | WHAT ARE MT. EVEREST & THE DEAD SEA? | |
| 1750 | 1996‑05‑21 | WORLD MAGAZINES | THE NAME OF THIS GERMAN NEWSWEEKLY MEANS "THE MIRROR" | WHAT IS DER SPIEGEL? | |
| 1749 | 1996‑05‑20 | FOREIGN CURRENCY | THE NGULTRUM, BHUTAN'S UNIT OF CURRENCY, TRADES AT PAR WITH THIS UNIT | WHAT IS THE (INDIAN) RUPEE? | |
| 1748 | 1996‑05‑17 | FAMOUS NOVELS | PUBLISHED IN 1605, THE FIRST PART OF THIS NOVEL WAS DEDICATED TO THE DUQUE DE BEJAR, MARQUES DE GIBRALEON... | WHAT IS "DON QUIXOTE"? | |
| 1747 | 1996‑05‑16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | ON FEBRUARY 6, 1996 BINNEY & SMITH PRODUCED ITS 100 BILLIONTH ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS A CRAYON? | |
| 1746 | 1996‑05‑15 | PATRIOTIC PLACES | THIS SITE ON THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER WAS NAMED FOR A SMALL IRONWORKS NEARBY | WHAT IS VALLEY FORGE? | |
| 1745 | 1996‑05‑14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE ONLY PRESIDENT PRECEDED & SUCCEEDED BY THE SAME MAN | WHO IS BENJAMIN HARRISON? | |
| 1744 | 1996‑05‑13 | CEREMONIES | AT THE CORONATION OF A BRITISH MONARCH, THIS PERSON PRESIDES OVER THE CEREMONY | WHO IS ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY? | |
| 1743 | 1996‑05‑10 | WORD ORIGINS | NOW PART OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THIS SWAHILI WORD FOR "TRIP" OR "JOURNEY" IS DERIVED FROM ARABIC | WHAT IS SAFARI? | |
| 1742 | 1996‑05‑09 | U.S. CITIES | THIS NORTH CAROLINA CITY WAS THE 1st IN THE U.S. TO NAME ITSELF AFTER THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE | WHAT IS FAYETTEVILLE? | |
| 1741 | 1996‑05‑08 | MEDICINE | LATIN FOR "POISON", IT'S A DISEASE-CAUSING AGENT SMALLER THAN A BACTERIUM | WHAT IS A VIRUS? | |
| 1740 | 1996‑05‑07 | THE ROMAN EMPIRE | MARTIAL'S "BOOK OF SPECTACLES", IN 80 A.D. WAS A BOOK OF POEMS PUBLISHED FOR THIS LANDMARK'S OPENING | WHAT IS THE COLOSSEUM? | |
| 1739 | 1996‑05‑06 | DATES | THE BUILDING OF THE ERIE CANAL, B&O RAILROAD & WASHINGTON MONUMENT BEGAN ON THIS DATE IN DIFFERENT YEARS | WHAT IS JULY 4? | |
| 1738 | 1996‑05‑03 | MYTHOLOGY | KING AGAMEMNON WAS KILLED ON HIS RETURN TO GREECE AFTER IGNORING THE WARNING OF THIS WOMAN, HIS SLAVE | WHO IS CASSANDRA? | |
| 1737 | 1996‑05‑02 | THE EMMYS | HE WON EMMYS FOR TELEPLAY WRITING 3 YEARS IN A ROW, 1955-57 | WHO WAS ROD SERLING? | |
| 1736 | 1996‑05‑01 | STATE CAPITALS | WITH 12 LETTERS IT'S THE LONGEST ONE-WORD STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS INDIANAPOLIS? | |
| 1735 | 1996‑04‑30 | THE U.N. | SWITZERLAND & THIS COUNTRY ARE THE 2 MAINLAND EUROPEAN STATES WHICH NEVER JOINED THE U.N. | WHAT IS VATICAN CITY? | |
| 1734 | 1996‑04‑29 | NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS | THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYER OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | WHAT IS GOODWILL (INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL)? | |
| 1733 | 1996‑04‑26 | EUROPEAN DRAMA | IN ACT ONE OF THIS 1890 PLAY, THE HEROINE HAS JUST RETURNED FROM HER HONEYMOON; AT THE END, SHE SHOOTS HERSELF | WHAT IS "HEDDA GABLER"? | |
| 1732 | 1996‑04‑25 | HISTORIC NAMES | THE NAME OF THIS ANCIENT RULER TRANSLATES AS "IT IS WELL WITH THE SUN DISK" | WHAT IS AKHNATON? | |
| 1731 | 1996‑04‑24 | THE OLYMPICS | THE SUMMER GAMES IN THIS CITY WERE OPENED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II | WHAT IS MONTREAL? | |
| 1730 | 1996‑04‑23 | STATESMEN | HE ABANDONED PLANS FOR A MILITARY CAREER AT AGE 17 &, IN 1607, BECAME BISHOP OF LUCON | WHO WAS CARDINAL (ET DUC) DE RICHELIEU? | |
| 1729 | 1996‑04‑22 | ISLANDS | ALVARO DE MENDANA NAMED THESE PACIFIC ISLANDS BELIEVING THEY PROVIDED GOLD FOR THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE | WHAT ARE THE SOLOMON ISLANDS? | |
| 1708 | 1996‑04‑19 | ARTISTS | 121-YEAR-OLD JEANNE CALMENT REMEMBERS THIS MAN BUYING CANVASES AT HER IN-LAWS' STORE IN ARLES | WHO WAS VINCENT VAN GOGH? | This clue was originally dated 1996-03-19 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1996-04-19. |
| 1707 | 1996‑04‑18 | THE CONSTITUTION | ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE 22nd AMENDMENT, IT'S THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS ONE CAN SERVE AS PRESIDENT | WHAT IS 10? | This clue was originally dated 1996-03-18 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1996-04-18. |
| 1705 | 1996‑04‑17 | OPERA COMPOSERS | HE SET HIS LAST COMPLETED OPERA, "GIANNI SCHICCHI", IN FLORENCE, & HIS LAST UNFINISHED OPERA IN CHINA | WHO WAS (GIACOMO) PUCCINI? | This clue was originally dated 1996-03-17 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1996-04-17. |
| 1704 | 1996‑04‑16 | MOVIE DEBUTS | CANDICE BERGEN, JOANNA PETTET, KATHLEEN WIDDOES & JOAN HACKETT DEBUTED AS COLLEGE ALUMNAE IN THIS 1966 FILM | WHAT IS "THE GROUP"? | This clue was originally dated 1996-03-16 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1996-04-16. |
| 1728 | 1996‑04‑15 | SCIENTISTS | IN 1543 HE WROTE, "FINALLY WE SHALL PLACE THE SUN HIMSELF AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE" | WHO WAS NICHOLAS COPERNICUS? | |
| 1727 | 1996‑04‑12 | ARTISTS | AT A MAY 1995 AUCTION, A PAINTING BY HER SOLD FOR $3.2 MILLION, BARELY TOPPING ONE BY HER HUSBAND | WHO WAS FRIDA KAHLO? | |
| 1726 | 1996‑04‑11 | SPORTS | THIS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MANAGER OF THE 1950's & 1960's RECEIVED HIS NICKNAME BECAUSE HE WAS BORN IN KANSAS CITY | WHO WAS CASEY STENGEL? | |
| 1725 | 1996‑04‑10 | SAINTS | HE WROTE, "PRAISE TO THEE, MY LORD, FOR ALL THY CREATURES, ABOVE ALL BROTHER SUN" | WHO IS SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI? | |
| 1724 | 1996‑04‑09 | THE CABINET | JAMES WILSON OF IOWA, WHO HEADED THIS DEPARTMENT FOR 16 YEARS, SERVED LONGER THAN ANY OTHER CABINET OFFICER | WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE? | |
| 1723 | 1996‑04‑08 | FAMOUS ENGINEERS | IN 1960 HE BECAME DIRECTOR OF THE GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA | WHO WAS WERNHER VON BRAUN? | |
| 1722 | 1996‑04‑05 | FOREIGN WARS | IT WAS THE FIRST WAR COVERED BY BOTH NEWSPAPER REPORTERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS | WHAT IS THE CRIMEAN WAR? | |
| 1721 | 1996‑04‑04 | FAMOUS TEACHERS | IN 1967 THIS FORMER TEACHER PUBLISHED A MEMOIR ENTITLED, "CENTER OF THE STORM" | WHO IS JOHN T. SCOPES? | |
| 1720 | 1996‑04‑03 | FAMOUS WOMEN | AT THE FIRST U.N. MEETING, HELD IN 1946 IN LONDON, SHE WAS THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE U.S. DELEGATION | WHO WAS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT? | |
| 1719 | 1996‑04‑02 | U.S. CITY NAME ORIGINS | FREDERICK, MARYLAND WAS NAMED FOR THE 6th BARON THIS | WHAT IS BALTIMORE? | |
| 1718 | 1996‑04‑01 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE 2 PRESIDENTS WHOSE FATHERS SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | WHO ARE WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS? | |
| 1717 | 1996‑03‑29 | POETS | IN 1942 HIS COLLECTION OF VERSE "SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM" APPEARED | WHO IS LANGSTON HUGHES? | |
| 1716 | 1996‑03‑28 | HISTORIC PEOPLE | APSLEY HOUSE, THE LONDON HOME OF THIS HISTORIC DUKE, BOASTS AN 11'4" NUDE STATUE OF NAPOLEON | WHO WAS THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON? | |
| 1715 | 1996‑03‑27 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | THIS COMPANY ESTABLISHED ITS FIRST VILLAGE IN 1950 IN ALCUDIA ON THE ISLAND OF MAJORCA | WHAT IS CLUB MED? | |
| 1714 | 1996‑03‑26 | FOREIGN DIRECTORS | HIS FASCINATION WITH CLOWNS AND MAKE-BELIEVE MAY HAVE BEGUN WHEN HE RAN OFF WITH PIERINO'S CIRCUS AS A CHILD | WHO WAS (FEDERICO) FELLINI? | |
| 1713 | 1996‑03‑25 | THE ELEMENTS | THE FIRST INERT GAS DISCOVERED ON EARTH, ITS NAME IS GREEK FOR "WITHOUT WORK" | WHAT IS ARGON? | |
| 1712 | 1996‑03‑22 | CHILDREN'S THEATRE | 1904 BRITISH PLAY THAT INCLUDES THE LINE "TO DIE WILL BE AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE" | WHAT IS "PETER PAN"? | |
| 1711 | 1996‑03‑21 | FAMOUS SHIPS | COMMANDER LLOYD M. BUCHER WAS THE LAST CAPTAIN OF THIS U.S. SHIP | WHAT IS THE U.S.S. PUEBLO? | |
| 1710 | 1996‑03‑20 | NONFICTION | THE MASTHEAD OF THIS PUBLICATION SAYS IT WAS "ESTABLISHED IN 1792 AND PUBLISHED EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER" | WHAT IS THE (OLD) FARMERS ALMANAC? | |
| 1709 | 1996‑03‑19 | THE AMERICAS | IT'S THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE AMERICAS CURRENTLY HEADED BY A WOMAN PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT | WHAT IS NICARAGUA? | |
| 1706 | 1996‑03‑18 | BIRDS | ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF THIS NOW-EXTINCT BIRD | WHAT IS THE PASSENGER PIGEON? | |
| 1703 | 1996‑03‑15 | PUBLISHING FIRSTS | IN 1570 ABRAHAM ORTELIUS PRODUCED THE FIRST MODERN BOOK OF THIS TYPE: "THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM" | WHAT IS AN ATLAS? | |
| 1702 | 1996‑03‑14 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | 1 OF 3 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WHO LOST AN ELECTION IN WHICH THEY RECEIVED OVER 200 ELECTORAL VOTES | WHO ARE RICHARD NIXON, GERALD FORD & CHARLES EVANS HUGHES? | |
| 1701 | 1996‑03‑13 | OPERA | HE CONDUCTED THE WORLD PREMIERES OF "PAGLIACCI", "LA BOHEME" & "THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST" | WHO IS ARTURO TOSCANINI? | |
| 1700 | 1996‑03‑12 | SOUTH AMERICAN CAPITALS | CAPITAL NEAREST WHICH YOU'D FIND A MONUMENT CALLED MITAD DEL MUNDO, OR "MIDDLE OF THE WORLD" | WHAT IS QUITO? | |
| 1699 | 1996‑03‑11 | MEDALS & DECORATIONS | U.S. SAILORS & MARINES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS BATTLE WERE AWARDED THE DEWEY MEDAL | WHAT IS THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY? | |
| 1698 | 1996‑03‑08 | AUTHORS | HE ADAPTED A REJECTED TREATISE ON EXPLORING AFRICA BY BALLOON INTO AN 1863 NOVEL, HIS FIRST BIG SUCCESS | WHO WAS JULES VERNE? | |
| 1697 | 1996‑03‑07 | FAMOUS WOMEN | KAREN, A SUBURB OF NAIROBI, IS NAMED IN HONOR OF THIS WOMAN WHO ONCE LIVED THERE | WHO WAS KAREN BLIXEN? | |
| 1696 | 1996‑03‑06 | ANCIENT HISTORY | HE STARTED THE THIRD SEVILE WAR IN 73 B.C. | WHO IS SPARTACUS? | |
| 1695 | 1996‑03‑05 | THE OSCARS | HUSBAND & WIFE WHO WERE BOTH NOMINATED FOR PLAYING A MARRIED COUPLE IN A 1966 FILM; ONLY THE WIFE WON | WHO ARE RICHARD BURTON & ELIZABETH TAYLOR? | |
| 1694 | 1996‑03‑04 | INVENTIONS | OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES CALLED IT "THE MIRROR WITH A MEMORY" | WHAT IS THE CAMERA? | |
| 1693 | 1996‑03‑01 | THE CONTINENTS | THE 3 LONGEST RIVERS IN THE WORLD ARE ON THESE 3 CONTINENTS | WHAT ARE SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA & AFRICA? | |
| 1692 | 1996‑02‑29 | AUTHORS | HE CREATED HIS MOST FAMOUS CHARACTER IN 1952 AT GOLDENEYE, A HOLIDAY HOME HE BOUGHT IN JAMAICA | WHO WAS IAN FLEMING? | |
| 1691 | 1996‑02‑28 | AIRLINES | IN 1962 THIS AIRLINE USED THE AD LINE "MY SON, THE PILOT" | WHAT IS EL AL (ISRAEL) AIRLINES? | |
| 1690 | 1996‑02‑27 | FAMOUS FAMILIES | THE 1st MAN NAMED THIS WAS A VIOLINIST, THE 2nd, AN ACTOR & THE 3rd, CEO AT TIMES MIRROR MAGAZINES | WHAT IS EFREM ZIMBALIST? | |
| 1689 | 1996‑02‑26 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | OLGA IVINSKAYA, WHO PASSED AWAY IN MOSCOW IN 1995, WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS CHARACTER | WHO IS LARA? | |
| 1688 | 1996‑02‑23 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS | IN 1941 & 1942 HE SERVED AS A PHOTO-MURALIST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | WHO IS ANSEL ADAMS? | |
| 1687 | 1996‑02‑22 | SCIENTISTS | IN 1992 THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ADMITTED THAT IT HAD ERRED IN CONDEMNING THIS MAN | WHO IS GALILEO (GALILEI)? | |
| 1686 | 1996‑02‑21 | BRITISH MONARCHS | SHE WAS THE NIECE OF THE LAST HANOVERIAN KING | WHO WAS QUEEN VICTORIA? | |
| 1685 | 1996‑02‑20 | QUOTATIONS | IN 1947 BERNARD BARUCH TOLD THE SENATE, "WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF" ONE OF THESE "WHICH IS GETTING WARMER" | WHAT IS "A COLD WAR"? | |
| 1684 | 1996‑02‑19 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | THIS FIRST AMERICAN WRITER TO EARN $1 MILLION RECEIVED ONLY $2,000 FOR A 1903 NOVEL SET IN THE KLONDIKE | WHO WAS JACK LONDON? | |
| 1683 | 1996‑02‑16 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES | THIS ACTOR'S FIRST NAME IS HAWAIIAN FOR "COOL BREEZE OVER THE MOUNTAINS" | WHO IS KEANU REEVES? | |
| 1682 | 1996‑02‑15 | NORTH AMERICA | THIS COUNTRY CONTAINS NORTH AMERICA'S MOST SOUTHERLY POINT | WHAT IS PANAMA? | |
| 1681 | 1996‑02‑14 | LAKES | AFTER LAKE MICHIGAN, IT'S THE LARGEST NATURAL LAKE ENTIRELY WITHIN THE U.S. | WHAT IS THE GREAT SALT LAKE? | |
| 1680 | 1996‑02‑13 | EXPLORERS | FOR MANY YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH IN 1324, HE WAS CONSIDERED EUROPE'S GREATEST LIAR | WHO WAS MARCO POLO? | |
| 1679 | 1996‑02‑12 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | THIS AMERICAN GENERAL BORN IN 1820 WAS CALLED "CUMP" BY HIS SIBLINGS | WHO WAS WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN? | |
| 1678 | 1996‑02‑09 | DESIGN | MARC CHAGALL & SALVADOR DALI WERE AMONG THE ARTISTS WHO DESIGNED THESE FOR BARON PHILIPPE DE ROTHSCHILD | WHAT ARE WINE LABELS? | |
| 1677 | 1996‑02‑08 | FAMOUS NAMES | HIS 1958 ARTICLE "THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE--DESIGNE D FOR DEATH?" APPEARED IN THE HARVARD LAW RECORD | WHO WAS RALPH NADER? | |
| 1676 | 1996‑02‑07 | CRIME & PUNISHMENT | CHARGED WITH ADULTERY SHE, HER BROTHER & 4 OTHERS WERE LOCKED IN THE TOWER OF LONDON IN 1536 | WHO WAS ANNE BOLEYN? | |
| 1675 | 1996‑02‑06 | SHAKESPEARE | SHAKESPEARE'S 2 PLAYS WITH "KING" IN THE TITLE & NO NUMBERS FOLLOWING | WHAT ARE "KING LEAR" & "KING JOHN"? | |
| 1674 | 1996‑02‑05 | 20th CENTURY COMPOSERS | THIS ITALIAN-BORN AMERICAN WON HIS 2nd PULITZER PRIZE IN 1955, FOR AN OPERA SET IN NYC's LITTLE ITALY | WHO IS GIAN CARLO MENOTTI? | |
| 1673 | 1996‑02‑02 | CONGRESS | ON NOV. 23, 1973 YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE BECAME THE FIRST MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO DO THIS WHILE IN OFFICE | WHAT IS GIVE BIRTH? | |
| 1672 | 1996‑02‑01 | POETS | IN 1968 GWENDOLYN BROOKS SUCCEEDED THIS MAN AS POET LAUREATE OF ILLINOIS | WHO WAS CARL SANDBURG? | |
| 1671 | 1996‑01‑31 | U.S.A. | THE NEW $92 MILLION ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME STANDS ON THE SHORES OF THIS LAKE | WHAT IS LAKE ERIE? | |
| 1670 | 1996‑01‑30 | ENGLAND | ALSO KNOWN AS NEW SARUM, THIS CITY FAMOUS FOR ITS CATHEDRAL IS JUST A STONE'S THROW FROM STONEHENGE | WHAT IS SALISBURY? | |
| 1669 | 1996‑01‑29 | HISTORIANS | IN 1962 SHE SAID, "NINETEEN-FOURTEEN WAS THE BIRTHDAY OF US ALL" | WHO WAS BARBARA TUCHMAN? | |
| 1668 | 1996‑01‑26 | CENTRAL AMERICA | THE LEAST POPULOUS COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AMERICA, IT EXTENDS THE FARTHEST NORTH | WHAT IS BELIZE? | |
| 1667 | 1996‑01‑25 | STATE CAPITALS | THIS STATE CAPITAL IS ON THE SITE OF A CROSS ERECTED BY CAPT. CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT MAY 24, 1607 | WHAT IS RICHMOND, VIRGINIA? | |
| 1666 | 1996‑01‑24 | EXPLORERS | ON MARCH 18, 1912 HE WROTE IN HIS DIARY, "MY RIGHT FOOT HAS GONE, NEARLY ALL THE TOES--" | WHO WAS ROBERT FALCON SCOTT? | |
| 1665 | 1996‑01‑23 | DISNEY FILMS | IN SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES, THIS DISNEY FILM IS KNOWN AS "LA SIRENITA" | WHAT IS "THE LITTLE MERMAID"? | |
| 1664 | 1996‑01‑22 | 1995 | FRANK C. GAYLORD II SCULPTED THE FIGURES FOR THE MEMORIAL TO THIS, DEDICATED JULY 27, 1995 | WHAT WAS THE KOREAN WAR? | |
| 1663 | 1996‑01‑19 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS | HIS NAME MEANS "SON OF THE YOUNG LION" IN HEBREW | WHO WAS (DAVID) BEN-GURION? | |
| 1662 | 1996‑01‑18 | MEDICAL FIRSTS | THE DEATH OF DENISE DARVALL IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PERMITTED THIS HISTORIC DECEMBER 3, 1967 EVENT | WHAT IS THE FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT? | |
| 1661 | 1996‑01‑17 | THE CALENDAR | THE NEXT YEAR THAT WILL BE WRITTEN IN ONLY 4 ROMAN NUMERALS | WHAT IS 2002? | |
| 1660 | 1996‑01‑16 | SPORTS NICKNAMES | THIS FRENCH TENNIS PLAYER BORN IN 1905 IS NICKNAMED "THE CROCODILE" | WHO IS (JEAN-) RENE LACOSTE? | |
| 1659 | 1996‑01‑15 | POLITICIANS | IN 1961 LYNDON JOHNSON WAS SWORN IN AS VICE PRESIDENT BY THIS MENTOR | WHO IS SAM RAYBURN? | |
| 1658 | 1996‑01‑12 | STATE CAPITALS | DURING THE 1920s THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY WAS HEADQUARTERED IN THIS CAPITAL | WHAT IS MADISON? | |
| 1657 | 1996‑01‑11 | GEOGRAPHY | IT'S EUROPE'S SECOND-LARGEST ISLAND | WHAT IS ICELAND? | |
| 1656 | 1996‑01‑10 | FURNITURE | THIS UPHOLSTERED SEAT, WITH OR WITHOUT A BACK, WAS INTRODUCED TO EUROPE FROM TURKEY IN THE 18th CENTURY | WHAT IS AN OTTOMAN? | |
| 1655 | 1996‑01‑09 | ENGLISH POETS | "ANY MAN'S DEATH DIMINISHES ME, BECAUSE I AM INVOLVED IN MANKIND" PRECEDES A FAMOUS LINE FROM HIS WORKS | WHO IS JOHN DONNE? | |
| 1654 | 1996‑01‑08 | I LOVE LUCY | ON THE MAY 9, 1955 SHOW, LUCY IMITATED GARY COOPER, CLARK GABLE & THIS MAN WHO GUEST STARRED | WHO IS HARPO MARX? | |
| 1653 | 1996‑01‑05 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | THE FIRST RUSSIAN WINNER, HE WAS AWARDED THE 1904 PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE | WHO WAS IVAN PAVLOV? | |
| 1652 | 1996‑01‑04 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | HE WAS BORN NEWTON LEROY McPHERSON IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA ON JUNE 17, 1943 | WHO IS NEWT GINGRICH? | |
| 1651 | 1996‑01‑03 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS | IN THE 1950s HE WON 2 BEST SUPP. ACTOR OSCARS: 1 FOR PLAYING A REVOLUTIONARY & 1 FOR PLAYING AN ARTIST | WHO IS ANTHONY QUINN? | |
| 1650 | 1996‑01‑02 | THE SUPREME COURT | HE SERVED AS CHIEF JUSTICE FOR MORE OF THE 20th CENTURY THAN ANY OTHER MAN--17 YEARS | WHO WAS WARREN BURGER? | |
| 1649 | 1996‑01‑01 | DEMOCRATS | IN 1995 HE CAST HIS 14,000th VOTE IN THE SENATE, A RECORD FOR ANY PARTY | WHO IS ROBERT BYRD? | |
| 1648 | 1995‑12‑29 | HISTORIC DOCUMENTS | CLAUSE 40 OF THIS DOCUMENT READS, "TO NONE WILL WE SELL, TO NONE DENY OR DELAY, RIGHT OR JUSTICE" | WHAT IS THE MAGNA CARTA? | |
| 1647 | 1995‑12‑28 | AWARDS | PRIOR TO WINNING A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, SHE RECEIVED THE NEHRU AWARD | WHO IS MOTHER TERESA? | |
| 1646 | 1995‑12‑27 | ADVERTISING SYMBOLS | IN A 1945 POLL SHE RANKED AS THE BEST-KNOWN WOMAN IN AMERICA AFTER ELEANOR ROOSEVELT | WHO IS BETTY CROCKER? | |
| 1645 | 1995‑12‑26 | HISTORIC PEOPLE | MARIE ANTOINETTE CALLED HIM "L'AMBASSADEUR ELECTRIQUE" | WHO WAS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 1644 | 1995‑12‑25 | ARCHITECTS | FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HAD A FINE COLLECTION OF ART FROM THIS COUNTRY WHERE HE SPENT A LOT OF TIME 1915-1922 | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 1643 | 1995‑12‑22 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | A STATUE OF HIM STANDS AT YALE'S CONNECTICUT HALL; A COPY CAN BE FOUND AT CIA HEADQUARTERS IN VIRGINIA | WHO WAS NATHAN HALE? | |
| 1642 | 1995‑12‑21 | ENGINEERING | OPENED IN 1994, IT LINKS THE SNCB, SNCF & BR | WHAT IS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TUNNEL? | |
| 1641 | 1995‑12‑20 | NATIONAL PARKS | EAST TEMPLE, ANGELS LANDING & THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE ARE LANDMARKS IN THIS PARK | WHAT IS ZION? | |
| 1640 | 1995‑12‑19 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THE NAME OF THIS COUNTRY IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE COMES FROM A LATIN WORD FOR "SOUTHERN" | WHAT IS AUSTRALIA? | |
| 1639 | 1995‑12‑18 | MUSICAL THEATRE | SONGS PERFORMED IN A 1960 MUSICAL ABOUT HER INCLUDED "BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE OF DENVER" & "I AIN'T DOWN YET" | WHO IS THE (UNSINKABLE) MOLLY BROWN? | |
| 1638 | 1995‑12‑15 | 19th CENTURY NOVELS | BOOK 1, CHAPTER 4 OF THIS 1880 WORK IS ENTITLED "THE THIRD SON ALYOSHA" | WHAT IS "THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV"? | |
| 1637 | 1995‑12‑14 | FAMOUS NAMES | FAMOUS NAME OF COLONEL PAUL W. TIBBETS' MOTHER | WHAT IS ENOLA GAY? | |
| 1636 | 1995‑12‑13 | FAMOUS MUSICIANS | IN THE 1950s HE COMPOSED THE SCORES FOR SATYAJIT RAY'S BRILLIANT "APU" TRILOGY OF FILMS | WHO IS RAVI SHANKAR? | |
| 1635 | 1995‑12‑12 | HISTORIC QUOTES | IN 1945 THIS FRENCHMAN TOLD HIS COUNTRYMEN, "IF I TREATED WITH THE ENEMY, IT WAS TO SPARE YOU" | WHO WAS MARSHAL HENRI-PHILIPPE PETAIN? | |
| 1634 | 1995‑12‑11 | BRITISH AUTHORS | AMONG GUESTS WHO SURPRISED HIM ON A 1994 BRITISH "THIS IS YOUR LIFE" WERE BUZZ ALDRIN & ALEXEI LEONOV | WHO IS ARTHUR C. CLARKE? | |
| 1633 | 1995‑12‑08 | EUROPE | EXCLUDING RUSSIA, WITH OVER 81 MILLION PEOPLE, IT'S THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY IN EUROPE | WHAT IS GERMANY? | |
| 1632 | 1995‑12‑07 | NICKNAMES | POET EZRA POUND NICKNAMED THIS PERSON "OLD POSSUM" | WHO WAS T.S. ELIOT? | |
| 1631 | 1995‑12‑06 | OSCAR-WINNING FILMS | WWII KEPT THIS 1941 MOVIE FROM FILMING ON LOCATION, SO AN ENTIRE WELSH VILLAGE WAS BUILT IN CALIFORNIA | WHAT IS "HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY"? | |
| 1630 | 1995‑12‑05 | WOMEN OF SCIENCE | WITH 32, CAROLYN SHOEMAKER HAS DISCOVERED MORE OF THESE THAN ANY OTHER LIVING PERSON | WHAT ARE COMETS? | |
| 1629 | 1995‑12‑04 | SHAKESPEARE | THE MOST RECENT BRITISH MONARCH WHO'S THE TITLE CHARACTER OF A SHAKESPEARE PLAY | WHO WAS HENRY VIII? | |
| 1628 | 1995‑12‑01 | U.S. AIRPORTS | IN TERMS OF CARGO, THIS CITY'S AIRPORT WAS THE WORLD'S BUSIEST IN 1994, HANDLING 1.65 MILLION METRIC TONS | WHAT IS MEMPHIS? | |
| 1627 | 1995‑11‑30 | THE PRESIDENCY | MONTH IN WHICH THE MOST U.S. PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS HAVE OCCURRED | WHAT IS MARCH? | |
| 1626 | 1995‑11‑29 | INVENTORS | IN 1911 WILLIS H. CARRIER PRESENTED A PAPER ON THIS SUBJECT TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | WHAT WAS AIR CONDITIONING? | |
| 1625 | 1995‑11‑28 | ARCHAEOLOGY | DISCOVERED IN 1799, IT RECORDS THE DEEDS OF EGYPTIAN KING PTOLEMY V EPIPHANES | WHAT IS THE ROSETTA STONE? | The category was originally listed in the dataset as ARCHAELOGY. It has been corrected to ARCHAEOLOGY as it was shown on the show. |
| 1624 | 1995‑11‑27 | PEOPLE | ACCORDING TO FORBES, WITH AN ESTIMATED WORTH OF $12.9 BILLION, HE'S NOW THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD | WHO IS BILL GATES? | |
| 1623 | 1995‑11‑24 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 1 OF 3 U.S. PRESIDENTS IN THE 20th C. WHO NEVER HAD A HOUSE OF CONGRESS CONTROLLED BY HIS PARTY | WHO ARE RICHARD NIXON, GERALD FORD AND GEORGE BUSH? | |
| 1622 | 1995‑11‑23 | ETHICS | AESCULAPUIS, HYGIEIA, PANACEIA & APOLLO ARE ALL MENTIONED IN THE FIRST LINE OF THIS | WHAT IS THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH? | |
| 1621 | 1995‑11‑22 | THE OSCARS | 2 OF THE 5 ACTORS BEFORE TOM HANKS TO WIN 2 BEST ACTOR OSCARS | WHO ARE TRACY, MARCH, COOPER, BRANDO, HOFFMAN? | |
| 1620 | 1995‑11‑21 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | THIS CHARACTER IN AN 1838 NOVEL WAS BASED ON IKEY SOLOMONS, A BRITISH THIEF & FENCE | WHO IS FAGIN? | |
| 1619 | 1995‑11‑20 | BEST-SELLING NOVELISTS | FROM 1979 TO 1986 HE WAS DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA | WHO IS ROBERT JAMES WALLER? | |
| 1618 | 1995‑11‑17 | FAMOUS NAMES | DNA FROM PRINCE PHILIP HELPED PROVE THAT ANNA ANDERSON MANAHAN WAS NOT THIS WOMAN AS SHE HAD CLAIMED | WHO WAS ANASTASIA? | |
| 1617 | 1995‑11‑16 | STATE CAPITALS | THIS STATE CAPITAL WAS A COMPROMISE CHOICE BETWEEN THE NORTH PLATTERS & THE SOUTH PLATTERS | WHAT IS LINCOLN, NEBRASKA? | |
| 1616 | 1995‑11‑15 | SCULPTORS | THIS AMERICAN REMARKED, "DISPARITY IN FORM, COLOR, SIZE, WEIGHT, MOTION, IS WHAT MAKES A COMPOSITION" | WHO WAS ALEXANDER CALDER? | |
| 1615 | 1995‑11‑14 | NOTABLE WOMEN | SHE CLAIMED TO HAVE HEALED FROM A NEAR-FATAL FALL AFTER READING A PASSAGE FROM THE BIBLE IN 1866 | WHO IS MARY BAKER EDDY? | |
| 1614 | 1995‑11‑13 | THE ELEMENTS | AT ITS STANDARD MASS, IT PUTS THE RED IN RED FIREWORKS; ITS 90 ISOTOPE IS FOUND IN NUCLEAR FALLOUT | WHAT IS STRONTIUM? | |
| 1613 | 1995‑11‑10 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | JAMES B. STOCKDALE WAS HIS VICE-PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATE | WHO IS H. ROSS PEROT? | |
| 1612 | 1995‑11‑09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | HE'S THE CO-FOUNDER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF A NEW MAGAZINE THAT HIT THE STANDS ON SEPT. 26, 1995 | WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY, JR.? | |
| 1611 | 1995‑11‑08 | VOCABULARY | THIS TERM FOR THE LUDICROUS MISUSE OF A WORD IS FROM THE NAME OF A CHARACTER IN AN 18th CENTURY PLAY | WHAT IS A MALAPROP(ISM)? | |
| 1610 | 1995‑11‑07 | FRANCE | JACQUES CHIRAC IS THE 5th PRESIDENT OF THE 5th REPUBLIC; HE WAS THE FIRST | WHO WAS CHARLES De GAULLE? | |
| 1609 | 1995‑11‑06 | BUSINESS & LITERATURE | ON MARCH 24, 1994 THIS STORE HELD A BREAKFAST TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW TRUMAN CAPOTE LITERARY TRUST | WHAT IS TIFFANY (&CO.)? | |
| 1608 | 1995‑11‑03 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | HE WAS DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY FROM 1889 TO 1906 | WHO WAS MELVIL DEWEY? | |
| 1607 | 1995‑11‑02 | NUCLEAR ENERGY | WITH 109 OPERABLE NUCLEAR REACTORS, THE U.S. LEADS THE WORLD; AS OF 1994 THIS COUNTRY WAS NO. 2 WITH 56 | WHAT IS FRANCE? | |
| 1606 | 1995‑11‑01 | ASTRONOMY | THIS TERM MEANS "SUN STANDS STILL" | WHAT IS SOLSTICE? | |
| 1605 | 1995‑10‑31 | THE UNITED NATIONS | ALONG WITH ANTARCTICA, THE 2 CONTINENTS THAT HAVE NOT SUPPLIED THE U.N. WITH A SECRETARY-GENERAL | WHAT ARE NORTH AMERICA & AUSTRALIA? | |
| 1604 | 1995‑10‑30 | ANNUAL EVENTS | BETWEEN 1903 & THE PRESENT, THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE EVERY YEAR BUT 2: 1904 & 1994 | WHAT IS THE WORLD SERIES? | |
| 1603 | 1995‑10‑27 | BIRTHSTONES | 1 OF THE 2 MONTHS WITH THE SAME FIRST LETTER AS THEIR TRADITIONAL BIRTHSTONES | WHAT IS OCTOBER OR SEPTEMBER? | |
| 1602 | 1995‑10‑26 | SECRETARIES OF STATE | HE SAID, "LOOKING FAR OFF INTO THE NORTHWEST, I SEE THE RUSSIAN AS HE BUSILY OCCUPIES HIMSELF..." | WHO WAS WILLIAM H. SEWARD? | |
| 1601 | 1995‑10‑25 | NATIVE AMERICANS | INDIAN TRIBES OWN MORE ACREAGE IN THIS STATE THAN IN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS ARIZONA? | |
| 1600 | 1995‑10‑24 | HISTORICAL QUOTES | IN 1912 HE SAID, "THERE IS ONLY ONE THING TO DO...GO BACK TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY" | WHO IS THEODORE ROOSEVELT? | |
| 1599 | 1995‑10‑23 | FAMOUS NAMES | AS BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY HE WAS ALLOWED TO TAKE AWAY "ANY PIECES OF STONE WITH OLD INSCRIPTIONS" | WHO WAS (THOMAS BRUCE) LORD ELGIN? | |
| 1598 | 1995‑10‑20 | STATE CAPITALS | THE NAME OF THIS CAPITAL IS AN ANGLICIZED FORM OF THE HEBREW WORD FOR "PEACE" | WHAT IS SALEM (OREGON)? | |
| 1597 | 1995‑10‑19 | OSCAR-WINNING FILMS | 1 OF THE 2 MUSICALS SET IN FRANCE THAT WON THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR IN THE 1950s | WHAT IS "AN AMERICAN IN PARIS" OR "GIGI"? | |
| 1596 | 1995‑10‑18 | THE CARIBBEAN | ITS PESO IS SYMBOLIZED R.D.$ | WHAT IS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC? | |
| 1595 | 1995‑10‑17 | U.S. STATES | AFTER ALASKA, THIS STATE HAS THE GREATEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ITS HIGHEST & LOWEST POINTS | WHAT IS CALIFORNIA? | |
| 1594 | 1995‑10‑16 | DOGS | BOER FARMERS BRED THIS BIG-GAME HUNTER FROM THE MASTIFF, THE GREAT DANE, GREYHOUND & OTHERS | WHAT IS THE RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK? | |
| 1593 | 1995‑10‑13 | GOVERNMENT | BILL CLINTON DID THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS PRESIDENT JUNE 7, 1995, 869 DAYS INTO HIS TERM | WHAT IS VETO A BILL? | |
| 1592 | 1995‑10‑12 | FAMOUS NOVELS | THE FIRST OF THE 7 COMMANDMENTS IN THIS 1945 NOVEL IS "WHATEVER GOES UPON TWO LEGS IS AN ENEMY" | WHAT IS "ANIMAL FARM"? | |
| 1591 | 1995‑10‑11 | VOCABULARY | A FORMICARIUM IS AN APPARATUS FOR RAISING & OBSERVING THESE CREATURES | WHAT ARE ANTS? | |
| 1590 | 1995‑10‑10 | COMMEMORATIVE COINS | ON A 1995 DOLLAR COMMEMORATING THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, SHE'S THE FIRST LIVING WOMAN DEPICTED ON A U.S. COIN | WHO IS EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER? | |
| 1589 | 1995‑10‑09 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES | HE SERVED AS ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI UNDER JOHN C. DANFORTH FROM 1974 TO 1977 | WHO IS CLARENCE THOMAS? | |
| 1588 | 1995‑10‑06 | PRIMATES | A TYPE OF MACAQUE, IT'S THE ONLY PRIMATE, OTHER THAN MAN, FOUND IN EUROPE | WHAT IS THE BARBARY APE? | |
| 1587 | 1995‑10‑05 | SPORTS | THERE ARE MORE PATENTS ISSUED IN RELATION TO THIS SPORT THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS GOLF? | |
| 1586 | 1995‑10‑04 | FLOWERS | THIS FLOWER'S NAME COMES FROM ITS USE IN SCENTING THE ANCIENT ROMANS' WASH WATER | WHAT IS LAVENDER? | |
| 1585 | 1995‑10‑03 | FAMOUS NAMES | BORN JUNE 27, 1880, SHE CALLED MARCH 3, 1887, THE DAY SHE MET HER TEACHER, THE BIRTHDAY OF HER SOUL | WHO WAS HELEN KELLER? | |
| 1584 | 1995‑10‑02 | U.S. STATES | 2 OF THE 4 STATES THAT BORDER ONLY 2 OTHER STATES | WHAT ARE FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA, RHODE ISLAND & WASHINGTON? | |
| 1583 | 1995‑09‑29 | 19th CENTURY ARTISTS | HE SUED A MAN FOR LIBEL OVER A CRITICISM OF HIS PAINTING "NOCTURNE IN BLACK AND GOLD"--& WON | WHO WAS (JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL) WHISTLER? | |
| 1582 | 1995‑09‑28 | THE OLYMPICS | THE LAST SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES OF THE 20th CENTURY ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS SYDNEY? | |
| 1581 | 1995‑09‑27 | U.S. CURRENCY | ON APRIL 13, 1976 THE REVERSE OF THIS BILL WAS CHANGED FROM A PRESIDENTIAL HOME TO AN EVENT | WHAT IS THE TWO-DOLLAR BILL? | |
| 1580 | 1995‑09‑26 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | THE NAME OF THIS BENEFACTOR OF MAN SIGNIFIES "FORETHOUGHT" | WHO IS PROMETHEUS? | |
| 1579 | 1995‑09‑25 | NEXT IN LINE | JACQUELINE, CLAUDIA, THELMA,... | WHAT IS ELIZABETH? | |
| 1578 | 1995‑09‑22 | ART HISTORY | PRIOR TO 1508 IT WAS COVERED BY PIER MATTEO d'AMELIA'S REPRESENTATION OF A STARRY SKY | WHAT IS (THE CEILING OF) THE SISTINE CHAPEL? | |
| 1577 | 1995‑09‑21 | U.S.A. | ITS DESIGN INCLUDES 13 STARS, 13 STRIPES, 13 ARROWS, 13 OLIVES, 13 ROWS OF STONES & A 13-LETTER MOTTO | WHAT IS THE GREAT SEAL OF THE U.S.? | |
| 1576 | 1995‑09‑20 | WORLD LEADERS | PUBLISHED IN 1989, "DAUGHTER OF DESTINY" IS THIS PRIME MINISTER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY | WHO IS BENAZIR BHUTTO? | |
| 1575 | 1995‑09‑19 | NOTABLE WOMEN | IN 1995, 61 YEARS AFTER HER DEATH, SHE BECAME THE 1st WOMAN ENTOMBED IN FRANCE'S PANTHEON IN HER OWN RIGHT | WHO IS MARIE CURIE? | |
| 1574 | 1995‑09‑18 | WORLD WAR II | ON JAN. 29, 1944 MARGARET TRUMAN, ACCOMPANIED BY HER SENATOR FATHER, CHRISTENED THIS BATTLESHIP | WHAT IS THE (U.S.S.) MISSOURI? | |
| 1573 | 1995‑09‑15 | RULERS | THE 2 BRITISH KINGS WHOSE ROYAL NAMES HAVE THE HIGHEST ROMAN NUMERALS | WHO ARE HENRY VIII & EDWARD VIII? | |
| 1572 | 1995‑09‑14 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS | POET CARL SANDBURG ONCE DESCRIBED HIM AS "THE MIGHTIEST BALLAD SINGER OF THIS OR ANY OTHER CENTURY" | WHO WAS BURL IVES? | |
| 1571 | 1995‑09‑13 | AMERICAN POETRY | IN A FAMOUS POEM, SHE'S "THE ARROW-MAKER'S DAUGHTER... HANDSOMEST OF ALL THE WOMEN" | WHAT IS MINNEHAHA? | |
| 1570 | 1995‑09‑12 | FAMOUS SPEECHES | LAST WORD OF A 1775 SPEECH THAT INCLUDES "MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS NATURAL TO MAN TO INDULGE IN ILLUSIONS OF HOPE" | WHAT IS DEATH? | |
| 1569 | 1995‑09‑11 | PARIS | IN 1881 PARIS' AVENUE d'EYLAU WAS RENAMED FOR THIS AUTHOR WHO LIVED ON IT IN CELEBRATION OF HIS 80th YEAR | WHO WAS VICTOR HUGO? | |
| 1568 | 1995‑09‑08 | ANTHROPOLOGY | IT'S THE MORE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE TYPE OF HOMO ERECTUS ONCE CLASSIFIED AS SINANTHROPUS | WHAT IS PEKING MAN? | |
| 1567 | 1995‑09‑07 | NATURALISTS | BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 1914 HE STUDIED FORESTS IN RUSSIA, INDIA & AUSTRALIA, AS WELL AS THE U.S. | WHO WAS JOHN MUIR? | |
| 1566 | 1995‑09‑06 | FAMOUS WOMEN | OF A FAMOUS 1955 EVENT SHE SAID, "MY ONLY CONCERN WAS TO GET HOME AFTER A HARD DAY'S WORK" | WHO IS ROSA PARKS? | |
| 1565 | 1995‑09‑05 | FAMOUS NAMES | LICENSING RIGHTS TO THE LIKENESS OF THIS MAN BORN IN GERMANY IN 1879 BELONG TO JERUSALEM'S HEBREW UNIVERSITY | WHO WAS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 1564 | 1995‑09‑04 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | OTHER THAN IN GERMANY, THE U.S. HAS MORE MILITARY PERSONNEL STATIONED IN THIS FOREIGN COUNTRY THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 1563 | 1995‑07‑21 | EDUCATORS | IN 1946 SHE PUBLISHED "EDUCATION FOR A NEW WORLD" | WHO IS MARIA MONTESSORI? | |
| 1562 | 1995‑07‑20 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 1 OF 2 PRESIDENTS WHO HAD MILITARY SERVICE IN 4 WARS | WHO ARE ANDREW JACKSON & ZACHARY TAYLOR? | |
| 1561 | 1995‑07‑19 | FAMOUS NAMES OF THE '50s | IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE NAME OF A CHILDHOOD NEIGHBOR OF HYPNOSIS SUBJECT VIRGINIA TIGHE | WHAT IS BRIDEY MURPHY? | |
| 1560 | 1995‑07‑18 | 20th CENTURY MONARCHS | THIS KING FATHERED 6 CHILDREN, 2 OF WHOM REIGNED AFTER HIM AS BRITISH MONARCHS | WHO WAS GEORGE V? | |
| 1559 | 1995‑07‑17 | PLAYWRIGHTS | HE WAS STILL WRITING PLAYS IN 1947 AT AGE 91 WHEN HE SAID, "AS LONG AS I LIVE I MUST WRITE" | WHO WAS GEORGE BERNARD SHAW? | |
| 1558 | 1995‑07‑14 | NOVEL CHARACTERS | THE NEXT-TO-LAST LINE SPOKEN BY THIS MAN IS "I WISH I COULD CARE WHAT YOU DO OR WHERE YOU GO, BUT I CAN'T" | WHO IS RHETT BUTLER? | |
| 1557 | 1995‑07‑13 | BALLET CHARACTERS | IN A FAMOUS 1892 BALLET, SHE RULES OVER THE KINGDOM OF SWEETS | WHO IS THE SUGARPLUM FAIRY? | |
| 1556 | 1995‑07‑12 | CAMPAIGN SONGS | THIS 1948 CAMPAIGN SONG WAS WRITTEN BY EUBIE BLAKE FOR THE 1921 MUSICAL "SHUFFLE ALONG" | WHAT IS "I'M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY"? | |
| 1555 | 1995‑07‑11 | FAMOUS NAMES | "THE GREAT GATSBY" AUTHOR'S 3 LETTER MIDDLE NAME | WHAT IS KEY? | |
| 1554 | 1995‑07‑10 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES | WHEN HE DIED IN 1926, HE WAS BURIED IN THE BRONZE CASKET HE HAD TOURED WITH | WHO IS HARRY HOUDINI? | |
| 1553 | 1995‑07‑07 | NOTORIOUS | OSCAR COLLAZO, SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR HIS ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON THIS PRESIDENT, WAS RELEASED IN 1979 | WHO IS HARRY TRUMAN? | |
| 1552 | 1995‑07‑06 | FAMOUS PLAYS | PLAY THAT INCLUDES, "I WAS SO MEAN AS TO KILL THIS BIRD TODAY...SOON I SHALL KILL MYSELF IN THE SAME WAY | WHAT IS "THE SEA GULL"? | |
| 1551 | 1995‑07‑05 | LITERARY OPERAS | OPERAS BASED ON THIS AUTHOR'S WORKS INCLUDE "IL TALISMANO", "IL TEMPLARIO" & "LA PRIGIONE D'EDIMBURGO" | WHO WAS SIR WALTER SCOTT? | |
| 1550 | 1995‑07‑04 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | 1 OF THE 3 THINGS "WE MUTUALLY PLEDGE TO EACH OTHER" AT THE END OF THE DECLARATION | WHAT ARE (OUR) LIVES, (OUR) FORTUNES & (OUR SACRED) HONOR? | |
| 1549 | 1995‑07‑03 | THE ELEMENTS | IT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1898 WHEN 2 SCIENTISTS IN FRANCE EXTRACTED A MINUTE AMOUNT FROM A TON OF PITCHBLENDE | WHAT IS RADIUM? | |
| 1548 | 1995‑06‑30 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | HE DIED JULY 12, 1804 OF A GUNSHOT WOUND RECEIVED AT WEEHAWKEN HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY | WHO WAS ALEXANDER HAMILTON? | |
| 1547 | 1995‑06‑29 | SHAKESPEARE & FILM | A POIGNANT SCENE IN "THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE" FEATURES GEORGE III READING ALOUD FROM THIS PLAY | WHAT IS "KING LEAR"? | |
| 1546 | 1995‑06‑28 | GOVERNORS | ON DECEMBER 5, 1994, TONY KNOWLES WAS SWORN IN AS ITS NINTH GOVERNOR | WHAT IS ALASKA? | |
| 1545 | 1995‑06‑27 | ANCIENT HISTORY | IN 41 B.C. MARK ANTONY NAMED HIM TETRARCH OF GALILEE | WHO WAS HEROD (THE GREAT)? | |
| 1544 | 1995‑06‑26 | THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR | THE BONHOMME RICHARD DEFEATED THE SERAPIS IN THIS SEA | WHAT IS THE NORTH SEA? | |
| 1543 | 1995‑06‑23 | THE SUPER BOWL | WITH 7 APPEARANCES, THIS TEAM HAS PLAYED IN MORE SUPER BOWLS THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT ARE THE DALLAS COWBOYS? | |
| 1542 | 1995‑06‑22 | 1994 FILMS | THIS 1994 FILM IS BASED ON MARK HANDLEY'S PLAY "IDIOGLOSSIA" | WHAT IS "NELL"? | |
| 1541 | 1995‑06‑21 | ODD WORDS | THE WORD LAPIDATE REFERS TO THIS ANCIENT FORM OF PUNISHMENT | WHAT IS STONING? | |
| 1540 | 1995‑06‑20 | ORGANIZATIONS | THIS NATIONAL PATRIOTIC SOCIETY WAS ORGANIZED IN 1890 BY FIRST LADY CAROLINE SCOTT HARRISON | WHAT ARE THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION? | |
| 1539 | 1995‑06‑19 | ARTISTS | HE PAINTED A "CROUCHING MARQUESAN WOMAN SEEN FROM THE BACK" CIRCA 1902 | WHO WAS (PAUL) GAUGUIN? | |
| 1538 | 1995‑06‑16 | THE WINTER OLYMPICS | IN 1994 THIS COUNTRY'S 2 MEDALS WERE WON BY WOMEN, ONE IN FIGURE SKATING, THE OTHER IN THE BIATHLON | WHAT IS UKRAINE? | |
| 1537 | 1995‑06‑15 | THE PRESIDENCY | ANNUAL SALARY OF THE FIRST 17 PRESIDENTS; DOUBLE IT 3 TIMES FOR TODAY'S SALARY | WHAT IS $25,000? | |
| 1536 | 1995‑06‑14 | AMERICAN WOMEN | FROM 1911 TO 1935 SHE SERVED AS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF SETTLEMENTS | WHO WAS JANE ADDAMS? | |
| 1535 | 1995‑06‑13 | HISTORIC PAIRS | STOPPED BY INDIANS 36 MILES SHORT OF THEIR ASSIGNED TASK, THEY RETURNED TO PHILADELPHIA IN 1767 | WHO WERE (CHARLES) MASON & (JEREMIAH) DIXON? | |
| 1534 | 1995‑06‑12 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN A 1987 INTERVIEW, HE SAID, "IN SILENCE AND MOVEMENT YOU CAN SHOW THE REFLECTION OF PEOPLE" | WHO IS MARCEL MARCEAU? | |
| 1533 | 1995‑06‑09 | AUSTRALIA | THIS 1987 EVENT GAINED WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION FOR THE CITY OF FREMANTLE, A SUBURB OF PERTH | WHAT WAS THE AMERICA'S CUP? | |
| 1532 | 1995‑06‑08 | HISTORIC AMERICANS | IN SEPTEMBER 1814 JOHN S. SKINNER & THIS MARYLAND ATTY. WERE SENT TO NEGOTIATE THE RELEASE OF WILLIAM BEANES, A POW | WHO WAS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY? | |
| 1531 | 1995‑06‑07 | ITALIAN OPERA | THE TITLE OF THIS PUCCINI OPERA IS THE LAST NAME OF THE OPERA'S HEROINE, A FAMOUS SINGER NAMED FLORIA | WHAT IS "TOSCA"? | |
| 1530 | 1995‑06‑06 | POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS | AMONG THE 2-LETTER ABBREVIATIONS FOR U.S. STATES, THIS STATE'S IS 1st ALPHABETICALLY | WHAT IS ALASKA? | |
| 1529 | 1995‑06‑05 | ENGLISH POETS | HIS FIRST ENGLISH POEM, "ON THE DEATH OF A FAIR INFANT", WAS WRITTEN CIRCA 1625 | WHO IS JOHN MILTON? | |
| 1528 | 1995‑06‑02 | ORGANIZATIONS | THIS ORGANIZATION WAS STARTED IN 1935 BY WILLIAM GRIFFITH WILSON & DR. ROBERT HOLBROOK SMITH | WHAT IS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS? | |
| 1527 | 1995‑06‑01 | SENATORS | IN 1890 HE SPONSORED THE SILVER PURCHASE ACT AS WELL AS ONE THAT PROHIBITED MONOPOLIES | WHO WAS JOHN SHERMAN? | |
| 1526 | 1995‑05‑31 | FAMOUS NAMES | BEST KNOWN AS A NOVELIST, IN 1973 HE DIRECTED HIS FIRST FEATURE FILM, "WESTWORLD" | WHO IS MICHAEL CRICHTON? | |
| 1525 | 1995‑05‑30 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 4 REPUBLICAN, 2 DEMOCRAT & THESE 2 WHIG PRESIDENTS HAVE DIED WHILE IN OFFICE | WHO ARE WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON & ZACHARY TAYLOR? | |
| 1524 | 1995‑05‑29 | SPORTS | THIS RACE FIRST RUN IN 1903 COVERS 2,500-3,000 MILES & INCLUDES AT LEAST 1 MOUNTAIN OVER 7,500 | WHAT IS THE TOUR DE FRANCE? | |
| 1523 | 1995‑05‑26 | ISLANDS | RESIDENTS OF THIS ISLAND WERE FORCED TO LEAVE IN 1946, RETURNED IN THE '70s & WERE RELOCATED AGAIN IN 1978 | WHAT IS BIKINI (ATOLL)? | |
| 1522 | 1995‑05‑25 | MAMMALS | A COLONY OF 400 MILLION OF THESE ANIMALS IN TEXAS ONCE COVERED 25,000 SQUARE MILES | WHAT ARE PRAIRIE DOGS? | |
| 1521 | 1995‑05‑24 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | THOUGH NOT NAMED IN THE TITLE, OLIVER MELLORS IS THE TITLE CHARACTER OF THIS 1928 NOVEL | WHAT IS "LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER"? | |
| 1520 | 1995‑05‑23 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR, THIS SCHOOL MOVED FROM MARYLAND TO NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND | WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY? | |
| 1519 | 1995‑05‑22 | WORD ORIGINS | THE NAME OF THIS TYPE OF FOOD IS DERIVED FROM THE ROMAN GODDESS OF AGRICULTURE | WHAT IS CEREAL? | |
| 1518 | 1995‑05‑19 | CANADA | THE 2 CAPITALS OF CANADIAN PROVINCES NAMED IN HONOR OF PRINCE ALBERT'S WIFE | WHAT ARE VICTORIA (B.C.) & REGINA (SASKATCHEWAN)? | |
| 1517 | 1995‑05‑18 | PHILANTHROPISTS | IN THE EARLY 1900s, HE WAS LORD RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF ST. ANDREWS & ABERDEEN | WHO IS ANDREW CARNEGIE? | |
| 1516 | 1995‑05‑17 | ART & ARTISTS | HIS 1881 STATUE OF A YOUNG GIRL CREATED A STIR BECAUSE HE ADDED REAL HAIR & REAL CLOTHES | WHO WAS (EDGAR) DEGAS? | |
| 1515 | 1995‑05‑16 | AMERICAN BOOKS | ITS AUTHOR SAID OF THIS 1906 BOOK, "I AIMED AT THE PUBLIC'S HEART, AND BY ACCIDENT I HIT IT IN THE STOMACH" | WHAT WAS "THE JUNGLE"? | |
| 1514 | 1995‑05‑15 | SHAKESPEARE | AJAX, ACHILLES & AGAMEMNON ARE ALL CHARACTERS IN THIS PLAY | WHAT IS "TROILUS AND CRESSIDA"? | |
| 1513 | 1995‑05‑12 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | IN 1790 THIS CABINET OFFICER WROTE HIS "REPORT ON THE PUBLIC CREDIT" | WHO WAS ALEXANDER HAMILTON? | |
| 1512 | 1995‑05‑11 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | CHAPTER XI OF THIS 1826 NOVEL IS PREFACED BY A SHAKESPEAREAN QUOTE: "CURSED BE MY TRIBE, IF I FORGIVE HIM" | WHAT IS "THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS"? | |
| 1511 | 1995‑05‑10 | POLITICS | 1 OF THE 2 REPUBLICAN SENATORS WHO CAST VOTES AGAINST THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT ON MARCH 2, 1995 | WHO WERE MARK O. HATFIELD & ROBERT DOLE? | |
| 1510 | 1995‑05‑09 | U.S. POSTAGE STAMPS | 1994's MOST POPULAR COMMEMORATES STAMP WAS ONE OBSERVING THIS EVENT'S 25th ANNIVERSARY | WHAT IS THE MOON LANDING? | |
| 1509 | 1995‑05‑08 | WORLD LITERATURE | THIS 1513 WORK CONCLUDES WITH "AN EXHORTATION TO LIBERATE ITALY FROM THE BARBARIANS" | WHAT IS "THE PRINCE"? | |
| 1508 | 1995‑05‑05 | SCULPTURE | "THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD" IS CARVED IN THE BASE OF THIS DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH STATUE | WHAT IS THE MINUTE MAN (OF CONCORD)? | |
| 1507 | 1995‑05‑04 | POLITICAL TERMS | IN A 1906 SPEECH TEDDY ROOSEVELT SAID HE AGREED WITH THEIR AIMS BUT THEIR METHODS WERE SENSATIONAL & IRRESPONSIBLE | WHO WERE THE MUCKRAKERS? | |
| 1506 | 1995‑05‑03 | THE CENSUS | IN 1994 THIS STATE SURPASSED NEW YORK TO BECOME THE SECOND MOST POPULOUS STATE | WHAT IS TEXAS? | |
| 1505 | 1995‑05‑02 | THE ELEMENTS | HIGHEST ATOMIC NUMBERED ELEMENT WHOSE SYMBOL IS A SINGLE LETTER | WHAT IS URANIUM? | |
| 1504 | 1995‑05‑01 | SCIENCE HISTORY | IN 1317 POPE JOHN XXII CALLED THESE PEOPLE EVIL: "THEY PRESENT A FALSE METAL FOR GOLD AND SILVER" | WHAT ARE ALCHEMISTS? | |
| 1503 | 1995‑04‑28 | OSCAR-WINNING FILMS | THE FIRST SCENE OF THIS BIOGRAPHICAL FILM, THE BEST PICTURE OF 1982, IS SET IN SOUTH AFRICA | WHAT IS "GANDHI"? | |
| 1502 | 1995‑04‑27 | WORLD CAPITALS | MONUMENTS & PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THIS CITY LINE THE WIDE AVENIDA BERNARDO O'HIGGINS | WHAT IS SANTIAGO, CHILE? | |
| 1501 | 1995‑04‑26 | BODIES OF WATER | THE MERIDIAN OF CAPE AGULHAS, PORTUGUESE FOR "NEEDLES", IS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THESE 2 OCEANS | WHAT ARE THE ATLANTIC & INDIAN? | |
| 1500 | 1995‑04‑25 | PRESIDENTS | EMILY TENNESSEE DONELSON SERVED AS HIS HOSTESS BECAUSE HIS WIFE DIED 7 WEEKS AFTER THE ELECTION | WHO WAS ANDREW JACKSON? | |
| 1499 | 1995‑04‑24 | OPERA | IT WAS THE FIRST OPERA BY A U.S.-BORN COMPOSER PERFORMED AT LA SCALA | WHAT IS "PORGY AND BESS"? | |
| 1498 | 1995‑04‑21 | FAMOUS FAMILIES | BETWEEN 1680 & 1765, 5 MEMBERS OF THIS FAMILY WERE ELDERS OF THE TOWN OF AJACCIO, CORSICA | WHAT WAS THE BONAPARTE FAMILY? | |
| 1497 | 1995‑04‑20 | MODERN AUTHORS | HIS LAST NOVEL OPENS IN YOKOHAMA ON 14th SEPTEMBER 1862 | WHO WAS JAMES CLAVELL? | |
| 1496 | 1995‑04‑19 | WARS | THIS WAR BEGAN WITH THE UITLANDERS FIGHTING FOR POLITICAL RIGHTS | WHAT WAS THE BOER WAR? | |
| 1495 | 1995‑04‑18 | 1499 | THIS VICEROY OF THE NEW SPANISH COLONIES WAS SENT TO SPAIN IN CHAINS BY FRANCISCO DE BOBADILLA, HIS REPLACEMENT | WHO WAS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS? | |
| 1494 | 1995‑04‑17 | NEW YORK CITIES | THE MIRROR FOR MT. PALOMAR'S 200-INCH TELESCOPE WAS MADE IN THIS CITY ON THE CHEMUNG RIVER | WHAT IS CORNING? | |
| 1493 | 1995‑04‑14 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN OCTOBER 1992 THE ASHES OF THIS LATE TV PRODUCER WERE FLOWN ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA | WHO WAS GENE RODDENBERRY? | |
| 1492 | 1995‑04‑13 | BALLET | IN THIS BALLET PRINCE SIEGFRIED GOES HUNTING WITH HIS FRIENDS AFTER HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY | WHAT IS "(THE) SWAN LAKE"? | |
| 1491 | 1995‑04‑12 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | HE SAID, "IF YOU HAVE NOT CHOSEN ME BY SECRET BALLOT, NEITHER HAVE I GAINED OFFICE BY ANY SECRET PROMISES" | WHO IS GERALD FORD? | |
| 1490 | 1995‑04‑11 | WORLD CITIES | IT'S THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH AFRICA LOCATED IN THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF THE COUNTRY | WHAT IS BLOEMFONTEIN? | |
| 1489 | 1995‑04‑10 | THE NEW TESTAMENT | FITTINGLY, THE NAME OF THIS MAN IS FROM THE HEBREW FOR "GOD HAS HELPED" | WHO IS LAZARUS? | |
| 1488 | 1995‑04‑07 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES | THIS CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR CALLED HIS 1930 AUTOBIOGRAPHY "WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG" | WHO WAS A.A. MILNE? | |
| 1487 | 1995‑04‑06 | WOMEN | THIS WASHINGTON, D.C. BOARDINGHOUSE OPERATOR WAS HANGED ON JULY 7, 1865 | WHO WAS MARY SURRATT? | |
| 1486 | 1995‑04‑05 | FOREIGN AID | THESE 2 COUNTRIES, ONCE EACH OTHER'S ENEMIES, ARE THE 2 BIGGEST RECIPIENTS OF U.S. FOREIGN AID | WHAT ARE ISRAEL & EGYPT? | |
| 1485 | 1995‑04‑04 | THE UNITED NATIONS | HE WAS THE FIRST NON-EUROPEAN SECRETARY-GENERAL O F THE UNITED NATIONS | WHO WAS U THANT? | |
| 1484 | 1995‑04‑03 | MEN OF MEDICINE | THIS BRITISH PHYSICIAN INTRODUCED THE TERM "VACCINE" IN A 1978 REPORT | WHO IS EDWARD JENNER? | |
| 1483 | 1995‑03‑31 | ANCIENT EGYPT | THE MOST COMMON NAME FOR RULERS OF ANCIENT EGYPT WAS PTOLEMY AT 15; THE NEXT MOST COMMON WAS THIS NAME AT 11 | WHAT IS RAMSES? | |
| 1482 | 1995‑03‑30 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | PART OF THE LARGEST ARCHIPELAGO, IT CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 13,600 ISLANDS & IS 3,200 MILES LONG | WHAT IS INDONESIA? | |
| 1481 | 1995‑03‑29 | RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS | THE NAME OF THIS CHRISTIAN DENOMINATION COMES FROM A LATE LATIN WORD FOR A COUNCIL OF ELDERS | WHAT IS PRESBYTERIANISM? | |
| 1480 | 1995‑03‑28 | COLONIAL AMERICA | PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS 1775-77, HE WAS REELECTED IN 1785 BUT DIDN'T SERVE DUE TO ILLNESS | WHO WAS JOHN HANCOCK? | |
| 1479 | 1995‑03‑27 | SCIENTISTS | IN 1928 HE PUBLISHED "INTRODUZIONE ALLA FISICAL ATOMICA", A UNIVERSITY PHYSICS TEXTBOOK | WHO WAS ENRICO FERMI? | |
| 1478 | 1995‑03‑24 | THE 1960s | JOHN FROINES, LEE WEINER, DAVID DELLINGER & 4 OTHERS MADE UP THIS GROUP | WHAT IS THE CHICAGO SEVEN? | |
| 1477 | 1995‑03‑23 | U.S. CITIES | THIS FLORIDA CITY WAS NAMED FOR A MAN BORN IN TAGASTE, NUMIDIA NOVEMBER 13, 354 | WHAT IS ST. AUGUSTINE? | |
| 1476 | 1995‑03‑22 | AUTHORS | HIS FATHER, APOLLO KORZENIOWSKI, HELPED ORGANIZE POLISH REBELLION AGAINST RUSSIA IN THE 1860s | WHO WAS JOSEPH CONRAD? | |
| 1475 | 1995‑03‑21 | OPERA | CONSIDERED THE MOST POPULAR OF ALL CZECH OPERAS, IT ENDS WITH A BETROTHAL | WHAT IS "THE BARTERED BRIDE"? | |
| 1474 | 1995‑03‑20 | BUSINESS PEOPLE | THIS SALESMAN'S 1960 AUTOBIOGRAPHY WAS TITLED "A FOOT IN THE DOOR" | WHO WAS ALFRED C. FULLER? | |
| 1473 | 1995‑03‑17 | PHILANTHROPISTS | IN 1887 THE REMAINS OF JAMES LICK WERE PLACED INSIDE ONE OF THESE THAT HE ENDOWED | WHAT IS A TELESCOPE? | |
| 1472 | 1995‑03‑16 | LITERARY QUOTES | IN AN 1840s WORK, THIS BRITISH AUTHOR WROTE, "AH! VANITAS VANITATUM! WHICH OF US IS HAPPY IN THIS WORLD?" | WHO WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY? | |
| 1471 | 1995‑03‑15 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | THE FIRST 4 NOTES OF THIS 1808 WORK SUPPOSEDLY REPRESENT FATE KNOCKING AT THE DOOR | WHAT IS BEETHOVEN'S 5th SYMPHONY? | |
| 1470 | 1995‑03‑14 | FAMOUS NAMES | THIS SHIPOWNER WAS AT THE HELM OF THE BRITANNIA AS IT LEFT LIVERPOOL FOR BOSTON IN 1840 | WHO WAS SIR SAMUEL CUNARD? | |
| 1469 | 1995‑03‑13 | WORLD CURRENCY | ON AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE WORLD'S BASIC MONETARY UNITS, THIS ONE IS LAST | WHAT IS THE ZLOTY? | |
| 1468 | 1995‑03‑10 | POETS | HIS WIFE CAITLIN, WHO OUTLIVED HIM BY 41 YEARS, PASSED AWAY IN 1994 AT AGE 80 | WHO IS DYLAN THOMAS? | |
| 1467 | 1995‑03‑09 | AMERICAN HISTORY | THIS BRITISH MONARCH AUTHORIZED THE FIRST ENGLISH COLONY IN NORTH AMERICA | WHO WAS ELIZABETH I? | |
| 1466 | 1995‑03‑08 | RULERS | AT HIS DEATH AT AGE 62 IN 1993, HE WAS EUROPE'S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH | WHO IS KING BAUDOUIN? | |
| 1465 | 1995‑03‑07 | MYSTERY FICTION | THE TITLE CHARACTER IN THIS 1932 DETECTIVE STORY IS A MISSING INVENTOR, NOT THE DETECTIVE LOOKING FOR HIM | WHAT IS "THE THIN MAN"? | |
| 1464 | 1995‑03‑06 | THE 1980s | IN 1989 A STATUE CALLED "GODDESS OF DEMOCRACY" WAS ERECTED IN THIS SQUARE | WHAT IS TIANANMEN SQUARE? | |
| 1463 | 1995‑03‑03 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | FREDERICK BARNARD WAS PRESIDENT OF THIS UNIVERSITY FROM 1864-1889 | WHAT IS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY? | |
| 1462 | 1995‑03‑01 | NONFICTION | IN THE 1870s HE WROTE "THE MOLLY MAGUIRES AND THE DETECTIVES" & "CRIMINAL REMINISCENCES AND DET. SKETCHES" | WHO IS ALLAN PINKERTON? | |
| 1461 | 1995‑02‑28 | EPIC POETRY | IN THE 16th CENTURY EPIC "THE FAERIE QUEENE", THE RED CROSSE KNIGHT REPRESENTS THIS PATRON SAINT | WHO IS ST. GEORGE? | |
| 1460 | 1995‑02‑25 | THE OLD TESTAMENT | THE WORDS "MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN" APPEAR IN THIS BOOK | WHAT IS (THE BOOK OF) DANIEL? | |
| 1459 | 1995‑02‑24 | KINGS & QUEENS | THIS ROYAL WIFE, QUEEN OF ENGLAND FOR JUST 6 MONTHS IN 1540, WAS THE DAUGHTER OF A GERMAN DUKE | WHO WAS ANNE OF CLEVES? | |
| 1458 | 1995‑02‑23 | ARTISTS | ONE OF THE FEW KNOWN PORTRAITS OF THIS AMERICAN PAINTER IS OF HER "IN THE LOUVRE", BY HER FRIEND EDGAR DEGAS | WHO WAS MARY CASSATT? | |
| 1457 | 1995‑02‑22 | SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS | BERLIOZ BASED HIS LAST OPERA, "BEATRICE ET BENEDICT", ON THIS SHAKESPEARE PLAY | WHAT IS "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING"? | |
| 1456 | 1995‑02‑21 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | ON OCTOBER 18, 1938, HERMANN GOERING DECORATED HIM WITH A SERVICE CROSS | WHO WAS CHARLES LINDBERGH? | |
| 1455 | 1995‑02‑20 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | AT 70, HE WAS THE OLDEST SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | WHO WAS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 1454 | 1995‑02‑17 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | SET IN SCANDINAVIA, NOT IN BRITAIN, IT'S THE LONGEST SURVIVING EPIC POEM WRITTEN IN OLD ENGLISH | WHAT IS "BEOWULF"? | |
| 1453 | 1995‑02‑16 | AMERICAN HISTORY | THIS SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY WAS THE SITE OF 2 CLASHES BETWEEN THE U.S. GOV'T & INDIANS, IN 1899 & 1973 | WHAT IS WOUNDED KNEE? | |
| 1452 | 1995‑02‑15 | COMPOSERS | HANS VON BULOW SAID HIS FAVORITE KEY WAS E-FLAT MAJOR BECAUSE IT HAD 1 FLAT FOR EACH OF THESE COMPOSERS | WHO WERE BACH, BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS? | |
| 1451 | 1995‑02‑14 | NATIONAL MONUMENTS | IT WAS COMPLETED IN 1886 UNTIL 1902 WAS ADMINISTRATED BY THE FEDERAL LIGHTHOUSE BOARD | WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? | |
| 1450 | 1995‑02‑13 | ORGANIZATIONS | THE NAME OF THIS ORGANIZATION COMES FROM THE PHRASE "PHILOSOPHIA BIOU KUBERNETES" | WHAT IS PHI BETA KAPPA? | |
| 1449 | 1995‑02‑10 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD FOR SUDDEN, WILD FEAR COMES FROM THE NAME OF A GOD WHO WAS BELIEVED TO CAUSE IT | WHAT IS PANIC? | |
| 1448 | 1995‑02‑09 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | ITS 4 STATUTORY MEMBERS ARE THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE & STATE | WHAT IS THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL? | |
| 1447 | 1995‑02‑08 | BODIES OF WATER | WHEN JIM BRIDGER DISCOVERED THIS BODY OF WATER IN 1824, HE MISTOOK IT FOR AN ARM OF THE PACIFIC | WHAT IS THE GREAT SALT LAKE? | |
| 1446 | 1995‑02‑07 | THE OLYMPICS | IT WAS THE LAST NATIONAL CAPITAL TO HOST THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES | WHAT IS SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA? | |
| 1445 | 1995‑02‑06 | PHILANTHROPISTS | A COLLEGE & AN OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION ARE NAMED FOR THIS NEWSPAPER FAMILY | WHO ARE THE SCRIPPS? | |
| 1444 | 1995‑02‑03 | BIOLOGY | IN HUMANS THE RED HEMOGLOBIN CONTAINS IRON: IN MOLLUSKS THE BLUE HEMOCYANIN CONTAINS THIS METAL | WHAT IS COPPER? | |
| 1443 | 1995‑02‑02 | HICTORIC AMERICANS | WHEN HE DIED IN 1746, HIS WIFE BECAME EDITOR OF THE NEW-YORK WEEKLY JOURNAL | WHO WAS JOHN PETER ZENGER? | |
| 1442 | 1995‑02‑01 | SENATORS | A PROTEGE OF CHICAGO MAYOR HAROLD WASHINGTON, SHE WAS ELECTED COOK COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS IN 1988 | WHO IS CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN? | |
| 1441 | 1995‑01‑31 | THE OSCARS | SHE'S THE ONLY PERFORMER TO WIN A BEST ACTRESS OSCAR FOR A FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM | WHO IS SOPHIA LOREN? | |
| 1440 | 1995‑01‑30 | SHAKESPEARE | SHAKESPEARE WROTE 4 PLAYS ABOUT THE WARS OF THE ROSES: "HENRY VI, PARTS 1, 2, 3" & THIS PLAY | WHAT IS "RICHARD III"? | |
| 1439 | 1995‑01‑27 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | HE SAID, "WHEN YOU HAVE ELIMINATED THE IMPOSSIBLE, WHATEVER REMAINS...MUST BE THE TRUTH" | WHO IS SHERLOCK HOLMES? | |
| 1438 | 1995‑01‑26 | CLASSIC TV | SITCOM WHOSE TITLE CHARACTER WAS BORN IN BAGHDAD IN 64 B.C. | WHAT IS "I DREAM OF JEANNIE"? | |
| 1437 | 1995‑01‑25 | AUTHORS | ONCE REJECTED AS TOO FAR-FETCHED, HIS 1863 NOVEL "PARIS IN THE 20th CENTURY" WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE 1st TIME IN 1994 | WHO IS JULES VERNE? | |
| 1436 | 1995‑01‑24 | THE AMERICAN THEATRE | THIS ROBERT E. SHERWOOD PLAY ABOUT A PRESIDENT WON THE 1939 PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA | WHAT IS "ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS"? | |
| 1435 | 1995‑01‑23 | THE SOUTHERN U.S. | AT 345 FEET, THIS SOUTHERN STATE'S HIGHEST ELEVATION IS THE LOWEST AMONG THE 50 STATES | WHAT IS FLORIDA? | |
| 1434 | 1995‑01‑20 | WOMEN AUTHORS | IN 1910 SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN NOVELIST ELECTED TO THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS | WHO IS HARRIET BEECHER STOWE? | |
| 1433 | 1995‑01‑19 | COINS | THIS GOLD COIN WAS SO NAMED BECAUSE ITS VALUE WAS ORIGINALLY TWICE THAT OF AN ESCUDO | WHAT WAS A DOUBLOON? | |
| 1432 | 1995‑01‑18 | ANCIENT TIMES | WHILE CONQUERING ASIA, HE CARRIED A COPY OF THE "ILIAD" IN A SPECIAL GOLD CASKET | WHO WAS ALEXANDER THE GREAT? | |
| 1431 | 1995‑01‑17 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES | DURING WWI THIS SINGER RAISED SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE ITALIAN RED CROSS | WHO WAS ENRICO CARUSO? | |
| 1430 | 1995‑01‑16 | U.S. HISTORY | JOHN SEVIER, THE ONLY GOV. OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED STATE OF FRANKLIN, LATER BECAME THE 1st GOV. OF THIS STATE | WHAT IS TENNESSEE? | |
| 1429 | 1995‑01‑13 | ARCHITECTURE | THE NAME OF THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE COMES FROM THE UNIT OF LENGTH OF AN ANCIENT FOOT RACE -- 606 FEET | WHAT IS A STADIUM? | |
| 1428 | 1995‑01‑12 | BRITISH MONARCHS | 9-YEAR-OLD HENRY III BECAME KING OF ENGLAND WHEN THIS KING, HIS FATHER, DIED IN 1216 | WHO WAS (KING) JOHN? | |
| 1427 | 1995‑01‑11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS FLATWARE COMPANY CAN BE TRACED BACK TO A NEW YORK RELIGIOUS COLONY FOUNDED IN 1848 | WHAT IS ONEIDA COMPANY? | |
| 1426 | 1995‑01‑10 | BOOKS & AUTHORS | AMONG HIS BOOKS ARE "ABOUT ZIONISM" & "THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS" | WHO WAS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 1425 | 1995‑01‑09 | STATE NICKNAMES | ITS NICKNAME REFERS TO ITS BEING THE OLDEST & MOST LOYAL STUART SETTLEMENT IN THE NEW WORLD | WHAT IS VIRGINIA? | |
| 1424 | 1995‑01‑06 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | ON BECOMING PRESIDENT HE SAID, "MY FELLOW AMERICANS, OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER" | WHO WAS GERALD R. FORD? | |
| 1423 | 1995‑01‑05 | MUSIC COMPETITIONS | THE PIANO COMPETITION NAMED FOR HIM IS SPONSORED BY THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION | WHO WAS FREDERIC CHOPIN? | |
| 1422 | 1995‑01‑04 | UNIVERSITIES | THE GOLDEN SPIKE REMOVED AFTER THE MAY 10, 1869 CEREMONY IS NOW AT THIS UNIVERSITY | WHAT IS STANFORD? | |
| 1421 | 1995‑01‑03 | POLITICIANS | IN 1953 HE MOVED TO ARKANSAS, WHERE HE SET UP THE EXPERIMENTAL RANCH "WINROCK" | WHO WAS WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER? | |
| 1420 | 1995‑01‑02 | AUTOMAKERS | IT'S EUROPE'S LARGEST & THE WORLD'S FOURTH-LARGEST AUTOMAKER | WHAT IS VOLKSWAGON? | |
| 1419 | 1994‑12‑30 | SURNAMES | IONESCO & IVANOVICH ARE EQUIVALENTS OF THIS ENGLISH SURNAME | WHAT IS JOHNSON? | |
| 1418 | 1994‑12‑29 | 1994 MOVIES | THE TITLE OF THIS 1994 ACTION HIT CAN BE TRACED TO A 1919 SUPREME COURT OPINION BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES | WHAT IS (A) "CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER"? | |
| 1417 | 1994‑12‑28 | ETYMOLOGY | UNTIL 1946 THIS WORD USUALLY MEANT A MATHEMATICIAN; SINCE THEN, IT'S COME TO MEAN A MACHINE | WHAT IS COMPUTER? | |
| 1416 | 1994‑12‑27 | ORGANIZATIONS | BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA IS HEADQUARTERED IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS PHILADELPHIA? | |
| 1415 | 1994‑12‑26 | NOTABLE WOMEN | IN 1957, AT AGE 90, AUTHOR & SCHOLAR EDITH HAMILTON WAS MADE AN HONORARY CITIZEN OF THIS CITY | WHAT IS ATHENS? | |
| 1414 | 1994‑12‑23 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | A COLLEGE WAS NAMED FOR THIS WOMAN, THE FIRST PERSON TO ESTABLISH A SCHOLARSHIP AT HARVARD | WHO WAS ANN RADCLIFFE (LADY MOWLSON)? | |
| 1413 | 1994‑12‑22 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | WITH OVER 55 MILLION VISITORS, THIS COUNTRY IS THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION | WHAT IS FRANCE? | |
| 1412 | 1994‑12‑21 | U.S. ISLANDS | MOUNT ADA ON THIS ISLAND IS NAMED FOR THE WIFE OF CHEWING GUM MAGNATE WILLIAM WRIGLEY | WHAT IS (SANTA) CATALINA? | |
| 1411 | 1994‑12‑20 | HISTORY | THE 7-YEAR REVOLT BY THE FRONT DE LIBERATION NATIONALE LED THIS COUNTRY TO INDEPENDENCE IN 1962 | WHAT IS ALGERIA? | |
| 1410 | 1994‑12‑19 | AMERICAN ARTISTS | HIS "TRIPLE SELF-PORTRAIT" WAS PUT ON A 29-CENT STAMP IN 1994 | WHO WAS NORMAN ROCKWELL? | |
| 1409 | 1994‑12‑16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IN 1928 WASHBURN CROSBY JOINED WITH RED STAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELEVATOR & KALISPELL FLOUR TO CREATE THIS COMPANY | WHAT IS GENERAL MILLS? | |
| 1408 | 1994‑12‑15 | DRAMA | 1611 PLAY POSSIBLY INSPIRED BY THE 1609 WRECK OF THE SHIP CARRYING FUTURE VIRGINIA GOVERNOR THOMAS GATES | WHAT IS "THE TEMPEST"? | |
| 1407 | 1994‑12‑14 | AMERICANA | THIS NEW YORK TOWN THAT WAS THE HOME OF ELIZABETH CADY STANTON HAS A WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME | WHAT IS SENECA FALLS? | |
| 1406 | 1994‑12‑13 | AMERICAN HISTORY | APPOINTED MINISTER TO MEXICO IN 1853, HE WAS RECALLED IN 1856 | WHO WAS JAMES GADSDEN? | |
| 1405 | 1994‑12‑12 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | IN 1920 HE RAN USING THE CAMPAIGN SLOGAN "CONVICT NO. 9653 FOR PRESIDENT" | WHO WAS EUGENE DEBS? | This entry has been corrected to match what was shown on screen. The clue originally read, HE ONCE RAN USING THE CAMPAIGN SLOGAN "CONVICT NO. 9653 FOR PRESIDENT" |
| 1404 | 1994‑12‑09 | PSYCHOLOGY | THE GRANDFATHER OF THIS PSYCHIATRIST FOUNDED THE INSTITUTE OF HOPE, A MENTAL HOSPITAL IN BASEL | WHO WAS CARL GUSTAV JUNG? | |
| 1403 | 1994‑12‑08 | ROYALTY | COLLIER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA CALLS THIS MAN "THE MOST FAMOUS OF POLYNESIANS" | WHO IS KING KAMEHAMEHA (I)? | |
| 1402 | 1994‑12‑07 | POETIC HEROINES | THE HEROINE OF THIS 1847 POEM IS DRIVEN INTO EXILE BY BRITISH SOLDIERS DURING THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR | WHAT IS "EVANGELINE (A TALE OF ACADIE)"? | |
| 1401 | 1994‑12‑06 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | LAST NAME OF THE 18th C. BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER KNOWN AS THE FIRST TO SPECIALIZE IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS | WHAT IS NEWBERY? | |
| 1400 | 1994‑12‑05 | THE BIBLE | EHUD, JEPHTHAH & GIDEON ARE 3 OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM THIS OLD TESTAMENT BOOK IS NAMED | WHAT IS "JUDGES"? | |
| 1399 | 1994‑12‑02 | WORLD FACTS | COUNTRY WHOSE MONETARY UNIT IS THE SWISS FRANC & WHOSE ONLY OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS GERMAN | WHAT IS LIECHTENSTEIN? | |
| 1398 | 1994‑12‑01 | BESTSELLING AUTHORS | HE WAS 50 YARDS FROM VICTORY IN BRITAIN'S GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE OF 1956 WHEN HIS HORSE COLLAPSED | WHO IS DICK FRANCIS? | |
| 1397 | 1994‑11‑30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | 1 OF THE TOP 10 COMPANIES THAT OPERATED FOOD SERVICES IN 1964, IN 1994 ITS LUNCH COUNTERS RANKED NO. 264 | WHAT IS F.W. WOOLWORTH? | |
| 1396 | 1994‑11‑29 | PLAYS | THE TITLE OF A SEAN O'CASEY PLAY REFERS TO THESE SYMBOLS ON THE FLAG OF THE IRISH CITIZEN ARMY | WHAT ARE A PLOW & STARS? | This clue was originally dated 1994-11-30 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1994-11-29. |
| 1395 | 1994‑11‑28 | BRITISH HEROES | AT HIS DEATH IN 1852, HE WAS INTERRED IN ST. PAUL'S NEAR LORD NELSON | WHO IS THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON? | |
| 1394 | 1994‑11‑25 | AMERICAN POLITICAL TERMS | THIS PHRASE FIRST APPEARED IN 1845 FOLLOWED BY "TO OVERSPREAD THE CONTINENT ALLOTTED BY PROVIDENCE" | WHAT IS (OUR) MANIFEST DESTINY? | |
| 1393 | 1994‑11‑24 | SOUTH AFRICA | PROVINCE DISCOVERED BY VASCO DA GAMA ON CHRISTMAS DAY, 1947 | WHAT IS NATAL (SOUTH AFRICA)? | |
| 1392 | 1994‑11‑23 | DEMOCRATS | WHEN GRANDMA MOSES WAS BORN, THIS MAN WAS PRESIDENT; AT HER DEATH JFK WAS PRESIDENT | WHO WAS JAMES BUCHANAN? | |
| 1391 | 1994‑11‑22 | HISTORIC NAMES | THOUGH HE SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN EUROPE, HE WAS GOVERNOR OF THE BAHAMAS FOR MOST OF WWII | WHO WAS THE DUKE OF WINDSOR? | |
| 1390 | 1994‑11‑21 | PLAYWRIGHTS | IN 1936 HE WROTE HIS LAST PLAY, "THE BOY DAVID"; AN ACTRESS PLAYED THE TITLE ROLE | WHO WAS (J.M.) BARRIE? | |
| 1389 | 1994‑11‑18 | OPERA | 1-WORD TITLE OF THE VERDI OPERA SET IN WINDSOR, ENGLAND IN THE 15th CENTURY | WHAT IS "FALSTAFF"? | |
| 1388 | 1994‑11‑17 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | THIS FORMER U.N. AMBASSADOR IS A CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE HOST CITY'S COMMITTEE FOR THE 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES | WHO IS ANDREW YOUNG (JR.)? | |
| 1387 | 1994‑11‑16 | HISTORIC NAMES | A MIDSHIPMAN AT AGE 9, HE SERVED IN THE WAR OF 1812 AT AGE 11 & BECAME A CIVIL WAR HERO WHILE IN HIS 60s | WHO WAS (REAR) ADMIRAL DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT? | |
| 1386 | 1994‑11‑15 | AMERICAN LANDMARKS | DISCOVERED NOVEMBER 16, 1855 ITS MAKOLOLO NAME MOSI-OA-TUNYA MEANS "THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS" | WHAT IS VICTORIA FALLS? | |
| 1385 | 1994‑11‑14 | ROYALTY | THE LAST KING OF THE HELLENES, HE WAS THE SECOND TO BEAR THIS NAME | WHO WAS CONSTANTINE (III)? | |
| 1384 | 1994‑11‑11 | ANCIENT ROME | ONE OF THESE COMMANDED 100 OF THE 6000 MEN IN A LEGION | WHAT IS A CENTURION? | |
| 1383 | 1994‑11‑10 | FAMOUS SHIPS | IT LEFT SPITHEAD, ENGLAND DECEMBER 23, 1787 & ARRIVED IN TAHITI OCTOBER 26, 1788 | WHAT IS THE HMS BOUNTY? | |
| 1382 | 1994‑11‑09 | DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | ALPHABETICALLY, HE WAS THE FIRST SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | WHO WAS JOHN ADAMS? | |
| 1381 | 1994‑11‑08 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | IN HIS 1913 AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HE SAID, "DO NOT HIT AT ALL IF IT CAN BE AVOIDED; BUT NEVER HIT SOFTLY" | WHO WAS TEDDY ROOSEVELT? | |
| 1380 | 1994‑11‑07 | U.S. LANDMARKS | JAMES HOBAN, WHO DESIGNED & BUILT THIS, HAD TO REBUILD IT AFTER A FIRE IN 1814 | WHAT IS THE WHITE HOUSE? | |
| 1379 | 1994‑11‑04 | VICE PRESIDENTS | THIS REPUBLICAN WAS THE FIRST V.P. TO SUCCEED TO THE PRESIDENCY & THEN WIN THE OFFICE BY ELECTION | WHO WAS THEODORE ROOSEVELT? | |
| 1378 | 1994‑11‑03 | PLAYWRIGHTS | HE'S WON 3 PULITZER PRIZES FOR DRAMA--IN 1967, 1975 & 1994 | WHO IS EDWARD ALBEE? | |
| 1377 | 1994‑11‑02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IN 1993 THIS AMERICAN COMPANY RECEIVED MORE U.S. PATENTS THAN ANY OTHER IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS IBM? | |
| 1376 | 1994‑11‑01 | FRUITS & VEGETABLES | THE NAME OF THIS COMMON APPLE VARIETY PROBABLY REFERS TO ITS GROWTH FROM SEEDS RATHER THAN BY GRAFTING | WHAT IS THE PIPPIN? | |
| 1375 | 1994‑10‑31 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | EXCLUDING THE U.S. CANADA, THESE 2 COUNTRIES SHARE THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS BORDER IN THE WORLD, NEARLY 3,300 MILES | WHAT ARE CHILE & ARGENTINA? | |
| 1374 | 1994‑10‑28 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS TERM FOR A SMALL PLACE OF WORSHIP GOES BACK TO THE VENERATION OF THE CAPE OF ST. MARTIN OF TOURS | WHAT IS CHAPEL? | |
| 1373 | 1994‑10‑27 | 1994 | IN JULY 1994 THESE 2 FOREIGN LEADERS BECAME THE FIRST TO ADDRESS THE SAME JOINT JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS | WHO WERE KING HUSSEIN & YITZHAK RABIN? | |
| 1372 | 1994‑10‑26 | MYTHOLOGY | THIS PRIZE WAS INSCRIBED "FOR THE FAIREST" | WHAT IS THE GOLDEN APPLE? | |
| 1371 | 1994‑10‑25 | ORCHESTRAL MUSIC | DESCRIBED AS A "GRAND ZOOLOGICAL FANTASY" IN 14 MOVEMENTS, IT WAS WRITTEN BY A FRENCHMAN IN 1886 | WHAT IS "CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS"? | |
| 1370 | 1994‑10‑24 | SPACE | THE NAMES OF THESE 2 SPACE SHUTTLES, THE FIRST & LAST BUILT, ARE SYNONYMS | WHAT ARE ENTERPRISE & ENDEAVOUR? | |
| 1369 | 1994‑10‑21 | AMERICANA | THE PHRASE "GREAT FACES GREAT PLACES" APPEARS ON THIS STATE'S LICENSE PLATES | WHAT IS SOUTH DAKOTA? | |
| 1368 | 1994‑10‑20 | 1960s THEATRE | IN THE 1966-'67 BROADWAY SEASON, THIS PLAYWRIGHT HAD 4 SHOWS RUNNING SIMULTANEOUSLY | WHO IS NEIL SIMON? | |
| 1367 | 1994‑10‑19 | MUSICIANS | IN 1958 HE RECORDED THE FIRST CLASSICAL LP TO SELL ONE MILLION COPIES | WHO IS VAN CLIBURN? | |
| 1366 | 1994‑10‑18 | FAMOUS PAINTINGS | ITS ACTUAL TITLE IS "MASTER JONATHAN BUTTALL" | WHAT IS (GAINSBOROUGH'S) "THE BLUE BOY"? | |
| 1365 | 1994‑10‑17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IT WAS CREATED IN 1931 BY A MERGER OF AMONG OTHERS, BOEING AIR TRANSPORT & NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT | WHAT IS UNITED AIRLINES? | |
| 1364 | 1994‑10‑14 | RULERS | IN THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT THIS KING WAS CALLED A "DREAD SOVEREIGN LORD" | WHO WAS KING JAMES (I OR VI)? | |
| 1363 | 1994‑10‑13 | LITERARY AWARDS | 2 OF 3 MEN FROM IRELAND AWARDED THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE | WHO ARE W. B. YEATS, G. BERNARD SHAW & SAMUEL BECKETT? | |
| 1362 | 1994‑10‑12 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | TO CURE HIS AFFLICTION HE WAS TOLD TO BATHE IN THE PACTOLUS RIVER | WHO WAS KING MIDAS? | |
| 1361 | 1994‑10‑11 | BIOGRAPHIES | ISAAC DEUTSCHER'S FINAL BIOGRAPHICAL VOLUME ON THIS RUSSIAN WAS "THE PROPHET OUTCAST", COVERING 1929-1940 | WHO WAS LEON TROTSKY? | |
| 1360 | 1994‑10‑10 | FAMILIAR PHRASES | JEFFERSON SAID IT "IS NO EXCUSE IN ANY COUNTRY...BECAUSE IT CAN ALWAYS BE PRETENDED | WHAT IS "IGNORANCE OF THE LAW"? | |
| 1359 | 1994‑10‑07 | ART HISTORY | IN 1894 ALPHONSE MUCHA BEGAN DESIGNING POSTERS OF SARAH BERNHARDT THAT POPULARIZED THIS DECORATIVE STYLE | WHAT IS ART NOUVEAU? | |
| 1358 | 1994‑10‑06 | HISTORY | HENRY VIII MADE THOMAS CRANMER ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY; SHE HAD HIM BURNED AT THE STAKE FOR HERESY | WHO WAS MARY I? | |
| 1357 | 1994‑10‑05 | ARCHAELOGISTS | THIS ARCHAEOLOGIST NAMED HIS CHILDREN ANDROMACHE & AGAMEMNON | WHO WAS HENRICH SCHLIEMANN? | |
| 1356 | 1994‑10‑04 | AWARDS | THE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION PRESENTS AN ANNUAL AWARD NAMED FOR THIS POET | WHO IS JOYCE KILMER? | |
| 1355 | 1994‑10‑03 | MODERN QUOTATIONS | IN 1962 SHE WROTE, "...THE CHEMICAL BARRAGE HAS BEEN HURLED AGAINST THE FABRIC OF LIFE" | WHO WAS RACHEL CARSON? | |
| 1354 | 1994‑09‑30 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | OF THE PRESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED A SERVICE ACADEMY, THE ONLY ONE WHO GRADUATED IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF HIS CLASS | WHO IS JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 1353 | 1994‑09‑29 | ART & AUTHORS | THE HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS AS THIS U.S. AUTHOR'S COLLECTION OF JAPANESE UKIYO-E WOODBLOCK PRINTS | WHO IS JAMES A. MICHENER? | |
| 1351 | 1994‑09‑28 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | FAMOUS STORY THAT CONTAINS THE LINE "I WISH I MAY NEVER HEAR OF THE UNITED STATES AGAIN!" | WHAT IS "(THE) MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY"? | |
| 1352 | 1994‑09‑28 | MATHEMATICS | THE NUMBER OF ZEROES IN 1 TRILLION | WHAT IS 12? | |
| 1350 | 1994‑09‑27 | BOTANY | IN 1872 HE INTRODUCED SEEDLESS GRAPE CUTTINGS TO CALIFORNIA | WHO WAS WILLIAM THOMPSON? | |
| 1349 | 1994‑09‑26 | EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY | IT HAS THE SHORTEST COASTLINE OF ANY INDEPENDENT COUNTRY, 3.49 MILES | WHAT IS MONACO? | |
| 1348 | 1994‑09‑23 | NOVELISTS | IN 1918 HE PROUDLY WROTE TO HIS FAMILY "I'M THE FIRST AMERICAN WOUNDED IN ITALY" | WHO WAS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 1347 | 1994‑09‑22 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS NICKNAME FOR A NON-SPANISH SPEAKER COMES FROM THE SPANISH WORD FOR "GREEK" | WHAT IS "GRINGO"? | |
| 1346 | 1994‑09‑21 | QUEENS | SHE WAS QUEEN CONSORT OF FRANCE 1137-1152 & QUEEN CONSORT OF ENGLAND 1154-1204 | WHO WAS ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE? | |
| 1345 | 1994‑09‑20 | WOMEN IN SPORTS | WITH 5, SHE'S WON MORE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS THAN ANY OTHER U.S. FEMALE ATHLETE | WHO IS BONNIE BLAIR? | |
| 1344 | 1994‑09‑19 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | IN 1864 THE COMM. OF AGRICULTURE ADVOCATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT ISSUE DAILY ONES OF THESE VIA TELEGRAPHS | WHAT ARE WEATHER REPORTS? | |
| 1343 | 1994‑09‑16 | BODIES OF WATER | IN THE TIME OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC, THIS RIVER SEPARATED CISALPINE GAUL FROM ITALY | WHAT IS THE RUBICON? | |
| 1342 | 1994‑09‑15 | 1994 | JAMES GREGORY, A FORMER ROBBEN ISLAND WARDEN, WAS AN INVITED GUEST AT THIS MAY 10, 1994 EVENT | WHAT IS THE INAUGURAITON OF NELSON MANDELA? | |
| 1341 | 1994‑09‑14 | NOTABLE WOMEN | ON GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'S 1994 LIST OF THE MOST ADMIRED PEOPLE, THIS 1979 NOBEL LAUREATE LED THE WOMEN | WHO IS MOTHER TERESA? | |
| 1340 | 1994‑09‑13 | TECHNOLOGY | THE FIRST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT TO USE THE TRANSISTOR; THE RADIO CAME 2 YEARS LATER IN 1954 | WHAT IS A HEARING AID? | |
| 1339 | 1994‑09‑12 | WORLD CAPITALS | THIS CITY WAS FOUNDED IN THE 6th CENTURY AS A CAPITAL IN THE TONKIN LOWLAND | WHAT IS HANOI? | |
| 1338 | 1994‑09‑09 | LANDMARKS | THIS BARRIER IS SITUATED IN THE BRITISH ISLES ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE ANTONINE WALL | WHAT IS HADRIAN'S WALL? | |
| 1337 | 1994‑09‑08 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 1877 HIS REMAINS WERE BURIED AT WEST POINT, WHERE HE HAD GRADUATED LAST IN HIS CLASS | WHO IS GEORGE A. CUSTER? | |
| 1336 | 1994‑09‑07 | AUTHORS | THE NOVELIST WHO WROTE, "THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF WAR LIES IN REMEMBRANCE" | WHO IS HERMAN WOUK? | |
| 1335 | 1994‑09‑06 | THE OLD TESTAMENT | 1 OF THE 2 TALKING ANIMALS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | WHO ARE THE SERPENT & BALAAM'S ASS? | |
| 1334 | 1994‑09‑05 | THE OLYMPICS | OF ALL THE CITIES THAT HAVE HOSTED THE WINTER OLYMPICS, THIS ONE IS THE FARTHEST NORTH | WHAT IS LILLEHAMMER, (NORWAY)? | |
| 1333 | 1994‑07‑22 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 2 OF 4 MEN WHO SERVED AS PRESIDENT WITHOUT HAVING BEEN ELECTED TO ANOTHER PUBLIC OFFICE | WHO ARE TAYLOR, GRANT, HOOVER & EISENHOWER? | |
| 1332 | 1994‑07‑21 | HISTORIC DYNASTIES | MUZIO ATTENDOLO, WHO FOUNDED A RENAISSANCE DYNASTY, TOOK THIS SURNAME THAT MEANS "THE FORCER" | WHAT IS SFORZA? | |
| 1331 | 1994‑07‑20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS ELECTRONICS COMPANY IS NAMED FOR AN EARLY PRODUCT, THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL CAR RADIO | WHAT IS MOTOROLA (INC.)? | |
| 1330 | 1994‑07‑19 | 19th CENTURY AUTHORS | D.H. LAWRENCE SAID HE PROBABLY DID "MORE THAN ANY WRITER TO PRESENT THE RED MAN TO THE WHITE MAN" | WHO WAS JAMES FENIMORE COOPER? | |
| 1329 | 1994‑07‑18 | STAGE STARS | HER STAGE NAME CAME FROM READING FELLOW PERFORMERS' TEA LEAVES | WHO WAS GYPSY ROSE LEE? | |
| 1328 | 1994‑07‑15 | ISLANDS | THE DUTCH & FRENCH, WHO OCCUPIED THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND, DIVIDED IT BETWEEN THEM ON MARCH 23, 1648 | WHAT IS ST. MARTIN? | |
| 1327 | 1994‑07‑14 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | C.B. LUCE SAID OF HER, "NO WOMAN HAS EVER SO COMFORTED THE DISTRESSED OR SO DISTRESSED THE COMFORTABLE" | WHO IS (ANNA) ELEANOR ROOSEVELT? | |
| 1326 | 1994‑07‑13 | SENATORS | AS A CHILD IN 1938, THIS CURRENT SENATOR CUT THE RIBBON OPENING LONDON'S CHILDREN'S ZOO | WHO IS EDWARD (MOORE) KENNEDY? | |
| 1325 | 1994‑07‑12 | NEWSMAKERS | SHE PLAYED THE FAVORITE AUNT IN THE WASHINGTON BALLET'S DEC. 26, 1993 PERFORMANCE OF "THE NUTCRACKER" | WHO IS CHELSEA CLINTON? | |
| 1324 | 1994‑07‑11 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | 2 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE THAT HAVE A "Z" IN THEIR NAMES | WHAT ARE BRAZIL, BELIZE & VENEZUELA? | |
| 1323 | 1994‑07‑08 | MOUNTAINS | THE SECOND PEAK SURVEYED IN THIS RANGE WAS MOUNT GODWIN AUSTEN | WHAT IS THE KARAKORAM RANGE? | |
| 1322 | 1994‑07‑07 | PRESIDENTIAL HOMES | NAME SHARED BY A STATE CAPITAL & A PRESIDENT'S HOME IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS | WHAT IS MONTPELIER? | |
| 1321 | 1994‑07‑06 | THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ESTABLISHED IN 1795, THIS COMMITTEE HAS JURISDICTION OVER SOCIAL SECURITY, TARIFFS & ALL REVENUE MEASURES | WHAT IS THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS? | |
| 1320 | 1994‑07‑05 | WOMEN IN SPORTS | CHARMAYNE RODMAN, THE ONLY WOMAN TO EARN $1 MILLION IN THE RODEO, DID IT IN THIS EVENT | WHAT IS BARREL RACING? | |
| 1319 | 1994‑07‑04 | SPACE EXPLORATION 1994 | THE USA's 1st LUNAR PROBE IN 21 YEARS IS NAMED THIS BECAUSE AFTER THE MISSION IT'LL BE "LOST AND GONE FOREVER" | WHAT IS CLEMENTINE (1)? | |
| 1318 | 1994‑07‑01 | OPERETTAS | IN THIS OPERETTA, THE TITLE CHARACTER HAS MADE FLIRTING A CAPITAL OFFENSE; VIOLATORS WILL BE BEHEADED | WHAT IS "THE MIKADO (OR THE TOWN OF TITIPU")? | |
| 1317 | 1994‑06‑30 | IN THE NEWS | IN 1994 THE NAVY NAMED A NEW CLASS OF CARGO SHIPS AFTER THIS ENTERTAINER | WHO IS BOB HOPE? | |
| 1316 | 1994‑06‑29 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | THE ONLY CATEGORY IN WHICH AN AMERICAN DID NOT WIN AN AWARD IN 1993 | WHAT IS PEACE? | |
| 1315 | 1994‑06‑28 | ASTRONOMY | IT WAS DISCOVERED BY A CZECHOSLOVAK-BORN A STRONOMER IN MARCH 1973 | WHAT IS (COMET) KOHOUTEK? | |
| 1314 | 1994‑06‑27 | WORLD CITIES | NOW A NATIONAL CAPITAL, GURKHA KINGS MADE IT THEIR CAPITAL AFTER CAPTURING IT IN 1768 | WHAT IS KATMANDU, NEPAL? | |
| 1313 | 1994‑06‑24 | LAST LINES | A J.M. SYNGE PLAY ENDS, "OH MY GRIEF, I'VE LOST HIM SURELY. I'VE LOST THE ONLY" ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS "PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD"? | |
| 1312 | 1994‑06‑23 | RULERS | 4 SONS OF THE FOUNDER OF THIS KINGDOM HAVE SERVED AS ITS KING; 1 REIGNS NOW | WHAT IS SAUDI ARABIA? | |
| 1311 | 1994‑06‑22 | FAMOUS WOMEN | SHE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT AS A MOTHER, "I MODELED MY BEHAVIOR ON CHIMPS...THEY ARE VERY LOVING" | WHO IS JANE GOODALL? | |
| 1310 | 1994‑06‑21 | ISLANDS | THIS ISOLATED PACIFIC ISLAND 1400 MILES SE OF TAHITI IS NAMED FOR THE FIRST EUROPEAN WHO SIGHTED IT, IN 1767 | WHAT IS PITCAIRN (ISLAND)? | |
| 1309 | 1994‑06‑20 | FICTIONAL TRANSPORTATION | IT'S 70 METERS LONG, POWERED BY ELECTRICITY, DISPLACES 1500 CUBIC METERS OF WATER & COST 1,687,000 FRANCS | WHAT IS THE NAUTILUS? | |
| 1308 | 1994‑06‑17 | LANGUAGES | THIS ISLAND COUNTRY'S 2 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ARE SINHALESE & TAMIL | WHAT IS SRI LANKA? | |
| 1307 | 1994‑06‑16 | LETTER PERFECT | HOTTINGUER, BELLAMY & HAUTEVAL, AGENTS OF TALLEYRAND, WERE CALLED THIS IN A 1798 REPORT TO CONGRESS | WHAT WERE X,Y & Z? | |
| 1306 | 1994‑06‑15 | BOOKS & AUTHORS | JFK DONATED SOME OF THIS BOOK'S ROYALTIES TO THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH IN GREAT BRITAIN | WHAT IS "WHY ENGLAND SLEPT"? | |
| 1305 | 1994‑06‑14 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN 1921 HE WAS APPOINTED AN ADVISOR ON ARAB AFFAIRS TO THEN BRITISH COLONIAL MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL | WHO WAS THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE? | |
| 1304 | 1994‑06‑13 | COMMUNICATIONS | THIS FIRST PASSIVE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE, LAUNCHED IN 1960, SIMPLY REFLECTED RADIO SIGNALS | WHAT IS ECHO (1)? | |
| 1303 | 1994‑06‑10 | 19th CENTURY HUMANITARIANS | LIKE HER SISTER PARTHENOPE, WHO WAS NAMED FOR NAPLES, SHE WAS NAMED FOR THE CITY OF HER BIRTH | WHO IS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE? | |
| 1302 | 1994‑06‑09 | RULERS | MANUEL II, DEPOSED IN 1910, WAS THIS COUNTRY'S LAST KING | WHAT IS PORTUGAL? | |
| 1301 | 1994‑06‑08 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | 2 OF THE 3 PRESIDENTS ELECTED WITH OVER 500 ELECTORAL VOTES | WHO ARE FDR, NIXON & REAGAN? | |
| 1300 | 1994‑06‑07 | SCULPTURE | SINCE 1948 OVER 8 MILLION TONS OF GRANITE HAVE BEEN REMOVED IN SCULPTING THIS MAN & HE'S NOT FINISHED | WHO IS CRAZY HORSE? | |
| 1299 | 1994‑06‑06 | BRITISH HISTORY | OVER 300 YEARS AFTER HIS 1658 DEATH, HIS HEAD WAS LAID TO REST BY HIS ALMA MATER, A COLLEGE AT CAMBRIDGE | WHO IS OLIVER CROMWELL? | |
| 1298 | 1994‑06‑03 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | AT 193 SQUARE MILES, THIS MOUNTAIN LAKE IS THE LARGEST ALPINE LAKE IN THE UNITED STATES | WHAT IS LAKE TAHOE? | |
| 1297 | 1994‑06‑02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IN 1912 HE ORGANIZED THE KEYSTONE COMPANY | WHO WAS MACK SENNETT? | |
| 1296 | 1994‑06‑01 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS TERM FOR ONE WHO EXPOSES POLITICAL CORRUPTION COMES FROM A CHARACTER IN "THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS" | WHAT IS A MUCKRAKER? | |
| 1295 | 1994‑05‑31 | AUTHORS | HER LAST BOOK "A GARLAND FOR GIRLS" WAS COMPLETED SHORTLY BEFORE HER DEATH IN 1888 | WHO IS LOUISA MAY ALCOTT? | |
| 1294 | 1994‑05‑30 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | 3 OF THE LAST 5 PRESIDENTS HAVE EARNED DEGREES FROM THIS UNIVERSITY | WHAT IS YALE? | |
| 1293 | 1994‑05‑27 | STATE CAPITALS | IT LIES ON THE EAST BANK OF THE MISSOURI RIVER ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER | WHAT IS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA? | |
| 1292 | 1994‑05‑26 | COMPOSERS | THIS PIANIST & COMPOSER DIED IN 1886 WHILE ATTENDING A WAGNER MUSIC FESTIVAL AT BAYREUTH | WHO IS FRANZ LISZT? | |
| 1291 | 1994‑05‑25 | WOMEN IN TELEVISION | JOAN GANTZ COONEY WAS PRESIDENT OF THIS COMPANY 1970-1990 | WHAT IS THE CHILDREN'S TELEVISION WORKSHOP? | |
| 1290 | 1994‑05‑23 | BEST SELLERS | THE TITLE OF THIS 1987 NOVEL COMES FROM THE BURNING OF VALUABLES IN FLORENCE, ITALY IN THE 1490s | WHAT IS "THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES"? | |
| 1289 | 1994‑05‑20 | EXPLORERS | HE PUBLISHED THE APTLY TITLED MEMOIR "HIGH ADVENTURE" IN 1955 | WHO IS SIR EDMUND HILLARY? | |
| 1288 | 1994‑05‑19 | 18th CENTURY AMERICA | IN 1785 HE BECAME AMERICA'S FIRST MINISTER TO ENGLAND | WHO IS JOHN ADAMS? | |
| 1287 | 1994‑05‑18 | POETS | ON HIS DEATH, APRIL 27, 1882, THE CHURCH BELLS OF CONCORD, MASS. TOLLED 79 TIMES IN HIS MEMORY | WHO IS RALPH WALDO EMERSON? | |
| 1286 | 1994‑05‑17 | ARCHITECTURE | MONTREAL, TEHRAN & JERUSALEM ARE CITIES FOR WHICH MOSHE SAFDIE HAS DESIGNED THESE COMMUNIITIES OF PREFAB MODULES | WHAT ARE HABITATS? | |
| 1285 | 1994‑05‑16 | MEMOIRS | IN 1981 HE PUBLISHED "A KNIGHT AT THE OPERA" | WHO IS SIR RUDOLPH BING? | |
| 1284 | 1994‑05‑13 | MYTHOLOGICAL WOMEN | THE NAME OF THIS WOMAN IN MYTHOLOGY IS GREEK FOR "WEAVER" OR "BOBBIN WORKER" | WHO IS PENELOPE? | |
| 1283 | 1994‑05‑12 | ALPHABETICALLY FIRST | AMONG THE MEN WHO HAVE WALKED ON THE MOON, HIS LAST NAME IS ALPHABETICALLY FIRST | WHO IS EDWIN (EUGENE) "BUZZ" ALDRIN (JR.)? | |
| 1282 | 1994‑05‑11 | IN THE NEWS | HIS DAUGHTER, ALINA FERNANDEZ REVUELTA, WAS GRANTED POLITICAL ASYLUM BY THE U.S. IN 1993 | WHO IS FIDEL CASTRO? | |
| 1281 | 1994‑05‑10 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | HEADINGS IN THIS 1854 WORK INCLUDE "SOLITUDE", "BRUTE NEIGHBORS" & "THE POND IN WINTER" | WHAT IS "WALDEN"? | |
| 1280 | 1994‑05‑09 | THE SUPREME COURT | WHILE CHIEF JUSTICE, HE WAS MADE SPECIAL ENVOY TO ENGLAND, WHERE HE MADE A VERY UNPOPULAR TREATY | WHO WAS JOHN JAY? | |
| 1279 | 1994‑05‑06 | ARTISTS | "RED VINEYARD" WAS ONE OF THE FEW OF HIS PAINTINGS SOLD DURING HIS LIFETIME | WHO WAS VINCENT VAN GOGH? | |
| 1278 | 1994‑05‑05 | THE BIBLE | ALTHOUGH BLIND, HE KILLED 3,000 AT A RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL | WHO WAS SAMSON? | |
| 1277 | 1994‑05‑04 | GOVERNMENT | IN THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE LEGISLATURES, THIS PERSON PRESIDES OVER THE SENATE | WHAT IS THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? | |
| 1276 | 1994‑05‑03 | BANKS | THIS NEW YORK CITY BANK IS NAMED FOR THE 25th SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY | WHAT IS THE CHASE (MANHATTAN) BANK? | |
| 1275 | 1994‑05‑02 | MUSEUMS | FOUNDED IN 1846, IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST MUSEUM COMPLEX WITH 16 MUSEUMS & OVER 140 MILLION ITEMS | WHAT IS THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION? | |
| 1274 | 1994‑04‑29 | FIRST LADIES | AT 21, SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST WIFE OF A SITTING PRESIDENT | WHO IS FRANCES (FOLSOM) CLEVELAND? | |
| 1273 | 1994‑04‑28 | OPERA | IN ACT OF THIS 1875 OPERA, THE TITLE CHARACTER STABS A FELLOW FACTORY WORKER | WHAT IS "CARMEN"? | |
| 1272 | 1994‑04‑27 | SHAKESPEARE | THE PLAY IN WHICH EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES SAYS, "I DO NOT LIKE THE TOWER, OF ANY PLACE" | WHAT IS "RICHARD III"? | |
| 1271 | 1994‑04‑26 | LITERARY LANDMARKS | A HOME BUILT IN 1668 AT 54 TURNER ST. IN SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS INSPIRED THIS 1851 NOVEL | WHAT IS "THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES"? | |
| 1270 | 1994‑04‑25 | ECOLOGY | FROM 1949 TO 1952 SHE WAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE | WHO WAS RACHEL CARSON? | |
| 1269 | 1994‑04‑22 | OLD RADIO | THIS COMEDIAN SAID HE TOOK HIS LAST NAME FROM A REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO WHO WAS NO LONGER USING IT | WHO WAS FRED ALLEN? | |
| 1268 | 1994‑04‑21 | FAIRS & EXPOSITIONS | THE CENTURY OF PROGRESS EXPOSITION IN 1933 MARKED THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THIS CITY | WHAT IS CHICAGO? | |
| 1267 | 1994‑04‑20 | THE 50 STATES | THIS ATLANTIC STATE'S HIGHEST POINT IS 442 FEET ON EBRIGHT ROAD IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY | WHAT IS DELAWARE? | |
| 1266 | 1994‑04‑19 | BRITISH ROYALTY | IN THE LINE OF SUCCESSION TO THE BRITISH THRONE, SHE'S NUMBER 5, THE FEMALE HIGHEST ON THE LIST | WHO IS (PRINCESS) BEATRICE (OF YORK)? | |
| 1265 | 1994‑04‑18 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | JENNIFER GREENWAY'S "A REAL LITTLE BUNNY" IS A SEQUEL TO THIS MARGERY WILLIAMS CLASSIC | WHAT IS "THE VELVETEEN RABBIT"? | |
| 1264 | 1994‑04‑15 | MOVIE ACTRESSES | 1 OF ONLY 4 WOMEN WHO HAVE WON THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE'S LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | WHO IS L. GISH, B. DAVIS, E. TAYLOR, B. STANWYCK? | |
| 1263 | 1994‑04‑14 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | ON RECEIVING THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN 1979, SHE SAID, "I ACCEPT IN THE NAME OF THE POOR" | WHO IS MOTHER TERESA? | |
| 1262 | 1994‑04‑13 | 1990s BESTSELLERS | THE PIVOTAL ITEM IN A 1992 BESTSELLER, IT WAS WRITTEN BY DARBY SHAW | WHAT IS "THE PELICAN BRIEF"? | |
| 1261 | 1994‑04‑12 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | THIS UNIVERSITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1870 AT THE URGING OF RUTHERFORD B. HAYES | WHAT IS OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY? | |
| 1260 | 1994‑04‑11 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 1 OF 2 PRESIDENTS WHO BECAME WIDOWERS & REMARRIED WHILE IN OFFICE | WHO IS JOHN TYLER OR WOODROW WILSON? | |
| 1259 | 1994‑04‑08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN THE 1930s TO PRODUCE ANTI-GLARE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SUNGLASSES | WHAT IS POLAROID (CORP.)? | |
| 1258 | 1994‑04‑07 | THE OLD TESTAMENT | NAHUM 1:3 DESCRIBES THESE AS THE DUST OF GOD'S FEET | WHAT ARE CLOUDS? | |
| 1257 | 1994‑04‑06 | WOMEN AUTHORS | IN THE 1920s SHE WROTE, "A WOMAN MUST HAVE MONEY AND A ROOM OF HER OWN IF SHE IS TO WRITE FICTION" | WHO WAS VIRGINIA WOOLF? | |
| 1256 | 1994‑04‑05 | DRAMA | THIS TONY-WINNING "BEST PLAY" OF 1988 IS SET IN PARIS & BEIJING | WHAT IS "M. BUTTERFLY"? | |
| 1255 | 1994‑04‑04 | VICE PRESIDENTS | AT THE AGE OF 20 HE HELPED MANAGE HUBERT HUMPHREY'S 1948 SENATE CAMPAIGN | WHO IS WALTER MONDALE? | |
| 1254 | 1994‑04‑01 | BUSINESS LEADERS | IN 1986 HE PUBLISHED HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, "PIZZA TIGER" | WHO IS TOM MONAGHAN? | |
| 1253 | 1994‑03‑31 | SCIENTISTS | BY HIS OWN ACCOUNT, HE WAS BORN "IN DIAMOND GROVE, MISSOURI, ABOUT THE CLOSE OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR" | WHO WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER? | |
| 1252 | 1994‑03‑30 | PULITZER PRIZE NOVELS | THE FIRST-PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING NOVEL BY A WOMAN, IT BECAME A MOVIE IN 1993 | WHAT IS "THE AGE OF INNOCENCE"? | |
| 1251 | 1994‑03‑29 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 2 OF THE 3 PRESIDENTS ELECTED IN A YEAR ENDING WITH "0" WHO DID NOT DIE IN OFFICE | WHO ARE RONALD REAGAN, JAMES MONROE & THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 1250 | 1994‑03‑28 | AUSTRALIA | IN THE 1800s MANY DANGEROUS FELONS WERE SENT HERE, NOW AUSTRALIA'S SOUTHERNMOST STATE | WHAT IS TASMANIA? | |
| 1249 | 1994‑03‑25 | THE CARIBBEAN | CHARLOTTE AMALIE, THE LARGEST CITY IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, IS NAMED FOR A QUEEN OF THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS DENMARK? | |
| 1248 | 1994‑03‑24 | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES | YOU'RE MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE NAMES CATALINA VILLAPANDO & NICHOLAS BRADY TOGETHER ON ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS A $1 BILL? | |
| 1247 | 1994‑03‑23 | THE BIBLE | THE FIRST PERSON MENTIONED FOR WHOM NO CHILDREN ARE LISTED | WHO IS ABEL? | |
| 1246 | 1994‑03‑22 | PLAYWRIGHTS | MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL SAID OF THIS VEGETARIAN, "GOD HELP US IF HE SHOULD EVER EAT A BEEFSTEAK" | WHO WAS GEORGE BERNARD SHAW? | |
| 1245 | 1994‑03‑21 | ISLANDS | AT 122 SQUARE MILES, IT'S EUROPE'S SMALLEST ISLAND NATION | WHAT IS MALTA? | |
| 1244 | 1994‑03‑18 | MASCULINE NAMES | THIS COMMON ENGLISH MAN'S NAME IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "GOD'S GIFT" | WHAT IS THEODORE? | |
| 1243 | 1994‑03‑17 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | IN NOVEMBER 1993 DISNEY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BUILD A DISNEY'S AMERICA THEME PARK IN THIS U.S. STATE | WHAT IS VIRGINIA? | |
| 1242 | 1994‑03‑16 | LITERARY LANDMARKS | IN 1923 HENRY FORD BOUGHT THIS MASS. TAVERN & TURNED PART OF IT INTO A MUSEUM HONORING LONGFELLOW | WHAT IS THE WAYSIDE INN? | |
| 1241 | 1994‑03‑15 | AFRICA | THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION WAS CREATED IN 1831 TO OCCUPY THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS ALGERIA? | |
| 1240 | 1994‑03‑14 | THE UNITED NATIONS | THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS THAT HAS NEVER JOINED THE UNITED NATIONS UNDER ANY NAME | WHAT IS SWITZERLAND? | |
| 1239 | 1994‑03‑11 | THE WINTER OLYMPICS | IN SOME EVENTS OF THIS COMPETITION, EACH MISS REQUIRES A 150-METER PENALTY LAP | WHAT IS THE BIATHLON? | |
| 1238 | 1994‑03‑10 | THE CONSTITUTION | NAME GIVEN THE PLAN PROPOSED BY WILLIAM PATERSON AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION | WHAT IS THE NEW JERSEY PLAN? | |
| 1237 | 1994‑03‑09 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 1 OF ONLY 2 MEN ELECTED TO CONGRESS AFTER SERVING AS PRESIDENT | WHO IS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS/ANDREW JOHNSON? | |
| 1236 | 1994‑03‑08 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | IN 1993 SHE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN SINCE PEARL BUCK TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE | WHO IS TONI MORRISON? | |
| 1235 | 1994‑03‑07 | WEATHER | EUROPE'S HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE, OVER 120 F., WAS IN THIS COUNTRY IN 1881 | WHAT IS SPAIN? | |
| 1234 | 1994‑03‑04 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | PENGUIN'S EDITION OF THIS 1830's CLASSIC INCLUDES A GLOSSARY OF THIEVES' SLANG | WHAT IS OLIVER TWIST? | |
| 1233 | 1994‑03‑03 | CHINA | TODAY THIS HISTORIC REGION OF CHINA IS SIMPLY REFERRED TO AS THE NORTHEAST | WHAT IS MANCHURIA? | |
| 1232 | 1994‑03‑02 | THE FOUNDING FATHERS | HE WROTE NEWSPAPER ESSAYS UNDER PSEUDONYMS SUCH AS PACIFICUS, CAMILLUS & PUBLIUS | WHO WAS ALEXANDER HAMILTON? | |
| 1231 | 1994‑03‑01 | BRAND NAMES | IN THE 1930s THIS PRODUCT WAS ADVERTISED WITH THE PHRASE "DON'T PUT A COLD IN YOUR POCKET" | WHAT IS KLEENEX? | |
| 1230 | 1994‑02‑28 | JAZZ | REAL NAME OF THE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIAN WHOSE COMPOSITIONS INCLUDE "ORINTHOLOGY" | WHO IS CHARLIE PARKER? | |
| 1229 | 1994‑02‑25 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN 1970 HE MADE HIS FIRST VISIT TO A TENNESSEE CLASSROOM SINCE HIS CONVICTION 45 YEARS EARLIER | WHO IS JOHN T. SCOPES? | |
| 1228 | 1994‑02‑24 | FAMOUS WOMEN | A 1953 GRADUATE OF MOUNT ST. VINCENT COLLEGE IN NYC, SHE WAS A WORLD LEADER 1986-1992 | WHO IS CORAZON AQUINO? | |
| 1227 | 1994‑02‑23 | HISTORIC CAPES | ON OCTOBER 21, 1805 THE VICTORY WON A VICTORY OFF THIS SPANISH CAPE | WHAT IS (CAPE) TRAFALGAR? | |
| 1226 | 1994‑02‑22 | POETS | AN 1863 POEM BY THIS MAN INCLUDES THE LINE "ON THE EIGHTEENTH OF APRIL, IN SEVENTY-FIVE" | WHO IS HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW? | |
| 1225 | 1994‑02‑21 | U.S. LANDMARKS | THIS BUILDING HAS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SWITCHBOARD WITH ABOUT 1 MILLION CALLS PER DAY ON 34,500 LINES | WHAT IS THE PENTAGON? | |
| 1224 | 1994‑02‑18 | LEGENDARY PAIRS | IN THE LATE 1100s, MONKS AT GLASTONBURY ABBEY CLAIMED THEY'D FOUND THE BODIES OF THIS ROYAL COUPLE | WHO WERE KING ARTHUR & QUEEN GUINEVERE? | |
| 1223 | 1994‑02‑17 | PERFORMING ARTS | A FAMOUS U.S. SCHOOL IS NAMED FOR THIS PHILANTHROPIST WHO WAS BORN AT SEA TO FRENCH PARENTS IN 1836 | WHO WAS AUGUSTUS JUILLIARD? | |
| 1222 | 1994‑02‑16 | FAMOUS SPEECHES | IN A 1963 SPEECH JFK DECLARED, "2,000 YEARS AGO THE PROUDEST BOAST WAS "CIVIS ROMANUS SUM.' TODAY" IT'S THIS | WHAT IS "ICH BIN EIN BERLINER"? | |
| 1221 | 1994‑02‑15 | WORLD LEADERS | IN 1992 HE BECAME THE FIRST FOREIGN HEAD OF STATE TO BE CONVICTED BY A U.S. JURY | WHO IS MANUEL NORIEGA? | |
| 1220 | 1994‑02‑14 | THE 1970s | IN AUGUST 1993 THE LAST OF THE CONTAMINATED WATER FROM THIS 1979 ACCIDENT SITE WAS EVAPORATED | WHAT IS THREE MILE ISLAND (II)? | |
| 1219 | 1994‑02‑11 | ISLANDS | HENRY HUDSON NAMED THIS ISLAND FOR THE DUTCH LEGISLATURE | WHAT IS STATEN ISLAND? | |
| 1218 | 1994‑02‑10 | PRESIDENTS | BOTH OF HIS SONS WERE GIVEN THE NAME DOUD, THEIR MOTHERS MAIDEN NAME | WHO WAS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER? | |
| 1217 | 1994‑02‑09 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | THIS EUROPEAN RESORT WAS FOUNDED IN 1856 & NAMES FOR PRINCE CHARLES III | WHAT IS MONTE CARLO? | |
| 1216 | 1994‑02‑08 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 1895 HE FOUNDED THE WYOMING TOWN NOW CONSIDERED THE EASTERN ENTRANCE TO YELLOWSTONE | WHO WAS BUFFALO BILL CODY? | |
| 1215 | 1994‑02‑07 | POETIC HEROINES | IN TENNYSON SHE CALLS HERSELF "THAT WICKED ONE, WHO BROKE THE VAST DESIGN AND PURPOSE OF THE KING" | WHO IS GUINEVERE? | |
| 1214 | 1994‑02‑04 | DIRECTORS & THEIR FILMS | 1 OF ONLY 2 FILMS DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD THAT DID NOT STAR CLINT EASTWOOD | WHAT IS "BREEZY" OR "BIRD"? | "THEIR" was misspelled as "THIER" in the category in the original dataset. The correct spelling appeared in the show as aired, and it has been corrected here. |
| 1213 | 1994‑02‑03 | U.S. HISTORY | LAURA KEENE, WHO FIRST CAME TO THE U.S. IN THE 1850s, WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HER STARRING ROLE IN THIS PLAY | WHAT IS "OUR AMERICAN COUSIN"? | |
| 1212 | 1994‑02‑02 | ORGANIZATIONS | AS A DECLARATION OF FAITH, SOLDIERS IN THIS ORGANIZATION SIGN THE ARTICLES OF WAR | WHAT IS THE SALVATION ARMY? | |
| 1211 | 1994‑02‑01 | ANCIENT CITIES | ANTONY & CLEOPATRA MET IN THIS CITY, LATER HOME TO AN APOSTLE & NOW IN TURKEY | WHAT IS TARSUS? | |
| 1210 | 1994‑01‑31 | THE WHITE HOUSE | 1 OF THE 2 PRESIDENTS WHO DIED IN THE WHITE HOUSE | WHO WERE WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON & ZACHARY TAYLOR? | |
| 1209 | 1994‑01‑27 | EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY | NAME SHARED BY THE SOUTHERNMOST PROVINCE OF BELGIUM, A COUNTRY ON ITS BORDER & A CAPITAL CITY | WHAT IS LUXEMBOURG? | |
| 1208 | 1994‑01‑26 | FAMOUS NAMES | EISENHOWER SAID ON HIS 1955 DEATH THAT NO OTHER MAN CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE GROWTH OF 20th C. KNOWLEDGE | WHO IS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 1207 | 1994‑01‑25 | AMERICAN NOVELS | THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THIS 1957 NOVEL IS "I FIRST MET DEAN NOT LONG AFTER MY WIFE AND I SPLIT UP." | WHAT IS "ON THE ROAD"? | |
| 1206 | 1994‑01‑24 | FAMOUS PAIRS | ON RADIO THIS PAIR WAS PLAYED BY THE CREATOR'S DAUGHTER, JOAN BURROUGHS, & HER HUSBAND | WHO ARE TARZAN & JANE? | |
| 1205 | 1994‑01‑21 | THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS | THE 1st BALLET COMPANY FOUNDER HONORED BY THE KENNEDY CENTER, HE WAS BORN IN ST. PETERSBURG IN 1904 | WHO IS GEORGE BALANCHINE? | |
| 1204 | 1994‑01‑20 | INVENTORS | HE AND HIS WIFE ARE BURIED ON AN ESTATE CALLED BEINN BHREAGH ON CANADA'S CAPE BRENTON ISLAND | WHO IS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL? | |
| 1203 | 1994‑01‑19 | THE 50 STATES | THOUGH 46th LARGEST IN AREA, THIS STATE RANKS 9th LARGEST IN POPULATION | WHAT IS NEW JERSEY? | |
| 1202 | 1994‑01‑18 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | A MASSACHUSETTS CITY AND COLLEGE ARE NAMED AFTER THIS BRITISH COMMANDER AT THE 1759 CAPTURE OF TICONDEROGA | WHO IS JEFFERY AMHERST? | |
| 1201 | 1994‑01‑17 | SPAIN | THE NAME OF THIS SOUTHERN REGION OF SPAIN PROBABLY CAME FROM A WORD THAT MEANS "THE LAND OF THE VANDALS"" | WHAT IS ANDALUSIA? | |
| 1200 | 1994‑01‑13 | SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS | SIR WILLIAM CATESBY'S LAST LINE IN THIS PLAY IS "WITHDRAW, MY LORD; I'LL HELP YOU TO A HORSE" | WHAT IS RICHARD THE III? | |
| 1199 | 1994‑01‑12 | HISTORIC NAMES | THE TOWN IN WHICH HE WAS BORN IN 1870 WAS LATER RENAMED ULYANOVSK | WHO IS VLADIMIR LENIN? | |
| 1198 | 1994‑01‑11 | FAMOUS WOMEN | IN AN 1875 BOOK SHE WROTE, "DISEASE IS AN EXPERIENCE OF SO-CALLED MORTAL MIND" | WHO IS MARY BAKER EDDY? | |
| 1197 | 1994‑01‑10 | MONARCHS | KING WILLIAM IV's DAUGHTERS DIED IN INFANCY, SO THIS NIECE SUCCEEDED HIM ON THE BRITISH THRONE | WHO IS QUEEN VICTORIA? | |
| 1196 | 1994‑01‑07 | ETHNIC GROUPS | 1/4 OF AMERICANS CLAIM THIS CENTRAL EUROPEAN ANCESTRY, MAKING IT THE NATION'S LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP | WHAT IS GERMAN? | |
| 1195 | 1994‑01‑06 | FAMOUS NOVELS | CHAPTER 32 OF THIS NOVEL IS TITLED "CETOLOGY" | WHAT IS MOBY DICK? | |
| 1194 | 1994‑01‑04 | COMPOSERS | HE HAD 3 CHILDREN: EVA, ISOLDE & SIEGFRIED | WHO IS RICHARD WAGNER? | |
| 1193 | 1994‑01‑03 | POP MUSIC | HE HAS SURPASSED ELVIS WITH A TOP 40 HIT IN 24 CONSECUTIVE YEARS | WHO IS ELTON JOHN? | |
| 1192 | 1993‑12‑31 | POLITICIANS | ELECTED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 1966, HE WAS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN TO REPRESENT HOUSTON | WHO WAS GEORGE H. W. BUSH? | |
| 1191 | 1993‑12‑30 | SHAKESPEARE | THE 2 FEMALE TITLE CHARACTERS IN SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDIES WHO DIE BY THEIR OWN HAND | WHO ARE CLEOPATRA & JULIET? | |
| 1190 | 1993‑12‑29 | FOOD & DRINK | THIS COFFEE IS KNOWN BY THE NAME OF THE NASHVILLE HOTEL WHERE IT BUILT ITS REPUTATION | WHAT IS MAXWELL HOUSE? | |
| 1189 | 1993‑12‑28 | WOMEN IN BUSINESS | THIS WOMAN WHO BEGAN SELLING HER PRODUCTS IN THE 1930s IS ESTIMATED TO BE AMERICA'S RICHEST SELF-MADE WOMAN | WHO IS ESTEE LAUDER? | |
| 1188 | 1993‑12‑27 | FAMOUS NAMES | THIS ENGLISH INNKEEPER KEPT 40 HORSES READY FOR CUSTOMERS BUT GAVE THEM NO CHOICE IN THE ONE THEY GOT | WHO IS HOBSON? | |
| 1187 | 1993‑12‑24 | THE CALENDAR | BY OUR CALENDAR, THE FIRST BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY WAS FOUNDED ON THIS, THE LAST DAY OF THE 16TH CENTURY | WHAT IS DECEMBER 31, 1600? | |
| 1186 | 1993‑12‑23 | MAGAZINES | AFTER THE TV SHOW PREMIERED IN 1964, THE NEW YORKER WOULDN'T ALLOW THIS FAMILY IN ITS CARTOONS | WHAT IS THE ADDAMS FAMILY? | |
| 1185 | 1993‑12‑22 | ORGANIZATIONS | THIS ORGANIZATION WAS DISSOLVED IN 1956 AFTER ITS LAST MEMBER, ALBERT WOOLSON, DIED AT AGE 109 | WHAT IS THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC? | |
| 1184 | 1993‑12‑21 | THE 1990 CENSUS | ACCORDING TO THE 1990 CENSUS THIS STATE NOW CONTAINS 3 OF THE 10 MOST POPULOUS U.S. CITIES | WHAT IS TEXAS? | |
| 1183 | 1993‑12‑20 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS | AS PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, HE SIGNED THE BILL OF RIGHTS | WHO WAS JOHN ADAMS? | |
| 1182 | 1993‑12‑17 | EDUCATION | ITS 1st HEADLINE IN '28 READ, "2 POOR BOYS WHO MADE GOOD ARE NOW RUNNING FOR THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN THE WORLD" | WHAT IS THE WEEKLY READER? | |
| 1181 | 1993‑12‑16 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | SHE WAS TIME MAGAZINE'S WOMAN OF THE YEAR FOR 1953 | WHO IS ELIZABETH II? | |
| 1180 | 1993‑12‑15 | WOMEN ARTISTS | "DIEGO AND I" BY THIS ARTIST WAS THE 1st PAINTING BY A LATIN AMERICAN TO SELL FOR MORE THAN $1 MILLION | WHO WAS FRIDA KAHLO? | |
| 1179 | 1993‑12‑14 | THE OSCARS | HIS 1991 SUPPORTING ACTOR OSCAR CAME NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER HIS 1st NOMINATION FOR "SUDDEN FEAR" | WHO IS JACK PALANCE? | |
| 1178 | 1993‑12‑10 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD FOR MASS DESTRUCTION ONCE REFERRED TO THE KILLING OF EVERY 10th ROMAN SOLDIER AFTER A MUTINY | WHAT IS DECIMATION? | |
| 1177 | 1993‑12‑09 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES | 1 OF 2 20th C. JUSTICES WHO LAY IN REPOSE AT THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING IN WASHINGTON | WHO ARE EARL WARREN OR THURGOOD MARSHALL? | |
| 1176 | 1993‑12‑08 | TELEVISION HISTORY | CONNIE CHUNG & DAN RATHER ARE THE 2nd MALE-FEMALE NETWORK NEWS PAIR; BARBARA WALTERS & THIS MAN WERE 1st | WHO WAS HARRY REASONER? | |
| 1175 | 1993‑12‑07 | FRANCE | 2 OF THE 4 PRESIDENTS OF FRANCE'S FIFTH REPUBLIC | WHO ARE MITTERRAND, POMPIDOU, GISCARD d'ESTAING, de GUALLE? | |
| 1174 | 1993‑12‑06 | U.S. STATES | THE U.S. GOV'T OWNS 85% OF THIS STATE'S LAND, THE LARGEST PORTION FOR ANY OF THE LOWER 48 STATES | WHAT IS NEVADA? | |
| 1173 | 1993‑12‑03 | WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS | 1 OF 3 WOMEN WHO WON THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA IN THE 1980s | WHO IS BETH HENLEY, MARSHA NORMAN OR WENDY WASSERSTEIN? | |
| 1172 | 1993‑12‑02 | WORLD CAPITALS | THE CAPITAL OF ALBANIA IS NAMED FOR THIS OTHER WORLD CAPITAL | WHAT IS TEHERAN, IRAN? | |
| 1171 | 1993‑12‑01 | U.S. HISTORY | FRANK HARRIS' 1908 NOVEL "THE BOMB" DEALS WITH THIS 1886 U.S. INCIDENT | WHAT IS THE HAYMARKET (SQUARE) RIOT? | |
| 1170 | 1993‑11‑30 | 1990s GEOGRAPHY | IN AREA, IT'S NOW THE LARGEST COUNTRY WHOSE BOUNDARIES ARE WHOLLY WITHIN EUROPE | WHAT IS UKRAINE? | |
| 1169 | 1993‑11‑29 | PRESIDENTS | UNDER AN ACT PASSED IN 1958, THEY BECAME THE FIRST 2 FORMER PRESIDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR A PENSION | WHO ARE HARRY TRUMAN & HERBERT HOOVER? | |
| 1168 | 1993‑11‑26 | THE CABINET | IN THE 1970s HE HELD MORE CABINET POSTS THAN ANYONE IN U.S. HISTORY--4, INCLUDING ATTORNEY GENERAL | WHO IS ELLIOT L. RICHARDSON? | |
| 1167 | 1993‑11‑25 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS | AT AGE 13 IN 1926 HE WAS ACCEPTED AS A NOVICE AT THE ABBEY OF KYKKOS; HE LATER TAUGHT THERE | WHO IS ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS? | |
| 1166 | 1993‑11‑24 | NONFICTION | HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY WAS THE BEST-SELLING HARDCOVER BOOK OF THE 1980s | WHO IS LEE IACOCCA? | |
| 1165 | 1993‑11‑23 | HISTORIC FRENCHMEN | IN 1704 HE WAS COMMANDANT OF DETROIT; A FEW YEARS LATER HE WAS MADE GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA | WHO WAS ANTIONE LAUMET DE LA MOTHE CADILLAC? | |
| 1164 | 1993‑11‑22 | MONEY | ON JULY 27, 1971 RICHARD NIXON GAVE HER THE FIRST OF THE NEW U.S. DOLLAR COINS | WHO WAS MAMIE EISENHOWER? | |
| 1163 | 1993‑11‑19 | WORD ORIGINS | THE NAME OF THIS DIALECT COMES FROM A HINDI WORD, MANTRI, MEANING "COUNSELOR" | WHAT IS MANDARIN? | |
| 1162 | 1993‑11‑18 | HISTORIC NAMES | ON JUNE 27, 1525 HE MARRIED FORMER NUN KATHERINE VON BORA | WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER? | |
| 1161 | 1993‑11‑17 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE NORTHERNMOST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD OVER 20,000 FEET IN ELEVATION | WHAT IS MOUNT McKINLEY? | |
| 1160 | 1993‑11‑16 | LITERARY TERMS | JONATHAN SWIFT DEFINED IT AS A "GLASS WHEREIN BEHOLDERS... DISCOVER EVERYBODY'S FACE BUT THEIR OWN | WHAT IS SATIRE? | |
| 1159 | 1993‑11‑15 | LANDMARKS | LORD BYRON WROTE, "I STOOD IN VENICE ON" THIS, "A PALACE AND A PRISON ON EACH HAND" | WHAT IS THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS? | |
| 1158 | 1993‑11‑12 | COMEDIANS | ON MEETING THIS COMEDIAN GERALD FORD SAID, "YOU'RE A VERY FUNNY SUBURB" | WHO IS CHEVY CHASE? | |
| 1157 | 1993‑11‑11 | CLASSICAL LITERATURE | 2nd CENTURY A.D. AUTHOR AULUS GELLIUS GAVE US THE STORY OF THIS RUNAWAY ROMAN SLAVE WHO BEFRIENDS A LION | WHO IS ANDROCLES? | This clue was originally dated 1993-11-12 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1993-11-11. |
| 1156 | 1993‑11‑10 | POLITICAL QUOTATIONS | IN '77 THIS FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR QUIPPED, "THERE CANNOT BE A CRISIS NEXT WEEK. MY SCHEDULE IS ALREADY FULL" | WHO IS HENRY KISSINGER? | |
| 1155 | 1993‑11‑09 | IN THE NEWS | AP SAYS ABOUT HALF ITS CLIENTS USED THE RON EDMONDS PHOTO OF THESE 2 MEN SHAKING HANDS 9/13/93 | WHO ARE YITZHAK RABIN & YASSER ARAFAT? | |
| 1154 | 1993‑11‑08 | THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR | THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE WAR TOOK PLACE APRIL 19, 1775 IN WHAT'S NOW THIS STATE | WHAT IS MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 1153 | 1993‑11‑05 | MAMMALS | THEY MAKE UP THE SECOND-LARGEST ORDER OF MAMMALS, CHIROPTERA | WHAT ARE BATS? | |
| 1152 | 1993‑11‑04 | RULERS | 1 OF THE 2 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN RULED BY MEMBERS OF THE BRAGANZA FAMILY | WHAT IS PORTUGAL OR BRAZIL? | |
| 1151 | 1993‑11‑03 | REPUBLICANS | 2 OF ONLY 3 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS WHO COMPLETED 2 FULL TERMS IN OFFICE | WHO ARE GRANT/ EISENHOWER/REAGAN? | |
| 1150 | 1993‑11‑02 | PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS | SINCE 1952 HE'S HOSTED A WEEKDAY TALK & INTERVIEW SHOW ON CHICAGO'S FINE ARTS RADIO STATION WFMT | WHO IS STUDS TERKEL? | |
| 1149 | 1993‑11‑01 | SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES | ITS DISCOVERY WAS ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 13, 1930, PERCIVAL LOWELL'S BIRTHDAY | WHAT IS PLUTO? | |
| 1148 | 1993‑10‑29 | SPORTS FIGURES | IN 1993 A COMMEMORATIVE STAMP WAS ISSUED IN DETROIT HONORING THIS BOXER, THE 1st TO BE SO RECOGNIZED | WHO IS JOE LOUISE? | |
| 1147 | 1993‑10‑28 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | THIS HOLIDAY IS THE TOP AVOCADO-EATING DAY OF THE YEAR IN THE U.S.; SUPER BOWL SUNDAY IS SECOND | WHAT IS CINCO DE MAYO? | |
| 1146 | 1993‑10‑27 | BILLIONAIRES | ON FORTUNE MAGAZINE'S 1993 LIST OF 101 BILLIONAIRES, THIS AMERICAN FAMILY RANKED SECOND | WHAT IS THE WALTON FAMILY? | |
| 1145 | 1993‑10‑26 | WORLD CITIES | THIS NORTH AFRICAN CITY CONTROLLED THE RED DYE USED TO COLOR TARBOOSH CAPS | WHAT IS FEZ, (MOROCCO)? | |
| 1144 | 1993‑10‑25 | FAMOUS PAIRS | THEY WERE ELECTED THE FIRST PRESIDENT & SECRETARY OF AMERICAN EXPRESS | WHO ARE (HENRY) WELLS & (WILLIAM GEORGE) FARGO? | |
| 1143 | 1993‑10‑22 | TELEVISION | THIS SERIES NOTED FOR THE HIGHEST RATED SINGLE EPISODE OF THE '60s HAD A 1993 FILM BASED ON IT | WHAT IS "THE FUGITIVE"? | |
| 1142 | 1993‑10‑21 | ORGANIZATIONS | WHEN THIS U.S. ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1912, DAISY GORDON BECAME ITS FIRST REGISTERED MEMBER | WHAT IS THE GIRL SCOUTS (OF THE USA)? | |
| 1141 | 1993‑10‑20 | DISASTERS | THIS BEGAN SEPT. 2, 1666 IN THE HOUSE OF THE KING'S BAKER IN PUDDING LANE | WHAT WAS THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON? | |
| 1140 | 1993‑10‑19 | LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS | HE LEFT $50,000 TO THE "POOR OF WALLDORF NEAR HEIDELBERG IN THE GRAND DUCHY OF BADEN" | WHO IS JOHN JACOB ASTOR? | |
| 1139 | 1993‑10‑18 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO VISIT ALL 50 STATES WHILE IN OFFICE | WHO IS RICHARD M. NIXON? | |
| 1138 | 1993‑10‑15 | FAMOUS HOMES | THE TICKET OFFICE AT THIS PRESIDENTIAL HOME HANDS OUT DOZENS OF $2 BILLS AS CHANGE EVERY DAY | WHAT IS MONTICELLO? | |
| 1137 | 1993‑10‑14 | FILM DIRECTORS | HE WAS THE FIRST DIRECTOR TO WIN 4 OSCARS & THE FIRST TO RECEIVE THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE'S LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | WHO WAS JOHN FORD? | |
| 1136 | 1993‑10‑13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | FOUNDED AS A NAIL ENAMEL CO. IN 1932, IT HAS BEEN CALLED "THE GENERAL MOTORS OF BEAUTY" | WHAT IS REVLON (INC.)? | |
| 1135 | 1993‑10‑12 | DRAMA | MOLIERE BASED PART OF "LES FOURBERIES DE SCAPIN" ON A PLAY BY THIS MAN ABOUT WHOM ROSTAND WROTE | WHO WAS (SAVINIEN) CYRANO DE BERGERAC? | |
| 1134 | 1993‑10‑11 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS | THIS TERM FOR A DEADBEAT CAME FROM A POKER PLAYER WHOSE HOLE CARD DIDN'T FILL OUT HIS HAND | WHAT IS FOUR-FLUSHER? | |
| 1133 | 1993‑10‑08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS DEPARTMENT STORE NOW HAS AMERICA'S BIGGEST CATALOG | WHAT IS J.C. PENNEY? | |
| 1132 | 1993‑10‑07 | 19th CENTURY POLITICS | IN 1872 HE WAS THE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN PARTY'S FIRST & LAST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE; HE LOST | WHO IS HORACE GREELEY? | |
| 1131 | 1993‑10‑06 | WORLD CAPITALS | UHURU HIGHWAY & MOI AVENUE ARE IMPORTANT STREETS IN THIS CAPITAL CITY | WHAT IS NAIROBI (KENYA)? | |
| 1130 | 1993‑10‑05 | WORLD WAR II | JAN GIES, WHO WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH THIS FAMILY, DIED IN 1993 AT AGE 87 | WHAT IS THE FRANK FAMILY? | |
| 1129 | 1993‑10‑04 | EXPLORERS | THIS FAMOUS EXPLORER WAS BORN IN LARVIK, NORWAY OCTOBER 6, 1914 | WHO IS THOR HEYERDAHL? | |
| 1128 | 1993‑10‑01 | HORSES | THIS BREED WAS NAMED FOR AN AREA AROUND SCOTLAND'S MOST IMPORTANT RIVER | WHAT IS THE CLYDESDALE? | |
| 1127 | 1993‑09‑30 | U.S. CITIES | THE CLOSEST PORT TO ASIA IN THE LOWER 48 STATES, IT WAS NAMED 1992's BEST U.S CITY FOR DOING BUSINESS | WHAT IS SEATTLE? | |
| 1126 | 1993‑09‑29 | FLOWERS | THIS FLOWER WHOSE NAME IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "WIND" IS ALSO CALLED A WINDFLOWER | WHAT IS THE ANEMONE? | |
| 1125 | 1993‑09‑28 | FAMOUS NAMES | BARTLETT'S LISTS THE QUOTATION "VIVA LA HUELGA!" WHICH MEANS "LONG LIVE THE STRIKE!", UNDER HIS NAME | WHO WAS CESAR CHAVEZ? | |
| 1124 | 1993‑09‑27 | THE GREAT LAKES | IT'S THE ONLY GREAT LAKE WHOSE BOTTOM IS ABOVE SEA LEVEL | WHAT IS LAKE ERIE? | |
| 1123 | 1993‑09‑24 | IN THE NEWS | ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN 1993, SHE WAS APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND | WHO IS JEAN KENNEDY SMITH? | |
| 1122 | 1993‑09‑23 | SCIENTISTS | HE IS CAMBRIDGE UNIV.'s LUCASIAN PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS, A CHAIR HELD 300 YEARS AGO BY ISAAC NEWTON | WHO IS STEPHEN W. HAWKING? | |
| 1121 | 1993‑09‑22 | THE U.S. CONGRESS | THIS STATE LOST THE MOST SEATS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 3, AFTER THE 1990 CENSUS | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 1120 | 1993‑09‑21 | TREATIES | THESE WERE 2 STATES INVOLVED IN THE 1929 LATERAN TREATY | WHAT WERE ITALY & THE VATICAN? | |
| 1119 | 1993‑09‑20 | STATE CAPITALS | IT'S THE ONLY STATE CAPITAL WHOSE NAME ENDS WITH 3 VOWELS | WHAT IS JUNEAU? | |
| 1118 | 1993‑09‑17 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | ITS POPULATION CENTER IS FARTHER NORTH THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY'S | WHAT IS ICELAND? | |
| 1117 | 1993‑09‑16 | TELEVISION | 1993's "SKYLARK" WITH GLENN CLOSE WAS A SEQUEL TO THIS HIGHEST- RATED "HALLMARK HALL OF FAME" FILM | WHAT IS "SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL"? | |
| 1116 | 1993‑09‑15 | IN THE NEWS | PRES. MITTERAND & BISHOP ALANIS SIGNED A NEW CONSTITUTION GIVING THIS COUNTRY SOVEREIGNTY IN '93 | WHAT IS ANDORRA? | |
| 1115 | 1993‑09‑14 | SCIENTISTS | IN 1955 2 ELEMENTS WERE NAMED FOR THESE 2 NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING SCIENTISTS THEN RECENTLY DECEASED | WHO ARE ALBERT EINSTEIN & ENRICO FERMI? | |
| 1114 | 1993‑09‑13 | LAKES | 2 OF THIS LARGE LAKE'S BIGGEST GULFS ARE EMIN PASHA IN THE SOUTHWEST & SPEKE IN THE SOUTHEAST | WHAT IS LAKE VICTORIA? | |
| 1113 | 1993‑09‑10 | ACTORS | HE CALLED HIS 1992 AUTOBIOGRAPHY "WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?" | WHO IS MICHAEL CAINE? | |
| 1112 | 1993‑09‑09 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS WORD FOR ONE WHO WILLFULLY DESTROYS COMES FROM A GROUP THAT SACKED ROME IN 455 | WHAT IS A VANDAL? | |
| 1111 | 1993‑09‑08 | U.S. CITIES | NAME SHARED BY CITIES ON THE KENNEBEC & SAVANNAH RIVERS; ONE OF THEM IS A STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS AUGUSTA? | |
| 1110 | 1993‑09‑07 | LANDMARKS | THE SCEPTRE WITH THE DOVE & THE SWORD OF MERCY ARE PART OF A COLLECTION HOUSED HERE | WHAT IS THE TOWER OF LONDON? | |
| 1109 | 1993‑09‑06 | AMERICAN HISTORY | IN 1919 HE BECAME THE FIRST GENERAL OF THE ARMIES OF THE U.S. | WHO WAS JOHN L. PERSHING? | |
| 1108 | 1993‑07‑23 | HISTORIC NAMES | FOLLOWING HIS APPOINTMENT AS ENGINEER IN 1482, HE PLANNED & CONSTRUCTED CANALS IN MILAN, ITALY | WHO WAS LEONARDO DA VINCI? | |
| 1107 | 1993‑07‑22 | QUOTES OF THE 1960s | HE ONCE TOLD NEWSWEEK, "I HAVE NO COUNTRY. FOR ME A COUNTRY IS JUST A PLACE TO DANCE" | WHO WAS (RUDOLF) NUREYEV? | |
| 1106 | 1993‑07‑21 | ARCHITECTURE | THIS COMPLEX WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1631 & 1654 AT A COST OF ABOUT 40,000,000 RUPEES | WHAT IS THE TAJ MAHAL? | |
| 1105 | 1993‑07‑20 | ATTORNEYS GENERAL | LAST NAME OF THE FATHER & SON ATTORNEYS GENERAL UNDER TRUMAN & LYNDON JOHNSON | WHAT IS CLARK? | |
| 1104 | 1993‑07‑19 | ISLANDS | THIS IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN EUROPE | WHAT IS (GREAT) BRITAIN? | |
| 1103 | 1993‑07‑16 | TELEVISION HISTORY | THE TEXACO STAR THEATER DEBUTED ON JUNE 8, 1948, THIS DAY OF THE WEEK | WHAT IS TUESDAY? | |
| 1102 | 1993‑07‑15 | THEATRES | MARTHA GRAHAM & THE WALLENDAS WERE AMONG THE ACTS FEATURED ON THE OPENING NIGHT OF THIS 6200-SEAT THEATRE 12/27/32 | WHAT IS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL? | |
| 1101 | 1993‑07‑14 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | BASED ON A BALLET, THIS 1944 MUSICAL BEGINS AT 6 A.M. IN THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD | WHAT IS "ON THE TOWN"? | |
| 1100 | 1993‑07‑13 | FAMOUS AUTHORS | HE USED HIS FISHING BOAT, THE PILAR, FOR COUNTER-INTELLIGENC E WORK DURING WORLD WAR II | WHO WAS ERNEST HEMINGWAY? | |
| 1099 | 1993‑07‑12 | PHILANTHROPY | AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH IN 1937, HE HAD GIVEN OVER $500 MILLION TO CHARITY | WHO WAS JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER (SR.)? | |
| 1098 | 1993‑07‑09 | ACTRESSES & THEIR ROLES | IN 1992 ANGELA BASSETT PLAYED THE JACKSONS' MOTHER ON TV & BETTY SHABAZZ IN THIS FILM | WHAT IS "MALCOLM X"? | |
| 1097 | 1993‑07‑08 | POETS' HOMES | THE HOME OF POET JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION IN THIS STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS INDIANAPOLIS? | |
| 1096 | 1993‑07‑07 | WOMEN | GLORIA STEINEM, SUSAN STRASBERG & NORMAN MAILER HAVE ALL WRITTEN BOOKS ABOUT HER | WHO WAS MARILYN MONROE? | |
| 1095 | 1993‑07‑06 | PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS | HE USED MORE WORDS IN HIS ONE INAUGURAL ADDRESS THAN FDR USED IN ALL FOUR OF HIS | WHO WAS WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON? | |
| 1094 | 1993‑07‑05 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | CHILE'S JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS INCLUDE A PAIR NAMED FOR ALEXANDER SELKIRK & THIS FICTIONAL CHARACTER | WHO IS ROBINSON CRUSOE? | |
| 1093 | 1993‑07‑02 | LANGUAGES | DUBLIN'S FAMOUS BOOK OF KELLS IS WRITTEN IN THIS LANGUAGE | WHAT IS LATIN? | |
| 1092 | 1993‑07‑01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THE BROOKLYN FLINT GLASS WORKS CHANGED ITS NAME TO THIS AFTER MOVING TO A N.Y. TOWN OF THE SAME NAME | WHAT IS CORNING GLASS CO.? | |
| 1091 | 1993‑06‑30 | AMERICAN MUSICALS | A 1920s FRENCH PRODUCTION OF THIS MUSICAL ABOUT 19th C. ENTERTAINERS WAS TITLED "MISSISSIPPI" | WHAT IS "SHOW BOAT"? | |
| 1090 | 1993‑06‑29 | U.S. RIVERS | THE NAME OF THIS RIVER, FAMOUS IN SONG, MAY BE A CORRUPTION OF THE SPANISH FOR "LITTLE SAINT JOHN" | WHAT IS THE SUWANNEE? | |
| 1089 | 1993‑06‑28 | GODS & GODDESSES | AUGUSTUS CAESAR ENCOURAGED THE WORSHIP OF THIS GOD WHO WAS CONSIDERED THE AVENGER OF JULIUS CAESAR | WHO WAS MARS? | |
| 1088 | 1993‑06‑25 | MOVIE DIRECTORS | THIS DIRECTOR'S LAST FILM, 1976's "A MATTER OF TIME", STARRED INGRID BERGMAN & HIS OSCAR-WINNING DAUGHTER | WHO WAS (VINCENTE) MINNELLI? | |
| 1087 | 1993‑06‑24 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | BEFORE CLINTON, HE WAS THE LAST U.S. PRESIDENT WHO WAS A LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE | WHO WAS GERALD FORD? | |
| 1086 | 1993‑06‑23 | POETS & POETRY | HE WAS BURIED IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND IN 1771 | WHO IS THOMAS GRAY? | |
| 1085 | 1993‑06‑22 | THE 50 STATES | TEXAS HAS THE MOST FARMS WITH 185,000; THIS STATE HAS THE FEWEST WITH ABOUT 500 | WHAT IS ALASKA? | |
| 1084 | 1993‑06‑21 | EXPLORATION | WHAT MAPMAKER MARTIN WALDSEEMULLER LABELED "AMERICA" FOR AMERIGO VESPUCCI IS NOW THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS BRAZIL? | |
| 1083 | 1993‑06‑17 | PORT CITIES | IN POPULATION, IT WAS BY FAR THE LARGEST CITY IN THE CONFEDERACY AT THE START OF THE CIVIL WAR | WHAT IS NEW ORLEANS? | |
| 1082 | 1993‑06‑16 | THE 1950s | JUNE 2, 1953 EVENT TELECAST WORLDWIDE & FILMED IN TECHNICOLOR | WHAT WAS THE CORONATION OF ELIZABETH II? | |
| 1081 | 1993‑06‑15 | CORPORATE AMERICA | USING LETTERS FROM THEIR NAMES, HAROLD MATSON & ELLIOT HANDLER NAMED THEIR TOY COMPANY THIS | WHAT IS MATTEL? | |
| 1080 | 1993‑06‑14 | POETS | IN 1993 MAYA ANGELOU BECAME THE FIRST POET TO READ AT A PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION SINCE THIS POET IN 1961 | WHO IS ROBERT FROST? | |
| 1079 | 1993‑06‑11 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | THE SUCCESS OF THIS BOOK IN 1957 PROMPTED RANDOM HOUSE TO CREATE ITS "BEGINNER BOOKS" SERIES | WHAT IS "THE CAT IN THE HAT"? | |
| 1078 | 1993‑06‑10 | BIOGRAPHIES | HE WAS THE SUBJECT OF HENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON'S "R. v. R." | WHO WAS REMBRANDT (VAN rIJN)? | |
| 1077 | 1993‑06‑09 | THE 50 STATES | NEW IN THE 1993 WORLD ALMANAC IS THE SPELLING OF THIS STATE'S NAME, WHICH NOW HAS A GLOTTAL STOP MARK IN IT | WHAT IS HAWAI'I? | |
| 1076 | 1993‑06‑08 | WORD ORIGINS | FROM THE FRENCH FOR "TO GO OUT", IT'S A FLIGHT OF COMBAT AIRCRAFT ON A MISSION | WHAT IS A SORTIE? | |
| 1075 | 1993‑06‑07 | 19th CENTURY ELECTIONS | IN 1836 VAN BUREN RAN AGAINST HARRISON FOR U.S. PRESIDENT & THESE 2 RAN FOR PRESIDENT OF TEXAS | WHO ARE SAM HOUSTON & STEPHEN AUSTIN? | |
| 1074 | 1993‑06‑04 | U.S. HISTORY | ALBERT GALLATIN PLAYED THE LEADING ROLE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT ENDED THIS WAR | WHAT WAS THE WAR OF 1812? | |
| 1073 | 1993‑06‑03 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | IN THIS 1653 WORK, PISCATOR TRIES TO CONVINCE VENATOR, A HUNTER, THAT FISHING IS THE BETTER SPORT | WHAT IS "THE COMPLEAT ANGLER"? | |
| 1072 | 1993‑06‑02 | AFRICA | BLANTYRE, THE LARGEST CITY IN MALAWI, IS NAMED AFTER THIS MISSIONARY'S BIRTHPLACE | WHO WAS DAVID LIVINGSTONE? | |
| 1071 | 1993‑06‑01 | NOTORIOUS | HE WAS WORKING AS AN EXPLOSIVES EXPERT FOR THE SPANISH ARMY WHEN HE WAS HIRED TO RETURN TO ENGLAND IN 1604 | WHO WAS GUY FAWKES? | |
| 1070 | 1993‑05‑31 | SOUTH AMERICA | THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THIS CAPITAL CITY TRANSLATES AS "OUR LADY OF PEACE" | WHAT IS LA PAZ, BOLIVIA? | |
| 1069 | 1993‑05‑28 | WORLD AIRLINES | THIS AIRLINE'S BUSINESS CLASS IS NAMED FOR MARCO POLO | WHAT IS CATHAY (PACIFIC AIRWAYS)? | |
| 1068 | 1993‑05‑27 | MEN OF SCIENCE | IN ADDITION TO A PENDULUM JEAN FOUCALT MADE A SIMPLE ONE OF THESE TO PROVE THE EARTH ROTATED | WHAT IS A GYROSCOPE? | |
| 1067 | 1993‑05‑26 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS | IN 1992 MONA VAN DUYN BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN NAMED THIS BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | WHAT IS POET LAUREATE? | Some repeat wording appeared in the clue as presented in the original dataset. This repeat wording did not appear in the clue as presented on the show. It has been corrected here. The clue originally read, "IN 1992 MONA VAN DUYN BECAME THE FIRST BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN NAMED THIS BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS". |
| 1066 | 1993‑05‑25 | IN THE NEWS | IN 1992 HE OPENED HIS OWN INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE NEAR REGENT'S PARK | WHO IS PRINCE CHARLES? | |
| 1065 | 1993‑05‑24 | SINGERS | THE WIDOW OF THIS SINGER WHO DIED IN 1992 DONATED 16 BOXES OF HIS CLOTHING & SHOES TO THE NATIONAL HOBO ASSOCIATION | WHO WAS ROGER MILLER? | |
| 1064 | 1993‑05‑21 | POETRY | THE WOMAN WITH THE MOST QUOTES IN THE NEW EDITION OF BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS IS THIS AMERICAN | WHO IS EMILY DICKINSON? | |
| 1063 | 1993‑05‑20 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 1529 THIS SPANIARD WAS MADE MARQUES DEL VALLE DE OAXACA | WHO WAS HERNAN CORTES? | |
| 1062 | 1993‑05‑19 | FAMOUS WOMEN | IN 1949 SHE FOUNDED WELCOME HOUSE, A FOSTER HOME FOR ASIAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN | WHO WAS PEARL BUCK? | |
| 1061 | 1993‑05‑18 | MUSEUMS | THIS U.S. CITY IS THE HOME OF A PERMANENT HISTORICAL EXHIBIT CALLED "THE SIXTH FLOOR" | WHAT IS DALLAS? | |
| 1060 | 1993‑05‑17 | THE 1970s | CONSTRUCTION ON THIS MASSIVE PROJECT BEGAN AT SHEEP CREEK CAMP MARCH 9, 1975 | WHAT IS THE ALASKAN OIL PIPELINE? | |
| 1059 | 1993‑05‑14 | ANCIENT ROME | GENERAL PUBLUM SCRIPIO WON THE SURNAME "AFRICANUS" FOR BEATING THIS MAN AT THE B.C. BATTLE OF ZAMA | WHO WAS HANNIBAL? | |
| 1058 | 1993‑05‑13 | WORLD CAPITALS | ROXAS BOULEVARD IN THIS CAPITAL CITY WAS FORMERLY DEWEY BOULEVARD | WHAT IS MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES? | |
| 1057 | 1993‑05‑11 | CANADA | IT'S THE ONLY CANADIAN PROVINCE SEPARATED FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN MAINLAND | WHAT IS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND? | |
| 1056 | 1993‑05‑10 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS | HIS 1856 CAMPAIGN SLOGAN EMPHASIZED "FREE PRESS, FREE SOIL, FREE MEN" | WHO IS JOHN C. FREMONT? | |
| 1055 | 1993‑05‑07 | BOOKS & AUTHORS | FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1732, ITS AUTHOR SAID IT SOLD "ANNUALLY, NEAR TEN THOUSAND" | WHAT IS "POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC"? | |
| 1054 | 1993‑05‑06 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | IT'S THE OLDEST EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT | WHAT IS DEPARTMENT OF STATE? | |
| 1053 | 1993‑05‑05 | IN THE NEWS | IN JANUARY 1993 HE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF A COUNTRY 2/3 THE SIZE OF THE ONE HE LED 7 MONTHS EARLIER | WHO IS VACLAV HAVEL? | |
| 1052 | 1993‑05‑04 | NATURE | ABOUT 1250 MILES LONG, IT'S THE LARGEST STRUCTURE EVER FORMED BY CREATURES OTHER THAN MAN | WHAT IS THE GREAT BARRIER REEF? | |
| 1051 | 1993‑05‑03 | DISNEY FILMS | "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" IS SET IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS FRANCE? | |
| 1050 | 1993‑04‑30 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | ONE OF CANADA'S LARGEST UNIVERSITIES, IT WAS ENDOWED BY A SCOTTISH- BORN FUR TRADER | WHAT IS McGILL UNIVERSITY? | |
| 1049 | 1993‑04‑29 | THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | THIS WAS A SEPARATE CITY WITHIN THE DISTRICT UNTIL JOINED WITH WASHINGTON IN 1878 | WHAT IS GEORGETOWN? | |
| 1048 | 1993‑04‑28 | MODERN NOVELS | CHAPTER VII OF THIS JAMES MICHENER NOVEL IS TITLED "MAZURKA" | WHAT IS "POLAND"? | |
| 1047 | 1993‑04‑27 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE LAST UNMARRIED MAN ELECTED PRESIDENT | WHO WAS (STEPHEN GROVER) CLEVELAND? | |
| 1046 | 1993‑04‑26 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | PETER J. McGUIRE, THIS HOLIDAY'S ORIGINATOR, SET ITS DATE TO FALL ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN JULY 4th & THANKSGIVING | WHAT IS LABOR DAY? | |
| 1045 | 1993‑04‑23 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES | "HERO" CO-STARS DUSTIN HOFFMAN & GEENA DAVIS LAST APPEARED TOGETHER IN THIS FILM | WHAT IS "TOOTSIE"? | |
| 1044 | 1993‑04‑22 | FORMS OF ADDRESS | THE FIRST FORM OF ADDRESS TRANSMITTED BY TELEPHONE | WHAT IS MR.? | |
| 1043 | 1993‑04‑21 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THE HIGHEST POINT IN THIS SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY IS JULIANATOP IN THE WILHELMINA MOUNTAINS | WHAT IS SURINAME? | |
| 1042 | 1993‑04‑20 | U.S. LANDMARKS | A BELL IN ITS STEEPLE IS INSCRIBED: "WE ARE THE FIRST RING OF BELLS CAST FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN NORTH AMERICA" | WHAT IS THE OLD NORTH CHURCH? | "BRITISH" was misspelled as "BIRTISH" in the original dataset. The correct spelling appeared in the show as aired, and it has been corrected here. |
| 1041 | 1993‑04‑19 | JOURNALISM | THE ORIGINS OF THIS GO BACK TO 6 PAPERS THAT COMBINED TO TELEGRAPH NEWS FROM BOSTON TO NYC | WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS? | |
| 1040 | 1993‑04‑16 | ASSASSINATIONS | ON FEBRUARY 21, 1965 HE WAS KILLED IN THE AUDUBON BALLROOM IN NEW YORK CITY | WHO WAS MALCOLM X? | |
| 1039 | 1993‑04‑15 | LITERARY QUOTES | THIS TITLE IS THE ONLY QUOTE BY PLAYWRIGHT JOHN OSBORNE IN BARTLETT'S | WHAT IS "LOOK BACK IN ANGER"? | |
| 1038 | 1993‑04‑14 | ROCK STARS | THIS BRIT. ROCKER IS THE 1st NON-SPORTS FIGURE TO BE HONORED ON MADISON SQUARE GARDEN'S WALK OF FAME | WHO IS ELTON JOHN? | |
| 1037 | 1993‑04‑13 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | PRESIDENT BORN THE EARLIEST IN THE 20th CENTURY | WHO WAS LYNDON B. JOHNSON? | |
| 1036 | 1993‑04‑12 | KINGS & QUEENS | HE WAS KING OF ENGLAND DURING THE WAR OF 1812, THOUGH HIS SON SERVED AS REGENT | WHO WAS GEORGE III? | |
| 1035 | 1993‑04‑09 | NEWS OF THE '30s | IN 1935 ONTARIO MADE THIS GROUP WARDS OF THE CROWN | WHAT ARE THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS? | |
| 1034 | 1993‑04‑08 | STATE CAPITALS | THIS CITY IN THE NORTHWEST IS THE "CITY OF TREES"; ITS NAME COMES FROM THE FRENCH FOR "WOODED" | WHAT IS BOISE (IDAHO)? | |
| 1033 | 1993‑04‑07 | AFRICA | THIS COUNTRY GAINED ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE IN MARCH 1956 & FROM SPAIN A MONTH LATER | WHAT IS MOROCCO? | |
| 1032 | 1993‑04‑06 | FAMOUS HOMES | THERE'S A FAMOUS HOME ON A PIECE OF LAND CALLED WALKER'S POINT IN THIS U.S. TOWN | WHAT IS KENNEBUNKPORT (MAINE)? | |
| 1031 | 1993‑04‑05 | THE CALENDAR | THIS RELIGION'S CALENDAR DATES FROM 622 A.D. | WHAT IS ISLAM? | |
| 1030 | 1993‑04‑02 | THE TONY AWARDS | HE WON HIS FIRST OF 9 TONYS FOR THE FIRST BROADWAY MUSICAL HE CHOREOGRAPHED "THE PAJAMA GAME" | WHO WAS BOB FOSSE? | |
| 1029 | 1993‑04‑01 | EXPLORERS | THIS CONTEMPORARY OF COLUMBUS ESTABLISHED THE CONCEPT OF A NEW WORLD IN HIS 1504 LETTER "MUNDUS NOVUS" | WHO IS AMERIGO VESPUCCI? | |
| 1028 | 1993‑03‑31 | MONARCHS | IN 1942 SHE BECAME THE FIRST REIGNING QUEEN TO ADDRESS THE U.S. CONGRESS | WHO IS WILHELMINA? | |
| 1027 | 1993‑03‑30 | MEDICAL HISTORY | THE FIRST TRIPLE TRANSPLANT, PERFORMED IN 1986, INVOLVED THESE 3 DIFFERENT ORGANS | WHAT ARE THE HEART/LUNG(S)/LIVER? | |
| 1026 | 1993‑03‑29 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | THE KLICKITAT INDIANS REFERRED TO THIS PEAK AS TAH-ONE-LAT-CLAH, MEANING "FIRE MOUNTAIN" | WHAT IS MOUNT SAINT HELENS? | |
| 1025 | 1993‑03‑26 | U.S. STATES | IT'S THE NEWEST STATE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER | WHAT IS WEST VIRGINIA? | |
| 1024 | 1993‑03‑25 | ISLANDS | AFTER ITS RULER LEFT FEBRUARY 26, 1815, THIS ISLAND WAS RESTORED TO TUSCANY | WHAT IS ELBA? | |
| 1023 | 1993‑03‑24 | GOVERNORS | THE FIRST PRESIDENT AFTER FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT WHO HAD ALSO BEEN A STATE GOVERNOR | WHO IS JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 1022 | 1993‑03‑23 | FRENCH DRAMA | THIS 1897 PLAY CONTAINS THE LINE "I NEVER LOVED BUT ONE MAN IN MY LIFE, AND I HAVE LOST HIM-- TWICE" | WHAT IS "CYRANO de BERGERAC"? | |
| 1021 | 1993‑03‑22 | U.S. CITIES | THIS CITY, ITS STATE'S LARGEST, WAS NAMED FOR A CO-FOUNDER OF A BANKING & EXPRESS TRANSPORT COMPANY | WHAT IS FARGO, (NORTH DAKOTA)? | |
| 1020 | 1993‑03‑19 | MUSEUMS | IN 1971 MICHAEL COLLINS WAS NAMED DIRECTOR OF THIS MUSEUM | WHAT IS THE (NATIONAL) AIR & SPACE MUSEUM? | |
| 1019 | 1993‑03‑18 | FAMOUS WOMEN | THE GREEK EQUIVALENT OF EVE, THE FIRST WOMAN ON EARTH; SHE GOT IN TROUBLE, TOO | WHO IS PANDORA? | |
| 1018 | 1993‑03‑17 | PULITZER PRIZE PLAYS | IN 1991 NEIL SIMON WON HIS FIRST PULITZER PRIZE, FOR THIS PLAY | WHAT IS "LOST IN YONKERS"? | |
| 1017 | 1993‑03‑16 | WORLD CITIES | THE ORIGINAL FULL NAME OF THIS MEXICAN PORT TRANSLATES TO "RICH TOWN OF THE TRUE CROSS" | WHAT IS VERACRUZ? | |
| 1016 | 1993‑03‑15 | PUBLISHING | LAST NAME OF THE SCOTTISH BROTHERS WHO BEGAN PUBLISHING TEXTBOOKS IN 1843 & PUT OUT THEIR FIRST NOVEL IN 1855 | WHAT IS MACMILLAN? | |
| 1015 | 1993‑03‑12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS ELECTRONICS COMPANY'S NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL IS "TXN" | WHAT IS TEXAS INSTRUMENTS? | |
| 1014 | 1993‑03‑11 | POPULATION | WITH ALMOST 9 MILLION RESIDENTS, THIS IS THE U.S.A.'s MOST POPULOUS COUNTY | WHAT IS LOS ANGELES COUNTY? | |
| 1013 | 1993‑03‑10 | ISLANDS | THESE ISLANDS ABOUT 400 MILES FROM CAPE HORN WERE NAMED FOR A BRITISH TREASURER OF THE NAVY | WHAT ARE THE FALKLAND ISLANDS? | |
| 1012 | 1993‑03‑09 | MONEY MATTERS | ACCORDING TO FORBES MAGAZINE, THIS COUNTRY RANKS BETWEEN THE U.S. & JAPAN IN THE NUMBER OF BILLIONAIRES | WHAT IS GERMANY? | |
| 1011 | 1993‑03‑08 | U.S. CITIES | ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S FIRST HOME IN ILLINOIS WAS NEAR THIS CITY NAMED AFTER A NAVAL HERO | WHAT IS DECATUR? | |
| 1010 | 1993‑03‑05 | WORLD CITIES | IN POPULATION, IT RANKS SECOND TO MEXICO CITY AS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | WHAT IS SAO PAULO? | |
| 1009 | 1993‑03‑04 | MOVIE MOGULS | U.S. MOVIE STUDIO FOUNDER WHOSE FAMILY NAME WAS DERIVED FROM THE FRENCH VILLAGE OF ISIGNY-SUR-MER | WHO WAS (WALT) DISNEY? | |
| 1008 | 1993‑03‑03 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | THE CATEGORY IN WHICH THE U.S. HAS WON THE FEWEST MEDALS--10 | WHAT IS LITERATURE? | |
| 1007 | 1993‑03‑02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IN 1977 S.S. KRESGE COMPANY CHANGED ITS NAME TO THIS | WHAT IS K MART? | |
| 1006 | 1993‑03‑01 | U.S. CITIES | TO SHORTEN ITS NAME TO FIT A NEWSPAPER'S MASTHEAD, THIS OHIO CITY LOST AN "A" IN 1832 | WHAT IS CLEVELAND? | |
| 1005 | 1993‑02‑26 | NOTABLE NAMES | EUGENE CERNAN IS THE LAST PERSON TO STAND HERE | WHERE IS ON THE MOON? | |
| 1004 | 1993‑02‑25 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | THE EXECUTION OF THIS MAN & HIS FOLLOWERS IN 1859 IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY ONE FOR TREASON AGAINST A STATE | WHO WAS JOHN BROWN? | |
| 1003 | 1993‑02‑24 | GEMS | THE STAR OF AFRICA IS A DIAMOND & THE STAR OF INDIA IS ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS A (BLUE) SAPPHIRE? | |
| 1002 | 1993‑02‑23 | AMERICAN HISTORY | OF THE 9 TRIED FOR THIS 1770 EVENT, 7 WERE ACQUITTED & 2 CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER, BRANDED & LET GO | WHAT WAS THE BOSTON MASSACRE? | |
| 1001 | 1993‑02‑22 | MILITARY LEADERS | THIS U.S. GENERAL WAS BORN APRIL 5, 1937 TO PARENTS WHO HAD EMIGRATED FROM JAMAICA | WHO IS COLIN POWELL? | |
| 999 | 1993‑02‑19 | NEW ENGLAND | IN WASHINGTON, D.C.'s STATUARY HALL, THE STATE OF VERMONT IS REPRESENTED BY THIS PATRIOT | WHO IS ETHAN ALLEN? | |
| 1000 | 1993‑02‑19 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | IT'S THE OLDEST EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT | WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE? | |
| 998 | 1993‑02‑18 | TELEVISION HISTORY | WHEN THIS SERVICE HIT THE AIR AUGUST 1, 1981, THE FIRST ACT IT PRESENTED WAS THE BUGGLES | WHAT IS MTV? | |
| 997 | 1993‑02‑17 | IN THE NEWS | TENNESSEE GOV. NED McWHERTER CHOSE HARLAN MATHEWS TO FILL THIS MAN'S SENATE SEAT UNTIL 1994 | WHO IS AL GORE ? | |
| 996 | 1993‑02‑16 | EUROPE | 2 OF THE 5 MAINLAND EUROPEAN NATIONS THAT TOUCH ONLY 1 OTHER COUNTRY | WHAT ARE PORTUGAL, DENMARK, SAN MARINO, VATICAN CITY, MONACO? | |
| 995 | 1993‑02‑15 | FLAGS | A FLAG BEARING A WHITE ANCHOR & CADUCEUS ON A BLUE FIELD REPRESENTS THIS U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL | WHO IS THE SURGEON GENERAL? | |
| 994 | 1993‑02‑12 | FASHION HISTORY | LISTING THE GREAT MEN OF THE 19th CENTURY, LORD BYRON RANKED HIMSELF 3rd, NAPOLEON 2nd & THIS MAN 1st | WHO WAS BEAU BROMMELL? | |
| 993 | 1993‑02‑11 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES | HIS FATHER, EUGENE, AN IMMIGRANT FROM SICILY, TAUGHT ROMANCE LANGUAGES AT BROOKLYN COLLEGE | WHO IS ANTONIN SCALIA? | |
| 992 | 1993‑02‑10 | NEWSPAPERS | IT WAS ONCE ADVERTISED AS "THE DAILY DIARY OF THE AMERICAN DREAM" | WHAT IS THE WALL STREET JOURNAL? | |
| 991 | 1993‑02‑09 | ORGANIZATIONS | THE SYMBOL OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS A LIGHTED CANDLE WITH BARBED WIRE SURROUNDING IT | WHAT IS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL? | |
| 990 | 1993‑02‑08 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | ABANDONED AS A CHILD IN LIVERPOOL, HE WAS RAISED BY THE EARNSHAW FAMILY | WHO IS HEATHCLIFF? | |
| 989 | 1993‑02‑05 | OPERA | THIS 20th CENTURY OPERA WAS INSPIRED BY HIERONYMUS BOSCH'S PAINTING "THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI" | WHAT IS "AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS"? | |
| 988 | 1993‑02‑04 | OSCAR-WINNING FILMS | A SERIES OF NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT CORRUPTION IN THE LONGSHOREMEN'S UNION INSPIRED THIS 1954 FILM | WHAT IS "ON THE WATERFRONT"? | |
| 987 | 1993‑02‑03 | SPORTS | HE'S THE ONLY MAN VOTED NBA MVP UNDER 2 COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NAMES | WHO IS KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR? | |
| 986 | 1993‑02‑02 | HISTORIC NAMES | A U.S. NAVAL SQUADRON BROUGHT BACK HIS REMAINS FROM FRANCE IN 1905, 113 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH | WHO WAS JOHN PAUL JONES? | |
| 985 | 1993‑02‑01 | ORGANIZATIONS | THIS SERVICE ORGANIZATION'S NAME COMES FROM AMERICAN INDIAN DIALECT MEANING "WE MAKE OURSELVES KNOWN" | WHAT IS KIWANIS (INTERNATIONAL)? | |
| 984 | 1993‑01‑29 | BRITISH MONARCHS | 1 OF 4 BRITISH MONARCHS WHOSE REIGNS WERE LONGER THAN ELIZABETH I's 45 YEARS | WHO WAS HENRY III, EDWARD III, GEO. III OR VICTORIA? | |
| 983 | 1993‑01‑28 | WORLD BUSINESS | IN APRIL 1992 McDONALD'S OPENED ITS BIGGEST RESTAURANT EVER IN THIS WORLD CAPITAL | WHAT IS BEIJING? | |
| 982 | 1993‑01‑27 | U.S. CITIES | THE NAME OF THIS CALIFORNIA COLLEGE TOWN IS SPANISH FOR "TALL TREE" | WHAT IS PALO ALTO? | |
| 981 | 1993‑01‑26 | ODD JOBS | IT WAS THE PROFESSION OF LOU JACOBS, THE MODEL FOR A 1966 POSTAGE STAMP, WHO DIED IN SARASOTA IN 1992 | WHAT IS A CLOWN? | |
| 980 | 1993‑01‑25 | IN THE NEWS | IN 1992 IT MISSED ITS 1st MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL OPENER IN 23 YRS.; IT WAS IN MIAMI TRANSMITTING RELIEF MESSAGES | WHAT IS THE GOODYEAR BLIMP? | |
| 979 | 1993‑01‑22 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | EXCLUDING FDR, 1 OF THE 4 PRESIDENTS SINCE THE CIVIL WAR TO HAVE HAD MORE THAN 1 VICE PRESIDENT | WHO ARE GRANT, CLEVELAND, McKINLEY & NIXON? | |
| 978 | 1993‑01‑21 | THE WINTER OLYMPICS | THE 2 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE HOSTED THE MOST WINTER OLYMPICS | WHAT ARE FRANCE & THE U.S.? | |
| 977 | 1993‑01‑20 | PLANTS & FLOWERS | COMMON NAME OF THE PLANTS THAT MAKE UP THE GENUS HELIANTHUS | WHAT IS THE SUNFLOWER? | |
| 976 | 1993‑01‑19 | POLITICAL LEADERS | HIS BOOKS "NO EASY WALK TO FREEDOM" & "THE STRUGGLE IS MY LIFE" WERE PUBLISHED DURING HIS IMPRISONMENT | WHO IS NELSON MANDELA? | |
| 975 | 1993‑01‑18 | NATIONAL PARKS | THE ORIGINAL ENTRANCE TO THIS SOUTHWEST U.S. PARK WAS VIA A MINER'S BUCKET LOWERED ALMOST 200 FEET | WHAT IS CARLSBAD (CAVERNS)? | |
| 974 | 1993‑01‑15 | WOMEN | IN 1971 SHE WAS HONORED BY POPE PAUL VI WITH THE FIRST POPE JOHN XXIII PEACE PRIZE | WHO IS MOTHER TERESA? | |
| 973 | 1993‑01‑14 | MOVIE ROLES | ED WYNN & W.C. FIELDS TURNED DOWN THE TITLE ROLE IN THIS 1939 FILM | WHAT IS "THE WIZARD OF OZ"? | |
| 972 | 1993‑01‑13 | FAMOUS STRUCTURES | PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE EIFFEL TOWER, THIS U.S. STRUCTURE WAS THE WORLD'S TALLEST | WHAT IS THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT? | |
| 971 | 1993‑01‑12 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | HE WAS BORN WILLIAM JEFFERSON BLYTHE IV ON AUGUST 19, 1946 | WHO IS BILL CLINTON? | |
| 970 | 1993‑01‑11 | SHAKESPEARE | THE 2 LEADING FEMALE CHARACTERS IN THIS PLAY ARE THE MARRIAGEABLE MINOLA SISTERS | WHAT IS "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW"? | |
| 969 | 1993‑01‑08 | THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR | A LETTER FROM BEN FRANKLIN INTRODUCED HIM AS "A LIEUT. GENL. IN THE KING OF PRUSSIA'S SERVICE" | WHO WAS FREDERICK WILLIAM, FREIHERR VON STEUBEN? | |
| 968 | 1993‑01‑07 | 19th CENTURY AUTHORS | IN 1863 HE PUBLISHED HIS RULES FOR CASTLE CROQUET, WHICH HE PLAYED WITH THE LIDDELL SISTERS | WHO WAS LEWIS CARROLL? | |
| 967 | 1993‑01‑06 | PLANTS & TREES | BOTANY BAY KINO, A RESIN USED TO PROTECT WOOD FROM WORMS, IS DERIVED FROM THIS TYPE OF TREE | WHAT IS EUCALYPTUS? | |
| 966 | 1993‑01‑05 | CABLE TELEVISION | THIS TV EVANGELIST'S SON TIM IS PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE FAMILY CHANNEL | WHO IS PAT ROBERTSON? | |
| 965 | 1993‑01‑04 | FOOTBALL | 3 OF THE 4 CALIFORNIA CITIES IN WHICH THE SUPER BOWL HAS BEEN PLAYED | WHAT ARE L.A., PASADENA, SAN DIEGO & PALO ALTO? | |
| 964 | 1993‑01‑01 | FOREIGN CARS | AUGUST HORCH NAMED THIS CAR BY TRANSLATING HIS LAST NAME, WHICH MEANS "LISTEN", TO A LATIN EQUIVALENT | WHAT IS THE AUDI? | |
| 963 | 1992‑12‑31 | GOVERNORS | THIS GOVERNOR SENT IN THE MILITIA AFTER THE 1919 BOSTON POLICE STRIKE WAS UNDER CONTROL | WHO WAS CALVIN COOLIDGE? | |
| 962 | 1992‑12‑30 | FAMOUS NAMES | VOLUME 1 OF THE NEW BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE ENCY. HAS AN ARTICLE ON THIS MAN WRITTEN BY DANNY KAYE | WHO WAS HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN? | |
| 961 | 1992‑12‑29 | QUOTES | THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE, "LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE VERY RICH. THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM YOU AND ME." | WHO WAS F. SCOTT FITZGERALD? | |
| 960 | 1992‑12‑28 | LANGUAGES | SWAHILI CONTAINS MANY WORDS BORROWED FROM THIS LANGUAGE, INCLUDING THE WORD "SWAHILI" | WHAT IS ARABIC? | |
| 959 | 1992‑12‑25 | WORLD LEADERS | AT AGE 25 IN 1908, THIS FUTURE EUROPEAN LEADER WROTE HIS ONLY NOVEL, "THE CARDINAL'S MISTRESS" | WHO WAS BENITO MUSSOLINI? | |
| 958 | 1992‑12‑24 | AUTHORS' BIRTHPLACES | AUTHOR DuBOSE HEYWARD WAS BORN IN THIS CITY & SET HIS MOST FAMOUS WORK ON ITS WATERFRONT | WHAT IS CHARLESTON, (SOUTH CAROLINA)? | |
| 957 | 1992‑12‑23 | BOTANY | THE GENUS OF THIS HERB USED IN CROP ROTATION & TO FEED LIVESTOCK IS TRIFOLIUM | WHAT IS CLOVER? | |
| 956 | 1992‑12‑22 | THE OLYMPICS | IN 1988 SHE BECAME THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN TO WIN A WINTER OLYMPIC MEDAL | WHO IS DEBI THOMAS? | |
| 955 | 1992‑12‑21 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | FOUNDED BY A PHILADELPHIA BAPTIST IN 1884 AS AN EVENING COLLEGE, IT BECAME A UNIVERSITY IN 1907 | WHAT IS TEMPLE? | |
| 954 | 1992‑12‑18 | HISTORIC NAMES | THIS PROMINENT EUROPEAN FAMILY TOOK ITS NAME FROM A RED SHIELD PAINTED ON AN ANCESTRAL HOME | WHO ARE THE ROTHSCHILDS? | |
| 953 | 1992‑12‑17 | THE ELEMENTS | ALPHABETICALLY THE FIRST AMONG GASES, IT'S THE THIRD MOST ABUNDANT GAS IN THE AIR | WHAT IS ARGON? | |
| 952 | 1992‑12‑16 | U.S. LAKES | WIZARD ISLAND SITS IN THIS LAKE IN WHAT WAS ONCE MOUNT MAZAMA | WHAT IS CRATER LAKE? | |
| 951 | 1992‑12‑15 | ANATOMY | YOU HAVE THIS BONE SNAKES DON'T, & IN BATS, IT'S KEELED | WHAT IS THE STERNUM? | |
| 950 | 1992‑12‑14 | ROMAN EMPERORS | IN 54 A.D., AS THE RESULT OF HIS MOTHER'S SCHEMING, HE BECAME THE FIRST TEENAGE EMPEROR OF ROME AT AGE 16 | WHO WAS NERO? | |
| 949 | 1992‑12‑11 | TRANSPORTATION | LAST NAMES OF THE MOTOR CAR MAKER & MOTOR CAR DEALER WHO MERGED IN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND IN 1906 | WHAT ARE ROLLS & ROYCE? | |
| 948 | 1992‑12‑10 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE WROTE 2 BOOKS INSPIRED BY HIS CAREER: "THE CANFIELD DECISION" & "GO QUIETLY... OR ELSE" | WHO IS SPIRO T. AGNEW? | |
| 947 | 1992‑12‑09 | BALLET | THE ELABORATE PROLOGUE OF THIS 1890 BALLET FEATURES A CHRISTENING & A CURSE | WHAT IS "(THE) SLEEPING BEAUTY"? | |
| 946 | 1992‑12‑08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THE GASOLINE BRAND NAME FOR ITS FOUNDER & A FAMOUS HIGHWAY | WHAT IS PHILLIPS 66? | |
| 945 | 1992‑12‑07 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THIS ISLAND NATION HAS THE WORLD'S LARGEST MUSLIM POPULATION | WHAT IS INDONESIA? | |
| 944 | 1992‑12‑04 | LANGUAGES | THE OFFICIAL LANGAUGE SHARED BY NIGER, RWANDA & SENEGAL | WHAT IS FRENCH? | |
| 943 | 1992‑12‑03 | PUBLISHING | THIS PUBLISHING COMPANY'S LOGO IS A DWELLING THAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS HALF COTTAGE & HALF MANSION | WHAT IS RANDOM HOUSE? | |
| 942 | 1992‑12‑02 | ANCIENT POETS | PLATO CALLED HER "THE TENTH MUSE" | WHO IS SAPPHO? | |
| 941 | 1992‑12‑01 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE LAST OF HIS 56 CHILDREN, MABEL SANBORN, DIED IN 1950 AT AGE 87 | WHO WAS BRIGHAM YOUNG? | |
| 940 | 1992‑11‑30 | MUSICIANS | ON HIS 1986 DEATH HE WAS CALLED "ARGUABLY THE ONLY WHITE JAZZ PLAYER TO BE THE BEST ON HIS INSTRUMENT" | WHO WAS BENNY GOODMAN? | |
| 939 | 1992‑11‑27 | ISLANDS | THIS IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE INDIAN OCEAN | WHAT IS MADAGASCAR? | |
| 938 | 1992‑11‑26 | THE CABINET | THIS CABINET DEPARTMENT IS IN CHARGE OF PRINTING ALL POSTAGE STAMPS | WHAT IS THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT? | |
| 937 | 1992‑11‑25 | STATE CAPITALS | JOHN TYLER, JAMES MONROE & JEFFERSON DAVIS ARE BURIED IN THIS CAPITAL'S HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY | WHAT IS RICHMOND? | |
| 936 | 1992‑11‑24 | HISTORIC PAIRS | THEY WERE THE MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS OF ENGLAND'S QUEEN MARY I | WHO WERE FERDINAND (II OF ARAGON) & ISABELLA (OF CASTILE)? | |
| 935 | 1992‑11‑23 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | HE RETIRED AFTER THE ONLY WOMAN HE EVER LOVED, OPERA SINGER IRENE ADLER, PASSED AWAY | WHO WAS SHERLOCK HOLMES? | |
| 934 | 1992‑11‑20 | PRESIDENTS' HOMES | THE EXTERIOR OF THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION IN FLORDIA IS MODELED AFTER THE HOME OF THIS PRESIDENT | WHO WAS ANDREW JACKSON? | |
| 933 | 1992‑11‑19 | POETRY | WILLIAM BLAKE CALLED THEM "THE TWO CONTRARY STATES OF THE HUMAN SOUL" & WROTE SONGS OF THEM | WHAT ARE INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE? | |
| 932 | 1992‑11‑18 | WORLD DRAMA | SOPHOCLES, EURIPIDES & EUGENE O'NEILL ALL WROTE PLAYS WITH THIS WOMAN'S NAME IN THEIR TITLES | WHO IS ELECTRA? | |
| 931 | 1992‑11‑17 | NEWSPAPERS | IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1861 & 1865, REVIVED IN 1918, STOPPED IN 1919 & REVIVED AGAIN IN 1942 | WHAT IS THE STARS & STRIPES? | |
| 930 | 1992‑11‑16 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | HENRY MOORE'S SCULPTURE "NUCLEAR ENERGY" CAN BE SEEN ON THE CAMPUS OF THIS UNIVERSITY | WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO? | |
| 929 | 1992‑11‑13 | THE AUTO INDUSTRY | THIS AUTOMAKER'S TRADEMARK SYMBOLIZES THE 3 PLACES WHERE ITS ENGINES WERE USED: LAND, AIR & WATER | WHAT IS MERCEDES-BENZ? | |
| 928 | 1992‑11‑12 | POLAND | LAID TO REST TEMPORARILY AT ARLINGTON IN 1941, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO POLAND IN 1992 | WHO IS IGNACE JAN PADEREWSKI? | |
| 927 | 1992‑11‑11 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE SHORTEST LENGTH OF TIME, 1 MONTH | WHO WAS JOHN TYLER? | |
| 926 | 1992‑11‑10 | MYTHS & LEGENDS | WHAT THE ANCIENT GREEK WRITER GREEK WRITER CTESIAS CALLED A MONOKEROS, WE CALL THIS | WHAT IS A UNICORN? | |
| 925 | 1992‑11‑09 | GEOGRAPHY | SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, THIS IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN AREA IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS RUSSIA? | |
| 924 | 1992‑11‑06 | OPERETTAS | SIGMUND ROMBERG WROTE THE MUSIC FOR THIS 1926 OPERETTA INSPIRED BY AN ARAB REVOLT IN FRENCH MOROCCO | WHAT IS "THE DESERT SONG"? | |
| 923 | 1992‑11‑05 | EXPLORERS | HE DIED AFTER HIS SHIP THE ST. PETER WAS WRECKED IN THE KOMANDORSKIYE ISLANDS IN 1741 | WHO WAS VITUS BERING? | |
| 922 | 1992‑11‑04 | INSECTS | LAMPYRIDAE IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF THIS FAMILY OF INSECTS | WHAT ARE FIREFLIES? | |
| 921 | 1992‑11‑03 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HIS LEFT ARM IS BURIED AT ELLWOOD FARM NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA | WHO WAS "STONEWALL" JACKSON? | |
| 920 | 1992‑11‑02 | TELEVISION | THIS PROGRAM GREW OUT OF EVENING UPDATES ON THE IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS HOSTED BY FRANK REYNOLDS | WHAT IS NIGHTLINE? | |
| 919 | 1992‑10‑30 | THE SUPREME COURT | THE 1973 CASE DOE v. BOLTON WAS DECIDED WITH THIS MORE FAMOUS CASE | WHAT IS ROE v. WADE? | |
| 918 | 1992‑10‑29 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE FIRST 2 PRESIDENTS NOT BORN IN VIRGINIA WERE BORN IN WHAT IS NOW THIS STATE | WHAT IS MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 917 | 1992‑10‑28 | U.S. STATES | THIS STATE WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED GHOST TOWNS WAS ADMITTED TO THE UNION ON HALLOWEEN IN 1864 | WHAT IS NEVADA? | |
| 916 | 1992‑10‑27 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS | THIS PHRASE MEANING THE ARISTOCRACY IS DERIVED FROM THE PART OF A LOAF SERVED TO HONORED GUESTS | WHAT IS THE UPPER CRUST? | |
| 915 | 1992‑10‑26 | HISTORIC NAMES | FOR HIS LICENTIOUS BEHAVIOR, MONK GRIGORI YEFIMOVICH NOVYKH EARNED THIS NICKNAME MEANING "DEBAUCHED ONE" | WHAT IS RASPUTIN? | |
| 914 | 1992‑10‑23 | BUSINESS BIGGIES | THIS, THE WORLD'S LARGEST FOOD COMPANY, IS BASED IN VEVEY, SWITZERLAND | WHAT IS NESTLE (SA)? | |
| 913 | 1992‑10‑22 | FAMOUS SHIPS | THIS RESEARCH VESSEL NAMED FOR A CHARACTER IN THE "ODYSSEY" IS A FORMER WWII MINESWEEPER | WHAT IS THE CALYPSO? | |
| 912 | 1992‑10‑21 | CHRONOLOGY | DIONYSIUS EXIGUUS, A MONK IN ROME, IS CREDITED WITH INSPIRING THE USE OF THESE 2 ABBREVIATIONS | WHAT ARE B.C. & A.D.? | |
| 911 | 1992‑10‑20 | MEN OF SCIENCE | IN 1927, A YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH, HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY "HARVEST OF THE YEARS" WAS PUBLISHED | WHO IS LUTHER BURBANK? | |
| 910 | 1992‑10‑19 | WORD ORIGINS | THE NAME OF THIS SWIFT CURRENT BETWEEN 2 OF THE LOFOTEN ISLANDS OFF NORWAY HAS COME TO REFER TO ANY WHIRLPOOL | WHAT IS MAELSTROM? | |
| 909 | 1992‑10‑16 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | THIS SOUTHERN LAKE RANKS 2nd IN SIZE TO LAKE MICHIGAN AMONG FRESHWATER LAKES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE U.S. | WHAT IS LAKE OKEECHOBEE? | |
| 908 | 1992‑10‑15 | ANIMALS | LEGEND SAYS THIS DOG IS DESCENDED FROM ONES SHIPWRECKED ON THE COAST OF MARYLAND IN 1807 | WHAT IS THE CHESAPEAKE (BAY RETRIEVER)? | |
| 907 | 1992‑10‑14 | RELIGIOUS GROUPS | "THE WAR CRY" & "THE YOUNG SOLDIER" ARE PUBLICATIONS OF THIS RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT | WHAT IS THE SALVATION ARMY? | |
| 906 | 1992‑10‑13 | PRESIDENTS | BEFORE EISENHOWER, HE WAS THE LAST PRESIDENT TO PRESIDE OVER THE ADMISSION OF A NEW STATE | WHO WAS WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT? | |
| 905 | 1992‑10‑12 | ISLANDS | THIS U.S. POSSESSION WAS NAMED FOR ITS LOCATION ON THE SEA ROUTE FROM CALIFORNIA TO JAPAN | WHAT ARE THE MIDWAY ISLANDS? | |
| 904 | 1992‑10‑09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | FAMOUS NICKNAME OF THE WOMAN WHO WAS BORN MARY ELIZABETH AITCHESON | WHAT IS TIPPER (GORE)? | |
| 903 | 1992‑10‑08 | THE SUPREME COURT | HE IS THE ONLY BACHELOR SERVING ON THE SUPREME COURT | WHO IS DAVID SOUTER? | |
| 902 | 1992‑10‑07 | AMERICANA | THE RYAN NYP HANGING FROM A CEILING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IS BETTER KNOWN BY THIS NAME | WHAT IS THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS? | |
| 901 | 1992‑10‑06 | THE OSCARS | IN 1992 JOHN SINGLETON REPLACED THIS 1941 NOMINEE AS THE YOUNGEST DIRECTOR NOMINATED | WHO WAS ORSON WELLES? | |
| 900 | 1992‑10‑05 | LANGUAGES | THE 2 LANGUAGES ON THE ROSETTA STONE | WHAT ARE EGYPTIAN & GREEK? | |
| 899 | 1992‑10‑02 | HISTORICAL OPERAS | THIS QUEEN IS A LEADING CHARACTER IN DONIZETTI'S OPERA "ROBERTO DEVEREAU, CONTE D'ESSEX" | WHO WAS ELIZABETH I? | |
| 898 | 1992‑10‑01 | THE CALENDAR | IT WAS THE LAST YEAR THAT WAS JUST 2 LETTERS LONG IN ROMAN NUMERALS | WHAT IS 1500? | |
| 897 | 1992‑09‑30 | ORGANIZATIONS | FOUNDED IN MICHIGAN IN 1936, IT'S THE LARGEST PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS THE FORD FOUNDATION? | |
| 896 | 1992‑09‑29 | FAMILIAR PHRASES | IN ENGLAND, IT WAS A PLACE SET ASIDE AT BALLS WHERE SERVANTS WOULD ATTEND TO PEOPLE'S WIGS | WHAT IS THE POWDER ROOM? | |
| 895 | 1992‑09‑28 | ENTERTAINERS OF THE PAST | THIS MISSOURI-BORN EXPATRIATE STARRED IN THE 1935 FRENCH FILM "PRINCESS TAM-TAM" | WHO WAS JOSEPHINE BAKER? | |
| 894 | 1992‑09‑25 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | THIS HOLY DAY MAY BE NAMED FOR AN ANGLO- SAXON SPRING GODDESS | WHAT IS EASTER? | |
| 893 | 1992‑09‑24 | THE 20th CENTURY | CONTAINING ARMY SURPLUS FOOD, THE FIRST OF THESE ARRIVED IN FRANCE IN 1946 & COST $15 A BOX TO SEND | WHAT ARE CARE PACKAGES? | |
| 892 | 1992‑09‑23 | SPORTING EVENTS | IN 1911 IT TOOK 6 HOURS, 42 MINUTES TO WIN THE EVENT; IN 1991, 2 HOURS, 50 MINUTES | WHAT IS INDIANAPOLIS 500? | |
| 891 | 1992‑09‑22 | THE SOVIET UNION | AFTER THIS HERO'S DEATH IN 1968, THE TOWN OF GZHATSK WAS RENAMED IN HIS HONOR | WHO IS YURI GAGARIN? | |
| 890 | 1992‑09‑21 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | THE NAME OF THIS MOUNTAIN CHAIN MEANS "BARK EATERS", A DEROGATORY NAME THE IROQUOIS GAVE THEIR NEIGHBORS | WHAT ARE THE ADIRONDACKS? | |
| 889 | 1992‑09‑18 | FILMS OF THE '40s | IN THE 1940s THIS STAR MADE 8 FILMS WITH BING CROSBY, MORE THAN ANY OTHER ACTRESS | WHO IS DOROTHY LAMOUR? | |
| 888 | 1992‑09‑17 | U.S. ELECTIONS | HE'S BEEN ON THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE--5 TIMES | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 887 | 1992‑09‑16 | WORLD LEADERS | THIS DICTATOR'S ORIGINAL SURNAME WAS AL-TIKRITI | WHO IS SADDAM HUSSEIN? | |
| 886 | 1992‑09‑15 | PSYCHOLOGY | IN FREUD'S "INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS", HE MENTIONS THIS KING OF THEBES | WHO WAS OEDIPUS? | |
| 885 | 1992‑09‑14 | POETRY | ABOUT HER TENNYSON WROTE, "SHE TOOK THE TAX AWAY AND BUILT HERSELF AN EVERLASTING NAME" | WHO WAS (LADY) GODIVA? | |
| 884 | 1992‑09‑11 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THE NAME OF THIS COUNTRY IS NEW LATIN FOR "PLACE OF FREEDOM" | WHAT IS LIBERIA? | |
| 883 | 1992‑09‑10 | SHIPS | THIS BRITISH NAVY SHIP LEFT DEVONPORT DEC. 27, 1831 & WENT AROUND THE WORLD ON A 5-YR. SURVEY MISSION | WHAT IS THE BEAGLE? | |
| 882 | 1992‑09‑09 | FAMOUS WOMEN | ON HER DEATH, WILL ROGERS SAID HER "CONSIDERATION OF OTHERS WILL LIVE AS A MARK FOR ANY WOMAN TO SHOOT AT" | WHO IS ANNIE OAKLEY? | |
| 881 | 1992‑09‑08 | FAMOUS SCIENTISTS | IN 1969 THE N.Y. TIMES RETRACTED A 1920 EDITORIAL RIDICULING HIS CLAIM THAT ROCKETS COULD FLY TO THE MOON | WHO IS ROBERT GODDARD? | |
| 880 | 1992‑09‑07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS CHAIN OF 748 SHOE STORES WAS NAMED FOR A SCOTTISH PROFESSIONAL GOLFER | WHAT IS THOM McAN? | |
| 879 | 1992‑07‑17 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | HE WAS THE LAST PRESIDENT ELECTED WITH LESS THAN 50% OF THE POPULAR VOTE | WHO WAS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 878 | 1992‑07‑16 | FILMS OF THE '50s | ONE OF THE 1st LINES IN THIS WILLIAM HOLDEN FILM IS "THE POOR DOPE. HE ALWAYS WANTED A POOL." | WHAT IS "SUNSET BOULEVARD"? | |
| 877 | 1992‑07‑15 | WORLD WAR II | DURING WWII THIS MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND WAS CALLED BRITAIN'S "ONLY UNSINKABLE AIRCRAFT CARRIER" | WHAT IS MALTA? | |
| 876 | 1992‑07‑14 | GERMAN AUTHORS | COMPOSER PAUL DUKAS BASED "THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE" ON A STORY BY THIS POET, NOVELIST & SCIENTIST | WHO WAS JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE? | |
| 875 | 1992‑07‑13 | OPERAS | OPERAS BY ROSSINI, BIZET & BEETHOVEN ARE SET IN OR NEAR THIS CITY | WHAT IS SEVILLE, (SPAIN)? | |
| 874 | 1992‑07‑10 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | THIS LEGENDARY 71-YEAR- OLD PERFORMER, THE WIDOW OF A DIPLOMAT, DIED IN PANAMA IN 1991 | WHO WAS (DAME MARGOT) FONTEYN? | |
| 873 | 1992‑07‑09 | LITERATURE | THE PROLOGUE OF "THE CANTERBURY TALES" CALLS HIM "THE HOOLY BLISFUL MARTIR" | WHO WAS (ST. THOMAS A) BECKET? | |
| 872 | 1992‑07‑08 | NATIONS OF THE WORLD | IN ONE OF ITS OFFICIAL LANGUAGES, THIS COUNTRY IS CALLED REPUBLIK DAYTI | WHAT IS HAITI? | |
| 871 | 1992‑07‑07 | 1991 | TIME'S 1991 MAN OF THE YEAR, HE MADE VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD "INSTANT WITNESSES" TO HISTORY | WHO IS TED TURNER? | |
| 870 | 1992‑07‑06 | SHAKESPEARE | THE PLAY IN WHICH A FOOL SAYS, "THIS COLD NIGHT WILL TURN AS ALL TO FOOLS AND MADMEN" | WHAT IS "KING LEAR"? | |
| 869 | 1992‑07‑03 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HIS FIRST LADY'S FIRST NAME WAS VARINA | WHO WAS JEFFERSON DAVIS? | |
| 868 | 1992‑07‑02 | SONG STANDARDS | MAE WEST SANG ABOUT THIS COUPLE IN A 1933 FILM, ELVIS PRESLEY IN A 1966 FILM | WHO ARE "FRANKIE & JOHNNY"? | |
| 867 | 1992‑07‑01 | THE CABINET | IN OCTOBER 1990 SHE BECAME THE FIRST MEMBER OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S CABINET TO STEP DOWN | WHO IS ELIZABETH HANFORD DOLE? | |
| 866 | 1992‑06‑30 | NEWSPAPERS | IT WAS IN THIS NEWSPAPER THAT JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS FIRST WROTE ABOUT UNCLE REMUS | WHAT IS THE (ATLANTA) CONSTITUTION? | |
| 865 | 1992‑06‑29 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS | THIS TITLE AUTOMOBILE IS A "TWELVE CYLINDER EIGHT LITER, SUPERCHARGED PARAGON PANTHER" | WHAT IS CHITTY-CHITTY- BANG-BANG? | |
| 864 | 1992‑06‑26 | U.S. COINS | THIS 10-LETTER WORD APPEARS ON ONLY ONE CURRENT U.S. COIN, THE NICKEL | WHAT IS MONTICELLO? | |
| 863 | 1992‑06‑25 | MEDICINE | IT WAS THE LAST OF THE 4 MAJOR BLOOD GROUPS TO BE DISCOVERED | WHAT IS AB? | |
| 862 | 1992‑06‑24 | U.S. STATES | THE 2 STATES FORMED FROM COUNTIES OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA | WHAT ARE KENTUCKY & WEST VIRGINIA? | |
| 861 | 1992‑06‑23 | RELIGION | MUHAMMAD & HIS FOLLOWERS FIRST TURNED TO PRAY TOWARD THIS CITY, NOT MECCA | WHAT IS JERUSALEM? | |
| 860 | 1992‑06‑22 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | THE PREFACE TO THIS MARK TWAIN BOOK BEGINS, "THIS BOOK IS A RECORD OF A PLEASURE TRIP" | WHAT IS "(THE) INNOCENTS ABROAD"? | |
| 859 | 1992‑06‑19 | IN THE NEWS | IN AN UNANNOUNCED DECEMBER 1991 SPEECH AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY THIS AUTHOR SAID, "FREE SPEECH IS LIFE ITSELF" | WHO IS SALMAN RUSHDIE? | |
| 858 | 1992‑06‑18 | ISLANDS | DISCOVERED BY COLUMBUS IN 1498, THIS CARIBBEAN ISLAND WAS NAMED FOR THE 3 MOUNTAIN PEAKS HE SIGHTED | WHAT IS TRINIDAD? | |
| 857 | 1992‑06‑17 | LITERARY SUBJECTS | HE'S THE SUBJECT OF IRVING STONE'S NOVEL "THE PASSIONS OF THE MIND" | WHO IS SIGMUND FREUD? | |
| 856 | 1992‑06‑16 | THE ELEMENTS | THIS TOXIC, GASEOUS ELEMENT DERIVES ITS NAME FROM ITS GREENISH COLOR | WHAT IS CHLORINE? | |
| 855 | 1992‑06‑15 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | IN "THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS", ALICE BECOMES A QUEEN BY COMPLETELY CROSSING THIS | WHAT IS THE CHESSBOARD? | |
| 854 | 1992‑06‑12 | SHAKESPEARE | SAID TO BE HIS LAST PLAY, IT ENDS WITH THE LINE "LET YOUR INDULGENCE SET ME FREE" | WHAT IS "THE TEMPEST"? | |
| 853 | 1992‑06‑11 | THE MIDDLE EAST | HIS 1977 VISIT TO ISRAEL WAS THE FIRST BY AN ARAB LEADER SINCE ITS FOUNDING | WHO IS ANWAR SADAT? | |
| 852 | 1992‑06‑10 | OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS | THIS MAN WHOSE ORIGINAL NAME WAS KRISHNA BHANJI WON THE 1982 BEST ACTOR OSCAR | WHO IS BEN KINGSLEY? | |
| 851 | 1992‑06‑09 | WASHINGTON, D.C. | STATUES OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON & ALBERT GALLATIN FLANK THIS WASHINGTON, D.C. BUILDING | WHAT IS THE TREASURY BUILDING? | |
| 850 | 1992‑06‑08 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | HE RECEIVED THE MOST ELECTORAL VOTES OF ANY THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE IN THE 20th CENTURY | WHO WAS THEODORE ROOSEVELT? | |
| 849 | 1992‑06‑05 | LANDMARKS | OF THE 5 TALLEST BUILDINGD IN THE WORLD, THIS 102-STORY SKYSCRAPER IS THE OLDEST | WHAT IS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING? | |
| 848 | 1992‑06‑04 | BALLET | THE 2 SCENES IN THIS CONTROVERSIAL 1913 BALLET ARE "THE ADORATION OF THE EARTH" & "THE SACRIFICE" | WHAT IS "LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS"? | |
| 847 | 1992‑06‑03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE ONLY SITTING VICE PRESIDENT TO DEFEAT A SITTING PRESIDENT IN AN ELECTION | WHO WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 846 | 1992‑06‑02 | POETS | ALTHOUGH ASSOCIATED WITH NEW ENGLAND, THIS PULITZER-WINNING POET WAS NAMED FOR A CONFEDERATE GENERAL | WHO WAS ROBERT (L.) FROST? | |
| 845 | 1992‑06‑01 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THIS COUNTRY IS PARTLY IN ASIA & PARTLY IN AFRICA | WHAT IS EGYPT? | |
| 844 | 1992‑05‑29 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE SERVED FDR AS COMMERCE SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE SECRETARY & VICE PRESIDENT | WHO IS HENRY A. WALLACE? | |
| 843 | 1992‑05‑28 | FOOD & DRINK | BEFORE THE INTRODUCTION OF DIET COKE, THIS WAS THE LEADING DIET SOFT DRINK IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS TAB? | |
| 842 | 1992‑05‑27 | THE 50 STATES | THIS IS THE ONLY STATE WITH A POPULATION DENSITY OF MORE THAN 1,000 PER SQUARE MILE | WHAT IS NEW JERSEY? | |
| 841 | 1992‑05‑26 | CARIBBEAN CAPITALS | IT'S THE LARGEST ENGLISH-SPEAKING CITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE SOUTH OF MIAMI, FLORIDA | WHAT IS KINGSTON, JAMAICA? | |
| 840 | 1992‑05‑25 | THE 1991 EMMYS | THIS SHOW WON THE BEST COMEDY SERIES, ACTRESS & SUPPORTING ACTRESS AWARDS | WHAT IS "CHEERS"? | |
| 611 | 1992‑05‑22 | COMPOSERS | AN ANTHEM THAT HE COMPOSED FOR GEORGE II's 1727 CORONATION HAS BEEN USED FOR BRITISH CROWNINGS EVER SINCE | WHO IS GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL? | This clue was originally dated 1991-05-22 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1992-05-22. |
| 839 | 1992‑05‑21 | AMERICAN STORIES | STORY THAT BEGINS, "WHOEVER HAS MADE A VOYAGE UP THE HUDSON MUST REMEMBER THE KAATSKILL MOUNTAINS" | WHAT IS "RIP VAN WINKLE"? | |
| 838 | 1992‑05‑20 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | THIS SPARSELY POPULATED STATE HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ITS WORKFORCE IN TOURISM, ABOUT A THIRD | WHAT IS NEVADA? | |
| 837 | 1992‑05‑19 | ARTISTS | 2 OF HIS MAJOR WORKS ARE "SYNAGOGUE AT SAFED" (1931) & "KING DAVID" (1951) | WHO IS MARC CHAGALL? | |
| 836 | 1992‑05‑18 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | A NATIVE KENTUCKIAN, HE WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT BORN OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL 13 STATES | WHO WAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 835 | 1992‑05‑15 | AMERICAN HISTORY | JOHN ALDEN WAS THE LAST SURVIVING SIGNER OF THIS | WHAT IS THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT? | |
| 834 | 1992‑05‑14 | RELIGIOUS LEADERS | GAN-DEN TRUP-PA A MONK, SCHOLAR & AUTHOR WAS THE FIRST MAN TO BE GIVEN THIS TITLE | WHAT IS DALAI LAMA? | |
| 833 | 1992‑05‑13 | ZOOLOGY | THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF THIS MAMMAL IS ABBREVIATED H. AMPHIBIUS | WHAT IS THE HIPPOPOTAMUS? | |
| 832 | 1992‑05‑12 | COLONIAL AMERICA | CHARLES II's BROTHER, THE DUKE OF THIS, WAS PUT IN CHARGE OF GETTING THE DUTCH OUT OF NEW AMSTERDAM | WHAT IS THE DUKE OF YORK? | |
| 831 | 1992‑05‑11 | SECRETARIES OF STATE | THIS SECRETARY OF STATE'S ORIGINAL FIRST NAME WAS HEINZ | WHO IS HENRY (ALFRED) KISSINGER? | |
| 830 | 1992‑05‑08 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE MOST RECENT DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENT TO BECOME PRESIDENT | WHO WAS LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON? | |
| 829 | 1992‑05‑07 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | AT ABOUT 1 MILLION SQUARE MILES, IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST PENINSULA | WHAT IS ARABIA? | |
| 828 | 1992‑05‑06 | WORLD LEADERS | ON FEB. 24, 1992 THIS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER'S FIRST COLUMN APPEARED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES | WHO IS MIKHAIL GORBACHEV? | |
| 827 | 1992‑05‑05 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | VERONA, ITALY HAS SOMEONE WHO ANSWERS DOZENS OF LETTERS SENT EACH WEEK TO THIS 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL | WHO IS JULIET (CAPULET)? | |
| 826 | 1992‑04‑30 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE FIRST NAVY VETERAN TO BECOME PRESIDENT | WHO IS JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 825 | 1992‑04‑29 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION | 1 OF THE ONLY 2 PATRIOTS NOT OFFERED AMNESTY BY THE BRITISH IN 1775 | WHO WERE SAMUEL ADAMS & JOHN HANCOCK? | |
| 824 | 1992‑04‑28 | U.S. STATES | STATE WHOSE NAME CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE SITE OF 1 OF THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | WHAT IS RHODE ISLAND? | |
| 823 | 1992‑04‑27 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | WHEN HER 1991 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WAS ANNOUNCED, AUNG SAN SUU KYI WAS UNDER ARREST IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS MYANMAR? | |
| 822 | 1992‑04‑24 | VICE PRESIDENTS | 2 OF ONLY 6 VICE PRESIDENTS WHO SERVED 2 FULL TERMS IN OFFICE | WHO WERE THE J. ADAMS, TOMKINS, MARSHALL, GARNER, NIXON, BUSH? | |
| 821 | 1992‑04‑23 | SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS | THE 3 CHARACTERS WHO DIE IN THE LAST SCENE OF "ROMEO AND JULIET" ARE ROMEO, JULIET & THIS PERSON | WHO IS PARIS? | |
| 820 | 1992‑04‑22 | THE ELEMENTS | IT HAS THE LOWEST MELTING POINT OF ANY METALLIC ELEMENT, - 38 F. | WHAT IS MERCURY? | |
| 819 | 1992‑04‑21 | AMERICAN ART | THIS PAINTING COMMEMORATING THE 100th ANNIV. OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAS INSPIRED BY A JULY 4th PARADE | WHAT IS "THE SPIRIT OF '76"? | |
| 818 | 1992‑04‑20 | MONARCHS | AFTER MORE THAN 40 YEARS IN EXILE, KING MICHAEL RETURNED TO THIS COUNTRY IN 1990 ONLY TO BE EXPELLED AGAIN | WHAT IS ROMANIA? | |
| 817 | 1992‑04‑17 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | IT WAS FOUNDED IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ IN SEPTEMBER 1960 | WHAT IS OPEC? | |
| 816 | 1992‑04‑16 | MAN IN SPACE | THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE MADE JUST ONE ORBIT OF THE EARTH | WHO WAS YURI GAGARIN? | |
| 815 | 1992‑04‑15 | AUTHORS | HIS EXACT BIRTHDAY IS UNKNOWN, BUT IT'S BELIEVED TO BE SEPT. 29, 1547, THE FEAST DAY OF SAN MIGUEL | WHO IS MIGUEL DE CERVANTES (SAAVEDRA)? | |
| 814 | 1992‑04‑14 | PORT CITIES | IN TONNAGE HANDLED, THESE CITIES, ABOUT 1300 MILES APART, ARE THE 2 MAIN U.S. PORTS | WHAT ARE NEW ORLEANS & NEW YORK? | |
| 813 | 1992‑04‑13 | AUSTRALIA | THE FLAGS OF THESE 2 AUSTRALIAN STATES HAVE CROWNS ON THEM | WHAT ARE QUEENSLAND & VICTORIA? | |
| 812 | 1992‑04‑10 | AWARDS | THE PULITZER PRIZE GOLD MEDAL FEATURES AN ENGRAVING OF THIS 18th CENTURY AMERICAN | WHO WAS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 811 | 1992‑04‑09 | OSCAR-WINNING FILMS | IT ENDS AS THE MAIN CHARACTER, DON BIRNAM, BEGINS WORK ON A NEW NOVEL, "THE BOTTLE" | WHAT IS "THE LOST WEEKEND"? | |
| 810 | 1992‑04‑08 | ISLANDS | IN "MOBY DICK" HERMAN MELVILLE DEVOTED AN ENTIRE CHAPTER TO THIS ISLAND | WHAT IS NANTUCKET? | |
| 809 | 1992‑04‑07 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | 4 WEEKS AFTER HIS MYSTERIOUS 1991 DEATH, HIS PUBLISHING EMPIRE COLLAPSED | WHO WAS ROBERT MAXWELL? | |
| 808 | 1992‑04‑06 | AFRICA | ON JANUARY 12 THIS COUNTRY OBSERVES ZANZIBAR REVOLUTION DAY | WAHT IS TANZANIA? | |
| 807 | 1992‑04‑03 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | IN DECEMBER 1991 LEONID KRAVCHUK WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THIS NEWLY INDEPENDENT NATION | WHAT IS UKRAINE? | |
| 806 | 1992‑04‑02 | THEATRE | CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER & JOSE FERRER WON BEST ACTOR TONYS FOR THIS ROLE | WHO IS CYRANO? | |
| 805 | 1992‑04‑01 | MEN OF MEDICINE | THIS FOUNDER OF ANTISEPTIC MEDICINE WAS THE FIRST BRITISH PHYSICIAN MADE A BARON | WHO IS JOSEPH LISTER? | |
| 804 | 1992‑03‑31 | THE OSCARS | 1-LETTER NAME OF THE FIRST FILM NOMINATED FOR BOTH BEST FOREIGN FILM & BEST PICTURE | WHAT IS Z? | |
| 803 | 1992‑03‑30 | ANCIENT ROME | PROFESSION OF THOSE WHO SAID, "AVE, CAESAR, MORITURI TE SALUTANT" | WHAT WAS GLADIATOR? | |
| 802 | 1992‑03‑27 | MYTHS & LEGENDS | ONE LEGEND SAYS HE WAS THE EARL OF HUNTINGDON & LIVED FROM 1160 TO 1247 | WHO IS ROBIN HOOD? | |
| 801 | 1992‑03‑26 | WORLD BUSINESS | AFTER A HERALDIC LION WAS PLACED OVER ITS ENTRANCE IN 1522, A GERMAN BREWERY TOOK THIS NAME | WHAT IS LOWENBRAU? | |
| 800 | 1992‑03‑25 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE SERVED 8 YEARS EACH AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE, SECRETARY OF STATE & PRESIDENT | WHO WAS JAMES MADISON? | |
| 799 | 1992‑03‑24 | OPERETTAS | HANNA GLAWARI, WHOSE LATE HUSBAND HAS LEFT HER A FORTUNE, IS THE HEROINE OF THIS 1905 OPERETTA | WHAT IS "THE MERRY WIDOW"? | |
| 798 | 1992‑03‑23 | BRITISH RULERS | HE WAS THE FIRST HANOVERIAN MONARCH BORN IN ENGLAND; HIS FATHER WAS FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES | WHO WAS GEORGE III? | |
| 797 | 1992‑03‑20 | POETRY | MUCH OF THIS POEM WAS PROBABLY WRITTEN AT THE INDIAN QUEEN INN IN BALTIMORE IN SEPTEMBER 1814 | WHAT IS "THE STAR- SPANGLED BANNER"? | |
| 796 | 1992‑03‑19 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | THIS 1948 SHOW, THE 1st TO WIN A TONY AS BEST MUSICAL WAS INSPIRED BY A SHAKESPEARE PLAY | WHAT IS "KISS ME KATE"? | |
| 795 | 1992‑03‑18 | LANGUAGES | SWEDISH IS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THESE 2 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES | WHAT ARE SWEDEN & FINLAND? | |
| 794 | 1992‑03‑17 | NOTORIOUS | NO ONE WAS EVER CONVICTED OF THE DOUBLE MURDER COMMITTED IN THIS MASSACHUSETTS TOWN ON AUGUST 4, 1892 | WHAT IS FALL RIVER? | |
| 793 | 1992‑03‑16 | FRANCE | THE NAME OF THIS COASTAL CITY IS BELIEVED TO BE DERIVED FROM THE GREEK FOR "VICTORY" | WHAT IS NICE? | |
| 792 | 1992‑03‑13 | THE OSCARS | THIS CHILDREN'S AUTHOR WON 3 OSCARS: 2 FOR DOCUMENTARIES & 1 FOR A GERALD McBOING-BOING CARTOON | WHO WAS DR. SEUSS? | |
| 791 | 1992‑03‑12 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN 1789, WHILE COMMANDER OF PARIS' NATIONAL GUARD, HE SAVED MARIE ANTOINETTE FROM A MOB THAT INVADED VERSAILLES | WHO IS LAFAYETTE? | |
| 790 | 1992‑03‑11 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | WITH 10 LETTERS, HIS MIDDLE NAME WAS THE LONGEST OF ANY U.S. PRESIDENT | WHO WAS JFK? | |
| 789 | 1992‑03‑10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS COMPANY THAT OPERATES OVER 1400 DISCOUNT STORES IS BASED IN BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS | WHAT IS WAL-MART? | |
| 788 | 1992‑03‑09 | THE U.S.A. | WITH 8, THIS STATE HAS THE MOST NATIONAL PARKS | WHAT IS ALASKA? | |
| 787 | 1992‑03‑06 | 20th CENTURY VICE PRESIDENTS | THE ONLY VP TO BECOME PRESIDENT NOT IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS VICE PRESIDENTIAL TERM | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 786 | 1992‑03‑05 | LITERATURE | IN "THE JUNGLE BOOK" IT'S CALLED "THE RED FLOWER" & "EVERY BEAST LIVES IN FEAR OF IT" | WHAT IS FIRE? | |
| 785 | 1992‑03‑04 | U.S. STATES | 2 OF ONLY 3 U.S. STATES WHICH HAVE ALL STRAIGHT-LINE BOUNDARIES | WHAT ARE WYOMING/ COLORADO/UTAH? | |
| 784 | 1992‑03‑03 | COMPOSERS | THE ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC MARKED ITS 150th ANNIVERSARY BY PREMIERING HIS ORATORIO | WHO IS PAUL McCARTNEY? | |
| 783 | 1992‑03‑01 | ANIMALS | IT'S 1 OF ONLY 2 MAMMALS WITH A BEAK | WHAT IS THE (DUCK- BILLED) PLATYPUS OR ECHIDNA? | |
| 782 | 1992‑02‑28 | IN THE NEWS | IN NOVEMBER 1991, 2 PEOPLE FROM THIS COUNTRY WERE INDICTED FOR THE 1988 PAN AM 103 BOMBING | WHAT IS LIBYA? | |
| 781 | 1992‑02‑27 | SCIENCE | 1 OF 2 CHEMICAL ELEMENTS WHOSE SYMBOL IS A PRONOUN | WHAT ARE HELIUM & IODINE? | |
| 780 | 1992‑02‑26 | EXPLORERS | IN THE 1480s HIS BROTHER BARTHOLOMEW GAVE ENGLAND'S HENRY VII A WORLD MAP TO SHOW HIM THEIR PLAN | WHO WAS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS? | |
| 779 | 1992‑02‑25 | ASTRONOMY | AREOLOGY IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THIS PLANET | WHAT IS MARS? | |
| 778 | 1992‑02‑24 | CHILDREN'S BOOKS | YOU'LL FIND THIS MARTIN HANFORD CHARACTER IS CHARLIE IN FRANCE & UBALDO IN ITALY | WHAT IS WALDO? | |
| 777 | 1992‑02‑21 | SPORTS | IN THE 1970s & 1980s OVER HALF THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS CAME FROM THIS ISLAND | WHAT IS TAIWAN? | |
| 776 | 1992‑02‑20 | ARTISTS | HIS 1979-1986 "RETROSPECTIVES & REVERSALS" REVERSED & JUXTAPOSED IMAGES FROM HIS EARLIER WORK | WHO WAS ANDY WARHOL? | |
| 775 | 1992‑02‑19 | GEOGRAPHY | THE NAME OF THIS GREEK MOUNTAIN PASS MEANS "HOT GATES" | WHAT IS THERMOPYLAE? | |
| 774 | 1992‑02‑18 | NOTORIOUS | SOME BELIEVE THE "SUICIDE" OF THIS MAN ON AUGUST 17, 1987 IN WEST BERLIN WAS MURDER | WHO WAS RUDOLF HESS? | |
| 773 | 1992‑02‑17 | LAKES & RIVERS | THE 2 GREAT LAKES THAT BORDER ONLY 1 U.S. STATE | WHAT ARE LAKE ONTARIO & LAKE HURON? | |
| 772 | 1992‑02‑14 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | HE WAS LISTED AS THE AUTHOR OF 1726s "TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD" | WHO IS LEMUEL GULLIVER? | |
| 771 | 1992‑02‑13 | SCIENTISTS | FROM 1937-1970 HE TAUGHT PHYSICS & SEISMOLOGY AT CALTECH | WHO WAS CHARLES RICHTER? | |
| 770 | 1992‑02‑12 | MOVIE MUSICALS | AMONG THE CHARACTERS IN THIS 1950 FILM ARE BUFFALO BILL, SITTING BULL & KAISER WILHELM II | WHAT IS "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN"? | |
| 769 | 1992‑02‑11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | JAMES RIVER CORP., MAKER OF BRAWNY TOWELS & DIXIE CUPS, IS BASED IN THIS STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS RICHMOND, VIRGINIA? | |
| 768 | 1992‑02‑10 | U.S. CITIES | PEDRO MENENDEZ DE AVILES FOUNDED THIS CITY SEPTEMBER 8, 1565 | WHAT IS ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA? | |
| 767 | 1992‑02‑07 | THE CIVIL WAR | IT WAS THE ONLY CONFEDERATE CAPITAL EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI NEVER CAPTURED BY UNION TROOPS | WHAT WAS TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA? | |
| 766 | 1992‑02‑06 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 1 OF THE 4 PRESIDENTS WHO NEVER HAD A VICE PRESIDENT | WHO WERE TYLER, FILLMORE, ANDREW JOHNSON & ARTHUR? | |
| 765 | 1992‑02‑05 | FAMOUS WOMEN | SHE WAS GRANTED FREE USE OF THE MAILS IN DECEMBER 1963 | WHO IS JACQUELINE KENNEDY (ONASSIS)? | |
| 764 | 1992‑02‑04 | MAGAZINES | THIS LATE ACTOR WAS ON THE JULY 13, JULY 20 & JULY 27, 1991 TV GUIDE COVERS | WHO WAS MICHAEL LANDON? | |
| 763 | 1992‑02‑03 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | 2 OF THE 3 U.S. STATES THAT HAVE ERIE COUNTIES | WHAT ARE NEW YORK, OHIO & PENNSYLVANIA? | |
| 762 | 1992‑01‑31 | ACTORS OF THE PAST | BORN IN 1895, 2 OF HIS GREATEST FILM ROLES WERE JULIO DESNOYERS & ASHMED BEN HASSAN | WHO WAS RUDOLPH VALENTINO? | |
| 761 | 1992‑01‑30 | ART | RODIN ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED "THE THINKER" AS A SEATED PORTRAIT OF THIS AUTHOR FOR "THE GATES OF HELL" | WHO WAS DANTE? | |
| 760 | 1992‑01‑29 | AFRICAN HISTORY | TAITU, THE WIFE OF EMPEROR MENELIK II, GAVE THIS CAPITAL CITY ITS NAME; IT MEANS "NEW FLOWER" | WHAT IS ADDIS ABABA? | |
| 759 | 1992‑01‑28 | THE ELEMENTS | IT'S THE ONLY RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT THAT OCCURS NATURALLY AS A GAS | WHAT IS RADON? | |
| 758 | 1992‑01‑27 | U.S. HISTORY | IRONICALLY, U.S. GRANT'S 1854 RESIGNATION FROM THE ARMY WAS ACCEPTED BY THIS SECRETARY OF WAR | WHO WAS JEFFERSON DAVIS? | |
| 757 | 1992‑01‑24 | THE BIBLE | THE BOOK OF GENESIS ENDS WITH HIS DEATH "AND HE WAS PUT IN A COFFIN IN EGYPT" | WHO WAS JOSEPH? | |
| 756 | 1992‑01‑23 | WOMEN AUTHORS | IN 1901 SHE PUBLISHED WHAT HAS BECOME THE BEST-SELLING CHILDREN'S BOOK OF ALL TIME | WHO IS BEATRIX POTTER? | |
| 755 | 1992‑01‑22 | ISLANDS GROUPS | THE LAST PLACE COLUMBUS STOPPED FOR SUPPLIES BEFORE REACHING THE NEW WORLD | WHAT ARE THE CANARY ISLANDS? | |
| 754 | 1992‑01‑21 | U.S.A. | THIS COMMUNITY OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C. IS NAMED AFTER A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUILT THERE IN 1820 | WHAT IS BETHESDA? | |
| 753 | 1992‑01‑20 | THE STATUE OF LIBERTY | AT HER FEET IS A BROKEN ONE OF THESE | WHAT IS A CHAIN? | |
| 752 | 1992‑01‑17 | WORD ORIGINS | THIS VERB MEANING TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY OR WEIGH IN THE MIND COMES FROM LATIN FOR "WEIGHT" | WHAT IS PONDER? | |
| 751 | 1992‑01‑16 | MOVIE MUSICALS | THIS 1955 MOVIE MUSICAL FEATURED ROD STEIGER IN A DREAM BALLET CHOREOGRAPHED BY AGNES DE MILLE | WHAT IS "OKLAHOMA"? | |
| 750 | 1992‑01‑15 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN EXILE FROM THE U.S., HE LIVED IN ST. JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK FROM 1787 TO 1791 | WHO WAS BENEDICT ARNOLD? | |
| 749 | 1992‑01‑14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SYMBOL OF THIS MONTREAL-BASED COMPANY IS "VO" | WHAT IS THE SEAGRAM CO. LTD.? | |
| 748 | 1992‑01‑13 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | IT HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION OF ANY COUNTRY COMPLETELY SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR | WHAT IS SOUTH AFRICA? | |
| 747 | 1992‑01‑10 | AMERICAN DRAMA | THIS 1938 PLAY'S 3 ACTS ARE TITLED "DAILY LIFE", "LOVE AND MARRIAGE" & "DEATH" | WHAT IS "OUR TOWN"? | |
| 746 | 1992‑01‑09 | THE SENATE | IN 1961 HE BECAME THE FIRST REPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM TEXAS SINCE RECONSTRUCTION | WHO IS JOHN TOWER? | |
| 745 | 1992‑01‑08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THESE 2 BROTHERS-IN-LAW MERGED THEIR CINCINNATI SOAP- & CANDLE-MAKING BUSINESSES IN 1837 | WHO ARE (WILLIAM) PROCTER & (JAMES) GAMBLE? | |
| 744 | 1992‑01‑07 | EDUCATION | FRIEDRICH FROEBEL WANTED CHILDREN TO GROW NATURALLY, LIKE PLANTS, SO HE NAMED HIS SCHOOL THIS | WHAT IS KINDERGARTEN? | |
| 743 | 1992‑01‑06 | MYTHOLOGY | JUPITER MADE CHIRON, THE WISEST & MOST JUST OF ALL CENTAURS, THIS CONSTELLATION | WHAT IS SAGITTARIUS? | |
| 742 | 1992‑01‑03 | EUROPEAN NOVELS | A BBC RADIO MUSICAL CALLED "THE BLOOMS OF DUBLIN" WAS BASED ON THIS NOVEL | WHAT IS "ULYSSES"? | |
| 741 | 1992‑01‑02 | LITERATURE | THIS 1952 NOVEL IS BASED ON A BIBLICAL STORY & SET IN CALIFORNIA'S SALINAS VALLEY | WHAT IS "EAST OF EDEN"? | |
| 740 | 1992‑01‑01 | INSECTS | THIS PEST ESCAPED FROM A MASS. LAB WHERE IT WAS BROUGHT IN THE 19th C. AS A POSSIBLE SILKWORM | WHAT IS A GYPSY MOTH? | |
| 739 | 1991‑12‑31 | THE MOVIES | THIS 1971 MUSICAL FEATURED VIOLIN SOLOS BY ISAAC STERN | WHAT IS "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF"? | |
| 738 | 1991‑12‑30 | NOTORIOUS WOMEN | THIS DUTCHWOMAN CLAIMED SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF AN INDIAN DANCER & WAS RAISED IN A HINDU TEMPLE | WHO WAS MATA HARI? | |
| 737 | 1991‑12‑27 | 19th CENTURY NOVELS | THE HEROINES IN THIS NOVEL PERFORM AN ORIGINAL MELODRAMA CALLED "THE WITCH'S CURSE" | WHAT IS "LITTLE WOMEN"? | |
| 736 | 1991‑12‑26 | FAMOUS ADDRESSES | HIS HOME ADDRESSES IS THE ADMIRAL'S HOUSE, 34th STREET & MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, WASHINGTON, D.C. | WHO IS DAN QUAYLE? | |
| 735 | 1991‑12‑25 | CHINA | THE CH'IN DYNASTY GAVE CHINA ITS FIRST EMPEROR THIS DYNASTY GAVE IT ITS LAST | WHAT IS THE CH'ING? | |
| 734 | 1991‑12‑24 | HISTORIC ROUTES | ALSO CALLED THE "REGINA VIARUM", QUEEN OF ROADS, IT WAS NAMED AFTER THE CENSOR WHO STARTED IT | WHAT WAS THE APPIAN WAY? | |
| 733 | 1991‑12‑23 | U.S. CITIES | THE COLORADO CITY NAMED FOR ITS LOCATION AT THE CONFLUENCE OF 2 MAJOR RIVERS | WHAT IS GRAND JUNCTION? | |
| 732 | 1991‑12‑20 | THEATRE | THE PATRIARCH OF THIS FAMILY WAS BORN HERBERT BLYTHE IN INDIA IN 1847; HE TOOK A STAGE NAME IN 1872 | WHO ARE THE BARRYMORES? | |
| 731 | 1991‑12‑19 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | IN 1952 HE SET UP A LAW PRACTICE WITH PARTNER OLIVER TAMBO | WHO IS NELSON (ROLIHLAHLA) MANDELA? | |
| 730 | 1991‑12‑18 | AMERICAN NOVELS | THE NARRATIVE IN THIS 1851 NOVEL CONTAINS A DISSERTATION ON CETOLOGY | WHAT IS "MOBY-DICK"? | |
| 729 | 1991‑12‑17 | PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES | HE'S THE GRANDSON OF ONE PRESIDENT & THE SON-IN-LAW OF ANOTHER | WHO IS DAVID EISENHOWER? | |
| 728 | 1991‑12‑16 | ANCIENT WORLDS | IN THE EARLY 1800s HIEROGLYPHICS WERE FIRST TRANSLATED BY AN EGYPTOLOGIST FROM THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS FRANCE? | |
| 727 | 1991‑12‑13 | THEATRE | PETER SHAFFER OMITTED THE DEATH OF EMPEROR JOSEPH II FROM THE NYC PRODUCTION OF THIS PLAY | WHAT IS "AMADEUS"? | |
| 726 | 1991‑12‑12 | BRIDGES | IN 1941 THE RAINBOW BRIDGE REPLACED THE HONEYMOON BRIDGE OVER THIS RIVER | WHAT IS THE NIAGARA (RIVER)? | |
| 725 | 1991‑12‑11 | THE SOVIET UNION | THE HEAD OF THE LENINGRAD COMMUNIST PARTY IN THE 1920s; AN OPERA & BALLET THEATRE IS NAMED FOR HIM | WHO WAS SERGEI KIROV? | |
| 724 | 1991‑12‑10 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | IN ITS NATIVE LANGUAGE THIS ISLAND IS CALLED KALAALLIT NUNAAT | WHAT IS GREENLAND? | |
| 723 | 1991‑12‑09 | OPERA | THIS 1926 OPERA WAS INSPIRED BY A CARLO GOZZI PLAY WRITTEN IN 1762 & DESCRIBED AS A "CHINESE FAIRY TALE" | WHAT IS "TURANDOT"? | |
| 722 | 1991‑12‑06 | SONG STANDARDS | ACCORDING TO IRVING BERLIN, "THEY CAN PLAY A BUGLE CALL LIKE YOU NEVER HEARD BEFORE" | WHAT IS "ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND"? | |
| 721 | 1991‑12‑05 | U.S. MONUMENTS | COMMISSIONED IN 1916 BY THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, IT WAS FINALLY COMPLETED IN 1972 | WHAT IS STONE MOUNTAIN? | |
| 720 | 1991‑12‑04 | ORGANIZATIONS | IT GREW OUT OF VIGILANCE COMMITTEES SET UP BY LOCAL ADVERTISING CLUBS TO MONITOR FALSE ADVERTISING | WHAT IS THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU(S)? | |
| 719 | 1991‑12‑03 | THE BRITISH EMPIRE | THIS COUNTRY WHICH GAINED INDEPENDENCE IN 1981 WAS BRITAIN'S LAST COLONY ON THE MAINLAND OF THE AMERICAS | WHAT IS BELIZE? | |
| 718 | 1991‑12‑02 | U.S. STATES | AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST U.S. CENSUS, IN 1790, THIS STATE WAS THE MOST POPULOUS & THE LARGEST IN AREA | WHAT IS VIRGINIA? | |
| 717 | 1991‑11‑29 | SCIENTISTS | IN 1902, AT AGE 23, HE WAS APPOINTED TO A POSITION IN THE PATENT OFFICE IN BERN, SWITZERLAND | WHO WAS ALBERT EINSTEIN? | |
| 716 | 1991‑11‑28 | ORGANIZATIONS | THE FORERUNNER OF THIS ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1887 TO COORDINATE 22 DENVER CHARITIES | WHAT IS THE UNITED WAY? | |
| 715 | 1991‑11‑27 | SHAKESPEARE | IN HIS DIARY SAMUEL PEPYS DESCRIBED THIS PLAY AS SILLY, "AND NOT RELATED AT ALL TO THE NAME OR DAY" | WHAT IS "TWELFTH NIGHT"? | |
| 714 | 1991‑11‑26 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN THE LATE 1880s THIS ENGINEER EARNED THE NICKNAME "MAGICIAN OF IRON" | WHO WAS (ALEXANDRE- GUSTAVE) EIFFEL? | |
| 713 | 1991‑11‑25 | THE CENSUS | THIS STATE HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF HISPANICS -- 38% | WHAT IS NEW MEXICO? | |
| 712 | 1991‑11‑22 | THE ELEMENTS | THIS ELEMENT, WHOSE NAME IS FROM THE GREEK, WOULD BE LUCIFER IN LATIN | WHAT IS PHOSPHORUS? | |
| 711 | 1991‑11‑21 | U.S. CURRENCY | THE TREASURY PRINTS MORE BILLS IN THESE 2 DENOMINATIONS THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT ARE $1 & $20? | |
| 710 | 1991‑11‑20 | INTERNATIONAL CUISINE | ROBERT BURNS CALLED THIS DISH "GREAT CHEFTAIN O' THE PUDDIN-RACE!"; IT'S STILL EATEN TO HONOR HIS BIRTHDAY | WHAT IS HAGGIS? | |
| 709 | 1991‑11‑19 | PLAYS | THIS 1954 PLAY IS ACTUALLY 2 ONE-ACTS, "TABLE BY THE WINDOW" & "TABLE NUMBER SEVEN" | WHAT IS "SEPARATE TABLES"? | |
| 708 | 1991‑11‑18 | LITERARY SETTINGS | THIS "SEQUESTERED GLEN" LIES ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE TAPPAN ZEE | WHAT IS SLEEPY HOLLOW? | |
| 707 | 1991‑11‑15 | COLONIAL AMERICA | THE COLONISTS REFERRED TO THE FIRST 3 FRENCH & INDIAN WARS USING THE NAMES OF THESE 3 BRITISH MONARCHS | WHO WERE WILLIAM (III), ANNE & GEORGE (II)? | |
| 706 | 1991‑11‑14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE FIRST 2 CONSECUTIVE PRESIDENTS WHO WERE FROM THE SAME STATE | WHO WERE THOMAS JEFFERSON & JAMES MADISON? | |
| 704 | 1991‑11‑13 | AFRICAN AMERICANS | IN 1978 SHE BECAME THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN HONORED ON A U.S. POSTAGE STAMP | WHO WAS HARRIET TUBMAN? | This clue was originally dated 1991-11-12 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1991-11-13. |
| 705 | 1991‑11‑12 | SOUTH AFRICA | THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN IS ON THE GROUNDS OF GROOTE SCHUUR, THE FORMER HOME OF THIS STATESMAN | WHO WAS CECIL RHODES? | |
| 703 | 1991‑11‑11 | AUTHORS | HIS FATHER WAS A GENERAL UNDER NAPOLEON & HE TOOK PART IN GARIBALDI'S LIBERATION OF SICILY IN 1860 | WHO WAS ALEXANDRE DUMAS (PERE)? | |
| 702 | 1991‑11‑08 | ACTRESSES & THEIR ROLES | THIS AMERICAN ACTRESS WON A 1960 TONY & A 1962 OSCAR FOR PLAYING THE SAME TEACHER | WHO IS ANNE BANCROFT? | |
| 701 | 1991‑11‑07 | THE BIBLE | THE ENGLISH TITLE OF THIS BOOK IS A TRANSLATION OF THE GREEK WORD "ARITHMOI" | WHAT IS NUMBERS? | |
| 700 | 1991‑11‑06 | TRANSPORTATION | THE WORLD'S 14th- LARGEST AIRLINE IS BASED IN THIS 240- SQUARE-MILE ISLAND NATION | WHAT IS SINGAPORE? | |
| 699 | 1991‑11‑05 | WORLD LEADERS | HE DIED IN 1965 & WAS BURIED IN ST. MARTIN'S CHURCHYARD, NEAR THE PALACE WHERE HE WAS BORN IN 1874 | WHO WAS (SIR) WINSTON (LEONARD SPENCER) CHURCHILL? | |
| 698 | 1991‑11‑04 | ANCIENT LITERATURE | MORE WRITINGS OF THIS ORATOR SURVIVE THAN OF ANY OTHER LATIN AUTHOR | WHO WAS CICERO? | |
| 697 | 1991‑11‑01 | ASIAN CAPITALS | THIS CITY WAS DESIGNED IN 1912 BY ENGLISH ARCHITECT EDWIN LUTYENS | WHAT IS NEW DELHI? | |
| 696 | 1991‑10‑31 | THE WINTER OLYMPICS | 2 OF THE 3 CITIES THAT HAVE HOSTED THE GAMES TWICE | WHAT ARE ST. MORITZ (SWIT.), LAKE PLACID & INNSBRUCK (AUSTRIA)? | |
| 695 | 1991‑10‑30 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES | RONALD REAGAN, ERROL FLYNN, RICHARD MULLIGAN & GARY COLE HAVE ALL PLAYED THIS HISTORICAL ROLE | WHO WAS (GENERAL GEORGE ARMSTRONG) CUSTER? | |
| 694 | 1991‑10‑29 | INVENTORS | IN 1852 HE INVENTED AN AUTOMATIC SAFETY DEVICE TO PREVENT THE FALL OF HOISTING MACHINERY | WHO WAS ELISHA OTIS? | |
| 693 | 1991‑10‑28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS MINNEAPOLIS COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1928 WHEN 5 FLOUR-MAKING FIRMS MERGED | WHAT IS GENERAL MILLS? | |
| 692 | 1991‑10‑25 | LITERARY SEQUELS | "PERCHANCE TO DREAM" IS ROBERT B. PARKER'S SEQUEL TO THIS 1939 RAYMOND CHANDLER NOVEL | WHAT IS "THE BIG SLEEP"? | |
| 691 | 1991‑10‑24 | THE SENATE | THE 2 FORMER MAJOR PARTY VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES WHO ARE NOW SENATORS | WHO ARE ROBERT DOLE & LLOYD BENTSEN? | |
| 690 | 1991‑10‑23 | THE MOVIE INDUSTRY | THIS MOTION PICTURE PROCESS WAS INVENTED BY AN ALUMNUS OF MIT & NAMED IN HONOR OF THE SCHOOL | WHAT IS TECHNICOLOR? | |
| 689 | 1991‑10‑22 | THE NEW TESTAMENT | AT HIS MOTHER'S REQUEST, JESUS PERFORMED HIS FIRST MIRACLE IN PUBLIC AT THIS EVENT | WHAT WAS A WEDDING (FEAST)? | |
| 688 | 1991‑10‑21 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | OF OUR 4 ASSASSINATION PRESIDENTS, THESE 2 WERE SHOT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. | WHO WERE A. LINCOLN & JAMES GARFIELD? | |
| 687 | 1991‑10‑18 | SCIENCE | IT'S THE ONLY CHEMICAL ELEMENT NAMED FOR A U.S STATE | WHAT IS CALIFORNIUM? | |
| 686 | 1991‑10‑17 | ORGANIZATIONS | THE USA's OLDEST NATIONWIDE VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCY, IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1904 TO COMBAT TUBERCULOSIS | WHAT IS THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION? | |
| 685 | 1991‑10‑16 | MUSICAL THEATRE | THE TITLE OF THIS 1932 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER COMES FROM THE PATRIOTIC SONG "AMERICA" | WHAT IS "OF THEE I SING"? | |
| 684 | 1991‑10‑15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THIS PRESIDENT KEPT A PERSONALLY SIGNIFICANT COCONUT SHELL ON HIS WHITE HOUSE DESK | WHO WAS JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 683 | 1991‑10‑14 | WORLD WAR II | H.M.S. HOOD, THEN THE WORLD'S LARGEST WARSHIP, WAS SUNK BY THIS BATTLESHIP MAY 24, 1941 | WHAT IS THE BISMARCK? | |
| 682 | 1991‑10‑11 | U.S. CITIES | THE PAPER MAKING WINSTON CHURCHILL AN HONORARY U.S. CITIZEN IS IN THIS CITY NAMED FOR AN INVENTOR | WHAT IS FULTON (MO.)? | |
| 681 | 1991‑10‑10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THE OLDEST U.S. FOOD TRADEMARK STILL IN USE, A RED DEVIL, WAS GRANTED TO THIS COMPANY IN 1870 | WHAT IS (WILLIAM) UNDERWOOD (& CO.)? | |
| 680 | 1991‑10‑09 | DANCERS | IN 1912 SHE BOUGHT A LONDON HOME WHICH BECAME FAMOUS FOR ITS ORNAMENTAL LAKE WITH SWANS | WHO WAS ANNA PAVLOVA? | |
| 679 | 1991‑10‑08 | SPACE EXPLORATION | AFTER HIS MERCURY FLIGHT, HE NAMED HIS GEMINI CAPSULE "MOLLY BROWN" | WHO WAS VIRGIL I. (GUS) GRISSOM? | |
| 678 | 1991‑10‑07 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | HOWARD R. GARIS WROTE SOME 12,000 STORIES ABOUT THIS "UNCLE" & HIS FRIENDS BETWEEN 1910-1947 | WHO IS UNCLE WIGGILY (LONGEARS)? | |
| 677 | 1991‑10‑04 | FAMOUS NAMES | THIS FUTURE FOREIGN PM ATTENDED MILWAUKEE TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGE IN 1916 & '17 | WHO WAS GOLDA MEIR? | |
| 676 | 1991‑10‑03 | THE ELEMENTS | THE METALLIC ELEMENTS WHOSE NAMES END IN "D" | WHAT ARE GOLD LEAD? | |
| 675 | 1991‑10‑02 | STAMPS & COINS | 2 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES IN WHOSE CURRENCIES UNITED NATIONS STAMPS ARE ISSUED | WHAT ARE THE U.S., SWITZERLAND & AUSTRIA? | |
| 674 | 1991‑10‑01 | THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | LAST NAME OF THE 2 BROTHERS FROM VIRGINIA WHO SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | WHAT IS LEE? | |
| 673 | 1991‑09‑30 | THE OLD TESTAMENT | THE 2 BOOKS THAT LIST THE TEN COMMANDMENTS | WHAT ARE EXODUS & DEUTERONOMY? | |
| 672 | 1991‑09‑27 | SOUTHEAST ASIA | IT'S THE ONLY COUNTRY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH A CHRISTIAN MAJORITY | WHAT IS THE PHILIPPINES? | |
| 671 | 1991‑09‑26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | 12 OF THE 15 PERSONS IMPEACHED BY THE FEDERAL GOV'T HELD THIS POSITION | WHAT IS JUDGES? | |
| 670 | 1991‑09‑25 | BUSINESS & FINANCE | THE BANK OF N.Y., AMERICA'S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING BANK, WAS FOUNDED BY BY HIM IN 1784 | WHO WAS ALEXANDER HAMILTON? | |
| 669 | 1991‑09‑24 | THE PULITZER PRIZE | IN 1991 HE WON HIS SECOND PULITZER FOR FICTION, WITH A BOOK THAT WAS A SEQUEL TO HIS FIRST WINNER | WHO IS JOHN UPDIKE? | |
| 668 | 1991‑09‑23 | WOMEN IN HISTORY | IN 1909 SHE BECAME THE 1st WOMAN PRES. OF WHAT LATER BECAME THE NAT'L CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL WORK | WHO WAS JANE ADDAMS? | |
| 667 | 1991‑09‑20 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO SERVE 8 FULL YEARS | WHO WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 666 | 1991‑09‑19 | ORGANIZATIONS | IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1938 AS THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS | WHAT IS THE MARCH OF DIMES? | |
| 665 | 1991‑09‑18 | MEDALS & DECORATIONS | THE FIRST VICTORIA CROSS WAS MADE FROM RUSSIAN GUNS CAPTURED DURING THIS WAR | WHAT IS THE CRIMEAN? | |
| 664 | 1991‑09‑17 | FAMOUS MOVIE PAIRS | THE ONLY TRACY & HEPBURN FILM WITH THEIR CHARACTERS' NAMES IN ITS TITLE | WHAT IS "PAT & MIKE"? | |
| 663 | 1991‑09‑16 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | AN ACCOMPLISHED AUTHOR, HIS MASTERPIECE WAS A "PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF BEE CULTURE" | WHO WAS SHERLOCK HOLMES? | |
| 662 | 1991‑09‑13 | THE 20th CENTURY | HE WAS ATTACKED BY R. MERCADER, A SPANISH COMMUNIST AGENT, ON AUG. 20, 1940 & DIED THE FOLLOWING DAY | WHO WAS LEON TROTSKY? | |
| 661 | 1991‑09‑12 | INVENTORS | ADVISED TO INVENT SOMETHING TO BE USED & THROWN AWAY, HE DID IN 1895 & MADE A FORTUNE | WHO IS (KING CAMP) GILLETTE? | |
| 660 | 1991‑09‑11 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | THE DAY CANADIANS CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING, AMERICANS OBSERVE THIS DAY | WHAT IS COLUMBUS DAY? | |
| 659 | 1991‑09‑10 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | AT THE PREMIERE OF THIS HANDEL WORK, EXPLOSIONS DESTROYED PART OF THE OUTDOOR PAVILION | WHAT IS THE MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS? | |
| 658 | 1991‑09‑09 | THE OLYMPICS | THIS COUNTRY HOPED TO GET THE 1996 GAMES AT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 100 YEARS SINCE IT LAST HAD THEM | WHAT IS GREECE? | |
| 657 | 1991‑09‑05 | ACTRESSES | SHE WAS THE SPECIAL GUEST AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING'S 60th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON MAY 1, 1991 | WHO IS FAY WRAY? | |
| 656 | 1991‑09‑04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE 1st DEMOCRAT ELECTED PRESIDENT AFTER THE CIVIL WAR | WHO WAS GROVER CLEVELAND? | |
| 655 | 1991‑09‑03 | NOVELS | HEMINGWAY NOVEL THAT BEGINS, "ROBERT COHN WAS ONCE MIDDLEWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION OF PRINCETON" | WHAT IS "THE SUN ALSO RISES"? | |
| 654 | 1991‑09‑02 | POETRY | ROBERT BROWNING'S POEM ABOUT HIM CONTAINS THE LINE "RATS! THEY FOUGHT THE DOGS AND KILLED THE CATS" | WHO WAS THE PIED PIPER (OF HAMELIN)? | |
| 653 | 1991‑07‑19 | POETS | THIS BARON WAS ENGLAND'S POET LAUREATE FROM 1850 TO 1892, LONGER THAN ANY OTHER | WHO WAS ALFRED (LORD) TENNYSON? | |
| 652 | 1991‑07‑18 | TELEVISION | SHE HAS WON 8 EMMYS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER PERFORMER THAN ANY OTHER PERFORMER, THE 1st FOR BEST FEMALE SINGER IN 1954 | WHO IS DINAH SHORE? | |
| 651 | 1991‑07‑17 | MUSICIANS | THIS FAMED MUSICIAN DISAPPARED ON DECEMBER 16, 1944 & WAS NEVER FOUND | WHO WAS (ALTON) GLENN MILLER? | |
| 650 | 1991‑07‑16 | HISTORIC NAMES | HE MARRIED EDITH BOLLING GALT, A WIDOW, ON DECEMBER 18, 1915 IN HER WASHINGTON, D.C. DRAWING ROOM | WHO WAS WOODROW WILSON? | |
| 649 | 1991‑07‑15 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS | RONALD E. PAUL, THE CANDIDATE OF THIS PARTY, GOT THE THIRD MOST VOTES IN THE 1988 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION | WHAT IS THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY? | |
| 648 | 1991‑07‑12 | FAMOUS DANCERS | THE ONLY REAL-LIFE COUPLE ASTAIRE & ROGERS PLAYED IN THEIR 10 FILMS TOGETHER WAS THIS DANCE TEAM | WHO WERE THE CASTLES? | |
| 647 | 1991‑07‑11 | AFRICA | 2 OF THE 4 AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE UN SINCE ITS FOUNDING | WHAT ARE EGYPT/ETHIOPIA LIBERIA & SOUTH AFRICA? | |
| 646 | 1991‑07‑10 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | A 40-YEAR-OLD WIDOWER, HE WAS ENGAGED TO REMARRY WHEN HE DIED MYSTERIOUSLY IN BALTIMORE IN 1849 | WHO WAS EDGAR ALLAN POE? | |
| 645 | 1991‑07‑09 | STATE CAPITALS | 1 OF 2 STATE CAPITALS THAT FORMERLY SERVED AS CAPITAL OF THE U.S. | WHAT IS ANNAPOLIS/ TRENTON? | |
| 644 | 1991‑07‑08 | 20th CENTURY EUROPE | AS EUROPE CHOSE SIDES BEFORE WWI, RUSSIA JOINED THESE 2 NATIONS IN THE TRIPLE ENTENTE | WHAT ARE FRANCE & GREAT BRITAIN? | |
| 643 | 1991‑07‑05 | SHAKESPEARE | IN "HAMLET", THIS CHARACTER SAYS, "THE APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE MAN" | WHO IS POLONIUS? | |
| 642 | 1991‑07‑04 | THE SILENT SCREEN | 1-WORD TITLE OF THE BLOCKBUSTER 1927 FILM THAT CATAPULATED CLARA BOW TO STARDOM | WHAT IS "IT"? | |
| 641 | 1991‑07‑03 | ROYALTY | AT HIS DEATH IN JANUARY 1991, THE KING OF THIS COUNTRY WAS THE WORLD'S OLDEST REIGNING MONARCH | WHAT IS NORWAY? | |
| 640 | 1991‑07‑02 | FAMOUS NAMES | THIS SURVIVOR OF WWII's BATAAN DEATH MARCH WENT ON TO BECOME A WORLD LEADER | WHO WAS FERDINAND MARCOS? | |
| 639 | 1991‑07‑01 | THE PRESIDENCY | BY CUSTOM, PRESIDENTS ADD THESE 4 WORDS TO THE CONSTITUTIONALLY DICTATED OATH OF OFFICE | WHAT IS "SO HELP ME GOD"? | |
| 638 | 1991‑06‑28 | COLONIAL AMERICA | THEIR MARRIAGE IN 1614 BROUGHT EIGHT YEARS OF PEACE TO THE JAMESTOWN COLONY | WHO ARE POCAHONTAS & JOHN ROLFE? | |
| 637 | 1991‑06‑27 | COMPOSERS | HE ORIGINALLY TITLED HIS WORK "HOW PETYA OUTWITTED THE WOLF", BUT THAT GAVE AWAY THE END | WHO WAS SERGEI PROKOFIEV? | |
| 636 | 1991‑06‑26 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | OF ALL THE INDEPENDENT AGENCIES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS ONE HAS THE MOST EMPLOYEES | WHAT IS THE POSTAL SERVICE? | |
| 635 | 1991‑06‑25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THE NAME OF THIS AUTOMAKER IS AN ABBREVIATION OF "JAPAN INDUSTRIES" | WHAT IS NISSAN? | |
| 634 | 1991‑06‑24 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | NAMED FOR A U.S. PRESIDENT, THIS AUTHOR WROTE A 5-VOLUME BIOGRAPHY OF THAT PRESIDENT IN THE 1850s | WHO WAS WASHINGTON IRVING? | |
| 633 | 1991‑06‑21 | AMERICAN POLITICS | HE WAS THE ONLY MAN TO PRESIDE OVER BOTH THE HOUSE & THE SENATE ON THE SAME DAY, MARCH 4, 1933 | WHO WAS JOHN NANCE GARNER? | |
| 632 | 1991‑06‑20 | MUSEUMS | SINCE 1899 THIS MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS HAS BORNE THE NAMES OF TWO FIRST COUSINS | WHAT IS THE VICTORIA & ALBERT (MUSEUM)? | |
| 631 | 1991‑06‑19 | FIRST LADIES | THE TWO 20th CENTURY WOMEN WHO WERE "SECOND LADY" FOR 8 YEARS BEFORE BECOMING "FIRST" | WHO ARE BARBARA BUSH & PAT NIXON? | |
| 630 | 1991‑06‑18 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | OPENED IN 1697, THE OLDEST BUILDING ON THIS U.S. CAMPUS IS NAMED FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN | WHAT IS (THE COLLEGE OF) WILLIAM & MARY? | |
| 629 | 1991‑06‑17 | WORLD LEADERS | IN 1969 HE BECAME PERU'S FIRST AMBASSADOR TO THE SOVIET UNION | WHO IS JAVIER PEREZ de CUELLAR? | |
| 628 | 1991‑06‑14 | MOVIE STARS | EX-DANCE TEACHER & DITCH DIGGER WHO MADE HIS FILM DEBUT IN '42; HIS LEADING LADY WAS JUDY GARLAND | WHO IS GENE KELLY? | |
| 627 | 1991‑06‑13 | TELEVISIONS | THIS SPIN-OFF FROM "ALL IN THE FAMILY" RAN FOR MORE EPISODES THAN ITS PARENT SHOW | WHAT IS "THE JEFFERSON"? | |
| 626 | 1991‑06‑12 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | ON FEBRUARY 5, 1924 HE BECAME THE ONLY PRESIDENT BURIED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. | WHO IS WOODROW WILSON? | |
| 625 | 1991‑06‑11 | TRAVEL EUROPE | AMUSEMENT PARK, KNOWN FOR ITS GARDENS, BUILT IN 1843 ON THE OLD RAMPARTS OF A CAPITAL CITY | WHAT IS TIVOLI (GARDENS)? | |
| 624 | 1991‑06‑10 | WORLD CITIES | ITS NAME TRANSLATES TO "CAPITAL CITY" & FOR JAPAN IT WAS, FROM 794 TO 1868 | WHAT IS KYOTO? | |
| 623 | 1991‑06‑07 | U.S. CITIES | MARIETTA, OHIO, MADE CAPITAL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY IN 1788, WAS NAMED AFTER THIS PERSON | WHO WAS MARIE ANTOINETTE? | |
| 622 | 1991‑06‑06 | AMERICAN BUSINESS | IN THE 1980s THIS COMPANY BOUGHT KRAFT & GENERAL FOODS, MAKING IT NO. 1 IN FOOD AS WELL AS IN CIGARETTES | WHAT IS PHILIP MORRIS? | |
| 621 | 1991‑06‑05 | VICE PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE LAST VICE PRESIDENT WHO DIDN'T SERVE A FULL 4-YEAR TERM | WHO WAS NELSON ROCKEFELLER? | |
| 620 | 1991‑06‑04 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | BY ITS CALENDAR THIS COUNTRY BECAME INDEPENDENT ON THE 5th DAY OF IYAR, 5708 | WHAT IS ISRAEL? | |
| 619 | 1991‑06‑03 | FAMOUS NAMES | HE WAS THE FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THE SEC & LATER BECAME AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN | WHO IS JOSEPH P. KENNEDY? | |
| 618 | 1991‑05‑31 | TELEVISION | THIS DOCUMENTARY SERIES WAS THE HIGHEST-RATED SERIES IN PBS HISTORY | WHAT WAS "THE CIVIL WAR"? | |
| 617 | 1991‑05‑30 | FINAL RESTING PLACES | MORE THAN 100 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, HE WAS REBURIED WITH HONORS AT THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY IN 1913 | WHO IS JOHN PAUL JONES? | |
| 616 | 1991‑05‑29 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE SERVED AS PRESIDENT DURING THE 49th, 50th, 53rd & 54th CONGRESSES | WHO WAS GROVER CLEVELAND? | |
| 615 | 1991‑05‑28 | BEST SELLERS | 1 OF 2 AUTHORS TO HAVE 3 BOOKS AMONG THE TOP 10 FICTION BEST SELLERS OF THE 1980s | WHO ARE TOM CLANCY & STEPHEN KING? | |
| 614 | 1991‑05‑27 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | 2 CHARACTERS IN THIS AMERICAN CLASSIC WERE NAMED FOR A KING OF ISRAEL & THE OLDEST SON OF ABRAHAM | WHAT IS "MOBY-DICK"? | |
| 613 | 1991‑05‑24 | BRITISH HISTORY | THE LAST NAME OF LORD DARNLEY, WHOSE SON BECAME KING OF ENGLAND IN 1603 | WHAT WAS STEWART? | |
| 612 | 1991‑05‑23 | ACTRESSES | IN NYC IN 1955 SHE SAID, "AN ACTRESS'S LIFE IS SO TRANSITORY-- SUDDENLY YOU'RE A BUILDING" | WHO IS HELEN HAYES? | |
| 610 | 1991‑05‑22 | QUOTES | NOBEL LAUREATE & REAGAN ADVISOR WHO TITLED 1 OF HIS BOOKS "THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH" | WHO IS MILTON FRIEDMAN? | |
| 609 | 1991‑05‑21 | THE 1950s | HE DIED OCTOBER 9, 1958 AT CASTEL GANDOLFO | WHO WAS POPE PIUS XII? | |
| 608 | 1991‑05‑20 | WORLD POLITICS | THE 2 ISLAND NATIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF NATO | WHAT ARE ICELAND & GREAT BRITAIN? | |
| 607 | 1991‑05‑17 | SCIENTISTS | IN 1879 HE SHOWED THAT GASTRIC JUICES CAN BE PRODUCED WITHOUT FOOD BEING PUT IN THE STOMACH | WHO WAS IVAN PAVLOV? | |
| 606 | 1991‑05‑16 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | TO KEEP A BALANCE, AN 1820 COMPROMISE ADMITTED MISSOURI AS A SLAVE STATE & THIS AS A FREE STATE | WHAT IS MAINE? | |
| 605 | 1991‑05‑15 | POP MUSIC | THEIR GRANDFATHER HAD A NO. 1 RECORD IN 1935, THEIR FATHER NO. 1's IN 1958 & 1961, & THEY HIT NO. 1 IN 1990 | WHO ARE (GUNNAR & MATTHEW) NELSON? | |
| 604 | 1991‑05‑14 | WORD ORIGINS | THE WORD "JOT" COMES FROM THIS GREEK WORD, AS BACK THEN I's & J's WERE THE SAME | WHAT IS IOTA? | |
| 603 | 1991‑05‑13 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | THE ONLY STATE CARRIED BY CARTER, MONDALE & DUKAKIS | WHAT IS MINNESOTA? | |
| 602 | 1991‑05‑10 | FAMOUS NAMES | HIS HOME IN ROCHESTER, N.Y. IS NOW AN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY | WHO IS GEORGE EASTMAN? | |
| 601 | 1991‑05‑09 | THE OSCARS | THE 3rd MOST NOMINATED ACTRESS EVER, SHE RECEIVED HER 9th OSCAR NOMINATION IN 1991 | WHO IS MERYL STREEP? | |
| 600 | 1991‑05‑08 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS | 1 OF 2 FEDERAL POSITIONS THAT BY LAW PAY THE SAME SALARY AS THE VICE PRESIDENCY, $160,600 A YEAR | WHAT IS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE/CHIEF JUSTICE? | |
| 599 | 1991‑05‑07 | AMERICAN HISTORY | THE ONLY 1 TO SIGN THE DECLARATION OF INDEP., 1778 ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE, PEACE TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN & THE CONSTITUTION | WHO WAS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 598 | 1991‑05‑06 | THE UNITED STATES | IN 1972 HE SUCCEEDED U THANT TO BECOME THE UN's 4th SECRETARY- GENERAL | WHO IS KURT WALDHEIM? | |
| 597 | 1991‑05‑03 | ACTRESSES & ROLES | GREER GARSON, JANE ALEXANDER, & JEAN STAPLETON HAVE ALL PLAYED THIS FIRST LADY | WHO WAS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT? | |
| 596 | 1991‑05‑02 | WARS | AS OF 1991 THE V.A. WAS STILL PAYUING DEATH PENSIONS TO 5 WIDOWS OF VETERANS OF THIS WAR | WHAT IS THE CIVIL WAR? | |
| 595 | 1991‑05‑01 | SHAKESPEARE | CHARACTER WHO SAYS, "THE EVIL THAT MEN DO LIVES AFTER THEM" | WHO WAS (MARK) ANTONY? | |
| 594 | 1991‑04‑30 | THE WHITE HOUSE | HE SUBMITTED A DESIGN FOR THE EXECUTIVE MANSION UNDER A PSEUDONYM, A.Z.; IT WAS REJECTED | WHO WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 593 | 1991‑04‑29 | WORLD POPULATION | THE WORLD BANK ESTIMATES THAT BY THE YEAR 2100 THIS COUNTRY WILL HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAN CHINA | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 592 | 1991‑04‑26 | THE 50 STATES | CALIFORNIA & THIS SOUTHERN STATE THAT ENDS IN "A" HAVE THE ONLY U.S. POINTS BELOW SEA LEVEL | WHAT IS LOUISIANA? | The clue actually appeared as "California & this southern state have the only U.S. points below sea level", dropping the hint about the letter ending the name. |
| 591 | 1991‑04‑25 | PRESIDENTS | THE LAST PRESIDENT TO ENTER OFFICE HIS PARTY CONTROLLING BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS | WHO IS JIMMY CARTER? | |
| 590 | 1991‑04‑24 | ROYALTY | HE WAS SIXTH IN LINE TO THE GREEK THRONE WHEN HE RENOUNCED HIS CLAIM IN 1947 | WHO IS PRINCE PHILIP (OF GREECE)? | |
| 589 | 1991‑04‑23 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | 3 OF THE 5 JURISDICTIONS THAT SEND NON-VOTING REPRESENTATIVES TO THE HOUSE | WHAT ARE COLUMBIA, GUAM, PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA AND VIRGIN ISLANDS? | |
| 588 | 1991‑04‑22 | EXPLORERS | HE IS THE EUROPEAN CREDITED WITH THE DISCOVERY OF ALASKA | WHO WAS VITUS BERING? | |
| 587 | 1991‑04‑19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | FOUNDED IN 1850 BY A BAVARIAN IMMIGRANT, THIS FIRM IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST CLOTHING MANUFACTURER | WHAT IS LEVI STRAUSS & CO.? | |
| 586 | 1991‑04‑18 | CLASSICAL MUSIC | QUEEN VICTORIA'S DAUGHTER PICKED MUSIC BY THESE 2 COMPOSERS FOR THE PROCESSIONAL & RECESSIONAL OF HER 1858 WEDDING | WHO ARE (RICHARD) WAGNER & (FELIX) MENDELSSOHN? | |
| 585 | 1991‑04‑17 | FAMOUS QUOTES | WASHINGTON IRVING CALLED IT "THAT GREAT OBJECT OF UNIVERSAL DEVOTION THROUGHOUT OUR LAND" | WHAT IS THE (ALMIGHTY) DOLLAR? | |
| 584 | 1991‑04‑16 | MOUNTAINS | THIS GRANITE PEAK IS THE MOST FAMOUS OF THE BLACK HILLS | WHAT IS HARNEY PEAK? | |
| 583 | 1991‑04‑15 | SPORTS | RAY HARROUN WAS THE FIRST TO WIN THIS, MAY 30, 1911 | WHAT IS THE INDIANAPOLIS 500? | |
| 582 | 1991‑04‑12 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | THIS MUSICAL FEATURED SUCH SONGS AS "HEART" & "SHOELESS JOE FROM HANNIBAL, MO." | WHAT IS "DAMN YANKEES"? | |
| 581 | 1991‑04‑11 | AMERICAN DRAMA | 1 OF THE LAST 2 PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYS WITH A WOMAN'S NAME IN THE TITLE; THEY WON IN 1988 & 1989 | WHAT IS "THE HEIDI CHRONICLES" OR "DRIVING MISS DAISY"? | |
| 580 | 1991‑04‑10 | TRANSPORTATION | ABOUT 80% OF THE AIR TRAFFIC AT CHICAGO'S O'HARE AIRPORT COMES FROM THESE 2 AIRLINES | WHAT ARE AMERICAN & UNITED? | |
| 579 | 1991‑04‑09 | WORLD LEADERS | THIS WOMAN, ELECTED PRESIDENT OF IRELAND IN 1990, USED A 1968 SIMON & GARFUNKEL HIT IN HER CAMPAIGN | WHO IS MARY ROBINSON? | |
| 578 | 1991‑04‑08 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | CONNECTICUT WAS THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL 13 STATES TO RATIFY THIS & DIDN'T DO IT UNTIL 1939 | WHAT IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS? | |
| 577 | 1991‑04‑05 | FILMS OF THE '40s | STILL MAKING MONEY IN RE-RELEASE, THE 4 TOP-GROSSING FILMS MADE IN THE '40s ARE BY THIS STUDIO | WHAT IS DISNEY? | |
| 576 | 1991‑04‑05 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | 2 CHARACTERS IN THIS AMERICAN CLASSIC WERE NAMED FOR A KING OF ISRAEL & THE OLDEST SON OF ABRAHAM | WHNAT IS "MOBY-DICK"? | |
| 575 | 1991‑04‑04 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | UPON HIS DEATH IN 1972, HE BECAME THE 1st CIVIL SERVANT TO LIE IN STATE IN THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA | WHO IS J. EDGAR HOOVER? | |
| 574 | 1991‑04‑03 | U.S. CURRENCY | THE 2 NON-PRESIDENTS ON THE FRONTS OF CURRENTLY ISSUED BILLS | WHO ARE ALEXANDER HAMILTON & BENJAMIN FRANKLIN? | |
| 573 | 1991‑04‑02 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE ONLY PRESIDENT WHO FOUGHT IN BOTH THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR & THE WAR OF 1812 | WHO WAS ANDREW JACKSON? | |
| 572 | 1991‑04‑01 | THE 50 STATES | A STATE WHOSE 2-LETTER POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS ARE ALPHABETICALLY SEQUENTIAL | WHAT ARE DELAWARE (DE), HAWAII (HI), & MINNESOTA (MN)? | |
| 571 | 1991‑03‑29 | WOMEN IN HISTORY | HER FIRST HUSBAND, ALEXANDRE de BEAUHARNAIS, FOUGHT IN BOTH THE AMERICAN & FRENCH REVOLUTIONS | WHO IS (EMPRESS) JOSEPHINE? | |
| 570 | 1991‑03‑28 | PROVERBS | IT'S SOMETIMES COMPLETED WITH "BUT SATISFACTION BROUGHT IT BACK" | WHAT IS CURIOUSITY KILLED THE CAT? | |
| 569 | 1991‑03‑27 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 1 OF 2 MEN ELECTED PRESIDENT WHILE SERVING AS A U.S. SENATOR | WHO ARE WARREN G. HARDING & JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 568 | 1991‑03‑26 | FILM OF THE '40s | THE 4 TOP-GROSSING FILMS OF THE '40s WERE MADE BY THIS STUDIO & ARE STILL MAKING MONEY IN RE-RELEASES | WHAT IS DISNEY? | |
| 567 | 1991‑03‑25 | AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS | HE WAS 61 WHEN HE MADE HIS ACTING DEBUT IN 1 OF HIS OWN PLAYS, "SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS", IN 1972 | WHO WAS TENNESSEE WILLIAMS? | |
| 566 | 1991‑03‑22 | AVIATION | 1 OF THE 2 AIRLINES THAT BEGAN THE 1st REGULARLY-SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL SUPERSONIC FLIGHTS IN 1976 | WHAT ARE AIR FRANCE OR BRITISH AIRWAYS? | |
| 565 | 1991‑03‑21 | RIVERS | 1 OF THE 2 RIVERS LONGER THAN 1200 MILES THAT BEGIN IN CANADA & FLOWS TO THE SEA THROUGH PART OF THE U.S. | WHAT IS THE YUKON OR COLUMBIA? | |
| 564 | 1991‑03‑20 | 20th CENTURY PRESIDENTS | THE ONLY U.S. PRESIDENT TO GRADUATE FROM A COLLEGE NAMED FOR A MASSACHUSETTS POET | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 563 | 1991‑03‑19 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION | THE BLOODIEST ENGAGEMENT OF THE WAR, IT WAS FOUGHT A YEAR BEFORE WE DECLARED INDEPENDENCE | WHAT WAS THE BATTLE OF BUNKER('S) HILL? | |
| 562 | 1991‑03‑18 | THE MOVIES | SHE WON THE BEST ACTRESS OSCAR FOR 1933, '67, '68 & 81 | WHO IS KATHARINE HEPBURN? | |
| 561 | 1991‑03‑15 | ELECTIONS | A DEMOCRATIC SLOGAN IN THE 1800s WENT, "WE POLKED 'EM IN '44, WE'LL" DO THIS TO "'EM IN '52" | WHAT IS "PIERCE"? | |
| 560 | 1991‑03‑13 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THIS COUNTRY IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WAS NAMED FOR A PROVINCE OF THE NETHERLANDS | WHAT IS NEW ZEALAND? | |
| 559 | 1991‑03‑12 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | IN 1977 JAMES SCHLESINGER BECAME THE FIRS MAN APPOINTED TO THIS POST | WHAT IS SECRETARY OF ENERGY? | |
| 558 | 1991‑03‑11 | MUSEUMS | WHEN HE DIED IN 1936 HE LEFT HIS SARASOTA ESTATE & MUSEUM, WITH A VAST RUBENS COLLECTION, TO FLORIDA | WHO WAS JOHN RINGLING? | |
| 557 | 1991‑03‑08 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO DIE IN OFFICE | WHO WAS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT? | |
| 556 | 1991‑03‑07 | AWARDS | THE FERMI AWARD WITH A PRIZE OF $100,000 IS GIVEN ANNUALLY BY THIS U.S. CABINET DEPARTMENT | WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY? | |
| 555 | 1991‑03‑06 | POLITICS | A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THIS MAN'S NAME AFTER HE BECAME THE 1st U.S. CASUALTY OF THE COLD WAR | WHO WAS (CAPT.) JOHN BIRCH? | |
| 554 | 1991‑03‑05 | MOVIE CLASSICS | THIS 1952 FILM WAS ADVERTISED WITH THE SLOGAN: "WHEN THE HANDS POINT UP...THE EXCITEMENT STARTS!" | WHAT IS "HIGH NOON"? | |
| 553 | 1991‑03‑04 | 1990 ELECTIONS | IN 1990 THIS STATE ELECTED A SOCIALIST TO FILL ITS ONLY SEAT IN THE HOUSE | WHAT IS VERMONT? | |
| 552 | 1991‑03‑01 | STATE FLAGS | STATE WHOSE FLAG BEARS THE DATE DECEMBER 7, 1787 | WHAT IS DELAWARE? | |
| 551 | 1991‑02‑28 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | AFTER THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IS 4th & THIS CABINET OFFICER IS 5th IN LINE TO SUCCEED TO THE PRESIDENCY | WHO IS THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY? | |
| 550 | 1991‑02‑27 | THE OLYMPICS | IT'S THE ONLY CITY IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TO HOST THE OLYMPICS | WHAT IS MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA? | |
| 549 | 1991‑02‑26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | MUREX, CONCH & CLAM WERE THE NAMES OF EARLY TANKERS OWNED BY THIS COMPANY | WHAT IS SHELL? | |
| 548 | 1991‑02‑25 | LANGUAGES | IT'S THE SIXTH & MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED OFFICIALLY LANGUAGE OF THE UN | WHAT IS ARABIC? | |
| 547 | 1991‑02‑22 | WORLD CAPITALS | THIS CAPITAL COMPLETELY SURROUNDS A SEPARATE INDEPENDENT COUNTRY | WHAT IS ROME? | |
| 546 | 1991‑02‑21 | HISTORIC NAMES | ONLY 1 TO SIGN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, 1778 ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE, PEACE TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN & CONSTITUTION | WHO WAS BEN FRANKLIN? | |
| 545 | 1991‑02‑20 | U.S. CITIES | THOUGH NOT FOUND UNTIL 1791, THIS CITY HAS THE MOST HISTORIC PLACES LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER | WHAT IS WASHINGTON, D.C.? | |
| 544 | 1991‑02‑19 | FAMOUS NAMES | SOME TIME ON MAY 29, 1953 THIS NEW ZEALANDER HAD EVERYONE IN THE WORLD UNDER HIS FEET | WHO IS EDMUND P. HILLARY? | |
| 543 | 1991‑02‑18 | ANCIENT LEGENDS | IT WAS BUILT BY EPEIUS, A MASTER CARPENTER & WAS SUPPOSEDLY AN OFFERING TO THE GODDESS ATHENA | WHAT WAS THE TROJAN WAR? | |
| 542 | 1991‑02‑15 | LANDMARKS | THE INSCRIPTION ON THIS U.S. MONUMENT ENDS WITH THE WORDS "KNOWN BUT TO GOD" | WHAT IS "TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER"? | |
| 541 | 1991‑02‑14 | SHAKESPEARE | THE 2 FEMALE TITLE CHARACTERS IN SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDIES WHO COMMIT SUICIDE | WHO ARE CLEOPATRA & JULIET? | |
| 540 | 1991‑02‑13 | FRENCH HISTORY | HE WAS IN HIS '70s WHEN HE COMMANDED THE FRENCH NATIONAL GUARD DURING THE REVOLUTION OF 1830 | WHO WAS MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE? | |
| 539 | 1991‑02‑12 | ANATOMY | CALLED "THE MASTER CHEMISTRY LAB" IT'S YOUR LARGEST INTERNAL ORGAN | WHAT IS THE LIVER? | |
| 538 | 1991‑02‑11 | AMERICAN HISTORY | EDWARD EVERETT GAVE THE PRINCIPAL SPEECH HERE NOVEMBER 19, 1863 | WHAT IS GETTYSBURG (CEMETARY)? | |
| 537 | 1991‑02‑08 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | THIS MUSICAL, WHICH WON 5 TONYS IN 1990, WAS INSPIRED BY A 1928 NOVEL & A 1932 GRETA GARBO FILM | WHAT IS "GRAND HOTEL"? | |
| 536 | 1991‑02‑07 | GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE LARGEST ISLAND ON THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA | WHAT IS VANCOUVER ISLAND? | |
| 535 | 1991‑02‑06 | MONARCHS | HE WAS BORN IN 1938 IN ROME, WHERE HIS PARENTS WERE LIVING WITH HIS GRANDFATHER, AN EXILED KING | WHO IS (KING) JUAN CARLOS (I OF SPAIN)? | |
| 534 | 1991‑02‑05 | PRESIDENTS | PRIOR TO RONALD REAGAN, HE WAS THE ONLY PRESIDENT WHO SERVED PAST THE AGE OF 70 | WHO IS DWIGHT EISENHOWER? | |
| 533 | 1991‑02‑04 | NOVEL CHARACTERS | STRIKING "SOFT CHORDS ON THE PIANO", HE SAYS, "LIKE THE PAINTING OF A SORROW, A FACE WITHOUT A HEART" | WHO IS DORIAN GRAY? | |
| 532 | 1991‑02‑01 | THE AMERICAN FLAG | TOTAL NUMBER OF HORIZONTAL ROWS OF STARS ON THE U.S. FLAG | WHAT IS 9? | |
| 531 | 1991‑01‑31 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | 1 OF 2 MEN ELECTED PRESIDENT WHILE SERVING AS A U.S. SENATOR | WHO ARE WARREN G. HARDING & JOHN F. KENNEDY? | |
| 530 | 1991‑01‑30 | EUROPE | THE TWO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE THE LETTER Z IN THEIR ENGLISH NAMES | WHAT ARE CZECHOSLOVAKIA/ SWITZERLAND? | |
| 529 | 1991‑01‑29 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | THESE 2 STATES CONTAIN 10 OF THE 30 LARGEST CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES | WHAT ARE CALIFORNIA & TEXAS? | |
| 528 | 1991‑01‑28 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | IN 1976 THE SAME YEAR HERCREATOR DIED, SHE MADE HER FINAL APPEARANCE, IN "SLEEPING MURDER" | WHO IS MISS JANE MARPLE? | |
| 527 | 1991‑01‑25 | MONARCHS | 1 OF 2 BRITISH KINGS SINCE WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR WHO WERE NEVER CROWNED | WHO ARE EDWARD V & EDWARD VIII? | |
| 526 | 1991‑01‑24 | WORLD HISTORY | ON JULY 15TH, 1815 HE SURRENDERED TO THE CAPTAIN OF THR BELLEROPHON | WHO IS NAPOLEON (BONAPARTE) (I)? | |
| 525 | 1991‑01‑23 | MYTHOLOGY | THE ORACLE AT DELPHI WAS BELIEVED TO BE SPEAKING THE WORDS OF THIS GOD | WHO WAS APOLLO? | |
| 524 | 1991‑01‑22 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | IN 1935 THIS COUNTRY OFFICIALLY CHANGED ITS NAME TO ONE THAT MEANS "LAND OF THE ARYANS" | WHAT IS PERSIA? | |
| 523 | 1991‑01‑21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THE COMPANY NAMED FOR THIS MAN IS SWEDEN'S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF CHEMICALS | WHO WAS ALFRED NOBEL? | |
| 522 | 1991‑01‑18 | THE POST OFFICE | 2 OF THE 1st 3 MEN DEPICTED ON U.S. STAMPS | WHO ARE GEORGE WASHINGTON, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN & THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 521 | 1991‑01‑17 | FAMOUS WOMEN | 1 OF 2 WOMEN WHO MADE THE TOP 10 ON FORBES' LIST OF THE TOP-EARNING ENTERTAINERS OF 1989-90 | WHO IS OPRAH WINFREY OR MADONNA? | |
| 520 | 1991‑01‑16 | OPERA CHARACTERS | THIS GERMAN AUTHOR IS A CHARACTER IN OFFENBACH'S LAST OPERA, WHICH WAS BASED ON HIS STORIES | WHO WAS (E.T.A.) HOFFMAN? | |
| 519 | 1991‑01‑15 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | WORKING HERE, LEWIS TERMAN ADAPTED BINET'S TEST & CAME UP WITH THE TERM "INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT" | WHAT IS STANFORD? | |
| 518 | 1991‑01‑14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE 2 U.S. PRESIDENTS WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY IN WORLD WAR I | WHO ARE HARRY TRUMAN & DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER? | |
| 517 | 1991‑01‑11 | BEST SELLERS | "THE SAGA OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY" IS THE SUBTITLE OF THIS 1976 BEST SELLER | WHAT IS ROOTS? | |
| 516 | 1991‑01‑10 | THE EMMYS | THIS ACTRESS, WHOSE FATHER WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE TV ACADEMY, WON HER FIRST 2 EMMYS IN 1989 TO 1990 | WHO IS CANDICE BERGEN? | |
| 515 | 1991‑01‑09 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | CHAPTER VI IN THIS 1883 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WORK IS TITLE "A CUB-PILOT'S EXPERIENCE" | WHAT IS "LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI"? | |
| 514 | 1991‑01‑08 | ART | THIS ARTIST'S ONLY KNOWN SEASCAPE, "STORM ON THE SEA OF GALILEE", WAS STOLEN IN 1990 | WHO WAS REMBRANDT? | |
| 513 | 1991‑01‑07 | ISLANDS | 3 OF THE WORLD'S 10 LARGEST ISLANDS ARE IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN & BELONG TO THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 512 | 1991‑01‑04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE 2 PRESIDENTS WHOSE ASSASSINS WERE SENTENCED TO DEATH & EXECUTED | WHO ARE JAMES GARFIELD & WILLIAM McKINLEY? | |
| 511 | 1991‑01‑03 | BIBLICAL QUOTES | IT COMES BETWEEN "ASK, AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN YOU" & "KNOCK, AND IT SHALL BE OPENED UNTO YOU" | WHAT IS SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND? | |
| 510 | 1991‑01‑02 | THE 50 STATES | THE 2 STATES BORDERING BOTH DAKOTAS, THEY EACH BEGIN WITH THE SAME LETTER | WHAT ARE MONTANA & MINNESOTA? | A very similarly worded clue was inaccurately included in the dataset as being aired 1990-10-22. |
| 509 | 1991‑01‑01 | THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE | THIS 1952 WINNER EARNED THEOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY DOCTORATES AT STRASBOURG BEFORE BECOMING AN M.D. | WHO IS ALBERT SCHWEITZER? | |
| 508 | 1990‑12‑28 | NAMES IN THE NEWS | THIS WORLD CHESS CHAMP IS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF RUSSIA | WHO IS GARY KASPAROV? | |
| 507 | 1990‑12‑27 | ANCIENT HISTORY | THE GROUP WHO FOUGHT OVER HIS EMPIRE AFTER HIS DEATH WAS CALLED THE "DIADOCHI", SUCCESSORS | WHO WAS ALEXANDER THE GREAT? | |
| 506 | 1990‑12‑26 | THE 50 STATES | 3 OF THE 5 STATES WHICH, ALONG WITH PART OF MINNESOTA, WERE FORMED FROM THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY | WHAT ARE OHIO, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN &/OR WISCONSIN? | |
| 505 | 1990‑12‑25 | OPERA | VERDI ELIMINATED ALL OF THE VENETIAN SCENES IN THIS OPERA BASED ON A SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY | WHAT IS OTELLO? | |
| 504 | 1990‑12‑24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THE DU PONT CO., WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1802, INITIALLY MADE ONLY THIS PRODUCT | WHAT IS GUNPOWDER? | |
| 503 | 1990‑12‑21 | OSCAR-WINNING FILMS | THIS 1950 FILM WAS THE ONLY "BEST PICTURE" THAT FEATURED MARILYN MONROE; SHE PLAYED AN ACTRESS | WHAT IS "ALL ABOUT EVE"? | |
| 502 | 1990‑12‑20 | AMERICAN HISTORY | 2 OF THE 4 AMERICANS WHO NEGOTIATED THE TREATY OF PARIS WITH THE BRITISH IN 1782 | WHO WERE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, JOHN ADAMS, JOHN JAY & HENRY LAURENS? | |
| 501 | 1990‑12‑19 | PEN NAMES | HE LATINIZED HIS FIRST 2 NAMES TO CAROLUS LUDOVICUS, ANGLICIZED & REVERSED THEM | WHO WAS LEWIS CARROLL? | |
| 500 | 1990‑12‑18 | MONARCHS | AFTER ELIZABETH II, THIS QUEEN IS THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST WOMAN | WHO IS QUEEN BEATRIX? | |
| 499 | 1990‑12‑17 | CANADA | GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA KNOWN FOR THE TROPHY HE PRESENTED IN 1893 | WHO WAS LORD STANLEY? | |
| 498 | 1990‑12‑14 | POLITICAL PARTIES | THE 2 PARTIES THAT EACH ELECTED ONLY 2 U.S. PRESIDENTS | WHO WERE THE WHIGS & FEDERALISTS? | |
| 497 | 1990‑12‑12 | THE RAILROADS | THE FIRST CONTINENT TO BE SPANNED BY A RAIL LINE | WHAT IS NORTH AMERICA? | |
| 496 | 1990‑12‑11 | ORGANIZATIONS | SERVICE ORG. SO NAMED BECAUSE ITS EARLY CLUBS MET IN THE OFFICE OF A DIFFERENT MEMBER EACH WEEK | WHAT IS ROTARY (INTERNATIONAL)? | |
| 495 | 1990‑12‑10 | THE 50 STATES | IT'S THE ONLY STATE WHOSE LOWEST POINT IS OVER 3300 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL | WHAT IS COLORADO? | |
| 494 | 1990‑12‑07 | NOTORIOUS | IN OCTOBER 1959 HE INFORMED THE U.S. EMBASSY IN MOSCOW THAT HE HAD APPLIED FOR SOVIET CITIZENSHIP | WHO WAS LEE HARVEY OSWALD? | |
| 493 | 1990‑12‑06 | MOVIES | THIS 1951 HUMPHREY BOGART FILM WAS BASED ON BOOK BY C.S. FORESTER | WHAT IS "THE AFRICAN QUEEN"? | |
| 492 | 1990‑12‑05 | MAN IN SPACE | HE WAS THE ONLY MERCURY ASTRONAUT TO WALK ON THE MOON | WHO IS ALAN SHEPARD? | |
| 491 | 1990‑12‑04 | BROADWAY LYRICS | A JILTED LOVER ALMOST BREAKS A MAGIC SPELL BY RUNNING AWAY FROM A VILLAGE IN THIS 1947 MUSICAL | WHAT IS "BRIGADOON"? | |
| 490 | 1990‑12‑03 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES, THE ONE THAT COMES LAST ALPHABETICALLY | WHAT IS VENEZUELA? | |
| 489 | 1990‑11‑30 | WEATHER | THE ONLY CONTINENT ON WHICH THE RECORDED TEMPERATURE HAS NOT GONE BELOW -8 F. | WHAT IS AUSTRALIA? | |
| 488 | 1990‑11‑29 | MUSICAL THEATRE | THIS LYRICIST WAS THE GRANDSON OF A GERMAN- AMERICAN OPERA IMPRESARIO WHOSE NAME HE SHARED | WHO WAS OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN (II)? | |
| 487 | 1990‑11‑28 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HE WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK IN 1817, RIGHT AFTER THE STATE AGREED TO FINANCE HIS PET PROJECT | WHO WAS DEWITT CLINTON? | |
| 486 | 1990‑11‑27 | ARTISTS | THE WOMAN IN HIS 1862 PAINTING "SYMPHONY IN WHITE, NO. 1" WAS HIS MISTRESS, JOANNA HIFFERNAN | WHO WAS (JAMES McNEIL) WHISTLER? | |
| 485 | 1990‑11‑26 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | IN POPULATION, IT'S THE LARGEST CITY IN AFRICA | WHAT IS CAIRO, EGYPT? | |
| 484 | 1990‑11‑23 | THE OLYMPICS | THE 1932 SUMMER & WINTER OLYMPICS, BOTH HELD IN THE U.S., WERE HOSTED BY THESE 2 CITIES | WHAT ARE LOS ANGELES (CA) & LAKE PLACID (NY)? | |
| 483 | 1990‑11‑22 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | IN 1841 HIS 1st PACKAGE TOUR TOOK 570 PEOPLE FROM LEICESTER TO LOUGHBOROUGH FOR A TEMPERANCE RALLY | WHO WAS THOMAS COOK? | |
| 482 | 1990‑11‑21 | ACTRESSES | THIS ACTRESS WHO CO-WROTE 2 TRACY & HEPBURN FILMS WAS 88 WHEN SHE DIED IN 1985 | WHO WAS RUTH GORDON? | |
| 481 | 1990‑11‑20 | U.S. CITIES | THE NAME OF THIS OHIO CITY COMES FROM A GREEK WORD MEANING "HIGH" | WHAT IS AKRON? | |
| 480 | 1990‑11‑19 | THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH | BY POPULATION, THIS REPUBLIC IS THE LARGEST MEMBER | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 479 | 1990‑11‑16 | ISLANDS | IT'S THE ONLY INHABITED U.S. TERRITORY SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR | WHAT IS AMERICAN SAMOA? | |
| 478 | 1990‑11‑15 | SPACE EXPLORATION | NEXT PAIR IN THE SEQUENCE, GUMDROP, SPIDER; CHARLIE BROWN, SNOOPY;... | WHAT IS COLUMBIA, EAGLE? | |
| 477 | 1990‑11‑14 | U.S. HISTORY | AFTER VIRGINIA, MORE CIVIL WAR BATTLES WERE FOUGHT IN THIS STATE THAN IN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS TENNESSEE? | |
| 476 | 1990‑11‑13 | WORLD HISTORY | THE 2 COUNTRIES THAT BECAME INDEPENDENT ON AUG. 14 & 15, 1947 | WHAT ARE PAKISTAN & INDIA? | |
| 475 | 1990‑11‑09 | U.S. POLITICS | THIS CITY HAS BEEN THE SITE OF MORE MAJOR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTIONS THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS CHICAGO? | |
| 474 | 1990‑11‑08 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THIS COUNTRY CONTAINS SOUTH AMERICA'S HIGHEST & LOWEST POINTS | WHAT IS ARGENTINA? | |
| 473 | 1990‑11‑07 | SHAKESPEARE | THE 3-WORD TITLE OF THIS PLAY BEGINS & ENDS WITH THE SAME 7-LETTER WORD | WHAT IS "MEASURE FOR MEASURE"? | |
| 472 | 1990‑11‑06 | THE BIBLE | THIS OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OPENS, "THE WORDS OF THE PREACHER, THE SON OF DAVID, KING IN JERUSALEM" | WHAT IS ECCLESIASTES? | |
| 471 | 1990‑11‑05 | U.S. CITIES | THE NAME OF THIS IOWA CITY COMMEMORATES THE POWWOW LEWIS & CLARK HELD WITH AREA INDIANS IN 1804 | WHAT IS COUNCIL BLUFFS? | |
| 470 | 1990‑11‑02 | THE 50 STATES | THE ONLY STATE WHOSE NAME ENDS WITH 3 CONSONANTS | WHAT IS MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 469 | 1990‑11‑01 | HISTORIC NAMES | JOHN ADAMS WAS THE GREAT GREAT GRANDSON OF THIS COUPLE WHO CAME TO AMERICA IN 1620 | WHO ARE JOHN & PRISCILLA (MULLENS) ALDEN? | |
| 468 | 1990‑10‑31 | LANDMARKS | THE TOMB OF BRITAIN'S "UNKNOWN WARRIOR" IS IN THIS BRITISH LANDMARK | WHAT IS WESTMINSTER ABBEY? | |
| 467 | 1990‑10‑30 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS | WHEN HE DIED IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1848, THIS MERCHANT WAS THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA | WHO IS JOHN JACOB ASTOR? | |
| 466 | 1990‑10‑29 | SAINTS | FOUNDER OF THE FRIARS MINOR IN THE 13th CENTURY, HE WAS MADE PATRON SAINT OF ECOLOGISTS IN 1979 | WHO IS ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI? | |
| 465 | 1990‑10‑26 | THE OLYMPICS | 2 OF THE 5 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ATTENDED EVERY SUMMER OLYMPICS IN THE MODERN ERA | WHAT ARE AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, GREECE, GREAT BRITAIN & SWITZERLAND? | |
| 464 | 1990‑10‑25 | HISTORY | IT WAS THE FIRST ELECTED LEGISLATIVE BODY IN THE NEW WORLD | WHAT WAS THE (VIRGINIA) HOUSE OF BURGESSES? | |
| 462 | 1990‑10‑23 | ANIMALS | THE COLUMBIAN WHITE- TAILED DEER ISN'T NATIVE TO COLUMBIA BUT TO THESE 2 U.S. STATES | WHAT ARE OREGON & WASHINGTON? | |
| 463 | 1990‑10‑22 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE FORMER LADY ELIZABETH BOWES-LYON IS KNOWN BY THIS TITLE | WHAT IS THE QUEEN MOTHER? | This clue was originally dated 1990-10-24 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1990-10-22. The clue that aired 1990-10-24 is not in the dataset, and is as follows:
SHAKESPEARE: The name of Shakespeare's acting company, the King's Men, referred to this king
(Who is James I?) |
| 461 | 1990‑10‑22 | THE FIFTY STATES | THE 2 STATES BORDERED BY BOTH DAKOTAS | WHAT ARE MONTANA & MINNESOTA? | This clue is incorrectly dated 1990-10-22 in the dataset. The actual date for this clue, if any, is unknown. However, a similarly worded clue ("THE 2 STATES BORDERING BOTH DAKOTAS, THEY EACH BEGIN WITH THE SAME LETTER") under a similarly worded category ("THE 50 STATES") is in the dataset as being aired 1991‑01‑02. |
| 460 | 1990‑10‑19 | ENGLISH LITERATURE | "FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME" COMPLETES THE TITLE OF THIS 1678 WORK | WHAT IS "THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS"? | |
| 459 | 1990‑10‑18 | THE ZODIAC | BESIDES THE ARCHER, WHO CAN BE A CENTAUR, 2 OF THE 3 SIGNS SYMBOLIZED BY HUMAN FIGURES | WHAT ARE AQAURIUS, GEMINI & VIRGO? | |
| 458 | 1990‑10‑17 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES | NUMERICAL PHRASE IN THE TITLE OF THE 1925 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BRITISH PHYSICIAN ROGER BANNISTER | WHAT IS (THE) "FOUR-MINUTE MILE"? | |
| 457 | 1990‑10‑16 | FILMS OF THE '30s | THE 2 TITLE CHARACTERS NAMED ANNA WHO WERE PLAYED BY GRETA GARBO IN THE 1930s | WHO WERE ANNA KARENINA & ANNA CHRISTIE? | This clue is incorrectly dated 1990-10-16 in the dataset. The actual date for this clue, if any, is unknown. The clue that aired 1990-10-16 is not in the dataset, and is as follows:
MOVIE ACTRESSES: She was usually cast in exotic Asian roles before her huge success playing a detective's wife in 1934
(Who was Myrna Loy?) |
| 456 | 1990‑10‑15 | BRITISH AUTHORS | HE WAS THE FIRST WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE WHO WAS BORN IN ASIA; HE WON IN 1907 | WHO WAS (JOSEPH RUDYARD) KIPLING? | |
| 455 | 1990‑10‑12 | ELECTIONS | OF THE 10 STATES GOV. DUKAKIS WON IN THE 1988 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THIS ONE HAS THE MOST ELECTORAL VOTES | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 454 | 1990‑10‑11 | LANDMARKS | THE TALLEST STRUCTURE BUILT FOR THE UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION OF 1889 | WHAT IS THE EIFFEL TOWER? | |
| 453 | 1990‑10‑10 | ASTRONOMY | IT'S THE FIRST PLANET WHOSE DISCOVERER IS KNOWN | WHAT IS URANUS? | |
| 452 | 1990‑10‑09 | WOMEN | ELECTED IN 1972, SHE'S THE WOMAN WITH THE MOST SENIORITY IN CONGRESS | WHO IS PAT SCHROEDER? | |
| 451 | 1990‑10‑08 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE 1st PRESIDENT TO VISIT MOSCOW WHILE IN OFFICE | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 450 | 1990‑10‑05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS NEW YORK COMPANY INTRODUCED THE DIRECT-MAIL SWEEPSTAKES CONCEPT IN 1962 | WHAT IS READER'S DIGEST? | |
| 449 | 1990‑10‑04 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS | THE LOGO OF THE CANADIAN COUNTERPART OF THIS GROUP HAS A FLEUR-DE-LIS IN A MAPLE LEAF IN A TEEPEE | WHAT IS THE BOY SCOUTS? | |
| 448 | 1990‑10‑03 | LEGENDS | INCAN LEGEND SAYS A PRINCE NAMED THIS ESCAPED FROM HIS LAND & SET OUT IN A RAFT ACROSS THE PACIFIC | WHO WAS KON TIKI? | |
| 447 | 1990‑10‑02 | LOVE & MARRIAGE | THOMAS SEYMOUR MARRIED THIS KING'S WIDOW & LATER TRIED TO MARRY HIS DAUGHTER | WHO WAS HENRY VIII? | |
| 446 | 1990‑10‑01 | SPORTS | FOR THE 1st HALF OF THIS CENTURY, IT WAS THE WESTERNMOST CITY REPRESENTED IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL | WHAT IS ST. LOUIS? | |
| 445 | 1990‑09‑28 | THE 1930s | IN 1933 SHE MAILED A POEM PREDICTING HER OWN DEMISE TO NEWSPAPERS; SHE WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN 1934 | WHO WAS BONNIE PARKER? | |
| 444 | 1990‑09‑27 | MEDICINE | COUNTRY IN WHICH THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT WAS PERFORMED | WHAT IS SOUTH AFRICA? | |
| 443 | 1990‑09‑26 | FRANCE | ITS CONSTRUCTION WAS BEGUN IN 1546 BY FRANCIS I, BUT IT WASN'T OPENED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL 1793 | WHAT IS THE (NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE) LOUVRE? | |
| 442 | 1990‑09‑25 | BRITISH HISTORY | SHE AND HER HUSBAND, LORD GUILDFORD DUDLEY, WERE EXECUTED ON TOWER HILL FEBRUARY 12, 1554 | WHO WAS (LADY) JANE GREY? | |
| 441 | 1990‑09‑24 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE'S THE ONLY PRESIDENT TO ASK THE U.S. CONGRESS TO DECLARE WAR ON GREAT BRITAIN | WHO WAS JAMES MADISON? | |
| 440 | 1990‑09‑21 | DIRECTORS | BORN IN TURKEY, HE WON 2 TONYS BEFORE DIRECTING MARLON BRANDO IN HIS FIRST OSCAR- WINNING PERFORMANCE | WHO IS ELIA KAZAN? | |
| 439 | 1990‑09‑20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | IN THE 1890s THIS COMPANY INTRODUCED THE PNEUMATIC TIRE FOR CARS; IN 1948 THE STEEL-BELTED RADIAL TIRE | WHAT IS MICHELIN? | |
| 438 | 1990‑09‑19 | SHAKESPEAREAN TITLE CHARACTERS | BEFORE HE STABS HIMSELF HE CONFESSES THAT HE "THREW A PEARL AWAY RICHER THAN ALL HIS TRIBE" | WHO IS OTHELLO? | |
| 437 | 1990‑09‑18 | GEOGRAPHY | IT'S BORDERED BY 4 COUNTRIES, THE MOST OF ANY CENTRAL AMERICAN NATION | WHAT IS GUATEMALA? | |
| 436 | 1990‑09‑17 | THE CIVIL WAR | 1 OF 2 STATES OF THE CONFEDERACY THAT DO NOT HAVE A SEACOAST | WHAT IS TENNESSEE OR ARKANSAS? | |
| 435 | 1990‑09‑14 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | HE WAS THE LAST PRESIDENT WHO WAS NOT A COLLEGE GRADUATE | WHO WAS HARRY TRUMAN? | |
| 434 | 1990‑09‑13 | POETRY | THE LAST WORDS SPOKEN BY THIS TITLE CHARACTER WERE "I 'OPE YOU LIKED YOUR DRINK" | WHO WAS GUNGA DIN? | |
| 433 | 1990‑09‑12 | SPACE EXPLORATION | IN 1990 IT BECAME THE THIRD COUNTRY TO PLACE A SATELLITE IN LUNAR ORBIT | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 432 | 1990‑09‑11 | RELIGION | MORE POPES HAVE TAKEN THIS NAME THAN ANY OTHER, BUT ONLY THE FIRST ONE WAS DECLARED A SAINT | WHAT IS JOHN? | |
| 431 | 1990‑09‑10 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES | HELEN KELLER DEDICATED "THE STORY OF MY LIFE" TO THIS MAN WHO "TAUGHT THE DEAF TO SPEAK" | WHO IS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL? | |
| 430 | 1990‑09‑07 | FAMOUS WOMEN | DYING IN 1903, SHE SAID, "IT'S THE 27th ANNIVERSARY OF BILL'S DEATH. BURY ME NEXT TO BILL." | WHO WAS CALAMITY JANE? | |
| 429 | 1990‑09‑06 | ORGANIZATIONS | ITS 1st 2 HEADQUARTERS WERE CENTRAL HALL IN LONDON & HUNTER COLLEGE IN THE BRONX | WHAT IS THE UNITED NATIONS? | |
| 428 | 1990‑09‑05 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THE ONLY COUNTRY CROSSED BY THE EQUATOR & THE TROPIC OF CANCER | WHAT IS BRAZIL? | |
| 427 | 1990‑09‑04 | THE BIBLE | IF THIS EVENT HADN'T HAPPENED, METHUSELAH MIGHT HAVE LIVED PAST AGE 969 | WHAT WAS THE FLOOD? | |
| 426 | 1990‑09‑03 | EARLY MAN | IT WAS THE FIRST NONPRECIOUS METAL MAN MADE INTO TOOLS & DECORATIVE ITEMS | WHAT IS COPPER? | |
| 425 | 1990‑07‑20 | AMERICAN HISTORY | IN 1839 & '40 FRANCE & GREAT BRITAIN SIGNED COMMERCIAL TREATIES WITH THIS NEW REPUBLIC | WHAT IS TEXAS? | |
| 424 | 1990‑07‑19 | WORLD CITIES | BUILT BETWEEN 1666 & 1667, THE CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE IS THE OLDEST MONUMENT IN THIS CAPITAL CITY | WHAT IS CAPE TOWN, (SOUTH AFRICA)? | |
| 423 | 1990‑07‑18 | FIRST LADIES | THE TWO 20th CENTURY FIRST LADIES WHOSE FIRST NAME WAS ELIZABETH | WHO WERE BESS TRUMAN & BETTY FORD? | |
| 422 | 1990‑07‑17 | VOCABULARY | FROM GREEK FOR "LITTLE WORLD", IT'S THE BODY SEEN AS A MINI-UNIVERSE ANIMATED BY ITS OWN SOUL | WHAT IS MICROCOSM? | |
| 421 | 1990‑07‑16 | THE BIBLE | "THE DEAD WHICH HE SLEW AT HIS DEATH WERE MORE THAN THEY WHICH HE SLEW IN HIS LIFE" | WHO WAS SAMSON? | |
| 420 | 1990‑07‑13 | WEAPONS | IN THE CIVIL WAR CONTACT MINES, LIKE THE ONES THAT DIDN'T SLOW FARRAGUT IN MOBILE BAY, WERE CALLED THIS | WHAT ARE TORPEDOES? | |
| 419 | 1990‑07‑12 | EXPLORATION | THIS COUNTRY'S FLAG WAS THE FIRST TO BE PLANTED AT THE SOUTH POLE | WHAT IS NORWAY? | |
| 418 | 1990‑07‑11 | HISTORICAL DRAMA | JOHN DRYDEN'S "ALL FOR LOVE: OR, THE WORLD WELL LOST" IS BASED ON THIS PLAY BY SHAKESPEARE | WHAT IS "ANTONY & CLEOPATRA"? | |
| 417 | 1990‑07‑10 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | PRESIDENT WITH THE MOST RECENT BIRTHDATE | WHO IS CARTER? | |
| 416 | 1990‑07‑09 | SPORTS | THIS SPORT REQUIRES THE LARGEST FIELD OF ANY BALL GAME--12.4 ACRES | WHAT IS POLO? | |
| 415 | 1990‑07‑06 | THE CABINET | ROBERT WEAVER, THE FIRST BLACK TO SERVE IN THE CABINET, WAS APPOINTED BY THIS PRESIDENT | WHO WAS LBJ? | |
| 414 | 1990‑07‑05 | FAMOUS AMERICANS | HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE BAND TRAINING CENTER AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL BASE DURING WWI | WHO WAS JOHN PHILIP SOUSA? | |
| 413 | 1990‑07‑04 | VICE PRESIDENTS | 11 OF OUR 44 VICE PRESIDENTS WERE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE WHEN THEY TOOK OFFICE | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 412 | 1990‑07‑03 | WOMEN | IN 1906 SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO TEACH AT THE SORBONNE | WHO WAS MARIE CURIE? | |
| 411 | 1990‑07‑02 | U.S. HISTORY | IT WAS THIS 1881 EVENT THAT LED TO CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS | WHAT WAS JAMES A. GARFIELD'S ASSASSINATION? | |
| 410 | 1990‑06‑29 | WORLD WAR II | THE LAST SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY TO BREAK RELATIONS WITH THE AXIS POWERS DURING WWII | WHAT IS ARGENTINA? | |
| 409 | 1990‑06‑28 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | IN 1988 NEVADA WAS THE ONLY STATE TO OFFER THIS CHOICE ON THE BALLOT, & 6,934 PEOPLE TOOK IT | WHAT IS "NONE OF (THE) ABOVE"? | |
| 408 | 1990‑06‑27 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | HARRY BAILLY, HOST OF THE TABARD INN, SERVES AS THE M.C. IN THIS COLLECTION OF STORIES | WHAT ARE THE CANTERBURY TALES? | |
| 407 | 1990‑06‑26 | ACADEMY AWARDS | 1 OF 2 WOMEN WHO WON 2 BEST ACTRESS OSCARS IN THE 1930S | WHO IS BETTE DAVIS OR LUISE RAINER? | |
| 406 | 1990‑06‑25 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | HE WROTE: "THEY SPELL IT VINCI & PRONOUNCE IT VINCHY; FOREIGNERS ALWAYS SPELL BETTER THAN THEY PRONOUNCE" | WHO IS MARK TWAIN? | |
| 405 | 1990‑06‑22 | AMERICAN WRITERS | THE ONLY AMERICAN WOMAN AWARDED THE NOBLE PRIZE FOR LITERATURE, SHE WON HERS IN 1938 | WHO IS PEARL S. BUCK? | |
| 404 | 1990‑06‑21 | COINS | ON ITS REVERSE THE SUSAN B. ANTHONY DOLLAR COMMEMORATED THIS HISTORIC EVENT OF THE 1960s | WHAT IS THE (APOLLO 11) MOON LANDING? | |
| 402 | 1990‑06‑15 | WWI | 2 OF WWI's "BIG FOUR" LEADERS WHO MET IN PARIS IN 1919 TO DRAFT THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES | WHO WERE WILSON,GEORGE, VITTORIO ORLANDO, GEORGES CLEMENCEAU? | This clue is in the dataset twice, as ID numbers 402 and 403. |
| 403 | 1990‑06‑15 | WWI | 2 OF WWI's "BIG FOUR" LEADERS WHO MET IN PARIS IN 1919 TO DRAFT THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES | WHO WERE WILSON, CLEMENCEAU, GEORGE & ORLANDO? | This clue is in the dataset twice, as ID numbers 402 and 403. |
| 401 | 1990‑06‑13 | HISTORICAL FILMS | BEFORE HE WAS KILLED IN THIS 1960 FILM, JOHN WAYNE SAID, "REPUBLIC...I LIKE THE SOUND OF THE WORD" | WHAT IS "THE ALAMO"? | |
| 400 | 1990‑06‑12 | REPUBLICANS | THIS CALIFORNIA SENATOR WAS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT, BUT HE LOST | WHO WAS JOHN C. FREMONT? | |
| 399 | 1990‑06‑11 | MINERALS | THESE 2 NATIONS LEAD THE WORLD IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOLD | WHAT ARE THE U.S.S.R. & SOUTH AFRICA? | |
| 398 | 1990‑06‑08 | THE CALENDAR | THE 3 DAYS NAMED AFTER A MYTHOLOGICAL FATHER & 2 OF HIS SONS | WHAT ARE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY? | |
| 397 | 1990‑06‑07 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS | 1st & LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO BROUGHT INSANITY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIS FAMOUS MOTHER IN 1875 | WHO WAS ROBERT (TODD) LINCOLN? | |
| 396 | 1990‑06‑06 | LANDMARKS | FIRST IDENTIFIED IN 1741, IT SPLIT WHILE BEING DRAGGED TO LIBERTY POLE SQUARE IN 1774 | WHAT IS PLYMOUTH ROCK? | |
| 395 | 1990‑06‑05 | DIRECTORS | GERMAN-BORN DIRECTOR WHO WON A TONY FOR "THE ODD COUPLE" & AN OSCAR FOR "THE GRADUATE" | WHO IS MIKE NICHOLS? | |
| 394 | 1990‑06‑04 | HISTORIC NAMES | WHEN THE CITY OF PODGORICA BECAME CAPITAL OF MONTENEGRO AFTER WWII, IT WAS RENAMED IN HIS HONOR | WHO WAS TITO? | |
| 393 | 1990‑06‑01 | FAMOUS WOMEN | WHILE A REGULAR ON MAJOR BOWES' RADIO SHOW, SHE SAID, "I'M 7 YEARS OLD & I CAN SING 23 ARIAS." | WHO IS BEVERLY SILLS? | |
| 392 | 1990‑05‑31 | GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE SOUTHERNMOST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS CHILE? | |
| 391 | 1990‑05‑30 | ENGLAND | LEGEND SAYS IF THE RAVENS EVER LEAVE THIS HISTORIC SITE ON THE THAMES, ENGLAND WILL FALL | WHAT IS THE TOWER OF LONDON? | |
| 390 | 1990‑05‑29 | WORD ORIGINS | NAME FOR A FESTIVAL FROM THE ITALIAN MEANING FAREWELL TO MEAT | WHAT IS CARNIVAL? | |
| 389 | 1990‑05‑25 | THE BIBLE | THE 3rd MAN MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE; HIS NAME MEANS "BREATH" IN HEBREW | WHO IS ABEL? | |
| 388 | 1990‑05‑24 | CONGRESS | SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE IN BOTH THE SENATE & THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | WHO IS MARGARET CHASE SMITH? | |
| 387 | 1990‑05‑23 | BRITISH HISTORY | THE 14th EARL OF THIS WAS PRIME MINISER IN 1852; THE 12th EARL OF THIS HAD A RACE NAMED FOR HIM | WHAT IS DERBY? | |
| 386 | 1990‑05‑22 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | MERLIN THE MAGICIAN CAST A SPELL PUTTING THIS TITLE CHARACTER TO SLEEP FOR 1,300 YEARS | WHO IS "A CONNECTICUT YANKEE (AT KING ARTHUR'S COURT)"? | |
| 385 | 1990‑05‑21 | SCIENTISTS | WHEN EINSTEIN WON THE 1921 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS, HE WAS A NATURALIZED CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS SWITZERLAND? | |
| 384 | 1990‑05‑18 | THE SUPREME COURT | SON OF A FAMOUS POET, THIS OLDEST JUSTICE EVER DIDN'T RETIRE UNTIL HE WAS 90 | WHO WAS OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR.? | |
| 383 | 1990‑05‑17 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | IN 1829, AT AGE 19, HE JOINED THE CREW OF THE FREIGHTER ST. LAWRENCE THAT RAN BETWEEN NYC & LIVERPOOL | WHO WAS HERMAN MELVILLE? | |
| 382 | 1990‑05‑16 | GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE ONLY COUNTRY WHOSE NAME BEGINS WITH "A", BUT DOESN'T END WITH "A" | WHAT IS AFGHANISTAN? | |
| 381 | 1990‑05‑15 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | THIS WINNER OF THE 1970 NOBEL LIT. PRIZE WAS BORN IN 1918 INTO A FAMILY OF COSSACK INTELLECTUALS | WHO IS ALEXANDR SOLZHENITSYN? | |
| 380 | 1990‑05‑14 | THE BIBLE | OF THE MEN MENTIONED IN THE KING JAMES VERSION, HE'S FIRST ALPHABETICALLY | WHO IS AARON? | |
| 379 | 1990‑05‑14 | WOMEN IN POLITICS | IN 1978 SHE WAS ELECTED TO CONGRESS FROM THE DISTRICT ARCHIE BUNKER LIVED IN ON TV | WHO IS GERALDINE FERRARO? | This clue is incorrectly dated 1990-05-14 in the dataset. The actual date for this clue, if any, is unknown. |
| 378 | 1990‑05‑10 | U.S. CITIES | MASS. CITY NAMED FOR AN INDUSTRIALIST WHOSE FAMILY INCLUDED SEVERAL POETS & AN ASTRONOMER | WHAT IS LOWELL? | |
| 377 | 1990‑05‑09 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS | THIS COUNTRY'S ANTHEM WAS WRITTEN ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 24, 1792 | WHAT IS FRANCE? | |
| 376 | 1990‑05‑08 | ISLANDS | THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO, ITS MOST FAMOUS RESIDENT LEFT IN 1815 | WHAT IS ELBA? | |
| 375 | 1990‑05‑07 | COMPOSERS | HIS MOST FAMOUS WORK INCLUDES "LA PRIMAVERA", "L'ESTATE", "L'AUTUNNO" & "L"INVERNO" | WHO WAS VIVALDI? | |
| 374 | 1990‑05‑04 | THE SENATE | THE 2 ASTRONAUTS WHO WENT ON TO BECOME U.S. SENATORS | WHO ARE JOHN GLENN & HARRISON SCHMITT? | |
| 373 | 1990‑05‑03 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES | ROBERT SHAW, RICHARD BURTON & CHARLES LAUGHTON ALL PLAYED THIS RULER ON FILM | WHO IS HENRY VIII? | |
| 372 | 1990‑05‑02 | ARCHITECTURE | ONCE A PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY, HE DESIGNED THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT GREENWICH | WHO WAS (SIR) CHRISTOPHER WREN? | |
| 371 | 1990‑05‑01 | U.S. STATES | THE ONLY U.S. STATE THAT BORDERS 4 GREAT LAKES | WHAT IS MICHIGAN? | |
| 370 | 1990‑04‑30 | PRESIDENTS | THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT WHO HAD SERVED AS A GOVERNOR OF A STATE | WHO WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON? | |
| 369 | 1990‑04‑28 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | LONDON'S COLLEGE OF HERALDS GRANTED THIS AMERICAN COLLEGE A COAT OF ARMS IN 1694 | WHAT IS (THE COLLEGE OF) WILLIAM & MARY? | |
| 368 | 1990‑04‑27 | EUROPE | IN THIS COUNTRY DOMESTIC MAIL IS FREE & INT'L MAIL CAN BE SENT FROM FRENCH OR SPANISH POST OFFICES | WHAT IS ANDORRA? | |
| 367 | 1990‑04‑26 | U.S. HISTORY | SOME SAY HE WAS SHOT BY SERGEANT BOSTON CORBETT & OTHERS BELIEVE HE KILLED HIMSELF | WHO WAS JOHN WILKES BOOTH? | |
| 366 | 1990‑04‑25 | FAMOUS WOMEN | "LITERATURE IS MY UTOPIA...NO BARRIER OF THE SENSES SHUTS ME OUT" IS FROM HER 1902 AUTOBIOGRAPHY | WHO WAS HELEN KELLER? | |
| 365 | 1990‑04‑24 | PLAYWRIGHTS | HIS MOST FAMOUS PLAY WAS FIRST PRODUCED IN 1895, THE YEAR HE WAS SENT TO JAIL, & HE NEVER WROTE ANOTHER | WHO IS OSCAR WILDE? | |
| 364 | 1990‑04‑23 | STATE CAPITALS | THIS CITY WAS NAMED FOR A FIRST CENTURY ROMAN CITIZEN & MISSIONARY | WHAT IS ST. PAUL (MINNESOTA)? | |
| 363 | 1990‑04‑20 | ACTRESSES | SHE SUFFERED A SERIOUS INJURY WHILE STARRING IN "LA TOSCA", A PLAY WRITTEN FOR HER | WHO WAS SARAH BERNHARDT? | |
| 362 | 1990‑04‑19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1946 AS TOKYO TELE- COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING CORPORATION | WHAT IS SONY? | |
| 361 | 1990‑04‑18 | 13-LETTER WORDS | WORD MEANING "IMMEASURABLY SMALL"; ITS FIRST 8 LETTERS ARE A WORD MEANING "IMMEASURABLY GREAT" | WHAT IS "INFINITESIMAL"? | |
| 360 | 1990‑04‑17 | MAGAZINES | THE 2 MAJOR LITERARY MONTHLIES FOUNDED IN THE 1850s THAT SURVIVE TODAY | WHAT ARE HARPER'S & THE ATLANTIC (MONTHLY)? | |
| 359 | 1990‑04‑16 | BASEBALL | THIS MAJOR LEAGUE MANAGER WAS BORN JULY 30, 1890 IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | WHO WAS CASEY STENGEL? | |
| 358 | 1990‑04‑13 | THE BIBLE | THOUGH HE FOUGHT AGAINST THE PHILISTINES, HIS WIFE WAS ONE, & WAS HIS PARAMOUR | WHO WAS SAMSON? | |
| 357 | 1990‑04‑12 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | ALASKA HAS THE LONGEST SEACOAST & THIS STATE IS 2nd | WHAT IS FLORIDA? | |
| 356 | 1990‑04‑11 | THE ROARING '20s | TERM GIVEN TO THE FLOWERING OF BLACK AMERICAN ARTS & LETTERS | WHAT WAS THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE? | |
| 355 | 1990‑04‑10 | CABLE TELEVISION | THE NAME OF THIS CHANNEL CAN BE TRACED BACK TO A MOVIE THEATER THAT OPENED IN 1905 IN McKEESPORT, PA. | WHAT IS NICKELODEON? | |
| 354 | 1990‑04‑09 | AMERICAN HISTORY | VIRGINIA'S MOTTO SINCE 1776; IT WAS SHOUTED IN ANOTHER CONTEXT ON APRIL 14, 1865 | WHAT IS "SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS"? | |
| 353 | 1990‑04‑06 | MONEY | COUNTRY WHOSE BASIC MONETARY UNIT IS THE BALBOA | WHAT IS PANAMA? | |
| 352 | 1990‑04‑05 | CANADA | EARLY DOCUMENTS & MAPS REFERRED TO THIS FUTURE CANADIAN PROVINCE AS "TERRA NOVA" | WHAT IS NEWFOUNDLAND? | |
| 351 | 1990‑04‑04 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | ADEPT AT HANDLING CONGRESS, HE WAS THE LAST PRESIDENT TO LEAVE OFFICE WITH NO VETOES OVERRIDDEN | WHO WAS LYNDON JOHNSON? | |
| 350 | 1990‑04‑03 | POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS | THE ONLY STATE WHOSE 2-LETTER POSTAL ABBREVIATION IS A PREPOSITION | WHAT IS INDIANA? | |
| 349 | 1990‑04‑02 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES | THIS ACTOR WON A 1952 TONY & A 1956 OSCAR FOR PLAYING THE SAME RULER | WHO WAS YUL BRYNNER? | |
| 348 | 1990‑03‑30 | WORLD HISTORY | HE BECAME A NATIONAL HERO WHEN HE LED THE SPANISH FOREIGN LEGION AGAINST MOROCCAN REBELS IN THE 1920s | WHO WAS FRANCISCO FRANCO? | |
| 347 | 1990‑03‑29 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | THE ONLY STATE THAT'S HOME TO 2 IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 346 | 1990‑03‑28 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HE SPENT THE LAST YEARS OF HIS LIFE ON HIS FARM, "THE BOWERIE" | WHO WAS PETER STUYVESANT? | |
| 345 | 1990‑03‑26 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | THE WORLD'S MOST POPULOUS DEMOCRACY | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 344 | 1990‑03‑23 | AUTHORS | AFTER HIS DEATH IN 1745, HE WAS BURIED IN ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL IN DUBLIN | WHO WAS JONATHAN SWIFT? | |
| 343 | 1990‑03‑22 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THIS PRESIDENT WAS THE LAST SURVIVING SIGNER OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION | WHO WAS JAMES MADISON? | |
| 342 | 1990‑03‑21 | ACTRESSES & ROLES | SET IN THE 19th CENTURY THE FILM "IN OLD CHICAGO" FEATURED ALICE BRADY IN THIS OSCAR-WINNING ROLE | WHO IS MOLLY O'LEARY? | |
| 341 | 1990‑03‑20 | WORD ORIGINS | WORD SERVED FROM THE ACT OF BREAKING UP A FAILED ITALIAN MONEYLENDER'S MARKET BENCH | WHAT IS BANKRUPT? | |
| 338 | 1990‑03‑19 | THE CALENDAR | CIVILIZATION THAT PRODUCED THE FIRST KNOWN CALENDAR WITH 365 DAYS | WHAT IS ANCIENT EGYPT? | This clue was originally dated 1990-03-14 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1990-03-19. |
| 340 | 1990‑03‑16 | LITERARY CHARACTERS | HE FIRST APPEARED AS THE TITLE CHARACTER IN THE 1630 DRAMA "THE SEDUCER OF SEVILLE" | WHO IS DON JUAN? | |
| 339 | 1990‑03‑15 | EUROPE | THE 2 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WHOSE 7-LETTER NAMES DIFFER BY JUST 1 LETTER | WHAT ARE ICELAND & IRELAND? | |
| 337 | 1990‑03‑14 | AMERICAN POETRY | THE POEM THAT INCLUDES THE LINE: "LEAVE NO BLACK PLUME AS A TOKEN OF THAT LIE THY SOUL HATH SPOKEN!" | WHAT IS "THE RAVEN"? | |
| 336 | 1990‑03‑13 | THE CALENDAR | IN 8 B.C., WHEN THIS MONTH WAS RENAMED, A DAY FROM FEBRUARY WAS ADDED SO IT EQUALED THE MONTH BEFORE | WHAT IS AUGUST? | |
| 335 | 1990‑03‑12 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | THE ONLY PEACE PRIZE AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY WENT TO THIS MAN IN 1961 | WHO WAS DAG HAMMARSKJOLD? | |
| 334 | 1990‑03‑09 | STATE CAPITALS | 2 OF THE 4 STATE CAPITALS NAMED FOR A PLACE IN ENGLAND | WHAT IS DOVER, HARTFORD, BOSTON OR RICHMOND? | |
| 333 | 1990‑03‑08 | FAMOUS NAMES | HE PUBLISHED A HISTORY OF VIRGINIA & NEW ENGLAND IN 1624, AFTER ESCAPING FROM TURKS, INDIANS & PIRATES | WHO WAS (CAPTAIN) JOHN SMITH? | |
| 332 | 1990‑03‑07 | PLAYS | IT CLOSES WITH "THEN LET'S PLAY POKER -- AND WATCH YOUR CIGARETTES, WILL YOU? THIS IS MY HOUSE, NOT A PIG STY." | WHAT IS "THE ODD COUPLE"? | |
| 331 | 1990‑03‑06 | THE OLYMPICS | 2 OF THE 4 EVENTS IN WHICH JESSE OWENS WON GOLD MEDALS AT THE 1936 OLYMPICS | WHAT ARE THE 100 & 200 METER DASH, 400 METER RELAY & BROAD JUMP? | This clue is incorrectly dated 1990-03-06 in the dataset. The actual date for this clue, if any, is unknown. The clue that aired 1990-03-06 is not in the dataset, and is as follows:
PRESIDENTS: Black Jack was the riderless horse at the funerals of these 3 presidents
(Who are JFK, LBJ & Eisenhower?) |
| 330 | 1990‑03‑05 | SHAKESPEAREAN TITLE CHARACTERS | HE IS INTRODUCED AS "THE TRIPLE PILLAR OF THE WORLD TRANSFORMED INTO A STRUMPET'S FOOL" | WHO IS (MARK) ANTONY? | |
| 329 | 1990‑03‑02 | NOTORIOUS | PROBABLY BORN IN FRANCE, A U.S. HERO IN 1815, HE BURNED DOWN HIS OWN COLONY IN 1821 & DISAPPEARED | WHO WAS JEAN LAFFITE? | |
| 328 | 1990‑03‑01 | WORLD HISTORY | CITY THAT WAS THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE VICEROYALTY OF NEW SPAIN | WHAT IS MEXICO CITY? | |
| 327 | 1990‑02‑28 | WORLD TRADE | 3 OF THE 5 FOUNDING MEMBERS OF OPEC | WHAT IS IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA, IRAQ, KUWAIT AND VENEZUELA? | |
| 326 | 1990‑02‑21 | AVIATION 1sts | THIS CO-FOUNDER OF AN AUTOMOBILE CO. WAS THE 1st MAN TO FLY ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL & BACK NONSTOP | WHO WAS CHARLES ROLLS? | |
| 325 | 1990‑02‑20 | GOVERNMENT | THIS MAN RESIGNED HIS SENATE SEAT JANUARY 3, 1989 | WHO IS J. DANWORTH QUAYLE? | |
| 324 | 1990‑02‑19 | ANCIENT HISTORY | CRASSUS, JULIUS CAESAR & THIS MAN FORMED THE 1st TRIUMVIRATE | WHO WAS POMPEY (THE GREAT)? | |
| 323 | 1990‑02‑16 | AMERICAN NOVELS | CHAPTER 15u00a0OF THE 1881 NOVEL IS ENTITLED "TOM AS KING" | WHAT IS "THE PRINCE & THE PAUPER"? | |
| 322 | 1990‑02‑15 | U.S. STATES | IN 1820 IT BECAME THE LAST NEW ENGLAND STATE ADMITTED TO THE UNION | WHAT IS MAINE? | |
| 321 | 1990‑02‑14 | ASTRONOMY | IN 1910 IT COULD BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE; IN 1911 A TELESCOPE WAS NECESSARY; BY 1912 IT WAS GONE | WHAT IS HALLEY'S COMET? | |
| 320 | 1990‑02‑13 | THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR | IN APRIL 1775 GEN. JOSEPH WARREN MADE HIM AN OFFICIAL MESSENGER OF THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY | WHO WAS PAUL REVERE? | |
| 319 | 1990‑02‑12 | MONEY | NAME OF THE STRUCTURE SEEN ON THE BACK OF THE CURRENTLY MINTED NICKEL | WHAT IS MONTICELLO? | |
| 318 | 1990‑02‑09 | SHAKESPEARE | THOUGH SHAKESPEARE WROTE MANY PLAYS ABOUT KINGS, SHE IS THE ONLY TITLE CHARACTER WHO IS A QUEEN | WHO IS CLEOPATRA? | |
| 317 | 1990‑02‑08 | PRESIDENTS | THE ONLY U.S. PRESIDENT WHO SERVED PREVIOUSLY AS U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE U.N. | WHO IS GEORGE BUSH? | |
| 316 | 1990‑02‑07 | EUROPEAN CITIES | THE NAME OF THIS ITALIAN CITY COMES FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR "NEW CITY" | WHAT IS NAPLES? | |
| 315 | 1990‑02‑06 | LANDMARKS | SLATED FOR DEMOLITION, IT HELD 2 MADMEN, 4 FORGERS & A NOBLEMAN WHEN THE MOB CAME FOR ITS GUNPOWDER | WHAT WAS THE BASTILLE? | |
| 314 | 1990‑02‑05 | FAMOUS QUOTES | 1 OF THE MOST FAMOUS QUESTIONS IN HISTORY, IT WAS ASKED IN 1871 IN THE VILLAGE OF UJIJI | WHAT IS "DR. LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME"? | |
| 313 | 1990‑02‑02 | POLITICS | HE WAS THE LAST MAN HOLDING THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR WHEN ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. | WHO IS SPIRO AGNEW? | |
| 312 | 1990‑02‑01 | PUNCTUATION | THE NAME OF THIS PUNCTUATION MARK IS GREEK FOR "TOGETHER" | WHAT IS A HYPHEN? | |
| 311 | 1990‑01‑31 | FAMOUS NAMES | IN 1989 HAWAII CELEBRATED THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BELGIAN MISSIONARY'S DEATH | WHO WAS FATHER DAMIEN? | |
| 310 | 1990‑01‑30 | EUROPE | 2 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES WHICH TODAY SHARE THE REGION OF ANCIENT MACEDONIA | WHAT ARE GREECE, YUGOSLAVIA & BULGARIA? | |
| 309 | 1990‑01‑29 | NUMBER, PLEASE | IF PRINCE CHARLES KEEPS HIS NAME WHEN HE BECOMES KING, THIS NUMBER WILL FOLLOW IT | WHAT IS III? | This clue is in the J! Archive under the category ROYALTY, not NUMBER, PLEASE, which is the category stated in the dataset. No recording was immediately available to consult. |
| 308 | 1990‑01‑26 | AMERICAN AUTHORS | HE DIED AT AGE 28, JUST 5 YEARS AFTER HIS CIVIL WAR NOVEL WAS PUBLISHED | WHO WAS STEPHEN CRANE? | |
| 307 | 1990‑01‑25 | U.S. CITIES | 1 OF THE 10 LARGEST CITIES IN THE U.S., IT WAS NAMED FOR A MAN THE CHEROKEES CALLED THE RAVEN | WHAT IS HOUSTON? | |
| 306 | 1990‑01‑24 | DIRECTORS | HE WAS AN ACTOR FOR 21 YEARS BEFORE HE DIRECTED HIS 1st FEATURE FILM AT AGE 23 IN 1977 | WHO IS RON HOWARD? | |
| 305 | 1990‑01‑23 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HE WAS BORN IN CONNECTICUT IN 1800 & HANGED FOR TREASON IN VIRGINIA IN 1859 | WHO WAS JOHN BROWN? | |
| 304 | 1990‑01‑22 | DISNEY | THE LAST FULL-LENGTH CARTOON FEATURE WALT DISNEY SUPERVISED PERSONALLY, IT WAS SET IN INDIA | WHAT IS "THE JUNGLE BOOK"? | |
| 303 | 1990‑01‑19 | ANCIENT TIMES | THIS CITY DIDN'T EXIST AT THE TIME OF THE TROJAN WAR SO PARIS COULDN'T HAVE ABDUCTED HELEN FROM THERE | WHAT IS SPARTA? | |
| 302 | 1990‑01‑18 | MONEY | PRESIDENT WHO'S BEEN ON A CURRENTLY MINTED U.S. COIN THE LONGEST | WHO IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 301 | 1990‑01‑17 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | "PAASFEEST" IS THE DUTCH WORD FOR THIS HOLIDAY | WHAT IS EASTER? | |
| 300 | 1990‑01‑16 | PUBLISHING | ANNUAL PUBLICATION WHOSE 1992 ISSUE WILL MARK ITS BICENTENNIAL | WHAT IS THE (OLD) FARMER'S ALMANAC? | |
| 299 | 1990‑01‑15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | OF THE 1st 7 PRESIDENTS, ONLY THESE 2 WERE NOT RE-ELECTED | WHO ARE JOHN ADAMS & JOHN QUINCY ADAMS? | This clue was originally given the category PRESIDENTS in the dataset. It has been corrected to U.S. PRESIDENTS, consistent with the show as aired. |
| 298 | 1990‑01‑12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THE WELCH'S COMPANY HAS ITS CORPPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN THIS MASSACHUSETTS TOWN | WHAT IS CONCORD? | |
| 297 | 1990‑01‑11 | ORGANIZATIONS | IT MOVED ITS HQ FROM SAVANNAH TO WASH. D.C. IN 1913, & IN 1917 BEGAN MAKING EACH FIRST LADY HONORARY PRES. | WHAT IS THE GIRL SCOUTS? | |
| 296 | 1990‑01‑10 | PLAYS | 1949 PULITZER PRIZE PLAY IN WHICH THE TITLE CHARACTER COMMITS SUICIDE FOR THE INSURANCE MONEY | WHAT IS "DEATH OF A SALESMAN"? | |
| 295 | 1990‑01‑09 | GEOGRAPHY | THE 2 INDEPENDENT SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES NAMED AFTER FAMOUS MEN | WHAT ARE BOLIVIA & COLOMBIA? | |
| 294 | 1990‑01‑08 | ANAGRAMS | 2 WORDS HAVING TO DO WITH PARENTHOOD THAT ARE ANAGRAMS OF "PARENTAL" | WHAT ARE PATERNAL & PRENATAL? | |
| 293 | 1990‑01‑05 | FOREIGN CURRENCY | THE 2 WORLD CURRENCIES, 1 EUROPEAN & 1 MIDEASTERN, THAT ARE ANAGRAMS OF "LIAR" | WHAT ARE LIRA & RIAL? | |
| 292 | 1990‑01‑04 | THE NOBEL PRIZE | IN 1954 THE U.N. WON FOR PEACE, HEMINGWAY FOR LITERATURE & THIS U.S. CHEMIST FOR CHEMISTRY | WHO WAS LINUS PAULING? | |
| 291 | 1990‑01‑03 | WOMEN IN SPORTS | THE LAST 2 U.S. WOMEN TO WIN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS IN INDIVIDUAL FIGURE SKATING | WHO ARE PEGGY FLEMING & DOROTHY HAMILL? | |
| 290 | 1990‑01‑02 | THE OSCARS | OF CECIL B. DeMILLE'S 70 FILMS ONLY THIS NON-BIBLICAL ONE WON "BEST PICTURE" | WHAT IS "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH"? | |
| 289 | 1990‑01‑01 | SHAKESPEARE | ACT I, SCENE III OF THIS PLAY INVOLVES A HEATED DISCUSSION ABOUT 3,000 DUCATS | WHAT IS "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE"? | |
| 288 | 1989‑12‑29 | WORD ORGINS | THIS WORD FOR A CLOSE FRIEND OR AN OLD CHUM COMES FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR TIME | WHAT IS CRONY? | |
| 287 | 1989‑12‑28 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | SUPRISINGLY, IT WAS NOT MADE A LEGAL U.S. HOLIDAY UNTIL 1941, OVER 150 YEARS AFTER IT WAS 1st CELEBRATED | WHAT IS INDEPENDENCE DAY? | |
| 286 | 1989‑12‑27 | WORLD CAPITALS | CITY THAT'S THE WESTERNMOST CAPITAL ON THE EUROPEAN MAINLAND | WHAT IS LISBON? | |
| 248 | 1989‑12‑26 | TEXAS | THE FRONT OF THE STATE SEAL OF TEXAS HAS 1 STAR & THE BACK OF THE SEAL HAS 6 OF THESE | WHAT ARE FLAGS? | This clue was originally dated 1989-11-01 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1989-12-26. |
| 285 | 1989‑12‑22 | MOUNTAINS | THE NAMES OF THE TALLEST PEAK IN THE ALPS & THE TALLEST PEAK IN HAWAII BOTH MEAN THIS IN ENGLISH | WHAT IS "WHITE MOUNTAIN"? | |
| 284 | 1989‑12‑21 | AWARDS | MORE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS HAVE COME FROM THIS WAR THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS THE CIVIL WAR? | |
| 283 | 1989‑12‑20 | MODERN HISTORY | IN 1980 VIGDIS FINNBOGADOTTIR BECAME THIS COUNTRY'S 1st FEMALE PRESIDENT | WHAT IS ICELAND? | |
| 282 | 1989‑12‑19 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | NEAR THE END OF THIS 1960 MUSICAL SET IN BRITAIN, THE HEROINE IS ALMOST BURNED AT STAKE | WHAT IS "CAMELOT"? | This clue was originally given the category BROADWAY LYRICS in the dataset. It has been corrected to BROADWAY MUSICALS, consistent with the show as aired. |
| 281 | 1989‑12‑18 | FAMOUS NAMES | HE SAID, "I SAW A FLEET OF FISHING BOATS,... FLEW DOWN...& YELLED AT THEM, ASKING IF I WAS ON THE RIGHT ROAD TO IRELAND" | WHO WAS CHARLES LINDBERGH? | |
| 280 | 1989‑12‑15 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | IT'S THE SMALLEST STATE IN LAND AREA OF THOSE NOT IN THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES | WHAT IS HAWAII? | |
| 279 | 1989‑12‑14 | THEATRE | THIS 1955 PLAY SET IN MISSISSIPPI TAKES PLACE ON A FAMILY PATRIARCH'S BIRTHDAY | WHAT IS "CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF"? | |
| 278 | 1989‑12‑13 | CONGRESS | BEGINNING WITH THEODORE SEDGWICK IN 1799, 8 HOUSE SPEAKERS HAVE REPRESENTED THIS STATE, MORE THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 277 | 1989‑12‑12 | WOMEN | IN 1976 SHE BECAME THE 1st WOMAN TO SERVE AS CHIEF OF PROTOCOL OF THE UNITED STATES | WHO IS SHIRLEY TEMPLE (BLACK)? | |
| 276 | 1989‑12‑11 | BRITISH ROYALTY | THE NAME OF THE HOUSE OF SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA W AS CHANGED TO WINDSOR DURING THIS MONARCH'S REIGN | WHO WAS GEORGE V? | |
| 275 | 1989‑12‑08 | RIVERS | THE SINGLE GREATEST SOURCE OF WATER POWER IN THE U.S. IS ON THIS RIVER | WHAT IS THE COLUMBIA RIVER? | |
| 274 | 1989‑12‑07 | THE MOVIES | THE ONLY FILM ROLE JIMMY CAGNEY PLAYED TWICE; THE 2nd TIME WAS IN "THE 7 LITTLE FOYS" | WHAT IS GEORGE M. COHAN? | |
| 273 | 1989‑12‑06 | THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS | IN TERMS OF AREA IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 272 | 1989‑12‑05 | FINAL RESTING PLACES | THIS TOWN WAS THE 1st TO SERVE AS THE BURIAL PLACE FOR 2 U.S. PRESIDENTS | WHAT IS QUINCY, (MASSACHUSETTS)? | |
| 271 | 1989‑12‑04 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HE WAS CAPTURED NEAR IRWINVILLE, GEORGIA ON MAY 10, 1865 | WHO WAS JEFFERSON DAVIS? | |
| 270 | 1989‑12‑01 | LANGUAGES | TO HAVE TAKEN THE 1st MODERN IQ TEST IN 1905 YOU HAD TO UNDERSTAND THIS LANGUAGE | WHAT IS FRENCH? | |
| 269 | 1989‑11‑30 | THE POST OFFICE | FROM 1837-1970 THIS ANIMAL WAS ON THE SEAL OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT | WHAT IS A HORSE? | This clue was originally given the category POST OFFICE in the dataset. It has been corrected to THE POST OFFICE, consistent with the show as aired. |
| 268 | 1989‑11‑29 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | FROM MARCH 4, 1933 TO JANUARY 20, 1953 HE WAS THE ONLY LIVING FORMER PRESIDENT | WHO WAS HERBERT HOOVER? | This clue was originally dated 1989-11-30 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1989-11-29. |
| 267 | 1989‑11‑28 | SHAKESPEARE | SHAKESPEARE'S ONLY PLAY WITH AN ENGLISH LOCALE IN ITS TITLE | WHAT IS "THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR"? | |
| 266 | 1989‑11‑27 | STATE CAPITALS | GENOA, ITALY GAVE THIS STATE CAPITAL A 20' STATUE WHICH WAS PUT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL | WHAT IS COLUMBUS? | |
| 265 | 1989‑11‑24 | MAN IN SPACE | AMERICA'S 1st CIVILIAN IN SPACE | WHO IS NEIL ARMSTRONG? | |
| 264 | 1989‑11‑23 | LANDMARKS | IT'S NAME IS LITERALLY PERSIAN FOR "CROWN OF PALACES" | WHAT IS THE TAJ MAHAL? | |
| 263 | 1989‑11‑22 | THE OSCARS | THIS IRISH-BORN ACTOR HAS RECEIVED 7 "BEST ACTOR" NOMINATIONS WITHOUT WINNING AN OSCAR | WHO IS PETER O'TOOLE? | |
| 262 | 1989‑11‑21 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | IT'S THE SMALLEST OF THE 4 GIANT PLANETS | WHAT IS NEPTUNE? | |
| 261 | 1989‑11‑20 | THE CENSUS | 3 OF THE 6 U.S. STATES AVERAGING FEWER THAN 10 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE | WHAT ARE ALASKA,WYOMING MONTANA, NEVADA, N. DAKOTA & S. DAKOTA? | |
| 260 | 1989‑11‑17 | U.S. HISTORY | THE STATES ADMITTED TO THE UNION IN THE 20th CENTURY WERE ALASKA, HAWAII & THESE 3 | WHAT ARE ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO & OKLAHOMA? | |
| 259 | 1989‑11‑16 | UNREAL ESTATE | ORIGINALLY THIS LEGENDARY PLACE REFERRED TO A RULER NEAR BOGOTA WHO DUSTED HIS BODY WITH GOLD | WHAT IS EL DORADO? | |
| 258 | 1989‑11‑15 | PRESIDENTS | 1 OF 2 OHIO GOVERNORS TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT | WHO IS RUTHERFORD B. HAYES OR WILLIAM McKINLEY? | This clue is incorrectly dated 1989-11-15 in the dataset. The actual date for this clue, if any, is unknown. The clue that aired 1989-11-15 is not in the dataset, and is as follows:
VICE PRESIDENTS: At 39 he was the youngest man to take the office of vice president
(Who is Richard Nixon?) |
| 257 | 1989‑11‑14 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | HIRED AS A SHIP'S COOK, HE LED THE MUTINY ABOARD THE HISPANIOLA | WHO IS LONG JOHN SILVER? | |
| 256 | 1989‑11‑13 | STATE CAPITALS | 2 OF THE 3 STATE CAPITALS LYING ON THE MISSOURI RIVER | WHAT ARE BISMARCK, N.D. PIERRE, S.D. & JEFFERSON CITY, MO.? | |
| 255 | 1989‑11‑10 | THE CENSUS | 2 OF THE 4 U.S. STATES WITH A POPULATION DENSITY GREATER THAN 500 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE | WHAT ARE RHODE ISLAND, NEW JERSEY, CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 254 | 1989‑11‑09 | COMMUNICATIONS | THE "T" IN TASS, AN AGENCY FOUNDED IN THE SOVIET UNION IN 1925, STANDS FOR THIS | WHAT IS TELEGRAPH? | This clue was originally given the category COMMUNICATION in the dataset. It has been corrected to COMMUNICATIONS, consistent with the show as aired. |
| 253 | 1989‑11‑08 | THE OSCARS | ONLY PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING NOVELS TO BECOME OSCAR-WINNING "BEST PICTURES" ARE "ALL THE KING'S MEN " & THIS ONE | WHAT IS "GONE WITH THE WIND"? | |
| 252 | 1989‑11‑07 | U.S. POLITICS | HE SERVED AS SECRETARY OF H.E.W., SECRETARY OF DEFENSE & ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALL IN THE SAME YEAR--1073 | WHO IS ELLIOTT RICHARDSON? | |
| 251 | 1989‑11‑06 | U.S. STATES | WITH OVER 35,000 MILES, THIS STATE HAS THE LARGEST HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN THE U.S. | WHAT IS TEXAS? | |
| 250 | 1989‑11‑03 | PRESIDENTS | THE LAST PRESIDENT WHO DID NOT SERVE IN THE ARMED FORCES | WHO IS FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT? | |
| 249 | 1989‑11‑02 | THE CALENDAR | THE 1st U.S. PRESIDENT TO SERVE IN THE 21st CENTURY WILL BE ELECTED IN THIS YEAR | WHAT IS 1996? | |
| 247 | 1989‑10‑31 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 1805 HE WAS NAMED GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES & WAS OVERTHROWN IN A MUTINY 3 YEARS LATER | WHO WAS CAPTAIN (WILLIAM) BLIGH? | |
| 246 | 1989‑10‑23 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | AFTER HAITI, IT'S THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT BLACK REPUBLIC IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS LIBERIA? | |
| 245 | 1989‑10‑20 | STATE CAPITALS | LYING AT THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE, IT'S THE HIGHEST STATE CAPITAL | WHAT IS SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO? | |
| 244 | 1989‑10‑19 | MONARCHS | BETWEEN 1700 & THE PRESENT ALL THE KINGS OF ENGLAND HAVE BEEN NAMED GEORGE, EDWARD OR THIS | WHAT IS WILLIAM? | |
| 243 | 1989‑10‑18 | PUBLISHING | FOR ITS 1990 EDITION GUINNESS IS DROPPING ALL RECORDS IN THIS 1 OF THE 7 DEADLY SINS | WHAT IS GLUTTONY? | |
| 242 | 1989‑10‑17 | THE UNITED NATIONS | IT'S THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN EUROPE THAT IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS | WHAT IS SWITZERLAND? | |
| 241 | 1989‑10‑16 | DISNEY FEATURE FILMS | THIS 1940 DISNEY TITLE CHARACTER WORE A TYROLEAN HAT | WHO IS PINOCCHIO? | |
| 240 | 1989‑10‑13 | SHAKESPEARE | HE APPEARS IN 3 OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS & HIS DEATH IS REPORTED IN "KING HENRY V" | WHO IS FLAGSTAFF? | |
| 239 | 1989‑10‑12 | AMERICANA | WHEN THE "STAR- SPANGLED BANNER" WAS WRITTEN, THIS MAN WAS PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. | WHO WAS JAMES MADISON? | |
| 238 | 1989‑10‑11 | THE BIBLE | CREATED ON THE 3rd DAY, IT WAS, ACCORDING TO GENESIS, THE 1st FORM OF LIFE ON EARTH | WHAT ARE THE PLANTS? | |
| 237 | 1989‑10‑10 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE STORY OF THIS MAN WHO RENTED A HOUSE IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA IN 1917 WAS MADE INTO A 1938 | WHO WAS FATHER EDWARD J. FLANAGAN? | |
| 236 | 1989‑10‑09 | U.S. CITIES | PENNSYLVANIA CITY NAMED FOR THE HOME OF WILLIAM PENN'S ANCESTORS; ITS NAME IS FOUND ON A MONOPOLY BOARD | WHAT IS READING? | |
| 235 | 1989‑10‑06 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | THE ONLY NATIVE CALIFORNIAN TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE | WHO IS JOHN STEINBECK? | |
| 234 | 1989‑10‑05 | THE OSCARS | THE ONLY ACTRESS NOMINATED IN 2 CATEGORIES IN THE SAME YEAR WHO DIDN'T WIN | WHO IS SIGOURNEY WEAVER? | This clue is incorrectly dated 1989-10-05 in the dataset. The actual date for this clue, if any, is unknown. The clue that aired 1989-10-05 is not in the dataset, and is as follows: MYTHOLOGY: In Greek mythology, he was the most famous son of Hypnos, the god of sleep (Who is Morpheus?) |
| 233 | 1989‑10‑04 | TELEVISION | THIS NBC SPECIAL WAS PERFORMED LIVE IN 1955 & 1956; VIDEOTAPED IN 1960; AND RE-RUN IN '63 '66, '73 & '89 | WHAT IS "PETER PAN"? | |
| 232 | 1989‑10‑03 | U.S. STATES | IT'S THE ONLY LETTER NOT USED IN THE SPELLING OF THE 50 STATES | WHAT IS Q? | |
| 231 | 1989‑10‑02 | VOCABULARY | FROM LATIN FOR "AT THE SAME TIME", THIS 12-LETTER ADJECTIVE CONTAINS ALL 5 VOWELS | WHAT IS SIMULTANEOUS? | |
| 230 | 1989‑09‑29 | WORLD CAPITALS | IT'S THE ONLY WORLD CAPITAL ON THE TIGRIS RIVER | WHAT IS BAGHDAD? | |
| 229 | 1989‑09‑28 | LEGENDS | SHE ABDUCTED LANCELOT WHEN HE WAS A BABY & KEPT HIM ON AN ISLAND | WHO WAS THE LADY OF THE LAKE? | |
| 228 | 1989‑09‑27 | FAMOUS WOMEN | BORN AGNES GONXHA BOJAXHIU IN 1910 IN WHAT IS NOW YUGOSLAVIA, SHE BECAME A CITIZEN OF INDIA IN 1948 | WHO IS MOTHER TERESA? | |
| 227 | 1989‑09‑26 | BEST SELLERS | A JUVENILE EDITION OF THIS 1961 BEST SELLER WAS CALLED "THE GREAT ADVENTURE OF MICHELANGELO" | WHAT IS "THE AGONY & THE ECSTASY? | |
| 226 | 1989‑09‑25 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | THE 2 NATIONS PLANNING TO BUILD A 10-MILE BRIDGE BETWEEN THEM TO LINK EUROPE TO AFRICA | WHAT ARE SPAIN & MOROCCO? | |
| 225 | 1989‑09‑22 | THE U.S. CONGRESS | AS LONG AS HAWAII'S BEEN A STATE, HE'S REPRESENTED IT IN CONGRESS | WHO IS DANIEL K. INOUYE? | |
| 224 | 1989‑09‑21 | CRIME & PUNISHMENT | JAMES EARL RAY IS CURRENTLY A PRISONER IN THIS STATE | WHAT IS TENNESSEE? | |
| 223 | 1989‑09‑20 | LONDON LANDMARKS | IT WAS BUILT ORIGINALLY ON THE WHITEHALL SITE OF A MEDIEVAL PALACE USED TO HOUSE VISITING SCOTTISH KINGS | WHAT IS SCOTLAND YARD? | |
| 222 | 1989‑09‑19 | WORLD LEADERS | IN THE 20th CENTURY THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WHO SERVED THE LONGEST | WHO IS MARGARET THATCHER? | |
| 221 | 1989‑09‑18 | HISTORIC SITES | THE NAME OF THIS TOWN, THE BIRTHPLACE OF A PRESIDENT, IS DUTCH FOR "CHILDREN'S CORNER" | WHAT IS KINDERHOOK, (NEW YORK)? | |
| 220 | 1989‑09‑15 | ACADEMY AWARDS | SUPPORTING ROLE WINNERS FOR 1973, THEY WERE 62 YEARS APART IN AGE & THEIR FILMS BOTH HAD "PAPER" IN THE TITLES | WHO ARE TATUM O'NEAL & JOHN HOUSEMAN? | |
| 219 | 1989‑09‑14 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA | EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN 1927, THEIR NAMES WERE CLEARED BY GOV. MICHAEL DUKAKIS 50 YEARS LATER | WHO ARE (NICOLA) SACCO & (BARTOLOMEO) VANZETTI? | |
| 218 | 1989‑09‑13 | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, SHE WAS THE 1st WOMAN ON EARTH, & SHE BROUGHT MISERY TO THE HUMAN RACE | WHO WAS PANDORA? | |
| 217 | 1989‑09‑08 | THE CABINET | WHEN THIS DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1849, IT WAS CALLED THE HOME DEPARTMENT | WHAT IS THE DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR? | |
| 216 | 1989‑09‑05 | ANTONYMS | SYNONYM OF "SIMILAR" THAT'S AN ANTONYM OF "ABHOR" | WHAT IS LIKE? | This clue is incorrectly dated 1989-09-05 in the dataset. The actual date for this clue, if any, is unknown. The clue that aired 1989-09-05 is not in the dataset, and is as follows:
WORLD LEADERS: This famous man was the grandfather of the current prime minister of India
(Who was Jawaharlal Nehru?) |
| 215 | 1989‑09‑04 | SOVIET HISTORY | HE WAS PREMIER WHEN YURI GAGARIN, THE 1st COSMONAUT, WENT INTO SPACE | WHO WAS NIKITA KHRUSCHEV? | |
| 214 | 1989‑06‑22 | PULITZER PRIZES | 1 OF 2 BLACK WOMEN WHO WON PULITZER PRIZES FOR THEIR FICTION, 1 IN 1983 & 1 IN 1988 | WHO IS ALICE WALKER OR TONI MORRISON? | |
| 213 | 1989‑06‑21 | THE CABINET | DEPARTMENT WHOSE 1st SECRETARY WAS OVETA CULP HOBBY & WHOSE LAST WAS PATRICIA ROBERTS HARRIS | WHAT IS (THE DEPARTMENT OF) HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OR H.E.W.? | |
| 212 | 1989‑06‑20 | HISTORIC NAMES | IN 1916 HE WAS POISONED & SHOT, BUT DIED BY DROWNING | WHO WAS RASPUTIN? | |
| 211 | 1989‑06‑19 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | IN A EUGENE FIELD POEM, THE WOODEN SHOE STANDS DOR A TRUNDLE BED; & THESE 3 FOR 2 EYES & A HEAD | WHO ARE WYKNEN, BLYNKEN & NOD? | |
| 210 | 1989‑06‑16 | AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS | MAUREEN STAPLETON, ELI WALLACH, JESSICA TANDY & MARGARET LEIGHTON ALL WON TONYS FOR PERFORMANCES IN HIS PLAYS | WHO WAS TENNESSEE WILLIAMS? | |
| 209 | 1989‑05‑19 | PEOPLE & PLACES | PLATO MENTIONED THIS PLACE IN "CRITIAS" & "TIMAEUS", & PEOPLE TODAY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR IT | WHAT IS ATLANTIS? | |
| 208 | 1989‑05‑18 | EUROPE | ALPHABETICALLY IT'S THE 1st MEMBER OF BOTH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY & NATO | WHAT IS BELGIUM? | |
| 207 | 1989‑05‑17 | SPORTS | BOTH VOLLEYBALL & BASKETBALL WERE INVENTED BY Y.M.C.A. STAFF MEMBERS IN THE 1890s IN THIS STATE | WHAT IS MASSACHUSETTS? | |
| 206 | 1989‑05‑16 | AMERICANA | IT WAS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY FROM 1732-57 & CREDITED TO AN IMAGINARY ASTRONOMER | WHAT WAS POOR RICHARD'S (ALMANAC)? | |
| 205 | 1989‑05‑15 | WORLD POPULATION | THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU PREDICTS THAT BY 2050 THIS COUNTRY COULD SURPASS CHINA IN POPULATION | WHAT IS INDIA? | |
| 204 | 1989‑05‑12 | BODIES OF WATER | COVERING MORE THAN HALF A MILLION SQUARE MILES, IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST GULF | WHAT IS THE GULF OF MEXICO? | |
| 203 | 1989‑05‑11 | MONEY | "IN GOD WE TRUST" & THIS WORD APPEAR ON THE FRONT OF EVERY CURRENT U.S. COIN | WHAT IS LIBERTY? | |
| 202 | 1989‑05‑10 | THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR | 1 OF 2 CURRENT U.S. POSSESSIONS ACQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR | WHAT IS GUAM OR PUERTO RICO? | |
| 201 | 1989‑05‑09 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | THIS CHARACTER, CREATED ABOUT 1850, HAD AN ARTIFICIAL LEG MADE OF WHITE POLISHED BONE | WHO IS CAPT. AHAB? | |
| 200 | 1989‑05‑08 | MOUNTAINS | ITS NAME MEANS "GREAT MOUNTAIN" & IT HAS 2 PEAKS, KIBO & MAWENZI, THAT ARE 7 MILES APART | WHAT IS KILIMANJARO? | |
| 199 | 1989‑01‑27 | state capitals | of the state capitals, this one has the busiest airport | what is atlanta? | |
| 198 | 1989‑01‑25 | AUTHORS | THIS U.S. POET LAUREATE IS THE ONLY WRITER WHO WON PULITZER PRIZES FOR BOTH POETRY & FICTION | WHO IS ROBERT PENN WARREN? | |
| 197 | 1989‑01‑25 | THE SUPREME COURT | 1 OF 4 PRESIDENTS WHO LEFT OFFICE WITHOUT HAVING APPOINTED A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE | WHO IS ZACHARY TAYLOR, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, A. JOHNSON OR JIMMY CARTER? | This clue is incorrectly dated 1989-01-25 in the dataset. The actual date for this clue, if any, is unknown. The clue that aired 1989-01-25 is in the dataset under the correct date. The original dataset thus contained two clues for 1989-01-25. |
| 196 | 1989‑01‑24 | FILMS OF THE '40s | THIS 1941 FILM IS THE ONLY ONE WITH A COLOR IN ITS TITLE TO WIN THE "BEST PICTURE" OSCAR | WHAT IS "HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY"? | |
| 195 | 1989‑01‑20 | U.S. STATES | THIS STATE'S CURRENT LICENSE PLATE HAS A BIPLANE PICTURED ON IT | WHAT IS NORTH CAROLINA? | |
| 194 | 1989‑01‑19 | famous names | his father, whose first and middle names were also Charles Augustus, was a Minnesota congressman | who was lindbergh? | |
| 193 | 1989‑01‑18 | the Oscars | this 1951 musical is the only movie with a world capital in the title to win "best picture" | what is "an American in paris"? | |
| 192 | 1989‑01‑16 | poetry | in a famous poem, the Mongol empire summer palace called shangtu is known as this | what is xanadu? | |
| 191 | 1989‑01‑13 | The Western hemisphere | originally called vera cruz, this country was renamed for a type of tree | what is Brazil? | |
| 190 | 1989‑01‑12 | fashion | the two Asian leaders in the 1960's & 70's for whom popular jacket styles were named | who were mao & nehru? | |
| 189 | 1989‑01‑11 | colonial America | this colony was named for the first governor of the colony of Virginia | what is delaware? | |
| 188 | 1989‑01‑10 | the Olympics | in 1960 the became the first black athlete to carry the the U.S. flag in the Olympic procession | who is rafer Johnson? | |
| 187 | 1989‑01‑09 | Presidents | two presidents who didn't go to college | who were Washington, Jackson, van buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, a. Johnson, Cleveland and Truman? | |
| 186 | 1989‑01‑07 | Asia | the four official languages of this Southeast Asian country are Chinese, Malay, English & Tamil | what is Singapore? | |
| 185 | 1989‑01‑06 | world geography | 2 of the 9 mainland countries of the world through which the equator passes | what are Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, gabon, Congo, zaire, Kenya, Somalia & Uganda? | |
| 184 | 1989‑01‑05 | WORLD RELIGION | THIS COUNTRY HAS THE MOST PROTESTANTS OF ANY IN THE WORLD | WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES? | |
| 183 | 1989‑01‑04 | THE CIVIL WAR | THE 2 UNION STATES THAT WERE INVADED BY GENERAL LEE'S CONFEDERATE ARMIES | WHAT ARE MARYLAND & PENNSYLVANIA? | |
| 182 | 1989‑01‑03 | LEADING LADIES | THE 2 BLONDE SEX SYMBOLS WHO MADE THEIR LAST FILMS WITH GABLE, 1 RELEASED IN 1937, 1 IN 1961 | WHO WERE (JEAN) HARLOW & (MARILYN) MONROE? | |
| 181 | 1989‑01‑02 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | "THE REVENGE OF THE HOUND" WAS PUBLISHED IN 1987 TO CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS HERO | WHAT IS SHERLOCK HOLMES? | |
| 180 | 1988‑12‑30 | explorers | Puerto Rico's 2nd largest city is named for this explorer, it's first governor | who was (juan) ponce de leon? | |
| 179 | 1988‑12‑29 | landmarks | irish-born architect James hoban designed this building in 1792 & finished rebuilding it 25 years later | what is the White House? | |
| 178 | 1988‑12‑28 | presidential elections | he was the first incumbent president to debate his opponent for office on TV | who is Gerald Ford? | |
| 177 | 1988‑12‑27 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES | THIS ENGLISH WORD IS DERIVED FROM THE LATIN "DUODECIM" | what is dozen ? | |
| 176 | 1988‑12‑26 | MOUNTAINS | SOVIET MOUNTAIN RANGE THOUGHT TO BE WHERE THE WHITE RACE ORIGINATED | WHAT ARE THE CAUCASUS? | This clue was originally dated 1988-12-23 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1988-12-26. |
| 175 | 1988‑12‑23 | TELEVISION | IT WAS ON FOR 6 YEARS, GIVING IS THE LONGEST RUN OF ANY ANIMATED TV SHOW IN PRIME TIME | WHAT IS "THE FLINTSTONES"? | |
| 174 | 1988‑12‑22 | women in sports | this California teenager was the first American to win a regular gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics | who is Janet Evans? | |
| 173 | 1988‑12‑21 | movie directors | Joan fontaine is the only performer who won an Oscar for acting in any of his 53 films | who was Alfred Hitchcock? | |
| 172 | 1988‑12‑20 | language | the hawaiian alphabet uses 12 of the 26 letters in the English alphabet & runs from "a" to this letter | what is "W"? | |
| 171 | 1988‑12‑16 | advertising | 1 of the top 5 advertisers on network TV sports shows in 1987 was this cabinet department | what is the department of defense ? | |
| 170 | 1988‑12‑15 | Americana | the U.S. flag flies 24 hours a day over both his birthplace and his grave | who was Francis Scott Key ? | |
| 169 | 1988‑12‑14 | publishing | the World Almanac is published either 48 hours after a presidential election or this October event | what is the World Series? | |
| 168 | 1988‑12‑13 | monarchs | he was the last person to hold the title Emperor of India | who was George Vi ? | |
| 167 | 1988‑12‑12 | fruits & vegetables | in pounds per capita, the most consumed fresh fruit in U.S. -- mostly the yellow Cavendish variety | what is the banana? | |
| 166 | 1988‑12‑09 | The Census | decade in the 20th century in which the fewest immigrants were admitted to the U.S. | what are the '30s? | |
| 165 | 1988‑12‑08 | inventors | a unit used to measure the intensity of sound is named after this inventor | who is Alexander Graham Bell? | |
| 164 | 1988‑12‑07 | television | this TV star was posthumously honored by having a bus depot in Brooklyn for him | who was Jackie Gleason? | |
| 163 | 1988‑12‑06 | the civil war | confederate troops wounded this general May 2, 1863 at chancellorsville; he died 8 days later | who was (thomas) stonewall jackson? | |
| 162 | 1988‑12‑05 | U.S. landmarks | its cornerstone was laid February 12, 1915 | what is the Lincoln Memorial ? | |
| 161 | 1988‑12‑02 | monarchs | this queen of England was the granddaughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain | who was mary (I) ? | |
| 160 | 1988‑12‑01 | state capitals | the two state capitals located on the Mississippi River | what are St. Paul (Minn.) & baton Rouge (LA)? | |
| 159 | 1988‑11‑30 | famous names | surveyor general of India from 1830-1843, in 1865 a Mountain was renamed in his honor | who is Sir George Everest? | |
| 158 | 1988‑11‑29 | American history | historically significant event of June 17, 1972 | what was the Watergate break-in? | |
| 157 | 1988‑11‑28 | historic dates | date in 1777 on which the Continental Congress approved a flag of 13 stripes and 13 stars | what is June 14th? | |
| 156 | 1988‑11‑25 | North America | Maine is the only state that borders this Canadian province | what is New Brunswick ? | |
| 155 | 1988‑11‑24 | Academy Awards | 2 of the 3 "Best picture" winners of the '80s with one-word titles | WHAT ARE "PLATOON", "AMADEUS" & GANDHI? | |
| 154 | 1988‑11‑23 | fictional characters | Alice in Wonderland character named after the county in which Lewis Carroll was born | who is a cheshire cat ? | |
| 153 | 1988‑11‑22 | national parks | the only national park named for a president is named for him | Who was Theodore Roosevelt? | |
| 152 | 1988‑11‑21 | MUSICALS OF THE '80s | THE HERO OF THIS TONY AWARD-WINNING "BEST MUSICAL" IS SOMETIMES KNOWN BY A NUMBER, 24601 | WHAT IS "LES MISERABLES"? | |
| 151 | 1988‑11‑04 | letter perfect | vowel found in the names of seven of the nine planets | what is u? | |
| 150 | 1988‑11‑03 | the Bible | while there were lots of animals on Noah's ark, there were this many human | what is 8 ? | |
| 149 | 1988‑11‑02 | THE SPACE RACE | SPUTNIK WAS THE SOVIET'S FIRST SATELLITE, WHILE THIS WAS OURS | WHAT WAS EXPLORER (I)? | |
| 148 | 1988‑11‑01 | politicians | Carl Hayden represented this state in Congress from when it joined the union until 1969 | what is Arizona? | |
| 147 | 1988‑10‑31 | authors | one of this author's two middle names was Balfour | who was Robert Louis Stevenson? | |
| 146 | 1988‑10‑28 | presidential elections | he was the first candidate to receive Hawaii's electoral vote | who was John F. Kennedy? | |
| 145 | 1988‑10‑27 | weather | with an average of 7.4 in. of rain annually, it's the driest state in the U.S. | what is Nevada ? | |
| 144 | 1988‑10‑26 | religion | almost struck by lightning in 1505, this young man vowed to become a monk and did soon after | Who was Martin Luther? | |
| 143 | 1988‑10‑25 | The Nobel prize | he was knighted in the 1953, the same year he won the Nobel Prize for literature | who was Winston Churchill? | |
| 142 | 1988‑10‑24 | WORLD HISTORY | ON MAY 20, 1902 U.S. RULE ENDED & THIS COUNTRY BECAME INDEPENDENT | WHAT IS CUBA? | |
| 141 | 1988‑10‑21 | European history | Germany's 3rd reich was the Nazi regime, the 2nd was the 1871-1918 monarchy, while the 1st Reich was this | what was the Holy Roman Empire? | |
| 140 | 1988‑10‑20 | the United Nations | in the course of its 43-year history, the U.N. has had this many secretaries-general | what is five? | |
| 139 | 1988‑10‑19 | Names in the news | by June 30, 1988, every U.S. residence should have received a government booklet with this man's photo on the cover | who is C. Everett Koop ? | |
| 138 | 1988‑10‑18 | world capitals | Canada agreed to abide by this person's choice for its capital city, and in 1858 , Ottawa was chosen | who was queen Victoria? | |
| 137 | 1988‑10‑17 | ACADEMY AWARDS | HE WAS NOMINATED POSTHUMOUSLY FOR "BEST ACTOR" 2 YEARS IN A ROW, IN FEBRUARY 1956 & FEBRUARY 1957 | WHO WAS JAMES DEAN? | |
| 136 | 1988‑10‑14 | WORLD HISTORY | AN ALLIED ARMY OF AMERICANS, BRITONS, GERMANS, FRENCHMEN, RUSSIANS & JAPANESE ENDED THIS IN 1900 | WHAT WAS THE BOXER REBELLION? | |
| 135 | 1988‑10‑13 | elections | he was the last major party presidential candidate to lose two elections to two different men | who was Thomas E. Dewey? | |
| 134 | 1988‑10‑12 | the military | the marines' hymn was written during this war | what was the Mexican War? | |
| 133 | 1988‑10‑11 | 1988 | IN APRIL THE LATE DR. PAUL DUDLEY WHITE BECAME FAMILIAR TO MANY PEOPLE WHO SAW HIS PORTRAIT ON THIS | WHAT IS A (3-CENT) POSTAGE STAMP? | |
| 132 | 1988‑10‑10 | The Civil War | 1 of 2 states admitted to the union during the civil war | What are West Viirginia (1863) or Nevada (1864) ? | |
| 131 | 1988‑10‑07 | SPORTS & GAMES | INVENTED IN 1895 IN MASSACHUSETTS, IT BECAME AN OLYMPIC SPORT AT THE 1964 TOKYO GAMES | WHAT IS VOLLEYBALL? | |
| 130 | 1988‑10‑06 | the cabinet | the flag of the Secretary of this department bears a clipper ship and a White House | what is (the secretary of) commerce ? | |
| 129 | 1988‑10‑05 | see the USA | latest figures show this U.S. State is the most popular destination for Japanese tourists | what is Hawaii ? | |
| 128 | 1988‑10‑04 | wars | the only time a U.S. president led troops in battle while in office was during this war | what was the war of 1812? | |
| 127 | 1988‑10‑03 | TECHNOLOGY | THEY FIRST APPEARED IN BRITISH SHOPS, HOTELS & RAILWAY STATIONS IN 1884 & WERE CALLED SILENCE CABINETS | WHAT ARE TELEPHONE BOOTHS? | |
| 126 | 1988‑09‑30 | THE MOVIES | AFTER THE SYSTEM BEGUN IN 1968, THE MPAA HAS ASSIGNED THIS RATING TO MORE FILMS THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS "R"? | |
| 125 | 1988‑09‑29 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | IT DIDN'T BECOME A FEDERAL HOLIDAY UNTIL 1971, THOUGH IT WAS FIRST CELEBRATED IN 1792 | WHAT IS COLUMBUS DAY? | |
| 124 | 1988‑09‑28 | MONARCHS | THE WORLD'S OLDEST DYNASTY, SOME 2000 YEARS OLD, REIGNS IN THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 123 | 1988‑09‑27 | THE BIBLE | THE ONLY 3 MEN TO REIGN AS KING OVER ALL 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL | WHO WERE SAUL, DAVID & SOLOMON? | |
| 122 | 1988‑09‑26 | AMERICANA | IN 1986 COKE & KODAK WERE AMONG 19 FIRMS WHO PLEDGED OVER $66 MIL. TO USE ITS IMAGE IN THEIR ADS | WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? | |
| 121 | 1988‑09‑23 | ROYAL FAMILIES | ENGLAND'S QUEEN ELIZABETH I HAD THIS MANY STEPMOTHERS | WHAT IS 4? | |
| 120 | 1988‑09‑22 | MAGAZINES | IN JUNE 1988 HE APPEARED ON THE COVERS OF TIME, PEOPLE, LIFE & SPORTS ILLUSTRATED | WHO IS MIKE TYSON? | |
| 119 | 1988‑09‑21 | THE MOVIES | CHARLES LAUGHTON, TREVOR HOWARD & ANTHONY HOPKINS ALL PLAYED THIS HISTORIC FIGURE | WHO WAS CAPTAIN (LT. WILLIAM) BLIGH? | |
| 118 | 1988‑09‑20 | 1978 | UPON GOLDA MEIR'S DEATH, THIS LEADER SAID, "I MUST, FOR HISTORY'S SAKE, PRAISE HER AS AN HONEST FOE" | WHO WAS ANWAR SADAT? | |
| 117 | 1988‑09‑19 | MYTHOLOGY | 2 OF THE 3 GODDESSES WHO WERE CONTESTANTS IN THE FAMOUS BEAUTY CONTEST JUDGED BY PARIS | WHO WERE APHRODITE, HERA & ATHENA? | |
| 116 | 1988‑09‑16 | THE U.S. CAPITOL | ONLY STATE TO CONTRIBUTE A STATUE OF A KING FOR OUR CAPITOL'S NATIONAL STATUARY HALL | WHAT IS HAWAII? | |
| 115 | 1988‑09‑15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | INSPIRED BY CORNELL'S NEW TEAM COLORS, IN 1898 IT CHANGED ITS ORANGE & BLACK LABELS TO RED & WHITE | WHO IS CAMPBELL'S? | This clue was originally given the category BUISNESS & INDUSTRY in the dataset. It has been corrected to BUSINESS & INDUSTRY, consistent with the show as aired. |
| 114 | 1988‑09‑14 | MUSICALS | THIS LERNER & LOEWE MUSICAL WAS WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN & WASN'T A BROADWAY MUSICAL 'TIL 1973 | WHAT WAS "GIGI"? | |
| 113 | 1988‑09‑13 | THE CALENDAR | 1st YEAR OF THE 100th CENTURY | WHAT IS 9901? | |
| 112 | 1988‑09‑12 | WORLD LEADERS | HE WAS NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE SOVIET UNION TWICE; ONCE IN 1960 & AGAIN IN 1977 | WHO WAS LEONID BREZHNEV? | |
| 111 | 1988‑09‑09 | FAMOUS NAMES | THE ASSASSIN JOHN WILKES BOOTH ADMIRED THIS OTHER ASSASSIN, FOR WHOM HIS FATHER WAS NAMED | WHO IS BRUTUS? | |
| 110 | 1988‑09‑08 | SHAKESPEARE | THE 1st LINE SPOKEN IN THIS SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY IS 1 WORD: "BOS'N!" | WHAT IS THE "TEMPEST"? | |
| 109 | 1988‑09‑07 | PRESIDENTS | 2 OF 4 U.S. PRESIDENTS WHO MARRIED DIVORCED WOMEN | WHO WERE/ARE ANDREW JACKSON, HARDING, FORD, & REAGAN? | |
| 108 | 1988‑09‑06 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | OBSERVANCES THAT FELL IN 1988 ON WEDNESDAY FEBUARY 17 & THURSDAY MARCH 17 | WHAT ARE ASH WEDNESDAY & ST. PATRICK'S DAY? | |
| 107 | 1988‑09‑05 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | LONGEST BOUNDRY BETWEEN ANY 2 U.S. STATES IS THE ONE BETWEEN THESE 2 | WHAT ARE TEXAS & OKLAHOMA? | |
| 106 | 1988‑06‑28 | AMERICAN WOMEN | ON AUG. 25, 1835, AT AGE 22, SHE DIED IN A FARMHOUSE OUTSIDE NEW SALEM, ILLINOIS | WHO WAS ANN RUTLEDGE? | |
| 105 | 1988‑06‑22 | BROADWAY MUSICALS | EVEN THOUGH HE DIED IN 1965, HE WON 2 TONY AWARDS FOR THE 1982 MUSICAL "CATS" | WHO WAS T(HOMAS) . S(TEARNS). ELIOT? | |
| 104 | 1988‑05‑18 | RIVERS | 2 OF THE 3 EUROPEAN RIVERS THAT BEGIN WITH "T" ON WHICH A NATIONAL CAPITAL IS LOCATED | WHAT ARE THE THAMES (LONDON), TEJO/TAJO/TAGUS (LISBON) & THE TIBER (ROME)? | |
| 103 | 1988‑03‑09 | RIVERS | BELOW SEA LEVEL FOR MOST OF ITS COURSE, IT'S CALLED "THE LOWEST RIVER ON EARTH" | WHAT IS THE JORDAN? | |
| 102 | 1987‑12‑29 | VOCABULARY | THIS WORD IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "SAILOR OF THE UNIVERSE" | WHAT IS COSMONAUT? | |
| 101 | 1987‑09‑25 | PRESIDENTS | PRESIDENT IN OFFICE THE LONGEST UNDER THE 50-SATE U.S. FLAG? | WHO IS RONALD REAGAN? | |
| 100 | 1987‑09‑22 | RELIGIOUS HISTORY | BECAUSE FOUNDER GEORGE FOX TOLD A JUDGE TO "TREMBLE AT THE WORD OF THE LORD", HIS SECT WAS CALLED THIS | WHAT IS A QUAKER? | |
| 99 | 1987‑09‑21 | SUPREME COURT | JUSTICE WILLIAM J. BRENNAN, THE CURRENT SENIOR MEMBER OF THE COURT, WAS APPOINTED BY THIS PRESIDENT | WHO WAS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER? | This clue was originally given the category THE SUPREME COURT in the dataset. It has been corrected to SUPREME COURT, consistent with the show as aired. |
| 98 | 1987‑09‑11 | U.S. LANDMARKS | WHEN HE LEFT TO FIGHT CIVIL WAR, THE U.S. TOOK HIS FAMILY'S LAND & ESTABLISHED ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY ON IT | WHO WAS ROBERT E. LEE? | |
| 97 | 1987‑06‑01 | GEOGRAPHY | THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS FRONTIER, 3987 MILES, DIVIDES THESE 2 COUNTRIES | WHAT ARE THE U.S. & CANADA? | |
| 96 | 1987‑05‑11 | TELEVISION | IT WAS STEVE ALLEN WHO COINED THIS SHOW'S QUESTION, "IS IT BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX?" | WHAT IS "WHAT'S MY LINE"? | |
| 95 | 1987‑04‑02 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS | ITS ROUTE TODAY WOULD BE FROM THE CAPITAL TO CAPUA TO BENEVENTO TO TARANTO TO BRINDISI | WHAT IS THE APPIAN WAY? | |
| 94 | 1987‑03‑25 | U.S. STATES | ONLY STATE WHOSE ENTIRE TERRITORY WE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY FROM SPAIN | WHAT IS FLORIDA? | |
| 93 | 1987‑03‑24 | THE U.N. | NOW 2nd LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR OF U.N. OPERATING BUDGET, THIS COUNTRY ISN'T A PERM. MEMBER OF SECURITY COUNCIL | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 92 | 1987‑03‑23 | EDUCATION | THE OLDEST EXISTING PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES OPENED IN 1635 IN THIS CITY | WHAT IS BOSTON? | |
| 91 | 1987‑03‑20 | TELEVISION | ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1960, "GOODBYE KIDS" BECAME THE 1st & LAST WORDS THIS CHARACTER EVER SPOKE | WHO WAS CLARABELL? | |
| 90 | 1987‑03‑19 | FLAGS | 1 OF 2 STATE FLAGS ON WHICH APPEAR AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE CONFEDERATE STARS & BARS BATTLE FLAG | WHAT ARE GEORGIA & MISSISSIPPI? | |
| 89 | 1987‑03‑11 | HISTORY | THE CELEBRATED "MESSAGE TO GARCIA" WAS CARRIED BY LT. ANDREW ROWAN TO A REBEL LEADER IN THIS COUNTRY? | WHAT IS CUBA? | |
| 88 | 1987‑03‑10 | LANGUAGES | ONLY INDEPENDENT WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRY BESIDES CANADA WITH FRENCH AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE | WHAT IS HAITI? | |
| 87 | 1987‑03‑06 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | THE ONLY LIVING EX-PRESIDENT WHO DOESN'T USE SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION; HE PAYS FOR HIS OWN SECURITY | WHO IS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 86 | 1987‑03‑05 | ASIA | THIS COUNTRY IS THE WORLD'S MOST POPULOUS MONARCHY | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 85 | 1987‑03‑02 | ISLANDS | OF CANADA'S 3 LARGEST CITIES, THE ONE THAT'S ON AN ISLAND | WHAT IS MONTREAL? | |
| 84 | 1987‑01‑07 | MOVIES | CHARLTON HESTON, WHO'S PLAYED "3 PRESIDENTS, 3 SAINTS & 2 GENIUSES", WON HIS OSCAR FOR THIS ROLE | WHAT WAS "BEN-HUR"? | |
| 83 | 1987‑01‑06 | ASTROLOGY | WHILE GEMINI IS REPRESENTED BY 2 HUMANS, THIS SIGN IS REPRESENTED BY A PAIR OF ANIMALS | WHAT IS PISCES? | |
| 82 | 1987‑01‑05 | WORLD POLITICS | THE 1986 READER'S DIGEST ALMANAC LISTS THIS CITY AS "THE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD" | WHAT IS NEW YORK? | |
| 81 | 1987‑01‑02 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | INSPIRATIONAL 19th CENTURY SONG FROM WHICH JOHN STEINBECK GOT THE TITLE "THE GRAPES OF WRATH" | WHAT IS "THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC"? | |
| 80 | 1986‑12‑23 | MYTHOLOGY | THOUGHT IT'S SAID HE FATHERED 50 SONS, PRIAM WAS THE LAST KING OF THIS CITY-STATE | WHAT IS TROY? | |
| 79 | 1986‑12‑22 | STAMPS & COINS | THESE PEOPLE ARE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THE RULE "MUST BE DEAD 10 YEARS TO BE ON A U.S. STAMP" | WHAT ARE PRESIDENTS? | |
| 78 | 1986‑12‑19 | BLACK AMERICA | OF THE 6 U.S. CITIES WITH OVER A MILLION PEOPLE, NUMBER THAT CURRENTLY HAVE BLACK MAYORS | WHAT ARE 4? | |
| 77 | 1986‑12‑18 | THE MOVIES | "WUTHERING HEIGHTS", "OF MICE AND MEN", & "STAGECOACH" ALL CAME OUT IN THIS "BEST YEAR EVER FOR AMERICAN FILMS" | WHAT IS 1939? | |
| 76 | 1986‑12‑17 | KID STUFF | IN TIC-TAC-TOE, MAXIMUM NUMBER OF X'S YOU CAN HAVE ON THE BOARD WITHOUT WINNING | WHAT IS 5? | |
| 75 | 1986‑11‑19 | MAN IN SPACE | NOW SEEN AS TV SPOKESMAN, HE WAS ONLY ASTRONAUT TO ORBIT EARTH IN MERCURY, GEMINI, & APOLLO CRAFT | WHO IS WALLY SCHIRRA? | |
| 74 | 1986‑11‑17 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS | OF THE MORE THAN 80 U.S. PEAKS OVER 14,000' THAT HAVE NAMES, MOST ARE IN THIS STATE | WHAT IS COLORADO? | |
| 73 | 1986‑11‑13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THIS COMPANY'S FIGURES SHOW ABOUT 7% OF PRESENT U.S. WORK FORCE GOT ITS START WORKING FOR THEM | WHAT IS McDONALDS? | |
| 72 | 1986‑11‑12 | ANCIENT WONDERS | OF THE OTHER 6 WONDERS, THE ONE WHICH WAS NEAREST TO THE ONLY REMAINING WONDER, THE PYRAMIDS | WHAT WAS THE LIGHTHOUSE (AT ALEXANDRIA)? | |
| 71 | 1986‑11‑11 | BEST SELLERS | IN 1985, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF THESE 2 MEN TOPPED HARDCOVER BEST SELLER LISTS | WHO ARE LEE IACCOCA & CHUCK YEAGER? | |
| 70 | 1986‑09‑29 | INVENTIONS | THE "GIN" IN ELI WHITNEY'S COTTON GIN IS A VARIANT OF THIS COMMON ENGLISH WORD | WHAT IS ENGINE? | |
| 69 | 1986‑09‑25 | THE CONSTITUTION | THE NEXT AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION WILL HAVE THIS NUMBER | WHAT IS 27? | This clue was originally dated 1986-09-24 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1986-09-25. The clue that aired 1986-09-24 is in the dataset, and was originally misdated as 1986-09-23 (now corrected to 1986-09-24). |
| 68 | 1986‑09‑24 | STATE CAPITALS | THE 2 NEW ENGLAND STATE CAPITALS THAT ARE ALSO THEIR STATES' MOST POPULOUS CITIES | WHAT ARE BOSTON (MASSACHUSETTS) AND PROVIDENCE (RHODE ISLAND)? | This clue was originally dated 1986-09-23 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1986-09-24. The clue that aired 1986-09-23 is in the dataset, and was originally misdated as 1986-09-22 (now corrected to 1986-09-23). |
| 67 | 1986‑09‑23 | THE FLAG | "STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" THAT FLEW OVER FORT McHENRY IN WAR OF 1812 HAD THIS SAME # OF BOTH STARS & STRIPES | WHAT IS 15? | This clue was originally dated 1986-09-22 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1986-09-23. The clue that aired 1986-09-22 is not in the dataset, and is as follows: POP MUSIC: "Singers" named in 1958 after Liberty Records engineer Ted Keep & execs Al Bennett & Simon Waronker (Who are the Chipmunks?) |
| 66 | 1986‑06‑06 | THE 1970s | IN 1973 IT HAPPENED TO B. DEVLIN, J. FONDA & T. HAYDEN, & FR. P. BERRIGAN ADMITTED IT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM | WHAT IS GETTING MARRIED? | |
| 65 | 1986‑06‑05 | U.S. POPULATION | OF THE TOP 10 STATES IN AREA, THE ONLY 2 THAT ARE ALSO AMONG TOP 10 IN POPULATION PER THE 1980 CENSUS | WHAT ARE CALIFORNIA & TEXAS? | |
| 64 | 1986‑06‑04 | MEDICINE | WITH DENTISTS & DOCTORS COUNTED TOGETHER, LATEST U.N. FIGURES SHOW THIS COUNTRY HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER BY FAR | WHAT IS THE U.S.S.R.? | |
| 63 | 1986‑06‑03 | WORLD WAR I | AFTER WWI, THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AWARDED THIS NATION MARSHALL, CAROLINE & MARIANAS ISLAND GROUPS | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 62 | 1986‑06‑02 | THE OLD TESTAMENT | OCCUPATION OF DEBORAH & SAMSON OR TITLE OF THE BOOK IN WHICH THEY APPEAR | WHO WERE JUDGES? | |
| 57 | 1986‑04‑11 | AMERICAN LITERATURE | TITLE OF O. HENRY'S COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, "THE FOUR MILLION" REFERS SPECIFICALLY TO THIS | WHAT IS THE POPULATION OF NEW YORK CITY? | This clue was originally dated 1986-04-04 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1986-04-11. The clue that aired 1986-04-04 is not in the dataset, and is as follows:
TELEVISION: In each TV season from 1958 to 1961, the 3 top-rated shows were of this genre
(What are Westerns?) |
| 61 | 1986‑04‑10 | THE CONTINENTS | OF THE 7, THIS CONTINENT HAS THE WORLD'S LONGEST TOTAL COASTLINE, OVER 96,000 MILES | WHAT IS NORTH AMERICA? | |
| 60 | 1986‑04‑09 | HISTORIC NAMES | 2 OF THE 3 MEN-- A FRENCHMAN, AN ENGLISHMAN & A SWEDE--TO RECEIVE HONORARY CITIZENSHIP IN THE U.S. | WHO ARE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, WINSTON CHURCHILL & RAOUL WALLENBERG? | |
| 59 | 1986‑04‑08 | THE OSCARS | 1 OF THE ONLY 2 FILMS WHOSE ENTIRE CASTS WERE NOMINATED FOR OSCARS, THEY WERE BOTH BASED ON PLAYS | WHAT IS "SLEUTH" OR "GIVE 'EM HELL, HARRY"? | |
| 58 | 1986‑04‑07 | ENGINEERING | COUNTRY WHICH TRIED TO BUILD A CANAL ACROSS PANAMA BEFORE WE DID IT | WHAT IS FRANCE? | |
| 56 | 1986‑03‑28 | POP MUSIC | CO-WRITER OF '76s BEST SONG OSCAR WINNER, SHE SAID IT WAS 2nd SONG SHE'D EVER WRITTEN | WHO IS BARBRA STREISAND? | |
| 55 | 1986‑02‑27 | WORLD TRADE | AMERICA'S LEADING TRADE PARTNER IN BOTH IMPORTS & EXPORTS IS THIS COUNTRY | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 54 | 1986‑02‑10 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | MOTHER OF BONNIE BLUE, SHE RAN A SAWMILL AFTER CIVIL WAR | WHO WAS SCARLETT O'HARA? | |
| 53 | 1986‑02‑07 | ROYALTY | JUST AS WIFE OF U.S. PRESIDENT IS CALLED "FIRST LADY", HUSBAND OF A REIGNING BRITISH QUEEN IS CALLED THIS | WHAT IS PRINCE CONSORT? | |
| 52 | 1986‑02‑06 | PRESIDENTS | OF THE 25 LAWYERS WHO HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT, HE SERVED MOST RECENTLY | WHO IS GERALD FORD? | |
| 51 | 1986‑02‑05 | ACTORS & ROLES | 1 OF 3 ACTORS WHO WON BEST ACTOR OSCAR FOR PLAYING AN ACTOR | WHO IS JIMMY CAGNEY, RONALD COLMAN OR RICHARD DREYFUSS? | |
| 50 | 1985‑12‑11 | KINGS & QUEENS | ELEANOR OF AQUITANE WAS ONLY WOMAN EVER TO BE MARRIED TO KINGS OF BOTH THESE COUNTRIES | WHAT ARE ENGLAND & FRANCE? | |
| 49 | 1985‑12‑06 | SPORTS | 1 OF 2 SPORTS WHICH, IN ORDER TO AVOID INJURIES, BAN LEFT-HANDED PLAYING | WHAT ARE JAI-ALAI & POLO? | |
| 48 | 1985‑11‑29 | SPORTS ON TELEVISION | THOUGH IT WON 1st SPORTS COVERAGE EMMY IN 1949, 1985 SAW THIS SPORT'S 1st NETWORK AIRING IN YEARS | WHAT IS WRESTLING? | |
| 47 | 1985‑11‑28 | THE CENSUS | 1 OF 2 EAST COAST STATES THAT WERE ONLY STATES TO SHOW POPULATION DECREASE IN 1980 CENSUS | WHAT ARE NEW YORK & RHODE ISLAND? | |
| 46 | 1985‑11‑27 | (UNKNOWN) | FOLLOWING THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN ROUND THE WORLD ONCE, YOU'D CROSS THIS NUMBER OF CONTINENTS | WHAT IS 3? | |
| 45 | 1985‑11‑26 | HOLIDAYS | THOUGH THE DATE OF EASTER VARIES, IT CANNOT OCCUR BEFORE THIS ANNUAL ASTRONOMICAL EVENT | WHAT IS THE SPRING EQUINOX? | |
| 44 | 1985‑11‑25 | BROADCASTING | THOUGH BRITISH BORN, HE HAS BEEN UNDER CONTRACT TO NBC CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1938 | WHO IS BOB HOPE? | |
| 43 | 1985‑11‑21 | THE SUPREME COURT | THIS PRESIDENT APPOINTED MORE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THAN ANY OTHER | WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON? | This clue was originally dated 1985-11-19 in the dataset. It has been corrected to 1985-11-21. The clue that aired 1985-11-19 is not in the dataset, and is as follows:
LITERATURE: 1952 novel that begins off the coast of Cuba, & ends on shore 3 days later
(What is "The Old Man and the Sea"?) |
| 42 | 1985‑11‑18 | THE 50 STATES | ASIDE FROM DAKOTAS & CAROLINAS, NO. OF STATES WITH 2 WORDS IN THEIR NAMES AS COMMONLY USED | WHAT IS 6? | |
| 41 | 1985‑11‑14 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING 2nd-HIGHEST U.S. GOVERNMENT SALARY--$100,700 PER YEAR EXCLUDING EXPENSES | WHO IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE? | |
| 40 | 1985‑11‑12 | FLAGS | THIS COLOR APPEARS ON MORE DIFFERENT NATIONAL FLAGS THAN ANY OTHER | WHAT IS RED? | |
| 39 | 1985‑09‑19 | THE CALENDAR | DATE OF THE FINAL DAY OF THE 20TH CENTURY | WHAT IS DECEMBER 31, 2000? | |
| 37 | 1985‑09‑13 | SCIENCE | THIS POLISH-BORN SCIENTIST WAS 1st PERSON TO WIN 2 NOBEL PRIZES | WHO WAS MARIE CURIE? | |
| 36 | 1985‑05‑03 | STATE CAPITALS | THE CLOSEST STATE CAPITAL TO THE NATION'S CAPITAL | WHAT IS ANNAPOLIS? | |
| 35 | 1985‑05‑02 | FLAGS | NUMBER OF STARS ON THE U.S. FLAG WHICH SERVED THE LONGEST | WHAT IS 48? | |
| 34 | 1985‑04‑08 | THE CALENDAR | IN 1984, THE COTTON, FIESTA, ORANGE, ROSE & SUGAR BOWLS WERE ALL PLAYED ON THIS DATE | WHAT WAS JANUARY 2, 1984? | |
| 33 | 1984‑12‑31 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | FIRST V.P. TO BECOME PRESIDENT NOT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PRESIDENT HE SERVED UNDER | WHO WAS RICHARD NIXON? | |
| 32 | 1984‑12‑28 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | # OF STATES THAT TOUCH THE PACIFIC OCEAN | WHAT ARE 5? | |
| 31 | 1984‑12‑27 | TECHNOLOGY | ITS NAME COMBINES THE GREEK FOR "FAR" WITH THE LATIN FOR "TO SEE" | WHAT IS TELEVISION? | |
| 30 | 1984‑12‑25 | WORLD CAPITALS | THE CLOSEST FOREIGN CAPITAL TO WASHINGTON, D.C. | WHAT IS OTTAWA? | |
| 29 | 1984‑10‑24 | U.S. STATES | 2 OF THE 4 STATES WHOSE CAPITAL STARTS WITH THE SAME LETTER AS ITS STATE | WHAT IS HAWAII (HONOLULU), INDIANA (INDIANAPOLIS), OKLAHOMA (OKLAHOMA CITY), DELAWARE (DOVER)? | |
| 28 | 1984‑10‑23 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | THE LARGEST PORT CITY SERVED BY THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY | WHAT IS CHICAGO? | |
| 27 | 1984‑10‑22 | U.S. GOVERNMENT | HE PRESIDES AT THE SENATE TRIAL OF AN IMPEACHED PRESIDENT | WHO IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT? | |
| 26 | 1984‑10‑19 | ASTRONOMY | AFTER THE SUN & THE MOON, THE BRIGHTEST ASTRONOMICAL OBJECT REGULARLY SEEN IN OUR SKY | WHAT IS THE PLANET VENUS? | |
| 25 | 1984‑10‑18 | THE OSCARS | IN 1976, HE BECAME THE OLDEST ACTOR TO WIN AN OSCAR | WHO IS GEORGE BURNS? | |
| 24 | 1984‑10‑17 | ANIMALS | GROWING TO A LENGTH OF 18 FEET, THIS SPECIFIC VARIETY IS THE WORLD'S LONGEST POISONOUS SNAKE | WHAT IS THE KING COBRA? | |
| 23 | 1984‑10‑16 | U.S. LANDMARKS | THE OUTER LAYER OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IS MADE OF THIS METAL | WHAT IS COPPER? | |
| 22 | 1984‑10‑15 | THE FAR EAST | CITY THEN CALLED EDO, IN 18TH CENTURY IT WAS LARGER THAN ANY CITY IN EUROPE | WHAT IS TOKYO? | |
| 21 | 1984‑10‑12 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | ALPHABETICALLY, THE LAST OF THE 7 DWARFS | WHO IS SNEEZY? | |
| 20 | 1984‑10‑11 | THE SUPREME COURT | HE SUCCESSFULLY ARGUED BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION BEFORE SUPREME COURT, THEN BECAME ITS 1ST BLACK JUSTICE | WHO IS THURGOOD MARSHALL? | |
| 19 | 1984‑10‑10 | DANCE | INTRODUCED IN 1650 AT COURT OF LOUIS XIV, IT'S SLOW DIGNIFIED DANCE DONE IN 3/4 TIME | WHAT IS THE MINUET? | |
| 18 | 1984‑10‑09 | U.S. STATES | ONLY STATE BORDERING ON 4 OF THE 5 GREAT LAKES | WHAT IS MICHIGAN? | |
| 17 | 1984‑10‑08 | THE ARMED SERVICES | SERVICE ACADEMY LOCATED AT NEW LONDON, CONN. | WHAT IS THE U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY? | |
| 16 | 1984‑10‑05 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | IT HAS MORE PEOPLE THAN ALL THE OTHER SO. AMERICAN COUNTRIES COMBINED | WHAT IS BRAZIL? | |
| 15 | 1984‑10‑04 | THE CALENDAR | NUMBER OF LEAP YEARS BETWEEN 1985 & 2001 | WHAT IS 4? | |
| 14 | 1984‑10‑03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS | IN THE 1860 ELECTION FOR HIS FIRST TERM, MORE AMERICANS VOTED AGAINST HIM THAN FOR HIM | WHO WAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN? | |
| 13 | 1984‑10‑02 | TRAVEL & TOURISM | THIS COUNTRY DRAWS THE MOST AMERICAN TOURISTS EACH YEAR | WHAT IS CANADA? | |
| 12 | 1984‑10‑01 | WORLD CITIES | IT'S THE MOST POPULOUS CITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | WHAT IS MEXICO CITY? | |
| 11 | 1984‑09‑27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | COUNTRY THAT MANUFACTURES THE MOST CARS PER YEAR | WHAT IS JAPAN? | |
| 10 | 1984‑09‑26 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM | ONLY ONE OF 9 PLANETS NOT NAMED FOR A GREEK OR ROMAN MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE | WHAT IS EARTH? | |
| 9 | 1984‑09‑25 | RIVERS | IT CARRIES MORE WATER THAN THE LONGEST RIVERS IN ASIA, AFRICA & NORTH AMERICA COMBINED | WHAT IS THE AMAZON RIVER? | |
| 8 | 1984‑09‑24 | TITLED HEADS | N.Y. FINANCIER AL GRIMALDI IS NEXT IN LINE FOR THE THRONE OF THIS MEDITERRANEAN PRINCIPALITY | WHAT IS MONACO? | |
| 7 | 1984‑09‑20 | SCIENCE | THE MAMMAL THAT HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE LONGEST LIFE SPAN | WHAT IS MAN? | |
| 6 | 1984‑09‑19 | AMERICAN HISTORY | HE SERVED AS CONGRESSMAN FROM 1 STATE, SENATOR FROM ANOTHER, GOVERNOR OF BOTH AND PRESIDENT OF TEXAS | WHO WAS SAM (SAMUEL) HOUSTON? | |
| 38 | 1984‑09‑18 | WORLD HISTORY | COUNTRY WHERE NAPOLEON MET HIS "WATERLOO" | WHAT IS BELGIUM? | This clue was originally dated 1985-09-18 in the dataset. It was corrected to 1984-09-18 on 2022-12-27. |
| 5 | 1984‑09‑17 | EUROPE | COUNTRY WHERE THE CURRENT KING SUCCEEDED HIS GRANDFATHER AFTER A 44-YEAR GAP | WHAT IS SPAIN? | |
| 4 | 1984‑09‑14 | THE OLYMPICS | OF THE 5 CONTINENTS SYMBOLIZED BY OLYMPIC RINGS, ONLY 1 NEVER TO HOLD GAMES | WHAT IS AFRICA? | |
| 3 | 1984‑09‑13 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | SINCE 1970, THE ONLY CABINET DEPARTMENT NOT HEADED BY A SECRETARY | WHO IS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL? | |
| 2 | 1984‑09‑11 | THE CALENDAR | CALENDAR DATE WITH WHICH THE 20TH CENTURY BEGAN | WHAT IS JANUARY 1, 1901? | |
| 1 | 1984‑09‑10 | HOLIDAYS | THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY STARTING IN 1986 | WHAT IS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY? | |
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