#9293, aired 2025-03-19 | EMBASSIES IN WASHINGTON $1600: The sons of this late architect designed the Chinese embassy I.M. Pei |
#9223, aired 2024-12-11 | ASIAN AMERICANS $3,000 (Daily Double): The cake for his 100th birthday celebration was in the shape of one of his last buildings, the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha I.M. Pei |
#9124, aired 2024-06-13 | COMPETITORS $1600: A 1960 design competition enabled this Chinese American to draw up the multi-airline terminal at what's now JFK (I.M.) Pei |
#9050, aired 2024-03-01 | ARCHITECTURE $1200: This architect designed the Louvre's glass pyramid; the public was initially not in love with it I.M. Pei |
#25, aired 2024-01-16 | WHERE ART THOU? $200: You're snapping a selfie at this museum's main entrance, a glass pyramid designed by architect I.M. Pei the Louvre |
#8490, aired 2021-10-15 | HIGH/LOW $400: Working with the firm Webb & Knapp, I.M. Pei designed the Mile High Center in this city in the mid-1950s Denver |
#8475, aired 2021-09-24 | NOTABLE ASIAN AMERICANS $6,000 (Daily Double): Not a fan of rock music, he initially turned down the job of designing the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (I.M.) Pei |
#8444, aired 2021-07-15 | ARCHITECTS $3,000 (Daily Double): Here is this architect outside his famous pyramid I.M. Pei |
#8384, aired 2021-04-22 | KNOWN BY THEIR INITIALS $800: Architect Ieoh Ming I.M. Pei |
#8361, aired 2021-03-22 | INITIALLY YOURS $1600: This revered Chinese-born American architect passed away in 2019 shortly after his 102nd birthday (I.M.) Pei |
#8319, aired 2021-01-21 | CANADIAN PLACES $400: Henry Cobb & I.M. Pei designed Place Ville-Marie, a landmark in this city Montreal |
#8071, aired 2019-10-14 | THE MANY BUILDINGS OF I.M. PEI $400: A cantilevered auditorium is one feature of this hall of fame designed by Pei on Lake Erie in Cleveland the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
#8071, aired 2019-10-14 | THE MANY BUILDINGS OF I.M. PEI $1,000 (Daily Double): 2 of I.M. Pei's early designs to be built were at an airport & a presidential library both honoring this man (John F.) Kennedy |
#8071, aired 2019-10-14 | THE MANY BUILDINGS OF I.M. PEI $1200: The triangular prisms Pei designed for the Bank of China Tower, make it stand out among the crowded skyline of this city Hong Kong |
#8071, aired 2019-10-14 | THE MANY BUILDINGS OF I.M. PEI $2000: Pei was in his 90s when the Museum of Islamic Art on Doha Bay opened in this country in 2008 Qatar |
#7800, aired 2018-07-06 | IMMIGRANTS $2000: In 1986 a dozen naturalized citizens got the 1st Medals of Liberty, including I.M. Pei, Bob Hope & this ex-Sec. of State Henry Kissinger |
#7435, aired 2016-12-30 | THE LEADERS & BEST $400: In 1992 the Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to this Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei |
#7274, aired 2016-04-07 | I.M. PEI $400: The ground-level entrance to this museum is crowned by a steel-&-glass pyramid designed by I.M. Pei the Louvre |
#7274, aired 2016-04-07 | I.M. PEI $800: I.M. Pei designed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and it's safe to say he didn't make a mistake by this lake Lake Erie |
#7274, aired 2016-04-07 | I.M. PEI $1200: Pei designed a pentagonal air traffic control tower for this government agency the FAA (Federal Aviation Agency) |
#7274, aired 2016-04-07 | I.M. PEI $1600: Boston is proud of its Pei-designed tower named for this revolutionary. (John) Hancock |
#7274, aired 2016-04-07 | I.M. PEI $2000: Among Pei's crowning achievements is the Museum of Islamic Art in this country's capital, Doha Qatar |
#7150, aired 2015-10-16 | ARCHITECTS $2,800 (Daily Double): In 1982 he completed his first project in his native China, the Fragrant Hill Hotel in Beijing I.M. Pei |
#7027, aired 2015-03-17 | STAR-CHITECTS $800: A 1960 design competition entry helped get this Chinese American selected to design the multi-airline terminal at JFK I.M. Pei |
#6790, aired 2014-03-07 | TELL US WHAT HE'S WON! $2000: 1983:
I.M. Pei wins "the Nobel Prize of Architecture" the Pritzker |
#6618, aired 2013-05-29 | IT'S "NATIONAL" $2000: Its East Building, completed in 1978 in Washington, D.C., was designed by I.M. Pei the National Gallery of Art |
#6556, aired 2013-03-04 | AMERICAN ARCHITECTS $400 (Daily Double): His projects in the country of his birth include the Suzhou Museum I.M. Pei |
#6232, aired 2011-10-25 | MILLION DOLLAR $600: In 1979 the final construction cost of the JFK Library & Museum, designed by this Chinese American, was $12 million I.M. Pei |
#6202, aired 2011-07-26 | LETTERMAN $800: Spend a night at museums designed by this architect, including Qatar's Museum of Islamic Art & Kyoto's Miho I.M. Pei |
#6068, aired 2011-01-19 | LIVE IN TEXAS $400: Check out the I.M. Pei-designed city hall at the south end of downtown in this city, cowboy; it's i-m-pressive Dallas |
#5952, aired 2010-06-29 | ARCHITECTS $1200: In the 1970s this Chinese American designed the aluminum-clad skyscraper at 88 Pine Street in New York City I.M. Pei |
#5532, aired 2008-09-30 | COLORADO $600: This architect's Mile High Center in Denver was completed in 1956; we'd like your initial reaction I.M. Pei |
#5474, aired 2008-05-29 | BROADWAY BEFORE & AFTER $400: Anna goes to the royal palace in Bangkok & helps a Chinese-American architect build the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame The King and I.M. Pei |
#5305, aired 2007-10-05 | A BIT ABOUT BALTIMORE $1200: A great way to see Baltimore is from the top of its World Trade Center, designed by this Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei |
#5171, aired 2007-02-19 | LETTER MEN $800: He designed the building for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame I.M. Pei |
#5005, aired 2006-05-19 | ARCHITECTURE $2000: The Kennedy Library was designed by this world-famous architect who gave it a soaring glass-enclosed pavilion (I.M.) Pei |
#4859, aired 2005-10-27 | ARCHITECTS $800: He lived as a youth in Hong Kong where in the 1980s he designed the Bank of China office building (I.M.) Pei |
#4809, aired 2005-06-30 | MIDDLE NAME PLEASE $1000: "Dynastic" architect I.M. Pei Ming |
#4789, aired 2005-06-02 | ARCHITECTS $400: Born in Canton, China in 1917, he designed Boston's John Hancock Tower I.M. Pei |
#4745, aired 2005-04-01 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTURE $1200: Yes, L.A. has a downtown, & it has the tallest building west of the Mississippi designed by this Asian-American I.M. Pei |
#4581, aired 2004-07-05 | INITIALLY YOURS $1,000 (Daily Double): He designed the Richelieu Wing of the Louvre, as well as the pyramidal glass entrance I.M. Pei |
#4339, aired 2003-06-12 | A U.S. "CITY" $1200: In the 1960s this city, home to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, hired I.M. Pei to design part of its Myriad Gardens Oklahoma City |
#4315, aired 2003-05-09 | PYRAMID OF JEOPARDY! $200: (Sofia of the Clue Crew gives all the clues in this category, while Jimmy receives.)
I.M. Pei,
Maya Lin,
Le Corbusier famous architects |
#4235, aired 2003-01-17 | THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM $2000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Cleveland.) The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum was designed by this renowned architect who admitted he knew nothing about rock & roll I.M. Pei |
#4197, aired 2002-11-26 | ARCHITECTURE $1200: I.M. Pei's design of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is based on this geometric shape triangle |
#4186, aired 2002-11-11 | AWARDS & HONORS $400: Past winners of the Pritzker Prize for this include I.M. Pei & Frank Gehry architecture |
#4086, aired 2002-05-13 | ARCHITECTS $400: This Asian-born architect designed Boston's John Hancock Tower I.M. Pei |
#4011, aired 2002-01-28 | PERSON $1,500 (Daily Double): This architect's original proposal for the Kennedy Library included an 85-foot-high truncated glass pyramid (I.M.) Pei |
#3779, aired 2001-01-25 | 20th CENTURY ARCHITECTURE $2,000 (Daily Double): I.M. Pei's L'Enfant Plaza opened to acclaim in this city in 1968 Washington, D.C. |
#3653, aired 2000-06-21 | MUSEUMS $800: This famed American architect designed Bilbao, Spain's new Guggenheim, seen here: Frank Gehry |
#3518, aired 1999-12-15 | THEY WENT TO SCHOOL BACK EAST $1000: I.M. Pei,
George Ellery Hale,
Murray Gell-Mann MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
#3511, aired 1999-12-06 | ARCHITECTURE $400: This Chinese-born architect designed the Fragrant Hill Hotel in Beijing I.M. Pei |
#3492, aired 1999-11-09 | MUSEUMS $1,000 (Daily Double): Its 71-foot glass pyramid designed by I.M. Pei was commissioned by Francois Mitterrand the Louvre |
#3351, aired 1999-03-15 | KNOWN BY THEIR INITIALS $300: Architect
Ieoh Ming... I.M. Pei |
#3117, aired 1998-03-03 | MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD $200: I.M. Pei's glass pyramid entrance to this Paris museum houses the hall of Napoleon the Louvre |
#3094, aired 1998-01-29 | ARCHITECTS $800: I.M. Pei designed the 75-story Texas Commerce Tower, the tallest building in this city Houston |
#2813, aired 1996-11-20 | PEOPLE $500: After leaving China in 1935, this architect studied at M.I.T. & became a U.S. citizen in 1954 I.M. Pei |
#2757, aired 1996-09-03 | ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME $400: He said, "In designing this building, it was my intention to echo the energy of rock and roll" I.M. Pei |
#2550, aired 1995-10-06 | AWARDS $800: This Chinese-American was awarded the 1976 Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture I.M. Pei |
#2500, aired 1995-06-16 | ARCHITECTURE $600: This Canton-born architect designed the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse I.M. Pei |
#2488, aired 1995-05-31 | ODDS & ENDS $600: In 1965 this Chinese-American won a Bard Award for designing NYC's Kips Bay Apartments (I.M.) Pei |
#2387, aired 1995-01-10 | ARCHITECTURE $400: This Chinese-born American architect designed Beijing's Xiangshan Hotel I.M. Pei |
#2354, aired 1994-11-24 | ARCHITECTURE $800: This Canton-born architect designed the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas I.M. Pei |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | ARCHITECTURE $500: This architect's initials stand for Ieoh Ming, which means "to inscribe brightly" I.M. Pei |
#2156, aired 1994-01-10 | ARCHITECTURE $600: Chinese-American who designed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame I.M. Pei |
#1959, aired 1993-02-25 | ARCHITECTURE $1000: This Chinese-American designed the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO. I.M. Pei |
#1932, aired 1993-01-19 | MUSEUMS $100: I.M. Pei designed the glass pyramid that crowns an entrance to this Paris museum the Louvre |
#1910, aired 1992-12-18 | PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES $300: Located in Dorchester, Massachusetts, his library is housed in a building designed by I.M. Pei JFK |
#1716, aired 1992-02-03 | ARCHITECTURE $800: Architect of the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, he was born in Canton, China I.M. Pei |
#1417, aired 1990-10-30 | ARCHITECTURE $400: This architect's first & middle names are Ieoh Ming I.M. Pei |
#1373, aired 1990-07-18 | ARCHITECTURE $400: The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York was designed by this Chinese-American I.M. Pei |
#1219, aired 1989-12-14 | ARCHITECTS $200: You can buy copies of the china this architect designed for Tokyo's Imperial Hotel Frank Lloyd Wright |
#1219, aired 1989-12-14 | ARCHITECTS $500: I. M. Pei, who was born in this country, became a U.S. citizen in 1954 China |
#1192, aired 1989-11-07 | MIDDLE NAMES $100: Architect I.M. Pei's middle name; we don't know if he descends from the famous dynasty Ming |
#916, aired 1988-09-05 | ARCHITECTURE $1000: He "Finnish"ed 1st in his field by designing the Gateway Arch in St. Louis & TWA Terminal at Kennedy Airport Eero Saarinen |
#624, aired 1987-04-30 | FRANCE $400: I.M. Pei designed a 70' glass pyramid as an addition to this famous French museum Louvre |