#9207, aired 2024-11-19 | PEOPLE ON U.S. MONEY $1000: This New England politician & orator appeared on the $10 bill from the 1860s to 1900 (Daniel) Webster |
#9158, aired 2024-09-11 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LOSERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Twice to one William & once to another William, this William ran & lost 3 times William Jennings Bryan |
#9002, aired 2023-12-26 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $2000: Site of the Scopes Monkey Trial, Dayton, Tennessee has a college named for this statesman who assisted the prosecution (William Jennings) Bryan |
#8892, aired 2023-06-13 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS $2000: "Let the people rule" (a turn-of-the-20th century Democrat) William Jennings Bryan |
#8795, aired 2023-01-27 | HISTORIC NICKNAMES $2000: Born 1860 in the Midwest: "Boy Orator of the Platte" (William Jennings) Bryan |
#8604, aired 2022-03-24 | THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE... $800: ...maybe stuck to the speaking circuit instead of making failed presidential runs in 1896, 1900 & 1908 William Jennings Bryan |
#2, aired 2022-02-08 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: Favoring free silver, in a rousing 1896 speech this orator & statesman said, "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" William Jennings Bryan |
#8253, aired 2020-10-07 | THE STATE WAS IN PLAY $800: Kentucky was in play in 1896, with William McKinley besting this noted orator by a mere 277 votes (William Jennings) Bryan |
#8179, aired 2020-03-12 | BEFORE & AFTER $2000: A historic "Cross of Gold" orator decides to make a meth of things as a "Breaking Bad" star William Jennings Bryan Cranston |
#8135, aired 2020-01-10 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: This 3-named leader of the Free Silver Movement served as Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson William Jennings Bryan |
#8094, aired 2019-11-14 | LAWYERS, LAW & LEGALITY $9,812 (Daily Double): At the Scopes Trial, this politician said he'd seen nothing to accept the word of scientists against the inspired word of God William Jennings Bryan |
#7982, aired 2019-04-30 | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES $1600: Ruth Bryan Owen, U.S. minister to Denmark from 1933 to 1936, was the oldest daughter of this statesman William Jennings Bryan |
#7913, aired 2019-01-23 | THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O'DONNELL $200: (Lawrence O'Donnell presents the clue): William Jennings Bryan won the Democratic nomination in 1896 with his defense of free silver: "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of" this metal gold |
#7771, aired 2018-05-28 | 3-NAMED PEOPLE $1600: Just days after the Scopes monkey trial ended, this statesman who assisted the prosecution died William Jennings Bryan |
#7726, aired 2018-03-26 | AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY $1600: This man's political rise began when he was just 30 & the people of Nebraska elected him to Congress William Jennings Bryan |
#7582, aired 2017-07-25 | STATUARY HALL: THE STATE REPRESENTED $800: William Jennings Bryan Nebraska |
#7517, aired 2017-04-25 | SPEAKING OF TONGUES $1000: This politician was known as the "silver-tongued orator of the Platte" William Jennings Bryan |
#7419, aired 2016-12-08 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $1600: In an 1896 speech William Jennings Bryan said, "You shall not crucify mankind upon" this a cross of gold |
#7394, aired 2016-11-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: This Nebraska Democrat lost an 1894 bid for the U.S. Senate but was nominated for president 2 years later William Jennings Bryan |
#7242, aired 2016-02-23 | "FY" ON YOU $800: In 1896 William Jennings Bryan said "You shall not" do this to "mankind upon a cross of gold" crucify |
#7226, aired 2016-02-01 | SHEER WILL $600: This 3-named man won the Democratic nomination for president when he was only 36 William Jennings Bryan |
#7176, aired 2015-11-23 | IN THE STATE'S HALL OF FAME $600: Willa Cather & William Jennings Bryan are midwestern strong in this state Nebraska |
#7108, aired 2015-07-08 | WITNESS $200: On July 20, 1925 he called opposing counsel William Jennings Bryan to the stand as a witness, & a hostile one at that Clarence Darrow |
#7081, aired 2015-06-01 | HISTORIC MOTTOES & SLOGANS $1,000 (Daily Double): Huey Long adapted this slogan from a speech by William Jennings Bryan that goes on to say, "but no one wears a crown" "Every man a king" |
#7074, aired 2015-05-21 | THE 20th CENTURY $1,200 (Daily Double): This trial opened on July 10, 1925 with William Jennings Bryan arguing for the prosecution the Scopes (Monkey) Trial |
#6975, aired 2015-01-02 | IN MY CABINET $1000: William Jennings Bryan,
Thomas R. Marshall Woodrow Wilson |
#6705, aired 2013-11-08 | AMERICAN POETRY $400: This politician was the subject of Vachel Lindsay's 1919 poem "Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, Bryan" William Jennings Bryan |
#6553, aired 2013-02-27 | GOLD RUSH $800: This U.S. politician & orator said, "you shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold" William Jennings Bryan |
#6352, aired 2012-04-10 | LOOK AT ME $400: In presidential elections, this man won the silver three times William Jennings Bryan |
#6006, aired 2010-10-25 | LAWYERS $1600: This prosecutor in the Scopes Monkey Trial fell ill & died shortly after that trial ended William Jennings Bryan |
#5838, aired 2010-01-20 | "CROSS" TALK $1000: At the 1896 DNC, William Jennings Bryan told delegates, "You shall not crucify mankind on" one of these a cross of gold |
#5780, aired 2009-10-30 | SCIENCE $1200: William Jennings Bryan called this theory a "program of infidelity masquerading under the name of science" evolution |
#5752, aired 2009-09-22 | THIS & THAT $1000: You'll get a "Cross of Gold" if you can tell us the name of this "Boy Orator of the Platte" William Jennings Bryan |
#5517, aired 2008-09-09 | 1908 $1,000 (Daily Double): This orator runs for president for a third & last time & loses again William Jennings Bryan |
#5502, aired 2008-07-08 | GEOGRAPHICAL NICKNAMES $800: William Jennings Bryan, the "Boy Orator of the Platte", knew the Platte primarily runs through this state Nebraska |
#5453, aired 2008-04-30 | WILL...OF...FORTUNE! $1000: This orator & Nebraska representative opposed the gold standard & urged the free coinage of silver William Jennings Bryan |
#5395, aired 2008-02-08 | BORN & DIED $2000: A statesman born March 19, 1860 in Salem, Illinois; died July 26, 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee William Jennings Bryan |
#5113, aired 2006-11-29 | GOVERNORS $1000: Charles Bryan, brother of William Jennings, was governor of this state from 1931 to 1935 Nebraska |
#5042, aired 2006-07-11 | FEMALE FIRSTS $1000: In 1933 FDR appointed Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of this politician, the first U.S. woman diplomat William Jennings Bryan |
#5013, aired 2006-05-31 | THAT'S SO CONVENTIONAL! $1600: He gave his famous "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 Democratic Convention William Jennings Bryan |
#5003, aired 2006-05-17 | DEAD GUYS WITH 3 NAMES $2,000 (Daily Double): He lost to McKinley twice & Taft once, & for helping Wilson get elected was made Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan |
#4943, aired 2006-02-22 | WHERE THERE'S A WILLIAM $1000: After this man's speech at the National Convention in 1896, the Democrats came out pro-silver William Jennings Bryan |
#4794, aired 2005-06-09 | C'MON, YOU HAD TO EXPECT NEBRASKA $1000: Serving the state as a U.S. Congressman in the early 1890s, he "Scoped" out 3 runs at the presidency William Jennings Bryan |
#4695, aired 2005-01-21 | KILL BILL: VOL. 1 $1,500 (Daily Double): This former Secy. of State under Wilson died soon after winning a famous 1925 court case William Jennings Bryan |
#4633, aired 2004-10-27 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS $800: He was called the poor man's candidate in 1896; a campaign button quoted his "Cross of Gold" speech William Jennings Bryan |
#4567, aired 2004-06-15 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $800: Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle! They're the opposing minds seen here during the 1925 Scopes trial Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan |
#4561, aired 2004-06-07 | SECRETARIES OF STATE $1600: This silver-tongued orator & publisher of "The Commoner" resigned as Secretary in 1915 (William Jennings) Bryan |
#4521, aired 2004-04-12 | CONGRESSIONAL RECORD $1600: Ruth Bryan Owen, following this Nebraskan, her father, found a woman's place is in the House, too William Jennings Bryan |
#4381, aired 2003-09-29 | WILLIAMS $800: This orator who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. President 3 times was known as "The Great Commoner" William Jennings Bryan |
#4235, aired 2003-01-17 | HOLY CROSS $1000: In an 1896 speech while running for president, William Jennings Bryan said, "You shall not crucify mankind upon" this a cross of gold |
#4024, aired 2002-02-14 | VALENTINO'S DAY $2000: Promotions for the land boom in this state even had William Jennings Bryan touting the joys of Coral Gables Florida |
#3980, aired 2001-12-14 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $2,800 (Daily Double): This 3-time Democratic Presidential candidate was called "The Boy Orator of the Platte" William Jennings Bryan |
#3899, aired 2001-07-12 | I BEAT YOU $1000: William Jennings Bryan (twice) William McKinley |
#3872, aired 2001-06-05 | I WON $600 (Daily Double): Pitted against Clarence Darrow, this man won his case on July 21, 1925 & then died 5 days later William Jennings Bryan |
#3689, aired 2000-09-21 | VICE PRESIDENTS $300: In 1900 Republicans put this "Rough Rider" on the ticket to counter the appeal of Democrat William Jennings Bryan Theodore Roosevelt |
#3683, aired 2000-09-13 | STATUARY HALL $1000: William Jennings Bryan Nebraska |
#3461, aired 1999-09-27 | BILLS & WILLS $800: This perennial Democratic nominee also served as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan |
#3434, aired 1999-07-08 | 1900 $900 (Daily Double): The Populists met in May 1900 in South Dakota to nominate this man for president William Jennings Bryan |
#3367, aired 1999-04-06 | DEMOCRATS $500: This Democrat's "Cross of Gold" speech supported the bimetallic theory (William Jennings) Bryan |
#3362, aired 1999-03-30 | TRIALS OF THE CENTURY $300: This famous orator aided the prosecution of John Scopes during Tennessee's sensational "Monkey" trial William Jennings Bryan |
#3275, aired 1998-11-27 | U.S. HISTORY $1000: His golden-voiced speech at the 1896 Democratic Convention clinched his nomination William Jennings Bryan |
#3023, aired 1997-10-22 | IT'S MY PARTY $800: William Jennings Bryan was nominated for president in 1896 by both the Democrats & this "People's Party" Populist |
#2907, aired 1997-04-01 | LOSE A TURN $500: This orator was the Democrats' presidential nominee twice, lost a turn & was nominated again in 1908 William Jennings Bryan |
#2894, aired 1997-03-13 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $400: Named for William Jennings Bryan, Bryan College was founded in this Tennessee city in 1930 Dayton |
#2863, aired 1997-01-29 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $1000: In 1887 this future Democratic presidential nominee moved to Lincoln, Nebraska William Jennings Bryan |
#2741, aired 1996-07-01 | STATUES $600: Salem, Illinois has a statue of this Scopes trial prosecutor, who was born there William Jennings Bryan |
#2699, aired 1996-05-02 | U.S. HISTORY $600: He's the lawyer who lost the Scopes Trial Clarence Darrow |
#2697, aired 1996-04-30 | FAMOUS EDITORS $1000: This Omaha World-Herald editor was the Democratic candidate for president in 1896, 1900 & 1908 William Jennings Bryan |
#2598, aired 1995-12-13 | HISTORIC NAMES $500: Name given to the speech William Jennings Bryan delivered at the 1896 Democratic Convention "Cross of Gold" |
#2538, aired 1995-09-20 | POETRY $600: In his poem "Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, Bryan", Vachel Lindsay paid tribute to this man William Jennings Bryan |
#2513, aired 1995-07-05 | POLITICIANS $1000: The last political post William Jennings Bryan held was Secretary of State under this president (Woodrow) Wilson |
#2477, aired 1995-05-16 | U.S.A. $800: This "Great Commoner"'s Lincoln, Nebraska home became a nurses' residence after he moved to Florida William Jennings Bryan |
#2446, aired 1995-04-03 | U.S.A. $500: A statue of this orator represents Nebraska in Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. William Jennings Bryan |
#2403, aired 1995-02-01 | COLORADO $1000: This Democratic presidential candidate carried Colorado 3 times: in 1896, 1900 & 1908 William Jennings Bryan |
#2338, aired 1994-11-02 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $600: This Republican defeated William Jennings Bryan in the elections of 1896 & 1900 McKinley |
#2309, aired 1994-09-22 | GOOD AS "GOLD" $400: In 1896 William Jennings Bryan said, "You shall not crucify mankind upon" this a cross of gold |
#2299, aired 1994-09-08 | POLITICAL CONVENTIONS $800: The Silver Republicans met in July 1900 & picked this man, also the Democrats' choice for president William Jennings Bryan |
#2246, aired 1994-05-16 | 19th CENTURY POLITICIANS $600: In 1892 this Ohio governor was third in delegate votes at the GOP Nat'l Convention; he won in 1896 McKinley |
#2230, aired 1994-04-22 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $400: In 1933 Ruth Bryan Owen, the daughter of this political leader, became America's 1st woman diplomat William Jennings Bryan |
#2129, aired 1993-12-02 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1930 the William Jennings Bryan University opened in this Tennessee city Dayton |
#2124, aired 1993-11-25 | THIRTYSOMETHING $800: When he gave his "Cross Of Gold" speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention, he was 36 William Jennings Bryan |
#2105, aired 1993-10-29 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $800: In 1896 & 1900 this president's Democratic opponent was William Jennings Bryan McKinley |
#2095, aired 1993-10-15 | 1894 $1000: William Jennings Bryan lost a bid to become a U.S. Senator from this plains state Nebraska |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $1000: This statesman argued for a bimetal monetary policy at the 1896 Democratic National Convention William Jennings Bryan |
#2065, aired 1993-07-23 | BLACK AMERICA $600: In 1899 then N.Y. Governor Teddy Roosevelt dedicated a monument in Rochester to this famed orator Frederick Douglass |
#2053, aired 1993-07-07 | FAMOUS SPEECHES $1000: His "Cross of Gold" speech in 1896 helped him win the Democratic presidential nomination William Jennings Bryan |
#2017, aired 1993-05-18 | DEMOCRATS $800: This Democrat died in 1925, less than a week after winning the Scopes "Monkey Trial" William Jennings Bryan |
#1914, aired 1992-12-24 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $1000: In 1896 he was nominated for president by both the Democratic & Populist parties—& still lost William Jennings Bryan |
#1886, aired 1992-11-16 | STATE CAPITALS $500: The home of William Jennings Bryan is preserved in this state capital where he lived from 1887-1921 Lincoln, Nebraska |
#1865, aired 1992-10-16 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS $1000: This Republican stayed home in 1896 while his opponent, William Jennings Bryan, stumped across the country McKinley |
#1854, aired 1992-10-01 | RUNNING MATES $1000: In 1900, former Vice President Adlai Stevenson ran as this Democrat's running mate (William Jennings) Bryan |
#1675, aired 1991-12-06 | HISTORIC QUOTES $800: In an 1896 speech, William Jennings Bryan said, "You shall not crucify mankind upon this" a cross of gold |
#1665, aired 1991-11-22 | U.S. HISTORY $800: In 1896 the Democratic, Populist & National Silver parties all nominated him for president William Jennings Bryan |
#1660, aired 1991-11-15 | FLORIDIANS $200: Ruth Bryan Owen, who served in the U.S. House from 1929-33, was this famous Nebraskan's daughter William Jennings Bryan |
#1581, aired 1991-06-17 | HISTORIC NICKNAMES $400: Perennial 19th century candidate called "The Peerless Leader" & "The Boy Orator of the Platte" William Jennings Bryan |
#1566, aired 1991-05-27 | U.S. HISTORY $600: It's said this 1925 trial caused William Jennings Bryan's death the Scopes trial |
#1407, aired 1990-10-16 | WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN $200: Bryan died 6 days after being cross-examined by Clarence Darrow in the Monkey Trial of this man (John T.) Scopes |
#1407, aired 1990-10-16 | WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN $400: His most famous speech concluded, "You shall not crucify mankind upon" this a cross of gold |
#1407, aired 1990-10-16 | WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN $600: The number of times he was Democratic candidate for President 3 |
#1407, aired 1990-10-16 | WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN $800: He was known as "The Great Commoner" & "The Boy Orator of" this Nebraska river the Platte |
#1407, aired 1990-10-16 | WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN $1000: Woodrow Wilson appointed him to this post, the highest he achieved Secretary of State |
#11, aired 1990-08-25 | U.S. HISTORY $2500: William Jennings Bryan was elected to his first public office in this state Nebraska |
#1337, aired 1990-05-29 | THE 19TH CENTURY $500: In 1896 this presidential candidate ran on a platform advocating the free & unlimited coinage of silver William Jennings Bryan |
#1319, aired 1990-05-03 | POLITICAL QUOTES $500: William Jennings Bryan was referring to him when he said, "We have a president who has kept .... us out of war." Woodrow Wilson |
#1216, aired 1989-12-11 | ILLINOISIANS $600: This 3-time presidential candidate was born in Illinois but died in Tennessee after the Scopes trial William Jennings Bryan |
#1207, aired 1989-11-28 | U.S. HISTORY $500: Youngest major presidential candidate at 36, his famous "Cross of Gold" speech led to his nomination William Jennings Bryan |
#1059, aired 1989-03-23 | 1900 $1000: He lost the presidential race to McKinley for the 2nd time in a row William Jennings Bryan |
#971, aired 1988-11-21 | POETRY $200: It's to whom Vachel Lindsay referred in the poem "Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, Bryan" William Jennings Bryan |
#907, aired 1988-07-12 | TENNESSEE $400: They were the most famous attorneys for the defense & prosecution at the Scopes trial (Clarence) Darrow & (William Jennings) Bryan |
#738, aired 1987-11-18 | U.S. HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): William Jennings Bryan died just a few days after the conclusion of this the Scopes Trial |
#729, aired 1987-11-05 | NEBRASKANS $600: Only the 2nd Democratic congressman from Nebraska, he was his party's nominee for president 3 times William Jennings Bryan |
#648, aired 1987-06-03 | MIDDLE NAMES $200: Statesman William Bryan's Jennings |
#476, aired 1986-10-06 | AMERICANA $300: Heavyweight champ Joe Louis, William Jennings Bryan,
& Admiral Richard Byrd are all buried there Arlington Cemetery |
#337, aired 1985-12-24 | NEBRASKA $1000: Golden-voiced editor of the "Omaha World-Herald" who ran for President 3 times William Jennings Bryan |
#308, aired 1985-11-13 | POLITICAL SLOGANS $1000: In 1912, this pres. candidate declared, “We stand at Armageddon, & we battle for the Lord” Teddy Roosevelt |
#136, aired 1985-03-18 | QUOTE, UNQUOTE $600: Accepting Dem. nomination in 1896 he said, "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" William Jennings Bryan |
#2, aired 1984-01-01 | FAMOUS PAIRS $500: They were the opposing attorneys at the Scopes "Monkey" Trial Clarence Darrow & William Jennings Bryan |