#160, aired 1985-04-19 | KINGDOMS: Possessing the northernmost island in the world makes this kingdom the world's northernmost Denmark |
#158, aired 1985-04-17 | SOAP OPERAS: CBS soap opera which is the only soap left on the air which began on radio The Guiding Light |
#153, aired 1985-04-10 | PRESIDENTS: The only president to be sworn in by a woman Lyndon B. Johnson |
#141, aired 1985-03-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: This cereal co. which owns Parker Bros. & Lionel Trains is the largest toy maker in the world General Mills |
#138, aired 1985-03-20 | THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Site of Nov. '78 headline tragedy, it's the only S.A. country with English as official language Guyana |
#127, aired 1985-03-05 | BODIES OF WATER: Only Great Lake not forming part of Michigan's borders Lake Ontario |
#126, aired 1985-03-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Gunmakers Remington & Sons began making this different product in 1874 typewriter |
#110, aired 1985-02-08 | THE ZODIAC: Appropriate astrological sign shared by Britain's Princesses Anne & Margaret Leo |
#99, aired 1985-01-24 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Each one of these 2 letters begins the names of 8 states M & N |
#98, aired 1985-01-23 | MARTYRS: Executed by English for sorcery, later declared innocent and, in 1920, made a saint Joan of Arc |
#84, aired 1985-01-03 | SPACE: Lunar sea on which Apollo 11 landed the Sea of Tranquility |
#81, aired 1984-12-31 | SPORTS: Only 2 cities with both a National & American League baseball team New York & Chicago |
#80, aired 1984-12-28 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean 5 |
#77, aired 1984-12-25 | WORLD CAPITALS: The closest foreign capital to Washington, D.C. Ottawa |
#70, aired 1984-12-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Cincinnati company that is #1 TV advertiser, spending $½ billion per yr. Procter & Gamble |
#69, aired 1984-12-13 | DANCE: American who founded dance schools in Fra., Ger. & Russia, but was played by Brit. actress in '68 film Isadora Duncan |
#68, aired 1984-12-12 | FLAGS: Country whose flag includes pictures of the British & Dutch flags South Africa |
#67, aired 1984-12-11 | WOMEN IN HISTORY: Arrested for voting in 1872 election, she died 14 years before the 19th Amendment Susan B. Anthony |
#66, aired 1984-12-10 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: The 2 states on both sides of the Mississippi Louisiana and Minnesota |
#65, aired 1984-12-07 | TITLED HEADS: Queen of France 1559-60; Catholic Europe considered her the rightful queen of England Mary, Queen of Scots |
#64, aired 1984-12-06 | WORLD HISTORY: In 1804 this Caribbean country became 1st black nation to gain freedom from European colonial rule Haiti |
#63, aired 1984-12-05 | SHOW BUSINESS: Barrymore, Rathbone, Roger Moore & Larry Hagman are among 61 actors to play this character Sherlock Holmes |
#62, aired 1984-12-04 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: President elected to 2nd term with 523 electoral votes, the greatest number in any election Franklin D. Roosevelt |
#61, aired 1984-12-03 | EUROPE: The Soviet army was welcome in this capital in May of '45 but unwelcome in August '68 Prague |
#59, aired 1984-11-29 | THE CALENDAR: The only day of the week named for a Roman god Saturday |
#58, aired 1984-11-28 | TRAVEL & TOURISM: City that boasts the tallest U.S. monument, completed in 1965 St. Louis |
#57, aired 1984-11-27 | GOVERNMENT: Decade the last amendment to the Constitution was ratified in the 1970s |
#56, aired 1984-11-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Country that manufactures the most cars per year Japan |
#42, aired 1984-11-06 | THE BIBLE: First person in the Bible to be imprisoned Joseph |
#41, aired 1984-11-05 | SPORTS: Either of 2 current pro baseball team names that don't end in "S" (1 of) Chicago White Sox & Boston Red Sox |
#21, aired 1984-10-08 | THE ARMED SERVICES: The last military branch to be established United States Air Force |
#20, aired 1984-10-05 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: It has more people than all the other South American countries combined Brazil |
#19, aired 1984-10-04 | THE CALENDAR: Number of leap years between 1985 & 2001 4 |
#18, aired 1984-10-03 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: In the 1860 election for his 1st term, more Americans voted against him than for him Abraham Lincoln |
#17, aired 1984-10-02 | TRAVEL & TOURISM: This country draws the most American tourists each year Canada |
#16, aired 1984-10-01 | WORLD CITIES: It's the most populous city in the Western Hemisphere Mexico City |
#15, aired 1984-09-28 | MATHEMATICS: The number of zeros in 1 trillion 12 |
#14, aired 1984-09-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Automaker that introduced the alternator, power steering & electric ignition Chrysler |
#13, aired 1984-09-26 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Only 1 of 9 planets not named for a Greek or Roman mythological figure the Earth |
#12, aired 1984-09-25 | RIVERS: It carries more water than the longest rivers in Asia, Africa & No. America combined the Amazon |
#11, aired 1984-09-24 | TITLED HEADS: N.Y. financier Al Grimaldi is next in line for throne of this Mediterranean principality Monaco |
#10, aired 1984-09-21 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Adventurous 26th president, he was 1st to ride in an automobile & an airplane Theodore Roosevelt |
#9, aired 1984-09-20 | SCIENCE: The mammal that holds the record for the longest lifespan man |
#5, aired 1984-09-14 | THE OLYMPICS: Of the 5 continents symbolized by Olympic rings, only one never to hold Games Africa |
#4, aired 1984-09-13 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: Since 1970, the only cabinet department not headed by a secretary the Attorney General's Department |
#3, aired 1984-09-12 | LANGUAGE: It is the 2nd most spoken language in the world English |
#2, aired 1984-09-11 | THE CALENDAR: Calendar date with which the 20th century began January 1, 1901 |
#1, aired 1984-09-10 | HOLIDAYS: The third Monday of January starting in 1986 Martin Luther King Day |