| #193, aired 1985-06-05 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 1974, this baseball figure set record for most letters received in the mail in a year, some 900,000 Hank Aaron |
| #191, aired 1985-06-03 | RIVERS: 2 of the 3 "rivers" which surround Manhattan (2 of) East River, Hudson River & Harlem River |
| #189, aired 1985-05-30 | LANGUAGES: It was the 1st human language Tarzan spoke French |
| #188, aired 1985-05-29 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Two of the three states to join the Union in the first half of the 20th century (2 of) Arizona, Oklahoma & New Mexico |
| #187, aired 1985-05-28 | HISTORY: It was the world's largest city for the entire 19th century London |
| #186, aired 1985-05-27 | LITERATURE: Since no one had trademarked this ancient title, Thomas Nelson Publ. was allowed to in 1979 The Bible |
| #185, aired 1985-05-24 | ISLANDS: Two of three islands on which Napoleon was born exiled, and died (2 of) Corsica, Elba and St. Helena |
| #184, aired 1985-05-23 | REPUBLICANS: The 2 who were presidents during the Centennial and Bicentennial years Ulysses Grant & Gerald Ford |
| #183, aired 1985-05-22 | THE OSCARS: From 1978-81, all Oscar winners for Best Supporting Actress had these same initials M.S. |
| #182, aired 1985-05-21 | THE MILITARY: Maintaining the world's largest army, this country has about 3½ million troops on active duty China |
| #181, aired 1985-05-20 | U.S. STATES: State that was southernmost of original 13 colonies Georgia |
| #180, aired 1985-05-17 | BRITISH MONARCHS: In 1553, she became 1st woman to be crowned Queen of England Mary (Bloody Mary/Mary Tudor) |
| #179, aired 1985-05-16 | TELEVISION: Only "M·A·S·H" regular to really serve in Korea, he also served in "AfterMASH" Jamie Farr |
| #178, aired 1985-05-15 | THE AMERICAS: One of only two countries in South America not bordering Brazil (1 of) Chile & Ecuador |
| #177, aired 1985-05-14 | ACTORS & ROLES: Sean Connery, Richard Todd & Dick Gautier have all played this legendary fugitive hero Robin Hood |
| #176, aired 1985-05-13 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Last Democratic president to serve 2 complete terms, no more, no less Woodrow Wilson |
| #175, aired 1985-05-10 | TOYS AND GAMES: Of the six different chess pieces, the only two which can make the opening move pawn & knight |
| #174, aired 1985-05-09 | WORLD CAPITALS: This Mideast city gave its name to a type of cloth, steel & a jeweler's technique Damascus |
| #173, aired 1985-05-08 | ANCIENT HISTORY: Cornelia was his 1st wife; Calpurnia his 2nd Julius Caesar |
| #172, aired 1985-05-07 | GOVERNMENT: The highest ranking member of the U.S. President's Cabinet the Secretary of State |
| #171, aired 1985-05-06 | MEDICINE: A vaccine developed in 1796 made this disease the 1st conquered by man smallpox |
| #170, aired 1985-05-03 | STATE CAPITALS: The closest state capital to the nation's capital Annapolis |
| #169, aired 1985-05-02 | FLAGS: Number of stars on the U.S. flag which served the longest 48 |
| #168, aired 1985-05-01 | NAMES IN THE NEWS: This U.S. president made the cover of "Time" magazine 64 times, almost twice as much as anyone else Richard Nixon |
| #167, aired 1985-04-30 | POLITICAL QUOTES: According to Samuel Johnson, it "is the last refuge of a scoundrel" patriotism |
| #166, aired 1985-04-29 | U.S. STATES: Though this state has no reservations, it has largest American Indian population Oklahoma |
| #165, aired 1985-04-26 | FAIRY TALES: Worldwide, this fairy tale has been subject of 58 films, more than any other story Cinderella |
| #164, aired 1985-04-25 | THE CONSTITUTION: The first person to sign the Constitution George Washington |
| #163, aired 1985-04-24 | ROYALTY: Queen Elizabeth II's father, he became this king when his brother abdicated the throne George VI |
| #162, aired 1985-04-23 | EDUCATION: The first university in the Western Hemisphere was founded in 1553 in this Latin American capital Mexico City |
| #161, aired 1985-04-22 | GOVERNMENT: Since the Bill of Rights' ten amendments, only this many more have been added to the Constitution 16 |
| #160, aired 1985-04-19 | KINGDOMS: Possessing the northernmost island in the world makes this kingdom the world's northernmost Denmark |
| #159, aired 1985-04-18 | THE AUTOMOBILE: In 1972, it surpassed the Model T to become largest single car model ever sold Volkswagen Beetle |
| #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 |
| #157, aired 1985-04-16 | BOOKS & AUTHORS: Upon completion of his "Answered Prayers", this late author would have received $1 million Truman Capote |
| #156, aired 1985-04-15 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: Highest elected official who can serve an unlimited number of terms the Vice President |
| #155, aired 1985-04-12 | MEDICINE: In 1806, France was 1st major Eur. country to forbid this profession from practicing surgery barbers |
| #154, aired 1985-04-11 | SHAKESPEARE: Besides "A Midsummer Night's Dream", the other Shakespearean play with a season in title The Winter's Tale |
| #153, aired 1985-04-10 | PRESIDENTS: The only president to be sworn in by a woman Lyndon B. Johnson |
| #152, aired 1985-04-09 | THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: In the Websters 3rd International Dictionary, it's the letter with the most entries S |
| #151, aired 1985-04-08 | THE CALENDAR: In 1984, the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Rose & Sugar Bowls were all played on this date January 2 |
| #150, aired 1985-04-05 | THE CIVIL WAR: As early as 1862, federal troops occupied this largest city in the Confederacy New Orleans, Louisiana |
| #149, aired 1985-04-04 | THE OSCARS: This 1969 film was the last time the Best Actor Oscar was awarded for a western True Grit |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | GAMES: In a standard deck of playing cards, the only suit that does not have a one-eyed face card clubs |
| #147, aired 1985-04-02 | WOMEN IN SPORTS: Only Olympic events in which women compete directly with men equestrian |
| #146, aired 1985-04-01 | THE ZODIAC: Unlike Scorpio, these 2 water signs are actual water creatures Pisces & Cancer |
| #145, aired 1985-03-29 | WORLD HISTORY: It's the oldest independent country in the Western Hemisphere the United States of America |
| #144, aired 1985-03-28 | TECHNOLOGY: On std. touch tone phone, tot. No. of buttons with characters also appearing on top row of a typewriter 12 |
| #143, aired 1985-03-27 | RIVERS: Second longest river in Europe, it flows through or borders eight countries, more than any other the Danube |
| #142, aired 1985-03-26 | PUBLIC HEALTH: Since vaccinations are not yet available, it’s most widespread of communicable childhood diseases chicken pox |
| #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 |
| #139, aired 1985-03-21 | COLLEGES: One of the two "Big Ten" schools without a state name (1 of) Northwestern or Purdue |
| #138, aired 1985-03-20 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: As result of 20th Amendment, his 2nd inauguration was the 1st to be held Jan. 20th, not March 4th Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| #137, aired 1985-03-19 | SHOW BUSINESS: The only major Hollywood movie studio currently owned by one person, Denver oilman Marvin Davis 20th Century Fox |
| #136, aired 1985-03-18 | THE CONSTITUTION: First branch of the government the Constitution deals with the legislative branch |
| #135, aired 1985-03-15 | THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Site of Nov. '78 headline tragedy, it's the only S.A. country with English as official language Guyana |
| #134, aired 1985-03-14 | HIGHER EDUCATION: Besides JFK, 1 of 4 presidents who was a Harvard graduate (1 of) John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, or Franklin Roosevelt |
| #133, aired 1985-03-13 | MATHEMATICS: Branch of mathematics that means "to measure the earth" geometry |
| #130, aired 1985-03-08 | ANATOMY: Between leaving right ventricle & entering left atrium, blood passes through this major organ the lungs |
| #129, aired 1985-03-07 | COLORS: The three colors of the Cuban flag red, white & blue |
| #128, aired 1985-03-06 | THE OSCARS: Best Actress in '72, her father won Oscar in '58 & mother a special "baby" Oscar in '39 Liza Minnelli |
| #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 |
| #125, aired 1985-03-01 | THE ARMED SERVICES: Defense Dept. that in wartime controls 3 of the 5 armed services the Navy |
| #124, aired 1985-02-28 | TELEVISION: Number of children originally in the Howard & Marion Cunningham family of Milwaukee, WI 3 |
| #123, aired 1985-02-27 | WORLD CAPITALS: In less than 40 years, Karachi, Rawalpindi & Islamabad have all been its capital Pakistan |
| #122, aired 1985-02-26 | 20th CENTURY: In 1927, he was named "Time" magazine's first "Man of the Year" (Charles) Lindbergh |
| #121, aired 1985-02-25 | THE CABINET: In '61, President Kennedy began the custom of having this diplomatic ofcr. take part in Cabinet meetings U.N. Ambassador |
| #120, aired 1985-02-22 | THE WORLD: Nation that is not a member of the United Nations, but is home to U.N. European headquarters Switzerland |
| #119, aired 1985-02-21 | AWARDS: The only U.S. military decoration that may not be awarded to citizens of other countries the Congressional Medal of Honor |
| #118, aired 1985-02-20 | TOYS & GAMES: The 2 spaces that adjoin Boardwalk in Monopoly GO and Luxury Tax |
| #117, aired 1985-02-19 | THE CONSTITUTION: Insisting on inclusion of a Bill of Rights, this N. Eng. state was last of original 13 to ratify the Constitution Rhode Island |
| #116, aired 1985-02-18 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's the largest state in area east of the Mississippi Georgia |
| #115, aired 1985-02-15 | THE MOVIES: The movie studio that released the landmark film "The Jazz Singer" in 1927 Warner Bros. |
| #114, aired 1985-02-14 | THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Old English resembles this modern language more than it does Modern English German |
| #113, aired 1985-02-13 | THE CALENDAR: The 1930s were this decade of the 20th century the 4th decade |
| #112, aired 1985-02-12 | FAIRY TALES: Number of characters who sang the song "Heigh Ho" in '37 Disney film 6 |
| #111, aired 1985-02-11 | NEW TESTAMENT: Only New Testament writer believed not to have been originally Jewish Luke |
| #110, aired 1985-02-08 | THE ZODIAC: Appropriate astrological sign shared by Britain's Princesses Anne & Margaret Leo |
| #109, aired 1985-02-07 | PRESIDENTS: Last President to appoint a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Richard Nixon |
| #108, aired 1985-02-06 | U.S. STATES: State with the smallest population Alaska |
| #107, aired 1985-02-05 | SHOW BUSINESS: Only actress to win an Oscar, a Tony, a Grammy & an Emmy Rita Moreno |
| #106, aired 1985-02-04 | WORLD CAPITALS: A major foreign tourist center with many American-owned hotels & businesses, but only til '59 Havana |
| #105, aired 1985-02-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: 60% of the world's pumpkins end up in this company's cans Libby's |
| #104, aired 1985-01-31 | FAMOUS QUOTES: In '60s speech to Congress he said, "All I have I would have gladly given not to be standing here today" Lyndon Johnson |
| #103, aired 1985-01-30 | TELEVISION: Mt. Vernon, NY native who now hosts shows on all three major networks Dick Clark |
| #102, aired 1985-01-29 | COLORS: The 2 colors on either side of yellow in the spectrum orange & green |
| #101, aired 1985-01-28 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Since Hoover, number of presidents known to have faced unsuccessful assassination attempts 4 |
| #100, aired 1985-01-25 | THE WORLD: With 168 persons per sq. mi., the continent with the highest population density Europe |
| #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 |
| #97, aired 1985-01-22 | THE THEATER: The musical "Hello Dolly!" was based on this Thornton Wilder play The Matchmaker |
| #96, aired 1985-01-21 | HISTORY: In 1952, it became the 3rd country to test an atomic bomb Great Britain (England) |
| #95, aired 1985-01-18 | TOYS & GAMES: The highest number under the "N" on an American bingo game 45 |
| #94, aired 1985-01-17 | STATE CAPITALS: Most populous state capital, it falls alphabetically between Olympic & Pierre Phoenix, Arizona |
| #93, aired 1985-01-16 | DANCE: After its appearance in the Black musical "Runnin' Wild" in 1923, it became a national craze the Charleston |
| #92, aired 1985-01-15 | THE OSCARS: They won '34's Best Acting awards from opposite sides of blanket in "It Happened One Night" Claudette Colbert & Clark Gable |
| #91, aired 1985-01-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Domestically oriented co. which in '68 discovered largest N. American oil field, in Alaska Arco (Atlantic Richfield) |
| #90, aired 1985-01-11 | HOLIDAYS: Current name of holiday 1st established to mark armistice ending World War I Veterans Day |
| #89, aired 1985-01-10 | FAMOUS FAMILIES: Illinois family that included a vice-president, governor & U.N. ambassador, & a U.S. senator the Stevensons |
| #88, aired 1985-01-09 | MYTHOLOGY: Name of the ship Jason & crew traveled on to fetch the Golden Fleece the Argo |
| #87, aired 1985-01-08 | EUROPEAN HISTORY: On May 1, 1945, Admiral Karl Doenitz assumed this office in Germany Fuhrer (or dictator) |
| #86, aired 1985-01-07 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY: Country nearly surrounded by the Ligurian, Adriatic, Tyrrhenian & Mediterranean Seas Italy |
| #85, aired 1985-01-04 | SPACE: Lunar sea on which Apollo 11 landed the Sea of Tranquility |
| #83, aired 1985-01-02 | FOOD: By weight of total catch, the world's leading fishing nation Japan |
| #82, aired 1985-01-01 | 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 |
| #78, aired 1984-12-26 | ROCKS & MINERALS: Carat for carat, these corundum gems are the most expensive in the world rubies |
| #77, aired 1984-12-25 | WORLD CAPITALS: The closest foreign capital to Washington, D.C. Ottawa |
| #72, aired 1984-12-18 | THE CALENDAR: Total days in a year which fall in months with 31 days 217 |
| #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 |
| #60, aired 1984-11-30 | WORLD CAPITALS: Birthplace of Beethoven, it has been a capital only since 1949 Bonn |
| #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 |
| #55, aired 1984-11-23 | THE OSCARS: In 1971 & 1973, these 2 Best Actors refused the Oscars they had won Marlon Brando & George C. Scott |
| #54, aired 1984-11-22 | DANCE: Balanchine called him "the most interesting, inventive & elegant dancer of our time" Fred Astaire |
| #52, aired 1984-11-20 | THE BIBLE: First person in the Bible to be imprisoned Joseph |
| #51, aired 1984-11-19 | SPORTS: Either of 2 current pro baseball team names that don't end in "S" (1 of) Chicago White Sox & Boston Red Sox |
| #48, aired 1984-11-14 | FOOD: By worth, the largest single grocery item imported into the U.S. coffee |
| #45, aired 1984-11-09 | ROYALTY: This king became the Duke of Windsor after he abdicated Edward VIII |
| #44, aired 1984-11-08 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: Along with president, these 2 must sign a bill for it to become law the speaker of the House & the vice president |
| #43, aired 1984-11-07 | MATHEMATICS: Only current Arabic number which cannot be expressed in Roman numerals zero |
| #42, aired 1984-11-06 | RIVERS: Mark Antony's journey to Cleopatra's Nile began on this river the Tiber |
| #41, aired 1984-11-05 | THE ZODIAC: The only sign of the zodiac not symbolized by a living thing Libra |
| #37, aired 1984-10-30 | FAMOUS FAMILIES: Members of this acting family starred in "Grand Hotel", the Dr. Kildare films & "E.T." the Barrymores |
| #35, aired 1984-10-26 | U.S. STATES: This state was once an independent monarchy Hawaii |
| #30, aired 1984-10-19 | ASTRONOMY: After the Sun & the Moon, the brightest astronomical object regularly seen in our sky the planet Venus |
| #25, aired 1984-10-12 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: Alphabetically, the last of the 7 Dwarfs Sneezy |
| #24, aired 1984-10-11 | THE SUPREME COURT: He successfully argued Brown vs. Board of Education before Supreme Court, then became its 1st black justice Thurgood Marshall |
| #23, aired 1984-10-10 | DANCE: Introduced in 1650 at court of Louis XIV, it’s a slow, dignified dance done in 3/4 time the minuet |
| #22, aired 1984-10-09 | U.S. STATES: Only state bordering on 4 of the 5 Great Lakes Michigan |
| #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 |
| #8, aired 1984-09-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY: He served as congressman from 1 state, senator from another, governor of both & president of Texas Sam Houston |
| #7, aired 1984-09-18 | WORLD HISTORY: Country where Napoleon met his "Waterloo" Belgium |
| #6, aired 1984-09-17 | EUROPE: Country where the current king succeeded his grandfather after a 44-year gap Spain |
| #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 |
