| #23, aired 2024-05-06 | DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $200: "Take me down to" this Guns N' Roses song "where the grass is green & the girls are pretty, oh won't you please take me home" "Paradise City" |
| #23, aired 2024-05-06 | DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $400: A 1991 compilation album by this Sixx-shooting band looked back at a "Decade of Decadence" Mötley Crüe |
| #23, aired 2024-05-06 | DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $600: Deadly on Billboard, this hair metal band had Top 10s with "Talk Dirty To Me" & "Unskinny Bop" Poison |
| #23, aired 2024-05-06 | DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $800: "Here I Go Again", talking about Tawny Kitaen's acrobatics on David Coverdale's Jaguar hood in a classic video by this group Whitesnake |
| #23, aired 2024-05-06 | DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $1000: Rolling Stone gave us an oral history of this song by Extreme, "1991's iconic ballad"; now hold me close, don't ev-ah let me go "More Than Words" |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $400: October 2 honors these heavenly beings said by St. Jerome to protect us from harm guardian angels |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $800: January 6 is this feast day with a name from Greek that also means a sudden intuitive insight Epiphany |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $1200: The nativity of this son of Zechariah & precursor of Jesus gets its own day, June 24 John the Baptist |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $1600: Depicted here by Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, & told of in Acts 9, "The Conversion of" this man has its own feast day on January 25 Saul (Saint Paul) |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $2,000 (Daily Double): Corpus Christi & Whitsunday are examples of this type of feast that can fall on different dates in different years a movable feast |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE $200: He racked up a number of wedding days: June 11, 1509; Jan, 25, 1533; May 30, 1536; Jan, 6, 1540; July 28, 1540; & July 12, 1543 Henry VIII |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE $400: Jawaharlal Nehru's only child, she worked in government before becoming India's first female prime minister Indira Gandhi |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE $800: His P-51 Mustang took out 5 German planes in a single dogfight in World War II; being first to break the sound barrier came later Chuck Yeager |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE $1,000 (Daily Double): He worked to develop a flu vaccine before coming up with one for polio, declared safe on April 12, 1955 Jonas Salk |
| #8842, aired 2023-04-04 | ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE $1000: Born into slavery, she wrote under the name Iola, became a newspaper owner & campaigned against lynching Ida B. Wells |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | DAYS OF YORE $400: Chinese alchemists in the 9th century mixed saltpeter, sulfur & carbon, creating this history-changing substance gunpowder |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | DAYS OF YORE $800: Used centuries ago by Irish monks who craved discomfort, a clochán is also known as this insect domicile hut a beehive hut |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | DAYS OF YORE $1200: These lyric poets of southern Europe laid out their rules for poetry in the 14th c. work "Leys d'amors" troubadours |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | DAYS OF YORE $2000: During Japan's Edo period, this "way of the warrior" code developed into an ethical guide for practitioners bushido |
| #8730, aired 2022-10-28 | DAYS OF YORE $6,400 (Daily Double): In 1429 Charles VII granted nobility, arms & the surname du Lys to her family Joan of Arc |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | POLITICIANS IN THEIR SCHOOL DAYS $400: Her father was a U.S. Representative when she was born; she'd get her own seat in 1987 & has got the run of the House these days Nancy Pelosi |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | POLITICIANS IN THEIR SCHOOL DAYS $800: Hair's--uh, make that here's this ex-congressman & now MSNBC host in his high school days Scarborough |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | POLITICIANS IN THEIR SCHOOL DAYS $1200: Take a look at this then-young man from Wyoming, a few years before he was a heartbeat away from the presidency Dick Cheney |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | POLITICIANS IN THEIR SCHOOL DAYS $1600: After high school, he became a Navy SEAL; he'd grapple with some bodywork, act a bit, & get to governing after that Jesse Ventura |
| #8630, aired 2022-04-29 | POLITICIANS IN THEIR SCHOOL DAYS $2000: About a decade after high school, he was elected to the Connecticut State Senate in 1970; the U.S. Senate came later (Joseph) Lieberman |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | NATIONAL DAYS $800: September 2 is the day to celebrate Vietnam's 1945 declaration of independence from this European country France |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | NATIONAL DAYS $1200: This nation celebrates the Grand Duke's birthday every June 23, even though no Grand Duke has been born on June 23 Luxembourg |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | NATIONAL DAYS $1600: In Austria, October 26 commemorates the declaration of permanent this in 1955, when the country was caught between East & West neutrality |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | NATIONAL DAYS $2000: Mexico's national day, September 16, celebrates the grito (or "cry") of this town, where revolt against Spain began in 1810 Dolores |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | SPECIAL DAYS $200: August 15 is Assumption Day on the Catholic calendar, celebrating this figure being taken up into heaven Mary |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | SPECIAL DAYS $400: On April 8 Japan celebrates the flower festival Hana Matsuri; sakura, these blossoms, are a popular offering cherry blossoms |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | SPECIAL DAYS $600: On July 24 Ecuador & Venezuela celebrate the birthday of this man born in 1783 Bolivar |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | SPECIAL DAYS $800: This fall festival in Hinduism involves lighting lamps to invite the presence of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth Diwali |
| #8, aired 2022-02-11 | SPECIAL DAYS $1000: October 2021 brought the first presidential proclamation of this day, celebrated along with Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples' Day |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | MATH IN THE OLD DAYS $400: The Mayans were using this by the 4th century; the concept of that number didn't make it to Europe until the 1200s or so zero |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | MATH IN THE OLD DAYS $800: An ancient Hindu text calculates the square root of this integer as 1.4142156, which is correct to 5 decimal places 2 |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | MATH IN THE OLD DAYS $1600: The Babylonians used base 60, which could be counted on 5 fingers of one hand & the 12 these on 4 fingers of the other the knuckles |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | MATH IN THE OLD DAYS $2000: Some think Ancient Egyptians represented fractions using symbols from the eye of this falcon god Horus |
| #8448, aired 2021-07-21 | MATH IN THE OLD DAYS $6,000 (Daily Double): Their numerals weren't handy for arithmetic, so ancient Romans did most of their calculating on this device an abacus |
| #8284, aired 2020-11-19 | THESE ARE THE DAYS $200: January 17 is the day to "Ditch New Year's" these commitments; that sounds about right resolutions |
| #8284, aired 2020-11-19 | THESE ARE THE DAYS $400: "Seinfeld" popularized this Dec. 23 holiday "for the rest of us" Festivus |
| #8284, aired 2020-11-19 | THESE ARE THE DAYS $600: March 26 is make up your own holiday day, so in 2017, Matt McCarthy created this Vulcan blessing day Live long and prosper |
| #8284, aired 2020-11-19 | THESE ARE THE DAYS $800: April 17 / International this Day / 5-7-5...nice haiku |
| #8284, aired 2020-11-19 | THESE ARE THE DAYS $1000: "No" these pieces of clothing day is May 8; Albert Einstein would have reveled in it socks |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: (Norman Lear delivers the clue.) From the Latin for "citizen", it's the study of the rights & duties of citizens; I took it at P.S. 67 in New York & it would help our country if more kids studied it now civics |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: Adam Sandler's song "Lunchlady Land" says, "Yesterday's meatloaf is today's" this sloppy joe |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $600: The 2-word title of a 1972 George Carlin album, it's what George probably was at Corpus Christi Grammar School Class Clown |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $800: High school math! These equations that don't use exponents are so named because of the way they can be graphed linear equations |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $1000: The first state law allowing these more autonomous publicly funded schools passed in 1991; today over 40 states allow them charter schools |
| #8071, aired 2019-10-14 | 5 DAYS IN OCTOBER $400: October 18, this state's day, commemorates the 1867 transfer of territory from Russia to the United States Alaska |
| #8071, aired 2019-10-14 | 5 DAYS IN OCTOBER $800: October 16 is National Feral this animal day--remember to spay & neuter! cats |
| #8071, aired 2019-10-14 | 5 DAYS IN OCTOBER $1200: In 2014, a time of increased pressure from Russia, Pres. Poroshenko made October 14 this country's Defender Day Ukraine |
| #8071, aired 2019-10-14 | 5 DAYS IN OCTOBER $1600: October 15 is El Gran Día in Ávila, Spain as it's this saint's feast day Teresa of Avila |
| #8071, aired 2019-10-14 | 5 DAYS IN OCTOBER $2000: On October 17 people in this Caribbean country celebrate national icon Jean-Jacques Dessalines Haiti |
| #7930, aired 2019-02-15 | PRESIDENTS' DAYS $400: Starting in 1973, Texas recognized August 27 as this man's birthday statewide Lyndon Johnson |
| #7930, aired 2019-02-15 | PRESIDENTS' DAYS $800: Presidents' Day in Alabama honors Washington & this next president from the South Jefferson |
| #7930, aired 2019-02-15 | PRESIDENTS' DAYS $1200: This city celebrates McKinley Day in January & Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony in August Canton, Ohio |
| #7930, aired 2019-02-15 | PRESIDENTS' DAYS $1600: A 2009 Illinois resolution made every February 6 this 20th century president's day Ronald Reagan |
| #7930, aired 2019-02-15 | PRESIDENTS' DAYS $2000: This state observes Herbert Hoover Day Iowa |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | SPECIAL DAYS $400: You might be "in the" or "tickled" this color on June 23, its national day pink |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | SPECIAL DAYS $800: Use the smiling face with heart eyes on July 17, the world day for these emojis |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | SPECIAL DAYS $1200: July 13 honors these side orders, whether matchstick or shoestring french fries |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | SPECIAL DAYS $1600: July 12 celebrates those like Jane Seymour & Kate Bosworth who have heterochromia, meaning this different-colored eyes |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | SPECIAL DAYS $2000: A'phabet day, aka no "L" day, is punningly observed on this date December 25th |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST $200: Byron is dead & Fauntleroy is fictional, but my true love has those 2 & 8 others with this title a-leaping! lords |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST $400: I really don't wanna know where my BFF found the 8 maids a-doing this milking |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST $600: My true love went all out, getting Stewart Copeland, Clem Burke, Ginger Baker & 9 other of these musicians drummers |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST $800: Looks like the love of my life got fowl with this trio three French hens |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST $1000: A couple of these birds that winter in central Africa? Oh, my true love, you shouldn't have! Really. I mean that turtle doves |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | 5 SAINT'S DAYS $400: His feast day is December 6--a few weeks earlier than you might expect St. Nicholas |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | 5 SAINT'S DAYS $800: February 23 is the feast of St. Polycarp, who some think may have written letters attributed to this apostle Paul |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | 5 SAINT'S DAYS $1600: June 3 is the feast of Clotilda, queen of this Germanic people who gave their name to Germany's big western neighbor the Franks |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | 5 SAINT'S DAYS $2000: Hegesippus opposed this heresy, from Greek for "knowledge"; if you do too, celebrate his day, April 7 Gnosticism |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | 5 SAINT'S DAYS $3,000 (Daily Double): April 23 is the feast of this saint feared by dragons everywhere St. George |
| #7754, aired 2018-05-03 | THESE ARE DAYS $200: On Facebook & Instagram, "TT" can stand for Transformation Tuesday; 2 days later, TBT is this glimpse at the past Throwback Thursday |
| #7754, aired 2018-05-03 | THESE ARE DAYS $400: A belief held in the Middle Ages that bears & badgers interrupted their hibernation on a particular day led to this observance Groundhog Day |
| #7754, aired 2018-05-03 | THESE ARE DAYS $600: A state holiday in Massachusetts & Maine, Patriots' Day is the third Monday in April, in honor of these 2 battles Lexington and Concord |
| #7754, aired 2018-05-03 | THESE ARE DAYS $800: Read Across America Day is held on March 2, the birthday of this beloved author & illustrator of kids' books Dr. Seuss |
| #7754, aired 2018-05-03 | THESE ARE DAYS $1000: The 1865 arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas is remembered on this Southern holiday with a portmanteau name Juneteenth |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | YOU KIDS & YOUR MUSIC THESE DAYS $200: "What About Us"? More like what about this "colorful" singer who hit the Top 40 with that tune in 2017 Pink |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | YOU KIDS & YOUR MUSIC THESE DAYS $400: He's the multiple Grammy-winning artist heard here Bruno Mars |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | YOU KIDS & YOUR MUSIC THESE DAYS $600: This band has gone nation wide singing, "Oo woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks now, I been feelin' it since 1966, now" Portugal. The Man |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | YOU KIDS & YOUR MUSIC THESE DAYS $800: This 2018 Grammy winner is heard "Here" Alessia Cara |
| #7744, aired 2018-04-19 | YOU KIDS & YOUR MUSIC THESE DAYS $1000: After being the "Life Of The Party", this Canadian singer found "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" Shawn Mendes |
| #7648, aired 2017-12-06 | NATIONAL DAYS $200: Amy Schumer made waves with the photo she posted in honor of this swimsuit's day, July 5, its 71st anniversary the bikini |
| #7648, aired 2017-12-06 | NATIONAL DAYS $400: Small Business Saturday is 2 days after this holiday Thanksgiving |
| #7648, aired 2017-12-06 | NATIONAL DAYS $600: Learn how to save a person who's choking on June 1, the national day for this, also known as an abdominal thrust the Heimlich maneuver |
| #7648, aired 2017-12-06 | NATIONAL DAYS $800: Aug. 4 honors this military branch whose forebear, the Revenue Cutter Service, was founded on that day in 1790 the Coast Guard |
| #7648, aired 2017-12-06 | NATIONAL DAYS $1000: Because of the label tucked into the character's hat band, National Mad Hatter Day is on this date October 6th |
| #7582, aired 2017-07-25 | ALL THE DAYS OF ITALY $200: It's domenica, this day, so put on your best Sunday |
| #7582, aired 2017-07-25 | ALL THE DAYS OF ITALY $400: To get things done there's no day like oggi, this day today |
| #7582, aired 2017-07-25 | ALL THE DAYS OF ITALY $600: On this day, ieri, all my troubles seemed so far away yesterday |
| #7582, aired 2017-07-25 | ALL THE DAYS OF ITALY $800: Let's forget about domani, this day tomorrow |
| #7582, aired 2017-07-25 | ALL THE DAYS OF ITALY $1000: Mercoledi is this day Wednesday |
| #7323, aired 2016-06-15 | INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: Donnerstag is Thursday in this language German |
| #7323, aired 2016-06-15 | INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF THE WEEK $800: In Hebrew this day is Yom Shabbat Saturday |
| #7323, aired 2016-06-15 | INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF THE WEEK $1200: Of martedi, mercoledi or giovedi, it's Tuesday in Italian martedi |
| #7323, aired 2016-06-15 | INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF THE WEEK $1600: Instead of "Monday, Monday", the French Mamas & Papas would have sung this, this lundi, lundi |
| #7323, aired 2016-06-15 | INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF THE WEEK $2000: Thank God it's "Friday" in Spanish viernes |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $400: On July 26, 1847 this African country's independence was granted by the Amer. Colonization Society Liberia |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $800: It wasn't until 2005 that the Dutch recognized August 17, 1945 as the independence day for this Asian island nation Indonesia |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $1200: In 1996 its people voted to declare its independence day as July 3, 1944, the day Minsk was liberated from the Nazis Belarus |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $1600: On Nov. 28, 1912 Ismail Qemali declared Albania's independence from this empire the Ottoman Empire |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $2000: The subject of a 1999 peace agreement, on Feb. 17, 2008 it proclaimed independence from Serbia Kosovo |
| #7145, aired 2015-10-09 | THOSE WERE THE DAYS $400: In Old Norse it was Odinsdagr Wednesday |
| #7145, aired 2015-10-09 | THOSE WERE THE DAYS $600: If it's Tuesday & you say it's Ziestag, you must be speaking old high this German |
| #7145, aired 2015-10-09 | THOSE WERE THE DAYS $800: Old Frenchies speaking Old French knew it as juesdi Thursday |
| #7145, aired 2015-10-09 | THOSE WERE THE DAYS $1000: Saturday was Sabbatodags in this language that had Ostro- & Visi-dialects Gothic |
| #7131, aired 2015-09-21 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: A member of the high school band, he turned down a music scholarship to pursue another dream... Bam! Emeril Lagasse |
| #7131, aired 2015-09-21 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: Good times never seem so good for this singer, who received a fencing scholarship to New York University Neil Diamond |
| #7131, aired 2015-09-21 | SCHOOL DAYS $600: It's now or never to name this rocker seen here in his high school freshman year in New Jersey Jon Bon Jovi |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $400: On March 11, 1990 this southernmost Baltic republic became the first Soviet republic to declare independence Lithuania |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $800: After 7 1/2 years of fighting, this North African country gained its independence from France on July 5, 1962 Algeria |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $1,300 (Daily Double): On Sept. 21, 1981 this British colony became the last nation on the American mainland to gain independence Belize (or British Honduras) |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $1600: On August 14 & 15 respectively, Pakistan & India mark their independence that happened in this post-WWII year 1947 |
| #7123, aired 2015-07-29 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $2000: On the festive eve of Independence Day, Mexico's pres. reads a statement called "Grito de" this name that means "sorrows" Dolores |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | GLORY DAYS $200: This religion's festival of colors is celebrated by throwing colored powder & water to honor the god Krishna Hinduism |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | GLORY DAYS $400: On New Year's Eve the Dutch hold bonfires of these, which were a centerpiece of the home just a week before Christmas trees |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | GLORY DAYS $600: The Texas Cavaliers River Parade is a centerpiece of this annual San Antonio event, "party" in Spanish the fiesta |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | GLORY DAYS $1,000 (Daily Double): April 9 is Bataan Day, aka Day of Valor, on the Bataan Peninsula & in the rest of this nation the Philippines |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | GLORY DAYS $1000: Jamhuri is Swahili for "republic", & this country's Jamhuri Day celebrates its independence from Great Britain Kenya |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | HISTORIC DAYS $400: April 14, 1865 the Lincoln assassination |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | HISTORIC DAYS $800: August 15, 1945 V-J Day |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | HISTORIC DAYS $1200: May 29, 1453 the fall of Constantinople |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | HISTORIC DAYS $1600: April 30, 1975 the end of the Vietnam War |
| #6839, aired 2014-05-15 | HISTORIC DAYS $2,000 (Daily Double): December 15, 1791 the ratification of the Bill of Rights |
| #6819, aired 2014-04-17 | HISTORIC DAYS $200: July 20, 1969 moon landing |
| #6819, aired 2014-04-17 | HISTORIC DAYS $400: May 8, 1945 VE day |
| #6819, aired 2014-04-17 | HISTORIC DAYS $600: April 14, 1912 the Titanic sinking |
| #6819, aired 2014-04-17 | HISTORIC DAYS $800: May 21, 1927 Lindbergh flight across Atlantic |
| #6819, aired 2014-04-17 | HISTORIC DAYS $1000: Jan, 24, 1848
(out West) gold discovered in California |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | 31 DAYS OF OSCAR $400: (Ben Mankiewicz reads.) Years later, Deborah Kerr said of the love scene in this movie, "I am still astounded by how extraordinarily erotic it is" From Here to Eternity |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | 31 DAYS OF OSCAR $800: (Ben Mankiewicz reads.) Director Jonathan Demme lost a close friend to AIDS, prompting him to make this film with Tom Hanks as a dying patient Philadelphia |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | 31 DAYS OF OSCAR $1200: (Ben Mankiewicz reads.) This 1934 classic was the first movie to win Oscars in the 5 major categories, including Best Actor & Actress It Happened One Night |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | 31 DAYS OF OSCAR $1600: (Ben Mankiewicz reads.) Bette Davis had wanted the part of Martha in this film & Elizabeth Taylor does a little Davis impression when she says to Richard Burton's character George, "What a dump!" Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| #6765, aired 2014-01-31 | 31 DAYS OF OSCAR $2000: (Ben Mankiewicz reads.) Scenic spots in Palm Springs & a humongous set on a Columbia Pictures backlot were used to create this Utopian land in 1937's "Lost Horizon" Shangri-La |
| #6722, aired 2013-12-03 | HOLY DAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: This 40-day period of fasting & penitence begins on Ash Wednesday Lent |
| #6722, aired 2013-12-03 | HOLY DAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: Id al-Fitr is a Muslim day of feasting immediately following this holy period Ramadan |
| #6722, aired 2013-12-03 | HOLY DAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: Holy Innocents' Day on December 28 commemorates the killing of children by order of this king Herod |
| #6722, aired 2013-12-03 | HOLY DAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: It's the Jewish day of atonement Yom Kippur |
| #6722, aired 2013-12-03 | HOLY DAYS & OBSERVANCES $1000: Between late October & mid November Hindus celebrate this festival of lights Diwali |
| #6679, aired 2013-10-03 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $400: A country that existed for more than 70 years broke up January 1, 1993, giving birth to these two European nations the Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| #6679, aired 2013-10-03 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $800: With the help of the U.S., it broke away from Colombia & declared independence on November 3, 1903 Panama |
| #6679, aired 2013-10-03 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $2,000 (Daily Double): (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) Portugal's 1974 change in government led to the end of an over 500-year colonial involvement in Africa & the independence of several former colonies, including these two Mozambique and Angola |
| #6677, aired 2013-10-01 | DAYS $200: The American Tolkien society honors these fictional creatures with their own day on September 22 hobbits |
| #6677, aired 2013-10-01 | DAYS $400: May 28, 1892 is the founding day of this conservation club the Sierra Club |
| #6677, aired 2013-10-01 | DAYS $600: The date Congress authorized it, October 1 is the birthday of this national park, menaced by fire in the summer of 2013 Yosemite |
| #6677, aired 2013-10-01 | DAYS $800: On the Catholic calendar, Dec. 28 is Childermas, remembering the slaughter of the innocents in this biblical town Bethlehem |
| #6677, aired 2013-10-01 | DAYS $1000: October 29 in Turkey is this "Day", the kind of country Turkey became when the monarchy was overthrown Republic |
| #6661, aired 2013-07-29 | KIDS THESE DAYS $200: Ryan Hreljac inspired the Ryan's Well Foundation, which has brought sources of clean this to nearly a million people water |
| #6661, aired 2013-07-29 | KIDS THESE DAYS $400: At the age of 15, Jack Andraka won an Intel Award for a noninvasive method of early detection for the pancreatic form of this disease cancer |
| #6661, aired 2013-07-29 | KIDS THESE DAYS $600: Katie's Krops, which grows food for the hungry, began when Katie Stagliano grew a 40-lb. one of these sauerkraut veggies cabbage |
| #6661, aired 2013-07-29 | KIDS THESE DAYS $800: On a British TV show, 8-year-old Ainan Cawley took just 4 minutes to correctly recite this mathematical ratio to 518 digits pi |
| #6661, aired 2013-07-29 | KIDS THESE DAYS $1000: This world-record-keeping organization named 9-year-old Ethan Bortnick youngest to headline a solo concert tour the Guinness Book of World Records |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | THE DAYS OF THE STAGECOACH $400: "The Attack on the Deadwood Stage" was an attraction in the Wild West shows of this man who once drove a coach himself Buffalo Bill |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | THE DAYS OF THE STAGECOACH $800: One stagecoach line posted a rule permitting the use of this, but you had to "spit with the wind, not against it" chewing tobacco |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | THE DAYS OF THE STAGECOACH $1200: A luxury coach was named for this New Hampshire "C"ity; today there's a bus service of the same name Concord |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | THE DAYS OF THE STAGECOACH $1600: This word came before "box" in the name of the locked iron container that held valuables during a stagecoach trip strong |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | THE DAYS OF THE STAGECOACH $2000: John Butterfield, who got an 1857 contract to set up a coach route for this, had the motto "nothing on God's earth must stop" it the U.S. Mail |
| #6516, aired 2013-01-07 | DAYS OF YORE $400: The object that caused quite a stir as the "Great Comet" of 1531" is now known as this Halley's Comet |
| #6516, aired 2013-01-07 | DAYS OF YORE $1200: In 1505 this writer established a Florentine militia Machiavelli |
| #6516, aired 2013-01-07 | DAYS OF YORE $1600: Legend has it that around 550 Byzantine ruler Justinian sent monks to China to smuggle out these lepidopterans silkworms |
| #6516, aired 2013-01-07 | DAYS OF YORE $2000: 9th century English King Alfred the Great is said to have used calibrated candles to measure this time |
| #6516, aired 2013-01-07 | DAYS OF YORE $3,000 (Daily Double): This mixture of potassium nitrate, sulfur & charcoal was perfected by the Chinese around 1000 A.D. gunpowder |
| #6410, aired 2012-06-29 | HISTORIC DAYS OF OUR LIVES $200: (The Days Of Our Lives cast delivers the clue.) Elvis, you are going too far with your latest nefarious scheme, it reminds me of...
I know, father--this man's scheming that made him leader of Norway on February 1, 1942; I kind of admire him Vidkun Quisling |
| #6410, aired 2012-06-29 | HISTORIC DAYS OF OUR LIVES $400: (The Days Of Our Lives cast delivers the clue.) Now Will, your turbulent life & your confused paternity make me hope you can reach a point like March 24, 1522.
You mean when this founder of the Jesuits spent the night in prayer before leaving his wild youth behind?
You got it! Ignatius of Loyola |
| #6410, aired 2012-06-29 | HISTORIC DAYS OF OUR LIVES $600 (Daily Double): (The Days Of Our Lives cast delivers the clue.) Carrie, I'm really sorry I missed your wedding--I know you marrying Austin was a once in a lifetime event.
Yes, I felt like Mary I of England on July 25, 1554 marrying Philip II of this Catholic country Spain |
| #6384, aired 2012-05-24 | MY SALAD DAYS $200: Monday is for Panzanella, an Italian salad whose name suggests it will have healthy chunks of this bread |
| #6384, aired 2012-05-24 | MY SALAD DAYS $400: On the way home on Tuesdays, I stop at Long John Silver's & get a couple pounds of this cabbage salad coleslaw |
| #6384, aired 2012-05-24 | MY SALAD DAYS $600: Wednesdays, try this alliterative salad filled with poultry &, of course, mandarin oranges Chinese chicken salad |
| #6384, aired 2012-05-24 | MY SALAD DAYS $800: Thursdays, start with this type of salad seen here, basically, a large section of lettuce with lots of blue cheese a wedge salad |
| #6384, aired 2012-05-24 | MY SALAD DAYS $1000: At a Saturday dinner party, presentation is key, so we serve composed salads, the opposite of this style a tossed salad |
| #6375, aired 2012-05-11 | MAY DAYS $200: On May 30, 1536, just days after his wife Anne Boleyn was beheaded, he married Jane Seymour Henry VIII |
| #6375, aired 2012-05-11 | MAY DAYS $400: On May 29, 1953, this New Zealander & his guide Tenzing became the first men to reach the top of Mount Everest (Edmund) Hillary |
| #6375, aired 2012-05-11 | MAY DAYS $600: In May of 1607 captain John Smith arrived at the Virginia site where he would help establish this settlement Jamestown |
| #6375, aired 2012-05-11 | MAY DAYS $800: Partly to expand U.S. territory, Congress declared war on this country May 13, 1846 Mexico |
| #6375, aired 2012-05-11 | MAY DAYS $1000: She made history May 4, 1979 when she became Britain's first female prime minister Margaret Thatcher |
| #6316, aired 2012-02-20 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $400: Iceland, June 17, 1944, from this country Denmark |
| #6316, aired 2012-02-20 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $800: Kazakhstan, December 16, 1991, from this country the Soviet Union |
| #6316, aired 2012-02-20 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $1,000 (Daily Double): Belgium, October 4, 1830, from this country the Netherlands |
| #6316, aired 2012-02-20 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $1200: Jamaica, August 6, 1962, from this country the Great Britain |
| #6316, aired 2012-02-20 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $1600: Albania, November 28, 1912, from this empire the Ottoman Empire |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $200: October 18:
This third evangelist Luke |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $400: October 4:
This birdman of Assisi Francis |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $600: December 29:
This man for whom it was a bad day in the cathedral (Thomas à) Becket |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $800: June 24:
This man who had a good head on his shoulders before he met Salome John the Baptist |
| #6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $1000: June 22:
This all-seasonable Sir (Thomas) More |
| #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | NATIONAL FOOD DAYS $200: Get out your creminis & portobellos--October 15 is national this day mushrooms |
| #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | NATIONAL FOOD DAYS $400: On July 6, you might pick up a bucket of KFC for national this day fried chicken |
| #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | NATIONAL FOOD DAYS $600: Friday or not, January 21 is national New England this day clam chowder |
| #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | NATIONAL FOOD DAYS $800: Don't pass over May 31; it's the national day for these cookies made from ground almonds or shredded coconut macaroons |
| #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | NATIONAL FOOD DAYS $1000: On December 6, some people celebrate St. Nicholas; others, this cold Spanish soup gazpacho |
| #6189, aired 2011-07-07 | SPECIAL DAYS $200: I can smell it in the oven--be it white, wheat or sourdough, November 17 is Homemade this Day bread |
| #6189, aired 2011-07-07 | SPECIAL DAYS $400: December 15 is the day to celebrate the ratification of this part of the constitution the Bill of Rights |
| #6189, aired 2011-07-07 | SPECIAL DAYS $600: Mid-June brings World this Day; give me 3 balls, 3 rings or better yet 3 flaming torches & I'll show you! juggling |
| #6189, aired 2011-07-07 | SPECIAL DAYS $800: In Tennessee, Confederate Memorial Day is observed on June 3, the birthday of this Confederate president Jefferson Davis |
| #6189, aired 2011-07-07 | SPECIAL DAYS $1,000 (Daily Double): Officially approved by Congress in 2009, National Pi Day is celebrated on this date March 14 |
| #6183, aired 2011-06-29 | THE DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $400: Guns N' Roses hit No. 1 in September 1988 with this "sweet" hit featuring Slash's tasty guitar licks "Sweet Child O' Mine" |
| #6183, aired 2011-06-29 | THE DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $800: She was "Cold Hearted" at No. 1 in September 1989, long before she joined "American Idol" (Paula) Abdul |
| #6183, aired 2011-06-29 | THE DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $1200: This duo's "Baby Don't Forget My Number" reached No. 1 in July 1989; turned out they didn't sing it Milli Vanilli |
| #6183, aired 2011-06-29 | THE DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $1600: In April 1989 this girl group lit up the charts with "Eternal Flame" The Bangles |
| #6183, aired 2011-06-29 | THE DAYS OF GUNS N' ROSES $2000: It'll drive me crazy if you can't name this band that hit No. 1 in April 1989 with "She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | APP-Y DAYS $200: In 2011, the Pope nixed a iPhone app for guiding people through this penitent act confession |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | APP-Y DAYS $400: I got a fever & the only prescription is "more" this percussion instrument, also an app from Maverick Software cowbell |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | APP-Y DAYS $600: This "Star Wars" weapon "Unleashed" is available for free; just keep the noise down, Obi-Wan a lightsaber |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | APP-Y DAYS $800: How about a round of this 8-letter app? You can select "burst out", "concert" or "very long" Applause |
| #6147, aired 2011-05-10 | APP-Y DAYS $1000: Waterflea has an app called this; it's a simulated sheet of the packaging item that you can pop 'til you're pooped Bubblewrap |
| #6089, aired 2011-02-17 | WHAT KIDS ARE READING THESE DAYS $400: A "howling" success, Maggie Stiefvater's "Shiver" is the first entry in the series these "of Mercy Falls" Wolves |
| #6089, aired 2011-02-17 | WHAT KIDS ARE READING THESE DAYS $800: This horror master's "Full Dark, No Stars" is a collection of creepy campfire tales (Stephen) King |
| #6089, aired 2011-02-17 | WHAT KIDS ARE READING THESE DAYS $1200: Lauren Kate's "Fallen" tells the story of Luce, a young woman in love with a guy who's actually one of these a (fallen) angel |
| #6089, aired 2011-02-17 | WHAT KIDS ARE READING THESE DAYS $1600: In the 4th volume of a series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians must fight "The Battle of" this puzzling place The Labyrinth |
| #6089, aired 2011-02-17 | WHAT KIDS ARE READING THESE DAYS $2000: "I Shall Wear" this is Terry Pratchett's latest bestseller about young witch Tiffany Aching Midnight |
| #5968, aired 2010-07-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: Unable to get over the hump, more Americans kill themselves on this than any other day, per a 2009 study Wednesday |
| #5968, aired 2010-07-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: Traditionally, it's believed that Jesus was crucified on this day of the week Friday |
| #5968, aired 2010-07-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $600: Day found in the title of The Mamas & The Papas' only No. 1 hit Monday |
| #5968, aired 2010-07-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $800: It's the sabbath for Seventh-Day Adventists Saturday |
| #5968, aired 2010-07-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $1000: The Romans called it "Jupiter's Day", but in English this weekday is named for a son of Odin Thursday |
| #5823, aired 2009-12-30 | DAYS IN... $400: This TV movie based on Mitch Albom's bestseller paired Hank Azaria & Jack Lemmon Tuesdays with Morrie |
| #5823, aired 2009-12-30 | DAYS IN... $800: The title of this Walter Matthau/Jill Clayburgh film comes from the day on which the Supreme Court's term starts First Monday in October |
| #5823, aired 2009-12-30 | DAYS IN... $1200: Y.A. Tittle & Johnny Unitas played coaches in this 1999 Al Pacino film Any Given Sunday |
| #5823, aired 2009-12-30 | DAYS IN... $1600: As news reporter Hildy Johnson, Rosalind Russell was the title "Girl" in this fast-talking film from 1940 His Girl Friday |
| #5823, aired 2009-12-30 | DAYS IN... $2000: Regardless of the title, this British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins only ran 114 minutes The Long Good Friday |
| #5821, aired 2009-12-28 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: Spanish:
Lunes Monday |
| #5821, aired 2009-12-28 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: French:
Mardi Tuesday |
| #5821, aired 2009-12-28 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $600: German:
Mittwoch Wednesday |
| #5821, aired 2009-12-28 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $800: Dutch:
Donderdag Thursday |
| #5821, aired 2009-12-28 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $1000: Hebrew:
Shabbat Saturday |
| #5813, aired 2009-12-16 | THE 8 DAYS OF HANUKKAH $200: On the first day of Hanukkah, my true love gave to me / This candelabra--we don't have a tree a menorah |
| #5813, aired 2009-12-16 | THE 8 DAYS OF HANUKKAH $400: On the second day of Hanukkah, my true love gave to me / Some gelt, this sweet-tasting "money" chocolate |
| #5813, aired 2009-12-16 | THE 8 DAYS OF HANUKKAH $600: On the third day of Hanuakkah, my true love gave to me / This seasonal toy that you see a dreidel |
| #5813, aired 2009-12-16 | THE 8 DAYS OF HANUKKAH $800: On the fourth day of Hanukkah, my true love gave to me / These spud pancakes from her bubbie latkes |
| #5813, aired 2009-12-16 | THE 8 DAYS OF HANUKKAH $1000: On the fifth day of Hanukkah, my true love gave to me / A book about this greatest Maccabee Judas Maccabeus |
| #5680, aired 2009-04-24 | THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS $200: Sworn in on Air Force One LBJ |
| #5680, aired 2009-04-24 | THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS $400: Shot outside the Washington Hilton Reagan |
| #5680, aired 2009-04-24 | THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS $600: Meets with Yitzhak Rabin & wife; meets with Anwar Sadat & wife (Jimmy) Carter |
| #5680, aired 2009-04-24 | THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS $800: Signs the Tennessee Valley Authority act into law FDR |
| #5680, aired 2009-04-24 | THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS $1000: Signs the U.N. charter in San Francisco Truman |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF CREATION $200: On the sixth day God created beasts, cattle, creeping things & this creature with dominion over them man |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF RECREATION $400: This brand's logo is seen here; it started as an off-season hockey training tool Rollerblade |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF CREATION $400: The Bible specifies that on the fifth day God created this "great" mammal the whale |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF CREATION $600: On the third day, God created grass, herbs & this, "whose seed is in itself" fruit |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF RECREATION $800: Binoculars & a checklist from the American Ornithologists' Union get you started in this activity birdwatching |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF CREATION $800: On the fourth day God created the greater & lesser lights to rule over these 2 things day & night |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF CREATION $1000: On the second day, God created this, which he called Heaven, from the Latin for "to strengthen" the firmament |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF RECREATION $1200: (Jon of the Clue Crew moves some mah-jongg tiles on top of some others.) To start playing mah-jongg, the player who is the East Wind rolls the dice to determine who has the honor of opening this aptly named structure the wall |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF RECREATION $1600: For this sport, whose name is from a German word for "nose", don't forget your mask, fins & breathing tube snorkel (or snorkeling) |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | DAYS OF RECREATION $2000: The pro seen here is engaging in this activity--a hybrid of waterskiing & snowboarding wakeboarding |
| #5452, aired 2008-04-29 | THE GOOD OLD, OLD DAYS $400: This student of Plato recognized 4 types of cause: material, efficient, formal & final Aristotle |
| #5452, aired 2008-04-29 | THE GOOD OLD, OLD DAYS $800: Around 480 B.C. this North African city-state controlled most of the western Mediterranean Carthage |
| #5452, aired 2008-04-29 | THE GOOD OLD, OLD DAYS $1200: Lycia, like Nicaea, was in what's now this Eurasian country Turkey |
| #5452, aired 2008-04-29 | THE GOOD OLD, OLD DAYS $2000: A major goddess of this first great Cretan civilization was often depicted holding snakes the Minoans |
| #5452, aired 2008-04-29 | THE GOOD OLD, OLD DAYS $2,500 (Daily Double): He tamed Bucephalus & cut the Gordian knot Alexander the Great |
| #5427, aired 2008-03-25 | DAYS $400: When founded by Benjamin Day in 1833, the New York Sun was sold daily for this much per issue a penny |
| #5427, aired 2008-03-25 | DAYS $800: It's the day of the week that Columbus discovered the island of Dominica Sunday |
| #5427, aired 2008-03-25 | DAYS $1200: In the book of Exodus, the fourth commandment says to remember this day the sabbath |
| #5427, aired 2008-03-25 | DAYS $1600: In 1886 a workers' demonstration asking for this, now common, turned into the Haymarket Square Riot the 8-hour workday |
| #5427, aired 2008-03-25 | DAYS $2000: This day is oddly named, as it's celebrated on June 24, which is only 2 or 3 days after the solstice Midsummer's Day |
| #5426, aired 2008-03-24 | THE PURSUIT OF HAPPY DAYS $200: Before he directed Rene Russo in "Ransom", this "Happy Days" actor went to high school with her Ron Howard |
| #5426, aired 2008-03-24 | THE PURSUIT OF HAPPY DAYS $400: Aaaaaaaaaaaay! Call him Dr. Fonz! A big thumbs-up to this actor who got an honorary Ph.D. at Emerson (Henry) Winkler |
| #5426, aired 2008-03-24 | THE PURSUIT OF HAPPY DAYS $600: On VH1 he was "45...and Single"; it's probably best you don't call him Chachi if you meet him Scott Baio |
| #5426, aired 2008-03-24 | THE PURSUIT OF HAPPY DAYS $800: Anson Williams is a cousin of the creator of the Heimlich maneuver & also played this "Happy Days" pal "Potsie" Weber |
| #5426, aired 2008-03-24 | THE PURSUIT OF HAPPY DAYS $1000: Rocker Suzi Quatro was hell-bent for this "Happy Days" recurring character Leather Tuscadero |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED $200: Number of months with only 30 days four |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED $400: Years that read the same upside down & right side up include 1881, 6009 & this year of the 1960s 1961 |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED $600: Title of the 1965 Beatles No. 1 hit song that is a calendrical impossiblity "Eight Days A Week" |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED $1000: In the DD/MM/YYYY format, it was the most recent date in which all 3 were even numbers December 30, 2006 |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED $1,500 (Daily Double): Dies Martis is the Latin name for this day of the week Tuesday |
| #4972, aired 2006-04-04 | THE DAYS OF WORLD WAR II $200: This North American country declared war on Germany on September 10, 1939 Canada |
| #4972, aired 2006-04-04 | THE DAYS OF WORLD WAR II $400: On May 27, 1941 this German battleship was sunk in the East Atlantic the Bismarck |
| #4972, aired 2006-04-04 | THE DAYS OF WORLD WAR II $600: On April 28, 1945 Clara Petacci died alongside this man, her lover for more than a decade Mussolini |
| #4972, aired 2006-04-04 | THE DAYS OF WORLD WAR II $800: This battle & German counterattack began on December 16, 1944 the Battle of the Bulge |
| #4972, aired 2006-04-04 | THE DAYS OF WORLD WAR II $1000: At 8:15 A.M. on the 6th of this month in 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima August |
| #4960, aired 2006-03-17 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $400: This country celebrates its 1945 independence from Fascism on April 25th Italy |
| #4960, aired 2006-03-17 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $800: Though it was first settled by the French, July 1 marks its partial independence from the U.K. Canada |
| #4960, aired 2006-03-17 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $1600: This North European country marks December 6 for its 1917 independence from Russia Finland |
| #4960, aired 2006-03-17 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $2,000 (Daily Double): This Asian island nation gained independence from the U.S. in 1946 but celebrates its 1898 freedom from Spain on June 12 the Philippines |
| #4960, aired 2006-03-17 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $2000: It was annexed by Indonesia but became independent on May 20, 2002 East Timor |
| #4900, aired 2005-12-23 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS $200: These 3 birds are the gifts for the first 3 days French hens, turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree |
| #4900, aired 2005-12-23 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS $400: Of the song's 12 gifts, it's the only one you could melt down & not be charged with murder or animal cruelty five golden rings |
| #4900, aired 2005-12-23 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS $600: We found this eighth day's gift quite moo-ving maids a-milking |
| #4900, aired 2005-12-23 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS $800: On the 10th day, nobility abounded as my true love somehow thought I needed this gift lords a-leapin' |
| #4900, aired 2005-12-23 | THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS $1000: On the 12th day, my true love gave me this gift, something Charlie Watts could enjoy twelve drummers drumming |
| #4731, aired 2005-03-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: Feb. 9, 2005, 6 1/2 weeks before Easter Ash Wednesday |
| #4731, aired 2005-03-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $800: Pinchas Zukerman & Dudley Moore both married this cinematic sex kitten Tuesday Weld |
| #4731, aired 2005-03-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $1200: This restaurant chain began in 1965 with a NYC site at First & 63rd T.G.I. Friday's |
| #4731, aired 2005-03-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $1600: Oct. 24, 1929 on Wall Street Black Thursday |
| #4731, aired 2005-03-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $2000: It's estimated 100 million people attended his early 20th century religious revivals Billy Sunday |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $400: An heir: March 14, 1958 in Monte Carlo Prince Albert (of Monaco) |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $800: A librettist: Nov. 18, 1836 in London (William S.) Gilbert (of Gilbert & Sullivan) |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $1200: Actress seen here, Nov. 30, 1982 in Calgary (Elisha) Cuthbert |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $2000: A pharmaceutical magnate: May 15, 1886 in St. Louis (Gerard Barnes) Lambert |
| #4677, aired 2004-12-28 | "BERT"DAYS $2,300 (Daily Double): A warrior ruler: July 11, 1274 in Ayrshire Robert the Bruce |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | DAYS $400: U.S. Presidential elections are held on this day of the week Tuesday |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | DAYS $800: In Esperanto this day is lundo Monday |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | DAYS $1200: Lisa Loring played this creepy girl on TV in the '60s Wednesday (Addams) |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | DAYS $1600: It's the Sabbath to a Seventh-day Adventist Saturday |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | DAYS $2000: According to tradition, Jesus had his Last Supper on this day of the week Thursday |
| #4556, aired 2004-05-31 | BIG DAYS ON THE COURT $200: (Hi, I'm Bill Walton.) On March 26, 1973 I helped this school to the NCAA championship by making 21 of 22 shots against Memphis State UCLA |
| #4556, aired 2004-05-31 | BIG DAYS ON THE COURT $400: (Hi, I'm Becky Hammon.) In game 1 of the 2002 WNBA finals, I was 4 for 6 on these shots--"beyond the arc", as we say 3-point shots |
| #4556, aired 2004-05-31 | BIG DAYS ON THE COURT $600: (Hi, I'm Julius Erving.) With under 3 minutes left, I scored 7 straight points to rally this team in the game that won us the 1983 NBA title the Philadelphia 76ers |
| #4556, aired 2004-05-31 | BIG DAYS ON THE COURT $800: (I'm Jalen Rose.) In a 2003 game I had 21 points, 11 assists & 14 rebounds for my first career one of these a triple-double |
| #4556, aired 2004-05-31 | BIG DAYS ON THE COURT $1000: (I'm NBA Hall of Famer Walt Frazier.) On May 8, 1970 I scored 36 points to lead this team to their first championship the New York Knicks |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | ONLY 351 SHOPPING DAYS TO XMAS $400: This device from Apple can put 10,000 songs in a music fan's pocket iPod |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | ONLY 351 SHOPPING DAYS TO XMAS $800: For a gardener, get this Black & Decker trimmer -- its name sounds like a spiny animal with the first "H" missing the Edgehog |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | ONLY 351 SHOPPING DAYS TO XMAS $1200: The name of this kids' store founded in 1976 recalls a term for a Boy Scout gathering Gymboree |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | ONLY 351 SHOPPING DAYS TO XMAS $1600: $3,000 will buy a 6-oz. Baccarat flask of men's perfume from this Iranian-born American designer Bijan |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | ONLY 351 SHOPPING DAYS TO XMAS $2000: Pick up "How to Be a Domestic Goddess" by this kitchen personality seen here Nigella Lawson |
| #4409, aired 2003-11-06 | SPECIAL DAYS $400: In 2002 Easter fell on the fifth Sunday in March, so the fourth Sunday in March was this Palm Sunday |
| #4409, aired 2003-11-06 | SPECIAL DAYS $800: In the U.S., Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May & Father's Day is this the third Sunday in June |
| #4409, aired 2003-11-06 | SPECIAL DAYS $1200: The 19th season of "Jeopardy!" premiered on this day, but we didn't have to work Labor Day |
| #4409, aired 2003-11-06 | SPECIAL DAYS $1600: The U.S. Supreme Court's term begins on it the first Monday in October |
| #4409, aired 2003-11-06 | SPECIAL DAYS $2000: For most of the U.S., in 1971 Memorial Day moved from this set day to the last Monday in May May 30 |
| #4356, aired 2003-07-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: In some courses these are replaced by a pass-fail system grades |
| #4356, aired 2003-07-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: Parental permission slips may be required for these excursions to museums & such field trips |
| #4356, aired 2003-07-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $600: If "Tess" author Thomas was late for school he would have gotten this rhyme time epithet tardy Hardy |
| #4356, aired 2003-07-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $800: This "quick" recruiting drive by a frat house or sorority for pledges may last a week rush |
| #4356, aired 2003-07-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $1000: More important than a term paper, it's a lengthy essay written by a doctoral candidate thesis/dissertation |
| #4317, aired 2003-05-13 | MAY DAYS $200: On May 13, 1958 this U.S. Vice President's limousine was pelted with rocks in Caracas, Venezuela Nixon |
| #4317, aired 2003-05-13 | MAY DAYS $400: On May 25, 1935 Babe Ruth swatted this number home run, his last in the Major Leagues, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh 714 |
| #4317, aired 2003-05-13 | MAY DAYS $600: On May 10, 1869 the Jupiter & the 119 touched noses at this Utah "Point", completing the Transcontinental Railroad Promontory Point, Utah |
| #4317, aired 2003-05-13 | MAY DAYS $800: The first message sent by telegraph was this 4-word Biblical phrase sent by Samuel F.B. Morse on May 24, 1844 "What hath God wrought?" |
| #4317, aired 2003-05-13 | MAY DAYS $1000: At 4:07 P.M. on May 31, 1889 this Pennsylvania town was flooded when the South Fork Dam collapsed after heavy rains Johnstown |
| #4204, aired 2002-12-05 | HOLY DAYS & FESTIVALS $200: The period known as Lent begins on this day Ash Wednesday |
| #4204, aired 2002-12-05 | HOLY DAYS & FESTIVALS $400: Isra Wa Al-Miraj commemorates Muhammad's night journey from this city to Jerusalem & his ascent into heaven Mecca |
| #4204, aired 2002-12-05 | HOLY DAYS & FESTIVALS $600: [Sofia of the Clue Crew reports lighting a menorah] Hanukkah/Festival of Lights |
| #4204, aired 2002-12-05 | HOLY DAYS & FESTIVALS $800: Nirvana Day, February 15, commemorates the death of this leader Buddha |
| #4204, aired 2002-12-05 | HOLY DAYS & FESTIVALS $1000: All Saints' Day, November 1, is followed by All this Day on November 2 All Souls' Day |
| #4131, aired 2002-07-15 | REALLY BAD DAYS $400: On Sept. 1, 1939 Germany invaded this country at dawn, leading to World War II Poland |
| #4131, aired 2002-07-15 | REALLY BAD DAYS $500 (Daily Double): The artwork in the Uffizi was jeopardized by a Nov. 4, 1966 flood in this Italian city Florence |
| #4131, aired 2002-07-15 | REALLY BAD DAYS $800: Over 16 million shares were sold Oct. 29, 1929, causing the collapse of this New York institution stock market |
| #4131, aired 2002-07-15 | REALLY BAD DAYS $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Palace Hotel.) This Italian tenor was staying here at the Palace Hotel when the San Francisco earthquake hit in 1906; he fled in a towel, vowing never to return Enrico Caruso |
| #4131, aired 2002-07-15 | REALLY BAD DAYS $2000: The U.S Embassy in this city was bombed on April 18, 1983 & September 20, 1984 Beirut |
| #4009, aired 2002-01-24 | DAYS OF THE YEAR $400: "Paint the Town Day" was part of Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez' campaign against this graffiti |
| #4009, aired 2002-01-24 | DAYS OF THE YEAR $800 (Daily Double): The day after this holiday is sometimes known as "Green Friday" Thanksgiving |
| #4009, aired 2002-01-24 | DAYS OF THE YEAR $800: Camels parade through New York City on the day named for this trio: Melchior, Gaspar & Balthazar Three Kings Day |
| #4009, aired 2002-01-24 | DAYS OF THE YEAR $1600: In 1871 the fifth Hawaiian king of this name set aside June 11 to honor the first Kamehameha |
| #4009, aired 2002-01-24 | DAYS OF THE YEAR $2000: To James Joyce fans, June 16 is this day, named for "Ulysses" character Leopold Bloomsday |
| #3983, aired 2001-12-19 | SALAD DAYS $200: This side dish takes its name from Dutch words meaning "cabbage salad" coleslaw |
| #3983, aired 2001-12-19 | SALAD DAYS $400: Insalata Caprese contains alternating slices of tomato & this cheese, drizzled with olive oil & basil mozzarella |
| #3983, aired 2001-12-19 | SALAD DAYS $600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Waldorf-Astoria.) The original Waldorf salad had only apples, celery & mayo, but now it's standard to add these nuts walnuts |
| #3983, aired 2001-12-19 | SALAD DAYS $800: Some say this salad of crabmeat on a bed of lettuce in a chili sauce was created at Seattle's Olympic Club Crab Louie |
| #3983, aired 2001-12-19 | SALAD DAYS $1000: This type of orange adds a sweet tang to the classic Chinese chicken salad mandarin |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | SCHOOL DAYS $100: This Oscar-winning star of "Emma" & "Bounce" wasn't a Spice Girl, but a Spence girl, from NYC's Spence School Gwyneth Paltrow |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: This Ivy League school gave Bill Bradley his B.A. Princeton |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | SCHOOL DAYS $300: Superstar artists Robert Longo & Cindy Sherman both did time at this university's Buffalo campus SUNY (State University of New York) |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: Bertolucci & Pirandello gained wisdom at this city's university, known as La Sapienza, "Wisdom" Rome |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | SCHOOL DAYS $500: Ken Griffey Jr. attended this city's Moeller High, most famous as a football powerhouse Cincinnati |
| #3847, aired 2001-05-01 | "APP"Y DAYS $100: To vanish from sight, or what 100 dollars will do from your score if you answer incorrectly disappear |
| #3847, aired 2001-05-01 | "APP"Y DAYS $200: It's a desire for food or drink; Guns N' Roses had one "for Destruction" an appetite |
| #3847, aired 2001-05-01 | "APP"Y DAYS $300: This bottled beverage's flavors include "Power Berry Smoothie" & "Orange Tropic" Snapple |
| #3847, aired 2001-05-01 | "APP"Y DAYS $400: If you "upset" one of these, you've ruined someone' plans (or his fruit) the applecart |
| #3847, aired 2001-05-01 | "APP"Y DAYS $500: Drink up this "app", a hot espresso coffee topped with steamed & foamed milk cappuccino |
| #3813, aired 2001-03-14 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $100: On July 28 Peru celebrates its independence from this country Spain |
| #3813, aired 2001-03-14 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $200: February 7 is a great day in Grenada -- it celebrates its independence from this country Great Britain (England) |
| #3813, aired 2001-03-14 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $300: Panamanians celebrate November 3, the day of their independence from this country Colombia |
| #3813, aired 2001-03-14 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $400 (Daily Double): Namibian workers may take off March 21 to mark their independence from this country South Africa |
| #3813, aired 2001-03-14 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $500: On August 31 the people of Kyrgyzstan celebrate its break from this country the Soviet Union (Russia) |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | 30 DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER $200: With no party having a majority in September 1984 this country's Knesset voted for a coalition government Israel |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | 30 DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER $400: September 30 premieres include this composer's "Magic Flute" in 1791 Mozart |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | 30 DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER $600: A highlight of Marie Antoinette's day on September 19, 1783 was watching a sheep, duck & rooster do this go up in a hot air balloon |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | 30 DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER $1000: Pieter W. Botha was elected as this country's first executive state president September 5, 1984 South Africa |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $100: Crusoe's companion Friday |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: Morning for an armchair quarterback with 20/20 hindsight Monday |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: "Special" night for an easily obtained & hidden handgun Saturday night |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: "Bloody" day in a U2 song title Sunday |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $500: Days Mitch Albom spent "With Morrie" Tuesdays |
| #3762, aired 2001-01-02 | FOR THE "HOLLY" DAYS $100: A district of L.A., it's considered the movie capital of the world Hollywood |
| #3762, aired 2001-01-02 | FOR THE "HOLLY" DAYS $200: Charles was the real first name of this Texan who died in a plane crash near Mason City, Iowa Buddy Holly |
| #3762, aired 2001-01-02 | FOR THE "HOLLY" DAYS $300: This Oscar winner's credits include "Miss Firecracker" & "Broadcast News" Holly Hunter |
| #3762, aired 2001-01-02 | FOR THE "HOLLY" DAYS $400: It's the colorful backyard favorite seen here Hollyhock |
| #3762, aired 2001-01-02 | FOR THE "HOLLY" DAYS $500: After jumping from "21 Jump Street", she jumped into the arms of a pro football quarterback Holly Robinson-Peete |
| #3544, aired 2000-01-20 | 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR $200: This impressive condor measurement can be over 10 feet Wingspan |
| #3544, aired 2000-01-20 | 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR $400: The 2 species are the California condor & this one named for South American mountains Andean condor |
| #3544, aired 2000-01-20 | 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR $600: Directional name for the air currents on which condors can soar for hours Updrafts |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | YOUR FILM DAYS ARE NUMBERED $200: Bruce Willis saves a planeload of people in this 1990 sequel Die Hard 2 |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | YOUR FILM DAYS ARE NUMBERED $400: Bruce Willis saves a young boy who sees dead people in this 1999 film The Sixth Sense |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | YOUR FILM DAYS ARE NUMBERED $600: Bruce Willis tries to save the world when he's sent back in time to stop a plague in this 1995 film 12 Monkeys |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | YOUR FILM DAYS ARE NUMBERED $800: Bruce Willis saves a future world with Milla Jovovich's help in this 1997 film The Fifth Element |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | YOUR FILM DAYS ARE NUMBERED $1000: Bruce Willis appears uncredited in this 1980 film in which Sinatra saves NYC from a serial killer The First Deadly Sin |
| #3425, aired 1999-06-25 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES $200: This eventual Republican nominee swept the "Super Tuesday" voting on March 12, 1996 Bob Dole |
| #3425, aired 1999-06-25 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES $400: May 14, 1998, when Frank Sinatra died & the last "Seinfeld" aired, was this day of the week Thursday |
| #3425, aired 1999-06-25 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES $600: The 1st of these Sundays was Jan. 15, 1967; the XXXIIIrd was Jan. 31, 1999 Super Bowl Sunday |
| #3425, aired 1999-06-25 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES $800: Theoretically, this future Friday is the last day programmers have to fix the bug known as "Y2K" December 31, 1999 |
| #3425, aired 1999-06-25 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES $1000: Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon on this date, exactly 6 months into Nixon's presidency July 20, 1969 |
| #3372, aired 1999-04-13 | THE BAD OLD DAYS $100: It wasn't a college football game, it was the Great Plains area racked by drought in the 1930s the Dust Bowl |
| #3372, aired 1999-04-13 | THE BAD OLD DAYS $200: 1950s college basketball was hit by scandal when players were "razor"-sharp at this activity shaving points |
| #3372, aired 1999-04-13 | THE BAD OLD DAYS $300: The scandals of his 1920s presidency included skimming by Veterans Bureau head Charles Forbes Warren G. Harding |
| #3372, aired 1999-04-13 | THE BAD OLD DAYS $400: The founding of this organization in 1909 was spurred by a Springfield, Ill. race riot the previous year NAACP |
| #3372, aired 1999-04-13 | THE BAD OLD DAYS $500: This Japanese term refers to second-generation Japanese-Americans, many of whom were interned during WWII Nisei |
| #3351, aired 1999-03-15 | RADIO DAYS $200: This girl's dog Sandy was played on radio by a man named Brad Barker Little Orphan Annie |
| #3351, aired 1999-03-15 | RADIO DAYS $400: Before she fell in love with TV, this redhead starred in radio's "My Favorite Husband" Lucille Ball |
| #3351, aired 1999-03-15 | RADIO DAYS $600: No lie: it's the name of Fibber McGee's wife Molly |
| #3351, aired 1999-03-15 | RADIO DAYS $800: The Orson Welles series "The Lives of Harry Lime" was based on this 1949 film The Third Man |
| #3351, aired 1999-03-15 | RADIO DAYS $1000: Episodes of this aviator's adventure serial began with a clock striking 12 Captain Midnight |
| #3318, aired 1999-01-27 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $100: It's NBC's "Must See TV" night of "Friends" & "Frasier" Thursday |
| #3318, aired 1999-01-27 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: For federal employees, Columbus always has his day on this one Monday |
| #3318, aired 1999-01-27 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: Micky sang lead on this Top 10 Monkees hit while someone else played the drums Pleasant Valley Sunday |
| #3318, aired 1999-01-27 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: One of T.S. Eliot's longer poems is "Ash" this Wednesday |
| #3232, aired 1998-09-29 | DAYS OF BIRTH $100: If born on a Monday, you're fair of this, so you won't stop clocks Face |
| #3232, aired 1998-09-29 | DAYS OF BIRTH $200: Have a Tuesday-born person say this before meals; they're full of it Grace |
| #3232, aired 1998-09-29 | DAYS OF BIRTH $300: Saturday's child does it "for a living"; Donna Summer sang she did it "For The Money" Work hard |
| #3232, aired 1998-09-29 | DAYS OF BIRTH $400: Garrison Keillor might say be gone to Wednesday's child, who's full of this Woe |
| #3232, aired 1998-09-29 | DAYS OF BIRTH $500: Among other qualities, Sunday's child is this, like the fair banks of Loch Lomond Bonnie |
| #3206, aired 1998-07-06 | SAINTS' DAYS $100: On April 23 dragons tend to tell him, "You slay me, you really slay me" Saint George |
| #3206, aired 1998-07-06 | SAINTS' DAYS $200: Joseph of Arimathea shares this day with Patrick March 17 |
| #3206, aired 1998-07-06 | SAINTS' DAYS $300: It's no mystery Christie & Sayers celebrated these 2 saints on February 5 & 6 Agatha & Dorothy |
| #3206, aired 1998-07-06 | SAINTS' DAYS $400: She waltzes in with a March 14 date, mate Saint Matilda |
| #3206, aired 1998-07-06 | SAINTS' DAYS $500: December 1 is the day for this saint who was "Elsewhere" on TV Saint Eligius |
| #3185, aired 1998-06-05 | BAD HAIR DAYS $100: It was hair today, gone tomorrow for this Biblical hero when he fell asleep on Delilah's knees Samson |
| #3185, aired 1998-06-05 | BAD HAIR DAYS $200: When this fairy tale maiden let down her hair, a handsome prince climbed up it -- must have hurt! Rapunzel |
| #3185, aired 1998-06-05 | BAD HAIR DAYS $300: We loved this Little Rascal, even though he never had a good hair day in his life Alfalfa |
| #3185, aired 1998-06-05 | BAD HAIR DAYS $400: In a 1903 opera, this queen strangles herself with her own hair after she's caught with Lancelot Guinevere |
| #3185, aired 1998-06-05 | BAD HAIR DAYS $500: This Irish singer had more than a bad hair day when she tore the pope's picture on "Saturday Night Live" Sinead O'Connor |
| #3108, aired 1998-02-18 | MAY DAYS $200: Henry VIII imported an executioner from France just to behead this second wife on May 19, 1536 Anne Boleyn |
| #3108, aired 1998-02-18 | MAY DAYS $400: On May 15, 1996 he announced he would soon become "a private citizen, a Kansan, an American, just a man" Senator Bob Dole |
| #3108, aired 1998-02-18 | MAY DAYS $600: Oliver Lewis rode Aristides to victory in the inaugural running of this horse race on May 17, 1875 the Kentucky Derby |
| #3108, aired 1998-02-18 | MAY DAYS $800: On May 10, 1941 this deputy to Hitler parachuted from a plane over Scotland with a "peace plan" Rudolf Hess |
| #3108, aired 1998-02-18 | MAY DAYS $1000: On May 6, 1984 Jose Napoleon Duarte won this country's presidential election with 54% of the vote El Salvador |
| #3060, aired 1997-12-12 | DAYS $200: Leap day date February 29 |
| #3060, aired 1997-12-12 | DAYS $400: In 1954 Armistice Day was renamed this Veterans Day |
| #3060, aired 1997-12-12 | DAYS $600: In the U.S. the Jewish festivals of Hanukkah & Passover each last this many days 8 |
| #3060, aired 1997-12-12 | DAYS $1,000 (Daily Double): Many European countries celebrate the equivalent of this American holiday on May Day Labor Day |
| #3060, aired 1997-12-12 | DAYS $1000: The British have a real blast on this day, November 5 Guy Fawkes Day |
| #2919, aired 1997-04-17 | SPECIAL DAYS $100: The Copts celebrate this holiday on January 7, 13 days after we've roasted all our chestnuts Christmas |
| #2919, aired 1997-04-17 | SPECIAL DAYS $200: International Boss' Day Off was proclaimed for this day on which Julius Caesar was offed March 15 (Ides of March) |
| #2919, aired 1997-04-17 | SPECIAL DAYS $300: The Virgin Islands' Thanksgiving, usually in Oct., celebrates the end of this disastrous weather season Hurricane season |
| #2919, aired 1997-04-17 | SPECIAL DAYS $400: Take a letter: the Wednesday of the last full week of April is devoted to these people; get your own coffee Secretaries |
| #2919, aired 1997-04-17 | SPECIAL DAYS $500: The national day for this toy is celebrated on Donald Duncan's birthday Yo-Yo |
| #2837, aired 1996-12-24 | MAY DAYS $100: On May 22, 1992 an era in late-night television ended when he hosted his last "Tonight Show" Johnny Carson |
| #2837, aired 1996-12-24 | MAY DAYS $200: On May 17, 1989 over 1 million Chinese gathered in this square to call for democratic reforms Tienamen Square |
| #2837, aired 1996-12-24 | MAY DAYS $300: He & Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest May 29, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary |
| #2837, aired 1996-12-24 | MAY DAYS $400: His U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Russia May 1, 1960 Francis Gary Powers |
| #2837, aired 1996-12-24 | MAY DAYS $500: On May 5, 1904 he became the 1st Major League player of the modern era to pitch a perfect game Cy Young |
| #2805, aired 1996-11-08 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $100: Finns refer to it as Maanantai Monday |
| #2805, aired 1996-11-08 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: To Hungarians it's Vasarnap; to Norwegians, Sondag Sunday |
| #2805, aired 1996-11-08 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: It's Mardi in Paris & Martedi in Padua Tuesday |
| #2805, aired 1996-11-08 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: In German it's appropriately called Mittwoch Wednesday |
| #2805, aired 1996-11-08 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $500: The Portuguese call this day Sexta-feira Friday |
| #2699, aired 1996-05-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $100: In 1939, after a 2-year study, this school bus color was made a national standard yellow |
| #2699, aired 1996-05-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: A 1789 Massachusetts law required grammar schools to teach this 3rd "R" with reading & writing arithmetic |
| #2699, aired 1996-05-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $300: With Sally, Mother, Father, Spot & Puff, this brother & sister taught generations to read Dick & Jane |
| #2699, aired 1996-05-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: One may be administered to a cosmetology student who missed an exam a makeup |
| #2699, aired 1996-05-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $500: Since they had a mix of history, geography & literature, McGuffey's readers were described as this eclectic |
| #2669, aired 1996-03-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $100: Like Atlanta's Journal & Constitution, Detroit's News & Free Press combine for this day's edition Sunday |
| #2669, aired 1996-03-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: It's the day of the week for presidents & labor Monday |
| #2669, aired 1996-03-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: This day will earn you the greatest number of regular points in Scrabble Wednesday |
| #2669, aired 1996-03-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: In ancient Rome it was called Dies Veneris, the day of Venus, hence the French Vendredi Friday |
| #2669, aired 1996-03-21 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $1,000 (Daily Double): These 2 days were named for 2 sons of Odin Tuesday & Thursday (Tue & Thor) |
| #2634, aired 1996-02-01 | DAYS $100: Stephen Day was the first of these in the 13 Colonies; the Bay Psalm Book came from his shop printer |
| #2634, aired 1996-02-01 | DAYS $200: Her stage name came from the song "Day by Day" & Oscar Levant said he knew her before she was a virgin Doris Day |
| #2634, aired 1996-02-01 | DAYS $300: In 1883 Benjamin Day founded the New York Sun, the first successful U.S. daily sold at this price penny |
| #2634, aired 1996-02-01 | DAYS $400: In 1903 Teddy Roosevelt appointed William Rufus Day to this body, where he served almost 20 years Supreme Court |
| #2634, aired 1996-02-01 | DAYS $500: In 1939 Jack Benny hired him as a replacement for tenor Kenny Baker Dennis Day |
| #2205, aired 1994-03-18 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $100: Jesus & his disciples shared the Last Supper on this day named for Thor Thursday |
| #2205, aired 1994-03-18 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: The French call this day Dimanche; the Italians call it Domenica Sunday |
| #2205, aired 1994-03-18 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: Mardi Gras festivities may begin early, but they reach their height on this day Tuesday |
| #2205, aired 1994-03-18 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: In the rhyme, this day's "child is full of woe" Wednesday |
| #2205, aired 1994-03-18 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $800 (Daily Double): It's the only day of the week that's named for a Roman god Saturday |
| #2194, aired 1994-03-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $100: It's the rank between freshman & junior sophomore |
| #2194, aired 1994-03-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: Type of test on which you'd find the phrase "All of the above" multiple choice |
| #2194, aired 1994-03-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $300: Your grade point average if you get straight As 4.0 |
| #2194, aired 1994-03-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: Do it to school & you're in trouble; do it to a grade & you're a genius skip |
| #2194, aired 1994-03-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $500: This verb means to attend a class as an observer for no credit to audit |
| #2170, aired 1994-01-28 | DAYS OF THE DEAD $100: The date of this U.S. holiday changes, but it's always the last Monday in May Memorial Day |
| #2170, aired 1994-01-28 | DAYS OF THE DEAD $200: This country's second- biggest festival is Wandering Souls' day; the biggest festival is Tet Vietnam |
| #2170, aired 1994-01-28 | DAYS OF THE DEAD $300: Japanese Buddhists celebrate the festival of Bon, when these are lighted & floated down a river candles (or okuri-dango, or lanterns) |
| #2170, aired 1994-01-28 | DAYS OF THE DEAD $400: On the 10th of Tishri, this Jewish high holiday, a special memorial service or Yizkor is held Yom Kippur |
| #2170, aired 1994-01-28 | DAYS OF THE DEAD $500: All Souls' Day, for the dear departed, follows the day for "all" of these saints |
| #2122, aired 1993-11-23 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $100: In 1993, on this day of the week, the Cowboys beat the Bills 52-17 (Super Bowl) Sunday |
| #2122, aired 1993-11-23 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: For Jews, the sabbath starts on the evening of this day Friday |
| #2122, aired 1993-11-23 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: Its abbreviation is a synonym for marry Wednesday (Wed.) |
| #2122, aired 1993-11-23 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $500: Black Thursday was the stock market crash on October 24, 1929; this was the one on October 19, 1987 Black Monday |
| #2122, aired 1993-11-23 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $900 (Daily Double): Day of the week in the title of the following:
"Something calls to me..." Tuesday (Tuesday Afternoon) |
| #2108, aired 1993-11-03 | SALAD DAYS $100: The main ingredient in Thousand Island dressing is this creamy emulsion mayonnaise |
| #2108, aired 1993-11-03 | SALAD DAYS $200: Salad nicoise contains the ripe, black Nice type of these olives |
| #2108, aired 1993-11-03 | SALAD DAYS $300: A traditional Waldorf salad contains cubes of this fruit apples |
| #2108, aired 1993-11-03 | SALAD DAYS $400: This type of potato salad has a dressing of bacon fat, vinegar & seasonings German potato salad |
| #2108, aired 1993-11-03 | SALAD DAYS $500: This "Belgian" salad ingredient is also called witloof, meaning "white leaf" endive |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | SCHOOL DAYS $100: Another name for Phys Ed, or the building in which it's held Gym |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: Tardy is just being late for class; if you're playing this, you're skipping school entirely hooky |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | SCHOOL DAYS $300: It doesn't take a CPA to figure out a student's GPA, which stands for this grade point average |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: In a graduating class, the salutatorian is second to this student the valedictorian |
| #2095, aired 1993-10-15 | SCHOOL DAYS $500: The names of the students with the top grades are put on this the Dean's List (or honor roll) |
| #2080, aired 1993-09-24 | RED-LETTER DAYS $100: File this: These office workers are honored with a special day on or around April 25 secretaries |
| #2080, aired 1993-09-24 | RED-LETTER DAYS $200: It's how we usually refer to June 6, 1944 D-Day |
| #2080, aired 1993-09-24 | RED-LETTER DAYS $300: Yom Kippur is also known as the Day of this Atonement |
| #2080, aired 1993-09-24 | RED-LETTER DAYS $400: In 1990 festivities for the 20th anniversary of this day included litter clearing & recycling drives Earth Day |
| #2080, aired 1993-09-24 | RED-LETTER DAYS $500: It's the day on which a particular saint is honored; St. Luke's is October 18 feast day |
| #1971, aired 1993-03-15 | SALAD DAYS $100: A popular salad addition, these are cubes of bread cooked in butter or oil croutons |
| #1971, aired 1993-03-15 | SALAD DAYS $200: The phrase "salad days", meaning youth, comes from his "Antony and Cleopatra" William Shakespeare |
| #1971, aired 1993-03-15 | SALAD DAYS $300: This type of cheese is a feature of Greek salad feta |
| #1971, aired 1993-03-15 | SALAD DAYS $400: This dressing is named for an area of the St. Lawrence River Thousand Island |
| #1971, aired 1993-03-15 | SALAD DAYS $500: This red-leafed Italian salad ingredient is a type of chicory radicchio |
| #1906, aired 1992-12-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $100: In 321 Constantine the Great declared it a legal day of rest & worship Sunday |
| #1906, aired 1992-12-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: Under an 1845 act of Congress, presidential elections are held on this day of the week Tuesdays |
| #1906, aired 1992-12-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: It was named for the Norse god of thunder Thursday |
| #1906, aired 1992-12-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: It's the first name of Gomez & Morticia Addams' daughter Wednesday |
| #1906, aired 1992-12-14 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $500: In the familiar poem, this day's "child works hard for a living" Saturday |
| #1828, aired 1992-07-08 | DAYS & DATES $200: The church chose this date to be Jesus' birthday; some believe it was really May 20 December 25th |
| #1828, aired 1992-07-08 | DAYS & DATES $400: Sailors consider it an unlucky date to leave port, especially if it's a Friday the 13th |
| #1828, aired 1992-07-08 | DAYS & DATES $600: Individuals who file with the IRS for a 4-month extension from this date have until August 17, 1992 April 15th |
| #1828, aired 1992-07-08 | DAYS & DATES $800: Sources say an old Scottish law allowed women to propose to men in years with this date in them February 29th |
| #1828, aired 1992-07-08 | DAYS & DATES $1000: In the 700s the Catholic Festival of All Saints was moved from May 13 to this November 1st |
| #1752, aired 1992-03-24 | SALAD DAYS $100: The name of this dish made of finely shredded cabbage & mayonnaise comes from Dutch coleslaw |
| #1752, aired 1992-03-24 | SALAD DAYS $200: The German type of this salad is served hot & has bacon in its dressing potato salad |
| #1752, aired 1992-03-24 | SALAD DAYS $300: A Waldorf salad usually contains this type of nut walnut |
| #1752, aired 1992-03-24 | SALAD DAYS $400: These tiny fish fillets are found in Salad Nicoise anchovies |
| #1752, aired 1992-03-24 | SALAD DAYS $500: This type of lettuce is used to make a Caesar salad romaine |
| #1368, aired 1990-07-11 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $100: It's the Sabbath day of the Seventh-Day Adventists Saturday |
| #1368, aired 1990-07-11 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: Germans call Thursday "Donnerstag" because Donar is the German equivalent of this Norse god Thor |
| #1368, aired 1990-07-11 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: The Spanish call this day "Domingo" Sunday |
| #1368, aired 1990-07-11 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: The only day of the week with 7 letters in its name Tuesday |
| #1368, aired 1990-07-11 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $500: It was once the day for execution of criminals, so it's sometimes known as "Hangman's Day" Friday |
| #990, aired 1988-12-16 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $100: Armchair quarterbacks are noted for 20/20 hindsight on this weekday morning Monday |
| #990, aired 1988-12-16 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $200: Day considered unlucky for new projects or love affairs, since Jesus was crucified on that day of the week Friday |
| #990, aired 1988-12-16 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $300: It's sometimes called "hump day" Wednesday |
| #990, aired 1988-12-16 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $400: Day of the week on which the U.S. changes to Daylight Saving Time Sunday |
| #990, aired 1988-12-16 | DAYS OF THE WEEK $500: Solomon Grundy was christened on this day Tuesday |
| #980, aired 1988-12-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $100: Now usually green, they've been called the world's most widely used visual aid chalkboard |
| #980, aired 1988-12-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: It used to be a student who kept order in the halls; now it's a screen for your computer monitor |
| #980, aired 1988-12-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $300: The viewing of these is reported to be superseding Cliff Notes for quick cramming videos |
| #980, aired 1988-12-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: A student has to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test to qualify for this scholarship National Merit Scholarship |
| #980, aired 1988-12-02 | SCHOOL DAYS $500: From the Latin for "running", it's a run-down of the courses the school offers curriculum |
| #697, aired 1987-09-22 | SCHOOL DAYS $100: On those freshly dittoed tests you used to sniff, the lettering was usually this color purple |
| #697, aired 1987-09-22 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: When the teacher sent you to get the film strip projector, you'd go to the AV room, which stood for this audiovisual |
| #697, aired 1987-09-22 | SCHOOL DAYS $300: It's the main reason a sock hop had to be a sock hop dancing on the gym floor & couldn't wear shoes |
| #697, aired 1987-09-22 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: Alliterative elementary school course which combined geography, history, gov't & sociology social studies |
| #697, aired 1987-09-22 | SCHOOL DAYS $500: Program established by the U.S. government in 1964 to give kids a jump on kindergarten & life Head Start |
| #511, aired 1986-11-24 | HAPPY BIRD DAYS $200: This nurse was born on May 12, 1829 in Florence, Italy Florence Nightingale |
| #511, aired 1986-11-24 | HAPPY BIRD DAYS $400: These baseball birds won their last World Series on Oct. 16, 1983 the Baltimore Orioles |
| #511, aired 1986-11-24 | HAPPY BIRD DAYS $600: Each ides of March the residents of Hinckley, Ohio honor the return of these birds of prey buzzards |
| #511, aired 1986-11-24 | HAPPY BIRD DAYS $800: On March 23, 1957, the army held public sale of their last of these outmoded means of communication homing pigeons |
| #511, aired 1986-11-24 | HAPPY BIRD DAYS $1000: October 20, 1632 was the birthday of this great English architect (Sir Christopher) Wren |
| #505, aired 1986-11-14 | DAYS IN SONG $100: According to the Mamas & The Papas, you "can't trust that day" Monday |
| #505, aired 1986-11-14 | DAYS IN SONG $300: Opening line of theme song written for TV's "Happy Days" Sunday, Monday, Happy Days |
| #505, aired 1986-11-14 | DAYS IN SONG $400: This 1967 song was the 4th #1 hit in the U.S. for The Rolling Stones Ruby Tuesday |
| #505, aired 1986-11-14 | DAYS IN SONG $500: Song in which K. Kristofferson stumbled to the closet to find his cleanest dirty shirt Sunday Morning Coming Down |
| #505, aired 1986-11-14 | DAYS IN SONG $1,000 (Daily Double): Title of the following headbreaking, not heartbreaking, song:
"It's getting late have you seen my mates /
Ma tell me when the boys get here /
It's seven o'clock and I want to rock /
Want to get a belly full of beer..." "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $100: It followed Mary to school one day, "which was against the rules" her (little) lamb |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: Defined as school activities outside the regular course of study extracurricular |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $300: Federal preschool program for the poor that gives kids what its title promises head start |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $500: In America a gymnasium is a gym, but in Germany it's this a high school |
| #148, aired 1985-04-03 | SCHOOL DAYS $600 (Daily Double): According to title of 1963 Beach Boys' hit, what you should do if someone puts down your school "Be True To Your School" |
| #109, aired 1985-02-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $100: In college & high school, a second year student a sophomore |
| #109, aired 1985-02-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: Traditional term for officials who investigate AWOL students truant officers |
| #109, aired 1985-02-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $300: Grammar school activity that might be called "exhibit & elucidate" show & tell |
| #109, aired 1985-02-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $400: This educator's "Eclectic Reader" sold millions of copies in the 19th century McGuffey |
| #109, aired 1985-02-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $500: Learning disability in which sufferers reverse words like "was" & "saw", for example dyslexia |
