#9232, aired 2024-12-24 | HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT $400: The "Parade of Wooden Soldiers" is a highlight of their "Christmas Spectacular" at Radio City Music Hall the Rockettes |
#9232, aired 2024-12-24 | HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT $800: This Dr. Seuss animated special first aired on TV in December 1966 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! |
#9232, aired 2024-12-24 | HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT $1200: Natalie Wood was only 8 when she played the little Santa Clause skeptic in this classic film Miracle on 34th Street |
#9232, aired 2024-12-24 | HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT $1600: A 2019 album celebrating Hanukkah featured such artists as Jack Black & this band of sisters--Este, Danielle & Alana Haim |
#9232, aired 2024-12-24 | HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT $2000: This Russian-born composer counted "White Christmas" among his favorite songs that he wrote Berlin |
#8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ON A HOLIDAY $200: Martin Luther spooked the Catholic church when he chose this fall day in 1517 to proclaim his 95 Theses Halloween (October 31st) |
#8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ON A HOLIDAY $400: On May Day, 1961 this country's prime minister declared it a socialist nation Cuba |
#8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ON A HOLIDAY $600: Ex-Confederates got a Christmas gift from this president in 1868: a full pardon Johnson |
#8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ON A HOLIDAY $800: This English explorer got stabbed in Hawaii on Valentine's Day 1779 (Captain James) Cook |
#8675, aired 2022-07-01 | ON A HOLIDAY $1000: Pathfinder & this rover touched down on Mars July 4, 1997 Sojourner |
#8249, aired 2020-10-01 | EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY $200: On January 12 have a cuppa on National Hot this Day Tea |
#8249, aired 2020-10-01 | EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY $400: In Japan, November the 11th is a holiday celebrating this art form origami |
#8249, aired 2020-10-01 | EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY $600: National Thank You Note Day is on this date, the day after opening lots of gifts December 26th |
#8249, aired 2020-10-01 | EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY $800: August 13 is a special day for these folks, including Barack Obama, Paul McCartney & Clayton Kershaw southpaws (left-handers) |
#8249, aired 2020-10-01 | EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY $1000: Held in October at the end of the week, this alliterative day celebrates Mary Shelley & her famous creation Frankenstein Friday |
#7998, aired 2019-05-22 | JOLLY HOLIDAY $200: When April has just ended, time to dance around this tall item festooned with ribbons a maypole |
#7998, aired 2019-05-22 | JOLLY HOLIDAY $400: This holiday that commemorates the victory of Mexico at the Battle of Puebla is also a day to celebrate Mexican culture Cinco de Mayo |
#7998, aired 2019-05-22 | JOLLY HOLIDAY $600: This pre-Lenten festival of merrymaking typically ends with Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras Carnival |
#7998, aired 2019-05-22 | JOLLY HOLIDAY $800: It is customary to twirl graggers, special noisemakers, every time Haman's name is mentioned during the story of this Jewish festival Purim |
#7998, aired 2019-05-22 | JOLLY HOLIDAY $1000: Named for a predator, a New Year's Day tradition in the Northern Hemisphere is this plunge the polar bear plunge |
#7846, aired 2018-10-22 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $200: This country's Unity Day, October 3, commemorates its 1990 reunification Germany |
#7846, aired 2018-10-22 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $600: Ancient Romans whooped it up in this February festival as blood was smeared on laughing priests called Luperci the Feast of Lupercalia |
#7846, aired 2018-10-22 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $800: December 5 is the big day for this country's kids: Sinterklaas drops off a sack of gifts on each doorstep the Netherlands |
#7846, aired 2018-10-22 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $1000: On Tynwald Day on this isle in the Irish Sea, citizens may present petitions for redress the Isle of Man |
#7846, aired 2018-10-22 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $2,400 (Daily Double): This country's national day is November 19, Saint-Rainier Day Monaco |
#7652, aired 2017-12-12 | HOLIDAY SONGS $200: This "jolly happy soul" with a corncob pipe was first brought to life in song by Gene Autry in 1950 Frosty the Snowman |
#7652, aired 2017-12-12 | HOLIDAY SONGS $400: This Adam Sandler favorite made the Top 40 twice & Neil Diamond did a version "The Chanukah Song" |
#7652, aired 2017-12-12 | HOLIDAY SONGS $600: You better not do these 2 things because "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" cry and pout |
#7652, aired 2017-12-12 | HOLIDAY SONGS $800: "Hark!" these beings "Sing" in a 1739 carol the herald angels |
#7652, aired 2017-12-12 | HOLIDAY SONGS $1000: This title promise was requested by Jim Lovell & Frank Borman during their 14-day space mission in December 1965 "I'll Be Home For Christmas" |
#7561, aired 2017-06-26 | HOLIDAY FOODS $200: A festive dish for Easter dinner is a crown roast of this lamb |
#7561, aired 2017-06-26 | HOLIDAY FOODS $400: For Kwanzaa you might serve groundnut stew or this Jamaican dish of chicken seasoned with allspice & peppers jerk chicken |
#7561, aired 2017-06-26 | HOLIDAY FOODS $600: BBC Good Food says that every Christmas table should have this fruity dessert & we won't go until we get some! figgy pudding |
#7561, aired 2017-06-26 | HOLIDAY FOODS $800: Cinco de Mayo favorites include guacamole & this Mexican dish whose name translates to "stuffed peppers" chiles rellenos |
#7561, aired 2017-06-26 | HOLIDAY FOODS $1000: Let's all thank Dorcas Reilly, who invented this Thanksgiving dish while working at Campbell's Soup green bean casserole |
#7422, aired 2016-12-13 | HOLIDAY DUETS $200: Through digital magic, Carrie Underwood sings "I'll Be Home For Christmas" with this late king of rock & roll Elvis Presley |
#7422, aired 2016-12-13 | HOLIDAY DUETS $400: Darius Rucker & Sheryl Crow are among the pairs who have recorded this chilly duet that begins, "I really can't stay" "Baby, It's Cold Outside" |
#7422, aired 2016-12-13 | HOLIDAY DUETS $600: In a classic but odd pairing, Bing Crosby crooned a medley of this carol & "Peace On Earth" with David Bowie "The Little Drummer Boy" |
#7422, aired 2016-12-13 | HOLIDAY DUETS $800: Justin Bieber joined this singer for a superfestive version of her "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey |
#7422, aired 2016-12-13 | HOLIDAY DUETS $1000: Good grief! Sarah McLachlan & Diana Krall dueted on this song 1st heard in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" "Christmas Time Is Here" |
#7416, aired 2016-12-05 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $200: Their 1964 "Christmas Album" includes "Little Saint Nick", called a rewiring of their hit "Little Deuce Coupe" The Beach Boys |
#7416, aired 2016-12-05 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $400: This "Duck Dynasty" family's "Duck the Halls" album included "Ragin' Cajun Redneck Christmas" the Robertsons |
#7416, aired 2016-12-05 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $600: In 2012 this a capella group released its first holiday offering, "PTXmas", an EP with 6 classic Christmas songs Pentatonix |
#7416, aired 2016-12-05 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $800: Rolling Stone calls this "Wall Of Sound" producer's "A Christmas Gift for You" the best Christmas album of all time Phil Spector |
#7416, aired 2016-12-05 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $1000: This "Russian" orchestra directed by Paul O'Neill has had numerous Top 10 holiday albums including "The Lost Christmas Eve" the Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
#7014, aired 2015-02-26 | ROMANIAN HOLIDAY $200: Poiana Brasov is a resort best known for this winter activity; an uplifting time is guaranteed skiing |
#7014, aired 2015-02-26 | ROMANIAN HOLIDAY $400: Visit the prison tower in Biertan, where couples considering this were locked up together to reconsider divorce |
#7014, aired 2015-02-26 | ROMANIAN HOLIDAY $600: The Marriott in this city is right by the Palace of the Parliament Bucharest |
#7014, aired 2015-02-26 | ROMANIAN HOLIDAY $800: Head to Sibiu to dine in Romania's oldest restaurant, Butoiul de Aur or the barrel of this gold |
#7014, aired 2015-02-26 | ROMANIAN HOLIDAY $1000: Bring binoculars; 300 species of birds live in this river's delta on the Black Sea the Danube |
#6957, aired 2014-12-09 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $200: Norway observes this holiday on the second Sunday in February; we celebrate on the second Sunday in May Mother's Day |
#6957, aired 2014-12-09 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows off a wreath with candles.) In Switzerland, the Christmas wreath is an old tradition; the four candles represent the four Sundays of this Christian season, which marks the start of the new church year & prepares for Jesus' coming Advent |
#6957, aired 2014-12-09 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $600: On March 1, St. David's Day, the Welsh wear this onion relative to commemorate a legendary battle against the Saxons leeks |
#6957, aired 2014-12-09 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $800: Celebrated by dressing in costume & playing pranks, this holiday is named for Saint Walburga Walpurgis Night |
#6957, aired 2014-12-09 | A EUROPEAN HOLIDAY $1000: Jan Hus, born in what's now this country, is honored there on July 6, the day he was burned at the stake in 1415 the Czech Republic |
#6910, aired 2014-10-03 | HOLIDAY $200: By around 1920 Alvan Fuller, a dealer of these, was using Presidents' Day as an excuse for a sale cars |
#6910, aired 2014-10-03 | HOLIDAY $400: The Kol Nidre, Aramaic for "all vows", is recited on the eve of this Jewish holy day Yom Kippur |
#6910, aired 2014-10-03 | HOLIDAY $600: In Australia, Eight Hours Day was the original name of this holiday Labor Day |
#6910, aired 2014-10-03 | HOLIDAY $800: The tradition of kids helping kids by collecting money for UNICEF on this holiday began in 1950 in Pennsylvania Halloween |
#6910, aired 2014-10-03 | HOLIDAY $1000: This Canadian province's Islander Day in February gives everyone a holiday between Christmas & Easter Prince Edward Island |
#6860, aired 2014-06-13 | HAPPY HOLIDAY! $200: In 2013 this federal holiday was also Inauguration Day Martin Luther King Day |
#6860, aired 2014-06-13 | HAPPY HOLIDAY! $400: In North Korea, Dec. 27 is this document's day--North Carolina's could be Nov. 21, 1789 Constitution Day |
#6860, aired 2014-06-13 | HAPPY HOLIDAY! $600: Jan. 26 is Duarte's birthday in this country, honoring Juan Duarte, a leader in its fight for freedom from Haiti the Dominican Republic |
#6860, aired 2014-06-13 | HAPPY HOLIDAY! $800: In this country October 24 is Popular Resistance Day as well as Suez National Day Egypt |
#6860, aired 2014-06-13 | HAPPY HOLIDAY! $1000: "Pause for the Pledge of Allegiance" is a part of this U.S. holiday's ceremonies Flag Day |
#6703, aired 2013-11-06 | IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY $200: The idea for this holiday is credited to Peter J. McGuire, a carpenter & union leader Labor Day |
#6703, aired 2013-11-06 | IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY $400: According to the feds, that Monday you get off in February is for this man's birthday George Washington |
#6703, aired 2013-11-06 | IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY $600: It originated when citizens placed flowers on the graves of Civil War soldiers Memorial Day |
#6703, aired 2013-11-06 | IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY $800: Of the 10 U.S. federal holidays, this one honors the oldest event historically Christmas Day |
#6703, aired 2013-11-06 | IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY $1,000 (Daily Double): The first presidential proclamation of this day mentions "the favorable interpositions of" God's providence Thanksgiving |
#6679, aired 2013-10-03 | HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY $200: Visit one of the many black sand beaches where the black sand is actually made of this lava |
#6679, aired 2013-10-03 | HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY $400: Hawaii's equivalent of a balcony where you can sit & relax, it's also the name of one of the islands Lanai |
#6679, aired 2013-10-03 | HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY $600: In Honolulu you can tour this home of Hawaii's last monarchs, the U.S.A.'s only royal palace Iolani Palace |
#6679, aired 2013-10-03 | HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY $800: Not surprisingly you'll find 3 of the national tropical botanical gardens on this "Garden Isle" Kauai |
#6679, aired 2013-10-03 | HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY $1000: Before the end of your trip, you're bound to hear this song whose title means "farewell to thee" "Aloha ʻOe" |
#6581, aired 2013-04-08 | WHICH RELIGION'S HOLIDAY? $200: Shrove Tuesday Christianity |
#6581, aired 2013-04-08 | WHICH RELIGION'S HOLIDAY? $400: Nirvana Day Buddhism |
#6581, aired 2013-04-08 | WHICH RELIGION'S HOLIDAY? $600: Ganesh Chaturthi Hinduism |
#6581, aired 2013-04-08 | WHICH RELIGION'S HOLIDAY? $800: Purim Judaism |
#6581, aired 2013-04-08 | WHICH RELIGION'S HOLIDAY? $1000: Pioneer Day Mormonism (Church of Latter Day Saints) |
#6552, aired 2013-02-26 | HOLIDAY FUN $200: Duh, December 26th is the national day for this colorful hard candy a candy cane |
#6552, aired 2013-02-26 | HOLIDAY FUN $400: Appropriately, a scholar's lie stated that this day originated when Constantine let a jester rule for a day April Fools' Day |
#6552, aired 2013-02-26 | HOLIDAY FUN $600: Holly Hunter spent Thanksgiving with her quirky family in this film directed by Jodie Foster Home for the Holidays |
#6552, aired 2013-02-26 | HOLIDAY FUN $800: We thought we'd "share" with you the U.K. holiday in which this farm tool is blessed, thus starting the farming year a plow |
#6552, aired 2013-02-26 | HOLIDAY FUN $1000: Star Wars Day is unofficially celebrated on this date that echoes a famous quote from the movie May the Fourth |
#6268, aired 2011-12-14 | THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY $400: November 19:
Saint Rainier's Day Monaco |
#6268, aired 2011-12-14 | THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY $800: March 17:
A certain saint's day Ireland |
#6268, aired 2011-12-14 | THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY $1200: April 30:
Queen's Day, celebrating the 1909 birth of Juliana & the 1980 accession of her daughter Beatrix the Netherlands |
#6268, aired 2011-12-14 | THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY $1,700 (Daily Double): November 3:
Separation Day, commemorating its 1903 split with Colombia Panama |
#6268, aired 2011-12-14 | THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY $2000: September 16:
Celebrating the Grito de Dolores Mexico |
#6095, aired 2011-02-25 | HOLIDAY FILL IN THE BLANK $200: The first Monday in September:
____ Day Labor |
#6095, aired 2011-02-25 | HOLIDAY FILL IN THE BLANK $400: Bastille Day:
____ 14 July |
#6095, aired 2011-02-25 | HOLIDAY FILL IN THE BLANK $600: December 26 to January 1, since 1966:
____ Kwanzaa |
#6095, aired 2011-02-25 | HOLIDAY FILL IN THE BLANK $800: November 30, in Scotland:
St. ____'s Day Andrew |
#6095, aired 2011-02-25 | HOLIDAY FILL IN THE BLANK $1000: A few days before Easter:
Maundy ____ Thursday |
#6048, aired 2010-12-22 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $200: Vince Guaraldi's LP from a 1965 TV special about this title animated boy featured "Christmas Time Is Here" Charlie Brown |
#6048, aired 2010-12-22 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $400: This crooner's 1955 album "White Christmas" consisted of 10 songs recorded in 1945 Bing Crosby |
#6048, aired 2010-12-22 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $600: This saxophonist's "Miracles: The Holiday Album" is said to be the bestselling Christmas album of all time Kenny G |
#6048, aired 2010-12-22 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $800: "All I Want For Christmas Is You" from her "Merry Christmas" CD was the first holiday song to sell 1 million downloads Mariah Carey |
#6048, aired 2010-12-22 | HOLIDAY ALBUMS $1000: This brother-sister duo's 1978 million-selling LP "Christmas Portrait" featured "Merry Christmas, Darling" the Carpenters |
#5814, aired 2009-12-17 | HAPPY FEDERAL HOLIDAY! $200: In 1789 a general proclamation was issued naming November 26 a day of national this thanksgiving |
#5814, aired 2009-12-17 | HAPPY FEDERAL HOLIDAY! $400 (Daily Double): In 1792 NYC honored the 300th anniv. of a famous arrival with the first major U.S. celebration of this holiday Columbus Day |
#5814, aired 2009-12-17 | HAPPY FEDERAL HOLIDAY! $400: This man's Jan. 15 birthday is honored each year with a holiday on the third Monday of the month Martin Luther King |
#5814, aired 2009-12-17 | HAPPY FEDERAL HOLIDAY! $800: I've never belted out "Here We Come A-Wassailing", traditionally sung to celebrate this, but I'm still takin' this day off! Christmas |
#5814, aired 2009-12-17 | HAPPY FEDERAL HOLIDAY! $1000: Matthew Maguire, a machinist, played a big role in staging the first parade for this holiday in NYC in September 1882 Labor Day |
#4893, aired 2005-12-14 | HOLIDAY $200: At many Japanese hotels, guests enjoy cha-no-yu, the ceremony celebrating this, perhaps in late afternoon tea |
#4893, aired 2005-12-14 | HOLIDAY $400: Before holidaying in potentially dangerous places, visit this U.S. govt. department's "Travel Warnings" website the State Department |
#4893, aired 2005-12-14 | HOLIDAY $600: On a visit to this country, check out the Suceava monasteries & also take in a Transylvanian village or two Romania |
#4893, aired 2005-12-14 | HOLIDAY $800: On a holiday to the east coast of this state, you can see the Pepsi 400 & the Saturn V Florida |
#4893, aired 2005-12-14 | HOLIDAY $1000: If you travel to Morocco, "come with me to" the Berber castles known as these the Kasbahs |
#4620, aired 2004-10-08 | BILLIE HOLIDAY $400: Billie's first recording session featured jazz legends Gene Krupa & this "King of Swing" bandleader Benny Goodman |
#4620, aired 2004-10-08 | BILLIE HOLIDAY $800: In 1939 "Lady Day" began a long engagement at Cafe Society, a club in this NYC haven for poets & artists Greenwich Village |
#4620, aired 2004-10-08 | BILLIE HOLIDAY $1200: In 1939 Billie's "Strange Fruit" got her picture in this newsmagazine, which called the song NAACP propaganda Time |
#4620, aired 2004-10-08 | BILLIE HOLIDAY $2000: With this signature song subtitled "(Oh, Where Can You Be)", Billie helped pioneer her new sound at Decca "Lover Man" |
#4620, aired 2004-10-08 | BILLIE HOLIDAY $6,000 (Daily Double): In 1933 John Hammond signed her to this record company that shares its name with a state capital Columbia |
#4298, aired 2003-04-16 | HOLIDAY HISTORY $400: Richard Nixon's Checkers speech said that his wife was named Patricia Ryan & born on this holiday; neither was true St. Patrick's Day |
#4298, aired 2003-04-16 | HOLIDAY HISTORY $800: Mexicans under Gen. Zaragoza won a great victory on this date in 1862, celebrated with a fiesta on L.A.'s Olvera Street the fifth of May (Cinco de Mayo) |
#4298, aired 2003-04-16 | HOLIDAY HISTORY $1600: In 1970 this country moved Carnival from before Lent to late July Cuba |
#4298, aired 2003-04-16 | HOLIDAY HISTORY $2000: Appropriately, this 1846 California "Revolt" began on Flag Day, June 14 the Bear Flag Revolt |
#4298, aired 2003-04-16 | HOLIDAY HISTORY $3,000 (Daily Double): On the festive day of April 5, 1722 Jakob Roggeveen visited this South Pacific island Easter Island |
#3637, aired 2000-05-30 | HOLIDAY IN...? $200: We hope you don't contract a virus on your scenic boating holiday in this country's Ebola River region the Congo |
#3637, aired 2000-05-30 | HOLIDAY IN...? $400: An active holiday in this European nation might begin with becoming radioactive in its Kiev Reservoir region Ukraine |
#3637, aired 2000-05-30 | HOLIDAY IN...? $600: Holiday in this Asian capital to visit a former U.S. embassy & the killing fields of Choeung Ek Phnom Penh |
#3637, aired 2000-05-30 | HOLIDAY IN...? $800: The Cite Soleil shantytown is not to be missed on a holiday in this Caribbean nation of 7 million Haiti |
#3637, aired 2000-05-30 | HOLIDAY IN...? $1000: On holiday in this disputed territory where you'll find K2, you might be served Indian food one day & Pakistani the next Kashmir |
#3635, aired 2000-05-26 | ROMAN HOLIDAY $200: Romans honored the god Janus on this day when Americans make &/or break resolutions New Year's Day |
#3635, aired 2000-05-26 | ROMAN HOLIDAY $400: On August 9, Romans, like beach bunnies, paid homage to this god whose Greek equivalent was Helios Sol |
#3635, aired 2000-05-26 | ROMAN HOLIDAY $600: It's February 27 & they're off to celebrate Equirria with these events in the Campus Martius chariot/horse races |
#3635, aired 2000-05-26 | ROMAN HOLIDAY $800: On April 25 Romans appeased Robigus, god of this--the kind that afflicts plants, not old cars rust |
#3635, aired 2000-05-26 | ROMAN HOLIDAY $1000: The name of this joyous December 17 festival is now a "planetary" synonym for wild revelry Saturnalia |
#3520, aired 1999-12-17 | HOLIDAY SONGS $100: "Sleep in heavenly peace" is a line from this carol "Silent Night" |
#3520, aired 1999-12-17 | HOLIDAY SONGS $200: "Oh" this, this, this, "I made it out of clay...and when it's dry and ready then" this "I shall play" Dreidel |
#3520, aired 1999-12-17 | HOLIDAY SONGS $300: (Hi, I'm Art Alexakis of the rock group Everclear.) In a 1998 holiday ad for The Gap, my band did a rendition of this song about an alienated animal "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" |
#3520, aired 1999-12-17 | HOLIDAY SONGS $400: "Put on your yarmulke, it's time for Chanukah" is a line from his "Chanukah Song" Adam Sandler |
#3520, aired 1999-12-17 | HOLIDAY SONGS $500: Bobby Helms charted (several times) with this song that mentions "glidin' in a one-horse sleigh" "Jingle Bell Rock" |
#3365, aired 1999-04-02 | HOLIDAY CLIP ART $100: On this observance, a Dutchman will wish you "Vrolijke Kerstmis" Christmas |
#3365, aired 1999-04-02 | HOLIDAY CLIP ART $200: This holiday would certainly make "World News Tonight" Columbus Day |
#3365, aired 1999-04-02 | HOLIDAY CLIP ART $300: Eel & watercress were on the menu of the first celebration of this Thanksgiving |
#3365, aired 1999-04-02 | HOLIDAY CLIP ART $400: We shouldn't need to "egg" you on to name this holiday Easter |
#3365, aired 1999-04-02 | HOLIDAY CLIP ART $500: It's about "time" we did this holiday New Year's Eve |
#3301, aired 1999-01-04 | FOREIGN HOLIDAY $200: Bring along a Monopoly "Get Out of Jail Free" card in France on July 14; it's this holiday Bastille Day |
#3301, aired 1999-01-04 | FOREIGN HOLIDAY $400: After 4 days of samba-driven revelry during Carnaval, Rio is quiet on this day Ash Wednesday |
#3301, aired 1999-01-04 | FOREIGN HOLIDAY $600: Mexico celebrates this holiday, Dia del Trabajo, on May 1; we do it in September Labor Day |
#3301, aired 1999-01-04 | FOREIGN HOLIDAY $800: An April 25 holiday in Australia honors this military group ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) |
#3301, aired 1999-01-04 | FOREIGN HOLIDAY $1000: It celebrates its independence from Colombia on November 3 Panama |
#2713, aired 1996-05-22 | HOLIDAY FOOD & DRINK $100: This color beer is a popular beverage on Saint Patrick's Day green |
#2713, aired 1996-05-22 | HOLIDAY FOOD & DRINK $200: These Thanksgiving berries are also called bounceberries because ripe ones bounce cranberries |
#2713, aired 1996-05-22 | HOLIDAY FOOD & DRINK $300: Served in England at Christmastime, Lamb's Wool is a drink made of ale & the pulp of this fruit apple |
#2713, aired 1996-05-22 | HOLIDAY FOOD & DRINK $400: Mexican street vendors sell candy skulls on this day, November 2 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) |
#2713, aired 1996-05-22 | HOLIDAY FOOD & DRINK $500: Poi & roast pig are traditional treats served on the June holiday named for this king Kamehameha |