| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | THE 1980s $200: This woman who joined the British royal family could have been called redheaded Di No. 2 Sarah Ferguson |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | THE 1980s $400: The ICTV, International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, officially named the cause of AIDS HIV, short for this virus human immunodeficiency virus |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | THE 1980s $600: Erich Honecker, leader of this country, is seen giving a speech in 1986; things weren't going well for him by decade's end East Germany |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | THE 1980s $800: In 1986 the U.S. military's biggest air strike since the Vietnam War was on this North African country Libya |
| #8832, aired 2023-03-21 | THE 1980s $1000: We're sure Judge Harold Greene loved his own mother, but his orders put an end to this symbol of the telecom industry Ma Bell |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | THE U.K. IN THE 1980s $200: This PM was re-elected by a landslide in 1983 & her Conservative Party used its majority to usher in wide changes (Margaret) Thatcher |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | THE U.K. IN THE 1980s $400: In 1987 a conference of this entity voted by a huge majority for the ordination of women the Church of England (the Anglican Communion) |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | THE U.K. IN THE 1980s $600: The Brits exported New Wave bands like this "Wishing" & "Space Age Love Song" group whose singer had a wing-style haircut A Flock of Seagulls |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | THE U.K. IN THE 1980s $800: Michael Fagan broke into this residence & spent 10 minutes chatting with the Queen before being arrested Buckingham Palace |
| #8418, aired 2021-06-09 | THE U.K. IN THE 1980s $1000: A hunger strike at Maze Prison in this U.K. country resulted in 10 deaths & widespread unrest Northern Ireland |
| #8362, aired 2021-03-23 | BOOKS OF THE 1980s $400: "The Gallant Pig" is the subtitle to this beastly tale by Dick King-Smith Babe |
| #8362, aired 2021-03-23 | BOOKS OF THE 1980s $800: The "Earth's Children" series about Stone Age humans begins with "The Clan of" this creature the Cave Bear |
| #8362, aired 2021-03-23 | BOOKS OF THE 1980s $1200: In "2061: Odyssey Three", strange monoliths reappear, as does this deadly supercomputer HAL |
| #8362, aired 2021-03-23 | BOOKS OF THE 1980s $1600: A man can't stop losing weight in "Thinner" , a Stephen King novel published under this pseudonym Bachman |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | THE TOTALLY RAD 1980s $200: Hey, babe! I made you a bitchin' mixtape to play on this Sony item that dominated the '80s & began in the U.S. as the "Soundabout" a Walkman |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | THE TOTALLY RAD 1980s $400: Duuuude! You were a massive Spicoli wearing this brand's checkered slip-on sneakers! Vans |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | THE TOTALLY RAD 1980s $600: I thought this movie about Olympic runners would be grody to the max but not even! It won Best Pic, & everyone loves Vangelis! Chariots of Fire |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | THE TOTALLY RAD 1980s $800: I was so stoked when this Team USA hockey captain scored the winning goal against the Soviets in 1980's "Miracle on Ice"! Eruzione |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | THE TOTALLY RAD 1980s $1000: I'm so sure I had, like, so many pieces on my wall of the work of this '80s artist, a lot like the one seen here (Patrick) Nagel |
| #7845, aired 2018-10-19 | THE 1980s $200: Introduced by Nintendo in 1989, this handheld device was for playing cartridge-loaded amusements a Game Boy |
| #7845, aired 2018-10-19 | THE 1980s $400: The "dynasty" of these accessories (in fashion, not football) began in the '30s but peaked in the '80s shoulder pads |
| #7845, aired 2018-10-19 | THE 1980s $600: Walter Mondale used this 3-word Wendy's slogan in 1984 to challenge a rival for the presidential nomination "Where's the Beef?" |
| #7845, aired 2018-10-19 | THE 1980s $800: This "How'm I doin'?" NYC mayor also said, "I can explain this to you; I cannot comprehend it for you" Ed Koch |
| #7845, aired 2018-10-19 | THE 1980s $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Plokstine Cold War Museum in Lithuania.) The silos at Lithuania's Plokstine missile base that once housed Soviet SS-4 rockets are empty; the missiles were destroyed under terms of this treaty, signed in 1987 by Gorbachev & Reagan & known by three letters for short the INF Treaty |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | TIME: THE 1980s $400: This Iranian cleric was on the cover of the Jan. 7, 1980 issue Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | TIME: THE 1980s $800: "Viet Nam as It Really Was" declared the Jan. 26, 1987 cover, accompanied by a photo from this film Platoon |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | TIME: THE 1980s $1,200 (Daily Double): "The Odd Couple" on the July 25, 1988 cover was Texan Lloyd Bentsen & this man from Massachusetts Dukakis |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | TIME: THE 1980s $1600: "Moving Away from Marx" informed the September 23, 1985 issue with this Chinese leader & successor of Mao on the front Deng Xiaoping |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | TIME: THE 1980s $2000: The March 21, 1983 cover showed "Detroit's Comeback Kid", Lee Iacocca of this company Chrysler |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | THE 1980s, QUICK! $400: Depositors freaked during the S&L crisis, short for these institutions savings & loans |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | THE 1980s, QUICK! $800: Soviet withdrawal from this country was completed on Feb. 15, 1989 Afghanistan |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | THE 1980s, QUICK! $1600: A Dec. 3, 1984 chemical leak killed thousands in this city in India Bhopal |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | THE 1980s, QUICK! $2000: He was in control as Reagan's first Secretary of State Alexander Haig |
| #6473, aired 2012-11-07 | THE 1980s, QUICK! $2,200 (Daily Double): With U.S. help in 1983, Sir Paul Scoon returned to power in this island nation Grenada |
| #6417, aired 2012-07-10 | OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTORS OF THE 1980s $400: Oliver Stone, for a Vietnam movie
(1986) Platoon |
| #6417, aired 2012-07-10 | OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTORS OF THE 1980s $800: Oliver Stone, for a Vietnam movie
(1989) Born on the Fourth of July |
| #6417, aired 2012-07-10 | OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTORS OF THE 1980s $1200: Robert Redford
(1980) Ordinary People |
| #6417, aired 2012-07-10 | OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTORS OF THE 1980s $1600: Warren Beatty
(1981) Reds |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | ON THE 1980s MOVIE SOUNDTRACK $200: 1987:
"She's Like The Wind"
by Patrick Swayze Dirty Dancing |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | ON THE 1980s MOVIE SOUNDTRACK $400: 1985:
"Don't You (Forget About Me)"
by Simple Minds The Breakfast Club |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | ON THE 1980s MOVIE SOUNDTRACK $600: 1986:
"Danger Zone"
by Kenny Loggins Top Gun |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | ON THE 1980s MOVIE SOUNDTRACK $800: 1984:
"Axel F."
by Harold Faltermeyer Beverly Hills Cop |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | ON THE 1980s MOVIE SOUNDTRACK $1000: 1980:
"Call Me"
by Blondie American Gigolo |
| #5610, aired 2009-01-16 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $200: 1987 thriller in which Glenn Close threatened Michael Douglas, "I'm not gonna be ignored, Dan" Fatal Attraction |
| #5610, aired 2009-01-16 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $400: The title of this 1989 comedy refers to Baby Mikey, voiced by Bruce Willis Look Who's Talking |
| #5610, aired 2009-01-16 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $600: "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way" is a line from this 1988 film that mixed live action & animation Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| #5610, aired 2009-01-16 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $800: "Big Business" found this divine comedienne & Lily Tomlin playing 2 sets of mismatched twins, separated at birth Bette Midler |
| #5610, aired 2009-01-16 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $1000: Steve Guttenberg & Kim Cattrall are 2 of the recruits in this 1984 comedy Police Academy |
| #5166, aired 2007-02-12 | ANCIENT HISTORY: THE 1980s $400: In 1984 the world came to this West Coast city to compete in the Summer Olympics Los Angeles |
| #5166, aired 2007-02-12 | ANCIENT HISTORY: THE 1980s $800: In early 1981 assassination attempts were made on these 2 men, a U.S. president & a religious leader Ronald Reagan & Pope John Paul II |
| #5166, aired 2007-02-12 | ANCIENT HISTORY: THE 1980s $1200: In 1986 a reactor at this Soviet nuclear power plant exploded in history's worst nuclear accident Chernobyl |
| #5166, aired 2007-02-12 | ANCIENT HISTORY: THE 1980s $1600: The first female British prime minister, she lead Great Britain for the entire 1980s Margaret Thatcher |
| #5166, aired 2007-02-12 | ANCIENT HISTORY: THE 1980s $2000: Things were anything but peaceful in 1989 at this square in Beijing whose name means "gate of heavenly peace" Tiananmen Square |
| #5106, aired 2006-11-20 | THE 1980s $400: 18-month-old Jessica McClure captured the nation's attention in 1987 after she fell into one of these a well |
| #5106, aired 2006-11-20 | THE 1980s $800: In 1989 she got jail time & some unwanted publicity after allegedly slapping a Beverly Hills cop Zsa Zsa Gabor |
| #5106, aired 2006-11-20 | THE 1980s $1200: In 1981 she was taken to court--the Supreme Court--as its first woman justice Sandra Day O'Connor |
| #5106, aired 2006-11-20 | THE 1980s $1600: Breaking up is hard to do, but on January 1, 1984 this telecommunications giant was forced to AT&T |
| #5106, aired 2006-11-20 | THE 1980s $2000: In 1988 Brisbane, Australia hosted a World Expo & this Canadian city hosted the Winter Olympics Calgary |
| #4694, aired 2005-01-20 | THE 1980s $400: The L.A. Coliseum hosted the summer Olympics first in 1932 & then again in this year 1984 |
| #4694, aired 2005-01-20 | THE 1980s $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Berlin, Germany.) The most visible symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall was torn down by the citizens of Berlin in this year 1989 |
| #4694, aired 2005-01-20 | THE 1980s $1200: The first election year in which Al Gore ran for president 1988 |
| #4694, aired 2005-01-20 | THE 1980s $1600: In November of this year, the Columbia became the first space shuttle to be launched 1982 |
| #4694, aired 2005-01-20 | THE 1980s $2000: It's the year in which a would-be assassin wounded John Paul II & a would-be assassin wounded Ronald Reagan 1981 |
| #4426, aired 2003-12-01 | REMEMBER THE 1980s? $200: Germany's Stern Magazine broke the story of this man's supposed secret diaries Hitler |
| #4426, aired 2003-12-01 | REMEMBER THE 1980s? $400: Suzette Charles took over as Miss America when this woman resigned after nude photos of her were published Vanessa Williams |
| #4426, aired 2003-12-01 | REMEMBER THE 1980s? $600: This "Saturday Night Live" star was the first guest on "Late Night with David Letterman" Bill Murray |
| #4426, aired 2003-12-01 | REMEMBER THE 1980s? $800: Gary Hart's Presidential campaign fizzled after he spent time aboard the "Monkey Business" with this woman Donna Rice |
| #4426, aired 2003-12-01 | REMEMBER THE 1980s? $1000: This young Budget Director of the Reagan years said, "Nobody really knows what's going on with all these numbers" David Stockman |
| #3753, aired 2000-12-20 | THE 1980s $100: Hsing-Hsing & Ling-Ling, 2 of these animals at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo, mated in 1983, but the cub soon died Pandas |
| #3753, aired 2000-12-20 | THE 1980s $200: On Nov. 29, 1981 this film actress drowned after falling from a yacht moored off Catalina Island Natalie Wood |
| #3753, aired 2000-12-20 | THE 1980s $300: (Hi, I'm Mark McGrath.) My band is named for this charismatic middleweight boxer of the 1980s Sugar Ray Leonard |
| #3753, aired 2000-12-20 | THE 1980s $400: In a 1985 hit, Prince sang of a girl wearing this title article, "and if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more" "Raspberry Beret" |
| #3753, aired 2000-12-20 | THE 1980s $500: In 1987 the CDC reported a link between aspirin use by kids & this syndrome named for an Australian pathologist Reye's syndrome |
| #3611, aired 2000-04-24 | THE 1980s $200: He made news April 13, 1986 when he visited Rome's main synagogue Pope John Paul II |
| #3611, aired 2000-04-24 | THE 1980s $400: Released July 9, 1986, the Meese Commission's 1,950-page report on this didn't have a centerfold Pornography |
| #3611, aired 2000-04-24 | THE 1980s $600: This group, the ATC in PATCO, made labor news in 1981 Air traffic controllers |
| #3611, aired 2000-04-24 | THE 1980s $800: This country's president Milton Obote was obooted out of office in a 1985 coup Uganda |
| #3611, aired 2000-04-24 | THE 1980s $1000: Commercial fishing ceased in this shrunken Russian sea, once the world's fourth-largest lake Aral Sea |
| #3590, aired 2000-03-24 | THE 1980s $100: The war over these islands was fought in May & June of 1982 Falkland (or Malvinas) Islands |
| #3590, aired 2000-03-24 | THE 1980s $200: On March 24, 1989 it made headlines after it hit a reef in Prince William Sound Exxon Valdez |
| #3590, aired 2000-03-24 | THE 1980s $300: In a controversial election, this former U.N. secretary-general became president of Austria in 1986 Kurt Waldheim |
| #3590, aired 2000-03-24 | THE 1980s $400: Fearing the extinction of a mammal species, Kenya called for a worldwide ban on the trade of this in 1989 Ivory |
| #3590, aired 2000-03-24 | THE 1980s $500: In April 1980 Samuel K. Doe led a coup in this African country, deposing William R. Tolbert, Jr. Liberia |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | THE 1980s $200: A 1981 fad was this candy, a favorite of the president jelly beans |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | THE 1980s $400: This Yugoslavian leader died May 4, 1980, putting an end to his 27 years as president Tito |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | THE 1980s $600: In 1981 Israel annexed this Syrian territory it had taken in 1967 the Golan Heights |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | THE 1980s $800: In 1984 Bob Geldof's Band Aid raised money for victims of this famine in Africa |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | THE 1980s $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1987 this patriotic boat beat the Kookaburra III to win the America's Cup Stars & Stripes |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $200: In this film Debra Winger gets to have a fling with John Lithgow before she dies Terms of Endearment |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $400: Stephen Hopkins, more recently "Lost in Space", directed the fifth installment of this Freddy Krueger series A Nightmare on Elm Street |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $600: In a 1985 spy movie, Timothy Hutton was "The Falcon" & Sean Penn was this cohort the Snowman |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $800: She was a sultry 16 when she starred in the 1981 romance "Endless Love" Brooke Shields |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | FILMS OF THE 1980s $1000: Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" inspired this movie with Harrison Ford as an android hunter Blade Runner |
| #3115, aired 1998-02-27 | THE 1980s $100: You might want to take this news sitting down: Radio Shack introduced the first laptop type of this in 1983 a computer |
| #3115, aired 1998-02-27 | THE 1980s $200: On March 16, 1984 this country signed its first peace treaty with a black-ruled nation, Mozambique South Africa |
| #3115, aired 1998-02-27 | THE 1980s $400: Panamanians voted to oust him May 7, 1989, but he didn't pay any attention (General) Noriega |
| #3115, aired 1998-02-27 | THE 1980s $500 (Daily Double): Group heard here in a 1985 hit: Tears for Fears |
| #3115, aired 1998-02-27 | THE 1980s $500: We found out in 1980 that this Yippie leader had had plastic surgery & become Barry Freed Abbie Hoffman |
| #3023, aired 1997-10-22 | THE 1980s $100: In 1985 the PMRC wanted these labeled for "Parental Guidance" if they contained explicit lyrics Records (cassettes, CDs) |
| #3023, aired 1997-10-22 | THE 1980s $200: In 1987 small bunches of his "Irises" & "Sunflowers" sold for a total of $93.8 million Vincent van Gogh |
| #3023, aired 1997-10-22 | THE 1980s $400: Phrase from a commercial most associated with Clara Peller "Where's the beef?" |
| #3023, aired 1997-10-22 | THE 1980s $500: On March 23, 1989 2 chemists in Utah announced they had perfected this process -- n"ice" try Cold fusion |
| #3023, aired 1997-10-22 | THE 1980s $700 (Daily Double): Hungarian professor for whom this object is named: Ernő Rubik |
| #3006, aired 1997-09-29 | THE 1980s $100: In 1981 he won some respect & a Grammy for his comedy album "No Respect" Rodney Dangerfield |
| #3006, aired 1997-09-29 | THE 1980s $200: A 1986 article on her in Ladies' Home Journal was titled "Talking With Doctor Goodsex" Dr. Ruth Westheimer |
| #3006, aired 1997-09-29 | THE 1980s $400: At the 1980 Winter Olympics he set records in the 500-, 1,000-, 1,500-, 5,000- & 10,000-m. speed skating races Eric Heiden |
| #3006, aired 1997-09-29 | THE 1980s $500 (Daily Double): In the 1980s, $10 million was spent to save this animal, seen here, from extinction a California condor (condor accepted) |
| #3006, aired 1997-09-29 | THE 1980s $500: At age 87, after 62 years of rule, this emperor died January 7, 1989 Hirohito |
| #2878, aired 1997-02-19 | THE 1980s $100: In 1986 scientists had their first chance to explore in depth this sunken luxury liner Titanic |
| #2878, aired 1997-02-19 | THE 1980s $200: In 1988 it was revealed that Joan Quigley, one of these, had been advising Nancy Reagan for years astrologer |
| #2878, aired 1997-02-19 | THE 1980s $400: In the 1984 Presidential election, he carried only the District of Columbia & Minnesota Mondale |
| #2878, aired 1997-02-19 | THE 1980s $500 (Daily Double): 1983 movie that inspired the fashion seen here Flashdance |
| #2878, aired 1997-02-19 | THE 1980s $500: In 1985 this anti-nuclear protest ship was sunk in a New Zealand harbor by the French secret service Rainbow Warrior |
| #2865, aired 1997-01-31 | THE 1980s $200: In April 1985 this company announced it was replacing its 99-year-old formula with a sweeter one Coca-Cola |
| #2865, aired 1997-01-31 | THE 1980s $600: In 1986, after months of protest, this dictator fled Haiti & settled in France Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier |
| #2865, aired 1997-01-31 | THE 1980s $800: Government position held 1981-85 by David Stockman Budget Director |
| #2865, aired 1997-01-31 | THE 1980s $1000: Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of this Central American country, won the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize Costa Rica |
| #2865, aired 1997-01-31 | THE 1980s $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1984 he left Paramount to become chairman & chief executive of Walt Disney Productions Michael Eisner |
| #2840, aired 1996-12-27 | THE 1980s $100: To help locate missing children, their photos were put on the sides of these containers milk cartons |
| #2840, aired 1996-12-27 | THE 1980s $200: Surgeon General for most of the '80s, he helped stop the x-raying of children's feet in shoe stores in the '50s C. Everett Koop |
| #2840, aired 1996-12-27 | THE 1980s $300: British troops stormed these islands May 21, 1982 Falkland (or Malvinas) Islands |
| #2840, aired 1996-12-27 | THE 1980s $400: These 2 cities hosted Live Aid July 13, 1985 London & Philadelphia |
| #2840, aired 1996-12-27 | THE 1980s $500: In 1986 Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager flew this plane nonstop around the world without refueling Voyager |
| #2581, aired 1995-11-20 | THE 1980s $100: Astronomers were astonished to discover a gigantic arc of hot gases near the center of this galaxy Milky Way |
| #2581, aired 1995-11-20 | THE 1980s $200: This Pakistani leader agreed to an arranged marriage, but kept her maiden name Benazir Bhutto |
| #2581, aired 1995-11-20 | THE 1980s $300: In 1985, 55 years after his death, a memorial to D.H. Lawrence was unveiled in this church's Poet's Corner Westminster Abbey |
| #2581, aired 1995-11-20 | THE 1980s $400: A 41.94-carat diamond that had belonged to this European empress of Mexico was auctioned off for $660,000 Carlotta |
| #2581, aired 1995-11-20 | THE 1980s $500: This Colombian author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" won the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
| #2541, aired 1995-09-25 | THE 1980s $100: On Black Monday, October 19, 1987, this industrial average fell more than 22.5% the Dow Jones |
| #2541, aired 1995-09-25 | THE 1980s $200: In 1984 this painkiller found in Advil was approved for over-the-counter sale in the U.S. ibuprofen |
| #2541, aired 1995-09-25 | THE 1980s $300: This country occupied the Falkland Islands for about 10 weeks in 1982 Argentina |
| #2541, aired 1995-09-25 | THE 1980s $400: This Texan sold his Electronic Data Systems to General Motors for $2.5 billion (Ross) Perot |
| #2541, aired 1995-09-25 | THE 1980s $500: In 1982, Fahd succeeded Khalid as king of this country Saudi Arabia |
| #2526, aired 1995-09-04 | THE 1980s $200: Reinhold Messner became the first person in history to climb the 14 highest of these the world's mountains |
| #2526, aired 1995-09-04 | THE 1980s $400: He spoke out for the rights of Indians & Eskimos when he became the first reigning pope to visit Canada Pope John Paul II |
| #2526, aired 1995-09-04 | THE 1980s $600: Brian Boitano won the gold in men's figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics in this North American city Calgary |
| #2526, aired 1995-09-04 | THE 1980s $800: This musical about an artist became the 1st play with a day of the week in its title to win a Pulitzer Prize Sunday in the Park with George |
| #2526, aired 1995-09-04 | THE 1980s $1000: Elizabeth II officially opened World Expo 88 while touring this country during its bicentennial Australia |
| #2345, aired 1994-11-11 | THE 1980s $100: It was the 3-word slogan of the First Lady's 1983 program to combat drug use "Just say no." |
| #2345, aired 1994-11-11 | THE 1980s $200: Debris from this volcano's eruption on May 18, 1980 blocked traffic on the Columbia River Mount St. Helens |
| #2345, aired 1994-11-11 | THE 1980s $300: With his death in 1989, the Chrysanthemum Throne had a new ruler, Akihito Hirohito |
| #2345, aired 1994-11-11 | THE 1980s $500 (Daily Double): Playwright turned politician Vaclav Havel became this country's president in 1989 Czechoslovakia |
| #2261, aired 1994-06-06 | THE 1980s $100: In 1984, after a 17-year absence, his daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva returned to the USSR Stalin |
| #2261, aired 1994-06-06 | THE 1980s $200: In 1982 this country announced that its population had grown to over 1 billion China |
| #2261, aired 1994-06-06 | THE 1980s $300: In 1986 the price of this plunged below $10 per barrel oil |
| #2261, aired 1994-06-06 | THE 1980s $400 (Daily Double): This union, expelled from the AFL-CIO in 1957, was readmitted in 1987 the Teamsters |
| #2261, aired 1994-06-06 | THE 1980s $500: After 10 years as the World Chess Champion, he lost his title to Gary Kasparov Anatoly Karpov |
| #2190, aired 1994-02-25 | THE 1980s $100: In 1986 the European Space Agency's Giotto spacecraft came within 370 miles of this comet's nucleus Halley's Comet |
| #2190, aired 1994-02-25 | THE 1980s $200: On Jan. 3, 1984 Syria released U.S. airman Robert Goodman to this black presidential candidate Jesse Jackson |
| #2190, aired 1994-02-25 | THE 1980s $300: On Sept. 17, 1986 the Senate confirmed this man as Chief Justice Rehnquist |
| #2190, aired 1994-02-25 | THE 1980s $400: On Nov. 10, 1982 this Soviet leader died; he was succeeded by Yuri Andropov (Leonid) Brezhnev |
| #2190, aired 1994-02-25 | THE 1980s $500: On Oct. 23, 1983 a terrorist explosion killed over 200 U.S. Marines in this Mideastern capital Beirut |
| #1952, aired 1993-02-16 | THE 1980s $100: In 1985, just 3 months after launching its new soft drink, this co. agreed to bring back the "Classic" Coca-Cola |
| #1952, aired 1993-02-16 | THE 1980s $200: From 1981 to 1985 Jeane Kirkpatrick served as America's first female ambassador to this organization United Nations |
| #1952, aired 1993-02-16 | THE 1980s $300: In July 1980 President Carter signed a measure requiring 4 million men born in 1960 & 1961 to do this register for the draft |
| #1952, aired 1993-02-16 | THE 1980s $400: In 1981 Belize in Central America gained its independence from this country Great Britain |
| #1952, aired 1993-02-16 | THE 1980s $500: She said of her 1983 shuttle flight, "I'm sure it's the most fun I'll ever have in my life" Sally Ride |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | THE 1980s $200: In 1988, after purchasing MGM's library of films, he founded the TNT network Ted Turner |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | THE 1980s $400: In July 1980 this presidential brother registered as an agent of the Libyan government Billy Carter |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | THE 1980s $600: Originally a playing card manufacturer, this Japanese company debuted its video games in the U.S. in 1986 Nintendo |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | THE 1980s $800: In 1981 this headmistress of a girls' school was convicted of murdering Scarsdale Diet Dr. Herman Tarnower Jean Harris |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | THE 1980s $1000: In 1987 this former two-term governor of Texas was forced to declare bankruptcy Connally |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE 1980s $200: What Sen. Kennedy called a "Star Wars" program in 1983 was Reagan's "SDI", which stands for this Strategic defense initiative |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE 1980s $400: When Jim Bakker resigned in 1987, he took over the PTL Reverend Jerry Falwell |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE 1980s $600: On May 4, 1987 the Supreme Court ruled that Ca. Rotary Clubs must do this; the court did in 1981 admit women |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE 1980s $800: On May 13, 1982 it became the first major U.S. airline to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy Braniff |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE 1980s $1000: After his death May 4, 1980, many thought Yugoslavia would break up into separate states Tito |
| #1866, aired 1992-10-19 | THE 1980s $100: To save its elephants, Kenya called for a worldwide ban on the sale of this material ivory |
| #1866, aired 1992-10-19 | THE 1980s $200: Manuel Noriega opened his own bank, Banco Institucional Patria, in this country Panama |
| #1866, aired 1992-10-19 | THE 1980s $300: This Czech, described as a "dissident playwright", was released from prison in May 1989 Vaclav Havel |
| #1866, aired 1992-10-19 | THE 1980s $400: Elizabeth Taylor & hundreds of other guests flew to Morocco for this publisher's 70th birthday party Malcolm Forbes |
| #1866, aired 1992-10-19 | THE 1980s $500: In June 1982 the British celebrated their victory in the Falklands & the birth of this royal heir Prince William |
| #1783, aired 1992-05-06 | THE 1980s $200: This princess went to Brooklyn for an American premiere by the Welsh National Opera Princess Diana |
| #1783, aired 1992-05-06 | THE 1980s $400: In 1989 this British university named Stephen Sondheim its 1st visiting professor of drama & musical theatre Oxford |
| #1783, aired 1992-05-06 | THE 1980s $600: On June 1, 1984 Jose Napoleon Duarte was sworn in as this country's president El Salvador |
| #1783, aired 1992-05-06 | THE 1980s $800: The 1988 Winter Olympics figure skating featured the battle of Brian Orser & this other Brian Brian Boitano |
| #1783, aired 1992-05-06 | THE 1980s $1000: This Pakistani prime minister named her mother, Nusrat, senior minister Benazir Bhutto |
| #1756, aired 1992-03-30 | THE 1980s $200: To warn parents that a film may be unsuitable for pre-teens, the movie industry created this rating in 1984 PG-13 |
| #1756, aired 1992-03-30 | THE 1980s $400: In 1989 this ruptured tanker released 11 mil. gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound Exxon Valdez |
| #1756, aired 1992-03-30 | THE 1980s $600: 2 of the 3 cities that hosted the Summer Olympics in the 1980s Los Angeles & Moscow |
| #1756, aired 1992-03-30 | THE 1980s $800: As a result of this FBI probe, Michael Myers became the 1st House member expelled in over 100 years Abscam |
| #1756, aired 1992-03-30 | THE 1980s $1000: In 1981 this sweetener made its debut under the brand names of "Equal" & "Nutrasweet" aspartame |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | THE 1980s $100: As many as 5,000 pro-democracy demonstrators were killed in this city's Tiananmen Square Beijing |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | THE 1980s $200: Representative Jim Wright resigned this congressional office & his seat in the House Speaker of the House |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | THE 1980s $300: On Dec. 13, 1989 Pres. F.W. De Clerk met with this imprisoned African National Congress leader for the first time Nelson Mandela |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | THE 1980s $400: Nicolae Ceausescu was deposed as dictator of this country & executed in 1989 Romania |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | THE 1980s $500 (Daily Double): Vaclav Havel went from political prisoner to president of this country in 1989 Czechoslovakia |
| #1493, aired 1991-02-13 | THE 1980s $200: In Jan. 1981 Pres. Reagan welcomed home the 52 hostages held for 444 days in this country Iran |
| #1493, aired 1991-02-13 | THE 1980s $400: A lawsuit settled in 1982 forced this communications giant to divest itself of its Bell Cos. AT&T |
| #1493, aired 1991-02-13 | THE 1980s $600: In April 1988 Cher won an Oscar for "Moonstruck" & Sonny Bono was elected mayor of this city Palm Springs |
| #1493, aired 1991-02-13 | THE 1980s $800: In 1985 music's hottest acts took part in this all-day rock telethon organized by Bob Geldof Live Aid |
| #1493, aired 1991-02-13 | THE 1980s $1000: After pulling out of the presidential race in May '87, this Coloradan reentered & withdrew again Gary Hart |
| #1393, aired 1990-09-26 | THE 1980s $100: In 1982 this actor began marketing his "Own" salad dressing Paul Newman |
| #1393, aired 1990-09-26 | THE 1980s $200: In January 1981 Greece became its 10th full member the EEC (the European Economic Community) |
| #1393, aired 1990-09-26 | THE 1980s $300: In November 1986 he was penalized $100 million for insider stock trading (Ivan) Boesky |
| #1393, aired 1990-09-26 | THE 1980s $400: It was the top money-making film of the '80s, not to mention of all time E.T. |
| #1393, aired 1990-09-26 | THE 1980s $500: In 1987, 27 years after his death, the Soviet Writers' Union reinstated this author (Boris) Pasternak |
| #1367, aired 1990-07-10 | THE 1980s $200: After victory in this 1982 war, Margaret Thatcher said, "Those islands belong to us." the Falkland Islands |
| #1367, aired 1990-07-10 | THE 1980s $400: On September 1, 1983 the Soviets shot down this airline's flight 007 Korean Air Lines |
| #1367, aired 1990-07-10 | THE 1980s $600: This author's novel, "The Garden of Eden" was published in 1986, 25 years after his death Ernest Hemingway |
| #1367, aired 1990-07-10 | THE 1980s $800: "Energy Turns the World" was the theme of this Tennessee city's World's Fair which opened in '82 Knoxville |
| #1367, aired 1990-07-10 | THE 1980s $1000: The 1981 Oscar ceremonies were postponed from March 30th to the 31st due to this the attempted assassination of President Reagan |
| #1229, aired 1989-12-28 | THE 1980s $100: January 8, 1987 was the 1st time in its history that it closed at over 2,000 Dow Jones |
| #1229, aired 1989-12-28 | THE 1980s $200: In 1982 congress passed a law forcing states to allow trucks with these on interstate highways two trailers (double trailers) |
| #1229, aired 1989-12-28 | THE 1980s $300: In 1982, after an 8-year antitrust suit, this monopoly agreed to give up its 22 operating systems AT&T |
| #1229, aired 1989-12-28 | THE 1980s $400: This 16-hour rock concert for African relief was broadcast worldwide from London & Philadelphia Live Aid |
| #1229, aired 1989-12-28 | THE 1980s $500: Their long-standing dispute over the Shatt al-Arab waterway became open warfare in 1980 Iran & Iraq |
| #737, aired 1987-11-17 | THE 1980s $200: Suffering from a little overexposure, Vanessa Williams resigned as this in July, 1984 Miss America |
| #737, aired 1987-11-17 | THE 1980s $600: In October of 1985, this Italian cruise ship was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists Achille Lauro |
| #737, aired 1987-11-17 | THE 1980s $800: "I am a nervous wreck", said this ousted leader on route from an Alps resort to the Riviera Jean-Claude Duvalier |
| #737, aired 1987-11-17 | THE 1980s $1000: US journalist arrested in Moscow shortly after the FBI's 1986 arrest of Soviet physicist Zakharov Nicholas Daniloff |
| #737, aired 1987-11-17 | THE 1980s $2,000 (Daily Double): July, 1986 "USA Today" headline, "Sea Creatures Ate Staircase" referred to this the Titanic |
