#9057, aired 2024-03-12 | THE KNIGHTLY NEWS $400: This holy object has been sought by knights in ancient legend & much more recently by Graham Chapman the Holy Grail |
#9057, aired 2024-03-12 | THE KNIGHTLY NEWS $800: Odds are you know this team led the NHL's Western Conference in points with 111 in the 2022-23 season the Golden Knights |
#9057, aired 2024-03-12 | THE KNIGHTLY NEWS $1200: This "colorful" poem dates to the 14th century & includes the main character being tempted by a lord's wife Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
#9057, aired 2024-03-12 | THE KNIGHTLY NEWS $1600: An equestrian knight is the longtime logo of this British brand known for its trench coats Burberry |
#9057, aired 2024-03-12 | THE KNIGHTLY NEWS $2000: Jacques de Molay was the last grand master of this religious military order founded in the 1100s the Knights Templar |
#9034, aired 2024-02-08 | THE MOURNING NEWS $200: This songwriter did not compose "God Bless Cuba", where his 20-year-old wife fell fatally ill on their honeymoon Irving Berlin |
#9034, aired 2024-02-08 | THE MOURNING NEWS $400: A 10,000-talent funeral pyre--we can only assume that was expensive--burned in 324 B.C. for Hephaestion, a dear pal of this leader Alexander the Great |
#9034, aired 2024-02-08 | THE MOURNING NEWS $600: This grief-stricken actor kept a vigil until rescue teams recovered his wife Carole Lombard's remains after a 1942 plane crash Clark Gable |
#9034, aired 2024-02-08 | THE MOURNING NEWS $800: After this 19th c. royal was widowed, the "nightly longing to die... for the first 3 years never left"; nearly 47 remained Queen Victoria |
#9034, aired 2024-02-08 | THE MOURNING NEWS $1000: This British author kept 2 initials & a 5-letter last name as N.W. Clerk to write "A Grief Observed" about his wife's death C.S. Lewis |
#9003, aired 2023-12-27 | REPORTING THE NEWS $400: In 2003 this neurosurgeon of Indian & Pakistani descent reported for CNN in Iraq but also did brain surgery on wounded soldiers (Dr. Sanjay) Gupta |
#9003, aired 2023-12-27 | REPORTING THE NEWS $800: After a bone marrow transplant, she told viewers on Feb. 20, 2013, "I have been waiting 174 days to say this: Good morning, America!" Robin Roberts |
#9003, aired 2023-12-27 | REPORTING THE NEWS $1200: Let's go "Face to Face"--this Peabody winner was the first Asian person & the second woman to anchor a major U.S. network newscast (Connie) Chung |
#9003, aired 2023-12-27 | REPORTING THE NEWS $1600: One of Time's "25 Most Influential Hispanics in the U.S.", he began anchoring "Noticiero Univision" at age 28 in 1986 Jorge Ramos |
#9003, aired 2023-12-27 | REPORTING THE NEWS $2000: She moderated two vice presidential debates & with Judy Woodruff on PBS, became part of U.S. network broadcasting's first female co-anchor team Gwen Ifill |
#8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE SPORTING NEWS $200: New Orleans is home to this "sweet" bowl game, one of 6 in the College Football Playoff the Sugar Bowl |
#8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE SPORTING NEWS $400: Fans have a hell of a time rooting for this New Jersey NHL franchise the Devils |
#8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE SPORTING NEWS $600: Like Manchester, Newcastle in the north of England has a Premier League soccer club with this all-for-one name United |
#8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE SPORTING NEWS $800: Sydney-born tennis star John Newcombe won Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open & (of course) this the Australian Open |
#8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE SPORTING NEWS $1000: Named for the color of their uniforms, the All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in this, the national sport rugby |
#8905, aired 2023-06-30 | NUMBERS IN THE NEWS $200: These numbers are important--the U.N. says world emissions of these must drop 60% by 2035 to limit global warming to 2.7 degrees CO2 emissions (greenhouse gases) |
#8905, aired 2023-06-30 | NUMBERS IN THE NEWS $400: The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank reminded us this is the FDIC deposit insurance limit, but Uncle Sam made good on SVB losses $250,000 |
#8905, aired 2023-06-30 | NUMBERS IN THE NEWS $600: 2022 headlines declared Argentina "El Mejor Once del Mundial de Catar", once being Spanish for this number 11 |
#8905, aired 2023-06-30 | NUMBERS IN THE NEWS $800: In 2023 France raised the retirement age to this, still younger than Social Security's longtime number until 1983 64 |
#8905, aired 2023-06-30 | NUMBERS IN THE NEWS $1000: In the full House of Representatives, you need this many votes to become speaker, as Kevin McCarthy was reminded in 2023 218 |
#8250, aired 2020-10-02 | BIG BUSINESS NEWS OF THE 2010s $200: In June 2017 this online retailer agreed to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion Amazon |
#8250, aired 2020-10-02 | BIG BUSINESS NEWS OF THE 2010s $400: For the first time ever, in 2011 the credit rating for the U.S. was downgraded from AAA to AA+ by this financial info. co. Standard and Poor's |
#8250, aired 2020-10-02 | BIG BUSINESS NEWS OF THE 2010s $600: In the longest strike there in half a century, 48,000 UAW workers walked off in 2019 at this company General Motors |
#8250, aired 2020-10-02 | BIG BUSINESS NEWS OF THE 2010s $800: In 2012 this iconic 244-year-old reference company announced that its 2010 32-volume edition would be its last in print Encyclopaedia Britannica |
#8250, aired 2020-10-02 | BIG BUSINESS NEWS OF THE 2010s $1000: CEO John Stumpf said bye in 2016 after a fake accounts scam was uncovered at this bank Wells Fargo |
#8094, aired 2019-11-14 | THE NEW NEWS $200: Reporter Elle Reeve won a Peabody for her reports from Charlottesville for this news organization Vice |
#8094, aired 2019-11-14 | THE NEW NEWS $400: Investigative news is now separate from listicles & quizzes as this site split into 2 divisions in 2016 BuzzFeed |
#8094, aired 2019-11-14 | THE NEW NEWS $600: An online "Project" with stories about criminal justice is named for this civil rights & Supreme Court icon Thurgood Marshall |
#8094, aired 2019-11-14 | THE NEW NEWS $800: The "Pro"s at this independent, nonprofit online newsroom have won several Pulitzers for their work ProPublica |
#8094, aired 2019-11-14 | THE NEW NEWS $1000: You can anonymously leak info to the Intl. Consortium of Investigative Journalists via this 3-letter secure browser Tor |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $200: In December of 2017, fans of the AHL's Bears of this Pennsylvania chocolate town broke their own record tossing 25,000 teddy bears for charity Hershey |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $400: A 40% price jump in basic goods like eggs helped begin protests vs. the govt. on Dec. 28, 2017 in Mashhad in this nation Iran |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $600: 98-year-old chaplain Sister Jean helped guide this Chicago school to an amazing 2018 Final Four run Loyola (of Chicago) |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $800: In 2018 this ex-PM from the Labour Party said he wouldn't mind a referendum on the Brexit referendum Tony Blair |
#7809, aired 2018-07-19 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $1000: In 2018 the U.S. east coast faced 50+ MPH winds, snow & temps. colder than Mars due to this 2-word type of "ordnance" storm bomb cyclone |
#7799, aired 2018-07-05 | & THAT'S THE WAY THE NEWS GOES $400: In December 1848 President Polk gave Congress the news that "the supply" of this in California "is very large" gold |
#7799, aired 2018-07-05 | & THAT'S THE WAY THE NEWS GOES $800: Founded by a Qatari emir, this news entity tried a U.S. version of its news channel from 2013 to 2016 Al Jazeera |
#7799, aired 2018-07-05 | & THAT'S THE WAY THE NEWS GOES $1,000 (Daily Double): This Hungarian-born physicist later regretted the sexism in his telegram "it's a boy" when an H-bomb test worked Edward Teller |
#7799, aired 2018-07-05 | & THAT'S THE WAY THE NEWS GOES $1200: One theory says this Virginia port got its name from an English captain who brought news to settlers at Jamestown Newport News |
#7799, aired 2018-07-05 | & THAT'S THE WAY THE NEWS GOES $2000: He ran the original marathon, bringing Athens news of the battle Pheidippides |
#7751, aired 2018-04-30 | POP CULTURE IN THE NEWS $400: Diagnosed with lupus nephritis, singer Selena Gomez received a transplant of this vital organ a kidney |
#7751, aired 2018-04-30 | POP CULTURE IN THE NEWS $800: This Michigan singer said, "I'm not running for Senate! Are you...kidding me? Who...couldn't figure that out?" Kid Rock |
#7751, aired 2018-04-30 | POP CULTURE IN THE NEWS $1200: #MeToo evolved into this movement against sexual harassment that was a popular pin in awards season in 2018 #TimesUp |
#7578, aired 2017-07-19 | IN THE NEWS: 2017 $200: Ben Carson wanted to be president, but instead settled for this cabinet position Housing and Urban Development |
#7578, aired 2017-07-19 | IN THE NEWS: 2017 $400: Ahead of International Women's Day, a statue of a fearless girl was put in this district as a pledge to hire more women Wall Street |
#7578, aired 2017-07-19 | IN THE NEWS: 2017 $600: In an Oscar night, goof, "La La Land" was Best Picture for about 2 minutes until the award rightfully went to this film Moonlight |
#7578, aired 2017-07-19 | IN THE NEWS: 2017 $800: Elizabeth Warren was shut down in the Senate after reading from a letter by this woman criticizing Jeff Sessions Coretta King |
#7578, aired 2017-07-19 | IN THE NEWS: 2017 $1000: This Japanese company pleaded guilty to fraud over its defective air bags & agreed to a $1 billion settlement Takata |
#7542, aired 2017-05-30 | OCCUPATIONS IN THE NEWS $400: The 1989 death of reformer Hu Yaobang sparked a 6-week occupation of this square Tiananmen |
#7542, aired 2017-05-30 | OCCUPATIONS IN THE NEWS $1200: In 1969 the National Guard was unleashed on occupiers of this California university city's People's Park Berkeley |
#7542, aired 2017-05-30 | OCCUPATIONS IN THE NEWS $1600: In October 2016 a jury acquitted 7 people who had occupied this state's Malheur Wildlife Refuge Oregon |
#7542, aired 2017-05-30 | OCCUPATIONS IN THE NEWS $2000: In 1932 this "Army" moved into shacks & tents near the U.S. Capitol & demanded payment for World War I services the Bonus Army |
#7542, aired 2017-05-30 | OCCUPATIONS IN THE NEWS $3,000 (Daily Double): In September 2011 lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park became Ground Zero for this movement Occupy Wall Street |
#7510, aired 2017-04-14 | IN THE NEWS $200: John Stumpf quit as CEO of this bank with more accounts than customers but fret not; John had $100 mil. in stock Wells Fargo |
#7510, aired 2017-04-14 | IN THE NEWS $400: Donald Trump's inaugural address declared, "From this day forward, it's going to be only" this 2-word slogan America first |
#7510, aired 2017-04-14 | IN THE NEWS $600: Imagine flying from Memphis to Dallas in 2014 & seeing this guy, AKA the Duke of Cambridge, sitting next to you in coach Prince William |
#7510, aired 2017-04-14 | IN THE NEWS $800: Curt Schilling made a pitch to voters-- before talking with his wife-- for a 2018 Senate run from this state Massachusetts |
#7510, aired 2017-04-14 | IN THE NEWS $1000: In October 2016 a coalition force began what was hoped to be a 2-month quest to retake this Iraqi city from ISIS Mosul |
#7469, aired 2017-02-16 | NEWS ON THE SCREEN $400: In June 2015 this media company known for its entertaining lists launched a news app BuzzFeed |
#7469, aired 2017-02-16 | NEWS ON THE SCREEN $800: This groundbreaking TV news magazine has been on CBS since 1968 60 Minutes |
#7469, aired 2017-02-16 | NEWS ON THE SCREEN $1200: "Al Punto" (To the Point) is an interview show hosted by Jorge Ramos on this network Univision |
#7469, aired 2017-02-16 | NEWS ON THE SCREEN $1600: Reaching 270 million homes worldwide, AJE is the English version of this originally Arabic news service Al Jazeera |
#7469, aired 2017-02-16 | NEWS ON THE SCREEN $2000: In 2014 Katie Couric became global anchor of this email, search & news website Yahoo! |
#7307, aired 2016-05-24 | THE NEWS $1200: Sometimes hyphenated, it's the author's name as printed on a newspaper story a byline |
#7307, aired 2016-05-24 | THE NEWS $1600: Pioneering all-news radio in 1961, XTRA broadcast to Southern California from this city just into Mexico Tijuana |
#7307, aired 2016-05-24 | THE NEWS $2000: Also what a comic does in a club, it's the term for a reporter's report straight to camera from the scene of breaking news stand-up |
#7259, aired 2016-03-17 | WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS? $200: In 2015 a Penn. town cited federal law to stop a man from paying a $25 parking ticket with this many pennies 2,500 |
#7259, aired 2016-03-17 | WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS? $400: Glenn Berger estimated he retrieves 1.3 to 1.7 million of these lost sports items a year & sells 'em for $1 each golf balls |
#7259, aired 2016-03-17 | WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS? $600: The 4 leaders of Congress asked people not to try to shake the hand of this visitor in the House chamber on Sept. 24, 2015 the Pope (Francis) |
#7259, aired 2016-03-17 | WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS? $800: REI, an outdoor & fitness gear co., paid its staff & stayed closed on this "colorful" shopping day Black Friday |
#7259, aired 2016-03-17 | WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS? $1000: Scandal in Male! The VP of this Asian nation of islands was busted in 2015 for trying to blow up the president on a speedboat the Maldives |
#7141, aired 2015-10-05 | NEWS OF THE 21st CENTURY $400: On June 5, 2012 Wisconsin made him the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall vote Scott Walker |
#7141, aired 2015-10-05 | NEWS OF THE 21st CENTURY $800: The largest ever marine oil spill happened when a rig leased to this company sank in 2010 BP |
#7141, aired 2015-10-05 | NEWS OF THE 21st CENTURY $1200: Firsts for this new German chancellor in 2005 included first East German in the post (Angela) Merkel |
#7141, aired 2015-10-05 | NEWS OF THE 21st CENTURY $1600: Ending a 100-year dispute, in 2011 this univ. returned thousands of artifacts to Peru that were taken from Machu Picchu Yale |
#7141, aired 2015-10-05 | NEWS OF THE 21st CENTURY $2000: (ABC News anchor David Muir gives the clue.) As the Arab Spring made its way into Egypt in January of 2011, I reported from this pivotal public gathering place where protests eventually brought down 2 Egyptian leaders Tahrir Square |
#6697, aired 2013-10-29 | THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK $400: (I'm Frank Bruni.) My 2013 blog post titles "'I Do' & the ACLU" points out that the number of states allowing this doubled from 6 to 12 in about a year gay marriage |
#6697, aired 2013-10-29 | THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK $800: (I'm David Carr.) On the "Media Decoder" blog I've been following this Netflix series that shows Washington officials & yes, even a few journalists, in a harsh light House of Cards |
#6697, aired 2013-10-29 | THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK $1200: (I'm Andrew Ross Sorkin.) I founded DealBook, a Times Financial blog that covers stories like this company's aquisition of Tumblr, which we called "putting the exclamation point back in the company name" Yahoo! |
#6697, aired 2013-10-29 | THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK $2000: (I'm legal columnist Linda Greenhouse.) In a multimedia feature, I gave a tour of the papers of this Supreme Court Justice who wrote the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade & about whom I've also written a book Harry Blackmun |
#6666, aired 2013-09-16 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $200: He wasn't an alien visitor, but Felix Baumgartner did come from 24 miles up when he landed in this Southwest state in 2012 New Mexico |
#6666, aired 2013-09-16 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $400: In May 2013 hearts rejoiced when 3 women missing for nearly a decade escaped to freedom in this city Cleveland |
#6666, aired 2013-09-16 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $600: This leaker of NSA secrets had quite a layover, 5 weeks, in Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport Snowden |
#6666, aired 2013-09-16 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $800: In August 2013 ex-president Pervez Musharraf of this country was charged with the murder of Benazir Bhutto Pakistan |
#6666, aired 2013-09-16 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $1000: In 2013 this Boston-area town was in the news as a marathon bombing suspect was captured there Watertown |
#6588, aired 2013-04-17 | DR. SEUSS ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $200: A town of Whos is saved from certain death by beezle-nut juice due to the heroics--& keen hearing--of this title elephant Horton |
#6588, aired 2013-04-17 | DR. SEUSS ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $400: "A train! A train! Could you, would you, on a train?" he screamed about green eggs & ham; today, he gets a restraining order Sam-I-Am |
#6588, aired 2013-04-17 | DR. SEUSS ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $600: A home invasion by this title animal traumatizes 2 kids & a fish, left alone by a mom who may be facing neglect charges herself the Cat in the Hat |
#6588, aired 2013-04-17 | DR. SEUSS ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $800: A big scare "on the far-away island of Sala-ma-Sond" today, as this "king of the pond" fell & nearly became a shell of himself Yertle the Turtle |
#6588, aired 2013-04-17 | DR. SEUSS ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $1000: The witness, a boy named Marco, initially claimed to have seen a zebra pulling a cart on this title street but later recanted Mulberry Street |
#6504, aired 2012-12-20 | NEWS OF THE 20-TWEENS $200: Reporter Ron Kessler broke the 2012 story of naughty behavior in Colombia by these prez protectors the Secret Service |
#6504, aired 2012-12-20 | NEWS OF THE 20-TWEENS $400: On May 11, 2010 this "colorful" guy tendered his resignation as British prime minister Gordon Brown |
#6504, aired 2012-12-20 | NEWS OF THE 20-TWEENS $600: In December 2010 PayPal, Visa & MasterCard stopped processing donations to this anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks |
#6504, aired 2012-12-20 | NEWS OF THE 20-TWEENS $800: In June 2012 she arrived in Oslo 21 years late to pick up her Nobel Peace Prize Aung San Suu Kyi |
#6504, aired 2012-12-20 | NEWS OF THE 20-TWEENS $1000: In an exception to the 10-year limit, in July 2011 the Senate extended the term of Robert Mueller as head of this FBI |
#6415, aired 2012-07-06 | NEWS OF THE 2010s $400: His September 2011 announcement he'd run to be Russian president again was not greeted with the joy he'd hoped for Putin |
#6415, aired 2012-07-06 | NEWS OF THE 2010s $800: On January 23, 2012 the Supreme Court said police need a warrant to put this type of tracking device on a suspect's car a GPS |
#6415, aired 2012-07-06 | NEWS OF THE 2010s $1200: This purchasing method was big in the Depression; Walmart brought it back in 2011 layaway |
#6415, aired 2012-07-06 | NEWS OF THE 2010s $1600: She ended her presidential campaign right after the 2012 Iowa caucuses Michele Bachmann |
#6415, aired 2012-07-06 | NEWS OF THE 2010s $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 2012 this Mideastern president vowed "an iron hand" against protests Bashar Assad |
#6299, aired 2012-01-26 | ANIMALS IN THE NEWS $400: In Chicago there was a 2010 summit regarding these bloodsucking insects that once took over U.N. headquarters bedbugs |
#6299, aired 2012-01-26 | ANIMALS IN THE NEWS $800: In 2011 New Yorkers followed the saga of a cobra missing from this zoo (& found right there 6 days later) the Bronx Zoo |
#6299, aired 2012-01-26 | ANIMALS IN THE NEWS $1200: Paul the "psychic" this sea creature intrigued World Cup fans in 2010 with his spot-on picks an octopus |
#6299, aired 2012-01-26 | ANIMALS IN THE NEWS $1600: Tumors infecting these marsupials of an Australian island-state were found to be a contagious cancer Tasmanian devils |
#6299, aired 2012-01-26 | ANIMALS IN THE NEWS $2000: In Sept. 2010 the FDA held hearings over approving genetically altered these fish for human consumption salmon |
#6247, aired 2011-11-15 | HAVE YOU HEARD THE "NEWS"? $400: Full name of the organization for which the man seen here has plied his trade since 2001 Cable News Network |
#6247, aired 2011-11-15 | HAVE YOU HEARD THE "NEWS"? $600 (Daily Double): Its Nov. 22, 1963 front-page headline read: "Storm of Political Controversy Swirls Around Kennedy on Visit" The Dallas Morning News |
#6247, aired 2011-11-15 | HAVE YOU HEARD THE "NEWS"? $800: Known for its college rankings, it was created by the 1948 merger of 2 magazines U.S. News & World Report |
#6247, aired 2011-11-15 | HAVE YOU HEARD THE "NEWS"? $1200: It's been "the Bible of Baseball" since 1886 The Sporting News |
#6247, aired 2011-11-15 | HAVE YOU HEARD THE "NEWS"? $1600: A 2011 scandal ended the 168-year run of this British scandal sheet News of the World |
#6032, aired 2010-11-30 | NEWS FROM THE EQUATOR $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the bridge of a ship.) Here in the Galapagos, I'm at about 90 degrees west longitude, halfway between the Prime Meridian & International Date Line, & at this many degrees latitude 0 |
#6032, aired 2010-11-30 | NEWS FROM THE EQUATOR $800: In the olden navy the "crossing the line" ceremony forced new sailors to undergo hazing & pay tribute to this Roman god Neptune |
#6032, aired 2010-11-30 | NEWS FROM THE EQUATOR $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Galapagos.) Here at the equator the Sun is directly overhead at exactly noon on these two equinoxes the vernal & autumnal equinoxes |
#6032, aired 2010-11-30 | NEWS FROM THE EQUATOR $1600: A rocket launched at the equator needs less fuel & can increase this compound word, the total weight carried payload |
#6032, aired 2010-11-30 | NEWS FROM THE EQUATOR $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Galapagos.) There's no danger from cyclones such as hurricanes or typhoons; this apparent force, named for a French scientist, which describes the rotation of winds, is zero at the equator the Coriolis effect |
#5945, aired 2010-06-18 | TELL TCHAIKOVSKY THE NEWS $400: Sorry, Pete, your music was great but Reisinger's choreography of this ballet was uninspired, despite Karpakova as Odile Swan Lake |
#5945, aired 2010-06-18 | TELL TCHAIKOVSKY THE NEWS $1200: The music for this ballet is great; ignore the critics who don't like children in leading roles & the Christmas setting The Nutcracker |
#5945, aired 2010-06-18 | TELL TCHAIKOVSKY THE NEWS $1600: Don't fret that the czar's only comment was "Very nice"; the music for this 1890 fairy tale ballet is danceable & enchanting The Sleeping Beauty |
#5945, aired 2010-06-18 | TELL TCHAIKOVSKY THE NEWS $2000: You need money; write this piece for the opening of a cathedral on the 70th anniversary of Russia's defeat of Napoleon the "1812 Overture" |
#5929, aired 2010-05-27 | THE NEWS $400: You can tune into this network's "Situation Room" & hear a report from Jack Cafferty's "File" CNN |
#5929, aired 2010-05-27 | THE NEWS $800: In 2008 David Gregory replaced this late host of "Meet the Press" Timothy Russert |
#5929, aired 2010-05-27 | THE NEWS $1200: A 2009 Time poll asked, since the death of Cronkite, who is the nation's most trusted newsman? No joke, it's him Jon Stewart |
#5929, aired 2010-05-27 | THE NEWS $1600: If you tune in to MSNBC, you'll know that this host likes to play "Hardball" Chris Matthews |
#5929, aired 2010-05-27 | THE NEWS $2000: In 2002 on Fox News she launched her show "On the Record" Greta Van Susteren |
#5753, aired 2009-09-23 | IN THE NEWS $200: This Asian country's economy grew to be the third-largest in the world in 2007, behind only the U.S. & Japan China |
#5753, aired 2009-09-23 | IN THE NEWS $400: The parade's on, but it was announced 11 of these department stores will close, from Indianapolis to Palm Beach Macy's |
#5753, aired 2009-09-23 | IN THE NEWS $600: A British row over expenses snagged MP Hogg, who got this cleaned out at his estate; no drawbridge repair? his moat |
#5753, aired 2009-09-23 | IN THE NEWS $800: Memos on interrogation practices released in 2009 came from the Justice Department's OLC, short for this Office of Legal Counsel |
#5753, aired 2009-09-23 | IN THE NEWS $1000: This man's second-place finish in 2009's election sent Iranians into the streets Mousavi |
#5704, aired 2009-05-28 | NEWS FROM THE 21st CENTURY $200: This governor of Louisiana gave the rebuttal to Barack Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress Bobby Jindal |
#5704, aired 2009-05-28 | NEWS FROM THE 21st CENTURY $400: In 2008 this top U.S. general in Iraq was named to an even bigger job, running Central Command Petraeus |
#5704, aired 2009-05-28 | NEWS FROM THE 21st CENTURY $600: This San Francisco Giant broke Mark McGwire's single-season home run record in 2001 (Barry) Bonds |
#5704, aired 2009-05-28 | NEWS FROM THE 21st CENTURY $800: In 2003, in one of the largest governmental reorganizations, 22 agencies were folded into this department Homeland Security |
#5704, aired 2009-05-28 | NEWS FROM THE 21st CENTURY $1000: In 2003 this moral crusader reportedly lost $8 million at casinos; he said he was "pretty close to even" Bill Bennett |
#5688, aired 2009-05-06 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: In February, 8 months after knee surgery, he was back teeing it up on the PGA Tour Tiger Woods |
#5688, aired 2009-05-06 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $800: In April 2009 this 82-year-old strayed from protocol when she briefly put her arm around Michelle Obama Queen Elizabeth II |
#5688, aired 2009-05-06 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $1200: Pilot Sully Sullenberger became a real-life hero after safely landing his plane here the Hudson River |
#5688, aired 2009-05-06 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $1600: Prime Minister of Israel in the 1990s, he resumed the post in 2009 Netanyahu |
#5688, aired 2009-05-06 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $2000: Hilda Solis has her work cut out for her as the new Secretary of this Cabinet department Labor |
#5585, aired 2008-12-12 | NEWS OF THE WEIRD $200: A Moscow circus couple's divorce is tricky; she's still contractually bound to shoot this off his head with a crossbow an apple |
#5585, aired 2008-12-12 | NEWS OF THE WEIRD $400: A Galveston house had its roof blown off after 6 bug foggers were set & this 2-word stove part wasn't turned off the pilot light |
#5585, aired 2008-12-12 | NEWS OF THE WEIRD $600: Defend & boogie: Taser Intl. made a combo dart-firing weapon & this alphanumeric music player MP3 |
#5585, aired 2008-12-12 | NEWS OF THE WEIRD $800: A South Dakota building was wiped out when a resident tried to thaw frozen pipes with this flame-spewing object blowtorch |
#5585, aired 2008-12-12 | NEWS OF THE WEIRD $1000: 2 men were busted in Traverse City in this state; they'd told a gas station worker 2 hours earlier that they'd soon rob him Michigan |
#5571, aired 2008-11-24 | HUEY LONG & THE NEWS $200: In 1915 Huey Long passed the bar after studying law at this private university in New Orleans Tulane |
#5571, aired 2008-11-24 | HUEY LONG & THE NEWS $400: Long's vitriolic 1920s attacks on this oil co. started by John D. Rockefeller won him widespread popularity Standard Oil |
#5571, aired 2008-11-24 | HUEY LONG & THE NEWS $600: In the Depression-era Senate, Huey favored a share-the-wealth program & the slogan "Every Man a" this king |
#5571, aired 2008-11-24 | HUEY LONG & THE NEWS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1935 Huey was assassinated in this city's 34-story art deco building, then the South's tallest Baton Rouge |
#5571, aired 2008-11-24 | HUEY LONG & THE NEWS $1000: This brother of Huey's was governor of Louisiana from 1939 to 1940, '48-'52 & '56-'60 Earl Long |
#5515, aired 2008-07-25 | THE NEW YORK TIMES 2008 NEWS $200: Trouble in this former kingdom now part of China captured headlines in March Tibet |
#5515, aired 2008-07-25 | THE NEW YORK TIMES 2008 NEWS $400: The Times reported this New Yorker was quitting the presidential race following his defeat in the Florida primary Rudy Giuliani |
#5515, aired 2008-07-25 | THE NEW YORK TIMES 2008 NEWS $600: Upcoming trials for 9/11 suspects held at this facility were reported in 2008 Guantanamo Bay |
#5515, aired 2008-07-25 | THE NEW YORK TIMES 2008 NEWS $800: A tentative deal with producers reported on February 10 proved to be the end of this labor action the Writers Guild strike |
#5515, aired 2008-07-25 | THE NEW YORK TIMES 2008 NEWS $1000: In 2008 the Times covered clashes following this Serbian territory's declaration of independence Kosovo |
#5457, aired 2008-05-06 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $200: On March 12, 2008 this governor announced his resignation Spitzer |
#5457, aired 2008-05-06 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $400: In 2008 he reiterated that if the majority of Tibetans resorted to violence, he'd resign as their spokesperson the Dalai Lama |
#5457, aired 2008-05-06 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $600: In 2008 the committee cited "profound impact" & "poetic power" in giving him the first Pulitzer for a rock musician Bob Dylan |
#5457, aired 2008-05-06 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $800: Lawyers took to the streets after the suspension Iftikhar Chaudhry, chief justice of this country Pakistan |
#5457, aired 2008-05-06 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $1000: Erik Prince founded this co., a major presence in Iraq; it gets its name from the dark liquid at its N.C. headquarters Blackwater |
#5429, aired 2008-03-27 | NURSERY RHYMES ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $200: Confrontation downtown today near the fair, as a pieman denied this penniless man food Simple Simon |
#5429, aired 2008-03-27 | NURSERY RHYMES ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $400: Animal Control today swarmed over "the house that" he "built", finding a tossed dog, a worried cat & a dead rat Jack |
#5429, aired 2008-03-27 | NURSERY RHYMES ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $600: She terrorized 3 non-sighted rodents & dismembered them; I've never seen such a sight in my life the farmer's wife |
#5429, aired 2008-03-27 | NURSERY RHYMES ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $800: This guy, "the piper's son", was arrested on pig-theft charges today, shortly after being beaten until he wept Tom, Tom |
#5429, aired 2008-03-27 | NURSERY RHYMES ON THE 11 O'CLOCK NEWS $1000: In a daring holdup this animal's "three bags full" of wool, intended for 3 locals, were taken at gunpoint today baa, baa, black sheep |
#5072, aired 2006-10-03 | IN THE NEWS $200: This German-born man seen here made big news in April of 2005 Pope Benedict XVI |
#5072, aired 2006-10-03 | IN THE NEWS $400: Thought to be extinct since 1944, the ivory-billed species of this tree-tapping bird was rediscovered the woodpecker |
#5072, aired 2006-10-03 | IN THE NEWS $600: A notorious head butt helped France lose the 2006 final of this sporting event the World Cup |
#5072, aired 2006-10-03 | IN THE NEWS $800: Steve Fossett flew solo around the world in a plane that weighed 22,000 lbs., of which 18,000 was this fuel |
#5072, aired 2006-10-03 | IN THE NEWS $1000: On April 18, 2006 this actress became the mother of Tom Cruise's new little baby, Suri Katie Holmes |
#4993, aired 2006-05-03 | THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS OF 2006 $200: There was gold in the hills of this host city as the Times noted the start of the Winter Olympics there on Feb. 10 Turin |
#4993, aired 2006-05-03 | THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS OF 2006 $400: On Feb. 13, the Times reported Dick Cheney shot a man hunting, the first shooting by a sitting veep since this man Aaron Burr |
#4993, aired 2006-05-03 | THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS OF 2006 $600: "G.O.P. UNREST OVER PORTS" read a headline when this emirate's control of some U.S. ports was opposed by Congress in March Dubai |
#4993, aired 2006-05-03 | THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS OF 2006 $800: Riots in this Ugandan capital city were reported in the Times on Feb. 26 following presidential elections there Kampala |
#4993, aired 2006-05-03 | THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS OF 2006 $1000: "A DRAMA STRAIGHT FROM THE TABLOIDS" blared the Times in a story on her appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court in March Anna Nicole Smith |
#4968, aired 2006-03-29 | NEWS ON THE MARCH $400: On March 10, 1876 he spoke by telephone to Thomas Watson Alexander Graham Bell |
#4968, aired 2006-03-29 | NEWS ON THE MARCH $800: Nationalists from this Commonwealth attacked the U.S. Capitol March 1, 1954, injuring 5 representatives Puerto Rico |
#4968, aired 2006-03-29 | NEWS ON THE MARCH $1200: On March 29, 2004 Latvia & 6 other ex-Communist nations joined this organization NATO |
#4968, aired 2006-03-29 | NEWS ON THE MARCH $2,000 (Daily Double): On March 10, 1629 this king dissolved Parliament, leading to his eventual downfall & demise Charles I |
#4968, aired 2006-03-29 | NEWS ON THE MARCH $2000: In March 1967 Robert Kennedy came up with a nifty Vietnam peace plan, but this Secretary of State rejected it Dean Rusk |
#4871, aired 2005-11-14 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $200: This country's new president Ahmadinejad may have minored in embassy hostage taking in the 1970s Iran |
#4871, aired 2005-11-14 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $400: 12 years after approving NAFTA, Congress barely passed this trade deal opening southern markets CAFTA |
#4871, aired 2005-11-14 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $600: On Sept. 28, 2005 he stepped down as House Majority Leader (at least temporarily) upon being indicted Tom DeLay |
#4871, aired 2005-11-14 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $800: Napster's gone legit, but the Supreme Court ruled against this file-sharing company in MGM Studios v. it Grokster |
#4871, aired 2005-11-14 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $1000: (Hi, I'm Nancy Grace with CNN Headline News.) On a busy March 16, 2005, I reported on Scott Peterson's death sentence & this actor's murder acquittal Robert Blake |
#4835, aired 2005-09-23 | THE BAD NEWS BEARERS $200: After this 1968 Communist onslaught, Walter Cronkite told Americans Vietnam didn't look winnable the Tet Offensive |
#4835, aired 2005-09-23 | THE BAD NEWS BEARERS $400: (Hi, I'm Keith Olbermann.) For my coverage of the 9/11 events, I won one of the awards named for this famous newscaster who died in 1965 (Edward R.) Murrow |
#4835, aired 2005-09-23 | THE BAD NEWS BEARERS $600: Russell Jones won a 1957 Pulitzer for reporting on "ruthless Soviet repression of" this rebellious people the Hungarians |
#4835, aired 2005-09-23 | THE BAD NEWS BEARERS $800: John Howard Griffin darkened his skin to research this 1961 expose of racism Black Like Me |
#4835, aired 2005-09-23 | THE BAD NEWS BEARERS $1000: From Germany, reporter Sigrid Schultz had the story of this deadly night in the Nov. 10, 1938 Chicago Tribune Kristallnacht |
#4808, aired 2005-06-29 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $400: This "Post" is one of Israel's largest English-language daily newspapers (the) Jerusalem (Post) |
#4808, aired 2005-06-29 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $800: Political theorist Nikolai Bukharin edited this "truthful" Soviet newspaper from 1917 to 1929 Pravda |
#4808, aired 2005-06-29 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $1200: (Hi, I'm Al Sparks.) In 1987 I was named "Funniest Teenager in Chicago" by this newspaper for which Roger Ebert works the Chicago Sun-Times |
#4808, aired 2005-06-29 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $2,000 (Daily Double): At the time JFK was shot, Jack Ruby was placing some ads in this "morning" publication The Dallas Morning News |
#4808, aired 2005-06-29 | I READ THE NEWS TODAY $2000: Florida's highest circulation newspaper is this Gulf Coast city's Times, with about 350,000 daily copies sold St. Petersburg |
#4708, aired 2005-02-09 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $200: We wonder if the woman seen here is reacting to the Jan. 7 announcement of their breakup Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt |
#4708, aired 2005-02-09 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $400: Israeli PM Sharon formed a new government to carry out his plan to dismantle all settlements in this area the Gaza Strip |
#4708, aired 2005-02-09 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $600: This ailing 80-year-old got a standing ovation for appearing at the inauguration Chief Justice Rehnquist |
#4708, aired 2005-02-09 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $800: Bill Gates is giving $750 million to this type of health program, & Norway is giving $290 million immunization |
#4708, aired 2005-02-09 | IN THE NEWS 2005 $1000: This state's governor Gregoire was sworn in after a hand recount gave her a 129-vote edge Washington |
#4661, aired 2004-12-06 | REPORTING THE NEWS $200: On April 19, 2004 NBC announced that this anchor would be away after December 1 Tom Brokaw |
#4661, aired 2004-12-06 | REPORTING THE NEWS $400: This Torontonian was just 26 when he first anchored ABC's nightly news in 1965, & some thought he looked too young Peter Jennings |
#4661, aired 2004-12-06 | REPORTING THE NEWS $600: (Hi. I'm Tim Russert of NBC's Meet the Press.) An interview I did in 2000 with this senator & former P.O.W. won an excellence in TV journalism award John McCain |
#4661, aired 2004-12-06 | REPORTING THE NEWS $800: CNN says she was the last reporter to interview King Hussein & the first to interview his successor, King Abdullah Christiane Amanpour |
#4661, aired 2004-12-06 | REPORTING THE NEWS $3,000 (Daily Double): (Hi. I'm Anderson Cooper of CNN.) I covered this former priest's return to power in 1994, & interviewed him again just before he fell from grace again Jean-Bertrand Aristide |
#4430, aired 2003-12-05 | '90s NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: In 1997 China appointed Tung Chee-Hwa Chief Executive Officer of this newly acquired region Hong Kong |
#4430, aired 2003-12-05 | '90s NAMES IN THE NEWS $800: In August 1999 this Russian President fired his fourth Prime Minister in 18 months Boris Yeltsin |
#4430, aired 2003-12-05 | '90s NAMES IN THE NEWS $1200: In 1992 Ron Carey, an ex-UPS driver, was elected president of this organization in its first secret ballot the Teamsters Union |
#4430, aired 2003-12-05 | '90s NAMES IN THE NEWS $1600: This artist, who began with wrapping bottles & a tree, wrapped the old German Parliament building in 1995 Christo |
#4430, aired 2003-12-05 | '90s NAMES IN THE NEWS $2000: Born Faith Plotkin, this Nostradamus of marketing burst on the scene in 1991 Faith Popcorn |
#4277, aired 2003-03-18 | REPORTING THE NEWS $200: In the 1980s this Texan sometimes ended his broadcast with a cryptic "Courage" Dan Rather |
#4277, aired 2003-03-18 | REPORTING THE NEWS $400: Until 1981, this CBS anchorman signed off with "And that's the way it is" Walter Cronkite |
#4277, aired 2003-03-18 | REPORTING THE NEWS $600: They signed off with "Good night, David. Good night, Chet. And good night from NBC News" Chet Huntley & David Brinkley |
#4277, aired 2003-03-18 | REPORTING THE NEWS $800: "Good night and good luck" from this newsman who changed his name from Egbert to Edward in college Edward R. Murrow |
#4277, aired 2003-03-18 | REPORTING THE NEWS $1000: This gossip & radio man greeted audiences, "Good evening, Mr. & Mrs. North & South America & all the ships at sea" Walter Winchell |
#4212, aired 2002-12-17 | THE SPORTING NEWS $400: One name for this sport derives from the Latin "pugnare", to fight with fists boxing |
#4212, aired 2002-12-17 | THE SPORTING NEWS $800: This 2-word term meaning "large prize" in French refers to a Formula 1 championship auto race grand prix |
#4212, aired 2002-12-17 | THE SPORTING NEWS $1200: Now officially made by Inglasco for the pros, these were originally made from frozen cow dung in Canada hockey pucks |
#4212, aired 2002-12-17 | THE SPORTING NEWS $1600: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is credited with perfecting this shot aka a high hook shot sky hook |
#4212, aired 2002-12-17 | THE SPORTING NEWS $2000: Similar to 10-pin bowling is this "avian" variety using shorter & squatter pins duckpin bowling |
#4149, aired 2002-09-19 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $400: David Blunkett, an important British cabinet minister, has this handicap & brings a dog into Parliament with him blindness |
#4149, aired 2002-09-19 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $800: In 2002 former president Jimmy Carter had a historic meeting with this Cuban president Fidel Castro |
#4149, aired 2002-09-19 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $1200: In May 2002 this rootin' tootin' Russian president signed an arms control treaty with President Bush Vladimir Putin |
#4149, aired 2002-09-19 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $1600: This man is the mind behind an educational foundation as well as the "Star Wars" movies George Lucas |
#4149, aired 2002-09-19 | PEOPLE IN THE NEWS $2000: Cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko & U.S. astronaut Carl Walz were part of the crew of Expedition Four to this the International Space Station |
#4142, aired 2002-09-10 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $400: In 2000 Salman Rushdie visited this, his native country, for the first time since the "Satanic Verses" furor India |
#4142, aired 2002-09-10 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $800: People in this South American city were upset by a "Simpsons" episode showing street kids & monkeys there Rio de Janeiro |
#4142, aired 2002-09-10 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $1,400 (Daily Double): In a landmark case, Slobodan Milosevic was arraigned on war crimes charges in this European city in 2001 The Hague |
#4142, aired 2002-09-10 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $1600: A coup against this country's president Hugo Chavez fizzled in 2002 Venezuela |
#4142, aired 2002-09-10 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $2000: On June 14, 2001 the U.S. said it would end bombing exercises on this Puerto Rican island Vieques |
#4075, aired 2002-04-26 | THE 5:00 NEWS $200: 1993--Stargazing just got a little easier following a mission to repair this the Hubble Telescope |
#4075, aired 2002-04-26 | THE 5:00 NEWS $400: 1986--This African leader continues to defy the United States; let's bomb his house Gaddafi |
#4075, aired 2002-04-26 | THE 5:00 NEWS $600: 1971--Upstate New York. We hope calm can be restored here after violent rioting Attica |
#4075, aired 2002-04-26 | THE 5:00 NEWS $800: Dateline 1956--Led by Imre Nagy, this nation hopes it has found breathing room under the Soviet yoke Hungary |
#4075, aired 2002-04-26 | THE 5:00 NEWS $1000: 1973--Tonight this former presidential counsel has a few things to tell the Senate (John) Dean |
#3992, aired 2002-01-01 | IN THE NEWS 1924 $400: In 1924 he played 153 games for the Yankees & led the league with 46 home runs Babe Ruth |
#3992, aired 2002-01-01 | IN THE NEWS 1924 $800: He won the 1924 presidential election 4 months after his son had died of a tennis injury Calvin Coolidge |
#3992, aired 2002-01-01 | IN THE NEWS 1924 $1200: "A Passage to India" must have worn him out; he published no more novels the remaining 46 years of his life E.M. Forster |
#3992, aired 2002-01-01 | IN THE NEWS 1924 $1600: She might have taken time off from appearing in "Music Box Revue" to visit husband Nicky Arnstein in Leavenworth Fanny Brice |
#3992, aired 2002-01-01 | IN THE NEWS 1924 $2000: This "Learned" judge, who produced over 2,000 influential opinions, joined the court of appeals in 1924 (Learned) Hand |
#3902, aired 2001-07-17 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $100: Elian Gonzalez' relatives in this U.S. city were a regular headline presence in 2000 Miami |
#3902, aired 2001-07-17 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $200: In October 2000 a bomb damaged the U.S.S. Cole in this Mideastern country Yemen |
#3902, aired 2001-07-17 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $300: President Fujimori of this country led a manhunt for his disgraced adviser Vladimiro Montesinos Peru |
#3902, aired 2001-07-17 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $400: In 1999 a Protestant parade was ordered to bypass the Catholic areas along Ormeau Road in this city Belfast |
#3902, aired 2001-07-17 | PLACES IN THE NEWS $500: This smaller partner in the Yugoslav Federation has a sometimes uneasy relationship with Serbia Montenegro |
#3631, aired 2000-05-22 | THE MEDIEVAL DAILY NEWS $200: Entertainment, 1477:
William Caxton prints this Chaucer collection The Canterbury Tales |
#3631, aired 2000-05-22 | THE MEDIEVAL DAILY NEWS $300: Education, 972:
The new Azhor Mosque in this Egyptian city includes a university Cairo |
#3631, aired 2000-05-22 | THE MEDIEVAL DAILY NEWS $400: Sports, 911:
Charles III of France cedes a big area to Rollo & these warriors, later an NFL franchise Vikings |
#3631, aired 2000-05-22 | THE MEDIEVAL DAILY NEWS $500: Politics, 1206:
This leader sets out The Great Yasa, an imperial law code for the Mongols Genghis Khan |
#3486, aired 1999-11-01 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $100: In 1999 17-month-old Jessy Kraus was rescued from one of these "watering holes" in his backyard Well |
#3486, aired 1999-11-01 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $200: In 1998 10-year-old Hikaru Nakamura became the USA's youngest master in this game Chess |
#3486, aired 1999-11-01 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $300: Violinist Sarah Chang's audition for Zubin Mehta at age 8 got her a gig with this NYC orchestra NYC Philharmonic |
#3486, aired 1999-11-01 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $500: In 1991 12-year-old Fu Mingxia won the platform event at the world championships of this sport Diving |
#3486, aired 1999-11-01 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $700 (Daily Double): At age 14, physics whiz Chris Hirata joined the rocket scientists when he enrolled at this Pasadena college Caltech |
#3371, aired 1999-04-12 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $100: In 1998 he came out of retirement to help cover John Glenn's return to space, "And that's the way it is" Walter Cronkite |
#3371, aired 1999-04-12 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: This lass who co-anchor's ABC's "20/20" was born in Glasgow -- Glasgow, Kentucky that is Diane Sawyer |
#3371, aired 1999-04-12 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $300: He was co-editor of "60 Minutes" until 1981 when he left to anchor the "CBS Evening News" Dan Rather |
#3371, aired 1999-04-12 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: For the latest on foreign affairs Alan Greenspan can ask this correspondent, his wife Andrea Mitchell |
#3371, aired 1999-04-12 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500: Her father Hale Boggs was a congressman; her mother Lindy is ambassador to the Vatican Cokie Roberts |
#3364, aired 1999-04-01 | THE BOZO NEWS $100: An Ontario man was hospitalized with a collapsed lung & sliced throat after he tried to "swallow" one of these Sword |
#3364, aired 1999-04-01 | THE BOZO NEWS $200: In May 1998 while rehearsing in Ohio, an opera conductor accidentally stabbed himself with this His baton |
#3364, aired 1999-04-01 | THE BOZO NEWS $300: Paying for this new pill for active duty troops & retirees has put a $50 million strain on the U.S. military budget Viagra |
#3364, aired 1999-04-01 | THE BOZO NEWS $400: A German driver landed in the Havel River after his electronic navigator failed to say: wait for one of these Ferry |
#3364, aired 1999-04-01 | THE BOZO NEWS $500: (Read by Bozo the Clown) Ohhh! Running for governor of New York in 1998, he wanted "Grandpa" on the ballot with his name; the court said no Al Lewis |
#3028, aired 1997-10-29 | SPORTS IN THE NEWS $100: In 1997 the Patriots & this New York football team both had Bill Parcells as their coach New York Jets |
#3028, aired 1997-10-29 | SPORTS IN THE NEWS $300: In 1997 Scotty Bowman of this Detroit team became the only coach in the NHL with 1,000 wins Detroit Red Wings |
#3028, aired 1997-10-29 | SPORTS IN THE NEWS $400: In 1997 this former world heavyweight champ entered the Marine Reserves & quit 11 days later Riddick Bowe |
#3028, aired 1997-10-29 | SPORTS IN THE NEWS $500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Greg Gumbel.) In '97 this Chicago Bulls player set an NBA record by leading the league in rebounds for the 6th straight year Dennis Rodman |
#3028, aired 1997-10-29 | SPORTS IN THE NEWS $500: This gold medal U.S. swimmer won an ESPY Award as best female athlete for 1996 Amy Van Dyken |
#2991, aired 1997-09-08 | NEWS STORIES OF THE 1700s $200: Not all it was cracked up to be, it was recast twice in 1753 before being hung in Philadelphia Liberty Bell |
#2991, aired 1997-09-08 | NEWS STORIES OF THE 1700s $400: In 1762, for the first time, visitors could throw coins in this newly completed Roman fountain Trevi Fountain |
#2991, aired 1997-09-08 | NEWS STORIES OF THE 1700s $600: Splish splash, he was taking a bath, when Charlotte Corday stabbed him in 1793 Jules Jean-Paul Marat |
#2991, aired 1997-09-08 | NEWS STORIES OF THE 1700s $800: Begun by Frederick the Great's invasion of Saxony, it lasted from 1756 to 1763 Seven Years' War |
#2991, aired 1997-09-08 | NEWS STORIES OF THE 1700s $1000: In 1741 Calvinist Jonathan Edwards gave his fiery sermon entitled "Sinners in the Hands of" this "an Angry God" |
#2872, aired 1997-02-11 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $100: Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon was born to this woman October 14, 1996 Madonna |
#2872, aired 1997-02-11 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $200: This future king has become a pinup favorite for young girls all over Great Britain Prince William |
#2872, aired 1997-02-11 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $300: In October 1996 spectator Jeffrey Maier deflected a ball which was ruled a home run for this team New York Yankees |
#2872, aired 1997-02-11 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $500: Teenage motivator Ayinde Jean-Baptiste spoke at this October 1995 march in Washington Million Man March |
#2872, aired 1997-02-11 | KIDS IN THE NEWS $800 (Daily Double): The painting seen here by 11-year-old Alexandra Nechita is in the style of this Spanish painter: Pablo Picasso |
#2762, aired 1996-09-10 | IN THE NEWS $100: A bill signed in July 1996 allows taxpayers to sue this agency for up to $1,000,000 for reckless collections the IRS |
#2762, aired 1996-09-10 | IN THE NEWS $300: Worcester in this state declared itself birthplace of the yellow smiley face; Harvey Ball drew it there in 1963 Massachusetts |
#2762, aired 1996-09-10 | IN THE NEWS $400: The August 3, 1981 Time cover story was on their wedding; the July 22, 1996 cover story concerned their divorce Prince Charles & Lady Di |
#2762, aired 1996-09-10 | IN THE NEWS $500 (Daily Double): Summer 1996 event whose route is depicted here: the Olympic torch relay |
#2762, aired 1996-09-10 | IN THE NEWS $500: He & H. Ross Perot vied for the Reform Party's presidential nomination Dick Lamm |
#2643, aired 1996-02-14 | IN THE NEWS $100: 79% of callers supported retaining this beauty pageant's controversial swimsuit competition Miss America |
#2643, aired 1996-02-14 | IN THE NEWS $200: In 1995 voters in this Canadian province rejected independence by about 1% Quebec |
#2643, aired 1996-02-14 | IN THE NEWS $300: Pictures taken by this orbiting telescope showed new moons orbiting Saturn Hubble |
#2643, aired 1996-02-14 | IN THE NEWS $400: This physicist used a voice synthesizer to recite his vows at his 1995 wedding to Elaine Mason (Stephen) Hawking |
#2643, aired 1996-02-14 | IN THE NEWS $500: Citing stress from her long legal battle, this first female cadet dropped out of The Citadel Shannon Faulkner |
#2474, aired 1995-05-11 | IN THE NEWS $100: On Jan. 1, 1995 the price of a first class postage stamp increased to this amount 32 cents |
#2474, aired 1995-05-11 | IN THE NEWS $200: Putting his family first, this former VP announced he won't seek the presidency in 1996 Dan Quayle |
#2474, aired 1995-05-11 | IN THE NEWS $300: Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, was elected head of this org. NAACP |
#2474, aired 1995-05-11 | IN THE NEWS $400: In a close encounter, the shuttle Discovery rendezvoused with this Russian space station Mir |
#2474, aired 1995-05-11 | IN THE NEWS $1,000 (Daily Double): Famous for his scholarship program this longtime Arkansas Senator passed away in 1995 (J. William) Fulbright |
#2409, aired 1995-02-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $100: Descendants of this 1865 assassin claim the wrong man was shot & buried & want the body dug up John Wilkes Booth |
#2409, aired 1995-02-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: In October 1994 U.S. skater Jill Trenary married this partner of Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean |
#2409, aired 1995-02-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $300: Coup leader Lt. General Raoul Cedras was ousted in 1994 as leader of this country Haiti |
#2409, aired 1995-02-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: His book "Crossing the Threshold of Hope" was a bestseller in November 1994 Pope John Paul II |
#2409, aired 1995-02-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500: Andrew Wiles says he now has the full proof to this man's last theorem; his 1993 version was incomplete (Pierre de) Fermat |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | NEWS OF THE '90s $100: In 1991 he became the first popularly elected national leader in Russian history Boris Yeltsin |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | NEWS OF THE '90s $200: In 1990 George Bush took a firm stand against eating this vegetable broccoli |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | NEWS OF THE '90s $300: Common name of the U.N. conference on environment & development held in Rio in 1992 the Earth Summit |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | NEWS OF THE '90s $400: On Jan. 17, 1991 Allied air forces began bombing this country in order to liberate it Kuwait |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | NEWS OF THE '90s $500: After her election as governor in 1990, she said, "In Texas, politics is a contact sport" Ann Richards |
#2125, aired 1993-11-26 | IN THE NEWS $100: In September 1993 Amtrak's Sunset Limited crashed in this state Alabama |
#2125, aired 1993-11-26 | IN THE NEWS $200: "The Last Brother", Joe McGinniss' book about this man, caused a controversy Ted Kennedy |
#2125, aired 1993-11-26 | IN THE NEWS $300: In August 1993 Louis J. Freeh was confirmed to replace William Sessions as director of this the FBI |
#2125, aired 1993-11-26 | IN THE NEWS $400: President Clinton appointed Jane Alexander chairman of the NEA, which stands for this the National Endowment for the Arts |
#2125, aired 1993-11-26 | IN THE NEWS $500: This Persian Gulf country merged 2 major state-owned oil companies: Aramco & Samarec Saudi Arabia |
#2007, aired 1993-05-04 | IN THE NEWS-1987 $100: Ralph Waldo Taylor, the last American to fight at this hill with the Rough Riders, died at age 105 San Juan Hill |
#2007, aired 1993-05-04 | IN THE NEWS-1987 $200: A celebration was held September 17, 1987 in Philadelphia for this document's 200th anniversary the U.S. Constitution |
#2007, aired 1993-05-04 | IN THE NEWS-1987 $300: "LA. Law" star Harry Hamlin was named this by People magazine the Sexiest Man of the Year (Sexiest Man Alive) |
#2007, aired 1993-05-04 | IN THE NEWS-1987 $400: Tired of politics, he resigned as head of the Moral Majority to work full-time at his ministry Jerry Falwell |
#2007, aired 1993-05-04 | IN THE NEWS-1987 $500: This Austrian president was barred from entering the U.S. due to claims about his WWII activities Kurt Waldheim |
#1959, aired 1993-02-25 | IN THE NEWS $200: Time reports that in August 2126 Comet Swift-Tuttle may do this, so...heads up! collide with the Earth |
#1959, aired 1993-02-25 | IN THE NEWS $400: Imitating the president, he called the Secret Service & said, "Feel like going jogging tonight. In the nude." Dana Carvey |
#1959, aired 1993-02-25 | IN THE NEWS $600: A week after the fire at Windsor Castle, the Hofburg Palace in this city caught fire Vienna |
#1959, aired 1993-02-25 | IN THE NEWS $1000: Whittaker Chambers said this man was a spy; Russia recently checked some files & said he wasn't (Alger) Hiss |
#1959, aired 1993-02-25 | IN THE NEWS $2,200 (Daily Double): In 1992 this state became the first to elect 2 women to the U.S. Senate California |
#1893, aired 1992-11-25 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $100: This African National Congress leader announced his separation from wife Winnie in April 1992 Nelson Mandela |
#1893, aired 1992-11-25 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: Philadelphian Willie Williams replaced Daryl Gates as this city's Chief of Police Los Angeles |
#1893, aired 1992-11-25 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $300: On Tax Day, April 15, 1992, this "Hotel Queen" began her 4-year sentence for tax evasion Leona Helmsley |
#1893, aired 1992-11-25 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: She was on holiday in Austria when her father, the Eighth Earl Spencer, passed away Princess Diana |
#1893, aired 1992-11-25 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500: In a 1992 trial in NYC, 13 counts stuck to this man once called "The Teflon Don" (John) Gotti |
#1873, aired 1992-10-28 | IN THE NEWS $100: 13-year-old Amanda Goad of Virginia was the winner of this national C‑O‑M‑P‑E‑T‑I‑T‑I‑O‑N the Spelling Bee |
#1873, aired 1992-10-28 | IN THE NEWS $200: Sports fans said bye bye to this Boston Celtic who retired after 13 seasons Larry Bird |
#1873, aired 1992-10-28 | IN THE NEWS $300: On the Bush's 1991 tax return, this canine's book accounted for over half of the income Millie |
#1873, aired 1992-10-28 | IN THE NEWS $400: In April 1992, after serving six months in prison, this former Washington, D.C. mayor was released Marion Barry |
#1873, aired 1992-10-28 | IN THE NEWS $1,000 (Daily Double): In August 1992 this federal judge who presided over the Watergate trials, died at the age of 88 John Sirica |
#1790, aired 1992-05-15 | IN THE NEWS $200: This singer cut his "Black Or White" video after complaints it was lewd & too violent Michael Jackson |
#1790, aired 1992-05-15 | IN THE NEWS $400: In January 1992 this former first lady announced her candidacy for president of the Philippines Imelda Marcos |
#1790, aired 1992-05-15 | IN THE NEWS $600: This author of the smash bestseller "Roots" died in 1992 at age 70 Alex Haley |
#1790, aired 1992-05-15 | IN THE NEWS $800: Croatia & Slovenia, former parts of this country, were recognized by the Euro. Community as ind. states Yugoslavia |
#1790, aired 1992-05-15 | IN THE NEWS $1000: In 1991 reformer Ron Carey became the first directly elected president of this transportation union The Teamsters |
#1661, aired 1991-11-18 | IN THE NEWS $100: On the June 1991 shuttle mission NASA sent up almost 2500 of these spineless creatures jellyfish |
#1661, aired 1991-11-18 | IN THE NEWS $200: In 1991, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this word, Britain put a Triceratops on a stamp dinosaur |
#1661, aired 1991-11-18 | IN THE NEWS $300: "The Unofficial U.S. Census" found 179,520,000 own one of these & 143,616,000 can't program it a VCR |
#1661, aired 1991-11-18 | IN THE NEWS $400: In June 1991 the world learned of the death of Jiang Qing, this man's widow Mao Tse-Tung |
#1661, aired 1991-11-18 | IN THE NEWS $500: On March 19, 1991 the U.S. government granted the five millionth one of these a patent |
#1628, aired 1991-10-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: Released by the Royals, this pro baseball & football player was signed by the White Sox Bo Jackson |
#1628, aired 1991-10-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: On August 15, 1991 some 750.000 fans were treated to a free concert in Central Park by this pop singer Paul Simon |
#1628, aired 1991-10-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $600: In a speech at George Washington Univ. Hospital, he endorsed the "Brady" gun control bill Ronald Reagan |
#1628, aired 1991-10-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $800: British media tycoon who saved the New York Daily News from folding (Robert) Maxwell |
#1628, aired 1991-10-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $1000: This inventor of the Stratocaster electric guitar died at age 81 Leo Fender |
#1546, aired 1991-04-29 | IN THE NEWS $100: Germany agreed to send food stockpiled in Berlin for a Cold War crisis to this country Russia (Soviet Union) |
#1546, aired 1991-04-29 | IN THE NEWS $200: Time reports after women demonstrated in Riyadh, this country formally banned them from driving Saudi Arabia |
#1546, aired 1991-04-29 | IN THE NEWS $300: A colonel & 8 others were finally charged in the 1989 killing of 6 Jesuits in this country El Salvador |
#1546, aired 1991-04-29 | IN THE NEWS $400: In 1990, Norplant became the first drug approved in the U.S. since the 1960s for this purpose birth control |
#1546, aired 1991-04-29 | IN THE NEWS $500: 2 days before Bush visited this South American country, President Menem put down a military revolt Argentina |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $100: MTV rejected her "Justify My Love" video as too hot to handle Madonna |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: In a runoff election, he beat Stanislaw Tyminski by a 3-1 margin to become Polish president Lech Walesa |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $300: This reclusive movie actress's collection of art, etc., brought $21 million at auction Greta Garbo |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500 (Daily Double): This man, the United States' first drug czar, resigned that post in 1990 (William) Bennett |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500: This White House chief of staff & former New Hampshire governor was born in Havana, Cuba John Sununu |
#1491, aired 1991-02-11 | IN THE NEWS $200: This fast food chain said it would phase out foam packaging at its 11,400 stores worldwide McDonald's |
#1491, aired 1991-02-11 | IN THE NEWS $400: In November 1990 he finally married Jerry Hall, on the island of Bali Mick Jagger |
#1491, aired 1991-02-11 | IN THE NEWS $600: This talk show host had viewers help choose new red glasses to replace her trademark specs Sally Jessy Raphael |
#1491, aired 1991-02-11 | IN THE NEWS $800: She resigned as Labor Secretary to head the American Red Cross Elizabeth Dole |
#1491, aired 1991-02-11 | IN THE NEWS $3,000 (Daily Double): 2 of the 5 senators called "The Keating 5" for their alleged links to the Lincoln S&L owner (2 of) John Glenn, Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, Donald Riegle & John McCain |
#1414, aired 1990-10-25 | IN THE NEWS $200: The House Banking Comm. recently heard testimony from this Bush on the collapse of Silverado S & L Neil Bush |
#1414, aired 1990-10-25 | IN THE NEWS $400: While Gorbachev was headed for Washington, this man was elected President of the Russian Republic Boris Yeltsin |
#1414, aired 1990-10-25 | IN THE NEWS $600: A gun battle erupted over a gambling casino on this tribe's reservation on the New York-Canada border Mohawk |
#1414, aired 1990-10-25 | IN THE NEWS $800: In 1990, 14,000 people each held only 1 share in this company, due to the nude on the certificate Playboy |
#1414, aired 1990-10-25 | IN THE NEWS $1000: Despite his communist background, this man won a landslide victory in Romania in May 1990 Iliescu |
#1370, aired 1990-07-13 | IN THE NEWS $100: This totalitarian leader & his wife, Elena, were executed in Romania on Christmas Day '89 the Ceausescus |
#1370, aired 1990-07-13 | IN THE NEWS $200: The 707 currently used as Air Force One is being replaced by a modified version of this Boeing jet the 747 |
#1370, aired 1990-07-13 | IN THE NEWS $300: Mary Xinh Nguyen won this company's "Unforgettable Woman of 1989" grand prize Revlon |
#1370, aired 1990-07-13 | IN THE NEWS $400: Zita, last reigning empress of this dynasty, died in Switzerland & was buried in Vienna in 1989 the Hapsburgs |
#1370, aired 1990-07-13 | IN THE NEWS $500: In late 1989 & early 1990 Redoubt Volcano in this state came back to life after 25 dormant years Alaska |
#1, aired 1990-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $200: For the 1st time, members of this organization established by JFK are being sent to Poland & Hungary the Peace Corps |
#1, aired 1990-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $400: Ronald Reagan was the star witness at the trial of this former national security advisor John Poindexter |
#1, aired 1990-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $600: The town of Kalapana, Hawaii has been virtually destroyed by lava from this volcano Kîlauea |
#1, aired 1990-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $800: 1 of the 2 U.S. hostages released in Lebanon in April 1990 Frank Reed (or Robert Polhill) |
#1, aired 1990-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $1000: She's the Democrat running for governor of Texas in 1990 Ann Richards |
#1336, aired 1990-05-28 | IN THE NEWS $100: You can punch in the chapter & verse you want in the hand-held computer version of this book now available the Bible |
#1336, aired 1990-05-28 | IN THE NEWS $200: Maya Lin, the architect of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, designed one for this movement in Montgomery, Al. the civil rights movement |
#1336, aired 1990-05-28 | IN THE NEWS $300: Paul Tagliabue succeeded Pete Rozelle as commissioner of this league the NFL |
#1336, aired 1990-05-28 | IN THE NEWS $400: In 1989 Money Magazine & Places Rated Almanac listed this N.W. city as the best U.S. city in which to live Seattle |
#1336, aired 1990-05-28 | IN THE NEWS $500: This champion of the Prague Spring reforms was elected Speaker of Parliament in Czechoslovakia Alexander Dubcek |
#1320, aired 1990-05-04 | IN THE NEWS $200: Garry Kasparov recently beat a computer program, Deep Thought, in a game of this Chess |
#1320, aired 1990-05-04 | IN THE NEWS $400: This evangelist who has personally preached to over 100 mil. now has his own star on Hollywood Blvd. Rev. Billy Graham |
#1320, aired 1990-05-04 | IN THE NEWS $600: Leftist guerrillas are in their 10th yr. of trying to overthrow this country's gov't now led by Alfredo Cristiani El Salvador |
#1320, aired 1990-05-04 | IN THE NEWS $800: This oil company announced it is moving its hdqrs. from Rockefeller Center in NYC to Irving, Texas Exxon |
#1320, aired 1990-05-04 | IN THE NEWS $1000: Relics of this culture found at Nimrud in Iraq's Nineveh region were called the greatest find since King Tut Assyrian |
#1284, aired 1990-03-15 | IN THE NEWS $100: Va. sells over 40 tons a month of these chicken parts to the Far East; 20 tons right ones & 20 tons left chicken feet |
#1284, aired 1990-03-15 | IN THE NEWS $200: In July 1989 Mark Wellman, a paraplegic, climbed the El Capitan peak in this park Yosemite |
#1284, aired 1990-03-15 | IN THE NEWS $300: In a vote set for 1991, this commonwealth could become a state Puerto Rico |
#1284, aired 1990-03-15 | IN THE NEWS $400: Asked if this band reunited solely for the money, Ron Wood said, "No, that's The Who" The Rolling Stones |
#1284, aired 1990-03-15 | IN THE NEWS $500: Allegations from an ex-geisha helped bring down this number one man in the Japanese government Sosuke Uno |
#1260, aired 1990-02-09 | NEWS OF THE '80s $100: This trade union outlawed in Poland in 1982 was restored to legal status in 1989 Solidarity |
#1260, aired 1990-02-09 | NEWS OF THE '80s $200: An estimated half of the 1.4 million illegal aliens who applied for amnesty in 1988 lived in this state California |
#1260, aired 1990-02-09 | NEWS OF THE '80s $300: In Feb. 1988 this Central American leader was indicted by a U.S. grand jury on drug trafficking charges Manuel Noriega (Panama) |
#1260, aired 1990-02-09 | NEWS OF THE '80s $400: In September 1989 Vietnam completed its withdrawal of military forces from this country Cambodia |
#1260, aired 1990-02-09 | NEWS OF THE '80s $500: On May 4, 1989 he was found guilty of accepting an illegal gratuity, a home security system Oliver North |
#1256, aired 1990-02-05 | IN THE NEWS $200: Several U.S. entrepreneurs are selling pieces of this wall that began to crumble in 1989 Berlin Wall |
#1256, aired 1990-02-05 | IN THE NEWS $400: Pilots & flight attendants ended their 8-month strike against this airline in November 1989 Eastern Airlines |
#1256, aired 1990-02-05 | IN THE NEWS $600: Responding to protests in Wenceslas Square, Miles Jakes resigned as pres. of this country Czechoslovakia |
#1256, aired 1990-02-05 | IN THE NEWS $1000: Rene Moawad was assassinated just 17 days after he became president of this country Lebanon |
#1256, aired 1990-02-05 | IN THE NEWS $2,000 (Daily Double): Teri Smith became the first living donor of this organ when her daughter Alyssa received part of hers liver |
#1246, aired 1990-01-22 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $100: In a recent autobiography, ex-wife Cyndy claims that she wrote college term papers for this ball player Steve Garvey |
#1246, aired 1990-01-22 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: Much of President Bush's anti-drug program is attributed to this man, his drug czar William Bennett |
#1246, aired 1990-01-22 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $300: In a renewed effort to stop poaching at Tsavo Nat'l Park, this country named Richard Leakey as wildlife dir. Kenya |
#1246, aired 1990-01-22 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: If you were invited to Tangier for a $2 mil. weekend birthday bash in August '89, it was probably his Malcolm Forbes |
#1246, aired 1990-01-22 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500: On July 28, 1989 Israeli forces went to Jibchit, Lebanon & carried this man back to Israel Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid |
#1232, aired 1990-01-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $100: His flight from Réunion to Zambia on the Concorde made him history's fastest pope John Paul II |
#1232, aired 1990-01-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: This consumer advocate was invited to the White House in 1989, the 1st time in over 8 years Ralph Nader |
#1232, aired 1990-01-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $300: 1989's winner of the Kentucky Derby Sunday Silence |
#1232, aired 1990-01-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: In a new version of "The Threepenny Opera", Sting plays this "Mack the Knife" character Macheath |
#1232, aired 1990-01-02 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500: This president of the Remington Shaver company liked the New England Patriots so much, he bought the team Victor Kiam |
#1206, aired 1989-11-27 | IN THE NEWS $200: Thanks to perestroika, lawyers in this country have created an advocacy assn., like a bar assn. Russia/Soviet Union |
#1206, aired 1989-11-27 | IN THE NEWS $400: In 1989 a warehouse in Nebraska was destroyed by a flood of this sugar by-product Molasses |
#1206, aired 1989-11-27 | IN THE NEWS $600: This Olympic runner who won 3 gold medals in 1988 retired recently to pursue writing & acting Florence Griffith Joyner |
#1206, aired 1989-11-27 | IN THE NEWS $800: One newspaper after another is fleeing this London street as banks & insurance COs move in Fleet Street |
#1206, aired 1989-11-27 | IN THE NEWS $1000: A jug of oil used to anoint kings of ancient Judah was recently found at Qumran near this body of water Dead Sea |
#1170, aired 1989-10-06 | IN THE NEWS $100: In January 1989 he announced he would not seek another term as governor of Massachusetts in 1990 Michael Dukakis |
#1170, aired 1989-10-06 | IN THE NEWS $200: Japan's chrysanthemum taboo limits discussion of this late emperor's participation in WWII Hirohito |
#1170, aired 1989-10-06 | IN THE NEWS $300: To convince New Jersey to deregulate wrestling, the WWF admitted this about the sport scripted/fake entertainment |
#1170, aired 1989-10-06 | IN THE NEWS $400: This So. American country lost millions after 2 cyanide-laced grapes turned up in Philadelphia Chile |
#1170, aired 1989-10-06 | IN THE NEWS $500: On his 1st foreign trip as president, Bush traveled to this country & discussed acid rain Canada |
#1165, aired 1989-09-29 | IN THE NEWS $100: Brenden Sullivan, Jr. was the chief defense lawyer for this Iran-Contra figure Oliver North |
#1165, aired 1989-09-29 | IN THE NEWS $200: Sergei Priakin, the 1st Soviet to play for an NHL team, was hired by this Alberta team in 1989 Calgary (Flames) |
#1165, aired 1989-09-29 | IN THE NEWS $300: The British film "Scandal" tells the story of her affair with John Profumo Christine Keeler |
#1165, aired 1989-09-29 | IN THE NEWS $400: Junk bond king who was earning about $550 million a year at Drexel Burnham Lambert before being indicted Michael Milken |
#1165, aired 1989-09-29 | IN THE NEWS $500: When this tanker ran aground in 1989, it caused the biggest oil spill in U.S. history the Exxon Valdez |
#1100, aired 1989-05-19 | IN THE NEWS $200: On April 7, 1989 a Soviet nuclear-powered submarine sank near this Scandinavian country Norway |
#1100, aired 1989-05-19 | IN THE NEWS $400: In February 1989 Jimmy Johnson was hired to replace him as coach of the Dallas Cowboys Tom Landry |
#1100, aired 1989-05-19 | IN THE NEWS $600: The Senate by a vote of 53-47, rejected this Bush nominee for Secretary of Defense on March 9, 1989 (John) Tower |
#1100, aired 1989-05-19 | IN THE NEWS $800: Robt. McFarlane became the 1st government official sentenced for his role in this the Iran-Contra Affair |
#1100, aired 1989-05-19 | IN THE NEWS $1000: On Feb. 10, 1989 this Washington. D.C. attorney became the 1st black to chair the Democratic Party Ronald Brown |
#1074, aired 1989-04-13 | IN THE NEWS $200: The diary of this man, credited with being the 1st to reach the North Pole, indicates he may have missed it (Robert) Peary |
#1074, aired 1989-04-13 | IN THE NEWS $400: Due to the low ratings on these in 1988, NBC promised key advertisers free air time the Olympics |
#1074, aired 1989-04-13 | IN THE NEWS $600: Reacting to some near collisions, the FAA cut the number of landings at these 2 Chicago airports O'Hare & Midway |
#1074, aired 1989-04-13 | IN THE NEWS $800: Vladimir Kryuchkov was recently named to head this organization Yuri Andropov once ran the KGB |
#1074, aired 1989-04-13 | IN THE NEWS $1000: New federal regulations require banks to clear out-of-state checks within this many business days 7 |
#1046, aired 1989-03-06 | IN THE NEWS $200: This comic woke the Discovery crew with a hearty "Good morning, Discovery!" Robin Williams |
#1046, aired 1989-03-06 | IN THE NEWS $400: This Canadian Olympic athlete, disqualified in 1988, has the same name as an Oscar-winning actor Ben Johnson |
#1046, aired 1989-03-06 | IN THE NEWS $800: Director Herbert Ross married this woman who was once a president's sister-in-law Lee Radziwill |
#1046, aired 1989-03-06 | IN THE NEWS $1000: The 1st 1988 presidential debate was held at Wake Forest University in this southern city Winston-Salem |
#1046, aired 1989-03-06 | IN THE NEWS $1,500 (Daily Double): In fall 1988 scientists announces that it only dates back to the 3 Middle Ages & is a fraud the Shroud of Turin |
#1028, aired 1989-02-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: The head of Poland's official labor unions debated this Solidarity leader on Polish TV Lech Walesa |
#1028, aired 1989-02-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: After 40 months of marriage to him, actress Julianne Phillips filed for divorce Springsteen |
#1028, aired 1989-02-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $600: The U.N. General Assembly voted 154-2 to move its session to Geneva to that he could address it Arafat |
#1028, aired 1989-02-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $800: A recent book by James Reston Jr. theorizes this Texas gov., not JFK, was Oswald's target (John) Connally |
#1028, aired 1989-02-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $2,000 (Daily Double): When sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan, she became the 1st woman to lead a Muslim nation Benazir Bhutto |
#1010, aired 1989-01-13 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: In July it was announced he would wed Kimberley Conrad, Miss January 1988 Hugh Hefner |
#1010, aired 1989-01-13 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: After Swiss Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre consecrated 4 new bishops, the pope did this to him ex-communicated |
#1010, aired 1989-01-13 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $600: Hilmers, Covey, Lounge, Hauck & Nelson astronauts on the space shuttle (crew of the Discovery) |
#1010, aired 1989-01-13 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $800: After the incident in which he used a gun, this columnist said he still favors gun control Carl Rowan |
#1010, aired 1989-01-13 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $1000: It's Michael Dukakis' middle name Stanley |
#994, aired 1988-12-22 | IN THE NEWS $200: The friends who bought them a house in Bel Air on St. Cloud Dr. changed the address from 666 to 668 Reagans |
#994, aired 1988-12-22 | IN THE NEWS $600: A new statue in the Paris Tuileries is of this Jewish soldier tried for treason & later exonerated (Alfred) Dreyfus |
#994, aired 1988-12-22 | IN THE NEWS $800: 1st diamond of this color to be put on permanent display was unveiled by the Smithsonian in 1988 red |
#994, aired 1988-12-22 | IN THE NEWS $1,600 (Daily Double): A number of states are blaming 1988 budget gaps on changes in this in 1987 federal income tax (federal tax laws) |
#990, aired 1988-12-16 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: 1988's Miss Burbank, "Powerjaws" Jayne Johnson, borrowed her gown from this Merv Griffin employee Vanna White |
#990, aired 1988-12-16 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: This 10-year-old's 6-year-old sister was also a "test tube baby" Louise Brown |
#990, aired 1988-12-16 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $600: Cutting ties to the West Bank in July 1988, he said the PLO alone will represent the Palestinians King Hussein of Jordan |
#990, aired 1988-12-16 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $800: Controversial film "The Last Temptation of Christ" is based on a novel by this author of "Zorba the Greek" Nikos Kazantzakis |
#990, aired 1988-12-16 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $1000: Allotted 15 minutes, this governor spoke for 32 at the Democratic National Convention Bill Clinton |
#987, aired 1988-12-13 | IN THE NEWS $100: San Diego's Wild Animal Park celebrated the arrival of the 1st of these bred & hatched in captivity (California) condor |
#987, aired 1988-12-13 | IN THE NEWS $200: This great composer has outlived his U.S. copyright on "Alexander's Ragtime Band" Irving Berlin |
#987, aired 1988-12-13 | IN THE NEWS $300: "Winning Colors" was a fitting winner for this event on Mother's Day weekend 1988 the Kentucky Derby |
#987, aired 1988-12-13 | IN THE NEWS $400: Joan Quigley became a star celebrity in May of '88 for this reason she was the Reagans' astrologer |
#987, aired 1988-12-13 | IN THE NEWS $500: Don Soffer's yacht, in the news again in '88 when seized under the Coast Guard's zero tolerance policy Monkey Business |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $100: In a TV interview she apologized to Vietnam vets for any hurt her anti-war activities caused them Jane Fonda |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $200: Raisa Gorbachev reportedly carries this credit card, even though we know who she is American Express |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $300: Recently L. Minnelli joined this famous, formerly all male club, but they haven't roasted her yet Friars Club |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $400: A group led by Madalyn Murray O'Hair wants to get these words removed from U.S. currency "In God We Trust" |
#978, aired 1988-11-30 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $500: She resigned as Screen Actors Guild president to produce a movie based on her autobiography Patty Duke Astin |
#969, aired 1988-11-17 | IN THE NEWS $100: Business is no longer "hopping" in these clubs, now that the last one in the U.S., in Lansing, Michigan, has closed Playboy Clubs |
#969, aired 1988-11-17 | IN THE NEWS $200: Forbes magazine said this singer has overtaken Bill Cosby as the highest-paid entertainer in the world Michael Jackson |
#969, aired 1988-11-17 | IN THE NEWS $300: This U.N. Secretary General negotiated a cease-fire between Iraq & Iran Javier Perez de Cuellar |
#969, aired 1988-11-17 | IN THE NEWS $400: Canada's maple sugar industry is directly endangered by this pollution acid rain |
#969, aired 1988-11-17 | IN THE NEWS $1,100 (Daily Double): A sharp decline in Cabbage Patch doll sales contributed to this toy company's filing Chapter 11 Coleco |
#963, aired 1988-11-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $100: After he moves out of his office on Pennsylvania Avenue, he rents an office in Los Angeles Ronald Reagan |
#963, aired 1988-11-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: Yuri Churbanov, son-in-law of this Soviet leader, was tried for taking bribes Leonid Brezhnev |
#963, aired 1988-11-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $300: This leader of the yippies in the 1960s recently debuted as a comedian in a New York club Abbie Hoffman |
#963, aired 1988-11-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: Larry Doyle and Neal Sternecky are reviving this comic strip that Walt Kelly created Pogo |
#963, aired 1988-11-09 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500: In September 1988 a storm forced his plane to land at Johannesburg, though it wasn't on his itinerary Pope John Paul II |
#960, aired 1988-11-04 | COUPLES IN THE NEWS $100: This "Big City" boy isn't allergic to pollan, Tracy Pollan that is Michael J. Fox |
#960, aired 1988-11-04 | COUPLES IN THE NEWS $200: They have been referred to as the "Vice" king & "The Ice Queen" Don Johnson & Barbra Streisand |
#960, aired 1988-11-04 | COUPLES IN THE NEWS $300: She's the new anchor in Mike Nichols' life Diane Sawyer |
#960, aired 1988-11-04 | COUPLES IN THE NEWS $400: In February she got an Olympic bronze; in March she got a gold wedding ring from Brian Hogen Debi Thomas |
#960, aired 1988-11-04 | COUPLES IN THE NEWS $500: A popular tabloid topic, Gitte & Gastineau are this pair Mark Gastineau & Brigitte Nielsen |
#919, aired 1988-09-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $100: Elisabeth Zinser resigned as president of Gallaudet U. after students protested that she wasn't this deaf |
#919, aired 1988-09-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: If aliens are ever greeted by Voyager 1, they'll hear the voice of this controversial Austrian Kurt Waldheim |
#919, aired 1988-09-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $300: When a companion was killed in an avalanche, the London press criticized this man's lifestyle Prince Charles |
#919, aired 1988-09-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: The very brief concert tour of these 3 veteran performers was dubbed a "Rat Pack Reunion" Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. & Dean Martin |
#919, aired 1988-09-08 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500: The Larry & Jerry who were litigants in a landmark Supreme Court case decided February 24, 1988 Larry Flynt & Jerry Falwell |
#903, aired 1988-07-06 | IN THE NEWS $100: One of the only classes for homeless kids in the U.S. is taught by Marilyn Treshow in this Utah city Salt Lake City |
#903, aired 1988-07-06 | IN THE NEWS $200: After admitting past marijuana use, he withdrew as a Supreme Court nominee Douglas Ginsburg |
#903, aired 1988-07-06 | IN THE NEWS $300: In late 1987, the bishop of this city helped free hostages held in prison by Cuban internees Miami |
#903, aired 1988-07-06 | IN THE NEWS $400: On Jan. 8, 1988, this Arizona governor & his brother were indicted on felony charges Evan Mecham |
#903, aired 1988-07-06 | IN THE NEWS $500: In early 1988, the U.S. Senate voted sharp limits on the use of these to screen job applicants a polygraph (lie detector) |
#889, aired 1988-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $100: The only part of his NBC interview cut on Soviet TV was his admitting he discussed affairs with Raisa Gorbachev |
#889, aired 1988-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $200: In January 1988, the Supreme Court ruled that this type of newspaper could be censored school |
#889, aired 1988-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $300: A new study indicates aggressive, type A personalities are actually less likely to die from this cause heart attacks |
#889, aired 1988-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $400: This embattled oil company announced it may owe the IRS $6 1/2 billion in back taxes Texaco |
#889, aired 1988-06-16 | IN THE NEWS $500: In its 5-year-long eruption, this volcano on a slope of Mauna Loa has destroyed over 50 homes Kilauea |
#875, aired 1988-05-27 | IN THE NEWS $100: Time magazine Man of the Year for 1987 Gorbachev |
#875, aired 1988-05-27 | IN THE NEWS $200: A new winery in this California wine region will soon be making an amusing domestic sake Napa |
#875, aired 1988-05-27 | IN THE NEWS $300: Of 3, 7, or 11 months, the longest time one person has spent in space 11 months |
#875, aired 1988-05-27 | IN THE NEWS $400: An oil spill on this Pennsylvania river on Jan. 2, 1980 forced thousands to melt snow for drinking water Monongahela |
#875, aired 1988-05-27 | IN THE NEWS $500: Sony announced that after 12 years of saying "No way", they will begin to market these in 1988 VHS style video cassette recorder |
#862, aired 1988-05-10 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $100: A woman known as "Passion Flower" fainted on the stand during this star's 1987 divorce trial Joan Collins |
#862, aired 1988-05-10 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $200: In 1987, she was reportedly dismissed from Brown University, but Rosalynn said she left voluntarily Amy Carter |
#862, aired 1988-05-10 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $300: This newswoman made the news herself by marrying Merv Adelson on May 10, 1986 Barbara Walters |
#862, aired 1988-05-10 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $400: Mr. Blackwell put this star of "A Different World" at the top of his 1987 worst-dressed list Lisa Bonet |
#862, aired 1988-05-10 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $500: Controversial Russian who now lives in Wisconsin under the name Lana Peters Svetlana Alliluyeva (Stalin) |
#844, aired 1988-04-14 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $200: In 1985, this former first lady's horsemanship won her the Lady Ardmore Challenge Trophy Jackie Kennedy |
#844, aired 1988-04-14 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $400: In 1987, this "Love Story" star became an editor-at-large for Architectural Digest Ali MacGraw |
#844, aired 1988-04-14 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $600: Jacqueline du Pre, inspiration for a play, "Duet For One", was famous for playing this instrument the cello |
#844, aired 1988-04-14 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $800: In 1987, she was given another title, "The Princess Royal", for her charity work Princess Anne |
#844, aired 1988-04-14 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $1000: In September 1987, the press revealed that Jillie Mack had done this secretly on August 7, 1987 marry Tom Selleck |
#780, aired 1988-01-15 | IN THE NEWS $100: Nearly 4 mil. of them were thought to be eligible for the U.S. amnesty program that began in 1987 illegal aliens |
#780, aired 1988-01-15 | IN THE NEWS $200: To discourage their use in holdups, one leading maker of BB guns is painting this part of toy guns orange the barrel |
#780, aired 1988-01-15 | IN THE NEWS $300: This great Spanish tenor sang in a $10 mil. version of "Aida" staged at the Temple of Luxor in Egypt Placido Domingo |
#674, aired 1987-07-09 | IN THE NEWS $200: In November of '86, saying "We need a fresh start", she asked for resignations of her entire cabinet (Corazon) Aquino |
#674, aired 1987-07-09 | IN THE NEWS $400: Position from which John Poindexter resigned at the outbreak of the "Contragate" furor National Security Advisor |
#674, aired 1987-07-09 | IN THE NEWS $600: Once largest GM stockholder, his shares were bought out by GM for $700 million H. Ross Perot |
#674, aired 1987-07-09 | IN THE NEWS $800: The 2 pilots who flew "Voyager" non-stop around the world (Dick) Rutan & (Jeana) Yeager |
#654, aired 1987-06-11 | IN THE NEWS $200: It was blamed in deaths of both Md. basketball star Len Bias, & Cleveland Browns' back Don Rogers cocaine |
#654, aired 1987-06-11 | IN THE NEWS $400: On Feb. 15, 1986, Philippine Nat'l Assembly declared this candidate winner in the presidential election Marcos |
#654, aired 1987-06-11 | IN THE NEWS $600: In April 1986, he gave his first concert in Russia since leaving that country 61 years earlier Vladimir Horowitz |
#654, aired 1987-06-11 | IN THE NEWS $800: Rivals Eastern Airlines & People Express were both bought by this company Texas Air |
#654, aired 1987-06-11 | IN THE NEWS $1000: Feb. 26, 1986, Robert Penn Warren became 1st American named to this national position Poet Laureate of the United States |
#545, aired 1987-01-09 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $200: His wife, Safia, has been quoted as saying "If I thought he was a terrorist, I would not stay with him" Muammar Gaddafi |
#545, aired 1987-01-09 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $400: On May 20, 1986, Sharon Wood became 1st North American woman to reach the top of this Mount Everest |
#545, aired 1987-01-09 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $600: Of Bardot, Deneuve, or Fonda, the 1 not suing Roger Vadim for invasion of privacy Jane Fonda |
#545, aired 1987-01-09 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $800: She 1st defected to the West in 1967, returned to Russia in 1984, then came back to the U.S., April 16, 1986 Svetlana Alliluyeva |
#545, aired 1987-01-09 | WOMEN IN THE NEWS $1000: In election here in '80, Vigdis Finnbogaddotir became 1st elected female president in the world Iceland |
#544, aired 1987-01-08 | IN THE NEWS $200: New York landmark whose actual 100th anniversary was October 28, 1986, not July 4th Statue of Liberty |
#544, aired 1987-01-08 | IN THE NEWS $400: To the nearest billion, current population of the earth 5 |
#544, aired 1987-01-08 | IN THE NEWS $600: Tracked down by the FCC, John R. MacDougall confessed to being this video pirate on HBO Captain Midnight |
#544, aired 1987-01-08 | IN THE NEWS $800: By a single vote, the House of Commons has recently banned this in British schools caning (corporal punishment) |
#544, aired 1987-01-08 | IN THE NEWS $1000: In July '86, Jason Jr. sent back photographs of this Titanic |
#528, aired 1986-12-17 | IN THE NEWS $100: Major news story that "leaked" out of Russia April 28, 1986 Chernobyl (the nuclear disaster) |
#528, aired 1986-12-17 | IN THE NEWS $200: He called Mayor Clint Eastwood to ask "What's an actor who once played with a monkey doing in politics?" Ronald Reagan |
#528, aired 1986-12-17 | IN THE NEWS $300: Gov. Deukmejian said "She fainted very gracefully" as she toured California Pavilion at Expo '86 Princess Diana |
#528, aired 1986-12-17 | IN THE NEWS $400: During search for Shuttle debris, the Navy found a floating bag with $13 mil. worth of this contraband cocaine |
#528, aired 1986-12-17 | IN THE NEWS $500: Not wanting to show passports, diplomats going between this city's halves will show ID cards instead Berlin |
#324, aired 1985-12-05 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $100: It's who spokesman
Larry Speakes speaks for the president |
#324, aired 1985-12-05 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $200: Chapter on St. Vitus' dance has been dropped from 40th anniv. edition of his "Baby & Child Care" Dr. Spock |
#324, aired 1985-12-05 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $300: His cocaine bust in London put Mike Hammer in the slammer Stacy Keach |
#324, aired 1985-12-05 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: He's managed Minnesota, Detroit, Texas, N.Y., N.Y., Oakland, N.Y. & N.Y. in that order Billy Martin |
#324, aired 1985-12-05 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $500: 2 Senators,
William Cohen & this former presidential candidate, have teamed to write a spy thriller Gary Hart |
#51, aired 1984-11-19 | $ IN THE NEWS $200: Up through the convention, Mondale spent $18,644,878.39 trying to get this job the presidency |
#51, aired 1984-11-19 | $ IN THE NEWS $400: This actor's spaghetti sauce & salad dressing should raise $2.5 mil. for charity this year Paul Newman |
#51, aired 1984-11-19 | $ IN THE NEWS $600: This gov't group has been buying 3¢ transistors for $110 Defense Department (Pentagon accepted) |
#37, aired 1984-10-30 | THE NEWS $200: Time of day one can see newswomen Sawyer, London & Pauley the morning |
#37, aired 1984-10-30 | THE NEWS $400: They ended their newscast with "Goodnight, Dave. Goodnight, Chet". Huntley & Brinkley |
#37, aired 1984-10-30 | THE NEWS $600: He was and you weren't Chevy Chase |
#37, aired 1984-10-30 | THE NEWS $800: Correspondent we go "On the Road" with Sunday morning Charles Kuralt |
#37, aired 1984-10-30 | THE NEWS $1000: He began his shows with, "Good evening Mr. & Mrs. North America and all the ships at sea" Walter Winchell |