| #9074, aired 2024-04-04 | HISTORICAL QUOTES $1200: In a 1790 speech in Dublin, John Curran said the price of liberty is "eternal" this vigilance |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS $500: In 1790, this smallest of the 13 original colonies became the last to ratify the Constitution Rhode Island |
| #8895, aired 2023-06-16 | OPPOSITIONAL BOOK TITLES $2000: A page from this visionary English poet & artist's "The Marriage of Heaven & Hell" from around 1790 is seen here William Blake |
| #10, aired 2023-05-15 | THE FRENCH REVOLUTION $1000: The biggest celebration of the Revolution was held on July 14, 1790, not on the Champs-Élysées, but on this Champ Champ de Mars |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | A SALT $200: The gabelle, an unpopular salt tax, was a contributing spark to this upheaval & was repealed in the midst of it, in 1790 the French Revolution |
| #8739, aired 2022-11-10 | ALL OVER THE MAP $800: Discovered in 1767 by a British naval officer, this 2-mile-long island was uninhabited until 1790, but a mutiny changed that Pitcairn |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | BE MERRY $800: In a painting by Charles Thévenin, Parisians celebrate the anniversary of the Revolution on this date in 1790 July 14th |
| #8611, aired 2022-04-04 | CHANGES ON THE U.S. MAP $1000: To honor a society of Revolutionary War vets & a Roman citizen-soldier, Losantiville, Ohio was given this new name in 1790 Cincinnati |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | THE BEGINNING $600: This body first assembled Feb. 1, 1790, but John Jay had to postpone actual proceedings a day as not all the members had made it the Supreme Court |
| #8457, aired 2021-08-03 | TYPICAL JASON $800: Jason lives in this kind of 5-letter area, like 5% of Americans in the 1790 census but 75% in the 1990 census urban |
| #8424, aired 2021-06-17 | EVEN NUMBERS $1600: Year ending in zero in which Rhode Island ratified the Constitution, the last of the 13 colonies to do so 1790 |
| #8395, aired 2021-05-07 | A WHOPP"INGTON" OF A CITY $400: In 1790 Congress set aside land for this city Washington, D.C. |
| #8365, aired 2021-03-26 | GIMME THE NUMBERS! $3,600 (Daily Double): It's the difference in the number of U.S. states in 2020 vs. the number of U.S. states in 1790 37 |
| #8303, aired 2020-12-16 | MINCED OATHS $800: This "sticky" oath, a variant of "damnation", goes back to 1790 & may be derived from "eternal" tarnation |
| #8206, aired 2020-04-20 | THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE $1600: (MSNBC's Steve Kornacki presents by a display monitor.) New York didn't choose its electors in time and Rhode Island and North Carolina hadn't yet ratified the Constitution, but the vote was otherwise unanimous when every elector cast a vote for George Washington in this year 1789 |
| #8194, aired 2020-04-02 | FAMOUS NAMES $400: When the federal capital moved to this city in 1790, Pres. Washington used a legal loophole to avoid freeing his slaves Philadelphia |
| #8190, aired 2020-03-27 | DEMOGRAPHY $800: Conducted in 1790, the first Census revealed a U.S. population of 3.9 million, with this state being the most populous Virginia |
| #8161, aired 2020-02-17 | ACT OF CONGRESS AKAs $400: 1790: "an act providing for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States" the Census |
| #8161, aired 2020-02-17 | ACT OF CONGRESS AKAs $800: 1790: "an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors" Copyright |
| #7939, aired 2019-02-28 | ARTS & CULTURE $400: This composer's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" premiered in 1790 Mozart |
| #7881, aired 2018-12-10 | THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES $400: The bank began with a proposal to Congress from this Treasury Secretary in 1790 Alexander Hamilton |
| #7821, aired 2018-09-17 | STRIPES ON THE FLAG $1600: Used since 1790, France's tricolor may stand for the colors of Paris & this royal house house of Bourbon |
| #7798, aired 2018-07-04 | 5, 5 $1,000 (Daily Double): It was established in 1790 as the Revenue Marine Service the Coast Guard |
| #7775, aired 2018-06-01 | HISTORIC "P"LACES $800: From 1790 to 1808 the location of the wanted men who had settled this Pacific island was unknown to the world Pitcairn Island |
| #7729, aired 2018-03-29 | THE CENSUS ASKS $1000: 1790-1860:
Number of members of a household who were these slaves |
| #7700, aired 2018-02-16 | TRAVEL EURASIA $1200: The U.S. embassy in Berlin is just south of this landmark dating from around 1790 the Brandenburg Gate |
| #7648, aired 2017-12-06 | NATIONAL DAYS $800: Aug. 4 honors this military branch whose forebear, the Revenue Cutter Service, was founded on that day in 1790 the Coast Guard |
| #7627, aired 2017-11-07 | THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY $1200: The following overture by this composer was first heard in 1790 Mozart |
| #7601, aired 2017-10-02 | WELCOME BACK, U.S. SUPREME COURT $1000: In 1790 this Sec. of State made fun of British wigs, putting an end to any thought of our justices wearing them Thomas Jefferson |
| #7558, aired 2017-06-21 | HISTORICAL FICTION $400: In Robert Carter's "Courage", the hero attempts to save a lost love from this type of execution in 1790 France the guillotine |
| #7490, aired 2017-03-17 | COLUMBIA $400: Columbia, Penn. got its name in the hope that Congress would make it this, an effort that missed in 1790 by a few votes the capital |
| #7438, aired 2017-01-04 | HISTORIC OBJECTS $200: In 1790 the Marquis de Lafayette gifted George Washington with the main key to this prison, & it's still on display at Mount Vernon the Bastille |
| #7271, aired 2016-04-04 | INTO THIN AIR $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Pitcarin Island) In 1790,
this British naval ship
came here to Pitcairn Island and was stripped and burned
so there would be no trace of her the Bounty |
| #7216, aired 2016-01-18 | THE FRENCH REVOLUTION $1600: In 1790 a tricolor flag replaced one that featured this floral emblem the fleur-de-lis |
| #7140, aired 2015-10-02 | THAT'S HISTORY $4,000 (Daily Double): This 1790 act gave authors exclusive control of their works for 14 years; violators were fined 50 cents per page the Copyright Act |
| #7104, aired 2015-07-02 | U.S. MARSHALS $1600: The Marshals don't just chase bad guys; from 1790 to 1870, they were responsible for taking this every 10 years the census |
| #7086, aired 2015-06-08 | COURT-LY LOVE $400: February 2, 1790 saw this group hold its very first session, with John Jay presiding the Supreme Court |
| #7003, aired 2015-02-11 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY $1600: Around 1790 Benjamin Banneker helped survey the land that became this city Washington, D.C. |
| #6955, aired 2014-12-05 | THE 18th CENTURY $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1790 he became our first Secretary of State; he got a big promotion a little over a decade later Thomas Jefferson |
| #6872, aired 2014-07-01 | CHARLESTON CHOOSY $600: Charleston ceased to be the state capital in 1790, when the legislature moved to this city Columbia |
| #6775, aired 2014-02-14 | WHERE WERE YOU & WHEN? $1200: William V,
Prince of Orange,
1790:
ruling in this country the Netherlands |
| #6709, aired 2013-11-14 | U.S. HISTORY: THE FIRST 100 YEARS $600: In the first census, 1790, New York was America's largest city & this was the most populous state Virginia |
| #6685, aired 2013-10-11 | LITERARY RECORDS $800: John Barry's "Philadelphia Spelling Book" of 1790 was the first book in America with this protection copyright |
| #6669, aired 2013-09-19 | THAT'S THE STORY $800: Though its name harks back to medieval times, this genre of mystery & terror thrived from 1790 to 1820 gothic novel |
| #6607, aired 2013-05-14 | AMERICA AFTER THE REVOLUTION $1200: In 1790 Dobson's Encyclopaedia, the American version of this, began printing, taking 7 years to complete the Encyclopedia Britannica |
| #6553, aired 2013-02-27 | "P"s ON EARTH $1000: In 1790 some British sailors landed at this island & then stripped & burned the HMS Bounty Pitcairn |
| #6498, aired 2012-12-12 | EARLY U.S. CAPITALS $800: Pierre L'Enfant remodeled this hall in Lower Manhattan before it was the seat of government in 1789 & 1790 Federal Hall |
| #6493, aired 2012-12-05 | 18th CENTURY PEOPLE $1200: She disliked living in New York City; living in Philadelphia from 1790 to 1797 suited her a bit better Martha Washington |
| #6482, aired 2012-11-20 | NAME THAT U.S. CURRENCY NOTE $600: In 1790 the man on this note submitted a "Report on the National Bank" the $10 |
| #6469, aired 2012-11-01 | POLYNESIA $800: In January 1790 the population of Pitcairn Island went from 0 to 28:
19 Tahitians & 9 British sailors, led by him Fletcher Christian |
| #6415, aired 2012-07-06 | STARTING WORDS $1000: In 1790, explorer James Bruce published "Travels to discover" this origin point "of the Nile" the source |
| #6347, aired 2012-04-03 | HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS $800: One genealogist estimates around 90% of Kentucky's 1790 population had arrived there via this road the Wilderness Road |
| #6019, aired 2010-11-11 | WRITERS ON THE MOVE $400: In 1790 William Wordsworth spent his summer vacation in this revolution-torn country France |
| #5778, aired 2009-10-28 | FRENCH HISTORY $800: The law that made July 14 a holiday actually honored that date in this year, 1 year later than you might think 1790 |
| #5672, aired 2009-04-14 | "GREAT" LEADERS $1200: Hawaii, c. 1790-1819 Kamehameha the Great |
| #5612, aired 2009-01-20 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME $1,000 (Daily Double): The White House Green Room is decorated in this style at its most popular between 1790 & 1820 Federal |
| #5566, aired 2008-11-17 | AN "F" IN HISTORY $800: From 1788 to 1790 Russia & Sweden fought over this country Finland |
| #5342, aired 2007-11-27 | THE ARTS $800: Beginning around 1790 in NYC, Duncan Phyfe was a leader in the artful manufacturing of this furniture |
| #5229, aired 2007-05-10 | HISTORY THROUGH FOOTBALL $3,000 (Daily Double): British Major and spy John Andre was an "ineligible receiver" when he got the secret plans to this location in 1790 West Point |
| #5108, aired 2006-11-22 | BODIES OF WATER $1600: This bay off Pitcairn Island is named for the ship that was burned & sunk in its waters on January 23, 1790 Bounty Bay |
| #5064, aired 2006-09-21 | WHERE AM I? $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew walks atop a lush seaside hill.) I'm at this site in New York State bought by Congress for $11,085 in 1790 at the request of the Secretary of War West Point |
| #4885, aired 2005-12-02 | THE FRENCH REVOLUTION $1000: In March 1790 Robespierre was elected president of this powerful political "club" the Jacobins |
| #4879, aired 2005-11-24 | RELATIVITY AT 100 $400: Einstein's groundbreaking papers appeared in the German journal Annals of this science founded in 1790 Physics |
| #4854, aired 2005-10-20 | THE VIRGINIAN $800: In 1790 this Virginian & "Federalist" co-author began to worry about states losing their rights Madison |
| #4826, aired 2005-09-12 | STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSES $400: Washington's first State of the Union message, in this year, began with the good news of North Carolina joining the Union 1790 |
| #4812, aired 2005-07-05 | HISTORY $800: In February 1790 this man presided over the first meeting of the Supreme Court John Jay |
| #4705, aired 2005-02-04 | IT HAPPENED ONE FEBRUARY $400: Its first session was Feb. 1, 1790; it adjourned Feb. 10, as no cases were before it the Supreme Court |
| #4636, aired 2004-11-01 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1,600 (Daily Double): In the first census conducted in 1790, this state, with nearly 692,000 people, was the most populous Virginia |
| #4626, aired 2004-10-18 | 18th CENTURY AMERICA $1200: In 1790 printing began on Dobson's Encyclopedia, an 18-volume American edition of this British reference work Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| #4568, aired 2004-06-16 | POLL $1600: The first of these held in the U.S. was in 1790 & revealed a total population of nearly 4 million a census |
| #4564, aired 2004-06-10 | THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE $800: One of the supports for the bridge covers the spot on Cherry Street where this couple lived from 1789 to 1790 George & Martha Washington |
| #4543, aired 2004-05-12 | PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES $800: Harrison Tyler, who lives at Sherwood Forest Plantation in Va., is the grandson of this pres. who was born in 1790 John Tyler |
| #4533, aired 2004-04-28 | MORE THINGS THAT HAPPENED $200: The Festival of Federation, celebrated July 14, 1790 honoring an event the year before, is now this holiday Bastille Day |
| #4514, aired 2004-04-01 | THE "PIT" $2000: Mutineers first inhabited this South Pacific island in 1790 Pitcairn |
| #4479, aired 2004-02-12 | TEENS IN HISTORY $1600: As a teen in the 1790's, this South American "liberator" was sent to Spain to complete his schooling Simón Bolívar |
| #4421, aired 2003-11-24 | NAME THAT CENTURY $800: Ben Franklin dies 18th century (1790) |
| #4270, aired 2003-03-07 | IT'S TYLER TIME! $400: John Tyler was born in this state in 1790 (don't say naked) & he died in it in 1862 (don't say naked) Virginia |
| #4029, aired 2002-02-21 | THE 18th CENTURY $800: You may get sleepy at bedtime from this Iberian dessert wine produced by Sanderman since 1790 port (*sherry) |
| #3797, aired 2001-02-20 | FEBRUARY DATEBOOK $400: Feb. 1, 1790:
John Jay presides over the first meeting of this body U.S. Supreme Court |
| #3653, aired 2000-06-21 | JOHN QUINCY ADAMS $100: When John Quincy passed the bar in 1790, his father had this job vice president |
| #3640, aired 2000-06-02 | WAR! $1000: In 1790 Cornwallis was leading this company's campaigns to annex Mysore British East India Company |
| #3623, aired 2000-05-10 | THE 18th CENTURY $2,700 (Daily Double): An island first seen in 1767 by a sailor with this last name was colonized in 1790 by mutineers Pitcairn |
| #3585, aired 2000-03-17 | BORN IN IRELAND $200: In 1790 this future Waterloo-winning general was elected to the Irish parliament Duke of Wellington |
| #3540, aired 2000-01-14 | U.S. HISTORY $1,100 (Daily Double): His funeral on April 21, 1790 drew 20,000 mourners in Philadelphia, the largest U.S. public gathering to that time Benjamin Franklin |
| #3383, aired 1999-04-28 | KINGS & QUEENS $400: This Hawaiian king whose name means "the very lonely one" conquered Maui in 1790 King Kamehameha |
| #3295, aired 1998-12-25 | SPEAKING CONSERVATIVELY $1000: 1790's "Reflections on the Revolution in France" is a major work by this British statesman & thinker Edmund Burke |
| #3283, aired 1998-12-09 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS $200: 17 amendments were passed by the house, but only this many became part of the Constitution in 1790 10 |
| #3263, aired 1998-11-11 | THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BEN FRANKLIN $600: One of my last public acts was signing a 1790 petition to Congress urging the abolition of this Slavery |
| #3253, aired 1998-10-28 | SHOCKING! $700 (Daily Double): In the 1790's William Ireland "discovered" (actually wrote) this man's play "Vortigern And Rowena" William Shakespeare |
| #3101, aired 1998-02-09 | COME TO YOUR CENSUS $400: The 1st U.S. census was held in this century the 18th century (1790) |
| #2950, aired 1997-05-30 | LETTERS $200: In 1790 this president wrote a letter on religious toleration to the Jews of Newport, Rhode Island George Washington |
| #2948, aired 1997-05-28 | THE FRENCH REVOLUTION $1000: 1790's new tricolor flag replaced one with this floral symbol the fleur-de-lis |
| #2919, aired 1997-04-17 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $500: The first president who had been a U.S. senator, he represented Virginia from 1790 to 1794 James Monroe |
| #2916, aired 1997-04-14 | GENEALOGY $100: Conducted every 10 years by the U.S. government since 1790, it's a major resource for ancestor hunters Census |
| #2823, aired 1996-12-04 | U.S. CITIES $200: In 1790 it succeeded Charleston as South Carolina's capital Columbia |
| #2804, aired 1996-11-07 | U.S. HISTORY $100: In 1790 the Society of Friends made its first petition to Congress to abolish this slavery |
| #2753, aired 1996-07-17 | OPERA $200: This Austrian composer's 1790 opera "Cosi fan tutte" is set in 18th c. Naples W.A. Mozart |
| #2661, aired 1996-03-11 | POT LUCK $200: From 1785 to 1790, Federal Hall in this city served as the U.S. Capitol New York City |
| #2657, aired 1996-03-05 | COMPOSERS $200: 1790's "Cosi Fan Tutte" was his first opera commission since 1787's "Don Giovanni" Mozart |
| #2630, aired 1996-01-26 | FAMOUS FIRSTS $100: Conducted in 1790, the first of these in the U.S. showed a population of 3.9 million census |
| #2585, aired 1995-11-24 | STATE CAPITALS $300: For 2 months in 1784, it served as the temporary capital of the U.S.; it became New Jersey's capital in 1790 Trenton |
| #2574, aired 1995-11-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1,200 (Daily Double): The April 21, 1790 funeral of this Pennsylvanian drew a crowd of 20,000 mourners Benjamin Franklin |
| #2566, aired 1995-10-30 | CONGRESS $200: Before moving to Washington, Congress met in this city's Congress Hall from 1790 to 1800 Philadelphia |
| #2549, aired 1995-10-05 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: In May 1790 this smallest state became the last of the 13 colonies to ratify the Constitution Rhode Island |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | 1790 $200: Congress passed its first laws providing this protection to inventors patents |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | 1790 $400: This island was occupied by Bounty mutineers in 1790 Pitcairn Island |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | 1790 $600: In 1790 Duncan Phyfe settled in NYC & opened a shop to make this furniture |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | 1790 $800: This marquis was released from the lunatic asylum at Charenton (Marquis) de Sade |
| #2482, aired 1995-05-23 | 1790 $1000: Hamilton, later the capital of this British island dependency, was founded in 1790 Bermuda |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | THE BANK OF ENGLAND $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1790 he persuaded the U.S. Congress to model the Bank of the U.S. on the Bank of England (Alexander) Hamilton |
| #2410, aired 1995-02-10 | THE SUPREME COURT $1,500 (Daily Double): The court held its first session in February 1790 in this city New York City |
| #2336, aired 1994-10-31 | WILLS & BEQUESTS $400: When this statesman died in 1790, he left G. Washington his "crabtree walking stick, with a gold head" Benjamin Franklin |
| #2256, aired 1994-05-30 | U.S. HISTORY $600: In 1790 one of America's first cotton mills was established in Pawtucket in this state Rhode Island |
| #2227, aired 1994-04-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Before he died in 1790, this Pennsylvanian's last public act was to sign an appeal to abolish slavery Ben Franklin |
| #2207, aired 1994-03-22 | THE 1790s $1,200 (Daily Double): This city was capital of the United States 1790-1800 Philadelphia |
| #2200, aired 1994-03-11 | THE FRENCH REVOLUTION $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1790 Paris was divided into 48 sections & the country was divided into 83 of these departments |
| #2143, aired 1993-12-22 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $400: The Coast Guard traces its history to 1790, when the Revenue Marine was created by this Treasury Secretary (Alexander) Hamilton |
| #2132, aired 1993-12-07 | THOMAS JEFFERSON $600: In March 1790 in New York, Jefferson became the first secretary of this Cabinet department State |
| #2030, aired 1993-06-04 | HISTORIC COUPLES $100: In 1790 she fled Martinique because of an uprising; 6 years later she married Napoleon Josephine |
| #2019, aired 1993-05-20 | U.S. HISTORY $600: In 1790 Philadelphia replaced this city as the new capital of the U.S. New York City |
| #2011, aired 1993-05-10 | ATLANTIC CITIES $600: In 1790 Columbia replaced this city as South Carolina's capital Charleston |
| #1998, aired 1993-04-21 | "F" IN HISTORY $500: In 1790 20,000 people attended his funeral in Philadelphia, & you can "print" that Benjamin Franklin |
| #1933, aired 1993-01-20 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: On Jan. 1, 1790 he initiated the custom of a presidential reception on New Year's Day President Washington |
| #1896, aired 1992-11-30 | U.S. HISTORY $200: In 1790 Samuel Hopkins was issued the first one of these for a new process of making potash a patent |
| #1771, aired 1992-04-20 | U.S. CURRENCY $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1790 the Treasury Department began redeeming these worthless bills at 1¢ on the dollar Continental Congress bills (the Continentals) |
| #1723, aired 1992-02-12 | SHIPS $200: Upon reaching Pitcairn Island in 1790, it was stripped of everything usable & then burned the Bounty |
| #1672, aired 1991-12-03 | SMUGGLING $500: The fleet now known as this was founded in 1790 by Alexander Hamilton to prevent smuggling the Coast Guard |
| #1453, aired 1990-12-19 | U.S. CITIES $200: In 1790 this city replaced Charleston South Carolina's capital Columbia |
| #1431, aired 1990-11-19 | COLONIAL AMERICA $400: Between 1702 & 1790, Burlington alternated with Perth Amboy as capital of this colony New Jersey |
| #13, aired 1990-09-08 | EARLY AMERICA $4,000 (Daily Double): In 1790 John Carroll of this city became the 1st American appointed a Roman Catholic bishop Baltimore |
| #1304, aired 1990-04-12 | 1790 $200: The U.S. held the 1st of these decennial surveys & counted 697,681 slaves in a population of 3,929,214 the Census |
| #1304, aired 1990-04-12 | 1790 $600: "Cosi fan tutte", an opera buffa by this composer, opened in January at the Burgtheater in Vienna Mozart |
| #1304, aired 1990-04-12 | 1790 $800: Leopold II succeeded his brother Joseph II as ruler of this empire Holy Roman Empire |
| #1304, aired 1990-04-12 | 1790 $1000: Religious orders were abolished, & bishops & priests became elected officials in this country France |
| #1304, aired 1990-04-12 | 1790 $1,600 (Daily Double): At the Royal Exchange Bldg. in NYC, this body held its first session, with John Jay presiding the Supreme Court |
| #1295, aired 1990-03-30 | AMERICAN RELIGION $600 (Daily Double): In 1790 the first emancipation petition was submitted to Congress by this religious group Quakers |
| #1273, aired 1990-02-28 | EARLY AMERICA $100: In 1790 the 1st of these was issued; it went to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont for a new method of making potash a patent |
| #1241, aired 1990-01-15 | FURNITURE $500: This American furniture style that appeared about 1790 was named for the new style of government the Federal style |
| #1212, aired 1989-12-05 | LITERATURE $200: In the 1790 work "A Narrative of the Mutiny on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty" he told his side Captain Bligh |
| #1126, aired 1989-06-26 | 18TH C. AMERICA $600: The 1st Census of the United States was held in this year 1790 |
| #1083, aired 1989-04-26 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: In December 1790 Congress packed up in New York & moved to this city Philadelphia |
| #1034, aired 1989-02-16 | FEBRUARY $400: On Feb., 1790 the Supreme Court met for the 1st time, & this chief justice presided John Jay |
| #934, aired 1988-09-29 | HISTORIC QUOTES $2,000 (Daily Double): In an Irish election campaign in 1790, John Philpot Curran said this "is the price of liberty" eternal vigilance |
| #925, aired 1988-09-16 | 18th C. AMERICA $100: Congress authorized the selection of this city's site on July 16, 1790 Washington, D.C. (the District of Columbia) |
| #810, aired 1988-02-26 | PRISONS $300: Under this religious group's 1790 plan in Philadelphia, prisoners were kept isolated from each other Quakers |
| #733, aired 1987-11-11 | 18TH CENTURY AMERICA $200: It revealed a population of almost four million when first taken in 1790 the first US census |
| #606, aired 1987-04-06 | U.S. STATES $300: In the 1790 census, this state had the most people, a few of whom didn't go on to be president Virginia |
| #493, aired 1986-10-29 | EARLY AMERICA $200: In 1790, Congress asked him to choose a location for our nation's capital George Washington |
| #274, aired 1985-09-26 | HISTORY $200: In 1790, mutineers from this ship settled on Pitcairn Island the HMS Bounty |
| #146, aired 1985-04-01 | U.S. HISTORY $300: It was America's capital from 1790 to 1800 Philadelphia |
| #144, aired 1985-03-28 | U.S. HISTORY $2,400 (Daily Double): When the 1st U.S. Census was taken in 1790, this was determined to be the largest city Philadelphia |
| #126, aired 1985-03-04 | SCIENCE $600: Measuring system established in France in 1790, called originally "Systeme Internationale" metric system |
