| #9047, aired 2024-02-27 | AWARDS & HONORS $800: This highest French order was founded in 1802 by Napoleon the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honor) |
| #9030, aired 2024-02-02 | A LONG SESSION OF MONOPOLY $600: Having gotten a 20-year monopoly for steamboat navigation in New York, Robert Livingston paired with him to, y'know, build a boat in 1802 Fulton |
| #8907, aired 2023-07-04 | HAPPY JULY 4th! $200: On July 4th in 1802, the U.S. Military Academy at this location formally opened West Point |
| #8904, aired 2023-06-29 | LIT-POURRI $400: "London, 1802" by Wordsworth is an example of an Italian or Petrarchan one of these a sonnet |
| #8753, aired 2022-11-30 | DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SIGNERS $1200: On Jan. 1, 1802 he wrote of "building a wall of separation between church & state" Jefferson |
| #8742, aired 2022-11-15 | A LITTLE PEACE OF HISTORY $1600: On March 27, 1802 Britain & France signed a treaty at this city whose name begins with "Ami"; they stayed friends for 14 months Amiens |
| #6, aired 2022-10-30 | DIRECTIONAL GEOGRAPHY IN AMERICA $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1802 Congress passed the act establishing the U.S. Military Academy at this site on the banks of the Hudson West Point |
| #8685, aired 2022-07-15 | YOU WILL GET BETTER HERE $800: In 1802 Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades was the first of these institutions a children's hospital |
| #8655, aired 2022-06-03 | RENAISSANCE ART & ARTISTS $400: In 2016 Leonardo's painting of this preacher in Mark 1 got its first cleaning since 1802 John the Baptist |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY $200: Established in 1802, it's the oldest of the U.S. armed forces academies West Point |
| #8081, aired 2019-10-28 | "C"IENCE $600: These clouds, whose names begin with "C-U", were identified in 1802 & are associated with nice weather cumulus |
| #8063, aired 2019-10-02 | THE WORKING DEAD $800: Last name of E.I., who founded his company in Delaware in 1802 du Pont |
| #7798, aired 2018-07-04 | ON THE FOURTH OF JULY $800: It officially opened July 4, 1802 with 10 cadets West Point |
| #7716, aired 2018-03-12 | THE LAKE SHOW $2000: In 1802 Matthew Flinders discovered the rather unusual-looking & very salty Lake Hillier in this nation Australia |
| #7524, aired 2017-05-04 | U.S. HISTORY $1200: Last name of the man who broke ground for his first powder mills on Delaware's Brandywine River on July 19, 1802 du Pont |
| #7476, aired 2017-02-27 | POETRY & BRIDGES $1200: This "word"y romantic poet wrote a poem upon Westminster Bridge Sept. 3, 1802 (William) Wordsworth |
| #7428, aired 2016-12-21 | PARDON MY FRENCH $400: At an 1802 White House dinner, Thomas Jefferson supplied the starch with these "in the French manner" potatoes |
| #7369, aired 2016-09-29 | HONORS & AWARDS $1,500 (Daily Double): Napoleon created it in 1802 as a general military & civil order of merit the Legion of Honor (la Légion d'Honneur) |
| #7367, aired 2016-09-27 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $800: When this "lunar" Beethoven sonata premiered in 1802, some of the piano strings snapped during the finale the "Moonlight Sonata" |
| #7252, aired 2016-03-08 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS $400: In 1802 he described the humiliation he felt when someone next to him "heard a flute in the distance and I heard nothing" Beethoven |
| #7174, aired 2015-11-19 | THE TUTORS $800: She had been an art tutor to Louis XVI's sister before escaping to London in 1802 & starting new waxworks there Madame Tussaud |
| #6886, aired 2014-07-21 | RANKS & TITLES $2000: First instituted in 1802, this award is France's highest decoration the Legion of Honor |
| #6857, aired 2014-06-10 | THE BONAPARTES $2,000 (Daily Double): Napoleon's brother-in-law Charles LeClerc died in 1802 in this New World Country while trying to put down a revolt Haiti |
| #6658, aired 2013-07-24 | BORN ON THE 24th OF JULY $800: Before achieving fame as a pere, this novelist became a fils on July 24, 1802 in Aisne, France Alexandre Dumas |
| #6567, aired 2013-03-19 | 1801-1810 $400: On March 16, 1802 congress established a military academy at this New York site; it opened on the 4th of July West Point |
| #6411, aired 2012-07-02 | HARD TIMES $400: A U.S. recession was caused in part by the 1802 treaty of Amiens, bringing peace between France & this signing nation Great Britain |
| #6112, aired 2011-03-22 | 19th CENTURY SCIENCE $1000: Georg Grotefend bet some drinking companions that he could decipher this wedge-shaped system of writing, & did in 1802 cuneiform |
| #6060, aired 2011-01-07 | SMART ALEX $2000: A major Pacific Ocean current off the South American coast is named for this Alex who measured it in 1802 (Alexander) von Humboldt |
| #5783, aired 2009-11-04 | THE U.S. ARMY $1200: Opened in 1802, the U.S. Army's military academy is at West Point in this state New York |
| #5635, aired 2009-02-20 | ENGINEERING $800: Founded in 1802, this military group surveys roads & canals, builds lighthouses & maps navigation channels the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| #5624, aired 2009-02-05 | DELAWARE $800: Nicknamed "Pete", this former gov. of Delaware once worked in the chemical co. his ancestors founded in 1802 du Pont |
| #5590, aired 2008-12-19 | "B-U-T" FULL $200: For a U.S. Navy captain in full dress in 1802, they were "yellow metal, with... anchor and the American Eagle" buttons |
| #5566, aired 2008-11-17 | START YOUR ENGINES $1200: Built in 1802, the tugboat Charlotte Dundas was innovative in having this type of engine a steam engine |
| #5561, aired 2008-11-10 | AMERICA IN THE 1800s $400: A military academy was founded at this site on March 16, 1802 West Point |
| #5529, aired 2008-09-25 | IN THE VALLEY OF ELI $200: In 1802 South Carolina agreed to pay this inventor's company $50,000 for patent rights to the cotton gin Eli Whitney |
| #5205, aired 2007-04-06 | MASSACHUSETTS $400: This patriot's foundry made the State House dome watertight in 1802 by sheathing it with a thick layer of copper Paul Revere |
| #5144, aired 2007-01-11 | 4 PLAY $2000: About 25 people were arrested under this group of 4 "acts" passed in 1798; all were repealed or expired by 1802 the Alien and Sedition Acts |
| #5095, aired 2006-11-03 | AUSSIE $200: In 1802 Matthew Flinders named an island for the large number of these meat-providing marsupials there kangaroos |
| #4993, aired 2006-05-03 | AMERICAN PLACES $2000: In 1802 a French chemist built gunpowder mills near this Delaware city; they became DuPont, now based there Wilmington |
| #4953, aired 2006-03-08 | BEETHOVEN $200: In the will-like "Heiligenstadt Testament" to his brothers in 1802, Beethoven lamented this infirmity deafness |
| #4785, aired 2005-05-27 | SO, WHATCHA COMPOSIN'? $1200: 1802:
What's that you say? I said, whatcha composin'? Oh, the "Kreutzer" sonata Beethoven |
| #4765, aired 2005-04-29 | NASCAR SPONSORS $1000: Jeff Gordon finds "The miracles of science" & a sponsor with this chemical co. that began in 1802 as an explosives co. DuPont |
| #4652, aired 2004-11-23 | MY NAME IS ALEX $1000: A major ocean current off of Peru is named for this man who charted it in 1802 (Alexander von) Humboldt |
| #4649, aired 2004-11-18 | EARLS GONE WILD $1,600 (Daily Double): Lord Chancellor of this country 1789-1802, the Earl of Clare fought against rights for Catholics there Ireland |
| #4580, aired 2004-07-02 | JULY $600: July 24, 1802 & July 27, 1824 are the birthdays of the pere & fils authors who share this name Alexandre Dumas |
| #4504, aired 2004-03-18 | PLEASE TAKE DIRECTION $600: Established in 1802, it was the first school of engineering in the U.S. & women weren't admitted until 1976 West Point |
| #4394, aired 2003-10-16 | MR. BUSINESSMAN $400: Eleuthere Du Pont de Nemours got a lot of bang for his buck when he opened his factory to make this in 1802 gunpowder |
| #4174, aired 2002-10-24 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: In 1802 he wrote that "Anyone standing beside me could hear at a distance a flute that I could not hear" Ludwig van Beethoven |
| #4057, aired 2002-04-02 | STATES' FORMER CAPITALS $800: Natchez
(1798-1802 & 1817-1821) Mississippi |
| #4043, aired 2002-03-13 | WEST POINT $200: The U.S. Military Academy at West Point was established by legislation signed by this president in 1802 Thomas Jefferson |
| #4023, aired 2002-02-13 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $200: In 1802 he declared he would "take fate by the throat" & continue composing despite his deafness Beethoven |
| #3997, aired 2002-01-08 | THE BARBARY WARS $1200: In 1802 Congress authorized this president to use force to protect U.S. ships from the Tripoli pirates Jefferson |
| #3807, aired 2001-03-06 | U.S.A. $1000: In 1802 Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont built his new gunpowder factory in this state Delaware |
| #3761, aired 2001-01-01 | 1802 $100: In 1802, after he'd been in office for a year, the first article on his involvement with Sally Hemings was published Thomas Jefferson |
| #3761, aired 2001-01-01 | 1802 $200: Incorporated as a town in 1802; made capital of the Michigan Territory in 1805; burned down the same year Detroit |
| #3761, aired 2001-01-01 | 1802 $300: In his "Heiligenstadt Tastament", Beethoven lamented over his loss of this Hearing |
| #3761, aired 2001-01-01 | 1802 $400: French mining engineer Albert Matieu-Favier suggested building a tunnel under this English Channel |
| #3761, aired 2001-01-01 | 1802 $500: Napoleon established this "Legion" as an Order of Merit in 1802 Legion of Honor (Legion d'honneur) |
| #3713, aired 2000-10-25 | MILLERS OUTPOST $300: Born in Cromarty in this U.K. country in 1802, Hugh Miller did much to arouse public interest in geology Scotland |
| #3694, aired 2000-09-28 | FRENCH BRED $500 (Daily Double): Born in Besancon, France in 1802, life wasn't "miserable" for this author, seen here Victor Hugo |
| #3616, aired 2000-05-01 | FAMOUS FEMALES $200: Shortly before she died in 1802, this First Lady burned the letters her husband had written to her Martha Washington |
| #3425, aired 1999-06-25 | LABOR $200: In 1802 England passed the first law against this type of labor that Dickens attacked in "Oliver Twist" child labor |
| #3410, aired 1999-06-04 | LITERARY HODGEPODGE $200: During one year, 1802, Wordsworth wrote 3 poems about this beautiful winged insect a butterfly |
| #3406, aired 1999-05-31 | THE HUDSON $200: In 1802 a military academy was established at this site West Point |
| #3404, aired 1999-05-27 | AMERICANA $500: It was incorporated as a city May 3, 1802 with its mayor to be appointed by the president Washington, D.C. |
| #3304, aired 1999-01-07 | WE'RE IN-SEINE $600: In 1802 this U.S. inventor launched a steam-driven paddle-wheel boat on the Seine Robert Fulton |
| #3138, aired 1998-04-01 | BRIT BITS & PIECES $400: First discussed in 1802, this British-French project was finally opened to the public in 1994 the Chunnel (the channel tunnel) |
| #2970, aired 1997-06-27 | TRANSPORTATION $200: Built in 1802, the Charlotte Dundas was the first of these small harbor ships used to maneuver larger ships a tugboat |
| #2941, aired 1997-05-19 | COMPOSERS $600: From 1761 to 1802 this composer nicknamed "Papa" worked under the patronage of the Esterhazy princes Joseph Haydn |
| #2933, aired 1997-05-07 | FILE UNDER "T" $300: In 1802 this madame inherited her uncle's wax museum & went to London to set up an exhibition Marie Tussaud |
| #2684, aired 1996-04-11 | MAGAZINES $200: Founded in 1802, this Scottish city's Review was renowned for its political & literary criticism Edinburgh |
| #2665, aired 1996-03-15 | MEDALS & DECORATIONS $800: In 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte instituted this chivalric order the Legion of Honor (Legion d'Honneur) |
| #2318, aired 1994-10-05 | WORLD CAPITALS $600: In 1802 the British established this city as capital of Ceylon Colombo |
| #2175, aired 1994-02-04 | U.S. HISTORY $400: In 1802 Eleuthere Irenee du Pont established a gunpowder mill in this state Delaware |
| #2106, aired 1993-11-01 | HISTORIC NAMES $100: When she moved from Paris to England in 1802, she brought some of her best wax figures with her (Madame) Tussaud |
| #1489, aired 1991-02-07 | THE BONAPARTE FAMILY $800: P. Bonaparte's husband died in 1802 while trying to put down a revolt in this New World country Haiti |
| #1432, aired 1990-11-20 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $200: On May 3, 1802 it was incorporated as a city by an act of Congress Washington, D.C. |
| #4, aired 1990-07-07 | HODGEPODGE $400: In 1802 Napoleon instituted this award, France's highest Legion of Honor |
| #1359, aired 1990-06-28 | AMERICAN HISTORY $100: This city was incorporated May 3, 1802, its mayor to be appointed by the president Washington, D.C. |
| #1294, aired 1990-03-29 | 18TH CENTURY AMERICA $500 (Daily Double): Year in which Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison, "France will be quiet this year" 1789 |
| #1234, aired 1990-01-04 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $100: Established in 1802, it was the 1st of the service academies Army, West Point |
| #1194, aired 1989-11-09 | MUSIC $600: In 1802 he wrote his famous "Heiligenstadt Testament" to his brothers L.V. Beethoven |
| #1095, aired 1989-05-12 | NATIONAL LANDMARKS $200: It's been educating future Army officers since 1802 & has been a nat'l landmark since 1960 West Point |
| #1013, aired 1989-01-18 | THE 3 "B"s $400: Beethoven wrote the famous "Heiligenstadt Testament" in 1802, describing this disability deafness |
| #980, aired 1988-12-02 | THE 50 STATES $300: In 1802 the Tlingit Indians massacred many of the Russian settlers in what is now this state Alaska |
| #798, aired 1988-02-10 | TRAVEL U.S.A. $200: In 1802, Bushrod Washington inherited this estate on the Potomac from his late aunt Mount Vernon |
| #686, aired 1987-09-07 | ENGLAND $400: In 1802, she left France along with her 2 sons & collection of wax models Madame Tussaud |
| #553, aired 1987-01-21 | AMERICAN HISTORY $100: This service academy opened July 4, 1802 with arrival of 1st 10 cadets West Point |
| #486, aired 1986-10-20 | MEDALS & DECORATIONS $400: In 1802, he founded the Legion of Honor as a reward for civil & military service Napoleon |
| #471, aired 1986-09-29 | U.S.A. $100: Including the president, it's said only 291 of those living in Washington, D.C. in 1802 were this federal employees |
