| #9072, aired 2024-04-02 | U.S. HISTORY $800: The War of 1812 ended when Great Britain & the U.S. came to terms in this Belgian city Ghent |
| #9058, aired 2024-03-13 | "H" IS FOR HISTORY $1600: What's known as this New England city's "Convention" was spurred by dissatisfaction in the War of 1812 Hartford |
| #2, aired 2024-01-12 | MY "SON", THE PRESIDENT $1200: He beat Clinton--DeWitt Clinton--in 1812 Madison |
| #8976, aired 2023-11-20 | WARS BY BATTLE $600: Lake Erie &
New Orleans the War of 1812 |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | COMPOSER PLAYLISTS $200: "Swan Lake";
"The Sleeping Beauty";
"1812 Overture";
"The Nutcracker" Tchaikovsky |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | A PLACE IN HISTORY $800: The last major conflict of the War of 1812, the battle of this city took place in January 1815, after the war had ended Battle of New Orleans |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: Backing the slogan "Free trade and sailors' rights", this president signed the declaration of war against Britain Madison |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $800: U.S. forces killed Tecumseh & broke an Anglo-Indian alliance at the 1813 battle of this river (in Ontario, not London) the Thames |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1200: This U.S. ship, later nicknamed Old Ironsides, defeated the HMS Guerriere in quick fashion August 19, 1812 the Constitution |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $2000: Signed December 24, 1814, the treaty of this Belgian city ended the war with no decisive gains for either side Ghent |
| #8891, aired 2023-06-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $8,400 (Daily Double): In 1814 U.S. forces under Gen. Jacob Brown invaded Canada by crossing this river between Lake Erie & Lake Ontario the Niagara |
| #8867, aired 2023-05-09 | PRESIDENTS WHO SERVED $2000: William Henry Harrison & this running mate both fought in the War of 1812 Tyler |
| #8841, aired 2023-04-03 | NATIONAL HEROES $800: A Canadian national hero, Laura Secord walked 20 miles to warn that the Yankees were coming in this 19th century war the War of 1812 |
| #8839, aired 2023-03-30 | "EI", OH! $1200: The use of this rousing bugle call dates to 1812 in the U.S. military "Reveille" |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | CITY OF THE PREMIERE $400: The "1812 Overture" Moscow |
| #8818, aired 2023-03-01 | UNIONS $200: The first wedding held at this place was on March 29, 1812, when Dolley Madison's sister married a Supreme Court justice the White House |
| #8802, aired 2023-02-07 | WHICH WAR? $800: Michigan's territorial governor surrenders Detroit without a shot being fired the War of 1812 |
| #8801, aired 2023-02-06 | PRISONERS OF WAR $800: Andrew Jackson was 14 when he & his brother were taken as prisoners during this war the American Revolution |
| #8783, aired 2023-01-11 | THE EX-STATE CAPITAL $400: When Louisiana joined the Union in 1812, this city was the capital, but still decades away from its first Mardi Gras parades New Orleans |
| #8770, aired 2022-12-23 | NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: Shawnee leader Tecumseh sided with the British during this conflict, helping in the capture of Detroit the War of 1812 |
| #8, aired 2022-11-13 | HISTORIC SHIPS $1000: This U.S. ship from the War of 1812 is nicknamed "Old Ironsides" the USS Constitution |
| #8735, aired 2022-11-04 | HISTORY $400: The Battles of Queenston Heights & Lake Erie were both fought during this war the War of 1812 |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | A YEAR ENDING IN 2 $600: After capturing New Orleans, David Farragut is given the new rank of rear admiral 1862 |
| #2, aired 2022-10-02 | 19th CENTURY NOVELS $1000: France's 1812 invasion of Russia is the subject of this sprawling Tolstoy novel War and Peace |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | THE RICHTER SCALE $300: A flatboat pilot said an 1812 quake in Missouri was so powerful it made the waves on this big river run backwards the Mississippi |
| #8677, aired 2022-07-05 | THE ARTS $1200: Tchaikovsky said that this overture of his was "very loud & noisy" & "completely without artistic merit" the 1812 Overture |
| #8647, aired 2022-05-24 | WARTIME U.S. PRESIDENTS $1000: The War of 1812 was called this president's war (James) Madison |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | THE NAPOLEONIC WARS $200: A Russian general killed at the 1812 Battle of Borodino, Prince Bagration found immortality as a character in this Tolstoy tome War and Peace |
| #8623, aired 2022-04-20 | CAPTAIN AMERICA $400: It was during this war against the British that Captain James Lawrence said, "Don't give up the ship" the War of 1812 |
| #8610, aired 2022-04-01 | ACTING PRESIDENTS $2000: Charlton Heston portrayed him wooing Rachel in "The President's Lady" & during his War of 1812 days in "The Buccaneer" Andrew Jackson |
| #8597, aired 2022-03-15 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: This Tchaikovsky work became popular for July 4th after a 1974 Boston Pops performance featuring fireworks & cannons the 1812 Overture |
| #8586, aired 2022-02-28 | LETTERS FROM FAMOUS PEOPLE $1600: "Never doubt the faithfullest heart", he wrote to his "Immortal Beloved" in an 1812 note Beethoven |
| #8574, aired 2022-02-10 | WAR $1,800 (Daily Double): In 1814 this man later to be president helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812 John Quincy Adams |
| #5, aired 2022-02-10 | MEDICAL SPECIALTIES $800: Dr. Benjamin Rush, who wrote an 1812 textbook on mental diseases, is often called the "father of American" this medical field psychiatry |
| #4, aired 2022-02-09 | HISTORIC MEAN TWEETS $200: (Guillermo reads a mean tweet.)
@militaryguy
Napoleon, nice work invading this giant country on June 24, 1812... You Moron! #winteriscoming Russia |
| #8549, aired 2022-01-06 | ANNIVERSARIES $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 2015 1,500 military re-enactors marked the bicentennial of this battle at Chalmette Battlefield the Battle of New Orleans |
| #8510, aired 2021-11-12 | 200 YEARS AGO $600: In 1821 this future president served briefly as Florida's governor; he'd fought there in the War of 1812 Jackson |
| #8506, aired 2021-11-08 | FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE PRAIRIES $400: Prairie du Chien, this state's oldest settlement after Green Bay, was the site of the state's only battle in the War of 1812 Wisconsin |
| #8500, aired 2021-10-29 | NON-MEDICAL FEVERS $2000: After the War of 1812, broke New Englanders headed west with this state "Fever" & didn't stop in Pennsylvania Ohio |
| #8440, aired 2021-07-09 | LOST & FOUND $2000: Rediscovered in 1812, this ancient city in Jordan got its name from the Greek for "rock" Petra |
| #8397, aired 2021-05-11 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: This French national anthem is heard in the "1812 Overture" "La Marseillaise" |
| #8382, aired 2021-04-20 | HISTORY $400: Toronto was captured by U.S. forces during this war & the symbols of Ontario's government taken away the War of 1812 |
| #8373, aired 2021-04-07 | COMPOSERS $400: He taught music theory at the Moscow Conservatory in the 1860s, not in "1812" (Pyotr Ilyich) Tchaikovsky |
| #8301, aired 2020-12-14 | WORLD CAPITAL BINGO $800: "G", 1812: not named in honor of a D.C. college, this capital of Guyana, formerly Stabroek, gets its new name Georgetown |
| #8287, aired 2020-11-24 | FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE $200: 1814's Treaty of Ghent did nothing to address the issues causing this war, merely taking things back to pre-war conditions the War of 1812 |
| #8262, aired 2020-10-20 | THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS $600: The Era had little political strife due to the self-destruction of this political party at the end of the War of 1812 the Federalists |
| #8250, aired 2020-10-02 | WAR, AMERICAN STYLE $1,000 (Daily Double): By a vote of 19-13, the Senate passed the declaration of war for what would be called this, aka "Mr. Madison's War" the War of 1812 |
| #8200, aired 2020-04-10 | DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HISTORY $1600: In this 19th c. year the USS President fought a battle with HMS Belvidera, which until then didn't know for sure there was a war on 1812 |
| #8176, aired 2020-03-09 | CUBA BEFORE FIDEL $1200: In 1812, inspired by Haiti's Toussaint L'Ouverture & preceding Nat Turner in Virginia, Jose Antonio Aponte led a revolt by them enslaved people |
| #8151, aired 2020-02-03 | "P"OTPOURRI $800: A club for these people who always put things off has protested the War of 1812 & published "Last Month's Newsletter" a procrastinator |
| #8129, aired 2020-01-02 | CREATURES OF THE DEEP? $2,400 (Daily Double): This U S. Army officer with a summit named for him in the Rockies was killed in action in the War of 1812 (Zebulon) Pike |
| #8097, aired 2019-11-19 | HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE $400: The battle of this city that helped make Andrew Jackson a hero was actually fought after the War of 1812 ended New Orleans |
| #8096, aired 2019-11-18 | WAR STORIES $400: "When Britain Burned the White House" by Peter Snow the War of 1812 |
| #8092, aired 2019-11-12 | NAVAL GAZING $400: Note the holes in the sails but not the hull of this U.S. frigate in a depiction of its 1812 fight with HMS "Guerriere" the Constitution |
| #8077, aired 2019-10-22 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $3,500 (Daily Double): This piece by Tchaikovsky depicts Napoleon's retreat from Moscow the 1812 Overture |
| #8016, aired 2019-06-17 | A DAY IN JUNE $1600: He sent a war message to Congress June 1, 1812; on June 18, Congress declared war on Great Britain Madison |
| #8007, aired 2019-06-04 | OUR FOUNDING MOTHERS $800: Dolley Madison was a hero of this war for her actions during the burning of the White House the War of 1812 |
| #8001, aired 2019-05-27 | SOME TIMES $8,200 (Daily Double): Though this era is associated with Monroe, the joy began in Madison's administration as the War of 1812 ended the Era of Good Feelings |
| #7999, aired 2019-05-23 | MUSICALS BASED ON LITERATURE $1200: Characters from "War and Peace" populate "Natasha", him "and the Great Comet of 1812" Pierre |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | BALLOONS $400: The U.S. Balloon Corps was established during this war & observed enemy movements in support of the Army of the Potomac the Civil War |
| #7983, aired 2019-05-01 | 21st CENTURY EUROPEAN LEADERS $800: The youngest British PM since 1812, he was not yet 50 when he left office following the Brexit referendum David Cameron |
| #7975, aired 2019-04-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: In July 1812 U.S. general William Hull launched an invasion of this country & was ignominiously repulsed Canada |
| #7969, aired 2019-04-11 | WAR OF THE BATTLE $1000: The Battle of Stoney Creek, in Ontario the War of 1812 |
| #7907, aired 2019-01-15 | TREATIES $1000: Future president John Quincy Adams was sent to this Belgian city to negotiate the treaty that ended the War of 1812 Ghent |
| #7891, aired 2018-12-24 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.) The standard for military training in the United States through the War of 1812 was a manual of regulations written by this Prussian officer whom Washington employed to train and discipline the troops von Steuben |
| #7889, aired 2018-12-20 | HUGS & KISSES $1600: Ruling title of Alexander I, whom Napoleon embraced in June 1807 & attacked in June 1812 tsar |
| #7881, aired 2018-12-10 | THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES $1,000 (Daily Double): Jeffersonians killed the first bank, but it returned 4 years later after this war wrecked U.S. finances the War of 1812 |
| #7847, aired 2018-10-23 | ZEBULON PIKE'S PIQUES $1600: Pike didn't like the frigid, stormy crossing of this Great Lake to attack what's now Toronto in the War of 1812 Lake Ontario |
| #7833, aired 2018-10-03 | ENTERTAINMENT RITUALS $2,000 (Daily Double): Penned in 1880, this July 4th symphony staple touts a Russian victory, not an American one the 1812 Overture |
| #7832, aired 2018-10-02 | SAILING INTO HISTORY $600: It's said to have gotten its famous nickname after British shot bounced off its wooden hull in 1812 Old Ironsides (or Constitution) |
| #7815, aired 2018-07-27 | THE U.S. CONGRESS WITH NANCY PELOSI $800: (Nancy Pelosi reads the clue.) While Congress has declared war on 11 occasions, the first was on June 17 of this year, against Great Britain 1812 |
| #7782, aired 2018-06-12 | 1812 OVERTURES $400: After this Francophile became president in 1801, relations with Britain began the slide that led to the War of 1812 (Thomas) Jefferson |
| #7782, aired 2018-06-12 | 1812 OVERTURES $800: Congress convened in late 1811, dominated by pro-war politicians known by this beastly nickname still used today hawks |
| #7782, aired 2018-06-12 | 1812 OVERTURES $1200: British victory at this naval battle off Spain in October 1805 led to greater restrictions on U.S. maritime rights Trafalgar |
| #7782, aired 2018-06-12 | 1812 OVERTURES $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1807 Congress passed this act forbidding exports to Britain the Embargo Act |
| #7782, aired 2018-06-12 | 1812 OVERTURES $2000: One provocation was Britain doing this to American men: not making them say "wow!" but forcing them into naval service impressing them |
| #7713, aired 2018-03-07 | HUMANS IN THE GALAPAGOS $1000: (Alex presents the clue from the Galapagos.) I'm at Post Office Bay on the island of Floreana--when sailors' messages to their families back home were intercepted right here by U.S. Navy captain David Porter & his crew, they indicated the positions of their ships, & that information helped destroy the British Pacific whaling fleet during this war the War of 1812 |
| #7708, aired 2018-02-28 | BOOKS TO BROADWAY $400: "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" is based on 70 pages of this 1,400-plus page Tolstoy epic
"'Cause it’s a complicated Russian novel / Everyone’s got nine different names / So look it up in your program..." War and Peace |
| #7692, aired 2018-02-06 | PIRATES! $2,400 (Daily Double): In 1815 James Madison pardoned him & his men (Jean) Lafitte |
| #7674, aired 2018-01-11 | EARLY AMERICA $1200: The Hartford Convention was a meeting of those peeved at losing trade with Britain & opposed to this war the War of 1812 |
| #7650, aired 2017-12-08 | WRITERS & WRITING $1200: Born in 1812, this writer of limericks was the 20th of 21 children Edward Lear |
| #7566, aired 2017-07-03 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $800: During the War of 1812, students saw the burning of the White House from their dormitories at this Jesuit university Georgetown |
| #7554, aired 2017-06-15 | JUST JOSHING $800: In 2016 this crooner & sometime actor made his Broadway debut in "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" Josh Groban |
| #7535, aired 2017-05-19 | FAMOUS SHIPS $1600: Now part of a Boston museum, this 220-year-old ship fought against the Barbary pirates & in the War of 1812 Old Ironsides (or the U.S.S. Constitution) |
| #7506, aired 2017-04-10 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: "La Marseillaise" & the Russian national anthem are both heard in this Tchaikovsky work the 1812 Overture |
| #7501, aired 2017-04-03 | WHERE ART THOU? $1,400 (Daily Double): In Queenston, Ontario, at the 185-foot monument to Isaac Brock, who repelled a U.S. invasion during this war the War of 1812 |
| #7416, aired 2016-12-05 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $1000: A hero of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, this general and Whig candidate lost the 1852 presidential election Winfield Scott |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | 1812: THE WAR & MORE $400: Formerly the Orleans Territory, it became the 18th state Louisiana |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | 1812: THE WAR & MORE $800: The U.S. frigate Constitution's defeat of the Guerriere in 1812 earned it this famous nickname Old Ironsides |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | 1812: THE WAR & MORE $1200: Support of the Luddites was part of this poet's first speech before Britain's House of Lords (Lord) Byron |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | 1812: THE WAR & MORE $2000: This Shawnee chief fought for the British & led Native American allies but was killed in battle the next year Tecumseh |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | 1812: THE WAR & MORE $5,000 (Daily Double): This 11-letter political word entered our vocabulary after Massachusetts' governor signed a redistricting bill gerrymander |
| #7399, aired 2016-11-10 | AMERICAN SYMBOLS $600: Dating back to the War of 1812, this symbol is usually depicted as a bearded man wearing red, white & blue Uncle Sam |
| #7363, aired 2016-09-21 | STORIES OF THE WAR $2,000 (Daily Double): "Perilous Fight" &
"While Washington Burned" the War of 1812 |
| #7353, aired 2016-07-27 | DANIEL BOONE WAS A MAN $800: Born in 1734, Daniel was turned down when he volunteered to serve in this conflict at the age of 78 the War of 1812 |
| #7339, aired 2016-07-07 | 19th CENTURY PEOPLE $400: Seen here is an illustration of "The Frog Prince" in this duo's 1812 collection the Brothers Grimm |
| #7333, aired 2016-06-29 | HISTORIC OOPSIES $200: In 1812 this world leader learned a hard lesson--don't wage war in Russia in winter Napoleon |
| #7283, aired 2016-04-20 | ALABAMA HISTORY $1000: In 1812 this Shawnee leader came to Alabama to convince the Creek tribes to join the British against the Americans Tecumseh |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: In August 1812 General William Hull surrendered his army to the British at this Michigan city Detroit |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | THE WAR OF 1812 $800: She had the frame of Gilbert Stuart's Washington portrait broken so that the canvas could be taken for safekeeping Dolley Madison |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1600: In October 1814 Congress proposed moving the capital back to this city but the house rejected the bill, 83-74 Philadelphia |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | THE WAR OF 1812 $2,000 (Daily Double): In September 1814 major George Armistead resisted an attack by the British navy on this fort Fort McHenry |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | THE WAR OF 1812 $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map-like diagram on the monitor.) Using barricades of earthworks & cotton bales, he set a defensive line on Rodriguez Canal to defend New Orleans; in a half-hour of fighting on January 8, 1815, British causalities were over 2,000; Americans?--fewer than 100 (Andrew) Jackson |
| #7257, aired 2016-03-15 | EVERYTHING'S BACKWARDS $400: In 1812 one of these caused a fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River, causing it to flow backwards an earthquake |
| #7234, aired 2016-02-11 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $3,600 (Daily Double): PBS' "Capitol Fourth" often features this Russian piece written almost 70 years after its title year the 1812 Overture |
| #7209, aired 2016-01-07 | NINTH WAVE $4,000 (Daily Double): At the 1824 premiere of this work, the musicians & choir were told to ignore the conductor Beethoven's Ninth Symphony |
| #7189, aired 2015-12-10 | AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: Signed in Belgium, this 1814 treaty ended the War of 1812 the Treaty of Ghent |
| #7137, aired 2015-09-29 | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE $5,000 (Daily Double): This brigadier general who gave his name to a Colorado peak was killed during the War of 1812 (Zebulon) Pike |
| #7135, aired 2015-09-25 | NICKNAMES $400: Andrew Jackson's toughness during the War of 1812 earned him this "Old" nickname "Old Hickory" |
| #7128, aired 2015-09-16 | BYE, GEORGE! $1000: On April 20, 1812 this sitting vice president was no longer sitting anywhere George Clinton |
| #7124, aired 2015-07-30 | BATTLES IN THE WAR $1000: St. Albans &
Towton
(near York) the Wars of the Roses |
| #7110, aired 2015-07-10 | HISTORIC OBJECTS $800: The ceremonial mace kept in the House of Reps. is a copy of the one destroyed when the Brits invaded D.C. in this year 1814 |
| #7102, aired 2015-06-30 | NAME THE 19th CENTURY DECADE $1200: General Kutuzov evacuates Moscow, which then burns the 1810s |
| #7020, aired 2015-03-06 | INTRODUCTIONS $1600: Nice to make your acquaintance & seize your ships; in this war, Oliver Hazard Perry said, "we have met the enemy and they are ours" the War of 1812 |
| #7009, aired 2015-02-19 | "W"ORLD CITIES $1200: The first permanent settlement (1812) on the Red River grew into this Manitoba city Winnipeg |
| #6997, aired 2015-02-03 | OH, THERE'S THE BELL $200: A classic 1958 recording of this Tchaikovsky work used NYC's Riverside Church bells, freaking out local residents the 1812 Overture |
| #6997, aired 2015-02-03 | A LONG TIME AGO IN CANADA $400: Land battles in this war involving the United States were fought mainly in Canada the War of 1812 |
| #6983, aired 2015-01-14 | THE 19th CENTURY $400: This ex-vice president's shady dealings forced him to go by the name Adolphus Arnot in 1812 (Aaron) Burr |
| #6980, aired 2015-01-09 | GOOD MOUSE KEEPING $600: "The Mouse, the Bird & the Sausage" is one of the tales collected by these men in an 1812 work the Brothers Grimm |
| #6953, aired 2014-12-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: Before he was killed in the War of 1812, Zebulon Pike discovered a famous mountain peak in this state Colorado |
| #6891, aired 2014-07-28 | STAMPS $2,000 (Daily Double): A stamp commemorating the War of 1812 features the Battle of this lake Lake Erie |
| #6860, aired 2014-06-13 | LITERATURE $200: This Tolstoy tome centers on the 1812 invasion of Russia & the ensuing Russian resistance War & Peace |
| #6857, aired 2014-06-10 | EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds up a flag at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, PA.) You might want to commemmorate your trip to the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia with a "Don't Give Up the Ship" flag featuring the immortal words of Captain James Lawrence during this war the War of 1812 |
| #6850, aired 2014-05-30 | A REAL MAC DADDY $800: After finding a big river in Canada, he went home to Scotland in 1812 & had 3 kids with a lass more than 30 years his junior (Alexander) MacKenzie |
| #6838, aired 2014-05-14 | PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS $3,200 (Daily Double): He was commander-in-chief the first time the U.S. formally declared war James Madison |
| #6812, aired 2014-04-08 | STATUES $1200: The first equestrian statue cast in the United States shows Andrew Jackson during this war the War of 1812 |
| #6784, aired 2014-02-27 | DONE THAT $800: The "1812 Overture" was just one of the pieces he composed in 1880 Tchaikovsky |
| #6775, aired 2014-02-14 | ADMISSIONS $200: On April 30, 1812 the territory of Orleans was admitted to the Union as this 18th state Louisiana |
| #6775, aired 2014-02-14 | U.S. CITIES $800: From 1810 to 1812 Zanesville was the capital of this state Ohio |
| #6761, aired 2014-01-27 | WARS BY BATTLE $600: Lake Erie &
New Orleans the War of 1812 |
| #6734, aired 2013-12-19 | HISTORIC NAMES $400: On Dec.15, 1812 he wrote his "Cartagena Manifesto" seeking support to oust the Spanish from Venezuela Simón Bolívar |
| #6716, aired 2013-11-25 | HUSBANDS & WIVES $1600: He met Mary Godwin in 1812, but they didn't wed until 1816 because he was still married to his first wife, Harriet Percy Shelley |
| #6688, aired 2013-10-16 | YEAR HE, YEAR HE $800: President Madison asked Congress to declare war against Great Britain 1812 |
| #6666, aired 2013-09-16 | MY "SON", THE PRESIDENT $1200: He beat Clinton--DeWitt Clinton--in 1812 James Madison |
| #6645, aired 2013-07-05 | CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS $1200: Isaac Hull captained this ship to victory over the British frigate Guerriere during the War of 1812 the Constitution |
| #6627, aired 2013-06-11 | ANTI UP $1600: "Anti" word for the type of conclusion you'd have if the "1812 Overture" ended with a tune on the pennywhistle anticlimactic |
| #6619, aired 2013-05-30 | THE NAPOLEONIC ERA $400: Napoleon's invasion of this nation in mid-1812 was a turning point in his fortunes Russia |
| #6595, aired 2013-04-26 | CAVES $1600: During the War of 1812, this Kentucky cave was used to mine saltpeter for the making of gunpowder Mammoth Cave |
| #6585, aired 2013-04-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: In this last battle of the War, about 2,000 British were killed, wounded or captured; fewer than 50 Americans were killed The Battle Of New Orleans |
| #6585, aired 2013-04-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $800: On April 27, 1813 American forces captured York, the capital of upper Canada; today York is known by this name Toronto |
| #6585, aired 2013-04-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1200: After the battle of Lake Erie, Congress gave this Naval hero a gold medal & $5,000, plus his share of prize money (Oliver Hazard) Perry |
| #6585, aired 2013-04-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $2000: In Article X of this treaty, both the U.S. & Britain agreed to "use their best endeavours" to abolish slavery the Treaty of Ghent |
| #6585, aired 2013-04-12 | THE WAR OF 1812 $3,000 (Daily Double): This Washington attorney was held prisoner aboard a British ship in mid-September 1814 Francis Scott Key |
| #6584, aired 2013-04-11 | MONARCHS OF ENGLAND $400: He was king not only during the American war of independence but during the War of 1812 as well George III |
| #6571, aired 2013-03-25 | U.S. STAMPS $1,000 (Daily Double): A stamp commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 features a painting of this frigate the U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides) |
| #6559, aired 2013-03-07 | MARYLAND $800: A house in St. Michaels is named for one of these spheres fired at it in the War of 1812 cannonball |
| #6483, aired 2012-11-21 | BALTIMORE $1200: In June 2012 this Baltimore fort had a "Star-Spangled Sailabration" commemorating the War of 1812 Fort McHenry |
| #6470, aired 2012-11-02 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $800: In the 1812 election, President Madison defeated this man, the nephew of his first Veep George Clinton DeWitt Clinton |
| #6443, aired 2012-09-26 | WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? $1000: The Battle of New Orleans, get your Wordsworth with "The White Doe of Rylstone" 1815 |
| #6401, aired 2012-06-18 | THE WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL $400: The flag seen here in a less dramatic setting was waving over this fort on September 14, 1814 Fort McHenry |
| #6401, aired 2012-06-18 | THE WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL $800: The U.S. Navy won several famous duels between these warships bigger than sloops but smaller than ships of the line frigates |
| #6401, aired 2012-06-18 | THE WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL $1200: One of the major causes of the war was this British practice of forcing U.S. merchant sailors into the Royal Navy press ganging |
| #6401, aired 2012-06-18 | THE WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL $1600: Though fighting continued for several weeks, the Dec. 1814 Treaty of this Belgian city officially ended the war Ghent |
| #6401, aired 2012-06-18 | THE WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL $2000: The name of this ship sunk by the USS Constitution in 1812 is French for "warrior" Guerriere |
| #6378, aired 2012-05-16 | THE BRITISH ARE COMING! $400: In the War of 1812 British general Sir Isaac Brock struck from Canada to capture this not-yet-Motor City Detroit |
| #6369, aired 2012-05-03 | PORTRAIT BY THE ARTIST $2000: 1812:
"The Emperor Napoleon in his study at the Tuileries" Jacques-Louis David |
| #6345, aired 2012-03-30 | RECORD DESTROYERS $400: During this war the British burned some of our records, but not our declaration of war--it was found in 1939 the War of 1812 |
| #6319, aired 2012-02-23 | TOOT SWEET $400: A military band & the tooting of a piccolo are part of the instrumentation of this Tchaikovsky overture, opus 49 the 1812 Overture |
| #6315, aired 2012-02-17 | RELIGION $400: Ann Judson went to Burma in 1812 as the first American woman to do this religious work converting souls overseas missionary |
| #6315, aired 2012-02-17 | PIRATES $400: This pirate interrupted his illicit activities to defend New Orleans against the British in the War of 1812 Lafitte |
| #6282, aired 2012-01-03 | 1812 $200: In 1812 he completed his 7th & 8th Symphonies & wrote a letter in which he asked, "Can our love endure..." Beethoven |
| #6282, aired 2012-01-03 | 1812 $400: In October the capital of Pennsylvania moved permanently from Lancaster to this city Harrisburg |
| #6282, aired 2012-01-03 | 1812 $600: In November this president was re-elected, defeating DeWitt Clinton Madison |
| #6282, aired 2012-01-03 | 1812 $800: City this of New York opened in 1812: 200 years later it's still around, with the "y" now a second "i" Bank |
| #6282, aired 2012-01-03 | 1812 $1000: On February 27 this poet addressed the House of Lords for the first time, speaking on the Luddite rioting Lord Byron |
| #6243, aired 2011-11-09 | "RED", "WHITE" OR "BLUE" $400: A moat that separated the Kremlin from this was paved over in 1812 Red Square |
| #6239, aired 2011-11-03 | THE LAST BATTLE $400: The Battle of New Orleans the War of 1812 |
| #6222, aired 2011-10-11 | THE PATRIOT LEAGUE $3,000 (Daily Double): Isaac Hull captained this ship in 1812 as cannonballs from the frigate Guerriere bounced off it the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") |
| #6174, aired 2011-06-16 | & IN OTHER NEWS... $800: In the U.S., 1812 means war; in this country it means the Constitution that established its parliament, the Cortes Spain |
| #6165, aired 2011-06-03 | "BEE" HAPPY $400: Dating to 1812, Augustiner Keller in Munich is this type of outdoor drinking establishment a beer garden |
| #6151, aired 2011-05-16 | WAR STUFF $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Lafitte Nat'l Historical Park in New Orleans, LA.) Jean Lafitte changed from pirate to patriot when he & his men sailed out of these bayous in the national historical park named for him to aid the U.S. during this war the War of 1812 |
| #6139, aired 2011-04-28 | WAR! $1200: The Navy had fewer than 20 seagoing ships at the start of this war, also known as "Mr. Madison's War" the War of 1812 |
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS $400: His "Heroic" Period, from about 1803 to 1812, produced his "Eroica" Symphony Beethoven |
| #6084, aired 2011-02-10 | PEEVED VEEPS $800: Returning from Europe in 1812, he entered the U.S. under an assumed name, Adolphus Arnot; oh yeah, he shot a guy (Aaron) Burr |
| #6076, aired 2011-01-31 | U.S. GRANT $2000: Grant served under generals Zachary Taylor & Winfield Scott during this war & was promoted for bravery twice the Mexican-American War |
| #6072, aired 2011-01-25 | WAR $1000: During this war, Major George Armistead wanted "a flag so large the British will have no difficulty seeing it" the War of 1812 |
| #6046, aired 2010-12-20 | BIRTH! HELPED FOUND THE USA! DEATH! $1600: Born July 26, 1739, later served as veep but not as the leader of Parliament/Funkadelic, died April 20, 1812 (George) Clinton |
| #6035, aired 2010-12-03 | WHAT'S THAT WAR? $400: 1814:
Winfield Scott wins the Battle of Chippewa the War of 1812 |
| #6018, aired 2010-11-10 | WORLD OF WAR FACT $3,000 (Daily Double): 2 days before this war was declared, the British said they'd repealed the laws that were the chief reason for fighting us the War of 1812 |
| #5983, aired 2010-09-22 | BOUNCE $400: In August 1812 a U.S. frigate got this nickname when British cannonballs were seen to bounce off its thick oak hull the Ironsides (Old Ironsides) |
| #5975, aired 2010-07-30 | BIRTHQUAKES $1200: "Hard Times", indeed! A giant quake struck New Madrid, Mo. on Feb. 7, 1812, the day this author struck England Charles Dickens |
| #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" |
| #5941, aired 2010-06-14 | NO. 1 SONGS $1000: Teacher Jimmy Driftwood wrote the lyrics to this song about the War of 1812; it topped the charts in 1959 "The Battle Of New Orleans" |
| #5901, aired 2010-04-19 | CLASSICAL SOUND EFFECTS $2,000 (Daily Double): This Russian patriotic work features 16 cannon shots the 1812 Overture |
| #5846, aired 2010-02-01 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $1000: In August 1812 this future president was put in charge of the Northwestern Army William Henry Harrison |
| #5819, aired 2009-12-24 | IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS EVE $800: The War of 1812 was officially ended by the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on Dec. 24 of this year 1814 |
| #5808, aired 2009-12-09 | HULL OF FAME $400: It was during this war against the British that naval captain James Lawrence said, "Don't give up the ship" the War of 1812 |
| #5787, aired 2009-11-10 | SHIPS $1200: During the War of 1812, this frigate earned its nickname Old Ironsides the Constitution |
| #5786, aired 2009-11-09 | U.S. CITIES $1000: You'll find exhibits pertaining to the War of 1812 at the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in this city Baltimore, Maryland |
| #5784, aired 2009-11-05 | THE U.S. BEFORE 1900 $1200: 15 days after the Treaty of Ghent was signed setting an end to the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson beat the British at this city New Orleans |
| #5770, aired 2009-10-16 | GETTING CONFRONTATIONAL $800: After shutting off trade with the U.K., President Madison advised Congress to get ready for what would be known as this war the War of 1812 |
| #5752, aired 2009-09-22 | U.S. STATES $800: During the War of 1812 thousands in this state volunteered to enlist, hence its "Volunteer State" nickname Tennessee |
| #5739, aired 2009-07-16 | PORT OF CALL $600: This largest Maryland city & port saw the rockets' red glare during the War of 1812 Baltimore |
| #5733, aired 2009-07-08 | GET INTO MY CZAR $800: Alexander I, from this family's line of rulers, was in charge in the overture year of 1812 the Romanovs |
| #5722, aired 2009-06-23 | NAME THAT JUNE $400: Congress declared war on Britain on June 18 in this year 1812 |
| #5720, aired 2009-06-19 | HISTORICAL PAINTINGS $2000: Seen here, the portrait of Napoleon in his study was done by this favorite painter of his in 1812 Jacques-Louis David |
| #5695, aired 2009-05-15 | WARS BY BATTLE $400: 1814:
The Battle of Lake Champlain the War of 1812 |
| #5690, aired 2009-05-08 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $800: During the War Of 1812, this "Rip Van Winkle" author wrote biographies of Naval commanders Washington Irving |
| #5604, aired 2009-01-08 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $400: Francis Scott Key penned "The Star-Spangled Banner" after watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry in this year 1814 |
| #5584, aired 2008-12-11 | TECUMSEH $1200: During this war, Tecumseh allied himself with the British & died during its Battle of the Thames River The War of 1812 |
| #5580, aired 2008-12-05 | ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE $1,000 (Daily Double): This bird term for pro-war politicians was popular in the period leading up to the War of 1812 hawks |
| #5555, aired 2008-10-31 | HAVE A RETREAT $400: Winter forced Napoleon & his army into a devastating retreat from this country in late 1812 Russia |
| #5530, aired 2008-09-26 | ALWAYS REMEMBER SEPTEMBER $1200: French troops under Napoleon entered this capital on September 14, 1812 & found it in flames Moscow |
| #5503, aired 2008-07-09 | HE WAS PRESIDENT WHEN... $2000: Congress approved the War of 1812 James Madison |
| #5470, aired 2008-05-23 | FAMOUS FACES IN HISTORY $600: This American symbol is said to come from a N.Y. butcher who stamped his army supplies "U.S." in the War of 1812 Uncle Sam |
| #5453, aired 2008-04-30 | BATTLES $1000: "2 ships, 2 brigs, 1 schooner & 1 sloop" were the fleet defeated in this battle in the War of 1812 the Battle of Lake Erie |
| #5445, aired 2008-04-18 | NATIVE AMERICANS $1200: B'gosh! A Wisc. city is named for this Menominee chief who helped the British capture Fort Mackinaw in 1812 Oshkosh |
| #5444, aired 2008-04-17 | HOLD THE FORT $200: Built by the British in 1764, Fort Erie was captured by American troops during this war The War of 1812 |
| #5434, aired 2008-04-03 | THE QUASI-WAR WITH FRANCE $800: Preparations for war included adding ships like the USS Constitution, nicknamed this in the War of 1812 "Old Ironsides" |
| #5403, aired 2008-02-20 | LET'S GO TO OHIO $1200: In 1812 the state legislature chose this name for its capital city, though many wanted to name it Ohio City Columbus |
| #5401, aired 2008-02-18 | NAME THAT AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY $2000: After the War of 1812, this 4th president asked Congress to declare war on Algiers Madison |
| #5362, aired 2007-12-25 | DUCHY $800: Devastated by fire in 1713 & 1808, this city was made the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1812 Helsinki |
| #5286, aired 2007-09-10 | SCOTT FREE $800: Captured & freed in the War of 1812, he was later an 1852 presidential candidate & a Union general Winfield Scott |
| #5285, aired 2007-07-27 | WHAT A 19th CENTURY YEAR! $1600: On August 24 of this year, British troops captured Washington, D.C. & burned the White House 1814 |
| #5280, aired 2007-07-20 | STATE CAPITALS $200: In 1821 Mississippi named its capital for this hero of the War of 1812; he didn't become president until 8 years later (Andrew) Jackson |
| #5272, aired 2007-07-10 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: As he was carried below, mortally wounded, Capt. James Lawrence of the Chesapeake ordered, "don't" do this give up the ship |
| #5272, aired 2007-07-10 | THE WAR OF 1812 $800: The Battle of Lundy's Lane on July 25, 1814 was the USA's last invasion of what's now this country Canada |
| #5272, aired 2007-07-10 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1200: During the war, this U.S. frigate was commended by Isaac Hull, William Bainbridge & Charles Stewart U.S.S. Constitution |
| #5272, aired 2007-07-10 | THE WAR OF 1812 $2,000 (Daily Double): On the night of September 13-14, 1814, British Admiral George Cockburn tried to take this fort but failed Fort McHenry |
| #5272, aired 2007-07-10 | THE WAR OF 1812 $2000: This Speaker of the House, the "Great Pacificator", was one of the War Hawks urging war with Britain Henry Clay |
| #5268, aired 2007-07-04 | STARTING "OVER" $800: Tchaikovsky's "1812" is a famous one an overture |
| #5222, aired 2007-05-01 | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES $1,000 (Daily Double): DAR co-founder Flora Darling founded a "Daughters of" group for this next declared U.S. war the War of 1812 |
| #5207, aired 2007-04-10 | VICE PRESIDENTS $2000: In 1812 this future VP lost reelection as Mass. governor after supporting an inequitable redistricting bill; how appropriate! Elbridge Gerry |
| #5155, aired 2007-01-26 | 19th CENTURY NAMES $200: On Aug. 16, 1812 British general Sir Isaac Brock captured this Michigan city Detroit |
| #5142, aired 2007-01-09 | TO TELL THE TRUCE $2000: The treaty of this city ending the War of 1812 returned all lands captured by Britain & the U.S. during the war Ghent |
| #5111, aired 2006-11-27 | COMPOSERS $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew adds to the decor of the Imperial Chapel in Vienna, Austria.) Here in the Imperial Chapel this great song composer was a Vienna Choir Boy until 1812; his parting note said he had "crowed" for the last time Franz Schubert |
| #5069, aired 2006-09-28 | THE WAR OF 1812 $200: On Sept. 13-14, 1814, a British bombardment failed to capture this fort; "our flag was still there" Fort McHenry |
| #5069, aired 2006-09-28 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: In this last major battle of the war, the British suffered about 2,000 casualties, including General Edward Pakenham the Battle of New Orleans |
| #5069, aired 2006-09-28 | THE WAR OF 1812 $600: In asking for a declaration of war, this president charged that Britain had stirred up Indian warfare in the Northwest James Madison |
| #5069, aired 2006-09-28 | THE WAR OF 1812 $800: In August 1812 the U.S. lost Fort Dearborn, where, oddly, this city now stands Chicago |
| #5069, aired 2006-09-28 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1000: The War Hawks included John C. Calhoun & this "Great Compromiser" who was Speaker of the House Henry Clay |
| #5063, aired 2006-09-20 | MAJOR MUSICAL WORKS $400: Tchaikovsky called this work of his in E flat major "loud and noisy", & he never even heard it with fireworks "The 1812 Overture" |
| #5051, aired 2006-07-24 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: Victor Marie du Pont served as a captain of this state's volunteers in the War of 1812 Delaware |
| #5029, aired 2006-06-22 | McPEOPLE $2,000 (Daily Double): Secretary of War under President John Adams, he lent his name to a famous War of 1812 site (James) McHenry |
| #5014, aired 2006-06-01 | SHIP SHAPE $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in front of a model ship in the FDR Presidential Library in Hyde Park, NY.) A Navy buff, FDR had a model of this famous War of 1812 ship; it was built by the ship's carpenter the U.S.S. Constitution |
| #4997, aired 2006-05-09 | IN NEED OF A DATE $600: The Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 was signed Dec. 24 of this year 1814 |
| #4969, aired 2006-03-30 | 1812 $400: On Dec. 29, 1812 this U.S. ship nicknamed "Old Ironsides" defeated the British frigate Java off Brazil the Constitution |
| #4969, aired 2006-03-30 | 1812 $800: In 1812 Serbia was pushing for independence from this empire under Sultan Mahmud II Ottoman Empire |
| #4969, aired 2006-03-30 | 1812 $1200: This Mass. gov. signed a law to redistrict Essex County, ensuring a favorable majority in the legislature (Elbridge) Gerry |
| #4950, aired 2006-03-03 | RATING SCALES $400: On the explosivity index for these, Krakatoa got a 6 but Tambora in 1812 rated a 7 volcanoes |
| #4945, aired 2006-02-24 | THE 1800s $800: In 1812, the Turks retook these 2 holy cities of Islam; the Wahhabis had taken them in the previous decade Mecca & Medina |
| #4932, aired 2006-02-07 | HISTORY $1600: In 1812 his 600,000-man army entered Russia; about 30,000 limped home from Moscow; oops Napoleon |
| #4929, aired 2006-02-02 | NAPOLEONIC TIMES $1200: On Sept. 14, 1812 French troops occupied this city & found it almost deserted Moscow |
| #4926, aired 2006-01-30 | SURRENDER! $400: American general William Hull was court-martialed for surrendering this Michigan city during the War of 1812 Detroit |
| #4907, aired 2006-01-03 | ALEXANDER THE NOT-SO-GREAT $800: In the War of 1812 this Baltimore fort endured a day-long bombing by British Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane Fort McHenry |
| #4883, aired 2005-11-30 | MATTERS OF THE ART $800: His 1812 painting of a notable historical figure is seen here (Jacques-Louis) David |
| #4880, aired 2005-11-25 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $800: During the War of 1812, Put-in-Bay was the scene of his victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Erie Oliver Hazard Perry |
| #4875, aired 2005-11-18 | U.S. HISTORY: THE EARLY 1800s $200: At Madison's request, Congress declared war on the U.K. on June 18 of this year 1812 |
| #4851, aired 2005-10-17 | THE 19th CENTURY $800: In 1812 the Earl of Selkirk established the Red River Colony in this Canadian province to begin settling the West Manitoba |
| #4840, aired 2005-09-30 | ONWARD TO ONTARIO $2000: The War of 1812 Battle of Moraviantown in Canada was also known as the Battle of this Ontario River the Thames |
| #4832, aired 2005-09-20 | WHAT HATH TODD WROUGHT? $1600: In 1812 Thomas Todd didn't need a wedding at the Elks Lodge; his bride's sister Dolley arranged to have it here the White House |
| #4830, aired 2005-09-16 | REMEMBER SEPTEMBER? $400: On Sept. 14, 1812 French troops occupied this capital city & found it almost deserted Moscow |
| #4793, aired 2005-06-08 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $400: The Battle of the Thames was fought during this war; by the way, that's the Thames in Ontario the War of 1812 |
| #4787, aired 2005-05-31 | LITERARY COLLABORATORS $200: These brothers first published their "Fairy Tales" in 1812 as "Kinderund Hausmarchen" the Brothers Grimm |
| #4782, aired 2005-05-24 | APPROPRIATE NAMES $1600: The captain of the U.S.S. Constitution in her historic War of 1812 battle, it's also a part of the ship Isaac Hull |
| #4743, aired 2005-03-30 | ART & ARTISTS $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a slide of a painting.) Géricault was just 21 in 1812 when he painted our next work, which displays the turbulence of this movement Romanticism |
| #4696, aired 2005-01-24 | THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER $400: Lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott key penned the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" during this war the War of 1812 |
| #4674, aired 2004-12-23 | PRESIDENTIAL PUZZLES $1,600 (Daily Double): He was the first sitting president who could have sung "The Star- Spangled Banner" James Madison |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | OF CHRISTMAS $1200: This conflict officially ended in 1814 on Christmas Eve with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in Belgium The War of 1812 |
| #4654, aired 2004-11-25 | CAPTAIN O' THE SHIP $1600: Pirate & War of 1812 hero:
The Pride Jean Lafitte |
| #4641, aired 2004-11-08 | BOTTOM OF THE NINTH $600: In 1966 this strongman gave Spain its ninth constitution since 1812 Franco |
| #4640, aired 2004-11-06 | LAND O' LAKES $400: A memorial on an island in this Great Lake honors Oliver Hazard Perry's victory there during the War of 1812 Erie |
| #4630, aired 2004-10-22 | AMERICAN HEROES $800: This first lady saved one of the White House's paintings of George Washington during the War of 1812 Dolley Madison |
| #4597, aired 2004-09-07 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: About 2,000 British soldiers were killed or wounded by Jackson's troops in this last engagement of the war Battle of New Orleans |
| #4597, aired 2004-09-07 | THE WAR OF 1812 $800: In April 1813, the U.S. captured Toronto, but this general after whom a Colorado mountain is named died in the battle Zebulon Pike |
| #4597, aired 2004-09-07 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1200: On December 29, 1812 this famous U.S. frigate defeated the British frigate Java off the coast of Brazil the Constitution |
| #4597, aired 2004-09-07 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1600: In 1813 this naval officer supervised the building of American ships to strengthen the Navy's fleet on Lake Erie Oliver Hazard Perry |
| #4597, aired 2004-09-07 | THE WAR OF 1812 $2000: A provision of this treaty ending the war set up a commission to settle the boundary between the U.S. & Canada the Treaty of Ghent |
| #4560, aired 2004-06-04 | AUTHORS $200: During the War of 1812 this "Rip Van Winkle" author wrote biographies of naval commanders (Washington) Irving |
| #4554, aired 2004-05-27 | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES $800: Only one British prime minister, Spencer Perceval in 1812, left office due to this; 4 U.S. presidents did assassination |
| #4543, aired 2004-05-12 | PROUD TO BE A SECRETARY $1,400 (Daily Double): During the War of 1812, this future president pulled double duty as Secretary of State & of War Monroe |
| #4539, aired 2004-05-06 | WHICH CAME FIRST? $1200: World War I,
the U.S. Civil War,
the War of 1812 the War of 1812 |
| #4494, aired 2004-03-04 | FLAGS $200: The term "Star-Spangled Banner" was first used for the U.S. flag during this war the War of 1812 |
| #4481, aired 2004-02-16 | U.S. HISTORY $2000: No territory changed hands by the Treaty of Ghent that ended this 19th century war the War of 1812 |
| #4463, aired 2004-01-21 | KING OF SPAIN $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew at the Palacio Real in Madrid, Spain) Last name of the man who ruled from this royal palace until Wellington chased him out in 1812 Bonaparte |
| #4456, aired 2004-01-12 | SIMPLY SIMON $800: In 1812 he penned the "Cartagena Manifesto" Simon Bolivar |
| #4452, aired 2004-01-06 | RUSSIAN PAST $400: In 1812 fleeing Muscovites burned many buildings as his troops marched into Moscow Napoleon |
| #4449, aired 2004-01-01 | ANNUAL EVENTS $400: On January 8 the state of Louisiana commemorates this battle of the War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans |
| #4426, aired 2003-12-01 | 19th CENTURY PEOPLE $2000: "Old Fuss and Feathers", he fought in the War of 1812 & was a General early in the Civil War Winfield Scott |
| #4409, aired 2003-11-06 | WHO WAS THE PREZ WHEN... $1000: ...the War of 1812 was fought in the U.S. James Madison |
| #4405, aired 2003-10-31 | CARD GAME NAMES $200: A conflict, as in 1812 war |
| #4383, aired 2003-10-01 | MILITARY HISTORY $400: In April 1862 David Farragut was victorious at this city, also a battle site in the War of 1812 New Orleans |
| #4383, aired 2003-10-01 | MILITARY HISTORY $2000: In September 1812 Napoleon won the battle of this village, allowing him to take Moscow Borodino |
| #4318, aired 2003-05-14 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS $400: His "1812 Overture" commemorates Napoleon's 1812 defeat in Russia Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
| #4259, aired 2003-02-20 | PUBLICATIONS $1000: Published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, its roots go back to 1812 New England Journal of Medicine |
| #4230, aired 2003-01-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $1000: British troops burned the White House during this 19th century war the War of 1812 |
| #4197, aired 2002-11-26 | ENGAGEMENTS $200: The battle of this city was the last military engagement of the War of 1812 New Orleans |
| #4188, aired 2002-11-13 | THAT'S OLD NEWS $200: Much of Moscow was burned to the ground in 1812 when this emperor's troops occupied the city Napoleon |
| #4177, aired 2002-10-29 | THE COMMODORES $600: Commodore Isaac Hull commanded this ship to victory over Britain's Guerriere in the War of 1812 U.S.S. Constitution ("Old Ironsides") |
| #4169, aired 2002-10-17 | INVASIONS $800: The United States launched a multiple invasion of this country to start the War of 1812 Canada |
| #4132, aired 2002-07-16 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: It was during the war that this character became a symbol of the good old U.S.A. Uncle Sam |
| #4132, aired 2002-07-16 | THE WAR OF 1812 $800: This American naval ship destroyed the Cuerriere & the Java, among others the Constitution? |
| #4132, aired 2002-07-16 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1200: (Sofia presents the clue.) The musket I'm holding, like the ones in the War of 1812, uses a firing mechanism known as this a flintlock |
| #4132, aired 2002-07-16 | THE WAR OF 1812 $2000: In 1812 the U.S. lost Fort Detroit after losing this fort where Chicago is now Fort Dearborn |
| #4132, aired 2002-07-16 | THE WAR OF 1812 $3,000 (Daily Double): In August 1814 this President rode out to review the ragtag bunch who were the remaining American troops James Madison |
| #4099, aired 2002-05-30 | WORLD FLAGS $400: This South American nation's flag is based on one raised by Gen. Manuel Belgrano in 1812 Argentina |
| #4053, aired 2002-03-27 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $400: The famous pirate Jean Lafitte became a hero when he fought in the Battle of New Orleans during this war the War of 1812 |
| #4044, aired 2002-03-14 | OF MADISON $1000: Madison made a lousy cabinet choice in John Armstrong, who didn't think D.C. needed defending in thi war the War of 1812 |
| #4040, aired 2002-03-08 | COLOSSUS $1600: The most famous U.S. timber span bridge was "The Colossus" that spanned the Schuylkill river in this state in 1812 Pennsylvania |
| #4020, aired 2002-02-08 | IT'S A FACT $800: The naval frigate USS Constitution earned this nickname when cannonballs couldn't penetrate it in 1812 Old Ironsides |
| #4010, aired 2002-01-25 | PENNSYLVANIA $400: This city was made the state capital in 1812 Harrisburg |
| #3990, aired 2001-12-28 | DEAR DIARY $1600: Sept. 14, 1812: Feelin' good; occupied Moscow today. Josephine would have been impressed Napoleon (Bonaparte) |
| #3976, aired 2001-12-10 | THE ANDREW JACKSON 5 $800: In 1812, long before "South Park" "blamed" it, Jackson wanted 50,000 volunteers to invade this country Canada |
| #3972, aired 2001-12-04 | WAR $800: On June 1, 1812 this U.S. president formally asked Congress for a declaration of war against Great Britain James Madison |
| #3963, aired 2001-11-21 | COMPOSE YOURSELF! $800: The explosive conclusion of this Tchaikovsky composition is heard here "The 1812 Overture" |
| #3921, aired 2001-09-24 | RATED "G" $600 (Daily Double): Last name of the brothers who first published their fairy tales in 1812 Grimm |
| #3904, aired 2001-07-19 | BLACK IN HISTORY $400: In the War of 1812 this Sauk chief who later got his own war fought with the British against the double-dealing U.S. Black Hawk |
| #3897, aired 2001-07-10 | GEOLOGY $1000: In 1812 this German scientist devised a scale to measure the hardness of minerals Frederich Mohs |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | PRESIDENTIAL SOLDIERS $1000: War of 1812,
Second Seminole War,
Black Hawk War,
Mexican War (Zachary) Taylor |
| #3866, aired 2001-05-28 | PRESIDENTIAL SOLDIERS $3,000 (Daily Double): Revolutionary War,
Creek War,
War of 1812,
First Seminole War Andrew Jackson |
| #3863, aired 2001-05-23 | THE ROMANOVS $500: In 1807 Alexander I allied himself with this country; in 1812 the alliance broke & the ex-ally invaded Russia France |
| #3851, aired 2001-05-07 | THE 1800s $800: This Colorado peak finder was killed during the War of 1812 in what's now Toronto Zebulon Pike |
| #3848, aired 2001-05-02 | HE'S MY SECRETARY OF WAR $400: In 1812:
William Eustis James Madison |
| #3841, aired 2001-04-23 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $600: With the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent, this president declared the War of 1812 over James Madison |
| #3780, aired 2001-01-26 | THE WAR OF 1812 $200: This Washington lawyer watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry aboard a British ship on the night of Sept. 13-14, 1814 Francis Scott Key |
| #3780, aired 2001-01-26 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: Prior to going to New Orleans, this general captured Pensacola, Florida Andrew Jackson |
| #3780, aired 2001-01-26 | THE WAR OF 1812 $600: During the war this 54-gun frigate was commanded by Isaac Hull, then by William Bainbridge U.S.S. Constitution ("Old Ironsides") |
| #3780, aired 2001-01-26 | THE WAR OF 1812 $800: This Speaker of the House known as the "Great Compromiser" helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent Henry Clay |
| #3780, aired 2001-01-26 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1000: The British burned Washington, D.C. as revenge for the American burning of York, Canada, now this city Toronto |
| #3742, aired 2000-12-05 | A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER $1000: Ending the War of 1812, this treaty was signed by the U.S. & Great Britain in December 1814 Treaty of Ghent |
| #3731, aired 2000-11-20 | PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES $500: The "Land Hero of 1812" Andrew Jackson |
| #3730, aired 2000-11-17 | 1812 $100: Part of a major purchase, this state entered the Union April 30, 1812 Louisiana |
| #3730, aired 2000-11-17 | 1812 $200: Some sources say she died in 1812, but a woman who died in 1884 claimed to be this Indian guide Sacajawea |
| #3730, aired 2000-11-17 | 1812 $300: In 1812 Czar Alexander I made this city capital of Finland Helsinki |
| #3730, aired 2000-11-17 | 1812 $500: Georges Cuvier in 1812 gave this name to the creature seen here Pterodactyl |
| #3730, aired 2000-11-17 | 1812 $800 (Daily Double): He wrote his 7th & 8th Symphonies & that famous "Immortal Beloved" letter in 1812 Ludwig van Beethoven |
| #3670, aired 2000-07-14 | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $400: In 1812 the U.S. Congress denied his petition for the renewal of his patent for the cotton gin Eli Whitney |
| #3654, aired 2000-06-22 | HISTORY $100: Legend says in 1811 & 1812 earthquakes on the Midwest's New Madrid Fault made this river run backwards Mississippi River |
| #3648, aired 2000-06-14 | A STAR-SPANGLED BANNER QUIZ $100: The words of the anthem were written late in this war War of 1812 |
| #3619, aired 2000-05-04 | AIN'T THAT AMERICA $400: Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" while in this state during the War of 1812 Maryland |
| #3571, aired 2000-02-28 | NOTED NATIVE AMERICANS $800: He was an ally of the British in the War of 1812 & a Wisconsin city is named for him, b'gosh Oshkosh |
| #3556, aired 2000-02-07 | TRAVEL U.S.A. $500: Octagon House in Washington, D.C. is the place where the Treaty of Ghent that ended this war was signed in 1815 the War of 1812 |
| #3554, aired 2000-02-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $500: During the War of 1812, he had command of 3 brigs, 5 schooners & a sloop on Lake Erie Oliver Hazard Perry |
| #3529, aired 1999-12-30 | EUROPEAN CITIES $800: The U.S. signed a famous treaty in this city December 24, 1814 Ghent, Belgium (treaty to end the War of 1812) |
| #3478, aired 1999-10-20 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS $300: His "1812 Overture" premiered in Moscow in 1882--not 1812 Tchaikovsky |
| #3473, aired 1999-10-13 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: In 1814 & 1815 New England leaders took part in the Hartford Convention to discuss opposition to this war War of 1812 |
| #3438, aired 1999-07-14 | THAT YEAR'S HEADLINE $500 (Daily Double): Treaty of Ghent Signed Ending War of 1812! 1814 |
| #3383, aired 1999-04-28 | U.S. HISTORY $200: This avuncular nickname for the government was coined by those against the War of 1812 "Uncle Sam" |
| #3348, aired 1999-03-10 | LIKE A LAMB $1000: You'd be like this "Lady" if you were Lord Byron's lover in 1812 Lady Caroline Lamb |
| #3335, aired 1999-02-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: The U.S. Marine Corps was first established to fight in this war The Revolutionary War |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | THE WAR OF 1812 $200: This hard-sided U.S. frigate destroyed the Java off South America on December 29, 1812 U.S.S. Constitution |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: This engagement of January 8, 1815 has been called "the needless battle" Battle of New Orleans |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | THE WAR OF 1812 $600: On June 1, 1812 he asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain; Congress did so on June 18 James Madison |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1,000 (Daily Double): On the night of Sept. 13-14, 1814, this Washington attorney was detained aboard a British ship Francis Scott Key |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1000: After his flagship the Lawrence was disabled in Lake Erie, he transferred via small boat to the Niagara Oliver Hazard Perry |
| #3261, aired 1998-11-09 | PUT 'EM IN ORDER $200: Crimean War,
Boer War,
War of 1812 1812, Crimean, Boer |
| #3227, aired 1998-09-22 | WORLD HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): In December 1812 this Venezuelan wrote the "Cartagena Manifesto", a famous essay on independence Simon Bolivar |
| #3220, aired 1998-09-11 | FIFTEENTH $800: A veteran of the War of 1812, he was the fifteenth president of the United States James Buchanan |
| #3203, aired 1998-07-01 | U.S. HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): During the War of 1812 the British took over his American Fur Company post in the Oregon Country (John Jacob) Astor |
| #3191, aired 1998-06-15 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: British commander Sir Edward Pakenham was killed in this battle fought 2 weeks after the War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans |
| #3191, aired 1998-06-15 | CONVENTIONS $200: New England Federalists convened in Hartford in 1814 to denounce this war War of 1812 |
| #3150, aired 1998-04-17 | SYMPHONIES $200: The "Pathetic" Symphony is by this Russian who also gave us the celebratory "1812 Overture" Tchaikovsky |
| #3128, aired 1998-03-18 | HISTORY $1000: In June 1812, Napoleon sent this French army to defeat the Russians--didn't work La Grande ArméE (the Grand Army) |
| #3111, aired 1998-02-23 | DANGEROUS SCIENCE $1000: A nitrogen chloride explosion in 1812 damaged the eyes of this safety lamp inventor Sir Humphry Davy |
| #3081, aired 1998-01-12 | FORMER CAPITALS $1000: This city, host of the 1982 World's Fair, was Tennessee's capital from 1796 to 1812 & from 1817 to 1819 Knoxville |
| #3076, aired 1998-01-05 | THE WAR OF 1812 $200: By the dawn's early light of Sept. 14, 1814, the U.S. flag was still flying over this Baltimore fort Fort McHenry |
| #3076, aired 1998-01-05 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: On June 1, 1812 this president asked Congress for a declaration of war against Great Britain James Madison |
| #3076, aired 1998-01-05 | THE WAR OF 1812 $800: Most of the ships in Commodore Perry's fleet were built & equipped at this port Erie, Pennsylvania |
| #3076, aired 1998-01-05 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1000: Negotiators for the U.S. in Ghent included John Quincy Adams & this Speaker of the House from Kentucky Henry Clay |
| #3076, aired 1998-01-05 | THE WAR OF 1812 $1,300 (Daily Double): Shot was seen bouncing off the sides of this American frigate during its battle with the Guerriere USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") |
| #3059, aired 1997-12-11 | 19th C. AMERICA $600: The Treaty of Ghent, which ended this war, stopped the fighting but no territory changed hands War of 1812 |
| #3040, aired 1997-11-14 | HISTORIC HEARTTHROBS $1000: This lord's 1812 poem "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" made him a star in London at age 24 Lord Byron |
| #2984, aired 1997-07-17 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: The Federalists called it "Mr. Madison's War" War of 1812 |
| #2970, aired 1997-06-27 | THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION $600: Sealed with solder, they were used to preserve meat & soup for British soldiers during the War of 1812 Tins/tin cans |
| #2970, aired 1997-06-27 | THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION $1000: By 1812 there were 11,000 of this Frenchman's looms in use in France alone Joseph-Marie Jacquard |
| #2965, aired 1997-06-20 | HISTORY $600: Between 1812 & 1815 the Scots & Irish founded the Red River settlement in this Canadian prairie province Manitoba |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | THE WHITE HOUSE $200: James Hoban, the original architect, supervised the rebuilding of the White House after this war War of 1812 |
| #2892, aired 1997-03-11 | MUSIC APPRECIATION $600: Tchaikovsky included the "Marseillaise" & the national anthem of czarist Russia in this "overture" the 1812 Overture |
| #2884, aired 1997-02-27 | CLASSICAL COMPOSERS $200: He wrote the "1812 Overture" to commemorate Napoleon's retreat from Moscow Peter I. Tchaikovsky |
| #2880, aired 1997-02-21 | INVENTORS $200: In 1812 Congress denied his patent renewal for the cotton gin Eli Whitney |
| #2854, aired 1997-01-16 | EXPLORERS $100: Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin served on a British ship that attacked New Orleans during this war War of 1812 |
| #2821, aired 1996-12-02 | INSPIRATIONS $300: A battle during this war inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner" War of 1812 |
| #2818, aired 1996-11-27 | THE CIVIL WAR $1000: Hero of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, he resigned November 1, 1861, as head of the Union army Winfield Scott |
| #2804, aired 1996-11-07 | U.S. HISTORY $400: John Quincy Adams was in this Flemish town in August 1814 negotiating the treaty to end the War of 1812 Ghent |
| #2804, aired 1996-11-07 | TENNESSEE $600: This state nickname came from Tennesseans' response to the War of 1812 The Volunteers |
| #2778, aired 1996-10-02 | IMMIGRANTS $600: Jean Lafitte immigrated to this city around 1806; he defended it from the British in the War of 1812 New Orleans |
| #2727, aired 1996-06-11 | RUSSIAN HISTORY $200: Osip Bovet redesigned this square near the Kremlin after most of it was destroyed in an 1812 fire Red Square |
| #2726, aired 1996-06-10 | U.S. HISTORY $200: Shawnee Indian chief Tecumseh died while fighting on the side of the British during this 19th c. war the War of 1812 |
| #2713, aired 1996-05-22 | 1812 $200: A huge earthquake destroyed this city, now Venezuela's capital Caracas |
| #2713, aired 1996-05-22 | 1812 $400: In 1812 his troops defeated Napoleon's at Salamanca; in 1814 he was made a duke Wellington |
| #2713, aired 1996-05-22 | 1812 $600: The first volume of these brothers' fairy tales was published Grimm Brothers |
| #2713, aired 1996-05-22 | 1812 $800: In 1812 Seth Thomas set up his own factory to make these clocks |
| #2713, aired 1996-05-22 | 1812 $1000: Known for the redistricting bill he signed in 1812, he was also elected vice president that year Elbridge Gerry |
| #2705, aired 1996-05-10 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: During this war the British under General Robert Ross set fire to the White House the War of 1812 |
| #2687, aired 1996-04-16 | WAR $300: Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" during this war the War of 1812 |
| #2670, aired 1996-03-22 | WORLD HISTORY $300: In 1812 Napoleon's Grand Army of 614,000 invaded this country; months later only 40,000 were left Russia |
| #2669, aired 1996-03-21 | MEDICINE $800: This medical magazine published in Waltham, Massachusetts was founded in 1812 The New England Journal of Medicine |
| #2653, aired 1996-02-28 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $400: In June 1812 this president asked for & received a Declaration of War against Great Britain Madison |
| #2643, aired 1996-02-14 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: On Feb. 17, 1815 the Senate approved this treaty ending the War of 1812 Ghent |
| #2622, aired 1996-01-16 | 19th CENTURY POLITICIANS $800: This "Great Pacificator" helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 Henry Clay |
| #2607, aired 1995-12-26 | FIRST LADIES $400: During the War of 1812, she arranged for safe transport of papers & paintings out of the capital Dolley Madison |
| #2580, aired 1995-11-17 | PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS $400: During the War of 1812 he became the first president to face enemy gunfire while in office James Madison |
| #2578, aired 1995-11-15 | TREATIES $1,200 (Daily Double): U.S. & British representatives in Europe signed this treaty December 24, 1814 the Treaty of Ghent (ended the War of 1812) |
| #2567, aired 1995-10-31 | 19th CENTURY PEOPLE $200: During the War of 1812, this explorer who has a Colorado peak named for him was killed in Canada (Zebulon) Pike |
| #2559, aired 1995-10-19 | 19th CENTURY AMERICANS $200: In the War of 1812, William Bainbridge commanded this famous "indestructible" ship the USS Constitution |
| #2531, aired 1995-09-11 | THE SUPREME COURT $400: In Ex Parte Milligan, a case that grew out of this war, the Court limited the application of martial law the Civil War |
| #2515, aired 1995-07-07 | AMERICANA $400: Lancaster, which has the largest stockyards east of Chicago, was this state's capital from 1799 to 1812 Pennsylvania |
| #2515, aired 1995-07-07 | MIDDLE INITIAL C. $800: Born in South Carolina in 1782, he was known as a "war hawk" because he supported the War of 1812 John C. Calhoun |
| #2510, aired 1995-06-30 | BATTLES $200: Our greatest land victory in the War of 1812 was this battle, after the war ended the Battle of New Orleans |
| #2495, aired 1995-06-09 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: He was king of England during the American Revolution & the War of 1812 George III |
| #2494, aired 1995-06-08 | HISTORY $2,500 (Daily Double): Albert Gallatin helped negotiate this treaty ending the War of 1812 the Treaty of Ghent |
| #2493, aired 1995-06-07 | WORLD CITIES $800: In this Canadian city, you can visit Old Fort York, burned by U.S. forces in the War of 1812 Toronto, Ontario |
| #2473, aired 1995-05-10 | POETS $1000: Born in Highgate in 1812, he was nicknamed "Poet Laureate of the Limerick" Edward Lear |
| #2467, aired 1995-05-02 | U.S. HISTORY $400: War during which the quote "We have met the enemy, and they are ours" was said the War of 1812 |
| #2441, aired 1995-03-27 | VICE PRESIDENTS $400: As a U.S. Representative, William King sided with the war hawks in favor of this war with England the War of 1812 |
| #2395, aired 1995-01-20 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: When this war ended in December 1814, the federal government faced a debt of over $120 million the War of 1812 |
| #2378, aired 1994-12-28 | FLAGS $400: Oliver Hazard Perry's flag bore this phrase uttered by James Lawrence in the War of 1812 "Don't Give Up the Ship" |
| #2367, aired 1994-12-13 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $200: Founded in 1812, this country's national university has campuses in Leon & Managua Nicaragua |
| #2362, aired 1994-12-06 | BALTIMORE $600: The battle monument on Baltimore's flag honors the men who defended the city during this war the War of 1812 |
| #2310, aired 1994-09-23 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $1000: This Prussian wrote a manual for "The Order and Discipline of the Troops", used until the War of 1812 Baron von Steuben |
| #2298, aired 1994-09-07 | ANDREW JACKSON $100: Jackson's heroic defense of this city came after the War of 1812 peace treaty had been signed New Orleans |
| #2292, aired 1994-07-19 | ANNUAL EVENTS $200: On January 8 Louisiana commemorates this battle of the War of 1812 the Battle of New Orleans |
| #2282, aired 1994-07-05 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES $200: In 1812 Thomas Todd & Dolley Madison's sister Lucy became the 1st couple married in this famous residence the White House |
| #2241, aired 1994-05-09 | TRANSPORTATION $1000: These sailing ships used during the War of 1812 were about 200' long & could carry over 45 guns frigate |
| #2239, aired 1994-05-05 | STATE CAPITALS $100: This city on Ohio's Scioto River was laid out in 1812 Columbus |
| #2228, aired 1994-04-20 | THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS $400: Most of the library's 3,000 volumes were lost when the British burned the capital during this war the War of 1812 |
| #2220, aired 1994-04-08 | THE U.S. CAPITOL $400: During this war the interior was gutted by fire 1812 |
| #2204, aired 1994-03-17 | CANADA $400: It was a major British naval base during the War of 1812; now it's Nova Scotia's capital Halifax |
| #2194, aired 1994-03-03 | TREATIES $400: The 1814 Treaty of Ghent that ended this war gave the U.S. British-held territory in the Northwest the War of 1812 |
| #2184, aired 1994-02-17 | WEIGHTS & MEASURES $400: This country abandoned the metric system in 1812 & readopted it in 1840 France |
| #2183, aired 1994-02-16 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $100: The War of 1812 began June 18, 1812 when the U.S. declared war on this country England |
| #2172, aired 1994-02-01 | THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART $200: Jacques-Louis David's 1812 portrait of this man in his study shows him with one hand inside his vest Napoleon |
| #2171, aired 1994-01-31 | MISC. $200: In 1812 Congress refused to renew his patent on the cotton gin Eli Whitney |
| #2113, aired 1993-11-10 | U.S.HISTORY $1000: Naval battles in this war named for a year included Lake Champlain & Lake Erie the War of 1812 |
| #2068, aired 1993-09-08 | LITERARY RELATIVES $200: These German brothers were in their 20s when they published their 1st fairy tale collection in 1812 the Grimms |
| #2021, aired 1993-05-24 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $600: At the start of the War of 1812, Isaac Hull commanded this famous frigate the Constitution |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | AUTHORS $400: In 1812 Ralph Waldo Emerson entered this city's Latin school Boston |
| #1998, aired 1993-04-21 | RUSSIAN LITERATURE $200: Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 is featured in this 1865-'69 Tolstoy novel War and Peace |
| #1985, aired 1993-04-02 | THE WAR OF 1812 $100: He watched the 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British ship & wrote a poem about it Francis Scott Key |
| #1985, aired 1993-04-02 | THE WAR OF 1812 $200: At the time of the war, Britain was involved in a long-standing struggle with this country France |
| #1985, aired 1993-04-02 | THE WAR OF 1812 $300: On June 1, 1812 this president asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain Madison |
| #1985, aired 1993-04-02 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: The most important U.S. naval victories were MacDonough's on Lake Champlain & his on Lake Erie Oliver Hazard Perry |
| #1985, aired 1993-04-02 | THE WAR OF 1812 $500: In April 1813 Americans briefly captured this capital of Upper Canada, then called York Toronto |
| #1984, aired 1993-04-01 | PAINT IT "BLACK" $500: During the War of 1812, this Sauk Indian chief & about 500 of his warriors fought for the British Black Hawk |
| #1950, aired 1993-02-12 | BOUNCE $400: On August 19, 1812 these bounced harmlessly off the side of the U.S.S. Constitution cannonballs |
| #1938, aired 1993-01-27 | TREATIES $900 (Daily Double): Great Britain & the U.S. agreed to stop the slave trade in the Treaty of Ghent, which ended this war the War of 1812 |
| #1928, aired 1993-01-13 | LOUISIANA $500: Louisiana became a state in this year in which the U.S. went to war with Great Britain 1812 |
| #1921, aired 1993-01-04 | GEOGRAPHY $400: In 1812 Czar Alexander I moved the seat of the Finnish government from Turku to this city Helsinki |
| #1912, aired 1992-12-22 | THE CAPITOL BUILDING $300: During this war, the Capitol was set afire & most of it was destroyed the War of 1812 |
| #1910, aired 1992-12-18 | PENNSYLVANIA $600: In 1812 the state capital moved from Lancaster to this city Harrisburg |
| #1877, aired 1992-11-03 | REMOVED $500: Between 1803 & 1812, many fine marbles were removed from Athens by Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of this Elgin |
| #1865, aired 1992-10-16 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS $2,000 (Daily Double): He was reelected during the War of 1812 Madison |
| #1864, aired 1992-10-15 | MOSCOW $400: Over two-thirds of the city burned down while occupied by this French general in 1812 Napoleon |
| #1850, aired 1992-09-25 | LANDMARKS $400: St. John's Church in Wash., D.C. has a bell made from a British cannon captured in this war the War of 1812 |
| #1842, aired 1992-09-15 | MUSIC $600: This Tchaikovsky work commemorated the 70th anniv. of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow the "1812 Overture" |
| #1815, aired 1992-06-19 | FASHION DESIGNERS $200: She's a direct descendant of William C.C. Claiborne, who was governor of Louisiana during the War of 1812 Liz Claiborne |
| #1788, aired 1992-05-13 | U.S. HISTORY $400: The War of 1812 ended in this year 1815 (*1814) |
| #1786, aired 1992-05-11 | NATIONAL PARKS $1000: During the War of 1812, saltpeter, used in making gunpowder, was mined from this Kentucky cave Mammoth Cave |
| #1771, aired 1992-04-20 | BALTIMORE $400: The Star-Spangled Banner House is preserved as a museum of this war the War of 1812 |
| #1755, aired 1992-03-27 | U.S. STATES $200: From 1804 to 1812, this state was known as the Territory of Orleans Louisiana |
| #1751, aired 1992-03-23 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $400: Claude Francois de Malet was executed after he tried to overthrow this emperor in 1812 Napoleon |
| #1746, aired 1992-03-16 | FIRES $500 (Daily Double): In September 1812 this city set itself on fire rather than be taken by Napoleon's troops Moscow |
| #1735, aired 1992-02-28 | 19TH CENTURY AMERICA $1000: In the War of 1812 the British captured this ship captained by James Lawrence the Chesapeake |
| #1729, aired 1992-02-20 | DETROIT $800: Later pardoned by James Madison, Gov. Wm. Hull surrendered the city to the British without a fight during this war the War of 1812 |
| #1723, aired 1992-02-12 | SHIPS $300: In the 1st key naval battle of the War of 1812, this ship defeated the British frigate Guerriere the Constitution |
| #1717, aired 1992-02-04 | HISTORIC NAMES $800: In Dec. 1812 he wrote his first important essay on independence, the "Cartagena Manifesto" Simon Bolivar |
| #1710, aired 1992-01-24 | WORLD CITIES $1000: The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was signed in this Belgian city, the capital of East Flanders Ghent |
| #1680, aired 1991-12-13 | CANADIAN CITIES $200: In the War of 1812, the British burned Washington after we burned this Ontario city Toronto |
| #1672, aired 1991-12-03 | SMUGGLING $100: This Louisiana smuggler was famous for aiding U.S. forces in the War of 1812 Jean Lafitte |
| #1600, aired 1991-07-12 | ISLANDS $800: A memorial on South Bass Island in this lake honors Commodore Perry's victory in the War of 1812 Lake Erie |
| #1568, aired 1991-05-29 | FILE UNDER "Z" $600: From 1810-1812 it was Ohio's capital Zanesville |
| #1551, aired 1991-05-06 | U.S. HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): The attack on Ft. McHenry was the last battle fought before the treaty ending this war was signed the War of 1812 |
| #1542, aired 1991-04-23 | 1966 $200: At age 74, he gave Spain a new constitution, the country's ninth since 1812 Francisco Franco |
| #1529, aired 1991-04-04 | PROVERBS $500: After retreating from Moscow in 1812, Napoleon noted, "There is only one step from the sublime to" this the ridiculous |
| #1515, aired 1991-03-15 | WORLD HISTORY $400: When the Treaty of Ghent was signed ending this war, Ghent belonged to the Netherlands the War of 1812 |
| #1460, aired 1990-12-28 | SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS $400: Sarah Siddons 1812 performance as this Shakespearean sleepwalker was said to be perfect Lady Macbeth |
| #1455, aired 1990-12-21 | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA $1000: During the War of 1812 he served as Secretary of State & then Secretary of War James Monroe |
| #1383, aired 1990-09-12 | COMPOSERS $600: Tchaikovsky wrote this piece with cannon fire & cathedral bells in it, to be performed in Moscow Square the 1812 Overture |
| #1338, aired 1990-05-30 | PRESIDENTS $800: Between terms as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, he fought in the War of 1812 & against Florida's Seminole Indians Andrew Jackson |
| #1294, aired 1990-03-29 | ENGLISH LIT $1000: The 1812 publication of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" made this poet an immediate sensation Lord Byron |
| #1258, aired 1990-02-07 | NATIONAL LANDMARKS $400: Tho Washington took the oath of office there, this city's Federal Hall was sold for salvage in 1812 New York |
| #1214, aired 1989-12-07 | U.S. CITIES $200: The final battle of the War of 1812 was fought in 1815 in & around this city New Orleans |
| #1212, aired 1989-12-05 | THE NAVY $500: As his ship was being destroyed in the war of 1812, James Lawrence issued this dying command Don't give up the ship |
| #1198, aired 1989-11-15 | U.S. HISTORY $200: John Q. Adams & Henry Clay were among those who negotiated the Treaty of Ghent that ended this war the War of 1812 |
| #1185, aired 1989-10-27 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $100: On April 30, 1812, the territory of Orleans became this state Louisiana |
| #1128, aired 1989-06-28 | WARS $200: Not knowing this war was over, troops fought the Battle of New Orleans War of 1812 |
| #1101, aired 1989-05-22 | FIRST FAMILY TRIVIA $1000: The 1st White House wedding took place in 1812, & this first lady's sister Lucy was the bride Dolley Madison |
| #1075, aired 1989-04-14 | "G"EOGRAPHY $800: Belgian city that was the site of the signing of the treaty ending the War of 1812 Ghent |
| #1044, aired 1989-03-02 | AMERICAN HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): Andrew Jackson acquired his nickname, "Old Hickory", during this war War of 1812 |
| #935, aired 1988-09-30 | EUROPE $200: This city was burned in September 1812 to try to force out Napoleon's troops Moscow |
| #934, aired 1988-09-29 | WEAPONS $400: He designed the 1st steam warship, the Demologus, for the War of 1812 Fulton |
| #922, aired 1988-09-13 | COMPOSERS $200: He composed the "1812 Overture" to commemorate Napoleon's defeat in Russia Tchaikovsky |
| #914, aired 1988-07-21 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written during this war the War of 1812 |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | WAR OF 1812 $200: After being burned in the war, the Executive Mansion was panted this color white |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | WAR OF 1812 $400: In 1813, Brig. Gen. Wm. H. Harrison recovered control of this Michigan city Hull lost in 1812 Detroit |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | WAR OF 1812 $600: The peace treaty to end the war was signed in the city of Ghent in this country Belgium |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | WAR OF 1812 $800: President who, not knowing Britain had repealed the problem laws, asked Congress to declare war Madison |
| #833, aired 1988-03-30 | WAR OF 1812 $1000: 2-word avian term given to Congressmen, like Clay & Calhoun, who favored battle the war hawks |
| #782, aired 1988-01-19 | AUTHORS $100: His father fought against Napoleon in 1812, which he wrote about in "War and Peace" Tolstoy |
| #782, aired 1988-01-19 | LOUISIANIANS $400: Though pardoned after the War of 1812, he returned to piracy & disappeared about 1821 Jean Lafitte |
| #761, aired 1987-12-21 | HISTORY $200: After signing a peace treaty with the British in 1783, the U.S. was back at war with them in this year 1812 |
| #726, aired 1987-11-02 | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA $200: The Federalists referred to this as "Mr. Madison's War" War of 1812 |
| #700, aired 1987-09-25 | WARS $200: Only U.S. war with a year in its name the War of 1812 |
| #666, aired 1987-06-29 | U.S. HISTORY $200: The Treaty of Ghent, ending this war, was signed in Belgium on Christmas Eve of 1814 the War of 1812 |
| #624, aired 1987-04-30 | 19TH CENTURY AMERICA $200: This 19th century American war created an enormous demand for rope Civil War |
| #612, aired 1987-04-14 | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA $200: In both "The President's Lady" & "The Buccaneer", Charlton Heston played this hero of the War of 1812 Andrew Jackson |
| #582, aired 1987-03-03 | WARS $200: This war we fought was a "spinoff" of Napoleon's war with England the War of 1812 |
| #561, aired 1987-02-02 | FORMER CAPITALS $500: In 1812, this state's capital was moved from Lancaster to its present site Pennsylvania |
| #561, aired 1987-02-02 | BATTLES $600: The greatest American land victory of the War of 1812, it had no effect on the peace agreement the Battle of New Orleans |
| #555, aired 1987-01-23 | TIMELY CLASSICS $400: Tchaikovsky wrote this piece in 1880, 68 years after the year in its title the 1812 Overture |
| #520, aired 1986-12-05 | WARS $600: This battle of the War of 1812 was fought 2 weeks after the war had ended the Battle of New Orleans |
| #511, aired 1986-11-24 | FEBRUARY $500: New word coined after Governor Elbridge Gerry redistricted Essex County, Massachusetts on Feb. 11, 1812 Gerrymander |
| #495, aired 1986-10-31 | WARS $800: Buffalo, N.Y. was destroyed in this war War of 1812 |
| #476, aired 1986-10-06 | WARS $200: During the War of 1812, we tried to capture this country Canada |
| #433, aired 1986-05-07 | U.S. HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): In 1812, soldiers nicknamed meatpacker Samuel Wilson this, from his stamp which read U.S. Uncle Sam |
| #414, aired 1986-04-10 | MOSCOW $500: The last foreign power to succeed in conquering Moscow France |
| #412, aired 1986-04-08 | EARLY AMERICA $400: It's been called "The Second War of American Independence" the War of 1812 |
| #356, aired 1986-01-20 | BRITISH HISTORY $700 (Daily Double): The year we began this war against Great Britain, Napoleon burned Moscow the War of 1812 |
| #288, aired 1985-10-16 | THE LIBRARY $200: This national library was burned during the War of 1812 the Library of Congress |
| #174, aired 1985-05-09 | U.S.A. $500: Though popularized in WWI, "Uncle Sam" originated in this war the War of 1812 |
| #167, aired 1985-04-30 | TECHNOLOGY $100: In 1812, William Monroe began manufacturing them using his own formula for ground lead pencils |
| #142, aired 1985-03-26 | AMERICAN INDIANS $1000: Shawnee chief who tried to unite Indians against whites and died helping British in War of 1812 Tecumseh |
| #125, aired 1985-03-01 | U.S. HISTORY $700 (Daily Double): This battle mistakenly fought after the War of 1812 was over made Andrew Jackson a hero:
"Yeah, they ran through the briars / And they ran through the brambles / And they ran through the bushes / Where the rabbit couldn't go / They ran so fast / That the hounds couldn't catch 'em / On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico" the Battle of New Orleans |
| #119, aired 1985-02-21 | WARS $400: War in which the British burned the White House the War of 1812 |
| #114, aired 1985-02-14 | WORLD HISTORY $900 (Daily Double): Victorious & defeated countries portrayed in this overture:
[1812 Overture plays.] France & Russia |
| #109, aired 1985-02-07 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: Henry David Thoreau refused to pay taxes to support this war Mexican-American War |
| #99, aired 1985-01-24 | WARS $400: America's foe in War of 1812 Great Britain |
| #82, aired 1985-01-01 | MUSIC $300: Contrary to title, Tchaikovsky composed it in 1880 "The 1812 Overture" |
