#9042, aired 2024-02-20 | THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE $400: One of the most famous errors in postal history occurred in 1918 when a Jenny biplane was printed on stamps this way upside-down |
#9038, aired 2024-02-14 | THE COMPOSER CONDUCTS $600: Prokofiev conducted the U.S. premiere of his own "classical" symphony (less redundant than it sounds) at this NYC hall in 1918 Carnegie |
#9021, aired 2024-01-22 | WHAT A "DAY" $800: The U.S. Army first used this term in 1918 to designate September 12 for the launch of a big attack in France D-Day |
#9021, aired 2024-01-22 | IT'S GETTING COLD IN HERRE $1000: In 2022 this world capital hit -9, its lowest temperature since 1918; well, it is an Iceland Reykjavik |
#21, aired 2023-11-29 | THIS DAY IN WORLD HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): April 21, 1918:
World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, best known by this nickname, is shot down & killed the Red Baron |
#8973, aired 2023-11-15 | CANADIAN ARTISTES $1600: Maud Allan's dancing as this ancient woman got her linked with Oscar Wilde & in 1918, accused of being in a gay cult Salome |
#8935, aired 2023-09-22 | STARS & STRIPES IN ART $2000: "Self-Portrait with Striped Shirt" is by this Viennese modernist who died aged just 28 in 1918 Egon Schiele |
#8908, aired 2023-07-05 | NATIONS' LAST MONARCHS $800: Wilhelm II was Germany's last emperor, abdicating in this year & fleeing to the Netherlands 1918 |
#8882, aired 2023-05-30 | CZECH IT OUT! $1200: From the 19th century until 1918, the Czech lands were part of this empire the Austro-Hungarian Empire |
#9, aired 2023-05-15 | WE'VE GOT HISTORY $800: Born in Darmstadt, Germany in 1872, she died in Yekaterinburg in 1918 Alexandra (the last Romanov czarina) |
#8867, aired 2023-05-09 | LESS-THAN-STELLAR SCIENTIFIC POETRY $1000: A 1918 Nobel win/ It is tough to follow / A German physicist / Which kinda rhymes with lyricist? / He's a man of "constant" sorrow Max Planck |
#8858, aired 2023-04-26 | THE NEW CAPITAL $400: In 1918 Moscow replaced this city to become the new capital of Russia St. Petersburg |
#8845, aired 2023-04-07 | DE-COMPOSING $1,000 (Daily Double): On March 25, 1918 the sun set on this "Moonlight" composer in Paris (Claude) Debussy |
#8809, aired 2023-02-16 | MILITARY MEN $800: Colorful nickname of Manfred von Richthofen, credited with 80 victories over Allied aircraft between 1916 & 1918 the Red Baron |
#8761, aired 2022-12-12 | OUTBREAKS $600: In 1918 & 1919 20-50 million worldwide perished from this, so named for the country where it was widely reported the Spanish flu |
#8751, aired 2022-11-28 | AROUND THE GLOBE $400: In 1712, the capital of Russia was moved from Moscow to this port city; in 1918 after the Bolsheviks took power, it was moved back St. Petersburg |
#8748, aired 2022-11-23 | A 20th CENTURY FACTS PRODUCTION $1,000 (Daily Double): In a 1918 declaration,"a readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should be effected" was point 9 of this many 14 |
#7, aired 2022-11-06 | FACTS ABOUT COUNTRIES $600: From 1867 to 1918 it formed a dual monarchy with Austria Hungary |
#8732, aired 2022-11-01 | EUROPEAN HAPPENINGS $800: Created Jan. 28, 1918 after the Bolshevik Revolution, this fighting force suffered a purge some 20 years later the Red Army |
#8730, aired 2022-10-28 | IN THE SCIENCE DICTIONARY $1000: This German physicist doesn't look too happy, even though he devised quantum theory, which won him a Nobel Prize in 1918 Planck |
#8729, aired 2022-10-27 | ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE $1000: After losing to Toronto in 1918, this team won its first NHL title the next year & has now won more than any other team the Montreal Canadiens |
#8709, aired 2022-09-29 | THE EX-COUNTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): This Central European dual state got divided into 2 new countries in 1918, each keeping half of the original name Austria-Hungary |
#8663, aired 2022-06-15 | STATE FLORA $3,000 (Daily Double): Also known as the ground laurel, it has been Massachusetts' state flower since 1918, not 1620 the mayflower |
#8656, aired 2022-06-06 | ON THE COASTER $2000: Have a drink on "Forbes" 6th richest American in 1918--this meat-packing magnate of hot dogs, his family's hot dogs J. Ogden Armour |
#8640, aired 2022-05-13 | RED $200: This fortress on Red Square has been the center of Russian government since 1918 the Kremlin |
#8622, aired 2022-04-19 | NONFICTION TELEVISION $600: A newspaper feature first published in 1918 about bizarre curiosities inspired this TV show most recently hosted by Bruce Campbell Ripley's Believe It or Not! |
#8594, aired 2022-03-10 | VACCINES $2000: World War II soldiers were given a vaccine against this 2-word ailment, which had caused a 1918-19 pandemic the Spanish flu |
#8591, aired 2022-03-07 | THE IDEAS OF MARCH $800: In 1918 Congress thought March 31 was the moment to first spring forward to this daylight savings time |
#8576, aired 2022-02-14 | HISTORY BOOKS $1200: "Blood & Iron", a history of Germany 1871-1918, gets its title from a quote by this chancellor who's big in the book Bismarck |
#8521, aired 2021-11-29 | 19something $800: On Jan. 8, 1918 Woodrow Wilson made this numerical declaration of peace proposals that included "a general assoc. of nations" the Fourteen Points |
#8491, aired 2021-10-18 | HISTORY'S MYSTERIES $400: Despite reporting no problems, the USS Cyclops went missing in 1918 & is thought to be lost in this mysterious region the Bermuda Triangle |
#8473, aired 2021-09-22 | WORLD HISTORY $1600: On November 9, 1918, Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed this new German republic; he later became its first chancellor (the) Weimar (Republic) |
#8454, aired 2021-07-29 | OLD MILITARY ABBREV. $800: Capable of firing 650 rounds a minute, the B.A.R., or Browning this, was in service with the U.S. Army from 1918 to 1957 automatic rifle |
#8449, aired 2021-07-22 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $400: Introduced in 1582, this calendar wasn't adopted by the Brits until 1752 & by the Russians until 1918 Gregorian |
#8428, aired 2021-06-23 | HISTORIC NUMBERS $400: Congress heard this list in a January 8, 1918 presidential address the 14 Points |
#8396, aired 2021-05-10 | TIME $200: March 30, 1918 was the first day America's newspapers included a reminder to do this tonight set your clock ahead |
#8374, aired 2021-04-08 | IT HAPPENED IN EUROPE! $800: On December 1, 1918 Transylvania made it official & reunited with this country Romania |
#8312, aired 2021-01-12 | HISTORY $600: One cemetery holds the remains of the first & the last British soldiers killed in WWI--the latter, at 9:30 A.M. on this date in 1918 November 11 |
#8237, aired 2020-09-15 | KNOW YOUR RIGHTS $800: On July 17, 1918 this czar was proved mistaken in his belief in the divine right of kings, that only God can punish rulers Nicholas II |
#8146, aired 2020-01-27 | PHRASE HISTORY $400: A 1918 song title said this "Is Hard To Find" A Good Man |
#7, aired 2020-01-14 | JEOPORTMANTEAU! $2000: Insidious pandemic culprit of 1918 plus delightfully foamy Italian custard influenzabaglione |
#6, aired 2020-01-09 | JANUARY IN HISTORY $600: In Jan. 1900 he got out of Siberian exile; in Jan. 1918 he abolished Russia's assembly & established a dictatorship Lenin |
#1, aired 2020-01-07 | CHEMISTS $1200: (Bryan Cranston delivers the clue.) Many folks weren't happy with the Nobel committee's decision to give the 1918 Chemistry Prize to ammonia synthesizer Fritz Haber, as he had also overseen Germany's production & use of this on World War I's western front mustard gas (or poison gas) |
#8129, aired 2020-01-02 | NEW YORK CITY MUSEUMS $400: A National Museum of Immigration at this site is housed in the original main building restored to its 1918-to-1924 appearance Ellis Island |
#8119, aired 2019-12-19 | I'M DYIN' UP HERE! $200: On April 21,1918 he caught a fatal bullet while piloting his Fokker triplane over northern France the Red Baron (Richthofen) |
#8118, aired 2019-12-18 | WORLD HISTORY $1,118 (Daily Double): In 1918 Woodrow Wilson outlined these, one of which was free navigation of all seas Fourteen Points |
#8099, aired 2019-11-21 | OF THE THIRD KIND $400: The second of these German empires ended in 1918; the third came along just 15 years later the Reich |
#8069, aired 2019-10-10 | THEY SAID NO! $2000: In 1918 this man refused a knighthood, saying King George V had betrayed the Arabs by not granting independence Lawrence (of Arabia) |
#8034, aired 2019-07-11 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO $1600: This country was partitioned in 1772, with Austria getting Auschwitz; it was back together in 1918 Poland |
#8012, aired 2019-06-11 | WHAT HAPPENED? $1200: In 1918 a British aircraft dropped a note about this pilot's funeral onto a German-held airfield Richthofen (or the Red Baron) |
#7938, aired 2019-02-27 | DATES $400: 1918 date when WWI combat officially ceased November 11 |
#7920, aired 2019-02-01 | CITIES THROUGH TIME $800: Before 1918 Guangzhou was known by this name; a Chinese language still reminds us of it Canton |
#7907, aired 2019-01-15 | WOMEN WRITERS $400: In 1918 Columbia U. student Minna Lewinson became the first woman to win this journalism award the Pulitzer |
#7904, aired 2019-01-10 | NONFICTION $800: "The Great" this 9-letter word is the story of the 1918 pandemic that killed as many as 50 million influenza |
#7842, aired 2018-10-16 | WAR FARE $800: In 1918 U-boats cut food shipments to England, where even the king had this type of card allotting staples like milk & flour a ration card |
#7827, aired 2018-09-25 | OCEAN LINERS $400: In 1918 the unfinished Italian liner Conte Rosso was refitted by the Royal Navy as the first flat-topped one of these an aircraft carrier |
#7810, aired 2018-07-20 | HISTORY IN EUROPE $600: The breakup of the dual monarchy of these 2 countries in 1918 marked the end of the Hapsburg empire Austria and Hungary |
#7772, aired 2018-05-29 | A-1 ALPHANUMERICS 4U $1600: The influenza pandemic of 1918 & 1919 was caused by this alphanumeric virus H1N1 |
#7758, aired 2018-05-09 | CLASS OF 1918 $400: After graduating from the Hunan Normal School in 1918, this future leader took a great leap forward to Beijing Mao |
#7758, aired 2018-05-09 | CLASS OF 1918 $800: In 1918 Margaret Mitchell left this type of school named for bringing society girls' education to completion finishing school |
#7758, aired 2018-05-09 | CLASS OF 1918 $1200: Witchcraft came after graduation from St. Louis' Central High for Agnes Moorehead, Endora on this sitcom Bewitched |
#7758, aired 2018-05-09 | CLASS OF 1918 $1600: 1918 was a big year for this woman: she graduated from Lanier High in Alabama & met F. Scott Fitzgerald at a dance Zelda Fitzgerald |
#7758, aired 2018-05-09 | CLASS OF 1918 $2000: This future composer was far from "The Common Man" when he graduate from Boys' H.S. in Brooklyn in 1918 Aaron Copland |
#7756, aired 2018-05-07 | EMPIRES $800: The German empire of 1871-1918 consisted of 25 states, but this militaristic kingdom occupied 3/5 of it Prussia |
#7748, aired 2018-04-25 | ON THE BIG MONEY $200: His old legal foe Mr. Marbury might have fought this president being put on the $5,000 in 1918...but would have lost Madison |
#7748, aired 2018-04-25 | ON THE BIG MONEY $400: In 1918, for his 34 years as chief justice, he was put on the $500 bill John Marshall |
#7714, aired 2018-03-08 | 1918 $200: The 12th of this group of proposals from Pres. Wilson called for free passage for ships through the Dardanelles the Fourteen Points |
#7714, aired 2018-03-08 | 1918 $400: On the eve of the armistice ending World War I, this leader abdicated & fled to the Netherlands Kaiser Wilhelm |
#7714, aired 2018-03-08 | 1918 $600: These 2 teams faced off in the World Series, so one of them was going to win its last title of the 20th century the Cubs and the Red Sox |
#7714, aired 2018-03-08 | 1918 $800: The first official U.S. military newspaper with this name published its first issue Feb. 8, 1918 Stars and Stripes |
#7714, aired 2018-03-08 | 1918 $1000: In March the first U.S. case of this flu strain was recorded; it would claim as many as 25 million worldwide in just 2 years the Spanish flu |
#7679, aired 2018-01-18 | TARZAN $400: Elmo Lincoln was the first actor to play Tarzan on film in this year that also saw the end of a war 1918 |
#7673, aired 2018-01-10 | HIS WIDOW LIVED ON $1,800 (Daily Double): This president from Ohio was assassinated in 1881; his widow moved to South Pasadena, dying in 1918 aged 85 James Garfield |
#7666, aired 2018-01-01 | SAVED BY THE BELA $800: On Dec. 20, 1918 Bela Kun, a disciple of Lenin, founded this party in Hungary the Communist Party |
#7633, aired 2017-11-15 | A TRIANGLE SCHEME $200: After 1918, no one had an eye on the USS Cyclops, one of the first U.S. ships recorded missing in this mysterious region the Bermuda Triangle |
#7612, aired 2017-10-17 | IT'S A BATTLE $1600: The second battle of this French river in 1918 was the last major German offensive in World War I the Marne |
#7610, aired 2017-10-13 | OCTOBER OCCURRENCES $2000: He was only a corporal in October 1918 when he killed 2 dozen Germans to save his patrol Alvin York |
#7591, aired 2017-09-18 | STAMPING PHILATELY $600: The (in)famous 1918 inverted jenny showing a plane upside down was fittingly issued for this 7-letter type of delivery airmail |
#7555, aired 2017-06-16 | LAST "-IEL" $2000: A major German port, it was the site of a major 1918 mutiny Kiel |
#7550, aired 2017-06-09 | PEOPLE-POURRI $800: Abigail "Dear Abby" Van Buren & this twin sister in the same line of work were born July 4, 1918 Ann Landers |
#7542, aired 2017-05-30 | THE 1910s $800: A new viral strain to which few had immunity caused the 1918-1919 pandemic of the "Spanish" type of this disease the flu |
#7529, aired 2017-05-11 | STRANGER THINGS $800: He not only made incredible escapes, but in 1918 made a 10,000-pound elephant vanish from a brightly lit stage Houdini |
#7514, aired 2017-04-20 | RECENT BOOKS $1600: This Russian dynasty is chronicled from 1613 to 1918 in a biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore the Romanovs |
#7507, aired 2017-04-11 | THE ROYAL THEY $2,000 (Daily Double): 1894 to 1918:
____ II & ____ Nicholas and Alexandra |
#7451, aired 2017-01-23 | BOOKS BY PROFESSORS $1200: This Cornell professor wrote "English Metres" but is best known for 1918's "The Elements of Style" William Strunk, Jr. |
#7393, aired 2016-11-02 | YOUTH MOVEMENTS $400: During WWII Great Britain's Air Defence Cadet Corps prepped boys for service in this "Royal" group formed in 1918 Royal Air Force (RAF) |
#7348, aired 2016-07-20 | THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE $400: Electoral maps from these 2 years are seen here--what some called "Mr. Wilson's war" was in between 1916 & 1920 |
#7345, aired 2016-07-15 | HOOSIER HISTORY $1200: From 1918 to 1931, he coached football in Indiana, racking up 105 wins, 12 losses & 5 ties Knute Rockne |
#7335, aired 2016-07-01 | DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME $1600: When Daylight Saving Time began in 1918, Maricopa County in this state refused to use it & the state still doesn't Arizona |
#7279, aired 2016-04-14 | HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PART II $400: Transparency & openness in diplomacy was No. 1 on this 1918 declaration by President Wilson the Fourteen Points |
#7207, aired 2016-01-05 | BARONS & BARONESSES $600: On April 21, 1918 this commander of Germany's flying circus was shot down & killed over the Somme the Red Baron |
#7144, aired 2015-10-08 | WHOSE LIFE IS IT? $800: Born Egypt, 1918,
camped out for peace & a 1978 Nobel Prize,
assassinated Cairo, 1981 (Anwar) Sadat |
#7131, aired 2015-09-21 | RED-LETTER DAY $400: The abdication of this German leader was announced on Nov. 9, 1918, & WWI ended 2 days later Kaiser Wilhelm II |
#7075, aired 2015-05-22 | WORLD WAR I $2000: In early 1918 this French general was named Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces on the Western Front General Foch |
#6991, aired 2015-01-26 | GIVING YOU THE TIME OF DAY $800: 11:00 A.M. November 11, 1918 the armistice of World War I |
#6969, aired 2014-12-25 | SQUARES $2000: On Nov. 8, 1918 this Los Angeles square was formally named in honor of a World War I general Pershing |
#6929, aired 2014-10-30 | BIRTH OF A VICE PRESIDENT $1,800 (Daily Double): November 9, 1918
in Baltimore, Maryland (Spiro) Agnew |
#6905, aired 2014-09-26 | HISTORIC NAMES $600: She didn't see the revolution coming, resulting in her death at age 46 in 1918 Alexandra (of Russia) |
#6888, aired 2014-07-23 | 10 YEARS AGO: 2004 $400: For the first time since 1918, this East Coast team won baseball's World Series the (Boston) Red Sox |
#6884, aired 2014-07-17 | OFFICE SEEKER, DISAPPOINTED $200: In 1918 this tycoon entered Michigan's Senate Republican & Democratic primaries, lost both & never ran again (Henry) Ford |
#6879, aired 2014-07-10 | GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY $800: The career of this British soldier culminated in the 1918 capture of Damascus Lawrence of Arabia |
#6857, aired 2014-06-10 | STAMPS $1000: A 1918 error produced the valuable "Inverted" this; a 2013 stamp has the plane upside down on purpose Jenny |
#6850, aired 2014-05-30 | TWO OF A KIND $1200: These twins born July 4, 1918 both became advice columnists Anne Landers & Abigail Van Buren |
#6842, aired 2014-05-20 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $800: Born in 1918, he's reportedly preached to more people live than anyone else in history, nearly 215 million people Billy Graham |
#6819, aired 2014-04-17 | COMPOSERS $800: In 1918 he teamed with older brother Ira for the first time, a collaboration that lasted until his death in 1937 George Gershwin |
#6787, aired 2014-03-04 | ALL AROUND AMERICA $2000: The Lake Whitefish is often found in this lake where a 43-pounder was caught in 1918 Lake Superior |
#6739, aired 2013-12-26 | THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION $800: On July 17, 1918 this czar, his wife, children, servants & a dog were executed in Ekaterinburg Nicholas |
#6734, aired 2013-12-19 | THE BEST DEFENSE $800: During the U.S. Civil War, increased firepower forced soldiers into these defenses that crisscrossed Europe in 1918 trenches |
#6708, aired 2013-11-13 | AN EPONYMOUS CATEGORY $800: A hotelier who died in 1918 gave us this adjective meaning high-class ritzy |
#6701, aired 2013-11-04 | THE WORLD SERIES $800: In 1916 & 1918 Babe Ruth, then with this team, pitched 29 2/3 straight scoreless innings, a record that lasted 43 years the Boston Red Sox |
#6688, aired 2013-10-16 | YEAR HE, YEAR HE $1600: Lloyd George signed the Treaty of Versailles 1919 |
#6670, aired 2013-09-20 | SAN ANTONIO $800: San Antonio has one of the oldest wooden ones of these buildings, slapped up in 1918 to hold Curtiss Jennys hangar |
#6555, aired 2013-03-01 | WINGS $1600: He was flying the Fokker DRI triplane no. 425/17 when he was killed in action in April 1918 the Red Baron (Baron Richthofen) |
#6548, aired 2013-02-20 | IT HAPPENED IN THE 1200s $4,800 (Daily Double): This family gained sovereignty over Austria, beginning a dynasty that would last in Europe until 1918 the Hapsburgs |
#6542, aired 2013-02-12 | AMERICAN LIT $2000: She wrote a couple of famous "teen" novels, "O Pioneers!" from 1913 & "My Antonia" from 1918 Willa Cather |
#6502, aired 2012-12-18 | TENNESSEE'S WILLIAMS $400: From 1913 to 1918 Chattanooga lawyer William McAdoo, this man's son-in-law, was also his Treasury secretary Woodrow Wilson |
#6481, aired 2012-11-19 | IN 1867... $200: This dual monarchy with a population of about 50 million was formed; it lasted until 1918 Austria-Hungary |
#6478, aired 2012-11-14 | F. SCOTT FITZGERALD $800: Fitzgerald met her at a country club in July 1918 but noted in his ledger that he didn't fall in love with her until September 7 Zelda |
#6476, aired 2012-11-12 | YOU'RE HISTORY! $400: In 1703 he founded a city that served as Russia's capital until 1918 Peter the Great |
#6460, aired 2012-10-19 | GONE BABY GONE $400: The first recorded disappearance of a U.S. ship in this area of the Atlantic was the USS Cyclops in March 1918 the Bermuda Triangle |
#6434, aired 2012-08-02 | THE 1910s $1600: In 1918 Lawrence of Arabia shocked King George V by refusing this high honor that lets you be called "Sir" knighthood (knightship accepted) |
#6430, aired 2012-07-27 | A HAMMER FEST $1,200 (Daily Double): The Soviet constitution of 1918 said that the coat of arms should include these 2 items, handles down a hammer and sickle |
#6420, aired 2012-07-13 | LAST SURVIVORS $1600: The last survivor of this battle wasn't one of Santa Anna's men but 1-year-old Alejo Perez Jr., who lived until 1918 (the Battle of) the Alamo |
#6366, aired 2012-04-30 | WORLD CAPITALS $200: Until 1918 it was capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; today, it's just the capital of Austria Vienna |
#6348, aired 2012-04-04 | HOUSTON, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM $600: A deadly riot took place in Houston in August of this year, shortly after the U.S. entered World War I 1917 |
#6314, aired 2012-02-16 | GETTING AN EDUCATION $1600: History: In July 1918 the bodies of this world leader & his family were thrown in a mine shaft Nicholas II |
#6306, aired 2012-02-06 | IN A MUSICAL MOOD $2000: The 1918 orchestral suite "The Planets" is his best-known work (Gustav) Holst |
#6293, aired 2012-01-18 | POP CULTURE $1200: This man who died in 1918 was Snoopy's cursed nemesis in "Peanuts" the Red Baron |
#6242, aired 2011-11-08 | IT'S YES-VEMBER $600: Philipp Scheidemann said "yes" to this new republic on Nov. 9, 1918 from the balcony of the Reichstag the Weimar Republic |
#6236, aired 2011-10-31 | FALL GUYS $400: He was born in the fall of 1918 & fell out of the vice presidency in the fall of 1973 Agnew |
#6206, aired 2011-09-19 | AMERICANS IN PARIS $200: Setting sail for the Paris Peace Conference in December 1918, he became the first sitting president to cross the Atlantic Woodrow Wilson |
#6195, aired 2011-07-15 | EMPIRE FALLS $2000: The Dual Monarchy was a byname of this hyphenated empire that collapsed in 1918 Austria-Hungary |
#6160, aired 2011-05-27 | YOU'RE THE TOP $2000: This TV-making brand got its start in 1918 making radio equipment in Chicago Zenith |
#6152, aired 2011-05-17 | THE 2nd MILLENNIUM $1600: Lasting only 12 years, it billed itself ordinally as the successor to the Holy Roman Empire & German Empire of 1871-1918 the Third Reich |
#6137, aired 2011-04-26 | BATTLE STARS $1600: For capturing 123 Germans during the 1918 Meuse-Argonne Offensive, he got a Medal of Honor & a Gary Cooper movie (Alvin) York |
#6113, aired 2011-03-23 | AMERICAN RED CROSS HISTORY $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands with a grey uniform on a mannequin at the American Red Cross.) Named for their dresses, gray lady volunteers provided hospitality services, especially to sick & wounded soldiers beginning in 1918 at this Washington, D.C. hospital Walter Reed |
#6105, aired 2011-03-11 | RENT $600: This car rental business began in Chicago in 1918 with a fleet of 12 Model Ts Hertz |
#6008, aired 2010-10-27 | THE NUMBER OF YEARS FROM... $3,000 (Daily Double): The end of World War I to the beginning of World War II in Europe 21 |
#5963, aired 2010-07-14 | BORN ON THE 14th OF JULY $1200: We're sure there were plenty of "Cries and Whispers" when this Swedish film director was born in 1918 Ingmar Bergman |
#5953, aired 2010-06-30 | AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR I $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA.) The Newport 28 at the Museum of Flight was the model used by Quentin, the son of this U.S. president; Quentin was killed in aerial combat over France in July 1918 Theodore Roosevelt |
#5943, aired 2010-06-16 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1976 the U.S. posthumously restored the citizenship of this labor organizer & socialist leader who lost it in 1918 (Eugene) Debs |
#5933, aired 2010-06-02 | WOODROW WILSON'S WAR $1200: Take a number! In 1918 Wilson proclaimed his "Four Ends", "Four Principles", "Five Particulars" & 14 of these Points |
#5891, aired 2010-04-05 | ON THE WARPATH $2000: The last American soldier killed in action in WWI, Private Henry Gunther, died on this date in 1918 November 11 |
#5879, aired 2010-03-18 | WORLD LEADERS $1200: It was on Lenin's orders that the last Russian czar, the second of this name, was executed with his family in 1918 Czar Nicholas |
#5863, aired 2010-02-24 | WHEN WE WERE KINGS $600: 1888 to 1918, in Prussia Kaiser Wilhelm II |
#5825, aired 2010-01-01 | RED SOX IT TO ME $1600: In 1918 he extended his streak of scoreless World Series innings pitched to 29.2 & tied for the most HRs in the league Babe Ruth |
#5803, aired 2009-12-02 | TOOTSIE ROLLS $800: Year of the patriotic ad seen here 1918 |
#5797, aired 2009-11-24 | WORLD CAPITALS $800: Until 1918 & the collapse of the dynasty, it was home base for the Hapsburgs Vienna |
#5794, aired 2009-11-19 | YOU'VE GOT ME IN HISTORICS! $800: On April 21, 1918 this German pilot credited with downing 80 enemy aircraft was killed in his triplane; Snoopy's revenge? the Red Baron |
#5785, aired 2009-11-06 | THE TEENS $400: World War I ended in November of this year 1918 |
#5782, aired 2009-11-03 | THIS "LAND" IS MY LAND $800: In November 1918 this country proclaimed its independence, with Jozef Pilsudski as its first chief of state Poland |
#5755, aired 2009-09-25 | PUT ME IN, COACH! $400: Notre Dame's football coach from 1918 to 1930, he had a winning percentage of .881, the highest in NCAA history Rockne |
#5750, aired 2009-09-18 | THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA.) The Newport 28 is the model Alan Winslow & Douglas Campbell were flying in 1918 when they became the first Americans to shoot down enemy planes in combat over this country France |
#5672, aired 2009-04-14 | THEY WILL COME $800: 3 million people in this city celebrated like it was 1918 after they won the World Series in 2004 Boston |
#5644, aired 2009-03-05 | THAT'S THE FACT, JACK! $600: In July 1918 this world leader was executed in the Ural Mountains Tsar Nicholas II |
#5642, aired 2009-03-03 | JOHN J. PERSHING $400: On April 14, 1918 Pershing became the first American general to make use of these in combat airplanes |
#5600, aired 2009-01-02 | NOT-SO-UGLY BETTY $1000: Born Elizabeth Bloomer in 1918, she danced for Martha Graham & modeled for John Robert Powers before meeting Jerry Betty Ford |
#5585, aired 2008-12-12 | STEP UP TO THE BARRE $1600: This Russian ballerina choreographed only one ballet, "Autumn Leaves" in 1918 Anna Pavlova |
#5566, aired 2008-11-17 | AN "F" IN HISTORY $1000: In 1918 Woodrow Wilson proposed this numbered set of principles, one being the removal of trade barriers between nations the Fourteen Points |
#5544, aired 2008-10-16 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: From 1380 to 1918 Iceland was ruled by this country Denmark |
#5524, aired 2008-09-18 | KINGS & QUEENS $400: In 1918 this country's Christian X recognized Iceland as self-governing but still under his rule Denmark |
#5509, aired 2008-07-17 | "M.L." $1200: By 1918 this Russian-born mob mastermind was running a floating crap game with Bugsy Siegel Meyer Lansky |
#5491, aired 2008-06-23 | SPORTS STUFF $800: Bill Simmons' "Now I Can Die in Peace" chronicles this team's 2004 World Series win, its first since 1918 the Red Sox |
#5407, aired 2008-02-26 | OLD MAJOR $1600: Princeton's website says "For all intents and purposes" it became (temp.) this kind of college in 1918 military |
#5354, aired 2007-12-13 | LOGOS $800: A sailor boy & his dog Bingo began appearing on packages of this snack way back in 1918 Cracker Jacks |
#5348, aired 2007-12-05 | BIO-SPHERE $400: As he is the subject of 1918 & 1939 Pulitzer Prize winners, perhaps the books should be read with bifocals (Benjamin) Franklin |
#5323, aired 2007-10-31 | OKLAHOMIES $4,100 (Daily Double): Born near Ada, Oklahoma in 1918, he was one of the first evangelists to hold large-scale television revivals Oral Roberts |
#5280, aired 2007-07-20 | FAMOUS CANADIANS $400: In 1917 & 1918 Ontario's Billy Bishop claimed 72 aerial victories as an Ace in this war World War I |
#5163, aired 2007-02-07 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $1600: His "Fourteen Points" announced in January 1918 included a call for an independent Polish state Wilson |
#5145, aired 2007-01-12 | THE FALL $1000: In 1918 this date in autumn brought the signing of the armistice ending World War I November 11 |
#5091, aired 2006-10-30 | ROYALLY LAST $400: Forced to abdicate in 1918, the last German kaiser had this royal name & number Wilhelm II |
#5091, aired 2006-10-30 | ROYALLY LAST $800: Losing power in November 1918, Charles I was the last monarch of this hyphenated empire the Austro-Hungarian Empire |
#5062, aired 2006-09-19 | THE ORIENT EXPRESS $2000: (Jimmy walks through yet another dining car.) In 1918 an Orient Express dining car was used for the surrender of the Germans to the Allies; Hitler used the same exact car for the French surrender to the Germans in this year 1940 |
#5045, aired 2006-07-14 | THE NEW YORK TIMES PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS $400: The Times won its first Pulitzer in 1918 for its coverage of this World War I |
#5032, aired 2006-06-27 | BUGS $400: A species of fire ant that reached the U.S. at this Alabama port city around 1918 has been a pest to the Southern U.S. Mobile |
#4975, aired 2006-04-07 | GOIN' MONACO A MONACO $2,400 (Daily Double): A 1918 treaty said if the royal family produced no male heirs, Monaco would come under this country's rule France |
#4947, aired 2006-02-28 | THINGS IN THE YALE LIBRARY $1200: In 2003 Yale displayed the private photo albums of this imperial family that met its doom in July 1918 the Romanovs (of Russia) |
#4898, aired 2005-12-21 | BY THE NUMBERS $1,400 (Daily Double): A reduction of arms & independence for Turkey were 2 items in this Jan. 8, 1918 pronouncement the Fourteen Points |
#4890, aired 2005-12-09 | SEEING "RED" $200: Famous nickname of the squadron leader whose Fokker triplane was shot down on April 21, 1918 the Red Baron |
#4855, aired 2005-10-21 | HISTORIC AMERICAN DOCUMENTS $3,200 (Daily Double): 1918:
"No. 2: Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters" Wilson's Fourteen Points |
#4789, aired 2005-06-02 | FOOD BRANDS $1000: This brand of Mexican food got its start in 1918 as the Mountain Pass Canning Co. of New Mexico Old El Paso |
#4739, aired 2005-03-24 | SMITH COLLEGE ALUMNAE $200: She went to Smith in 1918 hoping to become a doctor; her dream was "Gone with the Wind" when her mom died in 1919 Margaret Mitchell |
#4732, aired 2005-03-15 | FROM THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK $4,000 (Daily Double): The center of power of an empire until 1918, this country is a bit smaller than Maine Austria |
#4654, aired 2004-11-25 | FIRST ELECTED OFFICE $200: He was elected to Louisiana's State Railroad Commission in 1918, lost the race for governor in '24 but won in '28 Huey Long |
#4645, aired 2004-11-12 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $1200: This legendary Notre Dame coach (1918-1930) leads all coaches in career winning percentage with .881 Knute Rockne |
#4566, aired 2004-06-14 | WORLD WAR I $400: In 1918 the U.S. military revived this newspaper which originated in the Civil War the Stars and Stripes |
#4508, aired 2004-03-24 | COLORS $1,000 (Daily Double): The 2 opposing colors in the Wars of the Roses & in the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920 red & white |
#4498, aired 2004-03-10 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $400: This famed coach won an NCAA record 88.1% of his games during his tenure at Notre Dame, 1918-1931 (Knute) Rockne |
#4475, aired 2004-02-06 | VICE PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES $3,400 (Daily Double): November 9, 1918:
Baltimore, Maryland Spiro Agnew |
#4474, aired 2004-02-05 | A TIME TO DIE $400: Things got truly revolutionary in Russia in this year when the Russian royal family was assassinated 1918 |
#4462, aired 2004-01-20 | THE ARABS $400: Arab forces conquered this Syrian capital in the 1600s, the 1100s & 1918 Damascus |
#4459, aired 2004-01-15 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: On Nov. 11, 1918, Pvt. Henry Gunther became the last American casualty in this war World War I |
#4445, aired 2003-12-26 | POTENTATES $1200: In November 1918 the New York Times headlined, This ruler "and Crown Prince abdicate" Kaiser Wilhelm II |
#4370, aired 2003-09-12 | DISCOVERY CHANNEL UNSOLVED HISTORY $800: Discovery Channel found a witness to this man's demise
"I felt no pity for him at all."
"Smout is the last living eyewitness to the events of April 21st, 1918." the Red Baron |
#4364, aired 2003-07-17 | THE AMERICAN LEAGUE $800: This charter member of the American League won the World Series 5 times between 1903 & 1918 Boston Red Sox |
#4334, aired 2003-06-05 | THE QUEEN IS DEAD $1000: (An empress) Died July 1918:
Yekaterinburg, Russia Alexandra |
#4333, aired 2003-06-04 | OH, GOOD GODDARD! $1200: The rocket launcher Goddard developed in 1918 was the forerunner of this WWII shoulder-wielded weapon bazooka |
#4306, aired 2003-04-28 | EDS $200: Shooting down 22 planes in 1918, Eddie Rickenbacker was the USA's No. 1 flying ace in this war World War I |
#4210, aired 2002-12-13 | A CZAR IS BORN $400: Born 1868, died 1918, 'nuff said Nicholas II |
#4199, aired 2002-11-28 | EUROPE $2000: This dual monarchy began with Franz Josef in 1867 & broke up in 1918, 2 years after his death the Austro-Hungarian |
#4190, aired 2002-11-15 | THE PREZ SAYS $400: On January 8, 1918 he told Congress, "A general association of nations must be formed" Woodrow Wilson |
#4157, aired 2002-10-01 | THE RISE OF THE MACHINES $2,000 (Daily Double): This refrigerator introduced in 1918 was named for a scientist who created a temperature scale Kelvinator |
#4145, aired 2002-09-13 | FIRST THINGS FIRST $1600: Ernest Poole became the first novelist to win this prize on June 3, 1918 Pulitzer Prize |
#4143, aired 2002-09-11 | FOOD IN HISTORY $400: In 1918 as many as 2 million Japanese participated in riots spurred by the high price of this Rice |
#4136, aired 2002-09-02 | THE WAR YEARS $400: 1914-1918 World War I |
#4124, aired 2002-07-04 | BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY $800: Take our advice & name the columnists born in 1918 as Esther Pauline Friedman & Pauline Esther Friedman Abigail Van Buren & Ann Landers |
#4118, aired 2002-06-26 | CANALS $400: It had almost 100 years of use before being replaced in 1918 by the larger New York State Canal Erie Canal |
#4002, aired 2002-01-15 | SAME BIRTHDAY AS DR. KING $800: Born in 1918, he's the late head of state seen here Nasser |
#3966, aired 2001-11-26 | ODDS & ENDS $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew is at the Santa Monica Pier.) He was credited with shooting down 80 Allied planes before being shot down himself in April 1918 The Red Baron |
#3958, aired 2001-11-14 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1000: When a 1918 treaty was signed there, the name of this city in Belarus included Litovsk Brest |
#3958, aired 2001-11-14 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1,500 (Daily Double): The Hohenzollern family ruled Germany & Prussia for centuries until this man abdicated in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm (II) |
#3944, aired 2001-10-25 | FIRST LADIES $300: Born Elizabeth Bloomer, she sprang up in Chicago in 1918 Betty Ford |
#3944, aired 2001-10-25 | THIS YEAR'S HEADLINE! $800: Bolsheviks Kill the Czar & His Family! 1918 |
#3915, aired 2001-09-14 | WHEN WAS THAT, BORIS? $600: From 1712 to 1918, this metropolis served as Russia's capital city St. Petersburg |
#3903, aired 2001-07-18 | SAINTS $600: In 1918 Padre Pio, who reportedly could levitate, became the first priest in centuries to receive these "wounds" stigmata |
#3857, aired 2001-05-15 | THE U.N. $800: Born in 1918, this controversial figure served in World War II & was the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations Kurt Waldheim |
#3827, aired 2001-04-03 | THE GREAT WAR $800: In 1918 Germany began to shell Paris with these "huge" guns that had a range of up to 75 miles Big Berthas |
#3800, aired 2001-02-23 | ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? $200: (Hi, I'm Jerome Bettis, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers.) Long before I played at Notre Dame, this man taught chemistry there before he became head coach in 1918 Knute Rockne |
#3787, aired 2001-02-06 | AIRPLANE READING $400: In 1997 Norman Franks & Alan Bennett investigated the 1918 "Last Flight" of this German ace the Red Baron |
#3765, aired 2001-01-05 | DICTATORS BY BIRTHPLACE $1000: January 26, 1918:
Scornicesti, Romania Nicolae Ceausescu |
#3758, aired 2000-12-27 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $1000: In January 1918 he set forth his "Fourteen Points" on which he thought lasting peace could be made Woodrow Wilson |
#3716, aired 2000-10-30 | MAO, MAO, MAO, MAO $200: In 1918 Mao worked briefly as a library assistant at the state university in this city Peking/Beijing |
#3713, aired 2000-10-25 | MILLERS OUTPOST $400: One of the most popular musical comedy actresses of the 1920s, Marilyn Miller appeared in these "follies" in 1918 Ziegfeld Follies |
#3665, aired 2000-07-07 | "Y"s GUYS $200: On October 8, 1918 this U.S. Army corporal, later sergeant, killed over 20 Germans & captured 132 others Alvin York |
#3639, aired 2000-06-01 | TO THE MAX $800: This contemporary of Einstein won the 1918 Nobel Prize for Physics Max Planck |
#3610, aired 2000-04-21 | TRIANGLES $100: In 1918 the USS Cyclops vanished into this "Triangle" the Bermuda Triangle |
#3576, aired 2000-03-06 | OBVIOUS ANSWERS $200: William Tyler Page, who wrote "The American's Creed" that the House adopted in 1918, had this job there in 1881 Page |
#3511, aired 1999-12-06 | TIME FOR A CZECH UP $200: The old capital of Bohemia, it became the capital of the new nation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 Prague |
#3511, aired 1999-12-06 | TIME FOR A CZECH UP $400: Bohemia & Moravia, which make up most of the Czech Republic, were provinces of this empire until 1918 Austria-Hungary |
#3508, aired 1999-12-01 | IT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 1 $800: On Dec. 1, 1918 this island became a self-governing kingdom united with Denmark Iceland |
#3506, aired 1999-11-29 | FOREIGN-BORN YANKS $300: A college football head coach from 1918 to 1931, he hailed from Voss, Norway Knute Rockne |
#3503, aired 1999-11-24 | 'MEMBER NOVEMBER? $400: This man abdicated the German throne on November 9, 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II |
#3476, aired 1999-10-18 | BRITISH AUTHORS $1000: No Sir! In 1918 this author of "The Forsyte Saga" refused a knighthood John Galsworthy |
#3422, aired 1999-06-22 | FAMOUS LASTS $300: Charles I, the last ruler of this dual monarchy, laid down his crown in November 1918 Austria-Hungary |
#3409, aired 1999-06-03 | THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID $1000: In his 1918 poem "Prairie", he wrote, "I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes" Carl Sandburg |
#3399, aired 1999-05-20 | SHORT BIOS $800: Born 1892 in Germany, shot down 80 enemy planes in WWI, himself shot down in 1918 Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron") |
#3381, aired 1999-04-26 | JIM CLASS $600: In 1918 this Irish author penned in a letter, "Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised..." James Joyce |
#3379, aired 1999-04-22 | ICELAND COMETH $100: Located in Faxa Bay, it was made the capital of Iceland in 1918 Reykjavik |
#3342, aired 1999-03-02 | THE DAY THEY DIED $1000: A Russian royal family:
July 16, 1918 the Romanovs |
#3332, aired 1999-02-16 | THEY ALSO RAN $100: This industrialist from Michigan ran for the Senate in 1918, & lost Henry Ford |
#3291, aired 1998-12-21 | NOEL $400: As a teenager, Noel appeared in this "Birth of a Nation" director's silent film "Hearts of the World" in 1918 D.W. Griffith |
#3280, aired 1998-12-04 | WHEN WAS THAT, PIERRE? $200: C'est tout! The armistice ending "La Grande Guerre" was signed in the Compiegne Forest in this year 1918 (World War I) |
#3198, aired 1998-06-24 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $200: In 1918 this automaker bought the Dearborn Independent, calling it the "chronicler of neglected truth" Henry Ford |
#3196, aired 1998-06-22 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY $500: Event that erupted aboard the Potemkin in 1905 & at the Kiel Naval Station in 1918 Mutiny |
#3190, aired 1998-06-12 | ASSASSINATIONS $400: Executed in 1918, this czar has since been made a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church abroad Nicholas II |
#3108, aired 1998-02-18 | NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES $100: An exclamation point was warranted for the "End Of" This! in 1918 World War I |
#3101, aired 1998-02-09 | INTERNATIONAL "K"s $400: You're on a roll if you know that German rulers from 1871 to 1918 assumed this title kaiser |
#3090, aired 1998-01-23 | THE BASEBALL HALL OF SHAME $500: In 1918 Hal Chase was suspended for allegedly paying pitcher Jimmy Ring, a teammate, to do this throw a game |
#3079, aired 1998-01-08 | BRITISH HODGEPODGE $200: Formed in 1918, it's the newest of the 3 British armed services RAF (Royal Air Force) |
#3026, aired 1997-10-27 | NOTED SCRIBES $200: While serving as an ambulance driver, he was injured at Fossalta di Piave, Italy on July 8, 1918 Ernest Hemingway |
#3010, aired 1997-10-03 | EXPLORERS $100: In 1918 Roald Amundsen was attacked by one of these large white animals Polar bear |
#3005, aired 1997-09-26 | WORLD WAR I $100: The battles on this front ran from Liege in 1914 to the 2nd battle of the Marne in 1918; it was rarely quiet Western front |
#2999, aired 1997-09-18 | ORGANIZATIONS $400: This group was instrumental in the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 The Audubon Society |
#2981, aired 1997-07-14 | HOLLYWOOD HODGEPODGE $1000: Anne Bauchens edited films for this director of "The Ten Commandments" from 1918 until his death in 1959 Cecil B. DeMille |
#2943, aired 1997-05-21 | HISTORIC NAMES $1,200 (Daily Double): This Egyptian for whom a lake is named was born in Alexandria in 1918 Gamal Abdel Nasser |
#2940, aired 1997-05-16 | POLITICS $200: In 1918 this automaker was nominated for a U.S. Senate seat from Michigan but narrowly lost the election Henry Ford |
#2940, aired 1997-05-16 | AWARDS $1000: In 1918 this German received the Nobel Physics Prize for his quantum theory of radiation Max Planck |
#2917, aired 1997-04-15 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $100: In December 1918 he sailed to France to attend the Versailles peace conference Wilson |
#2909, aired 1997-04-03 | TRAVEL CANADA $500: Tea leaves are read at the 1918 Chocolate Shop, the oldest restaurant in this Manitoba capital Winnipeg |
#2905, aired 1997-03-28 | WORLD WAR I $200: In January 1918 President Wilson proposed this set of war aims to bring about a just settlement of the war Fourteen Points |
#2901, aired 1997-03-24 | AVIATION $100: In 1918 Argentine lieutenant Luis C. Candelaria made the first flight over these mountains Andes |
#2890, aired 1997-03-07 | WORLD WAR I $700 (Daily Double): Later a marshal, on April 14, 1918 he was named commander of all Allied forces in France Marshal Ferdinand Foch |
#2824, aired 1996-12-05 | WORLD LEADERS $600: In 1918 he was born the son of a Tembu chief in what's now Eastern Cape province Nelson Mandela |
#2822, aired 1996-12-03 | ARTISTS $1000: In 1918 & 1919 he was commissar for art in Vitebsk, now in Belarus Marc Chagall |
#2800, aired 1996-11-01 | ABDICATIONS $200: This kaiser was forced to abdicate November 9, 1918, 2 days before the armistice Kaiser Wilhelm II |
#2791, aired 1996-10-21 | OPERA $1000: This capital city's Court Opera was renamed Staatsoper in 1918 Vienna |
#2787, aired 1996-10-15 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1,200 (Daily Double): The House of Wittelsbach, which ruled Bavaria 1180-1918, made this city its capital in 1255 Munich |
#2784, aired 1996-10-10 | WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1918 this country was formed from Bohemia, Moravia & Slovakia Czechoslovakia |
#2753, aired 1996-07-17 | SCIENCE $2,000 (Daily Double): His discovery of energy quanta earned him the 1918 Nobel Prize for Physics Max Planck |
#2701, aired 1996-05-06 | HISTORY $1000: From 1278 to 1918, this dynasty ruled Austria the Hapsburg Dynasty |
#2684, aired 1996-04-11 | JULY $400: This "Trees" poet was killed in action in France on July 30, 1918 Joyce Kilmer |
#2661, aired 1996-03-11 | HISTORY $600: In 1918 Hebrew University was founded on Mount Scopus in this holy city Jerusalem |
#2642, aired 1996-02-13 | BIRDS $800: In 1918 William Beede wrote a "Monograph of" this bird epicureans serve under glass pheasant |
#2611, aired 1996-01-01 | FAMOUS NAMES $400: He taught chemistry for several years at Notre Dame before becoming head football coach in 1918 Knute Rockne |
#2578, aired 1995-11-15 | OHIO $200: In 1918 Eugene Debs was arrested after speaking in this city, now home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Canton |
#2555, aired 1995-10-13 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: On Feb. 11, 1918 he announced his "Four Principles" to Congress, supplementing his "Fourteen Points" Wilson |
#2552, aired 1995-10-10 | SILENT MOVIES $100: In 1918 Elmo Lincoln starred in the first film about this Edgar Rice Burroughs hero Tarzan |
#2542, aired 1995-09-26 | WORLD WAR I $1000: In 1918 this French PM unsuccessfully asked for the removal of AEF commander Pershing Clemenceau |
#2509, aired 1995-06-29 | AUSTRIA $500: In 1918 Austria became a republic after Charles I, the last emperor of this dynasty, stepped down Hapsburgs |
#2503, aired 1995-06-21 | FRENCH ART & ARTISTS $1,000 (Daily Double): He painted the weeping willows at Giverny circa 1918 (Claude) Monet |
#2494, aired 1995-06-08 | HISTORY $600: German king Rudolf I founded this dynasty which ruled Austria until 1918 the Hapsburgs |
#2476, aired 1995-05-15 | STARTS WITH "Q" $500: In 1918 a Marine base was established near this Virginia town on the Potomac Quantico |
#2463, aired 1995-04-26 | 1918 $200: Harlow Shapley estimated that this, the Earth's galaxy, was 100,000 parsecs in diameter Milky Way |
#2463, aired 1995-04-26 | 1918 $400: In 1918 he was promoted from assistant to head football coach at Notre Dame Knute Rockne |
#2463, aired 1995-04-26 | 1918 $600: In July this Russian emperor was executed at Yekaterinburg Nicholas II |
#2463, aired 1995-04-26 | 1918 $1,000 (Daily Double): Transylvania passed from Austria-Hungary to this country in 1918 Romania |
#2463, aired 1995-04-26 | 1918 $1000: This British press lord founded the London Sunday Express Lord Beaverbrook |
#2442, aired 1995-03-28 | HISTORY $700 (Daily Double): From 1516 to 1918 Jordan was part of this empire the Ottoman Empire |
#2423, aired 1995-03-01 | "F" IN HISTORY $300: Established as a training camp in 1918, the U.S. depository was built there in 1936 Fort Knox |
#2423, aired 1995-03-01 | MILITARY MEN $600: He shot down his first plane April 29, 1918 & by the end of WWI was the top ace Rickenbacker |
#2423, aired 1995-03-01 | ART & ARTISTS $800: Austrian painter Egon Schiele died in 1918 of this disease that swept Europe influenza |
#2413, aired 1995-02-15 | MODERN U.S. HISTORY $300: The 1918 Curtiss Jenny stamp was used for this new postal service Airmail |
#2382, aired 1995-01-03 | POETS $600: On July 30, 1918 this "Trees" author was killed while serving with the 165th Infantry near Seringes, France Joyce Kilmer |
#2343, aired 1994-11-09 | SPORTS $100: From 1918 to 1931, this player led the Major Leagues in home runs 11 times Babe Ruth |
#2322, aired 1994-10-11 | THE ATLANTIC $100: In March 1918 the Cyclops became one of the largest ships ever to disappear in this mysterious area the Bermuda Triangle |
#2313, aired 1994-09-28 | PHILOSOPHY $600: In 1918 this future British earl & co-author of "Principia Mathematica" was jailed for his radical pacifism Bertrand Russell |
#2300, aired 1994-09-09 | WORLD HISTORY $400: This country gave up much territory to Germany under the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, signed in 1918 Russia |
#2287, aired 1994-07-12 | POETS $300: He wrote the poem "Chicago Poet" for "Cornhuskers", his 1918 collection Carl Sandburg |
#2234, aired 1994-04-28 | PERIODS & AGES $400: In the U.S. it ran from about 1918 to 1929 & was named for the music popular during it the Jazz Age |
#2208, aired 1994-03-23 | HISTORY $600: A worldwide outbreak of this disease in 1918 was responsible for more deaths than WWI's bombs & bullets influenza |
#2205, aired 1994-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1918 this company founded by Walter Jacobs became the first to rent cars Hertz |
#2204, aired 1994-03-17 | WORLD WAR I $800: Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated this heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, died in custody in 1918 Francis Ferdinand |
#2196, aired 1994-03-07 | TITLES $600: This German title derived from the Latin Caesar was last used in 1918 kaiser |
#2193, aired 1994-03-02 | HISTORY $800: Emperor Charles I resigned from Austrian affairs of state on Nov. 11, 1918 & this country's Nov. 13 Hungary |
#2172, aired 1994-02-01 | WORLD HISTORY $600: In December 1918 Iceland became a sovereign state but remained in union with this country Denmark |
#2165, aired 1994-01-21 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $400: While stationed in Alabama in 1918. he met Zelda Sayre; 2 years later they were married (F. Scott) Fitzgerald |
#2138, aired 1993-12-15 | RUSSIAN RULERS $400: In August 1918 this Communist was shot twice in an assassination attempt Lenin |
#2126, aired 1993-11-29 | HISTORY $500: Juan Vincente Gomez was dictator of this South American country in 1918 when it first exploited its oil Venezuela |
#2119, aired 1993-11-18 | FAMOUS SCIENTISTS $800: In 1918 this orignator of the quantum theory won the Nobel Prize for Physics Max Planck |
#2108, aired 1993-11-03 | THE 20TH CENTURY $1000: Kaiser Wilhelm II died in this low country in 1941; he had fled there in 1918 the Netherlands |
#2086, aired 1993-10-04 | PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES $500: c. 1918 FDR said of this man, "I wish we could make him president"; in 1932 FDR defeated him for the office Herbert Hoover |
#2078, aired 1993-09-22 | FAMOUS WOMEN $500: Great Russian ballerina who choreographed the 1918 ballet "Autumn Leaves"; she played a chrysanthemum Anna Pavlova |
#2069, aired 1993-09-09 | FAMOUS FIRSTS $100: George B. Hansburg invented this stick in 1918; we wonder if the B. in his name stands for bounce the pogo stick |
#2054, aired 1993-07-08 | BORN ON THE 4th OF JULY $300: Ann Landers & this woman, her twin sister, were both born on the 4th of July 1918 Abigail van Buren |
#2049, aired 1993-07-01 | RANKS & TITLES $400: You're on a roll if you know this was the title of the German emperor from 1871 to 1918 Kaiser |
#2035, aired 1993-06-11 | DISASTERS $600: In 1918, in the worst epidemic in U.S. history, over 500,000 Americans died from the Spanish form of this influenza |
#2021, aired 1993-05-24 | LITERARY POTPOURRI $1000: Lytton Strachey called his 1918 book about 19th century English heroes "Eminent" these Victorians |
#1997, aired 1993-04-20 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $300: This title rag doll made her first appearance in 1918 in a collection of stories by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann |
#1988, aired 1993-04-07 | RUSSIAN RULERS $800: This last czar may have been killed in 1918 to keep him from rescued by the White Russians Nicholas |
#1986, aired 1993-04-05 | HISTORY $1000: Told the German army would no longer obey him, he abdicated November 9, 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm (II) |
#1967, aired 1993-03-09 | JANUARY $300: In January 1918 Wilson talked about 14 Points; in January 1941 Roosevelt talked about this many Freedoms 4 |
#1963, aired 1993-03-03 | PRESIDENTIAL RELATIVES $200: Between 1913 & 1918 2 of his daughters & 1 niece were wed at the White House Woodrow Wilson |
#1914, aired 1992-12-24 | QUOTES $1000: This Pulitzer Prize winner said, "I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes" in his 1918 poem "Prairie" Carl Sandburg |
#1908, aired 1992-12-16 | DANCE $400: Born in Italy in 1918 & raised from age 10 in New York, he was the top Spanish dancer of his time Jose Greco |
#1900, aired 1992-12-04 | FAMOUS SPEECHES $200: On January 8, 1918 this president presented his Fourteen Points speech Woodrow Wilson |
#1893, aired 1992-11-25 | PATRIOTIC SONGS $400: Though written in 1918, this song was introduced to the public in 1938 by Kate Smith "God Bless America" |
#1887, aired 1992-11-17 | POLITICAL TERMS $100: On January 8, 1918, he outlined his "Fourteen Points" to the U.S. Congress Woodrow Wilson |
#1878, aired 1992-11-04 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $200: The "Magnificent" family in the title of Booth Tarkington's 1918 novel the Ambersons |
#1857, aired 1992-10-06 | RUSSIAN HISTORY $400: This city served as Russia's capital from 1712 to 1918 St. Petersburg |
#1836, aired 1992-09-07 | APRIL FOOLS' DAY $500: Founded in Britain April 1, 1918, 2 months later it was bombing Germany RAF (Royal Air Force) |
#1799, aired 1992-05-28 | FAMOUS SPEECHES $1000: Partly due to his 1918 speech condemning war, this U.S. labor leader was sentenced to 10 years in prison Eugene Debs |
#1795, aired 1992-05-22 | HISTORIC NAMES $600: Milan Stefanik, a Slovakian astronomer & soldier, helped found this nation in 1918 Czechoslovakia |
#1794, aired 1992-05-21 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $200: John Galsworthy refused this honor in 1918, so we don't have to call him Sir John the knighthood |
#1766, aired 1992-04-13 | THE 20th CENTURY $1000: In 1944 it failed to renew the 1918 treaty of union with Denmark & declared itself a republic Iceland |
#1685, aired 1991-12-20 | U.S. STAMPS $800: In 1989 a record $1.1 million was paid for a block of 1918 stamps with an inverted image of this an airplane |
#1654, aired 1991-11-07 | MILITARY LEADERS $800: In May 1918 this French marshal became Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in World War I Ferdinand Foch |
#1625, aired 1991-09-27 | BIRTHPLACES $500: This director known for his enigmatic "persona" was born in Uppsala in 1918 Ingmar Bergman |
#1618, aired 1991-09-18 | THE POST OFFICE $200: The first regular service for this type of mail was established in 1918 between New York City & Washington, D.C. airmail |
#1612, aired 1991-09-10 | THEATRE $600: The 1918 play "Exiles" was the only drama by this Irish novelist James Joyce |
#1550, aired 1991-05-03 | HISTORIC NAMES $200: Jozef Pilsudski was this country's 1st chief of state after it became a republic in 1918 Poland |
#1537, aired 1991-04-16 | WORLD WAR I $400: Billy Mitchell directed a 1918 attack against Saint-Mihiel by some 1,500 of these machines airplanes |
#1527, aired 1991-04-02 | COMPOSERS $100: Born Louis Bernstein in 1918, at age 16 he changed his first name to this Leonard |
#1527, aired 1991-04-02 | WORLD LITERATURE $1,500 (Daily Double): "Prairie" was the opening poem in his 1918 collection "Cornhuskers" Carl Sandburg |
#1523, aired 1991-03-27 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS $200: This author of "The Group" was born in 1912 & orphaned in 1918 when her parents died in a flu epidemic Mary McCarthy |
#1488, aired 1991-02-06 | MEXICO $400: Of 1918, 1938, or 1958, the year Mexican women first voted for President 1958 |
#1469, aired 1991-01-10 | SICKNESS & HEALTH $300: In 1918, it killed 20 million, more than twice as many people as WWI the influenza epidemic |
#1440, aired 1990-11-30 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $300: Fanny Kaplan tried to kill this Soviet leader in 1918, his wounds led to his death five years later Lenin |
#1437, aired 1990-11-27 | NMOɊ-ƎɊISԀ∩ $300: A 1918 24¢ U.S. stamp for this type of letter is valuable if the picture is upside-down air mail |
#1436, aired 1990-11-26 | HISTORIC NAMES $1000: Boris III became king of this Balkan country when his father abdicated in 1918 Bulgaria |
#1434, aired 1990-11-22 | EUROPEAN CITIES $800: Tallinn, capital of this Baltic republic, was known as Revel until 1918 Estonia |
#1419, aired 1990-11-01 | WORLD WAR I $200: He gave up his throne November 9, 1918, 2 days before the Armistice, & then fled to Holland Kaiser Wilhelm |
#1384, aired 1990-09-13 | BALLET $400: The only ballet this great Russian ballerina choreographed was "Autumn Leaves" in 1918 Anna Pavlova |
#1380, aired 1990-09-07 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $400: Moravia is the central & Bohemia the western part of this country that was established in 1918 Czechoslovakia |
#1322, aired 1990-05-08 | THE 3 R's $100: Originally 43, this was reduced to 32 by the Soviet government in 1918 to increase literacy Number of characters in the alphabet |
#1307, aired 1990-04-17 | WORLD HISTORY $1000: A 1795 partition ended its existence as a separate state in E. Europe; in 1918 it was back as a republic Poland |
#1299, aired 1990-04-05 | THEATER $100: "Why Mary?" by Jesse Lynch Williams was the first play to win this, in 1918 a Pulitzer Prize |
#1287, aired 1990-03-20 | EUROPE $500: This eastern European country was established in 1918, with Thomas Masaryk as it's 1st president Czechoslovakia |
#1278, aired 1990-03-07 | HOLIDAYS $200: From 1918-53 this holiday was observed as Armistice Day Veterans Day |
#1257, aired 1990-02-06 | WOMEN IN HISTORY $800: This Russian empress was shot to death in 1918 Alexandra |
#1239, aired 1990-01-11 | STATE FLOWERS $1000: Since 1918 this Mid-Atlantic state's flower has been the black-eyed Susan Maryland |
#1187, aired 1989-10-31 | COUNTRIES $800: From 1918-29 this country was known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes Yugoslavia |
#1186, aired 1989-10-30 | BARONS & BARONESSES $200: Flying an airplane of this color, Baron Manfred von Richthofen was shot down April 21, 1918 red |
#1098, aired 1989-05-17 | RULERS $600: The 1918 breakup of this dual monarchy ended the Hapsburg family's empire Austria-Hungary |
#1060, aired 1989-03-24 | FAMOUS WOMEN $300: Take our advice; these famous twins were born on the 4th of July in 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa "Dear Abby" & "Ann Landers" |
#986, aired 1988-12-12 | AUSTRIA $300: For over 6 centuries until 1918, this family ruled Austria Hapsburgs |
#971, aired 1988-11-21 | COMPOSERS $800: In 1918 Rachmaninoff moved to this country, which became his home for the rest of his life United States |
#954, aired 1988-10-27 | HISTORY $100: In 1918 the anti-Bolsheviks were the "Whites" & Trotsky's Soviet army this color red |
#952, aired 1988-10-25 | GERMANY $200: Forced to abdicate in 1918, he died in exile in Holland in 1941 Kaiser Wilhelm (II) |
#932, aired 1988-09-27 | HOLLYWOOD HISTORY $700 (Daily Double): Built in 1918, Charlie Chaplin's movie studio has belonged for over 20 years to the musician heard here:
[Trumpet plays.] Herb Alpert |
#923, aired 1988-09-14 | AMERICAN SONGS $400: In this 1918 hit, subtitled "The Stammering Song", she's "the only g-g-g-girl that I adore" "K-K-K-Katy" |
#902, aired 1988-07-05 | WORLD HISTORY $100: In a 1918 treaty, this country gave up Ukraine but soon recovered it Russia (or the Soviet Union) |
#889, aired 1988-06-16 | OPERA $600: Opening night at the Met for the 1918 season was November 11, which coincided with this WWI event Armistice |
#866, aired 1988-05-16 | IN THE KITCHEN $300: In 1918, Charles Strite was 1st to put a timer on this type of breakfast appliance toaster |
#848, aired 1988-04-20 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $300: He met his wife Zelda at an Alabama country club dance in 1918 F. Scott Fitzgerald |
#777, aired 1988-01-12 | LITERATURE $100: Since 1918, the "O. Henry Awards" have been given to outstanding examples of this form a short story |
#767, aired 1987-12-29 | WORLD HISTORY $800: From 1871-1918, this was the largest constituent kingdom of the German Empire Prussia |
#738, aired 1987-11-18 | WORLD LEADERS $200: He became a Bolshevik in 1918 & Soviet Premier in 1958 Nikita Khrushchev |
#658, aired 1987-06-17 | STAMPS & COINS $300: 1 of the most valuable errors in U.S. stamps was a 1918 24¢ airmail stamp with the plane in this position upside-down |
#610, aired 1987-04-10 | BASEBALL $400: A 92-year-old fan of this team said in Oct. '86, "I've been 'waiting for next year' since 1918 Boston Red Sox |
#559, aired 1987-01-29 | WORLD LEADERS $400: Re-establishing a free Poland was 1 of his 14 Points of 1918 Woodrow Wilson |
#555, aired 1987-01-23 | EPIDEMICS $800: A global outbreak of this common disease in 1918 & 1919 is thought to be the worst epidemic ever the flu (influenza) |
#551, aired 1987-01-19 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: She called her '58 autobiography "Castles in the Air", even though husband Vernon died in a 1918 plane crash Irene Castle |
#544, aired 1987-01-08 | THE 20TH CENTURY $300: Though fighting stopped in this year, the U.S. war with Germany didn't officially end until 1921 1918 |
#504, aired 1986-11-13 | HAVE A CIGAR $200: It's said white owls costing 7¢ each in 1918 led VP Thomas Marshall to tell the U.S. Senate this What this country needs is a good 5-cent cigar |
#466, aired 1986-09-22 | "C" IN HISTORY $800: This country did not come into existence until October 28, 1918 Czechoslovakia |
#433, aired 1986-05-07 | TOUGH TV TRIVIA $200: Current TV series based on a newspaper feature begun in 1918 Ripley's Believe It or Not |
#431, aired 1986-05-05 | THE MIDDLE AGES $800: Dynasty which ruled Austria from 1278-1918, also ruling Spain & the Holy Roman Empire for 100s of years the Hapsburgs |
#412, aired 1986-04-08 | DOLLS $200: Cartoonist John Gruelle introduced this popular doll in 1918, & her twin brother in 1920 Raggedy Ann |
#401, aired 1986-03-24 | FOOTBALL $400: In 1918, this chemistry instructor became head coach at Notre Dame Knute Rockne |
#368, aired 1986-02-05 | WOMEN $400: Her 1918 lunch with Robert Benchley at an Algonquin Hotel round table started a famous literary circle Dorothy Parker |
#266, aired 1985-09-16 | U.S.A. $400 (Daily Double): In 1918, the Post Office issued stamps in 6¢, 16¢ & 24¢ denominations for this new service air mail |
#188, aired 1985-05-29 | CORPORATE AMERICA $100: Recently created "Saturn" is the 1st new nameplate of this automaking giant since 1918 General Motors |
#148, aired 1985-04-03 | ROYALTY $1000: This family, which at times ruled Spain & the Holy Roman Empire, ruled Austria until 1918 the Hapsburgs |
#24, aired 1984-10-11 | HISTORY $400: In 1918, Communists moved Russian capital from Petrograd back to this city Moscow |