| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | CHANNEL ORANGE $1000: Between 1962 & 1971 about 11 million gallons of this now-banned defoliant were dropped on Vietnam Agent Orange |
| #9044, aired 2024-02-22 | FROM PAGE TO SCREAM $800: That pesky Pazuzu sure causes some head turning in a film franchise based on this 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty The Exorcist |
| #9038, aired 2024-02-14 | 1970s MOVIES $800: 2 things about this 1971 guy--he's "the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about" & "no one understands him but his woman" Shaft |
| #9035, aired 2024-02-09 | WORLD LEADER BIRTHPLACES $400: His dad was the prime minister when he was born in Ottawa in 1971 Justin Trudeau |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | THE 1970s $800: A 1971 Supreme Court decision opened the road for this transit-based method of integrating U.S. schools busing |
| #9024, aired 2024-01-25 | MOMENTS OF INSPIRATION $1200: Marvin Gaye realized, "I'd been singing too loud"; hence the groove of his 1971 hit that said, "Talk to me, so you can see" this "What's Going On" |
| #9020, aired 2024-01-19 | FAMOUS FORGERIES $5,000 (Daily Double): Clifford Irving gambled (wrongly) that this reclusive billionaire wouldn't step forward to debunk a forged 1971 "autobiography" Howard Hughes |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | STATE CAPITALS OF INDIA $800: Formerly Calcutta, Kolkata is capital of "West" this state; the "East" part became its own country in 1971 Bengal |
| #8991, aired 2023-12-11 | DIRECTORS' FIRST FEATURES $800: "Play Misty for Me"
(1971) Clint Eastwood |
| #8991, aired 2023-12-11 | GOT YOUR NAME TAG? $800: You might not want to wear your tag if there's anyone here from this land you ruled from 1971 to 1986 Haiti |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | STAR WARS BEFORE & AFTER $1200: "Wake up" to this 1971 Rod Stewart song that's a perfect greeting for any Jedi "Maggie May" the force be with you |
| #8972, aired 2023-11-14 | CARL SAGAN $400: From 1971 to 1996, Carl Sagan was a professor at this Ithaca, New York Ivy League school Cornell |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | BEST PICTURE WINNERS IN A NUTSHELL $400: 1971:
A pair of NYPD detectives attempt to intercept a large drug shipment coming from Marseille The French Connection |
| #8959, aired 2023-10-26 | THE CAMERA MAN $600: John Filo, an undergrad at this Ohio school, won a 1971 Pulitzer after capturing an iconic photo of a slain classmate Kent State |
| #8957, aired 2023-10-24 | COUNTRIES THAT BORDER INDIA $800: India's longest land border, some 2,500 miles, is with this nation that gained independence in 1971 Bangladesh |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB $400: I'm just talkin' 'bout this composer who won a 1971 Oscar for best original song for "Theme From Shaft" Isaac Hayes |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | ROCK & ROLL BOOKSTORE $1200: A book claims that "the year that rock exploded" was 1971, the year of this Carole King album including "I Feel The Earth Move" Tapestry |
| #8946, aired 2023-10-09 | A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME $2000: Clocks flown around the Earth in 1971 diverged from stationary ones, confirming the relativity concept "time" this dilation |
| #8942, aired 2023-10-03 | THIS IS MY COUNTRY $400: 1957-1971--Papa Doc Duvalier Haiti |
| #8938, aired 2023-09-27 | RIVERS OF AFRICA $800: The Congo River was renamed this from 1971 to 1997; the Democratic Republic also had that name Zaire |
| #8938, aired 2023-09-27 | BRAD TO THE BONE $1000: Beginning in 1971, Brad Whitford played guitar for this band, but that dude does not look like a lady Aerosmith |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | MICKEY'S MANTEL $2000: Angela Lansbury used her witching powers to thwart Nazis in this classic that won an Oscar for special effects in 1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks |
| #8925, aired 2023-07-28 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS $1200: Rabindranath Tagore wrote the anthems of these 2 countries, one independent since 1947, one since 1971 India & Bangladesh |
| #8886, aired 2023-06-05 | THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM $800: Oscar Robertson &
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
1971 the Milwaukee Bucks |
| #8879, aired 2023-05-25 | UP IN THE AIRLINE $200: An airline with direction, it offered a $10 "night fare" between Houston & Dallas in 1971 Southwest |
| #8874, aired 2023-05-18 | MAGAZINES $800: Launched in 1937, this similar 4-letter magazine gave Life some stiff competition before ending its run in 1971 Look |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | GAMES, OLD & NEW $400: Named for a historic trek, there's now an online version of this game from 1971 in which death from typhoid & snakebite are commonplace Oregon Trail |
| #8868, aired 2023-05-10 | WAY BACK IN THE 1900s $200: In 1971 this Missionaries of Charity woman received the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize Mother Teresa |
| #8827, aired 2023-03-14 | A PLEASURE TO HAVE IN CLASS $400: Pew Research Center found "the share of adults who live in" this "class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021" (shrinking) middle class |
| #8799, aired 2023-02-02 | NOBEL-WINNING SCIENTISTS $2000: Gerhard Herzberg's 1971 chemistry prize citation noted his work on these highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons free radicals |
| #8791, aired 2023-01-23 | HEY... WHERE'D YA GO? $2000: On Nov. 24, 1971 this hijacker bought a $20 ticket on Northwest Orient flight 305 but after parachuting out, was never seen again D.B. Cooper |
| #8779, aired 2023-01-05 | SO THAT HAPPENED $800: Sept. 11, 1971:
Turns out "We will bury you!" will apply directly to this ex-leader of the Soviet Union Khrushchev |
| #8776, aired 2023-01-02 | THE CHASE $1600: The 5 Oscars for this 1971 Gene Hackman movie include best editing, maybe due to its NYC train & car chase The French Connection |
| #8765, aired 2022-12-16 | MUSIC ICONS $1000: Her recording career lasted less than 4 years; her final studio album was 1971's "Pearl", featuring "Me And Bobby McGee" Janis Joplin |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | 21 OR UNDER $400: In 1971 the age to vote in U.S. elections was lowered to this 18 |
| #8703, aired 2022-09-21 | GREAT AMERICAN PAIRS $400: Sex researcher Dr. William Masters hired her in 1956 & married her in 1971 (Virginia) Johnson |
| #8700, aired 2022-09-16 | TELEVISION $1600: From 1971 to 1992 Alistair Cooke ushered in dramas on the PBS series then known by this 2-word title Masterpiece Theatre |
| #8686, aired 2022-07-18 | FEELIN' INDEPENDENT $1200: This country:
1971, from Pakistan Bangladesh |
| #8679, aired 2022-07-07 | FROM THE SPEEDWAY $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.) The era of one-company sponsorship for the championship of NASCAR began with this tobacco brand in 1971 Winston |
| #8674, aired 2022-06-30 | JOURNALISM $600: In 1971 he popularized gonzo journalism after Sports Illustrated assigned him to cover a motorcycle race (Hunter S.) Thompson |
| #8657, aired 2022-06-07 | THE CABINET $200: Winton Blount was the last of these alpha mails appointed by the president--it ceased to be a cabinet position in 1971 Postmaster General |
| #8617, aired 2022-04-12 | HALLS OF FAME $800: Teenaged Yo-Yo Ma must have practiced, practiced, practiced to play his debut recital here, May 6, 1971 Carnegie Hall |
| #8615, aired 2022-04-08 | R&B MUSIC $1600: Billboard said this late, great singer "redefined R&B/soul" with "the socially themed 1971 landmark album 'What's Going On"' Marvin Gaye |
| #8608, aired 2022-03-30 | GOOD LINE, FAMOUS NAME! $600: In 1971 this female Asian prime minister observed, "You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist" Indira Gandhi |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | TV SHOWS' FIRST EPISODES $600: "Meet the Bunkers" (1971) All in the Family |
| #8600, aired 2022-03-18 | TOOLS OF THE TRADE $800: Floss & polishers are among the tools of those of this job; the women who did it were first allowed to wear pants in 1971 dental hygienists |
| #8598, aired 2022-03-16 | SUCCESSION $800: 1971:
Ugandan President Milton Obote unexpectedly becomes ex-Ugandan president Milton Obote Idi Amin |
| #8584, aired 2022-02-24 | THAT '70s SHOW $400: Beginning in 1971, they starred in their own musical variety show Sonny & Cher |
| #8583, aired 2022-02-23 | THERE'S AN ANIMAL IN THAT TITLE $1000: A 1971 sequel:
"____ Redux" Rabbit |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | FAMOUS AQUARIANS $1000: The roots of this drummer seen here go back to Philadelphia & January 20, 1971 Questlove |
| #6, aired 2022-02-10 | TIME TO HIT THE LIBRARY $400: This process of registering books to make them findable produced its first electronic record at Ohio University in 1971 cataloging |
| #2, aired 2022-02-08 | FUN WITH FLAGS $2000: The flag of Palau uses a similar design as, but a different color palate than, this country, independent since 1971 Bangladesh |
| #8563, aired 2022-01-26 | CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HEROES $1000: (Boomer Esiason presents the clue.) In the first ever conference championship in 1971, Baltimore downed Oakland, putting the game away with a 68-yard fourth quarter touchdown strike to Ray Perkins from this legendary quarterback Johnny Unitas |
| #8554, aired 2022-01-13 | CUTS FROM THE CLASSIC ALBUM $2000: "Inner City Blues" & "Mercy Mercy Me"
(1971) What's Going On |
| #8550, aired 2022-01-07 | IT WAS 1970s AMERICA, MAN $600: On May 1, 1971 this service had its 1st run from N.Y. to Philly, just after midnight; really, at that time, it should have been to Georgia Amtrak |
| #8540, aired 2021-12-24 | ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL MOVIES? $200: In "Remember the Titans", this actor is the coach of an integrated football team in 1971 (Denzel) Washington |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | AN AD JUNKED $600: The last TV ad for cigarettes to play in the U.S., for Virginia Slims, aired January 1, 1971 on this man's late night talk show (Johnny) Carson |
| #8510, aired 2021-11-12 | 20th CENTURY FICTION $1,000 (Daily Double): William Peter Blatty really turned heads with this 1971 bestseller The Exorcist |
| #8503, aired 2021-11-03 | COFFEE IS LIFE $400: Opened in 1971, this Seattle coffee chain used the roasting techniques of competitor Alfred Peet Starbucks |
| #8501, aired 2021-11-01 | KANSAS CITY: NEWS CLUES $800: (Hi, I'm Karli Ritter.) A highlight of the holiday season each year is the lighting of the mayor's 100-foot Christmas tree at Crown Center, opened in 1971 by the same Kansas City businessman who founded this card company Hallmark |
| #8452, aired 2021-07-27 | ACTORS SING $1200: In 1971 he sang "Pure Imagination" playing Willy Wonka Gene Wilder |
| #8411, aired 2021-05-31 | THERE IS AN "I" IN TEAM $1000: Gordie Howe played for this NHL team from 1946 to 1971 the Detroit Red Wings |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | Q, NO U $800: This sheikdom was a British protectorate from 1916 to 1971 Qatar |
| #8385, aired 2021-04-23 | MOON $1600: In 1971 the 9th probe in this "nautical" program took the first up-close pictures of Mars' moons Phobos & Deimos Mariner |
| #8381, aired 2021-04-19 | MIXIN' WITH NIXON $1000: In 1971, Nixon appointed this man to the Supreme Court, 15 years later he was Chief Justice Rehnquist |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | 1971: 50 YEARS AGO $400: Popularly known by this name, a report presented to the Secretary of Defense in 1969 appeared in newspapers in 1971 the Pentagon Papers |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | 1971: 50 YEARS AGO $800: The USSR's Salyut 1 was the first of these aloft; sadly, its only residents perished on the return trip space stations |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | 1971: 50 YEARS AGO $1200: This lead singer of The Doors was found dead in a Paris bathtub Jim Morrison |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | 1971: 50 YEARS AGO $1600: This first daughter with a name close to her mom's was a June bride Tricia Nixon |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | 1971: 50 YEARS AGO $2000: This general seized power in Uganda Idi Amin |
| #8366, aired 2021-03-29 | THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS $800: Is that Dennis Gabor accepting the 1971 prize? Or one of these 3-dimensional images he invented? a hologram |
| #8361, aired 2021-03-22 | WORDS IN BOOKS $400: This word for someone with a need to toil all the time was popularized in the title of a 1971 book about addiction workaholic |
| #8357, aired 2021-03-16 | POETS & POETRY $800: This Chilean who wrote "20 Love Poems And A Song Of Despair" won the Nobel Prize in 1971 Pablo Neruda |
| #8353, aired 2021-03-10 | U.S. COINS $200: In 1971 Nixon presented the first proof of the dollar coin featuring this president to his widow Mamie Eisenhower |
| #8343, aired 2021-02-24 | SOLDIERING ON $1600: He was Uganda's chief of the army & air force from 1966 to 1970 but promoted himself to president in 1971 Idi Amin |
| #8339, aired 2021-02-18 | FACTS ABOUT COUNTRIES $1600: Just prior to gaining its independence in 1971, Bangladesh was known by this 2-word directional name East Pakistan |
| #8338, aired 2021-02-17 | LEFT BEHIND ON THE MOON $5,000 (Daily Double): A feather & a hammer dropped by an astronaut in 1971, confirming a theory of this man, four centuries before Galileo |
| #8327, aired 2021-02-02 | AMERICAN NAMES $600: "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie" is a 1971 collection of poetry by this African-American woman Maya Angelou |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | THE 1971 EMMY AWARDS $400: For Outstanding Children's Programming, this PBS show won; it's still on the air today Sesame Street |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | THE 1971 EMMY AWARDS $800: This sitcom won big, for Best New Show, for Best Comedy Series & for Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker All in the Family |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | THE 1971 EMMY AWARDS $1200: This host of the "Tonight Show" emceed the awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles Johnny Carson |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | THE 1971 EMMY AWARDS $1600: Jack Klugman won for Lead Actor in a Comedy series for his role as this half of "The Odd Couple" Oscar Madison |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | THE 1971 EMMY AWARDS $2000: For playing Rhoda Morgenstern, Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series went to her Valerie Harper |
| #8301, aired 2020-12-14 | WORLD CAPITAL BINGO $400: "B", 1971: 2 municipalities, Thon Buri & Krung Thep, combine to form this Asian capital Bangkok |
| #8272, aired 2020-11-03 | AMERICAN NAMES $400: In 1971 the president pardoned this man with the provision that he stay out of union affairs until 1980 Jimmy Hoffa |
| #8255, aired 2020-10-09 | NUMBERS OF THINGS $200: Added in 1971, No. 26 of the 27 amendments to the Constitution set this at 18 the voting age |
| #8223, aired 2020-05-27 | A WRITER'S LIFE $200: Born 1890, was a merchant of "murder" & "death", named a dame in 1971, & then there was none of her in 1976 Agatha Christie |
| #8207, aired 2020-04-21 | ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED! $200: In 1971 this company began as a single store in Seattle; 15,000 are now in the U.S. & 1 likely opened just now around the corner Starbucks |
| #8207, aired 2020-04-21 | JAMES TAYLOR: HIS LIFE & MUSIC $800: (James Taylor presents the clue.) In 1971 I earned my first Gold record for a single & the following year my first Grammy for this song written by Carole King "You've Got A Friend" |
| #8181, aired 2020-03-16 | RADIO ACTIVE $600: This 8-minute Led Zeppelin song from 1971 is a mainstay of classic rock radio "Stairway To Heaven" |
| #8177, aired 2020-03-10 | BRR! IT'S COLD OUT THERE $1200: This U.S. state's Prospect Creek hit -80 in January 1971 Alaska |
| #8176, aired 2020-03-09 | YOU'RE SHOWING YOUR AGE $2000: In 1971 this amendment to the Constitution lowered the voting age for citizens to 18 the 26th Amendment |
| #8161, aired 2020-02-17 | ART SUBJECTS $1600: Between 1971 & 1985 this artist painted Helga Testorf, his neighbor in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania Andrew Wyeth |
| #8148, aired 2020-01-29 | TRAIN OF THOUGHT $200: Taking over operation of intercity trains in 1971, it's also known as The National Railroad Passenger Corp. Amtrak |
| #8145, aired 2020-01-24 | NEIL BEFORE ME $2000: In journalism, before Neil Cavuto came Neil Sheehan, who got a huge scoop in 1971 with these Defense Department documents the Pentagon Papers |
| #8139, aired 2020-01-16 | ROCK OPERAS $400: When this 1971 "super" Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera premiered onstage, it was performed concert-style Jesus Christ Superstar |
| #7, aired 2020-01-14 | THE WORLD ACCORDING TO KAREEM $400: (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar delivers the clue.) I've shared the court with many great players, but one of the best was Oscar Robertson, who as my teammate on the 1971 NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks wore this number appropriate for a point guard 1 |
| #8134, aired 2020-01-09 | WEIRD FACTS $800: The name of this weasel relative can mean "to clear out"; in 1971 Fermilabs used one to clean the tubes of a particle accelerator a ferret |
| #3, aired 2020-01-08 | CHARITIES $200: 300 volunteers came together in 1971 to create this world-spanning charity, also called Médecins Sans Frontieres Doctors Without Borders |
| #8128, aired 2020-01-01 | MAYORS $1200: Norman Mineta became the first Asian-American mayor of a major U.S. city when he took over this tech town near San Francisco in 1971 San Jose |
| #8126, aired 2019-12-30 | FASHION BRANDS $200: The iconic pony representing this brand appeared on a Ralph Lauren shirt cuff in 1971 Polo |
| #8116, aired 2019-12-16 | SPARK JOY $800: "Jeremiah was a bullfrog, was a good friend of mine", begins the 1971 No. 1 hit "Joy To The World" by this numerical group Three Dog Night |
| #8108, aired 2019-12-04 | HISTORIC NAMES $2000: From 1961 to 1971 this Burmese statesman served as Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant |
| #8106, aired 2019-12-02 | THE ELECTORAL COLLAGE $2,800 (Daily Double): This electoral change didn't come to Switzerland until 1971, 51 years after it came to the United States female suffrage |
| #8104, aired 2019-11-28 | OSCAR-WINNING ADAPTED SCREENPLAYS $2000: 1971: Ernest Tidyman, based on Robin Moore's nonfiction account of NYC cops & drug smuggling The French Connection |
| #8077, aired 2019-10-22 | BRIDGES GALORE! $400: In 1971 this bridge went from crossing the Thames to crossing the Colorado London Bridge |
| #8075, aired 2019-10-18 | AROUND THE WORLD $400: Trying to burn out excess methane in a Turkmenistan crater in 1971, Soviets made the Door to this 4-letter place, & it burns today Hell |
| #8070, aired 2019-10-11 | PLAYER'S PIANO $400: The Steinway on which John Lennon wrote this 1971 plea for peace was displayed outside a Texas prison before a 2007 execution "Imagine" |
| #8043, aired 2019-07-24 | FAREWELLS $200: On Jan. 1, 1971 during the "Tonight" show, a Virginia Slims ad became the last one for these products broadcast nationally on TV cigarettes |
| #8041, aired 2019-07-22 | HISTORIC TRANSPORTS $1200: France's first nuclear one of these, Le Redoubtable, was ready to go in 1971 a submarine |
| #8030, aired 2019-07-05 | FEMALE SINGERS MONONYMOUS $1600: She topped the singles charts in 1971 & '99 & we believe she's not done yet Cher |
| #8030, aired 2019-07-05 | NATIONAL $2000: From the 19th century until they united in 1971, members of this national federation were known as the Trucial states the United Arab Emirates |
| #7982, aired 2019-04-30 | "SUPER" ENTERTAINMENT $600: Yvonne Elliman played Mary Magdalene when this musical premiered on Broadway in 1971 Jesus Christ Superstar |
| #7976, aired 2019-04-22 | HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU! $1000: An ad that debuted on Earth Day 1971 showed a crying Indian & the slogan "People start" this word; "people can stop it" pollution |
| #7972, aired 2019-04-16 | 5 JEFFS $600: In 1971 Jeff Johnson's literal dream about this goddess of victory led to his company taking her name Nike |
| #7969, aired 2019-04-11 | MOVIE & SONG, SAME TITLE $400: Don McLean,
1971;
Jason Biggs,
1999 "American Pie" |
| #7967, aired 2019-04-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: Proof the U.S. had secretly bombed Cambodia was in these "Papers" that were first leaked on June 13, 1971 the Pentagon Papers |
| #7957, aired 2019-03-26 | THE LAST TIME I SAW ENGLAND $400: This Beatle left Heathrow Airport August 13, 1971, never to return John Lennon |
| #7951, aired 2019-03-18 | THE CELEBRITY AUTHOR $1200: "aretha in the blues dunes--Pluto with the high crack laugh" from 1971's "Tarantula" did not foretell a Nobel for this singer Bob Dylan |
| #7950, aired 2019-03-15 | ERAS & AGES $400: Also talking about a "wired planet", in 1971 Marshall McLuhan used the phrase this synonym for knowledge "age" information age |
| #7948, aired 2019-03-13 | HOLLYWOOD MEMORABILIA $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Profiles in History in Calabasas, CA.) I've got a golden ticket; they were issued by Willy Wonka, played by this actor in the 1971 film Gene Wilder |
| #7913, aired 2019-01-23 | 1970s TV MOVIES $2,000 (Daily Double): 1971's "Duel", a pulse-pounding tale of a highway chase, made some think this young director had a future Steven Spielberg |
| #7912, aired 2019-01-22 | TAKING STOCK $800: In 1971 this new U.S. stock exchange introduced the era of all-electronic trading NASDAQ |
| #7911, aired 2019-01-21 | ONE-NAME TV TITLES $1000: Just one more thing--name this trench-coated detective whose show originally ran from 1971 to 1978 Columbo |
| #7905, aired 2019-01-11 | ESSENTIAL EARLS $600: Frank & Brooks Robinson helped Earl Weaver guide this team to 3 straight pennants from 1969 to 1971 the Baltimore Orioles |
| #7902, aired 2019-01-08 | BEST NEW ARTIST GRAMMY BATTLES $2000: This real "Superstar" brother/sister act beat the less-than-real Partridge Family in 1971 the Carpenters |
| #7894, aired 2018-12-27 | ALLITERATIVE PEOPLE $400: From 1934 to 1971 this noted photographer was a director of the Sierra Club Ansel Adams |
| #7886, aired 2018-12-17 | 75 YEARS AT THE NEW YORK CITY CENTER $800: In 1971 this African American's dance company moved downtown to City Center where they still perform today Alvin Ailey |
| #7883, aired 2018-12-12 | FAMOUS WOMEN $600: This Ms. & feminist icon co-founded Ms. magazine in 1971 (Gloria) Steinem |
| #7879, aired 2018-12-06 | R-RATED MOVIES $2000: The first R-rated movie to win a Best Picture Oscar was this 1971 film about drug smugglers The French Connection |
| #7873, aired 2018-11-28 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC $2000: A wah-wah pedal gives the funky tone to the guitar on the Oscar-winning "Theme From" this 1971 private-eye movie Shaft |
| #7857, aired 2018-11-06 | IN THEIR 90s $2000: In 1971, just shy of his 95th birthday, this Spanish cellist performed a special concert at the United Nations (Pablo) Casals |
| #7829, aired 2018-09-27 | MEMORIALS $1200: In 1971 David Scott went more than 200,000 miles to leave a plaque with 14 names & a sculpture entitled "Fallen" this Fallen Astronaut |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | IN THE "FOR" CAST $1000: 1971:
Sean Connery,
Charles Gray,
Jill St. John Diamonds Are Forever |
| #7824, aired 2018-09-20 | 8-LETTER WORDS $4,000 (Daily Double): c. 1666 a British work used this word for a literal barrier; a 1971 text on operating system principles gave it a new sense a firewall |
| #7812, aired 2018-07-24 | NEO GEO $1600: Before independence in 1971, Bangladesh was known as "East" this other country Pakistan |
| #7811, aired 2018-07-23 | HISTORY WILL NOTE $1000: 5 years after a successful 1971 military coup, Idi Amin became life president of this nation Uganda |
| #7754, aired 2018-05-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Leaked to the press in 1971, the Pentagon Papers detailed America's involvement in this conflict the Vietnam War |
| #7748, aired 2018-04-25 | CROSSOVER TV $400: "Here's" this beloved redheaded comedienne, somehow teamed with Detective Joe Mannix in a 1971 episode Lucille Ball |
| #7747, aired 2018-04-24 | ALL GOOD THINGS $2,000 (Daily Double): Founded in 1971, this voluntary medical group has been doing good works globally ever since Doctors Without Borders |
| #7710, aired 2018-03-02 | U.N. MILESTONES $1600: October 25, 1971:
The People's Republic of China is admitted, & this leader's representatives are expelled Chiang Kai-Shek |
| #7704, aired 2018-02-22 | AFRICA SINCE 1750 $400: From 1951 to 1960, he was the heavyweight boxing champion of Uganda; from 1971 to 1979, he was president Idi Amin |
| #7701, aired 2018-02-19 | TABLE TENNIS, ANYONE? $200: A 1971 visit by an American team led to the thawing of relations between the U.S. & this country China |
| #7701, aired 2018-02-19 | STICKY STUFF $600: This 1971 Rolling Stones album had a zipper on the front cover Sticky Fingers |
| #7700, aired 2018-02-16 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: 1971 events at this prison east of Buffalo were one of the bloodiest clashes between Americans in the 20th century Attica |
| #7667, aired 2018-01-02 | A BARREL FULL OF COOPERS $1200: It's the name of the fabled hijacker who parachuted out of a Northwest Orient Airlines jet in November 1971 D.B. Cooper |
| #7651, aired 2017-12-11 | PENINSULAS $1600: The peninsula on the much larger Arabian Peninsula, it's been fully independent since 1971 Qatar |
| #7635, aired 2017-11-17 | HISTORIC OBJECTS $800: The club he used to whack a golf ball over 200 yards on the moon in 1971 is today in the USGA Museum Alan Shepard |
| #7630, aired 2017-11-10 | FRUIT, NOT FRUIT $1000: Cross-examining himself in this 1971 movie, Woody Allen reveals he's an American citizen & the president of San Marcos Bananas |
| #7623, aired 2017-11-01 | AUTHORS' NEW DIRECTIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): He temporarily dropped the spy stuff in 1971's "The Naive and Sentimental Lover" John le Carré |
| #7585, aired 2017-07-28 | FROM OUTER SPACE $400: On TV in 1971 Alan Shepard called one of these a "little white pellet that's familiar to millions of Americans" a golf ball |
| #7556, aired 2017-06-19 | THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY $400: In 1971's "Fight of the Century", these two men slugged it out Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier |
| #7555, aired 2017-06-16 | 1971's COSMO GIRL'S GUIDE TO THE NEW ETIQUETTE $200: "Things to Do With Your Hands That Men Like": "Shake hands with his ex-wife" & "section his" this breakfast fruit grapefruit |
| #7555, aired 2017-06-16 | 1971's COSMO GIRL'S GUIDE TO THE NEW ETIQUETTE $400: Not tonight! In 25 "Thoughtful Things to Do for a Man in the Bedroom: "Never mention your backache or" this "after 7:30 PM" a headache |
| #7555, aired 2017-06-16 | 1971's COSMO GIRL'S GUIDE TO THE NEW ETIQUETTE $600: "Things That are Tacky": forgetting to buy your man vermouth, stamps & this item such as barbasol or foamy shaving cream |
| #7555, aired 2017-06-16 | 1971's COSMO GIRL'S GUIDE TO THE NEW ETIQUETTE $800: Commandment 7 says thou shalt not commit it, but a section in "The Libidinal You" is "A Philosophy of Considerate" this adultery |
| #7555, aired 2017-06-16 | 1971's COSMO GIRL'S GUIDE TO THE NEW ETIQUETTE $1000: "But I wouldn't be caught dead without my bra" is not a good enough response when discussing "women's" this lib |
| #7542, aired 2017-05-30 | SEOUL MAN & WOMAN $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1971 Seoul-born Kyongwon Ahn founded the UTA, the United this Korean martial art Association taekwondo |
| #7519, aired 2017-04-27 | FROM PAGE TO SCREEN $800: This 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty scared the devil out of moviegoers in 1973 The Exorcist |
| #7500, aired 2017-03-31 | BREAKFAST CEREALS $1000: Franken Berry & this other "Monster Cereal" were introduced in 1971; Boo Berry got scared up in 1972 Count Chocula |
| #7485, aired 2017-03-10 | HER HIT ALBUM $800: "Tapestry"
(1971) Carole King |
| #7484, aired 2017-03-09 | NIXON'S ENEMIES LIST $1600: Defense Dept. analyst Daniel Ellsberg was an easy choice --he released these documents in 1971 the Pentagon Papers |
| #7481, aired 2017-03-06 | WAR STORIES $1000: "The Winds of War" in the title of this man's 1971 bestseller blow the U.S. into World War II Herman Wouk |
| #7479, aired 2017-03-02 | 5-LETTER FILM SYNOPSES $2000: 1971:
Female Fonda fondles for funds, freedom; flees felonious fella Klute |
| #7475, aired 2017-02-24 | COINS FROM EVERYWHERE $1600: Until 1971 a bob in London wasn't just a nickname but this, part of a pound a shilling |
| #7462, aired 2017-02-07 | EYE HEALTH $1600: A new type of plastic called hema allowed Bausch + Lomb to introduce these in 1971 soft contact lenses |
| #7460, aired 2017-02-03 | THE TITLE OF THE MOVIE ESCAPES ME $400: In 1971's "Escape from" here, 3 intelligent simians travel back in time to present-day America the Planet of the Apes |
| #7446, aired 2017-01-16 | GOT YOUR NAME TAG? $800: You might not want to wear your tag if there's anyone here from this island you ruled from 1971 to 1986 Haiti |
| #7411, aired 2016-11-28 | ORGANIZATIONS $1,400 (Daily Double): This organization began with a 1971 protest against offshore nuclear testing Greenpeace |
| #7406, aired 2016-11-21 | WOMEN AUTHORS $800: This woman who wrote more than 1,700 poems was featured on a U.S. stamp in 1971 (Emily) Dickinson |
| #7402, aired 2016-11-15 | ONLINE LEARNING $2,000 (Daily Double): Michael Hart started e-books & Project Gutenberg when he typed this famous document into a computer on July 4, 1971 the Declaration of Independence |
| #7397, aired 2016-11-08 | ROCK OF LOVE $1600: The alliterative member of a famous trio, in 1971 he advised listeners to "Love The One You're With" Stephen Stills |
| #7378, aired 2016-10-12 | IN CONCLUSION $1,000 (Daily Double): The last day these could be advertised on U.S. TV was January 1, 1971 cigarettes |
| #7368, aired 2016-09-28 | AMERICA SINCE 1900 $600: On Sept. 26, 1971 Nixon greeted this man in Anchorage, the first meeting of a U.S. president & a Japanese monarch Hirohito |
| #7365, aired 2016-09-23 | IN PRAISE OF OLDER WRITERS $2000: The inspiration for the movie "Barfly", he put out his debut novel "Post Office" in 1971 when he was 50 (Charles) Bukowski |
| #7361, aired 2016-09-19 | COLLEGE FIRSTS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1971 he became the first president to establish his library on a college campus Johnson (LBJ) |
| #7355, aired 2016-07-29 | WORKING WITH A BEATLE $800: "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", a 1971 No. 1, is credited to Paul and this woman Linda Eastman (McCartney) |
| #7354, aired 2016-07-28 | HONORARY HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS $800: Before running for president, he founded PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) in Chicago in 1971 Jesse Jackson |
| #7346, aired 2016-07-18 | FASHION $800: From 1962 to 1971 Diana Vreeland was this magazine's influential editor-in-chief Vogue |
| #7321, aired 2016-06-13 | WE RECOGNIZE THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK $200: Last name of Charles, who served from 1968 to 1971; you may be familiar with his son Roger, the NFL Commissioner Goodell |
| #7311, aired 2016-05-30 | THE CONSTITUTION $200: Ratification of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution in July 1971 set this as the voting age 18 |
| #7285, aired 2016-04-22 | "Q" NOT FOLLOWED BY U $800: This electronic stock exchange began trading on February 8, 1971 NASDAQ |
| #7277, aired 2016-04-12 | VIRAL VIDEO $2000: An extraterrestrial virus puts a galaxy of hurt on a New Mexico town in this 1971 sci-fi thriller The Andromeda Strain |
| #7274, aired 2016-04-07 | MOVIE TITLES IN OTHER COUNTRIES $1600: In Germany, this 1971 Gene Hackman film is "Focus Brooklyn" The French Connection |
| #7251, aired 2016-03-07 | "R" SONG $2000: The Carpenters found the weather & the calendar a drag in this 1971 hit "Rainy Days And Mondays" |
| #7244, aired 2016-02-25 | "LAST" FILMS $1200: Cybill Shepherd made her film debut in this 1971 movie set in the fictional town of Anarene, Texas The Last Picture Show |
| #7242, aired 2016-02-23 | THE 1970s $400: It began service May 1, 1971, taking over from private companies like the newly bankrupt Penn Central Amtrak |
| #7233, aired 2016-02-10 | POTS & PANS $1000: Set it & forget it; this brand of trademarked electric slow cooker was launched in 1971 a Crock-Pot |
| #7208, aired 2016-01-06 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE $200: This British automaker famous for its luxury vehicles was nationalized in 1971 after going bankrupt Rolls-Royce |
| #7201, aired 2015-12-28 | TEAMS ON THE MOVE $400: NBA: In 1971 the San Diego Rockets rocketed over to this new Texas hometown Houston |
| #7199, aired 2015-12-24 | CAN I GET A WITNESS? $1600: Since 1971 none of the 8,500 in witness security who obeyed the rules were killed, thanks to this service guarding them the U.S. Marshals |
| #7168, aired 2015-11-11 | IT BORDERS CHINA $600: After a 9-month civil war, Bangladesh broke away from this country in 1971 Pakistan |
| #7160, aired 2015-10-30 | DAY OF THE DEAD $400: Oct. 6, 1971:
The "Skull & Roses" live album comes out, calling their fans these on the back cover Deadheads |
| #7146, aired 2015-10-12 | WINTER IS COMING $200: The coldest recorded winter temperature in the U.S. was the Jan. 1971 temp of -80 at Prospect Creek Camp in this state Alaska |
| #7118, aired 2015-07-22 | YOUR OLD RECORDS $800: Photographer Jim McCrary put Carole King's cat in the cover photo of this 1971 album Tapestry |
| #7104, aired 2015-07-02 | U.S. MARSHALS $800: Since 1971, the Marshals have given more than 18,000 people a new start via WITSEC, this program the witness protection program |
| #7094, aired 2015-06-18 | A TOP 40 HIT 3 TIMES $400: "Never Can Say Goodbye":
These siblings in 1971, Isaac Hayes in 1971 & Gloria Gaynor in 1975 the Jacksons |
| #7094, aired 2015-06-18 | A TOP 40 HIT 3 TIMES $800: "MacArthur Park":
Richard Harris in 1968, the Four Tops in 1971 & this disco diva in 1978 Donna Summer |
| #7093, aired 2015-06-17 | POP MUSIC ROYALTY $1200: That's King Curtis' sax blowing through this 1971 John Lennon album; it's easy if you try Imagine |
| #7070, aired 2015-05-15 | QUOTABLE QUOTES $2000: In 1971, as head of the National Security Council, he said that power "is the great aphrodisiac" Kissinger |
| #7053, aired 2015-04-22 | BUSINESS HISTORY $200: This restaurant chain opened in London in 1971; Eric Clapton's guitar became the first piece of memorabilia in 1979 the Hard Rock Cafe |
| #7043, aired 2015-04-08 | ZERO TO SIXTY $600: This make marked its 60th anniv. with the Vega--which, believe it or not, was Motor Trend's 1971 Car of the Year Chevrolet |
| #7042, aired 2015-04-07 | ROYALTY $1200: Under this king, Jordan expelled the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1971 King Hussein |
| #7037, aired 2015-03-31 | WE'RE ALL JEALOUS $800: "I didn't mean to hurt you / I'm sorry that I made you cry", he sings on "Jealous Guy", from the 1971 album "Imagine" John Lennon |
| #7035, aired 2015-03-27 | OF INFORMATION $1000: Until 1971 a British pound equaled 20 of these a shilling |
| #7033, aired 2015-03-25 | MOON WALKING $600: If I had one of these, I'd drop it on the Moon with a feather like Dave Scott did in August 1971 to test a Galileo theory a hammer |
| #7017, aired 2015-03-03 | THE CARTER FAMILY $200: In 2014 Jason Carter lost his bid for this position that his grandpa Jimmy held from 1971 to 1975 governor of Georgia |
| #7015, aired 2015-02-27 | 1970s BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS $2000: The hero deals with heroin in this 1971 winner The French Connection |
| #6994, aired 2015-01-29 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS' HOME COUNTRIES $400: 1971:
Chancellor Willy Brandt (be specific) West Germany |
| #6981, aired 2015-01-12 | THE WHO $1600: In 1971 this drummer appeared as a nun in Frank Zappa's film "200 Motels" (Keith) Moon |
| #6969, aired 2014-12-25 | BEST PICTURE INITIALS $400: 1971:
Popeye is no chicken in "T.F.C." The French Connection |
| #6967, aired 2014-12-23 | FAMOUS PAIRS $400: This couple who studied "human sexual response" tied the knot in 1971 & untied it 22 years later Masters & Johnson |
| #6963, aired 2014-12-17 | LET'S TAIWAN ON $400: In 1971 Taiwan was ousted from this international body in favor of the People's Republic of China the United Nations |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $1600: In 1935 Willy Muller invented an automatic one of these, but it was 3 feet tall; in 1971 PhoneMate came up with a better idea an answering machine |
| #6914, aired 2014-10-09 | THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR DIDN'T GO TO... $400: This "tradition"-al 1971 film about Tevye & his daughters Fiddler on the Roof |
| #6900, aired 2014-09-19 | YOU GOT THE MINE, I GOT THE SHAFT $1200: In 1971, Salvador Allende nationalized this country's copper mines, which produce about 1/5 of its revenue Chile |
| #6896, aired 2014-09-15 | NO. 1 SONGS $1200: In 1971 this soulful man followed up "Tired Of Being Alone" with the No. 1 hit "Let's Stay Together" Al Green |
| #6884, aired 2014-07-17 | TRIPLE "A" $800: Woody Allen played Fielding Mellish in this "tasty" 1971 film Bananas |
| #6877, aired 2014-07-08 | LITERARY CLERGYMEN $3,000 (Daily Double): Father Lankester Merrin is this title character of a 1971 William Peter Blatty book The Exorcist |
| #6870, aired 2014-06-27 | IT'S AN EXPERIMENT $2000: This university's 1971 experiment simulating prison life was ended as it got too real for students playing inmates & guards Stanford University |
| #6862, aired 2014-06-17 | THE BIG BUKOWSKI $400: In the 1950s Charles Bukowski worked sorting mail in one of these, the title of his 1971 novel post office |
| #6860, aired 2014-06-13 | HISTORIC TV $600: This Norman Lear sitcom that began in 1971 dealt with controversial topics regularly All In The Family |
| #6854, aired 2014-06-05 | PSYCHOLOGY $2000: In 1971 former encyclopedia salesman Werner Erhard held the first of these 3-letter seminars est seminars |
| #6844, aired 2014-05-22 | SIMON SAYS $600: In 1971 she penned, "Anticipation, anticipation, is making me late, is keeping me waiting" Carly Simon |
| #6831, aired 2014-05-05 | A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME $2000: Clocks flown around the Earth in 1971 diverged from stationary ones, confirming the relativity concept "time" this dilation |
| #6823, aired 2014-04-23 | THE MAN OF THE HOUSE $1600: A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, he's been representing Harlem since 1971 (Charlie) Rangel |
| #6818, aired 2014-04-16 | FORMER U.N. MEMBERS $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1971 this island nation was expelled from the U.N. & replaced by its mainland adversary Taiwan |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | OSCAR BEST PICTURE PARTIAL MARQUEES $1600: A 1971 thriller The French Connection |
| #6763, aired 2014-01-29 | ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH $800: May 1, 1971:
This federally supported corporation began its passenger train service Amtrak |
| #6762, aired 2014-01-28 | THE DIRECTOR'S FIRST FEATURE FILM $1600: "Play Misty for Me"
(1971) (Clint) Eastwood |
| #6747, aired 2014-01-07 | BREAKAWAY NATIONS $1200: Before a 1971 civil war changed things, this independent country was known as East Pakistan Bangladesh |
| #6742, aired 2013-12-31 | MY NAME IS MY BRAND $800: A 1975 law ending fixed stockbroker commissions helped boost the discount brokerage he founded in 1971 Charles Schwab |
| #6741, aired 2013-12-30 | THE 1970s $600: On June 30, 1971 the Supreme Court upheld the right of the N.Y. Times & the Washington Post to publish these classified papers the Pentagon Papers |
| #6720, aired 2013-11-29 | THE NIXON YEARS $800: Jumping 19 cars with his motorcycle in Ontario, California, he set a world record in 1971 Evel Knievel |
| #6703, aired 2013-11-06 | MYSTERY FOLKS $800: On Nov. 24, 1971 the man known as this hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight, parachuting out with 200 grand D.B. Cooper |
| #6698, aired 2013-10-30 | CULTURE AROUND THE WORLD $2000: Originated by 2 high schoolers in 1971 , the Roskilde culture & music festival in this country is one of Europe's largest Denmark |
| #6696, aired 2013-10-28 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERGALACTIC $1200: Not many are looking to settle in Valles Marineris, canyons discovered on this planet by Mariner 9 in 1971 Mars |
| #6688, aired 2013-10-16 | WHO OWNS IT? $800: Atten-shun! In 1971 this company came out with the strawberry-flavored cereal Franken Berry General Mills |
| #6669, aired 2013-09-19 | ON THEIR TOMBSTONES $400: 1900 to 1971:
"Satchmo" Louis Armstrong |
| #6657, aired 2013-07-23 | NAME THE SONG $1600: 1971:
"Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove" "Black Dog" |
| #6634, aired 2013-06-20 | ALBUM COVERS $1600: 1971: Carole King sits barefoot on a window ledge with her cat Tapestry |
| #6595, aired 2013-04-26 | AIRLINES $800: This airline began service to Houston & San Antonio from Dallas' Love Field on June 18, 1971 Southwest |
| #6592, aired 2013-04-23 | BASEBALL BITS $800: In 1971 the Hall of Fame set up a committee to select inductees from these leagues the Negro leagues |
| #6559, aired 2013-03-07 | MARRY LAND $1600: Pierre Trudeau & Margaret Sinclair, March 4, 1971 Canada |
| #6513, aired 2013-01-02 | BRITANNICA BIOS: "A" $1200: "Died August 25, 2012...resigned from NASA in 1971...awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969" (Neil) Armstrong |
| #6508, aired 2012-12-26 | THEIR SOUL GRAMMY NOMINATION $400: Oh, yeah, baby...his "Theme From 'Shaft'" was nominated & won in 1971 (Isaac) Hayes |
| #6496, aired 2012-12-10 | LEFT TO YOUR OWN DEVICES $1200: The Jugs radar gun has been measuring this in baseball since 1971, too late for Bob Feller or Steve Dalkowski pitch speed |
| #6495, aired 2012-12-07 | BEHIND BARS $1200: In September 1971 tough-on-crime Governor Nelson Rockefeller authorized the retaking by force of this prison Attica |
| #6490, aired 2012-11-30 | THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. $1,500 (Daily Double): This man got the assignment in 1971; he'd get to appoint 2 other men to the job himself George H.W. Bush |
| #6485, aired 2012-11-23 | NFL $400: This ex-player was in the booth for ABC's "Monday Night Football" from 1971 to 1997 Frank Gifford |
| #6477, aired 2012-11-13 | NATIVE AMERICANS $400: On Nov. 20, 1969 the "Red Power" movement occupied this island in San Francisco Bay, holding it until June 11, 1971 Alcatraz |
| #6476, aired 2012-11-12 | ORGANIZATIONS $200: Started in 1971, it's also known by its French name, Medecins sans Frontieres Doctors Without Borders |
| #6472, aired 2012-11-06 | LONG SONGS $200: In 1971 Don McLean served up this 8 1/2-minute anthem about "the day the music died" "American Pie" |
| #6463, aired 2012-10-24 | GREAT IDEAS $500 (Daily Double): In 1971 3 guys at this company first put a computer CPU on a chip Intel |
| #6462, aired 2012-10-23 | BEARD AWARD-WINNING CHEFS $1000: If you know what mesclun & arugula are, it's because she opened Berkeley's Chez Panisse in 1971 Alice Waters |
| #6452, aired 2012-10-09 | GOIN' COUNTRY $200: His 1971 album "Man In Black" included a duet with evangelist Billy Graham Johnny Cash |
| #6449, aired 2012-10-04 | ROCKTOBER $1000: Booing heard during his Oct. 15, 1971 performance at MSG inspired this ex-teen idol to write the song "Garden Party" Ricky Nelson |
| #6438, aired 2012-09-19 | TRUE DAILY DOUBLES $2000: March 29, 1971:
A jury recommends death for Charles Manson & Lt. William Calley is convicted for his role in this event the My Lai incident |
| #6427, aired 2012-07-24 | ALBUM COVER ART $400: Andy Warhol's cover for this group's 1971 album "Sticky Fingers" had a zipper attached to it The Rolling Stones |
| #6427, aired 2012-07-24 | SPACE FIRSTS $600: On Nov. 14, 1971 Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to go into orbit around another planet, this one Mars |
| #6413, aired 2012-07-04 | LONG RUNS IN PRIME TIME $400: No pelvic gyrations allowed, but this hosts's really big shew did run from 1948 to 1971 Ed Sullivan |
| #6410, aired 2012-06-29 | EVERYTHING CHANGES AROUND HERE $800: You may call it Bangladesh today, but before 1971 it had this "directional" name East Bengal (or East Pakistan) |
| #6404, aired 2012-06-21 | THE BAND'S 10th TOP 40 HIT $1600: 1971:
"How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" The Bee Gees |
| #6402, aired 2012-06-19 | NBA MVPs $800: 1971:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the Milwaukee Bucks |
| #6398, aired 2012-06-13 | AMERICAN BALLET $800: The 1971 ballet "Eight Jelly Rolls" was choreographed to the music of this jazz pianist & composer ("Jelly Roll") Morton |
| #6396, aired 2012-06-11 | SEE-ATTLE $600: Grab some Joe at the original one of these, open since 1971 in the Pike Place market Starbucks |
| #6387, aired 2012-05-29 | ANNUAL EVENTS $200: A 1971 law moved this observance to the fourth Monday in October; in 1978 it moved back to its November date Veterans Day |
| #6368, aired 2012-05-02 | BACK IN THE 20th CENTURY $200: On Feb. 6, 1971, using a makeshift 6-iron, Alan Shepard became the only man in history to play golf here the Moon |
| #6344, aired 2012-03-29 | THEY CAME FROM OHIO $1600: From 1971 to 1979 he was a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati Neil Armstrong |
| #6338, aired 2012-03-21 | HEY HEY HEY, IT'S PHAT ALBERT! $800: Like Newt Gingrich & Thomas Foley, Carl Albert held this leadership position, from 1971 to 1977 Speaker of the House |
| #6328, aired 2012-03-07 | MOVIE TAGLINES $1600: 1971: "Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence & Beethoven" A Clockwork Orange |
| #6305, aired 2012-02-03 | LET'S HAVE A BOWL $800: Party on, amigo, & name this Bowl game held in Arizona since 1971 the Fiesta Bowl |
| #6301, aired 2012-01-30 | BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLE $800: This West Coast state's 1971 "bottle bill" helped jump-start recycling in the U.S. by banning nonrefundables Oregon |
| #6295, aired 2012-01-20 | COPPING OUT ON TV $400: Just one more thing, sir... the first run of this Peter Falk detective show played on NBC from 1971 to 1977 Columbo |
| #6284, aired 2012-01-05 | "MAN"LY MOVIES $2000: It's Greek to me, but in 1971 Richard Matheson's story "I Am Legend" was filmed under this title The Omega Man |
| #6276, aired 2011-12-26 | THE LAST $400: The end of U.S. TV ads for these was postponed a day to Jan. 1, 1971 to get some last ones in during football games cigarettes |
| #6273, aired 2011-12-21 | HIGHEST-RATED TV SERIES OF THE SEASON $1000: 1971-72 & the next 4 seasons:
Those were the days All in the Family |
| #6267, aired 2011-12-13 | MARS NEEDS CONTESTANTS $800: On Dec. 2, 1971 this country landed its Mars 3 on the planet's surface; sadly, a planetwide dust storm killed it after 20 seconds Russia |
| #6257, aired 2011-11-29 | THE WRECKING CREW $600: Wrecking Crew bass queen Carol Kaye added the bottom end to the No. 1 "Theme From" this 1971 detective film Shaft |
| #6247, aired 2011-11-15 | USDA FOREST SERVICE $400: In 1971 Woodsy Owl became a Forest Service spokesman urging Americans, "Give a hoot, don't" do this pollute |
| #6243, aired 2011-11-09 | BOND MOVIE BY BOND GIRL $1000: 1971:
Jill St. John as Tiffany Case Diamonds Are Forever |
| #6234, aired 2011-10-27 | MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES BY YEAR $200: 1971, boys:
An archangel Michael |
| #6218, aired 2011-10-05 | SPORTS VENUES $600: John L. Sullivan was the first heavyweight champ to box in this original venue; in 1971, Joe Frazier beat Ali there Madison Square Garden |
| #6211, aired 2011-09-26 | A VISIT TO THE MET $800: (Alex reports from the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center.) Since 1971 James Levine has conducted at the Met for nearly 2500 operatic performances, earning him this Italian title bestowed on conductors maestro |
| #6206, aired 2011-09-19 | FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS $1,000 (Daily Double): "My friend... told me that he wanted help before" this country "died", George Harrison sang in 1971; he had a benefit for it Bangladesh |
| #6204, aired 2011-07-28 | THE "N" CROWD $1,500 (Daily Double): He not only won the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature, he also served in the Chilean senate (Pablo) Neruda |
| #6199, aired 2011-07-21 | THERE SHE IS, MISS AMERICA $1000: This 1971 winner co-hosted "The NFL Today" for CBS from 1975 to 1984 Phyllis George |
| #6194, aired 2011-07-14 | NFL COACH OF THE YEAR $600: He was honored as coach of the Dolphins in 1971, even though he lost some games that year (Don) Shula |
| #6192, aired 2011-07-12 | HUNTER S. THOMPSON $400: Thompson's best known work, "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" grew out of an assignment in this athletic magazine in 1971 Sports Illustrated |
| #6182, aired 2011-06-28 | OUT OF JAIL $800: In 1971, President Nixon commuted this labor leader's 13-year jail sentence, & he was released Jimmy Hoffa |
| #6176, aired 2011-06-20 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HISTORY $1200: In 1971 this preacher bought a former San Francisco synagogue to house his People's Temple Jim Jones |
| #6168, aired 2011-06-08 | JUST CHUTE ME $1000: On Nov. 24, 1971 he parachuted out of a hijacked jet between Seattle & Reno with $200,000 (D.B.) Cooper |
| #6158, aired 2011-05-25 | "POT"s & "PAN"s $1600: A company called Rival trademarked this slow cooker in 1971 a Crockpot |
| #6157, aired 2011-05-24 | COLORFUL TV SHOWS $200: (1965-1971)
"_____ Acres" Green |
| #6154, aired 2011-05-19 | COIN OF THE REALM $800: 1971:
25 new pence depicting a barbary ape Gibraltar |
| #6142, aired 2011-05-03 | FLAGS OF THE WORLD $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows flags on the monitor.) Briefly using a flag with a map, this country opted for a solid red disk, signifying bloodshed after gaining independence in 1971 Bangladesh |
| #6138, aired 2011-04-27 | NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS $400: In 1974 this beat poet for "The Fall of America: Poems of These States, 1965-1971" (Allen) Ginsberg |
| #6137, aired 2011-04-26 | BY THE NUMBERS $1000: Ratified in 1971, this amendment gives 18-year-olds the right to vote the 26th |
| #6125, aired 2011-04-08 | BALLETS WE'VE NEVER ASKED ABOUT BEFORE $800: "Fete Noire" was first presented in 1971 by the fledgling dance theatre of this Manhattan area Harlem |
| #6073, aired 2011-01-26 | THE CAMERA MAN $600: John Filo, an undergrad at this Ohio school, won a 1971 Pulitzer after getting an iconic photo of a slain classmate Kent State |
| #6063, aired 2011-01-12 | WATCHMAKER, WATCHMAKER $400: NASA engineer Peter Petroff designed the 1971 Pulsar, the first watch of this type a digital watch |
| #6058, aired 2011-01-05 | "I"s IN THE PRIZE $600: In 1971 Pope Paul VI created a peace prize named for his predecessor, John this number the XXIII |
| #6054, aired 2010-12-30 | BALLPARK FRANKS $1600: Frank Tanana, who was drafted by this "heavenly" team in 1971, was said to throw 90 mph in the '70s & 70 mph in the '90s the Angels |
| #6047, aired 2010-12-21 | LYRICS OF NO. 1 HITS $400: A "theme" from 1971: "Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man?" (him) "Can you dig it?"' (John) Shaft |
| #6047, aired 2010-12-21 | I THEE DIVORCE $1000: 1961: Annette Kaye;
1963: Alene Akins;
1966: Mickey Sutphin;
1971: Alene Akins;
1992: Julie Alexander... Hello! Larry King |
| #6046, aired 2010-12-20 | I TRIED TO WARN YOU $200: In 1971 Volvo introduced an automobile warning light to remind drivers & passengers to do this buckle up |
| #6045, aired 2010-12-17 | SCOTT LAND $6,000 (Daily Double): Campbell was the middle name of this actor who refused an Oscar in 1971 George C. Scott |
| #6041, aired 2010-12-13 | EDUCATION $800: In 1971 the Supreme Court ruled doing this to integrate "the dual school systems" of the South was constitutional busing |
| #6028, aired 2010-11-24 | DWIGHT EISENHOWER $1000: From 1971 to 1978 Eisenhower's image graced the front of this U.S. coin the dollar |
| #6025, aired 2010-11-19 | A NATION DIVIDED $3,800 (Daily Double): In 1971 it broke away from what's now Pakistan, which was 1,100 miles away anyhow Bangladesh |
| #5994, aired 2010-10-07 | A BUSINESS IS BORN $400: It was born in Seattle in 1971 & named for the first mate in "Moby Dick" Starbucks |
| #5988, aired 2010-09-29 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY $1600: Look to the heavens & name this duffer seen here in 1971 Alan Shepard |
| #5980, aired 2010-09-17 | SCIENCE FICTION FILMS $1200: A 1965 student film evolved into his first feature film as a director, 1971's "THX-1138" (George) Lucas |
| #5976, aired 2010-09-13 | THE WORLD SERIES MVP's TEAM $800: 1971:
Roberto Clemente the Pirates |
| #5964, aired 2010-07-15 | POP MUSIC $400: Their last hit was 1971's "Riders On The Storm" The Doors |
| #5960, aired 2010-07-09 | FUN WITH COLORS $2000: This organization was founded in 1971; its efforts to save the whales gained worldwide attention Greenpeace |
| #5942, aired 2010-06-15 | HERE'S A "QUARTER" $200: In 1971 McDonald's franchisee Al Bernardin created this product the Quarter Pounder |
| #5930, aired 2010-05-28 | NO. 1 QUESTIONS $400: In a 1971 No. 1 hit the Bee Gees wanted to know "How can you mend" one of these a broken heart |
| #5921, aired 2010-05-17 | HARK, IT'S ARKANSAS! $600: A member of this illustrious & wealthy family was governor of Arkansas from 1967 to 1971 Rockefeller |
| #5914, aired 2010-05-06 | AMERICANS IN PARIS $3,000 (Daily Double): In March 1971 this rocker closed the door on his band & moved to Paris to focus on his poetry Jim Morrison |
| #5913, aired 2010-05-05 | DOLLARS & NONSENSE $1000: In 1971 Clifford Irving got $750,000 for presenting the bogus autobiography of this eccentric man Howard Hughes |
| #5908, aired 2010-04-28 | AROUND THE WORLD $800: Surprisingly, this mountainous Western European country didn't fully grant women the right to vote until 1971 Switzerland |
| #5904, aired 2010-04-22 | PRIMARY COLORS $400: In 1971 Huey Newton announced this party was adopting a nonviolent manifesto the Black Panthers |
| #5900, aired 2010-04-16 | GRAMMY SONG OF THE YEAR $1600: 1971:
Her for "You Got A Friend" Carole King |
| #5892, aired 2010-04-06 | "AIRE" TIME $800: In 1971 Mobutu Sese Seko changed the name of his country to the Republic of this Zaire |
| #5892, aired 2010-04-06 | PICTURE THE ROLLING STONES HIT $1200: In 1971, The Rolling Stones, & in 2009, Susan Boyle rode the charts with this song "Wild Horses" |
| #5879, aired 2010-03-18 | WORLD LEADERS $1600: Since 1971 Syria has been ruled by men of this last name, father & son Assad |
| #5870, aired 2010-03-05 | THE DIEDS OF MARCH $400: Death defeated him March 16, 1971, 23 years after Truman did (Thomas) Dewey |
| #5865, aired 2010-02-26 | YEAR ONE $400: Sept. 26, 1971:
This man meets with President Nixon, the first meeting of a Japanese emperor & a U.S. president Hirohito |
| #5852, aired 2010-02-09 | AFRICAN AMERICANS $1600: Carl Stokes, the first black mayor of a major U.S. city, was mayor of this Ohio metropolis from 1967 to 1971 Cleveland |
| #5846, aired 2010-02-01 | STREAKING $200: In the 1971-72 NBA season, this team won a record 33 games in a row (without Kobe!) the Lakers |
| #5843, aired 2010-01-27 | MYSTERY FICTION $1600: A Swedish novel about a "Laughing" one of these won the 1971 Edgar Award as best mystery novel Policeman |
| #5832, aired 2010-01-12 | FAMOUS SHAMUS $800: This elderly Englishwoman was in 1930's "The Murder at the Vicarage" & 1971's "Nemesis" Miss Marple |
| #5821, aired 2009-12-28 | IBM $1200: Making data transport easier, one of IBM's innovations was the creation of this "disk" in 1971 floppy disk |
| #5819, aired 2009-12-24 | "BLUE" MOVIES $2000: This 1971 documentary about great white sharks contains some of the most terrifying underwater footage ever shot Blue Water, White Death |
| #5810, aired 2009-12-11 | MICHIGAN MUSICIAN MISHMASH $800: In 1971 Detroit native Glenn Frey formed this band in L.A. with Don Henley; pretty good career move, Glenn The Eagles |
| #5799, aired 2009-11-26 | IT'S THE 26th $800: Ratified in 1971, the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted voting rights to this group 18-year-olds |
| #5795, aired 2009-11-20 | IT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER $600: He stepped out of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on November 24, 1971, & hasn't been seen since D.B. Cooper |
| #5779, aired 2009-10-29 | METAFICTION $800: This 1971 John Gardner work retells "Beowulf" from the perspective of the monster Grendel |
| #5772, aired 2009-10-20 | FAMOUS TRIALS $1600: (Jack Ford delivers the clue.) On March 29, 1971, a court-martial found this lieutenant guilty in the My Lai massacre; though he faced the death penalty, he only got life & was paroled in 3 years William Calley |
| #5757, aired 2009-09-29 | CHARITY $2000: In 1971 this Beatle headlined the "Concert for Bangladesh", rock music's first major charity event Harrison |
| #5756, aired 2009-09-28 | THE MOON HITS $400: Cat Stevens was "being followed" by one of these in a Top 40 hit from 1971 Moonshadow |
| #5734, aired 2009-07-09 | BEST ACTOR OSCAR WINNERS $200: 1971:
As "Popeye" Doyle Gene Hackman |
| #5731, aired 2009-07-06 | JAMES BOND $1,000 (Daily Double): This title was a reference to Sean Connery's 1971 insistence that he'd played Bond for the last time Never Say Never Again |
| #5722, aired 2009-06-23 | ISAAC HAYES $400: Isaac topped the charts in 1971 with his theme for this "cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about" (John) Shaft |
| #5713, aired 2009-06-10 | COME FLY WITH ME $400: "You are now free to move about the country" on this airline, founded in Texas in 1971 Southwest |
| #5713, aired 2009-06-10 | THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN $400: This network, which had given Britten work since the '30s, commissioned his first opera for TV, shown in 1971 the BBC |
| #5710, aired 2009-06-05 | I REMEMBER TELEVISION $800: I remember Bob Crane outwitting Werner Klemperer on this show every week from 1965 to 1971 Hogan's Heroes |
| #5710, aired 2009-06-05 | I REMEMBER TELEVISION $2000: I remember this 1966-1971 soap opera about vampires, witches & werewolves Dark Shadows |
| #5707, aired 2009-06-02 | THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED $600: July 3, 1971 in a bathtub in Paris Jim Morrison |
| #5691, aired 2009-05-11 | TECH TALK $2000: In 1971 Intel introduced these integrated circuits that perform all the functions of a CPU microprocessor |
| #5680, aired 2009-04-24 | FICTION $400: A newspaper article, "Pastor Tells Eerie Tale of 'Haunted' Boy", partly inspired this 1971 bestseller The Exorcist |
| #5676, aired 2009-04-20 | MOVERS & SHAKERS $400: In 1971 oilman Robert McCulloch moved London Bridge to this U.S. state Arizona |
| #5666, aired 2009-04-06 | THE LAST $400: It was for Virginia Slims, on the "Tonight Show" Jan. 1, 1971 the last ad for cigarettes |
| #5664, aired 2009-04-02 | RECORD OF THE YEAR GRAMMYS $800: 1971:
"It's Too Late" Carole King |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | "THE" NATION $2000: It commemorated its discovery by Europeans by issuing a 1971 coin with Columbus' ship, the Santa Maria, on it the Bahamas |
| #5639, aired 2009-02-26 | THEIR FIRST NOVELS $1200: "The Scarlatti Inheritance"
(1971) Robert Ludlum |
| #5638, aired 2009-02-25 | NON-MEMORABLE MOVIE QUOTES $400: (1971)
Richard Roundtree: "Hey, baby" Shaft |
| #5630, aired 2009-02-13 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: On April 20, 1971 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld this transportation method as a way to achieve school integration busing |
| #5627, aired 2009-02-10 | PRESIDENTIAL BRANGELINAS $200: Began dating in 1971:
Billary Clinton |
| #5623, aired 2009-02-04 | THEIR GREATEST HITS ALBUMS $400: "Forty Licks" (2002) & "Hot Rocks: 1964-1971" The Rolling Stones |
| #5605, aired 2009-01-09 | MERRY OLD SOUL $800: Say it loud--this Sex Machine had "Soul Power" in 1971 James Brown |
| #5571, aired 2008-11-24 | SULLIVAN AWARD WINNERS $200: 1971:
Male swimmer (Mark) Spitz |
| #5546, aired 2008-10-20 | THEIR ONLY TOP 10 POP HIT $400: "Me And Bobby McGee"
(1971) Janis Joplin |
| #5546, aired 2008-10-20 | OLD HOLLYWOOD $1000: Van Heflin died aged 60 in 1971; this Van from "The Caine Mutiny" turned 90 in 2006 Van Johnson |
| #5542, aired 2008-10-14 | "C"OUNTRIES $400: From 1971 to 1997 the Democratic Republic of this was called Zaire the Congo |
| #5540, aired 2008-10-10 | LAST TOP 10 POP HIT $800: "She's A Lady"
(1971) Tom Jones |
| #5533, aired 2008-10-01 | FLASH! $1600: This photographer who tragically took her own life in 1971 said she wanted to portray people "without their masks" Diane Arbus |
| #5531, aired 2008-09-29 | STUPID ANSWERS $600: The government admin. was created in 1971 to ensure occupational health & safety standards OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) |
| #5526, aired 2008-09-22 | THEY MADE THE TOP 40 $1600: 1971:
"I Woke Up In Love This Morning" the Partridge Family |
| #5523, aired 2008-09-17 | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $1600: In 1971, 3 engineers invented this company's 4004 chip, the world's first single-chip microprocessor Intel |
| #5515, aired 2008-07-25 | GREEK ALPHABET SOUP $1200: Charlton Heston played a survivor of an apocalyptic war in this 1971 thriller Omega Man |
| #5491, aired 2008-06-23 | SPORTS STUFF $1600: In his HBO biopic, an "epiphanous experience of pure religiosity" during a 1971 Ali fight inspires him to be a promoter Don King |
| #5488, aired 2008-06-18 | TENNIS $400: This Bruin won the 1971 NCAA men's tennis title & later became professional tennis' all-time tournament winner Jimmy Connors |
| #5482, aired 2008-06-10 | THE MIDDLE EAST $800: In 1971 this federation of 6 states gained its independence; Ras al Khaymah made it 7 states in 1972 the United Arab Emirates |
| #5481, aired 2008-06-09 | BOOKS OF THE '70s $600: Victor Henry of the U.S. Navy & his family are at the center of this 1971 Herman Wouk epic The Winds of War |
| #5472, aired 2008-05-27 | ORSON $200: Bizarrely, Orson Welles played Captain Ahab, Starbuck & Ishmael in a 1971 experimental film version of this Moby Dick |
| #5468, aired 2008-05-21 | CRIME TIME $1000: On Nov. 24, 1971 this hijacker leapt from a plane with $200,000 & was never heard from again D.B. Cooper |
| #5466, aired 2008-05-19 | 20th CENTURY AMERICAN ARTISTS $800: Between 1971 & 1985 he depicted his neighbor Helga in over 240 of his works (Andrew) Wyeth |
| #5440, aired 2008-04-11 | ALLITERATIVE AUTHORS $800: He first found fame with his 1971 novel "The Day of the Jackal" (Frederick) Forsyth |
| #5431, aired 2008-03-31 | ALSO A BOOK IN THE BIBLE $800: In a 1971 song he "was a bullfrog" Jeremiah |
| #5429, aired 2008-03-27 | CLINT EASTWOOD: A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD $1600: Clint directed & starred in this 1971 film about a radio DJ & an obsessed female fan Play Misty for Me |
| #5391, aired 2008-02-04 | AUSSIES $1200: Evonne Goolagong won this premier tournament twice, the first time in July 1971 Wimbledon |
| #5388, aired 2008-01-30 | A CINEMATIC FEAST $1000: Woody Allen becomes the unlikely leader of fictional San Marcos in this 1971 film Bananas |
| #5386, aired 2008-01-28 | NO. 1 ALBUMS $200: For one week in 1971, he could "Imagine" himself at the top of the charts John Lennon |
| #5378, aired 2008-01-16 | GET MOVING $1200: Transportation is primarily by boat in this South Asian delta country independent since 1971 Bangladesh |
| #5372, aired 2008-01-08 | WHAT A DICTATOR $200: As the dictator of this country from 1950 to 1971, Walter Ulbricht oversaw the construction of a famous wall East Germany |
| #5357, aired 2007-12-18 | YO, JIMMY! $600: From 1957 to 1971, Jimmy Hoffa was the president of this labor union; today, his son is the Teamsters |
| #5346, aired 2007-12-03 | COFFEE BREAK $200: The very first Starbucks opened in this city's Pike Place Market in 1971, & it's now a major tourist attraction there Seattle |
| #5340, aired 2007-11-23 | TRANSPO-POURRI $200: In 1971 France completed its first of this type of submarine, Le Redoutable nuclear |
| #5337, aired 2007-11-20 | GREEN $600: This international environmental group was formed in 1971 to oppose the U.S. testing nuclear devices in Alaska Greenpeace |
| #5333, aired 2007-11-14 | HISTORICAL ROLES $400: In 2006, Forest Whitaker played this man who led a coup in Uganda in 1971 Idi Amin |
| #5331, aired 2007-11-12 | Q WITHOUT U $200: Summer temps can rise above 120 in this country that gained its independence in 1971 Qatar |
| #5325, aired 2007-11-02 | ____ AND ____ MOVIES $1600: The czar-studded cast of this 1971 epic includes Tom Baker (of "Doctor Who" fame) as Rasputin Nicholas & Alexandra |
| #5301, aired 2007-10-01 | OCTOBER 1 $400: 1971:
This complex opens near Orlando, Florida Disney World |
| #5282, aired 2007-07-24 | PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Austin, Texas.) At the dedication in Austin in 1971, he said that of all the words in his presidential library, the two that best express his philosophy are "man can" L.B.J. |
| #5267, aired 2007-07-03 | MY NAME IS GEORGE $1200: In a 1971 ceremony, he & his 3 ex-bandmates won an Oscar for best music, original song score George Harrison |
| #5263, aired 2007-06-27 | THAT'S SHOE BIZ $200: This company's Swoosh trademark was created by a graphic design student in 1971 Nike |
| #5247, aired 2007-06-05 | 1970s ROCK $1200: In 1971 Three Dog Night sang this, "comin' down in 3-part harmony" "Just An Old Fashioned Love Song" |
| #5236, aired 2007-05-21 | BOB'S YOUR UNCLE $200: In 1970 he began his newspaper career with the Montgomery Co. Sentinel, & in 1971 he joined the Washington Post Bob Woodward |
| #5236, aired 2007-05-21 | ONE-NAMED TV CHARACTERS $400: Just one more thing, sir: this L.A. detective's show premiered in 1971, but his first name wasn't actually "Lt." Columbo |
| #5218, aired 2007-04-25 | BACK IN THE USSR $600: In 1971 the other shoe dropped on this ex-leader, a year after the publication of his memoirs Khrushchev |
| #5214, aired 2007-04-19 | EUROPEAN COMPOSERS $2000: In 1971 Pierre Boulez became the first Frenchman to serve as music director of this great American orchestra New York Philharmonic |
| #5200, aired 2007-03-30 | CARL SAGAN $400: From 1971 to 1996, Carl Sagan was a professor at this Ithaca, New York Ivy League school Cornell |
| #5198, aired 2007-03-28 | ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS $200: He became the first African American to win Best Song when his "Theme From Shaft" won the 1971 Oscar Isaac Hayes |
| #5176, aired 2007-02-26 | EDUCATION $400: In 1971 the Supreme Court ruled that schools could desegregate by doing this to transport kids to other districts bussing |
| #5171, aired 2007-02-19 | LETTER MEN $200: At his death in 1971, there were more than 1,600 department stores bearing his name J.C. Penney |
| #5166, aired 2007-02-12 | SHAPE UP $800: Get a fun workout with this sport created in 1971 by Tom Morey, whose first pieces of equipment are seen here bodyboarding |
| #5160, aired 2007-02-02 | IT HAPPENED ON GROUNDHOG DAY $2000: 1971:
This man begins a 7-year reign as dictator of Uganda Idi Amin |
| #5159, aired 2007-02-01 | WORLD HISTORY $400: In the first major charity event of its kind, a concert was held Aug. 1, 1971 to raise money for this country Bangladesh |
| #5152, aired 2007-01-23 | NAMES OF THE '60s $1,000 (Daily Double): From 1967 to 1971 he wasn't missing; he was serving time in prison for jury tampering Jimmy Hoffa |
| #5150, aired 2007-01-19 | THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS $200: Gordon Bowker, who helped found this chain in 1971, wanted to call it Pequod Starbucks |
| #5147, aired 2007-01-16 | THAT'S SOME OF YOUR BUSINESS $2000: In 1971 this company brought out the 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor Intel |
| #5139, aired 2007-01-04 | CREATURE FEATURES $2000: Rats! In 2003, Crispin Glover starred in a creepy remake of this 1971 thriller Willard |
| #5132, aired 2006-12-26 | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS $400: This term first appeared in print in 1971 & refers to the many electronics firms in Santa Clara County, California Silicon Valley |
| #5132, aired 2006-12-26 | 1970s ALBUMS $2000: "I Feel The Earth Move" is the first track on this 1971 Carole King album Tapestry |
| #5128, aired 2006-12-20 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: Irving Stone's 1971 bestseller "The Passions of the Mind" was a fictionalized "Novel of" this man Sigmund Freud |
| #5094, aired 2006-11-02 | & SO I FACE THE FINAL CURTAIN $400: This musical dreamed "The Impossible Dream", playing 2,328 performances before closing in 1971 Man of La Mancha |
| #5078, aired 2006-10-11 | ON THE "GOO" $1200: 1971 Wimbledon-winning woman (Evonne) Goolagong |
| #5076, aired 2006-10-09 | BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS $1000: A rare male victim of breast cancer, this actor who played John Shaft in 1971 gave the disease the "shaft" Richard Roundtree |
| #5068, aired 2006-09-27 | 1970s ROCK $600: In 1971 Janis Joplin told us in this song that "Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose" "Me And Bobby McGee" |
| #5068, aired 2006-09-27 | HALLMARK HALL OF FAME $2000: For his role in 1971’s “The Price”, he won (& accepted!) an Emmy George C. Scott |
| #5063, aired 2006-09-20 | ARTISTIC WOMEN SPEAK $2000: This woman who died in 1971 said, "I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them" Diane Arbus |
| #5059, aired 2006-09-14 | COMPUTER HISTORY $200: This removable item used for data storage was introduced in 1971; the first one was 8 inches square floppy disk |
| #5059, aired 2006-09-14 | I'M A WOMAN'S MAN $400: In 1971 this singer had a Bianca blast of a wedding; in '99 he went to the Jerry hall of justice for an annulment Mick Jagger |
| #5055, aired 2006-07-28 | THE BRETHREN $2000: "Statesboro Blues" kicks off the 1971 live album "At Fillmore East" by these brothers' band the Allman Brothers |
| #5051, aired 2006-07-24 | COLLEGE SPORTS $600: In 1971 UCLA's Jimmy Connors won the NCAA tennis title; in 1978 John McEnroe won for this Pac-10 "Cardinal" school Stanford |
| #5047, aired 2006-07-18 | ADVERTISING $4,000 (Daily Double): January 1, 1971 was the last day these could be advertised on U.S. TV cigarettes |
| #5038, aired 2006-07-05 | WORLD SERIES MVPs $800: 1971:
Roberto Clemente the Pittsburgh Pirates |
| #5027, aired 2006-06-20 | "D" BRIEFING $800: Until 1971 college students could get these delays of military service & avoid Vietnam deferments |
| #5020, aired 2006-06-09 | WORLD LEADERS $1,900 (Daily Double): After overthrowing Milton Obote in 1971, he had some 300,000 people killed Idi Amin |
| #5019, aired 2006-06-08 | CITY OF THE DAY: SAN FRANCISCO $400: Members of the American Indian movement seized this then-unoccupied island in 1969 & were forced off in 1971 Alcatraz Island |
| #5019, aired 2006-06-08 | CLASSIC TV THEMES $800: 1971--those were the days for this show All in the Family |
| #4974, aired 2006-04-06 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HISTORIC HEADLINES $400: It's the capital city on the losing end of a 1971 headline Taipei |
| #4973, aired 2006-04-05 | GOOD GOLLY MALAWI! $600: In 1971 Pres. Banda of Malawi became "president for" this--didn't work, because he was voted out of office in 1994 life |
| #4961, aired 2006-03-20 | HOT TRAVEL SPOTS $400: Tourism in tropic Seychelles has become a major employer since the opening of the 1st major one of these, SEZ, in 1971 airport |
| #4952, aired 2006-03-07 | BANGLADESH SLOWLY $800: Held August 1, 1971 at Madison Square Garden, the Concert for Bangladesh was organized by this Brit George Harrison |
| #4951, aired 2006-03-06 | SCREEN QUEENS $5,000 (Daily Double): In a 1971 movie Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson reigned supreme as these 2 rival monarchs Queen Elizabeth (I) & Queen Mary (Stuart) |
| #4948, aired 2006-03-01 | SPORTS FRANCHISES ON FILM $800: 1971:
No. 40
Billy Dee Williams the Chicago Bears |
| #4943, aired 2006-02-22 | NIXON'S THE ONE $1000: This daughter of Nixon married Edward Cox at the White House in 1971 Tricia |
| #4920, aired 2006-01-20 | FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE $800: The 1971 musical "Ari" wasn't based on Onassis but on this Leon Uris novel, & Uris himself wrote the lyrics Exodus |
| #4909, aired 2006-01-05 | BOTTOMS UP! $200: This vodka brand popular in Helsinki came to the U.S. in 1971 Finlandia |
| #4907, aired 2006-01-03 | THE MUSICAL QUESTION $1600: The Bee Gees also asked, "How can a loser ever win?" in this 1971 song about fixing a serious medical problem "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" |
| #4897, aired 2005-12-20 | '70s POP CULTURE $2000: Barbra Streisand's fans know this is her middle name, because it's in the title of a 1971 album Joan |
| #4877, aired 2005-11-22 | CLASSIC TV $800: Uh, sir, just one more thing... a 1971 episode of this drama was written by Steven Bochco & directed by Steven Spielberg Columbo |
| #4876, aired 2005-11-21 | "KING" OF THE TOP 40 $400: "It's Too Late" & "So Far Away" were 1971 hits for her Carole King |
| #4869, aired 2005-11-10 | THE ACC $1000: The only ACC withdrawal came in 1971 when this university's Gamecocks resigned the University of South Carolina |
| #4864, aired 2005-11-03 | MILITARY MATTERS $800: From 1968 to 1971, President George W. Bush served in this military group the Texas Air National Guard |
| #4854, aired 2005-10-20 | THE GENE HACKMAN POOL $1200: This 1971 flick had Gene inquiring about feet-picking in Poughkeepsie The French Connection |
| #4841, aired 2005-10-03 | NOBEL LIT WINNERS, INITIALLY YOURS $1600: 1971:
P.N.,
Chile Pablo Neruda |
| #4834, aired 2005-09-22 | "B" BRAVE $2000: As many as 1 million may have died during the 1971 civil war that produced this country Bangladesh |
| #4813, aired 2005-07-06 | GIVE IT A "PUSH" $1600: Jesse Jackson founded this organization in 1971 Operation Push |
| #4792, aired 2005-06-07 | MOVIE LOCATIONS $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New York City.) A real tie-up was created on the Brooklyn Bridge for a scene in this 1971 Gene Hackman film The French Connection |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | CLASSICAL MUSICIANS $2000: This violinist, seen here, was born in Osaka in 1971 Midori |
| #4769, aired 2005-05-05 | THEIR FIRST SOLO HIT $1000: "It Don't Come Easy"
(1971) Ringo Starr |
| #4762, aired 2005-04-26 | HEY, J.D. $1000: In 1971, this Caribbean leader succeeded his father to become the youngest president in the world Jean(-Claude) Duvalier |
| #4748, aired 2005-04-06 | THE MERCHANT OF TENNIS $1600: This classic Adidas shoe is named for the 1971 U.S. Open men's singles champ Stan Smith |
| #4747, aired 2005-04-05 | SWEET VIRGINIA $400: Winning 1971's Virginia Slims Thunderbird Tennis tournament, she broke the $100,000 total for a year, a women's first Billie Jean King |
| #4746, aired 2005-04-04 | ENDS IN "X" $1000: John Updike used this word meaning "brought back" in the title of a 1971 novel redux |
| #4738, aired 2005-03-23 | HOMELAND SECURITY $400: In 1971 Congress told this agency to start protecting visiting heads of state the Secret Service |
| #4713, aired 2005-02-16 | DIRECTORS' FIRST FEATURES $800: "Play Misty for Me"
(1971) Clint Eastwood |
| #4712, aired 2005-02-15 | THE STONES $400: Alaska's state gem (since 1968) or Mick Jagger's gem of a daughter (since 1971) Jade |
| #4700, aired 2005-01-28 | THE ENVIRONMENT $200: This "colorful" & controversial activist environmental group was formed in Canada in 1971 Greenpeace |
| #4690, aired 2005-01-14 | THE U.N. $400: In 1971 the General Assembly voted to oust this nation; the Beijing government replaced it Taiwan |
| #4680, aired 2004-12-31 | EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT... $400: In the winter of 1971-72, a record 1,122 inches of snow fell at Rainier Paradise Ranger Station in this state Washington |
| #4674, aired 2004-12-23 | BY GEORGE, IT'S GEORGE! $1600: He was the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams 1966-1970 & of the Washington Redskins 1971-77 George Allen |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | 1970s POP MUSIC $200: This 1971 Temptations hit was subtitled "Running Away With Me" "Just My Imagination" |
| #4663, aired 2004-12-08 | '70s NONFICTION $600: His 1971 autobiography "Wunnerful, Wunnerful!" was a, well, wunnerful seller Lawrence Welk |
| #4644, aired 2004-11-11 | FLOWER $1000: A 1971 New Jersey law made the common meadow type of this, not the African type, the state flower a violet |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | JIM-NASTICS $200: Jimmy Carter's day job from 1971 to 1975 governor of Georgia |
| #4619, aired 2004-10-07 | JIM-NASTICS $400: From 1957 to 1971 Jimmy Hoffa was their president the Teamsters |
| #4617, aired 2004-10-05 | ROD STEWART $1600: "I think I've got something to say to you" & it's that Rod hit No. 1 in 1971 with this tune "Maggie May" |
| #4612, aired 2004-09-28 | BAHRAIN $1000: In 1971 Bahrain joined this regional organization that was formed in Cairo in 1945 the Arab League |
| #4601, aired 2004-09-13 | A PEANUTS TIMELINE $400: July 20, 1971:
Marcie first calls this character "Sir" Peppermint Patty |
| #4591, aired 2004-07-19 | NAMED AFTER JFK $200: Opened in 1971, the JFK Center for the Performing Arts stretches along this river the Potomac River |
| #4589, aired 2004-07-15 | UNICEF $500 (Daily Double): This 1971 George Harrison project has raised over $10 million for UNICEF programs the Concert for Bangladesh |
| #4579, aired 2004-07-01 | SOUTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY $400: This Peruvian city was founded in 1535; Villa El Salvador, a squatter's camp of 350,000 on its outskirts, in 1971 Lima |
| #4574, aired 2004-06-24 | THE EMMYS $200: 1971 Best Supporting Comedy Actress winner for playing Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Valerie Harper |
| #4572, aired 2004-06-22 | SPORTS BIOS $600: A Detroit Red Wing from 1946 to 1971, it was his records that Gretzky broke Gordie Howe |
| #4566, aired 2004-06-14 | HITHER & YON $1600: Under British protection until 1971, it's an island Emirate in the Persian Gulf Bahrain |
| #4554, aired 2004-05-27 | QUOTATIONS $800: In 1971 the New York Times quoted this future Secretary of State as saying, "Power is the great aphrodisiac" Henry Kissinger |
| #4550, aired 2004-05-21 | NYC MUSIC HISTORY $1000: This East Village venue was run by Bill Graham for only 3 years, from 1968 to 1971 the Fillmore East |
| #4547, aired 2004-05-18 | SPORTS TROPHIES $1200: In 1971 the Super Bowl trophy was renamed for this coach who had died the previous year Vince Lombardi |
| #4545, aired 2004-05-14 | MEET THE PRESS $200: In 1971 Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to this newspaper's Neil Sheehan The New York Times |
| #4538, aired 2004-05-05 | U.S. GOVERNMENT $400: Ratified in 1971, the 26th amendment to the Constitution lowered the voting age to this 18 |
| #4537, aired 2004-05-04 | THE BUSH FAMILY TREE $400: Before he was president George H.W. Bush served as U.S. ambassador to this organization from 1971 to 1973 the United Nations |
| #4536, aired 2004-05-03 | D.C.'IN YOU $1200: The NSO, the National Symphony Orchestra, has been playing at this center since 1971, the year it opened the Kennedy Center |
| #4512, aired 2004-03-30 | '70s MUSIC $400: Shut your mouth! Isaac Hayes won an Oscar for the theme from this 1971 flick Shaft |
| #4509, aired 2004-03-25 | BIG SCREEN TITLE PAIRS $800: 1971:
"...and Broomsticks" Bedknobs |
| #4503, aired 2004-03-17 | ENTERTAINERS OF THE PAST $200: In 1971 this singer & talk show host came out with her first cookbook, "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah" Dinah Shore |
| #4466, aired 2004-01-26 | MAY I BE FRANK WITH YOU? $1000: He was Philly's police commissioner before being elected mayor in 1971 Frank Rizzo |
| #4455, aired 2004-01-09 | GOING TO THE DOGS $800: In 1971 this rock band recorded the hit "Black Dog" Led Zeppelin |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | JAILHOUSE $600: In 1971, 33 inmates & 10 prison staff members were killed in a riot at this New York correctional facility Attica |
| #4443, aired 2003-12-24 | STRAW $1000: Sacrificial tokens in ancient Asia; Sam Peckinpah extinguished a few in 1971 straw dogs |
| #4442, aired 2003-12-23 | ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE $800: The 1971 defection of a member of this organization led to the expulsion of 90 Soviet diplomats from London KGB |
| #4436, aired 2003-12-15 | BRAND "X" $200: The tagline "Is it live or is it" this brand was introduced in 1971 in ads for recordable audio cassettes Memorex |
| #4436, aired 2003-12-15 | JUST CAUSE $1200: Founded in 1971, in French its name is Medecins Sans Frontieres Doctors Without Borders |
| #4430, aired 2003-12-05 | THE MOVIES $2000: This seasonal 1971 film with Jennifer O'Neill tapped into nostalgia for the WWII era Summer of '42 |
| #4409, aired 2003-11-06 | SPECIAL DAYS $2000: For most of the U.S., in 1971 Memorial Day moved from this set day to the last Monday in May May 30 |
| #4404, aired 2003-10-30 | HOLMES & WATSON $400: In 1971 he got a Psych degree from Stanford & joined the PGA Tom Watson |
| #4404, aired 2003-10-30 | CONGRESSIONAL HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): When this group, the CBC, was founded in 1971, it aimed for 10% of the House to be African-American -- not there yet the Congressional Black Caucus |
| #4374, aired 2003-09-18 | PLATOON $200: From 1968 to 1971, a platoon of the U.S. Army's 47th Infantry specialized in the use of this breed of scout dogs German Shepherds |
| #4370, aired 2003-09-12 | THE TWENTIETH $1000: In use until 1971, this British coin was equal to one-twentieth of a pound a shilling |
| #4358, aired 2003-07-09 | '50s TV $2000: In 1971 Bert Parks hosted "Circus"; back in 1956 this man & dummy Jerry Mahoney hosted the similar "Circus Time" Paul Winchell |
| #4353, aired 2003-07-02 | HELLO, SPORTS FANS $200: (Yankees manager Joe Torre reads the clue.) In 1971 I led the league in average & RBIs, so I was just the home run title short of winning this Triple Crown |
| #4349, aired 2003-06-26 | ALL IN THE FAMILY $2000: This member of the Rat Pack made a memorable guest appearance on the show in 1971 Sammy Davis, Jr. |
| #4329, aired 2003-05-29 | "POW"! $1000: He was Harlem's congressman from 1945 to 1971 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. |
| #4327, aired 2003-05-27 | DOUBLIN' $1200: George & Jeb Bush were the first two brothers to become governors simultaneously since 2 with this last name in 1971 Rockefeller |
| #4320, aired 2003-05-16 | BRAIN STRAIN $800: Reassembled & rededicated in Arizona in 1971, it was the largest antique ever sold London Bridge |
| #4317, aired 2003-05-13 | FASHION DESIGNERS $600: This designer seen here was born in London in September of 1971 Stella McCartney |
| #4309, aired 2003-05-01 | HARD BALLS $1,000 (Daily Double): It's where astronaut Alan Shepard famously hit a golf ball in February 1971 the moon |
| #4289, aired 2003-04-03 | NAME THAT "P"OET $400: "Crossing the Water", a collection of her poems, was published posthumously in 1971 Sylvia Plath |
| #4281, aired 2003-03-24 | HOLLYWOOD MIDDLE INITIALS $400: C.
Nominated for 4 Oscars, he won in 1971, but didn't accept it George C. Scott |
| #4279, aired 2003-03-20 | EDUCATION $800: In 1971 he became professor of astronomy & space sciences at Cornell, a post he retained until his death in 1996 (Carl) Sagan |
| #4271, aired 2003-03-10 | CHUTE FIRST $2000: In Nov. 1971 this man hijacked a plane, then parachuted out of it with $200,000 & was never seen again D.B. Cooper |
| #4261, aired 2003-02-24 | AL GORE RHYTHMS $1000: The foreign country where he worked as a journalist from 1969 to 1971 Vietnam |
| #4255, aired 2003-02-14 | THE UNITED NATIONS $800: Later U.S. president, in 1971 he was appointed the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations George H.W. Bush (the father) |
| #4244, aired 2003-01-30 | THAT '70s SONG $1000: This 1971 hit from Bread would fit in a 2-letter words category "If" |
| #4221, aired 2002-12-30 | WHO WAS THAT MOSQUE MAN? $400: Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., this 6-time NBA MVP converted to Islam & changed his name to this in 1971 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| #4220, aired 2002-12-27 | ON THE GO $800: Created in 1971 as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, it's better known by this name Amtrak |
| #4205, aired 2002-12-06 | FINE & ANDY $400: D'ja ever notice this "60 Minutes" commentator quit CBS in 1971 when it refused to air his "Essay on War" about Vietnam Andy Rooney |
| #4184, aired 2002-11-07 | THE NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED $600: In 1971 Norman Lear turned the British series "Till Death Us Do Part" into this American TV hit All in the Family |
| #4164, aired 2002-10-10 | CERTIFICATES $800: The ones Playboy Enterprises issued in 1971 included a nude image of Miss February Willi Rey stock certificates |
| #4155, aired 2002-09-27 | WAR & PEACE SONGS $800: 10,000 Maniacs covered this 1971 hit by Cat Stevens "Peace Train" |
| #4140, aired 2002-09-06 | RANDOM STUFF $800: In August of 1971 David Scott dropped a feather & a hammer here; they landed at the same time the Moon |
| #4139, aired 2002-09-05 | ROLLING STONES HITS IN OTHER WORDS $200: 1971:
"Untamed Equines" "Wild Horses" |
| #4132, aired 2002-07-16 | MONTY PYTHON $200: The first "Monty Python" movie was 1971's "And Now For Something Completely" this Completely Different |
| #4125, aired 2002-07-05 | ROCK $2000: The title of a 2001 Busta Rhymes album, or the British group that made the 1971 album "Nursery Cryme" Genesis |
| #4123, aired 2002-07-03 | BOOKS OF THE '70s $1200: Victor Henry of the U.S. Navy & his family are at the center of this 1971 Herman Wouk epic The Winds of War |
| #4121, aired 2002-07-01 | ANNIVERSARY GIFTS $400: For our 30th I splurged & got you this 1971 Janis Joplin album on original vinyl Pearl |
| #4107, aired 2002-06-11 | ROCK WITH YOU $600: Eric Clapton charted 3 times with this song: in 1971, 1972 & 1992 "Layla" |
| #4106, aired 2002-06-10 | BUSINESS $200: This company introduced its Trac II twin-blade razor in 1971 & the Good News disposable razor 5 years later Gillette |
| #4104, aired 2002-06-06 | ON THE "M"AP $2,000 (Daily Double): Community in the name of the doll seen here, introduced in 1971 Malibu |
| #4099, aired 2002-05-30 | TITLE FILM FOLK $800: 1971:
Bud Cort & Ruth Gordon in a May-December romance Harold and Maude |
| #4099, aired 2002-05-30 | SORRY, YOU'VE BEEN CENSORED $800: Worried about teens imitating its violence, Stanley Kubrick himself banned this 1971 film of his in England Clockwork Orange |
| #4090, aired 2002-05-17 | THE TV VAULT $400: This show that featured a dingbat debuted in 1971 All in the Family |
| #4087, aired 2002-05-14 | WHAT POSSESSED THEM? $600: A Maryland boy's 1949 possession & exorcism was the main source material for this man's 1971 bestseller (William Peter) Blatty |
| #4082, aired 2002-05-07 | WELCOME BACK, CARTER $200: He was Georgia's governor from 1971 to 1975 Jimmy Carter |
| #4075, aired 2002-04-26 | THE 5:00 NEWS $600: 1971--Upstate New York. We hope calm can be restored here after violent rioting Attica |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | MADE IN TAIWAN $200: On October 25, 1971 Taiwan was expelled from this body & its seat given to Communist China United Nations |
| #4071, aired 2002-04-22 | I PROTEST! $800: In 1971 Daniel Ellsberg leaked these papers to the press in part as a protest against the Vietnam War the Pentagon Papers |
| #4060, aired 2002-04-05 | ENTERTAINMENT FIRSTS $600: As Edith, Jean Stapleton won her first Emmy in 1971 on this Show All in the Family |
| #4059, aired 2002-04-04 | INITIALLY YOURS $400: By the time this retailer died in 1971, there were over 1,600 stores bearing his name J.C. Penney |
| #4052, aired 2002-03-26 | ROCK HISTORY $800: This 1971 Carole King album produced such tracks as "It's Too Late" & "I Feel The Earth Move" Tapestry |
| #4052, aired 2002-03-26 | ROCK HISTORY $1600: In 1971 Rod Stewart co-produced "It Ain't Easy", an album by this rocker nicknamed "Long John" John Baldry |
| #4039, aired 2002-03-07 | CLOWNING AROUND $1000: Seen here, this Italian director of the 1971 film "The Clowns" ran away to join the circus as a child (Federico) Fellini |
| #4032, aired 2002-02-26 | TOO "HARD" $800: On June 14, 1971 the first in this chain of restaurants opened in London the Hard Rock Cafe |
| #4031, aired 2002-02-25 | BEHIND THE MUSIC $400: One "Behind the Music" covered this year in which the U.S. re-elected Nixon & tried to deport John Lennon 1972 |
| #4015, aired 2002-02-01 | COLLEGE SPORTS $600: This Bruin won the 1971 NCAA men's tennis title & later became professional tennis' all-time tournament winner Jimmy Connors |
| #4011, aired 2002-01-28 | THEIR TOP 40 ALBUMS $1000: "Every Picture Tells a Story" (1971) Rod Stewart |
| #4008, aired 2002-01-23 | HOW...? $600: For this problem, the title of a 1971 Bee Gees song, the band should have seen Dr. Christiaan Barnard "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" |
| #4008, aired 2002-01-23 | NOT THE BEATLES $2000: In the 1971 Peckinpah classic "Straw Dogs" she played Dustin Hoffman's wife Susan George |
| #4003, aired 2002-01-16 | NOVELISTS $2000: In 1971 she published a photo book of her native Mississippi, "One Time, One Place" Eudora Welty |
| #3999, aired 2002-01-10 | 20th CENTURY AMERICAN ARTISTS $800: Between 1971 & 1985 he depicted his neighbor Helga in over 240 of his works Andrew Wyeth |
| #3994, aired 2002-01-03 | TAKE A GANDER AT UGANDA $1200: After the Ugandan Army overthrew Milton Obote in 1971, this man became president Idi Amin |
| #3965, aired 2001-11-23 | FILMS OF THE '70s $400: Gordon Parks, Sr. directed this 1971 film about a "black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks" Shaft |
| #3943, aired 2001-10-24 | THE UNITED NATIONS $200: In 1971 this future secretary-general was a candidate for the presidency of Austria Kurt Waldheim |
| #3942, aired 2001-10-23 | OH, DANNY BOY $400: In 1971 he gave us the "History of U.S. Decision-Making Process on Viet Nam Policy", a 47-volume study, to the New York Times Daniel Ellsberg |
| #3939, aired 2001-10-18 | ORANGE YOU GLAD? $400: From 1962 to 1971 Operation Ranch Hand used this notorious chemical defoliant agent orange |
| #3929, aired 2001-10-04 | THE LAND OF OZ $1000: (Hi, I'm Colby Donaldson from Survivor 2.) It's a 1971 movie, or a return to Australian Aboriginal life, including survival in the bush Walkabout |
| #3927, aired 2001-10-02 | MUSIC OF THE '70s $200: This "Diana" singer wrote Tom Jones' 1971 hit "She's A Lady" Paul Anka |
| #3901, aired 2001-07-16 | TEAM PLAYERS, HALL OF FAME EDITION $600: Gordie Howe
(1946-1971) the Detroit Red Wings |
| #3898, aired 2001-07-11 | THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED $400: July 3, 1971 in Paris Jim Morrison |
| #3891, aired 2001-07-02 | MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL $100: He started as a play-by-play man in 1971 & became an analyst in 1986 Frank Gifford |
| #3868, aired 2001-05-30 | FIGHTS HISTORICAL $1,500 (Daily Double): Muhammad Ali's March 8, 1971 bout against this champ at Madison Square Garden was billed as the "Fight of the Century" Joe Frazier |
| #3828, aired 2001-04-04 | FEATURE FILM DEBUTS $600: The 1971 biker epic "Angels Hard as They Come" introduced this actor who later played Buddy Holly Gary Busey |
| #3826, aired 2001-04-02 | PIGSKIN PIX $300: In this 2000 film, based on a true story, Denzel Washington coaches an integrated team in Virginia in 1971 Remember the Titans |
| #3819, aired 2001-03-22 | SAVE THESE BOOKS FOR "LAST" $400: Peter Bogdanovich directed the 1971 big screen version of this early Larry McMurtry bestseller The Last Picture Show |
| #3816, aired 2001-03-19 | MOVIE SPORTSMEN $800: 1971:
James Caan Brian Piccolo (from "Brian's Song") |
| #3806, aired 2001-03-05 | CLASSIC CRIME NOVELS $1000: 1971 Michael Caine film or 2000 Sylvester Stallone film based on "Jack's Return Home" by Ted Lewis Get Carter |
| #3800, aired 2001-02-23 | BRANSON, HANSON OR MANSON $400: He started a record store chain in 1971 & an airline in 1984 Richard Branson |
| #3796, aired 2001-02-19 | HISTORIC NAMES $200: When he visited Europe in 1971, he became the first Japanese monarch to go abroad during his reign Emperor Hirohito |
| #3783, aired 2001-01-31 | THE MATCH GAME $400: This prestigious international prize was won by Willy Brandt in 1971 & Desmond Tutu in 1984 the Nobel Peace Prize |
| #3775, aired 2001-01-19 | TEMPERATURE $500: In 1971 Prospect Creek in this state reached a record low temperature in the U.S. of -80 degrees F. Alaska |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | 60 MINUTES $200: He won Emmys in 1971, 1972 & 1973 for his correspondent chores on "60 Minutes" Mike Wallace |
| #3767, aired 2001-01-09 | BIG SCREEN TITLE PAIRS $100: 1971:
"...and the Chocolate Factory" Willy Wonka |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | THE HISTORY OF JANUARY $600: After leading a military coup on Jan. 25, 1971, he made himself president of Uganda Idi Amin |
| #3739, aired 2000-11-30 | DALLAS $400: This Mexican-American golfer born in Dallas Dec. 1, 1939 won the U.S., British & Canadian Opens in 1971 Lee Trevino |
| #3734, aired 2000-11-23 | 1970s ALBUMS $500: 1-word title of the 1971 Janis Joplin album that contained the No. 1 hit "Me And Bobby McGee" Pearl |
| #3727, aired 2000-11-14 | I NEED SOME COFFEE! $100: In 1971, before you were born, this coffee company opened its first location, at Seattle's Pike Place Market Starbucks |
| #3708, aired 2000-10-18 | NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARD WINNERS $500: This 1971 winner for Specialized Journalism was the subject of a 1973 song by Dr. Hook Rolling Stone |
| #3695, aired 2000-09-29 | "DIAMOND"S $400: In this 1971 actioner Sean Connery returned as Agent 007 Diamonds Are Forever |
| #3691, aired 2000-09-25 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $100: In 1971 the Lyndon Johnson Library at this school became the first presidential library on a college campus University of Texas |
| #3685, aired 2000-09-15 | 20th CENTURY PEOPLE $300: From 1957 to 1971 this was the last name on the door of the office of the president of Haiti Duvalier |
| #3684, aired 2000-09-14 | CINEMATIC TITLE PAIRS $200: 1971:
"...and Maude" Harold |
| #3682, aired 2000-09-12 | THE GRIDIRON $100: [Hi, I'm Dick Butkus, Hall of Fame linebacker of the Chicago Bears] Before moving to Soldier Field in 1971, the Bears played its home games for 50 seasons in this Cubs park Wrigley Field |
| #3682, aired 2000-09-12 | PRESIDENTS IN IOWA $200: He dedicated the Rathbun Dam July 31, 1971 Richard Nixon |
| #3664, aired 2000-07-06 | EBONY $200: In 1971 Ebony moved into one of the first buildings built by a black business in this city's Loop Chicago |
| #3663, aired 2000-07-05 | TITLE FILM FOLK $800: "Shaft"
(1971) Richard Roundtree |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | TERMS OF SERVICE $200: President of Uganda:
1971-1979 Idi Amin |
| #3648, aired 2000-06-14 | CINEMATIC TITLE PAIRS $400: 1971:
"...and Broomsticks" Bedknobs |
| #3645, aired 2000-06-09 | "BRAND" NAMES $800: This suggestive song about roller skates was a No. 1 hit for Melanie in 1971 "Brand New Key" |
| #3623, aired 2000-05-10 | HAIL, HAIL ROCK 'N' ROLL $100: In this 1971 hit, Don McLean wrote that "Something touched me deep inside the day the music died" "American Pie" |
| #3619, aired 2000-05-04 | MR. OR MS. WILLIAMS $400: This crooner's hits include 1971's "Where Do I Begin" & 1959's "Lonely Street" Andy Williams |
| #3618, aired 2000-05-03 | U.S. CITIES $200: With a new waterway, this Oklahoma oil center became an inland port in 1971 Tulsa |
| #3615, aired 2000-04-28 | TV MOVIES $800: This 1971 TV tearjerker told the story of a Chicago Bears running back & his battle with cancer Brian's Song |
| #3610, aired 2000-04-21 | THE CATEGORY OF DANIEL $500: The Pentagon Papers he gave to the N.Y. Times in 1971 revealed deceptions about Vietnam dating back to the 1940s Daniel Ellsberg |
| #3608, aired 2000-04-19 | PRO BASKETBALL $300: In 1971 & 1972 he won NBA scoring titles under 2 different names Kareem Abdul-Jabbar/Lew Alcindor |
| #3595, aired 2000-03-31 | REBELS WITH A CAUSE $200: In 1971 this consumer advocate founded Public Citizen Ralph Nader |
| #3585, aired 2000-03-17 | COLORFUL LITERATURE $400: This dystopian Anthony Burgess novel was brought to the big screen by Kubrick in 1971 A Clockwork Orange |
| #3554, aired 2000-02-03 | LET'S BE FRANK $200: In 1971 he joined the "Monday Night Football" announcing team Frank Gifford |
| #3551, aired 2000-01-31 | BEFORE & AFTER $200: 1971 Miss America who should "watch out for that tree" Phyllis George of the Jungle |
| #3530, aired 1999-12-31 | "MOON"s $400: In 1971 this Who drummer appeared as a nun in Frank Zappa's film "200 Motels" Keith Moon |
| #3529, aired 1999-12-30 | HELLO, GUV $300: Alabama
1963-1967; 1971-1979 George Wallace |
| #3525, aired 1999-12-24 | "PEACE" ON EARTH $300: In 1971 this Cat Stevens hit song chugged up to No. 7 on the U.S. pop charts "Peace Train" |
| #3525, aired 1999-12-24 | "RED" & "GREEN" $400: On its first voyage in 1971, this group protested nuclear testing in the Aleutian Islands Greenpeace |
| #3523, aired 1999-12-22 | BESTSELLERS $200: It's the one-word title of Arthur Hailey's 1971 bestseller about the auto industry "Wheels" |
| #3522, aired 1999-12-21 | NO. 1 ALBUMS OF THE YEARS $300: 1971:
"Tapestry" Carole King |
| #3512, aired 1999-12-07 | "A.M." $100: When Phonemate introduced the first commercially successful one in 1971, it weighed 10 pounds Answering machine |
| #3491, aired 1999-11-08 | IN THE TEENS $400: On July 1, 1971 this became the USA's minimum voting age 18 |
| #3489, aired 1999-11-04 | PROFESSIONAL SPORTS $100: In 1971 the NBA's San Diego Rockets moved to this city Houston |
| #3484, aired 1999-10-28 | HISTORIC AMERICA $200: This large entertainment complex opened near Kissimmee October 1, 1971 Walt Disney World |
| #3482, aired 1999-10-26 | TV HOSTS $300: "Wild Kingdom"
1963-1971 Marlin Perkins |
| #3477, aired 1999-10-19 | THE TITLE ESCAPES ME $200: 3 chimpanzees travel through time to 20th century Earth in the 1971 sequel "Escape From" this place The Planet of the Apes |
| #3469, aired 1999-10-07 | FILM FACTS $600: Johannesburg-born actress Janet Suzman was nominated for an Oscar for her 1971 portrayal of this czarina Alexandra |
| #3464, aired 1999-09-30 | ROLE PLAYING $1000: "Klute"
(1971) Donald Sutherland |
| #3459, aired 1999-09-23 | NOTE-ABLE WOMEN $400: The violin virtuoso known by the single name Midori was born in this country in 1971 Japan |
| #3441, aired 1999-07-19 | SIMPLY SIMON $400: Her first Top Ten hit was "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" in 1971 Carly Simon |
| #3424, aired 1999-06-24 | CASTING SPELLS $300: William Peter Blatty based this 1971 novel partly on a reported case of a child's demonic possession "The Exorcist" |
| #3406, aired 1999-05-31 | THE JACKSON FIVE $400: In 1971 this Baptist minister founded Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) Jesse Jackson |
| #3400, aired 1999-05-21 | BRITISH ROCKERS $100: The cover for their 1971 album "Sticky Fingers" was designed by Andy Warhol The Rolling Stones |
| #3387, aired 1999-05-04 | ROMANIA MANIA $800: Ilie Nastase, sometimes called "Nasty", led Romania to this sport's Davis Cup finals in 1969, 1971 & 1972 Tennis |
| #3386, aired 1999-05-03 | GREEK ALPHABET SOUP $1,200 (Daily Double): This Greek letter appears in the title of a 1971 film in which Charlton Heston thinks he's the last man on Earth Omega (The Omega Man) |
| #3371, aired 1999-04-12 | THE "SUPER" BOWL $800: Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber turned Jesus Christ into one in 1971 superstar |
| #3352, aired 1999-03-16 | HOT FILMS, COOL FILMS $1000: As Rev. Clayton Brooks, Dick Van Dyke led a townwide effort to quit smoking in this 1971 film Cold Turkey |
| #3350, aired 1999-03-12 | BANDS BY THE NUMBER $200: "Joy to the World" was a No. 1 hit for this band in 1971 Three Dog Night |
| #3348, aired 1999-03-10 | MOVIE HODGEPODGE $1000: This cartoonist wrote the screenplays for two 1971 films: "Little Murders" & "Carnal Knowledge" Jules Feiffer |
| #3335, aired 1999-02-19 | "MASTER"s $200: These sexperts were married in 1971 but later divorced Masters & Johnson |
| #3334, aired 1999-02-18 | MOVIE NOSTALGIA $1000: This 1971 film set in a Siberian labor camp is based on a novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich |
| #3327, aired 1999-02-09 | TOWERS $200: In 1971 the Shah put up the Shahyad Towers in this city; the tower has been renamed Tehran |
| #3326, aired 1999-02-08 | OUTDATED MAPS $600: Bangladesh was known as this until a 1971 civil war East Pakistan |
| #3324, aired 1999-02-04 | DIRECTORS $400: This director claimed he called his 1971 film "Bananas" "Because there are no bananas in it" Woody Allen |
| #3320, aired 1999-01-29 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $400: In 1971 this Herman Wouk novel breezed up the bestseller lists The Winds Of War |
| #3319, aired 1999-01-28 | YESTERDAY $100: An April 1971 visit by a team of players of this game was part of a thaw in U.S.-China relations Ping-pong (table tennis) |
| #3311, aired 1999-01-18 | AMERICA SINCE 1900 $400: In 1971 the Senate turned over a new leaf & got its first females in this job, including Ellen McConnell pages |
| #3299, aired 1998-12-31 | PITCHERS $600 (Daily Double): Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971, he got his nickname carrying bags at a Mobile, Alabama depot Leroy "Satchel" Paige |
| #3297, aired 1998-12-29 | THE CAROLINAS $200: A 1971 Supreme Court case brought this mobile method of racial integration to Charlotte, N,C. Busing |
| #3294, aired 1998-12-24 | DECEMBER 24 $200: Nixon said this man could get out of jail if he quit as Teamster boss; he was released December 24, 1971 Jimmy Hoffa |
| #3292, aired 1998-12-22 | '70s TV $200: She starred in "Shirley's World" in 1971; must seem like a lifetime ago to her Shirley MacLaine |
| #3279, aired 1998-12-03 | MAY-DECEMBER MOVIES $400: This 1971 cult film's title characters were a 20-year-old (Bud Cort) & a 79-year old (Ruth Gordon) Harold And Maude |
| #3278, aired 1998-12-02 | BROTHERS $200: An empire began when Tom & Louis Borders opened this type of store in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1971 Bookstore |
| #3266, aired 1998-11-16 | 10-LETTER COUNTRIES $200: This nation was created in 1971 out of the former Pakistani province of East Pakistan Bangladesh |
| #3259, aired 1998-11-05 | LITERARY QUOTES $800: In a 1971 Earth Day cartoon, this Walt Kelly character said, "We have met the enemy and he is us" Pogo |
| #3233, aired 1998-09-30 | BEWITCHING CINEMA $800: In this 1971 Disney film would-be witch Angela Lansbury tries to stop a Nazi invasion Bedknobs and Broomsticks |
| #3232, aired 1998-09-29 | AUTHORS' ODD JOBS $400: This poet was Chile's ambassador to France when he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971 Pablo Neruda |
| #3223, aired 1998-09-16 | DIRECTORS $400: Dennis Weaver is terrorized by a truck in "Duel", a 1971 TV movie this wunderkind directed in his 20s Steven Spielberg |
| #3223, aired 1998-09-16 | ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS $400: Founded in 1971 to protest U.S. nuclear weapon testing in Alaska, it broadened its scope to the world Greenpeace |
| #3222, aired 1998-09-15 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $400: In 1971 this tennis player became the first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in one year Billie Jean King |
| #3211, aired 1998-07-13 | WHERE ARE THEY NOW? $600: Chopin is at Paris' Pere Lachaise, but the kids flock to the grave of this American singer who died in 1971 Jim Morrison |
| #3204, aired 1998-07-02 | U.S. CURRENCY $100: In 1971, just 2 years after his death, he was honored on a U.S. coin Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| #3200, aired 1998-06-26 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $2,000 (Daily Double): Although first celebrated in 1792, it didn't become a legal holiday until 1971; now it's controversial Columbus Day |
| #3198, aired 1998-06-24 | LEAP DAY IN SPORTS $400: Named 1971's best amateur athlete in the U.S. on Feb. 29, 1972, he went on to win 7 Olympic gold medals Mark Spitz |
| #3197, aired 1998-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The corporation whose logo is seen here was created in 1971:
(AKA the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Amtrak |
| #1, aired 1998-05-03 | I LEFT MY HEART $500: This group had a No. 1 hit in 1971 with "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" the Bee Gees |
| #3148, aired 1998-04-15 | NONPOTENT POTABLES $400: This Northwest city was a coffee mecca pre-WWII, long before Starbucks began brewing there in 1971 Seattle |
| #3144, aired 1998-04-09 | EXTRAORDINARY JOES $200: After beating Muhammad Ali in 1971, he spent the next several weeks in the hospital Joe Frazier |
| #3133, aired 1998-03-25 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $400: World leader who was the subject of David Halberstam's 1971 book "Ho" Ho Chi Minh |
| #3128, aired 1998-03-18 | ALL EARS $500: An inner ear disorder kept this first American in space from returning to space until 1971 Alan B. Shepard |
| #3124, aired 1998-03-12 | EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT... $600: Talk about dry! In 1971, after 400 years, parts of this Chilean desert finally got some rain the Atacama Desert |
| #3124, aired 1998-03-12 | THE 1970s $1,300 (Daily Double): In 1972 Mujibur Rahman became the first PM of this new Asian nation for which a concert was held in 1971 Bangladesh |
| #3115, aired 1998-02-27 | INTERNATIONAL STARS $800: Jan Troell's 1971 film "The Emigrants" earned this Norwegian her first Oscar nomination Liv Ullmann |
| #3113, aired 1998-02-25 | LITERARY HOUSES $200: Harry Angstrom's house burns to the ground in this author's 1971 novel "Rabbit Redux" (John) Updike |
| #3108, aired 1998-02-18 | NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES $500: The Times made its own front page in 1971 when the Supreme Court upheld its publication of these documents the Pentagon Papers |
| #3101, aired 1998-02-09 | BILL & BILLY IN SONG $1000: "The Legend of Billy Jack" is the subtitle of this 1971 Coven song "One Tin Soldier" |
| #3076, aired 1998-01-05 | A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND $200: 1971 James Bond film in which Jill St. John played Tiffany Case Diamonds Are Forever |
| #3063, aired 1997-12-17 | JACK LEMMON FILMS $100: Lemmon made his directorial debut with 1971's "Kotch", starring this man, his "Out To Sea" co-star Walter Matthau |
| #3055, aired 1997-12-05 | THE WOMEN OF TEXAS $1000: This Miss Texas went on to become Miss America of 1971 & first lady of Kentucky in 1980 Phyllis George |
| #3046, aired 1997-11-24 | '70s FADS & FASHIONS $100: Fiery name given the short shorts women were wearing in 1971 hot pants |
| #3027, aired 1997-10-28 | NONFICTION $800: Don't laugh, but this expert on chimpanzees wrote a 1971 book about hyenas called "Innocent Killers" Jane Goodall |
| #3017, aired 1997-10-14 | WATSON $200: In 1971 Tom Watson graduated Stanford with a psych degree & began playing this sport professionally golf |
| #3000, aired 1997-09-19 | DEBUTS $600: He was a teenage hoodlum in "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" in 1971, 18 years before "My Left Foot" Daniel Day-Lewis |
| #2990, aired 1997-09-05 | PERSONAL PRODUCTS $400: In 1971 flavors were added to this lip balm invented by Dr. C.D. Fleet in the 1880s ChapStick |
| #2974, aired 1997-07-03 | 1971 $100: In 1971 this type of auto insurance became popular in the U.S. no-fault |
| #2974, aired 1997-07-03 | 1971 $200: For most of 1971 he was governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter |
| #2974, aired 1997-07-03 | 1971 $300: Postage stamps from this country weren't accepted by some others who still considered it East Pakistan Bangladesh |
| #2974, aired 1997-07-03 | 1971 $400: He was the only officer found guilty at the court martial of those involved in the My Lai incident William Calley, Jr. |
| #2974, aired 1997-07-03 | 1971 $500: In August 1971 this Republican mayor of New York City became a Democrat John Lindsay |
| #2963, aired 1997-06-18 | INVENTORS $800: Dennis Gabor won a 1971 Nobel Prize for his invention of this process to create 3-D images Holography |
| #2962, aired 1997-06-17 | MUSICAL THEATRE $200: Part of this 1971 musical's second act is set in the Garden of Gethsemane "Jesus Christ Superstar" |
| #2961, aired 1997-06-16 | FILMS OF THE '70s $3,000 (Daily Double): This 1971 film featured the memorable debut seen here:
"Whatcha all comin' back here in the dark?" The Last Picture Show (Cybill Shepherd) |
| #2958, aired 1997-06-11 | SPORTSWRITERS $500: Roger Kahn mourned Ebbets Field & the Brooklyn Dodgers in this 1971 bestseller The Boys of Summer |
| #2948, aired 1997-05-28 | HISTORY $200: When he went to Europe in 1971, he became the first reigning Japanese monarch to travel abroad Hirohito |
| #2929, aired 1997-05-01 | MONEY $600: In 1971 President Nixon ended the convertibility of U.S. currency into this metal gold |
| #2915, aired 1997-04-11 | THE CABINET $200: This head of the post office was part of the cabinet from William Barry in 1829 to Winton Blount in 1971 Postmaster General |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | REDHEADS $400: At a 1971 benefit show, she was honored as the "Comedienne of the Century" Lucille Ball |
| #2912, aired 1997-04-08 | BRITISH CHILDREN'S AUTHORS $300 (Daily Double): Though written in 1906, her story of "The Sly Old Cat" wasn't published until 1971 Beatrix Potter |
| #2908, aired 1997-04-02 | THE EMMYS $800: Keith Michell won for playing this king in the "Catherine Howard" episode of a 1971 series Henry VIII |
| #2903, aired 1997-03-26 | ANIMAL SONGS $500: In 1971 these animals couldn't drag Mick Jagger away from his lady Wild horses |
| #2903, aired 1997-03-26 | AWARDS $600: In 1971 this West German chancellor won the Nobel Peace Prize for easing East-West tensions Willy Brandt |
| #2902, aired 1997-03-25 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $200: In 1971 President Nixon proposed the disbanding of several cabinet departments including this one, the USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | HODGEPODGE $200: In 1971 Volvo introduced a warning light to remind you to do this Fasten your seat belt |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | ADVERTISING $400: Effective Jan. 2, 1971 ads for these were banned from U.S. TV Cigarettes |
| #2877, aired 1997-02-18 | AMERICAN MONEY $300: The dollar bearing his likeness was minted from 1971-78 Eisenhower |
| #2875, aired 1997-02-14 | NOTABLE NAMES $400: In 1971 he took another giant leap, becoming professor of aerospace engineering at the Univ. of Cincinnati Neil Armstrong |
| #2866, aired 1997-02-03 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $300: She helped found the Nat'l Women's Political Caucus in 1971 & a year later launched "Ms." magazine Gloria Steinem |
| #2860, aired 1997-01-24 | TELEVISION $200: Erika Slezak has played the role of Victoria Lord on this daytime soap since 1971 "One Life To Live" |
| #2858, aired 1997-01-22 | FOOLS & FOLLIES $500: He wrote the songs for the 1971 musical "Follies" Stephen Sondheim |
| #2854, aired 1997-01-16 | ROCK MUSIC $500: Three Dog Night made this Hoyt Axton tune the No. 1 song of 1971 "Joy To The World" |
| #2853, aired 1997-01-15 | SILLY SONGS $500: 1971 Top 10 hit from Daddy Dewdrop; "Don't Ya Jes' Love It" "Chick-a-Boom, Chick-a-Boom" |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | AMERICAN HISTORY $500: In September, 1971, 43 people were killed during a 4-day riot at this New York prison Attica |
| #2849, aired 1997-01-09 | THE 1970s $200: On July 1, 1971 the 182-year-old Post Office Department was reorganized into this corporation USPS (United States Postal Service) |
| #2842, aired 1996-12-31 | FADS $300: In 1971 wholesaler N.G. Slater sold 20 million buttons featuring this smiling expression Happy Face |
| #2834, aired 1996-12-19 | THE BELLES $400: When she joined CBS Sports in 1975, this 1971 Miss America became the first female network sportscaster Phyllis George |
| #2822, aired 1996-12-03 | DECEMBER $400: This Burmese retired as U.N. Secretary-General in December 1971 U Thant |
| #2821, aired 1996-12-02 | GEOGRAPHY $300: The city of Thon Buri was incorporated into this Thai capital in 1971 Bangkok |
| #2821, aired 1996-12-02 | MEN OF NOTE $800: This composer is always good company; his 1971 musical "Company" was revived on Broadway in 1995 Stephen Sondheim |
| #2820, aired 1996-11-29 | JAZZ $400: This trumpeter, who died in 1971, is regarded as the most influential jazz musician of all time Louis Armstrong |
| #2820, aired 1996-11-29 | PRIME MINISTERS $600 (Daily Double): He was prime minister of Syria before winning its presidency in 1971 Hafez al-Assad |
| #2819, aired 1996-11-28 | BLACK AMERICA $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1971 U Thant eulogized this U.N. undersecretary as "An international institution in his own right" Dr. Ralph Bunche |
| #2816, aired 1996-11-25 | AWARDS $200: In 1971, Pearl Hall's Pecan Surprise Bars won the grand prize in this biennial contest the Pillsbury Bake-Off |
| #2813, aired 1996-11-20 | THE 1970s $800: Presidents re-elected in 1971 include South Korea's Park Chung Hee & this country's Nguyen Van Thieu South Vietnam |
| #2784, aired 1996-10-10 | THE MOVIES $300: Clint Eastwood played a late-night DJ stalked by a fan in this 1971 film, his first as a director Play Misty for Me |
| #2781, aired 1996-10-07 | WILD ABOUT HARRY $200: 1971 film that contains the line, "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?'" Dirty Harry |
| #2762, aired 1996-09-10 | SHE WAS IN THAT? $1000: Jean Stapleton played a secretary in this 1971 crime drama that won Jane Fonda her first Oscar Klute |
| #2755, aired 1996-07-19 | WOMEN OF THE WORLD $800: This tennis star of Aboriginal ancestry defeated fellow Australian Margaret Court at Wimbledon in 1971 (Evonne) Goolagong |
| #2733, aired 1996-06-19 | GIFTS $400: Italy donated 3,700 tons of marble for this D.C. performing arts complex that opened in 1971 the Kennedy Center |
| #2723, aired 1996-06-05 | 1970s TELEVISION $800: From 1971 to '74 Arthur Hill played this widower & "Counselor at Law" Owen Marshall |
| #2722, aired 1996-06-04 | POLITICIANS $600: In 1971 he followed Lester Maddox as governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter |
| #2721, aired 1996-06-03 | ACTIVISTS $600: This Black comedian & civil rights activist wrote a "Political Primer" in 1971 Dick Gregory |
| #2716, aired 1996-05-27 | SCIENCE $1000: Between 1971 & 1982, the Soviets launched 7 of these space stations into orbit Salyut |
| #2714, aired 1996-05-23 | TELEVISION HISTORY $100: This CBS magazine show began in a Tuesday night time slot in 1968; it moved to Sunday in 1971 60 Minutes |
| #2699, aired 1996-05-02 | U.S. HISTORY $400: In July 1971 Nixon sent him on a secret mission to Beijing Kissinger |
| #2694, aired 1996-04-25 | SONGS & SINGERS $400: In 1971 this pop star had his only No. 1 hit with "You've Got A Friend" James Taylor |
| #2687, aired 1996-04-16 | WORLD BUSINESS $100: Dai-Ichi, this country's oldest bank, merged with Kangyo in 1971 Japan |
| #2686, aired 1996-04-15 | 20th CENTURY WRITERS $800: He was admonished by the LAPD in 1971 for not getting permission to publish "The New Centurions" Joseph Wambaugh |
| #2685, aired 1996-04-12 | SPACE EXPLORERS $400 (Daily Double): Buzz Aldrin left NASA in 1971 & became commander of the test pilot school at this California air force base Edwards AFB |
| #2683, aired 1996-04-10 | WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1971 this country's constitution set up 3 cultural regions: Flanders, Wallonia, & Brussels Belgium |
| #2678, aired 1996-04-03 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $400: Pembroke College for Women merged with this Providence, R.I. university in 1971 Brown |
| #2675, aired 1996-03-29 | ODDS & ENDS $100: Until 1971 there were 240 of these in a British pound pence |
| #2667, aired 1996-03-19 | THE MOVIES $500: Ben Johnson & Cloris Leachman won Oscars for this 1971 Peter Bogdanovich film The Last Picture Show |
| #2664, aired 1996-03-14 | BUSINESS PEOPLE $200: In 1971 Irvin Feld sold this "Greatest Show on Earth" to Mattel; in 1982 he bought it back the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus |
| #2645, aired 1996-02-16 | TRANSPORTATION $800: This bridge at Lake Havasu City, Arizona was reconstructed block by block 1969-1971 London Bridge |
| #2644, aired 1996-02-15 | FIRST LADIES $500: She was Georgia's first lady 1971-75, before she became First Lady of the United States Carter |
| #2638, aired 1996-02-07 | DRAMA $200: In 1971 author Joseph Heller dramatized this 10-year-old book Catch-22 |
| #2629, aired 1996-01-25 | GEORGE BUSH $300: As U.S. ambassador to this organization in 1971, Bush worked to keep Nationalist China from expulsion United Nations |
| #2624, aired 1996-01-18 | AUTHORS $600: In 1971 this novelist was named Dame Commander in the Order of the British Empire Agatha Christie |
| #2620, aired 1996-01-12 | LITERATURE $400: "Much Obliged, Jeeves", this author's last collection of Bertie-&-Jeeves stories, was published in 1971 P.G. Wodehouse |
| #2617, aired 1996-01-09 | CHRISTMAS MOVIES $400: "The Homecoming", a 1971 TV movie, was a Christmas story that served as a pilot for this series The Waltons |
| #2612, aired 1996-01-02 | PICASSO $800: In 1971 this museum honored Picasso's 90th birthday by hanging his work in its Grande Galerie the Louvre |
| #2584, aired 1995-11-23 | FOREIGN CURRENCY $300: Prior to 1971, this monetary unit was divided into 20 shillings of 12 pence each the pound |
| #2582, aired 1995-11-21 | THE 20th CENTURY $400: In 1971 Dacca was made capital of this new country Bangladesh |
| #2571, aired 1995-11-06 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $800: In 1971 he published "The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969" Lyndon Johnson |
| #2570, aired 1995-11-03 | MIDDLE INITIAL C. $100: By 1909 he owned a chain of 3 department stores; at his death at age 95 in 1971, his firm had 1,660 stores J.C. Penney |
| #2569, aired 1995-11-02 | "Q" ON THE MAP $400: This Persian Gulf country joined the United Nations in 1971 Qatar |
| #2564, aired 1995-10-26 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $1000: Evergreen State College opened its doors in 1971 in this state capital Olympia |
| #2543, aired 1995-09-27 | POP MUSIC $100: As this group, Donny & his brothers had only one No. 1 record in the U.S.: "One Bad Apple" in 1971 The Osmonds |
| #2542, aired 1995-09-26 | TELEVISION HISTORY $400: In 1971 Michael Tilson Thomas succeeded this man as conductor of CBS' "Young People's Concerts" Leonard Bernstein |
| #2539, aired 1995-09-21 | NOTORIOUS $300: In 1971 Clifford Irving received $750.000 from McGraw-Hill for a fake autobiography of this man Howard Hughes |
| #2539, aired 1995-09-21 | TELEVISION $1000: It was the name of the nurse played by Diahann Carroll 1968-1971 Julia |
| #2534, aired 1995-09-14 | SEAS $300: In 1971 the first oil field on the Norwegian sector of this sea went into production the North Sea |
| #2519, aired 1995-07-13 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $300: In 1971 this tennis star became the first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in one year Billie Jean King |
| #2515, aired 1995-07-07 | 20th CENTURY DESIGN $1000: The firm of Piano & Rogers is famous for this high-tech Paris landmark built 1971-77 the Pompidou Centre |
| #2513, aired 1995-07-05 | TELEVISION $400: This actor refused his Oscar in 1971 but accepted an Emmy one month later for "The Price" George C. Scott |
| #2504, aired 1995-06-22 | POP MUSIC $400: Isaac Hayes' music for this 1971 film was awarded 3 Grammys Shaft |
| #2497, aired 1995-06-13 | AWARDS $400: In 1971 this automaker's Vega was named Motor Trend's Domestic Car of the Year Chevrolet |
| #2483, aired 1995-05-24 | INDIA $400: On June 12, 1975 she was convicted of corrupt practices in the 1971 election Indira Gandhi |
| #2476, aired 1995-05-15 | U.S. GOVERNMENT $100: This district elected a nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House in 1971, Walter E. Fauntroy the District of Columbia |
| #2476, aired 1995-05-15 | STATE CAPITALS $400: Heitor Villa-Lobos' 1971 opera "Yerma" had its world premiere at this New Mexico city's opera Santa Fe |
| #2471, aired 1995-05-08 | GUINNESS RECORDS $100: In 1971 & 1972 a total of 1,224 1/2 inches of this fell on part of Mt. Rainier in 12 months snow |
| #2466, aired 1995-05-01 | BALLET $600: Rasputin is a character in the 1971 ballet named for this mysterious grand duchess Anastasia |
| #2465, aired 1995-04-28 | POP MUSIC $300: Joni Mitchell sang backup on his 1971 hit "You've Got A Friend" James Taylor |
| #2464, aired 1995-04-27 | HISTORY $1000: In 1971 Viggo Rasmussen, managing director of this country's Tuborg Brewery, was kidnapped Denmark |
| #2435, aired 1995-03-17 | BLACK AMERICANS $1,800 (Daily Double): From 1955 to 1971, this statesman served as an undersecretary of the U.N. Ralph Bunche |
| #2430, aired 1995-03-10 | OSCAR TRIVIA $1,500 (Daily Double): When he appeared to accept his 1971 honorary Oscar, he'd been out of the country for 20 years Charlie Chaplin |
| #2419, aired 1995-02-23 | AFRICA $600 (Daily Double): In 1971 President Mobutu changed the Congo's name to this Zaire |
| #2414, aired 1995-02-16 | THE 1970s $300: In 1971 this country's dictator "Papa Doc" Duvalier died & was succeeded by his son "Baby Doc" Haiti |
| #2400, aired 1995-01-27 | THE 20th CENTURY $1000: Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan resigned as president of this country in 1971 after he lost Bangladesh Pakistan |
| #2394, aired 1995-01-19 | AFRICAN HISTORY $200: In 1971 this leader changed his country's official name to the Arab Republic of Egypt (Anwar) Sadat |
| #2388, aired 1995-01-11 | PEOPLE $1000: In 1971 & 1972 poet Pablo Neruda was this South American country's ambassador to France Chile |
| #2381, aired 1995-01-02 | WORLD MONEY $200: Since 1971 this British currency has been divided into 100 new pence the pound (sterling) |
| #2381, aired 1995-01-02 | WORLD MONEY $600: Gibraltar's 25-pence coin of 1971 featured one of these animals on the back a Barbary ape |
| #2376, aired 1994-12-26 | TELEVISION $500: This daily syndicated show starring chef Graham Kerr first ran from 1968-1971 The Galloping Gourmet |
| #2375, aired 1994-12-23 | FAMOUS NAMES $1,000 (Daily Double): This West German chancellor who won a 1971 Nobel Peace Prize left office in 1974 due to a spy scandal Willy Brandt |
| #2371, aired 1994-12-19 | FIRST LADIES $200: She was Honorary Chairman of the Georgia Special Olympics from 1971 to 1975 Rosalynn Carter |
| #2357, aired 1994-11-29 | ASTRONAUTS $600: In 1971 this first American in space served as a delegate to the 26th U.N. General Assembly Alan Shepard |
| #2328, aired 1994-10-19 | FEBRUARY $600: On Feb. 20, 1971 this major general promoted himself to general & President of Uganda Idi Amin |
| #2324, aired 1994-10-13 | BRIDGES $200: Rededicated in Arizona in 1971, Guinness calls it "the largest antique ever sold" London Bridge |
| #2307, aired 1994-09-20 | TELEVISION $300: In 1971 this former N.Y. Giants player joined the crew of "Monday Night Football" & he's still there Frank Gifford |
| #2306, aired 1994-09-19 | BALLET $800: A 1971 ballet about this great dancer features characters he played, such as The Rose & the Faun Nijinsky |
| #2301, aired 1994-09-12 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: On June 28, 1971, Daniel Ellsberg admitted giving these documents to the New York Times the Pentagon Papers |
| #2300, aired 1994-09-09 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $400: In 1971 this anthropologist co-wrote "A Rap On Race" with James Baldwin Margaret Mead |
| #2300, aired 1994-09-09 | PARKS $1000: Established in 1971, Pacific Rim National Park is located in this Canadian province British Columbia |
| #2298, aired 1994-09-07 | WEATHER $200: The lowest recorded temperature in the U.S. was -79.8 degrees F. on Jan. 23, 1971, in this state Alaska |
| #2295, aired 1994-07-22 | MODERN HISTORY $400: In 1971 this political group driven from Jordan, found a new haven in Lebanon the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) |
| #2289, aired 1994-07-14 | RETIRED $200: In 1971 this first man on the Moon retired from NASA & became a professor of engineering at the Univ. of Cincinnati Neil Armstrong |
| #2275, aired 1994-06-24 | THE 1970s $500: In 1971 Lt. Wm. Calley Jr. was convicted of the premeditated murder of civilians in this Vietnamese village My Lai |
| #2274, aired 1994-06-23 | 1971 $100: Nixon relaxed our trade embargo with this country 4 days after the U.S. table-tennis team arrived there China |
| #2274, aired 1994-06-23 | 1971 $200: World Book called this new passenger rail service "a quasi-governmental corporation" Amtrak |
| #2274, aired 1994-06-23 | 1971 $300: This country's president Apollo Milton Obote was ousted in a coup by Idi Amin Uganda |
| #2274, aired 1994-06-23 | 1971 $400: In March 1971 this Yugoslav president became the 1st Communist leader to meet officially with a pope Tito |
| #2274, aired 1994-06-23 | 1971 $700 (Daily Double): This public radio news & features show debuted on May 3 All Things Considered |
| #2257, aired 1994-05-31 | THEATRE HISTORY $600: The first play presented at the Eisenhower Theatre in this complex was a 1971 revival of "A Doll's House" the Kennedy Center |
| #2254, aired 1994-05-26 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $800 (Daily Double): This author of "All the King's Men" edited a 1971 book about John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry Robert Penn Warren |
| #2250, aired 1994-05-20 | SHOPPING $200: Shopping for snowflake ornaments? This N.Y. City museum has produced a new one every year since 1971 the Metropolitan |
| #2246, aired 1994-05-16 | ANNUAL EVENTS $300: Until 1971 this holiday was observed nationally on May 30 Memorial Day |
| #2237, aired 1994-05-03 | FAMOUS LAWYERS $1,100 (Daily Double): A leading light of the U.S. consumer protection movement, he founded Public Citizen in 1971 Ralph Nader |
| #2216, aired 1994-04-04 | PLAYS $200: A dramatic version of his "Catch-22" premiered on Long Island in 1971 (Joseph) Heller |
| #2175, aired 1994-02-04 | POTPOURRI $400: In 1971 he launched his first Eau de Toilette for men, YSL Pour Homme Yves Saint Laurent |
| #2171, aired 1994-01-31 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $200: Dai-Ichi & Nippon Kangyo, 2 of this country's oldest banks, merged in 1971 Japan |
| #2169, aired 1994-01-27 | MOVIE DIRECTORS $400: This Swede's first English-language film was "The Touch" in 1971 Ingmar Bergman |
| #2169, aired 1994-01-27 | MOVIE DIRECTORS $500: He could have titled his 1971 autobiography "It's A Wonderful Life" instead of "The Name Above the Title" Frank Capra |
| #2164, aired 1994-01-20 | THE 1970s $600: In 1971 Viggo Rasmussen, managing director of this country's Tuborg Brewery, was kidnapped Denmark |
| #2162, aired 1994-01-18 | SPORTS $800: Since 1971 the Golden State Warriors have been based in this city Oakland, California |
| #2155, aired 1994-01-07 | BLACK AMERICA $600: Author Ernest Gaines gained fame for his 1971 fictional "Autobiography of" this woman Miss Jane Pittman |
| #2150, aired 1993-12-31 | POETS & POETRY $1000: The poems in her 1971 collection "Winter Trees" date from the last year of her life (Sylvia) Plath |
| #2127, aired 1993-11-30 | ROCK GROUPS $300: In 1971 this group's "Riders On the Storm" was its last top-20 hit The Doors |
| #2126, aired 1993-11-29 | POETS & POETRY $600: In 1971, a copy of his original manuscript for "The Waste Land" was published, with an introduction by his widow T.S. Eliot |
| #2120, aired 1993-11-19 | TV MOVIES $200: This series grew out of 1971's "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" The Waltons |
| #2118, aired 1993-11-17 | MODERN NOVELS $400: Herman Wouk called this 1971 novel "a prologue to 'War And Remembrance'" The Winds of War |
| #2114, aired 1993-11-11 | ROCK MUSIC $100: From 1961 to 1971, Smokey Robinson had 14 Top 20 hits with this group The Miracles |
| #2087, aired 1993-10-05 | CLINT EASTWOOD FILMS $500: This 1971 film in which Eastwood played a disc jockey was the first that he directed Play Misty for Me |
| #2071, aired 1993-09-13 | MAGAZINES $500: From 1937 to 1971 Gardner Cowles spent his life publishing this weekly picture magazine Look |
| #2060, aired 1993-07-16 | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES $200: Look magazine folded in 1971, the year before this competitor, from Time, Inc Life |
| #2049, aired 1993-07-01 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $600: Dale Bumpers was this state's governor from 1971 until 1975, when he entered the U.S. Senate Arkansas |
| #2047, aired 1993-06-29 | TAIWAN $100: In October 1971 Taiwan was expelled from this organization & Red China was admitted the UN |
| #2038, aired 1993-06-16 | U.S. GOVERNMENT $200: After 182 years, the Post Office Department ceased to exist in 1971 & was replaced by this agency the U.S. Postal Service |
| #2035, aired 1993-06-11 | POP MUSIC $200: This Beatle won a 1971 Grammy for arranging "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" Paul McCartney |
| #2035, aired 1993-06-11 | POP MUSIC $600: Eddie Kendricks left this Motown group in 1971, right after "Just My Imagination" The Temptations |
| #2028, aired 1993-06-02 | POP MUSIC $500: His solo career began in 1971 at age 13 with the release of the No. 4 hit "Got To Be There" Michael Jackson |
| #2023, aired 1993-05-26 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: 32 prisoners & 11 guards & civilians died as a result of the 1971 riot at this New York prison Attica |
| #2016, aired 1993-05-17 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $1000: This French-born composer replaced Leonard Bernstein as music director of the N.Y. Philharmonic in 1971 Pierre Boulez |
| #2011, aired 1993-05-10 | ENGLISH LITERATURE $800: In 1971 this author of "The Mousetrap" was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Agatha Christie |
| #2003, aired 1993-04-28 | U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $3,000 (Daily Double): Dale Bumpers was this state's governor from 1971 until 1975, when he entered the U.S Senate Arkansas |
| #1990, aired 1993-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This San Francisco- based jeans maker was publicly held from 1971 to 1985 Levi Strauss |
| #1990, aired 1993-04-09 | FILMS OF THE '70s $400: Jane Fonda won her first Academy Award for playing call girl Bree Daniels in this 1971 film Klute |
| #1988, aired 1993-04-07 | LE CINEMA STALLONE $200: Stallone had a bit part in this 1971 Woody Allen farce partly set in Latin America Bananas |
| #1986, aired 1993-04-05 | SAN FRANCISCO MOVIES $100: Clint Eastwood first played a San Francisco cop named Callahan in this 1971 film Dirty Harry |
| #1984, aired 1993-04-01 | THE ROLLING STONES $100: In 1971 Mick Jagger married this Nicaraguan socialite in St. Tropez; they divorced 8 years later Bianca Jagger |
| #1983, aired 1993-03-31 | WORLD HISTORY $200: This building that opened May 1, 1931 remained the world's tallest until 1971 the Empire State Building |
| #1967, aired 1993-03-09 | JANUARY $500: On January 25, 1971 Charles Manson was found guilty & this man became ruler of Uganda Idi Amin |
| #1965, aired 1993-03-05 | MOVIE DIRECTORS $400: He directed "Drive, He Said" in 1971, the same year he starred in "Carnal Knowledge" Jack Nicholson |
| #1962, aired 1993-03-02 | BLACK AMERICA $800: This Nobel Peace Prize winner died in 1971, just 2 months after retiring from the U.N. Ralph Bunche |
| #1957, aired 1993-02-23 | THE 1970s $500: On Jan. 25, 1971 this Ugandan major general toppled his country's government & became dictator Idi Amin |
| #1951, aired 1993-02-15 | NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS $400: Simon Kuznets won in this category in 1971 for his concept of using GNP to determine growth economics |
| #1951, aired 1993-02-15 | NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS $1000: This West German leader who won the Peace Prize in 1971 died in 1992 Willy Brandt |
| #1949, aired 1993-02-11 | AMERICAN HISTORY $100: This organization that sends volunteers to developing countries was made part of ACTION in 1971 the Peace Corps |
| #1949, aired 1993-02-11 | RAILROADS $1000: In 1971 20 passenger railroads joined this corporation Amtrak |
| #1947, aired 1993-02-09 | BLACK AMERICA $600: In 1971 this Chicagoan founded People United to Save Humanity in order to combat racism Jesse Jackson |
| #1946, aired 1993-02-08 | POLITICIANS $400: In 1971 this Kansas senator was chosen Republican national chairman Dole |
| #1903, aired 1992-12-09 | ANTHROPOLOGY $400: In 1971 it was reported that a primitive people, the Tasaday, had been discovered on Mindanao in this country the Philippines |
| #1903, aired 1992-12-09 | SPY FICTION $600: This 1971 bestseller by Frederick Forsyth centers on a plot to murder Charles de Gaulle The Day of the Jackal |
| #1895, aired 1992-11-27 | FOLK SINGERS $400: Her rendition of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" went to No. 3 on the pop charts in 1971 Joan Baez |
| #1894, aired 1992-11-26 | ALAN & MARILYN BERGMAN SONGS $500: "The Summer Knows" is the theme from this 1971 film The Summer of '42 |
| #1882, aired 1992-11-10 | THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT $1000: In 1971 President Nixon appointed this former Texas governor Secretary of the Treasury John Connally |
| #1877, aired 1992-11-03 | CHIEF JUSTICES $800: Before being named to the court in 1971, he served as an assistant Attorney General (William) Rehnquist |
| #1874, aired 1992-10-29 | THE '70s $200: On August 1, 1971 George Harrison headlined a concert to raise money for refugees from this country Bangladesh |
| #1870, aired 1992-10-23 | THE UNITED NATIONS $200: This Burmese served as permanent U.N. secretary general from 1962 to 1971 U Thant |
| #1864, aired 1992-10-15 | RICHARD NIXON $400: On June 12, 1971, this elder Nixon daughter was married in the White House Rose Garden Patricia |
| #1861, aired 1992-10-12 | FASHION DESIGNERS $200: In 1971, this Southerner began designing his Beene Bag line of clothes Geoffrey Beene |
| #1859, aired 1992-10-08 | FAMOUS ACTORS $400: In 1971, this "Bonanza" star received the Order of Canada Lorne Greene |
| #1853, aired 1992-09-30 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $500: In 1971, this department store founder, whose middle name was Cash, cashed out at age 95 J.C. Penney |
| #1852, aired 1992-09-29 | THE 1970s $800: In 1971, the Church of Eng. & the Roman Cath. Church ended a 400-yr. dispute over the meaning of this sacrament the communion (the Eucharist) |
| #1840, aired 1992-09-11 | MODERN HISTORY $100: Ratified in 1971, the XXVI Amendment established the voting age at this 18 |
| #1835, aired 1992-07-17 | NOVELS $400: This 1971 Herman Wouk novel begins, "Commander Victor Henry rode a taxicab home..." The Winds of War |
| #1833, aired 1992-07-15 | ECONOMICS $200: From 1934 to 1971 the price of this was fixed at $35 a Troy ounce; now its rate floats gold |
| #1831, aired 1992-07-13 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $400: This tennis star of Aboriginal descent won the French Open in 1971 Evonne Goolagong |
| #1828, aired 1992-07-08 | COINS $400: In 1971 the U.S. government replaced this metal in the half dollar with copper & nickel silver |
| #1815, aired 1992-06-19 | FASHION DESIGNERS $500: This dynamic Frenchwoman who died in 1971 was known for her quilted handbags with chain handles (Coco) Chanel |
| #1799, aired 1992-05-28 | AUTHORS $500: Though completed almost 60 years earlier, this English novelist's "Maurice" was not published until 1971 E.M. Forster |
| #1780, aired 1992-05-01 | "G" IN HISTORY $300: This international environment organization was founded in Canada in 1971 Greenpeace |
| #1745, aired 1992-03-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This Memphis-based, overnight delivery company is still run by Fred Smith, who founded it in 1971 Federal Express |
| #1729, aired 1992-02-20 | SPACE EXPLORATION $400: In 1971 this man who 1st flew in space in 1961 became the 1st astronaut promoted to rear admiral Alan Shepard |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | LUCKY PIERRES $600: Pierre Boulez succeeded Leonard Bernstein as music director of this orchestra in 1971 the New York Philharmonic |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | THE 20th CENTURY $600: In 1971 defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg released these classified documents to the press the Pentagon Papers |
| #1696, aired 1992-01-06 | ECONOMICS $600: President who froze wages & prices for 90 days in 1971 Nixon |
| #1694, aired 1992-01-02 | THE NOBEL PRIZE $600: Dennis Gabor won the 1971 Physics Prize for his invention of this 3-D photographic process holography |
| #1691, aired 1991-12-30 | PLAYING POST OFFICE $200: Since the U.S. Postal Service became semi-independent in 1971, this is no longer a Cabinet position the Postmaster General |
| #1688, aired 1991-12-25 | BROKEN $300: In 1971 the Bee Gees asked, "How can you mend a broken" one a heart |
| #1680, aired 1991-12-13 | PRESIDENTIAL BOOKS $1,200 (Daily Double): His memoirs were published in 1971 as "The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the Presidency" LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) |
| #1672, aired 1991-12-03 | RULERS $600: When he visited Europe in 1971, it marked the first time a reigning emperor had left Japan Hirohito |
| #1670, aired 1991-11-29 | THE PHONOGRAPH $200: This system using 4 channels to deliver sound debuted in 1971 the quadraphonic system |
| #1668, aired 1991-11-27 | THE U.N. $800: On October 25, 1971 the U.N. voted to expel this nation Taiwan (Nationalist China) |
| #1667, aired 1991-11-26 | U.S. HISTORY $200: A U.S. team that played this sport met with Chinese premier Chou-En-lai in 1971 ping-pong |
| #1667, aired 1991-11-26 | FOREIGN CURRENCY $400: Until the decimal system was approved in 1971, the British pound consisted of 240 of these pence |
| #1658, aired 1991-11-13 | FAMOUS LLOYDS $100: This Texas Democrat has represented his state in the U.S. Senate since 1971 Lloyd Bentsen |
| #1658, aired 1991-11-13 | OPERA SINGERS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1971 this part-Maori diva had her first Covent Garden triumph in "The Marriage of Figaro" Kiri Te Kanawa |
| #1638, aired 1991-10-16 | OLD GEOGRAPHY $800: In 1971 this name was erased from maps & Bangladesh was written in East Pakistan |
| #1616, aired 1991-09-16 | FAMOUS NAMES $400: In 1971 this Canadian Prime Minister married 22-year-old Margaret Sinclair in a secret ceremony in North Vancouver Pierre Trudeau |
| #1607, aired 1991-09-03 | WORLD LEADERS $600: Before becoming President of Syria in 1971, he was the country's Minister of Defense Assad |
| #1602, aired 1991-07-16 | THE VIETNAM WAR $200: By 1971 the trail named for him was North Vietnam's main remaining supply route to the south Ho Chi Minh |
| #1602, aired 1991-07-16 | THE VIETNAM WAR $400: Daniel Ellsberg leaked this classified study to the press in 1971 the Pentagon Papers |
| #1590, aired 1991-06-28 | MAGAZINES $600: In 1937 Cowles Communications founded it as a competitor to Life but it died in 1971 Look |
| #1585, aired 1991-06-21 | ART $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1971 at the age of 90, he became the first living artist to have his work hung in the Louvre Pablo Picasso |
| #1579, aired 1991-06-13 | FAMOUS COURT CASES $200: When his conviction for draft evasion was overturned in 1971, he celebrated with a prayer to Allah Muhammad Ali |
| #1579, aired 1991-06-13 | FAMOUS COURT CASES $600: When convicted in 1971, he shouted to California Judge Older, "You won't outlive this, old man" (Charles) Manson |
| #1571, aired 1991-06-03 | THE 1970's $1000: In 1971 this country celebrated the 2,500th anniversary of the empire founded by Cyrus the Great Iran |
| #1544, aired 1991-04-25 | "LAST" FILMS $200: Cloris Leachman & Ben Johnson won Oscars for this 1971 film that takes place 20 years earlier The Last Picture Show |
| #1544, aired 1991-04-25 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000: In 1971 this once-blacklisted author directed the film version of his novel "Johnny Got His Gun" Dalton Trumbo |
| #1543, aired 1991-04-24 | 1971 $100: He hit No. 1 twice, solo with "Go Away Little Girl" & with his brothers with "One Bad Apple" Donny Osmond |
| #1543, aired 1991-04-24 | 1971 $200: After 1,000 years this country switched to a decimal currency on February 15 the United Kingdom (Great Britain) |
| #1543, aired 1991-04-24 | 1971 $300: Roberto Clemente was World Series MVP when this team beat Baltimore Pittsburgh Pirates |
| #1543, aired 1991-04-24 | 1971 $400: This man, second to walk on the moon, retired as an astronaut (Buzz) Aldrin |
| #1543, aired 1991-04-24 | 1971 $500: On February 10 he was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bush |
| #1543, aired 1991-04-24 | AMERICAN INDIANS $500: Activists of the "Red Power" movement took over this abandoned island from 1969 to 1971 Alcatraz Island |
| #1535, aired 1991-04-12 | 20th CENTURY LITERATURE $200: He began his saga of the Henry family in his 1971 bestseller, "The Winds of War" (Herman) Wouk |
| #1522, aired 1991-03-26 | HISTORY $200: After deposing Milton Obote on January 25, 1971, he became Uganda's president on February 20 Idi Amin |
| #1519, aired 1991-03-21 | FIRST FAMILIES $400: It rained on her 1971 Rose Garden wedding, the first one held outdoors at the White House Tricia Nixon |
| #1518, aired 1991-03-20 | THE U N $600: From 1971 to 1975 he led Peru's delegation to the UN Javier Perez de Cuellar |
| #1490, aired 1991-02-08 | THE 20th CENTURY $300: On Dec.16, 1971 East Pakistan became this country Bangladesh |
| #1484, aired 1991-01-31 | NOT IN THE U.N. $1000: This island country was expelled October 25, 1971 Taiwan |
| #1482, aired 1991-01-29 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $300: From 1971-78 this November holiday was moved to the 4th Monday in October Veterans Day |
| #1464, aired 1991-01-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: A Cabinet-level department since 1829, in 1971 Nixon made it an independent organization the Postal Service |
| #1463, aired 1991-01-02 | CELEBRITY AUTHORS $100: In 1971 she published her first book "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah" Dinah Shore |
| #1460, aired 1990-12-28 | JOURNALISTS $200: Neil Sheehan was the reporter to whom Daniel Ellsberg gave these papers in 1971 the Pentagon Papers |
| #1459, aired 1990-12-27 | CRIME & PUNISHMENT $600: He was released in 1971 after Nixon commuted his prison term but disappeared in 1975 Jimmy Hoffa |
| #1411, aired 1990-10-22 | WORLD LEADERS $800: In 1971, this country's president William Tubman died before being inaugurated to a 7th term Liberia |
| #1354, aired 1990-06-21 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $500: This British member of Hollywood's "Rat Pack" married comedian Dan Rowan's daughter in 1971 Peter Lawford |
| #1331, aired 1990-05-21 | ROCK GROUPS $100: In 1971 this lead singer of The Doors was buried in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris Jim Morrison |
| #1329, aired 1990-05-17 | TV BLONDES $400: She starred in the sitcom "Funny Face" in 1971, 16 years before she joined the Hogan family Sandy Duncan |
| #1310, aired 1990-04-20 | AWARDS $500: In 1971 he won a Grammy for his comedy album "The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress" Flip Wilson |
| #1301, aired 1990-04-09 | NAME'S THE SAME $600: A 19th century Arctic explorer, or the composer who won a 1971 Oscar for the theme to the movie "Shaft" Isaac Hayes |
| #1277, aired 1990-03-06 | SCREEN GEMS $200: In this 1971 James Bond film, the evil Blofeld was a diamond smuggler Diamonds are Forever |
| #1276, aired 1990-03-05 | THE PLANETS $800: In 1971 Mariner 9 discovered a volcano on this planet rising 15 1/2 miles above the surface Mars |
| #1275, aired 1990-03-02 | HEADLINES $400: "Prison stormed
9 hostages, 28 convicts killed" as guards regained control here in September 1971 Attica |
| #1252, aired 1990-01-30 | WORLD LEADERS $400: This former premier of the Soviet Union was denied a state funeral when he died in 1971 Nikita Khrushchev |
| #1247, aired 1990-01-23 | "BLACK" MOVIES $100: Leonard Maltin described the 1971 British film version of this Anna Sewell tale as "average horse opera" Black Beauty |
| #1242, aired 1990-01-16 | BUSINESS HISTORY $400: In 1971 the British government took over the former jet engine division of this car company Rolls Royce |
| #1239, aired 1990-01-11 | THE 20TH CENTURY $800: With his death in 1971, his presidency-for-life of Haiti came to an end after only 7 years Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier |
| #1229, aired 1989-12-28 | MUSICAL BIOGRAPHIES $200: In the 1971 film "The Music Lovers" Richard Chamberlain played this Russian composer Tchaikovsky |
| #1228, aired 1989-12-27 | THE MOVIES $800: Clint Eastwood directed himself as a DJ stalked by an obsessed fan in this 1971 film Play Misty for Me |
| #1221, aired 1989-12-18 | PRESIDENTIAL DAUGHTERS $200: On June 12, 1971 she married law student Edward Finch Cox in the Rose Garden at the White House Tricia Nixon |
| #1183, aired 1989-10-25 | BEAUTY QUEENS $200: For 8 seasons this Miss America of 1971 served as co-hostess of CBS' "the NFL Today Phyllis George |
| #1169, aired 1989-10-05 | MAN IN SPACE $400: In 1971 Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott & James Irwin were the 1st to use this battery-powered vehicle lunar rover |
| #1166, aired 1989-10-02 | SONGS OF THE '70s $500: In 1971 Tony Orlando asked asked the girl in the apartment below to "Knock 3 Times" on this "if you want me" the ceiling |
| #1147, aired 1989-09-05 | YES, "MASTER" $300: In 1971 this pair of researchers who wrote "Human Sexual Response" responded to each other by saying "I Do" Masters & Johnson |
| #1139, aired 1989-07-13 | SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS $200: Strangely, in 1971 Dame Judith Anderson played this Danish prince on stage Hamlet |
| #1119, aired 1989-06-15 | PRISONS $100: 42 people were killed during a 5-day siege at this western New York prison in 1971 Attica |
| #1116, aired 1989-06-12 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: 2 of the 3 things Nixon "froze" August 15, 1971 (2 of) wages & prices (or rents) |
| #1103, aired 1989-05-24 | THE EMMYS $100: Best Comedy Writing for the 1971-72 season went to "Edith's Problem", an episode of this sitcom All in the Family |
| #1102, aired 1989-05-23 | MAGAZINES $800: After 31 years as editor of Saturday Review, he resigned in 1971 only to return as publisher in 1973 (Norman) Cousins |
| #1094, aired 1989-05-11 | THE 20th CENTURY $1000: The top secret study of U.S. involvement in Vietnam published by the New York Times in 1971 the Pentagon Papers |
| #1084, aired 1989-04-27 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $300: Botswana, north of this country, has opened 3 diamond mines since 1971 & has prospered South Africa |
| #1081, aired 1989-04-24 | THE UNITED NATIONS $400: In 1971 a country of 3.7 million sq. mi. replaced one of 14,000 sq. mi. under this name China |
| #1067, aired 1989-04-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This No. 1 power tool maker provided a cordless lunar drill for Apollo 15 in 1971 Black & Decker |
| #1065, aired 1989-03-31 | POP MUSIC $200: In her 1971 hit, Carole King sang that she felt this under her feet the earth move |
| #1060, aired 1989-03-24 | FAMOUS WOMEN $500: She made her 1st appearance on "The Tonight Show" in 1971 with an elephant who painted Johnny's pants Joan Embry (of the San Diego Zoo) |
| #1053, aired 1989-03-15 | "SIMON"S $500: In 1971 Jennifer Jones married this multi-millionaire having known him just 3 weeks Norton Simon |
| #1042, aired 1989-02-28 | ROCK 'N' ROLL SONGS $200: Some mistakenly think the title of this 1971 Ike & Tina Turner hit is "Rollin' on the River" "Proud Mary" |
| #1016, aired 1989-01-23 | MOVIE TRIVIA $800: The person who played the title role in the 1971 film "Klute" Donald Sutherland |
| #984, aired 1988-12-08 | MAGAZINES $100: Founded in 1937 to compete with "Life", it died in 1971, was revived & died again in 1979 Look |
| #983, aired 1988-12-07 | GUINNESS SPORTS RECORDS $100: In 1971 record holder Harry Drake shot one of these over 1 mile arrow |
| #982, aired 1988-12-06 | PEOPLE $400: Jane Wyman attended his 1971 wedding, but Ronald & Nancy didn't because Tricia Nixon's was on the same day Michael Reagan |
| #972, aired 1988-11-22 | FOREIGN DIRECTORS $800: His gory 1971 film of "Macbeth" made some viewers feel "Repulsion" Polanski |
| #957, aired 1988-11-01 | THE 1970s $200: On July 9, 1971 Henry Kissinger visited this Asian capital secretly Peking |
| #957, aired 1988-11-01 | THE 1970s $1000: In September 1971 the Arab Republic of Egypt was proclaimed & they no longer used this former name United Arab Republic |
| #955, aired 1988-10-28 | OH "NO"! $1000: Ruby Keeler starred in the 1971 revival of this 1925 musical No, No, Nanette |
| #944, aired 1988-10-13 | "BABY" SONGS $500: The group Bread had their 2nd & last million seller with this 1971 hit "Baby I'm-A Want You" |
| #929, aired 1988-09-22 | CHER $600: Shortly after guest hosting Merv Griffin's show in 1971, Sonny & Cher got their own show on this network CBS |
| #929, aired 1988-09-22 | THE 1970s $600: American Jack Howard, who went to China in 1971, was the captain of this team the Ping Pong team |
| #906, aired 1988-07-11 | HISTORY $200: In 1971, Lin Piao allegedly tried to overthrow this Chinese leader then died escaping the country Mao |
| #903, aired 1988-07-06 | U.S. HISTORY $1000: A constitutional amendment to allow this, defeated by the Senate in 1954, was finally ratified in 1971 the vote for 18-year-olds |
| #902, aired 1988-07-05 | PEOPLE $1000: In 1971, at the age of 19, this now-exiled leader became the youngest president in the world Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier |
| #899, aired 1988-06-30 | NORTH DAKOTANS $100: In 1971, his autobiography, "Wunnerful, Wunnerful!" became an instant best seller Lawrence Welk |
| #894, aired 1988-06-23 | WARS $1,400 (Daily Double): A civil war that began in March 1971 resulted in the creation of this Asian nation Bangladesh |
| #879, aired 1988-06-02 | WORLD HISTORY $300: His 1971 trip to Europe marked the 1st time a reigning emperor had ever left Japan Hirohito |
| #873, aired 1988-05-25 | MAN IN SPACE $400: Year in which the 2nd team of U.S. astronauts landed on the Moon 1969 |
| #865, aired 1988-05-13 | SINGERS $300: He photographed the 1971 Life cover of Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier "his way" Frank Sinatra |
| #854, aired 1988-04-28 | WORLD CAPITALS $800: In 1971, this city became the capital of Bangladesh Dacca |
| #838, aired 1988-04-06 | TV TRIVIA $500 (Daily Double): This sitcom topped the ratings for 5 seasons in a row, from 1971 to 1976 All in the Family |
| #824, aired 1988-03-17 | THE CABINET $1000: In 1971 Winton Blount left the cabinet though he kept this job Postmaster General |
| #819, aired 1988-03-10 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400 (Daily Double): 2 of the 4 holidays the government moved in 1971 to give federal employees 3-day weekends (2 of) Memorial Day, Washington's Birthday, Columbus Day & Veterans Day |
| #819, aired 1988-03-10 | SOUTH AMERICA $400: The longest of these on record, 400 years, ended in Chile's Desierto de Atacama in 1971 a drought |
| #810, aired 1988-02-26 | PRISONS $500: In 1971, this prison changed its name to Ossining, & in 1982, changed it back to the original name Sing Sing |
| #807, aired 1988-02-23 | MOVIE ROYALTY $400: This regal Russian role rated Janet Suzman a 1971 Oscar nomination Alexandra |
| #793, aired 1988-02-03 | SPORTS $300: He's the only boxer ever to appear on Time magazine's cover 3 times, in 1963, 1971 & 1978 Muhammad Ali |
| #780, aired 1988-01-15 | MAN IN SPACE $1000: The 1st live pictures of a manned liftoff from here were transmitted in August 1971 the moon |
| #779, aired 1988-01-14 | REPUBLICANS $400: He was a Republican when elected mayor of NYC in 1965 but became a Democrat in 1971 (John) Lindsay |
| #773, aired 1988-01-06 | TV TRIVIA $100: After 9 seasons, in 1971, CBS did some rural housecleaning & put this family out to pasture the Beverly Hillbillies |
| #756, aired 1987-12-14 | MONEY $800: Coin in use since the Norman conquest, the British gov't stopped minting it in 1971 the shilling |
| #750, aired 1987-12-04 | THE MOVIES $800: In 1971, Cornelius & Zira made an "Escape From the Planet of the Apes" to this U.S. city Los Angeles |
| #748, aired 1987-12-02 | LANDMARKS $500: Soviet president Podgorny & Egypt's Sadat waited 6 months to dedicate it on Gamal Nasser's b'day, Jan. 15, 1971 the Aswan High Dam |
| #747, aired 1987-12-01 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: Not yet Secretary of State, he visited China on the sly in 1971 to make plans for Pres. Nixon's historic trip Henry Kissinger |
| #713, aired 1987-10-14 | KIDDIE LIT $1,000 (Daily Double): Title of the following 1971 tune or the classic 1928 children's sequel on which it's based: "Christopher Robin and I walked along / Under branches lit up by the moon / Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore" "The House of Pooh Corner" |
| #692, aired 1987-09-15 | WARS $600: On Dec. 16, 1971, this country's forces surrendered to combined forces of India & Bangladesh Pakistan |
| #673, aired 1987-07-08 | NOTORIOUS $100: In 1939, murderer Eugene Weidmann became last person publicly executed in France in this way the guillotine |
| #670, aired 1987-07-03 | NEWSPAPERS $300: This paper, the 1st to do so, began publishing the Pentagon Papers June 13, 1971 the New York Times |
| #655, aired 1987-06-12 | WORLD LEADERS $200: When he ran for president of Austria in 1971, he lost Kurt Waldheim |
| #652, aired 1987-06-09 | THE B&O RAILROAD $300: In 1971, they took over B&O's passenger service Amtrak |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | 1971 $100: When Ohio ratified the 26th Amendment in 1971, the national voting age became this 18 |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | 1971 $300: On April 19, he & 3 women companions were sentenced to die in California gas chamber Charles Manson |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | 1971 $400 (Daily Double): As a songwriter she topped pop charts 8 times, as a singer only once, with the following
"Stayed in bed all mornin' just to pass the time / There's something wrong here there can be no denyin'" Carole King |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | 1971 $400: In the middle of the summer, August 15 to be exact, President Nixon froze these wages & prices |
| #649, aired 1987-06-04 | 1971 $500: He said he was acting under orders of his company commander, Capt. Ernest Medina Lt. (William) Calley |
| #637, aired 1987-05-19 | MISS AMERICA $400: Miss America 1971 who became a pioneer woman sportscaster on the Emmy-winning "NFL Today" Phyllis George |
| #629, aired 1987-05-07 | EXPLORERS $800: He went from 15 minutes in space in 1961 to walking on the moon in 1971 Alan Shepard |
| #620, aired 1987-04-24 | LAKES & RIVERS $400: Lake Nasser came into existence in 1971 with the completion of this the Aswan Dam |
| #597, aired 1987-03-24 | 1971 $200: Col. David Scott & Lt. Col. James Irwin spent July 30-August 2 there on the Moon |
| #597, aired 1987-03-24 | 1971 $500 (Daily Double): Singer who had his biggest U.S. hit ever, reaching No. 2 in 1971, with the following:
"Well, she's all you'd ever want / She's the kind they'd like to flaunt and take to dinner / Well she always knows her place / She's got style, she's got grace, she's a winner..." Tom Jones |
| #597, aired 1987-03-24 | 1971 $600: He began the decade as U.N. secretary-general U Thant |
| #597, aired 1987-03-24 | 1971 $800: On January 5, this former world heavyweight champ was found dead at age 38 Sonny Liston |
| #597, aired 1987-03-24 | 1971 $1000: He won the year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to ease tension with East Germany (Willy) Brandt |
| #593, aired 1987-03-18 | TRANSPORTATION $1000: By 1971, this country ranked 2nd to the U.S. in buses & trucks on the road Japan |
| #584, aired 1987-03-05 | NEWSCASTERS $400: In both the 1953 & 1971 versions, he was there on "You Are There" Walter Cronkite |
| #559, aired 1987-01-29 | MOVIE TRIVIA $500: Ads for this 1971 Woody Allen film called it "More moving than prunes" Bananas |
| #558, aired 1987-01-28 | AUTOMOBILES $1,000 (Daily Double): The 2 1971 best sellers by Arthur Hailey & Harold Robbins about the Detroit auto business Wheels & The Betsy |
| #545, aired 1987-01-09 | RED SHOES $500: "Wicked Witch of the West" who finally wore the ruby slippers in 1971's "Brewster McCloud" Margaret Hamilton |
| #540, aired 1987-01-02 | THE U.N. $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1971, this Asian country became the only 1 ever expelled from the UN the Republic of China or Taiwan |
| #526, aired 1986-12-15 | ORGANIZATIONS $400: Founded in 1971, "GASP" is a group against pollution from people doing this smoking |
| #522, aired 1986-12-09 | 20th CENTURY $600: The 47-volume analysis leaked to the press by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 the Pentagon Papers |
| #509, aired 1986-11-20 | TV BANDLEADERS $600: From the beginning in 1948 to the last show in 1971, he was Ed Sullivan's bandleader Ray Bloch |
