#9083, aired 2024-04-17 | PUTTING THE GORY IN A MOVIE CATEGORY $800: This 1974 film set in the Lone Star State was loosely inspired by serial killers Ed Gein & Elmer Henley The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
#9067, aired 2024-03-26 | MAGAZINES $400: It officially debuted in 1974 with Mia Farrow on the cover & stories on Gloria Vanderbilt & William Peter Blatty, among others People magazine |
#9048, aired 2024-02-28 | THE EMMYS $200: He won a 1974 Emmy for his role in "M*A*S*H"; he'd also win for writing & directing that series Alan Alda |
#9032, aired 2024-02-06 | THE 1970s $400: Making it the world's 6th nuclear power, in 1974 this nation set off its first atomic test, dubbed "Operation Smiling Buddha" India |
#9018, aired 2024-01-17 | POLITICS AS UNUSUAL $800: The 1974 Senate race in N.H., with 220,000 votes cast, was won by 355, then after the first of these, by 10, then after another, by 2 recounts |
#9010, aired 2024-01-05 | OUR WOMAN IN THE FIELD $400: The first woman to win this prize for criticism, Emily Genauer took it (& $1,000!) in 1974 for her writing on art a Pulitzer |
#8990, aired 2023-12-08 | ORGAN RECITAL $1200: An album of Bach played on the 4 organs of Freiburg was released in 1974 in this type of 4-channel sound quadraphonic |
#8987, aired 2023-12-05 | A SONG IN THAT MOVIE $2000: "Puttin' On The Ritz" (1974) Young Frankenstein |
#8982, aired 2023-11-28 | SECONDS $1000: In 1974 he became the second U.S. vice president appointed under the terms of the 25th Amendment Nelson Rockefeller |
#8965, aired 2023-11-03 | ART HEISTS $1600: Seen here, this Dutch painter's "Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid" was stolen in 1974 & again in 1986 Vermeer |
#8950, aired 2023-10-13 | WHO SAID THIS? $2,200 (Daily Double): In a 1974 national TV address he conveyed, "Our long national nightmare is over..." (Gerald) Ford |
#8942, aired 2023-10-03 | THIS IS MY COUNTRY $200: 1969-1974--Georges Pompidou France |
#8931, aired 2023-09-18 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Many scientists came from the Nazi rocket program to get NASA off the ground, like Kurt Debus, the first director of this space center from 1962 to 1974 the Kennedy Space Center |
#8930, aired 2023-09-15 | BUILDING, AMERICA $1000: Originally the Union Gospel Tabernacle, it was home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974 Ryman Auditorium |
#8925, aired 2023-07-28 | TALKING ABOUT WOMEN $800: A title from a 1974 article about this heiress read, "From Self-Willed College Girl to Gun Toter" Patty Hearst |
#8922, aired 2023-07-25 | JUST GOOGLY IT $600: Here's the brilliant Marty Feldman who played Igor in this 1974 classic film comedy & we haven't done a thing to the picture Young Frankenstein |
#8902, aired 2023-06-27 | A SPACE ODYSSEY $1600: The final mission of this first U.S. space station, 1973 to 1974, included photographing & observing the comet Kohoutek Skylab |
#8896, aired 2023-06-19 | RANDOM FACTS $400: In 1974 a horde of terra cotta warriors were found at the resting place of the man who made himself this country's first emperor China |
#8877, aired 2023-05-23 | SUPER BOWL WINNERS BY QUARTERBACK $1000: 1973 & 1974:
Bob Griese the (Miami) Dolphins |
#8869, aired 2023-05-11 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $1000: A story of love & racial injustice, his 1974 novel "If Beale Street Could Talk" was turned into a 2018 film Baldwin |
#8868, aired 2023-05-10 | CLASSIC MOVIES $400: The last word in this 1974 Jack Nicholson movie is its title--"Forget it, Jake, it's" this place Chinatown |
#8842, aired 2023-04-04 | SPORTS MEDICINE $1600: In 1974 this Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher had ligament surgery & the operation subsequently bore his name Tommy John |
#8826, aired 2023-03-13 | CALL ME "CAT" $600: This No. 1 hit has haunted fathers since 1974 as they watch time pass all too quickly as their sons grow up "Cat's In The Cradle" |
#8801, aired 2023-02-06 | DOCTOR WHO $400: In 1974 WHO Director-General Halfdan Mahler predicted the eradication of this disease; by 1980 it was gone smallpox |
#8786, aired 2023-01-16 | CIRCLES, SQUARES & DODECAHEDRONS $400: The damage caused by a barbarian's weapon can be determined by a roll of a dodecahedron in this game created in 1974 Dungeons & Dragons |
#10, aired 2023-01-12 | THE 20th CENTURY $400: He developed his famous anti-choking maneuver in 1974 & here he is as his daughters demonstrate it Heimlich |
#8772, aired 2022-12-27 | ESPIONAGE GLOSSARY $1,800 (Daily Double): John le Carré popularized this word; in a 1974 novel, he defined it as "an agent so called because he burrows deep" a mole |
#8766, aired 2022-12-19 | REPEATING NUMBERS $200: In 1974 a national speed limit went into effect, making this the maximum speed for some 20 years 55 |
#8742, aired 2022-11-15 | LATE 20th CENTURY BOOKS $1200: Robert Pirsig's 1974 tale of a trip involving father & son bonding is titled "Zen and the Art of" this Motorcycle Maintenance |
#8729, aired 2022-10-27 | ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE $800: Stripped of his heavyweight title in 1967, Muhammad Ali won it back with a KO of this champ in 1974's Rumble in the Jungle George Foreman |
#8725, aired 2022-10-21 | SO YOU BLEW IT THE FIRST TIME $400: In 1974 he lost his race for an Arkansas House seat but 2 years later was elected the state's Attorney General & soon was governor Clinton |
#8712, aired 2022-10-04 | THEIR FIRST U.S. NO. 1 HIT $1000: "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe"
(1974) (Barry) White |
#8704, aired 2022-09-22 | HUMANS IN SPACE $1200: The last year humans stood on the Moon was during the Apollo 17 mission in this presidential election year 1972 |
#8697, aired 2022-09-13 | BROADCASTING HISTORY $600: In 1974 this Broadcasting System, Inc. shortened things up & became CBS Inc. Columbia |
#8685, aired 2022-07-15 | MEXICAN HISTORY $1200: Selected for development using a computer, this Yucatan city got its first hotel in 1974 & is now Mexico's No. 1 beach resort Cancun |
#8651, aired 2022-05-30 | FEMALE PRESIDENTS $800: From 1974 to 1976 Isabel Peron was its president Argentina |
#8614, aired 2022-04-07 | DOCUMENTARIES $400: "Man on Wire" takes a look at Philippe Petit's daring & illegal tightrope walk in 1974 between the towers of this complex the World Trade Center |
#8597, aired 2022-03-15 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $400: This Tchaikovsky work became popular for July 4th after a 1974 Boston Pops performance featuring fireworks & cannons the 1812 Overture |
#12, aired 2022-02-16 | TOY STORIES $1000: The National Toy Hall of fame calls this, created in 1974, the "most popular puzzle in history" the Rubik's Cube |
#8566, aired 2022-01-31 | BALLET $1000: Not realizing he was fleeing from the KGB, autograph hounds chased this dancer as he ran out a Toronto stage door in 1974 (Mikhail) Baryshnikov |
#8551, aired 2022-01-10 | SOME TRAVELIN' MUSIC, PLEASE $2000: Though he sang, "Climb on the back & we'll go for a ride in the sky" in his 1974 hit "Jet", the song was named for his dog, Jet Paul McCartney |
#8539, aired 2021-12-23 | 5,5 $4,000 (Daily Double): A 1974 U.S. law mandated a national one of these, intended to improve fuel efficiency speed limit |
#8527, aired 2021-12-07 | RUSSIAN HISTORY & CULTURE $2000: As the result of his "Gulag Archipelago", this author was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974 & wouldn't return for 20 years Solzhenitsyn |
#8526, aired 2021-12-06 | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TURNS 75 $200: In 1974 a copyright renewal failure let "Life" lapse into this 2-word "area"; royalty-free, it aired repeatedly & popularity soared the public domain |
#8522, aired 2021-11-30 | SCIENCE: ODD BUT TRUE $1200: It was shorts weather on January 5, 1974 at Vanda Station on this continent--59 degrees, baby! Antarctica |
#8513, aired 2021-11-17 | GRAMMY'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR $2000: He won back-to-back for 1973 & 1974 with "Innervisions" & "Fulfillingness' First Finale" Stevie Wonder |
#8489, aired 2021-10-14 | TWISTER! $2000: April 3, 1974 saw 7 tornadoes from Alabama to Indiana max out at F5 on this scale of storm intensity the Fujita Scale |
#8480, aired 2021-10-01 | THAT'S A BIG BOOK $1200: Might seem that way, but it won't take a hundred years to read this 1974 James Michener bestseller about the American West Centennial |
#8424, aired 2021-06-17 | THE TERMS OF SERVICE $1200: She led Israel as the nation's 4th prime minister from 1969 to 1974 Golda Meir |
#8420, aired 2021-06-11 | BASEBALL'S BIG NUMBERS $600: In 1973 & 1974 this California Angels pitcher hurled a total of 750 strikeouts, the most ever in 2 straight years Nolan Ryan |
#8406, aired 2021-05-24 | CHINESE THEATRE HAND & FOOTPRINTS $2000: She played 110-year-old Miss Jane Pittman in 1974 & left her prints in 2018 at age 93 Cicely Tyson |
#8398, aired 2021-05-12 | COMPOSERS ALL AROUND $800: A 1974 march for tuba by Luciano Michelini became the circusy-sounding theme to this HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm |
#8389, aired 2021-04-29 | CHARACTER-TITLED NOVELS $400: The title teen's prom night is extra-excitiing in this 1974 debut novel Carrie |
#8381, aired 2021-04-19 | MIXIN' WITH NIXON $200: Nixon resigned the presidency in a letter to this secy. of state, whose "HK" initials made it effective at 11:35 A.M. on Aug. 9, 1974 Kissinger |
#8377, aired 2021-04-13 | TITLE WAVES $1000: Reggie, Catfish & this Bay Area team ran off 3 straight World Series titles from 1972 to 1974 the Oakland A's |
#8374, aired 2021-04-08 | TOP OF THE BILL $400: "The Godfather Part II", 1974: this actor who could have been nicknamed Fredo himself Alfredo James Pacino |
#8356, aired 2021-03-15 | A COLLEGE CONFERENCE CALL $2000: Patriot League football: this Jesuit university in the Bronx became fully co-ed in 1974 Fordham |
#8341, aired 2021-02-22 | HAMBURGERS $1600: Hamburg-born politician Helmut Schmidt held this top job from 1974 to 1982 chancellor |
#8325, aired 2021-01-29 | NO. 1 RECORD $1600: Despite the fact that "We had joy, we had fun, we had" this title in 1974, it really is one seriously depressing tune "Seasons In The Sun" |
#8307, aired 2021-01-05 | HER FIRST NO. 1 HIT $400: "The Way We Were" (1974) Barbra Streisand |
#8307, aired 2021-01-05 | FICTIONAL SCHOOLS $4,000 (Daily Double): Chamberlain, Maine's Thomas Ewen Consolidated High School hosts a memorable prom in this 1974 novel Carrie |
#8303, aired 2020-12-16 | THIS & THAT $600: Sanrio created this character with a feline name in 1974; her status as a cat--it's complicated Hello Kitty |
#8295, aired 2020-12-04 | "H"ISTORY $2000: This emperor of Ethiopia was deposed in 1974 & died under mysterious circumstances a year later Haile Selassie |
#8287, aired 2020-11-24 | A STAR IS BORN $400: Once upon a time in Hollywood, November 11, 1974 was his inception Leonardo DiCaprio |
#8280, aired 2020-11-13 | ABANDONED PLACES $800: Once a glamorous resort, Varosha on this island has been off-limits since 1974 fighting between Greeks & Turks Cyprus |
#8268, aired 2020-10-28 | LITERATURE ON THE MAP $1600: Centennial, a suburb of Denver, is named for the title town in this man's 1974 novel "Centennial" (James) Michener |
#8253, aired 2020-10-07 | HISTORY $400: Known as the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma in 1974, the nation changed its name to this 15 years later Myanmar |
#8248, aired 2020-09-30 | YESTERDAY $1000: A famine was one factor that led the Ethiopian army to depose this emperor in 1974 Haile Selassie |
#8233, aired 2020-06-10 | 3 NAMES IN CLASSIC ROCK $1200: The late, great Neil Peart joined Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson in this band in 1974 Rush |
#8225, aired 2020-05-29 | RUSSIAN TO THE BOOKSHELF $2000: This 1970 Literature Nobel Prize winner spent time in the gulag & was deported from the Soviet Union in 1974 Solzhenitsyn |
#8220, aired 2020-05-22 | A 1970s YEAR $800: Following impeachment hearings, President Richard Nixon resigns 1974 |
#8199, aired 2020-04-09 | COLLEGE LAW $200: It's the P in FERPA, a 1974 law that says your parents need your consent to get your grades from your college privacy |
#8193, aired 2020-04-01 | DREAM BOATS $200: The Orca, from this 1974 book Jaws |
#8192, aired 2020-03-31 | POSSESSIVE PHRASES $1000: This 1974 account of political chicanery in 1972 became a 1976 quadruple Oscar winner All the President's Men |
#8158, aired 2020-02-12 | WALKING $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1974 Dave Kunst became the first person verified to have done this (minus water)--a distance of 14,450 miles walk around the Earth |
#8154, aired 2020-02-06 | SHAPELY BOOK TITLES $800: Title of Charles Berlitz' 1974 bestseller about the ships & planes that have vanished in an area, of the Atlantic The Bermuda Triangle |
#8127, aired 2019-12-31 | BATTLE & HUM $2000: In a 1974 Carl Douglas hit, "Everybody was" doing this, "Those cats were fast as lightning" "Kung Fu Fighting" |
#8126, aired 2019-12-30 | TV MOVIES $600: Later to play U.S. President Bartlet, in 1974 he played the title deserter facing death in "The Execution of Private Slovik" (Martin) Sheen |
#8124, aired 2019-12-26 | GONNA TAKE MY HORSE $800: As Mongo, Alex Karras takes down a horse with one punch in this 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles |
#8093, aired 2019-11-13 | U.N. INTERNATIONAL YEARS $1000: 1982 was the Year of Sanctions against this country that was suspended from the General Assembly in 1974 & readmitted in 1994 South Africa |
#8090, aired 2019-11-08 | BLACK HOLES $1200: A type of radiation emitted from just outside a black hole is named for this physicist who theorized its existence in 1974 (Stephen) Hawking |
#8088, aired 2019-11-06 | AMERICAN WORLD'S FAIRS $400: The 1974 Spokane World's Fair showed a film on the environment in this 4-letter big-screen format IMAX |
#8071, aired 2019-10-14 | AMERICAN POETS LAUREATE $1200: Colorado laureate Milford Shields must have been surprised when the governor also made this singer laureate in 1974 John Denver |
#8054, aired 2019-09-19 | ONE-WORD BOOK TITLES $4,133 (Daily Double): This 1974 James Michener novel covers centuries, not just 1 significant year, in the history of Colorado Centennial |
#8034, aired 2019-07-11 | PHYSICS $800: Sheldon Glashow gave this adorable name, C-quark for short, to a particle discovered in 1974 charm |
#8011, aired 2019-06-10 | LET'S HAVE A CORDIAL $600: This brand began mixing whiskey & cream together in Ireland in 1974 Baileys |
#7985, aired 2019-05-03 | NOBODY EXPECTS $600: David Niven & the audience were taken unawares when one of these rushed the Oscars stage in 1974 a streaker |
#7961, aired 2019-04-01 | AN APRIL TO REMEMBER $1000: On April 15, 1974, as everyone else paid taxes, this radical "Army", the S.L.A., was robbing a bank of $11,000 the Symbionese Liberation Army |
#7957, aired 2019-03-26 | WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS $200: In 1974 the first one of these on a product was scanned on a pack of Wrigley's gum a barcode |
#7957, aired 2019-03-26 | TALK NERDY $400: (Cara Santa Maria gives the clue.) On an episode of my "Talk Nerdy" podcast I interviewed Donald Johanson, who in 1974 discovered the female hominin skeleton nicknamed this Lucy |
#7957, aired 2019-03-26 | IT HAPPENED IN SOUTH AMERICA $400: The Peronist party has governed this country for most of the 21st century, though Juan Peron died in 1974 Argentina |
#7945, aired 2019-03-08 | FBI AGENT NON-DISQUALIFIERS $1600: Having subscribed to this magazine that has covered cannabis (counter) culture since 1974 High Times |
#7908, aired 2019-01-16 | HISTORY OF MEDICINE $1200: When this doctor published his anti-choking maneuver in 1974, he admitted it had only been tested on dogs Heimlich |
#7905, aired 2019-01-11 | U.N. NAMEABLE $800: In 1974 he told the General Assembly, "I have come bearing an olive branch & a freedom fighter's gun" (Yasser) Arafat |
#7896, aired 2018-12-31 | CLOSE THE CASE $800: 1974, ruling that executive privilege has its limits:
United States v. this man Nixon |
#7894, aired 2018-12-27 | INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT? $400: In this 1974 film Hollis Mulwray is partly based on William Mulholland, a real-life L.A. water engineer Chinatown |
#7880, aired 2018-12-07 | WHAT A COUNTR"E" $800: A 1974 military coup deposed the last of this Africa nation's emperors Ethiopia |
#7846, aired 2018-10-22 | ARE YOU READY FOR SOME MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL? $600: In Dec. 1974 Howard Cosell interviewed this music star in the "MNF" booth; in Dec. 1980, Cosell announced his murder John Lennon |
#7841, aired 2018-10-15 | ISLANDS $2000: The island of Cyprus has been ruled by Greeks, Romans, Crusaders & Venetians & in 1974 was invaded by this country Turkey |
#7838, aired 2018-10-10 | HELLO! $600: Created in 1974, this Japanese character epitomizes the cuteness culture called "Kawaii" Hello Kitty |
#7836, aired 2018-10-08 | MOVIE MUSIC $800: Since 1974 John Williams has scored more than 25 films from this "Minority Report" director Spielberg |
#7820, aired 2018-09-14 | TV GUIDE MAGAZINE 65th ANNIVERSARY $400: In 1974 TV Guide went with a cover from this show about a family beloved from books Little House on the Prairie |
#7815, aired 2018-07-27 | DEFUNCT SPORTS FRANCHISES $1200: From 1974 to 1976, this city had a pro basketball team called the "Spirits of" it St. Louis |
#7788, aired 2018-06-20 | BODIES OF WATER $1200: In 1974 this Idaho river seemed to scream, "Leap over me in a rocket!"; then "Nice try!" the Snake River |
#7722, aired 2018-03-20 | HOME RUN $200: He hit a record-breaking 715th home run on April 8, 1974 Hank Aaron |
#7720, aired 2018-03-16 | A SECOND SCREEN EXPERIENCE $400: Francis Ford Coppola won 3 Oscars for this 1974 sequel Godfather Part II |
#7701, aired 2018-02-19 | 1970s MOVIES $1600: It's this 1974 Jack Nicholson L.A.-set mystery, Jake Chinatown |
#7696, aired 2018-02-12 | THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST $400: The contest, sort of "American Idol" meets the Olympics, was won by this group with "Waterloo" in 1974 ABBA |
#7696, aired 2018-02-12 | THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST $1200: This singer came from Down Under to compete for the U.K. in 1974--she did better in "Grease" Olivia Newton-John |
#7686, aired 2018-01-29 | FREEZE FRAME $1600: Snow Miser sings, "I'm Mr. Icicle, I'm Mr. Ten Below" in this 1974 TV Christmas special The Year Without a Santa Claus |
#7675, aired 2018-01-12 | WE USED TO MAKE THAT CAR $1600: The Karmann Ghia, 1955 to 1974 Volkswagen |
#7659, aired 2017-12-21 | LOGAN $400: This X-Men member aka Logan made his first appearance in an "Incredible Hulk" comic book in 1974 Wolverine |
#7631, aired 2017-11-13 | OHIO $600: Elected to the Senate in 1974, this Ohio native was even more famous for something he did 12 years before John Glenn |
#7595, aired 2017-09-22 | I'M NO QUITTER $600: This pitcher's ulnar injury was supposed to be career-ending, but a new type of surgery in 1974 changed that Tommy John |
#7594, aired 2017-09-21 | "D" IN AMERICAN HISTORY $600: To combat fuel shortages, Congress enacted this for almost 10 months in 1974, from January to October Daylight Saving Time |
#7590, aired 2017-09-15 | GOVERNMENT FOLKS WITH 2 FIRST NAMES? $800 (Daily Double): After becoming the literal man who fell to Earth in 1962, he rose to serve Ohio in the Senate from 1974 to 1999 John Glenn |
#7585, aired 2017-07-28 | TV FOR THEE $800: If we rebuilt Steve Austin in 2017 instead of 1974 when this show premiered, the title number would be $30 million The Six Million Dollar Man |
#7572, aired 2017-07-11 | THE WOMAN IN THE MOVIE $2000: She got an Oscar nomination for 1974's "A Woman Under the Influence" Gena Rowlands |
#7565, aired 2017-06-30 | "IT'S" A MOVIE $800: 1974:
A newborn monster isn't dead It's Alive |
#7560, aired 2017-06-23 | SCARY READING $800: This 1974 Peter Benchley beach book showed that scary didn't have to be supernatural Jaws |
#7555, aired 2017-06-16 | YOU'RE FIRED FROM THE MOVIE! $2000: Trying to light a cigar, blind hermit Gene Hackman sets Peter Boyle's thumb on fire in this 1974 comedy Young Frankenstein |
#7547, aired 2017-06-06 | DANCE COMPANIES $1600: In 1974 the Agnes De Mille Heritage Dance Theatre was founded at the North Carolina School of the Arts in this 2-name city Winston-Salem |
#7544, aired 2017-06-01 | THIS IS 40 $600: In 1974, a few months after his 40th, he had a big hit in Atlanta, breaking a record that had stood since 1935 Hank Aaron |
#7511, aired 2017-04-17 | SPORTS TROPHIES $2,000 (Daily Double): The Jules Rimet Cup was replaced by this trophy in 1974 the World Cup |
#7494, aired 2017-03-23 | RECENT BESTSELLERS $800: Jeffrey Toobin's "American Heiress" focused on the 1974 kidnapping of this woman Patty Hearst |
#7475, aired 2017-02-24 | THE 1970s $600: Japan gave the world the Sony Walkman & this 1974 Sanrio cartoon creation Hello Kitty |
#7452, aired 2017-01-24 | STUPID ANSWERS $1000: Entertainer Marvin Hamlisch won a 1974 Grammy for this instrumental hit from the movie "The Sting" "The Entertainer" |
#7448, aired 2017-01-18 | SPORTS NICKNAMES $800: In 1974 Muhammad Ali reclaimed his heavyweight boxing title from this man in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire George Foreman |
#7419, aired 2016-12-08 | LET'S VISIT THE SOUTH $1000: From 1943 to 1974 this Nashville auditorium was the home of the Grand Ole Opry Ryman Auditorium |
#7418, aired 2016-12-07 | DIRECTORS ON FILM $1600: Long after "The Maltese Falcon", this director played the sinister Noah Cross in 1974's "Chinatown" John Huston |
#7415, aired 2016-12-02 | BROADWAY $1200: This play that first came to Broadway in 1974 was inspired by a story about a boy who had blinded several horses Equus |
#7414, aired 2016-12-01 | "ROCK" IT TO ME $400: This Bill Haley classic topped the charts in 1955 & hit the Top 40 again in 1974 "Rock Around The Clock" |
#7414, aired 2016-12-01 | "ROCK" IT TO ME $2000: The Righteous Brothers hit No. 3 in 1974 with this tune about a place with "a hell of a band" including Jimi, Janis & Otis "Rock And Roll Heaven" |
#7413, aired 2016-11-30 | SPORTS EQUIPMENT $800: After an eye injury in 1974, this legendary NBA center began wearing Plexiglas goggles Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
#7404, aired 2016-11-17 | NEVER PRESIDENT $400: Carl Albert, holder of this House of Representatives leadership job, crept 1 heartbeat closer in 1974 Speaker of the House |
#7394, aired 2016-11-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: In 1974, over Ford's veto, Congress passed amendments to this act granting public access to government files the Freedom of Information Act |
#7386, aired 2016-10-24 | VEEP $1600: She's seen here with hubby Juan, shortly before becoming his V.P. in 1973, & his successor in 1974 Isabel Perón |
#7359, aired 2016-09-15 | A SONG IN THAT MOVIE $2000: "Puttin' On The Ritz"
(1974) Young Frankenstein |
#7358, aired 2016-09-14 | FOLKS OF SCIENCE $1600: This American woman's 1974 dissertation was titled "The Behaviour of the Mountain Gorilla" (Dian) Fossey |
#7355, aired 2016-07-29 | WORKING WITH A BEATLE $2000: On Thanksgiving 1974, John joined this man at Madison Square Garden to perform "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" Elton John |
#7348, aired 2016-07-20 | THAT'S A REAL HORROR STORY $1600: You get horror right in the title of this book & the prologue tells of 1974 mass murders at a home on Long Island The Amityville Horror |
#7345, aired 2016-07-15 | THE FIRST NAME GAME $1600: This name given the 1974 discovery seen here was taken from a Beatles song Lucy |
#7310, aired 2016-05-27 | FEAR $1200: Leatherface is the killer in this "stately" 1974 horror film loosely based on the life of Ed Gein The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
#7283, aired 2016-04-20 | CLEANING OUT MY ATTIC $4,500 (Daily Double): Wow! I remember this year of the headline seen here as if it were yesterday 1974 |
#7256, aired 2016-03-14 | BEST DRAMA SERIES EMMY AWARDS $400: 1974 & '75: This class-conscious PBS show that wasn't even about Americans Upstairs, Downstairs |
#7253, aired 2016-03-09 | THE ALGORITHM METHOD $400: IBM made the Lucifer algorithm in 1974 for the NSA to help with this, from the Greek for "hidden writing" cryptography |
#7238, aired 2016-02-17 | THEY SHARE A BIRTHDAY $800: March 7, 1974:
actress Jenna Fischer;
99 years earlier:
this composer of "Bolero" Ravel |
#7233, aired 2016-02-10 | LET YOUR GREEK FLAG FLY $2000: Greece's flag went darker blue during the 1967-1974 rule by this Spanish-named type of military group a junta |
#7230, aired 2016-02-05 | NONFICTION $1600: 4-word title of the 1974 bestseller about 2 journalists' investigation of the Watergate break-in All the President's Men |
#7205, aired 2016-01-01 | WEDDING ISLE $2,000 (Daily Double): Those wanting to get married in Bali must conform to this country's Law No. 1 of 1974 Indonesia |
#7199, aired 2015-12-24 | WINE, WOMEN & SONG $600: Eric Clapton's 1974 cover of this song helped make Bob Marley famous worldwide "I Shot The Sheriff" |
#7197, aired 2015-12-22 | ARTS & CULTURE $1200: In 1974 he defected from the USSR & joined ABT, becoming that company's artistic director in the '80s Baryshnikov |
#7191, aired 2015-12-14 | WOMEN IN POLITICS $400: In 1974 Ella Grasso of Connecticut became the first woman elected to this job whose husband hadn't once held the job governor |
#7171, aired 2015-11-16 | "CU" LATER $2000: Lucy was an ancient African one discovered in 1974 an Australopithecus |
#7164, aired 2015-11-05 | THE URGE TO MERGE $600: An area with strong Mayan heritage, the Quintana Roo Territory became a state in this country in 1974 Mexico |
#7163, aired 2015-11-04 | DEBUT NOVELS $400: Stephen King made his debut with this 1974 novel about the worst prom ever Carrie |
#7136, aired 2015-09-28 | QEII IS THEIR QUEEN TOO $800: A Crown colony in 1877, it became independent in 1974 & was invaded by the U.S. in 1983 Grenada |
#7111, aired 2015-07-13 | TOYS "R" US $200: A Hungarian professor designed the prototype of this puzzle in 1974; by the 1980s, it was a sensation a Rubik's Cube |
#7102, aired 2015-06-30 | OUR MUSICAL PRESIDENTS $200: On March 16, 1974 this president played piano at the dedication of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville Richard Nixon |
#7065, aired 2015-05-08 | FADS & FASHIONS $200: In 1974 this fad of running around completely bare uncovered itself on several college campuses streaking |
#7063, aired 2015-05-06 | ...& WHAT ARMY? $4,500 (Daily Double): In 1974, farmers in China discovered the army seen here, made of this earthy material terra-cotta |
#7043, aired 2015-04-08 | YOU'VE GOTTEN ME INTO... $200: this fantasy game created in 1974; now I'm up 'til 2, hoping I roll a 20 for my half-orc Dungeons & Dragons |
#7034, aired 2015-03-26 | IRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN $400: Civil unrest accompanied the 1974 independence of this country, later invaded to put down a 1983 coup Grenada |
#7028, aired 2015-03-18 | WHEN VILLAINS SING $1200: Bob Fosse was a "Snake in the Grass" to this diminutive title royal in a 1974 movie The Little Prince |
#7013, aired 2015-02-25 | TENNIS "E" $800: It's no backhand compliment--"America's tennis sweetheart", she won Grand Slam titles every year from 1974 to 1986 (Chris) Evert |
#6989, aired 2015-01-22 | SPECIAL ED $400: This TV variety show host was also a gossip columnist for the N.Y. Daily News from 1932 to 1974 Ed Sullivan |
#6987, aired 2015-01-20 | "A"CADEMY AWARD NOMINEES $800: Supporting Actor, 1974, this dancer in "The Towering Inferno" Fred Astaire |
#6966, aired 2014-12-22 | SENATORS $1600: Elected in 1974, this Democrat from Vermont is currently the longest-serving senator Patrick Leahy |
#6934, aired 2014-11-06 | ENTERTAINMENT: FIVE RHYMES $400: In 1974 the Ohio Players sang of this kind of "turkey" jive |
#6906, aired 2014-09-29 | "CAT" PEOPLE $800: Piscine nickname of the 1974 A.L. Cy Young award winner (yes, he had whiskers) "Catfish" Hunter |
#6906, aired 2014-09-29 | CANDLES $2000: In 1974 this Massachusetts firm introduced its Country Kitchen & Bath Brite apothecary candle jar lines Yankee Candle |
#6900, aired 2014-09-19 | DATE NUT $600: Hard to believe it's been 40 years since Nixon resigned on the 9th of this month in 1974 August |
#6897, aired 2014-09-16 | POP MUSIC $1200: In 1965 we learned from him that Papa had acquired a "Brand New Bag"; in 1974, that he "Don't Take No Mess" James Brown |
#6897, aired 2014-09-16 | POP MUSIC $1600: "I'm gonna be like you, Dad / You know I'm gonna be like you", he sang in the 1974 hit "Cat's In The Cradle" Harry Chapin |
#6880, aired 2014-07-11 | A BOOKISH CATEGORY $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1974 he sued & stopped the sale of a book of his "Complete Uncollected Short Stories" J.D. Salinger |
#6863, aired 2014-06-18 | WELCOME TO THE U.N. $600: 1974:
This Asian nation, a few years after a famous "concert for" it Bangladesh |
#6854, aired 2014-06-05 | HERRS $400: From 1974 to 1998 Germany was helmed by 2 chancellors with this first name Helmut |
#6854, aired 2014-06-05 | THE STATE OF FILM TODAY $400: Renee Zellweger & Matt McConaughey were in a 1994 sequel to this 1974 Tobe Hooper horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
#6849, aired 2014-05-29 | SCI-, NO FI $400: In 2014 this physicist said oops, light may be able to escape black holes after all; forget what I said in 1974 (Stephen) Hawking |
#6842, aired 2014-05-20 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $400: In 1974 he broke Babe Ruth's home run record & in 2007 Barry Bonds broke his Hank Aaron |
#6834, aired 2014-05-08 | FORTUNE 500 THROUGH THE DECADES $600: In 1974 it was "Good Times" for this network, the top media company at No. 14 CBS |
#6831, aired 2014-05-05 | WE'RE A NORTH AMERICAN BAND! $600: B-b-b-baby, name this band that topped the charts in 1974
"You ain't seen nothin' yet /
B-b-b-baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet /
Here's something, here's..." Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
#6809, aired 2014-04-03 | OUR OLD PAL WATSON $200: In 1974 this Stanford grad won his first pro tournament, the Western Open Tom Watson |
#6755, aired 2014-01-17 | MARKS $1600: Are we not men? We are Mark & Bob Mothersbaugh, who began playing in this robotic New Wave band in 1974 Devo |
#6741, aired 2013-12-30 | THE 1970s $200: On Jan. 2, 1974 President Nixon signed a bill lowering the maximum speed limit on the highways to this 55 |
#6741, aired 2013-12-30 | MOVIE COMEDY $400: Director Mel Brooks plays 2 roles in this 1974 comedy: Governor William J. Le Petomane & an Indian chief Blazing Saddles |
#6739, aired 2013-12-26 | THE PAUPER $600: He worked in a laundry to help pay the bills, at least until "Carrie" took off in 1974 (Stephen) King |
#6734, aired 2013-12-19 | THAT MOVIE DID A NUMBER ON ME $2000: Walter Matthau played Garber in this 1974 subway caper; Denzel played the role in its 2009 remake The Taking of Pelham 123 |
#6702, aired 2013-11-05 | NUTTY NAMES $2000: In 1974 Tanzanian track star Filbert Bayi set a world record of 3:32.2 at this metric distance 1500 meters |
#6680, aired 2013-10-04 | LIFE IS A SOAP OPERA $800: From 1974 to 1976 he needed to be "Superman" on "Love of Life" as Ben, who loved life so much he had 2 wives at once! Christopher Reeve |
#6679, aired 2013-10-03 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $2,000 (Daily Double): (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) Portugal's 1974 change in government led to the end of an over 500-year colonial involvement in Africa & the independence of several former colonies, including these two Mozambique and Angola |
#6650, aired 2013-07-12 | BILLIONS OF PEOPLE $1600: This year of Nixon's resignation saw the dawn of a world of 4 billion 1974 |
#6639, aired 2013-06-27 | AMERICAN LIVES $2000: The 1974 biography "Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man" brought this photographer into focus Mathew Brady |
#6622, aired 2013-06-04 | HOW 'BOUT THEM DODGERS? $800: Nicknamed "Mr. Clean", this Dodger first baseman made 8 straight all-star teams from 1974 to 1981 Steve Garvey |
#6616, aired 2013-05-27 | THE GOLDEN GLOBES: BEST DIRECTOR $2000: 1974:
"The Exorcist" William Friedkin |
#6614, aired 2013-05-23 | THE VICE PRESIDENCY $800: (Vice President Biden delivers the clue.) Since 1974 the official residence of the vice president has been on the grounds of this astronomical agency of the United States the Naval Observatory |
#6608, aired 2013-05-15 | TECHIE DROPOUTS $1200: There was no apple for the teacher after he left Reed College & went to design video games for Atari in 1974 Jobs |
#6590, aired 2013-04-19 | NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR $200: 1974:
This team's Mean Joe Greene the Pittsburgh Steelers |
#6586, aired 2013-04-15 | BLOOD WORK $600: This title gal from a 1974 novel is doused with pig's blood after being crowned prom queen Carrie |
#6557, aired 2013-03-05 | IT BORDERS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN $2000: Dictators ruled this westernmost country of continental Europe from 1926 to 1974 Portugal |
#6508, aired 2012-12-26 | THEIR SOUL GRAMMY NOMINATION $2000: 1974 was good to this "Tell Me Something Good" soul group that featured Chaka Khan Rufus |
#6494, aired 2012-12-06 | AUTHORS ON AUTHORS $2000: In 1974, a decade after her suicide, James Dickey called her "the Judy Garland of American poetry" Sylvia Plath |
#6486, aired 2012-11-26 | CHARLES DISCHARGED $400: You might say he took that final solo flight from Maui Aug. 26, 1974 Charles Lindbergh |
#6483, aired 2012-11-21 | PLANETARY MATTERS? $800: This festival of sports, art & more has been held annually in Virginia Beach, Virginia since 1974 the Neptune Festival |
#6468, aired 2012-10-31 | THE BOX $1600: In 1974-'75 Dave Schultz of this Philadelphia team spent lots of time in the box, setting an NHL record with 472 penalty minutes the Flyers |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | BEAUTY QUEENS $2000: She played former Miss Georgia World Suzanne Sugarbaker on "Designing Women" but in real life was 1974 Miss Florida Delta Burke |
#6456, aired 2012-10-15 | SING US A SONG, YOU'RE THE PIANO MAN $400: The original "Piano Man" (1974) Billy Joel |
#6427, aired 2012-07-24 | ARGENTINA $1600: In 1974 not Evita but this widow of Juan Peron became the first female president in the western hemisphere Isabel |
#6417, aired 2012-07-10 | NO. 1 IN THE NFL DRAFT $1000: 1974:
Ed "Too Tall" Jones the Dallas Cowboys |
#6413, aired 2012-07-04 | LONG RUNS IN PRIME TIME $1000: What's that, girl? Jimmy's in the well & you starred in this TV show that lasted from 1954 to 1974? Lassie |
#6409, aired 2012-06-28 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACTRESSES $1600: In 1974 she won 2 Emmys for her starring role in "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" Cicely Tyson |
#6399, aired 2012-06-14 | A POP QUIZ $400: In August 1974 his younger daughter Julie left him a note: "Dear daddy, I love you. Whatever you do I will support" Richard Nixon |
#6396, aired 2012-06-11 | SPAIN KILLERS $1000: In 1974, 2 Spaniards convicted of killing policemen were the last to be executed via this strangulation device a garrote |
#6391, aired 2012-06-04 | COMPACT DISKS $800: "Diamond Dogs" (1974) &
"Let's Dance" (1983) David Bowie |
#6333, aired 2012-03-14 | NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS $1600: This film critic for the New Yorker won in 1974 for "Deeper into Movies", a collection of her reviews (Pauline) Kael |
#6318, aired 2012-02-22 | ITALIAN DRESSING $400: Yes, Giorgio! This designer studied medicine before he put out his first men's wear collection in 1974 Armani |
#6309, aired 2012-02-09 | FESTIVALS $1600: The film festival in this Colorado mining town began in 1974 with screenings at the Sheridan Opera House Telluride |
#6294, aired 2012-01-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: In December 1974 this former New York governor was sworn in as Vice President Rockefeller |
#6294, aired 2012-01-19 | THE EVOLUTION OF "M"USIC $400: 1974's "Mandy" was his first Top 40 hit--& it reached No.1 Barry Manilow |
#6283, aired 2012-01-04 | SCRIPT DOCTORS $800: 1974:
Gene Wilder as this doctor trying to live down the family name Dr. Frankenstein |
#6275, aired 2011-12-23 | GERMAN CHANCELLORS SINCE WWII $1000: Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, Helmut Schmidt earned this high German military medal during WWII the Iron Cross |
#6258, aired 2011-11-30 | GREAT COMEBACKS WITH DAN PATRICK $1000: (Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) In 1974 this Dodger pitcher tore his ulnar collateral ligament & his career looked like it was over; he had the surgery now named for him & won 164 more games Tommy John |
#6247, aired 2011-11-15 | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS $1600: This Olympian was named to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1974 Wilma Rudolph |
#6237, aired 2011-11-01 | BALLET IT ON THICK $200: This dancer defected from the USSR during a 1974 tour stop in Toronto Mikhail Baryshnikov |
#6233, aired 2011-10-26 | I SAW IT ON TV $200: I saw this guy's "resigned" expression during his speech on August 8, 1974 Nixon |
#6232, aired 2011-10-25 | PRIME MINISTERS OF GREAT BRITAIN $1200: Harold Wilson of this party was the last PM to serve 2 nonconsecutive terms, 1964-70 & 1974-76 Labor |
#6232, aired 2011-10-25 | BIG BIRTHER $2000: On Jan. 11, 1974 mother Susan gave birth to the Rosenkowitz sextuplets via this method caesarean section |
#6231, aired 2011-10-24 | A "TON" OF PEOPLE $800: After his death in 1974, his son Mercer took over his band Duke Ellington |
#6226, aired 2011-10-17 | PRO TEENS $600: She turned pro in 1972 at age 18; by 1974, she'd won Wimbledon & gotten engaged to Jimmy Connors Chris Evert |
#6216, aired 2011-10-03 | SOMETHING ABOUT MARY $800: In 1974 columnist Mary McGrory called this veep "a blind date who has been proposed to" Ford |
#6206, aired 2011-09-19 | THE COUNTRY HE RULED $800: Haile Selassie:
1930 to 1974 Ethiopia |
#6191, aired 2011-07-11 | KIDNAPPED $200: This heiress was abducted from her Berkeley apt. on Feb. 4, 1974; the FBI captured her on Sept. 18, 1975 Patty Hearst |
#6184, aired 2011-06-30 | THE BARE FACTS $400: In 1974 Ray Stevens recorded a novelty record about this new fad of running nude in public & took it to no. 1 on the charts streaking |
#6182, aired 2011-06-28 | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES $600: Lorraine Collett posed for the cover of this raisin company's box in 1915; in 1974 she gave the company the red bonnet Sun-Maid |
#6176, aired 2011-06-20 | REGGAE $1200: Eric Clapton's 1974 No. 1 hit version of this reggae song helped introduce the style to a world audience "I Shot the Sheriff" |
#6169, aired 2011-06-09 | RULE, BRITANNICA! $2000: The 15th edition of 1974 was the first divided into a "Propaedia" outline of knowledge & these 2 "large" & "small" sections the Macropedia & the Micropedia |
#6164, aired 2011-06-02 | FOOTBALL FREE FOR ALL $400: In 1974 this team (not a pod!) of mammals (not fish!) won the Super Bowl (not kidding!) the (Miami) Dolphins |
#6149, aired 2011-05-12 | COUNTRY: STRONG $200: Roy Acuff sang the first song when this country institution moved to its new Tennessee home in 1974 the Grand Ole Opry |
#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 |
#6138, aired 2011-04-27 | NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS $2000: In 1974 for "Gravity's Rainbow" Thomas Pynchon |
#6128, aired 2011-04-13 | THINKING GREEN $200: Since 1974 mulch from this annual Rockefeller Center sight has gone to Boy Scouts to use as ground cover in camps the Christmas tree |
#6111, aired 2011-03-21 | I COME FROM OUTER SPACE $1600: I got the first message from Earth to the stars, sent from this type of telescope at Arecibo in 1974 a radio telescope |
#6089, aired 2011-02-17 | BOARDING SCHOOL $800: From 1896 to 1974 Choate was just for these; then it merged with Rosemary Hall boys |
#6070, aired 2011-01-21 | SCI-FI TV $600: In 1974 Roddy McDowall starred in this show that brought the film series to TV--I love you, Dr. Zaius! The Planet of the Apes |
#6069, aired 2011-01-20 | SIBLINGS OF SONG $2000: Last name of brothers Eddie & Alex, who lent that name to a hard rock band in 1974 Van Halen |
#6068, aired 2011-01-19 | SHE WAS IN THAT? $1600: A young Laura Dern appeared in this 1974 film in which her mom played Flo the waitress Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
#6046, aired 2010-12-20 | DOCUMENTARIES $800: 2008's "Man on Wire" chronicled Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk across this NYC landmark the Twin Towers (or the World Trade Center) |
#6038, aired 2010-12-08 | AMERICAN FADS $800: After running nude through a 1974 meeting of Hawaii's legislature, a man declared himself this "of the house" streaker (of the house) |
#6033, aired 2010-12-01 | DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP $800: Vissarion Tikas, who became archbishop of this church in 1974, died in Athens in 1998 the Greek Orthodox Church |
#6014, aired 2010-11-04 | MANLY HITMAKERS $800: 1974:
"Piano Man" Billy Joel |
#6013, aired 2010-11-03 | THE HALL OF HUMAN ORIGIN $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is in front of a skeleton.) A diet heavy in plants requires a long digestive tract, so a broad torso & ample gut are visible in the reconstruction of the famous 3.2-million-year-old human fossil discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 & known by this female name Lucy |
#5992, aired 2010-10-05 | FAMILY MUSIC $2000: 1974:
"Midnight Rider" The Allman Brothers |
#5969, aired 2010-07-22 | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $200: In 1974 Art Fry of 3M added a weak adhesive to his church hymnal markers, creating these "Notes" Post-It Notes |
#5939, aired 2010-06-10 | WELL, EXHUME ME! $400: Her body was stolen & sent to Italy after her husband was deposed; it was returned to Argentina in 1974 Eva Perón |
#5927, aired 2010-05-25 | THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE $200: In 1974 Tanzania decided Dodoma should be this, as it's in the middle of the country the capital |
#5920, aired 2010-05-14 | TAKE A WELK ON THE WILD SIDE $1200: Cathy Lee Crosby was "Wunner Woman" in 1974; this wunnerful woman a-took over the role in 1975 Lynda Carter |
#5918, aired 2010-05-12 | PALME D'OR WINNERS $1600: 1974's winner "The Conversation" is an homage to this 1967 winner by Michelangelo Antonioni Blow-Up |
#5913, aired 2010-05-05 | THAT'S HOT! $800: In 1974 the temp reached a balmy 59 at Vanda Station on this continent (hey, that's hot for there) Antarctica |
#5911, aired 2010-05-03 | HE DIED A DEADLY DEATH $1200: After his death at age 78 on July 1, 1974, Argentina could cry for this 3-time president too Juan Perón |
#5898, aired 2010-04-14 | ISSUE NO. 1 $200: Dated March 4, 1974, the first issue of this celebrity mag covered the Hearsts & William Peter Blatty People |
#5892, aired 2010-04-06 | FUN AT THE BALLPARK $400: Selling this for just 10 cents a cup at a game in Cleveland in 1974 led to a riot that ended the game in a forfeit beer |
#5882, aired 2010-03-23 | CAR CULTURE $1000: Since its launch in 1974, this "sport"y VW model has ruled the sales charts in Germany the Golf |
#5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES $400: From 1974 to 1980 we watched this title guy drive his sweet Firebird to his even sweeter Malibu trailer (& catch bad guys) Rockford |
#5868, aired 2010-03-03 | MOVIE SPOILERS $600: Faye Dunaway's daughter is also her sister in this Jack Nicholson classic from 1974 Chinatown |
#5860, aired 2010-02-19 | MOVIE TITLE PAIRS $800: 1974:
"Harry &" this cat Tonto |
#5845, aired 2010-01-29 | HOLLYWOOD REMAKES $1200: This 1974 Walter Matthau-Robert Shaw movie came through the station again in 2009 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three |
#5833, aired 2010-01-13 | MOVIE POLITICIANS $800: Mel Brooks deals with Hedley (not Hedy!) Lamarr as Governor Le Petomane in this 1974 comedy Blazing Saddles |
#5832, aired 2010-01-12 | FAMOUS SHAMUS $1000: Robert B. Parker introduced this one-named P.I. in 1974's "The Godwulf Manuscript" Spenser |
#5827, aired 2010-01-05 | HE'S "R" MAN $400: Before becoming prime minister in 1974, he was Israel's ambassador to the United States Yitzhak Rabin |
#5826, aired 2010-01-04 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND $1200: "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me":
Elton John in 1974, this man & Elton in 1992 George Michael |
#5806, aired 2009-12-07 | RHYMES WITH A MUPPET $2000: David Niven was interrupted by one of these during the 1974 Oscar telecast a streaker |
#5794, aired 2009-11-19 | SERIOUS RADIO $1600: This man, whose real name is actually Gary, began hosting "A Prairie Home Companion" in 1974 Garrison Keillor |
#5786, aired 2009-11-09 | HISTORY VIA STICK FIGURES $400: His August 9, 1974 exit is recreated here (Richard) Nixon |
#5779, aired 2009-10-29 | MOVIES BY THE NUMBERS $400: Richard Lester directed both "The Three Musketeers" & this 1974 follow-up The Four Musketeers |
#5778, aired 2009-10-28 | FRENCH HISTORY $1200: A wartime adviser to de Gaulle, he was at the "center" of French politics as president from 1969 to 1974 Pompidou |
#5777, aired 2009-10-27 | 20 YEARS LATER $800: 1974:
Had a "Comedy Hour" with his wife on CBS;
1994:
Elected to Congress Sonny Bono |
#5766, aired 2009-10-12 | ORGAN RECITAL $1200: An album of Bach played on the 4 organs of Freiburg was released in 1974 in this type of multi-channel sound quadraphonic |
#5755, aired 2009-09-25 | CLASSIC TV DRAMA EPISODES $1200: 1974:
"Matt Dillon Must Die" Gunsmoke |
#5750, aired 2009-09-18 | THE GODFATHER OF SOUL $800: In 1974 James went to Zaire to perform before this boxer's "Rumble in the Jungle" with George Foreman Ali |
#5731, aired 2009-07-06 | ORDER IN THE SUPREME COURT $1,200 (Daily Double): One of the few decisions made in the summer was in the case United States v. this person in 1974 Richard Nixon |
#5715, aired 2009-06-12 | WIMBLEDON SINGLES CHAMPS $800: This American lefty:
1974, 1982 (Jimmy) Connors |
#5713, aired 2009-06-10 | WELCOME TO LISBON $1000: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the 25th of April Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal.) Resembling the Golden Gate Bridge, Lisbon's 25th of April Bridge was originally named for this dictator, but is now named for the date of 1974's revolution against his regime Antonio de Salazar |
#5702, aired 2009-05-26 | WHAT A KNOCKOUT! $400: His 1974 knockout of supposedly invincible George Foreman in Zaire shocked the world (Muhammad) Ali |
#5702, aired 2009-05-26 | U.S. STAMPS $600: An American Folklore stamp in 1974 honored this tale & featured the Headless Horseman & Ichabod Crane "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" |
#5699, aired 2009-05-21 | ART HEISTS $2000: Seen here, this Dutch painter's "Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid" was stolen in 1974 & again in 1986 (Jan) Vermeer |
#5679, aired 2009-04-23 | ARCHAEOLOGY $200: In 1974 farmers digging for water found an army of clay warriors "protecting" an emperor's tomb in this country China |
#5670, aired 2009-04-10 | A PRIEST, AN ELEPHANT & EVEL KNIEVEL... $600: On his "Sky-Cycle" Evel tried to jump a canyon above this river in Idaho in 1974; too bad the parachute opened early the Snake River |
#5649, aired 2009-03-12 | STEVE WIN $600: This Dodger first baseman won 4 straight gold gloves (1974-1977) Steve Garvey |
#5644, aired 2009-03-05 | HISTORIC NEWS PHOTOS $3,000 (Daily Double): The historic career-ending photo seen here was taken in this year 1974 |
#5636, aired 2009-02-23 | LIVIN' LIBIDO LOCA $2000: In 1974 Rep. Wilbur Mills' affair with this alliterative stripper was the talk of the Potomac River Tidal Basin Fanne Foxe |
#5633, aired 2009-02-18 | OPENING ACTS $1200: This guy's last time as an opening act was at a 1974 NYC show; Anne Murray insisted on headlining & got badly broooced Springsteen |
#5621, aired 2009-02-02 | GAME SHOWS IN TV & MOVIES $600: A 1974 episode found this "Happy Days" lad refusing to cheat on the rigged game show "Big Money"; such a nice boy Richie Cunningham |
#5604, aired 2009-01-08 | BUTTON IT! $600: President Ford introduced a new economic program in Oct. 1974 with "win" buttons, standing for "whip" this "now" inflation |
#5601, aired 2009-01-05 | PIGSKIN LEGENDS $800: This "Too Tall" Tennessee State defensive end was drafted No. 1 overall in 1974 Ed Jones |
#5598, aired 2008-12-31 | DRINKING SONGS $1600: Where's the Tabasco? In 1974 Willie Nelson was having this type of "morning" a "Bloody Mary Morning" |
#5594, aired 2008-12-25 | BEFORE & AFTER $400: Tomboyish Schulz creation who was kidnapped by the S.L.A. in 1974 Peppermint Patty Hearst |
#5590, aired 2008-12-19 | OPERATIONS $2000: Operation Jennifer was the CIA's 1974 effort to recover a sunken Soviet sub using this billionaire's Glomar Explorer Howard Hughes |
#5588, aired 2008-12-17 | LEFTOVERS $600: Its co-founder said this company began in "1974, when my friend...& I saw an article in 'Popular Electronics"' Microsoft |
#5583, aired 2008-12-10 | MOVIE ADJECTIVES $200: 1974:
"____ Saddles" Blazing |
#5579, aired 2008-12-04 | YOU GO, GIRL! $2000: Female name given to the fossil found by Donald Johanson in Hadar, Ethiopia in 1974 Lucy |
#5553, aired 2008-10-29 | ROBBERS $400: Skip to this baseball player who, from 1966 to 1974, led the NL in stolen bases in every season but one Lou Brock |
#5551, aired 2008-10-27 | "E"ASY DOES IT $1200: Trekkies might know that F-14A Tomcats were first assigned to this aircraft carrier in 1974 the Enterprise |
#5544, aired 2008-10-16 | COMPLETE THE HUGO AWARD-WINNING TITLE $1200: 1974:
"_____ With Rama" by Arthur C. Clarke Rendezvous |
#5534, aired 2008-10-02 | "PAR"TY TIME $400: In September 1974 Richard Nixon received a "full, free and absolute" one a pardon |
#5523, aired 2008-09-17 | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $1200: In June 1974 a package of Wrigley's gum became the first product scanned having one of these a barcode |
#5523, aired 2008-09-17 | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS $2000: This "hip" communications device got its present form in a 1974 Motorola version, but it had no display a pager |
#5520, aired 2008-09-12 | THE SECOND FILM IN THE SERIES $200: The mafia melodrama continues for the Corleone Family in this 1974 film The Godfather Part II |
#5504, aired 2008-07-10 | ON A JET PLANE $1000: European nations joined forces to form this company whose widebody A300 was launched in 1974 Airbus |
#5491, aired 2008-06-23 | THE ARTS $2000: A 1974 movie tells of Benji; a 12th century Japanese scroll illustrates this "tale" by Lady Murasaki (The Tale of) Genji |
#5458, aired 2008-05-07 | FACTS FROM ALMANACS $1000: The Supreme Court rejected absolute executive privilege in the 1974 case United States v. this man Richard Nixon |
#5456, aired 2008-05-05 | MUSICALS $400: "It's alive!" This Mel Brooks film, a "monster" hit in 1974, has been galvanized into a musical Young Frankenstein |
#5438, aired 2008-04-09 | QUOTATIONS $800: In April 1974 this kidnapped heiress announced, "This is Tania... I'm a soldier in the People's Army" Patricia Hearst |
#5437, aired 2008-04-08 | THE GERALD R. FORD MUSEUM $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Gerald R. Ford museum in Grand Rapids, MI.) This is the actual pen used by President Ford on Sept. 8, 1974 to affix his signature to this document, saying that "It is the right thing to do" the pardon of Richard Nixon |
#5437, aired 2008-04-08 | THE GERALD R. FORD MUSEUM $2000: (Jimmy stands next to a menorah.) This ancient menorah was a gift from this Israeli prime minister & Labor Party leader; his first term in office coincided with Gerald Ford's: 1974-1977 (Yitzhak) Rabin |
#5418, aired 2008-03-12 | WE'RE NO. 1! $1000: "We had joy, we had fun, we had" this 1974 Terry Jacks hit "Seasons In The Sun" |
#5414, aired 2008-03-06 | MOVIES BY CHARACTERS $800: 1974:
Bart,
Lili von Shtupp,
Gov. William J. LePetomane Blazing Saddles |
#5407, aired 2008-02-26 | CALIFORNIA ROLE $1000: L.A. P.I.
J.J. Gittes investigates the city's water management & other mysteries in this 1974 film Chinatown |
#5387, aired 2008-01-29 | TARZAN MOVIE REVIEW $800: Faye play slap jack in this 1974 film; She sister! She daughter! She sister! She daughter! Tarzan confused Chinatown |
#5378, aired 2008-01-16 | HAVE I TOLD YOU PHILATELY $800: The 1974 stamp seen here commemorates an historic meeting between these 2 world leaders in Cuba Castro & Brezhnev |
#5375, aired 2008-01-11 | MATH ROCK $200: In 1974 rocker Todd Rundgren sang a tune entitled "No. 1 Lowest Common" this denominator |
#5362, aired 2007-12-25 | THEIR FIRST NO. 1 POP HIT $400: "Sunshine On My Shoulders"
(1974) John Denver |
#5342, aired 2007-11-27 | I RESIGN! $400: His August 8, 1974 speech began, "Good evening. This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office" Nixon |
#5341, aired 2007-11-26 | RAJAS $1600: This state whose name begins with "Rajas" was the site of India's first nuclear test in 1974 Rajasthan |
#5336, aired 2007-11-19 | LERNER & LOEWE $2000: Lerner & Loewe's last collaboration was a 1974 film of this Antoine de Saint-Exupery story The Little Prince |
#5324, aired 2007-11-01 | STATE YOUR NAME $2000: Jessica Biel found a "7th Heaven" in California & found a Hell in the remake of this 1974 Tobe Hooper classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
#5322, aired 2007-10-30 | GEMS & JEWELRY $1200: In 1974 the newly discovered gem tsavorite got its name, derived from this continent's Tsavo National Park Africa |
#5315, aired 2007-10-19 | SHOW BIZ STUFF $200: Blind hermit Gene Hackman entertains man-of-few-words Peter Boyle in this 1974 comedy Young Frankenstein |
#5304, aired 2007-10-04 | I BEG YOUR PARDON $200: Gerald Ford issued 382 pardons but the one issued to this man in 1974 is said to have cost Ford the 1976 election Richard Nixon |
#5304, aired 2007-10-04 | I BEG YOUR PARDON $600: In 2001 she was pardoned for a 1974 armed bank robbery & for using a firearm during a felony Patty Hearst |
#5291, aired 2007-09-17 | AFTER $800: After playing QB Paul Crewe in 1974's "The Longest Yard", he played coach Nate Scarborough in the 2005 remake Burt Reynolds |
#5290, aired 2007-09-14 | SITCOM SUPPORTING CHARACTERS $400: Rock me, Ann B. Davis! Ms. D played housekeeper Alice Nelson on this sitcom from 1969 to 1974 The Brady Bunch |
#5279, aired 2007-07-19 | CELEBS $200: This host of "American Idol" was born in Atlanta in 1974 (Ryan) Seacrest |
#5260, aired 2007-06-22 | CHARLES GOT CHARGED $200: In 1974 Charles Colson was indicted on conspiracy charges in connection with this scandal the Watergate Scandal |
#5260, aired 2007-06-22 | JACK NICHOLSON $800: In 1974 this man directed Jack in "Chinatown" & played the gangster who slit Jack's nostril Roman Polanski |
#5255, aired 2007-06-15 | THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST $800: This pop group was on the fast track to fame after winning the contest in 1974 with the song "Waterloo" ABBA |
#5248, aired 2007-06-06 | MAGAZINES $200: The 1974 premiere issue of this celebrity magazine featured Mia Farrow in a pose from "The Great Gatsby" People |
#5238, aired 2007-05-23 | GHANA IN 60 SECONDS $400: President Ford named this former child star the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana in 1974 (Shirley) Temple (Black) |
#5236, aired 2007-05-21 | HOT MOVIES $800: Hedy Lamarr sued Mel Brooks over the "use" of her name in this 1974 comedy & eventually settled out of court Blazing Saddles |
#5236, aired 2007-05-21 | HOT MOVIES $1200: Steve McQueen & Paul Newman did some of their own stunts in this 1974 special-effects extravaganza The Towering Inferno |
#5219, aired 2007-04-26 | MY LIFE IN GAME SHOWS $400: He hosted one game show from 1956 to 1974 & another from 1972 to 2007 Bob Barker |
#5194, aired 2007-03-22 | THE BOOK OF RUTH $800: Total number of regular season home runs Babe Ruth hit in his career; it was the record until 1974 714 |
#5191, aired 2007-03-19 | WORLD CAPITALS $400: Juan Peron died in this city in 1974 Buenos Aires |
#5189, aired 2007-03-15 | QUOTABLE CINEMA $400: 1974:
"Forget it, Jake. It's..." Chinatown |
#5169, aired 2007-02-15 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $800: In 1974, this state's George Ariyoshi was elected the first U.S. governor of Japanese ancestry Hawaii |
#5164, aired 2007-02-08 | ROLE-PLAYING GAMES $200: Created by Gary Gygax in 1974, this granddaddy of RPGs uses a 20-sided die & a monster manual Dungeons & Dragons |
#5163, aired 2007-02-07 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $1200: In September 1974 he granted a presidential pardon & offered clemency to draft evaders & deserters (Gerald) Ford |
#5154, aired 2007-01-25 | MATT-ICULOUS $200: A 1974 biography of this photographer is titled "Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man" Mathew Brady |
#5152, aired 2007-01-23 | LUCY! $2000: The hominid fossil remains known as Lucy were dug up in Hadar in this East African country in 1974 Ethiopia |
#5148, aired 2007-01-17 | KIDNAPPED $400: This wealthy heiress who was kidnapped in 1974 was renamed "Tania" after Che Guevara's girlfriend Patricia Hearst |
#5147, aired 2007-01-16 | THAT'S SOME OF YOUR BUSINESS $800: The logo for this shoe retailer founded in 1974 is seen here Foot Locker |
#5140, aired 2007-01-05 | HAIR $1200: In the 1974 picture seen here, Julius Erving sports this 4-letter hairstyle an afro |
#5122, aired 2006-12-12 | CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS $1200: In 1974 Reims Cathedral added stained-glass windows by this Russian-born artist (Marc) Chagall |
#5121, aired 2006-12-11 | SALUTE TO THE NBA $1600: In 1974 & 1976 this forward led the Nets to the ABA Championship, & in 1983 he led the 76ers to the NBA Championship Julius Erving ("Dr. J") |
#5117, aired 2006-12-05 | WORLD LEADERS $400: The French don't seem to get tired of this man, first appointed prime minister in 1974 & now president Chirac |
#5107, aired 2006-11-21 | THAT '70s SHOW $600: The Fonz told people to "Sit on it!" on this show that debuted in 1974 Happy Days |
#5104, aired 2006-11-16 | THE HELP $5,000 (Daily Double): In a 1974 Eric Clapton song, it's the person he didn't shoot the deputy |
#5089, aired 2006-10-26 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: This October 1973-March 1974 action by Arab states caused headaches for U.S. drivers the oil embargo |
#5080, aired 2006-10-13 | SPORTS STARS $1600: This American won at least one Women's Grand Slam tennis title a record 13 straight years, 1974-1986 Chris Evert-Lloyd |
#5076, aired 2006-10-09 | BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS $200: To help reassure women, this First Lady spoke openly about her 1974 battle Betty Ford |
#5075, aired 2006-10-06 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: The Watergate scandal led to the resignation of this U.S. president in 1974 Nixon |
#5066, aired 2006-09-25 | THEIR FIRST NOVELS $400: "Carrie"
(1974) Stephen King |
#5056, aired 2006-09-11 | YEARS $400: Following his resignation in this year, we didn't have Richard Nixon to kick around anymore 1974 |
#5033, aired 2006-06-28 | ROCK LEGENDS $600: This "brotherly" blue-eyed soul act returned to the Top 10 in 1974 with "Rock And Roll Heaven" The Righteous Brothers |
#5030, aired 2006-06-23 | THE VOTES ARE IN $1000: In 1974 voters in this country rejected the monarchy, dashing Constantine II's hope of returning to the throne Greece |
#5015, aired 2006-06-02 | ISN'T IT ICONIC? $2000: This "Hero With a Thousand Faces" author co-wrote 1974's "The Mythic Image", which explored iconography Joseph Campbell |
#5012, aired 2006-05-30 | MEMORABLE ROLES $800: 1972:
Kay Adams;
1974:
Kay Corleone;
1990:
Kay Adams Michelson Diane Keaton |
#5009, aired 2006-05-25 | THE VEEP $200: This vice president studied law at the University of Baltimore; in 1974, he was disbarred Spiro Agnew |
#5007, aired 2006-05-23 | ON THE GO $1000: On September 8, 1974 he parachuted to the bottom of the Snake River Canyon; that was plan B Evel Knievel |
#5005, aired 2006-05-19 | AFRICAN CAPITALS $800: Until 1974 much of the land in this capital belonged to Haile Selassie's family, members of the nobility & the National Church Addis Ababa |
#5004, aired 2006-05-18 | OPERA, LIKE IT OR NOT $1600: Anthony Davis' opera "Tania" is a surreal depiction of the 1974 abduction of this young woman Patty Hearst |
#5002, aired 2006-05-16 | THE STARTING INFIELD $400: From 1974 through 1981 the Dodgers fielded Garvey, Lopes, Russell & this third baseman, "The Penguin" Ron Cey |
#4985, aired 2006-04-21 | "DON'T" YOU KNOW THIS SONG? $1600: Elton John saw the light of the Top 5 with this song twice, in 1974 & 1992 "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" |
#4976, aired 2006-04-10 | KICK THE CANNES $600: People were talking when Coppola won for this 1974 Gene Hackman movie where he listens to a murder plot The Conversation |
#4975, aired 2006-04-07 | ONE OF THESE NIGHTS $1200: After his ballet troupe's Toronto performance on June 29, 1974, he didn't get on the KGB bus Baryshnikov |
#4965, aired 2006-03-24 | I MARRIED ELIZABETH TAYLOR $400: This actor married Ms. Taylor in 1964 (& was divorced from her in 1974) Richard Burton |
#4942, aired 2006-02-21 | "WALK" INTO THE TOP 40 $800: Title command of a No. 1 hit for the 4 Seasons in 1963 & a Top 20 for Grand Funk in 1974 "Walk Like A Man" |
#4939, aired 2006-02-16 | GREAT BRIT $1200: In 1974 this "Brief History of Time" author calculated that black holes aren't completely black Stephen Hawking |
#4930, aired 2006-02-03 | AMERICAN IMAGES $400: They're the 2 leaders seen here meeting in
Vladivostok in November 1974 Gerald Ford & Brezhnev |
#4925, aired 2006-01-27 | PUT ON YOUR HELMUT $400: Not an ex-Phillie third baseman, but the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982 (Helmut) Schmidt |
#4913, aired 2006-01-11 | FIRST LADIES $1200: Her "term" as First Lady lasted from 1974 to 1977 Betty Ford |
#4910, aired 2006-01-06 | THE VICE PRESIDENT WHO... $400: ...received a law degree from Indiana University in 1974 Dan Quayle |
#4906, aired 2006-01-02 | WHITNEY $800: In 1974 Whitney was appropriately made one of the first inductees into this the Inventors Hall of Fame |
#4905, aired 2005-12-30 | SCARY MOVIES $800: Gunnar Hansen brought the character of Leatherface to life in this 1974 thriller The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
#4904, aired 2005-12-29 | PREMIERE $800: When this 1974 comedy premiered at a California drive-in, all the guests had to ride in on horseback Blazing Saddles |
#4898, aired 2005-12-21 | BY THE NUMBERS $1000: This section was added to the tax code in 1974; it's now the name (or number) for many political advocacy groups 527 |
#4898, aired 2005-12-21 | TIME FOR A MOVIE REVIEW $1200: "Film noir was a tired genre before writer Robert Towne and director Roman Polanski made this" 1974 film Chinatown |
#4884, aired 2005-12-01 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $400: Since being introduced in 1974, his famous "maneuver" has saved thousands of choking people, & pets, too (Henry) Heimlich |
#4880, aired 2005-11-25 | STEPHEN KING BOOKS $400: 1974 tale subtitled "A Novel of a Girl with a Frightening Power" Carrie |
#4879, aired 2005-11-24 | YOUR LIFE ON THE BIG SCREEN $800: 1974:
"Lenny" Lenny Bruce |
#4864, aired 2005-11-03 | BASKETBALL $400: (Hi. I'm Bill Walton.) In 1974 this team that now plays its home games in the Rose Garden made me the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft the Portland Trail Blazers |
#4861, aired 2005-10-31 | SPORTS LEGENDS $1000: 1974's top money-winning horse was named for this U.S.-born woman who won 157 tennis singles titles Chris Evert |
#4855, aired 2005-10-21 | NAME THAT AUTOCRAT $800: Nicaragua
1967-1972 &
1974-1979 Somoza |
#4854, aired 2005-10-20 | "ROCK" SONGS $200: This tune hit the Top 40 again in 1974 thanks to its use as the theme to "Happy Days" "Rock Around The Clock" |
#4833, aired 2005-09-21 | THE NAKED TRUTH $800: Flash back to this event in 1974 where the famous photo seen here was taken the Oscars |
#4833, aired 2005-09-21 | MOVIES BY CHARACTERS $1600: 1974:
The Waco Kid,
Hedley Lamarr,
Mongo Blazing Saddles |
#4831, aired 2005-09-19 | FROM THE PORTUGUESE $1600: Before 1974 this country with a hyphenated name was known as Portuguese Guinea Guinea-Bissau |
#4830, aired 2005-09-16 | MY FEAR LADY $1200: Cloris Leachman brought the fearsome Frau Blucher to life in this 1974 comedy Young Frankenstein |
#4815, aired 2005-07-08 | MOVIE TITLE PAIRS $2000: 1974:
Clint Eastwood &
Jeff Bridges Thunderbolt and Lightfoot |
#4799, aired 2005-06-16 | TITLE FILM ANIMALS $200: 1974:
"Benji" a dog |
#4787, aired 2005-05-31 | POUR ME A STIFF ONE $800: This brand of liqueur made its debut in Dublin on November 26, 1974 Bailey's (Irish Cream) |
#4778, aired 2005-05-18 | PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING WOMEN $2000: Sadly, like her friend & fellow poet Sylvia Plath, this winner for "Live or Die" died by her own hand, in 1974 Anne Sexton |
#4764, aired 2005-04-28 | HEADLINERS ON TOUR $1200: 1974:
"Diamond Dogs" David Bowie |
#4762, aired 2005-04-26 | AP FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR $400: 1974 & 1980: This Fort Lauderdale-born tennis pro Chris Evert |
#4745, aired 2005-04-01 | HOT BABES $400: After President Nixon resigned in 1974, this daughter of his reacted with the line "Now I can wear hot pants" Julie Nixon |
#4741, aired 2005-03-28 | JAZZ $1200: On his dad Duke's death in 1974, he took over the orchestra Mercer Ellington |
#4738, aired 2005-03-23 | ROUGH POLITICS $800: In March 1974, 7 ex-Nixon officials were arrested for conspiracy, including this former Chief of Staff Haldeman |
#4738, aired 2005-03-23 | BRUCE ALMIGHTY $1200: Dustin Hoffman starred as this controversial entertainer in a 1974 biopic Lenny Bruce |
#4738, aired 2005-03-23 | ROUGH POLITICS $2000: In October 1974 ths Arkansas congressman's career got kicked in the Fanne (Fox) Wilbur Mills |
#4737, aired 2005-03-22 | MOVIE TITLE PAIRS $1600: 1974:
James Caan &
Alan Arkin Freebie and the Bean |
#4718, aired 2005-02-23 | QUOTABLE OSCAR HOSTS $2000: 1974: "Just think, the only laugh that man will probably ever get is for stripping and showing off his shortcomings" David Niven |
#4716, aired 2005-02-21 | NEW YORK ON FILM $600: Henry Winkler & Sly Stallone played leather-clad greasers of the '50s in this 1974 flick The Lords of Flatbush |
#4685, aired 2005-01-07 | THE 1970s MUSIC SCENE $400: In 1974 Paul McCartney formed a new version of this group with drummer Geoff Britton & guitarist Jimmy McCulloch Wings |
#4670, aired 2004-12-17 | ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER $800: This musical was the happy result of a 1974 visit to Argentina by Lloyd Webber's collaborator Tim Rice Evita |
#4667, aired 2004-12-14 | "E" CHANNEL $1600: In 1974 Spokane's Cannon Island was the site of this, which featured an environmental theme an expo |
#4661, aired 2004-12-06 | DWAT DAT WABBIT! $600: The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch wipes out a killer bunny in this classic 1974 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
#4657, aired 2004-11-30 | YADA YADA YADA $600: In a 1974 national TV address he conveyed, "Our long national nightmare is over..." yada yada yada Ford |
#4644, aired 2004-11-11 | THE 20th CENTURY $2000: In 1974 the military overthrew this African leader who claimed to be descended from Solomon & the Queen of Sheba Haile Selassie (of Ethiopia) |
#4643, aired 2004-11-10 | REPORTING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE $200: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the White House.) One year ago he represented Michigan's 5th District. Today, August 9th 1974, he enters the Oval Office as President Gerald Ford |
#4638, aired 2004-11-04 | GUNSMOKE $1000: In 1974 this man told the U.N. General Assembly he bore "an olive branch and a freedom fighter's gun" Yasser Arafat |
#4627, aired 2004-10-19 | FAMOUS NAMES $800: Golda Meir, a former school teacher, was prime minister of this country from 1969 to 1974 Israel |
#4610, aired 2004-09-24 | PRO FOOTBALL $400: This Pittsburgh Steelers tackle was named the AP's defensive player of the year twice: 1972 & 1974 Mean Joe Greene |
#4608, aired 2004-09-22 | GAME OVER $200: Your fighter, thief & wizard split the treasure & calculate their experience in this role-playing game created in 1974 Dungeons & Dragons |
#4595, aired 2004-07-23 | OSCARS OF THE '70s $10,000 (Daily Double): For her portrayal of Greta Ohlsson in a 1974 mystery, this legendary actress scored her third Oscar Ingrid Bergman |
#4593, aired 2004-07-21 | CRIME TIME $800: William & Emily Harris were members of this radical terrorist group that kidnapped Patty Hearst in Feb. 1974 Symbionese Liberation Army |
#4588, aired 2004-07-14 | AWARDS $1200: In 1974 Dick Clark created them for ABC when the Grammys moved to Nashville the American Music Awards |
#4580, aired 2004-07-02 | DID WE PLANET THAT WAY? $200: Not much was known about this innermost planet until 1974 when Mariner 10 took some pictures Mercury |
#4575, aired 2004-06-25 | ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN $600: She died on a "Monday, Monday" in July 1974 during a visit to London Mama Cass Elliot |
#4574, aired 2004-06-24 | THE EMMYS $800: 1974 Best Supporting Comedy Actress winner for playing Phyllis Lindstrom on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Cloris Leachman |
#4558, aired 2004-06-02 | PARDON ME $200: He was presidentially pardoned September 8, 1974 Nixon |
#4549, aired 2004-05-20 | PEOPLE $400: In 1974 People magazine's first African-American cover subject was this actress who played Miss Jane Pittman Cicely Tyson |
#4542, aired 2004-05-11 | HISTORIC POLITICAL SCANDALS $800: A 1974 scandal led to the end of Willy Brandt's career as the popular chancellor of this country West Germany |
#4532, aired 2004-04-27 | "COP"s $200: He was nominated for an Oscar in Directing for 1972 & won for 1974 Francis Ford Coppola |
#4526, aired 2004-04-19 | THEIR LAST TOP 10 HIT $2000: "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song"
(1974) Jim Croce |
#4512, aired 2004-03-30 | SCREEN PLAYS $800: John Osborne's 1961 play about this Protestant reformer became a 1974 film starring Stacy Keach Martin Luther |
#4511, aired 2004-03-29 | "I" REMEMBER $400: This tax shelter for later in your life was created in 1974 to assist those without company pension plans IRA |
#4509, aired 2004-03-25 | PEABODY AWARD WINNERS $1000: She produced & starred in 1974's Peabody Award-winning "Free to Be...You & Me" Marlo Thomas |
#4489, aired 2004-02-26 | WOMEN WITH 40-TUDE $2000: Geesh, she was only 10 when she took home an Oscar in 1974; she's 40 now Tatum O'Neal |
#4469, aired 2004-01-29 | SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 50th ANNIVERSARY $1000: After winning at Wimbledon in 1974, these two athletes shared the cover seen here Chris Evert & Jimmy Connors |
#4468, aired 2004-01-28 | 11/30 $1600: Donald Johanson named this 3.2-million-year-old woman after a Beatles tune he heard Nov. 30, 1974 while partying Lucy |
#4467, aired 2004-01-27 | AT THE BALLPARK $800: At the June 4, 1974 game in Cleveland, this refreshment only cost 10 cents; that's a promotion you won't see again beer |
#4467, aired 2004-01-27 | "W"HODUNNIT? $1200: His last complete novel, 1974's "Aunts Aren't Gentlemen", involves further adventures of Wooster & Jeeves P.G. Wodehouse |
#4456, aired 2004-01-12 | IN THE BIG INNING $1200: Coming to bat in the 4th inning of a game against the L.A. Dodgers in 1974, this Atlanta Brave hit his 715th home run Hank Aaron |
#4444, aired 2003-12-25 | CINEMACABRE $1600: A remake of this classic 1974 horror film massacred the box office in 2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
#4441, aired 2003-12-22 | PULITZER PRIZE CATEGORIES $600: Robert Lowell in 1947 & 1974 Poetry |
#4436, aired 2003-12-15 | TIME'S PERSON OF THE YEAR $800: For 1974 this King of Saudi Arabia was chosen for the turmoil he unleashed after raising oil prices King Faisal |
#4435, aired 2003-12-12 | GEORGIA ON MY MIND $200: Oglethorpe is the seat of this county whose "line" was featured in a 1974 film Macon |
#4435, aired 2003-12-12 | AMERICAN WOMAN $400: U.S. Ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976, she was once Hollywood's biggest star Shirley Temple Black |
#4435, aired 2003-12-12 | BEATLES REMAKES $4,200 (Daily Double): Under the name Dr. Winston O'Boogie, John Lennon played guitar on Elton John's 1974 remake of this gem "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" |
#4423, aired 2003-11-26 | HISTORICAL QUOTES $800: In a 1974 tape-recorded message, she said, "This is Tania...I'm a soldier in the People's Army" Patty Hearst |
#4420, aired 2003-11-21 | MERYL STREEP $2000: In 1974 Meryl sang in "The Frogs", with music by this "Into the Woods" composer; it was performed in Yale's swimming pool Stephen Sondheim |
#4405, aired 2003-10-31 | ONE-HIT WONDERS $800: In 1974 Terry Jacks had this mournful No. 1 hit, based on a tune by Jacques Brel "Seasons In The Sun" |
#4392, aired 2003-10-14 | KUNG FU $1600: Those kicks were fast as lightnin' when Carl Douglas had a number one hit with this song in 1974 "Kung Fu Fighting" |
#4390, aired 2003-10-10 | REEL LIFE QUOTES $800: 1974:
"I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart" The Godfather Part II |
#4390, aired 2003-10-10 | REEL LIFE QUOTES $2,000 (Daily Double): 1974:
"Pardon me, boy. Is this the Transylvania station?" Young Frankenstein |
#4368, aired 2003-09-10 | SOCCER'S WORLD CUP $2,000 (Daily Double): This country that no longer exists made it to the finals 6 times, winning in 1954, 1974 & 1990 West Germany |
#4365, aired 2003-07-18 | ANNUAL EVENTS $800: During WWI, WWII & the Energy Crisis of 1974-75, the U.S. adopted this for most of the year to economize on fuel Daylight Savings Time |
#4349, aired 2003-06-26 | JIMMY JAM $600: From 1974 through 1978, he was ranked the No. 1 tennis player in the world Jimmy Connors |
#4346, aired 2003-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This business chain, begun in Memphis in 1974, was named for a Mr. Ross who gave great haircuts Fantastic Sam's |
#4340, aired 2003-06-13 | I QUIT! $600: In 1974, frustrated with GM's management, he quit & with British funding, built a stainless steel luxury sports car John DeLorean |
#4324, aired 2003-05-22 | CAPITAL CITY BIRTHPLACES $400: Alanis Morissette,
1974 Ottawa |
#4323, aired 2003-05-21 | FIRE ON FILM $1200: 1974 film about fire in the world's tallest building, which has implausibly been put up in San Francisco The Towering Inferno |
#4313, aired 2003-05-07 | '70s SITCOMS $1200: This series that ran from 1974 to 1978 was set in the barrio of East Los Angeles Chico and the Man |
#4304, aired 2003-04-24 | THAT '70s NEWS $800: He won hearts in 1974 when he took his first Grand Slam title at age 18 Bjorn Borg |
#4297, aired 2003-04-15 | 2-LETTER ABBREV. $400: Condoleezza Rice earned hers from the University of Denver in 1974 B.A. |
#4294, aired 2003-04-10 | BEFORE & AFTER $800: Charlie Brown's tomboy friend kidnapped by the SLA in 1974 Peppermint Patty Hearst |
#4289, aired 2003-04-03 | FOREIGN FOLKS $400: From 1957 to 1974 this tycoon owned & operated Olympic Airways, Greece's national airlines Aristotle Onassis |
#4257, aired 2003-02-18 | SNICKERS $600: 1974 film with the exchange:
Inga: Werewolf!
Freddy: Werewolf?
Igor: There!
Freddy: What?
Igor: There wolf. Young Frankenstein |
#4256, aired 2003-02-17 | BAD NEWS $2000: A 1974 twister destroyed half of this Midwestern state's city of Xenia, whose name means "hospitality" Ohio |
#4225, aired 2003-01-03 | IN A PICKLE $400: This pickle maker introduced its spokesstork in 1974 Vlasic |
#4195, aired 2002-11-22 | SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES $1,600 (Daily Double): The remains of a 3.2 million-year-old hominid, discovered in 1974, were nicknamed this, after a Beatles song Lucy |
#4187, aired 2002-11-12 | WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE $1,800 (Daily Double): In 1974, when he was a university student, this future world leader was the judo champion of Leningrad Vladimir Putin |
#4185, aired 2002-11-08 | POP MUSIC $1000: Golden Earring's first Top 40 hit, this "love" song cruised to No. 13 in 1974 "Radar Love" |
#4183, aired 2002-11-06 | CLASSIC NICHOLSON MOVIE LINES $800: 1974:
"What makes you certain that your husband is, um, involved with someone?" Chinatown |
#4181, aired 2002-11-04 | BEST ACTOR OSCAR WINNERS $2000: 1974 for "Harry and Tonto" Art Carney |
#4170, aired 2002-10-18 | LEGAL MATTERS $800: His name followed the v. in a 1974 Supreme Court case on executive privilege Richard M. Nixon |
#4164, aired 2002-10-10 | KIDNAPPINGS $400: This hero who died in 1974 was pestered by disturbed men claiming to be his kidnapped son Charles Lindbergh |
#4159, aired 2002-10-03 | THE U.N. $1200: The first female U.S. ambassador to the U.N., she published the book "Political Woman" in 1974 Jeane Kirkpatrick |
#4156, aired 2002-09-30 | ROCK OF AGES $1000: Harry Chapin's "son turned 10 just the other day" in this song, No. 1 back in 1974 "Cat's in the Cradle" |
#4148, aired 2002-09-18 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $1200: This man who served from August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977, had the second shortest term of the 20th Century Gerald Ford |
#4127, aired 2002-07-09 | FAMOUS NAMES $600: Seen here in 1996, she was the victim of a sensational kidnapping in 1974 Patty Hearst |
#4120, aired 2002-06-28 | LITERARY FIRST LINES $400: 1974: "The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail" Jaws |
#4120, aired 2002-06-28 | TURKEY $1,000 (Daily Double): In both 1967 & 1974, Turkey almost went to war with Greece over problems on this island Cyprus |
#4115, aired 2002-06-21 | I'LL BE YOUR WAITER $2000: In case of emergency, I & the rest of the wait staff know how to perform this, introduced in 1974 Heimlich Maneuver |
#4100, aired 2002-05-31 | NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS $400: 1974: "Gravity's Rainbow" Thomas Pynchon |
#4080, aired 2002-05-03 | CLASSIC TV $800: This occult series featuring Darren McGavin premiered in September 1974, on Friday the 13th The Night Stalker |
#4076, aired 2002-04-29 | SCIENTIFIC MINDS $1200: In 1974 Sherwood Rowland & Mario Molina showed that these man-made chemicals were destroying the ozone layer CFCs |
#4067, aired 2002-04-16 | LIVIN' LATVIAN LARGE $1000: This member of the Riga ballet moved on to the Kirov in 1967, then defected to the West in 1974 Baryshnikov |
#4053, aired 2002-03-27 | THE "BIG" SCREEN $1200: 1974: Starring Angie DIckinson Big Bad Mama |
#4051, aired 2002-03-25 | THE ME DECADE $600: It was the year in which Haile Selassie was deposed, Baryshnikov defected & Ford became president 1974 |
#4038, aired 2002-03-06 | LEO $400: This heartthrob was born on November 11, 1974 Leonardo DiCaprio |
#4032, aired 2002-02-26 | TV DRAMA $400: This show starring the man seen here as an ex-con ran from 1974 to 1980 The Rockford Files |
#4025, aired 2002-02-15 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $2000: Created in 1974, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission replaced the AEC, this earlier agency the Atomic Energy Commission |
#4015, aired 2002-02-01 | COLLEGE SPORTS $200: This school's Trojans won a record 5 straight College World Series Baseball titles from 1970 to 1974 USC |
#4014, aired 2002-01-31 | THAT '70s MOVIE $400: He made his big screen debut in 1974's "Sizzle Beach U.S.A.", 21 years before "Waterworld" Kevin Costner |
#4006, aired 2002-01-21 | SCIENCE CLASS $2000: In 1974 Stephen Hawking became one of the youngest members ever of this "Royal" group founded in 1660 the British Royal Society |
#4005, aired 2002-01-18 | BOBBY $1200: In 1974 the police force of this second-largest English city was folded into the West Midlands Police Birmingham |
#4004, aired 2002-01-17 | AFRICA $400: This former child star served as the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976 Shirley Temple (Black) |
#3985, aired 2001-12-21 | TO "ARM"S $800: He founded his world-famous house of fashion in 1974 (Giorgio) Armani |
#3984, aired 2001-12-20 | TV TALK SHOW HOSTS $1600: This singer who hosted a variety series in the '50s had her own talk show from 1974 to 1980 Dinah Shore |
#3983, aired 2001-12-19 | ORIGINAL TITLES $200: Peter Benchley, 1974: "The Summer of the Shark" Jaws |
#3981, aired 2001-12-17 | DESERTS $200: In 1974 this country detonated its first nuclear device in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan state India |
#3971, aired 2001-12-03 | D.C. $800: This pool gained fame in 1974 when stripper & congressional companion Fanne Foxe frolicked in it the Tidal Basin |
#3970, aired 2001-11-30 | VERMONT $400: In 1974 he became Vermont's first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate; he's still there Patrick Leahy |
#3968, aired 2001-11-28 | YOU HIT ME IN THE FACE! $400: "She's my sister (slap); my daughter (slap)"; forget it, Jake, it's this 1974 film Chinatown |
#3965, aired 2001-11-23 | FILMS OF THE '70s $100: Cleavon Little plays Black Bart, the sheriff of Ridge Rock in this 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles |
#3951, aired 2001-11-05 | THAT WAS MY WIFE $200: Elizabeth Taylor
(1964-1974, 1975-1976) Richard Burton |
#3944, aired 2001-10-25 | THIS YEAR'S HEADLINE! $200: Nixon Resigns as President! 1974 |
#3936, aired 2001-10-15 | THEY WERE IN THAT? $1000: When this future TV angel appeared in 1974's "Evil in the Deep" she was billed as Cheryl Stoppelmoor Cheryl Ladd |
#3932, aired 2001-10-09 | TOP 40 DEBUTS $100: 1974:
"Piano Man" Billy Joel |
#3932, aired 2001-10-09 | TOP 40 DEBUTS $300: 1974:
"Mandy" Barry Manilow |
#3931, aired 2001-10-08 | THE REAL SLIM PICKENS $600: Slim made a statement in a bean-eating scene in this 1974 Mel Brooks Western spoof Blazing Saddles |
#3916, aired 2001-09-17 | FOR OLD CRIMES' SAKE $300: This publishing heiress was kidnapped on February 4, 1974 Patty Hearst |
#3905, aired 2001-07-20 | MEL BROOKS FILMS $400: Gene Wilder tries to live down the family name & dismisses his granddad's work as "doo-doo" in this 1974 comedy Young Frankenstein |
#3887, aired 2001-06-26 | WHO'S THERE? $400: Hitting home run No. 715 in Atlanta on April 8, 1974 Hank Aaron |
#3884, aired 2001-06-21 | 4-LETTER FILMS $600: Many fans didn't love Lucy when she played the Auntie in this 1974 musical Mame |
#3877, aired 2001-06-12 | "FUL" HOUSE $1000: Arkansas senator from 1945 to 1974, he sponsored a program of international educational exchanges J. William Fulbright |
#3876, aired 2001-06-11 | FILM NOIR $100: Jack Nicholson played L.A. private eye J.J. Gittes in this 1974 classic Chinatown |
#3870, aired 2001-06-01 | CHARACTER REFERENCE $200: Peter Quint is a ghost in "The Turn of the Screw" & Quint is an Amity Island fisherman in this 1974 novel Jaws |
#3849, aired 2001-05-03 | PHILADELPHIANS $200: In Philly in 1974 Dr. Audrey Evans & the Eagles' Fred Hill built this fast-food character's first "House" Ronald McDonald |
#3846, aired 2001-04-30 | REALLY BAD DATES $200: On April 3, 1974, during an 18-hour period, 148 of these touched down, ravaging towns in the Midwest tornadoes |
#3840, aired 2001-04-20 | NAME THE MOVIE $400: 1974:
"No, it's pronounced Eye-Gor" Young Frankenstein |
#3819, aired 2001-03-22 | PEOPLE WITH PEANUTS NAMES $200: The doctor was in when this important hominid fossil was discovered in 1974 Lucy |
#3805, aired 2001-03-02 | NHL LOGOS $1000: This team won the Stanley Cup in 1974 & 1975 Philadelphia Flyers |
#3793, aired 2001-02-14 | SHARK! $800: His 1974 bestseller "Jaws" led to a new interest in & a new respect for sharks as well Peter Benchley |
#3781, aired 2001-01-29 | ENCYCLOPEDIC KNOWLEDGE $200: In 1974 Britannica was split into 2 main parts, Micropedia (ready reference) & this (knowledge in depth) Macropedia |
#3776, aired 2001-01-22 | WISH I'D SEEN THAT MUSICAL! $800: TV's Herman Munster, he co-starred with Stephen Collins & Meat Loaf in the 1974 musical "More Than You Deserve" Fred Gwynne |
#3771, aired 2001-01-15 | COUNTRY MUSIC $100: On March 16, 1974 this president played "God Bless America" on the piano at the dedication of the new Opry house Richard M. Nixon |
#3766, aired 2001-01-08 | PUT SOMETHING ON $1,000 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Marvin Hamlisch, here at the Hollywood Bowl.) In 1974 I won 3 Oscars including one for adapting this composer's ragtime music for "The Sting" Scott Joplin |
#3755, aired 2000-12-22 | HAMBURGERS $1000: Born in Hamburg, he strapped on his helmet & served as West German chancellor 1974-82, before another Helmut, Kohl Helmut Schmidt |
#3752, aired 2000-12-19 | CLASSIC TV EPISODES $500: 1974:
"Blood of the Dragon" Kung Fu |
#3743, aired 2000-12-06 | 20th CENTURY SPORTS $400: Heavyweight boxing champ in 1974, he went back in the ring in 1994 & regained the title George Foreman |
#3736, aired 2000-11-27 | MTM $1000: (Hi, I'm Tyler Christopher of "General Hospital") In 1984 as D.L. Brock he married Bobbie on "G.H.", in 1974 as Joe Gerard he married Rhoda on "Rhoda" David Groh |
#3714, aired 2000-10-26 | PLAYING PRESIDENT $800: 1974:
William Devane John F. Kennedy |
#3675, aired 2000-07-21 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $600: In 1974 he bought Rancho del Cielo, a 688-acre ranch east of Santa Barbara in the Santa Ynez Mountains Ronald Reagan |
#3669, aired 2000-07-13 | WHO'S WHO IN SPORTS $400: Ali's 1974 fight against Foreman was the breakout event for this boxing promoter Don King |
#3666, aired 2000-07-10 | WHO'S ON THE BRITISH THRONE? $200: President Nixon resigns Elizabeth II (1974) |
#3650, aired 2000-06-16 | 20th CENTURY EUROPE $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1974 this country's premier Marcello Caetano was deposed & exiled to Madeira -- doesn't sound so bad Portugal |
#3643, aired 2000-06-07 | "BAN" $600: In this 1974 Paul McCartney & Wings hit, "The rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun" "Band on the Run" |
#3637, aired 2000-05-30 | "HOTEL"s $1000: In a 1974 song, Leonard Cohen remembered you well in this hotel Chelsea Hotel |
#3634, aired 2000-05-25 | GREECE IS THE WORD $200: A 1974 referendum eliminated this post, giving the country a parliamentary government king (did away with the monarchy) |
#3631, aired 2000-05-22 | IF THEY MARRIED... $1000: If Michelle & John Phillips' daughter wed screenwriter Robert, she'd have this name, like his 1974 Oscar-winning screenplay Chynna Towne |
#3613, aired 2000-04-26 | THE PLAY'S THE THING $200: The Creature is a character in the 1974 Tim Kelly play based on this Mary Shelley tale "Frankenstein" |
#3606, aired 2000-04-17 | "IN" THE MOVIES $400: A skyscraper burns, baby, burns in this all-star 1974 disaster flick The Towering Inferno |
#3591, aired 2000-03-27 | BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY $1000: Robert Towne
(1974) Chinatown |
#3589, aired 2000-03-23 | HYPHENATES $200: In 1998 she remade her 1974 hit "I Honestly Love You" Olivia Newton-John |
#3589, aired 2000-03-23 | THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART 1 $400: The public farewell seen here took place in this year:
(Nixon leaving Washington) 1974 |
#3585, aired 2000-03-17 | CINEMATIC TITLE PAIRS $1000: 1974:
"...and the Bean" Freebie |
#3569, aired 2000-02-24 | WORLD CELEBRITIES $200: French high-wire artist Philippe Petit is known for his 1974 walk between the towers of this NYC landmark World Trade Center |
#3567, aired 2000-02-22 | CELEBS $200: This author was a high school English teacher in Maine when his first book was published in 1974 Stephen King |
#3566, aired 2000-02-21 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: On September 8, 1974, he was granted "A full, free and absolute pardon" Richard Nixon |
#3538, aired 2000-01-12 | BUMPED FROM THE COVER OF TIME $200: A cover titled "Declining American Birthrate" was canceled in 1974 when this man was pardoned Richard M. Nixon |
#3538, aired 2000-01-12 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $1000: In 1974 this publisher of the Washington Post became the 1st woman elected to the board of the Associated Press Katharine Graham |
#3531, aired 2000-01-03 | VEEPS BY MIDDLE NAME $400: 1974-1977:
Aldrich (Nelson A.) Rockefeller |
#3520, aired 1999-12-17 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1974 this Brit turned out another novel like clockwork, "The Clockwork Testament" Anthony Burgess |
#3515, aired 1999-12-10 | 20th CENTURY FACES $600: In 1974 this Nobel Prize winner was expelled from his native country: Alexander Solzhenitsyn |
#3508, aired 1999-12-01 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $200: From 1935 through 1974, this bowl game was played in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium Sugar Bowl |
#3508, aired 1999-12-01 | DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA $400: This army colonel was Argentina's president from 1946 to 1955 & again from 1973 to 1974 Juan Peron |
#3506, aired 1999-11-29 | FRED ASTAIRE FILMS $200: Astaire was nominated for a Supporting Actor Oscar for this fiery 1974 disaster epic The Towering Inferno |
#3502, aired 1999-11-23 | QUOTABLE CINEMA $200: 1974:
"See, Mr. Gittes, most people never have to face the fact that...they're capable of anything" Chinatown |
#3499, aired 1999-11-18 | ODDS & ENDS $600: In 1974 he tied Babe Ruth's record in his first at-bat of the season Hank Aaron |
#3483, aired 1999-10-27 | POTENT POTABLES $200: Launched in 1974, this tasty spirit combines fresh dairy cream with triple-distilled Irish whiskey Bailey's Irish Cream |
#3481, aired 1999-10-25 | OCTOBER FEST $300: Martin Sheen played Bobby Kennedy in this 1974 TV movie about a crisis in Cuba The Missiles of October |
#3479, aired 1999-10-21 | FOREIGN-BORN OSCAR WINNERS $800: Her last of 3 Oscar wins was for playing Greta Ohlsson in 1974's "Murder on the Orient Express" Ingrid Bergman |
#3474, aired 1999-10-14 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $500: Toy instrument played by Paul McCartney on Ringo Starr's 1974 hit "You're Sixteen" kazoo |
#3472, aired 1999-10-12 | NATO $1,000 (Daily Double): Later Secretary of State, he was in charge of NATO forces from 1974 to 1979 General Alexander Haig |
#3471, aired 1999-10-11 | JIMMY $200: He's won the U.S Open on 3 surfaces: grass (1974), clay (1976) & hard courts (1978, 1982, 1983) JImmy Connors |
#3469, aired 1999-10-07 | SINNERS $800: 6 members of this "army" that kidnapped Patty Hearst met a fiery end in May 1974 the SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army) |
#3442, aired 1999-07-20 | MOVIE SONGS $400: Whitney Houston sang this 1974 Dolly Parton hit in "The Bodyguard"; it topped the charts for 14 weeks "I Will Always Love You" |
#3438, aired 1999-07-14 | HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY $200: Turkey invaded the northern part of this island nation in 1974 Cyprus |
#3431, aired 1999-07-05 | NAME THE MOVIE $400: 1974:
"That's Fronk-en-steen!" Young Frankenstein |
#3418, aired 1999-06-16 | "GREAT" MOVIES $800: Simon Ward played James Herriot as a young apprentice to an eccentric veterinarian in this 1974 film All Creatures Great and Small |
#3415, aired 1999-06-11 | JOE DiMAGGIO $100: From 1974 to 1985, DiMaggio served as the spokesman for this line of automatic drip coffeemakers Mr. Coffee |
#3409, aired 1999-06-03 | CIVIL WAR LITERATURE $1000: Jeff Shaara has written a prequel & a sequel to this 1974 novel about Gettysburg by his father Michael The Killer Angels |
#3407, aired 1999-06-01 | "WHIP"s & "CHAIN"s $400: Tool preferred by Leatherface in a 1974 horror classic Chain saw |
#3396, aired 1999-05-17 | SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS $200: Christopher Walken played this doomed Dane twice, in 1974 & 1982 Hamlet |
#3394, aired 1999-05-13 | CHICAGO TV $500: Marlo Thomas could tell you that from 1974 to 1984 he was the last name in Chicago talk show hosts Phil Donahue |
#3367, aired 1999-04-06 | MIA FARROW $500: In this 1974 film Mia played Daisy Buchanan The Great Gatsby |
#3355, aired 1999-03-19 | CLASSIC CINEMA QUOTES $500: 1974:
"She's my sister. She's my daughter. My sister. My daughter... she's my sister and my daughter!" Chinatown |
#3350, aired 1999-03-12 | ANTONYMS $1,000 (Daily Double): Until 1974 the theory of quarks posited 3 types: strange & these 2 directions up & down |
#3348, aired 1999-03-10 | MOVIE HODGEPODGE $400: This pop artist's 1974 film "Dracula" was actually directed by Paul Morrissey Andy Warhol |
#3346, aired 1999-03-08 | FILM BIOGRAPHIES $600: Nightclub comic played by Dustin Hoffman in a 1974 biopic Lenny Bruce |
#3336, aired 1999-02-22 | TV TEENS $400: He was almost 20 when he started playing teenager Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days" in 1974 Ron Howard |
#3329, aired 1999-02-11 | CALL ME ALEX $300: A condensed version of his "Roots" appeared in Reader's Digest in May 1974 Alex Haley |
#3326, aired 1999-02-08 | VICE PRESIDENTS' TERMS OF SERVICE $300: 1973-1974 Gerald Ford |
#3301, aired 1999-01-04 | RICHARD NIXON $800: Nixon accepted this on September 8, 1974 expressing his regrets for the mistakes he made a presidential pardon |
#3300, aired 1999-01-01 | A VERY BRADY CATEGORY $1000: From 1969 to 1974, this young actress played eldest daughter Marcia Maureen McCormick |
#3299, aired 1998-12-31 | QUOTATIONS $300: In 1974 he said, "I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president" Gerald Ford |
#3292, aired 1998-12-22 | "O" $500: Title of the 1974 suspense film seen here:
"All I did was to obey my orders. Don't compare yourself with a soldier... you were an executioner..." The Odessa File |
#3292, aired 1998-12-22 | '70s TV $1000: Way before Buffy, there was this 1974-75 Darrin McGavin series Kolchak: The Night Stalker |
#3289, aired 1998-12-17 | NYC IN THE '70s $400: On August 7, 1974 Philippe Petit traveled via this between the towers of the World Trade Center a tightrope (or highwire) |
#3288, aired 1998-12-16 | PRESIDENTIAL TERMS OF SERVICE $300: August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford |
#3263, aired 1998-11-11 | "CAT"s & "DOG"s $800 (Daily Double): This 1974 hit song begins, "My child arrived just the other day, he came to the world in the usual way" "Cat's In The Cradle" |
#3254, aired 1998-10-29 | NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES $300: On Sept. 9, 1974 news fit to print included the pardon of this man & "Knievel Safe As Rocket Falls" Richard Nixon |
#3244, aired 1998-10-15 | TV DEMISES $500: This McLean Stevenson character perished in the last "M*A*S*H" of the 1974-75 season Henry Blake |
#3229, aired 1998-09-24 | IT USED TO BE ILLEGAL $200: After a 1995 law change in most states you can legally exceed this 1974 limit 55 MPH |
#3229, aired 1998-09-24 | ROBERTS $300: This witty writer's grandson, Peter, scared millions writing about a killer shark in a 1974 bestseller Robert Benchley |
#3226, aired 1998-09-21 | BRIAN DE PALMA FILMS $800: Paul Williams starred in this 1974 rock version of "Phantom of the Opera" Phantom of the Paradise |
#3223, aired 1998-09-16 | DIRECTORS $800: This actor directed himself & wife Trish Van Devere in the 1974 film "The Savage Is Loose" George C. Scott |
#3219, aired 1998-09-10 | OSCAR MOMENTS $300: In 1974 Robert Opel did this, causing David Niven to comment about Opel "showing off his shortcomings" streaking across the stage |
#3211, aired 1998-07-13 | POP MUSIC $500: After disbanding in 1968 these "brothers" reunited in 1974 & had a No. 3 hit with "Rock And Roll Heaven" The Righteous Brothers |
#3203, aired 1998-07-01 | SPORTS HEADLINES $400: October 30, 1974: "Ali 'Ropes'" this heavyweight champ George Foreman |
#3188, aired 1998-06-10 | THE "N" CROWD $200: When this PBS science series debuted on March 3, 1974 it was new; 24 years later, it's still "new" Nova |
#3188, aired 1998-06-10 | U.S. HISTORY $600: In March 1974 it was announced that the wreck of this Union ironclad had been found off Cape Hatteras, N.C. Monitor |
#3176, aired 1998-05-25 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $100: In 1974, as governor of Georgia, he appeared on "What's My Line?" and stumped the panel Jimmy Carter |
#3173, aired 1998-05-20 | FORD & CHEVY $200: For Ford, it was "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" in 1966; for Chevy, "The Groove Tube" in 1974 their first movies |
#3160, aired 1998-05-01 | UP IN SMOKE $400: Steve McQueen played fire chief Michael O'Hallorhan in this 1974 disaster epic The Towering Inferno |
#3156, aired 1998-04-27 | A CATEGORY ABOUT NOTHING $800: According to the title of a 1974 Billy Preston hit, this "leaves nothing" "Nothing From Nothing" |
#3152, aired 1998-04-21 | THE UNITED NATIONS $100: In 1974 this PLO leader addressed the General Assembly wearing a gun & holster Arafat |
#3149, aired 1998-04-16 | ASTRONOMY $600: Until 1974, the 200-inch Hale Telescope on this California mountain was the world's largest reflector Mt. Palomar |
#3141, aired 1998-04-06 | BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS $600: A street gang in a 1974 film was called "The Lords of" this large Brooklyn neighborhood Flatbush |
#3139, aired 1998-04-02 | GONE WITH THE WINDS $800: In March 1974 Volkswagen introduced this model named for a hot, dry Mediterranean wind a Scirocco |
#3133, aired 1998-03-25 | WORLD HISTORY $600: On April 10, 1974 she resigned as Israel's prime minister but served as a caretaker until June Golda Meir |
#3125, aired 1998-03-13 | HIT PARADE $600: Then husband & wife, they recorded the 1974 duet "Mockingbird" Carly Simon & James Taylor |
#3124, aired 1998-03-12 | THE 1970s $300: A toy skycycle named for this daredevil was introduced before his 1974 Snake River Canyon jump Evel Knievel |
#3119, aired 1998-03-05 | WATERGATE $1000: Nixon was doomed in July 1974 when this house committee "judged" him worthy of impeachment House Judiciary Committee |
#3115, aired 1998-02-27 | HELL-O JELL-O $200: In 1974 he began his long stint as Jell-O Pudding's spokesman Bill Cosby |
#3113, aired 1998-02-25 | TAKE A GUESS $800: 2 of the 4 actors who earned 1974 Oscar nominations for "The Godfather Part II"; one of them won (2 of) Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Michael V. Gazzo, & Lee Strasberg |
#3106, aired 1998-02-16 | "OY"! $400: In 1974 George Bush was sent to China in this diplomatic capacity envoy |
#3099, aired 1998-02-05 | MEN IN TIGHTS $400: Nicknamed Misha, he defected to the West in 1974 while on tour in Canada Mikhail Baryshnikov |
#3099, aired 1998-02-05 | UNDRESSED FOR SUCCESS $500: A rocky relationship with exotic dancer Fanne Foxe ended this powerful congressman's career in 1974 Wilbur Mills |
#3090, aired 1998-01-23 | SPORTS MEDICINE $1000: In 1974 torn tissue in pitcher Tommy John's left arm was replaced with a tendon from this part of his body his right arm |
#3081, aired 1998-01-12 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $200: Hearings to determine whether this president should be impeached began May 9, 1974 Richard Nixon |
#3074, aired 1998-01-01 | HUMORISTS $400: In 1974 his show "A Prairie Home Companion" debuted on 30 Midwest public radio stations Garrison Keillor |
#3068, aired 1997-12-24 | TOYMAKERS $400: Playmobil toys were introduced by this country's Geobra Brandstatter in 1974 (West) Germany |
#3066, aired 1997-12-22 | DOWN UNDER $600: Japanese bombs & a 1974 cyclone have slowed the "evolution" of this city on the north coast Darwin |
#3062, aired 1997-12-16 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $100: In August 1974 he returned to his home in San Clemente, California, reportedly in a deep depression Richard Nixon |
#3059, aired 1997-12-11 | SPY FICTION $300: In 1974 this "Odessa File" author let loose "The Dogs of War" Frederick Forsyth |
#3051, aired 1997-12-01 | HORRORS! $200: John Larroquette narrated this 1974 film in which lumbering tools are put to new use The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
#3051, aired 1997-12-01 | EVERYONE'S A CRITIC $200: In 1974 critic Jon Landau called this man "Rock & Roll's Future", & later co-produced "Born to Run" with him Bruce Springsteen |
#3050, aired 1997-11-28 | NEVERMORE $200: Since 1974, you can't be voted "Miss" this in the Miss America pageant, no matter how much you smile Miss Congeniality |
#3046, aired 1997-11-24 | MOVIE BIOGRAPHIES $400: He was nominated for a 1974 Oscar for playing Lenny Bruce Dustin Hoffman |
#3046, aired 1997-11-24 | '70s FADS & FASHIONS $500: In 1974 this singer streaked to the top of the pop charts with the fad-based song "The Streak" Ray Stevens |
#3045, aired 1997-11-21 | 1974 $100: In 1974 this organization granted the PLO observer status & suspended South Africa United Nations |
#3045, aired 1997-11-21 | 1974 $200: The Braves tried to bench this player so he'd break the Babe's record in Atlanta, but was ordered to play him Hank Aaron |
#3045, aired 1997-11-21 | 1974 $300: The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped this heiress & demanded food for the poor as a ransom Patty Hearst |
#3045, aired 1997-11-21 | 1974 $400: John Connally "got" trouble from campaign contributions he "got" from producers of this product milk |
#3045, aired 1997-11-21 | 1974 $500: The Western Hemisphere's first female head of state was this country's Isabel Peron Argentina |
#3029, aired 1997-10-30 | POLITICAL POSTS $200: This future president was U.S. envoy to China in 1974 & 1975 George H.W. Bush |
#3022, aired 1997-10-21 | KHANS $800: Architect Fazlur Khan rose to new heights with his design for this Chicago landmark completed in 1974 Sears Tower |
#3015, aired 1997-10-10 | THE BIG 4-0 $100: He was 40 in 1974 when he broke the all-time career home run record Henry Aaron |
#3005, aired 1997-09-26 | CANADIAN MUSICIANS $800: In 1974 Neil Peart joined Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee as this trio "hurried" toward fame Rush |
#3003, aired 1997-09-24 | TELEVISION $400: This British comedy troupe's "Flying Circus" landed on American TV in 1974 Monty Python |
#3000, aired 1997-09-19 | ACTORS & ROLES $1,100 (Daily Double): (I'm Sam Waterston.) I played Nick Carraway in the 1974 film version of this famous novel The Great Gatsby |
#2985, aired 1997-07-18 | THEATRE $600: James Earl Jones appeared as Lennie in a 1974 revival of this play based on a Steinbeck novel Of Mice and Men |
#2972, aired 1997-07-01 | POP MUSIC $100: In 1974 her song "The Way We Were" was replaced at No. 1 by "Love's Theme" but regained the top spot a week later Barbra Streisand |
#2963, aired 1997-06-18 | WORLD HISTORY $600: A Greek military coup in 1974 briefly deposed Archbishop Makarios, president of this island nation Cyprus |
#2959, aired 1997-06-12 | SINGERS $400: Then-husband James Taylor played guitar on her 1974 hit "Haven't Got Time For The Pain" Carly Simon |
#2925, aired 1997-04-25 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $2,000 (Daily Double): He was sworn in as vice president December 19, 1974 Nelson Rockefeller |
#2920, aired 1997-04-18 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $300: At 12:03 P.M., August 9, 1974 he was sworn in as president in the East Room of the White House Gerald Ford |
#2912, aired 1997-04-08 | FILM DIRECTORS $200: Jonathan Frid of TV's "Dark Shadows" starred in this "Platoon" director's first film, "Seizure", in 1974 Oliver Stone |
#2908, aired 1997-04-02 | THE EMMYS $400: The Outstanding Entertainment Children's Series of 1974-75 was a cartoon based on this '60s sci-fi series Star Trek |
#2908, aired 1997-04-02 | POP-ROCK $400: In 1974 this singer had her first No. 1 hit with "I Honestly Love You" Olivia Newton-John |
#2907, aired 1997-04-01 | APRIL $200: On April 8, 1974 this Brave hit his 715th home run Hank Aaron |
#2899, aired 1997-03-20 | VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES $400: From 1974 to 1978 she was an assistant district attorney in Queens, New York Geraldine Ferraro |
#2890, aired 1997-03-07 | JUNGLE POTPOURRI $1000: Kinshasa in this country was home to the 1974 Ali-Foreman "Rumble In The Jungle" Zaire |
#2863, aired 1997-01-29 | THE PLAY'S THE THING $400: The 1974 musical "Mack And Mabel" was about this Keystone Kops director & star Mabel Normand Mack Sennett |
#2854, aired 1997-01-16 | ROCK MUSIC $100: Although his 1974 hit "Bennie And The Jets" hit No. 1 in the U.S., it only reached No. 37 in the U.K. Elton John |
#2849, aired 1997-01-09 | THE 1970s $400: On Christmas Day 1974, a cyclone damaged 90% of the buildings in this country's city of Darwin Australia |
#2848, aired 1997-01-08 | AUTHORS $400: She had the story idea for "The Thorn Birds" before she published her first novel, "Tim" in 1974 Colleen McCullough |
#2841, aired 1996-12-30 | "OVER" & "UNDER" $500: In 1974 this Canadian quartet reached the top of the American pop charts with "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
#2836, aired 1996-12-23 | POLITICIANS $800: In 1974 this Arkansas Democrat lost his bid for a sixth term in the U.S. Senate William Fulbright |
#2829, aired 1996-12-12 | AUTHORS & THEIR WORKS $100: The Dict. of American Literary Characters lists "Great White Shark" from this 1974 Peter Benchley book Jaws |
#2828, aired 1996-12-11 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: At the time of her death in 1974, she was writing a sequel to "Every Night, Josephine!" Jacqueline Susann |
#2822, aired 1996-12-03 | PERILS $400: In 1974 his chute released early, causing him to plunge into a river canyon, not rocket across it Evel Knievel |
#2817, aired 1996-11-26 | HOME RUN SLUGGERS $200: On July 27, 1974 in the only game he ever pitched, Dodger Rex Hudson gave up this man's 726th home run Hank Aaron |
#2813, aired 1996-11-20 | NUMERICAL TV TITLES $500: Room of Walt Whitman High featured in a 1969-1974 series 222 |
#2807, aired 1996-11-12 | FIRST LADIES $100: She was 26 when she joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1974 Hillary Clinton |
#2803, aired 1996-11-06 | ACTORS ONSTAGE $400: This future "Phantom of the Opera" played the title role in the 1974 musical "Billy", adapted from "Billy Liar" (Michael) Crawford |
#2798, aired 1996-10-30 | PEOPLE $600: In 1974 this heiress said she had chosen "to stay and fight" with the Symbionese Liberation Army Patricia Hearst |
#2788, aired 1996-10-16 | HISTORY $600: In 1974 this Argentinian became the first woman chief of state in the Western Hemisphere Isabel Peron |
#2783, aired 1996-10-09 | SPACE EXPLORATION $1000: In 1974 Carr, Gibson & Pogue were the last crew to serve in this craft; they spent over 2,000 hours there Skylab |
#2782, aired 1996-10-08 | TELEVISION HISTORY $800: This PBS science series was begun in 1974 by WGBH-TV producer Michael Ambrosino Nova |
#2781, aired 1996-10-07 | WILD ABOUT HARRY $1000: Yes, Kemo Sabe, Art Carney won an Oscar for this 1974 film Harry and Tonto |
#2749, aired 1996-07-11 | PHOTOGRAPHERS $200: In 1974 he exhibited portraits of his dying father, Jacob Israel Avedon Richard Avedon |
#2747, aired 1996-07-09 | NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS $1000: Antony Hewish won the 1974 prize for discovering these stars that emit bursts of radiation pulsars |
#2745, aired 1996-07-05 | MAGAZINES $300: In 1974 Time, Inc. launched this magazine with Mia Farrow on the cover People |
#2742, aired 1996-07-02 | FAMOUS LAWYERS $400: This future First Lady worked for the House Judiciary Committee during the summer of 1974 Hillary Rodham Clinton |
#2722, aired 1996-06-04 | POLITICIANS $400: In 1974 this future vice president served as director of Indiana's inheritance tax division Dan Quayle |
#2715, aired 1996-05-24 | TERRIERS $100: The Staffordshire Bull Terrier was recognized by this group, abbreviated AKC, in 1974 the American Kennel Club |
#2707, aired 1996-05-14 | MODERN HISTORY $200: In May 1974 India tested this type of explosive device an atomic bomb |
#2695, aired 1996-04-26 | MOVIE VILLAINS $600: Incestuous tycoon Noah Cross is the villain of this 1974 Roman Polanski film Chinatown |
#2689, aired 1996-04-18 | THE MOVIES $400: The world's tallest building, the Glass Tower in San Francisco, is the setting for this 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno |
#2686, aired 1996-04-15 | 20th CENTURY WRITERS $1000: "The Godwulf Manuscript" in 1974 was his first book about Boston policeman-turned-private eye Spenser Robert Parker |
#2685, aired 1996-04-12 | SPACE EXPLORERS $200: He ran for a U.S. Senate seat in 1964 & 1970 before winning one in 1974 John Glenn |
#2670, aired 1996-03-22 | SPORTS $300: Muhammad Ali called his 1974 heavyweight fight with this recent champ the "Rumble In The Jungle" George Foreman |
#2669, aired 1996-03-21 | HISTORY $200: In 1951 Macao became an overseas province of this country, & in 1974 a "Special Territory" Portugal |
#2668, aired 1996-03-20 | MIDDLE EAST HISTORY $300: After he spoke to the U.N. in 1974, the U.N. recognized the PLO as the representative of Palestinian Arabs Arafat |
#2661, aired 1996-03-11 | TELEVISION $200: "Upstairs, Downstairs" ran on this Alistair Cooke-hosted PBS series 1974-77 Masterpiece Theatre |
#2651, aired 1996-02-26 | MOVIES $400: Robert Evans was originally set to co-star with Jack Nicholson in "The Two Jakes", a sequel to this 1974 film Chinatown |
#2625, aired 1996-01-19 | NOTABLE WOMEN $600: Gerald Ford nominated this former actress as ambassador to Ghana in 1974 Shirley Temple Black |
#2605, aired 1995-12-22 | THE EMMYS $500: In 1974 Cicely Tyson was named Best Dramatic Actress for her role in "The Autobiography of" this woman Miss Jane Pittman |
#2591, aired 1995-12-04 | THE 1970s $100: Between 1972 & 1974, the price of this quadrupled to about $11 a barrel oil |
#2590, aired 1995-12-01 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES $400: She was the Arizona state senate's Republican majority leader from 1972 to 1974 Sandra Day O'Connor |
#2587, aired 1995-11-28 | 1970s BESTSELLERS $400: This James Michener book topped the chart for one year, 1974, not for 100 years Centennial |
#2580, aired 1995-11-17 | PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS $200: On August 9, 1974, he became the first U.S. president to resign Richard Nixon |
#2569, aired 1995-11-02 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: On Feb, 5. 1974 Patty Hearst was kidnapped by this radical group the SLA (the Symbionese Liberation Army) |
#2556, aired 1995-10-16 | COINS $200: In 1974 Italy minted stainless steel 100-lira coins honoring this radio pioneer Marconi |
#2515, aired 1995-07-07 | HISTORIC WOMEN $300: After 5 years in office, she resigned as Israeli prime minister in 1974 Golda Meir |
#2507, aired 1995-06-27 | SAUDI ARABIA $100: The nation didn't have its first official one of these until 1974; it found a population of 7,013,000 a census |
#2504, aired 1995-06-22 | POP MUSIC $300: In 1974 this married couple duetted on "Mockingbird" James Taylor & Carly Simon |
#2502, aired 1995-06-20 | TELEVISION $500: In the 1974 "ABC Theatre" presentation of "The Missiles of October", this actor portrayed JFK William Devane |
#2487, aired 1995-05-30 | LANGUAGES $200: In 1974 Quebec, Canada declared this to be its sole official language French |
#2487, aired 1995-05-30 | ROCK MUSIC $500: After an absence of 8 years, this duo again reached the Top 10 with "Rock and Roll Heaven" in 1974 The Righteous Brothers |
#2477, aired 1995-05-16 | SUPREME COURT DECISIONS $600: In a 1974 case, the United States v. this man, the Supreme Court ruled on executive privilege Nixon |
#2442, aired 1995-03-28 | THE COLD WAR $100: James Jesus Angleton was the chief of counter-intelligence at this U.S. organization 1954-1974 the CIA |
#2431, aired 1995-03-13 | CONGRESS $200: TV cameras were admitted to the Senate chambers in 1974 when N. Rockefeller was sworn into this job vice president |
#2426, aired 1995-03-06 | SPORTS HISTORY $200: On June 12, 1974 this boys' baseball organization announced that it would admit girls Little League |
#2425, aired 1995-03-03 | POLITICIANS $200: In 1974 George Ariyoshi was elected this state's first Japanese-American governor Hawaii |
#2425, aired 1995-03-03 | POLITICIANS $600: Calling him "morally obtuse", the Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred him in 1974 (Spiro) Agnew |
#2421, aired 1995-02-27 | FILMS OF THE '70s $100: Besides directing this 1974 film, Roman Polanski played a gangster who cut Jack Nicholson's nose Chinatown |
#2420, aired 1995-02-24 | DESERTS $600: In 1974 this country detonated its first nuclear device in its Thar Desert India |
#2414, aired 1995-02-16 | THE 1970s $400: This American resigned his World Chess Championship in 1974 Bobby Fischer |
#2412, aired 1995-02-14 | BALLET $800: He began studying ballet at age 12 in his native Latvia & defected to the West in 1974, when he was 26 Baryshnikov |
#2400, aired 1995-01-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1974 this French firm known for its pens introduced the disposable razor Bic |
#2399, aired 1995-01-26 | HISTORY $200: In 1974 this Yasir Arafat-led group was named "the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" The PLO |
#2399, aired 1995-01-26 | WORLD BUSINESS $500: Bank holding company First National City Corporation changed its name to this in 1974 Citicorp |
#2384, aired 1995-01-05 | HISTORY $200: He served as president of Argentina twice, 1946-1955 & 1973-1974 (Juan) Peron |
#2378, aired 1994-12-28 | POT LUCK $400: From 1943 to 1974 this radio program was broadcast from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium "The Grand Ole Opry" |
#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 |
#2372, aired 1994-12-20 | DESIGN $300: Giorgio Giugiaro has designed Seiko watches & this 1974 VW model, known in Europe as the Golf the Rabbit |
#2370, aired 1994-12-16 | KINGS & QUEENS $400: Constantine II, king of this country 1964-1974, was an Olympic gold medalist Greece |
#2365, aired 1994-12-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ANIMALS $100: A biography of this finicky 9-Lives star was published in 1974 Morris the Cat |
#2354, aired 1994-11-24 | THE MOVIES $100: In "The Two Jakes", Jack Nicholson reprised Jake Gittes, whom he first played in this 1974 film Chinatown |
#2352, aired 1994-11-22 | AWARDS $800: In 1974 this company was recognized by the Fragrance Foundation for its new "Charlie" perfume Revlon |
#2344, aired 1994-11-10 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: This heiress was convicted March 20, 1976 for a 1974 San Francisco bank robbery Patty Hearst |
#2331, aired 1994-10-24 | THE MOVIES $300: 12 years before starring as "The Fly", this actor appeared in the 1974 film "Death Wish", playing a thug Jeff Goldblum |
#2328, aired 1994-10-19 | AWARDS $800: In 1974 this company's YSL for Men won a "Fifi" award from The Fragrance Foundation Yves St. Laurent |
#2312, aired 1994-09-27 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $1000: In 1974 he was the chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee Sam Ervin |
#2310, aired 1994-09-23 | MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH $400: In 1974 he lost the French election with 49.19% to Giscard d'Estaing; in 1981 he beat him with 51.76% Francois Mitterrand |
#2294, aired 1994-07-21 | BESTSELLERS $200: In 1974 Peter Benchley made a big splash with this bestseller about a killer shark Jaws |
#2294, aired 1994-07-21 | SENIORS IN HISTORY $500: In 1974, when in his 70s, this former Viceroy of India became Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight Mountbatten |
#2275, aired 1994-06-24 | THE 1970s $100: In 1974 postage for first-class letters rose to 10 & this became the nationwide highway speed limit 55 miles per hour |
#2266, aired 1994-06-13 | KHANS & KANTS $400: Fazlur Khan's 1974 design for this Chicago landmark included the first "bundled tube" construction system the Sears Tower |
#2258, aired 1994-06-01 | THE 1970s $100: Rumors that he'd resign sent the Dow up 23 points Aug. 7, 1974; 2 days later the rumors proved true Richard Nixon |
#2258, aired 1994-06-01 | THE 1970s $400: Vice President who succeeded to the presidency of Argentina in 1974 after her husband's death Isabel Peron |
#2258, aired 1994-06-01 | THE 1970s $500: This ex-Treasury Secretary was indicted in 1974 for taking a bribe from milk producers but was later acquitted John Connally |
#2258, aired 1994-06-01 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: In 1974 he published "Aunts Aren't Gentlemen: A Jeeves and Bertie Story" Wodehouse |
#2247, aired 1994-05-17 | POLITICIANS $200: This Ohioan entered the U.S. Senate on December 24, 1974 & he's been there ever since John Glenn |
#2244, aired 1994-05-12 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $600: This agency once located in the Dept. of Justice Building moved to the J. Edgar Hoover Building in 1974 the FBI |
#2219, aired 1994-04-07 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: This head of the Commission on Critical Choices for America was appointed Vice President in 1974 Nelson Rockefeller |
#2204, aired 1994-03-17 | DATES IN HISTORY $100: On Sept. 8, 1974 President Ford granted him a "full, free and absolute pardon" Nixon |
#2203, aired 1994-03-16 | CHARLTON HESTON FILMS $300: This 1974 disaster film in which Los Angeles is reduced to rubble was recorded in Sensurround Earthquake |
#2200, aired 1994-03-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1974 Knight Newspapers merged with this company Ridder |
#2194, aired 1994-03-03 | 20th CENTURY AUTHORS $1000: In 1974 Professor Irwin Corey accepted this recluse's Nat'l Book Award for "Gravity's Rainbow" (Thomas) Pynchon |
#2189, aired 1994-02-24 | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES $600: In 1974 this Radnor, Penn.-based magazine became the first weekly to sell a billion copies in a year TV Guide |
#2176, aired 1994-02-07 | SONGS OF THE '70s $800: In 1974 Ringo Starr took this former Johnny Burnette hit to No. 1 "You're Sixteen" |
#2176, aired 1994-02-07 | SONGS OF THE '70s $1000: This duo's last Top 10 hit was "Rock and Roll Heaven" in 1974 The Righteous Brothers |
#2149, aired 1993-12-30 | WORLD HISTORY $600: In 1974 this country became a socialist republic with U Ne Win as president Burma |
#2140, aired 1993-12-17 | SCIENCE & NATURE $1000: Discovered in 1974, the oldest skeleton of a female hominid is nicknamed this, after a Beatles song Lucy |
#2134, aired 1993-12-09 | FASHION $1,500 (Daily Double): She died in 1974 but her name is still on many fashion labels, sometimes followed by a "II" Anne Klein |
#2120, aired 1993-11-19 | TV MOVIES $400: The 1974 autobiography of this woman won 9 Emmy Awards, 2 for Cicely Tyson The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman |
#2111, aired 1993-11-08 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $1000: This 1974 James A. Michener novel tells the story of a fictional Colorado town through the years Centennial |
#2097, aired 1993-10-19 | LITERATURE $800: "Myron" was a 1974 sequel to this Gore Vidal novel Myra Breckinridge |
#2094, aired 1993-10-14 | BASEBALL TEAMS $400: In 1974 McDonald's Corporation founder Ray Kroc bought this National League team the San Diego Padres |
#2092, aired 1993-10-12 | BEAUTY QUEENS $200: Miss Florida of 1974, she played former Miss Georgia Suzanne Sugarbaker on "Designing Women" Delta Burke |
#2082, aired 1993-09-28 | POP MUSIC $500: Since 1974 it's been Bob Seger's band Silver Bullets |
#2074, aired 1993-09-16 | DISASTER MOVIES $100: This "Godfather" author co-wrote "Earthquake", a 1974 release presented in "Sensurround" Mario Puzo |
#2074, aired 1993-09-16 | DISASTER MOVIES $500: Steve McQueen played fire chief Michael O'Hallorhan in this "incendiary" 1974 movie The Towering Inferno |
#2067, aired 1993-09-07 | FIRST LADIES $300: In the 1930s she studied dance with Martha Graham; in 1974, she became First Lady Betty Ford |
#2064, aired 1993-07-22 | REPUBLICANS $200: On Dec. 19, 1974 this former New York governor became vice president under the 25th Amendment Nelson Rockefeller |
#2062, aired 1993-07-20 | THE OSCARS $600: In 1974 this urbane British actor was co-hosting the Oscars when a streaker flashed by David Niven |
#2056, aired 1993-07-12 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: This emperor known as the Lion of Judah was deposed in September 1974 Haile Selassie |
#2053, aired 1993-07-07 | SPACE EXPLORATION $800: 3 crews of 3 astronauts each occupied this U.S. space station in 1973 & 1974 Skylab |
#2039, aired 1993-06-17 | ODDS & ENDS $300: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was created in 1974 to replace this agency abbreviated AEC Atomic Energy Commission |
#2031, aired 1993-06-07 | PARDON ME $200: In September 1974 he accepted the presidential pardon but didn't say his mistakes had been criminal Nixon |
#2024, aired 1993-05-27 | NOTABLE WOMEN $400: From 1970 to 1974 she was Secretary of State for Education & Science under PM Edward Heath Margaret Thatcher |
#2022, aired 1993-05-25 | THE MOVIES $500: This 1974 Steve McQueen disaster film featured "We May Never Love Like This Again" as its theme song The Towering Inferno |
#1998, aired 1993-04-21 | RUSSIAN LITERATURE $2,100 (Daily Double): In 1974 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was exiled due to the publication of this work The Gulag Archipelago |
#1996, aired 1993-04-19 | THE GRAMMYS $100: This singer's 1942 recording of "White Christmas" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974 Bing Crosby |
#1988, aired 1993-04-07 | LE CINEMA STALLONE $300: This 1974 film about a youth gang in 1950s Brooklyn also featured Henry Winkler The Lords of Flatbush |
#1974, aired 1993-03-18 | MUSICAL THEATRE $1000: 1974's "Lorelei", which starred Carol Channing in the title role, was inspired by this earlier musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |
#1972, aired 1993-03-16 | THE PLANETS $300: In 1974 Mariner 10 discovered that this small planet's surface is cratered & moonlike Mercury |
#1948, aired 1993-02-10 | "W"RITERS $400: He left the L.A. Police Department in 1974, the year after "The Onion Field" came out Joe Wambaugh |
#1943, aired 1993-02-03 | FAMOUS WOMEN $200: She started as a writer on "Today" in 1961; she became co-host in 1974 Barbara Walters |
#1943, aired 1993-02-03 | HISTORY $400: After a 1974 invasion, Turkey gained control of about 40% of this island Cyprus |
#1940, aired 1993-01-29 | KIDNAPPED $400: Tania was the nom de guerre of this heiress kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974 Patricia Hearst |
#1937, aired 1993-01-26 | NOBEL PHYSICISTS $1000: Antony Hewish co-won in 1974 for his work in the discovery of these radio signal-emitting stars pulsars |
#1936, aired 1993-01-25 | MGM $300: In 1974 MGM celebrated its golden anniversary with the premiere of this musical anthology That's Entertainment! |
#1922, aired 1993-01-05 | POP MUSIC $400: The title cut from his 1974 LP "Piano Man", was an account of his own experiences Billy Joel |
#1911, aired 1992-12-21 | BLACK FIRSTS $800: No relation to Jackie, he became Major League Baseball's first Black manager in 1974 Frank Robinson |
#1905, aired 1992-12-11 | U.S. STAMPS $200: A 1974 stamp celebrating this tale showed the headless horseman in pursuit of Ichabod Crane "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" |
#1892, aired 1992-11-24 | INVENTORS HALL OF FAME $400: Eli Whitney was named to the Hall of Fame in 1974 for this invention the cotton gin |
#1873, aired 1992-10-28 | THE MOVIES $400: Robert Preston played Beauregard & Lucille Ball the title character in this 1974 musical Mame |
#1872, aired 1992-10-27 | "GREAT" FILMS $400: The 1974 adaptation of this Fitzgerald novel featured Robert Redford in the title role The Great Gatsby |
#1865, aired 1992-10-16 | WELL-KNOWN NAMES $400: This Ethiopian emperor was overthrown in 1974 & held in confinement until his death Haile Selassie |
#1853, aired 1992-09-30 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $200: In 1974, this pop artist's name was associated with film versions of "Dracula" & "Frankenstein" Andy Warhol |
#1853, aired 1992-09-30 | CENTRAL AMERICA $400: In 1974, Hurricane Fifi destroyed three-quarters of Honduras' crop of this fruit, a major export bananas |
#1836, aired 1992-09-07 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $300: Between August 9 & December 19, 1974 the country had no VP; then he got the job Nelson Rockefeller |
#1826, aired 1992-07-06 | SPIES $300: Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned in 1974 after a close aide was accused of spying for this country East Germany |
#1738, aired 1992-03-04 | WOMEN AUTHORS $200: Her 1974 book "Blubber" told of the persecution of an overweight fifth grader by her classmates Judy Blume |
#1729, aired 1992-02-20 | LAW $1000: In 1974 the U.S. Supreme Court said this presidential right didn't apply to the Watergate tapes presidential privilege (executive privilege) |
#1710, aired 1992-01-24 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $400: In 1974, 10 years after leaving the space program for politics, he was elected to the Senate John Glenn |
#1695, aired 1992-01-03 | JOHN HUSTON $400: Huston played Faye Dunaway's corrupt father in this 1974 film set in L.A. Chinatown |
#1683, aired 1991-12-18 | "JACK"s & "JILL"s $300: This beloved comedian died in 1974 at age 39, his fixed age since 1933 Jack Benny |
#1677, aired 1991-12-10 | VICE PRESIDENTS $200: In 1974 he was disbarred in Maryland, where he'd been governor Spiro Agnew |
#1677, aired 1991-12-10 | VICE PRESIDENTS $400: When he became VP in 1974, his personal worth was estimated at over $70 million Nelson Rockefeller |
#1672, aired 1991-12-03 | UTAH $500: This man who flew into space aboard Discovery in 1985 has been a senator from Utah since 1974 Jake Garn |
#1662, aired 1991-11-19 | DISCO $500: Her "Never Can Say Goodbye" in 1974 made her queen of disco, until she was succeeded by Donna Summer Gloria Gaynor |
#1658, aired 1991-11-13 | PRINCETON $500: In 1974 this Princeton grad & PBS host wrote "How to Make Money in Wall Street" Louis Rukeyser |
#1656, aired 1991-11-11 | DAN QUAYLE $200: In 1972 he married this woman, in 1974, they set up a law practice together Marilyn Quayle |
#1652, aired 1991-11-05 | NONFICTION $400: Vincent Bugliosi took the title of this 1974 book about the Manson murders from a Beatles song "Helter Skelter" |
#1649, aired 1991-10-31 | JAZZ $1000: His son Mercer has led his band since his death in 1974 Duke Ellington |
#1639, aired 1991-10-17 | 1974 $100: On Sept. 8, 1974 he was pardoned for any crimes he may have committed while president Richard Nixon |
#1639, aired 1991-10-17 | 1974 $200: He said of his 715th homer, hit April 8, “All I could think about was that I wanted to touch all the bases” Hank Aaron |
#1639, aired 1991-10-17 | 1974 $300: Malcolm Bricklin began producing these in Canada but his company folded a year later the Bricklin automobile |
#1639, aired 1991-10-17 | 1974 $400: In August a 40-year-old ban on private ownership of this in the U.S. was lifted gold |
#1639, aired 1991-10-17 | 1974 $500 (Daily Double): He told the UN General Assembly, “I have come bearing an olive branch & a freedom fighter’s gun” Yassar Arafat |
#1624, aired 1991-09-26 | NASHVILLE $400: From 1943 to 1974, Ryman auditorium was the broadcast site of this radio program the Grand Ole Opry |
#1620, aired 1991-09-20 | THE 1970s $200: In 1974 military leaders ousted this Ethiopian ruler, ending his 58 years in power Haile Selassie |
#1620, aired 1991-09-20 | MAGAZINES $300: This founder of Seventeen was U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain from 1969 to 1974 (Walter) Annenberg |
#1605, aired 1991-07-19 | AWARDS $300: In 1974, this co.'s Charlie was named Most Successful Introduction of a New Women's Fragrance Revlon |
#1603, aired 1991-07-17 | LABOR UNIONS $400: Since 1974 Albert Shanker has been pres. of the American Federation of these professionals Teachers |
#1602, aired 1991-07-16 | LANGUAGES $3,000 (Daily Double): Foreign language heard in the following hit from 1974: "Oh, oh moja droga jacie kocham / Means that I love you so / Moja droga jacie kocham / More than you'll ever know" Polish |
#1595, aired 1991-07-05 | WORDS OF WISDOM $200: Leaving office in 1974, this president said, "Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them" Richard Nixon |
#1584, aired 1991-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1974 this company shortened its name to NCR National Cash Register |
#1581, aired 1991-06-17 | THE EMMYS $300: This PBS British import picked up the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series 1974-75 Upstairs, Downstairs |
#1576, aired 1991-06-10 | UNREAL ESTATE $1000: In a 1974 bestseller James Michener traced the roots of this fictional town in Colorado Centennial |
#1565, aired 1991-05-24 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $200: As Mike Oldfield proved in his 1974 best-selling album, these instruments can be "Tubular", man Bells |
#1550, aired 1991-05-03 | HISTORIC NAMES $600: A 1974 assassination attempt on this S. Korean president killed his wife instead Park Chung Hee |
#1545, aired 1991-04-26 | AWARDS $100: In 1974, this late Monaco princess won the Mary Martin Award for promoting interest in needlepoint Grace Kelly |
#1534, aired 1991-04-11 | NEW YORK STATE $100: This Republican served as governor from 1959 to 1973; in 1974, he became Vice President Nelson Rockefeller |
#1530, aired 1991-04-05 | MILITARY LEADERS $600: Noted for his eye patch, this general served as Israel's defense minister from 1967 to 1974 Moshe Dayan |
#1527, aired 1991-04-02 | FAMOUS NAMES $200: Former ski jump champ from Butte, MT who attempted a jump over Snake River Canyon in 1974 Evel Knievel |
#1527, aired 1991-04-02 | LEAGUES $400: In 1974 men were allowed into this league, founded in 1920 to help women use their suffrage wisely the League of Women Voters |
#1512, aired 1991-03-12 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: On Feb. 5, 1974 she was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army Patty Hearst |
#1512, aired 1991-03-12 | WORLD FAIRS $800: In 1974 this largest city in Eastern Washington held the first world's fair with an environmental theme Spokane |
#1499, aired 1991-02-21 | BALLET $1000: This handsome dancer was born in Riga, Latvia in 1948; he defected to the West in 1974 in Canada Baryshnikov |
#1497, aired 1991-02-19 | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA $200: After he resigned in 1974, he was barred from practicing law Nixon |
#1496, aired 1991-02-18 | THE 1970s $1000: In 1974 Harvard & U. of Michigan scientists said these molecules in aerosols were destroying the ozone layer CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) |
#1477, aired 1991-01-22 | ALASKA $100: In 1974, Alaskans voted to replace this city as the capital, but changed their minds in 1982 Juneau |
#1476, aired 1991-01-21 | PEOPLE $200: After Nixon resigned in 1974, this daughter reportedly said, "Now I can wear hot pants to the supermarket" Julie Nixon |
#1421, aired 1990-11-05 | MONARCHS $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1974 Jigme Singye Wangchuk was crowned king in Thimphu, capital of this country between India & Tibet Bhutan |
#1412, aired 1990-10-23 | ANCIENT HISTORY $600: Ethiopia's Solomonic dynasty, which lasted until 1974, is said to date from Menelik I, son of this couple Solomon & Sheba |
#1396, aired 1990-10-01 | WORLD LEADERS $200: In 1974 this Yugoslav leader was made president for life Tito |
#1394, aired 1990-09-27 | U.S. STATES $800: Lindbergh's last home was in this state, & he was buried there in 1974 Hawaii |
#10, aired 1990-08-18 | BALLET $2000: This ballerina defected to the west in 1970 & staged her own production of “La Bayadere” in 1974 Natalia Makarova |
#1362, aired 1990-07-03 | THE GRAMMY AWARDS $100: In 1974 this N.C. Democrat's spoken word recording, "Senator Sam at Home", received a Grammy nom. Sam Ervin |
#1356, aired 1990-06-25 | PLAYS $1000: This 1959 musical was revived in 1974 with Angela Lansbury & in 1989 with Tyne Daly Gypsy |
#1341, aired 1990-06-04 | JOURNALISM $1000: These 2 families joined forces in 1974 to establish a huge newspaper chain Knight & Ridder |
#1336, aired 1990-05-28 | NONFICTION $800: Piers Paul Read story of 1974 that was subtitled "The Story of the Andes Survivors" Alive |
#1258, aired 1990-02-07 | MODERN HISTORY $600: In November 1974 he became the first U.S. president to visit Japan while in office Gerald Ford |
#1258, aired 1990-02-07 | MODERN HISTORY $800: In 1967 & 1974 Greece & Turkey almost went to war over this country Cyprus |
#1239, aired 1990-01-11 | THE 20TH CENTURY $400: Of 1954, 1964, or 1974, the year in which the P.L.O. was formed 1964 |
#1238, aired 1990-01-10 | MUSICIANS $400: Not only Juilliard's youngest student, "the way things were" in 1974, he won 3 Oscars Marvin Hamlisch |
#1226, aired 1989-12-25 | SPY NOVELS $600: The "Dogs" in this 1974 F. Forsyth novel were white mercenaries hired to work in West Africa The Dogs of War |
#1226, aired 1989-12-25 | MUSICAL THEATER $1000: 1974's "Lorelei", in which Carol Channing played Lorelei Lee, was based on this earlier musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |
#1205, aired 1989-11-24 | MOVIE MAKERS $400: Mel Brooks directed Cleavon Little & Madeline Kahn in this 1974 western spoof Blazing Saddles |
#1192, aired 1989-11-07 | PBS $400: Jacob Bronowski is best known in the U.S. for this 1974 BBC series & the book of the same title "The Ascent of Man" |
#1185, aired 1989-10-27 | JAZZ PIANISTS $800: This "royal" pianist's band made a cameo appearance in Mel Brooks' 1974 film "Blazing Saddles" Count Basie |
#1182, aired 1989-10-24 | CELEBRITY QUOTES $400: In a taped message in 1974 she said "I have chosen to stay and fight...I have been given the name Tania Patty Hearst |
#1173, aired 1989-10-11 | ACTOR-PLAYWRIGHTS $200: Michael V. Gazzo, who wrote "A Hatful of Rain", played a gangster in this 1974 Robert De Niro sequel Godfather II |
#1173, aired 1989-10-11 | HISTORIC NAMES $500: In 1974 Greek voters rejected the monarchy, dashing this kings hope of returning to the throne King Constantine II |
#1145, aired 1989-07-21 | PBS $400: This science series, which premiered in March 1974, has featured such topics as "The Miracle of Life" Nova |
#1141, aired 1989-07-17 | NEWSPAPERS $200: In 1974 the Knight brothers merged their newspapers with those of this family Ridders |
#1132, aired 1989-07-04 | THE SOVIET UNION $300: Novelist who was given a Nobel Prize in 1970 & a one-way ticket out of the USSR in 1974 (Aleksandr) Solzhenitsyn |
#1107, aired 1989-05-30 | LANGUAGES $200: In 1974 it became the only official language of Canada's Quebec province French |
#1071, aired 1989-04-10 | FAMOUS FEMINISTS $200: Told she didn't look 40 years old in 1974, this glamorous feminist said, "This is what 40 looks like" Gloria Steinem |
#1057, aired 1989-03-21 | JULY $600: On July 20, 1974 Turkish troops landed on this island where they've remained ever since Cyprus |
#1051, aired 1989-03-13 | THE U.N. $800: Although not a member of the U.N., the PLO was granted this type of status in 1974 observer status |
#1022, aired 1989-01-31 | "TOWER"s $800 (Daily Double): 1974 film that gave us the following Oscar-winning song:
"We may never love like this again /
Don't stop the flow /
We can't let go..." The Towering Inferno |
#1021, aired 1989-01-30 | BEAUTY QUEENS $100: The Miss America Pageant stopped giving this award for friendliness in 1974 Miss Congeniality Award |
#1012, aired 1989-01-17 | MONARCHS $200: In 1974 Nixon resigned whereas this emperor of Ethiopia was deposed Haile Selassie |
#1012, aired 1989-01-17 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000: This author of "The Onion Field" left the LAPD in 1974 because he had become "a celebrity cop" (Joseph) Wambaugh |
#983, aired 1988-12-07 | WOMEN $800: In 1978 she & her husband William pleaded guilty to kidnapping Patty Hearst in 1974 Emily Harris |
#982, aired 1988-12-06 | HISTORY $800 (Daily Double): In 1974 this West German chancellor resigned when a top aide was found to be an East German spy Willy Brandt |
#977, aired 1988-11-29 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "O" $200: It was 1st called a biscuit, then a sandwich & finally in 1974, a chocolate sandwich cookie Oreo |
#976, aired 1988-11-28 | WORLD'S FAIRS $400: In 1974 the first World's Fair with an environmental theme was held in this Washington city Spokane |
#973, aired 1988-11-23 | TV DETECTIVES $100: This series premiered on Friday, the 13th of September 1974 & starred James Garner The Rockford Files |
#967, aired 1988-11-15 | "LONG" SONGS $500 (Daily Double): In 1974 Neil Diamond scored a #5 hit with the following:
"Ride, c'mon baby ride..." "Longfellow Serenade" |
#948, aired 1988-10-19 | "DARK" $500 (Daily Double): In March 1974 this song topped the pop charts:
"She dealt two cards, a queen and a three / And mumbled some words that were so strange to me / And then she turned up a two-eyed jack / My eyes saw red but the card..." "Dark Lady" |
#929, aired 1988-09-22 | THE 1970s $200: In 1974 this European country abolished laws against women killing bulls in public Spain |
#919, aired 1988-09-08 | POTPOURRI $400: While touring Canada with a Soviet ballet troupe in 1974, he defected (Mikhail) Baryshnikov |
#913, aired 1988-07-20 | EARLY MAN $500: The Australopithecus afarensis skeleton found in 1974 in eastern Africa was "Desi"gnated this Lucy |
#887, aired 1988-06-14 | MUSICAL METALS $300: A 1974 hit for America, or a hit character in "The Wizard of Oz" Tin Man |
#853, aired 1988-04-27 | 1974 $100: This book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward was released in 1974 All the President's Men |
#853, aired 1988-04-27 | 1974 $200: Reportedly, "How I Love To Carry Fertilizer Up the Mountainside for the Commune" was a hit song in this country People's Republic of China |
#853, aired 1988-04-27 | 1974 $300 (Daily Double): Of all the records about this 1974 fad, the following was the biggest hit:
"Boogity, boogity /
He likes to turn the other cheek..." "The Streak" (streakers) |
#853, aired 1988-04-27 | 1974 $400: Encyclopedia Britannica says this "Liberation Army" probably never had more than 11 or 12 members Symbionese Liberation Army |
#853, aired 1988-04-27 | 1974 $500: Amid charges his writings were "concocted to serve the forces of imperialist reaction", he was exiled from USSR Alexandr Solzhenitsyn |
#830, aired 1988-03-25 | THE MOUNTIES $400: These people have been recruited as Mounties only since 1974 women |
#791, aired 1988-02-01 | PARIS $400: Charles de Gaulle Airport was opened in 1974 to relieve traffic at this airport south of Paris Orly |
#782, aired 1988-01-19 | BEAUTIFUL "MUSIC" $1000: According to the title of this 1974 song, when Kiki Dee carries a tune, she really carries a tune "I've Got the Music in Me" |
#757, aired 1987-12-15 | “DARK” SONGS $300: Appropriate title for Cher’s 1974 #1 hit "Dark Lady" |
#755, aired 1987-12-11 | THE ROYAL FAMILY $400: In 1974 Ian Ball was committed to a mental institution after trying to kidnap this princess Princess Anne |
#735, aired 1987-11-13 | AMERICAN MOUNTAINS $300: Until the Soviets completed a bigger one in 1974, the world's largest telescope was here Mt. Palomar |
#731, aired 1987-11-09 | EUROPE ON FILM $200: In a 1974 film, a melange of murderers took this famed train from Istanbul to Calais the Orient Express |
#730, aired 1987-11-06 | MOVIES $600: 1974 film whose sound & visual effects shook up Charlton Heston & Ava Gardner Earthquake |
#722, aired 1987-10-27 | POT LUCK $100: Aug. 8 was date Nixon announced his resignation in 1974 & this man sailed for St. Helena in 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte |
#709, aired 1987-10-08 | PERSONAL QUOTES $200: He said, "No matter what , I will not resign"--3 days before he resigned in 1974 Richard Nixon |
#704, aired 1987-10-01 | STAMPS & COINS $400: Decade in which the price of 1st-class postage stamps in U.S. broke into double digits by going up to 10¢ 1970s |
#697, aired 1987-09-22 | LONDON $800: In 1974, London's main fruit, vegetable & flower market was moved from there Covent Garden |
#678, aired 1987-07-15 | SPORTSCASTS $400: On NBC's 1st Monday Night Baseball game of 1974 this Atlanta outfielder broke a 34-year-old record Hank Aaron |
#657, aired 1987-06-16 | LITERARY FLOWERS $800: In a 1974 film, Cyblll Shepherd played this florally-named Henry James heroine Daisy Miller |
#645, aired 1987-05-29 | ROCK 'N ROLL $400: In 1974 guitarist Mick Taylor left this group to join another band & thereafter gathered little moss The Rolling Stones |
#618, aired 1987-04-22 | HOMOPHONIC PAIRS $1000: To mutilate a print of a 1974 Lucille Ball film to maim Mame |
#617, aired 1987-04-21 | TV COMMERCIALS $800 (Daily Double): From 1974-82, these 2 blondes sang, in turn, "Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man" Suzanne Somers & Connie Stevens |
#615, aired 1987-04-17 | CONSERVATION $600: It's said in 1974 soviets could earn a copy of "Hound of the Baskervilles" for recycling this paper |
#600, aired 1987-03-27 | TECHNOLOGY $300: Overcoming 1974 shortage of yams used in making these pills, Japan found way to synthesize the hormones contraceptive pills |
#599, aired 1987-03-26 | BOSTON $600: In July 1974 Dave Loggins asked his #1 fan to please do this please come to Boston |
#577, aired 1987-02-24 | THE BOSS $200: Since 1974, they've been the band that backs up the Boss E Street Band |
#572, aired 1987-02-17 | OUTDOOR SPORTS $200: In 1974, Ruth Hangen tossed a woman's record of 42 straight ringers in a single game of this horseshoes |
#556, aired 1987-01-26 | "BALL" 1 $200: Each season between 1951 & 1974, she was the star of her own weekly sitcom Lucille Ball |
#552, aired 1987-01-20 | ISLANDS $400: Since 1974, this island has been divided into Greek & Turkish sections Cyprus |
#538, aired 1986-12-31 | THE JUNGLE $2,000 (Daily Double): Like most of us would, it's what Jethro Tull was doing "In The Jungle" in 1974:
"Walking through forests of palm-tree apartments /
Scoff at the monkeys who live in their dark tents /
Down by the waterhole--drunk every Friday /
Eating their nuts--saving their raisins..." Bungle |
#535, aired 1986-12-26 | PRESIDENTS $200: "I guess it just proves that in America anyone can be president", he said in 1974 Gerald Ford |
#525, aired 1986-12-12 | GAME SHOWS $600: 1974-1977 game show whose theme began with a racetrack's call-to-post fanfare Celebrity Sweepstakes |
#521, aired 1986-12-08 | (blank) $500 (Daily Double): Title of the following 1974 Billy Preston hit:
"I'm not trying to be your hero /
Cause that zero is too cold for me /
I'm not trying to be your highness..." "Nothing From Nothing" |
#516, aired 1986-12-01 | JULY $400: Evita's widower, he died on July 1, 1974 while president of Argentina again Juan Perón |
#492, aired 1986-10-28 | BODIES OF WATER $1000: Joseph Walker's 1974 Tony-winning play bore the name of this West African river the River Niger |
#490, aired 1986-10-24 | FAMOUS QUOTES $200: In 1974, identifying herself as Tanya, she declared, "I am a soldier in The People's Army" Patty Hearst |
#483, aired 1986-10-15 | "POISON" $600: The Geneva protocol of 1925, restricting the use of this, was not ratified until the U.S. until 1974 poison gas |
#457, aired 1986-09-09 | AUTOMOBILES $200: To conserve gas & rubber, this was the natl. speed limit for much of WWII, 20 miles lower than 1974 35 |
#455, aired 1986-06-06 | WASHINGTON D.C. $500: In 1974, for 1st time in over 100 years, D.C. residents were allowed to vote for this a city government |
#450, aired 1986-05-30 | WATERGATE $1000: Month in which Nixon announced his resignation August (1974) |
#444, aired 1986-05-22 | 1974 $100: Michael Landon series that first aired September 11, 1974 Little House on the Prairie |
#444, aired 1986-05-22 | 1974 $200: Of Egypt, the Philippines, & into retirement, place Nixon did not go in 1974 the Philippines |
#444, aired 1986-05-22 | 1974 $300: When this debuted March 4, 1974, Mia Farrow was the person on the cover, & it costs 35 cents an issue People Magazine |
#444, aired 1986-05-22 | 1974 $400: He became 1st Black to manage a major league team when the Indians made him chief Frank Robinson |
#444, aired 1986-05-22 | 1974 $500: On May 1, 1974, the minimum wage went from $1.60/hr. to this $2.00 |
#432, aired 1986-05-06 | FOLK MUSIC $800: In 1974, she was "a free man in Paris" Joni Mitchell |
#428, aired 1986-04-30 | "BLACK" & "BLUE" SONGS $500: Jim Croce had a bad case of these in 1974 "Workin’ At The Car Wash Blues" |
#414, aired 1986-04-10 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $1000: Title heroine of a Henry James story whom Cybil Shepherd played in a 1974 film Daisy Miller |
#401, aired 1986-03-24 | 4-LETTER ROCK $400: Hard rockers who hid behind make-up disguises from 1974 to 1983 KISS |
#397, aired 1986-03-18 | TENNIS $300: Formed in 1974 but forced to disband in 1978 was this inter-city league, the WTT World Team Tennis |
#392, aired 1986-03-11 | ANIMAL NICKNAMES $600: Until overthrown in 1974, he was "The Conquering Lion of Judah" Haile Selassie |
#389, aired 1986-03-06 | FIREFIGHTING $600: In 1974, it took Paul Newman, Steve McQueen & 2 studios to put out this fire "The Towering Inferno" |
#367, aired 1986-02-04 | '70s MOVIES $300: One of the few sequels to critically surpass the original, this film won Best Picture for 1974 Godfather II |
#360, aired 1986-01-24 | TOUGH TV TRIVIA $600: Based on the Peter Bogdanovich film, this 1974 series featured Jodie Foster as Addie Pray Paper moon |
#357, aired 1986-01-21 | RAINY SONGS $400: Neil Sedaka chuckled all the way to the bank with his #1 comeback song in 1974 "Laughter In The Rain" |
#356, aired 1986-01-20 | FUNNY MEN $300: In 1974, over 300,000 callers daily heard his Dial-a-Jokes like, "See a cop? No? Good. Stick 'em up" Henny Youngman |
#354, aired 1986-01-16 | MUSICAL ANATOMY $100: In 1974, "Sunshine" here made John Denver happy my shoulders |
#324, aired 1985-12-05 | THE '70s $800: When the Cleveland Indians named him chief in 1974, he became 1st Black Major League manager (Frank) Robinson |
#308, aired 1985-11-13 | HOLLYWOOD DOGS $200: Higgins played the title role of this 1974 film Benji |
#296, aired 1985-10-28 | DROPPIN' THE G $300: Danced to in films by Fred Astaire in 1946 & Gene Wilder & Peter Boyle in 1974 "Puttin' On The Ritz" |
#296, aired 1985-10-28 | SPORTS TRIVIA $300: On April 19, 1974, Thomas Pace caught 48 lb. barracuda this way bare-handed |
#191, aired 1985-06-03 | DEAR "JOHNS" $500 (Daily Double): John Lennon made his last on-stage appearance with this other British John on Thanksgiving 1974 Elton John |
#158, aired 1985-04-17 | 14-LETTER WORDS $800: Duddy Kravitz went through his in 1974 the apprenticeship |
#153, aired 1985-04-10 | KID STUFF $100: They were first allowed to play Little League ball in 1974 girls |
#113, aired 1985-02-13 | "BLACK" & "WHITE" $800: She was the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana in 1974 Shirley Temple Black |
#103, aired 1985-01-30 | WORLD LEADERS $1000: In 1974, he addressed the U.N. General Assembly with a gun in his belt Yasser Arafat |
#48, aired 1984-11-14 | REPUBLICANS $600: In 1974, became 2nd vice president to be appointed, not elected Nelson Rockefeller |