| #9085, aired 2024-04-19 | FUN FACTS $200: On April 1, 1979 David Kirke used an elastic rope & plunged from a bridge in Bristol, England, inventing this extreme sport bungee jumping |
| #9054, aired 2024-03-07 | SPORTS MASCOT HISTORY $400: From 1979 to 1981 the Yankees fittingly had a mascot named this, also a word for a well-dressed man Dandy |
| #9054, aired 2024-03-07 | SPORTS MASCOT HISTORY $600: In 1979 Youppi! suited up for this MLB squad, prior to moving across town (& sports leagues) to the Canadiens the Montreal Expos |
| #9046, aired 2024-02-26 | THE '70s TOTALLY ROCKED $400: Only months after releasing 1979's "Highway To Hell", this group lost lead singer Bon Scott to acute alcohol poisoning AC/DC |
| #9043, aired 2024-02-21 | 1990s MUSIC $200: "Shakedown" is the first word of this Smashing Pumpkins song named for a year 1979 |
| #9032, aired 2024-02-06 | IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! $1600: 70 years after Louis Blériot first did it, the human-powered Gossamer Albatross flew across this body of water in 1979 the English Channel |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | AROUND THE UNUSUAL HOUSE $1000: Talk about a man cave! There's a basement modeled on this French cave designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 Lascaux |
| #9012, aired 2024-01-09 | SPORTS TAKES $400: Basketball players take shots, like this type added to the NBA in 1979 a three-point shot (three-pointer) |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | NUMERICAL PLACE NAMES $300: This strip of land in the Susquehanna River, seen here, was the scene of a big scare in 1979 Three Mile Island |
| #24, aired 2024-01-09 | NUMBER ONE HITS $400: The thumping bassline of Chic's 1979 hit "Good Times" inspired this 1980 queen hit "Another One Bites The Dust" |
| #9004, aired 2023-12-28 | MEASUREMENT $1600: In 1979 the average price of gas at U.S. service stations passed this milestone for the first time a dollar a gallon |
| #8993, aired 2023-12-13 | SCIENCE $800: From 1979 to 2009 physicist Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at this university Cambridge |
| #8987, aired 2023-12-05 | A SONG IN THAT MOVIE $1200: Heard here is a song from this 1979 film Hair |
| #8983, aired 2023-11-29 | A, B OR C $600: In the name of the outfit that first broadcast the U.S. House in 1979, this precedes "SPAN" C |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | SAINTS GO MARCHING IN $8,300 (Daily Double): In 1979, John Paul II made this animal-loving saint the patron saint of ecology St. Francis of Assisi |
| #8966, aired 2023-11-06 | AT THE ANCIENT ROMAN CINEPLEX $400: 1979:
Dudley Moore & Bo Derek in
"____" X |
| #8953, aired 2023-10-18 | IN CRISIS MODE $1200: It began Nov. 4, 1979 & lasted 444 days the Iran Hostage Crisis |
| #8942, aired 2023-10-03 | MEN OF MICHIGAN $800: He won an NCAA hoops title at Michigan State in 1979, then presto! He was the first overall NBA pick & it was Showtime Magic Johnson |
| #8933, aired 2023-09-20 | THE NEW YORK KNOCKS $800: In their 1979 Top 40 hit "Shattered", this group sang, "Go ahead, bite the Big Apple, don't mind the maggots"... shadoobie The Rolling Stones |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | NATIONS' LAST MONARCHS $400: This country's shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was deposed by Muslim fundamentalists in 1979 Iran |
| #8897, aired 2023-06-20 | THAT MUSICAL ACT IS UNREAL! $1200: Not just the house band on this "Show", Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem did "Can You Picture That?" in a 1979 film The Muppet Show |
| #8892, aired 2023-06-13 | THE YEAR OF THE HORSE $600: 1979:
Cass-Olé had the title role in this, maybe the second-best known horse tale with black in the title The Black Stallion |
| #8880, aired 2023-05-26 | QUOTES $1600: Signing a peace treaty in 1979, this Egyptian president hoped for "no more wars or bloodshed between Arabs & Israelis" Sadat |
| #8874, aired 2023-05-18 | INTERNATIONAL MOVIES? $400: 1979:
"The ____ Syndrome" China |
| #8870, aired 2023-05-12 | THIS 20th CENTURY WORLD LEADER... $400: ...became Europe's first female prime minister in 1979 Thatcher |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | 2-LETTER RESPONSES $800: A 1979 paper by Sandra Schecter argued that this interjection is a central part of Canadian identity eh |
| #8, aired 2023-05-12 | CLASSIC MOVIES $800: This 1979 film about a small group of friends who cycle to victory was ranked by AFI as one of the most inspiring of all time Breaking Away |
| #8865, aired 2023-05-05 | REVOLUTION $800: After ordering the deaths of hundreds, Sadegh Khalkhali was much feared after this country's 1979 revolution Iran |
| #8848, aired 2023-04-12 | HOW ARE YOU FEELING? $400: Hello, hello, hello... is there anybody in there? In 1979 Pink Floyd declared, "I have become comfortably" this numb |
| #8838, aired 2023-03-29 | AUTOCRATS $1600: Saloth Sar was the birth name of this despot whose brutal 1975-1979 regime killed more than a million Cambodians Pol Pot |
| #8835, aired 2023-03-24 | 6-LETTER RHYMERS $2000: Adopted by China in 1979, it's the system of Romanized spelling for transliterating their language Pinyin |
| #8824, aired 2023-03-09 | LET'S GET DIRTY $600: Synonymous with handheld vacuum for many, it's been picking up spilled cat litter & coffee grounds since 1979 Dust Buster |
| #8823, aired 2023-03-08 | IT HAPPENED IN ASIA $1600: Seen here in late 1979 is this building in Tehran that was at the center of news for the next year plus the U.S. Embassy |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | MARCH MADNESS $1000: In 1979, he conjured up a title for Michigan State over Larry Bird's Indiana State Magic Johnson |
| #8810, aired 2023-02-17 | THE CHAMPION'S LEAGUE $600: Lynn Swann,
1979 the NFL |
| #8805, aired 2023-02-10 | SUPER BOWL HEROES $400: (Greg Olsen of Fox NFL Sunday presents the clue.) Before joking around with Howie, Jimmy & the gang on "Fox NFL Sunday"'s pregame show, this man was all business while winning back-to-back Super Bowl MVPs in 1979 & 1980 as quarterback for the Steelers Terry Bradshaw |
| #13, aired 2023-02-02 | EASY MONEY $500: This woman, a prominent U.S. suffragist, was on the U.S. dollar coin from 1979-1981 Susan B. Anthony |
| #8782, aired 2023-01-10 | ON THE SCIENTIST'S RÉSUMÉ $400: 1978: T.A., science at Stanford; 1979: completed her NASA training; 1983: made history aboard Challenger Sally Ride |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | VIRGINNY & GEORGIA $300: In March 1979 Ray Charles sang this old sweet song for Georgia's legislature; in April, it became the official state song "Georgia On My Mind" |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | WE MEAN BUSINESS $600: This chain of stores opened in 1979 & it seems like since then I've been trying to find an orange-aproned person to help me Home Depot |
| #8772, aired 2022-12-27 | ALBUM COVERS $2000: Actress Kate Murtagh, who appeared as a waitress on their 1979 "Breakfast in America" album, died in 2017 at age 96 Supertramp |
| #8766, aired 2022-12-19 | HISTORIC WOMEN $400: Hilda was the middle name of this prime minister in office from 1979 to 1990 Thatcher |
| #8763, aired 2022-12-14 | THE "J.C"s $2000: "The Enormous Radio" is among the 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning "Stories of" this writer John Cheever |
| #8760, aired 2022-12-09 | PLACES NAMED FOR PEOPLE $1000: Shahr means "city" & after 1979's Iranian revolution, a place was redubbed this last name "Shahr" to honor the new leader Khomeini |
| #8746, aired 2022-11-21 | "P.J."s $1600: In 1979 this architect famous for his "Glass House" in Connecticut was the first recipient of the Pritzker Prize Philip Johnson |
| #8717, aired 2022-10-11 | POLISH HISTORY $200: In June 1979 his second trip abroad in his new job was to his homeland & encouraged many Poles to defy the Communist regime Pope John Paul II |
| #8712, aired 2022-10-04 | CENTRAL AMERICAN HISTORY $1600: In 1979 this group overthrew Nicaragua's president, ending almost 50 years of dictatorship by the Somoza family the Sandinistas |
| #8673, aired 2022-06-29 | LET'S GO BACK IN TIME MACHINE MOVIES $600: In the 1979 thriller "Time After Time", Malcolm McDowell plays H.G. Wells on the hunt for this Victorian killer in the future Jack the Ripper |
| #8660, aired 2022-06-10 | MOVIES WITH NARRATORS $400: 1979: Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) regrets he's still only in Saigon Apocalypse Now |
| #8655, aired 2022-06-03 | THIS WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1979 the S.F. Examiner awarded $10,000 to the first person who produced a piece of this, which had just fallen from the sky Skylab |
| #8653, aired 2022-06-01 | LIFE IN THE FAUST LANE $400: A Faustian bargain hit the pop charts in 1979 when "The Devil Went Down To" this place, "he was lookin' for a soul to steal" Georgia |
| #8649, aired 2022-05-26 | HISTORIA ESPAÑOLA $800: The second statute of autonomy was approved in 1979 for the "country" of this people in a region of northern Spain the Basques |
| #8621, aired 2022-04-18 | AIRLINES $800: In 1979 this Aussie airline began giving passengers the business (class)--a first in the industry, according to its CEO Qantas |
| #8580, aired 2022-02-18 | BRING YOUR "A" GAME $1600: Save your ship by shooting space rocks in this Atari arcade game introduced in 1979 Asteroids |
| #16, aired 2022-02-18 | WORLD HISTORY $800: 52 Americans who were held hostage in 1979 & 1980 were seized from the U.S. embassy in this city Tehran |
| #12, aired 2022-02-16 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1200: In 1979 Canton Jura in this country split from Canton Bern Switzerland |
| #4, aired 2022-02-09 | ASSIGNED READING MATH $800: "Still Mad", feminist criticism by Gilbert & Gubar, is 3/5 as many pages as their 1979 book this person "in the Attic" The Madwoman |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $400: In 1979, Jimmy Carter installed the first of these at the White House; one is now at his presidential library solar panels |
| #8553, aired 2022-01-12 | AUTHORS' NONFICTION $1200: In 1979 he completed his third revision of "The Elements of Style" (E.B.) White |
| #8550, aired 2022-01-07 | IT WAS 1970s AMERICA, MAN $1000: On July 2, 1979 the U.S. Mint elected to release a coin honoring this woman; nearly 758 million were made that year Susan B. Anthony |
| #8548, aired 2022-01-05 | RAIN $200: A 1979 tropical storm set the lower 48 record for rainfall, dumping 42 inches in 24 hours near Galveston Bay in this state Texas |
| #8537, aired 2021-12-21 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $1600: The Tehran tomb of this man is a pilgrimage site, such as on the 40th anniversary of his 1979 return from exile Khomeini |
| #8530, aired 2021-12-10 | FAMOUS PROFESSORS $800: In 1979 Stephen Hawking was appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at this university Cambridge |
| #8528, aired 2021-12-08 | DEALING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT $600: The 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary this problem that doesn't respect borders has helped reduce it dramatically air pollution |
| #8506, aired 2021-11-08 | GETTING INTO THE SPIRITS $1000: Whiskey & honey go into this Irish cream brand launched in 1979, a few years after rival Bailey's Carolans |
| #8497, aired 2021-10-26 | FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS $1200: "The Tin Drum"
(1979) German |
| #8492, aired 2021-10-19 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1600: Around 1979 this Mexican state on the Pacific dropped "Norte" from its name Baja |
| #8492, aired 2021-10-19 | HISTORICAL FIGURES ON FILM $2000: 1979:
Malcolm McDowell as this depraved Roman ruler Caligula |
| #8454, aired 2021-07-29 | PLAYING THE PART $2000: In the 1979 film "The Prisoner of Zenda", he played three parts:
Rudolf IV, Rudolf V & Syd Frewin Peter Sellers |
| #8449, aired 2021-07-22 | MLB MASCOTS $1000: A lime green parrot hatched in 1979 Pirates |
| #8449, aired 2021-07-22 | HOWARD'S END $2,000 (Daily Double): Some cried fowl when this Marvel comic book hero flew away in 1979, but he would return Howard the Duck |
| #8446, aired 2021-07-19 | OLIVIER AWARD WINNERS $2000: In 1979 Barry Humphries won for playing his alter ego, this saucy dame Dame Edna |
| #8437, aired 2021-07-06 | STREET ART $200: The Ecuador-born artist known as Lady Pink became famous for painting on these transports in New York City, 1979-1985 subway cars |
| #8434, aired 2021-07-01 | THE FIRST OF JULY $1200: Sony introduced this portable item July 1, 1979 a Walkman |
| #8424, aired 2021-06-17 | THE TERMS OF SERVICE $1600: He served as mayor of D.C. from 1979 to 1991; he served 6 months in prison; he served as mayor of D.C. from 1995 to 1999 Marion Barry |
| #8378, aired 2021-04-14 | MALFUNCTION $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1979 an automatic valve at this Pennsylvania facility failed to close, leading to damage to the core Three Mile Island |
| #8324, aired 2021-01-28 | THE 5 W's, HISTORICALLY $1000: Why... didn't this nation get more help rising up against its leader Pol Pot as 1 million died at the regime's hands between 1975 & 1979? Cambodia |
| #8290, aired 2020-11-27 | PAPERBACK WRITER $200: In 1979 this horror master said, "Most of the market for my stuff is in paperbacks", but he's done okay in hardcover, too (Stephen) King |
| #8266, aired 2020-10-26 | HISTORIC LASTS $200: Taken prisoner only briefly in 1979 after the Islamic revolution, William Sullivan was the last U.S. ambassador to this country Iran |
| #8262, aired 2020-10-20 | WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN THE U.S. $800: Completed in Philadelphia in the 1750s, this building was designated a World Heritage Site in 1979 Independence Hall |
| #8233, aired 2020-06-10 | HOME IMPROVEMENT ON TV $600: In Feb. 1979 on Boston's WGBH, Bob Vila took on a reno at a Victorian in Dorchester in the first season of this show This Old House |
| #8232, aired 2020-06-09 | MARQUEE "MOON" $800: 1979, Roger Moore Bond-ing with Lois Chiles in outer space Moonraker |
| #8231, aired 2020-06-08 | "ROCK" &/OR "ROLL" SONGS $600: "Today's music ain't got the same soul, I like that" 1979 Bob Seger hit with this title "Old Time Rock And Roll" |
| #8225, aired 2020-05-29 | MULTIPLE "CHOICE" QUIZ $800: The title of a 1979 novel, this is a decision where either option will end in sacrifice Sophie's Choice |
| #8222, aired 2020-05-26 | ACCORD $400: These 1978 accords named for a presidential retreat led to a 1979 peace treaty between Israel & Egypt the Camp David Accords |
| #8220, aired 2020-05-22 | A 1970s YEAR $1600: An Islamic revolution overthrows the Shah of Iran, who flees to Egypt 1979 |
| #8218, aired 2020-05-20 | OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE $1000: The NHL got a "great" deal when this team & 18-year-old Wayne Gretzky moved over from the WHA in 1979 the Edmonton Oilers |
| #8139, aired 2020-01-16 | ROCK OPERAS $1600: Pink Floyd is the band & the main character in this 1979 rock opera The Wall |
| #8138, aired 2020-01-15 | FAMOUS & HISTORIC WOMEN $400: She got her JD degree from Yale Law in 1979, and we'd say her legal career panned out nicely for her Sotomayor |
| #8135, aired 2020-01-10 | THE IRISHMAN $2000: Concerned about colon cancer, Dr. Dennis Burkitt changed eating habits with his 1979 book "Don't Forget" this "In Your Diet" Fiber |
| #4, aired 2020-01-08 | GOATS (GREATEST OF ALL TIME) $1200: Performances like his 1979 "Live in Concert" film made Rolling Stone list him as the greatest stand-up comedian of all time Richard Pryor |
| #8117, aired 2019-12-17 | ASIA $2000: During the Khmer Rouge's rule from 1975 to 1979, most of this capital's population was forcibly evacuated Phnom Penh |
| #8098, aired 2019-11-20 | ISLAND NATION CAPITAL CITIES $6,000 (Daily Double): Roseau, Dominica was burned by the French in 1805 & suffered near-total destruction by one of these in 1979 a hurricane |
| #8090, aired 2019-11-08 | NOVEMBER DATEBOOK $200: Radical students stormed the U.S. embassy in this city November 4, 1979, leading to an international crisis Tehran |
| #8082, aired 2019-10-29 | GARGOYLES $800: Paisley Abbey in Scotland added a new gargoyle likely inspired by this 1979 horror film Alien |
| #8053, aired 2019-09-18 | REAL-LIFE METAPHORS $800: A 1979 book by conservative thinker Jack Kemp popularized this term for programs like welfare safety net |
| #8038, aired 2019-07-17 | A STAR IS BORN $400: Kate Hudson was born with that name in 1979; this "Firework" singer was born in 1984 as Katheryn Hudson Katy Perry |
| #8037, aired 2019-07-16 | IN THE AIR $2000: In 1979 this craft made news when it entered the atmosphere & broke apart over Australia Skylab |
| #8032, aired 2019-07-09 | 65" $400: She confirmed that she was 5'5" shortly before becoming British prime minister in 1979 Margaret Thatcher |
| #8019, aired 2019-06-20 | A GAP YEAR $600: In 1979 the Supreme Court narrowed the gender gap, nixing laws that exempted wives from paying this after a divorce alimony |
| #8017, aired 2019-06-18 | THINKING OUT LOUD $800: Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, this nun said, "Love begins at home" Mother Teresa |
| #7994, aired 2019-05-16 | DANCING BACK TO DISCO $1000: Hitting some really high notes from Dec. 1977 to 1979, this trio had 6 straight No. 1 hits, including "Tragedy" the Bee Gees |
| #7986, aired 2019-05-06 | THOSE WHO IGNORE HISTORY $1200: The Soviet Union invaded this "graveyard of empires" in 1979 & suffered 50,000 casualties before withdrawing in 1989 Afghanistan |
| #7965, aired 2019-04-05 | JAMES BOND & FRIENDS $400: In the 1979 movie "Moonraker", a metal-mouthed Bond foe-turned-ally has this name, the title of another '70s movie Jaws |
| #7958, aired 2019-03-27 | FILL IN THE TONY-WINNING PLAY TITLE $800: 1979, about John Merrick:
"The ____ Man" elephant |
| #7951, aired 2019-03-18 | TV SERIES FINALES $200: Topher Grace & Ashton Kutcher helped their friends count down to midnight on Dec. 31, 1979 on this sitcom That '70s Show |
| #7949, aired 2019-03-14 | KINGS LANDING $400: He took off from Tehran in January 1979, landed in Egypt & never went back the shah |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | COUNTRY FACTS $200: Pol Pot was the despotic leader of this Asian country from 1975 to 1979 Cambodia |
| #7889, aired 2018-12-20 | HUGS & KISSES $1200: In 1979 Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev smooched Erich Honecker, head of this country that has rejoined another East Germany |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | OTHER LONG-RUNNING TV SHOWS $1000: Public TV station WGBH in this city has been airing the home renovation show "This Old House" since 1979 Boston |
| #7873, aired 2018-11-28 | ACCIDENTS OF HISTORY $1000: A result of this 1979 accident in Penn., the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations has made the industry safer Three Mile Island |
| #7860, aired 2018-11-09 | ON THE MENU $200: In 1979 it rolled out its Happy Meal--a burger, fries, cookies, a soft drink &, of course, a toy McDonald's |
| #7850, aired 2018-10-26 | GRAMMY'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR $1200: In 1979 the soundtrack to this film danced away with a win Saturday Night Fever |
| #7821, aired 2018-09-17 | REINSTATE SONGS $400: In the title of a 1979 No. 1, Peaches & Herb were this, like East & West Germany 11 years later "Reunited" |
| #7809, aired 2018-07-19 | WORLD HISTORY $1600: This national liberation front came to power in Nicaragua in 1979 & is ruling once again the Sandinistas |
| #7804, aired 2018-07-12 | AD COUNCIL CLASSICS $400: In 1979 the Council unleashed McGruff the Crime Dog, who urged Americans to do this 6-word thing take a bite out of crime |
| #7801, aired 2018-07-09 | INTERNATIONAL LAW $2000: A 1979 treaty says the use of this, where only Americans have ever been, is "the province of all mankind" the moon |
| #7792, aired 2018-06-26 | SPACED-OUT BUSINESS $600: Slow, floating objects were the bane of the triangle-shaped ship's existence in this 1979 Atari video game Asteroids |
| #7765, aired 2018-05-18 | HOME ROOM $800: About 19th century female writers, a 1979 classic of literary criticism is titled "The Madwoman in" this room the attic |
| #7745, aired 2018-04-20 | 21st CENTURY OPERAS $400: Julien Bilodeau adapted Pink Floyd's 1979 album into the 2017 opera "Another Brick in" this the Wall |
| #7728, aired 2018-03-28 | ENTERTAINING INSPIRATIONS $200: A triptych by painter Francis Bacon inspired the chest-bursting scene from this 1979 film Alien |
| #7709, aired 2018-03-01 | FOOD FRANCHISES $800: Someone pass the syrup--this chain built the last of its iconic A-frame restaurants in 1979 IHOP |
| #7704, aired 2018-02-22 | AFRICA SINCE 1750 $400: From 1951 to 1960, he was the heavyweight boxing champion of Uganda; from 1971 to 1979, he was president Idi Amin |
| #7701, aired 2018-02-19 | 1970s MOVIES $2000: Bette Midler earned an Oscar nomination for this 1979 film in which she played a Janis Joplin-like rock star The Rose |
| #7694, aired 2018-02-08 | MOVIE vs. MOVIE $1200: Justin Henry was at the center of the custody battle between 2 eventual Oscar winners in this 1979 film Kramer vs. Kramer |
| #7687, aired 2018-01-30 | AIR FORCE BASE $1000: Arizona's Luke Air Force Base trains pilots to fly this alphanumeric plane, also known as the Fighting Falcon, a mainstay of the United States Air Force since 1979 the F-16 |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | BOOK SERIES $1000: V.C. Andrews is best remembered for her series about the Dollanganger kids, which began with this 1979 book Flowers in the Attic |
| #7660, aired 2017-12-22 | CHARGING BULL $1200: Old Spec (1979) & Bodacious (1999) are bull inductees in this Hall of Fame the Rodeo Hall of Fame |
| #7658, aired 2017-12-20 | 'TIS THE SEASON $600: This disco queen was No. 1 in 1979 "Lookin' for some hot stuff, baby this evenin'" Donna Summer |
| #7655, aired 2017-12-15 | COKE SLOGANS THROUGH THE YEARS $600: 1979:
"Have a Coke and" one of these a smile |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | ROBERT SIEGEL SIGNS OFF $1000: (Robert Siegel reads the clue.) I was NPR's first journalist based overseas, sent to London in 1979 not for "All Things Considered" but to prepare for the launch of this show at the other end of the day Morning Edition |
| #7649, aired 2017-12-07 | PARTS OF SPEECH $600: Fraznat! I stubbed my toe on that statue of George Meany, president of the AFL-CIO from 1955 to 1979!: fraznat an interjection |
| #7622, aired 2017-10-31 | GREAT BOOKS OF SCIENCE $2000: Named for a goddess mother, this 1979 work laid out the idea of Earth as a single, interconnected unit Gaea |
| #7620, aired 2017-10-27 | 1970s ALBUMS $400: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" of his 1979 "Off the Wall" album Michael Jackson |
| #7577, aired 2017-07-18 | STATELY SONGS $800: In 1979 Ray Charles returned to the capitol building in the state of his birth to sing this song, his first No. 1 hit "Georgia On My Mind" |
| #7573, aired 2017-07-12 | TURN ON YOUR HEAVY METAL DEFECTOR $400: This singer left Black Sabbath in 1979--hold on a sec... Shaaaaaronnn!--but was back with the band in 2016 Ozzy Osbourne |
| #7552, aired 2017-06-13 | AROUND THE WORLD $200: In the winter of 2016, Algerian kids learned sledding as this desert got its first snow since 1979 the Sahara |
| #7540, aired 2017-05-26 | LIFE $400: From 1979 to 1990 her address was No. 10 Downing Street Margaret Thatcher |
| #7532, aired 2017-05-16 | AWFUL WORLD LEADERS $1600: His radical reforms in Cambodia caused more than 1 million deaths from 1975 to 1979 Pol Pot |
| #7518, aired 2017-04-26 | WOMEN OF THE WORLD $2000: In 1979 the ashes of this renowned Greek-American soprano were scattered in the Aegean Sea Maria Callas |
| #7517, aired 2017-04-25 | COMEDY FILMS OF THE 1970s $2000: Graham Chapman played a reluctant messiah in this 1979 Monty Python spoof Life of Brian |
| #7514, aired 2017-04-20 | BLACK $400: This company cleaned up when it introduced the Dustbuster in 1979 Black & Decker |
| #7514, aired 2017-04-20 | COMPUTERS $800: Mother is a computer on the Nostromo in this 1979 Ridley Scott movie Alien |
| #7505, aired 2017-04-07 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $2000: The first Southern black woman elected to the house, she represented Texas from 1973 to 1979 (Barbara) Jordan |
| #7503, aired 2017-04-05 | THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT $1000: Park Chung Hee (1963 to 1979) South Korea |
| #7503, aired 2017-04-05 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1200: On April 9, 1979, 12 days after it began, the Nuclear Regulatory Comm. declared the crisis at this facility over Three Mile Island |
| #7501, aired 2017-04-03 | KILLER CARS $400: In a 1979 George Miller film, this title road warrior uses his V8 Interceptor to run down some bad bikers Mad Max |
| #7501, aired 2017-04-03 | THE ROCK & ROLL QUINTET $800: In 1979 500,000 people in Central Park decided this Ric Ocasek band was "Just What I Needed" The Cars |
| #7497, aired 2017-03-28 | THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! $600: Merry Christmas! On Christmas Eve 1979, the Russians invaded this country Afghanistan |
| #7497, aired 2017-03-28 | A FALLEN CATEGORY $1000: An Australian scooped up some of this that landed near him in 1979 & sold it to the S.F. Examiner for $10,000 Skylab |
| #7495, aired 2017-03-24 | OIL! $1600: The site of a major oil leak in 1979, the Bay of Campeche is the southernmost part of this body of water the Gulf of Mexico |
| #7480, aired 2017-03-03 | PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE WINNERS $1200: Philip Johnson, the prize's very first winner in 1979, designed the Glass House in New Canaan in this state Connecticut |
| #7476, aired 2017-02-27 | TV & MOVIE JENNYS $1200: Movie audiences first took notice of her after she played perfect 10 Jenny Hanley in a 1979 movie Bo Derek |
| #7475, aired 2017-02-24 | THE 1970s $400: In 1979 the U.S. embassy in this nation was taken over & 66 Americans held hostage Iran |
| #7460, aired 2017-02-03 | THE TITLE OF THE MOVIE ESCAPES ME $2000: Clint Eastwood played imprisoned bank robber Frank Morris in this 1979 film that was based on a true story Escape from Alcatraz |
| #7451, aired 2017-01-23 | FROM CHUMPS TO CHAMPS $200: They went from 29-53 in 1979 to 62-20 & an NBA title in 1981; adding Bird, Parish & McHale will do that the Boston Celtics |
| #7435, aired 2016-12-30 | "HAPPY" NEW YEAR $200: From the mind of a McDonald's ad exec, this selection was first served up in 1979 a Happy Meal |
| #7429, aired 2016-12-22 | COME FLY WITH ME $800: The hub of the national carrier of this country, launched in 1979, is in the seaport of Colombo Sri Lanka |
| #7420, aired 2016-12-09 | DOCUMENTARIES $2000: The 1979 doc "From Mao to Mozart" recounts this master violinist's groundbreaking trip to China Isaac Stern |
| #7417, aired 2016-12-06 | SCIENTISTS $800: In a 1979 issue of National Geographic, she reported on chimp warfare & cannibalism (Jane) Goodall |
| #7395, aired 2016-11-04 | THE FILMS OF MERYL STREEP $200: Meryl mistakenly left the Oscar she had just won for this 1979 film co-starring Dustin Hoffman in the ladies' room Kramer vs. Kramer |
| #7386, aired 2016-10-24 | SCENE IT $400: 1979:
John Hurt has an extraterrestrial tummyache Alien |
| #7365, aired 2016-09-23 | THE MOVIE'S TITLE CHARACTER $2000: Navin R. Johnson, the son of black sharecroppers
(1979) The Jerk |
| #7359, aired 2016-09-15 | A SONG IN THAT MOVIE $1600: Heard here is a song from this 1979 film Hair |
| #7349, aired 2016-07-21 | THE 1970s $800: In 1979 the first $1 coins bearing the face of this woman were struck at U.S. mints Anthony |
| #7339, aired 2016-07-07 | HAPPY HISTORY $1200: In 1979 a Seminole chief used Indian sovereignty to offer healthy jackpots in this game also played in churches bingo |
| #7338, aired 2016-07-06 | CANADIAN PRIME MINISTERS $800: During Joe Clark's tenure (1979-80), 6 Americans trapped in this country were able to escape using fake Canadian papers Iran |
| #7337, aired 2016-07-05 | THEIR LAST TOP 10 POP HIT, SO FAR $800: "Do That To Me One More Time"
(1979) Captain & Tennille |
| #7306, aired 2016-05-23 | MY "BAD" $400: 1979 No. 1 for Donna Summer "Bad Girls" |
| #7291, aired 2016-05-02 | THE HOT SEAT $400: Paul Volcker was named chairman of the Fed in 1979 with the mandate to control this, then at a whopping 13% inflation |
| #7285, aired 2016-04-22 | YOUR FACE IS ON THE MONEY $800: This man who came to power in 1979 is on Iran's 100,000-rial note Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #7284, aired 2016-04-21 | HYPHENATED TERMS $1600: From 1955 until he retired in 1979, George Meany was the president of this union the AFL-CIO |
| #7278, aired 2016-04-13 | HODGE-POD $800: As Kane, John Hurt has to get something off his chest after discovering a pod field in this 1979 movie Alien |
| #7264, aired 2016-03-24 | OPERA AT THE MET $1200: (I'm Placido Domingo.) The role I've performed the most at the Met--40 times since 1979--is this title one that Verdi based on a tragedy by Shakespeare Otello |
| #7242, aired 2016-02-23 | THE 1970s $1000: These 2 agreements signed by the U.S. & the USSR in 1972 & 1979 sought to curtail missiles armed with nuclear warheads the SALT agreements |
| #7228, aired 2016-02-03 | STUFF HAPPENS $1600: This crisis in U.S. diplomacy lasted from November 1979 to January 1981 the Iran hostage crisis |
| #7223, aired 2016-01-27 | "Z" WORDS $800: This restaurant rating service that began in 1979 Zagat |
| #7208, aired 2016-01-06 | OPEC NATIONS $400: After the 1979 revolution, this country got a new flag inscribed 22 times with "Allahu akbar", "God is great" Iran |
| #7205, aired 2016-01-01 | SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK $2000: This seminal NYC punk band performed the title track for the 1979 cult film "Rock 'N' Roll High School" The Ramones |
| #7194, aired 2015-12-17 | "I" TUNES $2000: Bob Geldof wrote this song after hearing young Brenda Spencer's motive for a 1979 school shooting "I Don't Like Mondays" |
| #7181, aired 2015-11-30 | KID, NAPPING $800: The lucky snoozers here are being watched by these, also a name for a volunteer group begun in 1979 guardian angels |
| #7180, aired 2015-11-27 | RICK ROLLED $800: Between 1979 & 1991 Rick Mears won this race 4 times the Indianapolis 500 |
| #7167, aired 2015-11-10 | NICKNAMES FOR FEMINISTS $400: Named for Ms. Anthony, the "Susie B." introduced in 1979 was one of these a dollar coin (a silver dollar accepted) |
| #7162, aired 2015-11-03 | ADVENTURE & EXPLORATION $400: Between 1979 & 1982 Ranulph Fiennes led the first expedition to do this on a north-south route, along the Greenwich meridian circumnavigate the globe |
| #7142, aired 2015-10-06 | STATE OF EMERGENCY $2,200 (Daily Double): On March 28, 1979 a nuclear plant in this state suffered a massive core meltdown Pennsylvania |
| #7137, aired 2015-09-29 | HAIRLESS BANDS $600: The follically consistent Billy Corgan fronted this band on "1979" the Smashing Pumpkins |
| #7127, aired 2015-09-15 | RECORD OF THE YEAR GRAMMYS $1200: Get fired up for the song heard here, which in 1979 won the Grammy for this band The Doobie Brothers |
| #7126, aired 2015-09-14 | WORLD LEADERS $400: In 1977 this country's military ended Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's rule; in 1979, his life Pakistan |
| #7125, aired 2015-07-31 | GIVE ME A RING $1000: In 1979 Voyager I discovered that this planet had rings; further study was provided by the Gailieo orbiter Jupiter |
| #7108, aired 2015-07-08 | FEWER THAN A THOUSAND ISLANDS $2,400 (Daily Double): A part of this island that's on the Susquehanna hit 4,000 degrees in a hurry in 1979 Three Mile Island |
| #7053, aired 2015-04-22 | BUSINESS HISTORY $200: This restaurant chain opened in London in 1971; Eric Clapton's guitar became the first piece of memorabilia in 1979 the Hard Rock Cafe |
| #7052, aired 2015-04-21 | 4-LETTER FILMS $2000: This 1979 adaptation of a Thomas Hardy novel catapulted Nastassja Kinski to stardom Tess |
| #7036, aired 2015-03-30 | PRISON ESCAPES $600: Black Liberation Army leader Joanne Chesimard broke out of a New Jersey jail in 1979 & fled to this island country Cuba |
| #7032, aired 2015-03-24 | BRITISH LITERATURE $2,000 (Daily Double): "Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth" are paired 1979 plays by this Bard-loving Brit Tom Stoppard |
| #7031, aired 2015-03-23 | DEATH OF A VEEP $400: This former New York governor died in New York City on Jan. 26, 1979 Rockefeller |
| #7031, aired 2015-03-23 | FRENCH COMPOSERS $2000: From 1979 to 1981 Georges Delerue won this French Oscar 3 straight years for scores including "The Last Metro" the César |
| #7021, aired 2015-03-09 | NCAA CHAMPS $1000: He "conjured up" the 1979 title for his Spartans, beating Larry Bird & being named Most Outstanding Player Magic Johnson |
| #7014, aired 2015-02-26 | GEOGRAPHIC SAINTS $2000: Control of this island nation of the east Caribbean changed hands many times before its 1979 independence St. Lucia |
| #6999, aired 2015-02-05 | SAINTS GO MARCHING IN $1200: In 1979 John Paul II made this animal-loving saint the patron saint of ecology St. Francis (of Assisi) |
| #6980, aired 2015-01-09 | MOVIE TITLE ADD A LETTER $800: 1979:
Captain Willard searches for Col. Kurtz, but the horror! There's a blizzard in Vietnam Apocalypse Snow |
| #6963, aired 2014-12-17 | WHAT A COUP! $400: On Jan. 16, 1979 he didn't abdicate after leaving Iran, but Khomeini assumed control anyway the Shah |
| #6960, aired 2014-12-12 | CAN'T HAVE TOO MANY SHOES $800: Brian Smith founded this brand in 1979 to import sheepskin boots to the U.S. from Australia Uggs |
| #6950, aired 2014-11-28 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY $1200: In a 1979 accident the temperature of fuel rods at this facility went from their normal 600 degrees to near 4,000 Three Mile Island |
| #6945, aired 2014-11-21 | BUBBLE TROUBLE $200: In 1979 this Midwest company popped up with Hubba Bubba bubble gum Wrigley |
| #6943, aired 2014-11-19 | "J" MOVIES $800: 1979:
Steve Martin is "born a poor black child" The Jerk |
| #6942, aired 2014-11-18 | ACTRESSES ONSTAGE $2000: Since starring as Evita in 1979, she's become one of Broadway's biggest stars Patti LuPone |
| #6941, aired 2014-11-17 | GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS $4,200 (Daily Double): "At Auschwitz, tell me, where was God?" is a query from this 1979 novel Sophie's Choice |
| #6934, aired 2014-11-06 | PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY $400: A collection of short stories, her "Miss Marple's Final Cases" was published in 1979 Agatha Christie |
| #6933, aired 2014-11-05 | "I" LAND HOPPING $200: Its ruling monarchy was chased out in 1979 Iran |
| #6932, aired 2014-11-04 | THE BIG RED WON $400: Soviet troops captured this capital in December 1979 (things still didn't turn out well) Kabul |
| #6921, aired 2014-10-20 | TIME FOR A FLAT CIRCLE $1000: In 1979 the Mint elected to put her on $1 coins Susan B. Anthony |
| #6900, aired 2014-09-19 | THE DOONESBURY GROUP $1200: In 1979, the California institute for the Mellow welcomed this governor of the state, who was back in office 35 years later (Jerry) Brown |
| #6882, aired 2014-07-15 | THEY CAME FROM HAWAII $800: He graduated from the Punahou Prep School in 1979 before moving on to Occidental & Columbia Barack Obama |
| #6880, aired 2014-07-11 | 7-11 $800: July 11, 1979:
President Carter apologizes to Australians for having this space station fall on them in pieces Skylab |
| #6871, aired 2014-06-30 | REMEMBER THE ALIMONY $400: In 1979 a court granted girlfriend Michelle Triola Marvin $104,000 & alimony was lengthened 1 letter to this palimony |
| #6870, aired 2014-06-27 | IN THE "ZONE" $400: This 10-mile-wide strip of land in Central America was under U.S. jurisdiction from 1903 to 1979 the Panama Canal Zone |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | A "TON" OF CITIES $1000: The Tibetan Cultural Center of this Indiana city was founded in 1979 by a brother of the 14th Dalai Lama Bloomington |
| #6817, aired 2014-04-15 | SONG OF THE SOUTH $800: A No. 1 pop hit in 1960, it became an official state song in 1979 "Georgia On My Mind" |
| #6800, aired 2014-03-21 | VAMPIRE FLICKS $600: Ironically, since he loves the sun & vampires shun it, this actor camped it up as Dracula in 1979's "Love at First Bite" George Hamilton |
| #6793, aired 2014-03-12 | SO SAD $1000: The title of a 1979 No. 1 hit by The Eagles warned there'd be one of these "Tonight" a heartache |
| #6792, aired 2014-03-11 | GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY $2000: In 1979 Angela Lansbury wowed 'em as Mrs. Lovett, partner of this "Demon" dude Sweeney Todd |
| #6770, aired 2014-02-07 | SONG OF THE YEAR $2000: "Justine never knew the rules, hung down with the freaks & ghouls" in this song by Smashing Pumpkins "1979" |
| #6730, aired 2013-12-13 | INDIAN FIRSTS $400: The first Indian Nobel Peace Prize winner was this Albania-born Indian citizen in 1979 Mother Teresa |
| #6706, aired 2013-11-11 | THOSE "R" THE TOP 10 HITS $1600: Peaches & Herb,
1979 "Reunited" |
| #6686, aired 2013-10-14 | EX-WORLD LEADERS $800: In 1964 he was exiled from Iran; in 1979 he became the country's political & religious leader for life Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #6674, aired 2013-09-26 | LET'S GET TOGETHER $800: In 1979 Yap, Truk, Kosrae & Ponape formed the federated states of this country, today made up of 607 islands Micronesia |
| #6651, aired 2013-07-15 | OTHER JULY OBSERVANCES $800: This country's National Liberation Day celebrates the July 1979 victory over the Somoza dictatorship Nicaragua |
| #6642, aired 2013-07-02 | "Z" END $800: This NBA team played for 5 seasons in New Orleans before heading west in 1979 the (Utah) Jazz |
| #6634, aired 2013-06-20 | ALBUM COVERS $2000: 1979: A pin-up girl splayed on the hood of a Ferrari, painted by Alberto Vargas at the request of The Cars' drummer Candy-O |
| #6626, aired 2013-06-10 | THEY'RE NO. 1! $1200: 1979: pondering "What a Fool Believes" The Doobie Brothers |
| #6620, aired 2013-05-31 | WORLD SERIES MVPs BY POSITION $2000: Donn Clendenon
(1969) &
Willie Stargell
(1979) first base |
| #6610, aired 2013-05-17 | SCIENCE FICTION $400: In 1979 this creator of "Star Trek" wrote a novelization of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (Gene) Roddenberry |
| #6600, aired 2013-05-03 | SEEKING ASYLUM $400: Iranian-Egyptian relations were frosted over by Cairo's grant of asylum to this man in 1979 the shah |
| #6585, aired 2013-04-12 | MUSICIAN MOVIE SUBJECTS $2000: 1979:
"The Kids Are Alright" The Who |
| #6577, aired 2013-04-02 | GOOD & BAD MUSIC $1600: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang samples this Chic No. 1 hit from 1979 "Good Times" |
| #6568, aired 2013-03-20 | POP "STAR"s $1200: This Pittsburgh Pirate was the MVP of the 1979 World Series Willie Stargell |
| #6563, aired 2013-03-13 | GRAMMY WINNERS $2000: At 1st I was afraid, I was petrified you wouldn't know Gloria Gaynor won the 1979 Best Disco Recording for this tune "I Will Survive" |
| #6560, aired 2013-03-08 | TOUGH TV $400: The 1979 ABC sitcom "Delta House" was a TV clone of this successful comedy film Animal House |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS $200: His award in 1979 wasn't just for "The Birds" but for all those other great films he directed Hitchcock |
| #6550, aired 2013-02-22 | LITERARY WHOSE WHAT? $800: 1979:
"Smiley's" these People |
| #6534, aired 2013-01-31 | BREAKFAST CEREALS $600: BuzzBee, seen here, is the mascot for this cereal that was introduced in 1979 Honey Nut Cheerios |
| #6526, aired 2013-01-21 | "T" TIME $400: This eastern U.S. location was much in the news in March of 1979 Three Mile Island |
| #6520, aired 2013-01-11 | REAL POWER PLAYERS $800: In 1979 NBA star Darryl Dawkins, aka "Chocolate" this, shattered 2 backboards with his dunks Thunder |
| #6516, aired 2013-01-07 | IT'S PLAY TIME $2000: Proteus syndrome may have been the cause of the deformities of the title character of this 1979 play The Elephant Man |
| #6509, aired 2012-12-27 | IRAN $400: In 1979 this man became the first ruling Faqih of the Islamic republic Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #6430, aired 2012-07-27 | PATRON SAINTS $800: Patron Saint of Animals & Italy, in 1979 he was proclaimed the Patron Saint of Ecology as well St. Francis |
| #6418, aired 2012-07-11 | MOVIE TITLE REFERENCES $400: 2011:
A nickname for Britain's prime minister from 1979 to 1990 The Iron Lady |
| #6417, aired 2012-07-10 | CHAIRMEN OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE $200: Before he became chairman in 1979, Paul Volcker appropriately worked as an undersecretary of this cabinet dept. Treasury |
| #6412, aired 2012-07-03 | CLASSIC ALBUMS $1000: Angus Young sports a pair of devilish horns on the cover of this 1979 AC/DC album Highway to Hell |
| #6405, aired 2012-06-22 | TEXAS-BASED COMPANIES $800: AMR is the parent company of this airline that landed in new headquarters in Dallas/Fort Worth in 1979 American Airlines |
| #6397, aired 2012-06-12 | "SIDE" DISHES $6,000 (Daily Double): This comic strip's genesis was in a series of animal cartoons called "Nature's Way" first published in 1979 The Far Side |
| #6395, aired 2012-06-08 | THE TONY AWARDS $2000: The 1979 Tony for Musical Score went to this Broadway Legend for "Sweeney Todd" Sondheim |
| #6383, aired 2012-05-23 | IT'S OPENING NIGHT ON BROADWAY! $200: On Sept. 25, 1979 Patti LuPone sang "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" in this Hal Prince-directed musical at the Broadway Theatre Evita |
| #6383, aired 2012-05-23 | LYRICS OF THE TOP 40 SONG $1600: 1979: "I need you to need me, I'd love you to love me, I'm beggin' you to beg me" "I Want You To Want Me" |
| #6375, aired 2012-05-11 | MAY DAYS $1000: She made history May 4, 1979 when she became Britain's first female prime minister Margaret Thatcher |
| #6356, aired 2012-04-16 | NAACP SPINGARN MEDAL WINNERS $400: 1979:
This Alabama bus rider (Rosa) Parks |
| #6344, aired 2012-03-29 | THEY CAME FROM OHIO $1600: From 1971 to 1979 he was a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati Neil Armstrong |
| #6338, aired 2012-03-21 | PLAYING FOR CHANGE $2000: The Clash & The Who headlined the 1979 Concerts for Kampuchea, benefits for victims in this war-torn country Cambodia |
| #6335, aired 2012-03-16 | WE ALL MAKE CHOICES IN LIFE $1000: First name of Polish refugee Zawistowska, who made a gut-wrenching title "choice" in a 1979 novel Sophie |
| #6327, aired 2012-03-06 | SWEET LI'L FILMS $1600: Dennis Christopher takes on the Italian bicycle team in this 1979 sleeper that won a best screenplay Oscar Breaking Away |
| #6310, aired 2012-02-10 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1200: In 1979 the Spanish government granted limited self-rule to this ethnic group from the northern part of the country the Basques |
| #6262, aired 2011-12-06 | HUD SECRETARIES $1600: Moon Landrieu, HUD Secretary from 1979 to 1981, is the father of this current Louisiana senator Mary Landrieu |
| #6258, aired 2011-11-30 | HELP ME, FONDA $800: Jane Fonda helps Michael Douglas uncover hazards at a nuclear power plant in this 1979 blockbuster The China Syndrome |
| #6256, aired 2011-11-28 | 3 CONSECUTIVE LETTERS $1200: To change allegiance from one country to another; the figure skating Protopopovs did it in 1979 defect |
| #6255, aired 2011-11-25 | IT'S NOT THE MIAMI HEAT $400: For signing Gail Goodrich, the Jazz ended up conveying the very first pick of the 1979 draft to this team, who got Magic Johnson the Los Angeles Lakers |
| #6247, aired 2011-11-15 | MELTING POTPOURRI $800: In 1979 equipment & human failures led to a partial meltdown of the No. 2 reactor at this U.S. site Three Mile Island |
| #6238, aired 2011-11-02 | PAY BALL! $800: In 1979 this no-hit king became the first major leaguer with a guaranteed $1 million salary Nolan Ryan |
| #6234, aired 2011-10-27 | THE TONY AWARD FOR BEST PLAY $1200: 1979:
Despite this title, he was not an animal The Elephant Man |
| #6232, aired 2011-10-25 | MILLION DOLLAR $600: In 1979 the final construction cost of the JFK Library & Museum, designed by this Chinese American, was $12 million I.M. Pei |
| #6212, aired 2011-09-27 | I'D RATHER STAY "HOME" $400: The 1st one opened in 1979, a vast 60,000 sq. feet with empty boxes on shelves to make the inventory seem greater Home Depot |
| #6212, aired 2011-09-27 | CELEBRITIES' FAVORITE MOVIES $1200: (Hi. I'm Anderson Cooper.) I appreciate the maxim "Never get out of the boat", a cardinal rule of this 1979 Francis Ford Coppola film Apocalypse Now |
| #6210, aired 2011-09-23 | THERE SHOULD BE PLAYOFFS! $600: In January 1979 there were 5 teams with 1 loss, including this Bear Bryant-led one, a co-champ (!) wth USC; playoffs, please Alabama |
| #6209, aired 2011-09-22 | MUSICAL STYLINGS $1200: A 1979 song by the Sugarhill Gang called this performer's "Delight" launched a musical genre "Rapper's Delight" |
| #6201, aired 2011-07-25 | EASY AS B_C_D $600: On Nov. 13, 1979 the 76ers' Darryl Dawkins shattered one of these a backboard |
| #6184, aired 2011-06-30 | I'M BORED! $800: Go out & try a new restaurant recommended in this survey/guide launched in 1979 Zagat |
| #6170, aired 2011-06-10 | NYSE $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.) In 1979, the New York Stock Exchange formed a new exchange for trading in these forward-looking securities; right now I can buy 33.2 ounces of gold for delivery next January futures |
| #6169, aired 2011-06-09 | AUSTRALIAN MOVIES $400: Rockatansky is the last name of the title character of this 1979 film set in a dystopian future Australia Mad Max |
| #6164, aired 2011-06-02 | WORLD LEADER CIA FILES $600: Ran Iran 1941-1979... ran away Jan 16. 1979... ran out of time 1980... the Shah of Iran |
| #6153, aired 2011-05-18 | ALBUM OF THE YEAR GRAMMYS $600: 1979: His "52nd Street" Billy Joel |
| #6150, aired 2011-05-13 | DETENTE-TION $2,000 (Daily Double): Detente tensions flared when this country was invaded in 1979; you'd think that would never happen again Afghanistan |
| #6140, aired 2011-04-29 | & AFTER $400: After the 1979 electoral defeat of the Labour Party, she took over for Prime Minister James Callaghan Margaret Thatcher |
| #6116, aired 2011-03-28 | HERBS & SPICE GIRLS $2000: In 1979 this duo hit No. 1 for 4 weeks with "Reunited" Peaches & Herb |
| #6110, aired 2011-03-18 | TAKE YOUR VITAMINS $800: Linus Pauling's 1970 book was on "Vitamin C and" this ailment; by 1979 he'd moved up to "Cancer and Vitamin C" the common cold |
| #6104, aired 2011-03-10 | MOVIE BY SONG LYRICS $800: 1979:
"Always look on the bright side of life... for life is quite absurd, and death's the final word" Monty Python's Life of Brian |
| #6101, aired 2011-03-07 | HEARTS $1600: The Heart of Gold was the starship in this 1979 Douglas Adams book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| #6092, aired 2011-02-22 | JUMPING JUPITER! $400: In 1979 the Voyager probe discovered that Jupiter was surrounded by these; they're much less visible than Saturn's rings |
| #6084, aired 2011-02-10 | AFRICAN AMERICANS $1000: Representing Texas from 1973 to 1979, she was the first black woman from a Southern state to serve in Congress Barbara Jordan |
| #6078, aired 2011-02-02 | SPORTS LEGENDS $600: In 1979 Grete Waitz was the first woman to do this in NYC in under 2 1/2 hours--no, not finish her shopping at Saks finish the New York Marathon |
| #6073, aired 2011-01-26 | IN CRISIS MODE $1200: It began Nov. 4, 1979 & lasted 444 days hostages in Iran |
| #6066, aired 2011-01-17 | A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOUSE $1200: She gently drifted down from Maine to D.C. in 1979; she's in the Senate now (Olympia) Snowe |
| #6047, aired 2010-12-21 | LYRICS OF NO. 1 HITS $1600: 1979: "At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I could never live without you by my side" "I Will Survive" |
| #6044, aired 2010-12-16 | X-RATED $1200: Gore Vidal removed his name from a salacious 1979 film with Malcolm McDowell as this crazed emperor Caligula |
| #6036, aired 2010-12-06 | CHRIS & TELL $3,000 (Daily Double): Christopher Lasch critiqued our society of self-lovers in the 1979 bestseller "The Culture of" this -ism Narcissism |
| #6014, aired 2010-11-04 | MANLY HITMAKERS $1200: 1979 remake of the Sam & Dave hit:
"Soul Man" The Blues Brothers |
| #6013, aired 2010-11-03 | SCI FI MOVIE SUMMARIES $1600: 1979:
After discovering that certain pods didn't contain peas, a gal & her cat are the last survivors of the Nostromo Alien |
| #6004, aired 2010-10-21 | NFL CAREER PASSING LEADERS BY TEAM $400: 49ers:
35,124 yards
(1979-1992) (Joe) Montana |
| #5999, aired 2010-10-14 | THAT '70s TEAM $800: Darryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins, Joe (Kobe's dad) Bryant & Julius "Dr. J" Erving hooped it up in 1979 for this team Philadelphia 76ers |
| #5974, aired 2010-07-29 | JANET RENO'S DANCE PARTY $1000: M-m-m-my goodness, the "Dance Party" theme song is this 1979 No. 1 hit by The Knack "My Sharona" |
| #5973, aired 2010-07-28 | 15 MINUTES OF FAME $1600: Introducing the world to the word "palimony", Michelle Triola sued this actor for support in 1979 Lee Marvin |
| #5969, aired 2010-07-22 | THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY $2000: This "All The King's Men" novelist won the poetry prize twice, for 1958 & 1979 Robert Penn Warren |
| #5964, aired 2010-07-15 | POP MUSIC $1000: Their 1979 album "Breakfast in America" featured a feast of hits like "Take The Long Way Home" Supertramp |
| #5961, aired 2010-07-12 | JUST A BILL ON CAPITOL HILL $3,400 (Daily Double): He reached the hill in 1979, after stops in Princeton, Oxford & the NBA Bill Bradley |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | SPEAKING FLUENT CANADIAN $1200: Not a cartoonist, he lost the P.M. job on May 22, 1979 but had it back by March 3, 1980 (Pierre) Trudeau |
| #5914, aired 2010-05-06 | THAT'S HANDY $1000: The titles of a 1927 Al Jolson film & a 1979 Bob Fosse film gave us the term for these hands jazz hands |
| #5911, aired 2010-05-03 | MUSIC FESTIVALS $800: Founded by Hugh Hefner, this 2-day festival has been grooving at the Hollywood Bowl since 1979 the Playboy Jazz Festival |
| #5910, aired 2010-04-30 | DISCO! DUCK! $800: Some longtime fans still haven't forgiven this rocker for his 1979-disco-fied smash "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Rod Stewart |
| #5909, aired 2010-04-29 | WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS $1000: He's seen here in 1979 kissing the president of East Germany on the country's 30th anniversary Brezhnev |
| #5898, aired 2010-04-14 | AT THE ANCIENT ROMAN CINEPLEX $400: 1979:
Dudley Moore & Bo Derek in "___" X (10) |
| #5897, aired 2010-04-13 | BACK HOME $400: In 1979 the exiled Ayatollah Khomeni made a triumphant return to this country after 14 years of exile Iran |
| #5897, aired 2010-04-13 | SPORTS LEGENDS $1600: This Steelers quarterback was the last player to win back-to-back Super Bowl MVP awards, in 1979 & 1980 Terry Bradshaw |
| #5895, aired 2010-04-09 | IT'S A "BUST"! $800: Black & Decker introduced this helpful household item in 1979 a DustBuster |
| #5888, aired 2010-03-31 | BOB MARLEY & ME $1200: In February 1979 Marley & his group headlined at this Harlem venue, the first reggae band to do so the Apollo |
| #5868, aired 2010-03-03 | BALLET DANCERS $800: This British-born ballerina danced until 1979, when she was 60 years old Dame Margot Fonteyn |
| #5844, aired 2010-01-28 | SAUDI ARABIA $600: This TV show was banned in Saudi Arabia in 1979 because the presence of Miss Piggy violated religious laws The Muppet Show |
| #5843, aired 2010-01-27 | THIS OLD HOUSE 30th ANNIVERSARY $400: The show's very first project in 1979 fixed up a Boston area house from 1860 in this royal style of the time Victorian |
| #5829, aired 2010-01-07 | THEY RULED! $800: In 1979, this leader had to flee his own country the Shah |
| #5827, aired 2010-01-05 | "M" & "M" $400: This political organization begun by Jerry Falwell in 1979 fought for many conservative causes the Moral Majority |
| #5810, aired 2009-12-11 | MICHIGAN MUSICIAN MISHMASH $2000: Dearborn-born in 1945, this singer/songwriter sure liked "Old Time Rock & Roll" in 1979 Bob Seger |
| #5795, aired 2009-11-20 | COVER ME! $800: In 1979 this Sex Pistols bassist did "My Way", his way Sid Vicious |
| #5792, aired 2009-11-17 | 40 YEARS OF SESAME STREET $400: (Alex appears with a red Muppet in a clip from show #4972.) This character was called Little Monster when he debuted in 1979; muppeteer Kevin Clash gave him his trademark giggle Elmo |
| #5773, aired 2009-10-21 | OSCAR YOUNGEST/OLDEST $2000: Youngest Supporting Actor nominee:
Justin Henry for this 1979 tale of a custody battle Kramer vs. Kramer |
| #5770, aired 2009-10-16 | NO. 1 SONGS WITH ONE-WORD TITLES $800: Peaches & Herb
(1979):
"& it feels so good" "Reunited" |
| #5759, aired 2009-10-01 | AN OCTOBER FIRST FEST $400: 1979:
This religious figure makes his first official visit to the United States Pope John Paul II |
| #5759, aired 2009-10-01 | AN OCTOBER FIRST FEST $1000: 1979:
A ceremony returns a chunk of territory to this Central American country Panama |
| #5715, aired 2009-06-12 | WIMBLEDON SINGLES CHAMPS $600: This Czech lady:
1978, 1979, 1982-87, 1990 (Martina) Navratilova |
| #5705, aired 2009-05-29 | AWARDS & HONORS $2000: This American Glass House architect won the first Pritzker Prize in 1979 Philip Johnson |
| #5700, aired 2009-05-22 | THE SUPER BOWL $400: A 1979 third-round draft pick by the 49ers, this QB was Super Bowl MVP 3 times Joe Montana |
| #5699, aired 2009-05-21 | SONG & MOVIE TITLES $1600: A 1979 song from The Cure; later, the title of Hilary Swank's first Oscar winner "Boys Don't Cry" |
| #5696, aired 2009-05-18 | TEAM PLAYERS $400: Larry Bird,
1979-92 the (Boston) Celtics |
| #5670, aired 2009-04-10 | THE BARTENDER SAYS... $600: Caught in the rain, Mac? How about one of these, the subject of a 1979 No. 1 song by Rupert Holmes a piña colada |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | MUSICAL HEART CONDITIONS $200: In 1979 Blondie "shattered" their image with this disco-flavored tune, their first No. 1 hit "Heart of Glass" |
| #5655, aired 2009-03-20 | POKING AROUND SPACE $600: In 1979 debris from the abandoned space station Skylab fell from orbit & dropped into this ocean the Indian Ocean |
| #5652, aired 2009-03-17 | MOVIE STUMPERS $4,000 (Daily Double): When the star wasn't available, his brother Joe Estevez was brought in to do voiceovers on this 1979 film Apocalypse Now |
| #5639, aired 2009-02-26 | BACK AT THE CBC $800: (Alex delivers the clue from back at the CBC.) Many stars got their early breaks here at the CBC, & some of them came back for a special 1979 film on Louis Riel--Christopher Plummer, Leslie Nielsen and this "Boston Legal" star William Shatner |
| #5622, aired 2009-02-03 | IT'S ALL ABOUT ME $800: Self, launched in 1979, is one of these a (women's) magazine |
| #5615, aired 2009-01-23 | NEIL DIAMOND'S GEMS $1600: In a 1979 hit Neil went casual singing, "And long as I can have you here with me I'd much rather be" this "Forever in Blue Jeans" |
| #5610, aired 2009-01-16 | GA$ $1200: The Iranian Revolution in this year drove a gallon of regular from 63 cents to 86 cents 1979 |
| #5604, aired 2009-01-08 | IT'S A FACT $2000: In 1979 he got an Oscar nomination for playing Buddy Holly Gary Busey |
| #5585, aired 2008-12-12 | IT'S GOT GROOVE $800: "Oh, you make my motor run, my motor run", sang the Knack in this 1979 No. 1 hit, woo! "My Sharona" |
| #5573, aired 2008-11-26 | HOW CAN WE MISS YOU IF YOU NEVER LEAVE? $1000: Though this world leader left his country on Jan. 16, 1979, he did not abdicate; Sadat would later grant him asylum the Shah of Iran |
| #5573, aired 2008-11-26 | FREEBIES $1200: After the 2008 Chengdu quake, another of these was allowed to qualifying Chinese, exempting them from a 1979 policy a child |
| #5572, aired 2008-11-25 | JUNIOR SAMPLES $2000: In 1979 he resigned as ambassador to the U.N. because of an unauthorized meeting with a PLO representative Andrew Young, Jr. |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | AND THEN THERE'S BEA ARTHUR $1000: In 1979 Bea hosted this late night comedy show & The Roches were the musical guest Saturday Night Live |
| #5527, aired 2008-09-23 | CLOSING WORDS IN THE CINEMA $600: 1979:
"This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off. Come on, Cat" Alien |
| #5527, aired 2008-09-23 | BUSINESS $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew holds a vintage electronics product at Sony Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.) When it was launched in 1979, this Sony product was to have a different name in each country, like the "Soundabout" in the U.S. & the "Stowaway" in England the Walkman |
| #5505, aired 2008-07-11 | THE ACADEMY AWARDS $2000: In 1979 honorary Oscars went to Laurence Olivier & this creator of Woody Woodpecker Walter Lantz |
| #5481, aired 2008-06-09 | BOOKS OF THE '70s $1000: A review said this 1979 William Styron novel "belongs on that small shelf reserved for American masterpieces" Sophie's Choice |
| #5478, aired 2008-06-04 | COLD HARD CASH $400: Minted from 1979 to 1981, the coin featuring her was the first depicting a woman that went into general circulation Susan B. Anthony |
| #5459, aired 2008-05-08 | LET'S VISIT THE MIDEAST $1600: Iran has called itself this type of republic since an April 1, 1979 declaration by Ayatollah Khomeini Islamic republic |
| #5457, aired 2008-05-06 | ON WISCONSIN $800: In 1979 this U.S. govenuh got a degree in business & international economics from UW-Superior Schwarzenegger |
| #5454, aired 2008-05-01 | QUOTATIONS $800: On signing the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, this Egyptian said, "Let there be no more suffering or denial of rights" Anwar Sadat |
| #5454, aired 2008-05-01 | CHICAGO FUN & SUNDRY FACTS $800: In 1979 this Chicago Bear linebacking great was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Butkus |
| #5432, aired 2008-04-01 | COLD $200: Of 12°, -12° or -112° F., the lowest-ever recorded temperature in Hawaii, back in 1979 12 degrees |
| #5407, aired 2008-02-26 | BOXER $800: 2 men named "Sugar Ray": one became welterweight champ in 1946, the other in 1979 Sugar Ray Leonard & Sugar Ray Robinson |
| #5389, aired 2008-01-31 | GROUCHY MARXISTS $3,000 (Daily Double): Unhappy with the dictatorial Somozas, these Marxist revolutionaries overthrew them in 1979 the Sandinistas |
| #5374, aired 2008-01-10 | HOW I LOOK DURING MY SUMMER VACATIONS $800: Back in 1979 I put Ms. Derek to shame with this hairstyle seen here cornrows |
| #5367, aired 2008-01-01 | EGYPT $600: In 1979 Egypt became the first Arab country to make peace with Israel as this leader went to Camp David Anwar Sadat |
| #5364, aired 2007-12-27 | THE JIMMY CARTER LIBRARY & MUSEUM $2000: (Jon of the Clue Crew checks in from the Jimmy Carter Library in Atlanta, GA.) I'm in a replica of the Oval Office, from which on July 15, 1979, Carter gave a major speech on the American mood, warning of a crisis of this confidence |
| #5364, aired 2007-12-27 | THE JIMMY CARTER LIBRARY & MUSEUM $4,500 (Daily Double): (Cheryl of the Clue Crew checks in from the Jimmy Carter Library in Atlanta, GA.) A fine example of Suzhou embroidery, "Kitten Playing with Mantis", was a gift to President Carter from this Chinese Leader in 1979 Teng Hsiao-P'ing |
| #5353, aired 2007-12-12 | HELPING HANDS MONKEYS $800: A non-profit since 1979, Helping Hands used to teach monkeys to play these 12-inch objects; now they play CDs instead records |
| #5346, aired 2007-12-03 | THE EMMYS $200: "M*A*S*H" had already won him Emmys for acting & directing when he won for writing an episode in 1979 Alan Alda |
| #5345, aired 2007-11-30 | BREAKFAST CEREALS $200: Since 1979 it's been tempting the "tummy with the taste of nuts & honey" Honey Nut Cheerios |
| #5342, aired 2007-11-27 | ASTRONOMY $400: In 1979 these were discovered around Jupiter; Saturn has them too rings |
| #5326, aired 2007-11-05 | "THINK" ABOUT IT $800: Title question in a 1979 No. 1 hit by Rod Stewart, & the answer ahead of time is "Yes" "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" |
| #5322, aired 2007-10-30 | PIECE $400: You have to fill up the piece seen here to win this game invented in 1979 Trivial Pursuit |
| #5319, aired 2007-10-25 | BEST FEMALE ROCK VOCAL GRAMMYS $600: 1979:
"Hot Stuff" Donna Summer |
| #5301, aired 2007-10-01 | OH, BROTHER $200: In 1979 & 1980 brothers Nelson Bunker & William Herbert Hunt conspired to corner the market in this metal silver |
| #5279, aired 2007-07-19 | LANGUAGE LAB $1200: The Pinyin system for writing this language in the English alphabet was officially adopted Jan. 1, 1979 Chinese |
| #5278, aired 2007-07-18 | FINE $400: This brand introduced its Extra Fine Point marker in 1979 & went Ultra Fine in 1989 Sharpie |
| #5255, aired 2007-06-15 | FILM & TV SPACESHIPS $1000: In this 1979 film, the mining ship Nostromo lands on a distant planet to investigate a suspected S.O.S. Alien |
| #5254, aired 2007-06-14 | MARYLAND $1000: This disgraced politician's portrait was taken down in the Maryland state house in 1979 & rehung in 1995 Spiro Agnew |
| #5248, aired 2007-06-06 | NAME THAT YEAR $600: Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee 1977 |
| #5239, aired 2007-05-24 | THE HISTORY BOYS $1200: Mark Bowden has written the story of this 1979 crisis, "The First Battle In America's War With Militant Islam" Iran Hostage Crisis |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | BEFORE & AFTER $1600: Shakespeare comedy with Oberon & Titania becomes a 1979 Cheap Trick album A Midsummer Night's Dream Police |
| #5231, aired 2007-05-14 | TIME'S PERSON OF THE YEAR $1200: 1979:
An imam the Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #5229, aired 2007-05-10 | HISTORY THROUGH FOOTBALL $800: The U.S. called "offside" when Russia invaded this mountainous Muslim nation in 1979 Afghanistan |
| #5226, aired 2007-05-07 | WHAT A WAY TO GO $800: In an automated factory in 1979, Robert Williams became one of the first men killed by one of these (shades of Asimov) a robot |
| #5196, aired 2007-03-26 | WORLD HISTORY $600: In 1200 Africa's Shona people had a mighty city called "Great" this, adopted in 1979 as Rhodesia's new name Zimbabwe |
| #5181, aired 2007-03-05 | GLOBAL $200: In 1979 this country's Pahlavi Dynasty was deposed & had to flee into exile Iran |
| #5167, aired 2007-02-13 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: Cleanup of this Pennsylvania nuclear power plant following the 1979 meltdown didn't end until 1993 Three Mile Island |
| #5149, aired 2007-01-18 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS $1200: This tennis prodigy seen here won the 1979 U.S. Open at the age of 16 Tracy Austin |
| #5144, aired 2007-01-11 | A ROLL OF THE DICE $200: In this game created in 1979, a roll of the die determines the color-coded category of the upcoming question Trivial Pursuit |
| #5114, aired 2006-11-30 | DISCOVERY $800: From 1979 to 1983 the assembly of the shuttle Discovery took place at this Palmdale, Calif. military facility Edwards Air Force Base |
| #5100, aired 2006-11-10 | A TICKER-TAPE PARADE $400: 2 NYC ticker-tape parades didn't gain the Shah popularity in this country where he was deposed in 1979 Iran |
| #5080, aired 2006-10-13 | SPORTS STARS $2000: In 1979 Kurt Thomas became the first gymnast to win this trophy as the USA's best amateur athlete the Sullivan Award |
| #5077, aired 2006-10-10 | ONE-WORD MOVIE TITLES $600: 1979:
Something not of the Earth bursts from John Hurt's chest (that'll leave a mark!) Alien |
| #5067, aired 2006-09-26 | OF THE WESTERN WORLD $400: Members of the Somoza family ruled this Central American country for 38 of the 42 years between 1937 & 1979 Nicaragua |
| #5045, aired 2006-07-14 | HOMETOWN ATHLETES $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Pittsburgh, PA.) Growing up within 5 blocks from the campus, this quarterback naturally played at Pitt, starting in 1979 Dan Marino |
| #5045, aired 2006-07-14 | THE NEW YORK TIMES PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS $1000: Wonder if he mentioned his 1979 win for his "Observer" column in his memoir "Growing Up"? Russell Baker |
| #5030, aired 2006-06-23 | A, B OR C $600: In the name of the outfit that first broadcast the U.S. House in 1979, this precedes "SPAN" C |
| #5030, aired 2006-06-23 | PROMINENT 20th CENTURY WOMEN $800: In 1979 she became the first woman in European history to be elected prime minister Thatcher |
| #5029, aired 2006-06-22 | COLLEGE HOOPS $1000: In 1979 this Indiana State star was College Player of the Year, but Magic Johnson was the NBA's No. 1 draft pick Larry Bird |
| #5002, aired 2006-05-16 | DICTATORS & TYRANTS $1,000 (Daily Double): The pro-Soviet dictator Babrak Karmal came to power in this country after a 1979 invasion Afghanistan |
| #4994, aired 2006-05-04 | DEAR JOHN $1000: This author of the novel "Falconer" won a 1979 Pulitzer Prize for some of his short stories John Cheever |
| #4972, aired 2006-04-04 | GEOGRAPHIC CINEMA $200: 1979:
"The ____ Horror" Amityville |
| #4935, aired 2006-02-10 | AMERICAN PRODUCTS ABROAD $600: Can't keep this co. bottled up--it was the first U.S. co. to distribute in China when that nation was opened in 1979 Coke |
| #4914, aired 2006-01-12 | WEATHER $200: The highest low temperature of any U.S. state is the 12 degrees F. recorded in this state on May 17, 1979 Hawaii |
| #4909, aired 2006-01-05 | BOTTOMS UP! $600: A 1979 song wondered if you like this tropical drink & getting caught in the rain piña colada |
| #4905, aired 2005-12-30 | THE UNITED NATIONS $1600: This nomadic group also called the Romany has had non-governmental org. status at the U.N. since 1979 the Gypsies |
| #4900, aired 2005-12-23 | 20th CENTURY WORLD LEADERS $600: Swiss-educated & staunchly pro-Western, he ruled his Middle Eastern country from 1941 until his ouster in 1979 the Shah of Iran |
| #4900, aired 2005-12-23 | PRESIDENTIAL PASTIMES $1000: & in other news... during a fishing trip in Georgia in 1979, Jimmy Carter was attacked by a "killer" one of these a rabbit |
| #4898, aired 2005-12-21 | BY THE NUMBERS $400: Loss of coolant around 4 A.M. led to a rough March 28, 1979 at this Pennsylvania facility near Harrisburg Three Mile Island |
| #4896, aired 2005-12-19 | BASS LINES $1600: (Jon of the Clue Crew bottoms out on the bass.) This song topped the charts for 6 weeks in 1979 "My Sharona" |
| #4894, aired 2005-12-15 | MY FAVORITE FILMS $800: In this 1979 film the talented Ms. Ripley battles an outer-space menace Alien |
| #4881, aired 2005-11-28 | NAME THAT BEARD $600: From being in exile to world leader, all in 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #4876, aired 2005-11-21 | REVOLUTIONS $1,800 (Daily Double): From 1963 to 1978 this country had a "White Revolution": in 1979, partly as a backlash, it had an Islamic one Iran |
| #4876, aired 2005-11-21 | "KING" OF THE TOP 40 $2000: In 1979 this potent (potable) singer gave us "I Don't Know If It's Right" Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| #4857, aired 2005-10-25 | AMERICAN WOMEN $1200: (Hi, I'm Bob Woodward,) One of the most influential women of the 20th century, she was publisher of the Washington Post from 1969 to 1979 & CEO until 1991 (Katharine) Graham |
| #4855, aired 2005-10-21 | DISEASES $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew, at the Smithsonian Institution, holds up a small needle.) By dispensing just enough vaccine, the bifurcated needle is the only medical instrument to eradicate a disease, this one eliminated in 1979 smallpox |
| #4855, aired 2005-10-21 | NAME THAT AUTOCRAT $800: Nicaragua
1967-1972 &
1974-1979 Somoza |
| #4844, aired 2005-10-06 | MR. JOHNSON $1200: Pietro Mennea's record of 19.72 seconds in the 200-m. dash stood from 1979 until this American broke it in 1996 Michael Johnson |
| #4836, aired 2005-09-26 | NO. 1 HITS OF THE '70s $400: Donna Summer was "Hot Stuff" in the summer of 1979, topping the charts with "Hot Stuff" & this naughty hit "Bad Girls" |
| #4809, aired 2005-06-30 | BARONS & BARONESSES $400: In 1979 she became the first woman prime minister in Europe; 13 years later she became a baroness (Margaret) Thatcher |
| #4805, aired 2005-06-24 | SONG SUNG "BLUE" $400: A 1979 Neil Diamond hit says, "Long as I can have you here with me, I'd much rather be" this, the song's title "Forever In Blue Jeans" |
| #4804, aired 2005-06-23 | "B" BOYS $1600: Despite international protests, this prime minister of Pakistan was hanged in 1979 Bhutto |
| #4787, aired 2005-05-31 | TO NEIL $1200: From 1979 to 1981, Neil Goldschmidt was Secretary of this department abbreviated D.O.T. the Department of Transportation |
| #4784, aired 2005-05-26 | MAKING WAVES $800: Air Cav Lt. Col. Kilgore says that "Charlie don't surf" in this 1979 film Apocalypse Now |
| #4779, aired 2005-05-19 | "MAL" PRACTICE $1600: The theme of Jimmy Carter's July 15, 1979 address is associated with this French word for weakness or ill-being malaise |
| #4771, aired 2005-05-09 | BARBRA STREISAND MOVIES $1000: 1979:
Babs is bankrupt & decides to manage a boxer The Main Event |
| #4763, aired 2005-04-27 | ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTORS $800: 1979:
Ted Kramer Dustin Hoffman |
| #4743, aired 2005-03-30 | I'VE GOT ESPN $400: (I'm Scott Van Pelt.) When this ESPN "Big Show" debuted September 7, 1979, fans were told, "You've gone to sports heaven" SportsCenter |
| #4743, aired 2005-03-30 | I'VE GOT ESPN $2000: (Scott Van Pelt reads the clue.) When ESPN began here in Connecticut in 1979, most MLB highlights were of these 3 nearby teams; they could be taped off TV the Yankees, the Mets & the Red Sox |
| #4741, aired 2005-03-28 | THE SUPREME COURT $400: In 1979 this future justice was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals (Sandra Day) O'Connor |
| #4735, aired 2005-03-18 | CONTEMPORARY ART $900 (Daily Double): Christo had the idea for the Central Park project with this title in 1979; it was finally realized in 2005 The Gates |
| #4729, aired 2005-03-10 | LITERARY NARRATORS $1600: Stingo
(1979) Sophie's Choice |
| #4718, aired 2005-02-23 | QUOTABLE OSCAR HOSTS $800: 1979:
"Welcome to 2 hours of sparkling entertainment spread out over a 4-hour show" Johnny Carson |
| #4714, aired 2005-02-17 | THE SIXTH SENSE $400: This sixth planet from the Sun was first visited by Pioneer 11 in 1979 Saturn |
| #4696, aired 2005-01-24 | YOU'RE A BIG SCREEN MONSTER! $800: 1979:
Frank Langella Dracula |
| #4682, aired 2005-01-04 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $1,000 (Daily Double): It was created in 1979 but traces its beginnings to 1803, when Congress allocated aid to fire-stricken Portsmouth, N.H. FEMA |
| #4680, aired 2004-12-31 | MUSICAL TRAINS $1600: This band's "Train In Vain" was a hidden track on its original 1979 "London Calling" album The Clash |
| #4675, aired 2004-12-24 | TEAMS THAT DON'T END IN S $800: In 1979 New Orleans lost its NBA franchise to Utah, which strangely enough chose to keep this nickname Jazz |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | I'VE GOT THE POWER $400: As leader of the Baath party, he became dictator of a Middle Eastern country in 1979; in 2003 he was deposed Saddam Hussein |
| #4662, aired 2004-12-07 | PUT OUT THE CHINA $400: In 1979 fought a war with this small former ally that had just completed a war with the U.S. a few years earlier Vietnam |
| #4654, aired 2004-11-25 | A DATE WITH HISTORY $200: She was elected Britain's prime minister May 4, 1979 Maggie Thatcher |
| #4632, aired 2004-10-26 | A HIT TWICE $400: In 1979 this comic duo resurrected Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" & it became their biggest hit The Blues Brothers |
| #4632, aired 2004-10-26 | "B"EOPLE $1000: With 82% of the vote, she was elected Chicago's first female mayor in 1979 & led the city for 4 years Jane Byrne |
| #4629, aired 2004-10-21 | U.S. STAMPS $1200: This naval hero appeared on a 1979 stamp along with the motto "I have not yet begun to fight" John Paul Jones |
| #4617, aired 2004-10-05 | PLANETARY DISTINCTIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): The farthest from the Sun from 1979 to 1999 Neptune |
| #4606, aired 2004-09-20 | CHAMPIONSHIP MOVIES $600: Dennis Christopher battled Italians & locals en route to Indiana's Little 500 cycling championship in this 1979 film Breaking Away |
| #4604, aired 2004-09-16 | SPORTS STARS $600: In 2003 this English soccer star became the first Westerner to appear on ad billboards in Iran since 1979 David Beckham |
| #4582, aired 2004-07-06 | THREE CHEERS! $800: Since the 1979 incident at this location, no new nuclear reactors have been ordered in the U.S. Three Mile Island |
| #4579, aired 2004-07-01 | WORLD RELIGION $200: Founded by this reverend in 1979, the Moral Majority was against the Equal Rights Amendment Falwell |
| #4530, aired 2004-04-23 | OSCAR-NOMINATED SONGS $1200: "The Rainbow Connection"
(1979) The Muppet Movie |
| #4529, aired 2004-04-22 | PLAYWRIGHTS $2000: In 1979 this author of "Streamers" married Jill Clayburgh David Rabe |
| #4519, aired 2004-04-08 | FOREIGN FILM OSCAR NATIONS $800: 1979:
"The Tin Drum" Germany |
| #4516, aired 2004-04-05 | DISCO IN-FILM-O $1200: In this 1979 classic, Linda Blair was one of the kids trying to save a rink from destruction Roller Boogie |
| #4503, aired 2004-03-17 | THE FINAL FRONTIER $1200: NASA had planned to have a shuttle dock with this in 1979 & push it up into a higher orbit, but ran out of time Skylab |
| #4487, aired 2004-02-24 | FOOD CHAIN $200: In 1979 this chain introduced its Happy Meal McDonald's |
| #4477, aired 2004-02-10 | TALES OUT OF SCHOOL $2000: 1979 Nobel Laureates Steven Weinberg & Sheldon Glashow were classmates at the Bronx High School of this Science |
| #4469, aired 2004-01-29 | THAT'S MY NICKNAME, DON'T WEAR IT OUT $800: Deposed in 1979, this African dictator was the "Big Daddy" of his nation Idi Amin |
| #4469, aired 2004-01-29 | COMPLETES THE FILM TITLE $1600: 1979:
"Buck Rogers in..." the 25th Century |
| #4468, aired 2004-01-28 | 11/30 $1200: On November 30, 1979 he won the WBC welterweight title Sugar Ray Leonard |
| #4453, aired 2004-01-07 | BIG JOHNS $800: The first pope to visit a president in the White House was this man who met Jimmy Carter in 1979 Pope John Paul II |
| #4450, aired 2004-01-02 | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS $200: 1979: A nun like none other Mother Teresa |
| #4450, aired 2004-01-02 | HOOP-LA $1000: In 1979 the NBA's New Orleans Jazz moved to this state less well known for its jazz Utah |
| #4436, aired 2003-12-15 | TIME'S PERSON OF THE YEAR $400: 1951's & 1979's men were from this country; the first was a Premier, the second a religious zealot Iran |
| #4419, aired 2003-11-20 | LATE NIGHT TV $1000: This late night news program originated in 1979 as a nightly report on the hostage crisis in Iran Nightline |
| #4404, aired 2003-10-30 | CONGRESSIONAL HISTORY $400: This cable network's gavel-to-gavel coverage of Congress began March 19, 1979 C-SPAN |
| #4402, aired 2003-10-28 | RHYTHM & BOOZE $1000: Willie Nelson often begins his live shows with his 1979 hit about this alcoholic "River" "Whiskey River" |
| #4400, aired 2003-10-24 | COLORFUL WORDS & PHRASES $800: Joan Didion titled her 1979 collection of essays this, like a Beatles record The White Album |
| #4400, aired 2003-10-24 | HISTORIC GROUPS $1000: The leader of this group of Irish immigrant miners was pardoned in 1979, 100 years after he was hanged the Molly Maguires |
| #4395, aired 2003-10-17 | SOCIOLOGY $400: In 1979 this country put a 1-child limit on couples; now a one-son-or-two-child policy is in force China |
| #4374, aired 2003-09-18 | I'VE GOT THAT ALBUM! $1200: 1979:
"Comfortably Numb",
"Another Brick In The Wall",
"Is There Anybody Out There?" The Wall |
| #4373, aired 2003-09-17 | MOVIE COMEDIES $1000: In this 1979 comedy Bill Murray says, "It just doesn't matter if we win or if we lose. It just doesn't matter" Meatballs |
| #4368, aired 2003-09-10 | EDUCATION $400: At the urging of this president, the Department of Education became a cabinet department in 1979 (Jimmy) Carter |
| #4349, aired 2003-06-26 | INVENTIVE MINDS $2000: U.S. Patent 4,173,796 was issued in 1979 to this doctor from the Univ. of Utah for an artificial heart Robert Jarvik |
| #4339, aired 2003-06-12 | WHO WAS PRESIDENT WHEN... $800: The U.S. Embassy in Tehran was taken over by Islamic militants Jimmy Carter (1979) |
| #4338, aired 2003-06-11 | GUINNESS RECORDS $200: In 1979 a record 35,000 guests attended his 89th birthday party, & you can bet the food was finger-lickin' good Col. Harland Sanders |
| #4336, aired 2003-06-09 | "K" RATIONS $1600: Followers of this man overthrew the Shah of Iran in 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #4327, aired 2003-05-27 | ASTRONOMY'S GREATEST HITS $400: In 1979 Voyager 1 discovered that this large body has rings, just like Saturn & Uranus Jupiter |
| #4327, aired 2003-05-27 | WORLD CAPITALS $4,000 (Daily Double): Population 1.4 million & occupied by Soviet troops from 1979 to 1989 Kabul |
| #4325, aired 2003-05-23 | BORN ON THE 4th OF... $200: ...May 1979 was Lance Bass, now part of this group *NSYNC |
| #4324, aired 2003-05-22 | POL POT-POURRI $400: In January 1979 Vietnamese troops took over this capital city & overthrew Pol Pot Phnom Penh |
| #4324, aired 2003-05-22 | WOMEN OF POP $1000: (Hi, I'm Barbara Mandrell.) I had a pop & a country hit with this 1979 ballad whose title begins "If Loving You Is Wrong..." "I Don't Want To Be Right" |
| #4299, aired 2003-04-17 | AUTHORS $400: In 1979 a play based on his novel "Fahrenheit 451" was produced in Los Angeles Ray Bradbury |
| #4288, aired 2003-04-02 | PLAYING MUSICIANS $400: 1979:
Kurt Russell as this "monarch" Elvis Presley |
| #4274, aired 2003-03-13 | A GENRE-OUS HELPING $800: In 1979 NYC's Sugarhill Gang gave us the first Billboard Hot 100 hit in this genre rap |
| #4264, aired 2003-02-27 | IN THE HARDWARE STORE $1600: For emergencies, you can pick up this illuminating product introduced in 1979 by Anthony Maglica's company Maglite |
| #4261, aired 2003-02-24 | STATE CAPITALS $1000: Its Strom Thurmond Federal Building was completed in 1979 Columbia |
| #4258, aired 2003-02-19 | HAIRSTYLES $1000: In 1979 Bo Derek was a perfect "10" with this braided hairstyle cornrows |
| #4257, aired 2003-02-18 | "M" & "M"s $1000: Jerry Falwell set up this conservative political organization in 1979 & disbanded it in 1989 Moral Majority |
| #4244, aired 2003-01-30 | OSCAR $800: Starting with "The Deer Hunter", this actress received Oscar nominations in all but 4 years from 1979 through 1991 Meryl Streep |
| #4241, aired 2003-01-27 | AUTOBIOGRAPHERS $800: 1979:
"Stand by your Man" Tammy Wynette |
| #4237, aired 2003-01-21 | FOREIGN FILMS $1200: A Foreign Language Oscar went to Menshov's 1979 film called this city "Does Not Believe in Tears" Moscow |
| #4234, aired 2003-01-16 | MOTHERS & FATHERS $1000: Popular musical that includes the following hit from 1979 Mamma Mia! (the music of ABBA) |
| #4218, aired 2002-12-25 | STOOGES $800: Hafizullah Amin's failure to appease traditional & ethnic leaders of this nation led to the Soviet invasion in 1979 Afghanistan |
| #4209, aired 2002-12-12 | '70s MUSIC $600: It's the potent potable in the title of the story song, heard here, that topped the charts in 1979 piña colada |
| #4201, aired 2002-12-02 | PLAYING PRESIDENT $1600: 1979:
Robert Duvall as this general Eisenhower |
| #4184, aired 2002-11-07 | THE NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED $1000: When Sony introduced this product in 1979, it was called the Soundabout Walkman |
| #4175, aired 2002-10-25 | ENGLISHMEN $2000: This last viceroy of India was assassinated in 1979 Mountbatten |
| #4168, aired 2002-10-16 | MR. BILL $1200: He was president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 1979 to 1981 Bill Blass |
| #4155, aired 2002-09-27 | WAR & PEACE SONGS $1000: In a 1979 song, he wondered, "What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding?" Elvis Costello |
| #4153, aired 2002-09-25 | PLANE & SIMPLE $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads from the Museum of Flight in Seattle.) In 1979, the original Gossamer Albatross became the first manpowered plane to cross this body of water English Channel |
| #4139, aired 2002-09-05 | INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1000: Iran's Revolution Day, February 11, celebrates his 1979 overthrow the Shah |
| #4137, aired 2002-09-03 | 3 IS A MAGIC NUMBER $600: Pregnant women and preschoolers within 5 miles of this facility were advised to leave the area on March 30, 1979 Three Mile Island |
| #4126, aired 2002-07-08 | MOVIE MUSIC $800: (Kermit the Frog sits at a desk.) In 1979 I had a Top 40 hit with this song from "The Muppet Movie" "The Rainbow Connection" |
| #4094, aired 2002-05-23 | SPORTS CHANNEL $600: In 1979 this Chicago Bear linebacking great was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Dick Butkus |
| #4091, aired 2002-05-20 | CALLING ALL PAULS $2000: Massachusetts senator (1979 - 1985) & presidential hopeful (1992) Paul Tsongas |
| #4090, aired 2002-05-17 | JOE-PARDY! $1000: In a 1979 film Meryl Streep seduces fallen politician Alan Alda in "The Seduction of" this man Joe Tynan |
| #4074, aired 2002-04-25 | IT'S A BOY! $800: In 1979 girls were first admitted to Boys Town founded by this clergyman in 1917 Father Flanagan |
| #4060, aired 2002-04-05 | THEIR LAST TOP 10 HIT $400: "In The Navy"
(1979) The Village People |
| #4056, aired 2002-04-01 | STUPID ANSWERS AT THE MOVIES $1000: Dudley Moore thought Bo Derek was a perfect "10" in this 1979 romp 10 |
| #4055, aired 2002-03-29 | THAT TICKLES! $1000: In a 1979 National Geographic article she described how the chimps at Gombe tickle each other & laugh Jane Goodall |
| #4051, aired 2002-03-25 | PETER, PAUL OR MARY $1000: He was Federal Reserve Chairman from 1979 to 1987 Paul Volcker |
| #4041, aired 2002-03-11 | THE FICTION FILE $800: This 1979 "Guide" by the late Douglas Adams was a novelization of a radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| #4041, aired 2002-03-11 | THE DUSTIN HOFFMAN FILM FESTIVAL $1600: 1979:
"I'd like to know what law is it that says a woman is a better parent simply by virtue of her sex?" Kramer vs. Kramer |
| #4033, aired 2002-02-27 | NOTORIOUS $800: This notorious Ugandan president has been in exile since 1979 Idi Amin |
| #4033, aired 2002-02-27 | NOTORIOUS $1000: Tests proved that the remains of a man who drowned in Brazil in 1979 were those of this notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele |
| #4031, aired 2002-02-25 | GIVE THE ROLE TO GARY $200: TV, 1972-1979:
Walter "Radar" O'Reilly Gary Burghoff |
| #4031, aired 2002-02-25 | GEOGRAPH"E" $1000: In 1979 an airliner crashed on this Antarctic peak, killing all 257 aboard Erebus |
| #4029, aired 2002-02-21 | COME ON DOWN! $1600: What goes up must come down & in 1979 this first U.S. space station broke apart over Australia & the Indian Ocean Skylab |
| #3994, aired 2002-01-03 | SERGEANTS OF SHOW BIZ $200: Jack Webb played this TV sergeant with a badge (No. 714) on & off from 1952 to 1979 (Joe) Friday |
| #3993, aired 2002-01-02 | BEFORE, AFTER $1000: Before 1979, we often associated this name
with canned chili peppers; after, with the man seen here Ortega |
| #3983, aired 2001-12-19 | DICTATORS & TYRANTS $1000: Ending his family's long dictatorial rule of Nicaragua, he was forced into exile by the Sandinistas in 1979 Anastasio Somoza |
| #3982, aired 2001-12-18 | "B" ON THE LOOKOUT $1000: Born in Russia, this statesman seen here signed an important Middle East treaty in 1979 Menachem Begin |
| #3979, aired 2001-12-13 | BIG SCREEN MILITARY MEN $1200: 1979:
Marlon Brando Colonel Kurtz |
| #3979, aired 2001-12-13 | WHEN $2000: After a 16-year exile, the man seen here returned to his home country in this year 1979 (Ayatollah Khomeini) |
| #3968, aired 2001-11-28 | '70s SONGS $800: In 1979 Chic had a No. 1 hit with this song, also the name of a popular sitcom of the time "Good Times" |
| #3958, aired 2001-11-14 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $200: In 1979 this nation granted home rule to Catalonia & the Basque country Spain |
| #3947, aired 2001-10-30 | FROM BOOK TO TV $400: In 1979 this James Jones novel was a miniseries with Steve Railsback in Montgomery Clift's movie role From Here to Eternity |
| #3941, aired 2001-10-22 | LITERATURE $800: A review said this 1979 William Styron novel "belongs on that small shelf reserved for American masterpieces" Sophie's Choice |
| #3937, aired 2001-10-16 | FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA $200: This star had a heart attack & was even given last rites while making the 1979 Coppola film "Apocalypse Now" Martin Sheen |
| #3937, aired 2001-10-16 | TV PAST & PRESENT $600: Until his 1979 death, Jack Soo played Det. Nick Yemana, who made coffee for the 12th Precinct on this sitcom Barney Miller |
| #3931, aired 2001-10-08 | THE REAL SLIM PICKENS $1000: In 1979 Slim played Sgt. Wiley on this TV series with trucker Greg Evigan & a simian sidekick B.J. and the Bear |
| #3927, aired 2001-10-02 | MUSIC OF THE '70s $300: His "52nd Street" was the No. 1 album of 1979 Billy Joel |
| #3926, aired 2001-10-01 | STARTS & ENDS WITH "A" $200: Though he was only a TV doctor, in 1979 he received an honorary M.D. from Columbia's medical school Alan Alda |
| #3924, aired 2001-09-27 | TEAM PLAYERS $300: Magic Johnson played for this team from 1979 to 1991 & in 1996 the Lakers |
| #3909, aired 2001-09-06 | U.S. MONEY $200: Minted from 1979 to 1981, the coin featuring her was the first depicting a real woman that went into general circulation Susan B. Anthony |
| #3902, aired 2001-07-17 | MOVIE TAGLINES $200: 1979:
"In space no one can hear you scream" Alien |
| #3901, aired 2001-07-16 | TEAM PLAYERS, HALL OF FAME EDITION $200: Roger Staubach
(1969-1979) the Dallas Cowboys |
| #3901, aired 2001-07-16 | FILL IN THE BLANK-ISTAN $200: In 1979 the USSR invaded this country to help support the government against the Mujahideen Afghanistan |
| #3885, aired 2001-06-22 | NOTORIOUS $400: Despite numerous coup attempts & the actions of several presidents, he's been in power since 1979 Saddam Hussein |
| #3879, aired 2001-06-14 | BO, MOE OR PO $500: John Schneider first played this "Good Ol' Boy" in 1979 Bo Duke |
| #3879, aired 2001-06-14 | JUNE SWOON $1,500 (Daily Double): The 2 men who signed the Salt II Treaty in Vienna on June 18, 1979 Leonid Brezhnev & Jimmy Carter |
| #3873, aired 2001-06-06 | BASKETBALL $400: In 1979 Indiana State's Larry Bird was Player of the Year, but this Michigan State star was the NBA's No. 1 draft pick Earvin "Magic" Johnson |
| #3869, aired 2001-05-31 | RADIO-LOGY $800: Foreseeing the future, in 1979 this group sang "Video Killed the Radio Star" The Buggles |
| #3859, aired 2001-05-17 | CLASSICAL MUSIC GOES TO THE MOVIES $400: The piece heard here was frighteningly effective in this 1979 Robert Duvall film Apocalypse Now ("Ride of the Valkyries") |
| #3846, aired 2001-04-30 | U.S. COINS $100: In 1979 Eisenhower was demoted off the dollar coin & replaced by this women's rights leader Susan B. Anthony |
| #3837, aired 2001-04-17 | CALL ME SMITTY $1000: The founder of the Rhodesian Front, he was prime minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979 Ian Smith |
| #3820, aired 2001-03-23 | HERE COMES BAHRAIN AGAIN $200: This country that controlled Bahrain in the 18th century renewed its claim after its 1979 revolution Iran |
| #3817, aired 2001-03-20 | A WORDLY CATEGORY $300: This former monarchy in southwest Asia was occupied by Soviet troops from 1979 to 1989 Afghanistan |
| #3816, aired 2001-03-19 | ASTRONOMY $800: From 1979 to 1999 it was the planet in our solar system farthest from the sun Neptune |
| #3814, aired 2001-03-15 | AWARDS $500: In 1979 Philip Johnson was the first winner of the Pritzker Prize in this field Architecture |
| #3810, aired 2001-03-09 | LET'S MARCH! $200: Raising fears of a meltdown, this Pennsylvania nuclear facility seriously malfunctioned March 28, 1979 Three Mile Island |
| #3790, aired 2001-02-09 | THAT '70s SHOW $800: Premiering in 1979, it starred Robert Wagner & Stefanie Powers as husband-&-wife sleuths Hart to Hart |
| #3770, aired 2001-01-12 | ON LOCATION $200: The jungles of Vietnam in this 1979 Coppola film were actually in the Philippines Apocalypse Now |
| #3745, aired 2000-12-08 | FILMS OF THE '70s $200: Sally Field won a victory for the union & an Oscar for herself, in this 1979 film Norma Rae |
| #3740, aired 2000-12-01 | NUTTY TV $100: From 1979 to 1983, Rev. Grady Nutt was a regular on this variety series, country music's answer to "Laugh-In" Hee Haw |
| #3740, aired 2000-12-01 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $400: After "Parade" in 1975, Beth Henley wrote this 1979 play that won a Pulitzer "Crimes of the Heart" |
| #3740, aired 2000-12-01 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $1,000 (Daily Double): Though the names of these 1973 & 1979 Peter Shaffer plays both end in "U-S", they premiered in London "Equus" & "Amadeus" |
| #3734, aired 2000-11-23 | 1970s ALBUMS $300: Beginning with 1970's "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!", this group had a Top 10 LP every year of the decade except 1979 The Rolling Stones |
| #3733, aired 2000-11-22 | MOVIE QUOTES $100: 1979:
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning...smells like...victory" Apocalypse Now |
| #3717, aired 2000-10-31 | ALL SAINTS' DAY BABIES $800: In 1979 the Dodgers acquired this pitcher born November 1 from Puebla of the Mexican League Fernando Valenzuela |
| #3693, aired 2000-09-27 | GERMAN CINEMA $800: The father of Nastassja, he sank his teeth into the role of "Nosferatu" in 1979 Klaus Kinski |
| #3692, aired 2000-09-26 | ONE MAN'S "MEAT" $400: Bill Murray summer camped it up in this 1979 comedy Meatballs |
| #3692, aired 2000-09-26 | HARRISON FORD $1000: In the 1979 film "The Frisco Kid" cowboy Ford ran into a rabbi played by this comic actor Gene Wilder |
| #3679, aired 2000-09-07 | QUOTATIONS $600: On signing the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, this Egyptian said, "Let there be no more suffering or denial of rights" Anwar Sadat |
| #3673, aired 2000-07-19 | ANGELS $800: Group whose feast day is October 2, or a group founded in 1979 by Curtis Sliwa Guardian Angels |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | TERMS OF SERVICE $200: President of Uganda:
1971-1979 Idi Amin |
| #3635, aired 2000-05-26 | NONFICTION $400: Her "Aunt Erma's Cope Book" was the bestselling nonfiction book of 1979 Erma Bombeck |
| #3629, aired 2000-05-18 | COCA-COLA $400: A heartwarming Coke commercial from 1979 featured this Steelers lineman "Mean" Joe Greene |
| #3628, aired 2000-05-17 | GEORGIA SONGS $100: On March 7, 1979 Ray Charles appeared before a joint session of the Georgia legislature to perform this song "Georgia On My Mind" |
| #3628, aired 2000-05-17 | GEORGIA SONGS $400: A boy named Johnny wins an important fiddlin' contest in this 1979 story song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" |
| #3625, aired 2000-05-12 | THE LAW $1000: In 1979 this Watergate judge wrote a book about his experiences titled "To Set The Record Straight" John Sirica |
| #3623, aired 2000-05-10 | THE INTERNET $500: This network that encompasses thousands of news groups was created in 1979 by 2 Duke University grad students Usenet |
| #3621, aired 2000-05-08 | "BACK" WORDS $500: This 1979 miniseries glimpsed at the private lives of 8 presidential families, as seen by their maids & butlers Backstairs at the White House |
| #3621, aired 2000-05-08 | ALL ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY $1000: To protect "our most important national investment", I signed a bill creating this cabinet department in 1979 Department of Education |
| #3616, aired 2000-05-01 | "EZ" DOES IT $200: In its 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, Israel was guaranteed unrestricted use of this waterway the Suez Canal |
| #3608, aired 2000-04-19 | MEL ____ $400: He took "Coca Cola Cowboy" to No. 1 on the country charts in 1979 Mel Tillis |
| #3601, aired 2000-04-10 | ACTOR-RIFIC $300: He's the 1960s Disney child actor seen here in 1979 in a different role: Kurt Russell |
| #3594, aired 2000-03-30 | STRIP SUNSETS $800: This strip didn't last until the 25th century; its 1st run was from 1929 to 1967 & the TV series-inspired 2nd run was 1979-1983 Buck Rogers |
| #3591, aired 2000-03-27 | INTERNATIONAL DATEBOOK $200: On Feb. 26, 1979 this leader made a triumphant return to Iran Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #3588, aired 2000-03-22 | BIG SCREEN TIME TRAVEL $700 (Daily Double): As this author, Malcolm McDowell chases Jack the Ripper across time in the 1979 thriller "Time After Time" H.G. Wells |
| #3586, aired 2000-03-20 | MOVIE QUOTES $800: 1979, said to Shirley MacLaine:
"I like to watch" Being There |
| #3572, aired 2000-02-29 | NONFICTION BESTSELLERS $1000: The drawing seen here comes from this drawing text whose first edition appeared in 1979 Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain |
| #3571, aired 2000-02-28 | HISTORIC LEADERS $500: Iran's Shah:
1941-1979 Reza Pahlavi |
| #3566, aired 2000-02-21 | FOOTBALL $400: (Hi, I'm Bob Costas) Only 2 players have been named Super Bowl MVP 2 years in a row: Bart Starr & this Steelers QB in 1979 & 1980 Terry Bradshaw |
| #3551, aired 2000-01-31 | SLAMMER CINEMA $400: 1979:
Break-out film for Eastwood Escape From Alcatraz |
| #3545, aired 2000-01-21 | THE SWINGIN' '70s $200: This former New York governor was reportedly with a young woman when he died suddenly in 1979 Nelson Rockefeller |
| #3539, aired 2000-01-13 | THIS SPACE $600: Autonomy for this Mideast area of about 140 square miles on the Mediterranean was promised in a 1979 treaty Gaza Strip |
| #3538, aired 2000-01-12 | BUMPED FROM THE COVER OF TIME $100: The movie "Kramer vs. Kramer" was pulled from the cover by the taking of U.S. hostages in this country in 1979 Iran |
| #3537, aired 2000-01-11 | THAT OLD TIME NEW WAVE MUSIC $200: In a 1979 hit by the Police she's told, "You don't have to sell your body to the night" "Roxanne" |
| #3536, aired 2000-01-10 | DICTATORS $400: Nicaragua:
1967-1979 Anastasio Somoza |
| #3536, aired 2000-01-10 | DICTATORS $1000: Central African Republic (later empire):
1966-1979 Jean-Bedel Bokassa |
| #3534, aired 2000-01-06 | THREE $400: In 1979 this nuclear power plant near Harrisburg experienced a near meltdown Three Mile Island |
| #3529, aired 1999-12-30 | HELLO, GUV $300: Alabama
1963-1967; 1971-1979 George Wallace |
| #3529, aired 1999-12-30 | HELLO, GUV $400: Arkansas
1979-1981 Bill Clinton |
| #3523, aired 1999-12-22 | HE'S THE MAYOR $200: Washington, D.C.
1979-1990 Marion Barry |
| #3513, aired 1999-12-08 | PARDON MY ROBOT $400: Ripley discovers Ash is actually a dangerous robot in this 1979 sci-fi thriller Alien |
| #3499, aired 1999-11-18 | MOVIES IN BLACK & WHITE $200: He romances 17-year-old Mariel Hemingway in his 1979 movie "Manhattan" Woody Allen |
| #3494, aired 1999-11-11 | TEENS ON BROADWAY $100: In 1979, at age 13, Sarah Jessica Parker took over the title role of this "Little Orphan" Annie |
| #3492, aired 1999-11-09 | YOUNG GOTHS $500: A milestone in Goth culture was the 1979 single "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by this Peter Murphy band Bauhaus |
| #3489, aired 1999-11-04 | I WAS A TEENAGE... $100: In 1979 at the age of 18, this "Great One" began playing in the NHL Wayne Gretzky |
| #3488, aired 1999-11-03 | ANCIENT HISTORY: THE 1970s $300: The No. 1 TV program in 1979 was this CBS News program that's still on the air 60 Minutes |
| #3488, aired 1999-11-03 | ANCIENT HISTORY: THE 1970s $400: For her work in Calcutta, this tireless Catholic nun won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize Mother Teresa |
| #3484, aired 1999-10-28 | BEGINS & ENDS WITH "K" $200: In 1979 this rock group topped the charts with "My Sharona" The Knack |
| #3478, aired 1999-10-20 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $600: This British lord was killed off Ireland in 1979 by IRA terrorists who placed a bomb in his boat Lord Louis Mountbatten |
| #3477, aired 1999-10-19 | THE TITLE ESCAPES ME $400: Clint Eastwood played a convict in this 1979 prison film based on a true story Escape From Alcatraz |
| #3472, aired 1999-10-12 | NATO $400: In 1979 NATO agreed to place these in Europe, though the Dutch balked until 1985 Nuclear missiles |
| #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 |
| #3468, aired 1999-10-06 | PUBLIC RADIO $800: Since 1979 Bob Edwards has hosted this NPR program that many wake up to Morning Edition |
| #3465, aired 1999-10-01 | LITTLE ROCK $200: In 1979, at age 32, he moved into the governor's mansion in Little Rock Bill Clinton |
| #3444, aired 1999-07-22 | WILLIE NELSON, THESPIAN $1000: Willie Nelson made his movie debut as Robert Redford's manager in this 1979 movie The Electric Horseman |
| #3438, aired 1999-07-14 | THE CINEMA $800: Klaus Kinski played this title sucker in 1979; Max Schreck played him in 1922 Nosferatu |
| #3436, aired 1999-07-12 | U.N. SECRETARIES-GENERAL $200: At the time only a secretary-general to-be, this Egyptian played a major role in the 1979 Arab-Israeli peace accord Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | POLISH $200: His first papal trip abroad was to Latin America in January 1979; in June he went home to Poland Pope John Paul II |
| #3422, aired 1999-06-22 | BORN & DIED $1,200 (Daily Double): This businessman checked in on Christmas Day 1887 in New Mexico & checked out in 1979 in Santa Monica, CA. Conrad Hilton |
| #3421, aired 1999-06-21 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $600: She won her first Oscar, as Best Supporting Actress of 1979, for playing Joanna Kramer Meryl Streep |
| #3415, aired 1999-06-11 | POETS & POETRY $400: Odysseus Elytis, a poet from this country, won the 1979 Nobel Prize for Literature Greece |
| #3415, aired 1999-06-11 | FILM NARRATORS $1000: 1979's
"Apocalypse Now" Martin Sheen |
| #3412, aired 1999-06-08 | IT'S A "SMALL" WORLD $100: In 1979 the World Health Organization marked the disappearance of this viral disease from the Earth Smallpox |
| #3402, aired 1999-05-25 | SITCOMS CHANGE $500: In 1979 when its main setting moved to a bar, "All In The Family" took this new title Archie Bunker's Place |
| #3400, aired 1999-05-21 | LEADERS $400: "Iron" British prime minister:
1979-1990 Margaret Thatcher |
| #3393, aired 1999-05-12 | BUT IS IT ART? $400: Julian Schnabel won acclaim & abuse with his 1979 paintings that featured this tableware, broken in pieces Dishes |
| #3388, aired 1999-05-05 | MODERN HISTORY $100: Under a 1977 treaty, this zone reverted to Panama in 1979 Canal Zone |
| #3382, aired 1999-04-27 | SURPRISING SINGERS $600: This Norwegian best-known for Ingmar Bergman films starred in the 1979 Broadway musical "I Remember Mama" Liv Ullmann |
| #3381, aired 1999-04-26 | FEMALE FILM ROLES $1000: "Tess"
(1979) Nastassja Kinski |
| #3375, aired 1999-04-16 | BOBs & JEFFs $1,500 (Daily Double): 1979's "Gotta Serve Somebody" was this Minnesotan's last Top 40 single Bob Dylan |
| #3368, aired 1999-04-07 | BOXING TERMS $300: The most important bout on the card; Barbra Streisand sang about one in 1979 Main event |
| #3364, aired 1999-04-01 | SPORTS $200: Rosie Ruiz reportedly rode the subway to reach the finish line of this 1979 NYC race New York City Marathon |
| #3354, aired 1999-03-18 | ENGLISH "T" $400: She replaced James Callaghan May 4, 1979 Margaret Thatcher |
| #3353, aired 1999-03-17 | HURRICANE NAMES $500: 1979:
Same as Remington & Chopin Frederic |
| #3337, aired 1999-02-23 | EVEN YOUNGER THAN YOU $200: As a 3-year-old in 1979, he broke 50 for 9 holes of golf Tiger Woods |
| #3332, aired 1999-02-16 | KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES $800: This "large" 3-time All-Pro Dallas Cowboy took time off from football to box in 1979 Ed "Too Tall" Jones" |
| #3331, aired 1999-02-15 | WORDS WITHIN WORDS $300: A 1,496-pound one was unfortunate enough to get caught in 1979 Tuna (unforTUNAte) |
| #3329, aired 1999-02-11 | THE CINEMA $100: In 1979 this mother of Wynonna & her 1957 Chevy appeared as extras in "More American Graffiti" Naomi Judd |
| #3329, aired 1999-02-11 | ALL "RIGHT" $500: Chuck Yeager had this title quality in a 1979 Tom Wolfe work The Right Stuff |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | EMMY HISTORY $600: Presenter John Ritter accepted this actor's Emmy in 1979; guess Sacheen was busy that night Marlon Brando |
| #3315, aired 1999-01-22 | ARROWS $400: From 1976 to 1979, this automaker launched "Arrows" Plymouth |
| #3313, aired 1999-01-20 | BIG SCREEN BLOODSUCKERS $400: It was "Love At First Bite" for this actor when he played Count Dracula in 1979 George Hamilton |
| #3307, aired 1999-01-12 | COMMUNICATION $200: In 1979 Saatchi & Saatchi, Britain's largest of these agencies, helped bring Margaret Thatcher to power Advertising |
| #3300, aired 1999-01-01 | THE MOVIES $500: "It Goes Like It Goes" was the theme song to this 1979 Sally Field film in which she played a textile worker Norma Rae |
| #3296, aired 1998-12-28 | NOTORIOUS $3,000 (Daily Double): When he fled from Nicaragua to Miami in 1979, he didn't go empty handed, he took about $100 million Anastasio Somoza |
| #3294, aired 1998-12-24 | DECEMBER 24 $1,000 (Daily Double): Soviet troops invaded this country December 24, 1979 Afghanistan |
| #3292, aired 1998-12-22 | '70s TV $400: This brother & sister's variety show ran from 1976 to 1979; their talk show debuted in 1998 Donny & Marie Osmond |
| #3287, aired 1998-12-15 | GONE $1000: Completes Randy VanWarmer's 1979 lament "You left me just when..." I needed you most |
| #3284, aired 1998-12-10 | SKATING ON FILM $1000: This 1979 film shows what blind ambition will get you: "I forgot about the flowers" Ice Castles |
| #3281, aired 1998-12-07 | EDUCATION $600: On Oct. 30, 1979 this president nominated Shirley Hufstedler to be the first Secretary of Education Jimmy Carter |
| #3279, aired 1998-12-03 | FABULOUS BAKER BOYS $200: He won one Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his New York Times column & one in 1983 for his autobiography Russell Baker |
| #3275, aired 1998-11-27 | TREATIES $400: The 1979 Israel-Egypt peace treaty called for the return of this peninsula to Egypt Sinai |
| #3271, aired 1998-11-23 | BUSINESS TERMS $200: It's the boating term used when the government comes to the aid of a "sinking" business, like Chrysler in 1979 Bailout |
| #3270, aired 1998-11-20 | DA BULLS $400: John Paxson clinched the title for the Bulls in 1993 with one of these shots instituted in the 1979-'80 season three-pointer |
| #3260, aired 1998-11-06 | THE MAP OF EUROPE $200: Of Norway, Sweden & Denmark, this one is the largest in area Sweden |
| #3245, aired 1998-10-16 | HORRORS! $900 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Stephen King, Master of Horror.) In this 1979 film, Marlon Brando's character declares "The horror!... The horror!" Apocalypse Now |
| #3243, aired 1998-10-14 | GUYS NAMED GARY $100: Now semi-retired, this odd cartoonist got his start at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1979 Gary Larson |
| #3240, aired 1998-10-09 | MOVIE DEBUTS $800: Danny Glover broke into film in this 1979 Clint Eastwood flick about a prison break-out "Escape From Alcatraz" |
| #3237, aired 1998-10-06 | BOND... JAMES BOND $500: In 1979 this Bond film featured a stolen space shuttle -- 2 years before the launch of Columbia Moonraker |
| #3211, aired 1998-07-13 | POP MUSIC $400: This Tony Orlando & Dawn hit became a theme of hope during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, 1979 to 1981 "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" |
| #3207, aired 1998-07-07 | DASHES $1000: Pietro Mennea's record of 19.72 seconds at this distance stood from 1979 until Michael Johnson broke it in 1996 the 200-meter dash |
| #3199, aired 1998-06-25 | 20th CENTURY WOMEN $100: She practiced tax law after giving up chemistry & in 1979 became prime minister of Great Britain Margaret Thatcher |
| #3197, aired 1998-06-23 | THE 1970s $100: In October 1979 he became the first pope to visit a president at the White House Pope John Paul II |
| #3197, aired 1998-06-23 | THE 1970s $300: Name given to the U.S.-USSR weapons negotiations; the first ended in 1972, the second in 1979 SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) |
| #3196, aired 1998-06-22 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY $100: Founded by Jerry Falwell in 1979, this conservative group was soon a major political force the Moral Majority |
| #3190, aired 1998-06-12 | CRUSTACEANS $600: Crustacean that's the title of the 1979 song heard here:
"Everybody had..." "Rock Lobster" |
| #3180, aired 1998-05-29 | ROCK AROUND THE SOLAR SYSTEM $100: Group heard here with a 1979 song: ("Walking On The Moon") The Police |
| #3177, aired 1998-05-26 | THE WORST IN SPORTS $600: This northwestern team wasn't "flying" when it set the NFL record of -7 yards against the Rams in 1979 Seattle Seahawks |
| #3175, aired 1998-05-22 | HISTORIC NAMES $400: In 1979 this vice premier became the first top Communist leader from China to visit the U.S. Deng Xiaoping |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | WHEN YOU WERE IN DIAPERS $200: This Pennsylvania nuclear power plant's No. 2 reactor malfunctioned on March 28, 1979 Three Mile Island |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | WHEN YOU WERE IN DIAPERS $600: This song, heard here, was a No. 1 hit in 1979 "My Sharona" |
| #3163, aired 1998-05-06 | STAR MOVIES $300: Sigourney Weaver has played the intrepid Ripley in a series of films starting with this one in 1979 Alien |
| #3138, aired 1998-04-01 | SHOE BIZ $600: Stride Rite must "feel good" since acquiring this sneakers brand in 1979 Keds |
| #3133, aired 1998-03-25 | TV ACTORS & ACTRESSES $200: In 1979 this Canadian made his U.S. TV debut on "Letters from Frank" & added the initial "J." to his name Michael J. Fox |
| #3131, aired 1998-03-23 | BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1979 he became the first Israeli Prime Minister to sign a peace treaty with an Arab country Menachem Begin |
| #3129, aired 1998-03-19 | BASKETBALL $300: In 1979 the NBA adopted the 3-point shot used earlier by this competing league the ABA (American Basketball Association) |
| #3113, aired 1998-02-25 | HEY, GOOD-LOOKIN' $200: In a 1979 film, Dudley Moore gives her a rating of 11 on a scale of 1-10 Bo Derek |
| #3103, aired 1998-02-11 | VERONICA $600: Sister of "Lost in Space"'s Angela, she went into space herself in 1979's "Alien" Veronica Cartwright |
| #3098, aired 1998-02-04 | SEX CHANGES $100: After 1979 some of these powerful Atlantic storms were given male names too hurricanes |
| #3081, aired 1998-01-12 | COUNTRY SINGERS $400: In 1979 this little sister of Loretta Lynn became the first country singer to tour China Crystal Gayle |
| #3064, aired 1997-12-18 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $600: Sean Penn made his professional on-camera debut in a 1979 episode of this Buddy Ebsen detective series Barnaby Jones |
| #3051, aired 1997-12-01 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS $1000: In 1979 this team's theme song was "We Are Family" & Willie Stargell, known as Pops, was their hero Pittsburgh Pirates |
| #3047, aired 1997-11-25 | MONTREALERS $800: This Montrealer of Scottish & French-Canadian descent was PM of Canada 1968-1979 & 1980-84 Pierre Trudeau |
| #3042, aired 1997-11-18 | "HOT" AIR $800: Recorded in 1979 by Donna Summer, it's the "hot"test hit to reach No. 1, with a 3-week stay at the top "Hot Stuff" |
| #3037, aired 1997-11-11 | MIND YOUR BUSINESS $300: In 1979 this Black & Decker product became the first cordless, handheld vacuum cleaner Dustbuster |
| #3037, aired 1997-11-11 | ASTRONOMY $1000: In 1979 Voyagers 1 & 2 transmitted detailed photos of Io, Ganymede, Europa & Callisto -- moons of this planet Jupiter |
| #3021, aired 1997-10-20 | ROCK 'N' ROLL $1,900 (Daily Double): New Wave group heard here in a 1979 hit: Blondie |
| #3018, aired 1997-10-15 | AMERICAN HERSTORY $800 (Daily Double): From 1975 to 1979 she was a Superior Court judge in Maricopa County, Arizona Sandra Day O' Connor |
| #3017, aired 1997-10-14 | 1979 $100: 1,000 Chinese protested the privileges of high officials in this square, more famous 10 years later Tiananmen Square |
| #3017, aired 1997-10-14 | 1979 $200: Herman Tarnower & Nathan Pritikin rode the bestseller lists with books on doing this Dieting |
| #3017, aired 1997-10-14 | 1979 $300: Noted falls in 1979 included the Shah of Iran's after 37 years & this space station's after 34,980 orbits Skylab |
| #3017, aired 1997-10-14 | 1979 $400: In February Adolph Dubs, U.S. ambassador to this country was killed, in December, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan |
| #3017, aired 1997-10-14 | 1979 $500: No longer a Sex Pistol, he was facing murder charges when he died in February Sid Vicious |
| #3009, aired 1997-10-02 | POP ICONS $2,000 (Daily Double): This artist was named Canada's Country Female Vocalist of the Year from 1979 to 1986:
"I'll always remember the songs they were playing..." Anne Murray ("Could I Have This Dance") |
| #3007, aired 1997-09-30 | SINGING SIBLINGS $500: Their 1979 hit "We Are Family" became an anthem for many groups of people Sister Sledge |
| #3004, aired 1997-09-25 | WOODY ALLEN FILMS $200: Title of a 1979 Allen film, or where he set his 1993 "Murder Mystery" Manhattan |
| #3004, aired 1997-09-25 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $400: Stingo narrates this 1979 William Styron book Sophie's Choice |
| #2996, aired 1997-09-15 | ____ IN THE ____ $200: In 1979 this TV sitcom got a new setting & a new title, "Archie Bunker's Place" "All In The Family" |
| #2996, aired 1997-09-15 | ____ IN THE ____ $800: V.C. Andrews' career as an author took off with this 1979 novel "Flowers In The Attic" |
| #2990, aired 1997-09-05 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $300: Title of Tom Wolfe's 1979 book about men he described as "single-combat warriors" The Right Stuff |
| #2978, aired 1997-07-09 | FOOD BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This leading maker of processed turkey products was acquired by Oscar Mayer in 1979 Louis Rich |
| #2965, aired 1997-06-20 | EDUCATION $1000: This Secretary of Education under Clinton served as governor of South Carolina from 1979 to 1987 Richard Riley |
| #2961, aired 1997-06-16 | FILMS OF THE '70s $200: 1979 film in which Robert Duvall loved "the smell of napalm in the morning" Apocalypse Now |
| #2936, aired 1997-05-12 | NONFICTION $200: 1979's "H.R.H.: The Man Who Will Be King" tells of this heir to the British throne Prince Charles |
| #2933, aired 1997-05-07 | THE NOBEL PRIZE $400: In selecting her for the 1979 Peace Prize, the committee cited her work with refugees & children Mother Teresa |
| #2922, aired 1997-04-22 | VEGAS MOVIES $1000: In this 1979 film Robert Redford steals a $12 million horse from a Vegas hotel; Jane Fonda follows him The Electric Horseman |
| #2915, aired 1997-04-11 | LITERATURE $500: In this 1979 book Norman Mailer told the story of convicted killer Gary Gilmore The Executioner's Song |
| #2907, aired 1997-04-01 | "FOOL"ISH SONGS $1000: Michael McDonald co-wrote this 1979 Doobie Brothers hit with Kenny Loggins "What A Fool Believes" |
| #2903, aired 1997-03-26 | "OLD" LIT $1000: In a 1979 Allan Gurganus bestseller, 99-year-old Lucy Marsden "tells all" as this title character The Oldest Living Confederate Widow |
| #2873, aired 1997-02-12 | MEDICINE $400: Allan Cormack & Sir Godfrey Hounsfield shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for developing this medical scanner CATscan |
| #2873, aired 1997-02-12 | SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS $400: He starred in "Coriolanus" in 1979; a few years later he was "Driving Miss Daisy" Morgan Freeman |
| #2867, aired 1997-02-04 | TIME'S MAN OF THE YEAR $300: The article on this Iranian, 1979's choice, was subtitled "The Mystic Who Lit The Fires of Hatred" Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #2852, aired 1997-01-14 | THE "I"S HAVE IT $200: He was chairman of the Chrysler Corporation from 1979 to 1992 Lee Iacocca |
| #2849, aired 1997-01-09 | THE 1970s $600: To avoid default, the House of Representatives reset this to a temporary $830 billion on April 2, 1979 The Ceiling on the National Debt |
| #2837, aired 1996-12-24 | PEOPLE'S REPUBLICS $1000: In 1979 the Khmer Rouge government was deposed in Cambodia & the People's Republic of this was set up Kampuchea |
| #2832, aired 1996-12-17 | BOXING MOVIES $400: Tony Lo Bianco played this famous Rocky, not Rocky Balboa, in a 1979 TV movie Rocky Marciano |
| #2824, aired 1996-12-05 | WORLD LEADERS $400: Before his 1979 election to Great Britain's parliament, he worked in banking for almost 20 years John Major |
| #2820, aired 1996-11-29 | PRIME MINISTERS $600: She & her mother assumed leadership of the Pakistan People's Party, following her father's 1979 execution Benazir Bhutto |
| #2817, aired 1996-11-26 | LATIN AMERICA $400: In 1979 this leftist rebel group named for a guerrilla leader toppled Nicaragua's Somoza dynasty Sandinistas |
| #2813, aired 1996-11-20 | THE 1970s $600: Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi left Iran on vacation January 16, 1979, and 2 weeks later, this man returned from exile Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #2811, aired 1996-11-18 | LLOYDERING $200: She married John Lloyd in 1979 & went by his name when she won Wimbledon in 1981 Chris Evert |
| #2808, aired 1996-11-13 | STATE CAPITALS $600: Three Mile Island, the site of a 1979 nuclear accident, lies outside this Pennsylvania capital Harrisburg |
| #2778, aired 1996-10-02 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $2,000 (Daily Double): This 1996 presidential candidate was Tennessee Gov. 1979-1987, longer than any other Republican (Lamar) Alexander |
| #2776, aired 1996-09-30 | NEWSMAKERS OF THE '70s $200: On this California Governor's 43rd birthday in 1979, he was traveling in Africa with Linda Ronstadt Jerry Brown |
| #2761, aired 1996-09-09 | HISTORY $300: On April 11, 1979, his dictatorial rule of Uganda was ended by exiles & Tanzanian forces Idi Amin |
| #2750, aired 1996-07-12 | LABOR $1000: This man was head of the AFL-CIO from its merger in 1955 until he retired in 1979 George Meany |
| #2745, aired 1996-07-05 | PLAYS $200: This 1979 play ends with Antonio Salieri confessing to murder Amadeus |
| #2739, aired 1996-06-27 | WORLD HISTORY $200: In October 1979 the State Department allowed this country's shah into the U.S. for medical treatment Iran |
| #2729, aired 1996-06-13 | SAINTS ON THE MAP $500: A new nation came into being October 27, 1979: this island & the Grenadines St. Vincent |
| #2726, aired 1996-06-10 | U.S. HISTORY $600 (Daily Double): This cabinet department was created in 1979 with Shirley Hufstedler as its first secretary Department of Education |
| #2723, aired 1996-06-05 | FEMINISM $600: Called "America's first libber", her profile was put on a U.S. coin in 1979 Susan B. Anthony |
| #2721, aired 1996-06-03 | PEOPLE $600: Even though he was "President for Life", he was forced to flee Uganda in 1979 Idi Amin |
| #2718, aired 1996-05-29 | SPORTS STARS $100: In 1978, 1979, 1985 & 1988 Nancy Lopez was named Women's Player of the Year in this sport golf |
| #2713, aired 1996-05-22 | PULITZER PRIZE POETS $1000: 1979's winner, in 1986 he was made the first U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Penn Warren |
| #2696, aired 1996-04-29 | TV PERSONALITIES $300: Michele Lee was the only cast member who appeared on every episode of this prime-time serial 1979-1993 Knots Landing |
| #2680, aired 1996-04-05 | REPUBLICANS $3,000 (Daily Double): This independent candidate for president was chairman of the House Republican Conference from 1969 to 1979 John Anderson |
| #2678, aired 1996-04-03 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1979 this Nashville school absorbed George Peabody College Vanderbilt |
| #2676, aired 1996-04-01 | APRIL FOOLS' DAY $400: This country was declared an Islamic Republic, April 1, 1979 Iran |
| #2668, aired 1996-03-20 | MIDDLE EAST HISTORY $400: In 1979 Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigned as president of Iraq & this man succeeded him Saddam Hussein |
| #2653, aired 1996-02-28 | DECEMBER $200: He was named Leader for Life in December 1979, & life for this Iranian lasted another 10 years Khomeini |
| #2638, aired 1996-02-07 | THE MOORES $500: In a famous 1979 court decision, he was told not to wear the Lone Ranger mask in public Clayton Moore |
| #2635, aired 1996-02-02 | FILMS OF THE '70s $300: This 1979 nuclear disaster film starring Jane Fonda & Michael Douglas had no background music The China Syndrome |
| #2633, aired 1996-01-31 | TRANSPORTATION $200: In 1979 Israel sent its first cargo ship through this waterway Suez Canal |
| #2629, aired 1996-01-25 | TV TO FILM $100: TV wasn't the final frontier for this series; in 1979 it became "The Motion Picture" Star Trek |
| #2621, aired 1996-01-15 | MOVIES IN BLACK & WHITE $600: This 1979 Woody Allen film featured Tisa Farrow, Mia's sister Manhattan |
| #2620, aired 1996-01-12 | FLYING $100: With 16 planes built, construction of this supersonic transport ended in 1979 the Concorde |
| #2618, aired 1996-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1979 the Bechtel Corp. won the right to help clean up this Pennsylvania nuclear plant Three Mile Island |
| #2611, aired 1996-01-01 | THEATRE $200: This 1979 play was based on the real-life story of John Merrick, who was exploited for his deformity The Elephant Man |
| #2606, aired 1995-12-25 | FAMOUS NAMES $200: College Basketball's Player of the Year in 1979, he joined the Celtics the same year Larry Bird |
| #2605, aired 1995-12-22 | THE EMMYS $300: In 1979 this "M*A*S*H" star did a cartwheel down the aisle when he won an Emmy for Comedy Writing Alan Alda |
| #2587, aired 1995-11-28 | 1970s BESTSELLERS $100: One of her bestsellers was "Aunt Erma's Cope Book" in 1979 Erma Bombeck |
| #2575, aired 1995-11-10 | THE MOVIES $600: This 1979 Vietnam War epic was inspired by Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" Apocalypse Now |
| #2573, aired 1995-11-08 | WORLD HISTORY $400: This exiled religious leader returned to Iran on Feb. 1, 1979 & the government soon collapsed the Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #2573, aired 1995-11-08 | WORLD HISTORY $1000: From 1937 to 1979 a Somoza was president of this Central American country for all but 9 years Nicaragua |
| #2571, aired 1995-11-06 | SPORTS $800: In 1979 & 1980 Terry Bradshaw, this team's quarterback, was named Super Bowl MVP the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| #2557, aired 1995-10-17 | MUSICAL FILMS $400: Bob Fosse directed & co-wrote this 1979 musical inspired by his own life All That Jazz |
| #2555, aired 1995-10-13 | THE MOVIES $200: Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep played the husband-and-wife title characters in this 1979 film Kramer vs. Kramer |
| #2552, aired 1995-10-10 | HISTORY $400: On Oct. 26. 1979 this country's president Park Chung Hee was assassinated by the chief of his own CIA South Korea |
| #2551, aired 1995-10-09 | HISTORY $500: In April 1979 Abel T. Muzorewa was elected to succeed this man as prime minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith |
| #2550, aired 1995-10-06 | FICTIONAL WOMEN $400: Zofia Zawistowska, an Auschwitz survivor, is the heroine of this 1979 William Styron novel Sophie's Choice |
| #2543, aired 1995-09-27 | POP MUSIC $500: This British group's 1979 album "The Wall" included the hit single "Another Brick in the Wall" Pink Floyd |
| #2537, aired 1995-09-19 | PEOPLE $300: From 1969-1979 he was editor of Icarus, the international journal of solar system studies Carl Sagan |
| #2530, aired 1995-09-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1979 this power tool company introduced the Dustbuster hand-held vacuum Black & Decker |
| #2529, aired 1995-09-07 | HISTORY $1000: It's the name of the dynasty that ruled Iran from 1925 to 1979 Pahlavi |
| #2528, aired 1995-09-06 | "GREAT" FILMS $1000: Robert Duvall as a marine pilot imposed a militaristic lifestyle on his family in this 1979 film The Great Santini |
| #2525, aired 1995-07-21 | LITERATURE $200: Mary Stewart's 1979 novel "The Last Enchantment" completed her trilogy about this Arthurian wizard Merlin |
| #2523, aired 1995-07-19 | U.S. CITIES $300: In 1979 Jane Byrne became this city's first woman mayor Chicago |
| #2515, aired 1995-07-07 | ORGANIZATIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): During Egypt's suspension from this group, 1979-1989, its headquarters was located in Tunisia the Arab League |
| #2512, aired 1995-07-04 | HISTORY $400: It was seized by Iranian militants on November 4, 1979 & held for over 400 days the American embassy |
| #2511, aired 1995-07-03 | POP MUSIC $400: This group reached No. 1 twice: "Black Water" in 1975 & "What A Fool Believes" in 1979 The Doobie Brothers |
| #2507, aired 1995-06-27 | AMERICAN WOMEN $600: In 1979 her son Donald succeeded her as publisher of the Washington Post Katharine Graham |
| #2504, aired 1995-06-22 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $200: In 1979 it was the site of the worst nuclear accident in the history of the U.S. Three Mile Island |
| #2503, aired 1995-06-21 | RAIN POTPOURRI $400: Guinness says one of these phenomena appeared for over 3 hours in North Wales on August 14, 1979 a rainbow |
| #2501, aired 1995-06-19 | POLITICIANS $400: In 1979 this Arizona Republican published the book "With No Apologies" Barry Goldwater |
| #2500, aired 1995-06-16 | HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): In 1979 this country's leader Hafizullah Amin was overthrown by Babrak Karmal, backed by Soviet troops Afghanistan |
| #2496, aired 1995-06-12 | STARTS WITH "Z" $200: This last surviving Marx brother passed away in 1979 Zeppo |
| #2428, aired 1995-03-08 | TREATIES $500: This prime minister signed the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty for Israel Menachem Begin |
| #2414, aired 1995-02-16 | THE 1970s $1,000 (Daily Double): As a follow-up to the Camp David Accords, these two countries signed a formal peace treaty March 26, 1979 Egypt and Israel |
| #2405, aired 1995-02-03 | 1970s TELEVISION $300: A Feb. 11, 1979 bio of this rock legend starring Kurt Russell topped "GWTW" in the ratings that night Elvis Presley |
| #2398, aired 1995-01-25 | P.M. $200: The day before his 40th birthday in 1979, Joe Clark became this country's prime minister Canada |
| #2376, aired 1994-12-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1979 Allegheny Airlines changed its name to this U.S. Air |
| #2364, aired 1994-12-08 | THE 1970s $800: In 1979 Jerry Falwell founded this political action group The Moral Majority |
| #2362, aired 1994-12-06 | EUROPE $100: On January 1, 1979, this country created the Canton of Jura Switzerland |
| #2329, aired 1994-10-20 | LITERATURE $1000: 1993's "A Tidewater Morning" was this author's first fiction book since "Sophie's Choice" in 1979 William Styron |
| #2321, aired 1994-10-10 | AUSTRALIAN CINEMA $200: In this 1979 film set in the near future Mel Gibson's voice was dubbed for U.S. release Mad Max |
| #2314, aired 1994-09-29 | MARINE DISASTERS $500: In 1979 a very large crude carrier blew up in this strategic Persian Gulf strait The Strait of Hormuz |
| #2311, aired 1994-09-26 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $800: In 1979 this N.J. Democrat & former NBA player became the youngest member of the U.S. Senate at age 35 (Bill) Bradley |
| #2310, aired 1994-09-23 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $200: On Feb. 11, 1979 followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew this country's Pahlavi Dynasty Iran |
| #2300, aired 1994-09-09 | RELIGION $100: In 1979 this religion celebrated the 1,400th anniversary of its founding by Muhammad Islam |
| #2295, aired 1994-07-22 | NONFICTION $200: Her "Aunt Erma's Cope Book" was the best-selling nonfiction book of 1979 (Erma) Bombeck |
| #2290, aired 1994-07-15 | SAINTS $600: In 1979 John Paul II declared this saint of Assisi the patron of ecologists St. Francis |
| #2284, aired 1994-07-07 | SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES $2,000 (Daily Double): This planet's 16th moon was discovered in 1979; Galileo found the first 4 in 1610 Jupiter |
| #2276, aired 1994-06-27 | BRITISH MONARCHS $200: She & Margaret Thatcher were both 53 when Thatcher was elected prime minister in 1979 Queen Elizabeth II |
| #2273, aired 1994-06-22 | AWARDS $300: In 1979 the Jaycees named this 32-year-old governor one of the 10 outstanding young Americans Clinton |
| #2272, aired 1994-06-21 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $400: The "Final Cases" of this Agatha Christie heroine was published in 1979 Miss Marple |
| #2269, aired 1994-06-16 | FALLING OBJECTS $500: In 1979 President Carter apologized to Australia for the pieces of this that fell on it from space Skylab |
| #2264, aired 1994-06-09 | SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS $600: In 1979 he played the title role in "Coriolanus"; 10 years later he was "Driving Miss Daisy" Morgan Freeman |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | ECONOMICS $1000: This political economist wrote "The Affluent Society" in 1958 & "The Nature of Mass Poverty" in 1979 John Kenneth Galbraith |
| #2261, aired 1994-06-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1979 this postage meter firm bought Dictaphone Pitney Bowes |
| #2253, aired 1994-05-25 | RELIGIOUS LEADERS $400: In 1979 he was named Iran's supreme religious leader for life the Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #2232, aired 1994-04-26 | NO. 1 SONGS $200: In 1979 Rod Stewart asked the question "Da Ya Think I'm" this "Sexy" |
| #2222, aired 1994-04-12 | BORDERS $200: The Amu Darya River formed part of Afghanistan's border with this country that invaded it in 1979 the Soviet Union |
| #2215, aired 1994-04-01 | BRITISH HISTORY $200: In 1979 Charles Haughey became Prime Minister of Ireland & she became PM of Great Britain Margaret Thatcher |
| #2203, aired 1994-03-16 | THE 1970s $400: In 1979 they became the first Americans to win the World Pairs in figure skating in 29 years Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner |
| #2199, aired 1994-03-10 | MOVIE SONGS $400: "It Goes Like It Goes", from this Sally Field film about a Southern textile worker, won a 1979 Oscar Norma Rae |
| #2198, aired 1994-03-09 | HISTORY $600: In 1979 Greece was elected to full membership in this "Continental" organization the European (Economic) Community |
| #2181, aired 1994-02-14 | ODDS & ENDS $1000: In 1979 the Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare was divided into these 2 separate departments Health & Human Services & Education |
| #2180, aired 1994-02-11 | U.S. CITIES $500 (Daily Double): A federal office building named for Strom Thurmond was completed in this state capital in 1979 Columbia, South Carolina |
| #2173, aired 1994-02-02 | THE 1970s $500 (Daily Double): In 1979 Donald F. McHenry succeeded this man as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Andrew Young |
| #2167, aired 1994-01-25 | 1979 $100: In December, the price of this precious metal topped $500 per troy ounce for the first time gold |
| #2167, aired 1994-01-25 | 1979 $200: On March 28 the British gov't lost a vote of confidence & there was an accident at this U.S. reactor Three Mile Island |
| #2167, aired 1994-01-25 | 1979 $300: This long dinosaur at the Carnegie Museum got a new head; the old one belonged to a Camarasaurus Brontosaurus |
| #2167, aired 1994-01-25 | 1979 $400: At the end of May, this country added "Zimbabwe" to its name Rhodesia |
| #2167, aired 1994-01-25 | 1979 $500: On April 3 she was elected mayor of Chicago with 82.5% of the vote Jane Byrne |
| #2166, aired 1994-01-24 | '70s BESTSELLERS $800: Dr. Herman Tarnower made the bestseller lists in 1979 with his book featuring this diet the Scarsdale diet |
| #2164, aired 1994-01-20 | POTPOURRI $1000: A sometimes choreographer for ABT, she choreographed the 1979 film "Hair" Twyla Tharp |
| #2129, aired 1993-12-02 | POLITICIANS $100: In 1979 this Arkansas attorney general became the youngest governor in the U.S. Bill Clinton |
| #2128, aired 1993-12-01 | BLACK AMERICA $200: In 1979 this Michigan State basketball player was chosen first in the NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers Earvin "Magic" Johnson |
| #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | JOHN PAUL II $300: On October 2, 1979 at this New York site, he asked, "Are the children to receive the arms race from us?" United Nations |
| #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | BIOGRAPHIES $600: She was the subject of a 1979 biography subtitled "Waxmaker Extraordinary" Madame Tussaud |
| #2121, aired 1993-11-22 | VIOLINISTS $1000: A documentary, "From Mao to Mozart", was made of his 1979 tour of China Isaac Stern |
| #2093, aired 1993-10-13 | WORLD FACTS $400: In 1979 this U.S. territory within a Central American country was abolished the (Panama) Canal Zone |
| #2088, aired 1993-10-06 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $200: In 1979 & 1983 runner Joan Benoit won the women's division of this Massachusetts race Boston Marathon |
| #2083, aired 1993-09-29 | THE 20th CENTURY $400: A member of the junta that took over this country in 1979, Violeta Chamorro became its president in 1990 Nicaragua |
| #2068, aired 1993-09-08 | WOMEN $1,300 (Daily Double): Mrs. Jay McMullen, she was mayor of Chicago from 1979-1983 Jane Byrne |
| #2036, aired 1993-06-14 | AIRCRAFT $800: In 1979 Bryan Allen's Gossamer Albatross became the 1st aircraft powered this way to cross the English Channel man power |
| #2026, aired 1993-05-31 | FAMOUS NAMES $800: In 1979 this hotel magnate passed away at age 91 (Conrad) Hilton |
| #2006, aired 1993-05-03 | 1980s ROCK $500: A 1979 tour of Russia inspired this 1986 Elton John hit "Nikita" |
| #1995, aired 1993-04-16 | THE MIDDLE EAST $800: In 1979 this country became the first Arab nation to recognize Israel Egypt |
| #1992, aired 1993-04-13 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $400: Of Mexican-American descent, she was the LPGA's leading money winner in 1978, 1979 & 1985 Nancy Lopez |
| #1989, aired 1993-04-08 | EDUCATION $400: Shirley Hufstedler, the first Secretary of Education, was appointed by this President in 1979 (Jimmy) Carter |
| #1957, aired 1993-02-23 | THE 1970s $200: After 37 years of rule this Iranian leader fled his nation for a "vacation" on January 16, 1979 the Shah |
| #1948, aired 1993-02-10 | BUSINESS PARTNERS $800: The company founded by this pair introduced the electric hammer in the 1930s & the Dustbuster in 1979 Black & Decker |
| #1938, aired 1993-01-27 | TREATIES $200: The framework for the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt & Israel was worked out at this retreat Camp David |
| #1937, aired 1993-01-26 | ZONES $300: In October 1979 the U.S. government gave back about 65% of this zone to its home country the Panama Canal zone |
| #1930, aired 1993-01-15 | REPUBLICANS $800: This Georgian entered the House in 1979 & became minority whip in 1989 Newt Gingrich |
| #1927, aired 1993-01-12 | JUDGES $100: Before presiding over "The People's Court", he was a Ca. Superior Court judge from 1961 to 1979 (Judge) Wapner |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | WASHINGTON STATE $400: A 1979 Supreme Court decision gave Indians the rights to half the harvest of this fish in Puget Sound salmon |
| #1922, aired 1993-01-05 | MODERN HISTORY $400: Sentenced to death for a 1959 murder attempt on Iraq's PM, he became the country's pres. in 1979 Saddam Hussein |
| #1905, aired 1992-12-11 | NONFICTION $400: Betty Edwards' 1979 bestseller on creativity was called "Drawing on the Right Side of" this the Brain |
| #1898, aired 1992-12-02 | WAYNES $100: In May 1979 Congress awarded a special gold medal to this star of "True Grit" John Wayne |
| #1884, aired 1992-11-12 | AWARDS $400: Though the Patty Berg Award was established in this sport in 1979, Patty Berg didn't win it until 1989 golf |
| #1880, aired 1992-11-06 | ISLANDS $800: Discovered by James Cook on the eve of December 25, 1777, this island became part of Kiribati in 1979 Christmas Island |
| #1876, aired 1992-11-02 | BRITISH HISTORY $200: In 1979, this person replaced James Callaghan as prime minister Margaret Thatcher |
| #1874, aired 1992-10-29 | THE '70s $100: This word came into vogue in 1979 after Michelle Triola sued Lee Marvin for it palimony |
| #1873, aired 1992-10-28 | THE MOVIES $200: Woody Allen's 1979 film, or the New York borough in which he lives Manhattan |
| #1866, aired 1992-10-19 | ASSASSINS $400: Kim Jae Kyu, head of this country's CIA, killed its President Park Chung Hee in 1979 South Korea |
| #1854, aired 1992-10-01 | SPANISH HISTORY $1000: 1 of 2 separatist groups whose provinces were granted autonomy in 1979 the Basques (or the Catalans) |
| #1853, aired 1992-09-30 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $800: In this 1979 book, Tom Wolfe called his subjects "cold warriors of the heavens" The Right Stuff |
| #1849, aired 1992-09-24 | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES $100: In 1979, Vinoba Bhave fasted to compel India to enforce the religious law against killing these cows |
| #1848, aired 1992-09-23 | THEATER $400: This "My Fair Lady" lyricist's 8th wife, Liz Robertson, starred in a 1979 revival of the play (Alan Jay) Lerner |
| #1836, aired 1992-09-07 | PRIME MINISTERS $200: Once "Canada's Most Eligible Bachelor", he served from 1968-1979 & again from 1980-84 Pierre Trudeau |
| #1836, aired 1992-09-07 | MUSICAL THEATRE $500: Completes the title of the 1979 musical "A Day in Hollywood..." A Night in the Ukraine |
| #1815, aired 1992-06-19 | SPORTS $400: In 1979 this woman tennis star's string of 125 consecutive clay-court victories was broken Chris Evert Lloyd |
| #1799, aired 1992-05-28 | THEATRE $600: The title character of this Tony-winning Best Musical of 1979 is a barbaric barber Sweeney Todd |
| #1796, aired 1992-05-25 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $600: This Nicaraguan president resigned on July 17, 1979 & fled to Miami Anastasio Somoza |
| #1790, aired 1992-05-15 | SCIENCE $1000: In 1979 it was discovered that this genetic structure spirals to the left, not to the right as once believed DNA |
| #1784, aired 1992-05-07 | MONEY MATTERS $100: In 1979 advances in women's rights led to the issuing of this coin Susan B. Anthony dollar |
| #1780, aired 1992-05-01 | 10-LETTERS WORDS $400: The sudden overthrow of a political system: Iran had one in 1979 revolution |
| #1774, aired 1992-04-23 | FAMOUS JOANS $1000: In 1979 this Australian operatic soprano was made a dame of the British Empire Joan Sutherland |
| #1751, aired 1992-03-23 | BORN IN BROOKLYN $200: Even though this angst-ridden director hails from Brooklyn, he called his 1979 film "Manhattan" Woody Allen |
| #1729, aired 1992-02-20 | SCIENCE FICTION $300: 1979's "Morlock Night" by K.W. Jeter is a sequel to this author's 1895 work "The Time Machine" H.G. Wells |
| #1726, aired 1992-02-17 | U.S. TERRITORIES $200: The U.S. lost sovereignty of most of this 10-mile-wide strip of land in 1979 the Panama Canal |
| #1722, aired 1992-02-11 | ISLANDS $200: In 1979 Denmark granted this large island home rule Greenland |
| #1718, aired 1992-02-05 | THEATRE $200: Alexander Pushkin's "Motsart I Salieri" was the forerunner of this 1979 play "Amadeus" |
| #1714, aired 1992-01-30 | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES $1000: Founded in 1764, this Hartford, Connecticut paper was bought by the Times Mirror Company in 1979 The Hartford Courant |
| #1713, aired 1992-01-29 | FAMOUS COUPLES $400: In 1989 it was announced that the bones of this czar & czarina had been found in a pit in 1979 Nicholas & Alexandra |
| #1710, aired 1992-01-24 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $800: It was made a cabinet-level department in 1979; in 1980 Reagan vowed to abolish it if elected Education |
| #1693, aired 1992-01-01 | NEW YEAR'S DAY $200: The U.S. formally resumed diplomatic relations with this Asian country January 1, 1979 China |
| #1687, aired 1991-12-24 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $1000: He resigned as head of the AFL-CIO in 1979 & died two months later George Meany |
| #1678, aired 1991-12-11 | THE PLANETS $400: In 1979 Voyager I photographed volcanoes erupting on Io, a moon of this large planet Jupiter |
| #1672, aired 1991-12-03 | MOVIE MENAGERIE $400: In 1944 Mickey Rooney trained the horse in "National Velvet"; in 1979, this title steed The Black Stallion |
| #1671, aired 1991-12-02 | BALLET $200: In 1979 A. Godunov became the 1st member of this ballet company to defect to the West the Bolshoi Ballet |
| #1650, aired 1991-11-01 | KENTUCKY $500: Governor from 1979 to 1983, this Democrat is married to former Miss America Phyllis George (John Y.) Brown (Jr.) |
| #1636, aired 1991-10-14 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $1000: In 1953 All American Airlines became Allegheny Airlines & in 1979 it became this U.S. Air |
| #1631, aired 1991-10-07 | SPORTS $100: In 1979 this American married English tennis player John Lloyd, but they divorced 8 years later Chris Evert |
| #1626, aired 1991-09-30 | WORLD HISTORY $4,600 (Daily Double): This dictator & his 2 sons ruled Nicaragua for all but 6 years between 1937 & 1979 Anastasio Somoza |
| #1613, aired 1991-09-11 | THE 1970s $200: In 1979 Dan White was found guilty of killing George Moscone, this city's mayor San Francisco |
| #1610, aired 1991-09-06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $400: In 1979 Jura became this country's 23rd canton Switzerland |
| #1605, aired 1991-07-19 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES $1000: This trumpeter, a co-founder of the "Bebop" movement, titled his 1979 autobio. "To Be or Not to Bop" Dizzy Gillespie |
| #1597, aired 1991-07-09 | SENIOR ACHIEVERS $400: In May 1979 this 84-year-old conductor began his 50th & final season with the Boston Pops Orchestra Arthur Fieldler |
| #1565, aired 1991-05-24 | THE CABINET $500: In 1979 Health, Education & Welfare was split into the Dept. of Education & this department Health & Human Services |
| #1534, aired 1991-04-11 | FRUITY STORIES $600: The wacky Disney gang of 1975 that rode again in 1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang |
| #1526, aired 1991-04-01 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES $100: Numerical "Force" "from Navarone" that Harrison Ford was part of, or Bo Derek's No. in a 1979 film 10 |
| #1525, aired 1991-03-29 | COUNTRY MUSIC $300: This singer's short story collection, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", was named for his 1979 hit song Charlie Daniels |
| #1517, aired 1991-03-19 | U.S. CITIES $300: In 1990, Jane Byrne announced she'd make a 4th run for mayor of this city; she won once in 1979 Chicago |
| #1513, aired 1991-03-13 | AIN'T IT "GRAND" $500: In 1979 oil was discovered in this fishing ground off the coast of Newfoundland the Grand Banks |
| #1508, aired 1991-03-06 | VAMPIRE MOVIES $100: George Hamilton's 1979 vampire spoof wasn't called "Love at First Sight", but this Love at First Bite |
| #1487, aired 1991-02-05 | TAXI $200: After turning from boxing to acting in real life, he went for one more match in 1979 in Madison Square Garden Tony Danza |
| #1483, aired 1991-01-30 | WEATHER $200: In 1979 the names of hurricanes were changed to include these men |
| #1472, aired 1991-01-15 | WOMEN AUTHORS $200: In 1979 her "Aunt Erma's Cope Book" became this author's 3rd straight best seller Erma Bombeck |
| #1468, aired 1991-01-09 | U.S. MONEY $100: This 1979 coin was called "the Agony dollar" because the public disliked it so much the Susan B. Anthony dollar |
| #1461, aired 1990-12-31 | MONARCHS $800: The Pahlavi dynasty ruled this country for just 54 years, from 1925 to 1979 Iran |
| #1438, aired 1990-11-28 | WOMAN SUFFRAGE $200: She once said she wouldn't pay a dollar of her fine for voting; in 1979 a dollar coin was named for her Susan B. Anthony |
| #1426, aired 1990-11-12 | DRAMA $200: In 1979 Dianne Wiest played Agnes in the first staged reading of this play Agnes of God |
| #1408, aired 1990-10-17 | SPORTS $200: Richard M. Butkus was elected to this hall of fame in 1979 Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| #1403, aired 1990-10-10 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES $200: Sigourney Weaver was the only human survivor of the spacecraft "Nostromo" in this 1979 film Alien |
| #1389, aired 1990-09-20 | HISTORY $1000: Despite international protests, this prime minister of Pakistan was hanged in 1979 (Ali) Bhutto |
| #1384, aired 1990-09-13 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $300: The 1979 Broadway musical "I Remember Mama" starred this Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann |
| #1382, aired 1990-09-11 | MAN IN SPACE $200: On its 34,981st orbit, July 11, 1979, it fell to Earth over Western Australia the Skylab |
| #10, aired 1990-08-18 | THE MOVIES $800: 1979 Oscar-nominated film that climaxed in a bicycle race at Indiana University Breaking Away |
| #7, aired 1990-07-28 | 1979 $200: In a 1200-page report the Surgeon General linked doing this to heart & lung disease & cancer smoking |
| #7, aired 1990-07-28 | 1979 $400: Pope John Paul II visited this country in June, the first visit of a pope to a Communist country Poland |
| #7, aired 1990-07-28 | 1979 $600: A 31-year state of war between these 2 nations ended in March with a treaty signed in the U.S. Israel & Egypt |
| #7, aired 1990-07-28 | 1979 $800: In January the Pol Pot regime was overthrown as this Cambodian city fell to rebels Phnom Penh |
| #7, aired 1990-07-28 | 1979 $1000: A jury awarded $10.5 million to the estate of this late employee of a Kerr-McGee plutonium plant (Karen) Silkwood |
| #1371, aired 1990-07-16 | U.S. TERRITORIES $200: Until 1979 a general of the U.S. Army governed this 10-mile wide strip of land the Panama Canal Zone |
| #1366, aired 1990-07-09 | SENIORS IN HSITORY $1000: He was 79 when his boat was blown up near Country Sligo in 1979 Earl Mountbatten |
| #1341, aired 1990-06-04 | SPACE EXPLORATION $800: Parts of this U.S. space station crashed down on the Indian Ocean & Australia on July 11, 1979 Skylab |
| #1321, aired 1990-05-07 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: Sightseeing flights to this continent were stopped in 1979 after a DC-10 crashed into Mt. Erebus Antarctica |
| #1310, aired 1990-04-20 | ANAGRAMS $500: In a 1979 film, Kelly Reno raced along the shore of a deserted island on one of these a horse (from shore) |
| #1304, aired 1990-04-12 | NOTORIOUS $400: 2 hours after she escaped from prison on February 5, 1979, this presidential assailant was recaptured Sara Moore |
| #1262, aired 1990-02-13 | INVENTIONS $200: In 1979 technicians at this company's Shibaura plant in Tokyo developed the Walkman Sony |
| #1254, aired 1990-02-01 | SPORTS SHIFTS $100: The NBA's Jazz franchise spent 5 years in this city before moving to Salt Lake City in 1979 New Orleans |
| #1252, aired 1990-01-30 | WORLD LEADERS $300: In 1979 rumors linked this 86-year-old Yugoslav leader with a 33-year-old pop singer Marshal Tito |
| #1252, aired 1990-01-30 | PUBLISHING $300: Deborah Davis' 1979 book "Katherine The Great" was a biography of this Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham |
| #1247, aired 1990-01-23 | "BLACK" MOVIES $500: This 1979 Disney sci-fi film starring Maximilian Schell was nominated for an Oscar for Visual Effects The Black Hole |
| #1239, aired 1990-01-11 | TRANSPORTATION $500: World's longest ocean liner, the France was renamed this after Knut Kloste bought her in 1979 The Norway |
| #1223, aired 1989-12-20 | THE MOVIES $1,000 (Daily Double): 1979 film which gave us the following Oscar-nominated song:
"Why are there so many songs about rainbows / And what's on the other side?..." The Muppet Movie |
| #1218, aired 1989-12-13 | TECHNOLOGY $100: Since this March 28, 1979 incident in Penn., no new U.S. nuclear plants have been ordered Three Mile Island |
| #1214, aired 1989-12-07 | A LITTLE "R" & "R" $1000: This alleged winner reportedly took the subway to the finish line of the 1979 N.Y. marathon Rosie Ruiz |
| #1213, aired 1989-12-06 | "Mc" PEOPLE $800: Between 1975 & 1979 he starred in 4 TV comedies, including "M*A*S*H" & "Hello, Larry" McLean Stevenson |
| #1197, aired 1989-11-14 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $400: In 1979, Ann Meyers became the first woman to sign with a men's team in this pro sport basketball |
| #1195, aired 1989-11-10 | THEATER $800: Actor-playwright who won a 1979 Pulitzer Prize for "Buried Child" Sam Shepard |
| #1188, aired 1989-11-01 | WALLS $400: In 1979 Pink Floyd released an album called "The Wall", & he had one called "Off the Wall" Michael Jackson |
| #1183, aired 1989-10-25 | WORLD CITIES $400: In 1979 the Arab League expelled Egypt & moved its headquarters from this city to Tunis Cairo |
| #1168, aired 1989-10-04 | U.S. STATES $400: Though headquartered in this "Garden State", Campbell's hasn't used tomatoes its in soup since 1979 New Jersey |
| #1164, aired 1989-09-28 | U.S. HISTORY $1000: A presidential order got her released from jail February 1, 1979 Patricia Hearst |
| #1158, aired 1989-09-20 | THE AUTO INDUSTRY $100: $1.5 bil. in loan guarantees was the government's Christmas present to this company in December, 1979 Chrysler |
| #1134, aired 1989-07-06 | THE MOVIES $1000: This German silent film about a vampire was remade with Klaus Kinski in 1979 Nosferatu |
| #1128, aired 1989-06-28 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $800: Created as a separate dept. in 1979, its 1st secretary was Shirley Hufstedler Education |
| #1101, aired 1989-05-22 | MUSICALS $400: Set in South America, this play opened in N.Y. in 1979 with Patti LuPone in the title role Evita |
| #1091, aired 1989-05-08 | THE SWIMSUIT EDITION $200: Since 1979 the issue has been annually released in this month February |
| #1072, aired 1989-04-11 | ACTORS $100: He co-wrote 2 songs for a 1979 Allman Brothers album before he hit the big time in "Miami Vice" Don Johnson |
| #1069, aired 1989-04-06 | 1979 $100: For the 1st time in almost a year, this London paper resumed publication The London Times |
| #1069, aired 1989-04-06 | 1979 $200: In July this president shook up official Washington when he fired 4 Cabinet members Jimmy Carter |
| #1069, aired 1989-04-06 | 1979 $300: When he left Iran in January, this leader said he was taking a vacation, but he never returned the Shah |
| #1069, aired 1989-04-06 | 1979 $400 (Daily Double): Singer whose album "Blondes Have More Fun", as well as the following song from it, hit No.1 in 1979:
"She sits alone, waiting for suggestions..." Rod Stewart |
| #1069, aired 1989-04-06 | 1979 $500: Some U.S. cities sought federal reimbursement to cover the cost of this world leader's visit the pope |
| #1064, aired 1989-03-30 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $3,000 (Daily Double): This 1979 Norman Mailer novel has been compared to Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" The Executioner's Song |
| #1045, aired 1989-03-03 | SPORTS TRIVIA $200: In the 1979-80 season, the NBA began giving this many points for long-shot baskets 3 |
| #1025, aired 1989-02-03 | ASSASSINATIONS $200: The 1979 assassination of Lord Mountbatten is attributed to this organization IRA |
| #1004, aired 1989-01-05 | ACTRESSES $400: Since her 1979 wedding to playwright David Rabe, she's no longer "An Unmarried Woman" Jill Clayburgh |
| #990, aired 1988-12-16 | FLAGS $1000: This Cabinet department, created in 1979, has a symbolic tree in the center of its flag the Department of Education |
| #987, aired 1988-12-13 | CELEBRITY MARRIAGES $200: In 1979 this heiress married her former bodyguard 2 months after her release from prison Patricia Hearst |
| #984, aired 1988-12-08 | MAGAZINES $100: Founded in 1937 to compete with "Life", it died in 1971, was revived & died again in 1979 Look |
| #977, aired 1988-11-29 | COINS $200: Issued in 1979, this U.S. coin was criticized for looking too much like a quarter the Susan B. Anthony dollar |
| #970, aired 1988-11-18 | THE YEAR THAT WAS $300: China invaded Vietnam, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, Iranians invaded the U.S. Embassy 1979 |
| #967, aired 1988-11-15 | "LONG" SONGS $500: A 1979 hit by Supertramp gave you these directions for finding your way to your abode "Take The Long Way Home" |
| #964, aired 1988-11-10 | 1979 $100: Acronym used to refer to the treaty signed by Brezhnev & Carter in Vienna in June SALT II |
| #964, aired 1988-11-10 | 1979 $200: This Boston outfielder became the first American League player to get both 3,000 hits and 400 home runs Carl Yastrzemski |
| #964, aired 1988-11-10 | 1979 $400: Amity Island was the setting for this 1975 film that topped 1979's TV ratings Jaws |
| #964, aired 1988-11-10 | 1979 $500 (Daily Double): Group heard here singing the first No. 1 hit of the year:
"Nobody gets too much heaven no more, it's as high..." The Bee Gees |
| #964, aired 1988-11-10 | 1979 $500: This general resigned as Supreme Commander of NATO and also retired from the U.S. Army Alexander Haig |
| #960, aired 1988-11-04 | BEST SELLERS $800: In 1979 his "Cruel Shoes" hit No. 2 but never overtook "The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet" Steve Martin |
| #954, aired 1988-10-27 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $200: Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1979-83, he won the top job in 1982 Mario Cuomo |
| #928, aired 1988-09-21 | LEFTOVERS $1000: In 1979, when Colonel Simons tried to rescue 2 Americans from Gasre Prison in this city, 11,000 inmates escaped Tehran |
| #915, aired 1988-07-22 | ISLAM $600: On Women's Day in 1979, women in Tehran protested wearing this; now they have no choice a veil (the chador) |
| #914, aired 1988-07-21 | GAMES $200: In 1979, 1 1/2 times as much money for this game was printed in the U.S. as real money Monopoly |
| #907, aired 1988-07-12 | ONE TOY $200: A Slinky made out of this was introduced in 1979, but the metal one still outsells it plastic |
| #894, aired 1988-06-23 | THE MOVIES $400: 1979 film featuring Meryl Streep as Woody Allen's ex-wife Manhattan |
| #882, aired 1988-06-07 | '70s TV $800: The 1979 sequel to this 1977 miniseries was subtitled "The Next Generations" Roots |
| #876, aired 1988-05-30 | TV INITIALS $500: The lead character in this 1979-81 comedy adventure series was Billie Joe McKay B.J. and the Bear |
| #872, aired 1988-05-24 | MOVIE AUTHORS $600: Her mysterious disappearance in 1926 inspired a 1979 film starring Vanessa Redgrave Agatha Christie |
| #860, aired 1988-05-06 | BROADWAY MUSICALS $600: In 1979, she starred in the Broadway flop "Got Tu Go Disco" but found fame in 1980 singing "Fame" Irene Cara |
| #857, aired 1988-05-03 | BOSTON $200: In 1979, this presidential library on Dorchester Bay opened the JFK library |
| #847, aired 1988-04-19 | MUSICALS $1,300 (Daily Double): Comedian heard here, playing the role of a songwriter in a 1979 musical:
"Oh ho they’re playing my song / That table’s humming along / That couple half out the door / Is comin’ back to hear more of my music..." Robert Klein |
| #838, aired 1988-04-06 | THE YEAR THAT WAS $500: Soviets invade Afghanistan, Sandinistas take power in Nicaragua, U.S. hostages taken in Iran 1979 |
| #820, aired 1988-03-11 | WAR MOVIES $400: In this 1979 film, Robert Duvall said he loved the smell of napalm in the morning Apocalypse Now |
| #806, aired 1988-02-22 | FIRST LINES OF PLAYS $400: The 1st lines of this 1979 play, "I have nothing; no hearing, no speech," are in sign language Children of a Lesser God |
| #801, aired 1988-02-15 | BASKETBALL $300: He led Indiana State U. to 1979 NCAA finals, losing to Michigan State, led by Magic Johnson Larry Bird |
| #772, aired 1988-01-05 | ACRONYMS $900 (Daily Double): Of the most popular TV series of the 1979-80 primetime season, 1 of the 2 with acronyms for titles M*A*S*H (or CHiPS) |
| #771, aired 1988-01-04 | PRESIDENTS $200: This president asked his entire cabinet to resign in 1979 Carter |
| #756, aired 1987-12-14 | THE CABINET $2,500 (Daily Double): With Education made a separate dept., in 1979, the Dept. of HEW was renamed this the Department of Health and Human Services |
| #727, aired 1987-11-03 | MUSICAL THEATER $1000: Ironically, this 1979 musical about "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" flopped in London Sweeney Todd |
| #715, aired 1987-10-16 | SPORTS $500: In 1979, at only age 16, she won the U.S. Open in tennis Tracy Austin |
| #702, aired 1987-09-29 | "MOORE" OR "LES" $100: In 1979, Wrather Corp. got a court injunction forbidding him to wear his mask in public Clayton Moore, the Lone Ranger |
| #697, aired 1987-09-22 | FAMOUS FAMILIES $400: Not until 1979 did this family of dictators lose their 45-year control of Nicaragua Somoza |
| #694, aired 1987-09-17 | ACADEMY AWARDS $100: This NBC star hosted the telecasts on ABC from 1979-82 & in 1984 Johnny Carson |
| #691, aired 1987-09-14 | BLUE JEANS $500 (Daily Double): Like 501s, this 1979 Top 20 hit is considered a classic: "Money talks / But it don't sing and dance and it don't walk / And long as I can have you here with me / I much rather be..."
[The song was not played going into the break.] "Forever In Blue Jeans" |
| #686, aired 1987-09-07 | SHAKESPEARE ON BROADWAY $600: In 1979, this "Godfather" star limped onto Broadway as "Richard III" Al Pacino |
| #677, aired 1987-07-14 | WEATHER $200: Guinness says it was one named Frederic which caused most damage along the U.S. coastline hurricane |
| #665, aired 1987-06-26 | N.E.W.S. $400: Of Norther, Easter, Wester, or Souther, the singer of 1979's "You're Only Lonely" J.D. Souther |
| #663, aired 1987-06-24 | SCARLET WOMEN $400: In the 1979 film originally titled "Guns, Sin & Bathtub Gin", Pamela Sue Martin played this Dillinger moll the Lady in Red |
| #654, aired 1987-06-11 | GODFATHERS $800: Killed in 1979, he was godfather, great uncle & "honorary grandfather" to Prince Charles Mountbatten |
| #643, aired 1987-05-27 | SPECTATOR SPORTS $600: To "Americanize" this sport, in 1979 U.S. pros asked for lower admission quotas of foreign players soccer |
| #637, aired 1987-05-19 | THE YOUNGEST $300: In 1979, Marcus Hooper of England, a 12-years-old, became youngest person to swim this body of water English Channel |
| #630, aired 1987-05-08 | MOVIES $200: Miss Piggy made her big screen debut in this 1979 film The Muppet Movie |
| #615, aired 1987-04-17 | GET THE "POINT" $500 (Daily Double): She left her sisters in 1978 & had this hit in 1979 Bonnie Pointer |
| #612, aired 1987-04-14 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: William Styron's 1979 story of a Polish Catholic survivor of Auschwitz Sophie's Choice |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | "DOUBLE" TROUBLE $300: In 1979 the annual inflation rate went above 9% into these numbers double digits |
| #589, aired 1987-03-12 | ISRAEL $500: City in which March 26,1979 peace treaty between Israel & Egypt was signed Washington, D.C. |
| #567, aired 1987-02-10 | ROCKIN' ROLES $400: In 1979 TV biopic he was played by Kurt Russell & referred to as "a walking drugstore" Elvis Presley |
| #562, aired 1987-02-03 | TV TRIVIA $600: This "superflop" series derailed in 1979, less than 6 months after its premiere Supertrain |
| #555, aired 1987-01-23 | MOVIE TRIVIA $400: Director Milos Forman said this 1979 film of his was once run on TV with 9 musical numbers cut for time Hair |
| #547, aired 1987-01-13 | REMEMBER DISCO? $800: Some called it "Dueling Divas" when Summer & Streisand recorded this disco duet in 1979 "Enough is Enough" |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | PAYCHECKS $800: In 1979, this chairman of the board agreed to work for $1 a year until his company was making money again Lee Iacocca |
| #528, aired 1986-12-17 | LABOR $400: From 1979-83, the UAW headquarters in Detroit wouldn't allow any of these in the parking lot a foreign car |
| #522, aired 1986-12-09 | ADVERTISING $500: You can't fly this "fly me" airline anymore, since Pan Am took it over in 1979 National |
| #521, aired 1986-12-08 | "GREEN" $800: Emlyn Williams play filmed in 1945 with Bette Davis & in 1979 with Katharine Hepburn The Corn Is Green |
| #520, aired 1986-12-05 | WARS $200: In 1979, this country conquered Cambodia Vietnam |
| #516, aired 1986-12-01 | TOUGH TV TRIVIA $1000: This hero 1st appeared on TV in 1950 & then reappeared "5 centuries later" in 1979 Buck Rogers |
| #509, aired 1986-11-20 | BIBLICAL NAMES $500: Pro basketball's MVP in 1979, '82, + '83 Moses Malone |
| #508, aired 1986-11-19 | EGYPT $500: Though founded in Cairo in 1945, in 1979 this organization suspended Egypt's membership the Arab League |
| #492, aired 1986-10-28 | SELF-DIRECTED $200: Woody Allen directed himself in this black-and-white 1979 comedy with music by George Gershwin Manhattan |
| #490, aired 1986-10-24 | TIMELY MUSIC $400: How the Doobie Brothers were holding on in 1979 "Minute By Minute" |
| #489, aired 1986-10-23 | 1979 $100: On July 17th, he arrived in Miami after fleeing Nicaragua Somoza |
| #489, aired 1986-10-23 | 1979 $200: Lane Kirkland became head of the AFL-CIO upon this man's retirement George Meany |
| #489, aired 1986-10-23 | 1979 $400 (Daily Double): Queen of the discotheques, she had her biggest hit with the following:
"Go on now, go, walk out the door / Just turn around now, 'cause you're not welcome anymore / Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye? / Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?" Gloria Gaynor |
| #489, aired 1986-10-23 | 1979 $400: Though President Carter signed this treaty in June, the Senate never ratified it SALT II |
| #489, aired 1986-10-23 | 1979 $500: The year's number one selling nonfiction work was her "Cope" book (Erma) Bombeck |
| #469, aired 1986-09-25 | FAMOUS ALEXANDERS $400: In 1979, he left the Bolshoi; in 1986's "The Money Pit" Shelley Long left him Alexander Godunov |
