| #9086, aired 2024-04-22 | ZIMBABWE $400: Until 1980 Zimbabwe bore the name of this 19th century British colonizer Rhodes |
| #9079, aired 2024-04-11 | COLORFUL GEOGRAPHY $1200: You can swim with the dolphins on this island in the Bahamas that shares its name with a 1980 Brooke Shields film the Blue Lagoon |
| #9052, aired 2024-03-05 | HAVE FAITH $400: Rick Warren's last one, to thousands at a Saddleback Church service in August 2022, was the same as his first one, to tens in March 1980 a sermon |
| #9035, aired 2024-02-09 | SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT LYRICS $2000: In 1980 this country star had a crossover No. 1 hit with "Lady", a feat not achieved by Styx with the same-titled song Kenny Rogers |
| #9029, aired 2024-02-01 | FOLLOW THE WORLD LEADER $11,200 (Daily Double): She followed Gulzarilal Nanda in 1966 & Charan Singh in 1980 Indira Gandhi |
| #9018, aired 2024-01-17 | THE FIST & THE FURIOUS MOVIES $200: In the 1980 film "Superman II", Margot Kidder as this newspaper reporter sends a foe down with a nice right cross Lois Lane |
| #9016, aired 2024-01-15 | PORTLANDIA $600: Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood was the grand Overlook Hotel in this 1980 Jack Nicholson movie The Shining |
| #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" |
| #8979, aired 2023-11-23 | OXYMORONS $800: 1980 Travolta movie about mechanical bulls & bravery Urban Cowboy |
| #8973, aired 2023-11-15 | CANADIAN ARTISTES $1200: In 1980 this Toronto novelist wrote of "Life Before Man", 5 years before her book of life under man Atwood |
| #8969, aired 2023-11-09 | OPERATION $200: Eagle Claw:
Abortive 1980 attempt to free hostages in this country Iran |
| #19, aired 2023-11-01 | A YEAR THAT ENDS IN ZERO $1000: The U.S. hockey team wins Olympic gold,
Lin-Manuel Miranda is born 1980 |
| #8952, aired 2023-10-17 | SUMMER OLYMPIC CITIES $400: In 1980 the U.S. & 64 other countries boycotted the Olympics held in this city Moscow |
| #8950, aired 2023-10-13 | AWARDS & HONORS $600: Sign language played a big part in this 1980 Tony Award winner for Best Play Children of a Lesser God |
| #15, aired 2023-10-04 | BYGONE TECH $300: The TPS-L2 was the first model of this personal audio player that cost $200 when it debuted in the U.S. in 1980 the Walkman |
| #8941, aired 2023-10-02 | FIGHTERS $800: On Nov. 25, 1980 this "sweet" boxer defeated Roberto Duran, who said no mas in their rematch Sugar Ray Leonard |
| #8927, aired 2023-09-12 | THE SPORTING LIFE $2000: From 1976 to 1980 this alliteratively named Swede won 5 straight singles titles at Wimbledon Björn Borg |
| #8914, aired 2023-07-13 | FROM THE HEADLINES $600: The Oregonian, May 19, 1980: "Eruption decapitates" this peak Mount St. Helens |
| #8908, aired 2023-07-05 | BORN ON THE 5th OF JULY $200: Paul Delvecchio Jr., born July 5, 1980, became a Garden State housemate as Pauly D on this MTV show in 2009 Jersey Shore |
| #8879, aired 2023-05-25 | NUMERICAL WORDS & PHRASES $600: During the disco era in New York City, for the short time it was open from 1977 to 1980, this was the place to be Studio 54 |
| #20, aired 2023-05-24 | IT'S JUST US $400: She's the female lead & basically the whole female cast in 1980's "The Blue Lagoon" Brooke Shields |
| #17, aired 2023-05-23 | OH, WE HAVE '80s POP CULTURE REFERENCES $200: On Nov. 21, 1980 76% of Americans watching television tuned in to finally find out "who shot" this character J.R. |
| #8874, aired 2023-05-18 | ORGANIZATIONS $1600: She died in 1980 but her organization's address labels can show your support for fighting breast cancer--& you might donate, too Susan Komen |
| #6, aired 2023-05-10 | PITCHERS HAVE BIG YEARS $200: Steve Carlton in 1980 was the last pitcher to log more than 300 of these in a season, & arms have rested easier ever since innings |
| #4, aired 2023-05-09 | RHYMINGLY NAMED CELEBS $800: The IMDb credits for this actress begin in 1923; she goes ape quite memorably 10 years later & works until 1980 Fay Wray |
| #1, aired 2023-05-08 | JASON ALEXANDER: MASTER OF MY DOMAIN $200: (Jason Alexander gives the clue.) As co-pilot Roger Murdock, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was out there busting his buns every night in this classic 1980 film that took comedy in a new direction altogether Airplane! |
| #8857, aired 2023-04-25 | WRITERS: BORN & DIED $2000: Born in Paris in 1905, he went from being to nothingness in 1980 Sartre |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | TIME FOR A "LITTLE" MUSIC $1000: Be cool, relax & name this 1980 chart-topper by Queen "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" |
| #8837, aired 2023-03-28 | '80s MOVIE COMEDIES $600: Roger Murdock & Captain Oveur, in this 1980 classic: "We have clearance, Clarence"; "Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?" Airplane! |
| #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 |
| #8801, aired 2023-02-06 | DOCTOR WHO $400: In 1974 WHO Director-General Halfdan Mahler predicted the eradication of this disease; by 1980 it was gone smallpox |
| #8775, aired 2022-12-30 | THE AGELESS DIANA ROSS $1000: We want the world to know, got to let it show that this hit released by Diana in 1980 became an LGBTQ pride anthem "I'm Coming Out" |
| #8767, aired 2022-12-20 | WHAT A STEAL! $600: & for his next trick... this Laker made basketballs disappear, leading the NBA in steals with 3.4 per game in the 1980-81 season Magic Johnson |
| #8749, aired 2022-11-24 | TAKE THE FIFTH $2000: In 1980 South Korea's president Chun Doo-hwan ushered in this; France did the same with its government back in 1958 the Fifth Republic |
| #8740, aired 2022-11-11 | MANDY PATINKIN $200: (Mandy Patinkin presents the clue.) In 1980, I won a Tony for my role as Che, the narrator of sorts, in the original Broadway production of this musical Evita |
| #8739, aired 2022-11-10 | ALL OVER THE MAP $400: Here are shots of this Washington peak before & after a 1980 event Mount St. Helens |
| #8726, aired 2022-10-24 | I PLAYED A REAL PERSON $1000: Robert De Niro trained with the real Jake LaMotta for his portrayal of him in this 1980 film Raging Bull |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | HERE'S YOUR SCIENCE PRIZE $800: Frederick Sanger is the only 2-time winner of the Nobel Prize in this, for work on proteins in 1958 & nucleic acids in 1980 the Chemistry Prize |
| #8721, aired 2022-10-17 | BUT I HAVE THIS HISTORIC MEETING $1600: Dormant since its last meeting in 1669, this trading league started meeting again in 1980 in Zwolle, the Netherlands the Hanseatic League |
| #3, aired 2022-10-09 | A LONG RUN ON TV WITH KEN JENNINGS $300: (Ken delivers the clue.) Sometimes you become part of a show that's well into its history, like me & like this Muppet, who first appeared on "Sesame Street" in 1980 in the song "We Are All Monsters" Elmo |
| #8699, aired 2022-09-15 | PARTY! $1000: Cool party, man... Ray Charles was on the bill in 1980 for this north-of-the-border city's first jazz festival Montreal |
| #8696, aired 2022-09-12 | DISCOVERIES $2000: Discovered around 1980, these nasty proteins (hence the "pr" in the word) are a cause of fatal brain diseases prions |
| #8687, aired 2022-07-19 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $1,000 (Daily Double): Its 1980 eruption was the first by a volcano in the continental U.S. outside Alaska since 1917 Mount St. Helens |
| #8682, aired 2022-07-12 | WHO'S IN THAT COMMERCIAL? $200: George Hamilton & Reba McEntire are among those who have portrayed this man; the original recipe left us in 1980 Colonel Sanders |
| #8680, aired 2022-07-08 | THE COLD WAR ERA $1200: In this year the U.S. & others boycotted the Moscow Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1980 |
| #8664, aired 2022-06-16 | EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES $800: She starred in the movie "The Rose" & had a No. 3 hit with the title song in 1980 Bette Midler |
| #8648, aired 2022-05-25 | MOVIE SUPERVILLAINS $600: "Kneel before" this general! In a 1980 film, he finally gets his wish that Superman does so, but things go south real fast (General) Zod |
| #8641, aired 2022-05-16 | IT'S GETTING WINDY $200: Some of the strongest of these events were 1969's Camille, with 175-mph winds & 1980's Allen, which hit 190 a hurricane |
| #8634, aired 2022-05-05 | DESCRIBING THE PULITZER FICTION WINNER $2000: 1980: A book about Gary Gilmore, a real-life death row inmate The Executioner's Song |
| #8632, aired 2022-05-03 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $800: When we meet Jason Bourne in this 1980 Ludlum novel, he has no memory of who he is The Bourne Identity |
| #8629, aired 2022-04-28 | MOVIES"!" $400: Looks like Steve McCroskey picked the wrong week to quit smoking, drinking, amphetamines & sniffing glue in this 1980 comedy Airplane! |
| #8627, aired 2022-04-26 | COLONEL KNOWLEDGE $1200: On Dec. 16, 1980 this fast food chain founder passed away in Kentucky Colonel Sanders |
| #8625, aired 2022-04-22 | 1980s TV $200: Tom Selleck privately investigated as this character in more than 150 episodes from 1980 to 1988 Magnum (P.I.) |
| #8625, aired 2022-04-22 | WHINE $2000: Of the "dunces" in a 1980 book, this hero says, "I mingle with my peers or no one, and since I have no peers, I mingle with no one" Ignatius J. Reilly |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | POP CULTURE PAIRS $1600: In a 1980 comedy this title pair explains: "We're on a mission from God" the Blues Brothers |
| #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 |
| #8577, aired 2022-02-15 | TONY-WINNING MUSICALS BY SONG $200: 1980:
"Peron's Latest Flame" Evita |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | HORROR FILMS $400: Ewan McGregor plays a grown-up Danny Torrance in "Doctor Sleep", the sequel to this 1980 classic The Shining |
| #8574, aired 2022-02-10 | WAR $600: These 2 members of OPEC were at war with each other from 1980 to 1988 Iran & Iraq |
| #8574, aired 2022-02-10 | THAT'S WHERE THAT IS $800: Washington: this peak in the Cascades that made headlines in 1980 after a 5.1 earthquake Mount Saint Helens |
| #8562, aired 2022-01-25 | SPORTS ON TV $600: The NBA draft was first televised in 1980; this event, in 1985 as David Stern picked envelopes during Celtics-76ers halftime the draft lottery |
| #8554, aired 2022-01-13 | CUTS FROM THE CLASSIC ALBUM $800: "Hells Bells" &
"You Shook Me All Night Long"
(1980) Back in Black |
| #8550, aired 2022-01-07 | THEIR FIRST TOP 10 SOLO HIT $800: "Cruisin'", in 1980 by this Motown legend Smokey Robinson |
| #8545, aired 2021-12-31 | TV TALK $200: This numeric synonym for the fuzz comes from a 1968-1980 TV show 5-O |
| #8510, aired 2021-11-12 | 20th CENTURY FICTION $600: You might say young Charlie McGee lit up this 1980 Stephen King novel Firestarter |
| #8502, aired 2021-11-02 | THE "HIT" PARADE $400: Pat Benatar first punched her way onto the Billboard Top 10 with this 1980 song "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" |
| #8488, aired 2021-10-13 | '80s TV $400: In 1980 fans of this series had to wait 8 long months before they would learn "Who shot J.R." Dallas |
| #8480, aired 2021-10-01 | THE BANDS THEY FRONTED $1200: Until they broke up in 1980:
Robert Plant Led Zeppelin |
| #8470, aired 2021-09-17 | THIS CONSTITUTION $1000: Similar to strict constructionism, this "ism" coined in 1980 means interpreting the Constitution to mean what it did in 1787 originalism |
| #8447, aired 2021-07-20 | AMERICAN NICKNAMES $400: Arkansas columnist Paul Greenberg first used the nickname "Slick Willie" for this man in 1980 Bill Clinton |
| #8441, aired 2021-07-12 | GAMER'S DELIGHT $400: (J.D. Witherspoon presents the clue.) Toru Iwatani wanted to make a game about eating, & after seeing a pizza with a slice missing, he created this 1980 classic filled with fruit & ghosts Pac-Man |
| #8434, aired 2021-07-01 | THE FIRST OF JULY $800: This song officially became a national anthem July 1, 1980 "O Canada" |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | STAR-SPANGLED BANTER $1200: In a 1980 book he said, "Cosmos is a Greek word for the order of the universe. It is, in a way, the opposite of chaos" Sagan |
| #8425, aired 2021-06-18 | A SPENDY LITTLE WAR $1600: $350 billion is one estimate for what these 2 Mideast countries spent fighting each other from 1980 to 1988 Iran & Iraq |
| #8423, aired 2021-06-16 | TWINS & TRIPLETS $800: Between 1980 & 2014 U.S. twin births increased by 79%, due in part to the use of the then-new treatment called IVF, short for this in vitro fertilization |
| #8415, aired 2021-06-04 | AFRICAN AMERICANS $400: Robert L. Johnson, the first African-American billionaire, launched this cable network back in 1980 BET (Black Entertainment Television) |
| #8405, aired 2021-05-21 | 20th CENTURY TV $800: In 1980 Tom Hanks came aboard this ABC show as Rick Martin; hope he tipped Isaac the bartender well The Love Boat |
| #8386, aired 2021-04-26 | AT THE MOVIES $200: "Heeere's Johnny!" Well, not Johnny, but this actor who played Jack Torrance in "The Shining" in 1980 Jack Nicholson |
| #8383, aired 2021-04-21 | COMING BACK TO WIN THE GAME $400: Down 35-7 at the half to the Saints in 1980, this hall of fame QB led the 49ers back to win 38-35 (Joe) Montana |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $800: In 1980 the BBC (those cheeky Brits!) said this landmark, to keep up with the times, would be given a digital readout Big Ben |
| #8358, aired 2021-03-17 | HOPEFUL HISTORY $400: This disease that killed an estimated 300 million people in the 20th century alone was declared eradicated in 1980 smallpox |
| #8357, aired 2021-03-16 | ATLANTA: NEWS CLUES $600: (Cheryl Preheim from Atlanta's 11Alive presents the clue.) U.S. broadcast journalism was about to change forever on June 1, 1980 as this maverick entrepreneur launched his new venture, CNN, here in Atlanta Turner |
| #8328, aired 2021-02-03 | NOTORIOUS $2000: $5,800 of this parachuting hijacker's money turned up near the Columbia River in 1980 D.B. Cooper |
| #8318, aired 2021-01-20 | '80s HITS $200: "Another Brick In The Wall" from this group was a No. 1 hit in 1980 Pink Floyd |
| #8305, aired 2020-12-18 | YACHT ROCK $600: Let's "Ride Like The Wind" to this alliterative artist who gave us the perfect-for-the-category "Sailing", a No. 1 hit in 1980 Christopher Cross |
| #8303, aired 2020-12-16 | THE COUNTRY SHE LED $600: From 1980 to 1996, Vigdis Finnbogadottir Iceland |
| #8288, aired 2020-11-25 | THE AMERICAN LEAGUE $800: This league that sponsored the 1976, 1980 & 1984 U.S. presidential debates celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2020 the League of Women Voters |
| #8286, aired 2020-11-23 | RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE $600: The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics in protest of Russia's invasion of this country the year before Afghanistan |
| #8280, aired 2020-11-13 | ABANDONED PLACES $200: The ancient town of Craco in this country's boot was abandoned after a 1980 earthquake Italy |
| #8280, aired 2020-11-13 | CELEBRITY CLASS OF 1980 $400: Before running "The Office", he starred in school plays like "How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying" Steve Carell |
| #8280, aired 2020-11-13 | CELEBRITY CLASS OF 1980 $800: His yearbook mentions he did varsity wrestling and varsity soccer, and his original last name was Mapother Tom Cruise |
| #8280, aired 2020-11-13 | CELEBRITY CLASS OF 1980 $1200: This future Oscar winner was valedictorian of her graduating class at the Lycée Français in Los Angeles (Jodie) Foster |
| #8280, aired 2020-11-13 | CELEBRITY CLASS OF 1980 $1600: She was on the fast track her senior year, winning the AAU Junior Olympics Pentathlon; in 1988 she would win the Olympics Heptathlon Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| #8280, aired 2020-11-13 | CELEBRITY CLASS OF 1980 $2000: At her Connecticut high school most of this lawyer and conservative media pundit's jabs were as a member of the fencing team Ann Coulter |
| #8272, aired 2020-11-03 | AMERICAN NAMES $400: In 1971 the president pardoned this man with the provision that he stay out of union affairs until 1980 Jimmy Hoffa |
| #8258, aired 2020-10-14 | '80s & '90s HIT PARADE $1200: This pop star who passed away in 2020 had his first No. 1 hit in 1980 with "Lady", written by Lionel Richie Kenny Rogers |
| #8246, aired 2020-09-28 | OLYMPIC SITES $2,000 (Daily Double): Many countries joined the U.S. in boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics hosted by this city Moscow |
| #8236, aired 2020-09-14 | APPROACH THE BENCH $400: Soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov's benching of goalie Vladislav Tretiak helped Team USA get miraculous at the 1980 Olympics in this village Lake Placid |
| #8231, aired 2020-06-08 | AMERICAN PLAYS $2000: The 1980 Tony winner for Best Play, this drama was specially written for deaf actress Phyllis Frelich Children of a Lesser God |
| #8230, aired 2020-06-05 | POLITICAL CONVENTIONS $400: At the 1980 convention, Reagan wanted as his running mate this recent former president, who declined (Gerald) Ford |
| #8214, aired 2020-04-30 | TOTALLY AWESOME '80s TV $400: In 1980-81 the eyes of Texas--& apparently, everyone else--were on this CBS nighttime soap, No. 1 for the season Dallas |
| #8214, aired 2020-04-30 | FIGHTING FOR AN OSCAR $600: He won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as real-life champ Jake LaMotta in 1980's "Raging Bull" De Niro |
| #8190, aired 2020-03-27 | IT'S A STRIKE $800: The 1980 firing of labor activist Anna Walentynowicz from a Gdansk shipyard led to a big strike & this union's founding Solidarity |
| #8190, aired 2020-03-27 | DEMOGRAPHY $1,600 (Daily Double): Born between 1980 & 1995, millennials are AKA "Generation" this letter Generation Y |
| #8182, aired 2020-03-17 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $400: In a 1980 eruption, it lost about 1,000 feet off its top Mount St. Helens |
| #8178, aired 2020-03-11 | FOE PAs $400: In a 1980 sequel this bad guy cuts off his son's hand & then says, "I am your father" Darth Vader |
| #8178, aired 2020-03-11 | FOE PAs $1600: The Overlook Hotel was the site where this actor murderously chased his son around a snowy maze in a 1980 movie Jack Nicholson |
| #8175, aired 2020-03-06 | MUSICALS $1200: After 3,388 performances & an 8-year run, this musical was no longer "the word" when it closed April 13, 1980 Grease |
| #8173, aired 2020-03-04 | FROM SNL TO THE MOVIES $800: "Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of" this 1980 musical title duo "has been approved" The Blues Brothers |
| #8171, aired 2020-03-02 | THE 20th CENTURY $1000: Milton Obote was president of this African country from 1966 to '71 & 1980 to '85; both terms were ended by military coups Uganda |
| #8170, aired 2020-02-28 | SPORTS UPSETS $800: Do you believe in miracles? Mike Eruzione & the U.S. men's hockey team beat the Soviets at the Olympics in this year 1980 |
| #8154, aired 2020-02-06 | SURINAME $800: After winning independence in 1975, Suriname endured these internal military takeovers in 1980 & 1990 coups |
| #1, aired 2020-01-07 | THE TOTALLY RAD 1980s $800: I was so stoked when this team USA hockey captain scored the winning goal against the Soviets in 1980's "Miracle on Ice"! Eruzione |
| #8113, aired 2019-12-11 | TV MOMS $800: Seen here, Wendi McLendon-Covey plays mom Beverly on this sitcom set in 1980-something The Goldbergs |
| #8089, aired 2019-11-07 | "SCHU" WHO $1200: This senator has represented New York in D.C. since his election to Congress in 1980 at age 29 (Chuck) Schumer |
| #8085, aired 2019-11-01 | THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS $400: This Tom Wolfe work was spacey but had the correct contents to win a 1980 Nonfiction Award The Right Stuff |
| #8070, aired 2019-10-11 | NATIONAL PARKS $1200: Development on this Florida bay spurred the campaign that helped create a national park there in 1980 Biscayne |
| #8051, aired 2019-09-16 | COMEDY: YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THERE $800: You didn't have to catch Rodney Dangerfield live--he was recorded in 1980 for an album with, of course, this 2-word title No Respect |
| #8047, aired 2019-09-10 | TITL"ING" THE MOVIE $800: In 1980 it starred Jack Nicholson The Shining |
| #8043, aired 2019-07-24 | POP-POURRI $2000: Jane Pauley was drawn to this "Doonesbury" cartoonist & married him in 1980 (Garry) Trudeau |
| #8001, aired 2019-05-27 | THE YEAR'S BIGGEST HIT SONG $1000: 1980:
Blondie was phoning it in with this hit from "American Gigolo" "Call Me" |
| #7995, aired 2019-05-17 | V.I.P.! V.I.P.! $800: In a wild plan in 1980, the CIA's Tony Mendez faked being a Canadian filmmaker to rescue 6 U.S. diplomats trapped in this country Iran |
| #7953, aired 2019-03-20 | BEFORE HE WAS VICE PRESIDENT... $600: He was elected to the Senate in 1980 at age 33 (Dan) Quayle |
| #7919, aired 2019-01-31 | BIO PICKED $2000: The woman seen here is the subject of this 1980 film about a rise to musical fame Coal Miner's Daughter |
| #7914, aired 2019-01-24 | TOP NON-SPORTS PROGRAMS OF ALL TIME $400: No. 2
(1980):
An attempted killer's identity was revealed on this nighttime soap Dallas |
| #7887, aired 2018-12-18 | AMERICAN HELICOPTER MUSEUM $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from American Helicopter Museum in West Chester, Pennsylvania.) Able to take off & land vertically & fly like a conventional airplane, the tiltrotor Osprey was the product of a long & controversial development process, inspired by the failure of Navy helicopters during the aborted 1980 hostage rescue in this country Iran |
| #7877, aired 2018-12-04 | 20th CENTURY LEADERS $2000: He ran things in Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1980 Tito |
| #7857, aired 2018-11-06 | "RE" NOUN $1600: As a noun, it started up in a 1980 computer handbook reboot |
| #7857, aired 2018-11-06 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $2000: Vigdis Finnbogadottir of this nation, the world's 1st elected female president, served from 1980 to 1996 Iceland |
| #7846, aired 2018-10-22 | ARE YOU READY FOR SOME MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL? $600: In Dec. 1974 Howard Cosell interviewed this music star in the "MNF" booth; in Dec. 1980, Cosell announced his murder John Lennon |
| #7846, aired 2018-10-22 | VARIOUS COWBOYS $800: In 1980 this actor left Barbarino behind for country music at Gilley's in "Urban Cowboy" John Travolta |
| #7838, aired 2018-10-10 | BIG PHARMA $1000: Biotech giant Amgen was founded in 1980 as Applied Molecular this genetics |
| #7832, aired 2018-10-02 | THE BROADWAY PLAY'S PREMIERE CAST $400: 1980:
Tim Curry as Mozart, Ian McKellen as Salieri Amadeus |
| #7830, aired 2018-09-28 | THE MUSICAL "IDE" $400: In 1980 Blondie told us, this "is high but I'm holdin' on" the tide |
| #7826, aired 2018-09-24 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $2000: On Sept. 1, 1980, the New York Times said "Republicans worry about" one of these events that happen late in a campaign a October surprise |
| #7823, aired 2018-09-19 | HOT, CROSS NUNS $400: Jake & Elwood call Sister Mary Stigmata "the penguin" in this 1980 film; she beats them with a stick Blues Brothers |
| #7817, aired 2018-09-11 | "V"ACATION SPOTS $2000: Port-Vila is the capital city of this nation of the southwest Pacific that was the New Hebrides until 1980 Vanuatu |
| #7814, aired 2018-07-26 | TV WITH HIGH RATINGS $1200: "Dallas" roped a drama series high with 53.3 in 1980 because everyone had to know the answer to this question Who shot J.R.? |
| #7807, aired 2018-07-17 | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE $400: Spewing more than 500 million tons of ash into the sky, Mount St. Helens erupted in this state in 1980 Washington |
| #7800, aired 2018-07-06 | IMMIGRANTS $800: A 1980 exodus of Cubans to the U.S. is named for this fishing village; so is actress Hemingway Mariel |
| #7797, aired 2018-07-03 | STARS FELL FROM ALABAMA $800: Born in Cullman in 1980, he moved to "21 Jump Street" in 2012 & "22 Jump Street" in 2014 Channing Tatum |
| #7784, aired 2018-06-14 | BROADWAY NAMES $2000: In 1980 she won a Tony for "Evita"; in 2008 she won for "Gypsy" Patti LuPone |
| #7775, aired 2018-06-01 | MOVIE! $400: Looks like Steve picked the wrong week to quit smoking, drinking, amphetamines & sniffing glue in this 1980 spoof Airplane! |
| #7769, aired 2018-05-24 | SENATORS WHO SOUGHT HIGHER OFFICE $2,400 (Daily Double): This Dem., falling short in 1980: "The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, & the dream shall never die" Ted Kennedy |
| #7751, aired 2018-04-30 | LET'S WATCH CARTOONS $1000: Turns out one of Roger the Alien's disguises on this show was 1980 Miracle on Ice Olympic teamer Chex Lemeneux American Dad! |
| #7729, aired 2018-03-29 | THE CENSUS ASKS $800: 1980: Whether a person's ethnicity was Hawaiian or Samoan, or from this other U.S. Pacific island territory Guam |
| #7719, aired 2018-03-15 | '80s MUSIC $1600: 2 songs held the No. 1 spot the longest--6 weeks--in 1980: "Lady" by Kenny Rogers & "Call Me" by this group Blondie |
| #7701, aired 2018-02-19 | STICKY STUFF $200: In 1980 3M introduced these, which you can use to leave messages & reminders all over the place Post-it notes |
| #7694, aired 2018-02-08 | THE GRAMMY PHONE $800: Fronted by Debbie Harry, they dialed up a 1980 nomination with "Call Me" Blondie |
| #7684, aired 2018-01-25 | HISTORIC BOYCOTTS $800: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan led the U.S. & 60 other nations to boycott the summer Olympics of this year 1980 |
| #7650, aired 2017-12-08 | STATE DEPARTMENT HISTORY $1200: In 1980 Secretary Cyrus Vance resigned over the decision to order an ultimately failed military op in this country Iran |
| #7633, aired 2017-11-15 | WORKING WOMEN $800: In 1980 Lynn Rippelmeyer, who began her career as a flight attendant, became the first woman to pilot this jumbo jet a Boeing 747 |
| #7626, aired 2017-11-06 | THE CIA $800: (Alex gives the clue from the CIA.) Six Americans were rescued from revolutionary Iran in 1980, in a daring CIA plan using phony production materials like these, in this movie about a fake movie Argo |
| #7626, aired 2017-11-06 | STARS' INITIAL SHOWS $1200: Tom Hanks, 1980:
"B.B." Bosom Buddies |
| #7624, aired 2017-11-02 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT TRAVELS THROUGH TIME $600: (Nancy O'Dell and Kevin Frazier of Entertainment Tonight present the clue.)
(Kevin) It's November 21, 1980, with an actors' strike pushing the TV season back, it's been 8 months since we saw this character get shot
(Nancy) Tonight, 80 million viewers around the country will finally find out who done it--
(Kevin) My money's on the sister-in-law J.R. |
| #7622, aired 2017-10-31 | VOLCANOES $400: Soon after this volcano erupted in 1980, the city of Spokane was plunged into darkness due to the ash Mount St. Helens |
| #7614, aired 2017-10-19 | "R"OCK BANDS $400: In 1980 Peter Buck & Michael Stipe considered Twisted Kites as a name for their new band, but you know the group as this R.E.M. |
| #7598, aired 2017-09-27 | TV PRIVATE DETECTIVES $400: The man, the mustache, the legend...this character, P.I. was a CBS mainstay from 1980 to 1988 Magnum, P.I. |
| #7571, aired 2017-07-10 | CENTRAL AMERICA $800: (I'm political commentator Ana Navarro.) In 1980 my family & I left Nicaragua, where I was born, after this group overthrew Anastasio Somoza Sandinistas |
| #7568, aired 2017-07-05 | LITERARY SPOILER ALERT! $1200: A lost work by Aristotle turns out to be the key to this 1980 medieval monastery murder mystery The Name of the Rose |
| #7566, aired 2017-07-03 | MARY TYLER MOORE $1000: Mary won a Golden Globe & got an Oscar nomination as the mom in this 1980 tearjerker directed by Robert Redford Ordinary People |
| #7565, aired 2017-06-30 | CANADA 150 $800: (Alex presents from the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.) In 1964 the country was divided over the selection of a new flag, but when Parliament ended months of bitter dispute with the selection of this now familiar maple leaf design, the members got together, and in a show of national unity, sang this anthem that was itself only officially adopted in 1980 "O Canada" |
| #7555, aired 2017-06-16 | VEEP $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1980 this ex-veep defended himself in a political memoir called "Go Quietly... Or Else" Spiro Agnew |
| #7550, aired 2017-06-09 | U.S. MOUNTAINS $400: It's the peak seen here in the spring of 1980 Mount St. Helens |
| #7536, aired 2017-05-22 | RUSSIAN CULTURE $1200: The 1980 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film went to the Soviet romcom "Moscow Does Not Believe in" these tears |
| #7532, aired 2017-05-16 | YOU'RE SO POSSESSIVE! $1,200 (Daily Double): On Aug. 3, 1980 Ronald Reagan said "I believe in" these & said the federal government had too much power states' rights |
| #7529, aired 2017-05-11 | CASTRO'S CUBA: 1959-2016 $2000: In 1980 Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez became the first Latin American in orbit aboard one of these Soviet spacecraft Soyuz |
| #7488, aired 2017-03-15 | WE'VE GOT COMPANY $400: In 1980 69-year-old IBM had this 5-year-old software company create the operating system to run its PCs Microsoft |
| #7482, aired 2017-03-07 | TELEVISION $2000: In 1980 Waylon Jennings had a country & pop hit with "Good Ol' Boys", the theme from this TV series The Dukes of Hazzard |
| #7478, aired 2017-03-01 | OBJECTS $1000: In 1980 Dustin Hoffman described this object by saying, "It has no genitalia & it's holding a sword" the Oscar |
| #7474, aired 2017-02-23 | BUSINESS $600: This biotech biggie was founded in 1980 as Applied Molecular Genetics Amgen |
| #7454, aired 2017-01-26 | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE $400: This classic by Maurice Sendak was turned into a 1980 opera Where the Wild Things Are |
| #7443, aired 2017-01-11 | '80s NO. 1 ALBUMS $1200: 1980:
This Pink Floyd offering The Wall |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | TIME: THE 1980s $400: This Iranian cleric was on the cover of the Jan. 7, 1980 issue Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #7431, aired 2016-12-26 | MORE THAN AN ATHLETE $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Here's the 1980 Marathon of Hope run by this one-legged Canadian hero, who covered 3,339 miles in 143 days to support cancer research Terry Fox |
| #7426, aired 2016-12-19 | THEY SAID IT $400: "The lady's not for turning", she said in 1980 to those who thought she'd shift away from Tory inflation policy (Margaret) Thatcher |
| #7418, aired 2016-12-07 | OPERATION $400: Eagle Claw: abortive 1980 attempt to free hostages in this country Iran |
| #7416, aired 2016-12-05 | VOLCANOES $400: In 1980 debris flow from this volcano halted shipping on the Columbia River Mount St. Helens |
| #7415, aired 2016-12-02 | THE PACHEBEL CANON IN D $600: This 1980 film with Timothy Hutton as Mary Tyler Moore's troubled son was one of the first to make the Canon a soundtrack fave Ordinary People |
| #7406, aired 2016-11-21 | HOBBIES & PASTIMES $400: Now synonymous with in-line skating, this brand has been turning on a single row of wheels since 1980 Rollerblade |
| #7379, aired 2016-10-13 | "N"TERTAINMENT $400: This TV ratings pioneer scored an 82 (years) before passing on in 1980 Nielsen |
| #7377, aired 2016-10-11 | IT HAPPENED ON MEET THE PRESS $400: (Chuck Todd of Meet the Press gives the clue.) President Carter used his January 20, 1980 appearance to announce the USA's boycott of these the Olympics |
| #7377, aired 2016-10-11 | SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT SONG $800: David Bowie
(1975) &
Irene Cara
(1980) "Fame" |
| #7368, aired 2016-09-28 | LIECHTENSTEIN $400: Sport of some Liechtenstein tourists & of Hanni Wenzel, who in 1980 brought her country its first Olympic gold skiing |
| #7355, aired 2016-07-29 | U.S. CODE TALKING $400: Title 13, Sec. 141: "The Secretary shall, in the year 1980 and every 10 years thereafter, take a decennial" one of these a census |
| #7340, aired 2016-07-08 | STATES THAT BEGIN WITH CALIFORN $600: In 1980 nearly 104,000 fans caught Super Bowl 14 at this playhouse in Pasadena the Rose Bowl |
| #7330, aired 2016-06-24 | WORRIER PRINCESS $400: In a 1980 movie she says, "You're not actually going into an asteroid field" Princess Leia |
| #7328, aired 2016-06-22 | EMMY TIME $1200: In 1980 it was James Burrows vs. 4 "M*A*S*H" episodes for directing, & Jim won for this show's "Louie & the Nice Girl" episode Taxi |
| #7322, aired 2016-06-14 | LET'S GDANSK $400: Labor unrest at the Gdansk shipyards in 1980 led to the creation of this union Solidarity |
| #7305, aired 2016-05-20 | ORGANIZATIONS $1200: In 1980 Bruce Murray, Louis Friedman & this Cornell Univ. astronomer founded the Planetary Society Carl Sagan |
| #7304, aired 2016-05-19 | THE AL FRANKEN DECADE $400: On May 22, 1980 Namco began gobbling up the competition by releasing this video game Pac-Man |
| #7300, aired 2016-05-13 | ART & ARTISTS $800: His home & gardens in Giverny have been open to the public since 1980 Monet |
| #7300, aired 2016-05-13 | COUNTRY MUSIC $2000: The Dead Kennedys,
1980:
"Holiday In ____" Cambodia |
| #7282, aired 2016-04-19 | TAKE ME TO THE COMBAT PILOT $1200: Known for landing an airbus A320 safely in the Hudson in 2009, he was an Air Force fighter pilot from 1975 to 1980 Sullenberger |
| #7276, aired 2016-04-11 | BIG BATS OF BASEBALL $800: In 1980 this Kansas City Royal batted .390 George Brett |
| #7262, aired 2016-03-22 | NO MORE GAMES $1200: He was 52 on April 11, 1980 when he played his last NHL game Gordie Howe |
| #7258, aired 2016-03-16 | TULIP MANIA $800: Since 1980 the tulip has served as the symbol of this disease also known as shaking palsy Parkinson's |
| #7256, aired 2016-03-14 | 1980s BOOKS $4,000 (Daily Double): He may not know who he is yet, but Jason Bourne begins his search for answers in this 1980
Robert Ludlum novel The Bourne Identity |
| #7253, aired 2016-03-09 | THE MARCH OF TIME $600: March 21, 1980:
This show ends with a cliffhanger that lasts until November; spoiler alert! J.R.'s mistress did it Dallas |
| #7250, aired 2016-03-04 | COMPLETES THE TONY-WINNING PLAY TITLE $200: 1980:
"____ of a Lesser God" Children |
| #7241, aired 2016-02-22 | LABOR $2000: In 1980 he led an interfactory strike committee in
Poland won the right to form labor unions Walesa |
| #7224, aired 2016-01-28 | MURPHY! $800: 5'9" Calvin Murphy's NBA career included the 1980-81 season when he hit 206 of 215 of these; that's 96%! free throws |
| #7220, aired 2016-01-22 | FEMALE TITLE ROLES $400: "Private Benjamin"
(1980) Goldie Hawn |
| #7211, aired 2016-01-11 | SUMMER OLYMPIC CITIES $400: In 1980 the U.S. & 64 other countries boycotted the Olympics held in this city Moscow |
| #7201, aired 2015-12-28 | TEAMS ON THE MOVE $1000: NHL: In 1980 the Atlanta Flames stampeded north of the border to settle in this city Calgary |
| #7189, aired 2015-12-10 | CRAIGS LIST $200: Goaltender Jim Craig was part of the U.S. hockey team that won Olympic gold in this year 1980 |
| #7189, aired 2015-12-10 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRANK SINATRA $800: Though still a registered Democrat, Frank campaigned for this friend in 1980 & produced his inaugural gala Reagan |
| #7181, aired 2015-11-30 | PHOTOGRAPHY $600: Paul Goresh took the last known photo of this rock star on Dec. 8, 1980 as he was signing his "Double Fantasy" album John Lennon |
| #7148, aired 2015-10-14 | MOVIE TAGLINES $800: From 1980:
"They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God" Blues Brothers |
| #7144, aired 2015-10-08 | 3P's, PLEASE $1600: Izod-wearing lifestyle covered in a 1980 "Handbook" preppy |
| #7137, aired 2015-09-29 | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE $600: Formed in 1980, it's the largest animal rights organization in the world PETA |
| #7132, aired 2015-09-22 | REMEMBER SEPTEMBER $1000: In September 1980 this historic trade union was founded in Gdansk Solidarity |
| #7113, aired 2015-07-15 | CEOs $1,000 (Daily Double): Since 1980 co-founder John Mackey has been CEO of this, "America's healthiest grocery store" Whole Foods |
| #7102, aired 2015-06-30 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVE BOAT $400: On Saturday nights from 1980 to 1984, da boat! da boat! was paired with this other ABC hit Fantasy Island |
| #7094, aired 2015-06-18 | NBA ALL-STARS $800: 12 times from 1980 to 1992:
This "Hick" of a Celtic Larry Bird |
| #7072, aired 2015-05-19 | OSCAR $800: 1980's Best Picture nominees included 2 black & white films: "The Elephant Man" & this boxing film Raging Bull |
| #7066, aired 2015-05-11 | YOUR BASIC AMERICAN HISTORY $800: 8 American soldiers lost their lives in a failed attempt to rescue hostages held at the U.S. embassy in this city in April 1980 Tehran |
| #7063, aired 2015-05-06 | COMPLETE THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD TITLE $200: William Styron, 1980:
"____ Choice" Sophie's |
| #7060, aired 2015-05-01 | TV "NIGHT" $800: In 1980 Ted Koppel was hosting the nightly update "The Iran Crisis" when it became this show Nightline |
| #7057, aired 2015-04-28 | MOUNTAIN HIGH $800: A 1980 blast of this volcanic peak in Washington reached speeds of 300 miles per hour Mount St. Helens |
| #7053, aired 2015-04-22 | VOLCANOES $400: When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, the volcanic type of this dustlike material formed a 12-mile-high column ash |
| #7030, aired 2015-03-20 | '80s TONY AWARDS $400: In 1980 Mandy Patinkin took home a Tony for his role as Che in this musical Evita |
| #7029, aired 2015-03-19 | TECH GOOFS $1000: On a scary June 3, 1980, B-52s were readied to fly after a faulty chip had NORAD seeing 2 SLBMs, submarine-launched these ballistic missles |
| #7004, aired 2015-02-12 | A HISTORY LESSON $400: Under the leadership of this Polish electrician, some 17,000 workers went on strike in 1980 at the Lenin shipyard (Lech) Walesa |
| #6999, aired 2015-02-05 | OLYMPIC SPORTS BY GOLD MEDALIST $200: 1980:
Eric Heiden men's speedskating |
| #6977, aired 2015-01-06 | NO. 1 BESTSELLERS IN THE ZERO YEARS $2000: 1980: His newest epic was "The Covenant", spanning the settlement of South Africa James Michener |
| #6971, aired 2014-12-29 | CLASSIC GAME SHOWS $400: Between 1961 & 1980 Allen Ludden hosted several versions of this game show Password |
| #6971, aired 2014-12-29 | CLASSIC GAME SHOWS $800: In 1980 Lt. Thom McKee made history & a whole lot of "Dough", $312,700, during his 46 days on this show Tic Tac Dough |
| #6969, aired 2014-12-25 | UNLIKELY COUNTRY TOP 40 PERFORMERS $1000: "You Light Up My Life" only made country's No. 4 but 1980's "Are You On The Road To Lovin' Me Again" hit the top spot for her Debby Boone |
| #6968, aired 2014-12-24 | TV ROOMMATES $400: In 1980 this title duo moved from Milwaukee to Burbank, bringing Lenny & Squiggy along with them Laverne & Shirley |
| #6963, aired 2014-12-17 | WHAT A COUP! $2000: Suleyman Demirel's sixth term was cut short by a 1980 coup but he became P.M. again in 1991 in this country Turkey |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | NAME THE DECADE $200: Sally Ride rides in space the 1980s (1980 accepted) |
| #6962, aired 2014-12-16 | HISTORICAL FICTION $400: Irving Stone's 1980 historical novel "The Origin" focuses on this scientist & his 1831-36 voyage Darwin |
| #6948, aired 2014-11-26 | DINNER & A BROADWAY SHOW $800: The 1980 original cast of "Amadeus" had Tim Curry in the title role & Ian McKellen as him (Antonio) Salieri |
| #6946, aired 2014-11-24 | WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE BOOK $800: Killer gorillas rampage through this megaselling author/screenwriter/M.D.'s 1980 novel "Congo" Michael Crichton |
| #6928, aired 2014-10-29 | MOUNTAINS $800: About 100 miles south of Seattle, this volcano was inactive from 1857 to 1980 Mount St. Helens |
| #6920, aired 2014-10-17 | THE TEAM, THE TEAM, THE TEAM $800: From 1980 to 1983 the N.Y. Islanders won 4 straight Stanley Cups, after this team up north had won the previous 4 the Montreal Canadiens |
| #6907, aired 2014-09-30 | A BLOODY BUSINESS $400: The low-carb diet named for this N.Y. town surged in popularity after its creator was murdered in 1980 Scarsdale |
| #6900, aired 2014-09-19 | STRAWBERRY $400: The New York Mets made him the first overall pick in the first round of the 1980 draft Darryl Strawberry |
| #6894, aired 2014-07-31 | MEDICAL HISTORY $400: In 1980 this medical organization, the W.H.O., announced that smallpox had been eradicated worldwide World Health Organization |
| #6877, aired 2014-07-08 | GOOD TRY! $400: After beating the U.S. hockey team 10-3 on Feb. 9, 1980, the squad from this nation lost 4-3 in the Feb. 22 Olympic rematch the Soviet Union |
| #6874, aired 2014-07-03 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN $200: Despite 2 suicide mentions & "we gotta get out while we're young", this was proposed as N.J.'s state song in 1980 "Born To Run" |
| #6868, aired 2014-06-25 | POLITICAL PARTIES $600: Brother Billy skipped the Plains, Georgia election-night party for this guy in 1980, but it was a bust anyway Jimmy Carter |
| #6866, aired 2014-06-23 | I AM FROM ROMANIA $800: At the 1980 Olympics, this gymnast struck gold (again) on the balance beam (Nadia) Comaneci |
| #6847, aired 2014-05-27 | BARBARA WALTERS $400: Interviewing him in 1980, Barbara asked, "Are you sorry you didn't burn the tapes?" Nixon |
| #6840, aired 2014-05-16 | ORGANIZATIONS $600: In 1980 it organized the USA's first World Day for Laboratory Animals protest PETA |
| #6834, aired 2014-05-08 | MOVIES BY ONE-WORD QUOTE $400: 1980:
"Redrum!" The Shining |
| #6831, aired 2014-05-05 | ONE-WORD BOOK TITLES $600: 1980 nonfiction by Carl Sagan Cosmos |
| #6813, aired 2014-04-09 | SUPPORTING ACTOR OSCARS $800: 1980:
This film made Timothy Hutton extraordinary Ordinary People |
| #6784, aired 2014-02-27 | A 1980s BOOKSTORE $2000: This 1980 novel by Jean Auel is a saga of the dawn of modern humans Clan of the Cave Bear |
| #6770, aired 2014-02-07 | SONG OF THE YEAR $400: The Bionic Man & the newly famous Jimmy Carter turn up in Alan Jackson's song about this year 1976 |
| #6755, aired 2014-01-17 | MARKS $1200: Told of his true paternity in a 1980 film, this actor says, "No. No. That's not true. That's impossible!" Mark Hamill |
| #6752, aired 2014-01-14 | EMMY-WINNING DRAMATIC ACTORS $1000: 1980:
Making headlines as Lou Grant Ed Asner |
| #6742, aired 2013-12-31 | SONGS FOR NEW YEAR'S $1200: In 1980 this Swedish hit machine of a group wished us "Happy New Year" ABBA |
| #6734, aired 2013-12-19 | THAT MOVIE DID A NUMBER ON ME $400: Jane, Lily, Dolly, Dabney, this 1980 film 9 to 5 |
| #6733, aired 2013-12-18 | FILM COMPOSERS $400: Composer for such films as "Jaws" & "Superman", he served as conductor of the Boston Pops from 1980 to 1993 John Williams |
| #6730, aired 2013-12-13 | THEIR FIRST TOP 40 POP HIT $1200: "You Shook Me All Night Long"
(1980) AC/DC |
| #6725, aired 2013-12-06 | METALS $400: Seen here, the 61-pound Hand of Faith, discovered in 1980, is now fittingly on display in this Las Vegas casino the Golden Nugget |
| #6717, aired 2013-11-26 | '80s ONE-HIT WONDERS $800: Lipps, Inc. in 1980, asking, "Won't you take me to..." "Funkytown" |
| #6697, aired 2013-10-29 | NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS $200: We wonder if it was a difficult decision to name this William Styron novel the 1980 hardcover fiction winner Sophie's Choice |
| #6689, aired 2013-10-17 | LANGUAGES IN THE USA $800: Oy! U.S. home speakers of this language dropped by 50% between 1980 & 2010, to around 150,000 Yiddish |
| #6689, aired 2013-10-17 | LANGUAGES IN THE USA $1000: Geonbae! U.S. home speakers of this language quadrupled between 1980 & 2010, to around 1.1 million Korean |
| #6670, aired 2013-09-20 | HITS & MISSES $400: 1980:
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" Pat Benatar |
| #6655, aired 2013-07-19 | WHAT'S YOUR POLICY? $2,300 (Daily Double): On Sept. 25, 1980 the Chinese Communist Party called on all its members to adhere to this policy the One Child Policy |
| #6650, aired 2013-07-12 | HERE'S JOHNNY! $400: In 1980, at age 48, he was the youngest living inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame Johnny Cash |
| #6636, aired 2013-06-24 | RED STATES $200: Going Republican in each presidential race since 1980, it's the second-largest state in both area & population Texas |
| #6636, aired 2013-06-24 | THE FILM WITHIN THE FILM $2000: Peter O'Toole is directing a WWI film within this 1980 movie that has Steve Railsback in the title role The Stunt Man |
| #6633, aired 2013-06-19 | INTELLIGENCE $1200: Better geographic intelligence could have aided the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue, as helicopters were disabled by these sandstorms |
| #6628, aired 2013-06-12 | A BUNCH OF BOOKS $400: Umberto Eco, 1980:
"The ___ of the ___" The Name of the Rose |
| #6620, aired 2013-05-31 | WORLD SERIES MVPs BY POSITION $800: Mike Schmidt
(1980) &
Pablo Sandoval
(2012) third base |
| #6617, aired 2013-05-28 | MISSION $600: In a 1980 comedy blockbuster, this musical twosome declared, "We're on a mission from God" The Blues Brothers |
| #6614, aired 2013-05-23 | NAME THAT TUNESMITH $800: 1980:
"(Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon |
| #6602, aired 2013-05-07 | U.S. VOLCANOES $1600: The May 18, 1980 eruption of this volcano & a 5.1 earthquake caused the largest landslide in recorded history Mt. St. Helens |
| #6596, aired 2013-04-29 | THE 20th CENTURY $2000: From April to October 1980, a flotilla of Cubans seeking freedom in the U.S. fled this Cuban port Mariel |
| #6580, aired 2013-04-05 | THE "WILD" & "CRAZY" $2000: A Kalahari bushman & a Coke bottle are the unlikely duo at the heart of this 1980 comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy |
| #6574, aired 2013-03-28 | ON THE MONEY $600: For its 150th anniversary in 1980, this country issued a special 500-franc coin in 2 languages: French & Dutch Belgium |
| #6569, aired 2013-03-21 | LINES FROM THE OSCAR-WINNING ROLE $5,000 (Daily Double): 1980: "Hey, Ray...I never went down, Ray. You never got me down, Ray." Jake LaMotta |
| #6568, aired 2013-03-20 | PRESIDENTIAL DEBATERS $200: From their Oct. 28, 1980 set-to: "Are you better off than you were 4 years ago?" Ronald Reagan & Jimmy Carter |
| #6563, aired 2013-03-13 | GRAMMY WINNERS $1200: He won 1980's Best Comedy Recording with "No Respect", I tell ya Rodney Dangerfield |
| #6561, aired 2013-03-11 | 3-NAMED ACTRESSES $800: She was Oscar-nominated for a 1980 movie, won a 1980 Tony Award & has been known to turn the world on with her smile Mary Tyler Moore |
| #6542, aired 2013-02-12 | VIDEO GAME TIMELINE $200: 1980:
This pie-shaped character chomps its way into arcades Pac-Man |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | '80s NO. 1 HITMAKERS $600: 1980:
"Rock With You" Michael Jackson |
| #6512, aired 2013-01-01 | CONSERVATION $400: In 1980 China founded a center for these cute creatures in its bamboo-rich Wolong Nature Preserve pandas |
| #6509, aired 2012-12-27 | IRAN $200: Between 1960 & 1980, the population of this Iranian capital increased by 4 million Tehran |
| #6499, aired 2012-12-13 | PORT $600: In 1980 thousands seeking freedom in the good ol' U.S.A. fled the port of Mariel in this country Cuba |
| #6494, aired 2012-12-06 | AMERICAN WOMAN $800: This children's author wrote the 1980 sequel "Superfudge" Judy Blume |
| #6489, aired 2012-11-29 | ON THE BROADWAY DINER MENU $1200: In 1980 you could've heard Angela Lansbury warble about the "worst pies in London" in this musical Sweeney Todd |
| #6469, aired 2012-11-01 | I WORKED FOR ROGER CORMAN $400: Before being "king of the world", this director did visual effects for 1980's "Battle Beyond The Stars", written by John Sayles James Cameron |
| #6461, aired 2012-10-22 | BREAKING NEWS $400: (I'm Chris Wallace.) I broke the story that Reagan had selected this former rival as his running mate at the 1980 Republican Convention George Herbert Walker Bush |
| #6425, aired 2012-07-20 | MILITARY MATTERS $400: In 1980 the Italian air force wanted an "exchange", so he designed the new uniform (Giorgio) Armani |
| #6418, aired 2012-07-11 | OXYMORONS $800: 1980 Travolta movie about mechanical bulls & bravery Urban Cowboy |
| #6417, aired 2012-07-10 | OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTORS OF THE 1980s $1200: Robert Redford
(1980) Ordinary People |
| #6409, aired 2012-06-28 | LENNON $400: 1980's "Double Fantasy" has songs about Yoko-- "Woman"--& about him--"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" Sean Lennon |
| #6377, aired 2012-05-15 | LAKERS $200: Locals in this Upstate New York City know it hosted the 1980 winter Olympics Lake Placid |
| #6376, aired 2012-05-14 | MILITARY OPERATIONS $1200: Operation Eagle Claw was a failed 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages in this country Iran |
| #6360, aired 2012-04-20 | THE "IX" FACTOR $1200: The U.K. stopped using this coin in 1980 the sixpence |
| #6349, aired 2012-04-05 | MURDER, SHE WROTE $1200: "Murder in the White House"--a president's daughter would know
(1980) Margaret Truman |
| #6340, aired 2012-03-23 | NATIONAL PARKS $600: In 1980 Mount McKinley National Park was renamed this, the native name for the mountain Denali |
| #6317, aired 2012-02-21 | DEATH ON A SITCOM $1200: In 1980 America's beloved dingbat, this character played by Jean Stapleton, was felled by a stroke Edith Bunker |
| #6315, aired 2012-02-17 | QUEEN Bs $1000: She's been the Queen of the Netherlands since 1980 Beatrix |
| #6295, aired 2012-01-20 | AIRBORNE $200: It figures that Otto was the name of the autopilot in this 1980 movie comedy in the clouds Airplane! |
| #6293, aired 2012-01-18 | SPORTS SHORTS $800: He split 2 1980 title fights with Roberto Duran Sugar Ray Leonard |
| #6287, aired 2012-01-10 | COMIC STRIPS $1000: On December 8, 1980 Berkeley Breathed began his magnum opus with the debut of this strip Bloom County |
| #6286, aired 2012-01-09 | THE FOOD CHAIN $600: Starting in 1980 as a small store in Austin, today this grocery chain is one of the world's leaders in organic & natural foods Whole Foods |
| #6284, aired 2012-01-05 | "MAN"LY MOVIES $1600: This 1980 movie told the true story of the deformed Mr. Merrick The Elephant Man |
| #6278, aired 2011-12-28 | UNCOMMON BONDS $200: J. Max Bond Jr., who helped design the National September 11 Memorial, was a 1980-86 member of this city's Planning Commission New York |
| #6278, aired 2011-12-28 | THE HOST WITH THE MOST $400: Ted Koppel,
1980-2005 Nightline |
| #6268, aired 2011-12-14 | THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY $1200: April 30:
Queen's Day, celebrating the 1909 birth of Juliana & the 1980 accession of her daughter Beatrix the Netherlands |
| #6263, aired 2011-12-07 | I'M ON STRIKE $200: In 1980 the Solidarity labor union was formed when the Gdansk shipworkers went on strike in this country Poland |
| #6236, aired 2011-10-31 | IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD $1200: In 1980 on "The 700 Club", he said, "I guarantee you by the end of 1982 there is going to be a judgment on the world" Pat Robertson |
| #6232, aired 2011-10-25 | BRUCE ALMIGHTY $800: 1980's "Hungry Heart" was his first Top 10 hit Bruce Springsteen |
| #6231, aired 2011-10-24 | VOLCANOES $400: At least 57 people died as a result of this U.S. volcano's May 18, 1980 eruption Mount St. Helens |
| #6212, aired 2011-09-27 | EDUCATION $1000: In 1980 the Department of Education was created out of this now-defunct Cabinet department HEW |
| #6211, aired 2011-09-26 | MOVIE TITLE SONGS $400: 1980:
Dolly Parton "9 To 5" |
| #6174, aired 2011-06-16 | IT'S A DISASTER $400: The last major eruption of Mount St. Helens was in this presidential election year 1980 |
| #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 |
| #6151, aired 2011-05-16 | REALLY BIG SHOW $400: Nearly 80% of all viewers watching TV on Nov. 21, 1980 were tuned in to this show to learn that Kristin had shot J.R. Dallas |
| #6141, aired 2011-05-02 | BIG-SCREEN EDUCATORS $600: 1980: Debbie Allen as dance instructor Lydia Grant Fame |
| #6140, aired 2011-04-29 | FAMILY MOVIES $400: 1980:
"Coal Miner's _____" Daughter |
| #6131, aired 2011-04-18 | "A" IS FOR AUTHOR $1000: ...of 1980's "The Clan of the Cave Bear" (Jean) Auel |
| #6114, aired 2011-03-24 | THE YUCKS STOP HERE $1200: Chance the gardener, he stopped "Being There" in London in 1980 Peter Sellers |
| #6106, aired 2011-03-14 | BRITCOMS $2000: This 1980-84 britcom about a struggling MP later added "Prime" to the title Yes Minister |
| #6101, aired 2011-03-07 | KISS $800: In 1980 "Kiss Unmasked" was released, but it wasn't until 1983 that the band appeared this way on an album cover without their makeup |
| #6090, aired 2011-02-18 | 4-LETTER COUNTRIES $1,600 (Daily Double): In September 1980 war broke out between these 2 countries & would last for 8 years Iraq & Iran |
| #6083, aired 2011-02-09 | OSCAR-WINNING ROLES $600: 1980:
He TKO'd Oscar as Jake LaMotta Robert De Niro |
| #6081, aired 2011-02-07 | WOMEN IN CHARGE $200: From 1966 to 1977 & from 1980 to 1984, she led the world's largest democracy Indira Gandhi |
| #6081, aired 2011-02-07 | WOMEN IN CHARGE $400: Vigdis Finnbogadottir led a theatre co. for many years before becoming this country's president in 1980 Iceland |
| #6071, aired 2011-01-24 | SLAV TO THE GRIND $600: In 1980 he became the leader of Solidarity, an organization of more than 30 Polish trade unions Walesa |
| #6068, aired 2011-01-19 | LIVE IN TEXAS $200: Population-wise, by 1980 it had become the fifth-largest city in the U.S.; no problem there Houston |
| #6067, aired 2011-01-18 | BURGER JOINTS $600: In a 1980 TV commercial, this burger joint blew up its iconic speakerbox clown (He was later resuscitated) Jack in the Box |
| #6055, aired 2010-12-31 | A YEAR ENDING IN 0 $800: The U.N. strongly deplores the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1980 |
| #6054, aired 2010-12-30 | STUPID ANSWERS $200: Irene Cara catapulted to fame after starring in this 1980 film Fame |
| #6041, aired 2010-12-13 | ASTRONOMERS $1600: In 1980 this Cornell astronomer co-founded the planetary society & served as its first president (Carl) Sagan |
| #6040, aired 2010-12-10 | THE GREATEST IN SPORTS WITH MIKE & MIKE $200: (Mike and Mike in the ESPN studio deliver the clue.)
"The most amazing Olympic event ever? It's the U.S. hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" in 1980."
"Well, that was a good one, but what about this man's 4-gold-medal-winning performance in Berlin in 1936 that gave Hitler fits" Jesse Owens |
| #6038, aired 2010-12-08 | AROUND THE "GLOBE" $2000: Ellen Goodman won a 1980 Pulitzer Prize for her work at this publication The Boston Globe |
| #6030, aired 2010-11-26 | THE FLOP $2000: It cost $44 million to make this 1980 Michael Cimino pic, said to have earned around $5 million Heaven's Gate |
| #6026, aired 2010-11-22 | THE QUOTABLE DE NIRO $200: 1980:
"You never got me down, Ray" Raging Bull |
| #5996, aired 2010-10-11 | NBA HALL OF FAMERS $800: As a rookie in the 1980 NBA finals, this Michigan State alum played all 5 positions & scored 42 points in the final game Magic Johnson |
| #5994, aired 2010-10-07 | CLUB TED $400: In 1980 he founded the first 24-hour cable news channel (Ted) Turner |
| #5994, aired 2010-10-07 | A BUSINESS IS BORN $800: This food chain began in 1980, when Safer Way Natural Foods merged with Clarksville Natural Grocery Whole Foods |
| #5988, aired 2010-09-29 | SCARY STARTS $200: In 1980, with "Halloween" in the bag, she starred in "The Fog", "Prom Night" & "Terror Train" Jamie Lee Curtis |
| #5981, aired 2010-09-20 | MOVIE CITIES $2000: The 1980 Oscar winner for Foreign Language Film was "____ does Not Believe in Tears" Moscow |
| #5975, aired 2010-07-30 | YOU ARE THE JUAN $2000: From 1980 to 2001 Juan Antonio Samaranch was the head of this international sports organization the IOC |
| #5973, aired 2010-07-28 | THIS IS CNN $800: (I'm Wolf Blitzer.) On June 1, 1980, when an all-news channel was a far-out idea, CNN was launched & this man's name was the first one a news anchor spoke on CNN Jimmy Carter |
| #5973, aired 2010-07-28 | 15 MINUTES OF FAME $2000: As a result of this 1980 FBI sting operation, Michael Myers became the first house member to be expelled in over 100 years ABSCAM |
| #5971, aired 2010-07-26 | TV MORTALITY $2000: At 704 Hauser St., Astoria, Queens this character died in her sleep from a stroke in 1980 Edith Bunker |
| #5966, aired 2010-07-19 | ESTONIA $200: Sailing is a popular Estonian sport; for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, races were held off the coast in this sea the Baltic |
| #5951, aired 2010-06-28 | THE GREAT & POWERFUL WOZ $200: In 1976 Steve Wozniak co-founded this company in his partner's garage; it went public in 1980 Apple |
| #5946, aired 2010-06-21 | LATIN AUTHORS $800: Reinaldo Arenas left this country on the 1980 boatlift & published "Farewell to the Sea" in the U.S. Cuba |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | ON THE 1980s MOVIE SOUNDTRACK $1000: 1980:
"Call Me"
by Blondie American Gigolo |
| #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 |
| #5921, aired 2010-05-17 | HARK, IT'S ARKANSAS! $400: This presidential daughter was born in Little Rock, Arkansas February 27, 1980 Chelsea Clinton |
| #5900, aired 2010-04-16 | I'D RATHER PAY TAXES $1200: Raymond Bailey, who played banker Milburn Drysdale on this sitcom, made his final withdrawl April 15, 1980 The Beverly Hillbillies |
| #5900, aired 2010-04-16 | I'D RATHER PAY TAXES $2000: On April 15, 1980 this French existentialist got a firsthand look at being & nothingness (Jean-Paul) Sartre |
| #5897, aired 2010-04-13 | SPORTS LEGENDS $1200: On Nov. 25, 1980 Sugar Ray Leonard reclaimed his welterweight title when this champ told the ref, "No mas, no mas" (Roberto) Duran |
| #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 |
| #5889, aired 2010-04-01 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WATER $800: Because the Jordan is at a tenth of its normal flow, the briny waters of this sea have dropped 130 feet since 1980 the Dead Sea |
| #5886, aired 2010-03-29 | DEADLY FILMS? $2000: This 1980 Brian de Palma film was a real drag for Michael Caine Dressed to Kill |
| #5882, aired 2010-03-23 | BAD GUYS $1600: Jack Torrance is the writer & axeman who goes mad at an off-season hotel in this 1980 film The Shining |
| #5879, aired 2010-03-18 | WORLD LEADERS $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1980 she became prime minister of her country for a fourth term Indira Gandhi |
| #5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES $400: From 1974 to 1980 we watched this title guy drive his sweet Firebird to his even sweeter Malibu trailer (& catch bad guys) Rockford |
| #5877, aired 2010-03-16 | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES $800: From 1980 to 1988 we watched this title guy drive his sweet Ferrari to his even sweeter Hawaiian pad (& catch bad guys) Magnum |
| #5876, aired 2010-03-15 | STORY PROBLEMS $800: In this 1980 Ludlum thriller, an amnesiac is faced with the problem of reconstructing his past while dodging killers The Bourne Identity |
| #5873, aired 2010-03-10 | FOREIGN EXCHANGE $800: In 1980 this country issued 2 versions of its 500-franc coin, one in French, one in Flemish Belgium |
| #5860, aired 2010-02-19 | THEIR FIRST NO. 1 POP HIT $200: "Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)"
(1980) Pink Floyd |
| #5855, aired 2010-02-12 | MICROBIOLOGY MILESTONES $1,000 (Daily Double): By 1980 a global vaccination effort led to the virtual eradication of this, the only time that's been done to a germ smallpox |
| #5845, aired 2010-01-29 | THE U.S. SENATE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the deck of the USS John C. Stennis.) Several aircraft carriers are named for presidents; this one's named for John C. Stennis, who chaired this defense-oriented U.S. Senate committee from 1969 to 1980 the Armed Services Committee |
| #5811, aired 2009-12-14 | MOUNTAIN DO $600: Seen here is what's left of fir trees after a 1980 eruption in this state Washington |
| #5808, aired 2009-12-09 | THE FUNNYMAN WHO PLAYED... $1600: Popeye in the 1980 film Robin Williams |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | ECONOMISTS $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 1980 PBS began televising this economist's series "Free to Choose" Milton Friedman |
| #5772, aired 2009-10-20 | ROCK STARS ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES $600: May 24, 1980:
"'Rock Lobster' peaks at U.S. No. 56" The B-52s |
| #5768, aired 2009-10-14 | TV TIME $2000: He did the play-by-play during the "Miracle on Ice" in the 1980 Winter Olympics Al Michaels |
| #5760, aired 2009-10-02 | A WORLD OF MEMOIRS $600: (I'm author and journalist Helene Cooper.) In "The House at Sugar Beach", my memoir of a childhood in Liberia, I recount the event that changed my life: the 1980 coup by Sgt. Doe against President Tolbert in this capital city named for the USA's 5th president Monrovia |
| #5751, aired 2009-09-21 | ASTRONOMY $400: In 1980 the Voyager spacecraft found that this planet's B ring had radial features called spokes Saturn |
| #5747, aired 2009-09-15 | FICTION PULITZERS $400: Norman Mailer won in 1980 for this grisly worker's "Song" The Executioner's Song |
| #5715, aired 2009-06-12 | WIMBLEDON SINGLES CHAMPS $200: This Swede:
1976 through 1980 Bjorn Borg |
| #5701, aired 2009-05-25 | TRUTH OR DARE $600: Dare: Respond with an imitation of this radio therapist whose "Sexually Speaking" program began in 1980 Ruth Westheimer |
| #5700, aired 2009-05-22 | THE SUPER BOWL $1600: The 1980 Raiders were first to win a Super Bowl after making the playoffs as this, a non-division winner a wildcard |
| #5685, aired 2009-05-01 | NAME THAT PREZ $600: He made his first run for the office in 1980 George H.W. Bush |
| #5677, aired 2009-04-21 | ACRONYM EYE CHART $400: Do get this organization founded in 1980 & get even Mothers Against Drunk Driving |
| #5673, aired 2009-04-15 | LIBYA, LIBYA, LIBYA $1200: In 1980 this presidential brother registered as an agent of Libya's government Billy Carter |
| #5641, aired 2009-03-02 | THE GARDEN $800: Garden Grove, California is where this reverend opened the 10,000-window Crystal Cathedral in 1980 (Dr. Robert) Schuller |
| #5635, aired 2009-02-20 | DUTCH ROYALTY $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from The Hague in the Netherlands.) Each year the monarch of the Netherlands comes to this room in The Hague to open parliament; since 1980, it's been this beloved woman Queen Beatrix |
| #5632, aired 2009-02-17 | GET INTO GERE $600: The tagline for this 1980 movie in which Gere played a male escort was "His business is pleasure!" American Gigolo |
| #5624, aired 2009-02-05 | BULL $400: John Travolta & Debra Winger demonstrated the fine art of riding a mechanical bull at Gilley's in this 1980 film Urban Cowboy |
| #5622, aired 2009-02-03 | SPORTS FACTS $400: In 1980 this boxer came out of retirement to fight Larry Holmes & then Trevor Berbick; he lost both bouts (Muhammad) Ali |
| #5621, aired 2009-02-02 | SERENITY NOW! $1000: John Brown's body lies a-moulderin' in his grave south of this "Lake" village, home to the 1980 Winter Olympics Lake Placid |
| #5615, aired 2009-01-23 | NEIL DIAMOND'S GEMS $400: "Love on the Rocks" & "America" were featured in this 1980 movie remake in which Neil also starred The Jazz Singer |
| #5607, aired 2009-01-13 | THE "A" LIST $800: Watch out for these sudden movements of snow--a 250-mile-an-hour one happened in the U.S. in 1980 an avalanche |
| #5598, aired 2008-12-31 | MOVIE CALENDAR $1000: Unlucky things happen at Camp Crystal Lake in this 1980 scarefest Friday the 13th |
| #5592, aired 2008-12-23 | IN-FLIGHT MOVIES $400: In the 1980 film "Airplane!", Leslie Nielsen memorably says, "I am serious... and don't call me" this Shirley |
| #5588, aired 2008-12-17 | 1980s BESTSELLERS $400: The book that started it all, his "The Bourne Identity" was a bestseller in 1980 Robert Ludlum |
| #5587, aired 2008-12-16 | WASHINGTON STATE $200: After this 1980 natural disaster, Congress created a natl. monument incorporating 110,000 acres in SW Washington the Mount St. Helens eruption |
| #5578, aired 2008-12-03 | PHOTOGRAPHY $200: A 1980 Pulitzer winner for a shot of an execution in this ayatollah-ruled country was anonymous until 2006 Iran |
| #5561, aired 2008-11-10 | DE-ELECTABLE $400: The term "Reagan Democrats" came into pundit parlance after his loss in the 1980 presidential election Jimmy Carter |
| #5557, aired 2008-11-04 | ESTRELLAS DEL BEISBOL $1600: Born in 1980, this Cardinal first baseman began his career with 8 straight 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons Albert Pujols |
| #5552, aired 2008-10-28 | 1980s TV $400: Tanya Roberts looked "heavenly" when she joined the cast of this series in November 1980 Charlie's Angels |
| #5546, aired 2008-10-20 | DEAR JOHN $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1980 Carter passed up a debate, so Reagan debated this third candidate instead John Anderson |
| #5540, aired 2008-10-10 | LAST TOP 10 POP HIT $1200: "Hey Nineteen"
(1980) Steely Dan |
| #5529, aired 2008-09-25 | SPOOF FILMS $200: Lloyd Bridges laments, "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue" in this 1980 film Airplane! |
| #5529, aired 2008-09-25 | THE 20th CENTURY $400: In 1953 he was elected President of Yugoslavia, a position he retained until his death in 1980 Tito |
| #5516, aired 2008-09-08 | YEARS $1000: Mary Lou Retton won Olympic gymnastic gold in Los Angeles in this year 1984 |
| #5506, aired 2008-07-14 | HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FJORD LATELY? $600: Kenai Fjords, which became a national park in 1980, lies in the south-central part of this U.S. state Alaska |
| #5503, aired 2008-07-09 | OLYMPIC MASCOTS $2000: This cute, cuddly bear who shares a nickname with Baryshnikov was the mascot of the 1980 Moscow games Misha |
| #5492, aired 2008-06-24 | DOUBLE SAINT NAMES $1600: He bought a copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" before his date with infamy in front of NYC's Dakota in 1980 Mark David Chapman |
| #5487, aired 2008-06-17 | NATION STATION $200: In 1980 if you were in the city of Mariel in this nation, you could have joined the "Freedom Flotilla" heading for Miami Cuba |
| #5482, aired 2008-06-10 | FRANCHISES $800: Founded in 1980 as an alternative to the post office, it's now this UPS company...etc. Mail Boxes Etc. |
| #5476, aired 2008-06-02 | WORLD UP! $2000: In 1980 Luis Garcia Meza took power in this landlocked S. Amer. country that's had more than 180 coups in its history Bolivia |
| #5464, aired 2008-05-15 | IT'S AN OLYMPIC YEAR $2000: The Los Angeles Olympics of this year had the games' first paraplegic athlete, archer Neroli Fairhall 1984 |
| #5448, aired 2008-04-23 | LOOK OUT BELOW $600: You can see a lava dome forming in this volcano that blew its top in 1980 Mount St. Helens |
| #5436, aired 2008-04-07 | CENTRAL PARK $800: (Sarah shows a mosaic in New York's Central Park.) Legislation giving this name to an area of the park's west side from 71st to 74th was introduced December 18, 1980, just 10 days after John Lennon's death Strawberry Fields |
| #5432, aired 2008-04-01 | AT TIFFANY'S $1,200 (Daily Double): This daughter of an artist has had her jewelry collections at Tiffany since 1980 Paloma Picasso |
| #5404, aired 2008-02-21 | THE OLYMPICS $400: The controversial 1980 Summer Olympics were held in this capital city Moscow |
| #5398, aired 2008-02-13 | HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS $2000: This 1980 film was set at the N.Y. High School for Performing Arts; a TV show, reality show & musical followed Fame |
| #5394, aired 2008-02-07 | MOVIE QUOTES $1200: 1980:
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue" Airplane! |
| #5390, aired 2008-02-01 | AWARDS & HONORS $1,600 (Daily Double): In 1980 this Norman Mailer book won a Pulitzer, not a pardon The Executioner's Song |
| #5383, aired 2008-01-23 | ITOS, TITOS & FRITOS $1000: On May 4, 1980 Tito died in Ljubljana in what was then this country Yugoslavia |
| #5364, aired 2007-12-27 | YEAH, IT WAS THE '80s $200: She told us "Love Is A Battlefield" & in 1980 went to No. 9 with "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" Pat Benatar |
| #5354, aired 2007-12-13 | POP CULTURE BEFORE & AFTER $1600: 1980 Goldie Hawn film that became a guy who knew a penny saved is a penny earned Private Benjamin Franklin |
| #5353, aired 2007-12-12 | TONY $400: Don't cry for Mandy Patinkin; he won a 1980 Tony Award for this musical Evita |
| #5341, aired 2007-11-26 | KENNY $2,000 (Daily Double): At 3'8" tall, Kenny Baker was memorable as this alphanumeric character in 1977, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2002 & 2005 films R2-D2 |
| #5337, aired 2007-11-20 | TOMATOES $800: Tomatoes were squashed to make some of the punching sound effects for this 1980 Robert De Niro movie Raging Bull |
| #5336, aired 2007-11-19 | LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY $2000: In December 1980 a junta appointed Jose Napoleon Duarte president of this small Central American country El Salvador |
| #5322, aired 2007-10-30 | BORN & DIED $200: Born October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, he died tragically December 8, 1980 in New York City John Lennon |
| #5322, aired 2007-10-30 | BORN & DIED $600: A profile of this film director says he was born in Britain in 1899 & died in Los Angeles in 1980 Alfred Hitchcock |
| #5322, aired 2007-10-30 | POP DIVA TURNS MOVIE STAR $800: 1980:
Dolly Parton in this workplace comedy 9 to 5 |
| #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 |
| #5301, aired 2007-10-01 | WAR STARS $1200: Willem Dafoe is seen here on the poster from this award-winning 1980's film Platoon |
| #5301, aired 2007-10-01 | WAR STARS $1600: Lee Marvin & Mark Hamill were part of a WWII squad in this "colorful" 1980 big screener The Big Red One |
| #5293, aired 2007-09-19 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM $400: In 1980 Hermes, one of these objects, came within 300,000 miles of the Earth an asteroid |
| #5292, aired 2007-09-18 | PACT OR FACTION $1600: In 1980 China charged Jiang Qing & fellow members of this small faction with treason Gang of Four |
| #5290, aired 2007-09-14 | JUDY $400: As Judy, this 1980 title character, Goldie Hawn said, "And I mean look at this place, the army couldn't afford drapes?" Private Benjamin |
| #5289, aired 2007-09-13 | A SIDE OF BACON $600: Holy triskaidekaphobia! Special FX guru Tom Savini had an arrow shoved through Kevin's throat in this 1980 flick Friday the 13th |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | SPORTS TEENS $800: In 1980 at age 19 this "Great One" of the NHL won the first of his 9 MVP awards Wayne Gretzky |
| #5265, aired 2007-06-29 | RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE $1600: In a 1980 antiwar protest, these priest brothers, Daniel & Philip, attacked missile warheads at a G.E. plant Berrigan |
| #5259, aired 2007-06-21 | WAR & PIZZA $3,000 (Daily Double): After a 5-year legal battle with a sugar company, this pizza chain won the right to keep its name in 1980 Domino's |
| #5243, aired 2007-05-30 | BEST PICTURE OSCAR-WINNERS IN OTHER WORDS $400: 1980: "Regular Folks" Ordinary People |
| #5240, aired 2007-05-25 | I'M NOT WEARING ANY PANTS $400: Annie Leibovitz' Dec. 8, 1980 photo of this naked man lying next to his clothed wife was taken on the last day of his life John Lennon |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | OSCAR NOMINEES $1200: Dolly Parton created this 1980 Oscar-nominated song by tapping it out with her nails while she was on the film's set "9 To 5" |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | OSCAR NOMINEES $1600: Acting nominees for 1980 included Eileen Brennan for "Private Benjamin" & this other "E.B." for "Resurrection" Ellen Burstyn |
| #5217, aired 2007-04-24 | TV JAILBIRDS $400: November 21, 1980: Sue Ellen's fingerprints are on the gun, so she's mistakenly arrested for shooting this man J.R. |
| #5206, aired 2007-04-09 | M*A*S*H $800: Harry Morgan earned 8 Emmy nominations as this Colonel, scoring a win in 1980 Colonel Potter |
| #5200, aired 2007-03-30 | BILLIONS & BILLIONS $800: In 1980 Jimmy Carter signed a bill giving this auto company $1.5 billion in loan guarantees Chrysler |
| #5189, aired 2007-03-15 | WORLD LEADERS $1,000 (Daily Double): The first female prime minister of her country, she held the post from 1966 to '77 & from 1980 to her 1984 death Indira Gandhi |
| #5187, aired 2007-03-13 | WOMEN'S FIRSTS $1000: In 1980 Kathleen Conley became the first female graduate of this Colorado Springs school, finishing 8th in her class the Air Force Academy |
| #5183, aired 2007-03-07 | 1980s BESTSELLERS $800: Her autobiography "Shelley: Also Known as Shirley" was a bestseller in 1980 Shelley Winters |
| #5168, aired 2007-02-14 | "QUE" TIPS $1600: From 1970 to 1975 & in 1980, Arnold Schwarzenegger was crowned Mr. Olympia for having the best this physique |
| #5154, aired 2007-01-25 | RUSSIAN CINEMA $2000: The 1980 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film went to Vladimir Menshov's "Moscow Does Not Believe In" these Tears |
| #5140, aired 2007-01-05 | BIG SCREEN BIO SUBJECTS $200: 1980:
She was a "coal miner's daughter" Loretta Lynn |
| #5136, aired 2007-01-01 | RECORD LABELS $600: In 1980 this DreamWorks SKG partner founded his own record label David Geffen |
| #5130, aired 2006-12-22 | AT THE MOVIES $200: Robert De Niro accidentally broke Joe Pesci's rib during a sparring scene in this 1980 film Raging Bull |
| #5122, aired 2006-12-12 | CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS $800: In 1980, Dr. Robert Schuller dedicated this 10,000-window glass edifice in Garden Grove, California Crystal Cathedral |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | THE FAST $1200: In 1980 Eric Heiden set 4 Olympic records & 1 world record in winning 5 gold medals in this sport speed skating |
| #5115, aired 2006-12-01 | THE DUTCH ROYAL FAMILY $4,000 (Daily Double): Since 1980, Prince Willem-Alexander, as the heir to the throne, has held the "colorful" title Prince of this Orange |
| #5109, aired 2006-11-23 | OLYMPIC VENUES $1200: The U.S. Olympic team did not compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics hosted by this city Moscow |
| #5084, aired 2006-10-19 | AT THE MOVIES $200: 1980:
Jake LaMotta battles his way to the middleweight title Raging Bull |
| #5084, aired 2006-10-19 | NOTED EUROPEANS $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Gdansk, Poland.) Few noticed him start in 1967 as a Gdansk shipyard electrician, but many noticed him in 1980 when he became the leader of Solidarity Lech Wałęsa |
| #5066, aired 2006-09-25 | ON THE WATERFRONT $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1980 this port SW of Havana was the site of a mass "boatlift" of humans seeking freedom from Castro Mariel |
| #5048, aired 2006-07-19 | YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR $600: 7-year-old Charlie McGee exhibits rather explosive psychic powers in this 1980 Stephen King book Firestarter |
| #5045, aired 2006-07-14 | I'M TOMMY LEE JONES! $1600: I was downright punchy as Loretta Lynn's husband in this 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter |
| #5027, aired 2006-06-20 | ANIMALS ON THE CHINESE CALENDAR $1000: 1980:
Proverbially, you can have one of these on your back, or make one of these out of someone a monkey |
| #5017, aired 2006-06-06 | POLISH HISTORY $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Gdansk, Poland.) This labor union was formed here in Gdansk in 1980 & within months represented most Polish workers Solidarity |
| #5003, aired 2006-05-17 | MEMORABLE MOVIES $800: For this 1980 film Wally Schneiderman applied John Hurt's elaborate make-up The Elephant Man |
| #5001, aired 2006-05-15 | A CATEGORY OF CATEGORIES $400: BEFORE & AFTER:
Popular "holy" expression about work week's end joins Jason in a 1980 horror movie Thank God it's Friday the 13th |
| #4998, aired 2006-05-10 | WHEN AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS ATTACK $400: In 2004 a 5-year-old Aussie girl saved her sister from an attack by this wild animal famous for a similar 1980 event a dingo |
| #4997, aired 2006-05-09 | YOU HAVE NO LIFE $800: In May 1980 life on the north side of this Washington mountain was obliterated by an 1,100-degree flow Mount St. Helens |
| #4992, aired 2006-05-02 | DUETS $2000: In 1980 these 2 former members of the New Christy Minstrels teamed up for "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes |
| #4991, aired 2006-05-01 | WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT WHEN... $800: ...the U.S. last won Winter Olympic men's ice hockey gold Jimmy Carter |
| #4990, aired 2006-04-28 | MOVIE QUOTES $1200: This 1980 pic:
"I did join the Army, but I joined a different army. I joined the one with the condos & the private rooms" Private Benjamin |
| #4981, aired 2006-04-17 | RIDE WITHOUT A LICENSE $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1980 2 Minnesota brothers formed a company to make these as an off-season hockey training device Rollerblades |
| #4980, aired 2006-04-14 | AWARDS & HONORS $2000: Sign language played a big part in this 1980 Tony Award winner for best play Children of a Lesser God |
| #4978, aired 2006-04-12 | MONEY MATTERS $800: Applying for college? Consider going for one of these $4,000 grants, named for a Rhode Island senator in 1980 a Pell grant |
| #4977, aired 2006-04-11 | ROCKET MAN $2,500 (Daily Double): In 1980 Soyuz 38 carried the first Hispanic man in space, Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez of this country Cuba |
| #4976, aired 2006-04-10 | KICK THE CANNES $800: Co-Palme d'Or winners in 1980 were "All That Jazz" by Bob Fosse & "Kagemusha" by this man Kurosawa |
| #4965, aired 2006-03-24 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON $800: In 1980 Harley released a bike named for this Black Hills Motorcycle Rally site Sturgis (South Dakota) |
| #4961, aired 2006-03-20 | SNOW BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS $400: Heeeeere's Johnny! Jack Nicholson has crazy fun in a snow maze in this 1980 thriller The Shining |
| #4947, aired 2006-02-28 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ENTERTAINERS $600: This singer who died in 2006 began his Parade of Stars telethon in 1980; it has raised over $200 million for the UNCF Lou Rawls |
| #4931, aired 2006-02-06 | U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS $400: Mike Eruzione of Winthrop, Mass. was captain of the miraculous 1980 Olympic team in this sport hockey |
| #4926, aired 2006-01-30 | CELEBRITY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK $400: A cheerleader & 1980 graduate of Van Nuys High School; years later, she'd be "Idol"ized by millions Paula Abdul |
| #4906, aired 2006-01-02 | THE MUSICAL '80s $800: This song heard here from "American Gigolo" was the No. 1 single of 1980 "Call Me" (by Blondie) |
| #4905, aired 2005-12-30 | SCARY MOVIES $400: Annie hitches a ride to Camp Crystal Lake at the beginning of this 1980 horror classic Friday the 13th |
| #4896, aired 2005-12-19 | BASS LINES $400: (Jon of the Clue Crew a-basses himself.) Queen's bassist, John Deacon, wrote this 1980 hit "Another One Bites The Dust" |
| #4888, aired 2005-12-07 | MARVIN GARDENS $400: "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler was the world boxing champ in this weight class from 1980 to 1987 middleweight |
| #4885, aired 2005-12-02 | TV FANS $200: In 1980 fans were trying to guess & bookies were setting odds on "Who Shot J.R.?" on this program Dallas |
| #4839, aired 2005-09-29 | THEY KILT $200: He's the kilt-clad kinsmen pictured here around 1980 Prince Charles |
| #4836, aired 2005-09-26 | THE ENVIRONMENT $2000: In 1980 the U.S. Congress set aside 17 million acres of land in this state as a permanent wilderness Alaska |
| #4835, aired 2005-09-23 | SPORTS MOVIES $400: 1980:
A self-destructive middleweight boxing champ battles in & out of the ring Raging Bull |
| #4824, aired 2005-07-21 | 1980s BESTSELLERS $1000: In 1980 his "Rage of Angels" was all the rage Sidney Sheldon |
| #4817, aired 2005-07-12 | '80s MOVIE QUOTES $400: 1980:
"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley" Airplane! |
| #4814, aired 2005-07-07 | BY THE HUNDREDS $200: The first pay-per-call service with this prefix let viewers give their views on a 1980 presidential debate 1-900 |
| #4813, aired 2005-07-06 | THE HIGH COST OF LIVING $200: According to DOE figures, it was 25 cents in 1919, & in 1980 broke through the dollar-a-gallon barrier nationally the cost of a gallon of gas |
| #4813, aired 2005-07-06 | THE HIGH COST OF DYING $400: This monarch's death in 1980 solidified the control of the Ayatollah Khomeini the Shah of Iran |
| #4804, aired 2005-06-23 | PETER O'TOOLE TIME $1600: A fugitive agrees to do dangerous work on a war movie directed by O'Toole in this 1980 film The Stunt Man |
| #4790, aired 2005-06-03 | INFIELD OF DREAMS $800: This third baseman's quest for a .400 average was the talk of baseball in 1980 George Brett |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | SECRETARIES OF STATE BEFORE & AFTER $1200: Clinton's first Secretary of State who went "Sailing" to No. 1 on the pop charts in 1980 Warren Christopher Cross |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | PRE-DATERS $2000: In 1980 Riccardo Muti succeeded this man at the helm of the Philadelphia Orchestra (Eugene) Ormandy |
| #4778, aired 2005-05-18 | NAME THAT DICTATOR $800: Yugoslavia
1953-1980 Tito |
| #4765, aired 2005-04-29 | AMERICAN "W"RITERS $800: His last book was "America in Search of Itself: The Making of the President, 1956-1980" Theodore White |
| #4765, aired 2005-04-29 | THE NAME OF THE GAME $1000: You had a ghost of a chance in this 1980 video game; a "Ms." version launched in 1982 Pac-Man |
| #4765, aired 2005-04-29 | IN THE NAVY $1600: It's the last year a Naval Academy graduate was a major-party candidate for president 1980 |
| #4763, aired 2005-04-27 | PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES $1000: Up from about 6% in 1980, this ethnicity now makes up about 12.5% of the U.S. Hispanic |
| #4763, aired 2005-04-27 | NATIONAL PARKS $1200: In 1980 the name of Mount McKinley National Park was changed to this Denali |
| #4762, aired 2005-04-26 | AP FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR $400: 1974 & 1980: This Fort Lauderdale-born tennis pro Chris Evert |
| #4760, aired 2005-04-22 | ON AVERAGE $1000: Between 1954 & 1980, the average weight of this annual selectee went from 132 pounds to 117 Miss America |
| #4739, aired 2005-03-24 | OLYMPIC BOXERS $600: Teofilo Stevenson of this country impressively won heavyweight gold in 1972, 1976 & 1980 Cuba |
| #4736, aired 2005-03-21 | I'LL HAVE A SUB TO GO $600: Decommissioned in 1980, this first nuclear-powered sub is on display in Connecticut the Nautilus |
| #4729, aired 2005-03-10 | "SH"! I'M WATCHING TV! $400: 1980 miniseries that featured extensive Japanese dialogue (& Richard Chamberlain in a kimono) Shogun |
| #4725, aired 2005-03-04 | SPORTS NOTABLES $400: He retired from the NHL for the final time in 1980, at age 52 Gordie Howe |
| #4722, aired 2005-03-01 | BIG BROTHERS $2000: Look for Aretha, Ray, James Brown, Cab Calloway &, of course, Twiggy & Frank Oz in this 1980 film comedy The Blues Brothers |
| #4721, aired 2005-02-28 | THE JIMMY CARTER EXPERIENCE $400: No "Purple Haze" here; in 1980 President Carter signed legislation to protect over 100 million acres in this state Alaska |
| #4720, aired 2005-02-25 | HELLO, MY DEER $1000: Later assassinated himself, he became head of Liberia in 1980 after the assassination of its president (Samuel) Doe |
| #4719, aired 2005-02-24 | HIT TV $1600: A November 1980 episode of this drama scored a 53.3, the second highest modern rating Dallas |
| #4716, aired 2005-02-21 | EASY FOR YOU TO SAY $1000: From 1980 to 1987, Zhao Ziyang was premier & from 1987 to 1989 General Secretary of this party the Chinese Communist Party |
| #4710, aired 2005-02-11 | NONFICTION $2000: In 1980 lefty scholar Howard Zinn published this type of "History of the United States" A People's History |
| #4709, aired 2005-02-10 | AUTUMN LEAVES $200: Though he died near Louisville in Autumn 1980, this honorary colonel still leaves a good taste in our mouths Colonel Sanders |
| #4702, aired 2005-02-01 | OLD NEWS $800: In 1980 the U.N. approved a resolution deploring this country's invasion of Afghanistan Russia (or the USSR) |
| #4697, aired 2005-01-25 | CRAZY TOP 40 TUNES $800: In 1980 Queen topped the U.S. pop charts for the first time with this "amorous" tune "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" |
| #4688, aired 2005-01-12 | NFL $800: The first of these games to be played in Honolulu was on Jan. 27, 1980 & the NFC beat the AFC 37-27 the Pro Bowl |
| #4682, aired 2005-01-04 | IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SECEDE... $800: It held referendums in 1980 & 1995 to decide whether to secede from Canada Quebec |
| #4666, aired 2004-12-13 | THE OSCARS $800: Timothy Hutton won a 1980 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for this film directed by Robert Redford Ordinary People |
| #4662, aired 2004-12-07 | LET'S GET SMALL $200: In 1980 the World Heath Organization announced the eradication of this viral disease smallpox |
| #4635, aired 2004-10-29 | LIVIN' LA VIDA YOKO $600: The Grammy-winning "Double" album she co-created in 1980 Double Fantasy |
| #4631, aired 2004-10-25 | HOPE YOU'RE WELL READ... $1600: A 1980 Mordecai Richler novel told about this character "Then and Now" Joshua |
| #4624, aired 2004-10-14 | HOCKEY $800: Bryan Trottier sparked this team to 4 Stanley Cup championships from 1980 through 1983 the New York Islanders |
| #4603, aired 2004-09-15 | LONGSHOTS $1600: The miraculous 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team beat this country in its final game Finland |
| #4602, aired 2004-09-14 | '80s SONGS $800: This 1980 No. 1 hit was the theme from the movie "American Gigolo" "Call Me" |
| #4596, aired 2004-09-06 | TRANSPORTATION $2000: In 1980 you could haul brie in the Renault sold in the U.S. under this half-French name Le Car |
| #4585, aired 2004-07-09 | GREAT SPORTS $1600: At the 1980 Winter Olympics, this speed skater won gold in all 5 events he entered & set Olympic records in each Eric Heiden |
| #4585, aired 2004-07-09 | KENNEDY FAMILY MEMBERS $6,400 (Daily Double): Lost the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination to Jimmy Carter Ted Kennedy |
| #4583, aired 2004-07-07 | SUBWAY STOPS $400: Get off at Sportivnaya in this city to see the venue for much of the 1980 Summer Olympics Moscow |
| #4576, aired 2004-06-28 | BEFORE & AFTER $400: 1980 scarefest in which mom & daughter switch bodies one day & are stalked by Jason at Camp Crystal Lake Freaky Friday the 13th |
| #4572, aired 2004-06-22 | THEY PLAYED JESSE JAMES $1600: This 1980 film featured the Carradines as the Youngers & Stacy & James Keach as Frank & Jesse James The Long Riders |
| #4570, aired 2004-06-18 | THE SUPER BOWL $200: On January 20, 1980
103,985 fans packed into this Pasadena stadium for Super Bowl XIV, the largest Super Bowl crowd ever the Rose Bowl |
| #4561, aired 2004-06-07 | GEOGRAPHIC SAINTS $200: After its 1980 eruption, this volcano in the American Northwest lost over 1,200 feet in height Mount St. Helens |
| #4529, aired 2004-04-22 | TV TITLE ROLES $1600: Buddy Ebsen
1973-1980 Barnaby Jones |
| #4519, aired 2004-04-08 | BUNDESTAG PARTY $1600: Born in Mossenberg in 1944, this current German chancellor first won a seat in the Bundestag in 1980 Gerhard Schroder |
| #4518, aired 2004-04-07 | BALLET $800: In 1980 Marjorie Tallchief helped this older sister found the Chicago City Ballet Maria Tallchief |
| #4516, aired 2004-04-05 | PEOPLE $1000: He's the actor on the right in the "tropical" 1980 cover seen here Christopher Atkins |
| #4516, aired 2004-04-05 | DISCO IN-FILM-O $1600: Steve Guttenberg starred in this 1980 epic that also featured the Village People Can't Stop the Music |
| #4503, aired 2004-03-17 | ENTERTAINERS OF THE PAST $1000: In 1980 this 84-year-old hit the pop & country charts with "I Wish I was Eighteen Again" George Burns |
| #4494, aired 2004-03-04 | WANNA BETTE? $1200: Punning word that completes the title of Bette's 1980 book "A View from a..." Broad |
| #4484, aired 2004-02-19 | MOUNTAINS $1600: The 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens in this Washington range was the first in the lower 48 states since 1917 the Cascades |
| #4475, aired 2004-02-06 | THE "I"s HAVE IT $400: UNESCO estimates that this rate tied to reading dropped from 20 to 13 percent in Latin America from 1980 to 1990 illiteracy |
| #4470, aired 2004-01-30 | CLUES PAST THEIR FRESHNESS DATE $200: Time's 1980 Man of the Year cover showed him in a western shirt, jeans & a tooled belt with silver buckle Ronald Reagan |
| #4467, aired 2004-01-27 | BJORN AGAIN $400: He won 5 straight Wimbledon titles from 1976 to 1980 Bjorn Borg |
| #4458, aired 2004-01-14 | 1980 $200: The IRS said the cost of maintaining a cat trained to alert these people to possible dangers is tax deductible the deaf |
| #4458, aired 2004-01-14 | 1980 $400: The only time he was knocked out (TKO) was on October 2, 1980 against Larry Holmes Muhammad Ali |
| #4458, aired 2004-01-14 | 1980 $600: Many fled their homes as a result of this May 18, 1980 event seen here the eruption of Mount St. Helens |
| #4458, aired 2004-01-14 | 1980 $800: In a race for the governorship of Arkansas Frank D. White beat this incumbent Bill Clinton |
| #4458, aired 2004-01-14 | 1980 $1000: Due to their unpopularity the U.S. Mint stopped making them, temporarily, less than a year after their introduction the Susan B. Anthony dollar coins |
| #4457, aired 2004-01-13 | PIRATES: FACT & FICTION $1200: In honor of its centenary Joseph Papp produced a version of this in Central Park in 1980 The Pirates of Penzance |
| #4454, aired 2004-01-08 | TV TALK $1200: 1980 saw this form of broadcasting's first million-dollar fight when people coughed up $15 to see Leonard vs. Duran Pay-Per-View |
| #4453, aired 2004-01-07 | ROCK MUSIC $1600: In 1980 Devo had its only Top 40 hit with this song "Whip It" |
| #4451, aired 2004-01-05 | "WILD" ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT $1200: A popular children's book, this Maurice Sendak story was turned into an opera in 1980 Where the Wild Things Are |
| #4450, aired 2004-01-02 | THE SINGER PORTRAYED $800: By Sissy Spacek in 1980 Loretta Lynn |
| #4439, aired 2003-12-18 | FEMALE FIRSTS $400: Fay Fuller, a Tacoma journalist, made the first female ascent of this mountain in 1980, wearing wool bloomers Mount Rainier |
| #4411, aired 2003-11-10 | AVERAGE $400: From 1980 to 1998 this rose worldwide from 61 to 67 life expectancy |
| #4406, aired 2003-11-03 | ALASKA $1600: Made a national park in 1980, it encompasses over 3 million acres of icy wonder in southeastern Alaska Glacier Bay |
| #4404, aired 2003-10-30 | HOLMES & WATSON $200: In 1980 he defended his heavyweight belt by taking on Muhammad Ali Larry Holmes |
| #4386, aired 2003-10-06 | MOVIE TITLE PAIRS $1600: 1980: Paul LeMat & Jason Robards, Jr. Melvin and Howard |
| #4384, aired 2003-10-02 | FILM SHORTS $1200: He played Cantor Rabinovitch in "The Jazz Singer" in 1980 & Hamlet in 1948 Laurence Olivier |
| #4355, aired 2003-07-04 | THIS OR THAT $1200: Last name shared by the P.M. of Canada from 1980 to 1984, or the P.M. (prime mover) of "Doonesbury" since 1970 Trudeau |
| #4350, aired 2003-06-27 | DEEP THINKERS $1000: Supporting laissez-faire policies, this American economist & his wife wrote "Free to Choose" in 1980 Milton Friedman |
| #4345, aired 2003-06-20 | NATIONAL PARKS $600: This state's Wrangell-St. Elias National Monument was upgraded to park in 1980 & is the USA's largest park system Alaska |
| #4341, aired 2003-06-16 | THE REEL WORLD $400: 1980:
"Redrum!" The Shining |
| #4340, aired 2003-06-13 | I QUIT! $800: On Nov. 25, 1980 Roberto Duran said, "No mas" & quit in the eighth round against this fighter Sugar Ray Leonard |
| #4339, aired 2003-06-12 | MEDICINE MEN $200: 1980 Nobel Prize winner Paul Berg figured out how to "splice" these genes |
| #4339, aired 2003-06-12 | '80s BESTSELLERS $400: In 1980 his "Cosmos" was one of the top-selling nonfiction books Carl Sagan |
| #4338, aired 2003-06-11 | PEOPLE'S MOST INTRIGUING PEOPLE $2000: (1980)
"Was the Death of Scarsdale Diet's Dr. Tarnower an Accident? Only She Knows" Jean Harris |
| #4332, aired 2003-06-03 | ALBUMS $1200: For this 1980 album, John Lennon & Yoko Ono each contributed 7 songs "Double Fantasy" |
| #4331, aired 2003-06-02 | THE JOCK $600: Mike Eruzione led the U.S. men's ice hockey team to the Olympic gold medal in this year, the last time the U.S. team won 1980 |
| #4320, aired 2003-05-16 | AMERICAN MOVIE IDOL $3,000 (Daily Double): He had a starring role in the top-grossing movies of 1977, 1980, 1981 & 1983 Harrison Ford |
| #4319, aired 2003-05-15 | SCANDINAVIANS $400: Bjorn Borg won Wimbledon in 1980; this Swedish man won it in 1990 Stefan Edberg |
| #4317, aired 2003-05-13 | PULITZER PRIZE NOVELS IN OTHER WORDS $400: 1980:
"A Hangman's Ditty" Executioner's Song |
| #4314, aired 2003-05-08 | THE MOVIES $1600: The Mafia pushes retired bareknuckle boxer Clint Eastwood back into service in this 1980 sequel Any Which Way You Can |
| #4309, aired 2003-05-01 | GILMORE GIRLS & BOYS $1600: The 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to Norman Mailer for a book on this convicted murderer Gary Gilmore |
| #4300, aired 2003-04-18 | YESTERDAY'S NEWSPAPERS $800: In a war of London papers for this title time of day, the News folded in 1980, leaving the Standard standing evening |
| #4289, aired 2003-04-03 | LOTTO FEVER $600: In 1980 Congress forbade the use of this for distribution of lottery materials the mails |
| #4285, aired 2003-03-28 | ORGANIZATIONS $400: Founded in 1980, it has helped more than 90,000 ailing kids fulfill desires like meeting a favorite celebrity Make-A-Wish Foundation |
| #4283, aired 2003-03-26 | HISTORICAL NOVELS $2000: Jean Auel first took us back to prehistoric times & the dawn of mankind in this 1980 novel "Clan of the Cave Bear" |
| #4282, aired 2003-03-25 | MOVIE SONGS $2000: "Love on the Rocks"
(1980) The Jazz Singer |
| #4278, aired 2003-03-19 | TONY-WINNING COMPOSERS $400: 1980:
"Evita" Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| #4268, aired 2003-03-05 | GRANDFATHERS $200: His grandson, the II, took over as president of his auto company in 1945 & ran it until 1980 Henry Ford |
| #4261, aired 2003-02-24 | "B-L-T" $2000: The emergency transport of people by water, as from Cuba in 1980 boatlift |
| #4219, aired 2002-12-26 | "LONG" FILMS $2000: The Carradines, the Keaches, the Quaids & the Guests all played sets of brothers in this 1980 western The Long Riders |
| #4215, aired 2002-12-20 | FAMILY FILMS $600: Sissy Spacek did her own singing in this 1980 film bio Coal Miner's Daughter |
| #4207, aired 2002-12-10 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $2000: As a QB for the Oklahoma Sooners, this future GOP congressman was MVP of the 1980 & '81 Orange Bowls J.C. Watts |
| #4206, aired 2002-12-09 | FAMOUS JOHNS $2000: When he ran for president as an independent in 1980, his running mate was Patrick Lucey John Anderson |
| #4202, aired 2002-12-03 | ONE-HIT WONDERS $600: In a 1980 hit Lipps, Inc. asked, "Won't you take me to" this title place "Funkytown" |
| #4202, aired 2002-12-03 | THE OLYMPIC GAMES $2000: This Spaniard served as president of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001 Juan Antonio Samaranch |
| #4184, aired 2002-11-07 | MUSIC FROM THE "HEART" $1200: It's the 1980 hit heard here
"Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack..." "Hungry Heart" (by Bruce Springsteen) |
| #4183, aired 2002-11-06 | CLASSIC NICHOLSON MOVIE LINES $400: 1980:
"He-e-e-e-re's Johnny!" The Shining |
| #4179, aired 2002-10-31 | WASHINGTON $800: Washington State University was closed for a few days in May 1980 because of the eruption of this nearby volcano Mount St. Helens |
| #4170, aired 2002-10-18 | '80s TV $200: The answer to this cliffhanger question of 1980:
Kristin Shepard (played by Mary Crosby) "Who Shot J.R.?" |
| #4165, aired 2002-10-11 | ROLE PLAYING $800: "American Gigolo"
(1980) Richard Gere |
| #4157, aired 2002-10-01 | ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER $1000: In a 1980 TV movie, Arnold played Mickey Hargitay, the bodybuilding husband of this late actress Jayne Mansfield |
| #4152, aired 2002-09-24 | NAME THE OLYMPIC CITY $2000: 1980 winter games
(southeast of St. Regis Falls) Lake Placid, New York |
| #4131, aired 2002-07-15 | ACTORS PLAYING ACTORS $800: This beauty played not only herself but her own mother in a 1980 TV movie (hint: Rip Torn played Carlo Ponti) Sophia Loren |
| #4118, aired 2002-06-26 | CANALS $600: Over 100 years after it was built, it was enlarged by Egypt between 1975 & 1980 to accommodate larger ships Suez Canal |
| #4101, aired 2002-06-03 | CLASSIC FILMS IN OTHER WORDS $1200: 1980:
"Regular Folks" Ordinary People |
| #4100, aired 2002-05-31 | NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS $800: 1980: "Sophie's Choice" William Styron |
| #4094, aired 2002-05-23 | PEOPLE OF THE '80s $800: In 1980 con artist Mel Weinberg helped the FBI set up the sting known by this 6-letter name Abscam |
| #4089, aired 2002-05-16 | BILL MURRAY MOVIE QUOTES $1,000 (Daily Double): 1980: "A cinderella story outta nowhere former greenskeeper and now about to become the Masters champion" Caddyshack |
| #4085, aired 2002-05-10 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS $2000: The last British athlete to win the Olympic decathlon, he won it back-to-back in 1980 & 1984 Daley Thompson |
| #4083, aired 2002-05-08 | TV's PRETTY FACES $800: Seen here, this co-star of "That '70s Show" was born in 1980 Laura Prepon |
| #4081, aired 2002-05-06 | THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS $800: A best seller in 1980, this Jeffrey Archer novel sounds like the saga of biblical siblings Kane and Abel |
| #4071, aired 2002-04-22 | I PROTEST! $400: The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics as a protest against the Soviet invasion of this nation Afghanistan |
| #4069, aired 2002-04-18 | WINNERS $1000: In a battle of Brits at the 1980 Olympics, Steve Ovett won the 800-meter gold but this man won the 1,500 Sebastian Coe |
| #4060, aired 2002-04-05 | THEIR LAST TOP 10 HIT $2000: "The Winner Takes It All"
(1980) ABBA |
| #4056, aired 2002-04-01 | IT HAPPENED ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY $400: On April 1, 1980 this British TV network, tongue in cheek, announced that the Big Ben clock was going digital the BBC |
| #4053, aired 2002-03-27 | THE "BIG" SCREEN $1600: 1980: Featuring Lee Marvin & Mark Hamill The Big Red One |
| #4052, aired 2002-03-26 | MY AFRICAN HOME $400: An April 18 holiday in this country, formerly Rhodesia, marks the 1980 end of white minority role Zimbabwe |
| #4048, aired 2002-03-20 | GRAMMY-WINNING COUNTRY SONGS $400: 1980: "On The Road Again" Willie Nelson |
| #4046, aired 2002-03-18 | "ICK"Y WORDS $800: In 1980 Pink Floyd spent 4 weeks at the top of the charts with "Another" one of these "In The Wall" a Brick |
| #4044, aired 2002-03-14 | ANAGRAMS $600: In 1980 this group dove onto the charts with its hit "Whip It" Devo (DOVE/DEVO) |
| #4042, aired 2002-03-12 | THE BROWN BOMBER $400: An arena bearing Joe Louis' name in this Michigan city was the site of the 1980 Republican Convention Detroit |
| #4038, aired 2002-03-06 | BEASTLY CINEMA $400: 1980:
As John Merrick, John Hurt declares, "I am not an animal!" "The Elephant Man" |
| #4037, aired 2002-03-05 | ARTHUR-IAN LEGENDS $1200: He retired from tennis in 1980 & became a social activist for AIDS research Arthur Ashe |
| #4036, aired 2002-03-04 | IN '80 $400: In January 1980 the price of this was up to a whopping $875 per troy ounce gold |
| #4032, aired 2002-02-26 | TV DRAMA $400: This show starring the man seen here as an ex-con ran from 1974 to 1980 The Rockford Files |
| #4031, aired 2002-02-25 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: In May 1980 at least 26 people were killed when this volcano in Washington erupted Mt. St. Helens |
| #4009, aired 2002-01-24 | THE QUOTABLE REAGAN $800: It's the year Reagan asked the famous question, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" 1980 |
| #4002, aired 2002-01-15 | OSCAR ODDITIES $600: At the 1980 show, this Supporting Actress winner for "Kramer vs. Kramer" left her statuette in the ladies' room Meryl Streep |
| #4002, aired 2002-01-15 | SEÑOR $2000: Before becoming president of the IOC in 1980, he was Spain's ambassador to the USSR in the last 1970s Samaranch |
| #3996, aired 2002-01-07 | WORLD LIT $800: Because it was dedicated to the schoolchildren of Soweto, the 1980 book "Fire Flames" was banned in this country South Africa |
| #3995, aired 2002-01-04 | MOVIE TITLE ROLES $400: "Coal Miner's Daughter" (1980) Sissy Spacek |
| #3984, aired 2001-12-20 | TV TALK SHOW HOSTS $1600: This singer who hosted a variety series in the '50s had her own talk show from 1974 to 1980 Dinah Shore |
| #3981, aired 2001-12-17 | FAMOUS WOMEN $800: Temperatures rose across this island nation when Vigdis Finnbogadottir became its first female president in 1980 Iceland |
| #3979, aired 2001-12-13 | OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS $1000: In 1980 he won gold medals in all 5 men's speed skating events Eric Heiden |
| #3972, aired 2001-12-04 | 21 $600: Almost 8 years older than brother Aaron, this Backstreet Boy was born Jan. 28, 1980 Nick Carter |
| #3969, aired 2001-11-29 | & SOMETIMES Y $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew helps us out.) The term for a worker in the area seen here is also a 1980 Jodie Foster film Carny |
| #3968, aired 2001-11-28 | BEFORE & AFTER $1600: It's "Just the facts, ma'am", that this "Dragnet" cop is an "unlucky" 1980 horror film Joe Friday the 13th |
| #3967, aired 2001-11-27 | MISS UNIVERSE $600: 1980's winner, Shawn Weatherly, was lifeguard Jill Watson on this TV show's first season Baywatch |
| #3965, aired 2001-11-23 | ABOUT "FACE" $400: To deal with a pressing problem directly, or the name of a 1980 TV game show similar to "Name That Tune" Face the Music |
| #3961, aired 2001-11-19 | BIG WOMEN ON CAMPUS $400: In 1980, Andrea Hollen, seen here, became the first woman graduate of this institution West Point |
| #3948, aired 2001-10-31 | TV OR NOT TV $300: "You want" this Debbie Allen show based on a 1980 film? Well, it "costs, and right here is where you start payin'" Fame |
| #3945, aired 2001-10-26 | DUTCH ROYALTY $800: In 1980 she celebrated her 71st birthday by abdicating the Dutch throne Queen Juliana |
| #3941, aired 2001-10-22 | JASON MILLER $600: Jason played this fellow playwright, also a Pulitzer Prize winner, in the 1980 TV movie "Marilyn: The Untold Story" Arthur Miller |
| #3940, aired 2001-10-19 | "CAB" $600: Stephen King's 1980 overview of the horror genre was called "Danse" this Macabre |
| #3934, aired 2001-10-11 | BIG SCREEN BOXERS $200: Robert De Niro,
1980 Jake LaMotta |
| #3918, aired 2001-09-19 | BEASTLY MOVIES $200: 1980:
Robert De Niro battles his way to the top of the middleweight boxing world Raging Bull |
| #3915, aired 2001-09-14 | WHY DID THEY MAKE THIS MOVIE? $400: Leonard Maltin complained that this 1980 Western, a debacle for Michael Cimino, was missing just one thing: a story Heaven's Gate |
| #3915, aired 2001-09-14 | WHY DID THEY MAKE THIS MOVIE? $800: This comic returns to Earth in the form of Benji to solve his own murder in 1980's "Oh, Heavenly Dog!" Chevy Chase |
| #3913, aired 2001-09-12 | BEFORE & AFTER $800: 1980 film in which Goldie Hawn joins the army & serves as British Prime Minister from 1874 to 1880 Private Benjamin Disraeli |
| #3911, aired 2001-09-10 | DIRECTED BUT DIDN'T STAR IN $200: "Ordinary People"
(1980) Robert Redford |
| #3905, aired 2001-07-20 | THE DAVIS CUP $500: This black activist ran for vice president on the 1980 Communist Party ticket Angela Davis |
| #3902, aired 2001-07-17 | MOVIE TAGLINES $1000: 1980:
"They're on a mission from God" The Blues Brothers |
| #3898, aired 2001-07-11 | THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED $200: December 8, 1980 in New York City John Lennon |
| #3897, aired 2001-07-10 | HIT SONGS $400: This group made its U.S. Top 40 debut with "Brass in Pocket" in 1980 The Pretenders |
| #3889, aired 2001-06-28 | STIFLE YOURSELF EDICT $400: Time's Man of the Year in 1980, he was famous for an edict or fatwa to silence an author Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #3883, aired 2001-06-20 | NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS $200: This author's "Sophie's Choice" was the hardcover choice for 1980 William Styron |
| #3875, aired 2001-06-08 | DIONNE WARWICK $1000: From 1980 to '81 & again in the mid-'80s, Dionne hosted this TV pop show Solid Gold |
| #3870, aired 2001-06-01 | FIRST MAN IN SPACE FROM... $300: In 1980 Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez' route out of this country was very different than Elian Gonzalez' Cuba |
| #3863, aired 2001-05-23 | SEEING DOUBLE $600: The little boy Danny sees twin sisters in the hallway of the hotel in this creepy 1980 Kubrick classic The Shining |
| #3847, aired 2001-05-01 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1000: Politics aside, in 1980 strikes in Gdansk & other Polish cities led to the formation of this labor union Solidarity |
| #3841, aired 2001-04-23 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $400: After losing the GOP nomination to Ford in 1976, he began his successful effort to snag the 1980 spot Ronald Reagan |
| #3840, aired 2001-04-20 | SELF-TITLED ALBUMS $300: "Sailing" sailed off this 1980 album "Christopher Cross" |
| #3836, aired 2001-04-16 | I REMEMBER APRIL $400: April 18 commemorates the day in 1980 when this country became Zimbabwe Rhodesia |
| #3814, aired 2001-03-15 | TONY ORLANDO! $200: In 1980 Tony appeared in a Broadway production of a musical about this circus showman P.T. Barnum |
| #3803, aired 2001-02-28 | ARETHA FRANKLIN $200: Aretha played the owner of a soul food cafe in this 1980 movie that starred Dan Aykroyd & John Belushi The Blues Brothers |
| #3798, aired 2001-02-21 | THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS $800: His "Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet" was still high on the list when he was shot & killed in 1980 Herman Tarnower |
| #3797, aired 2001-02-20 | FEBRUARY DATEBOOK $300: Feb. 26, 1980:
For the first time these 2 Mideast countries exchange ambassadors Egypt & Israel |
| #3795, aired 2001-02-16 | SPORTS GREATS $800: In 1980, at age 23, this Spaniard became the first European to win the U.S. Masters golf tournament Seve Ballesteros |
| #3783, aired 2001-01-31 | THE DATING GAME $500: John Paul II shot; Iran releases U.S. embassy hostages 1981 |
| #3781, aired 2001-01-29 | ENCYCLOPEDIC KNOWLEDGE $400: This encyclopedia extended its "global" reach with a 1961 Braille edition & a 1980 audio edition World Book |
| #3771, aired 2001-01-15 | COUNTRY MUSIC $200: From 1980 through 1993, this "stately" group led by Randy Owen had 32 of its 42 charted singles reach No. 1 Alabama |
| #3759, aired 2000-12-28 | FUN WITH OPERA $800: This "Phantom" & "Cats" composer's mini-opera "Tell Me on a Sunday" premiered on the BBC in 1980 Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| #3750, aired 2000-12-15 | "BLUE" MOVIES $400: Milla Jovovich starred in the 1991 sequel to this 1980 film, called "The Definite Brooke Shields Vehicle" The Blue Lagoon |
| #3748, aired 2000-12-13 | ARISTOTLE SAYS... $400: "The legislator should direct his attention above all to" this; the U.S. established a cabinet dept. for it in 1980 Education |
| #3735, aired 2000-11-24 | OLD SPORT $600 (Daily Double): In 1980 Willie Davenport & Jeff Gadley, the USA's first black Winter Olympic athletes, were half of a team in this event Bobsledding |
| #3728, aired 2000-11-15 | THEATRE $1000: This actor-playwright's acclaimed 1980 drama "True West" was finally produced on Broadway in 2000 Sam Shepard |
| #3726, aired 2000-11-13 | 3-LETTER SPANISH WORDS $200: In 1980 Roberto Duran said to Sugar Ray Leonard, "No" this, meaning "no more" Mas |
| #3722, aired 2000-11-07 | ELECTION DAY $300: In 1980 Carter gave this "speech" at 9:50 P.M., the earliest since Alton B. Parker in 1904 Concession speech |
| #3719, aired 2000-11-02 | CAMPBELL SOUP $600: (Hi, I'm Tisha Campbell-Martin.) This man won the 1977 Heisman Trophy, then led the NFL in rushing from 1978 to 1980 Earl Campbell |
| #3709, aired 2000-10-19 | WHO WAS THE U.S. VEEP? $600 (Daily Double): When Moscow hosted the Olympics Walter Mondale |
| #3681, aired 2000-09-11 | SELF-____ $400: In 1980 Spain granted the Basques this, though it was limited Self-rule |
| #3678, aired 2000-09-06 | G-MEN $400: The famous 1980 FBI sting dubbed this was just too sheikh for the room Abscam |
| #3676, aired 2000-09-04 | PAUL McCARTNEY $300: In January 1980 Paul was arrested for drug possession in this Asian capital Tokyo |
| #3669, aired 2000-07-13 | 4-LETTER FILMS $600: Debbie Allen played dance teacher Lydia Grant in this 1980 film; maybe you remember its name Fame |
| #3665, aired 2000-07-07 | "OO"! "OO"! $100: It's what George Bush labeled Reagan's "economics" in 1980 Voodoo |
| #3642, aired 2000-06-06 | SPORTS ANNOUNCERS $800: The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team inspired Al Michaels to ask this 5-word question "Do you believe in miracles?" |
| #3635, aired 2000-05-26 | AT TIFFANY'S $1000: This daughter of Francoise Gilot & Pablo Picasso has been designing jewelry for Tiffany since 1980 Paloma Picasso |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | THE OLYMPICS OF 1980 $200: With the U.S. boycotting the summer games, this host country won 197 medals Soviet Union |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | THE OLYMPICS OF 1980 $300 (Daily Double): This woman who had been perfect in 1976 fell off the uneven parallel bars in 1980 Nadia Comaneci |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | LATE-NIGHT TV $500: In 1980 NBC cut the "Tonight" show to 60 minutes & extended this Tom Snyder program to 90 Tomorrow |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | THE OLYMPICS OF 1980 $600: He's the hero of Lake Placid seen here:
(speed skater) Eric Heiden |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | THE OLYMPICS OF 1980 $800: This man was elected president of the IOC just before the summer games; he's still there Juan Antonio Samaranch |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | THE OLYMPICS OF 1980 $1000: Lutz Dombrowski's 28 feet 1/4 inch was the longest ever of these at sea level long jump |
| #3593, aired 2000-03-29 | PHOTOGRAPHERS $200: On Dec. 8, 1980 Paul Goresh took the last photograph of this rock star as he signed his LP "Double Fantasy" John Lennon |
| #3590, aired 2000-03-24 | THE 1980s $500: In April 1980 Samuel K. Doe led a coup in this African country, deposing William R. Tolbert, Jr. Liberia |
| #3589, aired 2000-03-23 | HYPHENATES $1000: This newspaper chain that picked up 39 Pulitzers between 1980 & 1990 had a hyphenectomy in 1997 Knight-Ridder |
| #3578, aired 2000-03-08 | TITLE ROLES $200: "Private Benjamin"
(1980) Goldie Hawn |
| #3568, aired 2000-02-23 | LED ZEPPELIN $600: Led Zeppelin called it quits in 1980 after the death of this drummer John Bonham |
| #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 |
| #3550, aired 2000-01-28 | ALL "DE" BEST PEOPLE $200: After winning the 1980 Best Actor Oscar, he probably felt punch-drunk Robert De Niro |
| #3549, aired 2000-01-27 | U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS $200: In 1980 these held 329,000 Americans; in 1997, 1.24 million Prisons |
| #3544, aired 2000-01-20 | ROBERT REDFORD $800: In his directorial debut, Robert Redford won an Oscar for this 1980 film Ordinary People |
| #3542, aired 2000-01-18 | YOUR FILM DAYS ARE NUMBERED $1000: Bruce Willis appears uncredited in this 1980 film in which Sinatra saves NYC from a serial killer The First Deadly Sin |
| #3524, aired 1999-12-23 | PRESIDENTIAL ALSO RANS $1000: His presidential candidacy split the vote in 1980: John Anderson |
| #3517, aired 1999-12-14 | DUKE, DUKE $300: This Brooklyn Dodger was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 Duke Snider |
| #3516, aired 1999-12-13 | IRAQ $200: From 1980 to 1988 Iraq fought an inconclusive war with this nation in which over a million soldiers perished Iran |
| #3503, aired 1999-11-24 | GAME SHOW HOSTS $400: 1966-1980:
"The Newlywed Game" Bob Eubanks |
| #3485, aired 1999-10-29 | ACTING THE PART $800: Mary Tyler Moore & Donald Sutherland were mom & dad in this 1980 drama about a troubled suburban family Ordinary People |
| #3484, aired 1999-10-28 | DAVID BOWIE $1000: In 1980 David Bowie made his Broadway debut playing John Merrick in this drama "The Elephant Man" |
| #3479, aired 1999-10-21 | THE YEAR OF THE HEADLINE $800: "Miracle On Ice!" U.S. Men's Ice Hockey Team Wins Olympic Gold! 1980 |
| #3478, aired 1999-10-20 | CLASSIC MOVIE LINES $300: 1980:
"Heeeeere's Johnny!" The Shining |
| #3477, aired 1999-10-19 | VOLCANOES $200: Its May 18, 1980 eruption was the first in the lower 48 states since California's Lassen Peak in 1921 Mount Saint Helens |
| #3476, aired 1999-10-18 | THEIR FIRST FEATURE FILMS $1000: Jeremy Irons' first film role was as choreographer Michael Fokine in the 1980 bio of this great Russian ballet star Vaslav Nijinsky |
| #3474, aired 1999-10-14 | BANNED! $800: Because of its portrayal of the Jewish character Shylock, this play was banned in Michigan in 1980 The Merchant of Venice |
| #3472, aired 1999-10-12 | 5 MOVIES $200: This 1980 comedy starred Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin & Dolly Parton as office workers 9 To 5 |
| #3466, aired 1999-10-04 | '80s BESTSELLERS $100: His "Cosmos" was a bestseller in 1980; he made "Contact" again in 1985 Carl Sagan |
| #3464, aired 1999-09-30 | NATIONAL PARKS $1000: Until 1980, it was known as Mount McKinley National Park Denali |
| #3460, aired 1999-09-24 | CHINESE LEADERS $1000: Vice Premier & most powerful member of Chinese Communist Party from 1980-1989 Teng Hsiao-ping |
| #3455, aired 1999-09-17 | DALLAS $400: 1980 event that made Bobby acting head of Ewing Oil The shooting of J.R. |
| #3452, aired 1999-09-14 | FEATURE FILM DEBUTS $400: She was nominated for a 1980 Oscar for writing the theme song of her first film, "9 to 5" Dolly Parton |
| #3444, aired 1999-07-22 | WILLIE NELSON, THESPIAN $800: As country music star Buck Bonham, Willie is torn between Dyan Cannon & Amy Irving in this 1980 movie Honeysuckle Rose |
| #3441, aired 1999-07-19 | WORLD LEADERS $200: Yugoslavia:
1945-1980 Marshal Tito |
| #3439, aired 1999-07-15 | FLAGS OF THE WORLD $1000: Adopted in 1980, the flag of this Middle Eastern nation is seen here Iran |
| #3434, aired 1999-07-08 | HILLARY & JACKIE $300: Hillary had Chelsea in 1980 & Jackie had this child in 1957 Caroline |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | THE 1980s $400: This Yugoslavian leader died May 4, 1980, putting an end to his 27 years as president Tito |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | CELEBRITY TRIVIA $600: Robert De Niro accidentally broke Joe Pesci's rib during a fight scene in this 1980 film about Jake La Motta Raging Bull |
| #3416, aired 1999-06-14 | STARS $300: After a 1980 contract dispute, this actress only appeared in "Three's Company" talking on the phone Suzanne Somers |
| #3409, aired 1999-06-03 | HISTORIC NAMES $800: This family that once controlled Nicaragua saw 2 members killed -- the father in 1956, a son in 1980 Somoza |
| #3407, aired 1999-06-01 | BIOGRAPHIES $100: Merle Miller's 1980 book "Lyndon" is "An Oral Biography" of this man Lyndon B. Johnson |
| #3407, aired 1999-06-01 | YEAR OF THE HEADLINE $800: Mondale Nominated for U.S. President! 1984 |
| #3387, aired 1999-05-04 | CINEMATIC CHICAGO $200: Maniacal musical mayhem of brothers Jake & Elwood punctuates this Chicago-set 1980 comedy The Blues Brothers |
| #3384, aired 1999-04-29 | THE MOVIES $400: Judith Guest's novel about a dysfunctional family became this 1980 movie with Mary Tyler Moore & Timothy Hutton "Ordinary People" |
| #3381, aired 1999-04-26 | FEMALE FILM ROLES $800: "Gloria"
(1980) Gena Rowlands |
| #3374, aired 1999-04-15 | HERE'S JOHNNY! $1000: In 1980 he became the first driver to win 2 Indy 500s starting from the pole position Johnny Rutherford |
| #3370, aired 1999-04-09 | TOUGH FOOTBALL $1000: On January 20, 1980 he started at quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in their only Super Bowl appearance Vince Ferragamo |
| #3366, aired 1999-04-05 | HIT TUNES $800: In 1980 this duo topped the charts one more time with "Do That to Me One More Time" Captain & Tennille |
| #3365, aired 1999-04-02 | ON THE "DOUBLE" $500: "(Just Like) Starting Over" is one of the songs from this 1980 John Lennon & Yoko Ono album "Double Fantasy" |
| #3363, aired 1999-03-31 | OLYMPIC MASCOTS $1,200 (Daily Double): The 1988 Winter Games in Calgary & the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow had species of these as mascots Bears |
| #3336, aired 1999-02-22 | TV TEENS $200: Eddie Murphy was just 19 when this series made him an overnight star in 1980 Saturday Night Live |
| #3331, aired 1999-02-15 | OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! $400: 1980's "Death Of A Princess" dramatized the execution of a princess from this country & her lover's beheading Saudi Arabia |
| #3322, aired 1999-02-02 | "HEART"Y PHRASES $600: Band formed by Joan Jett in 1980 The Blackhearts |
| #3303, aired 1999-01-06 | SRO $500 (Daily Double): This musical opened its run in 1980 at the Winter Garden, 8 blocks from the title thoroughfare 42nd Street |
| #3295, aired 1998-12-25 | SPEAKING CONSERVATIVELY $600: In 1980 William F. Buckley told off students at this Poughkeepsie school who disinvited him to commencement Vassar |
| #3290, aired 1998-12-18 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $200: Lanford Wilson won a Pulitzer for "Talley's Folly" in 1980 & this Wilson won for "The Piano Lesson" in 1990 August Wilson |
| #3290, aired 1998-12-18 | CAR PETS $500: For 1980 American Motors let it soar as the 1st domestic-built 4-wheel-drive car Eagle |
| #3283, aired 1998-12-09 | VOODOO IQ $600: In 1980 this future president labeled some of Ronald Reagan's policies as "Voodoo Economics" George H.W. Bush |
| #3274, aired 1998-11-26 | THE WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME $400: This member of the New York City Opera from 1955 to 1980 was inducted in 1998 Beverly Sills |
| #3266, aired 1998-11-16 | GOVERNORS $200: Action by Nebraska gov. Charles Thone kept order when these "breezed" through Grand Island in June 1980 Tornadoes |
| #3260, aired 1998-11-06 | MUSICAL THEATER $400: "Bring Back Birdie", a 1980 sequel to this 1960 musical, didn't fly Bye Bye Birdie |
| #3244, aired 1998-10-15 | TV DEMISES $200: In a 1980 revamping, the sands ran through the hourglass for 3 characters on this soap "Days Of Our Lives" |
| #3240, aired 1998-10-09 | 1980s LIT $400: In 1980 this author had his agent Smiley face his KGB nemesis, Karla John le Carre |
| #3227, aired 1998-09-22 | NONFICTION $200: Freud, Strauss & Klimt appear in "A Nervous Splendor", a 1980 portrait of this city in the 1880s Vienna |
| #3219, aired 1998-09-10 | NAME THE YEAR $500: Washington state erupted with excitement this year when the photo seen here was taken 1980 |
| #3214, aired 1998-07-16 | ON THE MOVE $200: In 1980 the U.S. government loaned this auto company $1.5 billion; the loans were repaid within 3 years Chrysler |
| #3204, aired 1998-07-02 | SINGERS ON FILM $600: "Love on the Rocks" was one of the songs introduced by this pop singer in 1980's "The Jazz Singer" Neil Diamond |
| #3198, aired 1998-06-24 | LEAP DAY IN SPORTS $1000: On Feb. 29, 1980 this 51-year-old ex-Red Wing scored his 800th NHL goal Gordie Howe |
| #3195, aired 1998-06-19 | THE OLYMPICS $400: On Feb. 22, 1980 Mike Eruzione scored the winning goal as the U.S. beat this country in hockey Russia |
| #3187, aired 1998-06-09 | TIM CONWAY FILMS $600: Tim teamed up with this fellow TV comedian in several films including 1980's "The Private Eyes" Don Knotts |
| #3183, aired 1998-06-03 | R.E.M. $200: The lineup 1980-1997: guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, drummer Bill Berry & this singer Michael Stipe |
| #3181, aired 1998-06-01 | WHIPS & CHAINS $300: The group who sang the 1980 hit heard here:
["Whip It"] Devo |
| #3175, aired 1998-05-22 | A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY $100: In 1980 this octogenarian hit the country charts with "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" George Burns |
| #3175, aired 1998-05-22 | HOT SPOTS OF THE '80s $500: This newly independent country's first prime minister, Marxist Robert Mugabe, took office in 1980 Zimbabwe |
| #3173, aired 1998-05-20 | MOM'S THE WORD $600: Miriam Weinstein & her husband Max provided this name for a film company founded by their sons in 1980 Miramax |
| #3170, aired 1998-05-15 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: On April 24, 1980 an attempt to rescue 53 hostages in this capital city was called off Tehran |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | WHEN YOU WERE IN DIAPERS $800: In 1980 he was recognized as the leader of the Polish trade union Solidarity Lech Walesa |
| #3159, aired 1998-04-30 | MOVIE DEBUTS $100: He debuted in "The Long Good Friday" in 1980, became Remington Steele in 1982 & now he's 007 Pierce Brosnan |
| #3152, aired 1998-04-21 | THE UNITED NATIONS $200: In 1980 the U.N. passed a resolution demanding the Soviet Union withdraw from this country Afghanistan |
| #3146, aired 1998-04-13 | BASEBALL $800: This Seattle Mariner was named MVP of the 1992 All-Star Game; his father won the award in 1980 Ken Griffey Jr. |
| #3142, aired 1998-04-07 | THE "BIG" SCREEN $800: Lee Marvin & Mark Hamill starred in this 1980 Sam Fuller film full of WWII stories The Big Red One |
| #3125, aired 1998-03-13 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $300: This Washington volcano erupted on November 22, 1842; it blew its top again in 1980 Mount St. Helens |
| #3123, aired 1998-03-11 | HAWN $200: In this 1980 film Goldie winds up cleaning an Army latrine with an electric toothbrush Private Benjamin |
| #3115, aired 1998-02-27 | GOOD SPORTS $200: In 1980, at age 19, he became the youngest player in NHL history named MVP Wayne Gretzky |
| #3115, aired 1998-02-27 | THE 1980s $500: We found out in 1980 that this Yippie leader had had plastic surgery & become Barry Freed Abbie Hoffman |
| #3091, aired 1998-01-26 | ENDS $300: Ex-PM Ian Smith was speaking in South Africa & missed the 1980 ceremony ending this country's 15-year history Rhodesia |
| #3062, aired 1997-12-16 | '80s ROCK $200: They had 2 No. 1 hits in 1980: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" & "Another One Bites The Dust" Queen |
| #3055, aired 1997-12-05 | THE WOMEN OF TEXAS $1000: This Miss Texas went on to become Miss America of 1971 & first lady of Kentucky in 1980 Phyllis George |
| #3051, aired 1997-12-01 | HORRORS! $100: Despite its title, this 1980 film had enough box office luck to produce 7 sequels by 1989 Friday the 13th |
| #3047, aired 1997-11-25 | MONTREALERS $800: This Montrealer of Scottish & French-Canadian descent was PM of Canada 1968-1979 & 1980-84 Pierre Trudeau |
| #3043, aired 1997-11-19 | BULL $400: This 1980 Robert De Niro film is in black & white except for the credits & home movies of Jake La Motta Raging Bull |
| #3034, aired 1997-11-06 | the small screen $500: This 1980 film about a high school for the performing arts has inspired 2 TV series Fame |
| #3012, aired 1997-10-07 | BLASTS FROM THE PAST $400: Cascade Range May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens |
| #3010, aired 1997-10-03 | FLOPS $400: Roger Ebert called this 1980 Michael Cimino film "Painful & unpleasant to look at" Heaven's Gate |
| #3006, aired 1997-09-29 | THE 1980s $400: At the 1980 Winter Olympics he set records in the 500-, 1,000-, 1,500-, 5,000- & 10,000-m. speed skating races Eric Heiden |
| #2999, aired 1997-09-18 | WORLD HISTORY $600: In November 1980 Poland's Communist Party officially recognized this trade union Solidarity |
| #2988, aired 1997-09-03 | THE '97 WORLD ALMANAC $300: Born Feb. 27, 1980, this White House resident is among the "Widely Known Americans of the Present" Chelsea Clinton |
| #2982, aired 1997-07-15 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: Since 1980 most of this Indonesian island known for its giant monitor lizards has been a national park Komodo |
| #2957, aired 1997-06-10 | VOLCANOES $300: Because of the May 18, 1980 eruption, this Washington volcano is now about 1,300 feet shorter Mt. St. Helens |
| #2932, aired 1997-05-06 | HISTORIC EUROPEAN LEADERS $600: In 1963 he was made Yugoslavia's president for life; he lived until 1980 Marshal Josip Broz Tito |
| #2922, aired 1997-04-22 | VEGAS MOVIES $800: This 1980 film could have been called "Dummar and Hughes" Melvin and Howard |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | "C" YOU AT THE MOVIES $200: Rodney Dangerfield wreaked havoc at a country club in this 1980 Chevy Chase comedy Caddyshack |
| #2914, aired 1997-04-10 | THE PLANETS $300: In 1980 Voyager 1 revealed that 2 of this planet's rings are braided Saturn |
| #2913, aired 1997-04-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $300: 8 Americans were killed April 24, 1980 in a failed attempt to rescue American hostages held in this city Tehran |
| #2899, aired 1997-03-20 | VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES $1000: In 1980 Patrick J. Lucey was this independent candidate's vice presidential running mate John Anderson |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $100: His song "Starting Over" became a transatlantic hit just after his December 1980 murder John Lennon |
| #2887, aired 1997-03-04 | WINTER OLYMPIC SITES $300: In 1932 this village was the first U.S. site & it hosted the games again in 1980 Lake Placid |
| #2886, aired 1997-03-03 | SOUL & FUNK MUSIC $300: She sang her hit song "Think" in 1980's "The Blues Brothers Movie" Aretha Franklin |
| #2879, aired 1997-02-20 | SINGERS "R" US $100: This former lead singer of the Commodores wrote Kenny Rogers' 1980 hit "Lady" Lionel Richie |
| #2862, aired 1997-01-28 | FASHION $400: In 1980 this daughter of a famous artist created a jewelry collection for Tiffany & Co. Paloma Picasso |
| #2855, aired 1997-01-17 | 20th CENTURY OPERA $600: When Torroba's opera "El Poeta" premiered in 1980, this Spanish tenor played the title role Placido Domingo |
| #2839, aired 1996-12-26 | BRITISH TV $800: In 1980 her "Walkies!" command made her a star on British TV Barbara Woodhouse |
| #2829, aired 1996-12-12 | SPORTS $400: In 1980 the NHL's Atlanta Flames moved to this Canadian city Calgary |
| #2828, aired 1996-12-11 | HISTORY $600 (Daily Double): In 1980 this deposed president of Nicaragua was assassinated in Paraguay Anastasio Somoza |
| #2817, aired 1996-11-26 | ALPHABET SOUP $400: The cities that hosted the summer Olympics in 1968, 1972, 1976 & 1980 all begin with this letter M |
| #2816, aired 1996-11-25 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1000: In 1980, striking workers at this Gdansk shipyard demanded the right to form a trade union the Lenin Shipyard (Lech Walesa) |
| #2798, aired 1996-10-30 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY $100: The first tunnel under this Egyptian canal was opened in 1980 Suez Canal |
| #2787, aired 1996-10-15 | COMEDIES $200: In 1980 Dolly Parton ventured onto the big screen, playing a secretary in this film 9 to 5 |
| #2787, aired 1996-10-15 | LEGISLATURES $200: In 1980 the government of this country granted the Basques the right to an elected parliament Spain |
| #2779, aired 1996-10-03 | HAROLDRY $600: This Minnesotan unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination 7 times between 1948 & 1980 (Harold) Stassen |
| #2770, aired 1996-09-20 | THE MOVIES $300: Timothy Hutton won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his debut in this 1980 Robert Redford film Ordinary People |
| #2770, aired 1996-09-20 | THE MOVIES $500: 1980 film in which Jack Nicholson yells maniacally "Heeeeere's Johnny" The Shining |
| #2763, aired 1996-09-11 | OOPS $300: President Carter said the failed military rescue of these people in 1980 was an "incomplete success" the hostages in Tehran |
| #2758, aired 1996-09-04 | POP MUSIC $200: In 1980 Pink Floyd scored its only No. 1 single with "Another" one of these a "Brick In The Wall" |
| #2754, aired 1996-07-18 | ROYALTY $1000: On her 71st birthday, April 30, 1980, this queen abdicated in favor of her daughter Beatrix Juliana |
| #2749, aired 1996-07-11 | FAMOUS ITALIANS $1000: In 1980 he designed the uniforms for the Italian Air Force Giorgio Armani |
| #2747, aired 1996-07-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $100: More than 4 dozen people were killed during its 1980 eruptions Mount Saint Helens |
| #2746, aired 1996-07-08 | FILM DIRECTORS $200: This "Master of Suspense" was knighted in 1980 Hitchcock |
| #2735, aired 1996-06-21 | TELEPHONE HISTORY $400: In 1980 Dial-It National Sports became the first service on this new area code 1-900 |
| #2729, aired 1996-06-13 | SAINTS ON THE MAP $200: In 1980 this volcano in the American northwest made an ash of itself Mount St. Helens |
| #2720, aired 1996-05-31 | LITERATURE $600: Adso of Melk assists William of Baskerville in this 1980 Umberto Eco murder mystery The Name of the Rose |
| #2697, aired 1996-04-30 | "BLUE" MOVIES $200: This 1980 film follows Jake & Elwood as they try to raise money to save their orphanage The Blues Brothers |
| #2694, aired 1996-04-25 | AMERICAN NOVELISTS $500: His 1980 work "Of Women and Their Elegance" is an imaginary memoir by Marilyn Monroe Norman Mailer |
| #2684, aired 1996-04-11 | PEOPLE $1000: His painting "Three Flags" sold for just $900 in 1959; in 1980 it was resold for $1 million (Jasper) Johns |
| #2680, aired 1996-04-05 | REPUBLICANS $200: A loser in 1980 & 1988, this Senate majority leader is again bidding for the GOP presidential nomination Robert Dole |
| #2678, aired 1996-04-03 | THE TONY AWARDS $600: The Best Musical of 1980, it featured the song "Buenos Aires" Evita |
| #2673, aired 1996-03-27 | MOVIE DEBUTS $300: The 1980 college comedy "Midnight Madness" marked the film debut of this "Back to the Future" star Michael J. Fox |
| #2673, aired 1996-03-27 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES $600: In 1980 this former vice president published his autobiography, "Go Quietly....Or Else" Spiro Agnew |
| #2670, aired 1996-03-22 | MIDDLE NAMES $1000: Of American Indian ancestry, Colorado senator Ben Campbell adopted this middle name in 1980 Nighthorse |
| #2646, aired 1996-02-19 | SPORTS $400: From 1977 to 1980, Tom Watson was named this sport's player of the year golf |
| #2639, aired 1996-02-08 | ROBIN WILLIAMS FILMS $200: As this title comic strip character in 1980, Robin had really big arms & a squint Popeye |
| #2621, aired 1996-01-15 | MOVIES IN BLACK & WHITE $1000: This 1980 film about Jake LaMotta should ring a bell with you Raging Bull |
| #2604, aired 1995-12-21 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $400: Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, who died in 1980, was the last person to hold this title the Shah of Iran |
| #2585, aired 1995-11-24 | POLITICAL SCIENTISTS $300: Before becoming U.N. Ambassador, she was a foreign policy advisor to the 1980 Reagan campaign Jeane Kirkpatrick |
| #2581, aired 1995-11-20 | MOUNTAINS $300: Its 1980 eruption was the first in the lower 48 states since 1921 Mount St. Helens |
| #2579, aired 1995-11-16 | SCIENTISTS $600: In 1980, for her concerns over pollution, she was posthumously awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom Rachel Carson |
| #2577, aired 1995-11-14 | THE UNITED NATIONS $800: Zaire & Zambia joined in the '60s & this country, the last member alphabetically, joined in 1980 Zimbabwe |
| #2571, aired 1995-11-06 | SPORTS $800: In 1979 & 1980 Terry Bradshaw, this team's quarterback, was named Super Bowl MVP the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| #2569, aired 1995-11-02 | AWARDS $800: Figure skaters Randy Gardner & this partner received Olympic Spirit Awards for 1980 Tai Babilonia |
| #2568, aired 1995-11-01 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $3,400 (Daily Double): In the 20th c. only 2 military leaders have been Secretary of State: George Marshall & this 1980 appointee (Alexander) Haig |
| #2561, aired 1995-10-23 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $1,000 (Daily Double): Since 1980 this volcano in the Cascade Mountains has erupted more than 20 times Mount St. Helens |
| #2555, aired 1995-10-13 | THE 20th CENTURY $1,500 (Daily Double): After a 1980 coup, Desi Bouterse took power in this formerly Dutch South American country Suriname |
| #2547, aired 1995-10-03 | POP MUSIC $500: Barbra Streisand teamed with him to win a 1980 Grammy for "Guilty" Barry Gibb |
| #2542, aired 1995-09-26 | TELEVISION HISTORY $500: He left as producer of "Saturday Night Live" in 1980 & returned in 1985 Lorne Michaels |
| #2536, aired 1995-09-18 | SONGS $300: This singer was nominated for a 1980 Oscar for writing "On The Road Again", but lost to the song "Fame" Willie Nelson |
| #2525, aired 1995-07-21 | U.S. OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME $600: Whole teams inducted include the 1964 U.S. basketball team & this 1980 team the hockey team |
| #2523, aired 1995-07-19 | POLITICS $800: In 1980 Patrick Lucey was this independent presidential candidate's running mate John Anderson |
| #2518, aired 1995-07-12 | NOTABLE WOMEN $700 (Daily Double): Vigdis Finnbogadottir, this country's 1st female president, has held office since 1980 Iceland |
| #2513, aired 1995-07-05 | POLITICIANS $800: This senator who represented Maine from 1959 to 1980 was later a member of the Tower Commission Edmund Muskie |
| #2506, aired 1995-06-26 | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES $400: When this play opened on Broadway in 1980, Jane Seymour played the role of Mozart's wife Amadeus |
| #2497, aired 1995-06-13 | NO. 1 HITS $200: In 1980 this "Piano Man" had his first No. 1 hit with "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me" Billy Joel |
| #2497, aired 1995-06-13 | CANADA $500: In 1980 one of these rodents bearing a crown was added to Alberta's coat of arms a beaver |
| #2493, aired 1995-06-07 | WORLD CITIES $600: The Cosmos Hotel in this East European city was built for the Olympics held there in 1980 Moscow |
| #2485, aired 1995-05-26 | HISTORY $800: The deposed Shah of Iran died on July 27, 1980 in exile in this North African country Egypt |
| #2479, aired 1995-05-18 | SPIELBERG FILMS $200: Spielberg re-edited this 1977 UFO film for a 1980 re-issue, then again for a longer TV version Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| #2463, aired 1995-04-26 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $400: As president-elect in 1980, Ronald Reagan appointed her U.S. Representative to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick |
| #2437, aired 1995-03-21 | WORLD HISTORY $200: In 1980 labor unrest in Gdansk led to the formation of this union Solidarity |
| #2423, aired 1995-03-01 | TV CHARACTERS $200: On Nov. 21, 1980 it was revealed that Kristin Shepard shot him J.R. Ewing |
| #2420, aired 1995-02-24 | FINANCE $200: A 1980 deregulation law allowed banks to pay this on checking accounts interest |
| #2416, aired 1995-02-20 | SENATORS $400: In 1980, when he was 33, he was the youngest man ever elected to the Senate from Indiana Dan Quayle |
| #2412, aired 1995-02-14 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $200: Between 1980 & 1985, this doubled from $900 billion to $1.8 trillion; today it's over $4 trillion the national debt |
| #2400, aired 1995-01-27 | THE MOVIES $400: Steven Bach's 1985 book "Final Cut" detailed the making of this 1980 Michael Cimino flop Heaven's Gate |
| #2391, aired 1995-01-16 | DEMOCRATS $400: He faced a strong challenge from Edward Kennedy but was renominated for president in 1980 Jimmy Carter |
| #2380, aired 1994-12-30 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: Parliament proclaimed this song Canada's official national anthem July 1, 1980 "O Canada" |
| #2380, aired 1994-12-30 | GOVERNORS $600: In 1980 ill health forced Ella Grasso to resign as governor of this state Connecticut |
| #2370, aired 1994-12-16 | CONGRESS $800: Harrison Williams was the only senator caught in this 1978-1980 FBI "sting" operation Abscam |
| #2358, aired 1994-11-30 | GEOGRAPHY $500: In 1980 Mt. McKinley National Park was renamed this Denali National Park |
| #2356, aired 1994-11-28 | 1980 $200: Josip Broz Tito, president of this country, died in May Yugoslavia |
| #2356, aired 1994-11-28 | 1980 $400: He promised that if elected president, he'd appoint a woman to the Supreme Court...& he did Reagan |
| #2356, aired 1994-11-28 | 1980 $600: President Carter declared a state of emergency in this chemically contaminated Niagara Falls neighborhood Love Canal |
| #2356, aired 1994-11-28 | 1980 $800: Cyrus Vance resigned as Secretary of State in April & was replaced by this Maine senator Muskie |
| #2356, aired 1994-11-28 | 1980 $1000: This country's first president & prime minister were Rev. Canaan Banana & Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe |
| #2345, aired 1994-11-11 | THE 1980s $200: Debris from this volcano's eruption on May 18, 1980 blocked traffic on the Columbia River Mount St. Helens |
| #2340, aired 1994-11-04 | ODDS & ENDS $300: In 1991 this most common test for college-board seniors saw its first decline in math scores since 1980 the SATs |
| #2340, aired 1994-11-04 | WORLD CURRENCY $800: In 1980 Israel adopted this currency that shares its name with a biblical unit of weight a shekel |
| #2330, aired 1994-10-21 | SPORTS $400: This Swede won the men's singles title at Wimbledon 5 years in a row, 1976-1980 Bjorn Borg |
| #2323, aired 1994-10-12 | HISTORIC HEADLINES $400: May 19, 1980:
This volcano "erupts; 6 killed" Mount St. Helens |
| #2323, aired 1994-10-12 | FAMOUS NAMES $1000: In 1980, 125 were injured in protests coinciding with her investiture as queen of the Netherlands Beatrix |
| #2320, aired 1994-10-07 | SPORTS $300: In 1980 this NFL team moved its home games to Anaheim Stadium Los Angeles Rams |
| #2273, aired 1994-06-22 | ROCK MUSIC $300: He wrote, produced, scored & starred in the 1980 movie "One- Trick Pony" Paul Simon |
| #2262, aired 1994-06-07 | ECONOMICS $400: The Monetary Control Act of 1980 requires U.S. banks to deposit funds with this central banking system the Federal Reserve |
| #2254, aired 1994-05-26 | THE MOVIES $200: In this 1980 film, a demented Jack Nicholson utters the line "Here's Johnny" The Shining |
| #2204, aired 1994-03-17 | THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS $400: After winning in 1980 for "Kramer vs. Kramer", this actor said, "I'd like to thank divorce" Dustin Hoffman |
| #2197, aired 1994-03-08 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $2,000 (Daily Double): On April 26, 1980 this Secretary of State resigned in opposition to Jimmy Carter's Iran hostage rescue attempt Cyrus Vance |
| #2182, aired 1994-02-15 | THE SUPREME COURT $400: She served on the federal appeals court for the District of Columbia from 1980 to 1993 (Ruth) Ginsburg |
| #2180, aired 1994-02-11 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $200: In 1980 "The Shining" was 1 of 3 of his books on the N.Y. Times bestseller lists at the same time Stephen King |
| #2176, aired 1994-02-07 | SCIENCE FICTION $600: This author's 1896 classic "The Island of Dr. Moreau" inspired the 1980 novel "Moreau's Other Island" H.G. Wells |
| #2174, aired 1994-02-03 | JULY $100: In July 1980 the Republican party nominated this former CIA director for vice president George (H.W.) Bush |
| #2174, aired 1994-02-03 | JULY $1,000 (Daily Double): On July 14, 1980, Billy Carter registered as an agent of this country's government Libya |
| #2164, aired 1994-01-20 | ACTORS ONSTAGE $500: In 1980 David Bowie took over the role of the deformed John Merrick in this acclaimed play The Elephant Man |
| #2156, aired 1994-01-10 | MUSICAL THEATER $1,200 (Daily Double): Sadly, this nostalgic musical was Gower Champion's last; he died just hours before its 1980 premiere 42nd Street |
| #2154, aired 1994-01-06 | METALS $200: In January 1980 this metal hit a high of $50.35 an ounce; in January 1993 it was less than $4.00 silver |
| #2153, aired 1994-01-05 | 1980s TV $200: On Nov. 21, 1980 the world discovered that Kristin Shepard shot this businessman J.R. Ewing |
| #2153, aired 1994-01-05 | 1980s TV $500: About 6 months after this series premiered in 1980, it spawned a spinoff called "Those Amazing Animals" That's Incredible! |
| #2151, aired 1994-01-03 | VOLCANOES $200: In 1980 the largest of the blasts from this Washington volcano could be heard 135 miles away Mount St. Helens |
| #2147, aired 1993-12-28 | HISTORY $1000: In 1980 this country granted limited self-rule to Flanders & Wallonia Belgium |
| #2142, aired 1993-12-21 | MODERN HISTORY $300: In 1980 it became the first independent labor union in a Soviet bloc country Solidarity |
| #2142, aired 1993-12-21 | MODERN HISTORY $500: Robert Mugabe became prime minister of this country in 1980 & its president in 1987 Zimbabwe |
| #2135, aired 1993-12-10 | WORLD COINS $100: In 1980 this country adopted a design of the Aztec dragon for its 5-peso coin Mexico |
| #2130, aired 1993-12-03 | SPORTS $500: In 1980 this U.S. speed skater became the first athlete to win 5 individual gold medals in 1 Olympics (Eric) Heiden |
| #2128, aired 1993-12-01 | PHOTOGRAPHERS $200: in 1980, Jimmy Carter awarded this landscape photographer the Presidential Medal of Freedom Ansel Adams |
| #2114, aired 1993-11-11 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $500 (Daily Double): This volcano in the Cascade Mountains was inactive from 1857 to 1980 Mount St. Helens |
| #2100, aired 1993-10-22 | THEATRE $1000: In 1980 David Edgar brought to the stage an 8 1/2-hour version of this Dickens work Nicholas Nickleby |
| #2094, aired 1993-10-14 | THE 20th CENTURY $1,200 (Daily Double): Gus Hall was the presidential nominee of this U.S. party in 1972, 1976, 1980 & 1984 the Communist Party |
| #2082, aired 1993-09-28 | POP MUSIC $300: She won a Best Female Pop Vocal Grammy for her 1980 song "The Rose" Bette Midler |
| #2064, aired 1993-07-22 | MOUNTAINS $400: Its eruption in 1980 was the first in the 48 contiguous states since Lassen Peak in 1921 Mount St. Helens |
| #2062, aired 1993-07-20 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: This nuclear plant finished venting radioactive gas from its crippled reactor number 2 in July 1980 Three Mile Island |
| #2057, aired 1993-07-13 | WORLD FLAGS $1000: Once part of the United Arab Republic, this country adopted the republic's flag in 1980 Syria |
| #2055, aired 1993-07-09 | SPORTS $300: From 1976 to 1980, this Swede won 5 straight Wimbledon men's singles championships Björn Borg |
| #2052, aired 1993-07-06 | ASSASSINATIONS $1000: Descended from a freed U.S. slave, William Tolbert was president of this country when killed in a 1980 coup Liberia |
| #2050, aired 1993-07-02 | THE 50 STATES $300: Between 1980 & 1990 the City of Gary in this state lost 23.2% of its population Indiana |
| #2048, aired 1993-06-30 | DOWN EASTERS $3,700 (Daily Double): In 1980 & 1981 this man from the State of Maine was U.S. Secretary of State Muskie |
| #2046, aired 1993-06-28 | AWARDS $400: His "No Respect" LP won a Grammy for Best Comedy Recording of 1980 Rodney Dangerfield |
| #2045, aired 1993-06-25 | BY GEORGE $500: He won a 1980 Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "He Stopped Loving Her Today" George Jones |
| #2040, aired 1993-06-18 | IN THE "PINK" $300: Since 1980 Owens-Corning Fiberglass has used this cartoon character in its advertising the Pink Panther |
| #2040, aired 1993-06-18 | IN THE "PINK" $500: "Another Brick in the Wall" in 1980 was this group's only No. 1 single Pink Floyd |
| #2027, aired 1993-06-01 | NORTH DAKOTA $400: Between 1980 & 1991 the average size of these in the state went from 1,043 to 1,224 acres farms |
| #2025, aired 1993-05-28 | HEADLINES $1000: July 28, 1980:
This former world leader "dies in exile" the Shah of Iran |
| #2023, aired 1993-05-26 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: This ousted Nicaraguan president was assassinated in Paraguay in 1980 Somoza |
| #2002, aired 1993-04-27 | 1980 $100: 81 nations participated, & over 60 did not, in the Summer Olympics held in this city Moscow |
| #2002, aired 1993-04-27 | 1980 $200: The May 18 explosion of this Washington State volcano was estimated to be as strong as 10 megatons of TNT Mt. St. Helens |
| #2002, aired 1993-04-27 | 1980 $300: This U.S. auto company suspended payments to suppliers while waiting for govt-guaranteed loans Chrysler Corporation |
| #2002, aired 1993-04-27 | 1980 $400: Rosie Ruiz' victory in this marathon was invalidated on April 29 the Boston Marathon |
| #2002, aired 1993-04-27 | AUTHORS $600: This author of "Tropic of Cancer" passed away in pacific Palisades, California on June 7, 1980 (Henry) Miller |
| #2002, aired 1993-04-27 | 1980 $1,400 (Daily Double): Jose Napoleon Duarte was sworn in as president of this country on December 22 El Salvador |
| #1996, aired 1993-04-19 | BALLET $800: From 1980 until his resignation in 1989, he was artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre Baryshnikov |
| #1993, aired 1993-04-14 | AWARDS $400: In 1980 Patti Lupone & Mandy Patinkin both won Tonys for this musical, so don't cry for them Evita |
| #1990, aired 1993-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1980 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. bought this airline's NYC headquarters building Pan American |
| #1981, aired 1993-03-29 | GEOGRAPHY $200: In 1980 the island of Tobago was given considerable autonomy from this larger neighbor Trinidad |
| #1980, aired 1993-03-26 | STADIUMS & ARENAS $300: The opening & closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics were held at this Moscow stadium Lenin Stadium |
| #1979, aired 1993-03-25 | AWARDS $300: This product's "Mean Joe Greene" commercial won 2 1980 Clio Awards Coca-Cola |
| #1973, aired 1993-03-17 | MUSICIANS $800: In 1980 this Israeli-born musician was the subject of a Newsweek cover story called "Top Fiddle" (Itzhak) Perlman |
| #1961, aired 1993-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Turner Broadcasting launched this 24-hour information service in 1980 CNN |
| #1953, aired 1993-02-17 | KENTUCKY $300: Between 1980 & 1990, this largest city in the state lost almost 10% of its population Louisville |
| #1952, aired 1993-02-16 | THE 1980s $300: In July 1980 President Carter signed a measure requiring 4 million men born in 1960 & 1961 to do this register for the draft |
| #1942, aired 1993-02-02 | THE 1980s $400: In July 1980 this presidential brother registered as an agent of the Libyan government Billy Carter |
| #1940, aired 1993-01-29 | RECENT HISTORY $1000: In April 1980 boatloads of Cubans began leaving this harbor for the U.S. Mariel |
| #1937, aired 1993-01-26 | MASCOTS $400: Misha, the mascot for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, was this type of animal bear |
| #1935, aired 1993-01-22 | EVEN MORE MOOSE POTPOURRI $100: In 1980 students at this New Haven school stole a moose head & said they'd eat it if midterms weren't canceled Yale |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | WASHINGTON STATE $1,000 (Daily Double): This governor failed in a bid for reelection in 1980 when she lost in the Democratic primary Dixy (Lee) Ray |
| #1926, aired 1993-01-11 | THE 1980s $1000: After his death May 4, 1980, many thought Yugoslavia would break up into separate states Tito |
| #1924, aired 1993-01-07 | FAMOUS WOMEN $400: In 1980 this dog trainer was named British female television personality of the year (Barbara) Woodhouse |
| #1910, aired 1992-12-18 | TELEVISION $200: When this show debuted on public television in 1980, its host was Gene Shalit; Vincent Price replaced him Mystery |
| #1907, aired 1992-12-15 | WORLD LEADERS $200: In 1980 Reykjavik Theater director VIgdis Finnbogadottir became this country's first woman president Iceland |
| #1901, aired 1992-12-07 | HISTORY $800: In 1980 Andrei Sakharov was told to park it in this city Gorky |
| #1900, aired 1992-12-04 | PEOPLE $300: At a gala in 1980 this "bubbly" soprano made her final appearance, playing Rosalinde in "Die Fledermaus" Beverly Sills |
| #1899, aired 1992-12-03 | GILBERT & SULLIVAN $400: In 1980 Linda Ronstadt made her stage debut as Mabel in a revival of this operetta The Pirates of Penzance |
| #1897, aired 1992-12-01 | OSCAR-WINNING FILMS $300: Completes the title of 1980's winning foreign-language film, "Moscow Does Not Believe in..." Tears |
| #1889, aired 1992-11-19 | MOUNTAINS $600: In 1980, two Japanese climbers became the first to scale it from the north Mt. Everest |
| #1887, aired 1992-11-17 | MYSTERIES $100: Mary Higgins Clark called her 1980 bestseller "The Cradle Will" do this Fall |
| #1887, aired 1992-11-17 | DRAMA $200: This 1973 Peter Schaeffer play became a ballet in 1980; a horse opera would have made more sense "Equus" |
| #1887, aired 1992-11-17 | HEALTH & MEDICINE $1,500 (Daily Double): Due to successful vaccines, this viral disease was finally declared extinct in 1980 Smallpox |
| #1874, aired 1992-10-29 | FILMS OF THE '80s $600: David Lynch directed this 1980 tale about John Merrick The Elephant Man |
| #1867, aired 1992-10-20 | CANADA $100: In 1980, Canada's national anthem was changed from this song to "O Canada" "God Save The Queen" |
| #1867, aired 1992-10-20 | WORLD HISTORY $200: The 1980 Mariel boatlift brought thousands of refugees from this country to the U.S. Cuba |
| #1859, aired 1992-10-08 | 1980 $200: On June 27th, 1980, Canada's Parliament chose this song to be the official national anthem "O Canada" |
| #1859, aired 1992-10-08 | 1980 $400: Planning on sharing its oil profits with its residents, this U.S. state dropped its income tax Alaska |
| #1859, aired 1992-10-08 | 1980 $600: In 1980, it was the third largest city in the United States; it still has the same mayor today Los Angeles |
| #1859, aired 1992-10-08 | 1980 $1000: This Republican from Illinois announced his independent candidacy John Anderson |
| #1859, aired 1992-10-08 | 1980 $1,300 (Daily Double): This country, with the most Catholics in the world, received its first visit by a reigning pope Brazil |
| #1853, aired 1992-09-30 | CENTRAL AMERICA $200: In 1980, Arch. Oscar Romero was assassinated while saying mass in this El Salvador capital San Salvador |
| #1848, aired 1992-09-23 | HISTORY $200: In 1980, this country attacked Iran, beginning a bloody 8-year struggle Iraq |
| #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 |
| #1800, aired 1992-05-29 | FIGURE SKATERS $800: An injury forced him & Tai Babilonia to withdraw from the pairs competition at Lake Placid in 1980 Randy Gardner |
| #1740, aired 1992-03-06 | THE BYRDS & THE BEAS $800: He was the Senate's Minority Leader from 1980-87, then moved up to Majority Leader Robert Byrd |
| #1726, aired 1992-02-17 | SPORTS $200: Between 1947 & 1980, this Red Wings & Whalers player appeared in the Stanley Cup playoffs a record 20 times Gordie Howe |
| #1726, aired 1992-02-17 | RECENT HISTORY $500: In 1980 Prince Charles presided as Robert Mugabe was sworn in as PM of this country, formerly Rhodesia Zimbabwe |
| #1721, aired 1992-02-10 | AWARDS $400: In 1980 James Burrows won a directing Emmy for the "Louie and the Nice Girl" episode of this sitcom Taxi |
| #1721, aired 1992-02-10 | THE MOVIES $800: This 1980 Zucker Brothers comedy opened with the theme from "Jaws" Airplane! |
| #1720, aired 1992-02-07 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $400: This speed skater won almost half the total medals that went to the U.S. at the 1980 Winter Olympics Eric Heiden |
| #1717, aired 1992-02-04 | POP MUSIC $300: This former Commodore wrote & produced Kenny Rogers' 1980 million seller "Lady" Lionel Richie |
| #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 |
| #1696, aired 1992-01-06 | FAMOUS WOMEN $400: This woman & her partner Adolph Green were named to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980 Betty Comden |
| #1678, aired 1991-12-11 | COUNTRY MUSIC $100: From 1980 to 1982, this singer & her sisters Louise & Irlene had their own TV variety series on NBC Barbara Mandrell |
| #1678, aired 1991-12-11 | COUNTRY MUSIC $1,000 (Daily Double): A piano-playing cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis, he crossed over onto the pop charts in 1980 with "Stand By Me" Mickey Gilley |
| #1663, aired 1991-11-20 | THE GRAMMYS $200: In 1980 this country singer won a songwriting Grammy for "On The Road Again" Willie Nelson |
| #1662, aired 1991-11-19 | VOLCANOES $100: The ash from its 1980 eruption was so rich in silica, commemorative glass ashtrays were made of it Mount St. Helens |
| #1661, aired 1991-11-18 | SCI-FI TV $400: As Commander Adama, he starred in both "Battlestar Galactica" & "Galactica 1980" Lorne Greene |
| #1658, aired 1991-11-13 | FAMOUS LLOYDS $200: In 1980 this "Evita" composer won a Tony for Best Score & a Grammy for Best Cast Show Album (Andrew Lloyd) Webber |
| #1645, aired 1991-10-25 | POLITICIANS $400: Senate Majority Leader from 1980-84, he became Pres. Reagan's Chief of Staff in 1987 Howard Baker |
| #1645, aired 1991-10-25 | POLITICIANS $1000: In the 1980 pres. election, this independent candidate received about 7% of the popular vote John Anderson |
| #1638, aired 1991-10-16 | THE TWENTIETH CENTURY $300: This Soviet physicist was sent into internal exile in Gorky in 1980 Sakharov |
| #1623, aired 1991-09-25 | 1956 $500: Rumors said this Dutch queen would get a divorce & abdicate, she did eventually abdicate in 1980 Juliana |
| #1622, aired 1991-09-24 | DESIGN $600: Paloma Picasso designed her first jewelry collection for this 5th Avenue firm in 1980 Tiffany's |
| #1613, aired 1991-09-11 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $800: From 1975-1980 she served as Connecticut's first woman governor Ella Grasso |
| #1610, aired 1991-09-06 | FILM FACTS $200: 1980's "Any Which Way You Can" was a sequel to this 1978 film Every Which Way but Loose |
| #1606, aired 1991-09-02 | PLAYS $400: Glenn Close was nominated for a 1980 Tony when she played the wife of this great showman in a musical (P.T.) Barnum |
| #1603, aired 1991-07-17 | LABOR UNIONS $200: This trade union was founded in Gdansk in September 1980 Solidarity |
| #1587, aired 1991-06-25 | PLAYWRIGHTS $800: This South African playwright published his first novel "Tsotsi" in 1980 Athol Fugard |
| #1565, aired 1991-05-24 | NOTABLE DAVISES $500: She ran for Vice President on the Communist Party ticket in 1980 Angela Davis |
| #1559, aired 1991-05-16 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000: This 1980 novel was the first book in Jean Auel's "Earth's Children" series Clan of the Cave Bear |
| #1548, aired 1991-05-01 | NONFICTION $400: In 1980, Tom Wolfe won an American Book Award for this saga of the Mercury astronauts The Right Stuff |
| #1544, aired 1991-04-25 | SPORTS $500: In 1980 it became the first Communist country to win the Davis Cup in tennis Czechoslovakia |
| #1518, aired 1991-03-20 | LAWYERS $1000: He was Ronald Reagan's personal lawyer when Mr. Reagan named him his first att'y gen. in 1980 William French Smith |
| #1513, aired 1991-03-13 | RULERS $300: She announced her abdication plans on January 31, 1980, her daughter Beatrix's 42nd birthday Queen Juliana (of the Netherlands) |
| #1510, aired 1991-03-08 | MOUNTAINS $400: This U.S. volcano had been inactive for 123 years when it erupted in 1980 Mount St. Helens |
| #1487, aired 1991-02-05 | GREAT DISASTERS $200: Guinness says when this volcano erupted in 1980, it caused the largest avalanche ever in the U.S. Mount St. Helens |
| #1486, aired 1991-02-04 | THE OSCARS $400: These two actors have won Oscars only as directors in 1980 & 1981 Robert Redford & Warren Beatty |
| #1486, aired 1991-02-04 | FAMOUS QUOTES $1000: Failing to corner the silver market in 1980, he said "A billion dollars is not what is used to be" Bunker Hunt |
| #1476, aired 1991-01-21 | MARYLAND $400: Founded in Baltimore in 1980, Sojourner-Douglass College was named for these two abolitionists Sojourner Truth & Frederick Douglass |
| #1470, aired 1991-01-11 | FOREIGN EXCHANGE $400: In 1980 this country changed its monetary unit from the pound to the shekel Israel |
| #1466, aired 1991-01-07 | TV TRIVIA $300: A 1980 salary dispute led to her departure from "Three's Company" Suzanne Somers |
| #1465, aired 1991-01-04 | ISLANDS $800: As a result of 1980's Hurricane Allen, this state's Mustang & Padre Islands are now one island Texas |
| #1454, aired 1990-12-20 | MODERN LITERATURE $400: Umberto Eco's 1980 novel "Il nome della rosa" translates to this The Name of the Rose |
| #1444, aired 1990-12-06 | THE OLYMPICS $500: In 1980, he set an Olympic record winning all five men's speed skating races Eric Heiden |
| #1438, aired 1990-11-28 | HODGEPODGE $200: Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, was this type of animal a bear |
| #1437, aired 1990-11-27 | NMOɊ-ƎɊISԀ∩ $700 (Daily Double): In 1980 this singer had a No. 1 hit with the following:
"Upside down / Boy, you turn me / Inside out / And round and round / Upside down / Boy, you turn me / Inside out / And round and round..." Diana Ross |
