#8671, aired 2022-06-27 | BUSINESS NAMES $1000: The company co-founded by this 19th century German chemical maker has relieved millions of headaches Bayer |
#8133, aired 2020-01-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: At the end of the 19th century, this man started selling his "In-a-Dor" beds (William) Murphy |
#7900, aired 2019-01-04 | 19th CENTURY OCCUPATIONS $600: Due to the smell, this person who cured animal hides into leather usually had his business on the outskirts of town a tanner |
#7615, aired 2017-10-20 | DOING BUSINESS IN THE 1800s $1600: Early 19th century British textile makers saw their labor-saving machines smashed by these activists the Luddites |
#7463, aired 2017-02-08 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESSMEN $4,000 (Daily Double): After selling his fur business in 1834, he devoted himself to real estate, building the world's biggest hotel in NYC John Jacob Astor |
#5901, aired 2010-04-19 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESSMEN $400: By the time this Cleveland businessman retired in 1896, his company owned 3/4 of the USA's oil business (John D.) Rockefeller |
#5406, aired 2008-02-25 | THEY MEAN BUSINESS! $400: 19th century robber baron Jay Gould caused the Black Friday panic with his speculation on this commodity gold |
#3920, aired 2001-09-21 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS LEADERS $100: On June 4, 1896 he completed assembly of his first auto, the quadricycle, in Detroit Henry Ford |
#3920, aired 2001-09-21 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS LEADERS $200: In 1863 he, Maurice Clark & Samuel Andrews founded a Cleveland oil company: in 1870 it changed its named to Standard Oil John D. Rockefeller |
#3920, aired 2001-09-21 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS LEADERS $300: In 1895 he introduced the first camera that would fit into a pocket George Eastman |
#3920, aired 2001-09-21 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS LEADERS $400: In 1872 this 25-year-old Prussian bought a Denver bottling company & founded a brewery (Adolph) Coors |
#3920, aired 2001-09-21 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS LEADERS $500: This man's name is on the can, but it was John Dorrance who developed condensed soup for his company (Joseph) Campbell |
#3317, aired 1999-01-26 | "FLY" RIGHT $600: This term for an unreliable or transient business dates back to the late 19th century Fly-by-night |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS $100: Created in 1898 by the Seiberling Bros., this company was named for the inventor of vulcanized rubber Goodyear |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS $200: The first ad for this "floating soap" appeared in 1882 Ivory |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS $300: Flavor of Campbell's first soup tomato |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS $400: This candied popcorn & peanuts confection celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1993 Cracker Jack |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 19th CENTURY BUSINESS $500: This steak sauce dates back to the court of George IV & a chef named Brand A.1. |
#771, aired 1988-01-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1932, Geo. G. Blaisdell named his new lighter "Zippo", after this late 19th century invention the zipper |