#8582, aired 2022-02-22 | THE 1600s $1600: In 1644 the Ming Dynasty fell to these conquerors whose dynasty would rule China until the 20th century the Manchu |
#8265, aired 2020-10-23 | OPERA $2,000 (Daily Double): Henry Kissinger & Mao Tse-tung are characters in this 20th century opera Nixon in China |
#7399, aired 2016-11-10 | IT HAPPENED IN THE 20th CENTURY $1000: In 1949 mainland China became a Communist state with this man as its leader Mao Zedong |
#6368, aired 2012-05-02 | BACK IN THE 20th CENTURY $800: On April 22, 1989 tens of thousands of students gathered in this square in China to demand democratic reform Tiananmen Square |
#5850, aired 2010-02-05 | NAME THAT CENTURY $2000: The Manchu Dynasty is overthrown in China the 20th century |
#5553, aired 2008-10-29 | 20th CENTURY CHINA $200: The founding of this party on July 1, 1921 opened a pivotal period in Chinese politics & history the Communist Party |
#5553, aired 2008-10-29 | 20th CENTURY CHINA $400: On April 24, 1970 China launched its first of these, an important achievement for Chinese science a satellite |
#5553, aired 2008-10-29 | 20th CENTURY CHINA $600: In 1976 the downfall of the Gang of Four & the end of this revolution marked a new stage for China the Cultural Revolution |
#5553, aired 2008-10-29 | 20th CENTURY CHINA $800: The return of these 2 territories to China in 1997 & 1999 put an end to centuries of humiliation Hong Kong & Macao |
#5553, aired 2008-10-29 | 20th CENTURY CHINA $1000: The democratic revolution led by this man led to the 1911 fall of the Qing dynasty & the end of Chinese feudalism Sun Yat-sen |
#5286, aired 2007-09-10 | THE 20th CENTURY $600: On Feb. 8, 1904 Japanese ships attacked this country's fleet at Lushun, Manchuria, beginning a war Russia |
#5277, aired 2007-07-17 | NAME THE CENTURY $800: The last emperor of China is forced to abdicate at the age of 6 the 20th century |
#2985, aired 1997-07-18 | THE 20th CENTURY $500 (Daily Double): This country withdrew from the League of Nations in 1933 after the league condemned its attacks on China Japan |
#2798, aired 1996-10-30 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY $400: In 1904 torpedo boats from this country attacked Russian ships near Port Arthur, Manchuria Japan |
#2666, aired 1996-03-18 | 20th CENTURY OPERA $400: Henry Kissinger & Madame Mao are among the characters in the 1987 opera about this president "in China" Nixon |
#2459, aired 1995-04-20 | 20th CENTURY OPERAS $400: Based on a H.C. Andersen fairy tale, Stravinsky's opera about this singing bird is set in China the Nightingale |
#2114, aired 1993-11-11 | THE 20th CENTURY $300: In 1931, while people read "The Good Earth", thousands of miles of this Asian country flooded China |
#2083, aired 1993-09-29 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: In 1934 Huey Long organized the "Share Our Wealth" plan & the Long March began in this country China |
#1950, aired 1993-02-12 | THE 20th CENTURY $600: When Sun Yat-sen died in 1925, he became leader of the military & later of the Nationalist government Chiang Kai-shek |
#1773, aired 1992-04-22 | THE 20th CENTURY $600: In 1988 this leader rejected China's offer to return to Tibet provided he stop advocating Tibetan independence the Dalai Lama |
#1709, aired 1992-01-23 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: On July 22, 1977 the "Gang of Four" was expelled from this country's Communist party China |
#1094, aired 1989-05-11 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: In 1976 Mao, who ran China since 1949, & this man, who ran Chicago since 1955, both died (Richard) Daley |
#950, aired 1988-10-21 | THE 20TH CENTURY $400: In the 20th c. this Asian country has suffered the most deaths from earthquakes, over half a million China |
#930, aired 1988-09-23 | THE 20TH CENTURY $400: In April 1970 this world power launched its 1st satellite which broadcast the song "The East is Red" China |
#924, aired 1988-09-15 | 20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $200: In 1928 he was appointed generalissimo & leader of China Chiang Kai‐shek |