#9083, aired 2024-04-17 | OUR FLOUNDERING FATHERS $400: This Founding Father's friend Nathaniel Pendleton said he intended to throw away his shot that day in New Jersey Alexander Hamilton |
#25, aired 2024-01-16 | IMPORTANT DATES IN U.S. HISTORY $600: July 11, 1804: Aaron Burr mortally wounds this Founding Father during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey Alexander Hamilton |
#8992, aired 2023-12-12 | SEINFELD BEFORE & AFTER $400: This George Costanza portrayer was the first U.S. Treasury Secretary Jason Alexander Hamilton |
#8836, aired 2023-03-27 | I LED WHAT CABINET DEPARTMENT? $400: Alexander Hamilton; now say the phrase that pays! Treasury |
#8800, aired 2023-02-03 | NOW, WE DUEL $800: In 1791 he built a coalition against Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law to win a Senate seat; blood came after Aaron Burr |
#8776, aired 2023-01-02 | FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT TO THE MAP $2000: 3 blocks long, the NYC St. called this Gospel man's Place has been home to Alexander Hamilton's widow, Leon Trotsky & Debbie Harry St. Mark's |
#8747, aired 2022-11-22 | RSVP TO MY POLITICAL PARTY $2,400 (Daily Double): My name is Alexander Hamilton, & I helped form this party in the early 1790s the Federalists |
#8679, aired 2022-07-07 | OLD NEWSPAPERS $1600: This Founding Father founded the New York Post in 1801 to promote the Federalist Party Alexander Hamilton |
#8634, aired 2022-05-05 | AMERICAN GRAB BAG $800: Weehawken, New Jersey is the place to see the dueling grounds where this statesman lost his life in 1804 Alexander Hamilton |
#8570, aired 2022-02-04 | HISTORIC OFFSPRING $400: 3 years before his own fatal duel, his son Philip died in another affair of honor a few miles away, using the same guns Alexander Hamilton |
#8397, aired 2021-05-11 | OUTLAWS & IN-LAWS $800: In 1791 he built a coalition against Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law to win a Senate seat; that did not end well Aaron Burr |
#8393, aired 2021-05-05 | NON-ALEXANDER HAMILTON $200: By 7, mathematician William Rowan Hamilton had a good grasp on Latin, Greek & this main language of the Old Testament Hebrew |
#8393, aired 2021-05-05 | NON-ALEXANDER HAMILTON $400: Canada's port city of Hamilton is at the western end of this very provincial lake Lake Ontario |
#8393, aired 2021-05-05 | NON-ALEXANDER HAMILTON $600: In 2019, she was nominated for a CinemaCon USA Ensemble Award for "Terminator: Dark Fate" Linda Hamilton |
#8393, aired 2021-05-05 | NON-ALEXANDER HAMILTON $800: U.S. figure skater Scott Hamilton took the gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in this city that would later be a war zone Sarajevo |
#8393, aired 2021-05-05 | NON-ALEXANDER HAMILTON $1000: Secretary of State Hamilton Fish made this, the settling of disputes by a third party, a standard part of diplomacy mediation |
#8383, aired 2021-04-21 | FROM PAGE TO STAGE $800: Ron Chernow's biography of this man was adapted into a 2015 Broadway musical Alexander Hamilton |
#8373, aired 2021-04-07 | THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE $800: Members of this party founded by Alexander Hamilton weren't big fans of the purchase & questioned its constitutionality the Federalists |
#8360, aired 2021-03-19 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: In 1791 this man beat Philip Schuyler, Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law, for a New York Senate seat Aaron Burr |
#8297, aired 2020-12-08 | THE FOUNDING FATHERS SPEAK $400: Money maven Alexander Hamilton: "Every proposal for a specific" one of these levies "is sure to meet with opposition" tax |
#8191, aired 2020-03-30 | VICE PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES $400: In June 1804 he demanded that Alexander Hamilton face the consequences of his "base slander" (Aaron) Burr |
#8123, aired 2019-12-25 | FACE THE AUTHOR $800: "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" was originally written to raise money for his passage to the New World (Robert) Burns |
#8049, aired 2019-09-12 | IT'S HYPHENATED $1000: During the Revolutionary War, George Washington had many of these confidential assistants including Alexander Hamilton aide-de-camp |
#8020, aired 2019-06-21 | YOUNG LOVE $400: "Alex & Eliza" tells of the budding romance between Elizabeth Schuyler & this first Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton |
#7961, aired 2019-04-01 | DUEL PERSONALITIES $400: Ominously, this man's son Philip died in a duel in 1801 after challenging an enemy of his father Alexander Hamilton |
#7899, aired 2019-01-03 | AMERICAN HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): Alexander Hamilton Jr. got justice for his dad when Eliza Jumel hired him to handle her divorce from this man Aaron Burr |
#7881, aired 2018-12-10 | THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES $400: The bank began with a proposal to Congress from this Treasury Secretary in 1790 Alexander Hamilton |
#7818, aired 2018-09-12 | OR BUST $2000: In the entrance hall of Monticello Jefferson placed a bust of himself opposite one of this Cabinet secretary & rival Alexander Hamilton |
#7707, aired 2018-02-27 | THE FEDERALIST PAPERS $1200: The papers were the product of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay & him James Madison |
#7702, aired 2018-02-20 | DEATH, AMERICAN STYLE $3,000 (Daily Double): We don't think this vice president had any inkling he'd be a character on Broadway 180 years after his Sept. 14, 1836 death Aaron Burr |
#7645, aired 2017-12-01 | U.S. LANDMARKS $200: (D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser presents the clue.) The cornerstone of this structure was laid on July 4, 1848; Abraham Lincoln & the 90-year-old widow of Alexander Hamilton were in attendance the Washington Monument |
#7630, aired 2017-11-10 | DEMOCRATS $400: The Democratic Party evolved from the 1790s group who were anti-this party of Alexander Hamilton the Federalists |
#7620, aired 2017-10-27 | CONTEMPORARIES $800: In 1787 Alexander Hamilton was occupied with the Constitutional convention; he was busy composing "Don Giovanni" Mozart |
#7473, aired 2017-02-22 | ESSAY TEST $600: In the 12th of these essays, Alexander Hamilton argued for "The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue" the Federalist Papers |
#7418, aired 2016-12-07 | ON THE MONEY $400: The loser of an 1804 duel the $10 bill |
#7392, aired 2016-11-01 | ADVERTISING $2,600 (Daily Double): One ad in the Clio Hall of Fame is the 1993 "got milk?" commercial named for this man born in 1756 Aaron Burr |
#7386, aired 2016-10-24 | ISLANDS $1000: The musical "Hamilton" has increased tourism to this Caribbean island of Alexander's birth Nevis |
#7298, aired 2016-05-11 | STOPPED BREATHING IN THE 1800s $200: Philip, eldest son of this Federalist, died in a duel in 1801; sadly, dad would not learn from history Alexander Hamilton |
#7282, aired 2016-04-19 | AMERICA THE HISTORICAL $800: Using the pseudonym Publius, Alexander Hamilton wrote the majority of these essays in defense of the Constitution the Federalist Papers |
#7227, aired 2016-02-02 | WHO SAID THAT? $1200: In the preface to one of his works: "The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem" Walt Whitman |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON, GRUMPY GUY $200: Hamilton thwarted the ambitions of this longtime enemy several times; enough was enough on July 11, 1804 Aaron Burr |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON, GRUMPY GUY $400: In 1798 this man was forced into making Hamilton 2nd-in-command of the army; later he rid his cabinet of "Hamilton's spies" John Adams |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON, GRUMPY GUY $600: In this job, Hamilton was outraged by the charges of Rep. William Giles that he was mishandling public debt Secretary of the Treasury |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON, GRUMPY GUY $800: Hamilton did not enjoy an "Era of Good Feelings" with this future pres.; the 2 nearly came to blows in a July 11, 1797 showdown Monroe |
#6919, aired 2014-10-16 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON, GRUMPY GUY $1000: Hamilton & this 1st Secretary of State had a long-standing feud, with each trying to drive the other out of the cabinet Jefferson |
#6874, aired 2014-07-03 | MR. SECRETARY $800: (Vice President Biden reads the clue.) The idea of a vice president was proposed at the Constitutional Convention by this first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton |
#6797, aired 2014-03-18 | PARTY ON! $800: 1795:
Alexander Hamilton Federalist |
#6775, aired 2014-02-14 | WHERE WERE YOU & WHEN? $2000: Aaron Burr,
July 11, 1804:
crossing this river to go fight a duel the Hudson River |
#6709, aired 2013-11-14 | U.S. HISTORY: THE FIRST 100 YEARS $200: In 1804 a newspaper reported that Alexander Hamilton called him "a dangerous man" Aaron Burr |
#6686, aired 2013-10-14 | THE U.S. OWES $400: The first Treasury Secretary, he said, "the United States debt, foreign & domestic, was the price of liberty" (Alexander) Hamilton |
#6493, aired 2012-12-05 | GREENBACKS $1,400 (Daily Double): It's the only current bill with the face of a treasury secretary on it the $10 bill |
#6482, aired 2012-11-20 | NAME THAT U.S. CURRENCY NOTE $600: In 1790 the man on this note submitted a "Report on the National Bank" the $10 |
#6314, aired 2012-02-16 | THAT'S MY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY $800: Alexander Hamilton George Washington |
#5951, aired 2010-06-28 | EVEN MONEY $200: Alexander Hamilton can be found gazing out from the front of this bill the $10 |
#5700, aired 2009-05-22 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $600: Today found on the $10 bill, he was an aide-de-camp to Washington & also served in his cabinet (Alexander) Hamilton |
#5684, aired 2009-04-30 | POLITICAL NICKNAMES $400: The loser of a famous duel:
"The Little Lion" Alexander Hamilton |
#5674, aired 2009-04-16 | I LED THAT CABINET DEPARTMENT $1200: Alexander Hamilton,
Lloyd Bentsen,
George Shultz Treasury |
#5529, aired 2008-09-25 | ENTOMBMENT $200: Trinity Church in NYC was where this Treasury Sec. worshipped & where he was buried after the duel Alexander Hamilton |
#5524, aired 2008-09-18 | AMERICANA $800: Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of this government department the Treasury |
#5508, aired 2008-07-16 | IN THE CABINET $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1795 Oliver Wolcott succeeded him as Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton |
#5366, aired 2007-12-31 | GREAT ALEXANDERS $400: Pull out a sawbuck & you'll see his portrait Alexander Hamilton |
#5353, aired 2007-12-12 | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" $800: Alexander Hamilton could sing, "It's my party"
(10) Federalist |
#5219, aired 2007-04-26 | AMERICAN PHOTO ALBUM $400: Former Treasury secretary & short-lived gunfighter seen here Alexander Hamilton |
#5168, aired 2007-02-14 | DESCRIBING THE VICE PRESIDENT $800: Beat Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law to become Senator in 1791, did worse to Alexander Hamilton Aaron Burr |
#5159, aired 2007-02-01 | PISTOLS $2,000 (Daily Double): Prominent pair who dueled with pistols on July 11, 1804 Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr |
#5071, aired 2006-10-02 | OUR FOUNDING FATHERS $2000: Before he was on the $10 bill, this first Treasury Secretary was one of the 39 signers of the Constitution Alexander Hamilton |
#5055, aired 2006-07-28 | THAT'S POLITICS $200: In July 1804 in the same N.J. place where his son had died in a duel 3 years before, he did not take aim; oops (Alexander) Hamilton |
#5035, aired 2006-06-30 | WHO THE "H" ARE YOU? $1200: Of the 7 men who grace the front of current American paper money, this man died the youngest (Alexander) Hamilton |
#4984, aired 2006-04-20 | THE AMERICAN DREAM $600: Alexander Hamilton wanted "the thirteen states bound together in a strict and indissoluble" this union |
#4976, aired 2006-04-10 | POSITION PAPERS $5,000 (Daily Double): In "The Federalist" Alexander Hamilton said that "___ing armies" threaten domestic liberty standing |
#4912, aired 2006-01-10 | 18th CENTURY AMERICAN QUOTES $600: In 1781 this future Secretary of the Treasury wrote, "A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing" Alexander Hamilton |
#4882, aired 2005-11-29 | BEFORE & AFTER $800: Aaron Burr dueling victim who closely advised Jimmy Carter Alexander Hamilton Jordan |
#4875, aired 2005-11-18 | HELLO, ALEX $400: Personal difficulties led him to resign as Secretary of the Treasury in 1795 Alexander Hamilton |
#4875, aired 2005-11-18 | HELLO, ALEX $1000: Georgia is represented in Washington D.C.'s Statuary Hall by this Confederate vice president Alexander Hamilton Stephens |
#4829, aired 2005-09-15 | WHO THE "H" ARE YOU? $400: The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, he was also involved in an early political sex scandal Alexander Hamilton |
#4667, aired 2004-12-14 | BERMUDA SHORTS $1000: Alexander or Linda could help you with the name of this capital Hamilton |
#4647, aired 2004-11-16 | OUR FOUNDING FATHERS $400: You're on the money if you know that he's the statesman seen here Alexander Hamilton |
#4573, aired 2004-06-23 | HAMLETS $800: To see where Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton, visit this "small" New Jersey town Weehawken |
#4548, aired 2004-05-19 | WHO WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT WHEN... $1200: ...Alexander Hamilton died (Aaron) Burr |
#4536, aired 2004-05-03 | RIGHT ON THE MONEY $600: 1 of 2 non-presidents on the front of U.S. paper currency in general circulation Ben Franklin or Alexander Hamilton |
#4434, aired 2003-12-11 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: In June 1804 he wrote Alexander Hamilton for an explanation on some alleged slurs made on his character Aaron Burr |
#4417, aired 2003-11-18 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Years of political rivalry led to the July 11, 1804 duel between these 2 men Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr |
#4399, aired 2003-10-23 | BE A QUICK CHANGE ARTIST $4,000 (Daily Double): If a book costs 2 Andy Jacksons & a customer gives you a Ulysses Grant, give him one of this man in change Alexander Hamilton ($10) |
#4345, aired 2003-06-20 | IN THE CABINET $400: As the first treasury secretary, he helped create the First Bank of the United States Alexander Hamilton |
#4332, aired 2003-06-03 | BIOGRAPHY $400: Born in the West Indies in the 1750s, got involved in money matters, fatally wounded in a duel in 1804 Alexander Hamilton |
#4306, aired 2003-04-28 | FIRST NAME'S THE SAME $2000: Hamilton,
Calder,
Haig Alexander |
#4271, aired 2003-03-10 | HISTORICAL NOVELS $600: "The Conqueror" by Gertrude Atherton fictionalizes the life of this early 19th century dueling victim Alexander Hamilton |
#4239, aired 2003-01-23 | MR. PRESIDENT $600: In the presidential election of 1800, Alexander Hamilton supported Charles Pinckney over this incumbent John Adams |
#4220, aired 2002-12-27 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $1000: This attorney was the only representative of New York to sign the U.S. Constitution Alexander Hamilton |
#4096, aired 2002-05-27 | DUELS $400: In 1804, 3 years after his son had been killed in a duel, this man was fatally shot on the same spot by Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton |
#4007, aired 2002-01-22 | EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY $800: This Treasury Secretary urged force be used on those who protested the tax on whiskey he had imposed in 1791 (Alexander) Hamilton |
#3958, aired 2001-11-14 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS $1000: In essay No. 84 in this series of letters, Alexander Hamilton argued against a Bill of Rights the Federalist Papers |
#3941, aired 2001-10-22 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $200: In a famous duel July 11, 1804 he deliberately misfired; his opponent didn't Alexander Hamilton |
#3928, aired 2001-10-03 | "HAM" IMPROVEMENT $500: Seen here, he died tragically on July 12, 1804 Alexander Hamilton |
#3916, aired 2001-09-17 | FOR OLD CRIMES' SAKE $700 (Daily Double): The man who shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel was vice president under this man Thomas Jefferson |
#3874, aired 2001-06-07 | IT'S ALL POLITICS $200: In July 1804 Alexander Hamilton ended up on the losing end of a duel with this politician Aaron Burr |
#3871, aired 2001-06-04 | THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY $200: Washington's first cabinet appointments were Randolph, Knox, Jefferson & this treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton |
#3830, aired 2001-04-06 | TV COMMERCIALS $1,000 (Daily Double): A peanut-butter-eating Alexander Hamilton buff can't articulate the name of this VP since he hasn't "got milk" Aaron Burr |
#3726, aired 2000-11-13 | "H"ISTORIC PEOPLE $100: The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, this man is pictured on the $10 bill Alexander Hamilton |
#3649, aired 2000-06-15 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $400: For 4 years during the American Revolution, this future Treasury Secretary served as Washington's private secretary Alexander Hamilton |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $800: This future treasury secretary was appointed Washington's aide-de-camp in 1777 Alexander Hamilton |
#3557, aired 2000-02-08 | MONEY MEN $300: The only dueling fatality on the front of a current bill Alexander Hamilton |
#3461, aired 1999-09-27 | AMERICAN HISTORY $100: In 1791 this Treasury Secretary issued his "Report On Manufactures", a critique of American industry Alexander Hamilton |
#3329, aired 1999-02-11 | CALL ME ALEX $200: This man reportedly described Aaron Burr as "A dangerous man" & "Not to be trusted" Alexander Hamilton |
#3260, aired 1998-11-06 | TRUTH OR DARE $300: Duel with Johnny Gilbert, or name this U.S. statesman who died in a duel against Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton |
#3245, aired 1998-10-16 | HISTORIC DOCUMENTS $200: Much of this man's 1796 farewell address was Alexander Hamilton's work George Washington |
#3209, aired 1998-07-09 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $200: As the first holder of this office, Hamilton created the First Bank of the United States Secretary of the Treasury |
#3209, aired 1998-07-09 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $400: In the 11th of these "papers", Hamilton says the U.S. Navy should use southern wood & northern sailors the Federalist Papers |
#3209, aired 1998-07-09 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $600: As a NYC lawyer in the 1780s, Hamilton lived on this street associated with the stock market Wall Street |
#3209, aired 1998-07-09 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $800: Hamilton led an attack in this 1781 siege that ended the Revolutionary War Yorktown |
#3209, aired 1998-07-09 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $1000: In colonial times, this Ivy League school was called King's College when Hamilton went there Columbia |
#3156, aired 1998-04-27 | ALEXANDER THE GREAT $100: He's pictured on the $10 bill Alexander Hamilton |
#3050, aired 1997-11-28 | QUOTH $500: In the 12th of these letters, Alexander Hamilton wrote, "A nation cannot long exist without revenues" The Federalist Papers |
#2987, aired 1997-09-02 | 18th CENTURY AMERICA $400: In 1776 this future Secretary of the Treasury served as a captain of a New York artillery company Alexander Hamilton |
#2831, aired 1996-12-16 | THE CONSTITUTION $800 (Daily Double): He was the only signer representing New York Alexander Hamilton |
#2810, aired 1996-11-15 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $400: He fled to Philadelphia after he shot & mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton Aaron Burr |
#2802, aired 1996-11-05 | THOMAS JEFFERSON $400: Differences with Alexander Hamilton led Jefferson to resign this cabinet post in 1793 Secretary of State |
#2747, aired 1996-07-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $300: In 1804 Alexander Hamilton's derogatory remarks about this VP were published in a newspaper Aaron Burr |
#2696, aired 1996-04-29 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $200: In July 1781 Alexander Hamilton took command of a battalion under this Frenchman Lafayette |
#2597, aired 1995-12-12 | POTPOURRI $400: Treasury secretary known as "Alexander the Coppersmith" because he introduced the copper penny Hamilton |
#2576, aired 1995-11-13 | 18th CENTURY AMERICANS $800: About 60% of the essays in "The Federalist" were written by him Alexander Hamilton |
#2574, aired 1995-11-09 | GUINNESS RECORDS $500: The Bank of New York, the USA's oldest continuously operating bank, was founded by this man in 1784 Alexander Hamilton |
#2555, aired 1995-10-13 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $200: In 1777 Button Gwinnett was fatally wounded in one of these; Alexander Hamilton should have taken notice a duel |
#2549, aired 1995-10-05 | NICKNAMES $300: This first Secretary of the Treasury was known as "The King of the Feds" Alexander Hamilton |
#2502, aired 1995-06-20 | HISTORIC NAMES $200: In 1798 George Washington got this former Treasury Sec'y the job of Army Inspector General Alexander Hamilton |
#2492, aired 1995-06-06 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: Alexander Hamilton Stephens was elected vice president of this February 9, 1861 the Confederacy |
#2490, aired 1995-06-02 | LETTERS $200: In June 1804 Aaron Burr sent him a letter which said, "You have invited the course I am about to pursue" Alexander Hamilton |
#2477, aired 1995-05-16 | THE BANK OF ENGLAND $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1790 he persuaded the U.S. Congress to model the Bank of the U.S. on the Bank of England (Alexander) Hamilton |
#2465, aired 1995-04-28 | VICE PRESIDENTS $400: Ironically, he was elected to the Senate in 1791 over Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law Aaron Burr |
#2453, aired 1995-04-12 | SEE THE U.S.A. $500: Alexander Hamilton died in this city & is buried in its Trinity Church cemetery New York City |
#2368, aired 1994-12-14 | SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY $200: As a boy this first secretary worked for a trading firm on St. Croix Alexander Hamilton |
#2341, aired 1994-11-07 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $800: His criticisms of Aaron Burr's character led to their fatal 1804 duel Alexander Hamilton |
#2143, aired 1993-12-22 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $400: The Coast Guard traces its history to 1790, when the Revenue Marine was created by this Treasury Secretary (Alexander) Hamilton |
#2135, aired 1993-12-10 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: On January 31, 1795, this man resigned as Secretary of the Treasury & was succeeded by Oliver Wolcott Alexander Hamilton |
#2091, aired 1993-10-11 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $100: Hamilton learned to speak this language fluently while living on St. Croix as a child French |
#2091, aired 1993-10-11 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $200: A reluctant Hamilton dueled this man only out of a sense of honor Aaron Burr |
#2091, aired 1993-10-11 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $300: On March 1, 1777 Hamilton became aide-de-camp to this general George Washington |
#2091, aired 1993-10-11 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $400: Hamilton commanded a brilliant attack on the British during this last major battle of the Revolution Yorktown |
#2091, aired 1993-10-11 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON $500: He became the first secretary of this though he had no practical financial management experience the Treasury |
#2040, aired 1993-06-18 | LEFTOVERS $200: This co-author of "The Federalist" was the only signer of the Constitution from New York state (Alexander) Hamilton |
#1998, aired 1993-04-21 | "F" IN HISTORY $300: Alexander Hamilton was a leader of this political party the Federalist Party |
#1882, aired 1992-11-10 | THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT $200: This first Treasury secretary had only 5 employees Alexander Hamilton |
#1799, aired 1992-05-28 | FAMOUS SPEECHES $600: The final draft of his farewell address was written by Alexander Hamilton George Washington |
#1677, aired 1991-12-10 | VICE PRESIDENTS $800: He was elected to the Senate in 1791, defeating Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law Aaron Burr |
#1672, aired 1991-12-03 | SMUGGLING $500: The fleet now known as this was founded in 1790 by Alexander Hamilton to prevent smuggling the Coast Guard |
#1646, aired 1991-10-28 | AMERICANA $100: His family supplied the dueling pistols used July 11, 1804 by himself & Burr (Alexander) Hamilton |
#1630, aired 1991-10-04 | THE 1830s $400: In 1839, 35 years after Alexander Hamilton died, Congress made this illegal in the District of Columbia Dueling |
#1560, aired 1991-05-17 | WASHINGTON'S CABINET $3,000 (Daily Double): Oliver Wolcott got advice on fiscal policy from this man he replaced as Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton |
#1543, aired 1991-04-24 | NEWSPAPERS $1,000 (Daily Double): This man founded the New York Evening Post as a Federalist newspaper in 1801 Alexander Hamilton |
#1487, aired 1991-02-05 | REVOLUTIONARY WAR HEROES $500: He served as Washington's aide-de-camp for four years before leading New York troops at Yorktown Alexander Hamilton |
#1481, aired 1991-01-28 | SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY $200: Our first Treasury Sec'y, he created the first Bank of the U.S., which opened in 1791 (Alexander) Hamilton |
#1407, aired 1990-10-16 | HISTORICAL TRIVIA $300: In June 1778 he was made head of the new Secret Service 16 years before his famous duel Aaron Burr |
#1358, aired 1990-06-27 | SECRETARIES OF STATE $1,500 (Daily Double): Prior to serving a record 34 yrs. as Chief Justice, he was John Adams' Sec'y of State for 9 months John Marshall |
#1354, aired 1990-06-21 | THE BILL OF RIGHTS $1000: In the Federalist Papers, this statesman argued that a bill of rights was "unnecessary" & "dangerous" Alexander Hamilton |
#1320, aired 1990-05-04 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: He died in 1804 the day after his duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton |
#1306, aired 1990-04-16 | HISTORIC NAMES $500: As a child, he was a clerk in a countinghouse; in 1789, at age 34, he was Treasury Sec'y of the U.S. Alexander Hamilton |
#1273, aired 1990-02-28 | EARLY AMERICA $500: New Yorker who wrote at least 50 of the 85 "Federalist Papers" Alexander Hamilton |
#1264, aired 1990-02-15 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $800: A close advisor to Washington, he deplored political parties but became leader of the Federalists (Alexander) Hamilton |
#1225, aired 1989-12-22 | HISTORIC NICKNAMES $600: This statesman was called "The Father of the tariff" because he organized the U.S. Treasury Department Alexander Hamilton |
#1124, aired 1989-06-22 | 19TH CENTURY AMERICA $400: Alexander Hamilton was instrumental in this man's losing the 1804 race for governor of N.Y. Aaron Burr |
#1099, aired 1989-05-18 | PRESIDENTS $600: While serving as this man's vice president, Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton (Thomas) Jefferson |
#1097, aired 1989-05-16 | THE CONSTITUTION $1000: James Madison, Alexander Hamilton & John Jay wrote this series of 85 essays urging ratification the Federalist Papers |
#1010, aired 1989-01-13 | REVOLUTIONARY WAR $800: As a Lt. Colonel, he was aide-de-camp & sec'y to Gen. Washington, who later made him a cabinet secretary Alexander Hamilton |
#984, aired 1988-12-08 | POT LUCK $400: Founder of the New York Post, if you buy a copy with a bill bearing his picture, you'll get $9.65 change Alexander Hamilton |
#926, aired 1988-09-19 | POLITICAL NICKNAMES $800: After introducing the coinage of copper pennies, he became known as "Alexander the Coppersmith" Alexander Hamilton |
#869, aired 1988-05-19 | CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION $1000: The only signer from New York, he wanted the president to hold office for life Alexander Hamilton |
#805, aired 1988-02-19 | HISTORY $400: 1794 skirmishes caused by the imposition of Alexander Hamilton's liquor excise tax Whiskey Rebellion |
#802, aired 1988-02-16 | FAMOUS AMERICANS $400: Andrew Jackson opposed the Bank of the U.S., originally created in 1791 by this treasury sec'y Alexander Hamilton |
#707, aired 1987-10-06 | THEATER $800: It's said an actress in "The Beggar's Opera" caused the duel between this historic American pair (Aaron) Burr & (Alexander) Hamilton |
#704, aired 1987-10-01 | SURVEY SAYS $500: In a survey of Calif. state university students, only 10% could identify this man on the $10 bill Alexander Hamilton |
#666, aired 1987-06-29 | U.S. HISTORY $100: National office held by Aaron Burr when he shot Alexander Hamilton vice president |
#596, aired 1987-03-23 | FACES $200: His face is on the $10 bill Alexander Hamilton |
#570, aired 1987-02-13 | POLITICS $800: Called the 1st national party in the U.S., it was organized by Alexander Hamilton Federalists |
#441, aired 1986-05-19 | NYC $1000: Alexander Hamilton & Robert Fulton are buried in this churchyard near Wall Street Trinity Church |
#410, aired 1986-04-04 | POLITICS $400: The Federalists, 1st U.S. national political party, were formed by him, 1st Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton |
#399, aired 1986-03-20 | MONEY $300: Only 2 non-presidents appearing on currently printed U.S. currency, they're on $10 & $100 bills Alexander Hamilton & Benjamin Franklin |
#366, aired 1986-02-03 | JANUARY $1000: Born Jan. 11, 1755 in the West Indies, he became the 1st Secretary of the U.S. treasury Alexander Hamilton |
#278, aired 1985-10-02 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Though he said he found dueling abhorrent, he participated in one in 1804 Alexander Hamilton |
#161, aired 1985-04-22 | AMERICAN REVOLUTION $400: Later first Secretary of the Treasury, he was a colonel & aide to George Washington Alexander Hamilton |
#90, aired 1985-01-11 | U.S. HISTORY $600: Our first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton |
#78, aired 1984-12-26 | PRESIDENTS $1000: Only president who ever fought duels; he killed one man, Charles Dickinson Andrew Jackson |
#1, aired 1983-09-18 | THE SENATE $200: Presided over Senate while under indictment for murdering Alexander Hamilton Aaron Burr |