#1, aired 2022-09-25 | THE RICHTER SCALE $400: A huge earthquake struck this capital of Portugal on All Saints' Day, 1755, killing many at mass in churches built of stone Lisbon |
#8677, aired 2022-07-05 | A DIP IN THE BAY $1600: Amerigo Vespucci is said to have first sailed this Brazilian bay, Todos os Santos, on Nov. 1, 1501; hence the name All Saints |
#8499, aired 2021-10-28 | ANNE RICE $200: Anne Rice set her book "The Feast of all Saints" in this city where she was born & raised New Orleans |
#8494, aired 2021-10-21 | TIME TO FALL INTO AUTUMN $800: In the 8th century November 1 emerged as this holy day to honor the entirety of the canonized All Saints Day |
#8234, aired 2020-06-11 | PATRON SAINTS $2000: Pope Clement IX made Rose of Lima patron of this country; Clement X made her patron saint of all of South America Peru |
#8214, aired 2020-04-30 | PAY RESPECTS $1000: Venerating the underworld goddess Mictecacihuatl, this celebration was moved to coincide with All Saints' Day & All Souls' Day Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) |
#8077, aired 2019-10-22 | MOVING THE SAINTS $800: This saint venerated in December was buried in Asia Minor but stolen & moved to Italy; reputed bits of him have turned up all over (Saint) Nicholas |
#7534, aired 2017-05-18 | MOURNING ASSEMBLY $1200: Celebrating the departed, Catholic priests wear black for mourning on this day that follows All Saints' Day All Souls' Day |
#7364, aired 2016-09-22 | ANNUAL EVENTS $1000: Halloween (All Hallows' Eve) leads into this observance the next day in the Christian church All Saints Day |
#7331, aired 2016-06-27 | SAINTS & THEIR CITIES $800: Patron saint of Peru & all of South America, St. Rose of this city Lima |
#7228, aired 2016-02-03 | STUFF HAPPENS $3,000 (Daily Double): In 2015 Drew Brees threw for 7 TDs on November 1, which fittingly is this religious holiday All Saints' Day |
#7022, aired 2015-03-10 | TV SHOW SETTINGS $1600: On Showtime, the E.R. of New York's All Saints Hospital Nurse Jackie |
#6690, aired 2013-10-18 | AROUND THE WORLD WITH MAGELLAN'S CREW $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The waterway that took the fleet into the Pacific is now named for Magellan, but because he was there on November 1, 1520, Magellan called it Todos los Santos, meaning this strait the Strait of All Saints |
#6655, aired 2013-07-19 | GENEALOGY GLOSSARY $1000: A PAF, or personal ancestral file, is software from this church that's very into genealogy the Church of Latter-Day Saints |
#6531, aired 2013-01-28 | WOMEN AUTHORS $400: Like much of her Vampire Chronicles, her "Feast of All Saints" is set in New Orleans Anne Rice |
#6395, aired 2012-06-08 | THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO $800: If you're Catholic, attend Mass on All Saints' Day, as it's a "holy day of" this obligation |
#6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $200: October 18:
This third evangelist Luke |
#6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $400: October 4:
This birdman of Assisi Francis |
#6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $600: December 29:
This man for whom it was a bad day in the cathedral (Thomas à) Becket |
#6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $800: June 24:
This man who had a good head on his shoulders before he met Salome John the Baptist |
#6242, aired 2011-11-08 | ALL SAINTS DAYS $1000: June 22:
This all-seasonable Sir (Thomas) More |
#6228, aired 2011-10-19 | PATRON SAINTS $800: Eligius is the patron saint of all those who work with these ball-peen tools a hammer |
#5554, aired 2008-10-30 | AFTER TRICK OR TREATING... $2000: ...prepare yourself for this Catholic holy day, the day after Halloween All Saints Day |
#5475, aired 2008-05-30 | THE HOMOPHONICS GAME $400: A howitzer that fires a list of all the saints acknowledged by the Church a canon cannon |
#5441, aired 2008-04-14 | STARTS WITH "A" $200: In names of holidays, this word precedes Saints' Day & Souls' Day All |
#5402, aired 2008-02-19 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: It's celebrated the evening before All Saints' Day All Hallow's Eve (Halloween) |
#5183, aired 2007-03-07 | A WALK ACROSS THE CHARLES BRIDGE $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands on the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.) St. Norbert & St. Sigmund are portrayed with this Good King; all three are Czech patron saints Wenceslas |
#5092, aired 2006-10-31 | HAPPY HALLOWEEN $800: This Christian holiday also called Hallowmas was created as the day after Halloween to convert people All Saints' Day |
#5076, aired 2006-10-09 | STUPID ANSWERS $600: This is a day to honor all saints All Saints' Day |
#4921, aired 2006-01-23 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: This holiday is the night before All Saints' Day Halloween |
#4785, aired 2005-05-27 | ALL SAINTS $200: St. Gerasimus, like Androcles, is credited with befriending one of these by pulling a thorn from its paw a lion |
#4785, aired 2005-05-27 | ALL SAINTS $400: Patrons of France include Denis & this one who became Bishop of Tours around 370 St. Martin |
#4785, aired 2005-05-27 | ALL SAINTS $600: Exiled abroad a couple of times, the well-traveled Anselm has this as his emblem a ship |
#4785, aired 2005-05-27 | ALL SAINTS $800: Name shared by saints of Antioch & Laconi & a society founder St. Ignatius |
#4785, aired 2005-05-27 | ALL SAINTS $1,200 (Daily Double): Monica was the sainted mother of this bishop of Hippo St. Augustine |
#4704, aired 2005-02-03 | ANNUAL EVENTS $2000: (Hi, I'm Deuce McAllister of the NFL.) New Orleans was awarded its NFL franchise on November 1, 1966, this holiday All Saints' Day |
#4528, aired 2004-04-21 | POPE-ULARITY CONTEST $1600: On this date around 735, Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in the Vatican to all saints November 1 |
#4204, aired 2002-12-05 | HOLY DAYS & FESTIVALS $1000: All Saints' Day, November 1, is followed by All this Day on November 2 All Souls' Day |
#4108, aired 2002-06-12 | FIRST OF THE MONTH $1000: For Roman Catholics, the first of this month is the day to celebrate all saints known & unknown November |
#4084, aired 2002-05-09 | SAINTS $2,000 (Daily Double): St. Paul shares his June 29 feast day with this man whom he rebukes in Galatians St. Peter |
#3904, aired 2001-07-19 | GETTING POSSESSIVE $1000: Odilo of Cluny is responsible for spreading this November 2 observance throughout Catholicism All Souls' Day |
#3717, aired 2000-10-31 | ALL SAINTS' DAY BABIES $200: This author's birth, November 1, 1871, may have earned his mother a "Red Badge of Courage" Stephen Crane |
#3717, aired 2000-10-31 | ALL SAINTS' DAY BABIES $400: She was "Singled Out" to be "Playmate of the Year" in 1994 Jenny McCarthy |
#3717, aired 2000-10-31 | ALL SAINTS' DAY BABIES $600: With "Short People" composer Randy Newman, this November 1-born Texan sang "Long Tall Texan" Lyle Lovett |
#3717, aired 2000-10-31 | ALL SAINTS' DAY BABIES $800: In 1979 the Dodgers acquired this pitcher born November 1 from Puebla of the Mexican League Fernando Valenzuela |
#3717, aired 2000-10-31 | ALL SAINTS' DAY BABIES $1000: This South African's mother was up to par when he was born November 1, 1935 Gary Player |
#3585, aired 2000-03-17 | THE 8th CENTURY $800: On this date around 735, Pope Gregory II dedicated a chapel in St. Peter's to all saints November 1 |
#3574, aired 2000-03-02 | ALL THINGS BRITISH $100: In 1969 the Vatican removed this patron saint of England from the official calendar of saints Saint George |
#3570, aired 2000-02-25 | IT'S "ALL" $600: November 1 on the Christian calendar All Saints Day |
#2866, aired 1997-02-03 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $500: A day of remembrance for the dead, All Souls' Day is observed on this date Novermber 2 |
#2778, aired 1996-10-02 | SAINTS $800: This saint is the subject of the play & movie "A Man For All Seasons" Thomas More |
#2737, aired 1996-06-25 | MORTAL MATTERS $500: On this November 2 holiday, Roman Catholic priests can say 3 masses for the dead All Souls Day |
#2633, aired 1996-01-31 | SAINTS $400: Saint Erasmus, the patron saint of sailors, gets all fired up under this other name St. Elmo |
#2626, aired 1996-01-22 | MONTHS $500: This month begins with back-to-back observances: All Saints' Day & All Souls' Day November |
#2465, aired 1995-04-28 | PATRON SAINTS $200: Saints Louis, Cosmas & Damian are patron saints of all these professionals, not just the ones of Seville barbers |
#2465, aired 1995-04-28 | PATRON SAINTS $300: Saint Barbara is the patron saint of all these workers, whether open pit or strip miners |
#2341, aired 1994-11-07 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $300: It's celebrated the evening before All Saints' Day Halloween |
#2339, aired 1994-11-03 | THE FRENCH CONNECTION $500: The French call this religious day La Toussaint All Saints Day |
#2246, aired 1994-05-16 | ANNUAL EVENTS $500: Around 740 Pope Gregory III first observed All Saints' Day on this date November 1st |
#2242, aired 1994-05-10 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: All Saints' Day, observed on this date, is a legal holiday in Louisiana November 1st |
#2170, aired 1994-01-28 | DAYS OF THE DEAD $500: All Souls' Day, for the dear departed, follows the day for "all" of these saints |
#1839, aired 1992-09-10 | AUTHORS $200: This "Animal Farm" author is buried at All Saints Church in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire George Orwell |
#1828, aired 1992-07-08 | DAYS & DATES $1000: In the 700s the Catholic Festival of All Saints was moved from May 13 to this November 1st |
#1608, aired 1991-09-04 | STARTS WITH "A" $200: In names of holidays this word precedes Saints Day & Souls Day All |
#1576, aired 1991-06-10 | SAINTS $100: In Roman Catholicism, she's called the "Queen of all Saints" Mary |
#1416, aired 1990-10-29 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: Halloween's name indicates it's the eve of this day All Saints' Day |
#1316, aired 1990-04-30 | RELIGION $1000: In the Roman Catholic Church November 1 is All Saints' Day & November 2 is this All Souls' Day |
#1241, aired 1990-01-15 | SAINTS $800: As their patron saint, St. Erasmus, also known by this name, gets sailors all fired up St. Elmo |
#1164, aired 1989-09-28 | MONTHS $200: All Hallows' Eve & All Saints Day fall in these 2 months October & November |
#729, aired 1987-11-05 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: Roman Catholics celebrate all of them, known & unknown, on November 1 saints (All Saints Day) |
#620, aired 1987-04-24 | RELIGION $400: The early Christians called all believers this, even those not canonized saints |
#600, aired 1987-03-27 | ROYALTY $400: Prince Vladimir of Kiev, Louis IX or France & Edward the Confessor were all made these after death saints |
#11, aired 1984-09-24 | HOLIDAYS $300: The eve of All Saints' Day Halloween |