#9015, aired 2024-01-12 | HISTORIC AMERICAN WOMEN $1200: Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins was a key player in the design of this 1935 act creating a national pension system Social Security |
#8473, aired 2021-09-22 | ART & DESIGN $800: In 1894 this American known for his Art Nouveau lamps created an iridescent glass he called Favril Tiffany |
#8473, aired 2021-09-22 | ART & DESIGN $1600: The opening sequence for "Mystery!" on PBS was based on the work of this American illustrator of the appalling fates of children (Edward) Gorey |
#8467, aired 2021-09-14 | CENTRAL AMERICAN CAPITALS $2000: It took 15 years to finish Panama City's Biomuseo, designed by this L.A. man; the nearby canal took 5 less, but he didn't design that (Frank) Gehry |
#8353, aired 2021-03-10 | U.S. COINS $1,000 (Daily Double): Old West artist James Earle Fraser designed this 1913 coin with a Native American design nickel |
#7553, aired 2017-06-14 | DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE $1000: This American architect designed the University of Minnesota's Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum seen here Frank Gehry |
#7254, aired 2016-03-10 | 2-WORD COUNTRIES $800: The flag of Argentina inspired the design of the flag of this central American country, seen here Costa Rica |
#7027, aired 2015-03-17 | STAR-CHITECTS $800: A 1960 design competition entry helped get this Chinese American selected to design the multi-airline terminal at JFK I.M. Pei |
#6825, aired 2014-04-25 | PRODUCT DESIGN $800: In 1997, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art chose the mixer made by this company as an icon of American design KitchenAid |
#6791, aired 2014-03-10 | TV BEFORE & AFTER $2000: An Indian-American doctor enters a fashion design reality competition The Mindy Project Runway |
#6469, aired 2012-11-01 | LADY CEREBELLUM $1600: This American heroine who passed away in July 2012 helped design the robot arm for the Space Shuttle (Sally) Ride |
#5368, aired 2008-01-02 | THE STAMP ACT $1000: A 1-cent stamp that's part of the American design series shows a lamp named for this designer (Louis Comfort) Tiffany |
#5287, aired 2007-09-11 | PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES $1000: This Carroll Shelby design "snaked" along as the only American car to win the FIA Grand Touring Championship the Cobra |
#4504, aired 2004-03-18 | A BEASTLY CATEGORY $200: This car that launched the 1960s "pony car" craze was the first to win the Tiffany Award for excellence in American design the Mustang |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | 20th CENTURY DESIGN $600: This American's designs for the Imperial Hotel in Japan included the plates & furniture Frank Lloyd Wright |
#2995, aired 1997-09-12 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $400: A June 14, 1777 Congressional resolution determined what should be on this, but didn't set the design The American Flag |
#2548, aired 1995-10-04 | THE 1994 OSCARS $400: Lizzy Gardiner picked up her Costume Design award wearing a dress made out of 254 of these cards American Express cards |
#2372, aired 1994-12-20 | DESIGN $200: In the 1850s this American inventor patented his design for a sealed glass storage jar (John) Mason |
#1422, aired 1990-11-06 | THE AMERICAN FLAG $400: On June 24, 1912, an executive order by this president established the flag's design specifications William Howard Taft |
#873, aired 1988-05-25 | THE 20TH CENTURY $500: This American's design of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel allowed it to survive the 1923 earthquake unscathed Frank Lloyd Wright |
#853, aired 1988-04-27 | CAPITAL CITIES $600: By winning a contest, American architect W.B. Griffin got to design this Aussie capital Canberra |