| #15, aired 2023-05-22 | PURE POETRY $1200: (Ada Limón reads.) From French for "step over", this technique in which a thought runs on from one line to the next imports a free-flowing feel, as in Eliot's "April is the cruellest month, breeding
/ Lilacs out of the dead land" enjambment |
| #8697, aired 2022-09-13 | FULL OF HOLES $2000: This Brit was known for his hole-y abstract sculptures like "Recumbent Figure" Henry Moore |
| #8592, aired 2022-03-08 | POETRY FILL IN THE BLANK $800: Eliot: "April is the ____ ____ breeding lilacs out of the dead land" the cruelest month |
| #8473, aired 2021-09-22 | WHAT A WEEK! $600: Once National Secretaries Week, the last full week in April is now called these "Professionals Week" Administrative |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $200: In 1998 Burger King ran an ad touting its new "left-handed" version of this signature burger the Whopper |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $400: We hope math teachers weren't fooled by the rumor that Alabama voted to change this to 3.0, a "biblical value" pi |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $600: In 1996 Taco Bell claimed it bought this historic landmark in Philadelphia & was renaming it appropriately the Liberty Bell |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $800: In 1980 the BBC (those cheeky Brits!) said this landmark, to keep up with the times, would be given a digital readout Big Ben |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $1000: This inventor's reputation was high in 1878 when a newspaper said his new machine turned soil into cereal & water into wine Edison |
| #8258, aired 2020-10-14 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $3,600 (Daily Double): April 22 was chosen for this observance because it fell between spring break & final exams Earth Day |
| #8244, aired 2020-09-24 | "A" IS FOR AUTUMN $800: Though as zodiac signs they're in January, February, March & April, these 2 constellations are best viewed in fall in the N. Hemisphere Aries & Aquarius |
| #8141, aired 2020-01-20 | COME TO YOUR CENSUS $400: Don't fool around! In 2020 you need to have your census form in by this date, 'cause it's Census Day, too! April 1st |
| #8004, aired 2019-05-30 | FILL IN THEIR DATES $1600: William Shakespeare:
Traditionally, April ____, 1564 -
April ____, 1616 23rd |
| #8004, aired 2019-05-30 | FILL IN THEIR DATES $5,000 (Daily Double): Martin Luther King:
____ 15, 1929 -
April 4, 1968 January |
| #7971, aired 2019-04-15 | APRIL FOOLERY $400: A "fool's" one of these refers to a quest that has no chance of success errand |
| #7971, aired 2019-04-15 | APRIL FOOLERY $600: This Bible book has many fool maxims, such as "a fool uttereth all his mind; but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards" Proverbs |
| #7971, aired 2019-04-15 | APRIL FOOLERY $800: One of 78, the Fool in one of these is sometimes seen with a dog at his feet, seemingly trying to warn him not to walk off a cliff tarot card deck |
| #7971, aired 2019-04-15 | APRIL FOOLERY $1000: This company has been "helping the world invest better since 1993" The Motley Fool |
| #7968, aired 2019-04-10 | THE CIVIL WAR $800: On April 3, 1865 its business district was aflame when this Confederate capital fell Richmond |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | MUSEUM MISCELLANY $400: On this day in 2015 the U.S. National Air & Space Museum put Wonder Woman's invisible jet "on display" April 1 (or April Fool's Day) |
| #7802, aired 2018-07-10 | THE FBI's 10 MOST WANTED LIST $1,000 (Daily Double): The list was already full, but this man was specially added in April 1968 after a high-profile Memphis murder James Earl Ray |
| #7213, aired 2016-01-13 | THAT'S THE THEORY $3,200 (Daily Double): On April 7, 1954 Pres. Eisenhower spoke about this theory regarding the effects of the fall of French Indochina the domino theory |
| #6727, aired 2013-12-10 | 1963 $400: On April 16, he began a letter, "My dear fellow clergymen, while confined here in the Birmingham City Jail..." Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| #6682, aired 2013-10-08 | EVACUATE! $600: Petersburg fell on April 2, 1865; this capital of the Confederacy was evacuated that night, after being set afire Richmond |
| #6627, aired 2013-06-11 | FILE $200: File these documents on or before April 15 to avoid a penalty income tax (return) |
| #6123, aired 2011-04-06 | HORTON HEARS A HOOSIER $200: This aviator first flew into the world near Millville on April 16, 1867; Orville landed in Ohio in 1871 Wilbur Wright |
| #6076, aired 2011-01-31 | U.S. GRANT $400: In April 1861, a week after this fort fell, Grant wrote, "There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots" Fort Sumter |
| #6004, aired 2010-10-21 | JUST THE FACTS ON FILE, PLEASE $2,000 (Daily Double): April 27, 2010: After 2 decades in U.S. prisons, this Central American ex-leader arrives in France to face charges Manuel Noriega |
| #5962, aired 2010-07-13 | FAIL TO THE CHIEF $200: In April 1961 he signed off on a disastrous invasion of a neighboring country John Kennedy |
| #5889, aired 2010-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $200: London's Daily Mail said a mistranslation caused an entrant in one of these to run 26 days not 26 miles a marathon |
| #5889, aired 2010-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $400: In 2004 NPR reported that the post office was allowing people to take these 5-digit numbers with them when they moved the ZIP code |
| #5889, aired 2010-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $600: An Aussie news show reported in 1975 that the country was converting to this "time" with 100 minutes in an hour metric |
| #5889, aired 2010-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $800: The Irish Times said in 1995 that this Russian leader's embalmed body would go from Red Square to Euro Disney Lenin |
| #5889, aired 2010-04-01 | APRIL FOOL! $1000: A 1972 veterinary record article said "Brunus edwardii", this creature, was in 63.8% of households a teddy bear |
| #5848, aired 2010-02-03 | CAPITAL CITIES $600: It fell to British troops in 1917 & to U.S. troops on April 9, 2003 Baghdad |
| #5821, aired 2009-12-28 | 2001 $400: April 1: April fool! This former Serbian dictator surrenders to the police Milošević |
| #5749, aired 2009-09-17 | SURPRISE ME, TREBEK! $400: On April 1, 1996 newspaper readers were surprised to learn that Taco Bell had bought this historic bell; April Fool's! the Liberty Bell |
| #5745, aired 2009-07-24 | TOUGH-POURRI $1000: On this date in 1999, England's Guardian newspaper announced a coup in the nation of San Seriffe April 1st |
| #5458, aired 2008-05-07 | HOW SOPHOMORIC! $800: For April Fool's Day 1998, Burger King announced a new left-handed one of these, with the toppings rotated 180° the Whopper |
| #5433, aired 2008-04-02 | IT HAPPENED ON APRIL 2 $400: 1865:
Jefferson Davis & most of his cabinet flee this capital city Richmond |
| #5433, aired 2008-04-02 | IT HAPPENED ON APRIL 2 $2000: 1453:
Mehmed II begins his siege of this city; it would fall 8 weeks later Constantinople |
| #5064, aired 2006-09-21 | "DAD" $200: Capital city that fell to U.S. troops in April 2003 Baghdad |
| #4970, aired 2006-03-31 | APRIL FOOL'S DAY BABIES $400: Born April 1, 1938, this model & actress is best known for her starring role in "Love Story" Ali MacGraw |
| #4970, aired 2006-03-31 | APRIL FOOL'S DAY BABIES $800: Born in 1815, he unified the German states into one empire under his leadership Bismarck |
| #4970, aired 2006-03-31 | APRIL FOOL'S DAY BABIES $1200: Born in 1873, this Russian was famous for works like the one heard here Rachmaninoff |
| #4970, aired 2006-03-31 | APRIL FOOL'S DAY BABIES $1600: Born April 1, 1578, he was the first to determine how blood circulated through the body & the heart William Harvey |
| #4970, aired 2006-03-31 | APRIL FOOL'S DAY BABIES $2000: Born in 1920, he starred in more than 130 movies, including "Rashomon" & "The Seven Samurai" Toshiro Mifune |
| #4746, aired 2005-04-04 | 2 MILLION $1600: In 1948 more than 2 million tons of food, fuel & other supplies were airlifted into this city West Berlin |
| #4395, aired 2003-10-17 | "A" MEN $400: It wasn't his diet that killed him but sadly, a fall on an an icy sidewalk in April 2003 Dr. (Robert) Atkins |
| #4390, aired 2003-10-10 | I FEEL LIKE SUCH AN IDIOM! $600: On April 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth must have taken literally this 3-word actors' phrase meaning "good luck" break a leg |
| #4309, aired 2003-05-01 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1,000 (Daily Double): National Humor Month begins on this date, often with a joke-telling contest April Fool's Day |
| #4172, aired 2002-10-22 | MONTHS $400: The 2 months in which Easter can fall March & April |
| #4067, aired 2002-04-16 | LIVIN' LATVIAN LARGE $400: The fun-loving Latvians celebrate All-Fool's Day twice during this month, on the 1st & the 30th April |
| #4056, aired 2002-04-01 | IT HAPPENED ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY $200: The Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865 proved to be a decisive battle of this war the Civil War |
| #4056, aired 2002-04-01 | IT HAPPENED ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY $400: On April 1, 1980 this British TV network, tongue in cheek, announced that the Big Ben clock was going digital the BBC |
| #4056, aired 2002-04-01 | IT HAPPENED ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY $600: "Aim high" & tell us this branch of the U.S. military that established its academy in 1954 the Air Force |
| #4056, aired 2002-04-01 | IT HAPPENED ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY $800: This actress was born on April 1, 1938, we doubt her first words were "Love is never having to say you're sorry" Ali MacGraw |
| #4056, aired 2002-04-01 | IT HAPPENED ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY $1000: April 1, 1815 saw the birth of a cute l'il future "Iron Chancellor" of Prussia named this Bismarck |
| #4012, aired 2002-01-29 | 10-LETTER WORDS $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew on a riverboat.) This title "Man" in a Melville story takes in gullible riverboat passengers on April Fool's Day The Confidence-Man |
| #3966, aired 2001-11-26 | "FOOL" HOUSE $400: The first day of the fourth month April Fools' Day |
| #3719, aired 2000-11-02 | 5 DECADES OF TV $1000: This April 9, 2000 live broadcast starring George Clooney was a remake of a Henry Fonda film Fail Safe |
| #3691, aired 2000-09-25 | AVIATION $100: On its first day of operation, April 17, 1973, this company founded by Fred Smith flew 186 packages Federal Express |
| #3635, aired 2000-05-26 | ROMAN HOLIDAY $800: On April 25 Romans appeased Robigus, god of this--the kind that afflicts plants, not old cars rust |
| #3623, aired 2000-05-10 | PENINSULAS $1000: This peninsula on Luzon Island in the Philippines fell to the Japanese on April 9, 1942 Bataan |
| #3475, aired 1999-10-15 | 1970s LEADERS $1,400 (Daily Double): The fall of this city came April 30, 1975 when president Dong Van Minh surrendered it Saigon |
| #3448, aired 1999-09-08 | FAST FOOD $1000: On April Fool's Day 1996 this fast-food chain advertised that it had bought the Liberty Bell Taco Bell |
| #3438, aired 1999-07-14 | THE CIVIL WAR $200: After this city fell April 2, 1865, federal troops placed a Union flag on top of the Confederate capitol Richmond |
| #3380, aired 1999-04-23 | FILE UNDER "M" $800: Mississippi celebrates a version of this holiday the last Monday in April to honor Confederate dead Memorial Day |
| #3217, aired 1998-09-08 | "FOOL"ISHNESS $200: It comes exactly 2 weeks before federal income taxes are due April Fools Day |
| #3145, aired 1998-04-10 | EASTER $500 (Daily Double): Since Easter can fall anywhere from March 22 to April 25, it is called this type of feast Moveable |
| #2964, aired 1997-06-19 | ANNUAL EVENTS $100: This Christian holiday can fall as early as March 22 or as late as April 25 Easter |
| #2933, aired 1997-05-07 | FILE UNDER "T" $100: On the night of April 14-15, 1912 this ship sank in the north Atlantic Titanic |
| #2919, aired 1997-04-17 | SPECIAL DAYS $400: Take a letter: the Wednesday of the last full week of April is devoted to these people; get your own coffee Secretaries |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | FIRST NAMES $400: The 3 most common first names that are months, they follow each other in the calendar April, May & June |
| #2858, aired 1997-01-22 | FOOLS & FOLLIES $200: A gowk is a person who is tricked on the Scottish equivalent of this U.S. observance April Fool's Day |
| #2798, aired 1996-10-30 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY $200: This capital fell to Viet Cong & North Vietnamese troops April 30, 1975 Saigon |
| #2711, aired 1996-05-20 | THE CIVIL WAR $400: After the fall of this city in April 1865, Danville, Virginia became the last Confederate capital Richmond |
| #2624, aired 1996-01-18 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $200: In April 1964, Ford introduced this new sporty car with a $2,368 sticker price the Mustang |
| #2531, aired 1995-09-11 | CROSSWORD CLUES "A" $200: Occasion for practical jokes (5,5,3) April Fool's Day |
| #2468, aired 1995-05-03 | 1990 $300: It was deployed in April & in June NASA announced there was a flaw in its main mirror the Hubble Telescope |
| #2290, aired 1994-07-15 | FEDERAL AGENCIES $200: It's with whom you file your federal income tax returns on or before April 15 the Internal Revenue Service |
| #2080, aired 1993-09-24 | RED-LETTER DAYS $100: File this: These office workers are honored with a special day on or around April 25 secretaries |
| #2066, aired 1993-09-06 | THE 1990s $200: He won his first full term as mayor of Chicago April 2, 1991 (Richard) Daley |
| #2011, aired 1993-05-10 | MONTHS OF THE YEAR $500: In 1992 Easter Sunday fell during this month; you might have had spring break then April |
| #1933, aired 1993-01-20 | YOUR FEDERAL TAXES $500: Form 4868 gets you an extension of this many months to file, but you still have to pay what's due by April 15 4 |
| #1904, aired 1992-12-10 | THE CIVIL WAR $2,500 (Daily Double): 1 of 4 states that seceded after the fall of Fort Sumter on April 13, 1861 (1 of) North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas & Virginia |
| #1899, aired 1992-12-03 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $500: On this day in 1992, National Public Radio broke the news that Richard Nixon was running again for president April Fool's Day |
| #1890, aired 1992-11-20 | NORTH & SOUTH $200: On April 9, 1865, he told his troops, "I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more" (Robert E.) Lee |
| #1883, aired 1992-11-11 | SHAKESPEARE $1,000 (Daily Double): In Scene I of this play, the title monarch announces, "Know that we have divided in three our kingdom" King Lear |
| #1828, aired 1992-07-08 | DAYS & DATES $600: Individuals who file with the IRS for a 4-month extension from this date have until August 17, 1992 April 15th |
| #1636, aired 1991-10-14 | ANGLO-FILE $800 (Daily Double): After he died April 19, 1881, Gladstone, his main rival, didn't attend the funeral Disraeli |
| #12, aired 1990-09-01 | THE AMERICAN FLAG $1000: It was reported that the flag first flew here April 6, 1909 North Pole |
| #1374, aired 1990-07-19 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: The U.S. gov't declared April 1,1990 this day, & any fool knows that only happens every 10 years Census Day |
| #1117, aired 1989-06-13 | HISTORY $600: The largest city in the Confederacy, this port fell to Union forces in April 1862 New Orleans |
| #916, aired 1988-09-05 | THE CALENDAR $100: A proverb states on this date "you may send a fool whither you will" April 1st |
| #819, aired 1988-03-10 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: The only 2 months in which Easter can fall March & April |
| #805, aired 1988-02-19 | HODGEPODGE $100: Rachmaninoff, Bismarck & Edmond Rostand were all born on this day, no "fool"ing April 1st |
| #781, aired 1988-01-18 | UNCLES $200: 1960s television spy spoof that starred Stephanie Powers as April Dancer The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. |
| #603, aired 1987-04-01 | SPRING $400: Greatest snowfall in 24 hours, 76", fell in Silver Lake, Colo. in 1921 in this spring month April |
| #485, aired 1986-10-17 | WORDS OF THE PAST $200: "Fopdoodle", "fonkin" & "poop-noddy" describe this type of person celebrated on April 1st a fool |
| #470, aired 1986-09-26 | THE CIVIL WAR $500: Lee conceded on April 9, 1865, which fell on this religious holiday Palm Sunday |
| #465, aired 1986-09-19 | PROVERBS $300: Especially on April 1st, "There's no fool like..." this an old fool |
| #298, aired 1985-10-30 | HOLIDAYS $200: In Scotland, the victim is a "gawk"; in France, un "poisson d'Avril"; in America, this an April fool |
| #145, aired 1985-03-29 | HOLIDAYS $300: In 1882, the Knights of Labor decided their Labor Day would always fall on this the first Monday in September |
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