| #9085, aired 2024-04-19 | SILENCE! $1000: Said in this novel: "Buffalo Bill's name is William Rubin... he was referred to me in April or May 1975, by my patient Benjamin Raspail" The Silence of the Lambs |
| #8723, aired 2022-10-19 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: Yom Hashoah, the Remembrance Day for this tragedy, is observed in April or May on the 27th of Nisan the Holocaust |
| #8455, aired 2021-07-30 | CELEBRATIONS OF THE MONTH $200: Mother Goose Day, as well as Mother's Day May |
| #8380, aired 2021-04-16 | HISTORY ON ICE $200: At 9:40 P.M. on April 14, 1912, the Mesaba warned it of an ice field; that message may not have been relayed to the bridge the (RMS) Titanic |
| #7992, aired 2019-05-14 | IT HAPPENED IN MAY $800: Father of the famous Quaker, Admiral William Penn failed to take Hispaniola from the Spanish in April of 1655, but did capture this island in May Jamaica |
| #7806, aired 2018-07-16 | THE BOUNCY CASTLE $800: The Nazis made Saxony's Colditz Castle a prison; U.S. troops liberated it in April 1945 & in May, handed it over to this army the Red Army |
| #7709, aired 2018-03-01 | WAY BACK IN 2017 $0: Her April decision to call a snap parliamentary election proved less than brilliant on June 8 (Theresa) May |
| #7646, aired 2017-12-04 | WEATHER IDIOMS $800: Involving the fourth & fifth months, it suggest that enduring travails can lead to joy April showers bring May flowers |
| #7295, aired 2016-05-06 | HOLIDAYS $1600: It may be tax day to the rest of us but April 15 is also Father Damien day in this state Hawaii |
| #6560, aired 2013-03-08 | OUR STATE FAIR $600: At Macon in late April- early May Georgia |
| #6164, aired 2011-06-02 | MARINE BIOLOGY $1200: (Lindblad National Geographic underwater specialist Lisa trotter delivers the clue from Antarctica.) This shrimp-like crustacean is a major link in the Antarctic food chain; from January to April swarms of them may reach concentrations of 35 lbs. per cubic yard krill |
| #6064, aired 2011-01-13 | FROM THE GREEK $2000: The name of this month may derive from that of the Greek goddess of love April |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | BORN & DIED: SCIENCE EDITION $800: Born May 15, 1859 in Paris, physics was his main (radio)activity, died April 19, 1906 Pierre Curie |
| #5934, aired 2010-06-03 | LET'S BE LOGICAL $400: Mary's mom had 4 girls; the first was named April, the second June, the third May & the fourth this Mary |
| #5897, aired 2010-04-13 | REMEMBER APRIL $200: Donald Duck's nephews are Huey, Dewey & Louie; her nieces are April, May & June Daisy Duck |
| #5869, aired 2010-03-04 | MATH-POURRI $400: Total number of days in March, April & May 92 |
| #5824, aired 2009-12-31 | ALL THINGS JAPANESE $1600: This island invaded by U.S. troops in April 1945 has a long martial arts tradition & may be the birthplace of nunchaku Okinawa |
| #5424, aired 2008-03-20 | BATTLE CRIES $2,000 (Daily Double): This battle cry may have come from a cartoon that appeared in the Washington Post on April 3, 1898 Remember the Maine |
| #5394, aired 2008-02-07 | GIVING YOU THE BIRD $400: Aka a redbird & protected by law, this bird may have up to 4 broods from April to August each year a cardinal |
| #5120, aired 2006-12-08 | IT'S A DISASTER $800: As many as 3,000 may have perished as a result of the earthquake & fire that ravaged San Francisco in April of this year 1906 |
| #5119, aired 2006-12-07 | FAMILIAR PHRASES $600: It's what they say about rain in the fourth month of the year & its effect on growth in the fifth April showers bring May flowers |
| #4934, aired 2006-02-09 | TODAY'S HOROSCOPE $400: (April 20 - May 20)
Quick decisions are necessary. Be bullish! Taurus |
| #4754, aired 2005-04-14 | HISTORIC CHARLESTON $1600: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC.) At Fort Sumter, early one morning in this month & year, South Carolinian Henry Farley fired what may have been the Civil War's first shot April, 1861 |
| #4484, aired 2004-02-19 | 3 LETTERS LONG $800: Between April & October, the hour of the day in Maine may be followed by these 3 letters E.D.T. |
| #4198, aired 2002-11-27 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY! $1000: Charles Grodin shares his April 21 birthday with this woman who directed his film "The Heartbreak Kid" Elaine May |
| #4142, aired 2002-09-10 | ALSO AN AUTO $600: One might think that this make of Ford runs best from April 20 to May 20 Taurus |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | APRIL MAY... $200: …take the Orange Line to get from Midway to the downtown loop "L" station in this city Chicago |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | APRIL MAY... $400: …like to try one of these Italian potato dumplings gnocchi |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | APRIL MAY... $600: …want to compete in dressage, so she'll have to take these lessons riding lessons |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | APRIL MAY... $800: …like to take a spin in this automaker's 8 cilindri 360 Spider a Ferrari |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | APRIL MAY... $1000: …buy some sea shells in the Seychelles, an archipelago in this ocean the Indian Ocean |
| #3670, aired 2000-07-14 | HISTORIC POST-IT NOTES $800: Military man who may have found the note seen here on his desk in April of 1951:
"Truman called - sounds steamed!" General Douglas MacArthur |
| #3432, aired 1999-07-06 | THE MEXICAN WAR $800: On April 26, 1846 this general & future president sent the message "Hostilities may now be considered as commenced" Zachary Taylor |
| #3341, aired 1999-03-01 | SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE $400: When Will compared "thee to a summer's day", he wrote, "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of" this month May |
| #3302, aired 1999-01-05 | COMING UP IN '99 $400: Easter Sunday takes place on the fourth day of this month in 1999 April |
| #3224, aired 1998-09-17 | THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC $100: An Old Farmer's proverb says "March winds and" these "bring forth May flowers" April showers |
| #3207, aired 1998-07-07 | TV ACTORS $300: Now a regular on "NewsRadio", on "Saturday Night Live" he played the Anal-Retentive Chef Phil Hartman |
| #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 |
| #2537, aired 1995-09-19 | U.S. HISTORY $800: From May 1933 until April 1947, Hoover Dam was known by this name Boulder Dam |
| #2472, aired 1995-05-09 | ALABAMY BOUND $200: In Alabama a Confederate version of this holiday is observed on the fourth Monday in April, not in May Memorial Day |
| #2208, aired 1994-03-23 | MONTHS $500: April showers bring May flowers, but the Mayflower landed in the New World in this month December |
| #1599, aired 1991-07-11 | MONTHS $400: Back in the 16th century, Thomas Tusser associated these 2 months with showers & flowers April & May |
| #1449, aired 1990-12-13 | MOTHER GOOSE $200: "March winds & April showers bring forth" these May flowers |
| #1436, aired 1990-11-26 | POETS & POETRY $600: Edna St. Vincent Millay said this spring month "comes like an idiot, babbling & strewing flowers" April |
| #1322, aired 1990-05-08 | FAMOUS QUOTES $100: T. Tusser's 16th C. book "A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry" says, "Sweet April showers do spring" these May flowers |
| #1029, aired 1989-02-09 | 1986 $200: On May 5 Pravda published its 1st major account of this late April accident Chernobyl |
| #916, aired 1988-09-05 | THE CALENDAR $100: A proverb states on this date "you may send a fool whither you will" April 1st |
| #745, aired 1987-11-27 | TORNADOES $300: Though tornadoes are most severe in March & April, more occur in this month than any other May |
| #622, aired 1987-04-28 | IN OTHER WORDS... $200: The 4th month's precipitations elicit the 5th month's blooms April showers bring May flowers |
| #552, aired 1987-01-20 | BASEBALL $500: In May 1986 this Red Sox pitcher struck out not only 20 batters in 9 innings, but the old record Roger Clemens |
| #474, aired 1986-10-02 | THE CALENDAR $300: 2 of the 3 months named for goddesses (2 of) April, May & June |
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