| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | FAILING HISTORY $500: Genghis Khan had a breakthrough when he "broke through" this fortified Asian structure that was built over 2000 years the Great Wall of China |
| #4, aired 2022-10-16 | AUTUMN $500: October is the history month for this Asian-American ethnic group that includes Olivia Rodrigo & Jo Koy Filipinos |
| #8542, aired 2021-12-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $200 (Daily Double): Into the 20th century, Uzbekistan had rulers with this title reminiscent of the Mongols; the Soviets finally got rid of them khan |
| #8542, aired 2021-12-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: In 1620 the 2nd Tokugawa shogun cemented his power by marrying his daughter off to the guy with this important title emperor |
| #8542, aired 2021-12-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $1200: In the 1960s, many Indian farmers transitioned for a mix of crops to high-yield wheat as part of this colorful revolution the Green Revolution |
| #8542, aired 2021-12-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $1600: The Javanese Wars of Succession involved local potentates & this Dutch entity the Javanese called "Kumpeni" the Dutch East India Company |
| #8542, aired 2021-12-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $2000: Today the victims of persecution in China, this Muslim group had a Central Asian empire from about 750 to 850 A.D. the Uyghurs |
| #8439, aired 2021-07-08 | 21st CENTURY MONARCHIES $400: The monarchy of this Asian nation of 125 million has a legendary history dating back to the 7th century B.C. Japan |
| #8431, aired 2021-06-28 | ISLAMIC HISTORY $1200: A caliphate established in Baghdad in the 8th century endured until the 1258 sack of the city by these Asian invaders the Mongols |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: In the late 12th century this Buddhist sect arrived in Japan; it would become popular with the warrior class Zen |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: Thailand, then known by this name, entered World War I in 1917 on the side of the Allies Siam |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $600: A junta led by General Park Chung-hee took over this country, ending its second republic in 1961 South Korea |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $800: Around 770, the rock cut temple seen here was completed at Ellora, India & dedicated to this main god, the destroyer Shiva |
| #8345, aired 2021-02-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $1000: In 2001 Kofi Annan pleaded with this country to stop the destruction of Buddhist statues, but sadly, they were demolished Afghanistan |
| #8255, aired 2020-10-09 | HITTITES $400: The Hittites entered history in the 2nd millennium B.C. in Anatolia, today the Asian portion of this nation Turkey |
| #8233, aired 2020-06-10 | LITERARY TITLE BEVERAGES $400: Okakura Kakuzo's classic work "The Book of" this beverage explores its history & place in Asian culture tea |
| #8140, aired 2020-01-17 | HISTORY, BRIEFLY $400: In 1227 this Asian conqueror was buried in a secret & still unknown location Genghis Khan |
| #7979, aired 2019-04-25 | HISTORY $1200: The Rohingya Muslims have suffered persecution from this Asian country at least since 1977's Operation Dragon King Burma (or Myanmar) |
| #7680, aired 2018-01-19 | EASTERN ASIAN HISTORY $400: It began on June 25, 1950--tens of thousands of soldiers crossed the 38th parallel heading south the Korean War |
| #7680, aired 2018-01-19 | EASTERN ASIAN HISTORY $800: 1842's Treaty of Nanjing gave the U.K. control of this island, which had a lot fewer people than its 7.3 million today Hong Kong |
| #7680, aired 2018-01-19 | EASTERN ASIAN HISTORY $1200: In 1192 Japan's emperor gave this title to Yoritomo, the head of the military government shogun |
| #7680, aired 2018-01-19 | EASTERN ASIAN HISTORY $1600: In 1900 Herbert Hoover was 25 & living in China during this event led by the Righteous & Harmonious Fists the Boxer Rebellion |
| #7680, aired 2018-01-19 | EASTERN ASIAN HISTORY $2000: The Cambodian dictator died in a jungle hut in 1998 before he could stand trial for genocide Pol Pot |
| #7372, aired 2016-10-04 | BRITISH HISTORY $4,200 (Daily Double): In December 1947 Parliament passed the law granting independence to this Asian island Sri Lanka |
| #7077, aired 2015-05-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: During this country's White Revolution of the 1960s, the shah gave women the right to vote Iran |
| #7077, aired 2015-05-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: In 1924 this country became a people's republic & dropped the "Outer" from its name Mongolia |
| #7077, aired 2015-05-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $600: A 2014 report says despite U.S. efforts, cultivation of this in Afghanistan is at an all-time high of 1/2 million acres poppy (or opium) |
| #7077, aired 2015-05-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $800: In 1900 China's dowager empress ordered all foreigners killed during this uprising the Boxer Rebellion |
| #7077, aired 2015-05-26 | ASIAN HISTORY $1000: In 1959 this crown prince married Michiko Shoda, becoming the first Japanese royal to marry a commoner Akihito |
| #6918, aired 2014-10-15 | DECADES OF ASIAN HISTORY $200: Hong Kong is returned to China the 1990s |
| #6918, aired 2014-10-15 | DECADES OF ASIAN HISTORY $400: The last Soviet forces leave Afghanistan the 1980s |
| #6918, aired 2014-10-15 | DECADES OF ASIAN HISTORY $600: India & Pakistan gain independence the 1940s |
| #6918, aired 2014-10-15 | DECADES OF ASIAN HISTORY $800: Mao Zedong dies the 1970s |
| #6918, aired 2014-10-15 | DECADES OF ASIAN HISTORY $1000: Tokyo hosts Asia's first Olympic games the 1960s |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: This empire got its name from Osman I, who founded it around 1300 the Ottoman Empire |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: In 1975, after a long siege, Pol Pot & the Khmer Rouge entered this capital & overthrew prime minister Lon Nol Phnom Penh |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $600: In the 17th c. this country's East India Company took over the Moluccas & controlled the world clove trade the Netherlands |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $800: From 1901 to 1904 William Howard Taft served as governor-general of this former Spanish possession the Philippines |
| #6848, aired 2014-05-28 | ASIAN HISTORY $1000: Built for the emperor Shah Jahan, this throne named for a bird was stolen in 1739 by the Persians, who then lost it the Peacock Throne |
| #6663, aired 2013-07-31 | WORLD HISTORY $1200: In August 2008 the Summer Olympics took place in this Asian country China |
| #6635, aired 2013-06-21 | ASIAN RELIGION $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Angkor Wat in Cambodia.) Depicting elaborate scenes from both mythology & history, the many exquisite bas reliefs at Angkor Wat include many representations from this Hindu epic of the Bharata Dynasty the Mahabharata |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | CAMBODIAN HISTORY & CULTURE $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.) Phnom Penh's notorious gridlock is circumvented by the nimble tuk-tuk, a motorized taxi that's also known as an auto this, a similar Asian conveyance a rickshaw |
| #6297, aired 2012-01-24 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: The Uji were clans of Japan; the Uji that won out claimed descent from Amaterasu, goddess of this heavenly body the sun |
| #6297, aired 2012-01-24 | ASIAN HISTORY $800: Novosibirsk, one of the main cities of this Russian region, only dates from 1893; its name means "new" this Russian region Siberia |
| #6297, aired 2012-01-24 | ASIAN HISTORY $1200: Soon after WWII, he wrote to Harry Truman asking for U.S. help in Vietnam's struggle against French rule Ho Chi Minh |
| #6297, aired 2012-01-24 | ASIAN HISTORY $2000: Fire shrines found in Iran show that the ancient Parthian empire followed this religion Zoroastrianism |
| #6297, aired 2012-01-24 | ASIAN HISTORY $5,000 (Daily Double): 1946's Linggarjati Agreement gave grudging Dutch recognition to the autonomy of this island country Indonesia |
| #6014, aired 2010-11-04 | 20th CENTURY HISTORY $400: Around 1950 3 Southeast Asian states were given some autonomy, ending the union known as French this Indochina |
| #5835, aired 2010-01-15 | WE GO WAY BACK $400: Between 770 & 476 B.C., a time of struggle is called the Spring & Autumn Period in this Asian country's history China |
| #5451, aired 2008-04-28 | WORLD HISTORY $200: The Geneva Accords of 1954 split this SE Asian country in 2 at 17 degrees North latitude Vietnam |
| #5370, aired 2008-01-04 | ANCIENT HISTORY: 2006 $600: In November, an Andy Warhol work depicting this Asian leader sold for more than $17 million Mao |
| #5344, aired 2007-11-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $100 (Daily Double): In 1782, when Chao Phraya Chakri became King Rama I, he moved his capital across the river to this city Bangkok |
| #5344, aired 2007-11-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: In the 13th century, this grandson of Genghis Khan annexed China & became known as Shih Tsu of the Yuan Dynasty Kublai Khan |
| #5344, aired 2007-11-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: In December 1946 he attacked the French at Tonkin, beginning a war that ended 8 years later Ho Chi Minh |
| #5344, aired 2007-11-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $600: In 1739 the Peacock Throne, built for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, was stolen by these people Persia / Iran |
| #5344, aired 2007-11-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $1000: In the 1920s the Kemalists opposed the Sultan in this country & eventually prevailed Turkey |
| #4786, aired 2005-05-30 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $1200: This Asian said his "greatest joy" was "to conquer his enemies... and to clasp their wives and daughters" Genghis Khan |
| #4783, aired 2005-05-25 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: The revenge of the 47 ronin, a 1703 incident in this country, is remembered there each December 14 Japan |
| #4783, aired 2005-05-25 | ASIAN HISTORY $800: In the 1st century Kanishka ruled a chunk of central Asia from what's now Peshawar in this country Pakistan |
| #4783, aired 2005-05-25 | ASIAN HISTORY $1200: Fingers were pointed at Syria when this ex-P.M. of Lebanon was killed in February 2005 Rafic Hariri |
| #4783, aired 2005-05-25 | ASIAN HISTORY $1600: In 1975 the Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia & the left-wing group with this Laotian name took over in Laos Pathet Lao |
| #4783, aired 2005-05-25 | ASIAN HISTORY $2000: These mercenaries from the Magar, Gurung & other Nepalese tribes defended the British Empire in WWs I & II the Gurkhas |
| #4680, aired 2004-12-31 | HISTORY $1000: This Asian political party was founded in 1885 with "Indian National" as part of its name the Congress Party |
| #4618, aired 2004-10-06 | WORLD HISTORY $1600: In 1961 this Asian country invaded the small colonies of Daman, Diu & Goa, & defeated the Portuguese India |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: In a 2003 annual cost-of-living survey, it was ranked as the world's most expensive city Tokyo |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: Tu Duc, a 19th century Nguyen emperor in this country, helped write a comprehensive history of it Vietnam |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | ASIAN HISTORY $600: Between 1811 & 1866 the capital of Cambodia Ping-Ponged between Oudong & this Phnom Penh |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | ASIAN HISTORY $800: The tomb of Hongwu, the first emperor of this famous dynasty, is in Nanjing, China the Ming |
| #4605, aired 2004-09-17 | ASIAN HISTORY $1000: This Brit's battles at Assaye & Argaom in India prepared him for Napoleon Wellington |
| #4449, aired 2004-01-01 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: As a result of the French defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, this country was divided at the 17th parallel Vietnam |
| #4449, aired 2004-01-01 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: In 452 this "Scourge of God" invaded northern Italy, but disease & famine forced his troops to withdraw Attila the Hun |
| #4449, aired 2004-01-01 | ASIAN HISTORY $600: In 1948 he was elected President of China, but was driven from the mainland to Taiwan the next year Chiang Kai-shek |
| #4449, aired 2004-01-01 | ASIAN HISTORY $800: In 1972 Pakistan's President Bhutto signed an accord with this Indian Prime Minister normalizing relations Indira Gandhi |
| #4449, aired 2004-01-01 | ASIAN HISTORY $1000: In 1959 this Japanese Crown Prince married a commoner, the first time ever for an heir to the throne Akihito |
| #4248, aired 2003-02-05 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: In the late 1600s this Asian grain became the main crop of the Carolina coastal lowlands rice |
| #4058, aired 2002-04-03 | AUSTRALIAN HISTORY $800: As a staunch ally of the U.S., Australia first sent troops to this Asian country in 1962 Vietnam |
| #3750, aired 2000-12-15 | HISTORY $100: The California Gold Rush started the first big wave of immigration from this Asian nation China |
| #3631, aired 2000-05-22 | ASIAN-AMERICAN ACHIEVERS $100: Gary Locke of this "Evergreen State" is the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history Washington |
| #3629, aired 2000-05-18 | TOUGH HISTORY $500: Given their part-French name in the 1960s, by 1975 this Asian group controlled its country of origin Khmer Rouge (Cambodia) |
| #3559, aired 2000-02-10 | ASIAN HISTORY $100: This country's Saud dynasty dates back to the mid-1400s Saudi Arabia |
| #3559, aired 2000-02-10 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: In 1934 he & his followers began a 6,000-mile march from Jiangxi province to the village of Yan'an in northern China Mao Tse-tung |
| #3559, aired 2000-02-10 | ASIAN HISTORY $300: In 1992 rebels overthrew its government; one faction, the Taliban, now controls most of the country Afghanistan |
| #3559, aired 2000-02-10 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: This country was officially reunified July 2, 1976, 2 days before the U.S. Bicentennial Vietnam |
| #3559, aired 2000-02-10 | ASIAN HISTORY $500: In 1192 Japan's emperor gave military leader Yoritomo this title which means "great general" Shogun |
| #3128, aired 1998-03-18 | HISTORY $400: The last Abbasid Caliph was killed in 1258 when these Asian warriors sacked Baghdad the Mongols |
| #2545, aired 1995-09-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $100: In 326 B.C. this "great" Macedonian reached what is now India Alexander |
| #2545, aired 1995-09-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: Japan's 1947 constitution changed his role from sovereign to "symbol of the state" the emperor (Hirohito) |
| #2545, aired 1995-09-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $300: In 1991 a cyclone killed about 138,000 people in this nation once known as East Pakistan Bangladesh |
| #2545, aired 1995-09-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: In 1981 U San Yu succeeded U Ne Win as this country's president Burma |
| #2545, aired 1995-09-29 | ASIAN HISTORY $500: These rebels, or "holy warriors", fought Afghanistan's Soviet-backed government from 1978 to 1992 the mujahideen |
| #2423, aired 1995-03-01 | ASIAN CITIES $200: In 1984 the city of Bhopal in this country was the site of one of history's worst industrial accidents India |
| #2399, aired 1995-01-26 | HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): In the 1920s this future Asian president helped found the French Communist Party Ho Chi Minh |
| #2353, aired 1994-11-23 | WOMEN IN HISTORY $800: Mata Hari pretended to be Asian, but she was actually born in this European country The Netherlands/Holland |
| #2194, aired 1994-03-03 | AUSTRALIAN HISTORY $400: In 1965 Australia sent troops to fight in this Southeast Asian country Vietnam |
| #2081, aired 1993-09-27 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $400: General Cornwallis was governor-general of this Asian country when he died in Ghazipur in 1805 India |
| #2014, aired 1993-05-13 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: After the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, this country was divided at the 17th parallel Vietnam |
| #2014, aired 1993-05-13 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: On July 8, 1853 this commodore sailed the first U.S. Navy ships into Edo Bay Commodore Perry |
| #2014, aired 1993-05-13 | ASIAN HISTORY $600: In the 1300s Osman I founded this empire the Ottoman Empire |
| #2014, aired 1993-05-13 | ASIAN HISTORY $800: In 1977 General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq deposed Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in this country Pakistan |
| #2014, aired 1993-05-13 | ASIAN HISTORY $3,000 (Daily Double): From 1816 to 1949 Indonesia was a colony of this European country the Netherlands |
| #1931, aired 1993-01-18 | WORLD HISTORY $800: Bhumibol Adulyadej has been king of this Southeast Asian country since 1950 Thailand |
| #1856, aired 1992-10-05 | WORLD HISTORY $800: Portuguese sailors off course in a 1543 storm became the 1st Europeans to land in this Asian island country Japan |
| #1426, aired 1990-11-12 | MODERN HISTORY $300: The first Asian country to detonate a nuclear bomb China |
| #1170, aired 1989-10-06 | RUSSIAN HISTORY $600: A defeated Russia became a part of this Asian empire in the mid 1200s Mongol Empire |
| #739, aired 1987-11-19 | ASIAN HISTORY $100: Talks were held during October of 1951 in Panmunjon to re-unify this country, but it didn't work Korea |
| #739, aired 1987-11-19 | ASIAN HISTORY $200: In 1972 this country returned control of Okinawa to Japan the United States |
| #739, aired 1987-11-19 | ASIAN HISTORY $300: Estimated death toll from the famous 1756 incident in this room in an Indian fort ranges from 15 to over 100 the Black Hole of Calcutta |
| #739, aired 1987-11-19 | ASIAN HISTORY $400: A former monk turned rebellious, then merciless, founded this Chinese dynasty in 1368 the Ming Dynasty |
| #739, aired 1987-11-19 | ASIAN HISTORY $500: It was completed during World War I & linked eastern & western Siberia the Trans-Siberian Railway |
| #725, aired 1987-10-30 | WORLD HISTORY $600: Until 19th C., this Asian country's foreign ministry was called the Hall for Governance of Barbarians China |
| #345, aired 1986-01-03 | WORLD HISTORY $1000: Teddy Roosevelt won Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating treaty ending this Asian war the Russian-Japanese War |
