| #8998, aired 2023-12-20 | A LOOK BACK $400: In the 1630s a bulb of Semper Augustus, a type of this, is said to have sold for 13,000 florins, or about the price of a house a tulip |
| #8853, aired 2023-04-19 | JUSTINIAN TIME $800: Adopted by his uncle Justin I, Justinian acquired this 6-letter title in 525, & 2 years later, got the rank Augustus caesar |
| #8847, aired 2023-04-11 | BAD BOYS IN BOOKS $800: With a name fit for a Roman emperor, this rude boy falls into Willy Wonka's river & gets sucked up by a super pipe Augustus Gloop |
| #8837, aired 2023-03-28 | 3 MEN $200: Formed around 60 B.C., the First Roman Triumvirate was made up of Crassus, Pompey & this guy Julius Caesar |
| #12, aired 2023-01-26 | BESTSELLERS $800: The title of this heartbreaking young adult novel by John Green about Augustus & Hazel is based on a line from Shakespeare The Fault in Our Stars |
| #8791, aired 2023-01-23 | WORDS OF PEACE $2000: It's Latin for the period of tranquility that lasted from the reigns of Augustus to Marcus Aurelius the Pax Romana |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | THIS PIECE OF PAPER WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO $2000: In the gospel of Luke, "There went out a decree" from this ruler "that all the world should be taxed" Caesar Augustus |
| #8715, aired 2022-10-07 | THE ANCIENT WORLD $1600: It was actually Marcus Agrippa, this future emperor's deputy, who commanded the fleet that defeated Mark Antony Augustus |
| #8685, aired 2022-07-15 | OVID $1600: Coming under the scrutiny of Augustus, Ovid was punished with a type of this called relegation exile (banishment) |
| #8650, aired 2022-05-27 | QUICK HISTORY $600: A time of stability under Augustus is known by this peaceful name in Latin Pax Romana |
| #8626, aired 2022-04-25 | TO THE "N"s OF THE EARTH $1200: As well as another nickname for the Big Easy, it's the town in Italy where emperor Augustus died Nola |
| #17, aired 2022-02-22 | DIGESTING SOME LITERATURE $600: A true glutton, this "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" character gets sent up the (chocolate) river Augustus Gloop |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE CHARACTERS $400: Charles Augustus Milverton, "the worst man in London", is using imprudent letters of lady Eva Brackwell in this evil deed blackmail |
| #8550, aired 2022-01-07 | MOVE IT! $1000: The Ara Pacis, an altar built to honor this Roman emperor c. 9 B.C., was long forgotten, rescued in the 1930s & moved to a new home Augustus |
| #8511, aired 2021-11-15 | NOVEL QUOTES $800: In this novel 17-year-old Augustus Waters introduces himself as having had "a little touch of osteosarcoma" The Fault in Our Stars |
| #8433, aired 2021-06-30 | WORLD OF EMPIRES $800: Around 27 B.C., the Pax Romana began during the reign of this emperor & would last for 200 years Caesar Augustus |
| #8408, aired 2021-05-26 | THE ANCIENTS SPEAK $5,000 (Daily Double): Augustus Caesar said he "found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of" this, which was much nicer! marble |
| #8329, aired 2021-02-04 | 30 SOMETHING $1000: Render unto us the name of this Caesar whose reign ended in 37 A.D. & was followed by Caligula's Tiberius |
| #8299, aired 2020-12-10 | TO LEAD ROME $400: After the regime known as the Roman this government came to an end, Augustus became the first emperor the Republic |
| #8177, aired 2020-03-10 | THE END OF THE EMPEROR $400: He passed away in 14 A.D. on the 19th of the month named for him Augustus |
| #8166, aired 2020-02-24 | ONLY THE GOOD CHARACTERS DIE YOUNG $800: You know whose fault it really is that Augustus Waters dies of cancer in this novel? John Green! The Fault in Our Stars |
| #8148, aired 2020-01-29 | SIN-OPSIS $400: Augustus Gloop gets evicted from this man's candy factory because his gluttony has gotten the best of him Willy Wonka |
| #8136, aired 2020-01-13 | HORROR FILMS $200: In 1910, less than a century after this novel was published, it had its first film adaptation with Augustus Phillips at the title scientist Frankenstein |
| #8092, aired 2019-11-12 | HAIL, CAESAR! $600: Built by Herod the Great & dedicated to Augustus, Caesarea is a coastal town in this country Israel |
| #8031, aired 2019-07-08 | AUGUSTUS $800: William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland, was known for his harsh suppression of the rebellion here in the 1740s Scotland |
| #8031, aired 2019-07-08 | AUGUSTUS $1200: Emperor Augustus Caesar was the adopted heir of Julius Caesar & was followed by this emperor, his chosen heir Tiberius |
| #8031, aired 2019-07-08 | AUGUSTUS $1600: Welsh painter Augustus John made many portraits of famous people, including this poet & fellow countryman (Dylan) Thomas |
| #8031, aired 2019-07-08 | AUGUSTUS $2000: Last name of banker Augustus, who bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to advance music education Juilliard |
| #8020, aired 2019-06-21 | YOUNG LOVE $600: In "The Fault in Our Stars", Hazel & Augustus fall in love at a support group for people afflicted with this cancer |
| #7978, aired 2019-04-24 | ROMAN NAMES $400: In 27 B.C. Octavian was awarded this title meaning "revered one", & it became part of his name Augustus |
| #7967, aired 2019-04-09 | STOUT $400: Augustus Gloop, a finder of a golden ticket in this novel, "looked as though he had been blown up with a powerful pump" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| #7924, aired 2019-02-07 | SORROW $1200: Augustus Saint-Gaudens' memorial to Clover Adams is also known as this 5-letter synonym for sorrow Grief |
| #7824, aired 2018-09-20 | ONLY AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART $1600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.) Saved from flooding when the Aswan Dam was built, the Temple of Dendur was commissioned by Augustus, who was portrayed as a pharaoh making offerings to Osiris and this goddess, to whom the temple was primarily dedicated Isis |
| #7818, aired 2018-09-12 | OR BUST $1200: A bronze head of this man who became Rome's sole ruler in 27 B.C. was found in 1910 Augustus |
| #7779, aired 2018-06-07 | DICKENS BOOK BY CHARACTERS $2000: Association members Tracy Tupman & Augustus Snodgrass The Pickwick Papers |
| #7773, aired 2018-05-30 | SWISSTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): The Celtic Helvetii tried to move from Switzerland to Gaul but this man, then Roman governor, barred them in 58 B.C. Julius Caesar |
| #7759, aired 2018-05-10 | AN APPELLATION FOR THE TEACHER $2,000 (Daily Double): A Yorkshireman, Alcuin was "schoolmistress to France" & taught this first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne |
| #7691, aired 2018-02-05 | THE PERIODIC TABLE $200: Atomic No. 82, it was used by Romans for water pipes though known in Augustus Caesar's time to cause poisoning lead |
| #7559, aired 2017-06-22 | THE YOUNG POPE $1600: In 27 B.C. a Roman of this name became Emperor Augustus; in 955 a Roman of this name became the teen Pope John XII Octavian |
| #7554, aired 2017-06-15 | ANCIENT ROME $800: This first emperor overhauled all aspects of Roman life in his regime, which he called the principate Augustus |
| #7519, aired 2017-04-27 | ROMAN BRITAIN $1200: Marcus Carausius founded an independent state in Britain & took this name, like Rome's first emperor Augustus |
| #7496, aired 2017-03-27 | OH MY GODS! $200: Roman emperor Augustus claimed descent from this Olympian & sun god Apollo |
| #7488, aired 2017-03-15 | THICK AS A BRICK $1000: Suetonius wrote that this emperor said he "found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble" Augustus Caesar |
| #7432, aired 2016-12-27 | GIVE A FIG $800: Some Roman historians wrote that wife Livia killed this first emperor with poisoned figs Augustus |
| #7432, aired 2016-12-27 | SCULPTURE $2000: The Lincoln statue seen here is by this saintly sculptor, also known for his designs of the $10 & $20 gold coins Augustus Saint-Gaudens |
| #7420, aired 2016-12-09 | THE BIBLE $200: This third gospel is the only one that mentions the Roman emperors Augustus & Tiberius Luke |
| #7279, aired 2016-04-14 | 6 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF THEIR NOVELS $800: Augustus Gloop &
Veruca Salt Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| #7203, aired 2015-12-30 | WHAT A SUCCESSION! $800: This first Roman emperor flailed about looking for a successor, adopting sons & having them die or disappoint Octavian (or Augustus) |
| #7106, aired 2015-07-06 | ROMANS $400: This post-Julius Caesar established the Praetorian Guard & brought all of Spain under Roman control Augustus |
| #7091, aired 2015-06-15 | NOVELS BY COUPLE $1,800 (Daily Double): Hazel Grace &
Augustus Waters The Fault in Our Stars |
| #7001, aired 2015-02-09 | BUDS $1000: A guy named Curio was best buds with this man known as the friend & successor of Julius Caesar Mark Antony |
| #6993, aired 2015-01-28 | ROMAN EMPERORS $400: The emperor born Gaius Octavius took this name that means "lofty" or "solemn" Caesar Augustus |
| #6964, aired 2014-12-18 | THE NATIVITY $200: In the KJV, Joseph & Mary were in Bethlehem to pay these, according to "a decree from Caesar Augustus" taxes |
| #6919, aired 2014-10-16 | MR. "T" $800: This second emperor of Rome was not as good as the first, who was Augustus Tiberius |
| #6817, aired 2014-04-15 | CHARLES DICKENS $1000: Charles met this "Moonstone" author & writing partner through a man named Augustus Egg Wilkie Collins |
| #6728, aired 2013-12-11 | CAESAR $400: Hail this Caesar who boasted that he found Rome a city of bricks & left it a city of marble Caesar Augustus |
| #6707, aired 2013-11-12 | THAT'S TOTALLY HISTORICAL! $600: In the 20s B.C., after Octavian took this imperial name, he established the Praetorian Guard to guard his body Caesar Augustus |
| #6529, aired 2013-01-24 | ROMAN ALONG $800: Organized by Augustus in 6 A.D., the Vigiles were a group of these, who might have helped when Nero took over firemen |
| #6431, aired 2012-07-30 | BOOK REPORT $400: Chapters in this novel include "The Golden Tickets" & "Augustus Gloop Goes Up the Pipe" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| #6396, aired 2012-06-11 | THE BRITISH MUSEUM'S HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS $800: The bronze head of this first Roman emperor butted its way onto the list Caesar Augustus |
| #6385, aired 2012-05-25 | VIRGIL $400: Virgil wanted this epic poem destroyed upon his death, but Augustus ignored this request The Aeneid |
| #6384, aired 2012-05-24 | ROMAN THE ROADS $1200: In 12 B.C., the emperor Augustus ordered the Via Aurelia be extended through the mountains near modern Nice, connecting Rome with this Roman province Gaul |
| #6346, aired 2012-04-02 | HUSBANDS $800: Octavia's (we'll give you Gaius Marcellus, whom she married around 54 B.C., but you supply this second hubby) Mark Antony |
| #6257, aired 2011-11-29 | MOAT POINTS $1200: In the late 1100s what's now the site of this in Paris was Philip Augustus' castle, with a wide moat & not much art the Louvre |
| #6202, aired 2011-07-26 | DESERTS $200: Roald Dahl's Augustus Gloop gets his just des(s)erts when he falls into a river of this trying to drink it chocolate |
| #6176, aired 2011-06-20 | 27 IS HEAVEN $800: This Roman emperor began his 40-year reign in 27 B.C. Caesar Augustus |
| #6107, aired 2011-03-15 | JULIUS CAESAR $200: In his will, Caesar adopted this teenage future emperor as his heir Augustus |
| #6036, aired 2010-12-06 | MAYOR PLAYER $400: Jeffrey Tambor was Mayor Augustus Maywho in this 2000 Dr. Seuss holiday tale How the Grinch Stole Christmas! |
| #5962, aired 2010-07-13 | B.C. $1600: Under Augustus, construction began on this "all gods" temple the Pantheon |
| #5926, aired 2010-05-24 | THIS IS A BUST! $1200: He's the Caesarest of Caesars seen here Augustus |
| #5873, aired 2010-03-10 | ARTISTS & THEIR SUBJECTS $800: Augustus John, known for his portrait of this Welsh poet, introduced the poet to his future wife Caitlin Dylan Thomas |
| #5856, aired 2010-02-15 | CLEO $400: In 31 B.C. a huge Roman fleet led by Augustus & Agrippa defeated the fleets of Cleopatra & this man at Actium Mark Antony |
| #5845, aired 2010-01-29 | ROMAN EMPERORS $1600: Reigning from 14 to 37 A.D., he was emperor when Jesus was crucified Tiberius |
| #5818, aired 2009-12-23 | THE FIRST CHRISTMAS: LUKE REPORTING $200: Breaking news--this Caesar has spread panic with his decree that "all the world should be taxed" Augustus |
| #5790, aired 2009-11-13 | EXPEDITION WEEK $2000: (National Geographic archaeologist Byron McCane delivers the clue.) The Gabriel Revelation tablet, sometimes called a Dead Sea Scroll in stone, allegedly tells of a Jewish revolt against Rome in 4 B.C. & mentions a king of evil countenance, this emperor Augustus (Caesar) |
| #5721, aired 2009-06-22 | NAME THAT BOOK $2000: "I was in no position to criticize the Emperor Augustus, who was my maternal grand-uncle" I, Claudius |
| #5689, aired 2009-05-07 | THEY RULED! $1600: Roman around
(27 B.C. to 14 A.D.) Augustus (Caesar) |
| #5631, aired 2009-02-16 | LATER $600: In 2 B.C. Emperor Augustus was given this title, "Pater Patriae"; 1,800 years later, Geo. Washington was known by it Father of the Country |
| #5621, aired 2009-02-02 | ALL THE MARBLES $200: This founder of the Roman empire said, "I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble" Augustus |
| #5616, aired 2009-01-26 | MIDDLE NAMES $2000: Charles Lindbergh's parents could have chosen Octavian but gave him this exalted middle name Augustus |
| #5579, aired 2008-12-04 | ANCIENT ROME $1600: He was the first Roman emperor, & his 40-year reign marked the beginning of the Pax Romana Augustus |
| #5539, aired 2008-10-09 | HISTORIC BINGO $1000: "O" 8:
Augustus banished this Roman poet to an isolated fishing village on the Black Sea Ovid |
| #5496, aired 2008-06-30 | THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS $600: Maecenas, a leading adviser to this first Roman emperor, was descended from Etruscan rulers Augustus |
| #5401, aired 2008-02-18 | ANCIENT ROME $1200: In 27 B.C. Octavian became the first Roman emperor & took this name that means "exalted" Augustus |
| #5395, aired 2008-02-08 | CHARACTERS WITH MIDDLE NAMES $400: This detective calls blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton the worst man in London Sherlock Holmes |
| #5369, aired 2008-01-03 | NOTORIOUS $1200: Scandalized by the affairs of his daughter Julia & his granddaughter Julia, this Roman emperor banished them to islands Augustus |
| #5321, aired 2007-10-29 | THEY COME IN THREES $600: The 3 members of ancient Rome's First Triumvirate in 60 B.C. were Crassus, Pompey & him Julius Caesar |
| #5215, aired 2007-04-20 | DISCOVERIES $1,500 (Daily Double): "Love waves" isn't a Barry White song; they're this type of wave discovered by geophysicist Augustus Love seismic waves |
| #5211, aired 2007-04-16 | BORN FIRST $400: Tiberius Caesar,
Augustus Caesar,
Sid Caesar Augustus Caesar |
| #5190, aired 2007-03-16 | THE ANCIENTS $2000: Like his boy, the wealthy father of the future Emperor Augustus was named Gaius this Octavius |
| #5161, aired 2007-02-05 | TEENS IN HISTORY $1200: Augustus Caesar was just 18 when he learned he'd been named the heir to this Roman leader Julius Caesar |
| #5125, aired 2006-12-15 | OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE $400: The great-great grandson of Augustus, he started fiddling around as Roman Emperor at age 16 in 54 A.D. Nero |
| #5092, aired 2006-10-31 | RELAX, IT'S MY TREATY $400: A 40 B.C. treaty called for Mark Antony to marry the sister of this Roman, the future Emperor Augustus Octavius |
| #5079, aired 2006-10-12 | CAESAR $800: He was caesar & emperor when Jesus was born Augustus |
| #5027, aired 2006-06-20 | ANCIENT TIMES $600: Julius Caesar said this region was divided into 3 parts; Augustus divided it into 4, including Aquitania Gaul |
| #4970, aired 2006-03-31 | GLUTTONY $1000: This great-grandson of Augustus extorted & confiscated Roman estates to finance his excesses Caligula |
| #4964, aired 2006-03-23 | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE ANCIENT ROME $2000: The most central of Rome's 7 hills; Nero & Augustus lived on it the Palatine |
| #4868, aired 2005-11-09 | NAME THAT ROMAN EMPEROR $1000: 27 B.C.-14 A.D.:
His sister married Mark Antony & he defeated Mark Antony Augustus |
| #4858, aired 2005-10-26 | THE SEVENTH SEAL $3,000 (Daily Double): The seventh month of the calendar in first-century Rome September |
| #4836, aired 2005-09-26 | SUCH AUGUST GENTLEMEN $200: 18th century clergyman Augustus Montague Toplady wrote the verses, not heard here, to this hymn "Rock Of Ages" |
| #4836, aired 2005-09-26 | SUCH AUGUST GENTLEMEN $1000: Augustus was the middle name of this "Lucky" hero born in 1902 (Charles A.) Lindbergh |
| #4697, aired 2005-01-25 | AROUND THE COLOSSEUM WITH COWARDUS $600: As the Colosseum was not built until 80 A.D., this 1st Roman emperor missed Cowardus' 1st panicked sprint to safety Augustus |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | THE 12 $800: Suetonius' book "The Twelve" of these, including Julius & Augustus, remains a key source after 1900 years Caesars |
| #4651, aired 2004-11-22 | ROYAL SCANDALS $1200: Julia, the daughter of this first Roman emperor, was so outrageous he had her banished from Rome Augustus |
| #4613, aired 2004-09-29 | ANCIENT ROMAN STAND-UP COMEDY $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers from an open mic in a small club.) Talk about a terrible cook! My wife's pretty bad, but at least she never gave me poisoned figs like Livia gave this guy Augustus Caesar |
| #4556, aired 2004-05-31 | ROMAN AROUND $1000: Augustus' brother-in-law, he alienated the Romans by spending so much time in Egypt Marc Antony |
| #4510, aired 2004-03-26 | ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING $800: Augustus boasted that he found Rome a city of these & left it a city of marble bricks |
| #4487, aired 2004-02-24 | ISRAEL $1000: Home to spectacular ruins, Caesarea was founded around 20 B.C. & named for this Caesar Augustus |
| #4441, aired 2003-12-22 | HEIR RAISING $1600: With no male heir, Julius Caesar adopted this grandnephew who later became Emperor Augustus |
| #4380, aired 2003-09-26 | FORMER WORLD LEADERS $1200: The first 3 emperors of this ancient empire were Augustus, Tiberius & Caligula the Roman Empire |
| #4267, aired 2003-03-04 | IN OLD DETROIT $1,000 (Daily Double): In the early 1800s Judge Augustus Woodward planned Detroit on a hub-&-spokes plan modeled on this city Paris (or Washington, D.C.) |
| #4178, aired 2002-10-30 | LET'S GO DUTCH $800: In the 50s B.C. this Roman ruler conquered the Low Countries, including what is now known as the Netherlands Julius Caesar |
| #4125, aired 2002-07-05 | CAESARS $800: Octavius, later known as Augustus, was the first Caesar to be an imperator, or as we know it, this an emperor |
| #4105, aired 2002-06-07 | MAN "D" $1000: As a runaway slave, Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey changed his name to this to avoid capture Douglass |
| #4031, aired 2002-02-25 | FIREFIGHTING $400: In 24 B.C. this Caesar instituted the "Vigiles", a group of firefighting watchmen Augustus (Caesar) |
| #3930, aired 2001-10-05 | ERAS & AGES $1000: An age of Roman literature is named for this emperor, formerly Octavian Augustus |
| #3897, aired 2001-07-10 | WORLD CAPITALS $300: Augustus Caesar said he found it "A city of bricks and left it a city of marble" Rome |
| #3776, aired 2001-01-22 | "A" IN COLLEGE $800: It follows "Gustavus" in the name of a St. Peter, Minnesota school Adolphus |
| #3741, aired 2000-12-04 | A VIRGIL VIGIL $200: Octavian, a close friend of Virgil's, ruled Rome as emperor under this name Augustus |
| #3529, aired 1999-12-30 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE $400: It's what the Romans called their month that came between Junius & Augustus Julius |
| #3455, aired 1999-09-17 | HISTORIC RHYME TIME $300: Roman emperor Augustus' refrigeration units Caesar's freezers |
| #3422, aired 1999-06-22 | HAIL THE ROMAN EMPEROR! $400: The first:
27 B.C.-14 A.D. Caesar Augustus |
| #3409, aired 1999-06-03 | TV MINISERIES $800: Robert Duvall sat tall in the saddle as Augustus McCrae in this 1989 4-part western Lonesome Dove |
| #3403, aired 1999-05-26 | PARISIANS $1000: This saint taught at the University of Paris while working on "Summa Theologica" in the 13th century St. Thomas Aquinas |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE $600: Nearing death, he asked that his "Aeneid" be burned, but Augustus refused to have it destroyed Virgil |
| #3022, aired 1997-10-21 | ARTISTS & THEIR SUBJECTS $600: Welsh artist Augustus John is known for his portrait of this Welsh poet Dylan Thomas |
| #2892, aired 1997-03-11 | HISTORIC NAMES $500: In 12 B.C. this Roman emperor was given the religious title Pontifex Maximus Augustus Caesar |
| #2744, aired 1996-07-04 | PAINTING & SCULPTURE $600: One of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' most famous works is a heroic bronze statue of this Civil War admiral Farragut |
| #2724, aired 1996-06-06 | ART & ARTISTS $200: One of Augustus John's portraits of T.E. Lawrence is in the collection of this city's Tate Gallery London |
| #2711, aired 1996-05-20 | AUTHORS $1000: This novelist & lover of Chopin was descended from Augustus II, king of Poland George Sand |
| #2701, aired 1996-05-06 | HISTORY $400: In 27 B.C. Caesar Octavianus was given this title meaning "holy" or "consecrated" by the Roman Senate Augustus |
| #2692, aired 1996-04-23 | EPIC POETS & POETRY $600: Emperor Augustus overturned this poet's request that his "Aeneid" be destroyed after his death Virgil |
| #2679, aired 1996-04-04 | ROYALTY $1000: After this emperor died in 14 A.D., his relatives, the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruled until 68 Augustus |
| #2645, aired 1996-02-16 | HISTORY $400 (Daily Double): After Lepidus was forced from the Triumvirate & Marc Antony was dead, he became the sole ruler of Rome Octavian or Augustus |
| #2600, aired 1995-12-15 | THE ROMAN EMPIRE $800: Under Augustus this governmental body retained the privilege of minting all copper coinage the Senate |
| #2598, aired 1995-12-13 | HISTORIC NAMES $1,000 (Daily Double): Jesus Christ was born during the reign of this Roman emperor Augustus Caesar |
| #2562, aired 1995-10-24 | THE ROMAN EMPIRE $300: Until Augustus reclaimed it, she owned Cyprus; it was a gift from Mark Antony Cleopatra |
| #2551, aired 1995-10-09 | HISTORY $900 (Daily Double): In 60 B.C. Julius Caesar, Marcus Crassus & this man founded the first of Rome's 2 triumvirates Pompey |
| #2519, aired 1995-07-13 | GAMBLING $200: This game isn't an invention of U.S. states; Augustus ran one to raise revenue for repairs in ancient Rome a lottery |
| #2490, aired 1995-06-02 | ROMAN EMPERORS $400: Julia, this first emperor's daughter, was notorious for vice & was banished from Rome Augustus |
| #2445, aired 1995-03-31 | ARCHITECTURE $400: Ancient Roman architect Vitruvius served as an artillery engineer to this first Roman emperor Octavius Caesar (Caesar Augustus) |
| #2420, aired 1995-02-24 | GUARDS $1,200 (Daily Double): From Augustus to Constantine they were the household guards of Roman emperors the Praetorian guards |
| #2412, aired 1995-02-14 | TEENS IN HISTORY $400: He was a student in what is now Albania when he learned that his great-uncle Julius Caesar had been killed Octavian (Augustus) |
| #2399, aired 1995-01-26 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $1000: In the 1750s this son of J.S. Bach wrote an "essay on the true art of playing keyboard instruments" Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
| #2397, aired 1995-01-24 | THE ROMAN EMPIRE $1,000 (Daily Double): Augustus' daughter Julia had an affair with this man's son, Iullus Antonius Mark Antony |
| #2330, aired 1994-10-21 | HISTORY $300: In 27 B.C. this great-nephew of Julius Caesar took the name Augustus & became the first Roman emperor Octavian |
| #2279, aired 1994-06-30 | WORLD HISTORY $600: His appointment of his stepson Tiberius to succeed him gave us the dynasty that included Nero Augustus Caesar |
| #2257, aired 1994-05-31 | QUOTATIONS $100: The sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens said insanity is "to art what" this pungent bulb "is to salad" garlic |
| #2253, aired 1994-05-25 | LITERATURE $800: In a Larry McMurtry novel, Augustus McCrae & Woodrow Call own a livery stable in this Texas town Lonesome Dove |
| #2229, aired 1994-04-21 | EMPERORS $400: He was the adoptive son & heir of his great-uncle Julius Caesar Caesar Octavian (or Augustus) |
| #2224, aired 1994-04-14 | MUSIC $100: Thomas Hastings' Hymn "Toplady" is the music for this Augustus Toplady poem & its words "cleft for me" "Rock of Ages" |
| #2217, aired 1994-04-05 | HISTORY $1000: This Roman emperor who succeeded Caligula held no major office under Augustus or Tiberius Claudius |
| #2082, aired 1993-09-28 | THOSE WHO STAND & WAIT $1000: Organized by Augustus in 27 B.C., this imperial guard group constantly attended the emperor Praetorian Guard |
| #2030, aired 1993-06-04 | HISTORIC COUPLES $400: After this Roman emperor died in 14 A.D., his widow Livia took the name Julia Augusta Augustus Caesar |
| #1955, aired 1993-02-19 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: His 41-year reign, from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D., was the longest of any emperor who ruled from Rome Augustus |
| #1946, aired 1993-02-08 | "A" IN HISTORY $400: This emperor's mother, Atia, was Julius Caesar's niece Augustus |
| #1915, aired 1992-12-25 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1000: For reasons unknown, this "Metamorphoses" author was banished by Augustus in 8 A.D. Ovid |
| #1903, aired 1992-12-09 | WORLD FACTS $1000: Augustus Caesar's private palace, called the House of Livia, still stands on this Roman hill the Palatine |
| #1901, aired 1992-12-07 | STATE CAPITALS $100: Founded by Captain John Augustus Sutter, this capital was an early supply center for gold prospectors Sacramento |
| #1831, aired 1992-07-13 | ANCIENT HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): The Senate gave Octavian this title, which means "exalted" or "sacred", in January 27 B.C. Augustus |
| #1799, aired 1992-05-28 | HISTORIC IN-LAWS $800: This Roman emperor forced his daughter to marry Tiberius, his eventual successor, in 11 B.C. Augustus |
| #1791, aired 1992-05-18 | NEW TESTAMENT $800: This Roman emperor sent out a decree "that all the world should be taxed" Caesar (Augustus) |
| #1775, aired 1992-04-24 | ANCIENT ROME $2,000 (Daily Double): In addition to ruling Rome as its first emperor, he ended the reign of the pharaohs Augustus (Caesar) (Octavius) |
| #1768, aired 1992-04-15 | BLACK INVENTORS $100: We all scream for Augustus Jackson, who invented a type of this fun food ice cream |
| #1768, aired 1992-04-15 | ANTONY & CLEOPATRA $800: This Caesar, not Julius, appears in the play Augustus |
| #1726, aired 1992-02-17 | THE MIDDLE AGES $600: 1 of 3 kings who participated in the Third Crusade, 1189 to 1192 (1 of) Richard the Lionhearted (Philip Augustus & Frederick Barbarossa) |
| #1709, aired 1992-01-23 | WORLD CAPITALS $2,000 (Daily Double): As a Roman colony, it was called Julia Augusta Felix Berytus, for Augustus' daughter Beirut |
| #1704, aired 1992-01-16 | FINAL RESTING PLACES $100: Augustus Caesar's tomb in this city has been used as an amphitheater & concert hall Rome |
| #1703, aired 1992-01-15 | "O" BOY $1000: This sister of Augustus married Mark Antony in 40 B.C., which led to a truce between the 2 men Octavia |
| #1694, aired 1992-01-02 | JULIUS CAESAR $800: This man, Caesar's adopted son, has the last speech in the play Octavius (or Augustus Caesar) |
| #1588, aired 1991-06-26 | STARTS WITH "O" $400: Augustus Caesar's sister, her name is similar to his other name Octavia |
| #1587, aired 1991-06-25 | LEFTOVERS $500: This Roman emperor banished his scandalous daughter Julia to an island in 2 B.C. Augustus |
| #1585, aired 1991-06-21 | ANCIENT HISTORY $600: In 4 A.D., this man adopted Tiberius, who succeeded him as Emperor Augustus |
| #1526, aired 1991-04-01 | ANCIENT ROME $600: He named himself princeps, or first citizen, but is known in history as the first emperor Augustus |
| #1523, aired 1991-03-27 | THE ROMAN EMPIRE $600: The era of 200 years of peace begun under Augustus Caesar was known by this Latin name the Pax Romana |
| #1455, aired 1990-12-21 | KINGS NAMED FRED $500: Frederick Augustus I of Saxony lost 3/5 of his land at this 1815 conclave the Congress of Vienna |
| #1367, aired 1990-07-10 | ARTISTS $400: Augustus John's portrait of this man in a kaffiyeh headdress looks a lot like Peter O'Toole Lawrence of Arabia |
| #1355, aired 1990-06-22 | ANCIENT HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): When Mark Antony gave Roman lands to his children by Cleopatra, this man made war on her Augustus Caesar (Octavius) |
| #1345, aired 1990-06-08 | RULERS $300: After this emperor died, his widow, Livia, beame known as Julia Augusta Augustus Caesar |
| #1332, aired 1990-05-22 | ANCIENT ROME $600: Ironically, the last titular emperor of Rome bore this name, the same as Rome's founder Augustus Romulus |
| #1314, aired 1990-04-26 | ANCIENT ROME $400: He gave Rome a permanent Praetorian Guard, public fire brigade, police force & its first emperor Caesar Augustus |
| #1299, aired 1990-04-05 | HISTORY $500: Having no male heir, Julius Caesar adopted this grandnephew Augustus (Octavius) |
| #1219, aired 1989-12-14 | THE BIBLE $500: According to Luke 2:1, this Roman ruler decreed "that all the world should be taxed" Caesar Augustus |
| #1172, aired 1989-10-10 | ANCIENT ROME $200: Augustus was given the title "Pater Patriae", which meant this, a phrase later describing Washington "Father of Our Country" |
| #1158, aired 1989-09-20 | DESIGN $1000: Augustus said he found Rome a city of brick & left it a city of this Marble |
| #1125, aired 1989-06-23 | LEFTOVERS $100: Some say the art of topiary gardening was invented in this empire by a friend of Augustus' Roman |
| #1103, aired 1989-05-24 | ROYALTY $800: After divorcing her 1st husband, Livia Drusilla married this man, the 1st emperor of Rome Augustus Caesar |
| #1014, aired 1989-01-19 | UNCLES $500: When he was 18, Octavian, a.k.a. Augustus, was adopted by & made heir to this man, his great uncle Julius Caesar |
| #941, aired 1988-10-10 | THOSE FABULOUS ROMANS $400: After overcoming Antony & Lepidus, Octavian, later known by this name, became emperor Augustus |
| #921, aired 1988-09-12 | ROYALTY $100: Poland's King Augustus the Strong is said to have had hundreds of these, but only 1 was legitimate a son |
| #912, aired 1988-07-19 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY $400: A river, mountain range, & gap were named for Wm. Augustus, duke of this English county Cumberland |
| #809, aired 1988-02-25 | DICKENSIAN CHARACTERS $1000: Tracy Tupman, Nathaniel Winkle, & Augustus Snodgrass belonged to this club the Pickwick Club |
| #788, aired 1988-01-27 | ANCIENT ROME $500: In 2 B.C., the Roman senate gave Augustus Caesar the title "Pater Patriae", which means this father of the country |
| #782, aired 1988-01-19 | WORLD CAPITALS $200: Augustus Caesar renamed this Middle Eastern capital Julia Augusta Felix Berytus Beirut |
| #756, aired 1987-12-14 | THE BIBLE $1000: The ruler of Rome when Jesus was born Caesar Augustus |
| #714, aired 1987-10-15 | HISTORY $1000: He became Roman emperor after Augustus & reigned at the time of Christ's crucifixion Tiberius (Caesar Augustus) |
| #687, aired 1987-09-08 | ANCIENT HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): 2 of the 5 earliest Roman emperors, all of whom called themselves "Caesar" after Julius (2 of) Augustus or Octavian, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius & Nero |
| #616, aired 1987-04-20 | ROMAN EMPERORS $600: Augustus Caesar said, "I found Rome a city of brick & left it a city of" this stone marble |
| #562, aired 1987-02-03 | NEW TESTAMENT $1,000 (Daily Double): 1 of the 3 Roman emperors specifically mentioned by name in the New Testament Augustus, Tiberius or Claudius |
| #544, aired 1987-01-08 | ROMAN EMPERORS $1000: Rome's 1st emperor, Octavian, took this name meaning "revered one" Augustus |
| #400, aired 1986-03-21 | NAMED FOR $400: Textile manufacturer whose big donation got the N.Y. Institute of Musical Art named for him Augustus Juilliard |
| #149, aired 1985-04-04 | NAMES $300: From Greek for "downy-bearded", though this Caesar wore no beard Julius |
| #55, aired 1984-11-23 | WORLD HISTORY $800: He was Roman emperor when Christ was born Augustus Caesar |
