#9050, aired 2024-03-01 | ARCHITECTURE $2000: An immigrant from Austria & from the "N"OWLEDGE category, he helped define midcentury California with modernist buildings Richard Neutra |
#9048, aired 2024-02-28 | SHALL WE DANCE? $600: Ländler, a traditional dance of Germany & Austria, evolved into this originally scandalous dance of 1, 2, 3... & 1, 2, 3 the waltz |
#9044, aired 2024-02-22 | BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR $7,400 (Daily Double): The history book "The Sleepwalkers" says this event not only stirred war fever in Austria but ended the life of an advocate for peace the assassination of Ferdinand (Archduke Ferdinand's death) |
#9011, aired 2024-01-08 | THE ANNALS OF HISTORY $1200: Known as an "enlightened despot", Joseph II ruled as a member of this dynastic family aka the House of Austria the Habsburgs |
#9000, aired 2023-12-22 | CAROLS $200: This carol was first performed in Austria on Christmas Eve in 1818 as "Stille Nacht" "Silent Night" |
#9000, aired 2023-12-22 | CAROLS $1600: Director Carol Reed was nominated for an Oscar for this 1949 Cold War thriller set in Austria & starring Joseph Cotten The Third Man |
#8987, aired 2023-12-05 | THEY COME IN THREES $1200: In 1882 Germany, Italy & Austria-Hungary formed this, renewing it periodically until World War I the Triple Alliance |
#8982, aired 2023-11-28 | FLOWER POWER $2,800 (Daily Double): Austria's national flower is this one that Rodgers & Hammerstein described as "small & white, clean & bright" edelweiss |
#8951, aired 2023-10-16 | O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? $1600: Thy travels have taken thee to Wels, Graz & Innsbruck in this country Austria |
#8947, aired 2023-10-10 | NICE SIDE WHISKERS! $2000: His long reign over Austria-Hungary ended with his death in 1916 Franz Joseph |
#8924, aired 2023-07-27 | TRIPLE TIME $1000: The 1805 Battle of Austerlitz is also called the Battle of the 3 Emperors, who led these 3 current countries Austria, France & Russia |
#8922, aired 2023-07-25 | WRITER-DIRECTORS $1600: Born in Austria, he learned English while rooming with Peter Lorre, so it's lucky the people in "Some Like It Hot" don't talk like I am Billy Wilder |
#8911, aired 2023-07-10 | MOMENTOUS DATES $1000: On April 10, 1938 this country approved political unification with Germany Austria |
#8879, aired 2023-05-25 | EURO COINS $2000: Designed by Josef Kaiser, the 1-euro coin seen here is issued by this nation Austria |
#8875, aired 2023-05-19 | SWEET 1616 $1200: The Turks agreed to a treaty giving Austria the right to navigate the middle & lower parts of this river the Danube |
#3, aired 2023-05-09 | THE MAP OF EUROPE $800: There's a southern German state in the name of this Alpine subrange that runs along the border of Germany & Austria the Bavarian Alps |
#8844, aired 2023-04-06 | GOLDEN GIRLS $2,400 (Daily Double): At the Winter Olympics in 2018, Anna Gasser of Austria became the first woman to win the big air event in this newer sport snowboarding |
#8815, aired 2023-02-24 | A GOVERNMENT OFFICE $1000: During WWII, the Office of Strategic Services pulled off ops like dropping Jewish spies into the Innsbruck area of this country Austria |
#8811, aired 2023-02-20 | AN "F" IN HISTORY $800: One month after this royal was killed in 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
#8805, aired 2023-02-10 | WESTERN EUROPE $800: It borders Austria & the North Sea Germany |
#8777, aired 2023-01-03 | HERE'S LOOKING AT "U" $1000: The first Italian king of this name formed the Triple Alliance with Austria, Hungary & Germany in the late 19th century Umberto |
#8772, aired 2022-12-27 | WORLD OF BEERS $1000: First brewed in 1842, Pilsner Urquell from this Central European republic is based on a beer first made in the Middle Ages the Czech Republic |
#8765, aired 2022-12-16 | TV & MOVIE PLACES $400: "Amadeus" & "The Sound of Music" are mainly set in this country Austria |
#8758, aired 2022-12-07 | ANGLES AMONG US $2,000 (Daily Double): At a 38-degree angle, or 78% gradient, Harakiri is the steepest ski slope in this nation of skiers Franz Klammer & Hermann Maier Austria |
#7, aired 2022-11-06 | FACTS ABOUT COUNTRIES $600: From 1867 to 1918 it formed a dual monarchy with Austria Hungary |
#8717, aired 2022-10-11 | POLISH HISTORY $600: Weakened by Civil War, in 1772 Poland was partitioned by Austria, Russia & this German kingdom Prussia |
#8709, aired 2022-09-29 | THE EX-COUNTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): This Central European dual state got divided into 2 new countries in 1918, each keeping half of the original name Austria-Hungary |
#8670, aired 2022-06-24 | SPIES LIKE THEM $400: Caught spying for this Eastern foe in 1913, Austria's former intelligence chief asked to be left alone with his pistol; the end Russia |
#8659, aired 2022-06-09 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $1200: In 1830 German composer Felix Mendelssohn traveled south & found inspiration for this "national" symphony the Italian Symphony |
#8634, aired 2022-05-05 | THE NAPOLEONIC WARS $800: This country's Archduke Charles was one of the few Allied commanders able to go head-to-head with Napoleon's top generals Austria |
#8631, aired 2022-05-02 | FAMOUS NAMES $1200: Seen here, Anne of Austria, mother to the Sun King, was married to this ruler Louis XIII |
#8607, aired 2022-03-29 | NATIONAL DAYS $1600: In Austria, October 26 commemorates the declaration of permanent this in 1955, when the country was caught between East & West neutrality |
#8606, aired 2022-03-28 | THE 1880s $800: 1887 saw the collapse of the Dreikaiserbund, or 3 Emperors' League, among Germany, Russia & this dual monarchy Austria-Hungary |
#8604, aired 2022-03-24 | AUSTRIA'S BORDERS $400: This nation shares an official language with Austria & a 497-mile border, the longest for each Germany |
#8604, aired 2022-03-24 | AUSTRIA'S BORDERS $800: The Burgenland wine region forms Austria's eastern border with this nation it was once joined with in an empire Hungary |
#8604, aired 2022-03-24 | AUSTRIA'S BORDERS $1600: Austria's border with Italy is high in the Alpine region with this 5-letter name the Tyrol |
#8604, aired 2022-03-24 | AUSTRIA'S BORDERS $2000: One of the fastest-growing cities in Europe, this national capital is just over the Slovak border on the Danube River Bratislava |
#8604, aired 2022-03-24 | AUSTRIA'S BORDERS $4,000 (Daily Double): This tiny landlocked constitutional monarchy's border with Austria is a scant 21 miles Liechtenstein |
#8599, aired 2022-03-17 | LET'S HAVE A CONFLUENCE $2000: Austria-Hungary, Germany & Russia formerly met at a river junction known as Three Emperors' Corner now in this country Poland |
#8569, aired 2022-02-03 | THE EXILE FILES $1600: Exiled to Switzerland in 1919, Charles I, also known as Charles IV, was the last ruler of this dual monarchy Austria-Hungary |
#8553, aired 2022-01-12 | HOW PROVINCIAL $600: In 1908 Europe was thrown into crisis as Austria-Hungary annexed the Ottoman province of Bosnia & this Herzegovina |
#8536, aired 2021-12-20 | SKIING AROUND THE WORLD $800: With tricky turns in 85-mile-per-hour speeds, the Streif course in the Tyrolean Alps of Kitzbühel in this country provides a challenge Austria |
#8518, aired 2021-11-24 | IN THAT COUNTRY $600: Villa Trapp, home of "The Sound of Music" family from 1923 to 1938, now a hotel Austria |
#8496, aired 2021-10-25 | THE LANDLOCKED NATION $1,000 (Daily Double): After WWI this Central European country broke away from a dual monarchy but lost about 2/3 of its land Hungary |
#8479, aired 2021-09-30 | THE GEOGRAPHY $400: Found between Austria & Italy, Tyrol is a region in these mountains Alps |
#8446, aired 2021-07-19 | WHAT'S IN THE CAVE? $200: Austria has the largest cave named for this substance that forms on its walls--dress warm, it's freezing in there ice |
#8444, aired 2021-07-15 | & AWAY WE GO! $200: We'll get sporty in this nation with a 1964 Olympic site at Innsbruck & a Formula 1 race at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg Austria |
#8423, aired 2021-06-16 | COUNTRY NAME ORIGINS $2000: In central Europe, from Latin for "eastern borderland" Austria |
#8422, aired 2021-06-15 | AT FREDDY'S $2000: A Dutch Prince Frederick once owned Muskauer Park on the Neisse River, shared by Germany & this country Poland |
#8421, aired 2021-06-14 | CITY FILL IN $1600: ____ sausage: Oddly, in Austria it's called a frankfurter Vienna |
#8407, aired 2021-05-25 | A PALACE IN HISTORY $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) During his forces' occupation of Vienna in 1805 & 1809, this emperor chose Schönbrunn as his headquarters & one of the rooms is now named for him Napoleon Bonaparte |
#8407, aired 2021-05-25 | A PALACE IN HISTORY $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) Attending a concert at Schönbrunn Palace in June 1961 was part of JFK's first meeting as president with this Soviet premier; he sat next to Jackie Kennedy Khrushchev |
#8407, aired 2021-05-25 | A PALACE IN HISTORY $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) The iron bed at Schönbrunn Palace was where this 86-year-old emperor died in 1916; he barely left the palace the previous two years, but mainly did so to visit wounded soldiers Franz Joseph |
#8407, aired 2021-05-25 | A PALACE IN HISTORY $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) Bergl's wall art in the ground floor suite furnished for this Hapsburg queen in the 1770s was meant to merge with the real landscape outside Maria Theresa |
#8407, aired 2021-05-25 | A PALACE IN HISTORY $2000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from outside Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) The gathering called this, which reshaped the map of Europe in 1814 through 1815 was noted for partying as much as negotiating; one highlight was a 33-sleigh convoy of princes & potentates to a ball at Schönbrunn Palace the Congress of Vienna |
#8380, aired 2021-04-16 | EUROPEAN GEO-GRAPHIC $800: Little Liechtenstein is sandwiched between these two countries Switzerland & Austria |
#8338, aired 2021-02-17 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $2000: In 1919 this country gained South Tyrol & Trieste from Austria-Hungary Italy |
#8301, aired 2020-12-14 | HISTORIC DECLARATIONS $400: Issued during this war, the Corfu Declaration called for a unified Slavic state following the collapse of Austria-Hungary World War I |
#8292, aired 2020-12-01 | FEELING BULLISH $200: Dietrich Mateschitz launched this energy drink in Austria in 1987 Red Bull |
#8282, aired 2020-11-17 | MUSICAL VIENNA $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from out the Kursalon Music Hall in Vienna, Austria.) The Kursalon opened in 1867 & hosted its first concert of the work of Johann Strauss Jr. the very next year; today, you can still come to both hear & dance this, of which Strauss was known as the king a waltz |
#8282, aired 2020-11-17 | MUSICAL VIENNA $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from outside the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.) Mozart performed here at Schönbrunn Palace multiple times, starting at age 6; the palace orchestra still plays this 1786 nuptial opera of his The Marriage of Figaro |
#8282, aired 2020-11-17 | MUSICAL VIENNA $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from outside the Vienna State Opera House in Vienna, Austria.) Damaged by World War II bombs, the State Opera House reopened with a production of this Beethoven opera in November, 1955, 150 years to the month of the work's premiere Fidelio |
#8282, aired 2020-11-17 | MUSICAL VIENNA $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from inside the Vienna State Opera House in Vienna, Austria.) In a tradition since 1900, around New Year's, the Vienna State Opera presents this Johann Strauss Jr. operetta whose name means "the bat" Die Fledermaus |
#8282, aired 2020-11-17 | MUSICAL VIENNA $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from outside the Stadtpark in Vienna, Austria.) This great song composer and Vienna native who died at age 31 is memorialized all over the city, including a statue in the Stadtpark Franz Schubert |
#8279, aired 2020-11-12 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $400: In December 1917 just one representative in Congress said no to war with this dual monarchy Austria-Hungary |
#8249, aired 2020-10-01 | THAT'S MY JAM! $800: My favorite type of this torte, named for a city in Austria, is the one made with raspberry jam Linzer |
#8246, aired 2020-09-28 | OLYMPIC SITES $1200: Squaw Valley, Calif. is best known for this sport in which Ernst Hinterseer of Austria & Heidi Biebl of Germany won gold there in 1960 (alpine) skiing |
#8246, aired 2020-09-28 | HISTORY $2000: Her accession as ruler of Austria in 1740 touched off a war, but she stayed in power for 40 years Maria Theresa |
#8244, aired 2020-09-24 | BODIES OF WATER $5,000 (Daily Double): This river flows into Lake Constance, which borders Switzerland, Germany & Austria the Rhine |
#8241, aired 2020-09-21 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is outside the Frohnburg Palace in Salzburg, Austria.) "The Sound of Music" takes place in Salzburg, Austria, in 1938, and Frohnburg Palace was used as an exterior for this family's villa, which they fled the von Trapps |
#8241, aired 2020-09-21 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Hellbrunn Palace in Salzburg, Austria.) Sung by Maria and the Captain in the gazebo, recreated on a Hollywood stage, "Something Good" was one of two new songs written for the movie, the rest coming from the Broadway show, the last collaboration by this pair Rodgers & Hammerstein |
#8241, aired 2020-09-21 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is outside the Frohnburg Palace in Salzburg, Austria.) This actress was 28 and a new mom when she came here to Austria to play Maria, a role she says made her career Julie Andrews |
#8241, aired 2020-09-21 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, Austria.) Shot in several locations, including Mirabell Gardens, where Maria and the kids dance around a fountain and run through a hedge tunnel, this number culminates with the song's final bars being sung right here on these steps "Do-Re-Mi" |
#8241, aired 2020-09-21 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is outside Residenzplatz in Salzburg, Austria.) In "The Sound of Music" Nazi banners are hung from the old palace building in Residenzplatz, signifying this forced political union between German and Austria Anschluss |
#8214, aired 2020-04-30 | NICKNAMES $200: Born in Austria, the Governator Schwarzenegger |
#8211, aired 2020-04-27 | STARTS WITH "Z" $1000: Native to Austria & Germany, it's the instrument being played here the zither |
#8207, aired 2020-04-21 | THE FIELD MARSHAL PLAN $600: In 1848 Marshal Windischgrätz helped get the crown of Austria for young Franz Joseph of this imperial house Hapsburg |
#8196, aired 2020-04-06 | ART HISTORY $400: Not quite 5 inches tall, a statuette found in Austria is known as this love goddess of Willendorf Venus |
#8193, aired 2020-04-01 | NATIONS IN THE NATIVE TONGUE $800: Österreich Austria |
#8185, aired 2020-03-20 | PAY UP $600: Good for unlimited train travel for a week through Austria, France & 29 other countries, it'll cost you at least $375 a Eurail Pass |
#8184, aired 2020-03-19 | THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS $2,000 (Daily Double): Though joined together at the time, these 2 Central European countries competed separately Austria & Hungary |
#8165, aired 2020-02-21 | IN THE ARTS WORLD $2000: Bregenz, Austria is known for the artistry of its floating stages, like the great wall as the backdrop of this Puccini opera Turandot |
#8164, aired 2020-02-20 | GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING $400: This popular breaded & fried veal dish is named for the capital of Austria wiener schnitzel |
#8161, aired 2020-02-17 | SURVIVOR $400: (Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor, presents the clue.) In 1882 Germany, Austria-Hungary & Italy formed a secret pact called the Triple this. On the first season of "Survivor", Richard formed a quadruple one with Sue, Rudy & Kelly in which the four voted as a bloc, a wildly successful strategy that set a precedent for the series alliance |
#8135, aired 2020-01-10 | WHERE'S THAT CHURCH? $1000: St. Stephen's Cathedral, AKA Stephanskirche, consecrated in the capital in 1147 Austria |
#4, aired 2020-01-08 | MOZART $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Mozart Birthplace in Salzburg, Austria.) On January 27, 1756 Anna Mozart gave birth in this room to a son they named Wolfgang; his middle name was Theophilus, or "beloved of God", but we know it better as this Latin name meaning the same Amadeus |
#4, aired 2020-01-08 | MOZART $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Mozart Residence in Salzburg, Austria.) In 1783 Mozart visited his hometown for the last time, staying with his dad & working on his "Mass in C minor", which like his famous "Requiem" was left in this condition unfinished |
#4, aired 2020-01-08 | MOZART $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Mozart Birthplace in Salzburg, Austria.) Salzburg craftsman Andreas Mayr made a child's violin that Mozart would receive in 1762; Wolfgang would go on to compose five of these works for violin & orchestra a concerto |
#4, aired 2020-01-08 | MOZART $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Mozart Residence in Salzburg, Austria.) Young Mozart dedicated the work "Dream of Scipio" to his Salzburg patron Prince-Archbishop Colloredo, a strict man guided by this "bright" intellectual movement of the times the Enlightenment |
#4, aired 2020-01-08 | MOZART $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Mozart Birthplace in Salzburg, Austria.) One of the most famous images of Mozart is this painting in his birthplace, in which a seven-year-old Mozart is wearing the outfit given to him by this Holy Roman Empress at the Viennese court Maria Theresa |
#2, aired 2020-01-07 | ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Residenzplats in Salzburg, Austria.) Salzburg's Residenzplats has one of the largest Baroque fountains outside of Italy; the upper section is a replica of this Baroque master's Triton Fountain in Rome Bernini |
#8116, aired 2019-12-16 | A EUROPEAN RIVER TOUR $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew at the State Opera House in Vienna, Austria.) The Vienna State Opera House was built in Neo this style to reflect that 16th century period of artistic rediscovery when the art form of opera was born Renaissance |
#8116, aired 2019-12-16 | A EUROPEAN RIVER TOUR $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew at Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, Austria.) With beautiful landscaping, fountains, and statues, Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg was created in the 1600s but first opened to the public in 1854 by this longtime emperor of Austria Franz Joseph |
#8088, aired 2019-11-06 | IT'S NOT AUSTRALIA $200: It was part of the Anschluss with Germany, not the Anzac that fought Germany Austria |
#8064, aired 2019-10-03 | GO WEST $800: ...a few miles from Feldkirch, Austria, cross the border & you'll be in this tiny principality Liechtenstein |
#8034, aired 2019-07-11 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO $1600: This country was partitioned in 1772, with Austria getting Auschwitz; it was back together in 1918 Poland |
#8026, aired 2019-07-01 | QUEENS RULE! $1600: Before she married France's Louis XVI & became queen, Marie-Antoinette was an archduchess of this country Austria |
#7986, aired 2019-05-06 | THOSE WHO IGNORE HISTORY $2000: In World War I Italy attacked this northeast neighbor in 12--yes, 12--battles of the Isonzo River & got whupped repeatedly Austria |
#7906, aired 2019-01-14 | THEY GOT THE MEMO $2000: Germany's "Blank Check" memo of July 1914 promised support for any action this country took against Serbia Austria-Hungary |
#7905, aired 2019-01-11 | 5 "B"s OF CLASSICAL MUSIC $800: The word beautiful sometimes appears in the title of this waltz, an unofficial anthem of Austria "The Blue Danube" |
#7903, aired 2019-01-09 | COMPOSING, DECOMPOSING $1600: Caught us off guard with his "Surprise" Symphony; if you seek his grave, visit Austria's Bergkirche Haydn |
#7902, aired 2019-01-08 | ART & MYTHOLOGY $2000: Anne of Austria reputedly took offense at a Michelangelo painting of this woman & the swan & ordered it burnt Leda |
#7876, aired 2018-12-03 | ITALY & GERMANY UNIFIED $1200: This Prussian PM began the process that led to German unification as an attempt to stick it to Austria Bismarck |
#7810, aired 2018-07-20 | HISTORY IN EUROPE $600: The breakup of the dual monarchy of these 2 countries in 1918 marked the end of the Hapsburg empire Austria and Hungary |
#7785, aired 2018-06-15 | MEANWHILE... $2000: In 1867 Nebraska joined the Union & a union called the Ausgleich created this dual monarchy in Europe Austro-Hungary |
#7770, aired 2018-05-25 | BALKAN NATIONS $200: In July 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on this Balkan republic, igniting World War I Serbia |
#7752, aired 2018-05-01 | DOUBLE "L" WORDS $1200: Title shared by the heads of government of Austria & Germany & the chief administrator of a university a chancellor |
#7750, aired 2018-04-27 | LONGTIME RULERS $1600: During his 68-year reign that ended in 1916, he was king of Hungary, Croatia & Bohemia & emperor of Austria Franz Joseph |
#7747, aired 2018-04-24 | WORLD LEADERS $600: In 2017 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz said danke as this country made him one of the world's youngest leaders Austria |
#7724, aired 2018-03-22 | LOCATION VACATION $400: If you want to see the pavilion where Liesl was "16 going on 17" in this movie, head to Salzburg's Hellbrunn Castle The Sound of Music |
#7720, aired 2018-03-16 | COMPOSERS' COUNTRY OF BIRTH $200: Johann Strauss the younger Austria |
#7720, aired 2018-03-16 | MOUNTAINS $400: Austria's western, central & southern mountainous regions are in the eastern part of these European mountains the Alps |
#7712, aired 2018-03-06 | SLOVENIA & SLOVAKIA $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The only countries to border both Slovenia & Slovakia are Austria & this neighbor Hungary |
#7655, aired 2017-12-15 | BEFORE THE EURO $1,200 (Daily Double): This former currency of Austria sounds like a coin once used in the United Kingdom the schilling |
#7643, aired 2017-11-29 | I GET A KICK OUT OF HISTORY $200: The third of these expeditions got testy when Leopold of Austria refused to work on a wall & Richard I kicked him a Crusade |
#7623, aired 2017-11-01 | OLD NATIONAL ANTHEMS $1600: In the 19th century this imperial nation used "Gott Erhalte Franz Den Kaiser", "God Save Emperor Francis" Austria |
#7614, aired 2017-10-19 | SWEET '16 $400: 1916 began well for this dual monarchy with the capture of Montenegro Austria-Hungary |
#7613, aired 2017-10-18 | INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS $1600: Big in Austria, this end-of-the-alphabet instrument is flat & wooden & has 30 or more strings the zither |
#7589, aired 2017-09-14 | THE ORIENT EXPRESS $2000: The scenery on an Orient Express journey includes the view in this Alpine pass from Austria into Italy the Brenner Pass |
#7585, aired 2017-07-28 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $800: It's greatest width is 7 miles, so a walk from Austria to Switzerland... no problem Liechtenstein |
#7562, aired 2017-06-27 | POKEY, MAN, GO $500 (Daily Double): After a victory at Acre in 1191, he was imprisoned in Austria on his way home to England & ransomed for 150,000 marks Richard the Lionheart |
#7520, aired 2017-04-28 | WE'RE GOING LONG $200: 9,900 miles lie between these capitals of Austria & Australia Vienna and Canberra |
#7515, aired 2017-04-21 | SCHWARZENEGGER $200: In 2011 a museum dedicated to Arnold's life opened in Thal, his childhood home in this country Austria |
#7452, aired 2017-01-24 | HISTORY $1600: In 1756 this mistress' meddling led to Louis XV allying with Austria in the disastrous 7 Years' War Madame de Pompadour |
#7433, aired 2016-12-28 | ITALIAN GEOGRAPHY $800: The northernmost point is in South Tyrol on the border with this country Austria |
#7395, aired 2016-11-04 | KINGS & QUEENS $1600: King at 4, Louis XIV was advised by his mother, Anne of Austria, & Jules Mazarin, a minister with this religious title Cardinal |
#7375, aired 2016-10-07 | NATIONAL ORIGIN $1000: In 1905:
Later Georg Von Trapp's wife, Maria Kutschera is alive, with the sound of crying Austria |
#7331, aired 2016-06-27 | MUSICAL SETTINGS $400: Act I of this musical starts in 1938 at Nonnberg Abbey in Austria The Sound of Music |
#7293, aired 2016-05-04 | JUNG $800: As commandant of a World War I internment camp in this country, Jung took prisoners but not sides Switzerland |
#7277, aired 2016-04-12 | NICE SIDE WHISKERS! $2000: His long reign over Austria-Hungary ended with his death in 1916 Franz Joseph |
#7273, aired 2016-04-06 | INTERNATIONAL CUISINE $600: In Austria, if you ask for your coffee "mit Schlag", it will be topped with this whipped cream |
#7270, aired 2016-04-01 | ON THE OLD MAP OF EUROPE $400: Two countries visible on the map of Europe today used to be united as this dual monarchy Austria-Hungary |
#7253, aired 2016-03-09 | POLISH HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): Poland lost its independence in 1795 when Austria & these 2 rhyming countries partitioned the commonwealth Russia & Prussia |
#7247, aired 2016-03-01 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) In 1526, control of Bohemia, the Archduchy of Austria & the Kingdom of Hungary belonged to the house of this family the Habsburgs |
#7226, aired 2016-02-01 | COUNTRIES' PROVINCES $600: Carinthia &
Salzburg Austria |
#7223, aired 2016-01-27 | IT BORDERS AUSTRIA $200: Apulia & the Southeastern Plains form the "heel" of this country to Austria's south Italy |
#7223, aired 2016-01-27 | IT BORDERS AUSTRIA $400: The European headquarters of the U.N. are in this country, due in part to its foreign policy Switzerland |
#7223, aired 2016-01-27 | IT BORDERS AUSTRIA $600: The geographic center of the European Union is in this country Germany |
#7223, aired 2016-01-27 | IT BORDERS AUSTRIA $800: Northward ho! You'll find the Moravian Lowlands & Bohemian Basin in this country the Czech Republic |
#7223, aired 2016-01-27 | IT BORDERS AUSTRIA $1000: In 2015, thousands of Middle Eastern migrants headed for the Austrian border, many via this ex-Yugoslav republic due south Slovenia |
#7221, aired 2016-01-25 | LANGUAGES $1600: Hungarian is spoken by almost 10% of the population of this country; makes sense if you look at the map, doesn't it? Slovakia |
#7211, aired 2016-01-11 | LOUIS XIV $800: From 1672 to 1678 Louis waged war against this small country on the North Sea then controlled by the Hapsburgs the Netherlands |
#7186, aired 2015-12-07 | WE'RE ON THE ROAD TO $1600: ...this country for some R&R; Switzerland was great--now on through St. Gotthard Pass Italy |
#7147, aired 2015-10-13 | HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART II $400: Francis II, who became emperor of Austria in 1804, was also the last emperor of this the Holy Roman Empire |
#7120, aired 2015-07-24 | "A"+ IN HISTORY $2000: German for "union", it was advocated between Germany & Austria in 1919 but became a reality in 1938 Anschluss |
#7083, aired 2015-06-03 | GEOGRAPHY $400: The northern end of this country's largest lake, Lake Garda in the Po Valley, once belonged to Austria Italy |
#7030, aired 2015-03-20 | HISTORICAL TIME UNITS $1,000 (Daily Double): The Seven Weeks' War of 1866 is why this 90% German-speaking country isn't part of Germany Austria |
#7028, aired 2015-03-18 | DOCUMENTS $1,400 (Daily Double): This 2-word term for freedom of action is used of a 1914 message from Germany to Austria about attacking Serbia blank check (or carte blanche) |
#6985, aired 2015-01-16 | THE 17th CENTURY $2,000 (Daily Double): Under the Treaty of Karlowitz of 1699, most of Hungary was ceded to this country by the Ottoman Empire Austria |
#6979, aired 2015-01-08 | RESISTANCE IS UTILE $400: In 1945 Italian partisans caught this man as he tried to cross into Austria disguised as a German soldier Mussolini |
#6970, aired 2014-12-26 | 3 DIMENSIONAL $1600: The 1805 Battle of Austerlitz was aka the "Battle of the 3 Emperors" as it had the armies of France, Austria & this imperial nation Russia |
#6954, aired 2014-12-04 | PLACES, EVERYBODY $400: Country:
It's 2 letters shorter & much smaller than Australia, & it's German-speaking Austria |
#6944, aired 2014-11-20 | COUNTRY BY STATE $800: Tyrol Austria |
#6921, aired 2014-10-20 | THE BALKANS $1600: The northwesternmost Balkan nation, it shares an Alpine terrain with its neighbors Italy & Austria Slovenia |
#6908, aired 2014-10-01 | TITLE CHARACTERS $800: It's the 8-letter title of a prince of the ex-ruling house of Austria who did not duck well enough archduke |
#6902, aired 2014-09-23 | COMMON PONDS $600 (Daily Double): Germany, Switzerland & this neighbor share the Bodensee, aka Lake Constance Austria |
#6900, aired 2014-09-19 | ROCKY ROAD $800: The Stelvio pass near Italy's borders with these 2 countries is one of the highest mountain roads in Europe Switzerland & Austria |
#6884, aired 2014-07-17 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS $400: In Austria & Switzerland, this season is symbolically swept away by people wearing folk masks winter |
#6883, aired 2014-07-16 | NATIVE LANDS $1000: Adolf Hitler made his unfortunate entry into the world in 1889 Austria |
#6869, aired 2014-06-26 | THE IRON AGE $1600: Hallstatt, Austria is home to the earliest evidence of this Iron Age people who gave us the languages Gaelic & Breton the Celts |
#6841, aired 2014-05-19 | THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY $800: Austria,
Australia,
Argentina Argentina |
#6811, aired 2014-04-07 | ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE $1200: Danube cities in this country include Linz & Krems Austria |
#6763, aired 2014-01-29 | Z FOOD IS READY $1200: At TGI Friday's in Austria, these sides are Zwiebelringe onion rings |
#6761, aired 2014-01-27 | EUROPEAN FOUNTAINS $400: It's said Alma von Goethe, the poet's granddaughter, was the model for the figure atop this city's Austria fountain Vienna |
#6744, aired 2014-01-02 | JOE PARTY $1000: In 2009, the bicentennial of his death, this man who established the symphony form was celebrated all through Austria (Franz Joseph) Haydn |
#6620, aired 2013-05-31 | SMALLER THAN TULSA $1200: Foreign workers make up half the labor force of this principality nestled between Austria & Switzerland Liechtenstein |
#6616, aired 2013-05-27 | CHARACTERS IN THE BROADWAY PLAY $1200: Salieri & the Emperor of Austria were music to our ears Amadeus |
#6614, aired 2013-05-23 | GERMAN HISTORY $400: In the 1806 Confederation of this river, Napoleon united all the states of Germany except for Austria & Prussia the Rhine |
#6611, aired 2013-05-20 | SOUTHERNMOST POINTS $800: Germany's is in this state bordering Austria Bavaria |
#6606, aired 2013-05-13 | ALL THE SINGLE LADIES $200: Austria's archduke & Sweden's king were among many vying for this 16th c. English queen's hand; no dice, boys Elizabeth I |
#6587, aired 2013-04-16 | WE'VE GOT YOU SURROUNDED! $200: Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein Switzerland |
#6586, aired 2013-04-15 | IT'S THE "FLU" $1000: Invented in Austria in the 1880s, it's the instrument heard here the flugelhorn |
#6575, aired 2013-03-29 | NATIONS' LEADERS IN 1900 $800: Queen Wilhelmina the Netherlands |
#6559, aired 2013-03-07 | MARRY LAND $1200: Maria Augusta Kutschera & Georg Von Trapp, November 26, 1927 Austria |
#6556, aired 2013-03-04 | "V" ARE THE WORLD $800: Of Austria's 9 states, it's the smallest in area Vienna |
#6555, aired 2013-03-01 | THE E.U. COUNTRY THAT... $2000: You'd visit to ski Kitzbuhel Austria |
#6548, aired 2013-02-20 | IT HAPPENED IN THE 1200s $4,800 (Daily Double): This family gained sovereignty over Austria, beginning a dynasty that would last in Europe until 1918 the Hapsburgs |
#6545, aired 2013-02-15 | LAKES $2000: This lake that has a female name lies in an old glacial basin between Germany, Austria & Switzerland Lake Constance |
#6535, aired 2013-02-01 | WORLD RIVERS $3,000 (Daily Double): This river that rises in the Black Forest flows through Germany & on into Austria the Danube |
#6532, aired 2013-01-29 | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $2000: German word for a political union, like the one that joined Germany & Austria in 1938 Anschluss |
#6500, aired 2012-12-14 | COUNTRY OF BIRTH $800: Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger Austria |
#6494, aired 2012-12-06 | SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT $2000: Hoping to rid himself of those troublesome Hapsburgs, in 1529 Suleiman laid siege to this city but couldn't take it Vienna |
#6481, aired 2012-11-19 | IN 1867... $200: This dual monarchy with a population of about 50 million was formed; it lasted until 1918 Austria-Hungary |
#6476, aired 2012-11-12 | ORGANIZATIONS $400: Though there's not a lot of oil in Austria, this international organization has been based in Vienna since 1965 OPEC |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | 100 YEARS AGO--1912 $1600: In November Albania declared its independence from this crumbling empire the Ottoman Empire |
#6442, aired 2012-09-25 | COMPOSERS' COUNTRY OF BIRTH $600: Franz Schubert Austria |
#6442, aired 2012-09-25 | "M"ISCELLANY $2000: This monarch of Austria was the mother of Marie Antoinette Maria Theresa |
#6430, aired 2012-07-27 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HISTORIC HEADLINES $400: June 29, 1914: "Heir to" this country's "throne is slain with his wife by a Bosnian youth" (leading to World War I) Austria-Hungary |
#6366, aired 2012-04-30 | WORLD CAPITALS $200: Until 1918 it was capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; today, it's just the capital of Austria Vienna |
#6346, aired 2012-04-02 | GEOGRAPHIC NAME DERIVATIONS $800: This nation that borders Germany takes its name from words meaning "eastern empire" Austria |
#6337, aired 2012-03-20 | I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD $800 (Daily Double): Charles I, who died in 1922, was the last emperor of Austria & as Charles IV, the last king of this country Hungary |
#6330, aired 2012-03-09 | IT'S GREEK TO SOMEBODY $1600: To Romanian speakers, what's tough is this language of the empire they split from in 1877 Turkish |
#6289, aired 2012-01-12 | HISTORY $3,000 (Daily Double): In 1720 Victor Amadeus II of Savoy gave Sicily to Austria in exchange for this other large island Sardinia |
#6264, aired 2011-12-08 | NON-ROMAN EMPERORS $600: Franz Joseph, emperor of this dual monarchy, suffered his son's suicide in 1889 & his wife's murder in 1898 Austria-Hungary |
#6243, aired 2011-11-09 | THE HILLS ARE ALIVE $400: Encyclopedia Britannica says Wels, Austria is in these lower parts of the Eastern Alps the foothills |
#6203, aired 2011-07-27 | FACE BOOK $600: The original head shrinker, he fled to London in 1938 following the Nazi annexation of Austria Sigmund Freud |
#6195, aired 2011-07-15 | EMPIRE FALLS $2000: The Dual Monarchy was a byname of this hyphenated empire that collapsed in 1918 Austria-Hungary |
#6181, aired 2011-06-27 | HINDSIGHT IS 1920 $800: This country, once scheduled to host the canceled 1916 Olympics, was not invited to the 1920 Games; too bad Germany |
#6173, aired 2011-06-15 | HOUDINI $200: Though he claimed to have been born in the U.S., Houdini was really born in 1874 in this newly created capital of Austria-Hungary Budapest |
#6161, aired 2011-05-30 | BORN & DIED $500 (Daily Double): Born: Nov. 2, 1755, Vienna, Austria. Died: Oct. 16. 1793, Paris, France Marie Antoinette |
#6154, aired 2011-05-19 | COIN OF THE REALM $1600: 1964:
25 schilling depicting playwright Franz Grillparzer Austria |
#6126, aired 2011-04-11 | RIVER CITY $1000: Vienna, Austria the Danube |
#6111, aired 2011-03-21 | THE SPORT'S GOVERNING BODY $2000: The FIS (it's big in Austria) skiing |
#6105, aired 2011-03-11 | THE GREAT WAR $2000: When war began, the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy & Austria-Hungary faced the Triple this the Triple Entente |
#6100, aired 2011-03-04 | MARCH 4th! $800: 1933: 5 years before the Anschluss, Prime Minister Dollfuss dissolves this nation's parliament Austria |
#6084, aired 2011-02-10 | THE COUNTRY THAT BORDERS... $800: Liechtenstein & Slovakia Austria |
#6073, aired 2011-01-26 | IN CRISIS MODE $2000: Bad feelings left by 1908's Bosnian crisis, in which this dual monarchy annexed Bosnia, helped start WWI Austria-Hungary |
#6058, aired 2011-01-05 | ADVENTUROUS WOMEN $2000: In the 1840s Ida Pfeiffer of Austria published an account of her trip along this long river to the Black Sea the Danube |
#6038, aired 2010-12-08 | AUSTRIAN HISTORY $800 (Daily Double): When Austria joined forces with this country in 1867, the result was known as a "doppelmonarchie" Hungary |
#6038, aired 2010-12-08 | AUSTRIAN HISTORY $800: During the Third Crusade, Leopold V quarreled with this English king, who was later caught in Austria & ransomed Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) |
#6038, aired 2010-12-08 | AUSTRIAN HISTORY $2000: In 1814 & 1815 Austria hosted this get-together that helped reorganize Europe after the Napoleonic wars the Congress of Vienna |
#6013, aired 2010-11-03 | HOME COUNTRY OF THE U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL $800: Kurt Waldheim Austria |
#6000, aired 2010-10-15 | ZOOS $2000: Founded in 1752, the zoo at Schonbrunn Palace in this European capital calls itself the world's oldest zoo Vienna, Austria |
#5993, aired 2010-10-06 | HISTORIC BATTLES $1000: The Ottoman Turks' failed siege of this European capital in 1529 marked the limit of the Islamic advance westward Vienna, Austria |
#5985, aired 2010-09-24 | FIRST & LAST KINGS $1200: Otto of Bavaria & Constantine II Greece |
#5980, aired 2010-09-17 | TALK LIKE A PIRATE $400: It be the title of the princes of the former ruling house of Austria, like Franz Ferdinand archduke |
#5960, aired 2010-07-09 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: Once the seat of the Holy Roman Empire, it's now the capital of Austria Vienna |
#5953, aired 2010-06-30 | EUROPEAN COUNTRY BY CITIES $400: Graz,
Salzburg Austria |
#5923, aired 2010-05-19 | THEY'RE NO. 1! $2000: This tiny country wedged between Switzerland & Austria has the world's highest per capita GDP Liechtenstein |
#5914, aired 2010-05-06 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $400: Austria German |
#5880, aired 2010-03-19 | AVOIDING A DISASTROUS TRIP TO EUROPE $400: Hitting Innsbruck or Salzburg in this country & saying "G'day, mate!" over & over will only confuse the locals Austria |
#5875, aired 2010-03-12 | YOU'VE GOT YOUR BORDERS $200: It better stay neutral--France, Italy, Austria & Germany have it surrounded Switzerland |
#5861, aired 2010-02-22 | WORLD WAR I $400: On April 6, 1917 the U.S. declared war on Germany, but war wasn't declared on this dual monarchy until December Austria-Hungary |
#5842, aired 2010-01-26 | EURO COINS $600: This composer appears on the reverse of Austria's 1-euro coin Mozart |
#5806, aired 2009-12-07 | DECEMBER 7 $1200: 1917:
The U.S. declares war on this hyphenated kingdom Austria-Hungary |
#5779, aired 2009-10-29 | THE E.U. $1,600 (Daily Double): Of the 27 full members of the EU, this nation is first alphabetically Austria |
#5770, aired 2009-10-16 | COUNTRIES' NATIVE NAMES $1600: Oesterreich Austria |
#5750, aired 2009-09-18 | O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? $1200: Thy travels have taken thee to Wels, Graz & Innsbruck in this country Austria |
#5692, aired 2009-05-12 | VIVA MEXICO! $2000: This archduke of Austria who became emperor of Mexico died before a firing squad in 1867 Maximilian |
#5674, aired 2009-04-16 | THE COLD WAR $800: Declaring it permanently neutral, Western & Soviet forces withdrew in 1955 from this German-speaking nation Austria |
#5663, aired 2009-04-01 | LANGUAGES $400: Lombard is a romance language spoken primarily in southern Switzerland & the northern part of this country Italy |
#5649, aired 2009-03-12 | LANDLOCKED UP $400: One of the 2 landlocked countries that border the Czech Republic (1 of) Austria (or Slovakia) |
#5618, aired 2009-01-28 | DIPLOMACY--A GAME $1000: The game is based on making & breaking these, such as the triple one that in real life united Italy, Germany & Austria alliances |
#5614, aired 2009-01-22 | SECOND-LARGEST CITIES $2000: Graz Austria |
#5557, aired 2008-11-04 | FOREIGN-BORN LEADERS $800: Adolf Hitler was born in this country in 1889 Austria |
#5546, aired 2008-10-20 | COUNTRIES BY NEWSPAPERS $600: The Wiener Zeitung,
The Osterreich Journal Austria |
#5536, aired 2008-10-06 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $2000: 2 of the 3 member nations of the Triple Alliance at the beginning of World War I Austria-Hungary & Germany (also Italy) |
#5532, aired 2008-09-30 | "I" ON THE WORLD $400: In 1964 & 1976 this resort city in Austria hosted the Winter Olympics Innsbruck |
#5528, aired 2008-09-24 | 70 YEARS AGO: 1938 $200: In an April vote in this country, 99.75% approved of Hitler marching in & taking over Austria |
#5495, aired 2008-06-27 | SHAKESPEAREAN NAME ROUNDUP $200: This chef was born one dreamy midsummer in Austria in 1949 Wolfgang Puck |
#5475, aired 2008-05-30 | "P" COUNTRY $400: In the late 18th century it was divided among Prussia, Russia & Austria Poland |
#5466, aired 2008-05-19 | INTERNATIONAL PARKS $400: The Hohe Tauern National Park stretches across part of the Salzburg state of this nation Austria |
#5446, aired 2008-04-21 | TRAVEL EUROPE $1000: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.) The Imperial Chapel is home to the Wiener Sangerknaben, this world-famous group that was formed in 1498 the Vienna Boys' Choir |
#5438, aired 2008-04-09 | LEADING MEN $600: Otmar Hasler is prime minister of this small Alpine nation between Switzerland & Austria Liechtenstein |
#5433, aired 2008-04-02 | IT HAPPENED ON APRIL 2 $1200: 1810:
He marries Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria Napoleon |
#5412, aired 2008-03-04 | THE ASSASSINATION BUREAU $1200: Engelbert Dollfuss, the chancellor of this neighbor of Germany, was assassinated by Nazis in 1934 Austria |
#5410, aired 2008-02-29 | HEDY LAMARR-VELOUS $400: Hedy was born Hedwig Eva Kiesler to a banker & his wife in this neighbor of Germany in 1914 Austria |
#5378, aired 2008-01-16 | CHECKING IN, CHECKING OUT $1600: He made a royal entrance in 1863 in Graz, Austria; took an unfortunate ride on June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
#5377, aired 2008-01-15 | IT BORDERS FRANCE $800: The Alps straddle the border between France & these 2 countries Italy & Switzerland |
#5353, aired 2007-12-12 | KANSAS CITY, KANSAS HERE WE COME $600: KCK's sister cities are Linz, Austria; Karlovac, Croatia & Uruapan in this country's state of Michoacan Mexico |
#5347, aired 2007-12-04 | HISTORIC NAMES $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew stands outside the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.) Today, the Imperial Palace is home to Austria's head of state, the president; in Mozart's time, it was home to the head of state, this archduchess Maria Theresa |
#5313, aired 2007-10-17 | EMPERORS $1200: (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the Imperial Palace in Vienna.) The first man to live in the palace as Emperor of Austria was also the last man to hold this other title, as that empire was dissolved in 1806 Holy Roman Emperor |
#5304, aired 2007-10-04 | DOG TAGS $600: Born 1889, Braunau-am-Inn, Austria-Hungary; pooch: Blondi, a German shepherd Adolf Hitler |
#5282, aired 2007-07-24 | BALLET $200: Cadets attend a dance at a girls' school in "Graduation Ball", a ballet set in this capital of Austria Vienna |
#5279, aired 2007-07-19 | TEEN QUEENS $1200: Wilhelmina of this country reigned as a teen after the last male in the house of Orange-Nassau died in 1890 the Netherlands |
#5273, aired 2007-07-11 | VIENNA'S IMPERIAL PALACE $400: (Jon of the Clue Crew stands outside the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.) The Hofburg complex is home to this riding school founded in 1572; the name comes from the country where the horses were bred the Spanish Riding School |
#5273, aired 2007-07-11 | VIENNA'S IMPERIAL PALACE $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from within the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.) From 1857 to 1916, these apartments were the home of this emperor, who saw himself as a soldier, & slept on this simple iron bed Emperor Franz Joseph |
#5270, aired 2007-07-06 | NOTABLE NAMES $600: With Princess Marie Bonaparte's help, this psychoanalyst was able to flee Austria & give the Nazis the slip Freud |
#5260, aired 2007-06-22 | TRAVEL EUROPE $3,000 (Daily Double): Fans of "The Sound of Music" visit this city to see such sites as Mirabell Gardens, where "Do-Re-Mi" was filmed Salzburg (Austria) |
#5250, aired 2007-06-08 | DOUBLE LETTERS $600: A public lodging house, or the river that forms part of the border between Germany & Austria the Inn |
#5223, aired 2007-05-02 | HAIKU GOES COUNTRY! $800: Hapsburgs' empire / Low-lying Neusiedler Lake / Hey, Schwarzenegger! Austria |
#5198, aired 2007-03-28 | THE WILD & WOOLLY 1800s $1200: Rudolf, heir to this dual throne, died in a suicide pact at Mayerling in 1889 Austria-Hungary |
#5176, aired 2007-02-26 | THIS MEANS WAR! $1000: Frederick the Great's invasion of Silesia in 1740 launched the war of this country's succession Austria |
#5174, aired 2007-02-22 | THE LIPIZZANERS OF VIENNA $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives us the clue from the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.) On entering, each rider salutes Charles VI, the emperor of this royal house who built the riding hall Hapsburg |
#5174, aired 2007-02-22 | THE LIPIZZANERS OF VIENNA $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives us the clue from a riding room at the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.) The maneuvers here at the Spanish Riding School include the levade, from the French word for "lever", meaning to do this to lift |
#5172, aired 2007-02-20 | BEFORE THE EURO $600: The Schilling Austria |
#5161, aired 2007-02-05 | YOU GET AN "A" $1,000 (Daily Double): ...in Geography, if you know that this country calls itself Republik Oesterreich Austria |
#5152, aired 2007-01-23 | A YEAR TO REMEMBER $1600: The Great Fire of London isn't so great; Queen Anne of Austria makes a royal exit; Moliere pens "The Misanthrope" 1666 |
#5137, aired 2007-01-02 | THE FABULOUS LIFE OF... $800: She had the bling bling from her Nov. 2, 1755 birth in Austria; she'd later wed the Dauphin of France Marie Antoinette |
#5131, aired 2006-12-25 | FAMOUS COUPLES $1600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from outside the Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Austria.) In 1969 they left their Amsterdam bed-in for a press conference in a bag held right here at Vienna's famous Hotel Sacher John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
#5130, aired 2006-12-22 | JUST DESSERTS $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers this tasty clue from a restaurant in Vienna, Austria.) While the recipe for the original sacher torte is top secret, I can tell you that it contains plenty of chocolate & this flavor jam apricot |
#5128, aired 2006-12-20 | BEVERAGES $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Austria.) Legend says the Viennese began their love affair with coffee after fending off these invaders, who in 1683 left behind sacks of coffee beans the Turks |
#5122, aired 2006-12-12 | THE 1850s $800: In 1852 Schleswig was made a part of this Scandinavian nation; in 1864 it was lost to Prussia & Austria Denmark |
#5116, aired 2006-12-04 | SIEGES $1200: In 1683 Jan Sobieski, king of this country, saved Vienna by routing the besieging Turks Poland |
#5113, aired 2006-11-29 | DOCTOR! $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew strolls through a parlor in Vienna, Austria.) I'm in the waiting room of this man's office in Vienna, restored to how it looked in the early 1900s Freud |
#5111, aired 2006-11-27 | COMPOSERS $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew adds to the decor of the Imperial Chapel in Vienna, Austria.) Here in the Imperial Chapel this great song composer was a Vienna Choir Boy until 1812; his parting note said he had "crowed" for the last time Franz Schubert |
#5090, aired 2006-10-27 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $1000: Anton Karas' music for the movie "The Third Man" was played on this stringed instrument of Austria a zither |
#5082, aired 2006-10-17 | SIGMUND FREUD $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew walks by an exhibit in the Freud Museum in Vienna, Austria.) In 1896, Freud created this word for the technique we associate with couches psychoanalysis |
#5082, aired 2006-10-17 | SIGMUND FREUD $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is in the library of the Freud Museum, Vienna, Austria.) I'm holding a first edition of Freud's 1923 classic work, "Das Ich und das Es", translated in 1927 as these 2 words id & ego |
#5082, aired 2006-10-17 | SIGMUND FREUD $1000: (Jon of the Clue Crew appears in the Freud Museum, Vienna, Austria.) In his case history of 18-year-old Dora, who came here around 1900, Freud admits he failed to deal with this process, the patient's attachment to him transference |
#5077, aired 2006-10-10 | EUROPEAN COUNTRIES $200: It borders Switzerland & Hungary Austria |
#5074, aired 2006-10-05 | "A" IN GEOGRAPHY $1200: Mont Blanc is the highest peak in these mountains that stretch from France to Austria the Alps |
#5057, aired 2006-09-12 | AT THE MOZART HOUSE $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in the open second-floor window of the Mozart House in Vienna, Austria.) It was here in this home that Mozart wrote this famous 1786 opera, so the building has long been known as "Figaro House" The Marriage of Figaro |
#5057, aired 2006-09-12 | AT THE MOZART HOUSE $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew strolls through the Mozart House in Vienna, Austria.) In 1787 Mozart gave music lessons in this house to a teenager from Bonn, Germany, who would become world-famous as this composer Beethoven |
#5057, aired 2006-09-12 | AT THE MOZART HOUSE $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew indicates glass-enclosed ornaments & artifacts in the Mozart House in Vienna, Austria.) Here are some original artifacts from this organization of which Mozart was a proud member; they were loaned to Mozart House by the Grand Lodge of Austria the Masons |
#5019, aired 2006-06-08 | MANHATTAN'S MUSEUM MILE $200: New to Museum Mile, the Neue Galerie features works from Austria & this country, home of Ernst Kirchner Germany |
#5015, aired 2006-06-02 | 1917 $400: On Dec. 7 1 U.S. representative voted against declaring war on this dual monarchy Austria-Hungary |
#5007, aired 2006-05-23 | LET'S MAKE A DEAL $400: In April 1814 allies Britain, Russia, Austria & Prussia signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau with this man Napoleon |
#4998, aired 2006-05-10 | OPERA HOUSES $400: This Milan opera house was built by Maria Theresa of Austria to replace the Royal Ducal Theatre La Scala |
#4993, aired 2006-05-03 | FOUNTAINS $400: It's said that Goethe's granddaughter posed for the statue that tops this capital city's Austria Fountain Vienna |
#4947, aired 2006-02-28 | 19th CENTURY EUROPE $400: In 1845 seven Catholic cantons in this country formed a league known as the Sonderbund Switzerland |
#4925, aired 2006-01-27 | PUT ON YOUR HELMUT $2000: In 2005 this Austria-born fashion designer left Prada; his flagship office in New York still bears his name Helmut Lang |
#4924, aired 2006-01-26 | I NEED A VACATION $800: I'll have to go to this country, the No. 7 destination, on Sunday to see a famous choir at the Imperial Palace chapel Austria |
#4916, aired 2006-01-16 | OF THE END $2000: When it ended in 1806, its last emperor, Francis II, continued to rule Austria the Holy Roman Empire |
#4891, aired 2005-12-12 | GETTING HUNGARY? $800: In March of 1867, Hungary was joined with this country in a dual monarchy Austria |
#4874, aired 2005-11-17 | LOST IN AUSTRIA $400: As in a neighbor nation, Austria's head of govt., Wolfgang Scheussel, holds this official position & title chancellor |
#4874, aired 2005-11-17 | LOST IN AUSTRIA $800: These are what power the Fiakers, the traditional cabs in Salzburg's Residenzplatz horses |
#4874, aired 2005-11-17 | LOST IN AUSTRIA $1200: King George's War in North America was known in Europe as the war of the Austrian this Succession |
#4874, aired 2005-11-17 | LOST IN AUSTRIA $1600: In 1901 when this Austrian physicist left teaching, 3 schools could have speedily retired his "number" Ernst Mach |
#4874, aired 2005-11-17 | LOST IN AUSTRIA $2,400 (Daily Double): Austria-Hungary declared war on this country on July 28, 1914 Serbia |
#4828, aired 2005-09-14 | THE THEATAH $400: The plays of Franz Grillparzer, called this country's greatest dramatist, include "Family Strife In Hapsburg" Austria |
#4803, aired 2005-06-22 | MARCH MADNESS $400: March 29, 1792:
King Gustav III of this nation is assassinated at a masquerade ball Sweden |
#4786, aired 2005-05-30 | YOU'RE FIRED! $1000: In 1781 Hieronymus Colloredo, Archbishop of Austria, fired this musician with a literal boot in the rump Mozart |
#4768, aired 2005-05-04 | MY HEAVENS! $3,000 (Daily Double): He developed the 3rd of his laws of planetary motion while serving as provincial mathematician in Linz, Austria (Johannes) Kepler |
#4750, aired 2005-04-08 | WORLD HISTORY $400: The "Anschluss" was the forced union of Austria with this country in 1938 Germany |
#4732, aired 2005-03-15 | FROM THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK $4,000 (Daily Double): The center of power of an empire until 1918, this country is a bit smaller than Maine Austria |
#4668, aired 2004-12-15 | EUROPE $800: This principality nestled between Austria & Switzerland has no army; it was abolished in 1868 Liechtenstein |
#4614, aired 2004-09-30 | SPLIT OWNERSHIP $200: The Matterhorn Switzerland & Italy |
#4611, aired 2004-09-27 | COUNTRIES THAT END IN "IA" $800: At the end of World War I, this country received the provinces of Bukovina, Banat & Transylvania from Austria-Hungary Romania |
#4607, aired 2004-09-21 | HEIR OF THE DAG $1600: After his term as U.N. Secretary-General he became president of Austria in 1986 (Kurt) Waldheim |
#4591, aired 2004-07-19 | THE STAMP ACT $1200: The centenary of the Graz opera in this country was celebrated with a 1999 stamp Austria |
#4562, aired 2004-06-08 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS $600: The melody of its anthem, "Land der Berge, Land am Strome", was incorrectly attributed to Mozart Austria |
#4561, aired 2004-06-07 | THE WINTER OLYMPICS $2000: The Winter Olympics have been held in Austria twice, both times in this city Innsbruck |
#4559, aired 2004-06-03 | A VULGAR DISPLAY OF "POWER" $1000: Collective coalition name for Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria & the Ottoman Empire during WWI the Central Powers |
#4536, aired 2004-05-03 | THE SMALLEST IN AREA $1200: Austria,
Russia,
Italy Austria |
#4530, aired 2004-04-23 | IMMIGRANTS $400: It's the birth country of California's current governor Austria |
#4525, aired 2004-04-16 | WHAT "A" COUNTRY $1200: Grossglockner Mountain in the Alps is the highest point in this country Austria |
#4430, aired 2003-12-05 | COUNTRY COOKING $400: Wiener schnitzel Austria |
#4418, aired 2003-11-19 | IT OPENED IN NEW HAVEN $800: This ever-popular musical set in 1938 Austria debuted in New Haven in 1959 The Sound of Music |
#4397, aired 2003-10-21 | TAKE THE "A" TRAIN $400: Use a Eurail pass to ride the Alberg line in this country for a scenic journey to Innsbruck Austria |
#4394, aired 2003-10-16 | A CHURCH WEDDING $800: You can visit the Mondsee, Austria church where the wedding of these "Sound of Music" characters was filmed the Von Trapps |
#4364, aired 2003-07-17 | MONEY, MONEY, MONEY $200: Before the Euro, 100 groschen in Austria made one of these, abbreviated S or SCH shilling |
#4362, aired 2003-07-15 | VIENNA-RAMA $800: This 11-country group that includes Algeria & Venezuela is headquartered in Vienna, but Austria isn't a member OPEC |
#4362, aired 2003-07-15 | VIENNA-RAMA $1200: At the Congress of Vienna, the duchy of Parma was given to this man's second wife, Marie-Louise of Austria Napoleon |
#4361, aired 2003-07-14 | AT A LOW POINT $2000: Neusiedler Lake, this country's lowest point, has no natural outlet but is linked to a Danube tributary Austria |
#4320, aired 2003-05-16 | OLD EUROPE $400: This German nation made peace with Napoleon after a crushing defeat at Jena & Auerstadt in 1806 Prussia |
#4312, aired 2003-05-06 | STAND BY YOUR MANNEQUIN $200: This 18th century queen reportedly used mannequins to send home the latest fashions to her native Austria Marie Antoinette |
#4302, aired 2003-04-22 | ANNUAL EVENTS $1200: This country has an annual Haydn festival in Eisenstadt & a Schubert festival in Feldkirch Austria |
#4292, aired 2003-04-08 | EURO COINS $400: This country's 2-Euro coin features pacifist Bertha von Suttner; its 1-Euro coin has good old Wolfgang Austria |
#4285, aired 2003-03-28 | THE 19th CENTURY $1200: The fourth child of Klara & Alois, this dictator was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria in 1889 Adolf Hitler |
#4267, aired 2003-03-04 | ROYALTY $200 (Daily Double): Franz Joseph's 68-year reign over Austria-Hungary was the longest of any ruler of this royal family the Hapsburgs |
#4265, aired 2003-02-28 | NAMES FROM THE PAST $1200: Arnold Schoenberg, Erwin Schrodinger & Franz Schubert were born in what is now this country Austria |
#4253, aired 2003-02-12 | ANNE FRANK $800: Anne was born in this country in 1929; her family fled to the Netherlands in 1933 Germany |
#4228, aired 2003-01-08 | HISTORIC DATES $1600: On July 28, 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia, marking the real beginning of this war World War I |
#4221, aired 2002-12-30 | VICTIMS $1000: In 1934 SS men, later disavowed by Hitler, killed this country's chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss Austria |
#4206, aired 2002-12-09 | IT BORDERS BOTH $600: Belgium & the Czech Republic Germany |
#4157, aired 2002-10-01 | ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER $200: Schwarzenegger, whose name means "black plowman" in German, was born in Graz in this country in 1947 Austria |
#4133, aired 2002-07-17 | THE NORTHERNMOST NATION $200: Denmark,
Austria,
Germany Denmark |
#4123, aired 2002-07-03 | EMPIRES $800: An empire was established in 1867 under Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria & king of this country Hungary |
#4105, aired 2002-06-07 | I MADE IT THROUGH THE REIGN $400: Franz Joseph got plenty of new clothes when he ruled Austria for 68 years with this loftier title than king emperor |
#4101, aired 2002-06-03 | DOWN FOR THE LESSER-KNOWN COUNT $1600: In 1921 Count Andrassy tried to place Austria's ex-emperor Charles I on this country's throne Hungary |
#4081, aired 2002-05-06 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1200: In WWI Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria & the Ottoman Empire were known in the West as these "Powers" the Central |
#4061, aired 2002-04-08 | THE LARGEST IN AREA $1600: Austria,
Poland,
Germany Germany |
#4043, aired 2002-03-13 | U.N. REPRESENTATIVES $1200: Kurt Waldheim & Thomas Klestil both represented this country at the U.N. before becoming its president Austria |
#4039, aired 2002-03-07 | CLONING AROUND $800: Born in Austria, he starred in "The 6th Day", a 2000 film in which clones attempt to take over the world Arnold Schwarzenegger |
#4029, aired 2002-02-21 | THE 18th CENTURY $1000: This country acquired much of Italy, including Naples & Milan, but the new pasta schnitzel never caught on Austria |
#3996, aired 2002-01-07 | RUGGED TERRAIN $1000: For hiking info in this mountainous country, contact the Osterreichischer Alpenverein Austria |
#3993, aired 2002-01-02 | BEFORE, AFTER $600: Before the Peace of Karlowitz, Hungary belonged to Turkey; after, to this future partner in an empire Austria |
#3974, aired 2001-12-06 | WWI $2,800 (Daily Double): WWI's first declaration of war was July 28, 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on this country Serbia |
#3943, aired 2001-10-24 | THE UNITED NATIONS $200: In 1971 this future secretary-general was a candidate for the presidency of Austria Kurt Waldheim |
#3892, aired 2001-07-03 | JOHANN'S THE MANN $800: Author Johann Wyss wrote an early national anthem for this country Switzerland |
#3879, aired 2001-06-14 | WEIRD SCIENCE $800: Johann Becher had to leave Austria after an unsuccessful effort to turn this river's sands into gold Danube |
#3795, aired 2001-02-16 | TRAVEL FUN $600: When in Austria, try to visit the Hofburg Palace Chapel for a performance by this youthful group heard here The Vienna Boys Choir |
#3793, aired 2001-02-14 | IT'S A SMALL WORLD $200: This country landlocked by Switzerland & Austria covers only 62 square miles Liechtenstein |
#3770, aired 2001-01-12 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $300: In 1867 this dual monarchy was created under the rule of Francis Joseph I; it lasted until the end of World War I Austria-Hungary |
#3749, aired 2000-12-14 | EUROPA, EUROPA $400: Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne of this dual empire when he was assassinated in 1914 Austria-Hungary |
#3742, aired 2000-12-05 | THERE'S AN "A" $600: It borders Slovenia, Hungary & Switzerland Austria |
#3738, aired 2000-11-29 | "TRIPLE" JEOPARDY! $500: It was formed in 1882 by Germany, Austria-Hungary & Italy Triple Alliance |
#3734, aired 2000-11-23 | INTERNATIONAL STARS $400: Arnold Schwarzenegger Austria |
#3723, aired 2000-11-08 | HISTORY $200: She plotted against the French Revolution & gave military secrets to her brother Leopold II of Austria Marie Antoinette |
#3699, aired 2000-10-05 | AROUND THE WORLD $200: Over 98% of the people in Austria speak this official language of Austria German |
#3681, aired 2000-09-11 | VIENNA $400: Royal apartments in the Hofburg Palace, once home to Maria Theresa, now house the person in this post President of Austria |
#3665, aired 2000-07-07 | IT BORDERS BOTH $400: Switzerland & Poland Germany |
#3619, aired 2000-05-04 | EUROPE $500: The fertile plain east of the Danube, making up half this country's area, is called the Great Alfold Hungary |
#3612, aired 2000-04-25 | RANKS & TITLES $400: Title for the sovereign prince of Austria's royal family; Francis Ferdinand was one Archduke |
#3607, aired 2000-04-18 | STILL THE I $1000: As founder of the Hapsburg Dynasty in Austria, he knows reign, dear Rudolf |
#3598, aired 2000-04-05 | NATIONAL NAMES $600: Osterreich Austria |
#3596, aired 2000-04-03 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS $300: "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" Austria |
#3590, aired 2000-03-24 | THE 1980s $300: In a controversial election, this former U.N. secretary-general became president of Austria in 1986 Kurt Waldheim |
#3589, aired 2000-03-23 | THEY'RE IN CHARGE $800: In central Europe:
Chancellor Viktor Klima Austria |
#3584, aired 2000-03-16 | THE SWEET 1600s $400: In 1638 this king's wife Anne of Austria gave birth to a son & future sun king Louis XIII |
#3519, aired 1999-12-16 | DISCOVERY CHANNEL $500: Hungarian count Samuel Teleki named this African lake for the Crown Prince of Austria Lake Rudolf |
#3512, aired 1999-12-07 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $800: As chancellor of this country in the 1930s, Kurt von Schuschnigg favored restoring the Hapsburgs to the throne Austria |
#3511, aired 1999-12-06 | TIME FOR A CZECH UP $400: Bohemia & Moravia, which make up most of the Czech Republic, were provinces of this empire until 1918 Austria-Hungary |
#3510, aired 1999-12-03 | COUNTRIES BY AREA $300: Carinthia,
Tyrol,
Styria Austria |
#3503, aired 1999-11-24 | THE ALPS $400: The Brenner Pass is a pathway from Austria to this country on the south Italy |
#3454, aired 1999-09-16 | THEY USED TO BE IN CHARGE $200: Helmut Schmidt West Germany |
#3422, aired 1999-06-22 | FAMOUS LASTS $300: Charles I, the last ruler of this dual monarchy, laid down his crown in November 1918 Austria-Hungary |
#3404, aired 1999-05-27 | WORLD HISTORY $600 (Daily Double): In 1795 Austria, Prussia & Russia partitioned this country, eliminating its existence Poland |
#3394, aired 1999-05-13 | THE "N" CROWD $1000: One of these "cities of the dead" at Hallstatt, Austria dates back to the Bronze Age Necropolis |
#3368, aired 1999-04-07 | OFFICIAL LANGUAGES $300: Austria German |
#3300, aired 1999-01-01 | COUNTRY DANCING $200: The minuet France |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | PROVINCES $500: Tyrol &
Salzburg Austria |
#3290, aired 1998-12-18 | ROYAL NAME'S THE SAME $400: He wasn't England's Henry VIII, but Henry VIII of Bavaria who was also this empire's Henry IV the Holy Roman Empire |
#3255, aired 1998-10-30 | LET'S VISIT AUSTRIA $200: Preferring to go where the rain turns to snow, he wintered in Schruns while writing "The Sun Also Rises" Ernest Hemingway |
#3255, aired 1998-10-30 | LET'S VISIT AUSTRIA $400: Capital of Tyrol, it has hosted 2 Winter Olympics Innsbruck |
#3255, aired 1998-10-30 | LET'S VISIT AUSTRIA $1,000 (Daily Double): This English king was held prisoner in 1193 in a castle above Durnstein, Austria Richard the Lionheart (on his way back from one of the Crusades) |
#3254, aired 1998-10-29 | WORLD HODGEPODGE $400: On Dutch maps, this country is called Oostenrijk Austria |
#3207, aired 1998-07-07 | CURRENT AFFAIRS $500: On March 27 this automaker, known for his 550 Spyder & 911 models, died in Austria at age 88 Ferdinand Porsche Jr. |
#3200, aired 1998-06-26 | EUROPE TO NO GOOD $800: During his 1986 to 1992 presidency of Austria, the country was diplomatically isolated Kurt Waldheim |
#3200, aired 1998-06-26 | EUROPE TO NO GOOD $1000: In 1864 Austria & Prussia declared war on this country which eventually lost Schleswig & Holstein Denmark |
#3178, aired 1998-05-27 | NOT-SO-MAD SCIENTISTS $400: This monk conceived the laws of heredity while minding his peas & Qs as a teacher in Brunn, Austria Gregor Mendel |
#3163, aired 1998-05-06 | COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $500: Burgenland, Vorarlberg & Salzburg are 3 of this German-speaking country's 9 provinces Austria |
#3156, aired 1998-04-27 | WHERE YA FROM? $100: Arnold Schwarzenegger Austria |
#3150, aired 1998-04-17 | FLAG-WAVING $400: Albania's flag features a double-headed one of these birds; Austria's has just one head Eagle |
#3138, aired 1998-04-01 | MORE OPERATIC DEMISES $800: In "Elegy for Young Lovers", 2 lovers expire while searching for edelweiss in this country's Eastern Alps Austria |
#3093, aired 1998-01-28 | GERMAN HISTORY $800: Prussia defeated Austria in the 7 Weeks' War of 1866, 103 years after fighting this longer war the Seven Years' War |
#3088, aired 1998-01-21 | THE 20th CENTURY $400: Zita, who died in 1989, was the last empress of this house that ruled Austria-Hungary Hapsburg |
#3061, aired 1997-12-15 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $200: Major tributaries of this beautiful blue river include the Inn of Austria & Germany & the Tisza of Hungary Danube |
#3038, aired 1997-11-12 | YOU'RE ALL WET! $200: Almost all of Austria's rivers flow into this beautiful blue one Danube |
#3032, aired 1997-11-04 | CYBER LIFE $200: Web addresses that end with ".au" are located on host computers in this country Australia |
#3029, aired 1997-10-30 | HISTORIC DOCUMENTS $500: In the 1850 Punctuation of Olmutz, this German-speaking country halted Prussia's aims to unite Germany Austria |
#3015, aired 1997-10-10 | THE BIG 4-0 $300: In 1810 this 40-year-old married the teenager Marie Louise of Austria Napoleon Bonaparte |
#2978, aired 1997-07-09 | RULERS $1,400 (Daily Double): In the 1770s this archduchess of Austria pioneered a national system of elementary education Maria Theresa |
#2957, aired 1997-06-10 | ARCHAEOLOGY $600: The Mother Goddess figurine found in Austria near Willendorf is named for this Roman love deity Venus |
#2939, aired 1997-05-15 | ROYALTY $400: Frederick the Fair, who became Duke of Austria in 1308, was a member of this Austrian dynasty Hapsburgs |
#2935, aired 1997-05-09 | WORLD CURRENCY $400: The aluminum & bronze schilling coin of this country is equivalent to 100 groschen Austria |
#2915, aired 1997-04-11 | HISTORY $1000: In 1772 this empress participated in the first partition of Poland, acquiring Galicia for Austria Maria Theresa |
#2905, aired 1997-03-28 | WORLD WAR I $300: The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary & this empire Ottoman Empire |
#2881, aired 1997-02-24 | GEOGRAPHY $600: Located on the Danube, Linz is one of this country's major ports Austria |
#2866, aired 1997-02-03 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1000: In 1864 Austria & this German state began a joint dominion over Schleswig-Holstein Prussia |
#2855, aired 1997-01-17 | HUNGARY $200: In 1867 Hungary & this country established a dual monarchy that lasted until the end of World War I Austria |
#2854, aired 1997-01-16 | LAKES $300: Lake Constance lies on the border of Austria, Switzerland & this country Germany |
#2836, aired 1996-12-23 | AROUND THE WORLD $400: 2 miles from Innsbruck, you can see one of this country's best-preserved castles, Schloss Ambras Austria |
#2786, aired 1996-10-14 | SCIENCE $600: After escaping Nazi-occupied Austria with her father in 1938, she set up a child therapy clinic in London Anna Freud |
#2767, aired 1996-09-17 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: While visiting what is now this country, George I died at Osnabruck in the room where he was born Gemany |
#2759, aired 1996-09-05 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $600: After a stormy campaign, this former U.N. Secretary-General was elected president of Austria in 1986 (Kurt) Waldheim |
#2746, aired 1996-07-08 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $500: This archduchess of Austria & mother of Marie Antoinette died in 1780 Maria Theresa |
#2740, aired 1996-06-28 | FRENCH NAMES OF COUNTRIES $400: Autriche Austria |
#2731, aired 1996-06-17 | EUROPEAN NATIONAL ANTHEMS $500: "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" Austria |
#2710, aired 1996-05-17 | WOMEN IN SPORTS $200: Austria's Annemarie Moser-Proll won a record 36 World Cup downhill events in this sport skiing |
#2701, aired 1996-05-06 | HISTORY $1000: From 1278 to 1918, this dynasty ruled Austria the Hapsburg Dynasty |
#2692, aired 1996-04-23 | BREADS & ROLLS $400: This crescent-shaped roll dates back to the 1680s, when Austria & Hungary were at war with Turkey a croissant |
#2685, aired 1996-04-12 | DOWN FOR THE COUNT $400: Count Andrassy helped arrange the Compromise of 1867, which created this dual monarchy Austria-Hungary |
#2679, aired 1996-04-04 | ROYALTY $600: In 1599, Albert, Archduke of Austria, married the Infanta of this country Spain |
#2675, aired 1996-03-29 | LANGUAGES $200: When written, this official language differs very little from Austria to Switzerland German |
#2674, aired 1996-03-28 | EUROPEAN CITIES $400: The Pummerin, Austria's largest bell, is in this city's St. Stephen's Cathedral Vienna |
#2669, aired 1996-03-21 | HISTORY $300: In 1867 Emperor Franz Joseph created this dual monarchy Austria-Hungary |
#2656, aired 1996-03-04 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $100: Austria's highest peak, Grossglockner, lies in the Hohe Tauern range of this mountain system the Alps |
#2557, aired 1995-10-17 | EUROPEAN POTPOURRI $300: Hannes Schneider of Austria's Arlberg region developed the Arlberg technique of teaching this sport downhill skiing |
#2553, aired 1995-10-11 | ROYALTY $500 (Daily Double): Maria I, this country's first queen regnant, fled to Brazil when Napoleon invaded in 1807 Portugal |
#2550, aired 1995-10-06 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $600: It's Austria's chief river the Danube |
#2530, aired 1995-09-08 | EUROPE $200: The official name of this country is Republik Osterreich Austria |
#2511, aired 1995-07-03 | WORLD HISTORY $600: In 1615 Anne of Austria, daughter of this country's King Philip III, married Louis XIII Spain |
#2511, aired 1995-07-03 | WORLD HISTORY $1000: This archduchess of Austria was born in Vienna on May 13, 1717 Maria Theresa |
#2509, aired 1995-06-29 | AUSTRIA $100: Although the largest city in population, it makes up Austria's smallest province Vienna |
#2509, aired 1995-06-29 | AUSTRIA $200: In 1905 Austrian Baroness Bertha von Suttner, a noted pacifist, became the 1st woman awarded this Nobel Prize Nobel Peace Prize |
#2509, aired 1995-06-29 | AUSTRIA $300: In 1992 Thomas Klestil succeeded this man as the country's president (Kurt) Waldheim |
#2509, aired 1995-06-29 | AUSTRIA $400: This city that twice hosted the Olympics was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire under Maximilian I Innsbruck |
#2509, aired 1995-06-29 | AUSTRIA $500: In 1918 Austria became a republic after Charles I, the last emperor of this dynasty, stepped down Hapsburgs |
#2506, aired 1995-06-26 | COUNTRY IN THE MIDDLE $400: France,
Italy,
Austria,
Liechtenstein,
Germany Switzerland |
#2506, aired 1995-06-26 | COUNTRY IN THE MIDDLE $800: Germany,
Austria,
Slovakia,
Poland the Czech Republic |
#2496, aired 1995-06-12 | 1933 $500: Engelbert Dollfuss dissolved Parliament in this European country & began to rule by decree Austria |
#2494, aired 1995-06-08 | HISTORY $600: German king Rudolf I founded this dynasty which ruled Austria until 1918 the Hapsburgs |
#2485, aired 1995-05-26 | AROUND THE WORLD $400: In Hungary the language is Hungarian; in Armenia, it's Armenian; in Austria, it's this German |
#2474, aired 1995-05-11 | JUST DESSERTS $500: The elegant Linzertorte was invented in Linz in this country Austria |
#2463, aired 1995-04-26 | 1918 $1,000 (Daily Double): Transylvania passed from Austria-Hungary to this country in 1918 Romania |
#2461, aired 1995-04-24 | FAMOUS MARIAS $400: This future baroness was born on a train in Austria in 1905 Maria von Trapp |
#2440, aired 1995-03-24 | HISTORY $400: 1938's Anschluss combined this neighboring country with the Third Reich Austria |
#2432, aired 1995-03-14 | DANCE AROUND THE WORLD $1000: The thigh-slapping schuhplattler is popular in Bavaria & in this country that borders it on the south Austria |
#2429, aired 1995-03-09 | EMPERORS $1,500 (Daily Double): He was ruler of Austria-Hungary at the start of World War I Franz Joseph |
#2420, aired 1995-02-24 | "A" IN GEOGRAPHY $200: Vorarlberg, which is noted for its skiing, is this country's "Little Province", or Landle Austria |
#2373, aired 1994-12-21 | CHRISTMAS CAROLS $100: Joseph Mohr, a priest of Oberndorf, Austria, wrote the German words of this "quiet" carol "Silent Night" |
#2368, aired 1994-12-14 | HISTORY $700 (Daily Double): Engelbert Dollfuss, chancellor of this country, was murdered July 25, 1934 Austria |
#2361, aired 1994-12-05 | WORLD OF BEERS $100: Innsbruck lager & Steffl Old Vienna lager Austria |
#2340, aired 1994-11-04 | WORLD CURRENCY $1000: Divided into 100 groschen, it's the main unit of Austria shilling |
#2323, aired 1994-10-12 | GEOGRAPHY $1,500 (Daily Double): This country is bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria & Slovenia Italy |
#2314, aired 1994-09-29 | HISTORY $1000: Austria acquired the southern area called Galicia when this country was partitioned in 1772 Poland |
#2293, aired 1994-07-20 | EUROPEAN RULERS $1000: She was Archduchess of Austria during the war of the Bavarian Succession Maria Theresa |
#2282, aired 1994-07-05 | EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY $200: Cities located in this mountain system include St. Moritz, Switzerland & Innsbruck, Austria the Alps |
#2277, aired 1994-06-28 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1000: This Hapsburg became emperor of Austria in 1848 & remained on the throne for 68 years Franz Joseph |
#2274, aired 1994-06-23 | WORLD FACTS $600: A Dutchman would call a person from this country an Oostenrijker Austria |
#2253, aired 1994-05-25 | WORLD OF SWEETS $800: Schaum Torte Austria |
#2249, aired 1994-05-19 | FOODS OF THE WORLD $600: Linzertorte is a rich dessert named for the city of Linz in this country Austria |
#2223, aired 1994-04-13 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $400: The Rhine forms the western border of this 62-square-mile country nestled between Austria & Switzerland Liechtenstein |
#2212, aired 1994-03-29 | HISTORY $800: He was just 18 when he became emperor of Austria in 1848 Francis Joseph |
#2179, aired 1994-02-10 | ROYAL WOMEN $600: This archduchess of Austria was the eldest daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Maria Theresa |
#2176, aired 1994-02-07 | THE 17th CENTURY $800: Under the 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz, this country obtained most of Hungary from the Turks Austria |
#2164, aired 1994-01-20 | HISTORY $400: At the time he was offered the throne of Mexico, Maximilian was archduke of this country Austria |
#2127, aired 1993-11-30 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: In 1882, Italy joined the Triple Alliance with Germany and this dual monarchy Austria-Hungary |
#2120, aired 1993-11-19 | WORLD HISTORY $800: In 1864 Austria & Prussia went to war with Denmark, winning Schleswig & this duchy Holstein |
#2116, aired 1993-11-15 | HISTORY $400: When Austria's Francis II abdicated August 6, 1806, this empire perished Holy Roman Empire |
#2071, aired 1993-09-13 | JUST DESSERTS $500: The dough for this flaky apple dessert famous in Austria was brought there by Turkish invaders strudel |
#2064, aired 1993-07-22 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $600: Most of Haydn's works were written while he was a court composer in Eisenstadt, now in this country Austria |
#2031, aired 1993-06-07 | WORLD HISTORY $800: The forced union of these 2 countries prior to WWII was referred to as the Anschluss Germany & Austria |
#2025, aired 1993-05-28 | HEADLINES $800: May 3, 1945:
This capital "captured by Russians... 1,000,000 Italy and Austria Nazis Surrender" Berlin |
#2003, aired 1993-04-28 | WORLD CITIES $200: About one-fifth of Austria's population lives in this city Vienna |
#1996, aired 1993-04-19 | HISTORIC LEADERS $200: In 1867 Francis Joseph became emperor of the dual monarchy that included these 2 countries Austria & Hungary |
#1974, aired 1993-03-18 | AROUND THE WORLD $600: Founded in 1703, this country's Wiener Zeitung is one of the world's oldest newspapers Austria |
#1961, aired 1993-03-01 | THE 1930s $800: In March 1939 this nation ceased to exist for awhile; it was split up between Hungary & Germany Czechoslovakia |
#1948, aired 1993-02-10 | HORSES $400: Many of these performing horses are raised at Austria's Piber Stud near Graz Lipizzaner Stallions |
#1943, aired 1993-02-03 | LANGUAGES $300: This is an official language in Luxembourg, Liechtenstein & Austria German |
#1941, aired 1993-02-01 | ROYALTY $800: Anna of Austria, the fourth wife of this country's King Philip II, was also his cousin Spain |
#1924, aired 1993-01-07 | HISTORY $400: The governments of the dual monarchy of Austria & Hungary met in Vienna & this city Budapest |
#1923, aired 1993-01-06 | HISTORIC PARTITIONS $1000: It was first partitioned in 1772; Russia got the NE & Austria & Prussia took parts, too Poland |
#1922, aired 1993-01-05 | DESSERTS $500: In this country where it was invented, Sacher Torte is often topped with whipped cream Austria |
#1893, aired 1992-11-25 | NAMES IN THE NEWS $400: She was on holiday in Austria when her father, the Eighth Earl Spencer, passed away Princess Diana |
#1890, aired 1992-11-20 | ITALIAN HISTORY $1000: In 1720 the Duke of Savoy ceded Sicily to Austria & received this island in exchange Sardinia |
#1872, aired 1992-10-27 | PHOTOGRAPHY $400: In 1924 a miniature 35mm camera called the Leica was introduced in this country Germany |
#1869, aired 1992-10-22 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS $1,400 (Daily Double): Adopted in 1946, the anthem of this country is "Osterreichische Bundeshymne" Austria |
#1861, aired 1992-10-12 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $300: He became Austria's ambassador to Canada in 1958 & Sec'y General of the U.N. in 1972 (Kurt) Waldheim |
#1858, aired 1992-10-07 | MONEY $1000: In Austria 100 groschen make 1 of these the schilling |
#1853, aired 1992-09-30 | WORLD CITIES $100: Graz, 90 miles southwest of Vienna, is this country's second largest city Austria |
#1827, aired 1992-07-07 | THE 1930s $800: In March 1933 Engelbert Dollfuss dissolved this country's parliament & banned parades Austria |
#1826, aired 1992-07-06 | GENEVA $3,200 (Daily Double): The Canton of Geneva is bordered on 3 sides by this country France |
#1793, aired 1992-05-20 | 1991 $200: In June he announced he would not seek a second term as president of Austria (Kurt) Waldheim |
#1739, aired 1992-03-05 | MOUNTAINS $200: For centuries trade has moved between Austria & Italy through the Brenner Pass in these mountains the Alps |
#1707, aired 1992-01-21 | FAMOUS NAMES $200: Former U.N. Secretary-Genaral Kurt Waldheim has been pres. of this country since 1986 Austria |
#1695, aired 1992-01-03 | TITLES $200: When assassinated on June 28, 1914, Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, had this title an archduke |
#1695, aired 1992-01-03 | TITLES $500: Similar to a mayor in the U.S., it's the chief magistrate of a town in Austria or Germany a burgermeister |
#1676, aired 1991-12-09 | GUINNESS RECORDS $300: In 55 daily 10-hour stints, Johann Hurlinger of Austria walked 871 miles on these body parts hands |
#1666, aired 1991-11-25 | DANCES $400: The Landler got its name from Das Landl, part of the upper region of this Alpine country Austria |
#1657, aired 1991-11-12 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: La Scala was built by order of this Austrian empress in 1776 when Milan was ruled by Austria Maria Theresa |
#1646, aired 1991-10-28 | EUROPE $200: New Year's Day in this country include a Strauss concert by the Wiener Philharmoniker Austria |
#1642, aired 1991-10-22 | TREATIES $200: This congress of 1814 & 1815 partitioned Poland among Russia, Prussia & Austria the Congress of Vienna |
#1609, aired 1991-09-05 | ROYALTY $800: Crown Prince Rudolf of this country was found shot to death at Mayerling in 1889 Austria |
#1605, aired 1991-07-19 | COMPOSERS $800: Austria put his picture on its 5,000 schilling note to honor the 200th anniversary of his death in 1991 Mozart |
#1546, aired 1991-04-29 | SAINTS $1,000 (Daily Double): St. Rupert went to the old Roman town of Juvavum in Austria, opened salt mines, & renamed it this Salzburg |
#1537, aired 1991-04-16 | WORLD WAR I $800: The U.S. declared war on Germany April 6th, 1917, but not on this country until December 7th Austria-Hungary |
#1524, aired 1991-03-28 | "IN" CITIES $100: This resort city in Austria's Tirol is the northern gateway to the Brenner Pass in the Alps Innsbruck |
#1489, aired 1991-02-07 | WORLD LEADERS $300: To date, he's the only former U.N. secretary- general to be elected president of a country (Kurt) Waldheim |
#1467, aired 1991-01-08 | HISTORY $200: Kurt von Schuschnigg was Chancellor of this country when Hitler invaded in 1938 Austria |
#1449, aired 1990-12-13 | EUROPE $800: The "Age of Metternich", 1809-48, was named for this country's leading statesman Austria |
#1435, aired 1990-11-23 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: On this date in 1917, the United States declared war on Austria-Hungary, so it lives in infamy too December 7 |
#1419, aired 1990-11-01 | WORLD WAR I $600: The war began when Austria-Hungary declared war on this small Balkan country Serbia |
#1405, aired 1990-10-12 | THE 17TH CENTURY $300: The revolt that began in 1618 against the Hapsburg ruler of Austria lasted this many years 30 |
#1391, aired 1990-09-24 | INTERNATIONAL TRIVIA $790 (Daily Double): Part of the Tyrol is in Austria & part of it is in this country Italy |
#13, aired 1990-09-08 | THEATER HISTORY $500: The village of Oberammergau in this country is the home of a passion play first performed in 1634 West Germany |
#1, aired 1990-06-16 | "B" IN GEOGRAPHY $800: Alpine Pass connecting Innsbruck, Austria & Bolzano, Italy the Brenner |
#1339, aired 1990-05-31 | AUSTRIA $100: In order to gain independence in 1955, Austria agreed to observe this type of foreign policy Neutrality |
#1339, aired 1990-05-31 | AUSTRIA $200: The president is head of state while the person holding this official title is head of the government Chancellor |
#1339, aired 1990-05-31 | AUSTRIA $300: Austria's basic unit of currency, it sounds just like an obsolete coin in Britain Schilling |
#1339, aired 1990-05-31 | AUSTRIA $400: In his childhood, Franz Schubert sang with the Imperial Court Chapel Choir, which is now known as this The Vienna Boys' Choir |
#1339, aired 1990-05-31 | AUSTRIA $500: The Bundesrat & the Nationalrat aren't Austria's mascots but these Houses of Parliament |
#1331, aired 1990-05-21 | FILE UNDER "M" $300: His resume included Archduke of Austria & Emperor of Mexico Maximillian |
#1327, aired 1990-05-15 | CLASSICAL MUSIC $1,000 (Daily Double): The music of this country's national anthem is attributed to a native son, Mozart Austria |
#1318, aired 1990-05-02 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: In its drive for German unification, this country defeated Austria in the 7 Weeks' War of 1866 Prussia |
#1316, aired 1990-04-30 | GEOGRAPHY $100: European country that calls itself "Osterreich", meaning "eastern kingdom" Austria |
#1311, aired 1990-04-23 | WARS $1000: The War of the Austrian Succession erupted when she became archduchess of Austria in 1740 Maria Theresa |
#1299, aired 1990-04-05 | HERSTORY $1000: Considered one of Austria's ablest rulers, she still had time to have 16 kids, including Marie Antoinette Maria Theresa |
#1294, aired 1990-03-29 | CELEBRITIES $400: Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in this country Austria |
#1247, aired 1990-01-23 | ROYALTY $300: Queen Victoria's uncle Leopold I was the 1st king of this country Belgium |
#1245, aired 1990-01-19 | 1889 $4,000 (Daily Double): Crown prince of Austria who was found dead with his lover in Mayerling; some say it wasn't suicide Archduke Rudolf |
#1237, aired 1990-01-09 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $600: From 1848 - 1916 Franz Joseph I was emperor of Austria & king of this Hungary |
#1196, aired 1989-11-13 | 13-LETTER WORDS $200: Vaduz is the capital of this 62 square mile principality nestled between Switzerland & Austria Liechtenstein |
#1186, aired 1989-10-30 | BEETHOVEN $400: Beethoven's pupils included Rudolf, who was archduke & brother of this country's emperor Austria |
#1174, aired 1989-10-12 | GEOGRAPHY $800: Though half of Tyrol is now part of Italy, before WWI all of it belonged to this country Austria |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | AUSTRIA $200: Mozart was born in this city whose name means "Castle of Salt" Salzburg |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | AUSTRIA $400: The Winter Olympics have been held in this scenic city twice, 1964 & 1976 Innsbruck |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | AUSTRIA $800: These birds return annually to roost in their chimney nests in the city of Rust storks |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | AUSTRIA $1,000 (Daily Double): This traditional Austrian peasant costume consists of a blouse, a lace-up bodice & a full skirt with apron a dirndl |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | AUSTRIA $1000: In 1914 this Hapsburg emperor declared war on Serbia, thus starting World War I Franz Joseph |
#1098, aired 1989-05-17 | RULERS $600: The 1918 breakup of this dual monarchy ended the Hapsburg family's empire Austria-Hungary |
#1061, aired 1989-03-27 | OPERA $100: In 1637 the 1st public opera house opened in this country Italy |
#1052, aired 1989-03-14 | BRITISH HISTORY $800: Returning from the Crusades, this leader was captured by Leopold of Austria & held for ransom Richard the Lionhearted (Richard I) |
#1033, aired 1989-02-15 | EUROPE $400: You must pass the Matura exam to attend one of this country's universities in Graz, Salzburg or Innsbruck Austria |
#1020, aired 1989-01-27 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $600: In the 16th & 17th centuries this royal family ruled Spain was well as Austria Hapsburgs |
#994, aired 1988-12-22 | GEOGRAPHY $200: The capital of Austria's Tyrol Province in this city in the Inn Valley Innsbruck |
#986, aired 1988-12-12 | AUSTRIA $100: Some 71% of Austria is covered by this mountain range compared to 62% of Switzerland Alps |
#986, aired 1988-12-12 | AUSTRIA $200: If you want to be served a breaded veal cutlet in an Austrian restaurant, ask for this wiener schnitzel |
#986, aired 1988-12-12 | AUSTRIA $300: For over 6 centuries until 1918, this family ruled Austria Hapsburgs |
#986, aired 1988-12-12 | AUSTRIA $400: To obtain its independence from the Allies after WWII, Austria agreed to a permanent policy of this neutrality |
#986, aired 1988-12-12 | AUSTRIA $500: In 1867, under the dual monarchy, both the Austrians & Hungarians pledged allegiance to him Emperor Franz Joseph |
#971, aired 1988-11-21 | WORLD TRAVEL $2,000 (Daily Double): Frommer's has no separate "dollarwise" guide to Liechtenstein; they combine it with this country Switzerland |
#970, aired 1988-11-18 | WORLD WAR I $800: The U.S. declared war on Germany April 6, 1917, and on this country the following December 7 Austria-Hungary |
#951, aired 1988-10-24 | EUROPE $1000: Though Burgenland was ceded to Austria in 1919, one city voted to rejoin this country in 1921 Hungary |
#916, aired 1988-09-05 | WORLD CAPITALS $200: Travel guides say the best places in this Austrian capital's opera house are in standing room Vienna |
#910, aired 1988-07-15 | ART NEWS $600: Austria is now settling claims to the Mauer Bach collection, art objects confiscated by this group the Nazis |
#909, aired 1988-07-14 | THE 17th CENTURY $200: A 1699 treaty forced the Ottoman Empire to give most of Hungary to this country Austria |
#887, aired 1988-06-14 | POLAND $1000: In 1795, partition by Russia, Austria & this country wiped Poland off the map Prussia |
#864, aired 1988-05-12 | THE 1880s $500: The Mayerling tragedy of 1889 involved the suicide of this Cent. European country's crown prince Austria-Hungary |
#834, aired 1988-03-31 | WORLD HISTORY $600: World War I broke out July 28, 1914 when Austria declared war on this country Serbia |
#813, aired 1988-03-02 | MOUNTAINS $1000: 1 of 2 countries linked by Europe's famous Brenner Pass (1 of) Italy (Austria) |
#800, aired 1988-02-12 | EUROPE $800: In area, this tiny country between Austria & Switzerland is smaller than Washington, D.C. Liechtenstein |
#764, aired 1987-12-24 | CHRISTMAS CAROLS $400: Carol written on Christmas Eve in Oberndorf, Austria, where all was calm & all was bright "Silent Night" |
#756, aired 1987-12-14 | NATURE $600: German for "noble" & "white", this noble white flower is identified with both Austria & Switzerland edelweiss |
#721, aired 1987-10-26 | "BAD" $500: Used once, it's a town in Austria, & twice it's a spa in West Germany Baden |
#704, aired 1987-10-01 | WORLD WAR II $1000: "Anschluss" was the term for the 1938 forced union of these 2 countries Germany & Austria |
#701, aired 1987-09-28 | MOTHERS $100: This cosmetics queen is the mother of U.S. ambassador to Austria, Ronald Lauder Estée Lauder |
#673, aired 1987-07-08 | WORLD CAPITALS $200: In German, the country's national language, the name of this capital is Wien Vienna |
#655, aired 1987-06-12 | WORLD LEADERS $200: When he ran for president of Austria in 1971, he lost Kurt Waldheim |
#621, aired 1987-04-27 | THE HUSBAND MARRIED $300: Josephine de Beauharnais &
Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria Napoleon |
#552, aired 1987-01-20 | FOLK DANCES $200: In Austria, this well-known dance developed from the 3/4 rhythm of the "landler" the waltz |
#539, aired 1987-01-01 | WORLD LEADERS $300: Alleged war criminal who condemned anti-Semitism at inauguration as Austria's president in 1986 Kurt Waldheim |
#523, aired 1986-12-10 | THE U.N. $1,000 (Daily Double): 2 of the 5 countries that have supplied the U.N. with a secretary-general 2 of 5 (Norway, Austria, Sweden, Peru & Burma) |
#521, aired 1986-12-08 | THE JET SET $300: Russian dancer who leaped to freedom in France in 1961 & became a citizen of Austria in 1982 Nureyev |
#449, aired 1986-05-29 | HISTORY $100: From 1905-7, Austria & Serbia fought an economic "war" over tariffs, such as over this porcine animal a pig |
#445, aired 1986-05-23 | AUSTRIA $200: Though a Western nation, Austria's coat of arms has an eagle w/these 2 Soviet symbols in its talons the hammer & sickle |
#445, aired 1986-05-23 | AUSTRIA $400: What the German word, "Osterreich", meaning "outer empire", means to Austrians Austria |
#445, aired 1986-05-23 | AUSTRIA $600: Birthplace of Mozart, this province takes its name from its famous old salt mines Salzburg |
#445, aired 1986-05-23 | AUSTRIA $800: Before the Roman conquest in 14 B.C., this Gaelic tribe inhabited the country the Celts |
#445, aired 1986-05-23 | AUSTRIA $1000: This ruggedly beautiful Alpine province is cut in 2 by territory ceded to Italy after WWI Tyrol |
#431, aired 1986-05-05 | THE MIDDLE AGES $800: Dynasty which ruled Austria from 1278-1918, also ruling Spain & the Holy Roman Empire for 100s of years the Hapsburgs |
#427, aired 1986-04-29 | WORLD WAR I $600: After World War I, this empire was divided among 7 nations Austria-Hungary |
#423, aired 1986-04-23 | THE 19th CENTURY $200: Great Britain, Prussia, Austria & Russia joined forces in 1815 to rid Europe of him once & for all Napoleon |
#417, aired 1986-04-15 | HISTORY $1000: 2 of the 3 countries which in the late 18th c. partitioned Poland out of existence (2 of) Russia, Prussia (or Austria) |
#413, aired 1986-04-09 | THE OLYMPICS $300: Because they lost this, Austria, Germany & Hungary couldn't participate in the 1920 games the First World War |
#394, aired 1986-03-13 | NATIONAL ANTHEMS $400: It's believed Mozart wrote music of this country's national anthem Austria |
#390, aired 1986-03-07 | THE OLYMPICS $200: The 1976 Winter Games were originally awarded to this Colorado city, not Innsbruck, Austria Denver |
#384, aired 1986-02-27 | TRAVEL & TOURISM $500: Schussers love to schuss down the slopes of Kitzbuhel Horn, in this country Austria |
#355, aired 1986-01-17 | COMPOSERS $1000: In 1774, he became court composer to Emperor Joseph II of Austria Antonio Salieri |
#291, aired 1985-10-21 | RULERS $500: In 1867, these 2 European nations became a dual monarchy under Franz Josef Austria & Hungary |
#265, aired 1985-09-13 | THE 20th CENTURY $600: Country besides Germany which after World War II was divided into 4 zones Austria |
#169, aired 1985-05-02 | LANDMARKS $200: Kronborg Castle in this country was the scene of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" Denmark |
#168, aired 1985-05-01 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: To the Mexicans' displeasure, Napoleon III put this Archduke of Austria on their throne Maximilian |
#168, aired 1985-05-01 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1000: Now part of Yugoslavia, Austria-Hungary declared war on it in 1914 Serbia |
#167, aired 1985-04-30 | 1789 $1000: This Benelux country's independence from Austria lasted only a year Belgium |
#157, aired 1985-04-16 | LANGUAGES $300: Two countries besides Germany where German is an official language (2 of) Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Austria |
#148, aired 1985-04-03 | ROYALTY $1000: This family, which at times ruled Spain & the Holy Roman Empire, ruled Austria until 1918 the Hapsburgs |
#139, aired 1985-03-21 | FOOD $1,000 (Daily Double): Country from which Westphalian ham hails West or East Germany |
#134, aired 1985-03-14 | WORLD WAR II $600: Country not invited to '38 Munich conference which decided its fate Czechoslovakia |
#123, aired 1985-02-27 | HISTORY $1000: In late 18th c., Russia, Prussia & Austria partitioned this country out of existence Poland |
#121, aired 1985-02-25 | GEOGRAPHY $1,000 (Daily Double): Two of the four countries facing Italy across the Alps (2 of) France, Switzerland, Austria, Yugoslavia |
#108, aired 1985-02-06 | THE '30S $1,200 (Daily Double): The 1st country to be occupied by Nazi Germany Austria |
#65, aired 1984-12-07 | HISTORY $600: In '38, the Munich Agreement allowed Germany to partition this country Czechoslovakia |