| #8915, aired 2023-07-14 | MODERN FANTASY LIT $1000: This "Remains of the Day" author wrote fantasy with "The Buried Giant", set years after the death of King Arthur Ishiguro |
| #8757, aired 2022-12-06 | BIG BOOK ROYALTY $2000: The American author of this 1889 book wrote it after reading Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" but Malory didn't include time travel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |
| #8584, aired 2022-02-24 | BOOK OF THE YEAR $600: This author's novel "3001" is subtitled "The Final Odyssey" (Arthur C.) Clarke |
| #8556, aired 2022-01-17 | ILLUSTRATORS $800: On YouTube, children's author & illustrator Marc Brown teaches you how to draw this beloved aardvark Arthur |
| #8149, aired 2020-01-30 | AUTHOR LAST NAME IN COMMON $200: Novelist Henry & playwright Arthur, both Brooklyn boys Miller |
| #8020, aired 2019-06-21 | AWARDS & HONORS $800: A prize for American humor is named for this author of "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" Mark Twain |
| #7939, aired 2019-02-28 | GET YOUR GAME ON $600: Shakespeare used "the game is afoot" but it's more associated with this author who put it in a 1904 story (Sir Arthur Conan) Doyle |
| #7884, aired 2018-12-13 | JACK THE RIPPER SUSPECTS $800 (Daily Double): This 19th c. author has been looked at; later writers pitted his creation against the Ripper in books like 2009's "Dust and Shadow" Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #7872, aired 2018-11-27 | THE WRITER SPEAKS $1000: This "Space Odyssey" author: "I predict that a new species could well appear on Earth--what I call Robo sapiens" Arthur C. Clarke |
| #7797, aired 2018-07-03 | CONFUSING AUTHORS $400: Arthur Hailey wrote "Hotel" & "Detective"; this similarly named author wrote "Roots" & "Queen" Alex Haley |
| #7646, aired 2017-12-04 | LITERATURE ACROSS AMERICA $400: (Hi, this is Ryan Kristafer from News 8.) Harriet Beecher Stowe lived next door to this other great American author at the time he wrote "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" (Mark) Twain |
| #7600, aired 2017-09-29 | SCIENCE FICTION $400: This British author famous for space travel speculation also wrote "Deep Range", in which man has conquered the sea (Arthur) Clarke |
| #7495, aired 2017-03-24 | LITERARY EDINBURGH $800: It's elementary! Here's this author who was born in Edinburgh (Sir Arthur Conan) Doyle |
| #7294, aired 2016-05-05 | BRITISH AUTHORS $1200: This detective author wrote 4 follow-ups to 1912's "The Lost World" Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #7236, aired 2016-02-15 | "C" IN LITERATURE $1600: This sci-fi author's "C" novels include "Childhood's End" & "Cradle", about contact with an alien civilization Arthur C. Clarke |
| #7183, aired 2015-12-02 | LET'S CONTINUE TO PODCAST $1600: As "The Smartest Man in the World", Greg Proops spoke of AT&T Park, the late Anne Meara & this "2001" author all in one show Arthur C. Clarke |
| #6764, aired 2014-01-30 | BLACK & WHITE & READ $1,000 (Daily Double): This author's 1936 novel "Black Spring", a bawdy tale of Paris, came between 2 more famous books Henry Miller |
| #6743, aired 2014-01-01 | WRITERS IN PRISON $1600: "Le Morte d'Arthur" author Sir Thomas Malory was jailed often, the last time for favoring the Lancastrians in these wars the War of the Roses |
| #6660, aired 2013-07-26 | WRITERS IN WARTIME $400: The "Sir" before this mystery author's name came after his work as an army doctor during the Boer War Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #6630, aired 2013-06-14 | AUTHORS: BORN & DIED $3,000 (Daily Double): Born in 1917 in England;
died in 2008 (not 2001) in Sri Lanka (Arthur C.) Clarke |
| #6567, aired 2013-03-19 | AUTHORS $1000: This author's losing entry in a 1948 literary contest became the basis for the movie "2001" (Arthur C.) Clarke |
| #6514, aired 2013-01-03 | 10 CHARACTERS, 5 AUTHORS $2000: Royal rainmaker Eugene Henderson,
Artur Sammler (it's his planet) Saul Bellow |
| #6472, aired 2012-11-06 | LITERARY AWARDS $1600: A British sci-fi award named for this "Childhood's End" author consists of an engraved bookend Arthur C. Clarke |
| #6380, aired 2012-05-18 | "A.C." $800: This sci-fi author made his "Final Odyssey" in 2008, dying at age 90 Arthur C. Clarke |
| #6260, aired 2011-12-02 | MIDDLE INITIAL C. $600: This author of the 1956 sci-fi novel "The City and the Stars" was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 Arthur C. Clarke |
| #5954, aired 2010-07-01 | PLEASE BELIZE ME $1600: Belize's highest peak is known as this author's "Delight", for its resemblance to the setting of "The Lost World" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #5921, aired 2010-05-17 | BRITISH AUTHORS $800: He helped cover the Apollo 12 & 15 space missions with Walter Cronkite & Wally Schirra Arthur C. Clarke |
| #5807, aired 2009-12-08 | AN ARTHUR BEE $800: Author of "3001: The Final Odyssey" Arthur C. Clarke |
| #5733, aired 2009-07-08 | 3 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR $1600: Artur Sammler,
Eugene H. Henderson,
Augie March (Saul) Bellow |
| #5713, aired 2009-06-10 | THE DARK KNIGHT $2000: In this author's "Morte d'Arthur", Sir Bewmaynes beats 3 brothers: the Black Knight, the Red Knight & the Green Knight Sir Thomas Malory |
| #5230, aired 2007-05-11 | LIBRARIES $1200: A Victorian-styled room at the Toronto Public Library is "Holmes" to a collection on this author Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #5189, aired 2007-03-15 | FILL IN THE AUTHOR'S NAME $400: Arthur ____ Doyle Conan |
| #5189, aired 2007-03-15 | FILL IN THE AUTHOR'S NAME $2000: Arthur ____ Clarke Charles |
| #5049, aired 2006-07-20 | BOOK SEQUELS? $200: Arthur Dimmesdale returns (difficult, as he died in the first book) in this 19th c. author's "The Chartreuse Number" Hawthorne |
| #4990, aired 2006-04-28 | UNREAL ESTATE BROKERS $400: 1901:
Baskerville Hall Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | AUTHOR! ARTHUR! $400: Keep up: "Flight into Danger" by this "Airport" author was filmed as "Zero Hour!" & later spoofed as "Airplane!" (Arthur) Hailey |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | AUTHOR! ARTHUR! $1200: Born in Budapest, he's best known for his 1940 novel "Darkness at Noon" Arthur Koestler |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | AUTHOR! ARTHUR! $1600: Born in 1854, he has been described as "the precocious boy-poet of French symbolism" (Arthur) Rimbaud |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | AUTHOR! ARTHUR! $2000: This German philosopher (what, you need more?) was known for his pessimistic life views & Kant-influenced works (Arthur) Schopenhauer |
| #4780, aired 2005-05-20 | AUTHOR! ARTHUR! $3,200 (Daily Double): It's no mystery; he was knighted in 1902 for his work defending British policy in the Boer War Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #4598, aired 2004-09-08 | LOTS OF SPACE $1600: In 1945 this "Space Odyssey" author suggested a space-based telecommunication system Arthur Clarke |
| #4349, aired 2003-06-26 | LAWYERS, GUNS & MONEY $1600: This lawyer & author seen here clerked for Supreme Court justice Arthur Goldberg in 1963 Alan Dershowitz |
| #4259, aired 2003-02-20 | KITCHEN DUTY $1000: In this author's book "Le Morte d'Arthur", Sir Gareth of Orkney is called the "Kitchen Knight" Sir Thomas Malory |
| #4160, aired 2002-10-04 | SCIENCE & NATURE $400: This scientist & author of "2001" wrote, "Any... advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" Arthur C. Clarke |
| #4132, aired 2002-07-16 | WHEELS $1600: This author wrote about the auto industry in "Wheels" & the airline industry in "Airport" Arthur Hailey |
| #3955, aired 2001-11-09 | 2 OUT OF 3 AIN'T BAD $600: Of 1001, 2001 & 3001, only 2 were odyssey years for this author's space tales Arthur C. Clarke |
| #3936, aired 2001-10-15 | UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ALUMNI $300: The "salesman" he created wouldn't die until 11 years after this author's senior year in 1938 Arthur Miller |
| #3927, aired 2001-10-02 | AUTHOR COUNTDOWN $200: "The Sign of Four"
(1890) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #3890, aired 2001-06-29 | READER'S DIGEST $400: The movie "2001" was based on a short story by this author; his novel "2001" emerged from making the film (Arthur) Clarke |
| #3599, aired 2000-04-06 | WORLD LIT $200: Arturo Perez-Reverte's "The Club" of this author debates the authenticity of a "Musketeers" manuscript Alexandre Dumas |
| #3249, aired 1998-10-22 | WORLD OF POETRY $1,000 (Daily Double): The name of a Stallone title character echoes this 19th C. French author of "A Season In Hell" Arthur Rimbaud |
| #3231, aired 1998-09-28 | THEATER $500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Melissa Joan Hart.) I made my Broadway debut when I was 15 in this author's "The Crucible" Arthur Miller |
| #3223, aired 1998-09-16 | IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? $600: This "Study in Scarlet" author began writing while waiting for patients who never came Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #3164, aired 1998-05-07 | WHEN YOU WERE IN DIAPERS $400: One of 1982's bestsellers was this author's "2010: Odyssey Two" Arthur C. Clarke |
| #2907, aired 1997-04-01 | BOOK & AUTHOR $300: Arthur C. Clarke wrote this 1968 sci-fi novel in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| #2855, aired 1997-01-17 | 20th CENTURY OPERA $400: American composer Robert Ward based a 1961 opera on this author's famous play "The Crucible" Arthur Miller |
| #2830, aired 1996-12-13 | AUTHORS $400: "A Tangled Skein" was this author's original title for "A Study in Scarlet" Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #2685, aired 1996-04-12 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $800: Blackmailer Arthur Geiger is murdered in this author's "The Big Sleep" Raymond Chandler |
| #2607, aired 1995-12-26 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000: This "Airport" author was born in England & served with the Royal Air Force during WWII (Arthur) Hailey |
| #2585, aired 1995-11-24 | LITERARY OPERAS $200: Australian composer Arthur Benjamin's 1953 opera "A Tale of Two Cities" is based on a novel by this author Charles Dickens |
| #2570, aired 1995-11-03 | MIDDLE INITIAL C. $200: This author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" lives in Sri Lanka & is an avid scuba diver Arthur C. Clarke |
| #2514, aired 1995-07-06 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: This author of "2010: Odyssey Two" sold his first science fiction stories while in the RAF during WWII Arthur C. Clarke |
| #2497, aired 1995-06-13 | AWARDS $1000: This author has won Pulitzer Prizes for "The Age of Jackson" & "A Thousand Days" (Arthur) Schlesinger (Jr.) |
| #2477, aired 1995-05-16 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $200: In 1983 this author directed a revival of his own "Death of a Salesman" in Beijing with a Chinese cast (Arthur) Miller |
| #2448, aired 1995-04-05 | AUTHORS $400: This "Lolita" author set his novel "Ada Or Ardor: A Family Chronicle" in Amerussia on the planet Antiterra Nabokov |
| #2388, aired 1995-01-11 | SCIENCE FICTION $400: In his 1960 story "I Remember Babylon", this "2001" author warned about the dangers of satellite TV (Arthur) Clarke |
| #2122, aired 1993-11-23 | THE 1480s $300: Published posthumously in 1485, this author's "Le Morte d'Arthur" was written mostly in prison Sir Thomas Malory |
| #2092, aired 1993-10-12 | WILLS & BEQUESTS $1000: This author requested in his will that his grave be marked with his real name, Eric Arthur Blair George Orwell |
| #2040, aired 1993-06-18 | ART $1000: Aubrey Beardsley's 1st commission was to illustrate a new edition of this author's "Morte d'Arthur" (Sir Thomas) Malory |
| #2035, aired 1993-06-11 | CHARLOTTES $500: This 19th c. author who once used the pen name Currer Bell married Curate Arthur Bell Nicholls Charlotte Brontë |
| #1940, aired 1993-01-29 | AMERICAN NOVELISTS $800: Arthur Mizener's 1951 work "The Far Side of Paradise" is a biography of this author F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| #1880, aired 1992-11-06 | FAMOUS GEMINIS $100: This author was born May 22, 1859, so you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce that he was a Gemini Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #1711, aired 1992-01-27 | WRITERS $1,000 (Daily Double): This author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" is credited with the idea for satellite communications Arthur Clarke |
| #1708, aired 1992-01-22 | AUTHORS $600: This "Le Morte d'Arthur' author spent a lot of time in prison & was even charged with attempted murder Sir Thomas Malory |
| #1652, aired 1991-11-05 | NONFICTION $200: "The Exploration of Space" is one of several nonfiction works by this "2001" author (Arthur) Clarke |
| #1589, aired 1991-06-27 | AUTHORS $100: This author lived at 23 Montague Place facing the British Museum, not at 221B Baker Street Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #1512, aired 1991-03-12 | PSYCHOLOGY $1000: This author of "The Primal Scream" later wrote "Imprint" about the effects of fetal stress Arthur Janov |
| #1483, aired 1991-01-30 | THEATRE $800: The Paycock is Juno's weak-willed husband in the play by this Irish author Seán O'Casey |
| #1359, aired 1990-06-28 | NAME THE AUTHOR $600: "A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Arthur Miller |
| #1291, aired 1990-03-26 | LITERARY QUOTES $600: In "A Study in Scarlet" this author called London "that great cesspool" Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #1259, aired 1990-02-08 | ENGLISH LITERATURE $600: This author was knighted in 1908 for his work in the Boer War, not for Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #1194, aired 1989-11-09 | NAME'S THE SAME $200: Harvard professor who's hosted "Ethics in America" on PBS, or the author of "A View From the Bridge" Arthur Miller |
| #1119, aired 1989-06-15 | BEST SELLERS $800: Heywood Floyd confronts Dave Bowman, Hal & some aliens in this author's "2061: Odyssey Three" Arthur C. Clarke |
| #860, aired 1988-05-06 | BEST SELLERS $800: This author's on his 3rd odyssey, this one set in 2061 Arthur Clarke |
| #846, aired 1988-04-18 | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES $400: "Timebends: A Life" is about this author's life, not a salesman's death Arthur Miller |
| #456, aired 1986-09-08 | QUOTES $500: In Bartlett's, the line from Shakespeare's "Henry V", "The game's afoot", footnotes this other author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| #162, aired 1985-04-23 | BEST SELLERS $400: After spinning his "Wheels", this author now prescribes "Strong Medicine" Arthur Hailey |
