#9074, aired 2024-04-04 | A CATEGORY MADE OF STEEL $1000: Charles M. Schwab was the 1st pres. of this Pennsylvania-based steel corp. founded in 1904 & one of the world's largest in its time Bethlehem Steel |
#9050, aired 2024-03-01 | PLACE NAME ETYMOLOGIES $200: In biblical city names, Bethel is Hebrew for "house of God" & this city big in the New Testament means "house of bread" Bethlehem |
#9001, aired 2023-12-25 | THE MANGER ZONE $200: "Now when Jesus was born in" this town, "there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem" Bethlehem |
#8972, aired 2023-11-14 | OF "STAR"s $800: Luminous celestial object in Matthew that led the magi to the baby Jesus the Star of Bethlehem |
#8955, aired 2023-10-20 | OLDE ENGLAND $2000: A London hospital founded for the Order of the Star of Bethlehem became known as this, also meaning a state of chaos Bedlam |
#8865, aired 2023-05-05 | TAKE ME TO CHURCH $1000: Controlled by the Palestinian Authority, the Church of this is believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem the Church of the Nativity |
#8860, aired 2023-04-28 | LITERARY LIONS $2000: In this poet's "The Second Coming", "a shape with lion body and the head of a man... slouches towards Bethlehem to be born" Yeats |
#8843, aired 2023-04-05 | LITERARY BAD DAY FOR THE PLANET $1200: Arthur C. Clarke's "The Star" is a sun that went supernova, killing a planet, & is this celestial object from the New Testament the Star of Bethlehem |
#8832, aired 2023-03-21 | MADE IN PENNSYLVANIA $200: Seen here, this iconic confection is made by the family-owned Just Born candy company in Bethlehem Peeps |
#8765, aired 2022-12-16 | CHRISTMAS & HANUKKAH $400: Christmas commemorates Jesus' birth in a stable in this town, to which his parents came from Nazareth Bethlehem |
#8747, aired 2022-11-22 | BUILDINGS $1600: Demolished in 2019, the Pennsylvania headquarters of Bethlehem Steel was built to have the maximum number of these offices, a symbol of prestige corner offices |
#8745, aired 2022-11-18 | U.S. CITIES $600: Located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley, it's nicknamed the "Christmas City" Bethlehem |
#8565, aired 2022-01-28 | BIBLICAL PROPHETS $800: Micah says of this town, "Though thou be little... out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel" Bethlehem |
#8487, aired 2021-10-12 | JESUS GEOGRAPHY $400: In Luke Chapter 2 verse 4, Joseph goes to this city where the baby Jesus makes his appearance a bit later Bethlehem |
#8409, aired 2021-05-27 | HISTORY $4,400 (Daily Double): In 1247 the Priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem, later an asylum known by this 6-letter name, opened in London Bedlam |
#8401, aired 2021-05-17 | A PLACE IN THE BIBLE $400: "Hath not the scripture said, that Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of" this, "where David was?" Bethlehem |
#8363, aired 2021-03-24 | ESSAYS $5,300 (Daily Double): Joan Didion stole from Yeats for the title of her essay collection "Slouching Towards" this place Bethlehem |
#8284, aired 2020-11-19 | PATRIOTIC ART? $5,000 (Daily Double): Asked for a nativity scene, British artist Edward Burne-Jones produced an 8 x 12 foot watercolor "Star of" this city Bethlehem |
#8169, aired 2020-02-27 | ANNUAL EVENTS $200: From December 16 to 24, Mexico commemorates the journey this biblical pair took from Nazareth to Bethlehem Mary & Joseph |
#8122, aired 2019-12-24 | A CHRISTMAS CAROL COLLAGE $800: O! American clergyman Phillips Brooks wrote the words to this Christmas carol after a pilgrimage to the Holy Land "O Little Town of Bethlehem" |
#8052, aired 2019-09-17 | HALLEY'S COMET IN HISTORY $400: It's been speculated that Halley's Comet in 12 B.C. was this star from Matthew 2:2 the Star of Bethlehem (the star that the Magi followed accepted) |
#8013, aired 2019-06-12 | COLLEGE TOWNS $200: O this little town of Pennsylvania is home to Lehigh University & Moravian College Bethlehem |
#7962, aired 2019-04-02 | BIBLE PASSAGES $800: He goes from Bethlehem to the Valley of Elah, where he wins a big fight with a big guy David |
#7825, aired 2018-09-21 | IT'S A BIBLICAL THING $400: When the shepherds get to see newborn Jesus in Bethlehem, they find him lying in this trough a manger |
#7818, aired 2018-09-12 | I LEARNED IT FROM MENTAL FLOSS $600: On New Year's Eve Bethlehem, Penn. drops a giant chick, a replica of these marshmallow candies that are made there a Peep |
#7736, aired 2018-04-09 | WOMEN IN THE BIBLE $400: Anna was an aged prophet in this city who proclaimed the baby Jesus as the Messiah Jerusalem |
#7628, aired 2017-11-08 | GIVE US THE "____ING" TITLE! $1000: "____ing towards Bethlehem" by Joan Didion slouching |
#7569, aired 2017-07-06 | VISUAL ART $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) Around 1305, Giotto began painting a fresco of the adoration of the Magi; the Star of Bethlehem was believed to modeled after this, which could be seen in 1301 Halley's comet |
#7462, aired 2017-02-07 | OF INDUSTRY $800: In 1904 Charles M. Schwab founded a steel corporation named for this Biblical-sounding Pennsylvania city Bethlehem |
#7377, aired 2016-10-11 | THEY COME IN THREES $1000: The 3 wise men, or magi, who followed a star to Bethlehem were Melchior, Gaspar & him Balthazar |
#7301, aired 2016-05-16 | NUMERICAL TERMS $1600: The man who wrote "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" led 2 churches named for this trio, Father, Son & Holy Spirit the Trinity |
#7268, aired 2016-03-30 | CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS $400: The foundation stone of Washington's National Cathedral came from a field near this birthplace of Jesus Bethlehem |
#7142, aired 2015-10-06 | BIBLICAL CITIES $400: Joseph & Mary traveled to this city of Joseph's birth to be taxed by the Romans Bethlehem |
#7106, aired 2015-07-06 | LEND ME YOUR EARS $1200: It's the title town in the song heard here Bethlehem |
#6965, aired 2014-12-19 | A CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK $2000: "Above thy deep & dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by" "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" |
#6964, aired 2014-12-18 | THE NATIVITY $200: In the KJV, Joseph & Mary were in Bethlehem to pay these, according to "a decree from Caesar Augustus" taxes |
#6838, aired 2014-05-14 | THE CITY $800: Pennsylvania's "Christmas City", it was founded by Moravians from Central Europe in 1741 Bethlehem |
#6834, aired 2014-05-08 | FORTUNE 500 THROUGH THE DECADES $200: On the first list, in 1955, this word followed "U.S.", "Bethlehem" & "Republic" in the top 30 Steel |
#6833, aired 2014-05-07 | READ"ING" $800: This collection of essays by Joan Didion is a portrait of 1960s California Slouching Towards Bethlehem |
#6816, aired 2014-04-14 | 6-LETTER BIBLE BOOKS $400: Ibzan of Bethlehem & Tola the son of Puah were 2 of these just leaders Judges |
#6725, aired 2013-12-06 | "B" WHERE? $400: You might make a pilgrimage to this ancient town near Jerusalem Bethlehem |
#6677, aired 2013-10-01 | DAYS $800: On the Catholic calendar, Dec. 28 is Childermas, remembering the slaughter of the innocents in this biblical town Bethlehem |
#6612, aired 2013-05-21 | FLOWERY PROSE $1000: Yes, the star of this holy city, lovely my dear, yet oh, so deadly--the bulbs are poisonous Bethlehem |
#6610, aired 2013-05-17 | BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY $400: Jesus was born in Bethlehem & raised in this city of Lower Galilee Nazareth |
#6551, aired 2013-02-25 | WORLD PLACE NAMES $5,000 (Daily Double): The Arabic name of this biblical town means "house of meat"; the Hebrew name--"house of bread" Bethlehem |
#6497, aired 2012-12-11 | LET'S GO CAROLING $4,000 (Daily Double): The view of a certain Middle Eastern city inspired Pastor Phillips Brooks to write this carol in 1868 "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" |
#6467, aired 2012-10-30 | OLDE ENGLAND $2000: A London hospital founded for the Order of the Star of Bethlehem became known as this, also meaning a madhouse Bedlam |
#6161, aired 2011-05-30 | PENNSYLVANIA DREAMIN' $1200: Well, we're living here in this "town" that lies on the Lehigh River across from Bethlehem Allentown |
#6132, aired 2011-04-19 | BIBLICAL BOOK TITLES $800: A collection of essays by Joan Didion is called "Slouching Towards" this biblical city Bethlehem |
#6056, aired 2011-01-03 | THE BIBLE $1200: In Matthew this ruler called for the deaths of all infant boys in Bethlehem: that's not so "great" Herod |
#6054, aired 2010-12-30 | "EH"? $400: O this little town passed from Israeli to Palestinian control in December 1995 Bethlehem |
#5978, aired 2010-09-15 | LOVABLE QUOTES $2000: Thomas Fuller observed that "love and pride stock" this British mental hospital Bedlam (or Bethlehem Royal) |
#5867, aired 2010-03-02 | WHERE AM I? $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew sits amongst boxes of crayons.) I'm at the Crayola factory in this state's city of Easton, part of an industrial complex with Allentown & Bethlehem Pennsylvania |
#5864, aired 2010-02-25 | BREAKFAST AT EPIPHANY'S $200: Epiphany commemorates 3 events, including the visit of this group to Bethlehem the Magi |
#5749, aired 2009-09-17 | "E" TIMES 3 $400: King David & Jesus both hailed from this town Bethlehem |
#5692, aired 2009-05-12 | KICKIN' IT OLD SCHOOL $1000: Bethlehem, Penn.'s St. Luke's Hospital School of this offers the oldest diploma program for it in the nation School of Nursing |
#5545, aired 2008-10-17 | ADVERTISING WITH MAD MEN $1200: (I'm Vincent Kartheiser.) Pete Campbell beat out an "O Little Town of" this steel company idea with his own that called the company "The Backbone of America" Bethlehem |
#5510, aired 2008-07-18 | LUKE $400: Joseph & Mary went to Bethlehem because it was the "City of" this king & Joseph came from his lineage David |
#5465, aired 2008-05-16 | BIBLE STORIES $600: This king got angry & killed all the babies in Bethlehem King Herod |
#5359, aired 2007-12-20 | BETHLEHEM $200: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was named for the biblical Bethlehem, which is Hebrew for "house of" this food staple bread |
#5359, aired 2007-12-20 | BETHLEHEM $400: A huge electrical many-pointed one of these sits atop nearby South Mountain, perhaps to guide visitors to the town a star |
#5359, aired 2007-12-20 | BETHLEHEM $600: For a dozen years, Bethlehem's Lehigh University has been home to this NFL team's summer training camp the (Philadelphia) Eagles |
#5359, aired 2007-12-20 | BETHLEHEM $800: An annual festival honoring this 18th century German composer is highlighted by a performance of his B-minor Mass Johann Sebastian Bach |
#5359, aired 2007-12-20 | BETHLEHEM $1000: This Penn. corp. built more WWI destroyers at its Quincy, Mass. yard than were built at all other U.S. yards combined Bethlehem Steel |
#5338, aired 2007-11-21 | JUST SAY NOVEMBER $800: November 21, the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, honors her arrival at this holy site the Temple in Jerusalem |
#5309, aired 2007-10-11 | NATURE $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from inside a skeleton at UC Santa Cruz's Long Marine Lab.) The Seymour Center at the Long Marine Lab has the world's largest displayed skeleton of this mammal, including an 18-foot jawbone a blue whale |
#5309, aired 2007-10-11 | KID-FRIENDLY 4-LETTER WORDS $800: This chess piece can go across the entire board in one move, but only in a straight line a rook |
#5309, aired 2007-10-11 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: The "New Deal" refers to the economic recovery & social reforms implemented by this U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt |
#5309, aired 2007-10-11 | COLORS $1,600 (Daily Double): Puce is a perfect shade for your doggie's collar: its name is French for this pesky insect a flea |
#5268, aired 2007-07-04 | BIBLE BOOK SHORTHAND $2,000 (Daily Double): Loyal daughter-in-law is betrothed in Bethlehem Ruth |
#5200, aired 2007-03-30 | OF "STAR"s $800: Luminous celestial object in Matthew that led the Magi to the Baby Jesus the Star of Bethlehem |
#5178, aired 2007-02-28 | DAVID $200: Like another important biblical figure many years later, David was born in this small city just south of Jerusalem Bethlehem |
#5128, aired 2006-12-20 | A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER $400: This Pennsylvania steel city was named on Christmas Eve in 1741 Bethlehem |
#5053, aired 2006-07-26 | MAKE $$$ IN YOUR SPARE TIME! $800: Go halfsies in the lottery with Donna Goeppert, from Bethlehem in this state; in 2005 she won $1 million 2 different times Pennsylvania |
#5050, aired 2006-07-21 | U.S. CITIES $1200: Billy Joel could tell you this "town" near Bethlehem, Penn. has the oldest municipal band in the U.S. Allentown |
#4893, aired 2005-12-14 | THE TALK OF THE "TOWN" $200: This Christmas carol's 2nd line begins, "Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by" "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" |
#4799, aired 2005-06-16 | WHERE HISTORY HAPPENED $400: In 1517 the Ottoman Empire put its foot down on this town in Galilee, the home of Joseph, Mary & Jesus Nazareth |
#4700, aired 2005-01-28 | WHEN THEY WERE TEENS $1600: This "boulder" sized wrestler & movie star was a star football player at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pa. The Rock |
#4681, aired 2005-01-03 | WOMEN WRITERS $1600: "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" is a 1968 collection of essays by her Joan Didion |
#4628, aired 2004-10-20 | GEOGRAPHY "B" $800: O this little town in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley is known as the "Christmas City" Bethlehem |
#4525, aired 2004-04-16 | "B" PREPARED $1000: This Pennsylvania city was founded in 1741 & appropriately named on Christmas Eve Bethlehem |
#4501, aired 2004-03-15 | NAZARETH $1200: Near Bethlehem, the town of Nazareth in this U.S. state was founded by the Moravian Church around 1740 Pennsylvania |
#4389, aired 2003-10-09 | "STREET"s $800: In "O Little Town of Bethlehem", it's where "the everlasting light" shineth in thy dark street |
#4356, aired 2003-07-07 | BIBLICAL WOMEN $1000: After her husband died, she & her mother-in-law Naomi moved to Bethlehem Ruth |
#4175, aired 2002-10-25 | BIBLICAL CITIES $400: Joseph & Mary traveled to this city of Joseph's ancestors "to be taxed" Bethlehem |
#3984, aired 2001-12-20 | CHRISTMAS POTPOURRI $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) It's the familiar Latin title of the following song:
"O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant / O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem" "Adeste Fideles" |
#3772, aired 2001-01-16 | U.S. PLACE NAMES $300 (Daily Double): Appropriately, this Pennsylvania city that was founded in 1741 was named at Christmastime Bethlehem |
#3758, aired 2000-12-27 | THE BIBLE $400: Though born in Bethlehem, Jesus was raised in this town in Galilee Nazareth |
#3672, aired 2000-07-18 | BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY $200: Most of the book of Ruth is set in this town, the place Micah said the messiah would come from Bethlehem |
#3573, aired 2000-03-01 | THE VIRGIN MARY $200: It's the crowded town Mary traveled to in order to record her name during the census Bethlehem |
#3525, aired 1999-12-24 | O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM, PA. $100: Located on the Lehigh River, Bethlehem is 60 miles north of this larger city Philadelphia |
#3525, aired 1999-12-24 | O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM, PA. $300: A world famous Bethlehem choir performs works by this family fuguer every year at a festival in his honor J.S. Bach |
#3525, aired 1999-12-24 | O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM, PA. $400: Born in 1898, this Bethlehem, PA. native's works include "John Brown's Body" & "The Devil and Daniel Webster" Stephen Vincent Benet |
#3525, aired 1999-12-24 | O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM, PA. $500 (Daily Double): Est. in 1904 by Charles Schwab, this company bearing the city's name is the 2nd largest of its type in the U.S. Bethlehem Steel |
#3525, aired 1999-12-24 | O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM, PA. $500: The Moravian Church, based in Bethlehem, is a Protestant group organized in the 15th c. in this current republic Czech Republic |
#3487, aired 1999-11-02 | THE BIBLE $500: Some say this object was actually a conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn in the constellation of Pisces Star of Bethlehem |
#3449, aired 1999-09-09 | RELIGION $200: The town near Jerusalem where Jesus was born Bethlehem |
#3224, aired 1998-09-17 | VIDEO TOUR $600: If you're standing next to the sign seen here ("Manger Square" in Arabic & English), you know you're in this city Bethlehem |
#3080, aired 1998-01-09 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: Among the events Epiphany celebrates is the visit of this trio to Bethlehem the Magi (or the Wise Men) |
#3067, aired 1997-12-23 | BETHLEHEM $200: The grotto of Jesus' birth is now inside a church called this, after Jesus' birth Church of the Nativity |
#3067, aired 1997-12-23 | BETHLEHEM $400: If there's no room in the inns, you may have to sleep in this central square, named for baby Jesus' first crib Manger Square |
#3067, aired 1997-12-23 | BETHLEHEM $600: Bethlehem tourism was hurt by this Palestinian uprising that began in 1987 Intifada |
#3067, aired 1997-12-23 | BETHLEHEM $800: In Arabic the city's name means "House of Meat"; in Hebrew, "House of" this staple Bread |
#3067, aired 1997-12-23 | BETHLEHEM $1000: Israelis often refer to the West Bank, which includes Bethlehem, as this "and Samaria" Judea |
#3033, aired 1997-11-05 | CITIES OF THE BIBLE $100: After David captured this city's fortress, it was called the City of David Jerusalem |
#2998, aired 1997-09-17 | THE BIBLE $200: The Wise Men, sent to Bethlehem by this king, were warned by God not to return to him Herod |
#2901, aired 1997-03-24 | POT LUCK $1000: It's the popular name for Bethlehem Royal Hospital, England's first hospital for the insane Bedlam |
#2884, aired 1997-02-27 | BIBLICAL PEOPLE $400: After her husband died, Ruth moved to Bethlehem with this woman, her mother-in-law Naomi |
#2882, aired 1997-02-25 | U.S. CITIES $400: Nicknamed the "Christmas City", this Pennsylvania city is famous for its steel Bethlehem |
#2829, aired 1996-12-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The Golden Gate Bridge was among the structures erected by this 2nd-largest American steel company Bethlehem Steel |
#2785, aired 1996-10-11 | U.S. CITIES $500 (Daily Double): This Pennsylvania city was founded in 1741 & named on Christmas Eve of that year Bethlehem |
#2721, aired 1996-06-03 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: In Mexico, during the nine days of Posada, people reenact this pair's journey to Bethlehem Mary & Joseph |
#2678, aired 1996-04-03 | STOCK SYMBOLS $300: This second-largest domestic steel producer is symbolized BS Bethlehem Steel |
#2658, aired 1996-03-06 | THE BIBLE $200: "Mocked of the wise men", he "slew all the children that were in Bethlehem" Herod (the Great) |
#2568, aired 1995-11-01 | COLONIAL AMERICA $300: Moravians seeking religious freedom founded the city of Bethlehem in 1741 in what is now this state Pennsylvania |
#2506, aired 1995-06-26 | THE PLANETS $100: One theory says this luminous object in the New Testament was a conjunction of the planets the Star of Bethlehem |
#2488, aired 1995-05-31 | HISTORIC MASSACRES $200: Matthew 2:16 says he tried to kill the baby Jesus by ordering all infants in Bethlehem killed King Herod |
#2486, aired 1995-05-29 | PSYCH 102 $400: The name of this first insane asylum in England is a corruption of Bethlehem Bedlam |
#2453, aired 1995-04-12 | THE NEW TESTAMENT $700 (Daily Double): Although Jesus was born in Bethlehem, his mother was from this Galilean city Nazareth |
#2426, aired 1995-03-06 | BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES $100: Jesus' birth in this town fulfilled a prophecy by Micah Bethlehem |
#2391, aired 1995-01-16 | WORLD FACTS $200: The name of Belem, a city in northern Brazil, is Portuguese for this biblical birthplace Bethlehem |
#2366, aired 1994-12-12 | U.S. PLACE NAMES $400: Moravian missionaries founded this Pennsylvania city in 1741 & named it for Jesus' birthplace Bethlehem |
#2316, aired 1994-10-03 | THE BIBLE $200: Luke 2:4 calls this city of Christ's birth "the city of David" Bethlehem |
#2312, aired 1994-09-27 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $300: Childermas or Holy Innocents' Day honors the children who were slain in Bethlehem by this king King Herod |
#2269, aired 1994-06-16 | THE BIBLE $200: The name of this city of Jesus' birth is Hebrew for "house of bread" Bethlehem |
#2251, aired 1994-05-23 | THE BIBLE $100: This city, the birthplace of Jesus, was also where Samuel anointed King David Bethlehem |
#2193, aired 1994-03-02 | BIBLICAL CITIES & TOWNS $1,000 (Daily Double): According to Luke 1:26, it was the hometown of Jesus' mother Nazareth |
#2170, aired 1994-01-28 | THE NEW TESTAMENT $200: It's what the wise men followed "till it came and stood over where the young child was" the Star of Bethlehem |
#2166, aired 1994-01-24 | THE BIBLE $500: Naomi's Maobite daughter-in-law who traveled to Bethlehem with her Ruth |
#2144, aired 1993-12-23 | CHRISTMAS CAROLS $100: It's the town where "All Ye Faithful" are invited to "O Come" Bethlehem |
#2127, aired 1993-11-30 | GENESIS $1,500 (Daily Double): Jacob built a pillar upon this woman's grave near Bethlehem Rachel |
#1989, aired 1993-04-08 | PENNSYLVANIANS $800: This star of Bethlehem won a Pulitzer Prize for his poem "John Brown's Body" Benet |
#1898, aired 1992-12-02 | NEW TESTAMENT $400: This king "Slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coast thereof" Herod |
#1771, aired 1992-04-20 | BALTIMORE $600: This steel firm's Sparrows Point Plant is the largest industrial complex in the city Bethlehem Steel |
#1747, aired 1992-03-17 | OPERA SETTINGS $400: In a Menotti opera, the Magi stop at this boy's house on the way to Bethlehem Amahl |
#1553, aired 1991-05-08 | BIBLICAL CITIES $500: "And in the 6th month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named" this Nazareth |
#1407, aired 1990-10-16 | U.S. CITIES $600: This Pennsylvania city got its name from a Christmas carol Bethlehem |
#1402, aired 1990-10-09 | NEW TESTAMENT $100: Though born in Bethlehem, Jesus was raised about 70 miles north from there in this city Nazareth |
#1344, aired 1990-06-07 | WORLD CITIES $100: St. Jerome who gave us the Vulgate edition of the Bible lived & died in this little biblical town Bethlehem |
#1270, aired 1990-02-23 | NEW TESTAMENT $200: Although Jesus was born in Bethlehem, he was raised in this city in Galilee Nazareth |
#1229, aired 1989-12-28 | FAMOUS PAIRS $400: "The Son of that Ephramite of Bethlehem Judah" & "The Philistine of Gath" David & Goliath |
#1224, aired 1989-12-21 | CHRISTMAS CAROLS $300: (audio clue) "O Little Town of Bethlehem" |
#1211, aired 1989-12-04 | THE BIBLE $300: The New Testament refers to this town in Judea as the "city of David" Bethlehem |
#997, aired 1988-12-27 | BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000: In "Slouching towards Bethlehem" she wrote, "Writers are always selling somebody out" Joan Didion |
#982, aired 1988-12-06 | WORD ORIGINS $400: Meaning "noise & confusion", it's a contraction of Bethlehem, a London lunatic asylum bedlam |
#977, aired 1988-11-29 | OPERA $200: "Amahl & the Night Visitors" takes place in a cottage on the road to this biblical town Bethlehem |
#925, aired 1988-09-16 | THE ROMAN EMPIRE $800: Under the Romans, this kingdom in the Holy Land included Jerusalem & Bethlehem Judea (Judah) |
#923, aired 1988-09-14 | NOTORIOUS $100: He arranged the murders of some of his own children as well as slaying the infants of Bethlehem King Herod (the Great) |
#764, aired 1987-12-24 | CHRISTMAS CAROLS $600: Written by 2 Pennsylvanians, it could be about a city in Pennsylvania or the Holy Land "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" |
#736, aired 1987-11-16 | CORPORATE AMERICA $1000: After creating the US Steel corporation, he went on to head the Bethlehem Steel corporation Charles Schwab |
#721, aired 1987-10-26 | INDIANA $300: Not surprisingly, the name for this Indiana town came to its inhabitants on Christmas Eve 1851 Santa Claus |
#692, aired 1987-09-15 | THE BIBLE $300: King David was the 2nd-most famous individual born in this city Bethlehem |
#652, aired 1987-06-09 | BIBLICAL PAIRS $400: They went "out of... Nazareth... unto... Bethlehem... to be taxed" Joseph & Mary |
#638, aired 1987-05-20 | ASTRONOMY $2,800 (Daily Double): 1 theory says it was the conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn in Pisces about 7 B.C. star of the East at Jesus' birth (Star of Bethlehem) |
#392, aired 1986-03-11 | PENNSYLVANIA $400: Moravian Count Zinzendorf gave this town its name as he listened to carols on Christmas Eve Bethlehem |
#391, aired 1986-03-10 | "LITTLE" SONGS $300: Each Dec. from 1958-62, the Harry Simeone Chorale was in top 30 with this new Christmas standard "The Little Drummer Boy" |
#331, aired 1985-12-16 | THE BIBLE $200: The reason Joseph & Mary went there was to pay taxes Bethlehem |
#126, aired 1985-03-04 | WORD ORIGINS $500: Term for total chaos derived from English asylum of St. Mary of Bethlehem bedlam |