#7834, aired 2018-10-04 | AUTHORS BORN & DIED $200: Born in Connecticut in 1811, she went to that "cabin" in the sky July 1, 1896 (Harriet Beecher) Stowe |
#7782, aired 2018-06-12 | HQ TRIVIA $1000: A 7'4" life-size statue of this French-born man greets you at WWE's HQ in Stamford, Connecticut André the Giant |
#7341, aired 2016-07-11 | BORN IN CONNECTICUT $200: A book called "Homegrown Terror" chronicles this patriot-turned-traitor & the burning of New London Benedict Arnold |
#7341, aired 2016-07-11 | BORN IN CONNECTICUT $400: Before he ran off & ran the circus, he published a Danbury newspaper & was arrested for libel Barnum |
#7341, aired 2016-07-11 | BORN IN CONNECTICUT $600: This Yale grad put out "An American Dictionary of the English Language" in 1828, when he was 70 (Noah) Webster |
#7341, aired 2016-07-11 | BORN IN CONNECTICUT $800: In 1868 a church in Hartford, Connecticut was founded in memory of this revolver inventor & some of his children Colt |
#7341, aired 2016-07-11 | BORN IN CONNECTICUT $1000: The last name of this Connecticut-born jeweler is seen on coveted blue boxes (Charles) Tiffany |
#6643, aired 2013-07-03 | A CONNECTICUT YANKEE $200: This pediatrician who wrote the book on baby & child care was born in New Haven in 1903 & rowed crew for Yale (Dr.) Spock |
#6252, aired 2011-11-22 | WHERE YA FROM? $600: This president was born in 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut while his dad was a student at Yale George W. Bush |
#5560, aired 2008-11-07 | NAME THE BOOK $800: "Adam Trask was born on a farm on the outskirts of a little town which was not far from a big town in Connecticut" East of Eden |
#4906, aired 2006-01-02 | WHITNEY $200: Born in Westborough, Mass. in 1765, Eli Whitney graduated from this Connecticut university in 1792 Yale |
#4724, aired 2005-03-03 | LET'S MESS WITH TEXAS $200: Educated at Phillips Academy, Yale & Harvard, this part-time Crawford resident was born in Connecticut in 1946 George W. Bush |
#4511, aired 2004-03-29 | ALL MY LIFE $1,000 (Daily Double): Born in Connecticut in 1800, helped capture an arsenal in 1859, died a martyr that same year John Brown |
#4500, aired 2004-03-12 | BORN & DIED $2000: He was born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1741 & died in London in 1801 Benedict Arnold |
#4462, aired 2004-01-20 | PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH $400: George W. Bush was born in this state while his father was in college there Connecticut |
#4458, aired 2004-01-14 | CONNECTICUT $600: Miss Porter's School in Farmington was the alma mater of this Long Island-born first lady Jackie Kennedy |
#4296, aired 2003-04-14 | HANGING $400: Born in Connecticut in 1800, attacked a U.S. arsenal in 1859, hanged for treason the same year John Brown |
#4005, aired 2002-01-18 | JAN. $400: Born in Norwich, Connecticut on Jan. 14, 1741 he'd betray his new country 39 years later Benedict Arnold |
#3952, aired 2001-11-06 | GEORGIE $200: Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1946, he grew up to be president of the United States George W. Bush |
#3225, aired 1998-09-18 | DR. BENJAMIN SPOCK $200: Born in this city in 1903, Dr. Spock studied & rowed at his hometown school, Yale New Haven, Connecticut |
#2925, aired 1997-04-25 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $400: This leader of the Green Mountain Boys was born in Litchfield, Connecticut Ethan Allen |
#2847, aired 1997-01-07 | PEOPLE FROM CONNECTICUT $800: In 1901 this Hartford-born financier organized U.S. Steel, the largest corp. in the world J.P. Morgan |
#2375, aired 1994-12-23 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $600: Born in Connecticut, he was a general in both the American & British armies during the war Benedict Arnold |
#2333, aired 1994-10-26 | MARK TWAIN $600: This novel contains the line "I am an American. I was born and reared in Hartford" A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |
#2234, aired 1994-04-28 | VICE PRESIDENTS $400: Vice Presidents George Bush, Elbridge Gerry & John Adams were all born in this state Massachusetts |
#1331, aired 1990-05-21 | NUTMEGGERS $400: Born in Winsted, he practiced law in Connecticut before he wrote "Unsafe At Any Speed" Ralph Nader |
#1331, aired 1990-05-21 | NUTMEGGERS $600: His character, Radar O' Reilly, was from Iowa, but this actor was born in Bristol, Connecticut Gary Burghoff |
#782, aired 1988-01-19 | THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR $300: Born in Connecticut, Nathan Hale was a graduate of this Ivy League university Yale |