#8916, aired 2023-07-17 | WORLD ROYALTY $600: The historian Tacitus says the ancient British queen Boudicca led a revolt that wiped out the 9th of these Roman units legions |
#5576, aired 2008-12-01 | ROYALTY $3,000 (Daily Double): On Feb. 19, 1960 he became the first child born to a reigning British monarch in 103 years Prince Andrew |
#5382, aired 2008-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: It was the royal family name of Henry VIII Tudor |
#5382, aired 2008-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: When crowned British king in 1714, he spoke no English & had to have the ceremony described to him in Latin George I |
#5382, aired 2008-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1600: He was the last emperor of India George VI |
#5382, aired 2008-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $2,000 (Daily Double): A vault at St. George's chapel, Windsor contains the remains of this king buried in 2 pieces Charles I |
#5382, aired 2008-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $2000: Reportedly, this king was beaten with candles as a boy, leaving him "unready" to even look at them as an adult Æthelred |
#5251, aired 2007-06-11 | "F" STOP $1000: A 17th Century conspirator against British royalty, he has his own "day" each November Guy Fawkes |
#5215, aired 2007-04-20 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: He called himself "king of Great Britain" after gaining England's throne in 1603--he was already king of Scotland James I |
#5215, aired 2007-04-20 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: When he was executed on Jan. 30, 1649, the chopping block was so low he had to lie down rather than kneel Charles I |
#5215, aired 2007-04-20 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1200: This mother of King Henry II tried "waltzing" onto the English throne but failed to get herself crowned Matilda |
#5215, aired 2007-04-20 | BRITISH ROYALTY $2000: This king may have been starved to death by order of Henry IV, but at least he got his own Shakespeare play Richard II |
#5215, aired 2007-04-20 | BRITISH ROYALTY $3,000 (Daily Double): Isabella of Angouleme was 12 or 13 (perhaps a bit too young) when she wed this king in 1200 King John |
#4820, aired 2005-07-15 | GEOGRAPHIC DOGS $2000: This favorite of the British royalty is seen here the Welsh Corgi |
#4086, aired 2002-05-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: Born in Corfu in 1921, he's a great-grandson of the Danish king Christian IX Prince Philip |
#4086, aired 2002-05-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Some thought this Tudor would marry Lord Dudley when his wife was found dead after a suspicious accident in 1560 Elizabeth I |
#4086, aired 2002-05-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: On Oct. 31, 1955 Princess Margaret announced that she was not going to marry the man she loved, this man (Peter) Townsend |
#4086, aired 2002-05-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: This son of the Black Prince became king in 1377 & got his own Shakespeare play somewhat later Richard II |
#4086, aired 2002-05-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: England's beloved Queen Mother grew up in this castle that's featured in "Macbeth" Glamis |
#3750, aired 2000-12-15 | DUTCH ROYALTY $400: Before he was king, William II served in the Peninsular War as aide-de-camp to this British duke Duke of Wellington |
#2887, aired 1997-03-04 | BRITISH ROYALTY $100: This conqueror's third son was nicknamed Rufus because of his ruddy complexion William |
#2887, aired 1997-03-04 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: This younger brother of Prince Andrew served as best man at Andrew's 1986 wedding Edward |
#2887, aired 1997-03-04 | BRITISH ROYALTY $300: This Tudor king who was fond of music & mistresses was nicknamed "Bluff King Hal" Henry VIII |
#2887, aired 1997-03-04 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Legend says his crown was found under a hawthorn bush after he was killed at Bosworth Field Richard III |
#2887, aired 1997-03-04 | BRITISH ROYALTY $500: Born in Scotland in 1566, this king of England had such narrow jaws it was hard for him to eat James I (or James VI of Scotland) |
#2767, aired 1996-09-17 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: Many kings & queens are buried near the shrine of Edward the Confessor in this London church Westminster Abbey |
#2767, aired 1996-09-17 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: This king gave his powerful advisor Thomas Cromwell an earldom in April 1540 but had him beheaded in July Henry VIII |
#2767, aired 1996-09-17 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: This king & queen who ruled England jointly were both grandchildren of King Charles I William & Mary |
#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 |
#2767, aired 1996-09-17 | BRITISH ROYALTY $2,500 (Daily Double): He was made Duke of Gloucester after his brother assumed the throne as King Edward IV Richard III |
#2627, aired 1996-01-23 | ROYALTY $100: In October 1994 she became the first British sovereign to make a state visit to Russia Queen Elizabeth II |
#2626, aired 1996-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: King Stephen of England was the third son of Stephen, Count of Blois & Adela, the daughter of this conqueror William the Conqueror |
#2626, aired 1996-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Cecil Beaton photographed this former king & his American-born wife on their 1937 wedding day Edward VIII (the Duke of Windsor) |
#2626, aired 1996-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: She was stripped of her princess title after her half-sister Elizabeth was born in 1533 Mary I |
#2626, aired 1996-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: This king was nicknamed "Dollheart" in sharp contrast to his brother Richard the Lionheart John |
#2626, aired 1996-01-22 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: King Richard II was the son of the warrior prince known by this "dark" nickname the Black Prince |
#2553, aired 1995-10-11 | ROYALTY $400: This British princess was 8 years old when she became a Brownie in 1959 Princess Anne |
#2542, aired 1995-09-26 | BRITISH ROYALTY $100: In a 1986 TV interview, this heir to the British throne admitted that he talks to his plants Prince Charles |
#2542, aired 1995-09-26 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: Queen Elizabeth I was nicknamed "Good Queen" this Bess |
#2542, aired 1995-09-26 | BRITISH ROYALTY $300: This son of Mary, Queen of Scots married a Danish princess in 1589 King James I |
#2542, aired 1995-09-26 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: This was King George VI's first name; his family called him Bertie Albert |
#2542, aired 1995-09-26 | BRITISH ROYALTY $500: Queen Victoria's mother, also named Victoria, was the sister of this country's King Leopold Belgium |
#2495, aired 1995-06-09 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: On June 28, 1990 Prince Charles fell from a pony while playing this game & broke his right arm polo |
#2495, aired 1995-06-09 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: England's "Bloody Mary" was a member of this royal house Tudor |
#2495, aired 1995-06-09 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: He was king of England during the American Revolution & the War of 1812 George III |
#2495, aired 1995-06-09 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: This man who was king of England for most of the year 1066 had a mistress named Edith Swan-Neck Harold |
#2495, aired 1995-06-09 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: The Spanish ambassador prodded this king into ordering the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh James I |
#2473, aired 1995-05-10 | BRITISH ROYALTY $100: Among this current queen's titles are Head of the Commonwealth & Defender of the Faith Elizabeth II |
#2473, aired 1995-05-10 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: This royal wife's great-grandfather, Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, was the mayor of London in 1457 Anne Boleyn |
#2473, aired 1995-05-10 | BRITISH ROYALTY $300: This queen's son Leopold, born in 1853, suffered from hemophilia Victoria |
#2473, aired 1995-05-10 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: This 18th century king's erratic behavior may have been caused by porphyria, a metabolic disorder George III |
#2473, aired 1995-05-10 | BRITISH ROYALTY $500: He was the Duke of Windsor for 36 years, much longer than he reigned as king of England King Edward VIII |
#2342, aired 1994-11-08 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: He visited Wales on July 1, 1994, the 25th anniversary of his investiture as the Prince of Wales Prince Charles |
#2342, aired 1994-11-08 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Many kings & Queens of England, including James I, are buried in this church Westminster Abbey |
#2342, aired 1994-11-08 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: His first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand & Isabella Henry VIII |
#2342, aired 1994-11-08 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: She was nicknamed "Good Queen Bess" Elizabeth (I) |
#2121, aired 1993-11-22 | ROYALTY $800: Queen Mary, consort of this 20th century British king, had been his late brother's fiance George V |
#1891, aired 1992-11-23 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: This queen's first cousin, the Earl of Harewood, founded Opera Magazine in 1950 Queen Elizabeth II |
#1891, aired 1992-11-23 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: In 1830, when she learned she was in line for the throne, this 10-year-old said, "I will be good" Victoria |
#1891, aired 1992-11-23 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: Of a parrot, a Persian cat or a Pekingese, the pet George V allowed to eat from his breakfast table a parrot |
#1891, aired 1992-11-23 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: In 1514, 3 months before his death, King Louis XII of France married this Tudor king's sister Mary Henry VIII |
#1891, aired 1992-11-23 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: In 1199 he succeeded his childless brother Richard I as king of England John |
#1861, aired 1992-10-12 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: An ad for vitamins once asked if this wife beheader lacked a conscience or just vitamin C Henry VIII |
#1861, aired 1992-10-12 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: "The Book of Royal Lists" claims Marlene Dietrich tried to break up his romance with Mrs. Simpson Edward VIII |
#1861, aired 1992-10-12 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: The AP said, "This nonagenarian loves to wear pearls, even when she goes salmon fishing" the Queen Mother |
#1861, aired 1992-10-12 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: Prince Albert's father & this queen's mother were brother & sister Victoria |
#1861, aired 1992-10-12 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: This last Stuart queen had to be carried to her coronation because of a bout with gout Queen Anne |
#1719, aired 1992-02-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: This princess was only 2 years old in 1953 & did not attend her mother's coronation Princess Anne |
#1719, aired 1992-02-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Disraeli referred to this ruler as "The Faery" Queen Victoria |
#1719, aired 1992-02-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: Elizabeth I's half brother, who ruled England before she did Edward VI |
#1719, aired 1992-02-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: She was 11 years older than her husband, Philip of Spain Mary Tudor ("Bloody Mary") |
#1719, aired 1992-02-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: When a woman tried to stab this king in 1786, he said, "The poor creature is mad! Do not hurt her" George III |
#1671, aired 1991-12-02 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: She once wrote in her journal, "My dearest Albert put on my stockings for me" Queen Victoria |
#1671, aired 1991-12-02 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Her son Peter Phillips is 9th in line of succession to the throne even though he's a commoner Princess Anne |
#1671, aired 1991-12-02 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: This king's trial for treason began on January 20, 1649; he was beheaded 10 days later Charles I |
#1671, aired 1991-12-02 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: This king was overthrown by his daughter & son-in-law in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 James II |
#1671, aired 1991-12-02 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: The oldest person to become England's monarch in the 20th c., he was 59 in 1901 Edward VII |
#1579, aired 1991-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: His last wife, Catherine Parr, outlived him Henry VIII |
#1579, aired 1991-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: The given name of the Anglo-Saxon kings known as "the Elder",
"the Martyr" &
"the Confessor" Edward |
#1579, aired 1991-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: After this queen was given chloroform during childbirth in 1853, its popularity soared Queen Victoria |
#1579, aired 1991-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: This queen who reigned from 1702-14 was pregnant at least 15 times, but didn't leave an heir Queen Anne |
#1579, aired 1991-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: Early historians say while he was still Prince Hal, he was drawn to "wild company" Henry V |
#1528, aired 1991-04-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: This beautiful princess became president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1989 Princess Di |
#1528, aired 1991-04-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: This Stuart queen, a heavy drinker, was known derisively as "Brandy Nan" Queen Anne |
#1528, aired 1991-04-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: He was king of England for 60 years, but in the last decade of his life he was violently insane King George III |
#1528, aired 1991-04-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: This king died at Whitehall in 1685; his father had been executed there in 1649 Charles II |
#1528, aired 1991-04-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: This queen who reigned for only 5 years, 1553-58, was the second wife of a Spanish prince Queen Mary |
#1508, aired 1991-03-06 | ROYALTY $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1960 he became the first child born to a reigning British sovereign since 1857 Prince Andrew |
#1441, aired 1990-12-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: When she was widowed in 1861, she was 42 years old & had 9 children Queen Victoria |
#1441, aired 1990-12-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: He was born in Edinburgh Castle in 1566 & was crowned King of Scotland as a baby James I |
#1441, aired 1990-12-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: Despite rumors, there is no conclusive proof that he was responsible for killing the little princes Richard III |
#1441, aired 1990-12-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: In 1986 it was revealed that this king was given injections to hasten his death in 1936 King George V |
#1441, aired 1990-12-03 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: Princess Diana is descended from an illegitimate son of this Restoration ruler Charles II |
#1423, aired 1990-11-07 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: This granddaughter of George III became queen of England in 1837 Victoria |
#1423, aired 1990-11-07 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Hefty king whose sister Mary was the grandmother of Lady Jane Grey Henry VIII |
#1423, aired 1990-11-07 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: This castle, where the Royal family goes for Grouse shooting, was built in the Scottish Baronial style Balmoral |
#1423, aired 1990-11-07 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: After she was born in March 1990 a hotline was set up offering the Palace's pronunciation of her name Princess Eugenie |
#1423, aired 1990-11-07 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1,000 (Daily Double): He had at least 13 illegitimate children--a "Merry Monarch" indeed Charles II |
#1305, aired 1990-04-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: How time flies: Buckingham Palace announced their engagement on Feb. 24, 1981 Charles and Diana |
#1305, aired 1990-04-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Kaiser Wilhelm's mother was the eldest child of this queen, whose name she shared Victoria |
#1305, aired 1990-04-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: Some say this "Confessor" was an albino Edward |
#1305, aired 1990-04-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: "The Merry Monarch"'s father, he was beheaded in 1649 Charles I |
#1305, aired 1990-04-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: If Prince William becomes King William, this number will follow his name the 5th |
#1163, aired 1989-09-27 | BRITISH ROYALTY $100: She proposed to Albert on October 15, 1839; they were married soon after Victoria |
#1163, aired 1989-09-27 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: This royal couple gave their names to a style of furniture as well as a college in Virginia William and Mary |
#1163, aired 1989-09-27 | BRITISH ROYALTY $300: She represented her sister the queen when Antigua gained its independence in 1981 Princess Margaret |
#1163, aired 1989-09-27 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: The clergyman who married Charles & Diana the Archbishop of Canterbury |
#1163, aired 1989-09-27 | BRITISH ROYALTY $500: Between 1603 & 1688, 4 men were King of England: 2 of them were named Charles & 2 of them were named this James |
#1150, aired 1989-09-08 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: The only king of England named Stephen was the grandson of this conqueror William the Conqueror |
#1150, aired 1989-09-08 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: He was the 1st heir to the British throne to earn a bachelor's degree Prince Charles |
#1150, aired 1989-09-08 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: England had this many kings named Richard 3 |
#1150, aired 1989-09-08 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: "The Merry Monarch" whose reign was known as the Restoration Era Charles II |
#1150, aired 1989-09-08 | BRITISH ROYALTY $2,000 (Daily Double): This person ruled England during America's Civil War Queen Victoria |
#1117, aired 1989-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: In 1981 she became the 1st Englishwoman in over 300 years to marry the heir to the throne Princess Di |
#1117, aired 1989-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Settled in the mid 1700s, Charlotte, N.C. was named for the German wife of this king of England George III |
#1117, aired 1989-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: This prince, an accomplished organist, composed an anthem sung at his wife's jubilee Prince Albert |
#1117, aired 1989-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: When George VI became king of England, she was 2nd in line to the throne Princess Margaret |
#1117, aired 1989-06-13 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1,500 (Daily Double): Controversial last Yorkist king, he died on the field of battle August 22, 1485 Richard III |
#966, aired 1988-11-14 | BRITISH ROYALTY $100: One historian claimed this queen secretly married one of her servants after Albert died Queen Victoria |
#966, aired 1988-11-14 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: She wore a Norman Hartnell gown inspired by a Botticelli painting when she married a lieutenant in 1947 Elizabeth II |
#966, aired 1988-11-14 | BRITISH ROYALTY $300: The estate outside Paris where he lived with his duchess is now a private museum Edward VIII/Duke of Windsor |
#966, aired 1988-11-14 | BRITISH ROYALTY $500: Henry VIII was her third husband, and she married again after he died Catherine Parr |
#966, aired 1988-11-14 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1,100 (Daily Double): Argentinian polo player Hector Barrantes is her stepfather Sarah Ferguson/Duchess of York |
#912, aired 1988-07-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: Charleston, South Carolina was named for him Charles II |
#912, aired 1988-07-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: When he died in 1485, this 32-year-old "villain" had reigned for only 2 years Richard III |
#912, aired 1988-07-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: He was just a baby when he became king of Scotland after his mother Mary Queen of Scots abdicated James VI (of Scotland) or (James I of England) |
#912, aired 1988-07-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1,000 (Daily Double): The two children of King George VI Elizabeth & Margaret |
#912, aired 1988-07-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: Tudor queen who was betrothed to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V but married his son, Philip of Spain Mary |
#841, aired 1988-04-11 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: He was king of England during the Industrial, the French & the American Revolutions George III |
#841, aired 1988-04-11 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Not since the 1760 funeral of George II has any English monarch been buried here Westminster Abbey |
#841, aired 1988-04-11 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: Since 1820, every English monarch has been buried on the grounds of this castle Windsor Castle |
#841, aired 1988-04-11 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: Lord Mountbatten's familial relationship to Prince Philip uncle |
#841, aired 1988-04-11 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: This monarch accused Sir Walter Raleigh of treason had him put to death James I |
#510, aired 1986-11-21 | BRITISH ROYALTY $100 (Daily Double): Before Prince Andrew, this man was the last Duke of York King George VI |
#510, aired 1986-11-21 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: Empress of India who reportedly lamented, "We are rather short for a queen" Victoria |
#510, aired 1986-11-21 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Shy princess whose great-grandmother divorced Baron Fermoy for a real groom - a horse trainer Princess Diana |
#510, aired 1986-11-21 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: Legend says the Stuart kings descended from Fleance, son of this "Macbeth" victim Banquo |
#510, aired 1986-11-21 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: In the 12th c. Matilda, mother of this 1st Plantagenet king, tried to plant herself on the throne Henry II |
#455, aired 1986-06-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: Queen Elizabeth I collected a special tax from Englishmen who cultivated these--on their chins beards |
#455, aired 1986-06-06 | ENTERTAINMENT NEWS $200: Protocol derailed British Virgin Islands' plans to issue postage stamps honoring this "Thriller" Michael Jackson |
#455, aired 1986-06-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: Most treasured possession of King Henry VII was the preserved left leg of this English patron saint St. George |
#455, aired 1986-06-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: According to "Royal Lists", Prince Charles is sitting on a collection of over 100 of these bathr'm fixtures toilet seats |
#455, aired 1986-06-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: Best-selling mystery author Dick Francis 1st achieved fame doing this for the Queen Mother being a jockey |
#455, aired 1986-06-06 | BRITISH ROYALTY $1000: George I, who ruled Britain for 13 yrs. & founded this royal house which lasted thru Victoria, spoke no English the House of Hanover |
#399, aired 1986-03-20 | BRITISH RULERS $800 (Daily Double): Queen Victoria was a carrier of the gene for this blood disease that's plagued Europe's royalty hemophilia |
#392, aired 1986-03-11 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: She can't be sued & doesn't have to buy dog licenses or pay death duties the Queen of England |
#392, aired 1986-03-11 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: He met his wife-to-be in a ploughfield in 1977 Prince Charles |
#392, aired 1986-03-11 | BRITISH ROYALTY $600: George VI called it "an icebox" & Edward VIII said "it has a dank, musty smell" Buckingham Palace |
#392, aired 1986-03-11 | BRITISH ROYALTY $800: New honor lists are published twice yearly, on New Year's Day & this event in June the Queen's Birthday (her official birthday) |
#308, aired 1985-11-13 | BRITISH HISTORY $200: They've been guarding British royalty since 1485 & gin bottles since 1820 Beefeaters |
#170, aired 1985-05-03 | ROYALTY $800: Churchman who crowns each new British monarch the Archbishop of Canterbury |
#30, aired 1984-10-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $100: Title for husband of a reigning queen; Prince Philip is one a consort |
#30, aired 1984-10-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $200: Law of primogeniture ensures inheritance & throne to this family member the first son |
#30, aired 1984-10-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $300: Title given to first male heir to the throne of Great Britain the Prince of Wales |
#30, aired 1984-10-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $400: British heads get this on the Stone of Scone their coronation (crowned) |
#30, aired 1984-10-19 | BRITISH ROYALTY $500: The execution of Charles I was 1st blow to this doctrine that only God could punish kings the divine right of kings |