#8558, aired 2022-01-19 | MEXICO BEFORE 1600 $400: Maya tracking their appointments could use the Haab 19-month one of these or the long count one, which covers 5,125 years calendars |
#8449, aired 2021-07-22 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $400: Introduced in 1582, this calendar wasn't adopted by the Brits until 1752 & by the Russians until 1918 Gregorian |
#8449, aired 2021-07-22 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $800: Using a biblical chronology, Archbishop James Ussher determined that this event occurred on Oct. 22, 4004 B.C. the creation of the Earth |
#8449, aired 2021-07-22 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $1600: Messidor was the tenth month of the calendar associated with this event at the end of the 18th century the French Revolution |
#8449, aired 2021-07-22 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $2000: North Korea uses the Juche calendar, counting from the birthdate of this man in 1912 Kim Il-sung |
#8449, aired 2021-07-22 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $4,000 (Daily Double): Many of the days of the week bear the name of Germanic gods, but this one is from this name of a Roman deity Saturday |
#8130, aired 2020-01-03 | CALENDARS $400: If anyone is still keeping track, it's the month of Nivôse, year 228 on this European country's revolutionary calendar France |
#8130, aired 2020-01-03 | CALENDARS $600: I still have a few weeks to change my Asian lunar calendar--it will soon be the year of this small creature a rat |
#8130, aired 2020-01-03 | CALENDARS $800: I'm confused! This calendar had Adar Sheni, its leap month, in 2019, not 2020 Hebrew (Jewish) |
#8130, aired 2020-01-03 | CALENDARS $1000: The calendar I just got doesn't say it's using the "new style" created by the 13th pope of this name, but it's a good guess Gregory (XIII) |
#7721, aired 2018-03-19 | CALENDARS $200: On the Roman calendar October was this number month 8 |
#7721, aired 2018-03-19 | CALENDARS $400: January Jones was born in the year of the snake on this calendar that didn't go horse until February the Chinese calendar |
#7721, aired 2018-03-19 | CALENDARS $600: On the French revolutionary calendar, Germinal began on the first day of this season spring |
#7721, aired 2018-03-19 | CALENDARS $1000: In 2015 Gigi Hadid posed in this Italian company's calendar Pirelli |
#7721, aired 2018-03-19 | CALENDARS $3,200 (Daily Double): As this calendar was left behind, the year 1752 only had 354 days the Julian calendar |
#7468, aired 2017-02-15 | SHAKESPEAREAN YARD SALE $200: Calendars can always be reused; here's one with a momentous date for this title Roman Julius Caesar |
#7151, aired 2015-10-19 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $200: Must we tell you over & over again that this day, February 2, is partly based on ancient weather signs? Groundhog's Day |
#7151, aired 2015-10-19 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $400: This holy day is observed as the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Good Friday |
#7151, aired 2015-10-19 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $600: If you're curious, George, Feb. 8, 2016 is Chinese New Year & the year of this animal the monkey |
#7151, aired 2015-10-19 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $1,000 (Daily Double): The Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970, appropriately the same year of the debut of this annual April event Earth Day |
#7151, aired 2015-10-19 | MARK YOUR CALENDARS $1000: October 24 is this international organization's day, commemorating the effective date of its charter in 1945 the United Nations |
#6994, aired 2015-01-29 | ABOUT TIME $1000: In 1752 calendars in Britain jumped forward 11 days following the switch to this the Gregorian calendar |
#6818, aired 2014-04-16 | PUP CULTURE $1000: His "Man's Best Friend" calendars feature photos of his famous Weimaraners (William) Wegman |
#6655, aired 2013-07-19 | GENEALOGY GLOSSARY $800: 2 couples out for the evening, or a genealogical reference using both the Gregorian & Julian calendars double date |
#6486, aired 2012-11-26 | TIME SPAN LANGUAGE $400: Church calendars once marked festivals in a certain color, hence this term for a special day a red-letter day |
#6475, aired 2012-11-09 | THE CULTURE OF VIETNAM $1000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a calendar on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam.) One popular item in Hanoi's Old Quarter is the Vietnamese calendars, which combine the solar & a lunar, the latter having the advantage that the 15th of every lunar month is this event, symbolizing prosperity a full moon |
#6381, aired 2012-05-21 | GIRL SCOUT COOKIES $400: Due to flour, sugar & butter shortages, the Girl Scouts sold calendars instead of cookies during this period World War II |
#4991, aired 2006-05-01 | ON, WISCONSIN! $800: Proceeds from this woman's calendars went to the University of Wisconsin Medical Center to fight cancer (Cindy) Crawford |
#4480, aired 2004-02-13 | WELL "RED" $400: Mark your calendars! In about 5 billion years the sun will expand to become one of these stars a red giant |
#4472, aired 2004-02-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Milan company known for its tires & sexy calendars Pirelli |
#4406, aired 2003-11-03 | 2004 CALENDARS $200: Cedco's box calendar based on this film series features over 300 characters, creatures & droids Star Wars |
#4406, aired 2003-11-03 | 2004 CALENDARS $400: John F. Turner's calendars feature puppies, as well as Pamela Anderson & this tennis star Anna Kournikova |
#4406, aired 2003-11-03 | 2004 CALENDARS $600: The Day Dream calendar for this WB series has a Rose on the cover--& a Holly & an Alyssa Charmed |
#4406, aired 2003-11-03 | 2004 CALENDARS $800: Sean Ferrer has licensed the likeness of this woman, his mother, for a Browntrout calendar Audrey Hepburn |
#4406, aired 2003-11-03 | 2004 CALENDARS $1000: We rate Datemaker's "Girls of" this sun lotion product a perfect "tan" Hawaiian Tropic |
#3467, aired 1999-10-05 | 2000 CALENDARS $100: Amcal has a wall calendar featuring ads & slogans from this Atlanta-based soft drink company Coca-Cola |
#3467, aired 1999-10-05 | 2000 CALENDARS $200: This building's bicentennial is being celebrated in a series of calendars that include the art seen here the White House |
#3467, aired 1999-10-05 | 2000 CALENDARS $300: The cover of Landmark's Norman Rockwell calendar shows one of the covers from this magazine The Saturday Evening Post |
#3467, aired 1999-10-05 | 2000 CALENDARS $400: The "Woodies" featured in a calendar by Brown Trout are classic cars of this type station wagons |
#3467, aired 1999-10-05 | 2000 CALENDARS $500: Universe celebrates the centenary of this author's birth with a "Little Prince" calendar Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
#3073, aired 1997-12-31 | 1998 CALENDARS $200: "Colors of the Sea" features underwater photos with text from the society named for this Calypso skipper Jacques Cousteau |
#3073, aired 1997-12-31 | 1998 CALENDARS $400: A calendar of these insults includes "Your mother is so dumb, she sold the car for gas money" Snaps |
#3073, aired 1997-12-31 | 1998 CALENDARS $600: For 1998 Landmark singled out this latest "Singled Out" star for her own calendar Carmen Electra |
#2635, aired 1996-02-02 | CALENDARS $200: William F. Buckley, Jr. gives you this many "Words You'd Like to Know"; remember, 1996 is a leap year 366 |
#2635, aired 1996-02-02 | CALENDARS $400: This "Oldest Living Teenager" has a calendar with daily "American Bandstand" trivia Dick Clark |
#2635, aired 1996-02-02 | CALENDARS $600: Chef Marcel Desaulniers has a calendar companion to his book "Death By" this treat Chocolate |
#2635, aired 1996-02-02 | CALENDARS $800: Browntrout offers calendars of these coastal structures from New England, the Pacific & the Great Lakes Lighthouses |
#2635, aired 1996-02-02 | CALENDARS $1000: This humor magazine's photos of "True Signs" have been collected into a calendar National Lampoon |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 1995 CALENDARS $100: You can get a factoid a day from this Ted Turner network's calendar CNN |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 1995 CALENDARS $200: Day Dream's "Shaq Attaq" calendar has this center as its center of attention Shaquille O'Neal |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 1995 CALENDARS $300: You can purchase a calendar of 365 puzzles from this high-IQ society to tantalize you, one a day Mensa |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 1995 CALENDARS $400: One new calendar features photos of golf courses around the world designed by this "Army" man Arnold Palmer |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | 1995 CALENDARS $500: This cartoonist's creations are featured in a couple of calendars: "Life in Hell" & "The Simpsons" (Matt) Groening |
#2240, aired 1994-05-06 | 1994 CALENDARS $100: Among these animals to have their own 1994 calendars are Felix & Garfield cats |
#2240, aired 1994-05-06 | 1994 CALENDARS $200: This Southern Baptist evangelist & friend of presidents has a 1994 day-by-day desk calendar Billy Graham |
#2240, aired 1994-05-06 | 1994 CALENDARS $300: This pair has a "thumbs up, thumbs down” calendar of movie reviews Siskel & Ebert |
#2240, aired 1994-05-06 | 1994 CALENDARS $400: Your days are numbered with this "Mistress of the Dark" Elvira |
#2240, aired 1994-05-06 | 1994 CALENDARS $500 (Daily Double): After years of being part of the group in the Sports Illustrated calendars, she now has her own: Kathy Ireland |
#2075, aired 1993-09-17 | COMMON BONDS $200: Aztec,
Julian,
Lunar calendars |
#1750, aired 1992-03-20 | THE CALENDAR $200: The 3 basic calendars developed by man are based on one or both of these objects the Sun & the Moon |
#1747, aired 1992-03-17 | COLORS $400: This phrase for happy times is from the old practice of coloring holy dates on church calendars red-letter days |
#1393, aired 1990-09-26 | COLORFUL PHRASES $300: Some calendars have special days denoted by a certain color; hence, this phrase meaning a lucky day a red letter day |
#1035, aired 1989-02-17 | MONTHS $600: 1 of 2 major religions whose calendars contain months of only 29 or 30 days (1 of) Islam (Judaism) |
#1002, aired 1989-01-03 | IF IT'S TUESDAY... $400: 1 of the 2 towns in which calendars are forever stuck on Tuesday, August 24, 79 A.D. Pompeii (or Herculaneum) |
#750, aired 1987-12-04 | "RED" $400: A special day is called this because holy days were once marked with 1 on church calendars red letter day |
#636, aired 1987-05-18 | TIME $100: Secretaries in NYC, Washington, D.C., & L.A. ritually toss these out of windows on December 31 calendars |