| #9066, aired 2024-03-25 | THINKING ABOUT THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE $200: Maybe just Chuck the Nifty to his pals, he began ruling with the title "emperor of the Romans" in 800 Charlemagne |
| #9009, aired 2024-01-04 | OF THRONES $800: A marble throne in the Palatine Chapel of Aachen bears the name of this king of the Franks who died in 814 Charlemagne |
| #8905, aired 2023-06-30 | HISTORIC GREATS $800: Part of this 11-letter name of the king of the Franks means "great" in Old French Charlemagne |
| #8787, aired 2023-01-17 | A LITTLE WORLD HISTORY $6,000 (Daily Double): He reunited the Eastern & Western Roman Empires in 324 A.D., & the new capital soon bore his name Constantine the Great |
| #8731, aired 2022-10-31 | CONDUCTING THE HISTORIC JOB INTERVIEW $200: King of the Franks *&* the Lombards, impressive... & first emperor of what would be the Holy Roman Empire? I see a team leader here Charlemagne |
| #8716, aired 2022-10-10 | HOW DID THEY DIE? $1600: Charlemagne died from this condition, an inflammation of the membrane that lines the chest & covers the lungs pleurisy |
| #8676, aired 2022-07-04 | THE POWER OF THE DOGE $1600: Trying to find his own corner of the sky, Agnello Parteciaco defied Venice's control by this man, Charlemagne's son Pepin |
| #8646, aired 2022-05-23 | HOW EPIC! $2000: Set in the 8th century, "La Chanson de Roland" recounts the deeds & heroic death of one of this king's vassals Charlemagne |
| #8629, aired 2022-04-28 | CATCHING YOU SHORT $2000: Charlemagne's dad, this man III was called "the Short"; Charlemagne's kid also got the name Pepin the Short |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | HOW ARE YOU FIXED FOR BLADES? $800: You can see Joyeuse, the sword of this great king of the Franks in the 700s, both here & in the Louvre Charlemagne |
| #8520, aired 2021-11-26 | L'HISTOIRE FRANCAISE $4,000 (Daily Double): He became king of the Franks in 768, the Lombards in 774 & then in 800, he took the Roman crown Charlemagne |
| #8384, aired 2021-04-22 | "A" PLACE IN HISTORY $1600: Legend says Charlemagne caught a fatal fever aafter bathing in the hot springs aat this city in 814 Aachen |
| #8311, aired 2021-01-11 | AROUND 1001 $800: Otto III, this "emperor", opened Charlemagne's tomb & removed some relics the Holy Roman Emperor |
| #8257, aired 2020-10-13 | AWARDS & HONORS $800: A prize honoring work that promotes European unity is named for this Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne |
| #8146, aired 2020-01-27 | THE MIDDLE AGES $1600: Before Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800, he was dubbed king of these people the Franks |
| #7, aired 2020-01-14 | KNIGHT LINE $800: This knight "blew upon the war-horn in dolor and in pain/ and all the Frenchmen hearkened and the Emperor Charlemagne" Roland |
| #8130, aired 2020-01-03 | SLIDING INTO YOUR CMs $1600: You have the Gaul to tell me that he brought Burgundy under his control in the 700s?! & that he was Pepin the Short's dad?! Charles Martel |
| #8001, aired 2019-05-27 | IMPERIAL-ISM $1200: Also known as the Crown of Charlemagne, the Imperial Crown was created in the 10th century for coronations of these emperors Holy Roman (emperors) |
| #7996, aired 2019-05-20 | A PRINCE AMONG MEN $2000: Charlemagne had a son with this name who found he had "Magic To Do" in Italy Pepin |
| #7907, aired 2019-01-15 | TREATIES $800: In 843, nearly 30 years after his death, the Treaty of Verdun divided his empire among 3 grandsons Charlemagne |
| #7863, aired 2018-11-14 | MEDIEVAL TIMES $1000: Named for a pope, these chants were a big hit with Charlemagne Gregorian chants |
| #7856, aired 2018-11-05 | BRITISH HISTORY $7,400 (Daily Double): King of Wessex, this great monarch prevented England from completely falling to the Danes in the 800s Alfred the Great |
| #7759, aired 2018-05-10 | AN APPELLATION FOR THE TEACHER $2,000 (Daily Double): A Yorkshireman, Alcuin was "schoolmistress to France" & taught this first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne |
| #7613, aired 2017-10-18 | THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE $400: In 806 he wanted to break up his empire by dividing it among his 3 sons; by 813 there was 1 son left & the empire endured Charlemagne |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | WHO SAID WHAT? $1600: On his crowning in 1804:
"I am the successor not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne" Napoleon |
| #7470, aired 2017-02-17 | A YEAR ENDING IN 00 $2000: On Christmas Day 800 A.D., he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne |
| #7402, aired 2016-11-15 | LYRICS IN OTHER NATIONAL ANTHEMS $1000: Andorra's anthem is about this ruler & says the country is "the only remaining daughter of the Carolingian Empire" Charlemagne |
| #7343, aired 2016-07-13 | WHO'S YOUR DADDY? $1600: 9th century emperor Louis the Pious Charlemagne |
| #7322, aired 2016-06-14 | HEROES $2000: The name for any one of Charlemagne's 12 knightly heroes Paladins |
| #7311, aired 2016-05-30 | I'M SAXON & I KNOW IT $1600: The continental Saxons warred with the Franks but were conquered by this king around 804 A.D. Charlemagne |
| #7290, aired 2016-04-29 | THE MIDDLE AGES $1200: Charlemagne was the first, but it wasn't until Otto the Great was crowned in 962 A.D. that this title really took off the Holy Roman Emperor |
| #7155, aired 2015-10-23 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: A marble throne believed to be used by him during his reign from 768 to 814 is in a cathedral in Aachen, Germany Charlemagne |
| #7113, aired 2015-07-15 | PUT 'EM IN ORDER $1000: Charlemagne,
Justinian,
Saladin Justinian, Charlemagne, Saladin |
| #7037, aired 2015-03-31 | NAPOLEON $7,000 (Daily Double): In 1806 Napoleon wrote to Cardinal Joseph Fesch, "I am" this 9th century ruler, "the sword of the Church" Charlemagne |
| #6974, aired 2015-01-01 | EUROPEAN RULERS $2000: The words for "King" in Czech, kral, & in Polish, krol, come from the name of this ruler who fought the Slavs Carolus Magnus (aka Charlemagne) |
| #6910, aired 2014-10-03 | NIGHTS ON BROADWAY $800: This musical that returned to NYC in 2013 tells of Charlemagne's son, on a quest to find his true calling in life Pippin |
| #6876, aired 2014-07-07 | BURGS $1600: This burg on the Elbe River was founded as a missionary center at the behest of Charlemagne in around 811 Hamburg |
| #6838, aired 2014-05-14 | WORLD LITERATURE $2,800 (Daily Double): In Ariosto's chivalric romance "Orlando Furioso", Orlando is this great king's nephew Charlemagne |
| #6824, aired 2014-04-24 | LEO, THE POPE $1600: In 799, after being attacked in Rome, Leo III fled to the safety of this king of the Franks with whom he remained for 7 months Charlemagne |
| #6635, aired 2013-06-21 | KING OF THE HILL $1200: Chaberton in France,
800 A.D. Charlemagne |
| #6609, aired 2013-05-16 | GETTING MEDIEVAL ON YOU $2000: The 12th c. "Song" of this vassal of Charlemagne tells of his heroic death in a Saracen ambush Roland |
| #6603, aired 2013-05-08 | THE FIRST MILLENNIUM $1600: In 759 this "diminutive" father of Charlemagne extended his rule to the Pyrenees Pepin the Short |
| #6428, aired 2012-07-25 | BIOGRAPHIES $2000: Einhard served this ruler for 23 years & wrote a 9th century biography of him, "Vita Karoli Magni" Charlemagne |
| #6391, aired 2012-06-04 | KEEPING UP WITH THE CAROLINGIANS $800: In the presence of Pope Leo III, Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the restored this on Christmas Day, 800 A.D. Roman Empire |
| #6381, aired 2012-05-21 | S'MOORS $800: In 732 the Moors had penetrated into France but were turned back at Tours by this grandfather of Charlemagne Charles Martel ("The Hammer") |
| #6309, aired 2012-02-09 | GAME OF THRONES $1200: The Palatine Chapel in Aachen, Germany contains the simple marble & bronze throne of this first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne |
| #6203, aired 2011-07-27 | THE FRANKS $400: He co-ruled the Franks with his brother Carloman but became sole king when his brother died in 771 Charlemagne |
| #6144, aired 2011-05-05 | WHEN IN ROME? $2000: Charlemagne is crowned emperor by Pope Leo III: this day, 800 A.D. Christmas |
| #6060, aired 2011-01-07 | "SONG" OF POETS $2000: An insignificant battle between Charlemagne & the Basques at Roncesvalles is the basis for this French epic poem The Song of Roland |
| #5917, aired 2010-05-11 | WHO DIED & MADE YOU KING? $1200: Pepin the Short--his brother Carloman's death sealed the deal Charlemagne |
| #5872, aired 2010-03-09 | HE WHO LIVES BY THE SWORD... $800: This 8th & 9th c. ruler's supposed sword, Joyeuse, is kept in the Louvre Charlemagne |
| #5850, aired 2010-02-05 | THE MIDDLE AGES $800: Around 800 this Holy Roman Emperor established a school at his palace at Aachen Charlemagne |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | MY CHARLEMAGNE MAN $400: For 46 years Charlemagne was the king of these people who gave their name to a country the Franks |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | MY CHARLEMAGNE MAN $800: In 814 Charlemagne was succeeded by his son, the first of many French kings of this name Louis |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | MY CHARLEMAGNE MAN $1600: In 778, hoping to take advantage of civil war among its Muslim rulers, Charlemagne invaded this neighbor Spain |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | MY CHARLEMAGNE MAN $2,000 (Daily Double): Charlemagne standardized & spread the use of this, both the monetary unit & the unit of weight the pound |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | MY CHARLEMAGNE MAN $2000: Charlemagne was a grandson of Charles Martel & was the eldest son of this "short" king Pippin the Short |
| #5768, aired 2009-10-14 | HEROES $1200: "Have Gun Will Travel" character, or one of Charlemagne's 12 knights paladin |
| #5728, aired 2009-07-01 | LEAVE BRITTANY ALONE! $1600: In the 9th century Nomenoë, Brittany's national hero, drove out this "Bald" Frankish king's forces Charles |
| #5724, aired 2009-06-25 | THE 9th CENTURY $1200: In 813 this aged Holy Roman Emperor crowned his son Louis the Pious co-emperor Charlemagne |
| #5656, aired 2009-03-23 | MUSICALS BY PLOT $1,000 (Daily Double): Charlemagne's son leads a revolution against his dad Pippin |
| #5601, aired 2009-01-05 | LOMBARDY $1200: The alliance known as the Lombard League was formed in 1167 to combat this red-bearded Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa |
| #5551, aired 2008-10-27 | POPE-POURRI $800: On Christmas 800 the III pope of this name "lionized" Charlemagne by crowning him emperor of the Romans Leo |
| #5541, aired 2008-10-13 | FAMOUS ELEPHANTS $1600: In 798 a rare white Asian elephant named Abul-Abbas was presented to this Holy Roman Emperor by the Caliph of Baghdad Charlemagne |
| #5504, aired 2008-07-10 | GRAVE MATTERS $1200: In 1002 Otto III was buried near this king of the Franks whose body Otto had dug up to pray before Charlemagne |
| #5427, aired 2008-03-25 | WORLD HISTORY $400: The 843 Treaty of Verdun divided his empire; grandson Louis II received lands east of the Rhine River Charlemagne |
| #5367, aired 2008-01-01 | PUTTING ON HEIRS $2000: In short, Carloman & this brother inherited titles from Pepin the Short Charlemagne |
| #5365, aired 2007-12-28 | MULTIPLE CHOICE $800: Of Gunga Din, Paladin or Aladdin, the one who was a nobleman in Charlemagne's court Paladin |
| #5359, aired 2007-12-20 | IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS DAY $1000: 800 A.D.:
This man is crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne |
| #5203, aired 2007-04-04 | ANDORRA $1200: Andorrans date their independence to 803 A.D., when this "Emperor of the Romans" drove out the Moors Charlemagne |
| #5092, aired 2006-10-31 | RELAX, IT'S MY TREATY $1000: The 843 Treaty of Verdun divided his massive empire into 3 parts, but he didn't mind; he'd been dead about 30 years Charlemagne |
| #5054, aired 2006-07-27 | GREAT PEOPLE OF HISTORY $400: It's the more familiar way that Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great is known Charlemagne |
| #4997, aired 2006-05-09 | WHO WEARS THE CROWN $1200: In legend, this crowned guy had a nephew named Roland Charlemagne |
| #4961, aired 2006-03-20 | THE MIDDLE AGES $400: Charlemagne standardized coinage to 12 pennies in a shilling & 20 shillings in this a pound |
| #4901, aired 2005-12-26 | MEN OF THE "C" $1600: He was crowned King of France in 987, beginning a dynasty Hugh Capet |
| #4885, aired 2005-12-02 | SAY CHEESE! $1000: A favorite of Charlemagne, a true version of this cheese can be authenticated by a red sheep on the wrapper Roquefort |
| #4863, aired 2005-11-02 | BEFORE & AFTER $1600: Charlemagne's dad who prepares meals at a lunch counter Pepin the Short-Order Cook |
| #4837, aired 2005-09-27 | IT HAPPENED ONE KNIGHT $800: Born in 742, this King of the Franks led a 30-year conquest of Europe "by the sword & the cross" Charlemagne |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | ROYALTEASE $800: In Steinbeck's satire "The Short Reign Of Pippin IV" a descendant of Charlemagne takes this country's throne France |
| #4813, aired 2005-07-06 | PAYING TRIBUTE $800: In the 790s this Frankish king forced the Slavs & Avars to pay him tribute Charlemagne |
| #4723, aired 2005-03-02 | MILITARY HISTORY $1200: In 774 this Frank took the crown of Desiderius, the last king of the Lombards Charlemagne |
| #4722, aired 2005-03-01 | ALSO AN APPLE VARIETY $600: Broadway musical about Charlemagne's son Pippin |
| #4673, aired 2004-12-22 | OF CHRISTMAS $1600: It's the city where Charlemagne spent Christmas Day, 800 Rome |
| #4642, aired 2004-11-09 | REMEMBER 1995? $600: Charlemagne was elected mayor of this Haitian capital (by the way, that was Manno Charlemagne the folk singer) Port-au-Prince |
| #4638, aired 2004-11-04 | FATHER KNOWS BEST $800: The anthem of this country between France & Spain begins, "The great Charlemagne, my father" Andorra |
| #4560, aired 2004-06-04 | FRANKLY $400: The successor of Charlemagne as king of the Franks was the first of 18 French kings with this name Louis |
| #4528, aired 2004-04-21 | THEY SOUND LIKE BEFORE & AFTERS $2000: King of the Franks from 768 to 814 covered in a 1920 Sinclair Lewis novel Charlemagne Street |
| #4497, aired 2004-03-09 | RULERS $2000: Nicknamed "The Hammer", this ruler of the Franks was the grandfather of Charlemagne Charles Martel |
| #4496, aired 2004-03-08 | DYNASTY $2000: Getting crowned emperor on December 25, 800 made him a Christmas Carolingian Charlemagne |
| #4472, aired 2004-02-03 | THINGS THAT HAPPENED $600: Einhard's "Life of" this Frankish ruler says he almost doubled the size of the realm his father Pepin left him Charlemagne |
| #4441, aired 2003-12-22 | HEIR RAISING $2000: The 843 A.D. Treaty of Verdun divided this great Frankish king's empire among 3 grandsons Charlemagne |
| #4410, aired 2003-11-07 | SOLDIER OF MISFORTUNE $800: Sing a "song" for this nephew of Charlemagne, lost with the rear guard at the battle of Roncesvalles Roland |
| #4355, aired 2003-07-04 | THE KING IS DEAD $2,000 (Daily Double): Died Jan. 28, 814:
Aachen, Germany Charlemagne |
| #4331, aired 2003-06-02 | THE 3-DIGIT YEARS $1600: This Frankish ruler didn't come up short with his 754 donation of lands to the pope Pepin |
| #4311, aired 2003-05-05 | HOLY ROMAN EMPERORS $800: He was definitely king of the Franks & some historians say he became the first Holy Roman Emperor in 800 Charlemagne |
| #4080, aired 2002-05-03 | KING ME! $1200: "Le Bref" was the epithet of this medieval king, Charlemagne's father Pepin the Short |
| #4064, aired 2002-04-11 | HISTORY $1600: This tall son of Pepin the Short (he must have taken after his mother) took over the empire in 771 Charlemagne |
| #3957, aired 2001-11-13 | HODGEPODGE $1000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Central Park.) Some people think Mother Goose was inspired by Queen Goosefoot, the mother of this King of the Franks Charlemagne |
| #3934, aired 2001-10-11 | THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY, PAGE 1 $300: This Frankish king, who made the city of Aachen one of his capitals, may have been born there in 742 A.D. Charlemagne |
| #3930, aired 2001-10-05 | ERAS & AGES $1,000 (Daily Double): The Durants' "Story of Civilization" includes "The Age of" this longest-reigning French king Louis XIV |
| #3877, aired 2001-06-12 | THE FRENCH KING, C'EST MOI $200: You could also call this "great" king Charles I Charlemagne |
| #3867, aired 2001-05-29 | WARRIORS $800: This warrior-king of the Franks was crowned emperor in 800 Charlemagne |
| #3845, aired 2001-04-27 | C'EST CHEESE! $500: This blue-veined cheese made from ewes' milk was a favorite of Charlemagne's Roquefort |
| #3809, aired 2001-03-08 | "PEP" BOYS $1,400 (Daily Double): It's odd that Charlemagne, the son of this 8th century ruler, was unusually tall Pepin the Short |
| #3804, aired 2001-03-01 | WATCH YOUR STEPPE $400: The Avar people of the steppes dominated the Hungarian plain until this Frankish king defeated them around 800 Charlemagne |
| #3754, aired 2000-12-21 | GLORY TO THE NEWBORN KING $2,000 (Daily Double): September 5, 1638
Saint-Germain-en-Laye Louis XIV |
| #3651, aired 2000-06-19 | POPES NAMED LEO $800: After being attacked on the streets of Rome in 799, Leo III took refuge with this king of the Franks Charlemagne |
| #3647, aired 2000-06-13 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: 9th century Breton hero Nomenoe rebelled against this dynasty named for Charlemagne Carolingian |
| #3622, aired 2000-05-09 | IF I HAD A HAMMER $400: Charlemagne's grandfather, his surname means "hammer" Charles Martel |
| #3562, aired 2000-02-15 | THE MIDDLE AGES $800: In 814 Louis the Pious succeeded this "Magne" man, his father, as Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne |
| #3478, aired 1999-10-20 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $1000: This grandfather of Charlemagne nailed the Moors at the Battle of Tours in 732, checking their advance Charles Martel |
| #3375, aired 1999-04-16 | CHARLEMAGNE $200: Charlemagne's first title was king of these people; he never was king of the beans Franks |
| #3375, aired 1999-04-16 | CHARLEMAGNE $400: In subduing the Saxons, Charlemagne executed those who refused this Christian rite Baptism |
| #3375, aired 1999-04-16 | CHARLEMAGNE $600: While serving in this post in 799, Leo III was attacked in Rome & took refuge in Charlemagne's court Pope |
| #3375, aired 1999-04-16 | CHARLEMAGNE $800: A scholarly king, Charlemagne enjoyed having this saint's "City of God" read to him Saint Augustine |
| #3375, aired 1999-04-16 | CHARLEMAGNE $1000: Charlemagne lost his rear guard, led by this legendary nephew, at the Battle of Roncesvalles Roland (AKA Orlando) |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | C IS FOR... $500: Chansons de geste, French epic poems usually about the exploits of this emperor Charlemagne |
| #3315, aired 1999-01-22 | FRENCH HISTORY $400: The first French ruler with this name was Charlemagne's successor & was crowned in 813 Louis I |
| #3226, aired 1998-09-21 | DO YOU HAVE ANY KINGS? $200: Frankly, my dear, this king of the Franks was called Rex Pater Europae -- "King Father of Europe" Charlemagne |
| #3206, aired 1998-07-06 | HISTORIC EUROPEANS $200: On Jan. 28, 814 this "Most serene majesty, crowned by God, emperor great and pacific" died in Aachen Charlemagne |
| #3187, aired 1998-06-09 | THE SON ALSO RISES $200: He was king of the Franks, emperor of the Romans, & son of Pepin the Short Charlemagne |
| #3128, aired 1998-03-18 | HISTORY $800: Called by some the Father of Europe, he was crowned Emperor of the Romans December 25, 800 Charlemagne |
| #3101, aired 1998-02-09 | MEDIEVAL BESTSELLERS $600: Yours for a "Song" is this French epic hero who is the nephew of Charlemagne Roland |
| #3067, aired 1997-12-23 | INCREDIBLE EDIBLES $200: Charlemagne was so fond of these "proud" birds that he served them at a banquet peacocks |
| #3007, aired 1997-09-30 | "C" IN HISTORY $800: This grandfather of Charlemagne "hammered" Burgundy in 733 Charles Martel |
| #2961, aired 1997-06-16 | HISTORY $400: In 781 he persuaded Pope Adrian I to crown his sons Pepin & Louis kings of Italy & Aquitaine Charlemagne |
| #2960, aired 1997-06-13 | MUSICAL THEATRE $1000: In 1973 Ben Vereen won a Tony for his performance in this musical about Charlemagne's son Pippin |
| #2904, aired 1997-03-27 | HISTORY $500: Some call this son of Pepin & king of the Franks the Father of Europe Charlemagne |
| #2857, aired 1997-01-21 | RULERS $400: In 770 this king of the Franks married Desiderata, daughter of the Lombard king Desiderius Charlemagne |
| #2833, aired 1996-12-18 | THE MIDDLE AGES $400: In 813 he personally crowned his son Louis as Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne |
| #2698, aired 1996-05-01 | MISHMASH $400: In many early decks of cards, the king of hearts represented this great Frankish king Charlemagne |
| #2681, aired 1996-04-08 | CONTEMPORARIES $500: While the Venerable Bede wrote history in England, this grandfather of Charlemagne ruled the Franks Charles Martel |
| #2642, aired 1996-02-13 | SAINTS $600: As pope in 800, Saint Leo III crowned this man emperor of the West Charlemagne |
| #2630, aired 1996-01-26 | THE 9th CENTURY $400: In 801 Louis, son of this Frankish king conquered Barcelona Charlemagne |
| #2603, aired 1995-12-20 | EMPERORS & EMPRESSES $200: Carolus Magnus is the Latin name of this king of the Franks & emperor of the Romans Charlemagne |
| #2551, aired 1995-10-09 | NOTABLE NAMES $400: His brother Carloman was king of the Eastern Franks 768-771 Charlemagne |
| #2550, aired 1995-10-06 | HISTORIC NAMES $1000: During the Third Crusade, this red-bearded Holy Roman emperor drowned while trying to cross a river Frederick Barbarossa |
| #2548, aired 1995-10-04 | FOOD & DRINK $400: This blue, French "king of cheeses" was supposedly a favorite of Charlemagne Roquefort |
| #2521, aired 1995-07-17 | THE MIDDLE AGES $800 (Daily Double): Aachen served as capital of the Frankish kingdom under this man & his son Louis the Pious Charlemagne |
| #2500, aired 1995-06-16 | ARCHITECTURE $1000: A style of architecture was named for this dynasty whose most notable ruler was Charlemagne Carolingian |
| #2481, aired 1995-05-22 | WORLD HISTORY $300: Pope Leo III crowned this Frankish king in Rome on Christmas Day, 800 Charlemagne |
| #2474, aired 1995-05-11 | RULERS $400: The biographer Einhard said this great king of the Franks had a surprisingly high-pitched voice Charlemagne |
| #2415, aired 1995-02-17 | BIOGRAPHIES $200: Einhard's 9th century biography of this king was called "Vita Karoli Magni" Charlemagne |
| #2393, aired 1995-01-18 | FILE UNDER "M" $300: This fictional character may be based on Charlemagne's mother, who was nicknamed "Queen Goose-Foot" Mother Goose |
| #2312, aired 1994-09-27 | RULERS $200: Louis I was only about 3 years old when this King of the Franks, his father, made him king of Aquitaine Charlemagne |
| #2306, aired 1994-09-19 | LEGENDS OF THE WORLD $1000: This paladin of Charlemagne went mad when the fair Angelica ran off with a moor named Medoro Orlando (Roland) |
| #2278, aired 1994-06-29 | HISTORIC NAMES $200: In 754 he was crowned king of the Franks with his father, Pepin, & his brother Carloman Charlemagne |
| #2189, aired 1994-02-24 | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE $1000: This great king of the Franks was probably born in Aachen in what is now Germany in 742 Charlemagne |
| #2099, aired 1993-10-21 | POETRY $1,000 (Daily Double): In epic poems this paladin of Charlemagne was both "Innamorato" & "Furioso" Orlando |
| #2088, aired 1993-10-06 | ____ THE ____ $500: We're not telling tall tales when we tell you he was Charlemagne's dad Peppin the Short |
| #2058, aired 1993-07-14 | HISTORY $200: The Latin name of this Holy Roman Emperor was Carolus Magnus Charlemagne |
| #2051, aired 1993-07-05 | RULERS $800: The papal states were founded on land captured from the Lombards by this son of Charles Martel Pepin the Short |
| #2050, aired 1993-07-02 | THE 9 WORTHIES $300: Among his Paladins were Rinaldo & Roland Charlemagne |
| #2028, aired 1993-06-02 | HISTORIC NAMES $600: Much of what we know about this king comes from a 9th c. biography, the "Vita Karoli Magni" Charlemagne |
| #2013, aired 1993-05-12 | THE MIDDLE AGES $1000: He inherited the whole Frankish kingdom when his brother Carloman died in 771 Charlemagne |
| #2005, aired 1993-04-30 | GEOGRAPHY $600: This German port on the Elbe River near the North Sea was founded at the behest of Charlemagne Hamburg |
| #1970, aired 1993-03-12 | HISTORY $200: This famous Frankish king was the son of Pepin III & the father of Louis the Pious Charlemagne |
| #1957, aired 1993-02-23 | THE MIDDLE AGES $1000: Born around 742, this great king of the Franks had fair hair, a thick neck & a pot belly Charlemagne |
| #1948, aired 1993-02-10 | HISTORY $1000: In France this dynasty ended in 987 with the death of Louis V, a descendant of Charlemagne Carolingian |
| #1917, aired 1992-12-29 | EPICS $1000: This epic hero is asked by Oliver to blow his olifant to signal Charlemagne to come to their aid Roland |
| #1859, aired 1992-10-08 | HISTORIC NAMES $400: Some say the Carolingian Dynasty was named for Charles Martel, others for this grandson Charlemagne |
| #1795, aired 1992-05-22 | EMPERORS $400: On Christmas Day, 800, as he prayed at St. Peter's Church, he was crowned Emperor of the Romans Charlemagne |
| #1726, aired 1992-02-17 | THE MIDDLE AGES $400: The father of Pepin the Short & grandfather of Charlemagne, his name meant "Charles the Hammer" Charles Martel |
| #1645, aired 1991-10-25 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $800: The 843 Treaty of Verdun divided his empire among his heirs Charlemagne |
| #1609, aired 1991-09-05 | ROYALTY $1000: Charlemagne was a member of this Frankish dynasty, also known as the Arnulfinger Dynasty the Carolinian (Carolingia) Dynasty |
| #1597, aired 1991-07-09 | THE MIDDLE AGES $800: The eldest son of the French king was known by this title after the future Charles V got it in 1350 dauphin |
| #1568, aired 1991-05-29 | HISTORY $800: Charlemagne spent Christmas Day 800 in this city Rome |
| #1540, aired 1991-04-19 | HISTORIC NAMES $400: In German he's known as "Karl der Grosee", in Latin, as "Carolus Magnus" Charlemagne |
| #1529, aired 1991-04-04 | SIGNS & SYMBOLS $1,500 (Daily Double): Some sources say they represent David, Alexander, Caesar & Charlemagne the four kings in a deck of cards |
| #1517, aired 1991-03-19 | LITERATURE $1,600 (Daily Double): In the chivalric romance "Orlando Furioso", Orlando is this king's nephew Charlemagne |
| #1514, aired 1991-03-14 | WORLD GEOGRAPHY $600: Found in the 9th century when Charlemagne built a fortress on the site, its Germany's chief port Hamburg |
| #1486, aired 1991-02-04 | FAMOUS QUOTES $400: When crowned in 1804, he told the Pope, "I am the successor of Louis XIV, not Charlemagne" Napoleon |
| #1483, aired 1991-01-30 | THEATRE $600: In reality, Pepin was this king's father; in the Broadway musical, Pippin was his son Charlemagne |
| #1394, aired 1990-09-27 | RULERS $100: Lists of French kings usually designate him King Charles I Charlemagne |
| #1378, aired 1990-09-05 | WORLD HISTORY $2,100 (Daily Double): Many say his coronation in 800 A.D. marked the end of the Dark Ages Charlemagne |
| #1370, aired 1990-07-13 | LATIN PHRASES $2,000 (Daily Double): In 800 Alcuin wrote to Charlemagne, "Vox Populi Vox Dei," "Voice of the people, voice of God" |
| #1319, aired 1990-05-03 | HISTORIC CITIES $600: Also known as Aix-La- Chapelle, Aachen, Germany is the city where this ruler established his court in 794 Charlemagne |
| #1289, aired 1990-03-22 | DECEMBER 25th $400: He was crowned on December 25th in the year 800 Charlemagne |
| #1237, aired 1990-01-09 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $200: After the collapse of Charlemagne's empire this system of lords & vassals emerged feudalism |
| #1216, aired 1989-12-11 | CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS $500: You can see this emperor's throne in Germany's Aachen cathedral where he was entombed in 814 A.D. Charlemagne |
| #1205, aired 1989-11-24 | MIDDLE AGES $300: Of the Lombards, the Monroes or the Harlows, the ones Charlemagne conquered in 774 the Lombards |
| #1196, aired 1989-11-13 | POTPOURRI $500: Both the father & son of the Frankish leader Charles Martel were named this Pippin |
| #1084, aired 1989-04-27 | THEATER $1000: This 1972 musical was inspired by the life of Charlemagne's oldest son Pippin |
| #1060, aired 1989-03-24 | KINGS NAMED LOUIS $200: This great king of the Franks was succeeded in 814 by his son Louis the Debonair a.k.a. The Pious Charlemagne |
| #1026, aired 1989-02-06 | LANDMARKS $1000: Charlemagne celebrated Christmas in 800 A.D. in this landmark which was rebuilt 800 years later St. Peter's Basilica |
| #997, aired 1988-12-27 | ROYALTY $500: Before he died in 814, he crowned his son, Louis the Pious Charlemagne |
| #899, aired 1988-06-30 | WARS $600: This Frankish king's war against Saxons was so brutal a court scholar politely complained Charlemagne |
| #873, aired 1988-05-25 | CROWNS $200: Legend says the nail which is part of Charlemagne's iron crown came from this holy object the cross |
| #817, aired 1988-03-08 | THE MIDDLE AGES $600: After the empire of Charlemagne ended, hundreds of vassals ruled their own fiefs through this political system the feudal system |
| #806, aired 1988-02-22 | THE MIDDLE AGES $600: City in which Charlemagne spent Christmas, 800 A.D. Rome |
| #780, aired 1988-01-15 | KINGS & QUEENS $400: King of Franks who was advised, it's said, by Theodulf the Visigoth & Elissaeus the Eunuch Charlemagne |
| #708, aired 1987-10-07 | WORLD HISTORY $800: Semi-literate himself, this 9th c. emperor set up the Palace School to help others learn Charlemagne |
| #696, aired 1987-09-21 | MEDICAL HISTORY $600: It's said a 19th c. newspaper poll voted him the greatest Frenchman, ahead of Napoleon & Charlemagne Louis Pasteur |
| #667, aired 1987-06-30 | THE MIDDLE AGES $400: A new interest in learning, called the "Carolingian Renaissance" occurred during this man's reign Charlemagne |
| #661, aired 1987-06-22 | EVIL KNIGHTS $800: In the "Chanson de Roland", the evil knight Ganelon betrays this "Great" Frankish king Charlemagne |
| #539, aired 1987-01-01 | MYTHS & LEGENDS $1000: In medieval romances, Charlemagne's was called "Joyeuse" Sword |
| #524, aired 1986-12-11 | THE MIDDLE AGES $1000: On Christmas Day, 800 A.D., he became the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne |
| #463, aired 1986-09-17 | WHO CARES? $200: This cheese made from the milk of French ewes was said to be Charlemagne's favorite roquefort |
| #431, aired 1986-05-05 | THE MIDDLE AGES $200: Frankish king whose 1-word name meant "Charles the Great" Charlemagne |
| #395, aired 1986-03-14 | POLITICAL QUOTES $300: Charles de Gaulle said "I always thought I was" both of these greatest French heroes Joan of Arc & Napoleon |
| #375, aired 1986-02-14 | FASHION $200: Charlemagne repopularized this accessory by wearing his sword in it a belt |
| #346, aired 1986-01-06 | KNIGHTS $600: Legendary knight of Charlemagne, his tale is told in an epic poem written about 1100 Roland |
| #284, aired 1985-10-10 | KINGS & QUEENS $800: Illiterate himself, this great Frankish ruler founded a palace school which he attended with wife & children Charlemagne |
| #145, aired 1985-03-29 | FRENCH LITERATURE $600: "The Song of Roland", most famous French epic, centers around this medieval ruler Charlemagne |
| #17, aired 1984-10-02 | CONQUERORS $1000: Founder of Holy Roman Empire in 800 A.D., read Latin but never learned to write it Charlemagne (Charles the Great) |
