#9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $400: October 2 honors these heavenly beings said by St. Jerome to protect us from harm guardian angels |
#9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $800: January 6 is this feast day with a name from Greek that also means a sudden intuitive insight Epiphany |
#9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $1200: The nativity of this son of Zechariah & precursor of Jesus gets its own day, June 24 John the Baptist |
#9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $1600: Depicted here by Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, & told of in Acts 9, "The Conversion of" this man has its own feast day on January 25 Saul (Saint Paul) |
#9024, aired 2024-01-25 | FEAST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY $2,000 (Daily Double): Corpus Christi & Whitsunday are examples of this type of feast that can fall on different dates in different years a movable feast |
#8999, aired 2023-12-21 | PHILOSOPHY $800: Thomism is a school of thought named for this 13th c. theologian who tried to reconcile Aristotle with Christianity Thomas Aquinas |
#8911, aired 2023-07-10 | QUOTABLE BOOKS $2000: "What you need is a gramme of soma. All the advantages of Christianity & alcohol; none of their defects" is from this 1932 novel Brave New World |
#8855, aired 2023-04-21 | THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS $1000: Native Americans who converted to Christianity at the missions were called these, from Greek for "newly planted" neophytes |
#8692, aired 2022-07-26 | IDOL TALK $400: In 988 Vladimir I, grand prince of this now-Ukrainian city, converted to Christianity & cast its pagan idols into the Dnieper River Kiev |
#8663, aired 2022-06-15 | THE 5th CENTURY $400: Missionary work by Bishop Palladius & this saint succeeded in converting Ireland to Christianity St. Patrick |
#8648, aired 2022-05-25 | MY NAME IS STEPHEN $2000: Born a pagan, Stephen I, the first king of this Central European country, brought Christianity to the masses & was canonized in 1083 Hungary |
#8641, aired 2022-05-16 | SWEDISH HISTORY $800: Around 1000 King Olaf underwent this rite, aiding the conversion of Sweden to Christianity baptism |
#8637, aired 2022-05-10 | JAPANESE HISTORY $400: According to tradition, this religion was introduced to Japan in 552 A.D. Buddhism |
#8610, aired 2022-04-01 | MADJECTIVES $800: In another sense, this angry adjective is a symbol of Christianity cross |
#8573, aired 2022-02-09 | IN AUTHORS' FOOTSTEPS $800: This author of fantasy novels & of "Mere Christianity" worshiped at Holy Trinity Church in Oxford & you can too (C.S.) Lewis |
#8460, aired 2021-08-06 | ANCIENT SYMBOLS $800: The 8-armed cross has been associated in Christianity with this often earliest in life of the seven sacraments baptism |
#8398, aired 2021-05-12 | 7-LETTER COUNTRIES $2000: This small Transcaucasian country is believed to be the first to adopt Christianity as a state religion, in 301 Armenia |
#8393, aired 2021-05-05 | RELIGION $400: In Christianity, this holiday comes the day before Lent Mardi Gras (or Fat Tuesday) |
#8321, aired 2021-01-25 | MEDIEVAL TIMES $1200: Led from these 2 cities, the Western & eastern branches of Christianity were split apart by the "Great Schism" of 1054 Rome & Constantinople |
#8307, aired 2021-01-05 | HISTORIC HAPPENINGS $800: Roman emperor Julian began his reign in 361 by abandoning Christianity, earning himself this title for a religious turncoat an apostate |
#8296, aired 2020-12-07 | OXFORD'S VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS $400: "The Abrahamic Religions" tells about the relationship of these 3 major religions Judaism, Islam & Christianity |
#8285, aired 2020-11-20 | THE ANCIENT WORLD $1200: The Chi Rho symbol, combining two letters of Christ's name in Greek, appeared to this Roman emperor who converted to Christianity Constantine |
#8241, aired 2020-09-21 | THE TEMPLETON PRIZE $1000: 1982's winner was this man from N.C. who "took his message of Christianity into the...world of radio and television" Billy Graham |
#8172, aired 2020-03-03 | LUKE $1200: Luke is also presumed to have written this other book that deals with the furthering of Christianity Acts |
#8130, aired 2020-01-03 | SLIDING INTO YOUR CMs $800: This "softly named" Puritan minister examined Christianity in New England with "Magnalia Christi Americana" Cotton Mather |
#8118, aired 2019-12-18 | WORLD HISTORY $1600: China got its hands on Christianity & Buddhism via this trade "highway" the Silk Road |
#8071, aired 2019-10-14 | THE TREATY SAYS SO $800: The 1796 Treaty of Tripoli: "The government of the (United States) is not in any sense founded on" this "religion" Christianity |
#7975, aired 2019-04-19 | THE END $8,200 (Daily Double): Of the Middle Ages:
Maybe this major change in Christianity that began in 1517 the Reformation |
#7891, aired 2018-12-24 | STICKER SHOCK $1200: A popular bumper sticker is the ichthys symbol, a line drawing of this creature as a symbol of Christianity a fish |
#7836, aired 2018-10-08 | FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS $1600: The first republic alphabetically, it also claims to have been the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion Armenia |
#7829, aired 2018-09-27 | RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY BOOKS $2000: "Mere Christianity" was a non-fiction testament of faith by this novelist of fantastic children's tales C.S. Lewis |
#7641, aired 2017-11-27 | NOTABLE NAMES $200: This Powhatan princess was a captive of English settlers when she converted to Christianity & took the name Rebecca Pocahontas |
#7637, aired 2017-11-21 | MILLENNIALS $800: This Icelandic parliament considered Christianity around 999 A.D. & then made it the state religion the Althing |
#7630, aired 2017-11-10 | IN THE YEAR 1017 $2000: Having subdued most of England, this Dane married a former king's widow & converted to Christianity Cnut |
#7606, aired 2017-10-09 | SOMETHING ABOUT MARY $1600: Mary Baker Eddy founded this religion to "reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing" Christian Science |
#7466, aired 2017-02-13 | IN OLDEN TIMES $1000: Around 313: this Roman emperor starts championing Christianity Constantine |
#7396, aired 2016-11-07 | A CHANGE IS COMING $800: Change the "O" in a symbol of Christianity to an "A" & you get a word that lacks refinement cross & crass |
#7381, aired 2016-10-17 | IF THE WORLD WERE 100 PEOPLE $400: 33 would be of this religion Christianity |
#7376, aired 2016-10-10 | THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE $400: In the late 1400s Ottoman slaves of this religion were forced to convert to Islam & serve in an infantry called the Janissaries Christianity |
#7375, aired 2016-10-07 | RELIGION $200: Martin Luther was the first great leader of this movement that changed Christianity the Reformation |
#7347, aired 2016-07-19 | I KINGS $2000: Also known as Bluetooth, this Danish king converted to Christianity in 960 & made it the official religion Harald |
#7306, aired 2016-05-23 | ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY? $800: This 11th century man aka "the Lucky" converted his mom to Christianity; then mom built the first church in Greenland Leif Erikson |
#7291, aired 2016-05-02 | AFRICANA $1600: In 2015 Abdel al-Sisi became the first Egyptian president to attend this religious group's Christmas mass Coptic Christianity |
#7253, aired 2016-03-09 | POLISH HISTORY $800: In 966 Duke Mieszko joined the club & bent the knee, bringing this faith to his people Christianity |
#7145, aired 2015-10-09 | 17th CENTURY AMERICA $200: Puritan minister Alexander Whitaker baptized this Indian princess to Christianity around 1613 Pocahontas |
#7093, aired 2015-06-17 | THE 11th CENTURY $800: In 1001 Norway's King Olaf commissioned this explorer to spread Christianity across Greenland; he got sidetracked Leif Erikson |
#7054, aired 2015-04-23 | BOLIVIA YOU ME $400: About 95% of Bolivians practice this branch of Christianity Catholicism |
#7013, aired 2015-02-25 | BEYOND THE "C" $600: Legalizing Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, the Edict of Milan was declared by this emperor in 313 Constantine |
#6996, aired 2015-02-02 | WE LIECH LIECHTENSTEIN! $800: Liechtensteiners didn't much take to Luther; more than 75% practice this form of Christianity Catholicism |
#6981, aired 2015-01-12 | SYMBOLS $400: In Christianity 3 fishes intertwined are a symbol of this the Trinity |
#6963, aired 2014-12-17 | LET'S TAIWAN ON $1200: Taiwan's 2 principal religions are Buddhism & this Taoism |
#6934, aired 2014-11-06 | THE EARLY A.D.'S $1600: St. Irenaeus streamlined the contentious world of Christianity with his book "against" these unorthodox beliefs heresies |
#6823, aired 2014-04-23 | CONVERSIONS $200: His biographers Tirechan & Muirchu credit him with converting the Irish to Christianity Saint Patrick |
#6823, aired 2014-04-23 | CONVERSIONS $1000: Stephen I, king & st. of this Central European country, converted its people to Christianity in the 11th century Hungary |
#6712, aired 2013-11-19 | LET'S ALL CHANT $800: Byzantine chant is mainly practiced by this one of the 3 main branches of Christianity Eastern Orthodox |
#6581, aired 2013-04-08 | WHICH RELIGION'S HOLIDAY? $200: Shrove Tuesday Christianity |
#6571, aired 2013-03-25 | ONLY IN MONTHS WITH AN R $1200: In western Christianity, All Saint's Day is observed on the first of this month November |
#6565, aired 2013-03-15 | POST MASTERS $800: In the late 300s Prudentius went postclassical with poems combining this religion with traditional Latin forms Christianity |
#6557, aired 2013-03-05 | FIRESTARTER $400: After 2/3 of Rome burned in 64 A.D., Nero blamed this obscure new religious sect Christianity |
#6539, aired 2013-02-07 | "A" "P" HISTORY $400: On converting to Christianity, this daughter of Powhatan took the name Rebecca Pocahontas |
#6421, aired 2012-07-16 | THE QUOTABLE NIETZSCHE $400: "The 2 great European narcotics" are alcohol & this religion Christianity |
#6363, aired 2012-04-25 | ROMAN THE BIBLE $3,000 (Daily Double): Cornelius, one of these Roman military officers, became one of the first converts to Christianity a centurion |
#6305, aired 2012-02-03 | SOME ROMAN GUY $2,000 (Daily Double): In 313 A.D. he legalized Christianity throughout the Empire Constantine (the Great) |
#6269, aired 2011-12-15 | CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS $1600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Jerusalem.) Sites corresponding to the tenth through final stations of the cross are within the Church of the Holy this--another word for a tomb; it's been called Christianity's most hallowed ground Sepulcher |
#6214, aired 2011-09-29 | GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION $400: With more than a billion members, it's the largest branch of Christianity Roman Catholicism |
#6098, aired 2011-03-02 | DISCOVERIES $400: These sacred scrolls found at Qumran in 1947 have yielded many insights into early Christianity & Rabbinic Judaism the Dead Sea scrolls |
#6079, aired 2011-02-03 | BRITISH NOVELISTS $800 (Daily Double): Her only published work under her real name, Mary Ann Evans, was a translation of "Essence of Christianity" (George) Eliot |
#6050, aired 2010-12-24 | CHRISTIANITY $200: This work published in 1611 had a dedication "to the most high & mighty prince James by the grace of God" the King James Bible |
#6050, aired 2010-12-24 | CHRISTIANITY $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows cross illustrations on the monitor.) The familiar Latin cross has been a Christian symbol for centuries; the Calvary cross commonly seen on graves is a Latin cross mounted on 3 steps representing these 3 graces faith, hope & charity |
#6050, aired 2010-12-24 | CHRISTIANITY $800: In 1540 Pope Paul III approved this religious order begun by Ignatius Loyola the Jesuits |
#6050, aired 2010-12-24 | CHRISTIANITY $1000: Born the son of slaves in 1760, Richard Allen became the first bishop & leader of this church, the AME, in 1816 African Methodist Episcopal church |
#6050, aired 2010-12-24 | CHRISTIANITY $1,200 (Daily Double): In 1949 this man held a SRO 8-week crusade in a giant tent in Los Angeles that vaulted him to national fame Billy Graham |
#5988, aired 2010-09-29 | SACRED TO THIS RELIGION $400: The Holy Sepulchre Christianity |
#5952, aired 2010-06-29 | GO IRISH! $600: This Roman missionary brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century St. Patrick |
#5856, aired 2010-02-15 | NONFICTION $600: A history of early Christianity, "Beyond Belief" is subtitled "The Secret Gospel of" this doubting apostle Thomas |
#5829, aired 2010-01-07 | PHILOSOPHERS $1200: In the 19th century he attacked Denmark's Lutheran church, questioning its true Christianity Kierkegaard |
#5803, aired 2009-12-02 | "W"ORLD HISTORY $400: This duke of Bohemia spread Christianity, was martyred & is remembered in a Christmas carol as a "good king" Wenceslas |
#5798, aired 2009-11-25 | SHAKESPEARE'S B-STORIES $1200: Jessica has regrets about her dad but looks forward to marrying Lorenzo & converting to Christianity The Merchant of Venice |
#5718, aired 2009-06-17 | INTO AFRICA $600: It's the North African capital considered the center of Coptic Christianity Cairo |
#5644, aired 2009-03-05 | THE ANGEL GABRIEL $400: In Christianity, Gabriel is considered to be one of these high-ranking angels like Michael & Raphael an archangel |
#5628, aired 2009-02-11 | ST. PAUL $400: St. Paul studied under the rabbi Gamaliel & was known by this name before his conversion to Christianity Saul |
#5560, aired 2008-11-07 | MINDBLOWERS $1000: Christianity Today said this animated TV dad is more associated with Christianity than the Pope or Mother Teresa Ned Flanders |
#5506, aired 2008-07-14 | "HOLY" CATEGORY! $200: This element of Christianity's Trinity is also called the Paraclete the Holy Spirit |
#5471, aired 2008-05-26 | ART-PODGE $600: Christianity & Aztec ritual inspired the thorn necklace worn by this Latina woman in a masochistic 1940 self-portrait Frida Kahlo |
#5339, aired 2007-11-22 | FACTS & FIGURES $400: With more than 1 billion members, it's the largest branch of Christianity Catholicism |
#5313, aired 2007-10-17 | EMPERORS $1,800 (Daily Double): Alfonso VI, who died in 1109, called himself "Emperor of 2 Religions"-- these 2 Christianity & Islam |
#5241, aired 2007-05-28 | TOGO A GO-GO $2000: About 50% of the Togolese practice native African religions; next is this faith at about 30% Roman Catholic (or Christianity) |
#5201, aired 2007-04-02 | A REAL BEATITUDE PROBLEM $2000: This "God is dead" philosopher mocked the Beatitudes, citing them as proof of the hypocrisy of Christianity Nietzsche |
#5183, aired 2007-03-07 | KEEP THE FAITH $1,000 (Daily Double): 2 of the 3 religions practiced simultaneously by the majority of Taiwan's population (2 of) Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism |
#5173, aired 2007-02-21 | "X"-MEN $2000: The "Apostle of the Indies", this missionary helped found the Jesuits & introduced Christianity to Japan Francis Xavier |
#5116, aired 2006-12-04 | THE CHRISTIAN WORLD $1000: The spiritual leader of Orthodox Christianity is Bartholomew, archbishop of this city that had a name change Constantinople (or Istanbul) |
#5057, aired 2006-09-12 | MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, PLAYMATE OF THE MONTH $800: Turn-ons: Poetry, needlework, this branch of Christianity Catholicism |
#5036, aired 2006-07-03 | BIBLICAL PEOPLE $1,600 (Daily Double): This apostle, an effective missionary, is sometimes called the "second founder" of Christianity Paul |
#4851, aired 2005-10-17 | CONSTANTINE $400: Sufferin' succotash! This pope reportedly cured Constantine of leprosy & converted him to Christianity Sylvester |
#4820, aired 2005-07-15 | CASH $400: She helped Johnny kick his drug habit & converted him to fundamentalist Christianity; they married in 1968 June Carter Cash |
#4797, aired 2005-06-14 | ODDPODGE $400: Kidnapped & held as a 5th century slave in Ireland for 6 years, he returned to convert them all to Christianity St. Patrick |
#4530, aired 2004-04-23 | ROYAL WOMEN $400: In 1492, she & her husband signed a decree ordering all Jews to convert to Christianity or leave the country Queen Isabella |
#4516, aired 2004-04-05 | PAGANOMICS $200: The Roman emperor Julian tried to reinstate paganism after renouncing & suppressing this religion Christianity |
#4458, aired 2004-01-14 | "CON" GAME $1200: He was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity Constantine |
#4417, aired 2003-11-18 | BERBER COLLAGE $400: After the Arab conquest in the 7th century, the Berbers picked up this religion, but are a bit less orthodox about it Islam |
#4342, aired 2003-06-17 | NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS $400: A catechumen is a student getting the basics of Christianity in this question-&-answer form catechism |
#4293, aired 2003-04-09 | BELIEVE $800: In 300 A.D. Armenia became the first country in the world to make this faith its official religion Christianity |
#4287, aired 2003-04-01 | THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION $400: Around 300 A.D. Christianity's main rival was the worship of Mithra, god of this heavenly body sun |
#4246, aired 2003-02-03 | WORLD HERITAGE SITES $1200: Christianity & Judaism recognize this city's Old City as this site of Abraham's aborted sacrifice of his son Jerusalem |
#4242, aired 2003-01-28 | AUTHORS $1200: Books based on his BBC Radio lectures during WWII include "The Screwtape Letters" & "Mere Christianity" C.S. Lewis |
#4223, aired 2003-01-01 | HONKY "CAT" $1000: A book giving the basic principles of Christianity in Q-&-A form catechism |
#4157, aired 2002-10-01 | CHRISTIANITY $400: Members of the Church of the Brethren are known as dunkers because of their ceremony for this baptism |
#4157, aired 2002-10-01 | CHRISTIANITY $800: Most Romanians belong to the Romanian Church within this branch of Christianity Orthodox Church |
#4157, aired 2002-10-01 | CHRISTIANITY $1200: Formed when bishops Mueller & Wicke joined hands in 1968, the UMC is this "United" group United Methodist Church |
#4157, aired 2002-10-01 | CHRISTIANITY $2000: Attorney General John Ashcroft is a prominent member of the Assemblies of God, part of this revivalist movement Pentecostalism |
#4157, aired 2002-10-01 | CHRISTIANITY $3,000 (Daily Double): In the name of the main Dutch Protestant church, this word comes between "Dutch" & "Church" Reformed |
#4080, aired 2002-05-03 | NIETZSCHE, I'M GLAD TO MEETCHA $400: One of the 2 things Nietzsche called "the 2 great European narcotics" Christianity (or alcohol) |
#4023, aired 2002-02-13 | REJECTED S.A.T. QUESTIONS $200: List the following in chronological order earliest to latest: Christianity, Hinduism, "South Park" Hinduism, Christianity, South Park |
#4003, aired 2002-01-16 | ROYAL FLUSH $200: King Edwin of North Umbria's marriage to a Kentish princess led him to convert to this religion in 627 Christianity |
#3991, aired 2001-12-31 | THE SPANISH INQUISITION $600: The inquisition began in Spain to check up on conversos, people of this religion who converted to Christianity Judaism |
#3946, aired 2001-10-29 | ART-PODGE $500: Christianity & Aztec ritual inspired the thorn necklace worn by this Latina woman in a masochistic 1940 self-portrait Frida Kahlo |
#3884, aired 2001-06-21 | WE 3 $400: In Christianity, the Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit Trinity |
#3783, aired 2001-01-31 | RELIGION $800: In 1549 this Spanish priest established Christianity in Japan St. Francis Xavier |
#3668, aired 2000-07-12 | NOT A GREEK LETTER $500: 1999 Kevin Smith film that didn't follow Christianity to the letter Dogma |
#3590, aired 2000-03-24 | AUTHORS $500: His "Screwtape Letters" & other works examining Christianity were first heard on the BBC or serialized in newspapers C.S. Lewis |
#3584, aired 2000-03-16 | CHRISTIANITY $100: According to tradition, Dismas & Gestas were the names of the 2 who died with Jesus on this hill Calvary |
#3584, aired 2000-03-16 | CHRISTIANITY $200: Baptism is the first & extreme unction is the last of these Catholic rites Sacraments |
#3584, aired 2000-03-16 | CHRISTIANITY $300: Often considered a "fallen angel", he leads his angels against Michael in Revelation Satan |
#3584, aired 2000-03-16 | CHRISTIANITY $400: The English name of this Christian holiday may come from a pagan Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring Easter |
#3584, aired 2000-03-16 | CHRISTIANITY $500: Of 66, 166 or 666, the number of books in the King James Version of the Bible 66 |
#3582, aired 2000-03-14 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $100: In the 990s this son of Erik the Red brought Christianity to Greenland Leif Ericson |
#3517, aired 1999-12-14 | Y1K $1,900 (Daily Double): By a vote of its parliament, the Althing, this island country adopts Christianity Iceland |
#3419, aired 1999-06-17 | "BOR"ING $200: A recent convert to Christianity or one with a renewed faith is described as this Born again |
#3410, aired 1999-06-04 | CHRISTIANITY $100: It can refer to the birth of Christ, his second coming or the 4 Sundays before Christmas Advent |
#3410, aired 1999-06-04 | CHRISTIANITY $200: The 7 virtues are temperance, fortitude, justice, prudence & this trio faith, hope & charity |
#3410, aired 1999-06-04 | CHRISTIANITY $400: You can assume correctly it is this person's assumption that is celebrated each August 15 the Virgin Mary |
#3410, aired 1999-06-04 | CHRISTIANITY $500 (Daily Double): On his visit to this city on January 22, 1999 John Paul II toured around in his "Papabus" Mexico City |
#3410, aired 1999-06-04 | CHRISTIANITY $500: Some consider cherubim the second order of angels, just below these seraphim |
#3379, aired 1999-04-22 | ICELAND COMETH $400: 96% of the population is affiliated with the Church of Iceland, which is the evangelical type of this religion Lutheran |
#3349, aired 1999-03-11 | ABBREV. $200: Religiously speaking, Xnty. is an abbreviation for this Christianity |
#3298, aired 1998-12-30 | HISTORIC NAMES $600: He was a pagan; it was his son Leif who brought Christianity to Greenland Eric the Red |
#3261, aired 1998-11-09 | PUT 'EM IN ORDER $800: Buddhism,
Islam,
Christianity Buddhism, Christianity, Islam |
#3256, aired 1998-11-02 | A CONSTANTINE REMINDER $1000: Former solar henothiest Constantine the Great converted to Christianity & his mother found this relic A piece of the True Cross |
#3236, aired 1998-10-05 | EVERYDAY SYMBOLS $600: Often seen on bumpers, the symbol seen here represents faith in this religion (fish) Christianity |
#2958, aired 1997-06-11 | GREAT RULERS $100: Constantine the Great was the first Roman ruler to convert to this religion Christianity |
#2933, aired 1997-05-07 | RELIGION $1000: The main religion on the island of Bali is a mixture of local religious rites & this major religion Hinduism |
#2734, aired 1996-06-20 | DANISH RULERS $600: 10th century ruler Harold Bluetooth, son of Gorm the Old, introduced this religion into Denmark Christianity |
#2707, aired 1996-05-14 | MODERN HISTORY $800: In 1928 Ataturk removed the constitutional provision that named this Turkey's state religion Islam |
#2699, aired 1996-05-02 | KENYA $400: About 70% of Kenyans follow this religion; more than half of them are Protestants Christianity |
#2648, aired 1996-02-21 | ANCIENT ROME $200: In 313 Constantine declared this religion legal Christianity |
#2556, aired 1995-10-16 | WORLD CAPITALS $600: This Syrian capital has several sites associated with the conversion of St. Paul to Christianity Damascus |
#2522, aired 1995-07-18 | WORLD HISTORY $600: One legend says he was commissioned by King Olav I to bring Christianity to Norse colonist c.1000 Leif Erikson |
#2379, aired 1994-12-29 | SAINTS $1000: During the Papal reign of St. Miltiades, this emperor decreed toleration of Christianity Constantine |
#2340, aired 1994-11-04 | RELIGION $1000: It's the religion of nearly all the Malays in Malaysia Islam |
#2299, aired 1994-09-08 | ABBREVIATIONS $300: This religion is sometimes abbreviated Xnty. Christianity |
#2286, aired 1994-07-11 | RELIGION $1000: In the face of persecution, the Marranos, Jews of this country, outwardly adopted Christianity Spain |
#2272, aired 1994-06-21 | MAGAZINES $300: This evangelist who's advised many presidents helped found the magazine "Christianity Today" Billy Graham |
#2263, aired 1994-06-08 | RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS $100: As a newly ordained bishop, he set off for Ireland in 432 to convert the people to Christianity St. Patrick |
#2198, aired 1994-03-09 | AROUND THE WORLD $700 (Daily Double): It's the religion of about 90% of the people who live in the Gambia Islam |
#2106, aired 1993-11-01 | THE NEW TESTAMENT $500: Paul converted to Christianity as a result of his journey to this city Damascus |
#2090, aired 1993-10-08 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $300: In Christianity it's the day following Shrove Tuesday Ash Wednesday |
#2089, aired 1993-10-07 | KOREA $400: There are about 7 million followers of this religion in South Korea; 1 million are Catholic Christianity |
#2048, aired 1993-06-30 | RELIGIOUS LEADERS $500: The full name of his church is the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity Sun Myung Moon |
#2023, aired 1993-05-26 | RELIGION $1,900 (Daily Double): Before the rise of Islam in the 600s, this was Syria's predominant religion Christianity |
#1932, aired 1993-01-19 | EMPERORS $400: He founded a big city & made Christianity a lawful religion in the western Roman Empire Constantine |
#1918, aired 1992-12-30 | THE ANCIENT WORLD $200: Roman emperor Julian renounced this religion & tried to reinstate paganism Christianity |
#1886, aired 1992-11-16 | KINGS NAMED HAAKON $400: In 10th century England, Haakon I was raised in this religion which he tried to impose on his country Christianity (Catholicism accepted) |
#1842, aired 1992-09-15 | SAINTS $400: Legend says St. Sylvester I baptized this Roman emperor who granted toleration to Christianity Constantine |
#1786, aired 1992-05-11 | THE CONTINENTS $400: The world's major religions, including Christianity & Judaism, originated on this continent Asia |
#1607, aired 1991-09-03 | SAINTS $400: St. Helen was the mother of this Roman emperor who decreed the toleration of Christianity Constantine |
#1507, aired 1991-03-05 | POCAHONTAS $200: While held captive by the English, Pocahontas was converted to this religion & took the name Rebecca Protestantism (or Anglicanism or Christianity) |
#1430, aired 1990-11-16 | HISTORY $1000: Called greatest Catholic missionary of modern times, he introduced Christianity into Japan in 1549 Francis Xavier |
#1412, aired 1990-10-23 | WORLD RELIGION $2,000 (Daily Double): The 1989 Nobel Peace Prize went to a follower of this religion Buddhism (Lamaism) |
#1400, aired 1990-10-05 | EARLY CHRISTIANITY $200: While he didn't retire there, this author of "Confessions" had a Florida city named for him St. Augustine |
#1400, aired 1990-10-05 | EARLY CHRISTIANITY $400: By the beginning of the 7th century the bishop of this city was the Western world's spiritual leader Rome |
#1400, aired 1990-10-05 | EARLY CHRISTIANITY $600: Dating from the 2nd century it begins "I believe in God, the Father Almighty" the Apostles' Creed |
#1400, aired 1990-10-05 | EARLY CHRISTIANITY $1000: The First Ecumenical Council was convened in Nicaea in 325 by this emperor Constantine |
#1384, aired 1990-09-13 | WORLD CITIES $400: This city, an early center of Christianity in Britain, is in the county of Kent Canterbury |
#1332, aired 1990-05-22 | ANCIENT ROME $1000: Emperor Julian, who sought to restore paganism in place of Christianity, was nicknamed this Julian the Apostate |
#1316, aired 1990-04-30 | RELIGION $800: In Christianity the doctrine that God has foreordained those he intends to save predestination |
#1303, aired 1990-04-11 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $500: This French city's Palace of the Popes was the center of Christianity for most of the 14th century Avignon |
#1269, aired 1990-02-22 | GREECE $200: This symbol on Greece's flag stands for the country's adherence to Christianity the cross |
#1235, aired 1990-01-05 | HISTORY $600: In the 7th century a Chinese princess married to the king of Tibet helped convert Tibet to this religion Buddhism |
#1069, aired 1989-04-06 | MONARCHS $1000: As ruler of this country in the 900s, Harald Bluetooth of Jelling brought it Christianity Denmark |
#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) |
#963, aired 1988-11-09 | MISSIONARIES $200: He was the missionary credited with converting Ireland to Christianity St. Patrick |
#816, aired 1988-03-07 | HISTORY $300: In the Middle Ages, the stained glass windows in these helped the illiterate learn about Christianity cathedrals |
#780, aired 1988-01-15 | NEW HAMPSHIRITES $800: She founded a church "which should reinstate primitive Christianity & its lost element of healing" Mary Baker Eddy |
#752, aired 1987-12-08 | SECONDS $1000: In Christianity, it's also called "Parousia" the Second Coming |
#748, aired 1987-12-02 | IRELAND $600: Enslaved in Ireland, this 5th c. Eng. youth escaped & later returned preaching Christianity St. Patrick |
#724, aired 1987-10-29 | CATHOLICISM $1000: 1st Roman Emperor to be baptized, his Edict of Milan made Christianity a legal religion Constantine the Great |
#612, aired 1987-04-14 | RELIGION $1000: In this branch of Christianity, priests can marry, though bishops can't Eastern Orthodox |
#503, aired 1986-11-12 | RULERS $600: After converting this Balkan country to Christianity, Czar Boris I put out his own son's eyes Bulgaria |
#463, aired 1986-09-17 | HISTORY $400: In 597, St. Augustine began converting the people of this island nation to Christianity England |
#410, aired 1986-04-04 | RELIGION $300: Besides Christianity, the other 2 major monotheistic religions of the world Islam & Judaism |
#314, aired 1985-11-21 | 2ND CENTURY $200: This young religion was becoming so popular, a school teaching it was estab. in Alexandria Christianity |
#115, aired 1985-02-15 | ANCIENT HISTORY $600: In 330, it was made official religion of the Roman Empire Christianity |
#69, aired 1984-12-13 | POTENT POTABLES $200: Said to have brought secret of whiskey making to Ireland along with Christianity St. Patrick |
#21, aired 1984-10-08 | RELIGION $400: Eastern rite of Christianity or oldest branch of Judaism Orthodox |