| #8837, aired 2023-03-28 | WORLD HISTORY $800: This good guy of Christmas carol fame was actually a duke of Bohemia; he was only declared a king (& a saint) after his death Wenceslas |
| #8645, aired 2022-05-20 | HISTORY PAINTINGS $400: Seen here is Washington's capture of these German mercenaries caught off guard after Christmas celebrations the Hessians |
| #7643, aired 2017-11-29 | I GET A KICK OUT OF HISTORY $400: A memorial unveiled in 2014 honors the spontaneous soccer games of this war's Christmas truce World War I |
| #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 |
| #5370, aired 2008-01-04 | ANCIENT HISTORY: 2006 $800: This famous American passed away the day after Christmas at the age of 93 Gerald Ford |
| #5129, aired 2006-12-21 | CHRISTMAS HISTORY $200: Christmas trees originated in Germany; they stood for the garden of Eden & so were hung with this fruit apples |
| #5129, aired 2006-12-21 | CHRISTMAS HISTORY $400: Before we kissed under it, ancient Europeans believed this plant held magic powers to bestow life & fertility mistletoe |
| #5129, aired 2006-12-21 | CHRISTMAS HISTORY $600 (Daily Double): This movement banned Christmas in England & New England in the 1600s, arguing it was a secular holiday Puritan movement |
| #5129, aired 2006-12-21 | CHRISTMAS HISTORY $600: Dec. 25 may have been chosen to correspond with this empire's Saturnalia rebirth of the sun festival Roman Empire |
| #5129, aired 2006-12-21 | CHRISTMAS HISTORY $1000: Since the 19th c. the descendants of Henry "Jolly Harry" Livingston have claimed him as the author of this poem "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" |
| #4958, aired 2006-03-15 | JAPANESE HISTORY $400: Called Michinomiya as a child, he became Japanese emperor on Christmas Day, 1926 Hirohito |
| #3495, aired 1999-11-12 | TEENS IN HISTORY $600: This "Good King" of Christmas carol fame was a teenage ruler of Bohemia Wenceslas |
| #3391, aired 1999-05-10 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $200: A German-born printer named Louis Prang introduced these holiday cards to the U.S. in 1875 Christmas cards |
| #3384, aired 1999-04-29 | "C" IN HISTORY $200: This island in the Indian Ocean received its name on December 25, 1643 -- Happy Holidays! Christmas Island |
| #3284, aired 1998-12-10 | CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS $500: A treasured history tradition in New York City is ice-skating beneath the giant Christmas tree in this plaza Rockefeller Plaza |
| #2977, aired 1997-07-08 | AMERICAN HISTORY $500 (Daily Double): On Dec. 23, 1921 President Harding pardoned this Socialist so that he could have Christmas dinner with his wife Eugene Victor Debs |
| #2855, aired 1997-01-17 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $600: This empire existed from Christmas Day 800 until August 6, 1806, when Francis II dissolved it Holy Roman Empire |
| #2635, aired 1996-02-02 | BALLET $400: It's believed this Christmas classic is the most frequently performed ballet in history "The Nutcracker" |
| #2492, aired 1995-06-06 | AMERICAN HISTORY $300: This founder of the American Red Cross was born on Christmas Day in 1821 Clara Barton |
| #2481, aired 1995-05-22 | WORLD HISTORY $300: Pope Leo III crowned this Frankish king in Rome on Christmas Day, 800 Charlemagne |
| #1568, aired 1991-05-29 | HISTORY $800: Charlemagne spent Christmas Day 800 in this city Rome |
| #1456, aired 1990-12-24 | CHRISTMAS SONGS $300: Line that follows "Then how the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee" Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in history |
| #1221, aired 1989-12-18 | CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS $300: It's believed Santa's reindeer & sleigh were 1st mentioned in this author's "Knickerbocker History" Washington Irving |
| #847, aired 1988-04-19 | U.S. HISTORY $200: On Christmas Day, 1868, Andrew Johnson offered amnesty to all who had taken part in this Civil War |
| #815, aired 1988-03-04 | TELEVISION HISTORY $400: During the 1968-69 season, this comedian's Christmas special got a higher rating than the Super Bowl Bob Hope |
| #666, aired 1987-06-29 | U.S. HISTORY $200: The Treaty of Ghent, ending this war, was signed in Belgium on Christmas Eve of 1814 the War of 1812 |
| #633, aired 1987-05-13 | HISTORY $800: Technically a Bohemian duke, this murdered 10th century saint is the subject of a Christmas carol King Wenceslas |
| #535, aired 1986-12-26 | HISTORY $200: On Christmas Day, 1066, he was crowned in Westminster Abbey William the Conqueror |
| #441, aired 1986-05-19 | TV HISTORY $800: "One Hour in Wonderland", on Christmas Day, 1950, was his 1st TV production Walt Disney |
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