| #25, aired 2024-01-16 | WHO CAME FIRST? $300: Ferdinand Magellan,
Marco Polo,
Christopher Columbus Marco Polo |
| #18, aired 2023-10-25 | FAILING HISTORY $100: On a trip to Asia in 1492, he ended up thousands of miles away and still got a U.S. federal holiday in his honor Christopher Columbus |
| #8734, aired 2022-11-03 | A YEAR ENDING IN 2 $200: Christopher Columbus lands on an island in the Caribbean & names it San Salvador 1492 |
| #8564, aired 2022-01-27 | MOVIES & GEOGRAPHY $2000: "1492: Conquest of Paradise" starred this French actor as Christopher Columbus out to find a new route to Asia Gérard Depardieu |
| #8534, aired 2021-12-16 | THE 15th CENTURY $400: After this flagship ran aground in 1492, Christopher Columbus ordered that its wreckage be used to build a fort on Hispaniola Santa Maria |
| #8397, aired 2021-05-11 | ON THE CALENDAR $2000: In the anniversary year 1892, Benjamin Harrison urged observance of a holiday honoring this "pioneer of progress" Christopher Columbus |
| #8369, aired 2021-04-01 | CURRENCIES $400: Costa Rica uses a currency bearing the last name of this sailor in Spanish Christopher Columbus |
| #4, aired 2020-01-08 | NAME THE DECADE $200: Christopher Columbus makes his last transatlantic trip: the first decade of this century the 1500s (or the 16th) |
| #8072, aired 2019-10-15 | EXPLORERS $200: In June 1503, during his fourth voyage, this man & his remaining crew members were marooned on Jamaica Christopher Columbus |
| #8025, aired 2019-06-28 | EXPLORERS $800: In 1492 he was given the title "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" Christopher Columbus |
| #7911, aired 2019-01-21 | FOREIGN MONEY $800: This currency of El Salvador gets its name from Christopher Columbus the colon |
| #7892, aired 2018-12-25 | THAT WAS SOME CHRISTMAS! $800: On Christmas 1492 this flagship of Christopher Columbus ran aground off Haiti the Santa Maria |
| #7857, aired 2018-11-06 | RAISING CANE $800: Cuba is known as the "Isle of Rum" largely thanks to this explorer who introduced sugarcane to the island in 1493 Christopher Columbus |
| #7712, aired 2018-03-06 | A YEAR ENDING IN 8 $800: Christopher Columbus embarks on his third voyage to the New World 1498 |
| #7696, aired 2018-02-12 | C.C. & ME $400: 1500 was a bad year for this explorer: he was sent back home in chains by Francisco de Bobadilla, his replacement Christopher Columbus |
| #7246, aired 2016-02-29 | LEAP DAY $600: In 1504 he used foreknowledge of a lunar eclipse to escape a dicey situation with local Jamaicans Christopher Columbus |
| #7191, aired 2015-12-14 | ITALIAN EXPLORERS $400: In 1492 he reached an agreement with the Spanish crown giving him 10% of any profit from their venture Christopher Columbus |
| #6927, aired 2014-10-28 | THAT STARTED FROM THIS TROPIC PORT $1200: Puerto Plata in this nation on Hispaniola was founded under the direction of Christopher Columbus the Dominican Republic |
| #6664, aired 2013-08-01 | EXPLORATION $400: On Oct. 12, 1492 he wrote, "this afternoon the people of San Salvador came swimming to our ships" Christopher Columbus |
| #6601, aired 2013-05-06 | EUROPEAN CITIES $400: Native son Christopher Columbus embodies the maritime tradition of this city Genoa |
| #6383, aired 2012-05-23 | MADEIRA $400: In the 1470s this explorer worked & lived in Madeira & married Felipa, the daughter of one of its governors (Christopher) Columbus |
| #6314, aired 2012-02-16 | U.S. COINS $200: Produced in 1892, the first commemorative U.S. coin featured this non-American Christopher Columbus |
| #6290, aired 2012-01-13 | FLOAT SAM & JET SAM $1,000 (Daily Double): From 1937 to 1940 Samuel Eliot Morison researched a 450th anniversary bio by retracing this man's voyages Christopher Columbus |
| #6239, aired 2011-11-03 | IT CAME FROM THE NEW WORLD $800: Christopher Columbus sampled this grain in Cuba, declaring it "most tasty boiled, roasted or ground into flour" corn (or maize) |
| #6065, aired 2011-01-14 | MY BOYS $1000: Christopher Columbus the explorer's oldest son, or Dora the Explorer's cousin Diego |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | ISLAND HOPPING $1600: Christopher Columbus discovered what is today the island nation of Dominica on this day of the week in Nov. 1493 Sunday |
| #5965, aired 2010-07-16 | A CAPSULE CATEGORY $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA.) Russia filled this Resurs 500 space capsule with greetings to the American people & launched it in 1992 to commemorate this man's voyage Christopher Columbus |
| #5861, aired 2010-02-22 | U.S. COMMEMORATIVE COINS $2,000 (Daily Double): 1992 commemorative coins honored the quincentennial of his greatest achievement Christopher Columbus |
| #5836, aired 2010-01-18 | "G"EOGRAPHY $1200: Not surprisingly the main airport in this Italian port city is named for Christopher Columbus Genoa |
| #5727, aired 2009-06-30 | MULTIPLE-WORD CAPITALS $400: This capital of the Dominican Republic is said to contain the remains of Christopher Columbus Santo Domingo |
| #5348, aired 2007-12-05 | BIO-SPHERE $200: Samuel Eliot Morison won a Pulitzer for "Admiral of the Ocean Sea", about this man who died in 1506 Christopher Columbus |
| #5334, aired 2007-11-15 | HABEAS CORPSES $400: 4 places claimed to be the burial site of this explorer, including crypts in Seville & Santo Domingo Christopher Columbus |
| #5307, aired 2007-10-09 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $400: There's no truth to the story that she had to pawn her jewels to finance Columbus' first voyage Queen Isabella |
| #5307, aired 2007-10-09 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $800: This flagship of Columbus' first voyage was chartered from Juan de la Cosa & was his largest ship the Santa Maria |
| #5307, aired 2007-10-09 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $1200: Christopher Columbus was born in this Italian seaport where his father was a merchant & wool weaver Genoa |
| #5307, aired 2007-10-09 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $1600: On Oct. 12, 1492 Columbus reached the New World & landed at an island he called this, Spanish for "holy savior" San Salvador |
| #5307, aired 2007-10-09 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $2000: One of the only 2 current U.S. territories visited by Columbus, who reached both in 1493 Puerto Rico (or the Virgin Islands) |
| #5289, aired 2007-09-13 | EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS $400: In 1500 Francisco de Bobadilla arrived in Santo Domingo & sent this man back to Spain in shackles Christopher Columbus |
| #5229, aired 2007-05-10 | WHAT'S THE PLAN? $1000: He told Spain he planned to use the proceeds from his trip to Asia to help recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims Christopher Columbus |
| #5208, aired 2007-04-11 | POSSESSED $2,800 (Daily Double): This U.S. territory was named for "martyred maiden" Saint Ursula by Christopher Columbus the Virgin Islands |
| #5058, aired 2006-09-13 | OFF COURSE, OFF COURSE $400: On Oct. 12, 1492 he thought he'd reached Asia; in fact, the closest he ever got was an Aegean island as a young man Christopher Columbus |
| #5025, aired 2006-06-16 | FIRST BORN $1000: Marco Polo,
Henry the Navigator,
Christopher Columbus Marco Polo |
| #4812, aired 2005-07-05 | HISTORY $1000: The cathedral of this city in Spain claims to hold the remains of Christopher Columbus, moved there in 1899 Seville |
| #4802, aired 2005-06-21 | HISTORIC GREETING CARDS $600: Sailor who in 1500 got the Father's Day card:
To a Great Dad,
Someday you'll get your own day!
Love,
Diego Christopher Columbus |
| #4751, aired 2005-04-11 | NOVELS OF THE PAST $800: James Fenimore Cooper's "Mercedes of Castile" combines a love story with the voyages of this man (Christopher) Columbus |
| #4640, aired 2004-11-06 | I'M A PEPPER, YOU'RE A PEPPER $400: Christopher Columbus may have grown up on the salami with white peppercorns named for this hometown of his Genoa |
| #4630, aired 2004-10-22 | STATE CAPITALS $1,000 (Daily Double): The 20-foot tall statue that stands in this capital's City Hall Plaza was a gift from the citizens of Genoa, Italy Columbus (Ohio) |
| #4622, aired 2004-10-12 | DISCOVERY $400: In 1493 Christopher Columbus discovered this future U.S. commonwealth & named it San Juan Bautista Puerto Rico |
| #4500, aired 2004-03-12 | BORN & DIED $400: He was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451 & died in Valladolid, Spain in 1506 Christopher Columbus |
| #4470, aired 2004-01-30 | VENEZUELAN HISTORY $400: This explorer first reached the mainland of the Americas on the coast of Venezuela in 1498 (Christopher) Columbus |
| #4464, aired 2004-01-22 | PEOPLE IN SONG $1200: A big band number said this man "sailed the sea without a compass, when his men began a rumpus" Christopher Columbus |
| #4416, aired 2003-11-17 | EXPLORATION $800: (I'm Jeff Probst in Panama.) A wreck found off the coast of Panama is thought to be the Vizcaina, a caravel in his 4th voyage, scuttled in 1503 Christopher Columbus |
| #4376, aired 2003-09-22 | THREE'S A CROWD $400: The Nina, Pinta & Santa Maria were under his command Christopher Columbus |
| #4272, aired 2003-03-11 | THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION $400: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Johnson Space Center in Houston.) An orbital facility is being built for the ISS that bears the name of this man born in Genoa in 1451 Christopher Columbus |
| #4254, aired 2003-02-13 | VACATION FUN $800: For a fabulous view of Barcelona, take the elevator to the top of the Monument a Colom, built to honor him Christopher Columbus |
| #4172, aired 2002-10-22 | EXPLORERS $200: On August 3, 1492 he & his crew left Palos, Spain, heading southwest & then west Christopher Columbus |
| #4163, aired 2002-10-09 | YOU'RE SCARING ME $800: This captain scared the locals in Jamaica in 1504 when he predicted an eclipse & it happened Christopher Columbus |
| #4148, aired 2002-09-18 | IT HAPPENED IN EUROPE $800: On Nov. 7, 1504 this captain arrived back in Spain, his ocean voyaging done Christopher Columbus |
| #4130, aired 2002-07-12 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $200: On his third voyage, Columbus discovered what we now know as this continent South America |
| #4130, aired 2002-07-12 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $400: Christopher's son Diego was a page in the house of Juan, the only son of this royal pair Isabella and Ferdinand |
| #4130, aired 2002-07-12 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $600: In 1862 this Italian city erected its big monument to the man Genoa |
| #4130, aired 2002-07-12 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $800: This Catskills author had a theory on where Columbus first landed: Cat Island (Washington) Irving |
| #4130, aired 2002-07-12 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $1000: In the lawsuits that followed, a Columbus descendant got the title Duke of this, also Zorro's family de la Vega |
| #4115, aired 2002-06-21 | MILITARY MATTERS $2000: All U.S. subs with nuclear weapons are of this class named for a state whose capital is named for a 15th c. sailor Ohio |
| #4114, aired 2002-06-20 | EXPLORERS $200: Recent evidence indicates that he probably reached the island of Samana Cay, not Watling Island, on October 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus |
| #3976, aired 2001-12-10 | U.S. COMMEMORATIVE COINS $800 (Daily Double): His quincentenary was celebrated with a coin in 1992 Christopher Columbus |
| #3943, aired 2001-10-24 | COUPLES $100: Felipa Perestrello married this explorer, but died soon after their son Diego was born in 1480 Christopher Columbus |
| #3880, aired 2001-06-15 | BIG SCREEN BIOGRAPHIES $800: 1992:
Gerard Depardieu as this explorer Christopher Columbus |
| #3829, aired 2001-04-05 | VENEZUELA VITALS $100: In 1498 he first set foot on the South American mainland in what is now Venezuela Christopher Columbus |
| #3789, aired 2001-02-08 | LONG LIVE THE KING! $200: King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain sent this explorer on his 1492 voyage Christopher Columbus |
| #3760, aired 2000-12-29 | KINGS & QUEENS $200: This queen was one of the few who thought Christopher Columbus' exploration plan made any sense Queen Isabella |
| #3604, aired 2000-04-13 | HISTORY $200: His second voyage, beginning in 1493, included visits to Jamaica & Puerto Rico Christopher Columbus |
| #3599, aired 2000-04-06 | FRUITS & VEGETABLES $200: It's said that Christopher Columbus introduced this "cool" veggie to the New World Cucumber |
| #3528, aired 1999-12-29 | COLOMBIA $200: It stands to reason Colombia's highest peak is named for this explorer Christopher Columbus |
| #3507, aired 1999-11-30 | BARCELONA $200: A statue of this explorer points to the sea from atop a 167' column near Barcelona's harbor Christopher Columbus |
| #3415, aired 1999-06-11 | NAME THE DECADE $100: Christopher Columbus makes his first voyage to the New World 1490s |
| #3404, aired 1999-05-27 | WORLD HISTORY $200: Ferdinand & Isabella promised to make him "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" if he was successful in his 1492 voyage Christopher Columbus |
| #3351, aired 1999-03-15 | THE IDES OF MARCH $100: March 15, 1493:
This explorer returns to Spain when the Nina docks at Palos Christopher Columbus |
| #3341, aired 1999-03-01 | FANTASTIC VOYAGES $400: On his fourth voyage to the New World in 1503, he was marooned in Jamaica for one year Christopher Columbus |
| #3293, aired 1998-12-23 | AT HOME IN EUROPE $800: La Rabida, a Franciscan monastery in Spain, was home to this explorer in 1485 & later, to Hernando Cortes Christopher Columbus |
| #3284, aired 1998-12-10 | BLACK PROFILES IN COURAGE $2,000 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, author of Black Profiles In Courage.) The first known black man in the Americas, Pedro Alonzo Nino, was this man's navigator in 1492 Christopher Columbus |
| #3215, aired 1998-07-17 | AROUND THE WORLD $1,800 (Daily Double): Columbus named the island now usually called St. Kitts for this man, his patron saint St. Christopher |
| #3180, aired 1998-05-29 | THE CARIBBEAN $200: In 1992 Santo Domingo's Quinto Centenario celebration honored this explorer's discovery Christopher Columbus |
| #3159, aired 1998-04-30 | TOUGH HISTORY $400: In May 1502, with his son Ferdinand, he set sail on his fourth & last transatlantic voyage Christopher Columbus |
| #3133, aired 1998-03-25 | WORLD HISTORY $200: In 1492 he chartered the Santa Maria from Juan de la Cosa, who became its sailing master Christopher Columbus |
| #3121, aired 1998-03-09 | BRAND NAMES $500: This powerboat company was founded by Christopher Columbus Smith Chris Craft |
| #3011, aired 1997-10-06 | EXPLORERS $600: On his fourth voyage to the New World, 1502-1504, he reached Panama but did not cross the isthmus Christopher Columbus |
| #2973, aired 1997-07-02 | WORLD HISTORY $100: Wheat was introduced to the New World by this explorer in 1493 Christopher Columbus |
| #2965, aired 1997-06-20 | HISTORY $200: On Oct. 28, 1492 he landed at Cuba, first calling it Juana in honor of the Spanish rulers' daughter Christopher Columbus |
| #2951, aired 1997-06-02 | PEOPLE IN HISTORY $100: In 1502, during his last voyage to the Americas, he sighted what is now Nicaragua Christopher Columbus |
| #2945, aired 1997-05-23 | AROUND THE WORLD $100: He "discovered" the island of Saint-Barthelemy in 1493 & named it for his brother, Bartholomeo Christopher Columbus |
| #2929, aired 1997-05-01 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $200: In May 1486, he was received by Queen Isabella, to whom he explained his plan to sail west to Asia Christopher Columbus |
| #2895, aired 1997-03-14 | HISTORY $100: In 1493 he reached Montserrat in the West Indies & named it for a Spanish mountain Christopher Columbus |
| #2860, aired 1997-01-24 | PUERTO RICO $100: His 1493 stop at Puerto Rico is the foundation for the claim he "discovered America", meaning the U.S. Christopher Columbus |
| #2833, aired 1996-12-18 | HAITI $200: Haiti is part of Hispaniola, a corrupted form of Espanola, the name he gave to the island Christopher Columbus |
| #2826, aired 1996-12-09 | EXPLORERS $200: In 1502, during his fourth voyage to the New World, he landed in what is now Honduras Christopher Columbus |
| #2797, aired 1996-10-29 | EXPLORERS $100: In 1484 he presented his Enterprise of the Indies plan to King John of Portugal Christopher Columbus |
| #2752, aired 1996-07-16 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $400: Except for a brief time, this birthplace of Christopher Columbus was ruled by a doge from 1339-1797 Genoa |
| #2750, aired 1996-07-12 | EXPLORERS $100: After the Santa Maria ran aground in 1492, he used the salvaged lumber to build a fort Christopher Columbus |
| #2738, aired 1996-06-26 | IRA GERSHWIN LYRICS $400: "They all laughed at" this man "when he said the world was round" Christopher Columbus |
| #2661, aired 1996-03-11 | A GERSHWIN TUNE $400: "They all" did this "at Christopher Columbus when he said the world was round" laugh |
| #2567, aired 1995-10-31 | LITERATURE $100: This historic figure is the subject of Joel Barlow's epic 1807 poem "The Columbiad" Christopher Columbus |
| #2498, aired 1995-06-14 | HISTORIC DOUBLE Bs $200: In 1493 Christopher Columbus took his first cruise in this sea the Caribbean |
| #2442, aired 1995-03-28 | HISTORY $200: On his fourth voyage to the New World, he landed in Costa Rica & gave it its name Christopher Columbus |
| #2439, aired 1995-03-23 | QUOTATIONS $100: Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Every ship that comes to America got its chart from" this man Christopher Columbus |
| #2372, aired 1994-12-20 | FILE UNDER "N" $100: After the Santa Maria was wrecked, this became Christopher Columbus' flagship the Niña |
| #2349, aired 1994-11-17 | FLEETS $200: When he left for his second voyage in September of 1493, he had a fleet of seventeen ships, fourteen more than his first trip Christopher Columbus |
| #2327, aired 1994-10-18 | LIGHTHOUSES $100: The lighthouse keeper of the Lanterna of Genoa in 1449 was the uncle of this explorer Christopher Columbus |
| #2306, aired 1994-09-19 | CUBA $100: When he discovered Cuba in October 1492, the island was inhabited by Taino & Ciboney Indians (Christopher) Columbus |
| #2305, aired 1994-09-16 | EXPLORERS $300: In the mid-1470s he joined his brother Bartholomew as a map dealer in Portugal Christopher Columbus |
| #2191, aired 1994-02-28 | EXPLORERS $100: In 1496 he returned to Spain, leaving his brother Bartolome in charge of Hispaniola Christopher Columbus |
| #2122, aired 1993-11-23 | THE 1480s $100: In 1484, Portugal rejected his "Enterprise of the Indies" plan, so he sought support in Spain Christopher Columbus |
| #2115, aired 1993-11-12 | INTERNATIONAL STARS $400: This Frenchman has played Christopher Columbus & Cyrano de Bergerac Gerard Depardieu |
| #2010, aired 1993-05-07 | EXPLORATION $400: As a teenager he sailed on a Genoese galley against the pirates of Tunis Christopher Columbus |
| #1999, aired 1993-04-22 | WORLD HISTORY $200: The crew for his 1492 voyage was recruited from Palos, Spain & nearby villages Christopher Columbus |
| #1888, aired 1992-11-18 | AMERICAN LITERATURE $800: He wrote "A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus" & "A History of New York" Washington Irving |
| #1852, aired 1992-09-29 | SAINTS $600: If you're a wayfarer, & you know if you are, then he's your patron saint St. Christopher |
| #1781, aired 1992-05-04 | EXPLORERS $400: On Hispaniola in December 1492 he built a fort, La Navidad, from the timber of one of his ships Christopher Columbus |
| #1780, aired 1992-05-01 | EXPLORERS $200: A direct descendant of this explorer was chosen to be a grand marshal of the 1992 Rose Parade Christopher Columbus |
| #1742, aired 1992-03-10 | WORLD HISTORY $1000: In 1497 this Venetian working for England 1st saw the site where St. John's, Newfoundland now stands John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) |
| #1689, aired 1991-12-26 | COINS $800: The colon of El Salvador & Costa Rica was named for this explorer Christopher Columbus |
| #1630, aired 1991-10-04 | FLAGS $200: This man's expeditionary flag bore the initials "F & Y" for Ferdinand & Ysabel Christopher Columbus |
| #1474, aired 1991-01-17 | NATIONAL COAT-OF-ARMS $200: The ship on Grenada's coat-of-arms represents this explorer who discovered the island in 1498 Christopher Columbus |
| #1454, aired 1990-12-20 | FOREIGN EXCHANGE $800: This monetary unit of El Salvador is named for Christopher Columbus the Colon |
| #1324, aired 1990-05-10 | THE 15th CENTURY $400: In 1482 he submitted his plans for exploration to King John of Portugal Christopher Columbus |
| #1301, aired 1990-04-09 | "C" CITIES $300: A Panamanian town, Cristobal, meaning "Christopher", is next to this town, whose name means "Columbus" Colon |
| #1289, aired 1990-03-22 | DECEMBER 25th $100: On Dec. 25, 1492, his ship the Santa Maria was wrecked off Hispaniola Christopher Columbus |
| #1262, aired 1990-02-13 | EXPLORERS $200: He overestimated the size of Asia & underestimated the Earth, so he thought he'd reached the Orient Christopher Columbus |
| #1163, aired 1989-09-27 | FOREIGN FESTIVALS $100: His "Day" is celebrated in Spain, Mexico & some Central & South American countries on October 12 Christopher Columbus |
| #1158, aired 1989-09-20 | FLAGS $100: Christopher Columbus' flag bore a cross with their initials on either side Ferdinand & Isabella |
| #1095, aired 1989-05-12 | NATIONAL LANDMARKS $600: His landing site on St. Croix became a national landmark over 450 years later Christopher Columbus |
| #1041, aired 1989-02-27 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $200: The largest region in North America named after Columbus is this Canadian province British Columbia |
| #1041, aired 1989-02-27 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $400: In Spanish his name was Cristobal Colon, & in Italian, this Christoforo Colombo |
| #1041, aired 1989-02-27 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $600: He founded Nueva Isabela, 1st European colony in the New World, now this Dominican capital Santo Domingo |
| #1041, aired 1989-02-27 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $800: In 1482 King John II of this country turned down Columbus' request for funding Portugal |
| #1041, aired 1989-02-27 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS $1000: Columbus made a total of this many round trip voyages between Spain & the New World 4 |
| #912, aired 1988-07-19 | THE YEAR THAT WAS $200: The year Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba 1492 |
| #770, aired 1988-01-01 | LEMONS $100: In 1493, this Italian navigator planted the 1st lemon trees in the New World Christopher Columbus |
| #755, aired 1987-12-11 | FINAL RESTING PLACES $500: Though his tomb is in Seville, this explorer's remains remain in Santo Domingo Christopher Columbus |
| #745, aired 1987-11-27 | THE CARIBBEAN $200: In 1986, a Nat'l Geographic team found that Samana Cay, not San Salvador, was site of this historic event Christopher Columbus's landing in the New World |
| #712, aired 1987-10-13 | NOTORIOUS $200: Luis Colon, grandson of this explorer, was banished to Africa, apparently for having 3 wives Christopher Columbus |
| #625, aired 1987-05-01 | WASHINGTON, D.C. $200: The 2 individuals honored in the name Washington, D.C. George Washington & Christopher Columbus |
| #499, aired 1986-11-06 | SEPTEMBER $200: Leaving on his 2nd voyage Sept. 25, 1493, his ship count was up from 3 to 17 Christopher Columbus |
| #495, aired 1986-10-31 | 1890's $700 (Daily Double): The Chicago Exposition celebrated the 400th anniversary of this discovery of America by Christopher Columbus) |
| #466, aired 1986-09-22 | "C" IN HISTORY $200: On his 2nd voyage, he took about 1000 colonists, all men, to the West Indies Christopher Columbus |
| #457, aired 1986-09-09 | EXPLORERS $100: He died in Spain May 20, 1506, still believing he had reached the East Indies Christopher Columbus |
| #429, aired 1986-05-01 | EXPLORERS $100: Landing in Venezuela in 1498, Christopher Columbus thought he was near this Biblical paradise the Garden of Eden |
| #425, aired 1986-04-25 | BREAD $200: On his second voyage, he introduced wheat to the New World Christopher Columbus |
| #390, aired 1986-03-07 | HISTORY $500: Appropriate year in which the 1st known terrestrial globe was constructed 1492 |
| #301, aired 1985-11-04 | QUOTES $400: In 1500, he asked to "be judged as a captain who went... to the Indies to conquer a people" Christopher Columbus |
| #283, aired 1985-10-09 | WORLD HISTORY $200: On his 2nd voyage, he discovered Jamaica Christopher Columbus |
| #123, aired 1985-02-27 | HISTORY $200: The Spanish call him Cristobal Colon Christopher Columbus |
| #103, aired 1985-01-30 | ADMIRALS $200: He was proclaimed "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" by Ferdinand & Isabella Christopher Columbus |
| #14, aired 1984-09-27 | AUGUST $100: 492 years ago on Aug. 3rd, he set sail across the Atlantic Christopher Columbus |
