| #9037, aired 2024-02-13 | DUCK SOUP $1000: In 2018, a hot duck of this species with the name of a form of Chinese appeared in New York City; folks fell in love with it Mandarin |
| #16, aired 2023-05-22 | FAMOUS FOLKS $1600: He created "Beverly Hills, 90210", "Sex & the City" & "Emily in Paris" Darren Star |
| #8506, aired 2021-11-08 | FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE PRAIRIES $800: Uranium City, where folks once mined just what you'd think, is in this middle one of Canada's prairie provinces Saskatchewan |
| #8067, aired 2019-10-08 | THESE TV SHOWS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO DRINK $1600: Since 1973 audiences have tuned in to watch the tempestuous folks of Genoa City on this soap opera The Young and the Restless |
| #7880, aired 2018-12-07 | DAY ONE $200: The folks who founded this Fla. city July 31, 1875 didn't see its future as "Theme Park Capital of the World" Orlando |
| #7450, aired 2017-01-20 | WORLD HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): It's believed no public statue has ever been made of this czar & folks in Oryol City said in 2016 we don't want one either Ivan the Terrible |
| #7244, aired 2016-02-25 | THAT TOWN'S IN TEXAS, TOO $600: Warren Buffett would feel right at home-away-from-home in this city of about 1,000 folks Omaha |
| #6926, aired 2014-10-27 | U.S. CITIES $2,600 (Daily Double): British general John Forbes named this city for a certain William the Elder Pittsburgh |
| #5744, aired 2009-07-23 | QUOTATIONS FROM BARTLETT'S $1000: "Ya got trouble, folks, right here in River City" is listed under this lyricist's name Meredith Willson |
| #5129, aired 2006-12-21 | U.S. CITY HISTORY $400: Once known as Lake's Crossing, it's the place where many folks have crossed from marriage to divorce Reno |
| #4686, aired 2005-01-10 | FIRST THINGS FIRST $3,000 (Daily Double): City Lights Books helped folks lacking space &/or money as the USA's first bookstore to sell only these paperbacks |
| #4598, aired 2004-09-08 | SMALL TOWN FOLKS $800: This bandleader whose hit is heard here grew up in the small towns of Clarinda, Iowa; Tryon, Neb.; & Grant City, Mo. Glenn Miller |
| #4473, aired 2004-02-04 | CITY FOLKS $200: Her 1860 "Notes on Nursing" was the first textbook for nurses Florence Nightingale |
| #4473, aired 2004-02-04 | CITY FOLKS $400: He's the city singer shining in the following
Sunshine on my shoulders... John Denver |
| #4473, aired 2004-02-04 | CITY FOLKS $600: In 1911 he established his reputation as a songwriter with "Alexander's Ragtime Band" Irving Berlin |
| #4473, aired 2004-02-04 | CITY FOLKS $800: River's brother, this co-star of "Gladiator" once went by the first name Leaf Joaquin Phoenix |
| #4473, aired 2004-02-04 | CITY FOLKS $1000: This humorist & animal rights activist wrote the bestseller "The Cat and the Curmudgeon" Cleveland Amory |
| #4393, aired 2003-10-15 | UTAH $2000: In the 1870s silver brought folks in droves to this city; now it's the silver screen that's the draw each January Park City |
| #4227, aired 2003-01-07 | HAT'S ALL, FOLKS $1000: (Sofia of the Clue Crew shows off her headwear.)
Hat's off to the Moroccan city that shares its name with this type of hat Fez |
| #3716, aired 2000-10-30 | TONY BENNETT'S SONGBOOK $200: I premiered this huge hit song at the Fairmont Hotel, figuring that at least the folks in this city would like it "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" |
| #898, aired 1988-06-29 | U.S. CITIES $400: Folks living in this city are called "Yalies" & "Townies" New Haven |
| #66, aired 1984-12-10 | LITERATURE $1,000 (Daily Double): Vowel missing from entire 50,000 word text of Ernest Wright's "Gadsby"
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down to Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician." the letter E |
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