| #9088, aired 2024-04-24 | U.S. MILITARY ACTIONS $1000: In January 2024 the U.S. began striking targets of this rebel group in Yemen who were attacking Red Sea shipping the Houthis |
| #9087, aired 2024-04-23 | CULTURE, POPULARLY $200: In January 2024, the copyright on the 1928 version of this character expired, so we can show him without, mmm, legal issues Mickey Mouse |
| #9068, aired 2024-03-27 | DURING JAMES BUCHANAN'S PRESIDENCY $400: In January 1861 President Buchanan sent supplies & reinforcements to this fort, but the ship turned back when fired upon Fort Sumter |
| #9065, aired 2024-03-22 | TURNING 60 IN 2024 $1000: The First Ladies' Hall was one of its original galleries when it opened to the public on January 23, 1964 the Museum of American History |
| #9059, aired 2024-03-14 | IT'S A FACT! $400: As of January 1, 2024, California has a new state this, a golden chanterelle a mushroom |
| #9036, aired 2024-02-12 | LIFE IN THE 1920s $200: This canine companion first appeared in newspapers in January 1925 Sandy |
| #9034, aired 2024-02-08 | SIMPLE SPANISH $1000: On the graph seen here, note this only Spanish month that starts with a different letter from the English one Enero |
| #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 $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) |
| #26, aired 2024-01-23 | BEST TIME TO VISIT $200: With its famed ball season in full swing, January is the perfect time to visit this Austrian capital, "the City of Waltzes" Vienna |
| #9001, aired 2023-12-25 | GETTING POSSESSIVE $1000: On January 30, 1968, CBS broadcast the reopening of this D.C. landmark; the stage had been dark for 103 years Ford's Theater |
| #8997, aired 2023-12-19 | IT HAPPENED IN 2023 $2000: On January 8, government buildings in Brazil's capital were stormed by supporters of this ousted president Jair Bolsonaro |
| #8989, aired 2023-12-07 | DURING LOU GEHRIG'S CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAK $1200: A photographic plate taken at the Lowell Observatory on January 23, 1930, helped identify this object Pluto |
| #21, aired 2023-11-29 | THIS DAY IN WORLD HISTORY $100: January 9, 1863: London opens the world's first underground railway, now commonly known as this the Tube |
| #8982, aired 2023-11-28 | NAME THAT 1990s YEAR $1600: An earthquake levels buildings & overpasses in L.A. on January 17 1994 |
| #8981, aired 2023-11-27 | I WANT MY "BABY" BACK, "BABY" BACK $400: In 2007 the first of these, born 1 second after midnight January 1, 1946, filed for Social Security a Baby Boomer |
| #8975, aired 2023-11-17 | NAME THE JAMES $1200: After this author's death on January 13th, 1941, the wake wasn't for Finnegan, but for him Joyce |
| #8967, aired 2023-11-07 | TAXES $600: In January 2012, this GOP candidate said he was "proud of the fact I pay a lot of taxes" Mitt Romney |
| #8961, aired 2023-10-30 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $400: The third one of these existed in Germany from January 1933 to May 1945 the Third Reich |
| #8956, aired 2023-10-23 | THE HISTORY CHANNEL $1200: Irish teenager Annie Moore made history here January 1, 1892 Ellis Island |
| #8936, aired 2023-09-25 | A PLACE IN HISTORY $800: The last major conflict of the War of 1812, the battle of this city took place in January 1815, after the war had ended Battle of New Orleans |
| #8931, aired 2023-09-18 | 1990s HITMAKERS $800: Sadly, on January 8, 1994, this group played its last ever U.S. show, in its hometown of Seattle Nirvana |
| #8921, aired 2023-07-24 | WELCOME TO OUR FRUIT STAND $800: Fresh these are only in U.S. markets from September to January but they keep in your freezer for a year cranberries |
| #8911, aired 2023-07-10 | MOMENTOUS DATES $1,000 (Daily Double): On January 3, 1521 the Catholic Church excommunicated this man Martin Luther |
| #8887, aired 2023-06-06 | 21st CENTURY STUFF $1000: It was a first on January 5, 2023 when Francis I presided over this type of solemn event a pope's funeral |
| #8881, aired 2023-05-29 | POP INSTRUMENTALS $400: In January 2000 Kenny G blew into the Top 10 with a version of this New Year's favorite "Auld Lang Syne" |
| #8877, aired 2023-05-23 | AVIATION $200: Marking the end of an era, in January 2023 Boeing delivered its last-ever one of these iconic jumbo jets a 747 |
| #14, aired 2023-05-17 | THE 20th CENTURY $600: This months-long campaign that began on January 30, 1968 was a turning point in the Vietnam War the Tet Offensive |
| #9, aired 2023-05-15 | MUSICAL THEATER $600: On January 15, 2023 Hugh Jackman ended his run as this professor in "The Music Man" Harold Hill |
| #8859, aired 2023-04-27 | 4-LETTER BEFORE & AFTER $800: A January 1 texting abbreviation for students at an institution around Manhattan's Washington Square Park HNYU |
| #8846, aired 2023-04-10 | RECENT EVENTS $200: In January 2023, thousands of Brazilians came to see this sporting hero lying in state in a stadium in Santos Pelé |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | SHIP OUT $400: In January of 1898 the USS Maine was sent to this city's harbor; it would not see another new year Havana |
| #8822, aired 2023-03-07 | OFFICIAL STATE STUFF $1200: This ruby imposter is the state gem of New York & the birthstone for January garnet |
| #8814, aired 2023-02-23 | ANNUAL EVENTS $1600: In 2023, this film festival returned to in-person & the attendees were dressed for Utah in January Sundance |
| #8804, aired 2023-02-09 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: On January 1, 1892 the first of millions of immigrants was processed here Ellis Island |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | JANUARY IN RECENT HISTORY $400: After decades as a member, in January 2020 the U.K. ceased its membership in this organization the EU |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | JANUARY IN RECENT HISTORY $800: At the 2007 Macworld Conference in San Francisco, Steve Jobs introduced this product the iPhone |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | JANUARY IN RECENT HISTORY $1600: A false emergency alert that a missile was headed for this U.S. state caused panic there in January 2018 Hawaii |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | JANUARY IN RECENT HISTORY $2000: In 2009 Prime Minister Geir Haarde resigned after the collapse of this European island nation's banking system Iceland |
| #8792, aired 2023-01-24 | JANUARY IN RECENT HISTORY $4,100 (Daily Double): In his 2002 State of the Union Address, George W. Bush used "axis of evil" to describe Iran, Iraq & this non-Mideast country North Korea |
| #8790, aired 2023-01-20 | WHIRLED EVENTS $600: Things panned out here on January 24, 1848:
TILLERS MUST Sutter's Mill |
| #11, aired 2023-01-19 | WHAT'S NEW IN HISTORY $2,500 (Daily Double): In January 1959 moderate liberal Manuel Urrutia was Cuba's new president, but by July, this man was fully in charge Fidel Castro |
| #9, aired 2023-01-05 | BLENDED WORDS $800: Term for the United Kingdom formally withdrawing from the European Union on January 31, 2020 Brexit |
| #8752, aired 2022-11-29 | ANNUAL EVENTS $400: The largest U.S. independent film festival, it showcases new talents & movies each January in Utah Sundance |
| #8748, aired 2022-11-23 | NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS $400: On January 18, 2021 she officially resigned her California Senate seat; 2 days later, she made history (Kamala) Harris |
| #8726, aired 2022-10-24 | NEWS MAKERS & WRITERS '22 $400: Profession of Pat Cipollone ("Patsy Baloney" to some), who testified on July 8 to the January 6 Committee lawyer (White House Counsel) |
| #8711, aired 2022-10-03 | A COMMON CATEGORY $400: Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" was published on January 10 of this revolutionary year 1776 |
| #1, aired 2022-09-25 | YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HATE THIS $600: "Blue" this day of the week in January is said to be the most depressing day of the year; none of them are my favorite Monday |
| #8695, aired 2022-07-29 | HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 1536 this royal gave birth to a stillborn male child; by May she was deceased Anne Boleyn |
| #8693, aired 2022-07-27 | FICTION $200: The story "January 1999: Rocket Summer" leads off this Ray Bradbury book of "Chronicles" The Martian Chronicles |
| #8690, aired 2022-07-22 | A MONTH OF HISTORY $1000: The Tet Offensive begins, surprising U.S. commanders January |
| #8687, aired 2022-07-19 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $400: Tragically, on January 28, 1986 this exploded 73 seconds after liftoff the Challenger |
| #8683, aired 2022-07-13 | PLAYS & PLAYWRITING $2,000 (Daily Double): The courtroom drama "Night of January 16th" by Ayn Rand needs exactly this many people to be selected from the audience 12 |
| #8679, aired 2022-07-07 | OLD NEWSPAPERS $400: On January 1, 1788 the Universal Daily Register of London changed its name to this, which it has today The Times |
| #8678, aired 2022-07-06 | THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM... $400: Mississippi:
Bennie Thompson, who chairs the Select Committee investigating the events of this date in 2021 January 6th |
| #8651, aired 2022-05-30 | POTPOURRI $200: Marketed as smaller & lighter than a pack of gum, the Shuffle version of this device was introduced in January 2005 an iPod |
| #8638, aired 2022-05-11 | GOING GLOBAL $2000: Nuku'alofa, the capital of this Pacific nation, was damaged by tsunami waves following a January 2022 volcanic eruption Tonga |
| #8612, aired 2022-04-05 | CAN'T LOSE $200: On running for re-election in 2024, this law alum from Leningrad State University said, "I haven't decided"; uh huh, sure, man Putin |
| #8607, aired 2022-03-29 | AFRICAN-AMERICANA $800: Watch Night is a New Year's Eve tradition dating back to the eve of January 1, 1863, the date this took effect the Emancipation Proclamation |
| #8590, aired 2022-03-04 | BORDERING RUSSIA $800: The Kerch Strait--along with serious border issues--separates Russia from this country on the Black Sea Ukraine |
| #7, aired 2022-02-11 | FAMOUS AQUARIANS $1000: The roots of this drummer seen here go back to Philadelphia & January 20, 1971 Questlove |
| #8566, aired 2022-01-31 | ALLITERATION $400: It's where you learn algebra in July because you didn't in January summer school |
| #8563, aired 2022-01-26 | CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HEROES $600: (Nate Burleson presents the clue.) In Snowy Soldier Field in January 1986, this team naturally allowed zero points to the Rams as they won the NFC crown with linebacker Wilber Marshall one of the defensive heroes the Bears |
| #8562, aired 2022-01-25 | SPORTS ON TV $200: Co-founded by Arnold Palmer, it launched January 17, 1995 the Golf Channel |
| #8549, aired 2022-01-06 | ANNIVERSARIES $200: In Salzburg on January 27, 2006, church bells rang to celebrate the 250th birthday of this composer Mozart |
| #8549, aired 2022-01-06 | ANNIVERSARIES $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 2015 1,500 military re-enactors marked the bicentennial of this battle at Chalmette Battlefield the Battle of New Orleans |
| #8535, aired 2021-12-17 | THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND $800: In January 1606, 2 months after the foiled Gunpowder Plot, Parliament established this date as an annual day of Thanksgiving November 5th |
| #8532, aired 2021-12-14 | AN AD JUNKED $600: The last TV ad for cigarettes to play in the U.S., for Virginia Slims, aired January 1, 1971 on this man's late night talk show (Johnny) Carson |
| #8522, aired 2021-11-30 | SCIENCE: ODD BUT TRUE $1200: It was shorts weather on January 5, 1974 at Vanda Station on this continent--59 degrees, baby! Antarctica |
| #8507, aired 2021-11-09 | THE BEGINNING $200: When the U.N. was founded, Gladwyn Jebb of the U.K. did this job in an acting capacity from October 1945 through January 1946 Secretary-General |
| #8496, aired 2021-10-25 | TELEVISION HISTORY $1200: The first live nationwide color TV broadcast was of this event on California streets January 1, 1954 the Rose Parade |
| #8473, aired 2021-09-22 | NEW YORK: NEWS CLUES $200: (Hi, I'm Bill Ritter.) You know, it's always hard to find parking around Manhattan, but on January 15, 2009, Captain "Sully" Sullenberger saved 155 lives with an emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in this river on the West Side Hudson |
| #8469, aired 2021-09-16 | SLOW TALK $400: A common phrase is "slow as molasses in" this month; if it's said of you, pick up the pace! January |
| #8457, aired 2021-08-03 | AUSTRALIAN HISTORY $13,000 (Daily Double): Australia became its own nation January 1, 1901 as the this of Australia, a word implying union for everyone's good Commonwealth |
| #8451, aired 2021-07-26 | BUSINESS IN THE FRONT $600: On January 13, 2021 the stock price of this company opened around $20; on January 29, $380 & by February 5, $54 GameStop |
| #8434, aired 2021-07-01 | BOSTON: NEWS CLUES $600: (Hi, I'm Liam Martin.) On January 17, 1950, a group of armed masked men pulled off the crime of the century, stealing more than $2.7 million from this company's armored car depot in Boston; only a small amount of the money was ever recovered Brink's |
| #8429, aired 2021-06-24 | WORLD HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: On Pitcairn Island, January 23 is celebrated as the date that this ship burned the Bounty |
| #8429, aired 2021-06-24 | REAL PEOPLE ON FILM $800: He has the same birthday--January 17--as Andy Kaufman, whom he portrayed in "Man on the Moon" Jim Carrey |
| #8428, aired 2021-06-23 | HISTORIC NUMBERS $400: Congress heard this list in a January 8, 1918 presidential address the 14 Points |
| #8422, aired 2021-06-15 | 5 NIGHTS $800: Also called Freedom's Eve, Watch Night is a celebration of this edict issued on January 1, 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation |
| #8404, aired 2021-05-20 | THE CONSTITUTION $800: The 20th Amendment specifies this day for the Congress to be sworn in, giving it 17 days to choose a president if that becomes necessary January 3rd |
| #8389, aired 2021-04-29 | GEOGRAPHIC TOP 10s $200: With a January average of -53 F., Verkhoyansk in this 2.5 million-sq.-mile region is often ranked the world's coldest spot (Russian) Siberia |
| #8385, aired 2021-04-23 | THAT'S BIG BUSINESS $600: In January 2020 this Texas-based convenience store chain announced the opening of its 70,000th location 7-Eleven |
| #8354, aired 2021-03-11 | RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES $2000: Coptic Christmas on January 7 is an official holiday in this country Egypt |
| #8352, aired 2021-03-09 | GOOD DAY, SIR! $1600: Happy post-New Year! On January 7, 2011 this Hawaiian singer had his "Grenade" explode at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Bruno Mars |
| #8350, aired 2021-03-05 | THAT'S SO 2019 $800: A January bill ended a 35-day U.S. federal government shutdown without funding for this, over which the shutdown began the border wall |
| #8330, aired 2021-02-05 | DAY, DRINKING $800: Hoist a dram on the evening of January 25, the night Scotland celebrates this iconic poet Burns |
| #8330, aired 2021-02-05 | RONALD REAGAN $1000: Reagan's diary entry for January 27, 1981 reads, "Ceremony on S. Lawn to welcome" these people home the Iranian hostages |
| #8326, aired 2021-02-01 | THE 20th CENTURY $1000: This major Vietnam offensive began January 31, 1968 during the Vietnamese lunar new year the Tet Offensive |
| #8325, aired 2021-01-29 | LINCOLN BLOGS $400: The "fatal first of January", 1841: Woe! My engagement to this woman has broken off! (but something tells me we'll wed next year) Mary Todd |
| #8317, aired 2021-01-19 | 3-LETTER RESPONSES $800: George H.W. Bush was director of it from January 1976 to January 1977 the CIA |
| #8304, aired 2020-12-17 | 1800s AMERICA $400: President Lincoln said, "If my name ever goes into history, it will be for" this edict, issued January 1, 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation |
| #8284, aired 2020-11-19 | THESE ARE THE DAYS $200: January 17 is the day to "Ditch New Year's" these commitments; that sounds about right resolutions |
| #8275, aired 2020-11-06 | U.S. HISTORY $1200: The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with this country January 3, 1961 Cuba |
| #8272, aired 2020-11-03 | HEALTH OBSERVANCES $1600: January is the month to raise awareness of this sight-stealing disease caused by a buildup of pressure in the eye glaucoma |
| #8249, aired 2020-10-01 | EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY $200: On January 12 have a cuppa on National Hot this Day Tea |
| #8244, aired 2020-09-24 | "A" IS FOR AUTUMN $800: Though as zodiac signs they're in January, February, March & April, these 2 constellations are best viewed in fall in the N. Hemisphere Aries & Aquarius |
| #8234, aired 2020-06-11 | THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $2000: The 9th district of this state was not represented in January 2019 because the vote there was not certified due to charges of fraud North Carolina |
| #8233, aired 2020-06-10 | NAME THE SEASON $600: National Hangover Day (think about it a half-sec, you'll get it) winter |
| #8230, aired 2020-06-05 | SOME QUARTER GIVEN $400: Massachusetts has had this type of soldier at the ready on its 2 bits since its release on January 3, 2000 a Minuteman |
| #8226, aired 2020-06-01 | CHECK YOUR CALENDAR $400: You are this sign of the zodiac if your birthday falls between December 22 & January 19 Capricorn |
| #8215, aired 2020-05-01 | POLITICIAN AUTHORS $200: He left office in January 1981 & released "Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President" in 1982 Jimmy Carter |
| #8209, aired 2020-04-23 | GIVE US A DATE $600: 1997: Bill Clinton is inaugurated for the second time January 20th |
| #8197, aired 2020-04-07 | THE 1990s $800: This trade pact went into effect in January 1994 & by 2008, nearly all tariffs between its 3 participating nations were gone NAFTA |
| #8194, aired 2020-04-02 | THE VIETNAM WAR $400: This enemy "offensive" of January 1968 shocked Americans, especially the assault on the U.S. embassy in Saigon the Tet |
| #8183, aired 2020-03-18 | TRANSLATED CITIES $600: River of January, Brazil Rio de Janeiro |
| #8180, aired 2020-03-13 | THE NORMAN CONQUEST $400: When this king "the Confessor" died childless in January 1066, a succession dispute led to the invasion & conquest of England Edward |
| #8177, aired 2020-03-10 | BRR! IT'S COLD OUT THERE $1200: This U.S. state's Prospect Creek hit -80 in January 1971 Alaska |
| #8144, aired 2020-01-23 | ENTERING THE LANGUAGE $200: 1845, in the Knickerbocker Magazine: this 2-word possessive synonym for January 1 New Year's |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | JANUARY IN HISTORY $200: It says that on the 1st of January 1863 "all persons held as slaves... shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free" the Emancipation Proclamation |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | JANUARY IN HISTORY $400: In 1914 this motor company instituted a wage of $5 per day & shortened the work day to 8 hours Ford |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | JANUARY IN HISTORY $600: In Jan. 1900 he got out of Siberian exile; in Jan. 1918 he abolished Russia's assembly & established a dictatorship Lenin |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | JANUARY IN HISTORY $800: The January 1870 cartoon "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" was this man's first use of a donkey to symbolize Democrats Nast |
| #6, aired 2020-01-09 | JANUARY IN HISTORY $1000: Angered at the U.N.'s support of Malaysia, this Indonesian president withdrew his country from the U.N. in January 1965 Sukarno |
| #4, aired 2020-01-08 | MOZART $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Mozart Birthplace in Salzburg, Austria.) On January 27, 1756 Anna Mozart gave birth in this room to a son they named Wolfgang; his middle name was Theophilus, or "beloved of God", but we know it better as this Latin name meaning the same Amadeus |
| #3, aired 2020-01-08 | THE GREATEST OF ALL MINDS $400: Destined for greatness, Stephen Hawking was born January 8, 1942, the 300th anniversary of this famed astronomer's death Galileo |
| #3, aired 2020-01-08 | THE GREATEST OF ALL MINDS $800: In January 1943 this inventor received an official state funeral under the auspices of the Yugoslav government in exile Tesla |
| #8128, aired 2020-01-01 | A LITERARY NEW YEAR $3,000 (Daily Double): This character's January 1 diary entry counts Bloody Marys as food ("as contain Worcester sauce & tomatoes") Bridget Jones |
| #8057, aired 2019-09-24 | TED TALK $1600: On the morning of January 24, 1989 he was put to death in the electric chair at a Florida state prison (Ted) Bundy |
| #8030, aired 2019-07-05 | A STEEL DAY $2000: January 19, 1813:
This Englishman who'll go on to revolutionize steel production is born Bessemer |
| #8029, aired 2019-07-04 | FLOATING HOLIDAYS $400: Chinese New Year begins between January 21 & February 20, on this phase of the moon, so it might be pretty dark out the new moon |
| #8013, aired 2019-06-12 | FAR FROM $1600: In January 2019 New Horizons probe reached Ultima Thule in this belt, the farthest object we've ever visited the Kuiper Belt |
| #8004, aired 2019-05-30 | FILL IN THEIR DATES $5,000 (Daily Double): Martin Luther King:
____ 15, 1929 -
April 4, 1968 January |
| #8001, aired 2019-05-27 | 16-LETTER WORDS $1600: Adjective for the part of the life & career of George W. Bush that began in January 2009 postpresidential |
| #7999, aired 2019-05-23 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: A carpenter named James Marshall found this in a streambed on January 24, 1848; he tried to keep it a secret, but... gold |
| #7989, aired 2019-05-09 | SOCIAL STUDIES $600: In January 2019 this South American country's national assembly declared its president a "usurper" & named its own replacement Venezuela |
| #7984, aired 2019-05-02 | ON THE CALENDAR $2000: January 29:
Folks from Olathe to Overland Park celebrate this state's day Kansas |
| #7949, aired 2019-03-14 | KINGS LANDING $400: He took off from Tehran in January 1979, landed in Egypt & never went back the shah |
| #7949, aired 2019-03-14 | INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $2000: This Christian sect in Egypt celebrates Christmas Day on January 7 the Copts |
| #7938, aired 2019-02-27 | DATES $1200: Until it was moved up to January 20, this was the official presidential inauguration date March 4th |
| #7932, aired 2019-02-19 | WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH? $1000: England's Twelfth Night,
Battle of New Orleans Day January |
| #7931, aired 2019-02-18 | NAME THE VENUE $2000: The world premiere of the drama "The Widow Lincoln"--this D.C. venue, January 2015 Ford's Theater |
| #7930, aired 2019-02-15 | PRESIDENTS' DAYS $1200: This city celebrates McKinley Day in January & Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony in August Canton, Ohio |
| #7910, aired 2019-01-18 | SOME SCIENCE, THEN DEATH $800: His life's work amounted to more than peanuts when he died in Tuskegee January 5, 1943 (George Washington) Carver |
| #7906, aired 2019-01-14 | THEY GOT THE MEMO $1200: In a January 1940 memo, this French colonel argued France needed tanks, not the Maginot Line; he was right de Gaulle |
| #7895, aired 2018-12-28 | GET "IN" $200: Once March 4, we swear it's now January 20 every 4 years the presidential inauguration |
| #7892, aired 2018-12-25 | IT'S "NATIONAL" $800: Michael Flynn's 3-word title from January 20, 2017 to February 13, 2017 National Security Advisor |
| #7868, aired 2018-11-21 | BLACK FRIDAY $600: January 13, 2012:
32 die when an Italian cruise ship sinks; its captain is later convicted of this lesser type of homicide manslaughter |
| #7857, aired 2018-11-06 | ON BROADWAY IN 2018 $1200: More than a mere apparition, this Hal Prince-directed classic celebrated 30 years on Broadway in January Phantom of the Opera |
| #7853, aired 2018-10-31 | REPORTS OF MY DEATH... $200: "Where have you gone", this 1940s N.Y. Yankee legend? A January 1999 NBC obituary was 7 weeks premature Joe DiMaggio |
| #7843, aired 2018-10-17 | WHOSE WHAT? $1000: In January 1848 carpenter James Marshall reported the discovery of gold at this spot Sutter's Mill |
| #7840, aired 2018-10-12 | 3-SYLLABLE WORDS $2000: In a classic Kurt Weill song, "The days grow short when you reach" this month on the calendar September |
| #7823, aired 2018-09-19 | WORLD HISTORY $400: The start of the Persian Gulf War in January 1991 was known as Operation this Desert Storm |
| #7820, aired 2018-09-14 | NONFICTION $800: In Chapter 1 of this memoir, Solomon Northup says he was "happily rescued" from bondage in January 1853 12 Years a Slave |
| #7812, aired 2018-07-24 | 2-TERM CABINET OFFICERS $600: Tom Vilsack resigned from the Obama Cabinet as USDA head on January 13, 2017--this many weeks short of 8 years one |
| #7806, aired 2018-07-16 | BIRTHDAY PARTY $1000: In January 2018, old pal Jimmy Carter turned out to help celebrate this former senator & veep's 90th birthday (Walter) Mondale |
| #7803, aired 2018-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In January 2018 (after Christmas, thank goodness) this retail chain that kids love said it would close about 180 stores Toys "R" Us |
| #7799, aired 2018-07-05 | RECENT STUFF $400: In January 2018 flooding closed Notre Dame in Paris as this river peaked at 20 feet above its normal level the Seine |
| #7796, aired 2018-07-02 | BOOK OF THE MONTH $1000: "The Two Faces of ____" by Patricia Highsmith January |
| #7793, aired 2018-06-27 | 15 MINUTES OF FAME $2000: In January 2018 journalist Michael Wolff became the story with his book "Fire and" this appropriate word fury |
| #7781, aired 2018-06-11 | AROUND THE U.S.A. $400: See the Montana legislature in session, January to April of odd-numbered years, at the capitol in this city Helena |
| #7770, aired 2018-05-25 | GENIUSES ARE BORN $400: He was conducted into the world January 27, 1756, the same year his father published a manual on playing the violin Mozart |
| #7770, aired 2018-05-25 | GENIUSES ARE BORN $600: Later to take the pen name Richard Saunders, he was born to a poor family in Boston January 17, 1706 Ben Franklin |
| #7770, aired 2018-05-25 | EARLY 19th CENTURY TIMELINE $1200: January 1, 1801:
The Act of Union unites Britain & this country Ireland |
| #7768, aired 2018-05-23 | DIMES $4,800 (Daily Double): A new design for the dime was released on January 30, 1946, which would have been this man's 64th birthday Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| #7746, aired 2018-04-23 | ZODIAC RHYME TIME $800: A very funny person born at the end of January a hilarious Aquarius |
| #7740, aired 2018-04-13 | 2008 $400: On January 1, 2008 Cyprus & Malta adopted this currency the euro |
| #7725, aired 2018-03-23 | BY THE NUMBERS $400: Channels in a classical Doric column, or the January date of a traditional presidential inauguration 20 |
| #7724, aired 2018-03-22 | VERY POSSESSIVE $400: Writing in his journal in January 1806, he gave Clark's Mountain, Oregon its name Meriwether Lewis |
| #7721, aired 2018-03-19 | CALENDARS $400: January Jones was born in the year of the snake on this calendar that didn't go horse until February the Chinese calendar |
| #7710, aired 2018-03-02 | U.N. MILESTONES $400: January 24, 1946:
This 51-member body adopts its first resolution, on the uses of atomic energy the General Assembly |
| #7693, aired 2018-02-07 | 1968 IN AMERICAN HISTORY $800: In late January 70,000 troops directed by North Vietnam began simultaneous attacks in this operation Tet Offensive |
| #7686, aired 2018-01-29 | HISTORY ACROSS AMERICA $200: (Hi, I'm Alison Starling from ABC 7.) The largest crowd in the history of the National Mall was an estimated 1.8 million people celebrating this January 2009 event Barack Obama's inauguration |
| #7677, aired 2018-01-16 | THE BRITISH INVASION $600: On January 24, 1962 The Beatles signed a contract making this man their manager (Brian) Epstein |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | POP CULTURE GOLD & SILVER $200: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards these each January the Golden Globes |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | JANUARY $200: The third Monday in January is a U.S. federal holiday honoring this man Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | JANUARY $400: Many Hindus celebrate a January harvest festival called Makar Sankranti by bathing in this river the Ganges |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | JANUARY $600: The Anglo-Saxons named January this month, after predators that came into villages during winter in search of food wolf month |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | JANUARY $800: Every year on this date U.S. Christians celebrate Epiphany, a holy day commemorating the arrival of the 3 wise men January 6 |
| #7675, aired 2018-01-12 | JANUARY $1000: One of the traditional flowers of January is this one, seen here a carnation |
| #7667, aired 2018-01-02 | AFRICAN ISLANDS $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map of Africa.) The protected southwest remains mostly arid from January to March, when monsoons typically hit the east and northeast of this nation Madagascar |
| #7661, aired 2017-12-25 | ROSE $1200: It was called the Battle of Flowers when it was first held on January 1, 1890 the Tournament of Roses Parade |
| #7653, aired 2017-12-13 | CONGRESSIONAL POWERS $1000: Every fourth January, Congress counts & certifies these in joint session the Electoral College votes |
| #7652, aired 2017-12-12 | ROBERT SIEGEL SIGNS OFF $600: (Robert Siegel reads the clue.) On January 20, 1981, the day Ronald Reagan was sworn in, I was in West Germany covering this other big story, the end of a 14-month crisis the Tehran hostage crisis (or the release of the hostages in Iran) |
| #7645, aired 2017-12-01 | "COMMON" KNOWLEDGE $2000: On January 8 the Mariana Islands celebrate this day; Kentucky & Pennsylvania could do the same Commonwealth Day |
| #7642, aired 2017-11-28 | COLD PLACES $400: Oh yah, this seat of Cass County, North Dakota got down to minus 31 in January 2008, dontcha know Fargo |
| #7642, aired 2017-11-28 | COLD PLACES $1000: In Pocatello in this state, the average low temp in January is a not-so-sweet 16 Idaho |
| #7637, aired 2017-11-21 | TRUUUE $1200: Released on January 17, 2017, "My Life, My Love, My Legacy" is about this woman, a famed wife & civil rights icon Coretta Scott King |
| #7620, aired 2017-10-27 | YOU GOT SOME REAL BIRTHSTONES, MAN $1000: Latin granatum, "pomegranate", gave us the name of this January gem; it looks like a red pomegranate seed garnet |
| #7601, aired 2017-10-02 | LEAP YEARS $1000: January 24:
Apple's Macintosh computer goes on sale 1984 |
| #7594, aired 2017-09-21 | "D" IN AMERICAN HISTORY $600: To combat fuel shortages, Congress enacted this for almost 10 months in 1974, from January to October Daylight Saving Time |
| #7581, aired 2017-07-24 | MUSICAL THEATER $400: On January 15, 2017 Frankie Valli took the stage to say a few words at the end of this musical's 11-year run on Broadway Jersey Boys |
| #7563, aired 2017-06-28 | AFRICAN AMERICANS $800: (I'm D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser.) On January 2, 1975 Walter Washington became D.C.'s first elected mayor in a century as he was sworn in by this fellow Howard University alumnus Thurgood Marshall |
| #7550, aired 2017-06-09 | PEOPLE-POURRI $400: In January of 2017, he celebrated his 20th anniversary in NBC's Studio 1A (Matt) Lauer |
| #7538, aired 2017-05-24 | AT THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM $800: The character seen here made his public debut in January of 1963 to remind Americans to add this to each address the zip code |
| #7537, aired 2017-05-23 | TV KILLERS $1000: On "The Last Man on Earth", January Jones got revenge of a sort, gunning down this actor in a cameo Jon Hamm |
| #7529, aired 2017-05-11 | CASTRO'S CUBA: 1959-2016 $1200: On January 25, 1998, 300,000 gathered in the Plaza de la Revolución for this man's Mass on the last day of his historic visit Pope John Paul II |
| #7525, aired 2017-05-05 | MARCO $400: Him in 2016: "I have only said like 10,000 times I will be a private citizen in January"; in June: gonna stay in the Senate (Marco) Rubio |
| #7511, aired 2017-04-17 | WORLD WAR II $1200: On January 29, 1944, this future presidential daughter seen here christened the battleship U.S.S. Missouri Margaret Truman |
| #7505, aired 2017-04-07 | SIMILAR WORDS $1,000 (Daily Double): Any article of clothing & the birthstone for January garment & garnet |
| #7502, aired 2017-04-04 | OF THE REPUBLIC $800: In 2002 the pres of this country renamed January after himself: Turkmen-Bashi, or "Father of All Turkmen" Turkmenistan |
| #7489, aired 2017-03-16 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES $2000: January 21, 1945:
"Roosevelt Sworn in for Fourth Term; Extends" this "Policy to World" the Good Neighbor policy |
| #7483, aired 2017-03-08 | PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $400: This Shakespeare comedy set in Illyria is said to have first been performed on January 6 Twelfth Night |
| #7474, aired 2017-02-23 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $1,000 (Daily Double): On January 8, 1863 ground was broken in Sacramento for this; ground was broken for it in Omaha 11 months later the Trans-Continental Railway |
| #7458, aired 2017-02-01 | ANNUAL EVENTS $600: The inedible one is celebrated March 14; the edible one is January 23, as in "1-2-3, as easy as..." pie |
| #7449, aired 2017-01-19 | A DATE FOR THE INAUGURAL BALL $800: Barack Obama attended 10 of them on this date in 2009 January 20 |
| #7421, aired 2016-12-12 | LANDMARKS $800: A statue in Cork honors an Irish teenager who was the first immigrant processed through this landmark on January 1, 1892 Ellis Island |
| #7378, aired 2016-10-12 | IN CONCLUSION $1,000 (Daily Double): The last day these could be advertised on U.S. TV was January 1, 1971 cigarettes |
| #7377, aired 2016-10-11 | IT HAPPENED ON MEET THE PRESS $400: (Chuck Todd of Meet the Press gives the clue.) President Carter used his January 20, 1980 appearance to announce the USA's boycott of these the Olympics |
| #7360, aired 2016-09-16 | 1999 $200: It was equal to about $1.15 & wasn't circulating as cash yet when it went into effect on January 1 the euro |
| #7356, aired 2016-09-12 | THE QUEEN'S EXPIRATION DATE $800: January 22, 1901
in the British Isles Victoria |
| #7356, aired 2016-09-12 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $1000: In January 2011 this SEC team's Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks to win the BCS championship Auburn |
| #7316, aired 2016-06-06 | ELLIS ISLAND $2000: On January 1, 1892 15-year-old Annie Moore from this largest Irish county became the first processed & that's no blarney County Cork |
| #7303, aired 2016-05-18 | D.C. HISTORY $400: Slaves in Washington, D.C. were freed in April 1862, 9 months before this January 1, 1863 manifesto the Emancipation Proclamation |
| #7295, aired 2016-05-06 | HOLIDAYS $800: In 1999 New Hampshire was the last state to make this January event a paid state holiday Martin Luther King Day |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | THE PEPYS SHOW $200: On January 1, 1660 Samuel Pepys commenced this his diary |
| #7273, aired 2016-04-06 | THE WAR OF 1812 $2000: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map-like diagram on the monitor.) Using barricades of earthworks & cotton bales, he set a defensive line on Rodriguez Canal to defend New Orleans; in a half-hour of fighting on January 8, 1815, British causalities were over 2,000; Americans?--fewer than 100 (Andrew) Jackson |
| #7261, aired 2016-03-21 | WORLD HOLIDAYS $400: In January, Christians celebrate the his conversion Saint Paul |
| #7260, aired 2016-03-18 | BRITISH HISTORY $800: Still negotiating for peace, this prime minister met with Mussolini in Rome in January 1939 Chamberlain |
| #7255, aired 2016-03-11 | EXPLORATION $2000: In January 1643 this Dutchman left New Zealand & a month later became the first European to reach Fiji (Abel) Tasman |
| #7235, aired 2016-02-12 | FAQ $2000: Month & year that JFK invited us to "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" January 1961 |
| #7234, aired 2016-02-11 | ANCIENT HISTORY: 1986 $1000: In January NASA's Stephen Nesbitt sadly reported "a major malfunction" with this Space Shuttle Challenger |
| #7228, aired 2016-02-03 | STUFF HAPPENS $1600: This crisis in U.S. diplomacy lasted from November 1979 to January 1981 the Iran hostage crisis |
| #7219, aired 2016-01-21 | IN MEMORIAM 2015 $1200: One of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball history, he passed away in January (Ernie) Banks |
| #7217, aired 2016-01-19 | I NEED MY SPACE $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an astronomical diagram on the monitor.) nasa.gov has a running chart that shows the distance from Earth of both this 1 & this 2; as of January 2016, 1 was 12,500 million miles from us, & 2 was 10,300 million miles Voyager |
| #7141, aired 2015-10-05 | NEWS OF THE 21st CENTURY $2000: (ABC News anchor David Muir gives the clue.) As the Arab Spring made its way into Egypt in January of 2011, I reported from this pivotal public gathering place where protests eventually brought down 2 Egyptian leaders Tahrir Square |
| #7139, aired 2015-10-01 | HISTORIC AMERICANS $400: On January 20, 1801 he was nominated to be Chief Justice, a job he would retain for the next 34 years John Marshall |
| #7119, aired 2015-07-23 | ALLITERATION ALL AROUND $800: About a quarter of the U.S. population is made up of these people, who began turning 65 in January 2011 Baby Boomers |
| #7114, aired 2015-07-16 | THAT'S OXYMORONIC! $200: "Saturday Night Live" has a visiting one for every show, including J.K. Simmons in January 2015 a guest host |
| #7110, aired 2015-07-10 | TV $1200: In January 2014 Sasheer Zamata joined the cast of this show as its first black female cast member in 6 years Saturday Night Live |
| #7109, aired 2015-07-09 | VICTORY $400: A decisive victory at this January 1815 battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero the Battle of New Orleans |
| #7091, aired 2015-06-15 | A VISIT WITH KATIE COURIC $400: (Katie Couric delivers the clue.) In January 2015 my associates at Yahoo! & I delivered real time analysis of this presidential speech that's mandated by Article II of the Constitution the State of the Union address |
| #7088, aired 2015-06-10 | DISCOVERIES $600: On January 24, 1848 James Marshall discovered gold while building a mill for this man, & the rush was on! (John) Sutter |
| #7068, aired 2015-05-13 | REMEMBER THE '80s? $2000: In the days before his January 1989 execution in Florida, he confessed to dozens of murders Ted Bundy |
| #7046, aired 2015-04-13 | '99 $1,000 (Daily Double): Great idea--he decreed in 1699 that the new year would begin in Russia on January 1, not September 1 Peter the Great |
| #7028, aired 2015-03-18 | WHO'S DRIVING THIS THING?! $1000: January 15, 2009:
This U.S. Airways pilot skillfully making an unscheduled stop (Sully) Sullenberger |
| #7014, aired 2015-02-26 | WORD PUZZLES $1000: Many people wear them in January long johns |
| #7007, aired 2015-02-17 | SINGERS ON POSTAGE STAMPS $400: In the wee hours of January 8, 1993, his stamp was dedicated at Graceland on what would have been his 58th birthday Elvis Presley |
| #7007, aired 2015-02-17 | COLD WORLD OUT THERE $600: You've been sent to Oymyakon in this 7-letter region of Russia, where it was a brisk -96 in January 1926 Siberia |
| #6995, aired 2015-01-30 | PIZZA, BEER & BALLGAMES $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Gino's East Pizza in Chicago.) On January 26, 1986, the crowd at Gino's East went crazy as this 300 pound-plus lineman scored on a 1-yard run to put the Bears ahead of the Patriots 43-3 in Super Bowl XX William "Refrigerator" Perry |
| #6995, aired 2015-01-30 | 1977 $2000: This cultural center & museum named for a French president opened in Paris on January 31 the Pompidou Center |
| #6982, aired 2015-01-13 | BRR, BABY, BRR $3,000 (Daily Double): This New England state's record low of -50 F. was recorded in Aroostook County on January 16, 2009 Maine |
| #6977, aired 2015-01-06 | FOOD & RELIGION $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew takes apart a cake.) The king in king cake refers to the three magi who visited baby Jesus, himself represented by the baby hidden inside a slice, all in homage to this Christian festival observed on January 6th Epiphany |
| #6954, aired 2014-12-04 | REMEMBER THE PAST? $2,201 (Daily Double): On January 1, 2014 Latvia became the 18th country to adopt this currency the euro |
| #6953, aired 2014-12-03 | FROZEN $800: In January of 2014, when temperatures hit record lows, this natural wonder on the U.S./Canadian border became an icy spectacle Niagara Falls |
| #6952, aired 2014-12-02 | ALL "EARS" $400: You make these resolutions on January 1 New Year's resolutions |
| #6941, aired 2014-11-17 | IN MEMORIAM 2014 $400: This former Israeli prime minister's 8 years in a coma ended in January Ariel Sharon |
| #6935, aired 2014-11-07 | ANNUAL EVENTS $200: You're looking at the word "month" as in the phrase "January is National" this "Literacy Month" Braille |
| #6929, aired 2014-10-30 | 1984 $200: On January 1, this telephone giant was broken up into 7 smaller regional companies AT&T |
| #6929, aired 2014-10-30 | BIRTH OF A VICE PRESIDENT $1200: January 5, 1928
in Ceylon, Minnesota (Walter) Mondale |
| #6922, aired 2014-10-21 | THE FESTIVE CARIBBEAN $400: On January 6, children in this U.S. commonwealth place grass in a shoe box for the Magi's camels Puerto Rico |
| #6905, aired 2014-09-26 | TEXAS, HOLD 'EM $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1966 an appeals court reversed the murder conviction of this Dallas inmate, but he died in January 1967 Jack Ruby |
| #6905, aired 2014-09-26 | & THE CATEGORY OF GEOGRAPHY $1200: In January 1855, 15 years after the founding of what's now this New Zealand capital, it suffered an 8.2 earthquake Wellington |
| #6901, aired 2014-09-22 | AVIATION FIRSTS $800: On January 22, 1970 this first jumbo jet took flight with 324 passengers from New York City to London a 747 |
| #6883, aired 2014-07-16 | HEADLINE NEWS $400: In January 1949 it was front-page news in the L.A. Times that this "Falls for Third Night, Tangling... Traffic" Snow |
| #6875, aired 2014-07-04 | THE 6 WIVES OF HENRY VIII $1200: She secretly married the King on January 25, 1533 Anne Boleyn |
| #6871, aired 2014-06-30 | LASTS $400: Thomas McKean was the last to sign this document--sometime after January 18, 1777 the Declaration of Independence |
| #6863, aired 2014-06-18 | HISTORY, ON THE MOVE $3,000 (Daily Double): The 2nd offensive by this offensive German lasted from January to July, 1942, with stops in Tobruk & Benghazi (Erwin) Rommel |
| #6858, aired 2014-06-11 | YOUR HORROR-SCOPE $200: A friend will get your goat if he buys your farm at a foreclosure; baah-d day for this December 22-January 19 sign Capricorn |
| #6829, aired 2014-05-01 | THAT'S "SUPER"! $200: The first one was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Coliseum the Super Bowl |
| #6812, aired 2014-04-08 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: In January 1996 Bill Clinton challenged congress to "Never, ever" do this again; cut to October 2013 shut down (the government) |
| #6806, aired 2014-03-31 | 2001 $200: The new century put encyclopedia salesmen out of a job as January saw the arrival of this "free encyclopedia" Wikipedia |
| #6792, aired 2014-03-11 | VICE PRESIDENTS $400: He served as vice president from January 20 to April 12, 1945 Truman |
| #6781, aired 2014-02-24 | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY $1000: (Alex delivers the clue from the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.) Old 091 here took part in Operation Cedar Falls in January 1967, the largest offensive of the Vietnam War up to that point; she's a Bell UH-1, the workhorse helicopter of the war, known affectionately by this nickname a Huey |
| #6779, aired 2014-02-20 | CARNIVAL KNOWLEDGE $1600: In New Orleans, Carnival commences on Twelfth Night, the 6th of this month January |
| #6771, aired 2014-02-10 | FAMOUS HOMES $2000: As of January 2014 Gracie Mansion at East End Ave. & 88th Street is this man's official residence Bill de Blasio |
| #6760, aired 2014-01-24 | CENTURY 19 $1,000 (Daily Double): In January 1898 this U.S. Battleship went to Havana Harbor in part to protect U.S. citizens, but it would never leave the Maine |
| #6756, aired 2014-01-20 | DURING LOU GEHRIG'S CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAK $4,000 (Daily Double): A photographic plate taken at the Lowell Observatory on January 23, 1930 helped identify this object Pluto |
| #6754, aired 2014-01-16 | CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND $400: The third one of these existed in Germany from January 1933 to May 1945 reich |
| #6744, aired 2014-01-02 | JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: Burnt offerings in mid-January are part of "Sending Off the Kitchen God Day" for the 1.4 billion folks in this country China |
| #6744, aired 2014-01-02 | JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: January 3 is admission day in this state that celebrates being No. 49 Alaska |
| #6744, aired 2014-01-02 | JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: January 20 is Philately Day! Also, it's this big day, thanks to the 20th Amendment Inauguration Day |
| #6744, aired 2014-01-02 | JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: We bet you know that on Jan, 27, Monte Carlo honors St. Devota, the patron saint of this principality Monaco |
| #6744, aired 2014-01-02 | JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1000: Rice pudding is eaten on Thai Pongal, a January festival of this people of Sri Lanka & southern India Tamils |
| #6734, aired 2013-12-19 | HODGEPODGE $400: Translate from Esperanto: in January 2009 there was a new resident at the blanka domo, this place the White House |
| #6727, aired 2013-12-10 | GUARDS $800: Its official date of birth is January 22, 1506, when 150 soldiers from Canton Uri entered the Vatican the Swiss Guard |
| #6725, aired 2013-12-06 | CHIPS $600: After going 46-7 as Oregon's head football coach, he was named coach of the NFL's Eagles in January 2013 Chip Kelly |
| #6723, aired 2013-12-04 | FEELING TIP"SY" $400: In January 1431 Joan of Arc went on trial for witchcraft & this heresy |
| #6711, aired 2013-11-18 | EVERYBODY MUST GET BIRTHSTONES $2000: January:
Its color is one of the school colors of Florida State University garnet |
| #6706, aired 2013-11-11 | IT'S ALL POLITICS $400: Usually given in January, it was once known simply as the president's annual message to congress the State of the Union Address |
| #6690, aired 2013-10-18 | GEMS $1600: Idaho's state gem is the star type of this deep red January birthstone garnet |
| #6689, aired 2013-10-17 | U.S. GOVERNORS $400: In January 2009 in Raleigh, Beverly Perdue took the oath of office as the first woman governor of this state North Carolina |
| #6687, aired 2013-10-15 | HIT PARADES $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1893 this popular parade adopted a "never on Sunday" policy, so the 2012 one was held on January 2 the Rose Parade |
| #6680, aired 2013-10-04 | 1967 $2,000 (Daily Double): In January LBJ proposed these "talks" to end the costly U.S.-Soviet weapons race SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) |
| #6679, aired 2013-10-03 | INDEPENDENCE DAYS $400: A country that existed for more than 70 years broke up January 1, 1993, giving birth to these two European nations the Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| #6671, aired 2013-09-23 | HAWAII... NOT! $400: In January Dawson City in this Canadian territory averages -16 Fahrenheit the Yukon Territory |
| #6638, aired 2013-06-26 | STATUES $400: In January 2013 fans turned a statue of Stan Musial in this city into an informal memorial St. Louis |
| #6637, aired 2013-06-25 | DIARIES & JOURNALS $1600: In a January 1928 diary entry, she wrote about her future husband, "the flight gave him to the world" Anne Morrow Lindbergh |
| #6637, aired 2013-06-25 | DIARIES & JOURNALS $8,000 (Daily Double): In January 1770 this explorer wrote, "Natives brought... the heads of the men they had lately kill'd" Captain Cook |
| #6632, aired 2013-06-18 | 2001: A CATEGORY ODYSSEY $1,400 (Daily Double): On January 20, he administered the oath of office to George W. Bush (William) Rehnquist |
| #6627, aired 2013-06-11 | MOOLAH! SCRATCH! DUCATS! $800: On this holiday in late January or early February, Chinese families make cash offerings to the god of wealth the Chinese New Year |
| #6627, aired 2013-06-11 | ANOTHER BLACK FRIDAY $1,000 (Daily Double): January 13, 1939:
Record summer heat sparks "bushfires" that ravage millions of acres in this country Australia |
| #6625, aired 2013-06-07 | 4-LETTER COUNTRY NAMES $2000: French troops started fighting jihadists there in January 2013 Mali |
| #6612, aired 2013-05-21 | THE COLD WARS $2,000 (Daily Double): Lasting from December 16, 1944 to January 16, 1945, this critical WWII battle was fought in freezing mist & snow the Battle of the Bulge |
| #6588, aired 2013-04-17 | BANKRUPT! $400: January 11, 2012:
this maker of Twinkies & Wonder Bread Hostess |
| #6576, aired 2013-04-01 | THE U.S. CONSTITUTION $600: The term of office for the president & vice president shall end at this time on the 20th of January noon |
| #6571, aired 2013-03-25 | ONLY IN MONTHS WITH AN R $1600: The carnation & snowdrop are special flowers for this month January |
| #6559, aired 2013-03-07 | MARRY LAND $2000: Albert Einstein & Milena Maric, January 6, 1903 Switzerland |
| #6518, aired 2013-01-09 | TV NEWS $1000: We're glad this CNN show hosted by Candy Crowley isn't just on once a year in January State of the Union |
| #6516, aired 2013-01-07 | 2000: THE YEAR IN QUOTATIONS $600: In January, the spokesman for a presidential council on this computer issue: "It's a lot quieter" Y2K |
| #6511, aired 2012-12-31 | PRESIDENT CLINTON'S HARLEM $2000: (President Clinton delivers the clue.) In January 2012 President Obama sang a bit of "Let's Stay Together" in tribute to Al Green at this famous Harlem Venue the Apollo Theater |
| #6508, aired 2012-12-26 | 1892 $200: On January 20 this sport's first official game was played at the Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gymnasium basketball |
| #6508, aired 2012-12-26 | 1892 $400: On January 1 teenager Annie Moore from Ireland became the first of millions of immigrants to pass through here Ellis Island |
| #6504, aired 2012-12-20 | WEBCAMS $600: Target Field in this city has a webcam--only serious Twins fans are watching in January Minneapolis |
| #6504, aired 2012-12-20 | BIRTH OF A NATION $800: The Czech Republic: January 1, 1993, with this author as its first president Václav Havel |
| #6489, aired 2012-11-29 | THE PRESIDENT IS DEAD $1600: January 6, 1919 in Oyster Bay, New York Teddy Roosevelt |
| #6474, aired 2012-11-08 | BUSINESS IS GOOD $400: In January 2009 a share in this tech co. was $82.33; In August 2012, after a court victory over Samsung, it opened at $680 Apple |
| #6469, aired 2012-11-01 | POLYNESIA $800: In January 1790 the population of Pitcairn Island went from 0 to 28:
19 Tahitians & 9 British sailors, led by him Fletcher Christian |
| #6440, aired 2012-09-21 | SINGERS "R" US $600: At a January 14, 1970 concert, she announced that Jean Terrell would be replacing her in The Supremes Diana Ross |
| #6438, aired 2012-09-19 | SINGAPORE $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in front of a statue in Singapore.) On January 29, 1819 the future of Singapore was determined when this administrator landed here & established a British settlement; when he returned in 1822 he was stunned at the explosion of commerce in the colony Sir Thomas Raffles |
| #6432, aired 2012-07-31 | HODGEPODGE $400: A national holiday observed each year on the third Monday of January honors this man--his actual birthday was Jan. 15, 1929 Martin Luther King |
| #6430, aired 2012-07-27 | DEMOCRA "C" $800: After talk of moving them to December, Iowa's first in the nation these were held January 3, 2012 caucuses |
| #6418, aired 2012-07-11 | THE 50 STATES $400: It became the 49th state January 3, 1959 Alaska |
| #6415, aired 2012-07-06 | NEWS OF THE 2010s $800: On January 23, 2012 the Supreme Court said police need a warrant to put this type of tracking device on a suspect's car a GPS |
| #6415, aired 2012-07-06 | NEWS OF THE 2010s $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 2012 this Mideastern president vowed "an iron hand" against protests Bashar Assad |
| #6414, aired 2012-07-05 | THE 1830s $400: In January 1833 British ships arrived in this island group, forcing the Argentinians there to leave the Falklands |
| #6414, aired 2012-07-05 | THAT'S TOTALLY HOT! $400: In January 2012 scientists using an X-ray one of these beams heated metal to 3.6 million degrees (for an instant) a laser |
| #6409, aired 2012-06-28 | PARTIAL OPPOSITES $2000: In January 2012 President Obama praised companies bringing jobs back to America, saying they were doing this insourcing |
| #6405, aired 2012-06-22 | TAKE ME "N-A" WHERE $2000: This city is home to Pacific Oaks College, but that's not why it's the focus of attention each January Pasadena |
| #6383, aired 2012-05-23 | IT'S OPENING NIGHT ON BROADWAY! $800: On January 16, 1964 theatregoers at the St. James said howdy to this musical about Mrs. Levi Hello, Dolly! |
| #6383, aired 2012-05-23 | IT'S OPENING NIGHT ON BROADWAY! $1,000 (Daily Double): "The Wiz" opened on January 5, 1975; this other Oz-set musical on October 30, 2003 Wicked |
| #6373, aired 2012-05-09 | WHEN IN THE WORLD? $1,200 (Daily Double): Newly elected U.S. senators & congressmen are sworn in on the 3rd of this month January |
| #6357, aired 2012-04-17 | I'VE GOT 2 TICKETS TO PARADISE $800: This state's record low is 12 degrees; its January average is a balmy 68 Hawaii |
| #6341, aired 2012-03-26 | IT'S 1985 $200: In January he was sworn in for a second term as president Ronald Reagan |
| #6324, aired 2012-03-01 | CALL THE "I-T" DEPARTMENT $800: Music app introduced by Apple on January 9, 2001 iTunes |
| #6315, aired 2012-02-17 | BORN IN 1912 $400: This "drip" artist drew his first breaths January 28 in Cody, Wyoming (Jackson) Pollock |
| #6299, aired 2012-01-26 | USS IWO JIMA $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the deck of the USS Iwo Jima in New York.) The tiltrotor Osprey carried Barack Obama during his 2008 tour of Iraq & was later used in relief efforts in this Caribbean nation after the January 2010 earthquake Haiti |
| #6294, aired 2012-01-19 | NURSERY RHYMES $800: While "January brings the snow", "May brings flocks of pretty" these, "skipping by their fleecy dams" lambs |
| #6286, aired 2012-01-09 | SO VERY JANUARY 9 $200: 1570:
Suspecting a revolt in the city of Novgorod, this man captured the city & executed many there Ivan the Terrible |
| #6286, aired 2012-01-09 | SO VERY JANUARY 9 $400: 2007:
Ending years of intense speculation, Apple introduced this product the iPhone |
| #6286, aired 2012-01-09 | SO VERY JANUARY 9 $600: 1987:
This country's forces launched a major offensive against the Iraqi city of Basra Iran |
| #6286, aired 2012-01-09 | SO VERY JANUARY 9 $800: 1861:
This state seceded, prompting Jefferson Davis to leave the U.S. Senate Mississippi |
| #6286, aired 2012-01-09 | SO VERY JANUARY 9 $1000: 1960:
Construction began on the high dam at this Egyptian location Aswan |
| #6285, aired 2012-01-06 | I WANT MY "BABY" BACK, "BABY" BACK $600: In 2007 the first of these, born 1 second after midnight January 1, 1946, filed for social security a Baby Boomer |
| #6259, aired 2011-12-01 | FIRST OF THE MONTH $2000: Official birthday of Point Given & Mine That Bird January |
| #6258, aired 2011-11-30 | NOT SO FAST, MY FRIEND $1000: If you're "as slow as" this product made by the open kettle method "in January"... you're pretty darn slow molasses |
| #6252, aired 2011-11-22 | IS A DANGEROUS THING $800: In the Andes Mountains of Peru in January 1962, one of these destroyed 6 villages an avalanche |
| #6252, aired 2011-11-22 | 2011 NEWS $1000: In January this "Godfather of Fitness", who opened his first exercise studio in 1936, died at age 96 Jack LaLanne |
| #6237, aired 2011-11-01 | NATIONAL FOOD DAYS $600: Friday or not, January 21 is national New England this day clam chowder |
| #6232, aired 2011-10-25 | BIG BIRTHER $800: Number of babies (boys & girls, not cephalopods) birthed by Nadya Suleman in January 2009 eight |
| #6221, aired 2011-10-10 | MONEY, MONEY, MONEY $2,400 (Daily Double): Released by the U.S. Mint in January 1999, the first quarter honoring a state honored this one Delaware |
| #6210, aired 2011-09-23 | THERE SHOULD BE PLAYOFFS! $600: In January 1979 there were 5 teams with 1 loss, including this Bear Bryant-led one, a co-champ (!) wth USC; playoffs, please Alabama |
| #6188, aired 2011-07-06 | ICE CREAM $400: In January of 2011, pecans fruit & chocolaty bits in vanilla soft serve was this brand's "Blizzard of the Month" Dairy Queen |
| #6179, aired 2011-06-23 | VIETNAM $600: In January 2007 Vietnam joined this global trading alliance after waiting 12 years to do the World Trade Organization |
| #6172, aired 2011-06-14 | TENNIS, ANYONE? $200: Held in Melbourne in January, it's the first of the 4 tennis Grand Slam events every year the Australian Open |
| #6171, aired 2011-06-13 | BIRTH OF A FIRST LADY $400: January 17, 1964 in Chicago Michelle Obama |
| #6171, aired 2011-06-13 | BIRTH OF A FIRST LADY $1000: January 3, 1879 in Burlington, Vermont Grace Coolidge |
| #6170, aired 2011-06-10 | NYSE $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.) In 1979, the New York Stock Exchange formed a new exchange for trading in these forward-looking securities; right now I can buy 33.2 ounces of gold for delivery next January futures |
| #6164, aired 2011-06-02 | MARINE BIOLOGY $1200: (Lindblad National Geographic underwater specialist Lisa trotter delivers the clue from Antarctica.) This shrimp-like crustacean is a major link in the Antarctic food chain; from January to April swarms of them may reach concentrations of 35 lbs. per cubic yard krill |
| #6159, aired 2011-05-26 | U.N. OBSERVANCES $1000: International this Remembrance Day, January 27, commemorates the 1945 date on which Auschwitz was liberated Holocaust |
| #6158, aired 2011-05-25 | REMEMBER THE 2000s? $800: January 1, 2002:
Adieu, franc! Bonjour, this! the euro |
| #6156, aired 2011-05-23 | THE KING'S SPEECH $1200: On January 21, 1793 he told a throng of onlookers, "I die innocent of all the crimes laid to my charge" Louis XVI |
| #6113, aired 2011-03-23 | FAMOUS PAIRS $600: Chang & Eng, born in May 1811 & died in January 1874, were known as this pair Siamese twins |
| #6110, aired 2011-03-18 | ME & MS. JONES $800: She played Alyson Hannigan's sister in "American Wedding" before becoming a '60s wife on TV January Jones |
| #6107, aired 2011-03-15 | STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL WARNINGS $800: On June 24, 2010 State warned "U.S. citizens of the situation in" this country after "the January 12 earthquake" Haiti |
| #6099, aired 2011-03-03 | SPECIAL MONTHS $200: Shape Up U.S. Month &
Get Organized Month January |
| #6095, aired 2011-02-25 | HOLIDAY FILL IN THE BLANK $600: December 26 to January 1, since 1966:
____ Kwanzaa |
| #6072, aired 2011-01-25 | DEATH BY... $1600: Firing squad, at the Utah State Prison, January 17, 1977 Gary Gilmore |
| #6062, aired 2011-01-11 | WORLD HISTORY $3,000 (Daily Double): Effective January 1, 1948, Italy's new constitution outlawed this political party the Fascist Party |
| #6007, aired 2010-10-26 | PLAYMATES $800: Miss January Jones, seen here, plays Betty on this AMC advertising show Mad Men |
| #5996, aired 2010-10-11 | RUSSIAN $800: "Idyot snyek" means this is happening, a common weather condition in January snowing |
| #5989, aired 2010-09-30 | ISLAND HOPPING $5,000 (Daily Double): On January 10 this South Atlantic territory celebrates Margaret Thatcher Day the Falkland Islands |
| #5983, aired 2010-09-22 | BOUNCE $2,000 (Daily Double): Radio signals were bounced off this object for the first time during Project Diana on January 10, 1946 the Moon |
| #5973, aired 2010-07-28 | THIS IS CNN $600: This event that began in January 1991 brought worldwide attention to CNN the (First) Gulf War |
| #5969, aired 2010-07-22 | IN THE 21st CENTURY $1,200 (Daily Double): In January 2009 this former Senate majority leader was named a special U.S. envoy for the Middle East Senator George Mitchell |
| #5967, aired 2010-07-20 | 1984 $200: January 1:
This Southeast Asian sultanate gains its full independence from Great Britain Brunei |
| #5967, aired 2010-07-20 | 1984 $400: January 24:
Apple introduces this influential computer model the Macintosh |
| #5966, aired 2010-07-19 | MEGA-EVENTS $800: 62,000 crowded L.A.'s Memorial Coliseum on January 15, 1967 for the first of these Super Bowl |
| #5963, aired 2010-07-14 | ASTRONOMICAL! $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an astronomical animation on the monitor.) In January, the red star appears to be in front of a group of stars, while in July, it appears to be in front of a different group; the term for that apparent shift caused by change in the observer's position is this the parallax view |
| #5957, aired 2010-07-06 | NEWS TO ME $1600: In a surprise, Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat in this state went to a Republican in a January 2010 election Massachusetts |
| #5924, aired 2010-05-20 | LEADERS OF WORLD WAR II $2,000 (Daily Double): Forced into exile by an Italian invasion in 1936, this emperor returned to his homeland in January 1941 Haile Selassie |
| #5918, aired 2010-05-12 | STARRY NIGHT $2,000 (Daily Double): Best viewed from January to March, the stars of this constellation form 2 conventional stick figures holding hands Gemini |
| #5915, aired 2010-05-07 | THE SPIRIT OF 1976 $400: In January this then little-known governor won the Iowa Democratic Caucus Jimmy Carter |
| #5901, aired 2010-04-19 | BIRTH MONTH FLOWERS $400: Every month has a birthstone as well as a birth flower; January has this one the carnation |
| #5875, aired 2010-03-12 | 1961 $400: On January 3 the U.S. severed diplomatic relations with this nation Cuba |
| #5875, aired 2010-03-12 | 1961 $600: In his January 17 farewell address, he warned about the dangers of the "military-industrial complex" Eisenhower |
| #5872, aired 2010-03-09 | GOVERNORS $800: In January of 1932 he stepped down as Louisiana governor to assume his duties as a senator Huey Long |
| #5871, aired 2010-03-08 | LYIN' IN WINTER $1600: In January 1898 the Parisian newspaper L'Aurore printed his letter accusing military & civilian authorities of lies (Émile) Zola |
| #5865, aired 2010-02-26 | YEAR ONE $1000: January 10, 1931:
The Prince of Wales meets this American woman; they get married some 6 years later Wallis Simpson |
| #5832, aired 2010-01-12 | OBSCURE JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $200: January 4 is the national day to toss this type of dense Christmas goodie made with dried raisins, nuts & other stuff fruitcake |
| #5832, aired 2010-01-12 | OBSCURE JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: Call your friends: January 20 is national awareness day for these Antarctic birds penguins |
| #5832, aired 2010-01-12 | OBSCURE JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: January 17 doesn't come soon enough, as it's the designated day to ditch these annual promises made 2 1/2 weeks before New Year's resolutions |
| #5832, aired 2010-01-12 | OBSCURE JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800: Mmmmmmmmmm, January 23 is a chance to show off your baking skills as it's the day for this; shoofly, anyone? pie |
| #5832, aired 2010-01-12 | OBSCURE JANUARY HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1000: On January 28 all of us can celebrate the day for this humming noisemaker invented in the 1840s a kazoo |
| #5828, aired 2010-01-06 | BAD TIME CHARLIE $1000: He was executed in London January 30, 1649 King Charles I |
| #5826, aired 2010-01-04 | BRITISH HISTORY DATEBOOK $200: January 20, 1265:
This political body meets for the first time the Parliament |
| #5826, aired 2010-01-04 | BRITISH HISTORY DATEBOOK $1000: January 9, 1806:
The state funeral for this naval war hero is conducted Nelson |
| #5816, aired 2009-12-21 | IN MEMORIAM 2009 $1000: In January this "Helga" painter laid down his pencils & brushes at 91 Andrew Wyeth |
| #5808, aired 2009-12-09 | CELEBRATED ON HIS BIRTHDAY $1000: National Handwriting Day,
January 23 John Hancock |
| #5808, aired 2009-12-09 | CELEBRATED ON HIS BIRTHDAY $1,600 (Daily Double): Thesaurus Day,
January 18 (Peter) Roget |
| #5802, aired 2009-12-01 | KING TAKES QUEEN $400: London,
England,
January 25, 1533 Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn |
| #5795, aired 2009-11-20 | WHAT ARE YOU DOING? $400: Celebrating January 6, the Feast of this, commemorating the day the Magi arrived to honor the Christ Child the Epiphany |
| #5793, aired 2009-11-18 | 1969 $400: On January 20 he was sworn in as president of the United States Richard Nixon |
| #5777, aired 2009-10-27 | ECONOMISTS $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 1980 PBS began televising this economist's series "Free to Choose" Milton Friedman |
| #5772, aired 2009-10-20 | WORLD CITIES $400: This Brazilian city's name means "river of January" in Portuguese; its site was discovered on New Year's Day Rio de Janeiro |
| #5765, aired 2009-10-09 | TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE $2000: Chuck Yeager wrote the entry for this pilot who gained instant fame for his heroic actions on January 15, 2009 Sullenberger |
| #5751, aired 2009-09-21 | 1861 YEARBOOK: MOST LIKELY TO SECEDE $800: On January 26 this state, followed by the presentation of a Pelican flag Louisiana |
| #5751, aired 2009-09-21 | 1861 YEARBOOK: MOST LIKELY TO SECEDE $1200: On January 10 this state, rarin' to go despite having the smallest population in the Confederacy Florida |
| #5747, aired 2009-09-15 | BUMMER OF '69 $400: On January 30, police broke up this group's final concert on the Apple Records rooftop The Beatles |
| #5733, aired 2009-07-08 | DOT-COM DOOM $400: In January 2000 17 dot-coms each paid $2 million to run 30-second ads during this event; the following year, only 3 did the Super Bowl |
| #5720, aired 2009-06-19 | ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOSBALL $200: The 2007 this of foosball was held in Lexington, Ky. in January; the NFL held its in Miami a few weeks later the Super Bowl |
| #5716, aired 2009-06-15 | INTERNATIONAL NEWS $2000: In January 2009 the Sri Lankan army said 95% of the war with this local rebel group was over the Tamil Tigers |
| #5713, aired 2009-06-10 | MILK $400: Milk Day, observed each January 11, celebrates the first delivery of milk in these containers back in 1878 glass bottles |
| #5713, aired 2009-06-10 | WALL TO WALL-E's $2,000 (Daily Double): Georgia did it in January 1861; Venezuela did it in 1829 secede |
| #5711, aired 2009-06-08 | POTPOURRI $400: Astrologically, January begins with this sign & ends with Aquarius Capricorn |
| #5708, aired 2009-06-03 | OLD HAT $800: She put a little dent in a pillbox hat she wore on January 20, 1961, & suddenly dented pillboxes were all the rage Jacqueline Kennedy |
| #5701, aired 2009-05-25 | NIGHT WATCH $1200: January 3, 2010:
Look out! The Quadrantids will be coming from Bootes! Oh... relax, it's just a shower of these things meteors |
| #5699, aired 2009-05-21 | "J" PEG $400: The month named in 44 B.C. July |
| #5671, aired 2009-04-13 | DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS $1200: The third one A.D. began January 1, 2001 millennium |
| #5661, aired 2009-03-30 | "THE" NATION $1600: One of the 2 European nations that came into being with a split on January 1, 1993 the Czech Republic (or the Slovak Republic) |
| #5660, aired 2009-03-27 | IN LIKE A LION $200: Lion dances are entertainment during this country's New Year's Day celebrations--in 2009, January 26 China |
| #5639, aired 2009-02-26 | GOOD BUY! $200: In January 2006 a single B-share of this Omahan's Berkshire Hathaway was $2,952; by Oct. 2008 it was $4,650 Warren Buffett |
| #5625, aired 2009-02-06 | THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR $1,000 (Daily Double): On January 24, 1898 Captain Sigsbee was told to sail this battleship from Key West to Cuba to protect American interests the (USS) Maine |
| #5620, aired 2009-01-30 | GODS AROUND US $5,000 (Daily Double): On January 1 in Ancient Rome, citizens gave each other small coins with an image of this god on them Janus |
| #5613, aired 2009-01-21 | I RAN FOR PREZ IN 2008 $400: Once considered a front-runner, this New Yorker withdrew from the race in January 2008 (Rudy) Giuliani |
| #5606, aired 2009-01-12 | THE 19th CENTURY $2000: On January 17, 1878 the U.S. ratified a treaty with Samoa allowing the U.S. navy to use this city's harbor as a fueling station Pago Pago |
| #5581, aired 2008-12-08 | THE OLYMPIC GAMES $400: The Winter Games are always held, all or in part, in this month February |
| #5576, aired 2008-12-01 | POTENT PORTABLES $200: In January 1935 Krueger's Brewery of Newark , N.J. became the first to sell beer in these cans |
| #5576, aired 2008-12-01 | PRESIDENTIAL WIT $600: In a January 6, 1947 diary entry, he called the White House the "great white jail" Harry Truman |
| #5549, aired 2008-10-23 | MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS 2008 $600: On January 24 this celebrated U.S. gymnast went from a perfect 10 to the big 4-0 Mary Lou Retton |
| #5547, aired 2008-10-21 | WHAT'VE YOU GOT THERE? $400: Oh, it's the golden dollar coin, featuring this woman, that was released into circulation on January 27, 2000 Sacagawea |
| #5534, aired 2008-10-02 | ALL IN THE "FAMILY" $200: Until January 2009 it's W., Laura, Jenna & Barbara Bush the First Family |
| #5531, aired 2008-09-29 | MONTHS THAT END WITH "BER", TREBEK $800: The Dutch celebrate the Feast of Sinterklaas on the 6th of this December |
| #5530, aired 2008-09-26 | EXPIRATION DATES $800: January 14, 1984:
After passing through the golden arches Ray Kroc |
| #5527, aired 2008-09-23 | 5 PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER BEEN IN MY KITCHEN $200: In January 1999 Ted Kennedy & John McCain were sworn in as jurors in this man's trial Bill Clinton |
| #5525, aired 2008-09-19 | POLITICIANS $400: On January 4, 2007, in the House of Reps., she said, "I accept this gavel in the spirit of partnership, not partisanship" Nancy Pelosi |
| #5515, aired 2008-07-25 | BRITISH PHYSICISTS $1200: Lucasian Prof. of Mathematics at Cambridge, he was born on January 8, 1942, 300 years to the day after Galileo's death (Stephen) Hawking |
| #5510, aired 2008-07-18 | BUBBA FETE $1,200 (Daily Double): On January 20, 1993 this cable network threw Clinton its own inaugural ball, featuring Don Henley & En Vogue MTV |
| #5493, aired 2008-06-25 | ON THE BEACH IN RIO $400: The parade of Banda de Ipanema in Rio really gets this wild January event going Carnaval |
| #5488, aired 2008-06-18 | MAKES SENSE $600: Appropriately, Amy Freeze was this age when she became a meteorologist for WFLD in January 2007 32 |
| #5473, aired 2008-05-28 | INTERNATIONAL FACTS $1600: In January 2008 it was checkmate for this former chess champ who passed away in Iceland, his adopted country Bobby Fischer |
| #5461, aired 2008-05-12 | NEW MEDIA $400: In January of 2007, this company started delivering movies electronically as well as by mail Netflix |
| #5456, aired 2008-05-05 | ANNUAL EVENTS $400: The Sony Open golf tournament takes place in January at the Waialae Country Club in this state capital Honolulu |
| #5447, aired 2008-04-22 | BACK IN '68 $1200: This military campaign launched by North Vietnam on January 30, 1968 was named for the Vietnamese New Year the Tet Offensive |
| #5441, aired 2008-04-14 | CATCH HER $2000: In January of 1935, federal agents gunned down this famous mother & her son Fred Ma Barker |
| #5415, aired 2008-03-07 | GEORGE BERNARD SHAW $1200: Act II of "Major Barbara" opens at one of this "Army's" shelters, on a cold January morning the Salvation Army |
| #5407, aired 2008-02-26 | ASIAN CAPITALS $600: It was captured from the Rashid clan by Ibn Saud in January 1902; it became a capital 30 years later Riyadh |
| #5399, aired 2008-02-14 | VICE PRESIDENTS $400: When he took the oath of office on January 20, 1953 at age 40, he became the second-youngest vice president Nixon |
| #5378, aired 2008-01-16 | HAVE I TOLD YOU PHILATELY $400: The stamp featuring him was released on January 8, 1993; the USPS printed 500 million Elvis |
| #5374, aired 2008-01-10 | POTPOURRI $400: Raul Rodriguez is a famed designer of these, & he's often seen riding on one on January 1st with his pet macaw float |
| #5371, aired 2008-01-07 | TO EVERYTHING THIS IS A SEASON $1000: Louisiana celebrates Battle of New Orleans day during this season, y'all winter |
| #5370, aired 2008-01-04 | KEN BURNS DOCUMENTARIES $200: (Ken Burns opens the category for us.) On January 8, 2001 the series "Jazz" premiered with a look at this birthplace of jazz, the USA's most cosmopolitan city at the turn of the 20th century New Orleans |
| #5322, aired 2007-10-30 | BORN & DIED $400: He was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta & died in Memphis April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| #5309, aired 2007-10-11 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: This January 1, 1863 document liberated all slaves in regions still under Confederate control the Emancipation Proclamation |
| #5292, aired 2007-09-18 | TV SHOWS THAT BOMBED $200: In a January 2007 episode of this series, a terrorist detonated a low-yield suitcase nuke in Valencia, California 24 |
| #5280, aired 2007-07-20 | ANNUAL EVENTS $800: In 2007 Elvis Presley Birthday Week in Memphis included cake for all visitors to this mansion on January 8th Graceland |
| #5280, aired 2007-07-20 | ANNUAL EVENTS $2000: By law, a term of the U.S. Supreme Court begins on the first Monday in this month October |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | PROMENADE DATES $400: The promenade seen here was appropriate for the January 1st, 2007 Rose Parade with this director as Grand Marshall George Lucas |
| #5277, aired 2007-07-17 | U.S. SENATORS $1200: In January 2007 this democrat from Nevada became the new Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid |
| #5259, aired 2007-06-21 | HAVE A HEALTHY MONTH $800: January is National Month for these people, who need to sit afterwards for 15 minutes & have juice & cookies blood donors |
| #5255, aired 2007-06-15 | WORLD WAR II $2000: On January 22, 1944 the Allies began storming this Italian beach Anzio |
| #5252, aired 2007-06-12 | GERMAN HISTORY $1600: On January 18, 1871 Germany was unified with Wilhelm I as its first kaiser & this man as its chancellor Bismarck |
| #5244, aired 2007-05-31 | THE HORSE $400: Under racing rules, every thoroughbred in the Northern Hemisphere has this birthday January 1 |
| #5214, aired 2007-04-19 | LESSER-KNOWN AMERICANS $200: In January 1777 Mary Goddard printed up the first copies of this that also included the signers' names the Declaration of Independence |
| #5211, aired 2007-04-16 | TODAY'S HOROSCOPE $1000: This December-January sign is negative & can be stubborn, but not today; relax & you'll respond Capricorn |
| #5210, aired 2007-04-13 | FRIDAY THE 13th $400: Friday January 13, 1995: The first all-female crew wins a qualifying race for this contest the America's Cup |
| #5205, aired 2007-04-06 | 1976 $400: January 27:
Jury selection begins in the trial of this woman entangled with the SLA Patricia Hearst |
| #5201, aired 2007-04-02 | I'LL BE YOUR HOST $400: (Hi, I'm James Denton.) In January of 2006 I was surrounded by lots of beautiful women when I hosted this pageant, held outside of Atlantic City for the first time Miss America |
| #5199, aired 2007-03-29 | LET'S SPEAK JAPANESE $600: (I'm Harry Smith.) In January 2005 I covered the aftermath of one of these disasters whose name is from the Japanese for "harbor wave" a tsunami |
| #5184, aired 2007-03-08 | GEORGIA ON MY MIND $800: On January 19th of this year, Georgia became the fifth Southern state to secede from the Union 1861 |
| #5177, aired 2007-02-27 | PRIME MADONNA $200: In January 1985 Madonna & this actor had their first date; they'd be married by August Sean Penn |
| #5163, aired 2007-02-07 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $1600: His "Fourteen Points" announced in January 1918 included a call for an independent Polish state Wilson |
| #5162, aired 2007-02-06 | MONTHLY NAME ORIGINS $800: Named after a god of gates January |
| #5157, aired 2007-01-30 | THE MIDDAY SUN $400: Per the Constitution, a U.S. president's term ends at noon on the 20th of this month January |
| #5156, aired 2007-01-29 | ROSES $400: It was first played January 1, 1902 with Michigan beating Stanford 49-0 the Rose Bowl |
| #5147, aired 2007-01-16 | THAT'S SOME OF YOUR BUSINESS $1600: "Rain Man" didn't have a very high opinion of this retail chain that filed for bankruptcy in January 2002 Kmart |
| #5136, aired 2007-01-01 | IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! $1000: A January 1942 report faulted Gen. Walter Short & Admiral Husband Kimmel for the disastrousness of this event Pearl Harbor |
| #5126, aired 2006-12-18 | THE KING IS DEAD $1200: On January 21, 1793 Parisians headed off this ruler's reign Louis XVI |
| #5112, aired 2006-11-28 | IN MEMORIAM 2006 $600: "The Midnight Hour" came calling for this R&B legend in January 2006 Wilson Pickett |
| #5108, aired 2006-11-22 | BODIES OF WATER $1600: This bay off Pitcairn Island is named for the ship that was burned & sunk in its waters on January 23, 1790 Bounty Bay |
| #5107, aired 2006-11-21 | KING OF THE "HILL" $600: On January 10, 1982 the temperature in Chicago was -26 degrees F.; this made it feel like -81 degrees F. wind chill |
| #5106, aired 2006-11-20 | THE 1980s $1600: Breaking up is hard to do, but on January 1, 1984 this telecommunications giant was forced to AT&T |
| #5102, aired 2006-11-14 | POLITICS $200: The Constitution mandates this speech given by the president before Congress in January the State of the Union |
| #5099, aired 2006-11-09 | SAVANTS $200: In January 1904 these 2 inventors issued a statement about their success at Kitty Hawk, but it got little attention the Wright Brothers |
| #5086, aired 2006-10-23 | ROCK 'N' ROLL HISTORY $800: In January 1995 he became probably the only singer with a No. 1 record to serve in Congress Sonny Bono |
| #5061, aired 2006-09-18 | MORTAL MATTERS $1000: When this ballerina died January 23, 1931, her last words were "Get my swan costume ready" Anna Pavlova |
| #5047, aired 2006-07-18 | ADVERTISING $4,000 (Daily Double): January 1, 1971 was the last day these could be advertised on U.S. TV cigarettes |
| #5040, aired 2006-07-07 | MONTHS $1,000 (Daily Double): (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the sign-in desk at Bally Total Fitness.) It's named for a god of doors, & it's the month the greatest number of Americans walk through that door & join a gym January |
| #5030, aired 2006-06-23 | THE VOTES ARE IN $200: On January 31, 2006 he was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a 58-42 Senate vote (Samuel) Alito |
| #5027, aired 2006-06-20 | SEASONAL ACTING $2000: This actress from "The Poseidon Adventure" & "A Patch of Blue" passed away in January 2006 Shelley Winters |
| #5024, aired 2006-06-15 | PAC-MAN $400: Many politicos were saying they didn't know Jack when this lobbyist pled guilty to 3 felonies in January 2006 Jack Abramoff |
| #5014, aired 2006-06-01 | WOMEN IN POLITICS $800: In January 1964 this Maine senator announced that she would seek the Republican nomination for president Margaret Chase Smith |
| #5005, aired 2006-05-19 | ALMA MATER MATTERS $400: In 1946 Congress designated January 5 as the "Day" of this Tuskegee Institute agriculture professor (George Washington) Carver |
| #4992, aired 2006-05-02 | NAME THAT 1990s YEAR $800: An earthquake levels buildings & overpasses in L.A. on January 17 1994 |
| #4986, aired 2006-04-24 | 1957 $600: January 9:
Anthony Eden resigns from this job & Harold Macmillan takes over the next day Prime Minister (of Britain) |
| #4980, aired 2006-04-14 | GOVERNORS OF CALIFORNIA $600: In his inaugural address of January 2, 1967, he pledged to "reduce the cost of government" Reagan |
| #4962, aired 2006-03-21 | WORLD WAR II: THE HOME FRONT $1000: (Jon of the Clue Crew reads from the track stadium at Duke University.) Because World War II was raging, this event had to be moved away from the West Coast, & on January 1, 1942, it took place right here at Duke University the Rose Bowl |
| #4955, aired 2006-03-10 | GOLLY "G"! $800: January is the first month of the year on this, first used in 1582 the Gregorian calendar |
| #4953, aired 2006-03-08 | WORD PUZZLES $400: A good way to stay warm in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, in January
P H
O O
H P to hop up and down |
| #4947, aired 2006-02-28 | 19th CENTURY EUROPE $800: On January 18, 1871 this Prussian was crowned the first kaiser of the German Empire Wilhelm (I) |
| #4938, aired 2006-02-15 | I'M DOWN WITH HOMEWORK $400: History: This man wouldn't give props to the pope, so he got booted from the Church in January, 1521 Martin Luther |
| #4930, aired 2006-02-03 | EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION $800: In January 1773 this British sea captain crossed the Antarctic Circle but never sighted land Captain Cook |
| #4919, aired 2006-01-19 | BACK TO THE '50s $1000: On January 27, 1951 the U.S. began atomic bomb tests in this state Nevada |
| #4917, aired 2006-01-17 | VERY JANUARY $200: On January 1, 1997 he replaced Boutros Boutros-Ghali as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan |
| #4917, aired 2006-01-17 | VERY JANUARY $400: January is one of this many months in the year with a length of 31 days 7 |
| #4917, aired 2006-01-17 | VERY JANUARY $600: The birthstone for January is this often dark red semiprecious stone garnet |
| #4912, aired 2006-01-10 | THE BIG ORANGE CATEGORY $200: The first time this event was held at the Orange Bowl was on January 14, 1968 the Super Bowl |
| #4911, aired 2006-01-09 | TAKING THE FIFTH $1000: On January 8, 1959 Charles de Gaulle took office as the first president of what was termed this French government the Fifth Republic |
| #4910, aired 2006-01-06 | "B" BOYS $400 (Daily Double): This German received the first patent for a gas-fueled car on January 29, 1886 (Karl) Benz |
| #4909, aired 2006-01-05 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $400: In January 1952 this future president proposed to Nancy Davis at Chasen's Restaurant Reagan |
| #4882, aired 2005-11-29 | LOOSE CHANGE $400: Introduced in January 2004, the U.S. quarter honoring this state depicts all 5 Great Lakes Michigan |
| #4876, aired 2005-11-21 | AMERICANA $200: It opened its doors as an immigration station on January 1, 1892 Ellis Island |
| #4875, aired 2005-11-18 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $400: In January 2005 this Heisman-winning Trojan announced he'd return for a final year Matt Leinart |
| #4871, aired 2005-11-14 | GO "STATE"! $400: President Clinton recognized Hank Aaron's achievements in this January 27, 2000 speech the State of the Union address |
| #4861, aired 2005-10-31 | THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING $800: Probably the first emergency use of this device was on January 15, 1878 to alert doctors to a train wreck the telephone |
| #4859, aired 2005-10-27 | THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR $200: In January 1898 this ship was sent to Havana to protect American interests in case of war the Maine |
| #4853, aired 2005-10-19 | ABBREVIATED $400: Dangerous creations, as mentioned in a January 29, 2002 presidential speech:
WMD weapons of mass destruction |
| #4843, aired 2005-10-05 | FORT SUMTER $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the waters of Charleston, SC.) In January 1861, this president tried to relieve Ft. Sumter with a supply ship, but it was turned back, & the stage was set Buchanan |
| #4841, aired 2005-10-03 | MANUEL LABOR $200: On January 3, 1990 he surrendered to U.S. troops surrounding the Vatican Embassy Manuel Noriega |
| #4832, aired 2005-09-20 | MAN IN SPACE $400: (Leroy Chiao, aboard the International Space Station, reads the clue.) On January 14, 2004 President Bush said the I.S.S. would focus on human biology in space, to prepare for a first visit to this planet Mars |
| #4822, aired 2005-07-19 | 20th CENTURY NAMES $200: His family was in exile, so this future king of Spain was born in Rome, on January 5, 1938 Juan Carlos |
| #4822, aired 2005-07-19 | 20th CENTURY NAMES $600: In the first transcontinental phone call, on January 26, 1915, Alexander Graham Bell once again spoke to this man Watson |
| #4818, aired 2005-07-13 | IF I'M ELECTED... $800: In January of 1870 Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African American elected to this body the Senate |
| #4776, aired 2005-05-16 | ORLANDO BLOOMS $800: It's the stadium where the Capital One Bowl is held each January in Orlando, Florida the Citrus Bowl |
| #4770, aired 2005-05-06 | ELVIS $400: Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in a wood frame house located on Old Saltillo Road in this city Tupelo, Mississippi |
| #4759, aired 2005-04-21 | TUXEDO JUNCTION $1600: In January 2005 Donald Trump had a formal wedding reception at this Palm Beach estate of his Mar-a-Lago |
| #4752, aired 2005-04-12 | 35 YEARS OF SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE $800: A January 1996 article explored how this country was doing 20 years after the American pullout Vietnam |
| #4746, aired 2005-04-04 | 2 MILLION $400: On January 6, 2004 Apple announced that more than 2 million of these had been sold since their introduction iPod |
| #4745, aired 2005-04-01 | 1963 $800: In a joint letter to the U.N. in January 1963, these 2 countries declared the Cuban crisis (mainly) closed the U.S. & the U.S.S.R. |
| #4741, aired 2005-03-28 | THIRD WORLD $200: In 1983 Ronald Reagan signed the law making the third Monday of January this man's "day" Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| #4739, aired 2005-03-24 | THE VIOLENCE $1600: In WWII he headed the Gestapo in Lyons, France; in January 1983 he was arrested in South America Klaus Barbie |
| #4736, aired 2005-03-21 | THEOLOGIANS $800: January 28 is the feast day of this 13th c. man who proved the existence of God, among other feats (Thomas) Aquinas |
| #4734, aired 2005-03-17 | 23 SKIDOO $200: National Handwriting Day is celebrated on January 23, the birthday of this man born in 1737 Hancock |
| #4734, aired 2005-03-17 | THE '60s $1200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Aswan, Egypt.) On January 9, 1960, this man set off 10 tons of dynamite to start construction of the Aswan High Dam Nasser |
| #4723, aired 2005-03-02 | MILITARY HISTORY $1600: It declared its independence in January of 1822 at Epidauros but still had to fight for 7 years Greece |
| #4722, aired 2005-03-01 | THE ONION $200: January 1, 1900:
"A new century dawns!" This president "ushers in bold new 'Coal Age'" McKinley |
| #4721, aired 2005-02-28 | "IN"s & "OUT"s $800: Traditionally it's January 20; before 1934, it was March 4 Inaugural Day |
| #4718, aired 2005-02-23 | ASTRONOMY $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from beside a replica rover at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL.) This is a replica of both the Mars exploration rover Spirit & this companion, who came knocking in January 2004 Opportunity |
| #4713, aired 2005-02-16 | 1905 $600: January 26:
This largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found is unearthed in South Africa the Cullinan |
| #4688, aired 2005-01-12 | LEFTOVERS $800: On January 12, 1906 the Dow broke this threshold number to little fanfare a hundred |
| #4688, aired 2005-01-12 | THE BILLS $2,000 (Daily Double): In January 1989 he gave the invocation at President George Bush's inauguration Billy Graham |
| #4686, aired 2005-01-10 | FIRST THINGS FIRST $400: Per the U.S. Naval Observatory, the date of the first day of the current millennium January 1, 2001 |
| #4665, aired 2004-12-10 | 2 CAN PLAY THAT GAME $600: In January 2002 Ronnie O'Sullivan was the top-ranked player in this game that involves 15 red balls snooker |
| #4660, aired 2004-12-03 | THE PLANETS $1000: Voyager II flew by this planet January 24, 1986, 205 years after its discovery Uranus |
| #4657, aired 2004-11-30 | PATTON PENDING $5,400 (Daily Double): On December 26, 1944 Patton's forces relieved this town in Belgium's Ardennes; the Germans were driven out in January Bastogne |
| #4645, aired 2004-11-12 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL $1600: This bowl game has been held in Jacksonville, Florida since January 1, 1946 the Gator Bowl |
| #4625, aired 2004-10-15 | "D" FACTO $600: In January 1959 he assumed the presidency of France's Fifth Republic De Gaulle |
| #4622, aired 2004-10-12 | LIFETIME $400: Born October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India, didn't eat much, died January 30, 1948 in New Delhi (Mohandas) Gandhi |
| #4610, aired 2004-09-24 | THIS IS GONNA BE TOUGH $1600: In a 1968 film it was revealed that this machine was born on January 12, 1992 in Urbana, Illinois HAL |
| #4579, aired 2004-07-01 | MAKING A LIST $400: In January 2004 Dick Gephardt was on his show to present the top 10 signs "You've Been on the Campaign Trail Too Long" Letterman |
| #4575, aired 2004-06-25 | CLASSIFIED ADS: "HOME"S $1200: Estd. by govt. January 2003;
fine view from ridge--Tom Ridge the Department of Homeland Security |
| #4570, aired 2004-06-18 | THE SUPER BOWL $200: On January 20, 1980
103,985 fans packed into this Pasadena stadium for Super Bowl XIV, the largest Super Bowl crowd ever the Rose Bowl |
| #4557, aired 2004-06-01 | 1995 $200: In January, Camilla Parker Bowles announced that she was getting a divorce, & this prince claimed that he wasn't Prince Charles |
| #4556, aired 2004-05-31 | PRESIDENTIAL FACTS $200 (Daily Double): A heating pad kept him warm during his second inauguration, the first one held in January Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| #4553, aired 2004-05-26 | 20th CENTURY COUNTRIES $400: The leader of' this former Soviet republic renamed April for his mom & January Turkmenbashi (his official name) Turkmenistan |
| #4541, aired 2004-05-10 | THE 1990s $400: On January 4, 1995 he was sworn in as the first Republican speaker of the house in more than 40 years Newt Gingrich |
| #4530, aired 2004-04-23 | SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY $400: On January 3, 2004 a spacecraft named Spirit successfully landed in Gusev Crater here to search for life Mars |
| #4522, aired 2004-04-13 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $400: On January 22, 1901 she died at Osborne House, her seaside home on the Isle of Wight Queen Victoria |
| #4507, aired 2004-03-23 | ELIZABETH TAYLOR $800: On January 15, 2001 this man who has been married 7 times interviewed Ms. Taylor on TV Larry King |
| #4507, aired 2004-03-23 | SPORTSMEN $1600: In January 2004 this South African golfer known as the "Big Easy" won the Sony Open for the second year in a row Ernie Els |
| #4497, aired 2004-03-09 | ELLIS ISLAND $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew) On January 1, 1892 Annie Moore, a 15-year-old lass from this country, was the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island Ireland |
| #4494, aired 2004-03-04 | TEXAS CITIES $2000: In January 2003 this "Port" city celebrated the 60th birthday of famous daughter Janis Joplin Port Arthur |
| #4490, aired 2004-02-27 | FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF $1000: His ride ended on January 6, 1919 in Oyster Bay, New York Teddy Roosevelt |
| #4489, aired 2004-02-26 | WOMEN WITH 40-TUDE $400: Henry's granddaughter, Peter's daughter & Jane's niece, she marked 40 on January 27 Bridget Fonda |
| #4485, aired 2004-02-20 | POLITICIANS $800: This former Democratic running mate announced his candidacy for Presidency on January 13, 2003 Joe Lieberman |
| #4484, aired 2004-02-19 | U.S. GOVERNMENT $600: According to the 20th amendment to the Constitution, sessions of Congress shall begin on the 3rd day of this month January |
| #4475, aired 2004-02-06 | VICE PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES $1600: January 30, 1941:
Lincoln, Nebraska Dick Cheney |
| #4469, aired 2004-01-29 | SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 50th ANNIVERSARY $400: In January 1964 the first annual of these issues hit the stands; it was shot in Cozumel the swimsuit issue |
| #4466, aired 2004-01-26 | FROMMER'S TRAVEL USA $400: Each January this city hosts the North American International Auto Show Detroit |
| #4464, aired 2004-01-22 | WRITERS ON CAPE COD $1000: In January 2003 Provincetown proclaimed this "Naked and the Dead" author's day, in honor of his 80th birthday Norman Mailer |
| #4459, aired 2004-01-15 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: (Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Ronald Reagan Library) This man awarded the Medal of Freedom to Ronald Reagan on January 13, 1993 George H.W. Bush |
| #4456, aired 2004-01-12 | PRESIDENTS' WIVES $400: He married Rachel Robards in 1791, but since her divorce was not yet final, they had to remarry on January 17, 1794 Andrew Jackson |
| #4450, aired 2004-01-02 | GRAMBLING MARCHING BAND $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from Grambling State University in Louisiana.) The Grambling marching band scored big at halftime at the first one of these, January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Coliseum the Super Bowl |
| #4449, aired 2004-01-01 | ANNUAL EVENTS $400: On January 8 the state of Louisiana commemorates this battle of the War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans |
| #4435, aired 2003-12-12 | AMERICAN WOMAN $600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew presents from the U.S.S. Missouri in Pearl Harbor, HI)
On January 29, 1944, this 19-year-old daughter of Harry Truman christened the U.S.S. Missouri at the ship's launching in New York City Margaret Truman |
| #4434, aired 2003-12-11 | BODIES OF WATER $1,200 (Daily Double): Guanabara Bay, on which this South American city lies, was originally called the River of January Rio de Janeiro |
| #4428, aired 2003-12-03 | THE KING IS DEAD $1200: January 23, 1516 in Madrigalejo, Spain Ferdinand |
| #4408, aired 2003-11-05 | WORLD'S FAIRS & EXPOS $200: In January of 1887 construction began on this for the 1889 Expo in Paris & it's still around the Eiffel Tower |
| #4404, aired 2003-10-30 | STATE HOLIDAYS $600: On January 8 Louisianans celebrate the Battle of this, not the Super Bowl New Orleans |
| #4397, aired 2003-10-21 | THE 1930s $400: He published his new "scale" in the January 1935 bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (Charles) Richter |
| #4393, aired 2003-10-15 | AMERICAN HISTORY $800: What's known as the second of these programs began with FDR's January 4, 1935 message to Congress the New Deal |
| #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 |
| #4388, aired 2003-10-08 | ONE KNOWS $600: One knows in January 2000 1 of the 3 Wilson volleyballs used in this film sold at auction for $18,400 Cast Away |
| #4386, aired 2003-10-06 | POETRY $400: When this poem was first published January 29, 1845, it was a feather in Poe's cap "The Raven" |
| #4376, aired 2003-09-22 | WHERE'D YOU GO ON VACATION $1600: ...over Christmas, to California, where on January 1 we attended this famous football game in Pasadena the Rose Bowl |
| #4370, aired 2003-09-12 | THE TWENTIETH $200: It stipulates that the terms of Senators & Representatives shall end at noon on the third of January the 20th Amendment |
| #4355, aired 2003-07-04 | COLORFUL ROCK $1600: "January Rain" by this "Babylon" singer is featured on the soundtrack to "Serendipity" David Gray |
| #4340, aired 2003-06-13 | 1960 $1600: On January 9, 1960 President Nasser set off 10 tons of dynamite to start construction of this Aswan High Dam |
| #4324, aired 2003-05-22 | POL POT-POURRI $400: In January 1979 Vietnamese troops took over this capital city & overthrew Pol Pot Phnom Penh |
| #4317, aired 2003-05-13 | A TOUR OF THE REAGAN LIBRARY $600: (Jimmy gives the clue from the Reagan Library.) The Tomahawk missile benefitted from Reagan's defense buildups; it was used in this operation which began in January 1991 Desert Storm |
| #4305, aired 2003-04-25 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $1200: In early January this official presides over a joint section of Congress at which the electoral votes are counted vice president (who is president of the Senate) |
| #4279, aired 2003-03-20 | DELAWARE-FORE ART THOU $200: Released by the U.S. Mint in January 1999, the first one of these honored Delaware state quarters |
| #4278, aired 2003-03-19 | "LESS" IS MORE $400: It's Southwest Airlines' name for the paper-free type of travel it introduced on all routes in January 1995 Ticketless |
| #4275, aired 2003-03-14 | CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS $1,000 (Daily Double): To preserve succession in case of disaster, one cabinet secretary does not attend this televised January event State of the Union Address |
| #4269, aired 2003-03-06 | MEL GIBSON $400: Although many believe Gibson was born in Australia, he was actually born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill in this state New York |
| #4266, aired 2003-03-03 | PARIS $800: A cease-fire agreement to end this war was signed in Paris January 27, 1973 Vietnam War |
| #4264, aired 2003-02-27 | NEWSMAKERS $400: January 3, 1990, this strongman's alleged drug-dealing days were over Manuel Noriega |
| #4250, aired 2003-02-07 | HAIL TO THE CHIEF $2,500 (Daily Double): He died on January 22, 1973; after services in Washington, D.C., he was buried on his Texas ranch Lyndon B. Johnson |
| #4247, aired 2003-02-04 | AROUND THE WORLD BOOK $400: Full date mentioned in the first sentence of the article on the Millennium Bug January 1, 2000 |
| #4244, aired 2003-01-30 | HISTORY $1600: In January 1793 France's national convention voted 387 to 334 to have him guillotined Louis XVI |
| #4238, aired 2003-01-22 | ZERO $1,600 (Daily Double): "My Hero, Zero" was 1 of the 4 tunes used during the premiere weekend of these TV shorts January 6-7, 1973 Schoolhouse Rock |
| #4233, aired 2003-01-15 | FIND THE BIRTHSTONE $1200: John Singer Sargent didn't find those red stones for January strange garnets (strange) |
| #4227, aired 2003-01-07 | 1999 $200: In January 1999, 100 people in this job were sworn in as jurors at the president's impeachment trial U.S. senators |
| #4226, aired 2003-01-06 | THE FUTURE OF AMERICA $400: A new president elected in 2008 would finish serving his or her first term in January of this year 2013 (January 20th) |
| #4219, aired 2002-12-26 | FAMOUS ROBBERIES $2000: Stolen a year earlier, in January 1989 police in The Hague retrieved "Man with Beard", a painting by this old master Rembrandt |
| #4217, aired 2002-12-24 | SNACK FOODS $400: In a bizarre twist of fate, George W. Bush almost choked on one of these on January 13, 2002 pretzel |
| #4190, aired 2002-11-15 | THE PREZ SAYS $400: On January 8, 1918 he told Congress, "A general association of nations must be formed" Woodrow Wilson |
| #4186, aired 2002-11-11 | FESTIVALS $5,000 (Daily Double): In January in Michigan people set up shanties on Houghton Lake for a festival devoted to this sport ice fishing |
| #4183, aired 2002-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In January 1970 Boeing introduced this first wide-bodied jumbo jet; it could seat up to 452 passengers 747 |
| #4182, aired 2002-11-05 | PERUSING PERU $800: After considerable slaughter, this conquistador founded the city of Lima, Peru in January 1535 Francisco Pizarro |
| #4178, aired 2002-10-30 | CAN I HAVE A DATE? $400: "So Happy Together"; the first time (Bill Clinton's swearing-in ceremony as president) in January of this year 1993 |
| #4176, aired 2002-10-28 | THE U.S. CONSTITUTION $800: Rhode Island never ratified this amendment even after it went into effect on January 16, 1920 Prohibition |
| #4172, aired 2002-10-22 | TRICKY QUESTIONS $1600: According to the Gregorian calendar, it's the full date of the first day of the second millennium January 1, 1001 |
| #4167, aired 2002-10-15 | "ED"-UCATION $1200: A mall is a major attraction in this Canadian provincial capital that averages 8 degrees F. in January Edmonton |
| #4164, aired 2002-10-10 | GOOD FOR A DAY OFF $1000: You don't need to have an epiphany to know the Feast of the Epiphany falls in this month January |
| #4161, aired 2002-10-07 | PUERTO RICAN HOLIDAYS $1200: January 11 is the birthday of Eugenio Maria de Hostos, founder of the 1st "Normal" one of these in Santo Domingo school |
| #4161, aired 2002-10-07 | PUERTO RICAN HOLIDAYS $1600: A royal-sounding January 6 holiday, or a 1999 George Clooney film Three Kings Day |
| #4159, aired 2002-10-03 | PRO FOOTBALL $800: In January 2001 this team's middle linebacker Ray Lewis was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXV Baltimore Ravens |
| #4148, aired 2002-09-18 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $1200: This man who served from August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977, had the second shortest term of the 20th Century Gerald Ford |
| #4144, aired 2002-09-12 | 2001 $200: In January 2001 rolling blackouts were ordered by officials in this state California |
| #4139, aired 2002-09-05 | INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: Liberation Day in Cuba, January 1, celebrates independence from this country in 1899 Spain |
| #4119, aired 2002-06-27 | CHINA TOWN $600: After about 8 months, Chinese authorities ended martial law in his city in January 1990 Beijing |
| #4110, aired 2002-06-14 | THE 1960s $2000: How smart were those on this intelligence ship to allow it to be captured by the North Koreans January 23, 1968 Pueblo |
| #4108, aired 2002-06-12 | THE DUCHESS OF WINDSOR $600: On January 4, 1937, this U.S. magazine chose the future Duchess of Windsor as its "Woman of the Year" for 1936 Time |
| #4108, aired 2002-06-12 | FIRST OF THE MONTH $600: The object seen here was on the road the first of this month January |
| #4098, aired 2002-05-29 | GRAVE MATTERS $3,000 (Daily Double): This pair had no choice but to be buried together when they died January 17,1874 Siamese twins (Chang & Eng Bunker) |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | JANUARY $200: On January 2, 1959, exactly 120 years after Daguerre took the first photo of it, Russia launched a probe to it the Moon |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | JANUARY $400: The Treaty of this place, imposing reparations on Germany, took effect January 10, 1920 Versailles |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | JANUARY $600: On Jan. 30, 2000, at age 63, this Ram leader became the oldest coach to win the Super Bowl (Dick) Vermeil |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | JANUARY $800: On January 17, 1977 he faced a Utah firing squad for his crimes Gary Gilmore |
| #4092, aired 2002-05-21 | JANUARY $1000: The U.S. slapped down $25 mil to buy this island group from Denmark January 17, 1917 the U.S. Virgin Islands |
| #4091, aired 2002-05-20 | SOUTH AMERICAN CAPITALS $2000: Francisco Pizarro founded it in January 1535 & called it Ciudad de Los Reyes, or "city of kings" Lima |
| #4086, aired 2002-05-13 | STATION $200: On January 1, 1892 this receiving station for immigrants in Upper N.Y. Bay opened its doors for the first time Ellis Island |
| #4080, aired 2002-05-03 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES $600: In the January 11, 1946 headline "UNO Opened", UNO was short for these 3 words the United Nations Organization |
| #4080, aired 2002-05-03 | THE NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES $800: The end to this man's trial was noted with the January 22, 1950 headline seen here Alger Hiss |
| #4070, aired 2002-04-19 | NEW JERSEY EXITS $600: This baseball pioneer grounded out in Mendham on January 26, 1893 (Abner) Doubleday |
| #4036, aired 2002-03-04 | IN '80 $400: In January 1980 the price of this was up to a whopping $875 per troy ounce gold |
| #4032, aired 2002-02-26 | THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION $600: The preliminary Proclamation was issued Sept, 22, 1862: the real one followed 100 days later, on this date January 1, 1863 |
| #4025, aired 2002-02-15 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: By federal law, his birthday is celebrated on the third Monday in January Martin Luther King |
| #4023, aired 2002-02-13 | MASS MEDIA $400: The January 2, 1928 issue of this magazine featured its first "Man of the Year", Charles Lindbergh Time |
| #4004, aired 2002-01-17 | IT'S PARTY TIME! $600: New president Clinton attended 11 of these on January 20, 1993 inaugural balls |
| #4001, aired 2002-01-14 | AUTHOR! AUTHOR! $1200: This author of "Ethan Frome" began her own "Age of Innocence" January 24, 1862 in New York City Edith Wharton |
| #3988, aired 2001-12-26 | YOUNG STARS $200: It was date night for Lance Bass of this group on the January 31, 2000 episode of "7th Heaven" *NSYNC |
| #3982, aired 2001-12-18 | 17th CENTURY AMERICA $200 (Daily Double): In January 1636 this clergyman fled Massachusetts & settled in the Narragansett Bay area Roger Williams |
| #3972, aired 2001-12-04 | WAR $1000: This military campaign launched by North Vietnam on January 30, 1968 was named for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year the Tet Offensive |
| #3956, aired 2001-11-12 | GEMS & JEWELRY $300: Most folks think of this January birthstone as reddish, but lovely orange ones are found in Namibia & Nigeria garnet |
| #3941, aired 2001-10-22 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at Marshall Gold Discovery Park.) James Marshall found gold in California on January 24 of this year; I guess it took a few months for news to spread 1848 |
| #3940, aired 2001-10-19 | ART ATTACK $200: In January 1999 a man scribbled with a gray marker on a painting in Rome by this American drip master Jackson Pollock |
| #3937, aired 2001-10-16 | A DATE WITH DISASTER $200: One of these costly disasters hit Northridge, California on January 17, 1994 earthquake |
| #3925, aired 2001-09-28 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $300: On January 8, 1835 this man known as "Old Hickory" became the only president to pay off the national debt Andrew Jackson |
| #3925, aired 2001-09-28 | SPACE $1000: Discovered on January 1, 1801, 580-mile-diameter Ceres is the largest known of these celestial bodies an asteroid |
| #3908, aired 2001-09-05 | THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR $100: After mobs attacked several Havana newspapers in January 1898, the U.S. sent this battleship in the Maine |
| #3899, aired 2001-07-12 | '60s TV $1,500 (Daily Double): On January 15, 1967 the debut of this annual event was seen on both CBS & NBC the Super Bowl |
| #3884, aired 2001-06-21 | EXPLORATION $300: In January 1765 John Byron took possession of these islands off South America for Britain, hence its claim to them Falkland Islands |
| #3861, aired 2001-05-21 | 01/01/01 $100: On January 1, 2001 Detroit mayor Dennis Archer opened one of these that had been sealed January 1, 1901 Time capsule |
| #3858, aired 2001-05-16 | BLACK HISTORY MONTHS $1000: In January 1955 this great contralto integrated the Metropolitan Opera Marian Anderson |
| #3855, aired 2001-05-11 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $1000: His 1791 marriage to Rachel Robards was invalid, so they had to do it all over again on January 17, 1794 Andrew Jackson |
| #3853, aired 2001-05-09 | AMERICA SINCE 1865 $400: On January 20, 1997 he said, "At this last presidential inauguration of the twentieth century..." Bill Clinton |
| #3851, aired 2001-05-07 | MY PEPYS $200: Appropriately, Pepys began his diary on this date in 1660 January 1st |
| #3850, aired 2001-05-04 | SLOW DOWN! $200: In some classes, time goes as slowly as this sweet liquid "in January" molasses |
| #3846, aired 2001-04-30 | DEATH & TEXAS $200: On January 22, 1973 this politician suffered a fatal heart attack near Johnson City, a town founded by an ancestor Lyndon B. Johnson |
| #3846, aired 2001-04-30 | A KATE-GORY $500: Celebrity birthdays for January 16 include Marilyn Horne, A.J. Foyt & this waif supermodel Kate Moss |
| #3845, aired 2001-04-27 | REMEMBER THE '90s $100: In January 1991 Operation Desert Shield was renamed this Operation Desert Storm |
| #3844, aired 2001-04-26 | TAKE A LETTER $200: On January 10, 1845 he wrote, "I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett" Robert Browning |
| #3831, aired 2001-04-09 | MONARCHIES $800: This sultanate gained full sovereignty & independence from Britain January 1, 1984 Brunei |
| #3808, aired 2001-03-07 | BIRTH OF A PRESIDENT $200: January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| #3808, aired 2001-03-07 | SPORTS FIRSTS ON THE FIRST $900 (Daily Double): On January 1, 1935 Bucknell beat Miami 26-zip in the first playing of this bowl game Orange Bowl |
| #3808, aired 2001-03-07 | BIRTH OF A PRESIDENT $1000: January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio William McKinley |
| #3792, aired 2001-02-13 | DIVA LAS VEGAS! $800: In January 1970 she made a farewell live appearance with the Supremes at the Frontier Hotel Diana Ross |
| #3787, aired 2001-02-06 | HEY, SPORT! $200: On January 13, 1999 this Chicago Bulls player retired after 13 seasons in which he averaged 31.5 points a game Michael Jordan |
| #3783, aired 2001-01-31 | THE DATING GAME $500: John Paul II shot; Iran releases U.S. embassy hostages 1981 |
| #3772, aired 2001-01-16 | 20 QUESTIONS $200: In 1937 he became the first man sworn in as U.S. president on a January 20 FDR |
| #3770, aired 2001-01-12 | EUROPEAN HISTORY $100: On January 18, 1871 the German Empire's Wilhelm I received this title which means "emperor" Kaiser |
| #3765, aired 2001-01-05 | DICTATORS BY BIRTHPLACE $1000: January 26, 1918:
Scornicesti, Romania Nicolae Ceausescu |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | THE HISTORY OF JANUARY $200: On Jan. 10, 1956 Elvis recorded his first million-selling record, about this title establishment "Heartbreak Hotel" |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | THE HISTORY OF JANUARY $400: Spain ceded these south Atlantic islands to Great Britain January 22, 1771 Falkland (or Malvinas) Islands |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | THE HISTORY OF JANUARY $600: After leading a military coup on Jan. 25, 1971, he made himself president of Uganda Idi Amin |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | THE HISTORY OF JANUARY $800: Following his assassination, this mystic's body was recovered from St. Petersburg's Neva River on Jan. 1, 1917 Rasputin |
| #3764, aired 2001-01-04 | THE HISTORY OF JANUARY $1000: Due to foreign policy differences with the Reagan administration, she resigned as U.N. ambassador Jan. 30, 1985 Jeane Kirkpatrick |
| #3758, aired 2000-12-27 | U.S. PRESIDENTS $1000: In January 1918 he set forth his "Fourteen Points" on which he thought lasting peace could be made Woodrow Wilson |
| #3757, aired 2000-12-26 | MUSEUMS $100: Princess Leia's gown & other cool stuff from this film series are at Chicago's Field Museum till January 7, 2001 Star Wars |
| #3752, aired 2000-12-19 | HOPE YOU GUESS MY NAME $1000: On January 4, 1995 he became speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich |
| #3749, aired 2000-12-14 | THEATRE 2000 $200: In January 2000 Larry Gatlin began touring the U.S. in Frank Wildhorn's musical about this war Civil War |
| #3747, aired 2000-12-12 | MOTHER POLAND $400: In January 1990 it voted itself out of existence & reformed as the Social Democrats Communist Party |
| #3725, aired 2000-11-10 | WASHINGTON MUSICIANS $200: This band's last U.S. concert was at Seattle's Center Arena on January 8, 1994 Nirvana |
| #3707, aired 2000-10-17 | EVERYTHING'S COMING UP $100: It's the scheduled date of the next presidential inauguration January 20, 2001 |
| #3683, aired 2000-09-13 | 1978 $200: To help save our atmosphere, Sweden banned the use of most of these in January 1978 CFC's (Chlorofluorocarbons) |
| #3677, aired 2000-09-05 | U.S. CONGRESSES $400: In 1935 the 74th Congress became the first to begin in this month under terms of the 20th Amendment January |
| #3677, aired 2000-09-05 | I WANNA "NO" $800: On January 3, 1990 he surrendered to U.S. forces outside the Vatican diplomatic mission in Panama Manuel Noriega |
| #3676, aired 2000-09-04 | PAUL McCARTNEY $300: In January 1980 Paul was arrested for drug possession in this Asian capital Tokyo |
| #3673, aired 2000-07-19 | INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN $200: Nike's stock fell when this basketball player announced his retirement in January 1999 Michael Jordan |
| #3667, aired 2000-07-11 | WAY BACK IN 1999 $400: The 100 jurors William Rehnquist swore in on January 7, 1999 were all members of this the Senate |
| #3662, aired 2000-07-04 | HORSE SENSE $600: A horse born December 31, 1998 became a yearling on this date January 1, 1999 |
| #3659, aired 2000-06-29 | TV REDUX $200: The January 23, 2000 "Felicity" was a tribute to this TV show, with Janeane Garofalo filling Rod Serling's duties The Twilight Zone |
| #3654, aired 2000-06-22 | 20th CENTURY PEOPLE $400: This Prussian was awarded the Blue Max in January 1917 for destroying 16 enemy planes Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron") |
| #3650, aired 2000-06-16 | "BO" KNOWS $200: In January 1533 she secretly married the king of England Anne Boleyn |
| #3650, aired 2000-06-16 | TV ACTORS & ACTRESSES $200: (Hi, I'm Liza Huber of the NBC soap opera "Passions") In January 2000 my real-life mom, Susan Lucci, celebrated the 30th anniversary of her debut on this soap opera All My Children |
| #3648, aired 2000-06-14 | ROCK 'N' POP $300: In January 1969 the Beatles recorded "Get Back" on the roof of this record company's Savile Row Studio in London Apple Records |
| #3632, aired 2000-05-23 | BIG MERGERS $200: In January 1999 we found out Viacom had its eye on this TV network CBS |
| #3632, aired 2000-05-23 | TELEVISION $600: In January 2000 this libidinous HBO show won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Series Sex and the City |
| #3629, aired 2000-05-18 | NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS $200: This explorer's January 20, 1778 landing site in Hawaii is an historic landmark Captain James Cook |
| #3623, aired 2000-05-10 | "N" '64 $600: This city announced in January 1964 that it would build not 1, but 2 tallest buildings in the world New York City (World Trade Center) |
| #3614, aired 2000-04-27 | MONTHS $300: Astrologically, the "age" of Aquarius begins in this month each year January |
| #3609, aired 2000-04-20 | THE BULL $400: In January 2000 Alan Greenspan was nominated to a fourth term as chairman of this agency Federal Reserve |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | WORLD OF BUSINESS $300: Headlines in January 2000 said of this company, "You've Got Time Warner"! America Online (AOL) |
| #3600, aired 2000-04-07 | ROCK MUSIC $100: In January 1962 they topped the first-ever "Mersey Beat" group popularity poll The Beatles |
| #3600, aired 2000-04-07 | TO SIR WITH LOVE $400 (Daily Double): He reached the South Pole by tractor January 4, 1958, 4 1/2 years after reaching the "height" of his career Sir Edmund Hillary |
| #3598, aired 2000-04-05 | PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES $300: On January 8, 1947, he told Congress that "America was not built on fear. America was built on courage" Harry S. Truman |
| #3593, aired 2000-03-29 | THE BIG PARADE $100: It rolls through Pasadena January 1st (or the 2nd, if the 1st falls on a Sunday) Tournament of Roses Parade |
| #3591, aired 2000-03-27 | AMERICAN DATEBOOK $200: This senator announced he was running for the presidency January 2, 1960 John F. Kennedy |
| #3586, aired 2000-03-20 | THE FRENCH REVOLUTION $300: Just prior to his January 21, 1793 execution, he cried out, "People, I die innocent" Louis XVI |
| #3582, aired 2000-03-14 | ENGLISH ROYALTY $600: On January 30, 1649 this English king lost his head, literally Charles I |
| #3563, aired 2000-02-16 | BAD NEWS $500: On January 19, 1793 this man learned the French Revolutionary Convention had voted for his execution Louis XVI |
| #3550, aired 2000-01-28 | THE 1930s $200: Last name of the "Ma" killed in a gun battle with the police & FBI January 16, 1935 Ma Barker |
| #3546, aired 2000-01-24 | JANUARY 24 $200: In this speech on Jan. 24, 1995, President Clinton outlined his vision of a "new covenant" State of the Union address |
| #3546, aired 2000-01-24 | JANUARY 24 $400: This enigmatic actress, star of "Cat People" & "Tess", was born on Jan. 24 around 1960 Nastassja Kinski |
| #3546, aired 2000-01-24 | JANUARY 24 $600: On Jan. 24, 1999 this committee recommended expulsion of 6 members for taking bribes from Salt Lakers International Olympic Committee |
| #3546, aired 2000-01-24 | JANUARY 24 $1,000 (Daily Double): On Jan. 24, 1972 WWII soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungle of this island, a U.S. territory Guam |
| #3546, aired 2000-01-24 | JANUARY 24 $1000: Winston Churchill died Jan. 24, 1965, exactly 70 years after this man, his father Lord Randolph Churchill |
| #3536, aired 2000-01-10 | CZECHS $200: After 74 years together, it was splitsville for the Czech Republic & this nation on January 1, 1993 Slovakia |
| #3534, aired 2000-01-06 | '65 $300: On January 20, 1965 he was inaugurated as U.S. vice president Hubert H. Humphrey |
| #3526, aired 1999-12-27 | THE SWINGIN' '60s $1000: In January 1966 this general was inaugurated for his second term as president of France Charles de Gaulle |
| #3524, aired 1999-12-23 | __E__E__E $400: To withdraw from membership in a group; on January 9, 1861 Mississippi did it Secede |
| #3524, aired 1999-12-23 | PRESIDENTIAL ALSO RANS $400: By January of 1992 he narrowed the gap, but ultimately lost the Republican nomination: Pat Buchanan |
| #3510, aired 1999-12-03 | "F.F." $400: They were listed in a January 6, 1941 speech by FDR Four Freedoms |
| #3510, aired 1999-12-03 | 1960 $600: Wealthy playboy Tommy Manville made news in January when he did this for the 13th time Got married |
| #3495, aired 1999-11-12 | STORY PROBLEMS $400: If Dave eats 3 Twinkies a day, he'll devour this many in January alone 93 |
| #3493, aired 1999-11-10 | FAMOUS NEW YORKERS $400: This infamous gangster seen here was born in Brooklyn January 17, 1899 Al Capone |
| #3489, aired 1999-11-04 | THIS IS PLANET EARTH $600: Surprisingly, the Earth is closest to the sun during this winter month January |
| #3486, aired 1999-11-01 | TRENDS $300: Chip the Cat, born January 26, 1996, is one of these Ty stuffed animals Beanie Babies |
| #3476, aired 1999-10-18 | MR. & MISSIVE $1,200 (Daily Double): The January 13, 1898 issue of L'Aurore printed this author's letter of accusation on the front page Emile Zola |
| #3470, aired 1999-10-08 | FIRST LADIES $300: In January 1991 this first lady broke her left leg while sledding at Camp David Barbara Bush |
| #3460, aired 1999-09-24 | UNITED "STATE"S $600: On January 19, 1999 this speech was given to the combined houses of Congress State of the Union |
| #3452, aired 1999-09-14 | SWEET 16 $1000: This king had a lot taken off the top January 21, 1793 Louis XVI |
| #3443, aired 1999-07-21 | HISTORIC AMERICA $200: Issued after the battle of Antietam, this document took effect January 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation |
| #3439, aired 1999-07-15 | THEATRE $1000: The audience is the jury for this "Atlas Shrugged" author's trial drama "Night of January 16th" Ayn Rand |
| #3434, aired 1999-07-08 | SAVE THE PRINCE OF WALES $400: On January 28, 1999 Prince Charles made his first public appearance with this woman; it was at a party for her sister Camilla Parker Bowles |
| #3432, aired 1999-07-06 | SPLIT $600 (Daily Double): On January 1, 1993 this country split into 2 separate states Czechoslovakia |
| #3427, aired 1999-06-29 | POLISH $200: His first papal trip abroad was to Latin America in January 1979; in June he went home to Poland Pope John Paul II |
| #3424, aired 1999-06-24 | 1998 $500: Bill Clinton's private secretary, she testified before a grand jury January 27 Betty Currie |
| #3418, aired 1999-06-16 | AMERICAN HISTORY $100: In January 1935 she became the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland Amelia Earhart |
| #3417, aired 1999-06-15 | 17th CENTURY AMERICA $400: On January 5, 1665 the New Haven colony was formally annexed by this colony Connecticut |
| #3412, aired 1999-06-08 | PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN $100: American forces won this January 1815 battle with the help of pirates led by Jean Lafitte the Battle of New Orleans |
| #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 |
| #3406, aired 1999-05-31 | THE JACKSON FIVE $600: He closed nearly 5 decades of sportscasting at the end of January 1999's Fiesta Bowl Keith Jackson |
| #3390, aired 1999-05-07 | FAMOUS VEHICLES $1000: Espionage was the charge when North Korea captured this 83-man U.S. vessel in January 1968 Pueblo |
| #3381, aired 1999-04-26 | MEDITERRANEAN HISTORY $800: In January 1986 this dictator threatened the U.S. with a "Line of Death" across the Gulf of Sidra Muammar Qaddafi |
| #3380, aired 1999-04-23 | 1945 $1000: On January 31, 1945 this U.S. Army private was executed for desertion Eddie Slovik |
| #3376, aired 1999-04-19 | 1990s OBITS $800: Mae Quesnel, famous as the voice of Betty Boop & this other cartoon woman, died in January 1998 Olive Oyl |
| #3370, aired 1999-04-09 | TOUGH FOOTBALL $1000: On January 20, 1980 he started at quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in their only Super Bowl appearance Vince Ferragamo |
| #3369, aired 1999-04-08 | "RED", "WHITE" $300: With possible political aspirations, Elizabeth Dole resigned as head of this in January 1999 American Red Cross |
| #3358, aired 1999-03-24 | NO. 32 $300: Before a crowd of almost 70,000, this team won Super Bowl XXXII January 25, 1998 the Denver Broncos |
| #3347, aired 1999-03-09 | A MASQUE OF MASKS $200: Even if you wear this mask into a Colorado bank in January, people will notice a ski mask |
| #3343, aired 1999-03-03 | THE 20th CENTURY $400: In January 1926 in London, John L. Baird demonstrated this new invention which used a cathode ray tube Television |
| #3325, aired 1999-02-05 | NUMBER, PLEASE $200: Number of the century that will begin January 1, 2001 21st |
| #3325, aired 1999-02-05 | FACTS & FIGURES $1000: On January 10, 1911 the temperature at Rapid City in this state fell over 45 degrees in 15 minutes South Dakota |
| #3323, aired 1999-02-03 | I GOT IT HANDELED $200: Handel's oratorio about him debuted in January 1745 (he never got to do a Xena spin-off) Hercules |
| #3319, aired 1999-01-28 | ODDS 'N' ENDS $400: This Chinese celebration, which begins in late January or early February, ends with the Lantern Festival Chinese New Year |
| #3314, aired 1999-01-21 | THE WAR OF 1812 $400: This engagement of January 8, 1815 has been called "the needless battle" Battle of New Orleans |
| #3309, aired 1999-01-14 | THE OLD WEST $100: This was discovered by James Marshall on the American River, January 24, 1848 Gold |
| #3302, aired 1999-01-05 | COMING UP IN '99 $100: Pro Player Stadium in Miami will be primed for action when this event kicks off on January 31, 1999 Super Bowl XXXIII |
| #3300, aired 1999-01-01 | JANUARY 1 $100: The first of these flowery championships took place in Pasadena Jan. 1, 1902 the Rose Bowl |
| #3300, aired 1999-01-01 | JANUARY 1 $200: It's no secret that this longtime FBI head was born Jan. 1, 1895 J. Edgar Hoover |
| #3300, aired 1999-01-01 | NAMES FROM THE PAST $200: In 1972 he declared martial law in the Philippines; it was lifted in January 1981 Ferdinand Marcos |
| #3300, aired 1999-01-01 | JANUARY 1 $300: This oldest existing London daily newspaper began publication Jan. 1, 1788 the Times |
| #3300, aired 1999-01-01 | JANUARY 1 $400: On Jan. 1, 1972 this Austrian was inaugurated as Secretary-General of the United Nations Kurt Waldheim |
| #3300, aired 1999-01-01 | JANUARY 1 $500: This Florentine statesman, art patron & merchant "Prince" was born Jan. 1, 1449 Lorenzo de Medici |
| #3298, aired 1998-12-30 | 1930s AVIATION $300: On January 8, 1930 Walter Mittelholzer took off from the Serengeti plain to fly in a plane over this mount Mount Kilimanjaro |
| #3288, aired 1998-12-16 | PRESIDENTIAL TERMS OF SERVICE $100: January 20, 1953 - January 2, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| #3288, aired 1998-12-16 | PRESIDENTIAL TERMS OF SERVICE $300: August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford |
| #3278, aired 1998-12-02 | U.S. FIRSTS $200: On January 8, 1963 art viewers in the U.S. got their first smile from this woman Mona Lisa |
| #3276, aired 1998-11-30 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $800: A former Vietnam War P.O.W., he succeeded Barry Goldwater as a U.S. Senator from Arizona on January 6, 1987 John McCain |
| #3273, aired 1998-11-25 | THE SOLAR SYSTEM $500 (Daily Double): In January 1999 a spacecraft called "NEAR" is due to go into orbit around Eros, one of these objects an asteroid |
| #3272, aired 1998-11-24 | THE BLUE & THE GRAY $200: Though it went into effect January 1, 1863, no slaves were legally freed because of it Emancipation Proclamation |
| #3262, aired 1998-11-10 | APRIL $400: In 1789 the first of these events took place in April; it was later moved to March, then January presidential inauguration |
| #3256, aired 1998-11-02 | BEGINS & ENDS WITH "M" $100: The next one officially begins January 1, 2001 Millennium |
| #3231, aired 1998-09-28 | WORLD HISTORY $1000: The U.N. General Assembly held its first meeting on January 10, 1946 in this European capital London |
| #3224, aired 1998-09-17 | VAULT DISNEY $800: Before Mickey, one of Walt's successful creations was this "Lucky Rabbit" Oswald |
| #3214, aired 1998-07-16 | DIARIES $400: Fittingly, Samuel Pepys began keeping his famous diary on this date in 1660 January 1 |
| #3208, aired 1998-07-08 | 1898 $200: On January 25, 1898, this U.S. battleship arrived in Havana for a friendly visit the Maine |
| #3191, aired 1998-06-15 | THE BIG APPLE $800: He was inaugurated for his second time as mayor of New York City January 1, 1998 Rudolph Giuliani |
| #3190, aired 1998-06-12 | CELEBRATIONS $400: Confederate Heroes Day is celebrated January 19, the birthday of this general Robert E. Lee |
| #3176, aired 1998-05-25 | THE FUNNIES $200: This squinting old seadog made his debut January 17, 1929 in the "Thimble Theatre" Popeye (the Sailor Man) |
| #3176, aired 1998-05-25 | THE FUNNIES $400: On January 1, 1995 "The Far Side" ended; on December 31, 1995 this Bill Watterson strip did, too Calvin & Hobbes |
| #3175, aired 1998-05-22 | THE CHAIN GANG $200: This video store chain began renting video games in January 1994; "Wow, What A Difference" Blockbuster |
| #3163, aired 1998-05-06 | SLOW DOWN $100: If you try pouring the blackstrap type of this syrup in January, you may have to wait until February to eat it Molasses |
| #3131, aired 1998-03-23 | FLYING $400: In January 1997 Steve Fossett stayed aloft in one for over 6 days, but failed to fly it around the world hot air balloon |
| #3117, aired 1998-03-03 | OUR WRITERS' FAVORITE COMIC BOOKS $500: In January 1997 Acclaim Comics began reissuing this series with "A Tale of Two Cities" & "Tom Sawyer" Classics Illustrated |
| #3104, aired 1998-02-12 | PEOPLE OF THE MONTH $400: In the 1980s this golfer was the leading money winner 3 times on the Senior PGA circuit Don January |
| #3092, aired 1998-01-27 | IT'S ABOUT TIME $300: According to the Greenwich Observatory, this date will be the first day of the next millennium January 1, 2001 |
| #3089, aired 1998-01-22 | ALL MY CHILDREN $300: On January 5, 1995 "All My Children" celebrated this anniversary 25th |
| #3088, aired 1998-01-21 | THE 20th CENTURY $800: This program was grounded from January 28, 1986 to September 29, 1988 Space shuttle program |
| #3086, aired 1998-01-19 | JANUARY 1948 $100: The Games of the Fifth Winter Olympiad opened Jan. 30, 1948 in this country's city of St. Moritz Switzerland |
| #3086, aired 1998-01-19 | JANUARY 1948 $200: California celebrated the 100th anniversary of the gold find at this man's sawmill John Sutter |
| #3086, aired 1998-01-19 | JANUARY 1948 $300: This New York governor said, "If nominated" by the Republican Party, he'd run for president Thomas Dewey |
| #3086, aired 1998-01-19 | JANUARY 1948 $400: On January 1, 1948 GATT, a general agreement on these 2 "T"s, went into effect Tariffs & trade |
| #3086, aired 1998-01-19 | CHAPTER ONE $500: Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!" opens on a January day in the little town of Hanover in this U.S. state Nebraska |
| #3086, aired 1998-01-19 | JANUARY 1948 $500: He was nominated to succeed Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff Omar Bradley |
| #3085, aired 1998-01-16 | LA LANGUE FRANCAISE $200: What the French call Janvier & Fevrier, we call these months January & February |
| #3059, aired 1997-12-11 | A "GOLDEN" TREASURY $400: In January 1996 "Party of Five" picked up one of these awards for Best Drama Series Golden Globe |
| #3054, aired 1997-12-04 | TELEVISION $100: In January 1997 he bid a tearful farewell after almost 15 years as "Today" Show co-host Bryant Gumbel |
| #3019, aired 1997-10-16 | 1960 $1000: An auto accident in January cut short the life of this French author of "The Stranger" Albert Camus |
| #3018, aired 1997-10-15 | PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHPLACES $200: January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California Richard Nixon |
| #3014, aired 1997-10-09 | HISTORY $300: In January 1943 FDR & Winston Churchill met in this North African city to discuss the war effort Casablanca |
| #3008, aired 1997-10-01 | TELEVISED HISTORY $100: Video tape of this space shuttle's destruction aired repeatedly on January 28, 1986 Challenger |
| #3007, aired 1997-09-30 | INSIDE THE BELTWAY $100: On January 7, 1997 he became the first Republican in 68 years to win successive terms as House speaker Newt Gingrich |
| #3007, aired 1997-09-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: 30-second TV ads for this January 26, 1997 sporting event sold for an average of $1.2 million Super Bowl XXXI |
| #3007, aired 1997-09-30 | THE 1880s $100: On January 27, 1880 he received a patent for his incandescent light Thomas Edison |
| #3006, aired 1997-09-29 | THE 1980s $500: At age 87, after 62 years of rule, this emperor died January 7, 1989 Hirohito |
| #3004, aired 1997-09-25 | 1966 $100: In January this former president & his wife Bess were presented with the first 2 Medicare cards Harry Truman |
| #3003, aired 1997-09-24 | MUSICAL THEATRE $600: In January 1997 Liza Minnelli returned to Broadway, filling in for Julie Andrews in this musical Victor/Victoria |
| #3001, aired 1997-09-22 | GUERRILLAS IN THE MIST $1000: In January 1997 this Chechen capital was renamed in honor of rebel leader Dzhokhar Dudayev Grozny |
| #2993, aired 1997-09-10 | HEADS OF STATE HEADLINES $400: January 1, 1946: This Japanese emperor tells his people he is not a god Hirohito |
| #2990, aired 1997-09-05 | BORN IN THE '60s $500: 29-year-old Melinda French, a manager at this company, married its chairman January 1, 1994 Microsoft |
| #2987, aired 1997-09-02 | THE NFL $300: On January 5, 1996 this Miami Dolphins coach retired with a record 347 career wins Don Shula |
| #2983, aired 1997-07-16 | SPORTS $200: On January 6, 1997 Peter O'Malley announced this baseball team was for sale Los Angeles Dodgers |
| #2981, aired 1997-07-14 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: On January 21, 1977 this president pardoned several thousand Vietnam War draft evaders Jimmy Carter |
| #2975, aired 1997-07-04 | HISTORY OF THE SEAS $400: On January 23, 1968 this country seized the U.S.S. Pueblo & detained its crew for espionage North Korea |
| #2971, aired 1997-06-30 | CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS $300: This Dane could tickle the ivories for Robert Loggia January 3, their mutual birthday Victor Borge |
| #2962, aired 1997-06-17 | 1836 $600: Widowed & living with one of her daughters, this seamstress passed away in Pennsylvania January 30 Betsy Ross |
| #2958, aired 1997-06-11 | 18th CENTURY WOMEN $400: In January 1777 Baltimore's Mary Katherine Goddard was hired to print the first official copies of this Declaration of Independence |
| #2954, aired 1997-06-05 | PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES $200: On January 25, 1993 this first lady was appointed head of the task force on national health care reform Hillary Rodham Clinton |
| #2949, aired 1997-05-29 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $600: On January 24, 1848 carpenter James Marshall discovered gold on this man's California property John Sutter |
| #2940, aired 1997-05-16 | PEOPLE $200: Yes Sir! In January 1997 this former Beatle & former leader of Wings was made a knight Paul McCartney |
| #2940, aired 1997-05-16 | POLITICS $400: On January 22, 1997 the U.S. Senate confirmed this former Maine senator as Secretary of Defense William Cohen |
| #2919, aired 1997-04-17 | SPECIAL DAYS $100: The Copts celebrate this holiday on January 7, 13 days after we've roasted all our chestnuts Christmas |
| #2905, aired 1997-03-28 | WORLD WAR I $200: In January 1918 President Wilson proposed this set of war aims to bring about a just settlement of the war Fourteen Points |
| #2903, aired 1997-03-26 | 1930 $100: Travelling 171 MPH in a Lockheed Vega, she set a record for women January 15, 1930 Amelia Earhart |
| #2901, aired 1997-03-24 | HISTORIC EUROPEAN LEADERS $1000: He gave his first Paris recital March 3, 1888; he became prime minister of Poland in January 1919 Jan Paderewski |
| #2889, aired 1997-03-06 | POP MUSIC $100: Pink Floyd & the Velvet Underground were inducted into this at a January 1996 ceremony The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
| #2886, aired 1997-03-03 | ANNUAL EVENTS $200: Alpo sponsors annual international races for these vehicles each January in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Dogsleds |
| #2886, aired 1997-03-03 | HORSE HODGEPODGE $300: Racing fans know this date is a racehorse's official birthdate January 1 |
| #2886, aired 1997-03-03 | POLITICIANS $400: In January 1961 this Republican took his seat as a Congressman from Kansas' 6th district Bob Dole |
| #2883, aired 1997-02-26 | THE 1940s $100: He discussed the Four Freedoms in his State of the Union Address January 6, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| #2877, aired 1997-02-18 | 1977 $200: Airing over 8 nights in January, it was the most watched miniseries in TV history Roots |
| #2874, aired 1997-02-13 | COLORS $1,263 (Daily Double): The 2 shades of red named for January's & July's birthstones garnet & ruby |
| #2873, aired 1997-02-12 | ANNUAL EVENTS $300: A communal dip in the Pacific January 1 in Vancouver, Canada is named for these Arctic animals Polar Bears |
| #2872, aired 1997-02-11 | NUMBER, PLEASE $1000: As of January 7, 1997, it's the number of U.S. Congresses that have convened 105 |
| #2861, aired 1997-01-27 | 19th CENTURY AMERICA $200: This island in New York Harbor began operating as an immigration station January 1, 1892 Ellis Island |
| #2856, aired 1997-01-20 | TOP MODELS $100: This magazine's January 29, 1996 swimsuit issue featured Valeria Mazza & Tyra Banks in bikinis in South Africa Sports Illustrated |
| #2854, aired 1997-01-16 | 1995 $400: In January 1995, for the first time in 40 years, this party controlled both the U.S. House & the Senate Republican |
| #2850, aired 1997-01-10 | 1492 $1000: This last Moorish stronghold in Spain fell to the Spaniards in January Granada |
| #2839, aired 1996-12-26 | THE EARLY 1900s $600 (Daily Double): This age of fashion was ushered into England January 22, 1901 The Edwardian Age |
| #2837, aired 1996-12-24 | CHRISTMAS $500: For many the Christmas season lasts until this festival on January 6 Epiphany |
| #2833, aired 1996-12-18 | HAITI $500: Made governor-general for life in January 1804, he declared himself emperor in September Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Jean Jacques I) |
| #2831, aired 1996-12-16 | 1996 $300: Galileo probe data released in January showed this planet had less water than expected Jupiter |
| #2828, aired 1996-12-11 | HISTORY $200: His son-in-law, Galeazzo Ciano, was executed by Fascists as a traitor in January 1944 Benito Mussolini |
| #2820, aired 1996-11-29 | MONTHS $300: The 20th Amendment moved Congress' opening from the first Monday in December to the third day of this January |
| #2815, aired 1996-11-22 | HISTORIC PEOPLE $1000: On January 6, 1066, one day after Edward the Confessor died, he became king of England Harold |
| #2813, aired 1996-11-20 | THE 1970s $600: Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi left Iran on vacation January 16, 1979, and 2 weeks later, this man returned from exile Ayatollah Khomeini |
| #2812, aired 1996-11-19 | MOVIE CLASSICS $200: Shirley Temple danced with this future TV hillbilly in the 1936 film "Captain January" Buddy Ebsen |
| #2809, aired 1996-11-14 | U.S. HISTORY $1000: In January 1946 this former first lady was the only woman on the U.S. delegation to the U.N. Eleanor Roosevelt |
| #2801, aired 1996-11-04 | SCIENTISTS & INVENTORS $400: In January 1610 he discovered the 4 largest moons of Jupiter Galileo |
| #2785, aired 1996-10-11 | ASTRONOMY & SPACE $200: In January 1996 special ceremonies marked the 10-year anniversary of the explosion of this space shuttle the Challenger |
| #2782, aired 1996-10-08 | MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES $100: In January Campbell sponsors National Soup Month & this company sponsors National Oatmeal Month Quaker Oats |
| #2778, aired 1996-10-02 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $600: In January 1949 this Secretary of State known for his post-WWII "Plan" resigned for health reasons (George) Marshall |
| #2761, aired 1996-09-09 | SPORTS '96 $100: This L.A. Laker scored 19 points January 30, in his first NBA game since 1991 Magic Johnson |
| #2761, aired 1996-09-09 | HISTORY $200: On January 31, 1948, his body was cremated at the Raj Ghat shrine in New Delhi Gandhi |
| #2759, aired 1996-09-05 | BASKETBALL $400: This comical team's 1st trip wasn't around the world but to a town 50 miles from Chicago January 7, 1927 the Harlem Globetrotters |
| #2754, aired 1996-07-18 | HISTORY $500: In January of 1926, Theodoros Pangalos declared himself dictator of this country - he was deposed in August Greece |
| #2752, aired 1996-07-16 | WORLD LEADERS $1,100 (Daily Double): In failing health, he resigned as Greek premier in January of 1996 Andreas Papandreou |
| #2751, aired 1996-07-15 | RELIGION $200: In January of 1377, Pope Gregory XI moved the papacy back to this city Rome |
| #2747, aired 1996-07-09 | 19th CENTURY PERSONALITIES $1000: In January 1893 Sanford Dole declared that she was deposed Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii |
| #2743, aired 1996-07-03 | THE CALENDAR $600: While January opens the year, the name of this month comes from the Latin for "to open" April |
| #2738, aired 1996-06-26 | PRESIDENTS $200: This 36th U.S. president died on his Texas ranch January 22, 1973 Lyndon Johnson |
| #2736, aired 1996-06-24 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: This "Camptown Races" composer's death is commemorated on January 13 (Stephen) Foster |
| #2733, aired 1996-06-19 | NOTABLE WOMEN $200: On January 1 ceremonies in Philadelphia mark the birthday of this flagmaker Betsy Ross |
| #2731, aired 1996-06-17 | FAMOUS NAMES $600: In January 1991, this First Lady broke her leg while sledding at Camp David Barbara Bush |
| #2720, aired 1996-05-31 | PARTY TIME! $400: On January 20, 1993, President Clinton visited 11 of them inauguration parties (inaugural balls) |
| #2716, aired 1996-05-27 | JANUARY 11, 1996 $100: Ryutaro Hashimoto was sworn in as this country's 8th prime minister in 7 years Japan |
| #2716, aired 1996-05-27 | JANUARY 11, 1996 $200: This ship belonging to Jacques Cousteau sank in a Singapore shipyard Calypso |
| #2716, aired 1996-05-27 | JANUARY 11, 1996 $300: He was given a 4-year, $8 million contract to coach the Miami Dolphins Jimmy Johnson |
| #2716, aired 1996-05-27 | JANUARY 11, 1996 $400: Many world leaders attended his funeral mass in Notre Dame Cathedral Francois Mitterrand |
| #2716, aired 1996-05-27 | JANUARY 11, 1996 $500: The shuttle Endeavour blasted off to retrieve a satellite containing these amphibians newts |
| #2716, aired 1996-05-27 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600: The conversion of this "Apostle of the Gentiles" on January 25 is a major Episcopal holy day St. Paul |
| #2715, aired 1996-05-24 | HISTORIC DOCUMENTS $400: Issued in final form January 1, 1863, it opened the Armed Services to former slaves the Emancipation Proclamation |
| #2708, aired 1996-05-15 | GEMS & JEWELRY $800: Montana & Cape rubies are actually this January birthstone the garnet |
| #2704, aired 1996-05-09 | SPORTS $100: In January 1996 this team beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 to win its 3rd Super Bowl in 4 years the Dallas Cowboys |
| #2704, aired 1996-05-09 | CELEBRITY ASTROLOGY $200: This ventriloquist was born January 17 under the sign of the goat, not the sign of the Lamb Chop Shari Lewis |
| #2704, aired 1996-05-09 | 1995 $500: On January 31 the president offered this country $20 billion in aid Mexico |
| #2692, aired 1996-04-23 | 1990 $100: In January 1990 this party in Poland voted itself out of existence the Communist Party |
| #2689, aired 1996-04-18 | THE CIVIL WAR $200: This Union ironclad was launched at Greenpoint, New York January 30, 1862 Monitor |
| #2678, aired 1996-04-03 | U.S.A. $500: In January 1995 the first U.S. area codes were allocated that didn't use either of these 2 center digits 0 or 1 |
| #2673, aired 1996-03-27 | FAMOUS MEXICANS $1000: In January 1995 this president declared an "economic emergency" & enacted crisis measures Ernesto Zedillo |
| #2670, aired 1996-03-22 | EXPLORERS $400: With about 180 men & 3 ships, he set out for Peru from Central America in January 1531 Francisco Pizarro |
| #2652, aired 1996-02-27 | 1959 $100: In January the publisher of this city's Sun-Times bought a controlling interest in its Daily News Chicago |
| #2647, aired 1996-02-20 | 1995 $300: In January the government began reintroducing the endangered gray species of these into Yellowstone wolves |
| #2644, aired 1996-02-15 | AROUND THE SENATE $200: As of January 4, 1995, this party controlled the U.S. Senate the Republican Party |
| #2639, aired 1996-02-08 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $100: It's rarely rained on this city's annual January 1 Tournament of Roses Parade Pasadena |
| #2638, aired 1996-02-07 | 1899 $100: This gangster nicknamed "Scarface Al" was born January 17, 1899 (Al) Capone |
| #2635, aired 1996-02-02 | 1950 $800: In January this country became a republic with Rajendra Prasad as president India |
| #2634, aired 1996-02-01 | PRESIDENTIAL NEWS $600: Gerald Ford was among the mourners at this former House Speaker's funeral January 10, 1994 Tip O'Neill |
| #2624, aired 1996-01-18 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $600: In January 1995 this country's government knocked 4 zeroes off its zloty Poland |
| #2623, aired 1996-01-17 | 1964 $400: In January Paul VI became the first pope to travel by this mode of transportation Airplane |
| #2621, aired 1996-01-15 | THE 1840s $200: In January 1840, Charles Wilkes first sighted this continent Antarctica |
| #2621, aired 1996-01-15 | HENRY VIII $400: She married Henry in January 1533 and gave birth to Elizabeth in September Anne Boleyn |
| #2616, aired 1996-01-08 | THE 1750s $200: On January 6, 1759, he married Martha Dandridge Custis George Washington |
| #2611, aired 1996-01-01 | LEFTOVERS $200: This first lady broke a champagne bottle across the bow of the Nautilus submarine January 21, 1954 Mamie Eisenhower |
| #2600, aired 1995-12-15 | 20th CENTURY AMERICA $500: On January 31, 1958, it became the first U.S. satellite to reach Earth orbit Explorer I |
| #2598, aired 1995-12-13 | 1987 $200: On January 5 this president submitted the USA's first trillion-dollar budget to Congress Ronald Reagan |
| #2591, aired 1995-12-04 | THE 1970s $200: In 1976 Chinese premier Zhou Enlai died in January & this Chinese chairman died in September Mao |
| #2579, aired 1995-11-16 | GOLD RUSHES $200: Four years after gold was found at his mill on January 24, 1848, he was bankrupt John Sutter |
| #2578, aired 1995-11-15 | TREATIES $200: This treaty, signed in France in June of 1919, didn't take effect until January 10, 1920 Treaty of Versailles |
| #2577, aired 1995-11-14 | THE UNITED NATIONS $400: Under U.N. guidelines, this military operation began January 16, 1991 Operation Desert Storm/Persian Gulf War |
| #2564, aired 1995-10-26 | 1966 $200: Inaugurated January 8 for his second term as president of France, he renamed Pompidou as premier de Gaulle |
| #2561, aired 1995-10-23 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: Prospectors trampled his crops & stole his cattle after gold was discovered on his land in January 1848 Sutter |
| #2544, aired 1995-09-28 | THE 1990s $400: In January 1995 former Treasury Minister Lamberto Dini was named premier of this country Italy |
| #2533, aired 1995-09-13 | SPORTS $400: In January 1995 this team won the Rose Bowl & made Joe Paterno the winningest coach in college bowls Penn State |
| #2523, aired 1995-07-19 | ISLANDS $800: The port city of Kobe on this island was severely damaged by a 7.2 earthquake January 17, 1995 Honshu |
| #2521, aired 1995-07-17 | THE 1960s $100: On Jan. 7, 1969 he resigned as governor of Maryland; he was sworn in as vice president January 20 Spiro Agnew |
| #2517, aired 1995-07-11 | TRANSPORTATION $1000: This luxury airline that serviced only Los Angeles, New York & Las Vegas was sold January 3, 1995 MGM Grand Air |
| #2513, aired 1995-07-05 | 1994 $100: Los Angeles was hit by a major one January 17 an earthquake |
| #2513, aired 1995-07-05 | EUROPE $200: Over protests from Vaclav Havel & others, this nation split into 2 states January 1, 1993 Czechoslovakia |
| #2496, aired 1995-06-12 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $100: This Chinese observance moves between January 21 & February 20 on the Gregorian calendar the Chinese New Year |
| #2483, aired 1995-05-24 | J LETTER MEN $200: This agency director was born in Washington, D.C. January 1, 1895 & died there May 2, 1972 (J. Edgar) Hoover |
| #2468, aired 1995-05-03 | 1990 $100: In January 1990 this political party lost its monopoly on power in Bulgaria the Communist Party |
| #2429, aired 1995-03-09 | FAMOUS FIRSTS $200: In January of 1935 she flew solo from Hawaii to California Amelia Earhart |
| #2421, aired 1995-02-27 | VICE PRESIDENTS $200: When inaugurated at age 40 on January 20, 1953 he became the second-youngest vice president Richard Milhouse Nixon |
| #2414, aired 1995-02-16 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS $800: It's apropos that this amendment set the January date for the presidential inauguration the 20th |
| #2408, aired 1995-02-08 | SPORTS $100: In January 1995 this school's team was voted No. 1 after defeating Miami in the Orange Bowl Nebraska |
| #2403, aired 1995-02-01 | 1956 $500: This author of "The American Language" died in Baltimore, Maryland on January 29 H.L. Mencken |
| #2402, aired 1995-01-31 | SOUTH AMERICAN HISTORY $200: This conquistador founded Lima, Peru in January 1535 Pizarro |
| #2391, aired 1995-01-16 | INVENTORS $400: In January 1861, just 3 months before his death, he received a patent for a steam elevator (Elisha) Otis |
| #2388, aired 1995-01-11 | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS $100: This ceremony of installing the president is traditionally held at noon on January 20 inauguration |
| #2387, aired 1995-01-10 | 1968 $200: Famous offensive launched January 30, 1968 Tet |
| #2387, aired 1995-01-10 | 1968 $1000: On January 1, 1968, this father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis was named Britain's poet laureate Cecil Day-Lewis |
| #2380, aired 1994-12-30 | GOVERNORS $1,500 (Daily Double): In January 1994 Christine Todd Whitman succeeded James Florio as governor of this state New Jersey |
| #2378, aired 1994-12-28 | THE FUNNIES $200: On January 7, 1929 2 strips debuted, "Tarzan" and this strip about a man who wakes up 500 years in the future "Buck Rogers" |
| #2378, aired 1994-12-28 | AMERICAN HISTORY $400: 1 of 4 freedoms FDR termed essential in a January 6, 1941 address to Congress 1 of (want, speech, religion, or fear) |
| #2368, aired 1994-12-14 | POTPOURRI $300: The petals from this January 1, 1994 event were recycled into potpourri & sold for charity by FTD the Tournament of Roses Parade |
| #2362, aired 1994-12-06 | EUROPE $100: On January 1, 1979, this country created the Canton of Jura Switzerland |
| #2354, aired 1994-11-24 | WORLD HISTORY $1000: In January 1823 this son of an Irish immigrant resigned as Chile's supreme director Bernardo O'Higgins |
| #2335, aired 1994-10-28 | AMERICAN HISTORY $200: In January 1776 Thomas Paine called for American independence in this pamphlet "Common Sense" |
| #2328, aired 1994-10-19 | MARCHING ORDERS $100: This man led the Long March from January to October 1935 Mao Tse-Tung |
| #2325, aired 1994-10-14 | 1943 $1000: This inventor of a famous electric "coil" died January 7 in New York City Tesla |
| #2323, aired 1994-10-12 | HISTORIC HEADLINES $300: January 23, 1901:
"Britain mourns the death of" this "sovereign" Victoria |
| #2322, aired 1994-10-11 | TIME $100: A leap year begins on January 1 & ends on this date December 31st |
| #2315, aired 1994-09-30 | 1960 $100: On January 2 this Massachusetts Democrat announced his candidacy for president John Kennedy |
| #2313, aired 1994-09-28 | 1966 $400: On January 11 Indian PM Shastri died; on January 19 this person was elected by Parliament as the new PM Indira Gandhi |
| #2305, aired 1994-09-16 | ABOLITIONISM $800: The first issue of this William Lloyd Garrison abolitionist paper was published January 1, 1831 The Liberator |
| #2304, aired 1994-09-15 | FAMOUS WOMEN $600: In January 1994 this hotel queen was freed after serving 21 months Leona Helmsley |
| #2292, aired 1994-07-19 | ANNUAL EVENTS $200: On January 8 Louisiana commemorates this battle of the War of 1812 the Battle of New Orleans |
| #2292, aired 1994-07-19 | ANNUAL EVENTS $800: International Falls in this state is the site of the annual Ice Box Days Winter Festival in January Minnesota |
| #2288, aired 1994-07-13 | MONTHS $300: In Spanish it's Enero January |
| #2284, aired 1994-07-07 | ANNUAL EVENTS $400: The boat, sports, & RV show at McCormick Place is a January event in this city Chicago |
| #2284, aired 1994-07-07 | ANNUAL EVENTS $1,000 (Daily Double): According to presidential proclamation no. 3817, National UNICEF Day occurs on this date October 31 (Halloween) |
| #2278, aired 1994-06-29 | SONG LYRICS $300: According to a 1934 song, "It's June in" this winter month "Because I'm in love" January |
| #2267, aired 1994-06-14 | POTENT POTABLES $600: It's traditional to serve scotch on January 25, this poet's birthday Robert Burns |
| #2266, aired 1994-06-13 | NOTABLE NAMES $200: This Indian leader began his final fast January 12, 1948; he was killed 2 1/2 weeks later Gandhi |
| #2265, aired 1994-06-10 | 1949 $100: On January 31 the U.S. formally recognized Transjordan & this country Israel |
| #2259, aired 1994-06-02 | EXPLORERS $800: In January 1912 this Englishman became the first to reach the South Pole on foot without sled dogs Captain Scott |
| #2257, aired 1994-05-31 | 1939 $1000: Hot dog! He was appointed to the Supreme Court in January Frankfurter |
| #2255, aired 1994-05-27 | BULGARIA $200: In January 1990 the Parliament voted away its constitutional guarantee as the dominant party the Communist Party |
| #2252, aired 1994-05-24 | AMERICAN HISTORY $100: Adopted in 1933, the 20th Amendment moved the presidential inauguration from March to this month January |
| #2248, aired 1994-05-18 | 1959 $200: On January 1 Fulgencio Batista, dictator of this country, was overthrown Cuba |
| #2242, aired 1994-05-10 | 1993 ROCK $200: In January 1993 Bill Wyman quit this group after 30 years The Rolling Stones |
| #2242, aired 1994-05-10 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $400: Roman Catholics observed this holiday on January 6 until the 4th c., when it was moved back 12 days Christmas |
| #2239, aired 1994-05-05 | 1949 $500: In his January 5 state of the union message, he called for a "Fair Deal" Truman |
| #2236, aired 1994-05-02 | 1989 $200: On January 4 this vice president announced to congress his own election as president Bush |
| #2228, aired 1994-04-20 | 1794 $600: Edward Gibbon, author of "The Decline & and Fall of" this, died in January the Roman Empire |
| #2225, aired 1994-04-15 | BLACK AMERICA $100: In January 1993, for the first time, all 50 states observed the birthday of this slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| #2225, aired 1994-04-15 | GEMS $600: An Arizona ruby isn't a real ruby, it's a ruby-colored one of these January birthstones a garnet |
| #2222, aired 1994-04-12 | 1950 $100: In January this armored car company was robbed of $1.5 million Brink's |
| #2202, aired 1994-03-15 | TRANSPORTATION $200: With the opening of its Red Line January 30, 1993, this U.S. city got its first modern subway system Los Angeles |
| #2198, aired 1994-03-09 | BIRTHSTONES $500: This red January birthstone is a symbol of constancy garnet |
| #2191, aired 1994-02-28 | EXPLORERS $200 (Daily Double): In January 1519 he was beheaded in Acla on the coast of Panama under orders of rival Pedrarias Davila Balboa |
| #2186, aired 1994-02-21 | POLITICIANS $800: In January 1994 Dixie Lee Ray, the only woman ever to govern this state, passed away Washington |
| #2176, aired 1994-02-07 | THE 17th CENTURY $400: On January 8, 1642, this Italian astronomer died in Arcetri Galileo |
| #2175, aired 1994-02-04 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $800 (Daily Double): Chinese New Year's Day falls in 1 of these 2 months on our calendar January or February |
| #2173, aired 1994-02-02 | POLITICAL PARTY TIME $400: The Italian constitution of January 1, 1948 ousted this party Fascist |
| #2167, aired 1994-01-25 | MONTHS OF THE YEAR $300: The French call it Janvier January |
| #2164, aired 1994-01-20 | HISTORY $300: In January 1950 President Truman authorized the Atomic Energy commission to develop this weapon the hydrogen bomb |
| #2154, aired 1994-01-06 | METALS $200: In January 1980 this metal hit a high of $50.35 an ounce; in January 1993 it was less than $4.00 silver |
| #2152, aired 1994-01-04 | WOMEN '93 $200: In January she became head of a new commission to plan the reform of America's health-care system Hillary Clinton |
| #2149, aired 1993-12-30 | WORLD HISTORY $800: With Soviet aid, this Egyptian president began building the Aswan High Dam on January 9, 1960 Nasser |
| #2139, aired 1993-12-16 | THE CIVIL WAR $3,900 (Daily Double): In January 1862 Lincoln replaced Secretary of War Simon Cameron with this man Edwin Stanton |
| #2135, aired 1993-12-10 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: On January 31, 1795, this man resigned as Secretary of the Treasury & was succeeded by Oliver Wolcott Alexander Hamilton |
| #2132, aired 1993-12-07 | JANUARY 30 $100: This famous female flagmaker died January 30, 1836 Betsy Ross |
| #2132, aired 1993-12-07 | JANUARY 30 $200: The "William Tell" overture was the theme to this radio show that debuted January 30, 1933 The Lone Ranger |
| #2132, aired 1993-12-07 | JANUARY 30 $300: What Edward Bransfield saw January 30, 1820 & called Trinity Land may be this continent's first sighting Antarctica |
| #2132, aired 1993-12-07 | JANUARY 30 $400: Balls celebrating FDR's birthday held January 30, 1934 raised over $1 million to battle this disease polio |
| #2132, aired 1993-12-07 | JANUARY 30 $500: Queen Elizabeth II made history in 1965 when she attended this commoner's funeral Winston Churchill |
| #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | THE CALENDAR $200: The feast of Saint Nicholas falls on the 6th of this month December |
| #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | THE CALENDAR $400: In the Northern Hemisphere this month begins approximately 10 days after the winter solstice January |
| #2124, aired 1993-11-25 | 1954 $400: On January 21, Ike turned in a budget with a projected $2.9 billion deficit, & Mamie launched this sub Nautilus |
| #2118, aired 1993-11-17 | 1950s WOMEN $600: On January 7, 1955 she made history as the first black in a major role at the Metropolitan Opera Marian Anderson |
| #2116, aired 1993-11-15 | BORN & DIED $100: He was born October 2, 1869 to a merchant caste family in Porbandar, India & died January 30, 1948 in New Delhi Mohandas Gandhi |
| #2102, aired 1993-10-26 | 1970 $1,000 (Daily Double): This African nation's civil war ended with the capitulation of Biafra in January Nigeria |
| #2096, aired 1993-10-18 | 1950 $1000: Her play "The Member of the Wedding" opened on Broadway on January 5 Carson McCullers |
| #2092, aired 1993-10-12 | 1966 $100: He began his second 7- year term as president of France January 8 Charles de Gaulle |
| #2092, aired 1993-10-12 | 1966 $500 (Daily Double): In January Sargent Shriver quit as director of this program the Peace Corps |
| #2090, aired 1993-10-08 | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $500: In 46 B.C. this Roman ruler established January 1 as New Year's Day Julius Caesar |
| #2080, aired 1993-09-24 | HISTORIC QUOTATIONS $800: In January 1981 this Secretary of State designate said, "There are worse things than war" (Alexander) Haig |
| #2079, aired 1993-09-23 | RECENT HISTORY $200: In 1992 Arizona voters approved a January state holiday to honor this late civil rights leader Martin Luther King |
| #2078, aired 1993-09-22 | FABRICS $200: A fabric that's a different color on each side is named for this 2-faced god we think about in January Janus |
| #2072, aired 1993-09-14 | HEADLINES $500: This group "has first session. Empty chair is reserved for America", said the January 17, 1920 Boston Herald the League of Nations |
| #2071, aired 1993-09-13 | VICE PRESIDENTS $400: On January 6, 1961 he had to tell Congress that his opponent won the electoral vote for president Nixon |
| #2068, aired 1993-09-08 | WOMEN $400: It made headlines in January 1993 when this young woman enrolled in the Sidwell Friends School Chelsea Clinton |
| #2065, aired 1993-07-23 | BLACK AMERICA $200: On January 20,1992 Winnie Mandela helped lead a march in Atlanta honoring this slain leader Martin Luther King Jr. |
| #2063, aired 1993-07-21 | ODDS & ENDS $200: In January 1993 "Le Penseur" traveled from Paris to Peking as part of an exhibit of this sculptor's art Rodin |
| #2063, aired 1993-07-21 | WINSTON CHURCHILL $800: Churchill's January 1965 state funeral was held at this London church built by Christopher Wren St. Paul's Cathedral |
| #2058, aired 1993-07-14 | HISTORY $2,000 (Daily Double): He seized control of Cuba on March 10, 1952 & remained in power until deposed on January 1, 1959 Fulgencio Batista |
| #2046, aired 1993-06-28 | SCIENCE $400: After 1,400 orbits it fell back to Earth January 4, 1958 & burned up Sputnik |
| #2043, aired 1993-06-23 | PAUL REVERE $100: Revere was born in 1735 on this holiday which the Romans dedicated to the god Janus January 1st (New Year's Day) |
| #2037, aired 1993-06-15 | NEW COUNTRIES $200: On January 1, 1993 Bratislava became the capital of this new European republic Slovakia |
| #2027, aired 1993-06-01 | HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE $300: Of the 700 convicts who arrived in this country in January 1788, at least 160 were women Australia |
| #2027, aired 1993-06-01 | REPUBLICANS $400: On January 13, 1993 he became the first living president awarded the Medal of Freedom Ronald Reagan |
| #2021, aired 1993-05-24 | THE 20th CENTURY $200: On January 5, 1914 he instituted an 8-hour day & a $5 minimum daily wage at his auto plants Henry Ford |
| #2020, aired 1993-05-21 | WORLD HISTORY $600: This French king was condemned in mid-January 1793 & was executed January 21 Louis XVI |
| #2019, aired 1993-05-20 | WORLD POTPOURRI $400: The name of this South American city is Portuguese for "River of January" Rio de Janeiro |
| #2016, aired 1993-05-17 | MAGAZINES $800: After folding 2 years before, this behavioral science magazine made a comeback in January 1992 Psychology Today |
| #2014, aired 1993-05-13 | 1990 $200: On January 3 President Bush announced the surrender of this Panamanian dictator Noriega |
| #2007, aired 1993-05-04 | CONTEMPORARY WOMEN $200: In January 1989 this Supreme Court justice swore in Dan Quayle as vice president Sandra Day O'Connor |
| #2003, aired 1993-04-28 | THE 1950s $600: Forced out by Castro, this leader fled Cuba January 1, 1959 (Fulgencio) Batista |
| #1996, aired 1993-04-19 | 18th CENTURY AMERICA $400: On January 5, 1776 this "Granite State" became the first of the 13 colonies to adopt its own constitution New Hampshire |
| #1994, aired 1993-04-15 | 1952 $400: In January the Justice Dept. charged this company with monopolizing the tabulating industry IBM |
| #1994, aired 1993-04-15 | 1952 $500: On January 1 the price to mail a postcard in the U.S. doubled to this amount 2 cents |
| #1993, aired 1993-04-14 | U.S. HISTORY $200: On January 21, 1977 Jimmy Carter pardoned most draft evaders of this war Vietnam |
| #1977, aired 1993-03-23 | 1976 $200: In January Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life for attempting to kill this president Gerald Ford |
| #1976, aired 1993-03-22 | 1992 $300: In January this Virginia governor became the first major presidential candidate to drop out (Doug) Wilder |
