#8560, aired 2022-01-21 | SYMPHONIES $400: During World War II Allied Radio used 4 notes from this Beethoven symphony to boost morale--they represent "V" for victory Beethoven's Fifth |
#8131, aired 2020-01-06 | STATUE OF NO LIMITATIONS $200: His D.C. statue signaling "V for victory!" stands outside the British embassy Churchill |
#7073, aired 2015-05-20 | DEBUTING IN 1984 $400: "V" is for victory & this skier is no stranger to that, with her record 63rd Women's World Cup win in 2015 (Lindsey) Vonn |
#6462, aired 2012-10-23 | THE ENGLISH BEAT $2,000 (Daily Double): (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an animated diagram of the Battle of Agincourt on the monitor.) At the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, French cavalry charged across a muddy field & were cut down in waves by English archers, leading to an overwhelming victory for this king & his band of brothers Henry V |
#6245, aired 2011-11-11 | THE QUOTABLE CHURCHILL $200: This "at all costs," this "in spite of all terror," this "however long and hard the road may be" (V is for...) victory |
#5255, aired 2007-06-15 | "V" FOR VICTORY $400: Biologist Max DelBruck shared a 1969 Nobel Prize for his work on the genetics of these microscopic parasites viruses |
#5255, aired 2007-06-15 | "V" FOR VICTORY $800: Leapin' lizards! It's the athletic activity seen here the vault |
#5255, aired 2007-06-15 | "V" FOR VICTORY $1200: With French troops advancing on Germany in 1792, Beethoven moved to this neighboring capital city Vienna |
#5255, aired 2007-06-15 | "V" FOR VICTORY $1600: In 1997 Jules Feiffer left this newspaper after more than 40 years of cartooning there Village Voice |
#5255, aired 2007-06-15 | "V" FOR VICTORY $2000: Believed by many to be a forgery, Paul's Epistle to the Laodiceans is found only in some editions of this Latin Bible the Vulgate |
#5252, aired 2007-06-12 | HAIL TO THE VICTORS $4,000 (Daily Double): "V", this politician's middle initial, was for "Victor", not "Victory"; he ran 5 losing presidential campaigns Eugene V. Debs |
#4318, aired 2003-05-14 | HISTORIC BATTLES $1200: A stunning victory in the Oct. 1415 Battle of this village opened the way for Henry V's reconquest of Normandy Agincourt |
#4284, aired 2003-03-27 | V FOR... $800: To the U.S. in WWII V was for victory; to the Germans it stood for Vergeltungswaffe, the name of this weapon V-1 |
#2281, aired 1994-07-04 | ENGLAND'S HENRYS $1000: Victory in the Battle of Agincourt opened the way for this king's reconquest of Normandy Henry V |
#1468, aired 1991-01-09 | WORLD WAR II $800: The British public morale-building "V for Victory" campaign used this work's first four notes Beethoven's 5th |
#729, aired 1987-11-05 | 1945 $400: On May 8, Allied forces celebrated V-E Day, which stood for this Victory in Europe |
#466, aired 1986-09-22 | POINT IT OUT $500: At the '86 Oscars, Jane Fonda flashed this symbol of Corazon Aquino's party the L |
#42, aired 1984-11-06 | ALPHABET SOUP $100: Churchill's symbol for "victory", the Romans' symbol for five V |
#17, aired 1984-10-02 | SINGERS & DANCERS $300: To their cheering fans, "V" is for "Victory Tour" The Jacksons |