#446, aired 1986-05-26 | THE NOBEL PRIZE: It's the only organization to have been awarded 3 Nobel Peace Prizes the Red Cross |
#441, aired 1986-05-19 | THE FLAG: Feature & its color common to flags of U.S., Venezuela & Pakistan white stars |
#438, aired 1986-05-14 | STATE CAPITALS: The 1st letter in the alphabet that does not begin the name of a state capital E |
#423, aired 1986-04-23 | THE OSCARS: This Best Picture had the shortest title, using only 2 different letters Gigi |
#422, aired 1986-04-22 | GAMBLING: Next to slots, Nevada casinos make more money from this game than any other, nearly $3/4 billion in 1985 blackjack |
#414, aired 1986-04-10 | THE CONTINENTS: Of the 7, this continent has the world's longest total coastline, over 96,000 miles North America |
#383, aired 1986-02-26 | TELEVISION: In fall of 1985, 5 of 8 prime time network series on Mondays had this word in their title and |
#382, aired 1986-02-25 | LIFESTYLE, U.S.A.: This state has consistently had the highest divorce rate, by far Nevada |
#381, aired 1986-02-24 | ELECTIONS: Total of senators & congressman, plus vote of D.C., it's # of electors in Electoral College 538 |
#375, aired 1986-02-14 | U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Geographic distinction of the city of Leadville, Colorado the highest incorporated U.S. city |
#374, aired 1986-02-13 | FAMOUS NAMES: In 1985, this person became the 1st professional athlete ever to appear on the front of a Wheaties box Pete Rose |
#373, aired 1986-02-12 | THE OSCARS: In '48, she became the only performer in the sound era to win Best Actress without uttering a word in the film Jane Wyman |
#372, aired 1986-02-11 | EUROPE: All of Denmark is surrounded by water except for its 42 mile boundary with this country Germany |
#371, aired 1986-02-10 | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: Mother of Bonnie Blue, she ran a sawmill after the Civil War Scarlett O'Hara |
#370, aired 1986-02-07 | ROYALTY: Just as wife of U.S. President is called "First Lady", husband of a reigning British Queen is called this Prince Consort |
#369, aired 1986-02-06 | PRESIDENTS: Of the 25 lawyers who have been President, he served most recently Gerald Ford |
#368, aired 1986-02-05 | ACTORS & ROLES: 1 of 3 actors who won Best Actor Oscar for playing an actor Jimmy Cagney (for George M. Cohan), Ronald Colman, or Richard Dreyfuss |
#367, aired 1986-02-04 | ENERGY: While U.S. is #2 petroleum producer in the world, this country produces the most the Soviet Union |
#360, aired 1986-01-24 | TWENTIETH CENTURY: To honor him in 1965, Elizabeth II was the 1st reigning British monarch to attend a commoner's funeral Winston Churchill |
#352, aired 1986-01-14 | VICE PRESIDENTS: 2 of the 3 Vice Presidents to serve under FDR (2 of) Harry S. Truman, Henry A. Wallace, and John Nance Garner |
#351, aired 1986-01-13 | THE MILITARY: Foreign country in which the most American soldiers are stationed Germany |
#340, aired 1985-12-27 | LANDMARKS: Of the 6 current standard U.S. coins, the number that feature U.S. landmarks 2 |
#339, aired 1985-12-26 | AGRICULTURE: Though 65% of its workers are in agriculture, this continent has lowest farming output, per capita Africa |
#338, aired 1985-12-25 | GOVERNMENTS: Country with the oldest written constitution still in use The United States |
#337, aired 1985-12-24 | SPORTS: 1 of 2 sports which, in order to avoid injuries, ban left-handed playing (1 of) jai alai or polo |
#336, aired 1985-12-23 | THE FLAG: Per U.S. flag code, only place in U.S. where another flag may be legally flown higher than ours The United Nations |
#335, aired 1985-12-20 | ELECTIONS: Winner of the Presidential election in which Ronald Reagan got one electoral vote Jimmy Carter |
#328, aired 1985-12-11 | KINGS & QUEENS: Eleanor of Aquitaine was only woman ever to be married to kings of both these countries England and France |
#327, aired 1985-12-10 | LANGUAGES: Per 1980 census, after English & Spanish, the 3rd most popular language spoken at home in the U.S. Italian |
#316, aired 1985-11-25 | BROADCASTING: Though British born, he has been under contract to NBC continuously since 1938 Bob Hope |
#315, aired 1985-11-22 | THE AMERICAS: Westernmost national capital in the Americas Mexico City |
#314, aired 1985-11-21 | THE SUPREME COURT: This president appointed more Supreme Court justices than any other George Washington |
#313, aired 1985-11-20 | THE OSCARS: Winning Best Actress Oscars in 1964 & 65, these 2 British-born actresses share the same 1st name Julie Andrews & Julie Christie |
#312, aired 1985-11-19 | LITERATURE: 1952 novel that begins off the coast of Cuba, & ends on shore 3 days later The Old Man and the Sea |
#311, aired 1985-11-18 | THE 50 STATES: Aside from the Dakotas & Carolinas, # of states with 2 words in their names as commonly used 6 |
#310, aired 1985-11-15 | LANDMARKS: Popular name for the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial Gateway Arch |
#309, aired 1985-11-14 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: Individual receiving 2nd-highest U.S. gov't salary -- $104,700 per year excluding expenses chief justice |
#308, aired 1985-11-13 | BIOLOGY: Of the 4, blood group of the universal recipient AB |
#307, aired 1985-11-12 | FLAGS: This color appears on more different national flags than any other red |
#306, aired 1985-11-11 | THE NOBEL PRIZE: Since it was established in 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to these 2 U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt & Woodrow Wilson |
#297, aired 1985-10-29 | U.S. GOVERNMENT: The only elected official in the fed. gov't. with duties in both the executive & legislative branches vice president |
#295, aired 1985-10-25 | SCIENCE: From name of Greek sun god, it is the 2nd most abundant element in the universe helium |
#280, aired 1985-10-04 | BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: Over 1/2 of Fortune 500 and 42% of all N.Y. Stock Exchange companies are incorporated in this state Delaware |
#279, aired 1985-10-03 | WORLD POLITICS: Last Communist party chief of the U.S.S.R. to leave office without dying Nikita Khrushchev |
#278, aired 1985-10-02 | THE CONTINENTS: Of the 7, this continent has the greatest number of independent countries Africa |
#277, aired 1985-10-01 | MOVIES: Compass directions of the Wicked Witches killed in "The Wizard of Oz" west & east |
#276, aired 1985-09-30 | RECENT HISTORY: President under whom the U.S. gave full recognition to Communist China Jimmy Carter |
#272, aired 1985-09-24 | HISTORIC NAMES: On Sept. 8, 1825, he left for France with honorary U.S. citizenship, $200,000 & 23,000 acres in Florida Marquis de Lafayette |
#271, aired 1985-09-23 | SPORTS: With a total of 20, this player holds record for most Wimbledon titles ever Billie Jean King |
#270, aired 1985-09-20 | U.S. PRESIDENTS: Our 8th president, he was 1st to be born an American citizen & not a British subject Martin Van Buren |
#269, aired 1985-09-19 | THE CALENDAR: Date of the final day of the 20th century December 31, 2000 |
#261, aired 1985-09-09 | WOMEN IN SPORTS: Among the women prominent in this sport are Rachel McLish, Lori Bowen & Cory Everson bodybuilding |