Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (16 results returned)
| #8355, aired 2021-03-12 | GRANT WOOD'S AMERICANA $2000: Wood illustrates the story of Washington cutting down the cherry tree; pulling back the curtain is this parson who wrote the tale Mason Weems |
| #8173, aired 2020-03-04 | THE JEFFERSONIAN ERA $2000: In the 1806 edition of his bio of George Washington, this author included the fictional tale of young George & the cherry tree Parson Weems |
| #6827, aired 2014-04-29 | AMERICANA $2000: This minister wrote anecdotal bios of Ben Franklin & William Penn as well as the one about George Washington Parson Weems |
| #6554, aired 2013-02-28 | "WEE"! $1000: Mason was the first name of this parson & Washington biographer Weems |
| #5929, aired 2010-05-27 | TREES COMPANY $200: Parson Weems' 1806 biography of George Washington included the story of chopping down one of these trees a cherry tree |
| #5430, aired 2008-03-28 | BY GEORGE, IT'S GEORGE $200: According to Parson Weems, this man was incapable of being mendacious George Washington |
| #5232, aired 2007-05-15 | CHOP-A-HOLICS $200: Around 1800 Parson Weems wrote of this man's unauthorized juvenile lumberjacking George Washington |
| #4765, aired 2005-04-29 | AMERICAN "W"RITERS $400: He created the story that George Washington chopped down a cherry tree with his hatchet Parson Weems |
| #4256, aired 2003-02-17 | IT'S ALL A BUNCH OF LIES $200: Although written by Parson Weems, the line "I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet" is often attributed to him George Washington |
| #3437, aired 1999-07-13 | "W"RITERS $1000: The cherry tree story began with the 1806 edition of his "The Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington" Parson Weems |
| #2759, aired 1996-09-05 | POTPOURRI $800: Commonly used title of clergyman Mason Weems, known for his 1800 biography of George Washington Parson |
| #2374, aired 1994-12-22 | AMERICAN HISTORY $600: The 1806 edition of this parson's life of George Washington was the 1st with the cherry tree tale Parson Weems |
| #1669, aired 1991-11-28 | LITERATURE $400: In 1800 Parson Weems wrote "The Life and Memorable Actions of" this president George Washington |
| #1321, aired 1990-05-07 | AMERICANA $1,200 (Daily Double): It was a storyteller, Parson Mason Weems, who put this tool in Washington's hand hatchet |
| #857, aired 1988-05-03 | AMERICAN AUTHORS $200: Parson Mason L. Weems made up the famous story that as a child, George Washington did this did not lie when chopping down the cherry tree |
| #558, aired 1987-01-28 | ART $400: Presidential subject of Grant Wood's painting, "Parson Weems' Fable" George Washington cutting down the cherry tree |
Final Jeopardy! Round clues (1 result returned)
| #6135, aired 2011-04-22 | BIOGRAPHERS: As many mourned, this minister wrote in a letter, "Washington is gone! Millions are gasping to read... about him" Parson Weems |
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