Notable Lakes
American History
Game Shows
Before & After
Famous Faces
Before We Knew Them
Before We Knew Them
100
This Great Lake is home to the world’s largest salt mine, Goderich Mine, which runs partially underneath it and, though smaller than Lake Superior, it has the longest shoreline of all of the Great Lakes, at 3,827 miles.
Lake Huron
100
Arguably one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century, this two-term-serving Republican was nicknamed the Great Communicator.
Ronald Reagan
100
The goal of this show, which ran for more than 20 years, was to bet the lowest number of notes it would take to identify a song.
Name That Tune
100
Jelly ____ Sprout
Bean
100
200
This salt lake, bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel to the west, lies in the Jordan Rift Valley and is 1400 feet below sea level, making its shores the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.
The Dead Sea
200
Liquid Sunshine was the original name of this still popular soft drink created in 1880 by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas, by mixing 23 other sodas together.
Dr. Pepper
200
In this game, which ran from 1965 to 1973, a bachelorette would question three bachelors hidden by a screen and then choose one to go on a date with.
The Dating Game
200
Razor _____ Corner
Sharp
200
300
The contents of this Oregon lake, the deepest in the United States, are supplied entirely by glacial runoff and precipitation, hence the water's clarity and intense blue hue.
Crater Lake
300
Broadcasting from the 1939 World's Fair, he was the first president to be televised.
F. D. Roosevelt
300
This trivia show which is still on after nearly fifty years, is most notable for its reverse answer/question format.
Jeopardy
300
Fair _______ Range
Price
300
400
This, the world's largest inland body of water, lies between Europe and Asia, is bordered by five countries and, along with the Black Sea, is the only place in the world real caviar is farmed.
The Caspian Sea
400
In the American Zip Code, this is what the ZIP stands for.
Zone Improvement Plan
400
This show was hosted by Groucho Marx with teams of contestants wagering cash on trivia questions, and there was a bonus if someone spoke the secret word.
You Bet Your Life
400
Harvest _______ Beam
Moon
400
500
Situated in the Lake District of northwest England, this charming English lake is on Conde Nast Traveler's list of most beautiful lakes in the world, is nestled between Gatesgarth and a village bearing its name, and visitors can enjoy scenic walks to the summits of nearby Haystacks and Red Pike mountains.
Buttermere Lake
500
First published in New York City in 1923, this now bi-weekly publication had gone through the names Facts, Briefs, Destiny and Chance before settling on its now iconic moniker, and getting on the cover is still a sign that you've arrived.
Time Magazine
500
In this vintage game show, nine celebrities sitting in a 3x3 stack of open-faced cubes are asked trivia questions and the contestants must judge the truth of their answers to gain squares in a winning tick-tac-toe pattern.
Hollywood Squares
500
Candy _______ Silk
Corn
500
