John Wilkes Booth

History History 13 of 13 appearances

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"John Wilkes Booth" appearances by year

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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
In 1862 he played Richard III in New York City but 3 years later, broke a leg onstage in a much more horrifying way	John Wilkes Booth	$200	J	THAT'S SO 19th CENTURY	2026-03-27	#42
A marker near Port Royal, Virginia identifies the site of the Garrett farm & barn, where this man met his end April 26, 1865	John Wilkes Booth DD	$1,000	J	HISTORICAL MARKERS	2021-01-18	#8316
This future presidential assassin made his acting debut in an 1855 Baltimore staging of "Richard III"	John Wilkes Booth	$400	J	PEOPLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY	2019-06-25	#8022
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) A stop at Dr. Samuel Mudd's home, landing mistakenly in Maryland, & dying a few days later near Bowling Green were part of his ill-fated 1865 escape route	John Wilkes Booth	$400	J	HISTORY	2016-02-16	#7237
Edward Doherty commanded the cavalry unit that captured this assassin in 1865	John Wilkes Booth	$800	DJ	AMERICA IN THE 1800s	2008-11-10	#5561
(Sam Waterston reads the clue.) After the murder, you shouted "Sic semper tyrannis!"... Ballistics says it's your derringer, we've got Surratt--it's over	John Wilkes Booth	$1,200	DJ	HISTORICALLAW & ORDERPLEAS	2007-02-23	#5175
Once known as "the hand somest man in America", he performed his last play, "The Apostate", on March 18, 1865	John Wilkes Booth		FJ	19th CENTURY NAMES	2004-09-29	#4613
Joey says, "How you doin'" to this actor on April 14, 1865 but has no idea what "Sic Semper Tyrannis" means	John Wilkes Booth	$600	J	FRIENDS IN HISTORY	2002-10-31	#4179
Looking for a getaway? The Surratt Society sponsors bus tours along the escape route of this assassin	John Wilkes Booth	$200	DJ	HISTORIC JOHNS	1998-01-06	#3077
When he was shot in a Virginia tobacco barn on April 26, 1865, he was 26 years old	John Wilkes Booth	$400	J	HISTORIC AMERICANS	1995-05-04	#2469
The 1955 film "Prince of Players" featured John Derek as this "dramatic" assassin	John Wilkes Booth	$200	J	HISTORICAL FILMMS	1989-11-30	#1209
His infamous quote was "Sic semper tyrannis! The South is avenged!"	John Wilkes Booth	$100	J	HISTORIC QUOTES	1989-01-19	#1014
Murderer whose autopsy was performed aboard the Union warship Montauk in 1865	John Wilkes Booth	$200	DJ	HISTORY	1987-10-15	#714

Clue

Answer As Given

Value

Round

Category

Air Date

Show

In 1862 he played Richard III in New York City but 3 years later, broke a leg onstage in a much more horrifying way

John Wilkes Booth

$200

THAT'S SO 19th CENTURY

2026-03-27

#42

A marker near Port Royal, Virginia identifies the site of the Garrett farm & barn, where this man met his end April 26, 1865

John Wilkes Booth DD

$1,000

HISTORICAL MARKERS

2021-01-18

#8316

This future presidential assassin made his acting debut in an 1855 Baltimore staging of "Richard III"

John Wilkes Booth

$400

PEOPLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY

2019-06-25

#8022

(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) A stop at Dr. Samuel Mudd's home, landing mistakenly in Maryland, & dying a few days later near Bowling Green were part of his ill-fated 1865 escape route

John Wilkes Booth

$400

HISTORY

2016-02-16

#7237

Edward Doherty commanded the cavalry unit that captured this assassin in 1865

John Wilkes Booth

$800

AMERICA IN THE 1800s

2008-11-10

#5561

(Sam Waterston reads the clue.) After the murder, you shouted "Sic semper tyrannis!"... Ballistics says it's your derringer, we've got Surratt--it's over

John Wilkes Booth

$1,200

HISTORICALLAW & ORDERPLEAS

2007-02-23

#5175

Once known as "the hand somest man in America", he performed his last play, "The Apostate", on March 18, 1865

John Wilkes Booth

19th CENTURY NAMES

2004-09-29

#4613

Joey says, "How you doin'" to this actor on April 14, 1865 but has no idea what "Sic Semper Tyrannis" means

John Wilkes Booth