| # | Clue | Answer As Given | Value | Round | Category | Air Date | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Esmeralda", an 1840s opera, is based on a work by this "Miserable" author | Victor Hugo | $800 | J | OPERA | 2003-06-11 | #4338 | |
| The premiere of this Quasimodo creator's play "Hernani" caused a riot; Verdi based an opera on it anyway | Victor Hugo | $200 | DJ | OPERAS BASED ON PLAYS | 1996-10-03 | #2779 | |
| The story of "Rigoletto" , a hunch-backed jester, is from this French author's "Le roi s'amuse" | Victor Hugo DD | $500 | DJ | OPERA | 1988-02-03 | #793 |