Thanks Steve & Jim, I was asleep by then. I was wrong too about the number of prior questions, I had searched for 'Kites' a search for 'Kite' brings up an additional 40 or so over the years, even another dedicated category back in
2003, of course many are repeats. Highlight after the = for the answer
#6016, aired 2010-11-08 BOOKS & AUTHORS $600: This Khaled Hosseini novel is about Amir, who flees Kabul for America =
The Kite Runner#6015, aired 2010-11-05 NAME THE SEUSS TITLE $600: "No! Not in the house!" said the fish in the pot, "They should not fly kites in a house! They should not" =
The Cat in the Hat #5900, aired 2010-04-16 THE SHIELD $200: In the Middle Ages, circular shields were largely replaced by this shape, like something kids would "go fly" =
a kite #5861, aired 2010-02-22 LIBROS EN ESPAŅOL $1000: Khaled Hosseini: "Cometas en el Cielo" (not a literal translation) =
The Kite Runner #5823, aired 2009-12-30 THE PULITZER FOR BIOGRAPHY/ AUTOBIOGRAPHY $200: 1939: Carl Van Doren, writing about this founding father known for kite flying =
(Ben) Franklin #5703, aired 2009-05-27 JAPANESE CULTURE $400: [urlhttp://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-05-27_DJ_26.jpg](Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a kite in Kyoto, Japan.)[/url] Japanese kites have been interpreted as offerings to the gods & as physical embodiments of prayers linking these two places =
Heaven & Earth #5637, aired 2009-02-24 FUN STUFF $2,000 (Daily Double): In 1901 Alexander Graham Bell began building tetrahedral box ones of these with the goal of lifting people =
kites #5618, aired 2009-01-28 COLORFUL RHYME TIME $800: An ivory paper toy that flies in the wind =
a white kite #5570, aired 2008-11-21 SOUNDS LIKE FUN $1600: It's a kite-like, delta-winged, aluminum alloy-framed, one-man soaring device =
a hang glider #5567, aired 2008-11-18 INFESTED WITH INSECTS $1600: One of Japan's most complex kites is the
mukade-dako, formed of jointed sections to look like this insect =
a centipede #5561, aired 2008-11-10 MUSEUMS $2,000 (Daily Double): This museum at the Smithsonian originated with a group of kites obtained from the Chinese Imperial Commission in 1876 =
the Air and Space Museum #5555, aired 2008-10-31 DAYS OF RECREATION $2000: The pro seen
here is engaging in this activity--a hybrid of waterskiing & snowboarding =
wakeboarding #5515, aired 2008-07-25 FILL IN THE BOOK TITLE $2000: "T.K.R." by Khaled Hosseini =
The Kite Runner #5465, aired 2008-05-16 POTPOURRI $400: In 1899 this pair started their research with a biplane flown like a kite =
the Wright Brothers #5400, aired 2008-02-15 AT THE MOVIES $1200: Amir & Hassan are boys who fly kites in Kabul in this film based on a novel =
The Kite Runner #5373, aired 2008-01-09 A CHARLIE IN THE BOX $800: Occasionally called Chuck, this comics character had violent battles with his local "kite-eating tree" =
Charlie Brown #5367, aired 2008-01-01 RECENT FICTION $2000: "A Thousand Splendid Suns", Khaled Hosseini's follow-up to "The Kite Runner", is also mainly set in this country =
Afghanistan #5317, aired 2007-10-23 NAME THAT CENTURY $200: Ben Franklin flew a kite & invented the lightning rod =
the 18th century #5208, aired 2007-04-11 NAME THAT POET $400: "Then Sally and I saw them run down the hall. We saw those two Things bump their kites on the wall" =
Dr. Seuss #5173, aired 2007-02-21 BROADWAY LYRICS $1000: "All I need is one more try, gotta get that kite to fly" =
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown #5146, aired 2007-01-15 ARCHITECTURE $400: A kite winder is the central of 3 winders that help make a 90-degree turn in a flight of these =
stairs #4804, aired 2005-06-23 WAR $400: One of the first uses of kites for aerial photographic surveillance was during this 1898 war =
the Spanish-American War #4626, aired 2004-10-18 18th CENTURY AMERICA $400: During a storm in the summer of 1752, he attached a key to a kite string & proved that lightning was electricity =
Benjamin Franklin #4536, aired 2004-05-03 GRAB BAG $400: The Megabite, which set a world record in 1997 for the largest one of these flown, was 210 feet long including the tails =
a kite #4308, aired 2003-04-30 AN "F" IN HISTORY $800: In June of 1752, this man famously flew a kite in a thunderstorm as part of an electricity experiment =
Ben Franklin #4302, aired 2003-04-22 ANNUAL EVENTS $400: In an Indian festival every September 17, people enjoy flying these & cutting others' strings =
kites #4237, aired 2003-01-21 GO FLY A KITE! $200: A kite-eating tree is often the nemesis of this comic strip boy =
Charlie Brown #4237, aired 2003-01-21 GO FLY A KITE! $400: The song "Let's Go Fly a Kite" is featured in this movie about a flying nanny =
Mary Poppins #4237, aired 2003-01-21 GO FLY A KITE! $600: Brothers in this family invented a man-lifting kite & also founded the Boy Scouts =
Baden-Powell #4237, aired 2003-01-21 GO FLY A KITE! $800: The box kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave in the 1890s, is so stable that it doesn't need this usual kite feature =
tail #4237, aired 2003-01-21 GO FLY A KITE! $1000: He used a kite to raise an antenna when he sent his first transatlantic wireless message in 1901 =
Guglielmo Marconi #3922, aired 2001-09-25 PEOPLE IN HISTORY $200: In a famous kite experiment, this Statesman proved that lightning is a form of electricity =
Benjamin Franklin #3867, aired 2001-05-29 CHINESE INVENTIONS $100: During the Han dynasty, over 2,000 years ago, the Chinese were out flying these =
Kites #3850, aired 2001-05-04 SONGS FROM DISNEY FILMS $200: "The Perfect Nanny" & "Let's Go Fly a Kite" =
Mary Poppins #3625, aired 2000-05-12 FANDEMONIUM $300: Fans of this high-flying sport involving lots of string may know it's Thailand's most popular =
Kite flying #3612, aired 2000-04-25 STRING $400: This toy is a rudimentary airfoil whose height is controlled by playing out the string =
Kite #3404, aired 1999-05-27 ODD COUPLES $800: "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" is all this singer wants from her kite-flying beau =
Aretha & Ben Franklin #3397, aired 1999-05-18 PLAYING TO TYPE $100: Let's go & fly one of these; maybe a flat, box or delta type =
kite #3378, aired 1999-04-21 LET'S FLY $400: A flat one needs a tail to supply drag & to keep it pointed to the sky =
Kite #3183, aired 1998-06-03 UP IN THE SKY! $300: Soaring object in the title of the following: (sometimes you're told to "Go fly" one) =
Kite #3175, aired 1998-05-22 DRUNK ON WORDS $100: Strangely, Ben Franklin's list of over 200 synonyms for "drunk" omits "As high as" one of these =
Kite #3113, aired 1998-02-25 COMMON BONDS $300: Shirt, kite, donkey (things with) =
tails #3049, aired 1997-11-27 LEFTOVERS $200: He designed airplanes & a man-lifting kite but is better known for the telephone =
Alexander Graham Bell #2150, aired 1993-12-31 "BOX" LUNCH $100: It flies without a tail & you control it with a string =
box kite #2048, aired 1993-06-30 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY $200: Using a kite antenna, he received the first transatlantic wireless message in 1901, the letter S =
Marconi 
