Show #738 1987-11-18 (taped 1987-10-27) Tournament of Champions

1987 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Eric Berman — a journalist originally from Crown Point, Indiana

Bob Verini — a playwright/actor from New York, New York

John Ryan — an economist from Santa Barbara, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$900	$1,300	$-300	$-300 3rd place: $5,000	$500 10 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Bob	$200	$900	$8,600	$8,500 Finalist	$5,100 22 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Eric	$-300	$-900	$1,100	$34 2nd place: $5,000	$1,100 13 R, 9 W

Jeopardy! Round

AFRICA	MOVIE TITLE ROLES	BRITISH ARCHITECTS	GENERALS	GEOGRAPHIC SPELLING	STAMPS & COINS
$100 [8] Compared to other continents, Africa's rank in terms of size Second Bob	$100 [3] "Bullitt" Steve McQueen Eric	$100 [18] He co-designed Osborne House, the royal residence on the Isle of Wight, for his wife Queen Victoria Prince Albert Bob	$100 [13] Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. was the only general to land with the first wave of troops on this day D-Day Eric	$100 [4] This island country was formerly called Ceylon S-R-I L-A-N-K-A Eric	$500 [26] Till caught in 1987, CIA employees plotted to profit from a poster misprint featuring this design Candleholder Eric
$200 [7] An estimated 1/3 of Africa's 150,000 pygmies live in this country once called the Belgian Congo Zaire John	$200 [9] "Barbarella" Jane Fonda Bob	$200 [19] Sir Charles Barry's greatest work was the Palace of Westminster, also known as this gov't building the Houses of Parliament John	$200 [16] Though unrelated, Joseph E. & Albert Sidney Johnston were both leading generals in this army Confederate John	$200 [5] Panama adjoins South America at this country's border C-O-L-O-M-B-I-A John Bob	—
$400 [2] Of the 200 million acres of arable land in this largest African country, less than 15% is cultivated Sudan Bob	$300 [10] "Barbarosa" Willie Nelson Bob	$300 [20] Sir Robert Smirke's masterpiece was this London museum based on classical Greek designs The British Museum Bob	$300 [17] William Westmoreland served in these three wars; the last two as a general World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Bob	$300 [14] The capital of French Polynesia; it's also the largest city in Tahiti P-A-P-E-E-T-E Bob	—
DD $500 [1] One of the four African countries that belong to OPEC (1 of) Nigeria, Libya, Algeria, or Gabon John	$400 [11] "The Barefoot Contessa" Ava Gardner Bob	$400 [21] The aviary at London Zoo was designed by this ex-husband of Princess Margaret Antony Armstrong-Jones (aka Lord Snowdon) Bob Eric	$400 [23] During the last seven years of his life, John J. Pershing lived in a special suite in this D.C. hospital Walter Reed Hospital John Eric	$400 [15] Once a walled Inca city, these ruins near Cuzco, Peru are a favorite tourist site M-A-C-H-U P-I-C-C-H-U John Bob Eric	—
$500 [6] Any African capital that begins with the same letter as its country Algiers, Tunis.... Bob Eric	$500 [12] "Boxcar Bertha" Barbara Hershey Bob	$500 [22] Sir Basil Spence designed this controversial Coventry building which many thought too modern Coventry Cathedral	$500 [24] US general who in 1945 told his wife "Peace is going to be hell on me!" George Patton Bob Eric	$500 [25] The capital of Iceland R-E-Y-K-J-A-V-I-K Eric	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	ART	ANATOMY	WORLD LEADERS	THEATRE	JOURNALISM
$200 [24] In 1924 Congress finally passed a law making all these first Americans US citizens Indians Eric	$200 [13] El Greco told Pope Pius V he could improve this room by getting rid of Michelangelo's frescoes the Sistine Chapel Bob	$200 [29] During stress, adrenalin secreted into the blood stream causes the heartbeat to do this go faster Bob	$200 [1] He became a Bolshevik in 1918 & Soviet Premier in 1958 Nikita Khrushchev Bob	$400 [6] This popular form of Japanese dance drama traces its origins to Bunrako puppet theatre and Noh Kabuki John	$200 [15] The New York Daily News is owned by the parent company of this Chicago newspaper the Chicago Tribune Eric
$400 [23] When JFK commanded PT-109, his superior was this man, later Attorney General under Nixon John Mitchell Bob Eric	$400 [28] Name shared by father and son 16th century German painters known as "The Older" and "The Younger" Hans Holbein Bob	$600 [26] In the nervous system, this is the term for the gap between axons & dendrites synapses Eric	$400 [7] Robert Hawke is the current prime minister of this 3 million square mile country, the sixth largest in the world Australia Eric	$600 [5] He directed the original production of his own play "Fool for Love" & starred in the film version Sam Shepard Bob	$400 [27] Attempting to beat the fictional Phileas Fogg, this woman reporter went around the world in 72 days in 1889 Nellie Bly Bob
$800 [19] 1787 law governing the area north of Ohio River; it became a model for territories entering the Union Northwest Ordinance John	$600 [22] He's the man in "A Man of Sorrows"'s image Jesus Bob	$800 [25] Body cholesterol is both made and destroyed in this large organ the liver John	$600 [8] This Costa Rican president's peace plan helped him win the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize Oscar Arias Sanchez Bob	$800 [4] Northern European expressionist whose dramas include "The Dance of Death" and "The Ghost Sonata" August Strindberg John Bob	$600 [10] Main D.C. rival of the Washington Post is this paper published by the Reverend Moon's Unification Church the Washington Times Bob Eric
DD $1,000 [21] William Jennings Bryan died just a few days after the conclusion of this the Scopes Trial John	$800 [20] Vincent Van Gogh's brother Theo did this for a living worked in an art gallery (or sold art) John Bob Eric	$1,000 [17] Digestive juices are very active in this part of the human small intestine that's joined to the stomach the duodenum	$800 [12] He told the US and the USSR in August of 1987 that he was willing to destroy the Pershing missiles in his country Helmut Kohl (of Germany) John	$1,000 [2] Among the last plays he wrote were "A Touch of the Poet" & "Huey" Eugene O'Neill Eric	$800 [9] The Midwest edition of this paper (circulation 600,000) is printed in Naperville, Illinois (population 43,000) The Wall Street Journal John Eric
$1,000 [16] By the end of 1845, Mormon industry had turned it from swampland into the largest city in Illinois Nauvoo John Eric	$1,000 [18] His 1872 work "Impression Sunrise" not only left an impression, but named a whole movement Claude Monet Eric	—	$1,000 [11] On his way home from a Swedish comedy film, February 28, 1986, this world leader was assassinated Olof Palme Eric	DD $3,700 [14] 1928 play by Bertolt Brecht which featured thefollowing: Three-Penny Opera Bob	$1,000 [3] New York City editor acquitted of libel in 1735 establishing the principle of freedom of the press John Peter Zenger Bob

Final Jeopardy!

ISLANDS

Just over 4000 square miles, it's the largest single island under the U.S. flag

Big Island of Hawaii

Eric "What is Guam?" — wagered $1,066

Bob "What is Attu?" — wagered $100

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