Show #1753 1992-03-25 (taped 1991-12-09) Regular

Robert Slaven game 2.

Contestants

Barbara Reinertsen — a writer from Bath, Maine

Jonathan Dworak — a student from Indianapolis, Indiana

Robert Slaven — an office automation specialist from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Robert	$900	$1,900	$8,500	$8,500 2-day champion: $25,700	$8,400 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Jonathan	$1,000	$2,600	$3,600	$0 3rd place: Assortment of Lonestar telephones	$3,600 15 R, 1 W
Barbara	$1,300	$2,800	$9,100	$1,199 2nd place: Trip to Hotel Oasis, Cancun, Mexico	$10,000 20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

PSALMS	TRANSPORTATION	AWARDS	THE EYE	LEATHER	WORD ORIGINS
$100 [2] Psalm 107 speaks of "They that go down to the sea in" these ships Robert	$100 [11] Europe's fastest trains are the TGVs (or Trains a Grande Vitesse) of this country France Robert	$100 [20] This network won a Peabody Award for its "Extensive 24-Hour" coverage of the Persian Gulf War CNN Barbara	$100 [16] The innermost of the 3 coats or layers of the eye, it has millions of light receptors retina Jonathan	$100 [26] About 3/4 of the world's leather goes into the making of these products shoes Jonathan	$100 [1] "Grenade" comes from the name of this fruit, which the Romans called an "apple with seeds" pomegranate Jonathan
$200 [3] Psalm 23 says "Thou anointest my head with" this; "my cup runneth over" oil Robert	$200 [12] The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, or Captain Kirk's spaceship Enterprise Barbara	$200 [21] Robert Preston & Mary Martin hosted the 1st telecast of these theatre awards in 1967 the Tonys Barbara	$200 [17] Its diameter isn't always determined by light intensity; emotions can cause it to change pupil Jonathan	$200 [27] To qualify as true buckskin, the hide must come from this animal deer Jonathan	$200 [7] From Latin for "cookery", it's the characteristic manner or style of preparing food cuisine Robert
$300 [4] "The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like" these rhyming animals lambs Barbara	$300 [13] In recent years, Eskimos have gradually abandoned paddling these canoes in favor of motorboats kayaks Robert	$300 [22] The Goya is this country's equivalent of an Oscar Spain Jonathan	$300 [18] About the size & shape of an almond, these glands supply the eye with washer fluid tear glands Jonathan	$300 [28] This soft leather with a nap is made by holding the flesh side of a hide against a buffing wheel suede Barbara	$300 [8] It's from the Old English & originally meant a piece of carbon glowing without fire coal Barbara
$400 [5] These "young" animals "roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God" lions Jonathan	DD $500 [14] In 1863 the world's first subway opened in this capital London Robert	$400 [23] The Lincoln & Soldiers Institute's 1st Lincoln Prize went to this Ken Burns miniseries The Civil War Robert	$400 [19] To correct a cataract, this part of the eye may be removed & replaced with an artificial one lens Robert Barbara	$400 [29] Used to make saddles & wallets, but not footballs, this leather comes mainly from the peccary pigskin Jonathan	$400 [9] From the name of a 16th C. hangman, this word is now used for any machine that hoists derrick
$500 [6] "Thy word is" one of these "unto my feet, and a light unto my path" lamp Robert Barbara	$500 [15] Construction on this railroad began in 1891 to connect Moscow on the west & Vladivostok on the east Trans-Siberian Railroad Robert	$500 [24] In 1990 Pres. Bush awarded the National Medal of Arts to Jessica Tandy & this actor, her husband Hume Cronyn Barbara	$500 [25] Astigmatism is caused when this part of the eye is irregularly shaped cornea Robert	$500 [30] Although named for a goatlike animal, chamois is now mainly made from the skin of this animal sheep	$500 [10] This flower is so named because it's "flesh-colored" carnation Jonathan

Double Jeopardy! Round

CHICAGO	THE 1940s	OPERA	LATIN AMERICA	SCIENCE	BOOKS & AUTHORS
DD $100 [30] In 1673 these 2 French explorers became the 1st Europeans to visit the area of Chicago Joliet & Marquette Barbara	$200 [19] Only his brother Lionel was at his bedside when this famous actor died May 29, 1942 John Barrymore Barbara	$200 [11] This Bizet opera features a gypsy who is stabbed by Don Jose "Carmen" Jonathan	$200 [7] This, not Latin, is the official language of most of the Latin American nations Spanish Robert	$200 [1] This light gas is the most abundant element in water hydrogen Jonathan	$200 [3] Among the books written by this U.S. president were "The Strenuous Life" & "The Rough Riders" Theodore Roosevelt Robert
$200 [26] In 1989 this airport in northwest Chicago handled over 59 million passengers O' Hare Robert	$400 [20] He was recognized as the first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Robert Barbara	$400 [12] He married Susanna at Count Almaviva's chateau near Seville Figaro Jonathan	$400 [8] In 1960, to persuade more people to move to the interior, Brazil moved its capital from here to Brasilia Rio de Janeiro Barbara	$400 [2] If you're an arachnid, you have no wings, you don't eat solid food & you have this many legs 8 Barbara	$400 [9] After about 15 years, he finished "The Divine Comedy" just before his death in 1321 Dante Robert
$400 [27] Soldier Field on Lake Shore Drive is home stadium to this NFL team Chicago Bears Barbara	$600 [23] During the decade, Britain's Labor government nationalized this 250-year-old bank Bank of England Robert	$600 [13] In English this Verdi opera could be called "The Fallen Woman" or "The Strayed One" "La Traviata" Jonathan	$600 [10] In 1969 this sport set off a war between El Salvador & Honduras soccer Jonathan	$600 [4] You'll find Ursa Major in the sky & Pectoralis major here chest Robert	$600 [16] Carleton Beals' 1962 book "Cyclone Carry" told the story of this temperance agitator Carry Nation Barbara
$600 [28] A 5-story steel sculpture by Picasso stands in a Dearborn Street plaza named for this ex-mayor Richard Daley Robert	$800 [24] This author's report "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" shocked the nation Kinsey Robert	$800 [14] This Gilbert & Sullivan opera about the Beefeaters is subtitled "Or, the Merryman and his Maid" "Yeomen of the Guard"	$800 [21] The 1st Marxist in the western hemisphere to be freely elected president was this man in Chile in 1970 Salvador Allende Robert	$800 [5] In a perspective drawing, it's the place on the horizon at which the lines converge vanishing point Robert	DD $800 [17] The work subtitled "A Novel Without a Hero" in which Thackeray told tales of B. Sharp & A. Sedley Vanity Fair Barbara
$800 [29] A rally for an 8-hour workday in the farm implement industry led to this 1886 riot Haymarket Riot Barbara	$1,000 [25] On Jan. 1, 1946 this emperor declared that his divinity was a myth Hirohito Robert	$1,000 [15] After Elsa prays for a hero, this knight of the holy grail makes his entrance on a swan-drawn boat Lohengrin Robert Jonathan Barbara	$1,000 [22] In the past 165 years this country named for a liberator has had almost 200 governments Bolivia Barbara	$1,000 [6] Musschenbroek, a Dutch scientist, invented a storage jar for electricity in this town during the 1740s Leiden Robert	$1,000 [18] The "Canterbury Tales" were told by pilgrims traveling to the shrine of this archbishop Thomas Becket Barbara

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

He served 8 years each as a member of the House, secretary of state & president

James Madison

Jonathan "Who was Jefferson" — wagered $3,600

Robert "Who was John Quincy Adams?" — wagered $0

Barbara "Who was John Adams?" — wagered $7,901

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