Show #2352 1994-11-22 (taped 1994-10-12) Tournament of Champions

1994 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Kurt Bray — a scientist from Oceanside, California

Rachael Schwartz — an attorney from Bedminster, New Jersey

Brian Moore — a Ph.D. candidate originally from Pearland, Texas

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brian	$700	$700	$4,000	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$3,100 10 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Rachael	$1,700	$2,000	$9,200	$9,200 Finalist	$9,700 23 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Kurt	$1,000	$3,200	$8,600	$9,100 2nd place: $5,000	$8,400 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1960s	CLASSIC TELEVISION	EUROPEAN CAPITALS	FURNITURE	POETS	THE "B"IBLE
$100 [11] This country took over the Golan Heights in 1967 Israel Brian	$100 [18] This cartoon character, his wife Jane, and children Judy and Elroy, lived in a skypad apartment George Jetson Rachael	$100 [14] The Volksgarden, a beautiful park in this Austrian capital, is famous for its rose trees Vienna Kurt	$100 [17] This type of chair has curved slats attached to its legs a rocking chair Kurt	$100 [6] His poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, was first published July 31, 1786, in Kilmarnock Robert Burns Rachael	$100 [1] When Moses's mother could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of these marsh plants bulrushes Rachael
$200 [12] The first "Devon Rex" type of this animal was born in 1960 a cat	$200 [20] Master Po and Master Khan were Caine's teachers in flashbacks in this 1970s series Kung Fu Rachael	$200 [24] These animals, a symbol of the city of Bern, are kept in a pit near the river bears Rachael	$200 [19] It's the panel located at the pillowed end of a bed the headboard Kurt	$200 [7] Charles Baudelaire's masterpiece, "Les Fleurs du mal", translates as these "of Evil" Flowers Brian	$200 [2] The Lord broke this, saying "Take, eat: this is my body which is broken for you" bread Kurt
$300 [13] This pancreatic hormone was synthesized in the mid-1960s by American, German, and Chinese researchers insulin Rachael	$300 [28] In the first episode of this sitcom, Felix & Oscar had a date with the Pidgeon sisters The Odd Couple Kurt	$300 [25] This Romanian capital lies on both banks of the Dambovita river Bucharest Kurt	$300 [21] Types of these include partners, slant-front & rolltop Desks Rachael	$300 [8] This poet first published her novel, "The Bell Jar", under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas Sylvia Plath Kurt	$300 [3] Jesus told the disciples to do this "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, & of the Holy Ghost" baptize Rachael
$400 [15] In 1963, she married fellow cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev Valentina Tereshkova Brian	$400 [29] Don Wilson was this comedian's announcer for his entire 15-year run on television Jack Benny Kurt	$400 [26] Douglas is the capital of this isle, a British crown dependency the Isle of Man Kurt	DD $500 [22] This store fixture began in 15th century Europe as a table whose top was marked for measuring a counter Rachael	$400 [9] Lucinda Matlock, in the "Spoon River Anthology", was based on his grandmother, Lucinda Masters Edgar Lee Masters Rachael	$400 [4] "And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to him 'What have I done unto thee?'" Balaam Kurt
$500 [16] Rafael Trujillo, dictator of this country, was assassinated by military leaders in 1961 the Dominican Republic Brian	$500 [30] Latka Gravas was the mechanic on this sitcom Taxi Brian	$500 [27] Ottoman commander B. Suleiman Pasha founded Tirana, this country's capital Albania Kurt	$500 [23] French term for a what-not, a stand of tiered shelves with slender supports used to display curios étagère	$500 [10] His collection, "The Children of the Night", contained his frequently reprinted poem "Richard Cory" Edwin Arlington Robinson Kurt	$500 [5] The name of this son of Jacob means "Son of the right hand" Benjamin Rachael Kurt

Double Jeopardy! Round

ABRAHAM LINCOLN	AWARDS	OPERA	TRANSPORTATION	GEOLOGY	BACK OF THE BOOK
$200 [30] While Illinois is the "Land of Lincoln", this state is his birthplace Kentucky Rachael	$200 [21] In 1977, Edwin Land and this Kodak camera developer entered the National Inventors Hall of Fame George Eastman Brian	$200 [11] Robert Guilliaume appeared in a 1965 production of this Gershwin work at the Vienna Volksoper Porgy and Bess Rachael	$200 [1] From a French phrase for "mobile hospital", it's a vehicle for transporting the sick or injured Ambulance Rachael	$200 [16] This precious stone is crystalline carbon Diamond Kurt	$200 [2] It's an alphabetical list of terms, names, & facts, along with the page numbers they appear on index Brian
$400 [29] He was the only president to obtain one of these; it was for a hydraulic device to lift ships over shoals Patent Rachael	$400 [26] Named for John Chapman, this award is given to pioneers in agriculture Johnny Appleseed Award Rachael	$400 [12] Title shared by the Puccini and Leoncavallo operas about Mimi, a poor seamstress La bohème Rachael	$400 [7] The corous triumphalis was one of these vehicles that victorious Roman generals rode into the city Chariot Rachael	$400 [17] This aluminum ore was discovered at Le Bau, France Bauxite Kurt	$400 [3] Related books you may also want to read on the same subject are provided in this source list Bibliography Kurt
$600 [28] In 1858 Lincoln ran against this man for the U.S. Senate, but lost by a vote of 54 to 46 Stephen Douglas Kurt	$600 [27] In 1895, Louis Pasteur received this country's Leeuvenhoek Medal for microscope research the Netherlands (Holland) Brian Kurt	$600 [13] This "Lohengrin" composer's first opera, "Die Fein", wasn't performed until 1888, five years after his death Richard Wagner Rachael	$600 [8] In 1994, British Airways found and repaired hairline cracks in the wings of these jets that crack the sound barrier Concorde Kurt	$600 [18] You'll find stalactites and stalagmites in caverns made of various types of this sedimentary rock Limestone Rachael	$600 [4] In the back of a geometry book, you may find these lists of trigonometric ratios or square roots Tables
$800 [24] In 1832 during Lincoln's brief service in this Indian conflict, he was elected captain of his volunteer company Black Hawk War Brian	$800 [25] In 1974 this company was recognized by the Fragrance Foundation for its new "Charlie" perfume Revlon Rachael	$800 [14] "Savitre", by this composer of "The Planets", is based on an episode in "The Mahabarata" Holst Brian	$800 [9] Add two letters to the end of sled and you get this synonym Sledge Kurt	$800 [19] Since it doesn't transmit an earthquake's S-waves, scientists believe this must be partly liquid the Earth's core Kurt	DD $1,000 [5] From the Latin for "difficult word", it's a list of words and their definitions Glossary Kurt
$1,000 [22] It's the play Lincoln was attending the night he was assassinated Our American Cousin Brian	DD $1,900 [23] In 1975 this physicist became the first citizen of the Soviet Union to win the Nobel Peace Prize Andrei Sakharov Brian	$1,000 [15] Hedwig Lachmann translated an Oscar Wilde play into German for this Richard Strauss opera Salome Rachael	$1,000 [10] It's a streetcar or bus that runs on electricity supplied by an overhead wire Trolley Kurt	$1,000 [20] The process of coalification runs from peat to this type of coal anthracite Brian Rachael Kurt	$1,000 [6] It's the supplementary information put into the book after the initial publication Addendum Rachael

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC NAMES

Though he spent most of his life in Europe, he was governor of the Bahamas for most of World War II

Edward VIII/Duke of Windsor

Brian "Who is Hamilton?" — wagered $4,000

Kurt "Who is Edward VIII?" — wagered $500

Rachael "Who was ?" — wagered $0

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