Show #1889 1992-11-19 (taped 1992-10-19) Tournament of Champions

1992 Tournament of Champions final game 1.

Contestants

Bruce Simmons — a graduate student from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Leszek Pawlowicz — a materials scientist from Phoenix, Arizona

Jerome Vered — a writer from Studio City, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jerome	$1,500	$3,500	$6,900	$700	$6,900 18 R, 2 W
Leszek	$1,400	$3,000	$10,300	$4,000	$9,500 20 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Bruce	$200	$400	$8,200	$0	$7,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NEW YORK STATE	POP MUSIC	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	THE MING DYNASTY	WORD ORIGINS	NICKNAMES
$100 [21] In 1991, New York ranked 2nd to Washington in the production of this crop, its leading fruit Apple Bruce	$100 [16] "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen" made him the only ex-Beatle to have two consecutive songs reach #1 in the U.S. Ringo Starr Leszek	$100 [2] "Mama Mia!"; since purchasing Ronzoni, this #1 U.S. chocolate maker has become #2 in pasta Hershey's Jerome	$100 [1] The folding type of this cooling device became accepted in China during the Ming dynasty Fan Leszek	$100 [7] The name of this small metal fingercap is derived from an Old English word for thumb Thimble Leszek	$100 [26] "The Peanut President" Jimmy Carter Jerome
$200 [22] Slide Mountain is the highest peak in this range known for its resort hotels Catskills Jerome	$200 [17] This Stones hit begins "It is the evening of the day, I sit and watch the children play" "As Tears Go By" Bruce	$200 [8] "Like a good neighbor", this company has been selling folks insurance since 1922 State Farm Bruce	$200 [3] Its use as a defensive barrier fell with the fall of the Ming dynasty, and it fell into disrepair Great Wall of China Jerome	$200 [9] The name of this military horn comes from the Latin for "young ox" since the first ones were ox horns Bugle Leszek	$200 [27] "No-Hit Nolan" Nolan Ryan Leszek
$300 [23] The longest river wholly within the state; it's been called "The Rhine of America" Hudson Jerome	$300 [18] "But don't forget who's takin' you home and in whose arms you're gonna be, so darlin', save" this "The Last Dance For Me" Jerome	$300 [10] In 1990, to boost U.S. sales, this Korean auto company introduced its sporty Scoupe Hyundai Leszek	$300 [4] In 1421, the emperor Yung-Lo got gung-ho and moved the capital to this city where he built an imperial palace Peking/Beijing Jerome	$300 [13] From Arabic for "old man", it's the leader of an Arab family, tribe, or village sheik Jerome	$300 [28] "First Lady of the American Stage" Helen Hayes Bruce
$400 [24] This Republican governor served 14 years; longer than any man since statehood Nelson Rockefeller Leszek	$400 [19] This rock star of the '50s & '60s hit the charts again in the '70s with the Stone Canyon Band Ricky Nelson	$500 [12] In July 1992 this last U.S. consumer typewriter co. announced it's moving its factory to Mexico Smith-Corona Jerome Bruce	$400 [5] A housepet during the Ming dynasty was this Lhasa apso relative, whose name is Chinese for "lion" the shih tzu Jerome	$400 [14] This mammal's name comes from the corruption of a French phrase which meant "phony pig" Porcupine Jerome	$400 [29] "The Steel King" Andrew Carnegie Leszek
$500 [25] New York State is bordered by these two Great Lakes Erie and Ontario Leszek	$500 [20] This 1961 Lawrence Welk pop hit takes its title from the name of a city in India & features a harpsichord "Calcutta"	DD $700 [11] A leading maker of athletic shoes, this company was named for a swift antelope Reebok Leszek	$500 [6] In 1368 the Ming dynasty replaced this one founded by Kublai Khan Yuan (Mongol) Bruce	$500 [15] This term for a person who bowls is derived from the German word for "bowling pin" Kegler Jerome	$500 [30] "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" Rosa Parks Jerome

Double Jeopardy! Round

CHEMISTRY	EXPLORERS	MOUNTAINS	LITERARY RELATIVES	THEATRE	POPES NAMED GREGORY
$200 [7] The triple point is the temperature and pressure at which these three phases of a substance co-exist Solid, Liquid, and Gas Leszek	$200 [15] John Speke was the first European to reach this lake and identify it as the source of the Nile Lake Victoria Bruce	$200 [21] This country's highest mountain is Rysy peak, about 60 miles south of Krakow Poland Bruce	$200 [28] This "Fahrenheit 451" author is descended from a woman who was tried for witchcraft in Salem Ray Bradbury Jerome Bruce	$200 [1] The great "Dionysia" was this ancient civilization's most important drama festival Greece Bruce	$200 [6] Gregory I's name lives on in this musical form Gregorian Chant Leszek
$400 [8] This is the chemical formula for dry ice CO 2 Bruce	$400 [17] A year after his death, one of his ships completed the first around-the-world voyage Ferdinand Magellan Bruce	$400 [26] Not only does Alaska have this, the highest U.S. peak, it has the next 15 tallest, too Mt. McKinley Bruce	$400 [29] Literary sisters whose elder sisters, Maria & Elizabeth, died at ages 11 & 10 respectively the Brontë Sisters (Emily & Charlotte Brontë accepted) Jerome	$400 [2] Strindberg set "Miss Julie" in the kitchen of a manor house in this, his native country Sweden Bruce	$400 [12] Gregory XIII is famous for his revision of this in 1582 The Calendar Bruce
$600 [9] Neoprene, a synthetic form of this material, is more resistant to oil than the natural type Rubber Bruce	$600 [18] U.S. explorer Charles Wilkes was the first to designate this a continent, & has a land there named for him Antarctica Leszek	$600 [27] In 1980, two Japanese climbers became the first to scale it from the north Mt. Everest Jerome Leszek	$600 [30] His first book, "Betty Zane", was a historical novel about one of his ancestors Zane Grey Bruce	$600 [3] This acting teacher was the artistic director of New York City's Actors Studio from 1948 until 1982, the year he died Lee Strasberg Bruce	$600 [13] Not even a member of the priesthood, Gregory X was on one of these with Edward I when elected Crusade Jerome
$800 [10] This acid is the electrolyte in a lead-acid battery Sulfuric Acid Leszek	$800 [19] In 1768 he led an expedition to Tahiti, where astronomers studied the transit of Venus across the sun James Cook Jerome	$800 [22] Lord Byron called this peak on the French-Italian border "The Monarch of Mountains" Mont Blanc Leszek	$800 [24] Lawrence Housman, who wrote the play "Victoria Regina", was this poet's brother A.E. Housman Leszek	$1,000 [5] The William Inge play in which Lola dreams that her little white puppy is never coming back Come Back, Little Sheba Jerome	$800 [14] In September 1376, Gregory XI moved the papacy from this city back to Rome Avignon Leszek
$1,000 [11] It's the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages Ethyl Alcohol Bruce	$1,000 [20] In 1542 after searching for the seven golden cities of Cibola, he returned to Mexico disappointed Coronado Leszek	$1,000 [23] Among the ranges in this Central American country are the Tabasalu, San Blas, & Darien mountains Panama Bruce	DD $1,500 [25] This "Joseph Andrews" author wrote a preface to his sister Sarah's novel, "The Adventures of David Simple" Henry Fielding Leszek	DD $1,600 [4] "Six Characters in Search of an Author" was written in this language Italian Bruce	$1,000 [16] Gregory XV canonized Teresa of Avila and this man of Loyola, among others (St.) Ignatius Jerome

Final Jeopardy!

POETRY

William Blake called them "The Two Contrary States of the Human Soul" and wrote songs of them

innocence & experience

Jerome "What are youth & age?" — wagered $6,200

Bruce "What are hope & despair?" — wagered $8,200

Leszek "What are innocence & love?" — wagered $6,300

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