Show #2933 1997-05-07 (taped 1997-04-19) Regular

1997 International Tournament semifinal game 3.From Stockholm, Sweden.

Contestants

Anatoly Belkine — a scientific associate from Russia

Per Gunnar Hillesoy — an assistant dean of students from Norway

Gay Mollette — a procurement manager from Bronx, New York, USA

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gay	$1,100	$1,900	$8,500	$7,399 2nd place: $5,000	$8,500 22 R, 3 W
Per Gunnar	$1,100	$4,000	$4,700	$9,400 Finalist	$6,700 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Anatoly	$1,400	$2,200	$4,800	$1 3rd place: $5,000	$3,400 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

FORMER NAMES OF COUNTRIES	THE LIVING EARTH	ATHLETES	LITERARY HODGEPODGE	COMMUNICATION	FILE UNDER "T"
$100 [10] Persia Iran Anatoly	$100 [26] Earth's tides are affected primarily by these 2 heavenly bodies Sun & moon Per Gunnar	$100 [21] This boxer had his first professional fight in 1960 under his given name, Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali Anatoly	$100 [1] This American's 1940 novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" takes place near Segovia, Spain Ernest Hemingway Per Gunnar	$100 [12] The telephone company named for this man was founded in 1877, a year after his invention Alexander Graham Bell Gay	$100 [16] On the night of April 14-15, 1912 this ship sank in the north Atlantic Titanic Per Gunnar
$200 [9] Ceylon Sri Lanka Gay	$200 [27] On some trees & shrubs, this protective covering slowly peels off & is replaced Bark Gay	$200 [24] Flamboyant Italian slalom skier rhymingly dubbed "La Bamba" Alberto Tomba Gay	$200 [2] In her native Denmark, her book "Out of Africa" is called "Den Afrikanske Farm" Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen Per Gunnar	$200 [13] American Indians sent signals using this vaporous substance Smoke Gay	$200 [17] Paris didn't take Helen to Paris; he took her to this city & instigated a war Troy Per Gunnar
$300 [8] Helvetia Switzerland Anatoly	$300 [28] From "calm" to "hurricane", the Beaufort scale measures the strength of this Wind Anatoly	$300 [25] She shot out of Sweden to win the world championship of women's golf in 1995 & 1996 Annika Sorenstam Per Gunnar	$300 [3] "A Child's Christmas in Wales" by this Welsh poet was published in 1955, 2 years after his death Dylan Thomas Gay	$300 [14] Shakespeare's Bassanio says Portia uses these facial features to send him "fair speechless messages" Eyes Gay	$300 [18] In 1802 this madame inherited her uncle's wax museum & went to London to set up an exhibition Marie Tussaud Per Gunnar
$400 [7] The United Republic of Tanganyika & Zanzibar Tanzania Per Gunnar	$400 [30] The only poisonous snake in Great Britain, the common adder belongs to this snake family Viper Anatoly	$400 [23] This man who led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup soccer title played for Italy's Napoli from 1984 to 1991 Diego Maradona Per Gunnar	$400 [4] Belgian author Georges Simenon wrote dozens of novels about this pipe-smoking police inspector Inspector Maigret Per Gunnar	$400 [15] These largest pachyderms communicate with infrasonic signals below the range of human hearing elephants Gay Per Gunnar	$400 [19] He was sent to bring Isolde to Cornwall to marry his uncle, King Mark Tristan Per Gunnar
$500 [6] The Malagasy Republic Madagascar Gay Anatoly	$500 [29] These "laughing" scavengers will eat almost anything & will steal food even from lions Hyenas Per Gunnar	$500 [22] 14-year-old Tara Lipinski upset this world champion at the 1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championship Michelle Kwan	$500 [5] Stung by the hostile reaction to his 1862 novel "Fathers and Sons", this Russian moved to Baden-Baden Ivan Turgenev Anatoly	$500 [11] In 1982 France Telecom introduced this system of home terminals linked by phone lines Minitel Gay	DD $1,000 [20] After the monarchy fell in 1792, this French statesman fled to England, then to the U.S. Talleyrand Per Gunnar

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS AMERICANS	FILM DIRECTORS	RELIGION	THE MIDDLE AGES	OPERA	THE NOBEL PRIZE
$200 [11] This current vice president served as an Army reporter during the Vietnam War Al Gore Per Gunnar	$200 [1] He hasn't directed a feature film since 1977's "Star Wars" George Lucas Gay	$200 [17] In 1759 Portugal banned the Jesuit order of this Christian church Roman Catholic Church Gay	$200 [18] In the 930s Wang Kon unified this peninsula; it was divided again in the 1940s Korea Per Gunnar	$200 [6] Traditionally, a female singer plays the role of Hansel in this Humperdinck opera Hansel and Gretel Gay	$400 [29] In selecting her for the 1979 Peace Prize, the committee cited her work with refugees & children Mother Teresa Gay
$400 [12] As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, he was the first man to set foot on the moon Neil Armstrong Anatoly	$400 [2] His 1983 film "Fanny and Alexander" was edited from a larger television miniseries Ingmar Bergman Per Gunnar	$400 [16] The son of a copper miner, he initiated the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther Anatoly	$400 [19] Crusader Godfrey of Bouillon was chosen king of this holy city but was left in the soup by his allies Jerusalem Anatoly	$400 [7] Jules Massenet composed an opera based on this famous novel by Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote Per Gunnar	$600 [27] This Italian won the 1938 Physics Award for discovering radioactive elements beyond uranium Enrico Fermi Anatoly
$800 [22] In 1916 this architect moved to Japan where he designed the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo Frank Lloyd Wright Gay	$600 [3] He directed John Wayne in many westerns, including "The Searchers" & "Fort Apache" John Ford Gay	$600 [15] 2 of the forms of this Eastern religion are Theravada & Mahayana Buddhism Gay Anatoly	$600 [20] The town-dwellers known by this French term evolved into the Capitalist class of Marxist thought Bourgeoisie Per Gunnar	$600 [8] This hefty superstar tenor from Modena, Italy is often compared to Caruso Luciano Pavarotti Per Gunnar	$800 [26] This Russian physiologist's 1904 Nobel Prize was for his work on the physiology of digestion Ivan Pavlov Gay
$1,000 [23] This sharpshooter is the subject of the musical "Annie Get Your Gun" Annie Oakley Gay	$800 [4] This director's "Scream" pokes fun at horror films of the '80s, including his own Freddy Krueger movies Wes Craven Gay	$800 [14] This religion's chief god, the Jade Emperor, was officially sanctioned around 1000 A.D. Taoism Gay	$800 [24] Philosopher Albertus Magnus popularized the "Physics" & other works of this ancient Greek Aristotle Per Gunnar	$800 [9] Originally, this composer's opera "Rigoletto" was titled "La Maledizione" ("The Curse") Giuseppe Verdi Gay	DD $2,400 [28] In 1969 Ragnar Frisch & Jan Tinbergen became the first to win in this newly established category Economics Anatoly
DD $2,500 [21] He painted the portrait seen here: James Whistler ( Whistler's Mother ) Per Gunnar	$1,000 [5] This French director appears as a passerby who points out Belmondo to the police in his 1959 film "Breathless" Jean-Luc Godard Gay	$1,000 [13] The main religion on the island of Bali is a mixture of local religious rites & this major religion Hinduism Gay Anatoly	$1,000 [25] Frankish king Charles Martel & the Schlegerbund, a group of Swabian knights, took their names from this tool a hammer	$1,000 [10] Originally, this Czech composer's opera "The Bartered Bride" contained some spoken dialogue Bedrich Smetana Gay	—

Final Jeopardy!

ANCIENT PLAYWRIGHTS

This playwright born in Colonus around 496 B.C. wrote one of his finest plays when he was 90

Sophocles ("Oedipus at Colonus")

Per Gunnar "Who is Sofokles?" — wagered $4,700

Anatoly "Who was Aeschilles" — wagered $4,799

Gay "Who was Euripedes" — wagered $1,101

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