Show #2120 1993-11-19 (taped 1993-10-11) Tournament of Champions

1993 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Jack Mahoney — an actor from Jersey City, New Jersey

Al Lin — a law and public policy student originally from Chesapeake, Virginia

Diane Siegel — a homemaker from Northridge, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Diane	$200	$1,300	$3,700	$2 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,900 14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Al	$1,500	$2,600	$6,300	$599 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$5,800 20 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Jack	$1,000	$2,500	$7,700	$12,613 Automatic semifinalist	$7,700 19 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES	TV MOVIES	ARCHITECTURE	KIDDIE LIT	ENDS WITH "K"	POTPOURRI
$100 [2] Because of the way it was formed, Louisiana is sometimes called "The Child of" this river Mississippi Al	$100 [26] He played Tony Starr in "Copacabana", which was based on his own hit record Barry Manilow Diane	$100 [1] Many churches have a cruciform plan, which means they're shaped like one of these Cross Jack	$100 [25] "Two Little Confederates" is the story of two children who live on a plantation during this war Civil War Diane	$100 [17] It's a slang term for a psychiatrist, even if he's not getting smaller Shrink Jack	$100 [5] Charles Schulz said Snoopy didn't become a lead character until he began walking this way on two feet Al
$200 [10] It's "The Land of the Saints", the Latter-Day Saints Utah Al	$200 [27] This series grew out of 1971's "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" The Waltons Diane	$200 [13] A flight is a series of these unbroken by a landing stairs Al	$200 [24] Chapter 4 of this 1908 classic is called "Morning at Green Gables" Anne of Green Gables Al	$200 [16] If you lack good fortune, you're out of this Luck Al	$200 [18] It's a synonym for a lie as well as the type of tale told by Aesop Fable Diane
$300 [9] It's "The Mother of States" as well as "The Mother of Presidents" Virginia Jack	$300 [28] Arnold Schwarzenegger played Mickey Hargitay in a TV movie about this actress Jayne Mansfield Diane	$300 [14] One of these ancient Roman structures still carries the water supply of Segovia, Spain Aqueduct Diane	$300 [23] In a Grimm fairy tale one of these animals swallows six little kids, but luckily they escape Wolf Diane	$300 [6] A snide, simpering, self-satisfied smile Smirk Jack	$300 [19] Any Brit can tell you that a Liverpudlian is one of these Someone from Liverpool Al
$400 [7] It's "The Plantation State" because its full name includes the words "And Providence Plantations" Rhode Island Jack	$400 [29] The 1974 autobiography of this woman won 9 Emmy Awards, 2 for Cicely Tyson The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Jack	$400 [12] In north Africa, these towers from which Muslims are called to prayer are rectangular in plan Minarets Jack	$400 [15] This Anna Sewell book may have inspired "Moorland Mousie", which was also narrated by a horse Black Beauty Al	$400 [4] A soda server, whether or not he's fatuous Jerk Diane	$400 [21] Persil is the French word for this ever-popular garnish Parsley Al
$500 [8] It's also known as "The Toothpick State" because of a knife used by early settlers Arkansas Diane Al Jack	$500 [30] She played Francine Hughes, who was accused of murdering her husband, in "The Burning Bed" Farrah Fawcett Jack	DD $500 [11] Gropius, Mies van der Rohe & this Swiss architect all worked for architect Peter Behrens Le Corbusier Al	$500 [22] The first line of the early 19th century nursery rhyme whose original title was "The Star" "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" Diane	$500 [3] This Asian capital city known for its canals has been called "The Venice of the East" Bangkok Al	$500 [20] The national conference of these two religious groups sponsors Brotherhood-Sisterhood Week Christians and Jews Jack

Double Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTS	SORORITY WOMEN	DRAMA	WORLD HISTORY	INNS	OATS
$200 [1] Speaking in Illinois, Benjamin Harrison said this president "had faith in time & time has justified his faith" Abraham Lincoln Al	$200 [30] Alpha Delta Pi Sandra Palmer is known for puttering around in this sport Golf Jack	$200 [20] This play begins as Willy Loman returns home from a trip Death of a Salesman Al	$200 [21] This dominion was created by the British North America Act on July 1, 1867 Canada Jack	$200 [29] Luke 2:7 reports that there was no room at the inn for this pair Mary & Joseph Diane	$200 [22] In 1877 Henry Seymour read about this religious group in an encyclopedia & named his oat company for them Quakers Jack
$400 [7] Sammy Cahn wrote new lyrics for "High Hopes" & it became this man's 1960 campaign song John F. Kennedy Al	$400 [14] This Kappa Delta artist settled in New Mexico in 1949 because of the earth colors, the ochres & the reds Georgia O'Keeffe Al	$400 [13] In Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy", Joe Bonaparte gives up the violin for this sport Boxing Diane	$400 [19] On May 9, 1946 this country's King Victor Emmanuel abdicated in favor of his son Umberto Italy Jack	$400 [28] The Chaucer Inn is located near the cathedral in this English city Canterbury Al	$400 [23] This phrase refers to indulging in youthful excesses Sowing one's oats Jack
$600 [18] It was the middle name of President Wilson & of his daughter Jessie Woodrow Jack	$600 [12] Kappa Alpha Theta who danced in her own ballets including "Rodeo" Agnes de Mille Jack	$600 [11] Her 1946 play "Another Part of the Forest" is sometimes considered a prequel to "The Little Foxes" Lillian Hellman Diane	$600 [9] In 1763, as a result of this numerical war, Florida became a British possession Seven Years' War Jack	$600 [27] It was the first hotel Howard Hughes bought in Las Vegas Desert Inn	$600 [24] It's a thick, pudding-like oatmeal dish that's enjoyed by Scots & by Goldilocks Porridge Diane
$800 [15] Teddy Roosevelt sponsored the candidacy of this man in 1908 & ran against him in 1912 William Howard Taft Diane	$1,000 [17] This Sigma Kappa is remembered as one of the first senators to speak out against Joseph McCarthy Margaret Chase Smith Jack	$800 [10] A brother & sister argue over the fate of a piano in this Pulitzer-winning play by August Wilson The Piano Lesson Al	$800 [8] In 1864 Austria & Prussia went to war with Denmark, winning Schleswig & this duchy Holstein Al	$800 [26] Gray's Inn is one of these associations that control admission to Britain's bar the Inns of Court Al	$800 [25] Cereal lovers know it's the high-in-fiber outer casing of the oat Bran Al
DD $1,500 [2] The first president who wasn't born a British subject was this New Yorker Martin Van Buren Al	DD $1,200 [16] When she began her financial column, this Phi Sigma Sigma used her initials to disguise her sex Sylvia Porter Diane	$1,000 [3] This lengthy work by Eugene O'Neill is based partly on the Oresteia of Aeschylus Mourning Becomes Electra Diane	$1,000 [4] In 1832 Otto, a Bavarian prince, was named the first king of this Balkan country Greece Al	$1,000 [5] This 1936 Daphne du Maurier novel is one of her Cornish tales Jamaica Inn	$1,000 [6] While the terms are used interchangeably, groats are usually more coarsely ground than these Grits Jack

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

The name of this dialect comes from a Hindi word, mantri, meaning "counselor"

Mandarin

Diane "What is mantra?" — wagered $3,698

Al "What is Sanskrit" — wagered $5,701

Jack "What is Mandarin?" — wagered $4,913

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