Show #2129 1993-12-02 (taped 1993-10-18) Regular

1993 10th Anniversary Tournament final game 1.

Contestants

Leslie Frates — a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California

Tom Nosek — an engineer from Torrance, California

Frank Spangenberg — a transit cop from Douglaston, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Frank	$1,500	$4,400	$7,600	$600	$5,400 18 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Tom	$1,200	$800	$6,800	$13,600	$6,800 13 R, 1 W
Leslie	$400	$200	$6,800	$100	$7,800 23 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

METALS	RECENT FILMS	WINES & SPIRITS	THE WILD WEST	POLITICIANS	"OLD" NEWS
$100 [11] This liquid metal is used to make a red paint pigment called vermilion mercury Leslie	$100 [26] Mud Island, a Memphis tourist attraction, & its monorail are featured in this 1993 Tom Cruise film The Firm Frank	$100 [6] The Old Tom type of this liquor differs from the London dry type in that it is sweetened gin Leslie	$100 [1] This lawman's nickname "Bat" was a shortening of his given name, Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson Frank	$100 [21] In 1979 this Arkansas attorney general became the youngest governor in the U.S. Bill Clinton Leslie	$100 [16] It's Yellowstone National Park's most popular attraction Old Faithful Leslie
$200 [12] The name of this metal comes from molybdos, the Greek word for lead molybdenum Tom	$200 [27] Sela Ward of "Sisters" plays Helen Kimble in this 1993 film The Fugitive Frank	$200 [7] This fortified wine from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain is always a blend sherry Leslie	$200 [2] Mo. gov. Thomas Crittenden's career faded after he paid a huge reward for the killing of this gang leader Jesse James Tom	$200 [22] Now Treasury Secretary, he was a U.S. senator from Texas for 22 years (Lloyd) Bentsen Frank	$200 [17] A silly story or superstitious belief is popularly referred to as this type of tale an old wives' tale Frank
$300 [13] There are 11 known isotopes of this reddish metal whose symbol is Cu; 9 are radioactive copper Frank	$300 [28] "I Have a Rendezvous with Death", one of JFK's favorite poems, is mentioned in this C. Eastwood film In the Line of Fire Leslie	$300 [8] In the 1740s the Royal Navy began issuing its seamen a daily ration of this spirit rum Frank	$300 [3] This judge staged an illegal heavyweight championship fight on a sandbar in the Rio Grande Roy Bean Tom	$300 [23] Raymond J. Donovan served as this president's first Secretary of Labor (Ronald) Reagan Frank	$300 [18] It's a nickname for the Mississippi "Old Man River" Leslie
$400 [14] Symbolized K, this metal is so soft it can be cut with a knife potassium Leslie	$400 [29] This comedienne & Celebrity Jeopardy! alumna posed as Richard Dreyfuss' wife in "Another Stakeout" Rosie O'Donnell	$400 [9] Pertsovka is a variety of this spirit flavored with red & black peppers vodka Frank	$400 [4] This woman who dressed like a man may have served as a scout for Custer Calamity Jane Frank Leslie	$400 [24] In 1992 this co-host of CNN's "Crossfire" took 37% of the vote in New Hampshire's GOP primary Pat Buchanan Tom Leslie	$400 [19] "Published every year since 1792", it's the oldest surviving almanac in the U.S. The Old Farmer's Almanac Frank
$500 [15] Some breeder reactors produce neptunium along with this radioactive metal whose atomic number is 94 plutonium Tom	$500 [30] Part of this unusual epic based on a Virginia Woolf novel was shot in Uzbekistan Orlando Frank	$500 [10] In this U.S. state, Zinfandel is the red wine grape with the most producing acres California Leslie	$500 [5] Edward Zane Carroll Judson was the real name of this man who immortalized the Wild West in his dime novels Ned Buntline Leslie	DD $500 [25] This son-in-law of LBJ was the governor of Virginia 1982-86 (Charles) Robb Frank	$500 [20] The Eddas, 2 collections of Scandinavian mythology, were written in this language Old Norse Frank

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. AREAS	AVIATION	BALLET	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	LITERARY POTPOURRI	ANCIENT ATHENIANS
$200 [1] This commonwealth's anthem is "La Boringuena" Puerto Rico Leslie	$200 [10] In 1951 Roosevelt Field, from which he made his famous 1927 flight, closed after 40 years in use (Charles) Lindbergh Tom	$200 [21] Act I of this Tchaikovsky ballet is called "The Spell" The Sleeping Beauty Leslie	$200 [23] St. Mary's Academy, a sister school to this South Bend, Indiana college, was founded in 1844 Notre Dame Leslie	$200 [16] Theodore Kirchhoff's lyric poems about this city made him "The Poet of the Golden Gate" San Francisco Frank	$200 [11] The playwright Aeschylus fought in this battle about 25 miles from Athens the Battle of Marathon Leslie
$400 [2] This island chain's eastern section has been ours since 1900; the western part won independence from New Zealand Samoa Frank	$400 [9] In the 1950s this Akron-based co. developed the Inflatoplane, a rubber-coated inflatable airplane Goodyear Tom	$400 [22] "Slaughter on" this "Avenue" by Balanchine went from Broadway to the NYC Ballet repertory Tenth Avenue Tom Leslie	$400 [25] This university in Tempe has a Center for Meteorite Studies Arizona State University Leslie	$400 [17] Becky Sharp's husband Rawdon Crawley becomes the governor of Coventry Island in this Thackeray novel Vanity Fair Leslie	$400 [12] Carneades, a skeptic who said knowledge is impossible, was a head of this school founded by Plato the Academy Leslie
$600 [3] 2 of the 3 "saintly" islands of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2 of) Saint Thomas, Saint Croix & Saint John Leslie	$600 [7] By one account, it was Canadian Captain A. Roy Brown who downed this German flying ace the Red Baron Leslie	$600 [24] J. Robbins played Benvolio when Antony Tudor's version of this Shakespearean love story premiered in 1943 Romeo and Juliet Tom	$600 [28] During World War II, this Cambridge, Mass. school was the center of the USA's radar research MIT Leslie	$600 [18] Reader's Ency. says her favorite of her own novels was "The Song of the Lark", not "O Pioneers!" Willa Cather Leslie	$600 [13] In 431 B.C. Thucydides began writing the history of this war while he was fighting in it the Peloponnesian War Frank
$800 [4] When Spain ceded this Pacific island to the U.S., it sold the other Marianas to Germany Guam Tom	$800 [6] In 1988 the Air Force unveiled this high-tech bomber described as a "flying wing" the B-2 Tom	$800 [26] In a recent work 1 ballerina plays this Russian Grand Duchess & a woman who thinks she is the Grand Duchess Anastasia Leslie	$800 [29] State university campuses in this state include Bemidji, Moorhead & St. Cloud Minnesota Leslie	$800 [19] He originally published his Spoon River poems under the pen name Webster Ford Edgar Lee Masters Tom	$1,000 [15] He said, "Bad men live to eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink in order to live" Socrates Frank
$1,000 [8] Part of this U.S. area is located on the Anacostia River Washington, D.C. Tom	$1,000 [5] Named the Aviatrix of the Decade in 1950, in 1953 she became the 1st woman to break the sound barrier Jacqueline Cochran Tom	$1,000 [27] In a famous Stravinsky ballet, this title character is in love with a ballerina puppet Petrushka Leslie	DD $1,000 [30] In 1930 the William Jennings Bryan University opened in this Tennessee city Dayton Leslie	$1,000 [20] This Betty Smith novel opens in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the summer of 1912 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Leslie	DD $3,000 [14] This man whose law code replaced Draco's was called one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece Solon Frank

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD CAPITALS

The capital of Albania is named for this other world capital

Tehran

Tom "What is Tehran?" — wagered $6,800

Leslie "What is Tyre?" — wagered $6,700

Frank "What is T??" — wagered $7,000

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