Show #3793 2001-02-14 (taped 2001-01-24) International Championship

2001 International Championship semifinal game 3.From the Las Vegas Hilton.

Contestants

Laszlo Mero — an associate professor from Budapest, Hungary

Fredrik Gildea — a language teacher and scholar from Gothenburg, Sweden

Gosia Czepek — a senior tax consultant from Warsaw, Poland

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Gosia	$1,500	$3,300	$6,300	$1 2nd place: $5,000	$6,300 16 R, 0 W
Fredrik	$1,100	$4,300	$18,200	$18,000 Finalist	$7,200 19 R (including 3 DDs), 5 W
Laszlo	$-200	$700	$2,300	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$2,300 11 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

INTERNATIONAL BOOKS & AUTHORS	LEISURE TIME	ON VALENTINE'S DAY	POP MUSIC	IT'S A SMALL WORLD	AFTER "ALL"
$100 [14] Explorer "of Arabia" who wrote "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" T.E. Lawrence Fredrik	$100 [11] An advanced kit for making this at home includes bittering & aromatic hops & specialized dry yeast Beer Fredrik	$100 [19] Chaim Weizmann was elected this country's first president Feb. 14, 1949 Israel Laszlo	$100 [1] Mick Jagger & this group have had a satisfying career with hits like "Satisfaction" & "Jumpin' Jack Flash" The Rolling Stones Laszlo	$100 [2] This country on the Mediterranean coast of France is about 3 times the size of the Mall in Washington, D.C. Monaco Laszlo	$200 [24] This reptile's jaws can crack cattle bones Alligator Gosia Fredrik
$200 [15] Moses Isegawa's 2000 novel "Abyssinian Chronicles" is set partly in Kampala in this, his native country Uganda Fredrik	$200 [12] This often-collected item can mean the body of a handwritten letter, as well as a celebrity signature Autographs Gosia	$200 [20] On Feb. 14, 1962 the OAS formally excluded this Communist nation from participating in any of its activities Cuba Fredrik	$200 [5] This Latin singing sensation sang "Cup of Life" at President George W. Bush's inauguration Ricky Martin Gosia	$200 [3] This country landlocked by Switzerland & Austria covers only 62 square miles Liechtenstein Laszlo	$300 [25] No longer used, the first verse of Germany's national anthem follows "Deutschland" with this phrase meaning "over all" Uber Alles Gosia
$300 [16] Argentina's Manuel Puig gave us the "Kiss of" this "Woman"; I read about it on the "web" "Kiss of the Spider Woman" Gosia	$300 [13] Many amateur artists use the medium seen here named for its non-oil based pigments watercolor Laszlo	$300 [21] On Valentine's Day 1951 this "sweet" boxer defeated Jake LaMotta for the world middleweight title Sugar Ray Robinson Fredrik	$300 [6] In 2000 these gals released "Forever", their first album since "gingery" Geri Halliwell left the group the Spice Girls Gosia	$300 [4] Smaller than Connecticut, this 4,400-sq.-mi. nation on the Arabian Peninsula gave women the right to vote in 1999 Qatar Gosia Fredrik Laszlo	$400 [26] "The Pilgrim's Progress" is an example of this symbolic literary form Allegory Laszlo
$400 [17] This author of "Shogun" called himself a "half-Irish Englishman...born in Australia" James Clavell Fredrik	$400 [28] This type of music for 2-10 instruments is played in a small hall or, as its name indicates, a room chamber music Laszlo	$400 [22] Feb. 14 is also the feast day of this Catholic saint who developed for the Slavs an alphabet that bears his name St. Cyril Fredrik	$400 [7] This group with Agnetha & Bjorn came to fame in the '70s after "Waterloo" won the Eurovision song contest ABBA Fredrik	$400 [9] Nestled in the Pyrenees, this tiny principality boasts a literacy rate of 100% Andorra Fredrik	$500 [27] This adjective means formed by sand, silt or mud left by flowing water, like a plain or a deposit Alluvial Gosia
DD $1,800 [18] Former first lady Jehan Sadat called her moving memoir "A Woman of" this country Egypt Fredrik	—	$500 [23] Valentine's Day events in this U.S. city include a 1929 massacre & the 1920 founding of the League of Women Voters Chicago Gosia	$500 [8] It was "smooth" sailing for this guitar great who released his award-winning "Supernatural" album in 1999 Carlos Santana Gosia	$500 [10] The Sammarinese are the people of this serene republic that covers a whopping 23 square miles San Marino Fredrik	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

DICTATORS & TYRANTS	TAKE ME OUT TO...	WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS	GLOBAL WARMING	"ING"LISH	SHARK!
$200 [1] The city now known as Volgograd was once named for him Josef Stalin (Stalingrad) Gosia	$200 [6] Take me out to the futbol game at Estadio Azteca in this capital city Mexico City Gosia	$200 [16] In Paris, France I'll spring for a trip to this department store whose name is French for "spring" Printemps Laszlo	$200 [17] In describing the effect of global warming, the Earth is often compared to this structure seen here Greenhouse Gosia	$200 [15] This type of ring means you & your beloved are hitched, you've tied the knot a wedding ring Fredrik	$800 [24] His 1974 bestseller "Jaws" led to a new interest in & a new respect for sharks as well Peter Benchley Fredrik
$400 [2] From 1951 to 1960 this African dictator was the heavyweight champion of his country Idi Amin Fredrik	$400 [7] Take me out with the crowd at this "religious" London cricket ground, HQ of the Marylebone Cricket Club Lord's Cricket Ground	$400 [11] You can see a Vegas-style show (with showgirls!) at this Parisian nightspot whose name means "red windmill" Moulin Rouge Fredrik	$400 [21] Chemist Svante Arrhenius of this country was concerned about global warming 100 years ago Sweden Laszlo	$800 [23] This type of agency will market your product through radio & TV spots, billboards, etc... Advertising Gosia	$1,000 [25] 3-word title of the 1959 Bobby Darin hit that starts "Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear" "Mack The Knife"
$600 [3] He's the European dictator seen here in 1936 Francisco Franco Laszlo	$600 [8] Buy me some sushi & miso soup at the all-Japan demonstration of this form of fencing Kendo Fredrik	$600 [12] Mais Oui! The original version of this monument is in France, but the one seen here belongs to Paris Las Vegas Arc de Triomphe Gosia	$600 [20] The U.S. & E.U. were represented at a December 1997 global warming summit in this Asian city Kyoto Fredrik Laszlo	$1,000 [22] Novelist Maxim Gorky apporopriately co-authored a book on "The Art and Craft" of this Writing	—
$800 [4] Cuba's leader 1952-1959, his former presidential palace now houses Havana's Museum of the Revolution Fulgencio Batista Laszlo	$1,000 [10] Take me out to the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, with 2 racing seasons: winter & this storm-named one Monsoon season Gosia	$800 [13] To be more like France, Las Vegas needs a tour of les egouts, which are these (& don't forget your nose clips!) Sewers Fredrik	$800 [19] It's not so "funny" that this gas, N2O, traps 270 times more heat than carbon dioxide nitrous oxide (laughing gas) Fredrik Laszlo	—	—
$1,000 [5] He was the leader of France's Committee of Public Safety in 1793 & 1794 Robespierre Fredrik	DD $2,000 [9] I don't care if I never get back from Bulgarska Armia Stadium in this city--actually, I would prefer to get back Sofia Fredrik	DD $9,500 [14] Parts of the Paris Las Vegas facade resembles this Parisian theatre, the lair of the "Phantom" Grand Opera House (the Palace Garnier) Fredrik	$1,000 [18] CFCs, or chlorofluorocarbons, menace the ozone layer; HFCs, which stand for these, contribute to global warming hydrofluorocarbons Laszlo	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS PLACES

It's the town where Francisco Marto, Jacinta Marto & their cousin became famous in 1917

Fatima, Portugal

Laszlo "What is Havanna" — wagered $2,300

Gosia "What is Los" — wagered $6,299

Fredrik "What is Buenos Aires?" — wagered $200

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