Show #3795 2001-02-16 (taped 2001-01-24) International Championship

2001 International Championship final game 2.From the Las Vegas Hilton.

Contestants

Robin Carroll — an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia (USA) (subtotal of $14,000)

Fredrik Gildea — a language teacher and scholar from Gothenburg, Sweden (subtotal of $0)

Carsten Wiedemann — a journalist from Hellerup, Denmark (subtotal of $300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Carsten!	$-100	$100	$1,300	$1,200	$900 7 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Fredrik	$1,000	$2,200	$5,200	$5,199	$5,200 17 R, 3 W
Robin	$800	$3,600	$10,400	$10,400	$9,300 26 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD THEATRE	CELEBRITIES	INSECTS	THE 1950s	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	STARTS WITH ALPHA
$100 [1] This "War and Peace" author's play "The Power of Darkness" was once banned in his native Russia Leo Tolstoy Robin	$100 [6] He's the pop star who has thrilled fans with such albums as "Bad" & "Thriller" Michael Jackson Fredrik	$100 [24] Also a classic Volkswagen, it's the insect with the greatest number of species Beetle Carsten!	$100 [11] In 1959 this spiritual leader of Tibet fled to exile in India Dalai Lama Fredrik	$100 [16] The name of this Japanese electronics company comes from the Latin word for "sound" Sony Carsten!	$100 [17] In Greek an arithmos is one of these, whether it's even, odd, rational, etc. Number Fredrik
$200 [2] Conor McPherson's haunting play "The Weir" is set in a pub in this country Ireland Carsten! Fredrik	$200 [7] This action star seen here once held the title of "Best Built Man of Europe" Arnold Schwarzenegger Robin	$200 [25] Due to where mosquitos lay eggs, the "mosquito" species of this creature feeds on their larvae Fish	$200 [12] In 1953 a truce suspending the war in this divided country was signed at Panmunjom Korea Carsten!	$200 [20] Seen here is the American Sign Language & what could be the international symbol for this restaurant chain McDonald's Robin	$200 [18] Agape is Greek for the "brotherly" type of this Love Fredrik
$300 [3] Israeli playwright Nathan Alterman called his first play "Kineret, Kineret...", Kineret being Hebrew for the Sea of this Sea of Galilee Fredrik	$300 [8] Supermodels Heidi Klum & Claudia Schiffer were both born in this country Germany Carsten!	$300 [26] The American F/A-18 fighter plane, or a paper-making wasp Hornet Fredrik Robin	$300 [13] After a 43-year reign, King Gustavus V of this country died at the age of 92 Sweden Fredrik	$300 [21] In 2000 Lukoil, Russia's largest oil company, bid on the gas stations that were part of this man's oil empire J. Paul Getty Robin	$300 [19] Arvi is this young animal seen here, often served souvlak Lamb Robin
$400 [4] The "Chushingura", about a band of avenging Ronin, is one of the most famous plays in this form of Japanese drama Kabuki Robin	$400 [9] Chryssomallis is the last name of this Greek-born New Age pianist who goes by his first name Yanni Carsten! Robin	$400 [27] Shakira sings of "Moscas en la Casa", these in the house flies Fredrik Robin	$400 [14] The Warsaw Pact was created in 1955 to oppose this defense organization formed by the U.S. & European allies NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Robin	$400 [22] This brokerage house uses the logo seen here Merrill Lynch Robin	$400 [29] Astro means this, & examples include Procyon & Arcturus Star Robin
$500 [5] Juliette Binoche starred in the 2000 Broadway revival of this British playwright's 1978 classic "Betrayal" Harold Pinter	$500 [10] His film "La Vita e Bella" or "Life is Beautiful" was inspired by his father who was imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen Roberto Benigni Robin	$500 [28] The cells bees make for workers, males & queens are different in size, but all are this shape Hexagonal Fredrik	DD $1,200 [15] In 1952 Eritrea became part of this African country Ethiopia Robin	$500 [23] The Boulevard des Invalides is home to this French pharmaceuticals company, the maker of RU-486 Roussel Uclaf Robin	$500 [30] It's Greek for "market"; in English the "phobia" of it is the fear of public places Agora Fredrik

Double Jeopardy! Round

IN CAESAR'S PALACE	SPORTS GREATS	STARDUST	FAMOUS SCULPTORS	GOING TO A BETTER PLACE	TRAVEL FUN
$200 [1] Julius' palace chapel may have included a shrine to this love goddess that his family regarded as an ancestor Venus Robin	$200 [6] In the 1960s & 1970s he won the world's heavyweight boxing title 3 times Muhammad Ali Robin	$200 [17] Known as Hoba & weighing 60 tons, the largest single known one of these was discovered in Africa in 1920 Meteorite Fredrik Robin	$200 [7] His Florentine Pieta, intended for his own tomb, is a self-portrait of the sculptor holding the body of Christ Michelangelo Fredrik	$200 [12] If Arthur Miller had written "Before the Fall", it would be set in this garden Eden Robin	$200 [25] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used to imbibe at the London pub now named for this fictional detective Sherlock Holmes Fredrik
$400 [2] In the palace swimming pool Julius might have practiced crossing this river & declaring "The die is cast" Rubicon Carsten!	$400 [22] This German tennis star was ranked the world's No. 1 woman's player a record 186 straight weeks from 1987 to 1991 Steffi Graf Robin	$400 [18] Whether absolute or apparent, it's the measure of a star's brightness Magnitude Robin	$400 [8] In 1928 this cubist & Julio Gonzalez pioneered the welded sculpture Pablo Picasso Robin	$400 [13] Aztec warriors who died in battle served the Sun for 4 years, then were reborn as this tiny bird a hummingbird Fredrik Robin	$400 [26] Spain's National Organization for the Blind maintains the touchy-feely Museo Tiflologico in this city Madrid Robin
$800 [4] 1 of the 2 other members of the First Triumvirate who might join Julius in the palace study Pompey (or Crassus) Fredrik	$600 [23] This Australian swimmer nicknamed "The Thorpedo" won the gold in the 400-meter freestyle at Sydney Ian Thorpe Robin	$600 [19] The star cluster known as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters is found in this bullish constellation Taurus Robin	$800 [10] This "hole-y" British sculptor created the "Draped Reclining Figure" for London's Time-Life Building Henry Moore Robin	$600 [14] In this, the top level of Islam's levels of heaven, you'll find the Most High 7th Level Fredrik	$600 [27] When in Austria, try to visit the Hofburg Palace Chapel for a performance by this youthful group heard here The Vienna Boys Choir Robin
DD $1,000 [3] In Caesar's map room you might find his plans to fight the Helvetii, a people from a region today known as this Swiss Carsten!	$800 [24] In 1980, at age 23, this Spaniard became the first European to win the U.S. Masters golf tournament Seve Ballesteros Carsten!	$800 [20] To honor the Beatles, 4 of these mini-planets were named McCartney, Lennon, Harrison & Starr Asteroids Robin	DD $1,000 [9] His male nude sculpture "The Age of Bronze" was titled "The Vanquished" when first exhibited in 1877 Auguste Rodin Robin	$800 [15] Xena's son & Hercules' family are dead & residing in this wonderful afterlife area Elysian Fields Fredrik	$800 [28] Jesus Christ lizards & poison arrow frogs inhabit the Serpentarium in this capital of Costa Rica San Jose Fredrik Robin
$1,000 [5] In Julius Caesar's private chamber you might find this woman, the last of his 3 Roman wives Calpurnia	—	$1,000 [21] This unit equal to 3.262 light years can be used to measure the distance between stars Parsec	$1,000 [11] His bronze David from the 1430s was the first nude statue of the Renaissance Donatello Carsten!	$1,000 [16] The land of heroes to King Arthur, it was the Island of the Blessed in Celtic myth Avalon	$1,000 [29] Often made from yams, fufu are yummy dumplings served in Accra, the capital of this African country Ghana Fredrik

Final Jeopardy!

THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Written in 1904, "Himno Istmeno" is the national anthem of this country that won its independence a year earlier

Panama

Carsten! "What is ?" — wagered $100

Fredrik "What is some Latino country?" — wagered $1

Robin "What is Brazil?" — wagered $0

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