Show #2683 1996-04-10 (taped 1995-12-13) Regular

Michael Dupée game 2.

Contestants

Ann Taliaferro Curtaz — an executive secretary from San Carlos, California

Michael Dupee — an attorney from Cleveland, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,800)

Ron Jin — a school librarian from San Francisco, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ron	$600	$1,700	$6,700	$13,400 2nd place: Compact Disc Player & Speakers	$6,500 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Michael	$1,800	$3,700	$7,300	$13,401 2-day champion: $29,201	$8,300 28 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Ann	$-500	$-200	$200	$0 3rd place: RCA DSS Satellite System	$1,200 7 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	FICTION	STAR TREK	DOCTOR	"HOO"	THE PRISONER
$100 [1] It's the more common name for sodium chloride Salt Ron	$100 [21] Michael Corleone of "The Godfather" also appears in this author's novel "The Sicilian" Mario Puzo Ron	$100 [14] Registry number NCC-1701, this ship was launched in 2245 Enterprise Michael	$100 [11] Roger Sperry's studies of how this organ's halves split up processes won him a 1981 Nobel Prize Brain Michael	$100 [6] Cheer "for Hollywood" Hooray Michael	$100 [26] On Dec. 8, 1992 a U.S. federal judge in Miami ruled this Panamanian a prisoner of war Manuel Noriega Michael
$200 [2] Foxglove is an example of this type of plant that completes its life cycle in 2 years Biennial Michael	$200 [22] Norman Mailer's novel "Ancient Evenings" is set in this ancient country Egypt	$200 [15] He's appeared on 5 of TV Guide's 14 Star Trek covers William Shatner Michael	$200 [12] In 1858 he published the first edition of his "Anatomy" book; it's still a medical standard Gray Ann	$200 [7] Any Indianan Hoosier Michael	$200 [27] His father, John, like his creation Mr. Pickwick, served time in debtor's prison Charles Dickens Michael
$300 [3] After the sun & moon, this planet is the brightest object in the sky Venus Michael	$300 [23] A diamond hunt turns deadly when the expedition meets killer gorillas in this Michael Crichton novel "Congo" Michael	$300 [18] Tim Russ' character of Tuvok on "Voyager" is a full-blooded one of these pointy-eared aliens Vulcan Ann	$300 [13] We wonder if Polish physician Ludwik Zamenhof wrote prescriptions in this language he invented in 1887 Esperanto Ann	$300 [8] They're found below the fetlocks Hooves Michael	$300 [28] In 1519 this leader of the Aztecs was taken prisoner without resistance Montezuma Ron
$400 [4] The pH in pH scale stands for the "potential of " this element Hydrogen Michael	$400 [24] In an 1891 novel Basil Hallward is the painter of this man's mysterious portrait Dorian Gray Michael	$400 [19] Star Fleet is the exploratory branch of this organization of planets The Federation Michael	$400 [16] The University of Minnesota's graduate school of medicine is named for this family Mayo Ron	$400 [9] Popular in the 1860s, crinolines were a type of this womens' fashion Hoop Skirts Michael	$500 [30] He wrote what would become "Soul on Ice" while incarcerated in Folsom Prison Eldridge Cleaver Ron
$500 [5] In geometry it's a quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides; in anatomy, it's the smallest wrist bone Trapezoid Michael Ann	$500 [25] In 1995 this author of "The Prince of Tides" published the bestseller "Beach Music" Pat Conroy Michael	$500 [20] This "Next Generation" Klingon joined the "Deep Space Nine" crew in 1995 Lt. Worf Michael	$500 [17] In 1943 Dr. Willem Kolff was the first to use an artificial one of these organs on humans Kidneys Michael	$500 [10] Southern U.S. magic Hoodoo Ron Ann	DD $600 [29] Ahmed Ben Bella, first president of this country, was imprisoned in France from 1956-1962 Algeria Ron

Double Jeopardy! Round

RHODE ISLANDERS	OPERA	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	GUINNESS RECORDS	WORLD HISTORY	SHAKESPEAREAN POTPOURRI
$200 [21] This Civil War general admired for his side-whiskers served as governor of Rhode Island from 1866-69 Ambrose Burnside Michael	$200 [1] The "marriage" of this character to Susanna takes place in Count Almaviva's chateau Figaro Ron	$200 [6] This Arizona capital lies in the Salt River Valley & is bordered by mountains & the Sonoran desert Phoenix Ron	$200 [26] An estimated record crowd of 800,000 attended a 1986 classical music concert in this NYC park Central Park Michael	$200 [13] In 447 he & his band of Huns devastated the area between the Mediterranean & Black Seas Attila Michael	$200 [11] Shakespeare lived for awhile with the Mountjoys, a Huguenot family, in this capital city London Ron Michael
$400 [22] Robert Gray discovered this river that forms much of the border between Washington & Oregon Columbia Ann	$400 [2] This opera's best-known aria is Cio-Cio-San's "Un Bel Di Vedremo" Madame Butterfly Ann	$400 [7] This state's largest desert basins are Jornada del Muerto & Tularosa, where White Sands is New Mexico Ron	$400 [27] The lowest settlement in the world is Israel's Ein Bokek on the shore of this sea Dead Sea Ron	$400 [14] In 1971 this country's constitution set up 3 cultural regions: Flanders, Wallonia, & Brussels Belgium Michael	$400 [12] In the last scene of a tragedy, Malcolm speaks of "This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen" Macbeth Michael
$600 [23] He painted the first 5 men to succeed Washington as president but is more famous for his 3 of George Gilbert Stuart Michael	$600 [3] Act I of this 1875 opera takes place in a Seville square near a cigarette factory "Carmen" Michael	$600 [8] Chappaquiddick Island & this larger island are separated by Katama Bay Martha's Vineyard Ron	$600 [28] This French leader was the target of a record 31 unsuccessful assassination plots Charles De Gaulle Ann	$600 [15] In 1910 this British scholar & army officer explored Syria on foot Lawrence Ron	$600 [18] "Diana", a story in Spanish by Jorge de Montemayer, is a source for this comedy about a Veronese duo "Two Gentlemen of Verona" Michael
$800 [24] The play "LIttle Johnny Jones" introduced his "Give My Regards to Broadway" George M. Cohan Ron	$800 [4] The title character in this Verdi opera is a hunchbacked jester "Rigoletto" Ron	$800 [9] The easternmost point of this state's Outer Banks is on Cape Hatteras National Seashore North Carolina Michael	DD $1,000 [29] The world's largest known invertebrate is the giant species of this cephalopod Giant Squid Ann	$800 [16] From 1849 to 1861, he ruled the kingdom of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel Ron	$800 [19] It's believed Shakespeare wrote part of a 1595 play about this "Utopia" author St. Thomas More Michael
$1,000 [25] Leonard Woodcock, who succeeded Walter Reuther as head of this union, was born in Providence United Auto Workers Ron Ann	$1,000 [5] Beethoven wrote 4 overtures for this opera "Fidelio" Ron	$1,000 [10] Rising 33,480 feet from its underwater base makes this Hawaiian volcano the world's tallest peak Mauna Kea Ron Michael Ann	$1,000 [30] The shortest-reigning king was Dom Luis III, king of this country for about 20 minutes in 1908 Portugal Ron	$1,000 [17] Mungo Park disappeared in 1806 while exploring this west African river Niger Michael	DD $1,000 [20] Shakespeare's theatrical company became known as The King's Men in honor of this king's patronage James I Michael

Final Jeopardy!

SAINTS

He wrote, "Praise to thee, my Lord, for all thy creatures, above all brother sun"

St. Francis of Assisi

Ann "Who is ?" — wagered $200

Ron "Who was St. Francis of Assisi?" — wagered $6,700

Michael "Who's St. Francis of Assisi?" — wagered $6,101

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