Show #2 1990-06-23 Super Jeopardy!

Super Jeopardy!quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Kate Waits — a law professor from Albany, New York

Eugene Finerman — a writer from Evanston, Illinois

Brian Wangsgard — a senior marketing representative from Ogden, Utah

Frank Spangenberg — a police officer from Flushing, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Frank	$1,200	$4,000	$17,500	$8,999 3rd place: $5,000	$17,500 14 R, 0 W
Brian	$2,200	$5,200	$9,200	$9,200 2nd place: $5,000	$9,200 12 R, 1 W
Eugene	$2,200	$4,000	$13,000	$26,000 Semifinalist	$10,800 12 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Kate	$1,200	$2,400	$7,900	$0 4th place: $5,000	$11,900 15 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

9-LETTER WORDS	CELEBRITIES	AFRICA	LITERATURE	COOKING	FAMOUS HORSES
$200 [27] It can mean to ponder on a subject or to purchase with the expectation of profit speculate Brian	$200 [25] To avoid being confuse with B. Bel Geddes, she signs autographs as “J.R.'s Real Mother” Mary Martin Kate	$200 [11] These little people who inhabit the Ituri Forest in Zaire may have been its first inhabitants pygmies Kate	$200 [16] He spent 5 years as a slave in north Africa before he began work on the first modern Spanish novel Cervantes Kate	$200 [2] Snail butter, which can be served on other foods, is usually made with 1 or 2 cloves of this garlic Brian	$200 [1] Copenhagen was the horse that carried this British leader to victory at the battle of Waterloo Wellington Brian
$400 [30] A public officer who keeps the peace, or a British policeman of the lowest order constable Brian	$400 [13] This founder of the National Review debuted as a harpsichordist with the Phoenix Symphony in 1989 (William) Buckley Frank	$400 [14] In 1962 the northern half of Ruanda-Urundi became Rwanda & the southern half became this nation Burundi Frank Eugene	$400 [18] Dublin Theatre formed from the Irish Literary Theatre founded by W.B. Yeats & Lady Gregory The Abbey Frank	$400 [3] Traditionally, this vegetable put the “red” in red flannel hash beets Frank	$400 [4] Ironically, it was a horse named Comanche who was the only cavalry survivor of this event Little Big Horn (or Custer's Last Stand) Kate
$600 [26] Semantics is the study of a word's meaning, this is the study of a word's history etymology Frank	$600 [5] This leading actress' first film with Michael Douglas was "Romancing the Stone" Kathleen Turner Kate	$600 [15] Explorers from this country claimed Mauritius in 1598 & named it for Prince Maurice of Nassau Netherlands Eugene	$600 [19] Milan Kundera, a Czech, lived in France when he published “The Unbearable Lightness of” this Being Brian	$600 [9] This school was founded in 1895 to teach cooking to wealthy young Frenchwomen Le Cordon Bleu Eugene Quadruple Stumper	DD $800 [7] This Roman emperor gave his horse Incitatus a marble stable Caligula Eugene
$800 [28] The name of this children's game can serve as a verb meaning “to leap from place to place” hopscotch Kate	$800 [6] She also played the offstage voice of Annie Sullivan's brother in the play “The Miracle Worker” Patty Duke Eugene	$800 [22] Most of the Asians in t his country live in Natal, where their ancestors worked on sugar plantations South Africa Eugene	$800 [17] In some versions of the story, he was unable to look at the Holy Grail after his adulterous affair Lancelot Frank	$800 [20] This Penn. dish, made with scraps of pork mixed with corn meal, is shaped into loaves & then sliced & fried scrapple Brian	$800 [8] 1 of 3 western movie horses to have his hoofprints in cement at Hollywood's Chinese Theatre Trigger (or Champion or Tony) Brian
$1,000 [29] In ancient Greece, a politician who championed the masses; now it's one who plays on people's emotions demagogue Frank	$1,000 [12] She said of “Laura”, “People remember me less for my acting job than as the girl in the portrait” Gene Tierney Eugene	$1,000 [24] Mozambique is a leading producer of this bean-shaped nut related to poison ivy cashew Quadruple Stumper	$1,000 [23] The 3 sections that comprise Dante's “Divine Comedy” The Inferno, Il Purgatorio, Il Paradiso Eugene	$1,000 [21] In Mexican cooking this spicy sauce made with chilies & chocolate is often served over poultry mole Brian	$1,000 [10] Nicknamed “Big Red”, this racehorse's only career loss was to Upset in 1919 Man o' War Brian

Double Jeopardy! Round

FRENCH HISTORY	U.S. STATES	MYTHOLOGICAL WOMEN	COMPOSERS	THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH	THE UNIVERSE
$500 [11] From the 14th to the 17th century, France's flag had 3 of these “flowers” on a blue field lillies or fleur-de-lis Eugene	$500 [20] Most say its name is Papago Indian for “little spring”, others say it's Spanish for “arid zone” Arizona Eugene	$500 [3] Slain by Achilles, Penthesilea was queen of these warrior women Amazons Kate	$500 [1] The full first name of this French composer born in 1862 was Achille-Claude Debussy Kate	$500 [21] A telephone in use isn't busy, it's this engaged Kate	$2,000 [23] The closest of its 22 known moons is about 85,000 miles away from it; the farthest, 8 mil. miles away Saturn Brian Eugene
$1,000 [12] In the 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, 3,000 of this religious group were killed in Paris alone Hugenots Kate	$1,000 [7] The bald cypress, which grows in the swamps & bayous, is this state's official tree Louisiana Kate	$1,000 [13] These terrible goddesses of punishment had eyes that wept tears of blood Furies Eugene	$1,000 [2] Beethoven studied some writing with this villain of “Amadeus” Salieri (Antonio) Frank	$1,000 [24] When an English mummy wants an English daddy to change baby's diaper, she asks him to change this napkin (or nappy) Brian	—
$1,500 [14] Hired by France, this Italian explorer of New York harbor gave France its claim to the new world Verrazano Kate	$1,500 [4] While Washington has no official state fish, these 2 states have chosen a salmon Oregon and Alaska Eugene Kate	$1,500 [17] Phaedra who fell in love with her stepson Hippolytus, was the daughter of this king of Crete Minos Frank	$1,500 [8] In English the full title of this composer's work is “St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain” Mussorgsky Kate	$1,500 [25] A leg break bowler may deliver a flipper in this sport cricket Kate	—
$2,000 [15] Sports venue where, in 1789, Third Estate deputies pledged not to disband until France had a constitution tennis court Frank	$2,500 [6] “The Peace Garden State” North Dakota Brian	$2,000 [18] This 6-headed sea monster that ate sailors lived in a cave opposite the whirlpool Charybdis Scylla Frank	$2,000 [9] Completes the title of the Glinka opera “A Life for the ...” Czar Eugene	$2,000 [26] A doctor's office, whether or not operations are performed there surgery Frank	—
$2,500 [16] His 1831-32 visit to the U.S. also produced a book about the American penitentiary system de Tocqueville Frank	DD $4,000 [5] Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson & Mount Madison are in this New England state New Hampshire Kate	$2,500 [19] Zeus arranged for her to spend part of the year with her mother, Demeter, the rest with her husband, Hades Persephone Frank	DD $4,500 [10] Series of waltzes by Liszt whose name refers to a character in “Faust” Mephisto Eugene	$2,500 [22] If you bridged the Atlantic & wanted to borrow a wrench, ask for one of these spanner Brian	—

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

The most ex-presidents, 5, were alive when he was inaugurated; all had served 1 term or less

Lincoln

Kate "Who is Reagan? Hello Allen" — wagered $7,900

Brian "Who is Nixon?" — wagered $0

Eugene "Who was Lincoln?" — wagered $13,000

Frank "Who was FDRoosevelt?" — wagered $8,501

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