Show #1651 1991-11-04 (taped 1991-10-14) Tournament of Champions

1991 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Lou Pryor — a lawyer and Seniors Tournament winner from New Canaan, Connecticut

John LeDonne — a bookbuyer from Arlington, Massachusetts

Leslie Frates — a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Leslie	$300	$1,100	$11,700	$13,000 Automatic semifinalist	$9,900 22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
John	$2,200	$3,600	$3,000	$6,000 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$3,000 13 R, 2 W
Lou	$300	$3,500	$8,300	$10,001 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$8,100 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

LONDON LANDMARKS	6-LETTER WORDS	1991 FILMS	ROCKET SCIENCE	NEWSPAPERS	MISCELLANEOUS
$100 [16] If you stand inside this cathedral & look around, you'll see Christopher Wren's monument St. Paul's Cathedral Lou	$100 [1] From a Greek word for desolate, it's a crab or a person who's withdrawn from society Hermit John	$100 [2] Comedy satire in which Sally Field played the star of a daytime drama, "The Sun Also Sets" Soapdish Leslie Lou	$100 [19] The first rockets were used in this country as early as 1232 China Lou	$100 [4] This paper launched in 1982 is now America's second-largest USA Today Leslie	$100 [12] After Maurice Starr made stars out of New Edition, he put this new "New" group on the charts New Kids on the Block Leslie
$200 [20] The statue of Eros, in this circle, was a tribute to Lord Shaftesbury; the bow & arrow, a play on his name Piccadilly Circus Lou	$200 [3] This adjective refers to anything oxlike or cowlike Bovine Lou	$200 [6] Ron Howard set the screen ablaze with this 1991 film about Chicago firefighters Backdraft John	$200 [22] Added thrust for takeoffs is provided by these extra rockets attached to the first stage Boosters Lou	$200 [14] Noted for its investigative reporting, it was founded in 1877 as an organ of the Democratic Party The Washington Post Lou	$200 [13] This Theodore Roosevelt quote comes from an African proverb that ends "you will go far" "Speak softly and carry a big stick" Lou
$300 [21] In case you want to "steal" a look at them, they're in a room in Wakefield Tower Crown Jewels John	$300 [5] The enclosure over a plane's cockpit or the layer of the tallest treetops in a forest Canopy John	$300 [7] Harrison Ford played a lawyer who lost his identity after a gunshot wound in this film Regarding Henry John	$300 [28] After World War II, the U.S. used these captured German rockets as atmospheric probes V-2 rockets John	$300 [15] In 1951 the Peron government seized control of this paper whose name is Spanish for "the press" La Prensa Leslie	$300 [25] This fashion item could have been an eschscholtz if the name of the atoll hadn't changed Bikini John
$400 [23] It contains the Strangers Gallery House of Parliament Lou	$400 [10] This frothy dessert is made of sweetened & flavored whipped cream & is frozen without stirring Mousse John	$400 [8] "Once Around" re-teamed Holly Hunter & this actor, her co-star from "Always" Richard Dreyfuss John	$400 [27] One of Goddard's early inventions was developed into this anti-tank rocket gun Bazooka Lou	$500 [18] Two Communist papers, the Morning Star of London & America's Daily World, formerly shared this name The Daily Worker John	$500 [29] Your average rhombus has this many sides 4 Leslie
$500 [24] The old part of this street with luxury shops was created around 1690; the new, about 30 years later Bond Street Lou	$500 [11] U.S. Navy petty officer who performs clerical duties, or Janice Rand's rank on "Star Trek" Yeoman John	$500 [9] Robert De Niro played a film director during the anti-Communist witch hunts in this 1991 drama Guilty by Suspicion	$500 [26] They're fired to slow down the movement of a space vehicle Retrorockets Lou	DD $600 [17] U.S. daily nicknamed "The Old Gray Lady" The New York Times Lou	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S . GOVERNMENT	AUTHORS FROM GEORGIA	COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	RELIGIOUS LEADERS	THE 16th CENTURY	ZOOLOGY
$200 [2] Life forms created in the laboratory can be registered with this Commerce Department office Patent Office Leslie	$200 [13] Poet Sidney Lanier was captured during this war & contracted tuberculosis in prison Civil War Leslie	$200 [1] This country's most famous bronze statue is the Great Buddha at Kamakura Japan John	$200 [26] It is said his descendants still live in Shantung province where he was born in 551 B.C. Confucius Leslie	$200 [12] In a 1588 sea battle, the English defeated this "invincible" fleet of ships Spanish Armada Lou	$200 [7] The cape buffalo uses its horns to defend itself, & a warthog uses these Tusks Leslie
$400 [22] Established in 1942, it's the worldwide broadcasting division of the U.S. government Voice of America Leslie	$400 [18] Poet & novelist James Dickey was once poetry consultant to this national library Library of Congress Lou	$400 [3] One thousand years ago, more than 1/3 of this European country's land was underwater Netherlands/Holland Lou	$400 [27] In 1881 she founded the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, a school for Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy Lou	$400 [14] 16th century Flemish scientist Andreas Vesalius is considered the father of this branch of biology Anatomy	$400 [8] World Book calls this common tree dweller the smartest rodent Squirrel Leslie
$600 [23] The packaging of atomic materials is under the jurisdiction of this agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission Leslie	$600 [19] She left the Atlanta Journal in 1926 after injuring her ankle, & spent the next ten years writing a novel Margaret Mitchell Leslie	$600 [4] This country's coat of arms features a two-tailed lion, the symbol of the historic Bohemian kingdom Czechoslovakia Leslie	$600 [28] Elijah Muhammad, formerly Elijah Poole, was the leader of this movement from 1934 to 1975 Black Muslims Lou	$600 [15] In 1522 he became the first captain-general of New Spain Hernando Cortes Leslie	$600 [9] The highly vascular fine-haired skin on a deer's antlers is called this velvet Leslie John
$800 [24] In July 1989 Richard H. Truly succeeded James C. Fletcher as administrator of this agency NASA Leslie	$800 [20] This author of "God's Little Acre" was the son of a missionary who ministered to sharecroppers Erskine Caldwell John	$800 [5] This small country extends farther north than any other country in Africa Tunisia Leslie	$800 [29] In Britain, the Methodists' formal break with the Church of England came after the death of this founder John Wesley Lou	$1,000 [17] Michelangelo worked on the Sistine Chapel while this artist was painting the walls in the Pope's apartments Raphael Leslie	$800 [10] The opposite of hibernate; lungfish & some snails do it Estivate (sleep during the summer) Leslie
$1,000 [25] The Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York is administered by this Cabinet department the Department of Transportation	$1,000 [21] The film of her novel, "Reflections in a Golden Eye", was released shortly after her death in 1967 Carson McCullers Lou	DD $2,000 [6] Panama is bordered by these two countries Colombia & Costa Rica Leslie	$1,000 [30] He was the founder & first general of The Salvation Army William Booth Lou	DD $1,600 [16] This cardinal's downfall began when he couldn't get an annulment for Henry VIII Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Leslie	$1,000 [11] Either of the smallest or largest types of monkey whose names both begin with the letter M marmosets or mandrills Leslie John

Final Jeopardy!

ANCIENT LITERATURE

More writings of this orator survive than of any other Latin author

Cicero

John "Who is Cicero?" — wagered $3,000

Lou "Who is Cicero?" — wagered $1,701

Leslie "Who is Cicero?" — wagered $1,300

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