Show #1652 1991-11-05 (taped 1991-10-14) Tournament of Champions

1991 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Andy Westney — a college freshman and Teen Tournament winner from Atlanta, Georgia

Mark Pestronk — a travel attorney from Washington, D.C.

Lynne Wexler — a librarian from Evanston, Illinois

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lynne	$1,100	$2,900	$3,900	$7,700 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$3,700 14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Mark	$1,600	$3,600	$8,000	$10,801 Automatic semifinalist	$8,000 17 R, 0 W
Andy	$400	$1,500	$5,400	$0 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$6,700 22 R, 7 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

GEOLOGY	FEMALE FIRSTS	SPORTS	SHEEP POTPOURRI	1970	WHAT'S THE PITCH?
$100 [18] Derived from Latin meaning "dug up", it's the remains of a plant or animal preserved in rock fossil Lynne	$100 [1] In 1976 she became the first Romanian to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics Nadia Comaneci Lynne	$100 [11] This Los Angeles Kings hockey player is known as "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky Andy	$100 [23] In this country sheep ranchers are called graziers & they operate sheep stations Australia Lynne	$100 [3] Between May & July, this man & a small crew crossed the Atlantic in a reed boat, the Ra II Thor Heyerdahl Lynne	$100 [15] "The milk chocolate melts in your mouth — not in your hand" M&M's Andy
$200 [19] A fracture in the earth along which the sides are displaced; the San Andreas is a dramatic example a fault Andy	$200 [2] Anna Mae Hays & Elizabeth Hoisington were the first two women to achieve this Army rank general Mark	$200 [12] It's the only NFL team that currently plays its home games in New York state Buffalo (Bills) Andy	$200 [24] Nickname for a college diploma a sheepskin Andy	$200 [6] Dr. Roger Payne & his wife released recordings they made of these animals "singing" whales Mark Andy	$200 [16] "It's not done 'til it's done with" this steak sauce A.1. Andy
$300 [25] It's the shallow body of water enclosed within an atoll a lagoon Mark	$400 [5] This author & wife of Time magazine's founder was the USA's first female ambassador to Italy Clare Boothe Luce Mark	$300 [13] This "sweet" fighter won the world middleweight boxing title a record 5 times from 1951-1958 ("Sugar Ray") Robinson Andy	$300 [28] In "Little Boy Blue", it's where the sheep is the meadow Mark	$300 [7] Leonard Woodcock was elected to head this union May 22, 1970 the UAW (United Auto Workers) Mark	$300 [17] "You'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with" this product Pepsodent Lynne
$400 [26] This "powdery" mineral is number 1 on the Mohs scale of hardness talc Lynne	DD $500 [4] She founded the Opera Company of Boston in 1957 & in 1976 became the first woman to conduct at the Met Sarah Caldwell Lynne	$400 [14] In 1930 he became the first & only man to sweep golf's four Grand Slam tournaments Bobby Jones Mark	$400 [29] It's a knot for shortening a rope a sheepshank Lynne	$400 [8] This magazine based on one that began at Harvard debuted National Lampoon Lynne	$400 [21] "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't" refers to these two candy bars by Peter Paul Mounds & Almond Joy Andy
$500 [27] Longer than an era, this is the longest geological time unit an eon Mark Andy	$500 [9] Under FDR, Frances Perkins became the first female cabinet member, heading this department the Department of Labor Mark	$500 [20] In 1964 & 1965 The Sporting News named this future senator College Player of the Year in basketball Bill Bradley Mark	—	$500 [10] It was observed nationwide for the first time April 22, 1970 Earth Day Andy	$500 [22] "Hasn't scratched yet" Bon Ami Lynne

Double Jeopardy! Round

FLANDERS	NONFICTION	TRANSPORTATION	CLASSICAL MUSIC	AMERICAN HISTORY	THE BRAIN
$200 [25] A Bouvier des Flandres is a working type of this animal a dog Lynne Andy	$200 [14] "The Exploration of Space" is one of several nonfiction works by this "2001" author (Arthur) Clarke Andy	$200 [2] For mountain touring, many people prefer this vehicle to have 18 or 21 speeds a bicycle Lynne	$200 [8] His Piano Concerto No. 18, K. 456, was written for Viennese virtuoso Maria Theresia von Paradis Mozart Andy	$200 [1] "Bleeding Kansas" was so named because of violence over this issue in the 1850s slavery Mark	$200 [3] Though the brain is only 2% of human body weight, it uses up to 25% of this in the blood oxygen Andy
$400 [28] Occupation by the Germans in World War II led to a major evacuation from this port Dunkirk Mark Andy	$400 [15] Vincent Bugliosi took the title of this 1974 book about the Manson murders from a Beatles song "Helter Skelter" Andy	$400 [13] One of man's earliest boats was this type of canoe made by hollowing out a log a dugout Lynne	$400 [10] This Spaniard who gave his first concert in Granada in 1909 arranged Bach & Haydn for the guitar Segovia Andy	$400 [4] He obtained a charter to establish Georgia in 1732 & founded Savannah a year later (James) Oglethorpe Andy	$400 [16] In 1929 Hans Berger first recorded these on paper brain waves Andy
$600 [29] A chief textile production center in the 15th century, it was the site of a treaty signing in 1814 Ghent	$600 [17] Barbara Tuchman won a 1963 Pulitzer Prize for "The Guns of August", a history of this war's 1st month World War I Lynne Mark	$600 [18] In 1990 this cruise line founded by a British shipowner celebrated its 150th anniversary the Cunard Line Andy	$600 [9] This Hungarian wrote two program symphonies based on literature, "Faust" & "Dante" Liszt Andy	DD $500 [7] On Dec. 4, 1783 George Washington bade his officers farewell at this New York City tavern Fraunces Tavern Andy	$600 [22] The longitudinal fissure is the deep groove that separates the hemispheres of this part of the brain the cerebrum Mark
$800 [27] John McCrae wrote, "In Flanders Fields" these "blow between the crosses, row on row" poppies Mark	$800 [21] In "Chutzpah", this lawyer best known for his defense of Claus von Bulow discusses the plight of Jews (Alan) Dershowitz Lynne Andy	$800 [19] In August 1991 this French automaker of the 405 Series said it will quit selling cars in the U.S. Peugeot Mark	$800 [11] He wrote his "A Midsummer Night's Dream" overture before he was 18 Mendelssohn Andy	$600 [5] This 1848 treaty ending the Mexican-American War added over 500,000 square miles to U.S. territory the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Andy	$800 [23] There are over 10 billion of these cells in the brain, each part of the brain having its own type neurons Andy
$1,000 [30] This city famous for its bridges is the capital of the West Flanders province Bruges	$1,000 [26] A journal kept by this British adventurer & soldier was published in 1955 as "The Mint" T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)	$1,000 [20] Japan's Hosho, launched in 1922, was the first warship designed specifically for this use launching airplanes (aircraft carrier) Andy	DD $800 [12] "Gloriana", which he wrote for Elizabeth II's coronation, was about Elizabeth I & Essex Benjamin Britten Andy	$800 [6] This Shawnee chief & his brother, the Prophet, were both defeated in battles by William Henry Harrison Tecumseh	$1,000 [24] Descartes called this gland "the seat of the rational soul"; scientists still aren't sure what it does the pineal gland Mark

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD LEADERS

He died in 1965 & was buried in St. Martin's churchyard near the palace where he was born in 1874

Winston Churchill

Lynne "Who was Churchill?" — wagered $3,800

Andy "Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II" — wagered $5,400

Mark "Who was W. Churchill?" — wagered $2,801

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