Show #1653 1991-11-06 (taped 1991-10-14) Tournament of Champions

1991 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Lois Kurowski — a doctoral fellow from Elkhart, Indiana

Jonathan Jacobs — an operations research analyst originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bruce Ikawa — a college professor originally from Indianapolis, Indiana

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bruce	$400	$1,600	$7,000	$8,800 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$7,000 16 R, 0 W
Jonathan	$1,700	$4,200	$8,800	$10,001 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$8,800 22 R, 1 W
Lois	$1,300	$3,300	$7,000	$12,000 Automatic semifinalist	$7,800 20 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ARCHAEOLOGY	TENNIS	ORGANIZATIONS	TECHNOLOGY	SOPHIA LOREN	MOUNTAINS
$100 [4] Completed circa 143, the Romans' Antonine Wall ran from the Firth of Forth to the Clyde in this country Scotland Bruce	$100 [1] A game tied at 40-40 is called this deuce Bruce Lois	$100 [18] Records on the breeding of over 21 million dogs are kept by this U.S. organization American Kennel Club Lois	$100 [7] In July 1991 IBM & this rival announced a technology alliance Apple Lois	$100 [13] In this 1972 film, Loren played the role of Dulcinea Man of La Mancha Jonathan	$100 [12] The Nepalese call it Sagarmatha Mount Everest Lois
$200 [6] The remains of this city's walls Kathleen Kenyon found in the 1950s weren't the ones that fell before Joshua Jericho Jonathan	$200 [2] She has won more prize money than any tennis player in history, man or woman Martina Navratilova Bruce	$200 [19] In 1871 Ambrose Burnside became the first president of this group that promotes firearm safety National Rifle Association Lois	$200 [8] Drawings discovered in 1967 showed this artist invented the chain drive around 1492 Leonardo da Vinci Lois	$200 [27] Loren married this producer in 1957, got an annulment in 1962 & remarried him in 1966 Carlo Ponti Lois	$200 [14] Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano, rises just south of Quito, Ecuador in these mountains Andes Jonathan
$300 [24] The term Chalcolithic Age refers to the transition time between the use of this & copper stone Jonathan Lois	$300 [3] Bjorn Borg & Stefan Edberg helped this country reach the Davis Cup finals 7 times in the 1980s Sweden Lois	$300 [20] Founded in 1770, the Hasty Pudding Club is famed for its theatricals at this university Harvard Jonathan	$300 [9] In 1960 Theodore Maiman used this gem in his laser Ruby Lois	$300 [28] Loren's 1st Oscar came for this 1961 Italian film co-starring Jean-Paul Belmondo Two Women Bruce	$300 [15] This tallest Greek mountain is situated on the border between Thessaly & Macedonia Mount Olympus Jonathan
$400 [25] Found in the tomb of Fu Hao, a consort of Wu Ding, were 7,000 cowrie shells, used at the time as this Money Jonathan	$400 [5] The annual All-England Championships are held in this London suburb Wimbledon Lois	$400 [21] In 1985 its ship, the Rainbow Warrior, was sunk by French agents in New Zealand Greenpeace Lois	$400 [10] Bell invented it in 1876; David Hughes gave it this name in 1878, & don't lean into it when you reply Microphone Jonathan	$400 [29] Sophia Loren was raised near this large city that's 14 miles from Pompeii Naples Lois	$400 [16] Until Alaska became a state, this mountain was the U.S.A.'s tallest Mount Whitney Bruce
$500 [26] A systematic excavation of this 1607 British settlement was done between 1935 & 1957 Jamestown Jonathan	$500 [23] In the Astrodome in 1973, Billie Jean King beat this senior male player in a "Battle of the Sexes" Bobby Riggs Jonathan	DD $1,000 [22] This group sponsored both presidential debates between Walter Mondale & Ronald Reagan in 1984 League of Women Voters Lois	$500 [11] Christiaan Huygens got into the swing of things in 1656 by adding this to the clock Pendulum Jonathan	$500 [30] Both Sophia & her mother were extras in this 1951 Robert Taylor film set during the reign of Nero Quo Vadis Bruce	$500 [17] This range extends from Lassen Peak in California to the Fraser River in British Columbia Cascades Jonathan

Double Jeopardy! Round

JAPAN	U.S. COINS	BOOKS & AUTHORS	AGRICULTURE	JAMES BUCHANAN	JAZZ
$200 [1] Major teams in this sport include the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, the Nankai Hawks & the Hankyu Braves Baseball Jonathan	$200 [25] The Coinage Act of 1965 removed all of this metal from dimes & quarters Silver Bruce	$200 [19] The author who wrote "Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink" John Steinbeck Jonathan	$200 [3] If you're on a kibbutz, you're on a collective farm in this country Israel Bruce	$200 [2] His niece, Harriet Lane, acted as this White House hostess Lois	$200 [10] After high school this vocalist known as "The Velvet Fog" played drums in Chico Marx' band Mel Torme Bruce
$400 [9] Some 20-30% of these are still arranged by friends & relatives, or a go-between called a nakodo Marriages Jonathan	$400 [27] Dies for all U.S. coins are made at the mint in this city Philadelphia Jonathan	$600 [23] His book, "Omoo", is subtitled "Adventures in the South Seas" Herman Melville Bruce	$400 [5] In the late 1830s John Deere introduced one of these made of steel Plow Bruce	$400 [4] During his presidency this party collapsed & didn't regain the presidency for 24 years Democratic Party Lois	$400 [12] In 1964 vocalist Astrud Gilberto & this tenor saxophonist had a No. 5 pop hit with "The Girl from Ipanema" Stan Getz Lois
$600 [11] Once the Fleet Street of Tokyo, it's now the most famous shopping & entertainment district Ginza Jonathan	$600 [28] The 2 denominations that don't have grooves or milling around the edge Nickels & pennies Jonathan	$800 [24] Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who wrote the novel "The Human Comedy" William Saroyan Jonathan	$600 [13] Agriculture comes from the Latin word for field, as does this unit of measurement for fields Acre Bruce	$600 [6] As Secretary of State under Polk, he tried to buy this island from Spain for $120 million dollars Cuba Jonathan	$600 [18] The 1966 biography of this jazz pianist was titled "Ain't Misbehavin'" Fats Waller Bruce
$800 [14] 2 of the country's 4 main islands (2 of) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu & Shikoku Jonathan	$800 [29] "From Slave Cabin to Hall of Fame" appeared on a half-dollar memorial to this black educator Booker T. Washington Bruce	DD $1,000 [22] Part of Albrecht Durer's etching, "Four Witches", appeared on the jacket of this John Updike novel The Witches of Eastwick Lois	$800 [16] 2-word term for products like tobacco or soybeans grown to be sold rather than used on the farm Cash crops Lois	$800 [7] Buchanan became the first president to have a state secede under him, when this one did in 1860 South Carolina Bruce	$800 [20] Among the eight wives of this clarinetist were Lana Turner, Evelyn Keyes & Ava Gardner Artie Shaw Lois
$1,000 [15] Stylized singing called yokyoku is featured in this form of theater, Japan's oldest Noh Bruce Jonathan	$1,000 [30] The first American coins were shillings made in 1652 with the imprint "N.E." which stood for this New England Jonathan	$1,000 [26] It's Richard Condon's 1959 suspense novel about Raymond Shaw, an ex-POW programmed to be an assassin The Manchurian Candidate Lois	DD $1,900 [17] The Book of Knowledge calls this tropical fruit the most commonly eaten fruit in the world the banana Lois	$1,000 [8] As minister to this country from 1832-34, Buchanan helped create our first commercial treaty with it Russia	$1,000 [21] On April 29, 1986 the U.S. issued a stamp bearing the portrait of this "noble" jazz musician Duke Ellington Lois

Final Jeopardy!

TRANSPORTATION

The world's 14th largest airline is based in this 240-square-mile island nation

Singapore (Singapore Airlines)

Bruce "What is Singapore?" — wagered $1,800

Lois "What is Singapore?" — wagered $5,000

Jonathan "What is Singapore?" — wagered $1,201

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