Show #2934 1997-05-08 (taped 1997-04-19) Regular

1997 International Tournament final game 1.From Stockholm, Sweden.

Contestants

Boris Levit — a film technician and audio editor from Israel

Per Gunnar Hillesoy — an assistant dean of students from Norway

Michael Daunt — an accountant from Canada

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Michael	$700	$2,300	$15,100	$20,200	$13,700 27 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Per Gunnar	$1,000	$3,500	$12,000	$22,000	$9,000 20 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Boris	$900	$1,600	$2,400	$0	$2,400 11 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

MYTHOLOGY	INTERNATIONAL POTPOURRI	NOVELS & NOVELISTS	COOKING	THE OSCARS	AIRPORT CODES
$100 [1] According to tradition, Zeus' home was on this mountain on the Thessaly/Macedonia border Mount Olympus Boris	$100 [14] The name of this religion of Haiti is derived from a Dahomean word for "spirit" voodoo Michael	$100 [6] D'Artagnan is the swashbuckling hero of this author's "The Three Musketeers" Alexandre Dumas Per Gunnar	$100 [23] The device for doing this to flour is basically a cup with a mesh screen sifting Michael	$100 [18] It's "clear" he's the perfect choice to host the Oscars; since 1990, he's done it 5 times Billy Crystal Michael	$100 [26] SYD Sydney Per Gunnar
$200 [3] One account had her opening a jar, not a box, but she still shuts it before hope escapes Pandora Per Gunnar	$200 [10] Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, lies on this "Beautiful Blue" river Danube Michael	$200 [7] He's scared readers with such popular novels as "It", "Carrie" & "The Stand" Stephen King Boris	$200 [24] The soup of these split vegetables is popular in the Middle East as well as in colder areas peas/beans Michael Boris	$200 [19] This superstar & Cuba Gooding, Jr. were both nominated for "Jerry Maguire"; Cuba won Tom Cruise Michael	$200 [27] AMS Amsterdam Boris
$300 [4] Asterius was the real name of this bull-headed creature the Minotaur Boris	$300 [15] The concept of Tapu---sacredness---is sacred to these indigenous people of New Zealand Maori Michael	$300 [11] This British author wrote "The War in the Air" as well as "The War of the Worlds" H.G. Wells Per Gunnar	$300 [8] If you don't want to break this dish used to make aspic or pudding, use one of metal, not ceramic mold/bowl Boris	$300 [20] Best actress Frances McDormand played a pregnant cop in this film named for a North Dakota city Fargo Michael	$300 [28] SVO, also known as Sheremetyevo Moscow Boris
$400 [5] After Zeus mated with Leda, disguised as this bird, Castor & Pollux were born in an egg swan Per Gunnar	$400 [16] It's the seductive ballroom dance most associated with Buenos Aires tango Michael	$400 [12] He died in 1924 without completing "The Trial" & "The Castle" Franz Kafka Michael	$400 [9] The name of these tiny dumplings served as a side dish means "little sparrow" in German spaetzle	$400 [21] This Frenchwoman was surprised to win for "The English Patient"; she thought Lauren Bacall deserved it Juliette Binoche Per Gunnar	$400 [29] DUS, in the FRG Dusseldorf (Germany) Per Gunnar
$500 [2] She & Athena had a weaving contest Arachne Michael	$500 [17] Kiunguja, which is spoken in Zanzibar, is a dialect of this African Bantu language Swahili Per Gunnar	$500 [13] 1943's "Magister Ludi", or "The Glass Bead Game", was the last novel by this German author Hermann Hesse Per Gunnar	$500 [25] The name of this consomme flavored with tomato juice comes from "Madrid" madrilene	$500 [22] This pianist made a surprise appearance on the show, & Geoffrey Rush won for playing him in "Shine" David Helfgott Michael	DD $600 [30] MAN, 160 miles from LHR Manchester Per Gunnar

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD FAMOUS	COUNTRIES	ASTRONOMY	QUOTATIONS	EXPLORERS	TOUGH STUFF
$200 [25] Opera composer Renzo Rossellini was the brother of this film director Roberto Rossellini Per Gunnar Boris	$200 [6] It's the smaller of the 2 countries on the Iberian Peninsula Portugal Boris	$200 [2] Astronomers divide the sky into 88 of these star groups constellations Boris	$200 [11] "Slow and steady wins the race" is a well-known moral from one of his fables Aesop Per Gunnar	$200 [16] Through his writings, this Venetian gives us a description of Kublai Khan & his palace at Shang-Tu Marco Polo Michael	$200 [26] The Pied Piper led these 2 groups out of Hamelin rats & children Boris
$400 [24] This beautiful figure skater was once called "The Brooke Shields of East Germany" Katarina Witt Michael	$400 [7] Prince Albert I founded this tiny principality's Musee Oceanographique in 1910 Monaco Per Gunnar	$400 [3] In 1705 he announced that the comets of 1531, 1607, & 1682 were the same comet Edmond Halley Boris	$400 [12] He wrote, "My name is Sherlock Holmes, it is my business to know what other people don't know" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Per Gunnar	$400 [17] While scaling Mount Everest in April 1953, Tenzing Norgay rescued this man who had fallen into a crevasse Sir Edmund Hillary Per Gunnar	$400 [28] In 1910 Georges Claude created these lights, now popular in Las Vegas & Piccadilly Circus neon lights Michael
$800 [22] Once a star of the Kirov Ballet, this man, nicknamed Misha, now tours with the White Oak Dance Project Mikhail Baryshnikov Michael	$600 [8] This small country in the Pyrenees uses the money of its neighbors, France & Spain Andorra Michael	$600 [4] At about 600 miles in diameter, Ceres is the largest first discovered of these minor planets asteroids Michael	$600 [13] This ancient Chinese philosopher said, "When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them" Confucius Michael	$800 [19] The Gjoa, this 20th C. Norwegian's ship, was exhibited in San Francisco 1906-1972, when it was returned to Oslo Roald Amundsen Per Gunnar	$600 [27] The Holland type of this liquor first made in Holland is usually drunk straight gin Michael
$1,000 [21] Some of this U.S. pop artist's silkscreens are in a museum in Slovakia, near his parents' birthplace Andy Warhol Michael	$800 [9] This country's supreme court is in Sucre, not in La Paz Bolivia Per Gunnar	$800 [5] A galactic cloud of dust & gas, its name comes from the Latin for "cloud" nebula Per Gunnar	$800 [14] Among his last words at the battle of Trafalgar were "Thank God, I have done my duty" Lord Nelson Michael	$1,000 [20] In 1642 this Dutchman was commissioned to find the Great Southern Continent Abel Tasman Michael	$800 [29] In 1930 he officially changed the name of Constantinople to Istanbul Kemal Ataturk Michael
DD $2,000 [23] U.S. president seen here George H.W. Bush Michael	$1,000 [10] Founded as an Egyptian army camp in the 1820s, Khartoum is now the capital of this country Sudan Michael	$1,000 [1] In the "Almagest", this 2nd century Greek astronomer suggested the Earth was the center of the universe Ptolemy Michael	$1,000 [15] In "The Social Contract" he wrote, "Man was born free and he is everywhere in chains" Jean-Jacques Rousseau Michael	DD $3,500 [18] In 1769 he & the crew of the Endeavour built Fort Venus on Matavai Bay in Tahiti Sir James Cook (Captain Cook) Per Gunnar	$1,000 [30] This northern Tanzania national park is twice the size of Yellowstone Serengeti Per Gunnar

Final Jeopardy!

ROYAL COUPLES

Princess Sophia of Greece gave up her right of succession to Greece's throne before marrying him in 1962

King Juan Carlos of Spain

Boris "Who was onasis?" — wagered $2,400

Per Gunnar "Who is Juan Carlos?" — wagered $10,000

Michael "Who is Juan Carlos?" — wagered $5,100

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