Show #2992 1997-09-09 Regular

Catherine Ramen game 3.

Contestants

Betsy Schiltz — a graduate student from Durham, North Carolina

Brian Benson — a stagehand from Hyattsville, Maryland

Catherine Ramen — an assistant editor from New York, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $28,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Catherine	$300	$1,500	$10,500	$9,000 3-day champion: $37,500	$10,300 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Brian	$1,000	$1,400	$2,600	$600 3rd place: Panasonic Digital Video Disc player	$4,600 18 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)
Betsy	$100	$100	$3,900	$5,500 2nd place: Trip to New York City	$3,900 8 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	GIANTS	"FEE", "FI", "FO", "FUM"	I SMELL	THE BLOOD	OF AN ENGLISHMAN
$100 [4] Audrey Wood & David Shannon's new book about this great big logger introduces his wife & kids Paul Bunyan Betsy	$100 [5] Before David cut off his head, this Philistine giant stood "six cubits and a span" Goliath Catherine	$100 [13] Physically weak, or weak-"minded" Feeble Betsy	$100 [21] I'm the medical term for bad breath Halitosis Catherine	$100 [14] In the lungs, this element joins with the iron in hemoglobin Oxygen Brian	$100 [1] Prince Charles is the Duke of Cornwall & Prince Philip is the Duke of this Edinburgh Catherine
$200 [7] Stan & Jan Berenstain have written a series of books about a family of these title animals "The Berenstain Bears" Brian	$200 [6] With his overactive imagination, Don Quixote thought these objects were giants Windmills Brian	$200 [17] "He wears red suspenders" to hold his pants up Fireman Brian	$200 [22] I'm the substance that "Apocalypse Now"'s Robert Duvall loves the smell of "in the morning" Napalm Brian	$200 [15] Put a test tube of blood in a centrifuge, spin it, & these cells will go to the bottom Red Blood Cells	$200 [2] From Latin for "servant", it's a gentleman's gentleman Valet Brian
$300 [8] Cavatica is the last name of the title character of this 1952 E.B. White novel Charlotte's Web Brian	$300 [11] This giant ape threatens tourist trams at Universal Studios King Kong Catherine	$300 [18] It's the length a lens will go to work focus (or focal length) Catherine Brian	$300 [23] I'm a chemical element that's odorless, but in combination with hydrogen, smells like rotten eggs sulfur Brian	$400 [28] In AIDS this virus destroys the CD4 lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell HIV Catherine	$300 [3] Encarta calls it "the cue game most popular in Britain" snooker Brian
$400 [9] This character in a book by Saint-Exupery leaves his tiny planet because of a prideful flower The Little Prince Betsy	$400 [12] In 1950 the Minnesota Valley Canning Co. took a new name from this, its symbol The Jolly Green Giant Brian	$400 [19] Elway error Fumble Catherine	$400 [24] We're the 2 fragrant gifts the wise men brought to the baby Jesus Frankincense & Myrrh Brian	—	$500 [27] "Row" in Mayfair that's home to the finest British tailors Savile Row Catherine
$500 [10] The cut-paper illustrations of "Golem" earned David Wisniewski this medal in 1997 the Caldecott Medal Betsy	$500 [16] In mythology, this hundred-eyed giant eventually ended up a peacock Argus	$500 [20] In the song "Charlie Brown", it precedes "I smell smoke in the auditorium" "Fee Fee Fi Fi Fo Fo Fum" Catherine Brian	$500 [25] I am the Faberge aftershave marketed as "The Essence of Man" Brut	—	DD $1,000 [26] Last name of the men whose firm is credited with creating the felt hat we call the derby Bowler Brian

Double Jeopardy! Round

CARRYING ON	HISTORY	MYTHOLOGICAL MISTAKES	IMPOSSIBLE	QUESTIONS	ISLAND PRISONS
$200 [21] In 1997 Universal made a "Liar Liar" out of him Jim Carrey Catherine	$200 [6] In 1963 a "Hot Line" emergency link went into effect between Washington, DC & this world city Moscow Catherine	$200 [1] Uh-oh: when Achilles' mother dipped him in the river Styx, she held him by this, leaving it vulnerable his heel Brian	$200 [11] If you're part of this group & are caught, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions Impossible Mission Force (IMF) Brian	$200 [13] Robert Kennedy liked to say that some men see things & ask why, but he dreamed things & asked this "Why Not?" Catherine	$400 [26] In the 1950s he did time on Isla de Pinos; since 1959, he's ruled a larger island Fidel Castro Brian
$400 [22] If this "North By Northwest" star had not gone another direction, he might have taken the name Cary Lockwood Cary Grant Brian	$400 [7] Jean Jacques Dessalines, brought to this island country as a slave, declared its independence in 1804 Haiti Brian	$400 [2] The Trojans wouldn't heed Cassandra's warning to beware of this "steed" The Trojan Horse Catherine	$600 [18] "You can put them in a pie-aye/any way you want to eat them/it's impossible to beat them" Chiquita Bananas Betsy	$400 [14] This query about a pontiff's religion is used in response to a silly question Is the Pope Catholic? Brian	$600 [27] This island between Queens & the Bronx has correctional facilities for men, women & teens Rikers Island Catherine
$600 [23] She wrote her & her mother's speeches for the American Comedy Awards & was on the 1997 Oscar writing staff Carrie Fisher Catherine	$600 [8] After a 50-year active reign, Wilhelmina stepped down as queen of this country in 1948 Netherlands (Holland) Catherine	$600 [3] She foolishly fooled around with Poseidon in Athena's temple, so Athena turned her hair into snakes Medusa Betsy	$800 [19] In an 1813 letter this leader wrote, "You write to me that it's impossible; the word is not French" Napoleon Bonaparte Catherine	$600 [15] In a 1988 film Bob Hoskins must enter Toontown to answer this title question Who Framed Roger Rabbit Catherine	$800 [28] Cockatoo Island is a former prison in this country settled by prisoners Australia Betsy
$800 [24] This sitcom star won a Cableace Award for his "Human Cartoon" special Drew Carey	DD $1,000 [9] Soldier & statesman Louis Botha helped negotiate the terms that ended this war in 1902 The Boer War Catherine	$800 [4] This Titan made the mistake of waging war against Zeus, so he was doomed to hold the sky on his shoulders Atlas Catherine	DD $1,000 [12] Impossible as it may sound, '60s sitcom star heard here:"To dream, the impossible dream /To fight the unbeatable foe..." Jim Nabors Brian	$800 [16] Melancholy Pete Seeger song that asks, "When will they ever learn?" "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" Brian Betsy	—
$1,000 [25] He played Josef in "The Bride" & Westley in "The Princess Bride" Cary Elwes Catherine	$1,000 [10] England's Richard III was the last king of this ruling house York Catherine	$1,000 [5] Linus the Music Teacher was too critical of this "labor"er, his pupil, who hit him with a lyre & killed him Hercules Betsy	$1,000 [20] "Whoso loves believes the impossible", wrote this love of poet Robert in her own beguiling way Elizabeth Barrett Browning Brian	$1,000 [17] The second half of Senator Howard Baker's 1973 question that began, "What did the president know?" "And when did he know it?" Catherine	—

Final Jeopardy!

STATE CAPITALS

Its full Spanish name originally meant "The Royal City of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi"

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Brian "What is San" — wagered $2,000

Betsy "What is Santa Fe?" — wagered $1,600

Catherine "What is Austin" — wagered $1,500

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