Show #2346 1994-11-14 (taped 1994-10-11) Tournament of Champions

1994 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Matt Morris — a Teen Tournament winner originally from Louisville, Kentucky

Tom Nichols — a political science professor originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts

Jean Grewe — a typesetter from Oak Park, Illinois

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Jean $2,700 $4,200 $7,200 $3,200
Automatic semifinalist
$6,000
22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Tom $100 $2,000 $8,200 $1,900
2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated
$8,100
25 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Matt $0 $200 $3,600 $0
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated
$3,400
5 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

BLACK AMERICA MOVIE THRILLERS DECORATIVE ARTS WORLD FACTS ORGANIZATIONS QUOTATIONS
$100 [26]
Ralph Bunche was the first black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize & this civil rights leader was second
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tom
$100 [3]
In 1988 this 1962 Frank Sinatra film based on Richard Condon's novel was re-released to the theatres
The Manchurian Candidate
Tom
$100 [1]
A popular Chippendale style of the 1750s was inspired by designs from this large Asian country
China
Jean
$100 [20]
These islands about 100 miles north of Scotland are famous for their sheepdogs & ponies
Shetland Islands
Tom
$100 [11]
"American Birds" is a publication of this organization
National Audubon Society
Jean
$100 [15]
Shaw wrote, "A government which" does this "to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul"
Robs Peter
Jean
$200 [27]
This state song of Virginia was written by black composer James A. Bland
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"
Jean
$200 [4]
Joe Eszterhas received a record $3 million for his script of this 1992 Michael Douglas-Sharon Stone film
Basic Instinct
Tom
$200 [2]
Point d'Angleterre is a lovely example of the bobbin or pillow type of this dainty fabric
lace
Tom
$200 [22]
The Sanjuanito is considered the national dance of this country that is crossed by the equator
Ecuador
Tom
$200 [12]
In 1986 Red Crescent became part of its official name
International Red Cross
Jean
$200 [16]
He was quoted April 14, 1961: "I could have gone on flying through space forever"
Yuri Gagarin
Tom Matt
$300 [28]
When he retired from the Supreme Court in 1991, Clarence Thomas was appointed to his seat
Thurgood Marshall
Tom
$300 [5]
Joseph Wiseman played the lanky title villain in this 1962 James Bond movie, the first in the series
Dr. No
Jean
$300 [8]
"The Hunt of the Unicorn" is a famous example of the mille-fleur type of this wall hanging
Tapestry
Jean
$300 [23]
Over half the population of this Malaysian capital is of Chinese ethnicity
Kuala Lumpur
Jean
$300 [13]
This organization sponsors the Great American Smokeout the third Thursday in November
American Cancer Society
Jean Tom
$300 [17]
Virgil spoke of it as "flying, never to return", a sign he was having fun
Time
$400 [29]
In 1957 she became the first black American athlete to win the Wimbledon singles
Althea Gibson
Matt
$400 [6]
The finale of Alfred Hitchcock's "Saboteur" takes place on this national landmark
Statue of Liberty
Jean
$400 [9]
This sleek, elegant style of the 1920s is also known as jazz modern
art deco
Jean
$400 [24]
You'll find the Museum of Catalan Art in this Spanish city, the capital of Catalonia
Barcelona
Tom
$400 [14]
General Ambrose Burnside was one of the early leaders of this organization, abbreviated GAR
Grand Army of the Republic
Tom
$400 [18]
Truman said, "It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job, it's" this "when you lose your own"
Depression
Tom
$500 [30]
This "Beloved" author was born Chloe Anthony Wofford in 1931
Toni Morrison
Jean
$500 [7]
Barbara Stanwyck got an Oscar nomination for her role in this 1948 thriller based on a 1943 radio play
Sorry, Wrong Number
Tom
$500 [10]
This English potter was noted for the black basaltes ware he developed around 1768
Josiah Wedgwood
Jean
DD $600 [25]
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, lies on this sea
the Caspian Sea
Tom
$500 [21]
"We Build" is the club motto of this civic organization with an Indian name
Kiwanis International
$500 [19]
Konrad Adenauer defined this subject as "the sum total of things that could have been avoided"
History
Jean

Double Jeopardy! Round

16th CENTURY PEOPLE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES MUSIC HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES LAW & GOVERNMENT NONFICTION
$200 [29]
This Englishman introduced the potato to Ireland & popularized tobacco smoking in Britain
Sir Walter Raleigh
Tom
$200 [7]
The U.S. Naval War College is maintained in Newport, in this state
Rhode Island
Jean
$200 [11]
Also known for his virtuosity on the pennywhistle, this Irish flautist has taught at the Eastman School
James Galway
Tom
$200 [22]
Eid ul-Fitr marks the end of this month of fasting
Ramadan
Tom
$200 [10]
During the Civil War this writ, ordering that the prisoner be brought before the court, was suspended
Habeas corpus
Jean
$200 [16]
Some of this talk show host's favorite recipes are featured in the bestseller "In the Kitchen with Rosie"
Oprah Winfrey
Jean
$400 [30]
In 1570, this Russian czar ravaged Novgorod after hearing rumors that it was conspiring against him
Ivan the Terrible
Tom
$400 [8]
In 1749 this Williamsburg, Virginia college awarded George Washington his surveyors license
William and Mary
Tom
$400 [17]
He composed the "Eroica Variations" before he wrote the "Eroica Symphony"
Ludwig van Beethoven
Tom
$400 [23]
Traditionally, the annual Egg Roll on the White House lawn takes place on this day of the week
Monday
Jean Tom
$400 [12]
This delaying tactic used in the Senate has been defined as "talking a bill to death"
Fillibustering
Tom
$400 [18]
"Fear of Fifty" is the first admitted autobiography by this "Fear of Flying" author
Erica Jong
Tom
$600 [1]
In a 1513 work, he described the way a prince could acquire & keep power
Niccolo Machiavelli
Matt
$600 [9]
Schools in Tulsa include the University of Tulsa & this one, named for its evangelist founder
Oral Roberts University
Tom
$600 [27]
The bands that this clarinetist led in the 1940s & 1950s were called "Herds"
Woody Herman (and the Thundering Herds)
Jean Tom
$600 [24]
In Taiwan, Teachers' Day, September 28, celebrates the birthday of this philosopher
Confucius
Tom
$600 [13]
In 1989's Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, the Supreme Court nearly reversed this 1973 decision
Roe v. Wade
Tom
$600 [19]
While teaching at Cornell, she wrote "Gorillas in the Mist"
Dian Fossey
Jean
DD $1,000 [2]
This Italian navigator died in 1512, 5 years after Martin Waldseemuller put his name on the map
Amerigo Vespucci
Matt
$800 [5]
Willamette University, in this state capital, is called the oldest institution of higher learning in the West
Salem, Oregon
Matt
$1,000 [4]
Richard Bonynge, former musical director of the Australian Opera, is married to this soprano
Dame Joan Sutherland
Jean
$800 [25]
On June 11, the day that honors him, hundreds of leis are draped over his statue in front of Iolani Palace
King Kamehameha
Jean
$800 [14]
2-word phrase for the power of the federal government to take private property for public use
Eminent domain
Tom
$800 [20]
An art enthusiast, this billionaire oilman wrote "Collector's Choice" & "The Joys of Collecting"
Jean Paul Getty
Jean
$1,000 [3]
This "Praise of Folly" author taught Greek at Cambridge & published a Greek New Testament
Desiderius Erasmus
Matt
$1,000 [6]
This Nashville school has a collection of network evening news telecasts dating back to 1968
Vanderbilt
Tom
DD $2,000 [28]
Duke Ellington wrote a musical based on this John Gay ballad opera
The Beggar's Opera
Jean
$1,000 [26]
In Mexico March 21 is a national holiday because it's the birthday of this man, the "Abraham Lincoln" of Mexico
Benito Juarez
Jean
$1,000 [15]
It's the legal process by which a person's citizenship can be taken away, or by which it may be given up
Expatriation
$1,000 [21]
His book "Memoirs of a Chinese Revolutionary" was published posthumously in 1927
Sun Yat-sen
Tom

Final Jeopardy!

ROYALTY

The last king of the Hellenes, he was the second to bear this name

King Constantine II (former King Constantine)

Matt "Who is Alexander the Great?" — wagered $3,600
Jean "Who was Philip II?" — wagered $4,000
Tom "Who was Alexander?" — wagered $6,300

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