Show #2351 1994-11-21 (taped 1994-10-12) Tournament of Champions

1994 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Jean Grewe — a typesetter from Oak Park, Illinois

David Hillinck — a high school principal from Sacramento, California

Bill Pitassy — an attorney from Cranford, New Jersey

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bill	$300	$900	$3,500	$3,500 2nd place: $5,000	$4,200 15 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
David	$400	$1,000	$6,000	$5,000 Finalist	$6,000 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jean	$1,300	$3,400	$6,800	$2,800 3rd place: $5,000	$6,800 21 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

VICE PRESIDENTS	PEOPLE	SIGNS & SYMBOLS	HEMINGWAY BOOKS	COMMON BONDS	"A" IN GEOGRAPHY
$100 [30] Elbridge Gerry signed the Declaration of Independence but refused to sign this 1787 document the Constitution Jean	$100 [6] You could say Ellen Gordon's career is "on a roll"; she's president of this candy company Tootsie Roll Jean	$100 [7] The name of this good luck symbol comes from an Irish word for "little clover" a shamrock Bill	$100 [9] At the end of this 1952 novella, Manolin promises to accompany Santiago on future fishing trips The Old Man and the Sea David	$100 [28] Playing, tarot, greeting cards David	$100 [1] Several English rivers bear this name; the one associated with Shakespeare rises in Northamptonshire Avon Jean
$200 [29] He was a protege of Hubert Humphrey & replaced Humphrey in the U.S. Senate Walter Mondale Bill	$200 [10] In 1983 he said, "We at Chrysler borrow money the old fashioned way: we pay it back" Lee Iacocca Jean	$200 [8] This symbol of fire prevention first appeared on a 1944 poster Smokey the Bear Jean	$200 [11] Sport that's the subject of "The Dangerous Summer" as well as "Death in the Afternoon" bullfighting Bill	$200 [27] Sandwich, stained, Steuben glass Jean	$200 [2] There's a Liberty cap on the coat of arms of this South American country Argentina Jean
$300 [21] He was a boxing & football coach at Yale before attending law school there Gerald Ford	$300 [15] This director of "Seven Samurai" is descended from the great 11th century samurai Abe Sadato Akira Kurosawa Jean	$300 [16] Among metric prefix symbols are m for milli- & M, which stands for this mega- Jean	$300 [12] The title of this novel of the Spanish Civil War comes from John Donne's "Meditation XVII" For Whom the Bell Tolls Bill	$300 [26] Love, hot, rumble seats Jean	$300 [3] The Gulf of Oman is an arm of this sea the Arabian Sea David
$400 [22] This vice president for whom an Alaskan city is named was involved in Canadian-Alaskan border negotiations Charles Fairbanks Bill	$400 [19] This late "60 Minutes" reporter & ABC anchorman wrote a 1946 novel titled "Tell Me About Women" Harry Reasoner Bill	$400 [17] The sign for a doubled bond in chemistry resembles this sign in mathematics an equal sign Bill	$500 [14] Lt. Frederic Henry leaves the Italian army & flees to Switzerland with Catherine in this novel A Farewell to Arms David	$400 [25] Baseball, cricket, vampire bats Jean	$400 [4] It was once known as Portuguese West Africa Angola Bill
$500 [23] He was Senate majority leader from 1937-1947 & vice president from 1949-1953 Alben Barkley Bill	$500 [20] At the age of 58, he became the youngest man elected pope in the 20th century John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) Bill	$500 [18] The U-shaped line put over a vowel to indicate a short sound; its name is from Latin for "short" a breve	DD $700 [13] He drew on his World War II experience looking for German submarines for this novel published in 1970 Islands in the Stream Bill	$500 [24] Milk, meter, Marian maids Jean	$500 [5] This capital of South Australia was named for the wife of King William IV Adelaide Jean

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 17th CENTURY	THE AMERICAN FLAG	MUSIC APPRECIATION	FINANCE	ART	BIBLES
$200 [2] In 1687, the Parthenon was badly damaged when the Venetians tried to conquer this city Athens David	$200 [16] On this holiday, the flag flies at half-staff from sunrise to noon, & at full-staff from noon to sunset Memorial Day David	$200 [1] In 1948 Aaron Copland wrote a clarinet concerto for this swing band leader & clarinetist Benny Goodman David	$200 [7] A basic indicator of a nation's economic strength is the GNP, which stands for this gross national product David	$200 [26] For his mural "The Last Supper", he used oils instead of the watercolors of normal frescoes Leonardo da Vinci David	$200 [21] The Geneva Bible of 1560 was the first English Bible in which the chapters were divided into these verses Jean
$400 [3] In 1610 Cosimo de Medici made this astronomer his court mathematician Galileo Jean	$400 [17] The U.S. flag first flew on this continent in 1840 during the Charles Wilkes expedition Antarctica Bill	$400 [12] Based on the tune "O Mama Mia", Paganini's "Carnival of Venice" is written for piano & this instrument violin Jean	$400 [8] It's the term for an often speculative security that typically sells for less than a dollar penny stock Bill	$400 [27] The floor type of this art form originated with pebble floors laid in late-Neolithic Crete mosaics Bill	$400 [22] London printers of a 1631 Bible were fined 300 pounds for leaving the word "not" out of this fidelity commandment the seventh ("Thou shalt not commit adultery") Jean
$600 [4] In 1610 this Dutch firm shipped tea from China to Europe for the first time the Dutch East India Company David	$600 [18] According to the Pledge of Allegiance, the American flag stands for this type of government a republic Bill Jean	$600 [13] His great 1798 oratorio "The Creation" is known in German as "Die Schopfung" Franz Joseph Haydn David Jean	$600 [9] In 1994 the maximum employees could contribute to this pension plan was $9,240 a 401(k) plan Bill David	$600 [28] In 1892 this French artist portrayed dancer La Goulue entering the Moulin Rouge Toulouse-Lautrec Bill	$600 [23] The Septuagint is the oldest translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew to this language Greek David
$800 [5] This Jamaican city was founded around 1693 after an earthquake destroyed Port Royal across the harbor Kingston Jean	$800 [19] Mary Pickersgill of Baltimore, Maryland made the flag that flew on this site in September of 1814 Fort McHenry David	$800 [14] In 1992 this Finnish conductor became director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen Jean	$800 [10] According to Engel's Law, when the income of a household rises, the percentage spent on this decreases food	$800 [29] This "American Gothic" painter operated the Stone City Art Colony to help younger artists Grant Wood Bill	DD $1,000 [24] The Cranmer Bible of 1540 featured a Holbein woodcut of this king watching copies being passed out Henry VIII David
$1,000 [6] The 1689 Treaty of Nerchinsk fixed China's border with this country along the Amur River valley Russia David	DD $2,000 [20] By custom, the U.S. flag flies over his tomb in Paris the Marquis de Lafayette David	$1,000 [15] Born in 1903, this Spaniard was the first flamenco guitarist to perform as a soloist without dancers Carlos Montoya Bill	$1,000 [11] This 1968 act gave consumers the right to know the total costs & conditions before borrowing money the Truth in Lending Act Bill	$1,000 [30] In 1543 this Venetian traveled to Bologna to paint the portrait "Pope Paul III Without Cap" Titian Jean	$1,000 [25] It's the name given to the Latin version of the Bible authorized by the Roman Catholic Church Vulgate Jean

Final Jeopardy!

PLAYWRIGHTS

In 1936 he wrote his last play, "The Boy David"; an actress played the title role

James M. Barrie

Bill "Who is Odets?" — wagered $0

David "Who was Dr. Seuss?" — wagered $1,000

Jean "Who is Eugene O'Neill?" — wagered $4,000

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