Show #2578 1995-11-15 (taped 1995-10-10) Tournament of Champions

1995 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Aaron Klein — a Senior Tournament winner from Des Plaines, Illinois

Linda Roberts — a registered nurse from Houston, Texas

Jonathan Groff — a writer and actor from New York City, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jonathan	$500	$1,800	$7,000	$7,700 Automatic semifinalist	$8,800 29 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Linda	$200	$1,300	$3,300	$1 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$3,300 12 R, 3 W
Aaron	$500	$1,600	$3,800	$0 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$3,800 13 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

OHIO	HERBS & SPICES	TREATIES	MOVIE DEBUTS	SCIENCE	ANTONYMS
$100 [1] This bar soap that floats was invented in Cincinnati Ivory soap Aaron	$100 [6] Lavender can be used to protect linen from these lepidopterans Moths Jonathan	$100 [11] The 1815 Treaty of Paris was signed after his final defeat at Waterloo Napoleon Linda	$100 [16] His first film, the 1940 musical "Too Many Girls", starred Lucille Ball; they married soon after Desi Arnaz Jonathan	$100 [22] Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the organisms this process kills in milk Pasteurization Jonathan	$100 [21] Knobs on your stereo control treble & this Bass Jonathan
$200 [2] In 1918 Eugene Debs was arrested after speaking in this city, now home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Canton Jonathan	$200 [7] The Madras type of this Indian spice mixture is hotter than the standard kind Curry Jonathan	$200 [12] This treaty, signed in France in June of 1919, didn't take effect until January 10, 1920 Treaty of Versailles Linda	$200 [17] He debuted in "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" in 1966, 27 years before he became a movie "Fugitive" Harrison Ford Jonathan	$200 [23] Like humans, the Red-vented Bulbul bird needs a dietary source of this vitamin, also called ascorbic acid Vitamin C Linda	$200 [27] This antonym of "bliss" loves company Misery Linda
$300 [3] A replica of their cycle shop is in Dayton's Carillon Historical Park Wright Brothers Jonathan	$300 [8] The French variety of this herb the French call estragon is more refined in taste than the Russian Tarragon Jonathan	$300 [13] In 1494 the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the Americas between these two countries Spain & Portugal Jonathan Linda	$300 [18] Sydney Pollack, his co-star in 1962's "War Hunt", later directed him in "Out of Africa" Robert Redford Aaron	$300 [24] Boiling bones & hides converts the protein collagen to this foodstuff Gelatin Linda	$300 [28] Use 4 of the 5 letters in "floor" to build this antonym of it Roof Aaron
$400 [4] City associated with Firestone, Goodrich & Goodyear Akron Aaron	$400 [9] This spice, produced by the Piper nigrum plant, was once so rare it was used as currency black pepper Linda	$400 [14] Reached in 1993, the second of these treaties calls for Russia & the United States to reduce their nuclear warheads by two-thirds START II (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) Jonathan	$400 [19] This blonde actor suffered through some painful experiments in his first film "Altered States" William Hurt Jonathan	$400 [25] Horseshoe crabs & coelacanth fish are considered living ones of these Fossils Jonathan	$400 [29] This antonym of supine describes a type of piano Upright Linda
$500 [5] This Ohio city was named for a South Carolinian "Swamp Fox" Marion Jonathan	$500 [10] Oregano is also called "wild" this Marjoram	DD $1,200 [15] U.S. & British representatives in Europe signed this treaty December 24, 1814 the Treaty of Ghent (ended the War of 1812) Jonathan	$500 [20] Ellen Barkin & Paul Reiser debuted in this Barry Levinson film about pals who meet in a Baltimore eatery Diner Aaron	$500 [26] Quarks have six known ones of these, which is far short of Baskin-Robbins flavors Jonathan Linda	$500 [30] It's the 3-letter antonym of doff don Jonathan Linda

Double Jeopardy! Round

POLITICS	SHORT STORIES	RELIGION	WORLD CITIES	1995	FASHION
$200 [2] At his first inauguration on March 4, 1861, he said the issue of civil war was not in his hands Abraham Lincoln Jonathan	$200 [8] Just so you know, "The Beginning of the Armadillos" is one of his "Just So Stories" Rudyard Kipling Linda	$200 [5] In 1995 Gordon B. Hinckley was ordained as the 15th president of this Utah-based church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) Jonathan	$200 [17] This Dutch city is home to the Netherlands Supreme Court The Hague Jonathan Aaron	$200 [22] She marked the official celebration of her 69th birthday by granting 1,055 knighthoods & other honors Queen Elizabeth II Aaron	$200 [1] It's a piece of net or toule attached to a hat that hangs down to cover the face Veil Jonathan
$400 [3] This New York City political boss served in the House of Representatives from 1853-55 Boss Tweed Jonathan	$400 [9] Among the members of the Glass family in his stories are Buddy, Seymour, Franny & Zoey J.D. Salinger Jonathan	$400 [11] The state form of this religion was disestablished in Japan after World War II Shinto Aaron	$400 [18] Australia's largest inland city, it's also the capital Canberra Jonathan	$400 [23] In June, Lotus Development Corporation agreed to be taken over by this computer giant IBM Jonathan	$400 [27] His less-pricey 1995 "Ralph" collection featured a French schoolgirl look Ralph Lauren Aaron
$600 [4] This Californian received more votes than any other 1994 gubernatorial candidate Pete Wilson Aaron	$600 [10] The collected short stories of this "Ship of Fools" author won the National Book Award & the Pulitzer Prize Katherine Anne Porter Aaron	$600 [12] One of the Five Pillars, or primary duties of Islam, is to fast during this month Ramadan Jonathan	$600 [19] The Monckebergstrasse is one of this German port's principal shopping streets Hamburg Jonathan	$600 [24] A visit to the United States by Lee Teng-hui, president of this country, strained relations with China Taiwan Jonathan	$600 [28] 4-letter synonym for wescot Vest Aaron
$800 [6] Beginning in 1975 this Democrat served as Massachusetts governor for 12 years Michael Dukakis Jonathan	$800 [13] "Sredni Vashtar" is a macabre story by Hector Hugh Munro, who wrote under this pseudonym Saki Aaron	$1,000 [16] The first American consecrated a bishop in St. Peter's Basilica; he became archbishop of New York in 1939 Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman Jonathan Linda Aaron	$800 [20] In 1975 Brazil's first subway system began operating in this city, the country's largest Sao Paulo Linda	$1,000 [26] He called himself "a scared little bunny rabbit" while evading capture after being shot down in Bosnia Scott O'Grady Jonathan Aaron	$800 [29] Chanel is credited with making these a fashion item; Lana Turner made them a trademark Sweaters Aaron
$1,000 [7] In 1958 he became the first Democrat elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate from Maine Edmund Muskie Jonathan	$1,000 [14] "The Lottery" is the best-known short story by this woman, who wrote the novel "The Haunting of Hill House" Shirley Jackson Jonathan	DD $1,400 [15] The Trimurti, or trinity of Hindu gods, consists of Brahma, Shiva & this one Vishnu Jonathan	$1,000 [21] In 1991 Abuja replaced this city as Nigeria's official capital Lagos Linda	DD $1,200 [25] In July, military leaders in this country freed Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest Myanmar (Burma) Jonathan	$1,000 [30] Yves Saint Laurent is YSL, & she's DVF Diane von Furstenburg Linda

Final Jeopardy!

SCULPTORS

This American remarked, "Disparity in form, color, size, weight, motion is what makes a composition"

Alexander Calder

Linda "Who is Moore?" — wagered $3,299

Aaron "Who is Fuller?" — wagered $3,800

Jonathan "Who is Calder?" — wagered $700

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