Show #2580 1995-11-17 (taped 1995-10-10) Tournament of Champions

1995 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Jim Morgan — a personnel manager from New Brunswick, New Jersey

Matt Zielenski — a Teen Tournament winner from Broadview Heights, Ohio

Len Krisak — an editor from Newton, Massachusetts

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Len	$-300	$500	$1,100	$2,199 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$1,100 8 R, 6 W
Matt	$700	$1,400	$9,100	$11,601 Automatic semifinalist	$7,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Jim	$700	$1,900	$5,800	$6,800 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,800 25 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

CATS & DOGS	NUMBER, PLEASE	POETS & POETRY	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	RIVERS	BRITISH HISTORY
$100 [5] The most famous "rough" type of this dog is undoubtedly Lassie--rough, rough! collie Jim	$100 [17] On an outing to a baseball game, you'll usually see this number of innings 9 Len	$100 [1] Percy Shelley wrote his lyrical drama "Hellas" in this city, known for its leaning tower Pisa Jim	$100 [24] National Grandparents Day is celebrated in September on the first Sunday after this holiday Labor Day Jim	$100 [3] This British river flows through the Bard's birthplace Avon Jim	$100 [2] King John's failure to honor this document in 1215 led to a rebellion by the barons Magna Carta Jim
$200 [10] One of the first of these cats in the United States was given to Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes by the consul in Bangkok Siamese Jim	$200 [20] Winks in a catnap or days in Lent 40 Matt	$200 [13] In 1922 this Illinois poet published a collection called "Slabs of the Sunburnt West" Carl Sandburg Jim	$200 [26] In 1995 it occurred on April 16th; in 1996 it will occur on April 7th Easter Jim	$200 [9] The land between these two rivers, now known in part as Al-Jazira, was once Mesopotamia Tigris & Euphrates Matt	$200 [4] Her 63-year reign over England was the longest of any British monarch Queen Victoria Matt
$300 [12] This terrier with a vulpine name may be smooth-haired or wire-haired fox terrier Len	$300 [21] Number of stars in the Big Dipper; it's two less than the number of stars that made up "The Hollywood Squares" 7 Matt	$300 [18] This lord's 1879 poem "The Defence of Lucknow" concerns the Sepoy Rebellion Alfred Lord Tennyson Len Jim	$300 [27] In Canada & Great Britain it's usually the day following Christmas Boxing Day Jim	$300 [11] The Chagres River supplies some of the water that operates this canal's locks Panama Canal Len Matt	$300 [6] The title "Defender of the Faith" was first bestowed upon this king in 1521 by Pope Leo X Henry VIII Len
$400 [15] Most of these Myanmar cats are descended from a female named Wong Mau Burmese Matt	$400 [22] A dodecahedron has this many faces, one for every letter in its name 12 Len	$400 [19] William Wordsworth's poem about this Haitian begins "Toussaint, the most unhappy Man of Men!" Toussaint L'Ouverture Matt	$400 [28] In 1789 it became the first U.S. holiday designated by presidential proclamation Thanksgiving Day Jim	$400 [14] In April of 1862, David Farragut ordered his fleet up this river Mississippi River Matt	$400 [7] The Treaty of Bretigny in 1360 brought a brief period of peace during this war Hundred Years' War Jim
$500 [16] The French call this dog la caniche Poodle	$500 [30] On a telephone, the letters GHI go with this number 4 Matt Jim	$500 [23] She wrote "The Rhyme of the Duchess May" & her husband wrote "My Last Duchess" Elizabeth Barrett Browning Len Jim	$500 [29] This Jewish holiday is also known as the Feast of Lots Purim Matt Jim	$500 [25] The ancient Roman Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, now Cologne, Germany, is on this river Rhine Len	DD $500 [8] In the 1560s, Richard Davies, Bishop of St. David's, helped translate the New Testament into this language Welsh Jim

Double Jeopardy! Round

COMPOSERS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	BLACK AMERICANS	15-LETTER WORDS	PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS	WINE & CHEESE
$200 [2] His "Maple Leaf Rag", the most famous instrumental rag, was composed in 1899 Scott Joplin Jim	$200 [8] This Kansas City-based greeting card company began marketing Christmas ornaments in the 1970s Hallmark Matt Jim	$200 [21] She's Jackie Joyner-Kersee's famous sister-in-law Florence Griffith Joyner Len	$200 [9] It's putting off until tomorrow what you could have done three weeks ago Procrastination Jim	$200 [1] On August 9, 1974, he became the first U.S. president to resign Richard Nixon Matt	$200 [26] Sauterne is a sweet white wine named for a district in this country's Bordeaux region France Jim
$400 [3] This composer of "The Four Seasons" wrote 46 operas, but only 21 of the scores survive Antonio Vivaldi Matt	$400 [14] Aluminum Company of America, popularly called this, was the first industrial user of power from Niagara Falls Alcoa Jim	$400 [22] In 1877 this orator was appointed marshal for the District of Columbia Frederick Douglass Matt	$400 [10] A William Bradford Huie novel & a Julie Andrews movie told about "The" this "of Emily" Americanization Jim	$400 [6] During the War of 1812 he became the first president to face enemy gunfire while in office James Madison Matt	$400 [27] Probably the most famous Dutch cheese, it contains more fat than Edam Gouda Len
$600 [4] The Czech subtitle of this Dvorak symphony is "Z noveho sveta" "New World Symphony" Jim	$600 [15] In 1983 this Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer opened Sam's Wholesale Club warehouse chain Wal-Mart Jim	DD $500 [25] The "Voice of Harlem"; he served in the House of Representatives from 1945-67 & 1969-1970 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Jim	$600 [11] A magician with nimble fingers Prestidigitator Jim	$600 [16] This 5th president was the 1st to serve previously as a U.S. senator James Monroe Jim	$600 [28] This soft cheese found in Greek salad is made from the milk of sheep or goats Feta Jim
$800 [5] This "Creation" composer's last 12 symphonies, nos. 93-104, are known as "The London Symphonies" Franz Joseph Haydn Len	$800 [19] This company first marketed tires under the Allstate brand; insurance followed in 1931 Sears, Roebuck Len	$600 [23] In 1995 Ron Kirk was elected the first black mayor of this Texas city Dallas Len Matt	$800 [12] It's any drug that makes veins or arteries narrow Vasoconstrictor	$800 [17] In 1835 he became the first & only president to pay off the national debt Andrew Jackson Matt	$800 [29] Liebfraumilch is a fine Rhine wine named for a church in this city, Martin Luther's "diet" site Worms Matt
$1,000 [7] In 1809, Princes Kinsky & Lobkowitz & Archduke Rudolf guaranteed him an income if he'd remain in Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven Matt Jim	$1,000 [20] In April of 1995 this beverage company agreed to buy 80% of MCA, Inc. from Matsushita Seagram's Matt	$800 [24] This author of "Jazz" & "Tar Baby" was the first black American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature Toni Morrison Jim	$1,000 [13] From German myth, it means "Twilight of the Gods" Gotterdammerung Matt	DD $2,500 [18] This 20th century president was the first to visit Europe while in office Woodrow Wilson Matt	$1,000 [30] This pungent Italian cheese with blue-green veins goes well with a hearty red wine Gorgonzola Len

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS NAMES

DNA from Prince Philip helped prove that Anna Anderson-Manahan was not this woman, as she had claimed

Anastasia

Len "Who is Anastasia?" — wagered $1,099

Jim "Who is Anastasia?" — wagered $1,000

Matt "Who is Anastasia?" — wagered $2,501

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