Show #2581 1995-11-20 (taped 1995-10-11) Tournament of Champions

1995 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Ryan Holznagel — a software writer from Forest Grove, Oregon

Paul Thompson — a personnel manager from Cheverly, Maryland

Bruce Borchardt — a metrologist from Washington, D.C.

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bruce	$700	$2,300	$10,000	$5,399 3rd place: $5,000	$9,900 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Paul	$2,400	$2,500	$5,100	$10,199 2nd place: $5,000	$5,100 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Ryan	$400	$2,400	$7,300	$14,417 Finalist	$7,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

MOUNTAINS	QUOTATIONS	THE 1980s	POP MUSIC	ART & ARTISTS	POTPOURRI
$100 [1] The region around Mount Etna is this island's most heavily populated Sicily Ryan	$100 [2] This Russian empress wrote to Voltaire, "Your wit makes others witty" Catherine the Great Paul	$100 [21] Astronomers were astonished to discover a gigantic arc of hot gases near the center of this galaxy Milky Way Bruce	$100 [26] On July 6, 1964 this first Beatles film premiered in London A Hard Day's Night Bruce	$100 [9] This pop artist & filmmaker appeared on the television program "The Love Boat" Andy Warhol Ryan	$100 [15] The seven of these include pride, lust & envy Seven Deadly Sins Bruce
$200 [5] Mount Apo is an active volcano on this nation's island of Mindanao Philippines Bruce	$200 [3] In "Walden", he wrote, "We need the tonic of wildness" Henry David Thoreau Paul	$200 [22] This Pakistani leader agreed to an arranged marriage, but kept her maiden name Benazir Bhutto Ryan	$200 [27] In 1989, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend & John Entwistle reunited as this group for an American tour The Who Bruce	$200 [11] In the late '30s this Spaniard began painting in a more academic style & was expelled by the Surrealists Salvador Dalí Bruce Ryan	$200 [16] This Hull House founder was the first woman to receive an honorary degree from Yale Jane Addams Paul
$300 [6] Its 1980 eruption was the first in the lower 48 states since 1921 Mount St. Helens Ryan	$300 [4] Edison defined this as "one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration" genius Bruce Ryan	$300 [23] In 1985, 55 years after his death, a memorial to D.H. Lawrence was unveiled in this church's Poet's Corner Westminster Abbey Bruce	$300 [28] "Killing Me Softly With His Song" was inspired by a concert performance by this "American Pie" singer Don McLean Paul	$300 [13] "Inside the Bar, Tynemouth" shows this Maine-based artist's mastery of the watercolor medium Winslow Homer Paul	$300 [18] A maker of data communications equipment, U.S. Robotics is named for this author's book "I, Robot" Isaac Asimov Bruce
$400 [10] This 14,494-foot California peak was named for a California state geologist Mount Whitney Paul	$400 [7] In "Waiting for Godot", he wrote, "Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful" Samuel Beckett Paul	$400 [24] A 41.94-carat diamond that had belonged to this European empress of Mexico was auctioned off for $660,000 Carlotta	$400 [29] In 1969 Sam Phillips sold this Memphis-based record label to Shelby Singleton of Nashville Sun Records Paul Ryan	$400 [14] After assaulting a fellow knight, Caravaggio fled this island Malta Bruce	$400 [19] Harvey Penick, a mentor to many of the greatest players in this sport, passed away in 1995 Golf Ryan
$500 [12] This second-tallest African peak is about 70 miles from Nairobi Mount Kenya Paul	DD $500 [8] In 1964, he told the Republican Convention, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" Barry Goldwater Paul	$500 [25] This Colombian author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" won the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez	$500 [30] This performer won a 1981 Grammy for Record of the Year for "Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes Bruce	$500 [17] Wassily Kandinsky joined Gropius at this design school in 1922 & remained there until 1933 Bauhaus Ryan	$500 [20] In Arthurian legend, Morgan le Fay is the ruler of this island Avalon Ryan

Double Jeopardy! Round

EXPLORERS	BALLERINAS	ZOOLOGY	THE SUPREME COURT	COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	SHAKESPEARE
$200 [1] They were the co-leaders of the Corps of Discovery that started up the Missouri River, May 14, 1804 Lewis & Clark Bruce	$200 [7] Famous for partnering Rudolf Nureyev, this dancer was born Margaret Hookham in 1919 Dame Margot Fonteyn Ryan	$200 [26] Unlike the octopus or squid, the nautilus may have up to 90 of these armlike appendages Tentacles Ryan	$200 [21] This current justice was educated at an all-black Roman Catholic school in Savannah, Georgia Clarence Thomas Bruce	$200 [14] Tages Anzeiger Zurich & Neue Zurcher Zeitung are two of this country's leading newspapers Switzerland Ryan	$200 [3] Her nurse tells her, "Thou wast the prettiest babe that e'er I nursed" Juliet Bruce
$400 [2] Also called Tisquantum, this helper of the Pilgrims was one of the first Native Americans to visit Europe Squanto Paul	$400 [8] Lucile Grahn choreographed the Bacchanal in this composer's opera "Tannhauser" Richard Wagner Paul	$400 [27] An insect called a webspinner spins this fiber as it runs back & forth Silk Bruce	$400 [22] In 1993 she became the first justice named by a Democratic president in 26 years Ruth Bader Ginsburg Paul	$400 [19] This country consists of 13 states plus the federal territories of Labuan & Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Paul	$400 [9] She's walking in her sleep when she says "All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand" Lady Macbeth Bruce
$600 [4] William Bligh sailed with this explorer on his second voyage around the world Captain James Cook Bruce	$600 [10] Natalia Makarova joined this company upon graduation from the Leningrad Choreographic School Kirov Bruce	$600 [28] Estivation is the summer equivalent of this winter sleeplike stage Hibernation Ryan	$600 [23] This current chief justice served as a law clerk to Justice Robert H. Jackson William Rehnquist Ryan	$600 [17] You'll find this country's major airports in Varna, Burgas & Sofia Bulgaria Ryan	$600 [12] This prince stabs King Claudius with a poisoned rapier Hamlet Bruce
$800 [5] Jean Nicolet was the first European to see these straits that connect Lake Huron & Lake Michigan Straits of Mackinac Bruce	$800 [11] Last name of Maria & Marjorie, Fairfax, Oklahoma-born ballerinas Tallchief Paul	$800 [29] In most cud-chewing animals, this is made up of the reticulum, rumen, omasum & abomasum Stomach Bruce	DD $700 [24] This "Great Dissenter" was class poet for the Harvard class of 1861 Oliver Wendell Holmes Ryan	$800 [18] The inhabitants of this country are known as Burkinabe Burkina Faso Bruce	$800 [15] Settings for this play include an open place by the seaside in Pentapolis & the palace in Tyre Pericles, Prince of Tyre Paul Ryan
DD $1,100 [6] John Speke died just before he was to debate this former exploring partner on the source of the Nile Sir Richard Burton Bruce	$1,000 [13] "Dancing on My Grave" & "The Shape of Love" are autobiographical works by this New York City ballet dancer Gelsey Kirkland Bruce	$1,000 [30] Reaching over 2 feet long, the hellbender is a large one of these tailed amphibians salamander	$1,000 [25] This one-time pro football player was JFK's first nominee to the court Byron "Whizzer" White Paul	$1,000 [20] Sugarcane is the chief crop of this country, once known as British Honduras Belize Ryan	$1,000 [16] Character who says "Speak of me as one that love not wisely, but too well" Othello

Final Jeopardy!

BESTSELLING NOVELISTS

From 1979 to 1986, he was dean of the college of business administration at the University of Northern Iowa

Robert James Waller ("The Bridges of Madison County")

Paul "Who is Waller?" — wagered $5,099

Ryan "Who is Waller?" — wagered $7,117

Bruce "Who is Irving?" — wagered $4,601

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