Show #1605 1991-07-19 (taped 1991-03-26) Seniors Tournament

1991 Seniors Tournament final game 2.Last game of Season 7.Last show with 1985–1991 set.

Contestants

Bob Olsen — a marketing teacher from Northbrook, Illinois (subtotal of $7,200)

Lou Pryor — an attorney from New Canaan, Connecticut (subtotal of $7,300)

Mary Webster — a Social Security quality assessor from Los Angeles, California (subtotal of $5,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mary	$1,000	$1,700	$2,500	$5,000	$2,500 8 R, 0 W
Lou	$2,100	$4,500	$13,500	$19,301	$12,900 30 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Bob	$-400	$1,600	$9,700	$19,400	$8,400 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC QUOTES	RELIGION	FILMS OF THE '30s	AWARDS	U.S. CITIES	NONSENSE POETRY
$100 [14] In a telegram on December 17, 1903, they wrote, "Success. Four flights Thursday morning" the Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) Mary	$100 [10] American colony that was a "holy experiment" for the Society of Friends or Quakers Pennsylvania Lou	$100 [19] 1936's "Modern Times" was the last film in which he appeared as the Little Tramp Charlie Chaplin Bob	$100 [24] In 1927 this aviator was named Time magazine's first Man of the Year Lindbergh Mary	$100 [6] Founded by George Rogers Clark in 1778, this Kentucky city was named for a French monarch Louisville Bob	$100 [1] A.E. Housman wrote, "A tail behind, a trunk in front, complete the usual" one of these elephant Lou
$200 [15] On February 9, 1941, he told FDR, "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job" Churchill Bob	$200 [11] 1 of the 2 gospels in which a version of the Lord's Prayer appears Luke (or Matthew)	$200 [20] He played a priest in "San Francisco" in 1936 & again in 1938 for "Boys Town" Spencer Tracy Lou	$200 [27] This actor won a 1966 Tony for his one-man show, "Mark Twain Tonight!" Hal Holbrook Lou	$200 [7] This Nevada city calls itself "the biggest little city in the world" Reno Lou	$200 [2] In this poem the borogoves were "all mimsy" "Jabberwocky" Mary Lou
$300 [16] In 1521 he told the Diet of Worms, "I cannot and I will not recant anything" (Martin) Luther Lou	$300 [13] This Christian church is headed by the patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt the Coptic Christian Church Lou	$300 [21] In studio logos, MGM had a lion & Republic one of these birds an eagle Bob	$300 [28] In 1974, this co.'s Charlie was named Most Successful Introduction of a New Women's Fragrance Revlon Lou	$300 [8] This Virginia port is headquarters for the Navy's Atlantic fleet Norfolk Lou	$300 [3] Hilaire Belloc wrote, "When I'm dead, I hope it may be said: 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were'" this read Lou
$500 [18] About this first battle of the Revolutionary War, S. Adams said, "What a glorious morning for America" Lexington Mary	$400 [25] In Judaism it's the collective term for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur the High Holy Days Bob	$400 [22] This classic 1931 Cagney film was based on the John Bright story "Beer and Blood" Public Enemy Lou	$400 [29] A 1977 winner of the Pres. Medal of Freedom, Bruce Catton was a noted historian of this war the Civil War, or the War between the States Lou	$400 [9] It's "the nation's oldest city" St. Augustine(, Florida) Mary	$400 [4] A piggy-wig in a wood sold his nose ring to this Edward Lear pair the owl & the pussycat Mary
DD $600 [17] He told the 1984 Dem. Convention, "Our flag is red, white, & blue, but our nation is a rainbow" Jesse Jackson Lou	$500 [26] A religious retreat or commune in India; Gandhi had one at Wardha an ashram Bob	$500 [23] The 2 1939 films directed by Victor Fleming Gone with the Wind & The Wizard of Oz	$500 [30] This comedian's "Meeting of Minds" show on PBS won a 1981 Emmy for Best Informational Series Steve Allen Bob	$500 [12] This largest city in Kansas is the world's top producer of general aviation aircraft Wichita Lou	$500 [5] He wrote, "Isn't it funny how a bear likes honey? Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! I wonder why he does?" (A.A.) Milne Lou Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

AUTOBIOGRAPHIES	EDUCATION	ITALY	COMPOSERS	INVENTIONS	DOUBLE TALK
$200 [6] This sports star tells all in his 1990 autobiography, "Bo Knows Bo" Bo Jackson Bob	$200 [11] Founded in 1847, the Quincy Grammar School in this state was the USA's 1st graded elem. school Massachusetts Bob	$200 [14] The Italian part of this coastal resort area runs from the French border to Tuscany the Riviera Mary Bob	$400 [2] Verdi's first name Giuseppe Lou	$200 [15] Name shared by a Beatles album title & a 1835 invention of Samuel Colt revolver Lou	$200 [23] A short ballet skirt, or South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu Bob
$400 [7] She dedicated her autobiography "To Walter Mondale for his faith & to John Zaccaro for his strength" Geraldine Ferraro Bob	$400 [12] The 1st schools in Alaska were established in the 1820s by this country Russia Lou	$400 [16] Standard Italian came from the dialect used in this city by Dante, Petrarch & Boccaccio Florence Lou	$600 [3] He called his "Bolero" a "piece for orchestra without music" Ravel Bob	$400 [18] Adjective attached to Gustave Pasch's match & Walter Hunt's pin safety Lou	$400 [24] German spa town in the Black Forest region Baden-Baden Lou
$600 [8] In 1972 this real-life heroine of "The Sound of Music" published her autobiography, "Maria" Maria von Trapp Lou	$800 [21] Most of Aristotle's extant writings may have been notes for his lectures at this Athenian school the Lyceum Lou	$600 [17] The 3 colors on the flag of Italy are red, white & this green Mary	$800 [4] Austria put his picture on its 5,000 schilling note to honor the 200th anniversary of his death in 1991 Mozart Lou	$600 [28] In 1792 William Murdock was the first to use coal gas for this purpose illumination Bob	$600 [25] This maker of artificial flowers is in love with Rodolpho in Puccini's opera "La Boheme" Mimì Lou
$800 [9] In 1981 this longtime editor of the "Saturday Review" wrote his autobiography, "Human Options" Norman Cousins Bob	DD $1,000 [13] In 1783, while teaching in Goshen, N.Y., this educator first published his "American Spelling Book" (Noah) Webster Lou	$800 [19] Stendhal wrote about "The Charterhouse of" this city, world famous for its cheese Parma Bob	$1,000 [5] Camille Saint-Saens dedicated his 3rd symphony to the memory of this Hungarian pianist Liszt Bob	$800 [29] John Ericsson invented this to replace the paddlewheel as the propulsion device on steamships the screw propeller Lou	$800 [26] In 1972 Stanford researchers began teaching this female gorilla sign language Koko Lou
$1,000 [10] This trumpeter, a co-founder of the "Bebop" movement, titled his 1979 autobio. "To Be or Not to Bop" Dizzy Gillespie Bob	$1,000 [22] Named for a lake in Western N.Y., this early 20th c. movement's traveling lecturers often spoke in tents the Chautauqua movement Lou	$1,000 [20] To reach the island of Sicily from the "toe" of Italy, cross this narrow strait the Straits of Messina Lou	DD $1,500 [1] He wrotethe followingwhile employed by the U.S. Marine Corps: John Philip Sousa Bob	$1,000 [30] In the 1850s this man sued Isaac Singer over infringements on the patents of the sewing machine Elias Howe Bob	$1,000 [27] Frilly trimmings such as ribbons or ruffles on women's clothing froufrou Lou

Final Jeopardy!

POETS

This baron was England's poet laureate from 1850 to 1892, longer than anyone else

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Mary "Who was Tennyson?" — wagered $2,500

Bob "Who was Tennyson" — wagered $9,700

Lou "Who isSoutheyTennyson" — wagered $5,801

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