Show #1239 1990-01-11 (taped 1989-09-18) Regular

Frank Spangenberg game 3.

Contestants

Bill McCulla — a researcher from Gaithersburg, Maryland

Dan Milliman — a college administrator originally from Penn Yan, New York

Frank Spangenberg — a police officer from Flushing, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,598)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Frank	$2,100	$3,500	$10,500	$15,000 3-day champion: $53,598	$10,500 23 R, 2 W
Dan	$300	$300	$5,600	$0 3rd place: Haviland porcelain dinnerware service for 4	$3,300 8 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Bill	$200	$2,200	$2,800	$1 2nd place: a trip & cruise to Orlando	$6,200 21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

TRANSPORTATION	A.K.A.	KIDDIE LIT	GOVERNMENT	FOOD FACTS	"W"ORLD GEOGRAPHY
$100 [15] During the winter of 1980, 3 men drove a snowmobile 5,876 miles from this state to Mich. in 39 days Alaska Dan	$100 [16] His original name was William Blake McEdwards; Julie Andrews might call him a "10" Blake Edwards Bill	$100 [7] It's the reason "Jack and Jill went up the hill" "To fetch a pail of water" Bill	$100 [2] Under Medicare most Americans this age & over pay a 15% surtax to cover catastrophic illness 65 Frank	$100 [26] To judge an egg's freshness, put it in salt water; if it's old it'll do this Float Bill	$100 [1] One of the world's best known beaches; it's in Honolulu County near Diamond Head Waikiki Bill
$200 [19] In its commercials this company says, "We love to fly and it shows" Delta Airlines	$200 [18] Gretchen Young, who played "The Farmer's Daughter" on film Loretta Young Frank	$200 [9] Hansel & Gretel scattered these to find their way home, but the birds ate them breadcrumbs Bill	$200 [8] A GAO study reported this gov't service gave correct answers to only 2/3 of telephone questions IRS Dan	$200 [27] John T. Dorrance, an early president of this company, invented canned condensed soup Campbells Soup Bill	$200 [3] Belgian city whose name has come to mean "defeat" because Napoleon was defeated there Waterloo Frank
$300 [20] 1 of 2 animals you could be riding if you were sitting on a "howdah" Camel or Elephant Bill	$300 [23] Inger Stensland, who played "The Farmer's Daughter" on TV Inger Stevens Frank	$300 [12] It's what Jack gave in exchange for the beans that grew into the beanstalk A Cow Frank	$300 [10] This cable channel has been telecasting gavel to gavel coverage of the U.S. Congress for 10 years C-SPAN Bill	$300 [28] Vincent DeDomenico of Golden Grain Macaroni Co. introduced this "San Francisco Treat" in 1957 Rice-A-Roni Bill	$300 [4] You'll find this city near the Oregon border in the state of Washington Washington Walla Walla Frank
$500 [22] World's longest ocean liner, the France was renamed this after Knut Kloste bought her in 1979 The Norway Frank	$400 [24] Greek actress Irene Lelekou, who co-starred in "Zorba the Greek" Irene Pappas	$400 [13] In "Hiawatha" she's the "daughter of the moon" Nokomis Frank	$400 [11] In March 1989 this gov't agency set national standards for the content of gasoline EPA Frank	$400 [29] Oil containing garlic can cause this type of food poisoning unless it's kept refrigerated Botulism Frank	$400 [5] Irish port city on the river Suir famous for its crystal Waterford Frank
DD $1,000 [21] Mode of transportation mentioned in the followingfolk song:"Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name /Lord, I can't go home this way..." train (or railroad) Bill	$500 [25] Kreker Ohanian, who was the main man on "Mannix" Mike Connors Frank	$500 [14] The 1st flowers mentioned in "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" Silver Bells Frank	$500 [17] Georgia Republican who began whipping all those House Republicans in March 1989 Newt Gingrich Bill	$500 [30] Clifton Fadiman called this food "Milk's Leap to Immortality" Cheese Frank Bill	$500 [6] This mountain range, a segment of the Rockies, runs from southeastern Idaho to north central Utah Wasatch Frank Bill

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 20TH CENTURY	SCANDINAVIANS	IN THE DICTIONARY	AUTHORS	STATE FLOWERS	LAST LINES FROM MOVIES
$200 [1] In 1945 Chinese troops loyal to Chiang Kai-shek occupied Formosa and changed its name back to this Taiwan Bill	$200 [21] She became the women's world figure-skating champ at age 14 & held the title for 10 straight years Sonja Henie Dan	$200 [26] Some dictionaries contain listings of both 4-year & 2-year ones in the U.S. Colleges Dan	$200 [11] Sir John Buchan wrote "The 39 Steps" before he became Governor-General of this North American country Canada Bill	$200 [5] It's not known whether Okla. is the kissingest state, but this "kissing" shrub is the state flower Mistletoe	$200 [16] "Oh, Auntie Em. There's no place like home." "The Wizard of Oz" Frank
$400 [2] Of 1954, 1964, or 1974, the year in which the P.L.O. was formed 1964 Bill	$600 [23] King Canute the Great ruled Denmark, Norway & this non-Scandinavian country in the 11th century England Frank	$400 [27] In a word derivation the abbreviation "OE" stands for this Old English Bill	$400 [12] She's also a poet, but she's more famous for her "Fear of Flying" Erica Jong Bill	$400 [6] If you know college football bowl games, you'll know the bluebonnet is its state flower Texas Frank	$400 [17] This 1933 title character was eulogized with "It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast." King Kong Dan
$600 [3] This man who took over Alger Hiss' state dept. duties in 1947 later became JFK's Sec'y of State Dean Rusk Bill	$800 [24] In 1735 this Swed. naturalist published "Systema Naturae", naming & classifying plants & animals Carolus Linnaeus Frank	$800 [29] The schwa, used in the pronounciation guide, looks like this lower-case letter turned upside down e Bill	$600 [13] Sidney Lanier's novel "Tiger Lillies" was based on his experiences in this 19th century war U.S. Civil War	$600 [7] This official U.S. national flower doubles as New York's state flower Rose Frank	$600 [18] In this musical, Ian Wolfe performed a mass wedding ending with "I now pronounce you men and wives." "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" Bill
$800 [4] With his death in 1971, his presidency-for-life of Haiti came to an end after only 7 years Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier Frank	$1,000 [25] The 2 Scandinavians who held the post of U.N. secretary general Trygve Lie & Dag Hammarskjold Bill	$1,000 [30] Term for the marks used to indicate pronounciation Diacritical Marks Bill	$800 [14] Author of "The Vicar of Wakefield" whose friends called him "Goldy" Oliver Goldsmith Frank	$800 [8] It's the state flower of New Mexico even though the flat area named for it is in Nevada Yucca Plant Dan	$800 [19] Janet Gaynor closed this film saying, "Hello, everybody. This is Mrs. Norman Maine." "A Star is Born" Frank
$1,000 [9] Code name of the FBI undercover operation implicating public officials that went public in February 1980 ABSCAM Frank	DD $2,700 [22] He was forbidden to rebuild his Heleneburg, Sweden factory after it exploded in 1864 Alfred Nobel Dan	DD $4,000 [28] Pat Sajak could probably tell you more words start with this letter than any other S Bill	$1,000 [15] "Day of the Locust" author whose wife Eileen was the inspiration for "My Sister Eileen" Nathanael West Bill	$1,000 [10] Since 1918 this Mid-Atlantic state's flower has been the black-eyed Susan Maryland Dan	$1,000 [20] Shirley MacLaine's last line to Jack Lemmon in this 1960 film was "Shut up and deal." "The Apartment" Frank

Final Jeopardy!

ORGANIZATIONS

It moved its HQ from Savannah to Wash. D.C. in 1913, & in 1917 began making each First Lady honorary pres.

the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

Bill "What is the Red Cross?" — wagered $2,799

Dan "What is The Red Cross?" — wagered $5,600

Frank "Who are The Girl Scouts of the U S A?" — wagered $4,500

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