Show #2582 1995-11-21 (taped 1995-10-11) Tournament of Champions

1995 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Jim Vercolen — a part-time teacher from Rochester, New York

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

David Siegel — a paralegal from Los Angeles, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$400	$3,100	$9,600	$17,100 Finalist	$10,100 26 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Matt	$1,500	$0	$7,800	$5,999 2nd place: $5,000	$7,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Jim	$1,500	$2,200	$200	$400 3rd place: $5,000	$200 11 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

NOVELIST-PLAYWRIGHTS	DECORATIVE ARTS	MUSEUMS	MOVIE RELATIVES	THE 20th CENTURY	TOUGH FACTS
$100 [2] She based her 1945 play "Appointment With Death" on her mystery novel of the same name Agatha Christie Matt	$100 [10] Developed in the 1500s, the Mogul style of this country was greatly influenced by Persian art India David	$100 [17] This opera house in Milan has a museum devoted to its history La Scala David	$100 [26] Al Pacino, James Caan & John Cazale played brothers Michael, Sonny & Fredo in this 1972 drama The Godfather David	$100 [7] He made headlines when he landed at Le Bourget Field, May 21, 1927 Charles Lindbergh Jim	$100 [1] Throughout the Middle Ages it was the principal, if not the only table utensil the knife Matt Jim
$200 [3] This "In Cold Blood" author's 1952 play "The Grass Harp" concerns a woman who lives in a tree Truman Capote Jim	$200 [11] The Tarasco Indians, who live in this country's state of Michoacan, are noted for their pottery & weaving Mexico Matt	$200 [18] The Museum of the Chinese Revolution in Beijing is located on this famous square Tiananmen Square David	$200 [27] Her performance as Sally Field's daughter in "Steel Magnolias" was "Something to Talk About" Julia Roberts David	$200 [8] An investigation by Leon Jaworski led to the indictment of this former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell Jim	$200 [22] Former county of England known for a pudding & a terrier Yorkshire David
$300 [4] Joyce Carol Oates took a sabbatical from this New Jersey university to work on her play "The Gulf War" Princeton David Matt	$300 [12] This streamline geometrical style popular in the 1920s is also known as "art moderne" art deco Matt	$300 [19] In 1995, after much controversy & debate, this WWII B-29 bomber went on display at the Smithsonian Enola Gay David	$300 [28] This director cast his own mother as astronaut Jim Lovell's mother in "Apollo 13" Ron Howard Jim	$300 [9] Israel occupied this 146 square-mile area in the 1956 Suez Crisis & again during the 1967 Six-Day War Gaza Strip David Matt	$300 [23] Spanky was part of "Our Gang" & Jiang Qing, Mao's widow, was part of this gang The Gang of Four David
$400 [5] This "Firing Line" host adapted his own espionage novel "Stained Glass" as a play; it premiered in 1989 William F. Buckley Jim	$400 [13] Rococo artist Francois Bouchet designed the "Loves of the Gods" series of these wall hangings in 1749 tapestries David	$400 [20] This Dutch national art museum had its origins in one founded by Louis Bonaparte in 1808 The Rijksmuseum Jim	$400 [29] Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest & Barbara Hershey were the title siblings in this 1986 Woody Allen film Hannah and Her Sisters David	$400 [15] In 1971 Dacca was made capital of this new country Bangladesh Matt	$400 [24] Opposed to the Stamp Act, the Sons of Liberty formed committees of this to spread the word Committees of Correspondence David
$500 [6] Rip Torn & Marsha Mason starred in this author's stage adaptation of his own novel "The Deer Park" Norman Mailer David	$500 [14] It's the term for bone or ivory objects once carved by sailors and often decorated with whaling scenes scrimshaw Jim	$500 [21] In 1909 King Edward VII opened the new building of this London museum of decorative & fine arts Victoria & Albert Museum	$500 [30] Three years after she was in her prime as Jean Brodie, she starred as the aunt in "Travels With My Aunt" Maggie Smith Jim	DD $1,500 [16] For most of the 1980s, he was president of El Salvador Jose Napoleon Duarte Matt	$500 [25] From Arabic for "authority", it's the title used by monarchs of the Seljuk & Ottoman Empires Sultan David Jim

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. STATES	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	APOSTLES	OBSERVATORIES	THE CIVIL WAR	GREAT SCOTS
$200 [1] The front of this state's seal features Lord Baltimore dressed as a knight Maryland Matt	$200 [30] Son, koku & shaku have been used as units of measurement in this country Japan Matt	$200 [21] There's no doubt Jesus told him "I am the way, the truth & the life" Thomas David	$200 [16] Located on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, it may have been built as early as 2800 B.C. Stonehenge David	$200 [11] This Civil War photographer studied photography with Samuel F.B. Morse Mathew Brady Jim	$200 [6] This telephone inventor was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1847 Alexander Graham Bell David
$400 [2] This New England state is about as large as the other five New England states combined Maine David	$400 [29] For most liquids, it's equal to 31.5 gallons barrel Matt	$400 [22] Jesus told him, "Fear not. From henceforth thou shalt catch men" Simon Peter David	$400 [17] At the Paris observatory in the 1670s, the speed of this was calculated as 140,000 miles per second Light Matt	$400 [12] On Feb. 4, 1861 the Confederacy began setting up its government in this city Montgomery, Alabama David Matt	$400 [7] Having no heirs when he died in 1931, this tea merchant left most of his estate to Glasgow charities Sir Thomas Lipton Jim
$600 [3] This state has only two metropolitan statistical areas: Billings & Great Falls Montana David	$600 [28] The abbreviation for this unit is from the Latin word libra, meaning "scales" pound David	$600 [23] Jesus found him sitting at the receipt of custom, which means collecting taxes Matthew Matt	$600 [18] With a 40-inch lens, a telescope at the Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin is the largest of this type refracting telescope David Jim	$600 [13] At the 1st battle of this creek, Gen. Thomas Jackson received the nickname "Stonewall" Bull Run Matt	DD $500 [10] This cabinet maker's last name was originally spelled like the musical instrument Duncan Phyfe David
$800 [4] A region in the southern part of this state is called Acadiana Louisiana Matt	$1,000 [26] Number of pecks in a bushel & a peck 5 Matt	$800 [24] Considered the first called, he's also alphabetically first on the lists in the New Testament Andrew	$800 [19] This Pasadena institute operates the Big Bear Solar Observatory in California Caltech David	$800 [14] On July 3, 1863, Lee ordered George Pickett's division to charge up this ridge at Gettysburg Cemetery Ridge Matt	$600 [8] He spent the latter part of 1773 touring the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson James Boswell David
$1,000 [5] In 1913 this state chose "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" as its state song Indiana David	DD $2,200 [27] Named for a French physicist, it's a measurement of an electric current's rate of flow ampere Matt	$1,000 [25] Jesus called the brothers James & John "Boanerges", "sons of" this weather word thunder Jim	$1,000 [20] The world's largest reflector telescope is the 236-inch unit at Zelenchukskaya in this Russian mountain range Caucasus Matt Jim	$1,000 [15] 23,000 casualties were suffered at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, also known by this name Shiloh David	$800 [9] In 1787 this philosopher & economist was named lord rector of the University of Glasgow Adam Smith David

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY CHARACTERS

This character in an 1838 novel was based on Ikey Solomon, a British thief & fence

Fagin

Jim "Who was Fagin?" — wagered $200

Matt "Who was Oliver Twist?" — wagered $1,801

David "Who was Fagin?" — wagered $7,500

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