Show #5665 2009-04-03 (taped 2009-01-28) Regular

Contestants

Kevin Rainforth — a substance abuse counselor from Orchard Park, New York

Jennie-Rebecca Falcetta — an assistant professor of English from Manchester, Connecticut

Diane Wilshere — an actor and playwright from Manassas, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,801)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Diane	$400	$800	$3,600	$6,600 3rd place: $1,000	$3,600 8 R, 2 W
Jennie-Rebecca	$1,600	$3,400	$5,600	$11,200 2nd place: $2,000	$10,600 15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Kevin	$2,600	$7,800	$16,000	$16,000 New champion: $16,000	$14,800 22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

GENESIS	CULTURE CLUB	BANANARAMA	THE CLASH	YES	BRITISH BANDS
$200 [18] The book of Genesis opens with these 3 words In the beginning Jennie-Rebecca	$200 [8] Also called Shrove Tuesday, this holiday first came to Louisiana in 1699 via French explorers Mardi Gras Kevin	$200 [1] A banana seat is something you would most likely find on one of these a bicycle Kevin	$200 [26] Revolution was in the air when clashes began on April 19, 1775 in these 2 New England towns Lexington & Concord Diane	$200 [13] When you say "yes" in Italian & Spanish it sounds like this English letter C Jennie-Rebecca	$200 [2] He was the androgynous lead singer of Culture Club Boy George Kevin
$400 [19] Genesis is the first of the 5 books of him, also known as the Pentateuch Moses Diane	$400 [9] The Prose Edda, a 13th c. work from Snorri Sturluson, is a cultural masterpiece of this island nation Iceland Jennie-Rebecca	$400 [7] This fruit company pleaded guilty to paying off terrorist groups in Colombia via its subsidiary, Banadex Chiquita Diane	$400 [27] At the Battle of Belleau Wood during this war, Marine Dan Day yelled out, "Come on...! Do you want to live forever?" World War I	$400 [14] In this language, yes is still a 3-letter word, but all the letters are vowels French Jennie-Rebecca	$400 [3] Yes got a big break in 1968, opening for this Clapton group at its London farewell concert Cream Kevin
$600 [20] In Genesis 4:14, God turns this guy into the original fugitive Cain Jennie-Rebecca	$600 [10] A male Muslim who completes the pilgrimage to this city can be called Hajji; a female can be addressed as Hajjah Mecca Kevin	$600 [23] "Daylight come and me wan' go home" is the last line of this song, also known as "Day-O" "The Banana Boat Song" Kevin	$600 [28] Site of a 2003 battleground for U.S. soldiers, a tomb in this country's city of Najaf is a major Shiite shrine Iraq Kevin	$600 [15] Zip-a-dee-doo! When in Moscow, say "yes" in Russian like this da Kevin	$600 [4] The Clash had its biggest hit with this song that says, "Drop your bombs between the minarets" "Rock The Casbah" Jennie-Rebecca Kevin
$800 [21] Genesis 2:25 says Adam & Eve were both this "and were not ashamed"--& this was before Bally's or Jenny Craig! naked Kevin	$800 [11] Batik, a method of waxing & dyeing cloth, is part of the culture of this fourth-most populous nation Indonesia Jennie-Rebecca	$800 [24] Amid a theme of adventure, the first catalogs from this company sported drawings of flight jackets & gurkha shorts Banana Republic Kevin	$800 [29] Admiral Nelson won this decisive 1805 naval battle but paid for the victory with his life the Battle of Trafalgar Diane	$800 [16] In German & Dutch, "yes" is 2 letters long & starts with this consonant J Kevin	$800 [5] The genesis of Genesis included this man singing lead; he left for the "big time" as a solo artist Peter Gabriel Jennie-Rebecca
$1,000 [22] In Genesis 17, God makes a covenant with Isaac; this older half-brother goes covenantless--call him... Ishmael Diane Kevin	$1,000 [12] Belgian composer Peter Benoit initiated the movement for a representative music of this culture the Flemish culture	$1,000 [25] This author introduced the Glass family in his 1948 short story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" J.D. Salinger Jennie-Rebecca	$1,000 [30] World War II's Battle of the Coral Sea was the first naval battle that used only these airplanes Kevin	DD $1,600 [17] It sounds like you're saying hello, but this is how you say "yes" in Japanese hai Kevin	$1,000 [6] Bananarama had a hit with this song, appropriately enough, in the mean, hot days of August 1984 "Cruel Summer" Kevin

Double Jeopardy! Round

JOURNALISTS	URBAN MOVIES	CONSONANT-LESS COUNTRIES	ZODIAC ARREST	I LIKE YOUR STYLE	"POP" GOES THE CATEGORY
$400 [11] This onetime partner of Bob Woodward helped CNN cover the 2008 election Carl Bernstein Jennie-Rebecca	$400 [1] 1940, Jimmy Stewart woos Kate Hepburn:"The _____ Story" Philadelphia Jennie-Rebecca	$400 [16] On the African continent, OOO Morocco	$400 [18] Though alphabetically second, it's the first sign of the Zodiac Aries Diane	$400 [20] This movement flourished as an architectural style from 1150 to 1250, the Age of the Great Cathedrals Gothic Kevin	$400 [6] Poopdeck Pappy is the papa of this comical chap Popeye Kevin
$800 [12] In 1938 H.V. Kaltenborn of CBS made 102 broadcasts in 18 days from this city as Hitler was being appeased Munich Diane Jennie-Rebecca Kevin	$800 [2] 1984:Robin Williams defects:"_____ on the Hudson" Moscow Diane	$800 [17] In the Middle East, EE Yemen	$800 [19] It might be a tad unsettling to know that horoscopes are based on his Geocentric Universe Ptolemy Jennie-Rebecca Kevin	$800 [21] Like the Federal Reserve Building, the Pentagon is in this architectural style, adhering to Greek & Roman models Neo-Classical Kevin	$800 [7] A puffed muffin with a hollow center a popover Jennie-Rebecca
$1,200 [13] Jill Carroll, a journalist for this paper founded by a religion, was kidnapped but released in Iraq The Christian Science Monitor Jennie-Rebecca	$1,200 [3] 2008:Woody goes Euro:"Vicky Cristina _____" Barcelona Diane	—	$1,200 [25] The Zodiac is divided into 12 sections of this many degrees each 30	$1,200 [22] The Talking Heads know you may find yourself living in this long, narrow style popular in New Orleans a shotgun shack Kevin	$1,200 [8] A piece of hard candy on a small stick, or a "good ship" a lollypop Diane
$1,600 [14] (Jon of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the Newseum in Washington, D.C.)Thistypewriter was used by this man, a 1944 Pulitzer winner & perhaps the USA's most popular World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle	$1,600 [4] 1990:A WWII flyby:"_____ Belle" Memphis Kevin	—	DD $5,000 [26] The Age of Aquarius follows this zodiacal age, which in the West corresponds to the Christian Era Pisces Jennie-Rebecca	$2,000 [24] This 20th century school of design & art movement comes from the German words for "build" & "house" Bauhaus Jennie-Rebecca	$1,600 [9] 2-word Latin term for "voice of the people" vox populi Kevin
$2,000 [15] This 2-word job of Tony Mauro sounds like he's a stenographer; he covers Scalia & friends for Legal Times court reporter Jennie-Rebecca	$2,000 [5] 1990:Alec Baldwin's post-prison plight:"____ Blues" Miami	—	—	DD $2,200 [23] This 1890s furniture style was inspired by the wood furnishings of California churches mission style Kevin	$2,000 [10] There's a bird in this word for a person given to vain, pretentious displays & empty chatter a popinjay Jennie-Rebecca

Final Jeopardy!

AUTHORS' LESSER-KNOWN NOVELS

A manipulative widow goes husband-hunting in "Lady Susan", finally published in 1871, 54 years after her death

Jane Austen

Diane "Who is Jane Austen?" — wagered $3,000

Jennie-Rebecca "Who is Jane Austen?" — wagered $5,600

Kevin "Who was Jane Austen?" — wagered $0

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