Show #2926 1997-04-28 Celebrity

1997 CelebrityJeopardy!game 1.

Contestants

Mark McEwen — a weatherman from CBSThis Morning

Robin Quivers — a radio personality fromThe Howard Stern Show

Rob Schneider — an actor fromMen Behaving Badly

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Air Rob	$0	$800	$700	$0 3rd place: $10,000 for Laguna Salada School District Music Foundation	$2,000 7 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Robin	$800	$2,500	$6,500	$0 2nd place: $10,000 for the Child Abuse Prevention Program in New York City	$6,500 17 R, 1 W
Mark	$1,100	$4,100	$11,700	$21,700 Winner: $26,700 for Community Services for Autistic Adults & Children in Rockville, Maryland	$11,400 26 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS	RIVERS	AMERICAN REVOLUTION	TRAVEL BASICS	YOU GOT NERVE	"M.D."s
$100 [1] Don't cry for her: she won a Golden Globe for "Evita" Madonna Mark	$100 [2] Ancient Greek historian Herodotus said, "Egypt is the gift of" this river the Nile Mark	$100 [15] Ben Franklin was 70 years old when he signed this document in 1776 Declaration of Independence Robin	$100 [7] This U.S. travel document usually has 24 pages, but a 48-page one is available for frequent travelers passport Air Rob	$100 [13] When you "hit" this "bone", the ulnar nerve creates the "unamusing" sensation in your elbow humerus Mark	$100 [18] In most states, this holiday is observed on the last Monday in May Memorial Day Robin
$300 [4] Her mother & former partner, Naomi Judd, has sung harmony on some of her solo albums Wynonna Robin	$200 [10] The section of this river near London Bridge is called the Pool the Thames Mark	—	$200 [8] These establishments nicknamed B&B's don't always have private baths, so inquire in advance bed & breakfasts Air Rob	$200 [16] Term for a group of nerves; among the most famous is the "solar" one plexus Robin	$200 [21] Named for its surveyors, this "line" was once considered the boundary between slave & free states Mason-Dixon Line Robin
$400 [5] This star of "Moesha" shares her name with a potent potable she's too young to drink Brandy Mark	$300 [11] This river has hundreds of tributaries, including more than 200 in Brazil alone the Amazon Mark	—	$300 [9] If you travel by train in this country, you can save money with a Canrailpass Canada Mark	$300 [17] As part of his "drill", this doctor often anesthetizes the mandibular & lingual nerves dentist Mark	$300 [24] He's Kirk's kid Michael Douglas Robin
DD $500 [3] This singer, seen here in concert, is the subject of a 1997 film: Selena Mark	$400 [12] The basin of this sacred river in India lies between the Himalayas & the Vindhya range the Ganges Robin	—	$400 [22] Fodor's suggests carrying this common seasoning if you think you'll encounter leeches salt Mark	$400 [19] The olfactory nerve is the nerve of this sense smell Robin	$400 [25] He monkeed around with Davy Jones, Peter Tork & Mike Nesmith Micky Dolenz Mark
$500 [6] "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" was her first solo No. 1 hit Cher Robin	$500 [14] The longest river west of the Rockies, it enters Mexico near Yuma, Arizona the Colorado Air Rob	—	$500 [23] This company was the first to offer travelers cheques for two American Express Mark	$500 [20] Running from the lower back down the leg, the sciatic nerve holds this distinction among the body's nerves the longest nerve Mark	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT NEWS BULLETINS	ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS	THE MAIN COURSE	ART	POLITICS	CLASSIC BOOKS & AUTHORS
$200 [8] This 18-year-old boy king of Egypt to be buried in a 220-pound solid gold coffin; hieroglyphics at 11 King Tut Robin	$200 [3] Husband & wife Oscar winners, he won for "The Color of Money", she for "The Three Faces of Eve" Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward Mark	$200 [2] Baked ham may be topped with rings of this tropical fruit for which Hawaii is famous pineapple Mark	$200 [19] The part of the Sistine Chapel on which Michelangelo painted Adam's fall ceiling Air Rob	$200 [9] National elections in the U.S. are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of this month November Mark	$200 [1] He wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" as a sequel to "Tom Sawyer" Mark Twain Robin
—	$400 [4] With 10, he's won more Emmys as Best Game Show Host than anyone else--8 more than you-know-who Bob Barker Air Rob Mark	$400 [15] Tuna-noodle is a common variety of this dish named for the dish it's baked in casserole Mark	DD $300 [24] Dutch artist Anton Mauve was a relative & counselor of this "Sunflowers" painter Vincent Van Gogh Air Rob	$400 [10] This California city was the site of the 1996 Republican Convention San Diego Air Rob Robin	$400 [11] In George Orwell's "1984", Big Brother represents this Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin Mark
—	$600 [5] Patricia Wettig won Emmys for Best Actress & Supporting Actress for the same role in this series thirtysomething Mark	$600 [16] This device with a rotating spit gives its name to a style of chicken roasted in it rotisserie (barbecue accepted) Robin	$400 [23] In this Italian's "Virgin & Child with Saint Anne", both women wear smiles rather like his Mona Lisa's Leonardo da Vinci Air Rob	$600 [12] In 1996 Sam Brownback won the Kansas Senate seat vacated by this presidential candidate Bob Dole Mark	$800 [21] In 1949 she adapted her novel "The Fountainhead" for the big screen Ayn Rand Robin
—	$800 [6] He won an Obie for his role in "Driving Miss Daisy" & received an Oscar nomination for the film version Morgan Freeman Air Rob	$800 [17] This slowly braised beef dish is called "Yankee" when it's cooked with vegetables pot roast Robin	$800 [25] Beds & couches are common props in the paintings of this psychoanalyst's grandson Lucian Sigmund Freud Mark	$800 [13] Don Young, the congressman from this state, once operated a tugboat on the Yukon River Alaska Mark	DD $1,000 [20] In this Charlotte Bronte novel, Edward Rochester is the moody master of Thornfield Hall "Jane Eyre" Air Rob
—	$1,000 [7] From 1991-93 this country star won 3 straight CMA Songwriting Awards, the last for "I Still Believe in You" Vince Gill Mark	$1,000 [18] Served over fettuccine, this sauce combines butter, cream, Parmesan cheese & plenty of pepper Alfredo sauce Mark	$1,000 [26] In a 1996 movie Jeffrey Wright played this Haitian-American, a star of the 1980s art world Jean-Michel Basquiat Robin	$1,000 [14] This current Chief Justice of the United States is the 16th man to serve in that post William Rehnquist Robin Mark	$1,000 [22] His 1925 novel "An American Tragedy" was based on a real life murder case Theodore Dreiser Robin

Final Jeopardy!

MOUNTAINS

Range of mountains where Danny Kaye, Alan King & Rip Van Winkle gained fame

the Catskills

Air Rob "What is" — wagered $700

Robin "What are the Alps?" — wagered $6,500

Mark "What are The Catskills Hi Judy Hi Maya" — wagered $10,000

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