Show #312 1985-11-19 (taped 1985-10-29) Tournament of Champions

1985 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Liz Caccese — a generating station operator from Van Nuys, California

John Hnat — a chemical lab technician from Cleveland, Ohio

Bruce Fauman — a university administrator and professor from Vancouver, British Columbia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bruce	$1,100	$1,400	$4,400	$6,000 Finalist	$3,800 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
John	$1,000	$2,600	$3,000	$2,100 3rd place	$3,000 16 R, 2 W
Liz	$300	$1,300	$1,900	$3,800 2nd place	$1,700 14 R (including 1 DD), 7 W

Jeopardy! Round

WILD WEST	WORD ORIGINS	AUTOBIOGRAPHIES	GOLDEN OLDIES	BODIES OF WATER	FROGS
$100 [21] Name of the cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona & many other towns as well Boot Hill Bruce	$100 [3] Though an insect larva, its name comes from French for “hairy cat” caterpillar John	$100 [1] “Take My Wife...Please!” Henny Youngman Bruce	$100 [8] Bill Haley hit that opens, "Get down to that kitchen & rattle those pots & pans" "Shake, Rattle and Roll" Bruce	$100 [16] Narrow Biblical sea between Saudi Arabia & Africa that's an intense blue-green in color Red Sea John	$100 [23] A baby frog is called either a tadpole or this polliwog Liz
$200 [22] After Indian wars, Chief Rain-In-The-Face ended up selling autobiographies at this Brooklyn resort Coney Island John	$200 [4] Word “slavery” comes from these eastern Europeans who were often enslaved by conquerors Slavs John	$200 [2] Though he claims never to have said it, he called his autobiography “Nice Guys Finish Last” Leo Durocher John	$200 [9] In song, battle where Johnny Horton put cannonballs in a gator's head "& powdered his behind" "The Battle of New Orleans" Bruce	$200 [17] China's Huang River carries large amounts of straw-colored earth into this sea Yellow Sea Bruce	$200 [27] According to the Bible, thousands of frogs, perhaps millions, plagued this country Egypt John
$400 [25] A reporter for the Virginia City, Nev. Territorial Enterprise first used this byline Feb. 2, 1863 Mark Twain Liz	$300 [5] Term for noisy dance or party which originally meant a kick in the shins shindig Bruce Liz	$300 [13] "Sorry I Kept You Waiting, Madam" is this hairdresser's story Vidal Sassoon	$300 [10] According to the Everly Brothers, not only was Johnny a joker, he was also this bird dog Liz	$300 [18] Name of this sea is said to allude not to its dark water but its storms Black Sea John	$300 [28] Probably best known to TV viewers as Valene Ewing, she had female lead in 1972 “Frogs” Joan Van Ark
DD $500 [24] He personally paid for many of the instruments & made this his soldiers' theme: General George Armstrong Custer Liz	$400 [6] From same root as “senile”, to Romans this body's name meant a council of old men Senate Liz	$400 [14] “Every Secret Thing” contains her own account of her kidnapping Patty Hearst Liz	$400 [11] This girl was “as skinny as a stick of macaroni” Bony Moronie Bruce	$400 [19] Icebreakers now keep Port of Archangel, on this appropriately-named sea, open in winter White Sea John	$400 [29] Anatomical feature absorbed by its body when a tadpole becomes a frog tail John
$500 [26] Nickname of judge Isaac Parker whose court was called “The Gates of Hell” hanging judge Liz	$500 [7] Though John Duns Scotus was considered a great philosopher, his followers were later called this dunces Liz	$500 [15] Former special counsel to president Nixon who's since been “Born Again” Charles Colson John	$500 [12] Ernie K-Doe called her, "The worst person I know" his mother-in-law	$500 [20] Dutch settlers named this longest river of South Africa not for its color but their royal family Orange Liz	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

LANGUAGES	HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS	THE '60s	SPORTS NICKNAMES	QUOTES	AMERICANA
$200 [10] The original of Islam's sacred book, the Koran, was written in rhyme in this language Arabic John	$200 [9] “Monopoly” inventor Charles Darrow named properties in the game for streets in this city Atlantic City Liz	$200 [19] In 1964 his widow said “So now he is a legend when he would have preferred to be a man” (John F.) Kennedy Bruce	$200 [2] Broadway Joe Joe Namath John	$200 [1] Roman Quintas Ennius said a man of worth follows the rule “No sooner said” than this done John	$200 [17] In 1859, with his agent on his back, Charles Blondin walked a tightrope suspended over this Niagara Falls Liz
$400 [18] Language of the world's oldest republic, tiny San Marino Italian John	$400 [13] In crossing midtown Manhattan it's only “avenue” you hit that's named for a president Madison Bruce	$400 [21] Boosting the space program, this rocket expert said, “Your tax dollars will go farther” Wernher von Braun John	$400 [3] Saying he's “simply the best” Time Magazine agrees he's hockey's “Great One” Wayne Gretzky Liz	$400 [5] Saki advised “In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, always leave room for” this the mouse Bruce	$400 [20] In 1857, William Kelly convinced U.S. Patent Office to give him, not Bessemer, rights to make it steel John
$600 [24] Twi, Ga, Fang, & Bubi are languages spoken on this continent Africa John Liz	$800 [15] There are 10 switch-backs in 1 block of this S.F. street often called “crookedest in the world” Lombard Street Bruce Liz	$600 [22] In 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon became 1st prime minister of any country who was also this a woman	$600 [4] Though a woman, this black tennis star of the ’50s was known as “Big Al” Althea Gibson Bruce	$600 [6] Poem that begins, “This is the forest primeval” Evangeline Bruce Liz	—
$800 [25] Unlike most European languages, Bulgarian doesn't use the Roman alphabet, but uses this one Cyrillic Liz	$1,000 [16] Skyline Drive rides the crest of the mountains in this Virginia national park Shenandoah Bruce	$800 [23] Though Sinatra had the hit, it was this singer who wrote the lyrics of “My Way” Paul Anka Liz	$800 [11] Anatomical nickname of pitcher Mordecai Brown Three-Fingered Brown Liz	$800 [7] Philip Bailey said “Respect is what we owe;” this, “What we give” love John Liz	—
$1,000 [26] In 1821, he became only person to invent, unaided, an entire alphabet & numbering system Sequoyah Liz	DD $1,200 [14] Peace, Hope & Friendship are streets in this state capital named in honor of God Providence, Rhode Island Bruce	$1,000 [27] Unlikely site of 1967 meeting between pres. Johnson & Soviet premier Kosygin was this N.J. town Glassboro	$1,000 [12] 9-man teams nearly always lose to softball pitcher Eddie Feigner & his 3-man team nicknamed this The King and his Court Bruce	$1,000 [8] According to Aristotle's famous saying “Man is by nature” this typeof animal political	—

Final Jeopardy!

LITERATURE

1952 novel that begins off the coast of Cuba, & ends on shore 3 days later

The Old Man and the Sea

Liz "What is The Old Man & the Sea?" — wagered $1,900

John "What is 3 days?" — wagered $900

Bruce "What is the Old Man & the Sea? ?" — wagered $1,600

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