Show #1881 1992-11-09 (taped 1992-10-18) Tournament of Champions

1992 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Leonard Schmidt — an optometrist and 1992 Seniors Tournament champion from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dave Willis — a medical lab manager from Ventura, California

India Cooper — an actor and copy editor originally from Denver, Colorado

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
India	$1,300	$5,300	$9,700	$9,100 Automatic semifinalist	$9,300 22 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Dave	$200	$300	$6,300	$1,300 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated + Jeopardy! / Wheel of Fortune video games for Super NES/Sega Genesis + Jeopardy! Challenge book	$6,100 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Leonard	$-100	$1,000	$7,600	$7,600 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated + Jeopardy! / Wheel of Fortune video games for Super NES/Sega Genesis + Jeopardy! Challenge book	$6,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1890s	FRENCH CUISINE	ACTRESSES	LAMP PEOPLE	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	"T" ON THE MAP
$100 [14] In February 1898, this battleship sent to protect U.S. citizens & property in Cuba mysteriously blew up the Maine Leonard	$100 [8] Popeye might like epinards au beurre, which is this vegetable with butter spinach Dave	$100 [7] Annette Bening's pregnancy kept her from playing this "feline" role in "Batman Returns" the Catwoman Dave	$100 [1] He didn't dream of Genie, but of Badrul-Bodor, the Sultan of China's daughter Aladdin India	$100 [24] "Jim Smiley and His Frog" was the original title of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of" this place Calaveras County Dave	$100 [2] This is the largest & most important French island in the south Pacific Tahiti India
$200 [15] It was in the late 1890s that he first described the Oedipus Complex Sigmund Freud India	$200 [9] You can use the instant type of this beverage to make a souffle au cafe coffee India	$200 [10] In 1991 Bruce Willis rented Six Flags Magic Mountain for this actress's 29th birthday party Demi Moore Leonard	$200 [20] Legend has it Diogenes carried a lighted lamp in daylight searching for one of these an honest man Leonard	$200 [26] The adventures of Rat, Mole, Toad & Badger are told in this 1908 British book The Wind in the Willows Dave	$200 [3] Bay Street is the heart of this Canadian city's financial district Toronto India
$300 [16] As an indoor alternative to other sports, James Naismith invented this game in 1891 basketball Dave	$300 [17] Adventurous chefs can use these fungi to make an ice cream called glace au truffe truffles India	$300 [11] At age 82, she reunited with Sid Caesar for a 1991 stage show called "Together Again" Imogene Coca Leonard	$300 [21] Sir Humphrey Davy won the Rumford gold & silver medals for the safety lamp he made for these workers coal miners Leonard	$300 [28] In this work, James M. Barrie based Nana partly upon his wife's St. Bernard, Porthos Peter Pan Dave	$300 [4] This lake on the California-Nevada border drains into Pyramid Lake via the Truckee River Lake Tahoe India
$400 [18] The world's first Ferris wheel began cranking in 1893 at the Columbian Exposition in this city Chicago India Dave	$400 [25] If you want to order this ever-popular dessert in France, ask for gateau au chocolat chocolate cake India	$400 [12] Timothy Bottoms fell in love with her while making "The Last Picture Show"; so did Peter Bogdanovich Cybill Shepherd India	$400 [22] She wrote the 1883 poem that ends "I lift my lamp beside the golden door" Emma Lazarus India	$400 [29] In "Rumplestiltskin", it's the trade of the man whose daughter must spin straw into gold Miller India Dave	$400 [5] This city became the seat of the Nationalist Chinese government in 1949 Taipei (Taiwan) Leonard
DD $900 [19] In an effort to curb monopolies, Congress passed this act in 1890 the Sherman Anti-Trust Act India	$500 [27] After you stuff this vegetable, you can call it chou-farsi cabbage India	$500 [13] One of this late actress's last films, "Dying Young", starred her son, Campbell Scott Colleen Dewhurst Leonard	$500 [23] During the Crimean War, she used a lamp to light her way on rounds in the Scutari Hospital wards Florence Nightingale India	$500 [30] In an interview, Dr. Seuss said he modeled this domineering reptile on Adolf Hitler Yertle the Turtle Leonard	$500 [6] This North African city was officially international until integrated into Morocco in 1956 Tangier Leonard

Double Jeopardy! Round

GENERAL SCIENCE	HISTORIC NAMES	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	CLASSICAL MUSIC	INDIANS	HAIL TO THE CHIEF
$200 [1] Using this form of electromagnetic radiation, you can cook an entire chicken in 15 minutes Microwave Leonard	$200 [6] 18-year-old Manuel II became king of this country after his father was assassinated in Lisbon in 1908 Portugal Dave	$200 [22] As you might expect, you'll find Golden Gate University in this city San Francisco Leonard	$200 [11] While living in Paris in 1829, he wrote his last opera, "William Tell" Gioachino Rossini Leonard	$200 [14] Around 1898 Frederic Remington asked Kicking Bear, a veteran of this battle, to create a painting of it Little Big Horn Leonard	$200 [17] He died on July 23, 1885 just 4 days after completing his Civil War memoirs Ulysses S. Grant Dave
$400 [2] The mineral argentite is an important ore of this metal Silver Leonard	$400 [7] Maximillian & Carlotta landed in this country on May 28, 1864 Mexico India	$400 [23] This university's origins go back to 1794 when it was founded in Knoxville as Blount College University of Tennessee India	$400 [12] Beethoven originally dedicated his 1804 "Eroica" symphony to this world leader Napoleon Leonard	$400 [25] Southwestern Indian children learned about their mythical ancestors from these dolls that represented them Kachina Dolls Dave	$400 [18] In his 2nd inaugural address, he called for peace "with malice toward none; with charity for all" Abraham Lincoln Dave
$600 [3] Marble, which is formed from limestone, is an example of this type of changing rock Metamorphic Dave	$600 [8] Atahualpa, the last emperor of these Indians, tried to buy his freedom with a roomful of gold Incas Dave Leonard	$600 [24] Paul Tulane gave a substantial endowment to a school in this city, and it was renamed in his honor New Orleans India	$600 [13] He was born in 1756; the son of the assistant concertmaster to the Prince of Salzburg W.A. Mozart Dave	$600 [26] According to William Brandon, this Chiricahua leader's name was spelled & pronounced with an "H" Geronimo India Dave	$600 [19] In 1791 he wrote that "Science is my passion, and politics, my duty" Thomas Jefferson India
DD $1,000 [4] Callisto is the outermost of this planet's four Galilean moons Jupiter Dave	$800 [9] One of the last things he said was "Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy" Lord Nelson Dave	$800 [29] It used to be Tempe State Teachers' College Arizona State University Leonard	$800 [15] This French composer's 1894 work, "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun", illustrated a Mallarme poem Claude Debussy India	$800 [27] Though the Chickasaw & Choctaw were enemies, they were part of this group of tribes Civilized Nations/Tribes Dave	$800 [20] They're the 2 presidents who were awarded Nobel Peace Prizes Theodore Roosevelt & Woodrow Wilson Leonard
$1,000 [5] With 2 neutrons & 2 protons, an alpha particle is identical to the nucleus of an atom of this gas Helium Dave	$1,000 [10] His nickname was "Bertie", but he used this name & number when he became king of England in 1901 Edward VII Leonard	$1,000 [30] Appropriately, Australia's oldest university is located here in Australia's oldest city Sydney	$1,000 [16] This Russian's popular Polovitzian dances are from his 1890 opera "Prince Igor" Alexander Borodin Leonard	$1,000 [28] Lt. Charles Wood recorded this leader's "I Will Fight No More Forever" speech Chief Joseph (of the Nez Perce) India	DD $2,000 [21] His autobiography is "A Time to Heal" Gerald Ford Leonard

Final Jeopardy!

GEOGRAPHY

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, this is the largest country in area in the world

Russia

Dave "What is Canada?" — wagered $5,000

Leonard "What is Canada?" — wagered $0

India "What is Canada?" — wagered $600

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