Show #2757 1996-09-03 (taped 1996-08-06) Regular

Bernie Cullen game 2.

Contestants

Ted Curtis — a teacher from Syracuse, New York

Deb Taub — a college professor from Lafayette, Indiana

Bernie Cullen — a biology graduate student originally from Dublin, Ireland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bernie	$2,600	$3,100	$11,900	$16,199 2-day champion: $30,599	$10,500 29 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Deb	$600	$400	$3,800	$7,001 2nd place: a Fisher home entertainment center + an O'Sullivan home theater	$4,600 14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Ted	$900	$2,100	$3,500	$3,000 3rd place: Le Roncato Ciak 101 luggage	$3,500 11 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME	WORLD HISTORY	FASHION	BIBLICAL FIRSTS	NOTORIOUS	CROSSWORD CLUES "A"
$100 [3] Handwritten lyrics on display include Chuck Berry's "School Days" & his "Purple Haze" Jimi Hendrix Bernie	$100 [11] In 1785 this future French emperor graduated from military school in Paris, 42nd in his class of 58 Napoleon Deb	$100 [1] Lumberjack shirts & kilts feature these designs tartans (or plaids) Bernie	$100 [20] He's the first person in the Bible to build a ship Noah Bernie	$100 [16] He was an employee of the Texas School Book Depository when he shot JFK from its 6th floor Oswald Bernie	$100 [12] Ire(5) anger Bernie
$200 [4] Jann Wenner, editor & publisher of this magazine, is 1 of 26 on the Hall's board of trustees Rolling Stone Bernie	$200 [23] Barons & churchmen drew up this 1215 document to reduce the power of England's King John The Magna Carta Deb	$200 [2] What's considered the finest cotton in the world is grown in & named for this country Egypt Deb	$200 [24] God's first instructions to human beings were "be fruitful and" do this to multiply Bernie	$200 [17] He established a commune for his "family" on the Spahn Ranch outside Los Angeles (Charles) Manson Deb	$200 [13] Type of turf for the Jetson's dog(5) astro Bernie
$300 [5] Known for playing Ziggy Stardust, he donated a plaster cast of his face for the mannequins representing him David Bowie Bernie	$300 [28] In 1519 he & his men landed at Tabasco & began the Spanish conquest of Mexico Cortes Ted	$300 [8] Worn by South American Indians for centuries, it's square, has a hole in the middle & doubles as a blanket a poncho Deb	$300 [25] This strongman told the first riddle; it concerned a honey-filled lion Samson Deb	$300 [19] Alvin "Creepy" Karpis holds the record for time served on this "rock" — 28 years Alcatraz Deb	$300 [14] Magician's mantra(11) abracadabra Bernie
$400 [6] He said, "In designing this building, it was my intention to echo the energy of rock and roll" I.M. Pei Ted	$400 [29] In 1936 Italy conquered this Ethiopian capital & Haile Selassie fled to Great Britain Addis Ababa Ted	$400 [9] Men's tails are also known by this longer, avian name swallow-tails Bernie	$500 [27] This disguised man was the first person to kiss someone in the Bible; he kissed his father Jacob Bernie	$400 [21] The St. Valentine's Day Massacre broke the power of this Chicago gangster nicknamed "Bugs" George "Bugsy" Moran Bernie Deb	$400 [15] Time "of a faun"(9) afternoon Bernie
$500 [7] Equipment used by Sam Phillips to record Elvis Presley is on exhibit in a tribute to this record company Sun Bernie	$500 [30] In this mid-1930s this U.S. naval officer chartered the Edsel Ford mountains in Antarctica (Admiral) Byrd Bernie	$500 [10] Famous for their seeksucker suits, these New York brothers made the frock coat Lincoln wore to Ford's Theatre the Brooks Brothers Ted	DD $800 [26] Rachel is the first shepherdess mentioned & he's the first shepherd Abel Deb	$500 [22] Ramon Mercader, who killed this Russian in Mexico in 1940, died in Havana in 1978 Trotsky Ted	$500 [18] "The Night Visitors'" visitee(5) Amahl Bernie

Double Jeopardy! Round

PHYSICIANS	ISLANDS	GEMS	MOVIE DEBUTS	U.S. PRESIDENTS	QUOTATIONS
$200 [11] About 5 years after writing his first Sherlock Holmes novel, he quit medicine to write full time Conan Doyle Bernie	$200 [16] This largest Greek island separates the Aegean Sea from the Mediterranean Crete Bernie	$200 [1] The gemstone known as Brazilian emerald is actually a tourmaline of this color green Ted	$200 [26] The 1988 "Aria" was the first film for this member of the Fonda family Bridget Fonda Bernie	$200 [2] On March 4, 1885 this president took the oath of office for the first of his 2 nonconsecutive terms Cleveland Ted	$200 [21] This sexy star of the '30s & '40s said, "It's not the men in my life that counts—it's the life in my men" Mae West Deb
$400 [12] The first to break the 4-minute mile, he quit athletic competition in late 1954 to practice medicine (Roger) Bannister Bernie	$400 [17] These "Inner" islands of Scotland include Skye & Mull the Hebrides Bernie	$400 [5] Sri Lanka is an important source of this purple quartz gem amethyst Deb	$400 [27] William Shatner debuted onscreen as one of Yul Brynner's siblings in a 1958 film of this Dostoyevsky novel The Brothers Karamazov Bernie	$400 [3] Of the first 5 presidents, he was the only non-Virginian John Adams Ted	$400 [22] In 1917 this Russian said "We shall proceed to construct the socialist order" Lenin Deb
$600 [13] This degenerative disease of the brain is named for the German neuropathologist who described it in 1906 Alzheimer's Bernie	$800 [19] Odense & Svendborg are major ports of Fyn, an island of this country Denmark Deb	$600 [6] For centuries the world's finest rubies have come from the Mogok area, NE of Mandalay in this country Burma Bernie Ted	$600 [28] My cousin Vinny could tell you she made her debut in "The Flamingo Kid" with Matt Dillon Marisa Tomei Ted	$600 [4] The sluggish pace of the Senate was one reason this Tennessean resigned from it in 1798 Andrew Jackson Deb	$600 [23] In 1932 this defender of Scopes wrote, "The truth is, no one really believes in immortality" (Clarence) Darrow Bernie
$800 [14] His 2 essays "On the Circulation of Blood" were written to Jean Riolan, professor of anatomy in Paris Harvey Ted	$1,000 [20] Guam & Saipan are the most heavily populated of these islands near the Pacific Ocean's deepest point the Mariana Islands Bernie	$800 [7] It was once believed that this sea-colored variety of beryl could cure laziness aquamarine Deb	$800 [29] The 1981 horror film "The Burning" marked the screen debut of this "Broadcast News" actress (Holly) Hunter Bernie Ted	$1,000 [10] In 1852 this New Hampshirite ran against Winfield Scott, his former commander in the Mexican War (Franklin) Pierce Bernie	$800 [24] This Girl Scouts founder wrote "To put yourself in another's place requires real imagination" (Juliette Gordon) Low Deb
$1,000 [15] In 1798 he wrote on "The Causes and Effects of... a Disease Known by the Name of Cow Pox" (Edward) Jenner Bernie	DD $4,000 [18] In Spanish it's known as Isla de Pascua Easter Island Bernie	$1,000 [8] The name of this gem may come from the Sanskrit sanipriya, meaning "dear to the planet Saturn" the sapphire Bernie	$1,000 [30] "Hot Rod Hullaballoo" revved up her screen career in 1966; "The Goodbye Girl" came in 1977 Marsha Mason Deb	DD $2,000 [9] President heard here:"The principles for which we stand are the principles of fair play and a square deal for every man and every woman in the United States." Theodore Roosevelt Bernie	$1,000 [25] In her "Diary", this "French-born woman wrote, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage" Anais Nin Ted

Final Jeopardy!

POETS

In 1879 the children of Cambridge, Massachusetts gave him an armchair made of chestnut wood

Longfellow

Ted "Who is Whitman" — wagered $500

Deb "Who was Longfellow?" — wagered $3,201

Bernie "Who is Longfellow?" — wagered $4,299

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