Show #1657 1991-11-12 (taped 1991-10-15) Tournament of Champions

1991 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Lou Pryor — a lawyer and Seniors Tournament winner from New Canaan, Connecticut

Jonathan Jacobs — an operations research analyst originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mark Born — an investment analyst from Los Angeles, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$500	$800	$9,200	$1,799 2nd place: $5,000 + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$7,000 13 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Jonathan	$1,600	$3,700	$3,900	$45 3rd place: $5,000+ Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$3,300 22 R (including 1 DD), 6 W
Lou	$500	$1,700	$8,300	$7,399 Finalist	$8,300 20 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE HUMAN BODY	FILE UNDER "N"	THE BIBLE	BOXING	SHELLFISH	JUDY GARLAND
$100 [12] Its hydrogen bonds help keep its double helix structure firm DNA Jonathan	$100 [16] In grammar, the case of the "we" in "We drove to the city" nominative Jonathan	$100 [1] When chosen by God to lead the Israelites, he said "But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue" Moses Mark	$100 [4] He invented the "Rope-A-Dope" technique to tire his opponents Muhammad Ali Jonathan	$100 [9] Popular varieties on the West Coast include the Dungeness & Alaska king crab Lou	$100 [26] "Thoroughbreds Don't Cry" was the first of many films to team Judy with this "Andy Hardy" star Mickey Rooney Jonathan
$200 [13] The mandible is not the only moveable bone in the head; the incus in the middle part of this moves too ear Mark	$200 [17] It was formerly known as South West Africa Namibia Lou	$200 [2] To escape from Damascus, this "Apostle to the Gentiles" was lowered over the city walls in a basket Paul Lou	$200 [5] Meaning to strike rapidly, it's the term used for practice fighting sparring Jonathan	$200 [10] Their age & size determine whether they're called littlenecks, cherrystones or quahogs clams Lou	$200 [27] The year after "Meet Me in St. Louis" was released Judy married this man who directed it (Vincente) Minnelli Lou
$300 [14] You have 4 pairs of these air-filled passages, 2 in the forehead, 2 in the cheekbones sinuses Jonathan	$300 [18] You can reserve a tomb with a view in one of these "cities of the dead" necropolises Lou	$300 [3] According to the Psalm, "The days of our years are threescore years and" this ten Jonathan	$300 [6] He held the heavyweight title from 1937 to 1949, the longest reign Joe Louis Jonathan	$300 [11] There's an old saying that this shellfish should be eaten only in months that have "R" in their names oyster Mark Jonathan	$300 [28] Her stage name "Garland" was given to her by this entertainer nicknamed the "Toastmaster General" (Georgie) Jessel Mark
$400 [15] Of the approximately 33 bones called vertebrae, 12 of them in the upper back are classified as this thoracic Jonathan	$400 [19] In philosophy it's a doctrine that nothing exists & there is no objective truth nihilism Jonathan	$500 [25] Although elderly & barren, this cousin of Mary gave birth to John the Baptist Elizabeth Mark	$400 [7] In 1915 Jess Willard took the heavyweight title from this first black man to hold it (Jack) Johnson Jonathan	$400 [22] While some consider its meaty pincers to be the best part, others prefer the tail lobster Lou	$400 [29] In "For Me and My Gal" bells rang for Judy & this actor who was making his film debut Gene Kelly Lou
$500 [21] The esophagus is your food pipe & this is your windpipe trachea Mark Jonathan	$500 [20] Completes the line from a Thomas Hood poem, "No fruit, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, ____" November Jonathan	DD $1,000 [24] He wrestled with an angel "until the breaking of the day" Jacob Jonathan	$500 [8] At 260 lbs., the heaviest heavyweight champ was this "Ambling Alp" from Italy Primo Carnera Mark	$500 [23] A recipe for moules mariniere would call for these mollusks mussels Jonathan	$500 [30] The eulogy at her funeral was given by this actor who played her husband in "A Star is Born" James Mason Lou

Double Jeopardy! Round

1990	PLAYWRIGHTS	NEW ZEALAND	EUROPEAN HISTORY	COMPOSERS	18TH CENTURY QUOTES
$200 [26] This prince was hospitalized in June 1990 after he broke his arm playing polo Prince Charles Jonathan	$200 [12] The title of his play "Arms and the Man" comes from the first line of Virgil's "Aeneid" Shaw Lou	$200 [3] New Zealand leads the world in the production of this fruit also known as the Chinese gooseberry kiwi fruit Jonathan	$200 [16] The 1815 Congress of Vienna guaranteed this country's traditional neutrality Switzerland Lou	$200 [9] His "Great" & "Unfinished" symphonies premiered years after his death in 1828 Schubert Jonathan	$200 [22] "After three days men grow weary of a wench, a guest, and weather rainy", he said in his almanac Poor Richard Jonathan
$400 [27] Because 2 provinces opposed ratification of this country's "Meech Lake Accord", it was blocked Canada Jonathan	$400 [13] He hated school & left after striking the headmaster but we don't know if he looks back in anger (John) Osborne Lou	$400 [4] New Zealand's flag contains a Union Jack & 4 stars representing this constellation Southern Cross Mark	$400 [17] After a 20-year siege, the Turks took control of this Greek island in 1669 & held it for over 200 years Crete Mark	$400 [20] In 1943 American composer William Schuman became the first composer to win one of these prizes Pulitzer Lou	$400 [23] Asked what he did during France's Reign of Terror, Abbe Sieyes replied with these 2 words I survived Lou
$600 [28] The June 4, 1990 cover of U.S. News called him "The Most Dangerous Man in the World" Saddam Hussein Jonathan	$600 [14] Tennessee Williams helped this "Come Back, Little Sheba" playwright get his first play produced (William) Inge Lou	$600 [10] The government building in this city is one of the world's largest wooden buildings Wellington Mark Jonathan	$600 [18] This country got its bill of rights 100 years before our constitution was adopted Great Britain Mark	$600 [21] Shostakovich's seventh symphony is named for this Soviet city where he began it during the Nazi siege Leningrad Lou	$600 [24] This great Prussian king told his troops at Prague "No firing till you see the whites of their eyes" Frederick the Great Lou
$800 [29] In June 1990 Alberto Fujimori was elected president of this South American country Peru Lou	$800 [15] The Belgian king raised this author of "The Blue Bird" to the rank of count on his 70th birthday Maeterlinck Lou	$800 [11] In 1985 a Swedish anti-war organization nominated this prime minister for the Nobel Peace Prize David Lange Jonathan	$800 [19] La Scala was built by order of this Austrian empress in 1776 when Milan was ruled by Austria Maria Theresa Lou	$800 [2] Ravel orchestrated Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition", first written for this instrument piano Jonathan	$800 [25] This great English lexicographer called Dryden "The father of English criticism" Samuel Johnson Lou
$1,000 [30] On June 11, 1990 he became the first defendant in the Iran-Contra case to be sentenced to prison Poindexter Mark Jonathan	DD $2,000 [8] "Bound East For Cardiff", the first of his sea plays, premiered in Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1916 Eugene O'Neill Mark	DD $2,200 [5] Auckland is the largest city on North Island; this the largest on South Island Christchurch Mark	$1,000 [6] The name of this 19th century movement for Italian unification means "rising again" risorgimento Jonathan	$1,000 [1] 20th-century Italian composer of "The Pines of Rome", "The Fountains of Rome" & "Roman Festivals" Respighi Mark	$1,000 [7] "What dire offense from amourous causes springs" begins his "The Rape of the Lock" (Alexander) Pope Mark Jonathan

Final Jeopardy!

SOUTH AFRICA

The University of Cape Town is on the grounds of Groote Schuur, the former home of this statesman

Cecil Rhodes

Jonathan "Who was Smuts?" — wagered $3,855

Lou "Who was Kruger" — wagered $901

Mark "Who is Kruger" — wagered $7,401

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