Show #1658 1991-11-13 (taped 1991-10-15) Tournament of Champions

1991 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Lois Kurowski — a doctoral fellow from Elkhart, Indiana

Steve Robin — a marketing consultant from Scottsdale, Arizona

Scott Gillispie — a graduate student and College Tournament winner from Atlanta, Georgia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Scott	$500	$1,400	$8,400	$16,800 2nd place: $5,000 + Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$8,400 16 R, 0 W
Steve	$2,200	$3,700	$11,300	$16,801 Finalist	$10,100 23 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Lois	$600	$3,100	$3,600	$1 3rd place: $5,000+ Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary home game or computer version	$6,700 18 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEARE	PRINCETON	THE FUNNIES	JUST DESSERTS	FAMOUS LLOYDS	BRIDGES
$100 [1] These lovers do "with their death bury their parents' strife" Romeo and Juliet Steve	$100 [11] One of its 1st presidents, John Witherspoon, was the only clergyman to sign this document Declaration of Independence Lois	$100 [21] This Johnny Hart strip features such characters as Thor, Peter, Wiley & Clumsy Carp B.C. Lois	$100 [6] Unlike sherbet, sorbet never contains this dairy product milk Steve	$100 [26] This Texas Democrat has represented his state in the U.S. Senate since 1971 Lloyd Bentsen Lois	$100 [16] This bridge spanning NYC's East River was designated a national historic landmark in 1964 Brooklyn Bridge Lois
$200 [2] The play in which Emilia screams, "The moor hath kill'd my mistress! Murder! Murder!" Othello Scott	$200 [12] Princeton was given its name in 1896, the year this future Princeton student & Jazz Age author was born Scott Fitzgerald Steve	$200 [22] In 1941 a daughter named Cookie was born to this comic strip couple Blondie and Dagwood Steve	$200 [7] Perfect for dipping in wine or coffee, biscotti are twice-baked cookies from this country Italy Steve	$200 [27] In 1980 this "Evita" composer won a Tony for Best Score & a Grammy for Best Cast Show Album (Andrew Lloyd) Webber Scott	$200 [17] This bridge in Venice connects the doge's palace with the old state prison Bridge of Sighs Steve
$300 [3] In Act I, Scene 1 of this play, a ghost appears to Barnardo, Marcellus & Horatio Hamlet Scott	$300 [13] Of 1769, 1869 or 1969, the year Princeton began to admit women as undergraduates 1969 Steve	$300 [23] "The Flintstones" have a dinosaur named Dino; this strip has a dinosaur named Dinny Alley Oop Scott	$300 [8] This thick liquid is the traditional sweetening in Indian pudding molasses	$300 [28] This British prime minister helped draft the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I Lloyd George Steve	$300 [18] The 1st Roman bridge of which there is any record is the Pons Sublicius, built in 621 B.C. over this river Tiber Steve
$400 [4] In "The Merchant of Venice" he tells his friend Tubal, "Meet me at our synagogue" Shylock Steve	$400 [14] In 1783 Princeton's Nassau Hall doubled as this for the nation capital Lois	$400 [24] Jon is this cat's master; Odie is his dog friend Garfield Lois	$400 [9] A rich custard topped with caramelized sugar, its name means "burnt cream" in French crème brûlée Steve	$400 [29] In 1832 this editor founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society William Lloyd Garrison Scott	$400 [19] The Francis Scott Key Bridge crosses the Patapsco River in this city Baltimore Lois
DD $500 [5] In "King Lear", she poisons her sister Regan, then stabs herself Goneril Steve	$500 [15] In 1974 this Princeton grad & PBS host wrote "How to Make Money in Wall Street" Louis Rukeyser Lois	$500 [25] His Stars and Stripes cartoons featured the battle-weary GIs Willie & Joe Bill Mauldin Lois	$500 [10] Chef Josef Dobos is famous for creating this type of cake named for him (Dobos) torte Lois	$500 [30] In 1953 he originated the role of Captain Queeg in "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" on Broadway Lloyd Nolan Steve	$500 [20] This Colorado canyon has the world's highest suspension bridge – 1,053' above the Arkansas River Royal Gorge

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 14th CENTURY	OPERA SINGERS	LITERATURE	POLITICS	ISLANDS	PHYSICS
$200 [7] The carol notwithstanding, a king with this "good" name had St. John of Nepomuk killed in 1393 Wenceslas Lois	$200 [3] This hefty ebullient tenor once taught elementary school in Modena, Italy, his birthplace Luciano Pavarotti Lois	$200 [1] Ellen Glasgow, a native of this Virginia capital, set several novels there but called it "Queenborough" Richmond Lois	$200 [2] In 1967 Richard Hatcher became the 1st elected black mayor of this steel-producing Indiana city Gary Steve	$200 [18] This largest island in the world also contains the northernmost land in the world Greenland Scott	$200 [26] Sublimation is the direct change from solid to gas without passing through this stage liquid Steve
$400 [8] Name given to the split in the Catholic church when rival popes were elected in 1378 Great Schism Scott	$400 [5] This Spaniard starred in Franco Zeffirelli's film "La Traviata" (Placido) Domingo Steve	$400 [14] Title character who says, "Why did you paint it? It will mock me some day — mock me horribly!" Dorian Gray Lois	$400 [4] At over 30 years, this West Virginian is currently the longest-serving Democrat in the U.S. Senate (Robert) Byrd Steve	$400 [19] Lewis with Harris is the most northerly of this "Outer" Scottish island group Outer Hebrides Lois	$400 [27] Plano-convex, biconvex & concavo-convex are 3 of the types of this optical component lens Scott
$600 [9] Claiming the French throne, England's Edward III invaded the continent in 1337, setting off this war 100 Years War Scott	$600 [6] This Neapolitan tenor made his last public appearance on Christmas Eve, 1920 in "La Juive" Caruso Scott	$600 [15] She wrote in "Emma", "One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other" Jane Austen Lois	$600 [25] During his record 11 years as FDR's Sec'y of State, this Tennessean conceived the idea of the United Nations (Cordell) Hull Scott	$600 [20] This Indonesian island became world famous after giant lizards were discovered there in 1912 Komodo Scott	$600 [28] This field is the study of the properties & production of sound acoustics Steve
$800 [10] Chaucer wrote a treatise on how to build one of these & use it to compute the position of a star astrolabe Scott	$1,000 [13] Late, great Russian who wrote the autobiographic books "Pages from My Life" & "Man and Mask" Chaliapin Steve	$800 [16] This "Madame Bovary" author visited Tunisia to research "Salammbo", his novel about Carthage Flaubert Lois	$800 [23] In December 1985 Congress passed this bill in an effort to end the federal deficit Gramm–Rudman Lois	$800 [21] Singapore seceded from this country in 1965 Malaysia Scott	$800 [29] The farad, the unit of capacitance, is named for this scientist Faraday Steve
$1,000 [11] In the 1350s this Moorish palace was completed in Granada, Spain Alhambra Steve	DD $2,000 [12] In 1971 this part-Maori diva had her first Covent Garden triumph in "The Marriage of Figaro" Kiri Te Kanawa Steve	$1,000 [17] "Eugenie Grandet" is considered one of the finest novels in his series "La Comedie Humaine" Balzac Steve	DD $3,100 [24] When he ran for president in 1884, the Democrats called him the "Continental Liar From the State of Maine" James G. Blaine Lois	$1,000 [22] The Court of Tynwald is the chief legislative body of this island in the Irish Sea Isle of Man Scott	$1,000 [30] Deuterium is a heavy isotope of this element hydrogen Scott

Final Jeopardy!

AFRICAN AMERICANS

In 1978 she became the first black woman honored on a U.S. postage stamp

Harriet Tubman

Lois "Who was Marian Anderson?" — wagered $3,599

Scott "Who is Harriet Tubman" — wagered $8,400

Steve "Who was Harriet Tubman" — wagered $5,501

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