Show #2753 1996-07-17 (taped 1996-04-10) Regular

1996 Olympic Games Tournament semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Hasib Yildirim — a banker from Istanbul, Turkey

Ulf Jensen — a university teacher from Uppsala, Sweden

Ryan Holznagel — a writer from Portland, Oregon

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ryan	$0	$1,200	$6,600	$13,200 2nd place: $5,000	$6,600 18 R, 1 W
Ulf	$300	$2,600	$14,800	$15,800 Finalist	$13,600 28 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Hasib	$-400	$100	$1,500	$500 3rd place: $5,000	$1,500 5 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

PRIME MINISTERS	MYTHOLOGY	BODIES OF WATER	STARTS WITH "J"	POTENT POTABLES	EUROPEAN ACTRESSES
$100 [1] This current French president served as prime minister under both Giscard d'Estaing & Mitterrand Jacques Chirac Ryan	$100 [13] Anticlea gave birth to this hero of "The Odyssey" near Mt. Neriton on the island of Ithaca Odysseus Ulf	$100 [18] To Hindus, the Narmada River is 2nd in sacredness only to this one The Ganges Ryan	$100 [19] She was Romeo's beloved Juliet Ryan Ulf	$200 [12] Sherry has been made in this country's province of Cadiz for centuries Spain Hasib	$300 [7] This French star of "And God Created Woman" retired from films to devote her life to animal welfare Brigitte Bardot Ulf
$200 [2] Pham Van Dong served as prime minister of this country from unification until 1986 Vietnam Ulf	$200 [23] This god of shepherds & flocks is depicted with a reed pipe Pan Ulf	$200 [17] This largest African lake is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania & Kenya Lake Victoria Ulf	$200 [20] It's a shade of green or a green gemstone that's often carved Jade Ryan	$300 [9] The Napa Valley in this western U.S. state is famous for its wineries California Ulf	$400 [6] Among the Pedro Almodovar films she starred in are "Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down", "High Heels" & "Kika" Victoria Abril
$300 [5] Tunku Abdul Rahman was the 1st prime minister of the federation of Malaya & of this successor state Malaysia Ulf	$300 [24] Persephone, who reigned with him over the underworld, was his niece Hades Ulf Hasib	$300 [16] The U.S.-Russian boundary passes through this strait Bering Strait Ulf	$300 [21] Swing was the most popular style of this music in the 1930s Jazz Ryan	$400 [10] Tequila is named for a town near Guadalajara in this country Mexico Ulf	DD $800 [8] In films, she's led a double life, seen red & recently, love amour Irene Jacob Ulf
$400 [4] This Israeli prime minister signed the first peace treaty between Israel & an Arab country Menachem Begin Ryan Hasib	—	$400 [14] Vatican City lies on the west bank of this river the Tiber Ulf	$400 [22] Crete de la Neige is the highest peak of this mountain range between France & Switzerland Jura Mountains Ulf	$500 [11] It's traditional to float 2 or 3 of these beans on top of Sambuca liqueur coffee beans Ryan	—
$500 [3] He took power in 1993 when his Liberals won 177 of the 295 seats in Canada's House of Commons Jean Chretien Ryan	—	$500 [15] This bay that shares its name with the Philippine capital is nearly landlocked Manila Bay Ulf	—	—	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

PATRON SAINTS	WORLD HISTORY	LITERATURE	SCIENCE	OPERA	ODDS & ENDS
$200 [29] This saint who was burned at the stake is the patroness of France & of soldiers Joan of Arc Ryan	$200 [1] In 1912 it was the largest & most luxurious ship ever built; it sank on its 1st voyage Titanic Ryan	$200 [14] The first four chapters of this Bram Stoker work are from Jonathan Harker's journal "Dracula" Ulf	$200 [6] Almost the entire mass of an atom is contained in this central portion Nucleus Ryan	$200 [30] This Austrian composer's 1790 opera "Cosi fan tutte" is set in 18th c. Naples W.A. Mozart Ulf	$200 [5] In a leap year an extra day is added to this month February Hasib
$400 [25] Sinterclaus, from which Santa Claus is derived, is the Dutch name for this patron of sailors & children St. Nicholas Ryan	$400 [7] The Bayeux Tapestry is a graphic representation of this man's conquest of England William the Conqueror Ryan	$400 [28] City that was the starting & ending point of Phileas Fogg's 80-day trip around the world London Ulf	$400 [22] In 1914 she became head of the Paris Institute of Radium Marie Curie Ulf	$400 [20] Donizetti's opera about this female Borgia is based on a play by Victor Hugo Lucrezia Borgia Ryan	$400 [27] This pair who collaborated on "The Communist Manifesto" met in Paris in 1844 Marx & Engels Ulf
$600 [10] His feast day is February 14th, but lovers can seek his help any time of year St. Valentine Ryan	$600 [2] Ruling from 1792-1750 B.C., he had the laws of Babylon carved into an 8' high block of stone Hammurabi Ryan	$600 [13] In 1726, he received 200 pounds for his tale of Lemuel Gulliver, the only time he was paid for his writing Jonathan Swift Hasib	$600 [21] They're the tiny threadlike structures that carry the genes - you have 23 pairs Chromosomes Hasib	$600 [17] The first scene of this composer's "Das Rheingold" takes place at the bottom of the Rhine Richard Wagner Ulf	$600 [8] Rearrange the letters of rial & you'll have the name of this European currency Lira Ryan
$800 [11] This patron of skiers is best remembered for the hospices he founded in the Alps St. Bernard Ulf	$800 [3] In 404 B.C., this city surrendered, ending the 27-year-long Peloponnesian War Athens Ulf	$800 [15] Husband of poet Elizabeth, he wrote "O' to be in England, now that April's there" Robert Browning Ryan	$800 [23] Organic chemistry specializes in compounds that contain this element Carbon Ulf	$800 [18] Bellini's 1831 opera "Norma" had its world premiere at this Milan opera house La Scala Ulf	$800 [9] It's the largest island in the Indian Ocean Madagascar Ulf
DD $2,000 [12] This beloved physician of the New Testament is the patron saint of painters St. Luke Ulf	$1,000 [4] It's said the epitaph on Cyrus the Great's tomb called him the founder of this empire Persian Empire Ryan	$1,000 [16] This German was in his 80's when he finished writing "Faust" a few months before his death in 1832 Goethe Ulf	DD $2,000 [24] His discovery of energy quanta earned him the 1918 Nobel Prize for Physics Max Planck Ulf	$1,000 [19] Maria Callas was noted for her passionate performance in this composer's "Tosca" Giacomo Puccini Ulf	$1,000 [26] Celebrated in a Byron poem, this Swiss fortress originally guarded the main road to Italy Chillon

Final Jeopardy!

POP SINGERS

On March 10, 1996, this woman performed a song on the balcony of Buenos Aires' presidential palace

Madonna

Hasib "Who is (no response)" — wagered $1,000

Ryan "Who is Madonna?" — wagered $6,600

Ulf "Who is Madonna?" — wagered $1,000

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