Show #2754 1996-07-18 (taped 1996-04-10) Regular

1996 Olympic Games Tournament final game.

Contestants

Jan Mertens — a computer programmer from Antwerp, Belgium

Mandi Hale — a pharmaceutical dispenser from Ruddingham, Nottingham England

Ulf Jensen — a university teacher from Uppsala, Sweden

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ulf	$1,400	$1,700	$9,900	$16,801 Tournament champion: $25,000	$9,400 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Mandi	$1,800	$4,000	$8,400	$5,100 1st runner-up: $10,000	$8,400 24 R, 2 W
Jan	$0	$700	$2,500	$5,000 2nd runner-up: $7,500	$2,100 9 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1990s	ANIMALS	ACTION STARS	INTERNATIONAL THEATRE	HISTORY	BIBLICAL PEOPLE
$100 [8] Among the biggest media events of the '90s was the televised trial of this American football star O.J. Simpson Ulf	$100 [23] Lizards & these creatures, like pythons & cobras, make up the largest group of reptiles Snakes Jan	$100 [24] He's starred in one series of action-adventure movies as Han Solo & in another as Indiana Jones Harrison Ford Mandi	$100 [25] Marlon Brando played Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" by this American playwright Tennessee Williams Mandi	$100 [26] Only 7 prisoners were inside this fortress when it was stormed by French citizens July 14, 1789 The Bastille Ulf	$400 [16] This man anointed the 1st king of Israel was the son of Kish, a wealthy Benjaminite Saul Jan
$200 [7] After 11 1/2 years in office, she resigned as British prime minister in 1990 Margaret Thatcher Mandi	$200 [20] Acacia leaves are the favorite food of this tallest mammal Giraffe Mandi	$200 [18] "I'll be back!" was one of this Austrian-American's few lines in 1984's "The Terminator" Arnold Schwarzenegger Mandi	$200 [11] This 19th c. Norwegian wrote his famous play "Peer Gynt" in verse Henrik Ibsen Ulf	$200 [13] In 1923 it replaced Constantinople as the capital of Turkey Ankara Ulf Jan	$500 [27] This wealthy man in whose tomb Jesus was placed may have been a member of the Sanhedrin Joseph of Arimathea
$300 [5] After a long struggle, Estonia, Latvia & this Baltic republic gained their independence September 6, 1991 Lithuania Ulf	$300 [19] Found chiefly in Australia, the wallaby is a smaller type of this marsupial Kangaroo Mandi	$300 [14] He earned Oscar nominations for writing & acting in "Rocky" Sylvester Stallone Mandi	$300 [10] This Russian playwright died in July, 1904, less than 6 months after his "The Cherry Orchard" premiered Anton Chekhov Mandi	$300 [3] It's estimated that as many as 300,000 Ugandans were killed during his 1970s regime Idi Amin Ulf	—
$400 [4] The world lost 2 of its greatest dancers: Margot Fonteyn in 1991 & this man, her partner, in 1993 Rudolf Nureyev Mandi	$400 [21] A white whale & a large white sturgeon prized for its caviar share this name Beluga Mandi	$400 [15] Believe it or not, she's appeared as Ripley in 3 "Alien" films Sigourney Weaver Ulf Mandi	$400 [9] The Abbey Theatre in this city is regarded as Ireland's national theatre Dublin Mandi	DD $500 [2] In 1975, the Himalayan country of Sikkim was absorbed by this country India Ulf	—
$500 [6] President of Czechoslovakia from 1989-1992, he was elected president of the Czech Republic in 1993 Vaclav Havel Mandi	$500 [22] These performing horses trained at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna are bred elsewhere for farmwork Lipizzaner Stallions Mandi	$500 [17] Star of films like "Kickboxer" & "Bloodsport", this karate champ is nicknamed "The Muscles from Brussels" Jean-Claude Van Damme Mandi	$500 [12] German playwright who wrote "Mother Courage and Her Children" & "The Good Woman of Szechuan" Bertolt Brecht Ulf	$500 [1] In January of 1926, Theodoros Pangalos declared himself dictator of this country - he was deposed in August Greece Ulf	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

ROYALTY	HEALTH & MEDICINE	ANCIENT EGYPT	AUTHORS	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	COMPOSERS
$200 [22] In 1995 Juan Carlos I celebrated his 20th year as the king of this country Spain Jan	$200 [11] Nadolal is a drug used to treat certain types of arrythmia, a condition where this is irregular Heartbeat Mandi	$200 [29] This famous stone discovered in 1799 allowed Young & Champollion to decipher hieroglyphics The Rosetta Stone Ulf	$200 [27] "Oliver Twist" & "A Tale of Two Cities" are among the classic novels by this British author Charles Dickens Mandi	$200 [28] Brocken is the highest peak in this German mountain range known for its canaries the Harz Mountains	$200 [25] At age 8 this Polish-French composer played a piano concerto by Ghirivetz in public Frederic Chopin Ulf
$400 [13] This current king of Jordan received part of his education in England at Harrow & Sandhurst King Hussein Ulf	$400 [10] About 1 male in 10,000 is born with this bleeding disease where blood lacks clotting factor VIII Hemophilia Mandi	$400 [30] The step one of these monuments at Saqqara was first conceived as a rectangular mastaba Pyramid Mandi	$400 [26] His epic novel "War And Peace" features over 500 characters Leo Tolstoy Jan	$400 [6] This country's 2nd-highest peak is Mt. Tasman on South Island New Zealand Mandi	$400 [24] About 200 church cantatas by this composer of "The Goldberg Variations" survive J.S. Bach Jan
$600 [12] He was crown prince when he first met his future wife Michiko Shoda on a tennis court in 1957 Emperor Akihito Mandi	$600 [7] Spread by anopheles mosquitoes, it's been called the greatest disease hazard of travel in warm climates Malaria Mandi	$600 [21] This plant whose stems were used to make writing material was called ptef by the ancient Egyptians Papyrus Mandi	$600 [18] This Florentine statesman wrote plays & poems as well as his famous treatise "The Prince" Niccolò Machiavelli Ulf	$600 [5] The lowest land point on Earth is the shore of this body of water Dead Sea Ulf	$800 [2] This "Clair de Lune" composer orchestrated 2 numbers from Erik Satie's "Gymnopedie" Claude Debussy Ulf Mandi
$800 [20] She designed costumes for a Danish television production of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Shepherdess and the Sweep" Queen Margrethe Ulf	$800 [8] This is the most important of the androgens, or male sex hormones Testosterone Mandi	$800 [17] When Osiris was slain by Seth, this goddess gathered most of the pieces of his body & reformed him Isis Jan	$800 [14] 1915's "The Metamorphosis" is one of the best-known works by this Czech-born author Franz Kafka Ulf	$800 [3] In medieval times, this southern peninsula of Greece was known as Morea Peloponnesus Ulf	DD $1,000 [23] This composer's father, Abraham, converted to Protestantism & appended Bartholdi to the family name Felix Mendelssohn Jan
$1,000 [19] On her 71st birthday, April 30, 1980, this queen abdicated in favor of her daughter Beatrix Juliana Ulf	$1,000 [9] Monteggia's fracture affects this bone on the little finger side of the forearm, just below the elbow the ulna Mandi	$1,000 [16] The Valley of the Kings lies on the western bank of the Nile opposite this ancient capital Thebes Ulf Jan	DD $2,000 [15] This French author is best remembered for his "A la recherche du temps perdu" Marcel Proust Ulf	$1,000 [4] At about 175 miles, it's Europe's westernmost landlocked country Andorra Ulf Jan	$1,000 [1] Rimsky-Korsakov's reorchestration of his "A Night on Bald Mountain" debuted after his death Modest Mussorgsky Jan

Final Jeopardy!

ARTISTS

In 1914 his brother's remains were moved from Holland to Auvers, France & buried beside him

Vincent Van Gogh

Jan "Who is Van Gogh?" — wagered $2,500

Mandi "Who is Edgar Degas?" — wagered $3,300

Ulf "Who is Van Gogh?" — wagered $6,901

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