Show #589 1987-03-12 (taped 1986-11-18) Regular

John Ryan game 1.

Contestants

Fran La Bruto — a chiropractor from Bayonne, New Jersey

Judith Kallen Dry — a dental hygienist from Chicago, Illinois

John Ryan — a student from Santa Barbara, California

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
John $1,900 $3,800 $5,800 $5,800
New co-champion: $5,800
$6,800
20 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs)
Judith $0 $800 $-200 $-200
2nd place: Trip to St. Thomas of U.S. Virgin Islands
$-200
5 R, 3 W
Fran $400 $1,100 $2,900 $5,800
New co-champion: $5,800
$3,000
12 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD WAR II PBS WORDS ISRAEL FASHION DESIGNERS FAMOUS BEARDS
$100 [4]
In 1944, a U.S. sub sank when hit by 1 of these, which it fired itself
torpedo
John
$100 [21]
This answer is sponsored by the letter "J", like some episodes of this kids' show started in 1969
Sesame Street
Judith
$100 [6]
Term for the profane oaths "deleted" from the transcripts of Nixon's White House tapes
expletive
John
$100 [16]
To promote saving water during 1986 drought, Israel advised citizens to do this "with a friend"
take a shower
John
$100 [26]
Though not known as "The Shiek", this Italian is known for refined simply chic designs
Valentino
Fran
$100 [11]
The hirsute staple of carnival freak shows
bearded lady
John
$200 [5]
The fastest U.S. prop fighter ever built, its name is now on a sporty Ford
Mustang
Fran
DD $100 [24]
[Audio] Robin & Jim, part of their theme is the following:
MacNeil & Lehrer
Fran
$200 [7]
As arrows are stored in a quiver, a sword is stored in this
sheath or scabbard
$200 [17]
While Israel is called "The land of milk & honey", World Book says this fruit is the major crop
orange
Judith
$200 [27]
Of Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, or Robert Klein, the one whose clothing designs are for women only
Anne Klein
Judith
$200 [12]
The CIA plotted to humiliate this dictator by making his beard fall out
Fidel Castro
John
$300 [1]
Planes from this ally bombed Gestapo HQ in Denmark without hitting 2 hospitals 100 yards away
England
John
$200 [22]
"Billions & billions" of stars were presented to millions & millions of viewers by this astronomer
Carl Sagan
Fran
$300 [8]
"Acephalous", it describes a Washington Irving character
headless
Fran
$300 [18]
Colors on the flag of Israel
blue and white
Judith
$300 [13]
Design of the drug store package makes it look like these bearded brothers' names are Trade & Mark
Smith Brothers
Fran
$400 [2]
In German, this feared name means "air weapon"
Luftwaffe
John Fran
$300 [23]
Of 1.8, 2.5, or 3.7 hours per home, the average time PBS is viewed each week in U.S.
1.8
$400 [9]
A testator is the person making this document
will
John
$400 [19]
This desert covers the southern half of the country
Negev
John
$400 [14]
Of the 5 U.S. Presidents with beards, the number not assassinated
3
John
$500 [3]
Term 1st used for WWII naval operations, it's a temporary grouping under one leader to achieve a goal
task force
$500 [25]
The longest-running & most popular drama on "Masterpiece Theatre"
Upstairs, Downstairs
John
$500 [10]
Steve Perry's rock group, you could also call it "Peregrination"
Journey
John
$500 [20]
City in which March 26,1979 peace treaty between Israel & Egypt was signed
Washington, D.C.
John
$500 [15]
Beards fell out of fashion in France with the ascension of Louis XIII, beardless for this reason
he was a boy
Fran

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA SPORTS RECORDS SCIENCE MYTHOLOGY ODD JOBS
$200 [7]
On TV's "Mickey Mouse Club", this insect taught a generation how to spell "E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-P-E-D-I-A"
Jiminy Cricket
Fran
$200 [1]
His many "sky hooks" have helped him become pro basketball's all-time scoring leader
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
John
$200 [2]
A noise meter measures sound intensity in these units
decibels
Fran
$200 [12]
To be "in the arms of Morpheus", god of dreams, means to be this
asleep
John Fran
$200 [17]
Based in Overland Park, Kan., the Natl. Association of this trade has 6000 members, do I hear 6100?
auctioneers
John
$400 [8]
He contributed an article on Fascism to the "Encyclopedia Italiana"
Mussolini
Fran
$400 [19]
His 1281 goals are the most recorded for a pro soccer player
Pele
John
$400 [3]
Oxide commonly used on scraped knees & dark roots
hydrogen peroxide
John
$400 [13]
While in Greek myths, Zeus cheated on Hera, in Rome Jupiter was unfaithful to her
Juno
John Judith
DD $500 [18]
Johns Hopkins uses x-ray film of 1 of these performers to help those with esophagus problems
sword swallower
John
$600 [9]
Started in 1768, its original subtitle was "A Dictionary of Arts & Sciences Compiled on a New Plan"
Encyclopedia Britannica
John
$600 [20]
They've gone longer than any major league club without winning a World Series--almost 80 years
Chicago Cubs
Judith
$600 [4]
Cosmology is a branch of metaphysics or, to astronomers, the origin & structure of this
universe
John
DD $500 [15]
Soma was god, Isis & Artemis goddesses of this in Indian, Egyptian & Greek mythology respectively
moon
John
$600 [21]
Term for the person who operates the controls to set the trains on the right tracks
switcher (switchman)
John
$800 [10]
In 1961, this youth-oriented work became 1st encyclopedia to be published in Braille
The World Book
$800 [24]
Though 13 of his old KO's were recently thrown out, with 132 he still has the most in boxing history
Archie Moore
$800 [5]
He had already won a Nobel Prize before his famous studies of conditioned reflexes
(Ivan) Pavlov
Fran
$600 [14]
Anthropomorphic gods resembled man, while theriomorphic gods resembled these
animals (beasts)
$800 [22]
On TV, job of Ray K. Fenwick & William Preston
Mounties
$1,000 [11]
"Encyclopedia" comes from Greek "enkyklios" meaning "general" & "paideia" meaning this
education (rearing of a child)
Judith
$1,000 [25]
This kicker & quarterback scored 2002 points, the most in pro football history
George Blanda
Fran
$1,000 [6]
Born in 1861, this scientist worked with Henry Ford to make rubber from milk of goldenrod
George Washington Carver
Fran
$1,000 [16]
Tisiphone, the blood avenger; Alecto, the persevering avenger; & Magaera, the jealous
Furies
John
$1,000 [23]
After 5 years, Nina Blackwood & J.J. Jackson have stopped performing this function on cable TV
VJs
Judith

Final Jeopardy!

POP MUSIC

They're the only father-daughter pair to have had Billboard #1 hits both individually & as a duet

Frank and Nancy Sinatra

Fran "Who are Nancy & Frank Sinatra" — wagered $2,900
John "Who are the Boones?" — wagered $0

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