Show #592 1987-03-17 (taped 1986-11-19) Regular

John Ryan game 4.

Contestants

Maggie Baker — a flight attendant from Hermosa Beach, California

Brent Minor — a fundraising consultant originally from Charlotte, North Carolina

John Ryan — a student from Santa Barbara, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $34,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$300	$800	$7,300	$14,300 4-day champion: $48,800	$7,900 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Brent	$100	$800	$2,900	$5,790 3rd place: Swintec typewriter	$3,200 13 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Maggie	$300	$1,800	$4,600	$9,200 2nd place: Trip to Florida	$4,600 14 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

TRAVEL & TOURISM	STATE FISH	1-WORD SONGS	AFRICA	BOGIE	TAKE A GUESS
$100 [23] "Birnbaum's Europe" says while in Helsinki you should take one of these in a 200° F. room sauna John	$100 [21] Its state fish is the humuhumunukunukuapua'a Hawaii Brent	$100 [16] David Bowie's biggest American hit & Irene Cara's 2nd biggest, shared this 1-word title "Fame" Brent	$100 [11] Any atlas will help you locate these mountains of NW Africa named for a titan of Greek myth Atlas Mountains John	$100 [9] "Let's talk about the black bird" The Maltese Falcon Maggie	$100 [3] A epilogist is one who writes or speaks these epilogue John
$200 [25] A Sept. '87 theme cruise with stars of this TV show will take place on the Azure Seas, not the Enterprise Star Trek John	$200 [22] Though this "regal" salmon is Alaska's state fish, it doesn't wear a crown king salmon Maggie	$200 [17] In a Grammy winning song, "The canvas can do miracles" refers to the fine art of doing this "Sailing"	$200 [12] Of hippos, lions & rhinos, the animal that's native only to Africa hippos Maggie	$200 [10] "Fred C. Dobbs don't say nuthin' he don't mean" Treasure of the Sierra Madre John	$200 [4] This brassy Broadway belter's last name was shortened from "Zimmerman" Ethel Merman Brent
$300 [24] Rabbi Ovadya Yosef ruled religious law bars Jews from attending these sporting events in Spain bullfighting Maggie	—	$300 [18] "Kink"y song about a man who wonders why his "girl"friend"walks like a woman but... talks like a man" "Lola" John	$300 [1] When Ivory Coast Sen. Biaka-Boda returned to his home district to campaign, his constituents did this to him eat him John Maggie	$300 [13] "The problems of 3 little people don't amount to a hill o' beans in this crazy world" Casablanca Maggie	$300 [5] Circuit City's TV ads featured this deaf 18th century composer recommending their stereos Beethoven John
$400 [26] For tours here, use the East Gate on East Executive Ave. & remember, no admission is ever charged White House Brent	—	$400 [19] Of "Him", "Her", "You", & "Me", the one never a Top 40 hit "Her" John Brent Maggie	$400 [2] After mistakenly signing treaty agreeing to Italian control, this country defeated Italian army in 1896 Ethiopia John Brent	$400 [14] "Ah, but the strawberries! That's--That's where I had them" The Caine Mutiny Maggie	DD $500 [6] The companies behind stock ticker symbols XRX & XON Xerox and Exxon John
$500 [27] At this site where tourists could see a chicken farm in 1922, they can see a "Kongflict" today Universal Studios Maggie	—	$500 [20] It could be the reason The Dave Clark Five recorded it "Because"	$500 [7] On the continent as a whole more people speak this language, by far, than any other Arabic John	$500 [15] "What I said about having to get out & carry this old boat was meant to be a joke" The African Queen Brent	$500 [8] Full name of "Great Gatsby" author, it includes full name of his "Star-Spangled" relative Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Brent Maggie

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	AMERICAN AUTHORS	STARTS WITH "M"	PHILOSOPHY	ROLLER SKATING	ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER
$200 [4] Mexico abolished this in 1829, 36 years before we did slavery Maggie	$200 [12] At the turn of the century, this Georgian founded "Uncle Remus Magazine" Joel Chandler Harris	$200 [9] What you have if everything you contact turns to gold--or a muffler Midas touch Brent	$200 [22] Act which led Descartes to conclude, "...therefore I am" I think John	$200 [6] Kids can get a merit badge from these 2 organizations for roller skating skills Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Brent	$200 [20] This term means the presiding officer, not a La-Z-Boy chair John Brent Maggie
$400 [5] He wrote in defense of French revolution, which, considering it was inspired by ours, made "Common Sense" Thomas Paine Brent	$400 [13] New England poet who is only American honored in Westminster Abbey's Poet's Corner Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	$400 [14] Modifying this city's name gave Australian opera star Nellie Melba her last name Melbourne Maggie	$400 [23] It's said Aristophanes' mockery helped lead to a death sentence for this philosopher Socrates Maggie	$400 [7] According to one expert, the basic strategy of this sport is "kill or be killed" roller derby Brent	$400 [24] Recording these is the job for which the recording secretary "punches the clock" minutes John
DD $500 [1] In 1958, these 2 countries formed the short-lived United Arab Republic Syria & Egypt John	$600 [17] She studied psychology with William James at Radcliffe before she founded the "Lost Generation" Gertrude Stein Maggie	$600 [15] What Bob Hope says he likes to see on the labels of things he buys Made in the U.S.A. Brent	$600 [25] Deductive reasoning leads to valid conclusions, while this type leads only to probabilities inductive reasoning John	DD $500 [10] Title of the following:"I rode my bicycle past your window last night / I roller skated to your door at daylight / It almost seems like you're avoiding me..." "Brand New Key" Brent	—
$800 [2] In 1571, the city of Manila in the Philippines was founded by these people Spanish John	$800 [19] Though known for several teen classics, he won Pulitzer Prizes for "Alice Adams" & "The Magnificent Ambersons" Booth Tarkington	$800 [16] Degree granted when you earn an MFA master of fine arts John	$800 [26] Will & Ariel Durant defined the era between 1558 & 1648 as the "Age of ..." this Reason Maggie	$600 [8] Howie Mandel in "A Fine Mess" & comic book heroine Halo both share this roller skating profession waiter or waitress (carhop) Maggie	—
$1,000 [3] Nguyen That Thanh, founder of N. Vietnam, changed his name to this, meaning "He who enlightens" Ho Chi Minh John	$1,000 [21] Many years after "2 Years Before the Mast", he helped prosecute Jefferson Davis Dana John	$1,000 [18] Since his father was killed there & made into a pie, Peter Rabbit was forbidden to go there McGregor's garden Brent	$1,000 [27] Son of the Count of Aquino, this medieval philosopher went on to become patron saint of Catholic school Thomas Aquinas John	$1,000 [11] In 1863, American James Plimpton invented the "rocking skate", enabling skaters to do this for 1st time skate in a curve Brent	—

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS MEN

Howard Hughes, Edwin Link & Glen Curtiss are enshrined in the National Hall of Fame honoring this

aviation

Brent "What isaviationaviation?" — wagered $2,890

Maggie "What is aviation" — wagered $4,600

John "What is aviation?" — wagered $7,000

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