Show #709 1987-10-08 (taped 1987-06-23) Regular

Richard Perez-Pena game 2.

Contestants

Gregg Horne — a helicopter pilot originally from Hampton, Virginia

Mary Sinning — a housewife originally from New Jersey

Richard Perez-Pena — a journalist originally from Cuba (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,799)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Richard	$1,600	$1,900	$6,300	$3,701 2-day champion: $16,500	$7,300 20 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Mary	$500	$900	$700	$1 3rd place: Litton microwave oven	$700 9 R, 5 W
Gregg	$600	$2,500	$3,700	$700 2nd place: PTS Turbo 1000 exercycle & Hitachi 19" TV	$3,500 16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

ROCKS & MINERALS	SENIOR CITIZENS	LATIN LEGAL LINGO	HISTORY	ADVERSARIES	BY GEORGE
$100 [13] The mineral sulfur is a pale shade of this color yellow Gregg	$100 [3] In 1977, 80-year-old Alice Pearce was elected to this "regal" honor at North Carolina's Methodist College Homecoming Queen Richard	$100 [1] "I will not contest it" nolo contendere Gregg	$100 [5] On July 31, 1969, for the 1st time in history, a Pope visited this continent less than 400 mi. from Rome Africa Richard	$100 [12] The archenemy of this archer was the Sheriff of Nottingham Robin Hood Gregg	$100 [20] His 1981 hit "All Those Years Ago" was a tribute to John Lennon George Harrison Mary
$200 [14] A helictite is a twisted form of this cave ceiling feature stalactite Richard Mary	—	$200 [2] "In fact" de facto Mary	$200 [6] 1937's Battle of Guadalajara was fought in this country Spain Richard	$200 [15] Among this character's antagonists are Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, the Tasmanian Devil... Bugs Bunny Richard	$200 [21] "God"like author of "How to Live to Be 100 or More" George Burns Gregg
$300 [17] Black, shiny volcanic glass named for Obsius, who, Pliny said, discovered it obsidian Richard	—	$300 [4] "Not of sound mind" non compos mentis Mary	$300 [7] The 2 primary Greek city-states that fought the Peloponnesian war Athens and Sparta Richard	$300 [16] Type of business in which Christie's is Sotheby's arch rival the auction business Gregg	DD $500 [24] Composer of thefollowing, though it said the only "levees" he knew were his neighbors in Brooklyn:"Swanee, how I love you, how I love you / My dear old Swanee / I'd give up the world to be / Among the folks in D-I-X-I-" George Gershwin Gregg
$400 [22] While marble & slate are metamorphic rocks, shale & limestone are this type sedimentary Gregg	—	$400 [10] "In good faith" bona fide (bona fides accepted) Gregg	$400 [8] Though her father had died the year before, it was in this year that Elizabeth II was crowned 1953 Richard	$400 [18] T.S. Eliot based Macavity the mystery cat on this archenemy of a famous fictional British detective Dr. Moriarty Richard Gregg	—
$500 [23] Specific term for quality of light reflected by a mineral; a diamond might have a brilliant one luster	—	$500 [11] "The body of a crime" corpus delicti Richard	$500 [9] In 1608, 12 years before Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, this French explorer founded Quebec Samuel de Champlain	$500 [19] Adversaries of this comic pair on their '50s TV series included Mike the cop & Mr. Fields the landlord Abbott and Costello Mary	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. CITIES	PERSONAL QUOTES	FLAGS	POETS' CORNER	PUBLISHING	ANCIENT TELEVISION
$200 [1] The 1st major American city to elect a socialist mayor, this Wisconsin city had them for 38 years Milwaukee Mary	$200 [11] He said, "No matter what , I will not resign"--3 days before he resigned in 1974 Richard Nixon Gregg	$200 [5] Guinness says the largest parade of American flags, 13,000, took place in Honolulu on this date in 1985 July 4th Richard	$200 [18] Chaucer, Spenser, Tennyson & Browning are all buried in Poets' Corner here Westminster Abbey Richard	$200 [16] Target audience of the national newspaper known as the "Weekly Reader" elementary school children Gregg	$200 [24] Since 1947, panels of journalists have questioned newsmakers on this Sunday show Meet the Press Gregg
$400 [2] In 1819, Andrew Jackson & 2 partners founded this largest Tennessee city Memphis Richard	$400 [12] "Say anything you like about me except that I drink water," quipped this comic W.C. Fields Gregg	$400 [7] "Striking the flag" means lowering it at sea, or taking it down in the battle as a sign of this surrender Richard	$400 [21] Surname of sibling poets Laura, William Rose & Stephen Vincent Benet Mary	$400 [17] To set it apart from this city's tabloids, the new "News on Sunday" promised no photos of topless women London Richard Mary	$400 [27] In 1949 Uncle Miltie hosted the 1st of these on TV for the "Damon Runyon Memorial Fund" telethon Richard
$600 [3] The part of U.S. Route 41 connecting these 2 Florida cities is called "The Tamiami Trail" Tampa & Miami Mary	$600 [13] "When I want to read a novel, I write one," said this novelist & Victorian prime minister Benjamin Disraeli Richard	$600 [8] The colors in common to the flags of Canada, Mexico, & the U.S. red & white Gregg	$600 [22] In 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley moved to this country, where he wrote his greatest poems Italy Richard Gregg	$600 [19] This multi-media mogul has added Harper & Row publishers to his stable of Aussie, U.S. & British holdings Rupert Murdoch Mary	$600 [28] He was "At Large" in 1949 but was later captured to become "Today"s 1st host Dave Garroway Mary
$800 [4] Half of Alabama's Ph.D.s live in this single city Huntsville Gregg	$800 [14] "I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true", stated this 4-time Oscar winner Katharine Hepburn Richard	$800 [9] Name given the horizontal measurement of a flag, or Jeff Goldblum's noted 1986 role the fly Richard	$800 [23] This Scottish author of "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" refused the post of poet laureate Sir Walter Scott Mary Gregg	$800 [20] Educational publishing company that puts out Business Week Magazine McGraw-Hill Richard Mary Gregg	—
$1,000 [6] Tho many say this Texas city is named for our 11th VP, its founder said he named it for a friend Dallas Richard Mary	$1,000 [15] "When I split an infinitive... I split it so it will stay split", which explains Philip Marlowe's grammar Raymond Chandler Richard	DD $1,000 [10] The royal standard of England flies from a building only under this circumstance when the monarch is in residence Richard	$1,000 [25] He had already published "Tamerlane & Other Poems" when he was appointed to West Point Edgar Allan Poe Gregg	$1,000 [26] Tho Picture Week Magazine failed, this co. was still highest-ranked publisher for 1986 on the Fortune 500 Time Richard	—

Final Jeopardy!

AUTOMOBILES

This foreign company, which didn't make any cars until early 1960s, is now 4th largest U.S. automaker

Honda

Mary "What is Toyota" — wagered $699

Gregg "What is Toyota?" — wagered $3,000

Richard "What is Renault?" — wagered $2,599

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