Show #1396 1990-10-01 (taped 1990-08-20) Regular

Jim Scott game 5. Crackle.com listed date as October 10, 1990.

Contestants

David Hall — a musician from Melrose, Massachusetts

Mark Thompson — a Realtor from Lexington, Massachusetts

Jim Scott — a college student from Charlottesville, Virginia (whose 4-day cash winnings total $44,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$0	$1,100	$4,100	$4,600 5-day co-champion: $49,300	$6,900 19 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs)
Mark	$1,000	$1,900	$1,800	$3,600 2nd place: trip to New York City	$5,300 15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
David	$900	$1,700	$2,300	$4,600 New co-champion: $4,600	$2,300 10 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

6-LETTER WORDS	ALBERTA	THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS	FOOD FACTS	PHYSICS	KING ARTHUR
$100 [12] Imitate without meaning, like a talking bird parrot Jim Mark David	$100 [1] Named for its shape, the Saddledome in this city is home to the NHL Flames Calgary Jim	$100 [21] Jessica Lange won in 1977 for her performance in this film, & we're not monkeying around King Kong David	$100 [23] By definition, fish cooked "en papillote" is wrapped in this paper Jim	$100 [4] 1 of the 4 basic forces in nature is this one that keeps you earthbound gravity Mark	$100 [7] It's said that this court was located on the Usk River near the Welsh border Camelot David
$200 [15] A greeting that means "peace" in Arabic, or the bow that can accompany it salaam Mark	$200 [2] Alberta is located in this time zone Mountain Jim David	$200 [22] This film earned Golden Globes for Arthur Hiller, Erich Segal, Ali MacGraw & Francis Lai Love Story Mark	$200 [24] These chewy Nabisco cookies come in apple, strawberry, raspberry & fig varieties Newtons Jim	$200 [5] Some consider plasma as a state of matter along with these 3 liquid, solid & gas Mark	$200 [8] King Arthur proved himself the rightful heir to Britain's throne by pulling this sword from a stone Excalibur David
$300 [16] Pigs do it in their pens & people do it in luxury or self-pity wallow Jim	$300 [3] Capital city that's home to the world's largest shopping mall Edmonton Mark	$300 [28] Named "Most Promising Newcomer" in 1955, she won in 1989 for "Madame Sousatzka" Shirley MacLaine David	$300 [25] It's the most widely cultivated variety of pear in the U.S.--you can quote us on that the Bartlett Jim	$300 [6] Electric current is the flow of these through a wire electrons David	$300 [9] After a battle with Mordred, the mortally wounded Arthur was taken to this isle Avalon
$400 [17] A small decorative hole in fabric, or a small hole for shoelaces eyelet David	$400 [13] Name for the hot, dry winds that blow down the Rockies across southern Alberta the chinook Jim	—	$500 [27] Traditionally, clam sauce is made in either of these 2 "colors" red & white Jim	$400 [19] It's the tendency of a material to return to its original dimensions after a stress is removed resilience (or elasticity) Mark	$400 [10] 1 of 3 knights who found the Holy Grail Percival (or Galahad or Bors) Jim David
$500 [18] The "Great" one ended when Martin V was elected Pope in 1417 Schism Mark	$500 [14] To see picturesque Lake Louise, go to this national park Banff Jim	—	DD $800 [26] Emmentaler cheese originated in the Emmen Valley in this country Switzerland Jim	$500 [20] The point at which lines of magnetic flux seem to converge is called this a pole	$500 [11] T.H. White took this title for his stories from Arthur's epitaph which reads, "Here lies King Arthur..." The Once and Future King Mark

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LEADERS	OPERA	U.S. HISTORY	EUROPEAN ARTISTS	RIVERS	NAME THE AUTHOR
$200 [2] In 1974 this Yugoslav leader was made president for life Tito Mark	$200 [12] Of a tragic opera, a comic opera or an opera performed in the nude, what a opera buffa is a comic opera Mark	$200 [7] 1924 was the last time a presidential nominee of this party didn't carry New York City the Democratic Party Mark	$200 [13] English-born artist Thomas Sully painted a famous portrait of this young queen in 1838 Victoria Jim	$200 [1] Montreal is on an island in this river the St. Lawrence Mark	$200 [18] "A History of N.Y. from the Beg. of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty" by "Diedrich Knickerbocker" Washington Irving Jim Mark
$400 [3] From 1968 until the treaty was signed in 1977, Gen. O. Torrijos led the campaign to get control of this from us the Panama Canal David	$400 [26] Bellini's opera "I Puritani" is set in Plymouth in this country during its civil war England Jim	$400 [8] In 1878 Simeon Baldwin founded this, now the largest association of U.S. lawyers the American Bar Association Mark	$400 [14] He left his wife and children in Denmark a few years before he moved to the South Pacific Gauguin Jim	$400 [25] An 80-mile-long canal, built between 1932-7 connects Moscow with this river the Volga Jim	$800 [20] "The Hamlet" William Faulkner
$600 [4] Egon Krenz was East Germany's leader for 6 weeks after replacing this man in October 1989 Honecker Jim	$600 [27] In Act I of "Nerone" Nero comes to bury the ashes of this relative whom he has murdered mom	$600 [10] In 1851 this boat won the Royal Yacht Squadron Trophy, which was later named for it the America David	$600 [15] Frans Hals was born in Antwerp but moved to this country with his parents at a young age Holland (or the Netherlands) Jim	$600 [23] Ho Chi Minh City is situated on this river that wasn't renamed when the city was (the) Saigon (River) Jim David	$1,000 [19] "The Wayward Bus" John Steinbeck
$800 [5] In 1977 this Soviet ruler became the first to hold titles as both head of the party & chief of state Brezhnev Jim	$800 [24] His play "The Emperor Jones" inspired an opera of the same name O'Neill Jim	$800 [9] In 1867 this general became acting Secretary of War (U.S.) Grant Jim	$1,000 [17] Francois Boucher, a favorite of Madame de Pompadour, held the title of "1st Painter" to this French king Louis XV Mark	$800 [22] The Loire, the longest river in France, empties into this bay the Bay of Biscay Jim	—
$1,000 [6] This former prime minister of Rhodesia lives in Zimbabwe Ian Smith Mark	$1,000 [28] His opera "Nabucco", which premiered in 1842, made him famous in Italy Giuseppe Verdi David	$1,000 [11] In 1933-4 this city staged a World's Fair to celebrate its 100th anniversary Chicago	DD $2,000 [16] The Swiss artist whose last name is pronounced "Clay" spelled it this way Klee Jim	DD $3,500 [21] One of Africa's richest countries & one of Africa's poorest are named after this river the Niger River Mark	—

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS

For the 1st half of this century, it was the westernmost city represented in Major League Baseball

St. Louis

Mark "What is St. Louis?" — wagered $1,800

David "What is St Louis?" — wagered $2,300

Jim "What is St Louis?" — wagered $500

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