Show #1285 1990-03-16 (taped 1989-10-24) Regular

Clues featured (out of order) in the opening scene of the TV filmHomeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story.

Contestants

Keith Herritt — a musician from San Pablo, California

Mark Shrager — a budget analyst from Granada Hills, California

Phil Leib — a typographer from Westfield, New Jersey (whose 3-day cash winnings total $24,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Phil	$2,000	$3,800	$15,200	$11,999 2nd place: Bassett Old World bedroom set	$10,800 26 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Mark	$2,000	$3,600	$9,200	$12,000 New champion: $12,000	$8,200 19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Keith	$400	$1,900	$4,100	$4,200 3rd place: Haviland dinnerware service for 4	$4,100 14 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE FAR EAST	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	ODDS & ENDS	POLITICAL PARTIES	TV TRIVIA	RHYME TIME
$100 [19] In 1978 Chiang Kai-shek's son, Chiang Ching-kuo, was elected president of this island nation Taiwan (Republic of China) Phil	$100 [14] A violin doesn't have these dividing lines on its fingerboard as a guitar does Frets Keith	$100 [18] In ancient rites, human blood was used to christen a ship; today it's usually this liquid Champagne Phil	$100 [1] The nation's oldest existing 3rd party, it was founded in 1869 to prevent the manufacture & sale of liquor Prohibition Party Phil	$100 [8] "SCTV"'s spoof of this intellectual roundtable was called "Firing Squad" "Firing Line" Mark	$100 [6] Mother Goose character who sat on a wall & had a great fall Humpty Dumpty Phil
$300 [21] China's Grand Canal connects these 2 rivers Yangtze & Yellow Phil Keith	$200 [15] A lithophone is an old oriental percussion instrument made of this, but you wouldn't find it in a rock band Stone Mark	$200 [26] Popular during both world wars, this "fortune-telling" board is now made by Parker Brothers Ouija Board Phil	$200 [2] In 1968 this American Independent Party candidate received almost 10 million votes & won 5 states George Wallace Mark	$200 [9] In titles of TV series, this word has preceded heat, court & gallery Night Phil	$200 [7] Knock, Knock Who's there?Boo! Boo, Who? Mark
$400 [25] Singapore & Malaysia were formerly ruled by this European country Great Britain Mark	$300 [22] It has no historic connection with the Hebrews; its name may be an alteration of jaw Jew's Harp Keith	$300 [28] This common gesture of friendship arose from the need to prove that you weren't carrying a weapon Shaking Hands Mark	$300 [3] Norman Thomas was this party's presidential candidate in every election from 1928 to 1948 Socialist Party Mark	$300 [13] This TV character's name was Zeb, but most of the other Waltons called him this Grandpa Keith	$300 [10] 1940s style with tight cuffed trousers, wide lapels & heavily padded shoulders zoot suit Phil
$500 [27] The 2 countries whose shared border, set in 1945, roughly follows the 38th Parallel North & South Korea Phil	$400 [23] A hi-hat is a foot-operated pair of these cymbals Keith	$400 [29] This fabulous fad of the 1950s still comes in a plastic egg-shaped container Silly Putty Mark	$400 [4] He was the last Federalist candidate to be elected president John Quincy Adams Phil	$400 [16] "Primetime Live" star of whom it was said, "If there were no television, he would go door-to-door" Sam Donaldson	$400 [11] Mischievous imp that might wreck the machinery in a Moscow landmark Kremlin Gremlin Phil
DD $1,200 [20] A Japanese military center from 1868 to 1945, this city is now home to Peace Memorial Park Hiroshima Phil	$500 [24] A glockenspiel sounds like these, "glocken" being the German word for them Bells Keith	$500 [30] This practice originated in the fear that a new bride might bring bad luck into a house Carrying the bride across the threshold Mark	$500 [5] Formed to oppose Andrew Jackson, this party's 1st program was Clay's "American System" favoring high tariffs Whigs Phil	$500 [17] At the end of "Book II" of this miniseries, Rudy Jordache was shot by Falconetti "Rich Man, Poor Man" Mark	$500 [12] A minor traffic accident Fender Bender Mark

Double Jeopardy! Round

THEATER	LANGUAGES	BIOLOGY	RELIGIOUS HISTORY	ROYALTY	RUDOLPHS & RUDOLFS
$200 [6] The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts overlooks this river Potomac Phil	$200 [16] Quechua, widely spoken in Peru & Ecuador, was the mother tongue of this ancient Indian nation Inca Phil	$200 [2] This 1-celled protozoan gets its name from a Greek word meaning "change" the amoeba Mark	$200 [1] The 1914 Welsh Church Act declared that this was no longer the official church of Wales Anglican/Episcopalian/Church of England Mark	$200 [5] King Olaf II is this country's patron saint Norway Keith	$200 [22] This Italian got 1 of his 1st breaks when he replaced Clifton Webb in a dance act—how chic Rudolph Valentino Phil
$400 [8] Type of theatrical make-up whose name is found in the title of an Anthony Newley musical greasepaint Mark	$600 [18] The 1st written record of this language is a transcription of the Strasbourg Oaths of 842 French Phil Keith	$400 [3] Because there are no blood vessels in this layer of skin, nutrition is supplied by a tissue fluid the epidermis Keith	$400 [4] His name is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name "Joshua", which means "Jehovah is Salvation" Jesus Phil	$400 [7] His infant son, Fuad II, succeeded him briefly as king of Egypt after his abdication in 1952 King Farouk Keith	$400 [24] In 1989 this ballet star made his stage debut as an actor in "The King & I"—shall we dance? Rudolf Nureyev Mark
$600 [11] Tolstoy's "Tzar Fyodor Ivanovich" was the 1st play produced at this Russian theater in 1898 Moscow Arts Theater Phil	$800 [20] In this country, Serbo-Croatian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet & Croato-Serbian is written in the Roman alphabet Yugoslavia Mark	$800 [10] It's the classification above species, but below family genus Keith	$600 [15] Martin Luther objected to the papal policy of selling these to remit penalty for sins indulgences Phil	$600 [12] "Good King" whose statue looks out on the square in Prague that's named for him Wenceslas Keith	$600 [25] He helped Hitler write "Mein Kampf" & later joined his cabinet Rudolf Hess Phil
$800 [19] This director died just hours before the opening of his last hit musical, "42nd Street" Gower Champion Phil Keith	$1,000 [23] Standard Spanish originated in this ancient kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula Castille Mark Keith	$1,000 [21] The system of giving 2 scientific names to all organisms was devised by this Swedish naturalist (Carl) Linnaeus Mark	$800 [29] Specific term for someone who claims to be pope when there already is one antipope Phil Keith	$800 [13] King Gustav III of this country died after being shot at a masked ball in 1792 Sweden Keith	$800 [27] This president fits the category because his middle name is Rudolph Gerald Ford Phil
$1,000 [26] The characters in his play "Hay Fever" were inspired by actress Laurette Taylor & her family Noel Coward Phil	DD $3,800 [17] Of all Semite languages, this one is spoken by the most people Arabic Phil	DD $1,600 [9] The opposite of ventral; this term refers to the back region of animals dorsal Mark	$1,000 [30] Mohammed's flight from Mecca ended at this city, considered Islam's 2nd holiest Medina Phil	$1,000 [14] The Oldenburg Dynasty founded by King Christian I ruled this country from 1448-1863 Denmark Keith	$1,000 [28] This composer wrote "The Donkey Seranade" for the film version of one of his operettas Rudolf Friml Phil

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY CHARACTERS

He first appeared as the title character in the 1630 drama "The Seducer of Seville"

Don Juan

Keith "Who is Don Juan?" — wagered $100

Mark "Who is Don Juan?" — wagered $2,800

Phil "Who is Figaro?" — wagered $3,201

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