Show #1536 1991-04-15 (taped 1991-02-13) Regular

Contestants

Jonathan Brandt — an actor originally from Stirling, New Jersey

Kelly Wiessner — an editor originally from Fanwood, New Jersey

Burt Albert — a lawyer from Salem, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $17,001)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Burt	$500	$1,300	$7,300	$11,401 3-day champion: $28,402	$7,300 15 R, 3 W
Kelly	$500	$2,000	$3,200	$1,500 3rd place: Cazal 951 & 955 sunglasses + Nintendo Entertainment System with games	$3,200 13 R, 2 W
Jonathan	$1,800	$2,700	$5,700	$11,399 2nd place: trip to the Cayman Islands	$8,600 23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

"I" IN SCIENCE	ROCK LYRICS	FAIRIES & FOLKLORE	WORLD FACTS	LIBRARIES	SAY CHEESE
$100 [16] An atom that becomes electrically charged by gaining or losing an electron ion Jonathan	$100 [2] In a Beatles song, she "picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been" Eleanor Rigby Jonathan	$100 [19] This country has fairy folk called shee as well as leprechauns Ireland Burt	$100 [7] This huge Asian country's 1st copyright law is scheduled to go into effect on June 1, 1991 China Kelly	$100 [1] This library's administrator is appointed by the President with the approval of the Senate Library of Congress Jonathan	$100 [22] This most popular English cheese is naturally white, but often sold dyed orange cheddar Kelly
$200 [17] A light bulb breaking produces 1 of these, the opposite of an explosion implosion Jonathan	$200 [3] "When you're alone & life is making you lonely, you can always go" here downtown Kelly	$200 [27] He puts "sleepy dust" in children's eyes to help them sleep sandman Burt	$200 [8] These islands off the coast of Ecuador are scattered over an area of some 36,000 square miles Galápagos Kelly	$200 [12] The Astor & Lenox Libraries formed the basis for this city's public library in 1895 New York Public Library Jonathan	$200 [23] The semisoft Wisconsin cheese shaped like the building block for which it's named brick cheese
$300 [18] All non-carbon compounds are studied by this major branch of chemistry inorganic Kelly	$300 [4] "Who walks in the classroom cool and slow? Who calls the English teacher 'daddy-o'?" Charlie Brown Kelly	$300 [28] Some say the Menehunes of this U.S. state can build a road in a single night Hawaii	$300 [9] This Belgian city is famous for its bridges & its name is Dutch for bridges Bruges Burt Kelly	$300 [13] The Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library at this N.J. school is the state's largest research library Princeton Burt	$300 [24] Called "the cheese of kings & popes", it's the only blue cheese made from ewe's milk Roquefort Kelly
$400 [20] Muscles remain at the same length but their tension increases in this type of exercise isometric	$400 [5] "Oh, here she comes, watch out boy, she'll chew you up, oh, here she comes, she's" this maneater Jonathan	$400 [29] A bowl of cream is one of the few gifts these fairies with a "sweet snack" name will accept brownie Jonathan	$400 [10] Queen Mary's dolls' house is one of the attractions at this castle 22 miles west of London Windsor Jonathan	$400 [14] This state's oldest library is the Wilmington Institute Free Library, founded in 1788 Delaware Kelly	$400 [25] This Dutch variety is similar to Edam, except that its extra butterfat makes it creamier Gouda Kelly
$500 [21] It's another name for polio infantile paralysis Jonathan	DD $600 [6] It begins, "When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light we'll see" "Stand By Me" Jonathan	—	$500 [11] The world's leading dinosaur museum is in this westernmost prairie province of Canada Alberta Burt	$500 [15] His presidential library was dedicated on July 19, 1990 in Yorba Linda, California Nixon Burt	$500 [26] It's how the French say "cheese" fromage Jonathan

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	7-LETTER WORDS	AUTHORS	STATE CAPITALS	THEATRE	THE BILL OF RIGHTS
$200 [6] Unjustly condemned for treason, Alfred Dreyfus was sent to this penal colony in 1895 Devil's Island Kelly	$200 [26] The path followed by electric current, it has to be closed for the light to work circuit Jonathan	$200 [11] Eudora Welty celebrated her 79th birthday by visiting this home of Thomas Jefferson Monticello Jonathan	$200 [1] This Nevada capital lies 14 miles east of Lake Tahoe Carson City Jonathan	$200 [12] Arthur Miller's play "Incident At Vichy" takes place during this war Second World War Burt	$200 [21] The Sixth Amendment guarantees every American the right to a speedy & public one of these trial Jonathan
$400 [7] The overthrow of Robespierre in 1794 ended this period of the French Revolution Reign of Terror Burt	$400 [27] Occupation of Carlton on TV's "Rhoda" doorman Jonathan	$400 [13] His books include "Thank You, Jeeves", "Very Good, Jeeves" & "Carry On, Jeeves" P.G. Wodehouse Jonathan	$400 [2] This capital's tallest buildings are the John Hancock Tower & the Prudential Center Boston, Massachusetts Jonathan	$400 [14] This rock musical that opened on Broadway in April 1968 listed the staff astrologer on the program Hair Jonathan	$400 [22] Congress shall not abridge the "right of the people peaceably to" do this assemble Jonathan
$600 [8] Due to our desire to build a canal, we encouraged the Panamanian revolt against this country in 1903 Colombia Burt Jonathan	$600 [28] A contraction of Mary Magdalene's name gave us this adjective for "foolishly sentimental" Maudlin Kelly	$600 [16] More than 30 of his books were made into films, including "Hondo" & "How the West Was Won" Louis L'Amour Burt	$800 [4] The Sunflower State Exposition is held annually in this capital Topeka, (Kansas) Burt	$600 [15] "Questionable" title of Edward Albee's first full-length play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Burt	$600 [23] Adopted in 1791, the Bill of Rights bears the signatures of the Speaker of the House & this Vice Pres. John Adams Kelly
$800 [9] These eastern Mediterranean traders were the first known colonists in ancient Spain Phoenicians Burt Kelly	$800 [29] The "tail" side of a coin is the reverse; the "head" side is this obverse Jonathan	$800 [17] This author of "The Bonfire of the Vanities" started writing a biography of Napoleon when was 9 Thomas Wolfe Burt	DD $1,000 [3] By the mid-19th c., this city had become major Pacific whaling port Honolulu Jonathan	$1,000 [20] This Frenchman's 1669 comedy "The Miser" was derived from Plautus' play "Aulularia" Molière Burt	$800 [24] The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable search & this seizure Jonathan
$1,000 [10] At the 1801, naval Battle of Copenhagen, Sir Hyde Parker was Britain's first-in-command & he was second Admiral Nelson Burt Kelly	$1,000 [30] From Greek for "public service", it's a body of rites prescribed for a public religious service liturgy	$1,000 [18] She's Princess Diana's stepgrandmother, but she's better known for her romance novels Barbara Cartland Jonathan	$1,000 [5] This city's capitol building is built in the shape of the sun symbol of the Zia Indian pueblo Santa Fe, New Mexico Burt	DD $2,000 [19] He based "Camille" on his novel "La Dame aux Camelias" Alexandre Dumas Jonathan	$1,000 [25] This future president was both the chief architect of the Bill of Rights & the Father of the Constitution Madison Burt

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS

This classic race was first won by Ray Harroun on May 30, 1911

the Indianapolis 500

Kelly "What is the Paris-Dakkar Rally" — wagered $1,700

Jonathan "What is the Indy 500?" — wagered $5,699

Burt "What is the Indy 500" — wagered $4,101

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