Show #1286 1990-03-19 (taped 1989-11-06) Regular

Contestants

Ken Sarajian — a color separator from Mahwah, New Jersey

Mary Beth Smalley — a curatorial assistant from Brooklyn, New York

Mark Shrager — a budget analyst from Granada Hills, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$2,300	$6,400	$11,000	$8,000 2-day champion: $20,000	$10,000 28 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
MaryBeth	$700	$400	$1,400	$2,799 2nd place: Trip to Puerto Rico & St. Kitts	$1,400 8 R, 2 W
Ken	$1,800	$2,100	$1,500	$100 3rd place: Fredrick Ramond Chandelier	$2,500 14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

FILE UNDER "E"	LIBRARIES	THE PLANETS	MIDDLE NAMES	WORLD LEADERS	MEDALS & DECORATIONS
$100 [20] The motto on the Great Seal of the U.S.: "Out of many, one" "E Pluribus Unum" Ken	$100 [26] The T. Jefferson Building, John Adams Building & James Madison Memorial Bldg. house this Library of Congress MaryBeth	$100 [1] Because it's closest to the sun, this planet is best seen near the horizon just before sunset or sunrise Mercury MaryBeth	$100 [13] It was the middle name of John Astor the hotel builder and his great-grandfather the fur trader Jacob Mark	$100 [6] 2 Sikh bodyguards assassinated this Indian prime minister on Oct. 31, 1984 Indira Gandhi Mark	$100 [11] The highest award to a hero of the Soviet Union, or the top award a teacher gives a young pupil Gold Star Ken
$200 [21] Eritrea, now the northernmost province of this country, was an Italian colony from 1890-1941 Ethiopia Mark	$200 [27] His presidential library was opened in Hyde Park, N.Y. while he was still in office Franklin Delano Roosevelt Ken	$200 [2] This "colorful" 20,000 mile-wide storm on Jupiter has been raging for centuries The Red Spot Mark	$200 [14] This cowboy humorist had 2 middle names, Penn & Adair Will Rogers Mark	$200 [7] The only presidents this nation has had are Sukarno & Suharto Indonesia Mark	$200 [12] In U.S. decorations this adjective precedes service medal & flying cross distinguished Mark
$300 [22] 3-sided sword that's a familiar word to fencers & crossword puzzle enthusiasts epee Mark	$300 [28] The largest library in the Soviet Union is named for this revolutionary Lenin Mark	$300 [3] A thick cloud cover is one reason temperatures at its equator & poles are about the same Venus MaryBeth	$300 [15] This poet's first name was James; Langston was one of his middle names Langston Hughes MaryBeth	$300 [8] In 1970 Prince Norodom Sihanouk was deposed in a bloodless coup as head of state of this country Cambodia Ken	$300 [18] Animal depicted on the Victoria Cross lion
$400 [23] A candidate for knighthood in medieval times, or an English country gentleman Esquire Mark MaryBeth	$500 [30] The library at this Waco, Texas school houses the largest collection of works about Robert Browning Baylor Mark	$400 [4] This icy planet takes 248 years to complete an orbit of the sun Pluto Mark	$400 [16] Aristotle Onassis' middle name; it was also the name of a Greek philosopher Socrates Ken	$400 [9] In 1847 Virginia-born Joseph Jenkins Roberts became the first president of this black African nation Liberia Mark	$400 [19] Juha Tiainen, Joaquim Cruz & Rowdy Gaines all won these in the summer of 1984 Olympic gold medals Mark
$500 [24] This ancient Greek city in Asia Minor was the site of the temple of Artemis Ephesus Mark	DD $1,000 [29] In 1889 a Braddock, PA library became the first in the U.S. constructed by this businessman Andrew Carnegie Mark	$500 [5] Based on the calculations of a French mathematician, Johann Galle discovered this planet in 1846 Neptune Mark	$500 [17] Of Hollywood's Warner Brothers, the one whose middle name was Leonard Jack Leonard Warner Ken	$500 [10] At 49, Margrethe II of this Scandinavian country is the world's youngest queen regnant Denmark Ken	$500 [25] Bolivia awards a national order named after this bird of the Andes condor Mark

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH	U.S. LANDMARKS	MYTHOLOGY	SCIENTISTS	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	PLAYWRIGHTS
$200 [5] Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem claims to be the oldest of these in Britain, so bottoms up to it pub Ken	$200 [22] Built in the 19th century, the Flying Horse Carousel & Newport Casino are landmarks in this state Rhode Island Ken	$200 [16] This goddess of wisdom was said to have sprung forth fully grown from the brain of her father, Zeus Athena Mark	$200 [2] Her second Nobel Prize, awarded in 1911, was for her work in chemistry Marie Curie MaryBeth	$200 [11] Currants & sultanas are produced by drying this fruit grapes Ken	$200 [1] First name shared by playwrights Fry, Durang & Marlowe Christopher Mark
$400 [6] The British turned this brand name into a verb meaning to vacuum Hoover Ken	$400 [23] NYC department store on 34th Street that's listed in the Catalog of Nat'l. Historic Landmarks Macy's Ken	$400 [17] Hera took the eyes of Argus & set them in the tail of this, her favorite bird peacock Mark	$400 [8] This inventor supposedly offered G.W. Carver over $100,000 a year to work for him, but he declined Thomas Edison MaryBeth	$400 [12] The South American Indians called them "papas", a name that's still used today potatoes Mark	$400 [3] Brecht served in a German army hospital during this war, but never as a surgeon as he claimed World War I Ken
$600 [7] Numerical phrase referring to the P.M.'s office 10 Downing Street/No. 10 Mark	$600 [24] It's the oldest continuously operated automobile race course anywhere Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ken	$600 [18] The last Greek god to be deified, the Romans called him Bacchus Dionysus MaryBeth	$800 [14] He proved being inoculated with cowpox matter would prevent people from catching smallpox Edward Jenner Mark	$600 [21] The nopal cactus, part of this national symbol of Mexico, produces this fruit prickly pear Mark	$600 [4] In the 1950s he was the first of the British playwrights known as "Angry Young Men" John Osborne ("Look Back In Anger") Mark
$800 [29] If you pinch a kipper you've stolen a fish; if you take a kip, you've done this taking a nap	DD $1,000 [25] Florida city in which you can explore the historic fortress Castillo de San Marcos St. Augustine Ken	$800 [19] The Valkyries were maidens who attended this god Odin	DD $1,000 [13] In 1705 he became the first Englishman knighted for scientific achievement Sir Isaac Newton Mark	$800 [27] As its label indicates, Southern Comfort contains the juice of this fruit peach	$800 [9] This "Endgame" author was a friend of James Joyce but, contrary to rumor, was not his secretary Samuel Beckett MaryBeth
$1,000 [30] If you've grassed on your mates, you haven't mowed them down but did this to them tattle/inform on them Mark	$1,000 [26] The historic First & Second Banks of the U.S. are one block apart in this city Philadelphia Mark Ken	$1,000 [20] This god was the trumpeter of the sea, & his trumpet was a large shell Triton Mark	$1,000 [15] An Air Force base in Virginia is named for this astronomer & aeronautical pioneer Samuel Pierpoint Langley Ken	$1,000 [28] The names of these 2 onion relatives are from the name of the Mideast city Ashkelon shallots & scallions MaryBeth	$1,000 [10] His last play, "What The Butler Saw", was produced in 1969, 2 years after he was killed Joe Orton

Final Jeopardy!

THE CALENDAR

Civilization that produced the first known calendar with 365 days

Ancient Egypt

MaryBeth "What is Ancient Egypt?" — wagered $1,399

Ken "Who were the Greeks?" — wagered $1,400

Mark "Who were the Mayas?" — wagered $3,000

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