Show #1290 1990-03-23 (taped 1989-11-06) Regular

Andrew Bernknopf game 1.Final Jeopardy! Round incomplete.

Contestants

Andrew Bernknopf — a lawyer originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Don McQuarrie — a teacher from Ilwaco, Washington

John Cunningham — a hot dog vendor from San Antonio, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
John	$500	$1,500	$5,800	$0 3rd place: Oneida Silversmiths gift certificate	$5,900 18 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Don	$700	$1,500	$4,300	$2,799 2nd place: a Magnavox VHS camcorder + sets of tailored clothes	$4,300 12 R, 3 W
Andrew	$2,500	$3,700	$8,200	$4,799 New champion: $4,799	$8,100 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

"S"CIENCE	THE ROARING '20s	CLICHES	THE BIBLE	GOVERNMENT	CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
$100 [6] In botany it's the term used for the liquid in the stems & roots of plants & trees sap John	$100 [16] On Sept. 30, 1927 Washington's Tom Zachary threw the pitch that became this man's 60th homer of the season Babe Ruth John	$100 [11] The American version of the British "Johnny Newcome" "Johnny-come-lately" Andrew	$100 [22] Some Biblical scholars believe it was an orange or a quince--or possibly an apricot the forbidden fruit Andrew	$100 [1] As president of the Senate, on Jan. 4, 1989 he announced to Congress that George Bush won the election George Bush John	$100 [21] Eric Knight died while serving in WWII, just 4 years after writing the story of this collie Lassie Andrew
$200 [7] This bacterium is responsible for many infections including strep throat & scarlet fever Streptococcus John Don	$200 [17] H.L. Mencken said his chief feat "was to sleep more than any other president" Calvin Coolidge Andrew	$200 [12] Term for something that's different or unusual, not on the well-worn path off the beaten path Andrew	$200 [23] Governor of Judea who asked Jesus, "Art thou the king of the Jews?" Pontius Pilate John Don Andrew	$200 [2] Incumbent David Durenberger defeated Hubert Humphrey III in this state's 1988 Senate race Minnesota Andrew	$200 [27] Name shared by the 3 billy goats who met up with the wicked old troll Gruff Don
$300 [8] The smallest of all constellations is Crux, also known by this name the Southern Cross	$300 [18] Among this jazz bandleader's recorded hits were "King Porter Stomp" & "The Jelly Roll Blues" Jelly Roll Morton Andrew	$300 [13] A person or thing that comes at the end of a list but is nonetheless important last, but not least Andrew	$300 [24] A ladder reaching to heaven appeared to him in a dream Jacob John	$300 [3] The first Speaker of the House, Frederick Muhlenberg, was a member of this party Federalist Andrew	$300 [28] His stories include "Brer Mink Holds His Breath" & "Brer Buzzard & The Tombstone" Uncle Remus (Joel Chandler Harris) Andrew
$400 [9] From the Greek for "earthquake writer", this instrument records any Earth movement a seismograph Don	$400 [19] A flapper was a girl & a flivver one of these an automobile (Model T) Don	$400 [14] Phrase meaning "wish me luck", from the old superstition of making the sign of the cross to ward off evil keep your fingers crossed	$400 [25] God first appeared to Moses in this form the Burning Bush John	$400 [4] He was Wyoming's U.S. representative & GOP House Whip when he was nominated for Sec'y of Defense Dick Cheney Andrew	$400 [29] Willie Wonka owned the world's most famous one a chocolate factory Don
$500 [10] This bluish glow is sometimes seen at the tips of tall objects during thunderstorms St. Elmo's fire Andrew	$500 [20] Pop psychologist Emile Coue promoted the motto, "Every day, in every way, I am" doing this getting better and better	$500 [15] From a magician's trick, it means to accomplish the unexpected or find a surprising solution pull a rabbit out of a hat Don	DD $500 [26] The first verse of the book of Proverbs attributes its authorship to this man Solomon John	$500 [5] The Rockefeller who's a Senator from West Virginia Jay Rockefeller Andrew	$500 [30] The profession of Nancy Drew's father lawyer

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC QUOTES	ACTORS & THEIR ROLES	WORLD CITIES	MAGAZINES	COMPOSERS	THE ENVIRONMENT
$200 [8] In a 1956 speech, he said, "Whether or not you like it, history is on our side. We will bury you." Nikita Khrushchev Don	$200 [19] Tom Hanks got the starring role in this "huge" film after Robert De Niro turned it down Big John	$200 [1] Hadrian's Wall is in England; Hadrian's Tomb is in this city Rome John	$200 [13] Departments of this media magazine include "Soaps", "Grapevine" & "Videocassette Report" TV Guide Andrew	$200 [4] This "Threepenny Opera" composer studied with Engelbert Humperdinck--the composer, not the singer Kurt Weill John Andrew	$200 [21] Emmissions of nitrogen & sulfur oxides into the air cause this, endangering fish & aquatic life acid rain Don
$400 [9] Alfred E. Smith said, "All the ills of democracy can be cured by more" of this Democracy John	$400 [20] The great 19th c. actor Edwin Booth was most famous for playing this Shakespearean role Hamlet Don	$400 [2] The chief port in Australia's Northern Territory; it was named after a naturalist on the Beagle Darwin Andrew	$400 [14] This magazine, the first undergraduate humor magazine in the U.S., was begun at Harvard in 1876 the Harvard Lampoon John Don	$400 [7] Great Broadway composer who wrote the music for the documentary series "Victory at Sea" Richard Rodgers John	$400 [22] In 1985 French military advisors at Auckland, New Zealand sank this group's vessel, the Rainbow Warrior Greenpeace Andrew
$600 [10] This great Prussian king is credited with saying, "An army, like a serpent, travels on its belly" Frederick the Great John	DD $700 [23] "Dallas" actor heardheresinging in a 1953 movie musical:"Where is the light that's lit by land? Where is it now?" Howard Keel Andrew	$600 [3] The 1759 British victory on the Plains of Abraham at this city helped them conquer Canada Quebec City Don	$600 [16] In addition to Penthouse, Bob Guccione owns this magazine of science & futurism Omni John	$600 [15] Borodin, the illegitimate son of a Russian prince, died before finishing his opera about this prince Prince Igor John	$600 [26] This device added to a car's exhaust system eliminates much of the pollution produced by gas combustion a catalytic converter John
DD $700 [11] Asked after the Constitutional Convention "What have we got?", he replied "A republic, if you can keep it" Benjamin Franklin John	$800 [24] He was the first actor to win an Oscar & a Tony for the same role, for "Cyrano de Bergerac" Jose Ferrer Andrew	$800 [5] It's the only city on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie John	$800 [17] In 1981 Budget Dir. Stockman's criticism of the Reagan administration was published in this monthly The Atlantic Monthly John	$800 [29] Rossini called this composer of "Gaite Parisienne" "Our little Mozart of the Champs-Elysees" Jacques Offenbach	$800 [27] It's said various medical problems have resulted from toxins dumped in this part of Niagara Falls, N.Y. Love Canal Andrew
$1,000 [12] When Napoleon said "England is a nation of shopkeepers", he was quoting this economist Adam Smith Andrew	$1,000 [25] He was Ingrid Bergman's leading man in her 1st American film, "Intermezzo" Leslie Howard Andrew	$1,000 [6] This city is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway & home to the Soviet Pacific fleet Vladivostok Don	$1,000 [18] Since 1912 this federation of businesses has published its own monthly magazine, Nation's Business U.S./National Chamber of Commerce Andrew	$1,000 [30] Trained as an engineer, this Hungarian composed the operettas "The Desert Song" & "The New Moon" Sigmund Romberg Don	$1,000 [28] In 1978 the U.S. banned use of these, called CFCs for short, as propellants in most spray cans chlorofluorocarbons John Don

Final Jeopardy!

AUTHORS

After his death in 1745, he was buried in St. Patrick's cathedral in Dublin

Jonathan Swift

Don "Who" — wagered $1,501

John "Who" — wagered $5,800

Andrew "Who" — wagered $3,401

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