Show #2165 1994-01-21 (taped 1993-09-28) Regular

Contestants

John Ebbe — a teacher from Dove Canyon, California

David Muir — a computer cunsultant from Los Angeles, California

Barry Rubinowitz — a writer from West Hollywood, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,200)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Barry	$2,000	$4,200	$7,200	$12,401 2-day champion: $18,601	$7,700 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
David	$1,900	$2,000	$6,200	$7,200 2nd place	$6,200 19 R, 2 W
John	$400	$1,700	$5,200	$7,000 3rd place	$4,700 15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

MODERN HISTORY	SONGS OF THE '60s	NEWSPAPERS	AROUND THE WORLD	FLUIDS	ODDS & ENDS
$100 [19] The Cultural Revolution launched by this Chinese leader didn't officially end until 1976 Mao Tse-tung John	$100 [1] "Tall and tan and young and lovely", she "goes walking and when she passes, each one she passes goes 'Aah'" "The Girl From Ipanema" Barry	$100 [11] The Rocky Mountain News, not the Post, is this capital city's largest newspaper Denver David	$100 [15] Nepal's odd-shaped flag displays symbols for these 2 heavenly bodies the sun & moon David	$100 [26] It's the poisonous liquid secreted by scorpions & bees as well as snakes venom David	$100 [6] St. Jerome wrote "Never look" one of these horses "in the mouth" a gift horse David
$200 [20] As a result of this war the Suez Canal was closed in 1967 & didn't reopen for 8 years Six-Day War John	$200 [2] A hit from this 1969 film begins "Everybody's talkin' at me, I don't hear a word they're sayin'" Midnight Cowboy David	$200 [12] This NYC newspaper has almost 1,000 reporters & editors The New York Times Barry	$200 [16] The Tour de France ends in this city Pars David	$200 [27] In a car, the tank contains gas & the crankcase contains this oil Barry	$200 [7] The name of this 3-letter month is synonymous with the prime of one's life May Barry
$300 [21] In 1923 it became Italy's only legal political party the Fascist Party Barry David	$300 [3] In 1966 Bobby Darin sang, "If I were" this "and you were a lady, would you marry me anyway?" a carpenter David	$300 [13] This newspaper chain publishes USA Weekend, a Sunday supplement carried by over 300 newspapers Gannett Barry	$300 [17] This country with official names in French, German & Italian isn't a member of the U.N. Switzerland Barry	$300 [28] The prefix hydro- refers to water & this prefix refers to milk lacto- David	$300 [8] Miss Manners says of eating grapefruit, "If you are not armed with a pointed" one of these "give up" a spoon Barry
$400 [22] Japan's Heisei reign began in 1989 with the accession of this emperor Akihito Barry John	$400 [4] This Elvis chart topper begins "We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out because I love you too much baby" "Suspicious Minds" John	$400 [14] In 1986 this Baltimore paper was bought by Times Mirror the (Baltimore) Sun David	$400 [24] In Turkey this famous pair of rivers is called the Dicle & Firat the Tigris & the Euphrates	$400 [29] Beneath the earth's surface, it cools into igneous rock magma John	$400 [9] In names of fragrances, it precedes lavender & leather English Barry
$500 [23] In 1954 the Geneva Conference separated this country at the 17th parallel Vietnam John	$500 [5] "Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don't they know it's" this "The End Of The World" David	DD $1,000 [18] In 1878 he bought the St. Louis Dispatch for $2500, then merged it with the Post Pulitzer Barry	$500 [25] In 1999 this country will return Macao to China Portugal John	$500 [30] The first fluorocarbons used as refrigerants were sold under this trade name Freon	$500 [10] The indigo bunting isn't a flag, it's one of these animals a bird Barry

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCOTTISH RULERS	ARCHEOLOGY	CITY NAME ORIGINS	PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH	AMERICAN AUTHORS	7-LETTER WORDS
$200 [1] He probably wasn't killed at Dunsinane as Shakespeare wrote, but at the Battle of Lumphanan Macbeth David	$200 [14] This British monument stands at the center of Salisbury Plain near Amesbury, Wiltshire Stonehenge David	$200 [16] This Dutch city's name means "dam on the Rotte River" Rotterdam John	$200 [26] At birth, this cord, which acts as a lifeline for the fetus, may reach 2 feet the umbilical cord David	$200 [3] In 1957 this author of "Horton Hatches the Egg" founded Beginner Books, Inc., now a div. of Random House Dr. Seuss Barry	$200 [9] On an automatic gear shift, you'll find it between reverse & drive neutral John
$400 [2] Of Mickey, Pluto, Donald or Goofy, the one who was a King of Scotland Donald David	$400 [15] A Paleolithic flint industry has been discovered at Grimaldi just east of this principality Monaco Barry	$400 [17] German city whose name is derived from the Latin for "colony"; it was once the colony of Agrippina Cologne Barry	$400 [27] This natural childbirth method was introduced at a maternity hospital in France in the 1950s Lamaze Barry	$400 [4] While stationed in Alabama in 1918. he met Zelda Sayre; 2 years later they were married (F. Scott) Fitzgerald David	$400 [10] This greasy substance obtained from wool is widely used in cosmetics Lanolin David John
$600 [8] Born in 1566, James VI became king a year later, when this woman, his mother, abdicated Mary (Queen of Scots) Barry	$600 [23] Before a body was turned into one of these in Egypt, some organs were removed to canopic jars a mummy David	$600 [18] This Italian city's name comes from the Greek Neapolis, which means "new city" Naples Barry	$600 [28] Pregnancy is divided into 3 parts, each lasting about 3 months & called this a trimester John	$600 [5] This "Deerslayer" author's first book, "Precaution", was written on a dare from his wife (James Fenimore) Cooper Barry	$600 [11] In music it's a loud flourish of trumpets; in general, it's any loud, public display a fanfare John
$800 [12] This House only provided 2 rulers: Robert I & David II the House of Bruce	$800 [24] Famous cave art sites include Lascaux in France & Altamira in this country Spain David John	$800 [19] This Indonesian capital's name dates back to 1527 & signifies victory Jakarta Barry	$800 [29] Done after the 15th week, it's the most common test for detecting chromosome abnormalities amniocentesis David John	$800 [6] Her only Pulitzer Prize for fiction was for "One of Ours", not "My Antonia" Willa Cather John	$800 [21] It's the support under which a lever pivots a fulcrum John
$1,000 [13] In 1292 John was the last Scottish ruler to be crowned on this stone before it was moved out of Scotland the Stone of Scone John	$1,000 [25] The Ishtar Gate & Procession Street is the best surviving monument in this ancient city Babylon	DD $1,000 [20] One explanation for the name of this Belgian port city is that it means "at the wharf" Antwerp Barry	$1,000 [30] An obstruction can cause an ectopic pregnancy, where, in most cases, the egg develops here the Fallopian tubes David	DD $1,500 [7] From 1922-1924 he was Postmaster of the University of Mississippi William Faulkner John	$1,000 [22] It's the wide mouth of a river where its current meets the sea's tide an estuary John

Final Jeopardy!

THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS

The first ballet company founder honored by the Kennedy Center, he was born in St. Petersburg in 1904

George Balanchine

John "Who was Balinsheen?" — wagered $1,800

David "Who was Balanchine?" — wagered $1,000

Barry "Who is Balanchine?" — wagered $5,201

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