Show #2525 1995-07-21 (taped 1995-02-28) Seniors Tournament

1995-A Seniors Tournament final game 2.Last game of Season 11.

Contestants

Elliot Shteir — an attorney from Somerville, New Jersey (subtotal of $4,400)

Susan Schubert — a retired teacher from Phoenix, Arizona (subtotal of $3,200)

Aaron Klein — a religious school director from Des Plaines, Illinois (subtotal of $6,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Aaron	$2,600	$5,100	$11,800	$14,801	$10,800 27 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Susan	$800	$1,300	$3,100	$6,200	$3,100 14 R, 3 W
Elliot	$300	$1,500	$6,200	$5,001	$7,700 14 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

DOGS	MGM MUSICALS	FIRST LADIES	MEDICINE	STATE CAPITALS	5-LETTER WORDS
$100 [11] The coat of this tiny Mexican dog ranges from snow white to jet black Chihuahua Elliot	$100 [1] In 1994 MGM released its third film in this series featuring clips of classic musicals That's Entertainment Aaron	$100 [26] On Oct. 20, 1968 this former first lady married Aristotle Onassis on Skorpios, Greece Jackie Kennedy Aaron	$100 [16] The inflammation of its inner lining is called endocarditis the heart Susan	$100 [6] Technically, it covers the entire island of Oahu Honolulu Susan	$100 [21] "Mythological" name for a book of maps an atlas Susan
$200 [12] The Airedale type of this dog was among the first breeds used by the German & British police the terrier Elliot	$200 [2] Shirley Temple was the first choice to star in this 1939 musical but Judy Garland got the part The Wizard of Oz Aaron	$200 [27] While a U.S. senator, Harry Truman put her on his staff Bess Truman Aaron	$200 [17] This habit is the main cause of chronic bronchitis smoking Elliot	$200 [7] It's not only "the Mile High City", but the "Queen City of the Rockies" Denver Susan	$200 [22] It's a tie score of 40 each in tennis, or a two in a deck of cards a deuce Aaron
$300 [13] The bearded breed of this dog resembles the Old English Sheepdog the collie	$300 [3] Donald O'Connor also made a splash in this 1952 musical singing "Make 'Em Laugh" Singin' in the Rain Aaron	$300 [28] You can visit the birthplace of this 1950s first lady in Boone, Iowa Mamie Eisenhower Elliot	$300 [18] This disease is also known as cancer of the blood leukemia Aaron Susan	$300 [8] Built in 1735, the Old Treasury in this capital city is the oldest extant public building in Maryland Annapolis Aaron	$300 [23] Rather than a full-length fur coat, it's a fur wrap worn around the shoulders a stole Elliot
$400 [14] Mentioned in a famous speech, Richard Nixon's dog Checkers was this breed of dog a cocker spaniel Aaron	$400 [4] The 3 sailors "On the Town" were Jules Munshin, Gene Kelly & this man Frank Sinatra Aaron	$400 [29] She was a delegate to the U.N. twice, 1945-1952 & 1961-1962 Eleanor Roosevelt Aaron	$400 [19] Term for cutting through the neck into the windpipe to open a breathing passage a tracheotomy Aaron	$400 [9] Revolutionary War veteran Col. Jacob Davis named this Vermont capital after a French City Montpelier Aaron	$400 [24] It means to soak or infuse in a usually hot liquid, as with tea leaves or fruit steep Elliot
$500 [15] This Chinese dog with wrinkled skin has been recognized by the AKC only since 1992 the shar-pei Susan	$500 [5] In "Good News" June Allyson & Peter Lawford went "down on the heels, up on the toes" to do this the Varsity Drag	DD $1,000 [30] This first lady was the only woman Geology major in Stanford's Class of '98 Mrs. Hoover Aaron	$500 [20] This type of bacteria found in chicken & eggs was named for the veterinarian who discovered it Salmonella Aaron	$500 [10] It's home to the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Aaron	$500 [25] According to a Biblical proverb, "Before" this "is humility" honor

Double Jeopardy! Round

1800	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	U.S. OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME	WORLD FACTS	LITERATURE	FILE UNDER "AE"
$200 [15] In 1800 Congress moved to Washington, D.C. from this city Philadelphia Aaron	$200 [1] This grain is turned into starch, meal, oil, syrup & bourbon, & eaten as a vegetable corn Susan	$200 [16] The first boxer inducted, he won the gold in 1960 under a different name than he uses now Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) Elliot	$200 [5] Kangaroo Island is this country's third-largest island Australia Susan	$200 [22] Mary Stewart's 1979 novel "The Last Enchantment" completed her trilogy about this Arthurian wizard Merlin Susan	$200 [3] Industry that makes shuttles & satellites aerospace Aaron
$400 [17] In 1800 Massachusetts became the first state to require voters to this before voting register Aaron	$400 [2] Name shared by a large yellow squash & a long yellow fruit banana Aaron	$400 [18] This petite gymnast was inducted in 1985, a year after winning 5 medals in Los Angeles Mary Lou Retton Aaron	$400 [8] Chu Yuan-Chang, who took the title Hung Wu, founded this famous Chinese dynasty in 1368 the Ming dynasty Aaron	$400 [23] Chapter one of this Boris Pasternak novel is entitled The Five-O'Clock express Dr. Zhivago Aaron	$400 [4] This sea's name may be from a Greek king or an Amazon queen the Aegean Elliot
$600 [27] Gustav IV Adolph was crowned king of this country in 1800 Sweden Aaron	$600 [6] You can reduce the amount of "heat" in one of these by taking out the ribs & seeds peppers Susan	$600 [19] Whole teams inducted include the 1964 U.S. basketball team & this 1980 team the hockey team Aaron	$800 [12] Malagasy is an official language of this country once known as the Malagasy Republic Madagascar Susan	$600 [24] The Chained Prometheus symbolizes humanity in this lyrical drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley Prometheus Unbound Susan	$600 [9] The term for this philosophy branch concerned with the study of beauty was coined in 1735 aesthetics Susan
$800 [28] The Act of Union in 1800 combined Great Britain with this country Ireland Susan	$800 [7] Term for the edible shoots of alfalfa, beans or radishes sprouts Elliot	$800 [20] World figure skating champ & Olympic gold medal winner in 1968, she was inducted in 1983 Peggy Fleming Aaron Susan	$1,000 [13] This city in West Bengal is the cultural center of eastern India Calcutta Elliot	$800 [25] "Into the Stone and other Poems" was the 1st volume of poetry by this "Deliverance" author (James) Dickey Aaron	$800 [10] Virgil's vagabond Aeneas Susan Elliot
$1,000 [29] By 1800 this Italian count had developed his forerunner of the electric battery Volta Elliot	$1,000 [30] Seedless types of this fruit include the Flame & the Perlette the grape Susan	DD $1,500 [21] Among the first group inducted in 1983 was this man who won 9 gold medals, a silver & a bronze Mark Spitz Aaron	DD $1,500 [11] The coast of Syria lies on this sea the Mediterranean Elliot	$1,000 [26] She subtitled her 1870s novel "Middlemarch" "A Study of Provincial Life" George Eliot Elliot	$1,000 [14] Popular in the 19th century, this stringed instrument is played by the wind the Aeolian (harp) Elliot

Final Jeopardy!

EDUCATORS

In 1946 she published "Education for a New World"

Maria Montessori

Susan "Who was Montessori?" — wagered $3,100

Elliot "Who is Carson?" — wagered $1,199

Aaron "Who was Montessori" — wagered $3,001

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