Show #2610 1995-12-29 Seniors Tournament

1995-B Seniors Tournament final game 2.

Contestants

Phyllis Clark — a program coordinator from West Grove, Pennsylvania (subtotal of $6,800)

Jerry Platzman — a pharmacist and attorney from Monsey, New York (subtotal of $5,600)

David Cuneo — a former history teacher from Reisterstown, Maryland (subtotal of $12,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$800	$2,800	$11,400	$15,400	$12,000 27 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Jerry	$2,300	$2,800	$4,200	$8,400	$3,700 15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Phyllis	$800	$3,100	$4,500	$3,500	$4,500 15 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE & NATURE	CELEBRITIES	HINTS FROM HELOISE	VICE PRESIDENTS	PROVERBS	"A" ON THE MAP
$100 [8] It's the force that gives us weight & prevents us from floating into space gravity Jerry	$100 [24] This "Murder She Wrote" star provided the voice of Mrs. Potts the teapot in "Beauty and the Beast" Angela Lansbury Phyllis	$100 [6] Don't throw this away: take it out of your medicine bottles & use it to apply nail polish remover cotton David	$100 [7] In 1972 he married Marilyn Tucker Dan Quayle Jerry	$100 [15] "Haste makes" this waste David	$100 [1] The afghani is this country's basic unit of currency Afghanistan Phyllis
$200 [9] Though painful, the bite of these largest spiders usually isn't fatal tarantula David	$200 [25] While considered an Australian, this "Lethal Weapon" star was actually born in Peekskill, New York Mel Gibson Jerry	$200 [21] If your hamster's wheel squeaks, Heloise suggests applying this sticky stuff also known as petrolatum Vaseline Phyllis	$200 [10] James Wilkinson's denunciation of this man led to his famous treason trial Aaron Burr David	$200 [16] "Poor Richard's Almanack" said this animal "in gloves catches no mice" a cat David	$200 [2] Continent on which you'd find the Filchner Ice Shelf Antarctica Phyllis
$300 [14] It's a colorful flower, or the colored part of the eye an iris David	$300 [26] She left husband Ludlow Smith after 2 weeks; her love affair with Spencer Tracy lasted 27 years Katharine Hepburn David	$300 [22] To decorate her drinks, Heloise freezes maraschino cherries or mint leaves in these ice cube David Jerry	$300 [11] This Gerald Ford vice president served as president of the Museum of Modern Art 1939-1941 & 1946-1953 Nelson Rockefeller David	$300 [17] This food is "the staff of life" bread Jerry	$300 [3] In area this north African country is the continent's second largest Algeria Jerry
$400 [18] Luther Burbank specialized in this science of cultivating plants & flowers horticulture David	$400 [27] This star of "Annie Hall" directed the 1995 movie "Unstrung Heroes" Diane Keaton Jerry	$400 [29] Heloise pulls this bathroom headgear over her face when she tries on dresses in a store a shower cap David	$400 [12] In 1962 this future vice president was elected Baltimore County Executive (Spiro) Agnew Jerry	$400 [19] A rhyming proverb tells us "A swarm of bees in" this month "is worth a load of hay" May Jerry	$400 [4] 16th century guild houses line the Groote Markt in this Belgian port city Antwerp Jerry
$500 [20] This chemical element makes up the hardest substance known in nature carbon Phyllis	$500 [28] In 1995 she stood by her former man George Jones as they released their 1st duet album in 15 years Tammy Wynette Phyllis	$500 [30] Heloise makes the "throw" type of these from fabric remnants & stuffs them with old panty hose pillows Jerry Phyllis	DD $1,000 [13] In 1828's "South Carolina Exposition", he argued for the right of states to nullify federal laws (John C.) Calhoun Jerry	$500 [23] A proverb has been defined as "The wisdom of many and the wit of" this many one Phyllis	$500 [5] Oranjestad, the capital of this Caribbean island, is known for its Dutch charm Aruba Phyllis

Double Jeopardy! Round

SEAFARERS	WOMEN'S LANDMARKS	WORLD RELIGIONS	SONGS	FACT	FICTION
$200 [1] Among this "Arabian Knights" seafarer's adventures were finding a roc's egg & the Valley of Diamonds Sinbad (the Sailor) David	$200 [3] Queen Liliuokalani was once the organist at Kawaiahao church in this state capital Honolulu David	$200 [16] This faith of about 80% of India's population has no single founder or creed Hinduism Jerry	$200 [26] In 1873 its words were first published under the title "Oh, Give Me A Home Where The Buffalo Roam" "Home On The Range" Phyllis	$200 [21] 1-2" thick, this "dainty filet" of meat comes from the small end of the tenderloin filet mignon David	$200 [11] Dinosaurs live again in the 1995 novel "The Lost World", Michael Crichton's sequel to this book Jurassic Park David
$400 [2] Today this ex-CBS anchorman sails the waters off Martha's Vineyard; that's the way it is Walter Cronkite Phyllis	$400 [7] The American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Pacific Peoples is named for this anthropologist Margaret Mead David	$400 [17] A hajj to this city must be performed in the 12th lunar month, though Muslims may go there at any time Mecca Jerry	$400 [27] "I'm in the mood for" this "simply because you're near me" love Phyllis	$400 [22] In 1936 it made the flight from Lakehurst, N.J. to Frankfurt, Germany in 42 hours 53 minutes the Hindenburg David	$400 [12] In "The Grapes of Wrath", poverty & drought drive the Joad family from this state Oklahoma David
$600 [4] Oliver's brother, he's been called the father of the U.S. Steam Navy Matthew Perry David Jerry	$800 [9] A life-size statue of this heroine of the Battle of Monmouth marks her grave in Carlisle, Penn. Molly Pitcher David	$600 [18] This is the common term for the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance or reconciliation confession David	$600 [28] In 1964 Barbra Streisand took this song from "Funny Girl" to No. 5 on the pop charts "People" Jerry	$600 [23] 45% of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing's production time is spent on this unit of U.S. currency the one-dollar bill Jerry	$600 [13] This Robert James Waller novel was the top-selling hardcover fiction book of 1993 The Bridges of Madison County Phyllis
$800 [5] In the Bible he attempted to flee by ship from the presence of the Lord Jonah Jerry Phyllis	DD $1,000 [8] A church in Grafton, W. Va. is the international shrine of this holiday first observed May 10, 1908 Mother's Day David	$800 [19] Ching tu or "pure land" is one of the most influential forms of the Mahayana branch of this faith Buddhism David	$800 [29] Although Tex Ritter sang the theme to this 1952 western, Frankie Laine's single was the big hit High Noon David	$800 [24] At 726 feet, the second-highest dam in the U.S. is named for this 5'11" person (Herbert) Hoover Phyllis	$800 [14] This author of "The Joy Luck Club" touches on the supernatural in her novel "The Hundred Secret Senses" Amy Tan Phyllis
$1,000 [6] Encarta calls them "the most notable traders and sailors of the ancient world" the Phoenicians David	$1,000 [10] A building named for this black abolitionist stands on the site of her famous 1851 speech in Akron Sojourner Truth David Phyllis	DD $1,000 [20] These nomadic people, the Rom, are monotheistic & worship a god named Del the Gypsies David	$1,000 [30] "You're the cream in my coffee, you're" this "in my stew" the salt	$1,000 [25] He was the last U.S. Chess Champ to become World Chess Champ Bobby Fischer David	$1,000 [15] This Philip Roth book begins, "The first time I saw Brenda she asked me to hold her glasses" Goodbye, Columbus Jerry

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC DOCUMENTS

Clause 40 of this document reads, "To none will we sell, to none deny or delay, right or justice"

the Magna Carta

Jerry "What is the Magna Carta?" — wagered $4,200

Phyllis "What is the Declaration of Independence" — wagered $1,000

David "What is the Magna Carta" — wagered $4,000

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