Show #1340 1990-06-01 (taped 1990-01-29) Regular

Contestants

Brad Williams — a reporter and writer from La Crosse, Wisconsin

Beth Andreasen — a history professor from San Marcos, Texas

Tom Stimson — an attorney from El Cerrito, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,399)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$1,000	$2,900	$10,800	$9,001 2-day champion: $17,400	$10,300 22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Beth	$-400	$-400	$200	$5 3rd place: Service Merchandise Gift Certificate	$2,700 8 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs)
Brad	$1,800	$1,700	$4,500	$8,900 2nd place: Trip to Boston	$4,500 18 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

STARTS WITH "KH"	1984 MOVIES	ROCKS & MINERALS	CITY NAME ORIGINS	FOOD	POTPOURRI
$100 [1] Destroyed in a Muslim revolt, this Sudanese city was rebuilt by the British in the pattern of their flag Khartoum Beth	$100 [12] John Avildsen directed "Rocky" & this "Rocky"-like film with Ralph Macchio as a teen beset by bullies The Karate Kid Brad	$100 [26] The zircon is second only to this gem in ability to disperse light diamond Tom	$100 [6] It's the place in England where the oxen forded the river Thames Oxford Tom	$100 [11] Also known as "pieplant", its stalks are baked in pies, usually with strawberries rhubarb Brad	$100 [17] When asked if she wore falsies, this '50s sex symbol said, "Those who know me better, know better" Marilyn Monroe Tom Brad
$200 [2] At his funeral, June 6, 1989, frenzied crowds broke open his coffin, causing his body to fall to the ground Ayatollah Khomeini Tom	$200 [13] Physician Haing S. Ngor won the "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar for this, his first film The Killing Fields Brad	$200 [27] Henri Becquerel discovered this property when some uranium darkened his photographic plate radioactivity Beth	$200 [7] The Spaniards turned the Indian village of Chuk Shon into this Arizona city Tucson Brad	$200 [22] Also called a "cattalo", this animal is the result of breeding domestic cattle & bison beefalo Tom	$200 [18] These 2 words for conical deposits found in caverns come from the Greek "stalassein", meaning "to drip" stalactites & stalagmites Brad
$300 [3] It runs through the Safed Koh range from near Peshawar about 30 miles to the Kabul River Khyber Pass	$300 [14] Film starring H.E. Rollins Jr. based on Charles Fuller's stage presentation "A Soldier's Play" A Soldier's Story Brad	$300 [28] A mixture containing antimony is sprayed on canvas to render it this fireproof Tom	$300 [8] This Ohio city was named for a city in China Canton Tom	$300 [23] It's what the yellow variety of a string bean is called wax bean Beth	$300 [19] The stalklike part of a stamen, or the threadlike conductor in a light bulb filament Brad
$400 [4] Also known as Cheops, he put up the Great Pyramid Khufu Tom	$400 [15] In "All of Me" the soul & spirit of Lily Tomlin entered the body of this comedian Steve Martin Brad	DD $500 [29] The Carrera type of this is from Italy, Pentelic from Greece & Yule from Colorado marble Beth	$400 [9] In 1459 Rao Jodha established this city in India Jodhpur	$400 [24] This Jewish-American pastry is made with dough & can be stuffed with potato or cheese knish Tom	$400 [20] He coined the phrase "Blow your own trumpet" in his operetta "Ruddigore" William S. Gilbert Tom
$500 [5] This Turkish title is from a Persian word meaning "prince" khedive Tom Beth	$500 [16] Robin Williams played a Russian musician who defected in Bloomingdale's Dept. Store in this film Moscow On The Hudson Brad	—	$500 [10] The 3 cities of Oea, Leptis Magna & Sabrata merged to form this city in Libya Tripoli Tom	$500 [25] Combine garlic, pine nuts, parmesan cheese & olive oil with basil & presto! You've got this pesto Tom	$500 [21] Wines from this state include Chesapeake Blanc, Plantation Blush & James River White Virginia Tom Brad

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEARE	U.S. HISTORY	LANGUAGES	MONARCHS	CANADA	SNAKES
$200 [7] The character who orders the death of Lady Macduff & her children Macbeth Brad	$200 [1] Most early American pioneers wore clothing made of this material that was part linen & part wool linsey-woolsey Beth	$200 [6] It's the official language of Angola, Mozambique, Brazil & the country where it originated Portuguese Brad	$200 [15] King Louis IX of France died while leading the eighth one of these in 1270 The Crusades Brad	$200 [20] In 1878 a rail link was set up between St. Paul, Minn. & this capital of Manitoba Winnipeg Brad	$200 [26] These are always open, & their protective covering, called the spectacle, is shed with the skin eyes Brad
$400 [8] This title character's ghost appears to Brutus, who calls it a "monstrous apparition" Julius Caesar Brad	$400 [2] 1 of 2 presidents who appointed Eleanor Roosevelt as a delegate to the U.N. Truman & Kennedy Brad	$400 [11] Scholars estimate that half of the words in English are derived from this ancient tongue Latin Beth	$400 [16] This king of Bavaria was declared insane on June 10, 1886; he drowned himself 3 days later "Mad" King Ludwig II Beth	$400 [21] In 1897 people rushed to this area located near Dawson in the Yukon Territory The Klondike	$400 [27] Among cobras, the Indian cobra has the best developed one of these features hood Tom
$600 [9] Near the end of this play, the king's mount is slain & he has to fight on foot Richard III Brad	$600 [3] The 1st accident insurance policy in the U.S. was written by the Travelers Ins. Co. in this New England city Hartford, CT Beth	$600 [12] Our words balcony, umbrella & volcano come from this modern language Italian Tom	$800 [18] Psamtik I expelled the Assyrians from this country & founded its 26th dynasty Egypt Tom	$600 [23] The provincial government is officially known as the government of Newfoundland & this region Labrador Tom	$600 [28] Most boas & pythons have vestiges of these near the base of the tail legs Tom
$800 [10] This goddess of the hunt appears to Pericles in Act 5 of "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" Diana Tom	$800 [4] Andrew Mellon held this cabinet post under 3 pres.: Harding, Coolidge & Hoover Secretary of the Treasury Brad	$1,000 [14] This Baltic language is also called Lettish Latvian Beth	$1,000 [19] Qabus Bin Said is sultan of this country, the only remaining sultanate in the Middle East Oman Brad	$800 [24] A city on the Detroit River was first named "The Ferry" but was renamed this after a British borough Windsor Tom	$800 [29] 2 of the 3 types of pit vipers found in the U.S. copperheads, cottonmouths & rattlesnakes
$1,000 [22] When Viola disguises herself as a boy in this comedy, Olivia falls in love with her Twelfth Night Brad	$1,000 [5] Known as "Gentleman Johnny", this British gen. surrendered at Saratoga in 1777 John Burgoyne Tom	DD $1,300 [13] It's the only Warsaw Pact nation in which a Romance language is official Romania Tom	DD $2,000 [17] Name shared by 3 kings of the Scots, a Christian emperor of Rome & the last king of Greece Constantine Beth	$1,000 [25] Martin Frobisher visited this huge island 40 years before the man for whom it was named Baffin Island Tom	$1,000 [30] Venom is usually classified as either hemotoxic, which attacks the blood, or this neurotoxic (which attacks the nervous system)

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS WOMEN

While a regular on Major Bowes' radio show, she said, "I'm 7 years old & I can sing 23 arias."

Beverly "Bubbles" Sills

Beth "Who was Shirley Temple?" — wagered $195

Brad "Who is Beverly Sills?" — wagered $4,400

Tom "Who was Fanny Brice?" — wagered $1,799

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