Show #1596 1991-07-08 (taped 1991-03-25) Seniors Tournament

1991 Seniors Tournament quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Henry Wold — a retired Marine Corps officer from Darien, Connecticut

Jack Pejza — a priest and educator from Ojai, California

Kay Paul — a nurse from Indian Rocks Beach, Florida

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kay	$1,200	$2,700	$6,300	$3,300 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,300 21 R, 1 W
Jack	$0	$1,900	$1,500	$0 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$2,300 14 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 1 DD)
Henry	$900	$2,200	$3,200	$6,300 Automatic semifinalist	$3,200 12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

FIRST LADIES	ALL EARS	U.S. STATES	RADIO HEROES	BUSINESS & FINANCE	RHYME TIME
$100 [5] Her husband used to accompany their daughter, Margaret, on the piano Mrs. (Bess) Truman Jack	$100 [18] It's the membrane separating the outer & middle ear eardrum Kay	$100 [6] Not surprisingly, this state's official sport is mushing Alaska Kay	$100 [7] Don Ameche's brother Jim was one of the 1st actors to play this "All-American Boy" Jack Armstrong Kay	$100 [23] It's a market in which there is no competition as there is only one producer of the product monopoly Jack	$100 [1] Buckingham, if it were moved to "Big D" Dallas palace Kay
$200 [11] Martha Washington spent most of her term as First Lady in this city Philadelphia Jack	$200 [19] Some moths have a rudimentary ear on their thorax that may serve to warn of these mammals' attacks bats Henry	$200 [12] Celebrated in Cheyenne since 1897, Frontier Days is this state's most popular annual event Wyoming Henry	$200 [8] On "Superman" Gary Merrill played this caped crusader Batman Henry	$200 [24] Percentage of a return on an investment, this word is also found on a triangular street sign yield Kay	$200 [2] Blonde tresses fair hair
$300 [20] Of her husband, her childhood nurse or her mother, the one who nicknamed Claudia "Lady Bird" her childhood nurse Henry	$300 [25] This 4-word "musical" phrase has come to mean to improvise or wing it play it by ear Kay	$300 [13] This state's historical society publishes a series of books for students called "Badger History" Wisconsin Kay	$300 [9] This show "came on" with the sounds of sirens, machine gun fire & marching feet Gang Busters Kay	$300 [28] One can be "of exchange", "of lading" or "of sale" bill Jack	$300 [3] An organization for young bears or foxes cub club Kay Jack
DD $400 [21] After Wilson's term ended, she reopened the White House to the public & began entertaining Mrs. (Florence) Harding Henry	$400 [26] According to the book of Psalms, these objects "have ears, but they hear not" idols	$400 [14] In 1965 the chile pepper & the frijol bean became this state's official vegetables New Mexico Jack	$400 [16] Sergeant Preston's show was brought to you by this cereal "Shot from Guns" (Quaker) Puffed Wheat Kay Jack	$400 [29] In 1975 this city needed a "Big Mac" to avoid financial collapse New York City Henry	$400 [4] A phony gateau fake cake Henry
$500 [22] In 1898 she became the first woman to graduate as a geology major at Stanford Lou Henry Hoover Jack	$500 [27] As far back as ancient Rome people believed when your ears burn it means this someone's talking about you Jack	$500 [15] Studebaker, which closed its South Bend plant in 1963, was the last major automaker based in this state Indiana Jack	$500 [17] This show featured the adventures of a rancher/pilot & his niece Penny Sky King Kay	—	$500 [10] It's where you'll find Kowloon Hong Kong Henry

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEAREAN SERVANTS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	ANCIENT HISTORY	AVIATION	OPERA	GEMS
$200 [23] Alexander is her servant, not Troilus' Cressida Kay	$200 [1] The national observance of Veteran's Day takes place at this cemetery Arlington National Cemetery Kay	$200 [6] This country's oldest written history, the "Kojiki", dates back to 712 A.D. Japan Kay	$200 [16] In 1907 this telephone inventor established the Aerial Experiment Association Alexander Graham Bell Kay	$200 [21] Among operas that premiered in this Milan house were "Otello", "Madama Butterfly" & "Turandot" La Scala Kay	$200 [7] Tanzanite occurs naturally only in this country Tanzania Jack
$400 [27] Her nurse has a servant of her own; his name is Peter Juliet	$400 [2] Lee surrendered to Grant a week before Easter, on this Christian observance Palm Sunday Kay	$400 [12] Jewish patriots called Sicarii, meaning dagger men, captured this fortress in 66 A.D. Masada Kay	$400 [17] Although developed in the 1950s, this U.S. heavy bomber saw action against Iraq in 1991 B-52 Henry	$400 [22] In this 1859 Gounod opera an aging philosopher sells his soul for youth & Marguerite Faust Henry	$400 [8] Specimens of these include the "Star of Africa" & the "Tiffany" diamonds Jack
$600 [28] One of her attendants gives her the news "Our Thane is coming" Lady Macbeth Jack	$600 [3] From a Greek word for "manifestation", it's also known as "Three Kings' Day" Epiphany Jack	$600 [13] Borrowing symbols from this alphabet, the Greeks developed their own by about 800 B.C. Phoenician Kay	$600 [18] Introduction of this company's DC-3 in 1936 made profitable passenger service possible Douglas Henry	$600 [24] Aussie Helen Mitchell changed her name to this & became the toast of the opera world Dame Nellie Melba Jack Henry	$600 [9] One of May's birthstones, it's believed to be named for the Achates River of Sicily agate
DD $1,000 [30] Appropriately, this king & queen have fairies for attendants Oberon & Titania Jack	DD $1,000 [4] Sarah Josepha Hale, who wrote "Mary Had a Little Lamb", helped persuade Lincoln to make it a national holiday Thanksgiving Jack	$800 [14] In his "Cyropaedia", the Greek Xenophon depicted this Persian king as the model sovereign Cyrus the Great Jack Henry	$800 [19] At 804 feet, this sister ship of the Graf Zeppelin II was the longest airship ever built the Hindenburg Henry	$800 [25] The names of Menotti's 3 "Night Visitors" who visited little Amahl Kaspar, Melchior & Balthazar Kay Jack	$800 [10] Rather than by carats or grams, the weight of pearls is measured in these units grains Henry
$1,000 [29] In this comedy, Bianca has a suitor named Gremio & Petruchio has a servant named Grumio Taming of the Shrew Jack	$1,000 [5] The first Arbor Day was observed on April 10, 1872 in this Great Plains state Nebraska Jack Henry	$1,000 [15] The Parthenon was built during the great public building program begun by this Athenian statesman Pericles	$1,000 [20] In 1963 this experimental U.S. plane reached a record altitude of 67 miles the X-15 Kay	$1,000 [26] In a Tchaikovsky opera, Tatyana falls for this blase & sophisticated title character Eugene Onegin	$1,000 [11] Because of its small red spots, heliotrope is also called this bloodstone Kay

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY EUROPE

As Europe chose sides before WWI, Russia joined these 2 nations in the Triple Entente

France and Great Britain

Jack "What are Austria and Prussia" — wagered $1,500

Henry "What are France and Great Britain" — wagered $3,100

Kay "What were Poland and Germany" — wagered $3,000

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