Show #2680 1996-04-05 (taped 1995-12-12) Regular

David Sampugnaro game 5.

Contestants

Carol Reed — a law librarian from Honolulu, Hawaii

Rob Kalisch — an attorney from Hackensack, New Jersey

David Sampugnaro — a writer and consultant originally from Elmsford, New York (whose 4-day cash winnings total $56,901)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$700	$2,300	$10,200	$15,200 5-day champion: $72,101	$8,100 26 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Rob	$2,200	$3,800	$7,200	$14,400 2nd place: Perry Ellis Mens' Clothing & Wittenauer Watch	$7,100 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Carol	$600	$1,200	$3,200	$6,200 3rd place: RCA Laserdisc & CD Player	$3,200 8 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT AMERICANS	CRAFTS	QUOTATIONS	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	NAUTICAL TERMS	"NIGHT" MOVIES
$100 [21] Von Humboldt popularized this group name; they called themselves Tenochca, Mexica & Colhua Mexica Aztecs David	$100 [26] Louis Comfort Tiffany made lampshades of this material using the copper foil technique Stained Glass Rob	$100 [8] Robert Frost wrote, it "Is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in" Home David	$100 [1] This state has a Custer County as well as one named Big Horn Montana David Rob	$100 [7] To snub is to let this heavy device drop on a short cable, bringing the ship to an abrupt halt Anchor David	$100 [3] In it Groucho pointed out a contract's sanity clause to Chico who said, "There ain't no Sanity Claus" "A Night At The Opera" David
$200 [22] The 2 major contributions of the Olmecs, the mother culture of Mesoamerica, were writing & this time tracker Calendar David Carol	$200 [27] It's often heavy paper with a design or lettering cut out; you paint over it to transfer the design Stencil David	$200 [9] Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "Free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting" this "in a theater" "Fire!" David	$200 [2] This state's parishes began as administrative units of the Catholic Church under Spanish rule Louisiana Carol	$200 [13] The helm of a small boat may just consist of a tiller & this in the water Rudder David	$200 [16] At a June 1995 auction, the white suit John Travolta wore in this film sold for $145,500 "Saturday Night Fever" David
$300 [23] Like Monet, the Mayans used this pond flower as a motif in their art Lilies Carol	$300 [28] Used in bags, wallets & belts, Moroccan leather comes from this animal Goat Rob	$300 [10] Thomas Appleton said, "Good Americans, when they die, go to" this European city Paris David	$300 [4] New Jersey's eastern border is formed by the Atlantic Ocean & this river Hudson River David Rob	$300 [14] Collective term for all the lines used to support masts & raise & lower sails Rigging David Rob	$300 [17] In this 1934 classic, Alan Hale was the driver who stopped at the sight of Claudette Colbert's leg "It Happened One Night" Rob
$400 [24] c. 1200-1465 the Chimu Empire controlled about 600 miles of what's now this Andean country's coast Peru Rob Carol	$400 [29] It's the term for making pots on a potter's wheel Throw Carol	$400 [11] The inspirational quote "Win this one for the Gipper" is attributed to him Knute Rockne David	DD $500 [5] The Detroit, Huron & Sandusky Rivers are among those that flow into this great lake Lake Erie Rob	$400 [15] On shipboard it's opposite starboard Port Carol	$400 [18] George Romero shot this 1968 horror classic for under $150,000 Night of the Living Dead David
$500 [25] Almost 400 workshops for this black volcanic glass have been discovered in Teotihuacan Obsidian David	$500 [30] Making these cords that hold whistles is a popular camp craft Lanyards David	$500 [12] German who wrote, "I teach you the Superman. Man is something that is to be surpassed" Friedrich Nietzsche Rob	$500 [6] This home of the U.S. Air Force Academy was founded in 1871 as Fountain Colony Colorado Springs Rob	$500 [20] This 4-letter word means to adjust & you do it to sails & ballast Trim David Carol	$500 [19] Truffaut's 1973 movie about making movies "Day For Night" Rob

Double Jeopardy! Round

ROMAN EMPERORS	LITERARY TERMS	WINES & SPIRITS	ANIMALS	REPUBLICANS	"DAY" SONGS
$200 [21] To avert suspicion that he started the Great Fire of 64, he blamed it on the Christians Nero Rob	DD $100 [26] Bowdlerize comes from the name of an editor best known for purging his works of "indecent" passages William Shakespeare David	$200 [11] Buza, a spirit from Egypt, is made from these palm fruits Dates David	$200 [16] Like the falcon or hawk, the shrike is classified as a bird of this Prey David	$200 [1] A loser in 1980 & 1988, this Senate majority leader is again bidding for the GOP presidential nomination Robert Dole David	$200 [6] The Crickets in 1957 & Linda Ronstadt in 1976 had a hit with it "That'll Be The Day" Rob
$400 [27] Hadrian's decision to build a shrine on the site of the temple in this city incited a Jewish revolt Jerusalem Rob	$200 [24] This term for a short, simple poem or song comes from dictatum, Latin for "dictated thing" Ditty Rob	$400 [12] in 1995 Jim Beam, a maker of this Kentucky spirit, celebrated its 200th anniversary Bourbon David	$400 [17] Almost 99% of a jellyfish's body is made of this substance Water David	$400 [2] He shared his views on domestic policy in the 1995 bestseller "To Renew America" Newt Gingrich David	$400 [7] "Let us sing a song of cheer again" because of this "Happy Days Are Here Again" Rob
$600 [22] Slipping into insanity, Commodus imagined he was this mythical club-wielding hero Hercules Rob Carol	$400 [23] Heptameter refers to a line of verse consisting of this number of feet 7 David	$600 [13] Tia Maria is a coffee-flavored Jamaican drink based on this liquor Rum David	$600 [18] The marine types of these have flattish carapaces & their limbs have evolved into flippers Turtles	$600 [3] In 1994 the Arizona chapter of the ACLU named this former senator its Civil Libertarian of the Year Barry Goldwater David	$600 [8] Andy Williams & Henry Mancini had hits in 1963 with this film theme "Days of Wine And Roses" Carol
$800 [28] To eliminate opposition, Septimius Severus replaced these imperial bodyguards with his own troops Praetorian Guards Rob	$600 [25] This form of light verse named for a place in Ireland rhymes aabba Limerick David	$800 [14] The name of this wine is French for "Smoked White" Fume Blanc	$800 [19] A bee is said to do this at the hive to show the other bees the direction & distance to a food source Dance Carol	$1,000 [5] In 1995 this New Jersey governor became the first woman to give the response to the State of the Union address Christie Todd Whitman Rob	$800 [9] In 1963 Ruby & The Romantics had their only No. 1 hit with this song "Our Day Will Come" Rob
$1,000 [29] To support his building program, including his famous baths, he raised taxes & debased the currency Caracalla	$1,000 [30] The 30,000-line poem about this fox is the best-known beast epic Reynard	$1,000 [15] It's the Dutch version of cointreau or triple sec Curacao Rob	$1,000 [20] It's the proper name for the Australian animal some call the spiny anteater Echidna David	DD $3,000 [4] This independent candidate for president was chairman of the House Republican Conference from 1969 to 1979 John Anderson David	$1,000 [10] In 1959 Dinah Washington found this out "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" Rob

Final Jeopardy!

FOREIGN WARS

It was the first war covered by both newspaper reporters & photographers

The Crimean War

Carol "What was the Crimean War" — wagered $3,000

Rob "What the Crimean War" — wagered $7,200

David "What was the Crimean war?" — wagered $5,000

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