Show #1058 1989-03-22 (taped 1988-12-05) Regular

Contestants

Alison Whitney — a preschool director and teacher from Orlando, Florida

Russ Nixon — a technical consultant from New Jersey

Emeric Schultz — a chemistry professor from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Emeric	$600	$3,100	$4,500	$100 2nd place: Trip to Roseland Ranch in Stanfordville, New York	$7,100 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Russ	$200	$2,300	$2,300	$9 3rd place: Krementz 14-carat gold signet rings	$2,300 10 R, 3 W
Alison	$1,700	$1,900	$6,300	$3,599 New champion: $3,599	$5,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	AUTOMOBILE NAMES	QUOTES	MUSIC TRIVIA	HINTS FROM HELOISE	GLORY THAT WAS GREECE
$100 [1] LBJ appointed this chief justice to head the commission to investigate JFK's assassination Earl Warren Alison	$100 [2] Chevrolet combined the names of its Corvette & Bel Air to christen this car in 1959 Corvair Emeric	$100 [14] Robert Burns wrote, "We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, for" this auld lang syne Alison	$100 [7] It's the last word in our national anthem brave Emeric Alison	$100 [8] When applying this on floors, also put in on chair feet to prevent scratching the floor wax Emeric	$100 [9] Homer's tale of Ulysses' long journey home from the Trojan War The Odyssey Alison
$200 [3] In 1865 Sherman recaptured this fort where the Civil War had started Fort Sumter Alison	$200 [20] This Swedish auto's name means "I roll" in Latin Volvo Russ	$200 [15] Author of "The Bell Jar" who said, "Dying is an art...I do it exceptionally well" Sylvia Plath Emeric	$200 [27] If the sheet music says "forte", you play loudly, & if it says this, very loudly fortissimo Emeric	$200 [10] To keep Fido's dish from sliding around on the floor, glue on one of these from a canning jar rubber ring Alison	$200 [16] This French seaport was originally a settlement called Massilia founded by Ionian Greeks Marseille Emeric
$300 [4] A 1972 assassination attempt on this presidential candidate left him disabled George Wallace Emeric	$300 [21] This Pontiac model was named for the salt flats where the company set 24-hr. endurance records in 1956 Bonneville Emeric	$300 [24] Of this "ship" Longfellow said, "Sail on, o union, strong and great! Humanity...is hanging...on thy fate" Ship of State Alison	$300 [28] Most people don't know that this "King of Ragtime" once composed a ballet, "The Rag-Time Dance" Scott Joplin Emeric	$300 [11] When camping, you can string up this '50s fad toy & attach a shower curtain to make a dressing room hula hoop Russ	$300 [17] The explorer Pytheas figured out the moon had something to do with these tides Emeric
$400 [5] The 1963 Test Ban Treaty allowed nuclear testing only in locations here underground Russ	$400 [22] Insert an "E" into the French word for "lemon" & you'll have the name of this French auto Citroen Emeric	$400 [25] In 1643 this future lord protector claimed "A few honest men are better than numbers" Oliver Cromwell Russ	$400 [29] Franz Schubert was born in The House of the Red Crab, an inn near this capital Vienna Alison	$400 [12] Heloise rinses her sweaters in water with this salad dressing ingredient in it to keep odors out vinegar Alison	$500 [19] The Greeks called the area in which the Philistines once lived this Palestine
$500 [6] There was an insurrection in these islands after the U.S. bought them from Spain in 1898 the Philippines Alison	$500 [23] This American Motors car had the same name as an invisible being who causes mechanical problems Gremlin Russ	$500 [26] Gustave Flaubert said, "One becomes" one of these "when one cannot be an artist" a critic Russ Alison	$500 [30] The 2 musical instruments most often associated with flamenco dancers guitar & castanets Russ	$500 [13] Use this, dull side out, as a sturdy wrap for packages sent through the mail freezer wrap Russ	DD $800 [18] Democritus was right in saying all things are made up of these but said they couldn't be divided atoms Emeric

Double Jeopardy! Round

DOUBLE "W"s	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	WOMEN AUTHORS	THE MOVIES	ROYALTY	GRANDEUR THAT WAS ROME
$200 [1] This comic book heroine is just plain Diana to her friends back on Paradise Island Wonder Woman Emeric	$200 [2] Of tobacco, Tobago or Tabasco, the one that makes up a country with Trinidad Tobago Emeric	$200 [7] Mentioned in the title of her sonnets, it was Elizabeth Barrett Browning's nickname Portuguese Alison	$200 [9] The last line in this film is "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up" Sunset Boulevard Alison	$200 [11] Her husband was Ferdinand II of Aragon, Ferdinand III of Naples & Ferdinand V of Castile Queen Isabella Emeric	$200 [13] The basic garment was a tunic, over which men of the upper classes wore one of these toga Emeric Alison
$400 [21] You've "made it" if you've made it into this reference book Who's Who	$400 [3] This Oahu landmark got its name when sailors mistook some volcanic crystals for precious gems Diamond Head Emeric	$400 [8] The musical "Gigi" was based on a novel of the same name by this Frenchwoman Colette	$400 [10] Novelist who co-wrote the screenplay for "Double Indemnity" but not for his own "The Big Sleep" Raymond Chandler	$400 [12] When this man gave up his throne in 1936, the woman he loved was still married to another man King Edward VIII Emeric	$400 [14] It was the term for an open marketplace, not an enclosed L.A. basketball arena forum Russ
$600 [22] He's a character in Roald Dahl's book "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" Willy Wonka Russ	$600 [4] Though this city has existed for well over 2,500 yrs., it wasn't the capital of Afghanistan until 1776 Kabul Emeric	DD $1,000 [28] Appropriately, this entertainer wrote a novel called "The G-String Murders" Gypsy Rose Lee Alison	$600 [25] An electrical phenomenon, or a 1985 Brat Pack film that did phenomenal success St. Elmo's Fire Alison	$600 [18] This emperor forced his brother Jerome to leave his American wife & marry a princess Napoleon Bonaparte	$600 [15] The Christians called them "koimetaria" or "sleeping places", & built them under & about Rome catacombs Emeric
$800 [23] This author of "One World" tried to prevent FDR from winning a 3rd term Wendell Willkie Alison	$1,000 [6] If you watch the news, you'll know that these are 2 of the 3 countries that border Honduras Guatemala & El Salvador Alison	—	$800 [26] Gretl, Marta, Brigitta, Kurt, Friedrich, Louisa & Liesl the (von) Trapp children Alison	$800 [19] Current king whose grandfather, King Abdullah, was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1951 King Hussein (of Jordan) Emeric	$800 [16] The soldiers assigned this task around 27 B.C. were called "Praetorians" the task of protecting the emperor Emeric
$1,000 [24] A platform built atop old New England houses serving as a lookout for incoming ships widow's walk Russ	DD $3,000 [5] Tho its country is no longer independent, the World Book calls it the 2nd highest capital in the world Lhasa, Tibet Emeric	—	$1,000 [27] TV Guide called this 1986 Dennis Quaid film, "Law & Ardor in Cajun Country" The Big Easy	$1,000 [20] Mussolini's son-in-law was best man when this country's King Zog married in 1938 Albania Russ	$1,000 [17] Mighty Rome is said to have begun on this hill Palatine Russ

Final Jeopardy!

ANIMALS

The elephant is the largest land animal by weight; this animal is 2nd

the Rhino

Russ "What is the Buffalo" — wagered $2,291

Emeric "What is the hippopotamus?" — wagered $4,400

Alison "What is the Grizzly Bear?" — wagered $2,701

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