Show #1086 1989-05-01 (taped 1989-01-30) Regular

Bruce Cox game 2.

Contestants

Shawn Levy — a teacher originally from Brooklyn, New York

Janis Johama — an attorney from New York, New York

Bruce Cox — an analyst from Lakeside, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,650)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bruce	$2,700	$3,500	$6,500	$13,000 2-day champion: $26,650	$6,300 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Janis	$1,300	$2,600	$7,000	$550 2nd place: Trip to Bahamas Princess Resort	$6,900 15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Shawn	$1,100	$2,100	$6,700	$399 3rd place: Dresher brass bed	$7,100 17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

LANGUAGES	BOYS IN THE BAND	ANCIENT EGYPT	COOKING	FDR	"TRUE" OR "FALSE"
$100 [13] Differences in vocabulary & usage have evolved in the east & west of this country divided in 1945 Germany Bruce	$100 [1] Mick Jagger, Keith Richards.Mick Taylor The Rolling Stones Janis	$100 [26] These structures were always built in the desert, & always on the west bank of the Nile pyramids Shawn	$100 [21] If you're cooking "Suwannee Chicken", you're preparing this shelled reptile turtle	$100 [3] The number of times Roosevelt was elected president 4 Shawn	$100 [11] When you get older, a prosthodontist might fit you with a set of these false teeth Janis
$200 [15] In the Roman Empire, these 2 languages were most widely used Greek & Latin Shawn	$200 [2] Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle The Who Janis	$200 [30] The Egyptians were the 1st to use these to power boats, saving the strokers from strokes sails Janis	$200 [22] "Joy of Cooking" says this spicy avocado dip is a great celery stuffer guacamole Janis	$200 [7] Roosevelt was stricken with this disease at age 39, 12 years before he became president polio Bruce	$200 [12] It can refer to a person whose identity won't fade or a kind of dye that won't fade true blue Shawn
$300 [16] Pre-Columbian languages were brought to America from this continent Asia Shawn	$300 [4] Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason Pink Floyd Bruce	$300 [29] Based on the flooding of the Nile each June, the Egyptians developed a calendar of this many days 365	$300 [23] French for "half cup", it's a small cup of strong, black coffee usually served after dinner demitasse Bruce	$300 [8] He was often photographed holding this holder cigarette holder Bruce	$300 [14] Tiny Tim--the singer, not the Dickens character--sings in this kind of high male voice falsetto Shawn
$400 [17] Used mostly in northern Africa, it's the most widely spoken language on the continent Arabic Janis	$400 [5] Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter The Doobie Brothers Bruce	$400 [28] Since timber was in short supply, the wood of cedar trees was imported from this country Lebanon Janis	$400 [24] Vinaigrette sauce often contains this juice & no vinegar at all lemon Shawn	$400 [9] Just 8 days after his inauguration, FDR held the 1st of these informal radio talks Fireside Chats Bruce	DD $500 [19] Advice given in the title of the following1963 hit: "Be True to Your School" Janis
$500 [18] The last letter in the Greek alphabet is equivalent to this letter, not Z, in English omega Janis	$500 [6] Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Steely Dan Bruce	$500 [27] When the Ptolemies started ruling Egypt about 305 B.C., they made this city the capital Alexandria Shawn	$500 [25] A specialty of Genoa, this simple sauce features basil, garlic, cheese, olive oil & pine nuts pesto Bruce	$500 [10] This Texan served as FDR's vice president through 2 terms but opposed him for a 3rd term John Nance Garner Bruce	$500 [20] A pirate ship might fly this, a flag that's not its own, to trick an unsuspecting victim false colors

Double Jeopardy! Round

BOOKS OF THE '80s	FASHION	WORLD CAPITALS	FLOWERS	INDIANS	APRIL
$200 [1] Diane Duane's novel "Spock's World" was inspired by this TV series, not by a baby doctor Star Trek Bruce	$200 [16] The name of this cloak sounds like the shelf over your fireplace mantle Shawn	$200 [6] This city is served by Hellinikon Airport & Olympic Airways Athens Bruce	$200 [26] Botanist C. Linnaeus named these flowers of Oriental origin after Jesuit missionary Georg Kamel camellias Shawn	$200 [18] In winter, the Plains Indians wore robes made from the hides of these animals bison Bruce	$200 [11] This day for playing practical jokes resembles the Hilaria Festival of ancient Rome April Fools' Day Janis
$400 [2] Ultra Violet's memoir "Famous for 15 Minutes" describes her years with this late artist Andy Warhol Janis	$400 [17] A color, a collar & a pointed one of these were all named for 17th C. painter Anthony Vandyke beard Bruce	$400 [7] Haile Selassie I University has been renamed after this city, in which it's located Addis Ababa Bruce	$400 [30] Some gardenia blossoms are yellow, but most are this color white Bruce	$400 [19] This word was originally the title of the emperor of the Indians of Peru, not the entire Indian nation Inca Bruce	$400 [12] In April 1901 N.Y began to require these on automobiles, the original ones carried the owner's initials drivers licenses Bruce
$600 [3] "Love Story" author whose new novel, "Doctor", is a medical "Love Story" Erich Segal Bruce	$600 [22] A jerkin isn't a piece of dried beef, it's a short, close-fitting one of these jacket Shawn	$600 [8] Those of Greek heritage still call this city by its Byzantine name, Levkosia; the Turks call it Lefkosa Nicosia	DD $400 [28] According to legend, some Hindu gods were born in the blossoms of this, the national flower of India lotus Shawn	DD $800 [20] Beans, squash & this staple were called the "3 Sisters" by the Iroquois corn/maize Bruce	$600 [13] 2 riders simultaneously took off from Calif. & Mo. April 3, 1860 establishing this service the Pony Express Bruce
$800 [4] Sidney Sheldon wrote about the "Windmills of" these, not "The Windmills of Your Mind" the Gods Shawn	$800 [23] A farthingale made this stick out so far that some women looked like they were inside large drums skirt Shawn	$800 [9] This Uruguayan capital lies across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires, Argentina Montevideo Janis	$600 [29] One variety of these large-headed flowers is sometimes used for pompons at football games chrysanthemums Bruce	$800 [21] Tribe considered so fierce, the French named their Parisian gangsters after them Apache Shawn	$800 [14] This president died April 4, 1841 exactly one month after his inauguration William Henry Harrison Shawn
$1,000 [5] The heroine of her 1988 novel "Till We Meet Again" doesn't have many "Scruples" Judith Krantz Shawn	$1,000 [24] Fashionable 18th century men looked just dandy in perukes, which were these wigs Janis	$1,000 [10] From 1901-27, this capital of the state of Victoria was also Australia's capital Melbourne Shawn	$1,000 [27] Saffron, a spice that gives foods a yellow color, comes from this purple flower crocus	$1,000 [25] Meaning "home" in Navajo, these dwellings are made of logs & mud hogans Janis	$1,000 [15] When the D.A.R. closed Constitution Hall to her, she sang at the Lincoln Memorial April 9, 1939 Marian Anderson Bruce Janis

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. STATES

This state's seal includes an eagle holding a serpent in its beak & grasping a cactus in its talons

New Mexico

Bruce "What is New Mexico??" — wagered $6,500

Shawn "What is Arizona?" — wagered $6,301

Janis "What is Arizona" — wagered $6,450

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