Show #1377 1990-09-04 (taped 1990-07-30) Regular

Contestants

Jim Johnson — an attorney from Des Moines, Iowa

Dave Jeffery — a political consultant from Fairfax, Virginia

Peter Bedrossian — an academic counselor from Poughkeepsie, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Peter	$1,200	$2,600	$3,400	$5,900 3rd place: Novatel cellular telephone + Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$3,400 16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Dave	$-200	$2,600	$8,200	$13,601 New champion: $13,601	$7,300 18 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Jim	$600	$800	$6,800	$10,799 2nd place: CSR 286 computer & Baldwin brass desk accessories + Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$6,800 15 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

MODERN HISTORY	CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHIES	DESIGN	OPERA	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS	WORDS WITHIN WORDS
$100 [1] 34 died when a major race riot broke out 25 years ago in the Watts section of this city Los Angeles Peter	$100 [6] Her "Child Star" was a best seller in 1988 Shirley Temple (Black) Dave	$100 [10] George Edwin Bergstrom designed this structure built between 1941-3 to house the War Dept. Pentagon Peter	$100 [26] Title occupation shared by opera characters "of Baghdad" & "of Seville" Barber Dave	$100 [7] The German co. that makes this luxury car is also the world's biggest producer of heavy trucks Mercedes-Benz Jim	$100 [12] A flirtatious flapper might sit on yours lap Peter
$200 [2] This elite corps of the Nazi Party was founded as a personal bodyguard for Hitler SS Dave	$200 [16] This retired Los Angeles Lakers player entitled his autobiography "Giant Steps" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dave	$200 [11] A low bed designed to be pushed under the master bed when not in use trundle bed Peter Jim	$200 [27] The femme fatale in this 1875 opera is stabbed to death outside a bullring Carmen Jim	$200 [8] All pilots for this airline are veterans of the Israeli air force El Al Peter	$200 [13] Stags might play this game at a stag party tag Peter
$300 [3] Military coups often occurred in this country until Hafez al-Assad came to power in 1970 Syria Peter	$300 [17] In "Every Secret Thing" she told of her life as a hostage of the S.L.A. (Patty) Hearst Dave	$300 [20] This Easter egg jeweler is said to have used a greater variety of stones than almost any other jeweler Fabergé Peter	$300 [30] Smetana's opera about a "Bartered" one of these has been called one of the finest folk operas Bride Peter	$300 [9] Britain's largest general store chain, it's known affectionately as "Marks & Sparks" Marks & Spencer	$300 [14] I saw one of these animals in the Great Pyramid ram Jim
$400 [4] Surprisingly, it was a Protestant lawyer who first popularized the slogan "Home Rule" in this country Ireland Peter	$400 [18] This former test pilot's autobiography was 1985's 2nd best selling hardcover nonfiction book Chuck Yeager Peter	$400 [21] It was the central piece of domestic furniture in Turkey where it was piled high with cushions Ottoman Dave	$400 [29] The only cockroach & cat couple we know who've had an opera written about them Archy & Mehitabel Peter	$400 [22] Asking "Why walk the line?" he's lent his name to a Canadian bank's ATMs Johnny Cash Dave	$400 [15] While climbing a tree, you could break one of these--yours or the tree's limb Dave
$500 [5] This Hungarian cardinal lived in the U.S. embassy in Budapest from 1956-71 József Cardinal Mindszenty Dave	$500 [19] Johnny Carson appears on the cover of this "Tonight Show" exec. producer's "Johnny Came Lately" Fred de Cordova Peter	$500 [25] Upright post on the top, landing or bottom of a stairway, it often anchors the handrail newel post Peter	$500 [28] The white dove of the Holy Grail appears in the last act of this Wagner opera Lohengrin Jim	DD $1,000 [23] It merged with American-Marietta Company in 1961 Martin Dave	$500 [24] Don't unfurl one of these in front of Bob Barker fur Jim

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD GEOGRAPHY	NEWSPAPERS	FLOWERS & TREES	ROYALTY	AWARDS	ANIMALS IN LITERATURE
$200 [7] The term "Fennoscandia" refers to Scandinavia & this nearby country Finland Peter	$200 [12] The Liberator, North Star & National Era newspapers were started in the mid 1800s to oppose this slavery Dave	$200 [17] It's also known as "Mary's gold", from which it gets its name marigold Dave	$200 [26] Isabella II's accession to the throne of this country in 1833 provoked the First Carlist War Spain	$200 [6] The National Teacher of the Year is awarded a crystal version of this fruit apple Dave	$200 [1] The Beatrix Potter character, Sir Isaac Newton, was one of these amphibians newt Peter Jim
$400 [8] The world's largest sand & rock desert, its name is Arabic for "desert" Sahara Jim	$400 [13] This state capital's 2 main newspapers are the Post & the Rocky Mountain News Denver Jim	$400 [18] According to Guinness, the tallest tree ever measured was one of these in Australia eucalyptus Peter Jim	$400 [27] This French queen was implicated in a 1785 scandal involving a cardinal & a diamond necklace Marie Antoinette Dave	$400 [22] This organization's Florence Nightingale Medal is given to nurses & voluntary aides Red Cross Peter	$400 [2] This Kipling story features a fight between a mongoose & a snake Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Jim
$600 [9] Cowboys called gauchos as well as most other Argentines live on this huge plain Pampas Jim	$600 [16] This newspaper's articles about Boss Tweed's theft of public funds led to his arrest & conviction New York Times Peter	$600 [19] Called a plane tree in Scotland & a sycamore in England, 2 U.S. examples are "bird's-eye" & "sugar" maple Jim	$600 [28] Henry VIII's first 2 wives, they died in the same year, 1536, but only 1 died of natural causes Catherine of Aragon & Anne Boleyn Jim	$600 [23] Jessica Tandy's first of 3 Tony Awards came in 1948 for her performance as Blanche DuBois in this play A Streetcar Named Desire Dave	$600 [3] Pyewacket is a cat & witch's familiar in this John van Druten play Bell, Book and Candle Peter
$800 [10] The longest river entirely within this country is the Lena Soviet Union Dave	$800 [15] 75% of this biggest Chicago newspaper's circulation is outside the city proper Chicago Tribune Jim	$800 [20] A type of oak, or the material obtained from its inner bark cork	$800 [29] It's believed that this 17th century Queen of Sweden was the lover of Cardinal Decio Azzolino Queen Christina	$1,000 [25] This poet's "John Brown's Body" won him a Pulitzer in 1929 Stephen Vincent Benét	DD $800 [4] 1 of 3 plays by Chekhov with an animal other than man in the title (1 of) The Seagull ( Swansong or The Bear ) Peter
$1,000 [11] On Paris' west side, this forest, or "bois", comprises nearly 2,200 acres of trees, grass & lakes Bois de Boulogne Dave	$1,000 [14] After graduating from high school, Ernest Hemingway worked as a reporter of this Kansas City newspaper Kansas City Star Jim	$1,000 [21] Cutting forsythias to make them bloom indoors in the winter is an example of this forcing Dave	$1,000 [30] Empress Carlotta of Mexico was the only daughter of this country's first king, Leopold I Belgium Jim	DD $1,200 [24] To celebrate its 300th anniversary in 1968, Riksbank, a Swedish bank, established this Nobel Prize category Economics Dave	$1,000 [5] Skipperdee, a turtle who wore sneakers, lived with this little girl at the Plaza Hotel Eloise

Final Jeopardy!

THE BIBLE

If this event hadn't happened, Methuselah might have lived past age 969

flood

Peter "What was the flood" — wagered $2,500

Jim "What was the flood?" — wagered $3,999

Dave "What was the great flood?" — wagered $5,401

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