Show #1138 1989-07-12 (taped 1989-02-27) Regular

1989 Senior Tournament quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Tom Welter — a quality controller from Anaheim, California

Gil Hennegar — an accountant from Baltimore, Maryland

Maureen Harte — an information systems advisor from Orange, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Maureen	$1,500	$2,100	$4,700	$2,000 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,700 16 R, 3 W
Gil	$900	$1,800	$4,400	$8,100 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,400 13 R, 1 W
Tom	$100	$2,800	$10,600	$11,600 Automatic semifinalist	$7,700 21 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1955 EMMYS	BEN FRANKLIN	FLAGS	GUINNESS RECORDS	GERMANY	"PAL"s
$100 [11] For his use & encouragement of television, this president got a special Governor's Award Dwight David Eisenhower	$100 [7] He told those signing this, "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately" the Declaration of Independence Gil	$100 [6] Not surprisingly, this West African nation's flag is very similar to that of the U.S. Liberia Tom	$100 [16] The largest one ever made contained 36,000 heads of lettuce & was tossed in a swimming pool salad Tom	$100 [25] The larger of the 2 Germanys West Germany Gil Tom	$100 [1] A painter can really mix it up with one of these a palette Tom
$200 [12] He won the Emmy for "Best Male Singer" a week after "Hot Diggity" was released Perry Como Gil	$200 [8] The one Franklin invented gave more heat & used less fuel than others of the time a stove Maureen	$200 [13] In auto racing, a flag of this color means "caution--no passing" yellow Maureen	$200 [17] The most heavily used subway system in the world is in this communist capital, not New York Moscow Maureen	$200 [26] It's about 26 miles long & averages 10 feet high Berlin Wall Gil	$200 [2] Cinderella would have felt shabby being there after midnight a palace Maureen
$300 [20] Set in a Kansas army camp, this show won 4 Emmys: Writing, Comedy Series, Director & Comedian You'll Never Get Rich or the Sergeant Bilko show ( The Phil Silvers Show ) Tom	$300 [9] One of his last public acts was signing a petition to Congress in favor of abolishing this slavery Tom	$300 [14] Constellation seen on the flags of both Australia & New Zealand the Southern Cross Gil	$300 [18] Walter Cavanagh is known as "Mr. Plastic Fantastic" because he has about 2,000--& they're all valid credit cards Tom	$300 [27] It's the name for West Germany's junior & senior high schools, whether sports are offered or not gymnasium Tom	$300 [3] For some people, putting salt on popcorn is the only way to make it this palatable Gil
$400 [21] His current act could include mime of his picking up a "Best Specialty Act" Emmy Marcel Marceau	$400 [10] Value of the Federal Reserve note with Franklin's picture on the front a $100 bill Maureen Tom	$400 [15] The U.S. Jack, flown on the bows of ships, is only this part of the U.S. flag the stars (a canton) Maureen	$400 [19] Maxwell J. Beck was covered with about 70,000 of these insects at a 1985 convention bees Tom	$400 [28] The hymn "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" was written in the 16th century by him Martin Luther Maureen Gil	$400 [4] Originally a statue of Athena, it's now the name of concert halls in London & Hollywood the Palladium Maureen
$500 [22] Choreographer Tony Charmoli waltzed away with an Emmy for this Lucky Strike music countdown show Your Hit Parade Tom	$500 [23] Ben Franklin was apprenticed to his older brother to learn this trade printing Gil	$500 [24] The flag of this country nestled between China & India is the only nonrectangular national flag Nepal Gil	DD $400 [30] Good "Lord", he was Poet Laaureate of England for almost 42 years, longer than anyone else (Alfred Lord) Tennyson Tom	$500 [29] Though it's made in Meissen, East Germany, this white, ornate china is named for a nearby city Dresden Tom	$500 [5] From Latin "to be pale", it's extreme paleness pallor Maureen

Double Jeopardy! Round

QUOTES	MOVIE CLASSICS	KISSES	GEOGRAPHY	AMERICAN FOOD	SPEAK OF THE DICKENS
$200 [13] W.S. Gilbert coined the phrase "He uses language that would make your hair" do this curl Maureen	$200 [3] He not only starred in the 1956 version of "The Ten Commandments", his was the voice of God Charlton Heston Maureen	$400 [18] Max Factor invented a kissing machine to test this product lipstick Tom	$200 [1] World Book calls them the 2 "most important canals in the world" Suez & the Panama Gil	$200 [11] 3 main varieties grown in the U.S. are Kennebec, variety Katahdin & Russet Burbank potatoes Tom	$200 [9] This novel about Mr. Murdstone's stepson was released in monthly installments in 1849 & 1850 David Copperfield Gil
$400 [19] This Duke, Napoleon's nemesis, called his own soldiers "the scum of the earth" Duke of Wellington Maureen	$400 [4] Fay Wray thought there was "too much screaming" in this film, & she should know King Kong Tom	$600 [27] In the Bible, Jacob kissed his father, Isaac, while claiming to be this person, his twin brother Esau Maureen	$400 [2] Skye is one of the Inner islands in this group, & Lewis with Harris is one of the Outer Hebrides Tom	$400 [16] What New Englanders make in a "sugar house" maple syrup Gil	$400 [10] "A Tale of Two Cities" is set during this historic event French Revolution Tom
$600 [20] It was Texas Guinan's famous greeting to her night club patrons Hello, suckers! Tom	$600 [5] Singapore, Zanzibar, Morocco, Utopia, Bali & Hong Kong "Road" pictures Tom	$800 [29] Title of the poem which asks, "Gin a body kiss a body, need a body cry?" Comin' Thro' the Rye Maureen	$600 [8] 6 of the 7 Central American capitals are located on this international highway Pan American	$600 [23] This company was 1st to market frozen pot pies & frozen TV dinners nationwide Swanson Maureen	$600 [14] "'S wonderful" & "'S Marvelous" might be Smike's description of this novel he's in Nicholas Nickleby
$800 [21] Leonardo Da Vinci claimed this family "created and destroyed me" Medici Gil	$1,000 [7] This J. Stewart film created a storm of protest when it premiered in Constitution Hall in 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Maureen	$1,000 [30] In Marlowe's Dr. Faustus, the title character asks her to "Make me immortal with a kiss' Helen of Troy Maureen	$800 [26] This country, the 3rd largest in area in South America, has the shortest name on that continent Peru Tom	$800 [24] Light hollow muffins that are the Americanized version of Yorkshire pudding popovers Maureen	$800 [15] 1854 novel about tough goings in the industrial city of Coketown Hard Times
$1,000 [22] The man who wrote, "Man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to." Mark Twain	DD $2,000 [6] Initially, Claudette Colbert refused to lift her skirt for the hitchhiking scene in this film It Happened One Night Tom	DD $2,000 [12] Pete Seeger wrote this folk ballad which was a big hit in the 50s:”When I was a young man and never been kissed /I got to thinking it over what I had missed /I got me a girl, I kissed her and then /Oh Lord, I kissed her again..." "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" Tom	$1,000 [28] New Carthage was in Spain & Old Carthage was in what is now this African country Tunisia	$1,000 [25] The next best U.S.D.A. grade of meat after prime & choice is this one good Maureen	$1,000 [17] Little Dorrit has her own book, but Little Nell is a character in this one The Old Curiosity Shop Gil

Final Jeopardy!

FAIRY TALES

4-letter boy's name that appears most often in the titles of Grimm's fairy tales

Hans

Gil "What is Hans" — wagered $3,700

Maureen "What is Jack" — wagered $2,700

Tom "What is Hans?" — wagered $1,000

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