Show #1826 1992-07-06 (taped 1992-02-24) Seniors Tournament

1992 Seniors Tournament quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Richard Worth — an instructor and executive director from Scottsdale, Arizona

Martha Thompson — a stockbroker from San Marino, California

Mag Birge — a medical secretary from Owensboro, Kentucky

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mag	$3,000	$4,400	$5,600	$1,599 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$8,800 28 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Martha	$300	$2,000	$4,800	$2,300 Automatic semifinalist	$4,300 10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Richard	$800	$1,700	$3,400	$1,200 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,700 15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	DIARY & JOURNAL KEEPERS	GENE KELLY MOVIES	SPIES	WORD ORIGINS	UNDERWATER
$100 [5] During the Civil War, 29 of these were shot from under General Nathan Bedford Forrest horse Mag	$100 [21] In 1989 the Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation staff put out an edition of her diary Anne Frank Richard	$100 [1] Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor & Debbie Reynolds wore yellow slickers when they sang this title tune "Singin' in the Rain" Mag	$100 [13] Ex-intelligence agent E. Howard Hunt was convicted in the 1972 break-in at this Washington site Watergate Mag	$100 [23] This lighter-than-air craft derives its name from the Latin word for "to direct" dirigible Mag	$100 [11] This legendary spirit of the sea keeps dead sailors, not gym shoes, in his "locker" Davy Jones Mag
$200 [6] Samuel Maverick may not have branded his cattle, but he did sign this state's declaration of independence Texas Richard	$200 [22] The journal of this "Squirrel Nutkin" author was deciphered & published in 1966 Beatrix Potter Richard	$200 [2] He was still "Young Blue Eyes" when he & Gene put on sailor suits in "Anchors Aweigh" & "On the Town" Frank Sinatra Mag	$200 [17] He was only 21 years old when he was hanged as a spy by the British in 1776 Nathan Hale Mag	$200 [24] This term for a person who travels on foot comes from the Latin word for "foot" pedestrian Mag	$200 [12] These fabled creatures who are part fish lure men to live with them underwater mermaids Richard
$300 [7] In a 1765 speech he said, "If this be treason, make the most of it" Patrick Henry Martha	$300 [30] His diary covering 1660 to 1669 was written in shorthand & foreign words (Samuel) Pepys Richard	$300 [3] Gene directed this 1969 musical that starred Barbra Streisand as a matchmaker Hello, Dolly! Mag	$300 [18] Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned in 1974 after a close aide was accused of spying for this country East Germany Mag Martha Richard	$300 [25] This term for a crazy or foolish person comes from the Latin word for "moon" lunatic Mag	$300 [14] You have to use this sporting equipment to get to your room at Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo scuba diving gear Mag
$400 [8] Her only son, Thomas Rolfe, was educated in England Pocahontas Mag	$400 [29] Ted Hughes helped edit this late "Ariel" poet's journals, published in 1982 Sylvia Plath	$400 [4] In a 1954 film Gene moved to this enchanted Scottish village; we wonder what year it is there now Brigadoon Richard	$400 [19] In 1953 this couple became the first U.S. civilians executed for espionage Rosenbergs Mag	$400 [26] From the name of Plato's school, it's a school that offers special instruction academy	$400 [15] After WWII this man & Philippe Taillez co-founded the Undersea Research Group at Toulon Jacques Cousteau Mag
$500 [9] During WWI this Illinois social worker was president of the International Congress of Women Jane Addams Mag	DD $1,000 [28] 11 volumes of her diaries have been published as well as her letters to Henry Miller Anais Nin Martha	$500 [10] Gene discovered Leslie Caron in the Ballets des Champ Elysees & cast her as his leading lady in this film An American in Paris Mag	$500 [20] This British officer, Benedict Arnold's co-conspirator, was hanged as a spy Oct. 2, 1780 (Major) John André Martha	$500 [27] This word meaning "of the utmost importance" comes from the Latin word "crux" or cross crucial Martha	$500 [16] In "Le Morte d'Arthur" a mysterious arm hands this to King Arthur, then disappears underwater Excalibur Mag

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. GOVERNMENT	GENEVA	COMPOSERS	NATIONAL MONUMENTS	ASTRONOMY & SPACE	HODGEPODGE
$200 [9] A plow & a haystack are on this cabinet department's seal Department of Agriculture Richard	$200 [27] Published in Geneva in 1560, the English version of this book was the 1st to divide chapters into verses The Bible Martha	$200 [21] Born in Brooklyn in 1898, his real name was Jacob Gershwin George Gershwin Richard	$200 [4] Custer Battlefield National Monument is located 15 miles south of Hardin in this state Montana Mag	$200 [1] America's first man-in-space program, or the planet closest to the Sun Mercury Richard	$200 [16] The pope's Vatican City apartment overlooks this square St. Peter's Square Mag Richard
$400 [12] This agency developed from the Office of Strategic Services of World War II CIA Mag	$400 [26] In 1948 the World Medical Association revised this oath in Geneva Hippocratic Oath Mag	$400 [22] In 1890 he began work on "Suite Bergamasque" for piano, which includes the celebrated "Clair de Lune" Claude Debussy Martha	$400 [5] One of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean is Buck Island Reef in this U.S. territory Virgin Islands Richard	$400 [2] They were once thought of as "hairy stars" & were regarded as evil comets Richard	$400 [17] A fortnight is 2 weeks & an Olympiad is this long four years Martha
$600 [13] Undersecretary for International Trade is a post in this cabinet department Department of Commerce Mag	$600 [28] Before the U.N. moved in, the Palais de Nations was headquarters for this group League of Nations Mag	$600 [23] This Polonaise composer was dubbed "The Poet of the Piano" Chopin Mag	$800 [7] The dunes of Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Monument in this state were described in Zebulon Pike's journal Colorado Mag	$600 [3] In April 1990 the Hubble Telescope was put into orbit by the crew of this space shuttle Discovery Mag Martha	$600 [18] The 2 types of things the Pied Piper piped out of Hamelin rats & children Martha
$800 [14] Missouri's largest city in population, it's home to the National Severe Storm Forecast Center Kansas City Mag Richard	DD $3,200 [29] The Canton of Geneva is bordered on 3 sides by this country France Mag	$800 [24] In addition to the "Grand Canyon" suite, he also wrote the "Hudson River" & "Knute Rockne" suites Ferde Grofé Mag Richard	$1,000 [8] This California monument was named for a tree which the Mormons named for a biblical leader Joshua Tree Martha	$800 [10] It's long been suggested that Pluto is actually an escaped satellite of this planet Neptune Richard	$800 [19] The name of this light open-weave cloth sold in strips comes from the name of a Middle East "strip" gauze Martha
$1,000 [15] It's the unfair practice of dividing voting districts to the advantage of one party gerrymandering Mag	—	$1,000 [25] In 1976 the USSR issued a stamp bearing his picture & an excerpt from his "Leningrad Symphony" Dmitri Shostakovich	DD $1,300 [6] Established in 1906, the volcanic rock seenherewas the 1st national monument in the U.S.: Devils Tower Richard	$1,000 [11] This largest moon of Saturn is the only satellite known to have a substantial atmosphere Titan Richard	$1,000 [20] Lawyer Henry Durant founded this college for women on his estate near Boston in 1870 Wellesley Mag

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE

The play in which a fool says, "This cold night will turn us all to fools and madmen"

King Lear

Richard "What is A Winter's Tale" — wagered $2,200

Martha "What is A Midsummer Night's Dream?" — wagered $2,500

Mag "What is The Tempest" — wagered $4,001

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