Show #2286 1994-07-11 (taped 1994-03-07) Seniors Tournament

1994 Seniors Tournament quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Penny Evans — a retired tour guide from Annapolis, Maryland

Diane Dowden — a retired teacher from Orange, California

Joe Clonick — a composer and musician originally from Chicago, Illinois

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joe	$1,300	$3,700	$8,900	$7,800 Automatic semifinalist	$8,900 24 R, 2 W
Diane	$100	$900	$700	$2 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$2,700 10 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Penny	$1,300	$1,100	$2,100	$100 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$5,100 15 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

ZOOLOGY	REALLY OLD SONGS	FOOTWEAR	THE 20th CENTURY	CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD	HODGEPODGE
$100 [26] The filmy dome & bowl-and-doily types of these arachnids weave flat, sheet-like webs spiders Diane	$100 [13] George M. Cohan's original title for this song was "You're a Grand Old Rag"; he didn't mean it as an insult "You're a Grand Old Flag" Penny	$100 [6] The sandal-style shoe sold by this five & dime store is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Woolworth's Joe	$100 [8] In 1955 this Anaheim attraction opened to become "The Happiest Place on Earth" Disneyland Joe	$100 [17] Its current chairman is Robert J. Eaton, who succeeded Lee Iacocca Chrysler Joe	$100 [1] Sierra, the magazine of the Sierra Club, is published in this City by the Bay San Francisco Joe
$200 [27] The bellies of most snakes are covered with scutes, large types of these scales Joe	$200 [22] In really old song titles, this adjective describes Leilani, Rosie O'Grady & Georgia Brown Sweet Joe	$200 [7] This girl in the Buster Brown comic strip has a shoe named for her, too Mary Jane	$200 [9] In 1945 a former Du Pont chemist invented these airtight containers typically sold at parties Tupperware Joe	$200 [18] Thomas Watson, Jr., once this computer co.'s chairman, also served as a U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R. IBM Joe	$200 [2] This porcine Muppet advises, "Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift" Miss Piggy Joe
$300 [28] Like salamanders, caecilians belong to this class of animals amphibians Penny	$300 [23] William Frawley introduced the song "My Mammy" in Vaudeville but its most associated with this entertainer Al Jolson Diane	$300 [14] "Gee", this Italian leather house has been selling its famous loafer in the U.S. since the early '50s Gucci Joe	$300 [10] On Dec. 5, 1933 at 5:32 p.m., drinkers toasted the end of this Prohibition Joe	$300 [19] After being relieved of command in 1951, he became chairman of the board at Remington Rand (General Douglas) MacArthur Joe	$300 [3] It's the last month of the year that has only 30 days November Penny
$500 [30] The steenbok, this kind of animal, sometimes seeks refuge in an abandoned aardvark burrow (dwarf) antelope Penny	$400 [24] According to the title by James Blake, it's where "me and Mamie O'Rorke tripped the light fantastic" "The Sidewalks of New York" Diane	$400 [15] This model from G.H. Bass & Co. was based on a Norwegian-type moccasin Weejuns Diane Penny	$400 [11] In late 1990 34 European & North American nations signed the Charter of Paris, officially ending this "War" Cold War Penny	$400 [20] In 1982 he retired as chairman of Polaroid's board (Edwin) Land Joe	$400 [4] One of Alabama's nicknames, the "Yellowhammer State", refers to a color on uniforms worn during this war Civil War Penny
DD $1,000 [29] The vinegar eel isn't a fish but a nematode, one of these invertebrates worm Penny	$500 [25] He not only wrote "Alexander's Ragtime Band", he co-wrote "Alexander's Bag-Pipe Band" (Irving) Berlin Joe	$500 [16] Styles of this shoe include Balmoral, saddle & wing-tip Oxford	$500 [12] On Feb. 11, 1975 this person succeeded Edward Heath as leader of Britain's Conservatives Margaret Thatcher Diane	$500 [21] In 1903 he became chairman of U.S. Steel; 3 years later an Indiana city was named for him (Elbert) Gary Joe	$500 [5] There's an outstanding portrait gallery inside Gripsholm Castle in this Scandinavian country Sweden Penny

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT HISTORY	STATE FLAGS & SYMBOLS	RELIGION	THE OLYMPICS	TITLES	AUTHORS
$200 [6] Ostia stood at the mouth of this river, about 15 miles from Rome Tiber Diane	$200 [12] This heavenly symbol is on more than 15 of the 50 flags, including those of Alaska & Tennessee stars Joe Penny	$200 [11] The awaited descendant of Muhammad who will restore purity to this religion is called the Mahdi Islam Penny	$200 [26] This Jamaican team plans to be in the cool running for the gold in 1998 bobsled Joe	$200 [21] Some southern states bestow this honorary title on prominent people, such as Harland Sanders colonel Penny	$200 [1] Longfellow's sonnet about this author of "The Canterbury Tales" calls him "The Poet of the Dawn" Chaucer Penny
$400 [7] This founder of The Academy was ill at the time of Socrates' execution & was not present Plato Diane	$400 [13] Its state reptile is the mountain boomer lizard, not the Sooner lizard Oklahoma Joe	$400 [17] His "Analects" does not mention the concept of yin & yang; the "I Ching" does Confucius Diane Penny	$400 [27] Event held in a pool that has solo & duet competition synchronized swimming Penny	$400 [22] When Wilhelm I of Prussia became emperor of all of Germany in 1871, he took this title kaiser Diane	$400 [2] Originally, she published her novel "Wuthering Heights" under the masculine pen name Ellis Bell Emily Brontë Joe Diane
$600 [8] This city on the Euphrates became important during the reign of its Amorite King Hammurabi Babylon Penny	$600 [14] Its state boat is the Nautilus even though it's the Constitution State Connecticut Joe Penny	$600 [18] King Asoka's son Mahinda helped establish this as Sri Lanka's state religion Buddhism Joe	$600 [28] In 1994, with a world-record time, he speed-skated to the gold in the 1,000 meters (Dan) Jansen Diane	$600 [23] Used in eastern Africa as a form of address, this Swahili word comes from Arabic for "our father" bwana Diane	$600 [3] He based the character of Buck Mulligan in "Ulysses" on Irish poet Oliver St. John Gogarty James Joyce Joe
$800 [9] Roman emperor Claudius wrote a history, now lost, of this pre-Roman people of Central Italy Etruscans Diane	$800 [15] This New England state's bird & tree both have red in their names Rhode Island	$800 [19] Cargo cults reached their peak in the '30s & '40s in Melanesia & on this 2nd-largest island in the world New Guinea Diane	$800 [29] Competitors in the 1968 Summer Games held in this city were affected by the altitude Mexico City	$1,000 [25] In 1797 Napoleon abolished this office that had ruled Venice for 1100 years doge Joe	$800 [4] Sadly, this author of "The Age of Innocence" never finished her last novel, "The Buccaneers" Edith Wharton Joe
$1,000 [10] This city was the capital of Egypt's Old Kingdom & later, the seat of the Persian governors Memphis Joe	DD $2,000 [16] Its state coat of arms features a king on the left & a goddess of liberty on the right Hawaii Penny	$1,000 [20] In the face of persecution, the Marranos, Jews of this country, outwardly adopted Christianity Spain Joe	—	DD $2,000 [24] This highest title in British peerage comes from a Latin word for "leader" duke Diane	$1,000 [5] This creator of Emma Bovary has been called "The Recluse of Croisset", but he was actually quite sociable (Gustave) Flaubert Penny

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

2 of the 3 countries in the Western Hemisphere that have a "Z" in their names

(2 of) Venezuela, Brazil & Belize

Diane "What are Venezuela and Zaire?" — wagered $698

Penny "What are Tanzania and Swaziland?" — wagered $2,000

Joe "What are Zaire & Zambia" — wagered $1,100

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