Show #639 1987-05-21 (taped 1987-02-11) Regular

1987 Senior Tournament final game 1.

Contestants

Irene Grzywacz — a teacher originally from Connecticut

Lee Saunders — a part-time textbook editor from Orlando, Florida

Zeke Sevilla, Jr. — a criminal lawyer from Vienna, Virginia

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Zeke $1,500 $2,300 $11,000 $9,801 $10,100
23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Lee $800 $2,800 $4,800 $5,800 $4,800
18 R, 2 W
Irene $800 $1,100 $-200 $-200 $1,000
10 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

EXPLORERS SHOW MUSIC IRELAND LANGUAGES FRANKENSTEIN FAMOUS LASTS
$100 [1]
Jefferson got only $2500 from Congress to finance their expedition--which ended up costing over $35,000
Lewis & Clark
Lee
$100 [2]
In "South Pacific" it's what Nellie was "gonna wash...right outa my hair"
that man
Zeke
$100 [16]
Cities of Dublin, Cork & Limerick were all founded by these Scandinavian invaders
Vikings (*Danes)
Zeke Lee
$100 [10]
German speakers find it hard to understand Schwyzerdutsch, the variant of German spoken in this country
Switzerland
Irene
$100 [18]
At age 16, this author of "Frankenstein" ran off with married poet Percy Bysshe Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft
Lee
$100 [19]
Mary Kelly, whose body was found in London in November 1888, was his last victim
Jack the Ripper
Lee
$200 [3]
Though his attempts to colonize Virginia failed, he was the one who named it that
Sir Walter Raleigh
Zeke
$200 [6]
In "Oklahoma!, it's what Ado Annie just "can't say"
no
Irene
$200 [17]
This lottery, based on English & Irish horse races, was started in 1930 but discontinued in 1986
Irish Sweepstakes
Irene
$300 [12]
While the official language of this small NATO country is French, the most commonly spoke 1 is Letzeburgesch
Luxembourg
Lee Irene
$200 [21]
He played the Monster in the original 1931 "Frankenstein' & the Master in 1958's "Frankenstein-1970"
Boris Karloff
Irene
$200 [20]
Last episode of this TV series was called "Goodbye, Farewell & Amen" & ran 2 1/2 hours
M*A*S*H
Zeke
$300 [4]
Wittingly or unwittingly, Zebulon Pike went exploring to help this 3rd VP take over part of the West
Aaron Burr
Zeke
$300 [7]
In both the song & name of the show, it's how far you can see "on a clear day"
forever
Lee
$300 [23]
Type of fuel which the Irish call "turf"
peat
Zeke
$400 [14]
1 of 2 countries of Southern Africa whose official language is Portuguese
(1 of) Angola (or Mozambique)
Zeke
$300 [22]
In Mel Brooks "Young Frankenstein", Gene Wilder preferred this pronunciation of the name
Fronkonsteen
Zeke
$300 [26]
On August 29, 1947 30-year-old Manolete fought 1 for the last time; he lost
bull
Irene
$400 [5]
In the 1770s, Capt. William Bligh served as chief officer on the ship Resolution under this English explorer
Captain Cook
Lee
$400 [8]
Show in which teens insisted, "We love you Conrad, oh yes we do..."
Bye Bye Birdie
Zeke
$400 [24]
Tallest breed of dog, it always leads NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade
Irish wolfhound
Irene
DD $500 [11]
Language in which thefollowing, the 1st foreign language song to top Cash Box charts, is sung: “[Instrumental opening plays]Eh cumpari, ci vo sunari?”
Italian
Irene
$400 [27]
According to the book "The Last Time When", Feb. 30, 11 B.C. was the last time this happened
there were 30 days in February
Lee
$500 [9]
Cortes, who took Montezuma captive, said "We Spaniards suffer from a disease which only" this "can cure"
gold
Zeke
$500 [13]
"Try to remember when life was so tender that no one wept except" this
the willow
Lee
$500 [25]
He was famed for plays set in Dublin tenements, though none were produced before he was 43
Sean O'Casey
$500 [15]
Croats use the Roman alphabet while Serbs writing this same language use the Cyrillic
Serbo-Croatian
Zeke Irene
$500 [28]
He married his 11th & last wife January 11, 1960
Tommy Manville
Lee

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS FIRSTS REPUBLICANS ZOOS TOUGH TV TRIVIA INITIALS FULL MOONS
$200 [1]
Though the modern Olympics began in 1896, 1st time they could compete was 1900
women
Zeke
$200 [10]
For the 2nd Reagan Administration, James Baker & this man switched jobs
Donald Regan
Lee
$200 [19]
How New Yorkers refer to the N.Y. Zoological Park or how Sparky Lyle referred to the N.Y. Yankees
Bronx Zoo
Zeke
$200 [26]
When this co-star died in 1966, Desi Arnaz took out a full-page ad saying "Buenos noches amigo!"
William Frawley
Lee Irene
$200 [3]
If your party invitation says BYOB, you're expected to do this
bring your own bottle
Zeke
$200 [15]
Wally Moon was famous for "moon shots" in this sport
baseball
Lee
$400 [2]
Co-starring with Charlie Chaplin at age 6, this kid was 1st child to earn $1 million by his own efforts
Jackie Coogan
Lee Irene
$400 [11]
Born during this Republican's administration, Sen. Everett M. Dirksen was given this middle name
McKinley
Zeke
$400 [20]
Only zoo ever established by an act of Congress
National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Zeke
$400 [27]
Occupation of The Odd Couple's Oscar Madison
sportswriter
Lee
$400 [4]
Expect quarts of milk to be brought to a BYOB party by members of this W.C.T.U., this organization
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Zeke
$400 [16]
In a huge Madison Square Garden wedding, 4150 of his followers were paired off by this Korean-born preacher
Rev. Moon
Irene
$600 [8]
The 1st was played at West Point, November 29, 1890
Army-Navy football game
Irene
$600 [13]
Son-in-law of a previous Minority Leader, he became Senate Majority leader in 1981
Howard Baker
Irene
$600 [21]
This king's zoo may have included the apes & peacocks he brought to Israel
King Solomon
Zeke
$600 [28]
A physically correct male baby doll was named for this "All in the Family" character
Joey Stivic
Lee
$800 [6]
It was formerly known as the GPU & then the NKVD
KGB
Lee
$600 [17]
In Longfellow's poem, Hiawatha was raised by this "Daughter of the Moon"
Nokomis
$800 [9]
In 1815, inventor John L. McAdam laid the 1st of these that are named for him
macadam highways, roads
Lee
$1,000 [24]
In 1953, Frances & Oliver Bolton of Ohio, ages 67 & 35, became 1st to serve in Congress who were this
mother & son
Zeke
$800 [22]
This London Park has a lake with rowboats as well as the city's zoo
Regent's Park
Lee
$800 [29]
This long-time friend & Vaudeville partner was a regular on Jimmy Durante's variety show
Eddie Jackson
Lee Irene
$1,000 [7]
If you're reading the RSV, you're reading this
Revised Standard Version of the Bible
Zeke
$800 [18]
In popular Frank Willard comic, this character's full 1st name was Moonshine
Moon Mother
Zeke
$1,000 [12]
In 1948, this British company became 1st to offer 4-wheel-drive cars, not jeeps, to the public
Rover
Zeke
DD $1,500 [14]
He received 2nd-highest total of popular votes ever in a U.S. presidential election
Richard Nixon
Irene
$1,000 [23]
World's oldest existing zoo is on the the grounds of this city's Schonbrunn Palace
Vienna
Zeke
DD $1,500 [5]
Ironically, initials J.D. can stand for either of these 2 contrasting legal terms
juris doctor or juvenile delinquent
Zeke
$1,000 [25]
These 4 girls provided vocal backup for Vaughn Monroe
Moon Maids

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD CITIES

The most populous city in the world south of the equator is this one in South America

Sao Paulo

Lee "What is Sao Paulo?" — wagered $1,000
Zeke "What is Rio de Janeiro?" — wagered $1,199

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