Show #679 1987-07-16 (taped 1987-03-10) Regular

Contestants

Amy Goldrich — an administrative assistant from Los Angeles, California

Eileen Dreyer — a housewife from Brooklyn, New York

Michael Klaper — a physician from Umatilla, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,750)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Michael $800 $800 $7,200 $6,225
2-day champion: $11,975
$8,400
22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Eileen $0 $1,500 $3,100 $0
2nd place: trip on PSA to San Francisco & stay at Travelodge at the Wharf
$3,100
10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Amy $-100 $1,400 $2,000 $0
3rd place: Symphonic VHS HQ video cassette recorder
$2,000
8 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

FORESTS ANIMALS CLOTHING FABLES & TALES BRIDGE WORDS OF THE '80s
$100 [3]
Since the end of WWII, this Iberian country has deforested some 5 million acres
Spain
Michael
$100 [1]
It's believed white pelicans are the only birds that fly in a straight line & move these in unison
wings
Michael
$100 [18]
Unlike in tennis, players in table tennis tournaments should not wear clothing this color
white
Amy
$100 [10]
Of a house of mud, sticks, or bricks, the 1 you won't find in "The 3 Little Pigs"
mud
Michael
$100 [26]
1 of 2 honor cards that are not face cards
the ace & the ten
$100 [12]
Divorce after which couple continue living together, it's named for an Aborigine's weapon
a boomerang
Michael
$200 [4]
Overall in the U.S., about 150,000 per year or 87% of these, are caused by human activities
forest fires
Michael
$200 [2]
Eradicating this African fly will save thousands of cattle but threaten Africa's wildlife balance
a tsetse fly
Michael
$200 [19]
The department stores in this country are sari-looking sights
India
Michael
$200 [11]
The moral of this fable: people who tell lies won't be believed, even when they tell the truth
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf"
Amy
$200 [27]
If you bid 6 & make 12 tricks, you have made this, even though it's only a small one
a slam
Amy
$200 [14]
Hip hop includes rapping, bombing--or spray graffiti--& this type of street dancing
breakdancing
Michael
$300 [6]
Excluding Antarctica, it's the only continent not to have a tropical rain forest
Europe
Michael Amy
$300 [5]
On sea lions, these sense organs are external, while on true seals, they're indented
ears
Michael
$300 [20]
Of teddies, mules or puppies, the one you wouldn't buy in a lingerie department
puppies
Amy
DD $300 [16]
German town in which you will find this monument to a tale by the Brothers Grimm:
Bremen Town
Eileen
$300 [15]
Street term for smokable cocaine, it describes what it can do to your wallet & your brain
crack
Eileen
$400 [9]
1 of 2 Bette Davis movies with the word "Forest" in the title
(1 of) The Petrified Forest or ( Beyond the Forest )
Eileen
$400 [7]
Proper answer if someone asked you, "What's a gnu, pardon my asking, what's a gnu?"
wildebeest
Eileen
$400 [21]
This 1958 hit named for a clothing fad later became basis for Nair TV commercial
"Short Shorts"
Eileen
$400 [17]
Hans C. Andersen tale of a girl who freezes to death in an alley while dreaming of her grannie
Little Match Girl
Amy
$400 [24]
It's a set of rules by a company's board of directors to ward off unwanted mergers, not "Jaws"
shark repellent
Michael
$500 [13]
Only English forest not belonging to the crown is 1 owned by this noble family of open-sweater fame
Cardigan
Michael
$500 [8]
Since he gets a "buzz" from the stuff, the sloth bear is often called this
the honey bear
$500 [23]
Youth-oriented fashion designer, her "Basic Betsey" design is a clinging t-shirt dress
Betsey Johnson
Amy
$500 [22]
In an Old Norse version of this folk tale, it's a pancake that rolls, not runs, away
"The Gingerbread Boy (Man)"
Eileen
$500 [25]
MIPS is a computer term meaning "millions of" these "per second"
instructions
Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

ICELAND SICKNESS & HEALTH MUSICAL FACTS TRANSPORTATION THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL NAMES
$200 [26]
Though Iceland has never fought a real war, it's "Cod Wars" with Britain were over these rights
fishing
Eileen
$200 [1]
A recent study found that a woman can have an easier menopause if she engages in this regularly
lovemaking (sex)
Michael Amy
$200 [3]
In a song in 4/4/ time, the number of beats a whole note gets
4
Michael
$200 [13]
Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, is 1 of few world capitals not connected to one of these
a railroad
Eileen
$200 [21]
Though women in the Air Force get same pay & benefits as men, they man not be assigned to this
combat
Amy
$200 [6]
Charley, Dennis & Sigourney, for example
Weaver
Eileen
$400 [27]
Icelanders boast that they publish more of these per capita than any other nation
books
Eileen
$400 [2]
Research shows that most heart attacks occur in the 1st 15 minutes after doing this in the morning
waking up
Eileen
$400 [4]
In songs written in ABABCB form, letter which refers to the chorus
the B
$400 [14]
This medieval invention "pointed" the way for ships to sail on open seas rather than just near coast
a compass
Michael
$400 [22]
It's the largest arm of the U.S. Army, though most of their fighting is done on foot
the inantry
Michael
$400 [7]
His bizarre rock act featured a boa constrictor & ended with his onstage "decapitation"
(Alice) Cooper
$600 [5]
Evidence is mounting that either doing this or experiencing it 2nd-hand raises risk of cancer
smoking
Eileen
$600 [16]
From Greek for "love" & "harmony", it's a name often used for musical societies & orchestras
a philharmonic
Michael
DD $500 [19]
2 of 3 modes of transportation that made up the title of a 1966 Dionne Warwick hit
(2 of) boat & train (or plane)
Michael
$600 [23]
A sleeveless dress worn over a blouse, or the traditional uniform worn only by enlisted sailors
a jumper
$600 [8]
The title of his early '60s TV series wasn't accurate...he didn't sing, just waved his arms
Miller
Michael
$800 [11]
Protein A-68 found in brain may lead to early diagnosis of this disease of the elderly
Alzheimer's
Michael
$800 [17]
The dynamic mark "ppp" indicates a piece should be played specifically this way
very softly
Michael
$600 [15]
Make of car in which Burt Reynolds left "Smokey" in the smoke in "Smokey & the Bandit"
A (Pontiac) Trans-Am
Amy
$800 [24]
In January '87, Prince Edward announced his decision to resign his commission from this
the British Marines
Michael
DD $900 [9]
She's the only original cast member on "Dallas" whose name fits this category
(Victoria) Principal
Michael
$1,000 [12]
If you receive blood during a transfusion from an autologous donor, you're receiving blood from this person
yourself
Michael
$1,000 [18]
These are the two sharps in the key of D major--for certain
F, C
$1,000 [20]
From front to back, this water transport both looks & is spelled the same
a kayak
$1,000 [25]
In 1950, the tide of Korean War was turned in favor of Allies when U.S. Marines made amphibious landing here
Inchon
Michael
$1,000 [10]
In 1909, his North Pole discovery claims were discredited & in 1923, he was jailed for mail fraud
Frederick Albert Cook

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN LITERATURE

19th century novel whose alternate title is "Life Among the Lowly"

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Amy "What is Nicholas Nickelby" — wagered $2,000
Eileen "What is Oliver Twist?" — wagered $3,100
Michael "What is Rags to Riches" — wagered $975

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