Show #2532 1995-09-12 Regular

Len Krisak game 1.

Contestants

Mimi Owens — a singer and registered nurse from Jessup, Maryland

Len Krisak — an editor from Newton, Massachusetts

Jack Honig — a songwriter from Jericho, Vermont (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jack	$2,600	$3,700	$10,100	$4,100 2nd place: Lloyd Flanders wicker furniture & Ducane gas grill + Jeopardy! Sports edition for home computer or Super Nintendo	$9,400 25 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Len	$500	$2,400	$8,000	$12,200 New champion: $12,200	$8,000 19 R, 2 W
Mimi	$500	$1,600	$600	$1,100 3rd place: Go Video dual deck VCR + Jeopardy! Sports edition for home computer or Super Nintendo	$5,600 12 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

NATURE	THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS	FOOD & DRINK	THE 19th CENTURY	TRAVEL U.S.A.	CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
$100 [9] Unlike other species of these carnivores, the meerkat doesn't have a reputation for killing snakes a mongoose Len	$100 [24] "The Lion King" & this other 1994 film each walked off with 3 Golden Globes—of all the "Gump"tion Forrest Gump Len	$100 [4] The Mediterranean leghorn variety of this animal is primarily raised for eggs a chicken Jack	$100 [10] This 1823 U.S. statement of principles included a promise not to meddle in European affairs the Monroe Doctrine Mimi	$100 [1] After winding down Lombard Street in this city, you might dine at Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco Jack	$100 [8] Touch-tone predecessor (4) dial Mimi
$200 [20] If one of these spiny, 5-armed sea creatures is cut in half, each part may regenerate a starfish Jack	$200 [26] In 1995 the son of this "Gone with the Wind" actor served as the first Mr. Golden Globe Clark Gable Jack	$200 [5] This Japanese "rice wine" doesn't require aging sake Jack	$200 [11] Disraeli created the title "Empress of India" for her & she made him the Earl of Beaconsfield Queen Victoria Jack	$200 [2] Visit this state on Mother's Day weekend and you can attend the Black Hills Balloon Rally in Sturgis South Dakota Jack	$200 [15] Band major (4) drum Jack
$300 [21] The destroying angel is a deadly type of this fungus mushroom	$300 [27] Dennis Franz "copped" a Golden Globe for this series in 1995, as David Caruso did the year before NYPD Blue Jack	$300 [19] Dundee is a Scottish version of this popular Christmas cake fruit cake Len Mimi	$300 [12] This country rebelled against the Ottoman Turks in 1821 & received independence in 1830 Greece Jack	$300 [3] A museum in Nashville, Indiana traces the career of this gangster, "Public enemy Number One" John Dillinger Mimi	$300 [16] Southern cup (5) Dixie Len
$400 [22] The slimy inner bark of this "sljppery" tree was once used to relieve throat ailments elm Mimi	$400 [28] She handed out awards as Miss Golden Globe in 1963; in 1982, she won one for playing Krystle on "Dynasty" Linda Evans Len	$400 [25] This word, Spanish for "sauce", can signify fresh or cooked mixtures salsa Len	$400 [13] With this 1853 purchase, the contiguous U.S. became complete as we know it today the Gadsden Purchase Len	$400 [6] It's an 11 1/2-mile climb to the top of Pikes Peak in Pike National Forest in this state Colorado Jack	$400 [17] Olympic saucer (6) a discus Jack
$500 [23] Now almost extinct, the wisent is a European species of this oxlike North American mammal buffalo (bison) Mimi	$500 [30] This French star won a 1991 Golden Globe for his 1st English language film, "Green Card" Gerard Depardieu Len	$500 [29] This Caribbean country produces Dragon Stout & Red Stripe Beer Jamaica Len	$500 [14] In 1804 the French colony of St. Domingue became this 2nd independent nation in the Americas Haiti Jack	DD $400 [7] Named for a singer, this 88-acre theme park is Pigeon Forge, Tennessee's most popular attraction Dollywood Jack	$500 [18] Pampers (10,7) disposable diapers Mimi

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CITIES	ARCHITECTURE	RELIGION	THE CIVIL WAR	FASHION	MOBY DICK
$200 [4] Most of London's water is supplied by this river the Thames Mimi	$200 [3] William Thornton earned $500 & a city lot for his 1792 design of this domed D.C. building the Capitol Jack	$200 [1] Members of this group founded by Joseph Smith originally called themselves the Church of Christ the Mormons Jack	$200 [8] The North controlled this river after Vicksburg & Port Hudson fell in July 1863 the Mississippi Mimi	$200 [20] A fob pocket on a pair of men's trousers was originally designed to hold this item a (pocket) watch Jack	$200 [24] Ahab nails a one-ounce piece of this to the mast as a reward for the first sailor to sight Moby Dick a gold piece Len
$400 [11] City where you'd find Rembrandt Square & Leidse Square Amsterdam Len	$400 [10] According to Mies van der Rohe's famous dictum, this "is more" Less Jack	$400 [2] Franciscans of various orders all profess to live according to the ideals of this founder Francis of Assisi Len	$400 [9] The name of this famous Union ironclad was suggested by its designer, John Ericsson the Monitor Len	$400 [21] Named for an earl, it's a knitted sweater that opens down the front a cardigan Jack	$400 [25] Chapter 1, "Loomings", begins with this sentence "Call me Ishmael" Len
$600 [14] It was the capital of Great Colombia before becoming Colombia's capital Bogota Len	$600 [12] This automaker's Goteborg, Sweden headquarters was designed by American Romaldo Giurgola Volvo Len	$600 [5] In 1991 Roger Mahony, the archbishop of this city, became America's youngest cardinal Los Angeles Jack Len	$600 [16] The Battle of the Wilderness was the first stage of a campaign to capture this Confederate capital Richmond Jack	$600 [22] These military pants with patches of green & brown became popular for general wear in the 1980s fatigues (camouflage pants) Mimi	$600 [26] Of 3, 13 or 133, the chapter of the book in which Moby Dick first appears 133 Len
$1,000 [19] Most of the bananas shipped out of this country go through its port city of Guayaquil Ecuador Jack	$800 [13] This dome designed by Buckminster Fuller is a hemispheric space frame a geodesic dome Jack	$800 [6] In Buddhism a bodhisattva is an enlightened being who refrains from entering this blessed state to help others nirvana Jack	$800 [17] A bridge over Antietam Creek is named for this "side-whiskered" general who fought in the battle there Burnside Jack	$800 [23] This head scarf that ties under the chin derives its name from the Russian word for grandmother a babushka Len	$800 [27] The sinking of this ship at the end of the book fulfills a prophecy by Fedallah, Ahab's Parsee servant the Pequod Len
DD $1,600 [18] This capital stands on 7 hills along the Tagus River Lisbon (Portugal) Jack	$1,000 [15] Stage designer Jo Mielziner worked with this Finnish-American architect on NYC's Vivian Beaumont theater Eero Saarinen Len	$1,000 [7] From the Greek for "grateful", it's another term for Holy Communion eucharist Mimi	DD $5,000 [30] Buttons stamped with a palmetto tree design were worn on the uniforms of this state's troops South Carolina Mimi	$1,000 [29] Usually wide, white & lace-trimmed, a Vandyke is a style of this collar Mimi	$1,000 [28] This harpooner is a tattooed cannibal from the uncharted South Seas island of Kokovoko Queequeg Mimi

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS SPEECHES

Last word of a 1775 speech that includes "Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in illusions of hope"

death

Mimi "What is death?" — wagered $500

Len "What is death?" — wagered $4,200

Jack "What republic" — wagered $6,000

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