Show #2061 1993-07-19 (taped 1993-03-02) Seniors Tournament

1993 Seniors Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Marty Wiley — a registered nurse from Chula Vista, California

Hugh Murphy — a bank officer from Hockessin, Delaware

Leon Jackson — a court clerk from Elmhurst, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Leon	$300	$1,100	$4,400	$8,400 2nd place: $5,000	$4,500 14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Hugh	$500	$3,500	$7,500	$11,700 Finalist	$7,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Marty	$1,400	$2,800	$5,800	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$6,400 19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD FACTS	VAUDEVILLE	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	ANIMALS	IN THE KITCHEN	ABBREVIATIONS
$100 [1] The earliest Ancient Egyptian boats were propelled by these; paddles & oars came later poles Leon Hugh Marty	$100 [2] Jerry, Helen, Josephine & George M. were billed as the 4 these the Cohans Hugh	$100 [4] This building on the Rue des Ecoles in Paris is sometimes used as a synonym for the University Of Paris the Sorbonne Hugh	$100 [18] An orb weaver, which is this kind of animal, is known for spinning beautiful, intricate webs a spider Marty	$100 [13] This process of working bread dough into a pliable mass can be done by hand or by machine kneading Leon	$100 [8] It's what your sweetheart wants if he or she asks for a little TLC tender loving care Marty
$200 [14] If you're driving in Mexico & see the word "alto" on a sign, don't sing; do this stop Marty	$200 [3] He was the father of the Seven Little Foys Eddie Foy Marty	$200 [23] The University of Salonika is this country's largest college Greece Hugh	$200 [19] Of a boomslang, a banded krait or a boa constrictor, the snake that's non-venomous a boa constrictor Hugh	$200 [27] Soaking fruit in a flavored liquid is called macerating; soaking meat in a similar way is called this marinating Marty	$200 [9] In music, ob. stands for oboe; in medicine, it's short for this type of doctor obstetrician Marty
$300 [15] The passamezzo, a dance from this country, is similar to the pavane but faster Italy Marty	$300 [5] Those who played this role in comedy teams included Ed Gallagher, Paul McCullough & Bud Abbott straight men Leon	$300 [24] It's athletic teams are nicknamed the Hurricanes (University of) Miami Leon	$300 [20] The Sumatran subspecies of this striped feline is almost extinct the tiger Marty	$300 [28] One of the most popular macaroni shapes, it's also a body part the elbow macaroni Marty	$300 [10] Those who do transactions at an ATM should know that ATM stands for this automatic (automated) teller machine Hugh
$400 [16] The city of Osaka is located on this island Honshu Hugh	$400 [6] This partner of Clayton & Jackson went solo Jimmy Durante Leon	$400 [25] This Pasadena, Calif. college maintains an astrophysical observatory on Mount Palomar Caltech Hugh	$400 [21] This state bird of North Carolina is also called the redbird a cardinal Hugh	$400 [29] A trussing one of these utensils helps sew up poultry to keep it shape compact needle Hugh	$400 [11] On a clothing label, the 2 measurements that are abbreviated XL extra large & extra long Leon Hugh
$500 [17] These people for whom a war was named now call themselves Afrikaners the Boers Leon	$500 [7] Ziegfeld had his "Follies" & this man had his "Vanities" Earl Carroll Hugh	DD $1,000 [26] In 1783 this Ivy League school's Nassau Hall briefly served as the nation's capital Princeton University Hugh	$500 [22] There are about 60 species of this long-legged wading bird, including egrets a heron Hugh Marty	$500 [30] Old-fashioned hand-cranked ice cream machines use crystals of this to lower the ice's temperature (rock) salt Hugh	$500 [12] Especially when referring to winds, swly. stands for this southwesterly Marty

Double Jeopardy! Round

ASTRONOMY	DIPLOMACY	MIDDLE NAMES	LITERARY BIOGRAPHIES	JAMES K. POLK	-NYMS
$200 [1] In terms of size this planet is considered the Earth's twin Venus Marty	$200 [21] In 1875 17 countries signed a treaty to promote the use & refinement of this measurement system the metric system Marty	$200 [6] Middle name shared by Thoreau & Eisenhower David Hugh	$200 [26] You can read about the life & works of this author in a book subtitled "The Man Behind Winnie-the-Pooh" A. A. Milne Leon	$200 [12] Polk's was the first inauguration reported via this communications device; Morse was at the key the telegraph Leon	$200 [11] Words with similar meanings, they're listed in a thesaurus synonyms Leon
$400 [2] The ancient Chinese thought these dark areas on the Sun looked like flying birds sunspots Marty	$400 [22] In 1867 Baron de Stoeckl & this Secretary of State drew the treaty that ceded Alaska to the U.S. Seward Hugh	$400 [7] This dome designer's middle name was Buckminster; his first name was Richard Fuller Hugh	$400 [27] This author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was the subject of a 1941 biography "Crusader in Crinoline" (Harriet Beecher) Stowe Leon	$400 [13] In 1845 Polk reaffirmed this president's "Doctrine" against European colonization of America the Monroe Doctrine Leon	$400 [17] It describes pairs of words like hot & cold, long & short, & easy & hard antonyms Leon
$600 [3] The peak brightness of this type of star usually occurs within 2 to 50 hours of its explosion a nova Marty	$600 [23] Concluded with England in 1901, the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty enabled the U.S. to build this waterway the Panama Canal Hugh	$600 [8] Her father was still Duke of York when she was given the middle names Alexandra & Mary in 1926 Elizabeth II Marty	$600 [28] He's been the subject of several bios, including "The Big Swingers" & "The Man Who Created Tarzan" Burroughs Leon	$600 [14] Polk was the only president who had previously held this high office in the House of Representatives speaker Hugh	$600 [18] Words with the same sound & spelling but different meanings homonyms Marty
$800 [4] The Northern Cross is part of this constellation which is said to look like a swan Cygnus Leon Hugh Marty	$800 [24] In 1913 the Treaty of Bucharest ended the second of these peninsular wars the Balkan Wars	$800 [9] Middle name of the man who wrote the lyrics for "Camelot" Jay Hugh	DD $700 [29] Max Brod was responsible for the publication of this author's "The Trial" & also wrote a biography of him Kafka Leon	DD $600 [16] In 1833 Polk helped this president destroy the Bank of the United States Andrew Jackson Marty	$800 [19] Meaning "false name", it's a pen name used by an author a pseudonym Hugh
$1,000 [5] Scheduled for launch in 1997, the Cassini spacecraft should reach this planet in 2004 Saturn	$1,000 [25] Under the 1809 Treaty of Schonbrunn, this country lost 32,000 square miles to Napoleon Russia Leon	$1,000 [10] This absurdist playwright's middle name was Barclay, not Godot Samuel Beckett	$1,000 [30] Quentin Bell wasn't "afraid of" this author, his aunt; he published a biography of her in 1972 Virginia Woolf Marty	$800 [15] Polk was present when the cornerstone of this D.C. monument was laid on July 4, 1848 the Washington Monument Marty	$1,000 [20] A word formed by the initial letters of a set group of words, like NOW for National Organization of Women an acronym Hugh

Final Jeopardy!

ISLANDS

This is the largest island in Europe

Great Britain

Leon "What is Great Britain" — wagered $4,000

Marty "What is Greenland?" — wagered $5,800

Hugh "What is Great Britain" — wagered $4,200

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