Show #2063 1993-07-21 (taped 1993-03-02) Seniors Tournament

1993 Seniors Tournament semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Barbara Broerman — a physician from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lee Gelber — a toy and game marketer from New York City, New York

Marilyn Kneeland — a retired teacher from San Diego, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marilyn	$1,000	$1,500	$11,200	$22,200 Finalist	$10,300 23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Lee	$1,700	$2,200	$6,200	$12,400 3rd place: $5,000	$6,200 13 R, 0 W
Barbara	$1,800	$5,500	$10,900	$21,800 2nd place: $5,000	$7,900 22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. PRESIDENTS	4-LETTER WORDS	SIGNS & SYMBOLS	BOTANY	ODDS & ENDS	CELEBRITY COMMON BONDS
$100 [5] In 1976 he became the first Deep Southerner elected president since before the Civil War Jimmy Carter Barbara	$100 [16] Fly an aircraft without a companion or instructor solo Marilyn	$100 [21] Wedding guests throw this at a newly married couples because it's a symbol of fertility rice Barbara	$100 [26] This external covering on the giant sequoia is over a foot & a half thick bark Lee	$100 [11] d-CON considers its new Ultra Set to be the "better" one of these people are looking for a mousetrap Barbara	$100 [1] Frank Langella, Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi they all played Dracula Marilyn
$200 [7] In Feb. 1993 Margaret Thatcher was on hand to help this former president celebrate his 82nd birthday Ronald Reagan Marilyn	$200 [17] A spoiled child or a small sausage a brat Marilyn	$200 [22] This sign of the zodiac is symbolized by 2 fish swimming in opposite directions Pisces Marilyn	$200 [27] Honey guides, spots or lines on flower petals, direct insects to this sugary substance nectar Barbara	$200 [12] In January 1993 "Le Penseur" traveled from Paris to Peking as part of an exhibit of this sculptor's art Rodin Marilyn	$200 [2] Bess Myerson, Lee Meriwether, Mary Ann Mobley Miss America Barbara
$300 [8] After resigning as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1898, he helped organize the Rough Riders Teddy Roosevelt Barbara	$300 [18] A sharp spasm of pain; you might feel a hunger one a pang Marilyn	$300 [23] This mythical beast seen at the end of "Jeopardy!" credits is a symbol of wisdom a griffin Marilyn Barbara	$300 [28] Fungi such as mushrooms differ from green plants in that they don't contain this pigment chlorophyll Barbara	$300 [13] In December 1992 San Francisco added 3 new ones of these to its fleet, the first since 1914 cable cars Barbara	$300 [3] Patti, Maxine, Laverne the Andrews Sisters Barbara
$400 [9] He said, "If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it"; that's why he was "silent" Calvin Coolidge Lee	$400 [19] A Spanish exclamation of approval or a paper towel from Scott viva Lee	$400 [24] A lion holds one of these symbols of Canada on Canada's coat of arms a maple leaf Barbara	$400 [29] The potato is an example of this short, swollen part of a stem that grows underground a tuber Barbara	$400 [14] This part of speech has relative, personal & indefinite types pronouns Lee	$400 [4] Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden, Kim Hunter A Streetcar Named Desire Lee
$500 [10] He was born August 20, 1833 at the Ohio home of his grandfather who was also president Benjamin Harrison Barbara	$500 [20] The hinged bar on a typewriter or printer that holds the paper against the platen a bail	$500 [25] An official seal placed on a document in lieu of a signature, or the kind of ring used to impress it a signet Barbara	DD $1,500 [30] The offspring of 2 genetically different parents are called these, like some popular roses hybrids Barbara	$500 [15] This panda, the oldest outside China, died December 30, 1992 at age 23 Ling Ling Marilyn	$500 [6] Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, Connie Stevens married to Eddie Fisher Lee

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1950s	GEOGRAPHY	BOOKS & AUTHORS	JAZZ	WINSTON CHURCHILL	GREEK TRAGEDY & COMEDY
$200 [21] A Carpenter, a Cooper & a Shepard were among this famous septet chosen in 1959 the Mercury Seven astronauts Lee	$200 [16] Port Said & Port Fuad lie opposite each other at the northern end of this canal the Suez Canal Marilyn	$200 [11] Napoleon, a boar, becomes dictator in this 1945 George Orwell novel Animal Farm Marilyn	$200 [22] A 1957 4-album set tracing his career was titled "Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography" Louis Armstrong Marilyn	$200 [6] Churchill's mother, Jennie Jerome, was a native of this country the United States Lee	$200 [1] These costume accessories that covered the actors' heads had open mouths & attached hair masks Barbara
$400 [23] This 2-time pres. candidate said, "Eggheads of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your yolks" Adlai Stevenson Barbara	$400 [17] Ukerewe is the largest island in this largest African Lake Lake Victoria Lee	$400 [12] A British edition of his "Martian Chronicles" was called "The Silver Locusts" Ray Bradbury Marilyn	$400 [27] In 1969 this drummer's "Buddy and Soul" album was nominated for a Grammy Buddy Rich Barbara	$400 [7] In 1938 Churchill told this prime minister, "You have chosen dishonor, and you will have war" Chamberlain Barbara	$400 [2] Around 420 B.C. Euripides wrote a play about one of these one-eyed giants cyclops Marilyn
$600 [24] Among the top musicals of 1955 was this one combining baseball & the devil Damn Yankees Marilyn	$600 [18] The Bosporus Bridge links the European & Asian parts of this city Istanbul Marilyn	$600 [13] This 1954 William Golding novel is set on a deserted island after a nuclear war Lord of the Flies Marilyn	$600 [28] In 1938, she recorded her first hit "A-Tisket A-Tasket", with Chick Webb's band Ella Fitzgerald Lee	$600 [8] Completes Churchill's line about the RAF "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed..." by so many to so few Marilyn	$800 [4] The "Oresteia" is a trilogy of plays about this man, Agamemnon's son Orestes Marilyn
$800 [25] In 1959 Prince Rainier III made this former king of Egypt a citizen of Monaco King Farouk Barbara	$800 [19] Jordan is landlocked except for a small stretch of coastline on this gulf the Gulf of Aqaba Lee Barbara	$800 [14] In 1991 the Soviet gov't dropped its treason charge against this exiled author of "Cancer Ward" Solzhenitsyn Marilyn	$800 [30] In 1961 his quartet had a pop hit with "Take Five" Dave Brubeck Lee	$800 [9] Churchill's January 1965 state funeral was held at this London church built by Christopher Wren St. Paul's Cathedral Marilyn	$1,000 [5] This master of old comedy wrote many plays, but "The Birds" is one of only 11 that have survived Aristophanes Marilyn
DD $3,000 [26] In 1950 he became general manager of the Metropolitan Opera Rudolf Bing Barbara	$1,000 [20] K2 is also known by this name after its first surveyor Mount Godwin Austen	$1,000 [15] He dedicated "Babbitt" to fellow author Edith Wharton Sinclair Lewis Barbara	$1,000 [29] For over 40 years, "One O'Clock Jump" served as this bandleader's theme Count Basie Lee	$1,000 [10] At 18 Churchill entered this British military college where he graduated 20th in a class of 130 Sandhurst Marilyn	DD $1,500 [3] It's believed that this group consisted of 12 speakers until Sophocles added 3 more to the line the chorus Marilyn

Final Jeopardy!

ARCHITECTURE

This complex was built between 1631 & 1654 at a cost of about 40,000,000 rupees

the Taj Mahal

Lee "What is the Taj Mahal" — wagered $6,200

Barbara "What is the Taj Mahal?" — wagered $10,900

Marilyn "What was the Taj Mahal?" — wagered $11,000

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