Show #2287 1994-07-12 (taped 1994-03-07) Seniors Tournament

1994 Seniors Tournament quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Frances Taliaferro — a guidance counselor and teacher from New York City, New York

George O'Neal — a retired management analyst from Phoenix, Arizona

Darrell Noe — a postal carrier from Fort Worth, Texas

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Darrell	$900	$2,000	$11,800	$11,000 Automatic semifinalist	$12,000 27 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
George	$1,200	$2,500	$5,300	$0 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$5,300 16 R, 1 W
Frances	$1,700	$3,400	$8,400	$400 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,700 16 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

POETS	SPORTS NICKNAMES	MUSEUMS	LANGUAGES	WOMEN'S GROUPS	CLICHES
$100 [7] It was convenient that Edmund Spenser died in London, because he was buried in Poets' Corner here Westminster Abbey George	$100 [1] "The Great Mick" Mickey Mantle Darrell	$100 [6] This "Bluegrass State" has an International Museum of the Horse in Lexington Kentucky Frances	$100 [23] About half of all English words are derived from this classical language Latin Frances	$100 [26] It's the group of wives, mistresses & female servants of a Turkish sultan, or their residence the harem Darrell Frances	$100 [16] Dealing with the task at hand is "getting down to brass" ones of these tacks Frances
$200 [8] Collier's' Ency. claims this author of "The Bells" was "a great swimmer" & "did not write while drunk" Edgar Allan Poe George	$200 [2] "The Shoe" Willie Shoemaker Darrell	$200 [14] The Museum of Dolls in this Riviera principality has a collection of early mechanical dolls Monaco Darrell Frances	$200 [24] The standard literary form of this language is the dialect of Florence Italian Darrell	$200 [27] MADD stands for "Mothers Against" this Drunk Driving Darrell	$200 [17] A person with a failing or weakness is said to have "feet of" this material clay Darrell
$300 [10] He wrote the poem "Chicago Poet" for "Cornhuskers", his 1918 collection Carl Sandburg George	$300 [3] "The Rock of Notre Dame" Knute Rockne George	$300 [15] This European city's Musee d'Orsay is a converted railway station built in 1900 Paris George	$300 [25] This country's official language evolved from Pasar Malay, a dialect spoken on its island of Sumatra Indonesia George Frances	$300 [28] The first of these was founded in 1851 at Wesleyan Female College a sorority George	$300 [18] Referring to ancient athletic prizes, to be content with one's success is "to rest on" these your laurels George
$400 [12] "Heroic Stanzas" was John Dryden's memorial to this lord protector of England Oliver Cromwell Darrell	$400 [4] "The Brown Bomber" Joe Louis Darrell	$400 [21] Founded in 1773, this South Carolina port's museum is the nation's oldest Charleston George	$400 [9] Although there is a Ryukyu language, most Ryukyuans speak this language Japanese Frances	$400 [29] Members of this group founded in 1890 are direct descendants of people who helped free the colonies the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) Darrell	$400 [19] It's plain to see that "nuda veritas" is Latin for this cliche naked truth Frances
$500 [13] This lord's mistress Teresa Guiccioli published a book about him in 1868, 44 years after his death (Lord) Byron Frances	$500 [5] "Papa Bear" George Halas Darrell	$500 [22] Capital in which you'd find the Newfoundland & Labrador Museum of Transportation St. John's Darrell	$500 [11] It's the official language of Suriname Dutch Darrell Frances	$500 [30] The name of this organization for Jewish women is from the Hebrew name of Queen Esther Hadassah Darrell Frances	DD $1,000 [20] This expression meaning away from turmoil became popular after Thomas Hardy used it as a book title Far from the Madding Crowd Frances

Double Jeopardy! Round

ARTISTS	ECONOMICS	FILMS OF THE '50s	19th CENTURY AMERICA	THE ARCTIC	COOKING
$200 [12] Christopher Durham makes hand-painted music boxes from the eggs of these largest living birds ostriches George	$200 [20] The discount rate is the rate of this the Fed charges commercial banks interest Darrell	$200 [11] Charlton Heston's son Fraser played the infant Moses in this 1956 epic The Ten Commandments Darrell Frances	$200 [29] In 1822 a 280-mile section of this canal opened between Rochester & Albany, New York the Erie Canal Darrell	$200 [7] This term can refer to the vegetation lying beyond the timberline or the area itself a tundra George	$200 [1] This hodgepodge of potatoes & corned beef is cooked in a skillet until crusty hash Frances
$400 [17] His baseball painting "The Dugout" adorned the Sept. 4, 1948 cover of the Saturday Evening Post Norman Rockwell George	$400 [21] In a closed shop membership in one of these is a condition of employment a union George	$400 [10] This Jimmy Stewart movie was based on Charles Lindbergh's autobiography of the same title The Spirit of St. Louis Darrell	$400 [25] This hero of the Battle of New Orleans served as provisional governor of Florida in 1821 (Andrew) Jackson Darrell	$400 [27] Some once thought that this Arctic rodent migrated to find its ancient home, Atlantis the lemming Darrell	$400 [2] Don't try to make this foam of beaten egg whites & sugar on a humid day meringue George
$600 [18] He painted that famous portrait of his mother in London in 1872 Whistler Darrell	$600 [13] These are taxes imposed on imports or exports tariffs Darrell	$600 [9] Gina Lollobrigida played the gypsy girl Esmeralda in a 1957 color version of this film The Hunchback of Notre Dame Darrell	$600 [22] This man who died in Philadelphia July 6, 1835 had been Chief Justice since 1801 (John) Marshall Frances	$600 [28] This Arctic whale's larger tooth grows forward up to 9' from the left side of its head the narwhal (the narwhale) George	$600 [4] This term means to decorate food with an edible condiment, like parsley garnish Darrell
$800 [16] Encyclopaedia Britannica calls this diminutive Frenchman "The Documenter of Montmartre" Toulouse-Lautrec Darrell	$800 [14] Measuring the change in the cost of goods & services purchased by a household, CPI stands for this consumer price index Darrell	$800 [8] Daniel Mann directed her to an Oscar in 1952's "Come Back, Little Sheba" Shirley Booth George	$1,000 [24] He was in jail after destroying the printing press of dissident Mormons when killed by a mob in 1844 Joseph Smith George	DD $600 [26] Cape Columbia on Ellesmere Island is this country's northernmost point Canada Darrell	$800 [5] Layer slices of potato with a creamy sauce in a casserole, top with bread crumbs & bake to make this potatoes au gratin (scalloped potatoes) Darrell
$1,000 [19] Famous family whose paintings are featured in the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania the Wyeths Frances	$1,000 [15] While GNP is gross national product, GDP is this gross domestic product Frances	$1,000 [3] Jack Klugman was Juror 5 & E.G. Marshall Juror 4 in this 1957 release 12 Angry Men Darrell	DD $2,000 [23] He didn't take the oath of office as president until 2 days after William Henry Harrison's death (John) Tyler Frances	$1,000 [30] There's a naval Arctic research laboratory near this northernmost "Point" Point Barrow Darrell	$1,000 [6] Term for these dumplings from northern China reflects the trouble you may have getting them out of the pan pot stickers Darrell

Final Jeopardy!

NEWSMAKERS

She played the Favorite Aunt in the Washington Ballet's Dec. 26, 1993 performance of "The Nutcracker"

Chelsea Clinton

George "Who was Jacqui Kennedy" — wagered $5,300

Frances "Who is Hillary Clinton?" — wagered $8,000

Darrell "Who is ?" — wagered $800

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