Show #1371 1990-07-16 (taped 1990-02-27) Seniors Tournament

1990 Seniors Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Arnold Yellin — a manufacturer from Chicago, Illinois

Anne Laird — a teacher from New Orleans, Louisiana

George Soule — a teacher from Northfield, Minnesota

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
George	$200	$1,100	$4,100	$8,200 Finalist	$5,100 12 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Anne	$600	$1,300	$8,100	$7,999 2nd place: $5,000	$9,100 23 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Arnold	$800	$2,200	$2,200	$1,000 3rd place: $5,000	$4,200 15 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

AWARDS	U.S. TERRITORIES	GEMS & JEWELRY	THE FBI	8-LETTER WORDS	POPEYE
$100 [1] In the '80s Mario Lemieux & this man won every MVP award in the NHL Wayne Gretzky Arnold	$100 [6] Columbus discovered this future commonwealth in 1493 & named it San Juan Bautista Puerto Rico George	$100 [21] Navajo jewelry is typically made using turquoise stones & this metal silver Arnold	$100 [22] He was only 29 years old when chosen to head the FBI in 1924 J. Edgar Hoover Arnold	$100 [11] A temporary elevated platform for workmen or hangmen a scaffold Arnold	$100 [16] She has a swan neck, a pickle nose & measurements of 19-19-19 Olive Oyl Arnold
$200 [2] The Grammy Album of the Year for 1960 was this comic's "Button Down Mind" Bob Newhart George	$200 [7] Until 1979 a general of the U.S. Army governed this 10-mile wide strip of land the Panama Canal Zone Anne	$200 [27] 128-ct. diamond on display at its namesake NYC jewelry store that made Holly Golightly's mouth water Tiffany's Anne	$200 [23] Most of these the FBI has on file are in sets of 10, but they have a special single file too fingerprints Arnold	$200 [12] This jug for holding & pouring wine didn't have a specific name until the 18th century a decanter	$200 [17] This friend of Popeye's was born in a hamburger joint in Ocean Park Pier, California Wimpy Arnold
$300 [3] In January 1990 the son of this "Desert Fox" was made a Commander of the British Empire Erwin Rommel Arnold	$300 [8] Discovered by Magellan in 1521, this island was the first U.S. possession occupied by Japan in WWII Guam Arnold	$300 [28] Nephrite is the most common form of this green gemstone jade Arnold	$300 [24] Of accounting, political science or history, the acceptable major for applicants just out of college accounting Anne	$300 [13] In photography it's the relative difference between areas of light & dark on a print contrast Anne	$300 [18] Called Brutus in comic strips, Popeye's 372-pound archenemy has this name in films & on TV Bluto George
$400 [4] Miss America of 1921 & 1944 didn't represent states but this city Washington, D.C. Anne	$400 [9] 300 people live on this 2-square-mile Pacific island controlled by the U.S. Navy Midway George	$400 [29] The fiery colors of these milky stones are caused by impurities & by light catching the cracks opals Anne	$400 [25] Henry Randolph Mitchell was the only criminal on the first list of these who was not caught the Ten Most Wanted list George Anne	$400 [14] This word that's sometimes confused with "energize" means to deprive of energy enervate Arnold	$400 [19] This name for an army vehicle may be from the yellow fourth dimensional animal who eats orchids a jeep Anne
$500 [5] The Fermi Award is given in the atomic energy field, & the Peabody Award is for this field broadcasting (television) George	$500 [10] Their capital, Charlotte Amalie, was founded in 1672 & named for the Danish queen the Virgin Islands Anne	DD $1,000 [30] At the end of the 16th century, these gemstones, favored by the Incas, began to arrive in Europe from S. America emeralds Anne	$500 [26] Tho the FBI had no jurisdiction, it amassed the evidence to convict B. Hauptmann in this case the Lindbergh kidnapping case George	$500 [15] Philosophy opposed to the hedonism of epicureanism, its followers probably had less fun stoicism George	$500 [20] 1 of Popeye's 4 nephews in the animated cartoons (1 of) Peepeye, Pipeye, Poopeye & Pupeye

Double Jeopardy! Round

SCANDINAVIA	THE 19th CENTURY	PSYCH 101	WORLD LITERATURE	PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA	LEATHER
$200 [9] It's the official religion in all 3 Scandinavian countries Lutheranism Anne	$200 [1] This geneticist's given name was Johann; he took the name Gregor when he entered a monastery Mendel George	$200 [21] If you're mendacious you might be a pathological one of these a liar Anne	$200 [16] Edward Gibbon's account includes the 1,000 years this empire continued in the East after it fell in the West the Roman Empire Anne	$200 [4] He was born in 1884 in Missouri & died there in 1972 Truman Anne	$200 [26] Heavy coats of oil varnish put on at the end of the finishing process give this leather its gloss patent leather Anne
$400 [10] Of Republic, Federal Union or Constitutional Monarchy, the form of government in Scandinavia a Constitutional Monarchy Arnold	$400 [2] The Treaty of Tangier ended the French war in this country in 1844, & the French withdrew Morocco Anne	$400 [22] Psychologists don't know why we do it; Mark Twain said man is the only animal that does or needs to blushing Anne	$400 [17] In his "Paradiso" Dante wrote, "Christ is at once true God and true man" & she is the "mystical rose" the Virgin Mary George	$400 [5] In November 1989 this former president made a private visit to China Richard Nixon Arnold	$400 [27] The biggest leather ball Spalding makes is for this sport basketball Arnold
$600 [11] After Chernobyl, these northern people lost much of their market for reindeer meat the Lapps George	$600 [3] In 1870 the Vatican Council declared this dogma to describe occasions when the pope spoke ex cathedra the infallibility of the pope Anne	$600 [23] The behavior reaction brought about by a stimulus a response Anne	$600 [18] Coleridge's "Ancient Mariner" is punished for shooting one of these an albatross Anne	$800 [7] He was captured by the British during the Revolution when still a boy in the Carolinas Andrew Jackson Anne	$600 [28] Alum has been used in this process for over 2,000 years tanning Anne
$800 [12] The main part of this city, the largest in Scandinavia, lies on the island of Zealand Copenhagen Anne	DD $1,000 [14] King John VI of this country died in 1826 & left his throne to Dom Pedro of Brazil who became Pedro I Portugal George	$800 [24] According to Freud, it's the part of your personality programmed by your parents the superego George	$800 [19] "The Kreutzer Sonata" isn't a piece of music but a novel by this Russian count Tolstoy Anne	$1,000 [8] 1 of the 2 presidents born in Vermont (1 of) Calvin Coolidge (Chester Arthur) Anne	$800 [29] This man who turned his father's leather goods co. into a major Italian fashion house died in Jan. 1990 (Aldo) Gucci Arnold
$1,000 [13] In 1809 this country's parliament, the Riksdag, created the office of ombudsman Sweden George Anne	$1,000 [15] Before it was destroyed by arson in 1871, this French royal residence adjoined the Louvre the Tuileries	$1,000 [25] Henry Thoreau wrote "Walden", & this psychologist wrote "Walden Two" B.F. Skinner Anne	$1,000 [20] On his fifth voyage, Sinbad the Sailor's ship is destroyed by 2 of these mythical birds rocs	DD $2,000 [6] President noted for saying, "Come now, let us reason together." LBJ Arnold	$1,000 [30] Prince Matchabelli makes perfumes like Wind Song, & this Prince makes leather goods like wallets Prince Gardner George

Final Jeopardy!

THE BIBLE

"The dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life"

Samson

Arnold "Who was Satan" — wagered $1,200

George "Who is Sampson" — wagered $4,100

Anne "Who was Jesus?" — wagered $101

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