Show #1374 1990-07-19 (taped 1990-02-27) Seniors Tournament

1990 Seniors Tournament final game 1.

Contestants

George Soule — a teacher from Northfield, Minnesota

Hank D'Angelo — a retired Army officer originally from Brooklyn, New York

Bernard Kiernan — a college professor from Middleton, West Virginia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bernard	$1,200	$2,700	$7,100	$12,100	$7,300 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Hank	$900	$1,900	$6,500	$3,000	$6,500 18 R, 2 W
George	$1,500	$2,400	$8,200	$10,200	$8,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS FIRSTS	ITALIAN CUISINE	THE HUMAN BODY	MUSIC MEN	BOOKS & AUTHORS	LETTER PERFECT
$100 [11] The first of these emergency-care vehicles were horse-drawn wagons used during battles in 15th century Spain an ambulance Bernard	$100 [6] Pasta whose name comes from "spago", the Italian word for string spaghetti Bernard	$100 [27] It can be dislocated by a blow or just by yawning the jaw Hank	$100 [21] The bandleader most associated with "champagne music" Lawrence Welk Hank	$100 [16] In 1932 his wife, Zelda, wrote "Save Me the Waltz", a fictionalized account of their life together F. Scott Fitzgerald Hank	$100 [1] It can precede bone, shirt & square T Bernard
$200 [12] Of the U.S., New Zealand or Canada the 1st to grant women the right to vote in national elections New Zealand Hank	$200 [7] Rice is the main ingredient in this Italian staple whose name is derived from rice risotto George	$200 [28] The transfer of skin or bone from one part of the body to another a graft Bernard	$200 [22] Bing Crosby called this black trumpeter "the beginning and end of music in America" Louis Armstrong George	$200 [17] The dedication to this film director's autobiography reads, "To my daughters, Liza & Tina" Vincente Minnelli George	$200 [2] In the comics the sound made by snoring is usually represented by a series of these letters Z Bernard
$300 [13] This first charge card permitted its 200 founding members to eat on credit at 27 N.Y. restaurants Diners Card George	$300 [8] The name of this chicken & tomato dish translates to "hunter's" chicken chicken cacciatore Bernard	$300 [29] It's the hardening of any tissue, though you may associate it with the arteries sclerosis Hank	$300 [23] As a child he was known as "Baby Traps the Drum Wonder", which wasn't a poor nickname Buddy Rich Bernard George	$300 [18] Gabriel Garcia Marquez won an L.A. Times Prize for Fiction for "Love in the Time of" this Cholera George	$300 [3] As part of an Irish name, it usually means "descendant of" O Hank
$400 [14] Probably named for its sheen, this 1st practical manmade fiber was originally called "artificial silk" rayon Bernard George	$400 [9] This Italian blue cheese is named for a village near Milan where it was first made Gorgonzola Hank	$400 [30] Hemophilia is an inherited disease in which 1 of the factors causing this to happen normally is missing blood clotting Hank	DD $300 [25] Blind from birth, this British-born pianist composed thefollowing[Instrumental music plays] George Shearing Bernard	$400 [19] This Canadian-born author won a 1975 Pulitzer Prize for "Humboldt's Gift" Saul Bellow Bernard	$400 [4] People who are workaholics are said to exhibit this "type" of behavior A George
$500 [15] In 1939 Simon & Schuster published the first small paperbacks under this imprint Pocket Books George	$500 [10] Zuppa Inglese isn't a soup at all but the Italian version of this English dessert trifle	$500 [26] A burn is tissue damage by dry heat, & this is tissue damage by moist heat a scald George	$400 [24] This Spanish classical guitarist continued to perform when he was over 90 Andres Segovia Bernard	$500 [20] David Lifton's "Best Evidence" takes another look at this historic event the Kennedy assassination Bernard	$500 [5] Middle initial of 1950s TV host Robert Lewis Q George

Double Jeopardy! Round

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	ENGLAND	AVIATION	AMERICAN HISTORY	ANIMALS	BALD IS BEAUTIFUL
$200 [21] The U.S. gov't declared April 1,1990 this day, & any fool knows that only happens every 10 years Census Day Hank	$200 [3] Majestic word that precedes Court Theatre, Albert Hall & Botanic Gardens Royal George	$200 [27] In 1905 their Flyer No. 3 could take off, stay in the air half an hour, bank, circle & land the Wright Brothers Hank	$200 [11] The first of these battles in America probably took place in Plymouth but not between Burr & Hamilton a duel Hank George	$200 [16] Lap dogs became popular when it was observed that these insects prefer dogs to people fleas George	$200 [1] As leader of Taiwan until his death in 1975, he never gave up his claim to authority over all of China Chiang Kai-shek George
$400 [22] It's the day on which the republic of Ireland commemorates the death of its patron saint March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) Hank	$400 [4] Legend says that Joseph of Arimathea came to Glastonbury circa 63 A.D. bearing this drinking vessel the Holy Grail Bernard	$400 [28] The attitude indicator tells you if the nose of the plane is pointing above or below this the horizon (*level) Hank George	$400 [12] George Mason's "Objections to the Federal Constitution" were the basis of this document the Bill of Rights Bernard	$400 [17] First brought to the West in 1937, the Encyclopedia of Mammals calls it the "bamboo bear" a panda Bernard	$400 [2] In this ancient society, boys had their heads shaved except for a lock on one side Egypt
$600 [23] This October holiday stems from the Celtic festival of Samhain, the new year of the Druids Halloween George	$600 [5] Her grandfathers were the 4th Baron Fermoy & the 7th Earl Spencer Princess Diana (the Princess of Wales) Hank George	$600 [29] Claire Lee Chennault founded this group, some of whom went into cargo transport after WWII the Flying Tigers George	$600 [13] This Prussian hired to drill troops at Valley Forge was soon made Inspector Gen. of the Army von Steuben Bernard	$600 [18] It's what a steer becomes when he grows up an ox Bernard Hank	$600 [10] Late screen & stage star who described himself as "a nice clean-cut Mongolian boy" Yul Brynner George
$800 [24] The third Saturday in May, it was designed to replace Army Day, Navy Day & Air Force Day Armed Forces Day Hank	$1,000 [7] After admitting an affair with a party girl Christine Keeler, the British war minister resigned in June 1963 (John) Profumo Hank	$800 [30] Feminine nickname of the Curtiss open cockpit trainer used by sport flyers after WWI the Jenny Hank	$800 [14] When exploring North America on behalf of Holland, Henry Hudson used this ship the Half Moon Hank	$800 [19] "Brachiation is a term for this method of locomotion used by the tree-dwelling gibbons of Asia swinging from branches George	$800 [9] Last 2 bald major party presidential candidates to run against each other Eisenhower & Stevenson George
$1,000 [25] Since the 10th c. Trinity Sunday has been observed a week after this feast of the Holy Spirit the Pentecost Hank	DD $2,000 [6] A 1936 Tyrone Power film fictionalized the history of this powerful insurance company Lloyd's of London George	$1,000 [26] The first balloon flight took place in the 1780s in this country France Bernard	$1,000 [15] Founded in 1920 to defend const. freedoms, this group provided Sacco & Vanzetti's defense counsel the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Bernard	DD $1,000 [20] These 2 prehistoric ancestors of elephants both had long tusks that curved upward mastodons & mammoths George	$1,000 [8] This H.S. dropout became an actor, director & author of the best sellers "Tracy & Hepburn" & "Hollywood" Garson Kanin

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD CITIES

Built between 1666 & 1667, the Castle of Good Hope is the oldest monument in this capital city

Cape Town

Hank "What is Praetoria?" — wagered $3,500

Bernard "What is Capetown" — wagered $5,000

George "What is Cape Town" — wagered $2,000

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