Show #1601 1991-07-15 (taped 1991-03-26) Seniors Tournament

1991 Seniors Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Malcolm Post — a real estate sales agent from San Francisco, California

Lou Pryor — an attorney from New Canaan, Connecticut

Babs McClellan — an art student from Clearwater, Florida

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Babs	$800	$1,900	$100	$105 3rd place: $5,000	$3,100 13 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Lou	$2,100	$3,600	$10,000	$12,401 Finalist	$11,000 25 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Malcolm	$700	$2,600	$6,200	$12,400 2nd place: $5,000	$6,700 16 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S.A.	DESIGN	COLE PORTER LYRICS	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	FAIRY TALES	ANAGRAMMED NAMES
$100 [11] The April 16, 1990 cover of Newsweek depicted this body of water, calling it "Huck's River" the Mississippi Lou	$100 [16] The Prince of Wales' feathers design depicts 3 of this large bird's plumes tied together at the shafts an ostrich Malcolm	$100 [1] "You're the Nile, you're the Tow'r of Pisa, you're the smile on" this the Mona Lisa Malcolm	$100 [21] It equals 0.45359237 kilograms a pound Lou	$100 [4] She asked Hansel & Gretel, "Nibble, nibble, gnaw, who is nibbling at my little house?" the witch Lou	$100 [23] Talk show hostess Winfrey & 1 of the Marx Brothers Oprah & Harpo Lou
$200 [12] The Dance Theatre of this area of Manhattan celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1989 Harlem Babs	$200 [17] The cabbage type of this flower was a popular decorative motif during the Victorian era the rose Babs	$200 [2] Title of the song that says, "From this happy day, no more blue songs, only whoop-dee-doo songs" "From This Moment On" Lou	$200 [22] Your doctor could tell you 37° Celsius equals this in Fahrenheit 98.6 Babs	$200 [5] French poet Charles Perrault, not a big bird, was the first to publish her tales Mother Goose Babs	$200 [24] TV actress Arthur & President Lincoln Bea & Abe Babs
$300 [13] To see the National Museum of Women in the Arts, go to 13th St. & New York Ave. NW in this city Washington, D.C. Lou	$300 [18] A diamond-shaped figure seen in heraldic designs & architecture, or a diamond-shaped cough drop a lozenge Malcolm	$300 [3] "I've got you under my skin, I've got you deep in" this the heart of me Malcolm	$300 [28] The ohm, a unit of electrical resistance, is symbolized by this last Greek letter omega Malcolm	$300 [8] Some say eggs, honey, butter, wine & snuff were in the basket she carried to granny's house Little Red Riding Hood Malcolm	$300 [25] Actress Cannon & actor Griffith Dyan & Andy Malcolm
$400 [14] With some 12,000 students, Baylor University in this state is the largest Baptist university in the world Texas Lou	DD $500 [19] Asian country that gave its name to a process that emulates its celebrated lacquerwork Japan Malcolm	$400 [6] "Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use" these words "writing prose, anything goes" four letter words Babs	$400 [29] 1760 yards is equal to one of these a mile Malcolm	$400 [9] In one tale by the Brothers Grimm, she had a sister named Rose-Red & they both married princes Snow White Lou	$400 [26] Olsen of Olsen & Johnson & one-time Giants' manager Durocher Ole & Leo Lou
$500 [15] Legend says pirate Jose Gaspar kept his female captives on Captiva Island in this state Florida Lou	$500 [20] From Greek for "flesh eating", it's a stone coffin often ornamented with sculpture a sarcophagus Malcolm	$500 [7] "If you're ever in a jam, here I am, if you're ever in a mess", send this signal S.O.S. Lou	$500 [30] Slang for a small person, it equals 8 fluid ounces a half pint Babs	$500 [10] The miller's daughter promised to give Rumpelstiltskin this if she became queen her first child Lou	$500 [27] Wild West hero Masterson & actor Hunter Bat & Tab Malcolm

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	BRITISH CITIES & TOWNS	BEST SELLERS	BALLET	BIOLOGY	CRIME TIME
$200 [6] Arthur Phillip established the first European settlement on this continent in 1788 Australia Babs	$200 [1] England's oldest institution of higher learning is in this town Oxford Lou	$200 [11] In a 1984 best seller, this comedienne told about "The Life & Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz" Joan Rivers Babs	$200 [18] In 1990 PBS observed his birthday by airing the ballet "Martin", a tribute to him Dr. King Lou	$200 [27] It's the term for the young or larval stage of toads as well as frogs tadpoles Babs	$200 [12] Known as Scarface, his 1st arrest in Chicago was in '22 for carrying a concealed weapon Al Capone Malcolm
$400 [7] Saying he wanted "a window on Europe", Czar Peter the Great founded this city in 1703 (St.) Petersburg (Leningrad) Lou	$400 [2] Coventry was known for its blue cloth & Lincoln for this color green Lou	$400 [17] "What I Saw at the Revolution" is Peggy Noonan's account of her 4 years as a speechwriter for this president Reagan Babs	$400 [19] In one version of this ballet, Clara dances the Sugarplum Fairy pas de deux with the Prince The Nutcracker Babs Malcolm	$600 [25] A pulse is taken where one of these lying close to the skin can be pressed lightly an artery Lou	$400 [13] According to the FBI, it was Machine Gun Kelly who coined this nickname for their agents G-Men Malcolm
$600 [8] A defeat at Yorktown in 1781 didn't deter this British lord from becoming India's governor gen. 5 years later Cornwallis Malcolm	$600 [3] This city upon the Tyne got its name from a building erected in 1080 as a defense against the Scots Newcastle Lou	$600 [23] Guinness says this Jacqueline Susann work is the all-time best selling novel Valley of the Dolls Babs	$600 [20] In 1965 Nureyev & Fonteyn starred in a ballet about this Shakespearean couple Romeo & Juliet Lou	$800 [29] Protozoans, prairie dogs & ants live in groups called these colonies Babs	$600 [14] "A little grease for a big wheel in politics" is slang for one of these a bribe Lou
$800 [9] 1 of 3 present-day countries beside Colombia that were part of the 19th c. Republic of Gran Colombia (1 of) Panama (Venezuela, Ecuador) Lou	$800 [4] London has a lord mayor & this city has a master cutler Sheffield Babs	$1,000 [26] "Coma" & "Brain" are among the best selling mysteries by this doctor & teacher Robin Cook Lou	$800 [21] This niece of a film director choreographed "3 Virgins & a Devil" & played the priggish one herself Agnes de Mille Lou	$1,000 [28] Linnaeus used 2 names to classify each living thing; 1 for its genus, the other for this species Malcolm	$800 [15] This hideout used by Butch Cassidy was about a day's ride from Casper, Wyoming the Hole-in-the-Wall Lou
$1,000 [10] This "Short" king of the Franks founded the Carolingian Dynasty in 751 Pepin (the Short) Lou	$1,000 [5] In England, it's a major port of Hampshire; in the U.S., the main port of New Hampshire Portsmouth Malcolm	DD $3,000 [24] This German archaeologist & his wife were the subject of Irving Stone's best seller "The Greek Treasure" Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann Babs	DD $1,000 [22] At the end of the ballet "Orpheus", this musical instrument rises from Orpheus' grave a lyre Lou	—	$1,000 [16] In 1951 this "Prime Minister" of the crime syndicate was called before the Kefauver Committee Frank Costello Lou

Final Jeopardy!

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Ronald E. Paul, the candidate of this party, got the third most votes in the 1988 presidential election

Libertarian

Babs "What is Libertarian?" — wagered $5

Malcolm "What is the Libertarian Party" — wagered $6,200

Lou "What is Libertarian?" — wagered $2,401

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