Show #1603 1991-07-17 (taped 1991-03-26) Seniors Tournament

1991 Seniors Tournament semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Kay Paul — a nurse from Indian Rocks Beach, Florida

Nancy Pearson — a fashion consultant from Encinitas, California

Bob Olsen — a marketing teacher from Northbrook, Illinois

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$2,100	$6,000	$11,800	$12,000 Finalist	$11,000 27 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Nancy	$300	$-200	$200	$400 2nd place: $5,000	$1,800 9 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Kay	$400	$2,300	$1	$1 3rd place: $5,000	$1,300 13 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

TEXAS	HANDICRAFTS	THE PILGRIMS	A.K.A.	VICE PRESIDENTS	"HOT" STUFF
$100 [9] About 60% of Texas' foreign-born residents are from this country Mexico Bob	$100 [15] French for "chewed paper", it's the art of figure-molding using shredded paper & glue papier-mâché Kay	$100 [1] Most of the Pilgrims were Separatists, Puritans who elected to leave this church the Church of England Kay	$100 [2] Ray Charles dropped this last name so he wouldn't be confused with Sugar Ray Robinson Nancy	$100 [13] He's first in casting the most tie breaking votes as well as first on the list of VPs John Adams Bob	$100 [16] Fast-moving merchandise "sells like" these hotcakes Bob
$200 [10] The state seal shows an oak branch for strength & a branch of this for peace olive Nancy	$200 [26] If you build this weaving frame yourself, make sure to tension the warp evenly a loom Kay	$200 [5] The Pilgrims weren't first to call their colony this; the name appears on Capt. Smith's 1614 New England map Plymouth Kay	$200 [3] James King Kern Kyser of Rocky Mount, N.C. became a famous bandleader using this name Kay Kay	$200 [14] He was the first vice president to succeed to the presidency upon the president's resignation Gerald Ford Kay	$200 [17] Served on Good Friday, these baked treats are decorated with a religious symbol hot cross buns Kay
$300 [11] Big Bend National Park lies within the big bend of this river the Rio Grande Bob Nancy	$300 [27] Basic knitting patterns require only two stitches, the knit stitch & this a purl Bob	$300 [7] He came over on the Mayflower with his wife, Rose, & worked with the Pilgrims; the courtship poem is fictional Myles Standish Nancy	$300 [4] He used to be Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bob	$400 [25] Alaska's 2nd largest city is named for this man, Teddy Roosevelt's vice president (Charles) Fairbanks Kay	$300 [18] Sexy nickname of 1930s comedienne Thelma Todd, or an alcoholic beverage that warms you up a "Hot Toddy" Kay
$400 [12] This city's Chronicle is the state's largest daily newspaper Houston Bob Kay	$400 [29] The half-knot & half-hitch are basic knots in this handicraft popular in the '60s & '70s macrame Kay	$400 [22] In 1620 the Pilgrims left for America from this country they'd moved to from England Holland Kay	$400 [6] He was Schmuel Gelbfisz, then Samuel Goldfish, then this Sam Goldwyn Bob	$500 [28] He was the last Whig to hold the office & went on to become president when Zachary Taylor died Millard Fillmore	$400 [19] A line from the poem that begins, "Pease porridge hot", or a film that was a "drag" for Jack Lemmon some like it hot Bob
$500 [21] This university in College Station is the oldest public institution of higher education in Texas Texas A&M Bob	$500 [30] Usually sold in slabs, it's the preferred wax for candlemaking paraffin Bob	$500 [23] Following a rich harvest, this governor threw a party, the first Thanksgiving (William) Bradford Bob Nancy	$500 [8] John Pringle was the real name of this silent screen star who was linked with Garbo John Gilbert Bob	DD $1,100 [24] He was the last vice president to succeed to the presidency upon the president's death Lyndon Johnson Bob	$500 [20] Famous nickname of Sir Henry Percy, whom Shakespeare immortalized in "Henry IV, Part I" Hotspur Bob

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORD ORIGINS	LABOR UNIONS	ASIA	ENGLISH LITERATURE	WEATHER	HISTORIC NAMES
$200 [15] The name of this lucky Irish 3-leaf clover is from an Irish word for "clover" a shamrock Bob	$200 [20] This trade union was founded in Gdansk in September 1980 Solidarity Bob	$200 [2] Kendo, a Japanese form of this sport, uses bamboo or wooden sticks instead of swords fencing Nancy	$200 [1] Title nickname of Irish-born orphan Kimball O'Hara, hero of a 1901 Rudyard Kipling novel Kim Bob	$200 [23] The coldest spot in Europe & the coldest spot in Asia are in this country Russia (Soviet Union) Bob	$200 [7] It was once believed that this conqueror's wife, Matilda of Flanders, embroidered the Bayeux Tapestry William I (**William the Conqueror) Kay
$400 [16] "Chafing" as in chafing dish & this word for a driver both come from the Latin for "to make hot" chauffeur Bob	$400 [21] Since 1974 Albert Shanker has been pres. of the American Federation of these professionals Teachers Nancy Kay	$400 [9] The first three letters in this country's name stand for Punjab, Afghanistan & Kashmir Pakistan Bob	$400 [3] This author's father, a London schoolmaster, was the model for Mr. Chips James Hilton Nancy	$400 [25] Seen at small airports, this simple instrument is a fabric tube narrower at one end, tied to a pole a windsock Nancy	$400 [8] He ordered the murder of Parmenio, one of his Macedonian generals, in 330 B.C. Alexander Bob
$600 [18] From the Latin for "hand" this term for etiquette originally meant how to use your hands manners Bob	$600 [22] This union headquartered in Keene, Calif. organized boycotts of table grapes in the 1980s the United Farm Workers Kay	$600 [10] Sitting in Ulan Bator, the Great People's Khural is this country's highest organ of state power Mongolia Bob	$600 [4] Some claim his real name was Robt. Fitz-ooth but he usually appears in English lit under this name Robin Hood	$600 [26] Though it's as far north as Labrador, Britain enjoys milder weather due to the influence of this current the Gulf Stream Nancy Kay	$800 [14] James J. Strang proclaimed himself "King" of 1 group of Mormons after this man's 1844 murder Joseph Smith Bob Kay
$800 [19] Rookie, the new person on a team, is an alteration of this 7-letter word recruit	DD $1,299 [29] This union's TV commercials ask you to "Look for the Union Label" the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union Kay	$800 [11] Most of this island's tourists are weekenders from Hong Kong drawn by its gambling casinos Macau Bob	$800 [5] Society is divided into 5 castes in this futuristic tale: Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas & Episilons Brave New World	$800 [27] Anticyclone & cyclone areas are more commonly labeled as these on weather maps highs & lows Kay	$1,000 [17] She was the wife of the British envoy to Naples & the lover of Admiral Horatio Nelson Lady Hamilton Nancy
$1,000 [24] The British got the words schooner, scour & landscape from this language Dutch Bob	—	$1,000 [12] If you're on the road to Mandalay, you're on your way to this country's 2nd largest city Myanmar (Burma) Nancy	$1,000 [6] Born Adeline Virginia Stephen, she & her husband founded Hogarth Press in 1917 to publish her works Virginia Woolf Nancy	$1,000 [28] G.E. scientist Bernard Vonnegut found this compound could be used to "seed" clouds silver iodide crystals Nancy	DD $1,600 [13] In the late 19th century Charles Stewart Parnell led this country's struggle for home rule Ireland Nancy

Final Jeopardy!

MUSICIANS

This famed musician disappeared on December 16, 1944 & was never found

Glenn Miller

Kay "Who was Glen Miller?" — wagered $0

Nancy "Who was Glenn Miller?" — wagered $200

Bob "Who was Glen Miller" — wagered $200

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