Show #2291 1994-07-18 (taped 1994-03-08) Seniors Tournament

1994 Seniors Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Carol Terry — a bookkeeper from Charlottesville, Virginia

Bart Thomas — a marine art dealer from Bridgewater, New Jersey

Alec MacKenzie — a producer and publisher from Chappaqua, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Alec	$500	$1,800	$12,200	$8,599 2nd place: $5,000	$9,800 25 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Bart	$1,100	$2,900	$7,900	$15,800 Finalist	$7,900 19 R, 2 W
Carol	$-400	$-200	$2,000	$3,000 3rd place: $5,000	$2,000 9 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	GAMES	FADS & FASHIONS	FIRE	PLANTS	BOOKS & AUTHORS
$100 [6] This country's smallest land region, the St. Lawrence Lowlands, harbors over 1/2 its population Canada Alec	$100 [11] Mayfair is the most valuable property in the British version of this game Monopoly Bart	$100 [15] In 1943 these "suits" were worn with wide-brimmed hats & long chains zoot suits Bart	$100 [21] During the summer of 1988, about 1/3 of this national park's 2.2 million acres was burned Yellowstone Bart	$100 [26] The oak tree that produces this bottle stopper material yields little of it for its first 20 years cork Alec	$100 [1] The first book of Paul Scott's "The Raj Quartet" is called "The Jewel in" this the Crown Alec
$200 [7] This country's westernmost mainland point lies in the region of Brittany France Carol	$200 [12] It's the only chess piece that always stays on squares of the same color the bishop Alec	$200 [17] This Brazilian bombshell of the 1940s sent America tutti-frutti Carmen Miranda Alec	$200 [22] In 1608 fire swept through this British colony in America Jamestown	$200 [27] Pumpkin is probably the most famous "winter" variety of this vegetable squash Carol	$200 [2] Nelson Algren wrote "The Man with the Golden Arm" & Ian Fleming wrote this book with a similar title The Man with the Golden Gun Alec
$300 [8] This Central American nation has been called the "Crossroads of the World" Panama Bart	$300 [13] Among the suspects in Clue, he's the military man Colonel Mustard Carol	$300 [18] To be fashionable, F. Scott Fitzgerald's Bernice did it to her hair bobbed it Alec	$300 [23] A fire melted this London tourist attraction in 1925, but it later reopened Madame Tussauds Alec	$300 [28] These large brown seaweeds were once burned to obtain potash for glassmaking kelp Bart	$300 [3] This "devilish" 1967 novel by Ira Levin inspired a "rebirth" of occult fiction Rosemary's Baby Alec
$400 [9] In its official language, this small Balkan country's name means "the land of the eagle" Albania Alec Bart Carol	$400 [14] In this game it's possible but very difficult to score 501 points in 9 throws darts Alec	$500 [20] In 1953 this fad clothing style for men hit 2 inches above the knee Bermuda shorts Alec	$400 [24] One in Los Angeles burned in 1986; one in Alexandria in 47 B.C. a library Bart	$400 [29] Trifolium repens, a type of this plant is the original Irish shamrock clover Alec	$400 [4] His unfinished novel "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" opens in an opium den Charles Dickens Alec
$500 [10] Cotton is the major cash crop of this largest country in Africa the Sudan Bart Carol	$500 [16] In this card game a hand that has no card higher than a 9 is called a yarborough bridge Bart	DD $1,000 [19] A fad in the '50s was this style of music, an example of which is heard here:"Down the way /Where the nights are gay /And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop /I took a trip on a sailing ship /And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop /But I'm sad to say /I'm on my way /Won't be back for many a day /My heart is down..." calypso Alec	$500 [25] A 1992 Academy Award nominee was the IMAX film on the "Fires of" this Persian Gulf country Kuwait Bart	$500 [30] The dried female flowers of this plant are used to flavor beer; the male flowers can be used in salads hops Alec	$500 [5] He wrote "The Positive Power of Jesus Christ" as well as "The Power of Positive Thinking" Norman Vincent Peale Bart

Double Jeopardy! Round

FLORIDA	FAMOUS LIBRAS	TREATIES	THE EARTH	SHAKESPEARE	8-LETTER WORDS
$200 [2] This park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S. the Everglades Carol	$200 [13] Most Libras love harmony & balance, but this Libra singer likes a "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" Jerry Lee Lewis Carol	$200 [12] The Lateran Treaty of 1929 established this as Italy's state religion Roman Catholicism Bart	$200 [7] This natural satellite of the Earth once may have been part of the planet, or a separate planet itself the Moon Alec	$200 [21] The prologue of this romantic tragedy tells us, "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life" Romeo and Juliet Alec	$200 [1] Eastern, or pertaining to the countries of the East Oriental Bart Carol
$400 [3] This city is the seat of Dade County Miami Bart	$400 [14] Mark your calendar: Sept, 28, 1994 is the 60th birthday of this French "Sex Kitten" Brigitte Bardot Carol	$400 [17] In 1919, by a vote of 55 to 39, the U.S. Senate refused to ratify this treaty the Treaty of Versailles Alec	$400 [8] Though round for the most part, the Earth is slightly flattened at these 2 extremes the poles Alec	$400 [22] Shylock's last words in this play are "I am not well; send the deed after me and I will sign it" The Merchant of Venice Carol	$400 [26] To mix or throw together objects, such as eggs scramble Carol
$600 [4] Pat Booth's novel "Palm Beach" is dedicated to this "Prize" socialite turned novelist Roxanne Pulitzer	$600 [15] In Oct. 1820 this Swedish songbird was born under the sign of the scales, not the sign of the "Nightingale" Jenny Lind Bart	$600 [18] In Jan. 1993 President Bush & Boris Yeltsin signed START II, START standing for this Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Bart	$600 [9] Some 200 million years ago, there was a single, giant one of these called Pangaea a continent Bart	$600 [23] In "The Merry Wives of Windsor", this rotund & ribald rogue has a page named Robin Falstaff Alec	$600 [27] The name of this gambling game is from the Latin for "wheel" roulette Alec
$800 [5] In 1513, in the area of what's now this city, Ponce de Leon took possession of the region for Spain St. Augustine Bart	$800 [16] Libras are said to be quite passionate, like this Libra admiral who had his eye on Lady Hamilton Admiral Nelson Carol	$1,000 [20] Negotiated by Ito Hirobumi & Li Hung-chang, the Treaty of Shimonoseki ended this 1894-95 war the Sino-Japanese War Alec Bart	$800 [10] It's believed that the inner core of the Earth is as hot as 9,000º F. & made up of iron & this metal nickel	$1,000 [25] Much of "As You Like It" takes place in this forest the Forest of Arden Alec	$800 [28] Used in lamp filaments & high-temperature materials, it has the highest melting point of any metal tungsten Bart
$1,000 [6] They're the mythical creatures featured in shows at Weeki Wachee Spring mermaids Bart	$1,000 [30] Many Libras have musical talent, like this Libra composer known for his "Fascinating Rhythm" George Gershwin Alec	DD $3,000 [19] The Montreux Convention of 1936 restored these 2 straits to full Turkish control the Dardanelles & the Bosporus Alec	$1,000 [11] The 3 types of rock that make up the Earth's crust are igneous, sedimentary & this metamorphic Alec	DD $2,000 [24] In "Henry VIII" this cardinal's first line is "The Duke of Buckingham's surveyor, ha?" Wolsey Alec	$1,000 [29] Also called a pick, it's a small, flexible piece of material used to pluck guitar strings a plectrum Alec

Final Jeopardy!

STAGE STARS

Her stage name came from reading fellow performers' tea leaves

Gypsy Rose Lee

Carol "Who was Gypsy Rose Lee" — wagered $1,000

Bart "Who was Gypsy Rose Lee" — wagered $7,900

Alec "Who was Mae W" — wagered $3,601

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