Show #2293 1994-07-20 (taped 1994-03-08) Seniors Tournament

1994 Seniors Tournament semifinal game 3.

Contestants

Jim Brachman — a retired attorney from Boca Raton, Florida

Darrell Noe — a postal carrier from Fort Worth, Texas

Liz Susie — a retired teacher from Elkton, Maryland

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Liz $900 $800 $4,600 $4,700
3rd place: $5,000
$4,600
12 R, 1 W
Darrell $1,600 $3,700 $9,500 $8,899
2nd place: $5,000
$9,400
24 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Jim $1,600 $3,400 $10,100 $19,001
Finalist
$8,400
19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE BIBLE MUSICAL THEATRE TRAVEL & TOURISM THE OLD WEST ORGANIZATIONS ᗡƎƧЯƎVƎЯ
$100 [11]
In Mark 1:8 he says, "I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost
John the Baptist
Darrell
$100 [1]
In 1965 Ginger Rogers succeeded Carol Channing as the matchmaker in this musical
Hello, Dolly!
Liz
$100 [3]
1993 was the 10th anniv. of the 10-year type of this document, so if you got one in 1983 we hope you renewed it
passports
Jim
$100 [18]
The March 15, 1848 issue of the Californian in San Francisco gave this discovery a few lines on the back page
gold (at Sutter's Mill)
Darrell
$100 [16]
The Ninety-Nines, an organization of women pilots, was co-founded by this famous flier, also its first president
Amelia Earhart
Jim
$100 [26]
With wings beating up to 80 times a second, these birds can fly in reverse
hummingbirds
Liz
$200 [12]
In the Book of Acts, this author of the first gospel is mentioned by name for the last time
Matthew
Darrell
$200 [2]
This musical ends with Aldonza & company singing "The Impossible Dream"
the Man of La Mancha
Darrell
$200 [4]
When your grandchildren fly this airline, they may munch on McDonald's Friendly Skies Meals
United Airlines
Jim
$200 [19]
Around 1877 this rolling plant was introduced to South Dakota accidentally & spread
tumbleweeds
Darrell Jim
$200 [17]
Members of the North American Association for this game receive a publication called "Newswink"
Tiddlywinks
Darrell
$200 [27]
On an early 20th c. French version of this machine, the needle traveled from the center out to the rim
a phonograph (record player)
Jim
$300 [13]
In Revelation 2:17, the faithful are promised this food from heaven
manna
Liz
$300 [8]
This "Waiting for Godot" playwright was one of the contributors to the 1969 revue "Oh! Calcutta!"
(Samuel) Beckett
Darrell
$300 [5]
Many a blueblood has made a "Pilgrim"age to the Mayflower Society Museum in this historic town
Plymouth, Mass.
Darrell
$300 [20]
People with this job pursued certain animals, Indians & men on the lam for money or rewards
bounty hunters
Liz
$300 [23]
In the 1960s freedom rides in the South were organized by CORE, the Congress of this
Racial Equality
Darrell
$300 [28]
When 2 of these appear in the sky at the same time, the colors on the second one are reversed
rainbows
Jim
$400 [14]
When the Israelites left Egypt, they took the bones of this son of Jacob for burial at Shechem
Joseph
Jim
DD $500 [9]
Show that features thefollowing: "I got the horse right here / The name is Paul Revere / And here's a guy that says if the weather's clear /Can do /Can do / This guy says the horse can do..."
Guys and Dolls
Darrell
$400 [6]
You have to climb more than 400 steps to get to the Temple of 10,000 Buddhas in this British Crown Colony
Hong Kong
Jim
$400 [21]
Its panhandle between Texas & Kansas was known as "No Man's Land" because no government agency owned it
Oklahoma
Darrell
$400 [24]
Founded in 1905, this organization was instrumental in getting the Migratory Bird Treaty Act passed
the Audubon Society
Jim
$400 [29]
This Renaissance artist is known for his mirror writing
da Vinci
Darrell
$500 [15]
Before his fatal defeat, this king consulted with a medium at Endor
King Saul
$500 [10]
Elliott Gould played one of the 3 sailors on shore leave in a 1963 production of this musical
On the Town
Jim
$500 [7]
The Centers for Disease Control in this city will fax information on health risks abroad to travelers
Atlanta
Liz
$500 [22]
Soddies were often the first homes built by these people who were given land on which they had to live
homesteaders
Jim
$500 [25]
Formerly called Harmony International, it's a group for women who sing barbershop harmony
the Sweet Adelines
Darrell
$500 [30]
In 1968 this track & field gold medalist "flopped" over the high bar backwards
(Dick) Fosbury
Liz Jim

Double Jeopardy! Round

EUROPEAN RULERS LAKES PHILOSOPHY MYTHS & LEGENDS WOMEN AUTHORS "MOORE" OR "LES"
$200 [7]
This emperor made his sister Elisa Bonaparte Princess of Piombino & Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jim
$200 [2]
Small islets in this largest Utah lake are nesting places for gulls & other birds
the (Great) Salt Lake
Liz
$200 [26]
"The Founder of Modern Socialism" is a nickname of this German Communist philosopher
Karl Marx
Darrell
$200 [16]
As you might expect, this bird is a symbol of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom
the owl
Liz
$200 [1]
At the time of her death in 1960, her "Etiquette" book was in its 10th edition
Emily Post
Darrell
$200 [21]
This host of "I've Got a secret" was known for his bow tie & crew cut
Garry Moore
Darrell
$400 [8]
Henry, the "Cardinal-King" of Portugal, was the grandson of this Spanish royal pair
Ferdinand & Isabella
Jim
$400 [12]
Lake Biwa, known for its pearl culture industry, is this country's largest freshwater lake
Japan
Liz
$400 [27]
T.H. Huxley was a powerful advocate of the ideas implicit in this man's "Origin of Species"
Darwin
Jim
$400 [17]
This single-horned creature has the legs of a deer & the tail of a lion
the unicorn
Darrell
$400 [3]
A head-on collision changes the lives of 5 families in her 32nd bestseller, "Accident"
Danielle Steel
$400 [22]
In 1951 singer Mary Ford & this innovative guitarist reached No. 1 with "How High The Moon"
Les Paul
Darrell
$600 [9]
Constantine I was the first king of modern Greece born in this city
Athens
Liz
$600 [13]
In the 1950s Owen Falls Dam in Uganda was built on the Nile, raising the level of this lake 3 feet
Lake Victoria
Darrell
$800 [29]
The ideas of this Danish existentialist were little appreciated until a century after they appeared
Kierkegaard
Jim
$600 [18]
Legend says that people condemned by their churches are likely to become these creatures, like Lestat
vampires
Darrell
$600 [4]
The P.D. in the name of this mystery novelist stands for Phyllis Dorothy
P.D. James
Liz
$600 [23]
This 19th c. scholar & poet was known as "The Father of Santa Claus"
Clement Moore
Darrell
$800 [10]
Ivan Moneybag became grand prince of this city in 1325; Ivan the terrible followed him in 1533
Moscow
Jim
$800 [14]
At 350 miles, it's the longest of the Great Lakes
Superior
Liz
$1,000 [30]
He wrote "Thus Spake Zarathustra" after resigning a classics professorship at the Univ. of Basel
Nietzsche
Jim
$800 [19]
It's the most magnificent hall in Asgard, & it's roofed with battle shields
Valhalla
Darrell
DD $700 [6]
Susan Hill's recent novel "Mrs. de Winter" is a sequel to this book
Rebecca
Jim
$800 [24]
This Wisconsin Democrat was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee from 1985 to 1992
Les Aspin
Darrell
$1,000 [11]
She was Archduchess of Austria during the war of the Bavarian Succession
Maria Theresa
Darrell
$1,000 [15]
German-speaking Swiss call it Vierwaldstatter See, or "Lake of Four Forest Cantons"
Lake Lucerne
DD $3,000 [28]
This branch of philosophy deals with the rules of correct reasoning in the form of arguments
logic
Jim
$1,000 [20]
This last king of Troy was originally named Podarces, which means "the swift-footed"
King Priam
$800 [5]
Margaret Landon, who wrote this book on which "The King and I" was based, died in 1993 at age 90
Anna and the King of Siam
Jim
$1,000 [25]
Works by this British sculptor have holes to emphasize their 3-dimensional qualities
Henry Moore
Liz

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

This electronics company is named for an early product, the first commercially successful car radio

Motorola

Liz "What is Motorola" — wagered $100
Darrell "What is Delco?" — wagered $601
Jim "What is Motorola?" — wagered $8,901

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