Show #2522 1995-07-18 (taped 1995-02-28) Seniors Tournament

1995-A Seniors Tournament semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Steve Paquette — a weapons designer from Glen Gardner, New Jersey

Diane Graham — a training executive from Potomac, Maryland

Elliot Shteir — an attorney from Somerville, New Jersey

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Elliot	$600	$2,100	$8,400	$11,601 Finalist	$8,700 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Diane	$1,500	$1,900	$5,800	$800 3rd place: $5,000	$4,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Steve	$600	$500	$3,700	$7,400 2nd place: $5,000	$4,600 14 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

RELIGION	1950s POP MUSIC	AMERICAN HODGEPODGE	ASTRONOMY	LESSER-KNOWN NAMES	RHYME TIME
$100 [1] It's the state religion of Algeria Islam Steve	$100 [3] In 1957 he first reached the Top 10 with "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" Jerry Lee Lewis Diane	$100 [11] Once there were 600 of these tramlike vehicles in San Francisco; now there are only 39 cable cars Steve	$100 [26] Encke's, one of these, has a return period of under 4 years; Halley's is 76 years a comet Elliot	$100 [16] Matthew Webb, the first to swim the English Channel, died while attempting the rapids below these falls Niagara Falls Elliot	$100 [21] Playthings for male children boys' toys Elliot
$200 [2] The Engi Shiki, or "Procedures of the Engi Era", is a sacred text of this Japanese religion Shinto Diane	$200 [4] This Little Richard hit begins, "A bop bop aloomop alop bop boom" "Tutti Frutti" Diane	$200 [12] In jest it's been called "a state that has 10,000 lakes and 1,000 fish" Minnesota Elliot	$200 [27] The only green star visible to the naked eye appears in this constellation of the scales Libra Steve	$200 [17] William Henry Herndon, the law partner of this future president, was later mayor of Springfield, Ill. Lincoln Diane	$200 [22] Thrower of cup plates a saucer tosser Diane
$300 [8] Many young people of this Christian denomination belong to a group called the CYO the Roman Catholic Diane	$300 [5] "She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew" "The Yellow Rose of Texas" Diane	$300 [13] The lighting of the Adoration scene atop Mount Branson is a Christmas tradition in this state Missouri	$300 [28] The constellation Cygnus is believed to contain one of these invisible collapsed stars a black hole Diane Steve	$300 [18] Sanford L. Cluett invented the sanforizing process that prevents clothes from doing this after washing shrinking Elliot	$300 [23] A nervous dealer who buys stolen goods a tense fence Diane
$400 [9] The last book of this religious text is called the Book of Moroni The Book of Mormon Elliot	$400 [6] The title of this Les Paul & Mary Ford hit translates as "go with God" "Vaya Con Dios" Diane	$400 [14] Lancaster in this state was our nation's capital for just 1 day in 1777 Pennsylvania Steve	$500 [30] Taking place in August, it's been called the most spectacular of the meteor showers a Perseid shower Steve	$400 [19] Until her death in 1960, Polly Thomson was the companion & interpreter for this woman Helen Keller Steve	$400 [24] A bright & happy captain of the Minnow a chipper skipper Elliot
$500 [10] The name of the Mahayana branch of this religion means "great vehicle" Buddha Elliot	$500 [7] This Domenico Modugno tune was originally titled "Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu" "Volare" Steve	$500 [15] The first baby born in the White House was James Madison Randolph, a grandson of this president, in 1806 Thomas Jefferson Elliot Steve	DD $900 [29] Titan, a moon of this planet, is the second-largest satellite in the solar system Saturn Steve	$500 [20] John Soule first said, "Go west, young man"; this publisher just popularized it Horace Greeley Elliot	$500 [25] A license to live alone a hermit permit

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	WINES & SPIRITS	POETRY	WOMEN'S ACCESSORIES	THEATRE	NUMBER, PLEASE
$200 [1] Kush, an ancient trading land, lay south of the second cataract of this longest African river the Nile Elliot	$200 [8] The Italian town of Asti gave its name to this sweet sparkling wine Asti Spumante Steve	$200 [3] In 1950 the U.S. Senate honored this "The Road Not Taken" poet Robert Frost Diane	$200 [26] A man wears them in a tuxedo shirt, a woman in her ears studs Elliot	$200 [21] In 1994 Julie Harris starred in a Broadway revival of this playwright's "The Glass Menagerie" Tennessee Williams Diane	$200 [14] It shouldn't take you a minute to tell us there are this many seconds in a minute 60 Elliot
$400 [2] In 1542 Scotland's James V died & this woman, his daughter, became the country's ruler Mary, Queen of Scots Diane	$400 [9] While a mint julep can be made with rum or rye, this liquor is traditional bourbon Diane	$400 [4] He wrote "Tam O'Shanter" to accompany an engraving of Alloway Kirk by Francis Grose Bobby Burns Elliot	$400 [27] This type of small purse without a handle is named for how you have to carry it a clutch purse Diane	$400 [22] Sean O'Casey's "The Plough and the Stars" is set during this country's 1916 Easter Rising Ireland Diane	$400 [15] This number follows Fortune & Indy 500 Diane
$600 [5] One legend says he was commissioned by King Olav I to bring Christianity to Norse colonist c.1000 Leif Erikson Steve	$600 [11] Usually served as an aperitif, ouzo is a specialty of this country Greece Elliot	$600 [10] In "The Song of Hiawatha", Hiawatha marries this "loveliest of Dacotah women" Minnehaha Elliot	DD $500 [29] Title of thefollowing, it's an accessory associated with a former first lady: "A String Of Pearls" Elliot	$800 [24] Play by Samuel Beckett in which the title character never shows up Waiting for Godot Elliot	$600 [18] Number of avatars of Vishnu or amendments in the Bill of Rights 10 Steve
$800 [6] In 1947 Great Britain gave control of Sikkim to this country India Diane	$800 [12] Beaujolais & true Chablis come from this wine-growing region of eastern France Burgundy Steve	$800 [16] The Battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War inspired this 1854 Tennyson poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" Elliot	$600 [28] It's any belt made of soft material that loops & ties in a knot or bow a sash	$1,000 [25] His play "The Matchmaker" was based on his earlier work "The Merchant of Yonkers" Thornton Wilder Elliot	$800 [19] Denomination of U.S. currency that features the White House on the back a $20 bill Steve
$1,000 [7] Antonio Salazar took control of this country in 1928 & ruled as a dictator for 40 years Portugal Steve	$1,000 [13] This yellowish, anise-flavored liqueur is found in a Golden Cadillac & a Harvey Wallbanger Galliano Steve	$1,000 [17] In the early 1900s, this author of "The Waste Land" edited the Harvard Advocate T.S. Eliot Steve	$1,000 [30] The profile on this type of pin may be carved from sardonyx or cast from Wedgwood pottery material a cameo Steve	DD $1,500 [23] The opening of this musical is set on the 4th of July as the train rolls into River City The Music Man Diane	$1,000 [20] The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an average of this many industrials 30 Elliot Steve

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY MONARCHS

This king fathered 6 children, 2 of whom reigned after him as British monarchs

George V

Steve "Who is George V" — wagered $3,700

Diane "Who was Albert" — wagered $5,000

Elliot "Who King George V" — wagered $3,201

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