Show #2603 1995-12-20 Seniors Tournament

1995-B Seniors Tournament quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Tish Thomas — an administrative assistant from San Francisco, California

Jerry Platzman — a pharmacist and attorney from Monsey, New York

Graham Beard — a retired Army doctor from Washington, D.C.

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Graham	$1,800	$4,700	$7,300	$9,800 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,100 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Jerry	$1,300	$2,500	$8,100	$14,600 Automatic semifinalist	$7,700 24 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Tish	$600	$1,200	$3,600	$600 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$3,600 14 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC NICKNAMES	COLD SPORTS	GEMS & JEWELRY	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	"B.A."s
$100 [4] This Icelandic explorer was nicknamed "Leif the Lucky" after he rescued sailors from a wrecked ship Leif Erikson Tish	$100 [2] There are penalties in this sport for fighting, tripping & slashing with the stick hockey Jerry	$100 [21] In ancient times this green beryl gem was thought to be beneficial to the eyes an emerald Jerry	$100 [16] These consist of 2 large, thin metal plates that are clashed together cymbals Tish	$100 [1] For 6 straight years, this Cambridge school has topped the U.S. News survey of "national universities" Harvard Jerry	$100 [22] It's a popular nickname for New York City Big Apple Jerry
$200 [8] This U.S. senator nicknamed "Tail Gunner Joe" was actually a desk officer Senator McCarthy Tish	$200 [3] Depending on the user's height, they can be 6-7 feet long & 3-4 inches wide skis Jerry	$200 [27] This blue September birthstone symbolizes clear thinking sapphire Graham	$200 [17] This brass slide instrument became firmly established in the orchestra around 1850 the trombone Tish	$200 [12] USC can refer to the University of Southern California or the University of this state South Carolina Jerry	$200 [23] She was featured on "All in the Family", then came "Maude", "Amanda's" & "Golden Girls" Bea Arthur Graham
$300 [9] North African victories earned this German field marshal the nickname "The Desert Fox" Rommel Tish	$300 [5] In 1984 & 1988 she took home the gold medal in ladies' figure skating Katarina Witt Jerry	$300 [28] The name of these perforated objects strung on necklaces, comes from Middle English meaning "prayer" beads Jerry Tish	$300 [18] The clarinet's sound is produced by the vibration of a single one of these clipped in the mouthpiece the reed Graham	$300 [13] Named for a pair of monarchs, it's the second-oldest college in the U.S. William & Mary Graham	$300 [24] Jose de San Martin, father of Argentine independence, is buried in a cathedral in this city Buenos Aires Graham
$400 [10] Alaric-Cotin, a nickname of this Prussian king, pays homage to his military prowess & love of letters Frederick the Great Graham	$400 [6] A well-known course for this 2- or 4-man sport is the Mount Van Hoevenberg Run in Lake Placid bobsled Jerry	$400 [29] This fossil resin used in jewelry burns with a bright flame & pleasant fragrance amber Jerry	$400 [19] A carillon is a group of these cast items tuned to a chromatic scale bells Graham	$500 [15] Duke University's undergraduate college of arts & sciences shares its name with this Dublin college Trinity Graham	$400 [25] It's where keglers hang out a bowling alley Jerry
$500 [11] He won the nickname "Old Rough and Ready" in the Seminole Wars Zachary Taylor Graham Jerry	$500 [7] In this sport granite stones are sent down a broom-cleaned, 46-yard-long, 14-foot-wide ice rink curling Jerry	$500 [30] This iridescent material that lines the inner surface of abalone shells is also called nacre mother-of-pearl Jerry	$500 [20] This hexagonal accordion relative comes in single- & double-action versions a concertina Graham	DD $600 [14] The Juilliard School is located in this performing arts complex Lincoln Center Graham	$500 [26] Hats off to this former congresswoman who attended the 1995 women's conference in Beijing Bella Abzug Graham

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CITIES	IN THE KITCHEN	FAMOUS COUPLES	ANATOMY	EMPERORS & EMPRESSES	LITERARY ALLUSIONS
$200 [2] The Shinkansen, AKA the bullet train, travels from this capital to Kyoto in 2 hours 40 minutes Tokyo	$200 [7] When a pie has 2 of these, it looks nice to crimp the edges of the top one with the tines of a fork crust Tish	$200 [1] Julie Nixon married him Dec. 22, 1968, a month before her father's presidential inauguration David Eisenhower Jerry	$200 [18] The skin has 2 main layers: the dermis & this thinner outer portion the epidermis Jerry	$200 [10] Carolus Magnus is the Latin name of this king of the Franks & emperor of the Romans Charlemagne Graham	$200 [19] The novel "1984" gave us the famous phrase "Big Brother is" doing this watching you Graham Tish
$400 [3] Wadowice in this country was the birthplace of Pope John Paul II Poland Jerry	$400 [8] This term for what you do to cherries jubilee comes from the French flame them (flambé) Graham	$400 [13] We assume Maury Povich sees "Eye to Eye with" this famous wife Connie Chung Jerry	$400 [27] Most of the iodine in the body is concentrated in this gland the thyroid Jerry	$400 [14] This "fiery" Roman emperor reportedly said, "I have only to...sing to have peace once more in Gaul" Nero Jerry	$400 [20] Someone with a split personality may be described as this after a fictional medical man & his alter ego Jekyll & Hyde Graham
$600 [4] This city was the birthplace of John, Paul, George & Ringo Liverpool Jerry	$600 [9] Different types of this kitchen gadget are used for meat, nuts & pepper a grinder Jerry	$600 [24] Finance consultant Richard Ney was once married to this actress who played his mother in "Mrs. Miniver" Greer Garson Tish	$600 [28] This part of the brain below the cerebrum is responsible for balance & posture the cerebellum Jerry	$800 [16] This Ethiopian emperor's wife, Wayzaro Menen, was a great- granddaughter of Menelik II Haile Selassie Graham	$600 [21] A long-missing man who turns up is called an Enoch Arden after a character created by this lord Tennyson Tish
$800 [5] The Winter Palace with more than 1,000 rooms, is this city's Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg Tish	$800 [11] Traditionally, pompano en papillote is baked in this kind of paper parchment Graham Tish	$800 [25] Sir Alexander Korda married this protegee in 1939, the same year she starred in "Wuthering Heights" Merle Oberon Graham	$800 [29] This spiral-shaped part of the inner ear is named for its resemblance to a snail's shell the cochlea Jerry	DD $1,000 [15] He was a rear admiral in the Austrian navy before he became emperor of Mexico Maximilian Jerry	$800 [22] A scheming young woman is called a Becky Sharp after the social climbing heroine of this Thackeray novel Vanity Fair Tish
$1,000 [6] On July 30, 1419 7 councillors of this city were thrown from the windows of the town hall in Nove Mesto, New Town Prague Tish	$1,000 [12] Often used to make cheesecake, this round pan with a removable rim is always "in season" a springform pan Tish	$1,000 [26] This British actor was Elizabeth Taylor's second husband & Margaret Leighton's third husband Michael Wilding Tish	DD $1,000 [30] They're the chief arteries, one on each side of the neck, that carry blood to the head the carotid arteries Jerry	$1,000 [17] In 963 Nicephorus II was crowned Byzantine emperor in this most famous Byzantine church Santa Sophia Graham	$1,000 [23] The name of Bill Sikes, a criminal in this novel, became a byword for a violent roughneck Oliver Twist Jerry Tish

Final Jeopardy!

NATIONAL PARKS

East Temple, Angels Landing & the Altar of Sacrifice are landmarks in this park

Zion National Park

Tish "What is Acadia?" — wagered $3,000

Graham "What is Zion[?]" — wagered $2,500

Jerry "What is Zion Nat'l Park?" — wagered $6,500

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