Show #2609 1995-12-28 Seniors Tournament

1995-B Seniors Tournament final game 1.

Contestants

Phyllis Clark — a program coordinator from West Grove, Pennsylvania

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

David Cuneo — a former history teacher from Reisterstown, Maryland

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$2,400	$2,900	$11,300	$12,600	$9,900 27 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Jerry	$1,000	$1,300	$4,100	$5,600	$5,100 18 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Phyllis	$500	$2,400	$3,800	$6,800	$3,800 11 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1960s	NEWSPAPERS	FAMILIAR PHRASES	ANIMALS	WORLD CAPITALS	OLD RADIO
$100 [6] This governor signed a bill September 2, 1966 forbidding Alabama's schools to desegregate George Wallace Jerry	$100 [7] Nebraska's largest papers include the Lincoln Star in Lincoln & the World-Herald in this city Omaha Jerry	$100 [10] When you travel by the most direct route, you're going "as" this bird "flies" as the crow flies Phyllis	$100 [26] The hermit type of this crustacean often makes its home in an empty snail shell a crab Jerry	$100 [1] The Benaki Museum in this city has a fine collection of Greek costumes Athens David	$100 [21] Hans Conried, a regular on his radio show, later played Uncle Tonoose on his TV show Danny Thomas Jerry Phyllis
$200 [9] In 1960 the 1st communications satellite, Echo 1, & the 1st of these satellites, Tiros 1, were launched a weather satellite Jerry	$200 [8] In 1948 this newspaper merged with the Chicago Sun the Times David	$200 [11] An archaic word for the jaw gave us the phrase "to lick" these in anticipation the chops David	$200 [27] While bearing little, if any, resemblance, the okapi is the only living relative of this tallest mammal a giraffe Jerry	$200 [2] It's Lebanon's chief port, as well as its capital Beirut Jerry	$200 [22] Tootsie Roll was a sponsor of this cop show based on a Chester Gould comic strip Dick Tracy David
$300 [12] Captured by North Korea in 1968, the crew of this U.S. spy ship was held prisoner for 11 months the Pueblo David	$300 [15] Dailies in this country include the Nassau Guardian & the Freeport News the Bahamas David	$300 [18] In the 1920s this "feline sleepwear" term described something first-rate cat's pajamas Jerry	$300 [28] While they're unable to fly, these tall Australian birds can swim when necessary an emu David Jerry	$300 [3] The copper-domed city hall in this capital of Northern Ireland was designed in the Renaissance style Belfast David	$300 [23] The Bickersons began as a regular sketch on this ventriloquist's variety show Edgar Bergen Jerry
$400 [13] "You have the right to" tell us the Supreme Court made its decision in this man's case June 13, 1966 Miranda Jerry	$400 [16] Newspapers in this island group include Tradewinds & the St. Croix Avis the Virgin Islands Jerry	$400 [19] This phrase for an easygoing existence stems from a Vaudeville song about a man named O'Reilly the life of Reilly Jerry	$400 [29] The nubian is the most popular milk-producing breed of this animal in the U.S. a goat Phyllis	$400 [4] Port-of-Spain is the capital of the island country known as Trinidad and this Tobago Phyllis	$400 [24] Inspector Douglas Renfrew worked for the RCMP & this title sergeant for the earlier NWMP Sgt. Preston Phyllis
$500 [14] In 1969 this judge at the Chicago 8 trial ordered Bobby Seale bound & gagged to stop his disruptions (Judge) Hoffman David	DD $1,000 [17] This country has Asia's largest English-language press India Jerry	$500 [20] Latin for "voice of the people", it refers to popular sentiment vox populi David	$500 [30] Mandrills, the males of which are noted for their striking coloration, are a species of this large monkey a baboon Phyllis	$500 [5] The Ruben Dario Theater in this capital city was named for a famous Nicaraguan poet Managua David	$500 [25] From a 1940 serial title, the first name of the woman lawyer who "Faces Life" Portia David Phyllis

Double Jeopardy! Round

PSYCH 101	U.S. HISTORY	ART	POTPOURRI	MUSIC APPRECIATION	I LOVE A MYSTERY
$200 [21] The Stanford-Binet is this type of test an intelligence test David	$200 [2] Soon after taking office in 1981, this president lifted the grain embargo on the Soviet Union Reagan David	$200 [22] This "Starry Night" painter gave up his theology studies in 1878 but became a lay minister van Gogh David	$200 [1] In Norse myth trolls live under these structures, as 3 gruff billy goats could tell you bridges David	$200 [7] If you like to boogie, you know boogie is short for this musical style boogie-woogie Jerry	$200 [16] He reworked his aborted 1940s comic book "Mike Danger" into a novel & created Mike Hammer Mickey Spillane Jerry
$400 [27] In the 1920s Sigmund Freud divided the psyche into these 3 parts the id, ego, superego David	$400 [3] In 1858 this Democrat won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Illinois Douglas David	$400 [23] In this technique of painting on plaster, softer, less brilliant colors are used fresco David Jerry Phyllis	$400 [8] In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest night occurs on this solstice the winter solstice David Phyllis	$400 [9] These small finger-played drums used in Latin American music were embraced by 1950s beatniks bongos Phyllis	$400 [17] Presidential last name of the Elliott who wrote "Murder in the Executive Mansion" Roosevelt David
$600 [28] It's still not known if animals learn by nurture or by this other "N" nature Jerry	$600 [4] In 1842 the U.S. recognized the independence of this Pacific island group Hawaii David	$600 [24] 14 years after he painted his mother, he was elected president of the Society of British Artists Whistler David	$600 [10] This 198-year-old frigate was refloated in Boston in 1995 as part of a $12 million restoration the Constitution (Old Ironsides) Jerry	$600 [13] Preposteros & Stupidas are 2 of the thespians in this British pair's 1871 operetta "Thespis" Gilbert & Sullivan David	$800 [19] "Polar Star" & "Red Square" were sequels to this 1981 Martin Cruz Smith Russian police procedural Gorky Park Jerry
$800 [29] Two-word term for the competition between children for the love of a parent or to gain favors sibling rivarlry Jerry	$800 [5] On Dec. 31, 1775 at this Canadian city, Gen. Richard Montgomery was killed & Benedict Arnold was wounded Quebec David Phyllis	$800 [25] In this painting technique, egg yolk is used as a binder for a pigment-water mixture tempera Phyllis	$800 [11] This man whom People magazine called "popcorn's own Kernel Sanders" passed away in 1995 Orville Redenbacher Phyllis	$800 [14] In 1898 this great Italian tenor created the role of Loris in Giordano's opera "Fedora" Caruso David	DD $1,000 [18] Title of address for Kienzles Koesler, McInerny's Dowling or Chesterton's Brown Father David
$1,000 [30] Caused by tension or anxiety, bruxism is this activity that occurs during Stage 2 sleep teeth grinding Phyllis	DD $2,000 [6] This 1765 act by the British Parliament required a duty in the colonies on newspapers & legal documents the Stamp Act David	$1,000 [26] This Cretan spent his last 6 years working in Toledo on 3 paintings for the Hospital of St. John the Baptist El Greco Jerry	$1,000 [12] This chief's Nez Perce name was In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat Chief Joseph David	$1,000 [15] This choral conductor formed his famous chorale in 1946 Roger Wagner David Jerry	$1,000 [20] Author who began his "Deadly Sins" series in 1973 with "The First Deadly Sin" Lawrence Sanders

Final Jeopardy!

AWARDS

Prior to winning a Nobel Peace Prize, she received the Nehru Award

Mother Teresa

Phyllis "Who is Mother Teresa?" — wagered $3,000

Jerry "Who is Mother Theresa?" — wagered $1,500

David "Who is Mother Theresa" — wagered $1,300

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