Show #2601 1995-12-18 Seniors Tournament

1995-B Seniors Tournament quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Nola Wegman — a retired English professor from Valparaiso, Indiana

Parma Holt — a homemaker from Silver Spring, Maryland

Ange Cardinali — a real estate salesman from Kenosha, Wisconsin

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ange	$2,800	$3,300	$7,100	$14,200 Automatic semifinalist	$6,600 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Parma	$1,000	$1,800	$8,400	$10,000 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,000 20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Nola	$100	$1,200	$5,200	$10,000 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$5,200 13 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

NOTABLE NAMES	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	THE CIRCUS	THE 1950s	TRAVEL U.S.A.	-OLOGIES
$100 [13] With help from her "Miracle Worker" Anne Sullivan, she graduated from Radcliffe in 1904 (Helen) Keller Ange	$100 [20] His first flavors in 1892 were Lotta Gum & Vassar; Juicy Fruit appeared the following year Wrigley Parma	$100 [22] Legend says Isaac van Amburgh was the first to stick his head here—we hope he got a "roar" of applause a lion's mouth Ange	$100 [4] Emilie, one of these quintuplets, died of an epileptic seizure in 1954 the Dionne quints Ange	$100 [1] Tea & cookies are served in the Japanese Tea Garden in this city's Golden Gate Park San Francisco Nola	$100 [2] These buildings that have naves are studied in naology churches Parma
$200 [14] This astronaut, Ohio's senior senator, was elected to a fourth term in 1992 John Glenn Parma	$200 [23] Completes the decaf coffee slogan "fill it to the rim with..." Brim Parma	$200 [24] King Tusk, a famous one of these animals, outweighs Jumbo by more than 1,000 pounds an elephant Parma	$200 [5] On December 2, 1956, he & about 80 insurgents invaded Cuba Fidel Castro Ange	$200 [9] Tok, the "Dog Capital of" this state, is noted for its annual sled dog race Alaska Ange Nola	$200 [3] Hamartiology is the study of this, like sloth or envy sins Nola
$300 [15] Now retired, world-famous soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento is better known by this name Pelé Parma	$300 [28] Word for a 1/2 hour TV ad bought by a company to demonstrate one or more products an infomercial Nola	$300 [25] Baraboo, Wisc.'s Circus World Museum is on the grounds of the original winter home of these brothers' circus the Ringling Brothers Parma	$300 [6] In 1952 he was officially declared heir to the throne of Japan Akihito Ange	$300 [10] This singer sometimes dresses like Carmen Miranda at his Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri Andy Williams	$300 [17] The study of insects is entomology; the study of these insect features is pterology wings
$400 [16] This Italian tenor made his met debut in 1968 as Rodolfo in "La Boheme" Pavarotti Nola	$400 [29] Partly to raise money for a Broadway musical, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold this player to the Yankees in 1920 Babe Ruth Nola	$400 [26] Red Skelton's father, who died before Red was born, was one of these circus performers a clown Ange	$400 [7] On April 7, 1953 this Swede was elected U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld Ange	$400 [11] This pianist's Las Vegas museum displays his sequined Neptune costume, which weighs over 200 pounds Liberace Parma	$400 [18] Astrolithology is the study of these found on Earth meteorites
$500 [19] Alfred Eisenstaedt, one of the most noted names in this profession, passed away in 1995 at age 96 photography Nola	$500 [30] In 1989 these 2 companies merged; in 1995 they announced plans to merge with Turner Time Warner	$500 [27] In 1982 Miguel Vazquez became the 1st aerialist to accomplish a quadruple one of these in performance somersault	DD $1,000 [8] Construction on this South American capital was begun in 1956 Brasília Ange	$500 [12] At EPCOT this country's pavilion boasts a replica of the Koutoubia minaret in Marrakech Morocco Ange	$500 [21] Thor or a brontosaurus would know brontology is the study of this thunder Nola

Double Jeopardy! Round

BODIES OF WATER	U.S. PRESIDENTS	MYTHOLOGY	NOVELS & NOVELISTS	HEALTH & MEDICINE	THE DUMONT NETWORK
$200 [9] The Gulf of Mexico & the Gulf of Saint Lawrence are arms of this ocean the Atlantic Ocean Parma	$200 [13] He was the only Catholic president Kennedy Ange	$200 [6] In his battle against Cronus, Zeus was aided by these one-eyed giants the Cyclops Nola	$200 [1] Charlotte Bronte called this novel named for its heroine "An Autobiography" Jane Eyre Parma	$200 [21] Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is popularly referred to by this abbreviation CPR Parma	$200 [26] This Jackie Gleason show began as a series of sketches on Dumont's "Cavalcade of Stars" The Honeymooners
$400 [11] This South American river carries more water than any other in the world the Amazon Parma	$400 [14] He began his first Inaugural speech with "President Hoover, Mr. Chief Justice, my friends" FDR Nola	$400 [7] On a visit to the island of Aeaea, Odysseus' companions were turned into swine by this enchantress Circe Nola	$400 [2] Amazingly, the launch site in this author's 1865 novel "From the Earth to the Moon" is near Tampa, Florida Jules Verne Parma	$400 [22] It's recommended that you avoid aspirin & alcohol when suffering from the "peptic" type of this an ulcer Parma	$400 [27] This dance teacher's "Party" appeared at various times on all 4 networks, including twice on Dumont Arthur Murray Ange
$600 [18] They're the straits that separate Upper & Lower Michigan Mackinac Ange	$600 [15] This president was named for Chester Abell, the Doctor who delivered him Chester Arthur Parma	$600 [8] It's the collective name for Jason & his companions who sailed in search of the Golden Fleece the Argonauts Ange	$600 [3] Ford Madox Ford was a friend of this "Lord Jim" author & collaborated with him on the novel "Romance" (Joseph) Conrad Parma	$600 [23] Australian nurse Sister Elizabeth Kenny was famous for her methods in treating this often paralyzing disease polio Parma	$600 [28] Ted Mack hosted this show for a year on Dumont before it moved to NBC The Original Amateur Hour Ange
$800 [19] The Ebro is this country's only major river to flow into the Mediterranean Spain Ange Nola	$1,000 [17] The 1823 Monroe Doctrine was actually the work of this man, Monroe's Secretary of State John Quincy Adams Ange	$800 [10] Echo was in love with this handsome youth, but he was in love with himself Narcissus Ange	$800 [4] A man known simply as the Pirate appears in his 1935 book "Tortilla Flat" John Steinbeck Nola	DD $1,000 [24] Its the letter most commonly found at the top of a Snellen chart E Parma	$800 [29] On Tuesday nights 1952-55 his talks on "Life is Worth Living" competed against Milton Berle Bishop Sheen Ange
$1,000 [20] The Swedish islands of Gotland & Oland lie in this sea the Baltic Parma Nola	DD $2,000 [16] The 1857 Dred Scott decision, 2 days into his term, complicated his efforts to unify the country James Buchanan Parma	$1,000 [12] This Trojan hero & son of Aphrodite was the subject of a poem by Virgil Aeneas Nola	$1,000 [5] Native country of 1920 Nobel Prize winner Knut Hamsun, whose 1890 novel "Hunger" made him famous Norway Nola	$1,000 [25] Named for the nerve involved, it's a pain that extends from the lower back through the thigh & leg sciatica Parma	—

Final Jeopardy!

MUSICAL THEATRE

Songs performed in a 1960 musical about her included "Beautiful People Of Denver" & "I Ain't Down Yet"

(Unsinkable) Molly Brown

Nola "Who is Molly Brown" — wagered $4,800

Ange "Who is Unsinkable Molly Brown" — wagered $7,100

Parma "Who is Molly Brown?" — wagered $1,600

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