Show #1771 1992-04-20 (taped 1992-01-13) Regular

Missing player introductions.

Contestants

Frank Pellicone — from New York

Patricia Plunk — from Texas

Al Badger — a software engineer from Monterey, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Al	$5,000	$6,600	$15,800	$21,800 2-day champion: $41,200	$14,300 36 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Patricia	$-400	$-100	$1,300	$1,300 2nd place: trip on Delta to Denver & stay at Colony Hotel & Resorts	$900 5 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Frank	$-300	$300	$1,300	$0 3rd place: Kosta Boda candlesticks & Nintendo Entertainment System with Super J! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Game Boy	$900 7 R (including 1 DD), 8 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY	PEOPLE	TV CATCH PHRASES	DANCE	U.S. CURRENCY	HORSING AROUND
$100 [1] Niihau, near Kauai, is called the Forbidden Island of this group Hawaii Al	$100 [22] Miss Mercouri's famous first name, it comes from the Greek word for "honey" Melina Al	$100 [4] "Sorry about that, Chief" Get Smart Al	$100 [27] A waltz isn't done in 4/4 time, but this 3/4 time Al	$100 [11] About 70% of all U.S. coins are of this denomination pennies Al Frank	$100 [16] "Three jolly gentlemen, in coats of" this color "rode their horses up to bed" red Al
$200 [2] This capital city was named for Boer leader Andries Pretorius in 1855 Pretoria Patricia	$200 [20] He said of his career, "I've loved every minute of it... it's all been 'wunnerful, wunnerful!"' Lawrence Welk Al	$200 [7] "Na nu, na nu" Mork & Mindy Al	$200 [28] The tango evolved from folk dances in this South American country Argentina Al	$200 [12] 2 of the 4 U.S. denominations of bills discontinued by Federal Reserve Banks in 1969 (2 of) $500, $1,000, $5,000 or $10,000 bills Patricia Frank	$200 [17] According to an English proverb, "If" these "were horses, beggars might ride" wishes Al
$300 [3] Guinness says the world's highest unclimbed peak is Lhotse II in this country's Himalayas Nepal Al Frank	$300 [23] This young prince is president of the Monaco Red Cross Prince Albert Patricia	$300 [8] "Good night, John-Boy" The Waltons Al	$300 [26] The punk rock movement gave us this dance consisting of leaping, jumping & banging into one another slam dancing Al	$300 [13] U.S. coins are imprinted with the tiny initials of these people the artists (designers) Al Frank	$300 [18] Mark Twain said we shouldn't all think alike because "it is difference of opinion that makes" these horse races Frank
$400 [5] The Arabic name of this country between Libya & Israel is Misr Egypt Al	$400 [24] The late jazz vocalist who recorded the albums "Sassy Swings the Tivoli" & "Sassy Swings Again" Sarah Vaughan	$400 [9] "One of these days, Alice, one of these days... pow! Right in the kisser!" The Honeymooners Al	$400 [29] Though this line dance is of Latin American origin, it's named after a region in Africa the conga Al	$400 [14] The ink used on the front of U.S. bills is mainly this color black Al Patricia	$400 [19] The poet who wrote, "My little horse must think it queer to stop without a farmhouse near" Robert Frost Frank
$500 [6] Rising above a desert plain in Australia's Northern Territory, this is the world's largest monolith Ayers Rock Al	$500 [25] "In All His Glory" is a biography of this "Legendary" CBS "Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle" William Paley Frank	$500 [10] "Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls" Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Al	—	DD $2,000 [15] In 1790 the Treasury Department began redeeming these worthless bills at 1¢ on the dollar Continental Congress bills (the Continentals) Al	$500 [21] Yeats' epitaph reads, "Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman," do this pass by

Double Jeopardy! Round

OPERA	ART	BOOKS & AUTHORS	AMERICAN HISTORY	BALTIMORE	SCIENTISTS & INVENTORS
$200 [3] Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade's nickname; it may remind you of a TV horse, "My Friend" Flicka Patricia	$200 [12] It's the two-word term for a painting of small, inanimate objects such as flowers or fruit a still life Al	$200 [16] In 1836 she married clergyman Calvin Stowe Harriet Beecher Al	$200 [1] The NYSE was established in 1792 after traders began meeting under a tree on this street Wall Street Patricia	$200 [21] Baltimore lies along the estuary of the Patapsco River near the head of this bay the Chesapeake Al Frank	$200 [28] In 1928 he noticed that a mold had killed staphylococcus bacteria on a culture plate Fleming Al
$400 [7] Zarzuela, a type of opera native to this country, often has a comic subject Spain Al	$400 [13] Tradition ascribes this tapestry of the Norman conquest to Matilda, the queen of William the Conqueror the Bayeux Tapestry Al	$400 [17] This author's "Red Storm Rising" & "The Hunt for Red October" were the top 2 paperback novels of 1987 Clancy Al	$400 [2] In 1861 Georgia politician Alexander Stephens was elected vice president of this the Confederacy Al	$400 [22] The Star-Spangled Banner House is preserved as a museum of this war the War of 1812 Frank	$800 [25] In June 1633 this Italian astronomer was forced to recant his anti-Ptolemaic views Galileo Al
$600 [8] A Thomas Mann novella was the source for Benjamin Britten's last opera, "Death in" this city Venice Al	$800 [14] From 1948-1951 this Fauvist leader designed & decorated the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence Henri Matisse	$600 [18] Bob Thomas' 1983 biography "Golden Boy" was "The Untold Story of" this actor William Holden Frank	$800 [5] Following the 1797 XYZ Affair, Congress repealed all treaties with this country France Frank	$600 [26] This steel firm's Sparrows Point Plant is the largest industrial complex in the city Bethlehem Steel Frank	$1,000 [23] The 200-inch telescope on Mt. Palomar named for him was finished 10 years after his death George Hale
$800 [9] In a Borodin opera, this title prince is captured by the Polovtsians Prince Igor Al	DD $1,000 [6] Italian for "light & dark", it's the use of light & shadow in a sketch or painting chiaroscuro Frank	$800 [19] The title of this 1940 Hemingway novel was derived from a John Donne work For Whom the Bell Tolls Al	DD $1,000 [4] The framework for this was worked out in 1944 at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, D.C. the United Nations Patricia	$800 [27] Baltimore was chartered in 1729 as a port to export this crop tobacco Al Frank	—
$1,000 [10] Smetana never completed his opera "Viola", based on this comedy by Shakespeare Twelfth Night Al	$1,000 [15] After a much needed cleaning, this Rembrandt painting turned out to be a daytime scene The Night Watch Al	$1,000 [20] Although her best-known work is "Ethan Frome", she won her Pulitzer Prize for "The Age of Innocence" Edith Wharton Al	$1,000 [11] In 1935 FDR signed the first of these acts designed to keep the U.S. out of war the Neutrality Acts	$1,000 [24] The Peabody Conservatory of Music is affiliated with this university Johns Hopkins Frank	—

Final Jeopardy!

MONARCHS

After more than 40 years in exile, King Michael returned to this country in 1990 only to be expelled again

Romania

Patricia "What is?" — wagered $0

Frank "What is Andorra?" — wagered $1,300

Al "What is Romania?" — wagered $6,000

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