Show #677 1987-07-14 (taped 1987-03-10) Regular

Missing part of Double Jeopardy! Round and Final Jeopardy! Round.

Contestants

Risa Lapidow — a technical writer originally from Vermont

Larry Day — a journalist originally from Saskatchewan, Canada

Dale Schweinsberg — a U.S. Army officer from Rome, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dale	$1,000	$2,300	$5,500	—	—
Larry	$300	$1,200	$2,000	—	—
Risa	$1,000	$1,400	$3,700	—	—

Jeopardy! Round

EASY MATH	DEPARTMENT STORES	QUOTES	WATER	WEATHER	"BELL"s
$100 [1] An isosceles triangle has this many sides equal in length 2 Dale	$100 [3] Though "Macy's doesn't tell" this rival store, they would tell you it closed in 1986 Gimbels Dale	$100 [26] She claims "Darling, I am a wonderful housekeeper.After every divorce I keep the house" Zsa Zsa Gabor Dale	$100 [11] Water with a salinity of less than 1000 parts per million is considered this fresh (freshwater) Dale Larry	$100 [14] The expression "castles in the air" may "reflect" fact that these desert phenomena may also appear in the sky mirages Dale	$100 [8] Your navel, but not an orange's a bellybutton Larry
$200 [2] A numeral is a symbol used to denote one of these a number Risa	$200 [7] This NYC store has opened 2 mini stores at JFK Airport called Bloomie's Express Bloomingdale's Larry	$200 [27] "Show me a hero & I will write you a tragedy"--& both he & Zelda died tragically Scott Fitzgerald Risa	$200 [15] 11 aqueducts, 359 mi. in length, delivered 50 million gallons of water daily to this ancient city Rome Dale	$200 [19] Guinness says it was one named Frederic which caused most damage along the U.S. coastline hurricane Dale	$200 [9] This plant, Capsicum frutescens grossum, can be eaten green or red bell peppers Larry
$300 [4] Of the 4 basic functions, 1 that, in algebra, can be expressed by just putting 2 letters together multiplucation Dale	$300 [16] 1 of 3 Western states where you might find a Goldwater's in the mall Arizona (or New Mexico or Nevada) Risa	$300 [28] Algonquin wit, she suggested for her epitaph, "Excuse my dust" Dorothy Parker Larry	$300 [23] Worldwide, 80% of arable land is still watered only by this method rain Dale	$300 [20] A thunderbolt symbolizes Zeus while this after storm apparition is symbol of his messenger Iris a rainbow Larry	$300 [10] Judy Holliday's last film, in it she plays an operator for "Susanswerphone" Bells Are Ringing Risa
$400 [5] ¼ x ½ equals this ⅛ Dale	$400 [17] World's 1st department store was Bon Marche; meaning "cheap" located in this city Paris Risa	$400 [29] He advised housewives on TV "If your husband is a breast or a leg man, ask for my chicken parts" Frank Perdue Risa	$400 [24] Approximately 80 calories must be removed from 1g of water at 0° C to convert it to this ice Dale Risa	$400 [21] Of 160°, 215°, or 265° F, the difference between the highest & lowest recorded Earth temperatures 265° F Larry	$400 [12] It's a weight, you dolt; wait, it's a dolt, too a dumbbell Larry
$500 [6] 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, & 19, for example, but not 4, 9, or 21 prime numbers Risa	$500 [18] London's largest department store, they claim to be Europe's largest Harrod's Dale	$500 [30] Architect Louis Sullivan formulated the architectural dictum "Form follows" this function Dale	$500 [25] Usually using zeolite or an ion-exchange resin, this process removes minerals from water water softening Dale Risa	$500 [22] Term for the extra cooling effect caused by movement of air across bare skin windchill Dale Larry	DD $500 [13] Surname identified with this dress plaid: Campbell Larry

Double Jeopardy! Round

GOVERNMENT	RELIGION	THE COMICS	COLORS	SHIPS	BABIES
$200 [21] "Unlucky" number of Cabinet offices in the U.S. government 13 Dale	$200 [4] Between 1955-73, an annual Gallup poll showed this is the month when the most people attend church December Dale	$200 [18] Peanuts character known for his obsessive attachment to his blanket Linus Dale	$200 [11] French wine-growing region that gave its name to a type of wine & a shade of red Burgundy Risa	$200 [13] You can sail to Tahiti on the replica of this ship used in the Anthony Hopkins/Mel Gibson film the Bounty Risa	$200 [1] The La Leche League distributes information to mothers who wish to do this breastfeed Dale
$400 [22] Sen. Robert Byrd, who was Senate Minority Leader in 1986, regained this title in 1987 Senate Majority Leader Larry	$400 [7] Maimonides, the great Talmudic scholar, shared 1st name with this man who "wrote" 1st 5 books of the Bible Moses Risa	$400 [19] "Deck us all with Boston Charlie..." began the annual Christmas carol in this Walt Kelly strip Pogo Risa	$400 [12] Though beluga means "white", beluga caviar is this color black Dale	$400 [14] Mississippi River steamboat that is on the National Register of Historic Places the Delta Queen Risa	$400 [2] Infants born before 35 weeks of gestation or weighing less than 5.5 lbs. are classified as this premature Dale
—	$600 [8] The gods of these New Zealanders were thought to communicate through priests by whistling the Maoris Larry	$600 [23] Comic strip written & drawn by Cathy Guisewite Cathy Larry	$600 [20] Color describing reef skeletons & the jewelry made from them coral Dale	DD $500 [15] The "S.S." before a ship's name indicates this a steamship Risa	$600 [3] The rooting reflex refers to this basic instinct of babies the instinct that makes them turn their heads to their mothers & look for the breast Risa
—	$800 [9] Amenhotep IV, who changed name to Akhenaton, was 1st Egyptian to promulgate this "-ism" central to Western theology monotheism Risa	$800 [24] Decade in which Terry & the Pirates, Blondie, Li'l Abner, Joe Palooka & Mary Worth 1st appeared the 1930s Larry	—	$800 [16] Exactly 4" longer than her sister ships, the Missouri, Iowa & Wisconsin, she's the largest battleship afloat the New Jersey Dale	$800 [5] Omni says the fetal brain may at one stage have 2 to 3 times as many of these cells as an adult brain neurons (or nerve cells) Dale Risa
—	$1,000 [10] Sainted 13th c. philosopher who wrote "Summa Contra Gentiles" & "Summa Theologica" St. Thomas Aquinas Risa	—	—	$1,000 [17] As a class, they're the largest ships afloat today tankers Dale	DD $1,000 [6] The 3 diseases prevented by the DPT series of innoculations diphtheria, pertussis & tetanus Risa

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