Show #2555 1995-10-13 Regular

Paul Thompson game 1.

Contestants

Paul Thompson — a personnel manager from Cheverly, Maryland

Linda Proch — a musician from Richardson, Texas

Rob Fisher — a math teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,700)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rob	$1,000	$700	$4,500	$5,500 3rd place: Samsung 13" color monitor combination TV/VCR + Jeopardy! home game	$4,500 11 R, 1 W
Linda	$1,600	$2,500	$6,900	$10,400 2nd place: Ashley Furniture casual country style Ashville dining collection + Bob Mitchell Designs fine handscreened wall coverings & related fabrics + Jeopardy! home game	$6,900 20 R, 2 W
Paul	$800	$4,500	$9,500	$13,801 New champion: $13,801	$10,000 23 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD FACTS	THE MOVIES	FOOD	THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	"SUN"s & "MOON"s
$100 [21] The Portuguese call this country a Nova Zelandia New Zealand Linda	$100 [6] Jonathan Demme won an Oscar for directing this 1991 thriller starring Jodie Foster & Anthony Hopkins Silence of the Lambs Paul	$100 [13] One legend says Mr. & Mrs. LeGrand Benedict sparked the creation of this dish at Delmonico's Eggs Benedict Paul	$100 [11] Patrick Ferguson had this American general in his gunsights but thought him "an unoffending individual" Washington Rob	$100 [16] Bell South Corporation is headquartered on Peachtree Street in this city Atlanta Linda	$100 [1] He's nicknamed the "father of modern China" Sun Yat-sen Paul
$200 [25] The island of Dominica lies in the eastern part of this sea, between Martinique & Guadeloupe the Caribbean Paul	$200 [7] Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep played the husband-and-wife title characters in this 1979 film Kramer vs. Kramer Linda	$200 [15] Austrians relish foods "mit Schlag", which means topped with this substance cream Linda	$200 [12] In 1777 Button Gwinnett was fatally wounded in one of these; Alexander Hamilton should have taken notice a duel Linda	$200 [17] This company started putting "Peanuts" characters on its greeting cards in 1960 Hallmark Linda	$200 [2] The name of this Unification Church leader fits the category Sun Myung Moon Rob
$300 [26] In 1984 one of these fish bearing a crown was added to New Brunswick's coat of arms an Atlantic salmon Rob Paul	$300 [8] Though nominated for an Oscar, Jack Palance spoke fewer than 20 lines in this 1953 Alan Ladd Western Shane Rob	$300 [22] This 2-word term that describes traditional African-American fare is fairly recent, c. 1960 soul food Paul	$300 [14] His younger brother Ira was also a Green Mountain Boy Ethan Allen Linda	$300 [18] This automaker announced a record $23.5 billion net loss for 1992 General Motors Paul	$300 [3] She was TV's Punky Brewster Soleil Moon Frye Linda
$400 [27] It's the state religion of Malta Roman Catholocism Paul	$400 [9] After a bit part in 1951's "Fourteen Hours", she appeared in "High Noon" the following year Grace Kelly Linda	$400 [29] The French belon variety of this bivalve is now being farmed in the United States oyster	$400 [23] Isaac Barre called those who protested the Stamp Act "Sons of" this & the name stuck Sons of Liberty Paul	$400 [19] What's now USX was formed under this name in 1901 U.S. Steel Paul	$400 [4] In The Who's Who's Who, he'd be listed under Late Drummer Keith Moon Rob
$500 [28] Swedish is this country's 2nd official language, but only about 6% of the people speak it Finland Paul	$500 [10] "Repulsion", starring Catherine Deneuve, was this director's first English-language film Roman Polanski Linda Paul	$500 [30] The thick top crust of this pie-like fruit dessert is made of biscuit dough cobbler Linda	DD $1,000 [24] Hanged as a spy for working with Benedict Arnold, his remains were interred in Westminster Abbey (Major John) Andre Paul	$500 [20] Vulcan materials company is headquartered in this Alabama city Birmingham Paul	$500 [5] We assume her brother Dweezil would be a Valley guy Moon Unit Zappa Linda

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 20th CENTURY	MUSEUMS	TREES	PLAYS	MEDICINE	THE QUOTABLE CHURCHILL
$200 [1] On Feb. 11, 1918 he announced his "Four Principles" to Congress, supplementing his "Fourteen Points" Wilson Rob	$200 [10] Statues on display in this Paris museum include the Victory of Samothrace & the Venus de Milo the Louvre Linda	$200 [9] The sharp, thin, pointed leaves of a fir are called these needles Paul	$200 [6] In a Rostand play, his enormous nose makes him reluctant to declare his love for Roxane Cyrano de Bergerac Paul	$200 [15] An early version of this instrument used to hear the heart was made from a wooden tube a stethoscope Paul	$200 [24] "We would rather see" this capital "laid in ruins... than that it should be tamely and abjectly enslaved" London Linda
$400 [2] On Jan. 26, 1931 he was released from prison in India to participate in political discussions Gandhi Rob	$400 [16] The California State Railroad Museum in this capital city is the largest of its kind in North America Sacremento Paul	$400 [11] It's the oldest species of cedar still being cultivated the cedar of Lebanon Rob	$600 [8] "The International Stud" is the first play in this Harvey Fierstein trilogy Torch Song Trilogy Linda	$400 [18] This Rochester, Minn. medical center is administered by a 12-member board of governors the Mayo Clinic Rob	$400 [25] In his first speech as P.M., he said, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and" this sweat Rob
$600 [3] John Turner was prime minister of this country for a few months in 1984 Canada	$600 [17] A Dublin museum devoted to this writer is housed in a tower used as a setting for his "Ulysses" James Joyce Linda	$600 [12] Sycamore & silver are types of this tree famous for its 3- or 5-lobed leaves a maple Linda	$800 [19] This O'Neill epic takes place among the dissolute alcoholics of Harry Hope's saloon The Iceman Cometh Linda	$600 [20] This contagious children's disease characterized by spots is sometimes called morbilli measles Paul	$600 [26] Completes the line "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many, to..." so few Paul
$800 [4] In the Munich Pact of 1938 France & Britain turned over the Sudetenland area of this country to Germany Czechoslovakia Paul	$800 [21] This Bavarian city's Marstallmuseum features a sleigh that belonged to Mad King Ludwig Munich Linda	$800 [13] The yew, the ash & this tree, also 3 letters, were held sacred by Irish druids the oak	$1,000 [23] This Ben Jonson play is subtitled "The Fox" Volpone Paul	$800 [30] Strep throat is caused by a type of these spherical bacteria that are linked in chains Streptococcus Linda	$800 [27] N 1914 he said, "The maxim of the British people is 'Business as'" this usual Linda
DD $1,500 [5] After a 1980 coup, Desi Bouterse took power in this formerly Dutch South American country Suriname Paul	$1,000 [22] Painter Edvard Munch bequeathed his works to this capital city, which now has them on display Oslo Paul	$1,000 [14] It's the milky sap of the sapodilla, not the gum tree chickle Linda	DD $1,500 [7] In Christopher Fry's "The Lady's Not for Burning", Jennet Jourdemayne is accused of this crime witchcraft Paul	$1,000 [29] To diagnose certain injuries & diseases, physicians can use MRI, which stands for this magnetic resonance imaging Rob	$1,000 [28] "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia, it is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside" this an enigma Rob

Final Jeopardy!

GOVERNMENT

Bill Clinton did this for the first time as president June 7, 1995, 869 days into his term

veto a bill

Rob "What is use his veto power" — wagered $1,000

Linda "What is [scribble] veto a bill?" — wagered $3,500

Paul "What is use the veto?" — wagered $4,301

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