Show #1380 1990-09-07 (taped 1990-07-30) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Ken Marks — a proofreader and umpire originally from Eastchester, New York

Roberta Schwartz — a training director for a travel agency from Plantation Florida

Rick Cimerman — an economic analyst from Tallahassee, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rick	$2,100	$3,000	$5,500	$1,000 2nd place	$5,600 21 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Roberta	$100	$2,600	$3,400	$100 3rd place	$3,000 15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Ken	$200	$1,700	$6,300	$1,300 New champion: $1,300	$6,300 15 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	WEATHER	WORD ORIGINS	STATE SEALS	THE OLYMPICS	THE MOON
$100 [21] This American's birthday was 1st observed by New York City's Republican Club in 1887 & by Illinois in 1892 Abraham Lincoln Ken	$100 [6] Though better known for his work with comets, he published the 1st weather map in 1686 (Edmond) Halley Ken	$100 [11] From the Turkish word for towel, "makrama", it's the art of tying cords in a pattern macramé Roberta	$100 [26] Its seal shows Lord Baltimore dressed as a medieval knight Maryland Roberta	$100 [1] Pass it on, a relay team consists of this many runners four Rick	$100 [16] It's estimated the Moon has over a billion of these, with a half-million of them more than a mile wide craters Rick
$200 [22] On the last Monday in March this state celebrates Seward's Day to commemorate its purchase Alaska Roberta	$200 [7] These are the most violent windstorms tornadoes Rick	$200 [12] From the Greek meaning "upon a tomb", it's an inscription upon a tomb an epitaph Rick	$200 [27] This state's seal shows a man with a gun standing on the state's Lower Peninsula Michigan Roberta	$200 [2] She won the Olympic javelin throw in 1932 with a 143' 4" toss, over 100' less than the winner in 1988 Babe Didrikson Rick	$200 [17] First line of the rhyme that includes the words "the cow jumped over the moon" Hey, diddle, diddle Roberta
$300 [23] This Jewish festival commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greeks in 165 B.C. Hanukkah Rick	$300 [8] Forms of this include forked, streak, ribbon & beaded lightning Rick Ken	$300 [13] This verb, meaning "to travel or roam for pleasure", may be an alteration of "gallant" gallivant Roberta	$300 [28] Taro leaves, banana foliage & the goddess of liberty adorn this state's seal Hawaii Roberta	$300 [3] Decathlon event that gets the competitors the highest off the ground the pole vault Rick Roberta	$400 [19] In song, Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth asked it to "shine on, shine on, up in the sky" the Harvest Moon Ken
$400 [24] The official national observance of Memorial Day is marked by the placing of a wreath here the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Roberta	$400 [9] Listless area near the equator where trade winds from the north & south meet the doldrums Ken	$400 [14] A fine goat skin leather tanned with sumac or the North African country for which it's named Moroccan (Morocco) Roberta	—	$400 [4] It's a 3000-meter race that has 28 hurdles & 7 water jumps the steeplechase Rick	$500 [20] A current theory says from debris thrown off by a giant rock hitting the Earth 5 billion years ago how was the Moon formed Ken
$500 [25] Every November 4th, this state observes the birthday of humorist Will Rogers Oklahoma Rick	$500 [10] A sudden gust of wind, a light snowfall, or a sudden burst of confusion a flurry Rick	$500 [15] This word for a priest of an ancient Celtic religion is akin to an Old Irish word for "wizard" Druid Ken	—	$500 [5] A shot is just a metal ball; this is a metal ball attached to a wire with a handle on the other end a hammer Rick	DD $700 [18] 17th century astronomers were the 1st to refer to the large dark areas on the Moon as these seas Roberta

Double Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY	CLASSICAL MUSIC	MOVIE DIRECTORS	EUROPEAN HISTORY	POTENT POTABLES	LITERARY RELATIVES
$200 [3] Indians called this mountain southeast of Tacoma, Washington "big white mountain" Mount Rainier Rick	$200 [24] For his 1st opera Benjamin Britten picked a big subject, this American giant Paul Bunyan Rick	$200 [1] Alfred Hitchcock directed "The 39 Steps" & "The Lady Vanishes" in this, his native country England Roberta	$200 [16] A year after French troops left in 1870, Victor Emmanuel II made this city capital of the kingdom of Italy Rome Roberta	$200 [27] Armagnac is a brandy name for a region in this country where its made France Rick	$200 [8] He was the son of a portrait artist named John Butler Yeats William (Butler) Yeats Rick
$400 [4] It's said Columbus named this West Indian island for the Trinity after sighting three peaks in the southeast Trinidad Ken	$400 [23] E. Power Biggs has performed all of Bach's works for this instrument at Harvard & Columbia the organ Rick Ken	$400 [2] Montreal-born actor who starred in all 5 "Star Trek" movies & directed "Star Trek 5" as well William Shatner Rick	$400 [17] Moravia is the central & Bohemia the western part of this country that was established in 1918 Czechoslovakia Rick	$600 [25] Vodka is often substituted for this potent potable in a martini gin Ken	$400 [12] His mother wrote poetry under the name Speranza & he wrote "Lady Windermere's Fan" Oscar Wilde Roberta
$600 [9] The world's highest waterfall is on this continent South America Rick Roberta	$600 [22] In 1872 this "King of the Waltz" went on tour in the U.S. (Johann) Strauss Ken	$600 [5] He won Oscars for directing "Bridge on the River Kwai" & "Lawrence of Arabia" David Lean Ken	$600 [18] In 1833, Bavarian Prince Otto became the 1st king of this Balkan country after its liberation from Turkey Greece Rick	DD $2,700 [28] He became the cellarer of the Benedictine Abbey of Hautvillers, about 1670 Dom Pérignon Rick	$600 [13] This poetess was in her 40s when she gave birth to her only child, Robert, in Florence in 1849 Elizabeth Barrett Browning Roberta
$800 [10] Although this island contains only 7% of Indonesia's area, it has about 3/5s of the population Java Ken	$800 [21] For his upcoming 75th birthday in 1886 this Hungarian pianist went on a jubilee tour (Franz) Liszt Rick	$800 [6] James Cameron directed this 1989 underwater thriller that his ex-wife Gale Anne Hurd produced The Abyss Ken	$800 [19] After 15 years of rule by this neighbor, Belgium revolted & declared its independence in 1830 Holland (the Netherlands) Rick	—	$800 [14] Prior to his death, this son of Winston Churchill was working on a definitive bio of his father Randolph (Churchill)
$1,000 [11] Maori art is featured in the War Memorial Museum in this city, New Zealand's largest Auckland Rick Roberta Ken	$1,000 [26] Your names don't have to be Hansel und Gretel to sing his "Kinderlieder" (Engelbert) Humperdinck Ken	$1,000 [7] Italian director who made "Blow Up" in the U.K. & "Zabriskie Point" in the U.S. Antonioni Ken	DD $2,000 [20] The death of Charles II in 1700 ended the Spanish branch of this dynasty the Hapsburgs Rick	—	$1,000 [15] Her father, William Godwin, was a prominent social philosopher & anarchist Mary Shelley Roberta Ken

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS WOMEN

Dying in 1903, she said, "It's the 27th anniversary of Bill's death. Bury me next to Bill."

Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Canary)

Roberta "Who is Queen Victoria?" — wagered $3,300

Rick "Who is Annie Oakley?" — wagered $4,500

Ken "Who is Mrs. Bonney" — wagered $5,000

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