Show #1316 1990-04-30 (taped 1989-12-11) Regular

Missing introductions.

Contestants

Jay Haas — an investment advisor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Paula Massengale — a bookkeeper from San Antonio, Texas

Bruce Harris — from San Rafael, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $25,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bruce	$600	$3,100	$7,900	$2,601 2nd place: a trip on Malaysia Airline to Singapore & stay at the Mandarin Singapore	$9,900 23 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Paula	$4,600	$6,800	$13,800	$9,800 New champion: $9,800	$9,600 25 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Jay	$400	$-100	$1,300	$200 3rd place: La-Z-Boy recliner + NES with Family & Junior editions of Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune	$1,300 6 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORD ORIGINS	GEOGRAPHY	SONGS BY THE NUMBERS	SIGNS & SYMBOLS	NOTORIOUS	COMPLETES THE FILM TITLE
$100 [16] Meaning "unsophisticated", it comes from the same Latin root as "native" naive Bruce	$100 [1] European country that calls itself "Osterreich", meaning "eastern kingdom" Austria Bruce	$100 [11] According to a 1962 Bobby Vee hit, "The night has" this many eyes a thousand Paula	$100 [25] The 4 playing cards whose names are indicated by a letter ace, king, queen & jack Bruce	$100 [21] 1 historian said Major S. Bonnet was "driven to" become 1 of these nautical criminals "by a nagging wife" a pirate Paula	$100 [6] "Séance on a Wet..." Afternoon Paula
$200 [17] This adjective for non-physical love derives from the name of an idealistic Greek philosopher platonic Paula	$200 [2] Adjoining Johannesburg, South Africa, its name is an acronym of "South-Western Townships" Soweto Bruce	$200 [12] Janis Ian "learned the truth at" this age "that love was meant for beauty queens" seventeen Paula	$200 [26] With road signs, yellow means warning; white, regulatory; & orange, this construction Paula	$200 [22] Her common-law husband, Sam Starr, was killed in a gunfight in 1886 Belle Starr Paula	$200 [7] "How to Murder Your..." Wife Paula
$300 [18] From the Greek for "not a place", it's a place where mankind lives in peace & harmony utopia Bruce	$300 [3] Its 5-regions are Vestlandet, Ostlandet, Sorlandet, Trondelag & Nord-Norge Norway Bruce	$400 [14] In 1963 Lou Christie sang this many "faces have I-yi-yi-yi-yi hi-yi-yi-I-I-I-I" Two Paula	$300 [27] The accent on the E in café is called acute, on the A in à la carte, this grave Bruce	$300 [23] Benjamin Siegel & George Moran had these similar nicknames Bugsy & Bugs Bruce Paula	$300 [8] "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and..." I'm Feelin' So Sad Paula
$400 [19] The name of this type of machine comes from the Czech word meaning "forced labor" a robot Bruce	$400 [4] Lech Walesa worked in the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk, a port on this sea the Baltic Jay	$500 [15] A 1978 hit by Meat Loaf says, these numbers "ain't bad" two out of three Bruce	$400 [28] These dance names are used in the international radio alphabet to indicate "F" & "T" foxtrot & tango Paula	$500 [24] This third wife of emperor Claudius messed around with a lot of men, including Gaius Silius Messalina Bruce	$400 [9] "How to Stuff a..." Wild Bikini Paula
$500 [20] This athletic shirt is named for an island in the English Channel where it was first made a jersey Paula Jay	$500 [5] Once known as the Enchanted Isles, they're famous for their unusual animal life the Galápagos Paula	DD $2,300 [13] Thissong made No.1 in the U.S. but wasn't even released as a single in Britain:"Ooh I need your love babe / Guess you know it's true / Hope you need my love babe / Just like I need you..." "Eight Days A Week" Paula	$500 [29] On a map, a circle with a star inside usually indicates this the capital Paula	—	$500 [10] "Who is Killing the Great Chefs of..." Europe Paula

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	BLACK AMERICA	RELIGION	LITERATURE	SCIENCE	CZECH, PLEASE
$200 [2] Defeat in this 1982 war led to the downfall of Argentine President Leopoldo Galtieri the Falklands War Bruce	$200 [1] This cookie entrepreneur donated his Panama hat & pullover shirt to the Smithsonian Famous Amos Bruce	$200 [8] Members of the Church of England are properly called this, not Episcopalians Anglicans Bruce	$200 [18] Dickens' title character who wed Agnes Wickfield David Copperfield Paula Jay	$200 [26] In the process of photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide & release this gas oxygen Paula	$200 [11] The 3 colors on Czechoslovakia's flag; if you don't know, there's an obvious guess red, white & blue Jay
$400 [3] In 1368 this dynasty replaced the Mongol Dynasty in China the Ming Dynasty Jay	$400 [7] He co-wrote "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" before he wrote "Roots" Alex Haley Paula	$400 [17] Tibetan Buddhists spin these hollow metal cylinders mounted on a rod that contain a written mantra a prayer wheel Bruce	$400 [19] In a 1946 Carson McCullers novel, 12-year-old Frankie Addams wants to be a "Member of" this the Wedding Paula	$400 [27] Dragonflies have this many pairs of wings 2 Bruce	$400 [13] Like Beethoven, Antonin Dvorák wrote this many complete symphonies 9 Jay
$600 [4] In 1791 the British government divided this possession into Upper & Lower provinces Canada Bruce	$600 [9] He was Manhattan borough pres. when elected NYC's first Black mayor, November 7, 1989 (David) Dinkins Jay	$600 [23] Also called the Feast of Lots, it memorializes Queen Esther's prevention of the annihilation of Persian Jews Purim	$600 [20] In 1929 this author introduced us to the Dodsworth family Sinclair Lewis Bruce	$600 [28] Under pressure, peat turns into lignite & lignite becomes this coal Bruce	$600 [14] 40% of the population lives in this region named for the Boii, a Celtic tribe Bohemian Paula
$1,000 [6] In the 16th century the Janissaries formed the elite core of this empire's army the Ottoman Empire Bruce	$800 [10] This actor who played Joe in the 1936 film "Show Boat" graduated first in his class at Rutgers Paul Robeson Paula	$800 [24] In Christianity the doctrine that God has foreordained those he intends to save predestination Bruce	$800 [21] He wrote the "Ragged Dick" series of books about boys battling poverty Horatio Alger Bruce	$800 [29] Research on these animals led to the discovery of the blood's Rh factor, which is named for them rhesus monkeys Paula	$1,000 [16] Much of the country's foreign trade goes through Bratislava, a port on this river the Danube Jay
DD $2,000 [5] The year Columbus landed in the West Indies, this first of the Tudor kings ruled England Henry VII Bruce	$1,000 [12] The first Black to sit on the National Security Council was this award-winning newspaper columnist Carl Rowan Bruce	$1,000 [25] In the Roman Catholic Church November 1 is All Saints' Day & November 2 is this All Souls' Day Paula	$1,000 [22] Among his poems are "An Essay on Criticism" & "An Essay on Man" Alexander Pope	$1,000 [30] Species of this evergreen include Italian, mourning & Monterey cypress Jay	DD $3,000 [15] She happened to be in Prague the day the Soviet tanks arrived in 1968; now she's the U.S. ambassador there Shirley Temple (Black) Paula

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTS

The first U.S. president who had served as a governor of a state

Thomas Jefferson

Jay "Who was Madison?" — wagered $1,100

Bruce "Who was Teddy Roosevelt?" — wagered $5,299

Paula "Who is Jackson?" — wagered $4,000

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