Show #1609 1991-09-05 (taped 1991-08-05) Regular

Steve Newman game 2. Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

John Zeock — a pharmacy manager from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Teresa Pelusi — a nursery school teacher from Hatboro, Pennsylvania

Steve Newman — a computer consultant from Rockville, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,201)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$2,100	$3,200	$10,600	$13,000 2-day champion: $27,201	$9,600 33 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W
Teresa	$100	$200	$2,600	$5,100 2nd place	$2,600 8 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
John	$700	$2,200	$1,600	$3,200 3rd place	$1,600 9 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

AMERICAN HISTORY	AWARDS	MAMMALS	OLD TESTAMENT	POTENT POTABLES	SPELL THAT NAME
$100 [1] A 1900 act of Congress put the U.S. on this standard the gold standard Steve	$100 [6] The Lincoln Medal honors those who have been of significant benefit to this D.C. theater Ford's Theater Steve	$100 [13] The wrist bones of this "bear" are elongated & act as thumbs for holding bamboo stalks the panda bear Steve	$100 [9] After the flood Noah's dove returned with a leaf, not a branch, of this tree the olive tree Steve	$100 [12] Red wine punch whose named is from the Spanish word for "bleeding" sangria Steve	$100 [25] Harry who sings calypso but doesn't explore on the Calypso B-E-L-A-F-O-N-T-E Steve John
$200 [2] When the Progressive Party ran Teddy Roosevelt for president, it was nicknamed this the Bull Moose Party Steve	$200 [7] This 88-year-old comic won the Hollywood Women's Press Club's All-Time Man of the Year Award in 1990 Bob Hope Teresa John	$200 [14] Besides smaller ears, this species of elephant has smaller tusks & fewer ribs the Indian elephant John	$200 [10] It's thought the pottage for which this biblical figure sold his birthright was made of lentils Esau Steve	$200 [22] Greta Garbo's first on-screen spoken words were, "Give me" one of these a whiskey Teresa	$200 [26] Jacques, who probably doesn't sing calypso, but does explore on the Calypso C-O-U-S-T-E-A-U Steve
$400 [4] Harding died in 1923 just as this scandal broke the Teapot Dome Scandal Steve	$300 [8] This actress, who romanced the Sundance Kid, got the Golden Boot, a Western award in 1990 Katharine Ross Steve	$300 [19] This weasel-like animal related to the polecat has long been used to drive out rabbits & rats the ferret John	$300 [11] The printers of a 1631 Bible were fined 300 pounds for leaving this word out of the 7th Commandment not Teresa	$300 [23] The ingredient that turns a Golden Fizz gold an egg yolk Steve	—
DD $500 [3] The passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920 allowed this, regardless of state laws vote for women Steve	$400 [15] The Walt Disney Co. gave its first Legends Award to this star of "The Absent-Minded Professor" Fred MacMurray John	$400 [20] This kind of monkey is named for its long nose to which it honks for attention the proboscis Teresa	$400 [17] The 12 different gemstones on Aaron's breastplate represented these the 12 Tribes of Israel Steve	$400 [24] A World War I cognac cocktail named for the motorcycle accessory its inventor used to reach the tavern a Sidecar Steve	—
$500 [5] This Treasury Dept. agency was created in 1865 to suppress counterfeiting the Secret Service John	$500 [16] This civil rights organization presented its 23rd annual Image Awards on December 2, 1990 the NAACP Steve	$500 [21] The ring-tailed variety of this primate shows aggression with spat-calls & stink fights a lemur Steve Teresa John	$500 [18] The King James version calls this the Salt Sea the Dead Sea Steve	—	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

BOOKS & AUTHORS	ROYALTY	CLASSICAL MUSIC	WORLD GEOGRAPHY	TECHNOLOGY	PRESIDENTIAL WIT
$200 [6] Newsweek called this author of "Clear and Present Danger", "the king of techno-thrillers" Tom Clancy Steve	$200 [16] In the 1920s, the tomb of his mother Hetepheres was found near his Great Pyramid Cheops Steve	$200 [1] Schubertiaden were parties held in homes in this capital city to listen to Schubert's music Vienna Steve	$200 [4] The great lakes of this continent includes Lakes Nyasa, Albert & Victoria Africa Steve	$200 [25] Very pure graphite found in England in 1564 led to the development of this writing tool the pencil Steve	$200 [17] "There is one thing about being president; nobody can tell you when to sit down", he said in August 1953 Eisenhower Steve
$400 [7] One-word title of the DuBose Heyward novel that became a play & Gershwin opera Porgy Teresa	$400 [21] This last empress of Russia was born in Darmstadt in 1872, her father was Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt Alexandra Steve Teresa	$600 [3] This name was given to "Symphony in G" because of a loud chord that Haydn said "would make ladies jump" The Surprise Symphony	$400 [5] The lowlands of this country invaded by China in 1950 are over 12,000 feet above sea level Tibet John	$400 [26] IMAX Systems has come out with new stereoscopic glasses that use liquid crystals to create this effect 3D Steve	$400 [18] When asked how he became a hero, he said, "It was involuntary; they sank my boat" Kennedy Steve
$600 [8] He wrote "Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business" several years before his most famous book Dale Carnegie Steve	$600 [22] She outlived her husband by 60 years, but suffered periods of insanity Carlota (of Mexico) Steve	$800 [12] The "Tosca" composer who said he was a "mighty hunter of wild fowl, opera librettos & attractive women" (Giacomo) Puccini Steve	$600 [9] The Guernsey & Jersey breeds of cattle originated in this island group the Channel Islands Steve	$600 [27] John Roebling designed this bridge & when he died his son Washington completed it the Brooklyn Bridge Steve	$600 [19] A sign on his desk read, "I'm from Missouri" on one side & "The buck stops here" on the other Truman Steve
$800 [14] Middle-earth creator whose middle names were Ronald & Reuel Tolkien Teresa	$800 [23] Crown Prince Rudolf of this country was found shot to death at Mayerling in 1889 Austria Steve	$1,000 [13] In 1708, the Mühlhausen city council paid for printing "Gott ist mein König", his first published music Johann Sebastian Bach Steve Teresa	$800 [10] Pliny the Elder was killed by the eruption of this volcano on the Bay of Naples in 79 A.D. Vesuvius Steve	$800 [28] This 1950s technique used three synchronized projectors to show film on a curving screen Cinerama Steve John	$800 [20] He allegedly said, "My mother used to pull my ears & it never did get that much attention" LBJ (Lyndon Johnson) Teresa John
DD $1,000 [15] Archaeologist who published his 3-volume work "The Tomb of Tutankhamun" between 1923 & 1933 (Howard) Carter Teresa	$1,000 [24] Charlemagne was a member of this Frankish dynasty, also known as the Arnulfinger Dynasty the Carolinian (Carolingia) Dynasty Steve	DD $1,200 [2] 1 of the 3 Shakespearean characters for whom Giuseppe Verdi titled an opera (1 of) Otello (Falstaff or Macbeth) Steve	$1,000 [11] 4,741-foot Puig Major is the highest point on this Spanish Mediterranean island Majorca John	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

ACTRESSES

She was the special guest at the Empire State Building's 60th anniversary celebration on May 1, 1991

Fay Wray

John "Who is Fay Wray?" — wagered $1,600

Teresa "Who is Fay Wray?" — wagered $2,500

Steve "Who is Fay Ray?" — wagered $2,400

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