Show #1432 1990-11-20 (taped 1990-09-11) Regular

Steve Robin game 1.Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Steve Robin — a marketing director from Scottsdale, Arizona

Ken Nelson — a graduate student from Sanger, California

Barry Hamilton — an attorney from Rockville, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Barry	$600	$1,900	$3,500	$6,900 2nd place	$3,500 13 R, 2 W
Ken	$600	$1,400	$3,400	$400 3rd place	$3,400 15 R, 4 W
Steve	$1,300	$2,400	$15,900	$9,900 New champion: $9,900	$11,300 24 R (including 3 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

19th CENTURY AMERICA	MIDDLE NAMES	TREES	POP MUSIC	THE WORLD PRESS	SPELLING
$100 [7] In 1830 Daniel Webster called it "the gorgeous ensign of the Republic" the flag Ken	$100 [6] The only British Prime Minister we know whose middle name is Hilda Margaret Thatcher Ken	$100 [14] The American variety of this tree is no longer spreading, since it was devastated by a blight the chestnut Barry	$100 [1] According to a Rolling Stones song, they "gimme gimme gimme the honky-tonk blues" "Honky Tonk Women" Steve	$100 [17] This church's semi-official newspaper is L'Osservatore Romano the Roman Catholic Church Barry	$400 [27] A horn of plenty C-O-R-N-U-C-O-P-I-A Ken
$200 [8] On May 3, 1802 it was incorporated as a city by an act of Congress Washington, D.C. Ken	$200 [10] Since her middle name is Delores, you could call her "Flo-Delo" Florence Griffith-Joyner Barry	$200 [19] Many clothing chests & closets are lined with wood from this tree because it repels moths cedar Steve	$300 [3] Bobby Freeman, The Beach Boys & Bette Midler all had Top 20 hits with a song that asked, "Do You Want To" do this dance Steve	$200 [18] A number of Latin American newspapers are called this, which means "The Press" La Prensa Ken	$500 [26] The tallest of these calcium carbonate deposits rise 98 feet from the floor of a cave in France S-T-A-L-A-G-M-I-T-E Barry
$300 [9] In a ceremony in this city December 20, 1803, the United States took formal possession of the Louisiana Territory New Orleans Barry	$300 [11] This astronomer has 1 middle name: Edward, not "billions & billions" Carl Sagan Ken	$300 [22] The orange tree has dark green leaves & fragrant flowers of this color white Ken	$400 [4] According to a Beatles song, he "was a man who thought he was a loner" Jo Jo Steve	$300 [20] China's biggest paper in circulation, it's the main organ of the Communist Party The People's Daily Barry	—
$400 [12] In April 1841 this bigwig began publishing the New York Tribune Horace Greeley Ken	$400 [15] His first name is James, but he's better known by his middle name, Strom Strom Thurmond Barry	$400 [23] In the United States, turpentine comes chiefly from the slash & long-leaf varieties of this tree the pine Steve	DD $500 [2] Title of thefollowing1968 hit, the 1st instrumental to make #1 since 1962's "Telstar" "Love Is Blue" Steve	$400 [21] The Gazette is the only daily in this major Canadian city that's published in English Montreal Ken	—
$500 [13] Though he said, "Don't give up the ship", his ship the Chesapeake was captured by the British James Lawrence Ken Steve	$500 [16] This author's middle initial stood for Dan, as Travis McGee could have told you John D. MacDonald	$500 [25] The small seed of this nut tree is sometimes called a green almond the pistachio Ken	$500 [5] In a 1962 hit, Claude King warned not to go to this mountain if you're looking for a wife Wolverton Mountain Steve	$500 [24] This African nation's leading non-English newspapers are Die Transvaler & Die Burger South Africa Steve	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

EUROPE	THE HUMAN BODY	PLAYWRIGHTS	RELIGION	AWARDS	FINAL RESTING PLACES
$200 [12] This type of singing may be based on the sound of an Alpenhorn used by alpine mountaineers yodeling Barry	$200 [30] Insulin & glucagon help regulate the level of this in the blood sugar Steve	$200 [4] At 6'7", Robert Sherwood was 3 inches taller than this president he wrote a play about in 1938 Abraham Lincoln Barry	$200 [1] A group of English quakers, the Shaking Quakers, gave rise to this American group the Shakers Steve	$200 [11] This organization's peacekeeping forces won 1988's Nobel Peace Prize the U.N. Ken	$200 [21] Octavian honored her dying wish and she was laid to rest with Mark Antony Cleopatra Ken
$400 [17] The longest river in the British Isles, it's also the name of Ireland's main airports Shannon Ken Steve	$400 [29] The sartorius, soleus, sternomastoid & adductor longus are just a few of these muscles Steve	$400 [5] Though closely associated with its philosophy, Bertolt Brecht was never a member of this political party the Communist Party Steve	$400 [2] In Christian tradition, the 9 orders of these include dominations, principalities & seraphim angels Ken	$400 [13] The National Cartoonist's Society presented him with a Reuben Award for "The Far Side" Gary Larson Barry	$400 [24] She was buried in Belton, Missouri in 1911, we don't know if they buried the hatchet with her Carrie Nation Ken Steve
$800 [19] This German city was named for monks who founded a monastery in the area in the 8th century Munich Barry	$600 [28] The gall bladder is partially embedded in the base of this large internal organ the liver Barry Ken Steve	$600 [6] This "Forsyte Saga" author's play "Justice" convinced Churchill to initiate prison reforms John Galsworthy Barry Steve	$600 [3] These people made human sacrifices to their war god, Huitzilopochtli the Aztecs Barry	$600 [14] The first woman to receive the AFI's Life Achievement Award was this actress known for her eyes Bette Davis Steve	$800 [26] Karl Marx is buried in this city's Highgate Cemetery London Steve
$1,000 [20] Prime Minister Antonio Salazar ran this country with an iron fist from 1932-1968 Portugal Steve	$800 [23] The dangerous cooling of the body from exposure to cold air or water is called this hypothermia Steve	$800 [7] We don't know if he's a party animal, but he wrote "Tea Party" & "The Birthday Party" Harold Pinter Steve	$800 [9] The oldest scriptures of this eastern religion are the 4 Vedas Hinduism Ken	$800 [15] Performers in this field compete for the Erik Bruhn Prize, named for a late Dane ballet Steve	$1,000 [25] He died September 4, 1965 in Lambarene, Gabon and is buried there Dr. Schweitzer Steve
DD $2,500 [18] The Italian island of Sardinia is just 7 miles south of this French island Corsica Steve	$1,000 [22] The membrane inside the nasal passages is covered with these fine hairlike projections cilia Ken	$1,000 [8] His 1st produced play, 1935's "Waiting for Lefty", was inspired by a taxi drivers' strike in New York City Clifford Odets Steve	$1,000 [10] The Islamic calendar dates from the hejira, Muhammad's flight from Mecca to this city Medina Barry	$1,000 [16] The American Library Association awards the Newbery Medal for writing children's books & this medal for illustration the Caldecott Medal	DD $3,000 [27] He was the first U.S. president buried in Tennessee Andrew Jackson Steve

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

The name of this Ohio city comes from a Greek word meaning "high"

Akron

Ken "What is Cincinnati?" — wagered $3,000

Barry "What is Akron?" — wagered $3,400

Steve "What is Cincinnati?" — wagered $6,000

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