Show #1436 1990-11-26 (taped 1990-09-12) Regular

Steve Robin game 5.Game entered from audiorecording. Missing prizes.

Contestants

Joe Shipman — a mathematical consultant from Melrose, Massachusetts

Barbara Stevens — a teacher from Succasunna, New Jersey

Steve Robin — a marketing director from Scottsdale, Arizona (whose 4-day cash winnings total $39,101)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$2,100	$2,200	$8,800	$12,800 5-day champion: $51,901	$10,800 21 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Barbara	$-900	$500	$6,400	$12,700 2nd place	$5,700 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Joe	$1,400	$2,200	$3,800	$7,590 3rd place	$4,800 21 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA	WORLD RELIGION	COLORFUL PHRASES	MAGAZINES	TECHNOLOGY	PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
$100 [23] Jefferson thought this purchase wasn't Constitutional, but was too good to pass up the Louisiana Purchase Steve	$100 [11] As an infant, he was given to a nomadic wet nurse in the desert outside Mecca Muhammad Joe	$100 [25] Wisconsin's NFL entry the Green Bay Packers Joe	$100 [1] This magazine's interactive geography show "Geographica" is found at its Washington, D.C. office National Geographic Steve	$100 [5] The Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of these earthquakes Joe	$100 [16] From Spanish for "chestnuts", they put the beat in flamenco castanets Joe
$200 [21] Before becoming a Commander-in-Chief, he was a Supreme Commander of NATO Eisenhower Joe	$200 [12] Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant to hold this English ecclesiastical position Archbishop of Canterbury Joe	$200 [26] Legal sabbath no-nos blue laws Barbara	$200 [2] He was working for "Children's Activities" magazine when he launched his own men's magazine in 1953 Hugh Hefner Steve	$200 [6] A pentode is an electronic vacuum tube with this many electrodes 5 Joe	$200 [27] This instrument made popular in minstrel shows can be plucked with a plectrum a banjo Joe
$300 [20] After this party didn't want him anymore, Fillmore hooked up with the Know-Nothings the Whigs Barbara	$300 [13] Ceremony in which a chuppah is used a Jewish wedding Steve	$300 [17] The Ocean State's Ivy League school Brown (University) Joe	$300 [3] The word "Goodbye" appeared on the cover of this magazine's last weekly issue, December 29, 1972 LIFE Steve	$300 [7] Sony's Mavica camera takes still photos that are stored on a disc & viewed on this equipment television Steve	DD $1,000 [28] Unusual instrument named in the title of thefollowing:"Chi del gitano i giorni abbella? Chi del gitano i giorni abbella?" "The Anvil Chorus" Joe
$400 [22] On Aug. 3, 1923, he was sworn in by his father at his farm home in Vermont Calvin Coolidge Barbara	$400 [14] The key concept in this Chinese philosopher's system was ren, meaning "love mankind" Confucius Steve	$400 [18] In India, this cell was the pits the Black Hole of Calcutta Joe	$400 [4] The rock bible that prints "All The News That Fits" Rolling Stone Joe	$400 [9] New safety features prevent this type of cookware from being opened when steam is still present pressure cookers Barbara Joe	—
$500 [24] He lost the 1876 presidential election to Rutherford B. Hayes by 1 electoral vote Samuel Tilden Barbara	$500 [15] The common name for the list of books that Roman Catholics are forbidden to read the Index Joe	$500 [19] A fishy distraction a red herring Joe	$500 [8] Each February, Eustace Tilley, top-hatted dandy with a monocle in his hand, graces its cover The New Yorker Barbara Joe	$500 [10] 1953's "The Robe" was the 1st film to use this widescreen format developed in the 1920s & '30s by Henri Chretien Cinemascope Steve	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

FEATHERED FRIENDS	POETS & POETRY	U.S. CURRENCY	HISTORIC NAMES	SEAPORTS	THE TONY AWARDS
$200 [30] The Arctic tern winters here; not much of a difference Antarctica Joe	$200 [19] Poet Robinson Jeffers lived in Carmel in this state for almost 50 years California Steve	$200 [24] In general, it will wear out after about 18 months in circulation a dollar bill Joe	$200 [1] Benedict Arnold moved to this country in 1781 & interestingly, he was highly unpopular there England Barbara	$200 [13] This Portuguese capital is also the country's chief port Lisbon Steve	$200 [3] Kevin Kline reprised his Tony-winning role as The Pirate King in this screen operetta The Pirates Of Penzance Barbara
$400 [29] Unlike most birds, vultures do not have these on their heads or necks feathers Joe	$400 [20] This 14-line verse form can be Petrarchan or Spenserian a sonnet Joe	$400 [27] From 1909-58, 2 stalks of wheat appeared on the reverse side of this coin a penny Steve	$400 [2] Sir Wilfrid Laurier held this office from 1896-1911, the first French-Canadian to do so Prime Minister of Canada Steve	$400 [14] This city's harbor is located where the Patapsco River empties into Chesapeake Bay Baltimore Steve	$400 [4] In 1990 this adaptation of a Steinbeck novel beat the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Piano Lesson" The Grapes Of Wrath Barbara
$600 [10] Add 2 letters to the front of "prey" & you have this bird of prey an osprey Joe	$600 [21] Edna St. Vincent Millay said this spring month "comes like an idiot, babbling & strewing flowers" April Steve Joe	$600 [28] From 1948-63, his profile appeared on the half-dollar Franklin Joe	$600 [6] A bullet missed this President-elect & killed the mayor of Chicago instead Franklin Roosevelt Barbara	$600 [15] Georgia's first colonial settlement, this port is called "The Cradle of Georgia" Savannah Barbara	$800 [9] In 1989 British actress Pauline Collins won for this role, which she also played on film Shirley Valentine Joe
$800 [11] Among the many species of this small bird are the green, the gold & the bull the finch Steve	$800 [22] The last line of this John Donne poem is "And death shall be no more, death thou shalt die" "Death, Be Not Proud" Steve	$800 [25] 1 of 2 bureaus of the Treasury Department that manufacture our currency the Bureau of Printing and Engraving (or the Mint) Steve	$800 [7] Some say he worked with Jean Lafitte in the slave trade before he died at the Alamo Jim Bowie Barbara	$800 [16] The USS Constitution is anchored in this city's harbor Boston Barbara	$1,000 [12] His Shylock on Broadway didn't receive a pound of flesh or a Tony in 1990 Dustin Hoffman Steve
DD $2,000 [18] This bird mentioned in Matthew 26 later became a symbol of the resurrection of Christ the rooster (the cock) Steve	$1,000 [23] In a Tennyson poem, Lancelot said of this lady, "she has a lovely face, God in his mercy lend her grace" The Lady of Shalott Steve Joe	$1,000 [26] Building depicted on the back of a $100 bill Independence Hall Barbara	$1,000 [8] Boris III became king of this Balkan country when his father abdicated in 1918 Bulgaria Steve	$1,000 [17] This major port in southern England is the country's chief terminus for transatlantic steamship lines Southampton Steve	DD $1,300 [5] In 1985, this show based on "Huckleberry Finn" took the Tony for Best Musical Big River Barbara

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

In population, it's the largest city in Africa

Cairo, Egypt

Joe "What is Cairo?" — wagered $3,790

Barbara "What is Cairo?" — wagered $6,300

Steve "What is Cairo?" — wagered $4,000

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