Show #1632 1991-10-08 (taped 1991-08-20) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording.

Contestants

Dave Ventura — a hotel office supervisor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cathy Gahn — an attorney from Los Angeles, California

Aaron Gershowitz — a refugee resettlement coordinator from New York City, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $39,300)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Aaron	$1,800	$3,800	$7,400	$2,700 2nd place: trip to Palm Springs & stay at La Quinta Hotel & Catalina swimwear/sportswear + Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$6,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Cathy	$1,200	$1,500	$7,500	$3,500 New champion: $3,500	$6,900 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Dave	$1,300	$2,600	$8,800	$2,600 3rd place: Dahon Mountain Gold mountain bike + Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger	$6,200 20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

ABBREVIATIONS	LAW	PEOPLE	EGYPT	FASHION HISTORY	CAT FOOD
$100 [1] NS is the official postal abbreviation for this Canadian province Nova Scotia Cathy	$100 [22] It's the illicit duplicating of recorded material or robbery on the high seas piracy Dave	$100 [2] James Levine has been music director of this New York opera company since 1976 the Metropolitan Opera Cathy	$100 [7] Though Beja, Berber & Nubian are still spoken, about 98% of Egyptians speak this language Arabic Aaron	$100 [19] A morion was a crested metal one of these worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th century a helmet Aaron Cathy	$100 [10] A fairy tale feline known for his footwear or a brand of moist meals he might enjoy Puss'n Boots Cathy
$200 [9] The Russian Committee for State Security is better known by this abbreviation the KGB Dave	$200 [25] A person is said to die intestate if he didn't do this before his death make his will Aaron	$200 [3] Born Erica Mann, she wrote two books of poetry before soaring with "Fear of Flying" in 1973 Erica Jong Cathy	$200 [8] Egypt borders these two seas the Mediterranean Sea & the Red Sea Dave	$200 [23] Similar styles of mens & ladies slippers were named for these star-crossed lovers Romeo & Juliet Dave	$200 [11] We assume Morris the Cat has this many lives because of the brand of cat food he advertises 9 Lives Dave
$300 [13] The last prophetic book of the Old Testament, it's abbreviated Mal. Malachi Dave	$300 [26] Under federal law nearly all offenses other than felonies are classified as these misdemeanors Dave	$300 [4] At a meet in Spain Sergei Bubka became the first to clear 20 feet in this field event the pole vault Cathy	$300 [18] Rubble from the building of Ramses VI's tomb protected this pharaoh's tomb from robbers Tutankhamun Dave	$300 [24] A skirt support whose name sounds like something you need to play basketball a hoop Aaron	$300 [12] Cartoon cat pictured on boxes of ALPO Gourmet dinner Garfield Aaron
$400 [14] Verb tense abbreviated plupf. the pluperfect Aaron	$400 [29] It's the formal charge made by a grand jury which is read during an arraignment an indictment Cathy	$400 [5] He was a photojournalist for Look magazine before directing "Lolita" & "Dr. Strangelove" Stanley Kubrick Cathy	$400 [20] A suburb of Cairo, this city where the Great Pyramid is located, is Egypt's 3rd largest Giza Aaron	$400 [27] British designer known as the mother of the mini skirt Mary Quant Dave	$400 [16] Adjective that precedes Vittles in the name of a moist cat food by Ralston Purina Tender Vittles Dave
$500 [15] The supposed ability to move objects with mental power, it's abbreviated PK psychokinesis Dave	$500 [30] In a criminal case the accused's guilt must be proved beyond this a reasonable doubt Dave	$500 [6] Teddy Kollek has been mayor of this Middle Eastern city for over 25 years Jerusalem Aaron	DD $1,000 [21] Construction of this began in 1960 & cost about $1 billion the Aswan Dam Aaron	$500 [28] You didn't have to be part of an angry crowd, as the name implies, to wear one of these women's caps a mob cap Dave	$500 [17] Kal Kan makes cat food named for these feline features whiskers Aaron Dave

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	MUSICAL THEATRE	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	THE BODY HUMAN	MOUNTAINS	"G" WHIZ
$200 [10] In a 296,000 word report the Warren Commission concluded he acted alone Oswald Cathy	$200 [1] Song from this musical include "Food, Glorious Food" & "Boy For Sale" Oliver! Cathy	$200 [21] The real name of this 5-year-old Swiss orphan is Adelheid Heidi Cathy	$200 [15] The part of this, below the surface of the skin, rests in a bag-like structure called a follicle hair Cathy	$200 [24] Vinson Massif, overlooking the Ronne ice shelf, is this continent's highest peak Antarctica Dave	$200 [5] This angel whose name is Hebrew for "man of God" announced the birth of John the Baptist to Zacharias Gabriel Dave
$400 [11] To honor the 400th anniversary of America's discovery the Columbian Exposition was held in this city in 1893 Chicago Aaron	$600 [3] This longest-running musical in theater history is based on Edmond Rostand's play "Les Romanesques" The Fantasticks	$400 [22] The narrator of this story, the Usher's only friend, is never identified by name "The Fall of the House of Usher" Dave	$400 [16] Of 18, 24 or 30, the number of ribs in a human body 24 Aaron	$600 [28] The Garonne River of France & the Segre of Spain both rise in this chain the Pyrenees Aaron	$400 [6] Among lizards, only this family has a distinctly audible voice the gecko Cathy
$600 [12] In opposition to Pres. Jackson, Henry Clay & Daniel Webster formed this political party in 1834 the Whigs Cathy	$800 [4] The Irish ballad "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" was introduced in this musical Finian's Rainbow Dave	$600 [23] Medea is married to this king whom she once helped to acquire the Golden Fleece Jason Aaron	$600 [17] Inhaling & exhaling results mainly from the contraction of this muscle the diaphragm Cathy	$800 [29] The Alps are a continuation of these mountains which extend along the Italian peninsula the Apennines Dave	$600 [7] On June 29, 1613, this London theater burnt down during a performance of "Henry VIII" the Globe Theatre Aaron
$800 [13] In 1702, this colonial preacher & scholar published his "Magnalia Christi Americana" Cotton Mather Dave	DD $1,000 [2] Tony-winning Broadway show that gave us thefollowingsong:"Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation / Darkness wakes and stirs imagination..." The Phantom of the Opera Cathy	$800 [26] Aslan is the great lion in this author's stories of Narnia C.S. Lewis Cathy	$800 [19] This leaf-shaped structure forms a lid preventing swallowed food from entering the windpipe the epiglottis	$1,000 [30] This country has 3 Sierra Madre ranges; Oriental, Occidental & del Sur Mexico Dave	$800 [8] Victor Hugo's home is now a museum on this 2nd largest of the Channel Islands Guernsey Cathy
$1,000 [14] The Monroe Doctrine was masterminded by this Secretary of State who later became president John Quincy Adams Aaron Cathy Dave	$1,000 [18] It's based on Damon Runyon's short story "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" Guys and Dolls Cathy	$1,000 [27] "K" is the young man seeking admission to the castle in this man's unfinished novel "The Castle" (Franz) Kafka Aaron	$1,000 [20] This largest nerve of the body extends down the back of the thigh to the foot the sciatic Cathy	DD $3,000 [25] Homer described it as basking in a cloudless sky, undisturbed by storms or rain Mt. Olympus Dave	$1,000 [9] In 157 A.D. this Greek was appointed physician to the gladiators at Pergamon Galen Aaron

Final Jeopardy!

SPACE EXPLORATION

After his Mercury flight, he named his Gemini capsule "Molly Brown"

Gus Grissom

Aaron "Who is Alan Shepard?" — wagered $4,700

Cathy "Who is Gordon Carpenter?" — wagered $4,000

Dave "Who was Carpenter?" — wagered $6,200

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