Show #2662 1996-03-12 Regular

Contestants

Marilyn Penland — a communication technician from Santa Rosa, California

Charlie Piddock — a writer and editor from Middlefield, Connecticut

Kevin Shultz — a foreign language student originally from Austin, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kevin	$1,000	$2,000	$7,400	$14,800 2nd place: Bassett home computer workstation + Gateway PC	$7,400 19 R, 0 W
Charlie	$1,400	$3,200	$7,200	$14,400 3rd place: GoVideo dual deck VCR	$7,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Marilyn	$800	$900	$7,600	$14,801 New champion: $14,801	$6,300 15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	SONG STANDARDS	LIBRARIES	SCIENCE	RELIGION	THE "PIT"s
$100 [1] In April 1962 a Cuban court sentenced 1,179 prisoners from this invasion to 30 years in prison the Bay of Pigs invasion Charlie	$100 [17] It's the title that follows "Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky" "Stormy Weather" Kevin	$100 [21] The University of Pennsylvania Library has a special collection on this "Song of Myself" poet Walt Whitman Kevin	$100 [7] In biology something patelliform is shaped like this body part, the patella the kneecap Kevin	$100 [6] It's the dominant religion in Jordan & Djibouti Islam Kevin	$100 [16] It's a hole in the ground that seems to go down forever A bottomless pit Charlie Marilyn
$200 [2] Condemned by the Senate, this "fiddling" emperor took his own life in 68 A.D.; he was 30 Nero Marilyn	$200 [18] Track on which you'd find Glenn Miller's Chattanooga Choo Choo Track 29 Marilyn	$200 [22] Minister Thomas Bray founded this state's first public library in Newport in 1700 Rhode Island Charlie	$200 [8] In a converging one of these, all light rays are refracted except those passing through the optical center a lens Marilyn	$200 [9] The Wesleyan Church was a joining of the Pilgrim Holiness Church & the Wesleyan branch of this church the Methodist Church Kevin	$200 [27] An auto racer gets "tired" during one of these a pit stop Marilyn
$300 [3] In 1848 American-born Joseph Roberts became the first president of this African republic Liberia Kevin	$300 [19] Title following "it's delightful, it's delicious" "It's De-Lovely" Charlie Marilyn	$300 [23] The Library of Congress acquired one of his Bibles in 1930 & has displayed it in the great hall ever since Gutenberg Charlie	$300 [10] Oh, ya doesn't hafta call 'em Roentgen rays, you can call 'em this X-rays Kevin	$300 [13] Scenes from the god Krishna's life are enacted during Janmastami, a festival of this religion Hinduism Charlie	$300 [28] A destoned dried plum a pitted prune Kevin Marilyn
$400 [4] William the Conqueror took the English throne after defeating Harold II in this battle the Battle of Hastings Marilyn	$400 [20] "I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you come" this "Come Rain Or Come Shine" Charlie	$400 [24] When this fur trader died in 1848, he left $400,000 to establish a New York library named for him John Jacob Astor Charlie	$400 [11] Tick off all the legs on a tick & you'll have this total 8 Charlie	$400 [14] The Welsh Church Act of 1914 proclaimed this was no longer the official church of Wales the Church of England Charlie	$400 [29] A priest mounts one to deliver a sermon a pulpit Charlie
$500 [5] In 1939 this country's premier Armand Calinescu was assassinated by the Iron Guard Romania Charlie	$500 [26] "When the moon hits your eye like a big" one of these, "that's amore" a pizza pie Charlie Marilyn	$500 [25] Italy's first public library, the Ambrosian Library, was founded in 1609 in this Lombardy city Milan Kevin	DD $800 [12] In 1961 an isotope of this element replaced oxygen as the standard for determining atomic weight carbon Charlie	$500 [15] The Yellow Hat sect of this religion was founded in the early 1400s by a lama named Tsongkapa Buddhism Charlie	$500 [30] Terror terrier a pit bull Marilyn

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD WAR II	QUOTATIONS	ACTRESSES	BAYS	DEMOCRATS	LITERATURE
$200 [2] On Nov. 26, 1941 a Japanese task force left the Kuril Islands to attack this American site Pearl Harbor Charlie	$200 [30] The Countess of Blessington called it "the greatest cosmetic for beauty"; it's a warm puppy, too happiness Marilyn	$200 [1] On June 1, 1995 this screen goddess who would have turned 69 was honored with a 32¢ stamp Marilyn Monroe Charlie	$200 [8] Buzzards Bay is an inlet at the base of Cape Cod in this state Massachusetts Marilyn	$200 [17] In 1995 Richard M. Daley was reelected to his second full term as mayor of this city Chicago Charlie	$200 [16] In this Pearl Buck novel, Wang Lung pulls a ricksha to provide for his family The Good Earth Kevin
$400 [3] In June 1942 he became Germany's youngest field marshal Rommel Kevin	$400 [29] In his poem "To Helen", Edgar Allan Poe wrote of "the glory that was Greece, and the grandeur that was" this Rome Kevin	$400 [7] Best known for her "bewitching" role as Samantha Stevens, this actress passed away in 1995 Elizabeth Montgomery Kevin	$400 [12] 2 of the leading U.S. ports, Norfolk, Virginia & Baltimore, Maryland, are on this bay Chesapeake Bay Kevin	$400 [19] This millionaire publisher represented New York in Congress from 1903 to 1907 (William Randolph) Hearst Charlie Marilyn	$400 [18] In this Ray Bradbury book, fireman Guy Montag is discovered hoarding books Fahrenheit 451 Kevin
$600 [4] This country's T-34 tank played a major role in its defense against the 1941 German invasion Russia (Soviet Union) Charlie	$600 [28] Publilius Syrus said this official "is condemned when the criminal is absolved" the judge Charlie	$600 [9] Born Joyce Frankenberg, she took her stage name from one of Henry VIII's wives Jane Seymour Marilyn	$600 [13] The southern part of this Canadian bay is called James Bay Hudson Bay Kevin	$800 [21] The first U.S. representative from Hawaii, he entered the Senate in 1963 (Daniel) Inouye Kevin	$600 [23] This Charles Dickens short tale features an insect who lives at the home of John & Dot Peerybingle "The Cricket on the Hearth"
$800 [5] On Sept. 1, 1939 Germany attacked Poland in this "lightning war" a Blitzkrieg Kevin	$800 [27] Daniel Webster called this Boston hall "The Cradle of American Liberty" Faneuil Hall Charlie	$800 [10] This Norwegian star of "Autumn Sonata" & "Cries and Whispers" was born in Tokyo, Japan Liv Ullmann Marilyn	$800 [14] A monument on the shores of this bay commemorates Captain Cook's first landing in Australia Botany Bay Charlie	$1,000 [22] This Wisconsin Democrat who served as Secretary of Defense in 1993 & 1994 passed away in 1995 Les Aspin Marilyn	$800 [24] This quartet of novels by T.H. White began with "The Sword in the Stone" in 1938 The Once and Future King
$1,000 [6] On Sept. 3, 1943 the Allies crossed the Strait of Messina to attack the mainland of this country Italy Marilyn	$1,000 [26] This playwright wrote in "Candida", "I'm only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler" George Bernard Shaw	$1,000 [11] She was Greece's minister of culture 1981-89 & 1993-94 Melina Mercouri Marilyn	DD $2,000 [15] Water from rivers including the Irrawaddy reduces the level of salinity in this bay the Bay of Bengal Charlie	DD $1,900 [20] This former Arizona governor became Secretary of the Interior in 1993 Bruce Babbitt Marilyn	$1,000 [25] Willa Cather based this novel's Father Jean Marie Latour on Jean Baptiste Lamy of Santa Fe, New Mexico Death Comes for the Archbishop Kevin Charlie

Final Jeopardy!

SOUTH AMERICAN CAPITALS

Capital nearest which you'd find a monument called Mitad del Mundo, or "middle of the world"

Quito

Charlie "What is Quito?" — wagered $7,200

Kevin "What is Quito?" — wagered $7,400

Marilyn "What is Quito??" — wagered $7,201

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