Show #2711 1996-05-20 Regular

Contestants

Anne Keever Cannon — a public affairs specialist from Lancaster, Texas

Brian Flanagan — a tavern owner from New York City, New York

Jeff Gorsky — a lawyer originally from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,100)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jeff	$100	$1,800	$3,800	$7,600 2nd place: Gibson refrigerator/freezer	$3,800 9 R, 1 W
Brian	$500	$3,600	$9,600	$9,600 New co-champion: $9,600	$8,200 22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Anne	$2,100	$3,000	$4,800	$9,600 New co-champion: $9,600	$6,800 22 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

GENERAL SCIENCE	HE WAS IN THAT?!	FOOD	BIBLICAL BIRDS	MAINE	OH, HENRY
$100 [2] These nails take about twice as long to grow from base to tip as fingernails toenails Brian	$100 [1] Jeff Goldblum played a party guest in this quirky comedy that won Diane Keaton an Oscar Annie Hall Brian	$100 [14] Parmigiana refers to food made with this ingredient Parmesan cheese Anne	$100 [4] 1 Samuel 26:20 mentions this bird in the mountains, not in a pear tree a partridge Jeff	$100 [9] A waterspout can be seen at Cape Arundel, near this former president's summer home, Walker's Point President Bush Anne	$100 [21] This composer of "Moon River" once worked as an arranger & pianist for Glenn Miller Henry Mancini Anne
$200 [3] Doctors use amplified light from this device to remove tattoos & warts a laser Anne	$200 [18] Kevin Bacon made his film debut in 1978 as one of the frat guys in this wild John Belushi comedy Animal House Brian	$200 [15] To make pilaf, the first thing you may do is saute some of this grain rice Anne	$200 [5] Isaiah 34:14 assures us the "screech" type of this bird shall "find for herself a place of rest" an owl Anne	$200 [10] This city, Maine's capital since 1832, is at the head of navigation on the Kennebec River Augusta Anne	$200 [22] In 1899 he left the Edison Illuminating Co. to help organize the Detroit Automobile Co. Henry Ford Brian
$300 [6] The Apennines, which border the Mare Imbrium, are this satellite's most conspicuous mountain range the Moon Anne	$300 [28] Martin Landau played Rufio & Carroll O'Connor played Casca in this 1963 Elizabeth Taylor extravaganza Cleopatra Brian	$300 [16] The British pronounce this biscuit's name to rhyme with "on"; we say it as a rhyme with "own" scone Jeff	$300 [13] In Psalm 84 this bird finds "a nest for herself", perhaps in Capistrano a swallow Anne	$300 [11] Longfellow called this largest Maine city "the beautiful town that is seated by the sea" Portland Brian	$300 [23] This explorer's men nicknamed him "Bula Matari", Congolese for "Breaker of Rocks" Henry Stanley Brian
$400 [7] This mineral found in plaster of Paris is No. 2 on the Mohs hardness scale gypsum Jeff	$400 [29] William Shatner appeared as Capt. Harrison Byers in this acclaimed 1961 film about war crimes trials Judgment at Nuremberg Jeff	$400 [17] It's what a Mexican normally cooks on her comal, a round, flat griddle a tortilla Anne	$400 [26] The Navy of Tharshish brought Solomon these birds noted for their tail displays peacocks Anne	$400 [12] This clothing & sporting goods store in Freeport is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year L.L. Bean Jeff	$400 [24] Between 1953 & 1969, he served as ambassador to the U.N., South Vietnam & West Germany Henry Cabot Lodge Brian
$500 [8] Members of this order that includes moths & butterflies have coiled proboscises Lepidoptera Anne	$500 [30] Beau Bridges played a boy named Beau in this 1949 film based on a Steinbeck novel about a horse The Red Pony Jeff	DD $700 [19] This fruit was named after the Turkish town of Cerasus, or it might be the other way around the cherry Brian	$500 [27] God asked Job, "Doth" this bird "mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?" the eagle Jeff	$500 [20] A bridge across the St. John River links Van Buren, Maine with St.-Leonard in this province New Brunswick Brian	$500 [25] Fortune was one of several magazines that helped ensure his fortune in the publishing industry Henry Luce Brian

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE CIVIL WAR	FABRICS & TEXTILES	NEWSPAPERS	OPERA CHARACTERS	WORLD CAPITALS	AUTHORS
$200 [12] Killed by stray bullets, Jennie Wade is the only known civilian casualty of this 1863 Pennsylvania battle Gettysburg Anne	$200 [11] This fabric used to make jeans is usually woven with a blue cotton warp & white cotton filling denim Anne	$200 [2] In the 1700s the American Weekly Mercury was a rival to this man's Gazette in Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin Brian	$200 [1] Jake sings "A Woman is a Sometime Thing" in the first scene of this Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess Anne	$200 [21] The Plaza Mayor in this Spanish capital was once used for bullfights & public executions Madrid Brian	$200 [8] This "Canterbury Tales" author was born the son of a wealthy London vintner sometime before 1343 Chaucer Brian
$400 [15] After the fall of this city in April 1865, Danville, Virginia became the last Confederate capital Richmond Anne	$400 [24] A homburg is made of this matted wool, fur or hair fabric felt Anne	$400 [4] It's said that "The Little Bears", run by this San Francisco paper in 1892, was the first comic strip The San Francisco Examiner Brian	$400 [3] In a famous German opera, Peter the broommaker is the father of these title children Hansel and Gretel Anne	$400 [25] The name of this Ugandan capital means "Hill of the impala" Kampala Jeff Brian	$400 [9] He wanted to change the title of his "The Great Gatsby" to "Under the Red White and Blue" (F. Scott) Fitzgerald Anne
$600 [16] When Sherman ended his March to the Sea in 1864, he offered this city to Lincoln as a "Christmas gift" Savannah Brian	$600 [27] This "waled" fabric is actually a kind of velvet whose pile has been cut in a striped pattern Corduroy Anne	$600 [5] At age 19 this current Illinois senator left college to become publisher of a Troy, Ill. newspaper (Paul) Simon Jeff	$600 [6] Bulgarian basso Boris Christoff was renowned for his portrayal of this famous Boris Boris Godunov Brian	$600 [22] Built largely of white granite, this Finnish capital is called the "White City of the North" Helsinki Brian	$600 [10] Jules Verne is known as "The Father of" this genre of literature science fiction Brian
$800 [17] In November 1861 he succeeded Winfield Scott as general-in-chief of the U.S. Army George McClellan Brian Anne	DD $2,000 [28] The name of this fabric with woven-in plaids, checks, etc. may come from genggang, a Malay word gingham Anne	$800 [13] This state's first newspaper was published in 1813 in Spanish at Nacogdoches Texas Brian	$800 [7] This seductive gypsy foresees her own death in the cards in Act III of the opera named for her Carmen Brian	DD $2,000 [23] A palace & a statue of Jean-Jacques Dessalines dominate this capital's Place du Champ-de-Mars Port-au-Prince Brian	$800 [20] As a teenager this author of "The Pilgrim's Progress" fought for Parliament in the English Civil War (John) Bunyan Anne
$1,000 [18] The seizing of 2 Southern agents in this 1861 naval "Affair" nearly brought England to war with the Union the Trent Affair	—	$1,000 [14] In 1884 this future president & 2 others bought the Marion (Ohio) Star (Warren) Harding Brian	$1,000 [19] "Ho-jo-to-ho!" is this Valkyrie's battle cry in Act II of "Die Walkure" Brünnhilde Jeff	—	$1,000 [26] This novelist & lover of Chopin was descended from Augustus II, king of Poland George Sand Anne

Final Jeopardy!

FOREIGN CURRENCY

The ngultrum, Bhutan's unit of currency, trades at par with this unit

the (Indian) rupee

Jeff "What is the rupee" — wagered $3,800

Anne "What is the rupee" — wagered $4,800

Brian "What is rupee" — wagered $0

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