Show #711 1987-10-12 (taped 1987-08-17) Regular

Richard Perez-Pena game 4.

Contestants

Barbara Bierbauer — a teacher from Somers, New York

Michael Goldberg — a mediator originally from Brooklyn, New York

Richard Perez-Pena — a journalist originally from Cuba (whose 3-day cash winnings total $19,500)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Richard	$1,900	$3,900	$6,700	$11,300 4-day champion: $30,800	$6,400 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Michael	$0	$1,300	$1,000	$0 3rd place: Brother Compactronic AX-33 typewriter	$3,100 7 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Barbara	$400	$1,300	$4,900	$7,800 2nd place: La-Z-Boy Signature II sleep sofa + Shoppers serigraph by Leo Posillico courtesy of Martin Lawrence Galleries	$4,500 11 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	GRIMM FAIRY TALES	VOLCANOES	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	"M.M."	SEA SONGS
$100 [1] From 1868-78, this Caribbean island fought a 10-year war for independence from Spain but lost Cuba Richard	$100 [3] Sometimes called "Briar Rose", this tale is better known by a drowsy title Sleeping Beauty Barbara	$100 [13] In early times, Europeans believed that Hekla, a fiery volcano in Iceland, was the gate to this hell Michael	$100 [8] Holiday in title of poem that begins "Over the river & through the wood" Thanksgiving	$100 [9] Encyclopaedia Britannica says this star's real name was Norma Jean Mortenson, not Baker Marilyn Monroe Barbara	$100 [26] You can get there sailing "40 kilometers in a leaky old boat, any old thing that will stay afloat" Santa Catalina Barbara
$200 [2] The Risorgimento was the name of the 19th century movement for the unification of this country Italy Barbara	$200 [4] In some versions, not a kiss, but being thrown against a wall, transforms this amphibian a frog Richard	$200 [14] The largest volcano on this continent is Mount Erebus, thereby combining fire & ice Antarctica Richard	$200 [10] At the yearly Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage, "Mr. Fur Face" is title awarded to winner of this contest beard (growing) Richard	$200 [11] In 1985, this hero went "Beyond Thunderdome" Mad Max Richard	$300 [24] Song which proclaims, "Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day" "Anchors Aweigh" Richard
$300 [5] It was last name of South Africa's 1st prime minister as well as its current president & foreign minister Botha Richard	$300 [16] In "The Fisherman & his Wife", this unusual ability of the fish 1st caught the fisherman's attention it talks Richard	$300 [15] This highly fluid substance hardens into pahoehoe & aa lava Barbara	$300 [21] During Hanukkah celebrations at home, the shammes, or "servant", is used for this task to light the other candles Michael	$300 [12] In a WWII U.S. government film, this female rodent showed wives why it was important to save fat Minnie Mouse	—
$400 [6] Napoleon Bonaparte headed the 1st French empire, but this man was emperor of the 2nd Napoleon III (Louis-Napoleon) Richard	$400 [25] The miller's daughter in "Rumplestiltskin" faced this harsh penalty for not spinning straw into gold death	$500 [18] Photos of the devastation caused by this country's 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption won a 1986 Pulitzer Prize Colombia Richard	$400 [22] On the Monday before May 25, Canadians celebrate the birthdays of these 2 queens Queen Victoria & Queen Elizabeth II	$400 [19] Sydney Biddle Barrows' notorious nickname the Mayflower Madam Michael	—
$500 [7] Self-styled "Napoleon of the West", this Mexican gen. managed to lose half his country to the U.S. (Antonio López de) Santa Anna Richard	—	DD $700 [17] Nickname of the volcanic belt that surrounds the Pacific, or title of thefollowingJ. Cash hit:"The taste of love is sweet / When hearts like ours meet..." the "Ring Of Fire" Richard	$500 [23] Day which originally celebrated the end of a war at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month Armistice Day (Veterans Day) Michael	$500 [20] Most who took the oath of unity in this violent secret movement were from the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya Mau Maus Barbara	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES	FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	WORD ORIGINS	LOUISIANA	POTENT POTABLES	HYPNOTISM
$200 [3] Though a "sultan", not a Viking, this Yankee was buried in Valhalla, N.Y. in August 1948 Babe Ruth Richard	$200 [2] Frankly, my dear, in the novel he just said, "My dear. I don't give a damn" Rhett Butler Richard	$200 [1] A type of horse race & a type of man's hat are both named for Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of this place Derby	$200 [16] Among the states, only Texas & Alaska produce more of this resource than Louisiana oil Richard	$200 [8] According to California law, a California wine must contain this % of California grapes 100% Barbara	$200 [22] The word "hypnosis" is from the Greek "hypnos", meaning this type of rest sleep Michael
$400 [4] Using this name meaning "man of steel", he ruled the USSR with a steel grip until his death in 1953 Stalin Richard	$400 [11] Nick Carraway is not only the narrator of this Fitzgerald classic, he's Daisy's cousin The Great Gatsby Barbara	$400 [9] Hazelnuts are also called this, after a saint whose feast day falls in the nutting season Filberts	$400 [17] Annual event called "the greatest free show on earth" Mardi Gras Richard	$400 [21] A sailor might know that a Yo Ho cocktail is 1/3 apple brandy, 1/3 Swedish punch, & 1/3 this rum Richard	$800 [25] In the George du Maurier novel "Trilby", this evil hypnotist puts a girl under his spell Svengali
$600 [5] In the '30s, he assumed party leadership during the tragic "Long March" of the Chinese Red Army Mao Tse Tung Richard	$800 [13] Her wedding day was ruined when she found out her groom, Mr Rochester, already had a wife Jane Eyre Barbara	$600 [10] Adjective for gaudy, tasteless finery, from the cheap lace sold at St. Audrey's Fair at Ely, England tawdry Richard	$600 [18] Houston's Astrodome could actually fit inside this Louisiana structure Superdome Barbara	—	DD $2,100 [24] Scientist & U.S. minister to France, he was on the panel that checked Franz Mesmer's claims Benjamin Franklin Michael
$800 [6] It's said this naval officer ate chocolate every Sunday on his trek to the North Pole Peary Michael	DD $1,000 [12] Title of this Mark Twain novel refers to the future King Edward VI & Tom Canty The Prince and the Pauper Barbara	$800 [15] Some claim this word is derived from backwards spelling of Muldoon, the name of a gangster hoodlum Michael	$800 [19] Common in Louisiana, this plant has no roots, hangs from trees & absorbs water from the air Spanish moss	—	—
$1,000 [7] Last viceroy of India, he later became the 1st Earl of Burma Lord Mountbatten Richard	$1,000 [14] Germanic siren named for the rock where she sat to lure sailors to their deaths Lorelei Barbara	$1,000 [20] Compound word for "downcast", it 1st described roosters whose combs had been beaten down in cockfights crestfallen	$1,000 [23] The McIlhenny family of New Iberia are exclusive producers of this food item Tabasco sauce	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

CONGRESS

2 of 3 20th c. presidents who had previously served in both the House & the Senate

(2 of) (Richard) Nixon, (John) Kennedy or (Lyndon) Johnson

Michael "Who are Nixon & Truman?" — wagered $1,000

Barbara "Who are Nixon & Kennedy?" — wagered $2,900

Richard "Who were Kennedy & Lyndon Johnson" — wagered $4,600

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