Show #1591 1991-07-01 (taped 1991-03-19) Regular

Game entered from audiorecording.

Contestants

Hyman Sisman — a lawyer originally from Montreal, Canada

Joanne McPortland — a textbook editor from Los Angeles, California

Mark Wasley — a computer consultant from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $32,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mark	$1,100	$2,400	$9,400	$15,000 3-day champion: $47,400	$10,200 26 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Joanne	$2,400	$3,400	$2,800	$5,600 3rd place: Braun kitchen appliances + Nintendo Entertainment System with Wheel of Fortune , Jeopardy! & Fisher Price preschool + Wheel of Fortune for Game Boy	$2,600 14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Hyman	$1,200	$1,400	$7,000	$14,000 2nd place: trip on Delta to San Francisco & stay at the Savoy Hotel	$7,000 15 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS NAMES	FASHION HISTORY	SPORTS	BOOKS & AUTHORS	SINGERS & DANCERS	"ISM"s
$100 [6] Famous nickname of the revolutionary born Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Che Guevara Mark	$100 [21] 17th century men's rhinegraves breaches were trimmed with these, which you may tie around gifts ribbons Mark	$100 [26] The Yankees all time winning pitcher Edward Ford is best known by this nickname Whitey Ford Hyman	$100 [7] This anthropologist followed up "Coming of Age in Samoa" with "Growing Up in New Guinea" Margaret Mead Mark	$100 [16] Her brother Bubba was one of her Pips Gladys Knight Joanne	$100 [1] Copying another author's work & claiming it as your own plagiarism Joanne
$200 [11] Feodor Chaliapin, the son of a peasant, was one of the most famous opera singers bornin this country the USSR Joanne	$200 [22] In the 18th century, the Phrygian cap of ancient times was revived as this revolution's red cap of liberty France Mark	$200 [27] The Salt Palace is home to this NBA team the Utah Jazz Hyman	$200 [8] This president's son Elliot wrote about his experiences as an aid to his father in 1946's"As He Saw It" FDR Mark	$200 [17] Anita in Broadway's "West Side Story", she was born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Chita Rivera Mark Joanne	$200 [2] Transparent solid used to separate white light into its spectrum a prism Joanne
$300 [12] This octogenarian South Carolina senator is married to a former beauty queen who is 44 years his junior Strom Thurmond Hyman	$300 [23] These darn people of ancient Etruriaintroduced the tunic or tunica to the Romans the Etruscans Hyman	$300 [28] The skins game is not played by the Washington Redskins, but by players in this sport golf Joanne	$300 [9] Märchen, which are folktales with elements of magic, were popularized by these two Germanstorytellers the Brothers Grimm Mark	$300 [18] As executive producer of "The Party Machine", this hip talk show host is Nia People's boss Arsenio Hall Joanne	$300 [3] The process of casting out demons as Regan, Linda Blair, went through one an exorcism Joanne
$400 [13] This man, for whom Delaware was named, died in 1618, a possible victim of poisoning (Lord) De La Warr Mark	$400 [24] These circular supports sewn into some farthingales were made of wire, wood, or whale bone hoops Mark Joanne Hyman	$400 [29] In 1988, Canada's Kurt Browning became the first ever to land a clean quadruple jump in this winter sport men's figure skating Mark	$400 [10] This author of "A Brief History of Time" has been called "The Supernova of World Physics" Stephen Hawking Hyman	$400 [19] Early in their careers, these female singersdropped their last name, Sarkisian and Ciccone Cher & Madonna Joanne	$400 [4] A behavioral trait like Rodney Dangerfield, straightening his tie a mannerism Joanne
$500 [14] This founder of a U.S. museum complex was the illegitimate son of the first Duke of Northumberland Smithson Joanne	$500 [25] The uraeus, a stylized representation of this sacred animal appeared on Egyptian headdresses a serpent (the snake) Joanne	$500 [30] This backup quarterback led the New York Giants to a 20-19 victory in Super Bowl 25 Jeff Hostetler	DD $700 [15] In 1859, Richard Henry Dana added a final chapter to this book, first published in 1840 Two Years Before the Mast Joanne	$500 [20] This "Forever and Ever, Amen" singer won the Best Male Country Vocalist Grammy for 1987 & 1988 Randy Travis	$500 [5] This term for aggressive patriotism comes from a 19th century music hall song jingoism Hyman

Double Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS BATTLES	LANGUAGES	THE 50 STATES	QUOTES	THE NERVOUS SYSTEM	GREAT DANES
$200 [1] The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front in this war World War II Mark	$200 [2] The title of a 1960 film, "La Dolce Vita", means the sweet life in this language Italian Hyman	$200 [11] Number one in wine production, one of its nicknames is "The Grape State" California Mark	$200 [16] In an 1892 song, Harry Dacre implored her,"give me your answer, do" Daisy Mark	$200 [21] Running the length of your back, it controls reflex actions in the body your spinal cord Mark	$200 [26] Appropriately, International Children's Book Day is celebrated on April 2, the birthday of this author Hans Christian Andersen Mark
$400 [3] At the height of this battle, Admiral Nelson was struck down by a sharp shooter Trafalgar Hyman	$400 [6] In writing German, this is done to all nouns, whether or not they are proper capitalizing Mark	$600 [13] Orval Faubus was the only governor of this state to serve 6 terms Arkansas Hyman	$400 [17] In "Horse Feathers", he said, "I'd horse whip you, if I had a horse" Groucho Marx Mark	$600 [23] It's the other name for a nerve cell a neuron Joanne	$400 [27] In 1984, this comic & pianist celebrated his 75th birthday with an engagement at Carnegie Hall Victor Borge Hyman
$600 [4] In 1968, Saigon & Hue suffered heavy attacksin an offensive launch during this new year's celebration Tet Hyman	$600 [7] Erin islanders in Galway Bay are subsidized by the government for speaking this language Gaelic Joanne	$800 [14] This New England state has the lowest percentage of city dwellers of any U.S. state Vermont Mark	$600 [18] He was quoted by Playboy as saying, "I've committed adultery in my heart many times" Jimmy Carter Hyman	$800 [24] The largest part of the brain is the cerebrum & this is the term for its surface the cortex Hyman	$600 [28] She returned to Denmark in 1931 after her Kenyan coffee plantation started losing money Isak Dinesen Mark
$800 [5] Soon after this pair fled from the Battle of Actium, their forces surrendered Cleopatra & Mark Antony Mark	$800 [8] This, not Hebrew, was the everyday language of Jesus & his disciples Aramaic Mark	$1,000 [15] The Old Man of the Mountain in this state's White Mountains is on its emblem New Hampshire Hyman	$800 [19] "Home is heaven & orgies are vile, but you need an orgy once in a while" Ogden Nash Mark Joanne	$1,000 [25] Levodopa or L-dopa is used to treat this disease, a neurological disorder Parkinson's disease Mark Joanne	$800 [29] Philosopher who said, "Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forward" Kierkegaard Mark
$1,000 [10] Six weeks after the Alamo siege, Santa Anna was captured in this battle the Battle of San Jacinto	$1,000 [9] Frederick Mistral, who won a 1904 Nobel Literature Prize, wrote in this language of Southern France Provençal Mark	DD $2,800 [12] In 1668, Jacques Marquette founded Sault Ste. Marie, the first European settlement in this state Michigan Mark	$1,000 [20] A famous Variety headline about the 1929 stock market crash said, "Wall Street" does this Wall Street lays an egg Hyman	DD $2,400 [22] This one of the 12 cranial nerves connects to the rods & the cone the optic nerve Mark	$1,000 [30] At his death in 1600, this astronomer left his observational data to his assistant Johannes Kepler Tycho Brahe Mark

Final Jeopardy!

THE PRESIDENCY

By custom, presidents add these 4 words to the constitutionally dictated oath of office

so help me God

Joanne "What is so help me God?" — wagered $2,800

Hyman "What is so help me God?" — wagered $7,000

Mark "What is so help me God?" — wagered $5,600

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