Show #732 1987-11-10 (taped 1987-10-26) Tournament of Champions

1987 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Michael Galvin — a student from Shaker Heights, Ohio

Frank Hughes — an account executive from Torrance, California

Richard Cordray — a judicial clerk from Grove City, Ohio

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Richard	$2,600	$3,400	$8,000	$9,900 Automatic semifinalist	$7,600 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Frank	$1,200	$2,100	$4,900	$4,900 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$5,100 15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$400	$1,800	$7,800	$8,600 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,900 17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD CAPITALS	APOLLO 11	STORYTELLERS	MR. MOVIES	MEATS	ANCIENT VIPs
$100 [26] "The Rome of the North" is how famed sculptor Rodin described this Czech capital Prague Richard	$100 [3] Some 1 million spectators surrounded this space center to watch the lift-off Cape Kennedy Richard	$100 [20] "Call him" the narrator of "Moby Dick" Ishmael Frank	$100 [21] In 1962, "Mr. Hobbs Took" this A Vacation Frank	$100 [17] This cut is a pig's hind leg above the hock ham Frank	$100 [16] Books about him were written by Plato & Xenophon, both students of his Socrates Frank Michael
$200 [7] Foreign embassies are located in Jiddah, some 500 miles from this country's capital, Riyadh Saudi Arabia Richard	$200 [22] "Peaceful" site on the moon where the lunar module touched down the Sea of Tranquility Michael	$200 [15] ABC radio commentator who tells "The Rest of the Story" Paul Harvey Richard	$200 [19] Though Diane Keaton never found the title character in this 1977 film, she found someone really nuts Looking for Mr. Goodbar Richard	$200 [30] A long-standing tradition in France, hippophagy is the consumption of this horse Michael	$200 [13] This Hebrew king taxed his people into rebellion, which may not have been too wise Solomon Richard
$300 [6] "From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli" refers to the capitals of these two countries Mexico & Libya Frank	$300 [23] Astronomic name for the booster rocket used to power the launch Saturn Michael	$300 [14] Some sources say it was Carnegie Hall; others say it was the '67 Newport Festival where he first sang "Alice's Restaurant" Arlo Guthrie Richard	$300 [18] Of James Cagney, Henry Fonda or Jack Lemmon, the one who won an Oscar for "Mr. Roberts" Jack Lemmon Frank	$300 [29] These gastropods are sometimes fed aromatic herbs to give them a special savor snail Michael	$300 [12] The period during which he ruled is often referred to as "The Golden Age of Athens" Pericles Richard
$400 [5] Founded in 1496 by Columbus's brother, this Dominican capitol is the oldest European city in the new world Santo Domingo Michael	DD $300 [24] The three crew members of Apollo 11 Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Michael	$400 [2] In addition to her "Fairie Tale Theatre", she now has "Tall Tales and Legends" playing on cable Shelley Duvall Frank	$400 [9] Of this 1939 film, the "New York Times" said "More fun even than the Senate itself!" Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Richard	$400 [28] One of the largest edible fish, these huge flatfish can measure over 5 X 10 feet and can exceed 700 pounds halibut Frank	$400 [11] Uncle of Caligula and stepfather of Nero, this Roman emperor was poisoned by his wife, Nero's mother Claudius Richard
$500 [4] Construction of this planned Asian capital began in 1912; the government was moved there in 1931 New Delhi, India Richard	$500 [25] While the lunar lander was code-named "Eagle", the command module was code-named this Columbia	$500 [1] He wrote two collections of modern fables, several fairytales, and "My World and Welcome to It" James Thurber Michael	$500 [8] "Mr. Pennypacker", "Mr. Scoutmaster", and "Mr. Belvedere" are some of his title characters Clifton Webb Frank	$500 [27] Used to cure many meats including bacon, it's the creosote & formaldehyde in this that help preserve things smoke	$500 [10] In the 6th century B.C., he conquered Babylon and made Persia the greatest empire in the world Cyrus the Great Richard Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

PHYSICS	PRESIDENTS	STARTS WITH "P"	POETIC TERMS	NEPAL	GREAT DAMES
$200 [1] A shotgun's powerful recoil is an example of his third law of motion Isaac Newton Frank	$200 [15] General whose Presidential campaign song was written by Irving Berlin Dwight Eisenhower Michael	$200 [2] The word "pram" is short for this perambulator Frank	$200 [20] The sonnet originated in this country with such poets as Guitoni D'Arretzo Italy Richard	$200 [26] It consists of two red triangles outlined in blue with white symbols of the sun and the moon the flag of Nepal Richard	$200 [11] In 1952, she sprang her "Mousetrap" Agatha Christie Frank
$400 [7] The term horsepower came about when James Watt compared work done by a horse to work done by this steam engine Richard	$400 [16] All elected Presidents who are members of this party died in office Whig Michael	DD $200 [3] Movie that featuredthe followingmusic: Picnic Frank	$400 [19] These funny five-line verses often end with the name of a place; or, a place in Ireland Limerick Michael	$400 [27] At Lumbini, you can visit the birthplace of this "Enlightened One" Buddha Richard	$400 [12] She played "Hamlet" at the age of 73 and a Vulcan high priestess in "Star Trek III" Dame Judith Anderson Frank
$600 [22] If it were not for the retarding influence of this, raindrops would attain bullet-like speeds the atmosphere Richard Frank	$600 [17] This Iowan was the first President born west of the Mississippi Herbert Hoover Richard	$600 [4] This extinct early man is known from fossils found at Chukutien Peking Man Frank	$600 [10] A deliberate violation of the rules of rhyming or grammar, not a little piece of paper from the DMV poetic license Frank	$600 [28] This Sherpa who went to the top of the world with Edmund Hillary died in 1986 at the age of 72 Tenzing Norgay Michael	$600 [13] She helped her husband survive an attempted assassination & was Nureyev's partner for over fifteen years Dame Margot Fonteyn Richard
$800 [23] Pulling the cloth off a table without disturbing the dishes is the principle of this inertia Michael	$1,000 [21] The "54º40' or Fight" fever over Oregon helped elect this president, the only one ever to be speaker of the U.S. House James K. Polk Richard	$800 [5] As being of great price purchased with all she had, Hester Prynne named her child this Pearl Michael	$800 [9] 16th century poet who perfected in "The Faerie Queene" the stanza named for him Edmund Spenser Richard	$800 [29] "Wooden temple", the meaning of this city's name, refers to the 400-year old one in its central square Kathmandu Michael	$800 [14] She starred as Cleopatra and Olivier's Juliet, long before booking "A Passage to India" Dame Peggy Ashcroft
$1,000 [24] Term for the speed of a body in a specified direction velocity Richard	DD $1,200 [18] The last President to sport a moustache or beard while in office William Howard Taft Richard	$1,000 [6] The small cogwheel that engages a larger cogwheel pinion	$1,000 [8] It's an echoic term for words like "hiss" that imitate an actual sound onomatopoeia Michael	$1,000 [30] Told to jump from 600 feet, these tough Nepalese soldiers, not knowing they'd get chutes, said 300 feet was easier Gurkhas Frank	$1,000 [25] This Maori diva from New Zealand sang with Nelson Riddle and at Prince Charles's wedding Kiri Te Kanawa Michael

Final Jeopardy!

THE BIBLE

The first verse of this book says, "There was a man in the land of Uz that feared God and eschewed evil"

Job

Frank "What is the book of Moses?" — wagered $0

Michael "What is the book of Job? Go Browns!" — wagered $800

Richard "What is Job?" — wagered $1,900

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