Show #2434 1995-03-16 (taped 1994-11-30) Regular

Jonathan Groff game 3.

Contestants

J.J. Morris — a producer from Venice, California

Jeannette Gmitter — a consumer credit counselor from Beachwood, New Jersey

Jonathan Groff — a writer and actor from New York City, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $33,000)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Jonathan $3,500 $4,500 $11,600 $11,700
3-day champion: $44,700
$10,100
24 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Jeannette $200 $2,100 $5,700 $5,700
2nd place: Singer Furniture Company 18th century cherry finish hardwood bedroom set with panel bed, nightstand, chests, & tri-view mirror + Ross Simons china base lamp + the Jeopardy! home game
$5,700
20 R, 2 W
J.J. $0 $600 $2,000 $1
3rd place: Oneida Silversmiths gift certificate + the Jeopardy! home game
$3,200
8 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ANIMALS BOBs & ROBERTs TEXAS HISTORY BUSINESS & INDUSTRY FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
$100 [16]
Shasta was the first U.S.-born liger, a cross of these 2 animals, to reach maturity
a lion & a tiger
Jeannette
$100 [20]
In 1994 he gave thanks for the memories with a TV special celebrating his 91st birthday
Bob Hope
Jeannette
$100 [2]
The original name of this historic San Antonio structure was Mission San Antonio de Valero
the Alamo
Jeannette
$100 [1]
In 1588 Lord Howard's warships defeated the Spanish Armada in this waterway
the English Channel
Jonathan
$100 [3]
This Pennsylvania pickle company bought Weight Watchers in 1978
Heinz
Jonathan
$100 [25]
"Buon Natale!" is the Italian equivalent of this English greeting usually heard in December
Merry Christmas
Jonathan
$200 [17]
Monitor lizards range in size from the short-tailed monitor to this "dragon"
the Komodo dragon
Jeannette
$200 [21]
While Senate Minority Leader, he delivered one of the eulogies at President Nixon's funeral
(Bob) Dole
J.J.
$200 [8]
A 554-acre historical park named for this president contains land his family had owned since the 1860s
LBJ
Jeannette
$200 [4]
In 1983 this country's opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, was killed at Manila Airport
the Philippines
Jonathan
$200 [12]
The stock symbol of this pharmaceutical company is JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Jonathan
$200 [26]
The Esperanto term for this relative is filo
son
Jeannette
$300 [18]
Once widespread, the little spotted kiwi is now found on only 3 of this country's islands
New Zealand
Jeannette
$300 [22]
In 1960 his widow received a settlement from the government for the use of his rocket patents
(Robert) Goddard
Jeannette
$300 [9]
For many years Uvalde held the Cactus Jack festival in honor of John Nance Garner, his first VP
Franklin Roosevelt
Jeannette
$300 [5]
In 1982 Israel completed its phased 3-year withdrawal from this peninsula
the Sinai Peninsula
Jonathan
$300 [13]
In 1982 Robert Hanson became the first CEO of this farm equipment giant unrelated to the founding family
John Deere
Jonathan
$300 [28]
Polite people should know this phrase, French for "thank you very much"
merci beaucoup
Jeannette
$400 [19]
A butterfly is a diurnal lepidopteran & this is one that's primarily nocturnal
a moth
Jonathan
$400 [23]
This author of "Stranger in a Strange Land" was the first to receive 4 Hugo Awards for his novels
(Robert) Heinlein
J.J.
$400 [10]
This town where Judge Roy Bean resided was named for a railroad engineer, not for "The Jersey Lily"
Langtry
$400 [6]
In 1870 the French revolted against this emperor & established the Third Republic
Napoleon III (Louis-Napoleon)
Jonathan Jeannette
$500 [15]
This Swedish vacuum cleaner company owns Cleveland-based White Consolidated Industries
Electrolux
Jeannette
$400 [29]
The Dutch call this country Verenigde Staten
the United States
Jeannette
$500 [27]
Prehistoric placodonts resembled the marine iguanas now found in this Ecuadoran island group
the Galapagos
Jonathan
$500 [24]
He taught at NYC's High School of Performing Arts before forming his own ballet school & company
Robert Joffrey
J.J.
$500 [11]
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico lies opposite this large Texas city
El Paso
Jonathan
$500 [7]
On Jan. 1, 1957 the Saar was formally united with this country
West Germany
DD $1,400 [14]
Duke Power Company is headquartered in this Southern state
North Carolina
Jonathan
$500 [30]
In Spain this sport played on a court is el baloncesto
basketball
Jeannette J.J.

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1300s SCIENCE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS GEOGRAPHY WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY THEATRE
$200 [16]
Built in 1370 as part of the fortifications of the East Wall of Paris, it was destroyed in 1789
the Bastille
Jeannette
$200 [3]
Any point on Earth with a latitude of 0° can be found along this imaginary line
the equator
Jeannette
$200 [15]
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security is part of this Cabinet department
the State Department
Jonathan
$200 [1]
The Lake of Thun lies 1,830 feet above sea level in this country's Bernese Alps
Switzerland
J.J.
$200 [8]
Penthesilea, a queen of these warrior women, was killed in battle by Achilles
the Amazons
Jonathan
$200 [13]
A common method of changing this is flying--raising or lowering suspended units
scenery (flats accepted)
Jonathan J.J.
$400 [17]
In 1344 the Pope gave these Atlantic islands, named for their wild dogs, to Castile
the Canary Islands
Jeannette
$400 [4]
It's the simple device, usually a bent tube, used to transfer liquid from one container to another below
a siphon
Jeannette
$400 [25]
The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy is often referred to by this "Russian" title
czar
Jonathan
$400 [2]
The Douro Valley in this country is the birthplace of port wine
Portugal
Jeannette
$400 [9]
When she sprang from Zeus' head, she was wearing a full set of armor
Athena
Jonathan
$400 [14]
William Gillette's play "Secret Service" is set in this Confederate capital at the close of the Civil War
Richmond
Jonathan
$600 [18]
Though its title means "10 days' work", it took Boccaccio from about 1348-1353 to finish it
the Decameron
Jeannette
$600 [5]
In contrast to spring tides, this type occurs near the Moon's first & third quarters & is much lower
a neap tide
Jonathan Jeannette
$600 [26]
In 1994 this Ohio Democrat chaired the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
John Glenn
Jonathan
$600 [24]
This country's lowest point, the Prins Alexander Polder, is 22 feet below sea level
the Netherlands
$600 [10]
Odysseus won the hand of this woman by winning a foot race organized by her father
Penelope
J.J.
$600 [21]
In the original production of this play, Barbara Bel Geddes played Maggie the Cat
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Jonathan
$800 [19]
Wat Tyler's rebellion of 1381 occurred over this tax levied as a prerequisite to voting
a poll tax
J.J.
$800 [6]
One of the B vitamins, nicotinic acid is more commonly called this
niacin
J.J.
$800 [27]
This senior senator from Oregon was born in Dallas--that's Dallas, Oregon
(Mark) Hatfield
Jonathan
$800 [29]
Yellowknife is the capital of this huge region that covers about one-third of Canada
the Northwest Territories
Jeannette
$800 [11]
In some sources, a nymph named Dryope was the mother of this Greek god of flocks & shepherds
Pan
$800 [22]
Shaw was lionized for this play about a Christian & a wild beast
Androcles and the Lion
Jonathan
$1,000 [20]
In 1398 this lame conqueror marched into India & destroyed Delhi
Timur the Lame (Tamerlane)
$1,000 [7]
In astronomy, this unit of distance is equal to 3.26 light-years
a parsec
Jonathan
DD $1,500 [28]
Most of this Cabinet department's offices are located in the Frances Perkins Building
Labor
Jonathan
DD $1,200 [12]
She was the Greek equivalent of the Roman goddess Victoria
Nike
J.J.
$1,000 [23]
"The Real Thing" by this "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" playwright won the 1984 Tony for Best Play
Tom Stoppard
Jonathan

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY QUOTES

In an 1840s work, this British author wrote, "Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! which of us is happy in this world?"

William Makepeace Thackeray

J.J. "Who is Dickens?" — wagered $1,999
Jeannette "Who is Tennyson?" — wagered $0
Jonathan "Who isDickenThackeray" — wagered $100

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