Show #2460 1995-04-21 (taped 1995-01-10) Regular

Contestants

Anne Dwyer — a temporary office worker from Chicago, Illinois

Joe Clark — a substitute teacher originally from Chester, Pennsylvania

Steve Irish — an amateur athlete from Washington, D.C. (whose 2-day cash winnings total $13,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$1,100	$2,600	$4,700	$9,400 2nd place: Bassett dining room set + Michael C. Fina crystalware + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System	$6,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Joe	$2,000	$2,600	$7,200	$9,401 New champion: $9,401	$7,200 23 R, 5 W
Anne	$300	$2,200	$3,200	$2,200 3rd place: Go Video dual-deck VCR + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System	$2,700 8 R (including 1 DD), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	NYC LANDMARKS	HEALTH & FITNESS	BIRDS	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	THE SMITHS
$100 [1] On May 13, 1846 President Polk signed a declaration of war against this neighboring country Mexico Joe	$100 [11] A statue of this man at the Federal Hall National Memorial marks the spot where he was inaugurated George Washington Joe	$100 [26] Headlines in April 1994 scared the moviegoing public by revealing this snack's fat content popcorn Anne	$100 [21] Between 1917 & 1954, Bounty hunters in Alaska killed more than 100,000 of these national birds bald eagles Steve	$100 [16] Dr. John Dorrance joined this company in 1897 & discovered a way to condense its soups Campbell Joe	$100 [4] At age 20 this future founder of the Jamestown Colony fought the Turks in Hungary John Smith Joe
$200 [2] This type of communications line opened across Australia in 1872, linking Adelaide & Port Darwin the telegraph Joe	$200 [12] 2 places to see a starry night are at MOMA, which has van Gogh's, or at the Hayden, one of these a planetarium Steve Joe	$200 [27] New to this exercise? Use a half-pounder & skip a rate of 70-120 times a minute jumping rope Joe	$200 [22] This hovering bird feeds mostly on nectar a hummingbird Steve	$200 [17] This company's 777 airplane made its first flight June 12, 1994 Boeing Joe	$200 [5] In 1777 this economist was appointed Commissioner of Customs & of salt duties for Scotland Adam Smith Steve
$300 [3] On the death of this leader in 1982, Yuri Andropov became General Secretary of the Communist Party Brezhnev Anne	$300 [13] The neighborhood where "West Side Story" was filmed was demolished for this performing arts complex Lincoln Center Steve	$300 [28] Step on a crack, break your mother's back; step on a rusty nail, get this shot a tetanus shot Joe	$300 [23] Redheads, ringnecks & canvasbacks are members of the Pochard tribe of these birds ducks Joe	$300 [18] R. Burt Gookin was this "57 Varieties" company's first CEO from outside the founding family Heinz Steve	$300 [8] Pianist-composer Clarence Williams discovered this "Empress of the Blues" for Columbia Records Bessie Smith Joe
$400 [6] This southern neighbor conquered Belgium & annexed it in 1795 France Steve	$400 [14] Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald were married in this cathedral, the seat of the Archdiocese of New York St. Patrick's Joe	$400 [29] 60% of your intake of these should come from carbohydrates, less than 30% from fat calories Steve	$400 [24] The peregrine species of this bird was more severely affected by pesticide pollution than many others a falcon Anne	$400 [19] Weber-Stephen Products makes several models of this product, including the Smokey Joe barbecue grill Anne	$400 [9] He may have married as many as 50 women, but publicly acknowledged only the first, Emma Hale Smith Joseph Smith Steve
$500 [7] A young nobleman named Pausanias assassinated this father of Alexander the Great Philip (of Macedonia) Joe	$500 [15] Commodore Vanderbilt named this huge transportation hub when it was originally built Grand Central Station Joe	$500 [30] Most Americans consume far more of this element than 2,400 mg a day, the FDA's recommended maximum sodium Steve Anne	DD $1,000 [25] This unlucky seabird was thought to be the repository of the souls of drowned seamen the albatross Anne	$500 [20] Brunswick Corp. produces Mercruiser & Force engines & Quicksilver accessories for these vehicles boats Joe Anne	$500 [10] On Nov. 11, 1965 this prime minister declared Rhodesia's independence from Great Britain Ian Smith

Double Jeopardy! Round

STATES OF INDIA	THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR	NOTORIOUS	MOVIE TRIVIA	GARDENING	POETS & POETRY
$200 [11] Bihar is the cradle of this religion because its founder's great enlightenment occurred there Buddhism Steve	$200 [2] John Glover's mariners rowed Washington & his troops across this river Dec. 25, 1776 the Delaware Steve	$200 [1] Victor "The Count" Lustig sold this Paris landmark twice to gullible scrap dealers the Eiffel Tower Steve	$200 [16] The con man clothes Paul Newman & Robert Redford wore in this film won Edith Head her 8th & last Oscar The Sting Steve	$200 [26] This term for potassium compounds comes from the practice of steeping wood ash in a pot potash Joe	$200 [17] It's thought that "Annabel Lee" was a tribute to his deceased wife Edgar Allan Poe Steve
$400 [12] The region of Bengal was split into the state of West Bengal in India & the country now called this Bangladesh Joe	$400 [3] In 1778 British P.O.W. Archibald Campbell was exchanged for this Green Mountain Boys leader Ethan Allen Steve	$400 [5] Some of the perpetrators of this Feb. 14, 1929 massacre wore Chicago police uniforms the St. Valentine's Day Massacre Joe	$400 [22] Reprising his "Saturday Night Live" role, he played Beldar Conehead in "Coneheads" Dan Aykroyd Anne	$400 [27] The scuffle type of this garden tool is useful for weeding a hoe Steve	$400 [18] While writing the original 12 poems of "Leaves of Grass", he built houses for a living Walt Whitman Steve
$600 [13] The northernmost state is officially "Jammu and" this area famous for its Vale Kashmir Joe	$600 [4] After the capture & execution of this man as a spy, Benjamin Tallmadge set up a better spy network Nathan Hale Steve Joe Anne	$600 [8] In 1970 a Bolivian disguised as a priest attempted to kill this pope in Manila Paul VI Joe	$600 [23] 1994 film in which Jodie Foster played an isolated young woman with a language of her own Nell Joe	$1,000 [28] Xeriscaping is a term that applies to gardens needing less of this than other gardens water	$600 [19] From 1835 to 1854, this "Evangeline" poet was a professor of modern languages at Harvard Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
$800 [14] The area of Uttar Pradesh is the land of the 2 great Indian epics, the Ramayana & this the Mahabharata Joe	$800 [6] Proof exists that she made ships' flags for the Pennsylvania Navy in 1777 Betsy Ross Steve	$800 [9] Convicted in 1954 of killing his wife, this Cleveland doctor was acquitted of the crime in 1966 Sam Sheppard Joe	$800 [24] He sang "Anatole Of Paris", written by his wife, Sylvia Fine, in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Danny Kaye Joe	DD $1,300 [29] This plant, Zea mays, should be planted in blocks of 3-4 rows to insure pollination corn Steve	$800 [20] "I never spoke with God nor visited In Heaven" is from her poem "I Never Saw a Moor" Dickinson Joe
$1,000 [15] Until becoming an Indian state in 1975, it was ruled by a hereditary monarch called the Chogyal Sikkim	DD $1,000 [7] Nickname of tobacco-chewing Mary Hays, known for fighting alongside male soldiers Molly Pitcher Steve	$1,000 [10] Gen. J.T. Diaz organized the army officers who killed this dictator of the Dominican Republic in 1961 (Rafael) Trujillo Joe	$1,000 [25] Former silent screen siren Gloria Swanson portrayed this silent screen siren in "Sunset Boulevard" Norma Desmond Joe	—	$1,000 [21] In a 1939 elegy W.H. Auden wrote of this man, "mad Ireland hurt you into poetry" William Butler Yeats

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS FAMILIES

Between 1680 & 1765, 5 members of this family were elders of the town of Ajaccio, Corsica

the Bonapartes

Anne "Who was Napoleon" — wagered $1,000

Steve "Who are the Bonapartes" — wagered $4,700

Joe "Who were the Bonaparts" — wagered $2,201

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