Show #653 1987-06-10 (taped 1987-01-20) Regular

Jonathan Fellows game 3.

Contestants

Jeff Jena — a comedy writer originally from Cincinnati, Ohio

Grace Harris — an attorney from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jonathan Fellows — a legislative assistant originally from Bellevue, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,401)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Jonathan $500 $2,950 $4,750 $5,600
3-day champion: $29,001
$4,900
21 R (including 1 DD), 7 W
Grace $200 $900 $500 $0
3rd place: Bushnell telescope
$1,500
13 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Jeff $1,000 $1,300 $1,900 $1,000
2nd place: Broyhill converter sofa + Zenith 9" color TV
$1,900
10 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

HOLLYWOOD EUROPEAN CITIES DANCE SCIENCE BATMAN "SHORT"
$100 [20]
Invitations to a screening of "An American Tail" were in the name of this producer's 16 month old son
Steven Spielberg
Jonathan
$100 [1]
All Spanish road distances are measured from the Puerto del Sol in the center of this city
Madrid
Jonathan
DD $50 [26]
"Double talk" dance you'd do to thefollowingsong:"The moon belongs to everyone— / The best things in life are free..."
the cha-cha
Jonathan
$100 [4]
It's the combined sciences of botany & zoology
biology
$100 [3]
In DC Comics today, Batman & this "Man of Steel" are no longer portrayed as friends
Superman
Jonathan
$100 [8]
Appropriately, Pee Wee Reese played this position
shortstop
Jonathan
$200 [21]
George Takei is 1 of 3 cast members of this show to be honored on the Walk of Fame
Star Trek
Jonathan
$200 [2]
Named for the monks who were there in the 9th century, this city was site of the 1972 Olympics
Munich
Jeff
$100 [24]
Now used in flamenco dance, these clicking instruments were not part of the original gypsy tradition
castanets
Jeff
$200 [5]
Electricity at rest, or the broadcasting problem such electricity in the air can cause
static
Grace
$200 [7]
The Batman 1st appeared in issue #27 of this comic book, dated May 1939
Detective Comics
$200 [9]
At the International House of Pancakes, it's an order of 3 pancakes instead of the usual 5
a short stack
Jeff
$300 [22]
In November 1986, 5000 ties, 2000 cufflinks & a megaphone were found in this late singer's attic
Rudy Vallée
Jeff
$300 [6]
After James I was murdered in Perth in 1437, Scotland's capital was moved to this city
Edinburgh
Jeff
$300 [27]
The conga line was reportedly introduced to the U.S. in a Miami nightclub by this Cuban bandleader
Desi Arnaz
Grace Jeff
$300 [15]
They are the most numerous features on the moon's surface
craters
Jonathan
$300 [11]
Batman's on-again-off-again love interest, Selina Kyle, has this costumed identity
Catwoman
Jonathan
$300 [10]
"Explosive" phrase describing a short temper
a short fuse
Jonathan Jeff
$400 [23]
A billboard across from this network's HQ on Beverly Blvd. read "Come home to NBC"
CBS
Jonathan
$400 [18]
Salami is said to have originated in this Italian city, too
Bologna
Jonathan
$400 [16]
Oxide commonly used on scraped knees & dark roots
hydrogen peroxide
Jeff
$400 [12]
On the '60s TV series outside the Batcave indicated this was 14 miles away
Gotham City
Jonathan
$400 [13]
Dormitory trick played on a roommate so he can't get under the covers of his bed
short-sheeting
Jonathan
$500 [25]
They were put up on Hollywood Blvd. in Oct., 5 weeks early, so a movie could have them in background
Christmas lights
Jonathan
$500 [19]
Except for Peter II's, this city contains graves of all Russian czars from Peter I to Alexander III
St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Jonathan Grace
$500 [17]
Universal gravitation & calculus were 2 of his many discoveries
Newton
Grace
$500 [28]
In a 1949 time-travel tale, Batman & Robin pool their efforts to save this 13th c. explorer
Marco Polo
Jonathan
$500 [14]
In golf, the #7, #8, & #9 clubs are referred to as these
short irons
Jonathan

Double Jeopardy! Round

MUSIC POTENT POTABLES ROYAL NICKNAMES CUSTER'S LAST STAND LAST LINES "TALL"
$200 [13]
In an orchestra, the concertmaster plays this instrument
the violin
Grace
$200 [12]
"Book of Royal Lists" says Prince Charles almost died from drinking this bubbly at a polo match
champagne
Jeff
$200 [1]
"The Lionhearted"
Richard
Grace
$200 [3]
Custer's Last Stand occurred in this year, as the U.S. celebrated its centennial
1876
Grace
$200 [18]
"...Now & then a scrap drifted down & brushed the face of the last captain of the 'Caine'."
The Caine Mutiny
Grace
$200 [11]
To opponents, it was an apt description of 6'9" Dallas Cowboy Ed Jones
"Too Tall" Jones
Grace
$400 [24]
Style of music featured in the film "Round Midnight"
jazz
Grace
$400 [14]
Made from angostura bark, this "is sine qua non for both a real Manhattan & a real Old Fashioned"
angostura bitters
Grace
$400 [2]
"The Terrible"
Ivan (of Russia)
Jonathan
$400 [7]
"Greasy Grass Creek" was what the Indians called this river
the Little Big Horn
Jonathan
$400 [19]
At the end of the play, Martha's answer to this title question is "I am, George. I am."
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Grace
$400 [23]
1973 film with Joe Don Baker that portrayed Buford Pusser's 1 man war against local corruption
Walking Tall
Jeff
$600 [15]
Its name is German for "cherry water", but Kirschwasser is this type of liquor
a brandy (eaux-de-vie)
$600 [4]
"The Navigator"
Prince Henry (of Portugal)
Grace
$600 [8]
Besides the Sioux, the largest group of Indians opposing Custer were of this tribe
the Cheyenne
Jonathan Grace
$800 [21]
"...She tossed the robe into the old man's arms. For the big fisherman! She said."
The Robe
Jonathan Jeff
$600 [25]
A large requirement, request or demand
a tall order
Jonathan
$800 [16]
The beer that's advertised as "Denmark's greatest export since the Vikings"
Carlsberg
Jonathan Grace
$800 [5]
"The Confessor"
Edward (of England)
Jonathan
$800 [9]
Tho not an Indian, the only survivor found on the battlefield after it was all over bore this Indian name
a horse named Comanche
Jonathan
DD $1,000 [20]
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen"
the Bible
Grace
$800 [26]
1st line of the song "The Girl From Ipanema"
Tall and tan and young and lovely
Grace Jeff
$1,000 [17]
An island in the Netherlands Antilles gave its name to this orange-flavored liqueur
Curaçao
Grace
$1,000 [6]
"The Short"
Pepin (III of France)
Jonathan
$1,000 [10]
It's said this general, under whom Custer fought, underestimated the size of the Indian force
General Alfred H. Terry
Jonathan Grace
$1,000 [22]
"Blow out your candles, Laura--& so goodbye."
The Glass Menagerie
$1,000 [27]
In both 1976 & 1986, they gathered from around the world in N.Y. Harbor
the tall ships
Jonathan

Final Jeopardy!

TRAINS

1 of 3 other European capitals thru which route of original Paris to Istanbul "Orient Express" pass

(1 of) Vienna, Budapest or Bucharest

Grace "What is Belgrade?" — wagered $500
Jeff "What is Geneva, Switz?" — wagered $900
Jonathan "What is Vienna" — wagered $850

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