Show #2441 1995-03-27 (taped 1994-12-07) Regular

Bruce Borchardt game 1.

Contestants

Barb Krongold — a newspaper editor from Endicott, New York

Bruce Borchardt — a metrologist originally from Denver, Colorado

Rafael Ornes — a substitute teacher from Palo Alto, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,401)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Rafael	$800	$800	$7,800	$12,800 3rd place: Helbros his & hers watches + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System	$7,800 15 R, 1 W
Bruce	$1,300	$4,900	$10,500	$18,800 New champion: $18,800	$8,800 24 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Barb	$1,700	$3,200	$9,400	$15,601 2nd place: Gateway 2000 PC + Bush executive desk + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System	$8,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY	SONGS	U.S. TRAVEL	FAMOUS WOMEN	ROOMS	MILITARY TERMS
$100 [1] This country's semilegendary 1st dynasty, the Hsia, began c. 2200 B.C. & ruled for over 400 years China Bruce	$100 [5] George M. Cohan's song "Over There" has been called the most famous song about this war World War I Rafael	$100 [2] The Anderson House in Wabasha, Minnesota will lend guests one of these pets for the Night--how "purr"fect a cat Bruce	$100 [14] This aviatrix married George Putnam on February 7, 1931 in Connecticut Amelia Earhart Bruce	$100 [15] A room in your house where you keep books, or a public institution that lends them library Barb	$100 [24] This blistering agent, dichlorodiethyl sulfide, was so named because it smelled like a hot dog spread mustard gas Bruce
$200 [12] Bishop Pierre Cauchon selected & headed the panel of judges that tried her in Rouen in 1431 Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) Rafael	$200 [6] One of Cole Porter's songs begins, "In the still of" this, "as I gaze from my window..." night Barb	$200 [3] The Sponge Orama exhibit center in Tarpon Springs in this state features a museum of sponge diving history Florida Bruce	$200 [20] She was chosen from among more than 10,000 applicants to be the first teacher in space (Christa) McAuliffe Rafael	$200 [16] It's a room devoted to the exhibition of art, & its name may be an alteration of Galilee a gallery Bruce	$200 [25] The point on the Earth directly below a nuclear detonation is called "ground" this zero Rafael
$300 [13] In the 1840s Hone Heke, a Maori chief, led an uprising on this country's North Island New Zealand Barb	$300 [7] Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen wrote "Love and Marriage" for a TV musical based on this Thornton Wilder play Our Town Barb	$300 [4] The Royal Hawaiian, this city's famous Pink Hotel, serves a drink called the Pink Palace Honolulu Barb	$300 [21] In the 1880s Alexander Graham Bell helped make this 7-year-old girl a national celebrity Helen Keller Barb	$300 [17] The Blue Room in the White House has this shape, like the president's office oval Barb	$300 [26] A corpsman, a Navy person trained in combat first aid, is equivalent to this Army person a medic Bruce
$400 [29] On Nov. 30, 1939 Russia invaded this neighbor, beginning the "Winter War" Finland Rafael Bruce	$400 [8] This movie dancer co-wrote with Johnny Mercer the 1935 song "I'm Building Up To An Awful Let-Down" Fred Astaire Bruce	$400 [9] The streetlights on Chocolate Avenue in this town are designed to look like chocolate kisses Hershey Bruce	$400 [22] Jeannette Rankin, the first woman in the U.S. Congress, represented this state 1917-19 & 1941-43 Montana Bruce Barb	$400 [18] Despite what your children may do to it, the "rec" in rec room doesn't stand for wreck but for this recreation Bruce	$400 [27] Fifth column, meaning traitors within a country, dates from this 1930s civil war Spanish Civil War Bruce
DD $2,000 [30] In 1825 Newfoundland divided Labrador with this neighboring province Quebec Bruce	$500 [11] In a song from "Guys and Dolls", "The people all said, 'Sit down, sit down--you're'" doing this rockin' the boat Rafael	$500 [10] Near Dyersville, Iowa, you can play baseball next to a cornfield where this 1989 movie was filmed Field of Dreams Barb	$500 [23] A biography of this "maternal" labor organizer is subtitled "The Miner's Angel" Mother Jones Bruce	$500 [19] This other name for a checkroom tells you the kind of outer garment you might check in it coatroom Barb	$500 [28] A group of merchant or supply ships gathered for passage under escort is called this a convoy Bruce

Double Jeopardy! Round

VICE PRESIDENTS	EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHY	THE BIBLE	DANCE	MODERN AUTHORS	POTPOURRI
$200 [1] After resigning in 1973, he opened Pathlite, Inc., a consulting firm (Spiro) Agnew Rafael	$200 [4] This sea stretches about 2,200 miles from Iskenderun, Turkey to the Strait of Gibraltar the Mediterranean Rafael	$200 [7] The Philistine city of Gath was the home of this giant slain by David Goliath Barb	$200 [8] A pas de deux is a dance for 2 performers, while a pas de cinq requires this number 5 Barb	$200 [26] Thanks to the TV miniseries, his novel "The Stand" returned to the bestsellers list in 1994 Stephen King Barb	$200 [20] A gold coin issued in France in 1993 featured the Louvre on one side & this smiling lady on the other the Mona Lisa Bruce
$400 [2] As a U.S. Representative, William King sided with the war hawks in favor of this war with England the War of 1812 Rafael	$400 [16] At 9,721 feet, Zugspitze in the Bavarian Alps is this country's highest point Germany Bruce	$400 [13] Martha, this man's sister, objected when Jesus wanted to open his tomb Lazarus Barb	$400 [9] The jota is a lively folk dance from the Aragon region of this country Spain Barb	$400 [27] This Western author & creator of the Sacketts was the first novelist to receive a Cong. Gold Medal Louis L'Amour Barb	$400 [21] Pyromancy refers to the practice of foretelling the future by interpreting this fire Bruce
$600 [3] The term "veep", denoting the vice president, was coined by the grandson of this Truman VP (Alben) Barkley Bruce	$600 [17] The largest inlet of this Danish peninsula is Lim Fjord, which extends about 112 miles inland Jutland Rafael	$800 [15] Mentioned in 1 Samuel, the "Witch of" this place was actually a medium Endor Bruce	$600 [10] This half-human mythical monster appears in Martha Graham's 1947 dance work "Errand Into the Maze" the Minotaur Bruce	$600 [28] This author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" wrote the screenplay for "You Only Live Twice" (Roald) Dahl Bruce	$600 [22] It's the oldest breed of domestic horse that's still around today the Arabian Barb
$800 [5] This first FDR VP was the son of a former Confederate cavalryman (John Nance) Garner Rafael	$800 [18] The 25th of April Bridge crosses this river in Lisbon the Tagus Rafael	$1,000 [25] Luke described the disciple Simon with this term meaning one opposed to Roman rule of Palestine zealot Rafael	$800 [11] Though the samba was influenced by African dance, it originated in this country Brazil Bruce Barb	DD $1,000 [29] A Scottish girls' school that Muriel Spark attended partly inspired this 1961 novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Bruce	$800 [23] 1 of 2 elements on the periodic table that begin with a Z (1 of) zirconium (or zinc) Bruce
$1,000 [6] Believing he'd become too radical, Lincoln didn't support him for a 2nd term as his VP (Hannibal) Hamlin Rafael	$1,000 [19] This isle is the largest island in the Irish Sea the Isle of Man Bruce	DD $2,000 [14] Isaac was born when his father, Abraham, was 100 & this woman, his mother, was 90 Sarah Barb	$1,000 [12] The name of this stately 16th c. court dance may be an alteration of Padovana, Italian for "Paduan" the pavane Barb	$1,000 [30] In 1993 this bestselling author turned singer for an album, "The Ballads of Madison County" (Robert James) Waller Rafael	$1,000 [24] In 1938 this tycoon beat Wiley Post's record for flying around the world by almost 4 days (Howard) Hughes Rafael

Final Jeopardy!

SCIENTISTS

In 1928 he published "Introduzione alla fisical atomica", a university physics textbook

Enrico Fermi

Rafael "Who is Fermi?" — wagered $5,000

Barb "Who was Fermi" — wagered $6,201

Bruce "Who was Fermi?" — wagered $8,300

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