Show #2369 1994-12-15 (taped 1994-09-20) Regular

Contestants

Ira Haber — a technical writer from Columbia, Maryland

Mark Krikorian — an editor from Manassas, Virginia

David Stauffer — a carpenter and contractor from Macungie, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $11,400)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
David	$1,400	$3,300	$10,400	$12,400 3-day champion: $23,800	$9,900 26 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Mark	$1,200	$2,900	$3,700	$5,500 2nd place: Singer dining room set + Cuthbertson Christmas tree dinnerware set	$3,700 16 R, 2 W
Ira	$100	$100	$900	$0 3rd place: Wallace Silversmiths punch bowl set	$900 6 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE SUPREME COURT	FAMOUS PAIRS	BUSINESS HISTORY	ANIMAL SUPERLATIVES	AMERICAN FLAG ETIQUETTE	U.S. "C"ITIES
$100 [11] In the early days these garments had red facing, like those worn in England the robes Ira	$100 [6] Famous pair that sent Columbus on his merry way in 1492 Ferdinand & Isabella David	$100 [13] Procter & Gamble owned this bleach company from 1957 to 1968 Clorox Mark	$100 [26] As you might expect, the smallest nest, about the size of a thimble, is made by this bird the hummingbird David	$100 [2] People in uniform, such as soldiers or scouts, may leave these on while saluting; others should remove them hats Mark	$100 [1] In 1983 this largest North Carolina city elected its first Black mayor, Harvey Gantt Charlotte David Mark
$200 [12] 5 Associate Justices have later held this office; Rehnquist is the most recent Chief Justice Mark	$200 [7] When Johnse & Rosanna eloped in 1882, it fueled the famous feud between these 2 families the Hatfields & the McCoys David	$200 [22] In 1880 he rented the third story of a building in Rochester, N.Y. to make his dry plates (George) Eastman David	$200 [27] The heaviest venomous snake is the eastern diamondback species of this snake the rattlesnake David	$200 [3] A 1953 change to the flag code allows its flag to be flown above the U.S. flag at its NYC headquarters the United Nations Mark	$200 [10] It's Massachusetts' "University City" Cambridge Mark
$300 [17] Joseph Story, appointed in 1811 at the age of 32, holds this distinction the youngest Supreme Court justice Mark	$300 [8] This Piano Man & Uptown Girl ended their marriage in 1994 Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley Mark	$300 [23] This co. known for its yellow rental trucks began in 1933 with a 1931 black model a Ford truck Ryder David	$300 [28] Sometimes over 20' long, the saltwater species of this animal is the largest of all living reptiles a crocodile David	$300 [4] If the flag is not present when the national anthem is played, people should face this the band playing the national anthem	$300 [14] This city's daily newspaper, a recent consolidation, is the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Cheyenne David
$400 [18] The first woman justice to issue the oath of office at a Pres. inauguration, she swore in Dan Quayle (Sandra Day) O'Connor David	$400 [20] Name paired with John Speke or Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton	$400 [24] In 1988 Ross Johnson tried to buy out this company & soon found barbarians at his gate (RJR) Nabisco David	$400 [29] The gestation period of this American marsupial can be as short as a record 8 days a possum Mark	$400 [5] It's the preferred dignified way to dispose of an old, tattered flag burning Ira	$400 [15] Parks in this Ohio city include Brookside, Edgewater & Rockefeller Cleveland David Ira
DD $1,000 [19] This 20th c. Democrat was the only president to serve a full term without appointing anyone to the court Jimmy Carter David	$500 [21] The 2 opposing political factions in 13th c. Italy were the Guelphs & this group the Ghibellines Mark	$500 [25] H&R Block & Hallmark were both founded in this city Kansas City David	$500 [30] The heaviest living insect is the Goliath species of this insect from the family Scarabaeidae the beetle Mark	$500 [9] When you fold the flag properly, the bundle will be this shape when you're finished a triangle David	$500 [16] This New Jersey city, once the home of Walt Whitman, was originally called Cooper's Ferry Camden David

Double Jeopardy! Round

EUROPEAN HISTORY	DANCE	VOLCANOES	MYTHOLOGY	AVIATION FIRSTS	POETS
$200 [2] Jean Le Bon, king of this country, was captured by the English at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 France Mark	$200 [26] The planting of this grain inspired a work dance that's performed in the Philippines Rice Mark	$200 [7] Catania, Sicily's second-largest city, sits on the slopes of this volcano Etna Ira	$200 [17] When Medusa's head was cut off, this winged steed sprang from her blood Pegasus Ira	$200 [1] Mme. Thible, a French singer, on June 4, 1784, in a balloon the first woman in a balloon (the first woman to fly) Mark	$200 [12] During the Spanish- American War, this "Chicago" poet served in the 6th Illinois infantry Sandburg David Mark
$400 [3] Duncan I was the first member of the house of Dunkeld to rule this country Scotland David	$600 [29] The hambo is a folk dance named for a parish in Halsingland in this Scandinavian country Sweden David Mark	$400 [8] Fumes still rise from the volcanic cone of this highest mountain in Washington Rainier David	$400 [18] The Romans believed that twins Romulus & Remus were the sons of a mortal mother & this war god Mars Mark	$400 [22] In 1922 Lt. Harold Harris became the 1st member of the Caterpillar Club, those whose lives have been saved by these parachutes	$400 [13] The only prose work by this "Idylls of the King" poet was a play, "The Promise of May" Tennyson David
$600 [4] This Austrian royal house traces its ancestry back to a man known as Guntram the Rich the Hapsburgs David	$800 [28] The 1842 ballet "Napoli" features one of these frenzied dances connected with spider bites the tarantella David	$600 [9] The 1883 explosion of this Indonesian volcano released energy equal to an estimated 150 megatons Krakatoa Mark	$600 [19] This Egyptian fertility god who ruled the underworld was often depicted as a mummy seated on a throne Osiris David Ira	$600 [23] On July 2, 1900 this German count flew the first of his rigid-frame airships; it wasn't a very successful flight Zeppelin David	$600 [14] In 1830 he wrote of "Old Ironsides", "Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high" Oliver Wendell Holmes David
$800 [5] The Museums of Florence paid tribute to this "Magnificent" Medici in 1992, the 500th anniversary of his death Lorenzo David	$1,000 [27] El Bolonchon is a Mexican folk dance that honors this Biblical woman the Virgin Mary	$800 [10] Hawaii's Kilauea is located on the eastern slope of this larger volcano Mauna Loa David	$800 [20] This youth who loved hero drowned during one of his nightly swims to her Leander Ira	$800 [24] Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier over this state California Ira	$800 [15] This poet modeled his "Tales of a Wayside Inn" on Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow David
DD $1,500 [6] During an interregnum from 1250-1273, this empire had no emperor the Holy Roman Empire David	—	DD $2,000 [11] When Hekla erupted on this island in 1947, ash fell as far away as Finland Iceland David	$1,000 [21] The Romans called the god of sleep Somnus; the Greeks called him this Hypnos	$1,000 [25] Charles A. Levine, the first transatlantic passenger, left this airfield June 4, 1927, 2 weeks after Lindy Roosevelt Field (Long Island) Ira	$1,000 [16] Almost all of his early works, including "Pippa Passes", were printed at his family's expense Robert Browning

Final Jeopardy!

DRAMA

1611 play possibly inspired by the 1609 wreck of the ship carrying future Virginia governor Thomas Gates

The Tempest

Ira "What is Hesperus?" — wagered $900

Mark "What is The Tempest?" — wagered $1,800

David "What is The Tempest" — wagered $2,000

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