Show #2498 1995-06-14 (taped 1995-02-07) Regular

Jim Vercolen game 2.

Contestants

Mike Willard — a high school teacher from Oceanside, New York

Martin Bruer — a house renovator from London, Ontario, Canada

Jim Vercolen — a part-time teacher from Rochester, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$1,400	$4,800	$10,200	$12,200 2-day champion: $22,100	$8,600 21 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Martin	$0	$500	$5,800	$0 3rd place: Cazal sunglasses + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System + Jeopardy! home game	$5,100 18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Mike	$900	$1,700	$5,900	$11,700 2nd place: trip on TWA to Washington, D.C. & stay at Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System + Jeopardy! home game	$5,900 16 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ART	ANNUAL EVENTS	QUOTATIONS	POLITICAL TERMS	THE 1920s	CHARACTERS IN FILM
$100 [1] Robert Streeter is best-known for his painted ceiling in the Sheldonian Theatre at this British university Oxford Mike	$100 [19] This state has several bluegrass festivals, including those in Lexington & Louisville Kentucky Mike	$100 [20] Louisa May Alcott began this novel, "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents" Little Women Mike	$100 [11] The obligation of obedience & loyalty "pledged" by a citizen to his country allegiance Mike	$100 [13] This type of mail service linked New York & San Francisco in 1920 airmail Jim	$100 [6] The Baroness, Maria &Captain Von Trapp The Sound of Music Martin
$200 [2] An altarpiece composed of 2 main panels is called a diptych; if it has 3 main panels, it's called this a triptych Jim	$200 [27] Events during Helldorado Days in this largest Nevada city include a rodeo, street dances & parades Las Vegas Martin	$200 [21] In this publication, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others" Poor Richard's Almanack Mike	$200 [12] This term for a political party conference came from the Indian word caucauasu, meaning "counselor" caucus Jim	$200 [14] In 1929 King Alexander changed the name of his country to this, the "land of the South Slavs" Yugoslavia Mike	$200 [7] Captain Louis Renault, Ilsa Lund &Rick Blaine Casablanca Jim
$300 [3] Joseph Raffael's 1975 painting "Hilo" features these flowers often painted by Monet water lilies Jim	$300 [28] Each September Grand Island in this state celebrates Husker Harvest Days Nebraska Jim	$300 [22] Dorothy Parker said, "Men seldom" do this "at girls who wear glasses" make passes Martin	$300 [16] A petition can begin this process of removing an elected official with a special election recall Jim	$300 [15] Doubling was added to this ancient game around 1925 backgammon Jim	$300 [8] Joe Buck, Cass &Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo Midnight Cowboy Jim
$400 [4] Horatio Greenough's seminude statue of this president proved too controversial for the Capitol Washington Jim	$400 [29] The King of the Rex Krewe leads a parade of floats in this annual event Mardi Gras Jim	$400 [23] In 1700 Cervantes translator Peter Motteux used this adage about where not to place hen products (Don't put your eggs) all in one basket Jim	$400 [17] American chief executive who's the equivalent of a German burgermeister a mayor Mike	$500 [26] This most populous Alaskan city was incorporated in 1920 Anchorage Jim Mike	$400 [9] John "Bluto" Blutarsky, Eric "Otter" Stratton & Dean Wormer Animal House Martin
$500 [5] American realist sculptor George Segal is known for his white figures cast in this material plaster Mike	$500 [30] Caraquet, New Brunswick holds an annual festival in August honoring these French residents the Acadians Martin	$500 [24] General Anthony McAuliffe's 1-word published reply when asked by the Germans to surrender at Bastogne nuts Jim	$500 [18] It's a measure added to a bill, not necessarily germane to the bill's purpose a rider Martin Mike	DD $1,000 [25] Wilhelm Roentgen, the first Nobel laureate in this category, died in 1923 physics Jim	$500 [10] Willy Clark, Al Lewis &Ben Clark The Sunshine Boys Martin

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE BIBLE	WORLD ALMANAC 1995	OPERA	PARKS	BOOKS & AUTHORS	HISTORIC DOUBLE Bs
$200 [1] God told him not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil Adam Martin	$200 [21] The Almanac lists holders of this office from Thomas Jefferson to Warren M. Christopher Secretary of State Martin	$200 [12] She wrote libretti for Virgil Thomson operas under her own name, not Alice B. Toklas' Gertrude Stein Mike	$200 [26] New England National Park isn't in the U.S., but in New South Wales in this country Australia Martin	$200 [3] "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" is Roald Dahl's sequel to this children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Jim	$200 [8] In 1493 Christopher Columbus took his first cruise in this sea the Caribbean Martin
$400 [2] Manner in which John the Baptist was executed by King Herod beheading Jim	$400 [22] For the '95 World Almanac, this politician wrote an article on "The Information Superhighway" (Vice President) Gore Mike	$400 [17] Darius Milhaud's opera about this South American liberator is rarely performed Simón Bolívar Martin	$400 [27] This Ohio city's Carillon Historical Park has a replica of the Wright Brothers' cycle shop Dayton Mike	$400 [4] This Pat Conroy bestseller is narrated by Tom Wingo, an ex-football coach The Prince of Tides Mike	$400 [13] Henry VII's Chapel in this London church was completed in the 16th century Westminster Abbey Martin
$600 [9] This gospel was written by a physician the Gospel according to St. Luke Martin	$600 [23] The Winston Cup champions are listed under this sport's heading race car driving (auto racing) Martin	$600 [18] This Italian tenor created the role of Federico In Francesco Cilea's 1897 opera "L'arlesiana" Caruso Jim	$600 [28] Forillon National Park lies on the tip of Gaspe Peninsula in this Canadian province Quebec Martin	$600 [5] A new edition of this James Joyce novel was published June 16, 1984, the 80th anniv. of when it takes place Ulysses Jim	$600 [14] From 1894-1962 it was the capital of the British Uganda Protectorate Entebbe Martin
$800 [10] 1 of 2 daughters of Laban married to Jacob Rachel (or Leah) Martin	$1,000 [25] This South American country is the leading producer of copper Chile Mike	$800 [19] Bonzo, who's also known as the Bonze, is Cio-Cio-San's uncle in this Puccini opera Madame Butterfly Jim	$800 [29] Oregon's only national park is this one in the Cascades in the south of the state Crater Lake National Park	$800 [6] The first American edition of her book "The Bell Jar" contained her original drawings Sylvia Plath Jim	$800 [15] Born in Georgia in 1886, he was one of the first 5 players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb Mike
$1,000 [11] "A soft answer turneth away" this; "but grievous words stir up anger" wrath	DD $1,500 [24] The birthplace of this member of the British royal family is listed as Corfu, Greece Prince Philip Martin	$1,000 [20] This "Threepenny Opera" composer wrote a satirical opera called "The Tsar Has his Photograph Taken" Kurt Weill Martin Mike	$1,000 [30] The USA's only national park south of the equator lies in the rain forests of this territory American Samoa Martin	DD $2,000 [7] This Manuel Puig novel was first published in Spanish as "El Beso de la Mujer Arana" the Kiss of the Spider Woman Jim	$1,000 [16] In 1929 he devised a law on how the universe expands Edwin Hubble Martin

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN WOMEN

From 1911 to 1935 she served as the first president of the National Federation of Settlements

Jane Addams

Martin "Who was ?" — wagered $5,800

Mike "Who is Jane Adams" — wagered $5,800

Jim "Who was Jane Adams" — wagered $2,000

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