Show #1924 1993-01-07 (taped 1992-09-21) Regular

Contestants

Paul Klein — a professor from North Miami Beach, Florida

Sean Rooney — a sales manager originally from Columbus, Ohio

Marty Green — an electrician from Fresh Meadows, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $13,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Marty	$900	$3,400	$7,600	$599 3rd place: Smith Corona word processor	$8,600 25 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Sean	$400	$1,200	$5,000	$2,300 2nd place: Ashley bar, display, and entertainment cabinet + S&S Mills carpeting	$5,000 9 R, 2 W
Paul	$1,400	$3,000	$7,300	$10,001 New champion: $10,001	$6,600 19 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

PIONEER TRAILS	PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS	SILENT MOVIES	MORTAL MATTERS	FAMOUS WOMEN	"A" IN SCIENCE
$100 [7] The Willamette Valley was the destination for thousands of settlers heading northwest on this trail the Oregon Trail Marty	$100 [10] This "geometric" instrument is simply a bent rod of steel, open at one corner a triangle Sean	$100 [1] F.W. Murnau's 1922 classic "Nosferatu" was based on this Bram Stoker work Dracula Paul	$100 [20] The October 1991 Crimebeat Magazine listed what some death row inmates ordered for this their last meal Marty	$100 [15] For her 60th birthday, she treated 1,000 of her closest friends to a private party at Disneyland Liz Taylor Paul	$100 [2] The name of this one-celled organism, a shapeless mass of protoplasm, is from Greek for "change" an amoeba Paul
$200 [9] This trail blazed by Daniel Boone began in Virginia & crossed the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky the Wilderness Road Sean Paul	$200 [11] The name of this instrument consisting of different-size bars is from the Greek for "wood sound" xylophone Marty	$200 [8] He played the Phantom in Universal's 1925 version of "The Phantom of the Opera" Lon Chaney (Sr.) Paul	$200 [21] One of these was sometimes fought to settle "an affair of honor" a duel Marty	$200 [16] In a 1985 poll these twin columnists ranked among the 25 most influential women in America Ann Landers & Dear Abby Paul	$200 [3] Sighted in 1801, Ceres is the first discovered & largest of these minor planets asteroids Marty
$300 [25] In 1849 mail delivery was introduced on this 780-mile trail named for a New Mexico city the Santa Fe Trail Marty	$300 [12] In the Middle Ages, this hand-held drum with jingles was used typically by wandering musicians a tambourine Paul	$300 [28] This D.W. Griffith film premiered in 1915 under the title "The Clansman" Birth of a Nation Marty	$300 [22] It's the Latin term for the stiffening of the muscles after death rigor mortis Marty	$300 [17] Patty Berg served as first president of the ladies professional association for this sport Golf Sean	$300 [4] Nitrous oxide & chloroform are 2 agents used to produce this state where feeling is lost anesthesia Paul
$400 [26] Texas longhorns were driven along this trail to Abilene, Kansas & then shipped by train to Chicago the Chisholm Trail Marty	$400 [13] So as not to be confused with a tom-tom, a Chinese tam-tam is generally called this (Chinese) gong	$400 [29] Sergei Eisenstein's "The Battleship Potemkin" is set during this country's 1905 revolution Russia Marty	$400 [23] The news of this Narnia author's death on November 22, 1963 was eclipsed by the Kennedy assassination C.S. Lewis	$400 [18] In 1980 this dog trainer was named British female television personality of the year (Barbara) Woodhouse Paul	$400 [5] This is a defect of the eye's lens that prevents rays of light from converging at 1 point astigmatism Marty
$500 [27] In the 1840s Brigham Young forged this trail from outside what is now Omaha to Salt Lake City the Mormon Trail Marty	$500 [14] The lowest pitched of these orchestral drums measures about 30" in diameter, the highest about 23" timpani (kettle drums) Paul	$500 [30] This legendary French stage actress appeared in "La Dame aux Camelias" in 1911 (Sarah) Bernhardt Paul	$500 [24] In 1905 choreographer Michel Fokine created "The Dying Swan" for her Pavlova Sean	DD $500 [19] In 1966 this designer who popularized the miniskirt was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mary Quant Paul	$500 [6] Chemically speaking, it's vitamin C ascorbic acid Sean

Double Jeopardy! Round

SOUTH AMERICA	RELIGION	NOTABLE QUOTES	HISTORY	OPERA	COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS
$200 [6] South America's first people are believed to have come from North America by way of this isthmus the isthmus of Panama Paul	$200 [14] To the Druids, this shrub which people kiss under at Christmastime was sacred mistletoe Marty	$200 [24] In "To a Louse", this poet said, "Oh wad some pow'r the giftie gie us to see oursels as others see us!" (Robert) Burns Paul	$200 [1] In May 1991 this country announced the end of its secret bank accounts Switzerland Marty	$200 [2] The opera "Quo Vadis" takes place in this city during the time of Nero Rome Marty	$200 [18] The name of this type of lizard which can change color is from the Greek for "ground lion" chameleon Marty
$400 [7] It's estimated that this river pours over 55 million gallons of water into the Atlantic Ocean every second the Amazon Marty	$400 [15] Many 19th century members of this religious group opposed slavery, including John Greenleaf Whittier the Quakers Marty	$400 [27] "Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to" do this take you in Paul	$400 [5] The governments of the dual monarchy of Austria & Hungary met in Vienna & this city Budapest Paul	$400 [3] Spontini's opera "Fernand Cortez" is also known as "The Conquest of" this country Mexico Marty Paul	$400 [19] Most reptiles that have slitlike pupils are active at this time of day nighttime Marty
$600 [8] This country, the world's leading emerald supplier, also has S. America's most valuable coal mines Colombia Marty Sean Paul	$600 [16] St. Catherine of this Scandinavian country was the daughter of St. Bridget, its patron saint Sweden	$600 [28] In "Society and Solitude", Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Hitch your wagon to" this a star Marty	$600 [11] In the late 19th century, Tzu-Hsi, China's Dowager Empress, encouraged this anti-foreign movement the Boxer Marty	$600 [4] He composed his first comic opera, "Cox and Box", in 1867; he didn't work with his famous partner until 1871 Sullivan Marty Sean	$600 [20] A rattlesnake adds a segment to its rattle each time it does this molt Paul
$800 [9] This country's only university is located in the capital city of Georgetown Guyana Paul	$800 [17] It's the religion of most of the people in Myanmar Buddhism Paul	DD $1,000 [29] Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan" contains the line "I can resist everything except" this temptation Marty	$800 [12] After he surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, the British made him commander in chief in India (Charles) Cornwallis Marty	$800 [25] The Italian composer whose next-to-last opera was "Otello" Verdi Sean	$1,000 [22] The mud puppy, newt & congo eel are types of these amphibians salamanders Sean
$1,000 [10] In 1884 Bolivia lost its Pacific coastline to Chile along with its portion of this desert the Atacama Marty	$1,000 [23] Varaha, who's often depicted with the head of a boar, is the third avatar of this Hindu god Vishnu Marty	$1,000 [30] According to Kipling, "A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is" this a smoke	$1,000 [13] Founded in 762, this city on the Tigris was made the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate Baghdad Sean	$1,000 [26] This composer based "Tosca" on a morbid thriller by Sardou Puccini Sean	DD $1,500 [21] The leatherback species is the largest of this group of cold-blooded animals turtle Paul

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY AUTHORS

In 1863 he published his rules for castle croquet, which he played with the Liddell Sisters

Lewis Carroll

Sean "Who is Kipling?" — wagered $2,700

Paul "Who is Lewis Carroll?" — wagered $2,701

Marty "Who was Rogers" — wagered $7,001

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