Show #1686 1991-12-23 (taped 1991-10-01) Regular

Contestants

Anne LeVeque — a library science student from Austin, Texas

Larry Dunn — an export manager from Northridge, California

Neal Baer — a medical student and writer originally from Denver, CO

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Neal	$700	$2,300	$5,100	$100 2nd place: U.S. Mint 1991 American Eagle gold & silver bullion coins + Sentry safe	$3,700 13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Larry	$1,100	$4,200	$6,800	$10,800 New champion: $10,800	$6,800 18 R, 3 W
Anne	$1,500	$2,300	$700	$0 3rd place: Variations Shelving Systems adjustable shelves + a Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Nintendo Game Boy	$2,700 16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

IN THE DICTIONARY	CONGRESS	CUBA	FRUITS & VEGETABLES	THE AUTO INDUSTRY	SONGS OF THE '60s
$100 [2] The Hindi word for boat, Dinga, gave us this word for a small one dinghy Neal	$100 [16] From the Latin for "to set together", they're the voters a congressman represents a constituency Anne	$100 [11] When the U.S. stopped buying this, Cuba's main crop, Castro took over all U.S. businesses there sugar Neal	$100 [21] Mark Twain wrote of this huge melon, "When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat" a watermelon Anne	$100 [26] This classic car was named for a Detroit businessman, not an explorer named Henry the Hudson Larry	$100 [1] Back in the 1860s it was "Hang Your Head Tom Dula", now it's this Tom Dooley Anne
$200 [3] This word for a railroad engine combines the Latin words for "moving" & "place" locomotive Larry	$200 [17] Though the House gained two additional members in 1959, it returned to this many in 1962 435 Larry	$200 [12] This practice, introduced in Cuba about 1517, continued there until 1886 slavery Larry	$200 [22] The fond or heart of this thistle-like vegetable is covered by the choke an artichoke Anne	$200 [27] Foreign car company whose models have included the spider, the panda & the topolino, or "little mouse" Fiat Neal Larry	$200 [7] "Ha! Ha! Ha! 'Tis you and me", this object, "don't I love thee" little brown jug Anne
$300 [4] This Spanish word for a nap or the time people like to take one is from the Latin for "sixth hour" siesta Larry	$300 [18] These bills passed by Congress determine how much money a gov't department may spend appropriation bills Neal	$300 [13] 24 Cubans died & 700 were captured when the U.S. led a 1983 invasion of this country Grenada Neal	$300 [23] This vegetable is the main ingredient of baba ghanoush & ratatouille eggplant Larry	$300 [28] The Roger in the title of Michael Moore's 1989 documentary "Roger and Me" is this retired GM exec Smith Neal	$300 [8] Its second verse begins "When old church bell will peal with joy, hurrah, hurrah" "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" Anne
$400 [5] From the Greek "kubernao", to direct a ship, it became someone who directs a ship of state governor Larry	$400 [19] Like the British Parliament, Congress is this type of legislature, composed of two houses bicameral Anne	$400 [14] The U.S. still maintains a naval base on this Cuban bay Guantanamo Bay Larry	$400 [24] Italians call this "pomodoro", meaning golden apple a tomato Larry	$400 [29] 323, 626 & 929 are models of this Japanese make of car Mazda Larry	$400 [9] Legend says days before his 1864 death at Bellevue he wrote "Beautiful Dreamer", but it's not true Stephen Foster Anne
$500 [6] A fine cotton cloth, usually plaid, whose name comes from a city in India madras Neal	$500 [20] Term for the procedure by which a 3/5 vote of the whole Senate is necessary to end a filibuster cloture Larry	$500 [15] As an army sergeant, he led a revolt to take over Cuba in 1933 Batista Larry	$500 [25] This "Belgian" vegetable is also called "witloof", meaning white leaf endive Neal	$500 [30] He was Henry Ford's son & Henry Ford II's father Edsel Ford Larry	DD $500 [10] This state's song was written in 1861 by a man in Louisiana & is sung to the followingtune: Maryland Anne

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORIC NAMES	DOGS	FAMOUS QUOTES	WOMEN AUTHORS	ASTRONOMY	ROMEO & JULIET
$200 [11] This Indian prime minister's first name meant "red jewel", not "stylish jacket" (Jawaharlal) Nehru Neal Larry Anne	$200 [7] With its keen sense of smell, this dog is reputed to be the best of all trackers a bloodhound Anne	$200 [21] Mae West is quoted as saying, "It is better to be looked over than" this overlooked Anne	$200 [1] She took a typing job in an architect's office to help research "The Fountainhead" Ayn Rand Anne	$200 [16] Betelgeuse, whose name is Arabic for "armpit", is found in the armpit of this hunter Orion Anne	$200 [2] While in Mantua, Romeo buys a dram of this poison Neal
$1,000 [25] This Roman emperor's original name was Diocles Diocletian Larry	$400 [12] Charlie Brown could tell you this hound is the supreme rabbit- hunting breed the beagle Larry	$400 [22] He regretted saying, "Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing" Vince Lombardi Larry	$400 [3] Her novel "Heartburn" was based on her relationship with writer Carl Bernstein Nora Ephron Neal	$400 [18] At its brightest this planet is more than 12 times as bright as Sirius, the brightest star Venus Anne	$400 [8] Like Romeo, he also wanted Juliet; maybe she would have loved him better in the springtime Paris
—	$600 [13] The most valued of this smallest breed weigh less than 2 1/4 pounds the Chihuahua Neal	$600 [23] Queen Victoria's response to the Hon. Alexander Grantham Yorke's imitation of her at a party We are not amused Anne	$800 [5] She's written a string of best sellers including "Evergreen" & "Random Winds" Belva Plain Neal	$600 [19] Saturn's Cassini division is a division in these the rings Anne	$1,000 [10] Romeo called this lady's love "smoke made with the fume of sighs", but then he met Juliet Rosaline
—	$800 [14] Until some 40 years ago, this canine "athlete" was virtually unknown outside of Germany the boxer Larry Anne	$1,000 [24] John Ehrlichman said of this FBI director, "Let him hang there. Let him twist... slowly in the wind" L. Patrick Gray Neal Anne	$1,000 [6] The 25th anniv. edition of "Up the Down Staircase" included a new preface by this author Bel Kaufman	$800 [20] A bolide is a bright one of these that may explode during its descent a meteor Larry	DD $2,000 [9] Called "The Courageous Captain of Compliments" by Mercutio, he dies in Act 3 Tybalt Anne
—	$1,000 [15] The Dandie Dinmont terrier was named after a character in this author's "Guy Mannering" Sir Walter Scott	—	DD $2,000 [4] A real-life murder inspired her 1975 novel "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" Judith Rossner Neal	$1,000 [17] In 1565 this Danish astronomer had part of his nose sliced off in a duel Tycho Brahe Larry	—

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. CITIES

The Colorado city named for its location at the confluence of 2 major rivers

Grand Junction

Anne "What is ? ?" — wagered $700

Neal "What is Pueblo?" — wagered $5,000

Larry "What is Grand Junction" — wagered $4,000

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