Show #1688 1991-12-25 (taped 1991-10-01) Regular

Contestants

Mary Hurley — a senior gardener originally from Stockton, California

Doug Petersen — a dentist originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Larry Dunn — an export manager from Northridge, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $17,800)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Larry	$1,200	$2,000	$4,400	$8,700 2nd place: a trip to Orlando, Florida with 1 week at the Orlando Marriott International Drive	$5,000 20 R, 6 W (including 1 DD)
Doug	$600	$900	$3,300	$1 3rd place: Ross Simons diamond-starred 14-karat gold bracelet + a Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Nintendo Game Boy	$3,300 13 R, 3 W
Mary	$500	$2,400	$7,200	$11,601 New champion: $11,601	$6,400 18 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

AIR	DISNEY VILLAINS	NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES	U.S. NAVY	WORD ORIGINS	BROKEN
$100 [18] A person who boasts about nothing is full of this hot air Mary	$100 [10] His hand, the left one, is inside another character, the crocodile Captain Hook Doug	$100 [11] In Georgia, a 7' tall "big smiling peanut" is part of a Nat'l Historic Site honoring this president Jimmy Carter Larry	$100 [3] This Navy marching song became popular after the annual Army-Navy football game in 1907 "Anchors Aweigh" Doug	$100 [1] A variety show, from the French meaning "song of vau de vire", a region in France Vaudeville Mary	$100 [26] Moses broke the first set of these after seeing the golden calf the (tablets on which the Ten) Commandments (were written) Larry
$200 [19] In aviation lingo, when a plane hits a sudden downward stream of air it hits an "air" one of these an air pocket Larry	$200 [14] The Heffalumps & Woozles who tried to steal his honey were imaginary; he dreamt them Winnie the Pooh Larry	$200 [13] This boulevard between the White House & the Capitol was designated a Nat'l Historic Site in 1965 Pennsylvania Avenue Mary	$200 [4] Trident & Poseidon missiles are launched from this type of ship a submarine Larry	$200 [2] A farrier, one who shoes horses, comes from ferrum, Latin for this metal horseshoes are made of iron Doug	$200 [27] Even with a broken one of these, John Wilkes Booth escaped from Ford's Theatre a leg Larry
$400 [21] In 1868 he used air power to operate a mechanical brake George Westinghouse	$300 [15] In this 1977 film Bernard & Bianca save the orphan Penny from the evil clutches of Madame Medusa The Rescuers Mary	$300 [23] Every May 10, Golden Spike Nat'l Historic Site reenacts the completion of this the Transcontinental Railroad Doug	$300 [5] Command & strategy courses are taught at the Naval War College in this Rhode Island summer resort Newport Doug	$300 [8] This central part of an atom is Latin for kernel a nucleus Doug	$300 [28] In 1971 the Bee Gees asked, "How can you mend a broken" one a heart Larry
$500 [22] These are 4 main classifications of air masses: polar, arctic, tropical & this equatorial Larry Doug	$400 [16] J. Worthington Foulfellow, a.k.a. Honest John, is this type of sly animal who charms Pinocchio a fox Mary	$400 [24] A 17-room Victorian house belonging to this Sierra Club founder is part of a historic site in California (John) Muir Mary	$400 [6] In 1866 this commander who fought at Mobile Bay became the 1st Navy officer promoted to the rank of admiral Admiral Farragut Larry	$400 [9] The name of this symptom of certain diseases comes from Latin for greenish-yellow, "galbinus" jaundice Doug Mary	$400 [29] It was broken October 14, 1947 by Charles Yeager the speed of sound Larry
DD $600 [20] In the 17th century this compound became the first part of the air to be identified carbon dioxide Larry	$500 [17] Even the name of this wicked fairy in "Sleeping Beauty" sounds evil Maleficent Larry	$500 [25] The Springfield Armory where Daniel Shays led a rebellion is a national historic site in this state Massachusetts Doug	$500 [7] During the 1950s the Navy named a class of aircraft carriers for this 1st Defense Sec'y James Forrestal	$500 [12] From Nawwab, a rank of government officials under India's Mogul rulers, it's a man of prominence & wealth a nabob Larry	$500 [30] It was broken into in 1922 by Lord Carnarvon & Howard Carter the tomb of King Tut Mary

Double Jeopardy! Round

VICE PRESIDENTS	SHORT STORIES	THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE	GEMS	PEOPLE	ZOOLOGY
$200 [1] This New York governor was the last governor to become vice president Nelson Rockefeller Doug Mary	$200 [4] His "Plain Tales from the Hills" is a volume of stories about life in India (Rudyard) Kipling Mary	$200 [16] It was the dominant religion of the empire Islam Larry	$200 [8] Often found in geodes, this purplish gem is the most highly valued quartz stone amethyst Mary	$200 [21] Arne Naess, who scaled Mount Everest in 1985, married this "Supreme" singer that same year Diana Ross Doug	$200 [26] It's the branch of zoology that studies insects entomology Mary
$400 [2] While vice president in 1804, he was indicted for murder in New York & New Jersey Aaron Burr Doug	$400 [5] It's O. Henry's story about 2 people who "sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house" "The Gift of the Magi" Larry	$400 [17] The seat of the empire was in Anatolia which is now in this country Turkey Larry	$600 [10] Since ancient times peridot has been found off the Egyptian coast in this "colorful" sea the Red Sea Doug	$400 [22] This star of TV's "Evening Shade" was once employed as a bouncer at NYC's Roseland Ballroom Burt Reynolds Mary	$400 [27] It's the process by which a bird cleans, smoothes & oils its feathers preening Larry
$600 [3] Grover Cleveland's 2nd vice president, his grandson shared his name & ran for president in 1952 & 1956 Adlai Stevenson Mary	$600 [13] The name of his "Twice-Told Tales" may have come from a line in Shakespeare's "King John" Nathaniel Hawthorne Larry Mary	$600 [18] Mehmed VI, the last sultan of the once great Ottoman Empire, fled his office in this century the 20th century Larry	$800 [11] Mexico is a major source of the "fire" type of these gems an opal Larry Mary	$600 [23] Newsday is the New York home paper of this woman called America's most popular gossip columnist Liz Smith Larry Mary	$600 [28] This mollusk has a long, internal shell called a pen, & like the octopus, can shoot ink a squid Larry
$800 [6] While mayor of Minneapolis in 1947, he helped found Americans for Democratic Action Hubert Humphrey Doug	$800 [14] D.H. Lawrence wrote a story about a boy who rides himself to death on 1 of these equine toys a rocking horse Larry	$800 [19] The famous Ottoman Corsair Khayr-Ad Din was called this by Europeans because of a facial feature Barbarossa Doug	DD $1,000 [9] It's the largest blue diamond in the world the Hope Diamond Mary	DD $1,000 [24] This executive editor of the Washington Post announced his resignation in June 1991 Ben Bradlee Mary	$800 [29] It's the term for the grasping claw on a crab or lobster pincer Mary
$1,000 [7] He served under FDR for 2 terms & then ran against him for the 1940 presidential nomination John Nance Garner Larry	$1,000 [15] "The Jewels" was 1 of many stories written by this Frenchman who died in an asylum in 1893 Guy de Maupassant Larry	$1,000 [20] Selim I killed all rivals for the throne, including his sons, except this one who succeeded him Suleyman the Magnificent	$1,000 [12] Most of the Biwa type of these gems are cultivated in Japan's Lake Biwa, for which they're named pearls Mary	$1,000 [25] This late king of Norway won an Olympic gold medal for yachting in 1928 (King) Olav Doug	$1,000 [30] Referring to its large nose, Nasalis larvatus is the scientific name for this monkey proboscis monkey Larry

Final Jeopardy!

CHINA

The Ch'in Dynasty gave China its first emperor, this dynasty gave it its last

the Ch'ing (or Manchu) Dynasty

Doug "What is Ming" — wagered $3,299

Larry "What is the Manchu" — wagered $4,300

Mary "What was the Manchu Dynasty?" — wagered $4,401

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