Show #1715 1992-01-31 (taped 1991-11-12) Regular

Contestants

Mark Sappir — a lawyer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Debbie Kessler — a copywriter from San Francisco, California

Bob Murphy — a pediatrician from Oakhurst, New Jersey

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$1,200	$2,400	$3,700	$6,700 New champion: $6,700	$4,400 17 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)
Debbie	$1,500	$1,100	$3,300	$6,598 2nd place: a trip to Tampa, Florida on Delta Airlines with stay at Safety Harbor Spa & Fitness Center with total fitness plan	$4,300 15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Mark	$100	$1,100	$1,100	$1,000 3rd place: Yashica Zoomtec 35 mm auto-focus camera with built-in zoom lens, case, tripod & film + Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Nintendo Game Boy	$2,100 15 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

PHYSICAL SCIENCE	ANGLO-FILE	SPORTS	INDIAN LIFE	HINTS FROM HELOISE	NOSY PHRASES
$100 [6] Comets sometimes travel tail first, as the tail always points away from this the Sun Debbie Mark	$100 [12] Introduced into England in the 17th c., this drink was a luxury & sold for up to £10 a pound tea Mark	$100 [11] The stadium & headquarters for this NFL team is located at 1265 Lombardi Avenue in Wisconsin the Green Bay Packers Debbie	$100 [26] It was the most prized bird feather you could have in your cap, er, headdress eagle Mark	$100 [21] Put cold water in the bathtub before adding hot water & you can prevent this from happening to your mirrors fogging up Mark	$100 [1] Someone who is hard at work has his nose to this; how painful the grindstone Mark
$200 [7] The opposite of an anode, it's the negative electrode of an electron tube cathode Debbie	$200 [13] Traditionally, the British serve this breakfast food on Shrove Tuesday pancakes	$200 [17] Before it was played outdoors, this game was known as mush ball & indoor baseball softball Bob Debbie	$200 [27] A Pueblo Indian didn't need a key to get into his house, but rather one of these a ladder Mark	$200 [22] By freezing this vegetable for 15 minutes before you cut it, you can save yourself a lot of tears onions Bob	$200 [2] To seek revenge in a self-defeating way is called doing this to your nose to spite your face cutting it off Mark
$300 [8] About 2/3 of the Earth's crustal rocks are of this type, formed from a molten state igneous Debbie	$300 [14] Supporting the royal arms of Great Britain, the unicorn symbolizes Scotland & this animal symbolizes England the lion Mark	$300 [18] In a playoff with Chi Chi Rodriguez, this "Golden Bear" had to bear down to win his 1st Senior Open title Jack Nicklaus Bob	$300 [28] It's believed this tribe's name came from the dark-colored moccasins they wore Blackfoot Mark	$300 [23] Sweep this type of bath or baby powder into the cracks of a wooden floor & you can reduce squeaking talcum Mark	$300 [3] When you're vexed about someone else taking your place, you have your nose out of this joint Debbie
$400 [9] Until 1960 this unit of time was defined as 1/86,400 of a mean solar day a second Bob	$400 [15] On July 17, 1991 this British humor magazine celebrated its 150th anniversary Punch Bob	$400 [19] Every four years, international soccer teams vie for this coveted award the World Cup Bob	$400 [29] A Navajo medicine man creates one of these works of art by day & destroys it before sundown a sand painting Debbie	$400 [24] To hold a nail in place while hammering, put it between the teeth of this grooming item a comb Debbie	$400 [4] Something that is as obvious as obvious can be is this as clear as the nose on your face (or as plain as the nose on your face) Bob
$500 [10] The 3 methods by which heat can be transferred are radiation, conduction & this convection Bob	$500 [16] About 1800 this man, not Wedgwood, introduced bone china to England Josiah Spode Bob Mark	$500 [20] Between 1983-85 Martina Navratilova & this doubles partner won 109 consecutive matches Pam Shriver Bob	DD $1,000 [30] Before the Spanish introduced the horse, Plains Indians used this animal to pull a travois the dog Debbie	$500 [25] To reduce the acid flavor of spaghetti sauce, Heloise suggests adding 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of this instant beverage instant coffee	$500 [5] "Monetary" phrase that may come from an old custom of slitting the noses of those who avoided taxes paying through the nose Debbie

Double Jeopardy! Round

WASHINGTON, D.C.	BESTSELLERS	ANCIENT HISTORY	WINE	WOMEN	SONG
$200 [16] The city, which covers 69 square miles, borders this state on three sides Maryland Bob Mark	$200 [11] Bantam Books paid a reported $5 million for rights to this Desert Storm general's memoirs Schwarzkopf Debbie	$200 [21] This Phrygian king mentioned by Herodotus is not the one of golden touch fame Midas Bob	$200 [26] Dom Pierre Perignon, a Benedictine monk, is credited with inventing this type of wine Champagne Debbie	$200 [1] When poet Emma Lazarus was born in this city in 1849, it didn't have the statue in the harbor New York Debbie	$200 [6] A chorus of singers in a church, or the kind of loft in which you'll find them choir Debbie
$400 [17] A bronze statue of freedom 19 1/2 feet high stands on top of the dome of this building the Capitol Bob	$400 [12] This author of "Jaws" went to "The Deep" for "Beast", a tale of a giant squid (Peter) Benchley Mark	$400 [22] The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible called the Septuagint was made in this Egyptian city Alexandria Bob	$400 [27] Wine is still an important export of this Islamic country that became independent of France in 1962 Algeria Bob	$400 [2] A 1978 book on her was titled "The Lonely Lady of San Clemente" Mrs. Nixon Mark	$400 [7] "Parlando" is a vocal direction to sing as if doing this, which is what "parlare" means in Italian to speak Mark
$600 [18] Cass Gilbert designed this building that features the motto "Equal Justice Under Law" the Supreme Court Building Mark	$600 [13] Alexandra Ripley wrote out 300 pages of this novel in longhand before writing a sequel to it, "Scarlett" Gone with the Wind Bob	$600 [23] Partheneia were "maiden songs" & this was the "Temple of the Maiden" the Parthenon Bob	$600 [28] This Italian red wine is typically sold in straw-covered bottles called fiaschi Chianti Mark	$600 [3] One book called her costume "lipstick, rouge, slippers; two fluffy fans... and a dim lavender light" Sally Rand Mark	$600 [8] A song sung by sailors, or a synonym for shack a shanty Debbie
DD $1,000 [19] This library, best known for its Shakespeare collection, also contains some original tracts by Martin Luther the Folger Library Mark	$800 [14] In 1991 she followed the success of her "The Joy Luck Club" with "The Kitchen God's Wife" (Amy) Tan Bob	DD $700 [25] The Maurya Empire in this country began to fall apart after the death of Asoka c. 237 B.C. India Bob	$800 [29] Port wine is named for the town of Oporto, from which it is exported, in this country Portugal Bob Debbie	$800 [4] In 1959 she uncovered a fossil hominid believed to be 1,750,000 years old Mary Leakey Bob Debbie	$800 [9] A soprano who specializes in "colorful" runs & trills, it's also an Italian word for "coloring" coloratura Debbie
$1,000 [20] The Herbert C. Hoover building houses this gov't department of which Hoover was secretary the Department of Commerce Mark	$1,000 [15] This Robert Bly best seller is subtitled "A Book About Men" Iron John	$800 [24] Samsuiluna, son of this Code giver, couldn't hold dad's Mesopotamian empire together Hammurabi Bob	$1,000 [30] The region around the village of Tokaj in this country produces tokay, a famous dessert wine Hungary	$1,000 [5] In 1965 she tried out to be an astronaut; in 1977 she started at Indy Janet Guthrie Bob	$1,000 [10] "Songs and Dances of Death" is a beautiful song cycle by this "Boris Godunov" composer Modest Mussorgsky Bob

Final Jeopardy!

ACTORS OF THE PAST

Born in 1895, 2 of his greatest film roles were Julio Desnoyers & Ahmed Ben Hassan

Rudolph Valentino

Mark "Who is Omar Sharife" — wagered $100

Debbie "Who was Rudolph Valentino?" — wagered $3,298

Bob "Who was Rudolph Valentino" — wagered $3,000

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