Show #4 1990-07-07 Super Jeopardy!

Super Jeopardy!semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Eric Newhouse — a student from Sioux City, Iowa

Eugene Finerman — a writer from Evanston, Illinois

Bob Verini — a playwright, actor, and director from New York City, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bob	$5,400	$6,400	$24,800	$32,201 Finalist	$17,900 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Eugene	$800	$2,600	$16,100	$21,100 2nd place: $10,000	$16,100 16 R, 1 W
Eric	$6,000	$6,200	$10,400	$20,800 3rd place: $10,000	$15,200 15 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

STATE CAPITALS	SAINTS & SINNERS	ARTISTS	WORLD HISTORY	HODGEPODGE	SMITHS
$200 [29] When Houston became Texas' capital in 1842, this city kept the archives & forced a move back to it Austin Eugene	$200 [28] He expected a debate but didn't expect to start a new church when he posted his "95 Theses" in 1517 Martin Luther Eric	$200 [24] Unlike other artists of the time, Leonardo based these angel parts on the ones that birds have Wings Eugene	$200 [25] In 1947 Britain's George VI dropped his title as emperor of this country India Bob	$200 [30] "Blow The Man Down" is an example of this type of song sailors sang while working on sailing ships Shanty Eugene	$200 [6] The Pilgrims used the maps & books of this founder of Virginia, but did not accept his services Captain John Smith Eric
$400 [27] It's named for a Maine general's daughter Augusta Bob	$400 [19] Mark's gospel says this woman whom Jesus cured of seven demons was the first to see him resurrected Mary Magdalene Eugene	$400 [21] He was the subject of Gilbert Stuart's "Vaughn", "Landsdowne" & "Athenaeum" portraits George Washington Bob	$400 [20] On May 30, 1967 it declared itself a republic & seceded from Nigeria Biafra Eugene	$400 [23] In 1802 Napoleon instituted this award, France's highest Legion of Honor Bob	$400 [5] This former ABC News anchor played himself in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" & "The Candidate" Howard K. Smith
$800 [11] These 2 capitals both end in "-polis" Annapolis & Indianapolis Eugene	$600 [17] St. Monica's son, who lived a dissolute youth as he admitted in his "Confessions" St. Augustine Bob	$600 [18] Look around Goya's works & you'll spot several bichon frises, which are these Dogs Eugene	$600 [12] After discovering the Philippines in March of 1521, he stayed there for about a month & was killed Ferdinand Magellan Bob	$600 [22] The Royal Opera House in London has staged this Beethoven opera over 100 times since World War II Fidelio Eugene	$600 [4] This New York Daily News columnist once said that gossip is "news in a red satin dress" Liz Smith Bob
DD $1,000 [26] Listing the states alphabetically, this is the capital of the state at the top of the list Montgomery (Alabama) Bob	$800 [15] The king who had St. Thomas More put to death Henry VIII Eric	$800 [14] "A Portrait of Dr. Gachet" by this artist sold in 1990 for $82.5 million Vincent van Gogh Bob	$800 [9] By 1906 British New Guinea had become a territory of Australia & was renamed this Papua New Guinea Bob	$800 [16] This Scottish missionary explored the Kalahari Desert & discovered the Zambezi River in 1851 Dr. David Livingstone Bob	$800 [3] Much of this British poet's works dealt with death including her most famous, "Not Waving, But Drowning" Stevie Smith Bob
$1,000 [2] State capital closest to Philadelphia Trenton, New Jersey Bob	$1,000 [13] The king who had St. Thomas of Becket put to death Henry II Eric	$1,000 [7] His 1863 work "Luncheon on the Grass" was based on "Concert Champetre", painted centuries earlier Edouard Manet Eric	$1,000 [8] This smallest Balkan country didn't become independent until the 20th century Albania Eric	$1,000 [10] "All The King's Men" can't bring this U.S. Poet Laureate back again; he died September 15, 1989 Robert Penn Warren Eric	$1,000 [1] She wrote over 70 one-act plays but is best known for her first novel, "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" Betty Smith Eric

Double Jeopardy! Round

MUSICAL THEATRE	ARCHITECTURE	DEMOCRATS	CLASSICAL LITERATURE	JAPAN	THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
$500 [14] Last name shared by musical theatre greats Moss & Lawrence Hart Eugene	$500 [21] Wallace K. Harrison designed the Metropolitan Opera House as part of this NYC complex Lincoln Center Bob	$500 [15] In May 1990 Daniel Akaka became this state's new junior senator, replacing Spark Matsunaga Hawaii Eugene	$500 [1] The people Aeneas led to Italy to found Rome were the losers in this war the Trojan War Eric	$1,000 [5] Occuring nearly 1,500 times a year, one of these led to more than 100,000 deaths in 1923 Earthquakes Bob	$2,000 [24] The second-largest deer in the world, it's also called the wapiti American elk Eric
$1,000 [9] The original cast album of this Broadway musical features a rose & a mask on the cover Phantom of the Opera Eric	$1,000 [26] The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence is called this after its massive dome Il Duomo Eugene	$1,000 [13] Colorado congresswoman who was an almost-ran in the 1988 presidential race Pat Schroeder Bob	$1,000 [16] The Elder wrote natural history & the Younger, his nephew & adopted son, was known for his books of letters Pliny Bob	$1,500 [4] In a traditional Japanese home, floors are covered with straw mats called these Tatami Eric	DD $4,800 [25] The disease mixomatosis was introduced to Australia in the 1950s to control them rabbits Eric
$1,500 [8] The title character of this comical 1956 musical almost marries Apassionata Von Climax Li'l Abner Eugene	$1,500 [23] At age 13 he emigrated from Finland to the United States with his architect father Eliel Eero Saarinen Eric	$1,500 [12] William A. O'Neill has been governor of Connecticut since she resigned because of illness Ella Grasso Eugene	$1,500 [17] Philosopher who was grossly caricatured in Aristophanes' "The Clouds" Socrates Eugene	$2,000 [2] The first Japanese film director to become famous internationally; his films include "Rashomon" & "The Seven Samurai" Akira Kurosawa Eric	—
$2,500 [6] Gertrude Lawrence was the "lady" in the title of this 1941 musical about psychoanalysis Lady in the Dark Bob	$2,000 [22] Pseudonym of Swiss architect & city planner Charles-Edouard Jeanneret Le Corbusier Bob	$2,000 [11] He's been an Arizona congressman since 1961 when his brother vacated the seat to join JFK's cabinet Morris Udall Eugene	$2,000 [18] This first Greek historian attempted to write a history of the world up to his own time Herodotus Bob Eric	$2,500 [3] The Ainu, most of whom live on this northernmost island, may have been Japan's first inhabitants Hokkaido Eric	—
DD $9,900 [7] 1-word title of the 1980 musical which featuredthe following:"When the pills the doctor gave you turn your cold to the grippe /When a stitch to save nine others comes apart with a rip /When the rats invade your attic and start leaving your ship /Follow my tip /Come away on a trip /Just join the circus..." Barnum Bob	$2,500 [19] Chicagoan who has been called "The Father of the American Skyscraper" Louis Sullivan Bob	$2,500 [10] He lost the presidential nomination to Hubert Humphrey in 1968 & ran as an independent in 1976 Eugene McCarthy Eugene	$2,500 [20] This Roman poet fought for Brutus before settling down to write his epodes & odes Horace Eugene	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

GEOGRAPHY

In area, it's the second-largest country on the second-largest continent; both begin with the letter "A"

Algeria (in Africa)

Eric "What is Algeria?" — wagered $10,400

Eugene "What is Algeria?" — wagered $5,000

Bob "What is Algeria?" — wagered $7,401

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