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DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH? |
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This bending of light as it passes from air into water results from its slower speed |
refraction
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In American football he's a kicker; in Britain he's a gambler, especially on thoroughbred races |
a punter
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He's the well-intentioned 1930s prime minister seen here |
Neville Chamberlain
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A shrewd bargainer is known as a "trader" of these animals |
a horse-trader
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Omaha (1854-1867) |
Nebraska
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Eydie Gorme's spouse who is David Lean's epic 1962 film starring Peter O'Toole |
Steve Lawrence of Arabia
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The simplest organic compounds are made of just carbon & this element |
hydrogen
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Frank Beal invented this type of tennis for what it uses instead of a racquet |
(Amy: What is table tennis?)
paddle tennis
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On Oct. 31, 1956 British & French bombs destroyed much of this country's air force |
(Alex: You're on your way to setting some records if you decided to wager big on this Daily Double clue.) (Brendan: Don't tease me like that, Alex. Let's try $5,000.) (Alex: All right, keep in mind, ladies and gentlemen, that the clues are easier as they are higher on the board. So this should be an easy one. Let's see.) ... (Alex: Brendan?) (Brendan: What is Argentina?) (Alex: No. You have to remember the Suez Crisis, and that would be [*]. So maybe the clues are not necessarily that much easier when they're higher on the board.)
Egypt
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One-word term for the proprietor of a cigar store |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a tobacconist
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Natchez (1798-1802 & 1817-1821) |
Mississippi
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Crystal Gayle's No. 2 pop hit that's the type of dairy product that includes Roquefort & Gorgonzola |
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Cheese"
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Unlike the 2-person type, the team type of this "ball" game has no walls; players throw the ball at a goal |
handball
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In 1995 this oldest British merchant bank went bust after a trader lost $1 billion of its assets |
(Amy: What is Lloyd's of London?)
Barings
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Augusta (1786-1795) |
(Amy: What is Maine?)
Georgia
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Movie star of gangster film like "The Public Enemy" who was partnered with Tyne Daly on a 1980s TV cop drama |
James Cagney & Lacey
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Magnets & batteries have this property, meaning each end produces opposite physical effects |
polarized
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As his last name suggess, this boxer who's twice beaten Mike Tyson is a devoted Christian |
(Brendan: Who is Lennox Lewis?)
Evander Holyfield
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On August 3 of this year, British Diplomat Edward Grey said, "The lamps are going out all over Europe" |
(Amy: What is 1939?)
1914
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Murfreesboro (1819-1825) |
Tennessee
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Poe story in which an old man's body is buried under the floor & Marlow journeys in the Congo to find Kurtz |
[NOTE: The Poe work is "The Tell-Tale Heart".]
"A Tell-Tale Heart of Darkness"
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Seen in lamps, this type of luminescence from exposure to energy lasts only as long as the energy does |
fluorescence
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In 1952 the great Willie Hoppe retired from this sport--we hope he had a cushion to fall back on |
(Adam: What is horse racing?)
pool (billiards)
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Conductor Neville Marriner founded this British musical "Academy" named for a church on Trafalgar Square |
(Alex: With a minute left, Amy.)
the Academy of St. Martin in the Field
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Portsmouth (1680-1775) |
New Hampshire
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It's the "big deal" Shakespeare play in which Brooke Shields reveals what she wears under her jeans in a classic ad |
[Laughter and applause] (Alex: You deserve the money just for working that out.)
"Much Ado About Nothing Comes Between Me and My Calvins"
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