Show #6323 - Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Contestants

[<< previous game]

Michael McCall, a political consultant from Pompano Beach, Florida

Sarah Edwards, an attorney from Oakland, California

Patrick Morrison, a student of Slavic studies from Northville, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,601)

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round

ABOLITIONISTS
HERE COMES THE WEDDING MOVIE
GOING DUTCH
COLLEGE TOWNS
(Alex: We want you to name the town where you find the main campus.)
HAI KARATE!
SCIENCE "L"AB
    $200 6
On October 16, 1859 he & his followers slashed telegraph wires at Harpers Ferry to cut the town off from the outside world
    $200 9
Newly engaged Maya Rudolph asks Kristen Wiig to be her maid of honor in this 2011 comedy
    $200 23
The Dutch gave us this word for the little finger
    $200 1
Carnegie Mellon University
    $200 21
Reflecting its roots as a form of unarmed combat, "karate" comes from the Japanese words "kara", empty, & "te", this
    $200 13
Milk production in mammals is called this
    $400 7
Elijah P. Lovejoy was killed by a mob even after moving his anti-slavery newspaper from this Missouri city to Illinois
    $400 10
A hasty plan to get married spins out of control, making Carrie a Bridezilla; Mr. Big jilts her on their wedding day in this film
    $400 27
This most populous of New York City's boroughs derives its name from a village in the Netherlands
    $400 2
Southern Methodist University
    $400 22
World Karate Federation rules require sparring competitors to do this to each other at the start & end of a bout
    $400 16
The anopleura, or "sucking" these, are insects that feed only on blood
    $600 8
Levi Coffin & his wife, members of this "trembling" religious sect, helped more than 2,000 slaves escape to freedom
    DD: $1,200 11
Spencer Tracy played the title role in this 1950 film with Liz Taylor as his affianced daughter Kay
    $600 28
Gurk, a Dutch word for this garden vegetable, gives us the English word gherkin
    $600 3
DePaul University
    $600 24
WKF fighters score 1 point for landing a punch, 2 points for a kick to the chest & 3 points for a kick to this body part
    $600 18
Whether spelled with an "er" or an "re", it refers to a mineral's ability to reflect light
    $800 15
One of his 3 autobiographies is 1855's "My Bondage and My Freedom"
    $800 12
Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson aren't invited but make the best guests anyway in this 2005 comedy
    $800 29
To pass off as genuine; it comes from a Dutch word meaning "fist" (just add a letter)
    $800 4
Oklahoma State University
    $800 25
It's the 2-letter term for the usually white uniform worn by karate practitioners
    $800 19
This tincture of opium was wildly popular during the Victorian era
    $1000 17
He construed a February 1831 solar eclipse as a sign & began a slave revolt in Virginia a few months later
    $1000 14
Katherine Heigl always serves the bride with a closet full of these, the title of a 2008 chick flick
    $1000 30
It's an internal tax placed on the production, sale or consumption of a commodity
    $1000 5
The University of Idaho
    $1000 26
Many historians trace karate's origins to this big Japanese island invaded by the U.S. in the waning days of World War II
    $1000 20
2-word time frame for a craft to get spaceborne so it can achieve a desired orbit

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Patrick Sarah Michael
$5,200 $1,000 $1,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Patrick Sarah Michael
$8,200 $1,600 $5,200

Double Jeopardy! Round

WHO'S YOUR MYTHOLOGICAL DADDY?
COFFEE KLATCH
THE MIDDLE EAST
A BOOKISH CATEGORY
ROBBING PETER
(Alex: Each correct response will contain the letters of "Peter" minus one of those letters.)
TO PAY PAUL
    $400 11
Thor
    $400 26
This drink, such as Jameson, puts the "Irish" into an Irish coffee
    $400 6
Ra's Nasrani or Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (Hebrew name Mifraz Shlomo) is at the tip of this peninsula
    $400 1
"If you please, draw me a sheep" requests the title kid in this 1943 Saint-Exupery fable
    $400 16
A fossil of this prehistoric creature is seen here
    $400 21
Pay Paul Shaffer: buy "We'll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives", a memoir with tales of life as this late night host's sidekick
    $800 12
Aphrodite
    $800 28
Its name is from the Italian for "pressed out"
    $800 7
According to the State Department, the Middle East or "Near East" extends west to this African monarchy
    $800 2
This 1982 novel by Alice Walker traces Celie's growth from self-hatred to independence
    $800 17
Ancient & hopefully permanent, Rome is known as this city
    $800 23
Pay Paul McCartney: shell out for this band "over America", a 28-track documentary of a 1970s U.S. tour
    $1200 13
Horus & Anubis
    DD: $3,000 29
The cup seen here has this French name that can also refer to the coffee served in that type of cup
    $1200 8
Here are World Trade Center towers that overlook the Persian Gulf & Manama in this country
    $1200 3
Mrs. Robinson does not have a first name in this 1963 Charles Webb novel, not that Benjamin would use it
    $1200 18
To strive to win a contest
    $1200 24
Pay Paul Hewson (who works under another name): buy this band's 1984 album "'The Unforgettable Fire"
    $1600 14
Cupid, Romulus & Remus
    $1600 30
A seaport in Yemen gave its name to this chocolate-y coffee drink
    $1600 9
Among Arab countries, this one on the Mediterranean has the highest percentage of Christians
    $1600 4
In 2011 this author continued his fantasy series with the bestseller "A Dance with Dragons"
    $1600 19
Some members of the House of Lords don't have hereditary titles but are "life" these
    $1600 22
Pay Paul Stanley: buy "Dressed to Kill" by this band, rocking & rolling all night & partying ev-er-y day since 1973
    $2000 15
Orion & Polyphemus
    $2000 27
Called a cezve or ibrik, the long-handled pot seen here is used to make this type of coffee
    $2000 10
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The cities of Ramadi & Fallujah have given nightmares to U.S. troops engaged in this Sunni-majority province, Iraq's biggest in area
    $2000 5
Sylvia Plath committed suicide one month after the publication of this novel of hers
    DD: $2,000 20
Seen here is some of the rock art that gives a New Mexico national monument this name
    $2000 25
Pay Paul Pierce: buy a replica of the No. 34 jersey he wears as captain of this NBA team

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Patrick Sarah Michael
$19,000 $4,800 $1,000
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
The Catholic & Eastern churches separated in 1054, when the Pope & Patriarch did this to each other; it was undone in 1965

Final scores:

Patrick Sarah Michael
$21,500 $5,800 $1,500
2-day champion: $51,101 2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Patrick Sarah Michael
$20,400 $4,800 $4,000
27 R
(including 1 DD),
6 W
(including 1 DD)		 7 R,
1 W		 15 R,
6 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $29,200

[game responses] [game scores] [suggest correction]

Game tape date: 2011-11-16
The J! Archive is created by fans, for fans. Scraping, republication, monetization, and malicious use prohibited; this site may use cookies and collect identifying information. See terms. The Jeopardy! game show and all elements thereof, including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto, are the property of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. and are protected under law. This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Join the discussion at JBoard.tv.