Show #1662 - Tuesday, November 19, 1991

Missing introductions.

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Deborah Caruso, from

Josh Vincent, a waiter and a chef from Brigantine, New Jersey

John McGill, an electrical lineman from Wallingford, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,300)

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Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS QUOTES
U.S.A.
VOLCANOES
DESIGN
BUSINESS & FINANCE
DISCO
    $100 2
Tennyson wrote that it's when "a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love"
    $100 7
The first Mormon temple in this state, built between 1871 & 1877, still stands in St. George
    $100 1
The ash from its 1980 eruption was so rich in silica, commemorative glass ashtrays were made of it
    $100 18
A metal hoop or arch that supports a lampshade, or an "angelic" musical instrument
    $100 16
Walter Murphy added a funky beat to this composer's Fifth Symphony
    $200 12
In "Richelieu" Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote, "Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is" this
    $200 8
Most of this Pennsylvania city was destroyed by fire in 1845; it revived & became known for its "Golden Triangle"
    $200 3
In Roman mythology, the workshop in which he forged thunderbolts was located under a volcano
    $200 19
An exaggerated representation of the human face that often symbolizes comedy or tragedy
    $200 17
This group recorded "Macho Man" & "Y.M.C.A." & even had a short film career
    $300 13
The old saying "There is no new thing under the sun" goes back to this book
    $300 9
This New Mexico capital is known for its opera co. which presents a summer season featuring well-known artists
    $300 4
Eruptions are divided into 5 basic groups; the least violent are named after this U.S. island chain
    $300 20
In Byzantine architecture a dosseret is a block that rests atop the capital of one of these
    $300 23
"Stayin' Alive" made its debut on the soundtrack of this film
    $400 14
In 1597 Francis Bacon wrote in "Meditationes Sacrae" that this "is power"
    $400 10
New Hampshire's motto is "Live free or" do this
    $400 5
The 2 main gases emitted by volcanoes are steam & this, which explains the bubbles
    $400 21
A "millefleurs" pattern doesn't have to depict this many flowers, but that's what its name means
    $400 27
In stock trading, round lots are 100 shares, & these are less than 100 shares
    $400 24
Their "Love Machine" was too long to released as a single so it was divided into 2 parts
    $500 15
Keats' ode on this includes "heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter"
    DD: $1,000 11
On May 11, 1864 J.E.B. Stuart was mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern near this state capital
    $500 6
The Book of Knowledge says the oldest volcanic observatory is at this volcano that killed Pliny
    $500 22
This crosslike Egyptian symbol of enduring life may be a stylized picture of a sandal strap
    $500 26
Not blackmail, but this is paid by a potential takeover target to stop the acquirer
    $500 25
Her "Never Can Say Goodbye" in 1974 made her queen of disco, until she was succeeded by Donna Summer

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 13):

John Josh Deborah
$2,800 $1,000 $300

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

John Josh Deborah
$2,900 $1,100 $2,700

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIOLOGY
CHINESE HISTORY
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
WORD ORIGINS
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
IN THE OCEAN
    $200 22
Adult frogs have 2 organs of respiration, the skin & these
    $200 1
After the Panchen Lama was removed from power, it became an autonomous region of China in 1965
    $200 17
This current Chief Justice was a clerk to Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson in 1952
    $200 9
This synonym for a bear comes from the Dutch for "brown"
    $200 2
After she fell down the rabbit-hole, she wondered if her cat, Dinah, would miss her
    $200 13
Ocean ringed by the "Ring of Fire"
    $400 27
Common name of dizygotic twins
    $400 3
Between 500,000 & 250,000 years ago, this prehistoric man lived in what is now northern China
    $400 18
In 1938 he became chief counsel of the NAACP, a post he held for the next 23 years
    $400 11
This phrase for southern squalor came from the title of a 1932 Erskine Caldwell novel
    $400 5
Henry Fleming loses his illusions about the glory of war in this Stephen Crane classic
    $400 23
From the Latin "lacuna", pool, it's a body of brackish water separated from the sea by a reef
    $600 28
Peristaltic waves move down this tube that connects the pharynx & stomach
    $600 4
Founded in the 3rd century B.C., this dynasty gave China its name
    $600 19
A co-author of the Federalist Papers, he served as Chief Justice from 1789 to 1795
    $600 14
Harold Tucker Webster comic strip character who was timidity personified
    $600 6
He left his son Telemachus under the care of his trusted friend Mentor
    $600 24
Most icebergs in the North Atlantic Ocean broke off from this island
    $800 10
This physician led the movement that overthrew the monarchy in 1911; 2 months later he became president
    $800 20
In 1948 this California governor was Dewey's running mate; 5 years later he became Chief Justice
    $800 15
The person who holds this post presents the reason why someone should not be canonized
    $800 7
Charles Marlowe goes in search of the mysterious Mr. Kurtz in this Joseph Conrad novel
    $800 25
The "Eurotunnel" to link France & England is being dug under this strait
    $1000 12
In 1279 this Mongol founded the Yuan Dynasty, putting all of China under foreign rule for the 1st time
    $1000 21
In 1919 he said a person's right to speak may be limited if the words "create a clear and present danger"
    $1000 16
From German for tailor, it's cutting someone out of a game, like gin, without him scoring a point
    DD: $2,700 8
Dobbin is Old Gobbo's horse in this Shakespeare play set in Italy
    DD: $1,000 26
They're caused by seismic disturbances & have nothing to do with tides, so "tidal wave" is incorrect

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

John Josh Deborah
$6,100 $6,500 $2,400

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Final Jeopardy! Round

PLAYS
This 1954 play is actually 2 one-acts, "Table by the Window" & "Table Number Seven"

Final scores:

John Josh Deborah
$100 $12,700 $100
2nd place: trip on Delta to Calgary, Canada & stay at Port of Call Inn + Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger New champion: $12,700 3rd place: Novatel cellular telephone + Jeopardy! home game or Jeopardy! Challenger

Game dynamics:

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Coryat scores:

John Josh Deborah
$5,600 $6,500 $5,100
19 R
(including 1 DD),
4 W
16 R
(including 1 DD),
3 W
15 R,
2 W
(including 1 DD)

Combined Coryat: $17,200

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Game tape date: 1991-09-11
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