Show #2480 - Friday, May 19, 1995

Contestants

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Edmund Dente, a media specialist from Somerville, Massachusetts

Ron Lindsay, a philosophy professor from Alexandria, Virginia

Mike Nibley, a multimedia writer and producer from Laurel, Maryland (whose 3-day cash winnings total $36,101)

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Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS PEOPLE
MOVIE DIRECTORS
CHINESE FOOD
POLITICAL TERMS
HEALTH & MEDICINE
TRADITIONAL NATIONAL FLOWERS
(Alex: These are not necessarily the official national flower. These are traditional.)
    $100 1
After leaving the employ of this Pa. chocolate maker, Harry Reese invented the peanut butter cup named for him
    $100 8
He directed "Rocky II", "Rocky III" & "Rocky IV"
    $100 21
If kept moist in a dark place for 4-5 days, 1/2 cup of mung beans will yield about 3 cups of these
    $100 6
This word is paired with "shakers" in describing political opinion leaders
    $100 7
Though some men experience them, hot flashes are usually associated with this female "change of life"
    $100 26
Shamrock
    $200 2
In 1933 this discoverer of the photoelectric effect moved from Germany to Princeton, N.J.
    $200 15
This director of "The Godfather" won an Oscar for co-writing "Patton"
    $200 22
There are 3 basic types of Chinese cooking in oil: shallow-frying, deep-frying & this one
    $200 11
Campaigning on a train with a series of short speeches in small communities is called this
    $200 9
During cataract surgery, this part of the eye is replaced with an artificial one
    $200 27
Inca
magic flower
    $300 3
In 1976 this reaper inventor was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame
    $300 16
"Rosemary's Baby" was the first movie he directed in the U.S.
    $300 23
The Smithfield type of this can be substituted for the Chinese kind from Chekiang or Yunnan provinces
    $300 12
NIMBY, the desire to keep unpleasant projects out of your neighborhood, stands for this
    $300 10
A renal biopsy might be used to diagnose a disorder of this organ
    $300 29
Fleur-de-lis
    $400 4
This World War I flying ace later served as president of Eastern Airlines
    $400 19
This sitcom actress made her movie directorial debut with the 1986 film "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
    $400 24
Mu shu pork is served rolled up in one of these
    $400 13
In 1970 this vice president spoke of "The Nattering Nabobs of Negativism"
    $400 17
Also called Hansen's disease, it claimed the life of Father Damien in 1889
    $400 30
Yellow chrysanthemum & cherry blossom
    DD: $500 5
This president's great-great-great-grandfather emigrated from the Netherlands in 1631
    $500 20
Among this director's wives were Brigitte Bardot & Jane Fonda
    $500 28
The Chinese cabbage called bai-tsai in Mandarin is called this in Cantonese
    $500 14
In 1991 President Bush called upon all nations "to fulfill the long-held promise of a new" one of these
    $500 18
Often caused by a lack of iron or certain B vitamins, it's the most common disorder of the red blood cells
    $500 25
Edelweiss

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

Mike Ron Edmund
$1,400 $1,900 $200

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Mike Ron Edmund
$2,600 $3,500 $2,300

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD HISTORY
RELIGION
COMPOSERS
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
ASIA
LITERATURE
    $200 11
The British North America Act of 1867 created this country
    $200 17
While an atheist doesn't believe in God, this person questions God's existence
    $200 1
This "March King" played in the U.S. Marine Band when he was just 13
    $200 26
This unit of weight for diamonds is broken down into 100 points
    $200 23
This capital city is Thailand's chief port
    $200 6
In Russian this epic novel is called "Voyna i Mir"
    $400 15
Emperor Pedro II's body was returned to this South American country in 1922, 31 years after his death
    $400 18
The majority of those who practice this religion belong to the Sunni sect
    $400 2
Schumann made his debut as one of these at the 1843 premiere of his own oratorio "Paradise and the Peri"
    $400 28
In the MKS system of measurement, S stands for this unit of time
    $400 25
Kompas, this country's largest newspaper, is published in Jakarta
    $400 8
Last name of author Alec, who published "My Brother Evelyn and Other Profiles" in 1967
    $600 14
In May 1989 the presidential victory of Guillermo Endara in Panama was voided by this general
    $600 20
In Judaism this compilation of oral law that includes the Mishnah is second to the Bible in authority
    $600 3
He composed dozens of waltzes, including the 1869 hit "Wine, Women and Song"
    $600 29
This system of weight for precious metals is named for the French town where it may have begun
    $600 24
It's the country in which you'll find Nangarhar University & Kabul University
    $600 9
In "Les Miserables", this hero, an ex-convict, uses the alias Monsieur Madeleine
    $800 13
In 1919 Western Thrace was awarded to this country by the Treaty of Neuilly
    $800 19
This denomination uses many of the hymns written by its co-founder Charles Wesley
    $800 4
Native country of Eugene Ysaye, whose 1931 opera "Pier Li Houieu", or "Peter the Miner", is sung in Walloon dialect
    DD: $2,250 30
The unit for atomic weight of elements is set at 1/12 the weight of this element's no. 12 isotope
    $800 22
It's the official language of Qatar
    $800 10
This 1948 work about World War II was Norman Mailer's first novel
    $1000 12
From 1238 to 1492 this area in southern Spain was an independent Moorish kingdom
    $1000 16
Most Egyptians who are Christian belong to this church
    DD: $1,000 5
He wrote the incidental music for his fellow Norwegian Bjornstjerne Bjornson's play "Sigurd Jorsalfar"
    $1000 27
The torr, a unit of pressure, is named for this Italian barometer inventor
    $1000 21
Mongolia's National Theatre is located in this city
    $1000 7
Since he wrote it in cipher, his diary, completed in 1669, wasn't interpreted until 1825

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Mike Ron Edmund
$9,600 $10,500 $5,150

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

CANADA
The 2 capitals of Canadian provinces named in honor of Prince Albert's wife

Final scores:

Mike Ron Edmund
$10,400 $19,500 $7,650
2nd place: Klipsch speakers + Columbia House music club membership New champion: $19,500 3rd place: Tasco telescope

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Mike Ron Edmund
$9,600 $10,500 $3,700
21 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 24 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W		 13 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W

Combined Coryat: $23,800

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Game tape date: 1995-01-17
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