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ECONOMICS
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'Around 600 B.C. the island of Aegina introduced these items to Greek economic life'
$1200
coins
Double Jeopardy!
5323
GREEK ALPHABET SOUP
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'These "waves" of roughly 7-13 Hz are associated with relaxation & creativity in the brain'
$1200
alpha waves
Double Jeopardy!
5323
AT THE DENTIST'S OFFICE
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'Modern lead aprons worn during x-raying have a collar to protect this gland from the radiation'
$1600
the thryoid gland
Double Jeopardy!
5323
THE SPORTING LIFE
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'This TV show debuted April 29, 1961 with Jim McKay as host'
$1600
The Wide World of Sports
Double Jeopardy!
5323
24--THE NOVEL
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'This novelist has Clarissa Dalloway reexamine her life choices in between dealing with last-minute party details'
$1600
Virginia Woolf
Double Jeopardy!
5323
OKLAHOMIES
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'Born near Ada, Oklahoma in 1918, he was one of the first evangelists to hold large-scale television revivals'
$4,100
Oral Roberts
Double Jeopardy!
5323
ECONOMICS
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'This 2-word labor level has been the goal of many; a 1978 Act of Congress named for it actually settles for 96%'
$8,000
full employment
Double Jeopardy!
5323
GREEK ALPHABET SOUP
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'1970s No. 1 hit for Helen Reddy'
$1600
"Delta Dawn"
Double Jeopardy!
5323
AT THE DENTIST'S OFFICE
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'From the Latin for "to close", it's the alignment & spacing of your upper & lower teeth when you bite'
$2000
occlusion
Double Jeopardy!
5323
THE SPORTING LIFE
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'Originally from Ukraine, Lenny Krayzelburg won 3 gold medals in Sydney competing for the U.S. in this sport'
$2000
swimming
Double Jeopardy!
5323
24--THE NOVEL
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'This author of "The Berlin Stories" later lived in L.A. & wrote "A Single Man" about a day in L.A.'
$2000
Christopher Isherwood
Double Jeopardy!
5323
OKLAHOMIES
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'Originally from Tulsa, <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-10-31_DJ_27.jpg" target="_blank">he</a> gained his greatest fame as an adviser to presidents and as a senator from New York'
$2000
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Double Jeopardy!
5323
ECONOMICS
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'In 2005 Americans didn't put money away but spent all they earned & more, for the 1st negative rate of this since 1933'
$2000
savings
Double Jeopardy!
5323
GREEK ALPHABET SOUP
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'In this type of testing, electronic equipment is subjected to the real world conditions in which it'll be used'
$2000
beta testing
Double Jeopardy!
5323
ANIMALS
2007-10-31T00:00:00
'For 2006, between Oct. 25 & Nov. 1, the Los Angeles SPCA, like many other shelters, banned adoption of these'
null
black cats
Final Jeopardy!
5323
LET'S TALK TURKEY
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Be happy, the turkey's breastbone is also known by this more hopeful name'
$100
Wishbone
Jeopardy!
3274
NAME THE YEAR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'The warring was done & it was time for fun in this year (end of WWII)'
$100
1945
Jeopardy!
3274
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'In the 1984 season UCLA's John Lee set a Division 1-A record by kicking 29 of these 3-pointers'
$100
Field goals
Jeopardy!
3274
SMALL U.S. CAPITALS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Although its population is only about 50,000, it's Wyoming's largest city'
$100
Cheyenne
Jeopardy!
3274
FOLKLORE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'In 1998 the story of this young Chinese lady became Disney's latest animated legend'
$100
Mulan
Jeopardy!
3274
FASHION STATEMENTS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'When ypu praise someone highly, you "take" this "off to him"'
$100
Your hat
Jeopardy!
3274
LET'S TALK TURKEY
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Farmboys know a female turkey is a hen, a baby is a poult & a male is called this'
$200
Tom
Jeopardy!
3274
NAME THE YEAR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'It all began crashing down in this year (the Berlin Wall)'
$200
1989
Jeopardy!
3274
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Nickname of Alabama coach Paul Bryant, who won 15 bowl games'
$200
"Bear"
Jeopardy!
3274
SMALL U.S. CAPITALS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This Delaware capital was laid out as a site for a jail & courthouse on the order of William Penn'
$200
Dover
Jeopardy!
3274
FOLKLORE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'The rules of this kids' game, like keeping one knuckle down while shooting, are passed down orally'
$200
Marbles
Jeopardy!
3274
FASHION STATEMENTS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'When you have a secret agenda, you have "something up" this, like a crafty conjurer'
$200
Your sleeve
Jeopardy!
3274
LET'S TALK TURKEY
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Of wiggin, snood or hackle, the one that's the fleshy growth hanging down over a male turkey's beak'
$300
Snood
Jeopardy!
3274
NAME THE YEAR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Yitzhak Rabin shook Yasir Arafat's hand at the White House in September of this year'
$300
1993
Jeopardy!
3274
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Even after Penn State joined it in 1990, this conference retained its numerical name'
$300
The Big Ten
Jeopardy!
3274
SMALL U.S. CAPITALS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'A U.S. Mint was established in this capital to handle the Comstock Lode's silver output'
$500
Carson City, Nevada
Jeopardy!
3274
FOLKLORE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This liquid appears in many folktales & in the title of a Searchers hit'
$300
Love Potion No. 9
Jeopardy!
3274
FASHION STATEMENTS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Do this "up" & you're putting on your finery; do it "down" & you're scolding someone'
$300
Dress
Jeopardy!
3274
LET'S TALK TURKEY
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Pass him a drumstick; this president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in the 1860s'
$400
Abraham Lincoln
Jeopardy!
3274
NAME THE YEAR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This year's most famous headline, even if it was wrong ("Dewey Defeats Truman")'
$400
1948
Jeopardy!
3274
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'In 1937 future Supreme Court justice Byron "Whizzer" White was runner-up for this best player award'
$400
Heisman Trophy
Jeopardy!
3274
FOLKLORE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'A small spirit that torments pilots, or a small car once made by American Motors'
$400
Gremlin
Jeopardy!
3274
FASHION STATEMENTS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'To be discharged or dismissed is to "get" this piece of footwear'
$400
The boot
Jeopardy!
3274
LET'S TALK TURKEY
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Despite their name, turkeys originated on this continent'
$500
North America
Jeopardy!
3274
NAME THE YEAR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Seen here is a tragedy from this year that few will forget (Challenger explosion)'
$500
1986
Jeopardy!
3274
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'The last major bowl without a corporate sponsor, it struck an agreement with AT&T in 1998'
$500
The Rose Bowl
Jeopardy!
3274
FOLKLORE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Lesser known than Paul Bunyan, but equally heroic, Gib Morgan was a mighty driller for this'
$500
Oil
Jeopardy!
3274
FASHION STATEMENTS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'"Shirt feature" term for a professional whose job generally doesn't involve manual labor'
$500
White collar
Jeopardy!
3274
GIVING THANKS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Emily Post says these must be acknowledged within 3 months -- & guests don't have a year to give them, either'
$200
wedding presents
Double Jeopardy!
3274
TENTS IN THE BIBLE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'According to Genesis 13:12, "Lot pitched his tent toward" this city....uh-oh'
$200
Sodom
Double Jeopardy!
3274
THE WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'She's the first U.S. Secretary of State to be inducted'
$200
Madeleine Albright
Double Jeopardy!
3274
A WHITMAN SAMPLER
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Emerson called this book "The most extra-ordinary piece of wit and wisdom" America has yet contributed'
$200
Leaves of Grass
Double Jeopardy!
3274
PLAYING DOCTOR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'He played physician & poet Yuri Zhivago in a 1965 film'
$200
Omar Sharif
Double Jeopardy!
3274
OH "MI"
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'For many birds, it means flying south for the winter'
$200
migrating
Double Jeopardy!
3274
GIVING THANKS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'A letter expressing thanks for hospitality is named for these 2 foods'
$400
bread & butter
Double Jeopardy!
3274
TENTS IN THE BIBLE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'His son Ham discovered him drunk & naked in his tent'
$400
Noah
Double Jeopardy!
3274
THE WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This member of the New York City Opera from 1955 to 1980 was inducted in 1998'
$400
Beverly Sills
Double Jeopardy!
3274
A WHITMAN SAMPLER
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This poem says, "Do I contradict myself? Very well then...I contradict myself; I am large...I contain multitudes"'
$400
"Song of Myself"
Double Jeopardy!
3274
PLAYING DOCTOR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This TV character went from medical school to the FBI -- she moved to the big screen in 1998'
$400
Dana Scully (The X-Files)
Double Jeopardy!
3274
OH "MI"
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This region of islands in the Pacific includes Guam, Kiribati & Nauru'
$400
micronesia
Double Jeopardy!
3274
GIVING THANKS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'He exuberantly thanked his wife, God & Tom Cruise in accepting the 1996 Oscar as Best Supporting Actor'
$600
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Double Jeopardy!
3274
TENTS IN THE BIBLE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This apostle from Tarsus was a tentmaker by trade'
$600
Paul
Double Jeopardy!
3274
THE WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'To duplicate this late journalist's life, travel around the world, then get inducted into the hall'
$600
Nellie Bly
Double Jeopardy!
3274
A WHITMAN SAMPLER
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'It's the title of the movie that featured <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1998-11-26_DJ_27.wmv">the following</a>:<br /><br /><i>"A poem by Walt Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln; now in this class you can either call me 'Mr. Cheating
$600
Dead Poets Society (Robin Williams)
Double Jeopardy!
3274
PLAYING DOCTOR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Plastic surgeon Michael J. Fox is sidetracked in a small town on his way to L.A. in this 1991 film comedy'
$600
Doc Hollywood
Double Jeopardy!
3274
OH "MI"
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'A sticky situation, or an area of wet, soggy ground'
$600
mire
Double Jeopardy!
3274
GIVING THANKS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'If you're genuinely thankful to a Frenchman, "The quality" of this word "is not strained"'
$800
merci
Double Jeopardy!
3274
TENTS IN THE BIBLE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'When asked "Where is Sarah thy wife?", he replied, "In the tent"'
$800
Abraham
Double Jeopardy!
3274
THE WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This "hymn her" battled her way in in 1998'
$800
Julia Ward Howe
Double Jeopardy!
3274
PLAYING DOCTOR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'It's the name of the fictional psychiatrist seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1998-11-26_DJ_04.wmv">here</a>:<br /><br /><i>"A census taker once tried to test me... I ate his liver with some fava beans & a nice Chianti."</i>'
$500
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs)
Double Jeopardy!
3274
OH "MI"
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'It's a ship equipped to detect & destroy enemy explosives'
$800
a minesweeper
Double Jeopardy!
3274
GIVING THANKS
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'The name of this sacrament instituted at the Last Supper is from Greek for "Thanksgiving"'
$1000
the Eucharist
Double Jeopardy!
3274
TENTS IN THE BIBLE
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Numbers 19:14 says if a man dieth in his tent, everything in it & all who enter are unclean for this length of time'
$1000
7 days
Double Jeopardy!
3274
THE WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This founder of the Special Olympics found herself in the hall in 1998'
$500
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Double Jeopardy!
3274
PLAYING DOCTOR
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'Meg Ryan played a heart surgeon touched by the other-worldly Nicolas Cage in this 1998 love story'
$1000
City of Angels
Double Jeopardy!
3274
OH "MI"
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This "box" with slotted sides enables a carpenter to make perfect crosscuts'
$1000
a mitre box
Double Jeopardy!
3274
CLASSIC CHILDREN'S LIT
1998-11-26T00:00:00
'This children's story begins with a young farm girl saying to her mother, "Where's Papa going with that ax?"'
null
Charlotte\'s Web
Final Jeopardy!
3274
THE GOD SQUAD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'He was the one-eyed top god of the Vikings'
$200
Odin
Jeopardy!
4647
MUSIC ON MY iPOD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'My daughter put this Canadian singer's songs on my iPod, but I'm man enough to admit I listen to her too<br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2004-11-16_J_14.mp3">"All this time you were pretending /<br />So much for my happy ending..."</a></i>'
$200
Avril Lavigne
Jeopardy!
4647
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'He boldly served as President of the Continental Congress when the Declaration of Independence was adopted'
$200
John Hancock
Jeopardy!
4647
COLLEGIATE FINE DINING
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'In 2004 this chain launched its Go Active! Happy Meals for Adults'
$200
McDonald\'s
Jeopardy!
4647
SHOCKING!
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Over 50% of the electric power generated in the U.S. is produced by the burning of this fuel'
$200
coal
Jeopardy!
4647
YOU HAVE TOO MUCH...
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'You have too much of this in your blood if you have diabetes mellitus'
$200
sugar
Jeopardy!
4647
THE GOD SQUAD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'The official seal of this U.S. state depicts the goddess Minerva & a grizzly bear'
$400
California
Jeopardy!
4647
MUSIC ON MY iPOD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'I'm really into this band whose name means "Boys entering anarchistic state towards internal excellence"'
$400
Beastie Boys
Jeopardy!
4647
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'You're on the money if you know that he's the statesman seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2004-11-16_J_02.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>'
$400
Alexander Hamilton
Jeopardy!
4647
COLLEGIATE FINE DINING
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'For those watching their carbs, this sandwich chain offers "Atkins-friendly" salads & wraps'
$400
Subway
Jeopardy!
4647
SHOCKING!
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'The Harrison family was living in this mansion in the Spring of 1891 when it was wired for electricity'
$400
the White House
Jeopardy!
4647
YOU HAVE TOO MUCH...
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'...of this if afflicted with hirsutism'
$400
hair
Jeopardy!
4647
THE GOD SQUAD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'An ancient goddess of this civilization, Mut was depicted with a vulture's head'
$600
Egypt
Jeopardy!
4647
MUSIC ON MY iPOD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'This band of brothers started their career in their dad's band<br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2004-11-16_J_28.mp3">"I been lost in my own place and I'm gettin' weary..."</a></i>'
$600
Los Lonely Boys
Jeopardy!
4647
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'In a speech against the Stamp Act in 1765, he said, "If this be treason, make the most of it"'
$600
Patrick Henry
Jeopardy!
4647
COLLEGIATE FINE DINING
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Enchiritos & Meximelts are specialties found on its menu'
$600
Taco Bell
Jeopardy!
4647
SHOCKING!
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'This huge electric company was formed in 1892 by the merger of Thomas Edison's company with its main rival'
$600
General Electric
Jeopardy!
4647
YOU HAVE TOO MUCH...
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'...of this on your bow that's overstrung'
$600
tension
Jeopardy!
4647
THE GOD SQUAD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Mara, this Asian religion's god of evil, rides an elephant & has 100 arms'
$800
Buddism
Jeopardy!
4647
MUSIC ON MY iPOD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'The song "Failure's Not Flattering", by this band, was originally dubbed "Belinda Carlisle" as an homage to its '80s sound'
$800
New Found Glory
Jeopardy!
4647
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'One of the leading architects of the Revolution was this second cousin of the second U.S. president'
$1,000
Samuel Adams
Jeopardy!
4647
COLLEGIATE FINE DINING
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Celebrate this chain's 85th anniversary in 2004 with a hot dog & a root beer float'
$800
A&W
Jeopardy!
4647
SHOCKING!
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'It's the technical term for an electric current that regularly reverses direction'
$800
Alternating Current
Jeopardy!
4647
YOU HAVE TOO MUCH...
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'...if you suffer from hypernatremia (put down the potato chips)'
$800
sodium
Jeopardy!
4647
THE GOD SQUAD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Ganesha is this religion's god of luck & wisdom'
$1000
Hinduism
Jeopardy!
4647
MUSIC ON MY iPOD
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'This group's song is more than great listening, it's a history lesson<br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2004-11-16_J_30.mp3">"...Springsteen, Madonna /<br />Way before Nirvana there was /<br />U2 and Blondie..."</a></i>'
$1000
Bowling for Soup
Jeopardy!
4647
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'This youngest Constitution signer gave his name to the Ohio city called "The Birthplace of Aviation"'
$1000
Jonathan Dayton
Jeopardy!
4647
COLLEGIATE FINE DINING
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'The 3 dots on their pizza boxes represent their first 3 stores'
$1000
Domino\'s
Jeopardy!
4647