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SHOCKING!
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'This unit of electrical resistance is named for a 19th century German physicist'
$1000
ohms
Jeopardy!
4647
YOU HAVE TOO MUCH...
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'...if you're bicycling with higher-than-recommended PSI'
$1000
pressure in your tires
Jeopardy!
4647
YOU'RE SWIMMING IN IT
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Testing the water in Africa's largest freshwater lake'
$400
Lake Victoria
Double Jeopardy!
4647
THE AGASSI & THE ECSTASY
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'A writer said he'd eat his T-shirt if Andre won this British event in 1992 (bon appetit!)'
$400
Wimbledon
Double Jeopardy!
4647
SHAKESPEARE
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'King Lear foolishly rejects this viruous daughter'
$400
Cordelia
Double Jeopardy!
4647
GENERAL ED.
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'This cold region of Russia makes up about 75% of the country's land area'
$400
Siberia
Double Jeopardy!
4647
PASSING TIME ON CAMPUS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Telephone this official London residence of the Queen & ask if they have Prince Albert in a can'
$400
Buckingham Palace
Double Jeopardy!
4647
DOUBLE "L"
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Repetitive literary device illustrated in "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"'
$400
alliteration
Double Jeopardy!
4647
YOU'RE SWIMMING IN IT
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Having a splash in Needles, California'
$800
the Colorado River
Double Jeopardy!
4647
THE AGASSI & THE ECSTASY
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'In 1999 Agassi made a thrilling comeback, winning this clay-court Grand Slam tournament'
$800
the French Open
Double Jeopardy!
4647
SHAKESPEARE
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Miranda's father, he ends "The Tempest" with an epilogue'
$800
Prospero
Double Jeopardy!
4647
GENERAL ED.
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Canadian doctors say this Winnie the Pooh character suffered chronic depression & was unable to enjoy life'
$800
Eeyore
Double Jeopardy!
4647
PASSING TIME ON CAMPUS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Impress friends by memorizing all the Canadian provinical capitals including this capital of Manitoba'
$800
Winnipeg
Double Jeopardy!
4647
DOUBLE "L"
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'A streetcar'
$800
trolley
Double Jeopardy!
4647
YOU'RE SWIMMING IN IT
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Taking a dip in Iquitos, Peru'
$1200
the Amazon River
Double Jeopardy!
4647
THE AGASSI & THE ECSTASY
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'This German woman, the current Mrs. Agassi, won the 1988 Grand Slam'
$1200
Steffi Graf
Double Jeopardy!
4647
SHAKESPEARE
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'"Romeo and Juliet" begins, "Two households, both alike in" this'
$1200
dignity
Double Jeopardy!
4647
GENERAL ED.
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Carol Moseley-Braun, the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, represented this state, 1993-1999'
$1200
Illinois
Double Jeopardy!
4647
PASSING TIME ON CAMPUS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Raise some of these animals, like the Rhode Island Red or the Cornish, in the quad'
$1200
chickens
Double Jeopardy!
4647
DOUBLE "L"
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'An emblem of this city in Spain is the Giralda, a Muslim minaret that's part of the city's cathedral'
$1200
Seville
Double Jeopardy!
4647
YOU'RE SWIMMING IN IT
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'In an Alpine lake that's a widening of the Rhone River'
$1600
Lake Geneva
Double Jeopardy!
4647
THE AGASSI & THE ECSTASY
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Agassi won the 1995 Australian Open by beating him, Andre's co-star in Nike's "Guerrilla Tennis" ads'
$1600
Pete Sampras
Double Jeopardy!
4647
SHAKESPEARE
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Act I of this tragedy begins in a palace in Alexandria'
$3,000
Antony and Cleopatra
Double Jeopardy!
4647
GENERAL ED.
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Oscar Wilde combined with comedy with farce for this play, his last & most famous'
$1600
The Importance of Being Earnest
Double Jeopardy!
4647
PASSING TIME ON CAMPUS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Prepare for life after college by doing this West Indian dance that shares its name with a border region of hell'
$1600
the Limbo
Double Jeopardy!
4647
DOUBLE "L"
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'It can refer to the oars used to propel a boat, or a racing boat propelled by those oars'
$2,800
scull
Double Jeopardy!
4647
YOU'RE SWIMMING IN IT
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Capsized in a riverboat off Turin, Italy'
$2000
the Po River
Double Jeopardy!
4647
THE AGASSI & THE ECSTASY
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'In 1994 Andre became the first unseeded men's singles champ at this NYC Grand Slam event'
$2000
the U.S. Open
Double Jeopardy!
4647
SHAKESPEARE
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Comedy in which Lysander says, "The course of true love never did run smooth"'
$2000
A Midsummer Night\'s Dream
Double Jeopardy!
4647
GENERAL ED.
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'A zygote is produced by the union of 2 of these sex cells, an egg & a sperm'
$2000
gametes
Double Jeopardy!
4647
PASSING TIME ON CAMPUS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'Get in touch with your inner reindeer & paw through snow to reach these symbiotic fungi to eat'
$2000
lichens
Double Jeopardy!
4647
DOUBLE "L"
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'The Bulgarian language is written in this alphabet'
$2000
Cyrillic
Double Jeopardy!
4647
OCCUPATIONS
2004-11-16T00:00:00
'While working as one, Charlotte Bronte complained that one of these "has no existence, is not considered as a living... being"'
null
a governess
Final Jeopardy!
4647
TRANSPORTATION
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'In Manhattan, most of these outdoor train lines have been torn down to eliminate noise & dirt'
$100
EL
Jeopardy!
1164
"STREET"S
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'One is said to be on this street if he's financially independent'
$100
"Easy Street"
Jeopardy!
1164
MEXICO
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The name for this hat comes from "sombra" the Spanish word for shade'
$100
Sombrero
Jeopardy!
1164
MEDICINE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Malocclusion is a problem with these body parts'
$100
Teeth
Jeopardy!
1164
MONTHS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Though they come 4th & 8th in the order of months, they're 1st & 2nd alphabetically'
$100
April & August
Jeopardy!
1164
MARILYN MONROE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Marilyn claimed to be a direct descendant of this U.S. president'
$100
James Monroe
Jeopardy!
1164
TRANSPORTATION
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Chrysler executive who developed the Ford Mustang'
$200
Lee Iacocca
Jeopardy!
1164
"STREET"S
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Although nominated 4 times, Karl Malden never won an Emmy for this TV police series'
$200
"The Streets of San Francisco"
Jeopardy!
1164
MEXICO
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Mexico City is home to the world's largest arena devoted to this sport'
$200
Bullfighting
Jeopardy!
1164
MEDICINE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Lack of coordination between these matching organs is called strabismus'
$200
Eyes
Jeopardy!
1164
MONTHS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'All Hallows' Eve & All Saints Day fall in these 2 months'
$200
October & November
Jeopardy!
1164
MARILYN MONROE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'In the fall of 1953 Marilyn made her TV debut on this "stingy" comedian's program'
$200
Jack Benny
Jeopardy!
1164
TRANSPORTATION
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The 1st type of this railroad car was the "Delmonico" built by Pullman in 1868'
$300
Restaurant/Dining Car
Jeopardy!
1164
"STREET"S
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'At the age of 61, this actor made his film debut as the ponderous Kasper Gutman in "The Maltese Falcon"'
$300
Sydney Greenstreet
Jeopardy!
1164
MEXICO
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'"Joy of Cooking" calls this strong liquor "The Gulp of Mexico"'
$300
Tequila
Jeopardy!
1164
MEDICINE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Studies show patients treated with TPA rarely need an angioplasty after this event'
$300
Heart Attack
Jeopardy!
1164
MONTHS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The 2 months that fit in a 4-letter word category'
$300
June & July
Jeopardy!
1164
MARILYN MONROE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'In 1956 Marilyn converted to Judaism before she married this playwright'
$300
Arthur Miller
Jeopardy!
1164
TRANSPORTATION
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Directional axis of odd-numbered interstate highways'
$400
North-South
Jeopardy!
1164
"STREET"S
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'In this song you should "Grab your coat & get your hat, leave your worry on the doorstep"'
$400
"On the Sunny Side of the Street"
Jeopardy!
1164
MEXICO
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The 2 countries in the western hemisphere whose populations are larger than Mexico's'
$400
Brazil & USA
Jeopardy!
1164
MEDICINE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The common name for urticaria, a rash characterized by small red bumps'
$400
Hives
Jeopardy!
1164
MONTHS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'These 2 months refer to a younger person - older person relationship'
$400
May & December
Jeopardy!
1164
MARILYN MONROE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'At Marilyn's funeral, this director of The Actors Studio, with whom she once studied, gave the eulogy'
$400
Lee Strasburg
Jeopardy!
1164
"STREET"S
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Irene Dunne, Margaret Sullavan & Susan Hayward have all been in film versions of this Hurst novel'
$500
"Backstreet"
Jeopardy!
1164
MEXICO
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Mexico leads the world in the production of this precious metal'
$500
Silver
Jeopardy!
1164
MEDICINE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Also called cephalagia, these can be caused by pressure on the cranial or cervical nerves'
$500
Headaches
Jeopardy!
1164
MONTHS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The 2 months in which the sun is directly above the equator for part of a day'
$500
March & September
Jeopardy!
1164
MARILYN MONROE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Marilyn sang a sexy rendition of "Heat Wave" in this 1954 movie musical'
$500
"There\'s No Business Like Show Business"
Jeopardy!
1164
THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'England's monetary system no longer uses the penny; the smallest denomination is now called this'
$200
New Pence
Double Jeopardy!
1164
CLASSICAL MUSIC
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Richard Horowitz, a timpanist with the Met, makes these sticks that a conductor uses'
$200
Batons
Double Jeopardy!
1164
PEOPLE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'"Today" Show weatherman Willard Scott was the 1st to play this clown for McDonald's'
$200
Ronald McDonald
Double Jeopardy!
1164
FURNITURE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The Bible says this wise king had a throne of ivory overlaid with gold & decorated with lions'
$200
Solomon
Double Jeopardy!
1164
U.S. HISTORY
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'This receiving station for immigrants in New York Bay opened January 1, 1892'
$200
Ellis Island
Double Jeopardy!
1164
LITERARY ISLANDS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Jay Gatsby lived at West Egg on this, New York's largest island'
$200
Long Island
Double Jeopardy!
1164
THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'This mild interjection is from a contraction of "God Blind Me!"'
$400
"Blimey!"
Double Jeopardy!
1164
CLASSICAL MUSIC
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Indian-born music director of the Israel Philharmonic, he also conducts the New York Philharmonic'
$400
Zubin Mehta
Double Jeopardy!
1164
PEOPLE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'This movie star left his wife down under for actress Linda Kozlowski'
$400
Paul Hogan
Double Jeopardy!
1164
FURNITURE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The French word for "chair", it can be followed by "courante", "volante" or "longue"'
$400
Chaise
Double Jeopardy!
1164
U.S. HISTORY
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'On March 3, 1847 Congress authorized the 1st ones of these, & with adhesive backs to boot'
$400
Postage Stamps
Double Jeopardy!
1164
LITERARY ISLANDS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'While on Jackson's Island, he met Jim, Miss Watson's runaway slave'
$400
Huck Finn
Double Jeopardy!
1164
THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'British TV's "Steptoe & Son" was about a rag-and-bone man; U.S. equivalent "Sanford & Son", was about this'
$600
Junk Dealers
Double Jeopardy!
1164
CLASSICAL MUSIC
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'A Ft. Worth piano contest is named for this winner of the 1958 Int'l Tchaikovsky Competition'
$600
Van Cliburn
Double Jeopardy!
1164
PEOPLE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'A Yankee broadcaster for 18 yrs., this former Cardinal player became president of the N.L. in 1989'
$600
Bill White
Double Jeopardy!
1164
FURNITURE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Rustic style of American furniture named for mountains in upstate New York'
$600
Adirondack
Double Jeopardy!
1164
U.S. HISTORY
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'In December 1962, this country agreed to let 1,113 POWs go in exchange for over $50 mil. in U.S. supplies'
$600
Cuba
Double Jeopardy!
1164
LITERARY ISLANDS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'Norman Mailer novel in which a platoon invades the Japanese-held island of Anopopei'
$600
"The Naked and the Dead"
Double Jeopardy!
1164
CLASSICAL MUSIC
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'For the 1991-2 bicentennial of this composer's death, 800 of his works will be performed at Lincoln Center'
$800
W.A. Mozart
Double Jeopardy!
1164
PEOPLE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The Kennedy who announced he & wife Sheila would separate & he would not run for Mass. governor in 1990'
$800
Joseph Kennedy II
Double Jeopardy!
1164
FURNITURE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The practice of weaving long strips of rattan or other material to make seats, backs of chairs, etc.'
$1,000
Caning
Double Jeopardy!
1164
U.S. HISTORY
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'An 1886 labor rally in this city's Haymarket Square turned into a riot'
$800
Chicago
Double Jeopardy!
1164
LITERARY ISLANDS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'A coral island, probably in the South China Sea, was the setting for this book by William Golding'
$800
"Lord of the Flies"
Double Jeopardy!
1164
CLASSICAL MUSIC
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'If Beethoven rolled over in his grave, he'd find this composer of the Incidental Music to Rosamunde'
$1000
Franz Schubert
Double Jeopardy!
1164
PEOPLE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'The books "In God's Name" & "A Thief in the Night" investigated his 1978 death'
$1000
Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani)
Double Jeopardy!
1164
FURNITURE
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'He popularized his furniture style in his 1754 book "The Gentleman & Cabinetmaker's Director"'
$1000
Thomas Chippendale
Double Jeopardy!
1164
U.S. HISTORY
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'A presidential order got her released from jail February 1, 1979'
$1000
Patricia Hearst
Double Jeopardy!
1164
LITERARY ISLANDS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'William LeGrand & his servant found buried treasure on Sullivan's Island in this 19th C. detective story'
$1000
"The Gold Bug"
Double Jeopardy!
1164
LEGENDS
1989-09-28T00:00:00
'She abducted Lancelot when he was a baby & kept him on an island'
null
the Lady of the Lake (or Vivien or Nimue)
Final Jeopardy!
1164
APRIL FOOLS' DAY
1996-04-01T00:00:00
'Rachmaninoff & Rostand, to name two'
$100
April 1 Birthdays
Jeopardy!
2676
GOLF
1996-04-01T00:00:00
'The Wack Wack course near Manila has often hosted this country's Open'
$100
the Philippines
Jeopardy!
2676
INCREDIBLE EDIBLES
1996-04-01T00:00:00
'Some cooks deep-fry these aural appendages of a pig & use them as an unusual garnish'
$100
Pig Ears
Jeopardy!
2676
SOUTH AMERICA
1996-04-01T00:00:00
'The widest expanse of this 4,500-mile mountain range is about 400 miles in Bolivia'
$100
Andes
Jeopardy!
2676
CELEBRITY ASTROLOGY
1996-04-01T00:00:00
'He was born under Capricorn, the sign of the goat, but he "Dances With Wolves"'
$100
Kevin Costner
Jeopardy!
2676
RHYME TIME
1996-04-01T00:00:00
'Handbags for RNs'
$100
Nurses\' Purses
Jeopardy!
2676
APRIL FOOLS' DAY
1996-04-01T00:00:00
'The "core" of this computer company goes back to its founding, April 1, 1976'
$200
Apple Computer
Jeopardy!
2676
GOLF
1996-04-01T00:00:00
'Used to loft the ball, these irons may be sand or pitching'
$200
Wedges
Jeopardy!
2676
INCREDIBLE EDIBLES
1996-04-01T00:00:00
'"Joy of Cooking" suggests serving this North American marsupial with turnip greens'
$200
possum
Jeopardy!
2676