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20th CENTURY WOMEN
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'During the 1920s she was a government inspector of schools in Italy'
$1,500
Maria Montessori
Double Jeopardy!
3821
TOURIST TREATS
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'Like the slivovitz of other parts of Europe, the Romanian brandy tzuica is made from this fruit'
$800
Plum
Double Jeopardy!
3821
THERE'S "ANT"s IN MY CATEGORY!
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'A smaller room serving as an entryway into a larger room'
$800
an anteroom (or antechamber)
Double Jeopardy!
3821
THE TRUMAN SHOW
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'In 1945 Truman attended this German conference, the last meeting of Allied leaders during WWII'
$1000
Potsdam
Double Jeopardy!
3821
AT THE MOVIES
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'[Hi, I'm Michael McKean] In 1999 I played Mr. Walsh in this film about a small Alaska town whose hockey team faces off against the New York Rangers'
$1000
Mystery, Alaska
Double Jeopardy!
3821
THEY'RE STILL MYTHING
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'The mulberry fruit, once white, was stained red by the blood of Pyramus & her'
$1000
Thisbe
Double Jeopardy!
3821
20th CENTURY WOMEN
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'This photographer known for her pictures of the fantastic & the freakish was the sister of poet Howard Nemerov'
$1000
Diane Arbus
Double Jeopardy!
3821
TOURIST TREATS
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'A tasca is a Spanish pub serving a variety of these bartop appetizers'
$1000
Tapas
Double Jeopardy!
3821
THERE'S "ANT"s IN MY CATEGORY!
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'This adjective describing a mansion built before the Civil War means "before the war"'
$1000
Antebellum
Double Jeopardy!
3821
NO. 1 SONGS
2001-03-26T00:00:00
'"The Twist" & this seasonal favorite from 1942 are the only 2 records to re-enter the charts & return to No. 1'
null
\"White Christmas\"
Final Jeopardy!
3821
RELIGION
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'In the Roman Catholic Church fasting during Lent need only occur on Ash Wednesday & this day'
$200
Good Friday
Jeopardy!
4178
STAR WARS STARS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'In 1998 he went "Solo" as People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive"'
$200
Harrison Ford
Jeopardy!
4178
CONTESTS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Brisket, chicken & pork spare ribs are categories in Houston's world championship contest in this'
$200
barbeque
Jeopardy!
4178
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'The Queen of Hearts' gardeners are "oblong & flat" & have numbers for names because they're these'
$200
playing cards
Jeopardy!
4178
ON THEIR TOMBSTONES
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"'
$200
Nathan Hale
Jeopardy!
4178
STUPID PROVERBS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"Fight" this "with fire"'
$200
fire
Jeopardy!
4178
RELIGION
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'The untouchables were those who existed outside India's 4 main groups of castes in this religion'
$400
Hinduism
Jeopardy!
4178
STAR WARS STARS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'In "Phantom Menace" he made the "list" as Qui-Gon Jinn'
$400
Liam Neeson
Jeopardy!
4178
CONTESTS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'2002 teams in a major contest in this activity included the Wannabee Warblers & Team Audubon'
$400
bird watching
Jeopardy!
4178
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Alice is delighted to find a bottle that is not marked "Poison" but instead is labeled with these 2 words'
$400
"Drink Me"
Jeopardy!
4178
ON THEIR TOMBSTONES
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"1880 - 1946", not "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia" as rumored'
$400
W.C. Fields
Jeopardy!
4178
STUPID PROVERBS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'You'll find things are in order with "a place for" this "and everything in its place"'
$400
everything
Jeopardy!
4178
RELIGION
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'This political & religious movement began in Jamaica in the 1920s'
$600
Rastafarianism
Jeopardy!
4178
STAR WARS STARS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Amidala in episodes "I" & "II", when she's not studying lines, she's studying at Harvard'
$600
Natalie Portman
Jeopardy!
4178
CONTESTS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'MIT holds an annual competition where students design these; 2000's theme was "Bots in Blue"'
$600
robots
Jeopardy!
4178
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'At the Knave of Hearts' trial, this witness enters with a teacup in one hand & bread-&-butter in the other'
$600
the Mad Hatter
Jeopardy!
4178
ON THEIR TOMBSTONES
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"Law West of the Pecos"'
$600
Judge Roy Bean
Jeopardy!
4178
STUPID PROVERBS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"Nothing" does this "like success"'
$600
succeeds
Jeopardy!
4178
RELIGION
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'After WWII the state form of this Asian religion was abolished; the sectarian form was unaffected'
$1,600
Shintoism
Jeopardy!
4178
STAR WARS STARS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Count Dracula in several films, he plays Count Dooku in "Attack of the Clones"'
$800
Christopher Lee
Jeopardy!
4178
CONTESTS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Here's some trivia: the world's biggest trivia contest is run by WWSP-FM in this Wisconsin city (note the SP)'
$800
Stevens Point
Jeopardy!
4178
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'The dodo in the book represents Lewis Carroll, whose real last name was this, starting with the same 3 letters'
$800
(Charles Lutwidge) Dodgson
Jeopardy!
4178
ON THEIR TOMBSTONES
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"Hajj Malik El-Shabazz"'
$800
Malcolm X
Jeopardy!
4178
STUPID PROVERBS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'We're due for this proverb: "Give credit where credit is" this'
$800
due
Jeopardy!
4178
RELIGION
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'This Christian religious minority group of Egypt once spoke Greek but now speaks Arabic in everyday life'
$1000
Copts
Jeopardy!
4178
STAR WARS STARS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Gale Sayers in the original "Brian's Song", he played the dashing Lando Calrissian in 2 of the films'
$1000
Billy Dee Williams
Jeopardy!
4178
CONTESTS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Competing for Switzerland, Celine Dion won this song contest in 1988'
$1000
Eurovision
Jeopardy!
4178
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'These spiny little creatures used as balls in the croquet game have a maddening tendency to crawl away'
$1000
hedgehogs
Jeopardy!
4178
ON THEIR TOMBSTONES
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"The celebrated navigator who first transplanted the breadfruit tree from Otahete to the West Indies"'
$1000
Captain William Bligh
Jeopardy!
4178
STUPID PROVERBS
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"There are none so" this "as those who will not see"'
$1000
blind
Jeopardy!
4178
ARCHAEOLOGY
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'These Biblical texts have been found at numerous sites, but Qumran has yielded the most'
$400
Dead Sea Scrolls
Double Jeopardy!
4178
GUITARIST'S LINGO
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'The Byrds' Roger McGuinn is perhaps the most famous player of the Rickenbacker guitar with this many strings'
$400
12
Double Jeopardy!
4178
THEATRE
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'The French call this popular musical "Un Violon sur le Toit"'
$400
Fiddler on the Roof
Double Jeopardy!
4178
I LOVE "U"
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Natural lactose producer found on a cow'
$400
udder
Double Jeopardy!
4178
CAN I HAVE A DATE?
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"So Happy Together"; the first time (Bill Clinton's swearing-in ceremony as president) in January of this year'
$400
1993
Double Jeopardy!
4178
LET'S GO DUTCH
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'This city's Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's busiest, is home to KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines'
$400
Amsterdam
Double Jeopardy!
4178
ARCHAEOLOGY
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'The ancient Clovis culture was named for a site in this SW state where artifacts were discovered in 1932'
$800
New Mexico
Double Jeopardy!
4178
GUITARIST'S LINGO
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Rasgueado is the complex strumming technique of this Andalusian dance music'
$800
flamenco
Double Jeopardy!
4178
THEATRE
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'This rapper who was slain in Las Vegas in 1996 is the subject of the play "Up Against the Wind"'
$800
Tupac Shakur
Double Jeopardy!
4178
I LOVE "U"
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Heisenberg's principal principle'
$800
uncertainty
Double Jeopardy!
4178
CAN I HAVE A DATE?
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Archduke Franz Ferdinand just has to have the top down & gets his way for the last time'
$800
1914
Double Jeopardy!
4178
LET'S GO DUTCH
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'In the 50s B.C. this Roman ruler conquered the Low Countries, including what is now known as the Netherlands'
$800
Julius Caesar
Double Jeopardy!
4178
ARCHAEOLOGY
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Archaeologists usually use this Greek word for the cemetery of an ancient city; it means "city of the dead"'
$1200
necropolis
Double Jeopardy!
4178
GUITARIST'S LINGO
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Basically a tone control activated by the player's foot, this "sad" pedal was created accidentally by an engineer in 1966'
$1200
wah-wah pedal
Double Jeopardy!
4178
THEATRE
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'It's Tennessee Williams' semi-autobiographical play about the Wingfield family'
$1200
The Glass Menagerie
Double Jeopardy!
4178
I LOVE "U"
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Engaged in the secret gathering of information, or just sleeping in on a Saturday'
$1200
undercover
Double Jeopardy!
4178
CAN I HAVE A DATE?
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Introducing serfing to England, the future William I hits the beach'
$1200
1066
Double Jeopardy!
4178
LET'S GO DUTCH
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'There's a statue of this young Jewish girl in Utrecht's main square'
$1200
Anne Frank
Double Jeopardy!
4178
ARCHAEOLOGY
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'The term Chalcolithic Age refers to the period before the Bronze Age when tools were made of copper & this'
$4,000
stone
Double Jeopardy!
4178
GUITARIST'S LINGO
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'At the end of a show, it's cool to lean your guitar on your amp & let it deafen the crowd with this noise'
$1600
feedback
Double Jeopardy!
4178
THEATRE
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'In 2001 this Sondheim musical about a reunion of ex-showgirls returned to Broadway for the 1st time in 30 years'
$1600
Follies
Double Jeopardy!
4178
I LOVE "U"
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'In 1220 A.D. the Mongol armies of Genghis Khan overran what's now this "Stan"'
$1600
Uzbekistan
Double Jeopardy!
4178
CAN I HAVE A DATE?
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Fidel keeps all the cigars for himself as Batista flees to the Dominican Republic'
$1600
1959
Double Jeopardy!
4178
LET'S GO DUTCH
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'Divided into 100 cents, this Dutch monetary unit was also called a florin'
$1600
guilder
Double Jeopardy!
4178
ARCHAEOLOGY
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'In 1911 explorer Hiram Bingham discovered this 15th C. Incan royal city that lies 50 miles northwest of Cuzco'
$2000
Machu Picchu
Double Jeopardy!
4178
GUITARIST'S LINGO
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew holding a guitar) The tuning devices are called either keys or by this name'
$2000
pegs
Double Jeopardy!
4178
THEATRE
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'"Homecoming", "The Hunted" & "The Haunted" are the 3 parts of this Eugene O'Neill work based on Greek tragedy'
$3,000
Mourning Becomes Electra
Double Jeopardy!
4178
I LOVE "U"
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'The Greek philosopher Socrates said that this kind of life "is not worth living"'
$2000
unexamined
Double Jeopardy!
4178
CAN I HAVE A DATE?
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'It's the year the Summer Olympics were held in part at Parc Olympique, now a baseball stadium'
$2000
1976 (in Montreal)
Double Jeopardy!
4178
LET'S GO DUTCH
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'After Napoleon's 1813 defeat, the Netherlands became a constitutional monarchy under this royal house'
$2000
House of Orange
Double Jeopardy!
4178
CABLE TELEVISION
2002-10-30T00:00:00
'2002's "A Season on the Brink" was this cable network's first original movie'
null
ESPN/ESPN2
Final Jeopardy!
4178
HISTORIC TWITS
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'As people were starving, this queen consort to Louis XVI reportedly said, "Let them eat cake"'
$200
Marie Antoinette
Jeopardy!
5789
MUSIC OF TODAY
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'We were "Waiting On The World To Change" when he got to perform "Human Nature" at Michael Jackson's memorial service'
$200
John Mayer
Jeopardy!
5789
THE EXCHANGE STUDENT
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Some are disappointed that Helvi doesn't swim this way, though it says online that naturism is big in Finland'
$200
naked (or nude)
Jeopardy!
5789
TWILIGHT: THE NOVEL
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'While Bella finds the smell of this nauseating, to the vampires, it's intoxicating'
$200
blood
Jeopardy!
5789
GOING GREEN
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'When grocery shopping, forget these 2 common options & take along a canvas tote bag'
$200
paper & plastic
Jeopardy!
5789
10-LETTER WORDS
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'The wife of one's dad by a later marriage (& she's not necessarily wicked!)'
$200
stepmother
Jeopardy!
5789
HISTORIC TWITS
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'He demanded 20,000 pounds for his surrender of West Point'
$400
Benedict Arnold
Jeopardy!
5789
MUSIC OF TODAY
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'This teen with "Beautiful Eyes" was motivated by her opera-singing granny but chose to sing country music'
$400
(Taylor) Swift
Jeopardy!
5789
THE EXCHANGE STUDENT
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Asked if he'd ever seen snow before, Ekrem explained that Ankara in this country is farther north than Denver'
$400
Turkey
Jeopardy!
5789
TWILIGHT: THE NOVEL
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'From Jacob Black, Bella learns that according to legend, the Quileute Indians are descended from these animals'
$400
wolves
Jeopardy!
5789
GOING GREEN
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Since it takes extra energy to run a freezer with excess ice buildup, it's recommended that you do this to it regularly'
$400
defrost it
Jeopardy!
5789
10-LETTER WORDS
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'This bird of the family Picidae uses its chisel-like bill to hammer into trees for food'
$400
woodpecker
Jeopardy!
5789
HISTORIC TWITS
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Idi Amin expelled all Asians before he was expelled from Kampala & this African country'
$600
Uganda
Jeopardy!
5789
MUSIC OF TODAY
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Being a surfer helped this Hawaiian musician "Sleep Through The Static"'
$600
Jack Johnson
Jeopardy!
5789
THE EXCHANGE STUDENT
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Chen wants his U.S. host family to visit him in this Taiwanese capital so he can take us to Mount Yang-ming'
$600
Taipei
Jeopardy!
5789
TWILIGHT: THE NOVEL
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'By researching the rainiest places in the U.S., Stephenie Meyer came up with this tiny town to set her story'
$600
Forks, Washington
Jeopardy!
5789
GOING GREEN
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Going green means following the 3 Rs: reduce, reuse & this'
$600
recycle
Jeopardy!
5789
10-LETTER WORDS
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'There are 360 members of the famous Mormon this Choir'
$600
Tabernacle
Jeopardy!
5789
HISTORIC TWITS
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'"Boss" Tweed's position at this NYC hall gave him the power to plunder millions in the 1800s'
$800
Tammany Hall
Jeopardy!
5789
MUSIC OF TODAY
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'"Makes Me Wonder" why this group needed a "Wake Up Call" after 5 years to release its second studio album'
$800
Maroon 5
Jeopardy!
5789
THE EXCHANGE STUDENT
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Jorge from Bolivia craves a chuno, made from this now-staple food that originated in the Andes'
$800
a potato
Jeopardy!
5789
TWILIGHT: THE NOVEL
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Edward, at least his name, was partly inspired by Edward Rochester in this author's "Jane Eyre"'
$800
Charlotte Bronte
Jeopardy!
5789
GOING GREEN
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'At home, instead of writing notes on paper, use one of these white glossy wipeable boards with special markers'
$800
a dry-erase board
Jeopardy!
5789
10-LETTER WORDS
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Heard <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-11-12_J_25.mp3">here</a>, it's the type of tuba named for a composer'
$800
sousaphone
Jeopardy!
5789
HISTORIC TWITS
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Vidkun Quisling, now a name synonymous with traitor, was made this country's prime minister by the Nazis'
$1000
Norway
Jeopardy!
5789
MUSIC OF TODAY
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'"I Know You Want Me" to call on you for the canine name of this Cuban-American rapper'
$1000
Pitbull
Jeopardy!
5789
THE EXCHANGE STUDENT
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Johan from South Africa speaks English, but on the phone with his mom, he uses this laanguaage related to Dutch'
$2,000
Afrikaans
Jeopardy!
5789
TWILIGHT: THE NOVEL
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Driving home with Edward one day, Bella is surprised to hear him listening to this piece of music by Debussy'
$1000
"Clair De Lune"
Jeopardy!
5789
GOING GREEN
2009-11-12T00:00:00
'Say goodbye to cold showers & save energy by installing a tankless one of these'
$1000
a water heater
Jeopardy!
5789