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THE DREADED SPELLING CATEGORY
1999-11-12T00:00:00
'Your telepathic abilities might help you in spelling...'
$1000
P-A-R-A-P-S-Y-C-H-O-L-O-G-Y
Double Jeopardy!
3495
BRITTANY
1999-11-12T00:00:00
'The name of the Finistere region, which juts into the Atlantic, comes from Latin meaning this'
$1000
Land\'s end
Double Jeopardy!
3495
SPEARS
1999-11-12T00:00:00
'Alexander the Great's father made the soldiers of this land formidable by introducing an extra-long spear'
$1000
Macedonia
Double Jeopardy!
3495
HISTORIC QUOTES
1999-11-12T00:00:00
'One month prior to his hanging on December 2, 1859, he said that he had no design to "excite slaves to rebel"'
null
John Brown
Final Jeopardy!
3495
ISLANDS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'In 1866 this large island became politically united with British Columbia'
$200
Vancouver
Jeopardy!
5358
TV SHOWS BY CHARACTERS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Kim Bauer,<br />Tony Almeida,<br />President David Palmer'
$200
24
Jeopardy!
5358
PARTS OF SPEECH
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Dream, when you're feeling blue; dream, that's the thing to do:<br />dream'
$200
verb
Jeopardy!
5358
ATTORNEYS GENERAL
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Robert Jackson served as prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials after serving as this president's Attorney General'
$200
FDR
Jeopardy!
5358
WHACK
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'An anarchist named Bresci killed King Umberto of this country in 1900'
$200
Italy
Jeopardy!
5358
A MOLE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Famous for her mole, this supermodel was once married to Richard Gere'
$200
Cindy Crawford
Jeopardy!
5358
ISLANDS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Though ceded in 1898, this Pacific island didn't become a U.S. territory until 1950'
$400
Guam
Jeopardy!
5358
TV SHOWS BY CHARACTERS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Desmond David Hume,<br />Jin-Soo Kwon,<br />Claire Littleton'
$400
Lost
Jeopardy!
5358
PARTS OF SPEECH
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Rodney Dangerfield said, "When I was born, I was so ugly the doctor slapped my mother":<br />ugly'
$400
adjective
Jeopardy!
5358
ATTORNEYS GENERAL
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'She was Bill Clinton's third choice for A.G.; the first 2 were withdrawn'
$400
Janet Reno
Jeopardy!
5358
WHACK
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Mexico, 1940:<br />Looks like this former No. 2 man under Lenin in Russia got whacked, literally'
$400
Trotsky
Jeopardy!
5358
A MOLE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'The cult movie "El Topo", or "The Mole", got distribution based on this "Imagine" Beatle's recommendation'
$400
John Lennon
Jeopardy!
5358
ISLANDS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Until the 1950s, this island off French Guiana was used as a penal colony'
$600
Devil\'s Island
Jeopardy!
5358
TV SHOWS BY CHARACTERS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Gabrielle,<br />Lynette,<br />Bree,<br />Susan'
$600
Desperate Housewives
Jeopardy!
5358
PARTS OF SPEECH
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'So when you're happy (hooray!) or sad (aw!) or frightened (eek!) or mad (rats!):<br />hooray, aw, eek, rats'
$600
interjection
Jeopardy!
5358
ATTORNEYS GENERAL
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'The 1988 resig. of this pres.'s A.G. Ed Meese coincided with a report that Meese had "probably violated the criminal law"'
$600
Reagan
Jeopardy!
5358
WHACK
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Brother Ike took a powder as Billy of this family was gunned down at the O.K. Corral'
$600
the Clantons
Jeopardy!
5358
A MOLE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'The mole variety of this insect has forelegs adapated for shoveling: the males can chirp a mean tune, too'
$600
a cricket
Jeopardy!
5358
ISLANDS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Divided between 2 countries, it's the largest island in the Pacific'
$1,600
New Guinea
Jeopardy!
5358
TV SHOWS BY CHARACTERS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'C.J. Cregg,<br />Josh Lyman,<br />Donna Moss'
$800
The West Wing
Jeopardy!
5358
PARTS OF SPEECH
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'We know you're very smart, but are you smart enough to know:<br />very'
$800
adverb
Jeopardy!
5358
ATTORNEYS GENERAL
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'In the 1840s Nathan Clifford served for this president & negotiated the treaty that made California part of the U.S.'
$800
(James K.) Polk
Jeopardy!
5358
WHACK
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Patrice Lumumba helped the Congo gain independence from this country in 1960; he was killed less than a year later'
$800
Belgium
Jeopardy!
5358
A MOLE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'In "Austin Powers in Goldmember", the mole was played by this former child star of "The Wonder Years"'
$800
Fred Savage
Jeopardy!
5358
ISLANDS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-12-19_J_10.jpg" target="_blank">Sarah of the Clue Crew points out a South Atlantic island on a map on the monitor.</a>) Tristan da Cunha is often called the most remote inhabited island--the nearest major city is <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-12-19_J_10a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> one, 1500 miles away'
$1000
Cape Town
Jeopardy!
5358
TV SHOWS BY CHARACTERS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs,<br />Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard'
$1000
NCIS
Jeopardy!
5358
PARTS OF SPEECH
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'I killed a man in Reno just to watch him die:<br />in'
$1000
preposition
Jeopardy!
5358
ATTORNEYS GENERAL
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'During Watergate, he quit as Nixon's Attorney General; later, he was Commerce Secretary'
$1000
(Elliot) Richardson
Jeopardy!
5358
WHACK
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Thomas a Becket was killed by 4 of this king's men after excommunicating some bishops & barons'
$1000
Henry II
Jeopardy!
5358
A MOLE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Instead of counting atoms, chemists simplify with the unit called a mole or this scientist's number'
$1000
(Amadeo) Avagadro
Jeopardy!
5358
BIBLICAL WARRIORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Joshua's conquest of Canaan began with the taking of Jericho, a city in this river's valley'
$400
the Jordan
Double Jeopardy!
5358
AWARDS & HONORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'"People, people who need" Peabodys envy her for the Peabody Award she won for her 1994 HBO concert'
$400
Streisand
Double Jeopardy!
5358
ANIMALS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'The laughing type of this doglike carnivore is a predator of big game but also scavanges for food'
$400
a hyena
Double Jeopardy!
5358
OFFICIAL STATE FOODS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Among its official state foods are mayhaw jelly &, of course, gumbo'
$400
Louisiana
Double Jeopardy!
5358
LITERATURE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Published in Spain in 1605, this classic of world literature was an instant hit'
$400
Don Quixote
Double Jeopardy!
5358
HEY, "BB"!
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Philately, numismatics or maybe needlework'
$400
a hobby
Double Jeopardy!
5358
BIBLICAL WARRIORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Joab was this Israelite king's successful commander when he conquered Jerusalem around 1000 B.C.'
$800
David
Double Jeopardy!
5358
AWARDS & HONORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'This actor dedicated his "American Beauty" Oscar to his friend Jack Lemmon, who had inspired him'
$800
Kevin Spacey
Double Jeopardy!
5358
ANIMALS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'In classification, this type of bird seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-12-19_DJ_20.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> often overlaps with doves'
$800
a pigeon
Double Jeopardy!
5358
OFFICIAL STATE FOODS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'With some friendly persuasion from Bill Cosby, Utah adopted this fruity treat as its state snack in 2001'
$800
Jell-O
Double Jeopardy!
5358
LITERATURE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Of 50, 200 or 500, the one closest to the number of characters in "War and Peace"'
$800
500
Double Jeopardy!
5358
HEY, "BB"!
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'He was the prisoner released by Pontius Pilate in place of Jesus'
$800
Barabbus
Double Jeopardy!
5358
BIBLICAL WARRIORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Later lending his name to a popular hotel Bible, he led a successful night attack against the Midianites'
$1200
Gideon
Double Jeopardy!
5358
AWARDS & HONORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'For the musical "Sunset Blvd.", Hugh Jackman won two Mo Awards (equivalent to the Tonys) in this, his native country'
$1200
Australia
Double Jeopardy!
5358
ANIMALS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'This five-letter eel known for its sharp teeth lurks in the holes of a coral reef & will attack divers if disturbed'
$1200
a moray
Double Jeopardy!
5358
OFFICIAL STATE FOODS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'In Maryland, you can feast on this "colorful" state crustacean, both hard-shell & soft-shell'
$1200
the blue crab
Double Jeopardy!
5358
LITERATURE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'This title Sir Walter Scott character is torn between Rebecca & the Saxon Rowena'
$1200
Ivanhoe
Double Jeopardy!
5358
HEY, "BB"!
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'It's the game played with the items seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-12-19_DJ_26.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>'
$1200
cribbage
Double Jeopardy!
5358
BIBLICAL WARRIORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'This female judge won an important battle against the Canaanites by luring them into marshland'
$1600
Deborah
Double Jeopardy!
5358
AWARDS & HONORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'The JFK Profile in Courage Award is modeled after a lantern from this frigate built in 1790s Boston'
$1600
the U.S.S. Constitution
Double Jeopardy!
5358
ANIMALS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'What else is gnu, but that the gnu is also called this, from Dutch words'
$1600
wildebeest
Double Jeopardy!
5358
OFFICIAL STATE FOODS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Adopted in 2005, pan de campo is Texas' official state this'
$2,000
bread
Double Jeopardy!
5358
LITERATURE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Bank official Joseph K. is on the defensive as the accused in this Kafka work'
$1600
The Trial
Double Jeopardy!
5358
HEY, "BB"!
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'It's the last name of literary siblings Bert & Nan, & Freddie & Flossie'
$1600
Bobbsey
Double Jeopardy!
5358
BIBLICAL WARRIORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Saul & this son of his won many battles against the Philistines, but both died at the Battle of Mt. Gilboa'
$2000
Jonathon
Double Jeopardy!
5358
AWARDS & HONORS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Washington, D.C.'s theatre awards are named for a first lady--this first lady of the American theatre'
$2000
Helen Hayes
Double Jeopardy!
5358
ANIMALS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Its German name is Nilpferd, "nile horse"'
$2,000
a hippopotamus
Double Jeopardy!
5358
OFFICIAL STATE FOODS
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'German for "cake", this fruit- or cheese-filled, yeast-raised cake is South Dakota's official desert'
$2000
kuchen
Double Jeopardy!
5358
LITERATURE
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'In a Thomas Hardy novel, Michael Henchard is this title mayor'
$2000
the Mayor of Casterbridge
Double Jeopardy!
5358
HEY, "BB"!
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'Used for experimental productions, the Peacock Theatre is housed within this other theatre of Dublin'
$2000
The Abbey
Double Jeopardy!
5358
CLASSIC ROCK
2007-12-19T00:00:00
'As there was another album by that title, this classic from 1973 was at one point going to be called "Eclipse"'
null
The Dark Side of the Moon (by Pink Floyd)
Final Jeopardy!
5358
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Mongolia'
$100
China
Jeopardy!
3429
GET INTO SHAPE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'To figure the ratio of its circumference to its diameter is as easy as pi'
$100
circle
Jeopardy!
3429
WAR STORIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" recounts the Italian retreat from Caporetto during this war'
$100
World War I
Jeopardy!
3429
BRAND NAMES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'In 1862 Don Facundo Bacardi built a distillery in Cuba to make this'
$100
rum
Jeopardy!
3429
MILITARY MOVIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'"A Few Good Men" was set partly in Cuba, & it also featured this actor named Cuba'
$100
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Jeopardy!
3429
"GENERAL" KNOWLEDGE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Over the years, products from this manufacturer have included Buicks, Cadillacs & Oldsmobiles'
$100
General Motors
Jeopardy!
3429
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Kuwait'
$200
Saudi Arabia
Jeopardy!
3429
GET INTO SHAPE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'From the Greek for "eight", it's the shape of the sign seen here'
$200
octagon
Jeopardy!
3429
WAR STORIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'In this Joseph Heller novel, Captain Yossarian pleads insanity in an attempt to get grounded from flying'
$200
"Catch-22"
Jeopardy!
3429
BRAND NAMES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'It's the part of your body that Aim is made to be used on'
$200
teeth
Jeopardy!
3429
MILITARY MOVIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Eileen Brennan earned an Oscar nomination for playing Captain Lewis in this Goldie Hawn comedy'
$200
Private Benjamin
Jeopardy!
3429
"GENERAL" KNOWLEDGE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'In 1929 U.S. companies Postum & Birdseye combined to form this conglomerate'
$200
General Foods
Jeopardy!
3429
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Egypt'
$300
Sudan
Jeopardy!
3429
GET INTO SHAPE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'"Promenade" & "women star right" are calls in this type of American folk dancing'
$300
square dancing
Jeopardy!
3429
WAR STORIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Paul Baumer is a raw 18-year-old recruit at the beginning of this Erich Maria Remarque novel'
$300
"All Quiet on the Western Front"
Jeopardy!
3429
BRAND NAMES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'In 1880 Chesebrough Manufacturing Company began marketing this petroleum jelly'
$300
Vaseline
Jeopardy!
3429
MILITARY MOVIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Harve Presnell appeared as General George C. Marshall in this 1998 Spielberg epic'
$300
Saving Private Ryan
Jeopardy!
3429
"GENERAL" KNOWLEDGE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'G.P. stands for this kind of doctor'
$300
general practitioner
Jeopardy!
3429
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Andorra'
$400
Spain
Jeopardy!
3429
GET INTO SHAPE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Shape or name of the most famous building in the 20301-1400 zip code'
$400
the Pentagon
Jeopardy!
3429
WAR STORIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'In "Slaughterhouse Five", Billy Pilgrim survives the firebombing of this German city'
$1,100
Dresden
Jeopardy!
3429
BRAND NAMES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Talon is a trademarked name for these hookless fasteners'
$400
zippers
Jeopardy!
3429
MILITARY MOVIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Remember this film, the first one John Wayne directed -- it was set in Texas in 1836'
$400
The Alamo
Jeopardy!
3429
"GENERAL" KNOWLEDGE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'"Towering" P.T. Barnum talent seen here'
$400
General Tom Thumb
Jeopardy!
3429
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Suriname'
$500
Brazil
Jeopardy!
3429
GET INTO SHAPE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'It's the shape formed in the center of the sign seen here:<br />#'
$500
parallelogram
Jeopardy!
3429
WAR STORIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'In a series of novels, Richard Sharpe fights the Peninsular War under the command of this historical duke'
$500
Duke of Wellington
Jeopardy!
3429
BRAND NAMES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'An Indian was on this suntan lotion's first bottles in 1945 with the slogan "Don't Be A Paleface"'
$500
Coppertone
Jeopardy!
3429
MILITARY MOVIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Jack Warden played Sgt. Welsh in the 1964 film of this James Jones novel, Sean Penn in the 1998 remake'
$500
The Thin Red Line
Jeopardy!
3429
"GENERAL" KNOWLEDGE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Title of the chief medical officer in the U.S. Public Health Service'
$500
Surgeon General (of the United States)
Jeopardy!
3429
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'It took us 10 years, from 1904 to 1914, to build a canal through it'
$200
Panama
Double Jeopardy!
3429
4-LETTER SPORTS TERMS
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'The Fox network made it glow to attract viewers to televised hockey'
$200
puck
Double Jeopardy!
3429
COLORFUL AMERICA
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'At 7,242 feet Harney Peak is the highest point in these South Dakota hills'
$200
the Black Hills
Double Jeopardy!
3429
ENEMY LINES
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'In July 1990 he said of the West, "Yours is a society which cannot accept 10,000 dead in one battle"'
$200
Saddam Hussein
Double Jeopardy!
3429
MEDICAL PEOPLE
1999-07-01T00:00:00
'Havelock Ellis' 7-volume work on "The Psychology of" this was at first considered pornographic & only for doctors'
$200
sex
Double Jeopardy!
3429