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ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Some frogs retract their eyes to help them do this after catching a fly'
$300
Swallow
Jeopardy!
3376
FIX THE PROVERB
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Streak while the organ is wrought'
$300
Strike while the iron is hot
Jeopardy!
3376
STATE CAPITALS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'A statue of Ethan Allen graces the Capitol Building portico in this city'
$400
Montpelier, Vermont
Jeopardy!
3376
WHICH CAME FIRST?
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'J.C. Penney,<br />Sears,<br />K Mart'
$400
Sears
Jeopardy!
3376
MYTHS & MISSES
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Plato split her into 2 goddesses: one of pure love & one of common love'
$400
Aphrodite
Jeopardy!
3376
MOVIE QUOTES
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Trying to act "Honor"ably in this movie, Jack Nicholson asks, "Do I ice her? Do I marry her?"'
$400
Prizzi\'s Honor
Jeopardy!
3376
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'The emperor variety of this bird can stay underwater for 18 minutes'
$400
Penguin
Jeopardy!
3376
FIX THE PROVERB
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'If witches were heroes then beavers would hide'
$400
If wishes were horses then beggars would ride
Jeopardy!
3376
STATE CAPITALS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'This capital's executive mansion was once the home of James G. Blaine'
$500
Augusta, Maine
Jeopardy!
3376
WHICH CAME FIRST?
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'"Pet Sematary",<br />"Carrie",<br />"The Shining"'
$500
"Carrie"
Jeopardy!
3376
MYTHS & MISSES
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Odysseus spent a month (or maybe longer) with this sorceress on the island of Aeaea'
$500
Circe
Jeopardy!
3376
MOVIE QUOTES
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Whoopi Goldberg asks, "How am I supposed to write for a guy that doesn't have a head?" in this film about daytime TV'
$500
Soapdish
Jeopardy!
3376
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Dominance was first discovered in flocks of chickens, hence this common hierarchical phrase'
$500
Pecking order
Jeopardy!
3376
FIX THE PROVERB
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'The whales have oars'
$500
The walls have ears
Jeopardy!
3376
CHARLES IN CHARGE
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'A holiday is named for this building Charles V added to the fortification of Paris'
$200
the Bastille
Double Jeopardy!
3376
WHAT "A" COUNTRY!
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'This country is planting a "green wall" to try to stop the encroachment of the Sahara'
$200
Algeria
Double Jeopardy!
3376
1990s OBITS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'This late night show lost 2 of its former stars, Phil Hartman & Chris Farley, within months of each other'
$200
Saturday Night Live
Double Jeopardy!
3376
SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'In this play, Paris is a kinsman to the prince of Verona'
$200
Romeo and Juliet
Double Jeopardy!
3376
LEGENDARY RHYME TIME
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Bunyan's barroom fisticuffs'
$200
Paul\'s brawls
Double Jeopardy!
3376
CHARLES IN CHARGE
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'England's Charles I dismissed it in 1629, ruled without it for 11 years, then called a short one'
$400
Parliament
Double Jeopardy!
3376
WHAT "A" COUNTRY!
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'It's the only "A" country whose currency is the peso'
$400
Argentina
Double Jeopardy!
3376
1990s OBITS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Robert Pilatus, half of this lip-synching recording duo, died in April 1998'
$400
Milli Vanilli
Double Jeopardy!
3376
SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Gratiano is this "Othello" heroine's uncle'
$400
Desdemona
Double Jeopardy!
3376
LEGENDARY RHYME TIME
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Robin's booty that he stole from the rich'
$400
Hood\'s goods
Double Jeopardy!
3376
CHARLES IN CHARGE
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Holy Roman Emperor Charles II was nicknamed this; we guess he wasn't the hair apparent to the throne'
$600
Charles the Bald
Double Jeopardy!
3376
THEY WRITE THE SONGS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'It's said that he co-wrote his first hit, "Splish Splash", with D.J. Murray the K's mother in 12 minutes'
$600
Bobby Darin
Double Jeopardy!
3376
WHAT "A" COUNTRY!
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'1 of the 2 countries whose names begin with "A" but don't end in "A"'
$800
Afghanistan & Azerbaijan
Double Jeopardy!
3376
1990s OBITS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'On film she was Hannah's mother & Tarzan's Jane'
$600
Maureen O\'Sullivan
Double Jeopardy!
3376
SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Horatio begs this king's ghost to "Stay, and speak!" but it disappears when the cock crows'
$600
Hamlet
Double Jeopardy!
3376
LEGENDARY RHYME TIME
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Norse thunder god's daily duties'
$600
Thor\'s chores
Double Jeopardy!
3376
CHARLES IN CHARGE
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'This woman was instrumental in putting the Dauphin on the throne of France as King Charles VII'
$1,500
Joan of Arc
Double Jeopardy!
3376
THEY WRITE THE SONGS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Among the film scores written by this "Short People" composer are "Parenthood", "Avalon" & "Maverick"'
$800
Randy Newman
Double Jeopardy!
3376
WHAT "A" COUNTRY!
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Birds that call this country home include the galah, the rosella & the fairy penguin'
$800
Australia
Double Jeopardy!
3376
1990s OBITS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Mae Quesnel, famous as the voice of Betty Boop & this other cartoon woman, died in January 1998'
$800
Olive Oyl
Double Jeopardy!
3376
SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Leontes is the king of Sicilia in this "seasonal" play set in Sicilia & Bohemia'
$800
The Winter\'s Tale
Double Jeopardy!
3376
LEGENDARY RHYME TIME
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Legendary Carthaginian queen's faithful dogs'
$800
Dido\'s Fidos
Double Jeopardy!
3376
CHARLES IN CHARGE
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Charles III of Spain made religious news by curbing this institution & expelling the Jesuits'
$1000
Spanish Inquisition
Double Jeopardy!
3376
THEY WRITE THE SONGS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'He was awarded the Medal of Merit for his 1942 all-soldier show "This is the Army"'
$1000
Irving Berlin
Double Jeopardy!
3376
WHAT "A" COUNTRY!
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Diamonds are a major export of this former Portuguese colony'
$1000
Angola
Double Jeopardy!
3376
1990s OBITS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'They were the first black mayors of Detroit & Los Angeles'
$1000
Coleman Young & Tom Bradley
Double Jeopardy!
3376
SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'"Imprisoned is he, say you?" is the first line spoken by this title Athenian'
$1000
Timon of Athens
Double Jeopardy!
3376
LEGENDARY RHYME TIME
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'Gentleman's comforting "companions" in the Greek underworld'
$1000
Hades\' ladies
Double Jeopardy!
3376
MACHINES
1999-04-19T00:00:00
'This type of machine, in the news in 1987, was developed in the '70s from a noodle-making device'
null
Paper shredder
Final Jeopardy!
3376
POP MUSIC
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'1969's Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year was this "King of Rock & Roll"'
$100
Elvis Presley
Jeopardy!
3369
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WINNERS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'1968'
$100
Richard Nixon
Jeopardy!
3369
CHARLES DARWIN
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Charles & this American president were born on the same day, February 12, 1809; Charles lived much longer'
$100
Abraham Lincoln
Jeopardy!
3369
"RED", "WHITE"
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'You'll find it at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue'
$100
the White House
Jeopardy!
3369
BLUE & THE GRAY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Daniel Hough, the Civil War's first fatality, died not in battle but in an accident at this fort'
$100
Fort Sumter
Jeopardy!
3369
REGIS PHILBIN'S NY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'I'm at Gray's Papaya, a stand that advertises hot dogs tastier than this cut of steak with a French name'
$100
filet mignon
Jeopardy!
3369
POP MUSIC
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'This band with an "Appetite for Destruction" is known as G N' R'
$200
Guns N\' Roses
Jeopardy!
3369
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WINNERS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'1960'
$200
John F. Kennedy
Jeopardy!
3369
CHARLES DARWIN
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Young Charles had John Edmonstone teach him this art whose motto may be "Get Stuffed"'
$200
taxidermy
Jeopardy!
3369
"RED", "WHITE"
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'When waved in the air, it's a universal sign of surrender'
$200
white flag
Jeopardy!
3369
BLUE & THE GRAY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'The siege of Vicksburg in 1863 gave the Union control of this river'
$200
Mississippi River
Jeopardy!
3369
REGIS PHILBIN'S NY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Have I got a deal for you! Name this engineering triumph of the 19th century'
$200
Brooklyn Bridge
Jeopardy!
3369
POP MUSIC
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'This "Fly" group's latest CD "14:59" plays on their so-called 15 minutes of fame'
$300
Sugar Ray
Jeopardy!
3369
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WINNERS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'1944'
$300
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jeopardy!
3369
CHARLES DARWIN
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'It was Darwin's favorite professor who recommended him for the naturalist post aboard this ship'
$300
the HMS Beagle
Jeopardy!
3369
"RED", "WHITE"
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'With possible political aspirations, Elizabeth Dole resigned as head of this in January 1999'
$300
American Red Cross
Jeopardy!
3369
BLUE & THE GRAY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Less than a month after graduating last in his class from West Point, he made his first stand at Bull Run'
$300
George Custer
Jeopardy!
3369
REGIS PHILBIN'S NY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'This home for our furry & feathered friends is named for the borough where I grew up'
$300
The Bronx Zoo
Jeopardy!
3369
POP MUSIC
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'When INXS went home, they went to this country'
$400
Australia
Jeopardy!
3369
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WINNERS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'1976'
$400
Jimmy Carter
Jeopardy!
3369
CHARLES DARWIN
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'A Galapagos governor told Darwin he could look at one of these giant creatures & identify its island'
$400
a turtle (or a tortoise)
Jeopardy!
3369
"RED", "WHITE"
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'St. Basil's Cathedral stands at one end of it'
$400
Red Square
Jeopardy!
3369
BLUE & THE GRAY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Robert E. Lee lost nearly a quarter of his troops in this bloody Maryland battle of 1862'
$500
Antietam (or Sharpsburg)
Jeopardy!
3369
REGIS PHILBIN'S NY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Theatergoers know that Times Square is formed by the intersection of 7th Avenue & this street'
$400
Broadway
Jeopardy!
3369
POP MUSIC
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Before recording their own songs in 1969, he & Bernie Taupin wrote for other artists'
$500
Elton John
Jeopardy!
3369
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WINNERS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'1808'
$500
James Madison
Jeopardy!
3369
CHARLES DARWIN
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'The grandfather of this "Brave New World" author was known as "Darwin's Bulldog"'
$500
Aldous Huxley
Jeopardy!
3369
"RED", "WHITE"
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'3-time Super Bowl champs, they won in 1983, 1988 & 1992'
$500
Washington Redskins
Jeopardy!
3369
BLUE & THE GRAY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Though relieved as Union Army chief in March 1862, he continued to lead the Army of the Potomac until November'
$500
George McClellan
Jeopardy!
3369
REGIS PHILBIN'S NY
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'This man hit a harmless single here (Yankee Stadium) on May 15, 1941 & he wasn't held hitless in a game until July 17'
$500
Joe DiMaggio
Jeopardy!
3369
THE 1930s
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'A 6-day fast by this man in 1932 changed the way the untouchables in India were treated'
$200
Mohandas Gandhi
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MOVIE ACTORS & ACTRESSES
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Jean Marsh of "Upstairs/Downstairs" played Antony's wife Octavia in this Taylor-&-Burton epic'
$200
Cleopatra
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MEDICAL ABBREV.
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'It can save someone's life:<br />CPR'
$200
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Double Jeopardy!
3369
BRIT LIT
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'She dedicated her book "The Mirror Crack'd" to Margaret Rutherford, who played Miss Marple in several films'
$200
Agatha Christie
Double Jeopardy!
3369
VANS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Columnist Abigail, who opposes smoking, or president Martin, who opposed the annexation of Texas'
$200
Van Buren
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MINIVANS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'In the words of the New York Times, the minivan "dethroned" this "as the preferred utility vehicle of American families"'
$200
Stationwagon
Double Jeopardy!
3369
THE 1930s
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'The first factory to make these cars was dedicated in Wolfsburg, Germany May 26, 1938'
$400
Volkswagen
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MOVIE ACTORS & ACTRESSES
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'He wasn't an Oscar winner yet when his uncle Francis Ford Coppola directed him in "Rumble Fish" in 1983'
$400
Nicolas Cage
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MEDICAL ABBREV.
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'A type of managed care plan:<br />HMO'
$400
Health maintenance organization
Double Jeopardy!
3369
BRIT LIT
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'When this heroine shrinks, she falls into a pool of tears she'd shed when she was 9 feet tall'
$400
Alice in Wonderland
Double Jeopardy!
3369
VANS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Game show producers once quaked at the name of this 1950s Columbia University instructor'
$400
Charles Van Doren
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MINIVANS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'This number, the usual minivan capacity, would have been enough for TV's Bradford children'
$400
8
Double Jeopardy!
3369
THE 1930s
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'In 1931 chemists discovered a growth hormone in this gland'
$600
Pituitary gland
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MOVIE ACTORS & ACTRESSES
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Shirley Eaton played the gilded glamour gal in this 1964 spy classic'
$600
Goldfinger
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MEDICAL ABBREV.
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'It records brain waves:<br />EEG'
$600
Electroencephalogram
Double Jeopardy!
3369
BRIT LIT
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'This playwright, a "Blithe Spirit", wrote his "Chelsea Buns" poems under the pen name Hernia Whittlebot'
$600
Noel Coward
Double Jeopardy!
3369
VANS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'This "Moondance" singer was once married to a woman named Janet Planet'
$600
Van Morrison
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MINIVANS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'The '96 Dodge Caravan was the first minivan to be this "Trend"y magazine's Car of the Year'
$600
Motor Trend
Double Jeopardy!
3369
THE 1930s
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Pope Pius XI's "Casti Connubii" encyclical of 1930 was largely a condemnation of this practice'
$500
Birth control
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MOVIE ACTORS & ACTRESSES
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Originally named Susan Stockard, she found fame & fortune when she co-starred in "The Fortune" in 1975'
$800
Stockard Channing
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MEDICAL ABBREV.
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'One who takes care of the sick:<br />LPN'
$800
Licensed practical nurse
Double Jeopardy!
3369
BRIT LIT
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Cherry Pecksniff, Paul Sweedlepipe & Jonas Chuzzlewit are all characters in this novel'
$800
"Martin Chuzzlewit"
Double Jeopardy!
3369
VANS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Last name of "Watermelon Man" director Melvin & his son, "New Jack City" director Mario'
$800
Van Peebles
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MINIVANS
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'On Nov. 2, 1983 this man drove the first modern minivan off a Chrysler assembly line'
$1,000
Lee Iacocca
Double Jeopardy!
3369
THE 1930s
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'Tops in country music in the '30s were this family's A.P., Sara & Maybelle'
$1000
Carter family
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MOVIE ACTORS & ACTRESSES
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'This leading man of "Speed II" was first seen onscreen in the futuristic flick "Solarbabies"'
$1000
Jason Patric
Double Jeopardy!
3369
MEDICAL ABBREV.
1999-04-08T00:00:00
'A vaccination:<br />DPT'
$1000
Diphtheria, pertussis & tetanus
Double Jeopardy!
3369