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WHEEL OF JEOPARDY!
2008-11-20T00:00:00
'Gaborone is <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2008-11-20_DJ_25.jpg" target="_blank">it</a>s capital'
$2000
Botswana
Double Jeopardy!
5569
STATE CAPITALS
2008-11-20T00:00:00
'Baton Rouge & this other state capital both have 2-word French names; neither is named for a person'
null
Des Moines
Final Jeopardy!
5569
ARCHITECTURE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'In 1932 he created the Taliesin fellowship for those wanting to learn organic architecture'
$200
Frank Lloyd Wright
Jeopardy!
6011
SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS' LAST NAMES
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Rock royalty from Minneapolis: Nelson'
$200
Prince
Jeopardy!
6011
MAKES SENSE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Things that fell from the skies in Aristotelian times were known as these, from which a science later took its name'
$200
meteors
Jeopardy!
6011
MUSHROOMS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This term for the top of a mushroom can also be a small hat'
$200
a cap
Jeopardy!
6011
IN THE CLOSET
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'6-letter term for the type of closet with room for a person, not only clothes; Mariah Carey has one just for her underwear'
$200
walk-in
Jeopardy!
6011
NICE "AB"s!
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'It means detestable or loathsome, though I have no beef with the snowman, myself'
$200
abominable
Jeopardy!
6011
ARCHITECTURE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'At each end, a pitched roof has one of these triangles, from an Old English word meaning "fork"'
$400
a gable
Jeopardy!
6011
SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS' LAST NAMES
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Late Tejano singer: Quintanilla'
$400
Selena
Jeopardy!
6011
MAKES SENSE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-11-01_J_09.jpg" target="_blank">Sarah of the Clue Crew stands by a board displaying numbers and letters</a>) In a simple substitution code, each number stands for its corresponding letter. For example, 3 15 23 spells COW, while 26 5 2 18 1 spells the name of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-11-01_J_09a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> animal'
$400
a zebra
Jeopardy!
6011
MUSHROOMS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This term often given to a poisonous mushroom sounds like a chair for a frog's cousin'
$400
toadstool
Jeopardy!
6011
IN THE CLOSET
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Store this item from a memorable day in acid-free paper, especially if it's a Vera Wang, who's made them since 1990'
$400
a wedding dress
Jeopardy!
6011
NICE "AB"s!
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'It precedes "...all hope, ye who enter here"'
$400
abandon
Jeopardy!
6011
ARCHITECTURE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This Greek order of columns was the first created & the only one that normally has no base'
$600
a Doric
Jeopardy!
6011
SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS' LAST NAMES
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Barbados-born singer & covergirl: Fenty'
$600
Rihanna
Jeopardy!
6011
MAKES SENSE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Residents of this "Crossroads of the World" country can see the sun rise over the Pacific & set over the Atlantic'
$600
Panama
Jeopardy!
6011
MUSHROOMS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Mushrooms are classed in the phylum Basidiomycota in this kingdom'
$600
fungus
Jeopardy!
6011
IN THE CLOSET
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Rubbermaid's Home Free Closet Kit is one of these, also someone trying to attract union membership'
$600
organizer
Jeopardy!
6011
NICE "AB"s!
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Heeeeey, this job title for the head of a monasteryi'
$600
abbot
Jeopardy!
6011
ARCHITECTURE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'The wheel-shaped windows found in Gothic cathedrals are known by this floral name'
$800
a rose window
Jeopardy!
6011
SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS' LAST NAMES
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'In the '60s they called him "Mellow Yellow": Leitch'
$800
Donovan
Jeopardy!
6011
MAKES SENSE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This grassroots movement founded by Annabel Park invariably draws comparisons to the Tea Party'
$800
the Coffee Party
Jeopardy!
6011
MUSHROOMS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'These large, dark edible mushrooms of Asia take their name from the Japanese for "oak mushroom"'
$800
shiitake
Jeopardy!
6011
IN THE CLOSET
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Your wear on Friday shelf may have these casual pants whose logo is seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-11-01_J_17.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>'
$800
Dockers
Jeopardy!
6011
NICE "AB"s!
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'It's a turn of 180 degrees from the position of attention'
$800
about face
Jeopardy!
6011
ARCHITECTURE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'In 1851 Joseph Paxton designed this building for a London exhibition using a prefab iron frame & glass panels'
$1000
the Crystal Palace
Jeopardy!
6011
SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS' LAST NAMES
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Get "Caught Up" with this R&B singer: Raymond'
$1000
Usher
Jeopardy!
6011
MAKES SENSE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This 4-digit number is the Hollywood production company of director Chris Columbus'
$2,000
1492
Jeopardy!
6011
MUSHROOMS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'The name of this widely eaten variety, Agaricus bisporus, implies that it's cute'
$1000
a button mushroom
Jeopardy!
6011
IN THE CLOSET
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'A coiled spring is often part of these items that preserve the shape of hubby's brogues'
$1000
shoe trees
Jeopardy!
6011
NICE "AB"s!
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This large mollusk is used as a source of mother-of-pearl'
$1000
abalone
Jeopardy!
6011
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'In 1952 Mikhail Gorbachev hit this big city to enter its state university law school; he graduated in 1955'
$400
Moscow
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FILL IN THE TV TITLE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Bristol Palin made a cameo: "The Secret Life of the ____ ____"'
$400
American Teenager
Double Jeopardy!
6011
"NEW" GEOGRAPHY
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Moncton in this Canadian province was the cultural center of the Acadians'
$400
New Brunswick
Double Jeopardy!
6011
IT'S HYPHENATED
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'With 7, Nolan Ryan holds the record for having pitched the most of these rare games'
$400
a no-hitter
Double Jeopardy!
6011
A NOVEL SUM-UP
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Cervantes at your service; long knight's journey into day; Rocinante is the horse he rode in on'
$400
Don Quixote
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FRONTWORDS & BACKWORDS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Bosses do this, to writers' dismay; also, what happens at sea twice a day'
$400
edit/tide
Double Jeopardy!
6011
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'In his 1991 lecture on winning this, Mikhail spoke of "a fundamentally new phase in our international cooperation"'
$800
the Nobel Peace Prize
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FILL IN THE TV TITLE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Counterfeiter Neal Caffrey helps the FBI: "White ____"'
$800
White Collar
Double Jeopardy!
6011
"NEW" GEOGRAPHY
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'On the banks of India's Yamuna River, it was dedicated in 1931'
$800
New Delhi
Double Jeopardy!
6011
IT'S HYPHENATED
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Elvis Presley was fond of biscuits & this "colorful" gravy made from bacon drippings & black coffee'
$800
red-eye gravy
Double Jeopardy!
6011
A NOVEL SUM-UP
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Friend or Defoe?: the original "Survivor"; cannibals don't make for good company; thank God it's Friday!'
$800
Robinson Crusoe
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FRONTWORDS & BACKWORDS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'A part of the body where the food goes; flip it around, it's a ship that tows'
$800
gut/tug
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FILL IN THE TV TITLE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Gentlemen, start your engines: "RuPaul's ____ Race"'
$1200
Drag Race
Double Jeopardy!
6011
"NEW" GEOGRAPHY
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This city, later New York, was founded by the Dutch in 1624'
$1200
New Amsterdam
Double Jeopardy!
6011
IT'S HYPHENATED
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'According to its initials, an ATV is this type of vehicle'
$1200
all-terrain
Double Jeopardy!
6011
A NOVEL SUM-UP
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Dashwoods dally; in awe of Austen; 184 years later, Emma Thompson's a fan'
$1200
Sense and Sensibility
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FRONTWORDS & BACKWORDS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This type of container can hold ale or mead; turn it around, it's a mouth part indeed'
$1200
mug/gum
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FILL IN THE TV TITLE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Starring Mark Valley: "Human ____"'
$1600
Target
Double Jeopardy!
6011
"NEW" GEOGRAPHY
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This shipbuilding city is found on England's Tyne river'
$1600
Newcastle
Double Jeopardy!
6011
IT'S HYPHENATED
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'This balsa raft that sailed 4,300 miles of the Pacific in 1947 is on display at a museum near Oslo'
$1600
Kon-Tiki
Double Jeopardy!
6011
A NOVEL SUM-UP
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Sam Spade Hammetts it up with Brigid O'Shaughnessy; a black piece of art causes all kinds of...heck'
$1600
The Maltese Falcon
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FRONTWORDS & BACKWORDS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Rivers do this, bend upon bend; reverse it for one who sends sheep to their end'
$1600
flow/wolf
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FILL IN THE TV TITLE
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'On the CW: "Life ____"'
$2000
Unexpected
Double Jeopardy!
6011
"NEW" GEOGRAPHY
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'The western half of this large island is a province of Indonesia'
$2000
New Guinea
Double Jeopardy!
6011
IT'S HYPHENATED
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'The Cooper-this, a national design museum in New York City, is actually part of the Smithsonian'
$2000
Hewitt
Double Jeopardy!
6011
A NOVEL SUM-UP
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'What hath Roth Wrought?; title guy Alexander laments to a shrink; feels guilty? You bet!'
$3,000
Portnoy\'s Complaint
Double Jeopardy!
6011
FRONTWORDS & BACKWORDS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'Your colorless dress may earn this adjective, I fear; not so for this minstrel or other balladeer'
$2000
drab/bard
Double Jeopardy!
6011
BUSINESS PAIRINGS
2010-11-01T00:00:00
'The names of 2 men, 1 born in Germany in 1834 & 1 in Kansas in 1875, were joined in this company name lasting 1998-2007'
null
Daimler-Chrysler
Final Jeopardy!
6011
GENERAL SCIENCE
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Albert Einstein announced his special theory of this in 1905 & his general theory in 1915'
$100
relativity
Jeopardy!
1794
TELEVISION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Jack Jones sang this series' theme song from 1977 to 1985; Dionne Warwick sang it the last season'
$100
The Love Boat
Jeopardy!
1794
PET FOOD
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Milk-Bone brand dog biscuits claim to clean teeth & freshen this naturally'
$100
breath
Jeopardy!
1794
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'In Exodus he floated on the Nile in a bulrush basket'
$100
Moses
Jeopardy!
1794
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Written as a marching song during the French Revolution, it later became the country's national anthem'
$100
the "Marseillaise"
Jeopardy!
1794
ABBREVIATIONS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Abbreviated "mlle.", it's the French equivalent of "miss"'
$100
mademoiselle
Jeopardy!
1794
GENERAL SCIENCE
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Under the oceans, this part of the Earth is generally only 3-5 miles thick'
$200
the crust
Jeopardy!
1794
TELEVISION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'This 600-pound American black bear lived in the Florida Everglades with the Wedloes'
$200
Gentle Ben
Jeopardy!
1794
PET FOOD
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'A brand described as "just good cat food", or a stray feline who hangs out in passageways'
$200
Alley Cat
Jeopardy!
1794
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Numbers 7 mentions covered ones pulled by oxen'
$200
wagons
Jeopardy!
1794
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'This country's "Hymn to Liberty" was based on a poem by Dionysios Solomos'
$200
Greece
Jeopardy!
1794
ABBREVIATIONS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'On an application form, DOB is an abbreviation for this'
$200
date of birth
Jeopardy!
1794
GENERAL SCIENCE
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Chalk & limestone are naturally occurring forms of this compound, CaCO<sub>3</sub>'
$300
calcium carbonate
Jeopardy!
1794
TELEVISION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'On December 2, 1969 astronaut Tony Nelson married her'
$300
Jeannie
Jeopardy!
1794
PET FOOD
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'A dog food "recommended by top breeders", or the ancestral line of a purebred canine'
$300
Pedigree
Jeopardy!
1794
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'In Judges 1:19 these war vehicles are "of iron"'
$300
chariots
Jeopardy!
1794
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'The melody to "America" was borrowed from this national anthem'
$300
"God Save the King" (or "Queen")
Jeopardy!
1794
ABBREVIATIONS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'DM is an abbreviation for this German unit of currency'
$300
Deutsche Mark
Jeopardy!
1794
GENERAL SCIENCE
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Ammonia, widely used as a refrigerant & cleaner, is composed of hydrogen & this element'
$400
nitrogen
Jeopardy!
1794
TELEVISION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'A 1976 Writing Emmy was awarded for the "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of this series'
$400
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Jeopardy!
1794
PET FOOD
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'The cat food known as "Kit 'N" this claims "It makes other meals seem downright mousy!"'
$400
Kaboodle
Jeopardy!
1794
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'In Genesis 6 God said it should be pitched within & without with pitch'
$400
Noah\'s Ark (the ark accepted)
Jeopardy!
1794
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'"Hatikvah", meaning "hope", was adopted as this country's national anthem in 1948'
$400
Israel
Jeopardy!
1794
ABBREVIATIONS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Meaning "conversely", V.V. is an abbreviation for this Latin phrase'
$400
vice versa
Jeopardy!
1794
GENERAL SCIENCE
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Proteins such as pepsin & rennin that act as catalysts in the body are termed these'
$1,500
enzymes
Jeopardy!
1794
TELEVISION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'In "The Dick Van Dyke Show", it was the series for which Rob Petrie was head writer'
$500
The Alan Brady Show
Jeopardy!
1794
PET FOOD
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Something given in return for a good deed, or a dog food "for the very best dogs in the world"'
$500
Reward
Jeopardy!
1794
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Genesis 24 explains how to care for these, water them, feed them & make them kneel'
$500
camels
Jeopardy!
1794
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Franz Erkel, a noted composer of this country, wrote its nat'l anthem, "Isten Aldd Meg A Magyart"'
$500
Hungary
Jeopardy!
1794
ABBREVIATIONS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'In optics & photography, FL stands for this'
$500
focal length
Jeopardy!
1794
WORLD CITIES
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'The lighthouse on Pharos in the harbor of this Egyptian city was 1 of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World'
$200
Alexandria
Double Jeopardy!
1794
ARTISTS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Thomas Hart Benton was once a cartoonist for the Joplin American in this, his home state'
$200
Missouri
Double Jeopardy!
1794
LANGUAGES
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Petronius & Cicero were known to write in the Vulgar form of this language'
$200
Latin
Double Jeopardy!
1794
PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'John Galsworthy refused this honor in 1918, so we don't have to call him Sir John'
$200
the knighthood
Double Jeopardy!
1794
COLORFUL WORDS & PHRASES
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Something of insignificant value is said not to be worth this color cent'
$200
red
Double Jeopardy!
1794
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'This amendment guarantees that a person cannot be forced to testify against himself'
$200
the Fifth Amendment
Double Jeopardy!
1794
WORLD CITIES
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'This European capital has a Tycho Brahe Planetarium on Gammel Kongevej Street'
$400
Copenhagen
Double Jeopardy!
1794
ARTISTS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Of Miro, Marisol or Morisot, the one who isn't female'
$400
(Joan) Miró
Double Jeopardy!
1794
LANGUAGES
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'Khalkha, spoken around Ulan Bator, is the official dialect of this country'
$400
Mongolia
Double Jeopardy!
1794
PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS
1992-05-21T00:00:00
'John Fletcher wrote "The Wild Goose Chase" & this Norwegian wrote "The Wild Duck"'
$400
Ibsen
Double Jeopardy!
1794