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a little lit
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Little Eva befriends a slave in this Harriet Beecher Stowe classic'
$100
Uncle Tom\'s Cabin
Jeopardy!
3034
mini-mountains
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'The Galilee site where tradition says Jesus preached this in Matthew 5 is described as more of a hill'
$100
the Sermon on the Mount
Jeopardy!
3034
wee folk
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'These tiny creatures love to dance, but Santa prefers that they make toys'
$100
elves
Jeopardy!
3034
it's microscopic
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'In an animal cell, it's where the chromosomes are contained'
$100
the nucleus
Jeopardy!
3034
the small screen
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'In the 1997 series based on this Jean-Claude Van Damme film, police in 2007 keep history on track'
$100
Timecop
Jeopardy!
3034
"short" stuff
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Raspberry Tart, Apple Dumplin' & Lemon Meringue are characters in this line of dolls'
$100
Strawberry Shortcake
Jeopardy!
3034
a little lit
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'When you were little you probably read about this "I-Think-I-Can" character'
$200
the Little Engine that Could
Jeopardy!
3034
mini-mountains
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'L.A.'s Mount Lee is the home of this 50' tall, 450' long sign'
$200
"Hollywood"
Jeopardy!
3034
wee folk
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Their name comes from the old Irish luchorpan, meaning "little body"'
$200
leprechaun
Jeopardy!
3034
it's microscopic
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'People who are allergic to dust are actually more allergic to this arachnid, seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1997-11-06_J_27.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>:'
$600
a dust mite
Jeopardy!
3034
the small screen
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'In the Showtime series based on this 1994 film, Richard Dean Anderson picks up where Kurt Russell left off'
$200
Stargate
Jeopardy!
3034
"short" stuff
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'"Hams" broadcast via this'
$200
shortwave radio
Jeopardy!
3034
a little lit
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Adults who read this Antoine de Saint-Exupery tale may pick up on the allegory'
$300
The Little Prince
Jeopardy!
3034
mini-mountains
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Going from Monroe to Shreveport, you might see this state's highest peak, 535' Mt. Driskill'
$300
Louisiana
Jeopardy!
3034
wee folk
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'These sprites are quite happy if you give them milk, just like the little Girl Scouts of the same name'
$300
brownies
Jeopardy!
3034
the small screen
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Until this pair, never before had a big screen meerkat & warthog been given their own TV series'
$300
Timon & Pumbaa
Jeopardy!
3034
"short" stuff
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'In this 1995 film in which John Travolta played mob enforcer Chili Palmer, the real Palmer had a cameo'
$300
Get Shorty
Jeopardy!
3034
a little lit
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'British author who created Little Nell & Little Dorrit'
$400
Charles Dickens
Jeopardy!
3034
mini-mountains
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'A women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts is named for this nearby 878' mount'
$400
Mount Holyoke
Jeopardy!
3034
wee folk
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'These Scandinavian beings often lurk under bridges; just ask the 3 Billy-Goats Gruff'
$400
trolls
Jeopardy!
3034
it's microscopic
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Baleen whales eat this mixture of microscopic organisms, like algae, that drift near the surface of the sea'
$400
plankton
Jeopardy!
3034
the small screen
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'This ABC teen series totally up'n moved to UPN in 1997'
$400
Clueless
Jeopardy!
3034
"short" stuff
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Myopic'
$400
short-sighted
Jeopardy!
3034
a little lit
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'In this E.B. White tale, a 2-inch mouselike boy is the title character'
$500
Stuart Little
Jeopardy!
3034
mini-mountains
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Belgium's 2,277' Botrange is the highest peak in this group of 3 countries named for their un-mountainousness'
$500
the Low Countries
Jeopardy!
3034
wee folk
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Menehune are magical little beings who like to work at night in the islands of this U.S. state'
$500
Hawaii
Jeopardy!
3034
it's microscopic
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'The parts inside a living cell move in this semifluid substance whose name in part means "cell"'
$500
Cytoplasm
Jeopardy!
3034
the small screen
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'This 1980 film about a high school for the performing arts has inspired 2 TV series'
$500
Fame
Jeopardy!
3034
"short" stuff
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'In 1927 court reporter Martin Dupraw used this to take testimony at the rate of 282 words per minute'
$500
shorthand
Jeopardy!
3034
SUPER ATHLETES
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Janet Evans holds the world record in the 400, 800 & 1500-meter freestyle events in this sport'
$200
swimming
Double Jeopardy!
3034
MS. PLUMLY'S COMPOSITION CLASS
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'If your predicates don't agree in number & person with these words, Ms. Plumly will see red'
$200
subjects
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FROM A TO Y
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Morning meeting of all the students'
$200
assembly
Double Jeopardy!
3034
ON A PIZZA
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Topping a pizza with this tropical fruit will make it Hawaiian'
$200
pineapple
Double Jeopardy!
3034
LONG AGO
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Egyptians could read the latest Book of the Dead on scrolls made from this reed'
$200
papyrus
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FAR AWAY
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'It was in Tongan waters that the crew of this ship mutinied against Captain Bligh'
$200
the Bounty
Double Jeopardy!
3034
SUPER ATHLETES
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'In 1993 this center, then with the Orlando Magic, was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year'
$400
Shaquille O\'Neal
Double Jeopardy!
3034
MS. PLUMLY'S COMPOSITION CLASS
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'One or more sentences on a single thought; Ms. Plumly calls them the basic units of composition'
$400
paragraphs
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FROM A TO Y
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'In England, it's a barrister or solicitor; in the U.S., it's this'
$400
an attorney
Double Jeopardy!
3034
ON A PIZZA
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Picked from trees & sometimes picked off pizza, the black ones are more common as toppings than the green ones'
$400
olives
Double Jeopardy!
3034
LONG AGO
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'About 4,000 years ago, the Mesopotamians reinvented the wheel, using these to make it lighter'
$400
spokes
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FAR AWAY
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Go straight south across the Strait of Gibraltar from Europe & you'll be in this N. African country'
$400
Morocco
Double Jeopardy!
3034
SUPER ATHLETES
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'This Baltimore Orioles shortstop once wore a T-shirt that read "2130+ Hugs and Kisses for Daddy"'
$600
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Double Jeopardy!
3034
MS. PLUMLY'S COMPOSITION CLASS
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Ms. Plumly says one should spend time on this plan of an essay; H.G. Wells wrote a long one "of History"'
$600
an outline
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FROM A TO Y
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'One of the Commandments says not to commit it'
$600
adultery
Double Jeopardy!
3034
ON A PIZZA
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'This fungal topping is grown in buildings that simulate the conditions inside a cave'
$600
mushrooms
Double Jeopardy!
3034
LONG AGO
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'When he died at age 33 in 323 B.C., his empire was over 2,500 miles wide'
$600
Alexander the Great
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FAR AWAY
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'300,000-square-mile plain that's home to the Argentinian gaucho'
$600
Pampas
Double Jeopardy!
3034
SUPER ATHLETES
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'This German tennis star has won 21 Grand Slam singles titles, second only to Margaret Smith Court's 24'
$800
Steffi Graf
Double Jeopardy!
3034
MS. PLUMLY'S COMPOSITION CLASS
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Ms. Plumly doesn't use this word for a list of sources because it implies they're all books'
$800
bibliography
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FROM A TO Y
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Go with a person or play with a singer'
$800
accompany
Double Jeopardy!
3034
ON A PIZZA
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'It goes on a pizza as an ingredient of the sauce or as a "sun-dried" topping'
$800
tomato
Double Jeopardy!
3034
LONG AGO
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'After the Persians destroyed the temples on this hill, Pericles had them rebuilt & added the Parthenon'
$800
the Acropolis
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FAR AWAY
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'This island off Africa is home to over 13 million people & the animal seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1997-11-06_DJ_24.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>:'
$1,000
Madagascar
Double Jeopardy!
3034
SUPER ATHLETES
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1997-11-06_DJ_15.jpg" target="_blank">Hi, I'm Reggie White.</a>) In Super Bowl XXXI, I sacked this team's quarterback, Drew Bledsoe, 3 times, setting a Super Bowl record'
$1,000
the New England Patriots
Double Jeopardy!
3034
MS. PLUMLY'S COMPOSITION CLASS
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'A statement of what an essay will discuss, or what you may write to get your M.A.'
$1000
a thesis
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FROM A TO Y
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'Field work in this field involves digging up the field looking for remains of past cultures'
$1000
anthropology (or archaeology)
Double Jeopardy!
3034
ON A PIZZA
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'A quatro formaggi pizza is topped with this many different cheeses, including mozzarella'
$1000
4
Double Jeopardy!
3034
LONG AGO
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'While ruling Babylonia from 605 to 562 B.C., he conquered Jerusalem'
$1000
Nebuchadnezzar
Double Jeopardy!
3034
FAR AWAY
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'During the winter, ice closes the northern ports of this "sea", the largest inland body of water in the world'
$1000
the Caspian Sea
Double Jeopardy!
3034
CARTOON CHARACTERS
1997-11-06T00:00:00
'This foe of Bugs Bunny is a marsupial'
null
Tasmanian Devil
Final Jeopardy!
3034
THE BIRD IS THE WORD
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'A Beatles tune talks about this bird seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-02-20_J_17.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> singin' in the dead of night'
$200
blackbird
Jeopardy!
5172
UNSEEN TV FACES
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'This game show's mysterious banker, who is seen only in shadow, has his own blog on the NBC website'
$200
Deal or No Deal
Jeopardy!
5172
IT'S "D" LISH!
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Vernon Rudolph used a secret recipe from a New Orleans chef to begin selling the Krispy Kreme brand of these'
$200
doughnuts
Jeopardy!
5172
BEFORE THE EURO
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The lira'
$200
Italy
Jeopardy!
5172
ALASKA
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Juneau is the capital & this city is the most populous'
$200
Anchorage
Jeopardy!
5172
AUTHORS' RHYME TIME
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Lemony's fence parts'
$200
Snicket\'s pickets
Jeopardy!
5172
THE BIRD IS THE WORD
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'In myth, this real bird was believed to have access to the waters of creation, the source of all fertility'
$400
the stork
Jeopardy!
5172
UNSEEN TV FACES
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'On this sitcom, Tim Taylor's neighbor Wilson dispensed advice from behind a fence with his face partially obscured'
$400
Home Improvement
Jeopardy!
5172
IT'S "D" LISH!
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'It's a tasty breakfast pastry usually filled with fruit, almond paste, or cheese'
$400
a danish
Jeopardy!
5172
BEFORE THE EURO
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The drachma'
$400
Greece
Jeopardy!
5172
ALASKA
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Alaska's state motto is "North to" this'
$800
the Future
Jeopardy!
5172
AUTHORS' RHYME TIME
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Ayn's rock groups'
$400
Rand\'s bands
Jeopardy!
5172
THE BIRD IS THE WORD
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The name of this bird seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-02-20_J_22.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> can also mean an unscrupulous person who preys greedily'
$600
a vulture
Jeopardy!
5172
UNSEEN TV FACES
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'He was the unseen boss of detectives Jill, Sabrina & Kelly (& later replacements Kris, Tiffany & Julie)'
$600
Charlie
Jeopardy!
5172
IT'S "D" LISH!
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'In the classic French dish Canard à l'orange, this is served in an orange sauce'
$600
duck
Jeopardy!
5172
BEFORE THE EURO
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The Schilling'
$600
Austria
Jeopardy!
5172
ALASKA
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Of Canada's 13 provinces & territories, one of the 2 that border Alaska'
$600
the Yukon
Jeopardy!
5172
AUTHORS' RHYME TIME
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The termites & ants in Nathanael's home'
$600
West\'s pests
Jeopardy!
5172
THE BIRD IS THE WORD
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The name of this game bird is also a verb that means "to shrink with fear"'
$800
quail
Jeopardy!
5172
UNSEEN TV FACES
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'We never saw the face of this Yankees owner on "Seinfeld"; it was really Larry David voicing the part'
$800
Steinbrenner
Jeopardy!
5172
IT'S "D" LISH!
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'It's a fluffy white fudge made with sugar, corn syrup, beaten egg whites & often nuts; tastes heavenly!'
$800
divinity
Jeopardy!
5172
BEFORE THE EURO
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The franc<br />(2 of 3 countries)'
$800
France and Belgium
Jeopardy!
5172
ALASKA
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Alaska's Malaspina one of these ice formations, covers an area larger than Rhode Island'
$800
a glacier
Jeopardy!
5172
AUTHORS' RHYME TIME
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Ms. Ephron's soft felt hats'
$800
Nora\'s fedoras
Jeopardy!
5172
THE BIRD IS THE WORD
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The house variety of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-02-20_J_24.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> common songbird was introduced to North America in the 1850s'
$1000
sparrow
Jeopardy!
5172
UNSEEN TV FACES
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Producer Lorenzo Music played this unseen doorman whose voice was heard via the intercom on "Rhoda"'
$1000
Carlton
Jeopardy!
5172
IT'S "D" LISH!
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'In the mood for a steak? Try this one named for a famous New York restaurant where it was once the house cut'
$1000
Delmonico
Jeopardy!
5172
BEFORE THE EURO
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The punt'
$1000
Ireland
Jeopardy!
5172
ALASKA
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'This spot on the Arctic Ocean is the northernmost "point" of Alaska'
$1000
Point Barrow
Jeopardy!
5172
AUTHORS' RHYME TIME
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Benchley's furnaces'
$1000
Peter\'s heaters
Jeopardy!
5172
QUOTATIONS
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Nabokov's Humbert Humbert called his nymphet "light of my life, fire of my loins"'
$400
Lolita
Double Jeopardy!
5172
COLLEGE SPORTS TEAM NICKNAMES
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Wisely tell us this avian team name for both Rice University & Temple University'
$400
The Owl
Double Jeopardy!
5172
"F"EMALES
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Lena Horne called this woman who died in 1996 "the world's golden songbird"'
$400
Ella Fitzgerald
Double Jeopardy!
5172
EXPLORATION
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'Peary found that the Inuit on Greenland's west coast got iron for their knives from 3 of these heavenly objects'
$400
meteorites
Double Jeopardy!
5172
OH MY GODS!
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'A minor god, Aeolus was the keeper of these North, South, East & West'
$400
the winds
Double Jeopardy!
5172
A FEW CHOICE 4-LETTER WORDS
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'The handle of a sword, you can play this term to the ...'
$400
a hilt
Double Jeopardy!
5172
QUOTATIONS
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-02-20_DJ_07.jpg" target="_blank">Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the Freud Museum in Vienna.</a>) Despite all the research that's been done on Freud, no one can definitely say if, or when, he made the attributed remark "sometimes a" this "is just a" this'
$800
a cigar
Double Jeopardy!
5172
COLLEGE SPORTS TEAM NICKNAMES
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'This Indian tribe lends its name to Florida State University's sports teams'
$800
Seminole
Double Jeopardy!
5172
"F"EMALES
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'She's the nationally prominent Californian seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-02-20_DJ_03.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>'
$800
Dianne Feinstein
Double Jeopardy!
5172
EXPLORATION
2007-02-20T00:00:00
'William Bligh served as master of the HMS Resolution during this captain's third voyage to the Pacific'
$800
Captain Cook
Double Jeopardy!
5172