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BIG COUNTRY
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'It borders every country on its continent but Ecuador & Chile'
$400
Brazil
Jeopardy!
3856
COMIC & CARTOON CRITTERS
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Quick Draw McGraw'
$400
Horse
Jeopardy!
3856
THE POLITICAL LIFE
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Term for the speech at a convention that sets the tone & outlines the main issues'
$400
Keynote speech
Jeopardy!
3856
THAT'S SNOW FUN
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'At the 1939 World's Fair, the Carrier Corp. demonstrated A/C in an imitation one of these domed dwellings'
$400
Igloo
Jeopardy!
3856
YASIR
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Arafat & this Likud leader signed a 1997 accord on Israeli troop withdrawal from most of the city of Hebron'
$700
Benjamin Netanyahu
Jeopardy!
3856
THAT'S MY "BABY"
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'So called from its delicate odor, it's a tall plant with many small white or pink flowers'
$400
Baby\'s breath
Jeopardy!
3856
BIG COUNTRY
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Principal mountain ranges in this large country include the Kunlun, the Tian Shan & the Trans-Himalaya'
$500
China
Jeopardy!
3856
COMIC & CARTOON CRITTERS
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'PBS' Arthur'
$500
Aardvark
Jeopardy!
3856
THE POLITICAL LIFE
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'From the Latin for "grow together", it's an alliance of different groups for a specific cause'
$500
Coalition
Jeopardy!
3856
THAT'S SNOW FUN
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Skiers know this 6-letter term for fresh, loose unpacked snow'
$500
Powder
Jeopardy!
3856
YASIR
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'In the '50s Arafat worked in an engineering firm in this country, the invasion of which triggered the Gulf War'
$500
Kuwait
Jeopardy!
3856
THAT'S MY "BABY"
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'This 1991 U2 album featuring "Mysterious Ways" caught our attention'
$500
"Achtung Baby"
Jeopardy!
3856
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'This private Utah university is controlled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'
$200
Brigham Young University
Double Jeopardy!
3856
LOVE THOSE VEGGIES!
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Daucus carota'
$200
Carrot
Double Jeopardy!
3856
OLD TRAVEL BOOKS
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'"Voyages to Vinland" begins with this lucky guy getting baptized'
$200
Leif Ericson
Double Jeopardy!
3856
THE MOVIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Benecio del Toro plays troubled cop Javier Rodriguez in the 2000 film tale of America's war on drugs'
$200
Traffic
Double Jeopardy!
3856
19th CENTURY VPs
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Like Abe Lincoln, 19th century VP Adlai Stevenson was born in Kentucky but was a congressman from this state'
$200
Illinois
Double Jeopardy!
3856
IF THEY MARRIED...
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Current actress Barrymore says "I Do" with Bugs' voice Mel & becomes...'
$200
Drew Blanc
Double Jeopardy!
3856
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'In 1695 the Christopher Wren Building was built on this Virginia school's campus; classes are still held in it'
$400
William and Mary
Double Jeopardy!
3856
LOVE THOSE VEGGIES!
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Solanum tuberosum'
$400
Potato
Double Jeopardy!
3856
OLD TRAVEL BOOKS
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'This Englishman's 1577-1580 trip around the world wasn't mentioned in Hakluyt's 1589 book on English voyages'
$400
Sir Francis Drake
Double Jeopardy!
3856
THE MOVIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'In 1996 Sean Connery was the voice of Draco, the last of these creatures'
$400
Dragon
Double Jeopardy!
3856
19th CENTURY VPs
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'1 of the 2 19th century VPs named John C.; both were partisans of the South'
$400
John C. Calhoun or John C. Breckenridge
Double Jeopardy!
3856
IF THEY MARRIED...
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Ms. Farrow might be sorry if she makes it legal with "I Spy" actor Robert & becomes...'
$400
Mia Culp
Double Jeopardy!
3856
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'On May 17, 1987 pranksters from this Pasadena school changed the Hollywood sign to the name of the school'
$600
Caltech
Double Jeopardy!
3856
LOVE THOSE VEGGIES!
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Capsicum annuum'
$600
Pepper
Double Jeopardy!
3856
OLD TRAVEL BOOKS
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'By his account, he reached the New World's mainland 14 months before Columbus; that's why we're not in Columbia'
$1,500
Amerigo Vespucci
Double Jeopardy!
3856
THE MOVIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'In 1981 Wallace Shawn came prepared to eat in "My Dinner With" this man'
$600
Andre
Double Jeopardy!
3856
19th CENTURY VPs
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'We were going to save this 1870s VP for a "Starts With 'Colf'" category, but here goes'
$600
Schuyler Colfax
Double Jeopardy!
3856
IF THEY MARRIED...
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'If the corn-rowed star of "10" married English diarist Samuel, she'd make an entry as...'
$600
Bo Pepys
Double Jeopardy!
3856
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'This state university of New Jersey was founded by the Dutch Reformed Church as Queen's College in 1766'
$800
Rutgers
Double Jeopardy!
3856
LOVE THOSE VEGGIES!
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Zea mays'
$800
Corn
Double Jeopardy!
3856
OLD TRAVEL BOOKS
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'This Tarrytown, N.Y. author's cross-country trip was the source for his 1835 book "A Tour on the Prairies"'
$800
Washington Irving
Double Jeopardy!
3856
THE MOVIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'This 1992 Denzel Washington film is reportedly the first & only non-documentary film allowed to be made in Mecca'
$1,000
Malcolm X
Double Jeopardy!
3856
19th CENTURY VPs
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Richard Johnson was elected with the slogan "Rumpsey Dumpsey Colonel Johnson Killed" this Shawnee leader'
$800
Tecumseh
Double Jeopardy!
3856
IF THEY MARRIED...
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'If bubbly Ms. Hawn reaches a "Human Understanding" with British philosopher John, she'd become...'
$800
Goldie Locke
Double Jeopardy!
3856
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'The Statler Inn at this Ithaca, N.Y. school was built as a "teaching hotel" for its school of hotel administration'
$1000
Cornell
Double Jeopardy!
3856
LOVE THOSE VEGGIES!
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Phaseolus limensis'
$1000
Lima bean
Double Jeopardy!
3856
OLD TRAVEL BOOKS
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'In the 5th century B.C. he added a great description of the land of Egypt to his great history work'
$1000
Herodotus
Double Jeopardy!
3856
THE MOVIES
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2001-05-14_DJ_05.jpg" target="_blank">Hi, I'm Nathan Lane.</a>) My movie with Robin Williams, "The Birdcage", is an English language version of this film'
$1000
La Cage aux Folles
Double Jeopardy!
3856
19th CENTURY VPs
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'In 1848 future VP Henry Wilson helped form this party opposed to extending slavery to new territory'
$1000
Free Soil Party
Double Jeopardy!
3856
IF THEY MARRIED...
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'Ivanka's mom, the former Mrs. Trump, makes it legal with '70s chief justice Warren & becomes...'
$1000
Ivana Burger
Double Jeopardy!
3856
MILITARY HISTORY
2001-05-14T00:00:00
'This man commanded the last organized military force to invade the lower 48 states'
null
Pancho Villa
Final Jeopardy!
3856
COLLEGE MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'At Southern Nazarene Univ., you can find a happy medium by majoring in the print or broadcast type of this'
$100
Journalism
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE TOWNS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'This state's first community college was established in Fresno in 1910'
$100
California
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'In 1997 the Fighting Sioux of the Univ. of this "North" state won their 6th NCAA hockey title'
$100
North Dakota
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE SLANG
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Oil-checking device that's used as slang for a stupid person'
$100
Dipstick
Jeopardy!
3165
THE COLLEGE DINING HALL
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'It wouldn't be barbecue night without this, scientific name Zea mays'
$100
Corn
Jeopardy!
3165
WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Conan O'Brien sharpened his comedy skills at this university by writing for its famous Lampoon'
$100
Harvard
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'The 2 languages you'll most likely have to learn as a classics major'
$200
Greek & Latin
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE TOWNS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'It's home to Concordia College as well as the University of Michigan'
$200
Ann Arbor
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Pat Summitt has led this school's Lady Volunteers to 5 NCAA basketball championships in the past 11 years'
$200
Tennessee
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE SLANG
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Something that doesn't require much use of your gray matter is a "no" this'
$200
Brainer
Jeopardy!
3165
THE COLLEGE DINING HALL
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'These Mexican "sandwiches", whose name means "plug", can be made with crisp or soft tortillas'
$200
Tacos
Jeopardy!
3165
WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'This magazine editor seen here played Antonio in "The Tempest" when he was a student at Brown in 1981'
$200
John F. Kennedy Jr.
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Anthropology majors study them as group ways of life; biology majors grow them in petri dishes'
$300
Cultures
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE TOWNS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Even if Gallaudet weren't here, it's still quite the party town...a 2-party town mainly'
$300
Washington, D.C.
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'(Hi, I'm Summer Sanders) In 1992 I led this school, now attended by Chelsea Clinton, to a national swimming championship'
$500
Stanford
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE SLANG
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'They're referred to as "da 'rents", or "rentals"'
$300
Parents
Jeopardy!
3165
THE COLLEGE DINING HALL
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Italian for "little turnip", these cheese-filled pillows are served on pasta night in the dining hall'
$300
Ravioli
Jeopardy!
3165
WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Janet Reno was president, not attorney general of the women's student govt. at this Ithaca, N.Y. school'
$300
Cornell
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Washington State offers majors in both this social science & the "home" version'
$400
Economics
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE TOWNS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'In 1942 the University of this city was the site of the first controlled nuclear chain reaction'
$400
Chicago
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'From 1962 through 1997, this North Carolina men's basketball coach had an NCAA record 879 wins'
$400
Dean Smith
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE SLANG
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'If you do it with "a dime" you inform on someone'
$400
Drop a dime
Jeopardy!
3165
THE COLLEGE DINING HALL
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Combine greens, veggies & dressing at this counter the dining hall calls "The Garden of Eatin'"'
$400
Salad Bar
Jeopardy!
3165
WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'As a student at Berkeley in '76, she had her first short story published, maybe while "Waiting to Exhale"'
$400
Terry McMillan
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'College major of the man (Newt Gingrich) seen here; he's also taught the subject'
$500
History
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE TOWNS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Ex-senator Sam Nunn is on the Emory board of trustees, which meets in this city'
$500
Atlanta
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'In 1997 Ohio State's Blaine Wilson won the rings, vault & all-around titles in this sport'
$500
Gymnastics
Jeopardy!
3165
COLLEGE SLANG
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Hit someone "on his hip" & you've sent him a message this way'
$500
On his pager
Jeopardy!
3165
THE COLLEGE DINING HALL
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'The dining hall's carving board features roast beef & this bird, Meleagris gallopavo'
$500
Turkey
Jeopardy!
3165
WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'It's no rumour; while studying at Oxford this politician seen here sang with the rock band Ugly Rumours'
$500
Tony Blair
Jeopardy!
3165
ARMY MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Major John Andre, this traitor's contact on the British side, was hanged in 1780'
$200
Benedict Arnold
Double Jeopardy!
3165
CURRENT TV THEMES
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Appropriately, a Spin Doctors tune is used as this sitcom's theme'
$200
Spin City
Double Jeopardy!
3165
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Of the 3 branches of the U.S. government, it's the one that makes the laws'
$200
Legislative
Double Jeopardy!
3165
SHORT FICTION
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'"A low, dull quick sound...such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton" is from this Poe story'
$200
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Double Jeopardy!
3165
ART HISTORY 101
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'It's the event portrayed in a Jan van Eyck painting seen here'
$200
Wedding
Double Jeopardy!
3165
WHAT'S "NU"?
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Typical college course in which you learn about proper food & diet'
$200
Nutrition
Double Jeopardy!
3165
ARMY MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'In 1923 he was an obscure major stationed in Panama; 30 years later he was U.S. president'
$400
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Double Jeopardy!
3165
CURRENT TV THEMES
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'For its 1997-98 season, this show used the following as its theme<br />("Cleveland Rocks")'
$700
The Drew Carey Show
Double Jeopardy!
3165
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'He's the current president of the Senate'
$400
Al Gore
Double Jeopardy!
3165
SHORT FICTION
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'"The Sisters" & "Araby" are 2 of the 15 stories in his "Dubliners"'
$400
James Joyce
Double Jeopardy!
3165
ART HISTORY 101
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'19th century French romantic who painted the following<br />("Liberty Leading the People")'
$400
Eugene Delacroix
Double Jeopardy!
3165
WHAT'S "NU"?
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'It's a 4-letter slang term meaning to cook in a microwave'
$400
Nuke
Double Jeopardy!
3165
ARMY MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'This major's major achievement was proving that mosquitos transmit yellow fever'
$600
Walter Reed
Double Jeopardy!
3165
CURRENT TV THEMES
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Paula Cole wrote the theme to this new WB teen drama'
$600
Dawson\'s Creek
Double Jeopardy!
3165
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Every 10 years when it counts the population, this agency also conducts a study of housing'
$600
Census Bureau
Double Jeopardy!
3165
SHORT FICTION
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'This playwright first wrote short stories while he was a medical student at Moscow University in the 1880s'
$600
Anton Chekhov
Double Jeopardy!
3165
ART HISTORY 101
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'This painted exhibited the work seen here with the Impressionists, who didn't all get the point'
$600
Georges Seurat
Double Jeopardy!
3165
WHAT'S "NU"?
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'This region on both sides of the Nile was known to the ancient Egyptians as Cush'
$600
Nubia
Double Jeopardy!
3165
ARMY MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'One of his first stands, at Gettysburg when he was 23, got him promoted to major in the regular army'
$800
George Custer
Double Jeopardy!
3165
CURRENT TV THEMES
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'The Bodeans song heard here is the theme of this series'
$800
Party of Five
Double Jeopardy!
3165
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'(Hi, I'm Pat Schroeder) In 1972 I became the first woman ever to be elected to Congress from this state'
$1,000
Colorado
Double Jeopardy!
3165
SHORT FICTION
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'The "Secret Life" of this character in a Thurber story ends with him imagining facing a firing squad'
$800
Walter Mitty
Double Jeopardy!
3165
ART HISTORY 101
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'Post-Impressionist whose work is seen here'
$800
Paul Cezanne
Double Jeopardy!
3165
WHAT'S "NU"?
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'It's the proper term for a coin collector'
$800
Numismatist
Double Jeopardy!
3165
ARMY MAJORS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'A Florida fort named for this major gave its name in turn to a city of 160,000'
$1000
William Lauderdale
Double Jeopardy!
3165
CURRENT TV THEMES
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'This group features Les Claypool performing the theme for "South Park"'
$1000
Primus
Double Jeopardy!
3165
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
1998-05-08T00:00:00
'This privilege allows members of Congress free use of the mail for official business'
$1000
Franking
Double Jeopardy!
3165