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THIS MEANS "WAR"
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'An example of the wavering cry of this type of bird is heard <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-01-29_DJ_21.mp3">here</a>'
$400
a warbler
Double Jeopardy!
5619
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'It's the decade the Statue of Liberty was dedicated & opened in New York harbor'
$800
the 1880s
Double Jeopardy!
5619
CLASSIC TV DRAMA EPISODES
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'1997:<br />"Welcome To The Hellmouth"'
$800
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Double Jeopardy!
5619
URBAN PLANNING
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'Hippodamus of Miletus advocated this basic pattern of crisscrossing streets forming squares'
$800
a grid
Double Jeopardy!
5619
PICK THE PRIME NUMBER
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'9, 13, 15'
$800
13
Double Jeopardy!
5619
RAISE THE FLAG
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'The only common first name to appear on a national flag is this one on the flag of Saudi Arabia'
$800
Muhammad
Double Jeopardy!
5619
THIS MEANS "WAR"
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'Lech Kaczynski used the mayoralty of this city as a political springboard'
$800
Warsaw
Double Jeopardy!
5619
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'This French engineer was consulted to design the statue's skeleton & make it sound structurally'
$1200
(Gustave) Eiffel
Double Jeopardy!
5619
CLASSIC TV DRAMA EPISODES
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'2004:<br />"Viva Las Vegas"'
$1200
CSI
Double Jeopardy!
5619
URBAN PLANNING
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'Also preceding "glasses" & "knot", it's the type of accessory "flat" that may be encouraged to increase density'
$1200
a granny flat
Double Jeopardy!
5619
PICK THE PRIME NUMBER
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'21, 23, 27'
$1200
23
Double Jeopardy!
5619
RAISE THE FLAG
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'This nation's maritime self-defense force, successor to the imperial navy, uses the flag seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-01-29_DJ_18.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>'
$1200
Japan
Double Jeopardy!
5619
THIS MEANS "WAR"
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'Have some cherry pie & name <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-01-29_DJ_28.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> group'
$1200
Warrant
Double Jeopardy!
5619
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'A poem on the statue reads "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to" do this'
$1600
breathe free
Double Jeopardy!
5619
CLASSIC TV DRAMA EPISODES
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'1981:<br />"Alexis' Secret"'
$1600
Dynasty
Double Jeopardy!
5619
URBAN PLANNING
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-01-29_DJ_25.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a plot design, and green space appears along the road curves.</a>) In suburban planning, additional green space created by curved streets & houses with varying setbacks is called this 4-letter word, also a small, sheltered bay'
$1600
a cove
Double Jeopardy!
5619
PICK THE PRIME NUMBER
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'39, 49, 59'
$1600
59
Double Jeopardy!
5619
RAISE THE FLAG
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'Both the flag & the coat of arms of this Eastern Canadian province bear the Cross of St. Andrew'
$1,000
Nova Scotia
Double Jeopardy!
5619
THIS MEANS "WAR"
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'This phrase is derived from Oliver Cromwell's request to be painted as he was, including blemishes'
$1,000
warts and all
Double Jeopardy!
5619
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'The statue was designed by this French sculptor & took 10 years to build'
$2000
(Frédéric Auguste) Bartholdi
Double Jeopardy!
5619
CLASSIC TV DRAMA EPISODES
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'1989:<br />"How To Survive In Vietnam"'
$2000
China Beach
Double Jeopardy!
5619
URBAN PLANNING
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'STC, like the one in Hoboken, is short for this commission that aims to keep the city green, leafy & cool'
$2000
Shade Tree Commission
Double Jeopardy!
5619
PICK THE PRIME NUMBER
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'81, 85, 89'
$2000
89
Double Jeopardy!
5619
RAISE THE FLAG
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'This European principality added a crown to its flag in 1936 to differentiate it from the identical flag of Haiti'
$2000
Liechtenstein
Double Jeopardy!
5619
THIS MEANS "WAR"
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-01-29_DJ_30.jpg" target="_blank">Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a piece of materiel.</a>) The energetic materials center at New Mexico tech is testing shape charges, a type of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-01-29_DJ_30a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> that's formed for maximum impact'
$2000
a warhead
Double Jeopardy!
5619
THE GRAMMYS
2009-01-29T00:00:00
'In 2002 the soundtrack to this George Clooney film won album of the year, only the third to do so'
null
O Brother, Where Art Thou
Final Jeopardy!
5619
BUY A VOWEL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This "A" word means to relinquish power or give up the throne'
$100
abdicate
Jeopardy!
2907
LOSE A TURN
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'In 1991, after 8 years as the AKC's top dog, the cocker spaniel lost the No. 1 ranking to this dog called a lab'
$100
a Labrador retriever
Jeopardy!
2907
BOOK & AUTHOR
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Upton Sinclair wrote "The Jungle" & he wrote "The Jungle Book"'
$100
Rudyard Kipling
Jeopardy!
2907
HUSBAND & WIFE
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Bruce Willis can toast her with a demitasse when they celebrate their tenth anniversary November 21, 1997'
$100
Demi Moore
Jeopardy!
2907
BEFORE & AFTER
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Maid of Orleans with a monument at the end of the Champs Elysees'
$100
the Joan of Arc de Triomphe
Jeopardy!
2907
SAY "JACK"
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This man's Chicago-based Rainbow/PUSH action network is a merger of 2 earlier political groups'
$100
Jesse Jackson
Jeopardy!
2907
BUY A VOWEL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'We're looking for an "I"; it's an animal without any backbone'
$200
invertebrate
Jeopardy!
2907
LOSE A TURN
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Chillicothe was this state's capital twice, losing out to Zanesville once & finally to Columbus'
$200
Ohio
Jeopardy!
2907
BOOK & AUTHOR
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Much of "Fools Die", a novel by this "Godfather" author, centers on gambling & Las Vegas'
$200
(Mario) Puzo
Jeopardy!
2907
HUSBAND & WIFE
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Queen Victoria exulted over her honeymoon night with him, "I never, never spent such an evening!!!"'
$200
Prince Albert
Jeopardy!
2907
BEFORE & AFTER
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Jerry Garcia's ancient Biblical texts from Qumran'
$200
the Grateful Dead Sea Scrolls
Jeopardy!
2907
SAY "JACK"
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'On TV he played Steve McGarrett, head of Five-O, a special Hawaiian police unit'
$200
Jack Lord
Jeopardy!
2907
BUY A VOWEL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This "O" is the medical branch that deals with the anatomy & treatment of the eye'
$300
opthamology (optometry accepted)
Jeopardy!
2907
LOSE A TURN
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Only twice between 1949 & 1964 did this team fail to win the American League pennant'
$300
the New York Yankees
Jeopardy!
2907
BOOK & AUTHOR
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Arthur C. Clarke wrote this 1968 sci-fi novel in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick'
$300
2001: A Space Odyssey
Jeopardy!
2907
HUSBAND & WIFE
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Her cousin Maria Shriver was her matron of honor when she married Edwin Schlossberg in 1986'
$300
Caroline Kennedy
Jeopardy!
2907
SAY "JACK"
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'He played for the Kansas City Monarchs before he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947'
$300
Jackie Robinson
Jeopardy!
2907
BUY A VOWEL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'It's what the Greeks call the letter "E"'
$400
epsilon
Jeopardy!
2907
LOSE A TURN
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'After a 3-year ride at the top in U.S. sales, this Honda model lost its No. 1 position to the Taurus in 1992'
$400
the Honda Accord
Jeopardy!
2907
BOOK & AUTHOR
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'She dazzled readers with "Dazzle" & "I'll Take Manhattan"'
$400
(Judith) Krantz
Jeopardy!
2907
HUSBAND & WIFE
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Daniel Day-Lewis married this playwright's daughter Rebecca after starring in the film version of "The Crucible"'
$500
(Arthur) Miller
Jeopardy!
2907
SAY "JACK"
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This actress who now plays Lisa Landry on "Sister, Sister" won an Emmy for "227"'
$400
Jackee Harry
Jeopardy!
2907
BUY A VOWEL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'"U" may not be aware that this Florentine palace was originally built for Cosimo I de Medici'
$500
the Uffizi Palace
Jeopardy!
2907
LOSE A TURN
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This orator was the Democrats' presidential nominee twice, lost a turn & was nominated again in 1908'
$500
William Jennings Bryan
Jeopardy!
2907
BOOK & AUTHOR
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Lt. Joe Leaphorn & Navajo policeman Jim Chee return in this author's 1996 mystery "The Fallen Man"'
$500
Tony Hillerman
Jeopardy!
2907
HUSBAND & WIFE
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This "Fantasia" conductor was a vigorous 63 when he married 21-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt in 1945'
$500
(Leopold) Stokowski
Jeopardy!
2907
SAY "JACK"
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Formerly a special advisor to LBJ, he's presided over the MPAA since 1966'
$500
Jack Valenti
Jeopardy!
2907
HOAXES & FRAUDS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'P.T. Barnum exhibited a monkey sewn to a fish as one of these female sea creatures from "Feejee"'
$200
a mermaid
Double Jeopardy!
2907
APRIL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'On April 8, 1974 this Brave hit his 715th home run'
$200
Hank Aaron
Double Jeopardy!
2907
FUELS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Term for material, like dry wood or newspaper, used to start a fire'
$200
kindling
Double Jeopardy!
2907
SHAKESPEAREAN FOOLS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'The humans in this play inspire Puck to say, "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"'
$200
A Midsummer Night\'s Dream
Double Jeopardy!
2907
FOOL'S ERRANDS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Alchemists once searched for the philosopher's stone, said to transmute base metals into this substance'
$200
gold
Double Jeopardy!
2907
"FOOL"ISH SONGS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This happens "Where angels fear to tread" & "where wisemen never go"'
$200
"Fools Rush In"
Double Jeopardy!
2907
HOAXES & FRAUDS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'A 1985 April Fools' issue of this magazine told of Sidd Finch, the pitcher with the 168 mph fastball'
$400
Sports Illustrated
Double Jeopardy!
2907
APRIL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'It was lullaby & goodnight for this composer who died in Vienna April 3, 1897'
$400
Johannes Brahms
Double Jeopardy!
2907
FUELS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'A carboniferous solid fuel for blast furnaces, or a carbonated liquid fuel for people'
$400
coke
Double Jeopardy!
2907
SHAKESPEAREAN FOOLS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Though this historical play contains a clown, it's the heroine who makes an asp of herself'
$400
Antony and Cleopatra
Double Jeopardy!
2907
FOOL'S ERRANDS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Former astronaut James Irwin led 5 expeditions to this mount to recover Noah's Ark'
$400
(Mt.) Ararat
Double Jeopardy!
2907
"FOOL"ISH SONGS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 had a hit with this Beatles tune from the "Magical Mystery Tour" album'
$400
"The Fool On The Hill"
Double Jeopardy!
2907
HOAXES & FRAUDS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'in 1678 England panicked at false rumors of a takeover plot by this order founded by Loyola'
$600
the Jesuits
Double Jeopardy!
2907
APRIL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Filipino chieftain Lapu-Lapu & his forces killed this Portuguese explorer April 27, 1521'
$600
Ferdinand Magellan
Double Jeopardy!
2907
FUELS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This partly-decayed plant matter is a common fuel in areas without much coal'
$600
peat
Double Jeopardy!
2907
SHAKESPEAREAN FOOLS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Trinculo is a jester in this "stormy" drama'
$600
The Tempest
Double Jeopardy!
2907
FOOL'S ERRANDS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Although Plato pointed toward Gibraltar, many modern scientists place this mythical island near Crete'
$600
Atlantis
Double Jeopardy!
2907
"FOOL"ISH SONGS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This question precedes "Who never fell in love, it seems that I'm the only one that I have been thinking of"'
$600
"What Kind Of Fool Am I?"
Double Jeopardy!
2907
HOAXES & FRAUDS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'David Hampton's exploits posing as this actor's son inspired the play & film "Six Degrees of Separation"'
$800
Sidney Poitier
Double Jeopardy!
2907
APRIL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This invasion occured from April 17-19, 1961'
$800
the Bay of Pigs
Double Jeopardy!
2907
FUELS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Also called lamp oil, this petroleum product was once the chief source of artificial lighting'
$800
kerosene
Double Jeopardy!
2907
SHAKESPEAREAN FOOLS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Dogberry & Verges are 2 foolish officers in this comedy whose title may mean "nada" to you'
$800
Much Ado About Nothing
Double Jeopardy!
2907
FOOL'S ERRANDS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'John Franklin was lost at sea searching for this American waterway'
$800
the Northwest Passage
Double Jeopardy!
2907
"FOOL"ISH SONGS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'In 1981 Diana Ross cracked the Top Ten with a remake of this 1956 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers hit:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1997-04-01_DJ_17.mp3"><i>"Why do birds sing so gay /<br />And lovers await the break of the day..."</i></a>'
$750
"Why Do Fools Fall In Love"
Double Jeopardy!
2907
APRIL
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin blasted off in a capsule called this, Russian for "east"'
$1000
Vostok I
Double Jeopardy!
2907
SHAKESPEAREAN FOOLS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Speed is a clownish servant to Valentine in this comedy set in Romeo's town'
$1,600
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Double Jeopardy!
2907
FOOL'S ERRANDS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Following Jacob Waltz' hints, treasure hunters have searched this SW state for the Lost Dutchman Mine'
$1000
Arizona
Double Jeopardy!
2907
"FOOL"ISH SONGS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'Michael McDonald co-wrote this 1979 Doobie Brothers hit with Kenny Loggins'
$1000
"What A Fool Believes"
Double Jeopardy!
2907
TRINIDADIAN AMATEUR ICHTHYOLOGISTS
1997-04-01T00:00:00
'This common aquarium fish was named for a Trinidadian clergyman'
null
Guppy
Final Jeopardy!
2907
THE PONY EXPRESS
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'Of 5, 10 or 20 miles an hour, riders gererally averaged this'
$200
10
Jeopardy!
5212
FOLKS ON SPORTS
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'After this man's 81-point game, a writer: "The only bad news? The other four Lakers were arrested for loitering"'
$200
Kobe Bryant
Jeopardy!
5212
LET'S HAVE SOME SUSHI
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'Sorry, Charlie, maguro is this kind of fish'
$200
tuna
Jeopardy!
5212
EUROPEAN CAPITALS
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'Its pride is the Prado'
$200
Madrid
Jeopardy!
5212
YOU'RE MAKING ME "MAD"
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'2-word name for a "crazy" character at a Lewis Carroll tea party'
$200
the Mad Hatter
Jeopardy!
5212
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'Number of the last complete symphony by Beethoven'
$200
9
Jeopardy!
5212
THE PONY EXPRESS
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'This "wild" west hero was a Pony Express agent at Rock Creek Station near Fairbury, Nebraska'
$400
Wild Bill Hickok
Jeopardy!
5212
FOLKS ON SPORTS
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'Jerry West, on this Chicago Bull: "He was the only athlete I ever knew who could play volleyball all by himself"'
$400
Michael Jordan
Jeopardy!
5212
LET'S HAVE SOME SUSHI
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'I could go for some ebi, Japanese for this, but not popcorn or scampi style'
$400
shrimp
Jeopardy!
5212
EUROPEAN CAPITALS
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'It's home to the Swiss Parliament'
$400
Bern
Jeopardy!
5212
YOU'RE MAKING ME "MAD"
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'It's the type of singing arrangement heard <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-04-17_J_22.mp3">here</a>'
$400
a madrigal
Jeopardy!
5212
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'The last of the old style of these "bugs" rolled off an assembly line in Puebla, Mexico in July 2003'
$400
a VW Beetle
Jeopardy!
5212
THE PONY EXPRESS
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'Riders carried a mochila, a special one of these made by Israel Landis'
$600
a bag (saddlebag, mailbag)
Jeopardy!
5212
FOLKS ON SPORTS
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'A sports radio host, on this HBO drama sponsoring a NASCAR entry: "Here's hoping nobody opens the trunk"'
$600
The Sopranos
Jeopardy!
5212
LET'S HAVE SOME SUSHI
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'It's the kajiki seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-04-17_J_08.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>, pre-meal'
$600
a swordfish
Jeopardy!
5212
EUROPEAN CAPITALS
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'Its aquarium is named for Vasco da Gama'
$600
Lisbon
Jeopardy!
5212
YOU'RE MAKING ME "MAD"
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'Hardy's title "crowd" that he wanted to get away from'
$600
the madding crowd
Jeopardy!
5212
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
2007-04-17T00:00:00
'In 1988 newspapers headlined the closing of the last of these in the U.S., putting bunnies out of work'
$600
Playboy clubs
Jeopardy!
5212