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COUNTRY MUSIC | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'Country music fans often tune into TNN, which now stands for "The National Network", but used to stand for this' | $400 | The Nashville Network | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
WORDS FROM CHINESE | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'The name of this game played with 144 tiles comes from a Chinese word meaning "sparrows"' | $400 | Mah jongg | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
DRAMA & DRAMATISTS | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'This 1961 Tennessee Williams play takes place at the Costa Verde, a small Mexican hotel on a jungle-covered hilltop' | $600 | Night of the Iguana | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'Muscat' | $600 | Oman | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'Court jeweler to Alexander III & Nicholas II, he was famous for his beautifully crafted eggs' | $600 | Carl Faberge | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
NESTLE'S | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'Nestle's first non-milk product was an instant form of this in 1938' | $600 | coffee (Nescafé) | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
COUNTRY MUSIC | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'In the 1970s this singer from Butcher Holler teamed with Conway Twitty for 5 No. 1 hits' | $600 | Loretta Lynn | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
WORDS FROM CHINESE | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'It's the sand-fur dog variety seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2001-05-25_DJ_23.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>' | $600 | a Shar Pei | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
DRAMA & DRAMATISTS | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'From 1851 to 1857 he served as writer-manager of the Norwegian Theatre in Bergen' | $1,500 | Henrik Ibsen | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'Dakar' | $800 | Senegal | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'A ballet by this composer features the piece heard <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2001-05-25_DJ_16.mp3">here</a>:<br /><br />["The Russian Dance"]' | $800 | Pyotr Tchaikovsky | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
NESTLE'S | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'In 1985 Nestle's bloomed when it acquired this American maker of evaporated milk from contented cows' | $800 | Carnation | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
COUNTRY MUSIC | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'November 28, 1925 marked the debut of this station's "Barn Dance", which later became the "Grand Ole Opry"' | $800 | WSM ("World\'s Sweetest Music") | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
WORDS FROM CHINESE | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | '"Man herb", an aromatic root used medicinally' | $400 | ginseng | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
DRAMA & DRAMATISTS | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'In this Chekhov play, a merchant buys Madame Ranevsky's estate & plans to cut down its trees' | $1000 | The Cherry Orchard | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'Central America's Belmopan' | $1000 | Belize | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'This Russian poet & author of the drama "Boris Godunov" died from wounds suffered in a duel in 1837' | $1000 | Alexander Pushkin | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
NESTLE'S | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'Henri Nestle began his company in this country in the 1860s selling a cow's-milk food for babies' | $1000 | Switzerland | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
WORDS FROM CHINESE | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'Gold-orange fruit seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2001-05-25_DJ_25.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>' | $1000 | a kumquat | Double Jeopardy! | 3865 |
INTERNATIONAL STARS | 2001-05-25T00:00:00 | 'Since 1978 the city of Paris has funded his Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris' | null | Marcel Marceau | Final Jeopardy! | 3865 |
19th CENTURY LIT | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'His story "William Wilson" mentions some ushers--but they're not the ones whose house is falling in another story' | $200 | (Edgar Allan) Poe | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In 2005 this creator of "Jeopardy!" was given a lifetime achievement award at the Daytime Emmys' | $200 | Merv Griffin | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE SHORT FORM | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In the journalism term "nut graf", "graf" is a shortened form of this' | $200 | paragraph | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MARLIN | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Marlin Firearms of North Haven, Connecticut manufactures these in 12 & 20 gauge varieties' | $200 | shotguns | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
BRAND "O" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'You can read "Story O's" about this cookie on its website' | $200 | Oreos | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER! | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In 1987 reports of plagiarism in his speeches ended this Delaware senator's run for the Democratic presidential nom.' | $200 | Joe Biden | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
19th CENTURY LIT | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Her 1869 novel "Oldtown Folks" features runaway children instead of runaway slaves' | $400 | (Harriet Beecher) Stowe | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In 2005 the 2nd film about this lovable animated ogre was named Best Comedy Film by the People's Choice Awards' | $400 | Shrek | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE SHORT FORM | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'It's what the "Rep" is short for in the theater world's Seattle Rep' | $400 | repertory | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MARLIN | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'The 4 main types of marlin are the white, the striped, the black & this colorful variety that can grow to 1,000 pounds!' | $400 | the blue marlin | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
BRAND "O" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'A line of beauty products once was called "Oil of" this; now it's just this' | $400 | Olay | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER! | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'His 1972 presidential bid was gaining momentum when he was shot & paralyzed by Arthur Bremer' | $400 | George Wallace | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
19th CENTURY LIT | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In this novel, Count Vronsky is "passionately fond of horses"--& of a married woman who's the title character' | $600 | Anna Karenina | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'This late R&B artist's duet with Norah Jones, "Here We Go Again", was named record of the year for 2004' | $600 | Ray Charles | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE SHORT FORM | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'They're the "apps" in "drinks & apps"' | $600 | appetizers | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MARLIN | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Marlin Fitzwater was first appointed White House Press Secretary by this president' | $600 | Ronald Reagan | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
BRAND "O" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'The dad of TV's Matthew Perry was the sailor in commercials for this men's scent' | $600 | Old Spice | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER! | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'This former senator & NBA star lost the 2000 Democratic presidential nomination to Al Gore' | $600 | Bill Bradley | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
19th CENTURY LIT | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | '"You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room", says Mr. Darcy to his friend in this novel' | $800 | Pride and Prejudice | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'One of 2 films for which Steven Spielberg won a Best Director Oscar, both in the 1990s' | $800 | Schindler\'s List or Saving Private Ryan | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE SHORT FORM | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'At prep school, along with Latin & lacrosse, I learned that "prep" is short for this' | $800 | preparatory | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MARLIN | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In 2006 Sterling Marlin, a veteran racer on this circuit, got a new ride, the no. 14 Chevrolet' | $800 | NASCAR | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
BRAND "O" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Boston lawyer Marcus Urann marketed cranberry sauce under this brand name way back in 1912' | $800 | Ocean Spray | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER! | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Later veep, this N.Y. governor challenged Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968' | $1,000 | Nelson Rockefeller | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
19th CENTURY LIT | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In a poem, he penned, "In Reading Gaol by Reading Town there is a pit of shame..."' | $1000 | Oscar Wilde | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'She won a Golden Globe award for her performance in "The Fabulous Baker Boys"' | $1000 | Michelle Pfeiffer | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE SHORT FORM | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Sometimes the regs (these) are so complex, you can't help running afoul of them' | $1000 | the regulations | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MARLIN | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'From 1963 to 1985 he was the host of the TV show "Wild Kingdom"' | $1000 | Marlin Perkins | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
BRAND "O" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'This brand's catchy "Wiener Jingle", still used today, was written in 1963' | $1000 | Oscar Mayer | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER! | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-12-29_J_19.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>, this radio talk show host ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000' | $1000 | Alan Keyes | Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'On May 29, 1453 this Byzantine capital was captured by the Turks' | $400 | Constantinople | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
FEMALE LEADERS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Chrissie Hynde' | $400 | The Pretenders | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MAO INHIBITORS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'During the May 4th movement, Mao criticized the traditional teachings of this man who was born in the 500s B.C.' | $400 | Confucius | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
GRAB BAG | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'On Nov. 5, 1950 this evangelist began his radio program "The Hour of Decision"; it's still on the air' | $400 | Billy Graham | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
UNITING THE STATES & CITIES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'The "Green Mountain" State absorbs its own capital & renames itself...' | $400 | Vermontpelier | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
YOU CAN CALL ME "AL" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'It's a graduate or former student of a school' | $400 | alumnus | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In 1139 the Church declared this bow a "murderous art" & tried to ban its use against Christians' | $800 | the crossbow | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
FEMALE LEADERS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Natalie Maines' | $800 | The Dixie Chicks | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MAO INHIBITORS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'After defeating the Kuomintang in 1949, Mao founded the People's Republic of China at this square' | $800 | Tiananmen Square | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
GRAB BAG | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'This term for a socially inept techie geek first appeared in 1950 in Dr. Seuss's "If I Ran The Zoo"' | $800 | a nerd | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
UNITING THE STATES & CITIES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Maryland's largest city unites with "The Beaver State" & goes coast to coast to form...' | $800 | Baltimoregon | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
YOU CAN CALL ME "AL" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Don't ask me what the lyrics mean to <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-12-29_DJ_27.mp3">this</a> classic kids' song; I don't know what they mean, either' | $800 | "Alouette" | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In 762 Al-Mansur established this city on the Tigris River as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate' | $1200 | Baghdad | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
FEMALE LEADERS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Janis Joplin' | $1200 | Big Brother and the Holding Company | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MAO INHIBITORS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Shortly after Mao's death in 1976, the National Party Congress declared this "Revolution" had ended' | $1200 | the Cultural Revolution | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
GRAB BAG | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'A second is defined as the period of 9,192,631,770 oscillations of this element, symbl Cs' | $1200 | cesium | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
UNITING THE STATES & CITIES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'The "Land Of Enchantment" state hooks up with South Carolina's capital; enjoy...' | $4,000 | New Mexicolumbia | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
YOU CAN CALL ME "AL" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'A Vegas casino bears the name of this character from the Tales of Scheherazade' | $1200 | Aladdin | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'After the Moors were defeated at Tolosa in 1212, their rule was restricted to this small kingdom in southern Spain' | $1600 | Grenada | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
FEMALE LEADERS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Susanna Hoffs' | $1600 | The Bangles | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MAO INHIBITORS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In 1927 Mao battled this leader of the Kuomintang who followed Sun Yat-sen' | $1600 | Chiang Kai-shek | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
GRAB BAG | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Latin for "handy man", it's the oldest type of human being, according to many anthropologists' | $1600 | Homo habilis | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
UNITING THE STATES & CITIES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Warren Buffett's hometown imports this state's traditional dish of poi, blending to become...' | $1600 | Omahawaii | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
YOU CAN CALL ME "AL" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In 1998 the Pres. of the Czech Republic remarked that he wanted this U.S. Cabinet member to replace him' | $3,000 | Madeleine Albright | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Wyclef Jean was a musician from the Fugees; this theologian inspired a 1382 English Bible translation' | $2000 | John Wycliffe | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
FEMALE LEADERS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'Alison Moyet' | $2000 | Yaz | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
MAO INHIBITORS | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'A 2005 biography says Mao was actually carried for much of this epic trek that began in 1934' | $2000 | The Long March | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
GRAB BAG | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'The Star of Africa is one of 9 large stones & almost 100 smaller ones cut from this diamond found in 1905' | $2000 | the Cullinan Diamond | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
UNITING THE STATES & CITIES | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | '"The Wolverine State" combines with its college town known for its Wolverines & forms the mighty...' | $2000 | Michigann Arbor | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
YOU CAN CALL ME "AL" | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'A white robe worn by a priest at mass' | $2000 | an alb | Double Jeopardy! | 5135 |
BROADWAY | 2006-12-29T00:00:00 | 'In 2006 this show based on a 1911 work became the longest-running show in Broadway history' | null | Phantom Of The Opera | Final Jeopardy! | 5135 |
FUN COUPLES IN HISTORY | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'Julius Caesar's love for this queen of Egypt really "needled" the Roman people' | $100 | Cleopatra | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
HIRSCHFELD | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'Al Hirschfeld depicted this director with one of the stars of his 1963 film' | $100 | Alfred Hitchcock | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
BRITISH ROCKERS | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'The cover for their 1971 album "Sticky Fingers" was designed by Andy Warhol' | $100 | the Rolling Stones | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
THE WOK OF FAME | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'Of the Peking, Cantonese or Szechuan cooking styles, the one known for hot, spicy dishes' | $200 | Szechuan | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
FUN COUPLES IN HISTORY | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'Thomas Seymour, brother of this queen, was beheaded for scheming to marry the young Elizabeth I' | $200 | Jane Seymour | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
HIRSCHFELD | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'I "love" the drawing of this comedienne' | $200 | Lucille Ball | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
BRITISH ROCKERS | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'Led by Paul McCartney, this group took flight on hits like "My Love" & "Silly Love Songs"' | $200 | Wings | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
THE WOK OF FAME | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'Predigested seaweed formed into these avian homes is a treasured Chinese soup ingredient' | $300 | bird nests | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
FUN COUPLES IN HISTORY | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'Some say this queen of France lost her head over a handsome Swede before she really lost her head in 1793' | $300 | Marie Antoinette | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
HIRSCHFELD | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | '"Blue Angel" launched this actress to international stardom' | $300 | Marlene Dietrich | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
BRITISH ROCKERS | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'This rock legend recently duetted with LeAnn Rimes on "Written in the Stars", from his musical "Aida"' | $300 | Elton John | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
'80s BESTSELLERS | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'His memoir "Gracie: A Love Story" made the bestseller list in 1988' | $1,200 | George Burns | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
HOW TO FAKE IT | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'A musician who misplaces his printed music must "play by" this body part' | $300 | ear | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
FUN COUPLES IN HISTORY | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'This "Great" Russian czar sent his wife Eudoxia off to a convent (he preferred his German mistress, Anna Mons)' | $400 | Peter the Great | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
HIRSCHFELD | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'This "Great One" coined a few famous phrases' | $400 | Jackie Gleason | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
BRITISH ROCKERS | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'In 1999 this late great "Wishin' and Hopin'" singer was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame' | $400 | Dusty Springfield | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
HOW TO FAKE IT | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'The part of his pants that a pilot flies by when his instruments go on the blink' | $400 | seat | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
FUN COUPLES IN HISTORY | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'Gruoch was the real name of this Scottish "Lady" who, according to Shakespeare, made her husband commit murder' | $500 | Lady Macbeth | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
HIRSCHFELD | 1999-05-21T00:00:00 | 'Hirschfeld showed this silent movie comedian in his most famous moment' | $500 | Harold Lloyd | Jeopardy! | 3400 |
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