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TV TITLE ROLE PLAYING
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'"The Good Wife"'
$600
Julianna Margulies
Jeopardy!
6207
AGING GRACEFULLY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Moisturizer with glycolic acid helps prevent these alliteratively named results of years of chuckling'
$600
laugh lines
Jeopardy!
6207
STATELY RIVERS
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Fort Smith & Little Rock are among the cities located on its banks'
$600
the Arkansas River
Jeopardy!
6207
WAYS TO LOSE MONEY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Add "D" to a word for sheep's wool & you've been this, meaning taken'
$600
fleeced
Jeopardy!
6207
ONE VOWEL ONLY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'A twisting tool that's "thrown into" a situation to mess it up'
$600
a wrench
Jeopardy!
6207
EARLY MAN
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'The evolution of a large flexor pollicis muscle in this digit was key to early man's ability to use tools'
$800
the thumb
Jeopardy!
6207
TV TITLE ROLE PLAYING
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'"Barney Miller"'
$800
Hal Linden
Jeopardy!
6207
AGING GRACEFULLY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'"Free" these aren't out to overthrow your government; they accelerate age-related diseases, so avoid them'
$800
radicals
Jeopardy!
6207
STATELY RIVERS
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'This river is formed by the confluence of the Tallapoosa & Coosa Rivers, north of Montgomery'
$800
the Alabama River
Jeopardy!
6207
WAYS TO LOSE MONEY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'This sensory word follows "soft"' to mean someone easy to take advantage of'
$800
a soft touch
Jeopardy!
6207
ONE VOWEL ONLY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'A country in Central Africa'
$800
Chad
Jeopardy!
6207
EARLY MAN
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-09-20_J_10a.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a partial skull at the Smithsonian Hall of Human Origins.</a>) The enlarged brain of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-09-20_J_10.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> early human species helped it become the longest-lived member of the human family tree; named for its upright posture, it survived nine times longer than our species has been around'
$1000
Homo erectus
Jeopardy!
6207
TV TITLE ROLE PLAYING
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'"Chuck" (Bartowski)'
$1000
Zachary Levi
Jeopardy!
6207
AGING GRACEFULLY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'This alphabetically second-to-last element is an antioxidant & good for cell repair'
$1000
zinc
Jeopardy!
6207
STATELY RIVERS
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Trenton, New Jersey lies at the head of navigation on this river'
$1,000
the Delaware River
Jeopardy!
6207
WAYS TO LOSE MONEY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'This phrase for a house that keeps needing costly repairs is also the name of a home improvement radio show'
$1000
a money pit
Jeopardy!
6207
ONE VOWEL ONLY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Last name of the president when the California Gold Rush began'
$1000
Polk
Jeopardy!
6207
LATE MAN
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Photocopy pioneer Robert Gundlach, 1926-2010, helped transform the Haloid Company into this office-equipment giant'
$400
Xerox
Double Jeopardy!
6207
A CELTIC CATEGORY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Celtic independence on the European continent came to an end with this leader's 58 to 51 B.C. conquest of Gaul'
$400
Julius Caesar
Double Jeopardy!
6207
ISN'T IT "GRAND"?
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'It's Venice, Italy's main waterway'
$400
the Grand Canal
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THIS IS A JOB FOR A HERO
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Perry Mason'
$400
an attorney
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THE WHITE HOUSE
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'With the 1866 remodeling of offices, Andrew Johnson installed a room for this communications device'
$400
a telegraph
Double Jeopardy!
6207
SIBLING REVELRY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'The loopy comedy "Raising Arizona" was written & directed by these brothers'
$400
the Coen Brothers
Double Jeopardy!
6207
LATE MAN
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Morrie Yohai, 1920-2010, "sketched" out the idea for these puffy cheese-flavored snacks'
$800
Cheez Doodles
Double Jeopardy!
6207
A CELTIC CATEGORY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Begun more than 2,000 years ago & meaning "summer's end", Samhain was a Celtic festival that has evolved into this holiday'
$800
Halloween
Double Jeopardy!
6207
ISN'T IT "GRAND"?
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Titles in this mega-selling video game series include "Vice City" & "Chinatown Wars"'
$800
Grand Theft Auto
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THIS IS A JOB FOR A HERO
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Horatio Hornblower'
$800
sailor
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THE WHITE HOUSE
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Once a stable, the Rose Garden lies in the ell of this part of the White House, also the name of a TV show'
$800
the West Wing
Double Jeopardy!
6207
SIBLING REVELRY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'"In Living Color" featured siblings Kim, Marlon, Damon, Shawn & Keenen Ivory of this family'
$800
the Wayans
Double Jeopardy!
6207
LATE MAN
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'"Piper Bill" Millin, 1922-2010, played "Hieland Laddie" while under heavy gunfire on Sword Beach on this day in 1944'
$1200
June 6
Double Jeopardy!
6207
A CELTIC CATEGORY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Irish, a form of this language, is one of the only Celtic languages to receive full state recognition & support'
$1200
Gaelic
Double Jeopardy!
6207
ISN'T IT "GRAND"?
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'In bridge, it's when you take all 13 tricks'
$1200
a grand slam
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THIS IS A JOB FOR A HERO
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Lew Archer'
$1200
a private investigator
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THE WHITE HOUSE
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'This distinctively shaped room was designed by Nathan C. Wyeth at the order of President Taft in 1909'
$1200
the Oval Office
Double Jeopardy!
6207
SIBLING REVELRY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'The real first names of this comedy troupe were Julius, Leonard, Milton, Adolph & Herbert'
$1200
the Marx Brothers
Double Jeopardy!
6207
LATE MAN
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Composer Milton Babbitt, 1916-2011, received a 1986 "Genius Grant" from this American foundation'
$1600
MacArthur
Double Jeopardy!
6207
A CELTIC CATEGORY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Celts were divided into social classes such as warriors, commoners & this priestly class, performers of religious rituals'
$1,800
druids
Double Jeopardy!
6207
ISN'T IT "GRAND"?
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Used for flood control & power production, it's been called the "8th Wonder of the World"'
$1600
the Grand Coulee Dam
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THIS IS A JOB FOR A HERO
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Howard Roark'
$1600
an architect
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THE WHITE HOUSE
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'On June 2, 1886 Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in this "colorful" room'
$1600
the Blue Room
Double Jeopardy!
6207
SIBLING REVELRY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'The dark comedy "Grosse Pointe Blank" starred this actor as an assassin & this sister of his as his office manager'
$1600
Joan & John Cusack
Double Jeopardy!
6207
LATE MAN
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Professor Nicolae Popescu, 1937-2010, made many contributions to this branch of math with an Arabic name'
$2000
algebra
Double Jeopardy!
6207
A CELTIC CATEGORY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Celtic folklore told of this "woman of the fairies" whose mournful wails & screams foretold death'
$2000
a banshee
Double Jeopardy!
6207
ISN'T IT "GRAND"?
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'How sweet the sound of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-09-20_DJ_05.mp3">this</a> composition by Ferde Grofe'
$2000
the Grand Canyon Suite
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THIS IS A JOB FOR A HERO
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'George Smiley'
$2000
the spy
Double Jeopardy!
6207
THE WHITE HOUSE
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'The White House's general manager is the chief this, from the time when his chief duty was escorting visitors to the president'
$2,200
the chief usher
Double Jeopardy!
6207
SIBLING REVELRY
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Last name of writers & siblings Amy & David, who collaborated on the play "The Book of Liz"'
$2000
Sedaris
Double Jeopardy!
6207
NAME'S THE SAME
2011-09-20T00:00:00
'Name shared by a popular world sport & a member of the Gryllidae family'
null
cricket
Final Jeopardy!
6207
RELIGION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Each person elected to this highest Catholic office gets a new ring designed just for him'
$100
pope
Jeopardy!
1983
SPORTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'On September 19, 1992 Sergei Bubka broke the world record in this event for the 32nd time'
$100
the pole vault
Jeopardy!
1983
FASHION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Colorful patches called p'u-fang used to indicate the rank of officials in this country'
$100
China
Jeopardy!
1983
-OLOGIES
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Nephology is the branch of meteorology that studies these, nimbus or otherwise'
$100
clouds
Jeopardy!
1983
GIANTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'One legend says it was his ox' footprints that formed the 10,000 lakes in Minnesota'
$100
Paul Bunyan
Jeopardy!
1983
"C" HERE
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Fear, Horn & Cod are 3 of these'
$100
capes
Jeopardy!
1983
RELIGION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'A hajji is a Muslim who's made a pilgrimage to this city'
$200
Mecca
Jeopardy!
1983
SPORTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Known as the "Golden Bear", he was the 1st golfer to win all 4 major titles at least twice'
$200
Jack Nicklaus
Jeopardy!
1983
FASHION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'In the late 1800s, gowns named for this hot beverage were worn at afternoon gatherings'
$200
tea
Jeopardy!
1983
-OLOGIES
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'It's a fact that olfactology is the study of this sense'
$200
smell
Jeopardy!
1983
GIANTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'In the heavens Betelgeuse & Bellatrix are this giant's "shoulder" stars'
$200
Orion
Jeopardy!
1983
"C" HERE
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'In Mexico the 9 days before this holiday are called posadas, meaning "inns"'
$200
Christmas
Jeopardy!
1983
RELIGION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Artists often depict Durga, a goddess of this Indian religion, riding a lion or a tiger'
$300
Hinduism
Jeopardy!
1983
SPORTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Greco-Roman & freestyle are the 2 styles featured in this Olympic sport'
$300
wrestling
Jeopardy!
1983
FASHION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'19th century beauties wore tight-waisted dresses that made them resemble these timepieces'
$300
hourglasses
Jeopardy!
1983
-OLOGIES
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Once called psychical research, the study of psychic phenomena is now called this'
$300
parapsychology
Jeopardy!
1983
GIANTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'A man-eating giant, or any cruel, brutal or hideous person'
$300
an ogre
Jeopardy!
1983
"C" HERE
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Some fabrics do this to your body; some people do it to old-fashioned ideas'
$300
cling
Jeopardy!
1983
RELIGION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Members of this ancient Celtic order served as judges as well as priests'
$400
Druids
Jeopardy!
1983
SPORTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'In 1975 this college football bowl game moved from Tulane Stadium to the Louisiana Superdome'
$400
the Sugar Bowl
Jeopardy!
1983
FASHION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'This once-fashionable shade of pale grayish-blue was named for Teddy Roosevelt's daughter'
$400
Alice blue
Jeopardy!
1983
-OLOGIES
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Often associated with archaeology, it's the study of fossils'
$400
paleontology
Jeopardy!
1983
GIANTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Cormoran, a Cornish giant, was felled by this famous giant killer'
$400
Jack
Jeopardy!
1983
"C" HERE
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'The spoon-back style of this piece of furniture was popular during the Queen Anne period'
$400
chairs
Jeopardy!
1983
RELIGION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'The archbishop of Uppsala is the presiding bishop of the church of this country'
$500
Sweden
Jeopardy!
1983
SPORTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'It's the only NBA team in Ohio'
$500
the Cleveland Cavaliers
Jeopardy!
1983
FASHION
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Some brides wear a decorative skullcap named for this Shakespearean heroine'
$500
Juliet
Jeopardy!
1983
-OLOGIES
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Although it sounds like it deals with oil, it's the study of rocks'
$500
petrology
Jeopardy!
1983
GIANTS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'His home was a mountain chain in Africa that supported the heavens'
$500
Atlas
Jeopardy!
1983
"C" HERE
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'This title character sings a Spanish song called the seguidilla in Act I of a Bizet opera'
$500
Carmen
Jeopardy!
1983
WORLD HISTORY
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'This building that opened May 1, 1931 remained the world's tallest until 1971'
$200
the Empire State Building
Double Jeopardy!
1983
MUSIC
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'He wrote "Rhapsody In Blue" for jazz conductor Paul Whiteman's orchestra'
$200
George Gershwin
Double Jeopardy!
1983
TOUGH TV TRIVIA
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Hannibal Dobbs was the bugler at Fort Courage on this series'
$200
F Troop
Double Jeopardy!
1983
ISLANDS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Principal islands of this chain include Andros, the Biminis & New Providence'
$200
the Bahamas
Double Jeopardy!
1983
POTENT POTABLES
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'The name of this spirit comes from the Russian word for water'
$200
vodka
Double Jeopardy!
1983
LITERATURE
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'The book-of-the-month club calls this Dostoyevsky work "the greatest crime novel ever written"'
$200
Crime and Punishment
Double Jeopardy!
1983
WORLD HISTORY
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'This Macedonian conqueror campaigned along the Indus River in 327-326 B.C.'
$400
Alexander the Great
Double Jeopardy!
1983
MUSIC
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was founded to perform the works of this British duo'
$400
Gilbert & Sullivan
Double Jeopardy!
1983
TOUGH TV TRIVIA
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Joe Regalbuto, who played Harry fisher on "Knots Landing", is now a regular on this series'
$400
Murphy Brown
Double Jeopardy!
1983
ISLANDS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'John Adams, the last Bounty mutineer on this island, died in 1829'
$400
Pitcairn Island
Double Jeopardy!
1983
POTENT POTABLES
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'This American liquor is named for a Kentucky county'
$400
bourbon
Double Jeopardy!
1983
LITERATURE
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'In an 1896 sequel, this Mark Twain title character turned "Detective"'
$400
Tom Sawyer
Double Jeopardy!
1983
WORLD HISTORY
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'This German noble family traced its descent from the counts of Zollern'
$600
the Hohenzollerns
Double Jeopardy!
1983
MUSIC
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Also called colophony, this yellowish resin is rubbed on violin bows to produce friction'
$600
rosin
Double Jeopardy!
1983
TOUGH TV TRIVIA
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'"Northern Exposure" is set in this Alaskan town'
$600
Sicily
Double Jeopardy!
1983
ISLANDS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Chileans call it Isla de Pascua'
$600
Easter Island
Double Jeopardy!
1983
POTENT POTABLES
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Legend assigns the invention of this to Dom Perignon in the late 1600s'
$600
champagne
Double Jeopardy!
1983
LITERATURE
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'In 1846 these sisters published a collection of poems under the pen names Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell'
$600
the Brontë sisters
Double Jeopardy!
1983
WORLD HISTORY
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'In 1954 an agreement between these 2 countries ended the Trieste dispute'
$500
Italy & Yugoslavia
Double Jeopardy!
1983
MUSIC
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Wanda Landowska initiated the revival of this plucked keyboard instrument in the 20th century'
$800
the harpsichord
Double Jeopardy!
1983
TOUGH TV TRIVIA
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Lori Beth Allen married this "Happy Days" character'
$800
Richie Cunningham
Double Jeopardy!
1983
ISLANDS
1993-03-31T00:00:00
'Named for a surgeon-explorer, the Bass Strait separates Victoria, Australia from this island'
$800
Tasmania
Double Jeopardy!
1983