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X MARKS THE SPOT
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'Southwest of Louisville, it's where you'll find much of the U.S. government's gold reserve'
$400
Fort Knox
Double Jeopardy!
5903
AskOxford.com
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'Put this 3-letter Latin word meaning "thus" or "so" right after the error in a quoted passage'
$400
sic
Double Jeopardy!
5903
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-04-21_DJ_05.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.</a>) The Ottoman Empire reached its greatest extent by 1683, with one of its last acquisitions being <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-04-21_DJ_05a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> island conquered in 1669 after a 21-year siege'
$800
Crete
Double Jeopardy!
5903
MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'ABBA:<br />"You are the dancing queen, young & sweet, only ____"'
$800
17
Double Jeopardy!
5903
PHILOSOPHY GLOSSARY
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'The name of this study of moral principles is derived from a Greek word meaning "habit"'
$800
ethics
Double Jeopardy!
5903
EDIBLES INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'This notoriously smelly cheese whose last U.S. maker is in Monroe, Wisconsin was fumbled on aisle 3'
$800
Limburger
Double Jeopardy!
5903
X MARKS THE SPOT
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'The only Benelux country that fits the bill'
$800
Luxembourg
Double Jeopardy!
5903
AskOxford.com
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'AskOxford.com says the most commonly cited collective term for these animals is a clowder'
$800
cats
Double Jeopardy!
5903
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'The Ottoman empire ended in 1922 when this man led a movement that established the Republic of Turkey'
$1200
(Mustafa) Kemal (or Kemal Ataturk)
Double Jeopardy!
5903
MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'Counting Crows:<br />"In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, in ____ he came home across the deep blue sea"'
$1200
1493
Double Jeopardy!
5903
PHILOSOPHY GLOSSARY
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'This philosophical movement holds that the truth value of a proposition lies in its practicality'
$1200
pragmatism
Double Jeopardy!
5903
EDIBLES INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'This rich 5-letter cake with eggs, ground nuts & little to no flour, is down by contact with my stomach'
$1200
torte
Double Jeopardy!
5903
X MARKS THE SPOT
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'The harbor of this Nova Scotia capital is one of the largest in the world'
$1200
Halifax
Double Jeopardy!
5903
AskOxford.com
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'Brits don't like this name for a phone keypad symbol--reminds them of a unit of currency that has another symbol'
$1200
pound
Double Jeopardy!
5903
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'In 1326 the Ottomans moved their capital to Bursa, which is in this Asian part of modern-day Turkey'
$1600
Anatolia
Double Jeopardy!
5903
MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'Foreigner:<br />"Well I'm hot blooded, check it and see, got a fever of ____"'
$1600
103
Double Jeopardy!
5903
PHILOSOPHY GLOSSARY
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'Founded by Zeno of Citium, this -ism is the belief that detachment & self-control enable one to argue in an unbiased fashion'
$2,000
stoicism
Double Jeopardy!
5903
EDIBLES INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'We rule this fish seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-04-21_DJ_24.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> to be a catch, not a roost for birds--& also delicious'
$1600
a perch
Double Jeopardy!
5903
X MARKS THE SPOT
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'This city on the Salt River sits on the eastern edge of the Sonoran Desert'
$2,000
Phoenix
Double Jeopardy!
5903
AskOxford.com
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'This 2-letter abbreviation means "which see" in Latin & directs readers to another part of the book for info'
$1600
q.v.
Double Jeopardy!
5903
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'Between 1656 & 1735 members of the Albanian Koprulu family served the sultan as this "grand" executive officer'
$2000
(grand) vizier
Double Jeopardy!
5903
MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'Blink-182:<br />"That's about the time she walked away from me, nobody likes you when you're ___"'
$2000
23
Double Jeopardy!
5903
PHILOSOPHY GLOSSARY
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'"Every virtue is laudable. Kindness is a virtue. Therefore, kindness is laudable" is a logical this'
$2000
syllogism
Double Jeopardy!
5903
EDIBLES INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'Upon review, this "circular" cut of meat from below the rump was too gristly'
$2000
the round
Double Jeopardy!
5903
X MARKS THE SPOT
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'The first winter Olympics took place in this French mountain resort'
$2000
Chamonix
Double Jeopardy!
5903
AskOxford.com
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'AskOxford.com tells us that this word is the missing one in the sequence primary, secondary... quaternary'
$2000
tertiary
Double Jeopardy!
5903
SAINTHOOD
2010-04-21T00:00:00
'In 2009 this man who died on Molokai in 1889 became Hawaii's first saint'
null
Father Damien
Final Jeopardy!
5903
DANGER IN WONDERLAND
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Distinct alabaster fur; you'll know him by the big pocket watch he refers to; careful--he moves quickly'
$200
the White Rabbit
Jeopardy!
5914
THAT'S HANDY
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'The hand gesture with 2 pairs of fingers bunched together was made by this Vulcan on the original "Star Trek"'
$200
Mr. Spock
Jeopardy!
5914
SPOILER ALERT!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'1968:<br />The Statue of Liberty sticks up out of the sand'
$200
Planet of the Apes
Jeopardy!
5914
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Argentina'
$200
Spanish
Jeopardy!
5914
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'This semipublic corporation that operates intercity U.S. passenger trains was created by Congress in 1970'
$200
Amtrak
Jeopardy!
5914
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "O"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'The website for this snack features the Double Stuf Racing League'
$200
Oreo
Jeopardy!
5914
DANGER IN WONDERLAND
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Don't let the smile fool you--this feline has razor-sharp claws & a cloaking device; terminate with extreme prejudice'
$400
the Cheshire Cat
Jeopardy!
5914
THAT'S HANDY
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'U.S. code says that when this song plays, you put your hand over your heart'
$400
the national anthem
Jeopardy!
5914
SPOILER ALERT!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'1999:<br />The first rule of this film is Brad Pitt doesn't really exist'
$400
Fight Club
Jeopardy!
5914
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Austria'
$400
German
Jeopardy!
5914
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'The Tokaido Shinkansen, known by this "weapon" name, can hit 185 mph'
$400
the bullet train
Jeopardy!
5914
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "O"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Herr Bismarck knows this given name comes from a Germanic word meaning "rich"'
$400
Otto
Jeopardy!
5914
DANGER IN WONDERLAND
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'She tried to whack Alice with that "off with her head" line; wait 'til she gets a load of you'
$600
the Queen of Hearts
Jeopardy!
5914
THAT'S HANDY
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'One of the two youth organizations that use the hand sign seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-05-06_J_16.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>'
$600
the Boy Scouts of America (or the Girl Scouts)
Jeopardy!
5914
SPOILER ALERT!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'1968:<br />The baby's father, could it be... Satan?'
$600
Rosemary\'s Baby
Jeopardy!
5914
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Canada<br />(both, please)'
$600
French & English
Jeopardy!
5914
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'13-letter word for the operations manager of a depot or terminal'
$600
stationmaster
Jeopardy!
5914
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "O"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'It's another word for margarine'
$600
oleo
Jeopardy!
5914
DANGER IN WONDERLAND
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'These 2 brothers may look like dimwits but they're vicious; beware the sword & umbrella, their weapons of choice'
$800
Tweedledum & Tweedledee
Jeopardy!
5914
THAT'S HANDY
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'In Christian ritual it involves moving the hand from the forehead, to the chest & then to each shoulder in turn'
$800
crossing oneself
Jeopardy!
5914
SPOILER ALERT!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'1959:<br />Joe E. Brown discovers that "she" is really a guy'
$800
Some Like It Hot
Jeopardy!
5914
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Egypt'
$800
Arabic
Jeopardy!
5914
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Organized in 1867, his firm built, staffed & operated sleeping cars on all major U.S. railroads'
$800
(George) Pullman
Jeopardy!
5914
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "O"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'This term for an extended musical composition comes from the Italian for "small chapel"'
$800
oratorio
Jeopardy!
5914
DANGER IN WONDERLAND
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'A suspected drug dealer who smokes from a hookah & peddles mushrooms--he's gotta go'
$1000
the Caterpillar
Jeopardy!
5914
THAT'S HANDY
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'The titles of a 1927 Al Jolson film & a 1979 Bob Fosse film gave us the term for <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-05-06_J_18.wmv">these</a> hands'
$1000
jazz hands
Jeopardy!
5914
SPOILER ALERT!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'1932:<br />The unusual circus performers discover Olga's murderous plans & turn her into a "chicken woman"'
$1000
Freaks
Jeopardy!
5914
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Brazil'
$1,000
Portuguese
Jeopardy!
5914
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'On April 30, 1900 this engineer gave his life in a train crash to save his passengers; his name would live on in ballads'
$1000
Casey Jones
Jeopardy!
5914
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "O"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'L.A. restaurant Locanda Veneta serves this veal dish con risotto'
$1000
osso bucco
Jeopardy!
5914
THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Frank Rich wrote you could feel Broadway history being made in this musical about a black female singing group'
$400
Dreamgirls
Double Jeopardy!
5914
DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'1990:<br />Madonna turns a magazine into a dance'
$400
"Vogue"
Double Jeopardy!
5914
I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'That hair! Those shorts! Both are still around for this exercise guy known for his "Sweatin' to the Oldies"'
$400
Richard Simmons
Double Jeopardy!
5914
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Denver dish:<br />TOT MELEE'
$400
omelette
Double Jeopardy!
5914
AMERICANS IN PARIS
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'He worked on his "An American in Paris" while staying with brother Ira at Paris' Hotel Majestic'
$400
George Gershwin
Double Jeopardy!
5914
CROSSWORD CLUES "Q"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Feather pen<br />(5)'
$400
quill
Double Jeopardy!
5914
THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Times multimedia features include snapshots taken at this exit, the proverbial spot to have a moment with a theater star'
$800
the stage door
Double Jeopardy!
5914
DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'1975:<br />John Denver explains why he's grateful for the simple, rural life'
$800
"Thank God I\'m A Country Boy"
Double Jeopardy!
5914
I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'John Gray penned the book these 2 planets "Together Forever--Relationship Skills for Lasting Love"'
$800
Mars & Venus (Venus & Mars accepted)
Double Jeopardy!
5914
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'A pancake-like offering in Rome:<br />FAT TRAIT'
$800
frittata
Double Jeopardy!
5914
AMERICANS IN PARIS
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'This statesman attended Masonic lodge meetings with the sculptor Houdon, who did the bust of him seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-05-06_DJ_02.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>'
$800
Benjamin Franklin
Double Jeopardy!
5914
CROSSWORD CLUES "Q"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'To drink heartily<br />(5)'
$800
quaff
Double Jeopardy!
5914
THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'The Times found audience participation having a heyday in shows like "The 25th Annual Putnam County" this'
$1200
Spelling Bee
Double Jeopardy!
5914
DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'1968:<br />Marvin Gaye gets the news through third parties that his girlfriend will be leaving him'
$1200
"Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Double Jeopardy!
5914
I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Rick Warren guided readers on a 40-day spiritual journey in the No. 1 bestseller "The" this "Driven Life"'
$1200
Purpose
Double Jeopardy!
5914
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Shhh! I'm making this egg dish for a dessert!:<br />OF FUELS'
$1200
soufflé
Double Jeopardy!
5914
AMERICANS IN PARIS
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'In March 1971 this rocker closed the door on his band & moved to Paris to focus on his poetry'
$3,000
Jim Morrison
Double Jeopardy!
5914
CROSSWORD CLUES "Q"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Jelly fruit<br />(6)'
$1200
quince
Double Jeopardy!
5914
THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'As a critics' pick in 2008, this Lin-Manuel Miranda musical was called "a salsa-flavored soap opera"'
$1600
In the Heights
Double Jeopardy!
5914
DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Vanilla Ice, 1990:<br />The rapper is quite confident in both his MC abilities & his appeal to women'
$1600
"Ice Ice Baby"
Double Jeopardy!
5914
I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'"The Art of Happiness" was written by this Asian man who was picked out for his present job at the age of 2'
$3,000
the Dalai Lama
Double Jeopardy!
5914
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'South of the border treat:<br />OH NERVOUS SEARCH'
$1600
huevos rancheros
Double Jeopardy!
5914
AMERICANS IN PARIS
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'While minister to France, 1784-1789, this future president enjoyed Parisian culture, as well as the fine food & wine'
$1600
Thomas Jefferson
Double Jeopardy!
5914
CROSSWORD CLUES "Q"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Petty critique<br />(7)'
$1600
quibble
Double Jeopardy!
5914
THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Ben Brantley says "injustice has been very good" to this musical writing duo; see "Chicago" & their new "The Scottsboro Boys"'
$2000
Kander & Ebb
Double Jeopardy!
5914
DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'J. Geils, 1982:<br />Horrors! The singer must deal with his "angel" being cute enough to be featured in a men's magazine'
$2000
"Centerfold"
Double Jeopardy!
5914
I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Last name of Dale, who wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence People"'
$2000
Carnegie
Double Jeopardy!
5914
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'It sounds like a dance:<br />EMU REIGN'
$2000
meringue
Double Jeopardy!
5914
AMERICANS IN PARIS
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'Sherwood Anderson & Ernest Hemingway were among the expatriate writers who hung out at her Paris salon'
$2000
Gertrude Stein
Double Jeopardy!
5914
CROSSWORD CLUES "Q"
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'A literary bell ringer<br />(9)'
$2000
Quasimodo
Double Jeopardy!
5914
AMERICAN LITERATURE
2010-05-06T00:00:00
'A contemporary review of this 1851 novel said, "Who would have looked for... poetry in blubber?"'
null
Moby-Dick
Final Jeopardy!
5914
IT'S EXTINCT
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'The baluchitherium, an extinct type of this pachyderm, had no horn, unlike modern species'
$100
a rhinoceros
Jeopardy!
2047
ACTORS & THEIR ROLES
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'Aaron Spelling's daughter Tori plays Donna Martin on this popular TV series'
$100
Beverly Hills, 90210
Jeopardy!
2047
TECHNOLOGY
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'A box of 64 Crayola crayons has one of these devices "built-in"'
$100
a sharpener
Jeopardy!
2047
TAIWAN
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'In October 1971 Taiwan was expelled from this organization & Red China was admitted'
$100
the UN
Jeopardy!
2047
ETIQUETTE
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'After a family meal, you may fold this item & place it back inside its ring'
$100
a napkin
Jeopardy!
2047
SIMILES
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'Something that turns out well "comes up smelling like" these flowers'
$100
roses
Jeopardy!
2047
IT'S EXTINCT
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'The dodo was found on the Islands of Reunion, Rodrigues & Mauritius in this ocean'
$200
the Indian Ocean
Jeopardy!
2047
ACTORS & THEIR ROLES
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'When this singer starred in a revival of "Funny Girl", one critic said, "Pia doesn't fall on her fanny"'
$200
Pia Zadora
Jeopardy!
2047
TECHNOLOGY
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'In 1835 C.S.A. Thilorier froze this gas to create the first "dry ice"'
$200
carbon dioxide
Jeopardy!
2047
TAIWAN
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'During Japanese control of Taiwan, this largest city was called Taihoku'
$200
Taipei
Jeopardy!
2047
ETIQUETTE
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'The most formal evening wear is this color "tie", but black tie is much more popular'
$200
white tie
Jeopardy!
2047
SIMILES
1993-06-29T00:00:00
'Because artists tend to flatter their models, a fine-looking female is said to be "as pretty as" this'
$200
a picture
Jeopardy!
2047