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THE BIG APPLE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'Sheep Meadow & the Turtle Pond can be found in this 843-acre public playground'
$200
Central Park
Double Jeopardy!
3191
SPORTS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'The ball used in this sport is about 11 inches long & about 7 inches wide at the center'
$200
Football
Double Jeopardy!
3191
LITERARY OPENINGS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'"Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot..."'
$200
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Double Jeopardy!
3191
HEY, "U"!
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'It precedes label, suit & Jack'
$200
Union
Double Jeopardy!
3191
PASS THE CHEESE, PLEASE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'It's also called Chester cheese, & some people think it's the cat's meow'
$200
Cheshire cheese
Double Jeopardy!
3191
AMERICAN HISTORY
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'To reach eastern markets in the 1800s, Texas drovers brought their cattle to Kansas via this trail'
$400
the Chisholm Trail
Double Jeopardy!
3191
THE BIG APPLE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the city; this is the second tallest'
$400
Two World Trade Center
Double Jeopardy!
3191
SPORTS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'On Sept. 23, 1926 this heavyweight boxing champ lost his title to Gene Tunney in a decision'
$400
Jack Dempsey
Double Jeopardy!
3191
LITERARY OPENINGS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'"True!-Nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"'
$400
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Double Jeopardy!
3191
HEY, "U"!
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'It may be a mischievous scamp, or a "sea" creature'
$400
Urchin
Double Jeopardy!
3191
PASS THE CHEESE, PLEASE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'Parmesan is named for Parma, & this other grated cheese is named for Italy's capital'
$400
Romano
Double Jeopardy!
3191
AMERICAN HISTORY
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'On November 14, 1889, the New York World called her trip, "The Longest Journey Known to Mankind"'
$600
Nellie Bly
Double Jeopardy!
3191
THE BIG APPLE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'A mast to moor dirigibles was added to this skyscraper, but only one ever moored successfully'
$600
Empire State Building
Double Jeopardy!
3191
SPORTS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'Named for a U.S. doubles champ, this cup is presented to the winner of a 16-team men's tennis tourney'
$600
Davis Cup
Double Jeopardy!
3191
LITERARY OPENINGS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'"It was a pleasure to burn."'
$1,400
"Fahrenheit 451"
Double Jeopardy!
3191
HEY, "U"!
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'In legend, this mythical beast could purify poisoned water with its single horn'
$600
Unicorn
Double Jeopardy!
3191
PASS THE CHEESE, PLEASE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'The "baby" type of this Dutch cheese, that's similar to Edam, is usually encased in red wax'
$600
Gouda
Double Jeopardy!
3191
AMERICAN HISTORY
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'On Mar. 27, 1964 this largest Alaska city was hit by an 8.4 earthquake'
$800
Anchorage
Double Jeopardy!
3191
THE BIG APPLE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'He was inaugurated for his second time as mayor of New York City January 1, 1998'
$800
Rudolph Giuliani
Double Jeopardy!
3191
SPORTS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'(Hi, I'm Greg Gumbel) During his 26-year career Sparky Anderson managed the Cincinnati Reds to 4 NL titles & this team to 1 AL championship'
$3,000
Detroit Tigers
Double Jeopardy!
3191
LITERARY OPENINGS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'"All happy families are alike but an unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion."'
$800
"Anna Karenina"
Double Jeopardy!
3191
HEY, "U"!
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'An entrepreneur who's launching a new enterprise, or a funeral director'
$800
Undertaker
Double Jeopardy!
3191
PASS THE CHEESE, PLEASE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'This most famous Greek cheese is sometimes described as "pickled" because it's cured in brine'
$800
Feta
Double Jeopardy!
3191
AMERICAN HISTORY
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'In 1787 Arthur St. Clair became the first governor of this vast territory north of the Ohio River'
$1000
Northwest Territory
Double Jeopardy!
3191
THE BIG APPLE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'"Give My Regards to" this Broadway legend whose statue in Times Square is seen here:'
$1000
George M. Cohan
Double Jeopardy!
3191
SPORTS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'In 1973 Ron Turcotte rode this horse to the first Triple Crown victory in 25 years'
$1000
Secretariat
Double Jeopardy!
3191
LITERARY OPENINGS
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'"My mother died. Today, or maybe it was yesterday."'
$1000
"The Stranger"
Double Jeopardy!
3191
HEY, "U"!
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'This citrus fruit from Jamaica is named for its lack of physical beauty'
$1000
Ugli fruit
Double Jeopardy!
3191
PASS THE CHEESE, PLEASE
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'Samsoe is a Swiss-style cow's milk cheese named for an island in this Scandinavian country'
$1000
Denmark
Double Jeopardy!
3191
MACBETH
1998-06-15T00:00:00
'Macbeth says to this character, "Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold"'
null
Banquo\'s ghost
Final Jeopardy!
3191
AMERICANA
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'On December 19 the people of this U.S. state celebrate Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop's birthday'
$100
Hawaii
Jeopardy!
2515
SPORTS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'In 1967 this New York Jets quarterback became the first pro to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a season'
$100
Joe Namath
Jeopardy!
2515
GRAINS & STAPLES
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'The name of this food, not a true grain, comes from the Dutch meaning "beech wheat"'
$100
buckwheat
Jeopardy!
2515
HISTORIC WOMEN
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'On April 5, 1614, in Jamestown, she married John Rolfe'
$100
Pocahontas
Jeopardy!
2515
ORGANIZATIONS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Since 1908 this group has distributed over 26 million Bibles to hotels & other institutions'
$100
Gideon
Jeopardy!
2515
PROVERBS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'It's the 4-letter word that "makes the world go round"'
$100
love
Jeopardy!
2515
AMERICANA
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'In 1986 this New York capital celebrated the 300th anniversary of its charter as a city'
$200
Albany
Jeopardy!
2515
SPORTS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Founded in 1897, it's the world's oldest annual marathon'
$200
the Boston Marathon
Jeopardy!
2515
GRAINS & STAPLES
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'The rolled form of this grain cooks in about 5 minutes; the steel-cut takes much longer'
$200
oats
Jeopardy!
2515
HISTORIC WOMEN
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Anna Ivanovna, empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740, was the niece of this great ruler'
$200
Peter the Great
Jeopardy!
2515
ORGANIZATIONS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'It's what the R stands for in AARP'
$200
retired
Jeopardy!
2515
PROVERBS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'There's "no time like" this'
$200
the present
Jeopardy!
2515
AMERICANA
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'This U.S. first lady once taught dance in Grand Rapids'
$300
Betty Ford
Jeopardy!
2515
SPORTS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'In 1991, after 12 seasons at the Salt Palace, this NBA team moved its home games to the Delta Center'
$300
the Utah Jazz
Jeopardy!
2515
GRAINS & STAPLES
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Basmati, an aromatic type of this grain, is grown in India'
$300
rice
Jeopardy!
2515
HISTORIC WOMEN
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'After 5 years in office, she resigned as Israeli prime minister in 1974'
$300
Golda Meir
Jeopardy!
2515
ORGANIZATIONS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Not surprisingly, this organization, founded in 1884, maintains one of the world's finest reference libraries on dogs'
$300
the American Kennel Club
Jeopardy!
2515
PROVERBS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'It's the type of pot that "never boils"'
$300
a watched pot
Jeopardy!
2515
AMERICANA
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Lancaster, which has the largest stockyards east of Chicago, was this state's capital from 1799 to 1812'
$400
Pennsylvania
Jeopardy!
2515
SPORTS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'In 1992 Viktor Petrenko won the world championship in this sport'
$400
ice skating (men\'s figure skating)
Jeopardy!
2515
GRAINS & STAPLES
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Millet seed, an important food for North Africans, is most often fed to these pets in the U.S.'
$400
birds
Jeopardy!
2515
HISTORIC WOMEN
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'The proceeds from some of her souvenir hatchets helped fund a home for wives of alcoholics'
$400
Carrie Nation
Jeopardy!
2515
ORGANIZATIONS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Members of this volunteer crime-fighting organization are famous for wearing red berets'
$400
the Guardian Angels
Jeopardy!
2515
PROVERBS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'It "comes not alone" & "makes waste"'
$400
haste
Jeopardy!
2515
AMERICANA
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'This Connecticut city famous for its university is nicknamed "Elm City" because it once had many elm-lined streets'
$500
New Haven
Jeopardy!
2515
SPORTS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'During his 1955-1966 career, this Dodger pitcher averaged 9.28 strikeouts per 9 innings'
$500
(Sandy) Koufax
Jeopardy!
2515
GRAINS & STAPLES
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'The pot type of this grain retains more of the bran than the pearl type'
$500
barley
Jeopardy!
2515
HISTORIC WOMEN
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'In 1813 this mistress of the late Lord Nelson was imprisoned for debt'
$500
Lady Hamilton
Jeopardy!
2515
ORGANIZATIONS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'During Egypt's suspension from this group, 1979-1989, its headquarters was located in Tunisia'
$1,000
the Arab League
Jeopardy!
2515
PROVERBS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'"Every" one of these "fits not every foot"'
$500
a shoe
Jeopardy!
2515
GEOGRAPHY
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'A smaller canal connecting to this river brings fresh water to the Suez Canal'
$200
the Nile
Double Jeopardy!
2515
AUTHORS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'This author of "The Time Machine" coined the phrase "the war that will end war"'
$200
H.G. Wells
Double Jeopardy!
2515
1938
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'On December 10 he announced he'd leave his Hyde Park estate & its papers & books to the U.S. government'
$200
FDR
Double Jeopardy!
2515
MUSICAL THEATRE
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Barbra Streisand introduced the song "People" in this musical'
$200
Funny Girl
Double Jeopardy!
2515
GEOGRAPHY
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Many things in Hong Kong are named for this queen, including the mountain peak on Hong Kong island'
$400
Victoria
Double Jeopardy!
2515
AUTHORS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'This author gave us the line "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"'
$400
(Mario) Puzo
Double Jeopardy!
2515
1938
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'By accepting his membership dues, the League of Nations recognized him as emperor of Ethiopia'
$400
Haile Selassie
Double Jeopardy!
2515
MUSICAL THEATRE
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'In 1994 Brooke Shields made her Broadway debut as Betty Rizzo in this musical'
$400
Grease
Double Jeopardy!
2515
GEOGRAPHY
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Lake Avernus in Campania in this country was believed by the ancients to be the entrance to Hades'
$600
Italy
Double Jeopardy!
2515
20th CENTURY DESIGN
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'The U.S. pavilion at Montreal's Expo 67 was covered by one of these'
$600
a geodesic dome
Double Jeopardy!
2515
AUTHORS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'This "Return of the Native" author's first novel, "Desperate Remedies", was published in 1871'
$600
Thomas Hardy
Double Jeopardy!
2515
1938
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'17 acres surrounding her cottage were transferred to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust'
$600
Anne Hathaway
Double Jeopardy!
2515
MUSICAL THEATRE
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'1992's "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!" was inspired by the comic songs of this man'
$600
Allan Sherman
Double Jeopardy!
2515
MIDDLE INITIAL C.
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'This father of Andrew Wyeth illustrated more than 20 juvenile classics, including "Treasure Island"'
$600
N.C. Wyeth
Double Jeopardy!
2515
GEOGRAPHY
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'The western portion of the Baltic island of Usedom belongs to Germany; the eastern, to this country'
$800
Poland
Double Jeopardy!
2515
20th CENTURY DESIGN
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Lighter than steel, this metal is also associated with the modernist style of the '20s & '30s'
$800
aluminum
Double Jeopardy!
2515
AUTHORS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'This Dr. Dolittle creator studied civil engineering at M.I.T.'
$800
Hugh Lofting
Double Jeopardy!
2515
1938
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Returning from Ireland to NYC in August, this aviator was given a parade down…er, up Broadway'
$800
"Wrong Way" Corrigan
Double Jeopardy!
2515
MUSICAL THEATRE
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'1966 Jerry Herman musical that features the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1995-07-07_DJ_17.mp3">following</a>:<br /><br /><i>"For we need a little Christmas /<br />Right this very minute /<br />Candles in the window /<br />Carols at the spinet /<br />Yes, we need a little Christmas /<br />Right this very minute /<br />It hasn't snowed a single flurry /<br />But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry /<br />So climb down the chimney /<br />Put up the brightest string of lights I've ever seen..."</i>'
$3,000
Mame
Double Jeopardy!
2515
MIDDLE INITIAL C.
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Born in South Carolina in 1782, he was known as a "war hawk" because he supported the War of 1812'
$800
John C. Calhoun
Double Jeopardy!
2515
GEOGRAPHY
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Boothia Peninsula in this country is the former location of the north magnetic pole'
$1000
Canada
Double Jeopardy!
2515
20th CENTURY DESIGN
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'The firm of Piano & Rogers is famous for this high-tech Paris landmark built 1971-77'
$1000
the Pompidou Centre
Double Jeopardy!
2515
AUTHORS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'1 of only 3 authors to win 2 Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction'
$3,000
(1 of) Faulkner, Tarkington & John Updike
Double Jeopardy!
2515
1938
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'On April 27, 1938 Countess Geraldine Apponyi of Hungary married King Zog of this country'
$1000
Albania
Double Jeopardy!
2515
MUSICAL THEATRE
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'"Cabaret" was based partly on this 1951 play by John Van Druten'
$1000
I Am a Camera
Double Jeopardy!
2515
MIDDLE INITIAL C.
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'When the parents of this "pathfinder" ran off together, his mother was still legally married to another man'
$1000
John C. Fremont
Double Jeopardy!
2515
NOTORIOUS
1995-07-07T00:00:00
'Oscar Collazo, serving a life sentence for his assassination attempt on this president, was released in 1979'
null
Harry Truman
Final Jeopardy!
2515
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'In January 1970 Boeing introduced this first wide-bodied jumbo jet; it could seat up to 452 passengers'
$200
747
Jeopardy!
4183
HOW NOVEL
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'Gregory Maguire's novel "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister" is a revision of this fairy tale'
$200
"Cinderella"
Jeopardy!
4183
CLASSIC NICHOLSON MOVIE LINES
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'1975:<br />"I must be crazy to be in a looney bin like this"'
$200
One Flew Over the Cuckoo\'s Nest
Jeopardy!
4183
"H" CITIES
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'This city's Atomic Bomb Dome, a structure left unrebuilt after WWII, has become a symbol of the peace movement'
$200
Hiroshima
Jeopardy!
4183
HERBS & SPICES
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'This pizza herb was virtually unknown to Americans until WWII soldiers came home & raved about it'
$200
oregano
Jeopardy!
4183
____ OF THE ____
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'A Baskin-Robbins program, or an expression meaning "popular for right now"'
$200
flavor of the month
Jeopardy!
4183
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'BUD is the New York Stock Exchange symbol for this brewing company'
$400
Anheuser-Busch
Jeopardy!
4183
HOW NOVEL
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'He not only appeared on the cover of some 350 romance novels, he's written ones like "Rogue" & "Mysterious"'
$400
Fabio
Jeopardy!
4183
CLASSIC NICHOLSON MOVIE LINES
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'1980:<br />"He-e-e-e-re's Johnny!"'
$400
The Shining
Jeopardy!
4183
"H" CITIES
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'The racing schooner Bluenose, depicted on Canada's 10-cent coin, has a replica in this Nova Scotian port'
$400
Halifax
Jeopardy!
4183
HERBS & SPICES
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'A popular soft drink "ale" is flavored with this spice whose name is from the Sanskrit for "horn root"'
$400
ginger
Jeopardy!
4183
____ OF THE ____
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'In response to this Irish greeting, you can say, "And the rest of the day to yourself"'
$400
top of the morning
Jeopardy!
4183
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
2002-11-06T00:00:00
'This Dallas-based electronics firm started out as Geophysical Service, an oil exploration company'
$600
Texas Instruments
Jeopardy!
4183