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PUSH BY SAFIRE
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'In 2006 George W. Bush awarded Safire this "presidential" item, the highest honor given to civilians'
$600
the Medal of Freedom
Jeopardy!
5979
MAKE IT RIGHT
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-09-16_J_28.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.</a>) A wood product called <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-09-16_J_28a.jpg" target="_blank">TimberSIL</a> gives Make It Right homes durability; it endures, resists warping, & is a Class A fire retardant, due to being infused with this common transparent material'
$600
glass
Jeopardy!
5979
THE 23rd PSALM
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'"Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of" these'
$800
mine enemies
Jeopardy!
5979
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'The chronicles of this hard-serving American include, in 2005, calling an opponent's shot in, costing himself the match'
$800
Andy Roddick
Jeopardy!
5979
SILENCE
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'No cell phone use is permitted on "quiet cars", begun in 2000 on this service's Philly-Washington run'
$800
Amtrak
Jeopardy!
5979
"V"
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'9-letter word meaning to waver between courses of action'
$800
vacillate
Jeopardy!
5979
PUSH BY SAFIRE
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Safire defined "the proof of guilt that precipitates resignations" as this 2-word term describing a discharged firearm'
$800
a smoking gun
Jeopardy!
5979
MAKE IT RIGHT
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-09-16_J_30.jpg" target="_blank">Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.</a>) In a flood, a float house can rise on <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-09-16_J_30a.jpg" target="_blank">guideposts</a> & is actually so light that it's weighted against winds; architect Thom Mayne compares it to this 4-letter beach structure, moving with the tide'
$800
a pier
Jeopardy!
5979
THE 23rd PSALM
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'"Surely" these 2 quantities "shall follow me all the days of my life"'
$1000
goodness & mercy
Jeopardy!
5979
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'This backcourt partner of Isiah Thomas on the "bad boys" of Detroit won the NBA's 1st Sportsmanship Award'
$1000
Joe Dumars
Jeopardy!
5979
SILENCE
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'The name of this branch of monks known for keeping silent comes from a 17th century Cistercian Abbey'
$1000
the Trappists
Jeopardy!
5979
"V"
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'2-word legal term for preliminary examination of jurors'
$1000
voir dire
Jeopardy!
5979
PUSH BY SAFIRE
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'At the American National Exhibition in Moscow in 1959, Safire corralled these 2 politicos into a mock kitchen & the 2 debated'
$1000
Nixon & Khrushchev
Jeopardy!
5979
MAKE IT RIGHT
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-09-16_J_29.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.</a>) The architects who designed Make It Right homes all used the tradition of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-09-16_J_29a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> type of home, suited to the narrow New Orleans lots with high ceilings to let heat rise'
$1000
a shotgun shack
Jeopardy!
5979
WORLD LEADERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Elected in 2008, president Dimitris Christofias of this divided island nation is the EU's only communist head of state'
$400
Cyprus
Double Jeopardy!
5979
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'An apple tree angrily slaps the hand of a Kansas girl trying to pick from it in this film'
$400
The Wizard of Oz
Double Jeopardy!
5979
BESTSELLERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Numerical title of Jeffrey Toobin's look "Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court"'
$400
The Nine
Double Jeopardy!
5979
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'There's American Express & this "of America"'
$400
Bank
Double Jeopardy!
5979
PHOTOGRAPHERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'In April 1875 the Library of Congress gained possession of his Civil War photographic plates for $25,000'
$400
Mathew Brady
Double Jeopardy!
5979
SAY "CHI"s
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Giving up your seat to the lady proves that this medieval system is not dead'
$400
chivalry
Double Jeopardy!
5979
WORLD LEADERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Lee Myung-Bak is its head of state; he makes the news a bit less often than his counterpart to the north'
$800
South Korea
Double Jeopardy!
5979
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'In the third film of this title guy's animated series, Fiona's planned attack on 2 tree/ guards doesn't make them happy'
$800
Shrek
Double Jeopardy!
5979
BESTSELLERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Don Piper describes his brush with death in "90 Minutes in" this place'
$800
Heaven
Double Jeopardy!
5979
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'It has a Supercenter on South 9th St. in Salina, Kansas'
$800
Walmart
Double Jeopardy!
5979
PHOTOGRAPHERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Black photographer James Van Der Zee chronicled life in this NYC section for more than a half century'
$800
Harlem
Double Jeopardy!
5979
SAY "CHI"s
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Part of a house that has its own professional sweep'
$800
a chimney
Double Jeopardy!
5979
WORLD LEADERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Serzh Sargsian is its president, Tigran Sargsian is its prime minister'
$1200
Armenia
Double Jeopardy!
5979
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Treebeard rallies the Ents & goes after Saruman's forces in this second film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy'
$1200
The Two Towers
Double Jeopardy!
5979
BESTSELLERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'A vampire series by Kerrelyn Sparks is punningly titled "Love at" this'
$1200
Stake
Double Jeopardy!
5979
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Roy E., the son of its co-founder, died in December 2009'
$1200
Disney
Double Jeopardy!
5979
PHOTOGRAPHERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'He once said that his life was "colored and modulated by the great earth gesture of the sierra"'
$7,000
(Ansel) Adams
Double Jeopardy!
5979
SAY "CHI"s
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'In the Army today no one outranks General George W. Casey Jr., because he's this'
$1200
Chief of Staff
Double Jeopardy!
5979
WORLD LEADERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Former Sofia mayor Boyko Borissov is now its prime minister'
$1600
Bulgaria
Double Jeopardy!
5979
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'A tree snatches Robbie in this 1982 thriller known for the catchphrase "They're heee-reee!"'
$1600
Poltergeist
Double Jeopardy!
5979
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Pfounded in 18P49'
$1600
Pfizer
Double Jeopardy!
5979
PHOTOGRAPHERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Her 1981 Rolling Stone cover shot of a nude John Lennon was taken hours before his murder'
$1600
Annie Leibovitz
Double Jeopardy!
5979
SAY "CHI"s
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'You can "pet" this Southwestern plant, Salvia Columbariae'
$1600
a chia
Double Jeopardy!
5979
WORLD LEADERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'It's prime minister Mr. Tuila'Epa, won a silver medal in archery at the 2007 South Pacific Games'
$2000
Samoa
Double Jeopardy!
5979
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'In M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening", the trees are mad at us, & Elliot Moore, played by him, must deal with it'
$2000
(Mark) Wahlberg
Double Jeopardy!
5979
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Its original purpose was to insure people on journeys'
$7,000
Travelers
Double Jeopardy!
5979
PHOTOGRAPHERS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Mattias Klum's photo essays for this magazine include 2008's "Borneo's Moment of Truth"'
$2000
National Geographic
Double Jeopardy!
5979
SAY "CHI"s
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Deception or trickery'
$2000
chicanery
Double Jeopardy!
5979
WORD AND PHRASE ORIGINS
2010-09-16T00:00:00
'Meaning "rapidly", this term began in England, referring to the speed with which the mail was delivered'
null
post haste
Final Jeopardy!
5979
AYE! IT'S IRELAND
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Also called Trinity College, the university of this capital was founded in 1592'
$100
Dublin
Jeopardy!
3815
PRESIDENTS IN THE CABINET
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'While Secretary of State from 1811 to 1817, he might have been asked, "What's up, doctrine?"'
$100
James Monroe
Jeopardy!
3815
TV CASTS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'On "Spin City" Michael J. Fox played Mike; this actor who replaced him plays Charlie'
$100
Charlie Sheen
Jeopardy!
3815
GRAVE MATTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'In 1995 these married physicists were laid to rest (again), this time at the Pantheon in Paris'
$100
Pierre & Marie Curie
Jeopardy!
3815
ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Robert Delaunay is known for his colorful series of Cubist paintings of this French tower'
$100
Eiffel Tower
Jeopardy!
3815
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Aykroyd's blueprints'
$100
Dan\'s plans
Jeopardy!
3815
AYE! IT'S IRELAND
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Held each year in County Kildare, the Irish Derby is a famous event in this sport'
$200
Horse racing
Jeopardy!
3815
PRESIDENTS IN THE CABINET
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'While Secretary of State from 1801 to 1809, he was president from 1809 to 1817'
$200
James Madison
Jeopardy!
3815
TV CASTS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'In 2000 this Oscar nominee joined the cast of "Ally McBeal" as a lawyer'
$200
Robert Downey, Jr.
Jeopardy!
3815
GRAVE MATTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'In 2000, 25 years after his death, this country's last emperor Haile Selassie was laid to rest in a crypt in Addis Ababa'
$200
Ethiopia
Jeopardy!
3815
ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Oh oh! Chauncey B. Ives depicted this mythological woman seen here on the verge of opening a box'
$200
Pandora
Jeopardy!
3815
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Sajak's Stetsons & sombreros'
$200
Pat\'s hats
Jeopardy!
3815
AYE! IT'S IRELAND
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Reflecting its lush, beautiful countryside. it's Ireland's gem of a nickname'
$300
"The Emerald Isle"
Jeopardy!
3815
PRESIDENTS IN THE CABINET
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Through skillful negotiation, Secretary of State Martin Van Buren got the U.S. this trade status with Turkey'
$300
Most favored nation
Jeopardy!
3815
TV CASTS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Aliens abducted Mulder on "The X-Files", so Scully got partnered with this "Terminator 2" actor'
$300
Robert Patrick
Jeopardy!
3815
GRAVE MATTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'It was no laughing matter when this silent film legend's body was stolen from a Swiss cemetery in 1978'
$300
Charlie Chaplin
Jeopardy!
3815
ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Marcel Duchamp coined this term to describe Alexander Calder's moving sculptures'
$300
Mobiles
Jeopardy!
3815
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'The vistas seen from Ms. Barrymore's home'
$300
Drew\'s views
Jeopardy!
3815
AYE! IT'S IRELAND
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'One of Ireland's most important exports, it's also Ireland's most popular brand of stout beer'
$400
Guinness
Jeopardy!
3815
PRESIDENTS IN THE CABINET
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams told this country to govern Florida better or cede it to the U.S.'
$400
Spain
Jeopardy!
3815
TV CASTS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'This tap dancer has a recurring role on "Will & Grace" as Eric McCormack's boss'
$400
Gregory Hines
Jeopardy!
3815
GRAVE MATTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Wayne Newton hopes to find the remains of this tribal ancestor in Britain & bring them home to her native Virginia'
$400
Pocahontas
Jeopardy!
3815
ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Conrad Witz depicted this wealthy queen with King Solomon in the 15th C. work seen here'
$400
Queen of Sheba
Jeopardy!
3815
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Harrelson's yummies'
$400
Woody\'s goodies
Jeopardy!
3815
AYE! IT'S IRELAND
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Ireland's national coat of arms features this traditional Irish musical instrument'
$500
Harp
Jeopardy!
3815
PRESIDENTS IN THE CABINET
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'He wasn't a Secretary of State, he was Andrew Johnson's Secretary of War in 1867 & 1868'
$1,000
Ulysses S. Grant
Jeopardy!
3815
TV CASTS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'In 2000 this rapper-turned-actor joined the cast of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as Richard Belzer's partner'
$500
Ice-T
Jeopardy!
3815
GRAVE MATTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Thomas Crawford's best-known work, "Armed Liberty", is the bronze atop the dome of this American landmark'
$500
U.S. Capitol Building
Jeopardy!
3815
ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'In Salzburg you can visit the graves of his parents & his wife Constanze; his own location is uncertain'
$500
W.A. Mozart
Jeopardy!
3815
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Hairdresser Vidal's woodwinds'
$500
Sassoon\'s bassoons
Jeopardy!
3815
"GREEN" THINGS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'It's the body part you're said to have if you've a knack for growing plants easily'
$200
a green thumb
Double Jeopardy!
3815
LITERARY CHARACTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'He said, "My mother was an ape, and of course she couldn't tell me much about it"'
$200
Tarzan
Double Jeopardy!
3815
AVIARY
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Perhaps "imitating" Florida, in 1929 Arkansas chose this as its state bird'
$200
mockingbird
Double Jeopardy!
3815
NUTRITION
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'For an active woman, 20 to 25 percent of her total calorie intake should be from this; don't go all Jack Sprat'
$200
fat
Double Jeopardy!
3815
MOVIE SONGS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'1996:<br />"Don't Cry For Me, Argentina"'
$200
Evita
Double Jeopardy!
3815
OXYMORONS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'The "double" version of this card game for one requires 2 players'
$200
solitaire
Double Jeopardy!
3815
"GREEN" THINGS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'After protecting this territory during WWII, the U.S. offered to buy it, but Denmark refused'
$400
Greenland
Double Jeopardy!
3815
LITERARY CHARACTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'In "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", his character puts Hank Morgan to sleep for 1,300 years'
$1,000
Merlin
Double Jeopardy!
3815
AVIARY
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Bob Hope claimed his mother saw his nose & cried that the doctor took the baby & left this bird'
$400
stork
Double Jeopardy!
3815
NUTRITION
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'It's good to break a little this between friends--it supplies carbs & fiber'
$400
bread
Double Jeopardy!
3815
MOVIE SONGS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'1995:<br />"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"'
$400
Waiting to Exhale
Double Jeopardy!
3815
OXYMORONS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'In November 1996 Roy Jones, Jr. knocked down Mike McCallum & won the WBC title in this division'
$400
light-heavyweight
Double Jeopardy!
3815
"GREEN" THINGS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'A political party organized after the Civil War, or a piece of U.S. currency'
$600
Greenback
Double Jeopardy!
3815
LITERARY CHARACTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'He tells his 10-year-old sister Phoebe that he wants to be a "catcher in the rye"'
$600
Holden Caulfield
Double Jeopardy!
3815
AVIARY
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Unit of Random House whose logo is seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2001-03-16_DJ_27.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>:'
$600
Bantam Books
Double Jeopardy!
3815
NUTRITION
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'People with hypertension should diet & limit their intake of alcohol & this chemical element'
$600
sodium
Double Jeopardy!
3815
MOVIE SONGS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'1991:<br />"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"'
$600
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Double Jeopardy!
3815
OXYMORONS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'The American Academy of Pediatrics called smoking "The leading cause of" this oxymoron in the U.S.'
$600
preventable death
Double Jeopardy!
3815
"GREEN" THINGS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Oh yes, this North Carolina city was the birthplace of O. Henry'
$800
Greensboro
Double Jeopardy!
3815
LITERARY CHARACTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Emma is the first name of this title character of an 1857 Gustave Flaubert novel'
$800
Madame Bovary
Double Jeopardy!
3815
AVIARY
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'The "sky" type of this songbird, of which Shelley wrote, may be gone from Britain by 2009'
$800
skylark
Double Jeopardy!
3815
NUTRITION
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'The flavonoids in this may help prevent heart disease, so a "kiss" a day may keep the cardiologist away'
$2,000
chocolate
Double Jeopardy!
3815
MOVIE SONGS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'1969:<br />"Everybody's Talkin'"'
$800
Midnight Cowboy
Double Jeopardy!
3815
OXYMORONS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'Roberto Benigni's film "Life Is Beautiful" is a beautiful example of this oxymoronic genre'
$800
tragic comedy
Double Jeopardy!
3815
"GREEN" THINGS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'A precocious redhaired little girl is the heroine of this 1908 children's book by Lucy Maud Montgomery'
$1000
Anne of Green Gables
Double Jeopardy!
3815
LITERARY CHARACTERS
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'This Sinclair Lewis real estate broker is a member of the Zenith civic booster club'
$1000
George Babbitt
Double Jeopardy!
3815
NUTRITION
2001-03-16T00:00:00
'An ounce of cheddar cheese has 200 milligrams of this, crucial to healthy bones'
$1000
calcium
Double Jeopardy!
3815