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WORLD AUTHORS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'While at University College, Dublin, he wrote the essay "The Day of the Rabblement", attacking the Irish Literary Theatre' | $600 | James Joyce | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
CROSSWORD CLUES "J" | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Riding breeches<br />(8)' | $600 | jodhpurs | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
SOCIOLOGY | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'A joint author on a paper, or someone who assists the power occupying his country' | $800 | a collaborator | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
THE STARTING INFIELD | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers sent out Hodges, Gilliam, Reese & this groundbreaking infielder' | $800 | Jackie Robinson | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
DICTATORS & TYRANTS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'The pro-Soviet dictator Babrak Karmal came to power in this country after a 1979 invasion' | $1,000 | Afghanistan | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
THE ONION | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'From an issue in 2056: This island & commonwealth ceded to the U.S. in 1898... "Should it become our 63rd state?"' | $800 | Puerto Rico | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
WORLD AUTHORS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'This literary whiz' name is sometimes transliterated from Bengali as Ravindranatha Thakura' | $800 | (Rabindranath) Tagore | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
CROSSWORD CLUES "J" | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'A joyful celebration<br />(10)' | $800 | jubilation | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
SOCIOLOGY | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'A plant, animal or object that's the symbol of a clan; it's often taboo & was paired with "Taboo" in a Freud title' | $1000 | totem | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
THE STARTING INFIELD | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'The 1975 Reds fielded Rose, Concepcion, Perez & this Hall of Fame second sacker, now a broadcaster' | $1000 | Joe Morgan | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
DICTATORS & TYRANTS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'A humble lawyer from Arras, in 1793 he became Head of the Committee of Public Safety & launched a bloodbath' | $1000 | Robespierre | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
THE ONION | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Sept. 12, 1928: This "It Girl" "to appear sleeveless in Oct. Collier's; 'Besleeve yourself, strumpet!' clergy urge"' | $1000 | (Clara) Bow | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
WORLD AUTHORS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'This French writer "steaked" a claim as "The Father of Romanticism" by writing such works as "Atala"' | $1000 | (René de) Chateaubriand | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
CROSSWORD CLUES "J" | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Belligerent nationalist<br />(5)' | $1000 | jingo | Jeopardy! | 5002 |
BUSINESS LEADERS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'His business card bore the Golden Arches & the titles "Founder" & "Senior Chairman of the Board"' | $400 | (Ray) Kroc | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
RADIO | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Instrument struck when a contestant failed on the "Original Amateur Hour"' | $400 | a gong | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
THAT'S ITALIAN! | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'It's the Italian name for the country's biggest island' | $400 | Sicilia | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
REDUCED SHAKESPEARE | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Name this tragedy:<br /><a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-05-16_DJ_22.wmv"><i>"Love you."<br />"Love you."<br />"Speak. ...Nothing will come of nothing!"<br />"Hmph!"<br />"Hmph!"<br />"Huh? I should go mad! Blbl-blbl-blbl-blbl-bl! Oh, no life! Oh!"</i></a>' | $400 | King Lear | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
NEW WEAPONS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'The USA's "E-Bomb" will disable grids & computers and reheat the enemies' lasagna by sending out these waves' | $400 | microwaves | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
5-LETTER WORDS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'One who steals by stealth: Thessalonians speaks of one "in the night"' | $400 | a thief | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
BUSINESS LEADERS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'In 1886 he started his first successful business, the Lancaster Caramel Co.; the chocolate came later' | $800 | Hershey | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
RADIO | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'This word ends the title of a 1941 Bill of Rights tribute program heard by 60 million, "We hold these..."' | $800 | Truths | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
THAT'S ITALIAN! | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Roman soldiers passed the time playing this game, the Italian version of lawn bowling' | $800 | bocce | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
REDUCED SHAKESPEARE | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'This time, a comedy:<br /><a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-05-16_DJ_23.wmv"><i>"Beware my sting!"<br />"She will be my chattel. Ha ha ha!"<br />"I'm starved!"<br />[Snores]<br />"Giddy from lack of sleep. What is thy will, sir?"<br />"Mm-wah!"<br />"Ha ha ha ha ha!"<br />"Ha ha ha ha ha!"<br />"Ah!"<br />"Ah!"</i></a>' | $800 | The Taming of the Shrew | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
NEW WEAPONS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'The "Storm Shadow" is a new British version of this type of low-altitude, radar-evading missile' | $800 | a cruise missile | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
5-LETTER WORDS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'A big fishing net, maybe in the river of the same name' | $800 | a seine | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
BUSINESS LEADERS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'In the 1880s he built a town in Illinois to house employees of his sleeping car company' | $1200 | (George) Pullman | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
RADIO | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Can't forget the sponsor--Jack Benny's opening line wasn't "Hello again" but this dessert "again"' | $1200 | Jell-O | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
THAT'S ITALIAN! | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'These thin tubes of pasta, Italian for "bridegrooms", are often baked' | $1200 | ziti | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
REDUCED SHAKESPEARE | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Tragedy:<br /><a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-05-16_DJ_24.wmv"><i>"Victorious!"<br />"Rue the tears I shed!"<br />"Banishment!"<br />"Son!"<br />"Ah!"<br />"Ha ha ha ha ha!"<br />"Ha ha ha ha ha!"<br />"Mad? Not!"<br />"Ugh!"<br />"Ugh!"<br />"Uh-huh! Emperor!"</i></a>' | $1200 | Titus Andronicus | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
NEW WEAPONS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'It's the Indian tribe in the name of the USA's AH-64D Longbow, the most advanced combat helicopter in the world' | $1200 | Apache | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
5-LETTER WORDS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'It can mean "brief & forceful" or "resembling the inner core of a stem"' | $3,000 | pithy | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
BUSINESS LEADERS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Before founding his own corp., John K. Northrop was chief engineer for this company & designed its Vega airplane' | $1600 | Lockheed | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
RADIO | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'In 2005 NPR revived this 1950s program in which people state their credos' | $1600 | This I Believe | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
THAT'S ITALIAN! | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | '(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-05-16_DJ_03.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew gives us a sign linguistic demonstration.</a>) An 1832 book on the gestures of this southern city includes <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-05-16_DJ_03.wmv">"Mm-wah, perfecto!"</a>--& many others we can't show you' | $1600 | Naples | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
REDUCED SHAKESPEARE | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Here's the title king of this play:<br /><a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-05-16_DJ_25.wmv"><i>"Plots have I laid. Wear this ring!"<br />"Oh, pretty!"<br />"King! Good-night."<br />"Ow!"<br />"Marriage. Ah!"<br />"Thank you."</i></a>' | $1600 | Richard III | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
NEW WEAPONS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'The FA-18E/F is the "Super" version of this high-tech U.S. Navy fighter jet with a wasplike name' | $1600 | a Hornet | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
5-LETTER WORDS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Teddy Roosevelt said "The credit belongs to the man" in this, "whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood"' | $1600 | the arena | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
BUSINESS LEADERS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Since founding Amazon.com in 1994, he's tried to make it "The Earth's most customer-centric company"' | $2000 | Jeff Bezos | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
RADIO | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'On April 3, 1936 a nation listened as Gabriel Heatter covered this man's execution' | $1,000 | Bruno Hauptmann | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
THAT'S ITALIAN! | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'This 15th century movement may have first been named in a 1550 book, using the Italian word rinascita' | $2000 | the Renaissance | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
REDUCED SHAKESPEARE | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Name this comedy:<br /><a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-05-16_DJ_30.wmv"><i>"Your oaths."<br />"Not to see ladies."<br />[All] "Hup!"<br />[Gasps]<br />[All] "Love."<br />"We'll mark no words that wooers say for 12 months in the day."<br />[All] "Hmm!"<br />[All] "Oh!"<br />"That's too long for a play."</i></a>' | $2000 | Love\'s Labour\'s Lost | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
NEW WEAPONS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'With advanced capabilities, this unmanned air vehicle seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-05-16_DJ_28.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> takes its name from the Latin for "to plunder"' | $2000 | the Predator | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
5-LETTER WORDS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | 'Greek for "word", it can mean the word of God' | $2000 | logos | Double Jeopardy! | 5002 |
SCIENTISTS | 2006-05-16T00:00:00 | '"American Prometheus" is a biography of this physicist who died in 1967' | null | J. Robert Oppenheimer | Final Jeopardy! | 5002 |
BALLET | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'The New York City ballet's first visit to this city's famous festival inspired the ballet "Scotch Symphony"' | $200 | Edinburgh | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'He perked up his career by letting Starbucks release his album "Memory Almost Full"' | $200 | McCartney | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ALSO A TOOL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'This drink consists of 2 ounces of vodka & 5 ounces of orange juice' | $200 | a screwdriver | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HABEAS CORPSES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'In part due to fears of body snatching, his body was moved 17 times around his Springfield, Ill. national monument' | $200 | Lincoln | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
"IRA" | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Hey, you saps who think pneumonia killed President Harrison--I've got this kind of theory involving a group plan' | $200 | a conspiracy theory | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
BALLET | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'The 1972 ballet "Printemps" premiered in the winter, but its name is French for this season' | $400 | spring | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'This '80s trio were "Spirits in the Material World" before the synchronicity of their 2007 reunion' | $400 | The Police | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ALSO A TOOL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'We recommend giving someone this figuratively if you must fire him; later he might have one to grind' | $400 | the axe | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HABEAS CORPSES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '4 places claimed to be the burial site of this explorer, including crypts in Seville & Santo Domingo' | $400 | Christopher Columbus | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
"IRA" | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'The lady was quite overcome by this moisture exuded by the muscular estate gardener' | $400 | perspiration | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
BALLET | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Balanchine choreographed the leading role in "Allegro Brillante" for this part-Osage Indian ex-wife' | $600 | Maria Tallchief | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '"Who Knew" this colorful singer could be so "M!ssundaztood"' | $600 | Pink | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ALSO A TOOL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '"U Can't Touch This" bone, aka the malleus, just behind the eardrum' | $600 | the hammer | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HABEAS CORPSES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Kept for years in her husband's dining room, her embalmed body was buried in Buenos Aires in '74' | $600 | Eva Peron | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
FINANCE | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Not a fraud scheme, the risk type of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-11-15_J_28.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> puts more of your assets into the low-risk than the high-risk area' | $600 | a pyramid | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
"IRA" | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'The Motion Picture Association of America says this cost producers, theater owners, etc. $18.2 billion in 2005' | $1,400 | piracy | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
BALLET | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Alexandre Dumas fils' tale about "The Lady of" these flowers bloomed as the ballet "Marguerite and Armand"' | $800 | the Camellias | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'This band is now part of the "Zeitgeist" after suffering "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"' | $800 | Smashing Pumpkins | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ALSO A TOOL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'A light, stroking touch, or a dense growth of bushes' | $800 | a brush | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HABEAS CORPSES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Executed in 1915, this radical labor activist was cremated & his ashes mailed to labor unions all over the world' | $800 | Joe Hill | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
FINANCE | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'It's often set up by the wealthy for their kids, but California has a state children's one for poor folks' | $800 | a trust fund | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
"IRA" | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Australia's Yellow Tail winery sells this on its own as well as in a cabernet blend' | $800 | shiraz | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
BALLET | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'As a law student in St. Petersburg, this man became interested in the arts, & in 1909 he founded the Ballets Russes' | $1000 | Diaghilev | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '"Hybrid Theory", the title of this rock-rap band's first hit album, was one of the band's former names' | $1000 | Linkin Park | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ALSO A TOOL | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Hit the backyard with this old term for a libertine' | $1000 | a rake | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HABEAS CORPSES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'This 19th century philosopher's body has been very utilitarian; it's on display at a university in London' | $1000 | Jeremy Bentham | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
FINANCE | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-11-15_J_25.jpg" target="_blank">Cheryl of the Clue Crew shows an upward-tending graph with a deviant dip between March and May on the monitor.</a>) Named for the implication that it brought some rationality to an exuberant market, it's a downward move by generally rising prices' | $1000 | a correction | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
"IRA" | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'This type of medieval play often shows the Virgin Mary coming to the rescue' | $1000 | a miracle play | Jeopardy! | 5334 |
WAR MOVIES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '2004:<br />Angry Greeks attack a fortified city-state' | $400 | Troy | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ISLANDS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'This "colossal" island is the largest in Greece's Dodecanese archipelago' | $400 | Rhodes | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HISTORIC BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Older brother Frank is thrilled to welcome this Sept. 5, 1847 baby; 10 days old & making guns with his tiny fingers' | $400 | Jesse James | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
WAR MOVIES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '1978:<br />The wife of a soldier fighting in Vietnam works at a VA hospital & has an affair with a wounded vet' | $800 | Coming Home | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
THE RULE OF THIRDS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'On Jan. 19, 1966 this woman was elected the third prime minister of her country' | $800 | Indira Gandhi | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ISLANDS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'This group of islands off the northern coast of France was the only British soil occupied by the Germans in WWII' | $800 | the Channel Islands | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HISTORIC BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'This king is thrilled by the birth of Mary, Feb. 18, 1516; there's still plenty of time to have a son--right?' | $800 | Henry VIII | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
AFRICAN LANGUAGE LAB | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Whether a surfin' one or a Pontiac, this term comes from the Swahili meaning "journey"' | $800 | safari | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Jules Verne-Wilkie Collins sci-fi/detective novel about Civil War vets who want to shoot a cannon into a gem' | $1200 | From the Earth to the Moonstone | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
WAR MOVIES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '1970:<br />An historically correct re-creation of Pearl Harbor' | $1200 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
THE RULE OF THIRDS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'You have to go through this ceremony in order to become a Freemason' | $1200 | the Third Degree | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ISLANDS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'This island nation's highest peak, Yu Shan, in the Chungyang range, is also called Mount Morrison' | $1200 | Taiwan | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HISTORIC BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Henry & Clara Ford are proud to announce the rollout of this model Nov. 6, 1893' | $3,000 | the Edsel | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
AFRICAN LANGUAGE LAB | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'The word "okra" is West African; in the language of Angola, okra was called this, which to us is a soup or stew' | $1200 | gumbo | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Novel-poem in which Sal & Dean hitchhike through a yellow wood where the path diverges, making all the difference' | $1600 | On the Road Not Taken | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
WAR MOVIES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '1936:<br />Errol Flynn leads a cavalry unit into cannon, annihilation & everlasting glory' | $1600 | Charge of the Light Brigade | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
THE RULE OF THIRDS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Twice in the 1990s, he came in third in U.S. presidential elections' | $3,000 | Ross Perot | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ISLANDS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'A causeway connects this Persian Gulf nation with the Saudi Arabian mainland' | $1600 | Bahrain | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HISTORIC BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'A 1906 announcement: dad Socrates & mom Penelope celebrate the launch of this new little ship' | $1600 | Aristotle Onassis | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
AFRICAN LANGUAGE LAB | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Go where some men have gone before with this 4-letter term from the Afrikaans for "migrate"' | $1600 | trek | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'Faulkner novel about Joe Christmas that's the Swedish playwright of "The Dance of Death"' | $2000 | The Light in August Strindberg | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
WAR MOVIES | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | '1951:<br />Erwin Rommel succeeds... for a while... in North Africa' | $2000 | The Desert Fox | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
THE RULE OF THIRDS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'A member of the British Commonwealth, this country is the third-largest island in the Caribbean' | $2000 | Jamaica | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
ISLANDS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'One of France's 26 regions, it doesn't count as an overseas one though it's 100 miles across the Mediterranean' | $2000 | Corsica | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
HISTORIC BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'James & Lady Blanche have a "declaration": the July 25, 1848 birth of this future foreign secretary & prime minister' | $2000 | (Arthur James) Balfour | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
AFRICAN LANGUAGE LAB | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'The marimba was popularized in Central America, but the word is from this sub-Saharan group of about 500 langs.' | $2000 | the Bantu languages | Double Jeopardy! | 5334 |
SCIENTISTS | 2007-11-15T00:00:00 | 'In 2007 this 1962 American Nobel laureate became the first person to receive his own personal genome map' | null | James Watson | Final Jeopardy! | 5334 |
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