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EAT IT!
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'This Hormel product was once simply known as "spiced ham"'
$200
Spam
Jeopardy!
4107
THRILLER
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'This author made a University of Virginia law professor the protagonist of his 2002 novel "The Summons"'
$400
(John) Grisham
Jeopardy!
4107
BEN
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'This publication that Ben first put out in 1732 often sold 10,000 copies a year'
$400
Poor Richard\'s Almanack
Jeopardy!
4107
"BLACK" OR "WHITE"
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'This "Golden Girl" had her own show in 1958 & 1977 & in 1999 became part of the cast of "Ladies Man"'
$400
Betty White
Jeopardy!
4107
REMEMBER THE TIME
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In 960 Mieczyslaw I became the first ruler of this country'
$400
Poland
Jeopardy!
4107
ROCK WITH YOU
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Jakob Dylan, the son of Bob Dylan, is the frontman for this group'
$400
The Wallflowers
Jeopardy!
4107
EAT IT!
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'It's the Spanish-named appetizer of tortilla chips & often beans, beef & onions topped with melted cheese'
$400
nachos
Jeopardy!
4107
THRILLER
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'You were born to identify this author of "The Bourne Identity"'
$600
(Robert) Ludlum
Jeopardy!
4107
BEN
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In 1783 Franklin asked Congress to recall him from this country; he finally made it home in 1785'
$600
France
Jeopardy!
4107
"BLACK" OR "WHITE"
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'People have asked why the whole airplane isn't made out of the same material as this "indestructible" device'
$600
the black box
Jeopardy!
4107
REMEMBER THE TIME
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In 1526 he greeted an Inca nobleman on his ship, but conquest would have to wait a few years until funds were raised'
$600
Pizarro
Jeopardy!
4107
ROCK WITH YOU
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Eric Clapton charted 3 times with this song: in 1971, 1972 & 1992'
$600
"Layla"
Jeopardy!
4107
EAT IT!
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Paper-thin & often served for dessert, it's the French equivalent of a pancake'
$600
crêpes
Jeopardy!
4107
THRILLER
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'"The Numa Files" are paperback spin-offs of this writer's novels featuring Dirk Pitt'
$800
Clive Cussler
Jeopardy!
4107
BEN
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Current events of 1751 included the appearance of Ben's scientific work "Experiments and Observations on" this'
$800
"Electricity"
Jeopardy!
4107
"BLACK" OR "WHITE"
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'John Archibald Wheeler coined this term in the '60s for a collapsed star so dense, no light can escape it'
$800
black hole
Jeopardy!
4107
REMEMBER THE TIME
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In 1998 U.S. cruise missiles hit this African country in response to bombings of U.S. embassies'
$800
Sudan
Jeopardy!
4107
ROCK WITH YOU
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'She's the single-named Colombian pop star heard <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2002-06-11_J_06.mp3">here</a>'
$800
Shakira
Jeopardy!
4107
EAT IT!
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2002-06-11_J_11.wmv">Jimmy of the Clue Crew gets ready to eat skewered meat.</a>) This Asian favorite, sometimes chicken, sometimes beef, is usually served with a spicy peanut sauce'
$800
satay
Jeopardy!
4107
THRILLER
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'"The Attorney" Paul Madriani appears in several legal thrillers by this lawyer-turned-author'
$1000
Steve Martini
Jeopardy!
4107
BEN
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'The Hutchinson Letters scandal got Ben fired as deputy this in 1774'
$1,600
postmaster general
Jeopardy!
4107
"BLACK" OR "WHITE"
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Famous landmark composed of chalk in the county of Kent in England'
$1000
the White Cliffs of Dover
Jeopardy!
4107
REMEMBER THE TIME
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'This 1904-1905 war began in Manchuria & ended with the battle of Tsushima Strait'
$1000
Russo-Japanese War
Jeopardy!
4107
ROCK WITH YOU
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Quit your yellin' & name this 1995 hit duet for Michael & Janet Jackson, their first together'
$1000
"Scream"
Jeopardy!
4107
EAT IT!
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Traditionally, shepherd's pie contains this meat, ground or diced'
$1000
lamb
Jeopardy!
4107
SCOTLAND
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'About 80,000 Scots still speak the Scottish version of this ancient Celtic language'
$400
Gaelic
Double Jeopardy!
4107
BABY BOOMER MEMORIES
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In 1960 this Democrat spoke first in the first televised U.S. presidential election debate'
$400
John F. Kennedy
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SOMETHING'S FISHY
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'So as not to confuse it with the mammal, this fish is commonly referred to as mahi-mahi'
$400
a dolphinfish
Double Jeopardy!
4107
"T"ELEVISION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Running for 5 years, it starred William Shatner as a hard-nosed veteran police officer'
$400
T.J. Hooker
Double Jeopardy!
4107
WORLD RELIGION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In the presence of the Adi Granth, the sacred book of the Sikhs, you cover your head & remove these'
$400
your shoes
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH?
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Bizet's "Carmen", for example'
$400
an opera
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SCOTLAND
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Ben More, Ben Alder & Ben Macdui are not people but tall ones of these in Scotland'
$800
mountains
Double Jeopardy!
4107
BABY BOOMER MEMORIES
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Likely containing a sandwich, the first of these depicting a TV character came along in 1950 with Hopalong Cassidy'
$800
a lunchbox
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SOMETHING'S FISHY
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'The black type of this fish with a woman's name is a striking addition to any aquarium'
$800
a molly
Double Jeopardy!
4107
"T"ELEVISION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Reminiscent of "Highway to Heaven", this popular series stars Roma Downey & Della Reese'
$800
Touched by an Angel
Double Jeopardy!
4107
WORLD RELIGION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Sukkot, a Jewish festival, began as a harvest celebration & was a model for this centuries-old American holiday'
$800
Thanksgiving
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH?
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Phrase that precedes "dope" in Ali's famed boxing strategy'
$800
"rope-a"
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SCOTLAND
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Defeated at Dunsinane by Malcolm in 1054, he wasn't dethroned until killed by Malcolm in 1057'
$1200
Macbeth
Double Jeopardy!
4107
BABY BOOMER MEMORIES
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'The John Birch Society coined the term comsymp, short for this'
$1200
Communist sympathizer
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SOMETHING'S FISHY
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Less than half an inch long, this tiniest fish is found in the Indian Ocean, not in an Asian desert'
$3,000
a goby
Double Jeopardy!
4107
"T"ELEVISION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'This offbeat series on E! provides a daily recap of funny chat show highlights'
$1200
Talk Soup
Double Jeopardy!
4107
WORLD RELIGION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'As they were partial to using hymns, these brothers, Charles & John, were the first rhythm Methodists'
$1200
the Wesleys
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH?
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In an Irish battle cry, these 2 words follow "Erin"'
$1200
"Go Bragh"
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SCOTLAND
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'The Church of Scotland, the country's national church, is a branch of this Christian denomination'
$1600
Presbyterian
Double Jeopardy!
4107
BABY BOOMER MEMORIES
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In a heartbreaking scene, Travis has to kill his beloved dog in this 1957 film based on a Fred Gipson book'
$1600
Old Yeller
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SOMETHING'S FISHY
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Until one was caught in 1938, it was thought that this fish had been extinct for more than 70 million years'
$1600
the coelacanth
Double Jeopardy!
4107
"T"ELEVISION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'He's the large & goofy title TV superhero seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2002-06-11_DJ_04.wmv">here</a><br /><br /><br /><i>"Probably that one.<br />The balcony..."</i>'
$1600
The Tick
Double Jeopardy!
4107
WORLD RELIGION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Meaning "sign of God", it's the title of a Shi'ite Muslim scholar & leader'
$1600
Ayatollah
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH?
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2002-06-11_DJ_19.jpg" target="_blank">Jeff Probst reports from the Marquesas.</a>) One of Nuku Hiva's main exports is this--dried coconut meat'
$1600
copra
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SCOTLAND
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Hundreds of years old, the de facto national flag features this saint's cross'
$2,000
Andrew
Double Jeopardy!
4107
BABY BOOMER MEMORIES
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In 1967 this 21-year-old started Rolling Stone magazine'
$2000
Jann Wenner
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SOMETHING'S FISHY
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'It springs to mind that there's a Florida city named for this game fish seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2002-06-11_DJ_10.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>'
$2000
tarpon
Double Jeopardy!
4107
"T"ELEVISION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Co-hosted by John Davidson, it was ABC's response to NBC's "Real People"'
$2000
That\'s Incredible!
Double Jeopardy!
4107
WORLD RELIGION
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'Made up of 1,028 hymns in 10 books, it's the oldest of the Vedas in Hinduism'
$2000
Rigveda
Double Jeopardy!
4107
SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH?
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'In 2001 this author of "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" published "The <br />Deeper Wound"'
$2000
(Deepak) Chopra
Double Jeopardy!
4107
GEOGRAPHIC PHRASES
2002-06-11T00:00:00
'This common term originated in the early 1500s with the book "De Rebus Oceanicis et Novo Orbe"'
null
the New World
Final Jeopardy!
4107
ACTRESSES' FIRST FILMS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'"Body Heat"'
$100
Kathleen Turner
Jeopardy!
2735
LIBRARIES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Marsh's Library in this country was founded c. 1702 by the Archbishop of Dublin'
$100
Ireland
Jeopardy!
2735
TELEPHONE HISTORY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'In 1991 this telephone company launched its Friends & Family promotion'
$100
MCI
Jeopardy!
2735
VERMONTERS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'This leader of the Green Mountain Boys did not live to see Vermont become a state'
$100
Ethan Allen
Jeopardy!
2735
"X", "Y", "Z"
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'It looks like a sweet potato, but it isn't even a distant relative'
$100
a yam
Jeopardy!
2735
SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'You could say this comedy "ends well" -- Helena finally wins the love of her husband Bertram'
$100
All\'s Well That Ends Well
Jeopardy!
2735
ACTRESSES' FIRST FILMS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'"To Have and Have Not"'
$200
(Lauren) Bacall
Jeopardy!
2735
LIBRARIES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Architect Gordon Bunshaft designed this presidential library in Austin, Texas'
$200
the LBJ library
Jeopardy!
2735
TELEPHONE HISTORY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'As of July 1, 1968 you could dial this 3-digit number in New York City & get the police'
$200
911
Jeopardy!
2735
VERMONTERS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'This founding prophet of Mormonism was born in Sharon, Vermont in 1805'
$200
Joseph Smith
Jeopardy!
2735
"X", "Y", "Z"
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'It's a kind of striped mussel as well as a striped equine'
$200
a zebra
Jeopardy!
2735
SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Though this comedy has Verona in its title, it ends in a forest on the frontiers of Mantua'
$200
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Jeopardy!
2735
ACTRESSES' FIRST FILMS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'"The Outlaw"'
$300
Jane Russell
Jeopardy!
2735
LIBRARIES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Sterling Memorial Library in New Haven, Connecticut houses the archives of this university'
$300
Yale
Jeopardy!
2735
TELEPHONE HISTORY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'On Oct. 30, 1938 phone traffic peaked in cities all over America as people discussed this broadcast'
$300
the "War of the Worlds"
Jeopardy!
2735
VERMONTERS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'This plow inventor was a Vermont blacksmith before moving to Grand Detour, Illinois'
$300
John Deere
Jeopardy!
2735
"X", "Y", "Z"
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Despite its bulk, this wild ox found in Tibet is an excellent swimmer'
$300
a yak
Jeopardy!
2735
SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Near the end of "Henry VIII", this princess is described as "a most unspotted lily", who will die a virgin'
$300
Elizabeth I
Jeopardy!
2735
ACTRESSES' FIRST FILMS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'"Oklahoma!"'
$400
Shirley Jones
Jeopardy!
2735
LIBRARIES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Salinas, California, has a public library named for this novelist'
$1,500
Steinbeck
Jeopardy!
2735
TELEPHONE HISTORY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'In 1980 Dial-It National Sports became the first service on this new area code'
$400
1-900
Jeopardy!
2735
VERMONTERS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'George Franklin Edmunds wrote most of this antitrust act of 1890'
$400
the Sherman (Antitrust Act)
Jeopardy!
2735
"X", "Y", "Z"
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Some of these are produced by bremsstrahlung, from the German for "breaking radiation"'
$400
x-rays
Jeopardy!
2735
SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Puck's last speech in this play begins, "If we shadows have offended, think but this--and all is mended"'
$400
A Midsummer Night\'s Dream
Jeopardy!
2735
ACTRESSES' FIRST FILMS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'"Halloween"'
$500
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jeopardy!
2735
LIBRARIES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'In 1602 this university's library reopened after restoration work by Sir Thomas Bodley'
$500
Oxford University
Jeopardy!
2735
TELEPHONE HISTORY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'In 1880 he invented the photophone, a device that sent messages through the air on beams of light'
$500
Alexander Graham Bell
Jeopardy!
2735
VERMONTERS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'At age 15 this future New York Tribune editor was apprenticed to a printer in East Poultney'
$500
Horace Greeley
Jeopardy!
2735
"X", "Y", "Z"
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'This Saint Francis was the "Apostle of the Indies"'
$500
Xavier
Jeopardy!
2735
SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'In the last scene of this comedy, Petruchio wins a bet that he has the most obedient wife'
$500
The Taming of the Shrew
Jeopardy!
2735
MEDICAL MILESTONES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'In 1751, with Benjamin Franklin's help, the 1st hospital in the U.S. was founded in this city'
$200
Philadelphia
Double Jeopardy!
2735
POETS & POETRY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Of the 31 pilgrims in this Chaucer work, only 23 tell their stories'
$200
The Canterbury Tales
Double Jeopardy!
2735
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Large aboriginal populations live in this country's states of Queensland & New South Wales'
$200
Australia
Double Jeopardy!
2735
MIXED DRINKS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'The juice of one of these citrus fruits makes a Whiskey Sour sour'
$200
a lemon
Double Jeopardy!
2735
THE 1930s
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'In 1936, in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, this country began remilitarizing the Rhineland'
$200
Germany
Double Jeopardy!
2735
POP MUSIC
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'He recorded "Gone At Last" with Phoebe Snow, not Art Garfunkel'
$200
Paul Simon
Double Jeopardy!
2735
MEDICAL MILESTONES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'In 1867 Thomas Allbutt invented one of these instruments which took 5 minutes to register instead of 20'
$400
a thermometer
Double Jeopardy!
2735
POETS & POETRY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'This Longfellow poem was suggested by a smithy under a chestnut tree in Cambridge, Massachusetts'
$400
"The Village Blacksmith"
Double Jeopardy!
2735
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Administrative units in this country include Giza, Aswan & Suez'
$400
Egypt
Double Jeopardy!
2735
MIXED DRINKS
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'This pomegranate syrup turns a Pink Lady pink'
$400
grenadine
Double Jeopardy!
2735
THE 1930s
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'This longtime anchor of the CBS Evening News became a UPI correspondent in 1939'
$400
Walter Cronkite
Double Jeopardy!
2735
POP MUSIC
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'She sang "Better Be Good To Me" in 1984, a few years after she broke up with Ike'
$400
Tina Turner
Double Jeopardy!
2735
MEDICAL MILESTONES
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Dutch physician Willem Kolff developed the 1st of these kidney machines that cleanse the blood'
$600
a dialysis machine
Double Jeopardy!
2735
POETS & POETRY
1996-06-21T00:00:00
'Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of this ship, "Oh better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave"'
$600
"Old Ironsides"
Double Jeopardy!
2735