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NOTABLE NONHUMANS

1996-12-06

'Colo was the first of these great apes born in captivity, in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo'

Gorilla

Double Jeopardy!

WORLD FACTS

1996-12-06

'The lowest river in the world, it's revered by Jews, Christians & Muslims alike'

The River Jordan

Double Jeopardy!

ART & ARTISTS

1996-12-06

'He spent several summers painting pointillist seascapes including "Le Bec Du Hoc, Grandcamp"'

Georges Seurat

Double Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

1996-12-06

'In 1934 he plugged Bulova "Lone Eagle" watches'

Charles Lindbergh

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORY

1996-12-06

'In February 1904 this country attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur'

Japan

Double Jeopardy!

POETS

1996-12-06

'For much of the winter of 1794-95, he served as acting supervisor for Dumfries, Scotland'

Robert Burns

Double Jeopardy!

NOTABLE NONHUMANS

1996-12-06

'In 1945 this famous scottie was injured in a fight with Blaze, Elliott Roosevelt's mastiff'

Fala

Double Jeopardy!

WORLD FACTS

1996-12-06

'Discovered by David Livingstone, Botswana's Lake Ngami lies in the northern part of this desert'

Kalahari Desert

Double Jeopardy!

ART & ARTISTS

1996-12-06

'His sculpture, "The Age of Bronze", exhibited in 1877, was inspired by Michelangelo'

Auguste Rodin

Double Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

1996-12-06

'Only Philip Morris & this Cincinnati-based firm have yearly ad expenditures exceeding $2 billion'

Procter & Gamble

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORY

1996-12-06

'On May 30, 1967 Colonel Ojukwu declared Biafra's independence from this country, starting a civil war'

Nigeria

Double Jeopardy!

POETS

1996-12-06

'Her "I Heard a Fly Buzz" may have been based on a chapter in "The House of the Seven Gables"'

Emily Dickinson

Double Jeopardy!

NOTABLE NONHUMANS

1996-12-06

'This favorite horse of Alexander the Great sometimes wore golden horns in battle'

Bucephalus

Double Jeopardy!

WORLD FACTS

1996-12-06

'In area this country whose capital is now called Yangon is the largest in mainland southeast Asia'

Myanmar (Burma)

Double Jeopardy!

ART & ARTISTS

1996-12-06

'You can see this British sculptor's "Reclining Mother and Child" at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis'

Henry Moore

Double Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

1996-12-06

'In 1811 this German family began its steel-making business by constructing a plant in Essen'

Krupp

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORY

1996-12-06

'In the midst of the Korean War, this South Korean president was elected to his second of 4 terms'

Syngman Rhee

Double Jeopardy!

POETS

1996-12-06

'He once wrote, "I choose to be a plain New Hampshire farmer"'

Robert Frost

Double Jeopardy!

BRITISH NOVELS

1996-12-06

'This 1895 novel is subtitled "An Invention"'

The Time Machine

Final Jeopardy!

LOST IN SPACE

2010-12-07

'While making repairs on the Intl. Space Station, Scott Parazynski lost a needle-nose pair of these'

pliers

Jeopardy!

TIMELESS TV

2010-12-07

'September 2010 brought the 45th edition of this comedian's telethon'

Jerry Lewis

Jeopardy!

LET'S HIT IT

2010-12-07

'Hit this paper mache container, Spanish for "jug", if you want candy and small gifts'

pinata

Jeopardy!

WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN

2010-12-07

'"In 1997, the House (of Reps.) voted to reprimand him... It marked the first time the House had reprimanded a Speaker"'

Gingrich

Jeopardy!

MONEY SLANG

2010-12-07

'We'll give you $200, not $1,000, for this five letter word meaning stately or majestic'

grand

Jeopardy!

RVs

2010-12-07

'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_26.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.</a>) The GMC Motorhome from the '60s & 70s was among the first models to have this innovation that helps with traction by putting the weight over the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_26a.jpg" target="_blank">wheels</a> that do the work'

front-wheel drive

Jeopardy!

LOST IN SPACE

2010-12-07

'In its years of operation, this Soviet space station released more than 200 objects (mostly trash) into space'

Mir

Jeopardy!

TIMELESS TV

2010-12-07

'Originally a half hour, this soap started in 1963 & featured Nurse Jessie Brewer'

General Hospital

Jeopardy!

LET'S HIT IT

2010-12-07

'This word seen on doors is what a right-handed batter does when he hits the ball to left field'

pull

Jeopardy!

WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN

2010-12-07

'"See Simon, Paul"'

(Art) Garfunkel

Jeopardy!

MONEY SLANG

2010-12-07

'Proverbially, you can "break" this food, or "take (it) out of someone's mouth"; earn some dough'

bread

Jeopardy!

RVs

2010-12-07

'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_27.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.</a>) I'm behind the wheel of the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_27a.jpg" target="_blank">very first motor home</a>, from the company whose name has become a synonym for "motor home"; since 1967, they've sold over 400,000 of them'

Winnebago

Jeopardy!

LOST IN SPACE

2010-12-07

'Ed White, the first U.S. spacewalker, lost one of these outside Gemini 4; he must've looked like a later "moonwalker"'

a glove

Jeopardy!

TIMELESS TV

2010-12-07

'In 1948 Douglas Edwards became the first anchor of this network's Evening News'

CBS

Jeopardy!

LET'S HIT IT

2010-12-07

'Aaron Fechter invented this carnival game where you hit a mammal with a mallet'

Whack-A-Mole

Jeopardy!

WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN

2010-12-07

'"American poet... became known as a leader of the Beat literary movement of the 1950s"'

(Allen) Ginsberg

Jeopardy!

MONEY SLANG

2010-12-07

'The shell of this mollusk is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate'

a clam

Jeopardy!

RVs

2010-12-07

'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_28.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.</a>) One of the first times a movie star received a <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_28a.jpg" target="_blank">fancy trailer</a> as a perk was in 1931; Paramount gave a <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_28b.jpg" target="_blank">Chevy house car</a> to <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_28c.jpg" target="_blank"> this</a> sexy star as she left the stage to make movies like "She Done Him Wrong"'

Mae West

Jeopardy!

LOST IN SPACE

2010-12-07

'Piers Sellers lost a tool in space while spreading putty into this Space Shuttle named for Capt. Cook's ship'

Discovery

Jeopardy!

TIMELESS TV

2010-12-07

'Shown Saturday afternoons on ABC, this sport's tour outdrew college football & moved to ESPN in 1997'

the pro bowling tour

Jeopardy!

LET'S HIT IT

2010-12-07

'Everlast makes these that come in speed and heavy varieties'

punching bags

Jeopardy!

WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN

2010-12-07

'"Served under the Apache leaders Cochise and Mangas Coloradas... in 1894, he was moved to Fort Sill'

Geronimo

Jeopardy!

MONEY SLANG

2010-12-07

'You don't get 5 guesses at this winglike appendage to the underwater portion of a hull'

a fin

Jeopardy!

LOST IN SPACE

2010-12-07

'In 1992 Space Shuttle astronauts delivered ashes of this "Star Trek" creator into the final frontier'

Gene Roddenberry

Jeopardy!

TIMELESS TV

2010-12-07

'2010's "When Love Is Not Enough" was the 240th presentation in this series from a greeting card company'

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Jeopardy!

LET'S HIT IT

2010-12-07

'In some casinos, a blackjack dealer must hit with an ace & a 6, known as this type of 17'

soft

Jeopardy!

WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN

2010-12-07

'"One of the most original and provocative American architects working today"'

(Frank) Gehry

Jeopardy!

MONEY SLANG

2010-12-07

'When speaking of Messrs. Netanyahu or Britten, it's all about the first name, pluralized'

the Benjamins

Jeopardy!

PLAY HEROINES

2010-12-07

'Blanche DuBois'

A Streetcar Named Desire

Double Jeopardy!

DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA

2010-12-07

'Giving the devil his due, Fr. Karras invites the devil inside himself, then exits from the second floor in this 1973 movie'

The Exorcist

Double Jeopardy!

A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS

2010-12-07

'3.6 million: Down Under'

Melbourne

Double Jeopardy!

TAINTED GOV

2010-12-07

'In 2010 this Illinois governor was tried on corruption charges, but convicted on only 1 count'

Blagojevich

Double Jeopardy!

MEDICINE

2010-12-07

'As Franklin D. Roosevelt's blood pressure was 300/190, he suffered from this 1-word condition'

hypertension

Double Jeopardy!

4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW

2010-12-07

'If you're vertical but supported by your palms, you're doing one of these'

a handstand

Double Jeopardy!

PLAY HEROINES

2010-12-07

'Emily Webb of Grover's Corners'

Our Town

Double Jeopardy!

DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA

2010-12-07

'In this Bruce Willis movie, the villain goes out the window of the Nakatomi building, gun in hand'

Die Hard

Double Jeopardy!

A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS

2010-12-07

'11 million: on Luzon Island'

Manila

Double Jeopardy!

TAINTED GOV

2010-12-07

'In 2006 this Illinois governor was busted for racketeering; what's in the water there?'

George Ryan

Double Jeopardy!

MEDICINE

2010-12-07

'In 1905 German scientist Alfred Einhorn created this first injectable local anesthetic used in dentistry'

novocaine

Double Jeopardy!

4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW

2010-12-07

'A caterpillar that moves by contraction & expansion'

an inchworm

Double Jeopardy!

DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA

2010-12-07

'Movie in which Axel Foley asks, "where ...you get off arresting me for being thrown out a window?"'

Beverly Hills Cop

Double Jeopardy!

A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS

2010-12-07

'1.1 million: in the heart of the Po River Valley'

Milan

Double Jeopardy!

TAINTED GOV

2010-12-07

'In 2010 it was revealed that Robert Rizzo made $800,000 a year as the city this of Bell, Calif., population 37,000'

manager

Double Jeopardy!

MEDICINE

2010-12-07

'Micro-Trach is an oxygen delivery system developed by this physician known for his "maneuver"'

(Henry) Heimlich

Double Jeopardy!

4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW

2010-12-07

'A loop found on footwear, it's a symbol of success through one's own efforts'

a bootstrap

Double Jeopardy!

A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS

2010-12-07

'18 million: on the Arabian Sea'

Mumbai

Double Jeopardy!

TAINTED GOV

2010-12-07

'In 2010 a House committee charged this veteran Harlem congressman with ethics violations'

(Charlie) Rangel

Double Jeopardy!

MEDICINE

2010-12-07

'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_DJ_09.jpg" target="_blank">Dr. Oz presents the clue.</a>) By surgically interrupting the electrical impulses that are causing an abnormal rhythm, the maze procedure is designed to threat this type of heart arrhythmia abbreviated "A.F."'

atrial fibrillation

Double Jeopardy!

4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW

2010-12-07

'Hard coal that burns with little flame'

anthracite

Double Jeopardy!

PLAY HEROINES

2010-12-07

'Barbara Undershaft'

Major Barbara

Double Jeopardy!

DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA

2010-12-07

'In this Coen Brothers movie, Charles Durning jumps out a window during a board meeting'

The Hudsucker Proxy

Double Jeopardy!

A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS

2010-12-07

'3.2 million: 150 miles from Bogota'

Medellin

Double Jeopardy!

TAINTED GOV

2010-12-07

'Elected to the Senate in 1930, he refused to resign as Louisiana's gov. until '32, when his handpicked crony got the gig'

Huey Long

Double Jeopardy!

MEDICINE

2010-12-07

'The name of this branch of pediatrics that deals with newborn infants literally means "newborn study"'

neonatal

Double Jeopardy!

4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW

2010-12-07

'This important mechanism is what you're turning when you wind a clock'

the mainspring

Double Jeopardy!

FLAGS OF THE WORLD

2010-12-07

'In use from 1844 to 1905, a flag representing the union of these 2 countries was nicknamed the "herring salad"'

Norway and Sweden

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN AUTHORS

2007-05-30

'While he was in Spain in 1959, he wrote "The Dangerous Summer", a story about rival bullfighters'

Hemingway

Jeopardy!

BEGINNING & END

2007-05-30

'Like a door, a Broadway show does these 2 things'

open & close

Jeopardy!

STATE SUPERLATIVES

2007-05-30

'A valley at 282 feet below sea level in this state is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere'

California

Jeopardy!

3 LITTLE LETTERS

2007-05-30

'Like banks, many grocery stores now have these for dispensing cash & taking deposits'

ATMs

Jeopardy!

CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD

2007-05-30

'He was the voice of Mickey Mouse in "Steamboat Willie"'

Walt Disney

Jeopardy!

YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"

2007-05-30

'Eastern European capital city of more than 2.2 million'

Bucharest

Jeopardy!

AMERICAN AUTHORS

2007-05-30

'In 1884 she moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska & later fictionalized it as the town of Hanover in "O Pioneers!"'

Willa Cather

Jeopardy!

BEGINNING & END

2007-05-30

'In 2006 it began on July 1 in Strasbourg & ended on July 23 in Paris'

the Tour de France

Jeopardy!

STATE SUPERLATIVES

2007-05-30

'With 6,640 miles of coast, this state has the longest shoreline'

Alaska

Jeopardy!

3 LITTLE LETTERS

2007-05-30

'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_09.jpg" target="_blank">Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Catalina Island Conservancy.</a>) Rampant use of this 3-letter insecticide lead to a hefty settlement for restorating the population of Catalina's <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_09a.jpg" target="_blank">bald eagles</a>'

DDT

Jeopardy!

CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD

2007-05-30

'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_27.jpg" target="_blank">Hi, I'm Harry Shearer.</a>) Among my many "Simpsons" voices are the subservient Smithers & this man who lives next door to Homer--Howdy, neighbor'

Ned Flanders

Jeopardy!

YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"

2007-05-30

'Any mountain's summit'

crest

Jeopardy!

AMERICAN AUTHORS

2007-05-30

'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_16.jpg" target="_blank">Alex reports from the Mark Twain House.</a>) Mark Twain said that this anti-slavery <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_16a.jpg" target="_blank">novelist</a>, his next-door neighbor, liked to sneak up behind people and "fetch a war-whoop that would jump that person out of his clothes"'

(Harriet Beecher) Stowe

Jeopardy!

BEGINNING & END

2007-05-30

'"From" this to this is an idiom meaning from the start of a meal (or something else) to the end'

from soup to nuts

Jeopardy!

STATE SUPERLATIVES

2007-05-30

'It pumps more than one million barrels of oil a day, more than any other state'

Texas

Jeopardy!

3 LITTLE LETTERS

2007-05-30

'"Day to Day" & "All Things Considered" are among the programs going out to its 26 million listeners'

NPR

Jeopardy!

CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD

2007-05-30

'The voice of Daffy Duck (for the first 50 years)'

Mel Blanc

Jeopardy!

YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"

2007-05-30

'A braced framework for carrying a railroad over a chasm'

a trestle

Jeopardy!

AMERICAN AUTHORS

2007-05-30

'Under the name Laura Bancroft, he wrote about Twinkle & Chubbins in Nature Fairyland after taking us to Oz'

L. Frank Baum

Jeopardy!

BEGINNING & END

2007-05-30

'These titles of the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_17.jpg" target="_blank">2 paintings</a> <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_17a.jpg" target="_blank">seen here</a> represent the beginning & end of Jesus' life'

"The Nativity" & "The Crucifixion"

Jeopardy!

STATE SUPERLATIVES

2007-05-30

'Considered the healthiest state in 2006, it's also home to the Mayo Clinic'

Minnesota

Jeopardy!

3 LITTLE LETTERS

2007-05-30

'Its headquarters compound in Langley, Virginia is named for Former President George Bush'

the CIA

Jeopardy!

CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD

2007-05-30

'He voiced Puss In Boots in "Shrek 2"'

Antonio Banderas

Jeopardy!

YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"

2007-05-30

'Quickly! (to an Italian)'

Presto

Jeopardy!

AMERICAN AUTHORS

2007-05-30

'William Rose Benet won a Pulitzer for "The Dust Which Is God", & this brother won for "John Brown's Body"'

Stephen Vincent Benet

Jeopardy!