State Capitals
Georgia
Atlanta
Capital of Greece
Athens
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
Cold War policy of restricting the spread of communism by confining it geographically
Containment
Sir…
I heard your name at Princeton. I was seeking an accelerated course of study when I got sort of out of sorts with a buddy of yours. I may have punched him. It’s a blur, sir. He handles the financials?
Aaron Burr, Sir
Iowa
Des Moines
#459. Season 13
Monday, March 31, 1997
ANCIENT GREECE
Jeopardy Round: $200
In 399 B.C. this philosopher was convicted by a jury of 500 men on a vote of 280 to 220
Socrates
#416. Season 29
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
Double Jeopardy Round: $400
On April 19, 1775 8 Minutemen lost their lives in Lexington; 2 more were lost at North Bridge near this town to the west
The Cold War was effectively over on Nov. 9, 1989 when large jubilant crowds tore down this symbol of world division
The Berlin Wall
You will come of age with our young nation
We'll bleed and fight for you
We'll make it right for you
If we lay a strong enough foundation
We'll pass it on to you
We'll give the world to you and you'll blow us all away
Dear Theodosia
Arkansas
Little Rock
#763. Season 13
Friday, February 21, 1997
ANCIENT GREECE
Double Jeopardy Round: $200
In 146 B.C. what's now Greece was conquered by this western Mediterranean power
Rome
#194. Season 3
Tuesday, March 17, 1987
WORLD HISTORY
Double Jeopardy Round: $400
He wrote in defense of French revolution, which, considering it was inspired by ours, made "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
It was the 3-word phrase for drills in which schoolkids crawled under desks to somehow protect themselves from a nuclear blast
Duck and Cover
[BURR]
Can we agree that duels are dumb and immature?
[HAMILTON]
Sure
But your man has to answer for his words, Burr
[BURR]
With his life? We both know that’s absurd, sir
[HAMILTON]
Hang on, how many men died because Lee was inexperienced and ruinous?
Ten Duel Commandments
Wisconsin
Madison
#162. Season 6
Thursday, November 2, 1989
GREECE
Double Jeopardy Round: $200
Ancient Greeks believed this mountain, Greece's highest point, was the home of the gods
Olympus
#389. Season 32
Thursday, December 24, 2015
COLORFUL HISTORY
Double Jeopardy Round: $1200
In 1776 Benjamin Franklin sailed to France with this dark blue dye to sell to help fund the war effort
Indigo
The end of the Cold Warwas hastened by this 8-letter Russian policy that Mikhail Gorbachev promoted
Glasnost
I wrote my way out
Wrote everything down far as I could see
I wrote my way out
I looked up and the town had its eyes on me
Hurricane
North Dakota
Bismark
#793. Season 16
Friday, July 14, 2000
ANCIENT GREECE
Jeopardy Round: $400
In ancient Greece this oil was used as a food, fuel, lubricant & in place of soap
Olive Oil
#166. Season 20
Monday, March 1, 2004
EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
Double Jeopardy Round: $2000
In October 1729 Benjamin Franklin purchased this one-year-old newspaper that had a subscription list of 90
The PA Gazette
Created during the Cold War in 1955, this alliance joined together several countries including Bulgaria & Albania
The Warsaw Pact
We smack each other in the press, and we don’t print retractions
I get no satisfaction witnessing his fits of passion
The way he primps and preens and dresses like the pits of fashion
Our poorest citizens, our farmers, live ration to ration
Washington on Your Side