IN THE DICTIONARY
5/8/02 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In his dictionary, Samuel Johnson self-effacingly defined this job title in part as "a harmless drudge"
5/9/02 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING BOOKS
5/9/02 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
One of its title studies is Sen. Edmund Ross' 1868 vote against convicting President Andrew Johnson
5/10/02 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
KNOWLEDGE BY THE NUMBERS
5/10/02 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
Number of males who served as British PM in the 1990s plus Oscars won by Tom Hanks plus protons in a helium nucleus
5/13/02 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
WORD HISTORIES
5/13/02 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE
In old philosophy this 12-letter word referred to a fifth substance, superior to earth, air, fire or water
5/14/02 FINAL JEOPARDY! CATEGORY
VICE PRESIDENTS
5/14/02 FINAL JEOPARDY! CLUE He was the only vice president to be elected to, & serve, 2 full terms as president
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Profiles in Courage
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quintessence
Thomas Jefferson
CHEMISTRY $2000: This "point" doesn't mean someone's being judgmental--it's where liquid & gaseous phases become identical
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS $2000: The last British athlete to win the Olympic decathlon, he won it back-to-back in 1980 & 1984
GENERAL SCIENCE $2000: In 1896 this French scientist accidentally discovered radioactivity while researching fluorescence
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Daley Thompson
Antoine Becquerel