Show #1557 - Tuesday, May 14, 1991

1991 College Championship semifinal game 2.

Contestants

[<< previous game]

David Morris, a junior from Duke University

Kelly Barbour, a junior from East Texas State University

Tim Lakin, a sophomore from Northwestern University

 [next game >>]

Jeopardy! Round

WAR IN THE GULF
ABBREVIATIONS
STATE CAPITALS
KIDDIE LIT
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
THE 1991 GRAMMYS
    $100 6
This U.S. commander of the gulf forces is known to his West Point colleagues as "The Bear"
    $100 17
The abbreviation H.R.H. before Princess Diana's name indicates you should refer to her this way
    $100 30
The Colts play their home football games at the Hoosier Dome in this state capital
    $100 1
In "The Voyages of" this doctor, he & Tommy go to Spider Monkey Island to hunt beetles
    $100 27
The first store in this chain was originally called the "Baby Furniture and Toy Supermarket"
    $100 11
This Roy Orbison song lost in 1964, but a remake used in a Julia Roberts film won in 1991
    $200 7
On January 18, 1991 the first one of these used in combat took out a scud near the Iraq-Kuwait border
    $200 18
In movie ratings, it's what PG stands for
    $200 29
This capital of South Dakota lies about 8 miles from the geographic center of the state
    $200 2
The Ugly Duckling is actually 1 of these animals
    $200 24
George Eastman arrived at the name of this company by making up words that started & ended with "K"
    $200 15
Nominated in 8 categories, his only '91 Grammy came for Record of the Year for "Another Day In Paradise"
    $300 8
Said one way it means "clash"; the way Bush says it, it means "a shoeshine boy"
    $300 19
Had Gulliver attended Lilliput U., he would have been a BMOC, which stands for this
    $300 25
It's not just a state capital; it's also "Music City, U.S.A."
    $300 3
Last name of the sets of twins Bert & Nan & Freddie & Flossie
    $300 23
In 1955, 2 brothers named Richard & Henry founded this famous tax accounting firm
    $300 14
Alan Menken & Howard Ashman won Grammys for composing "Under The Sea" for this children's film
    $400 9
After going off on their own in No-Man's-Land, this CBS reporter & his crew were taken captive
    $400 20
Your ma and pa could tell you MA & PA are the postal abbreviations for these two states
    DD: $500 26
Roger Williams Park covers more than 450 acres in this capital city
    $400 4
"Norah of Billabong" takes place on a cattle station in this country
    $400 22
Since buying Binney & Smith, this co. not only ranks No. 1 in greeting cards but in crayons as well
    $400 12
Bette Midler opened the telecast with this song which later was named song of the year
    $500 13
This battleship launched in January 1944 hadn't fired its guns in anger since the Korean War
    $500 21
This measure of heat used to rate the cooling capacity of air conditioners is abbreviated Btu
    $500 28
This capital was originally settled during the "Pikes Peak or Bust" gold rush of 1859
    $500 5
Elephant befriended by a rich old lady who understands right away he was "longing for a fine suit"
    $500 16
Founded in 1919, this county's KLM Airline is the world's oldest
    $500 10
The album "Back on the Block" was responsible for 5 of his 6 Grammys

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 15):

Tim Kelly David
$1,700 $900 $1,400

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Tim Kelly David
$3,000 $2,700 $1,700

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT HISTORY
FAMOUS WOMEN
RELIGION
BODIES OF WATER
PHYSICS
TENNYSON, ANYONE?
    $200 13
This country's "Martial Emperor", Han Wu-Ti founded a colony in North Korea in 108 B.C.
    $200 20
For her contributions to science, she received a gram of radium from Pres. Harding
    $200 2
In Jewish folklore, Lilith was the first wife of Adam before God created her
    $200 1
Binding energy holds neutrons & protons together in this part of an atom
    $200 3
In Tennyson's poem about this woman, her husband the Earl says, "Ride you naked thro' the town"
    $400 15
The name England comes from the name of this tribe that invaded the country in the fifth century
    $400 14
Since 1989 this former astronaut has headed the Calif. Space Institute at the Univ. of Calif., San Diego
    $400 8
The largest Protestant group which celebrates its Sabbath on Saturday
    $400 19
In German the name of this country's Lake Lucerne means "Lake of Four Forest Cantons"
    $400 25
Isotopes are atoms having the same number of protons but different numbers of these
    DD: $600 4
The last line of this military poem is "Noble six hundred!"
    DD: $2,100 16
2 of the 3 men who formed Rome's First Triumvirate in 60 B.C.
    $600 6
In July 1990 she set a record winning her 9th Wimbledon singles title
    $600 9
In Catholic theology, souls can be in heaven, hell, purgatory or this in-between region
    $600 24
In Newton's time there were 2 theories on how light traveled, the particle theory & this
    $600 5
Tennyson wrote of "that world-earthquake, Waterloo" in his "Ode On The Death Of" this duke
    $800 17
Tradition says colonists from Tyre founded this city on the N. African coast circa 814 B.C.
    $800 7
Known for her creative teaching "method", her picture now appears on Italy's 1,000-lire bill
    $800 10
From about 1870 until after WWII, it was Japan's national religion
    $800 28
Located on a lake of the same name, Maracaibo is this country's chief port & 2nd largest city
    $800 23
Type of mechanics based on a theory of Max Planck
    $800 26
This woman is crowned Queen of the Wood in "The Foresters", Tennyson's play about Robin Hood
    $1000 18
In about 3100 B.C., King Menes united this country, forming the world's first national government
    $1000 11
Her remains are interred in D.C.'s Nat'l Cathedral next to those of her teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy
    $1000 12
The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to achieve this state of perfect blessedness
    $1000 21
This river that begins at Knoxville is the largest tributary of the Ohio
    $1000 22
This term for the random movement of particles was named after a Scottish botanist
    $1000 27
In Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar", crossing the bar is a metaphor for this

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Tim Kelly David
$10,800 $200 $3,300
(lock game)

[wagering suggestions for these scores]

Final Jeopardy! Round

WORD ORIGINS
The word "jot" comes from this Greek word, as back then I's & J's were the same

Final scores:

Tim Kelly David
$10,810 $400 $1,600
Finalist 3rd place: $5,000 2nd place: $5,000

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Tim Kelly David
$11,100 $2,300 $3,300
25 R
(including 1 DD),
1 W
(including 1 DD)		 15 R,
4 W
(including 1 DD)		 10 R,
2 W

Combined Coryat: $16,700

[game responses] [game scores] [suggest correction]

Game tape date: Unknown
The J! Archive is created by fans, for fans. Scraping, republication, monetization, and malicious use prohibited; this site may use cookies and collect identifying information. See terms. The Jeopardy! game show and all elements thereof, including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto, are the property of Jeopardy Productions, Inc. and are protected under law. This website is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or operated by Jeopardy Productions, Inc. Join the discussion at JBoard.tv.