Show #2183 - Wednesday, February 16, 1994

1994 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

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Matt Morris, a senior from Louisville, Kentucky

Alice Handley, a senior from Capitola, California

Scott Alport, a senior from Overland Park, Kansas

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Jeopardy! Round

19th CENTURY AMERICA
TELEVISION
MONEY MATTERS
MUSIC
FAMOUS WOMEN
WORD ORIGINS
    $100 2
The War of 1812 began June 18, 1812 when the U.S. declared war on this country
    $100 25
Dan Castellaneta won a special Emmy in 1993 for playing Homer on this FOX animated series
    $100 26
To determine your net worth, add your assets & subtract these
    $100 6
It's the term for a piece or passage played by only one performer
    $100 23
On Oct. 11, 1984 she met George Bush in a vice presidential debate in Philadelphia
    $100 1
A synonym for labyrinth, it comes from the Old English word masian, meaning "'to confuse"
    $200 3
To avoid exploitation like that of Niagara Falls, Congress made this the first national park
    $200 24
This science fiction series features a "talking" dolphin named Darwin
    $200 27
To earn more money to buy music CDs, you might invest in a bank CD, which stands for this
    $200 15
It's the note found at the approximate center of a piano keyboard
    $200 21
She died in 1901 on the Isle of Wight, in the 64th year of her reign
    $200 5
The Greek for "flat-footed" gives us the name of this duck-billed mammal
    $300 4
In July 1804 this vice president killed a man in a duel
    $300 9
In 1993 Debbe Dunning replaced Pamela Anderson as the "Tool Time" girl on this sitcom
    $300 28
A dollar sign looks like an S with a line through it & this unit's symbol resembles a crossed L
    $300 14
Of the 3 natural male singing voices, it's the highest one
    $300 17
In 1957 Louis S.B. Leakey suggested she begin studying the chimpanzees of Tanzania
    $300 19
A partial wig used to cover baldness, its name comes from Old French for "tuft of hair"
    $400 7
He negotiated the Treaty of Kanagawa, which opened Japan's ports to U.S. ships
    $400 11
Connie Chung is hostess of this CBS news magazine
    $400 29
The discount rate at which national banks borrow money is set by this agency, & in turn can affect the prime rate
    $400 10
Including over half the musicians, it's the largest section of a symphony orchestra
    $400 16
In "The Fountainhead", she wrote, "Great men can't be ruled"
    $400 20
The name of this bed pad comes from the Arabic taraha, meaning "to throw"
    $500 8
This state seceded almost 4 months before shots were fired on Fort Sumter
    $500 12
This current sitcom is based on books by a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist
    $500 30
A special currency unit called the ecu is used among members of this European organization
    $500 13
The cantata & oratorio came into being during this period of music that lasted until around 1750
    $500 18
Once dismissed as "a mom in tennis shoes", Patty Murray won a Senate seat from this state in 1992
    DD: $300 22
The name of this type of legislative body comes from French for "to talk"

Scores at the first commercial break (after clue 16):

Scott Alice Matt
$400 $1,000 $1,900

Scores at the end of the Jeopardy! Round:

Scott Alice Matt
$1,900 $2,300 $2,300

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD FACTS
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
POETRY
HISTORIC NAMES
THE NEW TESTAMENT
LOST TIME
    $200 5
Romanians call this "beautiful blue" river Dunarea
    $200 17
Forefather's Day, December 21, honors the 1620 landing of the pilgrims at this spot
    $200 1
Poe was referring to these when he wrote, "What a world of merriment their melody foretells!"
    $200 8
Mark Antony declared her "Queen of Queens"
    $200 19
Matthew 3 begins with this man "preaching in the wilderness of Judaea"
    $200 23
On Oct. 31, 1993, at 2 A.M., all Amtrak trains stopped for this length of time
    $400 6
Pickled herring & omelets are among the taste treats in this ever-popular Swedish buffet
    $400 20
On October 12, the date of this U.S. holiday, Honduras & the Bahamas celebrate Discovery Day
    $400 2
Because of her seclusion, she was called "The Nun of Amherst"
    $400 9
Some folks called this great 19th century orator "The God-like Daniel"
    $400 18
The shepherds were told how to recognize Jesus: he'd be the baby wrapped in these
    $400 26
Amount of time Rip Van Winkle lost while asleep on the mountain
    $600 13
In Ireland, the Irish form of this Celtic language is usually called Irish
    $600 24
The earliest that this holiday can occur is March 22; the latest, April 25
    $600 3
Poem containing the line, "With my crossbow I shot the albatross!"
    $600 10
The teacher and spy who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
    $600 16
Mark 3 says Jesus ordained this many people & gave them the power to cast out devils
    $600 27
Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands skipped Aug. 21, 1993 when it moved from one side of this line to the other
    $800 14
Wayang puppet plays are a traditional entertainment on the island of Java in this country
    $800 25
On Feb. 29, 1952 this president signed a bill designating September 17 as Citizenship Day
    DD: $1,000 4
This Frost poem ends, "I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference"
    $800 11
He was a beekeeper before he became world-famous for climbing Mount Everest in 1953
    $800 21
The epistles to his colleagues Timothy & Titus are called the pastoral epistles
    $800 29
The Grimms' Sleeping Beauty, Briar-Rose, was 15 when she went to sleep which made her this old when she awoke
    $1000 15
Found in Tibet, the dzo is a cross between a cow & this beast of burden
    $1000 28
National Freedom Day, Feb. 1, commemorates the signing of the 13th Amendment, which abolished this
    $1000 7
After visiting this ruined medieval church July 13, 1798, Wordsworth put his thoughts into a poem
    DD: $2,000 12
Gujarati was the native language of this 20th century leader, the prophet of nonviolence
    $1000 22
Following the crucifixion, he provided his own tomb for Jesus
    $1000 30
The Proust title that literally translates to "In Search of Lost Time" is known as this in English

Scores at the end of the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Scott Alice Matt
$4,500 $5,900 $12,100
(lock game)

Final Jeopardy! Round

FAMOUS SPEECHES
In a 1963 speech JFK declared, "2,000 years ago the proudest boast was 'civis romanus sum.' Today" it's this

Final scores:

Scott Alice Matt
$500 $3,900 $12,000
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated Automatic semifinalist

Game dynamics:

Game dynamics graph

Coryat scores:

Scott Alice Matt
$4,500 $6,100 $10,900
11 R,
1 W		 18 R
(including 1 DD),
2 W		 28 R
(including 2 DDs),
4 W

Combined Coryat: $21,500

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Game tape date: 1994-01-03
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