Show #3031 1997-11-03 (taped 1997-10-12) Teen Tournament

1997-B Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Kira Whelan — a senior from Seal Beach, California

Justin Watkins — a senior from Martinsville, Virginia

Kristen Stuckey — a senior from Richardson, Texas

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kristen	$2,200	$6,300	$12,400	$13,601 Automatic semifinalist	$13,100 32 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Justin	$800	$700	$700	$1,399 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$700 9 R, 3 W
Kira	$700	$200	$6,800	$10,000 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,800 16 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?	FAVORITE SINGERS	GRANDMA'S SECRET DIARY	ANIMALS	KEEP ON TRUCKIN'	RHYMES WITH PICKLE
$100 [1] If this is your sign, your friends might think you're "bullheaded", like the sign itself Taurus Justin	$100 [9] 750,000 fans were the "Friends In Low Places" who joined this country star in Central Park in 1997 Garth Brooks Kristen	$100 [14] November 16, 1939:Mom almost forgot to buy a turkey yesterday, she forgot FDR moved this holiday up a week Thanksgiving Kristen	$100 [2] When threatened, the crested one of these erects & rattles its quills Porcupine Kira	$100 [26] Term for a truck whose body tilts to discharge loads, like gravel, to the rear Dump truck Kristen	$100 [17] It's worth 5 cents Nickel Justin
$200 [5] Fittingly, it was the sign of Haile Selassie, who was known as the "Lion of Judah" Leo Kira	$200 [10] A singer born with the last name Nelson was known as & then "Formerly Known As" this Prince Justin Kira	$200 [15] May 15, 1942:Dad got a coupon book for this rationing; we only get 3 gal. a week! Subway, here I come! Gasoline Kristen	$200 [3] Some Arabs believe the eggshells of these tallest birds are magical & use them to repel lightning Ostriches Kira	$200 [27] Moving a container from truck to train is called this, like riding on another person Piggybacking Justin	$200 [18] Its blade is attached to a short handle & it's used to cut grass Sickle Kristen
$300 [6] If you were born under this sign, whose symbol is half-man & half-horse, you're probably an animal lover Sagittarius Kristen	$300 [11] Sarah McLachlan named a 1997 rock tour this "fair", after a woman in Hebrew legend Lilith Fair Kristen	$300 [16] December 7, 1940:Saw this new Disney film, it was weird! Hippos dancing ballet? Fantasia Kira	$300 [4] The honey possum, a tiny marsupial, feeds on this sweet liquid, a favorite of hummingbirds Nectar Kristen	$300 [28] This type of engine named for its 19th c. German inventor powers most large trucks Diesel Kristen	$300 [21] It's one way to get a laugh Tickle Kristen
$400 [7] If you were born under this sign of the water carrier, you may have weak ankles, so don't sprain them Aquarius Kristen	$400 [12] Ben Stiller parodied this U2 singer in a "Lucky Clovers" breakfast cereal commercial Bono Kira	$400 [19] June 4, 1942:Used an eyebrow pencil to draw a line up the back of my legs before my date because I ran out of these Nylons Kristen Kira	$400 [24] The pocket gopher uses this almost hairless appendage as a sense organ to feel its way in the dark Tail Kira	$400 [29] 5 brothers, one with the rhyming name Jack, started this company in the early 1900s Mack Kristen Justin	$400 [22] The flow from a faucet tapers down to this Trickle Kristen
DD $500 [8] Quiet colors like soft brown are considered harmonious for people born under this "chaste" sign Virgo Kristen	$500 [13] Jill Cunniff sang "Naked Eye" with this band named for a '70s NBA star called Lucious Luscious Jackson Justin	$500 [20] July 16, 1941:Heard this joltin' Yankee hit in his 56th consecutive game! I'll be glued to the radio tomorrow! Joe DiMaggio Kristen	$500 [25] As its name implies, the Geochelone elephantopus of the Galapagos is a really big one of these a tortoise Kristen	$500 [30] In 1997 this company, known as Big Brown from the color of its trucks, was hit by a Teamsters strike UPS (United Parcel Service) Kristen	$500 [23] It describes someone who's capricious or unstable Fickle Kristen

Double Jeopardy! Round

WHAT'S YOUR SYMBOL?	U.S. CITIES	FUN WITH OPERA	7	FILMS OF THE '90s	"CROSS"TALK
$200 [6] [video clue] no dogs allowed Kristen	$200 [11] Percival Lowell's mausoleum is near his observatory in Flagstaff, in this state Arizona Kristen	$200 [26] In a comic opera by Menotti, Lucy is addicted to talking on this invention--does that ring a "bell"? the telephone Kristen	$200 [16] Tradition says this city was founded in 753 B.C. on one of a group of 7 hills Rome Justin	$200 [1] In a Disney film, Tim Allen filled in for this person, who fell off a roof Santa Claus Kira	$200 [21] Placed under a skull, they signify danger or death crossbones Kristen
$400 [7] [video clue] the Justice Department Kira	$400 [12] To promote this local product, Crystal City, Texas erected a statue of Popeye spinach Kira	$400 [27] Even Ebenezer would enjoy "Mr. Scrooge", an opera inspired by this famous story A Christmas Carol Kira	$400 [17] In the Romanian language, this group includes Duminica, Luni & Vineri days of the week Kristen	$400 [2] In 1996 France's synchronized swim team planned a Holocaust-based Olympic routine to this Spielberg film's music Schindler's List Justin	$400 [22] In school this event is usually run in the autumn over a distance of 1 1/2 to 3 miles cross country Justin
$600 [8] [video clue] radioactive Kristen Kira	$600 [13] The largest Japanese garden in the U.S. is in this city with the largest arch St. Louis Kristen	$600 [28] Numerous operas, including "The Little Match Girl", have been based on this Dane's fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen Kristen	$600 [18] Shivah in this religion is a 7-day period of mourning Judaism Kristen	$600 [3] In 1995 Dustin Hoffman as a doctor, not a hacker, fought an "outbreak" of a deadly one of these a virus Kristen Kira	$600 [23] When this CNN debate series debuted in 1982, Pat Buchanan & Tom Braden were its hosts Crossfire Kira
$1,000 [10] [video clue] drug store (or pharmacy) Kristen	$800 [14] This state capital is home to the 4 1/2 acre Roger Williams National Memorial Park Providence, Rhode Island Justin	$800 [29] Of all the operas we know, this 1893 work based on a Grimm role has the most gingerbread in it Hansel and Gretel Kira	$800 [19] Lust, sloth & gluttony are 3 of the 7 of these the 7 deadly sins Justin	$1,000 [4] This sitcom actress, needing a "friend", invents a new beau in 1997's "Picture Perfect" Jennifer Aniston Kristen	$800 [24] Founded in 1843, it's the oldest Catholic college in New England Holy Cross Kira
DD $1,200 [9] The 3 methods seenherefor showing the letter "A": sign language, semaphore & Braille Kristen	$1,000 [15] The St. Charles Streetcar clamors through the heart of this Southern Delta city New Orleans Kristen	$1,000 [30] Klingsor's magic garden is filled with flower maidens in this German composer's 1882 opera "Parsifal" Richard Wagner Kira	$1,000 [20] Bryn Mawr, Vassar & Barnard are among this scholarly septet Seven Sisters Justin Kira	DD $1,300 [5] 1996 film that features the love theme heard here: Jerry Maguire Kristen	$1,000 [25] The MX in BMX bicycles stands for this motocross Kira

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN LITERATURE

In 1900 he published his first collection of stories, "The Son of the Wolf"

Jack London

Justin "Who is Jack London?" — wagered $699

Kira "Who is London?" — wagered $3,200

Kristen "Who is Jack London?" — wagered $1,201

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