1997-B Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 4.
Kathy Thompson — a senior from Gaithersburg, Maryland
Enos Williams — a junior from Beaumont, Texas
Jennifer Rehmann — a junior from McGrady, North Carolina
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer | $1,300 | $4,100 | $6,100 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$5,700
17 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Enos | $1,300 | $3,100 | $9,900 |
$11,400
Automatic semifinalist |
$9,700
21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Kathy | $1,900 | $1,900 | $8,900 |
$7,700
2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$8,900
19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| a little lit | mini-mountains | wee folk | it's microscopic | the small screen | "short" stuff |
|
$100
[11]
Little Eva befriends a slave in this Harriet Beecher Stowe classic
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Kathy
|
$100
[21]
The Galilee site where tradition says Jesus preached this in Matthew 5 is described as more of a hill
the Sermon on the Mount
Enos
|
$100
[16]
These tiny creatures love to dance, but Santa prefers that they make toys
elves
Jennifer
|
$100
[26]
In an animal cell, it's where the chromosomes are contained
the nucleus
Jennifer
|
$100
[6]
In the 1997 series based on this Jean-Claude Van Damme film, police in 2007 keep history on track
Timecop
Kathy
|
$100
[1]
Raspberry Tart, Apple Dumplin' & Lemon Meringue are characters in this line of dolls
Strawberry Shortcake
Enos
|
|
$200
[12]
When you were little you probably read about this "I-Think-I-Can" character
the Little Engine That Could
Jennifer
|
$200
[22]
L.A.'s Mount Lee is the home of this 50' tall, 450' long sign
"Hollywood"
Jennifer
|
$200
[17]
Their name comes from the old Irish luchorpan, meaning "little body"
leprechaun
Jennifer
|
$400
[29]
Baleen whales eat this mixture of microscopic organisms, like algae, that drift near the surface of the sea
plankton
Jennifer
|
$200
[7]
In the Showtime series based on this 1994 film, Richard Dean Anderson picks up where Kurt Russell left off
Stargate
Jennifer
|
$200
[2]
"Hams" broadcast via this
shortwave radio
Enos
|
|
$300
[13]
Adults who read this Antoine de Saint-Exupery tale may pick up on the allegory
The Little Prince
Enos
|
$300
[23]
Going from Monroe to Shreveport, you might see this state's highest peak, 535' Mt. Driskill
Louisiana
Enos
|
$300
[18]
These sprites are quite happy if you give them milk, just like the little Girl Scouts of the same name
brownies
Jennifer
|
$500
[28]
The parts inside a living cell move in this semifluid substance whose name in part means "cell"
Cytoplasm
Jennifer
|
$300
[8]
Until this pair, never before had a big screen meerkat & warthog been given their own TV series
Timon & Pumbaa
Enos
|
$300
[3]
In this 1995 film in which John Travolta played mob enforcer Chili Palmer, the real Palmer had a cameo
Get Shorty
Kathy
|
|
$400
[14]
British author who created Little Nell & Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
Enos
|
$400
[24]
A women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts is named for this nearby 878' mount
Mount Holyoke
Jennifer
|
$400
[19]
These Scandinavian beings often lurk under bridges; just ask the 3 Billy-Goats Gruff
trolls
Enos
|
DD
$600
[27]
People who are allergic to dust are actually more allergic to this arachnid, seen here:
a dust mite
Jennifer
|
$400
[9]
This ABC teen series totally up'n moved to UPN in 1997
Clueless
Kathy
|
$400
[4]
Myopic
short-sighted
Jennifer
|
|
$500
[15]
In this E.B. White tale, a 2-inch mouselike boy is the title character
Stuart Little
Jennifer
|
$500
[25]
Belgium's 2,277' Botrange is the highest peak in this group of 3 countries named for their un-mountainousness
the Low Countries
Enos
|
$500
[20]
Menehune are magical little beings who like to work at night in the islands of this U.S. state
Hawaii
Enos
|
— |
$500
[10]
This 1980 film about a high school for the performing arts has inspired 2 TV series
Fame
Kathy
|
$500
[5]
In 1927 court reporter Martin Dupraw used this to take testimony at the rate of 282 words per minute
shorthand
Kathy
|
| SUPER ATHLETES | MS. PLUMLY'S COMPOSITION CLASS | FROM A TO Y | ON A PIZZA | LONG AGO | FAR AWAY |
|
$200
[11]
Janet Evans holds the world record in the 400, 800 & 1500-meter freestyle events in this sport
swimming
Kathy
|
$200
[26]
If your predicates don't agree in number & person with these words, Ms. Plumly will see red
subjects
Kathy
|
$200
[6]
Morning meeting of all the students
assembly
Kathy
|
$200
[1]
Topping a pizza with this tropical fruit will make it Hawaiian
pineapple
Jennifer
|
$200
[16]
Egyptians could read the latest Book of the Dead on scrolls made from this reed
papyrus
Kathy
|
$200
[21]
It was in Tongan waters that the crew of this ship mutinied against Captain Bligh
the Bounty
Enos
|
|
$400
[12]
In 1993 this center, then with the Orlando Magic, was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year
Shaquille O'Neal
Kathy
|
$400
[30]
One or more sentences on a single thought; Ms. Plumly calls them the basic units of composition
paragraphs
Enos
|
$400
[7]
In England, it's a barrister or solicitor; in the U.S., it's this
an attorney
Enos
|
$400
[2]
Picked from trees & sometimes picked off pizza, the black ones are more common as toppings than the green ones
olives
Jennifer
Kathy
|
$400
[17]
About 4,000 years ago, the Mesopotamians reinvented the wheel, using these to make it lighter
spokes
Jennifer
|
$400
[22]
Go straight south across the Strait of Gibraltar from Europe & you'll be in this N. African country
Morocco
Enos
|
|
$600
[13]
This Baltimore Orioles shortstop once wore a T-shirt that read "2130+ Hugs and Kisses for Daddy"
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Kathy
|
$600
[27]
Ms. Plumly says one should spend time on this plan of an essay; H.G. Wells wrote a long one "of History"
an outline
Kathy
|
$600
[8]
One of the Commandments says not to commit it
adultery
Kathy
|
$600
[3]
This fungal topping is grown in buildings that simulate the conditions inside a cave
mushrooms
Kathy
|
$600
[18]
When he died at age 33 in 323 B.C., his empire was over 2,500 miles wide
Alexander the Great
Enos
|
$600
[23]
300,000-square-mile plain that's home to the Argentinian gaucho
Pampas
Enos
|
|
$800
[14]
This German tennis star has won 21 Grand Slam singles titles, second only to Margaret Smith Court's 24
Steffi Graf
|
$800
[28]
Ms. Plumly doesn't use this word for a list of sources because it implies they're all books
bibliography
Kathy
|
$800
[9]
Go with a person or play with a singer
accompany
Enos
|
$800
[4]
It goes on a pizza as an ingredient of the sauce or as a "sun-dried" topping
tomato
Enos
|
$800
[19]
After the Persians destroyed the temples on this hill, Pericles had them rebuilt & added the Parthenon
the Acropolis
Enos
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
This island off Africa is home to over 13 million people & the animal seen here:
Madagascar
Enos
|
|
DD
$1,000
[15]
(Hi, I'm Reggie White.) In Super Bowl XXXI, I sacked this team's quarterback, Drew Bledsoe, 3 times, setting a Super Bowl record
the New England Patriots
Kathy
|
$1,000
[29]
A statement of what an essay will discuss, or what you may write to get your M.A.
a thesis
Kathy
|
$1,000
[10]
Field work in this field involves digging up the field looking for remains of past cultures
anthropology (or archaeology)
Kathy
|
$1,000
[5]
A quatro formaggi pizza is topped with this many different cheeses, including mozzarella
4
Enos
|
$1,000
[20]
While ruling Babylonia from 605 to 562 B.C., he conquered Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Jennifer
|
$1,000
[25]
During the winter, ice closes the northern ports of this "sea", the largest inland body of water in the world
the Caspian Sea
Enos
|
This foe of Bugs Bunny is a marsupial
Tasmanian Devil