Show #5074 2006-10-05 (taped 2006-08-30) Back to School

2006 Back to School Week game 4.

Contestants

Cary Williams — from Milton, Massachusetts

Rowan Spake — from Portland, Oregon

Regina Merrill — from Lincoln, Nebraska

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Regina	$1,400	$5,400	$10,400	$15,400 2nd place: $2,000	$11,400 13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Rowan	$3,100	$5,300	$11,100	$5,100 3rd place: $1,000	$10,200 17 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Cary	$2,600	$5,600	$15,200	$20,200 Winner: $20,200	$15,200 23 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS	KID'S TOUGH	CANADA, MEXICO OR THE U.S.	PHYS ED	WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM?	COMPOUND WORDS
$200 [1] In book titles, this inquisitive monkey "Visits the Library", "Goes to the Beach" & "Goes to a Costume Party" Curious George Cary	$200 [15] As this title duo, Carmen & Juni Cortez have a secret-agent mom & dad in 3 Robert Rodriguez movies Spy Kids Cary	$200 [25] The largest in area Canada Rowan Cary	$200 [20] In badminton, it's the less-formal name for a shuttlecock a bird (a birdie accepted) Rowan	$200 [11] It has seasonal weather patterns & iron-rich minerals in the soil, giving it a distinct red color Mars Rowan	$200 [6] Swallowtail, viceroy & monarch are types of this pretty insect butterfly Cary
DD $300 [4] The book about this title stuffed hare is subtitled "How Toys Become Real" the Velveteen Rabbit Rowan	$400 [16] Frankie Muniz has saved the day in 2 movies as this CIA teen Cody Banks Cary	$400 [26] It's 90% Catholic Mexico Regina	$400 [21] This game with a military name can be pretty funny if the rope breaks tug of war	$400 [12] Greater in mass than all the other planets combined, it's surrounded by dozens of moons Jupiter Regina	$400 [7] This aromatic herb of the genus Nepeta will drive your feline crazy catnip Rowan
$400 [2] Please look after this bear from Darkest Peru, thank you Paddington Bear Cary	$600 [17] Anna Paquin seeks treatment for a mutant gene in her body in the latest installment of this film series X-Men Rowan	$600 [28] The most populous the U.S. Cary	$600 [22] (Sarah of the Clue Crew uses a wooden cup & ball toy.) The ancient pastime I'm practicing was said to improve coordination between these two body parts hand & eye Rowan	$600 [13] Its mean distance from the Sun is only about 36 million miles Mercury Rowan	$600 [8] If you've "gone" this, you might have said something extreme or fallen from the Queen Mary overboard
$600 [3] This title girl lives at a convent school in Paris; she has her appendix out in the first story about her Madeline Rowan	$800 [18] Tanner, Engelberg & the rest of this underdog baseball team showed moxie vs. the Yankees in a 2005 remake Bad News Bears Regina	$800 [29] It has 2 official languages Canada Regina	$800 [23] Front & Australian are types of this fast overarm swimming stroke used in freestyle events crawl Cary	$800 [14] It's the smallest & densest of the outer gas giants & has an appropriate name, as it has a watery interior Neptune Cary	$800 [9] Looking for a "needle" in one of these is a metaphor for an impossible search haystack Cary
$1,000 [5] In "Alice in Wonderland", it "vanished quite slowly... ending with the grin, which remained some time" Cheshire Cat Regina	$1,000 [19] Jake Lloyd won the pod race as this 9-year-old kid who is stuck on Tatooine Anakin Skywalker Regina	$1,000 [30] Ruled by an emperor from 1864 to 1867 Mexico Rowan	$1,000 [24] (Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates with a tennis racket.) In tennis, like in life, coaches teach the importance of this last part of the swing--it keeps the racket accelerating at contact the follow-through Cary	$1,000 [27] Bands of debris & ice surround it, as do its satellites, including Titan Saturn Regina	$1,000 [10] In days of yore, women sometimes rode in this style, meaning both feet on the same flank of the horse sidesaddle Rowan

Double Jeopardy! Round

RELIGION	LIGHTS, CAMERA, KIDS	"A" IN GEOGRAPHY	PRESIDENTIAL FAMILIES	I WANNA BE...	7-LETTER WORDS
$400 [15] People of this religion call Christians & Jews, their fellow monotheists, Ahl al-Kitab, "People of the Book" Muslims (the Islams accepted) Rowan	$400 [2] Britney's younger sister, she was "All That" before she became "Zoey 101" Jamie Lynn Cary	$400 [11] This ancient city is the capital of Greece Athens Cary	$400 [7] Youngest sons Archibald & Quentin are seen here with their proud papa, this president Theodore Roosevelt Cary	$400 [1] ...one of these peformers, so I'm practicing my arabesques & pirouettes so I can perform with the Kirov a ballerina Cary	$400 [24] To shine with a flickering gleam of light, as a "little star" might twinkle Rowan
$800 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Prague, Czech Republic.) I'm in Prague at one of these Jewish houses of worship; completed in the 1200s, it's the oldest working one in Europe a synagogue Regina	$800 [3] This actor's band has appeared on "So Little Time" as well as on his show with Josh Peck Drake Bell Cary	$800 [12] The 48th U.S. state to join the Union, this Southwest state is now 17th in population Arizona Regina	$800 [8] His son John Adams II married Mary Catherine Hellen in the White House on Feb. 25, 1828 John Quincy Adams Rowan Cary	$800 [13] ...one of these, from the Greek for "star sailor", like John Glenn or Buzz Aldrin an astronaut Cary	$800 [25] To apply pressure to extract juice, or to give someone a hug squeeze Regina
$1,200 [17] Begin this act, part of penance, by saying, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned"--then spill the beans confession Rowan	$1,200 [4] Kirsten Storms is seen as Zenon & her voice is heard as Bonnie, the cheerleader nemesis on this cartoon Kim Possible Cary	$1,200 [19] Mont Blanc is the highest peak in these mountains that stretch from France to Austria the Alps Regina Rowan Cary	DD $1,000 [30] He took his four sons with him to the White House; Martin Jr. even worked for Dad Martin Van Buren Regina	$1,200 [14] ...one of these & deal with the health problems of vicunas, pintos & Great Danes a veterinarian Regina Cary	$1,200 [27] Not aligned with any side or position in a controversy, like Switzerland neutral Rowan
$1,600 [18] Zen, a branch of this Asian religion, aims for satori, or enlightenment Buddhism Cary	$1,600 [5] The phoenix, thunderbird, mermaid, minotaur & butterfly are the symbols for this group's "Mystic Force" the Power Rangers Regina	$1,600 [20] Kabul is the capital of this Asian country Afghanistan Cary	$1,200 [9] His daughter Margaret was born in Independence, Missouri Harry Truman	$1,600 [22] ...like Martin Luther King & the Dalai Lama & be honored with this humanitarian prize given in Oslo the Nobel Peace Prize Cary	$2,000 [29] From the Latin for "prophetic sign", it's a child having extraordinary talent prodigy Regina
$2,000 [26] You'll find the word "angel" in this movement that stresses the Gospels & personal salvation Evangelism	$2,000 [6] This lil' rapper made it big time in the movie "Honey" with Jessica Alba & on his own Nick show Lil' Romeo Cary	$2,000 [21] Known to the Romans as Numidia, this large African country borders the Mediterranean Sea Algeria Rowan	$1,600 [10] This future president is seen here with his mom Bill Clinton Rowan	$2,000 [23] ...this kind of 12-letter person & make some big bucks correcting crooked teeth with braces an orthodontist Rowan	DD $3,000 [28] A place of seclusion, or an army's forced withdrawal before an enemy retreat Rowan

Final Jeopardy!

CHILDREN'S LIT

This Roald Dahl book begins, "These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket"

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Regina "What is Charlie and the Chocolale Factory?" — wagered $5,000

Rowan "What is Witchs" — wagered $6,000

Cary "What is Charlie and the Chocolale Factory?" — wagered $5,000

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