Show #2936 1997-05-12 (taped 1997-02-25) College Championship

1997 College Championship quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Aaron Wenger — a junior from the University of Louisville

James Tong — a junior from Yale University

Brigid Laurie — a sophomore from Bryn Mawr College

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brigid	$100	$1,700	$4,300	$6,600 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,300 9 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
James	$200	$1,300	$4,300	$8,600 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$3,900 16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Aaron	$1,600	$6,000	$14,200	$18,200 Automatic semifinalist	$13,300 32 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE 1960s	WHEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE	AMERICANA	MUSIC VIDEOS	ECONOMICS	TAKE A LETTER
$100 [3] The Second Vatican Council of 1962-65 addressed this church's role in the modern world Roman Catholic Aaron	$100 [1] Tom Selleck won an athletic scholarship to this "Trojan" school & played on its basketball team University of Southern California James	$100 [11] During the 1800s, this Louisiana city was known as the "Paris of America" New Orleans Brigid	$100 [9] This comedian's Olympics parody "Redneck Games" was nominated for CMA Video of the Year Jeff Foxworthy James	$100 [2] The level of this is seasonal, rising in June when students look for work Unemployment Aaron	$100 [27] On report cards, it's the opposite of P F James
$200 [4] This now-defunct nation joined the U.S. in a 1963 nuclear test ban, damaging its relations with China Soviet Union (USSR) Aaron	$200 [17] Emma Thompson staged an innovative all-female revue while studying at this British university Cambridge James Aaron	$200 [12] The Dock Street Theatre, one of America's oldest, was built in this South Carolina seaport in 1736 Charleston James	$200 [22] The Foo Fighters' "Big Me" is a spoof of this "Freshmaker" candy's commercials Mentos Aaron	$200 [8] In 1996 Bob Dole said he'd cut this tax by 15% & still balance the budget Income tax Aaron	$200 [26] It makes Mary or Bill very possessive S Aaron
$300 [5] By mid-decade the black-clad beatniks evolved into these long-haired, love-happy rebels Hippies Aaron	$300 [28] Katie Couric was an associate editor of The Cavalier Daily while at this Charlottesville school University of Virginia James	$300 [14] "Freedom And Unity" is the motto of this "Green Mountain State" Vermont Brigid	$300 [23] The cast of TV's "Friends" appeared in this Rembrandts video, the show's theme song "I'll Be There For You" Aaron	$300 [10] It represents one-seventh of the U.S. economy; President Clinton tried to reform it in his first term Healthcare James Aaron	$300 [19] In 1919 about half the cars in the world were this model T Aaron
$400 [6] On his third birthday, November 25, 1963, he was photographed saluting his father's casket John F. Kennedy, Jr. James Aaron	$400 [29] This supermodel from Somalia was discovered when she was a student at the University of Nairobi Iman Aaron	$400 [15] It's the third largest of the Great Lakes; it's the third smallest, too Lake Michigan Aaron	$400 [24] Billy Corgan of this band that won seven 1996 MTV Video Awards was quoted, "Videos kind of ruin the song" Smashing Pumpkins Brigid	$400 [13] Less depressing than a depression, this downturn comes after the peak of a classic business cycle Recession Brigid	$500 [21] It's the seventh tone in a C-major scale B Aaron
$500 [7] 2-word term for South Vietnamese Communists allied with the North against the U.S. Viet Cong James	$500 [30] This secretary of state majored in political science at Wellesley, graduating with honors in 1959 Madeleine Albright James	$500 [16] He was the founder of Savannah as well as the founder of Georgia James Oglethorpe Brigid	$500 [25] This band is seen on stage in "Drain You", from the 1996 compilation "From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah" Nirvana Aaron	$500 [18] It's a government takeover of a private industry, like steel in postwar Britain Nationalization Aaron	DD $1,300 [20] First initial shared by author Rider Haggard & General Norman Schwarzkopf H Aaron

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE 1690s	NONFICTION	FOOD	ART	LOGIC	-OLOGIES
$200 [1] In 1690 she governed England while her husband William III campaigned in Ireland Queen Mary II Aaron	$200 [18] 1979's "H.R.H.: The Man Who Will Be King" tells of this heir to the British throne Prince Charles Aaron	$200 [16] Mamma mia! This Italian salami is the most popular pizza topping Pepperoni Aaron	$200 [9] Sadly, the technique he invented to paint "The Last Supper" led to its rapid deterioration Leonardo da Vinci Brigid	$200 [23] Like a Kipling poem, a hypothetical proposition begins with this 2-letter word If Aaron	$200 [6] Otology is the medical branch that deals with these organs Ears Aaron
$400 [4] In 1698 this noted English astronomer went to sea for 2 years to study magnetic declination Edmond Halley Brigid James Aaron	$400 [19] In "The Same River Twice" Alice Walker talks about the making of this film, based on her novel The Color Purple James	$400 [17] Chocolate & this confection provide the filling in a S'more Marshmallow James	$400 [12] It's the 4-syllable term for a satirical portrait that exaggerates or distorts a person's features Caricature James	$400 [27] In this type of argument, as opposed to an inductive one, premises lead to a necessary conclusion Deductive James	$400 [7] It's the study of God & religion Theology James
$600 [2] In 1697 Spain ceded just one-third of this Caribbean island to France Hispaniola James Aaron	$600 [20] "Black Boy" is a 1945 autobiography by this "Native Son" author Richard Wright Aaron	$600 [24] Served in Jewish chicken soup, knaidel is another name for this Matzo balls Aaron	$800 [14] Now in the British Museum, the sculptures known as these marbles once adorned the Parthenon Elgin marbles Aaron	$600 [28] A lemma is one proposition used to prove another; this is a choice between 2 propositions Dilemma	$600 [8] Minerology & petrology are branches of this earth science Geology Aaron
$800 [3] "Cendrillon", the French name for this fairy tale, was part of 1697's "Tales of Mother Goose" by Charles Perrault "Cinderella" Brigid	$800 [21] A new illustrated edition of this scientist's "A Brief History of Time" was published in 1996 Stephen Hawking James	$800 [25] The edible seeds from this holiday gourd are often referred to as pepitas Pumpkin Aaron	DD $1,000 [13] Gouache is a type of this painting technique; its name comes from guazzo, Italian for "puddle" Watercolor James	$800 [29] This ancient Greek originated logic by extending the methods of Plato's dialogues Aristotle James Aaron	$800 [10] It's concerned with diseases & disorders of the skin Dermatology Aaron
DD $1,000 [5] In 1690s England Thomas Shadwell & Nahum Tate held this post currently held by Ted Hughes Poet Laureate Brigid	$1,000 [22] This Sarajevo teen's "Diary" was a 1994 bestseller Zlata Filipovic	$1,000 [26] A popular health food, this soybean curd is used to make a variety of dishes & an ice cream substitute Tofu Aaron	$1,000 [15] This great French sculptor sculpted "The Kiss" in 1886 Auguste Rodin Brigid	$1,000 [30] An example of this type of argument is:All dogs bark.George is a dog.Therefore George barks. Syllogism Aaron	$1,000 [11] Abnormal, clinical & comparative are major fields of this discipline Psychology James

Final Jeopardy!

MOVIES

The stars of this 1977 film appeared on the February 10, 1997 cover of Time

Star Wars

Brigid "What is Star Wars?" — wagered $2,300

James "What is Star Wars" — wagered $4,300

Aaron "What is Star Wars?" — wagered $4,000

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