Show #2942 1997-05-20 (taped 1997-02-26) College Championship

1997 College Championship semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Lisa Talley — a senior from Loyola University (New Orleans)

Bill McKinley — a sophomore from Wittenberg University

Craig Barker — a freshman from the University of Michigan

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Craig	$2,500	$3,700	$11,500	$11,000 Finalist	$12,100 30 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)
Bill	$900	$3,600	$4,200	$8,400 2nd place: $5,000	$5,000 17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD)
Lisa	$700	$1,400	$2,200	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$2,200 7 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. CITIES	COLLEGE FILMS	1988	FASHION	SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS	"UP" & "DOWN"
$100 [7] New Haven & this city were twin capitals of Connecticut from 1701 to 1875, when it became the sole capital Hartford Lisa	$100 [1] Robert Carradine & Anthony Edwards played Lewis & Gilbert in the 1984 film "Revenge Of" these geeks The Nerds Craig	$100 [17] One of these genetically engineered white laboratory animals became the first animal patented Mouse Craig	$100 [3] Aviator, wraparound & John Lennon are styles of these Sunglasses Bill	$100 [16] The clinical type of this is used to measure body temperatures; the magnetic type, temperatures under-450 degrees F. Thermometer Craig	$100 [24] It's the type of comedy Jerry Seinfeld performs on stage Stand-up Craig
$200 [9] In 1904 a fire in this largest Maryland city nearly destroyed the entire downtown section Baltimore Craig	$200 [2] She played Darby Shaw, a Tulane University law student, in 1993's "The Pelican Brief" Julia Roberts Lisa	$200 [18] Barred from the U.S., this PLO leader had to address the U.N. General Assembly in Geneva Yasser Arafat Bill	$200 [14] '80s & '90s designers shrank this common hiking bag & adapted it as a purse Knapsack Bill	$200 [22] Used by Isaac Newton to study light, this multi-sided object is found in modern spectrometers Prism Lisa	$200 [23] This traditional term for ending a phone call doesn't apply literally to cellular phones Hanging up Craig
$300 [10] New Bern, one of North Carolina's oldest cities, is named for this country's capital Switzerland Craig	$300 [4] In "Horse Feathers", this Marx brother played Quincy Wagstaff, president of Huxley College Groucho Marx Craig	$300 [19] In August this Indiana senator was chosen as the Republican vice-presidential nominee Dan Quayle Craig	$300 [8] An intense shade of this color, known as French, cornflower or cobalt, is popular for shirts Blue Craig	$300 [28] This term for a large glass laboratory container can also mean a drinking cup Beaker Bill	$300 [25] According to the can, it has no caffeine, no artificial colors or flavors, & no protein Seven-Up Bill
$400 [11] In late June to early July you can attend Civil War Heritage Days in this Pennsylvania town Gettysburg Lisa	$400 [5] Kid goes to college in the 1991 sequel to this Kid 'N Play film House Party Craig	$400 [20] On November 22, 1988 the press received a restricted view of this secret military plane B-2 (Stealth Bomber) Bill	$400 [12] In the swinging '60s Carnaby Street in this city became a center for the "mod" look London Craig Bill	$400 [29] A vessel made to hold high-temperature material, or a Winona Ryder & Daniel Day-Lewis film The Crucible Craig	$400 [26] It's the reason you should be nice to people on your way up Because you'll meet them on your way down
$500 [13] Surveyors in Ohio named a Cleveland suburb for this Greek "Father of Geometry" Euclid Craig	$500 [6] When kicked out of school in this film, John Belushi sighs, "Seven years of college down the drain" National Lampoon's Animal House Bill	DD $1,500 [21] When Panama president Delvalle tried to dismiss this general, the general had Delvalle replaced Manuel Noriega Bill	$500 [15] Though it sounds like a surplus store, it's the lower-priced sister chain of The Gap Old Navy Bill	$500 [30] Microtechnique, which includes sectioning & staining, is the preparation of objects for this instrument Microscope Bill	$500 [27] Corporate process that may include closing plants & firing workers Downsizing Bill Lisa

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	FAMOUS PROFESSORS	MOUNTAINS	IN THE DICTIONARY	NOVELS & NOVELISTS	OBSCURE OPERA & BALLET
$200 [5] After the surrender at Yorktown, this traitor sailed to England with General Cornwallis Benedict Arnold Bill	$200 [4] He taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts while developing his bacteria-killing process for drinks like milk Louis Pasteur Craig	$200 [26] Until Japan's Meiji restoration in the 19th century, women were forbidden to climb this mountain Mount Fujiyama Craig	$200 [21] A hodad is a dude who "hangs" around beaches, pretending he's skilled in this sport Surfing Craig	$200 [1] Victor Hugo's working title for this novel was "Miseres" Les Miserables Bill	$200 [2] In 1926 the Chicago Opera Co. presented Charles Cadman's "The Witch Of" this Massachusetts town Salem Bill
$400 [7] Congress granted his Green Mountain Boys the same pay as continental soldiers Ethan Allen Craig	$400 [14] C.S. Lewis hosted the Inklings, a discussion group, in his rooms at this university's Magdalen College Oxford Bill	$400 [27] It's the only mountain in North America whose height exceeds 20,000 feet Mount McKinley/Denali Craig	$400 [22] It can mean small, or a small case that holds face powder Compact Craig	$400 [11] Part V of this Willa Cather novel is entitled "Alexandra" O Pioneers! Craig	$400 [3] In Alban Berg's unfinished opera "Lulu", Lulu is slain by this notorious London killer Jack the Ripper Craig
$600 [8] The Continental Navy won its first victory under Commodore Esek Hopkins at Nassau in these islands Bahamas Bill	$600 [16] Before he began teaching, this behavorist invented his namesake "box" that conditioned animals B.F. Skinner Craig	DD $600 [28] The Turks call this, their highest mountain, Agri Dagi Mount Ararat Craig	$600 [23] Damascene, a term for ornamental work that features wavy patterns, comes from this city's name Damascus Craig	$600 [15] "St. Mawr" is a short novel by this creator of the less than saintly Lady Chatterley D.H. Lawrence Craig	$600 [6] He presented his operas "Alcina", "Ariodante" & "Atalanta" at the Covent Garden Theater, as well as his "Messiah" G.F. Handel Craig
$800 [12] In the Battle of Monmouth, Mary McCauley earned this nickname by bringing water to the soldiers Molly Pitcher Craig	$800 [17] This former U.N. Secretary General taught international law at Cairo University from 1949 to 1977 Boutros Boutros-Ghali Bill	$800 [29] The name of this California mountain system is Spanish for "snowy range" Sierra Nevadas Craig	$800 [24] Maharishi, a term for a mystical teacher, is derived from this classical language Sanskrit Craig	$1,000 [20] Undine Spragg is the heroine of "The Custom of the Country" by this author of "The Age Of Innocence" Edith Wharton Bill	$800 [9] "Pineapple Poll" is a ballet with music from works by this "Pinafore" pair Gilbert & Sullivan Lisa
$1,000 [13] This Prussian falsely claimed to be an aide-de-camp to Frederick the Great Baron Von Steuben	$1,000 [18] The University of the Arts in Philadelphia is home to this author of "Sexual Personae" Camille Paglia Lisa	$1,000 [30] A 7.2 mile auto tunnel through this Alpine peak connects Courmayeur, Italy with Chamonix, France Mont Blanc Craig Bill	$1,000 [25] From the Greek for "single letter", it's a design composed of one or more initials Monogram Lisa	DD $1,800 [19] Originally, this "Omoo" author's name was spelled without an "E" on the end Herman Melville Bill	$1,000 [10] Not to "J'Accuse" Alfred Bruneau, but he got opera stories like "Le Reve" from this author friend Emile Zola

Final Jeopardy!

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 letter from this city's jail is a historic document in the civil rights movement

Birmingham, Alabama

Lisa "What is Memphis?" — wagered $2,200

Bill "What is Birmingham? Hi, Erica!" — wagered $4,200

Craig "What is Montgemery, AL" — wagered $500

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