Show #1329 1990-05-17 (taped 1990-04-22) College Championship

1990 College Championship final game 1.

Contestants

David Honea — a junior from North Carolina State

Michael Thayer — a junior from Rutgers College

Amy Zucker — a senior from Wesleyan University (Connecticut)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Amy	$300	$-400	$5,200	$0	$5,900 12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$900	$3,500	$11,600	$10,000	$9,100 24 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
David	$1,000	$2,600	$7,000	$3,500	$7,000 17 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S.A.	CEREMONIES	MAGAZINES	ZOOLOGY	TV BLONDES	ANAGRAMS
$100 [9] First generation Americans of this ethnic origin are Issei, 2nd generation are Nisei Japanese Michael	$100 [1] At Hindu & Buddhist funerals it's the common way to dispose of the body Burning/cremation David	$100 [2] Modern Bride now publishes a magazine devoted to this annual high school event Prom Amy	$100 [7] A turtle's can be elongated or spherical, & turtles usually bury them in sand, mud or rotting plants Eggs Michael	$100 [24] On this sitcom Lara Piper plays Viki, the new blonde student in the IHP Head of the Class David	$100 [14] Eric likes it fried Rice (Eric) Michael
$200 [10] It's named after Jonas Bronck, its first European settler The Bronx David	$200 [3] At 13 a Jewish boy automatically becomes this, the religious ceremony is not essential Bar Mitzvahed Amy	$200 [8] "Spy vs. Spy" is a feature of this humor magazine's "Joke & Dagger" department Mad magazine David	$200 [22] This Antarctic bird's name was 1st applied to the now extinct flightless great auk of the Arctic Penguin Michael	$200 [25] She was the third actress to play Chris Cagney, but she played the role the longest Sharon Gless Michael	$200 [15] A hard-hearted person might find this musical inane "Annie" (inane) David
$300 [11] This river made famous in an Edgar Lee Masters "Anthology" is a tributary of the Illinois River Spoon River Amy	$300 [4] In a Tibetan rite, a boy who picks out this man's former possessions is declared his reincarnation Dalai Lama Michael	$300 [19] The Lincoln Town Car won its "Car of the Year" award for 1990 Motor Trend Michael	$300 [23] Both male & female hartebeests have lyre-shaped ones Horns Amy	$300 [26] Of all the actresses on "Designing Women", she has the most "intelligent" name Jean Smart	$300 [16] Cameron needs more of it in his love life Romance (Cameron) Michael
$400 [12] Montgomery C. Meigs, who was the first to suggest it to A. Lincoln as a cemetery site, is buried there Arlington National Cemetery Michael	$400 [5] A tradition at wedding receptions, it's caught by the "Man who'll get married next" Bride's garter Amy	$400 [20] "Loose Talk", "The Hot Page" & "Where Are They Now?" are features of this entertainment magazine Us magazine Amy Michael	$400 [27] Chinchillas, which are known for their fur, belong to this order of mammals Rodents David	$400 [29] She starred in the sitcom "Funny Face" in 1971, 16 years before she joined the Hogan family Sandy Duncan David	$400 [17] It's the only kind of poetry Cyril enjoys Lyric (Cyril) Michael
$500 [13] It was first surveyed to settle a dispute between the Penn family & the Calvert family Mason-Dixon Line David	DD $700 [6] Famous street on which the ceremony seen here took place:[star on Walk of Fame] Hollywood Boulevard Amy	$500 [21] The "As They Grow" section of this magazine contains articles on child care from pregnancy to age 18 Parents magazine Michael	$500 [28] 1 of the raccoon's most distinctive features; most raccoons have 5 to 7 of them Tail rings Michael	$500 [30] "Crocodile" Dundee's favorite girl, she played a ruthless press aide in "Favorite Son" Linda Kozlowski Michael	$500 [18] To play her, Flip Wilson realigned his body shape Geraldine (realigned) David

Double Jeopardy! Round

SOCIAL SCIENCE	THE HUMAN BODY	LEFTOVERS	ANCIENT WORLD	ISLANDS	U.S. PRESIDENTS
$200 [26] The value of all the goods & services a country produces in one year is called this GNP (Gross National Product) Michael	$200 [1] This chief organ of taste is composed of skeletal muscle Tongue David	$200 [13] In the nursery rhyme, suit of the queen whose baking was stolen by a knave Hearts Michael	$200 [6] In the 1st Century the Trung sisters headed Vietnam's revolt against the Han overlords from this country China David	$200 [18] The Pacific Ocean islands of Kanaga, Adak & Unimak are part of this state Alaska Michael David	$200 [2] On August 4, 1753 Lodge No. 4 in Fredericksburg, Virginia initiated him into the Masons George Washington David
$400 [27] It's the study of the principles of punishment as well as the management of prisons Penology	$400 [12] Your heart's right ventricle pumps blood only to this pair of organs Lungs Michael	$400 [14] Numismatics is the collection & study of coins & this is the collection & study of stamps Philately Amy	$400 [8] Solon, the poet & statesman, revised the Draconian Laws in this Greek city-state Athens Michael	$400 [20] Borneo is shared by Brunei, Malaysia & this country Indonesia Amy Michael	$400 [3] In 1888 this future president wrote the book "Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail" Teddy Roosevelt Amy
$600 [28] The first black to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard, his initials stood for William Edward Burghardt W.E.B. Du Bois David	$600 [15] The femur & the tibia are connected by cartilage, a synovial cavity & these tissues Ligaments Amy	$600 [19] In 1985 this country's Prince Sultan became the first Arab astronaut Saudi Arabia David	$600 [9] He died in 323 B.C. at age 32 when he took ill after a long party with heavy drinking Alexander the Great Michael	$600 [21] Between 1921-51 the Cubs held spring training on this island owned by Wrigley near L.A. Catalina Island	$600 [4] While attending college, this president served as an editor of the "Princetonian" Woodrow Wilson Michael
$800 [29] "Chicago School" of economic thought is associated with this conservative who once taught at U. of Chicago Milton Friedman Amy	$800 [16] Pharyngeal tonsils are commonly called these Adenoids Michael	$800 [24] 1 of 2 Great Lakes named for an American Indian tribe Erie or Huron Amy	$1,000 [11] In the "Aeneid" Virgil claimed Carthage was founded by this princess of Tyre who loved Aeneas Dido Amy	$800 [22] This country occupies the largest island in the West Indies Cuba David	$1,000 [7] 1,200 quarts of ice cream & a cake 4 feet high were served at his March 4, 1857 inaugural James Buchanan Michael
$1,000 [30] German thinker who saw a link between "The Protestant Ethic & the Spirit of Capitalism" Max Weber Amy	$1,000 [17] 1 of the 3 sections of the small intestine Duodenum, jejunum, ileum David	$1,000 [25] Edmund Burke supposedly said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do" this Nothing Amy	DD $3,000 [10] Hammurabi conquered neighboring city-states & made this city capital of a kingdom Babylon Michael	$1,000 [23] These islands off the African coast were the last stop Columbus made before he headed west to the New World the Canary Islands David	DD $1,100 [5] Both the U.N. Charter & the NATO Pact were signed by this president Harry S. Truman Michael

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN AUTHORS

In 1839, at age 19, he joined the crew of the freighter St. Lawrence that ran between NYC & Liverpool

Herman Melville

Amy "Who is H. James?" — wagered $5,200

David "Who is Whitman?" — wagered $3,500

Michael "Who is Mark Twain?" — wagered $1,600

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