2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 4.
Ben Schenkel — a junior from Allentown, Pennsylvania
Naomi Hinchen — a senior from Brooklyn, New York
Frank Firke — a junior from Chicago, Illinois
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank | $2,000 | $4,000 | $13,400 |
$17,500
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$11,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Naomi | $5,600 | $5,800 | $18,600 |
$22,400
Automatic semifinalist |
$18,600
16 R, 0 W |
| Ben | $1,400 | $8,200 | $26,200 |
$19,199
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$17,400
25 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| STATE CAPITALS | I STILL LIKE CARTOONS | A NUMBER IN THE TEENS | SCIENTISTS | ROLE-PLAYING GAMES | BASIC SPANISH |
|
$200
[11]
We're not sure whether the Spanish ship on its city flag represents the Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria
Columbus (Ohio)
Frank
|
$200
[6]
This guy's theme song tells us "Absorbent & yellow & porous is he"
SpongeBob SquarePants
Ben
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$200
[24]
Traditional number of attendees at the Last Supper
13
Naomi
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$200
[22]
He wondered if the force that pulled an apple to the ground could also pull the Moon into the Earth's orbit
Newton
Ben
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$200
[1]
Created by Gary Gygax in 1974, this granddaddy of RPGs uses a 20-sided die & a monster manual
Dungeons & Dragons
Ben
|
$200
[16]
An occupation:medico
doctor
Ben
|
|
$400
[12]
This capital was created by the Missouri legislature & laid out by the son of Daniel Boone in the 1820s
Jefferson City
Ben
|
$400
[7]
This Great Dane was introduced in 1969, & you'd have gotten away with $400 if it weren't for those meddling kids
Scooby-Doo
Naomi
Ben
|
$400
[25]
Number of lines in a standard sonnet
14
Ben
|
$400
[23]
A law of falling bodies associated with this Italian says that they fall at the same speed regardless of their mass
Galileo
Frank
|
$400
[2]
A live event on an online RPG saw Morpheus, a character from this movie franchise, killed by an assassin
The Matrix
Frank
|
$400
[20]
A family member:hermana
sister
Ben
|
|
$800
[14]
One of the major attractions in this state capital is the tomb of Abraham Lincoln in Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield
Naomi
|
$600
[8]
These 2 title kids get to torment the Grim Reaper after winning a limbo contest against him
Billy & Mandy
Naomi
|
$600
[27]
Andy Warhol said we'd all be famous in the future for this many minutes
15
Ben
|
$600
[26]
Around 1507 this Polish astronomer began trying to prove that the Sun, not Earth, was the center of the universe
Copernicus
Frank
|
$600
[3]
It's Horde vs. Alliance in this Blizzard game that allows you to go head-to-head vs. others online in Azeroth
World of Warcraft
Frank
|
$600
[19]
It can get you from here to there:avion
plane
Ben
|
|
DD
$1,000
[13]
Mount Rainier is visible to the east from its state capitol building
Olympia (Washington)
Ben
|
$800
[9]
He leads Ed & Edd in trying to carry out various adolescent schemes
Eddy
Naomi
|
$800
[29]
The term "hexadecimal" refers to quantities of this number
16
Ben
|
$800
[28]
Born in 1686, he invented the first accurate thermometer & devised a temperature scale to go with it
Fahrenheit
Ben
|
$800
[4]
Ruins of Kunarc, Scars of Velious & Prophecy of Ro are expansions to this original Sony Online RPG
EverQuest
Frank
|
$800
[18]
A part of the body:corazon
heart
Ben
|
|
$1,000
[15]
This capital began as a small Dutch outpost, Fort Nassau, built on Westerlo Island in the Hudson River
Albany (New York)
Naomi
|
$1,000
[10]
Looking like a refugee from "Pac Man", Blooregard Q. Kazoo hangs out with his pal, Mac, on this show
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Naomi
|
$1,000
[30]
This number amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote
19
Frank
|
$1,000
[21]
In 1856 this monk began his experiments that led to the discovery of the basic laws of heredity
(Gregor) Mendel
Ben
|
$1,000
[5]
Arthur's death shatters peace in the 3 realms & a new struggle is on in the online RPG caled "Dark Age of" this
Camelot
Naomi
|
$1,000
[17]
A wild animal:lobo
wolf
Ben
|
| EXPLORATION | WHEN THEY WERE TEENS | ALL ABOUT ANIMALS | BALLET | THE "PROM" | YOU'RE NOT GOING OUT WEARING THAT |
|
$400
[1]
Around 1807, John Colter explored Yellowstone after he was released from this duo's expedition
Lewis & Clark
Frank
|
$400
[6]
This First Lady was on her high school's debating team--good practice for her Senate career
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Ben
|
$400
[21]
The boto, also known as the Amazon dolphin or porpoise, is native to this continent
South America
Ben
|
$400
[23]
Tend to lose your slippers? Perhaps you should star in this ballet that also features a pumpkin coach
Cinderella
Ben
|
$400
[8]
This is a declaration that something will be done; my daughter demands a pinky one
a promise
Ben
|
$400
[16]
This suit... well, it's formal & the cummerbund & bow tie that go with it do seem a bit much for 4th period math
a tuxedo
Frank
|
|
$800
[2]
(Jon of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Leaving Portugal in July 1497, going around Africa & with the help of a pilot from Malindi, this explorer made it to India in 1498
Vasco da Gama
Frank
|
$800
[7]
In his teens, Bono wanted to be an actor, so he started his own theatre company at his school in this Irish capital
Dublin
Frank
|
$800
[25]
Guinness says this bear has the vastest home land range of any land mammal: about 11,500 miles a year
a polar bear
Frank
|
$800
[30]
In the classic ballet based on this fairy tale, Carabosse is the evil fairy who conjures up that spindle curse
Sleeping Beauty
Naomi
|
$800
[12]
It's an advancement in rank or position; you'll definitely want to get one at your job
a promotion
Ben
|
$800
[17]
A suit of this, huh? Well, chain mail may be hip now, young man, but we all know the Maximilian type is the way to go!
armor
Naomi
|
|
$1,600
[4]
(Kelly shows a map on the monitor.) In 1845, Ludwig Leichhardt completed a 3,000-mile journey, finding a route to the north coast & fertile pastures, exciting the people of this land
Australia
Frank
|
$1,200
[9]
Spider-Man wasn't there to protect her when she was menaced by giant spiders in "Jumanji"
Kirsten Dunst
Frank
|
$1,200
[26]
The "mute" type of this graceful waterfowl isn't really silent: it hisses, grunts & even makes snoring sounds
a swan
Ben
|
$1,200
[29]
The temps de poisson, a jump with arched back & crossed feet, literally means "time of" this animal
a fish
Ben
|
$1,200
[13]
If we were in a play & you forgot what to say, this type of cue would be whispered to you quickly from offstage
a prompt
Naomi
|
$1,200
[18]
For gosh sakes, you're not really going to wear these paired equine accessories seen here, are you?
blinders (or blinkers)
Frank
|
|
$2,000
[5]
He stumbled around the south in search of gold but did gain fame as the European discoverer of the Mississippi
Hernando de Soto
Frank
Naomi
|
$1,600
[10]
As a student at Eton, he did not have his own laptop computer, despite being second in line to the British throne
Prince William
Ben
|
$1,600
[22]
Among amphibians, toads have 4 of these & caecilians, which look like earthworms, don't have any
legs
Frank
|
$2,000
[28]
Just like the opera, the 1949 ballet version of "Carmen" takes place in this country
Spain
Naomi
|
$1,600
[14]
It's a march if you're doing a square dance, or an area for walking, like Santa Monica's Third Street one
a promenade
Ben
|
$1,600
[19]
Seriously? This type of plain-woven sack made of coarse jute or hemp fabric is your choice? Not today, mr.!
burlap
|
|
DD
$3,000
[3]
In 1769 this Brit found Tahiti by sailing west until he ran into it
(Captain) Cook
Frank
|
$2,000
[11]
In the '70s she was a high school cheerleader in Virginia; "Today" she anchors the network news
(Katie) Couric
Frank
|
$2,000
[24]
This kind of camel can run up to 40 miles per hour, & its name is from the Greek for "running"
a dromedary
Naomi
|
DD
$10,000
[27]
A flurry of ballerinas performs the "Waltz of the Snowflakes" in this beloved ballet
The Nutcracker
Ben
|
$2,000
[15]
This is a high point of land projecting beyond the line of the coast
a promontory
Naomi
|
$2,000
[20]
Maybe no one told you this whale-bone-stiffened undergarment went out of style around 1907, to women's relief
a corset
Naomi
|
It was partly inspired by Owen Chase's narrative of the shipwreck of the whale-ship Essex
Moby-Dick