Show #5225 2007-05-04 (taped 2007-04-21) College Championship

2007 College Championship quarterfinal game 5.From the University of Southern California.

Contestants

Christine Kennedy — a freshman from the University of Notre Dame

Anna Han — a sophomore from Penn State University

Elise Burton — a freshman from the University of California-Berkeley

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Elise	$2,000	$4,600	$9,400	$3,900 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$9,400 15 R, 1 W
Anna	$2,800	$6,000	$6,300	$12,600 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$8,400 15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Christine	$2,000	$2,200	$19,400	$18,900 Automatic semifinalist	$16,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

LET YOUR GEEK FLAG FLY	REEF MADNESS	WHIRLED CAPITALS	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	I NEED A SNACK	RHYME TIME
$200 [1] Have long online discussions of how this trilogy's Legolas would fare against Batman Lord of the Rings Christine	$200 [21] This relative of the squid & cuttlefish is shy & can change its color to hide in the coral the octopus Elise	$200 [16] In South America:MAIL Lima Elise	$200 [26] Originally, it was the area that could be plowed by a team of oxen in a morning without tiring them an acre Christine	$200 [6] I crave a Krispy Kreme chicken sandwich: a fried chicken breast served between these donuts Anna	$200 [12] It's common slang for a huge 18-wheeler a big rig Anna Christine
$400 [2] The truth was out there, & the geeky "Lone Gunmen" (there were 3) tried to help Mulder find it on this '90s drama The X-Files Anna	$400 [22] Of the main types of coral reef, this one is miles offshore with a channel between it & the mainland a barrier reef	$400 [17] In Western Europe:RUBS LESS Brussels Anna	$400 [27] A unit of commerce, it's 42 gallons of crude oil a barrel Anna	$400 [7] I think I'll dunk my Double Stuf version of this Nabisco cookie in milk Oreo Christine	$400 [13] Dirt on a 10-cent piece dime grime Anna
$600 [3] You may wonder if Yoda disappeared after dying, why didn't Vader after dying in this 1983 film ( Star Wars Episode VI: ) Return of the Jedi Elise	$600 [23] The largest known living bivalve is a giant one of these reef dwellers; its shell can weigh about 300 pounds a clam Elise	$600 [18] In Northeast Asia:LOUSE Seoul Anna	$800 [29] The Greek letter omega is the symbol for this unit of electrical resistance the ohm Elise	$600 [8] I'll refresh myself with tzatziki, a Greek dish made from yogurt & this green gourd cucumbers Elise	$600 [14] Throw dental thread around toss floss Anna
$800 [4] Be proud if you know "Resistance is futile" is the staple phrase of this "Star Trek" race the Borg Elise	$800 [24] The skeletons of coral polyps are made of calcium carbonate, so coral reefs are mainly this sedimentary rock limestone Elise	$800 [19] In Northern Europe:OPEN CHANGE Copenhagen Anna	DD $1,000 [28] 2 fathoms, the minimum safe clearance for steamboats, inspired this 19th century pen name Mark Twain Anna	$800 [9] I'm going to make Rice Krispies Treats; I've got butter, Rice Krispies & 4 cups of miniature these marshmallows Christine	$800 [11] A query about the process by which food is broken down, absorbed & assimilated by the body a digestion question Christine
$1,000 [5] You could quote Princess Irulan's line "The planet is Arrakis, also known as" this title Dune	$1,000 [25] There's a fungus among us with this type of coral seen here mushroom coral Elise	$1,000 [20] A Mediterranean capital:HASTEN Athens Elise	$1,000 [30] This country once used a Cape foot, which was .314858 meters South Africa	$1,000 [10] I'll have 2 of Chicken of the Sea's new Peel & Eat Cups: cajun tuna & skinless boneless pink this salmon Anna	$1,000 [15] Debacle following the spilling of McIlhenny's famous hot sauce a Tabasco fiasco

Double Jeopardy! Round

PHYSICS	FIRST NAMES	AT THE MOVIES	YOU GET A D MINUS	BIG MEN ON CAMPUS	FAMOUS TROJANS
$400 [26] "Energy is never created or destroyed" is one way of stating the law of this "of energy" conservation Elise	$400 [16] "Everybody Loves" this first name that means "mighty protector" Raymond Christine	$400 [6] This director's films, like "North by Northwest", often have a wrongly accused hero Hitchcock Anna	$400 [11] The rise & fall of ocean waters loses a D & transforms into neckwear tide & tie Christine	$400 [21] Strom Thurmond has a wellness & fitness center named for him at this school, the other USC the University of South Carolina Elise	$400 [1] This strait entering the Aegean may be named for Troy's founder, Dardanus the Dardanelles Elise
$800 [27] In 1912 experiments by Max von Laue established that X-rays are not particles but these waves Anna	$800 [17] Real first name of U.S. president Grover Cleveland; it was also that of Texas pioneer Austin Stephen Christine	$800 [7] Even dead-broke students should avoid staying in this title establishment of a gory 2005 film hostel Christine	$800 [12] Mr. Roddick's first name thinks the D is passe, so out it goes & it becomes a word for "some" Andy & any Christine	$800 [22] As a midshipman, Ross Perot was elected president--not of the U.S., but of his class at this school the Naval Academy Christine	$800 [2] The greatest of the Trojan warriors, he's killed by the greatest of the Greek warriors Hector Elise
$1,600 [29] An "electric eye" alarm detects a break in the beam of light not with a simple "electric" cell but with this type of cell photoelectric Christine	$1,600 [19] Henry VIII married 3 women with this first name Catherine Anna Christine	$1,200 [8] Several cardiectomies are performed in "Apocalypto", set in this civilization the Mayans Elise	$1,200 [13] She's wearing her white dress, about to be married... Oh no! No D, & she's now a soft white cheese bride & brie Christine	$1,200 [23] (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from a college campus.) Luckily, spelling the name of this school's Coach Krzyzewski isn't a requirement for admission Duke Anna	$1,200 [3] Seen here is Achilles slaying Penthesilea, queen of these warriors who fought for the Trojans the Amazons Christine
$2,000 [30] Electromotive force, or EMF, is energy put out per unit of charge put in; this is its basic unit of measure the volt	$2,000 [20] First name of pollster Gallup & 19th century U.S. VP Clinton George	$1,600 [9] In this Clive Owen movie, the human race has stopped having kids Children of Men Christine	$1,600 [14] Another name for Satan, after losing a D, shows its true colors & gets truly wicked devil & evil Christine	$1,600 [24] A 7-foot statue of this colonial statesman overlooks the campus of GMU, the university named for him George Mason University Christine	$1,600 [4] This son of Priam was raised as a shepherd after his mom learned in a vision he would cause the fall of Troy Paris Elise
DD $2,500 [28] (Sarah of the Clue Crew performs an experiment.) I'll put a coin in the bowl, but you won't be able to see it until I pour in water, which causes this, from the Latin for "to break" refraction Anna	DD $4,000 [18] First name of Britain's Commissioner of Works in 1856; a bell was named for him Ben Christine	$2,000 [10] He won a 1990 Oscar not for acting but for directing "Dances with Wolves" Kevin Costner Anna	$2,000 [15] A vertical blade that steers a ship sets one D adrift & acts more discourteous rudder & ruder Christine	$2,000 [25] This Quebecois began teaching law at the University of Montreal in 1961 & became Canada's P.M. 7 years later Pierre Elliott Trudeau	$2,000 [5] The rose seenhereshares its name with this Trojan woman, who deserted her lover for Diomedes Cressida

Final Jeopardy!

FRENCH ARTISTS

In 1887 this artist tried living in Panama & worked on the canal before the U.S. got involved

Paul Gauguin

Anna "Who is Gauguin?" — wagered $6,300

Elise "Who is Manet?" — wagered $5,500

Christine "Who was David?" — wagered $500

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