2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games quarterfinal game 2.
Aiden Pink — a freshman from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Ben Noe — a sophomore from Flushing, Michigan
Amy Levine — a freshman from North Potomac, Maryland
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy | $-400 | $800 | $10,400 |
$800
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$10,400
10 R, 2 W |
| Ben | $2,600 | $5,600 | $8,800 |
$17,400
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$12,800
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Aiden | $3,400 | $10,600 | $23,400 |
$24,013
Automatic semifinalist |
$22,000
27 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| CLASSIC LIT | THAT'S COMEDY | NAME THE CENTURY | GETTING TESTY | PROMENADE DATES | "ALT"ERNATIVE |
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$200
[1]
In a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 7-year-old Cedric Errol inherits a title & is known as "Little Lord" this
Fauntleroy
Aiden
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$200
[2]
In this 2007 movie, Eddie Murphy finds himself agonizingly married to Eddie Murphy
Norbit
Aiden
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$200
[11]
Columbus reaches South America for the first time
the 15th century
Aiden
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$200
[7]
Each state has its own version of this test, & in most cases, you have to pass it to practice law
the bar exam
Ben
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$200
[26]
It's the city where this civil rights march took place in August of 1963
Washington, D.C.
Ben
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$200
[25]
We can thank A.C. promoter George Westinghouse when we use this type of electricity, "A.C." for short
an alternating current
Ben
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$400
[17]
This classic is the first book in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quartet
A Wrinkle in Time
Aiden
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$400
[3]
You might think the skits on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" must be rehearsed, but it's real improv, short for this
improvisation
Ben
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$400
[12]
John Smith comes to Virginia to help found the Jamestown colony
the 17th century
Aiden
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$400
[8]
The A.C.T. college entrance exam includes a set of 4 multiple-choice tests covering English, science, reading & this
mathematics
Amy
Ben
Aiden
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$400
[30]
The promenade seenherewas appropriate for the January 1st, 2007 Rose Parade with this director as Grand Marshall
George Lucas
Aiden
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$400
[24]
In the old days, a young male who assisted the priest at a Mass
an altar boy
Ben
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$800
[19]
Completes the title of a classic about an African-American family "Roll of Thunder..."
Hear My Cry
Amy
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$600
[4]
Tune in this Comedy Central show to watch puppets make prank phone calls
Crank Yankers
Aiden
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$600
[13]
The U.S. invades Cuba as part of the Spanish-American War
the 19th century
Aiden
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$600
[9]
To join this organization, you have to score in the upper 2% of the general population on an IQ test
Mensa
Ben
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$600
[27]
On June 17th the men seenherepromenaded for this gal who turned 80 in 2006
Queen Elizabeth II
Amy
Aiden
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$600
[23]
An angry or heated dispute
an altercation
Ben
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$1,000
[20]
"The Black Pearl" & "The Island of the Blue Dolphins" are 2 classics by him
Scott O'Dell
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$800
[5]
In "Code Name: The Cleaner", this "entertainer" isn't sure if he's a janitor or a secret agent
Cedric the Entertainer
Ben
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$800
[14]
The last emperor of China is forced to abdicate at the age of 6
the 20th century
Ben
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$800
[10]
The psychological test named for this Swiss man involves looking at pictures similar to the one seen here
a Rorschach test
Aiden
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$800
[28]
Cavalry promenade through this Eastern European capital in the photo from 1941 seen here
Moscow
Ben
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$800
[22]
Spider-Man is this type of second self to Peter Parker
an alter ego
Aiden
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DD
$2,000
[18]
This story begins, "All children, except one, grow up"
Peter Pan
Aiden
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$1,000
[6]
"From two of the six writers of 'Scary Movie'" comes this parody of Willy Wonka, Narnia, etc.
Epic Movie
Ben
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$1,000
[16]
The Magna Carta is signed, establishing a standard for the rule of law
the 13th century
Aiden
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$1,000
[15]
For the U.S. citizenship test, you should know things like the Constitution was written in this year
1787
Aiden
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$1,000
[29]
Seen here are men in Times Square celebrating V.J. Day in August of this year
1945
Aiden
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$1,000
[21]
This is the unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
altruism
Amy
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| HISTORIC LONDON | SPORTS TEENS | FLORA | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | U.S. SENATORS | ADJECTIVES |
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$400
[25]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Regent's Park.) Regent's Park was a hunting ground for this 16th century king, who it was said never hunted without tiring 8 or 10 horses
Henry VIII
Amy
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$400
[10]
He was 18 in 1994 when he won the first of his 3 U.S. Amateur Golf Championships
Tiger Woods
Aiden
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$400
[27]
In the wild in Mexico, this Christmas plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, may grow to a height of 15 feet
poinsettia
Ben
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$400
[18]
The song "Oh Susanna" says, "I come from Alabama" with this "on my knee"
a banjo
Ben
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$400
[3]
Charles Schumer is New York's senior senator; she's the state's junior senator
Hillary Clinton
Aiden
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$400
[1]
This adjective precedes "grace" in the name of a hymn
amazing
Amy
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$800
[24]
You can visit several of these historic structures like Kensington, where Princess Diana lived
a palace
Aiden
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$800
[11]
In 1980 at age 19 this "Great One" of the NHL won the first of his 9 MVP awards
Wayne Gretzky
Aiden
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$800
[28]
The ponderosa is one of the most widely distributed American species of this conifer
a pine
Amy
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$800
[20]
Kamaka Hawaii is a well-known maker of this instrument that looks like a small guitar
a ukulele
Ben
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$800
[4]
The bipartisan campaign reform act of 2001 was co-sponsored by Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold & this Arizonan
John McCain
Ben
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$800
[2]
This adjective, from the Latin for "flowing", means "able to speak or write smoothly", as a foreign language
fluent
Ben
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$1,200
[15]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Hyde Park.) Famous men who orated here at Hyde Park's Speaker's Corner include Friedrich Engels & this 1848 Engels co-author
Karl Marx
Aiden
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$1,200
[12]
A 9-time U.S. figure skating champ, this Asian-American was an alternate to the 1994 Olympics as a 13-year-old
Michelle Kwan
Amy
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$1,200
[26]
Horses, cattle, & sheep can be poisoned by eating this weed whose name comes from the Spanish for "crazy"
locoweed
Aiden
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$1,200
[8]
When Viola uses her viola, she's playing this many strings
4
Ben
Aiden
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$1,200
[5]
In January 2007 this democrat from Nevada became the new Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid
Aiden
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$1,600
[22]
This adjective is used to describe a tree that sheds its leaves annually
deciduous
Ben
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$1,600
[13]
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of this, was known as a soldier but had an eye for art, as you can see at Apsley House
Wellington
Ben
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$1,600
[16]
Born in San Diego in 1986, this redheaded snowboarder was the 2003 U.S. Open Slopestyle champ
Shaun White
Aiden
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$1,600
[29]
To keep them from drying out, orchids & other rare plants are potted in this moss found in bogs
peat
Amy
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$1,600
[7]
In 1934 Laurens Hammond invented an electric one of these musical instruments without pipes
an organ
Amy
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$1,600
[6]
In 2000 this Connecticut senator became the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket
(Joe) Lieberman
Amy
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$2,000
[23]
This adjective that means weirdly frightening comes from Old English for "cowardly"
eerie
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DD
$3,000
[14]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Temple Gardens.) According to Shakespeare, these conflicts began with the plucking of 2 flowers here in the Temple Gardens
the Wars of the Roses
Ben
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$2,000
[17]
He's the teen sensation Major League Soccer star seen here; we bid you...
Freddy Adu
Aiden
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$2,000
[30]
A variety of this state tree of Mississippi is the cucumber tree, which gets its name from the shape of its fruits
the magnolia
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$2,000
[19]
Around 1709 Cristofori became a key player in this new instrument's history
piano
Amy
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$2,000
[9]
Former Homeland Security Committee Chairperson Susan Collins represents this New England state
Maine
Aiden
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DD
$5,000
[21]
This 10-letter adjective meaning "extraordinarily great in size" comes from the Latin for "to shake"
tremendous
Ben
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It was written for American schoolkids to recite on the dedication day of the Chicago World's Fair
the Pledge of Allegiance