2007 Kids Week game 4.
Jackson Ruzzo — a 12-year-old from Waccabuc, New York
Bethlehem Lema — a 12-year-old from San Diego, California
William Garrett — a 12-year-old from Greenfield, Indiana
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | $400 | $4,200 | $5,400 |
$10,799
2nd place: $2,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home Game System |
$7,400
12 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Bethlehem | $400 | $1,600 | $9,800 |
$300
3rd place: $1,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home Game System |
$12,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jackson | $600 | $4,600 | $11,800 |
$11,800
Winner: $11,800 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home Game System |
$11,800
18 R, 3 W |
| NATURE | TV 4 U | COLORS | AT THE PLAYGROUND | AMERICAN HISTORY | KID-FRIENDLY 4-LETTER WORDS |
|
$200
[11]
The Norway type of this infuriating rodent actually originated in Asia
the rat
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$200
[14]
This kids' show with a rhyming title about a guy & his pup debuted in 1996; it's probably big with your little sis
Blue's Clues
Jackson
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$200
[2]
If you want to stand out, you can't beat the fire-engine shade of this
red
Bethlehem
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$200
[17]
It's the most common name for the structure also called a teeter-totter or a dandle board
a see-saw
Bethlehem
|
$200
[1]
After General Cornwallis Surrendered at Yorktown, this American traitor accompanied him back to England
Benedict Arnold
Jackson
|
$200
[19]
An oblong unit of bread, or to idle away time
loaf
Bethlehem
|
|
$400
[12]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from inside a skeleton at UC Santa Cruz's Long Marine Lab.) The Seymour Center at the Long Marine Lab has the world's largest displayedskeletonof this mammal, including an 18-foot jawbone
a blue whale
William
Bethlehem
Jackson
|
$400
[24]
Moze & Cookie helped this title guy educate us with his "Declassified School Survival Guide"
Ned
Jackson
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$400
[7]
Of outer ear, Outer Mongolia or outer space, the one that became a Crayola color in 1998
outer space
Bethlehem
Jackson
|
$400
[18]
This stuff that you shovel in its own "box" should be the sterilized "play" type
sand
Jackson
|
$400
[3]
This January 1, 1863 document liberated all slaves in regions still under Confederate control
the Emancipation Proclamation
Bethlehem
|
$400
[20]
It's the male of a rabbit, sheep or deer, it's also a dollar
a buck
William
|
|
$600
[13]
The eyes of these croaking critters usually bulge, but they retract & push down on the mouth to help in swallowing
a frog
Jackson
|
$600
[25]
It's the name of the Nick-TV "band" featuring Nat & Alex Wolff
The Naked Brothers Band
Jackson
|
$600
[8]
Like the flower of the same name, buttercup is a pretty shade of this color
yellow
Jackson
|
$600
[21]
In 2007 a London museum had all-ages versions of this fun structure, including a182-footer
a slide
Bethlehem
|
$600
[4]
In 1609 this captain was injured in a gunpowder explosion & lost his leadership role in Jamestown
John Smith
Bethlehem
|
$600
[28]
The line about which a rotating body, such as the world, turns
an axis
Jackson
|
|
$800
[15]
The hermit crab's abdomen twists to one side so it tucks neatly into the animal's home, usually this
a shell
William
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$800
[26]
This young actor won an Emmy as Louis on "Even Stevens"
Shia LaBeouf
William
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$800
[9]
In the original "Wizard of Oz" book & in the musical "Wicked", the slippers aren't "ruby" but this metallic color
silver
Bethlehem
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$800
[22]
Materials to cushion falls include wood chips & shredded these, maybe made by Goodyear
tires
William
|
$800
[5]
The "New Deal" refers to the economic recovery & social reforms implemented by this U.S. president
Franklin Roosevelt
|
$800
[29]
This chess piece can go across the entire board in one move, but only in a straight line
a rook
Bethlehem
Jackson
|
|
$1,000
[16]
The New York Botanical Garden has a collection of trees bearing these "apples" 2 inches or less in diameter
crabapples
Bethlehem
|
$1,000
[27]
Samantha & Tucker know this title Nickelodeon guy is 1/2 ghost
Danny Phantom
William
|
DD
$1,600
[10]
Puce is a perfect shade for your doggie's collar: its name is French for this pesky insect
a flea
Bethlehem
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$1,000
[23]
In 1920 Sebastian Hinton invented a "climbing apparatus" to provide "a kind of forest top"; we know it as this
a jungle gym (monkey bars accepted)
Jackson
|
$1,000
[6]
In 1898 Americans were urged to "remember" this battleship that sank in Havana harbor, leading to war with Spain
the Maine
|
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| STATE CAPITALS | AT THE MOVIES | BOOK REPORT | TRANSFORMERS | FAMOUS NAMES | WORD ORIGINS |
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$400
[3]
The Old Barracks in this New Jersey capital housed Continental Army troops during the Revolution
Trenton
William
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$400
[8]
Cody the penguin & others compete in the waves off Pen Gu Island in this 2007 "major ocean picture"
Surf's Up
Jackson
|
$400
[13]
J.K. Rowling ends a magical series with lucky number 7, "Harry Potter and" this
the Deathly Hallows
William
|
$400
[15]
Metamorphosis for one of these insects takes place inside a chrysalis
a caterpillar (or a butterfly)
Jackson
|
$400
[16]
In 1838 he transmitted 10 words a minute over the telegraph using his new code
(Samuel) Morse
Bethlehem
|
$400
[1]
The Keebler Elves could probably tell you that the name of this snack comes from a Dutch word for "small cake"
a cookie
Bethlehem
|
|
$800
[4]
The site for this capital was chosen because of its location between Pensacola & St. Augustine
Tallahassee
William
|
$800
[9]
Remy, a rodent who works in a Paris bistro, longs to become a chef in this animated film
Ratatouille
William
|
$800
[14]
After his parrot Polynesia taught him the languages of the animals, he became a doctor for animals
Dr. Dolittle
Jackson
|
$800
[22]
This villain of Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" has many disguises
Count Olaf
Jackson
|
DD
$600
[19]
While her name is spelled many different ways in the Lewis & Clark journals, at no time is it spelled with a "J"
Sacagawea
Bethlehem
|
$800
[2]
Maple or otherwise, this thick, sweet liquid is from the Arabic for "to drink"
syrup
Jackson
|
|
$1,200
[5]
In 1849 it replaced New Orleans as a state capital
Baton Rouge
Bethlehem
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$1,200
[10]
20th Century Fox invited towns named Springfield to compete to host this movie's 2007 premiere
The Simpsons Movie
William
|
— |
$1,200
[23]
Using induction through a coil, the transformer outside your house transmits this
electricity
Bethlehem
|
$800
[18]
Thisqueen was a trendsetter of both beauty & fashion during her lifetime, but that lifetime would not be a piece of cake
Marie Antoinette
Bethlehem
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$1,200
[17]
1st used in a novel about 90 years ago, it refers to a bright person, not someone who resembles Humpty Dumpty
an egghead
Jackson
|
|
$1,600
[6]
At an elevation of about 7,000 feet, this city in New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Mountains is the highest state capital
Santa Fe
William
|
$1,600
[11]
Emma Roberts stars as this title teen sleuth, new to L.A. & trying to solve the mystery of a Hollywood actress' death
Nancy Drew
Jackson
|
— |
$1,600
[26]
At first this city was called Byzantium, then Constantinople; in 1930, its official name became this
Istanbul
Bethlehem
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$1,600
[25]
This aptly named admiral claimed to be the first to fly over both the North & South Poles
Richard Byrd
|
$1,600
[21]
The name of this type of aircraft is from 2 Greek words meaning "spiral wing"
a helicopter
Jackson
|
|
DD
$2,000
[7]
One of the 2 state capitals with "City" in their names that lie west of the Rocky Mountains
Salt Lake City, Utah & Carson City, Nevada
William
|
$2,000
[12]
Fiona's long-lost cousin Arthur is a possible heir to the throne in this 2007 sequel
Shrek the Third
Jackson
|
— | — |
$2,000
[24]
Pictured here, she was the first president of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
|
$2,000
[20]
The term "funny bone" is actually a pun on the name of this upper arm bone
the humerus
William
Bethlehem
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Flying due west from Los Angeles, it's the first foreign country you would reach
Japan