Show #3724 2000-11-09 (taped 2000-09-15) College Championship

2000-B College Championship quarterfinal game 2.From the University of Washington in Seattle.

Contestants

Jordan Kovnot — a freshman at Dartmouth College from Holland, Pennsylvania

Genevieve Romeo — a junior at Ursinus College from Yonkers, New York

Jim Giesen — a junior at the University of Washington from Spokane, Washington

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jim	$400	$1,700	$2,500	$4,500 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$2,500 10 R, 2 W
Genevieve	$2,200	$1,700	$6,400	$8,001 Automatic semifinalist	$7,900 18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Jordan	$700	$1,500	$4,000	$1,000 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$4,100 19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

AD PEOPLE	STATE CAPITALS	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	DEBT	WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY?	RHYMES WITH RAIN
$100 [16] Charles Stone III's short film "True" was the inspiration for the series of Bud spots with this catchphrase "Whassup?" Jordan	$100 [1] In 1977 this Florida city replaced its old capitol building with a new high-rise capitol Tallahassee Jordan	$100 [11] Computer hard drives are usually measured in GBs, which are these Gigabytes Genevieve	$100 [26] Repo, as in "They can't repo my car because I owe ten lousy payments!", is short for this Repossess/repossession Jordan	$100 [4] Leap Day(usually) Once every 4 years Jim Genevieve	$100 [6] Hamlet, or Hans Christian Andersen Dane Jordan
$200 [17] Cartoon Network enlisted Bob Dole for this rabbit's campaign for the presidency Bugs Bunny Jordan	$200 [2] The name of this Southwestern capital is Spanish for "holy faith" Santa Fe, New Mexico Jordan	$200 [12] This metric unit is equivalent to 1.056 quarts Liter Genevieve	$200 [27] Insert 1 letter in "debt" to get this, a bookkeeping entry for money you owe Debit Genevieve	$200 [5] Twelfth night Once a year Genevieve	$200 [7] State where you'll find the lighthouse seen here Maine Genevieve
$300 [18] This "Spin City" & "Family Ties" star sold fishing reels in Japanese ads Michael J. Fox Jordan	$300 [3] Abraham Lincoln moved to this capital city in 1837 Springfield, Illinois Jim	$300 [13] The symbol for this unit of electrical resistance is the Greek letter omega Ohm Genevieve	$300 [28] These popular student loans are named for a Vermont senator Stafford loans Genevieve	$300 [23] The Venice Biennale Art Exhibit Every 2 years Jim Jordan	$300 [8] Whoop-ee! The tallest bird native to North America is a species of this Crane Jordan
$400 [19] In 1999 this character came out of retirement to peddle a new Charmin Mr. Whipple	$400 [21] America's oldest public art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum, is in this city whose name contains the word "art" Hartford Jordan	$400 [14] Subtract an "E" from 1,760 yards & you get this measurement for one-thousandth of an inch Mil Genevieve	$500 [30] This partner of "forget" is what Bono wants Western nations to do with Third World debt Forgive Jim	$400 [24] Mr. Spock of "Star Trek" feels the urge to mate Once every 7 years	$400 [9] It's the opposite of wax, when referring to phases of the moon Wane Genevieve
$500 [20] Barnes & Noble--Bam!--sent this chef out--Bam!--into people'shouses--Bam!--to push his book Emeril Lagasse Jordan	$500 [22] In 1957 this city's Central High was at the center of a desegregation battle Little Rock, Arkansas Jim	$500 [15] The name of this system of weights & measures comes from the Old French for "goods of weight" Avoirdupois	DD $1,000 [29] A time during which late payments aren't penalized, or the years 1956-1982 in Monaco Grace period Genevieve	$500 [25] An ordinary jubilee year in the Roman Catholic Church Every 25 years Jordan	$500 [10] It means to fabricate or imitate, or to pretend, as ignorance Feign Genevieve

Double Jeopardy! Round

B.C. PEOPLE	COLLEGE MOVIES	SHORT FICTION	A PASSION FOR FASHION	MUSIC APPRECIATION	OXFORD CHITCHAT
$200 [16] Born in 69 B.C., she was the daughter of the ruler known as Ptolemy the Flute Player Cleopatra Genevieve	$200 [1] In "Scream 2" this actress' character, Sidney Prescott, is a student at Windsor College Neve Campbell Jordan	$200 [11] "Life These Days" finds Garrison Keillor telling "Stories From" this title place Lake Wobegon Jim	$200 [26] Worn today by both men & women, the coat variety seen here is known by this "military" name Bomber jacket Jordan	$200 [5] PBS fans know that "Evening at Pops" refers to this city's Pops Boston Jordan	$200 [21] If you're a professor, reader or lecturer, you're also a "Jolly Good" one of these scholars Fellows Jordan
$400 [17] Before he went into politics, Cicero used his oratorical skills in this profession Lawyer Jim Jordan	$400 [2] This singer played a college professor in love with portly prof. Sherman Klump in "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" Janet Jackson Jordan	$400 [12] His novellas include "Hearts in Atlantis", "The Body" & "Apt Pupil" Stephen King Jordan	$400 [27] He's the clothing designer who gave us Tommy Girl cologne Tommy Hilfiger Jordan	$400 [7] Schubert & Gounod both wrote works called this, Latin for "Hail Mary" "Ave Maria" Jim Jordan	$400 [22] It's an Oxford academic, as well as the title of that infamous Mr. Corleone Don Genevieve
$600 [18] The Second Punic War ended in 201 B.C when this Carthaginian general made peace with Rome Hannibal Genevieve	$600 [3] "Rudy" tells the true story of Rudy Ruettiger, who realized his dream of playing football for this university Notre Dame Jim	DD $500 [13] This Brad Pitt film was based on Norman MacLean's fly-fishing novella of the same name A River Runs Through It Jordan	$600 [28] Seen here, these trousers bear the name of the island where they first became popular Capri pants Genevieve	$600 [8] This Italian term for the deepest range of male voice often precedes "profondo" or "profundo" Basso Jim	DD $500 [25] 3-letter Yank slang for one's physique; at Oxford it's short for a centuries old library Bod (for the Bodleian Library) Genevieve
$800 [19] Of Samos, Davos or Junior, the island on which Pythagoras was born Samos	$800 [4] This "Ferris Bueller" star meets up with Marlon Brando & a komodo dragon in "The Freshman" Matthew Broderick Jim	$800 [14] His complete short stories were published in 1998 in the Finca Vigia edition Ernest Hemingway	$800 [29] Trading on its century-old name, this Ohio company abbreviated A&F sells casual clothes & accessories Abercrombie & Fitch Genevieve	$800 [9] Andre Previn composed a cello sonata for this noted musician seen here Yo-Yo Ma Jordan	$600 [23] The rivalry between students & city dwellers is rhymingly known as "Town &" this Gown Genevieve
$1,000 [20] Ashurbanipal turned this capital city of Assyria into a cultural mecca Nineveh Jim	$1,000 [6] This "American Beauty" seen here is enamored of her professor, Greg Kinnear, in the 2000 flick "Loser" Mena Suvari	$1,000 [15] "The Angel on the Roof" compiles 37 years of stories by this man who wrote "Affliction" & "The Sweet Hereafter" Russell Banks	$1,000 [30] Lycra is a brand of this, the sturdy, non-rubber elastic fabric in use here Spandex Genevieve	$1,000 [10] Rossini's "Otello" debuted 71 years before this composer's more famous "Otello" opera Giuseppe Verdi	$800 [24] You may do this in polite company; it means to register or enroll at a college Matriculate

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTIAL PETS

As a warning to Congress, president James Garfield named his dog this

Veto

Jim "What is Veto" — wagered $2,000

Jordan "What Union?" — wagered $3,000

Genevieve "What is Veto?" — wagered $1,601

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