Show #3726 2000-11-13 (taped 2000-09-15) College Championship

2000-B College Championship quarterfinal game 4.From the University of Washington in Seattle.

Contestants

Erin Milligan — a freshman at the University of Delaware from Bear, Delaware

Carl Gilbertsen — a junior at the University of Illinois from Chicago, Illinois

Mitali Banerjee — a freshman at Rice University from Houston, Texas

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Mitali	$1,600	$2,000	$7,200	$9,000 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$6,800 18 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Carl	$1,100	$4,000	$12,400	$14,401 Automatic semifinalist	$11,000 24 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Erin	$200	$1,200	$6,000	$7,500 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$6,000 13 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

"H"ISTORIC PEOPLE	THE REEL WORLD	SEATTLE MEANS BUSINESS	BIRDS	AROUND THE USA	3-LETTER SPANISH WORDS
$100 [1] The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, this man is pictured on the $10 bill Alexander Hamilton Erin	$100 [17] Samuel L. Jackson played this cool detective in a 2000 remake Shaft Mitali	$100 [26] Robyn Hitchcock's song "Viva! Sea-Tac" rhymes, "Coming and going it has to be" this transportation company Boeing Mitali Carl	$100 [6] A male one of these is a drake Duck Mitali	$100 [8] This famous frog cut the ribbon for the official opening of Atlanta's Center for Puppetry Arts Kermit the Frog Erin	$100 [16] No bull, it's "Bravo!" Ole! Erin
$200 [2] This Greek's "oath" is administered to those about to enter the medical profession Hippocrates Mitali	$200 [22] Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of this president in a 1995 film was a bit more serious than Dan Hedaya's in 1999 Richard Nixon Carl	$200 [27] This company had its genesis when 2 Seattle boys read an article about the Altair 8800 Microsoft Mitali	$200 [7] A flock of these is a gaggle Geese Carl	$200 [9] TV fans like to visit Roslyn, Washington, which was transformed into the town of Cicely, Alaska for this '90s series Northern Exposure Carl	$200 [18] In 1980 Roberto Duran said to Sugar Ray Leonard, "No" this, meaning "no more" Mas Carl
$400 [4] In the 18th century B.C., this ruler's code governed Babylon Hammurabi Carl	$300 [23] The L.A. Times said this 2000 Nick Park animated film was "Poultry in Motion" Chicken Run Carl	$300 [28] (Hi, I'm Jeff Bezos, founder & CEO of Amazon.com) Like many tech companies, Amazon.com is listed on this stock exchange--symbol AMZN NASDAQ Mitali	$300 [11] Flying at 100-200 MPH, this bird is fast as its name implies; in fact, it's one of the fastest Swift Carl	$300 [10] Holey Cow! The city of Monroe in this state calls itself the "Swiss Cheese Capital of the U.S.A." Wisconsin Mitali	$300 [19] Old Mexican movies & telenovelas end with this 3-letter word Fin
DD $500 [3] A cousin of Trajan, this Roman emperor built a 2nd century protective wall across Britain Hadrian Mitali	$400 [24] As "Gladiator" Maximus, he instructs, "At my signal, unleash Hell" Russell Crowe Erin	$400 [29] Architecture firm NBBJ designed Safeco Field & this structure seen here that it replaced Kingdome Carl	$400 [12] The Egyptian plover is also called this, from the old belief it cleaned the teeth of a Nile reptile Crocodile bird	$400 [14] This 19th century religious leader's winter home is one of the top attractions in St. George, Utah Brigham Young Mitali	$400 [20] Domingo, Lunes or Martes, for example Dia Carl
$500 [5] "Demian" & "Journey to the East" are 2 novels by this Nobel Prize winner who wrote in German Hermann Hesse Mitali	$500 [25] In a 1996 film this actor proclaimed, "The Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday" Bill Pullman Mitali Carl	$500 [30] Money from the Alaskan Gold Rush started this fashion retailer whose name means "North River" Nordstrom's Erin	$500 [13] From the elaborate dwellings wrens build, their Latin family name is this, meaning "cave-dweller" Troglodytes	$500 [15] History buffs enjoy touring Bonanzaville, USA, a reconstructed pioneer village in West Fargo in this state North Dakota Carl	$500 [21] In Spanish it means "with"; in English, "against" Con Carl

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEARE	GO TEAM!	ANATOMY CLASS	MYTHOLOGICAL MISTAKES	WHAT A COUNTRY!	THE END OF THE L"INE"
$200 [7] Many historians disagree with Shakespeare's portrayal of this king as a hunchbacked, villainous monster Richard III Carl	$200 [26] German fans & English hooligans clashed before their teams met up at this sport's Euro 2000 match Soccer (football) Carl	$200 [1] Brushing & flossing can prevent & treat this, the inflammation of the gums Gingivitis Erin	$200 [15] This king was granted his wish to have the golden touch before he realized he couldn't eat gold food King Midas Mitali	$200 [25] Alphabetically, it's the last of the Scandinavian countries Sweden Erin	$200 [20] Ore-extracting spot Mine Carl
$400 [6] In "The Tempest" he was the rightful Duke of Milan, although his brother threw him out of the city Prospero Mitali	$400 [30] 2 of the 3 Major League Baseball teams named for a bird Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals &/or Toronto Blue Jays Carl	$400 [2] This greenish fluid is produced in the liver from the breakdown of red blood cells & is stored in the gallbladder Bile Mitali	$400 [14] If Paris hadn't run off with her, there wouldn't have been a Trojan War Helen Erin	$400 [24] It's the pre-1989 name for the Asian country of Myanmar Burma Erin	$400 [19] Cord made from strands twisted together Twine Mitali
DD $800 [5] His daughters drive this man to cry out, "I am a man more sinned against than sinning" King Lear Mitali	$600 [29] Kobe Bryant & Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to their first NBA crown in 12 years, defeating this team in the finals Indiana Pacers Carl	$800 [9] This fibrous protein is the main constituent of the outermost layers of skin, nails & hair Keratin Erin	$600 [13] Thrym the frost giant shouldn't have stolen this tool from Thor; Thor got it back & killed him with it Thor's hammer Mitali Carl	$600 [23] In German, this country is known as Vereinigte Staaten United States	$600 [16] Boars, hogs & pigs, collectively Swine Carl
$800 [4] Play that contains the line "For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" "Hamlet" Mitali	$800 [28] 5-touch bouts pertain to this combat sport Fencing Erin	$1,000 [10] This flap of cartilage covers the larynx when you swallow so that food doesn't go down your windpipe Epiglottis Mitali	$800 [12] Anchises bragged about romancing this Greek love goddess, so Zeus struck him with lightning Aphrodite Carl	$800 [22] The Strait of Hormuz divides the Arabian Peninsula from this nation Iran Carl	$800 [17] The tomb of a holy person Shrine Mitali
$1,000 [3] After masquerading as Benedick, Claudio says, "All hearts in love use their own tongues" in this comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" Mitali	$1,000 [27] This actress is in a league of her own--she nearly made the 2000 U.S. Olympic Women's Archery Team Geena Davis Erin	DD $2,000 [8] The Greek word for "wrist" gives us this adjective used to describe a syndrome that affects the wrist Carpal Carl	$1,000 [11] This husband of Eurydice so offended a band of women that they tore him to pieces Orpheus Carl	$1,000 [21] 1 of the 2 South American countries directly east of Ecuador Colombia or Peru Carl	$1,000 [18] In polygamous societies, a secondary mate Concubine Erin

Final Jeopardy!

LIFE & LITERATURE

Cub Scouting & many of its terms like "akela", "law of the pack", "den" & "wolf" were inspired by this British work

"The Jungle Book" (by Rudyard Kipling)

Erin "What is the Jungle Book?" — wagered $1,500

Mitali "What is the Jungle Book?" — wagered $1,800

Carl "What is the Jungle Book?" — wagered $2,001

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