2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 4.
Naren Tallapragada — a junior from Burke, Virginia
Becky Kralle — a senior from Runnemede, New Jersey
Hunter Brown — a senior from Wheaton, Illinois
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter | $1,200 | $3,000 | $15,000 |
$29,999
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$13,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Becky | $800 | $3,200 | $7,600 |
$5,100
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$7,600
12 R, 2 W |
| Naren | $6,600 | $11,000 | $29,200 |
$30,001
Automatic semifinalist |
$26,800
28 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| U.S. CITIES | WHEN YOU WERE A TEENAGER, ALEX | FRUITS & VEGGIES | VICE PRESIDENTS | THE ZODIAC | EVERYTHING FROM C TO D |
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$200
[5]
It's called "Balmo" or "Balmer" for short
Baltimore
Hunter
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$200
[2]
In 1956 my date & I watched "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from the front seat of my car at this kind of theater
a drive-in theater
Becky
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$200
[3]
The Santa Claus melon is so named because its peak season is in this month
December
Hunter
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$200
[10]
This vice president who later succeeded to the presidency was born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri
Harry Truman
Naren
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$200
[26]
No matter where you were born, if this is your sign, some astrologers would call you a Virginian
Virgo
Becky
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$200
[19]
This game equipment has 64 squares of 2 alternating colors, in 8 horizontal & 8 vertical rows
a checkerboard
Naren
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$400
[6]
Seen here, this city boasts a spectacular skyline, especially in the evening
Seattle
Naren
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$400
[1]
At 16 I perfected my Elvis impression with his big hit "You Ain't Nothin' But A" this
a hound dog
Hunter
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$400
[16]
Jalapeno, habanero & bell are types of these
peppers
Hunter
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$400
[11]
When he took the oath of office on January 20, 1953 at age 40, he became the second-youngest vice president
Nixon
Hunter
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$400
[27]
Zodiac signs are classified as earth, water, fire or air; Cancer is this type
water
Becky
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$400
[20]
Old Mother Hubbard knows it's a closet with shelves for dishes
a cupboard
Becky
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$600
[7]
This largest North Dakota city was named for a famous businessman
Fargo
Naren
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$600
[4]
I used to bop around in my living room watching this '50s dance show hosted in Philly by Dick Clark
American Bandstand
Naren
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$600
[18]
Alphabetically, veggies run from acorn squash to this cucumber lookalike
zucchini
Hunter
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$600
[13]
John Nance Garner, this president's first vice president, served from 1933 to 1941
FDR
Becky
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$600
[28]
Some say that the woman who represents this sign is Astraea, goddess of justice
Libra
Becky
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$600
[21]
One who lacks courage, or last name of a certain British playwright
coward
Naren
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$800
[8]
The name of this city that hosts the Colorado State Fair is simply Spanish for "town"
Pueblo
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$800
[17]
I was 15 when Joe DiMaggio & this blonde movie legend were divorced on October 31, 1955; it was my big chance!
Marilyn Monroe
Naren
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$800
[24]
The name of this peachlike fruit comes from that of the mythological drink of the gods
a nectarine
Becky
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$800
[14]
2 Minnesotans have served as vice president: Hubert Humphrey & this man, Jimmy Carter's veep
Walter Mondale
Naren
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$800
[29]
Astrologers still consider this a planet; it rules the sign of Scorpio
Pluto
Hunter
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$800
[22]
To communicate by exchange of letters
correspond
Naren
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$1,000
[9]
One of the last Civil War battles took place near what is now this "colorful" city at Texas' southern tip
Brownsville
Naren
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$1,000
[12]
At 17 I was cruisin' the blvd. in my '57 Chevy while the Russians were cruisin' the Earth with this first satellite
Sputnik
Naren
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$1,000
[25]
This member of the parsley family has an edible orange root
a carrot
Naren
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
He was sworn in as vice president March 4, 1841 & as president April 6, 1841
John Tyler
Naren
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$1,000
[30]
This sign of the zodiac is often depicted with the head of a goat & the tail of a fish
Capricorn
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$1,000
[23]
In math: raised to the third power
cubed
Naren
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| BIOLOGY | THE STARS ARE OUT ON BROADWAY | WHERE ART THOU? | TEENS IN HISTORY | A MILITARY CAREER | "YOUNG" |
|
$400
[6]
Humans belong to the class Mammalia, to the order Primates & to this genus & species
Homo sapiens
Becky
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$400
[1]
He was a Roman assassin in 2005's "Julius Caesar"; in 2007, he taught the "Great Debaters"
Denzel Washington
Hunter
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$400
[12]
The artist Brassai is famous for photos of this European "City of Light" at night
Paris
Becky
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$400
[28]
The diary that she received for her 13th birthday in 1942 became one of the most famous books of the 20th century
Anne Frank
Becky
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$400
[21]
In the Air Force, it's the person who flies planes to try them out; there's a school for them at Edwards AFB
a test pilot
Naren
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$400
[17]
In 1956 Dodger pitcher Don Newcombe won the first of these awards
a Cy Young Award
Naren
|
|
$800
[7]
They're the reproductive organs in which eggs develop in women
ovaries
Naren
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$800
[2]
She was still Mrs. Tom Cruise when she entered "The Blue Room" back in 1998
Nicole Kidman
Hunter
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$800
[13]
Van Gogh learned to paint with oils while staying at The Hague in this country, his native land
the Netherlands
Naren
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$800
[27]
Henry VIII's sister Margaret was a teen when she married King James IV of this British Isles country
Scotland
Hunter
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$800
[22]
On graduating from Annapolis, you become either a Navy ensign or a second lieutenant in this service
the Marine Corps
Naren
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$800
[16]
This Utah college opened in 1875
Brigham Young University
Becky
Naren
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|
$1,200
[8]
While it's "small" in diameter, about 1 1/2 inches, it's 20 to 25 feet long in your body
the small intestine
Hunter
Naren
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$1,200
[3]
Taking time out from his hip-hop empire, this man of many names starred in "A Raisin in the Sun" in 2004
Sean Combs
Hunter
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$1,200
[11]
As a child prodigy, this Cubist painter skipped school & went to Madrid's museums instead
Pablo Picasso
Naren
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$1,200
[25]
This future wife of Napoleon spent her first 15 years on the island of Martinique
Josephine
Hunter
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$1,200
[23]
As an Army NCO, you may become one of these, responsible for bringing in about 2 new soldiers a month
a recruiter
Hunter
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$1,200
[18]
It's fun to go to this facility, abbreviated YMCA
the Young Men's Christian Association
Naren
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$1,600
[9]
From the Greek for "change", it's the chemical processes in a body necessary to maintain life; some have slower ones
metabolism
Becky
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$1,600
[4]
What range! In 2003 Hugh Jackman was "The Boy from Oz" on stage & this X-Man on screen
Wolverine
Becky
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$1,600
[14]
The woodcut prints called Ukiyo-e of this Asian country influenced Monet & other Impressionists
Japan
Naren
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$1,600
[24]
As a teen, this future inventor of the cotton gin had his own nail-making business
Eli Whitney
Hunter
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$1,600
[29]
As a Navy submarine officer, you may operate this, the sub's main method of detecting other undersea objects
sonar
Becky
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$2,000
[20]
In the 1890s, the building of steel plants spurred the growth of this Ohio city
Youngstown
Hunter
Naren
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$2,000
[10]
The "m" in "mRNA" stands for this
messenger
Hunter
|
$2,000
[5]
You talkin' to him? He starred in "Cuba and His Teddy Bear" in 1986; 14 years later, he'd deal with a Focker
Robert De Niro
Naren
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$2,000
[15]
This man was hired by the Duke of Milan because he could design cannons & war machines for the city
Leonardo da Vinci
Hunter
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DD
$4,000
[26]
In 1771 this teenage Marquis became a musketeer--good training for the American Revolution
the Marquis de Lafayette
Hunter
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$2,000
[30]
As a JAG, you'd better know all about the Uniform Code of Military this, part of U.S. Code Title 10
Justice
Naren
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DD
$3,000
[19]
This 4-word "directional" phrase is widely attributed to Horace Greeley, but it's uncertain who coined it
"Go west, young man"
Naren
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As U.S. Solicitor General in the 1960s, he won 14 of the 19 cases he argued before the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall