Show #3387 1999-05-04 College Championship

1999 College Championship quarterfinal game 2.From the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Illinois.

Contestants

Aaron Johnson — a junior at Rowan University from Brick, New Jersey

Katie King — a junior at the University of Kentucky from Charleston, West Virginia

Paul Marchegiani — a senior at Northwestern University from Evanston, Illinois

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Paul	$700	$1,500	$4,100	$600 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$4,100 12 R, 0 W
Katie	$0	$2,600	$5,400	$7,000 Automatic semifinalist	$6,900 21 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 2 DDs)
Aaron	$700	$2,300	$5,100	$100 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$5,100 12 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAITS	SO YOU WANT TO BE A BALLET DANCER	IT'S A LEAP	IMPERSONATORS	CLIFFS NOTES	THEY'RE "OFF"
$100 [2] He was the first president born in a log cabin Andrew Jackson Katie	$100 [11] When you belly up to this, you'll use it to steady yourself while you practice your moves Bar Paul	$100 [24] It's the next year that will be a leap year 2000 Katie	$100 [3] Impersonator El Vez puts a Mexican spin on this singer Elvis Presley	$100 [1] Poor family makes big move from Oklahoma to California; it doesn't work out "The Grapes of Wrath" Aaron	$100 [23] Event that immediately follows the countdown at Cape Canaveral Blast off/liftoff Aaron
$200 [10] He's the war hero seen here Ulysses S. Grant Paul	$200 [12] Learn to do your shopping early; Decembers will be spent rehearsing this ballet that premiered in December 1892 "The Nutcracker" Aaron	$200 [6] Some of these largest marsupials can travel up to 16 feet in one leap Kangaroos Paul	$200 [13] When she appeared at the 1999 Oscars dressed as Elizabeth, she said, "I am the African queen" Whoopi Goldberg Katie	$200 [7] Massachusetts man spends 2 years living alone in a cabin in the woods; writes book "Walden" Paul	$200 [22] A football game begins with one Kickoff Aaron
$300 [26] "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published during his term in office Chester A. Arthur	$300 [17] When class ends, remember to do reverence, one or a series of these, to your teacher a bow (or a curtsy)	$300 [9] In 1958 this country predicted its Great Leap Forward would establish a Communist utopia China Katie	$300 [16] Lucille Ball was the mirror image of this Marx Brother when she impersonated him on "I Love Lucy" Harpo Marx Paul	$400 [5] English schoolboys crash-land on a deserted island; real bad things happen "Lord of the Flies" Aaron	$300 [20] "Laverne & Shirley" to "Happy Days", for example Spin-off Katie
$400 [27] He was the first Democratic president elected after the Civil War Grover Cleveland Katie	$400 [14] You'll feel full of "esprit de" this group, a ballet's main ensemble Corps Katie	$400 [15] In song Kenny Loggins & Bruce Springsteen are among artists who've taken a "leap of" this Faith Aaron	$400 [29] (Hello, I am Jon Lovitz. [Coughs]) My "SNL" impersonation of this 1988 presidential candidate was not the reason he lost the election Michael Dukakis Aaron	DD $500 [4] London physician creates new designer drug; has way too much fun; pays dearly "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Katie	$400 [19] When push comes to this, it means to leave shore Shove off Katie
$500 [30] He was our shortest president James Madison (at 5' 4")	$500 [18] In addition to your positions, remember your port de bras, the set of movements of these Arms Katie	$500 [25] This "Leviathan" philosopher's last words concerned his "leap in the dark" Thomas Hobbes Paul	$500 [28] In 1995 the "Tonight Show" featured "dancing" men impersonating this California judge Lance Ito Katie	$500 [8] German soldier goes to fight in World War I; gets killed; end of story "All Quiet on the Western Front" Katie	$500 [21] A round of golf begins with one Tee off Aaron

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE WINNING SIDE	CINEMATIC CHICAGO	ROMANIA MANIA	10-LETTER WORDS	MEDIEVAL TECHNOLOGY	ROCKET SCIENCE
$200 [15] The Battle of Marathon,490 B.C. Greeks/Athens Katie	$200 [1] Maniacal musical mayhem of brothers Jake & Elwood punctuates this Chicago-set 1980 comedy The Blues Brothers Paul	$200 [24] A replica of this city's Trajan's Column stands near Bucharest's treasury Rome Paul	$200 [7] A bumpy plane ride is usually caused by this irregular motion of air, sometimes "clear air" Turbulence Katie	$400 [27] Now common, before 1400 this device was used only in a few applications like grindstones & hurdy-gurdys Crank	$400 [28] The Atlas is an example of this first stage that lifts a multistage rocket off the ground Booster Paul
$400 [16] The Battle of Chancellorsville,1863 Confederacy Katie	$400 [2] Chicago con men Newman & Redford stage an elaborate revenge on a gangster in this film that won 7 Oscars The Sting Katie Aaron	$400 [5] Spit it out! One of Romania's main agricultural products is the seed of this flower, genus Helianthus Sunflower Paul	$400 [12] A passionate preacher who holds public services, or any one of the 4 Gospel writers Evangelist Katie	$600 [22] 12th C. mathematician Bhaskara had an idea for this type of machine that hasn't been made yet Perpetual motion machine Katie	$600 [8] During the Gulf War, the U.S. used these "All-American" missiles to intercept Iraq's Scuds Patriot missiles Katie
$600 [17] The Battle of San Jacinto,1836 Texas Katie	$600 [3] Tom Cruise played a North Shore teenager who goes a bit wild when his parents go out of town in this 1983 comedy Risky Business	$600 [6] The happy cemetery seen here is in this 39,000-square-mile region of Romania associated with unnatural death Transylvania Aaron	$600 [13] This term for a competent but undistinguished craftsman sounds like a person who takes lots of trips Journeyman Paul	DD $1,000 [20] Dante described Satan waving his arms like a "molin che il vento gira", one of these structures Windmill Katie	$800 [9] The ICBM, which stands for this, can deliver a payload to a military target thousands of miles away Intercontinental ballistic missile Paul
$1,000 [19] The Battle of Marengo, Italy,1800 France Katie	$800 [4] An eerie fascination with fire fuels this 1991 Kurt Russell picture about heroic Chicago firefighters Backdraft Katie	$800 [25] Ilie Nastase, sometimes called "Nasty", led Romania to this sport's Davis Cup finals in 1969, 1971 & 1972 Tennis Katie	$800 [14] Title adjective for Anne Tyler's "Tourist" Accidental Aaron	$1,000 [21] Ornamental hipposandals were used in ancient times; these didn't evolve until the Middle Ages Horseshoes	$1,000 [11] In 1966 the U.S. government awarded his heirs $1 million for infringements on his rocket patents Robert Goddard Katie
DD $1,200 [18] The Battle of Quebec,1759 British Katie	$1,000 [10] Say the name of this Chicago-set 1992 horror movie 5 times into a mirror & a "sweet" killer will appear Candyman Katie	$1,000 [26] The Danube divides Romania from this Black Sea neighbor country to the south Bulgaria Katie	$1,000 [23] From the Latin for "to tear", it's a jagged tear or wound, ouch! Laceration Aaron	—	—

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY

Named for its shape, this region stretches NW from the Persian Gulf, W. to Syria, then S. through Palestine

the Fertile Crescent

Paul "What is Mesopotamia?" — wagered $3,500

Aaron "What is?" — wagered $5,000

Katie "What is the fertile crescent?" — wagered $1,600

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