Show #5461 2008-05-12 (taped 2008-04-12) College Championship

2008 College Championship semifinal game 1.From the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Contestants

Gabrielle McMahan — a junior from Florida A&M University

Tara Franey — a senior from Michigan State University

Danielle Zsenak — a senior from Marquette University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Danielle	$2,200	$4,400	$15,800	$3,599 Finalist	$15,600 19 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Tara	$2,000	$5,000	$12,200	$2,799 2nd place: $10,000	$13,600 20 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
Gabrielle	$1,200	$4,000	$10,800	$0 3rd place: $10,000	$10,800 14 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE DAIRY CATTLE CENTER	THE NEW YORK TIMESENTERTAINMENT	COLLEGE COURSES	OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB	WEIGHTS & MEASURES	"NEW" MEDIA
$200 [2] (Jimmy and Cheryl of the Clue Crew report from the Babcock Hall Dairy in Wisconsin; Jimmy reads the clue.) Cows store massive food in the first of four chambers of the stomach as a part of this process that also means "thinking over slowly" ruminate (or rumination) Danielle Tara	$200 [7] The New York Times wondered if the death of this actor, who plays the Joker, will make "The Dark Knight" darker Heath Ledger Tara	$200 [1] Study this language at Bennington & you may take the class on "Svevo & Tozzi"--2 20th century authors Italian Tara	$200 [10] This novel by Pearl S. Buck tells the story of a Chinese farmer & his family The Good Earth Danielle	$200 [22] A farmer could tell you that this measurement of land is equal to 43,560 square feet an acre Tara	$200 [15] Pancho Villa State Park is in this state New Mexico Tara
$400 [8] (Cheryl reads the clue at the Babcock Hall Dairy in Wisconsin.) To simulate the sucking of a calf & prevent damage to the udder, the milk vacuum uses this type of regular rhythm from the Latin for "beat" pulse Gabrielle	$400 [27] Nytimes.com lauded Hamish Linklater, who plays Julia Louis-Dreyfus' brother Matthew on this sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine Gabrielle	$400 [3] Major in this -ology at Colgate & you'll take "Human Condition" or "Learning and Cognition" before you're a senior psychology Danielle	$400 [11] In 2004 Oprah picked "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter", the first novel by this Southern woman Carson McCullers Tara	$400 [23] One quire is 25 sheets of paper, or 1/20th of an ordinary one of these a ream Tara	$400 [16] Before winning an Oscar for "The Color of Money", he placed second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race Paul Newman Danielle
$600 [9] (Jimmy and Cheryl report from the Babcock Hall Dairy; Cheryl gives the clue.) DMI, or dry matter intake, correlates with good milk production; cows especially need this component of plant cell walls sometimes called bulk or roughage fiber (or cellulose) Tara	$600 [28] In 2008 this Moscow ballet company announced that Yuri Burlakau had been approved its artistic director The Bolshoi Ballet	$600 [4] For some fun at Willamette University, you can take a course on this; foils, masks & protective jackets are provided fencing Gabrielle	$600 [12] Oprah had an infectious love for Gabriel Garcia Marquez, choosing "One Hundred Years of Solitude" & this 1985 novel Love in the Time of Cholera Danielle	$800 [25] Sizes of these range from 1 to 26 & types include milliners, sharps & tapestry needles Tara	$600 [17] Read all about it:It's the port city at the mouth of the James River in Virginia Newport News Gabrielle
$800 [20] (Jimmy reads the clue at the Babcock Hall Dairy.) For maximum milk yield, you want to keep your cows calm so they don't become excited & release this hormone also called epinephrine adrenaline Danielle	$800 [29] Nytimes.com blogged on the New York Philharmonic's Asian tour, which included a stop in this North Korean capital Pyongyang Tara	$800 [5] It's a synonym for "avarice" & the name of a first-year economics seminar at Swarthmore greed Danielle	$800 [13] This beloved country is the setting of Alan Paton's "Cry, the Beloved Country" South Africa Tara	$1,000 [26] This U.K. measure of 14 U.S. pounds has also been used for 16 pounds of cheese a stone Danielle	$800 [18] You might call this amphibian Diemictylus viridescens, but I call it this a newt Gabrielle
$1,000 [21] (Jimmy gives the clue at the Babcock Hall Dairy.) Centuries ago, a black breed & a white breed mingled to produce this type of cow named for a German region; today, it produces 90% of U.S. milk Holstein Tara	$1,000 [30] "Oil!", a 1927 novel by this muckraker, was on the New York Times Best Seller List in 2008 Upton Sinclair Gabrielle	$1,000 [6] Now ear this:This famous school at Lincoln Center features courses on "ear training" Juilliard	$1,000 [14] James Frey acknowledged "embellishments" in this book after Oprah picked it for her book club A Million Little Pieces Gabrielle	DD $1,400 [24] To correct medieval abuses in trade, this 1215 document standardized measurements for wine & grain Magna Carta Tara	$1,000 [19] Asian capital of 300,000 New Delhi Tara

Double Jeopardy! Round

HISTORICAL DIARIES?	MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS & PHRASES	CHEMISTRY	FOREIGN COLLEGE TOWNS	MAKE SOME NOISE!	NEW MEDIA
$400 [11] May 1775: Yay! I'm president of the 2nd Continental Congress! I feel like writing my name in huge letters John Hancock Tara	$400 [4] Junoesque, meaning having imposing beauty, refers to Juno, the beautiful wife of this Roman God Jupiter Danielle	$400 [12] It's the boiling point of water on the Celsius scale 100 degrees Tara	$400 [23] King's College Chapel & the Fitzwilliam Museum are highlights of this English city Cambridge Tara	$400 [1] Punish your roommates by rising early each day & learning how to play this instrument the bagpipes Gabrielle	$400 [14] In January of 2007, this company started delivering movies electronically as well as by mail Netflix Tara
$800 [20] 1988: Am now a 4-star general! Awesome!1991: Commencing Operation Desert Storm. Now I'm stormin'! Schwarzkopf Tara	$800 [5] This constricting snake's name comes from the serpent killed by Apollo a python Tara	$800 [13] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew squeezes lemon juice into a beaker of tea.) This type of acid in the lemon acts as a bleaching agent with the dye in the tea, causing the tea's color to fade citric acid Gabrielle	DD $1,000 [27] Varanasi, home to Baranas Hindu University, is on the left bank of this river the Ganges Danielle	$800 [2] It's the pavement-destroying tool heard here a jackhammer Gabrielle	$800 [16] The life of a teen named Bree, known by this screen name, was an online video phenomenon lonelygirl15 Danielle
$1,200 [24] 1931: Busted for tax evasion?! I'm going to end up in Alcatraz for that?! That ain't the Chicago way! Al Capone Danielle	$1,200 [6] This plant named for the goddess of love "eats" insects for the nitrogen that's lacking in the soil where it grows a Venus flytrap Gabrielle	$1,200 [15] Rubbing alcohol is listed as 70% alcohol "by" this, meaning each 100 milliliters of the solution has 70 ml of alcohol volume Gabrielle	$1,200 [28] Study in this city & you can always knock off for the day & catch some action at the International War Crimes Tribunal The Hague Danielle	$1,200 [3] This country's national anthem is heard here France Tara	$1,200 [17] Dylan, Danny & Debra are characters on this web series about young adults navigating a certain crisis Quarterlife Gabrielle
$1,600 [25] 1897: I'm totally bummed--I've been exiled to Siberia! But diary, I swear that in 1917, I'll lead the October Revolution Lenin Gabrielle	$1,600 [9] This Roman goddess of grain lent her name to the word "cereal" Ceres Danielle	$1,600 [21] Ionization energy, what's needed to remove 1 electron from 1 atom, is high for this non-reactive 6-element group noble gases Tara	$1,600 [29] Begun around 1088, the University of this "meaty" northern Italian city is considered the oldest in Europe Bologna Danielle	$1,600 [7] The Canada variety of these are heard here geese Gabrielle	$1,600 [18] On your cell phone screen, you can shrink down to size artists like Big Pun & this Latino rapper--they're "Twinz" Fat Joe Danielle
$2,000 [26] April 27, 1945: Ex-world leader now. Bummer! Today, I'll escape Italy & live like it's the 2nd-to-last day of my life Mussolini Danielle	DD $2,000 [10] The counselor of Odysseus' son Telemachus, his name is now used to mean an older adviser Mentor Danielle	$2,000 [22] The process of coating an object with metal by putting it in, say, a CuSO4bath through which current is run electroplating Tara	$2,000 [30] The University of Dar es Salaam in this country was once part of the University of East Africa Tanzania Danielle	$2,000 [8] Year of the inspiring speech heard here:"Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country" 1961 Danielle	$2,000 [19] On the CBS.com reality show "In Turn", hot hopefuls vie for a role on this TV soap opera As the World Turns Danielle Gabrielle

Final Jeopardy!

INVENTORS

In 1894, in his West Orange lab, Thomas Edison shot this sport, the first sporting event ever filmed

boxing

Gabrielle "What is cricket?" — wagered $10,800

Tara "What is baseball?" — wagered $9,401

Danielle "What is table tennis?" — wagered $12,201

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