Show #3487 1999-11-02 (taped 1999-09-13) Teen Tournament

1999-B Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Chacko George — a junior from Slidell, Louisiana

Chrissy Ijams — a sophomore from Modesto, California

Adam Trabka — a sophomore from Shelton, Connecticut

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Adam	$700	$600	$4,800	$0 3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$4,800 14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W
Chrissy	$1,500	$3,800	$6,400	$4,995 2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated	$7,000 19 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Chacko	$900	$1,300	$5,900	$10,000 Automatic semifinalist	$5,900 18 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. CITIES	VOICES	THE BIBLE	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE	REMEMBER THE '80s?	AS MOM SAYS...
$100 [2] Stanford students know the name of this California city means "tall tree", referring to redwoods Palo Alto Adam Chrissy	$100 [11] Harry Shearer talks to himself a lot playing Mr. Burns & Smithers on this series The Simpsons Chacko	$100 [18] The first 2 disciples Jesus called were Andrew & this man, his brother Simon Peter	$100 [26] If you like 3-D action, you'll love the amazing adventures of this webslinger Spider-Man Chacko	$100 [1] On May 13, 1981 a Turkish assailant made an assassination attempt on this man in the Vatican Pope John Paul II Chacko	$100 [16] Don't judge a book... By its cover Adam
$200 [3] Solomon Juneau was the first mayor of this largest Wisconsin city Milwaukee Adam Chacko	$200 [12] As this porcine character in a 1995 film, Christine Cavanaugh spoke English, not Pig Latin Babe Chrissy	$200 [19] The Philistine king gave David this protection job for life; hey, Kevin Costner could play him in the movie Bodyguard Chrissy	$200 [27] Sam-I-Am knows Universal has a cafe named for this "colorful" title breakfast "Green Eggs and Ham" Chacko	$200 [7] In this 1985 movie Michael J. Fox time-traveled from the 1980s to the 1950s to the 1980s Back to the Future Chacko	$200 [17] Don't cross your eyes or... They'll stay that way Chacko
$300 [4] After the Twin Cities & Bloomington, Duluth is this state's next most populous city Minnesota Adam	$300 [13] (Hi, I'm Michael McKean) I worked with this "Seinfeld" actor in the animated series "Duckman" & co-starred with him on Broadway in "Accomplice" Jason Alexander Adam	$300 [23] One given on taking leave is mentioned in Genesis 31; one of betrayal in Matthew 26 Kiss	$300 [28] A T-rex attacks just before you take an 85-foot plunge on the ride named for this 1993 film Jurassic Park Adam	$300 [8] Many books offered step-by-step solutions to this 6-sided plastic puzzle Rubik's Cube Chacko	$300 [20] You can't make a silk purse... Out of a sow's ear Chrissy
DD $300 [6] About 25 miles north of Miami, it was named for a structure built during the 2nd Seminole War Fort Lauderdale Chrissy	$400 [14] She played Azteca in "Antz" Jennifer Lopez	$400 [24] These structures mentioned included those of Penuel, Eder, Hananel & of course, of Babel Towers Chacko	$400 [29] Seuss Landing is home to a rollicking ride named for this famous feline The Cat in the Hat Chrissy	$400 [9] This 1997 movie starring Jodie Foster was based on Carl Sagan's bestselling 1985 book Contact Chacko	$400 [21] Once bitten... Twice shy Chrissy
$400 [5] Found on Absecon Island, it's famous for its Boardwalk (& Park Place) Atlantic City Chrissy	$500 [15] Heard as Ruth P. McDougal on "Hey Arnold!", she's seen as Claudia Salinger on "Party of Five" Lacey Chabert Adam Chrissy	$500 [25] Some say this object was actually a conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn in the constellation of Pisces Star of Bethlehem Chrissy Chacko	$500 [30] On Marvel's Superhero Island you may turn green when you ride the roller coaster named for him The Incredible Hulk Chrissy	$500 [10] In 1986 Chris Van Allsburg won the Caldecott Medal with his book about this "Express" "The Polar Express" Chrissy	$500 [22] Hope for the best... Prepare for the worst Chrissy

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT CHINA	WHEN THEY WERE TEENS	BOTANY	COMPUTER LITERACY	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	DOUBLE TALK
$200 [4] 4,000 years ago, the first needles used in this Chinese medical procedure were made out of stone, not metal Acupuncture Adam	$200 [1] This "Speed" star, a cheerleader at her Arlington, VA. high school, also "Net"ted the title "Class Clown" Sandra Bullock Chrissy	$200 [19] This "sugar" tree is the state tree of New York, Vermont, West Virginia & Wisconsin Maple Chacko	$200 [22] Po Bronson's 1999 book tells of "The Nudist on the Late Shift and Other True Tales" of this hi-tech "Valley" Silicon Valley Chrissy	$200 [7] Wayne State College is in Wayne, Nebraska; Wayne State University is in this largest Michigan city Detroit Chacko	$200 [11] Before you ever "walked the dog" in the U.S., this toy was a Filipino hunting weapon Yo-yo Chacko
$400 [8] The Chinese signed legal documents by affixing one of these, something criminals leave as a clue Fingerprint Adam	$400 [2] She was 16 when she was cast to play Beverly Hills teenager Donna Martin Tori Spelling Adam Chacko	$400 [26] Species of this plant include the jumping cholla, barrel & organ pipe cactus Adam Chacko	$400 [23] This executive has written of "Business at the Speed of Thought" & "The Road Ahead" Bill Gates Adam	$400 [9] David Byrne of the Talking Heads attended this Providence art school Rhode Island School of Design	$400 [13] In popular names it precedes "Bean" & "Cool J" L.L. Chrissy
$600 [12] Ancient Persian courts would unravel this material from China & reweave it into their own designs Silk Adam	$600 [3] This "Good Will Hunting" star was a teen when he made his feature film debut in a bit role in "Mystic Pizza" Matt Damon Chacko	$600 [30] The largest seeds are the nuts of the coco-de-mer, a type of this tree that grows in the Seychelles Coconut palm	$600 [24] This psychotic computer is repaired in Arthur C. Clarke's "2010: Odyssey Two" HAL Chacko	$600 [10] "Pax et Lux" ("Peace and Light") is the motto of this university located in Medford, Massachusetts Tufts	$600 [14] If you're a swan in "Swan Lake", you're probably wearing one of these Tutu Chrissy
$800 [20] The Chinese believed these occured when a dragon in the sky tried to swallow the sun Solar eclipses Chacko	$800 [5] She was the teen star of the 1969 film "A Walk with Love and Death", directed by her dad, John Huston Anjelica Huston Adam	$800 [29] The Egyptian lotus is actually a member of these "water" plants that grow on the surface of rivers & streams Water lilies Chrissy	$800 [25] A computer commits suicide after talking to Marvin the Robot in this first Douglas Adams novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	DD $600 [18] This Ivy League college in upstate New York was founded by a man who built telegraph systems Cornell Chrissy	$800 [15] Said of something neither very good nor very bad; passable So-so Adam
$1,000 [21] Originally, Chinese mathematicians rounded off pi to this whole number 3 Adam	$1,000 [6] While a student at Hot Springs High, he played tenor sax in a jazz combo called Three Blind Mice Bill Clinton Chrissy Chacko	$1,000 [27] The stigma is the sticky area at the top of this female part of a flower the pistil Adam Chacko	$1,000 [28] This computer-driven sci-fi subgenre includes works by William Gibson & Bruce Sterling Cyberpunk	$800 [17] 3 Baptist missionaries helped found this Waco school, Texas' oldest in continuing operation Baylor University Chrissy	DD $1,000 [16] It's the once scandalous 19th century dance performed to the music heard here Can-Can Adam

Final Jeopardy!

SCIENCE HISTORY

In 1672 Christiaan Huygens sketched its southern ice cap

Mars

Adam "What is Antarctica?" — wagered $4,800

Chacko "What is Mars?" — wagered $4,100

Chrissy "What is Antarctica?" — wagered $1,405

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