Show #3168 1998-05-13 College Championship

1998 College Championship semifinal game 3.From Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California-Berkeley.

Contestants

Shane Underwood — a junior at the University of Alabama from Summerdale, Alabama

Cathy Landers — a senior at the University of California-Berkeley from Los Gatos, California

Bryan Stofferahn — a senior at Santa Clara University from Marshalltown, Iowa

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bryan	$100	$1,400	$900	$68 3rd place: $5,000	$1,600 12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Cathy	$900	$500	$1,900	$900 2nd place: $5,000	$1,900 9 R, 2 W
Shane	$1,800	$4,900	$9,400	$10,000 Finalist	$8,000 25 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE OLD TESTAMENT	FROZEN IN STONE	A GAMEY CATEGORY	LANGUAGES	20th CENTURY WOMEN	RHYME TIME
$100 [1] "And the Lord God took the man, and put him into" this place "to dress it and keep it" Garden of Eden Bryan Shane	$100 [22] It's the building where you'll find the head (of the 16th president) seen here Lincoln Memorial Cathy	$100 [21] In this game, the soda container stopped rotating & faces me... so kiss me already! spin the bottle Shane	$100 [11] Farsi is the official language of this Islamic republic Iran Cathy	$100 [16] She's the first woman to hold the post of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Shane	$100 [6] A skinny female monarch Lean queen Shane
$200 [2] He prayed to God for strength that "I may be at once avenged...for my two eyes" Samson Shane	$200 [23] From Laos the statue seen here is a reclining version of this founder of a religion Buddha Shane	$200 [26] Careful! Don't make the man's nose buzz while removing his funny bone in this game Operation Bryan	$200 [12] Scholars say the oldest form of this language can be found in the fifth chapter of Judges Hebrew Cathy	$200 [17] In 1992 this former British prime minister was made a baroness Margaret Thatcher Shane	$200 [7] Any seasoning for pilaf Rice spice Shane
$300 [3] "And the glory of the Lord abode upon" this mountain, "and the cloud covered it six days" Mount Sinai Cathy	$300 [24] The name of these grotesque figures like this one seen here comes from an old word for "throat" Gargoyles Bryan	$300 [25] An insignificant quest, or a game where you earn wedges in 6 categories Trivial Pursuit Shane	$300 [13] Although there are many Berber dialects in Algeria, this is the official language Arabic Shane	$300 [18] India's national peace prize is named for this leader who was slain in 1984 Indira Gandhi Shane	$300 [8] Instruct college kids on the art of oration Teach speech Cathy
$400 [4] He told King Darius, "My god hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths" Daniel Shane	$400 [29] This country owns the island (Easter Island) where you'll find the guy seen here Chile Shane	$400 [27] Calling all armchair Napoleons, it's the "Game of World Conquest" Risk Bryan	$400 [14] Galician, spoken in northwest Spain, is a dialect of the language spoken in this other Iberian country Portugal Shane	$400 [19] Her long work with chimps taught her "There is no sharp line dividing human from nonhuman" Jane Goodall Bryan	$400 [9] A casaba or cantaloupe in serious trouble with the law Melon felon Shane
$500 [5] He cursed his grandson Canaan, saying, "A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren" Noah	DD $1,000 [30] You'll find the statue ("David") seen here in this Italian city Florence Shane	$500 [28] You go from career start or college start to Countryside Acres or Millionaire Estates in this game Life Shane	$500 [15] Chalti-Bhasa is the spoken form of this official language of Bangladesh Bengali	$500 [20] This South African author & winner of a 1991 Nobel Prize once taught writing at Harvard Nadine Gordimer Cathy	$500 [10] A disease that breaks out in the Netherlands' seat of government Hague plague Shane

Double Jeopardy! Round

REMEMBER THE USSR?	LITERARY HODGEPODGE	ACTORS & THEIR ROLES	EXTRA CREDIT	VIDEO GEOGRAPHY	FRENCH GRAMMAR
$200 [1] Then & now president of Russia, in 1991 he saved Gorbachev's borscht after a coup attempt Boris Yeltsin Bryan	$200 [15] "The Memoirs of a Billiard-Marker" is a short story by this author of the very long "War and Peace" Leo Tolstoy Cathy	$200 [29] As this film's title character, Adam Sandler serenades a pair of newlyweds with the song "Love Stinks" The Wedding Singer Shane	$200 [28] From the Greek for "leave out", this solar event should never be viewed directly; use a pinhole projector Solar eclipse Bryan	$200 [10] Seen here, it's the tomb of Mumtaz Taj Mahal Shane	$200 [30] "Tu" is the singular & familiar form of "you"; this is the plural & polite form Vous Bryan
$400 [4] Seen here, he ruled the USSR for over a third of its history Joseph Stalin Shane	$400 [26] Yes, dear, it's Wendy's last name in "Peter Pan" Darling	$400 [2] A Three Stooges short, seen here, featured an early film appearance by this comedienne Lucille Ball Bryan	$400 [27] Adidas products for this sport include World Cup cleats & the official ball for the 1998 World Cup Soccer Shane	$400 [11] You can usually get a "good deal" on this New York City bridge seen here Brooklyn Bridge Shane	$400 [24] Masculine & feminine are the 2 types of this, an English word that often takes the place of "sex" Gender Bryan
$800 [6] The Soviets kept their "Finn"gers crossed to sign a 1975 human rights accord in this city Helsinki Shane	$600 [25] This lord was England's poet laureate when he wrote "The Charge of the Light Brigade" in 1854 Alfred Lord Tennyson Cathy	$600 [3] Nick Nolte's son Brawley played Mel Gibson's kidnapped son in this 1996 film Ransom Cathy	$600 [17] Mike D, Ad-Rock & MCA of this rap group hosted 1996's Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco The Beastie Boys Bryan	$600 [12] The London traffic junction & meeting place seen here Piccadilly Circus Cathy	$600 [23] Part of speech represented in the last word of the phrase "L'etat c'est moi" Pronoun Cathy
$1,000 [7] 1980s reforms included perestroika, "restructuring", & this Russian word for "openness" Glasnost Bryan	DD $700 [22] The title of this John Dos Passos trilogy has only 3 letters "U.S.A." Bryan	$800 [9] Helen Hunt made her Broadway debut in 1989 as Emily in a revival of this Thornton Wilder play Our Town Shane	$800 [21] American Airlines held an online contest giving away this Scott Adams hero's frequent flyer miles Dilbert	$800 [13] It's the "queen" of African waterfall royalty seen here Victoria Falls Bryan Shane	$800 [19] The purity of the language is guarded by this group with just 40 members L'Academie Francaise (the French Academy)
DD $1,500 [5] One of the USSR's 4 original republics, it was the site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster Ukraine Shane	$1,000 [16] This "Heidi" author called her books "Stories for children and for those who love children" Johanna Spyri	$1,000 [8] She's also the voice of Marge Simpson's sisters, Patty & Selma; they sound a lot like Marge Julie Kavner Bryan	$1,000 [20] Wild Wing is the mascot of this NHL team Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Bryan Shane	$1,000 [14] "Rock" out on this Australian landmark Ayers Rock (Uluru)	$1,000 [18] More dietary fiber might help "aller" & "devoir" as they are this kind of verb Irregular

Final Jeopardy!

MUSICAL INNOVATORS

Alphabetically, he's the last individual member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Frank Zappa

Bryan "Who is Raul Ramirez?" — wagered $832

Cathy "Who is Neil Young" — wagered $1,000

Shane "Who is Frank Zappa?" — wagered $600

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