Show #5561 2008-11-10 (taped 2008-10-06) Teen Tournament

2008-B Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 1.Ask Alex #1: Will Ferrell.

Contestants

Christopher Weis — a sophomore from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Anurag Kashyap — a senior from Poway, California

Katie Houghton — a senior from Ewing, New Jersey

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Katie	$3,200	$2,800	$13,600	$6,100 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$12,400 18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Anurag	$3,000	$6,600	$16,600	$13,200 Automatic semifinalist	$17,400 24 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Christopher	$600	$3,200	$7,200	$1 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$7,200 10 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

WHO WROTE IT?	I'LL GIVE YOU MY IMPRESSIONS	DE-ELECTABLE	YOU'RE SUCH AN ANIMAL!	SHOPPING SPREE	"HIGH" ANXIETY
$200 [2] "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed" Martin Luther King, Jr. Katie	$200 [1] "I was elected in 2003 & I am sure I can bench press more than all the other governors combined" Arnold Schwarzenegger Christopher	$200 [21] Ann Richards lost her job as governor to this part-owner of the Texas Rangers George W. Bush Anurag	$200 [16] The red-bellied type is the sharpest-toothed of this fish whose jaws Amazon Indians have used as scissors a piranha Anurag	$200 [26] If you're into vegan shoes, you'll go hyperdrive for the designs of this Padme portrayer Natalie Portman Katie	$200 [10] Baby seat with a feeding tray a high chair Katie
$400 [3] A "savage journey" titled "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" Hunter S. Thompson	$400 [4] "I started life as Anakin Skywalker & yes, Luke, I am your father!" Darth Vader Christopher	$400 [22] The term "Reagan Democrats" came into pundit parlance after his loss in the 1980 presidential election Jimmy Carter Christopher	$400 [17] This domesticated pack animal is the largest member of the camel family in South America the llama Christopher	$400 [27] You don't have to be of legal drinking age to shop at this store that sells the Heritage 1981 brand Forever 21 Anurag	$400 [11] Sneakers that lace up to the ankle high-tops Katie
$600 [7] "Le Comte de Monte Cristo", un roman passionant (Alexandre) Dumas Anurag	$600 [5] "Dudes! So, as Neo, if I die in 'The Matrix', I die in real life?" Keanu Reeves Katie	$600 [23] Like his son, he served only one term as U.S. president John Adams Anurag	$600 [18] This fastest land mammal can reach 45 mph in 2 seconds flat; go cat, go! a cheetah Katie Anurag	$600 [28] Buy your next pair of insane kicks from a faux referee at this store started by Woolworth's Foot Locker Anurag	$600 [12] It's the sporting event you're competing in if you perform a Fosbury flop the high jump Anurag
$800 [8] A trilogy set in Alagaesia Christopher Paolini	$800 [6] "Yeah, baby! Mike Myers has played me, a British spy, in 3 shagadelic movies" Austin Powers Anurag	$800 [24] This president flushed himself from office after "Plumbers" broke open a torrent at Watergate Richard Nixon Christopher	$1,000 [20] Pictured here, this husky-like sled dog is named for the Inuit tribe who developed the breed Malamute Anurag	$800 [29] If you want to go cas, fly to this store whose name means "air mail" in French Aeropostale Anurag	$800 [13] Avast! Our vessel has been left aground in this 3-word condition high and dry Katie
$1,000 [9] A poem called "The Lady of Shalott" Tennyson Anurag	$1,000 [15] "That's right, Minnie, my first animated talkie was 1928's 'Steamboat Willie'" Mickey Mouse Anurag	$1,000 [25] Herbert Hoover went into a great depression when he lost to this man in 1932 FDR Christopher	DD $1,200 [19] In Europe, the moose goes by this 3-letter name an elk Anurag	$1,000 [30] Hello Kitty is the star character & corporate symbol of this gift store Sanrio	$1,000 [14] On meeting Prince Charles, first address him with this 3-word phrase Your Royal Highness Katie Anurag

Double Jeopardy! Round

COLOMBIAN CONNECTIONS	THE ROLES OF A LIFETIME	AMERICA IN THE 1800s	BESTSELLERS: 2006	MUSEUMS	"OO" 7-LETTER WORDS
$400 [16] In area, it's the largest country that borders Colombia Brazil Anurag Christopher	$400 [26] Nacho, Carl Denham, Po the Panda Jack Black Katie	$400 [11] A military academy was founded at this site on March 16, 1802 West Point Katie	$400 [21] This "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequel was the year's bestselling DVD Dead Man's Chest Christopher	$400 [1] This city's Cable Car Museum has one from fhe first company, the Clay Street Hill Railroad San Francisco Katie	$400 [6] Nickname for a native of Indiana a Hoosier Katie
$800 [17] One can sail out of the port of Cartagena into this sea the Caribbean Anurag	$800 [27] Mia Thermopolis, Agent 99, Andy Sachs Anne Hathaway Katie	$800 [12] Edward Doherty commanded the cavalry unit that captured this assassin in 1865 John Wilkes Booth Katie	$800 [22] The No. 1 video game was this former coach's "NFL '07" (John) Madden Anurag	$1,200 [3] Janis Joplin's 1965 Porsche is one of the artifacts at this Cleveland museum the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Christopher	$800 [7] Traditionally, it was red & found at the end of a freight train a caboose Katie
$1,200 [18] With the help of the U.S., this country gained its independence from Colombia in 1903 Panama Christopher	$1,200 [28] Mutt Williams, Jerry Shaw, Sam Witwicky Shia LaBeouf Katie	$1,200 [13] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew points to a map of the American Northwest on the monitor.) From the hoped-for northern boundary of the Oregon territory, which was later set at the49th parallel, came the rallying cry of Democrats in 1844: this "or fight!" Fifty-Four Forty Anurag	DD $1,200 [23] This national newspaper based in McLean, Virginia led all others in daily circulation with almost 2.3 million USA Today Anurag	$1,600 [4] The Nelson Mandela National Museum comprises 3 sites in & around Qunu in this country South Africa Christopher	$1,200 [8] It's the military item seen here--trust me, it doesn't have a funny comic inside a bazooka Anurag
$1,600 [19] Its name means "peaceful" & it's home to El Nino the Pacific Ocean Anurag	$1,600 [29] Tess Ocean, Tinker Bell, Charlotte the Spider Julia Roberts	$1,600 [14] (Jon of the Clue Crew shows a map.) Oklahoma has a panhandle because Texas couldn't have land north of36°30' northor it would have had to free its slaves under this 1820 deal the Missouri Compromise Anurag	$1,600 [24] This Dan Brown book was 2006's top-selling trade paperback The Da Vinci Code Katie	DD $2,000 [2] This museum at the Smithsonian originated with a group of kites obtained from the Chinese Imperial Commission in 1876 the Air and Space Museum Katie	$1,600 [9] A sharp, often virulent satire, perhaps a "National" one a lampoon Anurag
$2,000 [20] In 2000 the pres. of this country wanted to replace its sucre with our dollar--he got deposed, but it happened Ecuador Anurag	$2,000 [30] Nim Rusoe, Maya Hayes, Kit Kittredge Abigail Breslin Katie	$2,000 [15] This abolitionist began publishing The Liberator, his anti-slavery newspaper, in 1831 (William Lloyd) Garrison Anurag	$2,000 [25] 2006's top-selling PC software was for easing the preparation of these, an annual April headache income tax returns (income taxes accepted) Anurag	$2,000 [5] In 1785 architect Juan de Villanueva was commissioned to design this Madrid museum the Prado Anurag	$2,000 [10] To deceive or cheat, possibly at this variety of pool snooker Anurag

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY INVENTIONS

When this was explained to Chief Sho-kup, he gave it a Shoshone name that means "wire rope express"

the telegraph

Christopher "What is barbed wire?" — wagered $7,199

Katie "What is Morse" — wagered $7,500

Anurag "What is the telephone?" — wagered $3,400

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