Show #3624 2000-05-11 (taped 2000-03-18) Tournament of Champions

2000 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 4.From the Atlanta Civic Center.

Contestants

Michael Rooney — a college instructor from Pasadena, California

Lee Lassiter — a computer programmer from Topeka, Kansas

Robin Carroll — a research assistant from Marietta, Georgia

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Robin $-400 $800 $6,400 $4,800
2nd place: $2,500 if eliminated
$8,000
19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Lee $1,600 $1,700 $900 $0
3rd place: $2,500 if eliminated
$900
7 R, 2 W
Michael $3,800 $5,900 $15,500 $15,500
Automatic semifinalist
$11,400
29 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY NAME THAT FLICK GIRAFFES SWEET "VIRGINIA" ANTEBELLUM TACO BELL-UM
$100 [12]
Of Kenya, Colombia or Thailand, the one not found on the equator
Thailand
Robin
$100 [4]
1956:"With my last breath, I'll break my own law & speak the name of Moses... Moses"
The Ten Commandments
Michael
$100 [28]
Geoffrey the Giraffe is the mascot of this store
Toys "R" Us
Michael
$100 [1]
James Drury played the mysterious title character in this '60s drama, the first 90-minute western on TV
The Virginian
Lee Michael
$100 [30]
South Carolinian Robert Mills designed antebellum homes but is best known for this tall pointy thing in D.C.
the Washington Monument
Michael
$100 [22]
In 1999 a University of Kansas defensive end was arrested after trying to enter a Taco Bell through this window
the drive-thru window
Michael
$200 [11]
The geographic center of North America is near the town of Rugby, in this U.S. state that borders Canada
North Dakota
Michael
$200 [2]
1984:"Wax on... wax off"
The Karate Kid
Lee
$200 [14]
The young male giraffes seenhereare doing this, a ritual fight for dominance; amorous teens do it differently
necking
Lee
$200 [16]
In June 1996 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered this college to admit women & they did
Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
Robin
$200 [29]
It's how you'll feel at Louisiana's Bienvenue House, a circa 1830 B&B, or what the name of the house means
welcome
Michael
$200 [21]
On April 1, 1996 Taco Bell pranked the country by announcing it had bought this historic treasure
the Liberty Bell
Michael
$400 [9]
Besides Budapest, 1 of the 3 national capitals located on the Danube River
Vienna (or Belgrade or Bratislava)
Michael
$300 [3]
1961:"Top of the day, officer Krupke"
West Side Story
Lee
$300 [15]
Hyenas & leopards prey on young giraffes; humans & this animal are the only predators of adult giraffes
lions
Robin
$300 [17]
This noisy, soul-baring Edward Albee play premiered in 1962
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Robin
$300 [25]
Seen here, the style of Stanton Hall in Natchez is an example of the revival of this civilization
Greek
Robin
$300 [20]
Chalupas came in 3 flavor options: "Supreme", "Baja" & one named for this Southwestern city
"Santa Fe"
Robin
$500 [7]
This French possession that's largely rain forest has a satellite launch complex at Kourou
French Guiana
Michael
$400 [6]
1962:"Bond. James Bond."
Dr. No
Michael
$400 [27]
Perhaps for added security, giraffes graze with other species, including zebras & these large birds
ostriches
Lee
$400 [18]
It's the title of Francis P. Church's 1897 New York Sun editorial in response to a young girl's holiday query
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"
Michael
$400 [23]
In the summer of 1998, visitors to this Andrew Jackson home could watch archaeologists at work
the Hermitage
Michael
$400 [19]
Customer demand prompted Taco Bell to re-introduce this cross between an enchilada & a burrito
the Enchirito
Robin Michael
DD $1,800 [10]
Except for its coast, this sultanate is completely surrounded by Malaysia
Brunei
Michael
$500 [13]
1977:"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought."
Star Wars
Robin Lee
$500 [26]
Also called the "forest giraffe", this small member of the giraffe family was discovered around 1900 in the Congo
the okapi
Michael
$500 [5]
This university's sports teams are known as the Mountaineers
West Virginia University
Lee
$500 [24]
In 1960 the first Confederate capital in this first Confederate capital became a national historic landmark
Montgomery, Alabama
Lee Michael
$500 [8]
Taco Bell is 1 of 3 main parts of Tricon Global Restaurants, along with KFC & this chain
Pizza Hut
Michael

Double Jeopardy! Round

WORLD LITERATURE HANK AARON MONARCHIES ASTRONOMY BRIEF BIOS EX-RATED LATIN
$200 [1]
The Panchatantra, a collection of Indian animal fables, was originally written in this classic language
Sanskrit
Michael
$200 [30]
Hank Aaron holds the major league career record for RBI's, which stands for this
Runs Batted In
Michael
$200 [15]
In 1999 Prince Ranier III celebrated the 50th year of his reign over this principality
Monaco
Robin
$200 [21]
At 88 days, it has the shortest orbital period of the planets
Mercury
Michael
$200 [16]
Born in Cheshire in 1832, studied at Oxford, wrote on math & snarks
Lewis Carroll
Michael
$200 [6]
In law, this 3-word phrase refers to something formulated or operating retroactively
Ex Post Facto
$400 [5]
This Frenchman spent 5 years writing "Madame Bovary" which was finally published in 1857
Gustave Flaubert
Robin
$400 [29]
Aaron was a designated hitter the 2 seasons he played for this Milwaukee team
Milwaukee Brewers
Robin
$400 [14]
This monarchial nation occupies over 3/4 of the Iberian Peninsula
Spain
Robin
$600 [19]
Also called The Dog Star, it's the brightest star in the night sky
Sirius
Michael
$400 [27]
Born in Athens in 469 B.C., thought up his method, drank down his hemlock
Socrates
Robin
$400 [7]
In ancient Roman drama it was the supreme being introduced to resolve the tangles in the plot
Deus Ex Machina
Michael
$600 [4]
The defense of Douglas Castle in 1306 is the subject of this Edinburgh native's 1832 novel "Castle Dangerous"
Sir Walter Scott
Robin
$600 [28]
With 522 at the start of 2000, he's the active major leaguer who's closest to breaking Aaron's home run record
Mark McGwire
Robin
$600 [13]
It's the country ruled by King Mohammed VI, son of the late Hassan II
Morocco
Michael
$800 [18]
The names of Deneb, Rigel & Betelgeuse came from this language
Arabic
Michael
$600 [24]
Born Benjamin Kubelsky in Waukegan in 1894, married "Mary" in 1927, turned 39 in 1933, 1934, 1935....
Jack Benny
Robin
$600 [10]
It's an inscription or bookplate that indicates the owner of the book
Ex Libris
Michael
$800 [2]
"Green, Green My Valley Now" was a third sequel to this world-famous Welsh novel
How Green Was My Valley
Robin
$800 [26]
Aaron broke Ruth's home run record on a pitch from this left-handed Dodger
Al Downing
Robin Lee
$800 [12]
The first king of this country was Harald I; today it's Harald V
Norway
Robin
$1,000 [17]
The diameter of this satellite of Pluto is just over half that of Pluto
Charon
Michael
$800 [23]
Born in 1512, mapped out his life, Flanders & the world
Mercator
Michael
$800 [8]
It means "from the chair of office", especially the Pope's
Ex Cathedra
Robin
DD $1,600 [3]
This Czech playwright who invented the word "robot" also wrote the novel "Krakatit", "An atomic phantasy"
Karel Capek
Robin
$1,000 [25]
In 1975 Aaron was awarded this medal by the NAACP
The Spingarn Medal
Robin
$1,000 [11]
It's the kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa
Lesotho
Robin
DD $3,000 [20]
It's the constellation that contains the stars Castor & Pollux
Gemini (the Twins)
Michael
$1,000 [22]
Born in Edinburgh in 1847, moved to Boston in 1871, responsible for “Millionaire” lifelines in 1999
Alexander Graham Bell
$1,000 [9]
In Shakespeare, when this stage direction is followed by "Omnes", all the actors leave the stage
Exeunt
Michael

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. SYMBOLISM

By a 1782 resolution, they represent valor; purity & innocence; and vigilance, justice & perseverance

red, white & blue

Lee "What is ?" — wagered $900
Robin "What are the stripes on the flag?" — wagered $1,600
Michael "What are red, white & blue?" — wagered $0

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