Show #2928 1997-04-30 Celebrity

1997 CelebrityJeopardy!game 3.

Contestants

Benjamin Salisbury — an actor fromThe Nanny

Kirsten Dunst — an actress fromJumanji

Joey Gordon-Levitt — an actor from3rd Rock from the Sun

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Joey	$200	$1,400	$4,600	$0 2nd place: $10,000 for Zero Population Growth	$4,600 17 R, 6 W
Kirsten	$0	$500	$-700	$0 3rd place: $10,000 for the Pediatric AIDS Foundation	$-700 2 R, 2 W
Benjamin	$300	$2,300	$5,000	$1 Winner: $15,000 for the Alzheimer's Association	$5,800 23 R (including 2 DDs), 8 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WHEN THEY WERE TEENAGERS	WORLD CAPITALS	POP MUSIC	NOVELS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	CROSSWORD CLUES "K"
$100 [10] In his early teens, this "E.T." director won a contest with his short war movie "Escape to Nowhere" Steven Spielberg Joey	$100 [24] It's no longer forbidden to visit the Forbidden City in this capital of China Beijing Benjamin	$100 [2] This leader of the Heartbreakers backed Stevie Nicks on her 1981 solo album "Bella Donna" Tom Petty	$100 [1] Sea creature that's the title character of an 1851 Herman Melville novel Moby Dick	$100 [9] Bears, badgers & this mammal have been known to predict the weather on Candlemas, February 2 groundhog Benjamin	$100 [8] Barbie's beau(3) Ken Joey
$200 [11] She may have honed her vampire-interviewing skills while working on her Texas high school paper Anne Rice Joey Benjamin	—	$200 [3] Selections from this Irish group's "Pop" CD were available on the internet prior to its March 1997 release U2 Benjamin	$200 [7] Margaret Mitchell novel in which Sally Fontaine changes Paul Revere's cry to "The Yankees are coming!" "Gone with the Wind" Benjamin	$200 [21] Every December, Bostonians put on disguises & reenact this 1773 act of defiance Boston Tea Party Benjamin	$200 [12] Christmas Kriss(7) Kringle Benjamin
$300 [18] This leading lady of "The Bridges of Madison County" was homecoming queen at her New Jersey high school Meryl Streep Benjamin	—	$300 [4] He won a 1996 Grammy for Best Male Rock Performance for "Where It's At" from his "Odelay" CD Beck Joey	$300 [15] Profession of the heroes of Steve Martini's "Prime Witness" & John Grisham's "The Firm" lawyers/attorneys Benjamin	DD $200 [22] On March 26, this state honors Prince Jonah Kuhio, who became a delegate to Congress Hawaii Benjamin	$300 [13] Smooch synonym(4) kiss Benjamin
$400 [19] This Microsoft mogul was just 17 when he became president of his first company, Traf-O-Data Bill Gates Joey	—	$400 [5] This group won a 1996 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" the Smashing Pumpkins Joey	$400 [17] Holden Caulfield, the hero of this Salinger novel, hates movies, phonies & his classmate Ernest Morrow "Catcher in the Rye" Joey	$400 [25] This Jewish holiday that celebrates the new year occurs in the fall before Yom Kippur Rosh Hashanah Benjamin	$400 [14] A bride & groom tie it(4) knot Joey
$500 [23] This magician was still in high school when he taught a magic course at NYU in 1972 David Copperfield Kirsten	—	$500 [6] Her self-titled debut album, which included the hit "Vision of Love", reached the top of the charts in 1990 Mariah Carey Joey	$500 [20] In sequels to this novel, Lucy Maud Montgomery's first, Anne grows to be a woman & a mother "Anne of Green Gables"	—	$500 [16] Geisha garment(6) kimono

Double Jeopardy! Round

BEFORE YOU WERE BORN	COLORS	U.S. PRESIDENTS	YOUNG STARS	GENERAL SCIENCE	HODGEPODGE
$200 [24] This war that began in the 1950s was widely protested in the 1960s & 1970s the Vietnam War Benjamin	$200 [2] In a famous Gainsborough portrait, Jonathan Buttall wears this color associated with baby boys blue Benjamin	$200 [15] The teddy bear was named in his honor Teddy Roosevelt Benjamin	$200 [1] Jonathan Taylor Thomas of "Home Improvement" supplied the voice of the young Simba in this film The Lion King Joey	$200 [8] This 3-letter substance that carries the genetic code directs the production of RNA DNA Joey	$200 [7] One of the first cable cars from 1873 sits on a pedestal in this California city's Cable Car Museum San Francisco Joey
$400 [27] In 1955 2 of the largest labor organizations in the U.S. merged, the AFL & this one CIO Benjamin	$400 [21] From the French for "brown", this term for a person with brown hair is almost always applied to women brunette Joey Kirsten	$400 [18] As head of the Union Army, this future president accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox Ulysses S. Grant Benjamin	$400 [5] Twins Tia & Tamera Mowry play this title pair, pair Sister, Sister Benjamin	$400 [9] This tiny center region of an atom consists of protons & neutrons nucleus Joey	$400 [13] The name of this certificate conferring a degree is from the Greek for "folded paper" diploma Joey Benjamin
$600 [19] This made headlines when it crashed October 29, 1929; ask your broker, it's healthier now the Stock Market Benjamin	$600 [22] Orange, a secondary color, is a mixture of red & yellow, 2 colors classified as this type primary colors Joey	$600 [26] Living to the age of 90, this president was able to see his son become president as well John Adams Joey Benjamin	$600 [6] If you don't know Haley Joel Osment survived this sitcom's move from ABC to NBC, you might be a redneck The Jeff Foxworthy Show Benjamin	$600 [10] The science of acoustics studies how these waves are created, transmitted & received sound waves Joey	$600 [14] During a Q & A session on this cable network in 1994, Bill Clinton revealed that he usually wears briefs MTV Joey
$800 [25] In 1967 Thurgood Marshall became the first black American appointed to this legal body the Supreme Court Benjamin	$800 [23] The Latin word talpa, meaning "mole", gave us this word for a shade of brownish gray taupe Kirsten Benjamin	DD $800 [29] He was president during WWI Woodrow Wilson Benjamin	$800 [3] "All My Children" star Sarah Michelle Gellar has a stake in this title TV role based on a Kristy Swanson film Buffy the Vampire Slayer Benjamin	$800 [11] Of Venus, Mars or Saturn, the planet whose mean distance from the Sun is 67,230,000 miles Venus Joey Kirsten Benjamin	$800 [16] The USA's largest independent maker of upholstered furniture, its name is synonymous with recliner La-Z-Boy
$1,000 [20] In 1972 this scandal named for a Washington, D.C. hotel was in the news Watergate Joey	$1,000 [30] The color of someone with a deep tan is often compared to this metal alloy bronze Joey Benjamin	$1,000 [28] His library in Independence, Missouri opened to the public in 1957 Harry S. Truman Joey	DD $1,300 [4] Actress seenherein the close-ups only; she never left the ground during filming Anna Paquin Benjamin	$1,000 [12] In the chemical formula for propane, C3H8, the H stands for hydrogen & the C stands for this element carbon Benjamin	$1,000 [17] Nickname of the team that won the 1997 NCAA men's basketball title Wildcats Benjamin

Final Jeopardy!

THE INSECT WORLD

The ancient Romans gave it its name, which means "hairy cat"

caterpillar

Kirsten "What is a tirantula?" — wagered $1,000

Joey "What is Beetle?" — wagered $4,600

Benjamin "What is Mosquito? Hi Haley :) !" — wagered $4,999

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