2000 Back to School Week game 5.
Andrew Bryson — a 12-year-old from Durham, North Carolina
Emily Moin — a 12-year-old from Rockville Centre, New York
Michael Bergen — a 12-year-old from Clarksville, Tennessee
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | $200 | $600 | $6,000 |
$12,000
2nd place: MyPoints.com gift certificates valued at about $1,250 + a trip for 4 to Universal Studios, Orlando |
$5,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Emily | $500 | $900 | $2,500 |
$5,000
3rd place: MyPoints.com gift certificates valued at about $1,250 + a trip for 4 to Universal Studios, Orlando |
$5,100
12 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Andrew | $3,000 | $6,600 | $11,000 |
$16,000
Winner: $21,000 (including a $5,000 bonus as the week's high scorer) + a trip for 4 to Universal Studios, Orlando |
$10,600
26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| MATH | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | YOU'RE HISTORY! | SPEAKING OF LANGUAGE | A COUNTRY IN EUROPE | CARTOON NETWORK |
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$100
[9]
It's the square root of 81
9
Emily
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$100
[4]
Seen here, this is a real "hands-on" instrument
bongo drums
Michael
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$100
[19]
In December 1620, 3 months after leaving Plymouth, England, this ship arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts
the Mayflower
Michael
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$100
[2]
Of 270, 2,700 or 27,000, the one closest to the total number of languages in the world
2,700
Andrew
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$100
[1]
Major cities in this country include Marseilles, Orleans & Lyon
France
Andrew
|
$100
[24]
Ranger Smith works in this park
Jellystone Park
Michael
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$200
[11]
156 divided by 6
26
Michael
|
$200
[5]
The name of this small guitar-like instrument popular in Hawaii is Hawaiian for "jumping flea"
ukulele
Andrew
|
$200
[20]
From the type of animal that he hunted, wild west legend William Cody was better known by this nickname
"Buffalo Bill" Cody
Andrew
|
$200
[3]
1 of the 2 official languages of Israel
Hebrew (or Arabic)
Emily
|
$200
[12]
Most ruins of the civilizations of the ancient Spartans & Athenians can be found in this European nation
Greece
Emily
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$200
[27]
He was brought into "The Flintstones" to give Pebbles a playmate
Bamm-Bamm
Andrew
|
|
$300
[13]
5 cubed
125
Michael
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$300
[10]
You need a lot of hot air to play this instrument
the bagpipes
Andrew
|
$300
[21]
A great gold rush in 1848 sent thousands of people rushing to this state
California
Michael
|
$300
[6]
Ello-hay is the way to say hello in this funny form of "Latin"
Pig Latin
Andrew
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$300
[14]
The Apennines mountain chain occupies the center of this European nation's boot-like peninsula
Italy
Andrew
|
$300
[28]
Daphne & Velma are the women in this dog's gang
Scooby-Doo
Michael
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|
$400
[15]
They're all of the factors of 8
1, 2, 4 & 8
Michael
Andrew
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$400
[25]
This orchestral giant can have up to 48 strings & measure nearly 6 feet tall
harp
Michael
Emily
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$400
[22]
More lives were lost in this war that began in 1939 than in any other war in history
World War II
Andrew
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$400
[7]
This is the universally accepted international language on international airline flights
English
Andrew
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$400
[17]
The University of Limerick is a leading educational institution in this European nation
Ireland
Andrew
|
$400
[29]
This boy genius would prefer his sister Dee Dee stay out of his laboratory
Dexter
Andrew
|
|
$500
[16]
1/3 plus 1/4
7/12
Andrew
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$500
[26]
This string quartet instrument that's deeply pitched & slightly larger than a violin has a similar name
viola
Andrew
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$500
[23]
He was searching for the island of Bimini & the Fountain of Youth when he landed off Florida in 1513
Ponce de Leon
Andrew
|
DD
$900
[8]
Portuguese is the official language of this largest South American country
Brazil
Andrew
|
$500
[18]
King Juan Carlos I is the reigning monarch of this European nation of about 40 million people
Spain
Andrew
|
$500
[30]
The network's website has new adventures of this group made up of Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper & Snorky
the Banana Splits
|
| U.S. GEOGRAPHY | THE CIRCUS | A LITTLE LIGHT READING | PERSON, PLACE OR THING | GARDENING | THAT'S AMAZING! |
|
$200
[23]
Idaho's capital; it's the state's largest city as well
Boise
Michael
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$200
[3]
For the Big Apple Circus, it takes a crew of 35 5 hours to set this up, & 3 hours to take it down
the (big) tent
Emily
Andrew
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$200
[4]
A popular series of books by Madeleine L'Engle kicks off with "A Wrinkle in" this
Time
Emily
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$200
[13]
The thing is a cut of beef near the neck; the person is TV host Woolery
Chuck
Andrew
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$200
[18]
Fruit grown in a vineyard
grapes
Andrew
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$200
[2]
During liftoff, these reusable spacecraft, like the Atlantis, reach speeds over 3,000 MPH
the space shuttles
Michael
|
|
$400
[24]
The name of this U.S.-Mexico river is Spanish for "large river"
the Rio Grande
Andrew
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$400
[25]
The Flying Gaonas are famous for performing on this "flying" apparatus
the trapeze
Michael
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$400
[5]
Of ride a bike, learn the alphabet or perform open-heart surgery, what Curious George never did
perform open-heart surgery
Michael
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$400
[14]
The place is an Asian country; the thing is cups & plates made from ceramic materials
China
Emily
|
$400
[19]
They're defined as "plants in the wrong place"; ideally, they should be pulled out of your garden weekly
weeds
Emily
|
$400
[6]
In 1983 a record low temperature, -128.6 degrees F., was recorded at Vostok on this icy continent
Antarctica
Andrew
|
|
$800
[27]
Sometimes called the "Tip of the Continent", it's the only U.S. mountain whose peak exceeds 20,000 feet
Mount McKinley
Michael
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$600
[28]
Cirque du Soleil's Mystere show, seen here, is a highlight of the Treasure Island resort in this desert city
Las Vegas
|
$600
[10]
In her "Files" & "Mysteries" she solves crimes in a format for older teens; her "Notebooks" are for kids
Nancy Drew
Emily
|
$600
[15]
The place is part of a city enclosed by 4 streets; the thing is a small cube kids use in building
block
Emily
|
$600
[20]
Knowing that some irises start as these, not seeds, should make a light go on above your head
bulbs
Michael
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$600
[7]
This large bird can grow up to 8 feet tall, weigh 345 pounds & have eyeballs 2 inches in diameter
ostrich
Andrew
|
|
DD
$1,000
[26]
It's both the farthest north & the farthest west of the Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Michael
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$800
[29]
You might learn to juggle or even ride an elephant at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo in this dairy state
Wisconsin
Andrew
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$800
[11]
Milo meets a watchdog named Tock on his journey in this classic book
"The Phantom Tollbooth"
Emily
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$1,000
[17]
The person is a policeman in slang; the thing is a reddish-brown metal
copper
Andrew
|
$800
[21]
The yellow & white flower seen here; Donald might "duck" out to get some as a gift
daisy
|
$800
[8]
This country that has Helsinki as its capital has almost one cell phone for every 2 people
Finland
Michael
|
|
$1,000
[1]
This vast southern California desert is a chief source of boron, which is used in nuclear reactors
the Mojave Desert
Michael
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$1,000
[30]
In a 1999 TV miniseries, Beau Bridges played this great circus showman
P.T. Barnum
Michael
|
$1,000
[12]
The Reverend Awdry's tales of this tank engine began as bedtime stories for his kids
Thomas
Andrew
|
DD
$2,600
[16]
The person is a famous car manufacturer; the place is a spot shallow enough to cross a river
Ford
Emily
|
$1,000
[22]
It's a miniature garden in a glass container
terrarium
Michael
|
$1,000
[9]
The Goliath bird-eating variety of this arachnid can grow up to 11 inches across
spider
Emily
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Its nose is 4 1/2 feet long, its right arm stretches 42 feet & its torch is 21 feet tall
the Statue of Liberty