Show #5786 2009-11-09 (taped 2009-08-18) Teen Tournament

2009 Teen Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Hema Karunakaram — a senior from Saline, Michigan

Aidan Mehigan — a sophomore from McLean, Virginia

Zach Blumenfeld — a junior from Lincolnshire, Illinois

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Zach	$3,400	$6,600	$19,800	$30,399 2nd place: $10,000	$19,600 25 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Aidan	$2,000	$6,000	$23,000	$39,601 Finalist	$23,600 23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Hema	$1,200	$2,600	$4,600	$0 3rd place: $10,000	$4,600 7 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY VIA STICK FIGURES	SPORTS TEAM BY STARS	WHAT'S THAT SOUND?	U.S. CITIES	NAME GAME	"B.C."
$200 [17] He's the hobbyist scientist seenhereexperimenting in 1752 Ben Franklin Zach	$200 [6] Derek Jeter &Alex Rodriguez the New York Yankees Zach	$200 [26] Thisnoise might keep you awake at night snoring Aidan	$200 [1] Between 2000 & 2007, this city lost half of its 484,674 people; Hurricane Katrina had something to do with it New Orleans Aidan	$200 [11] It was the first name of the first First Lady Martha Aidan	$200 [16] In computer science, ones & zeroes are key to this binary code Zach
$400 [18] His August 9, 1974 exit is recreated here (Richard) Nixon Zach Aidan	$400 [7] Landon Donovan &David Beckham the L.A. Galaxy Zach	$400 [27] It's the arcade precursor to video games heard here pinball Zach	$400 [2] This city's Golden Gate Park was built on sand dunes in the late 19th century by architect John McLaren San Francisco Zach	$400 [12] The first name used by Louisiana's governor, it's also the popular name for a British policeman Bobby Hema	$400 [20] Basic training is also known as this boot camp Aidan
$600 [19] His 218 B.C. leadership of an armed trip to Italy is shown here Hannibal Hema	$600 [8] Mo Williams &LeBron James the Cleveland Cavaliers Aidan	$600 [28] Clock in & name this feathered friend a cuckoo Aidan	$600 [3] This city on Lake Erie in Upstate New York was the last stop on the Underground Railroad in the 19th century Buffalo Zach	$600 [13] The name of this villain in "Othello" is a Spanish version of James Iago	$600 [21] A type of stock that is highly valued because the company is substantial & established blue chip Aidan
$800 [24] Joe Rosenthal took the original February 1945 picture at this place--here's our take Iwo Jima Aidan	$800 [9] Sidney Crosby &Evgeni Malkin the Pittsburgh Penguins Zach	$800 [29] It's the member of the violin family heard here the cello Aidan	DD $1,000 [4] This Florida city was first called Cowford but was renamed in 1822 for a man who would soon become president Jacksonville Zach	$800 [14] The fourth-most popular girl's name in 2008, it was also the last name of our 4th president Madison Hema	$800 [22] Its provincial capital is Victoria British Columbia Hema
$1,000 [25] Seen here is a representation of this world leader during a noted 64 A.D. event Nero Zach	$1,000 [10] Adrian Beltre &Ichiro Suzuki the Seattle Mariners Aidan	$1,000 [30] This nocturnal dog-like animal of Africa is heard here a hyena Zach	$1,000 [5] You'll find exhibits pertaining to the War of 1812 at the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in this city Baltimore, Maryland	$1,000 [15] In Greek "101", you might learn that this feminine name is Greek for "life" Zoe	$1,000 [23] This Massachusetts Jesuit campus is in Chestnut Hill Boston College Aidan

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE SCIENCE OF AUTUMN	VIDEO GAMES	ART & ARTISTS	RECENT BOOKS	NAME THEIR CENTURY	ANAGRAMS
$400 [16] To change color, leaves slow down & stop production of this green pigment chlorophyll Hema	$400 [26] Play as Anakin Skywalker or Jango Fett in the Lego game based on this film series Star Wars Hema	$400 [7] His 1888 work "The Sower" is in the collection of the Amsterdam museum named for him van Gogh Zach	$400 [1] Severus Snape turns out to be this title person in a Harry Potter novel the Half-Blood Prince Zach	$400 [2] William the Conqueror the 11th Zach	$400 [19] Serve it with eggs:NO CAB bacon Aidan
$800 [17] Because the Earth orbits faster when it's closer to the sun, the vernal & autumnal these are not exactly 1/2 year apart equinoxes Zach	$800 [27] In "Dark Tomorrow", you can battle crooks as this Caped Crusader Batman Zach	$800 [8] Italian for "fresh", this type of wall painting has paint fusing with plaster fresco Zach	$800 [3] "The Assassins'Gate" & "Fiasco" are histories of this recent conflict the Iraq War Aidan	$800 [12] Prussian king Frederick the Great the 18th Zach	$800 [20] A fruit:ONE RAG orange Zach
$1,200 [18] The migratory formation of the waterfowl named for this nation gives the trailing birds easier flying Canada (Canadian geese accepted) Hema	$1,200 [28] "Hottest Party" is an installment in the Wii game called this "Revolution" Dance Dance Aidan	$1,200 [9] "The Poet" was an earlier title for this French sculptor's "The Thinker" Rodin Aidan	DD $800 [4] This restaurant chain is the title of Catherine Gilbert Murdock's novel about D.J. Schwenk, a girl on a Wisconsin farm Dairy Queen Aidan	$1,200 [13] Frederic Chopin the 19th Zach	$1,200 [23] A book of the Old Testament:OX DUES Exodus Zach
$1,600 [21] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a sports physics animation on the monitor.) World Series sluggers try to get backspin on the ball making it go farther, because the air moves faster over the upper surface providing this elevating force on the underside lift Aidan	$1,600 [29] "Hot Date" & "Teen Style Stuff" are part of this series in which you create characters & manage their lives The Sims Aidan	DD $1,800 [10] There's no wry smile on this Italian's"Ginevra de'Benci", which you can see right here in the U.S. of A. da Vinci Aidan	$1,600 [5] Father & son travel a futuristic wasteland in this Cormac McCarthy novel that's not much like Kerouac The Road Aidan	$1,600 [14] Caligula the 1st Zach	$1,600 [24] Big beast of Africa:THE PLANE elephant Aidan
$2,000 [22] Different from astronomical autumn, meteorological autumn begins on the first of this month, as did WWII September Aidan	$2,000 [30] Fight as Anderson Silva or Brock Lesnar in the 2009 "Undisputed" version of this mixed martial arts game UFC Aidan	$2,000 [11] Renoir & Monet were part of this art movement that tried to capture what the eye sees at a particular moment Impressionism Zach	$2,000 [6] This British author of "About a Boy" turned to young adult fiction with "Slam" Nick Hornby	$2,000 [15] John Milton the 17th Zach	$2,000 [25] A South American country:RAIN AGENT Argentina Aidan

Final Jeopardy!

THE OLD TESTAMENT

This man was given the armor, helmet & sword of the first king of Israel, but refused to use them

David

Hema "Who is Moses?" — wagered $4,600

Zach "Who was David?" — wagered $10,599

Aidan "Who is David?" — wagered $16,601

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