Show #5956 2010-07-05 (taped 2010-03-08) Kids Week

2010 Kids Week game 1.

Contestants

Kyle Ziemnick — an eleven-year-old from Purcellville, Virginia

Surabhi Iyer — a ten-year-old from Franklin, Massachusetts

John Farley — an eleven-year-old from Marietta, Georgia

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
John $1,400 $1,400 $10,600 $1,100
3rd place: $1,000
$10,600
10 R, 1 W
Surabhi $2,400 $3,400 $15,000 $23,001
Winner: $23,001 + a family vacation to Arctic Norway
$15,200
23 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD)
Kyle $1,000 $2,800 $18,000 $5,999
2nd place: $2,000
$15,600
19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. STATES HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES BIG APPLE CIRCUS THE ORCHESTRA ANIMATED FILMS RATED "G"
$200 [11]
This state's geographic center lies about 12 miles northwest of Little Rock
Arkansas
Kyle
$200 [16]
In the U.S., when May Day falls on Sunday, the very next Sunday is this observance (& don't you forget it!)
Mother's Day
Surabhi
$200 [23]
All the circus' dogs are pound and shelter rescues; Ben & Jerryhereare this breed, from the German for "to splash"
a poodle
Surabhi
$200 [21]
You might notice that the loudest section of the orchestra is this "metallic" one
brass
Surabhi
$200 [1]
2009:In Jazz Age New Orleans, Princess Tiana has a fateful kiss
The Princess and the Frog
Surabhi
$200 [6]
Methane or laughing, for example
gas (laughing gas accepted)
John
$400 [12]
America's largest national park, Wrangell-St. Elias, covers more than 8 million acres in this large state
Alaska
Surabhi Kyle
$400 [17]
On this holiday, people once placed bowls of food outside their homes to appease ghosts
Halloween
Kyle
$400 [27]
The equestrian, Sultan, is seenhereriding in this style that also describes the city of emperor Nero
Roman
Surabhi
$400 [22]
There are more of these string instruments in the orchestra than any other
violins
Kyle
$400 [2]
2009:Carl, 78, ties thousands of balloons to his house; Russell, 8, stows away on the flight to South America
Up
Surabhi
$400 [7]
The chief executive of a state
the governor
John
$600 [13]
Clearwater & Palm Beach are popular seaside resorts in this state
Florida
Kyle
$600 [18]
The foundation devoted to this holiday offers a program in which you can choose pines or spruces as gifts
Arbor Day
Surabhi
$600 [24]
When Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos turns his back on the audience, he's not being rude, he's just doing this job
conducting
Surabhi
$600 [3]
2005:4 animals from the New York City zoo end up on an African island
Madagascar
Surabhi
$600 [8]
Things are just right for trouble when this little fairy tale girl goes to the 3 bears' house
Goldilocks
Kyle
$800 [14]
It earned its nickname "The Equality State" by being the first to give full voting rights to women back in 1869
Wyoming
Surabhi
DD $1,000 [19]
The Betsy Ross House has long been the official site for Philadelphia's celebration of this June holiday
Flag Day
Surabhi
$800 [25]
The woodwind section contains a "contra" & a regular type of this instrument
bassoon
Surabhi
$800 [4]
2008:A dog thinks he has superpowers, but is just the star of a TV show; off the set, he finally realizes the truth
Bolt
Surabhi Kyle
$800 [9]
This natural wonder in Arizona can be up to a mile deep & 18 miles wide
the Grand Canyon
John
$1,000 [15]
Nicknamed the "Mother of Presidents", it's the birthplace of 7 presidents, including Taft & McKinley
Ohio
Kyle
$1,000 [20]
During each of the 7 days of this African-American celebration, a candle is lit to represent its 7 principles
Kwanzaa
Surabhi
$1,000 [26]
Odd instruments like the triangle & the tambourine fit into this orchestra section
percussion
Kyle
$1,000 [5]
2009:A meteorite turns Susan Murphy into Ginormica; the govt. imprisons her with other odd creatures
Monsters vs. Aliens
Surabhi
$1,000 [10]
Your mom may complain that your hands are this, meaning dirty or, more literally, infested with larvae
grubby
Surabhi Kyle

Double Jeopardy! Round

GEORGE WASHINGTON TELL US OF TELEVISION PEOPLE FROM PENNSYLVANIA TAKE YOUR MEDICINE MOUNTAINS 7-LETTER WORDS
$400 [12]
In an important precedent, Washington served this many terms as president, though others wanted him to stay on
two
Surabhi
$400 [1]
Usually, 26 sealed briefcases aren't so exciting, but this game show sure jazzes 'em up
Deal or No Deal
Surabhi
$400 [19]
Now vice president of the U.S., he was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1942
Joe Biden
John
$400 [24]
Visine makes drops for when these are red or irritated
the eye
John Kyle
$400 [2]
In 1963 Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of this 29,035-foot mountain
Mt. Everest
Kyle
$400 [6]
Get your head out of the sand! Struthio camelus is this large, swift-footed flightless bird
an ostrich
Kyle
$800 [13]
2-word name for George's family mansion; he's buried there too
Mount Vernon
Kyle
$800 [17]
Kitchen mates Mung Daal & Shnitzel cook up adventures for this title Cartoon Network guy
Chowder
Surabhi
$800 [20]
As a teen in Philly, this "Hancock" star began rapping under the name the Fresh Prince
Will Smith
Surabhi
$800 [25]
Before giving you a shot, the nurse will usually swab your arm with this; you might use the rubbing type at home
alcohol
Surabhi
$1,200 [4]
The world's highest cog railway takes you to the summit of this 14,110-foot Colorado mountain
Pike's Peak
Kyle
$800 [7]
It's the word for what college costs; for 2009-10, Vassar's was $41,335, so start saving
tuition
John
$1,200 [14]
George's entire tenure as president took place in this century
the eighteenth century
Surabhi
$1,200 [18]
As Sylar, Zachary Quinto enjoyed picking the occasional brain on this NBC show
Heroes
$1,600 [22]
This "Little Women" author was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1832 but grew up in Massachusetts
Louisa May Alcott
Surabhi
$1,200 [26]
Someinhalerscome with chambers that slow down delivery of the medication so you take more of it into these organs
your lungs
Surabhi
$1,600 [5]
This volcano about 60 miles west of Tokyo last erupted in 1707 but is still listed as active
Mt. Fuji
John
$1,200 [8]
From "The Star-Spangled Banner": "What so" this "we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?"
proudly
John
$1,600 [15]
Before he was a military man & a president, George had this job, someone who maps out exact land boundaries
a surveyor
Surabhi Kyle
$1,600 [29]
nick.com says "They wear underwear on the outside of their costumes! They're... Fanboy &" this kid
Chum Chum
John
DD $2,000 [21]
Not Willy Wonka but this man built a chocolate factory in the Pennsylvania town that was renamed for him
(Milton) Hershey
Surabhi
$1,600 [27]
Grape Splash & Bubble Gum Yum are flavors of "Children's" this, which Mom might alternate with Motrin
Tylenol
Kyle
$2,000 [11]
You can reach the top of this biblical mountain by taking the path of Moses, a stairway of nearly 4,000 steps
Mt. Sinai
Kyle
$1,600 [9]
A small crease in the skin of older folks
wrinkle
Kyle
$2,000 [16]
It's the large northeastern city where George was first inaugurated, as Washington, D.C. hadn't been built yet
New York City
Kyle
$2,000 [30]
Mike Rowe's filthy occupations on this Discovery Channel show have included maggot farmer & diaper cleaner
Dirty Jobs
John
$2,000 [23]
A sweater worn by this TV host who had his own "Neighborhood" for kids on PBS is displayed at the Smithsonian
Mr. Rogers
Surabhi
$2,000 [28]
In 2009 the vaccine against H1N1 flu was delivered either by shot or this way
nasal spray
John
DD $3,200 [3]
31 of Europe's 40 highest mountains lie within this nation or on its borders
Switzerland
Kyle
$2,000 [10]
It's not what took you to school; it's this equilateral parallelogram seen here
a rhombus
Surabhi

Final Jeopardy!

THE ANIMAL WORLD

Born in Brisbane in 1999, Euca & Lyptus are the world's first confirmed identical twins of this animal

koala

John "What is a zebra" — wagered $9,500
Surabhi "What is a koala?" — wagered $8,001
Kyle "What areplatypusesplatypuses?" — wagered $12,001

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