Show #6094 2011-02-24 (taped 2010-12-07) Teen Tournament

2011 Teen Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Raya Elias-Pushett — a junior from Aventura, Florida

Idrees Kahloon — a junior from Lexington, Kentucky

Brandon Welch — a senior from Grayson, Georgia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Brandon	$2,800	$6,200	$21,200	$0 2nd place: $10,000	$15,400 24 R (including 1 DD), 8 W
Idrees	$800	$1,400	$6,600	$0 3rd place: $10,000	$6,600 16 R, 6 W
Raya	$1,800	$6,800	$25,600	$5,660 Finalist	$15,200 17 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

ORIGINAL TITLES	21st CENTURY HITMAKERS	U.S. HISTORY	COMPUTER GAMES	WEDDINGS	R U "SHR"?
$200 [6] Victor Hugo,1831:"Notre-Dame de Paris" The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Idrees	$200 [8] "Teenage Dream" Katy Perry Idrees	$200 [1] When this federal standard went into effect in 1938, it was 25 cents per hour; today, it's $7.25 the minimum wage Brandon	$200 [21] In 2010 this latest "Call of Duty" title sold 5.6 million copies in 24 hours Black Ops Brandon Idrees Raya	$200 [22] It's customary to remove the top layer of this & keep it in the freezer until the first anniversary the wedding cake Idrees	$200 [16] Slang for a psychotherapist a shrink Brandon
$400 [7] Lewis Carroll,1865:"Alice's Adventures Underground" Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Raya	$400 [12] "Billionaire"(with Travie McCoy) Bruno Mars Brandon Raya	$400 [2] A devastating earthquake & fire in this city in 1906 caused 3,000 deaths & $400 million in damages San Francisco Idrees	$400 [23] "Reach" for the latest version of this Bungie game & defend Earth's last line of defense against The Covenant Halo Brandon	$400 [27] Somewhat wilder today, it began in ancient Sparta as a simple dinner for the groom & his friends before the wedding a bachelor party Raya	$400 [17] A women's short jacket or sweater that's open down the front, or a raising of the shoulders a shrug Raya
$600 [9] Jonathan Swift,1726:"Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World" Gulliver's Travels Idrees	$600 [13] "The Climb" Miley Cyrus Brandon	$600 [3] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Returning from their 1804 through 1805 expedition, these two men split up: one sought a shortcut from the mountains to the Missouri; the other explored the Yellowstone River Lewis & Clark Brandon	$600 [24] In this game's sequel, we return to the underwater city of Rapture & take a submerged walk in Big Daddy's diving suit BioShock Brandon	$600 [28] Nellie Custis, Washington's step-granddaughter, was the first bride to wear a lace one of these to cover her face a veil Brandon	$800 [19] To wrap a corpse in a burial cloth, or the burial cloth itself shroud Raya
$800 [10] Robert Louis Stevenson,1883:"The Sea Cook" Treasure Island Brandon	$800 [14] "Meet Me Halfway" The Black Eyed Peas Brandon Idrees	$800 [4] In 1800 these 2 men tied for electoral votes & the House had to decide the outcome Jefferson & Aaron Burr Brandon Idrees	$800 [25] Time to play this alliterative game series that's set in Eorzea as it moves to its 14th incarnation Final Fantasy Brandon Idrees	$800 [29] Among this person's traditional duties are to pay the officiant & sign the marriage license as a witness the best man Raya	$1,000 [20] About the size of a thumbnail, the North American pygmy type of this may be the smallest mammal a shrew Brandon
$1,000 [11] William Faulkner,1929:"Twilight" (the title ended up 5 words instead of 1) The Sound and the Fury Brandon	$1,000 [15] "Sugar"(featuring Wynter)&"Right Round" Flo Rida Raya	$1,000 [5] In October 1973 he resigned as vice president & pleaded no contest to one count of income tax evasion Spiro Agnew Idrees	$1,000 [26] The latest "Fallout" game takes place in this city after your character is left to die in a Mojave grave Las Vegas Idrees	$1,000 [30] That adorable 6-year-old niece is perfect for this job of scattering petals in the aisle a flower girl Raya	DD $1,800 [18] In 1936 Adolf Ehinger improved upon this office device, fashioning it after a pasta-making machine a shredder Raya

Double Jeopardy! Round

RIVERS	PERIOD MOVIES	HODGEPODGE	IT'S ALL A MYTH	ANGLAIS-ING THE FRENCH WORD	DESIGN SQUAD NATION
$400 [17] It empties into the English Channel at Le Havre the Seine Brandon Idrees Raya	$400 [6] On the "Gladiator" poster, Russell Crowe holds a sword; on the "Robin Hood" poster, he holds this weapon a bow & arrow Idrees	$400 [26] In 2009 Facebook overtook this rival to become the biggest social networking website Myspace Brandon	$400 [1] Atlas got a brief respite from holding up the heavens when he helped out this hero with one of his labors Hercules Idrees	$400 [8] Which came first, the "poulet" or the "oeuf"? (these 2 items) the chicken & the egg Idrees	$400 [7] Slamming downon the back of the board overcomes this universal force; you use your front foot to get greater lift gravity Brandon
$1,200 [19] This river that rises in the Rocky Mountains flows through the Grand Canyon the Colorado Raya	$800 [12] Keira Knightley, as "The Duchess", does not have exactly a warm & loving marriage with Ralph Fiennes, as him the Duke of Devonshire Brandon	$800 [27] Jack Russell is a breed of this dog terriers Raya	$800 [2] Pan, the god of woods & fields, flocks & shepherds, was part man, part this animal goat Idrees	$800 [11] The opposite of amour is haine, this hate Brandon	$800 [9] The squad earned "wings" by making a human-powered flier for this "colorful" energy drink's annual event Red Bull Idrees
$1,600 [20] Guarani words meaning "place to paddle" give us the name of this river that flows 1,700 miles, mostly in Venezuela the Orinoco Raya	$1,200 [13] "Grease" came out in 1978; that's already prehistoric to you, but it's set even longer ago, in this decade the 1950s Brandon	$1,200 [28] Gotlandska, spoken on the island of Gotland, is a dialect of this language Swedish Brandon	$1,200 [3] In Egyptian myth this 2-letter sun god is the ancestor of the pharaohs Ra Brandon Idrees	$1,200 [23] In geography le detroit d'Hormuz is the this of Hormuz the Strait Brandon	$1,200 [10] The squad turns toscavenging& finds plastic tubing, ideal for one of these urban gardening structures a greenhouse Raya
$2,000 [21] This river that includes Victoria Falls on its course has a name meaning "great river" in a Bantu language the Zambezi Brandon Idrees	$1,600 [14] This comedy about long ago stars Jack Black, Michael Cera & Oliver Platt as the high priest of Sodom Year One Brandon	$1,600 [29] For the little ones, this shoe company makes All Star Dr. Seuss sneakers Converse Brandon	$2,000 [5] In Norse myth mortals lived in Midgard & gods like Odin & Frigg lived in this realm Asgard Brandon Idrees	$1,600 [24] I had a sandwich at dejeuner, this meal lunch Brandon	$1,600 [16] Lights on a very special cake use xenon gas; when the xenon carries current it glows blue as this fourth state of matter plasma Raya
DD $10,000 [18] The traditional source of this river is marked by a stone in a field 356 feet above sea level & 3 miles SW of Cirencester the Thames Raya	$2,000 [15] "Me and" this "Citizen Kane" director shows the great man when he was still directing plays Orson Welles Idrees	$2,000 [30] It's the number of feet in a fathom 6 Brandon Idrees	DD $7,400 [4] It's the answer to the Sphinx' riddle: "What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs at noon & 3 in the evening?" man Brandon	$2,000 [25] When grandma says, "fais-moi une bise", she means "give me a" this kiss Brandon	$2,000 [22] To make amusical bike, the squad created an organ; a crankshaft activates these devices that take in air & blow it out bellows Raya

Final Jeopardy!

THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

The smallest Ancient Wonder, it was the only one ever moved, having been transported to Constantinople around 391 A.D.

the Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Idrees "What is the Colossus of Rhodes?" — wagered $6,600

Brandon "What is the Colossus of Rhodes?" — wagered $21,200

Raya "What is the Colossus of Rhodes?" — wagered $19,940

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