Show #6098 2011-03-02 (taped 2010-12-07) Teen Tournament

2011 Teen Tournament final game 2.

Contestants

Raya Elias-Pushett — a junior from Aventura, Florida (subtotal of $15,851)

Kailyn LaPorte — a sophomore from Decatur, Georgia (subtotal of $23,800)

Raynell Cooper — a senior from Rockville, Maryland (subtotal of $23,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Raynell	$3,600	$3,200	$10,800	$21,600	$10,800 17 R, 3 W
Kailyn	$1,200	$3,400	$11,800	$18,800	$11,800 20 R, 6 W
Raya	$2,600	$8,400	$15,800	$5,000	$14,400 17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs)

Jeopardy! Round

WHO WROTE IT?	FOLK STORIES	4-SYLLABLE WORDS	SCOTT, PILGRIM	VS.	THE WORLD
$200 [1] An author:"Big Brother is watching you" Orwell Raynell	$200 [25] His real name was John Chapman & his claim to fame was planting a series of nurseries from the Alleghenies to the Midwest Johnny Appleseed Raya	$200 [26] A member of the Grand Old Party Republican Kailyn	$200 [7] Scott, can you tell me of this English city whence the Mayflower set sail to reach the New World? Plymouth Raynell Kailyn	$200 [6] In 2010 it was Saints vs. Colts for the championship of this league the National Football League Kailyn	$200 [17] Honolulu County is on this island Oahu Raynell
$400 [2] An ancient fabulist:"Don't count your chickens before they hatch" Aesop Raya	$400 [24] Febold Feboldson, in an attempt to end one of these in Nebraska, built huge bonfires around lakes to make clouds a drought Kailyn	$400 [30] This type of "theory" explains how an event results from a plot by a covert group conspiracy Kailyn	$400 [8] Scott, wasn't it nice of the Wampanoag tribe to teach us how to make this dish of beans & corn? succotash Raya	$400 [9] You might see Magic vs. Wizards or Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves at one of this league's games the NBA Kailyn	$400 [16] This mountain, a symbol of Japan, is known for its 5 lakes & 8 mini-peaks Mt. Fuji Raynell
$600 [3] A female poet:"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" Elizabeth Barrett Browning Raynell	$600 [21] It took 5 giant storks to deliver this folk hero to his parents in Maine; later he moved to Minnesota Paul Bunyan Kailyn	$800 [27] "Wise fool" is an example of this 8-letter figure of speech oxymoron Raya	$600 [18] Hey Scott, it's Nov. 11, 1620; it's time to sign the document called "the Mayflower" this Compact Raya	$600 [10] From 2003 to 2009 the men's final in this British tournament was somebody vs. Roger Federer Wimbledon Raynell	$600 [13] The trail named for these people led from Cuzco to Intipunku, "the gateway of the sun", & on to Machu Picchu the Incans Raynell
$800 [4] A Revolutionary pamphleteer:"These are the times that try men's souls" Thomas Paine Raynell	$800 [22] Legend says he died trying to clear Big Bend tunnel in West Virginia; no word on that big hammer John Henry Kailyn	$1,000 [28] Essential or basic; a literacy organization says "Reading Is" it fundamental Kailyn Raya	$800 [19] Scott, as a Pilgrim, you must adhere to this stern Protestant movement, an offshoot of Calvinism Puritanism Kailyn	$800 [11] If you're watching Harvard vs. Yale, you're watching a competition in this 8-school group the Ivy League Kailyn	$800 [14] I see this city, the capital of Uruguay Montevideo Raya
$1,000 [5] A 19th century German philosopher:"God is dead" Nietzsche Raynell	$1,000 [23] Don't tell Sasquatch, but Texas folk hero William Wallace had this nickname Bigfoot Raya	DD $4,200 [29] When speaking about matters of faith, "ex cathedra", the Pope is said to be this, meaning he can't be wrong infallible Raya	$1,000 [20] Scott, did you hear Gov. Bradford made this Indian, aka Tisquantum, an emissary; his English is remarkable! Squanto Raynell Kailyn	$1,000 [12] It was Topalov vs. Anand for the 2010 world title in this board game chess Raya	$1,000 [15] These nomadic people of southern Kenya build huts in a circle to create a boma, or village the Maasai Kailyn

Double Jeopardy! Round

FIRST THINGS FIRST	COPPING OUT AT THE MOVIES	ART -ISMS	BOTANY	DISCOVERIES	ENDS WITH THE SAME 2 LETTERS
$400 [21] Issued in New Haven, Connecticut in 1878, the first one of these listed about 50 names & businesses a phone book Raynell Kailyn	$400 [16] Reach for the sky! In 2010 Tom Hanks returned for a third time to provide the voice of this sheriff Woody Raynell	$400 [29] U.S. Regionalism produced the work seen here; this title object in the center was also a subject for Monet a haystack Kailyn	$400 [30] This smooth-skinned variety of peach can sometimes be found on the same tree as its fuzzy brethren a nectarine Raya	$400 [3] These sacred scrolls found at Qumran in 1947 have yielded many insights into early Christianity & Rabbinic Judaism the Dead Sea scrolls Kailyn	$400 [26] This word describing the numbers 3 & 15 can also mean "eccentric" odd Raya
$800 [22] Opened in Houston in 1965, it was the first fully enclosed sports stadium; today, it bears the Reliant name as well the Astrodome Raynell	$800 [20] No jokering around! Gary Oldman's James Gordon got a promotion to commissioner in this 2008 film The Dark Knight Kailyn	$800 [28] Abstract expressionism has been called the first movement to develop independently in this country the United States Raynell	DD $400 [11] Varieties of this flower include Leen Van Der Mark, Orange Emperor & Apeldoorn the tulip Raya	$800 [4] In 1882 Robert Koch discovered the microbe that causes this lung disease, TB for short tuberculosis Kailyn	$800 [13] Someone from Helsinki a Finn Kailyn Raya
$1,200 [23] Seen here, 16-year-old Margaret Gorman was the first person to be given this beauty title Miss America Kailyn	$1,200 [18] Let's Segway to this Kevin James title guy, a New Jersey "Mall Cop" Paul Blart Raynell	$1,200 [1] The French movement Fauvism relied on bold use of these, such as jaune & pourpre colors Raynell	$800 [9] They are the individual parts of a flower's corolla petals Raynell	$1,200 [5] James Marshall, whose discovery began this 1849 frenzy, died poor in Kelsey, California the California Gold Rush Kailyn	$1,200 [14] This sudden indulgence in an activity may follow "spending" spree Kailyn
$1,600 [24] In 1731 the USA's first circulating library was founded in this city Philadelphia Raya	$1,600 [17] Mais oui! In 2006 Monsieur Steve Martin played zis--I mean, this--bumbling detective Inspector Clouseau Kailyn Raya	$1,600 [2] In the 19th century Aestheticism said art exists to provide this, with no relation to society or morality beauty Kailyn	$1,200 [10] Bracken, a species of this green nonflowering plant, has large triangular fronds & is found worldwide a fern Raya	$1,600 [6] A 35,000-year-old flute discovered in a cave is made from the ivory of this animal, extinct for thousands of years a woolly mammoth Kailyn	$1,600 [15] Goodbye! toodle-oo (or farewell) Raya
DD $1,800 [25] Not surprisingly, the first architecture dept. at a college was established at this Boston-area school in 1865 MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Raya	$2,000 [19] He did a "Hitch" as Del Spooner, a robot-hating Chicago cop investigating a murder in 2004's "I, Robot" (Will) Smith Kailyn	$2,000 [8] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.) Seurat's painting of the "Circus Sideshow" uses this new Impressionist technique, featuringsmall dots & brush strokesthat, from a distance, create blended color pointillism Raynell	$2,000 [27] This orange pigment first isolated in carrots in 1881 is also found in pumpkins & sweet potatoes carotene Raya	$2,000 [7] Only weeks after this planet was discovered in 1846, William Lassell discovered its largest moon, Triton Neptune Raynell	$2,000 [12] A marsh or bog, or any muddled situation a morass Raynell

Final Jeopardy!

LANDMARKS

Completed in 1869, it has also been known by its nickname "the Highway to India"

the Suez Canal

Raynell "What is the Suez Canal?" — wagered $10,800

Kailyn "What is Suez Canal? [1869 in tiny text]" — wagered $7,000

Raya "What is the Spice Road?" — wagered $10,800

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