Show #6239 2011-11-03 (taped 2011-09-26) Tournament of Champions

2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Kara Spak — a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois

Brian Meacham — a film preservationist originally from Anchorage, Alaska

Roger Craig — a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Roger	$4,800	$7,600	$39,800	$19,600 Automatic semifinalist	$32,000 36 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Brian	$2,200	$3,200	$8,800	$0 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$8,600 12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Kara	$2,200	$4,000	$6,000	$6,012 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$6,000 10 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

I HAVE A PREPOSITION FOR YOU	2011 MOVIES	GOING TO PIECES	GROUP COUNTDOWN	THE LAST BATTLE	THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
$200 [14] This word meaning "for each" precedes annum or diem per Brian	$200 [16] In "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" the name of the fictional drug ALZ112 indicates it's a possible treatment for this Alzheimer's Brian	$200 [26] This type of "piece" sounds like a smoking pipe, but it's an article written to flatter or glorify the subject (a) puff (piece) Kara	$200 [21] In this sporting quintet, the center is considered No. 5 when diagramming plays a basketball team Roger Brian	$200 [8] The Siege of Yorktown the American Revolution Roger	$200 [1] In his acceptance speech, Pres. Obama quoted this 1964 American recipient saying, "Violence never brings permanent peace" (Martin Luther) King (Jr.) Roger
$400 [17] 5-letter word meaning less by the subtraction of; don't overthink it minus Kara	$400 [15] Emma Stone starred as aspiring writer Skeeter Phelan in this '60s-set drama based on a novel The Help Kara	$400 [27] Every Christmas, the Indiana post office in the town named for him postmarks a half a million pieces of mail Santa Claus Kara	$400 [22] A foursome is required to play this game where you try to win the rubber bridge Roger	$400 [9] The Battle of New Orleans the War of 1812 Brian	$400 [2] (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Nobel Peace Prize Center in Oslo, Norway.) Henry Dunant, who founded this international organization that works to relieve suffering, won a share of thefirst Peace Prizein 1901; since then, the organization itself has won an unprecedented three prizes the Red Cross Roger
$600 [18] It's the "A" in the advocacy group known as MADD Against Brian	$600 [7] He was busy in 2011, with parts in "Paul", "Horrible Bosses" & "The Change-Up" (Jason) Bateman Roger	$600 [28] The U.S. hasn't minted these, between a penny & a nickel, since 1872 a two-cent coin Kara	$600 [23] If Andy yearns for Brenda & Brenda cares about Charlene who pines for Andy, the 3 of them form one of these a love triangle Roger Kara	$600 [11] The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne World War I Brian	$600 [3] 1997's Prize went in part to an international group trying to clear these from the world land mines Roger
$800 [19] Neil Gaiman wrote, "Now slip, now slide, now move unseen, above, beneath, betwixt," this between Brian	$800 [6] Known for his work as a Shakespearean actor, he directed "Thor" (Kenneth) Branagh Kara	$800 [29] 5-letter archaeological term for a broken scrap of ear then ware a sherd Brian	$800 [24] In interrogation, one officer who acts threatening & another who comes on nicer to win the suspect's trust good cop, bad cop Kara	DD $1,000 [12] The Battle of Chapultepec the Mexican-American War Brian	$800 [4] This U.N. agency, created in 1946 to aid children in Europe, won the 1965 Peace Prize UNICEF Roger
$1,000 [20] It means against, & is also a prefix found before -diction contra Roger	$1,000 [10] Kate Bosworth & James Marsden star in the 2011 remake of this Sam Peckinpah film Straw Dogs Roger	$1,000 [30] From the Latin for "of the night", these pensive musical pieces were popularized by Chopin & Bartok nocturnes Roger	$1,000 [25] It can mean "one" or a military entity like the Army's Third Armored Division a unit	$1,000 [13] The Battle of Bosworth the Wars of the Roses Roger	$1,000 [5] This 1990 winner said it was "a recognition of what we call perestroika and innovative political thinking" Gorbachev Kara

Double Jeopardy! Round

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?	CARBON CREDITS	THEIR 4th TOP 40 HIT OF THE '60s	19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS	IT CAME FROM THE NEW WORLD	TRANSLATION EXERCISES
$400 [8] In an essay Woolf wrote, "A woman must have money and a" this "of her own... to write fiction" a room of one's own Roger	$400 [24] This gas, CO, prevents hemoglobin from supplying oxygen to the body carbon monoxide Roger Kara	$400 [1] 1964:"Please Please Me" The Beatles Roger	$400 [12] James K. Polk is the only president to have previously held this position in the House of Representatives Speaker Roger	$400 [29] In 1604 King James I called this plant a "perpetual stinking torment" & "dangerous to the lungs"; he was right tobacco Roger	$400 [7] Yiddish to French:The polite "a sheynem dank" merci beaucoup Roger
$800 [9] Virginia's father Sir Leslie Stephen was earlier married to a daughter of this "Vanity Fair" author Thackeray Roger	$800 [25] This 2-word study of living things is primarily devoted to carbon compounds organic chemistry Roger	$800 [5] 1965:"My Girl" The Temptations Roger	$800 [14] ThisU.S. president was named for his great-grandfather, a signer of the Declaration of Independence Benjamin Harrison Roger	$800 [30] Christopher Columbus sampled this grain in Cuba, declaring it "most tasty boiled, roasted or ground into flour" corn (or maize) Roger	$800 [20] Turkish to Spanish:Relatively speaking, "anne" & "baba" madre y padre Roger Brian Kara
$1,600 [11] In 1904 Virginia & her siblings moved to this London district, where they would host "group" gatherings Bloomsbury Brian	$1,200 [26] AKA black lead, this form of carbon has a greasy feel & is used in making lubricants graphite Roger	$1,200 [4] 1963:"Walk Like A Man" Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Kara	$1,200 [15] The time of his administration was known as "the Era of Good Feelings" Monroe Roger	$1,200 [6] This fruit from the family Bromeliaceae is native to Brazil & Paraguay; it didn't reach Hawaii until the early 1500s the pineapple Brian	$1,200 [21] Portuguese to Russian:The positive "sim" da Roger
$2,000 [13] Michael Cunningham's "The Hours" was inspired by this novel that Woolf originally called "The Hours" Mrs. Dalloway Brian	$1,600 [27] This carbon isotope, 2 down from radiocarbon, is the standard for the relative atomic mass of other elements C-12 (or carbon-12) Roger	$1,600 [3] 1967:"Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" Neil Diamond Roger	$1,600 [16] Pre-Civil Warpresidentconsidered by some to have been the hand somest (Franklin) Pierce Roger	$1,600 [18] When this member of the nightshade family reached Italy, it was known as pomi d'oro, or gold apple a tomato Roger	$1,600 [22] Polish to Latin:"Bog", a divine word deus Roger
DD $6,000 [10] This 1928 title character begins as a man & ends, almost 400 years later, as a young woman (but not in Florida) Orlando Roger	$2,000 [28] The atoms in a diamond are arranged in this "4-faced" pyramid-shaped pattern, giving it a rigid structure tetrahedral Roger	$2,000 [2] 1963:"You've Really Got A Hold On Me" Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Roger Kara	$2,000 [17] On Nov. 2, 1880 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Ohio, a senator-elect & president-elect Garfield Roger	DD $5,000 [19] Also known as butter beans, they were, prior to being exported to Europe, a diet staple of the Inca lima beans Roger	$2,000 [23] Swahili to German:The magic word "tafadhali" bitte Roger

Final Jeopardy!

COUNTRIES' HIGHEST PEAKS

These 2 nations, one an island, have highest peaks with the same name; they also share a common European culture

Greece & Cyprus

Kara "What are Greece and Cyprus?" — wagered $12

Brian "What are ___ & ___?" — wagered $8,800

Roger "What are Australia and Poland?" — wagered $20,200

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