Show #6303 2012-02-01 (taped 2012-01-05) College Championship

2012 College Championship quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Carrie Tian — a freshman at Harvard from Greenville, South Carolina

Charlie Rooney — a sophomore at Loyola University Chicago from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Weston Mangin — a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo from Arroyo Grande, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Weston	$4,200	$7,400	$29,400	$28,800 Automatic semifinalist	$25,400 24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W
Charlie	$1,200	$7,200	$10,800	$1 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$10,800 20 R, 3 W
Carrie	$2,600	$2,800	$4,800	$1 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$4,400 10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

J.J. ABRAMS, BUSY MAN	ALSO A GAME	"F" IN SCIENCE	NAME THAT CARMAKER	FAMILIAR EXPRESSIONS	CHILDREN'S BOOKS
$200 [19] In 2009 J.J. Abrams went where Leonard Nimoy had gone before & directed this film Star Trek Carrie	$200 [20] Slang for a tornado a twister Charlie	$200 [1] The name of this bone is Latin for "thigh" femur Carrie	$200 [3] Let's agree it makes the Accord Coupe Honda Weston	$200 [30] Teddy Roosevelt used the expression "speak softly and" do this carry a big stick Charlie	$200 [2] She also wrote "Little Town on the Prairie" Laura Ingalls Wilder Charlie
$400 [18] J.J. didn't write or direct, but produced 2011's "Mission: Impossible", subtitled this Ghost Protocol Charlie	$400 [21] A war vessel such as the Potemkin or the Graf Spee a battleship Charlie	$400 [4] This simple sugar is found in honey fructose Carrie	$400 [12] The 4Runner runs off its assembly line Toyota Weston	$400 [14] The saying "If anything can go wrong it will" is known as his "law" Murphy Charlie	$400 [5] What a good daughter! She dedicated "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." to her mother Judy Blume Carrie
$600 [15] J.J. co-created this ABC drama that was so intriguing, a man simply opening a hatch became a major event Lost Charlie	$600 [22] The Moor of Venice Othello Weston	$600 [9] Equal to one cycle per second, the hertz is the international unit of this, as for sound waves frequency Carrie	$600 [13] Zoom-zoom around in its CX-9 Mazda Charlie	$600 [27] This title of a self-help book & a film with Drew Barrymore means forget the guy, he isn't interested He's Just Not That into You Charlie	$800 [7] Chris Van Allsburg won a Caldecott Medal for this modern classic about a Christmas train The Polar Express Weston
$800 [16] J.J. said he created this Jennifer Garner series by thinking, "What if Felicity was a spy?" Alias Charlie	$800 [23] Part of the skull where the brain is cranium Weston	$800 [10] This technology uses hair-thin transparent filaments to transmit light or infrared signals fiber optics Weston	$800 [25] You can't pass up its Passat Volkswagen Weston	$800 [28] It's popularly said that "the opera isn't over till" this person sings the fat lady Charlie	DD $1,000 [6] Rejected by 26 publishers, this beloved classic by Madeleine L'Engle is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012 A Wrinkle in Time Carrie
$1,000 [17] Say you write a script about a '70s train crash; if you're J.J., you call it this, direct it & have Spielberg produce Super 8 Charlie	$1,000 [24] A command indicating how an HTML file is to be formatted tag	$1,000 [11] When dissolved in a solution of water & me than ol, this gas with a strong odor is used to preserve biological samples formaldehyde Weston	$1,000 [26] This company makes the Fiesta Ford Weston	$1,000 [29] It was John Donne who coined the phrase "No man is" this "entire of itself" an island Charlie	$1,000 [8] In Chapter VIII of this favorite, our heroes take a trip through the deadly poppy field The Wizard of Oz Weston

Double Jeopardy! Round

FOOD FIGHT!	I MARRIED A SINGER	IT'S A WATERY WORLD	AFRICAN AMERICANS	MYTHOLOGY	12-LETTER WORDS
$400 [1] As part of a tariff war with this nation, George W. Bush imposed a 300% import duty on Roquefort cheese France Carrie	$400 [3] Singer Gavin Rossdale:No doubt, this singer & designer Gwen Stefani Carrie	$400 [4] In area, this body of water is the smallest of its quintet Lake Ontario Charlie Carrie	$400 [23] In 2009 Charles Bolden, who'd commanded 2 shuttle missions, became administrator of this agency NASA Charlie	$400 [9] This fire stealer was Pandora's brother-in-law Prometheus Charlie	$400 [21] A cop's constant observation of a suspect a surveillance Weston
$800 [2] National Geographic reported that ancient pandas fought with 10-foot apes over this food--& won bamboo Charlie	$800 [27] MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo:This former "Newlywed" & host of "The Sing-Off" Nick Lachey Charlie	$800 [5] Major divisions of the Eastern Mediterraneaninclude the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, &this seathat borders six nations the Adriatic Charlie	$800 [17] This businessman with a "9-9-9" tax plan made news in 2011 as a candidate for president Herman Cain Weston	$800 [10] One myth says Thetis, the mom of this Trojan War hero, held him in fire to destroy his mortal elements Achilles Weston	$800 [22] Cetaphil is this kind of cream for treating cracked skin moisturizing Weston Charlie
$1,200 [14] In 2008 Lebanon threatened to sue this nation for violating its "food copyright" on hummus & tabbouleh Israel Weston Carrie	$1,200 [28] Country singer Tim McGraw:This country superstar Faith Hill Carrie	$1,200 [6] The headstreams of this longest river in Indochina begin at elevations higher than 16,000 feet the Mekong Weston	$1,200 [18] In 2011 this director & star of the "Madea" movies topped Forbes' list of the highest-paid men in entertainment Tyler Perry Weston	$1,600 [12] This Greek goddess of wisdom was wicked smart--she helped build the Trojan Horse Athena Weston	$1,200 [26] It's when family & friends gather to tell an addict about his problem & firmly ask him to get help intervention Weston
$2,000 [16] This term for a wartime policy of utterly destroying an enemy's food & supplies is thought to be a translation from the Chinese scorched earth Charlie	$1,600 [29] Actress Kimberly Williams:This country cutie Brad Paisley	$1,600 [7] Named for a Dutch explorer, this sea exceeds three miles in depth and is known for its unpredictable storms the Tasman Sea Weston	$1,600 [19] This author of "Invisible Man" was named for another literary great, Emerson Ralph Ellison Carrie	DD $2,000 [11] Hippocrene (horse spring) sprung up from where this creature's hoof struck Mount Helicon Pegasus Weston	$1,600 [24] In the Marines this rating for a rifleman is below expert but above marksman sharpshooter Charlie
DD $4,800 [15] A 1977 protocol added to these humane agreements prohibits combatants from attacking civilian food supplies the Geneva Convention Weston	$2,000 [30] Actor Eddie Cibrian:This country sweetheart LeAnn Rimes Charlie	$2,000 [8] Thischannel is named for the country on its western edge the Mozambique Channel (the Channel of Mozambique accepted) Weston	$2,000 [20] His 1912 autobiography "A Negro Explorer at the North Pole" includes a foreword by Robert Peary Matthew Henson	$2,000 [13] Hercules' 11th labor was to fetch the golden apples guarded by the sisters known by this collective name the Hesperides Weston	$2,000 [25] Ditch & hedge-jumping horses compete in this type of race steeplechase Weston

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

From the Arabic for "storehouse", in 1731 it was first used to refer to a monthly storehouse of information

magazine

Carrie "What is an almanac?" — wagered $4,799

Charlie "What is an almanac" — wagered $10,799

Weston "What is a Library?" — wagered $600

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