Show #6315 2012-02-17 (taped 2012-01-23) Teachers Tournament

2012-A Teachers Tournament quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Catherine Whitten — a high school history teacher from Plano, Texas

Nate Rice — a high school ACT prep teacher from Catlettsburg, Kentucky

Lisa Johnston — a fourth and fifth grade reading and religion teacher from East Boston, Massachusetts

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lisa	$3,400	$5,600	$6,800	$13,600 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$12,800 18 R, 2 W (including 2 DDs)
Nate	$2,400	$6,700	$19,500	$16,500 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$19,000 21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Catherine	$1,400	$3,200	$14,000	$21,173 Automatic semifinalist	$14,000 17 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

BORN IN 1912	NAME THE NETWORK	QUEEN Bs	STATE FARM	BEAUTY & MAKEUP	LANGUAGE LESSONS
$200 [8] This cartoonist's 100th birthday was commemorated with a Google doodle feature a drawing of his ghoulish family. Charles Addams Lisa	$200 [13] "Monday Night Football" ESPN (or ABC) Nate	$200 [6] The nickname "Good Queen Bess" was created for her Queen Elizabeth I Lisa	$200 [18] The Orange Grove near Tampa Florida Catherine	$200 [1] In 2002 the FDA approved cosmetic injections of this to temporarily remove facial wrinkles botox Lisa	$200 [26] Spanish:Good afternoon buenas tardes Catherine
$400 [12] This "drip" artist drew his first breaths January 28 in Cody, Wyoming (Jackson) Pollock Lisa	$400 [14] "16 and Pregnant" MTV Catherine	$400 [7] Bilqis is the Islamic name for the Biblical queen of this land who drops in on Solomon Sheba Nate	$400 [19] Happy Heart Farm in Fort Collins Colorado Nate	$400 [2] Some of Neutrogena's Healthy Defense daily moisturizers have an SPF of 50, SPF standing for this sun protection factor Lisa	$400 [27] Japanese:Thank you arigato Nate Catherine
$600 [23] Born in Cambridge, he represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House for 34 years, 10 as speaker in the '70s & '80s Tip O'Neill Nate	$600 [15] "Whitney" NBC Lisa Catherine	$600 [9] This king wasn't too lionish toward his Queen Berengaria; they had no kids & may never have... um... you know... King Richard the Lionhearted Lisa	$600 [20] Tami's Berry Patch near Fond du Lac Wisconsin Lisa	$600 [3] (Sarah delivers the clue from a makeup room)It's the handheldtool... (whir, click) that's become a synonym for touching up something airbrush Catherine	$600 [28] French:Stroke of mercy coup de grâce Lisa
$800 [24] Golf greats Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan & this guy, "Slammin' Sam", were all born in 1912 (Sam) Snead Nate	$800 [16] "Tosh.0" Comedy Central Catherine	$800 [10] In 60 A.D. the British Queen Boudicca led a revolt against this empire's rule the Roman Empire Nate	$800 [21] Fairfield Farm in Corvallis Oregon Nate	$800 [4] Bare Essentials has a foundation called Bare these, said to have no irritating chemicals or preservatives Minerals Lisa	$800 [29] Latin:Voice of the people vox populi Nate
DD $1,500 [25] Born in Italy in 1912, he chose a papal name that honored his 2 immediate predecessors Pope John Paul I Nate	$1,000 [17] "Storage Wars" A&E Lisa Nate	$1,000 [11] She's been the Queen of the Netherlands since 1980 Beatrix Nate	$1,000 [22] Fairwinds Farm in Bowdoinham Maine	$1,000 [5] For that picture-perfect smile, many people are turning to dental veneers made of this white ceramic material porcelain Catherine	$1,000 [30] German:Time spirit zeitgeist Catherine

Double Jeopardy! Round

PIRATES	THAT'S NOT GNEISS!	RELIGION	I BEFORE E, AFTER C	A WELL-STOCKED LIBRARY	LAST MAJOR MOVIE ROLE
$400 [4] This pirate interrupted his illicit activities to defend New Orleans against the British in the War of 1812 Lafitte Lisa	$400 [21] The Venus de Milo is one of many noted statues made of the parian type of this material marble Catherine	$400 [1] Ann Judson went to Burma in 1812 as the first American woman to do this religious work converting souls overseas missionary Catherine	$400 [26] It precedes "Bay" in a national park in Alaska & "National Park" in a national park in Montana Glacier Nate	$400 [7] With listings from Aaron to Zurishaddai, it's Harper's over 1,200-page dictionary of this book the Bible Nate	$400 [15] Jett Rink in 1956's "Giant" James Dean Lisa
$800 [17] Edward Teach, known by this moniker, was hunted down when he tried to find safe harbor off North Carolina Blackbeard Catherine	$800 [22] Better be good if you don't want a stocking full of this carbon-rich stuff coal Catherine	$800 [2] Gabriel is not just an angel but one of these in the angelic hierarchy an archangel Catherine	$800 [27] "The origin of" this word meaning a distinct sort or kind? The Latin for "form" species Nate	$800 [8] All 22 volumes of the current edition of this "global" work first published in 1917 the World Book Encyclopedia Catherine	$800 [14] Dying gunfighter J.B. Books in "The Shootist" John Wayne Lisa
$1,200 [18] In April 2009 the U.S. Navy rescued a ship's captain after pirates from this country held him captive Somalia Lisa	$1,200 [23] You're looking at this silica mineral, widely used in clocks & watches quartz Lisa	$1,200 [3] Calvinism emphasizes scripture more than does this older movement named for a German reformer Lutheranism Nate	$1,200 [28] This word that can mean an association often follows "honor" or "high" society Lisa	$1,200 [9] This many "Places To See Before You Die" by Patricia Schultz 1,000 Catherine	$1,200 [12] Eric Draven in "The Crow"; he was fatally wounded on the set (Brandon) Lee Nate
$2,000 [20] This last name of Anne, one of the few female pirates, is a Scottish word for "pretty" Bonny Catherine	$2,000 [25] Wales has a national museum devoted to this stuff used in roofing, flooring, & blackboards slate Nate	$1,600 [5] Joseph Rutherford of this group had his followers play sermonettes on record players when going door to door the Jehovah's Witnesses Nate	$1,600 [29] Adjective meaning time long past, especially before the end of the Western Roman Empire ancient Nate	$1,600 [10] Funk & Lewis' "30 Days To A More Powerful" one of these Vocabulary Nate	$1,600 [13] Oddly, Wilma's nagging mother, Pearl Slaghoople, in 1994's "The Flintstones" Elizabeth Taylor Catherine
DD $3,000 [19] The first Barbary Coast Wars fought on the "shores of Tripoli" against pirates occurred under this president Thomas Jefferson Lisa	DD $3,000 [24] Thisporous volcanic rock floats; after the eruption of Krakatau, banks of it covered the ocean for miles pumice stone Lisa	$2,000 [6] Shabbetai Tzevi, a student of this mystical tradition, became a false Messiah who brought havoc to 17th c. Jewry Kabbalah Lisa	$2,000 [30] Here's the evidence:this 2-word Latin term means "at first view" prima facie Nate	$2,000 [11] "Remember Everything You Read", which presents this woman's "7-Day Speed Reading & Learning Program" Evelyn Wood	$2,000 [16] Tom Hanks' gangster boss John Rooney in "Road To Perdition" Paul Newman Catherine

Final Jeopardy!

LITERARY CHARACTERS

The only title character in her creator's 6 major novels, she was portrayed in a 1996 film & a 2009 miniseries

Emma (Woodhouse)

Lisa "Who is Emma?" — wagered $6,800

Catherine "Who is Emma?" — wagered $7,173

Nate "Who is Jane Eyre?" — wagered $3,000

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