2012 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 1.
Eliza Scruton — a junior from Louisville, Kentucky
Rose Schaefer — a junior from Portland, Oregon
Jeff Haylon — a sophomore from Newtown, Connecticut
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff | $1,400 | $3,200 | $7,200 |
$200
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$6,600
14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Rose | $2,800 | $3,200 | $18,400 |
$15,400
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$18,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Eliza | $2,200 | $5,800 | $18,100 |
$20,001
Automatic semifinalist |
$18,200
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| SWEET STUFF | NAME THE SPORT | TRANSPORTATION | WHAT A CENTURY | WORLD CAPITALS | PUT A "DENT" IN IT |
|
$200
[19]
You don't need a campfire to make these--put some marshmallows & chocolate between Graham crackers & heat in the oven
s'mores
Rose
|
$200
[1]
Scissors kick, freestyle, individual medley
swimming
Jeff
|
$200
[12]
BMWs also come in 2-wheeled versions, like the 130hp HP2 sport one of these
a motorcycle
Eliza
|
$200
[9]
Edison's first U.S. power station lights 10,000 lamps
the 19th century
Jeff
|
$200
[5]
Until 1918 it was capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; today, it's just the capital of Austria
Vienna
Eliza
|
$200
[3]
They're the type of twins seen here
identical twins
Jeff
|
|
$400
[20]
It's sugar cooked until it melts & turns brown; butterscotch is similar, but with the addition of butter
caramel
Eliza
|
$400
[2]
Scissors kick, corner kick, header
soccer
Eliza
|
$400
[27]
In "over the river and through the woods", "the horse knows the way to carry" this "through the white and drifted snow"
the sleigh
Eliza
|
$600
[11]
King George III is born in London
the 18th century
Jeff
Rose
Eliza
|
$400
[13]
The coat of arms of this Ukraine capital depicts the Archangel Michael, its heavenly protector
Kiev
Jeff
|
$400
[4]
This spear is a symbol of Poseidon
a trident
Rose
|
|
$600
[21]
A heavily ornamented style of architecture is named for this, often used to make "men" & "houses"
gingerbread
Eliza
|
$600
[18]
Freestyle, hammerlock, takedown
wrestling
|
$600
[28]
It's a rotary-winged aircraft having one or more power-driven rotors on vertical axes
a helicopter
Eliza
|
$800
[17]
Newton invents calculus
the 17th century
Eliza
|
$600
[14]
This capital on the Tigris river has 9 districts, including Karkh, Rusafa & Sadr City
Baghdad
Eliza
|
$600
[6]
A traveling exhibit of objects associated with George Washington includes "the only surviving complete set of his" these
dentures
Eliza
|
|
$800
[22]
The French name of this airy dessert means "foam" or "froth"; it also refers to the foam on the surface of champagne
mousse
Rose
|
$800
[24]
Bump, set, spike
volleyball
Jeff
|
$800
[29]
This term for a train freight car with fixed sides but no roof can also refer to a canal boat of Venice
a gondola
Eliza
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
Russia loses its last czar
the 20th century
Jeff
|
$800
[15]
Originally founded in 1536, this Argentine city was abandoned & had to be refounded in 1580
Buenos Aires
Eliza
|
$800
[7]
On your parents' income tax form & health insurance policy, you're probably listed as one of these
a dependent
Rose
|
|
$1,000
[23]
If fancy fungi aren't your thing, perhaps you'd enjoy these chocolates of the same name
truffles
Jeff
|
$1,000
[25]
Goal throw, sink, swim-off
water polo
Eliza
|
$1,000
[30]
These Spanish treasure ships of the conquistador days were heavy, square-rigged warships with multiple decks
galleons
Jeff
Eliza
|
$1,000
[26]
The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic church
the 16th
Rose
|
$1,000
[16]
This Libyan capital's Arabic name is Tarabulus
Tripoli
Jeff
|
$1,000
[8]
This adjective describes a lifestyle in which there's a lot of sitting & not much movement or exercise
sedentary
Rose
|
| PHYSICAL SCIENCE | DOUBLE "F" | SONGS OLD & NEW | KINGS & QUEENS | ABBREV. | SCARY LITERATURE |
|
$400
[25]
They're the 3 fundamental phases of matter
solid, liquid, gas
Rose
|
$400
[11]
Oui! my name is Jacques & I am this, the guy who drives your limo
a chaffeur
Jeff
|
$400
[20]
It's the 1-word alternate title of "My Country 'Tis Of Thee"
"America"
Rose
|
$400
[1]
Joan the mad, the daughter of Ferdinand & this woman, became the Queen of Castile in 1504
Isabella
Jeff
|
$400
[3]
You might preface a fact with FYI, short for this
for your information
Rose
|
$400
[8]
Decades before Bram Stoker, J. Sheridan le Fanu wrote "Carmilla", a tale about a female one of these creatures
a vampire
Jeff
|
|
$800
[26]
This scale has 180 degrees between the freezing & boiling points of water
Fahrenheit
Rose
|
$800
[13]
Your first bat & ball set may have included this perforated plastic ball that doesn't go very far
a Whiffle ball
Rose
|
$800
[21]
A song by Kelly Clarkson says, "What Doesn't Kill You" does this
makes you stronger
Rose
|
$800
[2]
He succeeded his father as King of France in 1643 at age 4 & reigned for 72 years
Louis XIV
Eliza
|
$800
[4]
According to the initials, a remark that isn't PC, isn't this
politically correct
Eliza
|
$800
[15]
In a Neil Gaiman novel, this title girl meets the alternate reality "other mother" who has buttons for eyes
Coraline
Jeff
|
|
$1,200
[27]
Sounds (like the ocean's roar) are transmitted via the longitudinal type of these disturbances
waves
Eliza
|
$1,200
[14]
Mother cats carry their newborn kittens by this part of the neck
the scruff
Rose
|
$1,200
[22]
"You put your right foot in" in this song from the 1940s
"The Hokey Pokey"
Eliza
|
$1,200
[9]
On Feb. 8, 1587 for Mary, Queen of Scots it was 2 strokes & you're out--2 strokes of this implement
the axe
Jeff
Rose
|
$1,200
[5]
When in New York City, be sure to visit MoMA, short for this
Museum of Modern Art
Jeff
|
$1,200
[18]
"The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories" is by this "Alice in Wonderland" movie director
Tim Burton
Eliza
|
|
DD
$1,500
[28]
In an atom, these particles move in arrangements called orbitals
electrons
Eliza
|
$1,600
[16]
In the dictionary this word comes before calculus, equation & psychology
differential
|
$1,600
[23]
She sings, "Our song is the slamming screen door, sneaking out late, tapping on your window"
Taylor Swift
Rose
|
DD
$2,000
[10]
In 1863 George I became king of this country & known as King of the Hellenes
Greece
Rose
|
$1,600
[6]
In the office called USPTO for short, the P is for patent & the T is for this
Trademark
Eliza
|
$1,600
[19]
Thomas Harris first gave readers a taste of this creepy cannibal in the novel "Red Dragon"
Hannibal Lecter
Rose
|
|
$2,000
[30]
The short day when the path of the sun is farthest south in the northern hemisphere is known by this 2-word term
the winter solstice
Rose
|
$2,000
[17]
This title impostor in a Moliere comedy doesn't show up until the third act
Tartuffe
Eliza
|
$2,000
[24]
This country star is in several football stadiums--including K.C.--at the start of his video "Reality"
Kenny Chesney
Rose
|
$2,000
[12]
In September 2011 this country's King Abdullah announced that he was giving women the right to vote
Saudi Arabia
Jeff
|
$2,000
[7]
Before starting high school you might have had a DPAT booster that protects against tetanus, diphtheria & this "P"
pertussis
Eliza
|
$2,000
[29]
This 19th century American writer's scary short stories include "The Sphinx" & "The Oblong Box"
Edgar Allan Poe
|
Its seal shows a 16-pointed star, symbolizing the search for information, on a shield symbolizing defense
the CIA