Show #6475 2012-11-09 (taped 2012-10-01) Teachers Tournament

2012-B Teachers Tournament quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Marion Penning — a high school science and history teacher from Baltimore, Maryland

Chris Pae — a high school history teacher from Suwanee, Georgia

Robin Cheney — a middle school teacher from Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Robin	$1,600	$1,400	$13,400	$1,400 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$14,800 22 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Chris	$1,200	$3,000	$7,800	$399 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$7,800 12 R, 2 W
Marion	$1,600	$3,200	$19,400	$26,801 Automatic semifinalist	$17,200 16 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

TAKING A "TEN" DANCE	BOOK OF THE CENTURY	COLOR MY WORLD	CIVICS	NETWORK INITIALS	THE CULTURE OF VIETNAM
$200 [1] Substance used to soften meat before cooking tenderizer Robin	$200 [6] 18th:His almanac, edited by Ben Franklin Poor Richard Robin	$200 [11] Card for U.S. permanent residents green card Marion	$200 [16] House debates are presided over by the person in this congressional position Speaker of the House Chris	$200 [17] A&E Arts & Entertainment Chris	$200 [26] (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Ngoc Son Temple in Hanoi, Vietnam.) The surrounding water directing energy toward Ngoc Son Temple is an example of this 2-word Chinese art of creating harmonious surroundings feng shui Robin
$400 [2] A run-down apartment house a tenement Chris	$400 [7] 21st:This Harry Potter book, fifth in "Order" Order of the Phoenix Robin	$400 [12] Cross helping folks since 1863 the Red Cross Robin	$400 [22] Term for withdrawal from the Union, as by 11 states in 1860 & '61 secession Chris	$400 [18] HGTV Home and Garden Television Chris	$400 [27] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a street in Vietnam.) The tube houses of old Vietnam sometimes went back 100 yards from the street; they had to be narrow, because taxes were based on frontage, & unlike the modern variety, they had to be one story, so that no one could look down on this exalted person the king or queen
$600 [3] An inclination or predisposition to something a tendency Marion	$600 [8] 20th:This actress' spiritual memoir "Don't Fall Off the Mountain" Shirley MacLaine	$600 [13] Marlin, or Ridge Mountains blue Robin	$600 [23] Hamilton said using this group to choose the president, rather than direct popular vote, was "excellent" the Electoral College Marion	$600 [19] CBS Columbia Broadcasting System Robin	$600 [28] (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a public space in Vietnam.) Practiced here in Hanoi, & the world over, this martial art for all ages can lower blood pressure & reduce anxiety tai chi Chris
$800 [4] W.E.B. Du Bois wanted to develop the youth he called "the talented" this tenth Chris	$800 [9] 17th:"Tartuffe", by this actor & playwright Molière Robin	$800 [14] Market, or bottom pie black Marion	$800 [24] In June 2012 the president invoked this right over Operation Fast & Furious papers executive privilege Robin	$800 [20] IFC Independent Film Channel Robin	$800 [29] (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds up a paper motorcycle on Hang Ma Street in Hanoi, Vietnam.) Hang Ma Street in Hanoi specializes in paper replicas of goods, which are burned so the smoke will carry the item to tay gioi khac, or this place, where everyday goods are still needed the afterlife
$1,000 [5] It describes a theory capable of being defended against dispute or attack tenable Robin	$1,000 [10] 19th:This novel of greed & corruption that gave its name to an American age The Gilded Age Robin	$1,000 [15] Jacket (it flies), or journalism yellow Robin	DD $1,400 [25] For a constitutional amendment to take effect, this fraction of the states must ratify it three-quarters Robin	$1,000 [21] GAC Great American Country	$1,000 [30] (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a calendar on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam.) One popular item in Hanoi's Old Quarter is the Vietnamese calendars, which combine thesolar& a lunar, the latter having the advantage that the 15th of every lunar month is this event, symbolizing prosperity a full moon Marion

Double Jeopardy! Round

TEACHERS IN THE MOVIES	THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	STARTS WITH A FARM ANIMAL	WORLD CITIES	REMEMBER BOOKSTORES?	ELEMENTAL SYMBOLS
$400 [1] Matt Damon brings an M.I.T. prof to his knees by burning a previously unsolved math proof in this film Good Will Hunting Chris	$400 [15] Silas Deane promised this young Frenchman a major-generalship in the Continental Army; Congress gave it to him (Marquis de) Lafayette Robin Chris	$400 [25] To shrink with fear to cower Robin	$400 [2] Ironically, Madinat al-Salam, meaning "city of peace", is the former name of this Iraqi capital Baghdad Marion	$400 [10] amazon.com invites you to do this through online titles, but it's not the same as a leisurely search among the shelves browse Marion	$400 [9] Egyptian sun god radium Robin
$800 [4] O Captain!My Captain!He played English teacher John Keating in "Dead Poets Society" Robin Williams Robin	$800 [16] Richard Dale, his First Lieutenant, was the first to credit him with the words "I have not yet begun to fight" John Paul Jones Chris	$800 [26] Ship accommodation for the poorest of passengers steerage Robin	$800 [3] Cabaret Voltaire in this largest Swiss city is considered the birthplace of Dadaism Zurich Robin Chris	$800 [11] A common sight at small bookstores is an in-house one of these animals, like the late Silas at A Novel Idea in Lincoln, Nebraska cats	$800 [19] A masculine pronoun helium Marion
$1,200 [5] "Bad Teacher" Cameron Diaz set her sights on a colleague played by this singer/actor/anything else he wants to do Justin Timberlake Chris	$1,200 [17] This 1776 pamphlet read, "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil" Common Sense Robin	$1,200 [27] Reddish-brown dye used in temporary tattoos henna Robin	$1,200 [6] This largest city of Saskatchewan also starts with "S-A-S-K" Saskatoon Marion	$1,600 [13] Also used in division, this term for books that a publisher has discounted lends its name to a bin full of bargains remainders Robin	$1,200 [20] Negative! nobelium Robin Marion
$1,600 [14] Farewell! Robert Donat won an Oscar for playing a shy British teacher in this film Goodbye, Mr. Chips Robin	$1,600 [23] For the Battle of Bunker Hill, British troops were ferried across this river from Boston the Charles Marion	$1,600 [28] Impervious to a full metal jacket bulletproof Marion	$1,600 [7] Seen here is a square in this Asian capital that you won't find jammed with tourists Pyongyang (North Korea) Chris	DD $2,000 [12] This word preceded "Ink" in the name of one of the first mystery bookstores, opened in 1972 Murder Marion	$2,000 [22] 405-mile Italian river polonium Chris
$2,000 [30] Dude! Ray Walston totally lent a (Mr.) Hand to this 1982 comedy; Mr. Hand, not a fan of classroom pizza delivery Fast Times at Ridgemont High Robin	$2,000 [24] Sam Adams proposed that towns form these "committees" to be informed of British activities Committees of Correspondence Robin	$2,000 [29] To reprimand or beat baaadly lambaste	$2,000 [8] This chief port of Pakistan served as the country's capital from 1947 to 1959 Karachi Marion	$2,000 [18] In the early 2000s this chain had 1,200 stores; in September 2011 the last one closed Borders Marion	DD $3,000 [21] French preposition between coq & vin gold Marion

Final Jeopardy!

DISASTERS

In 2012 the National Postal Museum marked the 75th & 100th anniversaries of these 2 disasters with an exhibit called "Fire & Ice"

the Titanic sinking & the Hindenburg

Chris "What is the Titanic & Triangle Shirtw" — wagered $7,401

Robin "What is the Chicago Fire and the Titanic" — wagered $12,000

Marion "What the Titanic sinking and the Hindenberg" — wagered $7,401

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