Show #6709 2013-11-14 (taped 2013-10-22) Teachers Tournament

2013 Teachers Tournament quarterfinal game 4.

Contestants

John Pearson — a 4th grade math teacher from Richardson, Texas

Maryanne Lewell — a high school history teacher from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Becky Giardina — a 7th grade social studies teacher from Martinez, Georgia

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Becky	$200	$1,200	$10,800	$18,801 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$7,600 8 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Maryanne	$-600	$5,000	$9,400	$18,800 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$11,400 14 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
John	$7,400	$9,800	$22,600	$22,600 Automatic semifinalist	$21,200 30 R (including 1 DD), 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

ANNUAL EVENTS	COLOR TV	CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY	U.S. HISTORY: THE FIRST 100 YEARS	FROM THE BRITISH MONARCHY'S WEBSITE	SPANISH CLASS
$200 [11] In 2013 the annual August tribute week to him in Memphis included a Graceland trivia tour Elvis John	$200 [2] "____ Is the New ____" Orange is the New Black John	$200 [18] This province seenherehas more than a third of Canada's people Ontario John	$200 [1] In 1804 a newspaper reported that Alexander Hamilton called him "a dangerous man" Aaron Burr John	$200 [22] A ceremony dating from the 12th century, Swan Upping is an annual census of the swans on parts of this river the Thames John	$200 [15] Oh no! Temblor de tierra, this! earthquake John
$400 [12] Its route begins in Hopkinton, Massachusetts & passes Fenway Park the Boston Marathon John	$400 [3] "Murphy ____" Murphy Brown John	$400 [27] The Klondike gold rush of the late 1890s took place in this territory that borders Alaska the Yukon Maryanne	$400 [7] In 1873 this Tammany Hall boss was convicted of 204 criminal charges & sentenced to 12 years in prison Boss Tweed John	$400 [23] Its second verse begins, "Thy choicest gifts in store on her be pleased to pour, long may she reign" "God Save The Queen" Becky	$400 [17] If a store is abierto, it's this open Maryanne
$800 [14] The Wings over the Prairie festival in Stuttgart, Ark., in November features the world championship of calling these fowl ducks Becky John	$600 [4] "____ Acres" Green Acres John	$600 [28] YVR is the code for this West Coast airport Vancouver Maryanne	$600 [8] In the first census, 1790, New York was America's largest city & this was the most populous state Virginia Becky Maryanne	$600 [24] The second son born to Queen Elizabeth II, he was the first child born to a reigning monarch in 103 years Andrew Maryanne	$600 [19] In Latin it means "place"; in Spanish, "crazy" loco Becky
$1,000 [16] This Mississippi port has been holding the blessing of the shrimp boats each spring since 1929 Biloxi John	$800 [5] "____ Collar" White Collar John	$800 [29] In surface area, it's the largest lake within or on the borders of Canada Superior Maryanne	$800 [9] In 1823 the U.S. finally paid off its 20-year loans for the money to buy this at less than 5 cents an acre Louisiana Territory (or Purchase) John	$800 [25] These islands are grouped into the 2 main bailiwicks of Jersey & Guernsey the Channel Islands Maryanne	$800 [20] This means a race; this "de toros" means a bullfight corrida
DD $2,000 [13] This holiday falls on what was once the last day of the Celtic year when the ghosts of the dead returned to Earth Halloween John	$1,000 [6] "____ Bloods" Blue Bloods John	$1,000 [30] In 1988 it became the first Canadian city to host the winter Olympics Calgary Maryanne	$1,000 [10] The Webster-Ashburton treaty of 1842 settled the boundary between New Brunswick & this state Maine John	$1,000 [26] Elizabeth I was the last of the 5 sovereigns from this royal house the Tudors Maryanne	$1,000 [21] In Spanish it means "insignificant"; we know it better as a soup menudo John

Double Jeopardy! Round

AN APP FOR TEACHER	PLANT SCIENCE	I RESIGN!	SHAKESPEAREAN DIALOGUE, HO!	POP GOES THE MUSIC	IT ENDS WITH "U"
$400 [26] To-do lists are made easy with the app called this, paired with "stick" in a reward/punishment idiom Carrot John	$400 [7] Ornithophily is pollination by these birds John	$400 [3] On Dec. 31, 1999 this leader apologized to the Russian people & abruptly resigned (Boris) Yeltsin Maryanne John	$400 [21] Iago:"Some wine, ho!" Othello John	$400 [1] 1978's "With a Little Luck" was Paul McCartney's last No. 1 hit with this group Wings Becky	$400 [15] This form of writing /Always counting syllables /Race to the buzzer a haiku John
$800 [27] An app called this helps you take this & enter absences & tardies on a spreadsheet Attendance John	$800 [8] This tall perennial grass, Saccharum officinarum, needs up to 120 inches of rain a year sugar cane John	$800 [4] In July 2013 William Lynch quit as CEO of this company trying to find its "nook" in a digital world Barnes & Noble Maryanne	$800 [22] The title guy:"What, ho! Horatio!" Hamlet John	$800 [2] John McVie joined this group in 1967--Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks didn't join until 1975 Fleetwood Mac Maryanne	$800 [17] The poi & fishseenhereare traditional foodsfor this event a luau Becky
$1,200 [28] "Instructables" may be great for shop class; it provides tutorials on projects that are DIY, short for this do it yourself Maryanne	$1,200 [9] From the Latin for "leaf", it's the divided leaf of a fern or palm tree a frond John	$1,200 [5] Scandal in D.C.! The "Petticoat Affair" led to the resignation of this veep in 1832 John C. Calhoun	$1,200 [23] Caliban:"O ho, O ho!" The Tempest John	$1,200 [6] Gwen Stefani sang, "I'm just a girl in the world" on an early hit by this group No Doubt John	$1,600 [19] The title Mrs., in German Frau John
$1,600 [29] "Storia" is an e-reader app from this kids' publisher whose empire includes Clifford the Big Red Dog Scholastic Maryanne	$1,600 [10] The "witch" in this shrub's name comes from a word meaning "bend"; helpful when it's used as a divining rod witch hazel Maryanne	DD $2,000 [11] In 2013 the chairman of this food company chicken-tendered his resignation as a Univ. of Arkansas trustee Tyson (Foods) Maryanne	$1,600 [24] Mercutio:"A bawd, a bawd, a bawd! So ho!" Romeo and Juliet John	$1,600 [13] Ho hey, cello player Neyla Pekarek is one of the bright lights of this band & its only female member The Lumineers	$2,000 [20] A representation of a scene, from the French for "picture" tableau John
$2,000 [30] The frog dissection app is not as icky as its forebears & won an award for this moral type of "science" that doesn't cause pain ethical science	$2,000 [16] This "bald" swamp tree grows projections called "knees" that extend from the roots above the water the bald cypress John	$2,000 [12] This British Tory government minister's 1961 "affair" with a young woman led to his resignation John Profumo	$2,000 [25] Puck as Lysander:"Ho, ho, ho!" A Midsummer Night's Dream Becky	$2,000 [14] On "The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Millennium Collection", this hit flies high for 9 minutes & 9 seconds "Free Bird" Becky	DD $4,400 [18] Hastily prepared or improvised impromptu Becky

Final Jeopardy!

SYMBOLS

One legend says Clovis, king of the Franks, adopted this symbol after flowers revealed a safe river crossing for his army

the fleur-de-lis

Maryanne "What is the fleur de lis?" — wagered $9,400

Becky "What is the fleur de lis?" — wagered $8,001

John "What is a Fleur de leis?" — wagered $0

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