Show #1091 1989-05-08 (taped 1989-04-08) College Championship

1989 College Championship quarterfinal game 1.Inaugural College Championship game of the Trebek era.

Contestants

Dave Piatt — a senior from Johns Hopkins University

Betty Hsu — a freshman from UCLA

Tom Cubbage — a senior from Southern Methodist University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$2,600	$4,200	$15,400	$15,400 Automatic semifinalist	$14,600 34 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Betty	$400	$300	$2,800	$3,006 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$3,500 13 R, 9 W (including 1 DD)
Dave	$100	$800	$600	$1 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$600 6 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE MIDDLE AGES	SCARY MOVIES	ANIMALS	DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS	SOUTH AMERICA	THE SWIMSUIT EDITION
$100 [1] The Catholic clergy was supported by these payments, 1/10 of the parishioners' incomes a tithe Tom	$100 [21] The 1st sequel to this film was subtitled "Freddy's Revenge" A Nightmare on Elm Street Betty	$100 [26] The Bush species of this is the largest land mammal in the world an elephant Tom Betty	$100 [16] It's the fruity abbreviation for figure or figurative fig. Betty Dave	$100 [11] Icy mountain streams in Peru are the source of the Amazon, which flows into this ocean the Atlantic Ocean Tom	$100 [6] For the 1st time in 25 years, the issue didn't include any coverage of this sports Dave
$200 [2] Germany formed the core of this medieval "Empire" the Holy Roman Empire Tom	$200 [22] "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water", along came this 1978 movie Jaws 2 Dave	$200 [27] In the names of cat breeds, this color follows "British" & "Russian" blue Betty Dave	$200 [17] It's the standard abbreviation for "miscellaneous" misc. Dave	$200 [12] When Juan Peron returned to the presidency of this country in 1973, his wife was elected vice president Argentina Tom Betty	$200 [7] Since 1979 the issue has annually been released in this month February Tom
$300 [3] From "Hanse" meaning guild, this German league was formed in the 13th c. to promote & control trade the Hanseatic League Tom	$300 [23] Critic L. Maltin saw this "unlucky" '80 film as a "clue to why S.A.T. scores continue to decline" Friday the 13th Betty	$300 [28] Of teeth, nails or beaks, the one turtles don't have teeth Tom	$300 [18] "bot." doesn't mean you paid for it; it stands for this science botany Tom	$300 [13] If you're watching a music video in Montevideo, you're in this country's capital Uruguay Tom	$300 [8] 1 of the 3 women who have appeared on the front cover 3 times Cheryl Tiegs (or Christie Brinkley or Elle Macpherson) Tom Betty
$400 [4] Order of religious knights named for the biblical "Temple" in Jerusalem the Knights Templar Tom	$400 [24] Dan Aykroyd promises to show Albert Brooks "something really scary" in this 1983 anthology film Twilight Zone: The Movie Tom Betty	$400 [29] A 7-letter word for a dog of mixed or indeterminate ancestry a mongrel Tom	$400 [19] "intrans." isn't the abbreviation for intransigent but for this verb form intransitive Tom	$500 [15] The Braganzas were a royal family that ruled in Portugal & this South American country Brazil Tom	$400 [9] The '89 issue cost $3.95; the 1st one in 1964 could have been bought for this one coin a quarter Betty
$500 [5] Named for a barbarian tribe, this style of architecture was later considered barbarous by Italians Gothic Betty	$500 [25] In the 1982 film, Adrienne Barbeau was the object of his affection; in 1989, it's Heather Locklear the Swamp Thing Betty	$500 [30] 2 species of these snakes native to India are the Indian & the King a cobra Tom	$500 [20] When capitalized, the letters "IE" can refer to this family of languages Indo-European Tom	DD $1,000 [14] Country whose capital lies closest to the line of 0° latitude Ecuador Tom	$500 [10] A S.I. office pool tries to guess the # of these the issue will produce: the high--442 in '75 cancelled subscriptions Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

U.S. HISTORY	RELIGION	NOVELS	FABRICS	FAMOUS QUOTES	FRATERNITIES & SORORITIES
$200 [17] When this state was a republic, Stephen Austin, for whom the current capital is named, was sec'y of state Texas Tom	$200 [16] House of worship with a mihrab, a minbar & a minaret a mosque Tom	$200 [1] She is Aleksei Vronsky's lover & Aleksei Karenin's wife Anna Karenin Tom	$200 [26] From a flaxen fabric, it's a term for bed sheets, though most are no longer made of it linen Betty	$200 [11] It was at Bull Run that Gen. Bernard Bee said this man was "standing like a stone wall" (Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall") Jackson Tom	$200 [4] Founded as a fraternity in 1776, it's now the nation's oldest honor society Phi Beta Kappa Betty
$400 [22] Less than a year before we entered WWII, he had an all-military inaugural parade Franklin Roosevelt Dave	$400 [18] U.S.-based religion whose founder called it "the scientific system of divine healing" Christian Science Tom Betty	$400 [2] The avuncular title character of this 1852 American novel dies after a brutal beating Uncle Tom's Cabin Betty	$400 [27] A sail fabric, or something for a boxer to fall back on canvas Betty	$400 [12] The historian Suetnius said this man's famous question, "Et tu, Brute?", was spoken in Greek Julius Caesar Betty	$400 [7] The frat rats at Faber College's Delta House made life miserable for Dean Wormer in this 1978 John Belushi film ( National Lampoon's ) Animal House Tom
$600 [23] He led the expedition which discovered gold in the Black Hills, setting off a gold rush & the Sioux Wars Custer Tom	$600 [19] The Jewish festival Hanukkah is observed for this many days 8 Betty Dave	$600 [3] Some of the characters he introduced in "Dubliners" reappeared in "Ulysses" (James) Joyce Tom	$600 [28] Rayon got its name from "ray", an indication of its sheen, & "on", referring to this material it resembles cotton	$600 [13] Edmond Rostand's quote, "A great nose indicates a great man", is from this play Cyrano de Bergerac Tom	$600 [8] During this period, students seeking to join a fraternity attend events to learn about them & meet members rush Tom
$800 [24] Slave whose owner took him to Illinois & caused the Supreme Court to declare blacks weren't citizens Dred Scott Tom	$800 [20] The punishment by which a member of a church is barred from its rites & services excommunication Tom	DD $700 [6] John Galsworthy's most famous work was the saga of this fictional family the Forsytes ( The Forsyte Saga ) Betty	$800 [29] Neoprene is a synthetic form of this rubber Betty	$800 [14] The author who wrote, "That's some catch, that Catch-22" (Joseph) Heller Tom	$800 [9] The word "sorority" came from a Latin word meaning this sister Tom
$1,000 [25] Born on Roanoke Island, she was the 1st child of English parents born in America Virginia Dare Betty	$1,000 [21] From the Greek for "to appear", it's the day that celebrates the appearance of the 3 Magi before Jesus Epiphany Tom	$800 [5] His mad Creole wife, Bertha, dies in a fall, leaving him free to marry Jane Eyre Mr. Rochester Betty	$1,000 [30] Light fabric named for the cobwebs that appear around the end of summer when goose is eaten gossamer	$1,000 [15] Proverbs 16:18 says, "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before" one of these a fall Tom	DD $2,800 [10] F.G. Slaughter, Gary Lockwood & Sen. Tom Harkin are alumni of the fraternity represented by these letters:ΔΣΦ Delta Sigma Phi Tom

Final Jeopardy!

MOUNTAINS

Its name means "great mountain" & it has 2 peaks, Kibo & Mawenzi, that are 7 miles apart

Kilimanjaro

Dave "What is Mt. Fuji" — wagered $599

Betty "WhatisKilimanjaro?" — wagered $206

Tom "What is Mauna Loa?" — wagered $0

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