Show #6831 2014-05-05 (taped 2014-04-16) Battle of the Decades

Battle of the Decades quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Roger Craig — a data scientist from Brooklyn, New York

Robin Carroll — an instructional designer and curriculum developer from Atlanta, Georgia

Leszek Pawlowicz — a shovel bum from Flagstaff, Arizona

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Leszek	$5,800	$7,800	$15,000	$15,000 2nd place: $10,000 if eliminated	$13,600 19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Robin	$2,800	$4,000	$5,200	$0 3rd place: $10,000 if eliminated	$5,200 11 R, 1 W
Roger	$1,800	$3,000	$21,000	$22,078 Automatic semifinalist	$15,400 22 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W

Jeopardy! Round

A BRIEF TIME OF HISTORY	ONE-WORD BOOK TITLES	WE'RE A NORTH AMERICAN BAND!	WHAT'S IN A NAME?	BOOZE	A WORD TO THE "I"s
$200 [1] His papacy lasted just over a month in 1978 John Paul I Leszek	$200 [7] Stephen King's first published book Carrie Robin	$200 [16] In 1973 Mammoth thought it cheaper to hire David Lee Roth as a singer than rent his P.A. system; Mammoth became this in '74 Van Halen Roger	$200 [6] Great or Terrible, it's the Russian equivalent of John Ivan Robin	$200 [21] This Canadian whisky was created in 1939 to celebrate the visit of the King of England Crown Royal Leszek Robin	$200 [26] Small bits of paper thrown from a height on a festive occasion confetti Robin
$400 [5] Catherine Howard was married to this man from 1540 to 1542 Henry VIII Leszek	$400 [8] Hermann Hesse's tale of Harry Haller Steppenwolf Roger	$400 [17] This trio sang, "Today's Tom Sawyer, he gets high on you, & the space he invades, he gets by on you" Rush Roger	$400 [11] A popular name for girls, it suggests a treeless plain or a city in Georgia Savannah Roger	$400 [22] This brand known for its XO Excellence champagne cognac is named for a French winegrower Rémy Martin Roger	$400 [27] A dull yellowish brown, or the cloth used to make uniforms khaki Roger
$800 [3] In Rome, 69 A.D. was "The Year of the Four" these, including Galba & Otho Emperors Leszek	$600 [9] 1980 nonfiction by Carl Sagan Cosmos Robin	$600 [18] B-b-b-baby, name this band that topped the charts in 1974"You ain't seen nothin' yet /B-b-b-baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet /Here's something, here's..." Bachman-Turner Overdrive Roger	$600 [13] Something wicked this way comes--this evil Disney fairy whose name is from the Latin for "wicked" Maleficent Leszek	$600 [23] The name of this liqueur is German for "hunt master" Jägermeister Leszek	$600 [28] Veranda seenherein Hawaii a lanai Leszek
$1,000 [2] This secessionist state of the Igbo people in eastern Nigeria lasted from 1967 to 1970 Biafra Leszek	$800 [10] By Leon Uris, it opens in 1946 Exodus Leszek	$800 [19] This Canadian band was "watchin' 'X-Files' with no lights on, we're dans la maison, I hope the Smoking Man's in this one" Barenaked Ladies Robin	$800 [14] Long a popular Irish girl's name, it belonged to the saint who founded Ireland's first nunnery Bridget Robin	$800 [24] The fancy bee logo ison this brand's silver tequila Patrón Roger	$800 [29] Tajik is a variety of this language Farsi Roger
DD $2,000 [4] Israeli forces destroyed Egypt's air force on the ground on June 5, 1967, the first day of this war the Six-Day War Leszek	$1,000 [12] William S. Burroughs' first published book Junkie Roger	$1,000 [20] Gordon Gano sang, "I like American music" as the lead singer of this Milwaukee group the Violent Femmes Roger	$1,000 [15] God gave him a name meaning "father of many nations" Abraham Robin	$1,000 [25] This Polish brand calls itself "the world's first luxury vodka" Belvedere Roger	$1,000 [30] It's the Shawnee word for what we call an elk a wapiti Leszek

Double Jeopardy! Round

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME	LESSER-KNOWN AMERICANS	BALLET & OPERA	SLANG	AFRICAN CAPITALS	AN ODD CAST OF CHARACTERS
$400 [21] In 1687 this Brit differentiated "absolute, true, and mathematical time" & "relative, apparent, and common time" Newton Roger	$400 [19] A food lover & avid gardener, Edmund McIlhenny created this sauce from plants that he cultivated himself Tabasco Robin	$400 [6] "Le Sacre du printemps" is the French title of this Stravinsky ballet that premiered in Paris in 1913 The Rite of Spring Leszek	$400 [26] If someone calls you "cray", he has left this letter out of another word Z Roger	$400 [25] In 1973 this nation voted to move its capital from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma, a move some say is still going on Tanzania Leszek	$400 [14] 1998:Jesus Quintana, Walter Sobchak, The Dude The Big Lebowski Roger
$800 [22] This 18th century German's "Critique" of time? It's "phenomenally real" but "noumenally unreal" Kant Roger	$800 [20] Brace yourself! Edward Angle was the modern father of this branch of dentistry orthodontics Roger	$800 [10] The libretto for a ballet about this title gladiator was based in part on works by Plutarch Spartacus Leszek	$800 [27] "Skrilla" refers to this; the DJ Skrillex must have tons of it money	$800 [24] With an elevation of over 5,400 feet, Windhoek is the mile-high capital of this neighbor to South Africa Namibia Leszek	$800 [15] 2013:Finley, Evanora, Glinda Oz the Great and Powerful Leszek Roger
$1,200 [23] An 1884 conference chose the meridian of this facility's transit instrument as the "prime" starting point for time zones Greenwich Observatory Leszek	$1,600 [12] In the 1870s paleontologist Othniel Marsh discovered the first remains of this flying reptile in the United States a pterodactyl Roger	$1,200 [9] At the end of a Mozart opera, this title character is dragged into the flames of hell Don Giovanni Robin Roger	$1,200 [28] Described by urbandictionary.com as "carpe diem for stupid people", YOLO is actually short for this you only live once Roger	$1,200 [5] Chosen in 1957 when France ruled the land, Nouakchott is just off the Atlantic in this country Mauritania Leszek	$1,200 [16] The 1975 film:Magenta, Columbia, Janet Weiss The Rocky Horror Picture Show Robin
$2,000 [3] Clocks flown around the Earth in 1971 diverged from stationary ones, confirming the relativity concept "time" this dilation Roger	$2,000 [11] This man for whom a Philadelphia square is named was a clockmaker/astronomer who discovered Venus' atmosphere Rittenhouse Roger	$1,600 [8] At the end of this Verdi opera, Violetta dies of consumption in the arms of Alfredo La traviata Leszek Robin	$1,600 [29] In "Mean Streets" a fight starts over this 4-letter term for a crude northeastern guy, though no one understands it mook	$1,600 [2] On the Ubangi River, Bangui is the capital of this 3-word nation the Central African Republic Leszek Roger	$1,600 [17] 1996:Renton, Spud, Begbie Trainspotting Roger
DD $3,400 [4] Following Einstein, in 1908 Hermann Minkowski proposed the idea of 4-dimensional this hyphenated term space-time Roger	DD $5,000 [13] With a mark of 5'6" in this event, in 1948 5'7" Alice Coachman became the first African-American woman to win Olympic gold high jump Roger	$2,000 [7] In a classic ballet by Adolphe Adam, she's the title peasant girl with a weak heart & a passion for dancing Giselle Leszek	$2,000 [30] Harris Wittels' book was titled this oxymoron: "The Art of False Modesty" Humblebrag	$2,000 [1] This capital city is on Cape Verde peninsula but not in the country of Cape Verde Dakar, Senegal Leszek	$2,000 [18] 2004:Peter LaFleur, Patches O'HO'HO'HO'HO'HO'HO'HO'Houlihaneveerate DodgeBall Roger

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

This word for a timid person comes from the last name of a character in a 1920s newspaper comic called "The Timid Soul"

milquetoast

Robin "What is a Mitty?" — wagered $5,200

Leszek "What is [a part of a letter scribbled out] ?" — wagered $0

Roger "What is milquetoast?! [a small picture of a cat face]" — wagered $1,078

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