Show #6891 2014-07-28 (taped 2014-03-05) Teen Tournament

2014 Teen Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

William Golden — a seventh grader from Houston, Texas

Jeff Xie — a junior from Edison, New Jersey

Sydney Mokel — a senior from South Windsor, Connecticut

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Sydney $3,200 $6,200 $6,400 $0
3rd place: $10,000
$8,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Jeff $1,400 $3,000 $12,200 $20,001
Finalist
$12,200
13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
William $1,800 $2,400 $10,000 $17,801
2nd place: $10,000
$10,000
13 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

LET'S VISIT D.C. SHOP CLASS DOUBLE TALK FOOD, FAST & SLOW TV PLAYWRONGS
$200 [6]
The memorial to this man was dedicated on April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of his birth
Thomas Jefferson
Sydney
$200 [21]
Shop class has gone high-tech with skills like using these semiconductor devices that work like tiny bulbs
LEDs
$200 [22]
A cheerleader wields it
pompom
Sydney
$200 [16]
Martha Stewart's quick way to make these eggs is to remove them from the water just as it starts to boil
soft-boiled eggs
Sydney Jeff William
$200 [11]
Single dad Juan Pablo was looking for Ms. Right on the latest edition of this reality series
The Bachelor
William
$200 [1]
Wilde:"The Importance of Being Alex"
The Importance of Being Earnest
Sydney
$400 [7]
Seen here at holiday time, the Red Room in this landmark is often used for parties
White House
Sydney
$400 [28]
Woodshop is safer with Stephen Gass' device that can stop a spinning one of these in 3/1,000 of a second
saw
Sydney
$400 [23]
We hope kids never stop "walking the dog" & going "around the world" with this toy
a yo-yo
Sydney
$400 [17]
As a noun, it's a burger garnish; as a verb, it's to preserve, say, pigs' feet through a long, briny process
pickle
William
$400 [12]
On a 2013 episode of "Family Guy", this dog died but returned a few episodes later in a Christmas miracle
Brian
Jeff
$400 [2]
Albee:"Who's Afraid of Montana Foxx?"
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jeff
$600 [8]
In 2010, six names were added to the memorialfor veterans of this war, bringing the total to 58,272
Vietnam War
Jeff
$600 [30]
Ordinary scissors won't cut metal; you need snips, also known by this "sh" word
shears
Sydney
$600 [24]
To mean an equal chance, you could say 1 to 1, but most people use this number combination
50-50
Sydney
$600 [18]
This "pudgy" turkey company's website says a stuffed 25-pound bird can take more than 6 hours to cook
Butterball
William
$600 [13]
"Pretty Little Liars" is set in Rosewood, Penn.; another ABC family drama is set in this nearby title town, home of a curse
Ravenswood
William
$600 [3]
Simon:"Brighton Beach Mammoths"
Brighton Beach Memoirs
$800 [9]
Here'sthe view from this D.C. landmark completed in 1884
Washington Monument
Sydney
$800 [27]
The protective helmet seenhereis named for this task of fusing metal together
welding
William
$800 [25]
A small round projectile fired from an air gun
BB
Jeff
$800 [19]
A couple of minutes in the microwavable sleeve makes these Nestle meat & cheese sandwiches
Hot Pocket
$800 [14]
The "secret" that Shailene Woodley had in the first few episodes of this series: she was pregnant
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Sydney
$800 [4]
Sartre:"Next Exit"
No Exit
Sydney
DD $1,600 [10]
Thoughhedidn't even live to see 1777, he is honored with astatuefor his contribution to the American Revolution
Nathan Hale
Sydney
$1,000 [29]
Appropriately, this retailer opened its first store on the 21st of April, 1984--oops, that's for shopping class, not shop class
Forever 21
William
$1,000 [26]
As seen here, strange juxtapositions were the norm for this "fatherly" early 20th century art movement
Dada
Sydney
$1,000 [20]
In the morning, you can have instant this from Quaker or the slow-cooked steel-cut kind
oatmeal
Jeff
$1,000 [15]
Rachel Bilson plays Dr. Zoe Hart on this Southern-fried show
Hart of Dixie
$1,000 [5]
Shaw:"Arms and the Leg"
Arms and the Man
William

Double Jeopardy! Round

21st CENTURY NEWS CELEBRITIES THE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER STAMPS CHEMICAL ELEMENTS MIDDLE A
$400 [1]
In 2010 this 4-year-old website published classified U.S. war documents & diplomatic cables
WikiLeaks
William
$400 [22]
As opposed to JLo, she's JLaw
Jennifer Lawrence
Sydney
$400 [15]
Of this U.S. state: central Worcester County
Massachusetts
Jeff
$400 [5]
It's a flag! It's an anthem! It's a patriotic stamp
the "Star-Spangled Banner" stamp
$400 [9]
By mass, it's the most abundant element in the Earth's crust & in your body
oxygen
Sydney William
$400 [7]
A big bunch of buzzin' bees
swarm
Jeff
$800 [2]
Pope when you were born, he died in 2005
John Paul II
Jeff
$800 [25]
On this co-star's untimely death, Vin Diesel said, "I will always love you... as the brother you were... on and off screen"
Paul Walker
William
$800 [16]
Of this continent: the city of Cuiaba in the state of Mato Grosso
South America
Jeff
$800 [6]
A circular holiday stamp depicts an evergreen one of these decorations
wreath
William
$1,200 [20]
This glow-in-the-dark element is the only one whose name ends in "us"
phosphorus
William
$800 [8]
Wannabe lawyers try to pass the exam commonly called this
bar
Sydney
$1,200 [3]
This Asian company surpassed Nokia as the world's largest mobile phone maker
Samsung
Sydney
$1,200 [24]
This father & son co-starred in 2013's "After Earth"
Will and Jaden Smith
William
$1,200 [18]
Of this peninsula: near Madrid
Iberian
Jeff
$1,200 [30]
You canseethe quiet dignity of this civil rights icon who took a back seat to no one
Rosa Parks
Sydney
$1,600 [21]
After "Omaha" or "Lincoln", an addressed envelope could have the 2 letters symbolizing this element
Neon
William
$1,200 [11]
Don't hate this Spanish word for "beach"; hate the game
playa
Sydney
$1,600 [4]
In 2007 Israel bombed a Syrian site that intelligence showed was one of these built with North Korean help
nuclear reactor
$1,600 [26]
In 2014 this actress & Ashton Kutcher announced their engagement
Mila Kunis
$1,600 [17]
Of this continent: in the south of the Northern Territory
Australia
William
$1,600 [28]
The "Made in America" series shows a riveter & a welder working on this Manhattan skyscraper
Empire State Building
Jeff
$2,000 [23]
The name of ununoctium may lead you to this atomic number, the highest yet assigned
118
Jeff
$1,600 [12]
This Navy rank just below captain sure sounds like it knows how to give orders
commander
$2,000 [14]
A volcano called Eyjafjallajokull erupted in this island nation in 2010, leading to a disruption of air travel
Iceland
William
$2,000 [27]
In 2013 this singer became a new mom, giving birth to son Axl Jack Duhamel
Fergie
$2,000 [19]
Of this big country: Evenkia, on Lake Vivi; its only resident, Anatoly, died in 2003
Russia
Sydney
DD $2,000 [29]
A stamp commemorating the War of 1812 features the Battle of this lake
Lake Erie
Jeff
DD $2,200 [10]
The Roman numeral for 100 is also the symbol for this element
carbon
Sydney
$2,000 [13]
Japanese massage technique using acupressure
shiatsu

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC TRANSPORTS

Its principal mast is at Arlington, its foremast is at the Naval Academy & a monument to it, restored in 2013, is located in Havana

the U.S.S. Maine

Sydney "What is theUSS MLusila" — wagered $6,400
William "What is the Maine?" — wagered $7,801
Jeff "What is the USS Maine?" — wagered $7,801

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