Show #1092 1989-05-09 (taped 1989-04-08) College Championship

1989 College Championship quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Linda Krisak — a sophomore from Case Western Reserve University

Chris Swensen — a senior from Towson State University

Jason Powderly — a senior from Florida State University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$1,200	$2,900	$6,900	$13,800 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$6,900 16 R, 1 W
Chris	$300	$2,500	$7,700	$5,300 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,300 20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Linda	$1,500	$2,400	$11,000	$15,000 Automatic semifinalist	$10,700 22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES	1980s POP MUSIC	OLD TESTAMENT	NUCLEAR PHYSICS	COLLEGE NICKNAMES	PAUL REVERE
$100 [4] Some say these islands got their name from the Spanish word for shallow waters, "bajamar" the Bahamas Jason	$100 [10] Bobby McFerrin won "Song of the Year", "Record of the Year" & "Best Pop Vocal by a Male" Grammys with this song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Linda	$100 [8] God spent the 4th day of creation making these 2 heavenly bodies the sun & moon Chris	$100 [3] Almost all of an atom's mass is contained within this nucleus Chris	$100 [1] Longhorns Texas Jason	$100 [6] Built around 1670, Paul Revere's house is the oldest building in this city's downtown area Boston Chris
$200 [19] Fertile plains of Argentina whose name comes from an Indian word for "space" or "flat surface" pampas Chris	$200 [11] 1 of 2 performers with whom Paul McCartney has had No. 1 singles in the 1980s Michael Jackson (or Stevie Wonder) Linda	$200 [9] Joshua cursed the man who would rebuild this city Jericho Linda	$200 [17] If present use rate continues, the 235 isotope of this element will become scarce during the 1990s uranium Linda	$200 [2] Wolverines Michigan Jason	$200 [7] According to the famous poem, the time of Revere's ride midnight Linda
$300 [20] Of Melanesia, Micronesia or Polynesia, the one that means "black islands" Melanesia Linda	$300 [12] The title of a 1986 hit by Falco asked this composer to "Rock Me" Amadeus Linda	$300 [18] There are virtually identical accounts of her visit to Solomon in II Chronicles 9 & I Kings 10 the Queen of Sheba Jason	$300 [24] Also called an atomic pile, it produces & controls nuclear energy at the power plant reactor	$300 [5] Crimson Tide Alabama Jason	$300 [27] In 1773 Paul dressed up as an Indian in order to participate in this Boston Tea Party Chris
$400 [22] The name of this Canadian province is the same as that of its capital Quebec Linda	DD $500 [13] Group heard here, its 1st 3 Top 40 singles in the U.S. all went to No. 1 Wham! Linda	$400 [21] It's whom the pharaoh's daughter appointed to nurse the baby Moses his real mother (Jochebed) Jason	$400 [25] When an excited electron drops back down, it releases energy called this, like "Star Trek" torpedos photon energy Chris	$400 [15] Jayhawks Kansas Chris	$400 [28] Paul Revere rode to call to arms the Massachusetts volunteer militia nicknamed this Minutemen Chris
$500 [23] The West Indies island called St. Christopher is also known by this shorter name St. Kitts Chris	$500 [14] Deniece Williams' hit "Let's Hear It for the Boy" was featured on the soundtrack of this 1984 Kevin Bacon film Footloose Jason	$500 [30] We 1st meet this 1st king of Israel when his father sends him out to find their asses Saul Jason	$500 [26] Country in which Hahn & Strassmann 1st split the atom Germany Jason	$500 [16] Ducks Oregon Jason	$500 [29] The signal Revere used to inform the patriots in Charlestown that the British were coming by sea two lamps Jason

Double Jeopardy! Round

MYTHICAL CREATURES	FLOWERS	ACTORS & ACTRESSES	13-LETTER WORDS	EUROPEAN HISTORY	HODGEPODGE
$200 [8] Its name is from the Old Irish "luchorpan", meaning little body leprechaun Chris	$200 [14] The Hawaiian name for a necklace made of flowers lei Chris	$200 [1] The academy must have a "Fatal Attraction"; she's had 5 Oscar nominations for her last 8 films Glenn Close Linda	$200 [24] The "rex", or king, of this dinosaur genus walked erect on its hind feet Tyrannosaurus Linda	$200 [3] In 1848 they wrote, "A specter is haunting Europe--the specter of Communism" Marx & Engels Jason	$200 [19] Some positions on a diagram of one of these may be marked "P", "SS", "2B" & "CF" baseball field Chris
$400 [9] The Sphinx did this to poor travelers who couldn't answer her riddle ate them Chris	$400 [15] Of annuals, biennials or perennials, the ones that live the longest perennials Chris	$400 [2] Surprisingly, Bob Hoskins wasn't nominated for an Oscar for his work with this animated title character Roger Rabbit Chris	$400 [28] What you regain when you wake up from a faint consciousness Linda	$400 [4] This king's defeat of the Moors at Granada unified Spain in 1492 Ferdinand Jason	$400 [20] Total number of stars & stripes on the 1st "Stars & Stripes" flag approved by Congress June 14, 1777 26 (13 of each) Chris
$600 [10] A branch from a hawthorn bush will keep them in their coffins where they belong vampires Chris	$600 [16] This "black-eyed" flower is also called the yellow daisy black-eyed Susan Linda	$600 [13] 4 Ingrid Bergman films made in this, her native country, will be released on video in the U.S. in 1989 Sweden Linda	$600 [27] It's believed the Greek oracles used this art more recently employed by Shari Lewis ventriloquism Linda	$600 [5] With about 1,000 of his "Red Shirts", he helped the Sicilians win their freedom in 1860 Garibaldi Jason	$600 [21] Popular children's song that includes the word "derry-o" "The Farmer in the Dell" Linda
$1,000 [12] Each year 14 Athenian boys & girls were sacrificed by being imprisoned in a maze with him the Minotaur Linda	$800 [25] Flowers produce this sugary liquid which bees use to make honey nectar Linda	$800 [17] This actress who played Buddy on "Family" now plays Barbara Weston on "Empty Nest" Kristy McNichol Linda	$800 [29] It's twice the radius of a circle times 3.1415926 circumference Linda	$800 [6] In 1488 Bartolomeu Dias became the 1st European to see this cape which he called Cape of Storms the Cape of Good Hope Linda	$800 [22] The real life version of the Maxie doll, Brooke Theiss, plays Wendy, 1 of 8 kids on this ABC sitcom Just the Ten of Us Jason Chris
DD $1,200 [11] Help from his nephew Iolaus made his labor of slaying the 9-headed hydra easier Hercules Chris	$1,000 [26] The "tea" varieties of this flower actually smell like tea rose Jason	$1,000 [18] Vincent Price announced in February 1989 that he would no longer host this PBS series Mystery! Jason	DD $1,200 [30] It's advised that you try not to talk, swallow, cough, cry or sing for 1 week after this surgery tonsillectomy Linda	$1,000 [7] In 1558 the Duke of Guise expelled this nation from Calais, its last possession in France England Chris	$1,000 [23] Term for the sandbag a balloonist tosses out to lighten the load ballast Chris

Final Jeopardy!

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

This character, created about 1850, has an artificial leg made of white polished bone

Captain Ahab

Jason "Who was Captain Ahab?" — wagered $6,900

Chris "Who was Captain Bligh" — wagered $2,400

Linda "Who is Captain Ahab?" — wagered $4,000

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