1991 Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 5.Game in which 63 correct responses were given (with 6 rebounds).
Jim Paluszak — a senior from Spartanburg, South Carolina
Joann Chan — a senior from Richmond, Virginia
Dana Bacon — a senior from Leader, Minnesota
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana | $1,200 | $2,900 | $9,600 |
$10,600
2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$8,600
22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Joann | $100 | $1,100 | $8,900 |
$11,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$7,700
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Jim | $3,100 | $4,800 | $7,400 |
$10,000
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$7,400
22 R, 3 W |
| FILE UNDER "A" | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES | COMPUTERS | STATE CAPITALS | BIRD LORE | TOM & HUCK |
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$100
[24]
Of all the sponge cakes we know, this one has the most "heavenly" name
angel (food) cake
Joann
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$100
[19]
He's been the Terminator & Conan, but most recently "Kindergarten Cop"
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dana
|
$100
[1]
To play games on your computer, you often need one of these "happy" handles
a joystick
Jim
|
$100
[2]
Minneapolis is larger but this Twin City is Minnesota's capital
St. Paul
Dana
|
$100
[12]
In explaining the birds & bees, many say babies are brought by these birds
storks
Jim
|
$100
[9]
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in 1885 was the 1st book issued by this man's publishing co.
Mark Twain
Dana
|
|
$200
[25]
Some houses made of this sun-dried brick are covered with mud, others are covered with stucco
adobe
Dana
|
$300
[21]
In this late 1990 hit, Macaulay Culkin played Kevin
Home Alone
Dana
|
$200
[3]
While the floppy ones can be removed from the drive, hard ones usually can't
disks
Jim
|
$200
[5]
A popular variety of grape is named for a Massachusetts town, not this New Hampshire capital
Concord
Dana
|
$200
[13]
In legend a drop of Jesus' blood turned this bird's breast red
the robin
Dana
Joann
|
$200
[14]
Tom Sawyer lived with this elderly relative
Aunt Polly
Dana
|
|
$300
[26]
Lawyers belong to this organization known by its initials, ABA
the American Bar Association
Jim
|
$400
[22]
TV "Doctor, Doctor" whose kids were shrunk in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"
Matt Frewer
Joann
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$300
[4]
T. I. for short, this company designed "Speak & Spell", the popular learning aid for kids
Texas Instruments
Jim
|
$300
[8]
From 1875-85 Wheeling replaced this city as capital of West Virginia
Charleston
Joann
|
$300
[16]
Despite its name, this North American bird has plenty of feathers, even on its head
a bald eagle
Jim
|
$300
[15]
1 of the 2 Joes in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'
(1 of) the Injun Joe (Joe Harper)
Jim
|
|
$400
[27]
Part of this city's ancient library was housed in the Serapeum, the temple of Serapis
Alexandria
Dana
|
$500
[23]
Geordi La Forge on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"; you may remember him as Kunta Kinte
LeVar Burton
Joann
|
$400
[6]
It's the device that enables one computer to communicate with another by telephone
a modem
Dana
|
$400
[10]
It was originally called Michigan but was renamed for a village in New York
Lansing
Jim
|
$400
[17]
As the ancient Mariner could tell you, sailors believe that killing this bird brings bad luck
an albatross
Jim
|
$400
[29]
Tom would have rather brought water home from the town pump than do this on a bright Saturday
whitewash a fence
Jim
|
|
$500
[28]
The Rat Islands & the Fox Islands are part of this chain of Alaskan islands
the Aleutians
Joann
|
DD
$700
[20]
The 1 of the "Three Men and a Baby" who was a member of the "Police Academy"
Steve Guttenberg
Dana
|
$500
[7]
An unauthorized person who breaks into a computer system is called this
a hacker
Jim
|
$500
[11]
Roger Williams purchased the site for this capital from the Narragansett Indians
Providence
Jim
|
$500
[18]
Some believe the "eyes" on this bird's feathers will bring danger to those who possess them
a peacock
Jim
|
$500
[30]
After faking his own murder, Huck headed down the river, where he next joined up with this man
Jim
Joann
Jim
|
| LANGUAGES | MEN OF SCIENCE | POP MUSIC | SHAKESPEARE | CANADA | ELECTION '90 |
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$200
[21]
Of Switzerland's 4 official languages, this one is spoken by the most Swiss people
German
Jim
|
$200
[2]
His interest in gravity is said to have come from watching an apple fall
Isaac Newton
Dana
|
$200
[1]
Danny, Donnie, Joe, Jordan & Jonathan
the New Kids on the Block
Dana
|
$200
[15]
Polonius tells Hamlet he once played this role: "I was killed i' the capitol; Brutus killed me."
Julius Caesar
Joann
|
$200
[10]
If you're an Oiler, Canuck, Flame or Nordique, you play this sport
hockey
Jim
|
$200
[26]
This island borough voted to conduct a study on the possibility of seceding from New York City
Staten Island
Dana
|
|
$400
[22]
Vietnamese borrowed nearly half of its vocabulary from this language
Chinese
Dana
|
$400
[3]
He developed some 300 products from peanuts, including dyes, soap & milk substitutes
Carver
Joann
|
$400
[7]
Her debut album, "Forever Your Girl", generated 4 No. 1 hit singles
Paula Abdul
Joann
|
$400
[16]
She says, "The raven himself is hoarse who croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements."
Lady Macbeth
Jim
|
$400
[11]
This Maritime province was named for a German duchy which George III also ruled, not a bowling alley
New Brunswick
Jim
|
$400
[27]
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota elected Jesse Ventura, a professional one of these, part-time mayor
a professional wrestler
Dana
|
|
$600
[23]
A native of Reykjavik could tell you this is his country's official language
Icelandic
Joann
Jim
|
$600
[4]
A disease-carrying bug that bit him on the Beagle voyage left him a semi-invalid for life
Darwin
Joann
|
$600
[8]
Featured in the movie "Ghost", this 1965 Righteous Brothers hit recharted in 1990
"Unchained Melody"
Joann
|
$800
[19]
Othello says, "The worms were hallow'd that did breed the silk" that made her handkerchief
Desdemona
Joann
|
$600
[12]
Canada's third largest metropolis, it hosted the 1986 World's Fair
Vancouver
Joann
Jim
|
$600
[28]
Though her opponent spent bigger bucks, she won the big governor's seat in the big state of Texas
Ann Richards
Dana
Jim
|
|
$800
[24]
It's the official language of Algeria, but many Algerians speak French, too
Arabic
Dana
|
$1,000
[6]
While living in Amsterdam, he introduced the first practical mercury thermometer
Fahrenheit
Dana
|
$800
[9]
Aaron Neville teamed with her to record "Don't Know Much" & "All My Life"
Linda Ronstadt
Jim
|
$1,000
[20]
Act I, Scene II of this play is set in a room in Portia's house in Belmont
The Merchant of Venice
Joann
|
$800
[13]
British & French Generals Wolfe & Montcalm were both killed in the Sept. 1759 battle at this city
Quebec
Dana
Jim
|
$800
[29]
Bob Martinez lost in his bid to be the first Republican reelected governor in this state's history
Florida
Joann
|
|
$1,000
[25]
Encyclopedia Americana says Manx, the native language of this place, is no longer spoken
the Isle of Man
Jim
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
He began studying fermentation to help save France's wine industry from "going sour"
Pasteur
Joann
|
$1,000
[14]
In 1988 Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Geo. Harrison, Bob Dylan & Roy Orbison formed this group
the Traveling Wilburys
Joann
|
DD
$1,100
[18]
In "Romeo and Juliet", the prince of this city is the last to speak
Verona
Dana
|
$1,000
[17]
This Frenchman, who arrived 70 years before Champlain, gave Montreal its name
(Jacques) Cartier
Dana
|
$1,000
[30]
Winning again in 1990, this S.C. senator is the oldest & longest serving member of Congress
Strom Thurmond
Jim
|
The inscription on this U.S. monument ends with the words "known but to God"
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (the Tomb of the Unknown)