Show #7001 2015-02-09 Teachers Tournament

2015 Teachers Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Erin McLaughlin — a fifth grade teacher from Queens, New York

Lydia Cuffman — a high school history teacher from Redwood City, California

Adam Elkana-Hale — a middle school math teacher from St. Louis, Missouri

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Adam	$4,800	$5,600	$19,800	$18,500 Finalist	$18,800 23 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
Lydia	$2,600	$1,000	$7,000	$7,000 3rd place: $10,000	$9,000 16 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)
Erin	$800	$3,200	$9,200	$18,200 2nd place: $10,000	$9,200 14 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

PARTS OF A PLANT	ROOTS	BUDS	LEAVES	"SEED"s	STEM
$200 [26] QC is short for this department that makes sure the plant turns out good goods quality control Lydia	$200 [3] This name for fans who root on the Green Bay Packers matches their unique bonnets cheese head Lydia	$200 [15] After the death of his closest friend Hephaestion in 324 B.C., this Macedonian never re-filled his top cavalry post Alexander the Great Adam	$200 [17] This Lewis Carroll feline "vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin" the Cheshire Cat Lydia	$200 [11] This phrase means funds given to start a business seed money Adam	$200 [1] This classical field of physics consists of kinematics & dynamics, not auto repairmen mechanics Adam
$400 [27] You may see an assembly line or this type of line, also the amount of stuff a factory can make a production line Lydia	$400 [4] Spike Lee & Woody Allen have both been spotted rooting for this NBA team from the sidelines the New York Knicks Adam	$400 [22] By 1902 this bank-robbing duo had left the U.S. & owned a ranch in Chubut Province, Argentina Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid Adam Erin	$600 [19] This Stevenson "sea-cook" had not "gone empty-handed"; he took a sack of coins to "help him on his... wanderings" Long John Silver Adam	$400 [12] This wandering planter of the early U.S. is said to have dressed in a coffee sack, with a cooking-pot hat Johnny Appleseed Lydia	$400 [2] Be polite & give us the name of this engineering branch that specializes in the design & creation of public works civil engineering Lydia
$600 [28] To keep the 600-degree water from boiling in a nuclear power plant, the reactor core is kept at 150 times atmospheric this pressure Erin	$600 [5] In 1952 a Detroit Red Wings fan first threw one of these out on the ice; it represented the 8 wins needed for the NHL title an octopus Adam	$600 [23] On July 6, 1957 these 2 met in Liverpool; one, the lead singer of The Quarrymen, let the other, then 15, join the band (Paul) McCartney & (John) Lennon Lydia Erin	$800 [20] "Eleventy-one years is far too short a time to spend among you", he says before vanishing in a blinding light Bilbo Baggins Adam	$600 [13] A classic McDonald's jingle ends, "on" this type of bun a sesame seed bun Lydia	$600 [8] This ancient Greek's "Elements" was a pivotal text in the development of geometry Euclid Adam
$800 [29] The main working part of a factory is called this "floor", though nothing is sold there the shop floor Lydia	$800 [6] It's the 2-word name for the horde of fans who rooted for golfer Palmer Arnie's Army Adam	$800 [24] Mark Twain often came to the lab of this inventor from the Balkans to see him demonstrate his latest gizmos (Nikola) Tesla Erin	$1,000 [21] "Monsieur Marius, I believe that I was a little bit in love with you", she says & then smiles & dies Eponine Erin	$800 [14] Nick Cave's band The Bad Seeds Erin	$800 [9] Texas Tech has a department devoted to this engineering branch that focuses on the exploitation of oil & gas reserves petroleum engineering Adam
$1,000 [30] In a cement plant this oven can be 200 yards long, a bit bigger than the one in ceramics class the kiln Lydia	$1,000 [7] AKA "The Red Devils", this team that averages 75,000 fans per game is the most popular English soccer team Manchester United Adam	$1,000 [25] A guy named Curio was best buds with this man known as the friend & successor of Julius Caesar Mark Antony Adam Lydia	DD $2,000 [18] "Life is so beautiful", says this fictional Italian American before dying in his garden Don Vito Corleone ("The Godfather") Lydia	$1,000 [16] To marry Elvis in 1967, Priscilla wore a gown trimmed in these little gems seed pearls Lydia Erin	$1,000 [10] Fibonacci knew this number was next in the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8... how 'bout you? 13 Lydia

Double Jeopardy! Round

BIBLE BRIEFS	SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR	HORSEY VOCABULARY	THE NEW $100 BILL	MOVIES WITH "HEART"	THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
$400 [1] Titled translation:K.J.V. the King James Version Lydia	$400 [14] South of the equator, winter begins in this month June Adam	$400 [17] To maintain firm control is to keep a tight this a rein Adam	$400 [26] (Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a special light bulb over a new $100 bill.)Some businesses have detectors equipped with this type of light specifically to detect bad bills; the security thread should glow pink ultraviolet Erin	$400 [3] In this 2009 release Jeff Bridges played country music star Bad Blake Crazy Heart Adam	$400 [11] On Nov. 20, 2014 Elizabeth II & this man celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary Prince Philip Adam
$800 [2] Presiding prefect who beheld the Man:P.P. Pontius Pilate Erin	$800 [20] This large island off Africa was a base for Captain Kidd &, later, a talking lion, hippo, giraffe & zebra Madagascar Erin	$800 [18] An outgrowth on the heel is a "bone" type of this a spur Lydia	$800 [27] The quill pen & inkwell are a bit ironic given that the person shown on the bill was in this business from age 12 printing Adam Erin	$800 [5] This 2007 film about slain journalist Daniel Pearl was based on a memoir by his wife Mariane A Mighty Heart	$800 [12] She wived it merrily with George V & got a big luxury liner named for her Queen Mary Adam
$1,200 [4] Book of love:S.O.S. Song of Solomon Erin	$1,200 [21] Shown here, it's home to the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world Auckland Adam	$1,200 [19] This flat, casual shoe is usually white with a contrasting leather band across the instep a saddle shoe Erin	$1,200 [28] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows the $100 bill in motion on the monitor.) The 3-D security ribbon uses technology from Crane, the same stationery company that printed currency at the Liberty Mill for this patriot & engraver Paul Revere Erin	$1,200 [8] Winning an Oscar for this film, Sally Field said, "I've wanted... to have your respect... I can't deny... that you like me" Places in the Heart Lydia	$1,200 [13] Welcome to the family! As a gift for her 1986 wedding, Sarah Ferguson got the title Duchess of this York Erin
$1,600 [6] Boat builder's boys:H, S & J Ham, Shem & Japheth Adam	$2,000 [23] Found in South America, it's the highest mountain south of the equator Mount Aconcagua	$1,600 [24] It can be a type of recessed window or another name for a laurel tree prized for its aromatic leaves bay Lydia	$1,600 [29] To help those with visual impairments, a gold 100 on the back of the bill towers over this Penn. building Independence Hall Adam	$1,600 [9] This documentary chronicled the problems that plagued the making of "Apocalypse Now" Hearts of Darkness Erin	DD $1,200 [15] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married Albert in 1923, 13 years before he got this new name King George VI Adam
$2,000 [7] Fiery furnace survivors:S, M & A Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego Adam	DD $3,000 [22] This island nation with a directional name splits oil revenues with Australia, not its old master Indonesia East Timor Adam	$2,000 [25] It's one of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction studs Adam	$2,000 [30] (Sarah of the Clue Crew feels a new $100 bill.) The bill feels rough to the touch due to a printing process using this Italian-named sculptural method also called "hollow relief" intaglio Lydia	$2,000 [10] A 2006 documentary about Neil Young had this No. 1 song as its subtitle Heart of Gold Lydia	$2,000 [16] In 1955 this princess renounced the divorced RAF hero she loved; in 1960 she married the future Earl of Snowden Princess Margaret Lydia

Final Jeopardy!

19th CENTURY WRITERS

After his death, he was given full military honors in Greece before his body was returned home for burial at his baronial seat

Lord Byron

Lydia "Who is Lord Byron?" — wagered $0

Erin "Who is Lord Byron?" — wagered $9,000

Adam "Who is Tennyson" — wagered $1,300

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