Show #7004 2015-02-12 Teachers Tournament

2015 Teachers Tournament final game 1.

Contestants

Jennifer Giles — a third grade teacher from Longmont, Colorado

Cathy Farrell — a high school science teacher from Wyandotte, Michigan

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	$4,400	$9,800	$13,000	$3,000	$16,200 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Cathy	$3,800	$4,800	$13,600	$18,600	$13,600 14 R, 0 W
Jennifer	$600	$3,200	$13,400	$22,400	$12,000 19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

SHE-ROES	A TEXTBOOK CATEGORY	SHAKE IT UP!	WEDDINGS OF THE STARS	"OY" TO THE WORLD	REMEMBER MAINE!
$200 [1] Miep Gies, the woman who helped hide this girl from the Nazis, also rescued her diary Anne Frank Jennifer	$200 [6] Chapter 3 of "Barron's AP U.S. Government and Politics" is devoted to this document the Constitution Adam Cathy	$200 [16] Kraft tells us strawberry is the most popular smoothie flavor; for milkshakes, it's this chocolate Jennifer	$200 [26] Already "Mr. & Mrs." onscreen, this couple married in 2014 with the help of their 6 kids Brad & Angelina Jennifer	$200 [21] Its SUVs include the Highlander & the Land Cruiser Toyota Adam	$200 [11] Remember that it's the capital! Augusta Adam
$400 [2] Thiswoman helped liberate 300 slaves before the Civil War Harriet Tubman Cathy	$400 [7] David Klein's "organic" this covers stereoi some rism & aromatic compounds chemistry Jennifer	$400 [17] Steak 'n Shake has offered a "campfire" this shake filled with Graham crackers & marshmallow s'mores Adam	$400 [27] Usher did a mini-concert at the wedding of model Helen Lasichanh & this singer/music producer; hope they're "Happy" Pharrell Adam	$400 [22] In October 2014 this was lowest in North Dakota, at only 2.8% unemployment Adam	$400 [12] Remember that Maine's chief products include this critter, Homarus americanus--yum! a lobster Cathy
$600 [3] With St. Christopher's, Cicely Saunders pioneered this type of place that provides palliative care to the dying a hospice Adam	$600 [8] Michael Pacione's "Urban Geography" covers "urban" this, the design & regulation of populated spaces urban planning Adam	$600 [18] For September in its Blizzard of the Month promotion, this eatery offered an apple pie Blizzard Dairy Queen Adam	$600 [28] Leonardo DiCaprio gave the bride away when this British onetime co-star married Ned Rocknroll in 2012 Kate Winslet Jennifer	$600 [23] Brass is an example of this, a mixture of 2 or more metals an alloy Adam	$600 [13] Remember that the northern portion of this trail runs through Maine from New Hampshire to Mount Katahdin! the Appalachian Trail Adam
$800 [4] In 1927 this Austrian woman married a widower & cared for his 7 children; luckily, they could all really sing Maria Von Trapp Cathy	$800 [9] "Personality Disorders" is a chapter in Butcher, Hooley & Mineka's "abnormal" this psychology Adam	$800 [19] Wendy's now serves these trademark shakes in waffle cones Frostys Jennifer	$800 [29] He married Elizabeth Taylor on March 15, 1964; he married Elizabeth Taylor on October 10, 1975 Richard Burton Jennifer	$800 [24] Peter O'Toole played the aging King Priam in this 2004 movie epic Troy Adam	$800 [14] Remember that in 1959 Maine's 190-mile mountain range was named for this "Evangeline" poet & native son! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
$1,000 [5] Profession of Edith Cavell, executed during World War I for helping Allied soldiers escape German-occupied Belgium a nurse Cathy	DD $1,800 [10] "The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader" includes this 1963 letter that begins, "While confined here" MLK's letter from Birmingham jail Adam	$1,000 [20] This caramel shake flavor is literally "sweet from milk" in Spanish dulce de leche Adam	$1,000 [30] Oprah, De Niro &, of course, Harrison Ford were present in 2013 when he wed Mellody Hobson at Skywalker Ranch George Lucas Cathy	$1,000 [25] During WWII the message that he "was here" was found all over the world Kilroy Adam	$1,000 [15] Remember that Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820 to balance the admission of this slave state! Missouri Cathy

Double Jeopardy! Round

1990s FICTION	ANATOMY	A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING	A HISTORY LESSON	SUCCINCT SILVER SCREEN SUMMARIES	THAT'S QUITE A MOUTHFUL!
$400 [26] A nuclear weapon falls into the hands of terrorists in this author's "The Sum of All Fears" Tom Clancy Jennifer	$400 [12] Connective tissue called the renal fascia anchors these organs in place kidneys Jennifer	$400 [1] A vinometer measures the percentage of alcohol in this, red or white wine Jennifer	$400 [6] Under the leadership of this Polish electrician, some 17,000 workers went on strike in 1980 at the Lenin shipyard (Lech) Walesa Adam	$400 [11] 1960:Secretary steals substantial sum, showers, succumbs Psycho Cathy	$400 [21] To acceptilate is to release an acquaintance from one of these, even if he hasn't ponied up debt Adam
$800 [27] You could say this John Grisham novel featuring Tulane law student Darby Shaw was for the birds The Pelican Brief Cathy	$800 [15] This bone that forms your lower jaw also forms your chin the mandible Jennifer	$800 [2] The objectseenhereis used in this craft crochet Jennifer	$1,200 [8] In support of this Yugoslav province, NATO launched a 78-day air-strike campaign on Serbian targets in March 1999 Kosovo Adam	$800 [13] 1941:Scandal sheet skipper says single sled sentence Citizen Kane Jennifer	$800 [22] An amplexifoliate plant is one in which these clasp the stem the leaves Jennifer
$1,200 [28] In 1993 James Patterson came along with his first Alex Cross novel, "Along Came" this a Spider Cathy	$1,200 [16] These 4 veins--2 internal, 2 external--return blood to the heart from the head & neck the jugulars Jennifer	$1,200 [3] Akbar was considered the greatest ruler of this empire of India the Mughal Empire Jennifer	$1,600 [9] Athens was the chief city of this ancient district of Greece Attica	$1,200 [14] 1959:Mob murder makes male musicians move, matronly makeover materializes Some Like it Hot Cathy	$1,200 [23] A song that's durchkomponiert has a different musical setting for each one of these sections verses Cathy
$1,600 [29] This bestseller by Barbara Kingsolver follows a missionary & his family in the Belgian Congo The Poisonwood Bible	$2,000 [18] (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a photograph and brain diagram on the monitor.) In 1861, French surgeon & anthropologist Paul Broca identified theareaof the brain now named for him that is responsible for this ability speech Cathy	$1,600 [4] This prestigious liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York was named for the wife of a real estate tycoon Sarah Lawrence College Jennifer	$2,000 [10] In 1912 this last emperor of China abdicated, ending 268 years of rule by the Manchu Dynasty Puyi	$1,600 [19] 2011:Mississippi maids mind menial mothering The Help Adam	$1,600 [24] Look skyward to practice nephelognosy, the observation & description of these clouds Adam
$2,000 [30] Set in Denmark, this Peter Hoeg thriller centers on a woman with a keen understanding of icy flakes & crystals Smilla's Sense of Snow Jennifer	DD $3,000 [17] Heart sac is another name for this 2-layered sac that surrounds the heart the pericardium Jennifer	$2,000 [5] It's the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean & the largest of the Greek islands Crete Adam	DD $4,000 [7] In 1703 John Sheffield, Duke of this, built a palatial estate on the former site of London's Arlington House Buckingham Adam	$2,000 [20] 1948:Gold-grubbing gringos get greedy The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Jennifer	$2,000 [25] If you know what mucilage is used for in disguises, you know something mucilaginous has this quality sticky (or gluelike) Cathy Jennifer

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Not in the 10 longest, this 1,560-mile river in a fertile basin flows by 29 cities of over 100,000 people

the Ganges

Adam "What is theJordaGr" — wagered $10,000

Jennifer "What is theDanube? Ganges" — wagered $9,000

Cathy "What is the Ganges?" — wagered $5,000

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