Show #7171 2015-11-16 (taped 2015-10-14) Tournament of Champions

2015 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Dan Feitel — an attorney originally from Gillette, New Jersey

John Schultz — a computer programmer from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Kerry Greene — a volunteer CASA guardian ad litem from Manchester, New Hampshire

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Kerry	$3,200	$5,200	$7,400	$12,800 Finalist	$10,400 15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)
John	$-2,600	$-600	$5,400	$6,000 2nd place: $10,000	$6,600 13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Dan	$600	$3,000	$9,000	$3,199 3rd place: $10,000	$13,000 21 R, 5 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

WHICH CAME FIRST?	AMERICAN PLACE NAMES	NURSERY RHYME TIME	SPORTS DYNASTIES	SODA POP QUIZ	THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
$200 [19] The Great Mosque of Mecca, the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Great Wall of China the Great Pyramid Kerry	$200 [4] This state name originally honored the queen whom Sir Walter Raleigh served Virginia John	$200 [1] Jack's hill-climbing companion's aspirins Jill's pills Dan	$200 [14] They won 6 World Series titles in the 1950s the Yankees Dan	$200 [9] Heads up! It was launched as "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" in 1929 7 Up Dan	$200 [26] The stage at the Metropolitan Opera is very big; no problem--with hundreds on stage & spectacular sets of the gates of Thebes, the Met's production of this opera is grand in both scope & scale Aida John Dan
$400 [20] Batman, Spider-Man, Superman Superman Dan	$400 [24] It's the only Great Lake whose name is not derived from a Native American language Superior Dan	$400 [2] Peck picker's venomous reptiles Peter Piper's vipers John	$400 [13] They won 5 NBA titles in the 1980s the Lakers John Dan	$400 [15] With the most famous soda flavor from this brand, you get "Real ginger. Real taste" Canada Dry (ginger ale) Kerry	$400 [27] In a small garret apartment, Rodolfo & Mimi sing a duet declaring their love for each other in this opera La bohème Kerry
$600 [21] "The Cask of Amontillado","The Lady of Shalott","The Rape of the Lock" The Rape of the Lock Dan	$600 [25] This state's Motley County was named for a physician killed in the Battle of San Jacinto Texas Kerry	$600 [3] Old king's desired outcomes Cole's goals John	$600 [10] From 1956 to 1960 Real Madrid won 5 straight European Cup titles in this sport soccer Dan	$600 [16] In addition to root beer, A&W also sells this flavor of soda cream soda Dan	$600 [28] Wotan strips Brunnhilde of her divinity & puts her into a magic sleep on the Met's state-of-the-art set for "Die Walkure", part of this composer's Ring Cycle Wagner Dan
$800 [22] The Chevy Corvette, the Dodge Challenger, the Ford Thunderbird the Corvette	$1,000 [6] This Ohio city is named for the Prussian who trained soldiers during the Revolutionary War Steubenville Kerry John Dan	$800 [7] Little Bo's mighty jumps Peep's leaps Kerry	$800 [11] They won 5 NFL titles in the 1960s the Green Bay Packers Dan	$800 [17] For much of the last decade, this fruity brand from Coca-Cola had its own colorful group of spokesmodels Fanta John	$800 [29] The Metropolitan Opera brought the splendor of ancient China to its stage with this Puccini opera about a princess of Peking Turandot Kerry
$1,000 [23] The Transcontinental Railroad, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the Underground Railroad the Underground Railroad Dan	DD $1,200 [5] The name of this Minn. waterfall is Dakota for "waterfall"; Longfellow named a Native American woman for it Minnehaha John	$1,000 [8] Fat-free Jack's pieces of neckwear Sprat's cravats Kerry John	$1,000 [12] They won 5 NHL titles between 1984 & 1990 the Edmonton Oilers John	$1,000 [18] In 1983 it added Ruby Red to its line of sodas Squirt Kerry John Dan	$1,000 [30] One of the greatest pieces for a baritone is the "Largo al factotum", a patter song that Figaro delivers with bravura as he enters this opera The Barber of Seville Kerry

Double Jeopardy! Round

SONGS THAT GET STUCK IN YOUR HEAD	HE WAS THE POPE...	LA LITTERATURE FRANCAISE	WHAT A BEAST!	MORTAL MATTERS	"CU" LATER
$400 [22] Op, op, op, op, oppan--this Korean singer's "Gangnam Style" has 2.4 billion YouTube hits Psy John	$400 [21] When the Berlin Wall came down John Paul II Dan	$400 [30] In 1831 she & Jules Sandeau co-wrote the novel "Red and White" under the pseudonym Jules Sand George Sand Dan	$400 [27] Here's a close-up of one of the 30,000 quills on this animal; they slide in easy, but back-facingbarbsmake removal difficult a porcupine Kerry	$400 [28] In the 1970s FBI investigator Robert Ressler coined this 2-word term for multiple murderers like Jeffrey Dahmer serial killer John	$400 [15] Count on this ancient calculator an abacus Dan
$800 [7] "Gimme a break" from this candy bar's jingle that goes, "Gimme a break, gimme a break" Kit Kat Dan	$1,200 [19] When Hozier released his self-titled debut album Francis Kerry	$800 [26] Here's adepictionof this title character of an 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame Kerry	$800 [25] Unlike the hippo, which has fully developed 4 of these, the rhino only has 3 with which to test water daintily toes Dan	$800 [29] In "Henry VI, Part 2", Dick says, "The first thing we do, let's kill all" these professionals the lawyers John	$800 [14] A fade or a shag, for example a haircut John
$1,200 [4] Hey, I just heard this 3-named singer's "Call Me Maybe" once, & this is crazy, but it's completely stuck in my head Carly Rae Jepsen Dan	$1,600 [18] Who shook things up by calling the Second Vatican Council John XXIII Kerry	$1,200 [11] This term for light, sophisticated literature is French for "beautiful letters" belles-lettres	$1,200 [8] A flap of skin & fur called a bell hangs from the throat of this largest member of the deer family moose (elk accepted) Dan	$1,200 [16] On this day, November 2, Catholic priests may celebrate 3 requiem masses for the departed Day of the Dead (or All Souls' Day) Kerry	$1,200 [1] An error, especially with a billiards stick a miscue Dan
$1,600 [5] "Never Gonna Give You Up" is what my brain says about the No. 1 hit of that name by this Brit Rick Astley Kerry	$2,000 [23] When Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel (II of that name) Julius John	$1,600 [12] "The Mysterious Island" was a sequel to this 1870 submarine tale Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Dan	$1,600 [9] This "hairless" breed of cat developed from a kitty born in Canada, not Egypt Sphynx Kerry	$1,600 [17] This word originally meant an all-night vigil with a body; the Irish party during that time came later a wake John	$1,600 [2] Jeans flared to fit over a pair of Tony Lamas bootcut jeans
$2,000 [6] "So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song", this Miley Cyrus tune that is rattling around in my brain "Party In The U.S.A." Dan	DD $3,000 [20] When the Arab Spring pro-democracy protests began in Tunisia Benedict XVI Kerry	$2,000 [13] 1919's prestigious Prix Goncourt went to "Within a Budding Grove", part of this man's swann song Marcel Proust	DD $4,000 [10] Bigger than Jerseys, this U.K. cow breed from its own isle produces lots of slightly yellowish milk a Guernsey Dan	$2,000 [24] There's a dispute over the where-abouts of this Hunkpapa Sioux medicine man--Fort Yates, N.D. or Mobridge, S.D. Sitting Bull	$2,000 [3] Lucy was an ancient African one discovered in 1974 an Australopithecus

Final Jeopardy!

CITIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

A Hanseatic city, this port of 1.8 million is the largest European Union city that's not a capital

Hamburg, Germany

John "What is Hamburg?" — wagered $600

Kerry "What is Hamburg?" — wagered $5,400

Dan "What is Marseilles?" — wagered $5,801

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