Show #7292 2016-05-03 (taped 2016-02-24) Teachers Tournament

2016 Teachers Tournament quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Nicole Throckmorton — an 11th grade English and creative writing teacher from Williamsburg, Virginia

Jason Sterlacci — a 6th grade English teacher from Somerset, New Jersey

Greg Greenzweig — a high school art teacher from Pennsville, New Jersey

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Greg	$-400	$1,600	$6,400	$0 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$6,400 10 R, 6 W
Jason	$3,000	$5,600	$20,000	$19,000 Automatic semifinalist	$20,800 27 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Nicole	$3,200	$6,000	$10,000	$5,000 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$9,400 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WORK WITH KIDS	THE LONG HOURS	THE DEDICATION	GIVING EVERY "THING"	A LIFETIME OF SERVICE	NOW WHAT'S FOR LUNCH
$200 [26] A freshman falls for a senior in the song "What I Go To School For" by these brothers, Nick, Joe & Kevin the Jonas Brothers Jason	$200 [21] In 2013 Texas Democrat Wendy Davis talked for more than 11 hours using this tactic to block an anti-abortion bill a filibuster Jason	$200 [16] In a rather bold move, she dedicated "Atlas Shrugged" to her husband Frank O'Connor & her lover Nathaniel Branden Ayn Rand Jason	$200 [11] Another word for toy a plaything Jason	$200 [1] His 1801-1835 tenure is the longest by a Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall Nicole	$200 [6] These delicacies seen here prunes
$400 [27] This song about "The Kids" gave its title to a documentary about The Who "The Kids Are Alright" Greg	$400 [22] Generating 90,000 gigawatt hours of power a year, this country's Itaipu Dam spans 4 miles over the Parana River Brazil Greg Jason Nicole	$400 [17] Dedicated to Lorenzo de Medici, this work by Machiavelli has been described as a handbook for rulers The Prince Greg	$400 [12] Baby washes from Johnson's Baby & Aveeno Baby both use this word for "comforting" in their names soothing Jason Nicole	$600 [3] Helen Thomas spent about 50 years in this "corps" & was known as its dean White House press corps Jason	$400 [7] This sandwich, basically a cheeseburger with onions on rye bread patty melt Nicole
$600 [28] "Teachers, leave them kids alone", says this band's song "Another Brick In The Wall" Pink Floyd Jason	$600 [23] In 2014 a "world" record was set as someone played this online video game for 29 hours, 31 minutes straight World of Warcraft Greg	$600 [18] In "A Storm of Swords", he acknowledged "Phyllis, who made me put the dragons in" (George) Martin Nicole	$600 [13] This Shakespeare comedy fits the category Much Ado About Nothing Greg	$800 [4] Thisbasketball mastermind was associated with the Boston Celtics from 1950 to his death in 2006 Red Auerbach Greg	$600 [8] "Priest stranglers" (strozzapreti in Italian), a twisted variety of this pasta Greg
$800 [29] Kim Wilde told us, "Downtown the young ones are growing; we're" this group, wo-oh the kids in America Jason	$800 [24] Author Malcolm Gladwell has popularized the idea that this many hours of practice can make anyone an expert 10,000 Nicole	$800 [19] Charlotte Bronte dedicated the second edition of "Jane Eyre" to this "Vanity Fair" author (WIlliam Makepeace) Thackeray Nicole	$800 [14] Millard Fillmore was this party's 1856 presidential candidate the Know-Nothings Greg Jason	DD $1,000 [2] From 1850 to 1892 Tennyson scribbled away as the holder of this post Poet Laureate Nicole	$800 [9] This salad created at a hotel & originally made with just apples, celery & mayo Waldorf salad Greg
$1,000 [30] This band was hot for the charts in the 1980s with "Hot For Teacher" Van Halen Greg	$1,000 [25] In 1967 a team of 30 assisted Dr. Christiaan Barnard in the 9-hour operation that achieved the first of these a heart transplant Nicole	$1,000 [20] Lois Lowry dedicated this Newbery Medal winner to a friend who shared true tales of the Danish Resistance Number the Stars Jason	$1,000 [15] In 1961 this small British coin ceased to be legal tender in the United Kingdom a farthing Nicole	$1,000 [5] John Dingell left the U.S. House in 2015 after 59 years representing this state Michigan Jason	$1,000 [10] For dessert, these digits, slender sponge cake pastries ladyfingers Nicole

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE HAITI FILE	OPERATIC SETTINGS	4-SYLLABLE WORDS	BIOLOGY	WRITERS ON FILM	LESSER-KNOWN NAMES
$400 [11] You'll find Haiti on this second-largest island of the West Indies Hispaniola Nicole	$400 [1] "La boheme" opens with a view of this city's snow-covered roofs on Christmas Eve Paris Jason	$400 [26] This state of being free from control is also the name of a city in Missouri independence Jason	$400 [6] Dizygotic twins, which develop from 2 separate eggs, are better known by this "brotherly" name fraternal twins Jason	$400 [16] Fred Ward in "Henry & June":This "Tropic"al author (Henry) Miller Jason	$400 [21] Bette Nesmith, mom of The Monkees' Mike, invented this brand of correction fluid that rivals Wite-Out Liquid Paper Jason
$800 [12] In May 2014 it was announced that substantial evidence indicated this flagship of Columbus had been found off Haiti the Santa María Jason	$800 [2] Seen here is a 19th-century set for a production of this Verdi opera Aida Greg	$800 [27] Geographic dictionaries give this figure for a location, its altitude above sea level elevation	$800 [7] During this process, an enzyme in yeast called zymase converts sugar into alcohol fermentation Jason	$800 [17] Corey Stoll in "Midnight in Paris":This American in Paris Hemingway Jason	$800 [22] In 1921 Bessie Coleman became the first black woman in the world to earn this type of license a pilot's license Greg Jason
$1,200 [13] French & this variation of French are the 2 official languages of Haiti Haitian Creole Jason	$1,200 [3] Adapted from Dostoyevsky, a 1929 opera about this title person is set in imaginary Roulettenberg the Gambler	$1,200 [28] Scott Fahlman of Carnegie Mellon U. has been called the father of these, which add feeling to your emails emoticons Greg Jason	$1,200 [8] The 24-hour physiological cycle that regulates sleep & feeding is known as this "rhythm" the circadian rhythm Jason	$1,600 [19] Emma Thompson in "Saving Mr. Banks":This kids' author P.L. Travers Jason	$1,200 [23] A friend of Teddy Roosevelt, Leonard Wood helped organize this volunteer regiment & then commanded it the Rough Riders Jason
$1,600 [14] Family that had absolute political power there from 1957 to 1986 the Duvaliers Jason	$1,600 [4] Offenbach's "Orphee aux Enfers" is usually translated "Orpheus in" this hellish place the Underworld	DD $1,600 [29] Renewed interest in religion; there was a "Great" one in America around 1730 awakening Jason	$1,600 [9] These hairlike projections on protozoans are used for locomotion cilia Nicole	DD $2,000 [18] Catherine Keener in "Capote":This Southern author Harper Lee Jason	$1,600 [24] Hat's off to Bob Cob, owner of this iconic Hollywood restaurant where he created the Cobb salad the Brown Derby Jason
$2,000 [15] Found on the northern coast, Haiti's second-largest city is this-Haitien or simply Le this Le Cap	$2,000 [5] Act 3 of the Saint-Saens opera about this title duo finds one of them blinded & shorn in a Gaza prison Samson & Delilah Greg	$2,000 [30] Orators know Latin for "to speak" gives us this word for the art of public speaking elocution	$2,000 [10] This gelatinous substance derived from red algae is used as a culture medium for bacteria (& to thicken soups) agar Greg	$2,000 [20] Daniel Craig in "Sylvia":This husband & poet Ted Hughes Nicole	$2,000 [25] Werner Franz, who passed away at 92 in 2014, was thought to be the last surviving crew member of this disaster the Hindenburg Greg

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. MEMORIALS

Symbolic bookends, these 2 neighboring memorials mark the beginning & end of U.S. involvement in World War II

the Arizona & the Missouri

Greg "What are the USS Arizona &" — wagered $6,400

Nicole "What are the FDR + D Day mem" — wagered $5,000

Jason "What are the Pearl Harbor memorial and Ariz" — wagered $1,000

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