Show #4649 2004-11-18 (taped 2004-10-10) College Championship

2004 College Championship semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Amory Jendrek — a freshman at Davidson College from Knoxville, Tennessee

Rachel McCool — a sophomore at Dickinson College from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lily Wang — a junior at Columbia University from Plano, Texas

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Lily	$3,000	$6,000	$13,000	$21,201 2nd place: $10,000	$10,400 17 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Rachel	$2,400	$6,400	$16,800	$23,600 Finalist	$16,400 25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Amory	$3,800	$3,400	$10,600	$21,200 3rd place: $10,000	$10,600 12 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

ROCKS & STUFF	I PLAYED 'EM ON TV	FAMOUS FRIENDSHIPS	NASA PRODUCTS	THINGS TO GIVE THANKS FOR	FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES
$200 [6] A rock called pridotite produces this hardest gem diamond Rachel	$200 [26] Captian James T. Kirk, Boston lawyer Denny Crane William Shatner Rachel	$200 [11] In 1883 he gave the eulogy at the funeral of his good friend & co-writer Karl Marx Engels Lily	$200 [21] Fans of computer flight simulations are ecstatic about this type of controller, developed for the lunar rover joystick Lily	$200 [16] This 10-item document ratified by New Jersey in 1789 & Connecticut in 1939 the Bill of Rights Lily	$200 [1] If you're really hungry, pig out on one of these, the Swedish equivalent of a buffet a smorgasbord Lily
$400 [7] This form of molten rock deep within the earth can reach a temperature of over 2100 degrees magma Rachel	$400 [27] Jeannie Bueller, Rachel Green Jennifer Aniston Rachel	$400 [12] In the Bible, Saul's son Jonathan becomes great friends with this future king after battling the Philistines David Rachel	$400 [22] For NASA, Black & Decker developed this type of tool to let astronauts work on the moon without needing a wall socket cordless Lily Amory	$400 [17] This process that begins with weathering, for giving us Bryce Canyon & Niagara Falls erosion Rachel	$400 [2] We commonly use this 4-word French phrase to mean "the best of the best" creme de la creme Amory
$600 [8] This agreeable-sounding metamorphic rock has alternating bands of dark- & light-colored minerals gneiss Amory	$600 [28] Dr. John Becker, Sam Malone Ted Danson Rachel	$600 [13] When Henry David Thoreau lived on the shores of Walden Pond, this friend of his was the landlord Emerson Lily	$600 [23] NASA used this in Skylab back in 1973 to detect toxic vapors in the air smoke detectors	$600 [18] The central one of these, which pulls our hands away from fire, & the peripheral one, which lets us taste chocolate nervous system Lily Rachel	$600 [3] It's what the Norwegians call a long, narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs fjord Rachel
$800 [9] Most rocks are composed primarily of oxygen & this element silicon Amory	$800 [29] Stacey Colbert, Dr. Sloan Parker, Grace Adler Debra Messing Lily	$1,000 [15] Neitzsche was a close friend of this "Parsifal" composer, but later things went sour between them Wagner Lily Amory	$800 [24] Since NASA created strong translucent ceramics, it's tinsel teeth no more when you wear these braces Rachel	$800 [19] Melody, rhythm & this third main element, used as a synonym for "chord", making music beautiful harmony Lily	$800 [4] After some fierce flamencoing, you might hear cries of this, Spanish for "water" agua Rachel
$1,000 [10] Soapstone, used as an electrical insulator, is a greenish-gray variety of this soft mineral talc Amory	$1,000 [30] Samantha Micelli, Jennifer Mancini, Phoebe Halliwell Alyssa Milano Lily	DD $2,000 [14] This adventurous man was a close friend of George Bernard Shaw & changed his name to T.E. Shaw in 1927 Lawrence of Arabia Lily	$1,000 [25] NASA's technology to reduce signal noise from a spacecraft allows this product to receive clear images for your TV satellite dish Rachel	$1,000 [20] Give thanks forher Julianne Moore Lily	$1,000 [5] If you're eager, enthusiastic, rarin' & read to go, you're this, from the Chinese meaning "work together" gung-ho Lily

Double Jeopardy! Round

TOUR DE FRANCE	CINEMA TRIVIA	EARLS GONE WILD	ART HISTORY CLASS	YOU GET AN "F"	FIND A JOB, KID
$400 [1] You can tour the cellars of Moet et Chandon in Epernay, fittingly on an avenue with this sparkling name Champagne Rachel	$400 [6] Harrison Ford famously shot a swordsman in this first Indiana Jones film because he was too ill to do a fight scene Raiders of the Lost Ark Rachel	$400 [7] Kenyan capital where the Earl of Erroll frolicked with randy, druggie friends--until he was murdered! Nairobi Rachel	$400 [9] (Sarah of the Clue Crew points to an image of a painting on a screen.) You can see why John Constable said that in this type of work, the sky is the chief organ of sentiment a landscape Amory	$400 [21] ...in music if you can't remember that the piccolo is a member of this woodwind's family flute Rachel	$400 [26] Title occuptation of Figaro in a Rossini opera Barber Amory
$800 [2] A large armada crossed the English Channel to invade the beaches of this historic region on June 6, 1944 Normandy Rachel	$800 [10] Battle scenes in this 1995 Mel Gibson epic had to be reshot; some extras were wearing watches & sunglasses Braveheart Rachel Amory	$800 [8] Henry Howard, a 16th century Earl of Surrey, liked breaking windows & writing early poems in this form adapted from Italy sonnet Lily	$800 [16] (Sarah of the Clue Crew points to an image of a cave painting on a screen.) Temperature & moisture within the Lascaux cave preserved even the pigments from 15,000 B.C. in this age the Stone Age Lily	$800 [22] ...in biology if you actually pick up the poison dart species of this amphibian frog Rachel	$800 [27] From the old English for "House Guard", it's the old term for a male flight attendant steward Rachel
$1,200 [3] This mountain range extends along France's border with Spain the Pyrenees Rachel	$1,200 [11] The voice of Princess Fiona in "Shrek", she broke her nose while surfing in Hawaii on her August 30, 2003 birthday Cameron Diaz Rachel	DD $1,600 [14] Lord Chancellor of this country 1789-1802, the Earl of Clare fought against rights for Catholics there Ireland Rachel	$1,200 [17] (Sarah of the Clue Crew points to an image of a painting on a screen.) As painters began to portray domestic life, "The Merode Altarpiece" gave this humble character his due Joseph Lily	$1,200 [23] ...in international studies if you can't recollect that the Eduskunta is this country's Parliament Finland Rachel	$1,200 [28] These two words, synonyms for insurers & morticians, both begin with "under" underwriters and undertakers Lily
$1,600 [4] This city, "Capital of the French Riviera", likely got its name from the Greek word for "Victory" Nice Lily	$1,600 [12] Local boys Ben Affleck & Matt Damon were Fenway Park extras in this 1989 Kevin Costner film Field of Dreams Lily Rachel Amory	$1,600 [15] This British peer & noted thinker was arrested after an anti-nuclear demonstration when he was 89 Bertrand Russell	$1,600 [18] (Sarah of the Clue Crew points to an image of a painting on a screen.) The brushstroke works of this pop artist are parodies on abstract art technique Lichtenstein Rachel Amory	$1,600 [24] ...in German lit if you can't recall that this Goethe title character messes with Mephistopheles Faust Amory	$2,000 [30] Somebody whose job it is to control a fleet of vehicles like taxis by radio communication dispatcher Rachel
$2,000 [5] This longest river in France is famous for its picturesque valley & chateaux the Loire Amory	$2,000 [13] The real Jim Garrison played Earl Warren in this 1991 film JFK	$2,000 [20] Imprisoned for quarelling at the court of James II, the Earl of Devonshire asked this successor to take the throne William III	$2,000 [19] (Sarah of the Clue Crew points to an image of a painting on a screen.) In Monet's work, we see the impressionist's varied colors, known as "the rainbow" this palette	$2,000 [25] ...in chemistry if you fail to identify this radioactive element named for physicist Enrico Fermium Amory	DD $3,000 [29] The name of this job comes from the Greek for "dance writing" choreographer Lily

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN NOVELS

The image seenhereis part of Faulkner's original text of this 1930 novel

As I Lay Dying

Amory "What is As I Lay Dying?" — wagered $10,600

Lily "What is As I Lay Dying?" — wagered $8,201

Rachel "What is As I Lay Dying?" — wagered $6,800

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