Show #4846 2005-10-10 (taped 2005-09-12) Back to School

2005 Back to School Week game 1.

Contestants

Andrew Vogl — from Yonkers, New York

Madeline Suchard — from Placentia, California

Pranita Ramakrishnan — from Centreville, Virginia

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Pranita $-400 $200 $-400 $-400
3rd place: $1,000 + an AOL personal computer package + Classroom Jeopardy!
$-200
7 R (including 1 DD), 5 W
Madeline $1,000 $7,600 $19,000 $20,401
Winner: $20,401 + an AOL personal computer package + Classroom Jeopardy!
$18,000
26 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W
Andrew $200 $3,400 $10,200 $20,399
2nd place: $2,000 + an AOL personal computer package + Classroom Jeopardy!
$10,200
18 R, 5 W

Jeopardy! Round

KIDS IN HISTORY WHERE WE WENT ON SUMMER VACATION IN THE BOOKSTORE ANAGRAM ZOO HOW TO INVEST YOUR ALLOWANCE LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES
$200 [2]
Even as a young girl in Philadelphia, this future flagmaker showed a talent for fine needlework
Betsy Ross
Madeline
$200 [23]
...to Hawaii where we got to pig out & dance the hula at one of these native feasts, right on the beach
a luau
Pranita
$200 [21]
He's the elusive writer of "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
Lemony Snicket
Pranita
$200 [4]
Tall fellow:FIFE RAG
giraffe
Andrew
$200 [13]
Buy a desired collectible & you might make more money by auctioning it on this web site started in 1995
eBay
Pranita
$200 [1]
The strength of the outer part of a kernel of this determines if it's a nice fluffy one or a crunchy "old maid"
popcorn
Andrew
$400 [3]
When this Italian explorer was a kid, his dad went to China without him; when he was a teen, his dad took him along
Marco Polo
Andrew
$400 [24]
…to Paris, France where we saw this famous landmark that's pictured here
the Eiffel Tower
Andrew
$400 [22]
In a novel by E.B. White, a spider named Charlotte becomes friends with this pig
Wilbur
Andrew
$400 [5]
From Australia:ORGAN OAK
kangaroo
Madeline
$400 [14]
Buy real estate & name the buildings after yourself, like this host of "The Apprentice"
Donald Trump
Andrew
$400 [9]
In the 1960s, California had over 200 of these, where people watched movies from their cars
drive-ins
Madeline
$800 [7]
A gifted student & a fine athlete, this member of the Tudor family became the heir to Engl.'s throne at age 10, in 1502
Henry VIII
Pranita Madeline
$600 [25]
…to Italy, where we tasted tiramisu, which was yummy, & Gorgonzola, a type of this, which was yucky!
cheese
Andrew
$600 [27]
The Tuck family finds a fountain of youth in this novel by Natalie Babbitt
Tuck Everlasting
Madeline
$600 [18]
A mountain ape:LIAR LOG
gorilla
Madeline
$600 [15]
You donate money to the charity that fights this disease, & buy a wristband like the one seen here
cancer
Andrew
$600 [10]
The people on the board that assigns these, such as G & R, have to have had kids
ratings
Pranita Andrew
DD $1,000 [6]
Born in Scotland in 1747, he sailed off as a cabin boy at age 12 & later became a naval hero in the Amer. Revolution
John Paul Jones
Madeline
$800 [26]
…to this U.S. city where we got to see Mt. Rainier form the top of the Space Needle
Seattle
Madeline
$800 [28]
Milo meets a dog named Tock (who has a giant alarm clock for a body) in this classic by Norton Juster
The Phantom Tollbooth
Madeline
$800 [19]
Ocean mammal:PIN HOLD
a dolphin
Madeline
$800 [16]
Buy shares of this in a company; there's an exchange for them on Wall St.
stock
Andrew
$800 [11]
The people at www.captiveaudience.org want to eliminate these before movies; coming attractions, they're OK with
commercials
Madeline
$1,000 [8]
This Polish-French composer who was born in 1810 composed a polonaise when he was only 7
(Fredric) Chopin
Madeline
$1,000 [30]
…to New York City where we visited the Museum of Modern Art & saw this man's famous painting,"Starry Night"
Vincent van Gogh
Madeline Andrew
$1,000 [29]
Duchess is the mother of the title horse of this Anna Sewell story
Black Beauty
Madeline
$1,000 [20]
Asian snake fighter:EGO MOONS
a mongoose
Madeline
$1,000 [17]
Buy U.S. Savings Bonds from this government department founded in 1789
the U.S. Treasury
Andrew
$1,000 [12]
This type of "seating", named for a place to watch sports, puts each row well above the one in front
stadium
Pranita

Double Jeopardy! Round

"B" IN SCIENCE TV DINNERS YOU CAN QUOTE ME! THE AUDIOVISUAL HOUR I SEE LONDON, I SEE FRANCE 10-LETTER WORDS
$400 [1]
This treelike grass with a woody stem is the favored food of pandas
bamboo
Madeline
$400 [2]
This title character had to work as a frycook at the Chum Bucket after Mr. Krabs lost him in a bet
SpongeBob SquarePants
Andrew
$400 [5]
A current U.S. governor:"America is a place where anyone can make it, even an Austrian farm boy"
Schwarzenegger
Madeline
$400 [26]
(Jon of the Clue Crew plays with his food.) A traditional sound effect iscrushing cornflakesto get the sound of footsteps on these in autumn
leaves
Madeline
$400 [21]
Opened in 1994 & nearly 31 miles long, it has entrances near Folkstone, England & Coquelles, France
the Chunnel
Madeline
$400 [16]
Superman knows it's from the Greek for "mother city"
Metropolis
Madeline Andrew
$800 [3]
Toxins from these single-celled organisms can cause diseases like botulism
bacteria
Andrew
$800 [4]
Restaurants on this animated series include The Frying Dutchman & Krusty Burger
The Simpsons
Madeline
$800 [6]
In 1961:"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"
John F. Kennedy
Madeline
$800 [27]
This instrument heardhereis popular in both jazz & classical ensembles
a clarinet
Pranita Madeline Andrew
$800 [22]
This roamin' Roman led the invasions of Gaul in 58 B.C. & Britain in 55 B.C.; he'd be dead 11 years after that
Julius Caesar
Madeline
$1,200 [18]
A round missile of war, or a splashy pool entry
cannonball
Madeline
DD $1,000 [12]
It's the theory that the universe was created in a cosmic explosion
the big bang theory
Pranita
$1,200 [9]
You can buy groceries to make your own dinner at Mr. Hooper's store on this famous PBS road
Sesame Street
Andrew
$1,200 [7]
In the Bible:"Let my people go!"
Moses
Madeline
$1,200 [28]
The straight dope is it's the strait indicated here
the Strait of Gibraltar
Pranita
$1,200 [23]
In 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned King at this famous abbey
Westminster Abbey
Madeline
DD $1,400 [17]
The only continent that fits the category
Antarctica
Madeline
$1,600 [13]
This attraction between atoms may be ionic, covalent or hydrogen
the bond
$1,600 [10]
Hilary Duff had a nightmare about working at the Burger Planet on this show
Lizzie McGuire
Andrew
$1,600 [8]
Andy Warhol:"In the future, everyone will be famous for" this many minutes
15
Andrew
$1,600 [29]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the chemistry lab.) The soft mineral that I'm able to scratch easily gives its name to this popular powder for skin
talc (or talcum powder)
Andrew
$1,600 [24]
Though France beat this future American president in a 1754 battle at Fort Necessity, it lost the war
George Washington
Andrew
$1,600 [19]
A 1920s dance, or a city in South Carolina
the Charleston
Madeline
$2,000 [14]
This dark volcanic rock is low in silica content but fairly rich in iron & magnesium
basalt
Madeline
$2,000 [11]
You don't have to be psychic to know the Chill Grill is the home away from home on this Disney Channel show
That's So Raven
Pranita
$2,000 [15]
An inventor:"Genius is one percent inspiration & ninety-nine percent perspiration"
Thomas Alva Edison
Pranita Andrew
$2,000 [25]
After his capture during this long war with France, Chaucer's ransom was paid by King Edward III & he was released
the Hundred Years' War
$2,000 [20]
A solid figure having 10 sides
a decahedron
Pranita Andrew

Final Jeopardy!

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

This one-word name is derived from the fact that the character used to sit among the ashes

Cinderella

Andrew "Who is Cinderella" — wagered $10,199
Madeline "Who is Cinderella" — wagered $1,401

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