2017 Teachers Tournament quarterfinal game 5.
Dennis McDonald — an elementary school math teacher from New Windsor, Maryland
Susannah Nichols — a high school English teacher from Ferndale, Michigan
Holly Cannon — a high school chemistry teacher from Klein, Texas
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly | $1,600 | $400 | $6,000 |
$12,000
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$6,000
11 R, 5 W |
| Susannah | $2,000 | $8,600 | $14,000 |
$19,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$11,000
17 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Dennis | $3,000 | $3,600 | $11,600 |
$11,100
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$11,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| ALMA MATERS | TITLE ANIMALS | TEXTBOOKS | THIS WEBSITE USES COOKIES | WORLD CAPITAL ATTRACTIONS | GRADE THAT WORD |
|
$200
[7]
In the Ivy:Anderson Cooper, Jodie Foster
Yale
Susannah
|
$200
[1]
Title type of animal in a 2005 "Chronicles of Narnia" movie
a lion
Susannah
|
$200
[25]
The textbook "Alone with Others" is "An Existential Approach to" this Asian religion
Buddhism
Dennis
|
$200
[15]
"Wonderfilled" is a section of this sandwich cookie's website
Oreo
Dennis
|
$200
[2]
The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
New Delhi
Dennis
|
$200
[9]
This abbreviation for a method of child delivery earns a middling mark
C-section
Dennis
|
|
$400
[8]
On the Charles River:Buzz Aldrin, Bill Hewlett
MIT
Holly
Dennis
|
$400
[3]
2008 animated film about a portly black & white hero who becomes the Dragon Warrior
Kung Fu Panda
Holly
|
$400
[26]
Van Eyck's "Man in a Red Turban" is on the cover of the 7th edition of H.W. Janson's textbook on this subject
art history
Susannah
|
$400
[16]
snackworks.com has a recipe for fluffy banana pudding parfaits, which use 40 of this wafer brand
Nilla wafers
Holly
Susannah
|
$400
[14]
The Nobel Peace Center
Oslo
Susannah
Dennis
|
$400
[10]
June 6 just squeaks by as the anniversary of this
D-Day
Susannah
|
|
$600
[17]
Across the pond:John Cleese, John Milton
Cambridge
Susannah
Dennis
|
$600
[4]
(Hi, I'm Neil Flynn.) On "The Middle", my character Mike Heck loves this Quentin Tarantino movie about Mr. White, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink & a diamond heist gone bad
Reservoir Dogs
Holly
|
$800
[28]
Curl up with "Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to" this founder of logic
Aristotle
|
$600
[22]
Debra's Special Tin is part of the signature collection on the website of this cookie brand
Mrs. Fields
Holly
|
$600
[20]
Fallen Monument Park, featuring the guys seen here, is in this city
Moscow
Holly
|
$600
[11]
You had to flip "Purple Rain" to hear "God", one of these better-than-average tunes
a B-side
Susannah
|
|
$800
[18]
In the heartland:Joe Montana, Nicholas Sparks
Notre Dame
Holly
|
$800
[5]
With 5 Oscars including Christopher Walken's, this 1978 Michael Cimino film shot to the top
Deer Hunter
Dennis
|
$1,000
[29]
First published in 1858, this textbook was based on dissections performed on unclaimed corpses
Gray's Anatomy
Dennis
|
$800
[23]
The website of this Scottish brand says Scottish thistles adorn its shortbread rounds, packaged in a red tartan box
Walker's Shortbread
Dennis
|
$800
[21]
Museo del Canal Interoceanico
Panama (City)
Dennis
|
$800
[12]
This type of building with triangular front & back walls & a long sloping roof gets top marks
an A-frame
Dennis
|
|
$1,000
[19]
Out west:Chelsea Clinton, Peter Thiel
Stanford
Susannah
|
$1,000
[6]
As Rufus T. Firefly in 1933, Groucho doled out this avian potage
duck soup
Susannah
|
DD
$2,200
[27]
Lewis Vaughn's "Beginning" these is subtitled "An Introduction to Moral Philosophy"
ethics
Susannah
|
$1,000
[24]
"Homemade recipe, homemade taste", says this chocolate chip brand with a name that rhymes
Famous Amos
Susannah
|
$1,000
[30]
The Sibelius Monument
Helsinki
Susannah
|
$1,000
[13]
This setting that controls a camera lens aperture doesn't get a pass
an F-stop
Holly
|
| ALMA MATTERS | THE CIVIL WAR | MUSIC TO YOUR EARS | WHERE YOU AT, SHAKESPEARE? | IT'S A GROUP THING | CROSSWORD CLUES "N" |
|
$400
[23]
Alma Gluck was a celebrated lyric one of these high-ranging singers
a soprano
Holly
|
$400
[1]
More famous for a Montana battle, he & his men kept Jeb Stuart from attacking the Union rear at Gettysburg
Custer
Dennis
|
$400
[9]
"I got 99 problems, but (my fantastic wife, who I love very much) ain't one"--can you spot where we changed his lyric?
Jay-Z
Susannah
|
$400
[14]
This tragedy is Dunsinane in the membrane with the "sound & fury" speech within the walls
Macbeth
Susannah
|
$400
[10]
Moe, Larry, Shemp
the Three Stooges
Holly
|
$400
[2]
Spry like Jack be(6)
nimble
Holly
|
|
$800
[24]
The world is in good hands with the kids of Alma College, who have won the most national awards in Model this org.
the Model U.N.
Dennis
|
$800
[7]
A devil fish was one of these weapons used by the Confederate navy
a torpedo
Dennis
|
$800
[19]
The Bee Gees sang, "Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, you're" doin' this
"Stayin' Alive"
Dennis
|
$800
[15]
On an island in his first scene, this guy explains to his daughter, "Twelve year since, thy father was the Duke of Milan"
Prospero
Dennis
|
$800
[11]
Short, tall, grande, venti
Starbucks drinks
Holly
|
$800
[3]
Type of energy or family(7)
nuclear
Dennis
|
|
$1,200
[26]
Recently sold for $36 million, aworkby Lawrence Alma-Tadema shows the finding of Moses by this royal relative
the Pharaoh's daughter
Susannah
|
$1,200
[8]
On Nov. 1, 1861 this hero of the Mexican War resigned as general-in-chief of the Union armies
General Winfield Scott
Holly
Dennis
|
$1,200
[21]
He ascnded the charts with "Starboy", featuring Daft Punk
The Weeknd
Dennis
|
$1,200
[16]
Here's Laurence Olivier as Henry V, inspiring his troops in this country
France
Susannah
|
$1,200
[12]
Union shown here, formed from three first syllables
Benelux
Holly
|
$1,200
[4]
Drivel(8)
nonsense
|
|
$1,600
[27]
Once the "sex goddess" of this country's movies, Alma Moreno was elected to its Parañaque City council in 2007
the Philippines
|
$1,600
[29]
His son Custis served as an aide-de-camp to Jefferson Davis during the war
Robert E. Lee
|
$1,600
[22]
This "Godfather of Soul" gave us "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself) (Part 1)"
James Brown
Holly
|
$2,000
[18]
The very first scene in Venice has the villain complaining about not getting a promotion at work in this play
Othello
Susannah
|
$1,600
[13]
Appearing with the opening of the 7 Seals: conquest, war, famine & death
the Four Horsemen (of the Apocalypse)
Dennis
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
Nighttime piano piece(8)
nocturne
Dennis
|
|
$2,000
[28]
Alma Bridwell White was a major early evangelist of this movement but didn't believe in speaking in tongues
Pentecostalism
Dennis
|
$2,000
[30]
Both neighbors of Illinois, these 2 border states did not secede but groups there sent delegates to the CSA Congress
Missouri and Kentucky
|
$2,000
[25]
Ever on our mind, Rihanna sang, "No matter what I do, I'm no good without you, & I can't get enough, must be" this hit
"Love On The Brain"
Dennis
|
DD
$3,000
[17]
2 ladies in this tragedy, playing rough in Gloucester's castle: "Hang him instantly"--"Pluck out his eyes"
King Lear
Susannah
|
$2,000
[20]
Prior to 1800, New York City, Trenton & Baltimore, among others
capitals of the United States
Susannah
|
$2,000
[6]
Mother-of-pearl(5)
nacre
Holly
|
A town named for its location where a river in Devon meets the English Channel, it's also the name of a college in New Hampshire
Dartmouth