Show #2643 1996-02-14 (taped 1996-01-09) College Championship

1996 College Championship quarterfinal game 3.

Contestants

Shane Whitlock — a junior from the University of Arkansas

Mark Schmidt — a freshman from Baldwin Wallace College

Vandana Madhavan — a sophomore from Harvard University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Vandana	$300	$3,000	$10,200	$10,400 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$10,200 22 R, 1 W
Mark	$300	$500	$3,100	$6,200 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$3,100 8 R, 0 W
Shane	$3,200	$4,700	$12,600	$12,600 Automatic semifinalist	$11,800 28 R (including 3 DDs), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	STAR TREK ALIENS	NOVELS & NOVELISTS	CANDIES & CONFECTIONS	IN THE NEWS	FILE UNDER "Q"
$100 [2] Zurich is this country's most populous city Switzerland Shane	$100 [22] Worf was the first member of this race to serve in Starfleet Klingon Vandana	$100 [7] His novels "East of Eden" & "Of Mice and Men" open with descriptions of the Salinas Valley Steinbeck Mark	$100 [1] The lolli in the name of this confection may come from a word meaning "tongue" lollipop Shane	$100 [12] 79% of callers supported retaining this beauty pageant's controversial swimsuit competition Miss America Shane	$100 [17] It's a bed cover made at a bee quilt Shane
$200 [3] Despite its lack of mineral wealth, the name of this Central American country means "rich coast" Costa Rica Mark	$200 [24] Aliens played by Mark Lenard include Spock's father, Sarek, an ambassador from this planet Vulcan Shane	$200 [8] Emily Bronte's only novel, it was first published in 1847, a year before she died Wuthering Heights Vandana	$200 [23] Spun sugar is another term for this treat that's often twirled onto a stick cotton candy Mark	$200 [13] In 1995 voters in this Canadian province rejected independence by about 1% Quebec Vandana	$200 [18] He's the only U.S. vice president filed under "Q" Dan Quayle Vandana
$300 [4] The Knesset is this country's legislative body Israel Vandana	$300 [25] Armin Shimerman plays this Ferengi who runs a bar on Deep Space Nine Quark Shane	$300 [9] The title of this "Time Machine" author's 1909 novel "Tono-Bungay" refers to a quack medicine (H.G.) Wells Shane	$300 [28] This confection toasted over an open fire was originally made from the roots of the Althaea officinalis plant marshmallow Vandana	$300 [14] Pictures taken by this orbiting telescope showed new moons orbiting Saturn Hubble Shane	$300 [19] Name given to the standard layout of a typewriter keyboard QWERTY Vandana
$400 [5] Port Said is one of this country's principal seaports Egypt Vandana Shane	$400 [26] She played the hundreds-of-years-old Guinan, named for Prohibition-era hostess Texas Guinan (Whoopi) Goldberg Shane	$400 [10] Much of his novel "Far From the Madding Crowd" is set in the village of Weatherbury (Thomas) Hardy Shane	$400 [29] Joy of Cooking's recipe for Hawaiian candy calls for 1/2 cup of this fruit, drained & crushed pineapple Vandana	$400 [15] This physicist used a voice synthesizer to recite his vows at his 1995 wedding to Elaine Mason (Stephen) Hawking Shane	$400 [20] Any four-footed friend quadruped Vandana
DD $600 [6] Bratislava is the capital of this republic Slovakia Shane	$500 [27] You can tell Ensign Ro & Major Kira are Bajoran from this distinctive facial feature nose	$500 [11] This "Ivanhoe" author's novel "Anne of Geierstein" takes place during the Wars of the Roses (Sir Walter) Scott Shane	$500 [30] The name of this chewy kind of candy comes from nux, Latin for "nut" nougat Vandana	$500 [16] Citing stress from her long legal battle, this first female cadet dropped out of The Citadel Shannon Faulkner Vandana	$500 [21] Name shared by the Philippines' first president & its second-largest city Quezon Shane

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE ELEMENTS	NAMES	DESERTS	AMERICAN HISTORY	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	QUOTATIONS
$200 [3] Although it takes a long time, this element, symbol Fe, can actually dissolve in water iron Shane	$200 [18] Probably from Old French for a little falcon or blackbird, it's actor Brando's first name Marlon Shane	$200 [11] At 3 1/2 million square miles, this desert is about as big as the United States Sahara Mark	$200 [1] In 1934 this president published a book, "On Our Way", reviewing the progress made by his New Deal Franklin Roosevelt Shane	$200 [16] This Cambridge, Mass. school runs a center for Italian Renaissance studies in Florence Harvard Vandana	$200 [26] On Sept. 22, 1776 he said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" (Nathan) Hale Shane
$400 [5] The atomic weight of carbon is 12.011; the atomic weight of this element is 1.008 hydrogen Vandana	$400 [22] Mattea is a feminine form of this male name, & that's the "gospel" truth Matthew Mark	$400 [12] The Sonoran & Colorado Deserts border this large one east of Los Angeles Mojave Shane	$400 [2] After defeating the Indians at Fallen Timbers, this "Mad" general built a fort on the Maumee River (General) Wayne Vandana	$400 [17] Athletic teams at the University of Alabama have this nickname Crimson Tide Vandana	$400 [27] In a 1936 speech, Dolores Ibarruri said, "Better to die on your feet than to live on" these body parts knees Mark
$600 [6] The ancients thought lead & this, Sn, were different forms of the same metal tin Shane	$600 [23] From Hebrew for "without glory", it's the first name of Brom Bones' rival in a Washington Irving story Ichabod Mark	$600 [13] This continent's Gibson Desert was named for explorer Ernest Giles' companion who died looking for water Australia Shane	$600 [4] In 1803, before getting its famous nickname, it was the flagship of Commodore Edward Preble "Old Ironsides" Vandana	$600 [19] This Ann Arbor school has a number of ships used for research in the Great Lakes University of Michigan Vandana	$600 [28] In "The Crisis", he wrote, "Let them call me rebel, and welcome, I feel no concern from it" (Thomas) Paine Shane
$800 [9] It was discovered in 1868 during an eclipse & was named for the sun helium Vandana	$800 [24] A girl born in February might be given the name of this purple gem, February's birthstone amethyst Shane	$1,000 [15] The Loa, Chile's longest river at 275 miles, flows through this desert Atacama Shane	$800 [7] On Feb. 17, 1815 the Senate approved this treaty ending the War of 1812 Ghent Vandana	$800 [20] The engineering library of this West Lafayette, ind. school has a historical collection that covers railroads Purdue Shane	DD $800 [29] In "The Descent of Man", he wrote of "a hairy quadruped furnished with a tail and pointed ears" Darwin Shane
$1,000 [10] A series on the periodic table is named after this element symbolized Ac Actinium Vandana	$1,000 [25] Vassily is a Russian variant of this "herbal" name that comes from the Greek for "kingly" basil	DD $1,500 [14] Boer trekkers who crossed this desert in the 19th century called it the Thirstland Kalahari Shane	$1,000 [8] Under the terms of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901, England gave up its rights to build & manage this Panama Canal Vandana	$1,000 [21] The main building at this Poughkeepsie college was based on the Tuileries Vassar Vandana	$1,000 [30] Newton wrote to Robert Hooke, "If I have seen further it is by standing upon the shoulders of" these giants Mark

Final Jeopardy!

LAKES

After Lake Michigan, it's the largest natural lake entirely within the U.S.

Great Salt Lake

Mark "What is the Great Salt Lake?" — wagered $3,100

Vandana "What is the Great Salt Lake?" — wagered $200

Shane "What is the Great Salt Lake?" — wagered $0

« Back to Games