Show #7990 2019-05-10 (taped 2019-04-01) Teachers Tournament

2019 Teachers Tournament quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Ellie Walsh — a high school world history and U.S. government teacher from Nashville, Tennessee

Benjamin Schwartz — a middle school English teacher from Stamford, Connecticut

Dave Rowswell — a high school art teacher from Cheyenne, Wyoming

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Dave	$600	$1,800	$6,200	$12,300 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$8,200 14 R, 7 W (including 1 DD)
Benjamin	$2,000	$5,800	$22,000	$22,001 Automatic semifinalist	$13,800 22 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Ellie	$1,600	$3,200	$8,800	$1 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$8,800 11 R, 1 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE PARENT COMPANY	NATURAL LANDMARKS	2-WORD ALLITERATION	HEY, YOU!	HALL PASS	IT'S NOT RHESUS
$200 [22] Seattle's Best Coffee Starbucks Ellie	$200 [15] Yellowstone has plenty of these, including one of the world's most famous; Iceland has a valley of them a geyser Benjamin	$200 [3] The most basic elements or essentials, or what's in thephotograph bare bones Benjamin	$200 [2] You, Edward Stanley, the 14th Earl of Derby, were P.M. of Great Britain 3 times & the leader of this political party, 1846-1868 the Conservative Party Benjamin	$200 [11] Already inducted as a member of Fleetwood Mac, she got a solo pass to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 Stevie Nicks Dave	$200 [26] It's not a rhesus; it's them onkeynamed for this type of headwear women choose for Easter bonnet Ellie
$400 [23] Cadillac & Chevrolet General Motors Dave Ellie	$400 [13] There's stone in the name of this material seen in Kunming, astone forestin China limestone Dave	$400 [4] Whether placed in hosiery or not, it's a small & often inexpensive Christmas gift stocking stuffer Ellie	$400 [9] As leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991, you us here d in the era of glasnost; well done! Mikhail Gorbachev Dave	$400 [20] To everyone's relief in 2019 this Yankee pitcher became the first unanimous selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame (Mariano) Rivera Benjamin	$400 [27] Crab-eating macaques were used in the 1950s to create the Salk vaccine that fought this polio Dave
$600 [12] American Girl Mattel Ellie	$600 [6] Revered by Aboriginal people, this largest monolith is found Down Under in Northern Territory Ayers Rock Dave	$600 [5] Bartenders can really stir things up with these mixing rods swizzle sticks Dave	$600 [1] Youare a winner & put on a dominating performance at the 2012 London Olympics Gabby Douglas Ellie	$600 [10] For 2017 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame took in J.K. Rowling & this Marvel man (Stan) Lee Benjamin	$600 [28] One baboon species lives in the lands above this sea between Africa & Arabia the Red Sea Benjamin
$800 [18] ABC Broadcasting:this entertainment company Disney Ellie	$800 [7] The gorgeous Gorge du Verdonwends its way through the range called the Provence these the Provence Alps	$800 [16] Theodore Roosevelt led them up Kettle Hill the Rough Riders Benjamin	$800 [8] Hey, Lao-Tzu, you're considered the founder of this Chinese religious philosophy & the author of its principal text Daoism Dave Benjamin	$800 [21] The National Toy Hall of Fame says this 2018 inductee "provides an opportunity to flirt harmlessly with fortune telling" a Magic 8-Ball Dave Ellie	$800 [29] File this marmoset relative, not a rhesus, under the letter "T" tamarin Ellie
$1,000 [24] KFC & Pizza Hut:This 3-letter! Brands, Inc. Yum! Brands Benjamin	$1,000 [14] Outside Las Cruces you'll find this national monument created by gypsum deposits White Sands National Monument	$1,000 [17] In 2018 Louise Brown, the first this type of baby, turned 40 test tube Dave	$1,000 [19] You're awesome, Sally Ride, riding into history in 1983 onboard this shuttle as the USA's first woman in space the Challenger	DD $1,000 [25] Praise the Lord! The Fisk Jubilee Singers & the Mighty Clouds of Joy are members of this hall of fame the Gospel Hall of Fame Benjamin	$1,000 [30] An Old World monkey, the guenon has a tail that is "non-"this, so he uses his hands & feet to hold on to trees prehensile Dave

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD	WORLD OF LIT	COMPUTERS	BEATLES SONGS BY LYRIC	TRYING TIMES	"O-U" WORDS
$400 [6] (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map of the Ohio River on the monitor.) The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 banned slavery north of the Ohio River, eventually making this major Ohio city a key first stop for many escaping slavery; it's now the home to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Cincinnati Benjamin	$400 [19] In an 1831 novel he's described as having "a huge head sprouting red hair; between the two shoulders an enormous hump" Quasimodo (or the Hunchback of Notre Dame) Benjamin	$400 [27] From the Greek for "around", it's an auxiliary device like a keyboard or printer that's attached to a computer a peripheral	$400 [4] "And maybe I'll love you, beep beep mm beep beep yeah!" Baby, you can "Drive My Car" Benjamin	$400 [24] Plato was one of the first authors to depict a celebrity trial--this Greek's trial, in the "Apology" Socrates Benjamin	$400 [11] Seen here is a re-creation of one of these tournaments between knights joust Benjamin
$1,200 [8] These 2 acts of 1793 & 1850 removed protections for runaways in the north, making the railroad necessary the Fugitive Slave Acts Dave	$800 [20] "The House of the Spirits" is the first novel by this author of Chilean heritage (Isabel) Allende Benjamin	$800 [28] Allowing interaction through icons or other visual indicators, GUI is short for graphical user this interface Dave	$800 [2] "Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC" "Back In The U.S.S.R." Benjamin	$800 [25] In 1988 Colin Pitchfork was the first man convicted of murder with the aid of this 3-letter type of evidence DNA Dave	$800 [12] Hasbro says of this game, "Be patient and concentrate because the spirits can't be rushed" a Ouija board Dave
$1,600 [9] Near Detroit, Chatham in this Canadian province was a northern terminus for the railroad Ontario Dave	$1,200 [21] Though scholars disagree on who actually wrote "Le Morte d'Arthur", this Englishman & knight gets the credit Sir Thomas Malory	$1,200 [18] A 2017 PC World article was about "Why You Should" do this for privacy & security, using the low-teach piece-of-tape solution cover your computer camera Benjamin	$1,200 [1] "What would you think if I sang out of tune" "With A Little Help From My Friends" (or I get by "With A Little Help From My Friends" Dave Benjamin	$1,600 [17] In 1882 the jury took only an hour to declare Charles Guiteau guilty of killing this man Garfield Dave	$1,200 [13] It's the stabilizing float attached to the canoe seen here outrigger Dave Benjamin
$2,000 [10] After his "Twelve Years a Slave", he is said to have helped the railroad as a freeman in New England (Solomon) Northup Ellie	$1,600 [22] Of Aeschylus' 7 surviving tragedies, this one about a war between Oedipus sons has "Seven" in the title Seven Against Thebes	$1,600 [29] Setting the stage for the PC revolution, in 1975he& a pal co-founded Microsoft Paul Allen	$1,600 [3] "Nothing you can sing that can't be sung" "All You Need Is Love" Benjamin	DD $2,000 [16] In 1735 John Peter Zenger was acquitted of this using the argument that printing the truth was not illegal libel Dave	$1,600 [14] Studies suggest that a woman who uses this birthing support person is less likely to have a C-section a doula Ellie
DD $9,000 [7] "The Drinking Gourd" was this group of stars that helped runaways find the North Star in the night sky the Big Dipper Benjamin	$2,000 [23] The "Kalevala", this European country's national epic, was compiled from oral poetry in the 1800s Finland	$2,000 [30] Paul Manafort created a paper trail when he needed help converting this type of 3-letter file to Word PDF Ellie	$2,000 [5] "Filling in a ticket in her little white book" "Lovely Rita" Benjamin	$2,000 [26] In a landmark 1772 British case, a slave won his freedom after this writ was used to remove him from a Jamaica-bound ship habeas corpus Benjamin	$2,000 [15] French for "jewel", it was once a popular movie theater name a bijou Dave

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. STATES

This state entered the Union in 1820 after separating from another state that began with the same 2 letters

Maine

Dave "What is Maine?" — wagered $6,100

Ellie "What is Minnesota?" — wagered $8,799

Benjamin "What is Maine?" — wagered $1

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