Show #7995 2019-05-17 (taped 2019-04-02) Teachers Tournament

2019 Teachers Tournament final game 2.

Contestants

Sara DelVillano — a middle school instrumental music teacher from Lanham, Maryland (subtotal of $4,800)

Francois Barcomb — an 11th grade physics teacher from New Paltz, New York (subtotal of $20,400)

Conor Quinn — a high school world history teacher from Albany, New York (subtotal of $5,600)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Conor	$3,600	$5,800	$13,400	$26,400	$13,400 21 R, 2 W
Francois	$2,600	$7,000	$21,200	$21,200	$22,200 22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W
Sara	$1,400	$4,200	$14,800	$14,800	$13,800 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

MVP! MVP!	AND A BOOK	FILL IN THE STATE	SOMETIMES CAPITALIZED	THE 2010s	NOT THE MAMA!
$200 [1] Derek Jeter of this team had a pretty fun year in 2000 as MVP of both the All-Star Game & the World Series the New York Yankees Conor	$200 [26] This author introduced the Pevensie children in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" C.S. Lewis Francois	$200 [3] Hall of Fame Billiards player:____ Fats Minnesota Conor	$200 [11] Capitalized, it's a 40-day period; lowercase, it's the counterpart of borrowed Lent/lent Conor	$200 [25] The arrest & torture of youths who had scrawled graffiti in Daraa in this nation triggered civil war there in March 2011 Syria Conor	$200 [20] In "Tangled", Mother Gothel steals this girl with magical hair & raises her in a tower Rapunzel Conor
$400 [2] From 1984 to 1992 the NBA MVP Award rotated among Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan & this Celtic Larry Bird Sara	$400 [27] Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of" this entity covers more than 1,000 years of history the Roman Empire Conor	$400 [7] Founded by lawyers in 1985:____ Pizza Kitchen California Conor	$400 [13] Lowercase, it's an official decree; capitalized, it's an Italian carmaker that merged with Chrysler fiat/Fiat Francois	$400 [18] At the Oscars held in 2019, this film that was nominated for 8 awards won only one, for Best Original Song A Star is Born Sara	$400 [21] In Marvel movies, Frigga is not the mother of this "Thor" villain, who's really a frost giant Loki Francois
$600 [4] This Patriot is seenheresoon after being named Super Bowl MVP in 2019 Julian Edelman Conor	$600 [28] Somerset Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence", about a man who heads to Tahiti to paint, is based on the life of this man Paul Gauguin Conor	$600 [8] A blues-rock quartet:____ Shakes Alabama Conor	$600 [14] Lowercase, this adjective describes universal interests; capitalized, it's a religion catholic/Catholic Francois	$600 [12] In April 2018 this little bro ended nearly 60 years of his family's rule when he stepped down as Cuba's president Raúl Castro Francois	$600 [22] This ever-optimistic "glad girl" in books by Eleanor H. Porter is sent to live with her aloof aunt Pollyanna Sara
$800 [5] In 2012 the L.A. Kings' Jonathan Quick lived up to his name playing this position to bag the Conn Smythe trophy goaltender Conor Sara	$800 [29] Dale Carnegie's 1936 self-help book teaches you "How to" do these 2 title things win friends and influence people Francois	$800 [9] A tale of doomed love by John Green:"Looking for ____" Alaska Conor	$800 [15] Capitalized, it's a magazine; lowercase, it's a cranberry cocktail its readers might sip Cosmopolitan /cosmopolitan ( Metropolitan /metropolitan) Conor Sara	$800 [16] In early 2016 the W.H.O. announced an outbreak of this virus that during pregnancy can cause infants to be born with microcephaly Zika Conor	$800 [23] In a Neil Gaiman story, Coraline's other mother seems perfect except she has these objects for eyes buttons Sara
$1,000 [6] We get a kick out of Wayne Rooney, D.C. United's 2018 team MVP & also winner of the squad's coveted "Golden" this Golden Boot Conor Sara	DD $1,000 [30] His 1913 novel "Sons and Lovers" was daring but not banned like a later work D.H. Lawrence Francois	$1,000 [10] Politicians who got high offices during Harding's administration:____ Gang Ohio Francois	$1,000 [19] Capitalized, it's a historical South African province; lowercase, it means relating to birth Natal/natal Francois	$1,000 [17] In a first, the ESA's Philae spacecraft successfully landed on one of these in November 2014 a comet Francois	$1,000 [24] In the Bible Pharaoh's daughter paid this boy's own real mother to nurse him Moses Sara

Double Jeopardy! Round

V.I.P.! V.I.P.!	ART: THE LAST 150 YEARS	FIRE & ICE	GET "SET"	THE WAR ON BACTERIA	CELEBS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
$400 [7] Legend has it that Lincoln said to her, "So you are the...woman who wrote the book that started (the) great war" Harriet Beecher Stowe Conor	$400 [11] Berthe Morisot, whose work is seen here, was part of this group that in 1876 was called "five or six lunatics, one of whom is a woman" the Impressionists Conor Sara	$400 [16] Fire Island lies off the southern shore of this island in southeastern New York state Long Island Francois	$400 [21] A resource or item of value an asset Conor	$400 [26] A guy named Louis came up with this process of heating & rapidly cooling liquids to kill disease-causing bacteria pasteurization Conor	$400 [5] You can "Ask (this) Amy" about love, exams, volunteering & just about anything else on her "Smart Girls" channel on YouTube Amy Poehler
$800 [8] In a wild plan in 1980, the CIA's Tony Mendez faked being a Canadian filmmaker to rescue 6 U.S. diplomats trapped in this country Iran Francois	$800 [2] With works like "Bicycle Wheel", Marcel Duchamp was a leader of this 4-letter art movement Dada Sara	$800 [17] ICE, short for U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, was created in 2003 as part of this Cabinet department Homeland Security Sara	$800 [22] A pioneering inhabitant a settler Sara	$800 [27] Hand sanitizers often contain the ethyl or isopropyl type of this to dissolve bacteria alcohol Francois	$800 [6] Despite passing away in 1981, this reggae legend is quite active on Twitter, blue check & all (his estate manages the account) Bob Marley Francois
$1,200 [9] Friends, this Roman led his countrymen in an occupation of Armenia in 34 B.C., 10 years after his most famous speech Mark Antony Francois	$1,200 [1] Mexicanmuralist José Orozco depicted this feathered snake god in monumental human form Quetzalcoatl Conor	DD $1,000 [20] The patron saint of Mediterranean sailors gave his name to this phenomenon seen on the masts of ships in stormy weather St. Elmo's fire Francois	$1,200 [23] A type of sofa with arms & a back a settee Francois	$1,200 [28] Examine the eggs you buy--cracked ones may contain the enteritidis species of these bacteria salmonella Francois	$1,200 [13] @colesprouse to @dylansprouse: "Were you Zack or" this kid? Dylan: "I don't remember...I was too busy carrying the show on my back" Cody Sara
$1,600 [10] George Washington wrote that he felt "perfect love and gratitude" toward this Frenchman & ally Lafayette Sara	$1,600 [3] The 1913portraitof Eugenia Primavesiis by this Austrian artist Klimt Sara	$1,200 [18] Dry ice is this gas in its solid form carbon dioxide Francois Sara	$1,600 [24] The man seenhereminding his P's & Q's has this old occupation a typesetter Sara	$1,600 [29] Sulfa drugs kill bacteria by preventing the production of this B vitamin acid that's crucial to life folic acid	$1,600 [14] After Kylie Jenner wrote, "Does anyone else not open" this instant messaging app "anymore", its stock took a $1.3 billion hit Snapchat Conor
DD $3,000 [12] 3 North American bodies of water--a strait, a bay & a river--are named for this English captain last seen in 1611 (Henry) Hudson Sara	$2,000 [4] Neo-plastic is one description of the works of this Dutchman (Piet) Mondrian Conor	$1,600 [19] Ice plants are a low-growing species of these plants with fleshy, thick tissues that store water succulents Francois	$2,000 [25] A defeat, or the distance of a structure from a property line a setback Francois	$2,000 [30] In bacterial cells tetracycline messes with this, the main site of protein synthesis in cells ribosomes Francois	$2,000 [15] Twitter erupted when this co-host of "The View" responded to a critic with the tweet "You were at my wedding Denise" Meghan McCain Conor

Final Jeopardy!

PHOTO SHARING

Publishing its first photo in 1889, today it has more than 4 billion likes & 100 million followers on Instagram

National Geographic

Conor "What is National Geographic?" — wagered $13,000

Sara "What is The National Geographic?" — wagered $0

Francois "What is National Geog.?" — wagered $0

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