Show #2011 1993-05-10 (taped 1993-02-23) College Championship

1993 College Championship semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Jeff Thompsen — a freshman from University of California at Berkeley

John van DeWeert — a sophomore from Princeton University

Ann Menge — a senior from Marquette University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Ann	$1,500	$1,900	$7,900	$499 2nd place: $5,000	$8,600 19 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
John	$200	$2,000	$2,800	$5,600 Finalist	$4,000 12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
Jeff	$2,200	$3,500	$7,400	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$8,900 25 R, 1 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

BLACK AMERICA	FAMOUS PAIRS	MONTHS OF THE YEAR	U.S. GEOGRAPHY	FASHION HISTORY	FAMILIAR PHRASES
$100 [8] In New England during the 1800s, Lewis Temple helped improve this industry by inventing a toggle harpoon whaling Ann	$100 [18] The 2 items that make up the costume worn by graduating students cap & gown Ann	$100 [12] In the year 2000 this month will have just 29 days February Jeff	$100 [2] This state's Malaspina Glacier covers an area about the size of Rhode Island Alaska Jeff	$100 [26] Love beads became popular during this decade; hippies loved to wear them as a symbol of peace '60s Jeff	$100 [1] Paying excessively is said to be "paying through" this facial organ nose Jeff
$200 [14] The 15th Amendment, adopted in 1870, gave black Americans this right right to vote Jeff	$200 [19] This pair should have seen from the start that a hilltop was an odd place for a well Jack & Jill Ann	$200 [13] The Germans sometimes call it Christmonat December Jeff	$200 [3] Arlington County, site of the Pentagon, lies across this river from Washington, D.C. Potomac Ann	$200 [28] Introduced in the 1950s, the Jamaica style of this sportswear was not as long as the Bermuda shorts Ann	$200 [4] You're considered crazy if you have these mammals "in your belfry" bats John
$300 [23] The great-grandson of a slave, this 1st black Supreme Court Justice died in 1993 at the age of 84 Thurgood Marshall Ann	$300 [20] Full, exact information on a subject, or a the source of a biblical quote chapter & verse Ann	$300 [15] Bill Clinton was elected President during this month November Ann	$300 [5] Don't let its name confuse you, this Florida city is the southernmost in the continental U.S. Key West Jeff	$300 [29] In the 1400s a hennin, which was cone-shaped & could be 4 feet high, was worn on this part of the body head Jeff	$300 [9] Something that arrives suddenly & unexpectedly is said to come from "out of" this color the blue Jeff
$400 [24] This orator was forced to flee to Canada after he was accused of conspiring with John Brown Frederick Douglass John	$500 [22] Of this Reebok Olympic pair, one bronzed & the other didn't even make the team Dan & Dave John	$400 [16] During most of this month, it's spring in the U.S.; during part of it, summer June Jeff	$400 [6] Located along the Rio Grande it's New Mexico's largest city Albuquerque Jeff	$400 [30] Many 16th century ruffs completely encircled this part of the body, while some were open in front neck John	$400 [10] "Brevity is the soul of" this wit Ann
$500 [25] In 1955 she helped launch the civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus Rosa Parks John	DD $700 [21] Famous pair seen here: They've become cult favorites Ren & Stimpy Ann	$500 [17] In 1992 Easter Sunday fell during this month; you might have had spring break then April John Jeff	$500 [7] Not surprisingly, this state's highest point is Mount Sunflower Kansas Jeff	$500 [27] The name of this coat dates back to the ditches in which it was worn during WWI trench coat John	$500 [11] The 3 main components of a gun gave rise to this phrase that means "the whole works" lock, stock & barrel Ann

Double Jeopardy! Round

ATLANTIC CITIES	THE OSCARS	THE 18th CENTURY	SCULPTURE	SCIENCE	ENGLISH LITERATURE
$200 [3] This South African capital can be spelled as 1 word or 2 Capetown Jeff	$200 [9] Jack Palance won his "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar for this 1991 western film City Slickers Jeff	$200 [17] He was elected a fellow of London's Royal Society in 1756 because of his electrical experiments Ben Franklin Ann Jeff	$200 [25] In the 19th c. this statue was bought, minus its arms, by the Marquis de Riviere & given to Louis XVIII Venus de Milo Ann	$200 [5] Graham, Charles & Boyle each developed a law concerning this state of matter gas John	$200 [1] In 1695 this "Gulliver's Travels" author became an Anglican minister in Ireland (Jonathan) Swift Ann
$400 [4] In 1986 the U.S. & USSR helped thaw the Cold War when they met for disarmament talks in this Icelandic city Reykjavik Jeff	$400 [10] This 1990 film's only performance award was won by Whoopi Goldberg for "Best Supporting Actress" Ghost Ann	$400 [18] In 1796 Tennessee's voters chose this future President as their first Congressman (Andrew) Jackson Jeff	$400 [26] This Frenchman's early sculpture "Man with a Broken Nose" was originally rejected for exhibition Rodin Jeff	$400 [12] A leaf is described as digitate when it has divisions resembling these body parts fingers Jeff	$400 [2] Frodo Baggins, who lives in Middle-earth, is one of these creatures Hobbit Jeff
$600 [6] In 1790 Columbia replaced this city as South Carolina's capital Charleston John Jeff	$600 [19] 1 of 2 films for which Oliver Stone has won "Best Director" Platoon (or Born on the Fourth of July ) Jeff	$600 [21] On October 26, 1760 he became King of England George III John	$600 [28] The surface of this Cubist's "Head of a Woman" is divided into several planes Picasso Jeff	$600 [13] The existence of the mid-ocean ridges in the Atlantic, Pacific & Indian Oceans gives support to this theory plate tectonic John	$600 [11] His last completed novel, "Our Mutual Friend" came 4 yrs. after "Great Expectations" Charles Dickens John
$800 [7] If you're off on the road to this country you may wind up in its capital of Rabat Morocco John	$800 [20] This second Indiana Jones film won a 1984 Oscar for its visual effects Temple of Doom Ann	$800 [22] In 1704 this city's "News-Letter" became the 1st regularly published newspaper in the American colonies Boston John	$1,000 [30] From 1403 to 1452 Lorenzo Ghiberti worked on 4 of the bronze doors for this Italian city's baptistry Florence Ann	$800 [14] A diagram showing the order of operations for solving a problem is this kind of "chart" flowchart Ann	$800 [15] In 1971 this author of "The Mousetrap" was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Agatha Christie Ann
$1,000 [8] The many waterways in Recife, in this large South American country, are compared to those of Venice Brazil Jeff	$1,000 [27] Ronald Bass & Barry Morrow won Oscars for scripting this Dustin Hoffman film about an autustic man Rain Man Ann	DD $1,200 [23] Under the 1792 Treaty of Jassy, this coungry agreed to Russia's annexation of the Crimea Turkey John	DD $1,500 [29] Nike of Samothrace is sometimes referred to by this title Winged Victory Jeff	$1,000 [24] 3 of the 6 simple machines (3 of) lever, wedge, pulley, wheel & axle, screw & inclined plane John	$1,000 [16] This author of "The Razor's Edge" trained for the medical profession but never practiced (Somerset) Maugham Ann

Final Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS

His 1856 campaign slogan emphasized "Free press, free soil, free men"

John C. Frémont

John "Who was Frémont?" — wagered $2,800

Jeff "Who is Buchannan?" — wagered $7,400

Ann "Who was Wim. Jennings Bryan" — wagered $7,401

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