Show #2474 1995-05-11 (taped 1995-04-02) College Championship

1995 College Championship final game 1.

Contestants

Rebekah Reeves — a freshman from Texas A&M University

Ben Lyon — a freshman from the University of Oklahoma

Steve Smith — a senior from the University of Notre Dame

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Steve	$1,200	$3,800	$4,000	$8,000	$3,500 16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Ben	$1,800	$1,700	$10,500	$5,500	$9,100 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Rebekah	$600	$1,900	$8,000	$6,000	$7,300 17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE BIBLE	SPORTS	FASHION NAMES	AMERICANA	IN THE NEWS	JUST DESSERTS
$100 [11] This garden is the first specific place on earth named in the Bible Eden Steve	$100 [6] In 1991 Hansel finished 10th in this triple crown race, but won the Preakness & Belmont Stakes Kentucky Derby Ben	$100 [16] First name in fashion for a Cole & a Klein II Anne Rebekah	$100 [1] This state's unofficial nickname is "Little Rhody" Rhode Island Steve	$100 [21] On Jan. 1, 1995 the price of a first class postage stamp increased to this amount 32 cents Steve	$100 [26] This nut, used to make a popular southern pie, is closely related to the hickory nut pecan Rebekah
$200 [12] From Luke we learn the Lord's supper goes back to a dinner during this holiday Passover Rebekah	$200 [7] Brazil is the only nation to appear in every one of these soccer championships World Cup Steve	$200 [17] It's the fashion line you "Git" into Gitano Steve	$200 [2] Franklin Pierce belonged to the Aztec Club, a society of veterans of this war Mexican-American War Steve	$200 [22] Putting his family first, this former VP announced he won't seek the presidency in 1996 Dan Quayle Rebekah	$200 [27] Stiffly beaten, these give an angel food cake its airy texture egg whites Rebekah
$300 [13] "A very grievous hail" was the seventh of these plagues (10 plagues on Egypt) Ben	$300 [8] In 1988 this German tennis star became only the third woman to win the grand slam Steffi Graf Steve	$300 [18] In ads Bridget Hall can be seen in this designer's mini polo Ralph Lauren Ben	$300 [3] She spent her last years in a Eureka Springs, Arkansas boarding house known as "Hatchet Hall" Carrie Nation Steve	$300 [23] Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, was elected head of this org. NAACP Ben	$300 [28] The English Banbury cake is filled with currants, spices & the peel of this citrus fruit orange (lemon) Ben Rebekah
$400 [14] When he died, his garments were put on his son Eleazar by his brother Moses Aaron Rebekah	$400 [9] Men from this sport named Male Athlete of the Year by the AP include Ben Hogan & Lee Trevino golf Ben	$400 [19] It's a chain of stores, or a term for a tropical country whose economy is based on fruit Banana Republic Steve	$400 [4] Originally, the Pennsylvania Dutch painted these signs on barns to protect against evil spirits hex signs	$400 [24] In a close encounter, the shuttle Discovery rendezvoused with this Russian space station Mir Steve Ben	$400 [29] This almond paste confection is also called marchpane marzipan Rebekah
$500 [15] In Genesis 32 he wrestled an angel Jacob Ben	$500 [10] While with this team, Eric Dickerson set the NFL single-season rushing record wit 2,105 yards Rams Rebekah	$500 [20] U.S. state that's the last name of designer Claude Montana	$500 [5] Virginia's Shenandoah River is the largest tributary of this river Potomac Ben Rebekah	DD $1,000 [25] Famous for his scholarship program this longtime Arkansas Senator passed away in 1995 (J. William) Fulbright Steve	$500 [30] The elegant Linzertorte was invented in Linz in this country Austria Steve

Double Jeopardy! Round

RULERS	LIBRARIES	THE BODY HUMAN	PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS	AROUND THE WORLD	12-LETTER WORDS
$200 [12] In 1468 the Accord of Tores de Guisando recognized her as heiress to the throne of Castile Isabella Ben Rebekah	$200 [7] The New York State Library in this capital has a preliminary copy of the Emancipation Proclamation Albany Ben	$200 [1] Its "pacemaker" is located at the juncture of the superior vena cava & the right atrium heart Ben	$200 [21] This partner of Frederick Loewe wrote the book & the lyrics for "Brigadoon" Lerner Ben	$200 [6] Table Mountain, near Cape Town in this country, is often enshrined by a cloud called "The Tablecloth" South Africa Ben	$200 [26] This substance is commonly used in making dyes & for preserving biological specimens formaldehyde Steve
$400 [13] The biographer Einhard said this great king of the Franks had a surprisingly high-pitched voice Charlemagne Rebekah	$400 [8] The Nevada State Library & Archives in this city is the state government's official library Carson City Ben	$400 [2] This fibrous cord that attaches the calf to the heel is properly called the tendo calcaneus Achilles tendon Ben	$400 [22] "The Cherry Orchard" opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on this playwright's birthday in 1904 Anton Chekhov Ben	$400 [15] Some 6,800 French Canadians live on Ile d'Orleans, an island in this province Quebec Rebekah	$400 [27] Term for one who opposed slavery in the U.S. abolitionist Steve
$600 [14] The second Hawaiian king to bear this name was also known as Liholiho Kamehameha	$600 [9] The Hackley Public Library in Muskegon in this state has a notable collection on lumbering Michigan Steve	$600 [3] Organs in this "cavity" include the spleen & pancreas abdominal Rebekah	$600 [23] First published in 1873, "Emperor and Galilean" is a 10-act drama by this Norwegian Ibsen Steve	$600 [16] The city of Montevideo is the commercial center of this country Uruguay Steve Rebekah	$600 [28] From the Greek for "love of man", it's the helping of mankind through charitable gifts & humanitarianism philanthropy Ben
$800 [19] Hassan II was commander of this country's royal army before he became its king Morocco	$800 [10] This Rochester, Minnesota clinic has its own medical library Mayo Ben	$800 [4] This thigh bone is the strongest bone in the body femur Rebekah	$800 [24] Best known for comedies like "Private Lives", he made his reputation with "The Vortex", a serious drama Noël Coward	$1,000 [18] Mongolia's Academy of Sciences is located on this capital city Ulan Bator Rebekah	$1,000 [30] It describes the appearance of someone who's wearing eyeglasses bespectacled
$1,000 [20] In September 1762 the Archbishop of Novgorod anointed her empress Catherine the Great Ben	$1,000 [11] Disraeli was one of the foreign authors who gave books to this city's library after the 1871 fire Chicago Ben	$1,000 [5] Hormones produced by the hypothalamus control this "master gland" pituitary Steve Rebekah	$1,000 [25] A band is heard playing "John Brown's Body" at the beginning of his play "Mourning Becomes Electra" Eugene O'Neill Ben	DD $1,500 [17] Vilnius, the capital of this country, was destroyed by the Teutonic Knights in 1377 Lithuania Rebekah	DD $2,200 [29] It's the branch of science that studies fossils paleontology Ben

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN LITERATURE

Chapter XI of this 1826 novel is prefaced by a Shakespearean quote: "Cursed be my tribe, if I forgive him"

The Last of the Mohicans

Steve "What is Last of the Mohicans?" — wagered $4,000

Rebekah "What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?" — wagered $2,000

Ben "What is the Scarlet Letter" — wagered $5,000

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