Show #1784 1992-05-07 (taped 1992-03-08) College Championship

1992 College Championship quarterfinal game 4.

Contestants

Hans Hornstein — a sophomore from Cal Tech

Kyle Graham — a freshman from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill

Katherine Bryant — a senior from Harvard University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Katherine	$1,500	$3,500	$8,100	$4,100 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$8,100 21 R, 1 W
Kyle	$700	$700	$7,000	$14,000 Automatic semifinalist	$5,100 12 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W
Hans	$1,800	$3,400	$7,600	$5,600 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,000 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE ELEMENTS	CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!	MONEY MATTERS	KIDDIE LIT	FOOTWEAR	CROSSWORD CLUES "C"
$100 [2] Though it was mined as early as 500 B.C., it wasn't used in thermometers until the 18th century mercury Hans	$100 [14] I'm Dylan on "90210" & I have a pet pig named Jerry Lee Luke Perry Kyle	$100 [20] In 1979 advances in women's rights led to the issuing of this coin Susan B. Anthony dollar Katherine	$100 [11] Robert Louis Stevenson based this pirate on his friend, writer W.E. Henley Long John Silver Hans	$100 [19] "Anatomical" term for the part of a shoe under the lacing tongue Hans	$100 [1] Uncounted, they may go to waist (8) calories Kyle
$200 [3] Because it combines readily with other elements, it's only found in compounds like salt & tincal sodium Katherine	$200 [26] I wrote one question that appeared on the old Jeopardy! prior to becoming the Fonz Henry Winkler Hans	$200 [27] It's the type of wage increase given to a worker to help keep up with inflation cost of living adjustment Hans	$200 [12] The 1933 book "Farmer Boy" describes the childhood of her husband, Almanzo Wilder Laura Ingalls Wilder Hans	$200 [21] A woman's low-heeled shoe, or a British slang for an apartment flat Hans	$200 [4] Rooster's hairdresser (4) comb Hans
$300 [5] This element whose symbol is P can be black, violet or white, which is the most reactive phosphorus Hans	$300 [23] I'm booked to play the Palladium at age 100 George Burns Katherine	$300 [28] Used to finance a home, it's a legal document pledging property as security for a debt mortgage Katherine Kyle	$400 [17] In 1970 this Russian count's story "How Varinka Grew Up in a Single Night" was published as a children's book Leo Tolstoy	$300 [22] A classic low-cut shoe, or a device used to raise water pump Kyle	$300 [8] Apple seed site (4) core Katherine
$400 [6] Malachite is a green ore of this reddish-brown metal copper Hans	$400 [16] Because of my telling about sex, there are very many happy people walking around this world Dr. Ruth Westheimer Hans	$400 [29] This 2-word term found on paper money indicates that by law it must be accepted "for all debts" legal tender Katherine	$500 [18] This J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy for children is subtitled "There and Back Again" The Hobbit Katherine	$400 [24] Italian firm whose loafers display a distinctive horse bit buckle across the vamp Gucci Katherine	$400 [9] 14, 13, 12, 11, 10 (9) countdown Hans
$500 [7] OVer 98% of the carbon on earth is this isotope carbon-12 Katherine	$500 [15] I wore a football suit for "Necessary Roughness" & a swimsuit for a Sports Illustrated cover (Kathy) Ireland Kyle	$500 [30] Stocks in a sound, high-quality co. are frequently referred to by this "colorful" term blue chip Hans	DD $900 [13] This Hans Christian Andersen story is partly derived from the story of Melusine the water sprite "The Little Mermaid" Hans	$500 [25] Wellingtons are a style of these that sometimes have straps attached boot	$500 [10] Reindeer cleanser (5) Comet Katherine

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION	THEATRE	BRIDGES	GERMANY	FOOD & DRINK	GRAMMAR
$200 [5] This Frenchman fitted out a ship at his own expense & sailed to aid the American cause in 1777 Lafayette Katherine	$200 [14] The Actors Theatre of Louisville in this state is a national historic landmark Kentucky Hans	$200 [30] This bridge which spans the East River was the 1st suspension bridge to use steel-wire cables Brooklyn Bridge Katherine	$200 [9] Located in Wolfsburg in lower Saxony, this automaker is Germany's largest Volkswagen Kyle	$200 [28] Tisane, a beverage often made from herbs or flowers, is also called "herb" this tea Katherine	$200 [6] In English, living things are classified as masculine or feminine & lifeless things as this gender neuter Katherine
$400 [4] After Yorktown he said he'd abdicate if not supported in continuing the war George III Katherine Kyle	$400 [15] This Broadway play by Neil Simon has "Broadway" in its title Broadway Bound Katherine	$400 [29] At 746 feet in height, the tallest bridge towers in the world belong to this California bridge Golden Gate Bridge Katherine	$400 [13] Europe's first national highway system, it was begun in the 1930s the Autobahn Hans	$400 [27] Though this popular tomato has meat in its name, vegetarians can eat it beefsteak tomato Katherine	$400 [7] Independent or dependent, it's a group of words with a subject & a predicate clause Katherine
$800 [2] This essayist's Pennsylvania Magazine helped bring about the Revolutionary war (Thomas) Paine Kyle Hans	$600 [18] In 1992 Debbie Gibson took over the role of Eponine in this musical about a French fugitive Les Misérables Kyle	$600 [23] Almost 650 years old, the Ponte Vecchio spans the Arno River in this Italian city Florence Hans	$600 [12] This theologian's tomb is in Wittenberg, where he was a professor of biblical theology Martin Luther Hans	$600 [26] The "spaghetti" type of this vegetable can be served with sauce like pasta squash Katherine	$600 [8] This is the indefinite article used before words beginning with a silent H an Hans
$1,000 [1] The First & Second Battles of Freeman's Farm are also known as the Battles of this New York village Saratoga Kyle	DD $800 [20] In 1990 this playwright won his second Pulitzer Prize, for "The Piano Lesson" (August) Wilson Kyle	$800 [22] This Michigan bridge spans a strait that connects Lakes Michigan & Huron Mackinac Kyle	$800 [11] The Ruhr Valley accounts for most of Germany's production of this fuel resource coal Hans	$800 [25] This beverage, the liquid left over after churning butter, is now made commercially buttermilk Kyle	$800 [16] This simple or base-form of a verb is often preceded by the word "to" infinitive Hans
DD $2,500 [3] From June 1780 he was commander of British forces in the southern colonies Cornwallis Kyle	$1,000 [19] This late producer founded the New York Shakespeare Festival in a church in 1954 Joe Papp	$1,000 [21] This country's April 25 Bridge which spans the Tagus River, opened in 1966 as the Salazar Bridge Portugal	$1,000 [10] Every 10 years many residents of this German village perform in its famous passion play Oberammergau Hans	$1,000 [24] Grape-Nuts cereal is made from "natural wheat and" this grain...but no grapes or nuts barley Katherine	$1,000 [17] While Latin has 6 of these, English nouns have only 2: common & possessive cases Katherine

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

At about 1 million square miles, it's the world's largest peninsula

Arabian

Kyle "What is Arabian?" — wagered $7,000

Hans "What is the Yucatan" — wagered $2,000

Katherine "What is the Iberian P.?" — wagered $4,000

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