Show #2706 1996-05-13 Teen Tournament

1996 Teen Tournament semifinal game 1.

Contestants

Geoff Hatchard — a senior from Reese, Michigan

Joe Gurski — a junior from Roselle, New Jersey

Linda Alila — a sophomore from The Woodlands, Texas

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Linda	$600	$1,500	$8,600	$7,100 3rd place: $5,000	$9,000 18 R (including 3 DDs), 0 W
Joe	$1,100	$2,300	$7,300	$14,600 Finalist	$7,300 17 R, 0 W
Geoff	$1,700	$3,100	$6,100	$12,200 2nd place: $5,000	$6,100 16 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

THE AMERICAN FLAG	VIDEO GAMES	BOOKS & AUTHORS	TRANSPORTATION	PEOPLE & PLACES	THINGS
$100 [3] This pledge to the flag first appeared in print in 1892, but the words "under God" weren't added until 1954 Pledge of Allegiance Linda	$100 [2] A secret character in the Genesis version of NBA Jam is this current Prince of Wales Charles Geoff	$100 [1] Soon after arriving in Key West in 1928, he completed "A Farewell to Arms" Hemingway Joe	$100 [13] These Scandinavian seafarers adorned the prows of their ships with dragon heads Vikings Geoff	$100 [18] This country is named for the Polanie, a Slavic people who lived in the area centuries ago Poland Linda	$100 [26] You throw down a gauntlet to issue a challenge & throw this in to concede defeat towel Geoff
$200 [9] The flag made its first crossing of the continent during this pair's 1804-06 expedition Lewis & Clark Linda	$200 [5] "Harbinger" features Sisko, Dax, Kira & other characters from this TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Joe	$200 [4] Lucy Westenra becomes a vampire in this 1897 Bram Stoker novel Dracula Joe	$200 [14] The most popular types of these used on the road are pickups, panels & tractor-semitrailers trucks Joe	$200 [19] The people of this state call residents of the continental U.S. Mainlanders Hawaii Joe	$200 [27] After Eddie George won this football trophy in 1995, one of its fingers broke in an airport x-ray machine Heisman Trophy Joe
$300 [10] By law, each of the stripes must be this fraction of the flag's total height 1/13th Linda	$300 [6] It's commonly referred to as just MK3 Mortal Kombat 3 Geoff	$300 [23] Her mysteries include "Murder in Mesopotamia", "Murder at Hazelmoor" & "Murder on the Orient Express" Agatha Christie Linda	$300 [15] Clipper ships had as many as 6 tiers of these to a mast sails Geoff	$300 [20] The Greeks once called this Italian city Neapolis, & its people are still called Neapolitans Naples Joe	$300 [28] The Omega Speedmaster Professional, a type of this, was the preferred choice by men to wear on the moon wristwatch
$400 [11] Within a fan of flags, the U.S. flag should be here center Geoff	$400 [7] Sega's Ecco is this type of animal dolphin Joe	DD $500 [24] His son Christopher edited his "The Silmarillion", a history of Middle-earth before Hobbits Tolkien Linda	$400 [16] This vehicle was once officially called the Space Transportation System or STS Space Shuttle Geoff	$400 [21] These Londoners are known for their rhyming slang, such as calling a word a "dickey-bird" Cockneys Geoff	$400 [29] This company's Think Pad features a "butterfly" keyboard IBM
$500 [12] This 2-word nickname for the flag is credited to Captain William Driver Old Glory Geoff	$500 [8] "The 11th Hour" is the sequel to this interactive classic The 7th Guest	$500 [25] The 1st American Book Award for General Nonfiction Hardcover went to him for "The Right Stuff" Tom Wolfe	$500 [17] Older examples of these have a ripping panel to deflate the bag for landing balloons	$500 [22] The name of these Indian people of Mexico was derived from their capital, Tollan Toltecs Joe	$500 [30] A.T. Cross makes these & they come with a lifetime mechanical guarantee pens Geoff

Double Jeopardy! Round

THE SUPREME COURT	DESERTS	THE NEW TESTAMENT	HEALTH & MEDICINE	THE 17th CENTURY	ACTORS & ACTRESSES
$200 [19] Justices might take 2 of these on joining the court, a "judicial" one & a "constitutional" one oath Joe	$200 [6] Dakhla is one of these fertile spots within the Libyan Desert oasis Linda	$200 [11] Jesus told the parable of the fig tree while on this mount Mount of Olives	$200 [4] Dentists recommend that you use this thread to clean between your teeth at least once a day floss Linda	$200 [24] In 1637 hundreds of businessmen were ruined when the market for these Dutch flowers collapsed tulips Geoff	$200 [16] This star of "Nell" & "The Silence of the Lambs" has a degree in literature from Yale Jodie Foster Linda
$400 [20] In 1995 the court upheld a board interpretation of this 1973 act used to protect the northern spotted owl Endangered Species Act Joe	$400 [7] Only 5% of this Mongolian desert consists of sand dunes Gobi Linda	$400 [12] "O thou of little faith" was said to him after he tried to walk across the water & failed Peter Geoff	$400 [5] Regular exercise may lower the "bad" type of this fatty substance in the blood cholesterol Geoff	$400 [25] James I thought this practice brought from the New World "harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs" smoking Joe	$400 [17] In 1995 this actress formerly of "Beverly Hills 90210", became a movie "Mallrat" Shannen Doherty
$600 [21] This Bush appointee was once Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Department of Education Clarence Thomas Joe	$600 [8] These salt flats cover about 100 square miles of the Great Salt Lake Desert Bonneville Geoff	$600 [13] When Elizabeth head this cousin's salutation, her baby leaped in her womb Mary Geoff	DD $500 [3] It's the medical term for German measles rubella Linda	$600 [26] Reportedly, in an English orchard in Woolsthorpe in 1666, he saw an apple fall & got ideas Newton Linda	$600 [18] He had a role on TV's "Dallas" before starring in films like "Seven" & "A River Runs Through It" Brad Pitt Joe
$800 [22] He was appointed Chief Justice in 1801, 2 months before the end of Federalist rule John Marshall Joe	$800 [9] Today only a small number of San or Bushmen, follow their traditional ways in this southern African desert Kalahari Linda	$800 [14] Jesus said, "We have" this group "with you always, and when soever ye will ye may do them good" the poor	$600 [1] This ancient Chinese practice that employs needles is sometimes used a method of anesthesia acupuncture Linda	$800 [27] In 1648 Shah Jahan completed this mosque & mausoleum for his wife, who had died some 17 years earlier Taj Mahal Linda	$800 [29] He parodied his own role as "The Godfather" in the movie "The Freshman" with Matthew Broderick Marlon Brando Geoff
$1,000 [23] This 1994 appointee served as a Justice Department assistant special prosecutor during Watergate (Stephen) Breyer Joe	$1,000 [10] Much of this desert that occupies the southern half of Israel is covered with fertile soil Negev	$1,000 [15] Jesus' last words in the New Testament are in this last book Revelation Linda	$800 [2] James Herrick was the first to identify this blood disorder that afflicts many black Americans sickle cell anemia Linda	DD $1,000 [28] In 1623 this empire's Mad Sultan Mustafa I was forced to abdicate & was confined in the Seraglio Ottoman Linda	$1,000 [30] This British star of the 1995 film "Sense and Sensibility" also wrote the screenplay Emma Thompson Joe

Final Jeopardy!

CEREMONIES

At the coronation of a British monarch, this person presides over the ceremony

Archbishop of Canterbury

Geoff "Who is the Archbishop of Cantebury?" — wagered $6,100

Joe "Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury?" — wagered $7,300

Linda "Who is the Queen Mother" — wagered $1,500

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