1993 College Championship semifinal game 2.
Eric Biber — a sophomore from Harvard University
Dave Larson — a senior from University of Wisconsin at Madison
Keena Baumgartner — a sophomore from University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keena | $2,200 | $4,700 | $6,500 |
$12,900
2nd place: $5,000 |
$6,500
17 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Dave | $100 | $400 | $1,000 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 |
$5,800
12 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Eric | $1,300 | $1,900 | $12,100 |
$13,001
Finalist |
$11,700
27 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| AUTHORS | TRAVEL & TOURISM | NICKNAMES | WEDDING ETIQUETTE | THE TELEPHONE | TV DOLLS |
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$100
[11]
In the late 1850s Horace Bixby, a riverboat pilot, taught him the skills of the trade
Mark Twain
Eric
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$100
[1]
Each June brings the Will Rogers Stampede Rodeo & Parade to Claremore in this "Sooner State"
Oklahoma
Keena
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$100
[6]
"The Bard of Avon"
Shakespeare
Eric
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$100
[14]
Some receptions have a separate one of of these for the groom; pieces of it are boxed for guests to take home
cake
Dave
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$100
[19]
These include 213 for Los Angeles & 313 for Detroit
area codes
Eric
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$100
[26]
Take a look at this
Dinosaurs
Dave
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$200
[12]
This "Scarlet Letter" author died in 1864 while visiting N.H. with former President Franklin Pierce
(Nathaniel) Hawthorne
Eric
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$200
[2]
The world's tallest tree, a 365-foot redwood, stands in this state's Humboldt County
California
Eric
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$200
[7]
"The Hero of Appomattox"
(U.S.) Grant
Eric
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$200
[16]
This honor attendant is expected to help the bride adjust her train & veil
maid of honor
Keena
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$200
[20]
In the U.S. 911 is the 3-digit number reserved for emergency services & this is the one for information
411
Eric
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$200
[27]
Take alook
Alf
Dave
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$300
[13]
Though found in this man's desk after his death in 1891, "Billy Budd" remained unpublished until 1924
(Herman) Melville
Keena
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$300
[3]
This Paris landmark was due for demolition in 1909, but the development of the wireless saved it
Eiffel Tower
Keena
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$300
[8]
"Lucky Lindy"
Charles Lindbergh
Keena
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$300
[17]
Bride's Book of Etiquette says there should be at least 1 of these men for every 50 guests
usher
Keena
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$300
[21]
This service alerts a single-line user to a 2nd incoming call & allows her to switch between the 1st & 2nd
call waiting
Keena
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$300
[28]
Answer
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Keena
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|
$400
[15]
Her first novel was "Little House in the Big Woods", published in 1932
(Laura Ingalls) Wilder
Keena
|
DD
$400
[4]
A good place from which to observe Vienna is an over 800-foot-high tower named for this river
Danube
Keena
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$400
[9]
"The Lady with the Lamp"
Florence Nightingale
Keena
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$400
[22]
This attendant, traditionally a small boy, may walk alone or with the flower girl
ring bearer
Keena
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$400
[24]
This assistant of Alexander Graham Bell was one of the partners in the Bell Telephone Co., founded in 1877
(Thomas) Watson
Eric
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$400
[29]
Identify theshowif you can
* 90210 , ** Beverly Hills 90210
Eric
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$500
[18]
This author of "Black Beauty" was an invalid who needed a horse-drawn carriage to get around
(Anna) Sewell
Keena
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$500
[5]
You can get a free beer after touring this brewery on Stadhouderskade in Amsterdam
Heineken
Eric
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$500
[10]
"The Mother of the Girl Scouts"
Juliette Gordon Low
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$500
[23]
The groom's family may host this dinner the night before the wedding
rehearsal dinner
Keena
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$500
[25]
The light that travels down a fiber optic cable is produced by tiny ones of these
laser
Eric
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$500
[30]
Take a look at our lastpicture. Anyone?
Doctor Who
|
| AMERICAN HISTORY | THE BODY HUMAN | SUPERSTITIONS | MOVIES | CALCULUS | "SAT"s |
|
$200
[2]
This Pilgrim document is dated November 11, 1620 & begins, "In the name of God, amen"
Mayflower Compact
Keena
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$200
[13]
This largest artery, which arises from the left ventricle, is shaped like a walking cane
aorta
Dave
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$200
[8]
Find 2 of these in 1 egg & good fortune will be yours
yolks
Eric
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$200
[1]
In "Hook" Julia Roberts flutters about the screen in this role
Tinker Bell
Eric
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$200
[22]
Legend says Newton's Law of Gravity & his invention of calc. came from watching one of these fruits fall
apples
Eric
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$200
[21]
This planet is 9 1/2 times farther from the sun than the Earth is
Saturn
Dave
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$400
[4]
On April 17, 1961 a force of about 1,500 exiled Cubans trained by the CIA landed at this site
Bay of Pigs
Eric
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$400
[17]
Sort of a holding tank for food, it's the widest part of the alimentary canal
stomach
Eric
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$400
[9]
If these start to ring or burn, beware...someone is talking about you
ears
Eric
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$400
[3]
Tom Cruise as a Navy lawyer defends 2 Marines accused of murder in this film
A Few Good Men
Eric
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$400
[24]
This 17th c. Frenchman contributed to the development of calc. when he used algebra to describe curves
Descartes
Dave
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$400
[23]
In mythology these forest gods, half-man, half-goat, were famous for chasing nymphs
satyrs
Dave
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|
$800
[6]
Between 1804 & 1807, while Chief Justice, he published a 5-volume "Life of George Washington"
(John) Marshall
Eric
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$600
[18]
In a healthy adult, this pair of organs filters about 50 gallons of blood each day
kidneys
Eric
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$600
[10]
Not only is it bad luck to break it, but looking into a cracked one is also ill-advised
mirrors
Eric
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$600
[14]
You've got to "hand" it to Johnny Depp, he was a real "cutup" in this 1990 Tim Burton film
Edward Scissorhands
Keena
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$600
[25]
You need calc. to take this earth measurement because it isn't a perfect sphere; if it were, you'd use (4/3) pi r3
volume
Eric
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$600
[26]
It's the form of literature that uses irony or sarcasm to attack human nature
satire
Eric
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|
DD
$1,000
[5]
Most of these 85 essays written to New York newspapers were published in book form in 1788
Federalist Papers
Eric
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$800
[19]
It's the 2-word name of the lowest part of the brain stem that controls heart rate & breathing
medulla oblongata
Dave
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$800
[11]
Some say this pair of weather phenomena is the voice & wrath of God
thunder & lightning
Eric
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$800
[15]
In this true-life drama, Nick Nolte & Susan Sarandon try to find a cure for their son's illness
Lorenzo's Oil
Dave
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$800
[28]
The 2 main branches are differential & this
integral
Dave
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$800
[27]
On their first U.S. No. 1 Hit, The Rolling Stones tried, & they tried but they couldn't get this
"Satisfaction"
Dave
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$1,000
[7]
In 1838 a border conflict erupted between New Brunswick & this state over the Aroostook Valley
Maine
Keena
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$1,000
[20]
Also called immunoglobulins, they're the proteins produced by the immune system to fight off disease
antibodies
Eric
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$1,000
[12]
In Scotland it's unlucky to reveal the name of a baby before he or she has had this rite performed
baptism (christening)
Eric
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$1,000
[16]
This 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film was based on Philip K. Dick's "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale"
Total Recall
Eric
|
DD
$4,800
[29]
This German calculus founder was considered a universal genius by his friends & thief by Newtonians
Leibniz
Dave
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$1,000
[30]
It's a popular Asian dish consisting of grilled meat on skewers served with peanut sauce
satay
Dave
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It's the only Canadian province separated entirely from the North American mainland
Prince Edward Island