Show #1557 1991-05-14 (taped 1991-04-07) College Championship

1991 College Championship semifinal game 2.

Contestants

David Morris — a junior from Duke University

Kelly Barbour — a junior from East Texas State University

Tim Lakin — a sophomore from Northwestern University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tim	$1,700	$3,000	$10,800	$10,810 Finalist	$11,100 25 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD)
Kelly	$900	$2,700	$200	$400 3rd place: $5,000	$2,300 15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)
David	$1,400	$1,700	$3,300	$1,600 2nd place: $5,000	$3,300 10 R, 2 W

Jeopardy! Round

WAR IN THE GULF	ABBREVIATIONS	STATE CAPITALS	KIDDIE LIT	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	THE 1991 GRAMMYS
$100 [6] This U.S. commander of the gulf forces is known to his West Point colleagues as "The Bear" Schwarzkopf Tim	$100 [17] The abbreviation H.R.H. before Princess Diana's name indicates you should refer to her this way Her Royal Highness Tim	$100 [30] The Colts play their home football games at the Hoosier Dome in this state capital Indianapolis Tim	$100 [1] In "The Voyages of" this doctor, he & Tommy go to Spider Monkey Island to hunt beetles Doctor Dolittle Tim	$100 [27] The first store in this chain was originally called the "Baby Furniture and Toy Supermarket" Toys "R" Us Kelly	$100 [11] This Roy Orbison song lost in 1964, but a remake used in a Julia Roberts film won in 1991 "Pretty Woman" David
$200 [7] On January 18, 1991 the first one of these used in combat took out a scud near the Iraq-Kuwait border a Patriot missile Tim	$200 [18] In movie ratings, it's what PG stands for Parental Guidance Kelly	$200 [29] This capital of South Dakota lies about 8 miles from the geographic center of the state Pierre Tim David	$200 [2] The Ugly Duckling is actually 1 of these animals a swan Kelly	$200 [24] George Eastman arrived at the name of this company by making up words that started & ended with "K" Kodak Tim	$200 [15] Nominated in 8 categories, his only '91 Grammy came for Record of the Year for "Another Day In Paradise" Phil Collins David
$300 [8] Said one way it means "clash"; the way Bush says it, it means "a shoeshine boy" Saddam Tim	$300 [19] Had Gulliver attended Lilliput U., he would have been a BMOC, which stands for this big man on campus Kelly	$300 [25] It's not just a state capital; it's also "Music City, U.S.A." Nashville, Tennessee Tim	$300 [3] Last name of the sets of twins Bert & Nan & Freddie & Flossie Bobbsey twins Kelly	$300 [23] In 1955, 2 brothers named Richard & Henry founded this famous tax accounting firm H&R Block Kelly	$300 [14] Alan Menken & Howard Ashman won Grammys for composing "Under The Sea" for this children's film The Little Mermaid David
$400 [9] After going off on their own in No-Man's-Land, this CBS reporter & his crew were taken captive Bob Simon David	$400 [20] Your ma and pa could tell you MA & PA are the postal abbreviations for these two states Massachusetts & Pennsylvania Kelly	DD $500 [26] Roger Williams Park covers more than 450 acres in this capital city Providence, Rhode Island Tim	$400 [4] "Norah of Billabong" takes place on a cattle station in this country Australia Kelly	$400 [22] Since buying Binney & Smith, this co. not only ranks No. 1 in greeting cards but in crayons as well Hallmark Tim	$400 [12] Bette Midler opened the telecast with this song which later was named song of the year "From A Distance" David
$500 [13] This battleship launched in January 1944 hadn't fired its guns in anger since the Korean War Missouri	$500 [21] This measure of heat used to rate the cooling capacity of air conditioners is abbreviated Btu the British Thermal unit David	$500 [28] This capital was originally settled during the "Pikes Peak or Bust" gold rush of 1859 Denver Kelly	$500 [5] Elephant befriended by a rich old lady who understands right away he was "longing for a fine suit" Babar Tim	$500 [16] Founded in 1919, this county's KLM Airline is the world's oldest the Netherlands Tim	$500 [10] The album "Back on the Block" was responsible for 5 of his 6 Grammys Quincy Jones Tim

Double Jeopardy! Round

ANCIENT HISTORY	FAMOUS WOMEN	RELIGION	PHYSICS	TENNYSON, ANYONE?	BODIES OF WATER
$200 [13] This country's "Martial Emperor", Han Wu-Ti founded a colony in North Korea in 108 B.C. China Kelly	$200 [20] For her contributions to science, she received a gram of radium from Pres. Harding (Madame) Curie David	$200 [2] In Jewish folklore, Lilith was the first wife of Adam before God created her Eve Tim	$200 [1] Binding energy holds neutrons & protons together in this part of an atom the neucleus Kelly	$200 [3] In Tennyson's poem about this woman, her husband the Earl says, "Ride you naked thro' the town" Lady Godiva Tim	$400 [19] In German the name of this country's Lake Lucerne means "Lake of Four Forest Cantons" Switzerland David
$400 [15] The name England comes from the name of this tribe that invaded the country in the fifth century the Angles Kelly	$400 [14] Since 1989 this former astronaut has headed the Calif. Space Institute at the Univ. of Calif., San Diego Sally Ride Kelly David	$400 [8] The largest Protestant group which celebrates its Sabbath on Saturday the Seventh-day Adventists Kelly	$400 [25] Isotopes are atoms having the same number of protons but different numbers of these neutrons Tim	DD $600 [4] The last line of this military poem is "Noble six hundred!" "Charge Of The Light Brigade" Tim	$800 [28] Located on a lake of the same name, Maracaibo is this country's chief port & 2nd largest city Venezuela
$800 [17] Tradition says colonists from Tyre founded this city on the N. African coast circa 814 B.C. Carthage Kelly	$600 [6] In July 1990 she set a record winning her 9th Wimbledon singles title Navratalova Tim	$600 [9] In Catholic theology, souls can be in heaven, hell, purgatory or this in-between region limbo Tim	$600 [24] In Newton's time there were 2 theories on how light traveled, the particle theory & this the wave theory Tim	$600 [5] Tennyson wrote of "that world-earthquake, Waterloo" in his "Ode On The Death Of" this duke Wellington David	$1,000 [21] This river that begins at Knoxville is the largest tributary of the Ohio the Tennessee River Kelly
$1,000 [18] In about 3100 B.C., King Menes united this country, forming the world's first national government Egypt	$800 [7] Known for her creative teaching "method", her picture now appears on Italy's 1,000-lire bill (Maria) Montessori Kelly	$800 [10] From about 1870 until after WWII, it was Japan's national religion Shintoism David	$800 [23] Type of mechanics based on a theory of Max Planck quantum mechanics Tim	$800 [26] This woman is crowned Queen of the Wood in "The Foresters", Tennyson's play about Robin Hood Maid Marian Tim	—
DD $2,100 [16] 2 of the 3 men who formed Rome's First Triumvirate in 60 B.C. Julius Caesar*, Pompey the Great, & Marcus Licinius Crassus Kelly	$1,000 [11] Her remains are interred in D.C.'s Nat'l Cathedral next to those of her teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy Helen Keller Tim	$1,000 [12] The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to achieve this state of perfect blessedness nirvana Tim	$1,000 [22] This term for the random movement of particles was named after a Scottish botanist Browninan motion Tim	$1,000 [27] In Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar", crossing the bar is a metaphor for this death Kelly	—

Final Jeopardy!

WORD ORIGINS

The word "jot" comes from this Greek word, as back then I's & J's were the same

iota

Kelly "What is iota?" — wagered $200

David "What is?" — wagered $1,700

Tim "What is iota?!?!" — wagered $10

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