Show #2866 1997-02-03 (taped 1997-01-08) Teen Tournament

1997-A Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 1.

Contestants

Alex Rubalcava — a junior from Los Angeles, California

Tanis O'Connor — a senior from Clearwater, Florida

Josh Den Hartog — a junior from Otley, Iowa

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Josh	$1,600	$2,800	$7,800	$3,989 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,800 24 R, 3 W
Tanis	$2,200	$4,100	$5,800	$10,900 Automatic semifinalist	$7,000 20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD)
Alex	$400	$300	$2,300	$3,500 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,300 8 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

U.S. STATES	SPORTS	HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES	20th CENTURY WOMEN	LITERATURE	DISNEY WORLD AT 25
$100 [11] This state's port of Duluth greatly increased ocean traffic when the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 Minnesota Josh	$100 [1] With a 1996-97 salary of $30 million, he's the NBA's highest-paid player Michael Jordan Tanis Alex	$100 [17] Many businesses close early in honor of this observance that falls 2 days before Easter Good Friday Tanis	$100 [15] Once a ball girl for the Oakland A's, in 1997 she opened her first chocolate chippery Mrs. (Debbi) Fields	$100 [2] 17-year-old Holden Caulfield is the narrator of this acclaimed 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye Tanis	$100 [22] This sitcom star dreams she's a contestant on "Jeopardy!" in "Ellen's Energy Adventure", new at Epcot Ellen DeGeneres Josh
$200 [12] Joel Chandler Harris & Margaret Mitchell were authors native to this state Georgia Josh	$200 [4] On November 9, 1996 he beat Mike Tyson to win the heavyweight boxing title for the third time Evander Holyfield Josh	$200 [23] In Scotland its traditional to sing "Auld Lang Syne" on Hogmanay, this holiday eve New Year's Eve Josh	$200 [16] As U.S. Attorney General, she heads the Department of Justice Janet Reno Josh	$200 [3] "Kholstomer" by this "War And Peace" author is a satire on human beings from a horse's point of view Leo Tolstoy Josh	$200 [25] When Buzz Aldrin narrated Epcot's '96 Candlelight Processional, he quoted this "Toy Story" character Buzz Lightyear Josh
$300 [13] Its name was first associated with a lord, then a river, a tribe & the first state Delaware Tanis	$300 [5] In the 1997 Sugar Bowl, this team won its 1st national football title by defeating Florida State, 52-20 the University of Florida Tanis	$300 [24] New York City was the first to observe it October 12, 1792 Columbus Day Tanis	$300 [18] She helped found the Nat'l Women's Political Caucus in 1971 & a year later launched "Ms." magazine Gloria Steinem Tanis	$300 [6] "Mercedes of Castile" is a lesser-known novel by this author of "The Leather-Stocking Tales" James Fenimore Cooper Tanis	$300 [27] In honor of the 25th anniversary, this heroine's castle was transformed into a giant pink cake Cinderella Tanis
$500 [21] The first French settlers in this Pine Tree State brought their own wood to build houses Maine Tanis	$400 [9] In his first 2 months on the pro golf tour in 1996, this 20-year-old won almost $800,000 Tiger Woods Josh	$400 [26] His July 24 birthday is observed in the countries he helped to free, including Peru & Venezuela Simon Bolivar Tanis	$400 [19] In 1984 she married fellow TV journalist Maury Povich Connie Chung Alex	$400 [7] His third published novel, "Sartoris", was the first he set in Yoknapatawpha County William Faulkner Tanis	$400 [28] The Tower of Terror inspired by this TV series now drops you 13 stories twice; Rod Serling would approve The Twilight Zone Josh
DD $700 [14] From west to east, South Dakota's southern border is straight until it follows this river the Missouri River Tanis	$500 [10] The last 5 NL Rookies of the Year have been members of this west coast team Los Angeles Dodgers Alex	$500 [29] A day of remembrance for the dead, All Souls' Day is observed on this date Novermber 2 Tanis Alex	$500 [20] Accused of corruption, this Pakistani prime minister was dismissed in 1990 & again in 1996 Benazir Bhutto Tanis	$500 [8] The Man of Law's Talein this Chaucer work tells the story of Constance, an emperor's daughter The Canterbury Tales Josh	$500 [30] He reprises his role as Prof. Wayne Szalinski in the 3-D Epcot film "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience" Rick Moranis Josh

Double Jeopardy! Round

EUROPEAN HISTORY	COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES	MUSIC	NUTRITION	ISLANDS	THE OLD TESTAMENT
$200 [14] Under 1993's Maastricht Treaty, the EC became a policy arm of this organization, the EU European Union Josh	$200 [8] In 1911 this university founded a health sciences center in Memphis the University of Tennessee Alex	$200 [10] This German "lullaby" composer gave his first public recital at 14 Johannes Brahms Josh	$200 [26] When made up of healthy foods, it's the most important meal of the day breakfast Josh	$200 [1] Because of its triangular shape, the ancients called this island off Italy's southwestern coast Trinacria Sicily Josh	$200 [2] The Lord provided a pillar of this at night to provide light for the Israelites' exodus fire Josh
$400 [18] This totalitarian system which Mussolini brought to Italy also came to power in Hungary & Romania fascism Tanis	$400 [9] This university's Santa Cruz campus is the headquarters of the Lick Observatory the University of California Josh	$400 [11] It's a sign indicating the pitch of the notes on a musical staff; treble is one type clef Tanis	$400 [27] Broccoli has about the same amount of this mineral for healthy bones & teeth as milk calcium Tanis	$400 [7] The Cagayan River is the longest river on Luzon in this Pacific island republic the Philippines Josh	$400 [3] When Queen Jezebel vowed to execute Elijah, he fled to this holy mountain Mount Sinai Josh
$600 [19] In 1981 this king thwarted a right-wing attempt to overthrow Spain's democratic government Juan Carlos Tanis	$600 [15] This Milwaukee university is named for a 17th century French Jesuit missionary & explorer Marquette Josh	$600 [12] Term for the high volume, high intensity style of rock groups like AC/DC & Def Leppard heavy metal Josh Tanis	$600 [28] This outdoor style of cooking meats like hamburger may add carcinogens to your diet barbequing Alex	$600 [23] Saint Helier on Jersey is the largest town in this British island group the Channel Islands Alex	$600 [4] The brothers of this son of Jacob dipped his robe in goat's blood & brought it back to their father Joseph Josh
$800 [20] The Great Northern War of 1700-1721 pitted Sweden's King Charles XII against this great czar Peter the Great Josh	$800 [16] This New Jersey school's Nassau Hall originally housed the entire college Princeton Alex	$1,000 [21] In the late 1500s the Ruckers of Antwerp were the most prominent makers of this keyboard instrument Harpsichord Josh	$800 [29] The soluble type of this undigested part of food from plants helps reduce cholesterol fiber Tanis	$800 [24] This Australian state has many islands, including King Island, Maria Island & The Kent Group Tasmania Josh	$800 [5] She laughed when told she was going to have a child, but Isaac was born a year later when she was about 91 Sarah Josh
$1,000 [22] In 1864 Austria & this German state began a joint dominion over Schleswig-Holstein Prussia	DD $2,000 [17] Leiden University in this country was founded by William of Orange in 1575 the Netherlands (or Holland) Alex	DD $1,500 [13] This type of romantic composition for piano derives its name from the Latin word for "night" a nocturne Tanis	$1,000 [30] Foods that offer a "complete" protein contain all 9 essential ones of these amino acids Alex	$1,000 [25] A 1956 act of Congress renamed New York's Bedloe's Island this Liberty Island Alex	$1,000 [6] This prophet interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream Daniel Alex

Final Jeopardy!

DEMOCRATS

Bill Clinton is the first Democrat since this man to be elected president twice

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Alex "Who is FDR?" — wagered $1,200

Tanis "Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?" — wagered $5,100

Josh "Who is Truman?" — wagered $3,811

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