Show #8200 2020-04-10 (taped 2020-02-03) College Championship

2020 College Championship quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Nibir Sarma — a sophomore at the University of Minnesota from Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Natalie Hathcote — a junior at Liberty University from Parker, Colorado

Tyler Combs — a senior at Indiana University from Greenfield, Indiana

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tyler	$1,400	$3,800	$29,200	$28,400 Automatic semifinalist	$27,000 29 R (including 1 DD), 1 W
Natalie	$5,800	$7,800	$9,800	$4,400 3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$9,400 12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Nibir	$200	$2,600	$9,700	$18,448 2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated	$12,200 16 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THINK SMALL	MODERN MUSIC	WORDS TO FEAR	"SPRING" BREAK	CATS	OLD DEUTERONOMY
$200 [25] This word that means "of little importance" precedes "Pursuit" in the name of a board game Trivial Tyler	$200 [30] This member of One Direction had No. 1 solo albums with his self-titled solo debut & "Fine Line" Harry Styles Tyler	$200 [29] Phantasmagoria is a synonym for this post-bedtime event; sweet dreams! a nightmare Tyler Natalie	$200 [1] This movement began in Tunisia in 2010 the Arab Spring Tyler	$200 [28] Theocicatlooks like this wild cat species for which it is named the ocelot Tyler	$200 [8] In chapter 32 God considered Jacob to be this fruit "of his eye" an apple Nibir
$400 [24] At the sushi bar, the ever popular amaebi is this little shellfish served raw shrimp Nibir	$400 [27] In 2019 BTS learned they might be forced to break up due to this country's compulsory conscription laws South Korea Natalie	$400 [26] The Hollywood Reporter's obituary for director Wes Craven called him the "Master of" this film genre Horror Nibir	$400 [2] This 4-word mnemonic tells you how to adjust your clocks when daylight saving time begins & ends spring forward, fall back Nibir	$400 [19] An old name for Thailand is in the name of this breed that sometimes has crossed eyes a Siamese Tyler Natalie	$400 [7] This river is mentioned 26 times in the King James version of Deuteronomy the Jordan Natalie
$600 [17] When it comes to small iPods, there were Mini, Shuffle & this other one that was one-fifth the size of the original model the Nano Natalie	$600 [23] This L.A. native seenhereis the first person born in the current millennium to have a Number One album Billie Eilish Tyler	$600 [22] This word denoting great fear precedes -nought, -ful & -locks dread Nibir	$600 [11] Biologist Rachel Carson wrote this 1962 environmental classic warning of the dangers of pesticides Silent Spring Nibir	$600 [16] Hairless cat breeds include the Peterbald & this one whose name sounds like the mythic monster that posed a riddle a Sphynx Tyler	$800 [6] Deuteronomy is the last book in this important Jewish tome the Torah Tyler Natalie
$800 [14] This French word designates clothing for women who are 5'4" & under petite Natalie	$800 [21] This singer paired with Camila Cabello for the chart-topping hit "Señorita" Shawn Mendes Natalie	$800 [18] To suddenly frighten; the "Red" one was anti-Communist scare Natalie	$800 [10] FDR's Little White House is in this Georgia town Warm Springs	$800 [15] This "kingly" word after Cornish or Devon in cat breeds indicates it has curly hair like a rabbit breed rex Natalie	DD $1,000 [4] Deuteronomy 5 is one of the 2 places in the Bible where this important list is enumerated the Ten Commandments Natalie
$1,000 [13] This 15-letter word is a subtle but offensive comment directed at a minority group that reinforces a negative stereotype a microaggression Tyler	$1,000 [12] "Ode To Joy" by this band follows leader Jeff Tweedy's solo albums "Warm" & "Warmer" Wilco	$1,000 [20] From the Greek for "fear", it's an extreme, irrational fear, but don't panic! a phobia Nibir	$1,000 [9] In a poem by Alexander Pope, these 3 words precede "in the human breast" Hope springs eternal Tyler	$1,000 [3] The breed called this "brown" is not from Cuba but is named for its cigar-brown color the Havana Natalie	$1,000 [5] In a Jewish tradition, a scroll called a mezuzah is inscribed with Deuteronomy verses & fixed to this part of the home the doorway Natalie Nibir

Double Jeopardy! Round

HEAD FOR THE HILLS	RHYME TIME	PEOPLE NAMED ALEX	LITERARY GENRES	DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HISTORY	FILM SCHOOLS
$400 [29] In the 1320s Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City became a sacred site & later a retreat for kings of these people the Aztecs Tyler	$400 [30] A bogus boa constrictor a fake snake Nibir	$400 [26] Alexander the Great was born in the city of Pella in this kingdom in 356 B.C. Macedonia Nibir	$400 [27] "The Book and the Sword" is a Wuxia novel, a Chinese story about these "arts" martial arts Tyler	$400 [25] The Canadian government has promised to never try to find out the name of the young man buried in Ottawa's version of this memorial the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Tyler	$400 [28] Johns Hopkins doubled for Harvard in this 2010 film with Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg The Social Network Nibir
$800 [24] Cerro Bolivar rises more than 1,500 feet above the grasslands of the Guiana highlands in this South American nation Venezuela Tyler	$800 [23] Harass or taunt Mr. Hyde's alter ego heckle Jekyll Tyler	$800 [22] Consort of the doomed Russian Czar Nicholas II, Alexandra was the granddaughter of this British queen Victoria Nibir	$800 [8] In poetry, it's a long narrative, often about heroic deeds; there's also a "mock" type an epic Tyler	$800 [6] At the Little Bighorn, one problem for this Lt. colonel was not knowing that Major Reno's assault on an Indian village had failed Custer Nibir	$800 [21] That's Occidental College, not the planet Vulcan, in "Star Trek III: The Search for" him Spock Tyler
$1,600 [13] Vatican Hill, which gave the papal city its name, is located across this river from the traditional 7 hills of Rome the Tiber Nibir	$1,200 [16] A judge's mallet that you can take on vacation a travel gavel Nibir	$1,200 [18] In the 1970s Alexander Haig was supreme commander of this transatlantic alliance ready to fend off the USSR NATO Tyler	$1,600 [10] Penguin has a line of regency romance novels that are set during the regency of the soon-to-be George IV, in this century the 19th century Tyler	$1,200 [5] On June 19, 1865 black residents of Texas learned of this document issued 2 1/2 years earlier the Emancipation Proclamation Tyler	$1,200 [20] East Los Angeles College, not the University of Alabama, is where this Tom Hanks character shows his football prowess Forrest Gump Tyler
$2,000 [12] Once an island in an ancient marsh, Glastonbury Tor Hillin England is associated with this isle of Arthurian mythology Avalon Nibir	$1,600 [14] A faithful king, queen or prince a loyal royal Tyler	$1,600 [1] Before he wrote "Roots", Alex Haley helped write the life story of this black nationalist leader Malcolm X Tyler	$2,000 [9] Some of Carson McCullers' works fall into the genre of "Southern" this, also an old architectural style Gothic Tyler	$1,600 [4] In this 19th c. year the USS President fought a battle with HMS Belvidera, which until then didn't know for sure there was a war on 1812 Tyler	$1,600 [19] A lecture room at New York's Columbia University was used for a scene in the 2nd installment of this Marvel hero's franchise in 2004 Spider-Man Tyler
DD $2,500 [17] Boston's Sentry Hill was renamed this for the light used to warn of intruders Beacon Hill Nibir	$2,000 [7] A back-&-forth talk about certain types of instruments including drums & gongs a percussion discussion Natalie	$2,000 [2] Lincoln & this Confederate V.P. met in February 1865 & unsuccessfully talked about trying to end the war Alexander Stephens Tyler	DD $3,400 [11] This Latin American genre with an oxymoronic name involves the extraordinary seeming ordinary magical realism Tyler	$2,000 [3] A 1513 map labeled America with this Latin phrase for "unknown land"; in a 1522 version that became "Terra Nova" terra incognita Tyler	$2,000 [15] Boston's Bunker Hill Community College shares screen time with M.I.T. in this 1997 Damon-Affleck production Good Will Hunting Nibir

Final Jeopardy!

WORDS IN THE NEWS

On September 25, 2019, searches on merriam-webster.com for the definition of this 3-word Latin term increased by 5,500%

quid pro quo

Nibir "What is^ quid pro quo?" — wagered $8,748

Natalie "What is Writ of Centura." — wagered $5,400

Tyler "What is cogito" — wagered $800

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