Show #2869 1997-02-06 (taped 1997-01-08) Teen Tournament

1997-A Teen Tournament quarterfinal game 4.Infestation of the tribbles.

Contestants

Rita Hamad — a sophomore from Austin, Texas

Akiva Fox — a junior from Newton, Massachusetts

Sharon Druck — a junior from Brooklyn, New York

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Sharon	$200	$0	$2,000	$3,500 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$2,000 7 R, 3 W
Akiva	$3,000	$4,900	$14,600	$20,000 Automatic semifinalist	$13,800 36 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W
Rita	$600	$2,400	$4,200	$1,700 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$4,600 13 R, 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

SCIENCE	AWARDS	ANIMALS	STAR TREK	HODGEPODGE	"G"EOGRAPHY
$100 [10] Magnetism occurs most strongly in 3 elements: nickel, cobalt & this Iron Akiva	$100 [13] The American branch of this group gives the Charles Drew Award for contribution to blood services the American Red Cross Rita	$100 [6] The African rain forests are the natural habitat of these largest apes Gorillas Akiva	$100 [1] David Marcus, son of this captain on the original "Star Trek", was killed on the Genesis planet James T. Kirk Akiva	$100 [8] This Norse god had iron gloves, a belt of strength & a magic hammer Thor Akiva	$100 [24] This sacred river flows through Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal Ganges Akiva
$200 [14] In 1665 Robert Hooke described & named this structural unit; bacteria have only one Cell Rita	$200 [18] The year's best praise & worship album is recognized by the association for this type of vocal music Gospel Akiva Rita	$200 [7] The red kangaroo is among the largest of these pouched mammals marsupials Sharon	$300 [3] Zefram Cochrane, who invented this type of drive in 2061, appeared in the 1996 film "First Contact" Warp drive Akiva	$200 [22] Wind instruments blown by the player are traditionally divided into woodwinds & these brass Sharon Akiva	$200 [25] 2 rocks known as the Pillars of Hercules flank the eastern end of this strait Gibraltar Rita
$300 [15] In 1698 Thomas Savery designed the first practical engine to run on this power steam Rita	$300 [19] This body's peacekeeping forces were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988 United Nations Akiva	$300 [9] One of these mammals that inhabits the East Indies has a wingspan of over 5 1/2 feet Bat Rita	$400 [4] The Grand Nagus is the master of commerce in this race that has 285 "Rules of Acquisition" Ferengi Akiva	$300 [23] In 1844 Charles Goodyear earned a patent to inhibit this material from melting & sticking Rubber Rita	$300 [26] Formerly occupied by Israel, this narrow piece of land reverted to Palestinian control in 1994 Gaza Strip Rita
$400 [16] This blood protein now comes in alpha, beta & gamma types Globulins Sharon Akiva	$400 [20] After spending 188 days in space, she became the first female winner of the Space Medal of Honor Shannon Lucid Akiva	$400 [11] This spiny relative of the starfish is sometimes referred to as a sea hedgehog Sea Urchin Akiva	DD $500 [2] Creature seen here from the original series, it was brought back for a special "DS9" episode a tribble Akiva	$400 [29] Carnivorous name for the warders of the Tower of London Beefeaters Akiva	$400 [27] The name of this Asian desert is Mongolian for "place without water" Gobi Rita
$500 [17] Simple machine Archimedes would use to "move the Earth" if you gave him a firm spot on which to stand Lever Akiva	$500 [21] The American Library Association presents an award named for this "Little House on the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder Akiva	$500 [12] This largest wild cat of the Americas looks similar to a leopard Jaguar Akiva	$500 [5] "Benson" alumni aliens are Ethan Phillips, Neelix on "Voyager", & Rene Auberjonois, who plays this role on "DS9" Odo Akiva	$500 [30] Though blind & deaf since age 19 months, she graduated with honors from Radcliffe in 1904 Helen Keller Akiva	$500 [28] Once known as the Enchanted Isles, they lie about 600 miles west of Ecuador Galapagos Islands Rita

Double Jeopardy! Round

TEENS OF THE PAST	RELIGION	COOKING	DRAMA	NATIONAL PARKS	ETYMOLOGY
$200 [1] This Scotswoman was just 16 when she became queen of France in 1559 Mary, Queen of Scots Rita	$200 [8] Muslims worship the same god as Jews & Christians but usually call him by this name Allah Akiva	$200 [17] This barbeled "feline" fish is often pan-fried & served with lemon wedges Catfish Akiva	$200 [3] In "Arsenic And Old Lace", the nephew who thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt digs this "canal" in the basement The Panama Canal Akiva	$200 [23] President Grant signed the legislation making this the first national park in 1872 Yellowstone National Park Akiva	$200 [2] "Pop", as in "Pop Art", is a shortened form of this word Popular Akiva
$400 [18] In 1888 at age 19, this future spiritual leader of India arrived in England to study law Mohandas Gandhi Akiva	$400 [9] This synagogue ceremony marking manhood dates to the Middle Ages Bar Mitzvah Akiva	$400 [22] Ingredients of this french fry condiment include tomatoes, cinnamon sticks, cider vinegar & garlic Ketchup Sharon	$400 [4] In this play by Neil Simon, Felix moves in with Oscar after his wife leaves him "The Odd Couple" Akiva	$400 [24] Utah's Arches National Park, which borders a deep gorge of this river, has at least 950 natural arches Colorado River Sharon Akiva Rita	$400 [13] "Blackboard" & "loudspeaker" are examples of this type of word formed by combining 2 words Compound word Akiva
$600 [19] This lord was a teenager when his first volume of poetry, "Fugitive Pieces", appeared in 1806 Lord Byron Sharon	$600 [10] In Catholicism it's the place of purification for the dead who still bear some trace of sin Purgatory Akiva	$600 [25] If you fold in beaten egg whites, these breakfast treats made in a special iron will be extra light Waffles Sharon Akiva	$600 [5] This humorist wrote a "Carnival" of sketches based on his stories like "The Night The Bed Fell" James Thurber Akiva	DD $400 [30] Fort Jefferson in this state's Dry Tortugas National Park was a federal prison in the Civil War Florida Rita	$600 [14] This suffix meaning "the study of" has become a synonym for any science -ology Sharon
$800 [20] In his teens this Elizabethan courtier from Devon fought on the Huguenot side in France's wars of religion Sir Walter Raleigh Akiva	$1,000 [12] The Lun Yu or "Analects" is the most reliable source on the life & teachings of this Chinese sage Confucius Rita	$800 [26] These rolls whose name is French for "crescent" may be brushed with beaten egg yolk before baking Croissant Akiva	$800 [6] His "Ah, Wilderness!" takes place in Connecticut July 4 & 5, 1906 Eugene O'Neill Sharon Akiva	$600 [29] Denali, also known as this, is the highest peak in Alaska's Denali National Park Mount McKinley Rita	$800 [15] Taken together, suffixes & these are known as affixes Prefixes Rita
$1,000 [21] Niccolo Paganini was only 13 when he began composing pieces for this instrument Violin Akiva	DD $1,300 [11] Meaning "act", it's the term in Hinduism for acts done in one life that have repercussions in the next Karma Akiva	$1,000 [27] Allergic to chocolate? Use this health food store item, also known as locust bean, to flavor fudge Carob Sharon	$1,000 [7] This title heroine of a Sophocles play insists on burying her brother Polyneices Antigone Akiva	$1,000 [28] This California park, the site of El Capitan, was administered by the U.S. Army from 1890 to 1914 Yosemite Akiva	$1,000 [16] Term for words taken directly from another language; for example, "Influenza" is from Italian Borrowed/loaned word Akiva

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. PRESIDENTS

The last names of 8 different presidents end with this 3-letter combination

-son (Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, W.H. Harrison, A. Johnson, B. Harrison, Wilson & L. Johnson)

Sharon "What is Son?" — wagered $1,500

Rita "What Har" — wagered $2,500

Akiva "What is SON" — wagered $5,400

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