Show #1095 1989-05-12 (taped 1989-04-08) College Championship

1989 College Championship quarterfinal game 5.

Contestants

Paula Ashbaugh — a junior from Michigan State University

David Nieporent — a freshman from Princeton University

Jason Moore — a freshman from USC

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Jason	$900	$3,200	$10,600	$15,601 Automatic semifinalist	$10,600 23 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W
David	$400	$1,700	$7,800	$8,600 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$8,100 22 R, 2 W (including 1 DD)
Paula	$800	$1,000	$2,200	$200 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$2,200 7 R, 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

HISTORY	TOYS	LIBRARIES	MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS	TV RERUNS	RABBITS
$100 [8] In the late 1400s Torquemada was confessor to this Spanish queen before he led the Inquisition Isabella David	$100 [13] This toy is made of 67 ft. of wire twisted into about 92 coils--& that's all a Slinky David	$100 [18] The Soviet Union's largest library is named after this man, so he has tomes & a tomb in Moscow Lenin David	$100 [6] Types of these include bass, snare & kettle a drum Paula	$100 [1] She was bottled in Baghdad some 2,000 years ago by the Blue Djin Jeannie Jason	$100 [22] It's an enclosure for rabbits, as Starsky could tell you a hutch Jason
$200 [9] This series of holy wars against the Muslims led to establishment of trade with the Middle East the Crusades David	$200 [14] A six-pointed piece of metal that's picked up between bounces of a rubber ball jacks David	$200 [20] Dedicated in 1981, this presidential library is located at the University Michigan the Gerald Ford Library Jason	$200 [7] Most pianos have a "damper" one on the right & a "soft" on the left a pedal Jason	$200 [2] On The Addams Family, this long-haired cousin hung around in the chimney Cousin Itt Paula	$200 [23] Despite its name, the jack rabbit isn't a true rabbit, it's one of these a hare Paula
$300 [10] When this Mongol conqueror was a little boy, his father, Yesugei, was poisoned by Tartars (Temujin) Genghis Khan David	$300 [15] Toy company that introduced the plastic Frisbee in 1957 Wham-O Jason	$300 [21] The James Madison Memorial Building is the largest of the 3 Capitol Hill buildings housing this library the Library of Congress David	$300 [19] Stephen Foster wrote, "I come from Alabama with" this instrument "on my knee" a banjo Jason	$300 [3] Working for Bill Davis, Giles French acted as nanny to Cissy & these twins Buffy & Jody Jason	$300 [26] This English author created Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny & the Flopsey Bunnies Beatrix Potter Jason
$400 [11] Hitler's WWII effort to regain the port of Antwerp; it's also fought by those who gain too many lbs. the Battle of the Bulge Jason	$400 [16] A.C. Gilbert got the idea for this toy while watching a high-tension tower being built an Erector Set Jason	$400 [25] With over 80 branches & more than 11 million volumes, it's the largest public library system in the U.S. the New York Public Library David	$400 [24] The piccolo is the smallest & highest-pitched member of this group of instruments the woodwinds Jason	$400 [4] If you asked Phil Donahue who's "That Girl"?, he'd give you her name Marlo Thomas Jason	$400 [27] These wild North American rabbits are named for the fur on the underside of their tails cottontails
$500 [12] The Act of Union united England & Wales in 1536 during his reign King Henry VIII David	$500 [17] Though it looks like a microwave, the Kenner Easy-Bake Oven still uses this to cook the cake heat (light bulb)	DD $500 [28] In 1731 the 1st library to circulate books in what's now the U.S. was founded in this city Philadelphia Jason	$500 [29] Until about 1700, this "slide" instrument was known as the sackbut the trombone Jason	$500 [5] "Laugh-In" regulars Larry Hovis & Richard Dawson were both regulars on this sitcom Hogan's Heroes Paula	$500 [30] Rabbits were introduced to this continent in the 19th century & soon overran it Australia David

Double Jeopardy! Round

SOCIAL SCIENCE	STORYTELLERS	MEDICINE	NATIONAL LANDMARKS	ART	STARTS WITH "L"
$200 [11] Early man who was found in the Neander Valley near Düsseldorf in 1856 Neanderthal David	$200 [17] On "The Bullwinkle Show", the son of this fable teller usually topped his pop's moral Aesop David	$200 [13] This contagious illness, also known as varicella, attacks children, not poultry the chickenpox Paula	$200 [1] It's been educating future Army officers since 1802 & has been a nat'l landmark since 1960 West Point David	$200 [26] The difference between a mobile & a stabile that a mobile moves David	$200 [2] A place between heaven & hell, or a dance between the ground & a stick limbo David
$400 [12] A woman who practices polyandry has 2 or more of these husbands David	$400 [22] "The Gambler" & "Coward Of The County" are some of his hit songs whose stories became TV movies Kenny Rogers Jason	$400 [18] Though the Salk vaccine can help prevent this disease, no drug has been found that will cure it polio David	$400 [7] As Pee-Wee found out in his "Big Adventure", this Texas landmark doesn't have a basement the Alamo Paula	$400 [27] The number of figures represented in da Vinci's "Last Supper" 13 David	DD $300 [3] Though sung by a woman, it's composer says this song was written from a male point of view:"I made it through the wilderness / Somehow I made it through / Didn't know how lost I was / Until I found you / I was beat..." "Like A Virgin" David
$600 [14] Ancestral symbols used by many cultures, they're carved into poles by American Indians totem poles (totems) David	$600 [23] He wrote "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" for kids & "You're Only Old Once!" for adults Dr. Seuss Jason	$600 [19] Labyrinthitis is an inflammation of the inner part of one of these the ear	$600 [8] His landing site on St. Croix became a national landmark over 450 years later Christopher Columbus Jason	$600 [28] Tempera refers to water color paints that are mixed with this food item as a binder egg Jason	$600 [4] With 1 "L" it's a Buddhist monk; with 2, it's the largest South American member of the camel family a llama Paula
$800 [15] Kind of "procedure" governed by Roberts Rules of Order parliamentary (*parliamentarian) Jason	$800 [24] His SNL character of Tommy Flanagan is married to... Morgan Fairchild, yeah, that's the ticket (Jon) Lovitz Jason	$800 [20] After this couple discovered radium in 1898, it was widely used to treat cancer the (Pierre & Marie) Curies David	$800 [9] The Old Faithful Inn in this state has a lobby made of logs that stands 7 stories tall Wyoming Jason	$800 [29] James Merritt Ives was this man's bookkeeper before he became a partner (Nathaniel) Currier Jason	$800 [5] A great place to hide away, whether you're a lion or a pirate a lair David
DD $1,000 [16] Economists use these 2 words to describe how consumers influence the production of goods & services supply & demand Jason	$1,000 [25] This German adventurer's tales are true; Terry Gilliam has the movie to prove it Baron Munchausen Jason	$1,000 [21] You can get this disease, sometimes call hydrophobia, just by breathing in a cave full of infected bats rabies David	$1,000 [10] South Dakota site of the last major confrontation between Indians & U.S. troops Wounded Knee Jason	$1,000 [30] Standing in the Louvre, ready for takeoff, the headless statue of the goddess Nike is better known as this The Winged Victory of Samothrace Jason	$1,000 [6] The people of this Soviet republic are known as Letts Latvia David

Final Jeopardy!

BODIES OF WATER

Covering more than half a million square miles, it's the world's largest gulf

the Gulf of Mexico

Paula "What is the Persian Gulf" — wagered $2,000

David "What is the Gulf of Mexico?" — wagered $800

Jason "What is the Gulf of Mexico?" — wagered $5,001

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