Show #1098 1989-05-17 (taped 1989-04-09) College Championship

1989 College Championship semifinal game 3.

Contestants

David Nieporent — a freshman from Princeton University

Jason Powderly — a senior from Florida State University

Tom Cubbage — a senior from Southern Methodist University

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Tom	$1,500	$2,500	$9,900	$17,801 Finalist	$9,300 21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Jason	$400	$1,400	$5,600	$0 3rd place: $5,000	$5,600 13 R, 2 W
David	$800	$1,100	$8,900	$5,600 2nd place: $5,000	$7,600 22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

THE BUSH INAUGURATION	MYTHOLOGY	GAMES	ROCKS & MINERALS	THE JACKSONS	"A.C."/"D.C."
$100 [10] He left a farewell note on a stationery pad that said, Don't let the turkeys get you down" Reagan David	$100 [1] This god of commerce, contrary to his name, wasn't a liquid at room temperature Mercury David	$100 [6] Game in which you can score 3 points for a "ringer", 2 for a "leaner" & 1 for landing nearest the stake horseshoes David	$100 [18] The luminescent effect some minerals show was named this, after fluorite fluorescence Tom	$100 [12] A live 60 lb. boa constrictor was one of the props she posed with for her Playboy pictorial La Toya Jackson David	$100 [21] Your city's collector of errant canines the dog catcher Tom
$200 [13] At the inaugural gala, this actor introduced himself as "Conan the Republican" Arnold Schwarzenegger David	$200 [2] He presided over the Roman games, sort of like the deal the Greeks had with Zeus for the Olympics Jupiter David	$200 [7] In tag, the one who's supposed to touch another player has this 2-letter title it Tom	$200 [19] Obsidian is a natural glass formed by rapidly cooling lava & is usually this color black David	DD $100 [29] Singer of thefollowing, this Jackson also achieved fame on "Fame": "What have you done for me lately? / Ooh ooh ooh yeah / What have you done for me lately? / Ooh ooh ooh yeah" Janet Jackson David	$200 [22] A stray feline, whether or not he's in the street an alley cat Tom
$300 [14] The parade included a replica of the Avenger, the plane which had this historical significance Bush flew that plane in World War II (the one he was shot down in) Tom	$300 [3] Shamu could tell you he's the Roman god of the sea world Neptune David	$300 [8] Card suit whose shape is based on the French trefoil symbol clubs Tom David	$300 [20] To test for this property in a mineral, use a Geiger counter radioactivity Jason	$200 [15] In May 1984 the Jacksons announced the details of a U.S.-Canada tour called this the Victory tour David	$300 [23] He played Atahualpa on Broadway in "The Royal Hunt of the Sun" before starring in "Kung Fu" on TV David Carradine Tom
$400 [16] When she administered the oath of office to Dan Quayle, she left out 6 words Mrs. Sandra Day O'Connor Jason	$400 [4] One of the few gods whose name begins with "U", he's the father of the Titans Uranus Tom	$400 [9] With a standard card, you can get a bingo with as few as this many numbers called four Tom Jason	$400 [26] It's the only rock we could find that would fit in a "STARTS WITH "GN" category gneiss Jason	$300 [28] This Motown star "Presents The Jackson 5" was the title of their 1st album Diana Ross	$400 [24] In November 1976 it was announced that this 9-year-old girl would attend a public school in Washington, D.C. Amy Carter Jason
$500 [17] At the inaugural ceremony, this evangelist led the invocation Billy Graham Tom Jason David	$500 [5] Roman underworld figure who was boss of all down under, & we don't mean Australia Pluto Tom	$500 [11] Nolan Bushnell, who founded Atari, invented this 1st popular video game Pong Tom	$500 [27] Clay containing iron & manganese used to make a brown pigment sometimes described as burnt sienna David	—	$500 [25] Swimming stroke in which the swimmer kicks twice with 1 leg for each stroke of the opposite arm the Australian crawl Tom

Double Jeopardy! Round

RULERS	TV OCCUPATIONS	JAPAN	SHORT STORIES	MAMMALS	OXFORD UNIVERSITY
$200 [7] In 1887 she celebrated her golden jubilee, marking 50 years on the throne Queen Victoria Jason	$200 [23] Al Bundy is a salesman of these items on "Married... with Children" shoes Jason	$200 [20] The name of the Fujimicho District in the old town of Edo means "town from which" this "can be seen" Mt. Fuji David	$200 [11] Some of his stories featured the McWilliamses, a family just as eccentric as Tom Sawyer's Mark Twain Tom	$200 [1] The name of this order of mammals comes from the Latin verb "robere", meaning to gnaw rodents David	$200 [3] Oxford 1st admitted these people in the late 1800s, but they couldn't earn degrees until 1920 women Jason
$400 [8] The quote "An army marches on its stomach" is generally attributed to this French ruler Napoleon Tom	$400 [25] Elyse Keaton on "Family Ties" earned a living at this job, showing she had the Frank Lloyd Wright stuff architect David	$400 [22] Ikebana is the traditional Japanese art of arranging these flowers David	$400 [15] An Inquisition prisoner escapes this Poe title torture by letting the rats eat through his ropes "The Pit and the Pendulum" David	$400 [2] Despite its name, this largest dolphin, Orcinus orca, normally doesn't attack humans a killer whale Tom	$400 [4] This late Welsh actor won a scholarship to Oxford before winning Liz's hand Richard Burton Jason
$600 [12] The 1918 breakup of this dual monarchy ended the Hapsburg family's empire Austria-Hungary David	$600 [26] Although "The Fall Guy"s Colt Seavers did this for a living, he chased bail jumpers for extra money a stunt man Tom	$600 [28] Bushido was the code of etiquette followed by this warrior class a samurai Tom	$800 [19] 4 "Red Pony" stories are included in his 1938 work "The Long Valley" (John) Steinbeck David	$600 [6] The giant species of this "armor-plated" animal has more teeth than any other land mammal an armadillo David	$600 [5] This founder of Pennsylvania was expelled from Oxford in 1661, which must have made him "quake" William Penn Jason David
$800 [13] Baptized on his deathbed in 337 A.D., he was the 1st Roman emperor to become a Christian Constantine Tom	$800 [24] Type of books written by Dick Loudon in "Newhart" How to books David	$1,000 [30] As the Library of Congress is the largest U.S. library, this gov'tbody's library is Japan's largest the Diet Jason	$1,000 [21] Kafka told this story's illustrator not to draw the insect "The Metamorphosis" Tom	$800 [17] The African & Sumatran species of this animal have 2 horns; the Indian & Javan species have 1 a rhinoceros David	$800 [9] He went to Oxford on an organ scholarship long before he starred in "10" Dudley Moore Jason
$1,000 [14] This Hohenzollern ruler was the last German emperor & last king of Prussia Kaiser Wilhelm (II) Tom	$1,000 [27] The reason given for Michael Hogan's frequent absences from "The Hogan Family" is this job an airline pilot Jason	DD $1,400 [29] Emperor Hirohito's funeral included rites of this Japanese religion Shinto Tom	DD $2,000 [16] Some say it's the ghost of a Hessian trooper whose head had been carried away by a cannonball the Headless Horseman (of Sleepy Hollow) David	$1,000 [18] Once abundant, now protected, it the heaviest land mammal native to North America the buffalo (bison) Tom	$1,000 [10] This playwright knew "the importance of" going to Oxford: he graduated with honors in 1878 Oscar Wilde Jason

Final Jeopardy!

SPORTS

Both volleyball & basketball were invented by Y.M.C.A. staff members in the 1890s in this state

Massachusetts

Jason "What is New York?" — wagered $5,600

David "What is New York?" — wagered $3,300

Tom "What is Massachusetts?" — wagered $7,901

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