1989 Teen Tournament semifinal game 2.
Stan Wu — a senior from Arlington, Virginia
Kristen Brimus — a junior from Rocky River, Ohio
Dan Chase — a junior from Fairfax, Virginia
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan | $1,200 | $2,600 | $7,900 |
$2,199
2nd place: $5,000 |
$8,800
19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kristen | $100 | $-200 | $4,200 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 |
$4,700
13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Stan | $1,000 | $2,400 | $6,800 |
$13,600
Finalist |
$6,800
22 R, 4 W |
| WHAT'S IN A NAME | MATH | WORLD CAPITALS | EVERYDAY INVENTIONS | FISH | ROCK STARS |
|
$100
[15]
Perhaps the most common name in Christian countries, variations include May & Marilyn
Mary
Dan
|
$100
[26]
A number system using a base of 10, Dewey used one to catalogue library books
decimal
Stan
|
$100
[1]
Only about 4,000 people lived in this Greek city when it was recaptured from the Turks in 1833
Athens
Dan
|
$100
[6]
C. Latham Sholes invented this - - not Olivetti or Smith or even Corona
a typewriter
Dan
|
$100
[11]
A shark may use over 20,000 of these in a lifetime since they're replaced when worn out
teeth
Stan
|
$100
[13]
"Two Hearts" links his two careers: acting in the film "Buster", & singing with Genesis
Phil Collins
Dan
|
|
$200
[16]
Anglo-Saxon for "the rich, happy & prosperous", ask Mrs. Bunker
Edith
Dan
|
$200
[27]
Proportionally, 3 is to 4 as 75 is to this number
100
Kristen
|
$200
[2]
This Asian city needed major rebuilding after the earthquake & fire of 1923, & again after WWII
Tokyo
Stan
|
$200
[7]
Clarence Birdseye got the idea for frozen food after living among these people for 3 years
Eskimos
Dan
|
$200
[12]
The paddlefish is found in this U.S. river famous for its paddleboats
the Mississippi
Kristen
|
$200
[18]
This Marilyn Monroe "wanna-be" was once a dancer with the Alvin Ailey Troupe
Madonna
Dan
|
|
$300
[17]
Celtic for "dweller by the waterfall", it's a TV series about dwellers at Southfork
Dallas
Stan
|
$300
[28]
The study of 3-dimensional objects, it sounds like a substantial math course
solid geometry
Kristen
Stan
|
$300
[3]
Via del Corso, the main street of this capital, is named for the horse races once run there
Rome
Kristen
|
$300
[8]
Of Dunlop, Goodyear or Goodrich, the veterinarian who invented the pneumatic bike tire
(John) Dunlop
Dan
Stan
|
$300
[14]
The name of the game fish known as the pickerel is a diminutive of the name of this game fish
the pike
|
$300
[19]
The New York Times called this headman of Talking Heads the "thinking man's rock star"
David Byrne
Kristen
|
|
$400
[22]
"Warrior" in Slavic, it could be a Badenov or a Karloff
Boris
Stan
|
$400
[29]
If triangle ABC is equal in size & shape to triangle XYZ, they are said to be this
congruent
Dan
|
$400
[4]
The golden stupa in the Shwe Dagon Pagoda is the most notable building in this city Burmese call Yangon
Rangoon
Stan
|
$400
[9]
This, not corn, was used to make the Kellogg brothers' 1st flakes
wheat
Dan
Kristen
Stan
|
$400
[24]
Take one of these fish, split it, salt it & smoke it, & you'll have a kipper
a herring (*salmon)
Stan
|
DD
$500
[20]
In thefollowingduet, Michael Jackson blends so well with her, it's hard to tell them apart: "My life ain't worth living / If I can't be with you / I just can't stop loving you / I just can't stop loving you / And if I stop / Then tell me just what will I do..."
Siedah Garrett
Kristen
|
|
$500
[23]
The face of this Greek "light" launched a thousand ships
Helen
Stan
|
$500
[30]
If sales tax is 6.5%, you'd spend a total of this much for a $4 item
$4.26
|
$500
[5]
In this Arab capital Christians live mainly on the east side & Muslims mainly on the west side
Beirut
Stan
|
$500
[10]
The 1st lightweight one for home use consisted of a fan motor, a soap box, a broom handle & a pillowcase
a vacuum cleaner
Stan
|
$500
[25]
Cave fish have either very minute ones or ones that are totally inoperative
eyes
Dan
Kristen
|
$500
[21]
Rolling Stone said Elvis Costello looks like this '50s rock star's "dorky younger brother"
Buddy Holly
Kristen
|
| "G" WHIZ | HISTORY | SCI-FI MOVIES | FIRST YEAR FRENCH | OPERA | NAME THE NOVEL |
|
$200
[7]
It's the world's tallest living animal
a giraffe
Stan
|
$200
[1]
Last name of noted 13th century Venetian traders Nicolo & Maffeo
Polo
Stan
|
$200
[14]
In this futuristic film, a motorcycle gang kills Mel Gibson's family--no wonder he's "mad"
Mad Max
Stan
|
$200
[2]
Of "bateau", "gateau" & "chateau", the one you might sail on the Seine
a bateau
Kristen
|
$200
[26]
"Turandot", Puccini's opera about a Chinese princess, is set in this imperial city
Beijing
Stan
|
$200
[17]
Pearl Buck story with Wang Lung, O-Lan & Lotus Blossom
The Good Earth
Stan
|
|
$400
[10]
Your relationship to your dad's uncle
great niece
Kristen
|
$400
[3]
After fleeing to Medina in 622, he became its temporal ruler
Muhammad
Kristen
|
$400
[27]
The titles of its 'sequels begin "Beneath...", "Escape from...", "Conquest of..." & "Battle for..."
The Planet of the Apes
Dan
|
$400
[8]
A "pomme" is an apple; a "pomme de terre" is this vegetable
a potato
Stan
|
$400
[25]
The Gypsy heroine of this opera is a hussy who works in a cigarette factory
Carmen
Stan
|
$400
[22]
Ma Joad, Jim Casy & Rose of Sharon Rivers
The Grapes of Wrath
Stan
|
|
$600
[11]
The groom may throw this after the wedding, but he 1st has to take it off the bride
the garter
Kristen
|
$600
[4]
D-Day was June 6th of this year
1944
Kristen
|
$600
[28]
Woody Allen & Diane Keaton kidnap a nose in this, Allen's only sci-fi film
Sleeper
Dan
|
$600
[9]
Meaning "to remember" you might buy one of these to remember your trip to France
a souvenir
Kristen
|
$600
[24]
"La bohème" is set in the Latin Quarter of this city
Paris
Stan
|
$600
[21]
Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan & George Wilson
The Great Gatsby
Kristen
|
|
$800
[12]
If you ever break your legs, you might find yourself on one of these hospital stretchers
a gurney
Dan
|
$800
[5]
When Rome fell in the West, the remaining Eastern Roman Empire came to be called this
the Byzantine Empire
Dan
|
$800
[29]
Jeff Bridges earned an Oscar nomination for his 1984 role as this endearing guy from outer space
Starman
Dan
|
$800
[15]
A "chaussure" is a shoe; a "chaussette" is this
a sock
Stan
|
$800
[23]
Valhalla goes up in flames at the end of his opera "Gotter-dammerung"
Wagner
Stan
|
$800
[20]
Winston Smith, Julia & Mr. Charrington
1984
Dan
|
|
DD
$1,100
[13]
This verb can mean gathering grain or knowledge
gleaning
Dan
|
DD
$1,200
[6]
Nickname of Rodrigo Diaz who fought for both the Castilians & Moors in the 11th century
El Cid
Dan
|
$1,000
[30]
Kyle MacLachlan plays a futuristic Messiah in this 1986 film based on the novel by Frank Herbert
Dune
Dan
Stan
|
$1,000
[16]
A "librairie" is not a library but one of these
a bookstore
Kristen
|
$1,000
[19]
Italy's leading opera house, it was almost destroyed by bombs during WWII
La Scala
Stan
|
$1,000
[18]
Caleb Trask, Aron Trask & Abra Bacon
East of Eden
|
This South American country is named for an Italian city
Venezuela